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Cute 2-bedroom Cottage nr StanfordUnited States, California, Menlo Park
About This Listing
View of living room from the entry hall. Fireplace (decorative only--no wood burning allowed) & free exchange library
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Towels, bed sheets, soap, and toilet paper
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Towels, bed sheets, soap, and toilet paper
Central heating or a heater in the listing
In the building, free or for a fee
In the building, free or for a fee
Continuous access in the listing
Breakfast is provided.
The listing can accommodate a gathering of 25 or more attendees
Easy access to the building and listing for guests in wheelchairs
Private or Shared
Free, in the building or nearby
Posted emergency information and resources
The Space
NOTE: 1-day rental minimum only applies in exception cases. 2 day rentals accepted within 14 days of request, or in between 2 longer rentals, as most of our requests are for 1 week to several months. We accept reservations up to 6 months from present date, with exceptions for longer-term rentals such as an entire month or quarter.
Cute 2-bedroom, 1-bath cottage on a private drive in Sharon Heights/West Menlo Park. Within walking or easy biking distance of Stanford University, Stanford Hospital, SLAC National Accelerator Center and the Sand Hill Road venture capital corridor. By car, less than 5 minutes from Hwy 280.
Two local shopping districts are within walking distance and include a U.S. Post Office, a gas station, 24-hour Safeway, CVS pharmacy, 2 Starbucks, 2 delis, and The Dutch Goose local landmark student and family pub.
Per (website hidden) maps, the walking distance to the middle of Stanford campus is only 2.0 miles, 38 minutes. Walking distance to Stanford Hospital or clinics is 1.6 miles, 32 minutes. The Stanford Driving Range is even closer, open to the public and very reasonably priced at only $3 for 25 balls!
Also within walking distance are Las Lomitas Elementary and La Entrada Middle Schools. This is an ideal set-up for a out-of-towners wanting to spend time with friends or family in the area.
The cottage has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and includes:
• master bedroom with king-sized bed, nightstands, and dresser
• 2nd bedroom with double bed & foam sofa which folds out to make a 3rd bed
• full bath with combination tub/shower, sink and storage
• new, high-efficiency washer & dryer conveniently located in cupboard in far corner of the spacious kitchen
• living room with built-in bookshelves & windowed wall to the backyard
• well-worn but super comfortable over-sized sofa set
• decorative fireplace (no wood-burning allowed)
• private, shaded backyard with lawn, mature foliage, and 3 giant Coast redwood trees
• wisteria-arbored patio with outdoor table and chairs
• plenty of closet space
• all utilities are included: gas & electric, water, weekly garbage & recycling
• bi-weekly gardening service keeps grass trimmed and yard neat
Fully equipped dine-in kitchen includes refrigerator, oven, gas stove, small automatic dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave and coffee maker. Table and chairs comfortably seat up to 6.
• high-speed internet
• washer & dryer in kitchen utility cupboard (supplies included!)
• all-cotton quality bed linens; down comforters and pillows
• ample supply of towels (please bring your own toiletries)
• 36" TV (broadcast TV, but no cable)
• energy-efficient heating system with 'smart' thermostat
• off-street parking space on the private drive
Tucked back from the street on a private driveway, shared with only one other house. Includes convenient off-street parking. West Menlo Park is full of bike paths and nice, easy walks. Cottage is less than 3 miles from the closest entrance to the Stanford "Dish Walk," a 5-mile paved path through the foothills with spectacular views of the entire Bay, from San Francisco to San Jose! And there's lots of great hiking in the surrounding foothills.
There is a separate studio apartment unit attached to the cottage, rented separately on airbnb. If you are interested in renting the studio for extra guests or family members, please let us know.
Many of our guests are international scholars coming to teach, research or study at Stanford. Many of them prefer not to rent a car and have been happy to be walking or biking distance from campus. If you'd like to bike, we have a spare bike we rent you at a nominal cost: $5 a day, $25 a week or $75 a month plus $150 fully refundable deposit. It's a medium-sized 15-speed Huffy with handbrakes.
We are also less than 30 minutes' drive from both San Francisco (SFO) and San Jose (SJC) airports, except during rush hours, when it's of course longer.
Alternatively, you can take the train from SFO airport—not fast, but very inexpensive:
(1) BART directly from SFO to Millbrae CalTrain station (about 15 min, approx $4)
(2) train to Menlo Park (under 30 minutes, approx $5)
(3) then right down Santa Cruz Ave from the station (20-minute brisk walk or very short taxi ride).
We live right next door and are happy to answer any questions you may have about the area or provide recommendations, and are available if you need any assistance once you've arrived.
Will consider pets with solid references and an additional fully refundable security deposit of $250.
Please email details of your needs.
We have maintained the cottage as a shoe-free space. We ask that you keep shoes off indoors to ensure that the floor is extra-clean for yourself and other guests.
We are very diligent about recycling everything possible, which our excellent local recycling service makes possible, which encourages us to recycle over 50% of all waste. They make it easy, with glass, metal, plastic and clean paper can all be recycled in the same container, and composting in another. Of course we provide details in the house manual.
No smoking allowed on our property. No exceptions.
Comcast, our high-speed ISP, expressly forbids illegal downloads using bit-torrent or similar technology. Unfortunately, there have been some issue with this in the past, so must ask our guests to agree to this policy in writing upon arrival.
37 Reviews
I want to thank Laurel for making my family's trip up to Stanford for my graduation extremely pleasant and comfortable. Her home was exactly what they were looking for - quant, convenient, clean, and most of all, it felt like home. Laurel and her son Danny made the check-in process a breeze and were reachable by text, email or call at any time. I wholeheartedly recommend staying with Laurel to experience what Silicon Valley has to offer, without coordinating a hotel in busy downtown PA or noisy El Camino. Thank you for everything Laurel!
We spent 3 days at the Cottage as we organized out stuff to move from the USA to England.
It was a great relief to get to a "home" feeling place after a day of organizing, packing, carrying stuff around, etc.
Laurel contacted us prior to the arrival to organize details and we kept in touch throughout our time there.
Awesome Hosts, awesome place, 2 mins drive to Facebook.
I was hesitating to write this review because people will keep this property occupied forever and leaving my family no availability.
We are there for the silicon valley tour, Laurel's house was within 30 miles of Apple, Google, Dreamworks, Nasa, Facebook and Samsung, and there is a 24-hour full-size supermarket at the end of the street, 8 mins to downtown Palo Alto with lots of activities and restaurant, we went to downtown Moutainview (20 min drive) for dinner because it had a great Chinese restaurant.
I had a great stay at Laurel's cottage. The place was clean and well equipped and I was very comfortable throughout my stay. It was definitely an advantage to have a car with me, since the neighborhood is very residential and quiet, which was a plus. The kitchen had everything that I could need to cook meals for myself, and there were many stores within an easy commute. Beds were very comfortable, and Laurel was easy to communicate with when I had questions. I highly recommend Laurel's cottage and would love to stay here again.
The cottage is conveniently located in a quite and green area. The house is full of light and very confortable. The kitchen is well furnished and easily allows to cook and enjoy the terrace.
It was a pleasure to meet Laurel. She is a very welcoming, attentive and discrete host.
Laurel was very accommodating and communicated well. The home (and patio in particular) was just what we needed to reconnect with friends. Would love to stay here again.
Laurel met us personally and gave us a tour of the house.
She was extremely welcoming and made us immediately feel at home. I would highly recommend the cottage to anyone coming to the area! The space was just perfect for what we needed!
