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Post subject: Songs of Heart and Mind
The fierce baying of the wolf
In the hours between midnight and dawn,
You in the old pea-coat of slavery,
Emblazoned with the hash-marks on the sleeve,
The names of your comrades inscribed
In small letters on the inside lapel.
The loving embrace of the son who is gone,
The broken hammer returned to the forge and remade,
Between the heart and mind, nails.
Note: At around 3:33 a.m. on October 6, 2008, I woke from a vivid dream. I was at my mother's house, and she gave me the old pea-coat I'd worn in military school. On the arm some numbers were marked crudely, and on the inside lapel, the names of my old friends were written in small handwriting. I was delighted to have the coat, and put it on. My son Joshua was in the bathroom, taking a shower. My mother told me to eat half the food that was on my plate a burrito and a cheese enchilada, and to leave the rest for Josh, but I said no, that I would go out to eat and he could have all of it. I put the enchiladas that she had cut for me back on the plate. I saw that Josh had already eaten a bite of the burrito, and was glad it was still warm. Joshua was in the bedroom, a little boy with his long hair cut in bangs, and told me excitedly about some poetry he had written with his friend Sam. I said it was really good. We hugged, passionately, with the sincere, aware delight of knowing that we were really hugging, that he was right there in my arms. Then he began to recite some very powerful poetry, very beautifully, with a confident delivery. As he reached the last line, his lips were smiling in triumph, like he knew he had impressed me. When I awoke, the last line echoed in my head, Between the heart and mind, nails. I couldn't forget it, but only heard the rhythm of the preceding lines, so I played the rhythm in my head, and the words fell into place instantly. I wrote them down in the dark, thinking I'd need to adjust them to get them to scan properly. But when I read them, the rhythm was perfect. Some tears ran down my face, and waves of feeling rippled through my whole body. I was happy. Joshua passed away in a car accident sometime between three and four a.m., February 17, 2006. In my mind, this poem that is very much in his style, is his gift to me. I share it with you as he no doubt intended.
Fight on all occasions. Fight the more for duels being forbidden, since consequently there is twice as much courage in fighting.
A. Dumas, The Three Musketeers.
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Charles Carreon
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Location: Tucson
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:32 pm
Post subject: Dream Descent
Dream Descent
Two seagulls in an updraft
One of them's me
Talking to an eagle telepathically
We say, let's play
He says, you better be fast
We say, let's show him what we got, and then
A bit of turbulence tips me off the shelf
A flutter and my airfoil's lost,
I'm headed down, down, down
The earth getting bigger,
Clearer every second
The streetlines and the landscape
Comin' down with the wind in my ears
Comin' down with the breath stuck in my throat
Comin' down wondering can I brake in time
Comin' down and I realize
I can do this
I can do this
I can do this
Slow my descent steadily
Wind in my ears
Steady my fears
Comin' down
Comin' down
Comin' down
Reassume my weightlessness briefly
Just before my feet alight
On solid earth
At a walking pace
As I reach out my hand to catch the hand
Of a girl I know,
Riding her bicycle
Our fingers gently touch and
She says, How'd you do that?
Oh, I say without excitement, I know how.
Fight on all occasions. Fight the more for duels being forbidden, since consequently there is twice as much courage in fighting.
A. Dumas, The Three Musketeers.
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Tara Carreon
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Posts: 1011
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:38 am
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Your theory is essentially, sir
Drink a thousand cups of wine
I dont want five years ago
Boohoo, lets all cry for the Illuminati
I dont give a fuck what youre talking about
Thats not going to give us any guidance about how to run our life
There is a tendency to cohere into yourself
You cant just let go
Its too dangerous
Things dont go out, they go in.
Openness is contained within a body
A Vase Container
You dont have to guide
Just keep the light on
Its not actually irrational
Lucid dreaming
There are even stars in the sky
Do you really have control?
You live in a van
Take a slap in our hands, honey!
On the Trail of the Octopus
A bright white light star here
Translucent heart
He can shoot dead, three actors
Have fun!
This is all the merry of the citizens who used the negative instead of the hand-holding
She was a cowgirl
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:52 am
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by Tara Carreon
Mother, brother, adversary gain
It's right there in the core
You can see the phrases
I flew to Russia and the day seemed much sweeter
When will I have a kind of mighty triangle, you?
Leila Lorenzo, she's our latest admirer of the pig
Every time we give them a ride
There is no hypothesis.
But when funds come
Which seems better than anything
How much better do you want?
I went back to school and suffered
Catching fish in a net
New power version fish.
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Tara Carreon
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Location: Tucson, Arizona
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:55 am
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by Tara Carreon
Pretty soon I would have no idea of how to venture
I don't know how I came to understand planets
Read on, to the contrary
He said watch out
There are some new razorblades in this dimension
And he has a really nice spirit
Are you sure of that, mister?
Neither was I able to avail myself of the
Secrecy of second hand reporters
What, was I able to get something better?
What a teasing I was
Learn to talk in the United States of America
I conclude a poem that is disturbing
These are the far-flung worlds of men
A new notorious advertising
Even the older cat
When the brooding issue wasn't good enough
You pray for pictures
He was the very face of twilight
Geronimo's bones
Just stop looking like that, Job
It would never be as good as if you made a clear sound
Lurking, distant timing
You want the truth with the argumentation, argumentation, argumentation.
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:09 pm
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Men of Action
It is not funny to depict horror
To dance in death
To spit on decency and order
And eat body parts and filth
It is not funny to show the earth destroyed
And people as cannibals
Hacking off limbs
And leering at the prospect of eating human flesh
Who are these men who control our collective vision
Who dance with lipstick smeared on their faces
Their hair pulled up in a lady's coiffure
Beating garbage dump drums
Eating crumbs
And tying people to the rack
As they dance and sing
Their drunken songs of self-hatred,
Mindless on purpose
Doing whatever comes next
Simply acting, doing, fussing, moving, stomping, yelling, hitting, killing
Move, move, move
Act, act, act
Be alive!
Scatter the three worlds with a powerful swing of your arm
Bite life in half
Exhale a dragon's breath on the world
And watch it wither and die
Then laugh and laugh
Then bury your head in your hands and cry
Until you fall asleep and wake up
To do it all again
You are, after all, a Man!
You are men of action
There is still earth to be dug up
When everything is gone
You can throw the dirt in the air
And laugh and laugh
Until you are dead
And the world is rid
Of your miserable, disgusting species.
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:26 pm
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The Banality of Evil
Eichmann sitting at his desk
Filling out paperwork
Jews fed into the grinder
It is all so plebian
Would that it were a little more exciting
My elitist tastes are suffering!
