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Fussy Baby: Walking or Rocking Most Calming?
When your baby cries should you pick him or her up and walk or find a good rocking chair and rock back and forth? A new study from Japan says that infants respond best when mom (or any caregiver) picks them up and walks around.
Researchers said that the babies rapidly beating hearts also slowed down, proving that they felt calmer.
"Infants become calm and relaxed when they are carried by their mother said study researcher Dr. Kumi Kuroda, who investigates social behavior at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Saitama, Japan. Interestingly, the study also observed the same response in baby mice.
For the study, researchers monitored the responses of 12 healthy infants ages 1 month to 6 months. The scientists wanted to discover the most effective way for mothers to calm a crying baby over a 30-second period " simply holding the baby or carrying the infant while walking.
Results showed that infants carried by walking mothers were the most relaxed and soothed compared to babies whose mothers sat in a chair and held them. As a mother stood up with her cradled her baby and started to walk, scientists observed an automatic change in the baby's behavior.
These results held even after the researchers took into account other factors, such as the child's age and sex, and the mother's age and walking speed.
Kuroda said she was surprised by the strength of the calming effect. Researchers noted that the rhythm of walking might be more effective in soothing infants than any other rhythmic motion, including rocking.
Babies cry for a variety of reasons. If an infant is hungry or in pain, they'll most likely start crying again when they are laid back down. But sometimes a baby just feels a little anxious or unsure about their environment and will relax when held close and comforted. Kuroda acknowledged carrying might not completely stop the crying, but it may prevent parents from becoming frustrated by a crying infant.
The findings may also have implications for the parenting technique of letting babies cry in order to help them learn how to soothe themselves.
"Our study suggests why some babies do not respond well to the 'cry-it-out' parenting method," Kuroda said.
Babies crying during separation and maternal carrying are both built-in mechanisms for infant survival. These behaviors have been hard-wired for millions of years. "Changing these reactions would be possible as infants are flexible, but it may take time," she said.
While the study looked at a baby's response to its mother, Kudro said the calming effect was not specific to moms. Dads, grandparents and caregivers were able to provide the same calming effect by carrying the baby and walking
Many moms and dads instinctively know to pick up a baby that's crying, hold them close, pace around while gently patting baby on the back. This study just points out that if your baby is really upset, walking about may have a faster calming effect than rocking or sitting in a chair. Plus it adds more evidence that simply ignoring a baby while he or she cries isn't going to teach them how to soothe themselves. We all need a hug and a gentle pat on the back when we're upset. Babies need it maybe even a little more.
The study was published online in the journal Current Biology.
Source: Carl Nierenberg, http://www.today.com/moms/carry-study-finds-its-good-
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The Raiders defense finished 24th in fantasy points last season. Did they make some major upgrades?
Their defense finished 29th statistically so they hired Jason Tarver as their Defensive Coordinator. He was originally discovered by Steve Mariucci.......... Last job was DC at Stanford, where he helped Harbaugh build a strong D. His team led the Pac-10 in 6 categories last season. He has a Masters in Biochemistry and Molecular biology. His father is a research scientist. Defense is getting rave reviews so far this season.......... His players call him the "Mad Chemist"........ Just like I said above............A revamped defense ............worth noting Jason Tarver has his own interpretation of a top five defense - Silver And Black Pride
With just 10 teams in our fantasy football league, I'm sure the Oakland Defense will be available for you whenever you want them.
It would be hard for a defense ranked 29th..........to suddenly jump into the top ten the next season........... That's why I have the defense who I selected. Just remember Bill...........You read about Tarver here first..............
Who is Tarver?
He's a renouned scientist who found over 100 uses for the peanut and all its by-products.
I guess I was wrong on several counts. I think Raida's remembered who knocked them out of playoffs last year.
Looks like the Lions are still trying to fix their secondary. Report: Lions trade for Redskins CB Kevin Barnes | Detroit Lions | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Did anyone see the game ? Was the Buff starters in when the TronStaff was unleashed ? MegaFord, MegaStaff, StaffTron, StaffMega, Staff of Tron...get use to it !
Staff of Tron, I like it. Sounds like something from a Tolkien epic - Wield the Staff of Tron.
Darth's list of the Greatest prophets of our modern age: 1. Wiggles 2. Titus Young. (who "Guaransheed" a Boise State victory over Michigan State).
I think he just said it would be a good game. He understood he was standing on Michigan turf.
According to the Detroit News, He did. But also he told them Boise State would win the game and that he knows it for a fact and to quote him on it. And they did.
Lions are 5-7 during their last 12 games. They've acted undiciplined and spoiled during that time. I DID choose them as my survivor pick though, only because this may be their only nick fairly easy game. look for an 8-8 season as coach tries to get all of the rats out of the barn.
Stafford has connected on 20/24 passes in the first half....unfortunately 3 of those were completed to Rams defenders that turned into 13 pts for them....and the Lions are down 3 at the half. This game should be at least 28-0, or at least 21-0.... Stafford needs to trust the ground game when he is in the red zone...
Has Staff turned diva with the commercials and all. He usually doesn't miss in the red zone ?
huge win - Lions 27 Fishers 20 Kevin Smith makes up for drops and scores winning TD !!!
Good comeback win as Stafford runs two perfect TD series to steal back game in the last 10 seconds, beating the Rams 27-23. Kevin Smith> 62 yards on 13 carries, probably could have been handed the ball more often...especially when Matt threw that first pick. Stafford was 32-48 for a league leading 355 yards...(so far),. The three picks almost cost the game, but he atoned for it in the 4th qtr.
Stafford has some serious talent. During 95% of my Lions watching years, our QB was either below average or servivable. Great to have a top 5ish QB with the top receiver. It makes it way more fun to watch when we're losing because there is actual hope for a comeback.
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BINGHAMTON, NY -- The Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University will host an "Engineering Design – Quality Control and Metrics" course at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 7., at the new Engineering and Science Building at the Innovative Technologies Complex on Murray Hill Road.
Daryl Santos, professor and manager of SMART Lab for the department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering at Binghamton University, will present the 4-hour course. He has over 20 years of experience implementing quality control and applying engineering economics within the field of industry. Participants will learn about the key elements of process quality such as the range of quality methods and the costs of quality, and the benefits and impact of process capability indices. Other topics to be covered include product quality metrology, the use of quality measures on the supply chain and attribute-based quality measurement systems.
This training complies with the New York State Office of Professions for continuing education requirements. In addition, the Broome Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE) has approved the course for 4 professional development hours (PDH).
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Enrollment is limited and early registration is encouraged. For more information and to register, visit: http://www2.binghamton.edu/watson/professional-development/programs/professional-engineering/index.html, or call the Watson School's Office of Industrial Outreach at (607) 777-2154.


