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quote:It's big enough but I don't have another option right now other than my grandpa's stand when he's not hunting. Maybe it's time to invest in a climber
That would be a huge bummer. I hope your lease is large enough to move to another stand.
quote:You can tell them not to log during hunting season in the contract
Daylight finally breaks and my suspicions were confirmed. So I now get to spend opening morning watching them log up to the edge of my foodplot.
quote:It is blatantly obvious you have ZERO idea what you are talking about. As a matter of fact, you have negative zero idea about the situation
timber companies devastate properties... It's a GD shame
timber companies devastate properties
I would not say that is devastating timber, at least not in the Southeast
It's big enough but I don't have another option right now other than my grandpa's stand when he's not hunting. Maybe it's time to invest in a climber
quote:Forestry is pretty much an art, well hardwood forestry is at least. Pine trees have charts and graphs showing where/when/what to cut. 15 years ago some people couldn't readily access that stuff.
I call BS. I watched what they did to the people next to me. 15 years later and they have little to nothing growing. I get my place cut every 20-25 years that is select cut only and I go in with them to make sure they are not raping my place.
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Bigmoe is that you for real?....lol..You got da moves...
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That burned my eyes, bravo!
And to think, I thought he got the name bigmoe cause he liked the card game spades?
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Paid $3.57 per gallon today. I would have paid $3.51 but the 2 stations I saw with that had no windshield squeegee and I wanted to get the fuzz from the rags off my freshly-washed windshield (it was catching all the sunlight). 77 cents extra for a squeegee, it was worth it just for the peace of mind. Plus, it was a Shell station, I like using them over Arco.
Besides the 3 prices listed above, I also saw $3.59 and $3.67, which is disturbing.
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.
I filled up two vehicles in the last week at 3.15 a gallon because I thought it was going to go up. Gas in Albuquerque is holding at 3.13 to 3.15 for regular. I keep expecting it to jump though. Don't think it will be going down anytime soon, but hopefully I could be wrong.
Oh, but what about the water and the heavily-diluted detergent, eh?
BTW, the car is holding steady around 25mpg.
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.
I'll be interested to see what it's going for here in about 6 or 7 hours. They usually up the price here on Friday afternoons right before rush hour. I'll have to report back on that later on.
[FONT=Arial Narrow]MOM, THROW DOWN SOME MONEY! THE ICE CREAM MAN IS COMIIING!!!![/FONT]
Prices are high here. petrol/gas is about five pence cheaper than diesel locally. Luckily we have a car with a large tank and that's incredibly fuel efficient. it's slightly more confusing because fuel is sold by the litre here. but if I calculated correctly our prices are comparable with your upper price points.
In the governments recent budget announcements they brought in a tax on gaz guzzlers an extra £1000 in the first year of ownership on things like executive cars, people carriers and luxury vehicles like Hummers. though frankly, anyone who can afford to buy and run one of those vehicles isn't going to balk at that extra levy. Instead they should have announced spending on public transport infrastructures. reduce the need for people to make all those short journeys that snarl up traffic and use the most fuel. Plus create tons of jobs. Also they should have taxed people with more than one car more. families that all live in the same abode where every family member owns a vehicle. A levy on every car after the first with a sliding scale the more cars there are.
I'll be honest and say that if my partner and i didn't have the health problems we do we'd be without a car. unfortunately the nature of the problems requires frequent visits to hospitals at times when public transport is ether unsafe or infrequent. it's also there for emergency use in dire circumstances. I'd love to walk everywhere like i used to. I'd think nothing of walking five miles to college. i just can't manage walking for any length of time these days. our car is a necessary evil. I choose to use it as little as possible though.
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Being able to cuss my $#@#! off on the forums over this? Priceless.
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No way are California cities geared for foot traffic. We're prisoners to the car because of our love of urban sprawl (due to the fact that gas was once inexpensive since we used to produce the majority of our own fuel).
Love to walk. Wish it could be so.
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Family: Soricidae, Shrews view all from this family
Description Small shrew with nearly uniform, dark fur, whitish feet, and bicolored tail. This is the only shrew in its range whose belly is not significantly paler than its back, but does have a strongly bicolored tail. Grayer in winter and browner in summer.
Dimensions 104-131mm, 48-59mm, 3-5g
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I can see best picture and possibly best director but best Art Direction & Set Decoration. That would be like giving it to Ep. II. It just doesn't float. Too much CGI and too many green screens. Especially when its up against movies with little to no cgi or green screens.
I don't know if this is a "here's your awards, thank goodness these movies are over" or a reward for a body of work. I'm sorry that doesn't work either. They have special Oscars for bodies of work.
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Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) commenced a secret detention program under which suspected terrorists were held in CIA prisons, also known as "black sites," outside the United States, where they were subjected to "enhanced interrogation techniques" that involved torture and other abuse. At about the same time, the CIA gained expansive authority to engage in "extraordinary rendition," defined here as the transfer—without legal process—of a detainee to the custody of a foreign government for purposes of detention and interrogation. Both the secret detention program and the extraordinary rendition program were highly classified, conducted outside the United States, and designed to place detainee interrogations beyond the reach of the law. Torture was a hallmark of both. The two programs entailed the abduction and disappearance of detainees and their extra-legal transfer on secret flights to undisclosed locations around the world, followed by their incommunicado detention, interrogation, torture, and abuse. The administration of President George W. Bush embraced the "dark side," a new paradigm for countering terrorism with little regard for the constraints of domestic and international law.
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Ran the Lake Padden Relay (4x2.6 mile laps around the lake). I ran under 16:00, so a little under 6:10 per mile. Got quite a bit of running in. Did a lap of the lake when I got there, and then close to another 1.5 miles before I did my leg of the relay. Then I did a lap of the lake in reverse while our next two people ran their legs. Afterwards, did at least another 1.5 miles. I'm going to be kind of sore the next couple days I think.
