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Loans, cheers, a recruit and a formula
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ye olde notebook:
I found an examination of WVU's athletic department loans from its university interesting.
Drew Rubenstein of Morgantown's Dominion Post reported the Mountaineer athletic department assumed five internal loans within the past six years and has almost $13 million in debt outstanding to the university at-large.
That partially explains how WVU's athletic department has moved so easily from the Big East to the Big 12, increased coaching salaries and improved facilities.
The internal loan practice, however, is fairly typical across the country. And, in this case, it was smart for the university at large to do what it could to help facilitate the Mountaineers' move into the Big 12.
Understand WVU athletic director Oliver Luck had to promise a total athletic upgrade to the rest of the Big 12 before being selected as a new member. The AD told his coaches this season not only to check out playing arenas, but opposing housing, locker rooms, training rooms, etc., for the purpose of comparison. WVU was one of the standard bearers within the Big East, but not so within the Big 12.
Also, WVU left a lot of money on the table when it walked away from the Big East. The bottom line, however, is the Mountaineers will be much, much better off financially after a tough couple years.
Think not? Understand the NBC Sports Network has verbally offered the Big East between $20 and $23 million annually for six years. In a few years, WVU's athletic department will make that or more by itself in the Big 12.
"I saw him [Tuesday] night," Luck said. "He said, 'It's the strangest thing. I know [OU defensive coordinator] Mike Stoops and all, but I haven't heard a thing.'"
Luck said he also spoke to OU athletic director Joe Castiglione on Wednesday morning. Castiglione said Bedenbaugh was one candidate on a list, but nothing had been done at that point.
All can change in one phone call, but ...
Hur-ray. Many times I've wondered why schools just don't stage tailgate parties instead of playing outclassed and, subsequently, embarrassed opponents.
"The Big Ten has talked a lot about their schedules," WVU's Luck said. "To me, though, the bigger picture is that power conferences will do more among themselves. There will be increased activity within the 64 or so schools of those leagues, whether it be bowls or scheduling."
Practices are tentatively planned for Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a spring break sprinkled in.
In case you don't know, Carswell was a four-star recruit who originally signed with Alabama, choosing the Tide over Georgia, Georgia Tech and Notre Dame.
Something then went awry. Tide coach Nick Saban said, before 2011 bowl preparations, that Carswell and SuperPrep All-American Michael Bowman were suspended "for a long time." No reason was given.
Out both went. Carswell moved to Itawamba Community College in north Mississippi, then signed with WVU in December. When that didn't work out, he re-signed with WVU last week. According to WVU's release, he chose the Mountaineers over Kentucky.
What I didn't point out is WVU's wrestling program has fallen on very hard times.
The program received a much-needed boost when a $1.4 million, 9,000-square foot facility was completed. But veteran coach Craig Turnbull's team this season is 1-9 in dual matches.
You read correctly: 1-9. The only victory was in the Mountaineers' first match, against Johns Hopkins, on Nov. 4. WVU just lost 29-9 to Ohio. And it hosts No. 16 Edinboro to close the season Feb. 23. Ouch.
Respected draft analyst Gil Brandt, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys, published an interesting column on a "time-tested formula for predicting future success" of quarterbacks.
The formula measures air yards (number of yards a ball travels from release to catch), rusher points (effectiveness against four- and five-man pass rushes) and total passing stats, which includes pass efficiency and the like.
According to Brandt's published formula, the top available quarterback in the upcoming draft is ex-Mountaineer Geno Smith, who scored a 93.
So there you have it. A notebook filled to the Gil.
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ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Pedal the Cause has announced its first round of research projects funded from the 2012 race.
The money will be distributed to the Cancer Frontier Fund (CFF), established through the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The fund accelerates the pace of new cancer treatments and finding a cure.
These are the first round of projects:
1) Defining molecular targets on micro metastatic disease in breast cancer
Principal investigators: Dr. Rebecca Aft and Dr. Mark Watson
2) Epigenetic modulation of GvHD and GvL
Principal investigator: Dr. John DiPersio
3) Patient-specific mutation-directed immunotherapy for melanoma
Principal investigator: Dr. Gerry Linette
4) Exploring mechanisms to treatment resistance to improve outcomes in pancreatic cancer
Principal investigators: Dr. David Linehan, Dr. David Denardo, Dr. Andrea Wang-Gillam, Dr. Jason Weber, Dr. William Hawkins, and Dr. Dirk Spitzer
Pedal the Cause raised $2.057 million in 2012, and 100 percent of that money goes to cancer research.
For more information on Pedal the Cause and the projects the fund, visit their website.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA)--As people from every state arrive in Washington this weekend, one group is celebrating its representation with a little extra shine.
The California State Society helped kick off inaugural celebrations with the group's traditional luncheon and fashion show.
"California is the home of the red carpet, Hollywood, and glamour," said the event's chairwoman, Norine Fuller. "We thought this best portrays our industry."
For the fourth time, CSS partnered with the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM). The outfits displayed at Saturday's show represented the work of students and industry supporters.
Designer Kevan Hall counts among FIDM's alumni, and served as a mentor to the students as they prepared inaugural-themed gowns for the show.
"The fashion Institute has done a really great job turning out students in shoe design, in fashion design, in retail," he said. "It really showcases the students and the school as being a force to be reckoned with."
California pride was on full display during the show, with costumes showcasing Hollywood movies and theater, Barbie, and the sun-and-surf culture of the state. About 700 people watched the show at the Ritz-Carlton ballroom.
"I was just proud to be here today and be representing of our state," said Californian Monetta White.
"This is all California, I think that's what makes it stand out," said U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California), who also attended the event Saturday.


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Two injured in crash at car dealership
Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 5:11 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 5:11 p.m.
Two people were injured, one critically, in an accident Wednesday afternoon at an Ocala car dealership.
Ocala Police Department officers said a Honda CRV-4 was traveling east on Southwest 17th Street when the driver pulled onto the grassy shoulder at the entrance to Auto Max. Then, authorities said, the man who was driving suddenly accelerated and the Honda struck the side of a 2012 Chevy Silverado on display, knocking the truck onto its side.
Officer Sean Young arrived and administered CPR to the Honda driver until Ocala Fire Rescue officials came to the scene. The man was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center in critical condition.
Officers said they believe he may have had a medical condition.
A female passenger in the Honda also was taken to ORMC, in stable condition with what appeared to be a broken nose, officers said.
Ocala Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Brian Stoothoff said his agency received a call at 3:43 p.m. and arrived within three minutes and took over CPR for the injured driver.
Officials did not release the names of the driver or passenger.
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Free & Clear: April 2014
Not enough ventured
By John Hood
You've heard it many, many times: Most new jobs are created by small businesses, not large corporations. That's true, as far as it goes. But it doesn't go as far as it used to. As recently as 1993, more than half of U.S. workers were employed by companies with fewer than 250 people on their payrolls. That share declined in the ensuing two decades, falling to 47% in 2013.
Since the Great Recession, startups and small enterprises have played a much smaller role in the nation's job creation than they did during previous recoveries. For example, in the year that ended in March 2013, companies that were less than a year old created about 3 million jobs compared with 4.6 million in 2000.
The real story is not that hiring by large companies is sizzling but in what isn't happening. Though households and businesses are saving more, they aren't plowing that money into new ventures the way they once did. "Since the most recent recession began in December 2007, [business] births have experienced the steepest decline in the history of the series," the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. "New establishments are not being formed at the same levels seen before the economic downturn began, and the number is much lower than it was during the 2001 recession."
State-level studies show how strong the relationship between entrepreneurial activity and job growth is. The most recent, published last year in the Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, found that an increase in a state's business starts was "robustly associated with an increase in economic growth." Another 2013 study, published in the Journal of Regional Science, showed that entrepreneurship was particularly important for job creation in rural regions such as Appalachia.
You can see the problem right here in North Carolina. Though job creation in our state has exceeded the national average most of the last three years, it hasn't been sufficient to re-employ everyone who lost a job during 2007-09 plus all the folks joining the workforce since. Our state still has hundreds of thousands of unemployed or underemployed workers. If this were a "normal" recovery, many of these people would have found jobs with startups.
After the dot-bomb recession of 2000-01, for example, Tar Heels started businesses at rates significantly higher than the national average, according to an index created by the Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. By the middle of the last decade, however, entrepreneurial activity in the state began to lag. It has improved in recent years but remains little different from the nation's anemic rate. The BLS reports new companies created about 103,000 jobs in the state in 2012-13, down from a peak of 179,000 in 2006-07 and a pre-recession average of 136,000 a year.
We aren't in the top 10 in entrepreneurship. We could be. We ought to be.