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Hello, I have a 2010 camaro 2ss and looking for a new project.I am wanting to leather wrap the door inserts and dash inserts with black leather and a diamond stitch pattern. I have a shop near me that is supplying the leather and doing the wrap for me. My part is stitching the pattern. I have been told I need to use a "wax" thread and can't seem to find it at any crafts store near me in the right color and size/thickness. My question is, does any one no where to get this thread?I am also curious about a foam that needs to be on the back while stitching to give the diamond pattern the 3d or "raised" look. Any tips or suggestions for this project will be greatly appreciated . Also will be doing the stitching by hand and using a leather punch to make the holes before stitching
there are upholstery supplies all over the place...you did not mention where you live at.. http://midwestfabrics.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=44they have a bunch of different sections that might help you.here in los angeles there are several upholstery suppliers.. and dozens of thread suppliers. looks like the people above sell size 69 and size 92 threads. even a few foam suppliers..
Thanks. I live in lafayette La. I'm not sure what thread to go with when looking online bc it's hard to tell which thread is the right size and the same as the thread on my doors and seats in my car. Also which foam is oftenly used for this type of work?


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So after running the Hayling Island 10 miler in just under 1 hour 40 on Sunday I have done basically a years training and running races. I just thought I would share my story if anyone is interested....
I started using the gym at my College last year in an attempt to get fitter and lose some weight - I knew I had to get fit as dieting would never allow me to lose weight I like my food to much!!! The gym's free and got me my confidence by running on a treadmill regularly. I signed up to do the Marwell 10k as a goal for my training. Once I was confident of running on the treadmill I started running on the roads locally to get more practice. I set myself the goal of doing the 10k in under 60 minutes and managed it in 59.13, it wasn't easy but the sense of achievement was amazing - so much so that I signed up to do the Wyvern 10k in Fair Oak pretty quickly after.
About this time I started to do the Frimley Lodge Park parkrun - a great way to start a Saturday and has really helped with my general fitness and running. I have done about 10 and my 5k time has fallen from 28.25 to 26.49 which is going in the right direction.
In total this year i've done 4 10k races (Marwell, Wyvern, Coalville and Fleet) and my pb after Fleet is 55.27, but I did throw up crossing the line - which wasn't great fun!!! I also got talked into doing the Butser Challenge - probably not the best run in your 1st year but it was amazing (both the weather and the race) and I finished it and will be back to try again next year.
I have had great fun this year and feel so much better in myself, it's just annoying that I never did this earlier (i'm 38), but I never had the self confidence and was always concerned what other people would think - now I guess I don't care. My only concern now is my 5 year old daughter who worries that I talk to women whilst I run and that's not fair on mummy.....
My aim from all this is to run a half-marathon by the end of next year and just basically continue to enjoy it. I know I will always think about my times and want to beat my bests but for me that's healthy. It's always fun 2/3 of the way round a race when you feel the pain but then at the end when you've finished it feels great.
glad to hear you're enjoying it Matthew. I only started running about 3 years ago when I was 31. I had never done regular exercise or sport before then, but found that it was something i could plug away at, regardless of whether I was any good at it. It has been a bit stop/start, and i've had a couple of periods of about 6 months each when i've not run at all, but I got back into it in August this year and I feel like it's finally "sticking".
A big help for me has been to slow down nearly all my runs, after reading of the benefits of just getting in lots of miles at low intensity (read the "HADD" thread on this forum if you want to know more about that) so now I'm running more miles than I ever have before, and thankfully I am injury free so far.
I hope you continue to enjoy it
Congratulations. I have also reached my 1 yr anniversary. I am still yet to crack the sub 60 10k but it is getting closer. I would also like to do a HM next year. (maybe the VLM in 2014 but shhh dont tell anyone that)
Nice one, I've been running about 2 years now. It's amazing how it boosts your confidence and in my case changes your outlook on life completely. I wouldn't be without it now! I don't know what my next challenge will be but I've gone all the way up to marathon now. You should sign up for you first half, go on, you know you want to!
Inspiring post! I only started run/walking in May this year so my first year anniversary is not up yet. I was 16 stones and realised my 3 year old twin daughters were not going to see much of me if I carried on that way. So, at the age of 40, I took up running. I have a short attention span so i got myself a spot on the VLM to make sure I did not fall back in to my old ways
Like you I wish now that I had started earlier. It's such a great way to live. I too love my food WAY too much to lose weight by dieting. Ok I have got things under a bit more control but the running allows me to eat more or less what I want while continuing to lose weight.
My first 10K was an epic achievement for me. I did it in 58 mins or so and was dead at the end. Loved the sense of elation crossing the line though. I ran my second 10K several weeks ago. It was on hilly ground, something I had little experience of and was not expecting. I finished it in 51:38. A couple of weekends ago I ran my first half marathon! I came in at 1:53:00 and felt amazing.
At 12 stones, or thereabouts, I have another 0.5-1 stone to lose. I have half marathons booked in Feb and Mar and then it's the big one for me. The VLM in April
I have found running books to be really inspiring. You should check out 'Born To Run'. Amazing book. I then read How to run faster by Julian Goater and have bought a couple more to read too. I am immersing myself in to my new obsession and loving every minute of it
Are you keeping a blog? If you are not then you might want to consider doing so. It is a great place for you to go back, see what you have achieved, remind you of key lessons you have learned, etc. Don't worry about whether anyone else looks at it or not. Here is a link to mine in case it gives you some ideas:
http://ninjakhan.co.uk/ - just click on the big 'blog' button once you are there.
re - changing your outlook on life, that is so true! Having lost all this weight and feeling fitter and healthier than ever before I find myself only ever seeing the positive in everything!
The other day I posted this on facebook. I was shocked to see that I would have written something like this!
"Feet wet? They can't get any wetter!
Head soaked? Have cool wet look 80's styling (until frizz bomb takes over and I look like a microphone)!
Standing room only on the slowest train in the history of transport? Better than missing it!
Today is going to be awesome! All the crap stuff is already out of the way!
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We spent a further couple of days exploring the busy market town of Santa Rosa de Cabal and catching up on our chores, then bid farewell to the Vasquez family and headed off north towards Manizales. We were now back on good asphalt roads, but paid the price at the most frequent and priciest toll booths that we have encountered in all of South America. However, the cost on the road this particular day was offset when we found a very well-appointed campsite for the night and the owners were so excited about our trip that they waived the rather stiff fee.
