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Posted on 12/07/2008 6:32:08 AM PST by mkjessup
TORONTO The Toronto Star is quoting senior Liberal Party sources as saying it is now a forgone conclusion that Stephane Dion will resign as Liberal leader before Christmas. In a report Sunday, the newspaper says it is likely Dion will come under irresistible pressure to step down at the Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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What in the hell is going on in Canada? I'm glad we don't have a parlimentary system where a coalition of groups can join together and effectively overturn the will of the people following a recent election like in Canada. You talk about chaos! It's like a bloodless coup.
Or you could live in CA like me where we passed Prop 8 [twice] ... and the state is still going to overturn it.
BTW, why did Canada never rebel and leave Britain?
Canada was the 'good son' who honored it's father's wishes and stayed loyal to King George, as opposed to those ungrateful scalawags and rebels in the American colonies, lol
Its like a bloodless coup.
And what the hell do you think we just witnessed here in the US?
It's the same thing??
The opposition parties (LIEberals, Communist (NDP) and the Bloc-head secessionists in Quebec) overreached it appears, as the latest polls show that if an election were held today in Canada, that Harper and his conservatives would win with approximately 45+ percent of the vote which would give them a solid majority.
If the coup plotters try to topple the government again next month, I believe Harper will end up being PM for a very long time after the electorate speaks.
Canadians may tilt liberal, but they believe in fair play and they didn't appreciate the attempted coup d'etat of this past week.
"What in the hell is going on in Canada? Im glad we dont have a parlimentary system where a coalition of groups can join together and effectively overturn the will of the people following a recent election like in Canada"
"Overturning the will of the people" is exactly the rationale the Senate democrats will use in 2009 when they employ "the nuclear option" to change the 60-vote filibuster rule, so that a "minority" of 42 Republicans won't be able to thwart "the will of the people"....
- John
So the opposition can call for elections at any time?
No, they can't call for elections on a whim, but if they were able to topple the government (for example, on a budget motion, or a no-confidence vote), it would result in the current minority government (Harper's gov't) being thrown out of power, and the Governor-General (the Queen's 'representative' in Canada) would call for an election.
What the opposition coalition plotters were trying to do was to get the Governor-General to just sign off on their plan to jettison Harper and his party from power, and they were going to just waltz right in with Dion as the PM, and literally take over the reins of government without a vote.
Fortunately, reason prevailed.
I as thinking about that yesterday. It has to have an effect on how you think of your country and its place in the world. No wonder they are such wusses!!!
"Overturning the will of the people is exactly the rationale the Senate democrats will use in 2009 when they employ the nuclear option to change the 60-vote filibuster rule, so that a minority of 42 Republicans wont be able to thwart the will of the people....
The spineless GOP could have used an existing rule (nuclear option) to get a floor vote on judicial appointments a few years back but chose to capitulate to the left. The majority makes the rules. When the GOP starts acting like conservatives again then they will regain control of Congress and make the rules. Copying the left's agenda obviously doesn't appeal to voters. They opted for the real thing instead.
"What the opposition coalition plotters were trying to do was to get the Governor-General to just sign off on their plan to jettison Harper and his party from power, and they were going to just waltz right in with Dion as the PM, and literally take over the reins of government without a vote."
Absolutely frightening!
Er . . . I think we are at this place as well. Bailouts, earmarks, Immigration, two-Party duopoly, etc. all are examples of interests overriding the clear will of the majority of the people. Really no difference IMO.
Sadly, very true.
Because the British weren't stupid a second time. When Canada was ready for independence they got it.
Does Dion actually understand spoken English?
That's not soon enough.
With Dion gone who is going to lead the Belmonts?
...can YOU tell me where he's gaw..uh...aw...uh..awn?
I'd seen that performance and wondered if that was the norm for this guy.
We should instigate a write in campaign to keep him exactly where he his...
I'm confused by your statement! No one voted in the conservatives. The conservatives won enough seats to govern with a minority. They were deemed to be in the best position to run the government because they won more seats than Lib NDP Bloc. The system chose them, 64% of canadians didn't.
In Canada we vote for our representative. We don't elect parties or party leaders, we elect our representatives.
The fact that our representative belongs to a party is how governments are formed. We don't choose the leader of that party in the electoral process, the party does.
It's not at all frightening, it's the process. It's how it's supposed to work.
Why do they want this guy out so badly?
Because the liberals have realised that the guy is a epic failure. The best thing in the world conservatives could do is assure the liberals that he's their greatest asset.
