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Into the Budget Breach
By Paul M. Krawzak
After years of disciplined preparation, Paul D. Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, is about to confront the challenge he's been waiting for since his days as a Capitol Hill intern. He's getting ready to take the helm of the House Budget Committee, moving up from ranking Republican as a result of the GOP sweep in the midterm elections.
So if the Budget Committee will be the center, Ryan will be at the center of the center — the "center of the storm," in the words of former Rep. Bill Frenzel. "My guess is, in the first six months, he's going to be the single most important member of Congress, the one we see most often, the one who will be spreading the policies on the board, trying to move programs, trying to convince people to move this way or that," says Frenzel, a Minnesota Republican who is now a budget expert at the Brookings Institution.
Ryan, 40, saw his prominence increase with the election of Barack Obama and the advance of his agenda. He received national attention jousting with the president at a GOP meeting in Baltimore last January. "Obama wasn't the only winner," wrote Matthew Continettiin The Weekly Standard. "Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the young, pleasant, wonky member of the House Budget and Ways and Means committees, saw his stock rise today, as well. Obama and Ryan engaged in a detailed, serious, good-faith debate over future spending and the Wisconsin congressman's Roadmap for America's Future. The result was something I never thought I'd see: compelling daytime television."
Ryan has become not only the House Republicans' resident expert on the budget, not only an articulate advocate who can translate arcane budgetary concepts into everyday language, but also a veritable GOP think tank and source of proposals to cut spending; restructure entitlement programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security; revamp the tax system; and overhaul the budget process. That's the plan he calls the "Roadmap for America's Future."
He said in an interview that he'll use the Family Budget Protection Act, a 2007 bill introduced by Texas Republican Jeb Hensarling, as the basis for his proposals. "That's a huge bill on budget process reforms, and I'm going to break that thing down into pieces," he said.
But he's frank in conceding that he doesn't know how much support he'll get, even from Republican House leadership, which did not include much of Ryan's plans in its "Pledge to America," a pre-election manifesto that spelled out the House GOP's plans to roll back spending, reject tax hikes and repeal the health care overhaul.
When asked whether Republican leaders and members will support his ideas, Ryan's answer is, for a politician, spare and direct. "You know, I don't know," he said. But he sees reason for optimism among the incoming Republican freshmen, many of whom will be in tune with his desire to scale back government.
"The variable is we've got 90 some people coming up here who are new, and it's going to be a very different conference than what we've had in the past," he said. "If you had asked me if I could move these ideas with the 109th or 110th or 111th Congress, I'd say that's pretty tough to do. But what the viability of these ideas looks like in the 112th is a different thing altogether. And I'm not sure exactly what it is.
"We've got to get serious on entitlement reform, because if we don't fix this problem it's going to tackle us," he said. "And so I'm going to do everything I can to get this dialogue going as far as possible. And where that ends, I just don't know."
So Ryan will proceed at a measured pace, hoping perhaps for some White House support. "I would love to see if we can get a few steps in the direction of entitlement reform with the current White House. I'm not sure that's going to happen . . . It's up to them.
"I'm hopeful that the president will say, 'I agree with you Republicans on A, B and C, so let's work on those things. But on X, Y and Z, we're just not going to agree.' And on those issues, which are probably going to be some of the big issues of the day, like health care, it's our obligation to show the country how we would do things differently," Ryan said.
"At the end of the day, I think I have an obligation to help give the country a choice, an alternative to the current philosophy of government."
"I can't think of anyone that's better suited and has more promise to help the Congress and our country deal with this very tough issue," said Charles W. Stenholm, a former Democratic congressman from Texas. "At some point in time, we're going to have to quit writing the stories that it can't be done, there's no political will, there's nobody going to support that. Someday we're going to have to fool the folks" and make the needed changes.
Ryan came to Washington as an intern for GOP Sen. Bob Kasten of Wisconsin, and he stayed on to work for Jack F. Kemp, Bill Bennett and Sen. Sam Brownback, all of whom helped him get elected to the House in 1998 at the age of 28. The youngest congressman ever sent to Washington from Wisconsin, he campaigned on cutting the budget and taxes, and has never quit.
Sharp, quick, witty and telegenic, he has a self-deprecating sense of humor and gets along easily with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. He does not force-feed colleagues with budget arcana, although he has been consumed by it since he was a young adult, something he joked about once on the House floor. "This is kind of weird," he said, " but I've been reading federal budgets since I was 22 years old. I know that's kind of sick."
"Ryan stands out as someone who has gone beyond rhetoric and put concrete proposals on the table," said Isabel V. Sawhill, a budget expert at the Brookings Institution and former associate director at President Bill Clinton's Office of Management and Budget. "What so many of us are fed up about," Sawhill said, "is that there's all this rhetoric out there about the need to be fiscally responsible and to cut spending and reduce the size of government. And then when you ask people for specifics, they have none."
Frenzel calls Ryan "the single most important intellectual asset that the Republicans in either house have in budget policy matters" and describes his road map as "a way to try to restore fiscal sobriety to a system marked by fiscal inebriation over the years."
But respect does not equal support. Democrat Larry LaRocco, a former Idaho congressman, says Ryan "could help put the country on a sound fiscal footing. But he needs to get buy-in from some Democrats."
As Budget chairman, it will be Ryan's task to pass a budget resolution out of the committee that reflects Republican priorities and can win approval in the full House. In addition, he'll be presiding over committee hearings that will give him the opportunity to highlight issues he thinks are important.
"I hope to make a big dent in spending that can pass into law," he said last week. Ryan is committed to the House Republican agenda of rolling back discretionary spending to where it was in fiscal 2008 before the financial crisis, which he said would save almost $100 billion in the first year. If you look at fiscal 2008 spending, he said, "that's a pretty good guide of where we're headed."
He has not found a lot of support from within his party, no doubt because some of his proposals for Social Security (add a personal investment option) and Medicare (make it a voucher-based program) have been the basis for Democratic attack ads in past years. Only 13 House Republicans signed on as cosponsors, and the road map was left out of the Pledge to America.
Conda thinks the incoming class will make a difference. "Paul will have a great following among the new members coming in, both in the House and in the Senate, because a lot of them viewed him as their lodestar on fiscal, budget and tax issues," Conda said. He added that Ryan's support among the rank and file could even create pressure on GOP leaders, such as likely Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio and current minority whip Eric Cantor of Virginia, to defer to him on budget issues "because of his credibility and reach into the new members coming in."
Ryan is confident that the public is ready to accept changes in government spending and entitlement programs, even if they cause pain. In his book "Young Guns," which he cowrote with Cantor and Chief Deputy Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy of California, Ryan writes: "The public is way ahead of the political class. They get that things are broken."
He bases the conviction partly on his experience with his own constituents in a politically moderate, evenly split district that voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004 and Obama in 2008.
"So it's either go now and have a plan for prosperity where we gradually phase in these changes — where we do it on our own terms — or delay and impose European-like austerity cuts. That's really the choice in front of us. And if and when confronted with that choice, I think people totally understand the need to go soon vs. delaying and having more painful cuts later."
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text: juanita is sending me a mug rug! I could be north of her I know it. Dustys mom what an adorable mug rug tons of work there girl bravo to you fit right in next to the sofa, and of course I could snag that pink striped one or perhaps the adorable tomato one. There is an odd tomato joke around here too .. unable to post it joke but I have a glass tomato actually two that go on the christmas tree given to remind me each year .. ahh. so it could be mine and your in on my secret.. ok send them send treats send send send you all made me hungry again! ok its 8 and I forgot to go eat dinner. guess I should eat good for me food not cookies and such. frosted cookies. I think its been probably 20 yrs since I had a frosted cookie. my aunt used to make these biscotti that had an anise glaze so good. last frosted cookie I had. in fact the only type of frosted cookies I have ever had .. yikes. ok they have cookies with frosting? seriously is it like cake frosting? or is there a different type for cookies? inquiring minds and all..

