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What is the difference between $10 Polarized sunglasses and $200 glasses? Is the difference mostly in the quality of the lenses and frames or do the expensive glasses actually block out more glare and allow you to see more easily into the water? I'm looking into buying a new pair and have gone with cheaper pairs in the past. Any advice on purchasing a new pair?
Others may disagree, but here's my opinion.
You really do get what you pay for. The $10 ones are OK, they scratch easily, break easily, and have no warantee at all. Some have found $50 dollar glasses that are really nice, but there is something about really nice ones ($100 and up ballpark) that make my eyes relax. The optics are perfect allowing for true vision. The lenses have better scratch resistance and the frames are sturdier.
Taking all that...I wear Costa Del Mar's Euro Frames with green polarized lenses. Glass. I love them. They are amazing on the flats of Cape Cod as well as most inshore fishing situations. The glass is heavier (and reportedly more dangerous) than the poly carbonate, but I can take them and throw them in a backpack without any cover and still sleep at night. I can also wipe the salt crystals off with my T shirt and have nothing to show for it. As far as danger is concerned, I always cast with the wind to off my left side, even if I have to cast backwards. Takes care of that problem.
One last thing, the warantee on top quality glasses (Action Optics, Costa, Oakley, etc) is amazing in my experience. They usually replace or fix for free or sometimes a small fee.
If you lose glasses all the time, go with the cheap ones. If you know they'll be around, I'd say go for some nice ones. Try them out, you'll be amazed at the difference.
Polycarbonate ones don't shatter. And when you sit on or loose em they better be the el cheapos.
Get to MArshalls if you want to score a pair of $50-70 Bolle's for about $20. I posted this on the other board. You won't miss any fish either with the cheaper varietites. The exception might be if you're a flats hound. Then the investment is worth it. OR if you're careful enough to take care of a nice pair. Not me.
I agree with Nick.. and I swear by the Maui Jim's Copper lens.They are a great glass and really "comfortable" for your eyes.. hey..there your eye's and you should get the best you can afford. I just splurged on the Maui Titanium polycarbon... I can hardly feel them on .They cost alot but also come in an unbreakable case and the titanium has memory.
Love my Maui's
Some of the reasons I like the more expensive Maui Volcano's (wish there weren't so much of course):
The spring loaded hinges
The dual shaded lenses (brown top and bottom, grey in the middle)
The glare shades built-in as part of the frame's shape
I don't know if there are shades of polarization, but I find this to reduce glare extremely well.
Wish they were just a TAD darker on those very bright days and lighter on cloudy ones, or when fishing under trees on a stream.
I think that a good pair of polarized glasses are among the top four most important pieces of gear(a little more important than a good rod, a little less important than good flys and a good line). So much of our success, pleasure and safety depends on seeing well. So, get the best you can afford. Get two or three pairs if you are flush.
Some thoughts:good glass lenses are better optically than good poly.
Glass lenses are more scrath resistant(they are more likey to scratch if they are plastic than glass ones are likely to break). Plastic might be safer, but I doubt it.
Plastic are lighter,cheaper and more comfortable.
Stay away from green and grey lenses. Copper,amber, brown, and yellow(for low light)provide better contrast.
Don't get really dark lenses unless you are welding. Fish are always lurking in the shadows, and in over cast and dawn/dusk conditions,we need all the help we can get. Get a cheap pair for scoping out chicks or dudes or whatever. They're hard to miss.
Make sure they fit well and don't allow a lot of light to relect on the inside of the lense.If you see relections, pass on those John Lennon specials. Think Bono. If they fit too tight, however, they will fog up easily.
I like the "Chums" and "Abel" retention straps(sounds like a painful treatment for incontanence). Your head will come off befor you lose them.
Good brands for fishing specs are Maui Jim, Costa Del Mar, and especially Action Optics(cheap frames, but good lense colors). I have heard that Oceam Waves are good too. Action Optics make the best prescripion glasses.
Get a tacky pair that you would be embarrassed to wear(big blocky frames with side glass). Think Elvis in a bass boat. That way you will only wear them fishing, and will be less likely to loose them.
This should be in the "Gear Section". I gota keep the numbers up.
One cast can change your day...maybe your life.
I have no vested interest in Maui Jim's, but I recently broke my Volcano's, which they said they would fix for free, but while at the store I tried these on and MAN, are they incredible! I usually will spend for for titanium only if it's in a rod or for my road bike, but these are really incredible - you forget you're even wearing them:
I'm not quite at the 'bump into a wall without glass' time.
But Darn! I wish perscription lens weren't so dam pricie. Got you on one, then add Pol., then add, then frames.
And unless you where spec's the size of a dinner plate, 'clip ons' are darn near as expensive. $1.50 worth of materials .... and $35-$50 bucks.
Ran into my eye doctor at the mall and asked about prescription sunglasses ( I really need them now, too) - "how much???"
"Hundreds $$$" (very matter of factly) :eyecrazy:
Polarized glasses from the opticion are not a good bet for the fisherman. The frames and lenses are really expensive, and the lense color is often a little green(even if it is amber).
I'm sure the frames are of better quality, but the mark up must be huge.
Action Opticts RX glasses are about 170 bucks and I am very impressed with the quality. These are perfect for fishing and after rod/reel/line/leader/fly, the most important piece of gear I have. Maui Jim(very good but $$$), Costa del Mar(also very good) and Orvis(only OK.) also offer good fishing RX glasses.
One cast can change your day...maybe your life.
Fred & Dave I can tell you from experience that $170 for the Action Optics is much cheaper than what my optometrist charges. I can also tell you that it took about a year to get my hook set on dry flys back after buying prescription sunglasses. Wish I could talk about using the Action Optics glasses.
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Take my prescription to someone who deals with the various dealers and go from there? I wear progressives and it wasn't easy to get adjusted to them. I'm beginning to think it's easier to go with Fitovers or some industrial safety glass from the local emporium.
I know I didn't begin this discussion, but thanks to uptrout and the rest for the q&a.
Three ways to go:
1) buy cheapos and don't worry about 'em
2) buy $50-70 polycarb polarized and try to squeeze 2 seasons out of them
3) buy $150-250 and enjoy the best there is in featherlight titanium polarized technology
For the last few years I've been a "2", averaging 1.5 seasons per pair. Frankly, it's very economical (good price/performance) but there are two tough things about it:
- it's hard to find good glasses at mid cost
- you need to take care of them or they will be toast in short order
Bolle's are often available at this range at REI/EMS, although it sounds like Lefty got them at "level 1" prices. Costco carries a polarized polycarb at ~$70 with titanium frames that are su-weet and I am thinking about them for a next pair.
