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#44 - davidteninchIn order to grow up, you must first learn to let go of the ones you care about.
I like this post.
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I like this post.
#167 to #44 - yoyoyojack
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#163 to #44 - itsnotbutthurt (07/17/2013) [-]
And only by allowing others in, can we find new ways to be ourselves.
#160 to #44 - holycrapimacupcake ONLINE (07/17/2013) [-]
It took me a long time to let go, but once I did I found a woman who didn;t care that I wasn;t the coolest guy, or that I didn;t have the nicest place, or the nicest clothes. She loves me for me, and I hope that everyone finds something like I have.
#138 to #44 - rulebysecrecy (07/17/2013) [-]
woah man.... i got some time yet.
#153 to #138 - articulate (07/17/2013) [-]Yeah, I think I'll grow up later. Things just started going good.
#155 to #153 - rulebysecrecy (07/17/2013) [-]
naw man, i mean bad feels, bad feels.
#156 to #155 - articulate (07/17/2013) [-]
#157 to #156 - rulebysecrecy (07/17/2013) [-]
very nice. but i aint talking about females.
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#139 to #117 - handsomelegend (07/17/2013) [-]
Same I broke it off with my first love recently. At first I hated myself but then she started trying to **** with me by flirting with my older brother. After that I just was disgusted by her.
#144 to #141 - handsomelegend (07/17/2013) [-]
Thanks man. Now if I could just find a way to erase her existence from this world...
#161 to #144 - holycrapimacupcake ONLINE (07/17/2013) [-]
A girl I dated a while back tried that with me and my brother. We just laughed and told her to **** off.
#120 to #117 - davidteninch
Reply +4(07/16/2013) [-]
Similar thing happened to me around the beginning of summer. I don't know what I can offer other than just to let you know there's other people in similar situations as you. God speed you magnificent bastard.
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#51 to #44 - toosexyforyou
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I still don't understand. Did he let go of the childhood friend girl and went for another one?
#52 to #51 - davidteninch
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She started dating another guy and her first friend was enough of a man to deal with it. A child would have tried to get her back, a man would know she's happy and would let her be.
It's along the lines of, "If you truly love something, set it free."
It's along the lines of, "If you truly love something, set it free."
#178 to #52 - shadownigga (07/17/2013) [-]
If you love something, let it free. If it comes back, it was truly meant to be.
But if it doesn't, let it soar. For fate has something better in store.
But if it doesn't, let it soar. For fate has something better in store.
#130 to #52 - linktheherooftime
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The guy she left him for looks like a douche bag though.
#114 to #52 - darkjustifier (07/16/2013) [-]
#54 to #52 - toosexyforyou (07/16/2013) [-]
Ahhh I see, very clever
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For the people that don't understand..


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Investigators say student made video without consent
UPDATED 12:54 AM CST Jan 25, 2013
Oklahoma State University police are investigating claims that a student made an illegal sex tape on campus.
Investigators said a student told police that her ex-boyfriend made the video without her knowledge. She said it happened inside Davis Hall.
KOCO Eyewitness News 5's Rob Hughes talked to students who said they were shocked.
"If something like that happened to me, I would be so distraught. That's just awful," said OSU sophomore Triana Browne.
No charges have been filed. The case has been classified as a peeping tom investigation.
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Education About Asia (EAA) is the peer-reviewed teaching journal of the Association for Asian Studies. Our readers include undergraduate instructors as well as high school and middle school teachers. Our articles are intended to provide educators, who are often not specialists, with basic understanding of Asia-related content. Manuscripts submitted for consideration are evaluated by qualified referees.
We are in the process of developing a special section in the spring 2009 issue entitled "History, Literature, and the Construction of "Memory" in Asia." It is hoped that articles will be published where authors develop manuscripts that will enable teachers and students to better understand how academic and popular historical narratives and works of literature influence the way Asians perceive their past and those of other cultures. Manuscripts will also be considered where authors address how history and literature influence a non-Asian's perception of Asia. I am looking for essays that will be particularly applicable to educated non-specialists. We are especially interested in obtaining more manuscripts that focus upon South and Southeast Asia.
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A "Dalai Lama Effect" on Exports to China
In 2007, Angela Merkel became the first chancellor of Germany to meet with the Dalai Lama. Her decision broke with many years of avoiding official contact with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, and was sharply criticized by China.
The event was also met with great misgivings domestically. At the time, German businesspeople worried that the meeting with a figure branded a separatist by the Chinese government would lead to the loss of lucrative contracts in China. The fear of such economic retaliation has long led many government leaders to downplay contacts with the Dalai Lama.
But just how big a threat is China's displeasure? Businesses tend not to publicize, and newspapers not to report, deals that don't happen. So it's not always clear whether the threatened retaliation actually comes through. Two economists at the Georg August University of Goettingen in Germany, Andreas Fuchs and Nils-Hendrik Klann, have crunched international data on trade to find an answer.


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Nancy Cannon asked a federal judge to bestow mercy upon one of the men who was briefly involved in the scheme to kill her.
"Let him breathe the fresh air and start his life again," she said.
It was an unusual sight for U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel, who had never seen a victim offer such support.
Cannon spoke at the sentencing hearing of Aaron Russell Wilkinson, 40, of Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday afternoon in a downtown Charleston courtroom.
Wilkinson's impromptu confession in April 2013 exposed the murder-for-hire plot targeting Nancy Cannon, who at the time, was the estranged wife of Charleston bank executive, Chris Latham. They have since divorced.
Gergel sentenced Wilkinson to four years in prison. But Wilkinson could potentially end up serving only two years. He will get credit for the year he already served in jail and is eligible for release after serving 85 percent of the sentence.
Wilkinson pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting murder-for-hire in January for his involvement in the plot.
As part of his plea agreement, Wilkinson testified last month for federal prosecutors during the trial of co-defendants 51-year-old Chris Latham and his girlfriend, 38-year-old Wendy Annette Moore.
Cannon told the judge she wanted the best for Wilkinson because he saved her life.
"I'm going to stand up for him just like he stood up for me," she said. "Because of his actions, I'm breathing. I get to hug my daughter. I get to wake up tomorrow and start all over again."
Wilkinson, who was handcuffed and in shackles during the hearing, asked the judge if he could turn around to address Cannon directly.
"I'm more nervous than I was at the trial," he said.
In an emotional statement, in a soft-spoken voice, Wilkinson expressed gratitude to Cannon.
"I am overwhelmed and humbled," he said as he read from a blue spiral notebook.
Prosecutors also spoke positively about Wilkinson and said he deserves recognition for his cooperation.
"He didn't always see eye to eye with us," Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan Williams said. "But he was always very respectful."