If Dion stays on, a majority is almost in the bag.
It's not that simple. The way a parliamentary system works is that you only require a plurality of seats in the House to govern, not an outright majority. However, because the government proposes legislation (because our Prime Minister sits in the House of Commons) certain matters are put to the House as matters of confidence in the government. For example, budgets and "mini-budgets". As well as anything the government deems a confidence motion.
In our current situation, 155 seats would constitute a majority in parliament. It is very difficult for a majority government to lose the confidence of the House because they control the majority of seats. The reason the opposition in the House is called "Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition" is that it is their job to ensure the government is acting in the people's best interest.
In a minority government situation, when the House loses confidence in the government the Prime Minister must meet with the Governor General. The Prime Minister advises the GG that he has lost the confidence of the House and he suggests one of two options to her. She can either call an election, or propose that a coalition of the opposition parties (constituting a plurality of the House) be given the chance to form a government. It is her perogative which option she chooses.
It is important to note that in the current situation, the only way for the opposition to form a plurality (and in this case a slim majority) is for all 3 opposition parties to be present in the coalition, any 2 of them together could not form a government, as they would not be able to pass any confidence motions and the new PM would be required to go to the GG and ask for an election.
In this case, because of the public posturing by the opposition, the PM met with the Governor General and asked her to "porogue" parliament. Which basically means all legislation currently in process is null and void, and we get to start with a Speech from the Throne. It's like hitting hte reset button on the legislature.
The Throne Speech sets the priorities of the government for that session of parliament and must also be voted on by the House. It is a confidence motion and failure of the government to pass the motion will result in the government losing the confidence of the House. Note this is the 2nd time that Harper has asked the GG to porogue parliament.
In the end it's not as frightening as it seems. It's life in a parliamentary system.
Also note that the government does not need a majority of parliament to pass any legislation (nor does the opposition) they only need a majority of the members present and voting on that day.
Hope this helps.
Or lose a confidence vote ala Joe Clarke.
Nice explanation BTW...much better than mine.
Thanks for the info.
That is what it's like. It's an awful system. We should have dumped it long long ago. I guess, however, that is easier said than done. I don't like it at all. You have a much better system with lot of built in protections against this type of government. I figure it's the most unstable form of Government there is.
I am so angry over this. I'd like to start shooting. Anyways, as usual, the Liberals are shooting themselves at the moment. Lots of infighting. The NDP are a little more cohesive but not palatible to the public and the Bloc are irrelevant imo. CO
I know, I literally tear my hair watching the GOP keep trying to "play nice" with these ravenous wolves called the Democratic Party. The Dems are a party of corrupt thieves and they have absolutely no scruples whatsoever. You have to fight fire with fire. I just cannot believe, however, that the USA would vote in such an extreme SOCIALIST!!!!! I know there was a ton of voter fraud but that too, is just astounding. I can't get over how our countries are heading south (to hell) in such a hurry. There NEEDS to be a very swift turn around and waking up. Canadians need to get off their A$$es and fight for a change. Americans, need to wake up to what is coming to their neighbourhood - SOON. CO
He hasn't aged well.
oh my GAWD, that is HILARIOUS!
"BTW, why did Canada never rebel and leave Britain?"
Because after losing the Revolutionary war, Britain became afraid of the same thing happening in Canada so they gave us just enough freedom to keep us from rising up against them, but not the full measure you Americans have (no gun rights or property rights in our constitutions)
Plus, all the Americans who wanted to stay British moved up here to get away from becoming a citizen in a free republic.
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Stork 2 Pro-E: Mild motor ?
This is my first post and thought I'ld get my feet wet by commenting on this very nice plane I've been flying for the last year and a half. The setup is: Hacker B50 11S/6.7 GB, GP 2200 (12 cells), Prop 20X12.
I chose the 11S because I started flying it with lipos TP 2100 (3s 3p). My thought being lots of extra mah to keep me out of trouble because this is my first glass 3 meter and I really didn't know what to expect. My other E-gliders are Poly Sergio, Fly-Q (Omega 1.8) Nike-2. I needn't have worried. I just fly for fun (my idea of a spot landing is noting the spot I have to walk to when it lands) and I know there are faster, stronger and lighter 3 meters but the Stork flies really, really well. After just a few flights with the lipos, they gave a solid 50 degree climb. I wanted more. So I ran some numbers through P-calc and decided to try a 12 cell. I'm not sure what the current numbers are because I ran the test with the new GP 2200 without having cycled the pack and I can tell they are much stronger now. The test went something like this. Plug in watt meter, grab tiny little nose cone (with B50 and 20 inch prop!!) firmly in both hands, have wife flip throttle switch creating instantaneous blinding hurricane-force winds, loss of balance. Lots of screaming and shouting that lasted an eternity of 5 seconds, turn off switch with shaking hands, jot down 70 amps/11.4 volts/800 watts, then run upstairs to change underwear. I will not do that again!