You need to keep "type 2" glasses on a loop around your neck or they will get destroyed. Never wipe with paper, like glass, only soft cloth. Those loops are the biggest single contributing factor to scratch-free polycarb lenses, in my experience anyway.
AND THEN... I saw the top of the line Action Optics and tried them on... then the Maui Jims at Concord Outfitters... suddenly I am thinking hmmmm.... maybe I am a "level 3" kind of guy afterall. Hey - Father's Day is coming up!
My last $50 pair are still doing great (18 months old). I suspect that I will be buying another pair mid-season. They will probably be "3" (first time ever for me).
Experts say pick copper lenses for fishing. I can't wear amber cause I can't see the brake lights in front of me when I do. I use grey lenses and seem to be able to see fish in the water pretty damn well, almost invariably better than the folks I am fishing with.
I wear polycarbs because my brother the eye surgeon convinced me to. In eye trauma, it's often the glass splinters that do the most damage and polycarb doesn't shatter. That's not to say shatter-proof glass isn't great, I am sure it is. Like many things it's just a choice you make.
The safest glasses are the ones you wear most often. Choose a color and model that you will wear every time you go.
Like Nick said, casting as the wind predicates is the biggest safety factor of all. Keep the wind blowing away from you on the casting side.
I've been wearing the Fitovers over progressive lenses for two seasons and find them adaquate. Would love to get a pair of top quality Rx, but they would have to be bi-focals, unless I have a fishin caddy to tie my flys on. The Action Optics Rx's sound interesting. As far as glass vs polycarbonate, I'm paranoid about my eye's. As desciplined as you might be about casting with the wind on your favorable side, there is no accounting for momentary "dumb a$$". Take a look at the right lense of my glasses next time you see me. Out harmlessly practicing my casting in the back yard when the fly gets caught in an apple tree. Gave the line a little flick and get the shank of the practice fly right in the back of the lense. Really dumb but dumb happens.
Fred A.
I have the Costas in poly and the Action optics in glass. Both RX. I used to wear fit overs. When you spring for the RX, it will rock your world(that's a good thing). Really, they are that good.
I like glass becuse they are less likely to scratch. Now I also have the poly carb, and they are lighter which is also nice. The glass has better optics. I don't think that glass RX polarized lenses will "shatter"(the glass sandwiches a film of polarizing material), but as a surgeon, I'm sure that Juro's brother has seen all sorts of things.
Action Optics does bi focles. Call you local dealer and ask them about it. You will never go back to fit overs.
I need RX, so I have given this a lot of thought and tried most every thing. Juro, you have developed a good eye for fish, but I don't think that most people will benifit from Grey lenses. Vermillion, copper, amber, brown, yellow, are provide better contrast. Unless you are trying not to rear end that car in front of you.
Wow, we have ammassed quite a data base regarding Fishing goggles.
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The players sued the NFL thats what started this.
Goodell isn't deciding these things. The competition committee proposes them and the teams vote.
I don't understand why everyone thinks goodell is doing all these things on his own. He isn't really the boss.
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When you said you were in school I imagined it was High School. Good for you wanting to learn how to train your puppy. One important thing is now that you actually have a baby puppy you will need to learn a bunch of stuff rather quickly. Here's some info to get you there. The info from these sources should be followed vs things you think you know.
Get the Bill Hillman Puppy Videos in addition to the Jackie Mertens Sound Beginnings video. Bill and Mary Hillman have a bunch of YouTube videos and a blog I think that you will find useful. Here is one of Bill's videos you find the rest and watch all of them. They also have a site somewhere with on going discussions I think. email him with questions.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl6E2guzyCM
Pat Noland in Maryland has a nice web site and a number of videos showing good things to do with puppies. Go to http://ponderosakennels.com/dog-trai...icle-directory search around his site for info and watch his YouTube videos about what to do with puppies.
In the beginning you will teach obedience using treats and repetition. When puppy is around 4-5 months old you will formalize obedience and begin the real training right after puppy loses his puppy teeth and adult ones grow in. Don't shoot any guns near or around puppy.
Here's a little outline of things you can do with your puppy starting yesterday.
Puppy Basics
Ø Lavish lots of attention on new pup as soon has he arrives
Ø Put nylon collar on new pup
When used to collar add 6' lead. Let pup run around unrestrained to get used to lead. Then add leash.
Limit walks to 5 minutes at first
Ø Expose pup to many environments and situations that are safe.
Go on walks alone, carry pup into fields.
Maintain eye contact.
Always air pup before any training. When airing, Stop, Look and Wait. Give praise
Observe pups gait, ear and tail positions. Helps you to recognize pups attitude.
In field keep pups attention. Move off and call when he seems occupied.
Keep pup away from unknown dogs and places until 3rd shot series.
Introduce to Parks, Gravel, Concrete, Puddles, and Vegetation etc.
Introduce to Steps, Tunnels, Barriers, Elevated surfaces (et Table),
Toys of different Size, Weight, Texture and Noise.
Ø Play
Focus play sessions with you as center of attention
Socialize play with other dogs.
· Learns how to behave around other canines
· Use caution around older dogs
Observe pups mannerisms
· Dominant or submissive
· Intensity
· Attention span
õ 7-16 Weeks
Ø Begin basic obedience training with treats 3-4 days after pup arrives home.
Commands: Here, Sit, Heel, Down, No Bite, No Noise, OK.
Use Puparoni or soft treats, cheese or hotdog bits not biscuits which require too much attention from pup.
Dog eventually will be under your control at all times with these commands.
Watch and follow Jackie Mertens puppy video.
Teach Fast pup slow, slow pup fast
1 or 2 commands at a time
5-6 minutes each session
Several times a day for 6-7 days
Ø Puppy Bumpers
Introduce right away in quiet indoors area, use hallway so pup must return to you.
· Tease with bumper, slow toss maybe 5-6 feet. Limit to 3-4 throws max.
¨ Lengthen when doing well
¨ Send over jumps and under table etc
· Use Soft Bumpers or cloth dummies
· Later use small 2'x 9"white plastic knobby bumpers
Ø If retrieving well at 9 weeks introduce pup to birds
Start with pigeon or even bird wings
Do not allow pup to play with birds or to pluck feathers
Switch to ducks when pup is big enough to pick them up
Discontinue birds with pup if problems persist like eating birds etc
Ø Here (Pup needs to be solid on Here)
See-Saw Drill.
· Alternate calling pup back and forth between you and a friend. "Here" Start about 6' apart and then move back. Restrain pup gently on the chest and release when he is called.
· Later, with a treat, lead pup into a heel/sit position when he comes to you.