The pair shook hands at the end of the hearing.
Wilkinson spent two days testifying in the trial, when prosecutors accused Moore and Latham of hiring Moore's ex-husband, Samuel Yenawine, 38, also of Louisville, to kill Latham's wife.
Wilkinson testified that Yenawine, a former prison buddy, who was also charged in the case, got him involved in the scheme.
Wilkinson, however, said he didn't want to go through with the killing and he revealed the plot to police after he was pulled over on Charleston's East Side while searching for heroin to feed his drug habit.
Wilkinson said he lied to Yenawine in order to foil the scheme.
"The defendant clearly averted a disaster," Gergel said. "He probably saved all of the defendants from the electric chair."
As part of the sentence, Wilkinson will also receive drug and mental health treatment and will be placed on supervised release for three years.
Gergel, who could have sentenced Wilkinson to 10 years in prison, called the sentence "balanced."
Wilkinson's attorney, Ann Walsh, expressed concern about an impending jail sentence from Kentucky. Wilkinson, who had previously served jail time for convictions of check fraud there, violated his parole when he was arrested in this case, which means Kentucky courts are likely to revoke his parole.
Gergel said he would be happy to call the presiding judge in Kentucky and ordered the federal sentence be served concurrently with any Kentucky sentence, but ultimately it's not in his hands, he said.
"We cannot control what Kentucky does," Gergel said.
Latham was found guilty of aiding and abetting murder-for-hire. Moore was found guilty of four charges that painted her as the mastermind and schemer of the plot. Sentencing hearings for Moore and Latham have not yet been scheduled.
But during Wilkinson's hearing, Gergel said he still has much to consider before the other tow are sentenced.
Yenawine, who also was charged in the case, committed suicide last year while jailed in Georgetown County.
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what perk do u have with this website?
i peronsally could care less about it im not a muslim but i could care less about it
what i do reccomend is getting a new site the whole site as a whole is messed up the logo picture takes a long time to load as well as the tagged articles gets on ppls nerves
i reccomend them updating it
and i cant belive ppl get really serious into religious ways u know my religious ways passed before me about 12 years ago when i just gave up because 99% of all christianity is nothing but a bunch of hipocrits
one preacher says dont be a sex offender and what happends 3 hours later he got registerd as a sex offender for molesting a littler girl
HMMM hipocirt
or how about i havnt been to church for about 4 months thats when i was going to church i finally go back and some old hag says ohh looks satans sons back im like doesnt it not say do not judger others in the bible and she just grined and walked off
so it pretty much pisses me offf
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Very nice XXxxImmortalxxXX true so true..
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Thankyou and i know this whole conversation is about to get really big because ppls is gonna throw there 2 cents in but u know it really doesnt matter you can say one thing but the matter is does the public listen?
what i just sayed means nothing to anyone that goes againts there gonna post there crap and start a big argument
and thats fine but i just felt like saying that
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You are using vB and so why you want to test it yourself. Keep your software upgraded and everything should be fine.
Also don't jump in any thread with the same request and also remember I am not a Hacker at all.
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LOL i couldnt agree more with shabbir on (Im not a hacker at all) LOL Just kidding lol
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I just found you had one more thread saying the same thing. This is the last warning I am giving you on promoting your website and if you continue with it your account could get banned.
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Good day,
My name is Abdullah Mohammed, and i'm one of the Admins at TriniMuslims.com.
The user above named "trinimuslims.com" is NOT affiliated with TriniMuslims.com, and he is trying to get the site hacked.
I'm asking the admins/mods to please remove this thread.
If you need verification, my email is email@example.com or you may send an email to the admin group at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ps, thanks for the advice Immortel concerning the site.. yeah bro, we hadda do some fixing up inshaAllah.
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Thankyou and have a nice day
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Before requiring hospice care a few weeks ago, Ms. Gelernter had been a longtime resident of Center City.
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Note: Kalkan is 1000+ km from the Syrian border and is very calm and quiet!
This pretty villa is closer to the heart of Kalkan's developing centre. It is just minutes away by foot from the main Kalamar road and shops. It is also just fifteen minutes by foot to the quaint 'old town' of Kalkan, its harbour and beach.
This villa has its own private swimming pool and gardens. It shares access to the grounds from the front street with other villas in the same plot. Cars can be parked on the street in front of the villas.
Villa Olive 6 is built over three floors. It has three bedrooms; one e-suite double bedrooms and two single bedrooms with two single beds. The living, dining and kitchen are open plan.
This villa is suitable for conservative people who doesn't want to appear from outside of the villa.
Located in the walking distance to the town center and the shops, Villa Olive - 6 has beautiful views of the Kalkan bay in a peaceful, relaxing setting. With it's location, amazing views and green ambience Villa Olive - 6 is great for a quiet, restful holiday experience. The villa consists of a private pool terrace with garden, 3 comfortably designed bedrooms, 2 of them en-suite, 3 bathrooms, a roof terrace and an open plan kitchen/lounge.
Pool area is covered, not overlooked and suitable for people looking for total privacy.
Pool Terrace: Sunbathing area, Private pool, Private garden
Details: Table and chairs for 6-8 people, 4 Sun loungers, BBQ, Parasol, Private swimming pool
Pool Dimensions, Width: 3.30 m Length: 5:40 m Depth: 1.70 - 1.80 m
Kitchen: Open plan kitchen (First Floor)
Details: Fridge, Dishwasher, Washing machine, Oven, Hob (Built-in), Tea maker, Toast press, Microwave oven, Tableware for 8 people, Pans, Pots, Cutlery etc.
Lounge: With sea views, Fireplace (First Floor)
Details: Satellite TV, DVD Player, Air conditioner, Dining table for 6 people, Access to the pool terrace, Bathroom.
1st Bedroom: En-suite double Bedroom (Ground Floor)
Details: Double bed, Nightstand, Air conditioner, Wardrobe, Bathroom
2nd Bedroom: En-suite twin bedroom (Ground Floor)
Details: 2 single beds, Wardrobe, Nightstand, Air conditioner, Bathroom
3rd Bedroom: En-suite twin bedroom with sea views (Roof Floor)
Details: 2 single beds, Dresser, Nightstand, Air conditioner
Roof Terrace: Magnificent, panoramic views of the Kalkan bay, Table and chairs
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This is probably the easiest area of Turkey to get excited about. From Marmaris to Antalya the coastline is gorgeous, the weather is reliably excellent and there are heaps of things to see and do. The Turquoise coast at its finest has become the destination of first choice for many first time and repeat visitors to Turkey. It is also, of course, the area that shows the highest level of tourist development and there's some sort of race going on here. The rugged nature of the country slows the developers down but more and more of the coastline is being opened up. Datca for example, on the tip of the Marmaris peninsula and for years only accessible by narrow and twisty mountain road, will benefit from a new highway being carved through the mountains this year. Whether or not this is good or bad is way to complex a question for this correspondent.