What struck me was those numbers are quite mild compared to typical 3 meter setups but when I checked the rpms (after firmly bolting nose cone to glider) it read 4500 which for that prop gives approximately 188 oz static thrust and 50 mph pitch speed and in-flight thrust of 129 oz or 8 lb for a 6 lb glider. With a hot battery the Stork will accelerate to pitch speed very quickly. My average motor run times are 6 to 7 seconds.
I know this is still a mild setup compared to the monsters I've been reading about but it is such a rush watching the Stork go vertical in such an aggressive manner. The only downside is it flies so well that by the time a second motor run is needed the battery is cold so subsequent climbs are 80 degrees or so but still just 6 to 7 seconds. Did I mention that I really like this glider?!!
Thanks for letting me share. David
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I've had that happen to me with the Graphite nosecone. I was holding the nose trying to put the plane together for a bench flight and suddenly the motor went full throttle for a few seconds. I thought I was gonna take off!!! the cone was slipping off til it idled down--- thank goodness. I think it was a glitch or interference from my wireless network or my cell phone-- I know i didnt hit the throttle stick since the tranny was way off to the side--- SCARY!!! almost peed myself, too.
Anyway, now I have the Stork 2 Pro also. Hacker B70s, 18x10 props. I usually fly it now with 8x3300s or 10x2200s. It seems to fly better with 8 subCs since theyre heavier. Where is your CG set up? What tranny are you using?
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Hi JCats. I was hoping some Stork 2 fliers would respond. This is really exciting to communicate with other fliers with similar interests. My CG is 104mm from the leading edge, centered under ballast tube which is what the facts sheet from Dieter recommended. This seems to be just right as it's stable yet signals lift well and in dive test will pull up gradually. The gear box is the one Hacker installs, max 6.7. I'm using Hacker 105 ESC and was concerned it might twist off the GB/motor connection with its instant on and hard brake but it has not. I have had trouble keeping the prop yoke on the shaft until I tried a tip from someone here (Soho, I think) and used Goop. Hey, I laughed too! But it works. I totally agree with your comment (it seems to fly better heavier). It flew well with the lipos but with the Ni-MH 12 cell it retains much higher energy levels, landings are safe and predictable while rising in lift is no problem. In fact, it's amazing to watch this 3 meter tank rise faster than my 20 oz floaters. With the extra weight and trailing edge reflex, she'll just rip across the sky so fast you had better be smooth on the sticks or bad things will happen!
So with your B50, what 6s or 9s? What is your climb performance and how does it compare to your graphite?
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Hi Andy, Espirt's Stork looks like a really nice plane and seems of high quality but I am not personally familiar with it. The Pro-E I do know to be very well thought out and is of high quality and seems to be quite different.
Stork -E
Airfoil RG 15
Wing area 930 sq in
Wing loading 13-14 oz/sq ft
Wing span 118.5
Length 55
Two-piece wing
Stork 2 Pro-E
Airfoil HN-3545M
Wing area 1061 sq in
Wing loaing 9.7 oz/sq ft.
Wing span 127.17
Length 59.06
Three-piece wing
It is hard to know if I'm comparing apples to apples with these specs but they are the sheets I had.
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Your CG is at 104??? Mine is at 110 to 115!!! I keep hearing different CGs for this plane... I'm gonna start moving it forward to see how it goes.
I actually started flying ths stork with 10x2600/3300 and 12x2200. I found it too heavy since you really lose low altitude agility- you really have to set up for really long landing approaches and where we fly, we dont have a lot of room (trees on every side, soccer goals, some power lines etc) . The crow and flaps help a bit but you kinda lose more maneuverability. Now I fly it with 8 subC and 10x2200s and it feels comfortable. The 8 cell launches are nothing to write home about; the 10x2200 launches are better at about 80 degrees- 10 to 15 seconds to way past winch launch heights- maybe 5 to 600 feet.
