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Nice day trip to Kuranda. Aboriginal show was informative and entertaining. Skyrail trip wa s thrilling and Barron Falls were spectacular with all the rain the week before. Take bug spray
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
The view from the cable car was amazing. The return trip on the railway had fantastic views also. In Kuranda we loved the Butterfly Sanctuary, just beautiful :-)
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
Four of us did this tour for my husbands 60th birthday day. We travelled to the top in a Skyway Cable Car, scenery of which was remarkable. We did boomerang throwing, spear throwing, spent time with some aboriginees, rainforest and lunch, which was VERY good (buffet style with plenty of choice). We took the Scenic Railway on the way down and, again, impressive scenery, nice carriages, lots of photo opportunities. Highly recommended this tour and Viator.com whom I booked several tours with from the UKL and not once did I have aproblem with them picking us up or anything whilst in Australia.
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
We rode the train up to Kuranda and the Skyrail back. It was a wonderful, relaxing trip and so much fun!
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
Loved the tour; best day in the 14 I was in Australia. The railway was breathtaking and relaxing. The rail car sky rail back was also breathtaking but more invigorating……although I was a bit nervous at first I soon relaxed and enjoyed the scenery.
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
We very much enjoyed our day in Kuranda. What we liked most was that after the tour guide drops you off you are on your own for the rest of the day. He gives you all the travel tools you need to feel completely comfortable but we were thrilled to learn we had the day to explore on our own and make the day however we wanted.
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
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I just rated this 5 stars, but I wanna throw in a bonus star because it was that good. Kinda expensive, but definitely worth every single cent.
I called a day ahead to get the time and location of my pickup. The entire day was extremely organized, something I greatly appreciate, but also when you have a full day of activities, it's vital. The railway journey was 2 hrs and very beautiful, but the skyrail was more beautiful. Listening to the exotic bird sounds as I floated over the lush green jungle below and the clear waters off to the side was just so peaceful and relaxing!
The helicopter ride was phenomenal! I was a bit nervous, but they allayed any fears I had and before long, I was soaring over the Great Barrier Reef. It was great fun.
You then are transported to the cruise and either get a lesson snorkeling or are given reminders of safety, you get fitted for fins and can wear a body suit if you want (Large is the largest size that I saw, X small was the smallest). It's required only when there are jellyfish, which there weren't when I was there.
If you do this trip, you can have lunch waiting on you, but if you don't join right away, you get in line for the buffet. It was steak (not so good), fish, potato salad, green salad, fresh fruit and cole slaw. I had my lunch after snorkeling.
I can't say enough about the snorkeling. Of course, you can't snorkel anywhere better than the GBR!! You also can do a submarine or glass bottom boat with a guide explaining some of the things you'll see, or you can keep snorkeling. On the return (1 hr, I think), there's wine and cheese and cheesy entertainment. (Sorry, Elvis!) G
This is definitely the best part of my entire trip.
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway, Skyrail, Great Barrier Reef Helicopter Tour and Cruise
What a day! Well organised throughout. The train ride to Kuranda was lovely, but arrived late so very little time in Kuranda itself. The cable car back down was awesome! Efficient transfer to the helipad and an amazing flight over the barrier reef landing on a pontoon, from which we were collected by a small boat and transferred to the main boat. I'd never snorkelled before and was a bit nervous but the "snorkel guide" really helped me stay calm and took me out way further than I'd have dared go by myself, which was fantastic. The glass-bottomed boat was even better for viewing the marine life. Unforgettable, well worth the cost.
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway, Skyrail, Great Barrier Reef Helicopter Tour and Cruise
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The tour we took included the Rainforest stop so a lot to do in a day.
Train journey was excellent and well organized, Kuranda had way more to offer than expected and having done the Rainforest option would advise spending your time better by simply exploring Kuranda.
Cable car ride back down was an excellent way to finish the day followed by excellent Scones and T in the cafe at the bottom.
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
The bus picked us up from our hotel right on time. All directions were well laid out for us as we boarded the train with pre selected seats. Kuranda was a lovely adventure the highlight being a pic holding Hogan a delightful koala ! The sky rail can be daunting but the views are spectacular !
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
Absolutely fabulous! Would highly recommend this trip to anyone! My favourite had to be the Great Barrier Reef Cruise, but going to Kuranda and then the beautiful calm beach of Cape Tribulation was wonderful too!!
Doing what: Cairns Super Saver: Great Barrier Reef Cruise plus Kuranda Scenic Railway plus Cape Tribulation Day Trip
The views both on the journey up via the Scenic railway and back down via the skyrail were spectacular and were both enjoyable journeys. Rainforeststation was also well worth the visit with a nice little wildlife section, an educational trip into the surrounding area on the army ducks and very interesting displays of aboriginal culture and dance.
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
This was the highlight of the entire trip. The train to Kuranda was really nice, with a stop at a waterfall. There is very little time to actually spend in Kuranda in order to take the skyrail back down for the helicopter tour. Flying out over the reef with the views from the helicopter, I thought that I had reached the highlight of the trip. However, once I got into the water to snorkel, I realized this was the highlight. I had about an hour and a half to snorkle the reef. The coral and fish were very colorful and so close you could practically touch them. A nice lunch was waiting for me when I got back on the boat for the ride back to Cairns. Don't forget to bring an underwater camera - the reef is amazing.
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway, Skyrail, Great Barrier Reef Helicopter Tour and Cruise
This was the most amazing trip. beautiful scenery. Nice way to travel up the hill, with the train and back down going over the trees of the rainforest with the skyrail. Also much to do in Kuranda itself: souvenir shops (beautiful gift shops!), places to eat, butterfly sanctuary, ... the rainforestation was really nice. I would have liked to have had an extra half an hour to an hour to spend in Kuranda itself though (because I did the tour with rainforestation included).
