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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:06 pm
Post subject: Wondering if mast is too stiff for my sail?
I have a camless sail (Gaastra Matrix) which feels good on the water except that the battens have a tendency to "bunch up" around the mast and don't go
around the mast freely when tacking, at least not without some good wind. It seems like that should mean more downhaul, but the sail looks to be fairly well powered, and it doesn't seem like it needs any more downhaul, in fact it starts to get an irregular shape if I increase the downhaul. Also, outhaul seems to be pretty tight already as well. I have a fiberspar racing mast, I know it is pretty stiff, but I'm wondering if it's too stiff for this sail. Is this a problem with a stiff mast, downhaul, outhaul, mast base extension, or what? I try to match the luff length with the appropriate amount of base extension.
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:27 pm
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Without mentioning luff length and EXACT mast, no way to know.
Sound like you are relatively new to windsurfing. As such, you need to downhaul until the the leech is loose from the tip top to 2.5 battens down.
You need outhaul so when you push on the pocket of the sail at boom height, the sail doesn't NOT touch the other inside of the boom arms.
I'll bet you don't have enough down and out.
It's also possible you have a Fib Race from years 99-01, which are stiffer on the bottom than any other mast of it's generation.
But you didn't state which Fib mast you have, or what size your sail is, and what year.
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 2:19 pm
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zirtaeb wrote:
Without mentioning luff length and EXACT mast, no way to know.
Sure there is. Even before "Never Leave Wind to Find Wind", there's "Anybody who has to ask whether he needs more downhaul or less outhaul ... does."
Your answer is more practical, but it would serve every newby (and some very experienced WSers) well to take the latter rule above to heart. It could even be restated in this case as "A properly tuned sail SHOULD look "irregular" on land." Either way its purpose is to encourage guys like Master Luke to ask, as he did.
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 2:26 pm
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That's right -too stiff probably/bottom at least/. I had the same problem with a Powerex Speed 100 racing mast on a Retro. No amount of downhaul was able to correct it entirely. Of course it riggs perfectly a 3 cam Switchblade .
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:51 pm
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Gaastra sails majority need a stiff top mast to perform at a peak performance.
Its possible that the Fiberspar is ill suited to the Matrix. It could be too stiff overall, or not stiff enough ( more likely in my supposing)
it could be too stiff on just the bottom
It would be helpful to know how old the Matrix is , what size sail. The mast details as well , a RDM, skinny or Standard SDM, and the length.
If you have a sail/mast combo that is wrong ( no way of knowing this without at least some more info) then it can/should still work, but you will lose some performance in either lo end or range when fully powered up.
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 5:54 pm
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I had an old carbon mast, an Ampro fom the late 80's that was way too stiff in the base, and hence, the lower battens on all my sails were over rotated and would not rotate without a huge pump, and then sometimes that was not enough! No amount of downhaul helped. I even blew out the tophaul on one sail trying to get enough downhaul.These were all camless sails. Sounds to me like the mast may be a bit too stiff for the sails you are using it with. I eventually bought another mast that solved the "problem" with hard rotation. I still have that Ampro carbon mast! It would make a great carbon fiber flagpole.
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:42 pm
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I think the best way to discern what's going on would be to provide a few photos. If you can't do that, rig by the sail's specifications so that you know whether you're in the ballpark. If things are still weird, it's very likely the wrong bend curve. In my experience, Fiberspars tend to be a bit stiff in the bottom section. Gaastra sails, on the other hand, work on the principle of a softer bottom and a stiffer top.
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:22 pm
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Thanks everyone for the replies. Sorry I hadn't got back sooner. I am depowering the leach down about 2.5 battens, as I stated it gets bent out of shape with further downhaul. The comments you made were helpful. I have an approx. 2008 Gaastra Matrix with an approx. 2000 Fiberspar Quick Tip mast. The mast is a 490 standard diameter mast, 4200 quick tip which means it is 55% carbon and has a reflex response of 4200+ (whatever that means). It seems to me they have (or used to have) a numeric index for matching sails with masts (i.e. xbrand of sail should use a 17 stiffness of mast). I'm pretty sure they used to do this back in the days when they also listed the sail range for every board they sold. I think I will look into that, but it's good to know that stiff masts can cause the battens to improperly rotate. I can't see using anymore downhaul, but I may try cranking a little harder on the outhaul in the time being.
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:31 pm
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Additional note: it's an 8.0 Gaastra Matrix and I like to rig it with a healthy amount of power in the sail. Luff and outhaul are as close to factory specs as I can get them.
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I've told this story before, but it just might give you a better picture of your predicament. I have a 430cm Fiberspar Reflex Wave 75% carbon Quicktip SDM that I bought back in 1999. I used it on many different Windwing sails as current as 2003 without a problem. In 2004, I bought a 6.3 Windwing Hammer and attempted to rig it on the Fiberspar. It was a complete no-go, as the 2 battens below the boom wouldn't rotate. I tried everything, but to no avail. To solve my problem I bought the recommended mast, a 430cm Gulftech 100% carbon RDM. Using the Gulftech, all was perfect.
One thing that occurred around 2004 and afterward was the fact that many sail designers began introducing a lot more luft curve in the leading edge of their sails. Older masts like the Fiberspars just didn't have the right bend curve in the bottom of the mast to accommodate the more accentuated curve needed by the sail. As I mentioned before, more current Gaastra sails really want a softer bottom that the Fiberspar just can't deliver.
What I would recommend doing is borrowing a few masts from your friends on a windless day to rig up your sail. I'm willing to bet that you'll find a more acceptable result, especially if you can get your hands on a Gaastra or Maui Sails mast.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Apple Tops Harris Best Reputation Poll Based on Public Opinion
Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple News" @ 03:00 AM
"Harris Interactive takes an annual public opinion poll on corporate brands, determining which companies have the best -- and worst -- reputations in the eyes of the public."
And this year, after polling 12,961 people online during December, Apple ended up on top, which means they have the best image of any American company. Microsoft ended up in ninth place.


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HeyNow71871929 wrote:newarenanow wrote:My question is, where is Sid getting all of his assits from if no one can play with him?
Well anyone they put, or try to put, on his line is expected to score. Nobody is questioning his playmaking, he can make Colby Armstrong look good driving to the net. The matter at hand is: playing alongside Malkin vs. playing alongside Crosby. To me, it seems as if Crosby is at his best when playing alongisde fairly decent wingers. Malkin is good by himself most times, can take over a game by himself, and doesn't need a Hossa to play on his wing to be successful.
To me, this is a Mr. Obvious statement. Given the style of game that Malkin plays, its only natural that he would be better by himself when it comes to the scoresheet. I don't think anyone would dispute that he's a superior finisher.