Afterwards, went to lunch (see the lunch thread). Now I am going to take a shower and watch some Doctor Who. Got a couple episodes from last season that I still haven't watched, and the new season premieres tonight. After that I will be watching the classic Doctor Who that the Tacoma PBS station has been showing. They should be showing "The Three Doctors" tonight, so I am looking forward to seeing all three in the same episode, particularly since the first two were only in black & white. My girlfriend will be joining me tonight, so we will probably also watch the episode of Grimm that I DVR'd (I watched it already, but don't mind watching it again with her).
Laundry. Hairs cut. Forced labor in Mrs. TI7's class room. Dinner out.
[edit] Forced labor again today (Sunday) in Mrs. TI7's classroom. Yes, indeed, it's Labor Day week end.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
I did my recycling (only $4 this time), found a couple SW toys in a store and paid for them, did my heavy grading (meaning, the boxes of notebooks that weigh enough to need a pullcart to carry) and lesson planning, watched far too much college football (but hey, it's week one of the season) and some DVR'd shows.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
I fought the Civil War in a re-enactment in Huntington Beach and captured 2 Rebels even when my musket jammed and I couldn't fire. (They ran out of ammo and didn't know my gun wouldn't shoot - I'm about to clean it out good today!)
Then I went to the BBQ and country dance, meeting up with my Confederate girlfriend.
Later I went to the movies and saw Lawless. Good picture.
I had to return to San Diego to fight on my tall ship when she sailed at the old boat festival in our harbor. I was assigned to HMS Surprise (Russel Crowe's ship in Master and Commander).
Today I'm exhausted but still trying to get re-settled at home.
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Ran a 15K race this morning. I was hoping to at least beat the 67:26 I ran in this race in 2010, but figured I should be able to run 65:00, and if things went well, then maybe 62:00. I kept telling myself that I was going to run conservative, but I got caught up in the pace, and was running 6:25 mile pace through 3 miles. I kept expecting to hit the wall hard, but other than the two hills in the second half of the race, I maintained a pretty good pace. I ended up running 61:42, so I was quite happy with that. The only downer was that I thought it would be good enough for a top 3 finish in my age group. Last year it would have place 3rd, and it would have been good for 2nd in 2010. This year it was only good for 6th.
Nice work MSP!!! Don't feel too bad about not getting an age group award. This May I did a half marathon that I did last year, my time was nearly 4 minutes faster (1:26:02), I improved from 16th to 11th overall but my age group placing went from 3rd to 6th!
As for myself today I got up before the crack of dawn for a cross country race (I coach at a small local college), came home, went for a bike ride, got some supper, did some laundry and now here I am.


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|Thanks,but part of my concern is the "fine diameter".I don't want anything much smaller than regular 20lbs dacron as I've found it too hard to handle while controlling big fish.The 30lbs Micronite is too thin for me.The 50 sounds a little better but I haven't seen any in person yet.By jumping up to 65 or even 80lbs the diameter is more to my liking and would still allow more than enough to go on my reel.
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Check out Cortland Micronite - I think you can get it in 30# and 50# - it is Corland's flyline backing eqivalent to their gel spun I think - tough stuff - very fine diameter - I have it on a number of my reels
The Orvis backing I refered to is gel spun and has a small diameter. It is flat.
More important than the backing is your reel. What kind and what line weight?
|Thanks,I'll have to look into that.The only gelspun they list on their website is 30lbs Micronite.I find anything thinner than reg 20lbs is too difficult to handle and cuts up fingers easy.
|Tony, M&Y sells a gellspun 50lb backing that lays flat and therefore dosnt have the usual binding problems.
|Thanks for the reply.I'm basically looking for backing at least 30lbs in strength but around the diameter of 20lbs.That way I can get enough on my reel to make it more versitile.I could use the same reel for warm saltwater and on my spey rod without having to change backing or worry about capacity.The only way I can get the diameter I want is to go up to 50-100lbs braid.Obviously this is much stronger than I need but it will still allow for more capacity than reg 30lbs backing.It would also allow for more abrasion resistance.I don't want to use 30lbs gel spun because it is so thin and hard to handle.
|I have had good experience with Orvis "Big Game" backing in the 50#. No complaints.
backing choice for BIG fish
I am looking for a high strength backing with a low diameter and was wondering what people prefer for large tarpon and billfish?Basically I want it for large chinook salmon fishing in the Skeena River.Chances of landing fish are slim on a flyrod because of the large area and fast current,but I'd like to be as prepared as possible.Hopefully we will have access to a boat to follow fish.The fish get up to 100lbs but because of the variables in the river,a large amount(at least 200 yards) of backing is prefered and a minimum of 30lbs test.I was wondering about all the new superbraids and gelspun backing out there.I don't want to use 30lbs gelspun because of it's ultra thin diameter and the possiblity of the backing binding in the reel.If I was to use 65-80lbs superbraid it would be the equivilent of 16-18lbs test and would be easier to handle while still offering more than enough capacity.Obviously the fish do not require line of this strength(as the leader will be less than 30lbs anyway) but I thought it might be easier to handle and bind less?Would this be a good idea?What do people use for backing in heavy saltwater situations?Are there any specific brands anyone could recommend?I was also wondering about flylines and the rated strength of them.I will be using an 11wt rod/reel/line and was wondering what the rated strength of flylines in this weight are?I know some of the lighter lines have either a 20 or 30lbs core.I'm not concerned as my leader will be 30lbs at most,but I'm curious if anyone knows what 10wt,and heavier,lines are rated at?Thanks for the suggestions.
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Two staff members have been named to leadership positions in Princeton's Office of Development.
They are: John Martin as director of the Office of Development Administration; and Elizabeth Boluch Wood as director of the Office of Principal Gifts.
"John and Liz will each play an important role in our fund-raising efforts as we all work to sustain Princeton's excellence and advance it in the future," said Vice President for Development Brian McDonald. "We are delighted to welcome these talented professionals to our team."
