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NOTE! Minnesota MCA-III test scores and updated rankings for the 2015-16 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!
The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) are the state tests that help districts measure student progress toward Minnesota's academic standards and meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind.Students in grades 3-8 and 10 take the Reading MCA-II Assessments. Students in grade 11 take the Mathematics MCA-II. Between 2006 and 2010, students in grades 3-8 took the Mathematics MCA-II, but starting in 2011 students in these grades take the Mathematics MCA-III. Beginning in 2008, students also take Science MCA-II Assessments in grades 5, 8 and high school. The MCA-II series is aligned to Minnesota academic standards adopted in 2003, while the MCA-III is aligned to 2007 standards. Results from the original MCA, the MCA-II, and the successor MCA-III series, should not be compared because they are aligned to different standards.Source: Research and Assessment, Minnesota Dept of Education
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March 5, 2007 -- Young girls are getting heavier, and they also appear to be entering puberty earlier than even 20 years ago. Now a new study provides some of the best evidence yet that the two trends are related.
Researchers found that girls who were overweight or at risk for overweight as early as age 3 were more likely to begin puberty earlier than normal-weight girls.
Also, a large increase in body fat through first grade, as measured by body mass index (BMI), was associated with earlier puberty.
"We have known that girls with higher body masses tend to develop earlier, but we haven't really understood if it is the weight gain that leads to early breast development or if it is the puberty that leads to weight gain," lead researcher Joyce Lee, MD, MPH, of the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, tells WebMD.
The study's link between body fat and puberty lends support to the idea that the obesity epidemic among children in the U.S. may be driving a trend toward earlier puberty in girls, she adds.
Are Girls Really Maturing Earlier?
There is still some controversy about whether such a trend exists.
In 2005, researchers from Boston's Tufts University reported that the average age at which a girl gets her first period declined by 2.3 months in the U.S. between the late 1980s and 2002.
Other studies have suggested similar trends for breast and pubic hair development -- the two other measures of puberty in girls.
However, doubters attribute the perceived trend toward earlier development to more sophisticated tools for measuring the onset of puberty.
Those who believe the phenomenon is real point out that it has coincided with an increase in overweight and obesity among young girls.
In an effort to better understand the link between body weight and physical maturation, Lee and colleagues followed 354 young girls from the age of 3 through sixth grade. The girls had participated in a larger child development study and were chosen to reflect a wide range of social, economic, and regional backgrounds.
By fourth grade, 68% of the girls who were overweight or at risk for overweight had breast development indicative of puberty, compared with 40% of normal-weight girls, Lee says.
Higher BMI scores at all ages were strongly associated with earlier puberty.
And earlier onset of puberty was also associated with a bigger increase in body weight between age 3 and the first grade.
The findings are published in the March issue of Pediatrics.
'A Definite Risk Factor'
"Because the girls in the study were followed from such a young age, this makes it difficult to argue that the obesity we see in early maturing girls is due to puberty," says Paul B. Kaplowitz, MD, PhD, a pediatrics professor at George Washington University School of Medicine.
The author of the 2004 book Early Puberty in Girls, Kaplowiz's own research has found obesity to be an important contributor to earlier physical maturation in girls.
"I think that we can add early puberty to the long list of negative health consequences of obesity," Kaplowiz says. "But I don't really think this will alarm people into taking action. It is far more serious that we are seeing an epidemic of type 2 diabetes among children."
Nevertheless, earlier-onset puberty has been linked in some studies to increases in behavioral and psychosocial problems, earlier initiation of sex and alcohol abuse, and an increased risk for obesity in adulthood.
"Being overweight at an early age doesn't guarantee that a girl will mature early," Kaplowitz says. "Many overweight girls don't go through puberty early, and many girls who mature early are not overweight.
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I'LL try to keep people updated about whats happening here.
Mchose park is going into its 4th year . Located in south boone, just north of highway 30 and just west of the walmart. The park actually has 4 entrances. The bottom or west entrance goes back to the intersection of holes 3,4, and 5. The north and west entrances are located just off of park ave.
Going north off of highway 30 ,on the top part of the course you will see three or four landmarks to guide you to hole 1 , teddy roosevelt statue, boy scout cabin and a new restroom facility.
New this year is a permanent course map located on the east side of the restroom. This map gives the setup for the boone course and explains the
"rec" course setup 1,2,12-18. and the lower "expert" course 3-11.
Mchose park has been infested with vandals and more golfers may help scare these "cockroachs" off.
Alot of the signs have been tore down, a basket is gone, spray paint on park property. The latest trick is driving on the soft fareways.
The course has innova disc catcher targets , concrete tee pads and am and pro pad options on most of the holes.
Mchose Disc Golf Park has 8 par 3's,9 par 4's and 1 par 5.


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Jamie Carragher confirms retirement
I will save my ode to Carra till the end of the season but it has definitely made me feel pretty sad. He has been in the team since I was still in my last year of school so I don't really remember LFC without him!
Hopefully he will stay on and become a number 2 for us before taking the job he is surely made for.
It is strange timing to announce it is his last season having just won the accolades for his performances in returning to the side, perhaps that is the point, do it whilst he is in the spotlight rather then sit on the bench and fade away. Also, I hope this makes us play a strong side in the Europa league in order to send him out on a big high.
Lots of discussion topics, most likely see us bring in a top centre half this summer, quite possibly Ashley Williams.
Best make the most of watching him these next 15 games!
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LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Feb 10, 2013 15:59 Flag
We should be united as fans especially when a tragedy takes place and there's loss of life(even though football is tribal). We love the game even though it's frustrating at times.
A Yahoo! User Feb 10, 2013 15:25 Flag
Carra's been a rock. The quality of the man is shown by the respect given him not just by Red's supporters but by opposition fans commenting. The legs grow old but the heart never changes.
LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Feb 10, 2013 15:14 Flag
I would expect Gerrard will be the same having spent his career at LFC.. even though he was almost poached by Chelsea.
A Yahoo! User Feb 9, 2013 16:10 Flag
Very decent of you to say these kind words. I know that you're not a Liverpool supporter , so its actually quite gratifying to hear positive words from a ( supposed ) enemy. Good on you , and thanks. No arrows or spears will be aimed at you in future. We all love this best sport on planet earth...regardless who we support.
A Yahoo! User Feb 9, 2013 14:02 Flag
Any player who in this day and age spends his entire career with one club is worthy of all the tributes he receives. Carragher has been a rock for you and like his equivalents in the utd team has his club running through his veins. Like remmah I`m sure that liverpool will continue to make use of Carragher`s knowledge and experience. May he have a lonbg and happy retirement
As for Beckham, its sad to see a once great player hawk himself around to any club that want to boost their shirt sales.
I think Carra has been every bit as important as Stevie in his own way. Stevie leads by example, but for me, the General of this team has been Carra, screaming his head off with instructions at all the players around him.
Who can forget the scenes of his cramp in extra time in Istanbul, when he still got up to make a block in the area even though it must have killed him to do that. Truly one of the clubs greats.
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Seanicemanreturns Seanicemanreturns Feb 7, 2013 22:11 Flag
...He's a TRUE Scouser Loki.....
...only 50% of this board know what that means.....
