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A person who is sooo in love with a Loser that they keep hanging in a bad relationship instead of doing what is best for themselves i.e. To Leave
by M Mosby June 21, 2006
A female who is a relationship with a Dogass dude and loves him too much to do what is best for her.---TO LEAVE!
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by Nathan July 20, 2004
Torn is a multiplayer text based rpg. Since the old game, combatgrounds, has went down- Torn has risen to power. Torn is now one of the most played text based rpg's on the whole internet. Since Torn has made a live section music of rock and roll for it's users, it's population rose up to 200,000 users logging in per three hours! Mainly with it's live chatrooms, forums, and online radio- torn has become the most popular, and played, text based rpg on the net. There is an average of 150,000,000+ messages sent within the hour (not counting Live chat and forums).
"Hi Dan, did you play the game again today", said a person. "No, not this time. I'm playing Torn now!"
by Zota June 17, 2009
The song that brought One Direction together. The very first song that One Direction sang together. "Torn" is a song that Directioners will never forget. It's what created our world, One Direction. We must all praise this powerful song. This song is the reason why One Direction made it to the X-Factor, and the reason why true Directioners started to love them.
"'Wut Maks u Butiful' is the VERY 1th song Won Dierctin sang!1!!" said the Directionator
"Bitch please, it's all about Torn" fucked the Directioner
"Bitch please, it's all about Torn" fucked the Directioner
by the5homosexualsfags June 13, 2012
Barrhaven, ON slang.
Refers to a chick that is no stranger to the cawwwk.
Due to her numerous sexual encounters, her vaginal flesh is likely TORN wide open.
Refers to a chick that is no stranger to the cawwwk.
Due to her numerous sexual encounters, her vaginal flesh is likely TORN wide open.
Hey Chuck, check out that torn. $10 bucks says she can deepthroat a Louisville Slugger.
by Claude The Greener January 16, 2009
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After perusing through TAGF, I am now reminded why I don't visit this site often.
Don't worry Rudy, I'll probably be on a bit more now. Sometimes you need a break from the craziness.
I've been alright. Glad summer is here just for the weather. I'm going to spend as much time as I can outdoors.

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Utilizing our trusty Lonely Planet guide book, we chose to explore the Amazon with Gero Tours, run by a reputable local who did not disappoint. Because the distances in Brazil are immense, we took a flight from Salvador to the city of Manaus, the largest in the Amazon region. Speaking of large, the entire Amazon basin is twice the size of India, spanning 8 countries, and dumps 300 million liters of fresh water into the ocean per second—more than the next largest 8 rivers combined! Manaus sits near the famous "meeting of waters," where the Rio Negro meets the Rio Solimoes and converges to become the Rio Amazonas (more on this spectacular sight later)
We spent the first afternoon in Manaus simply walking around the city from our hotel which was conveniently located next to the tour office as well as near the quaint city square. The crowned jewel of the square was the gorgeous theater named Teatro Amazonas—an opulent European style opera house in the middle of a city in the jungle! We took a tour of the theater and were blown away by the architecture and design. The best part was putting on huge slippers over our shoes before viewing one of the ballrooms so as not to harm the original wood floor (we couldn't resist skating and sliding around like kids)!
The following morning we were shuttled down to the port in Manaus to board a speed boat that would transport us across the Amazon River toward our jungle lodge destination. Luckily, we had some time at the port to wander through the fish market and check-out some of the Amazon's finest. Enormous tiger-striped catfish and numerous other species we had never seen before were displayed on ice as local buyers and sellers negotiated on prices. There was one type of bottom feeder that was being de-finned, but kept alive (the way people buy it) by a seller who used an imposing machete with delicate skill.
The highlight of our trip to the Dolphin Jungle Lodge (that included a car ride, two boat rides, and a Volkswagon van ride through red mud) was the dramatic "meeting of the waters" along the Amazon River. Just across from Manaus is the spot where the "black" Rio Negro meets the "white" (though really brown in color) Rio Solimoes
On our second boat excursion and final leg of our trip to the jungle lodge, Mother Nature decided to remind us why the rainforest is named as such by opening the skies and dumping a ton of water on us! We weren't quite fast enough to get our raincoats on and got absolutely soaked just within view of the dock. Some of the other guests who were swimming off the dock had quite a laugh as we arrived looking like we'd been doing the same in our clothes! The quote of the trip may be when Carla looked over at me in the boat while we were getting pelted with rain and said, "I guess it rains a lot in the rain forest!"
Despite many mosquito bites, high humidity, and frequent downpours, we truly enjoyed our Amazon experience
1. Piranha Fishing—the quintessential Amazon activity! This is done out of a small boat with simply a bamboo rod, fishing line, a hook, and the key--small pieces of raw meat! Although the fish are adept at stealing the bate right off the hook, on our second attempt we were able to catch a couple little bastards and pull them out of the water! According to Rildo, our Amazonian guide, only schools of red piranhas are dangerous to humans as they can get quite aggressive. Nevertheless, after looking closely at their sharp teeth, we still respected the little guys and though twice about dipping our fingers in the water…
2. Originally, we thought the term cayman only referred to a group of islands in the Caribbean. In the Amazon, a cayman is a small alligator and the rivers are full of them. After dinner on our first night, we went out on the boat armed only with a flashlight. Incredibly, our guide, Rildo, caught one with his bare hands after spotting the reflection in its orange eyes and we all got to hold it and take gratuitous photos of course
3. One of the best parts of being in the Amazon is taking in all the wonderful sights and sounds as you drift in a small boat and paddle through hidden canals and watery passageways. It's mind boggling to think that at the height of the rainy season, the water level is another 15 – 20 meters high (though last year it peaked at 25 meters above the current level) and the trees nearly become the size of bushes as their trunks are buried deep under the water. Exotic birds, boisterous frogs, giant lilly pads, and resilient jungle greeted us as we explored various portions of the river. Hopefully some of the pictures do it partial justice as words definitely do not.