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
Excellent trip. We took the train to Kuranda and returned on the Sky Rail. Despite the rain the whole day was very enjoyable.
Doing what: Kuranda Scenic Railway Day Trip from Cairns
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First the S.coccinea "Forest Fire" has plenty of images.
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Classic Carols for Fingerstyle Guitar with CD composed by Various. Arranged by Jerry George. For guitar. This edition: Paperback. Collection. Christmas. Book & CD. Text Language: English; Standard notation and tablature. 48 pages. Published by Santorella Publications (SP.TS169CD).
ISBN 9781585602698. With Text Language: English; Standard notation and tablature. Christmas.
Classic Carols for Fingerstyle Guitar published by Santorella Publications with performance CD is our best-selling Christmas title for Classical Guitar. Arranged and performed by the author, editor and arranger Jerry George, who began studying guitar at the age of twelve. Jerry graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Jersey State College and from there, pursued graduate studies in guitar performance, focusing on classical guitar with eminent concert artist Leon Atkinson and auditing master classes with Jose Tomas, both students of Andres Segovia. George's professional experiences includes recording, television credits, live performances and arranging which is evidenced by these additional solos available from Santorella Publications; Bolero, Ave Maria & Let There Be Peace On Earth. Classic Carols for Fingerstyle Guitar, written in standard notation & tablature, includes a recorded solo performance of the following Classic Carols by the author, Jerry George. Angels We Have Heard on High - O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Joy to the World - O Christmas Tree - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Away in a Manger - Jingle Bells - We Three Kings of Orient Are - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - O Come All Ye Faithful - Deck the Halls - Jolly Old St. Nicholas - O Little Town of Bethlehem - Silent Night - We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - The First Noel - Good King Wenceslas - I Saw Three Ships - Coventry Carol - O Holy Night - Auld Lang Syne.
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An exercising machine and method is disclosed wherein a rigid body supporting platform is supported at one end at a level such that the supporting surface is inclined at an angle to the horizontal. The support is constituted by a U-shaped tubular frame member and a standard portion which is secured to the U-shaped frame member. The rigid body supporting platform has a notch at one end thereof through which the standard passes and means are provided for rotatably mounting the U-shaped frame member on the underside of the supporting platform. A pair of crank and pedal means are rotatably mounted such that a downward weight on the underside of the platform by the weight of the user urges the standard towards the user and the legs of the U-shaped member away from the weight to thereby stabilize the platform. A flexible non-extensible strap has a handle at one end and is adjustably connected to the standard so that the tendency of the user to slide downwardly due to gravity and due to exertion of pedaling on the pedals is opposed by the user exerting a force on the standard in a direction urged by the weight and to urge the user's body up the incline surfaces. Thus, both the upper torso of the user is isometrically exercised at the same time that the lower torso and legs are being exercised by pedaling activity.
1. An exercise machine comprising, in combination,
a rigid body supporting platform, means for supporting one end of said platform at a level such that it is inclined at an angle to the horizontal, said means supporting said one end of said platform including a U-shaped tubular frame member having a horizontal bar and a pair of legs,
a standard mounted on one end of said rigid body supporting platform,
means securing said standard to said U-shaped frame member at an angle other than 180 degrees,
a pair of crank and pedal means, hub means for rotatably mounting said pair of crank and pedal means on the end of said standard, and
means rotatably mounting said horizontal bar of said U-shaped frame on the underside of said rigid supporting platform such that a downward weight on the upper side of said platform urges said standard toward the weight and the legs of said U-shaped member away from said weight.
2. The invention defined in claim 1, including a flexible non-extensible strap means connected at one end to the upper end of said standard proximate said hub, and a handle secured to the other end of said non-extensible strap to enable the user to exert a force on said standard in the direction urged by said weight and to urge said user's body up the inclined surface of said rigid body supporting platform while exercising with said crank and pedal means.
3. The invention defined in claim 1, including notch means formed in the end of said body supporting platform through which said standard passes.
4. The invention defined in claim 1, wherein said standard includes means for lockably adjusting the length thereof.
5. The invention defined in claim 1, wherein said angle is about 121/2�.
6. A method of simultaneously exercising the upper and lower limbs and torso of the human body comprising,
inclining said human body on an inclined platform so that the head of said human body is below the heart thereof,
performing a pedaling exercise with the lower limbs and,
simultaneously with said pedaling motion performing an isometric exercise between the arms and a point between the lower limbs and a point above said platform, said isometric exercise urging said human body up said inclined platform against the combined force of gravity and said pedaling exercise tending to slide said human body down said inclined platform.
7. The method defined in claim 6 including adjusting the degree of exertion required to perform said pedaling exercise and said isometric exercise.
This invention relates to an exercising apparatus and method and more especially to one in which the user is reclining with head below heart level and, at the same time, when the lower body portion is being exercised by pedaling activity, the upper body portion is being exercised isometrically, which, exercise at the same time tends to draw or pull the user's body up the inclined platform against the force of gravity and against reaction forces due to pedaling.
Pedal type exercises associated with reclining platforms are not new, being disclosed in such U.S. patents as Rogers Pat. No. 4,319,747, Werner design Pat. No. 210,083, Swarts Pat. No. 3,189,344, Levin et al Pat. No. 3,056,603, Shoor Pat. No. 2,784,591, Paul Pat. No. 2,209,034, Howard Pat. No. 4,300,761 and Dranselka Pat. No. 4,262,902. However, none of these prior devices provided exercise which exercise both upper and lower extremities in a simple, fold-away type, low cost, easily storable exercise machine.
