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TATA SFC-407 — индийский среднетоннажный грузовой автомобиль производства Tata Motors. Среднетоннажный грузовик TATA SFC-407 комплектуется 3-литровым двигателем внутреннего сгорания TATA 497 SP Евро-2 мощностью 75 л. с. Ошиновка колёс односкатная, подвески рессорные. Кабина автомобиля полукапотная.

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Первый прототип появился в 1986 году. За основу модели был взят Mercedes-Benz T2 508D. Кабина взята от немецкого производителя Hanomag.

На основе TATA SFC-407 был произведён автомобиль повышенной проходимости, поставляемый в индийскую армию и способный перевозить 10-12 солдат. В 1994 году модель получила рестайлинг. В автомобили были добавлены магнитола и USB-розетки.

На шасси TATA SFC-407 также производили автомобили «Аврон». В настоящее время автомобили TATA SFC-407 планируется вытеснить с конвейера автомобилями Tata Ultra.

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I've been using Momento for about a month now and I love it. Since Momento v2 came out with its added feeds for foursquare and RSS feeds I've got a lot more from it, allowing me to use my foursquare check-ins to frame the rest of my content, and reducing even more the added context I feel I need to give to my moments (and as a side benefit making me use foursquare more often).
My Mum was a regular diary writer, usually documenting facts rather than feelings. Except for short periods during my teenage years, I've never really kept a diary, instead relying on blogging as my method of recording facts - mainly as it comes with a search function - but over recent years it hasn't just been blog posts, it has also been tweets, uploads to flickr etc. Because my days are almost always filled with some element of social interaction or other - twitter, flickr (especially with my 365 photo project going on), there aren't gaping holes in my calendar, there just may be some without red blobs (which indicate moments rather than feeds) and that reduces any pressure I would feel if I were diarising "properly".
In short, an app that scratches an itch, and scratches it well.


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Over the last 8 years I have promised myself I would get back to my pre baby weight so many times, before I had my daughter my weight yo-yo'd all over the place.
I have been thinking about what makes things different this time, I have stuck at it for 10 months now, with a considerable loss to show for it. There have been some times where I have fallen off the wagon but this time I keep getting right back on.
I do have some strong motivations; I have PCOS and I would like to try for another baby, the doctor said I am a lot more likely to be able to get pregnant if I am in my healthy weight range.
I am also watching my dad have more and more health problems related to his weight. He has type 2 diabetes, gout problems, back problems, and he has done so much damage to his feet and ankles from being too heavy that he can't even walk around the block. We look so much alike in body type and posture that it scares me to think I am, or was headed right down the same track.
Another motivation is my daughter, I am sick to death of being too lazy to get up and play with her. I don't want to teach her the same unhealthy habits that I have and I want to be alive to see her grow up and have her own family. After losing my mum to cancer a few years ago I know how it feels to lose a parent early. I don't want that for her.
so the motivations are strong... but I have had reasons before. I know the difference is perseverance. when I hit a wall I change tactics, add some more exercise, play with my macros, drop my calories, zigzag, whatever it takes. BUT I DON'T GIVE UP!!
I guess I am not really sure why this is my time, but it is and that is what is important. I am 2 1/2 kilos off my original goal weight, and I now plan to keep going until I am within my healthy weight range. I am seeing this as a whole life- life long change, I am not dieting, I am changing my life.
And DAMMIT I am going to be HOT!
So what makes it different for you this time?
It's interesting how some people, even when they've dieted before, will sometimes get that inspirational moment, when they say enough is enough, and it's time, and they go for it. Something similar happened to me. For me it was hitting 310 pounds and realizing that I did NOT want to continue down that path. I knew it would only lead to pain and an early death, so I decided to make the change then. I think you have really good reasons for wanting to lose weight and I hope that you're able to remember them to keep motivated and to be successful!
It is different. I hit absolute top for my weight at 215 lb. I was dieting before, had better results, was even more determined i guess. Now i just do it. I am kinder to myself, give myself more time, but at the same time it is less struggle, just slow deliberate action not a fight. How it will be later i do not know, but as it is today i feel i will suceed.