Laurel even followed up afterwards to let me know I had left a few things behind and offered to ship them to us. She's an incredible host!
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When you run the Microsoft Office Setup program, your previous version of Office may be removed without alerting you. However, you may see the following message during Setup:
For a list of programs that may appear in this message, see the "More Information" section.
Microsoft Office 2000: Remove Previous Versions
Setup will remove the following previous versions of Office programs:
Microsoft Access 97
Microsoft Excel 97
Microsoft PowerPoint 97
Microsoft Word 97
Your previous version of Office is automatically removed if you click Upgrade Now in Ready to Install. If you click Customize rather than Upgrade Now, the Office Setup program allows you to decide whether to keep or remove the earlier Office programs.
Note: In order to keep your existing Office programs, you must install Office 2000 into a new folder.
The Office Setup program detects the following versions of Office programs for removal when upgrading to Office 2000:
Although Microsoft does not recommend it, it is possible to install and use more than one version of Office on a single computer. For example, you can install and use both Office 2000 and Office 97 on the same computer.
Programs Version -------- ------- Access 97, 95, 2.0 Excel 97, 95, 5.0 Frontpage 1.0, 97, 98 Outlook 98, 97 PowerPoint 97, 95, 4.0 Project 3.0, 4.0, 98 Publisher 2.0, 3.0, 97, 98 Word 97, 95, 6.0
For additional information about qualifying upgrade products, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/210437/EN-US/ )OFF2000: Products That Qualify for the Microsoft Office Upgrade
Removing Earlier Versions of OfficeWhen you install Office, Setup checks to see whether any components from Office 97 or Office 95 are installed on your computer. If Setup detects these older components, it displays the Removing Previous Versions dialog box. If you do not click to select the Keep these programs check box, Setup removes the listed components installed with earlier versions of Office. This helps prevent unnecessary files from using up disk space on your computer.
If you remove older Office components, other programs that use these older components may not work correctly. For example, assume that you want to install Office 2000 and that you previously developed custom programs that work in Access 7.0. To use the custom program, Access 7.0 must be available after you install Office 2000. Therefore, you should perform a Custom installation of Office 2000, select Keep these programs in Remove Previous Versions, and do not install Access 2000. If you do not select Keep these programs, Setup removes Access 7.0 and all of its components.
When to Remove Older ComponentsUse either of the following methods to set up Office 2000 and keep earlier versions of Office programs and Office 2000 on the same computer.
Method 1: Select Keep These ProgramsRun the Microsoft Office 2000 Setup program. When you are prompted to remove the earlier components, select Keep these programs. When Setup is completed, the older Office programs will be available.
Method 2: Install the Microsoft Office Removal Wizard, from the Office Resource Kit.Install the Microsoft Office Resource Kit from the following location on the World Wide Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/The Office Removal Wizard allows you to choose which earlier components to remove or keep. When the Microsoft Office Removal Wizard is finished removing files, run the Office 2000 Setup program. When you are prompted to remove the older components select Keep these programs.
To Remove Earlier Versions Before Installing Office 2000
To Install Earlier Versions of Office After Installing Office 2000If you removed the earlier versions, you must reinstall the programs. To do this, use the following steps:
To Remove Earlier Office Programs After Installing Office 2000Do either of the following to remove earlier versions of Office programs after you have already installed Office 2000.
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Ratchet & Clank (video game)
- This article is about the 2002 video game. For the series, see Ratchet & Clank. For the 2016 re-imagining, see Ratchet & Clank (2016 video game).
|Ratchet & Clank
North American PlayStation 2 box art
|Insomniac Games
Idol Minds (HD edition)
Mass Media (Vita port)
|Sony Computer Entertainment
|Brian Allgeier
|David Bergeaud
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|PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 (HD) , PlayStation Vita
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Ratchet & Clank is a 2002 3D platform video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Ratchet & Clank is the first game in the Ratchet & Clank series.
The game follows the anthropomorphic character Ratchet meeting the robot Clank on his home planet. Clank discovers that the villainous Chairman Drek of the Blarg race plans to create a new planet for his species, destroying the galaxy in the process. Clank convinces Ratchet to help him in his quest to gain the help of the famous superhero Captain Qwark, but they soon discover that they must save the galaxy on their own.
The game offers a wide range of weapons and gadgets that the player must use to defeat numerous enemies and solve puzzles on a variety of different planets in the fictional "Solana" galaxy. The game also includes several mini-games, such as racing or lock-picking, which the player must complete to proceed. The game was positively received by critics, who praised the graphics and variety of gameplay, along with the comic and humorous style to the sci-fi story.
In Ratchet & Clank, the main playable character is Ratchet, whom the player controls from a third-person perspective, though a first person mode to view the player's surroundings is available. The player traverses diverse environments with a large collection of unusual comic gadgets and weapons, using them to defeat enemies and pass obstacles. Up to 36 weapons and gadgets can be bought or found in the game.[2]
The player begins the game with only two weapons:[3] the "OmniWrench 8000", a standard melee weapon with a variety of uses such as interacting with puzzles in the environment, and the Bomb Glove, a short-range grenade thrower. As missions are completed across the game's various planets, more weapons and gadgets become available, including the Blaster, an automatic pistol; the Pyrociter, a flamethrower; and the Suck Cannon, a vacuum gun, which sucks up smaller enemies and converts them into projectiles. Weapons are either found, or can be bought with bolts, the game's form of currency. The OmniWrench remains the standard melee weapon for close combat, with its own button, as all other weapons assume the role of weaponry and can only be equipped one at a time, though all weapons can be carried in the player's inventory.[3]
Bolts can be found in crates, along with ammo, or dropped from defeated enemies.[3] The player also needs to buy ammo for most weapons, but a small number can function without the need for ammo.[3] Vendors, which sell weapons and ammo, are situated at strategic points throughout levels.[3] After completing the game, the player may choose to enter "challenge mode", in which the game's difficulty level rises considerably, but all bolts and weapons acquired the first time are carried through. There is also the option to buy "gold weapons", more powerful versions of existing weapons. The game's health system, nanotech,[3] starts at four health bubbles equivalent to be able to take four hits, but upgrades can be purchased, giving the player a total of eight hit points.
Normally, Clank rides on Ratchet's back, acting as a jet-pack or similar device.[3] Occasionally, however, Clank becomes a playable character when Ratchet is unable to explore certain areas. Clank can control "Gadgebots", smaller robots similar to Clank, who perform certain actions for him. Racing, in the form of hoverboard races, appears in the game. Some racing missions are necessary to progress in the game, while others are optional. One level of space combat and a level of flying through the air shooting tankers is also present. Mini-games to unlock doors, extend bridges, or elevate platforms appear in most levels.[3]
On the desert planet Veldin, Ratchet, a Lombax (a cat-like alien), is working on a ship. On a nearby planet, a machine, which is creating an army of robots, malfunctions and creates a miniature-sized robot: Clank. Clank searches the area for signs of life and finds an infobot. Horrified by its contents, Clank quickly gets in a getaway ship, only to have enemy ships chase after him. The enemy ships shoot down Clank, causing the ship to plummet toward Veldin. Ratchet, who oversees the crash, investigates. They begin to form a unique bond and agree to stop the Blargian Chairman Drek, who is devising a plan to extract large portions of other planets in the galaxy and re-attach them to his new world for his race, the Blarg, to inhabit as their original home Orxon has become over-polluted.