There's 2 things I'd hope we can do in regards to Carra and this news..
- Make the top 4, especially since he's become a more consistent part of late, and who knows down the road, maybe if we can, he might just re-consider.. If not, his contribution will still have been immense..
- Bring him back onto the staff immediately as one of Brendan's assistants, where I think his value would absolutely rise through the sky, with his ability to teach, read, and coach the game from the back 4, while giving this info to those who are playing/competing, and not doing it himself. I can only see him getting smarter, and better, having another perspective of things
He along with Gerrard, and that guy Owen, are the 3 reasons I became a Liverpool fan, and amongst the 4 names (Henry) I began to love the Prem and sport that much more.
Top 4 for Carra would be a wonderful finish, even moreso now!
Sad to hear this, he's a credit to your club and a role model for youngsters.
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Feb 7, 2013 16:08 Flag
It is a sad moment reading the announcement, but would rather look at it and celebrate everything he's given to the club over the years. He's won everything a club player can win other than the title. He's been a constant in the starting line up till the last couple seasons, and as we saw in our last two matches still has a lot to give. And, while I think he still has a lot to give to the club off the pitch, and no matter if that is a movement into coaching/management or in a few years, I can only say thank you.
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I hope the team and fans can use it to our advantage as some sort of added motivation, can you imagine the support he is going to get in every game now?! Every match will be a celebration of the great man, I hope it has a galvanising effect. It would be so sweet to see him lift the Europa league in his last ever game.
Saw this quote from Gudjohnsen and had to pop it in here (from CL semi 2005)
"I thought it was going in but Carragher had cloned himself, he seemed to be everywhere"
Sad times but it happens to everyone, perhaps Beckham is immune but I suspect he's actually a clone or something. maybe he's been at Vic's botox or something and I've underestimated the poswers of the stuff.
Anyway I digress. It's a huge loss to us and football in general. Seldom do you see a player leave the field completely wrecked from the exertion. That was Carragher every week!
Please Please please let Rodgers embrace his talents and bring him into the coaching staff. Lets see us develop that old mantra of appointing from within again. His true destiny and calling is obvious here.
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LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Feb 8, 2013 07:21 Flag
Beckham just thinks he can play forever or for any club thats stupid enough to pay his wages.
Jamie sure could teach the defenders we have and future players..
It is sad but I guess probably the right time, I absolutely agree, never left an ounce of energy unused. He has been a gladiator for us, the sad news along with this is that he is 'leaving the club' also, suggesting there is no role for him at the moment. I think it might set us up nicely for another chapter in a couple of years with him returning to take the reigns in some manner. He had a bit of a Rocky story about him with the lack of technical ability but managed to stay integral due to pure hard work and determination combined with pure love for the club. I will pay a fortune to get to that testimonial!


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Liberal handouts? Sense of entitlement? Obama has not increased the capacity for disabled people to get help from the government. Have you ever thought that people actually suffer from recession against their will?
And there is reason why republicans are called asshole. Have you heard of the voter's suppression? And have you actually read Romney's approval rate? It was all time low. How do you know he balanced the budget? Because he said so? Well that's against anything you said, you believed that because he told you so. And with fundemental christian republican senates candidates who say a woman who bears child because she was raped is God's intention, I cannot emphasize more how asshole these republicans are.
and Obama wins... yeyeyeyee
Go Obama! I have faith in him :)
go OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! romney will (im sure) will ruin this country
If I was American, I'd vote for Obama. Basically because I think that Romney's ideas are from before the 20th century... So I agree with you.
I sure hope it makes a difference. This country is going (gone?) to hell in a hand basket with all the liberal handouts and sense of entitlement. Its the domestic policies that need to change as much as foreign. I know we don't need to discus it here...but it was a politically motivated initial message :)
No need for a political discussion. You either talk to kids who are still too young to vote. Or to foreigners (like me) who live outside the US. Or to people who have their own opinion already.
I´m curious about the results of the election. But, to be honest, I don´t think it will make much difference.
Or will it...?
Those are by far some of the most uniformed political statments that I have read. Nikelodian????! Thank god you have to be 18 to vote. "Romney is a greedy 2 faced fuck who doesnt know how to run a country yea he was a governor." And he had a balanced budget every year as well...but I guess thats not important right? And are you saying that Obama knows how to run a country? We are worse off by and far from when he came in...but I guess you would say that Bush's fault right? Look...vote for who you feel will do the better job...not who someone tells you to.
People should create their own oppinion and not be inspired by celebrities and rolemodels like Billie Joe. Im not american and im not interested in the election. But Obama is probably a good president but im pretty tired to hear that some people allways think republicans are assholes without a good reason why they think that.
am not from USA xD ..... but i want the win
Haha Arnold Schwarzenegger is awesome!!! And ya, VOTE FOR OBAMA!! Im too young but if I was old enough I would. And on nickelodeon I think Obama won...
i voted for him on nickelodean xD
There are sertanly milions of other sides to the obama/romney thing but thats just my opinion
Im israely so Romney is better for us(he gave us money and he likes us).
Obama hate our prime minister even that i realy cant blame him. so i have to say that for my land Romney is better but if i was american i would choose Obama.
THE BETTER OF 2 evils basically he supports gay rights and etc stuff like abortion and Romney is a greedy 2 faced fuck who doesnt know how to run a country yea he was a governor but so was Arnold swartsanager but would u elect him? well i would but lol
Why Obama?
I'm italian and I'm only 13 but if I were american i would vote for obama 100%
Obama is who i was going to vote for anyway
The photo ... light of your room, haha
I'm Argentina, but still vote for him, hahaha. Vote for Obama!


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David Sante of Top Notch Logworks Inc. in Gypsum does not want to be "Doctor Doom."
His business is flourishing, however, because many people don't properly care for log homes.
"There are a lot of professionals, including architects, engineers, contractors and painters, who need the education," Sante said. "I usually find something wrong in every log home."
Those "wrong" things generally have to do with rotting wood caused by moisture and mold - things that can be prevented (cheaper) as well as repaired (expensive). Since Sante's business specializes in building log structures, it also expertly handles prevention and maintenance.
"Logs rot," Sante said. "Once (rot) is in a structure, it's like cancer," he said. "I've seen mushrooms growing out of a wall. People think a big piece of wood in a dry climate will last for a while."
Top Notch's website - www.topnotch-logworks.com - says that a log structure could have major problems within six years if it does not have proper care.
"There is a lot of info out there about the right things to do and it can make a difference during a time when people don't have a lot of cash for restoration," Sante said. He added that he is not worried about losing potential business through people learning how to care for their homes themselves. "There's enough out there that is screwed up and will keep us busy," he said.
Top Notch employs about 30 people. It started in 1999, building log structures, and started doing log restoration, maintenance and rot mitigation about seven years ago.
"We were having to hire and train people for a big job and then lay them off when it was finished," Sante said. "Well, that was basically training workers for our competition."
So he found another niche in the business that allowed him to retain his employees, keeping them busy.
"We've been slammed the last two years," he said.
Problems can stem from something as simple as watering plants against the house, in which case "you end up watering the logs, too," Sante said.