Ø Sit (Sit also means Stay)
Teach Sit for several days in quiet place with no leash
Be on knees
Raise hand with treat slightly above and behind pups head and pup will sit
Say sit after pup sits
Have pup sit for his meal, release him to eat after brief sit
Ø Front Sit
Teach square front sit, pup will be facing you.
Attentive posture, looking up at you
Show where legs go if necessary, rear feet should be under butt.
Gently step on foot and he will tuck it under
Ø L & R Heel
Lead pup back with treat as you step back slightly, step forward and lead pup forward with treat. Mix in sit.
Ø No
Teach word "No" for hard biting, chewing, or barking
Ø Release Command (Go On, OK) etc. Free to air or play
Pup needs a release command to come off of a sit or heel
Ø No Noise
If noisy in crate, smack crate and command No Noise
Squeeze muzzle and command No Noise
Ø Down
Teach down, no jumping up
Do not pet pup when he jumps up. Sit him and then praise & pet him
Ø Settle
Teach pup to settle down and be calm when being handled or having nails clipped
Get pup comfortable with being handled. Touch his feet, ears, mouth etc while in down position
Ø Stand
Teach stand up from sit or down position
Ø Jumping Obstacles
Indoors, over your outstretch leg. Low at first than higher "Over"
Outdoors walk with pup over various obstacles
Ø Kennel
Teach "kennel" command to get pup into crate, car, dog truck etc.
Ø Introduce Water
Shallow, warm water at first. >65 degrees.
Do not force pup into water, let him check it out first
Don't use leash or cord
Get in water yourself if necessary
Let pup go in water for a short retrieve, meet pup at waters edge when he comes back
Ø Retrieving Introduction
Strive to be 90% successful
Use long check cord if necessary 30'
Retrieves should be done on field with short grass so pup can easily see bumper.
1st throws are thrown by a helper in towards angled handler and about 20-30 yards away, later throws are angled away from handler and not in.
Restrain pup briefly, make sure his eyes are on the throw, and then release pup after throw hits the ground. This is not the time to Steady your pup
· If pup goes to thrower, thrower should run to mark with pup
· Thrower should re throw if necessary to get pup to area of fall
Ø Introduction to Fetch/Give or Drop (No pressure)
Teach Fetch and Give from hand
· Start with pup between legs at first
· Have him fetch bumper from your hand, pet him and take bumper back, ask him to fetch again
· Fetch / Give / Fetch / Give etc.
· No pressure at this time
Ø Introduce Doubles Retrieves
When 100% successful with singles
Should be started several days after successful singles with a good pup
Have throws separated by barrier to prevent switching
· Fence with gate for example or down 2 sides of house etc.
· Throws should be 180% apart at first, tighter angles later
· First teach memory mark as a single
· Then throw as a double
· Setup double so pup must come back by you with 1st bumper
· When successful setup throws closer together with no barrier
· Do not push dogs face to mark
Ø Introduce Water Marks (over 65 degree water temp)
Avoid cheating situations
Start at waters edge
Straight entries
Bumper in center of pond no land closer than you
Send through cover at edge of pond
Ø Continue Obedience training
At about 4 months or so it's time to put a Pinch Collar on pup to continue with more formal obedience. Use collar corrections to enforce commands, Here, Heel & Sit.
Avoid using a "Choke Collar". You can damage your dogs' throat. Use a pinch collar.
Go on short walk every day and drill on Sit, Here & Heel. Dog should be really solid on "Here".


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We are not drafting Matt Elam. We have enough players at Safety right now, not much quality but we got depth. We need LB's we only have four at this time, and Kiwi plays a lot of DE in the NACAR package.
Ive got an idea...How about we take the BEST available player according to our highly talented professional staff!
That works for me..
Not a chance we pick a safety with the direction today's NFL is headed in.
Not to mention that would be FAR FAR from BPA. Not to mention it's not a need.
Elam is an extreme reach at 19, with some mocks even having him available in the 2nd. Better to be spent on a CB or LB anyways.


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Ralph McQuarrie...
June 13, 1929 - March 3, 2012
"I'm so sad, yet so grateful for all that he contributed to my childhood dreams and the visions that remained with me into my adulthood."
I just saw this on facebook, very sad.
George Lucas response:
May the force be with you.
The imagination of millions was affected by his art. Rest in well earned peace.
I'm very saddened by this, I can't imagine how I'll feel when more and more pieces from the Star Wars universe pass away.
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
I've always said, the most important people to the SW universe were:
1. George Lucas
2. John Williams
3. Ralph McQuarrie
4. Ben Burtt
5. Irvin Kershner
Sad. Here's what his website said:
Originally Posted by its main page
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
RIP Moebius:
And now two huge artists have gone so close together...
Thanks for the link. All I really knew about the guy previously was that his works were a big influence on costume and set design on the original Alien movie, the spacesuits in particular. Its sad to see the people who helped make some of my favorite movies passing away.
TREVOR JONES. Who you say? One of my recent Academy students who worked for us briefly at the Sheriff's Office and then moved to the city PD. I'm in total shock as are all my colleagues.
Way too young! Thank you for your service and dedication. Rest well.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!


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Screenings are available at Employee Health Services at the McCosh Health Center from 1 to 4 p.m. on three Tuesdays, May 11, 18 and 25; and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. on two Wednesdays, May 12 and 19.
Screenings also are available at other times by appointment. To schedule an appointment, contact Employee Health Services at (609) 258-5035.
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Ovelia's Psistaria
34-01 30th Ave, Astoria, NY 11103
718.721.7217 / ovelia-nyc.com/
At a recent blog-relaunch event in honor of Fooditka.com (formerly Foodista), I had the pleasure of feasting on inventive Greek-inspired dishes with four smart, food-savvy women at Ovelia's and falling in a lit bit more in love with Astoria. The woman of the evening was Judith Klein-Rich, Founder and Editor of Fooditka. Fooditka is a dynamic food blog that features many of Judith's recipes, cooking experiments, Astoria-centered restaurant reviews and a variety of food-centered stories. The blog's new name is a playful homage to Slovakia, where Judith was born and spent part of her childhood. I was thrilled to be on her guest list, and my attendance at her Ovelia Psistaria event was a great opportunity for me to enjoy some modern Greek flavors in NYC's flagship Greek neighborhood of Astoria, and to commune with fellow food bloggers, in physical real-time. How nice it feels to write about a social experience that cannot be preceded by the adjective "virtual!" As a result, my new foodie friends include Erin of Gluten-Free Fun, Lindsay of TheLunchBelle.com and Meg of Harmonious Bellies. Meg is also a regular contributor to We heart Astoria along with Judith.
