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Choosing the Right Headsail

Getting the boat balanced by way of choosing the right headsail for the conditions is as important for safety as it is for performance.

Headsail selection can be one of the most important yet difficult decisions to make while sailingwhether youre racing or cruising. The wrong sail can have a profound effect on performance and safety. Too big a headsail and the boat becomes overpowered, causing too much heel and excessive helm. Conversely, if the sail is too small, not only will speed and power be reduced, but there may be no feel at all on the helm.

For performance sailors, the proper headsail choice is important not just for windward-leeward racecourses, where your use of the headsail is for optimal upwind performance, but also in distance races where it's important to select the right jib for reaching angles and to know just at which angle and wind speed the spinnaker becomes the more efficient choice. Finally, changing sails while racing is an important skill to master for both efficiency and safety.

Headsail Options The choice of which jib or genoa to use will obviously depend on whats available in your boat's sail inventory. If you have only one jib, as in some class of boats (J/105s, Melges 24s, and Folkboats, etc.) then the choice is simple on the water, but perhaps more complex on the dock, particularly if you use a roller-furling headsail. Of course you should choose the sail that will perform best for the weather that you anticipate for the race. For example, a heavier, flatter sail would be better for breezy days, while a lighter, fuller sail would perform better in less wind. If youre in doubt, the best rule of thumb is generally to err on the part of the fuller sail because it's usually easier to de-power a full sail than to try and power-up one that is too flat.

Larger boats usually carry an ample selection of headsails. The staysail set on this 60-foot Swan is the appropriate choice for the heavy conditions.

For boats that carry a selection of headsails, your sailmaker can usually give you the best indication of what the optimal wind range will be for each and where the crossovers are between them. Most sails are designed and built to perform best within a particular wind range, with some variation is possible depending on the sea state. For conditions in which the seas are choppy and more power is needed, its advisable to use the fuller sail toward the top of its range. If the seas are flat, then the flatter sail may be adequate toward the bottom of its wind range. But be aware that taking the lighter, fuller sail up to the top of its range for too long can affect the life of the sail, as the material used to construct the sail is probably inadequate to hold its shape much above the recommended wind range.

As boats get bigger, the racing rules and performance niches permit a greater range of headsail inventories, making the selection process both more critical and complex. On Bob Towse's Reichel/Pugh 66 Blue Yankee, for example, we have three No. 1 genoasLight, Medium, and Heavyalong a No. 2 (or a No. 1+, so-called because its size approaches that of the Heavy No. 1). We also carry a No. 3, a No. 4, and even a very heavy No. 5 jib for storm conditions. In most of our sailing, however, we usually end up deciding between the various No. 1s, or occasionally between the No. 1+ and the No. 3 if there's consistently more than 20 knots of breeze.

While it can vary greatly between boats, a typical range of selection might be as follows:

3 to 9 knotsLight No. 1
8 to 15 knotsMedium No. 1
14 to 18 knotsHeavy No. 1
17 to 20 knotsNo. 2
19 to 24 knotsNo. 3.

At around 25 knots of wind, the choices become whether to reef the mainsail or switch to even smaller jibs. Most boats will opt to reef and hoist either the No. 3 jib or even a No. 4 if there is one in the inventory. This decision will ordinarily be dictated by helm balance. If there's excessive weather helm, either reef or put up a larger jib, and if there's neutral or even lee helm, shake out the reef or put up a smaller jib.

"With excessive weather helm, either reef or put up a larger jib, and with neutral or lee helm, shake out the reef or put up a smaller jib."

When Reaching On distance races where the apparent wind angle (AWA) is in the range between 50 to 80 degrees, you may find yourself wishing for another sail because most genoas have been designed for upwind and not reaching performance. Even after you move to an outboard lead to try to prevent the leech from twisting too much at the top of the sail, and after you sag the headstay to give more power, there is still an angle at which the boat will be begging for more power up until the AWA is broad enough to make use of the spinnaker a reasonable option.
It is in this transitional range that there has been tremendous development of specialty sails. The most common new sail is a reaching headsail called a Jib Top, which has the same LP measurement as the No. 1 genoas, but is high-clewed and fuller in shape, so the power in the sail is carried higher and further aft. Jib Tops are great sails to use in the range of about 55 to 75 degrees of apparent wind, but are actually less effective than the genoa in breeze less than about 10 to 12 knots. At higher wind speeds, they can be carried effectively at broader angles until the spinnaker becomes the faster sail.