Many of the factors discouraging entrepreneurship are beyond the control of business and political leaders. For instance, some investors are on the sidelines because of uncertainties associated with federal regulatory compliance (primarily involving the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank legislation on financial services). Others wait for clearer signals about consumer spending, the end of the Federal Reserve's expansionary policies and whether the huge build-up in federal indebtedness since 2007 will result in higher federal tax rates. Some are investing in new ventures — but not domestically.
Despite these adverse conditions, North Carolina has some tools at its disposal to build a stronger environment for risk-taking and business expansion. Governments both impose costs that discourage entrepreneurship and deliver services that entrepreneurs value. On the cost side, the General Assembly and the McCrory administration wielded two tools during last year's legislative session by enacting regulatory reform and slashing tax rates on work, savings and investment. Now they should do more to reduce another cost that affects many potential entrepreneurs: energy. According to the state chamber of commerce's new Dashboard 2030 website (ncdashboard.net), the average price of energy in North Carolina remains higher than the national average. It costs less in all neighboring states. Encouraging energy exploration and allowing consumers to choose cheaper sources would help.
As for government services, policymakers shouldn't be distracted by the trendy or exotic. Empirical evidence demonstrates that bread-and-butter functions — well-maintained highways, effective schools and fair, efficient courts for adjudicating disputes — foster the creation and growth of businesses. Many other services, including some programs specifically to nurture entrepreneurship, don't seem to have a measurable effect.
Again, McCrory and the legislature have made productive first steps in these fields. Rewriting the state's highway-funding formula will direct more investment to where there is high demand, reducing the cost of moving people and products. And strengthening career and technical education in high schools will give entrepreneurs a deeper pool of skilled workers to tap. A good next step would be to expand the state's successful business-court program and upgrade the judicial branch's inadequate information-technology system. Potential investors and job creators need reassurance that property will be protected, contracts will be enforced and disputes will be resolved quickly.
The bottom line is this: Unless we can restore healthy levels of entrepreneurship and new-company growth, North Carolina's recovery will leave too many people behind.
John Hood is chairman and president of the John Locke Foundation. You can reach him at email@example.com.


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Ony have this issue watching Foxtel.
On HD channels it switches to Dolby Digital, which is what I want, but on some channels such as MTV HD and some other HD channels it keeps switching from Dolby Digital to say NEO 6 Music for example or whatever the decoder is set to, on the display. It does this on the display every 1 or 2 seconds back and forth. There is no change in the sound quality but why would it do this on the receiver display?
Is it normal?
Maybe its the broadcast since with DVD or Blue Rays its fine. And some HD channels its fine. Seems odd.
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Hello, I'm attempting to import mailboxes from our exchange server to zimbra and have run into a slight problem. When selecting which accounts to import, I get an "Out of Memory" error. However I only get this error for certain mailboxes. All the mailboxes have identical settings and are relatively similar. But for some reason whenever I select one of the "bad" email accounts and push ok to add it to the import list, I get that error. There are no details that accompany the error either. Just that message "Out of Memory."
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Police need public assistance finding a suspect finding a man who sexually assaulted a teen girl on Thursday morning.
It happened on the 5100 block of of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Northeast at around 9:00 a.m., police said.
"... A black male suspect got out of his vehicle and grabbed the female from behind, forcing her into a SUV. He drove her a short distance away where he groped her before letting her go," police said.
The suspect is described as a black male with a light complexion, in his late 20's, 5'7" to 5'9" tall, approximately 200 pounds, with long corn row hairstyle, crooked teeth, and bulging eyes. He was last seen wearing a black jacket. He was operating an older model black SUV, possibly an American made, or a GMC style.
Anyone with information that can assist in the identification of this suspect is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department's TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.


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Iran sends warships to Atlantic–Netanyahu vows to stop Iran's nuke program
Newscast Media TEHRAN—The Iranian Navy's 29th fleet of warships, comprised of the
Khark logistic helicopter carrier and the Sabalan destroyer, set sail on Tuesday from
the southern port city of Bandar Abbas for the Atlantic Ocean on a three-month
It is the Navy's first-ever mission to the Atlantic Ocean.
During a ceremony held before the dispatching of the warships, Rear Admiral
Habibollah Sayyari, the commander of the Iranian Navy, said that the warships are
tasked with maintaining the security of Iranian vessels in international waters.
Meanwhile, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to stop Iran's ambitions to acquire
a nuclear weapon.
"Iran's military nuclear program must be stopped, and Iran's military nuclear program
will be stopped," Netanyahu said at a joint news conference with his Canadian
counterpart Stephen Harper, without saying how, according to Lebanon's Al-Manar News Agency.
Tehran Times reports that Iranian Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the Iranian
warships are sent to international waters to show the might of the Iranian Navy,
adding that the Islamic Republic of Iran is today one of the most important countries
that maintains the security of shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden and the
Source: Tehran Times
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|Krogmeier named to All-State team
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
HHS senior Ryan Krogmeier was recently named to the CHSAA All-State 1A football team as an offensive lineman for his play during the 2013 season. The award is presented by CHSAANOW.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
Krogmeier helped lead the Dragon football squad to a 5-4 record by consistently overpowering defensive opponents while blocking for Holyoke's ball carriers. During the season, Holyoke averaged over 220 rushing yards and 105 passing yards per game.
Along with All-State recognition, Krogmeier was also named 1A North Central conference Lineman of the Year as an All-Conference player.
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text: Good Morning! It's Monday ... and I was off from work on Friday - so it's nice to be back. Although let's be honest ... being on a permanent vacation would be AMAZING! I was off on Friday because McCoy & I went to Manteo, NC for a wedding. One of my dearest friends - who is both beautiful on the outside and the inside - got married!! Pamela used to be a model ya'll. For real! You might have seen her in a magazine!! She is just the sweetest friend you could have! She's from Suffolk ... her dad is a farmer (Farmer's Daughter & a Model - seriously!) ... and she found the man of her DREAMS! They tied the knot in Manteo, NC - so McCoy and I traveled (w/o Maggie!) to have a little alone time & celebrate Pamela & John's BIG day. I was a Bridesmaid ... and our dresses were beautiful. The wedding was perfect! It captured their love for each other & their strong faith. Now about the town of Manteo - it is quaint & quiet. My Aunt & Uncle actually live in Manteo ... small world! We stayed at The Tranquil House Inn. I highly recommend that place! It was gorgeous ... on the water ... great views ... wonderful food ... friendly staff ! I would definitely go back. If you need a weekend getaway, go to MANTEO! Soo romantic. Here's some wedding pics. Have a great day!


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Donald B. Kelley, 92, of Moundsville, WV, formerly of Glen Easton, WV died Thursday, April 24, 2014, in Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, WV.
He was born August 3, 1921, in Glen Easton, WV the son of the late George W. and Ella J. Cunningham Kelley.
He was a WWII Army Infantry Veteran; a retired foreman from the former Allied Chemical South Plant; a former truck driver, who loved to drive; a Protestant by faith; and a member of Moundsville VFW Post #437.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Alma "Cris" Kelley; a sister, Ila Mahood; and two brothers, Raymond and John Kelley.
Survivors include three sons, Michael (Betty) Kampe of Manteca, CA, Del (Debbie) Kelley of Glen Dale, Tod M. Kelley of Washington Lands; six grandchildren, Sheril Bach, Tere Kampe, Cari Bandy, and Ruth, Anna, and Isaac Kelley; seven great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, 400 Jefferson Avenue, Moundsville with his son, Del Kelley officiating.
Interment in Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville where the Moundsville Honor Guard will conduct Military Graveside Services.
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Jon Gustafson owns a local remodeling company and is a licensed real estate broker. He served as Chair of the Lake Oswego Planning Commission and as a member of the Lake Oswego-Tigard Water Partnership Citizen Sounding Board. He is a member of the Lake Oswego Arts Council, the Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce and he volunteers in the community. He and his partner Michael live in the McVey-South Shore neighborhood with their daughter, who attends the local elementary school.
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We added up the total number of stores in Massachusetts, and we're pretty sure it's over a billion. Boston's Back Bay is headlined by two malls in the heart of the city: the upscale Copley Place and the always-bustling Prudential Center. Just across the Charles River is the CambridgeSide Galleria, with three floors, over 100 stores, and moorings for those that like to travel to the mall by boat. The Square One Mall in Saugus has almost a million square feet of retail space, Legacy Place in Dedham has an exceptional line up of restaurants plus the Showcase Cinema de Lux that lives up to its name, and the Natick Mall has more stores than any other mall in New England. Yup, that's definitely at least a billion stores.
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Alameda, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Raiders placed veteran defensive
tackle Richard Seymour on injured reserve Thursday, three days prior to the
team's regular-season finale at San Diego.
Seymour has not played since Nov. 4 due to a lingering hamstring issue that
has caused him to miss the last seven games, and was not expected to be active
for Sunday's matchup with the Chargers.
