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Pleon's HistoryThe Pleon Yacht Club was founded on June 29, 1887 by a group of boys with boats too small and finances too meager to join the older senior clubs in Marblehead. Their objective was to promote small boat sailing and to encourage sportsmanship. For a name they chose Pleon, which comes from the Greek meaning "sailing". The familiar red and blue burgee with the white star was designed at the time by Howard Whitcomb.
Without realizing the significance of their act, the first commodore, Arthur Goodwin Wood, and his fellow founders had laid the cornerstone of junior yachting in the United States. The Pleon can proudly claim the title, "oldest junior yacht club in America."
The history of the Pleon can be divided into three eras. The exact limits of the first are somewhat in doubt. The club was very active from 1887 till 1892 at which point most of its members transferred their activities to the senior clubs. An informal organization of the old members continue to exist, however, until 1902. In 1905, a new generation of juniors formed the Ajax Yacht Club. They were soon persuaded by Commodore Wood to adopt the name Pleon which had ceased to exist after 1902. During the second era, the club prospered under the guidance of Arthur Wood, Donald R. deLoriea, and Henry A. Knowles. Pleon activities gained considerable recognition from the senior clubs; the handicap classes gaining a place in the 1913 Mid-Summer Race Week events and on the 1915 championship card. But the first World War caused a suspension of formal activities in 1917.
There was informal racing, however, the new Brutal Beasts being a notable addition, and the spirit of the club was kept alive. In 1919, David Percival was elected Commodore by the remaining juniors and the third era was started. The next year Richard S. Thayer began his term as Commodore which was to last six years and to bring the Pleon and junior yachting national fame.
In 1921, Commodore Thayer and his crew won the first Sears Cup series- the National Junior Sailing Championship for Pleon. This feat was repeated in 1924 by his brother Harry "Bob" Thayer. A few days later the entire club manned the yacht "America" from Boston to Marblehead on the first leg of her final voyage to Annapolis.
In 1927 when Commodore Wood died, the Pleon was observing its 40th year under Commodore Laurence F. "David" Percival. The success and fame of the club continued in the ensuing years. Milestones were Stanton Deland's victory in the 1931 Prince of Wales Cup and the establishment of the Graduate Board to assist the club's officers. The Golden Anniversary was celebrated in 1937 during Peter Langmaid's term as Commodore.
Much of the organizing efforts between wars was the work of Leonard M. Fowle, Jr., who served the club in many capacities, both as a junior yachtsman and later as chairman of the Graduate Committee. Many of 51 the permanent racing trophies and traditions date from this period. First came the Henry A. Knowles Memorial Trophy and a cruise in 1922. The Gold Medal of Merit and the Bang-and-Go-Back Race date from 1926. Pleon's highest honor, the Arthur Goodwin Memorial Bowl; the Snail Cup, commemorating the club's first flagship, and the initial Brutal Beast Tournament marked the anniversary year of 1927. The annual Race Week Junior Regatta and the Donald R. deLoreia Memorial Trophy, a small boat companion of the Knowles Trophy followed a later year.
During the 1930's, the Venture Trophy for the girls championship given by fleet captain Nancy Leiter, the Leonard Munn Fowle Memorial Medal for improvement, the William Leeds Carlton Memorial Trophy for the already established Brutal Beast Tournament, honoring an old friend of the club, the annual team race with Seawanhaka Corinthian Junior Yacht Club for the Phillip J. Roosevelt Trophy and the Margaret McKim Trophy for excellence in coastwise navigation joined the growing list of annual Pleon honors.
The William Upham Swan Memorial Trophy made from the Yacht "America" for recipients of the Sportsmanship Medal and the Frederick J. Shepard III Memorial Trophy commemorating a former Commodore who gave his life in World War II were added in 1942 and 1944 respectively. After World War II, Pleon acquired the Corinthian Yacht Club Trophy for the Bang-and-Go-Back Race, and in 1951 the Pleon Trophy for outstanding administrative service to the club was set up by the Board of Directors and took its place beside the Shepard Trophy as one of Pleon's highest awards. More recently the Mason Plaque was offered for Turnabout Competition and team race series with the Beverly Yacht Club of Marion for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bowl and with the Wadawanuck Yacht Club of Stonington, Connecticut were organized. Most recently in 1963 Commodore William Peaver donated the Peaver Bowl to be given to an outstanding member of the Regular Pleon Sailing Program.
In 1939 with the cooperation of the Eastern Yacht Club, a nautical instruction program was set up for juniors by the Pleon. Eric Olsen, the first instructor, created a valuable program in seamanship, navigation, and racing instruction with achievement rating awards. Instructors such as Pete Putnam, Dick Kimball, Bill Owens, Roger Hearne, Dick Cook, John Van Dusen, Will Johnson, and Jim Nathenson have followed.
In 1963, the program was revitalized through a reorganization move which put it under the exclusive control of the Pleon after the noble experiment of a four club control had outlived its practicality. The initial year, marked by expanded facilities, was an immediate success. The program accomplished what it set out to do: to provide more individual instruction through the use of an instructor in each of the three Lightnings used, and to set up a challenging program for the Sears Cup 52 Pleon Yacht Club History continued age sailors, in order to regain lost ground. Today instruction is provided in 420's, Lasers, Optimist Dinghies, and JY 15's. Judged on the basis of its racing results and the spirit of the participants, the advanced program was most encouraging.
The fact that the sailing program is an integral part of the club helps to keep interest in both high. The program of the club and sailing program are coordinated so that each may derive as must benefit as possible from the other. Pleon's team races are sailed by members of the sailing program and their instructors aid in the organization, which helps to achieve both ends, personal racing instruction while upholding the reputation of Pleon as a sailing power.
This reputation has been built up over the years by many members whom the program has guided along. Names such as Bobby Coulson, George O'Day, Ted Hood, Frank Scully , John Marvin, Jack Blodgett, Jon Wales, Dick Kimball, and Dudley Shepard come to mind. The Sears Cup has returned to Pleon several times since the Thayer brothers' victories. In 1950 it was won by Stephen Smithwick, in 1961 by Steve Wales, and in 1964 and 1965 by Robert Doyle. Since 1964 Pleon has been represented by a number of excellent young sailors. Robbie Doyle later went on to represent the United States in the 1968 Olympics as an alternate and was an intercollegiate All-American. Rob was the 1970 O'Day champion. His brother, Richie, was an All-American at Notre Dame for three years. Richie, in 1970, and Rob Hallawell of the U.S. Navel Academy in 1987, were named College Sailor of the Year- the highest award in intercollegiate sailing. Tom Bernard was an All- American at the Coast Guard Academy. David Curtis, a former Tufts All- American, won the 1986 J/24 and Soling World Championships.
Peter Warren took the runner-up spot in the '67 Sears Cup, and in 1969, won the 110 District championship, the North Shore Men's title, and was the first Pleon representative ever to win the New England's Men's Championship. He finished second in the Mallory Cup.
In 1970, Steve Wales, Doug Jones, and Rich Wilson were third in the Mallory Cup, and Tom Hildreth, Steve Hill, and Rich Wilson were in the finals of the Prince of Wales Trophy. All are products of Pleon.
In 1970, fourteen year old Mark O'Connor won the 110 Districts and National Championships and Judd Smith and Carl Hoyt took the W.C. Wood Trophy for the Mass. Bay Midget Championships. Stuart Wales skippered and Bonnie Eissner crewed to win the Wood Trophy in 1985 and 1986. Pleon sailors Tyler and Ethan Doyle won the Trophy in 1990, Ethan Doyle and Jason Hood captured this MIT event in 1991, and Thomas Barrows and Liam Kraft recaptured the Wood in 2001. Pleon sailors Thomas Hornos and Alex Cook returned and were victorious in 2002.