To help channel the flow of air across the back of the mainsail in these broader AWAs, a genoa staysail can also greatly enhance headsail-reaching performance. This is typically a three-quarter-hoist sail set either on a jib halyard or even a topping lift and tacked on the foredeck centerline about a third of the distance aft from the bow to the mast. As with all staysails, however, the effectiveness of these sails is limited to specific wind speeds and angles; just setting the sail and making the telltales work wont necessarily make you faster. In fact, it's always a good idea to monitor the boat speed before the setting a staysail and comparing it to the speed after it's been set.

Sails like this Code Zero headsail (seen aboard the VO 60 Amer Sports One) have a tremendous range of use relative to the apparent wind angle.

Another relatively new sail seen with more frequency in the last year or two is the Code Zero. This sail, developed with great success by the EF Language team in the last Whitbread Round the World Race, can best be described as a sort of a hybrid between a spinnaker and a Jib Top. Code Zero sails tack on the bow, but are set on a spinnaker halyard that provides the luff tension. The size of these sails is enormous compared to the Jib Top, since the girth is huge and carried high in the sail plan, like an asymmetrical spinnaker. However, unlike a spinnaker, these sails are typically made of laminate materials like other headsails.
The useful wind range for Code Zeros is typically between that of the Jib Top and the spinnaker, but because of its huge size and power, its effectiveness is sensitive to too much wind. In light air, the Code 0 has a tremendous AWA range and replaces the Jib Top in less than about 12 knots. But this ranges narrows greatly once the breeze increases to where in 15 knots of wind the sail is simply too overpowering.

Headsail Changes Most performance-oriented boats are equipped with duel-grooved headfoils because this vastly simplifies changing sails as well as making them more efficient. When the conditions call for a sail change, however, there are a few tricks to remember to make the process faster and safer.

The best way to make a change while going upwind is to hoist the new sail in the windward groove of the headfoil with only the weather jib sheet attached. Once the sail is up, the boat can be tacked and the new sail sheeted in while the old sail is dropped on deck. This is called a tack set or a tack change.

This asymmetrical sail is affixed via a tack strop, which will make it easier for the bow crew to attach and hoist the headsail when the time comes.

One problem with the strategy of tack changes, however, often occurs in distance races where the heading to the mark dictates a straight-line course and tacking is not an option. In these situations, the change must take place with either and inside-out, or outside-in technique, depending on the available groove. The easiest maneuver is the inside-out, where the new sail is hoisted in the weather groove inside the old sail. A new sheet is then rove and tensioned to leeward, and the old sail is doused by releasing the sheet and halyard and having the forward crew gather the sail under the foot of the new sail.

The outside-in change is more difficult, since the sail has to be hoisted and fed into the leeward groove under the existing sail. The crew hoisting the new sail has to overcome all the friction associated with bending the two sails around each other. One trick we use on Blue Yankee is to attach a small strop secured through a cunningham hole in the luff of the existing jib to the tack fitting. Once this strop is tensioned, the tack of that sail can be released so that the luff load is now taken up by the strop and the foot of the sail is now much more open to allow the new sail to be fed underneath. Once the new sail is up and the sheet trimmed, its simple to douse the old sail since it's now on the weather side.

In breezy conditions and rough seas, it's sometimes faster and safer to perform bald-headed headsail changes. What this simply means is that the crew takes the old sail down and stows it before bending and hoisting the new sail. You should, however, have the new sail on the bow ready to hoist before the old sail is doused so that the halyard can be attached quickly and the maneuver take as little time as possible.

Regardless of what method you use to change headsails, its important that you follow a few simple guidelines:

Use the pre-feeder so that the luff tape of the new headsail will not tear as it is hoisted into the foil.
Make sure the people in the pit who are tailing the halyard watch the bow person carefully so that they dont lag behind or get ahead of that person.
Make sure that the bow person has sail ties handy to contain the old sail so that it wont slip over the side.
Keep as many people as possible focused on sailing the boat and only have the people directly involved in the change working on that project.