The 33-year-old concludes his 12th NFL campaign with 15 tackles and three
sacks over eight starts. Seymour earned a seventh career Pro Bowl nod in 2011
after amassing six sacks and 29 tackles while appearing in all 16 contests.
Seymour, acquired by Oakland from the New England Patriots prior to the 2009
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02/10/2012, Spanish Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands are a great sailing experience. Mooring balls are frequently available, there is generally good holding and the locals are committed to making the sailing experience enjoyable. However, that is not true of every person and every port. We recently experienced a TERRIBLE TIME IN ESPERANZA, VIEQUES!
The sail with the Hoffman's to Vieques was a great downhill run from St. Thomas. We decided to take the longer run to Vieques over Culebra, both in the Spanish Virgins. We made it quickly to Esperanza and with winds up decided to use the town anchorage. There are no moorings available and with few well defined sailing guides, like Doyles great book on the BVI's, you are pretty much on your own. We found out early that the anchorage was tough to get a strong hold in. After a number of tries with our Rochna, we finally thought we were holding.
Off to shore, we went for the town pier. It is primarily for commercial use, very hard to tie to and a climb up to get out of the dingy. We were met by a visably angry Puerto Rican with a wandering eye and incomprehensible English. We were roughly greeted: informed something of the nature, i nscreaming broken english, that he was the only one assigned to manage the moorings. We understood nothing. We continued ashore and while walking up the street had a sense that Comocean was pulling through the anchorage. Next destination, Columbia or Venezuela. Neither on our route plan.
John Hoffman and I raced to the Dingy and were in persuit. When we got on board, my set anchoage way point showed we had pulled 487 feet! We reset the achorage and went back ashore. We asked a local artisan who we should ask about moorings. She led us to David, an American who informed us that one private mooring was availbale as long as we were off the next afternooon.
John and I took him up on it, no cost, great hospitality. The mooring was a wreck. We tied up in two areas, then decided to drop an anchor and lots of chain as back up, praying and relying on the constant easterly wind, we hoped we would not tangle in the night.
Dinner in Esperanza was fabulous. Perhaps one of the best meals I can ever rememebr. The little blue restaurant across the street from the town pier is one to not miss. Owned by a husband and wife from the mainland, they have great service and superb food.
The next morning we were greeted by an early wake up call. The wandering eyed Puerto Rican, screaming and pounding his white painted boat on the side of our hull. Plenty of damage we later learned, and his totally obnoxious ranting about how he controlled the moorings, how he was Puerto Rican, not the "American" David, and that we needed to get off immediately, and he was calling the local police to come charge us with a large fine. We tried to calm him, but could see he was truly not "right in the head". We pulled anchor and high tailed it to a better possible place to anchor. We pulled three more times across the grass bottom of the bay. Not feeling "safe" because of the incident, we moved to Puerto Ferrro, a bioluminiscent bay we had stayed at our first night, just outside Esperanza. This event screwed up plans for a rental car, and a trip to Mosquito Bay we had booked while in Esperanza.
Now for what it's worth, Puerto Ferro is a great anchorage. Protected by mangroves surrounding the bay. An easy entrance and a perfect hurrricane hole. We cooked out and had a great two evenings all by ourselves. We learned there is a road that comes right into the bay. Kayakers used it to get to this great lagoon. A kayaker took us for gas for the dingy. An American from Sacremento California, she had a home on the island. She informed us of the still lingering hatred for the U.S. over the use of the Island for bombing practice. She told us the hotels were usually crowded from the visiting Puerto Rican weekenders there to enjoy the beaches. One thing we do know...Vieques is not for sailboats! Save the diesle, there are better places to go for good food.
I hope you'll go again, and not let one crazy character affect your whole visit!
I would be very happy to assist you in any way if you find your way back to Vieques. Vieques and Culebra are truly the only virgin islands left in the Caribbean. The bio bay is one of the best in the world. El Quenepo is the restaurant were you dined and is still my favorite restaurant on the island but there are also several new restaurants to the island to enjoy. My husband and I are former cruisers her in the Caribbean. We also experienced what you experienced and even more when we came to Esperanza in Jan 2006. This winter will be our third season out of Esperanza for chartering. There are also several liveaboards now in Esperanza who are very helpful when asked. Best regards, Ann Mones
02/01/2012, BVI's
Our family has traditionally enjoyed the holidays as one family. It is important to all and with Christmas forcing us to separate for the first time, Adam wanted to be sure to get together for the holiday period. As a result, he and his girlfirend Brandy made the decision to join us between Thanksgiving and Christmas in the British Virgin Islands.
We greeted them at Beef Island, after they completed a grueling day going from Fort Collins, Colorado to Tortola. The greeting gave them some of the rare cold and blowing weather that Colorado has been missing this year. OK, not cold, but blowing and rainy. After donning the plastic suits for the trip from the airports close by piers, we proceeded, by dingy, to the boat. For new boaters, with lots of visitors, buy cheap plastic parkas.
The next morning, we headed to Virgin Gorda. It was blowing stiffly so we sailed quickly into Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor where we holed up for two days. Two great days. We started with dinner at Che Bamboo. This was a return visit for Adam, who ate dinner with us there 20 years earlier. Rose is still the owner and continues to run an outstanding business. She remembered us instantly from our visit with Norm and Lee. She commented that she had found a billing mistake from our recent visit, and corrected it, despite our complete lack of awareness a mistake had ever been made. The food was great. Her menu includes a lot of new sushi style dishes that hit Adam's palate perfectly. The next day we taxicabed around the island, having lunch at The Bitter End. A hint about getting to the Bitter End: the short ferry ride commences on the top of the hour. That night we had a great dinner, and dinner experience, at the Rock Restaurant. The Rock features a great female vocalist with a very sweet, almost "Celien" like voice.
The following day, with the weather improving but still large swells, we headed to the Parks Commision Moorings outside the Baths, a natural rock wonder that is not to be missed. The avilable moorings fill fast, so early is a good decision. We took the dingy to the available dingy tie ups, then swam to shore with the help of a strong swell. Joanne led Adam and Brandy for a rock tour while I relaxed on the beach. After two hours enjoying the rocks, and swimming , we headed to the boat for lunch and then a 4 hour sail down to Norman Island where we spent the night...with dinner of course, at Pirates Bight.
The next day we dove the Caves off Norman Island. Carol, from Northstar joined us and spotted the turtle we all followed for at least fifteen minutes. Dinner that night was on board Comocean.
The next day we were off in the morning to dive the "Indians" outside Norman Island. Once again, moorings are available, but there is always a fight for an open mooring. Following the snorkeling, we headed to Peter Island for the evening. Once again, the winds were brisk, accented by additional speed from winds falling down the islands hills. Rain led to another dinner on board Comocean.
Our final night was at Nanny Cay, where we all had dinner at Peg Legs and enjoyed "the greatest shower stalls in the Caribbean", before our early morning flights back to the states to enjoy the holidays.
12/12/2011, Beef Island, British Virgin Islands
Landing in Tortola felt like a great accomplishment, and waiting to meet us were Joanne and Lee Weill. They had flown in that day. Lee had found the Mongoose bar outside the airport while waiting for Joanne; and then, after a cab ride to Nanny Cay, arrived just as we reached the dock and received our Rum Punch from the 1500's Andy and Mia. We spent the next two days at Nanny Cay, enjoyed the dock and beautiful views, cleaned, cleaned and cleaned Comocean and attended with John Hoffman the arrival party. Following that we set off for Virgin Gorda, Spanish Town, and dinner at Chez Bamboo. YES, Chez bamboo, a place that I remembered from our one previou trip to the BVI's 18 years ago! We met the owner, Rose, who informed us that she was the owner during our first trip. The food was outstanding. The next morning we taxied to the top of the Baths. The Baths are truly an amazing natural wonder. Climbing through the rocks was a bit easier 20 years ago, but we made it all the way to the bottom before I finally fell into the waters while making my way to the beach over the shallow rocks. Wet and happy! You cannot come to the BVI's and not do the Baths. The restaurant at the top of the Baths serves a mean hamburger which capped off a great afternoon.
Later we made our way under sail to Beef Island so Norm and Lee could make it back to Cape Cod on an early flight the next day. We partied (photo above) at the Lost Resort. The Lost Resort is a must. The food was outstanding, followed by truly great entertainment from an artist whose solo show is not to be missed. He plays with taped accompaniement. Lee was called (volunteered by her friends) to the stage where she provided some background vocal which was tapped, re-tapped and played in harmony (if you can call it harmony) to a song sung by the entertainer. Lee's reward, chugging a shot of tequilaThis was matched by the vocalist each time a new accompanist went to the stage. As Norm and Lee had an early flight out the next day, we did not stay to see, what had the makings of, a roudy close to the evening.