According to the present invention, an inclined platform is provided in which the support legs for inclining the platform to the horizontal is secured to an adjustable standard or pedestal and rotatably mounted on the underside of the platform so that when the user places his or her weight on the platform, that weight tends to lock or stabilize the platform in the inclined position. Since gravity effects in the inclined position causes the user to tend to slide down the incline and acts conjointly with the pedaling activity which likewise tends to urge the user's body down the incline and away from the crank and pedal assembly, a flexible non-extensible strap is connected to one end of the standard approximate the hub of the crank and pedal assembly and a handle is coupled to the other end of the non-extensible strap to permit and enable the user to exert a force on the standard in a direction urged by the weight to urge the user's body against the force of gravity and the pedaling activity and up the inclined surface thereby further stabilizing the assembly and at the same time, isometrically exercising the user's upper and lower extremities while performing the pedaling exercises with the lower extremities. It will be appreciated that other exercises may be performed using the construction such as hand pedaling, sit-ups and the like.
The above and other objects, advantages and features of the invention will become more apparent when considered with the following specification and accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1(a) is a side elevational view of an exercise machine incorporating the invention, FIGS. 1(b) and 1(c) show other ways of exercising or using the machine,
FIG. 2 is a top elevational view of the body supporting platform shown in FIG. 1(a),
FIG. 3 is a sectional view through the slot for the standard,
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the stem and leg assembly with the stem extension and hub thereon,
FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of FIG. 4,
FIG. 6 is a cross section through the hub showing the crank and pedal connected thereto,
FIG. 7 is a section through the adjustment means for adjusting the resistance to pedaling,
FIG. 8 is a plan view of the pedal arms showing the adjustment thereof,
FIG. 9 is a side elevational view thereof, and
FIG. 10 illustrates the handle and tension strap according to the invention.
The exercising machine 10 according to the invention comprises a rigid body supporting platform 11 which, in this embodiment is formed of 3/4" plywood but can obviously be made of other materials such as a molded polymer, fiberglass or the like having sufficient strength and rigidity for the purposes disclosed herein. Body supporting platform 11 has means for supporting one end at a level such that a body supporting surface of supporting platform 11 is inclined at an angle to the horizontal, such angle in this embodiment preferrably being about 121/2� whereby the user's head is below his heart. The supporting means comprises a U-shaped tubular frame member having a pair of legs 12 and a horizontal bar member 12H connecting the legs 12 and a standard or stem 14 welded to the center of the horizontal bar 12H. A pair of plywood block members 13A, 13B have notches 13NA and 13NB for receiving the horizontal tube of the U-shaped member and are secured by wing nuts in the notches on the underside of supporting platform 11 such that the downward weight of the user indicated by the arrow W on the upper side of the platform 11 urges the standard or stem 14 into notch 30 (see FIG. 3) toward the user and the legs of the U-shaped member away from the weight in the direction indicated by the curved arrow S. The stem or standard 14 has secured to it an adjustable hub-pedal supporting assembly 15 which is telescopingly carried on stem or standard 14 and is secured therein by locking screw 16. At the upper end of stem or standard 15 is carried or welded a hub assembly 17 having bearings supporting crank arms 18 and 19 to which on are pedals 20 and 21. A shaft (not shown in FIG. 1) in hub 17 has friction adjusted by an adjustment knob 22, as described more fully hereafter. The crank arms 18 and 19 are likewise adjustable to accommodate different size users leg lengths, etc.
As illustrated, when the user of the present exercise machine is pedaling, he is exerting a force in the direction aided by gravity tending to cause the user to slide down the incline and away from the pedal assembly. To counteract this, a flexible non-extensible strap 23 is provided having a handle 24 hooked or coupled to one end 26 and at the opposite end 27 to hub 17. Strap 23 has a series of grommeted holes 85 (FIG. 10) in it so that the length of the strap 23 may be adjusted to accommodate the user's body height and arm length. Thus, as the user is pedaling on the exercise machine 10, he is likewise pulling on handle 24 and via strap 23 exerting a further force on the standard tending to cause it to rotate in the direction of the curved arrow S. The user is also isometrically exercising or applying force to his arm muscles and upper torso body muscles at the same time that he is exercising the muscles in the lower portion of his body. The present invention relieves pressure on leg joints, abdominal organs and muscles as the body tone is regained. Moreover, the body is in the proper position so that the internal organs will tend to move back up into place and the leg muscles will be passively toned and free from strain and skeletal shock. The body is gently massaged inside and out toning the muscles and improving the circulation, digestion and well being. The cardiovascular system is likewise improved with the work load being removed from the leg veins helping to counteract conditions leading to varicose veins and phlebitis and is especially beneficial for those older citizens and new mothers.
In the condition shown in FIG. 1, where the user is lying, the legs, abdomen and lower torso receive the most effect with the upper torso receiving benefit through the use of tension strap 23 and handle 24.
The angling away of stem or standard 14, 15 from the plane or platform 11 permits the user to sit on the platform as illustrated in FIG. 1(b) to exercise his arms, neck and upper torso. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 1(c), the user may rest the calves of the leg in a different position while in the inclined position to also relieve pressure on leg joints and abdomenal organs and muscles.