Suggested Reading:

Headsail Trimming Basics by Rich Bowen

Shifting Gears in Light and Variable Winds by Rich Bowen

Headsails by Brian Hancock

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They've obviously got some "anti" issues with all of it. As they know, perhaps it's time to have a basic sit-down with each of them, to help them appreciate the simplicity of why you carry, why you avoid it while drinking ... ie, why you're absolutely responsible enough to partake of this most-basic of rights of citizens. Perhaps they'll get it; perhaps they won't. But if they're folks who shoot with you on occasion, perhaps they're not completely averse to the concept and simply need a bit of assistance in removing the logic/rationality block in their minds.
Should have just told sis that it's your car, your glove box and it's none of her business what's in there. She wouldn't like you snooping through her purse I bet. Or maybe you should have told her that if she MUST know, you had some condoms and a sex toy in there.
Do yourself a favor, if you haven't already, and google "On Sheep and Sheepdogs", and read Col. Dave Grossman's excellent piece on the subject. Sheepdogs are feared by wolves, and make the sheep nervous, but it "is what it is". I carry and have carried everywhere, and every day for over 30 years. Most of that was as a Federal law enforcement officer, and I never considered myself off duty. It's what Sheepdogs do. I'm retired now, and still don't leave home without it. If I'm ever asked, I just say "Everyone is safer when I'm around". Be safe brother.
You should have said "Just kidding; I have a kilo of coke in there!"
No member of may family except my wife would dare dig around in my and my wifes anything with out getting set straight. Family can be some of the worse about stepping out of bounds and being busy bodies. Some times stay'n on good terms can be hard even when things go well over the years. As far as the revolver in the glove box. It does sound like they do have some issues with firearms or you with firearms.
OR that was one big beer and it did effect you and maybe they had a few too. ha
Nothing to add on the family issue but I would never leave my firearm in the first place someone would look if they broke into my car. It's either on my hip, in a hidden lockbox in my car or home.
My wife and I are looking into a gunvault or other similar safe that can be placed under a seat and cable locked to the seat frame. Should work fine against most car thiefs.
Reminds me of a situation with my wife. She knew all about me getting my CCW and was all for it. Thought it was a great idea, yada yada.
Then one night I just put on my OWB holster and came down the stairs with my XDm. She started freaking out. Is that thing loaded? Why the bleep are you carrying that?
I reminded her that I was getting my CCW and she said, "I know, but I didn't think you would actually carry a GUN" /facepalm.
After several weeks of "discussion" she's climbed off the ledge, but it just shows the level of fear that has been drilled into so many people about guns.
Never had a situation like OP, but I was riding with a buddy once, he asked me to get something out of his glove box, his 9mm was in there. He apologized as if I would have an issue with it. I found it odd especially since we took our CCW class together ???
Replace the .38 with a mousetrap. Problem solved.
The media has force-fed this anti gun thing to death on people willing to listen to the anti gun retoric ad nauseaum. People who listen are slowly conditioned to respond the way your family responded. My position has always been - never tell - to anyone, family or not. No one needs to know but you, that way you never have to explain or defend your right to carry. My wife and I went out one saturday night and headed back to the parking garage when we both noticed a couple critters moving parallel to us. My wife said "do you have your gun?" I said "yep" and gave her the keys to the car and told her to get in first and in the glove box was a small revolver - get it out and just hold on to it. I pulled my PPS and held it by my side making my way to the drivers' side of our car. I think these two critters sensed we weren't regular sheeple and kept going. They never said anything and neither did I but they were definately looking for an easy mark.
BTW, my wife hates guns but that night she said "Well at least we didn't get robbed". Later, when our adrenlin returned to normal she said "that was kinda cool". i did notify the local P.D. and gave them the area we were in and maybe they can pick them up before they find an unarmed sheeple.
I had an incident recently. Well not really an incident but an uncomfortable moment. Our housekeeper came over a couple of hours earlier than usual as I was to leave on a trip. I carry several guns due to my work. My HK45 (a large and intimidating gun) I usually carry in my purse during the day and on my nightstand at night. Because I was still getting up and around it was still in it's night spot when the maid started to clean the bedroom. Oops.
I just said "sorry," and quickly removed it. I felt she was a little weirded out so I explained that I have a permit and carry for my job, that pays for her job.
Fortunately she doesn't clean the drawer inside the table by the front door, or behind my jacket in the closet where the Mossberg is. ;) :)
That makes 4 people who know I carry a gun. My SO (who also carries) my Mother, a good friend who saw it once, and now the maid. Sigh...
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- Male subjects must agree to use one of the contraception methods listed in Section 8.1. This criterion must be followed from the time of the first dose of study medication until 4 weeks post-last dose.
- Body weight ≥ 50 kg (110lbs) for men and ≥45 kg (99 lbs) for women, and BMI within the range 18.5 - 31 kg/m2 (inclusive).
- Capable of giving written informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the consent form.
- 12-lead ECG without any clinically significant abnormality as judged by the Investigator, and average QTcB or QTcF < 450 msec or QTc < 480 msec in subjects with Bundle Branch Block.
- Able to complete all study procedures and planned treatment periods.
Exclusion Criteria:
- A positive pre-study Hepatitis B surface antigen or positive Hepatitis C antibody result within 3 months of screening
- Current or chronic history of liver disease, or known hepatic or biliary abnormalities (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome or asymptomatic gallstones).
- Known celiac disease and positive serologic testing for anti-tTG antibodies (required to screen for undiagnosed celiac disease)
- A positive pre-study drug/alcohol screen.