John Ralston Saul, Voltaire's Bastards wrote:
The Holocaust was the result of a perfectly rational argument -- given what reason had become -- that was self-justifying and hermetically sealed. There is, therefore, nothing surprising about the fact that the meeting called to decide on "the final solution" was a gathering mainly of senior ministerial representatives. Technocrats. Nor is it surprising that [the] Wansee Conference lasted only an hour -- one meeting among many for those present -- and turned entirely on the modalities for administering the solutions ... The massacre was indeed 'managed,' even 'well managed.' It had the clean efficiency of a Harvard case study.
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Come with me to my jurisdiction
Flying through space
With bird-play at his command
I backed off from it
Politeness and double politeness
Leave us alone to whirl my witch
2,500 damsels
There is nothing on my pages
There will be more
There will be bite
Dominicus darling
I held you as I led you
He was a nice boy
Caught between two pincers
This isnt Sherman Oaks
This isnt catty-corner
Let me kiss you
Madness and secret service
Trying to find secrets
What you see is what you get
Falling inward
I actually had to stop doing that for a living
Theatre tickets canceled
Fish eyes
What can be hanged in earnest
Kick it aside
Leave the van intact
Dreams are the potential
Ive always been a back to the front kind of guy
Are you going to listen, dear flesh and blood?
So let me look at my compassionate and skillful remedy
We would even try to kill an illusion
Just like I said
And if you divide to accept this offer Ive made you
Key positions of power
Its been a long long healing
You in the grey house
I seem to dress out of vanity
Its broken; its a scandal
The demon womans red
Do you have to kill the middle?
Yes, I have to kill the middle.
Who do you look for, darkest Andrew?
What do you mean?
I just have to ask you,
Is there any benefit from this whole fucking ariette?
Man, youre not a fucking physicist!
Will you leave your doctor at home?
I could give dirt on everyone I see
Did you hear of the medicine girl?
If what you have is more like a war mag
Than what you have in private
His Majestys sleeve.
The special advancement seekers
Its a matter of icy let-go
A babe of an effigy
Do I keep screwing around with crude puissant corn?
No one can get between a 25 billion dollar fake
With the stars light at night
Peace rain
We were very very sure of ourselves
Even without some convenient movie heads
He has the courage to see us
Reptilian beasting a schneeze
The language that runs undercover
Within the lungs
The battle of wills
Color joy
Color of dreams
Emphasize it
Advertise it
Friggery mason
Did they read about you, Tibetan sovereign
In front of the hot, bright sun?
I believe that the prophet stays at home
Speaking of Chinese creatures
In the grand tradition
Out of this franchise Switzerland
Think with the birds of paradise
Youre always an outsider
Learn with irritated breath
Separation across the land
You have the right to be screaming
It looks like a ladys heart
Caress my sides buster burger
I tell you what
I have to go.
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Arya Liberty, a painting I'm working on. The drawing is finished (4 x 4). Now, I have to learn to paint.
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My father also had a very lusty house
And proved egregious
Telemachus was out of luck
Cult conditioned
Wow, the whole world was mine!
Baby frightened and yo-yo indicates
That the personality
Thinks in different corners
Power, out of my way
Helen Keller
Lay my responses down
I keep thinking of
The sources of their dreaming
In a barrel big charge!
Saturday's nut unfolds
The Bishop's son before the King comes
There are simplified things
Between egregious egos
Hot, fiery things
The first word
God's company broke through.
She is unexplored
She has never spoken before
Her Greek tongue
A horse
Om is not the factory of this hot dog stick
In all her metaphysical
In all her warmth, heat
All the European countries
In one wild moment
Argue and wherefore
I see them on the horizon
Perfect little sized balls
Sometimes you have to wait a minute
Say something hungry
I look back
Ill omens, heavy, smash
A profound disconnection from myself
I can pick it up for you
Saturday membership rating
Sunday joking around
Not waiting for whoever will adjust my circuits first
I play servant to no man.
I'm wondering whether in that boutique
She's gathering power to sleep or to skin us?
Let's go out last night as if in the morning
Is that what the purple interlude is about?
Flying around
Waiting for her to speak
Her first word
Pink purple moment
First man who doesn't treat me like he should
I'll swallow him whole
Well that is against the law
1, 2 and 3
It's amazing when you've been pushed out to the farther edges
Give me Edojin, something thin at the edges
Rod Steiger said that after all these years
Hem to toe, hem to toe as it were
Superman three times over.
She is the crystal ball nature
Perhaps he's a mechanical dolt
Divided is his long lost teacher
And now he's truly reliable
Now that you have achieved nirvana
Sitting around achieving insights
Noisy fellow
You want to get closer up there?
Lots of chocolate, lots of chocolate,
Pretty soon I'll be on my way
I love you dearly
That fat cow place I went to yesterday
In the direction of the lead singer's tempo
Wa-doo Wa-doo
Country singer
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@Damien,I have been using the Inov-8 X-Talon 212's for a few years.Do you see any reason for bouncing from these shoes over to the TrailRoc series?I am primary a long distance hiker, sub 5 pound BPW.Thanks,-Abela
@JohnThe biggest reason to make the jump would be for the anatomical last (i.e. wider toe box). The next biggest reason would be the zero-drop heel. If neither of those has a lot of appeal to you, then I wouldn't see any reason to switch.
Hmmmm...just got my TrailRoc 255's from FedEX. I had ordered an 11 1/2 based on two things: I wear a size 11 street shoe, and my Scarpa Epics (and in fact all my hiking shoes) are 11 1/2's.The TrailRocs are wildly too small: it hurts to put them on. I have no possibility of trying them on anywhere near central NJ. Am I well advised to go up a full size?Thanks for any hints!
My local running store took delivery of a shipment of Trailroc 245s earlier this week. Today I went in and tried them for size. The awesome Shoefitr software doesn't have any data for the Trailrocs yet, but RoadRunnerSports suggests going up 1/2 a size (for men). I'd concur, although for some they may want to consider a full size up. I started with US 10.5, which is what I wear in the Roclite 295s. The anatomic last felt both narrower and possibly slightly shorter in the toebox than my Roclite, which has gobs of space for my toes to spread when hiking. My forefoot was held in place in the Trailroc 245s in 10.5, and there was 1/2-2/3 of a finger's width between my big toe and the front of the shoe. Size 11 allowed me to spread my toes comfortably, and there was no risk of toe bang. I tried the 11s on the treadmill and brought them home.These are my first "minimal" trailshoes, although I've tried Nike Free and VFF for road and grass in the past and given up on them. In recent months I've tried on many of the NB Minimus and Vivo Barefoot lines and found them all ill-fitting. Most were far too narrow for my feet. The Trailrocs fit as I would expect a real shoe to do, comfortably and without sections of the shoe bulging out when the laces are tightened. Aside from the fit of the Trailrocs, the sole looks to be a big improvement over the one on the Roclites.Edited for typos.