Mitigation and maintenance includes special paints and stains, flashing and caps for the ends of the logs, among other things. Restoring rotted logs can involve removing rotten fibers and replacing them with epoxy - like a dentist filling a cavity in a tooth. In one case, Top Notch used about 40 gallons of epoxy to restore a massive wood carving in Snowmass.
"Some decks in Cordillera have sunk 3 to 4 inches because of posts collapsing in on themselves," Sante said. "I would not want to have a party with 50 people on a deck like that. Some of these things are on the verge of collapse."
Sante offers basic information on these methods and materials quite freely. He can be reached at (970) 524-7323 or email@example.com.
"In Europe, there are log structures that are 700 years old because they were properly designed, so log homes can last a long time - I don't want people to think they won't," he said. "But they have to be done right."


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2.34 m
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The twin-console 17-footer can be ordered with a variety of seating positions.
Carrying a beam of 92 inches, the 172 is broad enough for its 16' 8" length to offer good stability and deck space. The standard package comes with three pedestal seats and six mounting positions in which to place them. A fourth seat is offered as an option – as is snap-in carpeting for the cockpit sole and a good selection of canvas options for protection from the elements.
The transom cutout accommodates short-shaft outboards yet partially blocks following waves and chop from breaching the boat when back-trolling.
Both the forward and passenger cockpits are surrounded by an extra-wide gunwale that is reinforced with back-plating to provide sturdy mounting positions for angling accessories such as downriggers and multi-stick rod holders.
I like the padded, reinforced lids Smokercraft uses over livewells.
Fishing Features
Anglers will appreciate the 25-gallon Flow Rite livewell system that draws water in and circulates it in the bottom of the tank while a hole in the top allows air to mix with the water. A separate recirculating pump works in a continuous loop to keep aerated water moving at all times, and a transom drain system provides for easy tank cleaning. Since many of the northern anglers this boat targets use live bait, I'd like to see a baitwell option – at least a combo livewell that includes a bucket for minnows or leeches.
Lockable storage for rods measuring up to six feet long is found in the port-side wall. That capacity will fall short for some anglers, many of whom use rods measuring eight feet and longer. But remember, this is a 17' boat.
The standard Pro Angler is a no-frills fishing boat, with an easy-to-clean vinyl sole and simple vinyl snap-in curtains to cover the storage areas under the aft casting deck. The boat offers amenities that only anglers are likely to appreciate, including toe rails on each side of the cockpit for a firm foothold when fighting and landing fish to flush-mounted cleats that pop-up only when needed to secure dock lines rather than fishing lines.
The Pro Angler 172 features a single-plate .125" thick aluminum hull. The athwartships hat-section ribs are closely spaces for added strength and rigidity.
The hull of the 172 is backed by what Smokercraft refers to as AIRS (Advanced Integrated Rib System) that features hand-formed, hat-shaped ribs on 10-inch centers to provide strength and rigidity. All the hull seams are double-riveted. The deck is built of marine-grade XL plywood that is specially treated to resist rot and warping and carries a lifetime warranty.
The 172 features Smokercraft's reverse-chine "Hydra-Lift" hull design.
Smokercraft's reverse-chine "Hydra-Lift" hull design. Not only does this design give lift to the hull to possibly make it faster, but it also definitely adds greatly to stability.
In previous tests I've done on Smokercraft fishing models, the boats' hulls are among the best among aluminum small craft for turning aside water and offering as dry a ride as possible in rough conditions. The boats also track extremely well, both at planing speeds and while trolling, thanks to multiple keels that are riveted onto Smokercraft's hulls. I
In the case of the Pro Angler 172, that hull is the popular Hydra-Lift design and features five keels – which also help protect the hull against underwater obstacles, while trailering and when beaching the boat on rocky shorelines.
A high freeboard and a wrap-around windshield large enough to duck behind are comforting features for anglers aboard Smokercraft's Pro Angler 172.
For recreational freshwater fishermen who want a rig built to withstand the rigors of chasing bass, pike, muskie and walleye across much of North America, since its introduction in 2004, the 172 has proven to be a good choice. The boat is built to withstand rough roads, rocky launch ramps, and bumpy water without offering the frills that send the price of comparable fishing boats beyond many weekend warriors' means.
Like all Smokercraft fishing models, the boat is "DIY friendly," designed with features like back-plating to accept optional accessories as you can afford -- or find you need – them. Of course, you can consider the options such as trolling motors and fish finders offered by Smokercraft to add them to the base package when you buy it.
With a base price of $21,399 matched with a Mercury 90 ELPT Optimax and custom trailer, the Pro Angler package represents a fair deal for fishermen who want a time-proven hull from a time-proven boat manufacturer of practical fishing boats.
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Belgrade, Serbia, September 26, 2012 - ASIMO visited Belgrade this week, appearing as the star guest at the City's "Days of Future: Robotics" festival. The festival is the first popular-science festival in the Western Balkans dedicated entirely to robots, and has been organised by the Centre for Promotion of Science, in association with the University of Belgrade's School of Electrical Engineering.
It was also the first time that ASIMO had ever visited Serbia, and thousands of people from across the country took the opportunity to see the world's most advanced humanoid robot in action; all of the 10,000 places available to see ASIMO "sold out" in just four days.
Whilst in Belgrade, ASIMO was even interviewed by famous national TV presenter Zoran Stanojevic on the Serbian television station RTS.
ASIMO's performances were held in the City's Kolarac concert hall on 24th - 26th September, with a total of thirteen staged over the three day period. Each of the shows offered an opportunity for visitors to see Honda's latest advances in the field of humanoid robotics. These included ASIMO's ability to run, kick a ball, give and receive objects and respond to voice commands, all displaying ASIMO's superior agility and movement.
The festival runs until October 15 and includes a number of public lectures, film screenings and workshops.


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by Robert Holder
CLINTON — The Lady Wildcats weren't so much short on power Wednesday as they were short on luck. The softball girls stranded six runners in the first four innings against Clinton and the Lady Dragons took advantage as they won 11-1 in five innings.
Heather Graham delivered the knockout punch, a 3-run home run over the left field fence, that made it 8-1 in the fifth inning. Three more runs could come around to score and the game was called.
Oak Ridge began the day strong as hits by Madison Wiley and Dee Smith put runners on in the first, and another hit by Elissa Haisten put a runner on in the second inning.
Wiley and Smith would end up stranded while Haisten was called out at the plate after a double by Caitlyn Ledden to deep right field gave her the chance to tie the game at 1.
"We actually played pretty good," coach Marianne Johnson said. "We just couldn't get them around."
Clinton put in three more runs in the second after a pair of singles and errors put two runners in scoring position for the Lady Dragons. A double and and error plated the three runs before Smith caught a pop-up to end the inning.
Smith got Oak Ridge (0-2) on the board in the third as she hit a single and three errors on the left side of the Clinto infield got her around the bases.
The run gave the Lady 'Cats defense a boost as they turned a double play to start the third and got a diving catch by Haisten to hold the Lady Dragons to just one run in the frame.
"It should have been on ESPN," said coach Johnson of Haisten's grab. "It was pretty incredible."
But Clinton would get all they needed on the cold afternoon in the fifth to get the victory.