- A positive test for HIV antibody.
History of regular alcohol consumption within 6 months of the study defined as:
• an average weekly intake of >14 drinks for males or >7 drinks for females. One drink is equivalent to 12 g of alcohol: 12 ounces (360 ml) of beer, 5 ounces (150 ml) of wine or 1.5 ounces (45 ml) of 80 proof distilled spirits.
- Unwilling to abstain from alcohol for 48 hours prior to screening, and 48 hours prior to the start of dosing until collection of the final pharmacokinetic sample during each treatment period.
- The subject has participated in a clinical trial and has received an investigational product within the following time period prior to the first dosing day in the current study: 30 days, 5 half-lives or twice the duration of the biological effect of the investigational product (whichever is longer).
- Exposure to more than four new chemical entities within 12 months prior to the first dosing day.
- Use of prescription or non-prescription drugs, including vitamins, herbal and dietary supplements (including St John's Wort) within 7 days (or 14 days if the drug is a potential enzyme inducer) or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to the first dose of study medication, unless in the opinion of the Investigator and GSK Medical Monitor the medication will not interfere with the study procedures or compromise subject safety.
- History of sensitivity to the study medication, or components thereof or a history of drug or other allergy that, in the opinion of the investigator or GSK Medical Monitor, contraindicates their participation.
- Where participation in the study would result in donation of blood or blood products in excess of 500 mL within a 56 day period.
- Pregnant females as determined by positive serum hCG test at screening or urine hCG test prior to dosing.
- Lactating females.
- The subject's systolic blood pressure is outside the range of 90-140mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure is outside the range of 45-90mmHg, or heart rate is outside the range of 50-100bpm for female subjects or 45-100 bpm for male subjects at Screening and pre-dose on Day 1.
- Unwillingness or inability to follow the procedures outlined in the protocol.
- Subject is mentally or legally incapacitated.
- Subject with a medical condition which in the opinion of the investigator and GSK Medical Monitor makes them unsuitable for the study.
- History of sensitivity to heparin or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
- History of regular use of tobacco- or nicotine-containing products within 6 months prior to screening and unwilling to remain abstinent from tobacco or nicotine containing products for the duration of the study.
- Consumption of red wine, seville oranges, grapefruit or grapefruit juice, pomegranate, and/or pummelos, exotic citrus fruits, grapefruit hybrids or fruit juices from 7 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01114607
|United States, New York
|GSK Investigational Site
|Buffalo, New York, United States, 14202
|Study Director:
|GSK Clinical Trials
|Responsible Party:
|Study Director, GSK
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|NCT01114607 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|April 29, 2010
|Last Updated:
|July 8, 2010
Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
relative bioavailability
CCR9 receptor antagonist
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Crohn Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
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Gov. Pawlenty delivered a 23 minute speech to Iowa Republican activists in Des Moines tonight. He criticized President Obama and Democrats in Congress for the health care bill, spending and the deficit. He also tried to turn Obama's famous line "Fired up and ready to go" back on Obama by saying ""Are you fired up and ready to fight back?"
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Opinions vary regarding players announcing early in the season that they have signed with rival clubs for next year and beyond.
Within some clubs, the news can be faced without much heartache if it is a fringe or regular player without star status. However, if a leading player signs elsewhere, it can cause ructions, especially if that team is losing and scapegoats need to be found. The fallout can harm relationships between player, coach, fans and occasionally administrators. Who benefits in the long run?
Let's take Elijah Taylor, for example, who this year announced his departure for Penrith under former coach Ivan Cleary. I don't object to his signing or Penrith capturing his signature; both parties have the right to do so.
Taylor is playing for pride in a team now 0-3 in the new season, playing out of position and there is disagreement by many, myself included, with this positional experiment.
When Nathan Friend recovers from his injury and, assuming he returns to hooker, where will Taylor play? As a back rower, does he displace Todd Lowrie, Simon Mannering, Steve Rapira, Feleti Mateo or Ben Henry? Will he revert to a back row spot or will he be a bench player covering hooker-back row? What happens to Pita Godinet if Taylor is the bench player?
Taylor's versatility is his Achilles heel but, more importantly, he will be expendable because his future is elsewhere, especially if the Warriors continue to lose. Last season, we saw the demotion of James Maloney to the Vulcans when Tony Iro was coach, purely because he was expendable; the same will happen to Taylor.
So has it been worth announcing his eventual departure so early?
Others who fit into this category are Brent Kite of Manly who has also signed for Penrith next season and Corey Norman from the Broncos to the Eels. While Manly continue on their hot streak, Kite will maintain his place in the team. However, Norman is playing below his best in a side struggling to score and is in the unfamiliar role of fullback. He is unlikely to displace either Peter Wallace or Scott Prince in the halves.
Norman's tenure in the team is at risk, as they will return Josh Hoffman to fullback if Norman continues to be ineffective while showing signs of not being happy nor comfortable in the role. Who is to blame for this situation or who has compounded it?
A player departs to another club for many reasons - he does not like the coach or he likes another coach; he is offered more money to move clubs; he thinks he has a greater chance of glory elsewhere; he does not like the environment at a club; he thinks he is being squeezed out of the team; he may miss his family or familiar surroundings.
If a player leaves a club a year in advance of his contract expiring, which of these reasons can you put it down to?