Edited by lotuseater on 08/16/2012 21:21:37 MDT.
Where did they get those colors! Yeeks! I'd go blind, trying to wear those things. I'll stick with my Merrell Ventilators in sand and brown.
I've been running the MT110s for a while now and they work perfect for me except the lack of durability. I'm looking at the 245s as my main long run and race shoe for exceptionally rocky terrain. The 110s fit perfect, the only gripe I have is once the EVA foam crushes (which I could care less) the yellow outsole rubber began to peel back. So I've been looking for a worthy replacement until the version 2 comes out. So can anyone comment if the 245 sounds good for my situation, if not can you recommend a different shoe please? I tried going with the brooks puregrit but they are too wide and feel sloppy. Tightening the laces so they feel less sloppy causes major top of the foot pain for me.
Have logged around 130 miles on a pair of Trailroc 245 so far. Thay have been a complete delight so far. If they continue to perform as they have been, they are going to replace the Flyroc 310 on the trail and the Roclite 295 everywhere else. Unlike everyone else, mine are sized the same as the 295 and the 310 and continue to feel like they fir perfectly, even after a long day. I wonder if part of this is that I have rather narrow, low volume feet... except my toes that need more room that many people.> Where did they get those colors! Yeeks!my 245s aren't quite that bright. I could do without the bright yellow, but the majority of the shoe is blue and black which isn't so bad.
That is my biggest beef with low profile trail shoes. It seems like the lower to the ground they get, the less rugged they make the uppers. The truth is that the closer to the ground your foot is, the more susceptible the mesh is to abrasion. I wish they would put the uppers of the 255 on the 150 and 135. Of course they would weigh more, but I really want a low profile shoe with a tough upper.--Brendan, I meant to PM you but couldn't as you don't have a PM address setup. For some reason when I went to reply to your post, I clicked the edit button instead and ended-up overwriting what you wrote. Totally a brain-dead move on my part. Sorry about that. The above paragraph is not Brendan, it is me. What I wrote was meant to be a reply, not replacement! Please feel free to edit it at any time and put back what you wrote. Sorry! -- Damien Tougas
Edited by dtougas on 08/21/2012 05:41:27 MDT.
Isn't that what the Bare grip 200 (and some of the X talons) are for? Never mind the uppers on the the 135/150, you'd really not want to use those sole units off road.Some of the Walsh things mentioned in a group review a bit back do have *seriously* tough uppers, but their sole units wear very fast and only resole from Europe anyway so I presume not an option.
Martin, we weren't talking about the Bare-X lite series (135, 150) as those are road soles and, as you say, would not be appropriate for trail use. Inov-8 will be releasing a TrailRoc 150 (shown in the photo of initial post in this thread) that has a trail sole. It is similar in design to the Bare Grip 200, but has an anatomic last.
Matching weights even for extra confusion factor ;) From a UK perspective mind, I'd only want this sole unit if planning for mostly roads/hard tracks and then I'd want some cushioning (like the 2x5's etc). For hills? Ok it'd look entirely respectable by the standards of most brands but......(None of them fit my heel at all anyway so a moot point.).Mildly off topic but does this mean that the Terra fly's are sort of doomed? I've never been quite clear what they're for.
My 245s arrived yesterday and I took them on a 14 mile training run over mostly hard packed, rocky terrain, here are my early impressions. I am impressed with the traction, comfort, and locked in fit. I already prefer them over the MT110s. The trailrocs fit my low volume feet perfectly, just like the Minimus last but a tad bit more room in the toe box. I purchased the same size I wear in Minimus Trail and the fit was spot on.Traction was nice all around - from the hardpack, loose gravel, mud, and soft pine needled track I have no complaints. The upper was 'breezy' and after a small stream crossing they drained and dried pretty well. I do like the mesh upper more than the also nice synthetic 110 upper. I did not have any debris catch or snag the mesh on my run. Also, I did not notice any debris getting through the thin mesh yet or any hotspots. I absolutely love the outsole on this shoe! I just hope it's durable enough to justify the high price tag. I believe it will put the 110 to shame in this category.In regard to weight, I didn't really notice a difference between these and the 110s. The lower 1mm drop of the trailrocs was not noticeable to me either. I did notice a difference with lack of soreness after my usual run which I attribute to the additional cushioning of the trailroc. Or maybe it's just because the EVA foam of the 110 was crushed after the first 30 miles on mine. Complaints - the laces. I guess NB has just spoiled me. Those thick laces just don't come untied. I had to double knot the inov-8 ones. Toe bumper is pretty much not there, it could be beefier. I also wish the tongue was gusseted higher up, it doesn't want to stay put.Overall I am very satisfied with this purchase. The fit really is spot on, and that was one of my biggest concerns. Now if the durability is there this could be my all around go to trail running shoe. I'm excited to take them out on my long run Saturday.
I do my running/hiking on fairly tech terrain (boulder foothills & indian peaks talus) & I'm wondering how ya'll think these would fair. For reference, I enjoy the grip & glovelike fit of the 110's but found them not protective enough after long days & on trails w/ lots of loose rubble.
"Designed specifically for running on loose, rugged and eroded trails."Sounds like you.IMO the uppers of the two shoes provide about the same amount of protecti0n.The outsole is a whole different story...with the 110 after a few runs the midfoot really protects against nil, the 245s and 255s have rock plates and a continuous rubber outsole as well as 6mm of cushion. I think the 245s provide enough extra protection and cushion to get the win over my 110s as my mid to long run shoe. I'll keep the 110s around for shorter runs, they just feel more nimble.
