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MOUNT PLEASANT Major Carl Ritchie, a 24-year veteran of this towns police department, will start serving as its new chief Jan. 1.
Town Council voted unanimously today to approve Ritchies promotion, which was the recommendation by Town Administrator Eric DeMoura.
Ritchie said afterward he did not expect any significant changes from how the department has been run under Chief Harry Sewell, 52, who announced last month he would resign to work for the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy.
I dont think youll see a whole lot of difference with me and Chief Sewell. We grew up together with this agency, Ritchie said.
Mayor Billy Swails called Ritchie a good military man and a good community member, adding that when DeMoura put forth Ritchies name it was a no-brainer for us.
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Piccolo is also a character from anime series Dragon Balls. He was an alien from planet Namek. Namek natives do not have female sex, mans lay eggs from their mouths.
In planet Earth Piccolo was a god and a devid in one person. Goku (the main character in Dragon Balls) defeated the devil Piccolo, but Piccolo before its death laid an egg. That was the birth of the new Piccolo, much stronger and cleverer. But during the Dragon Ball Z (the continuation of Dragon Ball, which took place in near future) the new Piccolo became friends with Goku and other positive characters.


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How to "refresh" ToolBar in a Page UI?
I have a Page has name myPage in PageStack and define a qml function that allow other qml Item can change its property. I want to change visible and hide its toolbar. (controlsTools is child of this page).
- function setVisible(value)
- {
- visible = value;
- tools = (visible) ? myTools : null;
- }
But when I call this with FALSE, only page is invisible but tools is still there and also can click in the toolbar.
When in this page, I push another page to pagestack, after that I pop() and come back to myPage, if its visible is false, toolbar gone, other if visible is true, toolbar's still there. That's the only way now I can hide myTools:
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2. Set visible to false (do not need if already set before).
3. pop() to comeback to myPage.
And if myTools is hide, I cannot take it back with this function.
So I call "refresh" because I guess it doesn't refresh the tools UI although the myTools is set to null.
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Gadd, Laboriel, and Rushen Welcome 815 New Students at Fall Convocation
(From the left): Convocation honorees Abraham Laboriel, Patrice Rushen, and Steve Gadd with Berklee President Roger Brown | |
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On September 9, members of Berkee's administration, the Board of Trustees, and honorees Patrice Rushen, Abraham Laboriel '72, and Steve Gadd welcomed 815 entering students to campus.
President Roger Brown took the opportunity to tell the students about kaizen, the Japanese principle of incremental improvement. "It's the art of getting just a little better every day," Brown said. "If you improve just 1 percent each day for the four years that you are at Berklee, you'd end up being 2,038,007 times better. Where you start is irrelevant; it's where you go that matters."
Brown took a few moments to announce the Wes Wehmiller Memorial Endowed Scholarship that the family and friends of the late bassist Wes Wehmiller '92 have set up. During his career,Wehmiller had played with a number of well-known musicians (including Duran Duran) before succumbing to thyroid cancer in January of this year. The scholarship will be made to a continuing student who is a bassist.
(From the left): Gadd, Rushen, and Laboriel take in the applause after they sat in to play two selections during the convocation concert. |
Next, President Brown presented honorary degrees to famed performers Gadd, Laboriel, and Rushen. Introducing legendary studio drummer Steve Gadd, Brown stated, "The list of major artists with whom he's worked reads like a who's who of contemporary music." Noting that Gadd turned 60 last April, Brown commented, "Steve shows no signs of slowing down. He still maintains a very intense schedule in the studio and on the road devoting a good portion of his time to working with Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, and James Taylor."
Accepting the degree, Gadd told the crowd that the honor was even more special because he was sharing the moment with Rushen and Laboriel with whom he has worked a lot. Of his success, Gadd said, "I love music, and found one thing that I could do and just kept on doing it. I believe that if I could do this, you all can too. Welcome aboard."
Speaking of bassist Abraham Laboriel, Brown mentioned his work in the Los Angeles studios playing on more than 3,000 albums with such artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Chaka Khan, Elton John, Quincy Jones, Peter Cetera, Ruben Blades, and others. In his acceptance remarks, Laboriel then told the students, "Music is not a competitive sport, it is a communal activity. So love one another, and give rise to music that is worth making."
Bassist Justin "Rafiki" Raines plays a bass solo. |
The third honoree was keyboardist, composer, producer, and music director Patrice Rushen. Brown called her one of those special musicians who comes along rarely. Rushen has made important contributions to jazz, pop, and r&b records, movie soundtracks, televisions shows, and classical performances. "Her entry into the music industry in the seventies, when few female musicians were working in the recording, television, and movie studios, brought down barriers for other gifted women," said Brown.
Rushen gave the students encouragement, "For many of you, this is your first time being away from home being around people who eat, drink, and breathe music. Learn from it, and know how privileged you are to be here. Do something with that privilege, and contribute as you can to the world through your music."
Next, 24 student musicians under the direction of the six-member Yo Team production staff presented an hour-long concert tribute to the honorees. Among the many highlights was a funky rendition of Chick Corea's "Light Years" that featured instrumental trades between alto saxophonist Nir Naman and guitarist Roy Kariok. Vocalist Evan Baughman delivered a heartfelt blues waltz rendition of "I Never Loved a Man." Celtic harpist and singer Maeve Gilchrist sang "Reaching Me," a song she penned based on an old Scottish melody. Justin "Rafiki" Raines played a long Laborielesque solo bass intro to Patrice Rushen's hit song "Forget Me Nots" before singer Nadine Ford and the band launched into the medium-tempo dance tune.