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Author: John Hoffman
If any of you are invited to join Toby on next year's 1500 I have a few suggestions on how to prepare for the voyage:
· Spend 10 nights sleeping on your closet floor that has been tilted to a 20-25 degree angle.
· Have you wife surprise you periodically by throwing a bucket of cold salt water on you.
· Have her turn on a radio with static to stimulate the VHF just as you doze off to sleep.
· Sleep in 2 to 4 hour stretches
· Change your clothes three times during 10 days
· Never take a shower
· Drink Gatorade until you realize your intake matches your out take.
· Walk around the house with one foot bare and the other in your wife's 6 inch spiked heels and have her every once in a while push you off-balance into something that will cause some bruising.
· Wear a sea sickness patch behind your ear for four days so you can learn to live in a drowsy state.
All kidding aside it was a wonderful experience. I was not one of the original crew members due to some commitments in Sarasota but as luck would have it the weather keep delaying the start and I was able to catch a 5:15 a.m. flight on Friday to join the race. We started the race two hours late but I MADE IT! Toby had ensured that Comocean had the best equipment. He presented me with my life vest harness that included every conceivable safety option but did not have a cup holder.
As we pushed off from the dock I noted how well the boat was prepared for our long passage with the dingy lashed to the foredeck, MOB equipment, jack lines, a full enclosure etc.... Our skipper and host impressed on the crew the importance of following his guidelines for the sail that included safety, watch schedules and procedures. I have always admired Toby's ability to have a smile on his face even when faced with 25 knot winds, sailing along at 8+ knots in 10+ swells when enjoying so little sleep.
Tom was our senior office (not so senior in years at just 30 but in off-shore experience) and chief maintenance officer. Toby asked me if I thought he could do this trip again in five years and I told him only if he brings along four sailors like Tom. Toby's lifelong friend Norm was another crew member and I could see they have a special friendship that was established when they were twelve. Norm races with Toby up on the Cape and he was a stabilizing force on the crew. One of our best crew members was not even on the boat. Toby's oldest son Seth provided us with valuable weather forecasts and tactical direction. Thanks Seth.
We all ended the race safely and the boat was problem free. When we arrived at the dock we were close friends and still smiling. Tom, I wish much success in your new business as a marine electrical tech, Norm enjoy retirement and keep dancing with Lee. Toby, I thank you for your friendship and the wonderful adventure. WHAT A RIDE.
John Hoffman
Anyway, thanks for the chuckle.
We are in St Thomas getting some solar panels installed, so we will keep an eye out for your boat in the area.
Take care and travel safely,
Donna and Jettie s/v Dutchess
(Click on Dutchess above to link to our blog - which I am trying to catch up from being out of wifi range for the last 2 weeks).
Author: JoAnne
And one more thing. Everyone has to take bags and bags of laundry to the little laundromat here at the marina (unless you have a huge boat with a (gasp) washer and dryer). If you're lucky, and early, then you can pay the laundromat lady to wash and dry your clothes, and then you just come back hours later to pick it all up, folded and piled in your laundry bags. I haven't been that lucky so far. So I arrive at 4:00pm, when she is done for the day, and I wash my own clothes in 4 small washing machines, and two working dryers. It takes hours. But then you have CLEAN clothes and sheets and towels!
But, alas, there are no irons or ironing boards to be seen anywhere. So EVERYONE wears winkled clothes! It's just the way it is. It's kind of like a club. Boaters are wrinkled... And now that we've gone through all our clothes at least once, so are we. It's kind of liberating, in a way.
I've come down a few notches....
Picture: First mate!
Author: JoAnne
I'm laughing at myself. I've come down a few notches since we arrived here in Tortola nine days ago! It's way too impossible to keep up on showers, let alone make-up and hairdo's, etc. Although I refuse to give up entirely, like some women here do, I've definitely looked better most days of my life! Picture me in a bathing suit, compression stockings to the knee, and flip flops! Seriously!
Very little make up, just eye liner and lipstick and "windblown hair." It's the new me! No, I will NOT include a full length picture of me! Too embarrassing. But I finally couldn't wear my one pair of long pants and long skirt every day anymore. I did that for the first 4 days, but when we left the Nanny Cay Marina, I had to start wearing lighter clothes, or die. It's HOT here, and especially when we're not at a marina, so no a/c.
And we're having a ball. We learned all about sailing, and meeting people that become "buddy boats" from Seth and Elizabeth's adventure. And now we're doing it. It's a blast! Most evenings, if there is more than one boat from the Caribbean 1500 in the same bay, or the same marina, then someone takes their dingy or swims to the other boat or boats, and a cocktail party on one of the boats is planned. And it's so much fun! As the sun sets, people arrive on their dingys with a bottle of wine, or an appetizer from their boat, and we talk, laugh a lot, and learn about each other. The conversation now is still mostly about everyone's war stories of the actual crossing that everyone just did. As it turns out, Toby and crew were very lucky to only have the Dutchman (reefing system) break on the whole 10 days out at sea. Many other boats had serious problems to overcome. But now that everyone is safe and sound, it makes for hilarious stories!
Now we're back in Nanny Cay, to get that dutchman fixed, and there are probably a dozen boats from the Caribbean 1500 still here, or back here for the same reason. So one boat, Lady, has "organized" a party at a local restaurant that is walking distance from here for this evening at 6. EVERYONE will attend! I can't wait!
Picture: Another shot from a pre-departure briefing
Author: Toby
It's interesting how hyped up you can get in anticipation. I know that my excitement kept building as we proceeded through the pre-race work and briefings. And sailors "Talk." Everyone has a source and an opinion. Chris Parker, a paid weather router says, "Don't Go till Saturday." Other Captains said, "this is the minute we will get ahead of the front." There are more experts than the Weather Channel. And it all gets distorted as the information moves from boat to boat. I decided, let's go with the fleet.
During the Captain's Briefings, before what was presumed to be the race start, weather and general info was reviewed. This included the "most recent" Atlantic current files which emphasized the Gulf Stream. Info provided was clear. Here is the best entry point, mid point and exit point for the "Stream," which, I might add, they nailed!
Then there was a class on eddies. Eddies are circular currents that, if they are cold water eddies run one way. and if warm water run the other. We had plotted a path that would take us from the Gulf Stream to the quickest eddy south. WOW did we miss it. In fact, we missed them all. There was as much as 2.9 knots of current against us as we came through the first eddie. We were constantly faced with currents fighting us that were never on the original current chart. My guess, Tropical Storm Sean changed everything. We did have a very safe crossing of the Gulf Stream. For that I am thankful. Maximum, 1 knot taking us North. We got through fast. The dreaded waves caused by a strong current across a countering north east wind were negligible. And the fishing...It was great. Mahi-Mahi and one Tuna on (not in the boat). But we got better from the experience.
Thank you Andy Schell, Rick Palm and Steve Black for your hard work and candid information. You made crossing the dreaded Gulf Stream seem easy.
Author: Toby
This photo from the day before the original start day says it all. Pretty much every skipper plus one crew was in the room. We were all scheduled to go. Boats were ready (not true). Crew were ready (not true), Skippers were ready (also, not true). Everyone had been watching the weather. Tropical storm Sean (later hurricane Sean), was just not moving toward Bermuda. The Newport to BVI boats had already started and were about to take a beating that left two boats stranded at sea, one lost life, two boats on the rocks going into Bermuda.
I think it was on this photo at the briefing that Ed Cusick realized he was running out of time. It's the first time I thought to myself, what are you thinking? Sane souls would probably question the intent of all 62 boats captains and the associated 180 plus crew!
Picture: The "Comms Officer" at Work
Author: Toby
Norm Weill joined as the first volunteer for the crossing. What was HE thinking? As probably the least experienced sailor and the only one who had never been off-shore overnight, Norm filled the bill as our trusted Communications Officer. He never missed a watch and had the 2:00 to 4:00 am shift... constantly keeping me company during the big, blowing end to the race as I tried to cover most of the late night shifts while sleeping when I could on deck.
Norm also became the ships IT officer. As I constantly ran into problems with the various software on the new Dell "Boat Computer" which was bought the night before the "first" race start. Norm to the rescue! His patient, follow the instructions mannerisms prevailed and the computer WENT DOWN! We, rather Norm, mastered it. And a little call-in support from Darell Strubbe from work didn't hurt when we needed to make our weather-fax software operate. (Maybe I shouldn't say operate. We never downloaded a single weather-fax the entire trip.)
In reminiscing about the trip after arrival in Nanny Cay, Norm tells the story of us below deck sleeping when one giant wave crashed across the sides, leaving a huge wave of water over the side hatches. He still believes that we were healed to the gunwales!
He, like the rest of the crew, seldom (OK never) showered. We resorted to Rite Aid's fabulous 11 inch body wipes for hygiene. To quote Norm, "If you want to freshen up, and you haven't showered in nine days, body wipes are pretty good stuff."