4. As with most of the places we have visited, we met some great people during our Amazon stint and were fortunate enough to share our experience with them. First there was Andrea and Khaled who accompanied us on our excursion to the jungle lodge on the first day. They are both scuba instructors in Egypt in the city of Sharm al Sheik. Andrea is originally from Austria and Khaled is a native Egyptian. They are a very entertaining and interesting couple and we enjoyed our long discussions about the novel Shantaram among other things
All in all, we definitely recommend the Amazon for the adventurous…five days was plenty for us. The hike through the jungle complete with cobra and tarantula spottings, in addition to countless mosquito bites despite full covering and application of 100% deet, was a challenge to endure, yet our wonderful guides and lovely good made it truly memorable!
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Man sentenced after gas station beating
MISSOULA, Mont. - A judge sentenced a man Monday to 10 years in prison.
Tureadon Thibodeaux previously pleaded guilty to beating a store clerk with a baseball bat.
The store clerk who was beaten during a robbery in January had some words for Thibodeaux -- most of them full of mercy.
Patrick Bendig was working at Jay's Mart in Missoula the night Thibodeaux and three others came in to rob the store. They almost beat Bendig to death -- fracturing his skull -- and ran out with cash.
Monday at the hearing, Bendig thanked Thibodeaux for owning up to the crime, and told him he prays for him to have a better life. This was the first time he got to speak to Thibodeaux.
"It was the most trying week of my life, because every moment I thought of it I'd shake uncontrollably, like a seizure," said Bendig. "When I got here I had my friends and my family and people who cared about me, and it gave me strength. Then looking at him and seeing his eyes and knowing what his thoughts were it made it very easy to go and say what I needed to."
The four other defendants charged in connection with the incident have not entered pleas.


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May 28, 2012 at 9:37 am #1290407
John DoeBPL Member
I did a 2 day/28 mile hike this weekend in the Ocala National Forest an am thinking about how to improve the experience for next time gear wise.
I was using a couple of kitchen garbage bags to keep my JRB quilt dry in my G4 pack. I had initially setup my Golite poncho as a tarp shelter but it looked like rain and I'm new to tarp camping so I setup a much larger tarp that I had brought and slept under that.
I'd like to ditch the much larger and heavier tarp on my next trip and give the poncho another shot as my shelter. But I think I want to use a bivy underneath it to better protect my quilt from the rain.
Back to the thread title.
After I purchase a bivy, for example a MLD Superlight Bivy, could I stuff my quilt into the bottom of the bivy, roll it up and then stuff it in the bottom of the pack? Would the outside fabric of the bivy protect the quilt while hiking?May 28, 2012 at 9:57 am #1881704
Stephen MBPL Member
@stephen-mLocale: Way up North
Hi John,
It did this on a few trips but with a Waterproof bivy and it worked Ok.
Cheers,May 28, 2012 at 11:49 am #1881743
Mary DBPL Member
@hikinggrannyLocale: Gateway to Columbia River Gorge
The bivy would have to be completely waterproof and seam-sealed to keep your quilt dry. Of course then it will be wet inside from condensation!May 28, 2012 at 12:42 pm #1881757
Inaki Diaz de EturaBPL Member
@inaki-1Locale: Iberia highlands
not only that, you'll need the bivy to be as dry as possible when packing, inside and out. Even if the bivy is waterproof, compression would force any remaining humidity in. Waterproofness is always a relative term.Jun 5, 2012 at 11:09 am #1884239
Bryce F.BPL Member
@bster13Locale: Norwalk, CT
I use a stuff sack as a bivy for my quilt.
Actually, I never use stuff sacks, but I use my pack liner (compactor or nylofume bag)as a lower body bivy over my sleeping bag. It works well w/ my 9 x 7 foot tarp to keep spray off my lower left and give me a little more flexibility to move around a bit under the tarp w/out fear of getting my down wet. GL!Jun 5, 2012 at 12:49 pm #1884268
Hiking MaltoBPL Member
I have been storing my quilt in my bivy for years now. I get out of the bivy, pull the mat, then zip up the bivy. I loosely roll it up and put it in the pack. In real wet areas or stream crossing I will pack everything up in a bag as well. The issue is that the water will soak out your quilt if it enters your pack in a major way. But this system keeps your quilt clean, eliminates two stuff sacks and allows a loose pack in pack with will allow the quilt to fill the nooks and crannies among your gear. But completely waterproof, at least my bivy is not.Jun 5, 2012 at 2:17 pm #1884297
drowning in spamMember
@leaftyeLocale: SoCal
My bivy is the stuff sack for my quilt when it's not raining. When it's raining, they go into my over sized clothing stuff sack, and all that goes into a plastic bag.