Compared to the Graphite??? I like the Graphite better, much better. The fully molded graphite E was my very first moldie. I assembled that thing with no instructions-- i just asked and read around the forums. I was comfortably flying it less than a few flight hours. It's more stable and hundred times much easier to land- I used to land it by my feet all the time. It was comfortable with 12x3300s- it flew faster of course but it didnt lose low altitude maneuverability at all. fly it with 8 cells and your gonna fly for hours on a pack. I loved that plane! It was a present from the wifey, too.
But where is it you ask??? it's in the hills/trees somewhere in Boonton, NJ!!! hahahahaahahahah!!! The wings exploded at around 2 to 2400 feet trying to exit a thermal. The pieces fluttered all over the sky for 5 mins while i watched in shock and disbelief. We looked for parts for hours and couldnt find a single piece... Twas a very sad day indeed.
I like the storkie but given the opportunity and cash... i'll get the graphite 2 E and convert the stork to pure glider- my very first non-electric. I need a pure glider since the guys at my club fly mostly pure sailplanes and I want to join their competitions.
What tranny are you using?
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Joined Mar 2005
357 Posts
Hi JCats,
Wow, your Graphite sounded great! I would love to see one fly some day. This Stork is also my first moldie. And I too had no trouble assembling it with no instructions, the layout was very intuitive. CG seems to be so personal. With mine set at 104 mm and trimmed for level flight all my control surfaces are at their neutrals. This is a very fast level flight which, as I said, pulls up from the dive test very gradually. But this thing is heavy. With the light polys it was 96 oz, with the 12 cell it is 105 oz. Though I notice no difference with its thermalling ability; in fact, it seems more forgiving. I will often fly with reflex, crossing the sky at high speed, until I see it signal lift and more often than not, by the time I add camber and turn to find the thermal, I will have already gained 50 feet. As far as the extra weight for landing, I must confess I am spoiled rotten. We live surrounded by thousands of acres of open land so approaches are not too much of a problem. But even with that my approaches are steep and very controllable and I often have to force it down quick because I can hear a thermal coming up behind me and I don't want to get tossed on the landing. Do you mix flaps and ailerons? I do. It seems to work really well with crow, much increased control.
Back to climb rate, I truly don't understand why my heavy glider climbs so well. Altitude maybe? (We are at 4500 ft.) But that large prop pulls it to 500 to 600 ft in 7 seconds. (Varified with a Picolario.) So whereas I have no other moldie to compare this to, I am really happy with its performance.
Sorry for rambling...
I flew my Stork today on 12xgp2000 and an 18x11 prop after the previous pack (14xgp2200) vented whilst charging.
Either my scales are wrong or you guys have a different layup to me as I believe my all up weight is under 90 oz even with the 14xgp2200.
I've been flying mine for over a year now and really enjoy it.
There's no doubt that a big 3 metre moldie in a strong thermal, whizzing across the sky with giant loops is a great thrill.
The 12x gp2000 still give a good climb and a nice lighter feeling in the air. Actually came up short on the landing today as the energy retention was less than I was expecting.
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David, glad you picked up on this thread because you fly your Stork in competitions, you probably have more experience with it than anyone else here. Reading your posts have always been very informative. My scales might very well be off (they are just kitchen scales); but I do feel the Stork flies better with the extra weight of the 12-cell pack compared to the 3s3p and it is primarily in the area of energy retention. But even on landings it just seems to be more stable on a steep approach and less likely to veer off. And even at the lighter weight I was never comfortable working low lift. The fun of having a 3 meter is getting up to where the lift is stronger.
On your current set up, what is your climb rate and pitch speed? I'm just curious because the numbers I got from testing my system don't seem to jibe with its vertical performance. Also, you have flown against many other types of molded and other gliders, how does it compare? Do you feel it is still competitive?
I reweighed mine tonight and with 14xgp2000 I am at 88 oz. Adding a 4xgp1100 receiver pack has increased the weight compared to the previous UBEC. I wasn't comfortable with the UBEC when using 14xgp2200 because the current was 130 amps.
Certainly the measured climb with the 14xgp2200 was up towards 4000 fpm from memory. Need to get the lolo out and remeasure. It was like a rocket but I felt I was straining the gearbox which was only designed for that power level for very brief intervals.
I've only had one flight on 14xgp2000 and the climb was a comfortable 80 degrees, appropriate for anything except all out competition. Using the latter pack the wing loading is around 12 oz sq ft still up about 20% on unballasted F3J setup.