This region corresponds to ancient Lycia and the Lycians knew a thing or two about designing cities that would degrade gracefully. Between Fethiye and Antalya there are a score of sites worth seeing, Lycian , Dorian, Roman, whatever. Highlights include Myra, Simena, and just about everything in the Xanthos valley, not forgetting the magical site at Olympos. Your best bases for these excursions are probably Hisaronu or Kalkan, any further East and the Xanthos stuff starts to become a little hard to get to.
The coastline from Marmaris to Fethiye is green and spectacular, the beaches are pretty good and it is here, usually via Dalaman or Antalya airports, that the charter planes bring the bulk of Turkey's summer visitors. Don't let this put you off. There are still plenty of places that not everyone gets to and you'll probably have a great time. The key to enjoying all the delights that this area offers is mobility and if you can hire a car or just get on the myriad of small buses running up and down the coast, the effort and expense will be repaid.
DO consider visiting out of season if you can. Anytime from April to October is fine and the spring in particular is lovely down here. In the autumn the water is still warm and you should find everything easier and cheaper outside of the July/August rush.
You can visit Patara, Kas, Fethiye, Oludeniz, Kekova, Gombe, Kaputas Beach, Saklikent, Islamlar ( famous with trout farms ) and lots of historical Lycia cities as Patara, Letoon, Tlos so on.
British newspaper The Independent listed Kalkan among the best tourist destinations for 2007. The paper recommended Kalkan especially for those seeking a romantic vacation and who do not want to travel far from their home country in Europe.
British newspaper The Independent listed Kalkan among the best tourist destinations for 2007. The paper recommended Kalkan especially for those seeking a romantic vacation and who do not want to travel far from their home country in Europe.
Kalkan is a town on the Turkish Mediterranean coast, and an important tourist destination. The area includes many historical sites and many fine beaches.
Kalkan is an old fishing town, and the only safe harbour between Kas and Fethiye; it is famous for its white-washed houses, descending to the sea, and its brightly coloured bougainvilleas. It averages 300 days of sunshine a year.
Until the early 1920s, the majority of its inhabitants were Greeks. They left in 1923 because of the Exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey after the Greco-Turkish War and emigrated mainly to Attica, where they founded the new town of Kalamaki.
Kalkan was an important harbour town until the 1970s as the only seaport for the environs. It declined after construction of Fethiye road but revived after the emergence of the tourism industry in the region.
Although part of the Antalya province administratively, Kalkan is connected more closely to Fethiye economically and for transportation.


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I see that Mitt Romney, campaigning in Ohio, has turned his attention to Barack Obama's energy policy. "You can't drive a car with a windmill on it," he said, in a poor choice of imagery for a man who is famous for having driven a car with a dog on it. Joel Kotkin, in any case, argues that Republicans are blowing a big opportunity by neglecting energy policy as a campaign issue. . .
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A man shot Thursday afternoon in northwest Baltimore has died, police said.
City police were called shortly before 11 a.m. to the 3600 block of West Cold Spring Lane, where the shooting occurred. Officers have a person of interest in custody.
Police said Friday the man, Terrez Bowden, 46, died at an area hospital.
Police said they have the alleged suspect, Dwight Jenifer, in custody. He is charged with first- and second-degree murder, assault and gun charges. He remains held without bail.
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I think I am making 2013 a year of challenging myself. My last challenge was about wearing funky colored tights in a way that I wouldn't normally wear them. This post is about pants.
I have a big bottom. There. I said it. I like to hide my ass-ets under skirts and dresses and I usually accentuate my small waist.
After reading about IFB's project #80. I said to myself, "Challenge accepted!" and then I said "Suit up!" And I hope there are a handful of readers out there who know I am quoting Barney from How I Met Your Mother.
So I donned this fabulous new blazer I got for a steal on Gilt and then stole my husbands trousers. I am nearly a foot shorter, so I stapled the hemline for the look. Surprise! Manly.
But I like things girly, so I added a lace top, pin curls, and a pink belt and heels. This just makes the menswear look a bit softer and more my style!


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Atlantic 47 MastFoil
Revolutionary? Yes, we think so.
The new Atlantic 47 Catamaran design continues to build on the Atlantic Cat series' innovative history with an exciting and entirely new sailing rig. The design goal was to develop the easiest to handle and safest sail plan possible for short handed cruising without sacrificing performance. That goal has been met.
The Chris White Designs MastFoil™ (patent pending) is a unique combination of modern rigid airfoil technology with proven soft sails. The basic concept is not new and you can see examples of large rigid wings and soft sails in the current America's Cup catamarans.
However the MastFoil has some critical differences. The main difference is that the MastFoil is a small part of the overall sail plan and can rotate 360 degrees around the load bearing mast which allows it to be feathered on any point of sail and in any wind velocity. Left alone, the foil will continuously feather if the control is set in that mode. Without this critical ability to feather on any heading, a rigid airfoil would typically not be suitable for use on a cruising boat. Another important difference is that the foil does not carry any of the mast compression loads. This enables the foil to be lightweight, structurally simple and rotate easily around the mast.
Why eliminate the mainsail?
Most sailors agree that the mainsail, particularly the large roached, full battened mainsail combined with the aft-led-shroud, no-backstay-configuration that is used in most catamarans today, is by far the most troublesome sail to hoist, reef/unreef, furl and cover. In addition, mainsails create significant safety liabilities because they cannot be easily or quickly reefed or furled when sailing downwind. In violent squalls this feature has caused more than a few capsizes. The conventional catamaran mainsail can also be somewhat risky to gybe in a blow.
For all the trouble associated with the mainsail, what do you get? Per unit of sail area, the mainsail is the least efficient sail on the boat. Sailing upwind, the mast - at the aerodynamically critical leading edge of the mainsail - robs a great deal of its power. Sailing downwind, the shrouds prevent easing the sheet enough to unstall the sail. Also the large roach area of the sail contributes to significant weather helm which slows the boat and can make steering more difficult.
At the other extreme in sail handling is the modern roller furling jib. You don't need to hoist and drop the sail every time you use it. It reefs easily on any point of sail. It furls completely in seconds. Couple these attributes with a rugged self tacking set up and there is not an easier to handle or more efficient soft sail.
In the quest for simplified handling and improved safety, let's just do the obvious. Get rid of the mainsail. And in its place substitute more jib area combined with a super efficient MastFoil™.