I don't really use the bivy as a stuff sack for water protection, but for convenience. The downside is that I often get condensation in the floor of the bivy, so I have to take time at some point to dry it out unless I can hike while airing it out.Jun 9, 2012 at 10:22 am #1885501
The MLD Superlight Bivy is not a waterproof bivy, therefore, to specifically address your question: The MLD Superlight Bivy may not keep your bag/quilt dry if your backpack goes into a stream or if you encounter hours of rain.
That is what a dry bag is for. Be it a dedicated dry bag or one of the plastic trash compactor bags (just make sure you learn how to close it good enough to prevent water entering it, should your backpack go under while crossing a river) that people like to use these days.
As a SUL/XUL hiker, a dedicated 15 gram (half an ounce) bonded cuben fiber stuff sack that is 100% devoted to keep my sleeping bag and down jacket dry – no matter what – is 15 grams worth having. Your sleeping bag is arguably the most important item in a SUL/XUL backpack, do what you have to in order to allow it to do its job when it comes time to needing it.Jun 13, 2012 at 5:48 pm #1886683
Andy AndersonBPL Member
@iandersLocale: Southeast
Where is the best place to purchase a cuben dry bag for my quilt?Jun 14, 2012 at 4:12 am #1886800
Link .BPL Member
@annapurnaJun 14, 2012 at 10:12 pm #1887103
Dan DurstonBPL Member
@dandydanLocale: Cascadia
+1 on the cuben dry bag. Very good items….keeping that down bag dry is super important on a lot of trips.
You can go with light cuben (0.5oz or 0.7oz) and it'll do pretty well for a while….maybe 40-50 days. Eventually the cuben near the roll top will start to delaminate due the stresses of rolling and squeezing. I'm using a 1.2oz cuben dry sack now that should last for years….slightly heavier at ~20g vs about 13g for my old one (Granite Gear Uberlight CTF3, 13L).
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Dante awakens after a big night out - and an even bigger night in - to the news of a terrorist threat on the telly, and a piercing hangover clouding his mind. Then the world falls apart and the demons come screaming in to claim his life. But not without a fight, our hero reckons.
Devil May Cry is an ambitious reboot of the Devil May Cry series, with a new Westernised feel and a serious injection of sex, slashing and all the ills of corporate domination.
Half-angel, half-demon and all bad-ass, the new Dante is dragged into a parallel city called Limbo, where the devil is most certainly in the details. Pursued without mercy by the demon-mogul Mundus, Dante is aided from the real world by an accomplice who is aligned with The Order, the group labelled as terrorists by the demonic media.
Like the Dante of old, this contemporary brawler favours a sword and dual-wielded pistols, and uses them to spectacular, devastating effect - giving you sensations of raw power and mystic charm that nearly disguise the furious button-bashing and stick-twisting going on under your thumbs.
Using either trigger button modifies Dante's melee weapon, imbuing it with angelic or demonic power and the abilities to suit. For added style, the powerful Devil Trigger mode slows enemies down, turning the demon's soldiers into sitting ducks.
In a game where chained combos are of such high importance, the lack of a manual lock-on ability is a potential nuisance. It is fortunate, then, that a running counter actively tracks Dante's combos, letting you know when the chains are still alive.
The counter also grades you - in classic DmC style - as you link your moves, from a start-again-and-repeat-the-subject D up to that delightful A mark that the swots in school liked to rack up, and the high-prestige mark of S.
At times, DmC strays from its focus because of an in-game camera that doesn't always go where you need it to. Like its predecessors, the focus on scoring - and the naming convention for its grades - might be a little on the arcadey side for some.
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The Song Remains The Same, (The Rover intro) Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time of Dying, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Battle of Evermore, Going to California, Black Country Woman, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, White Summer ~ Black Mountainside, Kashmir, (Out On the Tiles intro) Moby Dick, Jimmy Page solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love ~ Rock and Roll.
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May 30th 1977 concert
This was the one time I had the fortune to see Led Zeppelin! My favorite band of all time and my idols since I was a teen. I am now 50. I am entering this at 930 pm est on December 4th 2007. It has been 30 years since I got to see Led Zeppelin. I did get to see Plant and Page on their own later. I am in Rochester NY. I traveled to Landover MD in 77 to see them because that is the only chance I would ever have to get tickets. I called a local radio station (WCMF in Rochester NY) after an announcement that this guy would trade Led Zeppelin tickets for excellant Elvis Presley tickets. You see Elvis was to play in Rochester around the same time and it would be the last time he was ever here. I had no Elvis tickets but took my chances and called the guy. He said he had tickets for Madison Square Garden and would not part with them. After begging and saying I would pay anything to see Led Zeppelin he told me he had 2 tickets behind the stage in DC that he would sell me for $35 each. I met him the next day at the catholic school I attended until grade 8. He pulled up in the parking lot in a yellow corvette and sold me the tickets and took off. I would never see him again but consider him now an angel sent from heaven. I had a friend who I havent seen in over 25 yrs that was to go to the concert with me. We took a Greyhound bus, 12 hr ride to DC against the wishes of our parents. I was 20 yrs old then. When we were blocks from the white house a group of about 5 black youths pulled up to us in a car and told us to give us our money or they would kill us. They drove us to the Capital Centre. I felt it was better to give them the money and did and they dropped us off without incident. Had they found my Zeppelin tickets I had a canopener in my right hand that I planned on sticking in the neck of one of them next to me but they didnt give us trouble. In fact they figured we were there to see Zeppeliin but had no interest in the concert themselves. Little did they realize what the tickets would have been worth. We slept ouside behind a church walking distance from the Cap Centre; The next day, day of the concert we went to a local mall to clean up. My friend luckily