Ledden and Wiley would finish 2-for-2 in th game. Smith would finish 2-for-3.
Oak Ridge played Campbell County late Thursday and will be home again on Monday against in-county rival Anderson County. The Lady 'Cats will face the Lady Mavericks at 6 p.m. at the Baseball Complex.
Robert Holder can be contacted at (865) 220-5508.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
my dual nature
17 comments:
- Tay said...
I've been blurking here for a while now and I just think I need to tell you that I think you're a very good looking woman. And I say that as a fellow woman who judges herself against other woman.
Please let this further bolster your self-image.
And I'm jealous that I, with red hair, do not have a red-haired child when you, with brunette (the color I grew up envying for hair), do. Somehow unjust, but acceptable. I guess I can't have red hair and pass it on, too.
- May 19, 2010
- Keli said...
I'm pretty sure I have medication that helps take away the stress of the comparisons. At least it does for me.
But I still totally compare myself to other women, I just don't feel as bad about it anymore.
I've never met you, but I'm sure you're perfectly acceptable. I don't see any green ooze or snaggly teeth anymore, so I'm sure you're fine. In fact, I bet with your cool sense of style (those shoes and that vintage dress, hell-O), you would intimidate the crap out of me should I ever run into you, say at church or Cafe Rio. Let that be a compliment.
You're a spectacular wo-man. (I love that show, and I just watched it!)
- May 19, 2010
- We live in a Zoo! said...
Well now I am wondering if I look just like my pictures.......And would it be a good thing or a bad thing, lol!
- May 19, 2010
- Ashley said...
I think you're hot and seriously an amazing writer. The way you think and write cracks me up. Blair and I were rolling over this post! Love ya.
- May 19, 2010
- Brittney said...
You know, I just have to admit that when we hired you at Armstrong Flinders, all those years ago, I honestly compared myself to you and thought "Stupid hot receptionsit. Do we have to hire her?" You're so much prettier than you give yourself credit for. You're gorgeous. Inside and out. Cheesy? meh. Love ya
- May 19, 2010
- alexis said...
you're hot. and you're right, husbands will never learn. like the time i was shopping with my husband and i held up a pair of pants and was like, "do you like these?" and he's all, "those look huge!" and i was like, "these are MY SIZE!" then i ran away crying. yeah, men are well-meaning but a little dense.
- May 19, 2010
- Mrs. Organic said...
I love this post and Sue's right, you look just as hawt in person.
- May 19, 2010
- Sell...Party Of 4 said...
you're hawt!
- May 19, 2010
- kkrich said...
pretty sure that compliment means you are photogenic- which you are.
also- if you compare yourself to me, you might feel better on a daily basis- haha j/k, no but seriously.
- May 19, 2010
- TheOneTrueSue said...
It was absolutely a compliment. Absolutely.
- May 19, 2010
- Emily said...
You already know how fabulous I think you are. Let's make out.
- May 20, 2010
- rachel! said...
I like this. A lot. Thanks for the honesty without seeming to fish for compliments or pat yourself on the back too much. It's refreshing and awesome...like you
- May 20, 2010
- GreerAnn said...
For what it's worth, I think you are very pretty. :)
- May 20, 2010
- Nichole said...
thanks for this. i live in this duality too. . .
- May 20, 2010
- Coates Family said...
I think you're hot no matter what you think! And for the record, we all looked like crap, (in varying degrees) when we were in high school. I, for one, looked way worse than crap. Thank the Heavens most of us grow out of it and turn into reasonably decent adults that need not be banished from the public eye. Don't hate on yourself, you're great as is!
- May 20, 2010
- codik said...
SLAGATHOR!!! I can't stop laughing
- May 20, 2010
- Steph said...
Well at the risk of sounding super lesibianish... I think you are hawt.
I've said it... it's out there... we can move on.
- May 21, 2010


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SANTA CLARA -- With Sunday's NFC Championship game on everyone's mind, it's time for the obligatory friendly bets between mayors. So what is the mayor of Santa Clara, the future home of the San Francisco 49ers, wagering on behalf of his city?
Exactly what you think of when you imagine Silicon Valley: Snoopy and Charlie Brown plush toys and bobbleheads.
Mayor Jamie Matthews says the Peanuts characters are fitting because the mascots roam the city's Great America theme park, which is next to the $1.2 billion new stadium and the Niners' current training facility and headquarters.
The bet is with Mike Miller, mayor of Flowery Branch, Ga., where the Atlanta Falcons' training facility and headquarters are located (a separate bet between the mayors of Atlanta and San Francisco hasn't been announced yet). Miller is offering a case of Wrigley's gum, since the company's largest plant is in Flowery Branch.
"Like Lucy, the 49ers are going to snatch the ball away from the Falcons and take it into the end zone," Matthews said in a statement announcing the wager. "I'm looking forward to doubling the pleasure and doubling the fun of the Super Bowl with a victory stick of Wrigley gum."
The loser will also have to wear the opposing team's jersey during a City Council meeting.
"Santa Clara will have a lot to chew on when the 49ers lose on Sunday, but it won't be with our gift of gum," Miller said.
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Expensively dressed, impeccably mannered and gifted with a voice so beguiling his contemporaries marveled at him, Oscar (Fingal O'Flaherty Wills) Wilde was also one of the wittiest men of his age. Even today, just to hear his name is to anticipate delight. That's why his cult, which began in his own lifetime, shows no signs of ever diminishing.
This month, in an exhibition that seems calculated to attract every Oscar Wilde enthusiast in America, the Morgan Library and Museum in Manhattan will exhibit a selection of the Irish writer's most important manuscripts and letters. But this isn't just another stuffy museum piece featuring a more than usually compelling Irish writer. This time the Morgan can boast of a dramatic first: the whereabouts of this beautifully bound collection was unknown to scholars for over half a century.
Bequeathed to the library in December 2008, the current collection comprises nine manuscripts of Wilde's poems and prose pieces and featuring four important letters that illuminate the life and work of the dramatist, aesthete, wit, and self-proclaimed "lord of language," making the exhibition one of the most important illustrations of the breath and scope of Wilde's artistic achievements to be seen in America this decade.
The Morgan Library, one of the most beautiful private libraries in the world, is the perfect venue to appreciate Wilde's art and life. Totaling at just over fifty handwritten pages, the expertly crafted red-leather-bound volume of some of Wilde's most important manuscripts and letters went on public exhibition on April 17, 2009 and can be seen until to August 9, 2009, as part of the Morgan's exhibition Recent Acquisitions, which will highlight important additions to the institution's holdings in the last five years.
Why does Wilde still matter? Because the sheer force of Wilde's all-electric personality jolted Victorian society out of its complacency, a remarkable achievement, and each time they thought they had the measure of him he increased the voltage. Wilde was a depth charge, a modernist dressed like a romantic in a faux romantic age. The Morgan's exhibition will demonstrate that there's much more to Wilde's legacy than fancy knee-britches and verbal pyrotechnics.