Picture: "What was I thinking?"
Author: Toby
With our third delay we lost crew member Ed Cusick. Ed originally became our fourth when my friend John Hoffman was unable to attend because of a homeowners association meeting he needed, as President, to preside over. John and I had sailed numerous times together and his talent, better then my own, was really desired. While the start was delayed, he sent me an e-mail stating, "can they start Saturday?" When Ed left for Cape Cod, I called him and informed him of a Friday start at 10:00. Within 20 minutes he had confirmed early flights from Tampa to Norfolk. I picked him up on arrival, went directly to K-Mart for long underwear, gloves and a fleece, arrived at the boat at 9:45 and were on the water by 11:00. We crossed the start line (we think as there was no one there to start us) at 12:00.
Pictured here, you see it was a cold start. John was all over the boat whenever needed. He pulled in a yellow fin tuna only to have it actually strip the hook off the bait when it jumped at the boat. John brought in numerous Mahi-Mahi. We filleted the first one like we had never caught a fish in our lives. A bit straggly looking, it tasted great with a marinade I had bought thanks to the recommendation of Barefoot Davis at one of the seminars.
About day 7, still motor/sailing, and before things really started moving, John was lamenting the length of the trip....clearly thinking, "What was I thinking!" Then things started hopping. Winds approaching 29 Knots, momentary boat speed of 9.2, 8-10 foot swells and the need for handholds to just get to your lee cloth for a little rest. John had the 8:00pm to 10:00PM shift. That shift came with Zero visibility as there was no moon until about 1:00am. It was at times terrifying. Without radar you had no idea what was ahead.
John was also critical on the foredeck as we took in our last reef. He was sure footed, held the team together and helped us clearly know who had what assignments. He and Dempsey seemed to relish the challenge. He also does pretty well showering once every ten days!
So how did this come about for John?. It seems, having retired some years ago that John has a retirement guiding principle: "if anyone asks, say yes."
Picture: Tom Dempsey's war against "Boat Gremlins."
Author: Toby
One of the important choices made by a team of senior sailors aged 63 years old (OK two of us are 64.6 and 64.8) headed 1,500 miles out to sea (at one point 500 miles from the closest land) is crew. Bottomline: Get someone young, strong and not afraid of heights. It doesn't hurt if he spent the last two months in the bowels of your boat wiring your GPS, your solar panels and whatever else you needed. It is hard to find a photo of slightly photo phobic Tom unless he is head deep in some locker, as shown here, fixing another problem just before race start. In this case, a regulator to keep the charging between the starter and house batteries balanced.
Tom knows what boat gremlins are all about. "Boat Gremlins," as described by Miles Poore, an avid sailor, Doctor, Sail Lecturer and speaker at our C1500 events, are everywhere and happen when you least need them. Tom worried every time we charged the boat (under motor). Was the alternator working? Were we getting enough Volts? Why wasn't it charging higher. Skipper Toby wondered what a Volt was, much less why we needed them. Mid race, he diagnosed a problem with the Balmer Alternator. Not charging. It turns out after a half hour of testing, a simple fuse was not working. ANOTHER SAVE! You could not even imagine how difficult this race would have been without any power (no lights, no radar, no GPS, and probably most important, no auto-helm).
Tom was also the man up the mast when needed... and thank the lord we didn't while at sea. Although, he was on our foredeck and made all the crucial reefings. Seth was called once to decide if we should put in a second reef in the middle of the night in very rough seas, and how to do it. The team met, laid out a plan and then moved into the wind. Tom and young crew member John Hoffman (OK, young in spirit) made the change successfully and without incident.
And to top it all off, Tom brought in the Wahoo, a delicious fish named for its fight, drove the boat well and helped make (or made) many of the critical sailing decisions. We could not have done this without him!
Picture: Comocean's current SPOT location at the BVI Airport
Author: Seth
I just checked Comocean's SPOT location and saw they are moored by the Airport. I think today is Norm and Lee's last day aboard and they are probably dropping them off by dingy.
First of all, how great is it that we can see their current location with SPOT using a Google Earth over-lay (be sure to select "Satellite" to see the islands). And second, how great is it that you can get dropped off by sailboat at the airport?! Only in the Caribbean...
Picture: Pirate Tom, John, and Toby with new friend Dorado (Mahi-Mahi)... Norm on Camera
Author: Toby
I am just coming back to life from our Caribbean 1500 experience and have seen the great job Seth has done to document our 10 day crossing. Thank you Seth.
It has been quite an experience for our entire crew. Norm Weill signed up and became our communications officer. Tom Dempsey, with lot's of sailing, and boat mechanical and electronics experience, joined and became a super asset, including becoming our foredeck man (that's the guy who goes up front in 30 knots of breeze to reef). A great friend from Bloomfield Village, Michigan, John Hoffman, joined literally last minute, replacing Ed Cusick who ran out of time in Hampton with all the delays. Seth became our on-shore tactician and weatherman, and made the critical call on day three to "GO SOUTH"...against all the repeated advice by many to get as far east as possible. Then there was Otto. Without Otto, our Auto Pilot, we would have been worn out and probably made many mistakes. Then, our new friend, SAT, our satellite phone and gift from some thoughtful friends at the Van Tuvl Automotive Group, who gave us the link for the files Seth sent on weather and comments and advice form him and the Caribbean 1500 team. More about the team and their role in future notes.
For those interested in off-shore sailing, there is more than just the team on board. I never imagined how incredibly long and complex the task would be to prepare for this type of event. The fact that Seth and Elizabeth were able to prepare their s/v Honeymoon in two months surprises me. Although he had quit work and was on the boat and I was still mixing the two jobs up.
Joanne became a team member in action and support. She was in Hampton with us, kept things in order, provisioned us (more about food in a future blog) and kept all the crews family advised. Friends and family support means more then you can imagine, as for everyone on board, you are literally GONE for 2-3 weeks.
Then there is the pre-event work. Crosby Boat Yard on rigging and boat maintenance and repairs. The Caribbean 1500 staff and lecturers keeping us on track and letting us know what lies ahead.
The ground support in Hampton...especially Gaston who got our storm sail track working and fixed the battery relay problem that led me into buying a new Starter Battery the day before the first anticipated departure. And then there is Tom Dempsey, who threw all the electronics together over a three week period before and during departure.
And, of course, our friends at West Marine... I wonder why they all know my name??
Picture: The fleet drying out their sails in Nanny Cay after arriving.
Author: Caribbean 1500 Press Release
Last evening was the official prize-giving ceremony for the competitive side of the BVI fleet in this year's Caribbean 1500 Rally. The awards evening was followed by a buffet dinner at Peg Leg's, adjacent to the beach.
Blackbird took the overall victory on corrected time in the Cruising Division, earning them the Steve Black Trophy, named in honor of the events founder. Blackbird also took top honors in Cruising Class A. In Class B, the Catalina 470 Lady narrowly edged Dancing Lizard by a scant 52 minutes on corrected time to take the top spot in that division. Fat Cat took home the multihull prize, and earned applause for being the first boat over the finish line in Tortola, completing the course in just under six days. (Comocean placed 11th out of 29 boats in her class!)
The Nanny Cay prize-giving event honored each participant who completed the rally. Crews were called to the stage and given a commemorative plaque to acknowledge the accomplishment. For several of the crews, the event marked the completion of their first-ever ocean passage, so the occasion was a notable one.
Sialia took home the special prize for Best Log (submitted to the C1500 via the crew). Each day they sent in detailed and humorous reports from life at sea, and were recognized for their efforts. Sialia also took honors for having the youngest crewmember on board, Amy Minnikin. Amy turned 15 during the voyage, and the crews attending the event last night gave her a much-deseved round of 'Happy Birthday.' Though young, Amy likely has more experience than many of the participants, racing and cruising in Nova Scotia for much of her young life. She shared the journey as crew with her mom Paula.
Just as the prize-giving was getting into full swing right before sunset, Bella Corsa made their entrance into the channel at Nanny Cay to much applause, and were greeted on the dock with cold rum punch and a very warm welcome, just in time to join the participants for dinner.
Following the awards ceremony, crews were invite upstairs to Peg Leg's for a buffet dinner. The restaurant was reserved for Caribbean 1500 participants, and each table was set with both red and white wine. The place filled quickly, and chef Vaughn rolled out a tremendous effort from the kitchen staff - all of whom were dressed in official Caribbean 150 t-shirts - serving local dishes and even dessert.
Overnight, several more yachts made it to Nanny Cay, including Siesta, Kinship and Sea Monkey. Oceano2 was assisted into the marina by the Nanny Cay towboat early this morning.
As the late arrivals continue to make their way south, World Cruising staff are remaining on island to keep office hours and greet the crews. Thursday, November 24, there is a second prize-giving of sorts, to honor those participants still currently at sea. That will take place at 4pm on the beach bar, with drinks and pizza, and a few more special prizes. Unofficial results will be calculated and announced for those boats who did not make the official finish line by the time limit.