had a twenty stuffed in his sock. We met these two girls from Pa in the parking lot and spent the day waiting for the event of a lifetime. One of the girls had a crush on Plant and Ian Anderson of Yes. They had no tickets and I kind of felt sorry for them. We managed to bum a couple of joints, I stuffed one into the embroidered chianti jug replica I had on my shirt and got in after being frisked head to toe undetected. When the lights went out Ill never forget the sight of seeing the four members walk single file onto the stage. After Page hit the first few notes of The Song Remains the Same, some dumb ass through a smoke bomb on stage. It clearly pissed off Robert but they played on. I was scared they wouldl walk off. The concert was incredible. I vividly remember the blue lazor lights during Kashmir. I was behind the stage with speakers facinig us too and in fact we were only 20-25 feet from the band. I could have jumped on the stage I remember and it crossed my mind. Also crossing my mind was having my ass beat and locked up and never getting to see the concert so I chose to be a good boy. I had tried to sneak to other seats during Bonzo's solo but decided against it after finding bounders at every exit. I dont think there was one of them that was less than 300 lbs. Where did they dig up these freakin animals I thought. Went back to my seat and my friend, who I found out later in life had come out of the closet, was smoking hash wiith 2 hot chicks. I paid them no mind as I pinched myself and and said "am I really here?" "Is that really Led Zeppelin 20 feet in front of me?" I said I will remember this for the rest of my life. And here it is 30 years later and Im still here to tell the story.


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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Toxoplasma gondii DNA
This test is used to diagnose Toxoplasma gondii infection in the fetus. T. gondii is a parasite that can infect humans, but infections often don't cause any symptoms. People can become infected with this parasite after eating infected undercooked meat, especially pork and lamb, or drinking contaminated water. People can also be exposed to the parasite by handling cat feces.
This disease is of particular concern to pregnant women. If a woman becomes infected with the parasite for the first time while she is pregnant, the infection can travel to the fetus. This can lead to birth defects such as brain damage and serious eye problems. Children who appear unaffected at birth may still develop problems later in life. Women who are infected before they become pregnant only rarely pass the disease to their unborn babies.
The test involves sticking a needle through a pregnant woman's abdomen, or belly, into the uterus, and taking out some of the fluid surrounding the fetus. This fluid is called amniotic fluid.
You might have this test if you're pregnant and your health care provider strongly suspects that you have a new T. gondii infection. The results can help guide treatments that may help keep your baby from having medical problems.
Your health care provider may want to test you for antibodies called IgM and IgG, which your immune system makes against this parasite. These can help find out whether you have been infected during pregnancy. Your blood may also be tested to look for this infection.
The provider may also want to examine the fetus with a CT scan or ultrasound.
A result for a lab test may be affected by many things, including the method the laboratory uses to do the test. If your test results are different from the normal value, you may not have a problem. To learn what the results mean for you, talk with your health care provider.
If your results are negative, you and your fetus don't have an infection. A positive result means that you and your fetus have T. gondii.
This test requires taking a sample of the amniotic fluid that surrounds the fetus by doing an amniocentesis. Using ultrasound as a guide, your health care provider will put a long needle into your abdomen and into the uterus.
Risks from the amniocentesis procedure include:
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Trying To Hide A Lack Of Sleep? Your Voice May Give You Away
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On Deadline, Part the Second: My Top News Stories over 50 years
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Mar 11, 2011
My number 7 top story I pegged as "Youth, Family LifeSkills" -- another topic that is still deeply relevant in our community and lives. In the early 1980s then-Principal Jim Shroyer of Palo Alto High asked the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (where I was then public-affairs director) to help do an anti-suicide program, following two student deaths.
I wrote a memo to our education VP saying I felt we needed a broader message than "Don't kill yourselves" to young persons. Besides, such programs then had mixed results, according to articles I'd read, or written, as a reporter for the Times. Instead, we should be helping young persons learn to make changes in their lives, communicate more effectively and take responsibility for their emotional well-being.
The upshot: I was put in charge of creating a collaborative program with Paly, which emerged 18 months later as the "Family LifeSkills" series of mailers to all students dealing with anger, blame, communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills -- the basis for a Weekly cover story in the mid 1980s. The materials, eight four-page mailings sent to all students, are still on the PAMF website, www.PAMF.org.
My Number 6 story was "the Revolution," or the Palo Alto/Stanford version of it with spillover to Berkeley, then considered the "Revolution Capital of the U.S." Palo Alto rated second.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s a series of weekend summer demonstrations occurred, most based at Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto -- then a privately owned public plaza. They were not all anti-war protests, but counterculture clashes. (Some protested sound curfews, a ban on "communes" or the state of the nation and military-industrial complex generally.
This story continued for several years, with summer demonstrations and some riots and sit-ins. I covered most of them, including one night when about $28,000 of plate-glass windows were shattered within moments in downtown Palo Alto, before police could mobilize.
But the next week police were ready, and rounded up 263 persons just before the crowd split to head for other targets published that week in the radical Venceremos newspaper. They were herded into a group on University Avenue between High and Emerson, waiting for jail buses until 4 a.m.