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Apr 30, 2012|
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy joined D&C to get a refs perspective on Rondo bumping NBA ref Marc Davis. Donaghy thinks Davis blew the call that causes Rondo to bump him and believes Rajon could get more than one game for his past troubles with the refs.
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Helping us to give us an NBA officials. Perspective on this. And Donna you joined us on AT&T hotline AT&T four GL TE good morning Tim John Jerry in Boston how are yeah. -- Com. First the ball let's go to the rules I I suppose it's it's pretty clear cut if somebody makes I believe it's intentional contact. Physical contact with an official automatically be suspended without pay for one game you suspect that's. The situation here with Rondo or do you think he has any wiggle room by saying he stumbled on the officials put. No I don't think he had any wiggle room at all think he definitely you know making comments toward him walk towards him and I think he got quite optimal purpose. Is that it does the F bomb. Automatically get to a -- Actually it's still a direct authority official in regard to alcoholic you know it's usually. You know an automatic pick out. Absent of the F bomb what can be said to have eight player get teed up to him. And it's apparent you know there's different personalities. That are out there on the Florida official so some guy -- more stuff and sometimes like that -- -- and another got a rabbit -- it out the angle you pirate -- It was you know they they they give you technical outlook basically air -- of. And what's your opinion -- Mark Davis. Is he one of those the latter. He's definitely more games is one of those guys who had throughout the -- certain people -- he's either let readers think that people pay. You know for the -- It's become that we have you know thirty. Over that you know call right here or not point -- in a canal street here. Did you see it while the other was to play before that that was out of bounds on Atlanta he gave the ball to the hawks and and that got. That's why Rondo was seething there before that but did did you see the played do you. All these plays them you almost always see the jump ball called you know when their wrestle around on the war. And I've seen about twenty times it was a jump ball would you agree. Not only probably -- that jump all that you know based on the time and scored the game you know I would see you know most time. You know even that all thirteen out of it and that situation and that's usually NBA referee bill itself I'm sure a lot people were -- out. 0000. On the referees decide. Who gets the ball but the score at that point. -- no doubt about our rep read it in Indian truck for retirement or an apple not believe it was in the fourth quarter and bought some account treat it so it's. Situation where. It would usually in that call for the benefit of the team -- I tip my I know it's probably individual on an individual basis with. Officials and players but how much does history matter history you've had with a player. -- players' reputation. Other things that happened in the past how much does that play into how short or long somebody's views might be. Why do you repair I had. I had thought that you know would play a lot in their in their. But I mean think things have changed a little bit but not. You know obviously. You know I accept mature fusion and we know -- -- recent Joseph Crawford and conflict -- itself. But in a situation with a pocket it's it's an automatic ejection. We have. A techsters reminding us that his family. Went to a game. Dressed in bulls here you know that and and he's been accused of being via a bulls fan. Are our guys are NBA refs fans of certain teams. And the annoying thing about Davis beat the bulls -- I can tell you that David is from Chicago. And I'm sure not yet it in and you know I'm sure they have old -- just like a lot of the other referees called on it. And I and I know you know it's not the first time mark -- it had problems with you know some of the ball and and wire so I'm sure again there's history here so this isn't the first time that something like that does allow them. Now we don't run though in a through ball and official custom two games now he's bumping an official is. You see it. A marked man now Tim is EO is enemies of the refs gonna have the rabbit ears when it comes to Rondo he's still young but. We look at it in on a future where he's got problems with -- a lot of officials. I think I think that's what he does today you know depending on what type -- -- on the floor at night you know there -- and seek out that you know you know. Happy guy. And -- got that you know -- -- and then you know call their bodies and experience it you know I got the -- that you were aware on the -- you'll part time now. Yet that there's no doubt about these -- from the future especially when you start -- -- -- And well liked and and like you would Doc Rivers right you guys have problems. No doubt about it you know. All of the lit it on and on which dark. I you know -- which is one of those guys I think -- bank it was from the beginning he. All just thought I would stick -- its own pop oriented narcotic I want they're -- leave me alone. -- -- -- -- track if you what are you doing these days what's using up your time as we know you're not refereeing in the NBA anymore. Right now market -- sports can actually -- dot com but actually sporting patent server turns out not to tell them the NDP but a lot of this. This client -- and placing wagers on NBA game. All on -- wasn't a condition of your parole that you had to get treated for your gambling addiction. Yeah -- -- a house are so this is the -- is the court aware of this that your. Are there where exactly what I'm doing I'm just not placing any pat myself on -- now working for an advisory services. Which of -- of a game to know Rondo Celtics at hawks know what we know Ron Donnelly and on the line you probably do. You know at this point I don't. You've got to kind of woke me up that it had. But you know I think they're all the coliseum in trouble -- on the -- beat the -- connecting -- beyond what if you experience and the way he can distribute the ball I think it all up -- -- floor speakers are being a little bit of trouble. So think about what F -- one bump as cost to sell it probably two games in the series to him. Yeah a lot of people talk about one game I I certainly wouldn't be surprised if it if it with these two teams spent. Yes I think that that if history in on the ball refereed earlier this year and at that. All comes into play but then I start the thing about. You know monarch tactically -- trying to beat back with a cardinal getting seventeen were not thought that the at least and so in market -- what happened. Tim Donnie thanks for the time this morning sports connection -- dot com major -- I appreciate the time -- we'll talk -- on the road. All part of our crack -- and -- Dennis and Callahan.