Martin will be responsible for supervising human resources functions
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Before coming to Princeton, Martin worked in human resources at Dun & Bradstreet, Chase Manhattan Bank and R.H. Macy's & Co., and previously had served as assistant dean of campus life and director of student activities at Monmouth University. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Rowan University.
Wood will be responsible for leading Princeton's principal gifts
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The Bear Market Surprise
By Bill Bonner
San Diego, California
People in this country dont realize how bad things can be, said Richard Russell on Saturday night.
I lived through the Great Depression. I remember people standing in bread lines. It was hard to get a job, any job, back then. But now, you see the restaurants are still full. People are still spending money. They may be worried and they may be beginning to save, but theres no sense of urgency. And theres a rally on Wall Street. You know, every bear market produces a rally. You can expect the market to retrace its steps by one- to two-thirds.
And every bear market has a surprise. I think the surprise is that this is going to be a lot worse than people expect.
Richard Russell is 84. Hes been writing his investment newsletter, Dow Theory Letters, for 50 years. This weekend a group of his admirers, including your editor, came together to say thanks.
There are a lot of people with opinions on the economy and the stock market. You can hardly turn on your computer without getting dozens of them. But there are not many opinions with the depth of experience and knowledge behind them as those of Richard Russell. Hes been studying the language of the markets for more than half a century. Though no one ever fully masters the language of the market, Richard can at least carry on a conversation with it.
The primary trend is down, says he. In the end, he continues, no matter what Obama and Bernanke do, the primary trend will have its way. The bear market will continue until it has fully expressed itself.
What does that mean? We dont know...and no one else does either. But if this market has something to say, its probably something its wanted to get off its mind for a long time. And our guess is its not a message that people are going to want to hear.
Richard is probably right. After so many years of watching markets, hes developed an instinct for what is really going on. This is going to be worse than people expect, he says. Because despite all the whining and bellyaching in the press, most people still do not expect the worst. Over the last quarter century, theyve learned to look for bottoms...and buy. Every time it looked like real trouble was coming, the Fed cut rates...and soon, it was off to the races again. Now, theyre afraid of missing this opportunity for another boom.
But Richard is old enough to be able to look back much further than a quarter of a century. Hes seen the Great Depression WWII the bear market and stagflation of the 70s. He knows that sometimes it pays to be extra cautious. Cash and gold, says Richard, are the only investments you should be holding now; were a long way from the bottom.
One of the reasons we think that is because so many people are looking for the bottom. Individual Investors Pile Into Citi, says a headline from last week
The old Wall Street adage about the dangers of catching a falling knife doesnt seem to be scaring individual investors away from Citigroup Inc.
Some discount-brokerage firms report a surge of individual, or retail, investors buying shares of Citigroup during the past five months, amid the New York banks stock-price slide.
These investors think they see an opportunity. What we see is a trap.
The Dow rose again on Friday. Apparently, this is the rally weve expected since November. It could take the Dow back to 10,000 or so before collapsing on the heads of naïve investors.
Remember, this is a depression, not a recession. And thanks to determined government action, it is on its way to becoming a Great Depression. In a depression, you cant revive the old economy. It needs structural change eliminating the mistakes of the previous bubble period and building new businesses with new ways of doing things. Creative Destruction Schumpeter called it. Things that dont work need to be destroyed...so that things that do work can make use of the capital more efficiently.
What would you do if you were suddenly in a position of power in the United States? asked one of crowd at Saturday nights dinner.
Nothing, replied Richard. Id do nothing. Id let it happen. Id let the bear market do its work.
Amen, brother.
Many old friends were at Saturdays dinner. Analysts, writers, opinion mongers, subscribers. One fellow said he had been reading Richard Russell for the last 30 years.
I figured I probably paid Richard more than $60,000 in subscription fees over that period, he explained. But it was the best investment I ever made. He helped me turn a few bucks into $30 million.
Well, what do YOU think? asked a local reporter, interviewing your editor at the Richard Russell dinner.
I agree with Richard, we explained. Let the free market do its work.
But arent you afraid that the banking system will collapse and that millions of people will be out of work? came the follow-up question. Are you saying that the government shouldnt even try to make sure that doesnt happen?
Maybe the government should make sure there are enough parking places. It should probably make sure the grass is cut at Arlington Cemetery. But theres no way it can do a better job of getting people what they want than they will do themselves. Even in a depression.
Heres our new motto at The Daily Reckoning. Youre going to be the first to report it in the press. And when historians finally get around to discovering our oeuvre, theyre going to credit your paper as the first to publish it. Are you ready?
Here it is:
The free market rarely takes you where you wanted to go...but it always takes you where you ought to be.
There...we think that pretty much says it all, no?
Rick Rule was there too. Rick provides finance capital to the mining sector among other things. We asked him what he thought of the recent run-up in stock prices.
Im a lender, mostly. And as a lender, Im primarily interested in the credit quality of the people I lend to. Am I lending now? No.
Rick explains that stock prices in the mining sector are, generally, too high. Investors are betting that they go higher. Thats a bet a speculator may want to make, but not a lender. And its that kind of speculation that got people in trouble in the first place. Homeowners bet that their houses would go up in price. So did their lenders...and their lenders lenders. They were so sure they were going to make speculative gains they forgot to pay attention to the quality of their credits.
But a rally is underway...and our guess it will destroy both the bulls and the bears.
The bulls will buy stocks believing that we have another bull market on our hands. After having lost 50% of their money since 2007, theyll lose another 20%-30% when this rally collapses.
The bears, meanwhile, are convinced that there is worse to come. They think the stimulus spending programs will cause inflation. So theyre buying gold and commodity stocks sure that when inflation comes, it will cause mining and oil stocks to soar. Maybe it will eventually. But the first big move will probably be down. They, too, will lose big.
That could be the big surprise of this depression. It will kill the stock market bulls when the bear market rally collapses...then it will kill the stock market bears when the mining and commodity stocks collapse...and finally, it will wipe out the middle-class savers when inflation increases and the dollar collapses.