Clank suggests they locate famous hero Captain Qwark to aid him. Ratchet leaves Veldin (his home planet) with Clank and crash lands on planet Novalis, which is now attacked by Drek's army. The duo looked around to find a ship, which they did thanks to the Chairman and travelled to Metropolis to look for him but did not find him. Later on, Ratchet and Clank find out that Captain Qwark is actually situated on Blackwater City, on planet Rilgar. They find his trailer, and after a bit of dialogue, he agrees to stop Drek on one condition—Ratchet and Clank must survive a deadly obstacle course on the desert of Umbris. Once the duo successfully passes the course, Qwark double-crosses them and reveals he is the spokesperson for Drek and he cannot have Ratchet and Clank in their path to stop them. Qwark leaves, while Ratchet and Clank fight and defeat a Blargian Snagglebeast.
Intent with getting revenge, Ratchet and Clank vow to stop Qwark and Drek at all costs. After exploring more planets, the duo find out that Drek created a planet-buster missile on the ice planet of Hoven with the intention of destroying a planet in the Blarg's chose orbit for their new planet. Ratchet and Clank arrive on time destroy the missile, and in the process, they find out that Drek has a secret base situated on the Orbit of Olantis. They find Qwark there and shoot his ship down, sending him hurling in Planet Olantis. Meanwhile, Ratchet and Clank explore the robot factory (the one where Clank was created) and find out that Drek has another secret fleet.
After exploring, the duo find out that Drek has created a planet-destroying laser called Deplantizer, which is currently aimed and poised toward Veldin. Ratchet and Clank arrive on Veldin to stop him. They engage in a final boss battle, during which Drek reveals his true intentions: a money-making scheme that involves polluting the new planet and repeating the whole process. After the battle, Drek presses a switch that activates the Deplanetizer (the Deplanetizer was under the platform they were fighting on), which shoots Drek towards his newly created planet, exploding it into smithereens. A lone piece of the explosion knocks Clank and Ratchet off their platform, but Clank grasps on a nearby ledge, injuring his arm in the process.
The post-credits scene features Ratchet and Clank in his garage watching a commercial featuring Qwark and his Personal Hygienenator.
Development and release[edit]
After finishing work on the Spyro the Dragon series, Insomniac originally intended to launch a game codenamed I5 (Insomniac game #5) for the PlayStation 2. The developers, however, were never enthusiastic about it, and the idea was dropped after six months. Ratchet & Clank was based on an idea by Brian Hastings, which would feature a space-traveling reptile alien who would collect various weapons as he progressed through the game;[4][5] Ratchet's final form was decided upon after Insomniac considered a space lizard with a tail[6] and various terrestrial creatures, including dogs and rats; feline features stood out to the developers because of the associated sense of agility.[7] Another early idea was to have a number of small robots attached to Ratchet, which would perform different functions.[7] However, Insomniac realized that having the three robots was both complicated and created confusion about Ratchet's appearance, leading them to have only one robot, Clank.[7] Very little was cut for the final product, apart from a few weapons and gadgets that "just weren't fun".[5]
Shortly after changing the game from I5 to Ratchet & Clank, Naughty Dog asked Insomniac if they would be interested in sharing the game technology used in Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, asking that Insomniac in turn share with them any improvements that were made. Insomniac agreed, resulting in most of the Ratchet & Clank engine technology being developed in-house by Insomniac, but some very important renderers were those developed by Naughty Dog.[8] Looking back on the agreement, Ted Price said that "Naughty Dog's generosity gave us a huge leg up and allowed us to draw the enormous vistas in the game."[8] Some years later, Ted Price clarified Insomniac's stance on engine technology while obliquely mentioning the shared renderers:
"We've always developed all our own technology. It's been a little frustrating in the past for us to hear people say, 'Oh yeah, the Insomniac game is running on the Naughty Dog engine.' People assumed that we were using Naughty Dog's engine for Ratchet, and that was not true. We shared some technology with Naughty Dog way back when, and that was great, but we are a company that puts stock in developing specialized technology and we will continue to do so." -- Ted Price, Independent PlayStation Magazine, September 2006[9]
Pre-production of the game began in late March 2001, with a team of approximately 35 people. The game went into production in November 2001, and by the end of the project, the team had grown to 45.[5] The game was first released in North America on November 4, 2002,[10] and then in Australia on November 6, 2002.[11] It was later released in PAL regions on November 8, 2002,[10][12] and in Japan on December 3, 2002.[10] In November 2003, Sony added Ratchet & Clank to their Greatest hits series of games for the PlayStation 2 when Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando was released at that time,[10] and the game was similarly added to Sony's Platinum Range used in the PAL region on August 22, 2003.[10] The game was added to Japan's The Best range on July 3, 2003;[10] it was also the only game to be bundled with the PlayStation 2 in Japan.[4][7]
Ratchet & Clank was met with positive reviews from critics upon release.[14] After playing a preview of the game, GameSpot described it as having "excellent graphics, varied gameplay, and tight control[s]".[27] The game's use of weapons, rather than simple melee attacks, was cited as one of the main features that made it stand out from other platform games;[15][23] Computer and Video Games said that "Going berserk with your giant ratchet [...] is seriously satisfying [...] Every time you thump an enemy with the hefty tool, it looks, sounds and feels remarkably solid. [...] What's more, the same can be said for all the other weapons you collect and use over the course of your intergalactic adventure".[16] GameSpot noted that the player does not need to follow the same paths multiple times, as was common in platformers at the time.[21] Gameplanet said that it was "Quite simply the best platform game on the PS2 right now and possibly the best on any format!"[26]
Reviewers praised the game's graphics, specifically pointing out the character and background designs as being high-quality for PS2 games of the time.[17] GameSpy called the graphics "mind-blowing",[22] and GameSpot praised the game's smooth frame rate.[21] GameZone noted the animation of Ratchet, praising the details in his animation.[23] Reviewers found that the game's voice overs and other audio elements were generally well-done.[24] IGN commented on the game's artificial intelligence, saying that it was not as well-done as that of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, but still "purposefully comic and somewhat sophisticated" in others.[24] Gameplanet felt that the game's levels were well laid-out.[26]
Criticism was aimed at the game's camera angles, which Eurogamer felt were "idiotic" at times, giving the example of boss fights in which the camera centers on the boss rather than being freely movable.[17] Allgame found that it was hard to form an emotional bond with Ratchet & Clank 's main characters, saying that Ratchet is "your typical teenager [...] who desires nothing more than excitement and adventure" and that Clank is "the stereotypical intellectual; stuffy and almost prudish to a fault", feeling instead that the characters of Jak and Daxter from Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy were "infinitely more likeable."[15] Some criticisms were also aimed at the story, with GameSpy saying that the game became predictable, boring, and "just bland".[22] Reviewers also noted that the first half of the game was "yawn inducing", but once the player reaches planet Rilgar, it becomes much more intense and difficult;[19] GamePro found that the player does not "engage a single thought process" for the first parts of the game.[20]
In June 2014, it was announced that the game would be re-imagined for the PlayStation 4, with the intention of remaking the original game as if Insomniac Games were to make the game again today.[28]
- ^ Stevenson, James (May 29, 2014). "Ratchet & Clank HD Trilogy hits PS Vita in July". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ Chris Roper (October 25, 2002). "The Weapons of Ratchet and Clank". IGN. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ratchet & Clank Instruction Booklet. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. 2002.
- ^ a b McLaughlin, Rus (October 30, 2007). "IGN Presents The History of Ratchet and Clank". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2009. Additional pages archived on June 24, 2009: 2, 3, 4.