In 1986, Pleon sailors swept all three junior Mass. Bay Championships. 53 Pleon Yacht Club History continued 54 Charlie Flather, Jon Wales, and Andrew Macaulay won the triplehanded Gray Trophy. Hugh Hallawell and Buster Pike won the Doublehanded Charles Trophy. Alex Dufee won the Curtis Junior Singlehanded Trophy.
The summer of 1987 brought Pleon's 100th year and as a celebration of this milestone, the yacht club hosted the U.S. Junior National Sailing Championships for the Sears, Bemis, and Smythe trophies. This event brought sailors from all over the country to Marblehead.
The following summer, Pleon was lucky enough to be able to co-host the U.S. Finn Class Olympic Trials with the neighboring Eastern Yacht Club. This event provided a chance to meet some of the top Olympic hopefuls, man the stake boats and mark boats, watch exciting action on the race course, and attend a racing clinic held by the competitors. 1998 was a busy year at Pleon. Marblehead Junior Race Week became a separate regatta managed by Pleon volunteers. Pleon also hosted the Optimist National Championships. With over 300 sailors in attendance, it was the largest single one-design regatta in the history of North America. GIven the success of these events, the Massachusetts Bay Sailing Association voted Pleon "Yacht Club of the Year". In 2005, Pleon celebrated the 50th consecutive year of its involvement with Junior Race Week. That same year, Thomas Barrows won the US Youth Sailing Championship in the Laser Class and earned the right to compete for the O'Day Trophy.
During the last decade of the Twentieth Century and into the first of the next, Pleon added to its roster of coaches many from outside of the US. Instructors have come from Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and New Zealand. Pleon sailors, in turn, have had the chance to sail in other waters. In 2000 and 2001 sailors went to Toronto and Bermuda to participate in a friendship regatta with the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the American Yacht Club. Pleon members also became part of the North American Station of the Royal Scandinavian Yacht Clubs and sailed in their 5 club youth regattas... Jessica Clayton and Jay Connolly in Finland in 2001, Jen Doyle and Seamus Kraft in Denmark in 2002 and Lindsay Rogers in Sweeden in 2003. Pleon was also fortunate in July of 2000 to have Russell Coutts, two time America's Cup winner, come to speak with Pleon sailors as well as Pleon alumni and supporters.
Though learning to sail and refining one's racing skills is the primary focus of a Pleon member, he or she also enjoys other activities at the club. There are movie nights, golf and bowling nights, and "sail with or against your parents nights". Though it has not been done for a number of years, the Clambake was a popular social activity. Everyone looks forward to the year when they can attend the Commodore's Ball and dance under the stars. Whether you call it "Goody Wood Day" or "Great Pleon Yacht Club History continued 55 Day", this break from regular classes is a day to celebrate being together at Pleon. Pleon members, young and old, can recall the "Bang and Go Back" races, the watermelon races, Slip and Slide, mud wrestling, creatively constructing a boat out of cardboard, duct tape, trash bags and sailing it until it sinks, the egg toss and the cake decorating/eating events! A recent addition to these activities is the "Rockmore Cup" - a race for all Pleon members from the Pleon dock to the Rockmore ,a floating restaurant, for lunch.
In 1950 Pleon realized a long held dream to have its own clubhouse. In the twenties there were several weak attempts to set up clubhouses on Marblehead Neck, but they were unsuccessful. Early in the next decade the Eastern Yacht Club made their old junior room, located under the main dining room, available to the Pleon. It served its purpose as center for the activities of the club for more than ten years. The Golden Anniversary Banquet was held there. Although it was enlarged and remodeled in 1946, it still left something lacking.
Fire destroyed this house in 1947 and Pleon was again homeless, but the officers saw this as an opportunity to fulfill their dream. For the next three years funds were raised by Commodores Jack Blodgett, Brad Marvin, Joe Parker, and Vice Commodore P. Tapley Stephenson, who headed the building committee. Members of the Pleon worked hard, each contributing his share in making the dream a reality. Through dances, parties, and the generosity of parents and friends and previous funds, enough money was raised to build the present clubhouse on land leased from the Eastern. It was an achievement to be proud of, a sincere reflection of Pleon spirit. It showed how much the Pleon meant to its members. The clubhouse was officially dedicated in June 1950.
Pleon added to its facilities in 1957 with its own Race Committee Boat and in 1958 with a float of its own, which proved valuable for many uses, the sailing program being paramount. These improvements helped to make the Pleon truly an independent club. It no longer had to rely heavily on the generosity of the senior clubs. The acquiring of property required that the club be incorporated and therefore in 1949 the Senior Board of Director was established to meet state laws. This board has proved helpful to the officers of the club and yet has kept its place as an advisory board, this preserving the independence of this junior yacht club.
Pleon now boasts some 388 members and club membership continues to grow. More activities, both on and off the water, are organized by the officers and sailing instructors than ever before. There is a lot to live up to in Pleon and the past has shown that there is ample opportunity to do this. The traditions of Pleon guide its members into becoming worthy participants in the world of sailing, where sportsmanship, skill, and spirit rank highest.


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Joe! I seriously went on that same tour in Cairo - heartbreaking. And all the kids want you to slip them money, but then you find out later, they are searched for money after work anyway and its confiscated. It def. makes for a silent tour and day...anyway, thanks for reading! Your around the world trip must seem ages ago, the beginning of my trip already seems like that. Weird looking at photos. xo
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Potosi is a shocking look at Bolivia, by far the most powerful experience we've had in this country.
We traveled by public bus to Potosi with our French pals during daylight hours as it is touted as the most beautiful ride in Bolivia - the scenery definitely gets pretty rustic. At a bus stop, I had to pee in someone's back yard among chickens because it was more appealing than my other options. The journey was dirt roads for all but 1 hour of the 6 hour ride, but when we weren't nervous about our bags getting stolen off the roof of the bus or annoyed by the constant honking to warn oncoming traffic of our impending whipping around cliffs, we really took in the strangely, colorful mountains. The mineral mountains were vibrant shades of purple, blue, neon green, and maroon and flanked by alpacas and cacti.
And then we reached the highest city in the world!! We were winded just walking up the hill towards the center to find a hostel, where we ran into Arnuad, a math teacher we had volunteered at SKIP with. We stayed at the same hostel, happy to take a recommendation and put down our bags - watching the USA fall to Ghana together. We were definitely the only people NOT cheering against the Americans.
We read up on Cerro Rico, meaning Rich Mountain, which made Potosi famous and one of the largest and richest cities in the world at the time. 45,000 tons of pure silver were mined from Cerro Rico from the 1550s to 1780s by hundreds of thousands of Indian workers and African slaves.
The first Bolivian mint, which is now a museum, was developed in Potosi to hammer silver into coins before sending to Spain. It was strange to see that all the mint machinery was manufactured in the US of A. We happened to visit when there was also a music video filming in the main Mint square making it impossible to hear our tour guide, but making it possible to record a gnarly dance video of our own.
After 1800, the mines were exhausted of silver and the focus switched to tin and lead. The town is now anything but rich, but evidence of its luxurious past is still apparent in the architecture. Still, the mountain continues to be mined.
Co-operative mine tours are the must-do experience in Potosi. Waiting until a weekday to view a working silver mine, we hesitantly signed up for a tour, after signing the following (errors included) liability waiver:
"During the tour you will be visiting working mines. The mines are a dangerous place not only to work, but also to visit. The Koala Tours guides are experienced miners and will ensure your safety to the best of their ability. The guides are always aware of how many people are working in the mines, where and when explosions are taking place, and where the noxious gases are. They will do everything possible to assure your safety as a visitor to the mines. We ask that you are always aware of what is going on around you and listen carefully to any time, you must talk directly with the guide."