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Cardinals keep Pujols quiet but not other Halos
ANAHEIM -- This night had long ago been circled, for it was to be Albert vs. the Cardinals, a superstar and former St. Louis icon against the organization he jilted with his departure.
The story line going in, however, would not be the story line coming out, as Albert Pujols had a quiet night in his first meeting against the Cardinals. Unfortunately for Lance Lynn, the rest of the Angels lineup was not so hushed.View Full Game Coverage
ANAHEIM -- This night had long ago been circled, for it was to be Albert vs. the Cardinals, a superstar and former St. Louis icon against the organization he jilted with his departure.
The story line going in, however, would not be the story line coming out, as Albert Pujols had a quiet night in his first meeting against the Cardinals. Unfortunately for Lance Lynn, the rest of the Angels lineup was not so hushed.View Full Game Coverage
The Cardinals continued their skid through Interleague Play, this time falling, 5-1, to an Angels team that scored all of its runs in the second inning. For the Cardinals -- who were making their first visit ever to Angel Stadium -- the loss is their seventh in a run of nine straight Interleague games.
Two more games remain for the club in Anaheim before the Cardinals (mercifully?) return to playing National League competition.
"We're just having trouble," manager Mike Matheny said, "getting it going right now."
Tuesday's outcome hinged on the events in the second, an inning in which the Angels poked six singles -- three of which were on ground balls that scooted through the infield, another on a soft blooper over the infield -- in order to race out to a 5-0 lead. The inning opened with four straight hits, the latter two each driving in a run.
After Lynn recorded his first out of the inning, three more Angels reached base. Two singles and a misplayed grounder by second baseman Matt Carpenter accounted for those baserunners.
"We tried anything that we could," catcher Yadier Molina said. "They have some good hitters over there and they found some holes. We were just trying to be aggressive. We misplayed one play up the middle. With a team like that, you can't make mistakes."
"They hit a grounder through here, another there," added shortstop Pete Kozma. "That's what good teams do; they string hits together."
The bleeding didn't stop until Lynn struck out Pujols and Josh Hamilton to strand two. Lynn, who has now lost two straight, used 31 pitches to wade through the inning. He went on to pitch four more, limiting the Angels to only two singles while keeping them scoreless.
The Cardinals' rotation, while in a collective funk, has now seen Lynn susceptible to big innings in three of his past four starts. It is a concerning trend for a pitcher whose ERA has crept up to 3.75 and who endured similar scuffles around this time of the season last year.
But whereas Lynn labored throughout the duration of many of his summer starts in 2012, these recent blips have largely been only one inning in length.
"I'm giving up singles," Lynn said. "They seem to be hurting me. You make your pitches. You can't control the rest. That's what I did tonight, and the ball just didn't bounce my way. If I was giving up doubles in the gap, I'm going to be worried about it. But ground balls and base hits are going to happen. They just happened in a bunch."
In three of his past four starts, Lynn has endured an inning in which he gave up at least four runs. Oddly, however, almost all of the damage has come via a slew of singles.
On June 15, that inning was the first. Nine batters came to the plate, and three of the four hits Lynn allowed in the inning were singles. Two starts later, on June 26, Lynn allowed four fourth-inning runs. That time, Houston batted around in the order while not recording an extra-base hit.
"He has the stuff to stop the bleeding. He just couldn't figure out how to do it," Matheny said. "[There's] no reason, when you look at his stuff, why that should happen on a consistent basis. It's hard to explain. I'm sure he can't explain it either. There weren't a lot of hard-hit balls that ended up adding up to a lot of runs."
Facing Angels ace Jered Weaver, the Cardinals had no answer for climbing out of the early hole. Though the Cardinals had the only extra-base hits of the game, the club went hitless in four chances with runners in scoring position against Weaver. St. Louis' only run off the right-hander came in the fourth, when David Freese followed back-to-back one-out hits with a run-scoring groundout.
The Cardinals' best chance to mount a comeback came upon Weaver's exit. They tried their own singles script in the eighth, starting the inning with three in a row against right-hander Kevin Jepsen. But lefty Scott Downs relieved Jepsen and didn't budge. He struck out Matt Adams before first baseman Mark Trumbo made a diving stop on Freese's sharp, low liner to start an inning-ending double play. It saved at least two runs.
"At the time, it was pretty crucial," Trumbo said of his defensive gem. "Hopefully we would've hung on and won it, but I think the momentum definitely would've shifted had it gone through."
The Cardinals, while still best in the Majors when hitting with runners in scoring position, have just one hit in their last 16 such chances. The bottom of the lineup also has been a black hole of late. The bottom three -- Jon Jay, Daniel Descalso and Kozma -- in a Cardinals' lineup sans Matt Holliday on Tuesday, finished 0-for-11. That comes one game after the bottom third also went 0-for-11.
For all the hoopla surrounding the Pujols reunion, his night as a designated hitter ended up entirely nondescript. Pujols finished 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk.
"It was a little weird," Pujols said at the end of the night. "But I was fine, guys. I swear. I'm being honest. I mean, it would have been a little different if it was in St. Louis. They pitched me well today, but I'm just glad we came out with a win."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB.