Atlantic 47 MastFoil Advantages:
The soft sails can be reefed and furled on any point of sail and in any wind velocity. Anyone can safely handle this rig. By incorporating a Harken Rewind winch, all sails can be reefed or furled by a crewman from inside the pilothouse.
Simple and quick self tacking.
Super safe and effortless gybing.
The MastFoils add considerable drive to the sail plan despite their modest size. In stronger winds the MastFoils alone will provide enough power to sail in any direction.
The MastFoils are excellent storm sails. They create powerful drive, but minimal heeling forces because of their size and aspect ratio. The MastFoils are quiet, never flog, have very low "sheet" loads, and they can be trimmed for efficient operation in any wind direction.
The MastFoils can be easily feathered into the wind on any point of sail which makes them nearly "invisible" to the wind.
Less aerodynamic windage (drag) than a conventional mast and rigging equals less strain on the anchor which reduces the risk of dragging. The MastFoil rig will reduce the wind drag at anchor by approximately a 20%.
The dramatically simplified mast and rigging improves reliability. A MastFoil mast has less than one quarter of the number of load bearing parts of a conventional mast. Fewer parts means fewer parts to fail and consequently less risk of mast failure.
Extraordinary down wind performance. The MastFoil can be trimmed to avoid stall on any heading. In combination with soft sails, including any type of gennaker or spinnaker, the A47 is an extremely fast and easy to control flyer.
Great upwind performance. Tests indicate the MastFoil will be at least equal to a standard catamaran rig sailing upwind.
No anchor bridle required. Anyone who has owned a ketch knows how well behaved they are at anchor with a partial mizzen sheeted flat amidships. The A47 will do essentially the same with the aft MastFoil locked on center and the forward MastFoil allowed to rotate.
Why does the A47 have two masts?
While the MastFoil rig could have any number of masts it seemed that the two mast ketch configuration offered the best solution. Obviously, the masts have to be stepped where there is adequate support. In the A47 design the major bulkheads were in the right place for a twin mast rig and very little structural modification is required. Also having two MastFoils and two jibs offers more options for sail trim and balance, particularly when under MastFoil alone. Beyond that, split rigs have numerous advantages for cruising. Complete redundancy is very nice to have if you are thousands of miles from nowhere. And ketches are always fast downwind.
Can I use a bowsprit and roller furling downwind sails with a MastFoil rig?
Yes. There are no constraints dictated by the mast.
What is the mast made of?
The mast can be made of a variety of materials. A carbon fiber composite mast would be lightest but other materials are possible.
Why does the foil have an articulating trailing edge flap?
Because a flap adds lots of power to the foil with very little additional weight and complication. Reaching and running the flap is set at a significant angle (approx 40 degrees) to the main foil which increases the overall camber of the foil and can nearly double its power. Sailing upwind only a small amount of flap angle is used but it helps create additional lift with very little drag.
Is the MastFoil difficult to trim?
No. The forces required to turn the foil are very low. The angle it should be trimmed to the apparent wind can be determined by watching the streaming action of normal tell tales. However, the nature of a rigid foil with a rounded leading edge is that it has a wide range of trimming angles that work, so trim is not particularly sensitive.
What happens with the MastFoil when the boat is on the dock?
Because the MastFoil can rotate freely (when the control line is released) the foils will automatically feather themselves into the wind, thus causing negligible drag and lift.
What happens with the MastFoil rig offshore in a storm?
Nothing, if that is what you want! The foil will feather into the wind on any point of sail. When feathered, the drag of the mast and rigging is reduced by about 90% over a conventional mast. In severe weather having the least windage possible will make handling the boat safer and easier.
Is the mast rotating?
No. The MastFoil mast is a very simple non-rotating mast. This avoids the numerous problems associated with rotating masts such as unfair halyard exit leads, corrupted masthead instruments and lights, inability to adequately tension the shrouds, etc.
How is the mast stayed?
In the A47 each mast has a very robust headstay and two shrouds. There are no spreaders, diamonds, lower shrouds or running backstays.
If the foil were to break would it compromise the mast itself?
No. The mast function is separate from the foil. The foil could be removed and the mast would still behave structurally as it did before.
Has it been tested in real life?
Yes. We built a 60% size A47 MastFoil and sailed it in a variety of conditions on a smaller catamaran. After seeing how easy the MastFoil is to handle and how powerful it is in strong winds it was a "no brainer" to apply what was learned to a cruising size catamaran.
Is the MastFoil rig exclusive to Chris White Designs?
Is the MastFoil patented?
There is a patent pending.
What if I want a standard rig on an Atlantic 47?
Sure. We offer two rig options, standard sloop or MastFoil. Either one works and owners will likely have a strong preference for one over another. There are some structural changes required to suit the chosen rig but the interior stays basically the same for either rig.
Why do you think this is such a big deal?
In our opinion the MastFoil rig solves nearly every sail handling problem faced by cruising sailors. In addition it offers an unparalleled level of safety. Fast and safe sail reduction on any point of sail is critical, and not easy to achieve with the conventional rigs. When you can reef so easily it means that the reefs come out when they need to, which translates into higher daily average speeds. All cruising sailors know how reluctant they are to shake out a reef at 0300 only to have to put it back in again an hour later, which typically means the reef isn't shaken out and the boat wallows in the lulls between squalls.
When struck by a violent wind gust, whether from a squall or topography, the MastFoil rig can be quickly and completely depowered by easing the sheets. There is nothing in the way to prevent the sails and foils from luffing, even when deep reaching. Try reefing or even dropping a conventional mainsail with 50 kts of wind behind the beam. It can't be done, at least not quickly. That is not particularly safe and has contributed to numerous sailing accidents.
In strong weather the foils provide most or all of the necessary drive and they do it so easily. There are extremely low heeling forces, extremely low loads on the "sheet" and low loads in the mast when the fabric sails are furled.
The foils can be gybed conventionally which is quick and easy, and they can also be gybed around the front of the mast, which in severe conditions will eliminate a lot of stress - both mental and physical.
Other Benefits
Beyond all of the obvious beneficial MastFoil features there are a number of handling advantages that have yet to be explored in detail.
Pinned to the dock by a 30 knot wind? We think that by trimming the MastFoils correctly, enough sideways lift can be created to actually pull the boat away from the dock! Try doing that with a conventional rig. Note that the apparent wind angles (AWA) will likely need to be outside of 70-110° for this to work.
Using the foils to combat a crosswind when trying to get into a slip? That should only be a matter of trimming correctly and balancing the fore and aft forces with the engine to create enough side force to neutralize the crosswind.