"Even taking all precautions, there is a chance that accident can occur in the mines. There are some dangers beyond the control of your guide. For example, in the case of a cave-in in the mine, you will be in as much danger as the workers in the mine (more miner die from cave-ins than any other cause of death)"
At that, we voluntarily declared that we alone were responsible for accidents, injury, or death occurring during the excursion to the mine. Bring on the fun.
The night before the tour, we watched the powerful 2005 documentary The Devil's Miner (El Minero del Diablo) about a fatherless, heroic 14 year old miner who worships the Devil for protection in the mine while struggling to support his family. The movie highlighted a very tragic situation and calculated 800 children to be working in the mines, but by the end, I really admired the work of the miner, especially this young Bolivian boy. I highly recommend this film for a little insight into Bolivian life. Incredibly moving and educational.
We found out the following day that not much had changed in the mines - it was exactly how the movie had depicted, except so much harder to breathe. Miners chew coca leaves to dull hunger, cold, and fatigue during their 12 hour shifts, workers don�t wear masks and rely on coca leaves to filter the air, dynamite holes are gruelingly dug by hand every 2 hours, and daily offerings are made to �Tio� (the devil) to protect the Miners from accidents and lead them towards a plentiful mineral vein. The Miners are very religious, but believe that God can't reach them in the mine so they "pray" and make offerings to the devil, referred to as Tio. Due to the dust and lack of protective equipment, the miners still have a short life expectancy with most of them contracting silicosis and dying between 35 - 40 years of age.
It is strenuous, dangerous work that robs decades off your lifetime, but there is always work and the miners are not skilled for another alternative. The work hours are long , but if mineral isn't found, the miners receive no wage.
Before entering the mine, tourists get suited up and visit the Miner's market. Miners start their day eating here and then do not exit the mine until their 12 hour shift is over. Almost like paying for a ticket, tourists bring coca leaves, alcohol, black tobacco cigarettes, or dynamite as �gifts� to the miners in exchange for our entrance, but by no means does that make you feel welcome there. More like tolerated. After all, the miners are working....it's not a museum. We didn�t find our guide to be very respectful either - offering us stones out of the bags the miners had axed out of the cavern walls by hand as souvenirs and personally handing out the miner gifts to his favorites.
Tourists have the opportunity to try all the gifts at the Miner's market before purchasing. The alcohol was the grossest vodka taste I�ve ever stooped to purchase. The dynamite demo shook your bones - it was truly terrifying (watch the video).
I spent less than 2 hours underground in the mines and spoke with a raspy voice for the rest of the day my throat was so irritated. It looked like it was snowing in our helmet lights since the dust was so thick. The mention of cave-ins on the liability form had me incredibly aware of the rotting wood supporting the tunnels, especially when I kept banging my head on them. When you heard a brake-less mine cart coming, you had about 6 seconds to push against the narrow mine wall out of the way. Other tourists were having near panic attacks as the air seemed scarce, dust made it difficult to avoid coughing, eyes were watery, and the mine became increasingly hot as we were crawled and climbed deeper and deeper in the ash-like dirt.
The tour was exhausting physically and emotionally. We felt extremely uncomfortable, obnoxious even, dressed the part of miners and touring & photographing their workplace in awe while they lived this harsh reality. Our entire tour group agreed that we were glad we did it, and experienced it, but that we would never want to do it again. You literally feel sick afterward. The mine tour puts you in a bit of a funk - digesting what you just saw in a sort of sad silence and trying to imagine having to do that every day.


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Here's everything you need to know about Monday's Patriots-Texans game:
Our three favorite matchups:
1. Right tackle Sebastian Vollmer against defensive lineman J.J. Watt: The Texans will move Watt around, but he spends the majority of his time lined up opposite the offense's right tackle/right guard spot. That will put him across from Vollmer for most of the game, and he'll almost certainly be the biggest challenge of the year for the Patriots right tackle, who is having a Pro Bowl-caliber year despite the fact that he struggled last Sunday against the Dolphins. This will be the biggest challenge of the year for Vollmer, but if he can consistently win this matchup (with some help from a tight end here and there), it will be a huge factor in a potential New England victory.
2. Running back Stevan Ridley against the Texans' run defense: One of the primary goals for the Patriots offense this week is to win on first down — one of the reasons Houston is such a great third-down defense (best in the league coming into this week) is that they put teams in a hole by winning the battles on first and second down, forcing opponents into third-and-long situations. (The team that had the most success against Houston on third down this season was Detroit, which converted 50 percent of its chances. A big reason for that is the Lions won on first down — they averaged 7.2 yards per play on first down vs. the Texans.) Ridley will play a sizable role on Monday — no running back in the league has racked up more first downs than Ridley (66) and as good as Watt is when it comes to defending the run, Houston is allowing 4.1 yards per rush, 12th in the league. The running game represents a winnable matchup for the Patriots, particularly if they find a weakness in the Texans run defense and keep picking away at it like they did in the fourth quarter of last week's win over the Dolphins.
3. Cornerback Aqib Talib against wide receiver Andre Johnson: Talib has been uneven at times on the back end, but has certainly shown playmaking skills, something that's been sorely lacking in the New England secondary the last few years. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Talib has the body type and ball skills to match up with Johnson, one of the most consistent big-body receivers the NFL has seen over the last 10 years. (Johnson comes into the game on a bit of a roll — he has 28 catches for 517 yards and a touchdown in his last three games.) They won't be matched up on each other exclusively — look for Talib to get lots of safety help.
(Talib's work with the safeties will play a big role in this one, as the Texans are one of the best teams in the league when it comes to play action. If New England's safeties take the bait when it comes to Matt Schaub's play fakes, Talib will be left on an island alone with Johnson — not an appetizing proposition for New England. And for what it's worth, the communication between Talib and the safeties is still a work in progress. He was almost beaten badly on a throw by Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill last Sunday on a play where it looked like he was waiting for safety help. It was a bad pass by Tannehill that ultimately went off the mark, but Talib glared at safety Steve Gregory like he was expecting help. How he works with the safeties will bear watching on Monday night.)
4. Under the radar opponent who Patriots fans need to know: We've targeted opposing tight ends a few times here, and we're going to stick with that formula when talking about the Texans. Owen Daniels is a quality pass catcher who remains a real threat for the Houston offense — he's second on the team in receptions with 50 (on 82 targets), and has 598 yards and six touchdowns. Think of the 6-foot-3, 249-pounder as a poor man's Rob Gronkowski: a decent blocker who is a red-zone threat. He's not overwhelming like Gronkowski, but remains dangerous.
5. By the numbers: Per Nuggetpalooza, the Patriots and Texans are the only teams that haven't allowed a rushing play of 30-plus yards this season.
6. Quote from an opposing scout regarding this Sunday: '[Houston's] linebackers are very physical — they can set the edge in the run game, and they also do a good job getting after the quarterback. Their safeties are active, but if there's a weakness there in terms of how the Patriots might want to attack, it's their secondary. There could be some soft spots there for the Patriots in terms of areas they might want to attack.' — For more from that scout, click HERE.
7. Patriots fans should be worried about'¦.. Other than Watt, it's Houston's ability to pick up big chunks of yardage off play action. Entering this weekend, Schaub and the Texans are fifth when it comes to play-action percentage, and this season, it's been a terrific weapon for their offense. (That's thanks in large part to the ability of running back Arian Foster to gash opponents on the ground.) When it comes to defending play-action, the Patriots linebackers and defensive backs — particularly the safeties — have to stay disciplined, and in the words of safety Devin McCourty, read your keys. If not, Houston will go back to it time and again.