Picture: Comocean crew upon finishing in the BVIs. From left to right, Toby, John, Norm & Tom.
Author: Seth
Just received a call from my Mom and Lee in Nanny Cay. Comocean has arrived safely!!! They had to come in at night, but as of 8pm local time, Comocean had finished. Overall it was 10 days, 5 hours and 55 minutes at sea.
They did pretty well. Really well, actually. From the look of the C1500 tracker they are ranked 18th, but two boats left early, so 16th with un-corrected time (they did motor quite a bit which they will get docked for). But 29 boats remain at sea, 2 are still in Bermuda and 1 had to go to South Carolina to drop off a troubled crew member. So all in all, Comocean did pretty darn good.
Congratulations Comocean and crew! Welcome back to dry land.
Love from all in Austin!
Video: Seth & Elizabeth's experience in the C1500 rally in 2008. Please note how rough it was around the 2:00 minute mark. That's what Comocean is going through right now.
Author: Seth
I received a quick call from my Dad last night (2am their time). The wind was up to 25 knots and although it was at their backs they were concerned because they only had one reef (of two) in the main sail. They wanted to know the forecast to see if winds were expected to build overnight so they could decide whether or not to reef again (reducing sail area), but I reminded them of the old sailor's adage that "if you are in doubt, reef." So they did.
Unfortunately this involves pointing the boat directly into the 25 knot winds and oncoming seas so that poor Tom can go up onto the deck to the mast where the tack reefing point is located. Doing this in the darkness of night is what really makes it difficult, but in the end I received a quick call back that everything was successful and they were still going hull speed despite reefing (meaning they really needed to reef), so they can sleep easier tonight knowing they did the right thing.
Only a little more than a day left. Comocean should be in the BVIs by late Sunday or early Monday. And with these winds, maybe sooner!
43 Nautical miles to go! Hold on to your goodies boys!
Love, your lille' sis
Author: JoAnne
I just got a call from Toby! It was short, since he kept breaking up. They're all in good spirits. They ate John's mahi mahi tonight and it was delicious. They have more than enough food (phew). Last night was extremely rough seas, so a very long night; but tonight is much better. He laughed that this sail is so rough and long that "crew will be hard to come by if he ever does this again." Norm says that he's going to take up Bingo!
They ran out of the first tank of water in just a few days, so none of them have showered in 5 days! ALL of them have beards! I can't wait to see it! I told him not to dare shave it. They will make quite a sight! Ha! Lee and I will take pictures.
Picture: Toby and Comocean before leaving Norfolk
Author: Toby (sent via Sat Phone)
Well, we have finally departed for the BVI's. Hampton was a great place to stay but the excitement of three starts wore pretty heavily on us all. Way to much anticipation. The Caribbean 1500 team broke out more parties and lessons. All fun and outstandingly executed. Sadly it lost us crew member Ed Cusick who had to return to work. Happily it brought our good friend John Hoffman onto the team. We have learned a lot already and are jelling as a team! Norm adds composure, John great sailing experience and knowledge of the seas, as he has sailed for years. (My first two crossings were with John: Lake Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico.) Tom Dempsey, despite getting over a cold was the youth, energy and practical sailing knowledge that helped us pull the first day together. We sit tonight between a broad reach and a run with the sails on the second reef, the boom brake set and a 17 knot breeze on our backs. Skies clear, a fabulous sunset and one day after a full moon we are enjoying our first night on the seas. 90 miles from the start of the Gulf Stream.
It is kind of amazing when you get out in the middle of the Atlantic how crazy water, tides, eddy's, streams---and Wind---or lack of it, can impact your day. Although we were originally held up with the threat of Tropical Storm Sean and too much wind, we would now pay handsomely for some of it at times. The Gulf Stream crossing was benign. It pushed us a little north but the winds kept us on a solid pace. Then a wretched eddy pushed us strongly north when we came out. The winds forced us into a long Eastward course toward Bermuda. Good winds. Then a word from Seth about ten o'clock and we moved to a south course where half the fleet had moved in the night. The rule of thumb for this event, from everyone we talked to who are old hands at the Caribbean 1500, is get east to make the trade winds. Yet we are trying to get south to avoid a low pressure system expected on Wednesday which will bring heavy winds.
The 7:00am morning role call reveals we are with a large number of boats. The lead boats are way out front and have East winds at 20. Then a group clustered with us. A third group south of us having made the decision earlier in the evening to go south. I KNOW THAT'S THREE BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER THE FOURTH...oops!
Today looks like off and on motor sailing. We want to motor as little as possible as it counts against you in the standings. We are basically motoring through the lulls, then sailing from the edges of the numerous rain storms to pick up wind. Course is finally on target for Tortola ...that's a first!
A lot of new learning today as we motor for the second day to get out of this miserable high pressure system left by tropical storm Sean. On this mornings role call, the fleet is all over the Atlantic. We are with a group that seems to just be motoring for the ending way point. Sky's are generally clear, no humidity. What wind we have is straight in the face. Not a sailors dream. To quote the founder of the Caribbean 1500 22 years ago who is aboard Madrugata, a 42 Pacer with no engine, "If you didn't know this was the Atlantic, you wouldn't want a much better day than this. That said we are making the best of flat seas. We have refueled with 15 gallons of diesel. Quite surprising given 24 hours of straight running at 2200 RPM (everyone wants to get home for Thanksgiving). Tom and John managed the re-fuel with zero environmental impact! This was preceded by Tom's call of "Fish-on," John Hoffman's working the reel and Toby on gaff. She was a beautiful, hard fighting Yellow Fin Tuna, that fought so hard we decided to let it go back to its mates (not). Oh well, it was fun. Lines are back out as I sit here typing. Tom's got the Raymarines talking and the Plotter, AIS and Radar all seem to be doing their job. If anyone knows where some wind is, I know a fleet of sailboats looking...
Picture: Fat Cat is the official winner of the Caribbean 1500 with un-corrected time. They had a very unusual path if you look at the C1500 tracker and should be commended for their plan. It paid off in spades.
Author: Seth
I just received a call from Comocean and all is well on board. It's almost 2am and they are motor-sailing to point as high as possible into the prevailing SE winds. Conditions are the roughest they have been and are building, the sky is cloudy so it is ink black out, and they have not seen another sign of life for days. Although it may appear they are in good company on the C1500 tracker, the reality is quite different and they can rarely see more than 10 miles away, making them feel very alone out there.
But things are well. Dad said that Tom has been an incredible asset this trip. He is apparently filled with sailing knowledge and my Dad said he has learned a lot from him. Norm is feeling great and has not had any back problems, which was a concern, so is in good spirits. And John has been great to have along and has pitched in everywhere (I think he cooked dinner tonight, which always makes you a captain's favorite).
Their luck has also turned in the fishing category. They have now successfully brought on-board a Dorado (aka Mahi Mahi) but it has been too bouncy to cook! Maybe tomorrow night they can try a little fish. And the weather is slowly improving as well. Everyone is now in light wind-breakers and the temp is slowly creeping up into the 70's.
Arrival is planned for Sunday night or Monday morning, which is good because the current SE winds are about to shift to the East and then Northeast as a new system rolls in by Monday. Some of the slower boats might get caught in gale force winds so it's a race to the protected harbor and hopefully the NE winds will help everyone get in quickly and safely.
More to come from the Captain himself so stay tuned!!!
Good job to FC, but according to the tracker, it finished 2nd in the 1500 (???), with corrected times. Also, note that a few boats decided to stop off in Bermuda for a few Mojitos..... U/J
As for the others, it looks like their progress was slow enough that they are refueling and might wait out the front forming on Monday - or make repairs. It's all very interesting!
Author: JoAnne in an email to Seth...
Nuts! I just missed a satellite phone call from Toby! He said that they're all doing fine. They have 650 miles to go. Maybe they will be there on Sunday night, but more probably they will arrive on Monday. They've finally got some wind, and turned off the motor for a while. John caught a mahi mahi, and they'll have it for dinner tonight! And they will open the first bottle of wine then, too, to celebrate the catch.
Norm's wife, Lee, called me, too. She also got a call from Norm. He says he hasn't shaved since they left on Friday! I hope he keeps his beard until they arrive in Tortola! And I hope Toby has one, too, since I've NEVER seen him with any amount of beard! We'll see. Lee and I fly into Tortola on Sunday, and hopefully we'll be on the dock to greet them when they arrive! What fun!


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Raygen Lynn was born on Wednesday morning, February 10th, to Dan & Carrie's daughter Vicki and her husband Tony. She was 8 pounds 14 ounces and 19 inches long. Both mommy and baby are doing great and arrived back at the ranch. Everyone is overjoyed and Carrie is itching to put her on a horse already. Congratulations!