Certainly the advantage of the bigger planes is working the lift higher up and also being able to get to the lift. I may build another 14xgp2200 pack for windy days.
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David, WOW 88 oz! with receiver pack! I also use the receiver pack 2100 4 cell because I could not get a clear range check using the UBEC. I think I found part of my discrepancy on my performance numbers. When I flew yesterday I remembered to take the tac out with me and checked the prop and it was getting 4980 rpms; which is substantially more than my first test. That should put my pitch speed at somewhere just under 60 mph but I am curious, if there are any mathematicians out there, as to APPROXIMATELY how many watts are required to spin a 20 X 12 prop that fast.
Hi Guys!
I've owned a Stork 2 Pro E for some time now. I think I was the first person to blow the wings off it in the US over Hells Canyon. (before he put CF center pannel in!) Anyway, I'm having great fun with this plane and it's wide flight envolope is what makes it nice for me.
I'm flying it with an Aveox F12, 17X10 prop, on 10 GP 3700's. She's pulling about 82 amps as tested this weekend. Somewhere I have an altimeter track of a launch but I can fly her better now so I'll have to do it again. I"ll look to see if I can find that SS if you are interested.
She's going pretty much vert, well more like 75-80 degrees in no wind. I was out climbing a Stratos a friend of mine has during an electric TD contest weekend before last and he keeps his setups pretty hot! I love how well she can slow down and almost be floaty with a little undercamber. I suspect the stork does not have the energy retention that the Stratos has but haven't gone loop to loop with one yet to test that theroy, just seems that way to me.
There are different layups on the Stork of course, and that probably accounts for the weight difference.
The energy retention issue is so different to be sure about unless the wingloading is equal. Energy retention on the Stork varys depending on how much battery is in it.
One day if I win the lottery I'd like to put it up against the Jaro Mueller's newest ship the Espada.
I think all of us Stork fliers would agree that its one of the easiest planes to do the radio installation on you could ever imagine. All the servos just screw in, excellent recesses for the supplied wiring connectors, perfect fit of all the parts.
Big thanks to Shredair for popularising this plane, on this forum at least.
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Frankswd, thanks for posting. So what WERE you doing over Hell's Canyon!?
When I talked to Dieter during my purchase of the Stork he said he clocked a beach run somewheres around 130 mph and I have no doubt that it will achieve those speeds very rapidly. I do have my doubts whether it will stay in one piece. With reflex on I have hit turbulence while zooming around the skys and have seen quite a bit of wing flex. I have done 4 consecutive loops without losing much altitude, but that really doesn't say much.
Now from what I can tell all of you appear to be running a smaller prop at a higher rpm. I am trying to understand the benefits. Does the smaller prop create less drag when it is folded? Or is the pitch speed so much higher that it is worth running the higher amps with the related stresses? Sunday I had a 10 second climb, full vertical to 800 ft, not much lift, messed around for 10 minutes, did a fast, low fly by, another 10 second vertical climb, messed around another 12 minutes, did another 7 second climb full vertical and could just start to feel the battery sag a little bit. To me that seems nice (?).
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..."Or is the pitch speed so much higher that it is worth running the higher amps with the related stresses?"
From what I understand, the smaller the props the lower the amps. With my 10x2200 pack I get 4 to 5, 10 to 15 second launches at around 70 to 80degs to 500+ feet. 500+ feet is more than enough to catch thermals. So I guess my preference is more launches rather than higher launches.
I have flaps mixed in with ailerons but i rarely use it. aileron+rudder and elevator+flaps are always on.
My storkie seems to nose down a bit while circling thermals-- what would cause this???
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By Mike Dietrich-Oracle on Sep 02, 2015
Just in case you've missed the date please be aware:
No bug fixes, no patches, no CPU/SPUs, no PSUs, no BPs will be produced for Oracle Database 22.214.171.124 since Augugst 28, 2015.
I know from the many emails I'm receiving that people are a bit disturbed since the Oracle Lifetime Support Policy brochure (Lifetime Support Policy and Brochure for Technology Products ) doesn't talk explicitly about patch sets but offers support for Oracle 11.2 until January 2018.