It's different for me this time because I don't think I can't take anymore of this fat-phobia that's going on. I'm sick of justifying everything I put in my mouth, I'm tired of having everyone around me telling me what to do. In the end, what motivates me the most is: if everybody blames me and only me for gaining weight... If I lose it, then it's thanks to me and only me. That's what I want. I want to shut their mouths. I want to prove everyone wrong, and make proud the two or three people that have always been nice about this matter.
This time is different for me for many of your same reasons... I need to lose weight to have another child, and I need to lose weight to have energy to play with my daughter, who just started walking! I don't want to be the mom sitting it out on the playground, no way.


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Release of Tibia 11
Created by Uman. on 13 Sep 2016, 10:00
Tibians, we are thrilled to announce that Tibia 11, the brand-new version of the stand-alone client, has been officially released today!
Tibia 11.0 comes along with a launcher to install and update the client more conveniently. Most importantly, though, we have completely revamped the technical side of the client.
The old stand-alone client accompanied us for many years. We pushed it as far as we could but with client version 10 we eventually reached a point where the client's technical limitations and legacy issues regularly interfered with and hindered the development of Tibia. The stand-alone client was in dire need of an extensive technical upgrade to ensure its maintainability and expandability for the years to come. So to combat the challenges we faced with client version 10, we decided to build a new one from the ground up: Tibia 11, a client version that enables us to go beyond the restrictions of the previous version as we continue to develop Tibia further.
We have been working hard to make this happen and provide you with a stable, future-proof client. Months of extensive beta testing lie behind us, during which many players provided us with valuable feedback that helped us to dig out bugs and optimise Tibia 11 in terms of reliability and performance. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all voluntary testers again for their time and dedication!
Tibia 11 is now ready to take over the torch: As of today, it is the official standard client to play Tibia.
As such, it replaces the previous version of the stand-alone client, which is no longer officially supported from now on. This means that no more client-related adjustments or bug fixes will be made for it. Before long, it will not be possible anymore to login and play via client version 10 and you will need to upgrade to Tibia 11 to play via the stand-alone client.
You can find the new client version in our download section.
Tibia 11 features the familiar and established look and feel of the previous stand-alone client. Moreover, we already started improving certain aspects of the client to enrich your Tibia experience.
In order to celebrate this release, we have two special treats ready for you. Our sneak peek last week already hinted at a whole new feature that is waiting for you in Tibia 11: custom key bindings that allow you to assign and customise hotkeys all over your keyboard for fast and easy use, e.g. walk with WASD.
For quite some years already, players have been wishing to see one of the most popular features of the Tibia Flash client getting implemented in the stand-alone client. Yet, this simply was not feasible with the previous technology of the stand-alone client. Thanks to Tibia 11, we are able to deliver this feature to you now! In addition, further client improvements are already in the pipeline for the next weeks and months.
The second surprise we have in store for you will greet you right upon login via Tibia 11 to embark on your next Tibian adventure: a new login screen image! Log in via Tibia 11 to check it out!
We have summed up important information on Tibia 11 and related topics in a special FAQ for you. It may be a lot of information to take in but it can help to answer commonly asked questions so please make sure to read it thoroughly! If you would like to give feedback about Tibia 11, we invite you to use the designated board.
Software development is an ongoing process, so we will continue to further optimise Tibia 11, of course, and explore its capabilities to bring you exciting new content in the future. We are glad to have you aboard!
Journey onward!
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Email Delivery and Deliverability
How to Stay Clear of Email Blacklists
William Sigsworth
If you're wondering how emails get flagged as spam, look no further than the email blacklist.
Ending up on an email blacklist means that you have a low-quality list and/or your content has been deemed untrustworthy, resulting in wasted time, lost sales and decreased ROI. Luckily, there are several strategies you can take to avoid ending up in this preventable situation.
In this article, we'll explain how to avoid being blacklisted, how to determine if your IP or email domain is on an email blacklist, why avoiding being blacklisted will save you time and money and how to get off of a blacklist if you find yourself on one. We'll also detail the best practices to avoid email blacklists so that your emails have the best chance of generating increased traffic and engagement.
What is an email blacklist?