The road winding through the River Cauca valley drops down to La Pintada at 1,650 ft and then starts the stiff climb up over the 8,400 ft Paso Alto de Minas. After a swift and precipitous descent of 3,500 ft we found ourselves arriving in Medell�n - a city of three million - late on a busy Saturday afternoon. We were faced with almost grid-locked traffic and the streets were jam-packed with throngs of Christmas shoppers. It only took us an hour or so to realize that there was little chance of any reasonably priced accommodation - and no camping, of course - so we made the decision that a quick exit was our best strategy. Another steep ascent to the east over the Via Las Palmas and we were soon on the highly-touted Ciruito de Oriente. Of course, it's presumably best to enjoy the lush and productive countryside and the traditional paisa towns of the Antioquia Department in the daytime - but here we were trying to find our way in the dark. No sooner had we pulled off the road to consult our map than a young Colombian had stopped his car, risked his life crossing four lanes of traffic, just to enquire if we needed some help! Yet another example of the amazing friendliness and helpfulness towards complete strangers.
After a night in a rather grungy hotel in Rionegro (with such an abundance of restaurants on this tourist circuit, we couldn't understand why there was an almost total lack of accommodation - maybe it's for day trippers only) we decided to check out the Zona de Camping marked on our map at the Embalse de Pe�ol. The trip meant some delicate negotiating of recent mud and rock slides, but the intense horticultural production in the rich black soils made it a very interesting trip for us (still farmers at heart!). The reservoir was formed about thirty years ago and has resulted in a lovely area of convoluted peninsulas and islands dotting the water.
Next day we made the obligatory visit to La Piedra de Pe�ol - a huge granite rock some 600 ft high sitting in isolated magnificence beside the lake. Seven hundred and twenty nine steps later we were at the top admiring the panoramic views across the region. Despite the mess of restaurant stalls at the bottom, and the ugly snack bar and craft shop built at the top, it is definitely worth a visit - as long as you make it before the hordes of noisy local tourists arrive by the bus load and totally destroy the tranquil atmosphere at the summit.
Eventually we had to brave another visit to Medell�n, but this time it was early in the week and things were a little quieter. You may wonder why we needed to re-visit the city, but yes, unfortunately yet another visit to a workshop was in order. The repair job on the fuel injector in Ibagu� had lasted about 500 km but was definitely giving us problems again, especially on the steep mountainous climbs. While DC3 spent her time in the Bosch Garage, we took the opportunity to get better acquainted with this fascinating metropolis. Although it continues to have a reputation abroad as the dangerous domain of the drug cartels, in reality it has transformed itself in recent years into one of the most pleasant and safest cities in Latin America.
Over the past few days we've taken in a stunning performance of Handel's Messiah at the Teatro Metropolitano (the W.A.Mozart version has been performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Medell�n under the baton of Alberto Correa every year since 1974 - no wonder the maestro doesn't need to bother with a score!); a Nativity Choral Festival with wonderful presentations by the 'Tonos Humanos' and 'Arcadia' Choirs directed by Cecilia Espinosa; 'Expo Heliconias' at the Botanical Gardens with yet more Christmas choir music;
Back at the garage the Bosch mechanics could do nothing to ease DC3's difficulties, so it looks as though we're going to have to manage with a rough-running engine and lack of power until we can acquire the right replacement fuel injector - maybe in Panama, or maybe another assignment for Frank and Fedex. Meanwhile, we'll have to press on to Cartagena (downhill most of the way once we get over the mountainous rim surrounding Medell�n) as DC3 has a boat to catch!


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As the Portland Pirate Festival is nearly upon us, it is time to make sure you are organized to maximize your time at the event (it is only two days, after all!). Below you will find a complete listing of the scheduled performances from PDXYAR. Remember that no matter the time, the PDXYAR encampment will [ Read More ]
This weekend when Seattle's Seafair Pirates land at Alki Beach PDXYAR will be there. With the events kicking off at 9:30 this Saturday, the pirates are scheduled to storm the beach between 11:30 and 12:30pm (seriously, did you expect pirates to get up earlier than that?) and mark the official opening of the Seafair Season [ Read More ]
Fresh off the fun and excitement of the 2011 Geek Olympaton, PDXYAR will be returning to our regular pirating duties this weekend as we set course for the Rockaway Beach Pirate Festival. This first year of the Rockaway Beach pirate fest will feature not only PDXYAR, but there is also Treasure Hunt, Kids Scavenger Hunt [ Read More ]
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Father murdered, stepmom's 911 call suggests motive
Suspect had "troubled history" with father
GREENVILLE - Investigators released a 911 conversation between a murder suspect's stepmother and police this week, revealing why she said her son pulled the trigger.
Greenville Police arrested Benjamin Shields IV, 29, in the shooting death of his father, Benjamin Shields III, 59. The incident happened Oct. 17 on Coleman Drive.
The victim's wife, Gwendolyn Dickens Shields, told police her stepson had a history of problems with Shields III.
"We had allowed him to come back home, trying to help him get back on his feet," Gwendolyn told police as she drove to the crime scene from work. "And he had been doing well. I don't know what happened today."
As Shields remained on the line with police, she was unaware her husband was dead. Officers on recorded radio traffic said the victim's daughter found the body in their home's garage and could hardly speak.
"We have a hysterical female outside," an officer said over the radio. "The shooter has left the road. But she's hysterical and hasn't given us anything else."
According to investigators from the Major Crimes Unit, Benjamin Shields IV fled the scene and turned himself in an hour later.
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A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly shooting his father to death at the victim's home, police said. On Thursday, that man had his first court appearance.
Benjamin Shields IV, 29, made his first appearance this morning in the murder investigation of his father. At the hearing, family members sat in the courtroom as the judge explained the charges; family member had no comment on the incident. Bond was set for Shields IV at one million dollars.
The suspect surrendered to officers shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, said Sgt. Joe Friday, Jr., of the Greenville Police Department. He was charged in the murder of his father, 59-year-old Benjamin Shields III.
The victim was found dead inside his home on 2140 Coleman Drive in Greenville Wednesday evening, Sgt. Friday said. It appeared that he died of gunshot wounds.
"We do believe this is an isolated incident," Sgt. Friday said. "We don't believe the community has anything to be afraid of at this time."
Neighbors said the victim lived at the home with his wife and other family members.
"Everybody could say the man was a very pleasant individual," neighbor Mark Renfrow said. "I know it's a large family. The family always had large gatherings at holidays."
But it was a holiday gathering two years ago when Renfrow said he first noticed trouble. On Thanksgiving in 2010, he said heard gunshots from the victim's home.
Police were interviewing family members and neighbors to determine a motive for the murder, Sgt. Friday said.
Benjamin Shields IV was charged with one open count of murder. He was being held at the Pitt County Detention Center without bond. His first court appearance was scheduled for Thursday.