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China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 188
After dynamiting through landslide-blocked roads, Chinese relief crews hurried food, water and other supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province on Monday, two days after an earthquake killed at least 188 people and injured more than 11,000.world Updated: Apr 22, 2013 10:12 IST
After dynamiting through landslide-blocked roads, Chinese relief crews hurried food, water and other supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province on Monday, two days after an earthquake killed at least 188 people and injured more than 11,000.
Rescuers reached the most cut-off communities in Baoxing and Lushan counties, though heavy machinery and trucks bearing supplies moved slowly along roads partly blocked by landslide debris. Repairmen hoisted ladders up against electrical poles to fix power lines.
The delivery of relief supplies, while not enough to meet all the demand, marked headway as frustrations grew among survivors.
Near an old house that had crumpled by the roadside in Lushan, about 2,000 people gathered early Monday to complain about the lack of food.
A few jumped on to a motorized three-wheel cart to look for officials, and 20 minutes later a truck pulled up and distributed instant noodles. At another street corner, a truck handed out bottled water.
"We're so grateful for these donations," said Ji Yanzi, who was loading cartons of bottled water on to a three-wheeled vehicle to take to her family of 10, including aging parents. "At this point, we don't have much except a tent we made ourselves and some food we were able to pull out from our apartment."
Large parts of Lushan and other towns have been turned into makeshift encampments for people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Saturday's quake or are too scared to stay indoors.
Saturday's quake was among the deadliest China has seen in the past three years. The China Earthquake Administration said that 188 people had died, another 25 remain missing and more than 11,000 were injured. More than 2,000 aftershocks have rattled the area since the quake, the agency said.
Sitting near chunks of concrete, bricks and a ripped orange sofa in the hard-hit Lushan village of Longmen, Luo Shiqiang told how his grandfather was just returning from feeding chickens when their house collapsed and crushed him to death.
"We lost everything in such a short time," the 20-year-old college student said on Sunday. His cousin was injured in the collapse, but other family members were spared because they were working in the fields.
The quake, which the earthquake agency measured at magnitude 7 and the US Geological Survey put at 6.6, occurred farther to the south on the same fault line where a devastating 2008 quake killed more 90,000 people. Because Lushan and Baoxing were largely spared in 2008, they also had not benefited from the massive rebuilding efforts and its emphasis on earthquake safety.
Luo said he wished more had been done to make his community's buildings quake-resistant. "Maybe the country's leaders really wanted to help us, but when it comes to the lower levels the officials don't carry it out," he said.
Relief teams flew in helicopters and dynamited through landslides Sunday to reach some of the most isolated communities, where rescuers in orange overalls led sniffer dogs through piles of brick, concrete and wood debris to search for survivors.
"I was working in the field when I heard the explosions of the earthquake, and I turned around and saw my house simply flatten in front of me," said Fu Qiuyue, a 70-year-old rapeseed farmer in Longmen.
Fu sat with her husband, Ren Dehua, in a makeshift shelter of logs and a plastic sheet on a patch of grass near where a helicopter had parked to reach their community of terraced grain and vegetable fields. She said the collapse of the house had crushed eight pigs to death. "It was the scariest sound I have ever heard," she said.
As in most natural disasters, the government mobilized thousands of soldiers and others, sending excavators and other heavy machinery as well as tents, blankets and other emergency supplies.
The Chinese Red Cross said it had deployed relief teams with food, water, medicine and rescue equipment to the disaster areas.
At the Lushan county seat, tents have been set up on open spaces, and volunteers doled out noodles and boxed meals to survivors from stalls and the backs of vans.
A large van with a convertible side served as a mobile bank with an ATM, military medical trucks provided X-rays for people with minor injuries, and military doctors administered basic first aid, applying iodine solution to cuts and examining bruises.
Patients with minor ailments were lying in tents in the yard of the hospital, which was wrecked by the quake, with the most severely injured patients sent to the provincial capital. With a limited water supply and buildings inaccessible, sanitation is a problem for the survivors.
One of the patients receiving care in the hospital's yard was the son of odd-job laborer Zhou Lin, 22. The baby boy was born a day before the quake struck. Zhou said he was relieved that his newborn son and wife were safe and healthy but was worried about his 60-year-old father and other relatives who have been unreachable in Baoxing.
"I can't get through on the phone, so I don't know what's going on there and they don't know if we are all right," he said.
Every so often, an aftershock struck, shaking windows of buildings and sending murmurs through the crowds.
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Since I don't want to violate someone's copyright policy or whatever, here is a link to a nice blog post with a manifesto on becoming a ninja.
It was written by the folks over at the VRT (Vulnerability Research Team).
Or How to work with , and use exploits and vulnerabilities.
VRT: How do I become a Ninja?
There is a link to a page with some insecure programming resources that start at the basic level and advance onwards.
gera's InsecureProgramming page
There is also a nice pdf file on basic exploit development.
My generic observations on this, if you have successfully setup ( install of your choice, networking, some sort of customization) your BT box (at the command line), then you could probably work with these resources. If you frequent the newbie section looking for How-To's and are struggling with the concepts presented there, then you are not ready for this. Keep trudging, diligence and a bit of sweat will pay off.
There are times when someone comes along and will find this info useful, so I wanted to share. If you are one of those people then make a post here, and/or add some more resources.


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Tutorial: Other Editor Features
There are a number of other editor features that are worth knowing about:
Navigate quickly to a numbered source line with the Goto Line item in the Edit menu, or with the key binding displayed there. In some keyboard personalities, the line number is typed into the data entry area that appears at the bottom of the window. Press Enter to complete the action.
In Wing Pro and Wing Personal, line numbers can be shown in the editor with the Show Line Numbers item in the Edit menu.
Selecting Code
Wing supports character, line, and block mode selection from the Selection Mode item in the Edit menu.
In Wing Pro and Wing Personal, multiple selections can be made at the same time with the Edit > Multiple Selections menu item, multiple selections toolbar item, and by pressing Ctrl+Alt (or Command+Alt on the Mac) while making a selection with the mouse. Once there are multiple selections, edits made will be applied in the same way to all the selections concurrently.
In Python code, the Select sub-menu in the Edit menu can be used to easily select and traverse logical blocks of code. The Select More and Select Less operations are particularly useful when preparing to type over or copy/paste ranges of text. Try these out now on urllib in ReadPythonNews in example1.py. Each repeated press of Ctrl-Up will select more code in logical units. Press Ctrl-Down to select less code.
The other operations in the Select sub-menu can be used for selecting and moving forward or backward over whole statements, blocks, or scopes. If you plan to use these and your selected User Interface > Keyboard > Keyboard Personality preference does not support them, then you will want to define key bindings for them using the User Interface > Keyboard > Custom Key Bindings preference. The command names are select-x, next-x, and previous-x where x is either statement, block, or scope.
Line Editing
In Wing Pro and Wing Personal, lines can quickly be inserted, deleted, duplicated, swapped, or moved up or down with the operations in the Line Editing sub-menu of the Source menu. If your keyboard personality does not support them, then you can define key bindings for those you are interested in using. The command names are: new-line-before, new-line-after, duplicate-line-above, duplicate-line, move-line-up, move-line-down, delete-line, and swap-lines.
Code Snippets
In Wing Pro, the Snippets tool in the Tools menu can be used to define and use code snippets for commonly repeated motifs, such as class or def skeletons or documentation templates.
You may already have noticed that these appear in Wing's auto-completer. Try this now by typing def into the top level of a file in the editor. Then select the def (snippet) completion choice. Wing will place the snippet into the editor and enter into a data entry mode similar to the mode used for entering arguments when the Auto-Enter Invocation Arg``s auto-editing operation is enabled. Type any text you want in each field within the snippet and press ``Tab to move between the fields. Data-entry mode will end at the last tab stop or if you move out of the snippet body.
Now try it again with class and then inside the scope of the class use the def snippet again. Notice that the form of snippet in this context differs from the one used at the top level (it includes self). Like-named snippets can be defined in this way for the following contexts: Module, class, function, method, attribute (after a period), comment, and string.
For details see Code Snippets.
Block Commenting
Lines of code can be commented out or un-commented quickly from the Source menu or, in Wing Pro, by pressing the # key while several lines of Python code are selected . In Python code, the Block Commenting Style preference controls the type of commenting that is used. The default is to use indented single # characters since this works better with some of Wing's other features.
Brace Matching
Wing highlights brace matching as you type unless disabled from the Auto Brace Match preference. The Match Braces item in the Source menu causes Wing to select all the code that is contained in the nearest matching braces found from the current insertion point on the editor. Repeated invocations of the command will traverse outward or forward in the file.
Text Reformatting
Code can be re-wrapped to the configured Reformatting Wrap Column with the Justify Rewrap item in the Source menu. This will limit wrapping to a single logical line of code, so it can be used to reformat an argument list or long list or tuple without altering surrounding code.
Wing Pro's Bookmarks tool in the Tools menu, and the bookmarking commands in the Source menu and editor context menu, can be used to define and jump to marked locations in the editor. In Python files, these bookmarks are defined relative to the named scope in the file so they move around with the scope as the file is edited. See Bookmarks for details.