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UTSA neurosci students win conference awards
By Kris Rodriguez
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(Jan. 23, 2008)--Three UTSA students were honored for the research they presented at the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Austin.
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- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
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Senior Lilly-Ann Flores and sophomore Chris Valdez were recognized for their poster presentations in neuroscience. Senior Myra Carrizales received an award for her oral presentation. The conference aims to encourage minority students to pursue advanced training in the biomedical and behavioral sciences by providing faculty mentors and advisers with resources to support student success.
Now in its seventh year, ABRCMS is the largest professional conference for biomedical and behavioral undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and graduate students. Organized by the American Society for Microbiology, the conference is supported by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
Approximately 2,500 attended the conference including 1,525 students, 513 faculty and program directors, and 426 exhibitors. During the four-day event, more than 1,100 students participated in poster and oral presentations in 10 disciplines in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Undergraduate student presentations were judged and those receiving the highest scores in each discipline received awards during the closing banquet
Eighty-four undergraduates representing 56 U.S. universities and colleges received awards of $250 for their outstanding presentations.


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Minecraft on PS3[ Edited ]
How about Minecraft on the Ps3. They are going have it in the sony playstation phone, why not add in the playstation 3 where its well fit. Please approve in ps3, Thanks
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Playstation Phone? LOL? Are you talking about Xperia Play? This information has been released way before you posted so you can't say that it was because this thread was posted way back when? May? and I don't know why that guy just grave digged to post
yes i would pay $40-$50 on it.
Which is pretty dumb if you ask me. Similar to playing Portal on the PS3 as opposed to the PC. PC version is cheaper yet people buy it for the PS3? Some people have a reason for instance, no access to a PC. Others are just dumb and wap out $20-$30 more to buy the PS3 Version.
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What are you talking about? He already knew that it was going to be on the Playstation Phone, "They are going have it in the sony playstation phone, why not add in the playstation 3 where its well fit"
And with the Portal 2 thing, people bought the Ps3 version because it came with a Steam download version too. So you get the Ps3 copy and a PC copy. Not to mention it was only $10 more


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As Commissioner Wally Oppal and the media tried to talk about Vancouver's Missing Women, the forsaken women, the marginalized women, these women demanded space to talk for themselves. They demanded to be heard — just as the marginalized women in the Downtown Eastside have long done. It remains to be seen, however, if anyone is listening.
The final report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry is significant because it will likely inform how future investigations are carried out. Importantly, particularly for those of us interested in ending violence against women and girls, this is a critical opportunity to observe the inner workings of a formal state response to this violence, which in turn, better prepares us for engaging the Canadian state on this issue.


text: Just wanted to say hey to everyone, I haven't been active much in the last few months. In an effort to update, we are about to move to Fort Lewis, WA, leaving behind Fort Drum, NY and are very excited, the past 3 years here have been very taxing to say the least. I haven't done much with my truck either, just trying to drive safely through the winter, and just now getting some preventive checks done before we drive cross country with my bike in the back and pulling a trailer, with my wife driving her car as well. Speaking of my bike, I have done some routine upgrades to it and predominately ride it every chance I get, as long as the weather behaves. I have been attending school full time on top of work which has included nearly 2.5 to 3 months of near constant field training so my free time has been severely limited..I know I have missed out on some of the activity here and hope everyone is doing well. Hope to have a little more free time once I get signed in to my new unit, and meet up with some GMTC peeps in the Pacific NW region. :glasses: Billy


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text: I have a 1996 k1500 burb with a 5.7 and the 4l60e w/corvette servo. Max towing on it is 5000lb and I just did a 400 mi trip towing a 4900lb trailer. It got there just fine, cruised the whole way in 3rd and never used overdrive, but on flat ground I could barley get to 55. I got to 59 once on a downhill! After the trip I looked on craigslist and I found a 2001 k2500 burb with a 6.0 and the 4l80e (i assume). Do you think I would notice much of a difference with the 3/4 ton burb or not? The weight didn't seem very unruly at all and seemed to tow just fine, except that it was completely gutless. I am actually considering replacing the current burb with something that would do a better job. The extra added challenge is that my wife will use it as her daily driver and I have four kids, so a pickup is out of the question...unless somebody knows a cheap, safe, awesome way to add seats. Any ideas?


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with the 3rd WR spot being open, i think the team could use a bigger, more physical WR. the run game suffered from poor blocking all year, and the receivers are also a part of that. who was the guy always running in stride with Tiki during all those big runs? a 6'5" receiver who had about 30 pounds on most defensive backs.
i think a bigger guy would help abuse nickel defenses as the Giants spread them out, and would be a good, quick option for Eli when the tackles decide to just let a DE come free.
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We haven't seen OK's block yet (I know she was pretty busy the last week, especially over the weekend).
Those are the only two that I don't have pictures saved for (I have decided to save them in folders with your names on them so I can watch how your "quilts" are coming together.)