Ok I am really hesitant to even post this... but I just gotta lol.I have been using the Inov-8 X-Talon for a few years now (logged a couple thousand miles with them) so the idea of going to a heavier shoe - and one that does not have the uber-awesome lugs that the X-Talon has, was not something I thought I would even consider.But...I got my Inov-8 Trailroc 245s today and wowzer!!I honestly cannot remember a time when I had a pair of shoes that I put on that just made me go "wow" - in a good way.Initial impressions from a guy that has not put but a lap around the block with them:The toe space!!! OMG!! I have already had to increase my shoe size by a full size and a half since I got into hiking because of toe squeeze and normal hikers foot flattening. But these things... I ordered a half-size smaller than what I would have if I ordered a pair of X-Talon based on the comments from folks so far. Glad I did!The sides of the shoe provide the perfect amount of support - something I lost with my X-Talon because of having to size up for toes-swelling - so that very much rocks! The toe room is just a glorious thing! I was able to walk AND wiggle my toes at the same time!! (giggle, sorry, getting excited here over a pair of shoes)Cushions on the 245 seems near perfect. I should note I had on a pair of Darn Tough, 1/4 Sock Cushion (1714) socks... because they were what was on my feet at the time the UPS man showed up - so there was a bit of extra cushioning/padding taking place from them. But even so, very comfortable shoe to wear. Almost reminded me of the old brooks cascadia 4 when it comes to comfort.I gotta agree, the shoe laces did not impress me. After having used the little rope-like laces of the X-Talon for the last few years, going back to 'normal' laces was a bit odd when I went to put them on. Given my block is less than a quarter of a mile, I did not exactly use them long enough to have them come undone.It was a hard choice for me to go with the 245's over the lighter pair (235) but the desire to have a rock plate (of some sort) kind of won out. That has always been an issue for me with the X-Talon... heaven help you if you start getting into really sharp rocks. Going to have to go find a rock pile tomorrow and see how the 245's do in regards to providing some protection.Overall, given I only put them on and used them for 10 minutes around the block (but given I've spent my time on-trail with other similar shoes) I gotta say, these suckers are impressing me so far!lol, "toe freedom" should be the motto for these suckers!!
I have a pair of the Bare 210s and have been wanting a trail shoe to match now I have put some kms/miles on them, however was not after the narrow fit of the Bare Grips or the Cushioning of the 235s. Is there any indication on when the TrailRoc 150 will be available? Starting to get itchy feet and don't really want to buy 235's in the interim.
Those colors are hard to get over, even if they help explain how the shoe works.
After roughly 150ish miles of abuse on very rocky trail the lugs on the forefoot of my trailrocs are coming apart. The search begins a new. I'm going to check out the La Sportiva X Country I think. This is a shame because all the other lugs look brand new, as well as the uppers. I could've swore I read somewhere that the rubber was more durable in forefoot part of outsole too...
The X Countries aren't really that durable either... though they are one of my favorite shoes anyway. They have less underfoot protection than the 255's since they have no rock plate (can't comment on the 245's.) Sportiva is discontinuing them, so they might be hard to find. They will be replaced in 2013 with the Anakonda which should be a pretty direct competitor to the 245/255 (rock plate, lugged sticky rubber outside, low drop, 9.5oz weight) and it should be much more durable than the x-country from the looks of it.
Thanks for the info. I will check them out. Guess I'll be able to get a pair of X Countries at clearance price soon! From what I read on them the uppers are lacking durabilty. I haven't had an upper fail me yet, just outsole.
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Dad won't face charges for beating to death man molesting his 5-year-old daughter
SHINER, Texas (AP) — A young Texas father who beat to death with his fists a man molesting his 5-year-old daughter will not be charged, authorities said Tuesday as they released a dramatic 911 tape of the dad frantically pleading for help before the hired ranch helper died.
A Lavaca County grand jury Tuesday declined to indict the 23-year-old father in the death of Jesus Mora Flores, 47. Prosecutors said the grand jury reached same conclusion as police after reviewing the evidence: The father was authorized to use deadly force to protect his daughter.
Flores was killed June 9 on a family ranch so remote that the father is heard profanely screaming at a dispatcher who couldn't locate the property.
"Come on! This guy is going to die on me!" the father yells. "I don't know what to do!"
The Associated Press is not identifying the father in order to protect the daughter's identity. The AP does not identify victims of sexual assault.
The tense, nearly five-minute 911 call begins with the father saying that he "beat up" a man found raping his daughter. The father grows increasingly frazzled, cursing and crying into the phone so loudly at times that the call often becomes inaudible.
At one point tells the dispatcher he's going to put the man in his truck and drive him to a hospital before sheriff's deputies finally arrive.
"He's going to die!" the father screams. "He's going to (expletive) die!"
V'Anne Huser, the father's attorney, sternly told reporters several times during a news conference at the Lavaca County courthouse that neither the father nor the family will ever give interviews.
"He's a peaceable soul," Huser said. "He had no intention to kill anybody that day." Continued...
The attack happened on the family's ranch off a quiet, two-lane county road between the farming towns of Shiner and Yoakum. Authorities say a witness saw Flores "forcibly carrying" the girl into a secluded area and then scrambled to find the father. Running toward his daughter's screams, investigators said, the father pulled Flores off his child and "inflicted several blows to the man's head and neck area."
Emergency crews found Flores' pants and underwear pulled down on his lifeless body by the time they responded to the 911 call. The girl was taken to a hospital and examined, and authorities say forensic evidence and witness accounts corroborated the father's story that his daughter was being sexually molested.
Although the father was never arrested, the killing was investigated as a homicide. Huser, the Lavaca County sheriff and the district attorney did not take questions during the news conference.
Philip Hilder, a Houston criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, said he would have been surprised if the grand jury had decided to indict the father. Hilder said Texas law provides several justifications for the use of deadly force, including if someone committing a sexual assault.
"The grand jury was not about to indict this father for protecting his daughter," he said.
Authorities said the family had hired Flores before to help with horses on the ranch. He was not born in the U.S. but was here legally with a green card.
On Tuesday, a new "No Trespassing" sign was freshly tacked onto a gate barring entrance down a gravelly, shrub-canopied path leading to the barn and chicken coop on the ranch. Authorities say the attack happened near the barn.
Across the street, neighbor Michael James Veit, 48, described the father as easygoing and polite — down to always first asking permission to search his property for animals that had wandered off the ranch, even though the families have long known each other.
"They won't find a jury pool here that will convict him," Veit said.
No one answered at the father's home. The front yard could pass for a children's playground: blue pinwheels sunk into patchy grass, an above-ground swimming pool, a swing set, a trampoline and a couple of ropes dangling from a tree for swinging. A partial privacy fence is painted powder blue. Continued...
A few miles away, at a home listed as belonging to the father's sister, a woman shouted through the front door that the family had nothing to say.
Veit's son was a classmate of the father's at Shiner High School in a graduating class of about two dozen. Veit said the young father was never known to be in trouble.
"Just like a regular kid, went to dances, drank beer like the rest of the kids around here," Veit said. "Never been in trouble. Never, ever. You know, I think justice is served. It's sad a man had to die, but I think anybody would have done that."
A public records search did not turn up anything for Flores.
Shiner, a town of about 2,000 people about 80 miles west of San Antonio, revolves around the Spoetzl Brewery that makes Shiner, one of the nation's best-selling independent beers. Even gas stations here sell it on tap.