As shown in FIG. 2, the support platform 11 has a notch 30 formed at one end thereof and as shown in FIG. 3, the notch 30 has an inclined surface 31 against which bears the stem or standard 14. A pair of clamps 13A, 13B are secured by wing nut 32 to platform 11, permit the horizontal bar 12H to rotate relative to the platform 11. The stem or standard portion 14 is welded to the center of horizontal bar 12 and is at an angle of about 145� as indicated in FIG. 5. The lower ends of legs 12 may have rubber or plastic cups to prevent marring floor surfaces. The 65� angle for the surface 31 of notch 30 in relation to the 145� angle for between the stem portion 14 and legs 12 are such that the angle between the legs 12 and the underside of platform 11 is greater than 90� so that the force exerted by the downward weight W tends to lock the standard 14 in notch 30. Of course, when the user is drawing on handle 24 and strap 23, this adds to the locking effect thereby further enhancing the stability of the device during use. The U-shaped tubular frame 12, 12H has the stem 14 welded or otherwise secured thereto and is rotatable in its mounting so that the stem and pedal assembly may be rotated under platform 11 to thereby facilitate storage of the exercise machine. The stem or standard extension 15 telescopes over stem or standard 14 and is secured in an adjustable position by wing nut or knurled handle 40 in threadable engagement with the internal threads of weldment 41. The hub 42 is welded to the upper end 43 of stem or standard extension 15, a hook 45 is welded to the hub 42 and extends at an angle of about 60� to a vertical axis passing through stem or standard extension 15 and is provided for receiving and securing end 27 of tension strap 23. When stem extension 15 is telescoped over stem portion 14, the stem therefore is adjustable in length to accomodate different size users. The angle of the hook 45 to standard 15 can be adjusted in many ways and a hook may not be needed since the end of strap 27 may be secured to stem 15 and hub 42 in many ways. Strap 23 may simply be the end of a rope which is looped or hooked over or about the hub 42.
The details of the hub and crank assembly are shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 7, a pair of bearing cups 50, 51 are received in the hub 42, the bearing cups having associated bearings 51 and bearing cone 53. A hub axle 54 is threadably engaged with the bearing cone 53 and a lock nut 54 prevents the bearing cone from loosening. It will be appreciated that other bearing-axle structures may be utilized. Axle shaft 54 has the outer end 55 square in cross section so as to pass through a square opening in pedal arm 56. A spacer 57 spaces the pedal arm 56 from lock nut 54. A cap screw 58 is threadably engaged with an internal bore 59 in the end of axle 54 and, via a washer 60 secures the pedal arm 56 to axle 54. While there is only shown the right assembly in FIG. 7, it will be appreciated that the same structure is repeated on the left side. Thus, the bearing cone 53, lock nut 54, spacer 57 and pedal arm 56 and cap screw and washer 58 and 60 all rotate.
In order to adjust the resistance of pedaling and thereby enhancing effect and adjust the amount of exertion by the user, friction on axle shaft 54 is adjusted. In accordance with this invention, this adjustment is by placing an angle restraint 65 bearing on the outer surfaces of shaft 54 via an adjustment screw 66. Adjustment screw 66 is threadably engaged with the internal threads of weldment 68 and the outer end of weldment 68 secured by an knurled or handle or knob 69. The angle restraint 65 is loosely retained at the end of threaded shaft 66 by a pin 70 which projects into an internal bore 71 at the end of threaded shaft 66. Thus, by tightening or loosening knob 69, angle restraint 65 is pressed tighter or less tight into engagement with the external surface of shaft 54 thereby adding or removing resistance to pedaling action of the user. The length of the pedals may be adjusted to accomodate different body sizes and lengths. In this respect, the arms 56 are formed in two parts with one part telescoping within the other and means for securing them in an adjusted position. Wing nut 80 passes through a slot in the outer telescoping member and is threadably engaged with the inner telescoping member to thereby form this adjustment. The tension strap 23 is of woven nylon but can be of other material, rope or the like. In the preferred embodiment, it is a flat nylon tension strap having a plurality of metal grommets 86 thereon for engagement with hook 45 on hub 42 and hook 86 on handle 24. Pillow 80 may be provided for the user's head.
The method according to the invention utilizes the lower torso, abdomen and legs for pedaling exercises and the upper body torso and arms for applying tension exercises to the arms while at the same time keeping the user's body from sliding down the incline during the pedaling exercise. Thus, the ultimate in exercising is provided to the user. As illustrated in FIGS. 1(b) and 1(c), the user can simply use the pedaling portions of the cranking with the hands and arms. As illustrated in FIG. 1(c), merely reposing on the exerciser with the body inclined provides beneficial results in that it relieves joints, abdomenal organs and muscles and the internal organs may be pushed into place.
While I have shown and illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be appreciated that various modifications and improvements may be added thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims appended hereto.
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don't have to separate if you have a large enough pen
drake shouldn't attack them, but be on guard for possibility
our experience is those eggs hatch on the morning of the 28th day of incubating
mother duck hen is efficient and will stay on the nest with the ducklings until the last one is hatched or if separated by more than 24 hours will take off the ducklings and leave any eggs on the nest.
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How the NSA Is Harming America's Economy 330
from the surveillance-industrial-complex dept.
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seriously, I would not trust US hardware and software, either.
but then again, those routers are already at every choke-point on the internet. the US owns the internet (public one, anyway) in all practical ways.
but for private networks when you can pick which routers and switches you want to deploy, picking a US based vendor would not be wise. I would not do it if I was in charge of a private network.
maybe its time we consider going back to software (oss) based networking gear. it will be much slower than hardware based ones but we can't verify hardware designs like we can software ones.
there is also no way to put this genie back into the bottle. once your cred is gone, its gone. and the US has lost ALL cred when it comes to safeguarding your privacy.
sad but true. as a US citizen, I am sorry for how badly we have botched the world's trust.
maybe its time we consider going back to software (oss) based networking gear. it will be much slower than hardware based ones but we can't verify hardware designs like we can software ones.
That software has to run on hardware and if you can't trust the hardware you are screwed anyway, it's like trusting your software (oss) encryption when there's a hardware keylogger installed. Send the right magic numbers and the hardware could start doing anything it wants like mirroring traffic, dumping memory, whatever the attacker needs to completely compromise the box. The only advantage would be that it could run on more generic hardware that you hopefully could buy from a more trusted supplier.
