CTA Green Line IIT Tube - Feb. 2011 - Connections - Chicago Transit Authority

The Exelon Tube is a unique piece of architecture along the CTA system and it is a signature structure on the Illinois Institute of Technology Campus. It encases a section of Green Line track above the McCormick Tribune Campus Center. The 530-foot-long steel and concrete structure is a focal point of the Illinois Institute of Technology at 32nd and State. It incorporates the 'L' tracks into the design and caps the 110-thousand square foot McCormick Tribune Campus Center - opened in 2003.

Wii Ultimate Power Station

Experience a new way to power your Wii gaming system . Wii Ultimeate Power Station from CTA Digital. Pre Order at www.amazon.com

Modern 45-70 Performance

The high performance 45-70 is possibly the most reliable 200-yard heavy game caliber available. Although it must be considered an ancient caliber, the reasons for its capabilities are generally not well understood. This is primarily the result of a general misunderstanding of how best to load the caliber for maximum effectiveness against heavy and dangerous game. The rules that apply to the building of ammo for other calibers are commonly applied to the 45-70 and, consequently, tend to limit the caliber's effectiveness.

It is extremely common for shooters to prefer relatively small calibers that produce high velocity and flat, long-range trajectory. This is evidenced by the overwhelming popularity of calibers such as the 30-06 Springfield, 7mm Magnum, and 300 Winchester Magnum. These calibers work with fairly small diameter bullets that require expansion in order to produce reasonably quick kills. Simply stated, the price paid for flat trajectory with modest recoil is bullet diameter insufficient to produce quick kills with non-expanding bullets.

By contrast, the 45-70 is not a long-range cartridge, but within its 200-yard range it offers some extremely significant advantages over all smaller diameter calibers. Primary among these is the 45-70's ability to utilize extremely blunt non-expanding hard-cast bullets. This is the case for a couple of reasons. First, unlike the great majority of bolt-action rifles, the 45-70 lever-action rifle is configured so as to allow the reliable transit of blunt nose cartridges from the magazine to the chamber. By their nature, most bolt-action rifles will not reliably feed blunt bullets from the magazine to the chamber, and, consequently, require roundnose bullets, usually solids, whenever great penetration is required. This is a grave shortcoming, as roundnose solids are notorious for their lack of quick incapacitation. Second, owing to the substantial diameter of the 45-70, blunt non-expanding bullets produce wound channels entirely adequate to produce quick kills on big game. No expansion is required. This subject of adequate wound channel diameter is also influenced by the diameter of the frontal flat on the bullet (meplat). In fact, meplat diameter is more significant than bullet diameter with regards to the actual diameter of the penetration channel produced. In other words, the blunter the bullet the wider the wound channel. Due to the large diameter of the caliber and the lever-action rifle's ability to reliably chamber very blunt nose cartridges, the 45-70 is capable of delivering nearly unparalleled impact effect against heavy game, with super deep bone-crushing penetration and quick incapacitation effect.

Owing to this ability, the 45-70 provides a degree of lethality not generally found with other calibers, even ones producing much greater power. This is best evidenced by comparisons with the mighty 458 Winchester Magnum. As conventionally loaded with 500-grain expanding bullets, the 458 is notorious for its relatively shallow penetration. Consequently, when really heavy game is hunted, it is quite common for roundnose solids to be used. Unfortunately, roundnose solids tend to be slow to incapacitate big game. By comparison, the 45-70 can be loaded with blunt non-expanding hard-cast bullets that produce much deeper penetration than the 458 with expanding bullets, and cut a much larger wound channel than the 458 with roundnose solids. Also, the speed of incapacitation is much faster with a blunt non-expanding bullet than with any roundnose solid. Simply stated, proper hard-cast bullets effectively split the difference between under-penetrative expanding bullets and the slow to incapacitate roundnose solids.

The only significant limitation of the 45-70 is the 200-yard trajectory. However, within that range, the 45-70 can anchor the heaviest game on the planet with brutal authority. It can shoot lengthwise through the heaviest game animal including buffalo with large caliber blunt bullets, giving the shooter the advantage of not having to pass on bad-angle shots. If the bull of a lifetime is headed straight away from the shooter and the seat of the pants shot is all that is offered, the shooter can take the shot and know that he will reach the vitals. Generally, when proper hard-cast bullets are used, lengthwise shots result in exit wounds. If confronted by a heavy coastal grizzly hell-bent on annihilation, the 45-70 lever-gun will reliably shoot lengthwise through the bear, while providing the quickest action type available, the lever-action, should a rapid follow-up shot be required. This exceptional combination of action speed and impact effect is impossible to beat when the skirmish is close, and the game is dangerous. And as it turns out, the caliber is also capable of outstanding accuracy, on the order of MOA. If I could own only one big game rifle, it would certainly be a 45-70 lever-gun.

- Randy Garret

http://www.garrettcartridges.com

Randy Garrett http://www.garrettcartridges.com

Aerodesign CTA São José dos Campos 2009

Aerodesign com participação de faculdades ITA, Fei, UFPA, UFMT... Dia 24/10/2009

Visa to Greece

An applicant for visa to Greece must have a valid passport with validity of the passport exceeding the end of the proposed trip by at least 6 months. Two recent coloured close-up photos with a photocopy of data page of the passport.