Of special note in the new exhibition is the earliest surviving letter from Wilde to his aristocratic lover Lord Alfred Douglas, known as "Bosie." Written in Wilde's distinctive rounded lettering, it shows how smitten he really was with the whey-faced, flaxen haired youth. "I should awfully like to go with you somewhere where it is hot and colored," Wilde writes, in a blatant attempt to arouse Douglas, but for a modern reader it produces a burst of knowing laughter. The overheated prose demonstrates Wilde's growing obsession; it is also a kind of unknowing dress rehearsal for what was to follow - Wilde set out to conquer but was himself harpooned.
It's harder from our own standpoint in time to remember this, but Wilde's improbable affair with the English upper crust was once thoroughly requited. Physically exotic to look at (one observer once compared him an Aztec), hailing from an unfashionable colonial backwater and yet somehow a better speaker than all of his contemporaries, Wilde had an emigrant's skill of beating the locals at their own game. An outsider who became the ultimate insider, he dined with royalty and male prostitutes in the same evening, until Victorian society asked him to choose, and when he refused to, they pounced.
But Wilde was modern in a way that London society had never seen. He made the Prince of Wales laugh, he delighted rent boys; he knew every palace and quite a few of the back alleys of Victorian London and he saw no distinction between them. "It is absurd to divide people into good and bad," he once wrote. "People are either charming or tedious." That was precisely the sort of crack calculated to enrage the moral scolds who had disapproved of him going all the way back to his college days in Oxford. But it also betrayed Wilde's democratic spirit, because for all his social climbing, he was never a snob.
In a marvelous letter on display in the current exhibition Wilde writes to one admiring reader, a Mr. Bernulf Clegg, who has asked him to outline his philosophy of art. Wilde's answer is so indulgent and delightful you can almost hear him responding in his own voice:
"My Dear Sir, art is useless because its aim is only to create a mood. It is not meant to instruct or to influence action in any way. A work of art is useless as a flower is useless. A flower blooms for its own joy. We gain a moment of joy by looking at it. That is all that there is to be said about our relation to flowers."
Like James Joyce, who understood Wilde's challenge to his contemporaries much better than most, Wilde held his own (brightly polished) mirror up to the cruelty lurking behind the throne of the British Empire, frequently enraging the people he most wanted to court. And the greatest tragedy of his all too short life is that Wilde was not given time to reconcile his own warring impulses in his art.


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PLEASANTON -- When it comes to protecting its pedal-powered residents with technology, Pleasanton has outpaced even its more recognized bicycle-friendly counterparts, Berkeley and Davis.
Pleasanton is the only city in the nation using a new radar-type device to make street crossings safer for bikers. The city began testing the "Intersector" -- a microwave motion and presence sensor -- for that use in January 2010 at one of its 104 signaled intersections. The device monitors the intersection and can differentiate between vehicles and bicyclists crossing the road and either extends or triggers the light if a cyclist is detected.
"I would like to think we are bicycle-friendly," said Joshua Pack, Pleasanton's senior transportation engineer. "We are not actively yelling and screaming that we are doing it, but behind the scenes we are."
The results from the test run, at Foothill Road and Stoneridge Drive, went so well that the city installed the device at six other intersections and has plans to add four more.
Since it began using the Intersector, the city has received calls from at least 20 other jurisdictions, from some in the Bay Area to as far away as Memphis, Tenn., that want to know how the experiment is going.
"It's nice to feel acknowledged and recognized," said Jim Ott, a Pleasanton resident and cyclist. "Before (the light) didn't give as much time, so you had to cycle harder to make it. You also didn't want to get caught in the middle. And, if the light didn't trigger, you were a sitting duck for folks to bump into."
State Sen. Jean Fuller, R-Bakersfield, authored AB 1581 three years ago. It called for improved safety and compliance rules for cyclists at traffic lights, requiring new traffic signals or replacing existing ones with devices able to detect motorcyclists and bicyclists.
Cyclists in Pleasanton said the new technology makes it safer because they are not tempted to run red lights or forced to cross traffic lanes to push the crosswalk button.
Before purchasing the Intersectors, -- produced by MS Sedco and costing between $4,000 to $5,000 each -- Pleasanton used video detection and sensors embedded in the street to try to detect cyclists. The city still uses those methods at all intersections, with the Intersector complementing what is already in place.
Video detection has its drawbacks, with fog and wind affecting its performance and success rate. And the street-embedded sensors can be problematic if cyclists are not directly on the sensors or if their bikes are not made of metal.
"It is possible for cyclists to coexist with traffic," said Ursula Goldstein, a cyclist and Pleasanton resident since 1982. "We need to get into the mindset that bicycles are vehicles, and they obey the rules of the road."
In an effort to become more bike-friendly, Pleasanton has narrowed streets to add bike lanes, adopted a bicycle and pedestrian master plan and is up for Bicycle Friendly Community recognition by the League of American Bicyclists. Oakland was the only city to earn the honor last year, according to the League of American Bicyclist website.
"Pleasanton is doing some great things," said Renee Rivera, executive director of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. "It is getting more bike-friendly all the time."
Contact Robert Jordan at 925-847-2184. Follow him at Twitter.com/robjordan127.
The city of Pleasanton is the only city in the country to use a radar-type device called the Intersector. It can differentiate between vehicles and bicycles and once a bicycle is detected in an intersection it can extend the length or trigger a traffic light.
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The end has come for the greatest villain in television history; instead of relishing his passing, I feel more sadness than joy. I'm guessing that many of those who once sported "I shot J.R." bumper stickers will feel the same way during Monday's airing of J.R. Ewing's funeral on TNT's reboot of "Dallas."
J.R.'s intoxicating blend of ruthless ambition laced with wicked charm made him a villain like none other, one we found revolting yet deliciously irresistible. From the moment J.R. burst onto television screens 35 years ago (the original "Dallas" ran from 1978 to 1991), he put us through a ringer of emotions for an hour each Friday night: We detested, pitied, marveled at, and sometimes even admired his relentless drive to preserve what he considered rightfully his.
If that weren't enough, he had that uncanny knack of bringing a smile to your face at the very moment you wanted to reach through the screen and grab him by the throat. He was Darth Vader in a cowboy hat, slicing and dicing his enemies with dirty deals and finishing them off with good ol' boy one-liners.
However, he was also the antithesis of such modern-day TV villains as Tony Soprano, who claw their way to power through brute force and silence anyone who stands in their way. This villain would never harm a hair on your head. Instead, J.R. got his way by tormenting the souls of his foes, preying on their weaknesses, tempting them ceaselessly to betray their basic goodness and hate him as much as he hated them, all in his never-ending pursuit of more Texas oil and power.
Like millions of others, I couldn't get enough, and those Friday nights with J.R. soon became a family ritual.
J.R. made "Dallas" a Texas-sized morality play; just like the Ewing clan at Southfork, we could never fully make up our mind about the man. As much as we despised all that he stood for, we never wanted to see him go away. The ambivalence he elicited in us seemed to mirror the ambivalence of the era in which he arrived -- the cynical years after Watergate when the line between good and evil blurred to the point we chose a president based largely on the promise that he would never tell us a lie.
As it turned out, we decided the truth wasn't all it was cracked up to be, so we elected one president after another who seemed to have a little J.R. in them: the fierce but folksy conservative in a cowboy hat who preached the virtues of unfettered capitalism and ushered in a decade that glorified the pursuit of power; the father and son Texas transplants who discovered that their oil pursuits made for better campaign material than their New England pedigree; the slick-talking Southerner whose J.R.-like infidelities we were all too willing to forgive.