Sailing in reverse? Easy, just trim the foils in the right direction.
If you are running off in a storm the MastFoil can function as a "air drogue" by providing stern-ward thrust to offset the windage of the hulls and deckhouse. This should be possible with AWA forward of 155° and 205°.
Heaving to offshore? With proper trim the MastFoil rig should be able to essentially stop (or slow) the boat regardless of its heading (except dead to windward of course).
All together the MastFoil rig offers an incredible combination of desirable features. We think it is the shape of things to come.
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I have not been able to find the programming instructions for the stock "Topfire" ESC and my programing card won't read it. When trying to determine which programming sequence it uses I get nothing ...no beeps at all with throttle all the way up. Maybe it's not programmable?
I did manage to set the throttle though. It took two tries but, the motor now starts up right off the bottom instead of 1/4 stick up.
Hyperion will likely list the programming instructions on their web site so searching that should get you where you want to be.
Higher timing will give you higher RPM/kv but, on occasion, there's a point of diminishing return (depends on your system). Sometimes on "high" timing it will draw more amps than you get in return for shorter battery life. When that's the case, I usually drop it down to "mid" or sometimes "low". It all depends on what your watt meter tells you when you run it up.
Also watch your battery temp. I lowered the timing on my Mig 15 because the 30C batteries I was using were getting way to hot.. I puffed one pretty good and probably ruined it. Most of the EDF "experts" I know recommend at least 35C batteries for EDFs. I've been getting away with the cheaper 30C batteries ...until now.
My Mig 15 needs at least 40C for high timing as I'm running a Hobbywing 80amp ESC and a Cyclone 3700kv motor with a SAPAC 70mm fan. That system really makes the bird move out well but, it also draws a lot of juice doing it. I'm showing 70amps and 1050 watts at WOT on 4S 3600mah 30C.
When my larger capacity batteries come in I'll set the timing back to high.
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Finally got confirmation of shipment for my F86. I placed the order on 8/2/2011.
It's being shipped via EMS and, according to the message, it will take about 4 to 5 days to arrive at my house. I should be able to track it tomorrow (I hope).
This is the newest version that comes with e-tracts (instead of the leaky air retracts) but, from what I can tell via pictures, ti's the same bird as the Venom. I have an unassembled "kit" (airframe only) of the Venom so I'll be able to compare the airframe parts for differences. It will also come in handy for spare parts if needed.
I've installed a Cyclone 3300kv motor in a 5 blade fan unit along with a 60amp ESC and external switching BEC and I'm debating whether to replace the stock unit right away or wait to see the stock performance. Stock equipment looked very good in the video so, I'm leaning toward stock right now. I may replace the ESC right away, especially if it doesn't come stock with an external BEC ....and if I do that, I might as well swap the fan and motor too. Decisions, decisions. I'll have to make up my mind when it gets here.
i got a surprise today, no the plane has not arrived yet but i think it may be literally 40mins away!! hense the surprise!!
tracking on the hong kong mail site shows it as in transit from hk to final destanation and has done since the 6th - i was thinkin where the heck is this plane going? australia via london???
theres a drop down list on the page to check the destanation countries postal service, so i looked and surprise! its listed as with driver en route to final destination - YAH!!
so check the drop down list!!
I'm afraid mine isn't even registering in the system yet. The tracking system tells me there's no record of that number ....check back later. I've checked the China postal system and the EMS tracking system with no luck.
its arrived now i cant play with it untill late tonight
retracts look fairly robust!
well here it is all spread out! instructions are rubbish! but everything seems to be there, even hinges for the movable surfaces!
all the wiring is numbered but there is no reference to the wiring at all in the instructions?
battery looks like it might fit?
this is my first non parkzone foamy and i must say the foam seems harder but the level of finish is way lower - paint seems thin and the decals are split in places, ah well cant really complain for the price
RJ, is there a stock number for the electric retracts in the F86 you just got from Hobby City and if so what are they? I tried to look up the parts on their website for that F86 since it looks identical to the Venom one but couldn't get at a parts list. The ones I ordered were STTE 03 and STTE 02 a nose wheel and mains, they didn't come as a set but are made to go with each other. These look like they have the right dimensions. They also look pink/purple ish in the picture.
Sorry, can't help you with that one. I have no idea.
I know that HK sells electric retracts but, don't know if any of those are the same as those that come with the plane.
I have a "kit" version of this bird that came with air retracts so, I ordered the NP Exceed retracts (for the Exceed Mig 15) to replace the air. The wing pockets require a bit of modification for them to fit but, it's minimal really. They're good retracts and no more expensive than other sets and they'll ship from the US (if in stock).
Everything looks easily accessible and that's a good thing. Did the thrust tube come installed you do you have to do that yourself?
The nose wheel looks small in that large opening but, I think the opening is meant to double as a cheater hole. Otherwise, why make it so big? I think it will look scale when you put her on the ground. If not, wheels are plentiful and cheap.
thrust tube was already in place.
Wheels are a bit small for grass i think and its def a cheater hole!
i will try and see if i can get a part number off the retracts tonight
wings glued so tonight i plan to do the hinges etc and all going well have it ready for a maiden friday!
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I cannot disagree more with Adria from Maynardville, TN. FOUR MILLION cats and dogs are put down in American shelters every single year. How many animals have to die before we as a country stop being ignorant and understand how irrational, stupid, irresponsible and selfish it is to keep your pets intact?? Adopt one of those animals, do not selfishly breed your cat or dog. By breeding your cat you are perpetuating a very serious problem. Not that I feel your points make any sense, but let me address one, your thoughts that intact cats are fine in the 'right hands'. What qualifies 'the right hands'? Even the most attentive, careful owner could have their cat accidentally run out the door, causing another cat to get pregnant (or their cat if it is female) causing another litter of kittens. What if your cat was was the male, how are you going to access those kittens to 'get them a good home'? Perpetuation of the problem. Most of the animals killed in shelters were once pets. Not all their owners were bad people, a lot of them would have probably be deemed good people, the right hands, but yet their pets are out, homeless and in the shelter. Another important thing to note is a lot of the behaviors that are cited most commonly during owner surrenders (at pounds, rescues, etc) is that the cat pees inappropriately and is too aggressive. BOTH of those issues can be greatly improved, and likely eliminated, if an animal is fixed. Keeping you cat intact raises their risk of cancer, yet another fantastic reason to spay/neuter your pets! Why breed your cat when they are perfectly wonderful and adoptable kittens (and cats) at every rescue, pound and shelter around you? It is unacceptable, with VERY few exceptions, to keep any pet intact. Ever.
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In 2004 the conference was held in Mexico City. This year, the conference will take place in Puerto Vallarta on the Mexican Pacific Coast.