Some additional documents like proof of means of sustenance, air line ticket reservation, (hotel reservation voucher -minimum of three days of stay should be prepaid) or affidavit by the host that vouches for his commitment to accomo0date. This declaration must be signed and the signature should be authenticated by a Greek authority. If the host is Greek, a certified copy of his ID card will be required, if the host is not Greek, a certified copy of his/her valid residence permit will be required. Hotel reservations from the internet are not accepted. Original Marriage and/or birth certificate will also be required in case the applicant travels with spouse or children accordingly.

It must be agreed that Greece will be responsible for examining an application for a short-stay visa or a transit visa only when Greece is sole or main destination of the visit intended or the first entry Schengen country.

The applicant is expected to pay a non-refundable administrative fee and to book interview by phone from the information regarding requirements and the applicant form has been obtained.

In the case of an application for business visa, the following additional requirements must be observed: Invitation letter by a company operating in Greece addressed to the applicant. A copy of this invitation letter should be faxed by the respective company to the Consular Section of the Embassy. The Certificate of incorporation (original + one copy) proving the business status of the applicant must also be provided as well as business or personal bank statements covering a period of the past six moths (original + one copy).

Documentation as evidence of former transaction and ongoing business between Greece and Nigeria (i.e. Invoices, bills of lading, contracts, etc)

Those applying for tourists visas must attach their pay slips covering a period of the last three months (for employees or civil servants) and bank statements for the same period for those who are self-employed. Reference and leave of absence letter by the employer is also to be added.

At the expected day of visa collection, by a successful applicant, a confirmed airline ticket and a travel health insurance policy valid for all Schengen countries, covering the entire period of the applicant's stay insuring him for medical costs of a ceiling of thirty thousand Euros.

Chimere Ukoha Iroha is a researcher on work and study opportunities abroad. He has about fifteen years experience. Visit [http://www.outofnaija.com]

Bus Fight & Cyclist Slams Taxi - In Chicago

Just a recording of my adventures navigating the city of Chicago via the bus and taxi. An angry man goes off and gets into a fight with another passenger on the bus, after cussing him out. Then later my taxi is hit by a cylcist.

CHICAGO (Band)- Unplugged Pt. 2 of 2

Chicago with acoustic/unplugged performances and in-depth discussion about their life, music and career. Very rare insight and performance footage. LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE

Chicago- It Better End Soon (1970)

This was filmed "live" at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA on July 21, 1970. "It Better End Soon" was written by Robert Lamm, Terry Kath & Walt Parazaider (flute solo ONLY). This song was written in response to the ongoing war in Vietnam. Terry Kath's vocals (the "preach") changed nightly. There's quite a bit of ad-lib. Not to mention, that his guitar solo also changed nightly. It was a different time and these guys didn't feel like they were stuck in a box or that every moment of their performance had to be well thought out, preconceived and totally choreographed. Enjoy!

The Terry Kath Tribute Concert Part 1 - Introduction

More than 32 years after his untimely death in a gun accident, friends, fans, bandmates and other musicians gathered at William H. Taft High School in Chicago, IL on May 27, 2010 to stage a concert in tribute to Terry Kath, former guitarist, singer and composer with the jazz-rock band Chicago. Headliners included: Danny Seraphine, original drummer with Chicago; James William Guercio, Chicago's first producer and manager; and Kenny Cetera, brother of Chicago bassist and now solo artist Peter Cetera. They were joined by Chicago cover bands 25 or 6 to 4 and the 95th Street Band, as well as guitarist Tom Vienna and drummer Nick Morrone. Kath's solo on the Chicago hit 25 or 6 to 4 is perhaps his best-known guitar work, while vocally he sang on the hits Make Me Smile, Color My World and Wishing You Were Here. However, his true talents came through best on several Chicago album cuts -- on guitar in songs such as Free Form Guitar, Poem 58, Liberation, Sing a Mean Tune, Kid, Oh, Thank You, Great Spirit and Uptown and on vocals in songs such as Introduction, Movin' In, Make Me Smile, It Better End Soon, An Hour in the Shower, Now That You've Gone, Dialogue, Alma Mater and Hope for Love. Here, Danny Seraphine and 25 or 6 to 4 appropriately begin the tribute with the first song on the first Chicago album (Chicago Transit Authority): Introduction, written and sung by Kath.

Railfanning Metra and Amtrak on Chicago's Near South Side

Descriptions of each train are in the captions in the video. Got some pretty good action today in and around Amtrak and Metra's Canal St Yard and shop complex, mostly from above on the 18th St bridge. Seen are various switching moves in the yard, Metra Heritage Corridor, Rock Island District, BNSF and Southwest Service trains, plus Amtrak's California Zephyr, with some views from the CTA Orange Line, and up-close, in Chinatown next to the diamonds at Canal St, just south of the lift bridge leading to the yard, all in great views of the Loop skyline.