Maybe ultimately, our obsession with J.R. boiled down to the fact that he seemed to represent the moral complexities of a society that celebrates virtue but craves power, and enjoys nothing more than a good laugh along the way.
Or maybe we just wanted a collective guilty pleasure to escape from the collective malaise that the truth-telling president brought to our attention. If there was one thing J.R. never represented, it was malaise.
J.R. seemingly had disappeared from our consciousness long ago, even before the original series went off the air, in 1991. In those final years, he had become a parody of himself, more pathetic than feared, reduced to engaging in imaginary conversations at Ewing Oil with a portrait of the father he could never please. Besides, by the late 1980s, greed was good, and J.R. was just a washed-up Gordon Gekko.
I wonder if that realization influenced Larry Hagman when he resurrected J.R. last year, despite his failing health. Did he want to redeem the character he had loved playing above all others, not by making him good but by making him as deviously yet lovably bad as he was during the "Who shot J. R.?" heyday?
With Hagman's death in November, we knew it would be only a matter of time before we had to bid farewell to J.R., but not before he had mustered the strength to stir all those mixed emotions in us one last time.
"I never learn my lesson," he smiled devilishly into the screen upon his return, announcing to the world that J.R. would exit the stage the same way he had come in.
In his penultimate episode, he again got the better of virtuous brother Bobby, sending him a computer virus as part of his final plot, before vanishing into the sunset. Here was a villain who loved his family so much that he saved his dirtiest tricks just for them.
It was vintage J.R., showing us again why we grew to hate him over all those years. And why we loved every minute of it.
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Michelle Obama Wears Dress By Paris-Based Designer Azzedine Alaia to State of the Union
Michelle Obama broke with tradition Tuesday and selected a non-American designer to wear to the State of the Union address.
The First Lady wore a forest green dress by Tunisia-born, Paris-based Azzedine Alaia, the designer's team confirmed. She paired the ladylike knee-length, full-skirted frock with a black belt and tights. And she covered her upper arms, which she has famously bared on prior occasions, with a matching green bolero jacket.
Mrs. Obama has worn this ensemble before, in December 2012, while giving Barbara Walters a tour of the White House Christmas decorations. (Thanks to eagle-eyed @Shoelovah for pointing this out on Twitter.)
Even though it's something she already had in her closet, the choice of a high-priced European designer could raise some eyebrows. For many other highly visible national events, including previous State of the Union addresses and both inaugurations, Mrs. Obama has chosen American names, often raising their profile in the process. Her favorites include Jason Wu and Tracy Reese. The First Lady has also made headlines for her support of more accessibly priced American brands, including J. Crew, and Talbots.
During her husband's first term, Mrs. Obama received criticism for her sartorial selections from Oscar de la Renta, who suggested the First Lady wear more American designers. It was none other than Mr. Alaia who came to her defense.
"It's not up to him to give her lessons," Mr. Alaia told Women's Wear Daily. "Michelle Obama is of her time; Oscar de la Renta is no longer."
It's clear, through some of Mrs. Obama's other public outings, that FLOTUS has several Alaia dresses in her wardrobe—and, like Tuesday's choice, she is not afraid to wear them more than once. The First Lady wore a dusty red drop-waist Alaia frock with ruffles around the skirt to a United Nations summit in 2010, and again on a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial the following year. She chose a similar design in black to a NATO dinner in 2009. And a plum-hued dress by Mr. Alaia was Mrs. Obama's choice for an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2009. She wore it again, this time with a matching jacket, to church last October.
Mrs. Obama's choice of Alaia for this year's State of the Union had many people on Twitter quoting a few popular lines from the 1995 movie, "Clueless." In the scene, teenage fashionista Cher Horowitz, played by Alicia Silverstone, is being mugged. "You don't understand, this is an Alaia," she says in protest, gesturing to her dress.
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1. Yes, the opera (music by Jake Heggie, libretto by Gene Scheer) is based on Herman Melville's novel.
2. Yes, Melville's novel begins with the line, "Call me Ishmael." But in the opera, the seaman Ishmael is renamed Greenhorn.
3. When the opera premiered in Dallas in 2010, the New York Times likened it to "a blaze of glory."
4. A high point happens, literally, when soprano Talise Trevigne (in the role of Pip, the cabin boy) sings an aerial aria, while balanced on a wire 30 feet above the stage.
5. The San Francisco Opera production follows four others: at Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, Calgary Opera and State Opera of South Australia.
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I had an absolute blast at Oswego. I've yet to miss a festival, from Clifford Ball up through IT, and Oswego may have been the best overall experience. Sure there was traffic getting in, but I've dealt with worse (hello Cypress, IT), and sure it was H-O-T, but that's better than rain in my books. Fact is the site was laid out beautifully, the people were friendly, and the music was stellar.
Musical highlights from the first day included a great "Tube" opener, a lovely "Tweezer" -> "Have Mercy", a guest appearance by Son Seals, and a meaty "Wolfman's" -> "Sneaking Sally" -> "Timber". Very high energy stuff that had everyone spilling out into the (by now) very familiar runway city to party with grins on their faces.
Day two is really where its at, though. Bluegrass fans will definitely want to seek out the first set, which features a ton of Del McCoury band collaboration. But don't overlook the "Bathtub". Eighteen minutes of bliss, as per usual.
Set II was a Summer `95 throwback in the early stages. This is an excellent "Runaway Jim", nice and long and experimental, complete with a flawless transition into a bomb-filled "Free". The "Meatstick" dance fiasco kind of soaked up the rest of the set, and it never materialized into any more big jams, but by this point it didn't really matter. I had a huge grin on my face when the second set came, and the sun had gone down, and we were all nice and comfortable.
Now, my friends and I had come prepared to Oswego, after having negotiated the Ball, Went and Wheel the years previous. Remembering Blow-Pop guy (25 cents for a Blow Pop) from Lemonwheel, we stocked up on Blow Pops (and other fun props) to sell during set breaks, etc. But we had been so distracted and lazy that selling them seemed like too much of an effort. We had bags full of them.
Setbreak had us getting more and more excited, and I remember one guy coming to talk to one of his friends next to us with a big grin. He mentioned something about the "Jim" and I caught his eyes and he caught mine and we both made that rewarding yeah, I know look. I took out a Blow Pop and threw it to him. He caught it, smiled, and proceeded to consume it. And of course, people saw this happen. And before I knew it I was seeing people stretching out their arms wanting a Blow Pop. And why not? My friend and I proceeded to get rid of all our Blow Pops in a matter of minutes, simply by standing in place and tossing them to those who yelled for one.
By the time we were done, everything nearby was kind of quiet, and we were surrounded by people sucking on the Blow Pops we had provided. It was like that scene from The Simpsons with Maggie and the pacifiers at the daycare. And it was pretty cool.
At any rate, Phish came out shortly thereafter and played "Icculus".


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Police said a man driving a stolen vehicle stole another one in northern Kentucky late Thursday.
The van was stolen from the parking lot of a gas station on Buttermilk Pike in Crescent Springs at about 9:15 p.m.