Bill Bonner
The Daily Reckoning


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It's been a while between posts as I keep a journal on my own web site now, which I also neglect.
Noticed that const has an account, updated certification as necessary. He is too harsh on himself, but updates his diary even more infrequently than I do.
Currently neglecting a .NET assembly and front end to test VNC servers and clients. It's, um, bloody dangerous. :-) Once it's a bit less rough and has a few more tests, I'll release it to people like Const for their testing pleasure. There's going to be a raft of updates. Luckily, the worst crashes are reserved for authenticated users.
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We arrived at kilometre 82, the start of the trek about lunchtime. We knew it was lunchtime cause our porters had already cooked it and we were brought to the kitchen tent to eat it before we began the trek. It became obvious that food was a higher priority than safety for the most part. Food being a priority is not a problem to Conor. Off we went after lunch with our hiking sticks, guide, Shanelle, Malik and two tired heads but we were just happy to be there after the fiasco with the Passports.
Our guide explained to us the description of the 4 days ahead of us. He broke them down as follows: Day 1, the easy day - Day 2, the hardest day - Day 3, the beautiful day and Day 4 the unforgetable day. He wasnt far off the mark at all as we found out over the 4 days. Day one was easy. A nice stroll along the banks of the Urubamba river to our first camp. The trek was easy as the guide had said and he gave us lots of info on the local flora and fauna. Funniest thing to see though was that even at 3,500 metres above sea level in such a remote area there was still a small football pitch high on the edge of the mountain. Now when I say football pitch I mean a small uneven surface the size of most estate houses front lawn with a goalpost either end. Bagsy not going for the ball if someone toe ended it over the side. First camp was nice and dinner was very surpirsingly nice too. Amazing what the cook can come up with with such limited tools. At least four courses was the average at every meal including breakie every day. Camp was comfy that night but we got our first glimpse of the hole in the floor toilets. And when the torch was turned off for bedtime the darkness was blinding. We havent been in a place that dark in years. Thankfully the sleep took over and morning came soon enough.
Day 2 we awoke to a knock (scrape) on the tent with the porters offering us Coca Tea
Day 3 we awoke again at 6 to Coca Tea and a full breakie before heading off for the second pass. The views all along the trail throughout the entire trek were magnificent. The trek is so narrow in some parts with a rock face one side of you and a 1000 foot drop the other side. We were told to keep to the rock face at all times whn the porters rushed pass because apparantly people have been knocked off by the porters big back packs in the past while standing to close to the edge
Day 4 we were awake at 4 am for our short trek to the sun gate to see Machu Pichu in all its glory. Of course being Paddys on the side of a mountain we were treated to a tropical downpour. It didnt let off till at least midday. Shortly after the sun gate we could see Machhu Pichu through some low cloud
And we must give a big shout out to the porters and chef. These guys would put most people to shame with the workload they get through. Carrying that load on your back over some of the trerrain we were on with just a pair of sandals on made of old tyres is a jaw dropping sight.
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Midshipman of 19th Company Travel Down Under for Spring Break
POSTED ON: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 8:00 AM by Midshipman 1st Class Colleen E. Randolph
"No worries mate" was the phrase of the week for 19th Company midshipmen and staff as they traveled to Australia during spring break. And while the atmosphere between the midshipmen and Australian cadets was one of friendship and good company, midshipmen also learned a great deal about Australian military and culture that will no doubt pay dividends in future joint operations.
Midshipmen 1st Class Luke Walsh and Sam Peterson, and Midshipmen 2ndClass Danielle Abad and Aja Webb were all selected from 19th Company, which played host to 33 Australian Defense Force students last summer. The Australian Defense Force Academy (ADFA) is a tri-service military academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defense Force.
The midshipmen's travels took them to the cities of Canberra and Sydney.
"The purpose of this trip was to learn about the Australian military and culture, and to also form relationships that will hopefully be rekindled one day when our two countries do joint operations," said Walsh.
Midshipmen toured Australian ships and went to class and lived with Australian midshipmen.
"The trip has not only helped me to develop culturally, but I have also had the opportunity to make relationships with the Australian military that I will have for the rest of my career," said Abad. "Overall the trip definitely helped to contribute to my development as future officer."
Master-at-Arms Senior Chief Brian Hooverson, who accompanied the midshipmen along with 19th Company Officer Marine Maj. William Woodward, echoed Abad's sentiment and believes that the trip developed a healthy link in working relationships, friendships and candid interactions.
In particular, a joint rugby game between Australian and Naval Academy midshipmen, "really saw the synergy between the two cultures," said Hooverson.
The trip was a result of careful coordination between the International Programs Office and midshipman planning.
"It was important for the midshipman to assist in the planning," said Hooverson. "I believe that it taught them an immense amount about initiative, and they did a great job."
The midshipmen emerged from their spring break trip culturally immersed and with a fresh perspective.
"I learned that every culture is unique in their own ways," sad Abad. "I am definitely appreciative of the traditions our nation and military has."
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Recently, a friend asked me how much I was paying a certain large conglomerate for my cable TV service. I had one of those "all in one triple play" packages that included phone and internet, and with DVR and HBO I was paying $163/month. I knew I had to figure a way out of that, especially since I rarely used my land line, anyway, and really only needed the broadband internet connection. Now, I'm not the kind of person who would give up TV. I seemed to remember from my childhood these contraptions that we called "antennas" that we put on top of our TV sets, in our attics, on our roofs, etc. that would bring in a TV signal for free. I knew there had to be a way I could cut the cable and still watch clear, crisp, high-def broadcasts.
I am writing this because when I tried to find information about what quirks there are to using indoor antennas and getting a digital/HDTV signal in New York City, I just couldn't find anybody else who had documented the experience. May this information help you and set you free!