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GFTN Newsletter - April 2013
News highlightsTropical pulp still a long way from fiction
About 30 per cent of children's books in Germany contain significant amounts of mixed tropical hardwood fibres characteristic of natural forest destruction, according to a new WWF report. Read more
Illegal logging in the Russian Far East reaching crisis proportions
A new report by WWF-Russia shows that the forests of the Russian Far East are being pushed to the brink of destruction due to pervasive, large-scale illegal logging activities. Much of this timber is exported to the U.S. and Europe.
FeaturesPreserving the habitat of proboscis monkeys
In the lush tropical forests of Borneo, GFTN-Indonesia is working with participants PT Kandelia Alam and PT Bina Ovivipari Semesta (BIOS) to preserve the habitat of this rare species of monkeys, and promote responsible forest management in over 28,000 hectares of forest management units.
Peru's indigenous community signs the largest contract for responsible forest management
The indigenous community of Puerto Esperanza in the eastern Peruvian Amazon, and GFTN-participant Consorcio Forestal Amazónico (CFA), have signed an unprecedented contract to join efforts in responsibly managing forests managed by the native community. The agreement brings new economic and social benefits to Puerto Esperanza community and safeguards forests for future generations.Read more
Rougier pushes FSC certification in Cameroon above 1 million hectares
GFTN participant Société Forestiére et Industrielle de la Doumé, a subsidiary of France-based Rougier, reached a milestone when it achieved FSC certification for three concessions covering 285,667 hectares in Cameroon, pushing the total FSC certified area in the country above 1 million hectares. The concessions are home to the Baka ethnic group, considered among the oldest residents of Cameroon's tropical rainforests. Read more
First FSC certified natural forests in Panama
Over 43,000 hectares of forests managed by the communities of Río Tupiza and Marragantí have received FSC certification, the first for natural forests in Panama and a significant milestone for responsible forest management in the country.
PT. Ratah Timber attains FSC certification
GFTN participant PT. Ratah Timber has achieved FSC certification for 85,261 hectares of tropical forests in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The high conservation value forest management units are home to important biodiversity such as the agile gibbon, and the critically endangered bird, black ibis, as well as the endangered tropical timber species, dipterocarpacea.
Russia's printing houses gain influence in forest products sector
Russia's printing houses are emerging as a powerful force in the domestic paper industry.
WWF-West Africa develops guide for timber exporters and importers
WWF–West Africa Forest Programme Office has completed a timber legality guide for timber exporters and importers from Ghana and Liberia.
Love Your Forests: Driving demand for responsible timber in Australia
The Love Your Forests campaign in Australia is entering a new phase - seeking to take consumers on a journey from a general awareness of FSC, towards a more thorough understanding of what FSC represents in terms of protecting threatened species, fragile ecosystems, and community rights.
International Paper Joins GFTN
Through participation in GFTN, IP has committed to increasing its FSC-certified fiber inputs by 15 per cent in the next three years for its operations in Brazil and North America, representing an increase of 1.5 million tons of fiber with direct influence into some of the world's most important forest product supply chains.


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An Avid Fan
Mary Dimitriw 7/28/2012 11:54:55 AMGreat POV Lorna...very cool shot!! Glad to see there still are some avid fans out there. No matter what they call the Skydome I'm always going to refer to it as the Skydome! LOL #1477410
Robert R. Goodman 7/28/2012 12:41:51 PMHi Lorna,Excellent capture my friend.Beautiful color.Trying to get in as much shooting as I can this weekend!!!! #10247907
John Connolly 7/28/2012 2:26:35 PMHe sure is a keen fan, Lorna! Excellent detail, light and color here, well done! #10248036
Ellen Hodges 7/28/2012 3:09:25 PMSuper cool capture with awesome detail and color, Lorna!!! Fab capture of this beautiful place!!!!! #10248090
David Phalen 7/28/2012 5:58:45 PMExcellent POV, colors and details!! He's one dedicated fan!!
Do they supply seat belts when you sit up that high? LOL #10248218
frank w. degenhardt 7/29/2012 3:25:58 AMBeaylutiful composition and pov. I love the over the shoulder shot. Gives a fantastic dimentional look to the picther. Gorgeous colors and perfect clarity my friend. #10248531
Tammy Espino 7/29/2012 8:48:28 PMI need my eyes checked, had to do a double take because I thought his shirt said Moron..LOL Nice back shot!! Needs a cowboy hat!! :) #10249649
Laura E. Swan 7/30/2012 1:19:36 PMMaybe this really was MORROW??? WOW!
This are such fun shots and I LOVE where you put your name! Right on the important list!!! :D
Great job and reporting, Sis!
-Gooners #10251001
JO ANN CLEVELAND 7/30/2012 2:23:00 PMHow kool, love your pov...and your name where you placed it too!
jo ann c. #10251524
Lorna Shutter 7/31/2012 8:25:50 PMMary, Bobby, John, Ellen, David, Frank, Tammy, Laura & Jo Ann ~ Thanks for the great comments, everyone! I really enjoyed reading them all! This is one of my personal favourites from this series, so I'm really glad that you like it! :)
Mary ~ Me too! :)
David ~ No. :)
Tammy ~ No, he didn't have your name on his shirt ... and he's not at a Rodeo. LOL! :D
Laura ~ No, I'm pretty sure it wasn't Morrow ... but then again ... :)
Laura & Jo Ann ~ Maybe he likes me ... and that's why he wrote my name in his book! Ha! Ha! :)
Laura E. Swan 7/31/2012 8:28:30 PMOr maybe YOU wrote your name there? HeeHee
NO BETTER YET...I think he asked for your autograph and it really WAS Morrow.
So WHO is famous NOW? Ha!
Lorna Shutter 7/31/2012 8:42:36 PMNope ... Neither one of us! LOL! :D #10256825
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer 8/1/2012 3:14:10 AMA FANTASTIC candid shot, Lorna. And with such a special and wonderfully colored background. TOPS!!! #10257212
Lorna Shutter 8/1/2012 4:47:40 PMThanks so much, Kiki! You put a smile on my face! #10258608