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You would not know he makes money like that if you didn'tknow whohe is I bet. He seems very down to earth as much asanearly 20 something can be. GY informedme S. White is trying to lose "The Flying Tomato" moniker lol so now I guess I must refer to him as Mr. White........."the young millionaire" unless someone can up with a better way to address him[]
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Members of the Arawak tribe, a group of the Arawakan linguistic stock of Native North Americans, were the aboriginal inhabitants of Jamaica. In fact, the country name "Jamaica " comes from the Arawakan word Xaymaca, meaning "isle of springs". Christopher Columbus sighted the island during his second voyage, and it became a Spanish colony in 1509. Saint Jago de la Vega (now Spanish Town), the first settlement and, for the ensuing 350 years, the capital, was founded about 1523. Colonization was slow under Spanish rule. The Arawak quickly died out as a result of harsh treatment and diseases. African slaves were imported to overcome the resultant labor shortage. The slave trade was slow in the beginning, but with the advent of large-scale plantation economies, Jamaica became one of the global centers of African slavery.
Jamaica was captured by an English naval force under Sir William Penn in 1655.The island was formally transferred to England in 1670 under the provisions of the Treaty of Madrid. During the final decades of the 17th century, growing numbers of English immigrants arrived; the sugar, cacao, and other agricultural and forest industries were rapidly expanded; and the consequent demand for plantation labor led to large-scale importation of African slave labor. Jamaica soon became one of the principal slave-trading centers in the world. Between 1701 and 1810 Jamaica alone imported 662,000 African slaves. By parliamentary legislation passed in 1833,slavery was abolished on August 1,1834.
The act made available $30 million as compensation to the owners of the nearly 310,000 liberated slaves. Large numbers of the freed African Jamaicans abandoned the plantations following emancipation and took possession of unoccupied lands in the interior, gravely disrupting the economy. Labor shortages, bankrupt plantations, and declining trade resulted in a protracted economic crisis. Oppressive taxation, discriminatory acts by the courts, and land-exclusion measures ultimately caused widespread unrest among the African Jamaicans.
In October 1865 an insurrection occurred at Port Morant. Imposing martial law, the government speedily quelled the uprising and inflicted brutal reprisals. Jamaica was made a crown colony, thus losing the large degree of self-government it had enjoyed since the late 17th century. Representative government was partly restored in 1884,but Jamaica remained a British Colony until nominal independence was "granted " in 1962.. Jamaica was one of the British colonies that, on January 3,1958,was united in the Federation of the West Indies.
Disagreement over the role Jamaica would play led to the breakup of the federation, and on August 6,1962, the island gained independence. The JLP won the elections of April 1962,and its leader, Sir Alexander Bustamante, became prime minister. In 1967 he retired and was succeeded by Hugh Lawson Shearer. In 1968 Jamaica was a founding member of the Caribbean Free Trade Area (CARIFTA).
Elections in 1972 brought the PNP to power under Michael N. Manley, a labor leader who promised economic growth. His leftist policies and open friendship with Cuba 's Communist leader Fidel Castro, however, polarized the population. When he proved unable to revitalize the economy, Manley was voted out in 1980 following a turbulent election campaign that left about 800 Jamaicans dead, mainly as a result of clashes between political gangs. Election-related violence remains a part of Jamaica 's political scene to this day, though never has the violence been so widespread and deadly as it was in the 1980 election. As documented in Life and Debt it was during Manley 's time in office in the 1970s that the majority of the international aid deals were signed, leading to the joke that IMF really stands for "it 's Manley 's fault."
At his election in 1980,Edward Seaga of the JLP, a former finance minister, formed a government repudiating socialism. He severed relations with Cuba, established close ties with the United States, and tried hard to attract foreign capital. However, weak prices for Jamaica 's mineral exports impeded economic recovery. In September 1988 Hurricane Gilbert caused an estimated $8 billion in property damage and left some 500,000 Jamaicans homeless.
The PNP won a large parliamentary majority in 1989, returning Manley to power. He introduced moderate free-market policies before resigning in March 1992 because of poor health. P(ercival) J.Patterson, his successor as prime minister and PNP leader, easily won reelection a year later. In 1997 the PNP won an unprecedented third consecutive electoral victory, capturing 56 percent of the vote and taking most of the 60 seats in Jamaica 's Parliament. Although sporadic violence did occur during the campaign, international observers reported that the 1997 election was one of the least violent elections in Jamaica 's recent history. In the most recent election (October 2002),PJ Patterson and the PNP were reelected in an election that saw some violence, but nothing compared to the 1980s.
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Local Woman's Father Was on the Titanic
NEW BERN - This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship originally called "unsinkable" - the Titanic. Many have come to know the story through a history class or the famous movie made about the event. But a local woman grew up hearing the story through first hand accounts because she had family members on the Titanic the night it went down.
Fay Coutts Blettner of New Bern would not be here today if things had turned out differently for those family members. Her father, William, was one of them. He was sailing on the Titanic at nine-years-old. He was on the ship with his mother and two-year-old brother.
Blettner's grandmother, Minnie Coutts, wrote a letter to a friend shortly after the sinking, explaining what she and her sons went through that night. The letter reads, "I was asleep when the ship struck. The crash was so slight that I thought little of it."
Fay Coutts Blettner remembers this, "my grandmother, she would never talk about it the only thing was this letter."
The letter continues, "Then I woke Willie and told him that there had been an accident, not to be afraid and at no account to cry, even if we did get drowned."
Blettner's grandmother writes about the fight to get Blettner's father into lifeboat number two because he looked older than his age. But Minnie Coutts finally convinced those loading the boats to let her son aboard.
There's also the story of the Titanic officer who gave Blettner's grandmother his own life preserver. The letter reads, "then he got his own lifebelt and tied it on me saying at the same time, there my child, if the boat goes down, you'll remember me."
Blettner also remembers the memories her father had of that night. "They only thing he remembers at nine was the cold and then seeing the rows of the lights on the ship sinking down into the water."
Those aboard lifeboat number two were rescued the the ship, Carpathia. Blettner's father, uncle and grandmother arrived into New York where Blettner's grandfather was waiting for them. Blettner's grandfather had come from England to New York a couple of years before to start a life for his family. He was an engraver, and when he finally saved up enough money, he sent for his wife and sons. That money was used to buy three third class tickets aboard the Titanic's maiden voyage.
The Titanic hit an iceberg on the night of April 14th, 1912, just before midnight. The ship sank around 2:20 a.m. on April 15th. More than 2,200 people were onboard, and of those, a little more than 1,500 died.


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While many PC makers saw the coming of Windows 8 as an opportunity for growth and increased competition against Apple, those feelings are slowly fading.
Acer Inc., Quanta Computer Inc. and Compal Electronics Inc., three major PC makers, have all lost hope in Windows 8 being the savior of PC sales for the second half of fiscal year 2012. This opinion differs from those heard by the same PC makers earlier this year, who were
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J.T. Wang, CEO of Acer, said he has grown unsure of the Windows 8 ecosystem. His company is lowering its expectations for PC sales upon Windows 8's release.
"Originally, we were expecting very high growth in the second half," said Wang. "We're still waiting for a sign of consumer enthusiasm."