AIDS in Culture seeks to examine cultural responses to Aids across a wide range of perspectives. The conference aims at bringing together people working in all relevant disciplines, activists, professionals, academics and promoting innovative multidisciplinary and multicultural exchange and dialogue.
The conference will focus on a number of core themes: Papers are welcomed on virtually all topics and themes, independently of time, period and space, as well as interdisciplinary perspectives. Also papers of comparative phenomena are welcome.
Among the themes of interest are the following:
Papers will be considered on related themes and topics from a wide range of perspectives. 500 word abstracts should be submitted to the organising comitee in English, Spanish, German or French as e-mail attachment by 15th of September 2005. The conference languages will be English and Spanish.
Papers should be of approximately 30 minutes duration (circa 8 - 10 pages). Other forms of presentation, for instance workshops, panel debates and poster sessions will be considered on request.
Graduate and postgraduate students are encouraged to attend and present papers. Selected papers from the conference will also this year be published in book form.
Abstracts are to be submitted by the 15th of September 2005, along with the presenter's name, address, telephone, email, and institutional affiliation. All correspondence for this conference will be conducted via email.
Participants will be notified by the 25th of September 2005 whether their proposal has been accepted or rejected.
Interpretations of the conference theme ranging from the predictable to the surprising are encouraged.


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Multi-Signed Hall of Fame Balls (2)
Starting Bid - $300.00 , Sold For - $1,292.50
Two multi-signed balls together featuring signatures of twenty-eight Hall of Fame players, all of whom, with the exception of two, are now deceased. 1) Official American League (Cronin) ball signed in blue ink (grading "9/10") by the following seventeen players: George Kelly (sweet spot), Hank Greenberg (sweet spot), Rube Marquard, Joe Medwick, Lefty Grove, Jesse Haines, Sam Rice, Red Ruffing, Ted Page (Negro League great), Buck Leonard, Luke Appling, Harry Hooper, Warren Giles, Stan Coveleski, Monte Irvin, Ted Lyons, and Bill Terry. The Irvin signature, which is in a different shade of ink, appears to have been added at a later date. The ball has been coated with a light layer of protective shellac and is in Excellent to Mint condition. 2) MacGregor "Official League" ball signed in either blue or black ink (ranging in grade from "6" to "10," averaging "9") by the following twelve players: Joe DiMaggio (sweet spot), Hank Greenberg, Joe Medwick, Bob Feller, Ted Lyons, Edd Roush, Bill Terry, Lefty Grove, Sam Rice, Red Ruffing, Dizzy Dean, and Carl Hubbell. The ball displays a few areas of light, scattered age toning and is otherwise in Excellent to Mint condition. LOA from James Spence/JSA. Total: 2 signed balls. Reserve $300. Estimate $500/$1,000. SOLD FOR $1,292.50
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Texans fullback Jameel Cook was pulled over in Fort Bend County on Wednesday for driving his Mercedes without a front license plate and an out-of-date registration sticker. Had he not presented a suspended Florida driver's license, he would've probably left with a warning or a minor ticket. Also, he couldn't present proof of liability insurance.
Once he presented the suspended license, the officer placed Cook in the back of his patrol car while he searched his vehicle, finding marijuana.
Not smart. During time in his career that he might not even make the roster, he goes and pulls a stunt like that.
I've always been proud to be a fan of Houston sports, but it seems the character issues are becoming more of a problem. Astros owner Drayton McLane, Rockets owner Leslie Alexander and Texans owner Bob McNair have all emphasized good character when it came to signing players.
In recent months, though, we've seen signs that these Houston teams aren't as goody-goody as we thought.
We won't forget for a long time how pitcher Shawn Chacon helped the Astros get some extra TV-time by pulling some UFC moves on general manager Ed Wade. McLane and Wade quickly ended that soap opera by sending Chacon packing by suspending him indefinitely.
The Rockets have had a great personality in the locker room and leadership on the court with guard Rafer Alston. Alston can't keep his name out of the papers and off the screen recently due to DWI charges earlier this month. His arraignment has been reset for Sept. 10.
What's next? Cross your fingers that the Comets, Dynamo and Aeros aren't plagued with similar issues.
How do you think this makes Houston look?
Do you think professional sports will lose fans because of character issues? I don't.


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By Diana Wiley
As parents, we have big responsibilities to take care of our kids until they become adults and can support themselves. We owe it to our kids to lead them by example. Your morals and values will most likely become their morals and values as they grow into adults. Similarly, how you manage your finances may impact how they will manage theirs.
Unfortunately, many individuals cannot manage their finances as a result of not being taught how to manage money while growing up. They see their parents struggling to make ends meet yet still buying things like flat screen TVs, the latest phones, vacations, and extravagant Christmas presents by using credit cards. Savings, what savings?
Financial literacy is not taught in schools. We have to take it upon ourselves as parents to see that our children develop financial wisdom. As a start, here are some tips for teaching our children about money management and savings.
- Become a good teacher: Educate yourself and lead by example. Learn about budgeting, expense cutting, saving, investing, and eliminating debt. Start now—it is never too late!
- Share the family's budget: If your kids understand how much living expenses cost and how those expenses fit in the budget, they will learn that "money doesn't grow on trees."
- Have your kids earn their allowance: Make it fun! Pay them for chores around the house, whether it's keeping their room clean, washing dishes, or taking the trash out, and keep track of the chores on the refrigerator door. You'll be surprised to see how productive kids become.
- Teach them to save money for something they want: Have your children save their allowance or earnings to buy the latest trendy electronic, toy, or article of clothing rather than buying it for them yourself. Discuss how much the item costs and help them set a realistic savings goal. Take them shopping to buy what they have been saving for and have them pay for it. Your children will feel an enormous sense of pride and ownership having bought their special item with their own money!
- Open a bank account in your child's name: As they get into high school, open a joint checking and savings account. Have them start managing their own expenses, such as getting gas, eating out, and shopping. This will help them form a realistic picture of expenses, which will help them as they prepare to leave home and go to college.
- Create a budget just for your kids: This is an important step especially for kids getting ready to go off to college or move out on their own for the first time. Help them create a budget that takes into account the bills for books, rent, food, etc. Teach them to prioritize—what do they really need to spend money on first? Deposit the money in their account (if they aren't earning it on their own yet), but have them pay their bills themselves out of that money. Let them know that they won't be getting any extra money and encourage them to stick to their budget. Believe me, they will soon learn the financial difference between eating out and buying groceries, or impulse buying and buying something they really need!