8. Texans fans should be worried about'¦. The temptation to bring too many pass rushers on Brady. Houston brings steady waves of pressure from all over, but the Patriots quarterback is one of the best in the league when it comes to dealing with extra rushers. The Texans have to find a middle ground between continuing to get a consistent rush on the quarterback, but not so much that it takes away from whatever support the front seven can provide the secondary.
9. One more thing: This has been discussed over the course of the week by several different folks, but the Houston secondary is pretty banged up. They have a few regulars who are already on the shelf, and the players who have been asked to step up are struggling with injury as well. If Brady has time to get the ball out to his receivers, it should be a winning matchup for pass catchers like Wes Welker, Brandon Lloyd and Aaron Hernandez.
(And another thing: The 11-1 Texans have the best record of any visiting team in Foxboro in December, and you could certainly make a case that they are the best visiting team in the history of Gillette Stadium in the month of December. The only challengers, record-wise, are the 2010 Jets, who came into a Dec. 6, 2010, contest with a 9-3 record, and the 2007 Steelers, who had a 9-4 mark heading into a Dec. 9, 2007 game against New England in Foxboro. Both of those teams lost to the Patriots.)
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An easy border crossing at the nice new, efficiently manned crossing was a treat, and we breezed through into a language we can at least understand somewhat!
So, this is Venezuela? good highways, well marked, decent surfaces. What's wrong with that? We get to the first town, and find that the 2 bank machines don't work. hmmmm, not good. We find a street cambio, and offer her some american cash, she laughs. OK, try the 50 Real note that's all we have left from Brazil. YES, she likes that. Strangely, and inexplicably, she gives me 100 Bolivares. Well, not having been apprised of any changes, I had expected some more than that. Like maybe 60,000! It is still not clear in my head what happened, and I'm now convinced that we were the first ever to be LONG changed by a change merchant. Apparently Venezuelans just knocked some zeros off their currency and didn't tell me. So I should have got 60Bf, not the 100Bf I actually received.
Soon we find ourselves gassing up, and for the princely sum of 4.65Bf (2.20$C) we got 45 litres of dino juice. Hmmmm, so this is about 40 times less than the last time we bought gas in Brazil. So, is this the way Venezuela's going to be?
We find a great spot to sit for the night, the nearly deserted highway is barely audible in the distance, and we enjoy the cool breeze of the plateau of the Gran Sabana, the highlands of Venezuela. It's great to be cool again.
The next day we try to visit Kavenayen, but it's raining hard, and the sand/mud road is pretty bad. After 45km an even bigger rainstorm looms ahead, and we turn back. Disappointed, but not stuck in a ditch, we head back to the highway and turn north until it starts to get so rainy and dark that we just stop at a roadside parador (restaurant/play area/rooms_for_rent) for supper and ask to stay for the night. The owner says park over there away from the traffic a bit, and we are lulled to sleep by the sounds of the occasional car, and woken by the local chickens playing tag.
So, this is OK. Venezuela seems fine, the people are friendly, and fuel is cheap. What can be bad?
Our first city is Guayana, actually two cities, the old colonial city better known as San Felix and the new spanky skyscrapered better known as Puerto Ordaz where the middle class and rich live on the opposite bank of one of the two rivers running through this place.- the Orinico and the Coroni. Massive industrial plants line the rivers. It was difficult to see where one plant started and the other finished, maybe it was just one continuous business. Oil and gold are the natural resources here and Brazilians like to come to buy gold and gas.
In Cuidad Bolivar we finally made time for grocery shopping but ended up in a Costco type place. Bulk packages are not our scene unless we start pulling a trailer so we went in search of a market and there we begin to see the downside of life here. So, the fuel is cheap, but everything else is expensive. 1 litre of synthetic oil 24$C, silly me thinking that OIL products would be cheaper here.. Tires that should be 60 are 140. Basic goods in a supermarket are easily twice what they would have cost in Brazil, and they weren't cheap there. If you look at their overall cost of living, we couldn't figure out how they could possibly survive here. Who can know what is better? Expensive fuel/cheap food? cheap fuel/expensive everything? How about cheap/cheap, like in Bolivia? or Peru? or Argentina? I guess it's all an experiment, on us. I think we begin to see the downside to a petro-centric nation, but it's not fair to try to paint a complete picture based on just a few days. We do know that many people survive outside the system. Good for them is what we say.
Here, the cars are all right out of the old "Dukes of Hazard" tv show. All big fat tires and loud engines. Everyone pretends that they're a taxi, but you know better, right? it's pretty funny really, except they all drive flat out, all the time. More so than most Latinos. Mid '70 Chevy Caprice classics, all decked out with low-riders and fat tires, screaming by at probably 200km/h, Old Toyota BJ landcruisers, doing 150km/h? not so safe and here we are amongst them trying to speed a little because we've got gas to waste. But instead lets go off road and drive around aimlessly because we've got gas to waste. Good off road adventures are everywhere, just don't get stuck on the wrong side of a major storm....


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Hey Guys, any suggestions on what would be the best available soda blaster on the market?? Affordable of course, like the $299 BadBoy soda blaster that you can also use as a sand blaster without any conversion kit. Just thought I would bounce it off you, because there are some areas on our cars that you just cant get the paint off of without a soda blaster or maybe a good drill and wire wheel. But I am getting tired of the wire wheel shards stuck in my legs Any help is appreciated!! JB
Speaking from experience I can tell you not to buy the Harbor Freight unit. They cost about $100 and 30 minutes after I started using it the bottom valve had a hole in it. Now to be fair any part in contact with the sand will eventually ware out but the hardened steel or ceramic valves last a lot longer. But come on 30 minutes! I can also tell you that if you put sand in it once you will get sand out forever and ever. So I would have to recommend dedicated pressure units. Convertible seems like a good idea but it is not as partial as it appears. You didn't say what you are trying to accomplish with the blasting but I assume you want to remove paint with the soda and rust with the media. The soda is not too bad to clean up since it dissolves in water but blasting media is an awful mess and it gets into absolutely everything everywhere. And I can almost grantee you will find some of it dribbling out from somewhere when you paint no matter how diligent you are about cleaning up the mess. Also you will need a huge volume of air. I have an 80 gallon two stage compressor and it runs almost constantly while I am blasting. If the blaster says you need 10 CFM your compressor needs 15 CFM at the end of the hose or you will work it to death. Don't let your compressor over heat! And your air MUST be dry!If you are just trying to remove a little rust or recondition small parts get, or make, a blasting cabinet. Also,check out the post "Article 3 - Rust and Restoration". Electrolysis works extremely well and it is cheap. its drawback is that it is a line of sight operation. I use electrolysis a lot so if you have questions about it - ask.If you do blast make absolutely sure you have a very good respirator and full hood, gloves and ear plugs. A blaster can destroy you life in a careless instant - protect yourselfHint: I have a leather hood with a laxan window. Before I blast I tape a sacrificial plastic sheet over the laxan. when that gets all hazy i can just tape on a new one and I can see again.www.sodablasting.com and there is one called www.tptools.com/ I hope this helps a little. Don't forget be safe!Milt
I have done little sandblasting, only in a cabinet. No soda blasting at all. Nothing to add except to say nothing compares to blasting for rust and coating removal. I imagine this is indeed an item where you get what you pay for.
Thanks guys!! JB
JB I got a soda blaster and it worked good. I had to do some trial and error and error and so on. I bought mine on craigslist. It is an Eastwood unit. It's a smaller unit but workes well. The only thing I need to do is buy a large compressor. Good luck, Ken.
From out of the white cloud, the 455 powered S/E Poncho walked all that challenged this Killer Poncho!!! Thank you, Ken.