Getting clear, free, over the air TV broadcasts in New York City
One thing to know: all channels since the digital transition in 2009 broadcast on a set of "subchannels" – Channel 2 is now 2-1, Channel 4 is 4-1, and so on… (a digital flat screen will have the little "-" on its remote control's keypad). Some of these channels offer alternative programming, and I was thrilled that 11-2 is Antenna TV and I can watch reruns of All in the Family and Maude! There are also classic 70's drama reruns on 4.2 Cozi TV, and fun movies on 5.2, Fox's Movies! channel. (You can get more information and see what channels you can expect to potentially receive by going to Antenna Web and plugging in your address.)
Another thing to know: there really is no such thing as an "HD antenna" per se – if the signal is strong enough, a coat hanger can bring in a perfectly good digital HD signal. You can, in fact, use your old rabbit ears as long as it has the UHF loop. One example is this one from RCA that retails between $5 and $10. If you live in an area with a strong enough signal, it should work.
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surrounded by taller buildings and don't see a lot of open sky. I attached the cheap RCA antenna to my set, scanned for channels, and lo and behold, I got in Channels 7 and 11 clearly. Channel 5 was weak, but it did come in. But nothing else. I was frustrated, but hopeful. After trying different kinds of antennas, I splurged on a Clearstream Micron High Gain Indoor TV Antenna from Antennas Direct.
It's a fairly attractive piece of equipment about the size of an 8×10 picture frame. I plugged it in, and I got a perfect signal for channels 2, 4, 5, and 9, plus several others between 14 and 69. But I was frustrated. Where were channels 7, 11, and 13? They had a sticker on their antenna that said "call to learn, don't return." So I did. What I found out was that in New York, some of the broadcast channels (7, 11, and 13) actually broadcast on VHF (which requires the rabbit ears), while the others (2, 4, 5, and 9 and the others above 14) broadcast on UHF (which requires the loop antenna). That explained why one antenna was good for some channels, and why and the other was good for the rest. I have to note that the small loop on the RCA simply wasn't strong enough to pick up a significant UHF signal where I am, but I do know that it worked for a friend of mine who lives just a few blocks from me, which just demonstrates the fickle nature the signal in New York City despite the fact that we are right near the transmitters; this is probably because the signal gets intercepted by all the buildings.
The solution for me was to use both of the antennas I had, but how? Turns out, there is a tiny piece of equipment that is called a UHF/VHF Diplexer that allows you to hook both antennas up to your set. Once Antennas Direct sent me that one missing piece, I was done. It's kind of stunning – you can get a crystal-clear, high-definition signal that looks as good as any cable signal FOR FREE. Yes, you do have to look at an antenna or two, and yes, you do have to adjust them a little bit for different channels, BUT, you don't have to have an energy-sucking cable box plugged in 24/7. And did I mention, it's FREE?
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"I have not as yet been able to discover the reason for these properties of gravity from phenomena, and I do not feign hypotheses." - Isaac Newton, in Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 1687.
The Role of Gravity
Isaac Newton first described gravity as the force that causes objects to fall to the ground and also the force that keeps the Moon circling Earth instead of flying off into space in a straight line. Newton defined the Universal Law of Gravitation, which states that a force of attraction, called gravity, exists between all objects in the universe (Figure below). The strength of the gravitational force depends on how much mass the objects have and how far apart they are from each other. The greater the objects' mass, the greater the force of attraction; in addition, the greater the distance between objects, the smaller the force of attraction.
The force of gravity exists between all objects in the universe; the strength of the force depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them.
The distance between the Sun and each of its planets is very large, but the Sun and each of the planets are also very large. Gravity keeps each planet orbiting the Sun because the star and its planets are very large objects. The force of gravity also holds moons in orbit around planets.
- Newton developed the Universal Law of Gravitation, which recognizes the gravitational attraction between objects.
- All objects have a force of attraction between them that is proportional to their mass and distance from each other.
- Gravity keeps the planets orbiting the Sun because they are very large, just as gravity keeps satellites orbiting the planets.
- Why is the gravitational attraction of the Moon to Earth greater than the attraction of Earth to Sun?
- Why doesn't the Moon fly off into space? Why does an apple fall to the ground rather than orbiting Earth at a distance?
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Did you ever try to take a decent photo of 70-year-old jodhpurs? There's just no way to make those old pants look good!
My dad's basement flooded last spring, and we had to take a lot of stuff out to the patio to sort through. One of the items was a canvas drawstring sack from Dad's Coast Guard days. Along with some uniform items, much to my surprise, was this pair of jodhpurs that belonged to my mom when she was in her teens. I took the whole damp lot back to the basement and ran them through the washer and dryer, then laid claim to the jodhpurs.
Mom spoke many times of a vacation she'd had at a dude ranch. She must have had a great time, because she really enjoyed her memories of that experience. I was sure the jodhpurs were from that period of time in her life. The other day I found a little snapshot of her wearing them. It was taken in front of the house on Roxbury, where the Kerr family lived from 1942-1946.
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It was in the summer of 1940 that I took my first vacation alone. I went across the state to Jack and Jill Ranch near Holland, Michigan. It was a "dude" ranch for people 17 to 35 years old.
There were many activities planned throughout the day and evening--scavenger hunts, and square dances; I learned to use a bow and arrow, and how to handle a rifle at the rifle range.
We went on a hayride, and went horseback riding every morning. One morning ten of us left at 5:00 a.m. with our guide and rode for miles up hill and down and through a beautiful forest where the trees met overhead. There was a thick carpet of leaves on the forest floor and a holy stillness in the air with only the far away sound of birds twittering back and forth to each other. We lingered there for a few moments before going on.
On the far side of the forest we dismounted and our guide cooked breakfast for us there in the wilderness. He gave each of us a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice, then built a fire and cooked bacon and pancakes and steaming cups of coffee. Nothing ever tasted so good after riding for two hours through the countryside.