Singers Major "Choirboy" Johnson, Nadine Ford, Ryan Christopher, and Evan Baughman closed the show. |
Drummer Anthony Steele followed Jones's lead with a long drum solo intro before setting up the groove on Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," one of Gadd's trademark tracks. The three honorees, plus Matteo Laboriel '03, joined some of the student instrumentalists onstage for the senior Laboriel's tune "Anunciaco." After thunderous applause, they played "Bye Bye Blackbird" as a trio before turning the stage back to the student band. A last-minute addition to the program was Randy Newman's "Louisiana 1927," sung by faculty guest Dennis Montgomery III.
The concert closed with a second Paul Simon song, "Late in the Evening," also made famous by Gadd's drum work. All student singers and instrumentalists were onstage for the grand finale and applause when the curtain closed and a new school year opened.


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CBR TV EXCLUSIVE: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley on "Archie Meets KISS"
Though they may be known for their blood-spewing theatrics and hard rock riffs, the leaders of chart-topping band KISS also have a long legacy in comic books — one that continues today with "Archie Meets KISS," the four-part story that launched this week in "Archie" #627. In celebration, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley showed up in the CBR TV Studios in LA earlier this week (sans makeup) to discuss the project and their long-standing connection to the comics medium.
And the rockers don't plan on letting their four color legacy end with the gang in Riverdale. The pair teased plans for a project with IDW Publishing involving superhero comic books and Simmons noted, "At the same time I was talking with Jim Lee and the DC folks about doing something with 'KISS DC' — Superman meets KISS and all that kind of stuff, which would be exciting." When reached for comment,
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The consensus may be that Red Bull are the dominant force, but there have also been more than enough twists and turns already to make the 2011 Formula One season one of the most thrilling in the sports history. And whenever Red Bull do falter, it seems to be McLaren who are there to pick up the pieces. And with the tightened engine-mapping regulations coming into force at this weekends Silverstone race expected to shake up the established order even more, the British team are hopeful they can capitalise on any resulting upheaval and breathe life into their championship hopes. In a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Phone-in, managing director Jonathan Neale talks about rule changes, dips in form, driver rumours and much more
Q: At the European Grand Prix both your drivers seemed pessimistic that the Silverstone track might not suit the McLaren package. Ten days on, what reasons do they have to be optimistic?
Jonathan Neale: I think we underperformed at Valencia. We didnt really get the car dialled in properly. We had single-lap performance as we showed on Saturday, but we couldnt get the tyres to last in the same way as Ferrari and Red Bull, so we were disappointed by that. We understand the reasons why and have done something about it. Its not something I can talk about in any detail, for obvious reasons. Silverstone, of course, is a very different circuit. Canada and Valencia had broadly similar aerodynamic characteristics. Theres no reason for anyone to make a read on our performance on those circuits relative to Silverstone. We are really looking forward to Silverstone - a high-speed circuit, two British world champions, its a home Grand Prix and theres a huge amount of excitement in the build-up to it. After Goodwood last weekend, you can really feel the British motorsport season taking off. Weve got an upgrade for the car and the aerodynamic package will be improved. But I guess the technical landscape will be pretty much dominated by what happens to everyones cars with the changes to the technical regulations on engine loads. Colleagues in other teams are already speculating about that in the media. Theres no doubt its going to affect all of the top teams. Its definitely going to affect us and Red Bull have said it will affect them. The key question is who is it going to affect more? I dont think were really going to know that until Saturday afternoon, so Im not going to speculate on that. But it will certainly have quite a big impact on everybody. So to return to the question, weve learnt from the lessons past and well test that when we come to circuits of a similar style to Valencia. And the guys should be optimistic because I think weve got some great upgrades for this weekend.
Q: Would you say your performance in Valencia was a bit of a blip - a temporary dip in form - rather than a downward trend?
JN: I would. I dont think we delivered to our full potential there. I am certainly regarding it as a blip. Other teams have made some steps forward but thats the nature of the sport. If you let your guard down for a moment in this game then in the top quarter of the grid the race to upgrade is ferocious and you end up with others nipping at your heels, so you pay a price for it. But Im not in any way disheartened or dissuaded from our ability to be at the front at Silverstone.
Q: How realistic are your hopes of winning the title this season, considering nobodys come from as far back in the championship before?
JN: Certainly if you follow stats and history then the odds are short. But as you know history is no predicator of future performance. There is still a long way to go in this season. Red Bull have had a dominant package but the only other team to have won a race has been us - and weve won two of them. And were fighting very hard for them. I think the uncertainty which has been raised by the recent engine regulation changes will make it really interesting this weekend and could open the season up. Were working very hard. We want to win more races and this championship and its way too early to admit defeat.
Q: Youve won two races - and you could have won in Spain and Monaco. Would you say youve missed the best opportunity to beat Red Bull?
JN: If anybody plots the underlying qualifying pace and race pace then youd see that we are catching Red Bull. They still have had an advantage in qualifying but our rivals have been on record in the media as recognising that we have had a faster car at a few races and well continue to keep that pressure up. Theyve certainly had a qualifying advantage and thats the thing we have to work on much harder.
Q: Red Bull have been a dominant force since the end of 2009. Has it forced McLaren to change the way you respond in trying to catch up to Red Bull. Do you have to think about things differently, make changes in the team?