In today's multi/transnational corporate world the USA does not exist. The famous Authur Jensen speech from 1976 comes to mind. There is nobody that's going to protect us from this anywhere in the world. Anybody who tries will be 'liberated'. And the biggest part of the problem is that people keep on blaming policy and politicians for this, and nobody will look in the mirror and admit that they voted for it, To them I say, *you asked for it, thankyouverymuch.* The ball is in our court.
That "Trust" should be no-where in your security plan.
Where does that leave us really?
Not relying on any one brand, presumably.
It's not a about 'cred'... dude.
When your government puts its own institutional interests above those the people from which it derives its democratic legitimacy, it's no longer acting democratically. So, technically, once the US began operating imperially, back in the 19th century, the slow withering rot of oligarchy began to emerge as the driving farce behind the facade of electoral chaos.
Take the case of Teddy Roosevelt who believed that the US naval superiority should be used offensively to increase domestic political power by use of force or the ease by which Truman chose to drop not one but two weapons of mass destruction on the Japanese. These actions were neither expressions of democracy of altruism. They were imperial. Not that we should overlook the covert actions of the Dulles brothers when they used the Dept of State and CIA to prosecute the interest of US corporate business around world in the 50s.
The players have changed but the song remains the same, and now that the world is largely developed and includes 7 billion people who tend to get in the way, either legally or by their mere presence, there's nothing left to do but degrade the wealth of those who share the same nationality. So get ready for the 21st Century. It's going to be a bumpy ride if you still believe in the fairy tale of Democracy for all or self determination for anyone.
or the ease by which Truman chose to drop not one but two weapons of mass destruction on the Japanese.
Truman was trying to end the war between Japan and the U.S. before it could become a long, drawn out ground war costing millions more lives. AFAIK, the U.S. only had enough material for the 2 bombs (after testing), which of course was not made public. Japan did not immediately surrender after the first A-Bomb attack, and that's when the 2nd bomb was used, and only then did Japan surrender. Thank God that Japan did not know that Truman was bluffing his poker hand, or the war could have gone on far longer.
AFAIK, the U.S. only had enough material for the 2 bombs (after testing), which of course was not made public.
Uh, not true. They were pumping out new bombs on a production line, and the third bomb would have been ready to go soon after the second was dropped; Truman vetoed any further use. If I remember correctly, they were up to about one bomb a month by that point, and accelerating.
AFAIK, the U.S. only had enough material for the 2 bombs (after testing), which of course was not made public.
Uh, not true. They were pumping out new bombs on a production line, and the third bomb would have been ready to go soon after the second was dropped; Truman vetoed any further use. If I remember correctly, they were up to about one bomb a month by that point, and accelerating.
Correct, but the U.S. had used up it's inventory...
" Charles Sweeney published his memoirs as War's End: An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission (Avon, 1997). During the party following the successful Hiroshima drop, he recalled that Paul Tibbets took him aside and told him that he was to command the second atomic mission, with Kokura as the primary and Nagasaki as the secondary target. Timing was important, Tibbets said: "It was vital that [the Japanese] believed we had an unlimited supply
I've personally seen the declassified war documents written by the leaders of the DoD at the time.
Japan was on the verge of surrender before we bombed them. The USA knew this. It was a conditional surrender to USSR. The USA demanded an unconditional surrender to the USA, for strategic and practical reasons. The cold war was already ramping up. The USA President and War Secretary decided to drop the bombs to force this surrender.
You can read about all of the above in these docs. Copies of them are located at
Truman was trying to end the war between Japan and the U.S. before it could become a long, drawn out ground war costing millions more lives. AFAIK, the U.S. only had enough material for the 2 bombs (after testing), which of course was not made public. Japan did not immediately surrender after the first A-Bomb attack, and that's when the 2nd bomb was used, and only then did Japan surrender. Thank God that Japan did not know that Truman was bluffing his poker hand, or the war could have gone on far longer.
Oh yes, please continue to to repeat that mass-murder-justifying state propaganda. It does wonders for our society's ability to think clearly about moral issues.
> sad but true. as a US citizen, I am sorry for how badly we have botched the world's trust.
Don't worry, you never have been trusted as a nation. Individual Americans, sure, I am likely to trust them more than my countrymen, but collectively all political entities behave the same. Our interests first.
You CAN build your own routers....it may not be 1U but it will be secure.
Fortunately most secure internet protocols are designed on the assumption that you can only trust the end points, not anything in-between them. As such replacing the end-point routers with non-US hardware/software will improve security.
Let Brasil and Russia buy Chinese then. They deserve only the best.
Yeah, right.
And exactly from where do you think all that "good and cheap" goodies you buy around you there in America comes from? Or do you think that Cisco have any manufacturing on EUA?
Speaking frankly, buying stuff directly from China will just cut off the man-in-the-middle money sucker on the manufacturing chain, also known as U.S.A.
*OF COURSE* that most of these devices are *INVENTED* by americans on America, and on the long run these same goodies will be deprecated without a proper (modern) replacemen
As soon as software catches up and makes it practical, the rest of the world is going to dump the US cloud forever.
How much taxes is Cisco paying to the US government? Because if they pay like every other corporation (1%), then the fact that they now sell less won't have any repercussion on the tax income.
I still hate NSA, but this looks like two ass-holes pointing fingers at each other.
Employees pay taxes, if they sell less gear they will employ fewer people that will collectively pay less in taxes.
Cisco sales go in the toilet -> Employees laid off -> no income/FICA tax from them.