Flores' death is only the sixth homicide the sheriff's department has investigated in the last eight years, and half of those killings involved one triple-murder. Shiner residents boast their squeaky-clean image on a highway welcome sign: "The Cleanest Little City in Texas."
At Werner's Restaurant, customer Gail Allen said she didn't want to speak for all of Shiner, though her comments might as well have.
"The father has gone through enough," said Allen, 59, who has nine grandchildren. "The little girl is going to be traumatized for life, and the father, too, for what happened. He was protecting his family. Any parent would do that."
Associated Press writer Juan Lozano in Houston contributed to this report. Continued...
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Roommate Conflicts: Confrontation, Communication, Mediation
Living with roommates isn't always easy. Sharing a living space may be stressful, and conflicts may arise. Sometimes situations that work at the beginning of the year become more difficult as the year goes on; remember that college is a time when students grow and change which can certainly impact even the healthiest of roommate relationships. It is perfectly normal to have roommate conflicts.
Many conflicts can be resolved easily with mature and respectful conversationbetween roommates. Other conflicts may be more difficult to resolve and may require assistance through a formal mediation process. In extreme cases, conflicts may not be able to be resolved resulting in a room change for one or both roommates. It is never our desire to force students to live in a room where the climate is wrought with tension and frustration or where conflict cannot be resolved. We do, however, expect students to make a sincere and collaborative effort to work through the conflict, communicate clearly the concerns, and develop strong conflict management or coping skills in the process.
Residence Life offers a number of resources to students facing roommate conflicts. Roommate conflicts are initially handled at the hall level by the Resident Assistant. Residence Directors and Community Advisors often guide the RAs through each roommate conflict. Students seeking assistance should begin by talking with their RA..
Roommate conflicts and room changes are not addressed by the Associate Dean of Student Affairs or the Assistant Director of Residence Life unless the hall staff requires assistance in doing so. It is also important to note that the College expects students, not parents, to work through the processes outlined below.
What is a Roommate Conflict?
We find it helpful to use the following definition when trying to determine if a roommate conflict exists: wants in collision. This can seem as simple as "I want to go to bed at the same time as my roommate so that I am not awakened when she comes into the room after I've fallen asleep." Sometimes, the collision involves value systems. For example, one roommate may feel quite comfortable having frequent visitors to the room – intimate visitors or groups of friends; while, the second roommate wants the room to be a safe haven from social interaction with others.
It is important to note that this definition makes clear that roommate conflicts are not a reflection of the character of either student involved. Rather, the conflict occurs because two different students hold two different views on what is happening in the room. More often, the conflict arises when one or both roommates do not have the confidence or communication skills to confront the problem.
Navigating Roommate Conflict for Students
Communicating with or Confronting your Roommate(s)
If you start to notice that your roommate does not want to talk with you, may get annoyed with you over little things, may leave the room when you are there, you should recognize these as signs of potential roommate issues. If a problem is addressed early, there is a better chance of it being worked out amicably. Most roommate conflicts are the result of miscommunication or, in some cases, a total lack of communication. If you can communicate effectively, it will be much easier to develop a comfortable living environment for yourself and your roommates.
How to address the issue:
- Approach your roommate in private.
- Confirm that this is a good time for both of you to talk. If either of you feels rushed or blindsided the conversation will be less effective.
- Be direct. Discuss the issue with regard to behaviors rather than personality traits. This tactic is less likely to put your roommate on the defensive.
- Be patient. Listen to your roommate and remember that there are two sides to every story. As you are listening, try to put yourself in your roommate's shoes.
- Each person should be given an opportunity to share their perspective on the roommate relationship and potential areas of tension.
- Revisit your roommate agreement. First-year students are required to complete roommate agreements within the first three weeks of the semester. Upperclass students are encouraged to do so as well and can obtain a form by contacting your RA. You should have it available in the room or the RAs will have a copy on file in the RD Office. Which of your guidelines are working and which of them need to be reconsidered?
- Remember that a solution will probably involve each person giving something and getting something. The solution may not be your ideal scenario, but it should be an improvement on the current state of things.
Healthy communication tips:
- Talk to your roommate directly when something is bothering you. Don't discuss it behind their back because this can cause a breakdown in trust between you.
- Be direct. Be clear about what is bothering you. If you don't tell your roommate that there is a problem they won't be able to do anything about it.
- Remember that communication works two ways: talking and listening. Neither one is effective without the other.
- If you create a win-win situation, then the conflict is more likely to be resolved. Evaluate the needs of both sides before a solution is proposed, and make sure the solution is acceptable to both parties.
- Respect each other's differences. Difference is a part of life. Get to know each other and establish common ground.
- Avoid responding from your emotions. Criticism is bound to happen and your natural reaction is going to be to criticize back, but that is only going to compound the problem. Learning to accept criticism is going to help you communicate and live with your roommate. If you both find that you are approaching the limit and things are not being resolved, agree to take some time away from the discussion to cool down.
Roommate Mediation
In difficult discussions, such as roommate conflicts, it is very helpful to have an unbiased third party to help mediate the discussion. Our Resident Assistants are trained mediators, with good experience helping roommates come up with solutions to their conflicts. If you find that you and your roommate are having difficulty resolving your conflict, you should definitely approach your RA to arrange mediation.
We believe that Roommate Mediation is paramount to the learning process and the development of conflict management skills. As such, we require all students involved in a roommate conflict to participate in mediation before changing rooms.
How Mediation Works:
- Contact your RA, either by email or in person, to explain the situation and to request mediation.
- Your RA will contact all roommates to find a time that works best for everyone. Most mediation meetings can be completed in less than one hour. At times, a second meeting may need to be scheduled to work through issues thoroughly.
- The RA and a co-mediator (another RA from your building or the RD/CA) will begin the conversation. The RA will explain the ground rules; discuss confidentiality and the mediation process.
- In the Issues Phase of mediation, the roommates will each be given an opportunity to present the issues as they see them in the roommate relationship.
- In the Understanding Phase of mediation, the roommates will talk with each other about the issues presented in the previous phase. Each will have the opportunity to respond to the other's perception, share how they feel about what the other said, and share their own understanding of the situation as presented by the roommate.
- In the Agreement Phase of mediation, the roommates will offer possible solutions that will address the issues presented earlier. Solutions will involve compromise and negotiation. The mediators will guide this process, but will not suggest agreement items to the roommates. It is critical that the students involved in conflict own and fully agree with solution(s) presented.
- The mediators will type up the agreement and will schedule a follow up meeting for two weeks after the original meeting. The follow up meeting will be used to determine if the agreement will be effective in resolving the conflict.