- ^ a b c "Big Gaz" (December 14, 2002). "Ratchet and Clank Interview". Gameplanet. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ http://www.gamesradar.com/Ted-Price-Collected-Works/
- ^ a b c d Talon, Durwin S. (2004). "David Guertin on Comics & Video Games". Comics Above Ground: How Sequential Art Affects Mainstream Media. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 80–82. ISBN 1-893905-31-4. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ a b Price, Ted (June 13, 2003). "Postmortem: Insomniac Games' Ratchet and Clank". Gamasutra. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
- ^ Slate, Chris. "PS3 Trailblazing: PSM Chats With Ted Price, President of Insomniac Games." Independent PlayStation Magazine Sep. 2006
- ^ a b c d e f "Ratchet & Clank Release Information". GameFaqs. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "Ratchet & Clank". Ratchet & Clank Australia. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "Ratchet & Clank". PlayStation Network UK. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Ratchet & Clank". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ a b "Ratchet & Clank PS2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ a b c Frankle, Gavin. "Ratchet & Clank". Allgame. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ a b Cooper, Michael (November 11, 2002). "Ratchet & Clank". Computer and Video Games. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ a b c Reed, Kristan (November 11, 2002). "Ratchet & Clank". Eurogamer. Eurogamer Network. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ プレイステーション2 - ラチェット&クランク. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.83. 30 June 2006.
- ^ a b Reiner, Andrew; Helgeson, Matt (December 2002). "Ratchet and Clank". Game Informer (Game Informer Magazine): 114. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ a b Dingo, Star (November 4, 2002). "Ratchet & Clank". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ a b c Gerstmann, Jeff (November 2, 2002). "Ratchet & Clank Review". GameSpot UK. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ a b c Turner, Benjamin (November 13, 2002). "Ratchet & Clank (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ a b c Bedigian, Louis (November 12, 2002). "Ratchet & Clank Review". GameZone. GameZone Online. Archived from the original on June 7, 2003. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ a b c Perry, Douglass C. (November 4, 2002). "Ratchet and Clank". IGN Entertainment. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 166. December 2002. Missing or empty
- ^ a b c "InFiLtRaToR" (November 13, 2002). "Ratchet & Clank". Gameplanet. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ Torres, Ricardo (October 15, 2002). "Ratchet & Clank Updated Preview". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ Dyer, Mitch (June 10, 2014). "E3 2014: Original Ratchet & Clank Getting PS4 Remaster". IGN. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
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I think the point of a 600cc class DS bike is people want a dirt bike they can ride on street. We all know how light dirt bikes handle on the street... so manufactures add what they think will help sell it to riders interested in riding on the street. If you want a more dirt oriented bike look for something smaller.
The TE630 was built with the street more in mind than the dirt. More hp.... uhhhh talk about shredding tires and chucking rocks when uncorked it will be way overkill for the dirt. Dual Exhaust is less restrictive but the trade off is added weight, sounds like that was added with the street in mind. The added weight will make the bike feel better on the street and more of a pig in the dirt.
The TE610 is perfect for me gobs of power when uncorked and a great suspension when setup right, light weight for it's size and wide ratio trany and did I mention that the TE610 hauls ass and handles excellently in the dirt. For the more dirt oriented 600cc class riders I belive the TE610 will continue to be the bike of choice.
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OK, since no mathmeticians have jumped in I will do the work myself. Here is a puzzler for anybody wanting to try. I'll post the answer later.
While driving home through Montana today I figured out how far away the Harley's appeared on that stretch of highway
if they were oncoming cars,
about 8/10 mile
Here's the puzzle. A person (me) wants to pass a semi and five cars that are going 65 mph in a 70 mph zone. The cars are following each other and the truck about two car lengths apart. I am following the last car about two car lengths back and, because I am such a careful driver, I want to give the truck a full semi length of space before pulling back in. There is an oncoming car about 0.8 miles down the road probably doing 75 mph. As I pass the line of vehicles I will do 90 mph. Is this a safe pass and what will be the distance betweem me and the oncoming car when I pull back into my lane?
Correct Answer: Sit back and enjoy the ride without the pass, 5 mph of speed difference is going to make almost no difference in when you arrive.
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The documentary will educate and provide pointers on how citizens can contribute towards saving the predator. "Civil society has to put pressure on governments to ensure that tiger conservation happens seriously. People from different disciplines need to come together," said Dattatri, whose film won several national and international awards.
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A Life's DreamTropical: It had been a long time on my list. The fabulous Caribbean fishing for Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit. In the summer of 2014 I decided that it was time to start the planning. I am not getting younger. You can't take the dough in the bank with you... and Carpe Diem.
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A small and mobile crab fly designed with big, wary bonefish in mind. The fly is developed by the professional fly tyer known as Peter Xtremefly
A crab pattern tied with a solid structure using extremely resistant materials but at the same time keeping it naturally looking and full of movement
This rabbit zonker fly imitates a mantis shrimp, a very important food resource for big permit and bonefish, and utilizes the mobile zonker strips to induce life in the fly.
AKA Peeete's Welded Wide Body Tunnel Hull Pheather'n'Phlash Tube Phly. The name is complex, but the fly is simple, showing how to build a large baitfish imitation with few and easily accessible materials - and Pete Gray's neat welding technique.
The European sea bass is a worthy target for fly-fishers, and in spite of being a lot less common than its American kin the striped bass, it's quite common along the North Sea and Atlantic coasts in Europe.
A truly different - and truly epic - fly-fishing DVD, which is very unlike most fly-fishing DVDs inasmuch as it has a story, a narrative. The story of two Scandinavian anglers fishing in New Zealand and getting lost, only to find a desolated cabin and a diary left behind. The diary possesses especially one of the anglers who relives the story in the booklet and seeks out the author.
Flatwings - "the new black" in Denmark and Sweden. Are they really that good. Not too big for casting? For the trout? Will they twist? Are they better than other sand eel imitations? Are they better suited for pike? Kill your skepticism and take a
We contacted the team behind the video Uncharted Waters and asked them some questions. Read their replies and learn what drove them and how the trip and the DVD came to be.
Get the fascinating story of the video Itu's Bones when Carl McNiel, the man behind the video, answers our questions and tells how the whole thing started and developed.
A fantastic and in many ways touching story about a bonefish gillnet fisherman who helps his community turn towards guiding bonefish anglers and protect the fantastic bonefish population on his home island in the Pacific.
For many saltwater anglers the term "worm hatch" has a magical ring to it. When the polychaete worms swim freely to spawn, the fish usually go berserk, be it trout, stripers, tarpon or a number of other species. As one writer puts it: It's like yelling "free lunch" to a high school football team.
A very nice book with a great selection of traditional saltwater patterns, richly illustrated with step-by-step photos. Not a coffee table book in any sense, but an excellent beginner's title.
The video is filmed in exquisite quality and with all the hallmarks of good photography and filming: great composition, great angles, nice rhythm and of course the kind of stunning images you get when filming large and beautiful fish in perfect, tropical conditions.
Yet another impressionistic crab pattern that includes materials providing a lot of movement. This an Aaron Adams pattern that is often eaten as it drops to the bottom.
Dick Brown has made a good book much better by updating his classic 1996 title, and Bonefish Fly Patterns must be considered mandatory reading for bonefish anglers - rookies and oldtimers - on line with Randall Kaufmann's Bonefishing! and Brown's own Fly Fishing for Bonefish.
Fantastic video about tarpon fishing from float tubes. Yes, float tubes! Beautifully filmed and very exciting. Winner of the Drake Magazine annual fly fishing video Festival and winner of a Global Class rating right here.