"Ovelia Psistaria," as its web site instructs, connotes the ritual of cooking lamb on a spit on an open flame and the type of place in which such food is served. Despite its traditional sounding name, however, Ovelia's offers a contemporary spin on Greek cuisine fused with local New York flair and flavors. It features a happening bar scene in the front of the establishment, seasonal patio dining and the dining area champions a hip, contemporary decor that meshes classic Modernism with with funky kitsch: think murals evocative of Braque and Dali flanked by Patricia-Field-inspired sculptures. It's odd, but it works with Ovelia's fun and energetic vibe. Its extensive menu encompasses brunch, lunch and dinner and includes classic casseroles as well as fish and meat options. Dinner entrees range roughly from $15 – $32, lunch items are mostly below the $15 range. The restaurant offers vegetarian and vegan options as well as gluten-free alternatives. Gracious chef and co-owner, Peter Giannakas, was quick in providing ready gluten-free substitutions for Erin of Gluten Free Fun, which included cucumber slices instead of pita and ribs dressed in gluten-free barbeque sauce.
A round of dry rosé wine sangria kicked off an evening of hearty grazing and foodie-pow-wowing and information sharing. The sangria, made with a dry, yet pleasingly light rosé stood out for its confetti-like sprinklings of freshly cut kiwi and strawberry. Each sip of it delivered a lively burst of summer freshness to the palate. Next came an abundant spread of Greek and American appetizers. There was grilled halloumi on a bed of prosciutto, kafteri poppers, which consisted of feta and grilled jalapeno, fried, semolina-coated calamari feta cubes coated in black-and-white sesame seeds and a hint of honey, grilled loukaniko, a delicious house-made sausage flavored with fennel, savory seasonings and orange zest. The loukaniko is a Giannakas family recipe, and prepared by chef and co-owner, Peter Giannaka's parents, Ioannis and Evangelia. The loukaniko was also used for the generous appetizer serving of corn dog buttons. Ensconced in a savory coating of fried cornmeal, and in dainty coin size servings, these were the most gourmet corn dogs that I have ever seen or tasted. There was a plate of warm, slightly tangy pita bread and an addictive pretzel bread made by The loukaniko and the sesame-coated feta cubes were my favorites. The loukaniko, my Astoria friends enthusiastically informed me, is also a beloved fixture on Ovelia's weekend brunch menu. It also bears noting here that Ovelia's appetizer options includes many traditional Greek mezes including taramosalata, eggplant salad.
More than happily sated on this course alone, little did I know that the evening still held voluminous platters of ribs and grilled meats and rich sides in store for us. There were heaping trays of succulent bbq'ed ribs seductively dressed in barbeque sauce. The smoky-flavored meat was so tender it slid right off the bone, and was not the least bit fatty. There was chicken: deep fried and grilled. I savored both. The fried chicken had a crisp and non-greasy pepper-seasoned buttermilk crust and was cooked to perfection. The grilled variety was tender lemon-flavored juiciness buried under a thin coat of rewarding blistered char. The sides included many a nod to Fourth of July and Thanksgiving goodness with mac-n-cheese, mashed potatoes with gravy, and sweet potatoes sprinkled with marshmellows and a side of Greek style sauteed spinach and lemon potatoes for good ethnic measure. Needless to say, the collective state of food-induced coma that ensued after this delicious feast would not even allow for the word dessert to be uttered. Unspoken consensus turned the word into table taboo.
The company and the food made me feel instantly rewarded for having attended the Fooditka event. The fare, pricing and vibe at Ovelia clearly warrant returning to there. As for the neighborhood it's located it in–an Astoria artery that is lined with the nostalgically priced fish-mongers, green grocers, Greek cafeterias– it made me heart Astoria even more than before. And I will be sure to explore the area that Harmonious Bellies' Meg Cotner, referred to as the "food nexus of Astoria," that is to say neighboring block of 31st Ave. and 34th. St.
This post is participating in the Astoria Blog Carnival, hosted by We Heart Astoria.


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ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor Workshop
This workshop is intended for those personnel who have been identified as Internal Auditors for the companies ISO 9001 Quality Management System. This workshop covers all the coursework described in "Understanding ISO 9001:2008" with the addition of workshop and activities centered on the ISO 19011:2002 guideline for Management System Auditing. Using the company's existing Quality Management System participants will learn the process approach to effective auditing. Workshop activities include the development of an audit schedule, audit checklist and practice audits. If time permits, and the companies schedule allows, participants will finish the workshop by conducting actual audits of the Quality Management System, write audit reports, and present these to management.
- Understanding ISO/TS 16949:2002 outcomes
- Understand how to use the techniques and audit process as described in ISO 19011:2002
- Be able to explain the process approach to effective auditing
- Understand how develop an audit check list and audit plan
- Know how to write and present audit reports and summaries
- Explain how to perform effective follow-up auditing
- Be able to conduct actual audits, and write reports, on the company's Quality Management System
The Business & Community Institute
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Phone: (517) 483-1857
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Hey everybody - They just added Nebraska to the state forums.
So, those of you who live here, or hunt here, come on and say hey.
Where you from, and where do you hunt?
I'm from Osmond, and I hunt up here in this Northeast part of the state. Hoping to get a chance to run out to my uncle's place around Ainsworth this year to.


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CTC Trainer
A modular system enables the Trainer to be flexible around your experiences and desires. The course is made up of a single 'modern CTC teaching practice' course to start with, then a choice of 4 orientation modules which you take to deliver your choice of maintenance, Young Leader, Ride Supporter or National Standard Cycle Instructor courses.
Each course is a single day in length, and for convenience, many are run on consecutive days.
Where you are a CTC Trainer providing, for example, maintenance courses and want to go on to provide the Young Leader Award too, then you simply take the Young Leader orientation.
Course outcomes
Holding the CTC Trainer qualification enables you to provide one or all of:
- National Standards (Bikeability)
- Maintenance Fundamentals course
- Road and Trailside Maintenance course
- Advanced Maintenance course
- Young Leader Award
- Ride Supporter course
High demand and the desire for CTC courses to be provided from within an organisation (or in-house), as well as the value the public puts on CTC's products and services, has resulted in the development of the CTC Trainer course.