Here is another site for sand blasting stuff and they have an information section sandblaster-parts.com
When all is said and done its cheaper to pay someone else to do it. If you figure out the cost of the equipment and the electricity to run the compressor and your time and the mess.In this economy there are guys that will do it for $50 depending on what it is and how big of a job.
Thats a good point Bird!! I am the type however that even if it costs more in the long run, I like to do it myself, even if it requires learning JB
Hey Ken, how many gallons of soda will yours hold, because Iam seriously looking at the Eastwood models as I have bought other stuff from them and have been very happy with the product as well as the service. I am soon to have a 60 gallon, 5 horsepower, IR compressor that I think should work just fine, what do you think Ken?? Also, is your soda blaster a dedidcated one?? (You dont run anything other than soda through it). JB
jbmacneil:Hey Ken, how many gallons of soda will yours hold, because Iam seriously looking at the Eastwood models as I have bought other stuff from them and have been very happy with the product as well as the service. I am soon to have a 60 gallon, 5 horsepower, IR compressor that I think should work just fine, what do you think Ken?? Also, is your soda blaster a dedidcated one?? (You dont run anything other than soda through it). JBJB the unit i have is the small one. I think it will hold a #50 bag of material. I usually put half of that in. I believe it may work better then full...but I could be crazy??? Any way, if you will be doing larger items I would go with the bigger unit. I picked mine up really cheap (70 bucks craigslist). If I would have had the money I would have bought the big hopper. Eastwood is a great name and an awesome product and expensive. That being said, I would check out Harbor Freight. Most of their stuff is poop, but realiscally, it's a hopper and a couple generic valves. The water seperator is crap so get a quality replacement. I ran a disposable inline moisture filter before my water seperator. You want to keep ALL moisture out of the hopper. The valves do clog sometimes but once you figure out the mixture (product to air pressure) then it's not so bad. If you haven't already, checkout Eastwood's video on soda blasting. The object is to get the stream of product comming out of the gun to be mostly transparent. The only problem I found is with the gun Eastwood and HF give you. It is very difficult to see where you are aiming. I found a gun on Northern Tool that has a cone that stickes out in the direction you are shooting. There are 2 "deadman" blasting guns on NT...155519 and S1565. As for your air supply that will be very good. I have been using a 33 gal 5hp craftsman compressor. I works but I do need a bigger air supply. Good luck and I hope I am of some help to you. Ken.
From out of the white cloud, the 455 powered S/E Poncho walked all that challenged this Killer Poncho!!! Thank you, Ken.
Hey Ken, youve definetly helped me, and no, youre not crazy, I have been told by my friend that does alot of sand blasting, that whether sand or soda, that if you do not fill the hopper all the way, it allows for better air displacement in the tank or some other "crazy" crap I know that harbor freight has a 40 pound and a smaller version soda blaster, they actually look pretty cool in a light blue color. I saw a video on youtube of a young man that was using one and he was very happy with it, and didnt have anywhere near as powerful of a compressor as I will ( in a couple days) and it was working great. I dont know about now as its been a few days, and like my other friends have said, most harbor freight stuff breaks within the first few hours. I will probably pop for the eastwood single tank version. I will let you guys know. JB


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U.S. President Barack Obama called two of the USMNT's heroes, Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard, as the two were traveling back to Los Angeles on July 3.
The team were returning home after their heroic 2-1 loss to Belgium in the 2014 World Cup Round of 16.
The president told the pair that they had "captured the hearts and minds" of the country. The commander-in-chief also reminded the Howard that he's now a huge celebrity in the U.S. now. Obama told Howard, "I don't know how you're gonna survive the mobs when you come back." His advice to Howard was for the U.S. goalie to shave his beard.
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After three months of searching, United States weapons experts have found no evidence that Saddam Hussein had stockpiles of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
But David Kay, a former UN weapons inspector who is now head of the US-led Iraqi Survey Group, said he was "not prepared to close the file" because weapons may yet be found.
Dr Kay's 13-page public report was based on interviews with top Iraqi scientists and policy makers, the seizure of documents and searches of hundreds of facilities.
But he said weapons experts had so far searched only 10 of Iraq's 130 weapons storage sites.
Still, the group's failure to find a huge and dangerous stockpile prompted US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld to concede for the first time on Thursday that US intelligence about Iraq's weapons may have been flawed. "It's not clear that it was off by a little bit or a mile at this stage," Mr Rumsfeld said. "If it is off by a lot, that will be unfortunate."
Dr Kay, who briefed the House and Senate Intelligence Committees in Washington DC, said experts had found evidence of a program to build missiles that could travel up to 1000 kilometres.
He also hinted at evidence that Iraq had used underground prison laboratories to test chemical or biological weapons on humans.
And he stressed that his report was a "snapshot".
"This report does not represent a final reckoning of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs," Dr Kay said in a written report.
"Those programs spanned more than two decades, involved thousands of people, billions of dollars, and were elaborately shielded. Much evidence is irretrievably lost.
"We have not yet found stocks of weapons, but we are not yet at the point where we can say definitively that such weapon stocks do not exist. "It is important to keep in mind that even the bulkiest materials we are searching for can be concealed in spaces not much larger than a two-car garage."
Dr Kay told the hearing that "a very large body of information" confirmed that Iraq concealed equipment and material from UN inspectors.
He also said US experts were "beginning to corroborate" reports that chemical and biological substances were tested on humans.
"But progress in this area is slow, given the concern of knowledgeable Iraqi personnel about their being prosecuted for crimes against humanity," he said.
Dr Kay told reporters outside the congressional hearing that he had "not concluded that there are no weapons".
"We have found a large body of activity and equipment not declared to UN inspectors," he said.
He said the search would require six to nine more months and hundreds of millions of dollars to make definitive conclusions.
But some congressional leaders were dismayed by Dr Kay's testimony.
Senator John Rockefeller, of West Virginia, told reporters that the US needed to "do some serious thinking about where our intelligence was that led us to go to war. "Did they mislead us, or did we just get it wrong? Whatever the answer is, it's not a good answer."
Democratic and Republican legislators said that the failure so far to find weapons raised serious questions about the ability of American intelligence agencies to gather reliable intelligence.
In Canberra, Prime Minister John Howard said it was premature to draw conclusions about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq based on Dr Kay's interim report.
"I think you have to suspend final judgement until the report has been completed," he said.
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I want my 44ddd breasts reduced to a full c or a small d. And I don't want wide ,flat breasts. As am going for consultations, I want to make sure I choose the plastic surgeon with the correct technique
What method should my ps use to give me full, firm and perky breasts?
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What method should my ps use to give me full, firm and perky breasts?
I would suggest starting with the American Society of Plastic Surgery and/or the Aesthetic Society of Plastic Surgery to obtain a list of well experienced board-certified plastic surgeons.
Then, I would suggest you visit a few surgeons whose practices concentrate on aesthetic surgery. Ask to see lots of examples of their work and preferably speak/see patients who have had similar procedures done. You will want to make sure that the plastic surgeon can demonstrate many examples of the types of results you are looking to achieve. You may be surprised to find that after doing your research, that the type of results you are looking to achieve may require the use of breast implants.
You will also find, while doing your due diligence, that there are many different "specialties" who will offer their services to you; again, I strongly recommend you concentrate on surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Be careful when you communicate your goals, that you not use cup sizes as a reference point; cup sizes will vary from one bra manufacturer to another and may be a source of miscommunication. In my practice, I find the use of goal pictures helpful during the communication phase.
I hope this, and the attached link, helps.
Web reference: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_breastReduction.htm
No one can guarantee firm, perky breasts after a reduction...
so when your surgeon suggests a procedure, know what the pros and cons are. Also, your own anatomy can often determine what procedure is done as vertical techniques do not work well on very large breasts. If you want reassurances, get a second opinion to see if they agree.