Seven family members from various cities across the U.S. got together for a vacation this spring in Key Largo, Florida. The author is the only avid angler of the bunch and alerted the others that he wanted to get some fishing in while we were there, and they were welcome to fish along.
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The first time Korrie Broos saw one of Craig Bertram Smith's works of art was a pencil sketch he'd made to commemorate a trophy giant kingfish he'd caught, posted on a fly fishing forum. The sketch was magnificent, and Korrie immediately sent Craig an email
Few flies are as classical as the Red Tag, which was originated as a dry fly for grayling, but has been adapted to many other kinds of fishing. The fly dates back to the 1850's where it came out of the vice of Martyn Flynn. This variation is for sea run browns.
Tom Gorman admits that he's brought a 12-wt. outfit along on fishing trips to various parts of the world where sailfish are present, but the opportunity for him to present a fly to a sail just never seemed to happen. Until during his recent trip to Guatemala.
If you thought NZ was only trout in streams, you'd better think again! This trailblazing DVD shows some fantastic saltwater fishing around the famed islands. Snapper, kahawai, kingfish and many more weird and wonderful species.
Eyes as large as tea cups on your flies? And still lightweight and not smashed down by loads of goo on the head? Yes, it's possible! Follow Pete Gray's instructions and your squids and baitfish will be gazing with larger eyes than ever before!
Remember the line from "The Graduate"? "PLASTICS!" The hook was dressed with thread and body braid... fine makings for a proper foundation were in place... Temperamental pheatherz were spot welded in place without complaint nor defiance...
Richard Maree, a friend of GFF and an returning participant in the GFF Summits challenged a demanding calendar and decided to squeeze in a couple of days of fishing in Denmark this autumn. He wrote an email and send us these photos to inspire others to go.
Kelvin Kleinman shows us how to tie a really different saltwater fly based on the freshwater spider style, adapted for cutthroat stream fishing and then reversed to become a saltwater shrimp from outer space! A very special but also efficient pattern.
Spring is near and the Cephalopod parade is about to begin. Blue Fish will soon arrive to partake in the high protein seafood buffet and there is also a gathering of Stripers to make it all worthwhile and goal oriented...
Each fall and winter Puget Sound hosts millions of Squid as they move into inland waters to spawn. Puget Sound local Kelvin Kleinman has created the Squid Vicious to imitate these protein rich morsels.
Charles Rangeley-Wilson is an apparently mild-mannered Englishman who spends most of his time in the London area. But he is addicted to bonefishing, so much so that he shows signs of withdrawal when unable to cast a fly on a Caribbean flat for some time. This resulted in a DVD.
Another variation on large saltwater flies from the hands of Pete Gray. Mainly for striped bass, but useful for other specied too. This is the sinister version for fishing in darkness - or for dead drifting at O'dark thirty as Pete puts it.
They all start out as PhuzzieNotions [R&D ideas rattling around in Pete Gray's noggin and looking for a place to happen]... and then materialize into PharSidePhlyz. Saltwater flies can all start here and become almost anything.
Four full films, ten short films and a collection of the best clips entitled "fish porn". All collected by RA Beattie who has been scooting around the globe and has compiled more than three hours of fishing video spanning Alaska, NZ, Slovenia, the US - even New Guinea! A beautiful production and more than worth its 25 bucks price tag,
Extremely short, but very entertaining story about a bunch of half crazy anglers that hunt for roosterfish from the beach of the Baja Mexico. Made in a contemporary, fast paced and action filled manner with only little emphasis on facts and fishing methods but a lot of emphasis on the rush of chasing and catching these magnificent fish.
A jigging fly for almost any predatory fish originated by Bob Popvics. After a trip to Danish island Bornholm in 2007 Kasper Mühlbach wanted to tie and try this successful pattern and ordered a special color. But someone else came first and bought his custom dyed bucktail.
When two friends go down the road, for a late afternoon fly fishing session on the reefs, and take their #14 and #15 rods... You know that there is something radically wrong, upstairs. This is the story of the two friends Jacques Visser and Jimmy Eagleton who have taken on the South African sharks.
The follow up to the "Early Morning" pocasts. Not everything works out as planned. The early morning trip planned in the latest podcast worked out to become a full night's fishing - evening and morning. And as a bonus I recorded this podcast on the following trip, so you get a lot more than promised.
Martin is planning to go out fishing at sunrise, and recorded a few thoughts on how to prepare for such an early morning fishing. He has to be very meticulous in his preparations, because if he's not, he will forget something...
Two days. Two teams. Six fly fishers. Very different and difficult circumstances. Kasper Mühlbach was invited by a Lithuanian and a German team to go fishing with them. Their role was to catch and pose. Kasper's role was to photograph.
Two days. Two teams. Six fly fishers. Very different and difficult circumstances. Kasper Mühlbach was invited by a Lithuanian and a German team to go fishing with them. Their role was to catch and pose. Kasper's role was to photograph.
German Kai Nolting caught his first sea trout in his second cast for this silver bullet of the ocean. It would take three years before he caught the second one! In this article he thinks back and analyzes why this happened and draws some conclusions that may help others be a bit more lucky.
Chris Edghill writes: "Fascinating to see how they worked together, one would dive in between the rocks and sea grass, completely burying itself and the others just milled around waiting for a shrimp to dart out from it's hiding place where it would be quickly devoured."
Wild River Press, the publisher behind this and a other new books, is setting the bar extremely high for the genre of fly fishing information books, where the author doesn't offer a quick overview but rather an in depth master's course. "Fly Fishing for Striped Bass" continues that trend, and in doing so kicks it up a notch. The author simply blew my socks off.
The GFF Summit 2007 was a great venue, and lots of people had lots of fun and caught lots of fish - and took lots of pictures! GFF partner Martin Joergensen has collected the best from all the participants into a huge photo collage.
Martin talks a bit about the flies he uses and which one would be his first choice if he could bring only one pattern. There's a bit about fly sizes, different types of flies and ways of using them. As usual recorded by the water.
Tube fly books are few and far apart and the moment Martin Joergensen learned that this one was coming, he knew it was a must for him. Mark Mandell and GFF contributor Bob Kenly have gathered a bunch of the most innovative and influential tube fly tyers in this book.
This is the all-time classical volume on tube flies, and as the subtitle "A tying, fishing and historical guide" implies it deals with all aspects of tube flies. If you are looking for a general introduction to tubes in book-form, this is the way to go.
In an effort to entice larger striped muggers (stripers) during the spring herring run on Cape Cod when big fish venture back into the shallow estuaries to the herring runs, Pete Gray started tying 8-12+ inches herring flies on double tubes.
Read about Florida artist, guide and store owner Vaughn Cochran's history and see samples of his beautiful art, which stretches from pop art over impressionsitic scenes to sculptures. Cochran paints and sculpts fish and scenes from his home waters as well as other tropical waters.
Since the 1960's the mullets have visited the Danish and South Swedish waters from late May to late October. They feed on green weed, are easily scared and do not pay interest to flies - most of the time. Impossible - but in 2005 Kasper Mühlbach hooked one fish.
Maybe you found the previously published tandem rag worm too tandemnised and would be better off with a one-hook-only fly.Then The Wiggling Jigging Worm shown in this article is a good alternative.
Every year in March and April the rag worms emerge from the bottom to secure the next generation. They swim freely in the water, wiggling from one side to the other. Sea gulls feed on the from above and many fish species seem to focus on them from beneath.
Second part of the Bahamian bonefish joyride as described by The Gang of Four. Join Paul, Tomaz, Ian and Simon on more bonefish fun, a sailboat regatta and lots of good, clean Bahamian fun.