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I MAY put away all the bright colours out of my paint box, for they have gone out of my life; so I need no longer lake, or carmime, or ultra‐marine. My few more pictures are dark as Rembrandt's; without his forges, and fires, and patches of crimson light to set them off. I made but one stipulation with my husband; and that was that immediately after the ceremony, he should return to Wentworth, en garçon, and leave me in peace, to tend and nurse my father, until—I did not express in words, until what; hardly to myself did I dare give shape and substance to my woe—until the end. I had sacrificed myself, in order to prolong my old man's life, and on the day but one after my wedding, he died.page: 171
Thus it is with our little feeble plans and designs, in this troublesome world. The sacrifice had been offered in vain. I have told you how strenuously my father opposed all endeavours to make an invalid of him. Well, on that last day he had to succumb: the stout spirit had to give in to the failing flesh; One, mightier than he, overcame him.
So he lay in bed, very quietly, very patiently, waiting,—waiting, and panting sorely. During all those dragging, weary hours, I sat by him, holding his hand; as if that could keep him back from the gulf he was nearing. The snow floated down noiselessly on the window sill, and rested there, soft and flaky: the clock ticked monotonous, and the short wintry day sloped westward towards the night.
"It's all up with me, Nell," said my father, faintly; "I'm getting a very broken‐winded old horse, aren't I?"
By‐and‐by I got mother's old Bible, with her dim faded pencil‐marks; the shabby little Bible he always used; and read him bits out of it; comfortable, ten‐ tender page: 172 der promises suited to the weakness of approaching dissolution; and he said,
Then day died, and the snow lay thicker, and the darkness fell. Presently Mrs. Smith came in with ostentatious tiptoe tread, and came creaking over, with a cup of tea for me, and turned away with big tears on her old cheeks; (there were none on mine). And then the doctor came in, with long face, and lowered voice, and told me he was sinking fast—God! as if I did not know that—and poured out some brandy into a glass for me to give him. But I said I would not, page: 173 rudely, angrily; pushed it away from me; told them he should die in peace, and that they should not torment him—I hated to see that careless indifferent stranger come to gape and croak over him , in his mortal weakness.
So they left me and my old man alone together, we had always loved to be together, hadn't we? The wind rose a little at nightfall, and came sighing, sobbing, keening, about the old eaves and gables, and the snow turned to sleet, and beat and pattered against the panes. It seemed so hard to die on such a night; so hard for a poor bare soul to go shuddering out into the great dark void. I could have let him go from me better, I thought, on some bright warm summer nooning, when you could almost see heaven's gates a long way up in the azure depths.
Gradually he sank into a stupor; He who does all things well, took away from him all knowledge of past, present, and to come; all consciousness of his pains and aches; of his debts and his sorrows, and even of his little pet daughter, kneel‐ kneeling page: 174 ing by his bedside, with her head in the counterpane, choking and shaking in her sobs.
The night deepened, waned; the candles flared tall and yellow, and the wind sank: still I knelt on, holding the hand that was ever growing colder, colder, with my eyes riveted on that sunken face, that looked so old, so gray, and so very peaceful: I was learning off every pathetic line and hollow in it; printing it on my icy desolate heart, against the time when I should have but memory left of him.
The breathing had grown fainter, fainter; sometimes it paused quite, for a second or two, then laboured on for a space, intermittent, feeble; the pauses grew longer—longer; the gasps lower—weaker—weaker—then stopped! And about the fourth watch of the night came One into that upper chamber—One that had not been there before. A great quiet awe stole over me: I rose from my knees very gently, reverently, and bent over him.
"He is gone!" I said to myself—when page: 175 suddenly the old kind eves opened once again wide, with an infinite glad surprise in them, as if they saw some pleasant jocund sight—My old man! God grant that it was so!—and then the eyelids closed again very softly, and he was not.
So the family vault of the Lestranges was opened, and the good gray head went down into the dust, whither all heads go at last. I hope they'll bury me with him when I die. I should like that last grand trumpet blare to find us together. And they carried him away—him, that dead coffined weight—ah! not him, not him, really—away from his pretty old house, and his books, and his wretchedest, wretchedest "little lass." As they bore him slowly under the great elms, beneath whose shade he and I had so often walked, holding sweet converse, the snow fell heavy and thick, whitened the black pall, and sent its feathery, icy flakes against my face, as I walked behind.
I ought to have cried, I suppose, that day; Dolly did; even Mrs. Smith and the other servants did; and I looked at them page: 176 with a certain stolid surprise. I did not cry; I was not the least inclined; I felt no particular pain or grief, only an infinite, numb apathy. So they bore him through the lych gate, and into the church, and we said the solemn good‐bye words to him—he lying there deaf, unheeding of our farewells; and then they laid him in the yawning grave (we standing round), and the snow flakes fell on the coffin‐plate, that told how Sir Adrian Lestrange departed this life on the 30th day of December, 186—. And then we turned away and left him, and I was sorry as one that had no hope.


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TORI + DEAN | a chic, casual vow renewal | Color Scheme: Grey + Yellow + White + a Touch of Gold!
First, a quick admission. We had Cheesecake Factory again last night. Laaaaawd help me, I am obsessed. Those taquitos… once they hit your lips… and that cheesecake. Well, obvs.
Ok, so you know Tori Spelling, right? Ok, stupid question. I think it's safe to say that we all know quite a bit about her. But here's something you may not know… she has PHENOMENAL TASTE IN VOW RENEWAL PARTY DECOR. The photos you are about to behold were snapped by the amazing Elizabeth Messina, and they are TO DIE. Simply, TO DIE.
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I mean, seriously, how much are you loving this? Because I'm just sitting here, in awe of how much I actually adore each of these details. And not in a hyperbolic blogger sense. I mean it. If I was standing right now, and I saw these images, I'd probably faint 0ut of – ok, now we're getting hyperbolic. Lemme bring it back down a notch. But seriously, I am crazy about Tori and Dean's taste in decor and if I had the honor of Tori planning my affair, I swear to the heavens, I'd give her carte blanche. I'd honestly let go of the reigns entirely, and let her run free and style away. Don't believe me? Well, unfortunately I won't get to prove it to you because Tori's probably busy. I could check… but yeah that's not happening. But if she was into it? You'd see. Yeah, you'd see. Carte blanche.