How to know if you're on an email blacklist
Why avoiding email spam lists saves valuable time and money
How to get off of an email blacklist
Email best practices to avoid ending up on an email blacklist
An email blacklist is a database that tracks IP addresses and domains that are likely to send unwanted emails or spam. These spam blacklists work to ensure that illegitimate and harmful emails never get delivered.
Email blacklists also have the unintended effect of occasionally preventing marketing campaigns from reaching their audience. This is because the standards for email deliverability are high—if an IP address or domain name acts suspiciously (ie. sending spam, scam emails, phishing, fraudulent emails, unwanted emails and emails from badly configured infrastructure), regardless of intent, blacklists will categorize them as spam messages.
Although sometimes described as one entity, the email blacklist is a compilation of several blacklist databases that each set their own standards for email deliverability. There are many widely consulted public blacklists, including Composite Blocking List (CBL), XBL Exploits Blocklist and Spamhaus Block List (SBL).
These three blacklists are all run by an international organization called The Spamhaus Project. Email service providers, such as Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo, consult The Spamhaus Project to ensure that their users only receive legitimate emails in their inboxes. If you're a Gmail user you may, for example, have seen a notification saying 'This message seems dangerous'. Private companies can also create their own internal blacklists in an effort to block certain email addresses or domains from contacting them via email.
These various blacklist databases function by collecting complaints against IP addresses or domains. These complaints can be manually recorded, such as when a user marks an email as spam, or automatically recorded based on factors such as bounce rate, spamtraps being recognized, engagement rate, or deliverability.
Bounce rate refers to the percentage of emails that are returned to you, either because the email address does not exist, is no longer active, or the server of IP domain is blacklisted.
Engagement rate, often categorized as open rates and click rates, measures both the percentage of users engaging with your email and the quality of the engagement. Opening an email signals a basic level of engagement, whereas clicking on email links or replying to an email is a sign that the email provides value.
Deliverability, not to be confused with email delivery rate (more on this below), refers to the percentage of emails that arrive in inbox folders vs. spam, junk or promotion folders.
While Spamhaus is perhaps the most well-known blacklist, blacklists like Barracuda, Senderscore and Spamcop also play a significant role in determining whether your email campaigns get delivered.
How to know if you are on a blacklist
If your bounce rate is high, t it could mean that your IP address or domain has been blacklisted.
Deliverability is often confused with the delivery rate, which measures how many of your emails did not bounce. An email bounces if it is sent to an inactive or nonexistent email, like when you make a typo in the intended email address and it comes back to your inbox. With delivery rate, emails are counted as delivered even if they land in the spam folder. As such, the delivery rate by itself does not tell the full story.
One reason marketers might lean on the delivery rate is that it's easier to measure than deliverability. While email services will provide your delivery rate they will not quantify your deliverability. There are apps that claim to measure deliverability, but this number is often approximated by using the open rates provided by email services.
If your open rate is high, this likely indicates that your emails are going to the intended folder as users are more likely to open an email in their inbox than in their spam. If your bounce rate is high, it could indicate that your email is on a blacklist or a number of blacklists.
Although, at first, being on an email blacklist will see your emails sent to the spam folder, if you don't take action, mail services will stop accepting your emails entirely, until your reputation is improved.
If you're asking yourself, "is my email blacklisted?", you should immediately run an email blacklist check by looking at public blacklists for your IP address or domain. You can check this directly on blacklist websites, but you can save time by using an online remote block list or real-time blackhole list (RBL) tool like MXtoolbox to check several blacklists at once.
If you think you are in fact on a blacklist, it can be tricky to determine which specific blacklist you are on. Tools like Senderscore, BarracudaCentral and Reputation Authority will give you a score that ranks your email reputation, although they will not necessarily tell you if you are on a blacklist. Similarly, running a test on Glockapps can give you an idea of whether you need to invest time investigating whether your IP address or domain is on a blacklist.
After you've completed email blacklist testing, if you are in fact on a blacklist and can determine how many emails are ending up in spam, then you can calculate true deliverability manually. To do this, simply divide the number of emails that got delivered (excluding spam emails) by the total number of emails sent. Then, multiply that number by 100 to get a percentage.