Analysts are changing their sales forecasts as well, mainly due to the fact that some believe it'll take three to four financial quarters for consumers to get onboard with Windows 8. It won't take off right away. Rather, Microsoft will have to seek out developers for more applications in order to grab consumer interest.
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Lowdown on Latest Low Frequency Requirements
The wording of the 520Hz signal requirement in NFPA 72: 2010 and 2013 has caused some confusion. In general, low frequency sounders take the place of standard sounders in commercial sleeping spaces. However, there's far more to know about the newly enacted requirement.
By Rebecca Peterson · May 6, 2014
A significant change in NFPA 72, The National Fire Alarm Signaling Code, became effective Jan. 1, 2014. That is the 520Hz low frequency audible fire alarm signal is required in certain sleeping areas of newly constructed spaces, such as hotel guest rooms and dormitory sleeping rooms.
What does this change mean for you, the installing life-safety contractor? The short answer is: It depends. And confusion regarding the wording in the 2010 and 2013 editions of NFPA 72 is partly to blame for the difficulty in providing a definitive answer. Let's seek some clarity.
Chapter 18 Addresses Sleeping Areas
Section 184.108.40.206 of NFPA 72: 2010 requires that after Jan. 1, 2014, the low frequency audible fi re alarm signal be provided in areas to wake people sleeping in occupancies having a protected premises (building) fire alarm system. The Chapter 18 committee chose to apply the requirement to all sleeping areas — not just those where occupants have self-identified as having a hearing impairment. This was done intentionally for several reasons. For example, many people may not know they have a hearing impairment. In addition, the low frequency signal has proven very effective at waking children under the age of 10 and people with alcohol impairments.
In NFPA 72: 2013, the Chapter 18 text was changed slightly to clarify that the low frequency requirements were intended to "awaken" people who are sleeping only. The low frequency signal is not required in the hallway of a hotel or dormitory, but it is required in hotel guest rooms.
The low frequency tone benefits not only the hard of hearing, but also children, deep sleepers, and people impaired by alcohol or medications. The tone gives these individuals a higher chance of waking when a fi re occurs. In fact, studies have shown the low frequency signal is six to 10 times more effective at waking children, heavy sleepers and people with hearing loss than current high-pitched sounders, which operate at around 3kHz.
Specifically, the 520Hz low frequency signal is often required in the sleeping areas of these types of buildings:
- Hotels/motels
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- Retirement/assisted-living facilities (without trained staff responsible for waking up patients)
- Apartments/condominiums
As a result, any of these new buildings with sleeping areas will now need to include low frequency sounders as part of the fire and life-safety system. The requirement may extend to those that are upgrading or retrofitting existing fire and life-safety systems within those types of buildings.
What about sleeping accommodations in occupancies such as hospitals and detention or correctional facilities? These applications do not require low frequency sounders. In a hospital, a low frequency tone could unnecessarily awaken patients, which would be detrimental to their care. Instead, a standard audible fire alarm signal notifies staff members who will then awaken and relocate patients who are in danger. Regular, required fire drills prepare staff members in the case of an emergency.
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - We're learning new facts about the firings of seven Sullivan County Highway workers -- we're told those terminations should save the highway department more than $250,000.
For some of the seven Sullivan County Highway workers terminated Thursday, Friday was spent filing for unemployment and looking at options for the future. "We all applied for our unemployment. We're waiting to hear back from them, but as of now we have no income," says Matthew Stewart, who was terminated Thursday.
Rick Yates, another worker who was fired, abruptly said right now his biggest concern is having no health insurance, because he has a heart condition. "Without my insurance I don't know what I'm going to do. I can't afford to go to the doctors," he said.
We went to the interim Sullivan County Highway commissioner Bobbie Manning to dig a little deeper to see why the budget dictated the cut, and asked just how money he is expecting to save. "I'm figuring approximately $260,000 in the payroll budget [will be saved], plus benefits so you're looking at a whole lot more," adds Manning.
We asked Manning if the fired employees are able to still keep their insurance. "They're not eligible they get their vacation and all that paid out for unemployment," he told us.
Manning tells us he thought the best way to fire the employees was without warning so other workers wouldn't panic.
His handling of that situation isn't sitting well with some of the fired employees. Manning tells us he received a death threat Thursday. "Do I think [the man who made the threat] will do anything? I don't think that he will. I think it was just heat and frustration," he said.
Meanwhile, the laid-off workers say they have nothing to lose and plan to fight for their jobs. "I've always stood up for what I thought was right, and I'm going to fight this thing as long as I can. I'll get an attorney and see what I can do," adds Yates.
The employees spoke with Sullivan County Mayor Steve Godsey Thursday. Godsey told them his hands are tied, and he has no authority to interfere with the decision made by the county highway department.
Here are the facts on what's next -- Godsey is inviting workers to take their case to the full commission when it meets again on February 18.
Interim Commissioner Bobbie Manning tells us he doesn't expect any more cuts.
Manning also tells us he reported the death threat to the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.
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Rick Perry's Desperate Plea to California Businesses
Original post made by John Koegel, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Feb 5, 2013
"Texas is poised at the brink of a new era of prosperity and we hope you'll take part. Come to Texas we're wide open for business," said Governor Perry in the ad.
"Well I think its just to make them aware of how enthusiastic Texans are for the economy here and what the advantages are," said one well-placed source. He continued: "The lower taxes, the availability of training for the work force, just the cost of doing business is much better here so we would get a lot of inquiries and those are the advantages that those companies would tell us they see in Texas."
Some Texans are not too happy, however. Since Perry has cut corporate income tax in the state, students in Texas have seen the state's contributions to education decrease by 10.4%, and this compared to a 3.7 increase nationwide.
Stated one student: "We're already the laughingstock of much of the nation. Our education system is a joke. Beyond the University of Texas in that liberal enclave called Austin, what have we got?"
One expert pointed to the plight of Perry's pitch. "Beyond appealing to taco stand proprietors, the state doesn't have much to offer. We have a terribly unskilled workforce that rivals some third world countries. Perhaps a company can pick up a loose part-time janitor or bartender, but most companies want more than that from a prospective employee, much more."
A spokesperson from Gov. Perry's office countered the criticism by emphasizing how companies that come to Texas can pollute as much as they want to. "Ever since we fought at the Alamo to become a slave-owning state, we've always shown a higher regard for which side of the bread the butter is on rather than the little ones who toil for a living."
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 6, 2013 at 5:43 am
This sounds like a press release from the Brown administration. John, are you a shill for the Democrats?
I know a few former Californians who have relocated to Texas over the past few years, and they're loving life in the Lone Star State. Your condescending quote about "Taco Stand proprietors" is a clever way to insert the comment without taking credit for it. I suspect your "expert" is nothing of the kind.