An officer spotted the van shortly after it was reported stolen and gave chase.
Authorities said Clay A. Burley crashed the vehicle near Buttermilk Pike into a utility pole in the yard of former Ft. Mitchell Police Chief Steve Hensley.
Burley, 23, then took off on foot. Authorities said he was arrested a short time later off Woodcliff Drive.
Authorities said Burley stole the van from the pumps at a gas station, leaving behind a stolen SUV taken from Franklin County, Ky. earlier.


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There were 73 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday. At that time, there were 1,414 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Arrest: Authorities used a police dog to apprehend an alleged car thief after members of an auto theft task force spotted Michael Haughten, 42, driving a stolen vehicle near Martin Luther King Boulevard and East Mariposa Road about 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Haughten fled police, first in the stolen vehicle and then on foot, officials said. Authorities established a perimeter and deployed a police dog named A.J. to locate him. Haughten was arrested on suspicion of a litany of charges, including vehicle theft, evading arrest and unlawful gun possession. He also had three outstanding felony warrants from Amador and Calaveras counties.
Assault with a deadly weapon: A 42-year-old man was walking near North California and East Park streets shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday when someone approached him from behind and beat him with a pipe before fleeing on foot, police said. The victim was listed in stable condition at a hospital. The assailant was described as a black man standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 175 pounds with short hair and a gray hooded sweatshirt.
Robbery: A 28-year-old man told police he was at home in the 1900 block of Laredo Circle about 3:10 p.m. Thursday when he heard a knock at the door. When he answered the door, two men entered his home, one of them brandishing a handgun. They ordered the victim to the floor and took several items from the home before fleeing. One of the robbers was described as a black man in his 30s standing 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds with a purple hooded sweatshirt and jeans. There was no description of the other robber.
The California Highway Patrol did not submit an incident report Thursday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 134 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday, including five vehicle accidents, 105 medical calls and two structure fires.
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Michael Williams' new accountability system makes sense, but Texas doesn't need to wait a year before starting it
Michael Williams made a smart move with his decision Tuesday to change some of how the state of Texas rates local campuses. Part of the revolt against the state's accountability system is over how the state ranks schools each year. Williams, Texas' education commissioner, has responded with a new system.
It would include scores from the new STAAR exam, including the improvement schools make on the test. But, notably, the new system would branch out and look at how schools are closing the gaps between its high-achieving and low-achieving students. It also would consider the degree to which the school is preparing its students for college.
Superintendents and others who have complained about the current system should like this change. The current system looks at annual test results, attendance rates at elementary schools, dropout patterns at middle schools and completion data for high schools. But this broadens the assessment even more. Put simply, the test is considered but is not the only marker.
That's appropriate. I hope this new system particularly puts a new focus on the gaps between low- and high-performers. In short, this means looking at how lower-achieving Latino and African-American students are doing compared to higher-achieving Anglo students. That's an important addition in a state where the vast majority of students are Latino or black.
This new rating system, however, needs to be transparent and understandable to parents and educators. They need to see exactly how well the school did in each category. Otherwise, the report will be goobledy-gook.
Also, the Legislature shouldn't wait to phase in this new system. The Senate has voted to wait another year for this system to take effect. But that is a mistake.
The state already has given the new STAAR system a year to kick in. As a result, schools received no rankings earlier this school year on the first round of STAAR tests. (The initial STAAR exams were given at the end of the 2011-2102 school year.)
Waiting another year would mean two years without any school rating. That would not do any service to families who want to know how well their child's school is doing. Nor will it help districts better understand where they need to focus.
Williams is on to something with this new system, but Texas doesn't need to wait another year before phasing it in.


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|Length Overall
|47' 8''
14.53 m
|Dry Weight
85,000 lbs.
38.56 mt
16' 1''
4.9 m
|Tested Weight
5' 11''
1.8 m
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
1,470 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
400 gal.
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
|Std. Power
|Lugger L1066T.2
|Tested Power
|Currently no test numbers
|Opt. Power
Not Available
The Nordhavn 47 has all the qualities of a transoceanic cruiser but with none of the complexities that scare first timers away. And 47' is a good place to start and she's not too expensive.
Capt. Steve Says...
It definitely takes a rare breed of person to be able to take the time to explore. Not because it's so scary, and full of unknowns, but most of us have to work for a living. Time is a valuable commodity that few can part with. But if you're one of the lucky few who can string together several weeks at a time to be on the water, to say nothing of a few months, then distant shores are calling, and the vehicle to answer the call with may just be from Nordhavn. This is a builder that started out by building...gasp... sailboats!
Jim Leachman (l) is vice president, and Dan Streech (r) is president of Nordhavn. These two gentlemen look like a couple of happy-go-lucky, laid back Southern California guys, but when it comes to boat building and their brand, they are deadly serious.
The Right Stuff...
So what does it take to be a good passagemaker? Quite a lot actually. First and foremost, it takes boat yard owners who have cruised extensively and know what conditions can be like and what you need in a boat to be comfortable and safe. Second, it takes boat builders who have been building for years and who have put all of their bad mistakes behind them.
Third, it takes builders that truly care about the experience their owners have with their boats because they are planning on being around for many years to come and care about their reputations. Note that we have yet to talk about the boat itself. We haven't because if the boat company's owners don't have the right stuff, neither will their boats.
Jim Leachman and Dan Streech were both long-distance sailboat cruisers and racers before they got into selling boats. In 1976 they started working with Taiwan boat builders and have 34 years of experience working with yards in the Far East on yacht builds. Their first powerboat hull, a 46' Nordhavn was shipped in 1989 – 20 years ago.
Here is a good example of what a pilothouse should be. There are backups for everything and to the left you can see the table in front of the settee for gathering while underway. To the right is a railing leading down to the accommodations deck.
Now, to the Boat...
First, you need a strong hull. Nordhavns have a long history of battling it out with Mother Nature and winning. Not that you'd actually want to get into a named storm, but the reality is, storms pop up from time to time, and if you intend to be a long way from home then your weapon of choice makes a difference. Besides the solid construction, just look at her bows – they are high enough to punch her way through most anything, and wide enough to make stuffing a near impossibility. Leachman and Streech used the tenants of Robert Beebe as their guiding light. Beebe wrote Voyaging Under Power and he believed in single screw displacement boats that were heavy, had low windage, and which handled well in a following sea.
The founders of Nordhavn took all of that to heart in their first design. And as time went on their ideas of what constituted the ideal cruising boat evolved as well, culminating recently in a 76' boat that has twin engines and semi-planing speeds and is a fisherman!
Throughout the last 20 years Leachman and Streech have not been afraid to try something new, and the look of their boats and their interior accommodations plans are distinctive. Just as Grand Banks created the "trawler type" with their 36' single screw tri-cabin in 1965, so, too, did Nordhavn create the expedition boat as we visualize it today with their boats.
Interiors Are Important, Too
But you don't live in the laminates, and you don't sleep in the freeboard.
It's the interior that separates the good from the bad. Let's take a look at her from a cruisability, and livability standpoint and see how the Nordhavn 47 fairs.
With her high bow the Nordhavn 47 has a definite commercial fishing boat look that takes some yachtsmen a while to used to.