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"TCP/IP Essentials: A Lab-Based Approach", need reviews.
Trying to get more practice on networks, why everyone going straight to security/penetration testing related books when there are other subjects that would introduce great deals for pentesters, I'm thinking about buying this book, any one read it? its more a practical book includes steps for setting your own network lab, also provides exercises.
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Apartment with seaview for 3 person
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When you spot a yellow traffic sign with the name of the place – "Slatine", 30 metres after the yellow traffic sign and 15 metres on the right in the little street at the address Pišcine 1, you will find our holiday house.
Situated on the first floor, about 40m2 big is consisting of one bedroom, well equipped kitchen, living room, bathroom with shower and WC, 25m2 large terrace with the sea-view.
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Thank you again when we got to spend a lovely holiday at your apartment . The apartment is a great location close to the sea .All work again brilliantly. Ivanka is always so friendly and positive.I can wholeheartedly recommend it to others. We were 4 adults and 1 child (10 months).
Large Apartment with nice terrace and ocean view. Everything what you need. We had a great time with 2 adults and 2 children. Trogir and Split are not far away, easy to get there.
A Big and nice Apartment with modern kitchen. The owner was Kind and very nice.
We greatly enjoyed our stay. Ivanka is very responsive and hospitable and took care immediately of some issues that we had with the wifi. The living room/kitchen and terrace of the apartment are directly overlooking the seaside, the kitchen is well equipped. The airport, Trogir and even Split are a short car ride away and there is plenty to see and do. Can recommend this place for a holiday break and would definitely stay there again.
Very pleasant and caring landlady. If needed , although a taxi, Ivanka organized matter immediately .
I highly recommend Ivanka and her apartment.
We stayed in Ivankas apartment during three weeks in july 2014. The apartment was perfect, with easy and swift access to the beach, barbecue on the wonderful terrace, wifi and aircondition. This is, however, not what sets this experience apart from previous stays in holiday apartments. During our stay we were invited to a birthday party, we were supplied with produce from the family's garden, offered to use the new canoe, firewood for the barbecue to name but a few aspects of the wonderful hospitality that was shown us. Ivanka is a fantastic host, and she is well backed up by her husband, daughter, grandson and not to forget the wonderful grandfather who lives in the top floor. We will always be thankful for Ivankas presence and her wonderful support when we needed it and asked for it. It is a truly unique experience, and we hope that more guests get the opportunity to take part of this.
Ivanka and her family offered us brilliant holiday. She took care of us so perfectly that we feel like we were her family. And the apartment was even
better than the pictures introduced. Hopefully we'll visit there again.
Ivanka's apartment is just as in the uploaded pictures; it's very spacious and furnished to cater for all the needs a guest could have during their holiday stay. Bring a jumper for the evenings if you visit outside the summer season as it does cool down during the evenings. The apartment provides a lovely base from which to explore the Dalmatian coast and hinterland and during the summer season it should be lovely to cool down in the sea from which you are separated only by the local island road. We visited in early April so didn't jump into the sea here although it was warm enough to take the plunge into the amazingly blue sea during a day trip to Brac. Just one of the destinations easily reached from this base.
The highlight however is Ivanka herself. She's incredibly helpful and available to sort out any little problems you may encounter during your stay. Ivanka received a phone call from what turned out to be the captain of the Brac–Split ferry who was trying to track down the owner – I – of a mobile phone that had been found on the ferry. Ivanka jumped into her car and drove the 40-km-or-so roundtrip to Split ferry port to meet the captain and pick up my phone. She returned from Split a couple of hours after we had returned ourselves and by which point I had noticed my loss and to my absolute amazement pulled my phone out of her jacket! What a relief – our holiday pictures and numerous others from previous trips thought lost were safe! Thank you again Ivanka!
Very nice appartment close to the beautiful city of Trogir. We really enjoyed our stay. Ivanka made us feel at home with her warm welcome!
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This recipe has been a favorite of mine for years. My grandmother would always ask me to make it for our family picnic.
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- 1 package (16 ounces) frozen corn, thawed
- 3 hard-cooked eggs, diced
- 1/3 cup sliced pimiento-stuffed olives
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons minced chives
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- In a large bowl, combine the corn, eggs and olives. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and seasonings. Stir into corn mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until chilled. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Olive Corn Salad in Country Extra November 2002, p51
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Sixty-four of Hope College's graduating seniors and recent graduates are being initiated into the Zeta of Michigan chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest scholastic honorary society.
For more than 200 years, election to Phi Beta Kappa has been a recognition of intellectual capacity well-employed, especially in acquiring an education in the liberal arts and sciences. The objectives encouraged by Phi Beta Kappa include intellectual honesty and tolerance, range of intellectual interests and understanding--not merely knowledge.
Hope faculty who are members of Phi Beta Kappa elected the students in recognition of their high grade point average in liberal arts courses, their broad cultural interests, and their independent and creative scholarly activities outside the classroom.
A formal initiation ceremony and reception will take place on Sunday, April 21, at 2 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall. The honorees will also be recognized during the college's Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Hope College is one of only 280 colleges and universities in the country and eight in Michigan to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Hope's chapter was chartered in 1971.
Hope College Phi Beta Kappa Honorees
Athina Isabelle Jeanne Alvarez, Grand Rapids
Casey Elizabeth Baxter, Saline
Elizabeth Joy Billquist, Saint Charles, Ill.
Derek Cornelius Blok, Schoolcraft
Kristen Leigh Bosch, Allendale
James Roderick Bour, Kalamazoo
Katherine Ann Brune, Midland
Erica Lynn Budge, Portage
Katherine Ann Callam, Holland
Ariana Nicole Cappuccitti, Mount Prospect, Ill.
Rachel Hayoung Cho, Barrington, Ill.
Leigh Jensen Clouse, Ada
Andrew Edwin Cook, Frankfort, Ill.
Cassondra Lee Cramer, Gobles
Irma Cruz, Los Angeles, Calif.
Faith Alyssa DeVries, Stillman Valley, Ill.
Howard Andrew Dobbs, Warrenville, Ill.
Matthew Travis Eiles, Beaverton, Ore.
Meagan Brooke Elinski, Jackson
Rachel Marie Elzinga, Doylestown, Pa.
Anna Helen Filcik, Holland
Samuel Harrison Fishman, Skokie, Ill.
Katherine Ann Genzink, Holland
Elizabeth Adele Gerometta, Chesterton, Ind.
Erin Elizabeth Gilbert, Marshall
Danielle Erin Goodman, Big Rapids
Jacob Christopher Green, New Hudson
Caroline Elizabeth Haley, Lowell, Mass.
Anne Michelle Harrison, Fulton, Ill.
Megan Christina Hauck, Bridgman
Erin Elizabeth Holstad, Traverse City
Andrea Joy Houg, Deerfield, Ill.
Sa'eed Adah Husaini, Jos, Nigeria
Lena Anne Jaynes, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Megan Elizabeth Johnson, Saline
Jessica Catherine Kozack, Carol Stream, Ill.
Michael Thomas Kroneman, Okemos
Leah Marie LaBarge, Hudsonville
Megan Loree Ludwig, Milbank, S.D.
Justin Carl Makowski, Detroit
Lauren Nicole Maslyk, Canton
Paige Elysemarie McGuire, New Lenox, Ill.
Madalyn Noel Muncy, Warren
Alec Joseph Norkey, Jackson
Hanna Ogawa, Yokohama, Japan
Julie Beth Oosterink, Jenison
Daniel Robert Owens, Rocky River, Ohio
Samantha Elizabeth Pahls, Sturgis
Laura Elizabeth Parker, Edgewater, Md.
Charles Walter Patchak, Jackson
Benjamin Joseph Pollock, Hanover Park, Ill.
Andreana Marie Rosnik, Shelby
Cory Minier Schmidt, Milan, Ohio
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Rebekah Anne Skinner, Brocton, N.Y.
Morgan Lyndsay Smith, Grand Rapids
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Christine Renae Springer, Ann Arbor
Kyle Steven Sutton, Farmington Hills
Jesse David Swatling-Holcomb,Oakland, Calif.
Wayne Brown Titus IV, Canton
John Davis VanderVeen, Clarkston
Jessica Lindsay Wells, Indian Creek, Ill.
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By Bach/Gounod this is one of the most lyrical piece in classical music. The melody by Charles Gounod is superimposed over the Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 by J.S. Bach. Composed in 1853 it is often performed at weddings, Christmas time and funerals and famously recorded by Luciano Pavarotti and Mario Lanza Sheet Music for Flute accompanied by Piano arranged by Lars Christian Lundholm. Ave Maria By Bach-Gounod is also known by alternative title: Meditation sur le Premier Prelude de Piano de S. Bach, Ave Maria, BWV 846. - Instrumentation: Piano and Flute - Level: Easy - Score Type: Score and 1 Part - Tempo: Slow - Genre: Romantic - Composer: Charles Francois Gounod - Year Composed: 1853 - Pages (approximate): 7
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I have an update on the Bernina 530-2 I posted about earlier...it's working!! Wahoo. It had a seriously locked up screw in the Cam/lever area. The sewing machine guy I went to see got it movingand adjusted in a relatively quick amount of time. As many have said on this forum...the older Bernina's have an awesome stitch. Every stitch on this 54 year old machine is just perfect.
Joe, you mention a Wizard. Well, I had one in my car that I got back from my other machine service guy who told me it was unfixable. I admit it isn't so smart to pay much to have service guys tell you it can't be fixed but anyway I decided to have this other service man look at the Wizard. He did and he told me what was needed. I left it with him and he called a day later with an update..it now works and the zig zag is functioning BUT..he says I'll need to have some music on my iPod to drown out a clunk noise that he says he doesn't think he can fix. I haven't heard the clunk yet but I believe him if he says it's loud. I think I'll sew on my Bernina 530 that purrs like a kitten and wait a while before I rescue more vintage problems. I hope you are having a sunny day and sewing something fun.