John, I also suspect that you've never owned a business in California. If you had experience along that line, you would understand why Governor Perry's commercials will appeal to many business owners. And, I suspect that they comprise a larger population than just the "Taco Stand proprietors".
a resident of Foothill Farms
on Feb 6, 2013 at 7:35 am
the only thing Texas doesn't have is good weather, other than that I'd move there tomorrow.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 6, 2013 at 8:10 am
Yes, Texas has an abundant number of companies which pay at or below minimum wage, which means many Texan companies can exploit Texas workers who get the luxury of working for peanuts while also being eligible for food stamps. That's the draw for companies! Pay unskilled workers a below-sustenance wage, and pollute the planet as much as you like.
Texas is a great deal for companies, provided of course they don't require skilled labor. That said, given the grammar and overall thinking skills of Arroyo and CANative, they'd surely have little trouble finding a Walmart-type job in the Lone Star State. And I bet the pollution would't bother them one bit.
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 6, 2013 at 8:38 am
Is that your best shot Koegel?
Are you in a rage again, bitter about mommy, unable to bend over and bite your toenails last night, too much pot in your brain...duh
There are lots of Americans who are unskilled, perhaps have jobs that don't pay much, and they deserve respect...especially the "illegal" ones!
If there is anything that pollutes the planet with its smelly breath it's your mommy...she must have worked out her anger on you...
have a nice day...your former bud Cholo
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 6, 2013 at 8:46 am
Source, John? I thought not....
Since businesses are leaving California, would you rather they go to India or Texas, or are you another anti-American like our dear leader?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 6, 2013 at 8:48 am
Cholo, I'm so ashamed. Can we be buddies again? Please?
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 6, 2013 at 11:37 am
i might consider it...in the meantime...take a bath!
a resident of Bordeaux Estates
on Feb 6, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Governor Rick Perry's message seems clear enough. If you are a corporation that relies primarily on an unskilled labor force, that likes living in a poor educational environment (hey, the dumber the workers the easier they are to exploit), that likes to pollute without regulatory agencies breathing down its neck, and likes a low tax rate with all the amenities that come from such (see lousy education above), then Texas may be the place for you. The corporation may be faced with a "tough sell" to any employees it may want to relocate to Texas, but, for some, living in a dumb human environment with lots of pollution may be just what the doctor ordered.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 6, 2013 at 1:03 pm
Charlie, you sound like a perfect candidate to migrate to the lone star state. Then again, Texans probably don't take to kindly to elitist, know-it-all, condescending beeyatches like you. You could end up in a roadside ditch.....please go.
a resident of Bordeaux Estates
on Feb 6, 2013 at 2:27 pm
How in heaven's name can you deduce that I'd be a "perfect candidate to migrate to the lone star[sic] state?"
I love California. I love its world-class educational institutions. I appreciate that it is a cutting edge state regarding pollution standards, though I wish it would do more. I'm impatiently waiting for a high speed train that will connect LA and SF, as I do much travel, professional and personal, between the two cities. Relative to Texas, Californians are pretty well educated, and I take frequent advantage of the cultural benefits of living near UC Berkeley, Stanford, and SF, which I consider to be the greatest city in the US. Given the way you write, I'm going to surmise you haven't seen much of the world. Let me tell you then, truly, Texas has nothing that comes even close to what we have here.
In light of your prediction/threat(?) regarding what might happen to me were I to go to Texas, perhaps it is a place you yourself might feel more comfortable? Lots of like-minded and not very well-educated folks, like yourself, who make sure people like me end up in a roadside ditch. I guess that's why a lot of folks from Austin are afraid to leave the city's limits. But that is exactly why I would never take my company or family to Texas. Cheers!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 6, 2013 at 7:26 pm
"But that is exactly why I would never take my company or family to Texas."
And, I'm sure the people of Texas are relieved that you won't be coming!!
a resident of Downtown
on Feb 7, 2013 at 8:24 am
lets keep Chuck right where he is.
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 7, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Chuck says he likes to eat refried bacon bits...tee hee
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 7, 2013 at 6:32 pm
Were you impressed with Rick Perry?
Web Link
Check out this article! tee hee
a resident of another community
on Feb 8, 2013 at 8:07 am
I grew up in California AND this NATIVE Californian moved to Texas in 2011. Our family is thriving! We love Texas. Governor Perry is doing what any good governor should do and promoting his state. Since last year saw over 60,000 Californians move to Texas.....the Lone Star state is doing something right, I guess.
Hey, stay in California and pay your exorbitant taxes and deal with Liberalism to the hilt. Fine with me/
Adopted daughter of the Lone Star state
a resident of Birdland
on Feb 8, 2013 at 10:56 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
All this fuss makes you wonder what John and Charlie are afraid of....maybe the loss of taxpayer funded social programs? Needle exchange programs, mental health funding, AIDS research, etc. All these necessities that go along with surviving the once 'Golden State'.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 9, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Jenn- I'm just wondering... if you live in Texas and love it as much as you say, why are you reading the Pleasanton News? Homesick perhaps?
Once we make a decision that has been life-altering, we are often compelled to defend it most vociferously.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 9, 2013 at 9:29 pm
You guys don't have anyone fooled. You're all the same person. You just like talking to yourself.


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Jets! Possibly Also Sharks!
Gonna give everyone the opportunity to contrast this picture with this headline "Air Force confirms Russian jets circled US territory of Guam."
Gonna give everyone the opportunity to contrast this picture with this headline "Air Force confirms Russian jets circled US territory of Guam."
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Engels formerly Pokrovsk was the capital of the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic from 1924-1941. It is just about the only city to retain its original German name in the territory. Even Marxstadt became just Marx.
Certainly they are leveraging their stock photos to the full to show a prop plane in a story about jets. We're lucky that they didn't embed some footage from Tora! Tora! Tora!.
It's worse than that, of course. The story, like the photo, is about turboprop aircraft. Only the headline is about "jets."
It's Fox News. We're lucky they didn't call it an "Airbus 767 jumbo jet"
The props are just for show.
I actually had a chance to crawl inside a TU-95 a few years back. They brought a couple to Barksdale AFB as part of an exchange.
Russian air things are all the same. They should have just showed more meteor pics.
Not sure why but this post made me play Pink Floyd's Not Now John.
Got to bring the Russian Bear to his knees.
Well, maybe not the Russian Bear
Maybe the Swedes.
Not sure why, but this story — following so soon after the papal resignation — made me play old Elton John singles.
Those TU-95s are surprisingly fast, despite being turboprops. Top speed is pretty close to what a jet with the same wing sweep would achieve.
They're also unbelievably loud. Both outside and inside (from what I'm told).
IIRC their propeller blade tips travel at supersonic speeds, and is tied with the XF-84H "Thunderscreach" for loudest aircraft ever. The latter could be heard 25 miles away, and the shockwaves from the propeller could knock a man over, and that was while it was idling.
To war! To war! The country's going to go to war!