Go on a bonefishing adventure and catch bones, tarpon, shark and a wealth of other species in the waters of the Bahamas. Tomaz Modic and Paul Slaney tells the story of fish caught and released, lines and rods broken and lots of fun had.
South Africa has a rich variety of fishing opportunities from saltwater over stocked reservoirs to streams in the mountains. Brown trout, rainbows, yellowfish, tigerfish and numerous saltwater species seem to be readily available in beautiful, lush nature.
You need luck, a good guide and skills to catch a tarpon. We can't supply the luck. You'll have to go there to get a good guide. The skill... well, you'll have to hone that yourself. But a good fly pattern, that's something we can help with.
When King Winter and the Ice Queen reign over the waters the fishing slows down. What better to do than to get out your camera and snap some pictures of the beautiful landscapes, icy hardship and the rare but well-deserved fish.
A fly tied for sea trout in the Baltic area. It proved to be efficient in other places too. Translucent and yet colored. Tie it in olive, rusty or tan and you can imitate any camouflaged mysis - and it will stand out from the crowd. Can be tied by seniors too...
This is a first! GFF partner Martin Joergensen read many books, which he had a hard time putting down, but never a fishing book. Not until this one at least. Bob "Bubba" Rich has managed to spellbind him with the story about the quest of getting into the Met Hall of Fame.
Senior pike fisher Sören Essebo invited junior pike fisher Kasper Mühlbach for a day of... pike fishing at the South Swedish coast. Besides fishing they talked about Sörens web site, publishing on the internet and why he has fallen in love with White Pike Sara.
This small treatise will introduce you to the parts of its natural history, which are most interesting to fly anglers. Learn about the bonefish habitats, their diet and what other things might help you get a better picture of the ghost of the flats.
Crazy Charlie, Bonefish Bitters, Bonefish CDC&Elk and more. Some of these bonefish flies are well known, some are close to unknown, but they can all catch bonefish. Martin Joergensen has selected a few and tells the story.
GFF partner Martin Joergensen offers a few pieces of advice that might bring you nearer the bonefishing Nirvana. You will find traditional advice like "wear sunscreen" and "learn to cast", but also some less ordinary points such as "Don't listen to the guide".
"What you got?"
"It's a small one"
The fish is fought to the boat and assessed.
"Eight-pound fish. And this fish is a minnow compared to those fish that we were casting at out there..."
Craig Mathews usually does Montana and Yellowstone but also knows his bonefish. GFF partner Martin Joergensen writes "This is certainly one of the better DVD's I have watched lately, and definitely the best how-to DVD I have seen on bonefishing."
This book on the Yucatan Peninsula by Argentinian anglers Juan Pablo Reynal and Daniel Beilinson is one of the most beautiful books we have ever reviewed on the Global FlyFisher! The sheer size makes it impressing, but the imagery is just beyond belief.
Fernández is definitely one of the grand old men in bonefishing, and although his name is all over the bonefishing community, this is as far as reviewer Martin Joergensen knows his first book as an author.
Global FlyFisher partner Martin Joergensen has gone through his shelves and dug out the best books and DVD's on bonefishing he could find.
Now, this is something! Norwegian Christian Figenschou and his friends Dariusz and Julem's fabulous pictures of bonefishing and their attitude towards fishing fit perfectly into the GFF bonefishing theme.
This is a very personal view of bonefishing from a rookie in the game - namely Global FlyFisher partner Martin Joergensen. He has discovered that both he and Lefty Kreh likes bonefishing best, and tries to unveil why they both share this passion with so many others.
This is a first in the Global Flyfisher's history: a theme! This theme is about bonefishing, the hunt for one of the most sought after fish in the world: Albula Vulpes, the white fox or the ghost of the flats.
The first part of a three part harmony about maintaining your precious fly fishing equipment - Rod, Reel And Line - by tropical fishing guide Roland Henrion. Learn how to prolong the lifespan of your fly rods.
The second part on keeping your fly fishing gear in the best possible condition. This time about reels: how to clean them, how to store them. By fishing guide Roland Henrion, whose expertise results in good and sound advice.
Third and last part of fishing guide Roland Henrion's article on fly fishing equipment care and maintenance. This time on the proper treatment and storage of fly lines. Tired of stiff, coiling lines that makes bird's nests?
If Rodney Dangerfield were a fish, he'd probably be a hickory shad. They just don't get much respect. This article by Mark Dysinger aims to set that straight and give the shad the attention it really deserves from fly anglers.
This book is a paradox. Not because of the content, which is both beautiful and fascinating, but because of the circumstances around it. The author fished 45 countries and states in 10 years, and this is the book about that adventure.
A wish for a generic bait imitation was what made Kasper Mühlbach develop a fly, which he originally dubbed the Epoxy Triumph; A small epoxied baitfish imitation along the lines of the American tradition.
This fly was since modified a bit, and is now the Epoxy Miracle.
US based master fly tyer Bob Veverka has gathered together a whole bunch of very creative fly tyers to create a book that will appeal to all fly tyers, not just those who want to chase salty fish.
The Smart Spooler is one of those gadgets that you didn't know you needed before you got it. The Smart Spooler is aimed primarily at aiding fly anglers in cleaning their lines, but the neatly designed and sturdy tool has several other purposes.
The title of Dan Blanton's new book "Fly Fishing California's Great Waters" indicates it might be interesting to a limited audience. Limiting the scope of a book to one US state might seem like a very tight limit. But when that state is California things change dramatically.
Rio Lagartos is a small town on the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico which is an excellent starting point for a tarpon trip. GFF partner Martin Joergensen's trip there didn't bring the big 100 lbs. tarpon, but many decent ones - plus the odd jack and snook.
The flats of Oahu in Hawai'i, harbor some of the largest bonefish in the world... although, Hawai'i isn't your typical bonefishing destination. Read why, how to do it and what you will catch
GFF partner Martin Joergensen took on the Mexican bonefish during a two week stay in Punta Allen north of Ascension Bay last winter. It wound up being a trip that was bumpy in more than one sense - both on and off the water. But with plenty bonefish.
Martin started using the Bonefish Bitters while fishing on his own in Mexico. He writes: "I continued using my Bitters and caught many more fish on them the following days. After two weeks of fishing I felt like a champion and was very satisfied with myself."
David Klausmeyer is the latest author of a book on tying flies for saltwater fly fishing. His book, Tying Contemporary Saltwater Flies, offers excellent fly tying instruction as well as an impressive reference of fly patterns.
No doubt that Ed Mitchell is an authority on coastal fishing. His 2002 book "Fly Rodding the Coast" is a large volume on the art of fishing from the shoreline. It covers close to all aspects of this type of fishing.
In Denmark fishing for escaped sea farm rainbows is possible when a cage breaks. The sport is good and you can catch - and kill - several prize size fish in the 50-60 cenimetre or 20-24" range in a day, helping removing them from nature.
Compared to Hanley's previous Fly Fishing Afoot in the Surf Zone, this book has a lot more volume and a lot more content. Built along the same lines: instructive, insightful and well written. The new title manages to get around more types of fly fishing for traditional as well as almost unknown species.
Randall Kaufmann sets new standards within contemporary fly fishing literature with his masterpiece on bonefishing. GFF partner Martin Joergensen has taken a virtual daydream trip to all the greatest bonefish destinations in the world. Read his review.
My knowledge of the American striper heritage is not very profound, but I trust that the representatives of the literature that Waldman has chosen for his book Stripers, An Angler's Anthology are adequate. Read the full review here.