But ultimately all charges had to dropped: Too many (including many longhairs) said they were there because the Chamber of Commerce had invited people to "Come see what's really happening. ..."
Number 5 was Palo Alto's own puma: As you all probably remember, in the early 2000s a young, hungry mountain lion wandered down San Francisquito Creek into the high-rent part of Palo Alto, along Newell Road -- launching a massive lion hunt that ended with it being shot out of a tree at Walnut Drive. Sad story, for the lion.
But it launched a concern about delayed announcements by city public-safety officials (police didn't report it for 18 hours) and vastly increased lion awareness.
But the best part of the story for me was when I called a longtime friend, the late Ed Ames, then in his mid-90s and a resident of Newell Road, and asked how he was doing on his neighborhood walks with the lion in the area.
"Oh, Jay," he replied, "it wouldn't take a lion to take me out -- any good-sized house cat could do that."
My Number 4 related to ambulance services in the area. In 1970 a young man I met when he was part of a Lytton Plaza demonstration approached me and said he trusted my coverage and thought I should talk to his older brother, an ambulance crew member, about troubles with the ambulance services.
A five-part series resulted in 1971 that exposed many problems with training and turnover -- ultimately resulting in the creation of the paramedics program in the Palo Alto Fire Department, 36 years ago. The problems ranged from completely untrained attendants rotating jobs every few months to avoid having to take a state-required First Aid class to firefighters getting dropped off a corners to guide ambulances into neighborhoods -- especially in "the circles" region of south Palo Alto.
The head of the Stanford Hospital emergency room talked about how many people came in paralyzed or injured by how they were picked up or treated by untrained or poorly trained ambulance crews.
A longtime Palo Altan, the late Joe Carleton, took up the issue and, based on the series, lobbied the city to create the paramedics program in the Palo Alto Fire Department, which became a model for other departments in the region. I was told that such a program would save about eight lives a year. If that's true, it's been 36 years.
It's also an example of the true "power of the press." That power lies mostly in the response of citizens and officials to information that is researched and presented in a careful, responsible manner. If we lose that symbiotic relationship our cities, counties, states and nation will have lost something of great value.
(Continued Monday, March 14, same place.)
Comments (5)
a resident of Crescent Park
on Mar 12, 2011 at 11:38 am
The mt lion story was very epic. Oh yeah it was my dog Kelsey who treed the "big cat".
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 12, 2011 at 5:23 pm
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Change the date, and many of these stories are still relevant.
a resident of College Terrace
on Mar 12, 2011 at 5:41 pm
Don't forget the Black Mamba scare!
a resident of Downtown North
on Mar 12, 2011 at 6:32 pm
I think the biggest Palo Alto story, over the past 50 years, was the separation of Stanford from a direct connection with the so-called "military-industrial-complex". SRI was cut out of Stanford. ROTC was abolished on the Stanford campus. SLAC was prohibited from doing military research.
Palo Alto lost an enormous amount of wealth creation, due to the fact that leftist activists (including myself, at the time)opposed military research by Stanford. Shame on me.
We are all paying the price, now.
editor emeritus
on Mar 14, 2011 at 8:36 am
Jay Thorwaldson is a registered user.
All good stories, but I was only peripherally involved in covering them, if at all. But keep 'em coming. Great recollections and I agree they were really important stories. And of course there was the story of the guy at Stanford who streaked a major basketball game -- it set a record for the number of viewings of his (waist-up) nude shot on the Weekly's community website, www.PaloAltoOnline.com. More viewings than the mountain lion story, even. -jay
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Mar 31, 2012 at 7:09 pm #1288137
EDIT: Update: Ok so a few people have decide to drag this project back from the dead. ;)
I've gotten some PM's requesting some of these. The original run ended up only being a small handful, and I never posted final pics, but Mr. Evans was kind enough to post a review and some photos at: http://www.suluk46.com/RandD%20-%20RD38%20UL%20Titanium%20Knife.html
I'll leave some of the original post for posterity, and because I don't want to retype an explanation.
Price is $100 shipped, for the cordwrapped, sheathed version. I'll try to come up with some alternative sheaths, but for now, it's kydex. $80 for the stand-alone blade. $90 without cord.
I never settled on a UL sheath I liked, but as mentioned, these can be safely carried a number of ways, as they're not as "finger sharp" as a steel edge. I admit it sucks to have a sheath that weighs almost as much as the knife, although it's still a 15gram package. I do still have some ideas for other options.
I'm *NOT* taking upfront payment on these. My schedule is chaotic, and I can't handle the stress of owing people products they've already paid for, so if you are interested in one, just PM or email me, I'll make a list, and contact you when I've got a batch ready.
Anybody I promised one before that I never sent one, let me know.
OLD POST; edited.
It's about time right?
New from me, TSS Ti Field Scapel.
This is self sharpening, chisel ground, industrially carbide impregnated' titanium utility knife, which requires little or no maintenance, excels at cutting tasks, and weighs roughly 8grams.
OAL is 5", 0.5" wide, 0.063 thick.
The pictures following show the final proto, which was hand ground out of 0.075 6al4v Titanium, and weighs 9g. The production pieces will be waterjet out of 0.063 6al4v, and weigh a little less. The edge bevels will be hand ground by me, and the carbide spark deposited also by me, using a very expensive industrial spark depositor made by Electro Arc corp. While some of you may be familiar with hobby carbidizer units, and their poor performance, rest assured that the results from the industrial machines are nothing similar. This unit will deposit a single pass layer of tungsten or titanium carbide of 25 micron, where as the small units are at best around 2 micron. On the max setting, this machine sparks like a mig welder.