When you're Fox News
You're Fox News all the way
From your day's first ad hom
To you airing Inhofe.
When you're Fox News
And a Russki plane lands
You shout from the trees
Mars's demands
Ilyushins are there
With weapons all selected
And Tupolev air
Their bombsights all connected
They've been inSPECTed!
but is it as sweet as Tupolev honey?
Your conclusions are all wrong Ryan Seacrest. Halsey acted stupidly.
+ 600 km/hr
Farley just wanted an excuse to use that title for a post.
Come on, it's Fox. They got the right plane and the right country of origin. Even with the inaccurate headline, they still get a gold star sticker. Baby steps.
plus, nuclear-tipped cruise missiles! nothing says Dr. Strangelove more than nuclear-tipped cruise missiles baby!
Also, could I complain to the management here?
You made me click on a Faux News link, without telling me it was a Faux News link.
There oughta be a law!
And when I got there, I saw that this is the top "trending story!"
It's almost like you could use the "trending story" in order to analyze your readers' demographics.
If they get excited when there's a new cream for hemorrhoids, a new cache of unreleased Lawrence Welk tapes, or a new threat of Soviet brinksmanship, you must be dealing with the Faux News demographic.
Even as we speak they are leaning back in their Lazy-Boys, brandishing their canes at an uncertain sky, and howling "curse you, Kruschev!"
….a new cache of unreleased Lawrence Welk tapes…you must be dealing with the Faux News demographic.
Around these parts, Lawrence Welk plays on the local PBS affiliate, on Saturday evenings at seven.
Same here in fly-over country. My deceased grandmother would be so happy. She loved to cut a rug.
Same here in the Central Valley of California, the Fresno-Bakersfield based PBS station makes LW a 7:00 PM Saturday night treat.
There is so much wrong with this story I hardly know where to start:
1) "jets", obviously.
2) Guam is 2500 kilometers from anywhere. It's 4000 kilometers from Sakhalin, the nearest Russian territory (and north of Guam, the direction the planes supposedly left towards); twice that for a round trip, obviously, discounting weather and mishap. That's within the range of the TU95 (which Google tells me is 12500 km), but hardly within casual range, and at 600 km/hour it's a bit of a jaunt. They could do it, of course, but only to make a point – and they'd likely advertise the point.
3) "nuclear-tipped cruise missiles" my left testicle. Even if they were to embark on this weird stunt, no way they'd send nukes along for 12 hours and 8000 miles outside of Russian territory, one birdstrike away from losing them, just for kicks. And what would be the point of sending a bomber carrying nuclear-tipped cruise missiles to circle Guam, even had there been heightened tensions? To bring them within range of Sidney, or something? Has Russia forgotten it has ICBMs?
4) The source is given as the "Washington Free Beacon", which I've never heard of and which the (Fox News) story asserts is a "newspaper". Wikipedia describes it instead as "an American web site that publishes associated content from a U.S. conservative perspective … founded in February 2012 by Matthew Continetti". If you can't believe warmongering and exaggerated claims from an obscure website helmed by Bill Kristol's son-in-law, what can you believe?
The Washington Free Beacon is for people who think the Washington Times is a bit too liberal.
Not too liberal, but too fair-minded. "Do unto others…" is their horrifying slogan, showing their mockery of the golden rule – they will do unto others all the horrible things that the liberals in their imagination have done to them.
The Russians have always been very worried about their nuclear command and control.
They never kept nuclear armed bombers on alert like we did.
About once a year they'd pull a weapon out of storage, practice loading it on the plane, and then put it back in storage.
And the phrase "a U.S. conservative perspective" is a euphemism for "an unhinged lunatic's imagination."
Thinking a bit more, this mission wouldn't require an epic 8000 km non-stop round trip. They could stop off at Cam Rahn Bay in Vietnam, a place I recall Tu-95s using as a base back in the days of the USSR.
Conceivable, but I suspect modern Vietnam doesn't host Russian nukes (I rather doubt Vietnam ever hosted Soviet nukes), and it's not North of Guam, which us supposedly the direction the plane(s) left towards.
Plus: it's also 4000 km from Guam to Vietnam – a bit more, actually, to Hanoi (maybe a bit less to the place you name), so it's still an 8000 km round trip, and longer if you avoid the airspace of the Philippines.
The original story (contains facts & accuracy) explains that the bombers "took off from northeastern Russia and headed south on a long-range flight that required "multiple refueling."
It is indeed strange that everything in the body of the report is – ehrm – accurate: Stock photo of a Tu-95, Tu-95 mentioned in the article, correctly identified as Russian, etc. If they wanted to be consistently alarmist (eg "the Russian bombers were equipped with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles" – how could they tell? Did Superman accompany those F-15s and use his X-ray vision?), 'bomber' would have been a cromulently scary word to use in the headline.
Headlines are generally written by an editor, not the reporter who writes the story.
With the very high bypass turbo fan engines of today which derive a lot of their thrust from the fan (GE GEnx bypass is 9.5/1) there is a bluring of the differences between turbo fan and turboprops, and turboprops do have a bit of direct jet thrust as well. I have a lot of dealings with engineers at GE Aviation, P&W, and Rolls-Royse and we just call them generically jet engines.
The BBC has this story too, except that it's from 2007.
The original story seems to be from a Guam source:
The Washington Beacon blogger picked it up, appended the claim that the Air Force press release was told exclusively to him, and inserted the bit about nuclear-tipped cruise missiles because the original words "The official said it's impossible to determine whether the Russian bombers carried any nuclear weapons" were insufficiently inflammatory.
this gets even better:
according to this "story", unnamed "defense dept. officials" claimed the bomber probably had nukes on board. how they would know that is not explained (X-Ray vision maybe?). give this another week to perc, and we'll have the tea party sequal to 7 Days in May.
ok, clearly i am "link" challenged, but go ahead and click it anyway. geez!
My god, it's full of delights:
1) It claims "Russian strategic bombers are not known to have conducted such operations in the past into the south Pacific from bomber bases in the Russian Far East", which Herr Doktor Bimler has already shown to be wrong.
2) The very same phrase is continued thusly: "the Russian Far East, which is thousands of miles away and over water." What a revelation! The Marianas islands are separated from other land masses by water! And they're remote!
3) It quotes John Bolton. He's disappointed with Obama's foreign policy. Also, no member of the Obama foreign policy team has sported nearly so fantastic a mustache as his.
4) It reveals that "the bombers tracked over Guam were likely equipped with six Kh-55 or Kh-55SM cruise missiles that can hit targets up to 1,800 miles away. What's within that range, you might ask? Well, Papua New Guinea is. And Darwin, Australia, population 130,000 or so. Everyplace else is farther than 1800 miles from Guam or can be reached without getting anywhere near Guam.