How about a fly which has caught tuna in the tropics, salmon and trout in Russia, cod in Denmark and a number og other fish in Global destinations? Claus Bech-Petersen's simple Tinsel Fly is such a fly. Read Claus' article with history, patterns and fishing methods.
Read web site partner Martin Joergensen's report and see the fantastic pictures from his spring trip to Belize after bonefish, tarpon, barracuda, jacks, snappers, permit - and everything else that swims in these warm, turquoise waters.
GFF partner Martin Joergensen has been fishing for pike in the ocean. Did you know that was possible? Yes, pike do go into the ocean - as long as it is brackish enough. And the southern coast of Sweden is.
For the first time ever we pass out a score of 6 in a review. Ken Abrames' book "A Perfect Fish" is pure Global Class! A wonderful journey through fly tying, art, poetry, facts and fishing methods. A book that can inspire all fly fishers - not only those who fish for stripers. Read the review here.
How would you like a story that features blue sky, clear water, bonefish galore - not to mention The Mother of all hangovers and the greatest fishing spot on the face of this earth? Well, you get it all here in Paul Slaney's fantastic three piece story from the Bahamas. Trust me, Mon!
Anybody can see that the Crazy Dane is really a Crazy Charlie - a very common salt water fly from the U.S. This type of fly is rarely seen in our part of the world, and I know no other fishers that use it.
The chinook is considered by many to be the prime game fish of the North East Pacific, with only the steelhead challenging that title. By Martin Bowers
Dan Blanton's Fatal Attraction Part wet fly and part streamer, it has all the obnoxious flash of a Mepps spinner in the water, and it's just as effective. By Bob Petti
If you ever want to know the 'entomology' of the salt water prey species, this is a good place to look. You will become a very educated salt water fisherman if you read and understand these sections. This will fortunately not be so hard, because even though Roberts has a very scientific way of treating his subject, it's not hard to read and undterstand the book.
I often wonder what US fishers do if they stumble on a really big fish that they want to net. I'm aware that many fishers land many - if not all - of their fish with the hands. I use the hands for all but the largest. But still it must happen that fishers strike on a brown trout or rainbow is much too big for these small snow shoe nets.
A project such as this excellent book is often referred to as a soup stone project. This refers to the fact that it's built from scratch by contributions from many people.
So you thought that chilli pepper was a small, strong, spicey fruit? Well, it is... but it's also a seemingly popular name for fishing flies. In the past I have come over no less than three patterns with the name Chilli Pepper.
Magnus is a 'classic' on the Danish coast. This small anonymous fly and its very similar brothers the Frede, Sandshrimp and many others, are probably the most catching flies on the coasts of Denmark. The eyes and the palmer hackle are the prime characteristics of the Magnus, which is mostly used in clear water.
We at GFF wish that more people made books like this: small and affordable and right on the target. Ken Hanley's small classic has been reprinted
This small book has made me a striper fan. The subtitle gave me the first hint that this would be interesting: 'Fly Fishing Techniques and Flies for Striped Bass in Estuary, River, Bay and Surf'. Being a salt water FF'er myself, any FF-title, that doesn't include the word 'stream' is interesting. Estuary, River Bay and Surf. I fish almost exclusively in bay and surf, and this kind of fishing seems little known elsewhere.it even says
Part of this section is the manuscript for chapter in a book on fly fishing in salt water in Northern Europe. The subjects covered here are also covered elsewhere on this web site. Each page contains links to all relevant pages on The Global Fly Fisher.
Yes, I actually do cast my flies into the waves! And it's great too, even though I prefer them to be small waves.
The bottom is a main factor in the ocean We have no trees, no meandering, no overhanging banks (almost none at least). The water covers it all and above that... the sky.
The bottom is like the beach This is not always true, but generally the beach can be used to judge the bottom below the surface.
Fish are where they feel good That is where one or several factors are present: food, shelter, optimum water conditions, other fish ...and more.
This should actually be rule number 4, but it's still a bit too vague to be so it is based on my own and a lot of other fishers experiences, but still... Fishing is best when water is going out and please notice, that this doesn't only refer to tidal movement.


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NEX 5 Spare Battery, Sony or 3rd Party.
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I had some no brand batteries for several cameras and they all worked good for a much lower price then the Sony ones.
There are some sub stnadard batteries for the Nex5 out there. They are not exactly the right size and will need some stuffing when inserted in the camerato make it work.
But most batteries out there are great and only cheaper...
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - 2009: Eli Manning of the New York Giants poses for his 2009 NFL headshot at photo day in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by NFL Photos)
The Ghost of No. 85 Returns to Haunt Patriots The Giants see a Patriots' winning streak and they compelled to break it. Four years ago they derailed the Pats' quest for an perfect 19-0 season by mounting a memorable comeback in Super Bowl XLII. Yesterday, New England had them on the ropes in protecting their confines, where they had not lost a game since the 2008 season. Eli Manning drove the Giants back from the dead to send the Patriots' home with another streak broken. New Englanders wake up at nights with visions of No. 85 (David Tyree) making his famous, back-breaking catch. Yesterday, another player wearing that number – TE Jake Ballard – broke their back with four big catches, including the game-winning TD. From Geico SportsNite:
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Barbecued Beef Satay
28 Dec 2009
Barbecued Beef Satay smelled great while I was cooking it. Barbecued Beef Satay also taste delicious. One dish really worth trying!
|Round steak
|1 Pound, cut into 1 inch cubes
|1 Medium, minced
|Grated ginger/1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
|2 Teaspoon
|Caraway seeds
|1 Teaspoon
|Ground coriander
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Cayenne pepper
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Tamari/Soy sauce
|2 Teaspoon
|Brown stock
|2 Tablespoon
|Lemon juice
|2 Tablespoon
|1 Clove (5 gm)
Place all of the ingredients except the garlic in a medium-size ceramic bowl.
Add the garlic by pushing it through a garlic press into the bowl.
Mix the ingredients, cover, and let marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
Spear the meat onto small skewers, reserving the marinade.
Broil 4 inches from the heat for 6 minutes, turning once and brushing with the marinade.
In a small saucepan, bring any reserved marinade to a simmer.
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Like all things it really comes down to how your going to use it and which suits your personal style better.
The Mamiya is a more flexible tool that can accomplish a greater range of photographic tasks but the Rollei truly shines at photographing people.
The lack of interchangeable lenses is a limitation on the Rollei, but it keeps me focused on the shooting and from messing about with my gear.
Size: I've always been impressed with the Mamiya's but just found them too big for toting around casually. Both of the attached shots wouldn't have happened if I owned a Mamiya TLR instead of a Rollei... Cause I would have left it at home that day!
and of course.. people just like my RolleiCord. It almost never fails to impress.
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Turkey as the New Norway?
Brent E. Sasley | Posted 11.07.2011 | World
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Without putting too fine a point on it, Turkey has in the last few months been acting like a petulant child that doesn't get its dessert before the meal.
In the Middle East where honor is worth more than money and is a political weapon both sides hold, the Israeli-Turkish future relationship seem bleak.


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All that is irrelevant as I never said ufc does not like or reward exciting all around fights or grappling wars. my point was just becauser they have grapplers does not mean they do not encourage stand up fights to other fighters.
Gary shaw has said at times they have encouraged exciting standup fights. Yet one of their poster boys (shields) is a straight up grappler and they showcase him on their cbs cards.
Wilson reis is a grappling phenom and they have been showcasing him on showxc and have made him the champ to promote the 140 lb division.