Stop measuring the economic contribution of an event solely in terms of tax revenue. Cisco pays salaries, purchases goods and services from subcontractors, pays dividends, etc. All contributions to the economy before the gov't takes its cut.
Quoting Bob Marley, economy is the bloodline of any society. It's where the buck stops. I hope that our "patriotic"(nationalist) Orwellian ways can play a second fiddle to our economy. If not, we are paving our path to our own demise.
As long as it doesn't backfire in the public opinion, a lot of Americans might be sympathetic to exposing the extensive spying on others but when it starts hurting their own wallet is that anger going to be directed at Snowden or the NSA? I mean in the whole "Snowden - hero or traitor?" debate tanking the US economy is probably not a plus. Personally I think you'll get a lot of first-order reaction and the second-order reaction "But should we really have been spying in the first place?" will be much weaker,
Harming America's economy? This is more about affecting Cisco's profits. And color me unsympathetic, as they are an "American" corporation (in scare quotes since it shifts as it suits them) when it comes time to complain about something, but they are apparently Swiss http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-28/biggest-tax-avoiders-win-most-gaming-1-trillion-u-s-tax-break.html [bloomberg.com] when its time to pay taxes.
This isn't just Cisco. No-one can trust US technology any more; they've got from the most trusted on the planet to, at best, no better than the Chinese, in the space of a few months.
That's to be expected. Security of data is critically important to all businesses, even the American ones who are also affected by the NSA scandals. I would expect politicians to be in an uproar and call for the dismantling of the NSA and for all their secret projects to be disclosed and security holes patched up so America can once again be trusted.
Lol, who am i kidding. I expect people to be silenced, jailed, tortured and publicly humiliated if they dare speak the truth again, and for the NSA's budget
And they're Greek when it comes to sex, if you know what I'm saying.
Edit: for those that don't know what I'm saying, Cisco likes to fuck you in the ass.
If the American security infrastructure is going to turn American corporations into de-facto arms of the intelligence process, then nobody has any choice but to not trust them.
Anything involved in the security of the internet that's been tainted by being complicit with the NSA et al can't be trusted. So Cisco is going to feel the pinch.
Anything in 'the cloud' ran by a US company is subject to PATRIOT Act demands. So Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon
When the NSA undermines security for their own ends, then anything they've had a hand in can't be trusted.
So the end result is most governments and companies in other countries more or less have to look at any US player as not trustworthy, or actively hostile to your goals.
As long as you keep acting like your security trumps the sovereignty of everyone else
All of your big corporations are more or less presumed to be lying (because they can't admit to participating in this), complicit with collecting data to send back to Big Brother, and violating local privacy and data access laws.
And since 'Murica has been railing about how the Chinese are infiltrating their stuff (while doing the same thing), and complaining about countries which restrict a free internet
So, yes, this should have an impact on the US economy. And you can choose to stay the course and see it keep happening, or you can fix the problem. And so far, we've seen no evidence whatsoever there's any contrition or accepting that what they did was going to piss off everyone else.
But when all of those orders start getting cancelled, and new ones stop coming, don't stand around wailing about how unfair it is that people have decided they can't trust you and don't want your stuff.
But in a country which is actively ignoring its own Constitution and freedoms, I'm not expecting any meaningful introspection on behalf of the US. I'm expecting more bluster, claims about how everyone else is doing it, and continuing with the status quo.
" And so far, we've seen no evidence whatsoever there's any contrition or accepting that what they did was going to piss off everyone else."
Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond sentenced to ten years in jail [rt.com]
I'd say sneering contempt rather than contrition.
When SOPA was a looming thing, I was in the market to move from shared hosting to a VPS, and so I made it a point to chose a VPS that was in another country.
Sadly, I chose the Netherlands, who are NSA collaborators. I'm just waiting for a specific piece of software to be released, and I'm out of there and on to a new server in a new country - I'm thinking Switzerland right now. Iceland is too expensive.
So they are countering this bad press by open sourcing the system and inviting everyone to verify that their hardware is ait-tight secure, right? Right?
its policies, and the politicians who support the same are directly responsible for massive losses of money and jobs
How does that compare to, say, the policies that have made offshoring lucrative, or the changes to depression-era rules that allowed the 2008 global economic meltdown?
If these other Countries don't want to buy All-American products with Freedom® and Democracy® built-in, then they stand against us in our Global War of Terror
Things like SSL are possibly out of question as NSA has corrupted the root certs.
[citation needed]
Yours sincerely,
The government of North Korea^W^Wthe USA.
If US companies deny their customers the basic human right that is dignity through privacy then it will be to their extreme financial loss.
Unfortunately, current trends suggest there are not enough people who give a damn about their privacy to make a dent in the bottom line.
It's corporations who buy Cisco's routers, and they do care, because they have trade secrets and business plans to protect. But regular consumers? They *want* to be spied on by Google and Facebook.
Not just the NSA, but the TSA aswell. Myself and many other Canadians that I know refuse to vacation in the States anymore because of the invasive border checks.
HAHAHAHAHA Yes this is so perfect! It just keeps getting better and better!" - Bin Laden's ghost
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Tuesday marked the final Central California Conference center meet of the season, but it also marked the end of two long and dedicated coaching careers. As track athletes from Turlock and Pitman High limbered up and prepared to compete against each other and the rest of the league, Bulldogs head coach Mike Brown and assistant coach Dee Gilmore were helping run the show at Joe Debely Stadium for the last time.
The girls swim team from Pitman (539) and Turlock High (311) finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively, at the Central California Conference finals at Pitman High on Saturday. The boys from Turlock took third (342) and the Pride fifth (269).
Delhi High took another step towards a potential second place finish in the Southern Athletic League and an improved post-season placement with Friday's 10-0 defeat of Gustine High. The Hawks earned their second consecutive win with a combination of solid bats from the plate and a barrage of consistent pitches from sophomore Alyssa Stockton.