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Despite a favorable outlook for utility finance, cost pressures are straining rate structures.
Michael T. Burr is editor-in-chief of Public Utilities Fortnightly . E-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Despite a favorable outlook for utility finance, cost pressures are straining rate structures.
During the depths of the sub-prime lending crisis, when lenders and investors seemed on the verge of panicking, MidAmerican Energy went to market.
Specifically, in late August 2007, the Iowa-based utility holding company issued $1 billion of unsecured 30-year senior bonds, with a 6.5 percent coupon rate and a "BBB+" rating from Fitch. The flotation wasn't just successful; it was oversubscribed.
"We saw significant demand beyond the billion dollars," says Joe Sauvage, managing director and co-head of Lehman Brothers' global power group, which served as MidAmerican's bookrunner. "For the right transactions with the right structure, there is significant appetite—at the right market moment."
In some situations, utility securities actually might benefit from volatile financial markets, as nervous investors and lenders seek a relative safe haven for their money. And few investments appear safer today than U.S. electric and gas utilities. Utility-stock valuations remain within sight of historic high levels, with price-to-earnings (PE) multiples exceeding 14-to-1. Balance sheets are strong, with most utilities having completed refinancing of their highest-cost debt obligations in the last few years. And dividend payouts are holding steady, even rising in some cases, as companies reward investors after a long period of relative austerity.
From a more pessimistic point of view, however, the industry's financial health arguably has nowhere to go but downward in the months and years to come.
Utility companies are bringing monumental capital-expenditure plans before rate regulators just as they're dealing with a barrage of rising costs—for fuel and other commodities, as well as labor, pension-fund obligations, and interest payments. Additionally, with the threat of greenhouse-gas (GHG) regulation looming in the 2009 to 2013 time frame, utilities are facing unpredictable environmental-compliance costs.
Many utility companies and their investors expect regulators will support utilities' capital requirements with progressive rate structures, including accelerated rate-recovery for cap-ex spending. But as costs escalate, utilities' rate demands seem certain to test the limits of regulators' support.
"This dynamic will lead to regulatory strains," says John Young, CFO of Exelon Corp. "Companies will have to be very creditworthy to deal with all these issues that come at them, and state regulators will be the arbitrator."
To better understand the forces affecting utilities' access to capital markets, Public Utilities Fortnightly recently interviewed a group of 10 energy-finance luminaries:
William Rogers , Senior Vice President, CFO & Treasurer, Sierra Pacific Resources/Nevada Power;
John Young , Executive Vice President & CFO, Exelon Corp.;
James Hempstead , Vice President & Senior Credit Officer, Moody's;
Richard Cortright , Managing Director, Standard & Poor's;
Jeff Bodington , Principal, Bodington & Co.;
Robert Petrosino , Director of Credit Research, Barclays Capital;
Joe Sauvage , Managing Director, Lehman Brothers;
David Nastro , Managing Director, Morgan Stanley;
Leonard Hyman , Senior Consultant, RJ Rudden Associates; and
Stephen Maloney , Senior Consultant, Towers Perrin.
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Summertime is over for my kids. They've traded in their bathing suits for school uniforms. It was one of the best summers yet. 6 amusement parks (Six Flags, Sea World, Happy Hallow, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Coney Island, and (my favorite) Fete Paradiso), 3 beaches, and a ton of cousin time. I don't think we could have done much more.
This NYMag article states parents are the happiest when their kids are between the ages of 6 and 12. I remember reading it 3 years ago and pining for the day my kids fell into that category. While my boys don't actually turn 6 for a few weeks, I can already see the light. No longer do we worry about them around the pool. They swim. No longer do we worry about them being monsters on an airplane. They sleep or watch shows the whole time. No longer do we worry if we want to take an afternoon nap. They'll leave us alone. They still have tantrums when things don't go their way, but who doesn't? I had one yesterday. They fight like all siblings do and it drives us bonkers. They're too loud in the morning. But the major things? Like going to bed a 8pm, being excited to be with us, and turning on Netflix by themselves in the morning? All that adds up after a while.
Things are just starting to get good around here. We have to stay focused though. No more babies! My brats have never been so easy. But sometimes, especially now that I'm seeing the results of 6 years of hard work, it's tempting to take the plunge again. But no. I'll enjoy these next 6 years of happiness with Rob until we have an apartment full of teenagers. I can only imagine the amount of crap we'll have to deal with then. I just hope we'll finally have 2 bathrooms to help us get through it.