JN: I dont think its because of Red Bull per se. But you cant sit still in this sport. If you look back at what it takes to win over three or four decades then you cant sit still in your organisation, or sit still in your research and development programme. I personally think that whereas in the past we might have relied on Red Bulls lack of reliability to be something to capitalise on, the guys have really made a step forward this year. But the development rate at the front of the grid with McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari has certainly stepped up over the last two to three years. When you couple that with the resource restriction agreement that FOTA have rightly put in place to limit the budgets then you have to look at how productive, how effective and how smart we are. But that is partly what makes it so interesting.
Q: Weve had all sorts of speculation over the last week about Lewis Hamiltons future at McLaren. How does that affect the team and how important is it to keep Hamilton for your ambitions?
JN: Well I dont want to be unduly dismissive of the press but we are entering the silly season for drivers. There has been a lot of speculation about it. Of course Im contractually bound not to disclose any of the contractual content or issues in that but we are on record as saying that we would like Lewis to stay and be a part of the team. Hes a fantastic competitor and we love working with him. Hes also said that he wants to stay here with the team and Im very hopeful that thats the way it washes out. In terms of how it affects the rest of the team, then Lewis, Jenson (Button), Pedro (de la Rosa) and the guys are in here, they eat at the restaurant with us, we climb in and out of cars and talk to each other and there is no difference. These guys are fighting very hard and they have got the full force of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes sitting behind them. We want to see them on the podium. The future is the future. Right now they're here with us and we love working with these guys.
Q: How difficult has it been to adjust to the mid-season regulation change and to what extent has unexpected rule tightening impacted your upgrade schedule?
JN: Clearly when you develop the car around an underlying theme or technology, when that technology is modified by regulation it upsets the apple cart a bit. There's no single piece of the car that works in isolation, so if you affect one part of the car it often has a much wider impact. Certainly in terms of the balance of the cars in the top half of the grid this weekend everybody is going to find that a bit more of a challenge than it was. So that would have stopped some development programmes that would have been quite useful. But history has taught us that we have to be reactive and our R&D programmes can be turned around and reemphasised, and thats what weve done. But weve had to cancel some programmes and point them in a different direction. Im sure there will be plenty more twists and turns before this season is over.
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michelle cooper - 29/07/2007
Learnt this dance 9 years ago,just taught it to my class & still think its a feb dance,
Kumari Tugnait - 16/05/2007
Having recently been given the music, I have rediscovered this wonderful dance that was my favourite for absolutely ages. Revisited it a few years ago by teaching/reteaching when I first started teaching and I think it's about time it was brought back again!! Beautiful music and interesting and fun steps make this one of my all-time favourite dances
AppleJack/Glynn Rodgers - 20/02/2004
I learnt this dance a few months ago now, i couldnt believe it was from 1996! Come on now, in 1996, linedances at advance level are what beginner/intermediates are now! So alane was extremely hard. Ever since i learnt this dance, it has been my favorite!! I love the alane music, but if that music isnt available, Guys, its fits GREAT to the chill factor music, and i have been told to suncyme or however its spelt lol! Guys if you havent tried it already! Get starting now, this dance is the tops, happy dancing, AppleJack
Sarah & Myra (Buckin' Horses LDC) - 02/02/2004
Thought it was about time we reveiwed this one, originally taught this years ago when it first came out, but it was recently requested at class and not many could remember it so we did a re-cap as our 'blast from the past' - it is a great dance and always will be!


text: Gun owners have been taking a beating lately—both in the media as well as from some legislatures. But we've recently scored a victory. My home state of Wyoming passed a bill to decriminalize the use of suppressors while hunting wildlife. We joined 24 other states that recognize that it should not cost one his or her hearing just to be a hunter. To be sure, it was a bit of a fight. Just as it was when we started pushing "shall issue," there were the naysayers and hand-wringers that claimed "silencers" were solely the tool of the poacher and how other hunters would be adversely impacted. But our side was calm, cogent, persistent and accurate in our arguments and rebuttals. The result is that we got the legislation passed to remove an arcane and ill-advised law, and our governor signed it into law. It is refreshing to know that our system of a representative republic still works in some cases. Despite the ideological bickering occurring now in so much of our country, when honest people with good values get together we can still engage in a dialog that results in sensible decisions that benefit the public. I offer my congratulations and thanks to the Wyoming state legislature and Gov. Matt Mead for their consideration and work with this matter.


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AMSTERDAM - Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, known for his anti-Islam slurs, has caused a new controversy with a website targeting immigrants from Eastern Europe.
Targeting a selected group of people living in the Netherlands is clearly discriminatory and degrading in its intents and purposes, representatives of ten eastern countries said in a protest letter to the Dutch government and cited by Agence France-Presse (AFP).
We invite Dutch society and its political leaders to distance themselves from this deplorable initiative.
Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) launched on Wednesday, February 15, a website calling on the public to post complaints about immigrants from Eastern Europe.
"This mass labor immigration causes many problems: nuisance, pollution, labour market competition, and integration and housing problems," said the website.
Respondents can tick yes or no when asked whether they have experienced nuisances such as loud noise, parking, drunkenness, squalor or the loss of jobs to migrant workers from Eastern Europe.
The website has sparked angry reactions, with many Dutch and immigrants filing complains with anti-discrimination officers.