The Central California Conference swim trials got underway on Friday at Pitman High as both the Pride and Turlock High Bulldogs look to end the season on a high note. Pitman and Turlock boys had 15 top eight finishes and 10 individuals will be moving on to the finals. The girls finished with 29 top eight finishes and will have 19 representatives on day two.
The members of the Pitman High golf teamed played their best game of the season on Thursday, defeating league leaders and cross-town rivals Turlock High. The Pride earned the 205-209 victory over the Bulldogs on their home course at Diablo Grande in the final regular matchup of the season.
It was a day of redemption on Thursday for Turlock High's Jordan Bean and Aldair Lima at the Central California Conference boys Doubles Tournament at Merced High. Just two days after early elimination in the CCC boys Singles Tournament-Bean in the first round and Lima in the second-the Bulldog pair teamed up and barreled through the competition, defeating all opponents in straight sets en route to a tournament championship.
Hilmar High shutout rivals Escalon High 4-0 at home on Wednesday to take first place in the Trans Valley League.
Turlock High is now in first place in the Central California Conference girls soccer standings with only two regular season games remaining. After a dominating 5-0 victory over then first place Golden Valley High on Monday -a win that pulled them within two points of the league lead- the Bulldogs took on and took down Merced High on Wednesday, 3-0, to usurp the Cougars as the top team in the CCC.
Three weeks ago Turlock High was on the brink of its second tournament championship of the season when fate and the weather intervened. The Bulldogs were slated to take on Trans Valley League stalwarts Escalon High in the Dick Windemuth championship game when heavy rains delayed the matchup.
Two points. That's all that now separates Turlock High's girls soccer team from first place Golden Valley High in the Central California Conference standings.
Denair High continued its successful Southern Athletic League campaign on the track Saturday morning in the third SAL meet of the season. The Coyotes earned another first place finish in the boys division and nabbed a third place finish in the girls division despite a couple of absent athletes. Delhi and Turlock Christian High also experienced varying degrees of success with the Hawk boys taking third.
Denair High ousted Turlock Christian High 8-1 in Tuesday's Southern Athletic League finale.
Six Turlock athletes entered the Central California Conference singles tournament on Tuesday at Merced High with high hopes, but only two players made it past the first round.
Pitman High's track and field team placed 33rd out of 50 schools at the Oregon Relays this past Friday and Saturday. Out of the 17 Pride invitees, 10 finished in the top 10. Kelsee Derr placed first in the 100 meter hurdles heat with a time of 15.57 becoming the first Pitman representative to win a race at this event.
Turlock High's record-breaking consecutive win streak has been extended to 19 games after back-to-back victories against rival Pitman High on Wednesday and Friday. The Bulldogs shutout the Pride in both matchups-9-0 on Wednesday and 8-0 on Friday- with the help of ace hurlers Nick Voumard and Tyler Murphy, maintaining their undefeated status in the Central California Conference.
The Turlock High boys tennis team is a perfect 5-0 in the Central California Conference after shutting out Pitman at their home courts on Tuesday afternoon, 9-0.
Turlock and Pitman High's girls soccer teams battled on the pitch on Saturday afternoon at Joe Debely Stadium in their first crosstown matchup of the season.
Turlock Christian starting pitcher Cassie Balswick allowed one run and the Eagles softball team walked 16 times as they surged to their second consecutive Central California Athletic Alliance win over Stone Ridge Christian at home on Monday in a mercy-rule victory, 16-1.
Stanislaus County dominated Merced County on Friday at the County Clash track meet, with Pitman, Oakdale and Turlock High finishing first, second and third, respectively.
Not even a car crash could keep Brian Dudley and Andrew Knapp, Denair tennis' number one and two singles players, from seeking retribution against league juggernauts Ripon Christian on Friday. The two Coyote players were involved in a head-on collision on their way to the match, but still managed to make it to the courts where they won their matches in the 7-2 effort over the Knights.
Pitman High thoroughly beat Merced High on the baseball diamond Monday afternoon in the Pride's second Central California Conference game of the season. Four days removed from beating Golden Valley High 8-0, Pitman again pitched a shutout as they handed Merced its third consecutive loss by a score of 10-0.
Things have changed in the Central California Conference this year and this week marked the beginning of a three-game series, starting with game one at Turlock High as the Bulldogs hosted the Atwater Falcons.
The Central California Conference and the Modesto Metro Conference gathered together for Saturday's Nor Cal Relay at Johansen High with Turlock and Pitman owning the day on the pool.
It was a down game for the Hilmar varsity baseball team on Saturday afternoon when they hosted Sonora High.
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"Sometimes I believe that skiing is responsible for having made me a rolling stone. As soon as winter arrived visions of skis swishing through new snow filled me with such feverish longings that wherever I was – in Berlin or Paris, or even on board Perlette– I interrupted what I was doing, or stopped worrying about what I was not doing, and went to the hills. Every Sunday in Geneva I would get up at four in the morning to catch the special train to the mountains. How could one not escape from the plains, knowing that above the sticky fog a radiant sun waited for us, his worshippers?"
- Ella Maillart, Cruises and Caravanes
It's ski season again. And Ella and I agree— there is nothing like ascending above the clouds to find white peaks drenched in sun. For my translation diploma project, I translated Ella Maillart's first book, Parmi la jeunesse russe (1932) and I just had my defense yesterday. Translating Ella taught me a lot about translating literature: How to capture not only the meaning, but also the writer's spirit in another language?