- Help them with long term investing: Teach them the power of compound interest. Help them set goals for their future. If they see you saving for retirement and understand that you have a plan, they will see the importance of starting out early.
You might find as you look back on your life that you did not have your parents teach you about money. What kind of financial hardships did you experience as a result? Making a difference in your children's lives starts with you—and it starts today. Ask yourself: Do I want my kids to have my life? Do I want my kids to have a financial education? Teach them by example so they can do as you do and not simply as you say.


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These Kids Mean Business! Funny Photos of Kids at "Work"marylweimer
When I was a little girl, I loved to play "office." I set up a desk in my pink and purple bedroom with the white eyelet curtains and made important business transactions.
Deals were recorded in my Holly Hobbie notepad.
Valuable accounts were acquired with Monopoly money.
My Fisher-Price telephone rang off the hook … until it was time for my afternoon snack.
I was a little Donald Trump in the making. Except for the combover. (I was more a side ponytail kind of gal.)
These kids loving playing business too — or at least dressing like it! So in honor of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, we've rounded up some of the hardest working tots on this side of Wall Street. Who knows? You might just spot the next Oprah Winfrey or Bill Gates. (I'll bet they played office when they were kids, too.)
Let's Make a Deal 1 of 9He's confident and ready to have you sign on the bottom line. And personally, I've always been a sucker for a double-breasted suit.
Photo Credit: Happy Clean Living
Elmo's on Line Two 2 of 9Her work is essential to the entire team — even if she's still in training pants.
Photo Credit: The Writer Revived
Photographer's Assistant 3 of 9When your mom's a photographer, you're bound to pick up a thing or two. I wonder if she charges a sitting fee?
Photo Credit: Sellabit Mum
Don't Let that Sweet Smile Fool You … 4 of 9... This little gal plays hardball in the boardroom. She looks ready for a day in the office with daddy!
Photo Credit: The Writer Revived
He's Got Doogie Howser Beat 5 of 9I'd let him read my EKG any day!
Photo Credit: Used with permission from the family
Bow-tied Tycoon 6 of 9I dare you not to pinch his cheeks.
Photo Credit: Two More Seconds
Let's Do This Thing, Mom! 7 of 9He's an asset at his mom's office and he keeps the water cooler set in stitches with his knock-knock jokes.
Photo Credit: Two More Seconds
Junior Fire Chief 8 of 9This little dude's ready for a day at the firehouse with daddy.
Photo Credit: Danielle Elwood
Little Legislator 9 of 9What did your toddler do today? Because this one helped run Europe. Eighteen-month-old Victoria visits her mother, Licia Ronzulli, at the European Parliament.
Photo Credit: ABC News
Mary Lauren Weimer is a social worker turned mother turned writer. Her blog, My 3 Little Birds, encourages moms to put down the baby books for a moment and tell their own stories. Connect with her on Facebook and Twitter.
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Food for Thought: A French Approach to Educating Kids about Eating


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Saying it's hot outside just might be an understatement.
Taylorsville and Spencer County are under an excessive heat warning through 9 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Louisville.
Temperatures in the mid 90s will combine with high relative humidity to create heat index values up to 110 degrees each afternoon and evening, according to NWS.
Lows at night are expected to stay above 75 degrees.
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Not often is there a surplus of federal funds to assist those in need.
However, the Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency, which serves Bullitt, Spencer and Shelby counties, has money appropriated for its weatherization program.
Now, Kim Embry is looking for applicants to take advantage of the funding.
Embry, in addressing a recent Bullitt Fiscal Court meeting, said there is around $400,000 to be spent over the three counties. The funds must be spent by March 2012.
The Spencer County Sheriff's Department has expanded its staff in recent months, adding two full-time deputies, one special deputy and two court security officers to its staff.
Round One of the 2011 Spencer County Fair is in the history books, and Round Two is set to kick off on Tuesday.
Edgewater Resort owes the Spencer County Fiscal Court two years worth of rent, and the county is making every effort to get paid.
The fiscal court voted Monday night to authorize County Attorney Ruth Hollan to take all legal actions necessary to secure the payments and arrears.
In making the motion to do so, Judge-Executive Bill Karrer said the resort has an agreement to pay the county $24,000 each year in rent and hasn't paid in two years. That brings the total amount owed to $48,000.
Finding land on which to locate a new elementary school has been deemed top priority by the Spencer County School District's Local Planning Committee, which formulates the district facilities plan.
Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series looking back at "back to school" and gearing up for this year's school year in Spencer County.
What if $1 would cover the cost of your child's school lunch for an entire week?
Or, if boys' parents could purchase school shirts for 87 cents each?
Fifty years ago, that was exactly the case. That's right, for less than the cost of a morning latte students could be fed and clothed.
Few products offer individuals the opportunity to save more than they spend.
Starting July 20, The Spencer Magnet will give readers this opportunity with the return of SmartSource coupons.
Inside The Spencer Magnet each week, readers will find a coupon package regularly valued at more than $100 in savings through manufacturer, retail and restaurant coupons. Subscribers will usually find they can recoup the cost of a subscription in just one week of coupon savings.
Mount Eden residents came out in full force Thursday night in an effort to keep their post office from closing later this year.
Hoping there is strength in numbers, about 200 residents filled the fellowship hall of Mount Moriah Baptist Church seeking answers from United States Postal Service representatives. Expecting an overflow, a speaker was also set up outside the hall so everyone could hear.
The postal representatives on hand said Thursday's crowd was the largest they have seen from about 40 meetings this year.
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Fairview girls fall in PIAA first round
Fairview's girls soccer program went four seasons between PIAA appearances.
Shady Side Academy made sure the Tigers will wait at least one more to get their next chance at a state victory.
The Indians controlled the action for the brunt of Tuesday night's Class A first-round match at Veterans Stadium. The third seeds from District 7 ended Fairview's season with a 3-0 victory.
"In the end, they just ended up being too much for us offensively," Tigers coach Lyndsay Violi said.
The loss also ended an 11-match winning streak for Fairview, which bowed out at 17-4-0. Shady Side advanced to Saturday's PIAA A quarterfinals at 16-5-1.
The Indians dominated play long before they notched their initial goal against Tigers goalkeeper Aubree Martin. They had four quality chances at goals over the match's first 10 minutes, which included a sharp-angle shot from midfielder Holly Stewart that beat Martin but clanged off the right post.
Shady Side finally converted with 12 minutes, 2 seconds left in the first half. Midfielder Calsey Holshue took a centering pass from roughly 15 yards out and beat Martin with a high shot that went behind Fairview's diving goalkeeper.
"We try to get the tempo coming out of the gates quicker than the other team," Indians coach James Meara said. "Up until around the edge of the penalty area, I thought we played some great soccer."