5) "This week's bomber flights are a sign the Russians are targeting the island as well, one defense official said." As well as what is left unsaid, not to mention for what purpose they'd dream of targeting the Marianas.
6) Etcetera.
which Herr Doktor Bimler has already shown to be wrong
Credit belongs to bad Jim.
Saw the headline and my first thought was that Winnipeg doesn't play San Jose this season.
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to answer your question "can I survive without the grid"
you are new here
I in fact did survive for 10 days without the grid and under martial law last fall after hurricane Sandy
been there done that
Today everything in America depends on the Electrical GRID. Without the Grid we would have no food, water, heat, air conditioning nor anything else that is essential to human existence in this country.
But, the Grid is extremely fragile. Periodically parts of the Grid go down leaving lots of people without their essential needs. And, there is no doubt that the entire system is vulnerable to massive malfunctions at any time.
What is the major problem with the Grid? Lets look at how it was built. We will compare it to the home of a guy named Joe. Sometime around 125 to 150 years ago Joe bought a piece of land. Land was not expensive in those years. But, building materials were scarce. He cobbled up some logs and boards and whatever else he could find and built for himself a little shack. This shack was small and all inclusive. It didnt even have a foundation. Electricity was not available to him, but, never having had it, he didnt miss it.
He had no plumbing. For water, he either dipped it from a nearby creek or dug a well. He carried it into the house by the bucket. He had a Path instead of a Bath! He had a fireplace with which he cooked his food and heated his home. Everything he owned was in his little one room hovel. But, living alone, he was comfortable and content.
Then, he met Mary! He fell in love. He courted her and soon persuaded her to become Mrs. Joe. After their marriage, Mary moved into the little hut with him. But, she was not happy! This place is too small! I dont like having everything in one room! I want a bed room and a separate kitchen, etc. etc.
So, Joe cobbled together some old used building material and added a room to the house so that Mary could have a bedroom. Later he found some old boards that were available cheaply and built a kitchen. The house was growing but each new part was a little different from the others.
Then Joey entered the family. I want another bedroom for the baby! So, again Joe had to build onto his growing house. When Little Mary came along, another bedroom was desired for her. And, so it went. Down through the years the house was built and rebuilt.
Then the day of indoor plumbing arrived. And, you know what Mary wanted! And, she wanted it NOW! So, out came the hammer and saw and another room was added. This also required him to cut openings into the growing home to run water pipes and take the waste water away.
And, when the day to electrify the house arrived, Mary wanted that, too. Naturally! But, it was going to be difficult to add electricity to an existing building, so, Joe ran the wires along the outside of the house and drilled holes through the walls for outlets and fixtures. (There are a number of houses around here where you can see the wires on the outside even today).
But, the basis for the entire structure was the old Hut that Joe started with. And, because the house was built by dribs and dabs, it never was a quality built structure. It was supported by (or propped up by) whatever building materials Joe could find when he needed to expand. And, even though that old house still stands today, it is a rickety old fire trap that is basically a heap of wood and or whatever.
Americas Grid was built the same way. When electricity first became available in the latter 1800s and early 1900s, there were hundreds of small power companies, many of which operated on a shoe string. A lot of electrical systems were thrown together to serve a small segment of the population. As the years passed the Big Fish began to eat the little Fish. This led to both good and bad systems merging. One thing that these new major companies started to do was to interlock their systems. This was good because; if there were shortages in one part of the country, surplus electricity could be shunted to that area from other systems. This made it easier to keep all electricity customers happy.
But, it also meant that a minor malfunction of a certain relay or other gizmo, could shut down a large part of the system, cutting power to millions of people (Exactly that happened in the Northeast United States and Eastern Canada in 1968 when one remote relay in Ohio was tripped inadvertently throwing millions of Americans and Canadians into darkness).
Today, America is at risk of an EMP attack. One small nuclear bomb set off 100 miles or so above America could destroy the entire Grid. It could also destroy electrical systems in cars, planes, ships or trains. Such an attack would paralyze this country and it would take years to rebuild. Also there is a possibility that a solar flare from the sun could create the same type of damage. Because of the vast area covered by the Grid, it is also vulnerable to vandalism and terrorist attacks. The cost to bring the Grid into the twenty first century would be billions of dollars and that aint gonna happen! So, the possibility of losing the entire grid is one more possibility that we have to prepare for. The day may come when we will have to survive without electricity for a day, week, month, or, perhaps for years. Can you do it?
to answer your question "can I survive without the grid"
you are new here
I in fact did survive for 10 days without the grid and under martial law last fall after hurricane Sandy
been there done that
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
i don't worry about EMP attacks much.
now a hand full of drones could send this country into chaos. a few hit the oil industry, a few hit the fragile power grid and so on. that i do worry about.
bush/obamma thinks these drones are a cheap way to fight a third world adversary --
--what they fail to see is that developed countries full of high value targets are far more bang for buck --
and these drones when attacking the US won't even have to LOOK for targets-- that means the drones won't even be expensive to build like ours are--
No problem here, I've had 50+ yrs of experience living thru the aftermath of hurricanes on the gulf coast. No electricity for 7 - 17 days at a time. Might miss that air conditioner a bit on those 98 degree days with 90% humidity but you get used to that.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference- they deserve a place of honor with all that is good. George Washington
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
George Washington
I have another post here where I tell of the times that I lived without the grid. It would not be a new experience for me.
You guys can distrust me all you want, I am fine with that, but this guy dario541 comes on the site and in less than 2 months posts over 230 times. All provocative probing question type topics and no one goes Hmmmm? Sorry, but maybe my cynicism and questioning of people's motives is tighter than others here.
Life's a crap shoot. Sometimes you say crap and sometimes you shoot. Make sure that you don't mess those 2 up!
No Problem here, been there done that have the Tee Shirt ....Doc
I find dario's posts interesting and in tune with the forum. Hell it is only ink and glass..
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
O.K. stop right there.. Joe's first mistake..
"Then, he met Mary! He fell in love. He courted her and soon persuaded her to become Mrs. Joe. After their marriage, Mary moved into the little hut with him. But, she was not happy!"
Joe you were happy, now this Mary bitch is not happy. "Oh Mary your not happy, well get the hell out. Don't let the door hit you in your fat ass on the way out. GET OUT."
If they go up on my power bill one more time, I may set off and EMP..
Moving here too North Central Florida, looking for a place to purchase.. Got camping gear and lived in the Ocala National Forest for 6 months..
No power, cooked over a fire, cut fire wood, bed early, up early, no T.V.. Best shape I have been in, in years.. Loved it.
You do not need power to survive. Live in the city, probably a must have..
But out in the wilds, to hell with electric.. I will get a horse if the gas pumps go out, sick of them and their prices to.. I am sick of everything, hate everybody. Old tired and miserable.. How much are these EMP things, you need a tax stamp?
I am so full of hate, I hate myself..
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781