This blade as mentioned, is self sharpening, due to the single side deposition of carbide, and the chisel grind, which implements the so called "beaver tooth" effect. The softer titanium wears down at a higher rate than the thin layer of ultra hard carbide, which exposes the carbide layer, creating a micro serated edge. In fact, the sharpness will increase after use from the initial grind.
These blades are microserrated and work extremely well for cutting tasks, slicing, cutting rope, bags, sticks, clothes, food, etc, however are not a substitute for a steel blade where impact use is required. These blades are not suitable for batoning or axe type chopping, and won't be warranted against such abuse.Mar 31, 2012 at 7:13 pm #1862032
BTW those pics were taken with my tablet unfortunately. If it looks dirty, its the camera, the blade is actually heat colored, but its not showing worth a crap in the photos. I'll try to get better photos tomorrow.Apr 1, 2012 at 10:56 am #1862180
I got an email asking about durability of these. I've been using the first test piece for nearly two years, almost daily. Its still going strong. However, if for some reason they wore out from normal use (not abuse), I will replace them.Apr 1, 2012 at 11:19 am #1862189
Mike OxfordBPL Member
@moxfordLocale: Silicon Valley, CA
I'll drop on in, just so you're not left in a vacuum… :)
Most knives are relatively multi-purpose. If you don't want the weight you'll probably end up with a standard razor blade (which is lighter still, and far far cheaper.)
So you have a relatively expensive single-usage product, but I'm unsure what pain-point/niche you're filling with it.
I don't care for the handle design, as there is no tang for wet environments. I could para-cord wrap it. Also the cutting surface is relatively small (your 'scalpel' analogy is good) which further limits use, pushing it more into direct competition with your basic razor blade. I don't know the metallurgical-aspects of the forging and such, so I cannot comment well on rockwell-levels or durability over time.
But it really comes down do: what would I use it for and does it have a place in my pack? Unfortunately, and especially for that price, I can't find one. =/
-moxApr 1, 2012 at 11:19 am #1862190
K CBPL Member
@kalebcLocale: South West
Cool knife, I would rather have a pointed blade rather than a tanto tip. I myself use a 50 cent paring knife that weighs 8g.Apr 1, 2012 at 11:28 am #1862195
Yep, its definitely a niche product. No arguement. A razor blade has its purpose in a minimal gear list, although I find these much more versatile. They're much more effective at cutting things like rope, stick ends, etc, and the handle is just long enough to get a good purchase on.
These aren't a replacement for a full sized fixed blade, but a great alternative to a small fixed or folder.
Those interested in a more traditionally shaped edge profile, Josh over at Ruta Locura is offering something along those lines.Apr 1, 2012 at 3:52 pm #1862290
Don MeredithMember
@donmeredithLocale: SouthEast
Impressive, Javan! Will this be a short run or an ongoing product?
DMApr 1, 2012 at 6:23 pm #1862348
Everything from me is likely to be a short run, unless some other vendor decides to pick up the design.
Also, unless I get some commitments on some of these, it won't be a run at all. ;)
I know how particular our community is regarding edged tools, so maybe there isn't a place for these in it, although I find my user to be one of the most useful on a daily basis.
I've got enough tied up in this project that I've got to see some return or I'm scrapping it. Maybe I should stick to making knives for the appropriate user base.Apr 1, 2012 at 9:42 pm #1862405
Josh LeavittBPL Member
@joshleavittLocale: Ruta Locura
Responses to this same thread circa 2005:
So its 6 times thicker than a razor blade, and three times thicker than a paring knife, but still Ultra light, thats awesome!
I'll take 5, can I pay more for them?
So it will never rust, even in marine enviroments, thats just amazing!
Its semi self sharpening? My stainless blades wont hold an edge for $hit.
Made in the USA, thats what I like to see.
Javan, I think this must be some of that "market stagnation" I read about. Why didn't you foster some relationships with asian manufactures, have kids build them working overtime in China, get the price down, and sell UL to the masses. Rather than kicking out, one off, pieces of $hit, made from inferior materials, out of your gargage. Come on man, get a hair cut, shape up, and sell out, its 2012. Oh wait, no… you should have probably gone the kickstarter route, and secured a Made-in-USA prototyping-to-production process, that hard goods market is ripe for the taking, I mean no one has ever done that.
I think I know whats stagnate……….
Yep, I light my canister stove with a ferro rod, but a real knife, what would I use that for?
Anyway, I use obsidian, its all natural, light weight, and free….huh!Apr 1, 2012 at 9:47 pm #1862408
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Tell us how you REALLY feel, Josh.Apr 1, 2012 at 9:49 pm #1862409
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I was going to, but I didn't want to come off too rash.Apr 1, 2012 at 10:11 pm #1862415
Thanks Josh, you made my night man. ;)Apr 2, 2012 at 9:32 am #1862527
Nice work. I think that's pretty cool. This may be a dumb question, but where on that blade is it sharpened? If I was looking at the pictures you posted, would it be the lower left half aswell as the left (angled) side? When I read the word scapel, it makes me think only the angled (short) side is sharp.Apr 2, 2012 at 12:02 pm #1862601
Stephen, that's not a dumb question at all, since apparently I was so focused on showing the carbidized side that I didn't post a pic of the sharpened side. I'll get one up in a bit, but its chisel ground on the opposite side following the carbides, so 1.5" long on the length of the blade, which leaves a short section of full material to get comfortable purchase with the index and thumb, and then of course also ground on the angle section.