"We call on all citizens of the Netherlands not to follow this intolerance, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said in a statement.
Citizens should instead clearly state on the PVV's website that Europe is a place of freedom."
Wilders is notorious for his rants against Islam and Muslims.
He has called for banning the Noble Qur'an, describing the Muslim holy book as fascist.
In 2008, Wilders released a 15-minute documentary accusing the Noble Qur'an of inciting violence.
Ahead of the 2010 general elections, Wilders' anti-immigrant party campaigned to "stop the Islamization of the Netherlands", and the building of new mosques.
His party's anti-Islam campaigns, however, have helped it make its biggest gains since Wilders has founded it in 2006.
Tarnished Image
European representatives warned that Wilders' website would tarnish the Netherlands' image as a tolerant country.
For decades, the Netherlands and the Dutch society have been perceived in our countries as examples of freedom and tolerance, the letter said.
We believe the Netherlands should uphold this positive image.
The letter warned that the anti-immigrant website would fuel discrimination against immigrants in the Netherlands.
Rather it encourages negative perception of a particular group of EU citizens within the Dutch society - a perception not supported by facts.
Labor immigration has been on the rise in the Netherlands since 2005, more than doubling to about 40,000 people in 2010.
Of those job-seekers, almost 80 percent came from EU member states, particularly Poland, Germany, Bulgaria and Romania, Statistics Netherlands data shows.
Immigrants usually work on farms or construction sites and some Dutch locals have complained because the workers sometimes live together in groups and do not conform to Dutch ways.
It's always easy to blame others, but blame doesn't often solve problems, Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes wrote on her blog.It's ridiculous to think that denouncing others on a website will make Netherlands or EU a better place.
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1965 Omega Seamaster With Moon Watch Caliber: The Un-Speedmaster
We have given a lot of attention to the Omega Speedmaster. We have at times even knocked the entire Seamaster line (just a little bit). But sometimes we come across such a great Seamaster that we have to step back and wonder, why aren't they all this good?
The particular Seamaster we've found for you today has a lot going for it. Let's start with the looks; it has a perfectly aged silver dial set against a mirrored steel case. It is a clasic three-register chronograph with an Omega Tachymetre track ring and signed T Swiss Made T at 6 o'clock. Second, this Seamaster's authenticity. It is quad-signed (case, face, movement, and crown) and not re-dialed or restored in any way. It even comes with the original rice-bead bracelet from 44 years ago, and even that is in amazing condition. Finally, lets talk about its guts. This Seamaster features a movement you've probably heard of before, the Omega .321. The reason you've heard of it before is because this is the movement used in the watches worn by the Apollo 11 Astronauts. It is a movement that people want in their watches, simple as that.
This 1965 Seamaster is about as prime an example as you can find. It's so prime in fact that this watch belonged to the owner of this shop for many years and he is selling it out of his personal collection (always a great sign). We saw a watch very similar to this sell for a staggeringly ridiculous 4500 GBP here. Luckily, this seller is a little more realistic about pricing and is offering it for $3500. While this watch may not be a Speedmaster, it's every bit as cool.


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3 Stocks Spiking on Unusual Volume
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab (SCHW - Get Report), through its subsidiaries, provides securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services. This stock closed up 3.2% at $27.58 in Wednesday's trading session.
Wednesday's Volume: 18.77 million
Three-Month Average Volume: 6.82 million
Volume % Change: 171%
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From a technical perspective, SCHW spiked notably higher here and broke out above some near-term overhead resistance at $27.31 with strong upside volume. This spike pushed shares of SCHW into new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Market players should now look for a continuation move higher in the short-term if SCHW manages to take out Wednesday's high of $27.75 with strong volume. Traders should now look for long-biased trades in SCHW as long as it's trending above some near-term support at$26.50 or above its 50-day moving average of $25.85 and then once it sustains a move or close above $27.75 with volume that hits near or above 6.82 million shares. If that move gets underway soon, then SCHW will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that move are $33 to $35. Calamos Asset Management Calamos Asset Management (CLMS - Get Report) is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth individuals, and institutions. This stock closed up 5.1% at $13.43 in Wednesday's trading session. Wednesday's Volume: 446,000Three-Month Average Volume: 180,082
Volume % Change: 150% From a technical perspective, CLMS ripped sharply higher here right off some near-term support at $12.75 with above-average volume. This move is quickly pushing shares of CLMS within range of triggering a major breakout trade. That trade will hit if CLMS manages to take out Wednesday's high of $13.47 to its 52-week high at $13.69 with high volume. Traders should now look for long-biased trades in CLMS as long as it's trending above Wednesday's low of $12.82 or above some more near-term support at $12.42 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that's near or above 180,082 shares. If that breakout kicks off soon, then CLMS will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that breakout are $17 to $20.
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Intravee II - Intravention - Home This replaces your factory six disk changer, and lets you connect supported peripherals such as the iPod and Sirius modules. Alpine KCA-420i - Alpine KCA-420i iPod control interface at Crutchfield.com This is the iPod module which works with the Intravee - controls your music with your steering wheel controls, song info etc on your MID or nav screen. Works great with the latest iPhones with the included Griffin "charge convertor". Alpine SIR-ALP1 - SIRIUS SIR-ALP1 Satellite radio tuner for 2004-up Alpine stereos at Crutchfield.com This module adds Sirius satellite radio via the Intravee; again, steering wheel controls work, etc. I had it set up so the "auto reverse" button on the nav screen switches between the iPod and Sirius modes. This radio has an active subscription through next January or so. Dice DSP convertor This is needed to connect Intravee to a vehicle with the DSP option; this includes the newer e38s, most (all) M5s, etc. Griffin Charge Converter - http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001OI2VGI This is needed to allow newer Apple iPod devices to charge from systems designed for the older (firewire based) ones.