This young man was busy taking notes all through the Blue Jays vs. Angels game!
Brandon "Morrow" is the Blue Jays' most consistent starting pitcher.
Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with a left oblique strain and hasn't been able to play since June 11, 2012.
If all goes well, they expect him to rejoin the team by mid or late August.
Happy Saturday everyone!!!!! :)
Rogers Centre (Formerly known as the Skydome), Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
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From famed (and much better at this whole business than we are) New York blogger TMFTML, in response to the news that former quarterback bust Heath Shuler is running for Congress, floats the glorious notion of a Ryan Leaf candidacy.
Honestly, we'd totally vote for him. We'd want Tony Manderich to be the lieutentant governor, Sam Bowie the treasurer, Akili Smith the attorney general, DeSagana Diop the inspector general and Brian Bosworth the comptroller. Actually, we always want DeSagana Diop to be the inspector general.
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Vintage dress with oversized button
Added Feb 28, 2013
by Irina Schwab
Aylesbury, Unite...
The dress is based on Vintage Boucle Dress – however I used a very thin, vie colour fabric.
I have not altered the shape at all, however I am thinking about taking the dress in a little bit. It does look pretty large, despite going for a smaller size!
I prefer the length as it is, I know there is a temptation to shorten it, however it loses a bit of its elegance.
I chose a plain, beige button because I wanted to keep the lines simple.
The dress is worn with Rupert Sanderson nude shoes, as featured in Burda magazine (August 2011).
I will definitely make another dress following this pattern, however I will go for a smaller size and a much thicker fabric (in fact, as recommended)
Material Notes
suiting fabric, oversized button
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Mar 1, 2013, 07.02 PMby Mary Athey
Oh I love this, you did a grand job making this and its lovely on you. I love this length anyway and it is just so classy. i was undecided about making this but seeing your gorgeous version makes me want to make one x
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Mar 11, 2013, 12.19 AMby Irina Schwab
Thank you Mary, you need to be careful with this Project though. Read the instructions again and again. It is so easy to get it wrong! It is not extremely complicated, however it is extremely unclear!
Mar 11, 2013, 06.38 AMby Mary Athey
Thanks for the info, I normally.give.up on the.instructions anyway and try and work it out myself lol x
Mar 1, 2013, 05.50 AMby schnui
This dress is lovely and suits you so well. Maybe you should take it in a little bit as you have a great shape and why not accentuate it !!!
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Mar 11, 2013, 12.21 AMby Irina Schwab
The truth is, in between starting this dress and finishing it I lost 5 kgs and you can tell!!! You are absolutely right, it simply hangs on me! Not very flattering!
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Brain Stem Stroke
Excerpted and adapted from "Surviving a Brain Stem Stroke", Stroke Connection January/February 2003 (Science update October 2012)
Brain stem strokes can have complex symptoms, and they can be difficult to diagnose, according to Dr. Richard Bernstein, assistant professor of neurology in the Stroke Program at Northwestern University in Chicago. A person may have vertigo, dizziness and severe imbalance without the hallmark of most strokes – weakness on one side of the body. The symptoms of vertigo dizziness or imbalance usually occur together; dizziness alone is not a sign of stroke. Brain stem stroke can also cause double vision, slurred speech and decreased level of consciousness.
Only a half-inch in diameter, the brain stem controls all basic activities of the central nervous system: consciousness, blood pressure, and breathing. All of the motor control for the body flows through it. Brain stem strokes can impair any or all of these functions. "These complications are often predictable and, with prompt recognition, can be treated," Dr. Bernstein says. "If complications are dealt with quickly, there is a good chance of recovery."
More severe brain stem strokes can cause locked-in syndrome, a condition in which survivors can move only their eyes. labeled Image of a brain
If a stroke in the brain stem results from a clot, the faster blood flow can be restored in this critical area, the better the chances for recovery. "It is important that the public and healthcare professionals know all of the symptoms of a stroke and are aware that some brain stem strokes heave distinct symptom," Dr. Bernstein says. "Patients need to receive treatment as soon as possible to promote the best recovery."
Like all strokes, brain stem strokes produce a wide spectrum of deficits and recovery. Whether a survivor has minor or severe deficits depends on the location of the stroke within the brain stem, the extent of injury and how quickly treatment is provided.
Risk factors for brain stem stroke are the same as for strokes in other areas of the brain: high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, atrial fibrillation and smoking. Like strokes in other areas of the brain, brain stem strokes can be caused by a clot or a hemorrhage. There are also rare causes, like injury to an artery due to sudden head or neck movements.
"Dramatic recovery from a brain stem stroke is possible," says Dr. Richard Harvey, director of stroke rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. "Because brain stem strokes do not usually affect language ability, the patient is able to participate more fully in rehabilitation therapy. Most deficits are motor-related, not cognitive. Double vision and vertigo commonly resolve after several weeks of recovery in mild to moderate brain stem strokes."
Resources for Locked-in SyndromeLocked In: A Young Woman's Battle with Stroke. Mozersky, Judy. The Golden Dog Press, 1996. ISBN 0-919614-64-7. Only The Eyes Say Yes: A Love Story. Vigand, Phillippe and Stephanie. Arcare Publishing, Inc. 1999.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Bauby, Jean-Dominique. Random House Value Publishing, 1995. ISBN 0-517409-31-3.