Breast reduction surgery
Hello there
Thank you very much for your kind question
Breast reduction surgery can have a dramatic effect on patient's well-being and quality of life; it is a great operation - however, it is a big operation and it does leave scarring.
I would really need to examine you to determine the best approach for you. In general though, one should expect a scar around the nipple, a vertical scar as well as a scar underneath the breast. Your start off breast shape is also an important determinant in the final shape regardless of the technique used; these considerations combined with your wishes and based upon physical examination should form the basis for your discussions with your surgeon.
Do your research and find a plastic surgeon who you feel comfortable with.
Good luck
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Best method for achieving the best breast appearance.
It is impossible to fully answer your question without a direct physical exam, There are a number of techniques used to reduce and lift breasts and may give excellent results in the proper hands. The best advice I can give is visit with more than 1 plastic surgeon and ask to see before and after photos. This should help you get an idea of each doctors capabilities.
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Support for a radical super-series, pitting Australia against a world all-stars team, has been tempered by ongoing concern about the workload of international cricketers.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting and Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly were yesterday intrigued by the International Cricket Council's plan for a cricket extravaganza.
But both said they would need to be assured that players would not become overburdened in an already bulging cricket schedule.
The ICC is on the verge of completing plans for the best-versus-the-rest series, which was revealed in The Age yesterday and is expected to be held in South Africa in September 2005.
The series, which will pit the top-ranked Test and one-day nation against a world XI, would also earn the victor prizemoney of more than $1 million.
Ponting, while agreeing such a series would provide a great cricketing spectacle, said there was little leeway in the international calendar for yet another tournament.
"I think it is pretty full, yeah," Ponting said.
"I think you only have to look at this year's program, next year's program to understand that there's not much room for too much more cricket in there.
"I suppose it is a little bit of a concern for the player group, that it's going to be an extra Test and an extra three one-dayers, but it will just depend how we're feeling at the time, even if it is us.
"Those sort of opportunities don't come around very often and it would be a great thrill to play against those guys, but once again, it's a long way away yet. It's over 12 months away and we've got to focus on the things at hand here."
Ganguly welcomed the concept as good for promoting the game, but was also worried about the further demands it would place on workloads, given the constant travel already undertaken.
"I think that will be good. That will attract a lot of attention because you're going to see the top cricketers in the world and that's going to be good," Ganguly said.
"I think that's the only thing (of concern). The ICC will have some problems fitting those games (in) considering the amount of cricket all the sides play."
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I second the "Yes, and I have a license for it" response. There's nothing else that needs to be said. Going on the offensive or trying to be overly-clever to compensate for being spotted will just make you more suspect than need be.
This is a discussion on Adding Tact To Your Training within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Tact? I ain't got no tact. I don't need no stinkin' tact!...
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I second the "Yes, and I have a license for it" response. There's nothing else that needs to be said. Going on the offensive or trying to be overly-clever to compensate for being spotted will just make you more suspect than need be.
To my knowledge I've never been made but I also pocket carry which is by far one of the most discrete manners of carrying.
The only time I have been made was the evening of my niece's wedding rehearsal. We had been together for about 7 hours at the rehearsal, dinner and then at the house. When I hugged her goodnight, she bumped her hand on my G30.
She asked if I was carrying and I told her I had been all night. She was surprised that she had not noticed. She knew I had a permit and her folks and brother also carry, so it was not a big deal nor was she someone I was worried about noticing. For others, when I am more concerned about being made, I act so that I will not be made.
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"When governments fear the people there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny." Thomas Jefferson
You are only paranoid until you are right - then you are a visionary.
People skills are definitely part of a good defense. Learning how to avoid situations, defuse elevated tensions, respond to questions that might be either probing, inquisitive or innocuous ... Absolutely part of learning how to play well in the sand box with others.
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
I agree with you ccw9mm. These are the actual encounters we face more offten. People have a right to feel differently. We have an obligation to stay cool and non-combative, and the right to carry.
I only got made once, by a hugging friend. I just smiled sweetly and said "don't worry"
I don't feel the need to explain much.
I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them. -- John Wayne as John B. Books in "The Shootist"
I haven't had that experience yet. But mentally I'm prepared to not make a big deal of it. "Never explain, never apologize" works for me in most situations so I expect it to work if I'm somehow made while carrying. Although secretly I'm dying to use a phrase I picked up on another forum: "that's my thoracic perforator, it keeps my heart from stopping".
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Another phrase that comes to mind is, "it's OK, I'm one of the good guys". I used that a few times a couple of months ago while in the city shopping for a jacket and a new motorcycle vest, had to see if the LCP or .45 fit the pockets or caused it to hang funny. The Colt has to stay on the belt or a shoulder rig, even a Carharrt jacket cant support it properly. Note; In no way did i imply that i was a LEO, but since my local Sheriff personally approved me for CCW, I can safely assume I am on his "nice" list.
I don't always have nothing to say, but when I do, I post it on Facebook.
Hummm.. interesting question .. Personally, I don't "react" ... no reason to "react" . If someone else is 'reacting' ..... I just tell them hi and start a cordial conversation about something else ... and go on about whatever it was I am doing.
If you are calm and non-chalant about it, as if it means nothing, they will que off of that.
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. --- Will Rogers ---
Chief Justice John Roberts : "I don't see how you can read Heller and not take away from it the notion that the Second Amendment...was extremely important to the framers in their view of what liberty meant."
Like it or not, how your response is perceived can be a reflection on all of us who carry.
I'm still of the 'you catch more flies with honey than vinegar' frame of mind.
I do not think I owe people explanations, but I also would not be offensive (or defensive).
Was made once by my niece. She approached me to give me an unexpected hug, and as such took the "low road", sweeping her hand right across my G19 IWB. I just chuckled and asked her if she was trying to frisk me! Most of the family knows I carry, so no big deal to her.


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Oct 27, 2012 at 4:44 pm #1295569
I've been meaning to get these pictures posted for awhile. Like a few others, I used Jamie Shortt's bivy at http://www.lytw8.com as a reference. Jamie was great with pointers and advice.
I used blue silnylon seconds and black Momentum M50 with a strip of noseeum mesh. This bivy weighs in at ~4.5 ounces and packs even smaller that the stuff sack allows. I use a NeoAir XLite and Marmot Hydrogen in the bivy and it is plenty roomy. I even slept a night in it with my 2 year old son curled up with me inside the bivy.
I'm working on an idea for a detachable hood that would make the mesh portion a bit more weather resistant if needed. Enjoy the pictures.Oct 27, 2012 at 6:28 pm #1924738
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Looks great. Especially like the blue/black color combo.Nov 4, 2012 at 11:18 pm #1926407
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Great lookin' bivy! As previously noted, the blue/black color mix works really well!
BestNov 5, 2012 at 3:19 am #1926417
I can only echo the comments regarding the workmanship and choice of color. Well done! My own color choice was very similar when I made my MYOG version of a Meteor bivy, black on the bottom and a little bit lighter blue WPB fabric on top.
4.5 ounces is a great achievement for an easily set up and packed up hiking shelter. How much does the 2 year old weigh? ;-)
Do you carry a tarp to set up as a rain-fly in really inclement weather?
Please report back to us after you have field tested this excellent bivy with some actual hiker miles. I am particularly interested in it's performance regarding the choice of materials. I have toyed with the idea of going to a bivy from time to time but shied away due to all the reports of condensation issues.
Once again, excellent work!
Party On,
NewtonNov 5, 2012 at 3:18 pm #1926530
I wish my son only weighed a quarter pound, especially near the end of a trip and he only wants to ride on my shoulders. It makes me especially grateful that I cut my base weight to 8 pounds.