Fairview didn't get its first quality scoring push until just over a minute was left in the half. Midfielder Anna Reynolds got free behind a Shady Side defender, but her low shot from the top-right corner of the goalie box was smothered by keeper Olivia Cochran.
It was the junior's lone save over the first 40 minutes.
The Indians didn't have to wait anywhere near as long to get its first goal off the second half, as Maggie Scott beat Martin with 35:23 left to play. The forward launched a diagonal kick from the top-right corner of the goalie box, with the ball ending up in the top left corner of the net.
Scott added her second goal to make it 3-0 with 9:19 remaining.
Violi said Shady Side was definitely a step up in opponent from what the Tigers normally faced this season.
"We put our best 11 on the field, and we went at them with everything we had," she said. "We don't necessarily play (as many) teams who play at (Shady Side's) pace, so when you come out of our district and have to meet up with a team out of Pittsburgh that plays so competitive all year round, it's hard. We scheduled the (non-region) likes of McDowell, but there's only so much of that you can do."
MIKE COPPER can be reached at 870-1614 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/etncopper. Read the Varsity blog at GoErie.com/blogs/varsity and post comments.


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When my husband and I went to the beach for our ten year anniversary and left the kids with my parents, I knew we wanted to make the most of every moment. That didn't include slaving over a hot stove in our condo.
So when I packed food for the four day trip, I took easy stuff. Sandwich fixings, fruit, granola bars, etc. And I packed Shoprite pasta and pasta sauce. Read More »


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On Sunday, October 28, in Atlanta, Ga., CM Punk will defend the WWE Championship against Ryback, a man many WWE fans consider either unready for a title shot or unlikely to win. But as history shows, several wrestlers have won the big one with little ring time under their belts.
Staying within the course of the past 14 years, there have been several wrestlers who have all captured a major title within one year of debuting in WWE, WCW or ECW.
All of these men have gone on to win multiple titles.
Given that it has happened in the past, there is no reason to believe that Ryback won't win at Hell in a Cell.
Plus, he's not a green as he appears.
Ryan Reeves debuted in the WWE as Ryback on April 6, 2012, despite having been signed to a developmental deal with the WWE since 2005. He's wrestled in Deep South Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling.
From 2005 to 2007, he performed in Ohio Valley Wrestling before leaving for a year, and he returned in 2008 as Ryback, winning the OVW Heavyweight Championship.
Since debuting in the WWE with his Ryback gimmick, he has been on tear, destroying his opponents and staying undefeated.
The following seven men have all done what Ryback might do at Hell in a Cell.


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To help Australians avoid difficulties overseas, we maintain travel advisories for more than 170 destinations.
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Agriculture is an important part of the Australian economy. Australia is a competitive net agricultural exporter, with around two thirds of total production exported. In 2012-13 agricultural exports accounted for 15.5 per cent of Australian merchandise exports*.
* Based on the WTO definition of agriculture, which excludes fisheries, forestry and rubber. The value of Australian fisheries, forestry and rubber exports in 2014 was respectively: $1,174, $1,496 and $14 (million).
a The 28 members of the European Union in 2014 (EU28) were: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Source: DFAT STARS Database, based on ABS Cat No 5368.0, June 2015 data; ABS Special Data Service.
The Uruguay Round of trade negotiations called for the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and with it a better outcome for agriculture. Under the WTO, the Agreement on Agriculture was negotiated and came into force, with the WTO, on 1 January 1995. The Agreement on Agriculture provides the basic legal framework governing agricultural trade.
The Agreement on Agriculture recalls WTO Members' long term objective to establish a fair and market oriented agricultural trading system. It focuses on three main pillars:
Australia is committed to global food security yet millions of farmers around the world, both in Australia and in many developing countries, are unfairly disadvantaged by ongoing distortions in world agriculture and food markets which can impede the achievement of long term food security.
Trade and production distorting measures lead to greater price volatility and can create a disincentive for farmers to increase output and productivity, such measures can also encourage wasteful surplus production that in turn weakens commodity prices and returns to farmers.
Further agricultural trade policy reform is important to Australian food and agriculture sectors, and to ensure that global food security objectives are pursued in ways that do not undermine the livelihoods of farmers around the world.
As part of its comprehensive agricultural trade policy agenda, the Australian Government continues to pursue multilateral agricultural trade reform. Read more on Australian bilateral and regional negotiations; including together with other Cairns Group members. At the tenth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Nairobi 15-18 December 2015, WTO Members agreed to a significant package of measures in export competition. The most important element of this was the agreement to eliminate all agricultural export subsidies.
The Australian Government is actively working to reduce distortions in global agricultural trade and to provide better market access for Australian exporters. An important part of the Cairns Group's contribution to the WTO's agriculture agenda has been its technical work in the negotiations. The Cairns Group develops detailed negotiating proposals. Cairns Group officials meet regularly in Geneva to discuss negotiating positions and share information. The Cairns Group website provides further details, including communiqués from ministerial meetings.
Australia has reduced its own tariff levels and other trade distorting protections on agricultural and food products since the early 1970s. Australia's simple average applied tariff on agriculture is 1.2 per cent. This reinforces a competitive and productive agricultural sector and ensures Australian farmers can provide high quality products to world markets without the high levels of financial support, protection and other trade-distorting practices used by some countries.
This has resulted in Australia being one of the world's most efficient agricultural producers. This is demonstrated by the Producer Support Estimate (PSE) produced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Australia's PSE in 2012 was only 2.7 per cent, the second lowest among OECD countries.
WTO Agreements of most relevance to the application of quarantine, food safety, animal and plant health regulations are the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement).
The SPS Agreement allows all WTO members (including Australia) to set their own level of sanitary and phytosanitary protection. It also requires quarantine and food safety measures to be based on science and not industry protection. This ensures that Members cannot use unfair and unjustified quarantine or food safety restrictions to block trade.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) are the three international standard setting bodies (ISSBs) that hold special status under the WTO SPS Agreement. For the purposes of the SPS Agreement, ISSB standards are deemed to be necessary to protect human, plant or animal life or health and to comply with the SPS Agreement.
The TBT Agreement gives countries the right to adopt standards or regulations they consider appropriate to protect life or health, and also for the protection of the environment or to meet other legitimate objectives. For example, food labelling regimes are considered technical regulations and fall within the scope of the TBT Agreement.
Given the importance of international trade rules for Australia's food and agriculture trade, Australia takes an active role in the WTO and related standard setting bodies in order to ensure that changes to the rules do not result in unwarranted restrictions on Australia's exports and to continually improve the conditions faced by Australian exporters in overseas markets.