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Brought to you by our friends at the SANS Institute.
The SANS Weekly Security News Overview
Volume 4, Number 30 July 23, 2002
Editorial Team:
Kathy Bradford, Dorothy Denning, Roland Grefer,
Bill Murray, Stephen Northcutt, Alan Paller,
Marcus Ranum, Eugene Schultz
22 July 2002 Feds Endorse Security Benchmarks
22 July 2002 Homeland Security Strategy Calls For Widespread
Background Checks.
17 July 2002 Hacking Part of Chinese War Threat
17 July 2002 Student Charged With Hacking To Boost Her Grades
16 July 2002 House Votes To Increase Cybercrime Penalties
22 July 2002 Congressman Davis Asks For Security Benchmarks In
Homeland Security Act
22 July 2002 PHP Hole Puts Web Servers At Risk
19 July 2002 Movie Industry Tracking Down Individuals Trading
Music Files
19 July 2002 Supova Worm Spreading Through Kazaa Network
15 July 2002 Frethem.K fits worm is spreading.
18 July 2002 Microsoft's Gates Says $100 Million Spent On Security
18 July 2002 Blue Cascades Report Cites Major Response Deficiencies
18 July 2002 Department of Homeland Security: NIST Out, Security
Teams In
18 July 2002 Yahoo Mail Filters Fixed
17 July 2002 European and US Lawmakers Work On Internet
Security/Privacy Issues
17/18 July 2002 National Strategy For Securing Cyberspace Due
September 11
16 July 2002 South Korean Activists Threaten DOS Protest Attack on US
16 July 2002 Liberty Alliance Network Identity Sign-On Standard
16 July 2002 Microsoft Backs SAML Standard
16 July 2002 CERT: Reported Security Flaws Increasing
15 July 2002 Cyberforensics Increasingly Used To Track Down Criminals
--Tutorials on Hacker Tools
--22 July 2002 Feds Endorse Security Benchmarks
A coalition of technology users in industry, academia, and government
joined to publish a Windows 2000 minimum security configuration
benchmark -- the first in a series of benchmarks for strengthening
security on systems.
An eWeek evaluation of the testing program:
Download the benchmarks and testing tools: http://www.cisecurity.org
--22 July 2002 Homeland Security Strategy Calls For Widespread
Background Checks
The National Strategy for Homeland Security released last week calls
for background checks of people managing IT systems in corporations
that make up the nation's critical infrastructure. The report
specifically says, "Personnel with privileged access to critical
infrastructure, particularly [IT-based] control systems, may serve
as terrorist surrogates by providing information on vulnerabilities,
operating characteristics and protective measures."
The complete strategy document is posted at
--17 July 2002 Hacking Part of Chinese War Threat
A Pentagon assessment of the threat China poses to its neighbors says
that computer hacking may be one of the tools China uses in executing
its goal of surprise, deception and shock. According to the report
China is exploring coercive strategies designed to bring Taipei to
terms quickly.
[Editor's Note (Ranum): Napoleon Bonaparte once commented that "given
the chance, a wise commander would employ lightning bolts if they are
available." Given the choice between hacking and ballistic warheads,
I'm amazed anyone sees hacking as a real concern in this case.]
--17 July 2002 Student Charged With Hacking To Boost Her Grades
Darielle Insler, a 22 year old University of Delaware student,
allegedly changed her grades in a math and a science class from "F's"
to "A's". She apparently fooled the human resources department into
setting new passwords for instructor accounts. She is charged with
multiple counts of identity theft and unauthorized access and misuse
of information on a computer system.
--16 July 2002 House Votes To Increase Cybercrime Penalties
The US House of Representatives voted 385 to 3 to increase to 20 years
the maximum penalty for knowingly attempting to cause serious injury
through a cyberattack.
--22 July 2002 Congressman Davis Asks For Security Benchmarks In
Homeland Security Act
Rep. Tom Davis (R, VA), who chairs the House Government Reform
Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, wrote to House
Majority Leader Dick Armey asking him to include minimum security
benchmarks in the Homeland Security Act. Davis' letter said the bill's
provisions would "significantly strengthen federal cyberpreparedness
by requiring all agencies to implement specific, baseline security
--22 July 2002 PHP Hole Puts Web Servers At Risk
A security hole in the PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) scripting
language used on many Web servers could allow an attacker to execute
code on affected systems or even take control of them.
The advisory, a fixed version of PHP, and a work around for the
problem were released by the PHP Group and are available at:
[Editor's Note (Grefer): PHP is a recursive acronym.]
--19 July 2002 Movie Industry Tracking Down Individuals Trading
Music Files
The Motion Picture Association of America uses a specialized search
engine to track down copyrighted movies, then requests that the
ISP require the user to get rid of the file or lose their Internet
connectivity. MPAA says more than 100,000 users have gotten cease
and desist letters from their ISPs, and most comply.
--19 July 2002 Supova Worm Spreading Through Kazaa Network
The Supova worm spreading through the Kazaa music and video file
sharing network. It destroys system files and then launches denial
of service attacks against religious web sites.
For more a more technical description:
--15 July 2002 Frethem.K fits worm is spreading.
Frethem has many of the characteristics of last year's mass-mailing
worms. It uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to email addresses
that it finds in the Microsoft Windows Address Book and in .dbx,
.wab, .mbx, .eml, and .mdb files.
--18 July 2002 Microsoft's Gates Says $100 Million Spent On Security
Microsoft's Chairman Bill Gates claims the cost of its delay in
development to improve security has cost the company $100 million.
Despite these efforts the company continues to release security fixes
weekly, sometimes daily.
[Editor's Note (Schultz): Let's be fair to Microsoft. Just because
bugs are being found in current and older releases does not mean that
Microsoft's efforts to improve the security of its codes are a failure.
The real test will be new releases which, given what I have heard from
engineers who work at Microsoft, are likely to be less bug-riddled.]
--18 July 2002 Blue Cascades Report Cites Major Response Deficiencies
Blue Cascades was last month's high-level exercise sponsored
by the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER). It tested the
region's vulnerability to power outages and telecommunications
failures. Among other conclusions, the report said that Blue Cascades
showed that neither corporate nor government officials recognize their
"overwhelming dependency upon IT-related resources to continue business
operations and execute recovery plans."
[Editor's Note (Northcutt): This exercise that was cosponsored
by FEMA, The US Navy, and the Canadian Office of Critical
Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness. The
invitation and additional information about it can be found at
--18 July 2002 Department of Homeland Security: NIST Out, Security
Teams In
The US House Select Committee writing the Department of Homeland
Security Act decided not to include the Computer Security Division
of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology in the
new division. Instead it is to stay at NIST. The House's version
also establishes Information Security Teams to test security
of federal agencies and assist them in improving security.
--18 July 2002 Yahoo Mail Filters Fixed
Yahoo! Has altered the filters it was using to replace words in
malicious scripts. An error in the filters caused them to replace words
throughout messages sent to Yahoo! users, not just in the scripts.
--17 July 2002 European and US Lawmakers Work On Internet
Security/Privacy Issues
Members of the European Parliament met with US legislators, regulators
and Vice President Cheney this week to "debate." Arlene McCarthy,
a member of the European Parliament said, "Expectations aren't
that the two approaches to Internet policy will become identical,
but that they can be compatible enough to help facilitate global
commerce and enforcement."
[Editor's Note (Schultz): Achieving any kind of agreement is going
to be exceptionally difficult. The US and Europe are worlds apart
when it comes to privacy expectation.]
--17/18 July 2002 National Strategy For Securing Cyberspace Due
September 11
Richard Clarke, the President's computer security adviser, said
Wednesday that an upcoming national plan to protect cyberspace will
include expectations for home users, as well as large companies
and the government. The new plan will be the Internet component of
the national strategy for homeland security announced by President
Bush. The CNN article also talks about plans for PC standards and
tools to help users keep their systems secure as part of the strategy.
--16 July 2002 South Korean Activists Threaten DOS Protest Attack
on US
The White House and military web sites are the targets of a threatened
attack by South Korean activists angry about the deaths of two girls
struck by a US military vehicle on a road north of Seoul. The soldiers
driving the truck have been indicted and could face up to six years
in prison.
--16 July 2002 Liberty Alliance Network Identity Sign-On Standard
The Liberty Alliance, a Sun-backed consortium, released
technical specifications for federated network identity sign-on
as a secure method for identifying individuals using any manner
of internet-connected devices. Such standards will help Internet
merchants maintain ownership of their client data while sharing lead
information with others. Version 1.0 does not cover personal data,
but provides a format for exchanging authentication information while
holding the identity of the user safe.
The Liberty Alliance is an alternative to Microsoft's Passport
program. Liberty's press release may be found at:
--16 July 2002 Microsoft Backs SAML Standard
Microsoft architect Kim Cameron said that Microsoft would Security
Assertion Mark-up Language (SAML), which was developed by the
twelve members of OASIS ) Organization for Advancement of Structured
Information Standards). This announcement raises the possibility of
greater interoperability with standards supported by other groups,
including Sun Microsystems.
--16 July 2002 CERT: Reported Security Flaws Increasing
Larry Rogers of the CERT Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon
University reports that the number of reported security flaws has
jumped from 2400 for all of last year to more than 1,000 for just
the first three months of this year.
--15 July 2002 Cyberforensics Increasingly Used To Track Down
The FBI recently made a case against a New Jersey gambling operation
using data obtained with a password uncovered through a keystroke
logging program. Police are finding it easier to get electronic
records because of the Patriot Act passed in the aftermath of
September 11. Privacy advocates are concerned police have too much
power to snoop.
[Editor's Note (Northcutt): This is a well written article. A very
clear expression of the concerns of privacy advocates is the ACLU
briefing on the subject: http://www.aclu.org/congress/l110101a.html]
--Tutorials on Hacker Tools
These are two excellent articles summarizing hacker tools. The
Symantec article provides foundation knowledge while the article by
Ed Skoudis called "Faster, Stealthier? More Dangerous," in Information
Security magazine, provides a unique look at the newest developments in
hacker techniques. (The following is a shameless plug) Ed is one of the
two lead faculty members for SANS Hacker Exploits hands-on class and
also one of the two highest rated speakers on the topic in the world.
Skoudis: http://www.infosecuritymag.com/2002/jul/faster.shtml