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Show me a linebacker in the last 5 years that was available in the first that was better value than our pick... you won't find one.
Our current system doesn't devalue linebackers, the quality of the other 8 guys on defense has hidden the mediocrity of our LB core.
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this allows us to have a QB spy on passing downs (3rd safety) and which is why we bring in guys like rivers/curry/williams who are very athletic and run with TE's/QBs. We are running out 2 lbs a good portion of the time anyways.
Because of the way we are currently set up, not based on what weve done previously , you are not going to see the gmen bring in big ticket FA's or high draft picks on LBs, hence devaluing the position as a whole. Obviously the exception occurs if there is an extraordinary talent IE: Miller, but when you are picking in the 2nd half of the 1st round each year, that doesnt come up too often.


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Bill Burr is an American comedian or a comedian from the North American Union, depending on when you read this. He grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts and did fairly poorly in school, despite the fact that he applied himself.
Having first gained notoriety for his recurring role on the second season of Chappelle's Show, Bill developed a comedic style of uninformed logic that has made hima regular with Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Fallon.
Bill will be seen again this summer in his recurring role on the hit AMC-TV show, Breaking Bad, and is currently filming the Paul Feig female buddy cop project starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. He recently completed filming the Al Pacino and Christopher Walken film,Stand Up Guys, and contributed to the2012 and 2011 ESPYS.
On November 11, Bill received a standing ovation for his sold out show at Carnegie Hall and the following night he received the prestigious Comedian of the Year Award from the Boston Comedy Festival; previous recipients include Steven Wright, Denis Leary and Lewis Black. Bill is selling out theaters internationally with his second theater tourof Europe playing to standing ovations and rave reviews in London, Copenhagen,Oslo, Helsinki and Stockholm.
One of the most popular comedy pod casts on the web, Bill's Monday Morning Podcast, is an off-the-cuff weekly rant that has become a fan favorite. Bill began the podcast in May of 2007 and has produced over 200 episodes.
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Bill can be seen in the Steve Carell & Tina Fey feature, Date Night, and his first hour special, Why Do I Do This?, premiered on Comedy Central in the fall of 2008to rave reviews and is now available on Netflix, CD and DVD.
In the near future Bill hopes to get married and have some kids. But until then, he will continue to spend most of his mid-afternoons sitting in his sweatpants learning AC/DC song son his SG.Bill is against organized religion and believes we should go back to the gold standard for our currency. None of his opinions are based on any sort of reliable information. He tends to go with his first thought, because reading makes him sleepy.
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I have also looked at the SANS GIAC couses like the Certified networkand system auditor course or the GCIH. GCIH has alot of info but I haven't heard too much on the GSNA.
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text: Susanne Reyto carefully loaded her rifle and switched the safety off. Peering into the scope attached to the top of the weapon, she pulled the trigger while former U.S. Army platoon leader Charlie Jasper looked on to ensure she was handling her weapon safely.To their right, 29 year old Sean Constine loaded bullets into his rifle's magazine. Then he picked up the rifle and, having located his target -- a steel plate attached to the top of a pole approximately 50 yards away -- fired away.Meanwhile, Jonathan Stern, a former member of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), corrected the shooting stance of a 20 something who'd never fired a weapon before.They were among 25 individuals who visited the gun range at the Oak Tree Gun Club in Santa Clarita on Dec. 2 to fire rifles and handguns. Organizers of the daylong event said its purpose was to show that learning how to fire a gun can be a powerful experience that Jews, in particular, can benefit from.


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text: Australia presents the most striking dilemma for those isolating their attacks on neonics. On a per crop basis, it is one of the worlds heaviest users of the pesticideand has among the healthiest bee colonies in the world. Government records indicate there has not been even one adverse experience report from either the public or beekeepers concerning the use of neonics. The other thing they dont see in Australiabut we do see everywhere else in the world where CCD is claimedis the Varroa mite, the culprit in the 2005/06 bee death march.


text: Speaking of liking the EPE hives, this guy's local to me and in my bee club. He's now a franchisee or partner or something (not sure of the exact business arrangement) with Swienty in Sweden as of a couple weeks ago. He's selling their high density foam hives, they're pretty nice. He was displaying them at the ABF conference in Hershey. The website is still just getting set up and is still a bit "European" in some of the phrasing, I believe he'll have this stuff in-stock in mid-Feb. No idea on shipping but I can't imagine it would be as much as straight from Europe to you.


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Gas war creates low prices in Bonneville County
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A local gas war is still helping your wallet. The price war is in its fourth day and is affecting almost all of the gas stations in Bonneville County. It started at the corner of Yellowstone and Hitt Rd when Dad's Travel Center opened about a week ago. When they opened the Conoco gas station across the street dropped its prices from $3.55 a gallon to $3.14.
"We just want to be competitive in the market," Conoco station manager, Ramona Denning said.
Denning said it wasn't her intention to start a gas war.
"I think the whole town has kind of followed now with lower prices and we're all seeing the benefits of that," she said.
Right now competition is fierce between stations in Bonneville County.
"We did a big price drop on Friday night. We were at $3.53 and we dropped to $3.19," said the owner of Sunnyside Tesoro, Tara Christensen.
Christensen said even though her station is in Ammon, she is following the trend.
"Even though that is on the other side of town we want to be competitive to drive people to this side of town," she said.
AAA of Idaho said the average price for a gallon of regular in Idaho Falls is $3.27. A huge difference compared with Pocatello's average of $3.68. Blackfoot's average is $3.66 and Rexburg's average of $3.51.
"You have got a couple of dealers saying driver demand is down and they are paying a lower price, so some of them are turning around saying lets help our customers out," said Dave Carlson of AAA Idaho.
Customers seem to be happy, some are even driving to Idaho Falls from other areas.
"I'm definitely going to fill up here rather than Rexburg. It is like a 20-cent difference and I'm a college student," said Jarom Bennion.
"It is around $40 a tank and last time I filled up in Idaho Falls it was about $28, so it is significantly cheaper," said Matt Bennion.
Managers said they are not sure when prices will go back up. They said it depends on the price of fuel.
AAA said Idaho's gas prices are the eighth highest in the nation.