Remember, although the RA is a trained mediator, they are not magicians. Some roommate conflicts require a number of mediations before a workable solution can be found. In other cases, the roommate relationship may not be mended even after an honest attempt at mediation has been made. In those cases, and only in those cases, a room change may be the best answer.
Resources for Families
We realize that sending your student to college is a time of tremendous transition for your family. All students (and their families) go through an adjustment period and experience many ups and downs while living away from home. There are many resources at the College to help your student manage community life at Westminster College.
Here, in the Office of Residence Life, our preference is to deal directly with the student. This enables us to establish a relationship with your student and helps to get to the crux of the issues more efficiently. We do welcome parent input and questions at any time. Our goal is to provide parents with resources which they can pass on to their student to help them help themselves. As a college, our relationship is with the student, and it is important that we include them in the process, which could include copying them on e-mail responses, contacting them before returning your call, asking the Residence Life staff to follow-up on an issue parents bring to our attention.
It is important that students have support and encouragement from home while being allowed to mature through their own experiences. By all means, be there for your student as a sounding board, but let them handle their own problems as much as possible. We know this can be hard, but your student's success is dependent on their own ability to function independently.
The information below is provided so that you can be an informed resource for your student.
Helpful Hints for Assisting your Student if a Roommate Conflict Arises
Many parents tell us that their student is "just not a conflict person" or their student "prefers to avoid conflict." Conflict is a natural part of life and we do well to develop skills which help us manage conflict respectfully, advocate for ourselves well, and resolve minor conflicts before they blossom into something much larger. Our roommate conflict and mediation process is designed to infuse learning these skills into these educational life experiences.
Families are instrumental in providing support and assistance to their student. By listening to your student, you can be a sounding board, providing support and perspective. You can help your student to understand their role in the process and empower them to affect their situation.
- Assure your student that having a roommate conflict is not a rare occurrence. Living with others requires ongoing communication. Most students are able to resolve conflicts in a way that meets everyone's needs.
- Listen to your student as they explain the conflict; ask if it could be a misunderstanding rather than an intentional dispute.
- Find out if your student completed a roommate agreement, and whether or not they have reviewed it lately. (All new students are required to complete a roommate agreement within the first three weeks of the semester. This is meant to be a living document that changes and evolves as students learn more about their roommates and themselves).
- Ask whether they have sat down and had a heart to heart talk with their roommate. Students often think they have communicated their feelings without having actually expressed them.
- Don't be afraid to question whether your student may have had a role in creating the conflict. Let them know you are not criticizing only suggesting a little self-examination. Remind them that every conflict has more than one side. Encourage them to consider why their roommate might see the situation from a different point of view.
- Ask if they have contacted their RA to request roommate mediation. RAs are trained in conflict mediation, and we generally find that an unbiased third party can help students come up with solutions that they may not have discovered on their own. In more challenging situations, a series of mediations may be necessary. Please encourage your student to communicate with the RA if they feel that further intervention is needed.
- If your student is looking for additional information regarding roommate communication, please refer them to this page or refer them to their RD/CA.
Please understand that roommate conflicts and room changes are not addressed by the Associate Dean of Student Affairs or the Assistant Director of Residence Life. It is also important to note that the College expects students, not parents, to work through the roommate mediation process.
Room Change
Sometimes, roommate conflicts do result in the student deciding to change rooms. Residence Life staff will work with students to find new room accommodations on campus. Students are required to participate in roommate mediation before a room change is approved. This is to ensure that students have the opportunity to intentionally engage in learning conflict management skills and to ensure all roommates have the experience of attempting to compromise and work out a solution, which is an important part of community life.
The role of Residence Life staff is not to determine which roommate is at fault for the demise of the relationship. Rather our role is (a) to assist in the communication which is aimed at resolving conflict and (b) to make logistical arrangements for room changes when necessary. This means that we will work with students who come to us to move into a new room. We will not make their roommate move unless this is an agreed upon solution reached during mediation or unless the roommate has been found responsible for violating the roommate agreement or mediation agreement. The College's judicial system is used to determine responsibility in these matters. If the complaining student desires a roommate change, but does not wish to engage the judicial process and the College is asked to determine who will move, the complaining student will be asked to move to a new room.
We hope these tips will help you to help your student initiate a solution to a roommate conflict if it should arise.


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Funeral services will be held 3 pm Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the Perry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J.L. Daughtery and Eddie Lindsey officiating. Burial will follow in the Neal Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 until the funeral at 3 pm on Sunday. Perry Funeral Home is directing. www.perryfuneral.net.
Survivors include her daughters, Peggy (Bobby) Haynes of Jacksonville, Brenda Morgan, Sandra (Bobby) Steed, Gail (Don) Matthews, son, Ronnie McGatha all of Piedmont, sister, Laura Mae Agan of Centre, 15 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
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BrainPOP is thrilled to introduce a new category of free English Language Arts (ELA) games! When you visit the main GameUp page, you'll now see an "English Games" button which takes you to our growing collection of online games that target a wide range of literacy skills. We're also excited to announce the addition of Classroom, Inc.'s The Sports Network 2 (TSN-2) to our English GameUp offerings. The result of a 2011 Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC), TSN-2 can easily be adapted for use with students in grades 5-9, but is designed to assess students' proficiency in key grade 8 Common Core State Standards in Reading Informational Text. We love the way TSN-2 uses challenging tasks within a virtual workplace to address each of its target standards multiple times. Last spring, Classroom, Inc. piloted TSN-2 in eight schools in NYC and Chicago. Analysis of student data gathered through Classroom Inc's Teacher Dashboard showed strong correlations between students' scores on the TSN-2 embedded assessments and MAP reading scores—compelling evidence that TSN-2 is a valid predictor of student performance on standardized grade level reading tests. Pilot teachers were enthusiastic about how TSN-2 provides effective CCSS practice and assessment, and students were eager… Read the Rest»


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Long-time MSU alumni director Jaynee Drange Groseth set to retireAfter 38 years, an estimated one million travel miles, and connections that number in the thousands, Jaynee Drange Groseth - the long-time director of the Montana State University Alumni Association - is retiring effective July 1. On Thursday, the MSU Alumni Foundation announced that Groseth will retire from her position and, in recognition of her long service, be given the title president emerita of the MSU Alumni Association. |
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Iqra Fund, a Bozeman based non-profit supporting girls education in Pakistan, will be hosting two FREE screenings of "Girl Rising" at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. on April 30th at the Emerson Cultural Center. This film is part of the global 10x10 campaign, spreading the message that by educating girls in developing nations, we can change the world. It tells the stories of 9 extraordinary girls from 9 countries, written by 9 celebrated writers and narrated by 9 renowned actresses. Girl Rising showcases the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world. FREE tickets can be picked up at Indulgence or the Country Bookshelf. (4/13)
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Award-winning journalist Nance Guilmartin will deliver a keynote address from noon-1:30 p.m. at the 2013 W2: The Women to Women Conference, set for Thursday, May 23, at the Best Western Plus GranTree Inn in Bozeman. The conference, "Empowering Women to Move Forward in Business and Life," is presented by the Montana State University College of Business, MSU College of Business Women's Circle of Excellence, Prospera Business Network and Montana Women's Business Center. (Registration is required.) (4/13)
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Infra-red goggles.