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From Mt. Vernon Signal, published 21 May 1920:
Mr. and Mrs. Ap Taylor were in Louisville last week returning home Sunday with an attractive three year old boy, which they have taken from the Orphans home.
Source: Mt. Vernon (Kentucky) Signal, 21 May 1920, p. 1, col. 2; digital images, Chronicling America (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 24 July 2012).


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In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Structure and Flight
Do they not see the birds committed to fly in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up in the air except God. This should be (sufficient) proof for people who believe. (16:79)
That birds can fly and so efficiently is miraculous. In order to work, such a flying machine must be amazingly lightweight and yet incredibly tough and strong. To take off and maintain flight, the bird can't be too heavy. Yet to survive the conditions faced in the air and the force of landing, it must be tough so as not to break on impact. These two qualities (lightness and toughness) are exactly how a bird is constructed.
The skeletal framework of a bird is rigidly interconnected with a very sturdy spinal column of fused vertebrae. The neck is strong but incredibly flexible as it must have the strength to support the head (keeping it motionless when in flight) yet flexible and ready to swing it suddenly in any direction, bending far downward or upward to spot prey or predators. The number of vertebrae in a bird's neck varies from long-necked to short-necked birds. This may sound obvious. But a mouse has the same number of cervical vertebrae as a giraffe (seven). Birds have a minimum of 11. Flexibility of the neck is achieved by a system of long bands of muscles and smaller muscles that are perfectly coordinated. From the slow turning of an owl's head to the flash of a heron catching a fish, it's a masterful machine.
Bones in the bird are hollow and thin-walled for lightness with internal struts for support. All weight is concentrated toward the center of the bird. At that center is a very large breastbone to which are attached the pectoral muscles, the mighty muscles which drive the wings. Flight muscles may account for 25-30 percent of a bird's weight, compared to pectoral muscles in the human which weigh less than one percent of total weight. These muscles working to drive the wings build up great heat. To counteract this, the bird has the most efficient respiratory system of any vertebrate. Rather than a single pair of lungs the bird has a system of air sacs throughout the body even in some of the hollow spaces in the bones. The air is taken in quickly to all important parts of the body and the bird's faster heartbeat provides rapid circulation.
Good eyesight is an important prerequisite of flight. A bird relies more heavily on vision than most animals. In some birds their eyes actually weigh more than their brains. Birds can see distant things as much as eight times more clearly than man can, and they also see close up much better. Most birds have both monocular and binocular vision. They can rely on what one eye sees close up and then count on sharper binocular vision for distances.
[67:19] Have they not seen the birds above them lined up in columns and spreading their wings? The Most Gracious is the One who holds them in the air. He is Seer of all things.
Most important to flight are the wings and feathers. The wing is really an arm with a large ball joint fitting into the socket in the shoulder. This is a specialized joint allowing great mobility. The way the bird can rotate as well as flap up and down gives the bird the ability to maneuver, slow down, change direction suddenly and land gracefully.
The feather is a unique and wonderful creation. It's light yet sturdy, flexible, versatile and easy to care for, provides cushioning, thermal insulation, and is water repellent and replaceable. Bright colored feathers are important in some bird species for attracting a mate and for territorial displays. Some birds have feathers camouflaged like their surroundings to help them hide.
The simple looking feather is actually a very complex mechanism. There is a center shaft attached to the skin. From this project many parallel branches or barbs which in turn bear smaller barbules, which are equipped with hooks and barbs. All of these barbs catch in one another like little zippers forming a smooth surface. If the feather is ruffled and the connection broken, it's easily smoothed out and rehooked. On each feather there are millions of these barbules hooking the feather together. When the wings are folded the feathers lie over one another like roof shingles with air spaces between to insulate against heat loss.
With all the bird does, there is continuous wear and tear on the feathers, so they must be replaceable. That's why birds molt on a regular basis. Molting is a precise process, triggered in the least severe season. The feathers are discarded usually in pairs (one from the right side and the corresponding one from the left). And never so many that the bird can't fly, although it may be weakened. To compensate the new feathers grow in very fast.
None holds the birds in the air except God
God holds them in the air. God gives them the physical construction to fly, the use of wings. They can raise and lower the wings, can move them forward or back, they can reduce the wing area, can rotate the wing at the shoulder, can twist the wings. Then God gives them the instincts to know how to do it. Birds don't study the laws of gravity but they use them. From great heights, they'll tuck their wings and fall straight down, then pull out the wings to provide resistance to slow down and land. They make it look easy.
Hummingbirds can fly backwards. Penguins, who don't fly, use their wings like a powerful oar to move quickly through the water. Hawks can turn upside down in full flight to catch smaller birds trying to escape, then right themselves and fly on without missing a beat.
Birds use the wind with great skill, as if they studied science. Some birds use land drafts to soar and glide, like an eagle using the currents in a canyon. Over water, seabirds are incredibly adept at using drafts. Gulls also have the instinct to use obstacles, like ships, which create extra updrafts. They'll follow motionless, looking as if they're tied like a kite on a string.
The structure of the bird and the miracle of flight are signs from God if we choose to see them. This is a proof for people who believe.
The Mystery Of Migration
[67:19] Have they not seen the birds above them lined up in columns and spreading their wings? The Most Gracious is the One who holds them in the air. He is Seer of all things.
Certainly of all things about birds, one of the most incredible is migration. In ancient times, all kinds of strange explanations were advanced to explain why certain birds disappeared in certain seasons. It was believed swallows spent the winter sleeping at the bottom of lakes. Aristotle announced that the European robin changed into another bird, the European redstart, at the approach of summer, and then presumably back into a robin. The Romans generally agreed, but claimed swallows turned into frogs. In 1703 an Englishman wrote that birds flew to the moon taking 60 days to get there and then on arrival finding no nourishment went into hibernation.
We now know that when birds disappear from one location it is because they migrate. We know when they go, which birds go where, over what route. Some are truly incredible journeys. The sandpiper goes from Canada to Tierro del Fuego. The golden plover travels from the arctic to the pampas of Argentina. Some barn swallows go 9000 miles from Alaska to Patagonia. Scandinavian swallows end up at the southern tip of Africa. Little warblers weighing less than an ounce take solitary night journeys from Germany to central Africa. The arctic tern is the champion long distance flyer, going between 10 and 14 thousand miles in its migration, breeding at the North Pole and wintering in Antarctica.
Those are the things we know. What still baffles scientists is the how. What prompts them to start when they start and to return when they return? And how do they find their way? For each new theory advanced, tests were performed which disproved it. Do they use landmarks? A species of stork when migrating south through the North American plains makes an abrupt turn to the west at approximately Great Falls, Montana to cross the Rockies. But it couldn't be landmarks, because birds cross vast stretches of ocean to remote islands. The golden plover travels over 2000 miles from Alaska to Hawaii over open seas. Some curlews go 6000 miles from Alaska to Tahiti with no landmarks to follow.
Birds use the position of the sun. Experiments with birds in cages showed that they would orient themselves to the sun and become confused by mirrors changing the sun's position. Yet many species of birds migrate by night. They then must use the stars. But while it's true that birds rarely start out on a cloudy night, they will continue their migration even if clouds obscure the stars.
It is generally acknowledged now that all these factors apply. Birds do use the sun by day and the stars at night and also the earth's magnetic field, perhaps also wind currents, landmarks and deep ocean sound vibrations. How they use these things remains a puzzle.
And how do they know where to go? In an experiment a bird was carried from its burrow in Wales to Boston, Mass. and released. Within two weeks, it was back in its burrow, 3000 miles across the Atlantic, totally unfamiliar territory. The bronze cuckoo of New Zealand is raised by foster parents who do not migrate, yet the young cuckoo migrates over 2500 miles of open ocean to the Solomon Islands for its first winter.
They must carry within them a "map," which shows them instinctively the route and the destination. And they must also have within them an internal clock that tells them when to leave. The swallows return to Capistrano on the same day each year and the vultures to Hinkley, Ohio (so man can marvel and turn it into an event.)
Migration is an amazing phenomenon. It's a difficult journey and many perish, providing food supplies for other animals along the migration route. A Mediterranean falcon lays its eggs later in the season than any other bird so it can feed its young off the migration of other birds.
To help conserve energy and insure that the most individuals complete the trip many birds fly in formation. The beautiful V-shape of the Canada goose and others is the most efficient use of drafting. It saves a lot of energy for the whole flock, each bird able to rest on the air currents created. Who teaches them that?
[24:41] Do you not realize that everyone in the heavens and the earth glorifies God, even the birds as they fly in a column? Each knows its prayer and its glorification. God is fully aware of everything they do.
While the ornithologists and scientists struggle and experiment and test out theories, we know the truth. A bird flies because God is the One who holds it in the air. It migrates along mysterious routes because it follows God's plan. Its flight is part of its glorification of its Creator.
The robin doesn't wish it were an eagle. The crow doesn't care that he's not colorful like the cardinal. The hummingbird doesn't want to try fish for change like the duck.
That's a lesson for us. A sign for people who understand and take heed. Our job is to worship God alone. If we can do that job even a fraction as well as birds do their jobs, we might just be fortunate enough to fly with them in heaven.