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Less than a decade after being observed off Florida, the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish is now widely distributed off the southeast coast of the United States. As a step towards measuring invasion impacts to native communities, we examine the magnitude and extent of this invasion by first, compiling reports of lionfish to provide range information and second, estimate lionfish abundance from two separate studies. We also estimate native grouper (epinepheline serranids) abundance to better assess and compare lionfish abundances. In the first study we conducted SCUBA diver visual transect surveys at 17 different locations off the North Carolina coast in water depths of 35–50 m. In the second study, we conducted 27 Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) transect surveys at five locations from Florida to North Carolina in water depths of 50–100 m. In both studies, lionfish were found to be second in abundance only to scamp (Mycteroperca phenax). Lionfish were found in higher abundance in the shallower North Carolina SCUBA surveys (\(\bar{x}= 21.2\) ha−1) than in the deep water ROV surveys (\(\bar{x} = 5.2\) ha−1). Lionfish reports continue to expand most recently into the Bahamas, raising the specter of further spread into the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The potential impacts of lionfish to native communities are likely to be through direct predation, competition and overcrowding. The high number of lionfish present in the ecosystem increases the potential for cascading impacts throughout the food chain. Within the southeast region the combined effects of climate change, overfishing and invasive species may have irreversible consequences to native communities in this region.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gf4ntz/ict_market_report) has announced the addition of the "ICT Market Report 2014/15" report to their offering.
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By Rob Schuette, Fort McCoy Public AffairsJuly 30, 2012
FORT MCCOY, Wis. -- Personnel from Fort McCoy, the Combined Support Training Exercise (CSTX) and the local communities gathered July 18 at Chapel 1 to learn about relationships in order to share their experience across a broad spectrum of viewpoints.
Garrison Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Allen Raub said he organized the seminar entitled "Solving the People Puzzle," to figuratively allow people to put together the thousands of pieces of an unsolved puzzle to help define their relationships at home, work, school and church. The idea to host the seminar at Fort McCoy evolved from his experience as a chaplain at Fort Dix, N.J., he said.
"The seminar helped people learn how to work together with other people," Raub said. "The training helped people explore and strengthen their relationships and discover themselves and their personality."
The seminar began as a unit ministry team event to provide training to the military chaplain personnel at Fort McCoy for CSTX and for the tenant activities. Raub said he decided to open it up to the Fort McCoy community and the civilian parishes as room and resources were identified.
Raub said the event brought more than 60 people together and helped support the Army Community Covenant program concept to foster and sustain effective state and community partnerships with the Army to improve the quality of life for Soldiers and their Families, both at their current duty stations and as they transfer to other states or return to their home stations.
Ward Cushman, a guest presenter, conducted and facilitated the seminar, which is part of the Walk Thru the Bible seminar series. Cushman said he has taught this course for 25 years and the core material has been very stable. Cushman instructs the seminars throughout the central United States. He has served in a variety of religious roles including pastor, missionary, consultant and school administrator.
"The goal of the seminar is to learn different isn't bad in personalities," Cushman said. "We need to value our differences and learn to modify our own behavior to get along better."
People who recognize and appreciate the differences in others will learn they can use the differences to complement their efforts and successfully complete tasks or achieve goals, he said.
Chaplain (Capt.) Momo Larmena of the 805th Support Command, who is attached to the 181st Infantry Brigade, said he will use the material presented at the seminar in a three-fold fashion.
"As I reservist I can take it back and share it with my unit members, and also with my Family and in my civilian career," Larmena said.
Spc. Kimothy Hill of the 801st Combat Support Hospital of Fort Sheridan, Ill., said he appreciated the opportunity to attend the training.
The training was enlightening and everyone involved in leadership and personal relationships should attend a similar course, Hill said.
Staff Sgt. Vonda Wallace and Spc. Jowharah Peters of the 801st said it was a great leadership-building course and helped them understand their personalities and relate better with others.
"It helped attendees better understand themselves and helped them better identify their Soldiers' personality type so they are better able to guide them," Wallace said.
Chaplain (Maj.) Ron Walters, the Training and Operations chaplain for the garrison Religious Support Office (RSO), said the seminar allowed participants to learn about their God-given strengths and talents and identify their ideal work environment and relationship needs.
"Participants also learned how to relate to difficult people and minimize tension in relationships and understand why people act the way they do," Walters said. "They realized the freedom in being themselves and allowing others to be themselves as well."
For more information about the seminar, visit the website www.walkthru.org/list-of-events/people-puzzle.
For more information about religious training opportunities in the Fort McCoy community, contact the RSO at 608-388-3528.