March 26, 2007, 06:57:37 am »
I make goggles that allow the wearer to see in the near infra-red spectrum. They are unpowered, and work by filtering out the "visible" spectrum, and passing only infra-red, to which the human eye is actually slightly sensitive. One never registers these colors, however, because any time the light is bright enough to activate these receptors, the "visible" light is far bright enough to completely overpower the little infra-red actually registered. Wearing them is like being in a parallel dimension. Some objects are bright, snowy white, while others are dim. Objects that are "visibly" the same color are drastically different hues. Substances that were previously transparent are opaque, and vice-versa. The ambient light must be bright (midday sun), but it's more than worth stumbling around your neighborhood to experience another world.
I can modify any pair of goggles with removable and/or clear lenses to see infra-red, providing that the design of the goggles is such that the only meaningful quantity of light reaching the eyes is coming through the lenses. If there is too much light leakage, it will blow out the infra-red, and all you will see is the inside of the goggles, with apparently opaque lenses. I will do this for you for a mere $10.00, OR a cooler pair of goggles than I have (this isn't hard). You pay shipping both ways. If you have cool goggles, but all you want is infra-red goggles, regardless of style, you can just send me your goggles and I'll send you back the pair I already have modified. Or if you have two pairs of cool goggles, and want one modified, send me both and I'll send you back one modified, and keep the other as payment.
On the vast majority of goggles, certainly those with removable/interchangable lenses, this modification is completely reversible and re-fitable. Basically, they are just special optical filters that fit into the lenses. I just need the goggles present to fit them.
If anyone is interested, PM me for info, or if you have any questions post in the thread.
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Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #1 on:
March 26, 2007, 07:53:40 am »
Wow... always wanted to try infra-red goggles.. Hmm.
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Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #2 on:
March 26, 2007, 02:22:11 pm »
as soon as i get goggles, i will PM you
this is friggin awesome
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Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #3 on:
March 26, 2007, 08:49:22 pm »
How do you get a steampunk out of the workshop and down to the beach? Give him infra-red goggles and explain how most swimsuits are transparent to infra-red. Downside is you stagger around like you're wearing a welding helmet. About that much light comes through.
Here's a bit more info for the do-it-yourself crowd, straight from the inventor.
Nicholas Ward
Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #4 on:
March 26, 2007, 09:00:37 pm »
I seem to recall making a pair of these goggles several years ago, using (then) recently purchased goggles and some blue and red filter gel, available for very reasonable prices (or free if you work in the theater). Congo blue and primary red are the colors to use, as they block out a good portion of the visible light spectrum. Now, keep in mind that while you will see (on a sunny day) pink and purple foliage and those errant mustard stains you thought you had removed from your clothing, the world will still be a very dim place as these goggles do not amplify infrared lighting. It is not recommended to walk or operate any sort of personal conveyance (horseless carriages especially) as the danger to yourself and others will be great.
I do remember stumbling on many a sidewalk and looking quite the fool...
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Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #5 on:
March 26, 2007, 10:42:05 pm »
No offense to you Mr. Anachronist, because Im sure you can do it well, but I would rather do it myself.
Seriously though, all it is is putting on a filter that you can get at the store or maybe off line...
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Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #6 on:
March 26, 2007, 10:46:51 pm »
What wavelength are the filters? Seems like fun.
Nicholas Ward
Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #7 on:
March 26, 2007, 10:53:33 pm »
The filters are easy enough to make. One sheet of filter gel would be enough to make many many filters for goggles. Just cut the gel into shapes that will fit behind or in front of your goggle lenses. You'll need several layers to get the appropriate effect...I do believe that I ended up using quite a few layers myself....six, if I remember correctly.
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Re: Infra-red goggles.
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March 26, 2007, 10:55:09 pm »
Quote from: phuphuphnik on March 26, 2007, 10:46:51 pm
What wavelength are the filters? Seems like fun.
The link provided by Tinker has spectral transmission curves down toward the bottom of the page, including the resulting 'human' IR vision.
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Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #9 on:
March 26, 2007, 10:57:29 pm »
Well, once I make my goggles... (if ever)
Than this will definately be put into them...
infrared FOR THE WIN!!!
Snr. Officer
Edisonade adventurer and maker of gadgets.
Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #10 on:
March 27, 2007, 05:41:01 am »
Here's a random googled source for congo blue gels.
I'm imagining a fair amount of the people who buy congo blue gels are doing it for infrared filters: the 'people who bought this also bought' section lists several different reds as the top 'also bought' items.
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Dandy and Dilletante
Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #11 on:
March 27, 2007, 08:58:15 am »
You're all sucking the fun and mystery right out of it. Besides, I have a bunch of extra filter gels that I need to get rid of.
Fine, send me a stamp and an envelope and I'll send you enough filter gel to make your own, but you would have enjoyed it a lot more if you had sent your goggles off to some mad tinkerer on the other side of the country. You're just robbing yourselves of a more magical world.
P.S. I strongly encourage walking with them. A few stumbles and a little embarassment is well worth the experience.
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Reply #12 on:
March 27, 2007, 01:58:44 pm »
How about making me an pair of infra-red goggles in trade for a swap of some kind? A portrait, perhaps? As in, send me a photo of yourself, I'll see about doing a portrait of you in a couple styles?
I always wanted to try doing these Victorian silhouette portraits. These were awesome, and seen far too rarely nowadays.
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Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #13 on:
March 28, 2007, 04:10:59 am »
Hey, that would be great. I've always wanted a portrait of myself, and lamented the demise of portraiture as it was known before photography. In fact, that sounds like such a nice trade, I'll do some other goggle upgrade, too. I don't know what, but I'll let the goggles we use inspire me. I'll keep it reversible, in case you don't like it.
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March 28, 2007, 05:33:52 am »
Quote from: Tinker on March 26, 2007, 08:49:22 pm
How do you get a steampunk out of the workshop and down to the beach? Give him infra-red goggles and explain how most swimsuits are transparent to infra-red. Downside is you stagger around like you're wearing a welding helmet. About that much light comes through.