Thus far, i've had the bivy out on three 3-day trips in Western North Carolina in night time temps ranging from 70's to mid 30's. I have noticed that in warmer temps, the inside of the Momentum50 has gotten clammy, but never really wet. I also notice that the bivy definitely adds some warmth to my old down sleeping bag. I think the mesh face panel has helped with condensation. I do use it under a tarp when I am expecting some sort of precipitation. I use the bivy as mostly piece of mind under an open ended tarp instead of an uber light weight shelter. Another factor that may have reduced condensation issues is that I haven't sealed any of the seams since I am relying on the tarp to deflect the bulk of rainy weather.
I think the silnylon was a good choice as it is fairly durable and water resistant. I haven't made use of a ground cover since I have been taking the bivy sack and the silnylon has held up well.
In total, I think I spent 3-4 hours max making this bivy sack. Not too bad considering it was my second go at some MYOG.
My first was my tarp that I posted on hereNov 5, 2012 at 5:57 pm #1926570
I drifted on over to your MYOG thread on the tarp. SWEET!
I especially like the beak-less design of the front and rear of the tarp. The forward ridge-line and the swept back side panels give you the effect of a beak without the "low entry angle" that a beak requires of the user.
I noticed a small grosgrain loop above the mesh window in your bivy. Is that there to keep the bivy off of your face? Do you have a corresponding loop on the underside of your tarp's ridge-line to attach a line from your bivy to the tarp? If so is it shock-cord or some other kind of line?
I had a similar set up a while back before I moved on to my Lightheart Gear Solo tent.
Party On,
NewtonNov 6, 2012 at 7:19 am #1926643
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Like John, I just got back from your tarp post– fantastic work! The blurb on sleeping soundly while your friends were troubled really sells it. Well, I'm obviously not glad that your friends were 'suffering' through the night, but it's definitely a fun story!
BestNov 6, 2012 at 6:06 pm #1926729
I originally planned to sew in a tie off loop inside the ridge for my bivy tie out. I forgot to place it as I was sewing the ridge line. Up til now, I have just tied it off with 1.5mm cord to the tie out on the end of the ridge.
MattNov 6, 2012 at 6:41 pm #1926734
If it has been working satisfactorily up until now I see no reason to change your setup.
That being said, a piece of 1/2" grosgrain, doubled over and sewn to the felled seam of your tarp's ridge line is an easy addition. Naturally the new stitches should be sealed but a little clear flowable windshield sealer would take care of that in minutes.
Notice the loop in the front is sewn under the reinforcement. The rear loop is simply sewn to the underside of the ridge line.
BTW I have to echo another poster. Man does that tarp of yours pitch tight! ;-)
Party On,
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I think it should be yours since you did all the dirty work. Now is time for you to play with it. If she loves her 319 she shouldn't go after your 401. My thoughts. If I ever did all that work for something and my hubby thought he was going to get it--I'd tell him to find his own.
Come on Joe. Just find her another machine that she will love more than that 401a. Or even better, get another one. You do know don't you that there is alway room for another sewing machine?
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Cleaning is therapy of a sort. I'm not employed now and doubt if I will ever be again. To many physical problems that reduce my stamina to about a 2 hour burst. After that I need to rest and or eat a hand full of pain meds.
When we bid on these sewing machines I look the adds over for details that would cause others to avoid them. That way we can usually get them cheaper.
For instance the machine in this thread was really grungy and yucky. Was missing it's cords and foot controller.
And so we got it for a price much less than 401As usually go for.
It gives me something to do besides sit at the computer or pace or be frustrated.
Plus I've found I have a talent for what I'm doing. I just might be able to turn it into some income down the road.
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My wife doesn't worry about me running off with the machine. We share. Well, except for the treadle machines which she doesn't want anything to do with. Those are "mine" cos she can't seem to get the rhythm going to use them .........
We're running out of room for more machines. There's sewing machines in the front room -6, the middle room - 3. The bed room -1 or 2 and the basement - ? . There's two treadle bases in the garage waiting for the weather to warm up. Their machines are wrapped in plastic in the basement.
So, we just need a bigger house for these machines.
Doesn't mean we won't bring another one in though.
401's- we love them and they sure are nice. . . never had any cams for mine, and I didn't know the feet from a featherweight will fit, so, the reverse would be true too???
Always learn stuff from the folks here.
Joe - possession is 9/10's of the law, you have it in your possession, right????? Enjoy!
Well, right now it's in the middle of the front room on top of my #2 treadle machine. I'm playing with it.
Check for Goodwill auctions, they have cams there a lot. 401,403, 600,603, cams will work on it. They are all the same design.
I understand the addiction to the 401. I have had one for many years, and have never wanted another machine!
Joe I know what you mean about bonding. I have a 401G I found in horrid condition - it was GROSS. I bonded with that. Pretty cool machine.
NEVER let a sewing machine know you are in a hurry.
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I am pleased to inform you that the Accreditation Committee of the American Bar Association voted to recommend full accreditation for Ave Maria School of Law. The matter now moves to the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education, which has the authority to make the decision. The Council will consider the Accreditation Committees favorable recommendation at the June 17, 2005 meeting. The Council's decision will then be presented to the ABA House of Delegates at the ABA's annual meeting in August for ratification.
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The next day they received an Australian guest that stayed at home while we went out to H�meenlinna, a quite desert but nice town for a walk around some parks, a visit to the town castle and to a nearby watchtower with a lake and forest view that looks exactly like the picture in my Finnish teacher's textbook cover. In the evening Claudio, the Roman guy (from the Espoo meeting) who lives in Helsinki, joined us for dinner, wine and a very good Finnish movie - The man without a past.
And finally it was time to leave. All since I first met Tomi and Vera it felt like we were neighbours, meeting at various times in Brazil and in Finland with short intervals. Now we are not anymore... :(
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Think of it as wine-matching Japanese style. As we enjoy the city's wonderful array of Japanese eateries, it only follows that we should learn to partake in the traditional fermented rice beverage sake, an integral part of the Japanese dining custom.
To this note, Masu has just launched a sake appreciation package, which can be added to bookings in The Obi Room, their semi-private dining room, which seats up to 18.
With etiquette being so essential to the Japanese culture, the intricacies around drinking sake are important to note.
Masu's hosts will talk diners through these subtleties (sipping rather than drinking at once, covering your cup with your hand or leaving it full if you are finished), the history and definition of each beverage (the beautiful, often complex names translate to things like "devil slayer" and "the king of 100 medicines"), the different methods of serving sake (hot, warm and chilled), the flavour notes, and what food each beverage is best paired with.
Until now I'll admit I haven't appreciated these intricacies and variations, but after experimenting with the different varieties under the expert tutelage of Masu's sommelier Meg Abbott-Walker, I realise how different each beverage is, and how much more delicate premium sake can be than the kind I had previously struggled with - Masu focuses on the 20 per cent of sake that qualifies as "tokutei meishoshu" or premium sake.
The Japanese saying "Nihonsu wa ryori wo erabanai" can be translated as "sake never fights with food", and after matching beverages such as kozaemon banshu junmai yamahai with Masu's Japanese black wagyu beef, I would agree. In fact, it only enhanced the mouth-watering flavour.
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Last Modified: Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:29 PM
By Scooter Hobbs / American Press
NEW ORLEANS — The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed (made up, actually) because I couldn't spell them even if I could understand them.
But our scene opens in a hole-in-the-wall eatery/lounge called Yo Mama's, right across the street from Pat O'Brien's, where a distinguished-looking Canadian businessman with some sort of Super Bowl business to conduct this week is sitting at the bar, peering curiously at the menu.
Let's call him George Eh, and before long he summons the bartender, pointing to a spot on the menu.