Please contact the Courses & Training Helpline to find out if this course is available for booking: 01483 238 337
What you need
Your experience and qualifications will be appropriate to the course you wish to deliver in line with the needs of the safety, environment and teaching requirements.
|Minimum Pre-requisites
|Modern educational practice
|Evidence of teaching, assessing and learning provision over at least 20 sessions
|Cytech Level 2 or
Equivalent skill and experience as demonstrated during a days assessment by CTC
|Young Leader
|Technical Mountain Bike Leader Award
|Ride Supporter
|Technical Mountain Bike Leader Award or
National Standard Instructor and appropriate teaching experience
|National Standard (Bikeability) Instructor
|National Standard Instructor and an additional evidence of teaching, assessing and learning provision with adults for an additional 20 session
In order to achieve the CTC Trainer Award, you will need to:
- Demonstrate competence at all elements of the CTC Trainer Assessment Criteria
- Show you have a learning ethos that marries to that of CTC's modern educational practice
- Maintain appropriate provision in associated teaching requirements, for example first aid, CRB, working with young people, insurance
Where these elements are not sufficiently demonstrated during your orientation course, further assessment at additional cost will be required.
What next?
Once you have become a CTC Trainer, you have the potential to be able to go on to:
- Further CTC Trainer orientation courses to deliver other CTC courses
- MTB Instructor Trainer Award
- National Standard Instructor Trainer


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I shouldn't have done it and now that we know what it can do, let's not anyone else go following my hideous example, right?
In Star Wars news, I found a case of Saga Legends 5 at the Sepulveda Target this afternoon - and according to the employee who helped me, there are at least 2 more cases in the back. The pegs are more than half empty so you could probably persuade someone to bring out a case!
Also, a fellow collector told me that the Emperor Order 66 set has a variant - the clone supposedly comes in red instead of blue. Is this confirmed, or did he fall victim to someone switching out figures?


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By NEMS Daily Journal
Class 1A
Biggersville Lions
Opening Game: 2:30 p.m., today vs. West Lincoln
Coach: Cliff Little
Record: 26-8
Players to watch: Daniel Simmons, Emmanuel Simmons, Jaylon Gaines
Notes: Biggersville lost all five starters from last year's Class 1A state runner-up. … Today is also the 6th birthday of Biggersville coach Cliff Little's daughter, Lainey, whose middle name is Jackson, named after the site of the championships. … Little led East Wesbster to the 2008 Class 1A state title.
Class 2A
Baldwyn Bearcats
Opening Game: 8 p.m., today vs. Williams-Sullivan
Coach: Jason McKay
Record: 29-3
Players to watch: Tevin Lindsey, Duke Upshaw, Martell Brown, Conner McKay
Notes: Baldwyn lost in the Class 2A finals last season to Marshall, the team it beat in this year's North semifinals. … The Bearcats lost a starter for the second straight season, PG Dee Gates to a torn ACL on Dec. 8. … Baldwyn's opponent, Williams-Sullivan had to win an appeal to make the playoffs after a ban in January due to actions of its former coach.
Class 3A
Booneville Blue Devils
Opening Game: 8 p.m, Saturday vs. Forest
Coach: Michael Smith
Record: 27-5
Players to watch: Kenny Paul Geno, Jack Nichols, Jordan Miller, Daryl Barefield
Notes: The Blue Devils, making third straight appearance in Jackson, won it all two years ago. … Booneville beat Forest in the 2011 state semifinals. … One of Booneville's losses to graduation was guard Keldrick Lesley, the Journal Player of the Year.
Class 4A
Corinth Warriors
Opening Game: 8 p.m. Monday, vs. Laurel
Coach: Keith Greene
Record: 26-7
Players to watch: Raheem Sorrell, Antares Gwyn, Jose Contrares, Terrel Payton
Notes: Corinth is looking for its sixth state championship. … This is the third meeting between Corinth and Laurel in the state tournament. … Corinth coach Keith Greene has coached the Warriors for 16 seasons, the last eight as head coach.
Compiled by Brandon Speck


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Add dialog box to let user know they have a tool running
Users are opening multiple (windows) tools and not doing anything with them. It looks as if not all users realize they have a tool session already open. This wish is so that if a user tries to open a second copy of a tool they are presented with a dialog box asking them if they really want to open this tool session since they already have this tool running. Maybe ask the user if they would like to open the tool they already have running instead of opening another copy. This will help cut down on the number of needed abvailable windows containers.


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Mid 80's with high, glary clouds. We might hit the 90's by the weekend.
Mid 80's with high, glary clouds. We might hit the 90's by the weekend.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Today we are supposed to be pushing 60 which will probably be the last time we get that 'hot' around here.
It is windy, windy, windy!
Dew point is at 0ºF and the humidity is only 6%! That's purty dern dry! The wind is making a mess of the neighborhood in general and my yard in particular! Temp is in the low 70's for now but should reach the upper 70's by 5PM.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
I went swimming and layed out in the sun for a little while yesterday.
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
After a nasty day of high winds which were responsible for blowing trees over onto parked cars and other assorted damage, it looks like today will be a minor repeat of yesterday. The wind is causing some blowing dust problems already which, hopefully, won't cause more fender-benders like yesterday's event. This system is supposed to be cooler (yesterday was our famous Santa Ana winds) as it's coming from the Gulf of Alaska. Rain likely tomorrow and maybe Saturday.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
It says it was mid 70s today just like yesterday, but my apartment still feels cool - my new IR thermometer says 73, but bare skin says cooler.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
It's raining (but not pouring)!
It's almost 3AM (and I should be snoring!)....but I'm not, because I just got home from seeing dead people)
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
I do have to run the heat at night - finally.
But I only warm my place about 1 or 2 degrees. From 75 or 76 to maintain at 76. Yes, I can tell the difference.
However, those of you who visited me before my kidney transplant knew that I'd shiver unless my place was like 85 all the time because I was anemic. Look at the huge difference the improvement in my health has made.
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.


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Davidson College Theatre Presents 'The Pride' Comments
The Davidson College Theatre Department invites the public from November 14 through 18 to its production of The Pride, a play that contrasts the gay experience in 1958 and 2008. This tale by acclaimed British playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell portrays romantic and platonic relationships through moments of loyalty and betrayal. As they discover their personal identities, characters explore the power of love, lust and friendship.�
Senior theatre major Elizabeth Schneider' 13 will direct four Davidson student actors in this duel-era story of self-discovery. On the 1958 set, Phillip is married to Sylvia, who is illustrating Oliver's most recent children's book. There's an obvious attraction between Philip and Oliver when they meet, leaving all three characters wondering what to do about their tense, unspoken emotions.� In 2008, Phillip gets fed up and leaves his unfaithful partner Oliver who then turns to Sylvia, the woman who introduced the two, for consolation. Campbell's play explores the "then and now" of gender roles, and what it means to be gay in middle-class western society.