For example, if you sent 100 emails, 50 got delivered and 50 went into the spam folder, you would get the following deliverability rate:
(Delivered Emails / Total Sent) x 100
(50 / 100 ) x 100 = 50%
To avoid ending up on an email blacklist, make sure you've kept your contacts list clean and periodically check your email reputation and run email address blacklist checks. Keeping tabs on your reputation is a good habit and these tools mentioned above can help you identify problems before they arise.
Email marketing has an incredibly high ROI—for every $1 you spend, you'll get an average of $42 back. Email marketing is also one of the most consistent and stable marketing channels because it is not subject to ever-changing algorithms that affect your visibility and reach (like we see on social media platforms and search engines like Google).
The effectiveness of your email marketing campaigns, therefore, depends solely on two factors: your strategic email marketing efforts (i.e. your ability to deliver captivating email content that will boost engagement) and the ability to stay off email blacklists. In light of this, protecting the deliverability of your email list should be a high-priority task.
In more detail, avoiding email block lists saves you time and money in regards to:
Your marketing budget. No matter how well-crafted your email, it cannot be effective if it does not land in front of clients. Marketing dollars are wasted when your team spends time creating emails that are never read. Ensuring that your emails are properly delivered is the preliminary step to successful email marketing.
Efforts put into getting off of email blacklists. Once you are on a blacklist, it can take considerable effort to get your IP address or domain name back in good standing. Some businesses choose to pay for services rather than spending their own time on this process, as each blacklist requires a unique removal procedure.
Avoiding legal issues. As data and privacy laws evolve, regulations surrounding spam filters are becoming more heavily defined and enforced. Even an unintentional breach of consent can translate into hefty consequences under laws such as the GDPR.
How to get off an email blacklist
The first step of email blacklist removal is to find out exactly why you were blacklisted in the first place. There are three categories of issues that may apply to your situation: technical, policy and evidence-based.
Technical: If the configuration of your email system is not up to standard, it raises a red flag for blacklists. Common technical reasons that may lead to being blacklisted include faulty DNS records and SMTP banners, as well as email lists with a high bounce rate.
Policy: Each blacklist has its own policies and some may block IP addresses from specific countries or internet service providers. Because this is based on fixed qualities rather than behavior, it may be difficult to get off these lists if you do not fit their specific requirements.
Evidence-based: Blacklists are constantly monitoring complaints. If algorithms detect suspicious behavior, such as sending a number of emails to inactive or non-existing email addresses or to lists with high bounce rates, then a complaint is filed against your IP address or email server, which may land you on an email server blacklist or an email domain blacklist. Being hacked via malware can unfortunately result in blacklisting if hackers gain access to and then use your IP address to send unsolicited emails. Your domain or IP could also be identified as suspicious if a significant portion of customers mark your content as spam. Recipients will then see a warning notification telling them not to open your email.
Communicating with blacklists
Once you know why you were blacklisted, there are several ways to go about delisting. You may have to try more than one way, as each blacklist has its own protocols for removal. Most blacklists lay out their specific removal process on their website.
Here are the most common processes for removing yourself from an email blacklist:
Self-Service removal. While it is not common, some blacklists will allow you to remove yourself from their list by manually entering their site and searching for your IP address or domain name. Be sure to understand what caused you to be put on the blacklist and resolve any issues first, otherwise you risk being relisted.
Time-based removal. Many blacklists will automatically remove you in 1-2 weeks if you show that you are following email best practices. Repeat offenders stay on these lists for longer, so it is important to keep your systems up-to-date and fix issues as soon as possible.
Contact the blacklist. If you are following email best practices and have not been automatically removed after a few weeks, then contacting the blacklist operator may speed up the process. Make sure to resolve all technical issues before contacting them so they can help you.
Permission pass campaigns. Email policies are ultimately a matter of permission and whether your recipients consented to receive communications in the first place. Unfortunately, subscribers often neglect to opt-out of emails when they are no longer interested in them. As such, your email list can quickly become outdated. In order to revamp your list and ensure that you are only sending solicited emails, you can run a permission pass campaign.
At Mailigen, we require all our users to follow best practices in order to stay off blacklists. If we notice that a user is on a blacklist, we will look into why and notify the user. If the user doesn't then follow best practices, their account will usually be suspended until they do.