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Top photo: A student's gown is adjusted at the ceremony.
Middle photo: The "platform crew" displays their garb.
Bottom photo: Graduates in colorful array
Regalia 101: UTSA's graduation garb steeped in tradition
(May 11, 2007)--If you think that costumes, parades, kings and courts end with the close of Fiesta, think again.
In late April, as the curtain falls on Fiesta, it rises again in May on San Antonio graduation ceremonies all across town -- ceremonies that exhibit all the pomp, circumstance, color and character of a coronation.
And while academic regalia -- caps and gowns to the uninitiated -- lack the glitz and glamour of Fiesta's royal gowns, it certainly doesn't lack the color, particularly at the college level, and more specifically at UTSA.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Steeped in tradition dating to medieval Europe, distinctive gowns developed over time for the various professions, trades and guilds. Today's flowing robes are mostly reserved for religious orders, the judiciary and academia.
U.S. institutions of higher education adopted an academic dress code in 1895, a code that has been revised several times. This is serious business that is overseen by a committee on academic costumes and ceremonies supervised by the American Council on Education.
Colored velvet on commencement gowns has meaning, from blue violet for degree in architecture, to brown for art or art history, to crimson for communication, to light blue for education, to sage for health or kinesiology, to pink for music.
At any commencement on any campus in the U.S., golden yellow trim indicates a degree in sciences or mathematics. When it comes to regalia, everything has meaning: colors, tassels, sleeves, hoods and caps.
The word "regalia" means decorations or insignia indicative of an office, so in academia as in royalty, the more color, ropes, sashes or velvet on the gowns, the higher the academic degree.
Gowns for bachelor's degrees are black with unadorned pointed sleeves. A master's degree gown merits three inches of velvet trim in the color of the college awarding the degree and an oblong sleeve, square-cut at the rear with an arc cut-away at the front.
While first-time graduates enter the auditorium wearing plain black robes, they will be hooded during the ceremony; much like England's most distinguished citizens may be knighted.
A gold cord worn by some undergraduate students indicates graduation with honors: summa cum laude (with highest distinction), magna cum laude (with great distinction) or cum laude (with distinction).
Ph.D. gowns get really "phussy." The wide assortment of attire worn by university faculty, usually seated together during commencement ceremonies, is a showcase of Ph.D. garb.
Bell-shaped sleeves are allowed three bars of velvet, while a five-inch velvet trim of the appropriate color fronts the gown. By the time you add the optional gold tassel, you may find regalia deserving of its own Fiesta float.
Hoods are lined with silk in the official color or colors of the university conferring the degree, thus hoods lined in orange with one white chevron (a V-shaped bar) are the décor of UTSA. Hoods also are edged in velvet of two, three or five inches for the bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, respectively. The color of the edging also indicates the subject to which the degree pertains.
And there's more.
Hood length also matters: bachelor's degrees rate a three-foot hood; a master's degree hood earns three and a half feet, while a doctoral degree merits a full four feet of hood. The longer the hood, the higher the degree.
Thus, a three-and-a-half-foot hood, lined in orange silk with one white chevron edged in citron, denotes a UTSA graduate receiving a master's degree in social work.
The caps of baccalaureate degree recipients sport colored tassels indicating the discipline in which the degree was earned. The tassel for graduate degrees is black, except for the gold tassel allowed for doctoral degrees.
Every costume detail is addressed: It's dark colors for shoes and slacks. No flip-flops, no corsages.
Even the university mace has its roots in medieval times when it was a weapon used by mounted knights in Western Europe. Definitely not intended for maintaining order during the ceremony, the university marshal carries the mace to indicate the confirmation of the academic process and the solemnity of the occasion.
One major difference exists between Fiesta and the Order of The University of Texas at San Antonio. While Fiesta royalty reign only a week, a college degree rules a lifetime.


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Great Neighbors: Park Volunteers
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming - The inside of the 100 year old Moulton barn in Grand Teton National Park was abuzz with activity this past week. A group of volunteers is shoring up the historic structure so it doesn't collapse.
They're led by architectural conservator, Harrison Goodall, who is donating his time to the project too.
"The buildings themselves really tell a story of the families and of the people that occupied them, that built them, that lived in them, and it's those stories that tell us where we came from and how things began," Goodall said.
With the Grand Teton mountain range as a backdrop, the Moulton barn is considered one of the most photographed barns in America. Sherry Birch is one of those working on it.
"I have a love of history. I do carpentry for a living and it all seems to work well together," Birch says.
Judith Taylor and her husband and daughter have come from Michigan each summer for 18 years to work on preservation projects in Grand Teton National Park.
"It is a sense of preserving an important part of history," Taylor says.
"Probably the highlight of my summer every summer," says daughter, Judith Taylor. "It's just what I've always done. You always go somewhere nice and you work on something old and it all comes together and it's a great week."
One dedicated couple loves this work so much they even spent their honeymoon a couple years ago volunteering in the park and they're back again.
"I can't imagine doing anything different - spending time with wonderful people- they're from all over the country - spending time with my husband and just giving back," Tammy Nyen says.
National Park officials are delighted with the job the volunteers are doing to preserve this icon in an historically accurate way.
"You can't just swing a hammer or pound in a nail and be faithful to the period of time in which this barn was built," says public affairs officer, Jackie Skaggs.
"When you walk inside you can see that barn is a lot healthier and a lot happier and it's going to be able to stand next winter for sure, and that's the kind of condition they came in with," says cultural resources specialist, Katherine Wonson.
The Moulton descendants and their families appreciate the work being done to preserve their ancestors barn.
"The morning that I first saw them working on the barn, and saw the volunteers line up on the roof, I was kind of surprised at my reaction because I got a little bit emotional - it was like this is what we've been working for," Iola Blake said.
"We appreciate everybody that has put in the emotional and physical work it takes to do this," Thomas Reed Moulton said.
For people like Harrison Goodall this is truly a passion.
"Why do we preserve?" asks Goodall, " So that there will be something left for generations in the future. Why should I be so selfish as to let them go away?"