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Released: Jun 01st, 2006
Running Time: 120
Director: David Perry
Company: Zero Tolerance Entertainment
Cast: Zenza Raggi, Greg Centauro, Vanessa Mae, Belicia, Sandra Parker, Lara Stevens, Chikie Moore, David Perry, Jean-Yves LeCastel, Sarah Twain, Nikki Rider, Choky Ice, Sunny Jay
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: Gonzo
Six scenes, two of them with two girls, all anal, with buttholes that really do gape. It's slamming, slurping sex, on brightly lit tacky sets with no-frills camera work and editing.
Despite the surface energy, most of the women do their stunts with a lack of complete involvement. The one exception is Vanessa Mae (billed elsewhere as Ramona). She has real heat, and her rough, driving d.p. session is a sizzler.
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Brand Names: Hemofil-M, Koate-DVI, Monarc-M, Monoclate-P
Generic Name: antihemophilic factor (human) (Pronunciation: an tee hee moe FIL ik FAK tor)
What is human antihemophilic factor (Hemofil-M, Koate-DVI, Monarc-M, Monoclate-P)?
Antihemophilic factor is a naturally occurring protein in the blood that helps blood to clot. A lack of antihemophilic factor VIII is the cause of hemophilia A.
This medication works by temporarily raising levels of factor VIII in the blood to aid in clotting.
Human antihemophilic factor is used to treat or prevent bleeding episodes in adults and children with hemophilia A. It is also used to control bleeding related to surgery or dentistry in a person with hemophilia.
Human antihemophilic factor is not for use in people with von Willebrand disease.
Human antihemophilic factor may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What are the possible side effects of human antihemophilic factor (Hemofil-M, Koate-DVI, Monarc-M, Monoclate-P)?
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; feeling light-headed, fainting; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
Less serious side effects may include:
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
What is the most important information I should know about human antihemophilic factor (Hemofil-M, Koate-DVI, Monarc-M, Monoclate-P)?
Do not use this medicine if you have ever had a severe allergic reaction to antihemophilic factor in the past, or if you are allergic to mouse proteins.
Before using human antihemophilic factor, your specific blood clotting disorder must be diagnosed as factor VIII deficiency. Human antihemophilic factor will not treat von Willebrand disease.
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Published: Monday, October 3, 2005 at 11:44 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 3, 2005 at 12:04 p.m.
Bobby P. Dupre, 62, a native of Chauvin and resident of Houma, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2005.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until funeral time Tuesday at Bayou Blue Methodist Church. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Diane Dupre; three daughters, Michele Dupre, Melissa Dupre Cook and husband, Shawn Cook Sr., Angie Yerena and husband, Carlos; and seven grandchildren, Ricky Babin Jr., Kristen Dupre, Samantha Hunt, Shawn Cook Jr., Ashley Cook, Shealyn Raulston and Carlos Yerena Jr., plus a granddaughter arriving in January.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Lela Dupre; and three brothers, Jack Dupre, Ronald "Tee" Dupre and Junius Dupre.
He owned numerous local businesses, including Dupre Trucking, Arc & Arm Welding Service Inc., Contract Fabricators, and Dupres Seafood.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
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Stonington — A dispute over the unofficial dog park at the borough sewer plant escalated Sunday morning as police say one of the new owners of an adjacent home displayed and turned on a stun device while ordering two children to get their dog off the tiny beach below her seawall. The children told their parents, who called police.
On Sunday afternoon, police were back at the park when a resident complained that the owners, Laura Ann Gabrysch and Frank Mastrapasqua, had placed a mixture of paprika and pet repellent on the rocks that separate the park from Stonington Harbor in an effort to keep the animals out of the water.
Police said Gabrysch did not threaten the children with the stun device but admitted to putting the mixture on the rocks. Witnesses and police said another neighbor upset with the dog park confronted the officer who responded to the afternoon incident.
No arrests were made in either of the incidents, but police said they issued warnings and told Gabrysch to talk to town and borough officials about their park concerns. Police also said they informed Gabrysch that state law ensures public access to waters and beaches below the high water mark. The beach area is covered by water most of the day.
The couple, who recently moved to the borough from Nashville, Tenn., bought the house at 13 Front St. in April for $900,000. On Monday afternoon, a woman who answered the door at the house said she had no comment.
Residents had dogs in the park Monday afternoon, and a few of the dogs climbed down the rock to cool off in the shallow, protected water where the couple has placed a sign that reads: "No Trespassing - Violators Will Be Prosecuted."
The large, grassy property, which is owned by the town, has never been officially designated as a dog park. Still, it is very popular with borough dog owners, who meet there each day with their pets. Much of the property is surrounded by a fence. The parts that are not fenced are bordered by rocks that lead down to the water.