Here's a bit more info for the do-it-yourself crowd, straight from the inventor.
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March 28, 2007, 05:15:22 pm »
Hmm. I wonder if this technique could be used to modify a standard daylight filter for infra-read photography. The cost of the Wratten and Hoya filters is ridiculous.. Time to experiment..
Thanks for the info and inspiration.
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Re: Infra-red goggles.
Reply #16 on:
March 28, 2007, 09:51:35 pm »
*chuckles* Ah yes - I have modified a pair of my own goggles to do this also - which is why if you search the very oldest posts on Brass Goggles, you'll see that I commented that I needed to tape up the sides of them to keep the seeping light out. I find that at least 5 layers of filter is best, though on the three sunny days in Britain per year, you can use 6 layers for better effect.
It's a glorious view though - so strange and it makes me feel like I'm wandering around on some alien planet (which is just giggle-inducing). Some black clothes glow a brilliant red, while others are as pitch as the darkest night. Many flowers have peculiar and unexpected patterns (generally the typical 'bullseye' pattern to attract flying things) that just boggle the mind. Trees and grass glow brilliantly, red cars are RED and the roads inky blackness (with the yellow lines strangely reflective).
Nothing quite like walking home from work with a pair of apparently opaque goggles on, giggling to yourself and stopping to stare at apparently mundane things. *chuckles* Roll on summer!
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April 03, 2007, 01:51:40 am »
Regarding the question about using this method to photograph things... I've affixed a double thickness of developed but not exposed negative film over the lens of my old old digital camera, and on sunny days it works wonderfully. In full noon, or late afternoon sunlight (in the Pacific NW, anyway), the foliage on trees appears white like snow, as does the grass. My camera is old enough that it doesn't allow you to change settings for f stop or anything else, it does allow for selecting whether or not the flash is on, off or automatic and when taking NIR photos, I turn the flash off. This isn't too much of a problem, but for the fact that I need to procure a tripod as holding the camera steady between heartbeats and breathing is an acquired technique.
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April 03, 2007, 07:39:16 am »
If you're needing a tripod and feel like improvising, a 1/4 by 20 threaded bolt and a pair of vise grips work. I've used this as an improvised tripod a couple of times: basically thread the bolt into the tripod mount on the camera bottom, and clamp it to something supportive. I used a ski pole once, which worked as a bit of a monopod.
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Re: Infra-red goggles.
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April 03, 2007, 11:33:39 am »
I need to get me some of those goggles. Heh, I really like that pic...
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April 04, 2007, 01:21:50 pm »
Alright my good Anachronist, since I fully support a more magical world, I'll take you up on your offer, even though I could do it all myself. I'm not liable to gain very much self satisfaction from acquiring the lens material myself, or from popping the lenses out of an existing pair to swap out, so I see no harm in helping you get rid of your surplus.
Here is my proposal: I make for you something you would like, and you send me some lenses, or perhaps some already fixed up IR goggles, whatever seems fair compensation for what you have in mind. I can make just about anything from wood, plastic, metal, leather, and have a good supply of these things lying around. For instance, perhaps you would like a hand carved pipe of your own design? I've been toying around with the idea of making a pipe with a wooden bowl and a brass stem, perhaps I could make two and send one of them to you. I can also make very nice wooden boxes, and could engrave some kind of pattern into it's surface. I could tool a design into a leather wallet. Or maybe a pendant, a hand carved wooden gear to hang from a brass chain...
Tell me, what would you like?
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WOW! I hope I can get my hands on one of these!...
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April 08, 2007, 06:18:27 am »
hmm. . . how about 3d infared? Would that work?
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hmm. . . how about 3d infared? Would that work?
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Cellar/Tasting Notes "Very little wine is produced (about 400 cases) from this tiny 5-acre vineyard, but it is always among the most concentrated and richest of Bordeaux. The inky/purple-colored 2007 offers sweet cassis fruit notes interwoven with notions of graphite, chalk dust, and toast. Full-bodied with terrific..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "In recent years The Maiden has been getting nearly as good as Harlan Estate, so that at less than one-third the price, its a comparative bargain. The 06 Maiden is very ripe and rich, displaying New World, cult-style flamboyance. Softly tannic and bone dry, the flavors are of blackberries, black..
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Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2006 Pichon Lalande ... represents a return to the velvety-textured, rich, sexy style most readers would associate with Pichon Lalande. This blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon and 36% Merlot (no Petit Verdot was included in the final blend) exhibits a dense purple color as well as abundant aromas..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The brilliant second wine, the 2006 Les Forts de Latour, a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, possesses a dense ruby/purple color, a beautiful bouquet of asphalt, cassis, cedar, truffles, and earth, and a full-bodied, dense, beautiful style that is similar to a 1996 Pauillac. It will..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "A blend of 52% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Franc, the sexy, complex, fragrant 2000 La Tour Haut-Brion is the finest wine made under the ownership of the Dillon family and their brilliant administrator, Jean-Bernard Delmas... The dense purple-colored 2000 boasts a gorgeously..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "... this wine has beautiful purity, medium to full body, relatively high but sweet tannin, and a long 30-35 second finish ..." (January 2003)
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Cellar/Tasting Notes "This is one of the most riveting examples of Valandraud Jean-Luc Thunevin has made over the last fifteen years. Thunevin and his partner, Murielle Andraud (who has much of the responsibility for their brilliant Margaux, Marojallia), exhibit impeccable attention to detail, resulting in an..


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Axt breaks conference record for career goals in 7-0 shutout
Published: 10/02/2011 |
Senior forward Jessica Axt scored four goals, recording her 67th career goal as the MSOE women's soccer team defeated Wisconsin Lutheran 7-0 Saturday. The fourth goal broke the Northern Athletics Conference record for goals in a career.
The Raiders scored eight minutes into the game, Axt found the back of the net off a Paula Bohl pass. Axt added an unassisted goal at the 14-minute mark. Freshman Gabbie Pung added the Raiders' third goal 26:11 into the game with Bohl gathering her second assist of the game.
In the first five minutes of the second half, Axt scored her last two goals on the day, the last being the record setter, just past the 50th minute mark. MSOE added two more goals on the day; Mindy Donald from Axt at 52:15, and Pung from Mary Roth at the 74th minute of play. The Raiders dominated the game, out shooting the Warriors 24-2 in the NAC.
MSOE travels to Watertown, Wis. for a conference battle with Maranatha Baptist this Tuesday. Kickoff is slated for a 4 p.m. start.


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