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1. An inaugural dissertation on the suffocatio stridula, or croup: which, under the direction of the Reverend John Ewing, D.D. provost of the University of Pennsylvania ; by the authority of the Honourable Board of Trustees, and with the approbation of the respectable Faculty ; is submitted to their superior judgments, and to the candid examination of the learned, for a degree of Doctor of Medicine
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Kuhn, Adam, 1741-1817, dedicatee
Wrigley, Francis, 1743?-1829, printer
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I'm running zcs-3.0.0_M3_436.RHEL4 on CentOS4.2 and have come across an issue of when I go to print my calendar the days of the week are shifted up by one day. What I mean is for example the 16th January 2006 is a Monday, but if I went to print the calendar it would show as a Sunday
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I get error "The program needs Include dependencies: you must save it in IW folder or a sub folder"
I'm guessing this error is coming from "Intelliware" somewhere. "IW folder" sounds like something to do with the Intelliware environment.
On my machine (a Macbook), I
1. downloaded pmach
2. found all the missing include files (except for pause.asm).
3. Then I commented out the include for pause.asm.
4. After that I was able to assemble and run the pmach-test program.
ok so I need to setup a compile ambient...
I write from a Mac in fact... so I would be very interested to do the same environment of you... do you use jzintv-1.0-beta-macosx.zip ?


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On Monday Night Raw this week, Jerry Lawler received some backstage heat, due to sexually inappropriate comments that he made on the air. There are now rumors floating around that Vince McMahon was vehemently yelling at the announcers immediately after the comments were made. That would explain the awkward silence from Michael Cole and JBL. Generally, the commentators are silent whenever they are listening to McMahon on the headset.
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The first thing I did this past Monday when I got into work is hang my 2010 calendar at my desk. The neat thing about this Botanical Paperworks creation is that as I rip each month off to reveal a new calendar page and whimsical illustration, I can save the old one to plant in my garden. Pages are made of cotton or 100% post-consumer waste and are riddled with North American wildflower seeds. Planting instructions are available on the site. Stay tuned to see what sprouts!
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Royals fan and KC native John Coughlin pursues Olympic dream
The 2014 Winter Olympics start on February 7 in Sochi, Russia, and for one Olympic hopeful, the dream began at 87th and Metcalf in Overland Park.
Kansas City native and devoted Royals fan John Coughlin (
@JohnCoughlinUSA on Twitter) skated at the now-closed Ice Chateau before moving on to Pepsi Ice Midwest at 135th and Quivira.
Coughlin and pairs partner Caydee Denney will compete at next month's U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Boston with an opportunity to land on the Olympic team.
Coughlin and Denney have a comprehensive training program in the interim. The pair get to the rink in Colorado Springs at 10 a.m., and on cold days, it's earlier as they warm up with a heated yoga class. "It's 27 degrees here today so you have to do something to get your body going," said Coughlin.
A normal day begins with an hour of off-ice warm-up, where they work on the various lifts and go through the program's choreography. Next up is an hour and a half of on-ice training, followed by another 45-minute session in the afternoon. They fit in a cross-fit style workout with fellow skaters and finish with sports medicine appointments and physical therapy so they'll be ready to start over the next day!
This grueling schedule keeps Coughlin away from office work at the Olympic Training Center during an Olympic year. However, he does find some time to keep up with his hometown Royals.
"I watch the games when I can," said Coughlin. "It's tough when we're overseas. I'll watch the live gamecasts. I'm a Sportscenter nut. It's been nice since I started following the Royals on Twitter. You get updates, not just on the games, but on the personnel moves."
Coughlin watches those personnel moves closely and offered this synopsis:
"It has been exciting the last couple of years…it's nice to see some of the people that we've cultivated
from the farm system start to pay big dividends on the field, as well as some of the big pitching moves in the last year."
His favorite current players include Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez and James Shields. Coughlin believes Perez will be an All-Star for a long time. As for Shields, "He came in and changed the mentality. He was used to winning in Tampa Bay. He's a workhorse and he's proud of putting up 200+ innings every year. To bring that mentality to the Royals staff, I think was a huge factor in their success."
Coughlin's passion for his hometown team started at an early age, when he watched George Brett, who ranks with Mike Sweeney as his all-time favorite players.
John's father, Mike, was a KCMO policeman who once worked Royals games as an off-duty job. He worked at the stadium in 1985, the same year that he was shot while on his regular patrol. The Royals heard about the incident and the entire World Series team signed a baseball for Mike, which John has in his possession and remembers fondly.
John loves to get to Royals games and would like to go to the home opener every year:
"When I was growing up, it was a tradition to not go to school on Opening Day. My Dad didn't make any pretenses about why he was pulling his son out of school…it was because we were going to Opening Day."
For now, the focus remains qualifying for the Olympics. "Hopefully we qualify…It's going to be incredible to represent the United States and the towns that we grew up in. Caydee is from Florida and I lived in Kansas City from birth to almost 20 years old so Kansas City will be always be home to me. It will be a special moment to be able to do that."
And as for Coughlin's post-Olympic goals?
"It all depends on how this season plays out. Hopefully we're on the Olympic team and doing well, possibly medalists. If that happens, there will be some doors that will open…skating professionally, doing commentary, teaching seminars. As far as life after skating, I'd like to stay involved in some way."
Another possibility is being a policeman, like his father and grandfather. "If I were to do that, it would definitely be in Kansas City, because that's where we have the legacy," said Coughlin.
And in Kansas City, his Opening Day tradition could continue…
For more photos, videos and John's competition schedule, please visit NBCOlympics.com or TeamUSA.org.
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Alabama State University: Silver sent emails firing Knight, questioning contracts
Nov 30, 2012 (Montgomery Advertiser - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Alabama State University President Joseph Silver attempted to fire two top administrators by email using his iPhone just before he was placed on administrative leave Monday and, in an email to the university community last Friday, indicated that he had discovered questionable contracts and dictating that no one else had authority to enter into contracts.
"Unfortunately, in my short time here, I am discovering contracts for services and 'no one' seems to have any definitive answers as to why and how these contracts came into existence," Silver wrote in the email with the subject "Contracts" that he sent to the ASU email list at almost 9 p.m. Friday. Silver has served as president for about two months.
At 5:38 p.m. Monday, Silver sent emails terminating executive vice president John Knight and Danielle Kennedy, vice president of university relations, just before a panel of ASU board members went into a closed session to discuss Silver.
Silver, who could hear his fate from university trustees today, sent the emails terminating Knight and Kennedy for "cause and insubordination effective immediately" after the 5:30 p.m. board meeting was scheduled to begin, but before board Chairman Elton Dean began the meeting at 5:40 p.m. The executive committee of the board went into closed session for about 25 minutes before publicly voting to place Silver on paid administrative leave and placing Knight in charge of daily operations.
The full board, including Gov. Robert Bentley, will meet at 10 a.m. today in the board room of the Dunn-Oliver Acadome to discuss Silver's fate.
Contracts Silver wrote in his Friday email to the ASU community that, effective immediately, "no contract for services should be renewed or any new contracts entered into until university counsel has reviewed them and made recommendation to me as to legal form and sufficiency. Additionally, no contract will be approved if there is not a clear and distinct deliverable to the university within a defined time period." Silver also advised those at the university "that if you sign a contract that has not been vetted as described above, the contract will not be honored and you will be held personally responsible for any item or cost associated with the contact." Silver wrote in the email obtained by the Montgomery Advertiser that until he had a handle on the matter, "I will not appoint a designee to act on my behalf." "In a period of tight budgets and no raises for faculty and staff over the last several years, I cannot and will not allow this university to enter into a contract where there is no clear benefit to the university or if the deliverable is not clearly spelled out," he wrote.
Silver has since argued that he was placed on administrative leave for alerting officials at ASU to wrongdoing and then refusing to back off. He said he would not be part of a cover up. The president said Wednesday that he "discovered some items I considered questionable and troubling, at best, and a conflict of interest at the least" while reviewing finances and contracts for the university.
"We never did stop him from doing what he wanted to do with contracts," Dean said Wednesday. "... We never did say he couldn't." Top university officials, including Dean and Knight, have said Silver did not alert them to possible wrongdoing.
Silver indicated in an Oct. 24 "President's Report" to trustees that he had concerns about contracts.
He wrote that he had "spent time reviewing contracts that various university staff have entered into on behalf of the university." "This is one of the risks that has surfaced during our risk assessment," Silver wrote. "There are long-standing contracts in which the deliverables are not readily seen and accountability has not been demanded. There is much more to learn and address as it relates to contracts." He recommended an "outside, independent audit be conducted of all of our contracts to determine whether or not any policies have been violated, whether or not there were deliverables and whether or not there was institutional value in the contractual relationships." Silver did not reference any specific contracts.