Productions will be November 14 � 17 at 7:30 p.m. and November 18 at 2 p.m., all in the Barber Theatre in Cunningham Theatre Center. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $8 for seniors, $7 for faculty and staff and $5 for students. The performance contains graphic sexual content and brief nudity, and is recommended for ages 17 and up. Call 704-894-2135 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays for reservations, or purchase online at www.davidson.edu/tickets.
The cast is Tom James '15 as Philip, Megan Pratt '13 as Sylvia, Allen Rigby '14 as Oliver and Greg Thorn '15 as supporting actor. Theatre major Christian Hatch'15 designed the set and Barbara Wesselman designed costumes. Josh Peklo is lighting designer and Sarah Welty is sound producer.
For more information about the production, call 704-894-2930.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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Deeplinks Blog posts about Social Networks
Twitter today announced a new way of targeting advertisements for its users, including a partnership with three online tracking firms: media6degrees (m6d), Chango, and Adara. This new system will display ads based on your behavior and reading habits, which show up as "Promoted Tweets" or "Promoted Accounts." This is typical of the direction that major online companies are moving. But Twitter has made some praiseworthy design decisions:
1. Twitter will honor your browser's Do Not Track setting by treating it as a "do not collect" signal. In other words, when Do Not Track is enabled, Twitter will not collect your browsing information in order to show targeted ads on Twitter.
Today, we're pleased to announce that we are revising our third-annual "Who Has Your Back?" report to award Myspace three stars.
Recently, we published a blog post that described how to opt out of seeing ads on Facebook targeted to you based on your offline activities. This post explained where these companies get their data, what information they share with Facebook, or what this means for your privacy.
So get ready for the nitty-gritty details: who has your information, how they get it, and what they do with it. It's a lot of information, so we've organized it into an FAQ for convenience.
What are data brokers and how did they get my information?
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Bending Steel (David Carroll | USA | 90 min.)
Chris Schoeck is a pint-sized powerhouse of a personal trainer. He spends his days pushing others to push themselves, but rarely challenges himself. In his mid-40s, he lives alone and admits he doesn't have any meaningful relationships. But he has one growing passion: bending steel with his hands. Nails, horseshoes, crowbars--he's building his abilities. When you bend steel, he says, you can do anything.
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Opportunity knocked, and Gonzaga couldn't answer the bell
Credit: The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — No. 1, huh?
As it turns out, being on top only meant a longer, harder, achier fall for Gonzaga. The Zags turned their unprecedented season into their greatest disappointment ever Saturday night, belly-flopping out of the NCAA tournament before the end of the first weekend, assuring their detractors the last wise crack.
With Wichita State making three-pointers from everywhere in the state of Utah, the ninth-seeded Shockers personified their nickname and pulled off the biggest upset in a West region full of them in a 76-70 victory at EnergySolutions Arena.
Wichita State made 14 of 28 three-pointers to end the Zags' season. After controlling the game early, the Shockers absorbed a second-half Gonzaga comeback and then commenced with their own rally from eight points down.
Now, the year is a conflicting one for the Zags. Gonzaga won a school-record 32 games and collected two historic firsts by rising to No. 1 in the national rankings and earning a No. 1 seed.
They were special accomplishments, no doubt. But in this unsatisfying moment, they feel like a cruel joke.
Gonzaga: No. 1 in your program – and No. 1 in your heartless ribbing.
There's no denying the truth. The Zags blew a wonderful opportunity, and they must live with the "overrated" jokes from cynics. They must live with an early exit that once again will fuel the notion this team underachieves too often in the NCAA tournament.
This one, though, is the greatest disappointment of all.
"It's a tough, tough, tough way to end a fabulous season," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said.
It's also a tough, tough, tough way not to take advantage of being in a favorable position. The West region looked to be the least formidable in the tournament when it was announced last Sunday. Then upsets of five of the top eight seeds on Thursday made it seem as if the Zags had an easy route to the Elite Eight. Advancing that far only required Gonzaga to beat the Shockers and then the winner of No. 12 Mississippi and No. 13 La Salle. But the Zags couldn't even get out of the round of 32.
"Seeding means nothing," said Wichita State guard Ron Baker, who scored 16 points.
That is especially true when the underdog makes 14 three-pointers. For the second straight NCAA tournament game, Gonzaga defended poorly on the perimeter. The Bulldogs allowed Southern to make 10 of 23 three-pointers on Thursday, which means they gave up a ridiculous 24 threes in this Big Dance.
Gonzaga was too focused on preventing Shockers point guard Malcolm Armstead from having lanes to the basket and keeping Wichita State from getting the ball in the post, which is a staple of its defensive philosophy. Perhaps that seemed like the proper game plan before tipoff. Wichita State, which has shot a mediocre 33 percent from long-range this season, missed 18 of 20 three-pointers in its meat grinder of a second round game against Pittsburgh. On Saturday, however, the Shockers made 7 of 15 three-point attempts in the first half and led by as many as 13 points.
The Shockers went through a cold spell to start the second half, but they made four three-pointers in the final 6:05 as they erased an eight-point deficit. Gonzaga played almost the entire second half without its best perimeter defender, Gary Bell Jr., who had a foot injury. His absence was noticeable.
Gonzaga was stunned. This game was supposed to come down to toughness inside, but Wichita State beat the Zags at their own game. The Shockers were the offensive juggernaut, shooting 50 percent overall. The Zags were often flummoxed by the Shockers' defensive pressure and shot just 35.6 percent. They lost despite grabbing 21 offensive rebounds and outrebounding the Shockers 39-30 in a matchup of two of the nation's elite rebounding teams.
But Wichita State proved its toughness late in the game. It owned crunch time. And Gonzaga was left to wonder what happened.
"I don't even know what's going through my head right now," senior forward Elias Harris said. "It's over now. It's sad. It hurts."
That's not the typical for a No. 1 seed. But Gonzaga didn't play like a top seed in either of its games in Salt Lake City. The Zags survived Southern, but that performance turned out to be a harbinger of a premature exit.
That No. 1 ranking only meant they were the first top seed to go home.
It's a wicked fall when you're up that high.
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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 323, August 26, 2005
IBM: Compiler Upgrades
The latest versions of the IBM XL Fortran and XL C/C++ compilers have been installed on the debug nodes on iceberg for evaluation purposes. (The debug nodes can be accessed via the "debug" class.) Users are encouraged to compile existing codes with the new compilers to verify results are the same as those obtained using previous versions of the compilers.
The compilers will be upgraded on the remainder of the nodes on iceberg in October.
Debug Node Compiler Versions: ============================= * XL C/C++ 7.0 * XL Fortran 9.1 Other Node Compiler Versions: ============================= * Visual Age C/C++ 6.0 * XL Fortran 8.1
Below are some new features which are included in the latest compiler versions.