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Does anyone know stuff about Ford bringing the redesigned 2006 Fiesta to America?or any other small car that is smaller than a ZX3?ive seen and read this is true from several magazines but never heard of followup and a Ford Fiesta would be a great car for a hybrid, first car (tiny), or ricer lemme know if any of you know anythingtanx
if they do, i really hope they don't keep the fiesta name, back when they did have fiestas here in the stats it was a joke.
personally all i care about is that it is a Ford and it is small and either cheap to run or easy to drive or fast even with only 150 hp under the hood
The B and Sub-B cars are a few years out in the US
thanx any other great info?
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ya pics and info on the european one are on ford.co.ukthanx but wat i really want is info on the american version(sry if i seem rude)
none have been released. Nobody even knows what it is yet or where it will be built besides hopefully Ford.
ford is bringing back the fiesta? uh ohh.wasn't that like a pinto but worse.
Nope, it was ugly though. I love that Fiesta shows..like the RS focus. We won't see it though.
im pretty sure we will, only that engine will be a regular engine option as americans are more power hungry than europeansthe fiesta st would have a 2.3 turbo 4 like what the mazdas have due to the massive potential most likelythe european fiestas have as a stock engine 65 hp and go up to like 136 hp with the rsthey also have turbodiesels and can tow up to 2000 lbsgive it 4x4optional(i like offroad capability so make a trucklike option with a 2 speed transfer case and an adjustable air suspension with locking front and rear diffs) and it kix a$$their turbodeisels make up to like 90 hp and they make good performance and ford could easily put a larger model under the hood producing more power for those of us who want more power plus diesels can handle the 4x4 ideaofcourse i prolly talk of stuff that will never sell here so lemme know of your opinions


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I have arrived safely in Montreal and am staying at a very big hostel! I nearly died when the lady at the front desk couldn't find me on the systen, it all got sorted out, but it means that I have to move rooms, oh well better than being out on the street. I am very much in French Canada, all of the signs on the street are in French and I could bearly understand my cabbie. They have a really good system here that a cab from the airport to down town is a flat $35.00. I was not prepared to walk 30min with the bags I have now. Too much shopping..... :)
First famous sighting - Sophie Monk and which ever one of the brothers didn't knock up Nicole Richie. Also Justin Timberlake was in town!
19th August 2007 - Montreal
Today after deciding that I wanted to have some company I signed up to one of the tours that the hostel does to Tam Tam. Tam Tam is a African drumming thing that happens every Sunday in a park. It has never been offical and it started 60 years ago as a big jam and it has continued and grown ever since. There is a small market near there, sports fields across the road, people in the park everywhere playing frisby and hakky sack. The drumming was awesome. I spent most of the day talking to a really nice girl from Melbourne and another really nice girl from Christchurch. The drumming was going off and there were a lot of people dancing around and getting really into it. There was also a lot of people clearly off their faces, but no one was harming anyone.
We then walked up the hill to watch these guys take to the battle field. The tour guide just reacons that it is really funny to watch. They have fake swords, shields, hammers, bows and arrows and anything that resembles a weapon. Some of them have armour and masks, it was rather interesting. There are rules to the battle as well and if you get hit you have to render that part of your body useless or "die". It wasn't uncommon to hear something like "use the force" cried from one of the warriors, it was quite funny
We then walked through the city and went to a pub were most everyone had a pint. We got back to the hostel at 4pm and I walked up to the main street for a bit and back to the hostel.
20th August 2007 - Old Montreal - Bike Tour
The hostel had a bike tour of Old Montreal today and it was awesome, it was so good to be on a bike and speeding along the river. Montreal is very bike friendly and beautiful. The trails were along tree lined streets and through markets, across bridges and we even had a "victory lap" around the F1 track. (Yep Dad the F1 track, it was so cool!)It was a great day and again spent it with some very nice travellers.I would love to tell you all where we went but I will have to look at a map cause everything is in French and I can bearly say it let alone remember it to type later.
We got back into the hostel at about 4pm and I went to a very famous New Age Shop in Montreal which has been open for 19 years.
I have been so utterly boring at night and have not been going out, I would have no idea where to go anyway
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Today the girls and I went to the Olympic city and had a wonder around. The stadium is pretty impressive and it would have been a real buzz being there at the opening ceremony for the games. They have converted the pools, gym and some other ares for public use and use it for training.
That night we went out to the HI organised pub crawl which was fun, I only had one drink, but when have I ever needed alcohol to be social. We went to three places before Belinda and I had enough. We walked back to the hostel with this random guy from Switzerland at 3am in the morning. They had a pit stop at Burger King and we had no problems at all walking back, Montreal is a pretty save city, that or we were lucky.