Dean said Wednesday that the contracts issue was just one part of Silver's report and was included with a number of other issues.
Terminations In his Monday email to Knight, Silver wrote "As president of Alabama State University, I am terminating you as executive vice president, for cause and insubordination, effective immediately." In his email to Kennedy, Silver wrote "I am terminating you as vice president for university for cause and insubordination effective immediately." "Please note that these emails do not meet state and federal due process requirements for a cause termination," ASU general counsel Kenneth Thomas wrote in a memo to the Advertiser. "Further, these emails are not considered to be official notices pursuant to the Alabama State University ('ASU') Policies and Procedures Manual and the pattern and practice of ASU." Thomas wrote that the emails were sent from Silver's iPhone during the executive committee meeting in which he was placed on leave. Although since the meeting did not start until 5:40 p.m. the emails were actually sent just before the meeting.
Knight said Tuesday that Silver had not talked to him about his termination and said "I have not received a letter from Dr. Silver." Silver, before trustees arrived late and began the meeting, sat at the board table and worked on his phone and tablet.
He was not in the executive session and paced in the hall outside of the meeting while the committee members met.
After he was placed on leave, Silver told reporters that Knight could not assume his duties because "I fired him earlier today." The university released the documents to the media following a request from the Montgomery Advertiser.
By looking at the emails released Thursday, Silver appears to have sent the emails with the subject "Termination" from his iPhone.
Silver copied the emails to Carmen Douglas, vice president in the office of human resources.
Silver signed the termination emails "Peace be with you." Origin Silver said Monday that he believed the action came about because of what he was discovering concerning ASU finances.
He said it was because he "began to get close to something," "stumbled on something," was close to some "long-standing bones," and "there is nothing that should have caused that action today except for I stepped on a few toes." "I was placed on administrative leave because I raised a few probing questions, and I refused to go along to get along," Silver said Wednesday.
"I think they know there is no reason for me to step down other than the fact that I have raised a few questions about how resources are spent here, and it is not all for students," Silver said Monday to students after he was placed on leave.
Dean and Knight said the university does not have anything to hide and that they do not know what Silver is referring to in his accusations. They have declined to reveal why Silver was placed on administrative leave.
Knight said the allegations were "wild" and unfounded.
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|Dragons earn top Dist. spot; hold on to perfect record
|Written by April Peregoy
What the Holyoke boys' varsity basketball team thought would be a tough weekend of competition turned out to be another opportunity for the Dragons to add two big wins to their now 16-0 record and to gain the top spot in District 2 rankings.
Hosting Wray on Friday, Feb. 6, HHS took control of the game early on to defeat the Eagles 58-22. The win gave Holyoke the number-one seed in the districts, meaning the team will host the first district playoff game.
On Saturday, Feb. 7, the Dragons traveled to Burlington to play the #1-ranked team of District 4. Again, HHS took the victory over the Cougars, 68-41.
Holyoke 58, Wray 22
"It wasn't anything like the last time we played," said varsity coach John Baumgartner about Friday night's game against Wray. He was referring to Holyoke's first game of the season when the Dragons took on the Eagles. Though they won that game as well, they only scored 28 points the whole game.
Showing how much they have improved offensively since then, the Dragons had that first-game score beat by halftime with 29 points.
"We got off to a good start, and we made it tough for them to score on us," said Baumgartner.
Indeed, the Eagles struggled against Holyoke's defense, only finding the basket four times. Those eight points, added to three made from the free-throw line, put Wray's score at only 11 at the end of the first half.
Unable to turn things around, the Eagles continued to allow the Dragons to push even farther ahead of them in the third. Austin Tharp and Ryan Baumgartner each landed two three-point field goals and a two-pointer, contributing 16 of the 20 points Holyoke put up that period.
With the score 49-16 going into the final quarter, more JV players saw varsity time. Willie Greenman came in to put up one more three for HHS. Another six points earned in the quarter gave the Dragons a large 36-point win over the Eagles.
Scoring the most points for Holyoke was Tharp with 20. Kyle Carper also earned double digits with 12.
"Michal Brown did a heck of a job for us too," said Baumgartner. He had the most rebounds with eight and the most blocks with six. He also added six points to the scoreboard.
In overall team statistics, there was a huge gap in shooting percentages, with HHS at 51 percent while Wray had only 26 percent. Holyoke also outrebounded the Eagles, 32-22 and had 12 steals compared to Wray's five. Colby Wailes took the most steals with four.
Holyoke 58, Wray 22
Tharp 5 3 1-3 1 20
Baumgartner 1 2 0-0 2 8
Carper 4 0 4-5 2 12
Wailes 0 1 4-4 2 7
Swanson 0 0 0-0 1 0
Krueger 1 0 0-0 1 2
Brown 3 0 0-1 3 6
Greenman 0 1 0-0 0 3
Reid Baum. 0 0 0-0 1 0
Scoring By Quarters
Holyoke 11 18 20 9 --58
Wray 6 5 5 6 --22
Holyoke 68, Burlington 41
"I was a little worried after the long bus ride," said Baumgartner of the game against Burlington on Saturday, "but obviously, they came out ready to play."
In fact, the Dragons had an absolutely outstanding first quarter, quickly shutting down the Cougars 27-9. HHS hit five baskets from behind the arc—three were shot by Tharp, and the other two came from Baumgartner and Evan Swanson. On top of the threes, Tharp added another five points to the scoreboard. Carper also did well, contributing seven points.
"We set the tempo early," said the proud coach. "Shutting down a quality opponent like that in the first quarter is pretty amazing."
According to Baumgartner, the Burlington atmosphere, which featured a huge crowd that night, only pumped the team up even more.
Already behind by 18 after the first eight minutes, the Cougars attempted a comeback in the second period, and actually managed to outscore the Dragons, 14-15. This was due mainly to #24 Canaan Reeverts, who made nine of the 15 points.
On the HHS side, it was Brown who made the most baskets in the second, adding eight points.
Holyoke still had a 10-point lead going into the second half, which they continued to extend throughout the rest of the game. Another 13 points in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth, could not be matched or beaten by Burlington, who only had 17 points the entire second half. This gave HHS the win by 27.
"Austin and Kyle were unstoppable," said coach Baumgartner. The duo earned Holyoke 44 points total, with 22 each. "They are both playing with a lot of confidence right now," he added.
They also did well rebounding, with Tharp bringing down 11 and Carper nine. Brown had a good game as well with 10 points and five rebounds.
Colby Wailes was also mentioned by the coach for his defensive contributions to the team.
In team statistics, Holyoke was 26 for 50 in field goals for a 52 percent shooting average. The Cougars, on the other hand, were 16 for 36 to get a 44 percent average. HHS outrebounded Burlington, 32-23.
Turnovers were a really big problem for Burlington, with the Cougars losing the ball 23 times. Meanwhile, HHS had 17 steals, of which Baumgartner had the most with six. He also led the team in assists with seven.
Holyoke 68, Burlington 41
Tharp 5 3 3-4 4 22
Baumgartner 0 1 0-0 1 3
Carper 8 0 6-9 2 22
Wailes 3 0 0-0 2 6
Swanson 1 1 0-0 2 5
Krueger 0 0 0-0 2 0
Brown 4 0 2-4 1 10
Scoring By Quarters
Holyoke 27 14 13 14 --68
Burlington 9 15 7 10 --41
Upcoming action
Though they are not in the same class, the Dragons' match-up with Caliche on Thursday, Feb. 12 will be an important one for both teams. The #1-ranked 1A school is also undefeated after 15 games this season. Holyoke and Caliche will be defending their perfect records in the Dragons' final home game of the season, with action scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
On Saturday, Feb. 14, HHS will travel to Fleming for a 3 p.m. game. The Dragons will play their final game of the regular season in Wiggins on Tuesday, Feb. 17.


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Brian Pearson, IBM Executive Collaboration Solutions Advocate, has been building out a "Social Business Everywhere" video series. As part of that, he just released a 3-part demo video series showcasing IBM Collaboration Solutions integrations of IBM Sametime, IBM Connections, IBM Lotus Quickr and more to Microsoft productivity applications, including Office, Outlook and SharePoint. As Brian states in the opening of Part 1:
With these videos, you can see IBM's continued commitment to supporting a "social everywhere" environment. supporting multiple platforms and environments.
Part 1 opens with an overview of the IBM integration value proposition, and moves into integration of IBM Sametime presence, chat, web meetings, and audio and video, into Microsoft Outlook.
Part 2 looks at Sametime Unified Telephony integration with Microsoft Outlook, and moves to Social Applications in Outlook, including IBM Connections and content management.
Part 3 looks at integration with Microsoft Office, content management in Windows Explorer, and integration with Microsoft SharePoint.