XL Fortran 9.1 New Features =========================== * Improved support for Power5 systems. * New suboption "-qflttrap=nanq" to detect and handle NaN values, including values not generated by invalid operations. * The flag "-qsaveopt" saves the compiler options into the resultant object file. * The flag "-qversion" will provide the version and release of the compiler. * Enhancements based on the Fortran 2003 draft standard. XL C/C++ 7.0 New Features ========================= * Improved support for Power5 systems. * New suboption "-qflttrap=nanq" to detect and handle NaN values, including values not generated by invalid operations. * The flag "-qsaveopt" saves the compiler options into the resultant object file
For a complete list of new features, see the "XL Fortran 9.1 User's Guide" and "XL C/C++ Getting Started Guide" which are available at the links below:
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Book Review: "Best Perl Practices"
[ Thanks to Lee Higbie for another book review! ]
Book Review: Best Perl Practices by Damian Conway, O'Reilly, $40.
"Best Practices" provides 18 chapters of rules for programmers and programming teams. Though its rules are for Perl programming, many are applicable to other languages and should be used by all programming teams.
Recommendation: A worthwhile scan for anyone programming in any language. If you are involved in a large programming project, especially one with a team of programmers, get this book and use the appropriate parts for all the languages you are using. Perl is more in need of style discipline than most languages, so even modest Perl programs will benefit by following the author's dicta.
Conway bases his 250 or so rules on three principles, which are relatively non-controversial:
- Make code more maintainable or readable, because even the code's author won't remember what he meant after a few months.
- Make code more efficient or faster executing.
- Make code more concise so it can be grasped more easily at a glance.
Conway's jaunty style makes this a readable book, though its prescriptive nature would suggest otherwise. Whether you agree with and use or ignore any specific rule, all programmers writing more than prototype code should at least consider his admonitions.
A good example is in his first chapter on code layout, an area where standard styles vary widely. His first rule is to use the Kernighan and Ritchie style of parentheses and braces for delineating blocks: Put the opening brace at the end of the line with the statement beginning the block and align the closing brace under the first letter of the keyword. This follows from principles 3 (saves a line) and 1 (we first notice the beginning of a line). The major omission from his rules is on the use of comments with blocks. Conway should also have prescribed a comment attached to ending brace of a block.
For example here are three standard loop layout styles: The recommended K&R style:
for my $name (@names) { for my $word ( anagrams_of(lc $name) ) { print "$word\n"; } }
I would strongly recommend comments on the two closing braces to make intended pairing obvious. I'd put "# end $name loop" after the last brace, for example. The bulkier BSD style takes two more lines of limited screen real estate:
for my $name (@names) { for my $word ( anagrams_of(lc $name) ) { print "$word\n"; } }
The bulkier GNU style takes more lines and columns and misaligns the closing bracket from its keyword:
for my $name (@names) { for my $word ( anagrams_of(lc $name) ) { print "$word\n"; } }
Like many of his rules, this one applies to many programming languages. Conway advocates 4 space indentation as above, always with spaces not tabs, as a good compromise between readable indentation and keeping lines short enough to be visible on a screen.
Conway dictates using loop labels for any loop with the perl next, last, or redo statements. In Fortran, this recommendation applies to the "exit" statement, as in this example:
name_search_loop: do i = 1, list_length if (name .eq. list(i)) exit name_search_loop enddo name_search_loop ! end i loop
I have added the labels and comment to the enddo, a part of my own recommendation on loop clarity. Here the label is unnecessary and some would argue that the loop label obscures the beginning of the loop, but Conway points out that maintenance is simplified because another loop can be added inside this loop without affecting the exit.
On documentation, Conway stresses the importance of separating maintenance from user documentation. Using perldoc and perlpod to create user documentation from the file's text is generally going to produce better results than separate docs, and this is advocated. Perl includes documentation utilities that have enough smarts to know which other files to look for, but these additional files may not be available to an end user and they may not be found if present. Documentation that is included with the code, in the .pl or .pm file for Perl, will always be available to users.
In addition to my rule about comments at block ends, I would add one more rule to Conway's collection. Make the length of variable names proportional to the size of their scope--temporary and local names should be short, global names should be long enough to be self-descriptive.
In sum, my recommendation: This is a good book for any programmer and should probably be required reading for any teams doing projects using substantial amounts of Perl.
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I read the comments Ross made at the event for the film premiere last Saturday night and it makes me wonder a little if ireland is really all that "safe". Ross wants a WINNER... a CHAMPION... PERIOD. He wants the Dolphins to be in their rightful place as a flagship NFL franchise again, and I think he has the background to know if his key CEO is a man who can bring that about.
I think he may have doubts.
ireland simply has a flawed concept of what a football team should be. He is a believer in the dated, obsolete and RIDICULOUS "inside-out", "sneak-n-squeak" win-by-a-last-second-FG, defense-wins-championships kind of football that jj and parcells exemplified.
The greatest Dolphins teams ever (among the greatest in the history of the NFL) had a Hall of Fame QB, FB, and WR. NO acorns there on that offense. Ross cannot have let that escape him.


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Monday, February 07, 2011
Cyclist Safety - Two Approaches
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Ever since the death on the A167 Darlington to Croft road in June 2008 of cyclist Norman Fay, and the serious injuries sustained by his friend and fellow cyclist John Stephenson, I have been meaning to blog about the circumstances, and the wider ramifications, of this tragedy. The Cycling Campaign has for some years now been calling for a separated cycle path along this stretch of road. As is clear from the picture above, for most of the length of the road, this is eminently possible on the grass verge. It is widely recognised as one of the most dangerous for cyclists in Darlington, and indeed discourages many residents of Croft and Hurworth with whom we have talked in the past from cycling at all.
When Norman and John's accident occurred, the Cycling Campaign raised the incident at the following Borough Council's Transport Forum (which has now, by the way, been abolished). The response was appalling. One death, and another life-threatening injury it seems, was not enough to justify considering any kind of cycling facility. Some members of the committee took it upon themselves to laugh at our concern.
We also attended the inquest into the tragedy, which took place in September 2009 in Chester-le-Street. The inquest was extensively reported here in the Northern Echo. As the article noted, in this accident the driver of the car involved never faced prosecution.
This incident reflects the two core problems for cyclists in the UK - lack of infrastructure where it is actually needed, and motorist behaviour. But it also reflects a third and related problem - the attitude of our establishment to cyclist safety. This was brought home to us all, literally, in last night's episode of Top Gear, when cyclists' "favourite" Jeremy Clarkson jokingly suggested that cyclists deserve to be "cut up" because they don't pay road tax. Top Gear is one of the BBC's top income earners from sales abroad. A campaign of complaints to the BBC about the show has already been initiated, and follows hard on the heels of comedian Steve Coogan's attack on the programme's presenters for their casual racism.