The pilothouse is designed to be as much a center of functionality as it is a center of attention while underway. The helm is mounted just off of center and is set up for both essential and redundant equipment of your choice. Unfortunately, there is no companion seat for a navigator and a second set of eyes. Visibility is near 360 degrees as the pilothouse is also raised. Watertight, pantograph dog-down doors to either side lead you to the Portuguese Bridge.
The last 15 years or so Portuguese bridges have been increasingly popular, mostly on boats built on the American West Coast or in the Far East. The design has a bulwark forward of the ship's superstructure which serves to divert boarding head seas up, thus reducing their pressure on the windshields. They also provide additional safety for crewmen who have to venture on deck in rough conditions.
At the after end of the pilothouse is a comfortable settee on a raised platform for outstanding visibility, and just behind that is a bunk for resting the off watch. All of this laid on top of a teak and holly sole.
Note the settee and table with chart storage underneath. Aft of the settee (left in the photo) is a bunk for resting the off watch while still keeping close. Note there is no companion seat for the navigator and a second set of eyes unless they sit on the settee.
Stabilizers Offshore
You have a choice of stabilization via paravanes or active fin stabilizers, or both. Owners that we have talked to recommend both and tell us that you'll get used the paravanes and be glad you have them.
Power is via a Lugger 173-hp diesel with a 40-hp Yanmar driving a separate 3-bladed folding prop for backup get home power. Nordhavn is a staunch supporter of a separate power plant driving an independent shaft, and so are we. Others will connect a generator to hydraulically drive the main shaft, but that's only helpful if the main engine fails… an unlikely scenario unless you get contaminated fuel, which will contaminate the generator along with it. Much better is giving support to losing the main shaft via striking or other damage and having a redundant backup for that system.
Dan Streech told us a year or so ago that Nordhavn has never lost an engine due to the failure of a part in the engine. Engine shut-down is almost always because of contaminated fuel or air in the line.
To the left is the view of the single side deck. As this is an asymmetrical layout, there is only access to the boat's starboard side. This allows for more room in the saloon. Note how the bulwarks come up high for protection and the overhead extends out to protect from the elements.
To the right is the anchor station that is raised as well as separated from the main deck with a raised edge. This keeps gunk washing off your anchor chain from messing up your bow. In both corners are overboard drains. Note the Freeman, dogged-down hatch which will keep the chain locker dry in virtually all conditions.
Fuel System and Exhaust
The fuel system is brilliant in its simplicity. The main tanks gravity feed into a smaller day tank that feeds the main engine. Simple to use, simple to maintain. Nordhavn will do their best to sell you on dry stack exhaust, which eliminates both thru hulls for cooling and transom exhaust with its inherent fumes and noxious vapors entering the living spaces. But for those die-hards that insist on wet exhaust to avoid the intrusion of exhaust piping through the boat and up the stack and the extra expense, they will accommodate you, albeit reluctantly. The engine room is standup with stainless steel rails surrounding the Lugger engine.
Looking aft in the engine room shows the Lugger main engine in the center surrounded by stainless steel rails for checking while underway. To right is the generator and to the left is the separate wing engine with independent shaft and prop. Note the dry exhaust stack heading up to the flybridge deck. The watertight door leads to the master stateroom. One of two entrances to this compartment.
The accommodations are also first rate on the 47. Aft is the spacious saloon that is roomier thanks to the asymmetrical layout. The port bulkhead is all the way out to the side of the yacht while the starboard allows for sidedecks for traversing fore and aft while handling lines. This is a common setup and has proven its worth time and again.
Here is the main saloon looking aft. Fit and finish is first rate and all furniture is built in for stability and strength in a seaway.
Notice the asymmetrical layout. The living space extends all the way to the port side while to starboard, there are sidedecks for getting fore and aft. Notice the boat deck has room for a tender as well as water toys.
The galley is roomy enough to provide meals for two couples and occasional guests, but not oversized to cut into the living areas. There is storage enough for living virtually self sufficiently for weeks. Watertight doors seal off the interior completely. Up to the pilothouse, and down again to the accommodations deck finds one of two different layouts. Choose between two different two stateroom/two head layouts, depending on how popular you are or the size of your family…or, choose the three stateroom layout with two heads that is more sailboat style.
This is one of the two stateroom/two head layouts.
The three stateroom/two head layout.
The forward stateroom can hold either two bunks or a single and a desk for use as an onboard office. Or, this area can be divided in two with two bunks in each cabin. The master is amidships and runs full beam.
Looking forward in the main saloon is the galley. Plenty of storage, and notice the portlight to the left of the photo for adding fresh air to the cooking environment. To the right are the stairs leading to the pilothouse.
The full beam master features an island berth. Note the watertight door entrance to the engine room to the left of the shot.
This is the option of turning the forward stateroom into a double berth and office combo. The alternative allows for losing the desk and adding another berth. This is by far the most popular layout as the pullout sofa is always available for an extra person. We would specify over under bunks to the port side.
The Nordhavn 47 has a LOA of 47' 8" / 14.53 m, a beam of 16' 1" / 4.9 m, and a draft of 5' 11" / 1.8 m. She displaces 85,000 lbs. / 38.56 MT, carries 1,470 gals. / 5564.6 L of fuel, and 400 gals. / 1514.2 L of water. While we haven't yet tested the Nordhavn 47 to verify her numbers, Nordhavn tells us that at a moderate cruise of 8-9kts, she'll have a range of 3000 miles. That's more than enough to make your way across any ocean using the usual stopping points for refuel and re-stocking of stores. Slow her further and your range increases dramatically.
Clearly, the Nordhavn 47 is much more than a capable passagemaker. She's a second home to a lot of travelers, and a primary to those select few that have elected to cast off and spend their days exploring the world as only a few dare dream about. Only with Nordhavn, the dream is more often than not, becoming a reality.
The aft deck on the new 52-footer is over twice the size as the one on the 47.
New "Stretch" Version is 52'
Nordhavn has recently introduced a longer version of the 47' which has a cockpit, longer waterline, and two feet extra overhang on the boat deck. All of this allows her to carry 200 gallons more fuel, go a bit faster, and carry a bigger dinghy, in addition to having the extra square footage on deck.
For a sea trial demo of the Nordhavn 47 or any of their yachts…
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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Joshua 5:12 The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.
Observation: It was great when God provided the manna in the wilderness. But His intention was that they live on the manna only so long as it took them to get into the land where they could harvest and grow their own food.
New Christians are often dependent on those leading them to Christ to direct them in reading the Bible. Questions are answered by showing them the word. But a time comes when new Christians have to find some of their own answers. Answers will still be found in God's Word, but the new Christians will have to mine them out on their own. New Christians will then find the special joy of discovery, a joy which they can experience every day for the rest of their lives!
Application: It has been my joy the past 1,201 days to look into God's Word and find truth that applies to my own life. It is also my joy to hear that others are blest. But the greatest joy is to hear that someone has started using the same outline (SOAP) or something similar to discover what God is saying to them.
Prayer: Lord, bless the readers of these SOAPs with a desire to read the Bible daily. May the special joy of discovering that you speak to them through Your Word draw them back again and again. Amen
Pastor Leon
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