Please stop pointing out that ufc has grapplers because that is not my argument.
Having grapplers on your roster does not mean you not encourage standup fights otherwise elitexc would not have two showcase champions who are strictly grapplers.
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LOL@ the JB lovers supporting this baseless rant." The FBI should be investigating this.."....hmmm, I wonder why they aren't. Oh, that's right, it's because there is nothing ethically or legally wrong with saying we want an exciting fight since our co-marquee name is now out of the main event. Offering a KO bonus is pretty standard fare in MMA. Those are incentives, nothing more, nothing less.
Also, it's not like Petruzelli is some kind of grappling dynamo. He's a solid grappler, but he's a striker at heart. And why would he backpedal, unless he knows he misspoke. I mean, if an org is so corrupt as to tell him how and where he could fight, why would he ever want to fight again with them? As usual with JB, much ado about nothing.
Next thing, he'll tell us he's rented out an entire luxury hotel in Quantico so that he and his staff can announce the FBI findings on this vast conspiracy. This is all very funny.
I heart Jazzy B. White.
Lets take a further look at the UFC promotions
1. Currently, the UFC champions are:
BJ Penn (grappler who can strike)
GSP (grappler who can strike)
Anderson Silva (striker who can grapple)
Forrest Griffin (striker who can grapple)
Randy COuture/Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (grapplers who can strike)
2. The current UFC HW "tournament" consists of 4 fighters, all primarily grapplers.
3. The history of the UFC shows grapplers being given the title shots (and being the UFC champions). In the ZUFFA era, 5 of 7 HW champions were grapplers(Barnett, Ricco, Mir, Couture, Nog). The two strikers were Arlovski and Sylvia. The LHW title has 2 of 6 grapplers, Tito and Randy. Strikers were Vitor, Chuck, Rampage, and Forrest. The MW championship has been held by 3 of 5 grapplers. The grapplers are Menne, Tanner (RIP), and Busta. The strikers are Franklin and A. Silva The WW title has been held exclusively by grapplers, 6 of 6 (Miletich, Newton, Hughes, Penn, GSP, Serra). The LW title was held 2 out of 3 by grapplers (Sherk and Penn), with the the striker being Jens Pulver.
All in all, there is no evidence that the UFC encourages fighters to stand and bang. There is evidence that they ask fighters to try to finish fights, which is a completely different thing. Further, there is no evidence they have ever encouraged a specific fighter to play into their main eventers strengths, as seems to be the case with Kimbo-Petruzelli.
Jacob Schlottke---Gone too soon, and the world is a little less bright because of it. RIP, brother.
One, two, Evans is coming for you...
It's sort of a given at this stage of MMA evolution that all the champs, and most of the contenders, are very well-rounded.
It's still a fact that standup is considered more exciting by most MMA fans.
I heart Jazzy B. White.


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Old General Motors has agreed to establish a trust that will provide $24,708,069 to clean up New Jersey sites it left behind when the company went into bankruptcy.
The White House announced Wednesday that after months of negotiation with the federal government, New Jersey, 13 other states and a tribal government, that Old GM, now know as Motors Liquidation Company or MLC, will the trust to finance the cleanup of 89 Under this agreement, Old GM will commit $773 million to cleaning up property sites – two thirds of which are known to be contaminated with hazardous waste.
In New Jersey, $10.5 million will go toward cleaning up pollution at former GM site and $14.2 million will be allotted for the Clark site.
In Ewing, the settlement will fund a complete remediation effort at a site that has been vacant for years. In Clark, the tract already has been redeveloped and the settlement will finance continued remediation and monitoring of the ground water.Federal officials said the environmental trust is unprecedented in size, speed of settlement, and level of local involvement. It will give local communities the opportunity to participate in designing the strategy for repurposing the polluted properties with the purpose of quickly returning them to use and creating jobs. The agreement was filed with the bankruptcy court that is overseeing the final dissolution of Old GM. It is expected that final approval will take place early next year.
"This fantastic news has been a long-time coming,'' state Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin said. "It's an environmental win for this state and also will greatly benefit the public health and welfare of the people who live and work in these communities. The legacy of contamination finally can be left behind.''
U.S. Environmental Protection Administrator Lisa Jackson said, "We're happy to have a path forward that addresses the needs of former auto communities. This trust – the largest environmental trust in our history – provides support for aggressive environmental cleanups at these sites, which will create jobs today and benefit the environment and human health over the long-term." Jackson is a former New Jersey environmental protection commissioner.
Secretary of Labor and co-chairwoman of the White House Council on Auto Communities and Workers Hilda Solis highlighted the trust's impact on local community development. "These funds will create much-needed jobs in the communities directly affected by the General Motors restructuring,' she said. "This trust will create jobs not only through the direct hiring of clean up personnel, but also by generating private investment through locally-driven solutions that repurpose the sites toward new productive uses."
The $773 million trust will be divided as follows: $431 million will be used directly in the states for cleaning up the Old GM properties; $68 million will be placed in a pooled account for environmental cleanup that may arise at any of the 89 properties, transferred to the trust on account of unforeseen conditions; approximately $12 million will be credited to Old GM for approved cleanup activities, and $262 million in cash and other assets will be used to cover various administrative activities and activities that help return these properties to beneficial use such as demolition.
Federal and the state environmental agencies will work closely with the trust on budgeting for implementing the cleanups. The trust will work closely with communities when selling or repurposing the properties. In addition to generating sale proceeds, the trust will consider both the potential for the reuse to create jobs in the applicable state and the views of the applicable state and affected communities.
The trust will provide the fifth highest amount for New Jersey. Michigan will get $158.6 million, New York $153.8 million, Ohio $39.3 million, and Indiana $25.1 million.


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Marinara Sauce
|Olive oil
|2 Tablespoon
|2 Tablespoon
|Finely chopped onion
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Finely chopped carrot
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Crushed dried basil
|2 Teaspoon
|Finely chopped parsley
|2 Tablespoon (Flat Variety)
|Bay leaf
|1 Medium
|Italian plum tomatoes
|1 Can (10 oz)
|Tomato paste
|1 Tablespoon
|Freshly ground black pepper
|To Taste
|Flat anchovy fillets
|3 , drained, rinsed in cold water and finely chopped to make about 1 teaspoon
|Hot red pepper flakes
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|To Taste
1. Barely heat the olive oil and butter in a heavy 10 inch skillet. Add the onion and, stirring occasionally, cook over low heat for 10 minutes until soft and opaque but not brown. Stir in the carrot, cook for 4 minutes longer; add the basil, parsley, and bay leaf. Simmer a moment or two, stirring constantly.
2. Add the tomatoes with their liquid. Raise the heat and bring the mixture to a boil, meanwhile mashing and breaking up the tomatoes with the back of a large spoon. Stir in the tomato paste and a liberal grinding of pepper. Cook the sauce over moderate heat (it should cook fairly briskly, not simmer) for 30 to 45 minutes, or until most of the liquid in the pan has evaporated and the sauce has become a coarse puree thick enough to hold its shape lightly in a spoon. Watch carefully for any signs of burning and lower the heat if necessary.
3. Puree the sauce in a food mill (not a blender, which would liquify it too much). Discard any vegetables remaining in the mill or sieve and return the sauce to the pan. Bring it to a simmer over low heat; stir in the anchovies and the pepper flakes. There should be about 2 cups of smooth, thick sauce in the pan; if there is more, and it seems thin or watery, boil rapidly uncovered until it thickens and has boiled down to about 2 cups. Stir frequently and watch for burning. Adjust salt seasoning.