"This … gumbo? What would that be?"
She looks at him curiously.
"Gumbo? It's gumbo. Very good."
"Is it … a vegetable?"
"No, not really."
A nearby local patron tries to help.
"Think of it as a soup …"
"Gumbo is NOT a soup," the waitress quickly interrupts. "Never call gumbo a soup."
"Then how would you describe it for me?"
"It's gumbo. You know, FILET gumbo."
"Eh, filet? So it's like a steak?"
"No, it's not a steak. Nothing like a steak. It's … just gumbo."
"Soup — but with rice in it."
"It's not SOUP!"
So, anyway, George Eh eventually orders a hamburger, amid a lot of groans from what has become a small but attentively curious audience.
But a few moments later the bartender returns with a sample-size plastic cup of, you guessed it.
"This is gumbo," she says defiantly.
"Eh, yes," he says, studying the small cup. "So it's a stew."
"Stew!" She slaps her forehead, throws up her arms and walks off.
But a few moments later, there's a happy ending.
"Miss? Miss! Could I change that hamburger order." He goes all in for the full-blown bowl of gumbo, and, amid a round of applause, New Orleans has itself another convert.
Gumbo today … who knows, maybe étouffée tomorrow? Sauce piquante for everybody by the weekend.
Son of a gun, there will be plenty of converts in the coming days.
To be honest, outside of the bustling media headquarters at the Morial Convention Center, where the innocent gawkers and professional autograph hounds alike are lined up outside for a glimpse of a Jerry Rice or an Emmitt Smith or a Mike Ditka — there's not a lot of Super Bowl buzz around the city right now.
It's a weeklong media fest and corporate showoff, perhaps, but for the vast hordes of fans it's still basically a weekend event.
Wednesday night there were more state troopers on Bourbon Street than 49ers' or Ravens' jerseys.
Mostly just the usual local loonies, who are entertaining enough.
But the common fans were starting to trickle in Thursday, with the mass stampede sure to come Friday and Saturday.
New Orleans will be ready.
The city will be anxious to show, once again, why nobody throws a Super Bowl like this place and why the NFL was foolish to wait a dozen years since last putting up its circus tent here.
And why the real buzz around here is that it seems like a mere formality before New Orleans is awarded the next available Super Bowl, for 2018.
This, even though most of the French Quarter bars and restaurants have signs up forbidding their employees from serving "This Man," who happens to be the league's all-powerful commissioner.
An informal poll of visiting national media is near-unanimous that New Orleans is the perfect Super Bowl host city. More than a few wouldn't mind if it were moved here annually.
There are a lot of reasons New Orleans has no real peers.
But maybe you can sum them up best by the fact that an ongoing story line this week — and any week the Super Bowl butts up against the French Quarter — is which team can best avoid the city's numerous distractions that aren't part of the normal athletic training regimen.
When how one handles the tough decisions between being naughty and nice is considered a game key, you know you're in the right place for a big event.
This is it.
So far both teams have quiet. Maybe too quiet.
History tells us you never know when a Jim McMahon might "moon" a television helicopter or a John Matuzak might appoint himself to stand watch over Bourbon Street until 5 a.m., just to make sure (he said) no impressionable teammates fall prey to the temptations.
Nobody worried about Dallas or Indianapolis nightlife enough to factor it into the game plan.
So this week is being heralded nationally as a massive, official coming-back party for the city once flooded into the Stone Age by Katrina.
In Louisiana, we know better, we know New Orleans has been back for a while now, but if the nation needs to hear it again, fine.
But I thought we already had that party when the Saints won the Super Bowl.
One of the statistics thrown out the most this week is that the city, which had had 809 restaurants before Katrina, now has 1,330, most of which serve gumbo.
In the last 13 months alone, New Orleans has hosted the BCS National Championship (the second since Katrina) a Final Four and now a Super Bowl, the ultimate test.
"We just love to host people," said Ravens safety Ed Reed, who grew up in nearby St. Rose. "New Orleans loves to host people. It's in our nature, in our blood."
Better yet, New Orleans is curiously proud of its quirkiness, eager to show off the odd and downright lunatic-fringe relatives that other cities opening themselves up to world inspection might try to temporarily sweep under the rug.
New Orleans struts them right out there, eager to show off and just be its own funky self.
There are built-in advantages. Katrina may have altered the landscape, but it didn't change the geography.
This is a compact party, perhaps the foresight of the city's founding fathers who also had the vision to put the French Quarter on the highest ground, safe from flooding.
It's still an easy walk from most downtown hotels to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and there's still Bourbon Street and the rest of the French quarter within easy stumbling distance.
Nobody has to ask where the meeting place will be. New Orleans has a 300-year-old party central.
When the Saints were in Miami for the Super Bowl — it was actually closer to Fort Lauderdale — the party scene was at glitzy South Beach, which from the stadium was about like driving from here to Baton Rouge.
And, of course, there's also the food.
Just ask my old buddy George Eh.
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If you'd like to see a sight
To set your skin acrawl,
Come with me on Hallow's Night
To see the Zombie Ball!
Round the smarmy toadstool bed
On Amanita Lane
Merry dance the mouldy dead
Who've come to life again.
First there wobbles Squashed Hedgehog
Who fell beneath a car.
Then leaps lively Half-a-Frog
(How tasty frog-legs are!)
Next comes Rotten Rex the Rat
Corrupted to the bone
And in his trail of maggots fat
Comes Stinky Bird, alone.
Bringing up the putrid rear
With guts upon his feet
Pond'rous twirls, amid loud jeers
The shrew who lived to eat.
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February 28th, 2005
this piece, as well as all of your other b/w zombie stuff, reminds me the artwork in the Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark books i read as a kid.
November 2nd, 2004
Remarkable, Socar. I love how it's very detailed, yet you've got large areas of less detail both leading the eye through the picture AND resting the eye from an overload of detail. A masterful compositional technique.
October 19th, 2004
When I saw this I had to comment. I think this piece is amazing! I love all the details. I especially like the hanging pumpkin lights.
October 16th, 2004
o_o Socar that is just unreal. Thanks for reminding me that i need to work alot harder . To have so much crammed in here and still be able to decipher shapes and details without cluttering too much...a brilliant effort. The creatures are very well illustrated also.How long did this take Socar?.~~Great work!


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Gillian Taylforth has landed another acting job.
It seems that the Eastenders star has enjoyed a bit of a career boost since appearing on Celebrity Big brother last month and after being eliminated from the reality TV show halfway through the series, it's been confirmed that she's joining the cast of Hollyoaks.
The 57 year old actress – best known as Eastenders' cafe owner Kathy Beale – will take on the role of the mother of five brothers in the Channel 4 soap. However, as yet the team haven't released any more details about about her character.
Gemma Bissix – who played Clare Devine in 'Hollyoaks' between 2006 and 2007 and briefly returned in 2009 – will also be making a comeback last this year.
Gillian stripped off for a new photoshoot this week and we have to say, she looks astounding in her sexy lingerie.
The star revealed that a healthy diet and a bit of Zumba keeps her in shape and told Closer magazine:
"In the past couple of years, I've started doing Zumba three or four times a week, which really keeps me in shape."
"I also have a set of three hand weights from Argos, so I try to do a few reps of those every day."
She added: "I eat healthily and I don't eat a lot of meat. I'd rather skip the meat and have the veg when I have a meal!"
Gillian has starred in a number of TV dramas as well as her iconic role in Eastenders. She has played Sergeant Nikki Wright in police drama 'The Bill', Jackie Pascoe-Webb in 'Footballers' Wives' and Taylforth also appeared in 'Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time', a charity crossover special between 'EastEnders' and 'Doctor Who' in 1993, along with Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee and Peter Davison.
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