Last year, park users said, the town installed a new area of fence along the Gabrysch-Mastrapasqua property. It contains a gate that dog owners would open to let their pets access a small trail that leads down to the water. But a few days ago they say someone placed a heavy-duty bicycle lock on the gate so it can longer be opened. The lock was still there Monday afternoon, forcing dogs that could to climb up and down the large rocks to the water.
Borough Warden Jeff Callahan was at a Warden and Burgesses meeting Monday night and could not immediately be reached to comment.
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I'm curious if there are any official or unofficial RPGs based around the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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There are no official Avatar The Last Airbender RPGs.
There are several unofficial ones though.
There is Avatar d20 project about which I can't really say much except quote its own page:
There are no official Avatar The Last Airbender rpgs.
Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple was influenced by it, though more in the "kids explore magical world and get into hijinks" aspect, not so much in the serious themes or the martial arts side.
I have found a Savage Worlds Conversion based on TLA on the Savagepedia.
Savage worlds is pretty adaptable out of the box, so this conversion doesn't actually have to add much. It adds bending as an Arcane Background, with the specific moves done via powers, and also suggests some trappings (fluff and minor crunch changes) based on the bending disciplines, including metal and lightning (which have corresponding Edges to unlock them first).
If you go over to the Atomic Think Tank you'll find several people have adapted the game to the setting. As M&M is a superpowers game- and very adaptable- is is really easy to do. For the most part, keep the power level low (between 6 to 8) for normal benders, and put all elemental bending powers into a "container" (2e term; closest thing is an static power array, or perhaps just a way to organize the powers on a character sheet).
Aspect does a great job of encompassing the bending and non-bending aspects of most of what characters do in Avatar. Some of the rarer stuff like blood bending can be accounted for with pacts and stuff. It also has a bunch of Arcane, Supernatural, and Divine stuff that you could just rule is not available in your game world.


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Yeah, thought I'd be able to catch up on gaming with, well, an extra 10 hours a day available to pursue...whatever. Not so easy. Seems like if I HAVE the time, I'd rather be doing something else. But if I did'nt, oh boy, would I be LONGING to play games.
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Character advancement is the process by which a character improves in skill and abilities. The variety of character advancement systems varies almost as much as there are RPGs in existence. Among the many variations, some common advancement means include level-based improvement that grant packages of improvements, gaining points that may be "spent" to improve the character, on-the-fly improvement of abilities as they are used during play.


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James Scott and Meyghan Hill have been engaged since Nov 2007. [view couple]
James Scott (born 14 January 1979) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Ethan Cambias on the ABC drama All My Children and EJ DiMera on the NBC drama Days of Our Lives....
Connect any celebrity with James Scott to see how closely they are linked... romantically!
It has been reported that James Scott just married Kaitlin Robinson last month; he split with Meyghan Hill.
He would make a great james bond for sure,or in any other movie,would love to see him in one of the new star wars movies,he would be great
James I think you are a terrific actor and always believable in the part you play. You would be wonderful in the Christian Grey part in the movie FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. And there are 3 books!
James I know that you can call or text me just keep trying if I don't get to it. You called me before and I got your message. I would call you back but it has no number, that is why you can try call or text me again. You and me are friends. Here is my number again 1-(505)730-2927.
James,you are brillant,give the big screen a try.looks,charm,talent and one helva kisser.hubby always says im a die hard ej fan.four year old feels i should be looking at daddy and not you..thanks for all that awersome viewing.fourf
James, you are the most gorgeous man I have ever seen on TV, I think I would die if I ever met you. To test that theory, I think I'm going to fly a few thousand miles to meet you in Dallas next month! Love ya!
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james Scott happy 32 b-day from monicamorse
Hi Dear Friend, I hope it`s you own James Scott, that is`t a fan..I will hope and wishes and best for you.. you playing very good.. I hope to winner this ticket to see you all wonderful actors back to Days of Our Live andtakecare.. HUG W
Didn`t even know that James Scott was leaving Days of Our Lives..what a shock! I thought he would have been EJ Dimera for ever! Darn Sami, why couldn`t she have taken her frustrations out on someone else like Kate!
The loss of James Scott from Days of Our Lives is aweful- However he would make a FANTASTIC James Bond!!! oh la la
a poem for james scott your eyes so hypnotic your smile is my smile your face is what i live for your eyes i could look into forever


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