Permission pass campaigns work by creating a targeted campaign that sends emails only to subscribers who consistently do not open your emails. In this campaign, you will ask whether the subscriber wishes to stay on the email list or unsubscribe. Anyone who replies negatively or does not open the email should be removed from your email list.
Although it may feel counterproductive to delete large portions of your email list, running a permission pass campaign actually allows you to reach more customers by helping you get off and stay off blacklists. Sending emails directly to the inbox of a smaller email list is more effective than landing in the spam box of a big list. The increase in open rate that results from a permission pass campaign provides compelling evidence that your IP address or domain is not spam.
Landing on an email blacklist is both preventable and treatable by following email best practices for email marketing.
Use clear opt-ins
Lead magnets are a valid marketing technique used to collect emails. By offering valuable guides or promotions in exchange for an email, you can grow a list of ideal customers. However, if someone feels tricked into subscribing to your email list, they are more likely to file a complaint against you.
The purpose of collecting emails should be clear to the user. Before they type their email address, they should understand what their email will be used for and what type of content they will receive.
Automate your processes
Manual entry increases the chance of making a typo or another human error when adding email addresses into your subscriber list. If you input the wrong email address, one of two things can happen: the email will bounce back and decrease your email delivery rate, or the email will be sent to the incorrect person, which may lead them to mark your email as spam.
Avoid spamtraps
Spamtraps are fake emails created by internet service providers and blacklists to catch spammers. If you scrape data or buy email lists (which we wouldn't recommend anyway), it's possible that there are spamtraps hidden within them. There are two types of spamtraps: pristine and recycled. Pristine spamtraps are completely fabricated and have never belonged to a human being. Because the email does not belong to anyone, it cannot be used for opt-ins and therefore any campaigns sent to these emails are unsolicited.
On the other hand, recycled spamtraps may have belonged to someone years ago, but have become inactive. It's possible that a recycled account opted in to an email list while it was still running, but has since been repurposed as a spam trap.
There is no way to differentiate between a spam trap and an inactive user. That is part of the reason why regularly cleaning your email list is important.
Clean your email list regularly
Cleaning your email list refers to deleting inactive users. Users who have not opened emails in several months are likely not interested in receiving future emails and they might even be spamtraps. If you are hesitant to delete users without contacting them, you can send a permission pass campaign with a targeted offer to try and revive their interest. However, if the permission pass campaign does not work, it is best to delete inactive users—especially as some spamtrap emails will open emails automatically.
How often you check your list hygiene depends on the frequency of your campaigns. If you email your list less than once every quarter, then it's enough to simply clean it before each campaign. However, if you send emails on a weekly or monthly basis, you should clean your list periodically every six to eight weeks.
"It's best is to stay with above an 18-20% average open rate. If it goes below, clean your list or send re-confirmation emails to inactive addresses and then remove them from your list," recommends Aleksandrs Vilums, Mailigen's head of email delivery operations.
It's also favorable to clean out your list after getting a large influx of new subscribers. By prioritizing clients that frequently open your email, you lower your chances of being put on blacklists and also create a curated, engaged audience that has no interest in unsubscribing.
Ending up on an email blacklist can hurt your email deliverability rate, which will cost you valuable time and money and could negatively impact your customer relationships.
The good news is, landing on an email blacklist is entirely preventable and avoidable. Whether you are trying to remove yourself from a blacklist or avoid them, implementing email best practices is the foundational step to creating successful campaigns.
If you do end up becoming blacklisted, follow the steps laid out in this article to get off of an email blacklist and back on course with your email marketing campaigns.
A brief Introduction to Email Deliverability
Email Marketing Strategies to Help You Stay Out of Spam
Transactional emails — personalization in email marketing


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Engaging in philosophical thinking is essential to a superior liberal arts education. Philosophy enriches thought, understanding, and imagination.
"There's one humanities major whose graduates are doing quite well in the job market—and it's philosophy majors … We hear again and again that employers value creative problem solving and the ability to deal with ambiguity in their new hires, and I can't think of another major that would better prepare you with those skills than the study of philosophy." - "The Earning Power of Philosophy Majors," The Atlantic, 2015
Philosophy students rank first in average GRE Verbal Reasoning score (160), first in average GRE Analytical Writing score (4.3), and first in average GRE Quantitative Reasoning score (154) for fields outside of STEM and business.