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Okay Guys- This post is half brewing process, half equipment. But we all like our gear, so here goes! This is my conceptualization of a single vessel brewery, from bottom to top: 1) Use one large vessel, like a keggle or 20 gal Blingmann. You could go with a nicer pot, since you'll only need one 2) False bottom with 1/2" diptube, or bottom valve. 3) 5500W ULD element through the side, 1" above the false bottom 4) A stainless stock pot basket lined with SS screen, almost as big as the keggle, but still able to be removed/inserted. Small legs on bottom to keep it from bending horizontal heating element. 5) A hand crank or similar mechanical device that can haul the basket out and keep it suspended. 6) A drop in sprayball for CIP 7) On the outside, you have: A) A sight gauge B) Short probe thermometer (to avoid hitting basket) C) RIMS heat exchanger for maintaining temp/step mashing while recircing for clarity. You could also heat sparge water with this if so desired. D) A Little Giant 3-MD-HC Mag Drive Pump E) A BCS-460 to control the burners and pumpThis would be a NO CHILL, NO SPARGE, ALL ELECTRIC, Brew-In-A-Basket Rig. It will have enough volume to do 10 Gallon and high gravity batches, sparging can still be done if desired. Process: 1) Follow Brew in a Bag procedures but with the basket. http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy...ng-pics-90132/ Once mash is done, dump the basket out and then use it for hops. You can let your hops float free and haul them all out at the end! 2) Adjust hop additions for No-Chill brewing techniques: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/expl...rewing-117111/ (later hop additions) 3) Drain hot, unchilled wort to a sanitized corny or sanke and take some wort for a Real Wort Starter (RWS) 4) Drop in CIP spray ball and recirc hot PBW. There should be very little trub due to the screened basket. 5) Pressurize corny or sanke to prevent vacuum in the vessel when cooling 6) Once cool (~24-48 hrs), pitch starter and use Fermcap 7) Once fermentation is about 75% complete, attach spunding valve and follow "Closed-System-Pressurized-Fermentation" techniques: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/clos...chnique-44344/ Sound like a plan?
I realize it's a lot to read, here's some basic concept pics of the brewery itself:
That's basically my setup. I use a couple of PID's. I use a 15 gallon SS pot with a steamer basket (I use DME to get up to gravity, but with a 20 gallon you don't need to). I don't leave the basket in during the boil. I don't have a false bottom, I just use a home made bag in the basket. It makes good beer I added a ratcheting pulley for pulling out the basket.
No sparge, no chill, no MLT, no HLT, no propane, no worries...
I'm planning something similar, but more like bakins'. Why bother with the RIMS tube, when you can put a bag in the basket and use the heater in the kettle?
I wondered the same thing, and then I thought it would be nice to deliver on-demand sparge water for rinsing the grain. FWIW, I guess you could still go with the bag in the basket, but with the SS screen that McMaster sells, you've got a more permanent option that will clean up well. It's 100% food grade, as well. I really think this can be done, and done well. You could use 1 vessel where most of us use 3, and you could focus on top quality components because you're buying less valves and fittings.
I dont understand the purpose of the false bottom. What are you intending it to do? If I were going for compact, I would also think about losing the RIMS and just heating with the BK element on the PID controller. You could adjust the amount of liquid below the basket to make sure that you are not scorching anything or overheating past your set point.
I am designing a system that has some similarities. I understand the desire for that extra course filtration, but I would avoid it. It is a filter that you cannot clean out, and therefore will keep grain particles in the boil (not a huge deal) and is one more thing to deal with (I like simple). You could place another temperature probe at the outlet going to the RIMS system. I might go with an outer pot larger than 20 gallons if you have the ability. The 15 gallon inner pot is fine. A 15.5 gallon keggle can apparently do 37lbs of grain and 1.25 qts/lb of water, so you should be fine (Bobby_M has a table worth looking at in the sticky of the equipment section).
I like simple and low budget, but I'm also looking at making this thing pretty. FWIW, when you use your bag, how much husk do you have kinda floating around? It's impossible to avoid it all, but if it were very minimal I could probably forgo the FB (even though I just bought two for my keggles ). I considered placing the temp probe at the outlet, but I'd want to get an idea of the mash temp. Maybe I could do a thermowell in the lid that would dip into the center of the mash.....then run the wire to the BCS. Other than that, I don't need a thermometer in the side to tell me the wort is boiling. I figured a 15 gallon basket would be fine, seeing how I never had trouble with my 10 gallon cooler.....but the question is, "Is the basket really 15 gallons, or does it just fit in the accompanying 15 gallon pot?" Without the actual size of the basket, it's difficult to make these predictions.


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yep yep hold it in..
yep yep hold it in..
Don't do any activities to blow your high thats for sure. Running around or something like physical I have found will lose that high in a heartbeat.
i love to do stupid shit when im high...Heres my klue.. When you'r loseing your High:: SMOKE SOME MORE!
I smoke every day, about the same or quite similar amount. I've now got a reverse tolerance, which allows me to get just as high, and most of the time I get even higher off of just the same amount...