Ella is modern, tough, and independent. She says what she thinks and she does what she wants. When she wants to trek across Stalinist Russia, she treks across Stalinist Russia. When she wants to drive a Ford from Switzerland to Afghanistan, no one is going to stop her. When she wants to sneak into Tibet with no papers, she just does it. But her writing, even in French, is a little clumsy. How do I do her justice in English?
Drawn toward Russia in 1929, Maillart was, like many Western intellectuals, curious about the radical changes brought on by Stalin's regime: "la plus téméraire expériance de temps modernes" or "the most daring experiment of modern times." However, unlike the Western journalists who flocked to the USSR to report, Ella goes to witness, to write a témoinage rather than a reportage. I wanted to capture her "goût du risque" in English and still stay true to her candid impressions, which she herself admits to be like "les photos amoncelées d'un album jamais mis à jour" or a pile of photos never organized into an album.
Ella rowing on the Moscow River, 1929, age 26
Here are a few excerpts from my translation that I was quite happy with:
"De son oeil fulgurant, il prit ma mesure: –Cela dépend en mejeure partie de vous-même, mais je pense que vous devez pouvoir vous débrouiller partout. Qui ne risque n'a rien." p. 15
"He shot me a look as if to size me up. "That depends for the most part on you, but I think that you must be able to take care of yourself anywhere. Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
"Subissons le catarrhe d'un gâteux flasque et polyglotte; d'un souffle épuisé, il drague les glaires de ses bronches, il sort son mouchoir et s'en sert, levant un petit doigt alourdi d'armoiries gravées dans l'or." p.22
"We are all subjected to the coughing and sniveling of a flabby, polyglottal idiot; out of breath, he sucks on the phlegm in the back of his throat. He takes out his handkerchief and blows his nose, raising a little finger that is heavy with gold family-crest rings."
"Il faut, paraît-il, se méfier des taxis: lorsque quelqu'un est assis à côté du chauffeur, le compteur risque fort d'être avancé d'un doigt habile." p.27
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The Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) responded to a major tractor trailer fire around 1:15 p.m. Saturday on U.S. 601 at I-20. Engine 10 and Engine 9 from Lugoff Fire responded with career and volunteer fire crews. Crews arrived on the scene to find a van-type tractor-trailer on fire with the truck cab fully involved in fire. Firefighters quickly shut down the northbound lanes of U.S. 601and began fighting the fire. Firefighters had to use foam to extinguish the blaze that had grown more intense when the diesel fuel saddle tanks became involved in the fire. The ...
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Hello Everyone,
I'm new,here, to your group and the world of scrapbooking.
I have been scrapbooking for 2 months and I want to move up from simple cuttings and images to using a machine to "jazz" up my layouts.
I have been looking at the Cricut and Xyron Wishblade machines and I would like to know who uses what and why they either like or dislike them. Which has way too many unessessary things/components and who has the most exspensive accessories. And do you even use it/them as much as you thought?
Basically I need some more info, views and opinions to make a better informed decision before buying.
Thank you for any help!
Hi Barb :)
I can't afford them either, but I would like to know because I got some insider info that my JoAnn Fabric will have a 50% off coupon in the mail,soon. So I'd like to use it wisely since they rarely have a 50% off coupon. In the end it really does come down to the price of it all, too.
Maybe in the end, I really don't need one at all :)
Thank you for posting, this forum is quiet :)
I have the wishblade and absolutely love it. I only use it for cutting letters, but you can also cut die cut shapes as well. The Wishblade Advanced allows you the ability to use any true type font you have on your c
omputer (and you can download tons of free fonts online too). The Cricut, you have to buy font cartridges so you are limited to the fonts they offer.
The Cricut is portable, whereas the Wishblade has to hook to a computer so unless you have a laptop, it's not really all that portable.
The wishblade is more expensive, but I think being able to use any font on your computer makes it worthwhile.
Good Morning Steph and Barb,
I'm sorry I didn't post sooner, it was so quiet here I didn't check until Sunday evening. I meant to post sooner but I've been getting ready for our daughters first birthday :)
Wow, so the Wishblade is something I should look at harder. Because all I really want to do is cut out fonts and and every now and then a clip art or two. But mostly I want the font cutting abilities.
The Cricut sounds exspensive. I'm really looking for just one initial investment and no fancy accessories. I couldn't afford to buy the Cricut cartridges all the time.
Steph thank you for your helpfull information. I apologize for not posting sooner to thank you.
Barb, I'd love to cut out any font too. But I may not be able to afford it either :) It kinda looks that way.
Thank you Ladies for your time and help. I really appriciate it very much!
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Welcome to the wonderful world of scrapbooking! My suggestion for you is to go to a store that carries one or both of these machines and try it out. It's a lot of money to put out for an item and it's worth the extra time to try them out so you can actually see how they work and how easy or difficult they are to use. Good luck!
Hello Sue,
I am enjoying my scrapooking very much and I'm glad I decided to give it a try, after much urging from my mom and best friend :)
I would love to see a demo of these machines but I have been unfortunate in my search. I have seen a two minute demo on the Cricut but was dissapointed in the small amount of info given by the instructor. She couldn't even get it to work for a while. So I don't count that demo :)
And as for the Wishblade, we don't even have a single Wishblade machine in town to see.
That is why I was asking what do they do and is one "better" then the other in the font department (my only criteria, really).
Do you have one of these? Do you like it? Was it worth the investment? I kinda waffle back and forth... I hate the cost of one, yet I'd like to bring my scrapbook pages out of the "stone age" :)
Thank you for any help.
Good Evening Barb :)
Wow, that is the Cutest animated birthday greting I've ever seen!I Love it! Thank you on behalf of my little girl, Rheanna. She's our first baby and it's been fun planning her party.
I was wondering, how do you insert an animated greeting?
Have a nice evening and a relaxing weekend :)


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