Philosophy students rank fourth in average GMAT score (588)—higher than any business discipline.
Philosophy students rank in the top ten in average LSAT score (157.97) and have an excellent acceptance rate to law schools (82.73%).
Geneseo philosophy students have successfully pursued a wide variety of career paths. Among recent graduates, a number are in law schools that include Cornell, Boston College, Duke, William & Mary, and UVA—or are practicing attorneys. Others work as accountants, investment bankers, and managers. Several recent alumni work for governmental agencies (including FEMA), non-profit organizations, or educational institutions.
A survey of Geneseo philosophy alumni from 2011 and 2017 elicited the following comments:
"[Studying philosophy] gave me many transferable skills, including oral and written communication, analytical thinking, etc."
"They helped develop my ability to read closely and deeply, to take criticism, and to disagree with people in a reasonable way."
"Philosophy courses helped me develop a logical mindset and an attitude of intellectual humility, which I think have served me well both as a student in social science and as a person more generally."
"The coursework taught me how to structure and think critically about arguments. This was useful when writing papers in other undergrad disciplines and has been extremely helpful in law school."
"Philosophy courses at Geneseo helped to make me into a better, more responsible citizen in a pluralistic, democratic society."


As you may now, Nic Dowd is a Huntsville native who will lead third-ranked St. Cloud State against the Chargers this weekend at the VBC.
More on Dowd will come here on Thursday, but it brings up an interesting question: How many players from Huntsville have played college hockey but not for UAH?
The second was James Patterson, who played four years for Denver from 1995-99. Patterson played 141 games for the Pioneers, scoring 45 goals and 94 points, and helped them win the 1999 WCHA playoff championship. Patterson played for the Huntsville Channel cats in 1999-2000 and 2003-04, and captained the Huntsville Havoc from 2004-08.
But Denver never played UAH during that time, so Dowd was the first to face his hometown team last season when the Chargers visited St. Cloud. He'll be the first to do so in Huntsville this weekend.
Two other Huntsville natives are currently playing in Division III. Hunter Brown is a junior defenseman for St. Norbert, which won the national championship in 2012. Erick Ware is another junior defenseman for Potsdam.
High-ranking visitors: At No. 3 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 4 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll St. Cloud will be the highest-ranked Division I opponent to ever visit the Von Braun Center.
The highest until this weekend was Nov. 13-14, 2009, when No. 5 UMass Lowell came to town and won 3-1 and 4-0.
Rarely do top-10 teams — or ranked teams in general — come to Huntsville. UAH has hosted only 10 games (five series) against ranked opponents since returning to Division I in 1998. The Chargers are 1-8-1 in those games, with the one win coming against No. 20 Niagara on Feb. 23, 2008.
The tie came the last time a top-10 team visited Huntsville: A 2-2 draw against No. 8 Bemidji State on March 6, 2010.
The only time UAH beat a top-10 opponent was when the Chargers shocked No. 5 Notre Dame, 3-2 in South Bend on Oct. 9, 2009.
Promotions: For Friday night's game, kids 12 and under can help local area food banks by bringing a canned food item and receiving free admission. This is sponsored by Spirit Coach.
On Saturday, the first 1,000 fans will receive a pair of UAH Chargers thunder sticks.
Friday luncheon: The third Blue Line Club luncheon of the year will take place this Friday at noon in the Varsity Room in Spragins Hall.
St. Cloud State head coach Bob Motzko will be the special guest speaker. UAH coach Mike Corbett will follow to talk about this weekend's series.
Terranova's will be catering the lunch, which is $8 at the door but free to Blue Line Club members.
* Thanks to UAH hockey alumni Paul Scott and Bud McLaughlin for providing corrections and updates. If you know of any others I may have missed, email me at m@uahhockey.com.
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I don't know if you mean who played elsewhere since UAH went varsity, but Carey Gandy was a goaltender for Dartmouth in the early to mid-80s.
One correction. Regarding Huntsville natives playing for UAH, there is one more for sure. Tac Kapustka also played for UAH during our first run in DI. He played from 87-90 and was both a teammate and roommate of mine. Huntsville native who went to Grissom High I believe.
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