Now, aren't these the cutest?
The typewriter and wall of photos are both killing me with their charm.
And now for my favorite board of all: the yellow motorcycle slash chalkboard inspired signage slash pool with a flower pom board. Oh heaven, I have found you here on Earth. In Tori and Dean's vow renewal party. Who knew?
I know you guys are obsessing over the chalkboards. I know. And I'm right there with you.
By the way, here's a photo of the cute couple and their darling little bebez:
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The WxPython LivePerson Replication is ahead of schedule and will initialy use PHP for server side processing then be ported to Zope as the testing expands.
The API looks good, the XMLRPC rind file is done, initial WxPython clients are completed, screenshots taken, the Javascript for the client has been schematisized now I will generate it via a PHP server side call.
So basically the manager opens the Python Client which displays realtime user stats to their website based on the javascript generated file from the same server.
A user can request 'help' and chat with available manager clients or the manager can initiate a 'help' dialog with the user, works both ways.
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Hasan trial judge: Prosecutors barred from mentioning "jihad" motive
posted at 12:01 pm on August 20, 2013 by Ed Morrissey
Prosecutors will not be allowed to enter evidence that Nidal Hasan intended to commit jihad in his mass murder spree at Fort Hood nearly four years ago, the judge in the court-martial ruled yesterday. Col. Tara Osborn also struck from evidence the correspondence between Hasan and al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, although she did allow prosecutors to use records of Hasan's Internet usage and search histories at the time of the shooting:
Lawyers representing the family members of those killed and injured in the Ft. Hood shooting rampage were outraged today when an Army judge limited prosecutors from introducing evidence, including emails to a known Al Qaeda operative, that would establish accused shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan's "jihadi" motives. …
Prosecutors have sought to portray Hasan as a Muslim extremist, motivated by Islamist ideology and in touch with known al Qaeda member Anwar Alwaki.
"He didn't want to deploy and he came to believe he had a jihad duty to murder soldiers," lead prosecutor Col. Steve Henricks said in his opening statements. He wanted to "kill as many soldiers as he could."
The judge, Col. Tara Osborn, ruled today that prosecutors could not mention Hasan's correspondence with Alwaki, an American born al Qaeda recruiter and organizer. Osborn also barred prosecutors from mentioning Hassan's interest in seeking conscientious objector status and drawing parallels to a 2003 incident in which another Muslim American soldier attacked U.S. troops in Kuwait, according to the Associated Press.
The judge found much of that evidence was too old, but permitted prosecutors to introduce evidence about Hasan's internet usage and search history from the time of the attack.
This won't hamper prosecutors at all, since Hasan admitted to the murders in his opening statement. The charges do not include terrorism, thanks to its lack of inclusion in the UCMJ, but the murder charges carry the death penalty anyway.
The real damage in this ruling is to the survivors and the families of the deceased. They want to pursue civil litigation against Hasan, and against the Obama administration's designation of the attack as "workplace violence." Lawsuits will force the Department of Defense to answer for that decision, which keeps the dead and wounded from being recognized as victims of a terrorist attack. An attorney representing the families expressed his outrage yesterday, saying that the evidence of Hasan's motives should have been allowed as they would in any first-degree murder trial.
Perhaps they may get their wish anyway. Hasan will shortly open his defense, and while most predict he won't do much during the trial phase, he may be saving it for the sentencing hearing:
In a rare move, Hasan began this week by challenging the government's definition of "jihad" and — for the first time since the day that testimony began — questioned a witness. …
Hasan briefly cross-examined Staff Sgt. Juan Alvarado, who saw a gunfight between Hasan and Kimberly Munley, one of the Fort Hood police officers who responded to the shootings. Alvarado said Hasan tried to shoot Munley after she had been shot and disarmed.
"Are you saying — and I don't want to put words in your mouth — are you saying that after it was clear that she was disarmed, I continued to fire at her?" Hasan asked.
Alvarado said that was correct.
If the impression one gets is that this wasn't a particularly helpful cross-examination for the defense, one would be correct — but only if one assumes that the defense wants to beat the rap. Hasan wants to turn the court-martial into a platform for his jihad, and the most likely place for that to occur will be after the formal end of the defense at the closing, when Hasan can offer lengthy argument, or during sentencing. The survivors and families of the deceased will likely get a trove of on-the-record statements from Hasan that will more than suffice for their lawsuits.
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One might say Vanessa Kooby was destined to own a stationery shop. Her father, Fred Kooby, along with his business partner Joe Blacker, opened Blacker & Kooby on Madison Avenue 50 years ago. However, it's dedication, not destiny that has made Vanessa and her family's shop Upper East Side staples. Here, the Wharton Business School graduate talks to us about letters to camp, Zazzle and what she would ask her 19th century French painter pen pal.
When did your interest in the epistolary world begin?
I have always loved stationery and written communiques. I was a doodler as a child and always had pen pals. When I was a teenager, I collected stationery and stickers.
What's the story behind your store's name?
In 1963, my father, Fred Kooby, met Joe Blacker through a business broker. They decided to join forces and literally set up shop on Madison Avenue. It was a fruitful and happy partnership, and I still work with my father and have very fond memories of "Uncle" Joe.
What inspired you to open a stationery boutique?
I guess you can say I was born into it, but it is so much more than that. I have always been a visual learner and I am artistically inclined. After completing my MBA at Wharton, I did financial services marketing for Chase Manhattan Bank, but my heart was always in retail, the family business. People fascinate me, and I like establishing relationships and creating. The stationery business let me combine my visual skills and artistic sensibilities with my management training — and work with a nice clientele every day.
Why do you enjoy sending correspondence?
A well-written thank you note makes me swoon. I can still remember customers and friends who have sent me the nicest thank you notes ever. When I receive a sincere note with a nice sentiment, my opinion of the sender is magically elevated!