Disinterest in cyclist safety locally, and institutionalised backing for aggression nationally, reflects a deeper belief in the UK that cyclist safety is something the cyclist should worry about, not wider society. So the one element of Cycling England that gets retained following its demise next month will be Bikeability, the cycle training programme - training, that is, for survival on our car-oriented road system. If cycling safety was really deemed a collective concern, society at large would take much greater responsibility for developing safer infrastructure. Now, what little that was being developed nationally is to be dropped. Cyclist safety will be strictly a private affair.
Contrast the reaction in Darlington to the Croft tragedy, and the BBC's love of Top Gear, with how the media in the Netherlands dealt with an accident involving cyclists and a car, as described in this great little video from Mark Wagenbuur.
EDIT: In the light of all the Jeremy Clarkson hoo-ha today, one member of the Cycling Campaign has suggested we jest back:
13 comments:
- Kim said...
I posted up my complaint to the BBC about Top Gear, interestingly most of the hits, so far, have come motoring forums (and from a Dr. Who forum), where the death of non-motoring road users is very much seen as a joke. It is a sad reflection on our society :-(
- 1:47 pm, February 07, 2011
- Mikael said...
Regarding the rural road, here's what we would suggest if it were in Denmark: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16nine/3202506924/in/photostream/
- 2:41 pm, February 07, 2011
- Inconvenient Truth said...
Exactly what we need, Mikael.
- 4:28 pm, February 07, 2011
- londonneur said...
I have also posted my complaint and have reciever many hits today.
Good, Jeremy needs to write better material.
- 6:31 pm, February 07, 2011
- KatsDekker said...
Mr J Carkson Esq needs to get off his high horse and onto a bicycle. Simples!
- 6:37 pm, February 07, 2011
- wuppidoc said...
Fascinating, that little film from the Netherlands, and very pleasant, the picture from Denmark. Germany has a lot of these cycle paths beside trunk roads as well.
In Darlington, we were told that a cycle path beside this road to Croft is too expensive. My answer is: MAKE THIS ROAD A ONE WAY ROAD AND DEDICATE THE OTHER LANE TO CYCLISTS.
No cost at all, just a bit of paint for the separating line in the middle of the road, which has to be a solid line (no over taking as well for motorists).
The cars can use another road to come back (via Hurwurth e.g.). A bit of a deviation, but cyclists are asked to do so in Darlington all the time (advisory quiet side roads instead of direct arterial roads). Why not ask motorists to take this on themselves? They might think it over and get their bikes out. Bingo!
- 8:33 am, February 08, 2011
I always enjoy Mr Clarkson, even though I don't have a driver's licence (I'm Dutch, what do I need a car for?) or any interest in cars. He is outrageous, he is funny, and I enjoy the 'Top Gear Challenges', such as 'building your own caravan and touring Britain with it'.
For years I thought it would be a good idea to challenge Mr. Clarkson and his two driving buddies to ride from Groningen to Utrecht to Amsterdam on a Dutch granny bike. It would be amusing to us and an eyeopener to him.
Think of it: Jeremy Clarkson is as much a victim of the lame (or should that be 'non-existent') cycle infrastructure as any British cyclist. He is just louder and more obnoxious about it.
He doesn't like cyclists 'cramping his style'. Dutch cyclists don't like cardrivers cramping their style and endangering their lives. It's a match made in heaven!
Ultimately, both Jeremy Clarkson as the British cyclist want the same thing: not to be bothered by eachother.
Get Jeremy Clarkson as a spokesperson for good cycle infrastructure, I say!
- 12:05 pm, February 08, 2011
I've put up with this sort of casual violence for so long without doing anything but today I finally posted a complaint to the BBC.
Only last month I was cut up by two youths who told me to "F*** off out of the road". I wonder if they watch T** G***?
In comparison, the video from the Netherlands is like a postcard from a paralalel universe.
- 9:20 pm, February 08, 2011
- miketually said...
I wonder if the driver who beeped and gestured at me this morning going over the railway bridge on Haughton Road watches Top Gear?
Bloody cyclists riding in the middle of the lane( on a narrow bridge where there's solid traffic coming the other way) holding him up!
Unfortunately, he turned off Haughton Road just before I caught him to politely enquire.
- 9:01 am, February 09, 2011
- wuppidoc said...
British drivers have been "educated" into the habitus of being first class on the public space called road. SOME of them use their brains when they see a non-motorist like a cyclist struggling to get from A to B on a British road in a town like Darlington. In Mike's case they wait until the narrow bit is over and then overtake carefully.
MOST of them behave like ......, what Mike just told us.
Change the road infrastructure into a cycling friendly environment and things will change slowly. Car drivers then learn another habitus.
- 12:26 pm, February 09, 2011
- Brian Vigurs said...
If I lived in either Croft or Hurworth and wished to cycle into Darlington, I would use – and often do - Roundhill road which is quite and usually used by locals alone. This road is slap bang in the middle of Croft , Hurworth and Neasham. It also avoids that steep hill as you turn of the A167 just before the Croft Bridge, although you could split the gradient by using the back roads as you enter Croft, Linden Drive, Baxby Terrace and Belgrave Terrace.
If you can cycle up that steep hill over the East Coast railway in one fell swoop, you must be of the "Head down – Arse up" brigade.
If the Roundhill road route is used, you would arrive at the Neasham roundabout junction on the ring road and you would also see that a path has been laid either side of the roundabout, the inclusion of a refuge on the ring road would join it up nicely (for now).
If this was put to the council as a second alternative to a 3 mile stretch of dedicated cycle track beside the A167, you may not have incurred the humour of the officials present and may just have gotten the refuge which would have been better than nothing.
I have some pictures of the route described – It is also on Darl'o cycle mapping as a "recommended route" .
- 2:55 pm, February 11, 2011
- miketually said...
I rode out to Hurworth on a weekly basis for a couple of years, a couple of years ago, and agree that Roundhill Road is the best option.
The right turn into it is a bit hairy just after coming off the roundabout though. And on the road itself I had several incidents with very close-passing vehicles.
- 3:03 pm, February 11, 2011
- Brian Vigurs said...
When you arrive in Hurworth Mike, you hit on the NCN 52 to take you all the way to Whitby!
What we really need is another bridge on that outer ring road ………………. Made from FRP………… Same as that thing on Haughton road that I can never seem to find :)
- 7:16 pm, February 11, 2011