Pictures and information posted under this username are duplicated, and should in no way be taken seriously, as it is only a joke.(period)
Ron Paul is freedom
"If Tyranny and Oppression Come to this Land, it Will be in the Guise of Fighting a Foreign Enemy" - James Madison
"What? No. We can't stop here. This is bat country!"
I think my ghetto style bong hits get me higher. I don't own a bong, so I just use a bottle of water. I take a sip of water and hold the water in my mouth. Then I take a big ass hit from my pipe. The water soothes my throat and allows me to take a HUGE HIT. I then swallow the water and exhale slowly. It's not that it makes me higher, but the water allows me to take much bigger hits which
after having done copious amounts of research for a paper pushing to legalize marijuana, the conclusion I get from all the sources says 80& thc is absorbed in the first 5 - 10 seconds. after that, the rest absorbs up to about 25 seconds. Holding your hits for longer then that is just damaging your lungs. Weed smoke is roughly 3x worse for your lungs then ciggerette smoke in terms of lung damage.
Also, There are also canabanoids in marijuana which are seperate from the THC. These take longer to absorb, up to about 25 - 45 seconds. These canabanoids are supposedly responsable for a more "trippy" high. Wether that is true or not, I don't know, but the majority points to true.
I still wouldn't reccomend holding a hit for more then 25 - 30 seconds, as the majority of the cannabanoids will be absorbed by then too.
And to whoever was talking bout weed brownies, i agree.
My friend and I bought some cookies from our local dealer,
and my friend ate 6
and i've never seen anyone so fucked up on weed in my life.
he just sat on the couch and giggled for like 6 hours until he could move, then was high clear into the next day for a total of like 20 hours lol. no shit either.
btw, this is charlie the unicorns friend.... charlie the unicorn is the guy who ate the 6 cookies lol.
hope you can gather anything helpful from this.
Wow, there is quite a lot of misinformation being conveyed in this thread...
THC is the primary compound that provides the trippy effects. THC is a mild hallucinogenic compound. CBD "regulates" those effects.
French inhaling has nothing to do with how high you get - the smoke goes to the same place, and does not get abosrbed in your nostrils. If you believe it gets you higher, then let me tell you that it's just a myth.
Holding your hits in for long periods of time hardly does anything at all (yes, maybe a tiny bit more might get absorbed, along with other toxins that didn't have time to absorb before that)... I have experience with this. I used to hold in my hits - I don't anymore (at least not longer than a few seconds), because I realized that it doesn't matter.
Really, stop worrying about how long you hold your hits in, and just enjoy the ganja.
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blaze the haze for daze
Embrace the grace of the fine herb.
wooot gravity bong
I do not and have never used any type of drug and i never will.
RIP Randy Rhoads
Im in to da Graffin
I play guitar
Smoke a newport afta words it boosts ya high
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^^^ It's a Toy Story smoke fest up in this bitch.
"Syd [Barrett] was sitting there at the table, and the box of cereal was between us. And he was watching the box of cereal the way that I would watch Star Trek on television. He was seeing something I wasn't seeing. I don't know what he was on, but he could have sat there all day, staring into that cereal, and he would have been just as happy as anybody else."
-Alice Cooper
eating chocolate after
"When someone tells you that you're not good enough, thats when you know you're better." -Nicole Richie
coughing a lot enhances your next hits, so whenever you have to cough, just cough that shit up, cause then everything opens up and your next tokes hit like a mother fucker
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Try these or eating.
One slightly 'outside-of-the-box' technique Ive found for making highs last longer, DONT succumb to the munchies. Everytime I get high and eat a load of crap it seems to wear off slightly, but if I try to ignore the craving for crap the high sticks around longer.
Dunno if anyone else does that, but it's something Ive always lived by, plus it means I don't pile on the pounds like I would if I ate everytime I got the munchies.
I have found, from personal experiance, that smoking tobacco products before, during, and after a smoke session can extend my high for much longer. Plus, a nicotine buzz always is better with a high. But if you realy want a for sure longer high, make some baked goods. Also if you get the munchies or cotton mouth do not eat or drink any thing sweet, tends to cut down on the high
6 seconds - Optimized hit holding time (As suggested by Jack Herrer)
Game over
For Weed? Vote Ron Paul president 2008- Liberitarian and TRUE American (He only goes by whats in the constitution... remember that thing?)
Interested? Look him up.. I did and hearing him debate / discuss his views gave me hope for the future.
Everything in the above post is a joke.
- Hold hits for 3-5 seconds.
- Do not eat or drink too much before or after you smoke.
- Minimum physical activity.
- Swallowing hits provides more of a body high that can last quite a while.
- Smoke a BLUNT. And not an ez-roll. A Honey or Grape Dutch.
- Conserve bud + space out smoking sessions.
While technically I follow almost none of these rules for keeping a nice high going, they do help. Regularly, I'll smoke a blunt, throw the roach weed in the bong, and chill for a while. Then I'll typically spring for some food. Lots of food and drink.
I'm also terrible at conserving my ganj, I typically will smoke quite a bit in one session.
Hold in your hits for 2-3 seconds on average works fine for me, any longer and I find its not making a difference.
Apparently drinking orange juice or ingesting alot of vitamin c increases the high, but I havn't had any experience with this.
roll a 2 gram peach white owl....ull be feelin it for dayz
Basically, the advice that everybody is giving is more of a "how to not ruin your high" rather than "how to extend your high". I think the only way to stay high longer is to ingest the weed in food, as some people have already said.