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Driver & Bike Safety, Churchill / Alma intersection
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Reminder to Paly students and parents: Cars traveling towards Paly on Churchill Ave must turn left onto Alma during weekdays from 7:45am to 8:30am. Palo Alto police will be patrolling and have begun issuing tickets to drivers who turn right onto Alma or go straight through the intersection (as many do). This is one of the busiest intersections for Paly bike commuters. Drive with care during these key commute hours so as not to endanger bicyclists. For more on safe routes to school, contact Paly's PTSA Traffic Safety Reps
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a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Sep 1, 2013 at 12:21 pm
I'm glad police will patrol because the signs are not easily seen because there are other signs, etc. We have 1000 students riding their bikes to school and indeed, this intersection is busy with bikes before and after school.
Drivers should also be aware that if there is a bike lane, it is illegal to drive all the way to the corner and then turn right. When making a right turn in Palo Alto, the driver is supposed to pull into the bike lane when the painted line breaks (about 30 feet before the corner) and then turn right at the corner.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Sep 1, 2013 at 12:37 pm
Parent - Can you please advise what how out of Palo Alto drivers can know of signs that are not easily seen? Surprising, not very visible signs are added to a very challenging drive around local kids who consistently ignore basic laws such as stopping at stop signs. Those basic laws apply to bicycles as well, as far as I know. It will be nice if these laws would be enforced by police, the same way as complying with signs that are hard to see are enforced.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Sep 2, 2013 at 8:25 am
I am told by those that cross here by bike on a daily basis, that a great many cars do not observe the instruction and drive straight on.
For those who ride a bike and cross here, there are a large number of students crossing by bike and on foot and the roadway is not wide enough to accommodate the volume of bike and foot traffic each time the light turns green. A line of cars may not get through each green light, but a gaggle of school children on foot and on bikes will crowd into whatever space is available to get through every time the light turns green.
Please, if you drive, think of the schoolkids and turn left or drive earlier or later, or find another route.
Thank you.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 3, 2013 at 9:17 am
I really hate those signs. Anyone but a long-term resident cannot be expected to read those complicated signs and obey that peculiar rule, which I've never seen anything like anywhere else.
In other words, the unsuspecting driver going across that intersection if they are not first in line has to read, parse and change their natural behavior in less than a second and NOT just go straight. That is the most poorly designed intersection I've ever seen ... at least for a simple 4 way intersection. I've always thought that was really stupid.
What purpose does it solve?
Why doesn't the city fix this putting in turn arrows and lights that can automatically direct people instead of a sign that even many years later when I first saw I really had no idea what it said. This is a traffic abomination.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Sep 3, 2013 at 9:47 am
I didn't see any patrol car this morning at this intersection and there were cars driving straight over the tracks on Churchill (I was in the Alma turn lane). I drove straight on Churchill about 4 times last year before I finally noticed the sign. It's not easy to see because of the railroad gates. I saw it when I was stopped at the light. If cars are not the first car stopped at the light, it's too difficult to see the sign.
The city ought to place a lighted, flashing sign stating "LEFT TURN ONLY" which can be programmed to light up during the specified time.
@just trying to be safe: Don't blame this one on the student bikers. There is not much room at the tracks for the high quantity of bike riders in the morning. And why isn't your child biking to school, following the basic bicycle laws? Mine bike 4/5 days per week. Yours should bike too.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Sep 3, 2013 at 10:12 pm
I saw numerous times all over PA bicyclists ignoring stop signs, even cross guards.
Parent - you asked me: And why isn't your child biking to school, following the basic bicycle laws? Mine bike 4/5 days per week. Yours should bike too.
Were we properly introduced?
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|A cat claw, dual action windlass, with a line drum on the end is all anyone need's, and patients! I was raised on board by my Grandad since I was 10 .Lived aboard ever since. I've learned the bare bones, no crap that will break method's. Now I realize my body is most likely to break next as I just turned 41. All this manual chain haul'n is about to end as This year I'm puting in an engine, and a winch on the bow. It's nice know'n I don't need 'em. But will be nice to have 'em.
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It's absolutely 5/8 chain. I bought it from a friend in need of some cash for 100 buck's. It seem's large, and it is. But when I anchor in 12 feet of water and put out 100 feet of that chain and my 45' anchor I do not worry. Set it and Forget it. I do not have an engine. A good heavy anchor system IS my insurance. You just get up there, sit, wedge your feet in good, and pull. When you get directly above it, pull faster, take a wrap when the anchor is "aweigh" fall off, and sail out of the anchorage. I've done it in all conditions, all times of day or night, with a lot of room and in tight anchorages. I've actually broken 3/8 chain in a storm when my anchor got hung good on some debris. When I got it up. there where links separated at the welds! On the 5/8 rig I put in a shock absorber made of a piece of 3 strand. Over here in the Key's, the Bahama's and Central America, there is never a reason to anchor in 60' of water. In those conditions you use a lot of line and a boat length chain.You need a 5:1 ratio. 60 foot of water is 300 feet of line.
Capt.aaron :
Rarely would I anchor, unless it is very calm.
I will try your hard-sheeted main idea next time.
I've anchored singlehanded about 80% of the time in the past 23 years or so. My boat is 42' LOA, weighs 28K lbs. Anchor is usually a 45lb CQR when out of the Chesapeake area, and a Fortress FX-37 when in home waters (Chesapeake).
No problem raising the anchor, though it sometimes takes some deft action when in close quarters.
I have an electric windlass (Lewmar Concept 2) with 200' of 3/8" G40 chain. The windlass has up/down buttons on the deck near the bow, and a remote up/down switch in the cockpit.
When the wind is really piping up, I generally use the engine to take in chain, using the switch in the cockpit judiciously. Sometimes, I power up toward the anchor, hit neutral, and move quickly to the bow where I take in more chain and watch what's happening. Sometimes takes a repeat trip or two until the bow is up-and-down over the anchor. Then, a gentle power forward or aft will break the anchor free, after which the electric windlass finishes the job.
I used to have a Simson-Lawrence manual windlass when in the Eastern Caribbean, but after one very dicey experience at Union Island with tons of boats around, a Christmas wind howling, and my younger-than-me crew just about having a heart attack getting the chain in with that windlass I decided it was time for a good electric windlass. Never been sorry, and never a moment's trouble with the windlass. Install 'em right and they'll do you proud for a long time.
Originally Posted by ccriders View Post
After several years of variations on the theme of the keystone cops I finally installed a tiller pilot and that surely made several operations smoother, safer and more sailorly looking for the assembled crowds. Single handing is great, but when things get tight a silent, obedient crew is wonderful.
Originally Posted by smurphny View Post
Do you really mean 5/8" chain?! I raise my 45#er by hand all the time with 50' of 3/8" chain. In 60' of water it's really a challenge, in 20' no sweat. As mentioned above, time it right to motor forward slowly, out of gear, drift forward to take out slack. If it does not break free easily, go back and pop it by motoring forward (or back) a bit more. Go up to the bow again and as soon as it's up off the bottom by 10' or so, you can slowly motor in a good direction if you need to before going up to haul it up all the way. You can even get it up to a point where it won't foul anything or chafe against the hull and let the forward motion wash off the mud, stop and haul in. I'll sail off sometimes but not when there are a lot of other boats around. Too many things can go wrong.
After several years of variations on the theme of the keystone cops I finally installed a tiller pilot and that surely made several operations smoother, safer and more sailorly looking for the assembled crowds. Single handing is great, but when things get tight a silent, obedient crew is wonderful.
Originally Posted by Capt.aaron View Post
I've been sailing around with no engine all over the Key's, Bahama's and Western Caribbean for over 20 year's. Living aboard on the Hook and I've been raising 100' of 5/8 chain and a 45 pound Danforth by hand just like this a 1000 times. As soon as it's up, fall off and your under way. (Well, the engine came out in 93, but you know what I mean)
|Two hooks on two lines. Hook the chain and winch. At the limit, use the other one/winch and continue.
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"I've been raising 100' of 5/8 chain and a 45 pound Danforth by hand "
Whoa! At 3.7 lbs per foot of chain and 45 lbs of anchor you're pulling up over 400 lbs by hand (if you're in 16 fathoms of water), my hat's off to you. How's the back?
I've done what Tempest described on our last boat, using the engine and autopilot to motor slowly forward while pulling like crazy on the bow before the wind overpowers the ability of the autopilot to keep the bow into wind (usually after the anchor is off the bottom). Those are the times when a remote control for a windlass in the cockpit would be pretty nice.
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I am making a plate for my baby girl with all the details of her birth and her feet prints.
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