A chisel grind with one side carbidized is the only way to get a strong enough edge geometry from such a thin cross section of material that won't cause excessive edge rolling, unlike some other offerings out there.Apr 2, 2012 at 12:04 pm #1862602
BTW its the right side that's ground, if looking down on the blade in hand, which is appropriate for a right hand cut. I could easily accommodate the leftys though.Apr 2, 2012 at 1:27 pm #1862641
Another advantage worth mentioning, these blades aren't dulled by cutting spectra/dyneema like steel is. Like cutting anything else, it just sharpens them.Apr 2, 2012 at 7:47 pm #1862803
Thanks for the explanation Javan. I got it now.
I have been using a derma-safe folding knife for years, weighs 8 grams, and I could use an upgrade, but I'm curious why you would stick to the basic rectangle design if you are getting it cut on a waterjet? Why not add a few bells and whistles like the the Ruta Locura blade? Not saying one is better than the other, I actually know very little about knives (but plenty about titanium) I'm just a sucker for cool shapes.Apr 2, 2012 at 11:02 pm #1862906
You answered your own question, and it's late, so I'll only elaborate a bit. For me, and it's an obsession, form follows function. The evolution of curved edges, had evolved in conjunction with human evolution and human function. As one of the oldest tools of humanity, all aesthetic can be traced to either a) necessity of function, or b) consequence of construction.
Counter curved (hunter/skinner/drop) style blade profiles have gained primary predominance as a result of classic, survivalist, and regional function, along with a basic consequence of the physics of forged metal; I.e. forging edge bevels, causes an automatic curvature as the thicker cross-section flexes under the expansion of the thinning bevel. Stock removal wasn't an option during a time when material costs far outwrighed the value of extensive labor. Josh's design, facilitates those agendas perfectly, in a very efficient package; namely skinning game of various type, and other misc. hunting/fishing tasks, so why overlap?
I can't comment too heavily on the ubiquity of primary curvature in western blades, but I will point out that they're not universal, or in my opinion, *ideal* for most average cutting tasks.
As ubiquitous as the common curvature is, so is the recurve in other cultures, a geometry which has been demonstraited to be more effective at localized cutting/slicing numerous times over in objective testing.
Ask yourself; "What is the advantage of a curved blade for slicing "x"?" I doubt for 90% of tasks you can find an objective answer against a straight edge.
I have in fact, three more progressive designs of functionality, in succesively larger profile, already designed, but I chose to premiere the most versatile and minimal, due apparently to a misconception of communal reception. On top of that, if its not obvious already, I work synergystically with Ruta Locura, and found their skinner so ideal to task, that I saw zero need to envade the well covered territory. In fact I'll be working with them directly on the grind geometry and spark deposition of their offerings.
Woops, I got long winded anyway…. :/Apr 3, 2012 at 5:04 am #1862935
Totally get it with the form follows function…
OK, so I'm sorta sold on one of these. I mean, someone's gotta bite, right? :)
I would be lying if I said I wasn't a bit skeptical on how sharp the blade is but you're a well known guy in this community and I suspect you wouldn't offer something that wasn't up to your standards (very high judging by your quilts). Plus I think it will be much more usable compared to the dermasafe at no real weight penalty.
I'll take one off your hands and get the ball rolling on this project.Apr 3, 2012 at 7:12 am #1862961
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I'm in. Never can have too many knivesApr 3, 2012 at 7:37 am #1862972
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@jamespjcLocale: TX
I'm also in. Hope there are sufficient interest to make this a go.
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I understand the skepticism regarding sharpness, but I just ask that those of you who end up with one of these just keep an open mind. Much like a convex ground steel blade, which usually doesn't "feel" razor sharp after the first cut, but maintains a working edge for days beyond a flat or hollow grind, the microserrated edge of these won't feel razor sharp, in fact once you start breaking it in, it will feel very toothy, almost jagged. It will continue to cut and cut and cut however, and if it seems to become less effective, cut some cardboard (the most notorious dulling medium for steel), a few swipes, and it'll be good as new.
You won't be shaving with these, it's not that kind of edge, but it'll handle much bigger tasks than the dermasafe; which doesn't allow any leverage or force, and is very easy to break.
As far as the project goes in general, I'm willing to make 10 or 12 of these by hand, immediately. If you want one, just paypal me $68 and you're guaranteed to have one. If I get atleast 10 orders in the next few days, I'll send a sheet of ti off to the waterjet, and get a large batch cut out. If I don't get that many orders, I'll be moving on to another project to cut my losses, and whoever ordered will be the only ones that get one of these. Regardless, anybody who pays for one now, will get one, and subsequent support of the product, should it be necessary.
Also, I have had some mention of interest in a UL straight razor for shaving/etc, so if there's anybody real keen on that, let me know. It would be steel bladed with a titanium body.Apr 3, 2012 at 3:01 pm #1863200
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My interest is piqued, but without a sheath I can't use it on the trail.Apr 3, 2012 at 10:42 pm #1863393
I'm working on something tonight sheath wise. We'll see how it pans out.Apr 4, 2012 at 12:13 pm #1863595
Last night I was able to make an approx 3.5g sheath by heat molding and welding some thin hdpe. It was just rough rough prototyping with limited tools (I have no experience working with these types of plastic) but it was successful and functional, albeit pretty ugly.