The best way to keep your high going is to smoke more obviously, but if you're worried about keeping your high going, it probably means you don't have any more to smoke. The secret is to find a way to get high off a small amount of weed, so that you conserve your weed, thus extending your high because you have more weed for later, AND it keeps your tolerance down.
Gravity bongs work great for a small amount of weed. Knife hits supposedly work really good as well, but I've never tried it.
Another thing that me and my friends have experimented with (and came to the conclusion that it works) is to dip your roach when you're finished with a blunt or joint! You can do it as soon as you finish, or you can let it sit for a little while and dip it later (but by then you'll be more likely to just smoke it). Just put it behind your lower lip, and eventually you'll begin to feel a slight burning sensation. I usually keep mine in for as long as possible (usually about 30 mins b/c I end up needing a cigarette), and it definitely seems to make my high better.
when I am stoned, if I roll a tobaco cigarette and smoke that it always fucks me up way more


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He's still reveling in what happened. His goal now is to be able to show people there's life after a catastrophic injury, even though the football part of that life will be more symbolic than real."I think I've been able to touch a nation,'' LeGrand said. "That's what I want to continue to do. If I can touch one person a day, I'm happy.''***There will be a 5K walk in New Jersey, A Walk To Believe 2012, on June 2 to benefit LeGrand and help defray his medical and living expenses. For more information, visit www.awalktobelieve.org and click on "The Walk.''***Now for your email:LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL IS NOT FOOTBALL'S RESPONSIBILITY. "I'm very sad for the loss of Junior Seau like everyone, but why is the league responsible for their well-being after their careers are over? Where does it start/end? Should a guy who only plays in a few games get the same counseling as a 20-year vet. 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Air- or foam-filled helmets might not make players look like gladiators, but at least they could not use them to inflict injury on one another.''-- From Ken Bogan, of Ypsilanti, Mich.You're not the only one to recommend taking away the helmets that exist now. I really wonder, though, if the players union -- and majority of players, particularly from position groups like wide receiver, who go sprinting across the middle to catch balls, often not knowing where the hit is going to come from -- would support a diminution of protection.DENNIS THINKS I'M CONDESCENDING. "Mr. King, why are you are becoming more condescending to your readers? Fans 'bleated' that something has to be done about hard hits? Many, many fans have *believed* for years that vicious hits, especially those leading with the helmet, need to stop. That's insulting. Also, we need to wait for only a brain scan to understand why Mr. Seau killed himself? So you have ruled out any other cause? Financial hardship, girlfriend problems, drinking or drugs ... none are possible? Contrary to your apparent belief, NFL fans are not a bunch of stupid sheep.''-- From Dennis Williams, of DenverI didn't call fans "stupid sheep." I said fans can't have it both ways. They can't have the mega-hits they long for, then bleat for the league to do something about the effects of those hits once players retire. As for the fans who believe the vicious hits need to be out of the game, I agree there are some of those. I do not believe there are a majority of fans who feel the way you do -- because every time the league comes down hard on a defensive player for one of those hits, my Twitter feed and email box are more full of those saying the league wants players to wear skirts, and Roger Goodell is ruining football as we know it. Trying not to be condescending, Dennis, and I'm sorry that you feel I am. I'm just trying to call 'em the way I see 'em.SHOULD AGENTS BE DOING MORE FOR PLAYERS? "Great, thoughtful reporting on Junior Seau and problems ex-players deal with. My question is how is it that the players' 'teams' -- agents, attorneys, family, advisers, etc. -- the same ones who show up at the NFL draft for them, are conspicuously absent when the careers come to an end? Or are they? Can Gary Plummer be right to say he didn't even get an 'apple and a road map?' ''-- From Tom Williams, of Malverne N.Y.Good question. I was on SiriusXM NFL Radio this morning with former player Ross Tucker, and he made the point that there are plenty of ways that players, during their careers, are prepped for life after football. Tucker attended three separate league-sponsored business and/or broadcasting programs during offseasons while he was a player. His point was that there's a lot to do for players who want to take advantage of off-field opportunities, or post-career opportunities.Regarding the agents, I know many of them. And many are involved with their clients once they leave the game. But not all players want to be "baby-sat'' once they leave football. When NFL Player Association czar De Smith met with agents at the Scouting Combine this year, he preached to them that they've got to make sure their clients are educated for life after football, and that football is only a small part of their employment lives. So it's tough to mandate the union and league doing much more -- but I do believe the counseling aspect that London Fletcher discussed in my column yesterday is a good idea.CARL THINKS I MALIGNED MARY JO WHITE UNFAIRLY. "I think you may have gotten this one wrong: 'It's good that Mary Jo White, a well-known and highly respected set of legal eyes, combed through the league's evidence in the case and pronounced it conviction worthy. But White was also retained by the league. What do you think she would have concluded had she been retained by the players association?' If you give the woman the benefit of the doubt and assume she's a professional, it shouldn't make any difference who hired her. Your question assumes she's just a cynical hack who is in it for the check, and would say whatever the client wants her to say. Now, I don't know Mary Jo White at all, and maybe you're right and she's just as craven and venal as your question assumes, but unless you've got some proof, you're casting unwarranted aspersions on a former U.S. attorney who oversaw the prosecutions of John Gotti and the World Trade Center bomber. Is your question based on cynicism or evidence?''