Additionally, receiving mail is so much fun. One summer when my daughter was at sleep away camp, I wrote random letters to her bunk mates, and it became a game. The whole bunk would wait to see who Stephanie's mom wrote to next. My daughter will never forget that, and it was so amusing for all of us.
If you could be pen pals with anyone in history, to whom would you write and what would you say?
That is so easy! I would write to Picasso, Matisse and Bonnard, and ask them what their inspirations were for their most famous or lovely paintings. Painting is a passion of mine, and I never tire of New York City and its abundant art exhibitions and permanent collections. Wouldn't it be fascinating to ask Pierre Bonnard what his relationship was like with all the people in his kitchen and garden paintings? It would explain their expressions and Bonnard's treatment of them as subjects.
To whom do you most often write?
I write to my kids. My grandfather wrote me the most magnificent letters when I was growing up. He told me, "be independent and to rely on yourself." I try to impart some life lessons on them when I get a moment, and maybe one day it will all make sense.
Describe the most memorable letter or postcard you have ever received.
Well, Letitia Baldrige did wish me good luck with all my brides, but my grandfather's letters had the most impact.
What makes a particular letter stand out from a stack of cards?
For me it is the paper and the handwriting. If the paper feels like quality, and there is neat cursive or block print by a human being, I will take note and appreciate it.
Do you have a favorite stamp or stamp series?
I am a total Zazzle.com fanatic. When I do a stunning invitation, I cannot wait to coordinate stamps for my clients. I scan, I tweak, I create, until I am happy… and they are pleased.
What is your favorite product created by Crane & Co.?
I still love Crane Kid Finish Ecru 32 lb stock. No other paper feels so luxurious and present.
What do you think classic correspondence will look like in a decade or two?
I think we all must accept the fact that correspondence will be a combination of electronic and hard copy. Once we accept that, it actually increases the value of a written letter. As email has become so important, and texting is almost a religion, a written letter or a printed invitation really stands out. Wedding invitations and Bar/Bat Mitzvah invitations set the mood for a celebration and leave no doubt in a guest's mind that they were not just an afterthought.
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Thirty years ago, Dave Panting was a member of local folk group Figgy Duff, while Dan Rubin was a performer with the Vancouver-based quartet Flying Mountain. Playing at a festival in Blackfalds, Alta. — one of those festivals where it rained so much, nobody was left but the musicians — the pair met on a picnic bench in a muddy field, and started jamming together on mandolins.
In 2003, Rubin moved to the St. John's area with his wife, a local native, and joined acoustic group Atlantic Union. Approaching the door to The Ship pub one night after the folk festival, Rubin noticed Panting sitting outside, playing the mandolin.
"I stopped and looked at this guy in a little hat, playing the mandolin," Rubin said. "I pulled out my mandolin and we started jamming on a fiddle tune we both knew. I looked at him and said, 'I met you somewhere.'"
At that moment, something clicked, and the duo have been making music ever since. "Musical long-lost cousins" is how Rubin describes his relationship with Panting.
Recently, Rubin and Panting formed Mandomania together, as a way to explore the potential of the mandolin. It's an eight-stringed instrument with a long history, Rubin said, evolving from the lute and originating in Italy in the late 18th century.
"It's a very unappreciated instrument — it doesn't just play bluegrass and it doesn't just play Vivaldi. You can play some rocking blues and jazz on the mandolin," Rubin explained, breaking into an improvised blues tune with Panting joining in,
in perfect accompaniment.
"I'm sure he could start a song that I've never heard before and I would listen and we'd be there. When we get together, it just flies. It just goes," Rubin said of Panting.
Apart from Figgy Duff, Panting is a longtime member of Rawlins Cross and The Panting Brothers Band, often credited as one of the leaders of the revival of Newfoundland folk music. Playing mandolin, banjo, guitar and bouzouki as well as singing, Panting is also a composer and music producer.
Rubin, also a songwriter, plays mandolin, violin, guitar, bass and piano, among other instruments, with a background in classical composition before moving into folk and world music genres. In this province, he has worked as a performer with Atlantic Union, an artist manager and concert promoter, as well as a producer.
Between the two, there are more than 60 years of musical experience, and although they've spent the majority of their careers on opposite ends of the country, they have no trouble finding common ground.
"The music community, especially the folk music community, is like an extended family, so even though I was on the west coast and Dave was on the east, we were actually learning some of the same tunes," Rubin said.
Those tunes range from ballads to fiddle pieces, and everything in between, with instruments such as the mando-bass and guitar weaved in.
There's no doubt the mandolin is a romantic, evocative instrument that goes well with Baroque and classical music, but it can also be a nice addition to country, bluegrass and even rock songs, Panting said, and can produce a full sound or be used as a rhythm instrument.
"Mandolin has a lot more to it than you would think," he explained. "It's an awesome instrument for the blues, and there are also a few jazz performers who use it as a lead instrument. It's been used in rock before.
"The first guy who ever inspired me as a kid on mandolin was Rory Gallagher, the Irish rock guy, because in his set he would come out and do a song called 'Going to My Hometown,' with a guy just hammering away on the drums and him on the mandolin. I thought, wow. He was just giving it on this mandolin, and he had walked out there and did that in front of 2,000 people. He didn't need all the bells and whistles. He just needed this one mandolin. That was just one fellow who showed me you can do that with this."
Mandomania will perform at The Ship pub Thursday, Feb. 7 at
9 p.m., playing some originals, some traditionals, a few fiddle tunes and taking requests. Cover is $10 at the door.
They've been tossing around the idea of coming up with a book and album of their original fiddle tunes.
"Dave has written a lot of tunes, and some of them are played all around the world at weddings and so on, and I get these tunes coming to me, maybe a dozen or so," Rubin said of their original compositions. "We're thinking of putting together a book for fiddle and mandolin players of some of the tunes we've written."
For a video of Mandomania performing a medley of the traditional folk song "Black is the Colour of My True Love's Hair" and "Under Full Sail," one of Rubin's fiddle compositions, during a visit to The Telegram studio this week, visit www.thetelegram.com.
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