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A busy weekend is ahead for cyclists with the Fremont Solstice parade – featuring naked cyclists – a book reading from the Bike Snob, an all-night bike ride, and Livestrong.
- Parade – 12 PM
- Book Reading – 2 PM
- 9 to 5 All Night Bike Ride – 9 PM
Cyclists are riding for Livestrong this weekend too.
We're riding big miles this weekend and relaxing after the Mobile Social in Toronto.


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US Official Admits That UK Detention Of Glenn Greenwald's Partner Was 'To Send A Message'
from the illegal-and-obnoxious dept
One U.S. security official told Reuters that one of the main purposes of the British government's detention and questioning of Miranda was to send a message to recipients of Snowden's materials, including the Guardian, that the British government was serious about trying to shut down the leaks.That's what many people had assumed, but to have it admitted by an official just shows how incredibly stupid this whole thing was. The only message it sent was that the UK government has gone way overboard in abusing the law for reasons of personal thuggery, rather than any legitimate purpose. The law they used was an anti-terrorism law, and they flat out used it to intimidate the press. That's not how the government in a free country acts. The outrage over all of this (both the detention and the hard drive destruction) isn't just going to go away. These actions are, in some ways, worse than the original reports, because they confirm the petty vindictiveness of those in power against journalists doing their job in exposing the abuse of people's rights.
It's this very reason why people are so concerned about the collection of all of this data. If the government has no problem detaining people under bogus pretenses to "send a message" to journalists, while also threatening to shut down newspapers and forcing them to destroy hard drives, what else might they already be doing with all of that personal data and information they've been sucking up?


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Cam Gigandet Debuts Baby Rekker During Family Disney Trip!
Cam Gigandet shows off his baby boy Rekker, five months, while visiting Disneyland with his family on Monday (July 1) in Anaheim, Calif.
The 30-year-old actor was joined by his love Dominique Geisendorff and their four-year-old daughter Everleigh.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Cam Gigandet
Cam's new CBS show Reckless reportedly recently began filming back in South Carolina. Cam stars as a Southern litigator in the show, set to premiere mid-season – be sure to check it out!
FYI: Cam is using his Uppababy stroller and Peg-Perego infant seat.
40+ pictures inside of Cam Gigandet and his family having fun at Disneyland…


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Three Strikes: Today's civil rights challenge
Three Strikes has disproportionately targeted the poor and people of color. More than 70 percent of the Three Strikes prisoners serving life sentences are either African American or Latino; making Three Strikes one of the leading civil rights issues of today. We need your help. On Nov. 6, California residents will have another opportunity to amend Three Strikes. Vote Yes on Prop. 36.


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In this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and William Barret of New York University examine the basic theory of existentialism as founded by Martin Heidegger, and later propagated by Jean-Paul Sartre. Barret discusses Heidegger's notions of being, existence as task, cosmic roots, and alienation. Sartre's concept of absolute human freedom is discussed as having promoted human dignity and individualism in the impersonal modern society.
Heidegger and Existentialism with Bryan Magee (1977)
One critical point I note from the above discussion, Heidegger's existentialism is mainly descriptive but without any prescriptions and that is why the typical existentialist is informed of the theories and problems associated with existence but are neverthelss lost as how to resolve those problems.
Perhaps one rare practical advice from Heidegger was;
Heidegger was asked how we might recover authenticity, he replied tersely that we should simply aim to spend more time 'in graveyards'.
http://thephilosophersmail.com/perspect ... heidegger/
What??? perhaps that is why people like Ambiguous [Heidegger is one of his idol?] is so lost.


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Dear all,
Background: Rabbit Microcontroller.
Accessing the board via Telnet. TCP/IP
Uses VT100 Emulation Telnet.
I had been thinking how do I check whether a user had keyed in an UP ARROW and bring up his previously entered command. I tried to do a HEX key capture and they returned me 3 HEX numbers.
I am using a Switch Case, I can't combine these 3 HEX codes together and match the UP ARROW as one case.
Each of my character is received from a buffer and not captured as an input string stream.
Meaning, one char by one char it goes into a char variable read from the buffer.
HEX KEY for UP arrow is 1b 5b 41
I checked up the net and they gave me 1E as UP ARROW but funny thing is it can't work!
(Can't work)
case '\x1E':
do somthing...
(Compile error)
case '\x1b\x5b\x41'
Do something
thanks for reading. I am using Dynamic C compiler, its not those normal ANSI compiler I guess. Its from the microcontroller manufacturer www.rabbit.com


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