-- From Carl Amoscato, of LondonFair point, Carl. And you are right in that I implied that White would back whichever side hired her to give an opinion. For any inference that White is a hired gun, I apologize. That's not what I meant. I was basing my opinion on the fact that the league retained White, paid her, and put her on a conference call with NFL media about the Saints case. I'm not questioning the fact that she's one of the most respected jurists in the country, because she is. But I do believe if White had taken a look at the evidence, found it insufficient and told the league so, the NFL would never have allowed her to speak up, and never would have made public the fact that White had analyzed the evidence. Thanks for calling me on that one.RETHINKING A LOVE OF FOOTBALL. "I appreciate your column. It is as much a part of my Monday as coffee. Over the years, I have been a big participant in the NFL -- fantasy football, watching the draft, etc. However, as I read about these players and injuries I notice myself enjoying the sport less. I think a large part has to do with the unusual offseason in regards to player safety. First is Gregg Williams, then the unfortunate death of Seau. Even before the news of Seau, I found myself enjoying the draft less. I was wondering 'What percentage of these players will become depressed in 20-30 years?' From a sports fan point of view, you become attached to both the team and the player. It's tough watching a game where you know that the game destroys your favorite player. A perfect example for me is my sports idol from my favorite team, Walter Payton of the Bears. Not just aches and pains, but depression and dementia. My question is: Do you find yourself viewing and approaching the game differently than when you first started because of the concussions issue? As a related question, how does the study you did of the Bengals play into that.''-- From Andrew, of Columbia, Mo.All good points. I write in SI this week about how I feel some guilt for the way I helped (in a small way, but helped nonetheless) make Junior Seau a Superman over the years, by writing about him as if he were Superman. Not to give it away, but that's been on my mind a lot over the past week. I am thinking about the game, and about all the head trauma, and I need to do some more thinking about whether it's in anyone's long-term interests to play this game.Now, as for the Bengals study we did at the magazine last year, one of the things that impressed me 25 years out from that 1986 season is how well-adjusted and mostly prospering the large majority of that team is today. If you were looking to draw the conclusion that the league spits these players out and they're ruined 25 years after their football primes, well, you can point to the suicide of Bobby Kemp and the physical wreck that Reggie Williams and Emanuel King are, but many more are doing well, physically and mentally. So it's obviously a mixed bag. Promoted Stories Comments


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Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale
Director: Stephen Sommers
Genre: Horror
Year: 2004
Rating: 2 / 5
Count Dracula. Frankensteins Monster. The Wolf Man. These creatures all play central roles in Van Helsing, the film that kicked off the 2004 summer season. Roger Ebert refers to the film featuring this collection of screen legends as silly and spectacular, but I choose to think of it as merely silly. The movie is certainly ambitious, as evidenced by this very famous casting call, and it starts off well enough. In fact, the first half of the film is rather promising, specifically the opening sequence. Unfortunately, Van Helsing eventually sinks under the weight of its own lofty expectations. Where taking a step back or toning things down a notch might have helped a script zooming out of control, Van Helsing instead plows ahead at full speed. The result is a jumbled blend of because-we-can special effects, corny dialogue, and unfulfilled promise, not the kind of monster magic Van Helsing is seeking.
Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman), backed by a secret order of religious leaders seeking to rid the world of evil, is the worlds foremost monster hunter. With a nineteenth century crew of gadget makers at his disposal ala James Bond Van Helsing is always ready to dispatch any foe. His latest task sends him to Transylvania, where the mysterious Count Dracula is methodically disposing of the members of an ancient family. Only two remain, including the feisty Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale), looking alternately fetching and uncomfortable in her rather snug outfit. As Van Helsing begins investigating, he learns that Draculas true agenda features a much more sinister purpose, one that hinges on the ability to create life and one that poses a very real risk to the rest of the world.
Van Helsing has a great many problems, but allow me to eliminate a few of them from consideration. Is Kate Beckinsales accent horrendous? It certainly will not win her any awards, but, contrary to some opinions, it is consistent. (Consistently bad, but still ) Hugh Jackman may be sporting a rather flamboyant hairstyle for this one, and his hat may look like an early Indiana Jones castoff, but he is not the issue either. Rather, clichéd sequences and ho-hum special effects doom Van Helsing. Some could point to the abundance of trite scenes as an example of the films tongue-in-cheek humor, but, if so, these jabs clearly miss the mark. Likewise, the special effects, while clearly a selling point for the film, seem blasé by todays standards. Worse still, director Stephen Sommers focuses on their supposed brilliance so much that were left scratching our heads at their utter inadequacies.
Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) has already proven he can deliver a summer action adventure, and, truth be told, Van Helsing is not a total failure. The film is somewhat entertaining, albeit overly long, and the subject matter is certainly worth a watch. However, where The Mummy succeeded on account of its adventurous spirit and goofy humor, Van Helsing is an overdone attempt to meld old-fashioned movie magic with a modern adventure film. Its failure is not so epic as to doom its participants to a life of shame and B-movies, but the true concern has not yet been realized. With solid although unspectacular opening weekend grosses, the producers behind Van Helsing may be inclined to keep this franchise going, and that is the most frightening thing of all.
Hugh Jackman.......... | Van Helsing |
Kate Beckinsale.......... | Anna Valerious |
Richard Roxborough.......... | Dracula |
Certification: Rated PG-13 for violence.
Running Time: 132 minutes.
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