At this point, I think I'm going to continue in this direction, I just ordered some thin stock of various plastics, so I'm going to try a few different possibilities, but I will have a sheath solution worked out by the time I ship these.
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Thanks everyone for the great ideas. I am goin to have to shop around for some mirrors and storage.
Does your sewing room have an outside wall with an area where electrical wires and plumbing wouldn't be in the way of adding a big window? We added windows to either side of one of our fireplaces because there weren't any. I felt like a mushroom until we added them.
Can you pull the sofa forward so that the back is making your fourth wall? Then you could reach the shelves you're going to put there.
Hobby Lobby did have some mirrors that were framed up like windows. I bought one for my utility room.
When we built our house, the contractor suggested adding hidden florescent lighting above the kitchen cabinets to cast light up towards the ceiling. I didn't think I would use this feature much, but it is my preferred lighting. We have north-facing windows, and in the summer with the trees fully leafed out, it can be very dark. I like to turn the florescents on as primary lighting instead of the can lights until I need task lighting for something like chopping vegetables. Now you can buy strips of LED lighting and do the same thing.
also that little 'nook' behind your treadmill....I'd build floor to ceiling shelving for added storage.
I commented earlier about giving the room to the boys and you taking over their rooms. That was before I saw the photos. I notice you have a glass door. That's is not bad. Is the sofa going to stay in the room and the treadmill? If not I would put the cutting table across from your sewing machine but scoot it back toward the area of the sofa. If you have a garage or can put the treadmill elsewhere I would. Where the treadmill is you could put a bookcase or shelving or stackable drawers. The area behind your sewing machine you could use as a design wall. Instead of putting a quilt (unless it's small) directly across to implicate a window, I would put shelving with a small space for a quilt to hang and shelving above, on both sides and below the small quilt. Where the sofa is absolutely put shelving. The wall between the sofa and treadmill You could put a mirror and one on the wall opposite or use that wall for pegboard to hang your rulers and templates and scissors an rotary cutters. Under your cutting table, you could put clear storage bins for other material.
Good lighting and cheery wall hangings go a long way...
Lowes and Home Depot both have posters that look like a garden window overlooking the ocean or some other beautiful landscape. they are about the size of a normal window and would give you that feeling of light coming in
If you are looking for storage and a mirror, why not get a nice bureau with a mirror; or, get a storage unit of some kind, put your cutting board or ironing board on the top, and then add a mirror on the wall above it. I would put rollers on it so you can move it. You could also use the stick-on mirror tiles. I would definitely add shelves to the wall above the sofa and behind the exercise equip. Consider the white melamine shelves because of the color.
Also, as a suggestion, you could put up the shelves but add the strip lighting, or the rope lighting. Either way, go for it, make it just 2 or more colors, even throw something over the dark sofa, like a quilt. That would take care of the dark color. If you put up a large shelf with a mirror under it, put up a daylight florescent under the shelf. Enjoy!


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(NaturalNews) For those of you following the ongoing drama of gun control, Piers Morgan and the Second Amendment, there have been some important developments today in Texas:
Piers Morgan (CNN) announced that he would be broadcasting live from Katy, Texas, from Tactical Firearms, one of the largest gun retailers and shooting ranges in the nation.
Minutes later, Alex Jones alerted his nationwide radio audience to the situation, and based on incorrect information that had been given to him about Jeremy Alcede (the owner of Tactical Firearms) supporting an online ammo ban, Alex described Tactical Firearms on the air using language that implied Alcede supported new restrictions on the Second Amendment.
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Piers Morgan has increasingly invited gun rights advocates to appear on his show because it's the only thing keeping his ratings up. Morgan, whose audience is but a shadow of Larry King's, famously attacked Larry Pratt on air, calling him a "stupid man." He was then attacked himself by Alex Jones who lashed out at him in a now-famous tirade defending Second Amendment liberties and warning about the pattern of history where tyrants like Hitler, Stalin and Mao always "took the guns."
The showdown in Katy, Texas begins in mere hours from the time of this publication. Given the wild card element of Alex Jones showing up with a bullhorn, plus hundreds of gun rights supporters filling the parking lot of the facility, it's anybody's guess what's actually going to happen. But make no mistake: Texans are NOT giving up their guns, period.
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Belgrade resident Jim Vining watches Northwestern Energy crews work to restore his power. He tells us it was around 2:30, Saturday morning, when his alarm clock alerted him to a power outage.
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"Museum Hours is a lasting, thoughtful pleasure in every way." –Noah Cowan, Toronto Film Festival
"An engrossing, lightly experimental fusion of drama and documentary, full of charm intelligence and dry humor." –Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter
"A lovely, powerfully contemplative look at the transformative ability of all art." –Eric Kohn, IndieWire
"Intriguing, beautiful and brilliantly meditative… I loved it." –Jenni Lee, Film Threat
- Friday, August 02, 2013: 7:00 PM
- Saturday, August 03, 2013: 7:00 PM
- Sunday, August 04, 2013: 2:00 PM
- Friday, August 09, 2013: 9:30 PM
- Saturday, August 10, 2013: 9:30 PM
- Sunday, August 11, 2013: 4:30 PM