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"'Water Horse" a surprise winner
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
By Stephen Farber
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Family films that won't make adults gag are always in short supply, so a pleasing British fantasy, "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep," is a welcome addition to the holiday season.
While it boasts a lower profile than many other Christmas releases, it might catch on with parents who want to take their kids to a movie that the entire family will actually enjoy. Nifty special effects and a first-rate British cast elevate this production.
Director Jay Russell showed his talent for intelligent family fare with "My Dog Skip" a few years ago. This film is more ambitious; the script by Robert Nelson Jacobs (adapted from a book by Dick King-Smith) spins a more complex narrative than most children's films.
The movie begins with an older man in a pub (the splendid Brian Cox) regaling a younger couple with a magical story that began during World War II. The film then flashes back to young Angus (Alex Etel) discovering a strange encrusted egg on the beach near his country house in Scotland. He takes it home, and it hatches, bringing forth the title character, who looks like an equine version of E.T.
Angus' father has gone off to war, and his mother (Emily Watson) is a bit distracted because a local regiment is billeted at her estate to watch for German submarines. Angus and his older sister (Priyanka Xi), with the help of a taciturn handyman (Ben Chaplin), try to conceal the water horse, which grows at alarming speed. When the army finally discovers the creature, Angus and his confederates must engineer its escape.
The script admirably melds whimsical fantasy, rambunctious comedy (much of it provided by a bulldog that is the water horse's chief nemesis), suspense, and poignant family drama. There's even a hint of romance, as Watson's Anne is an object of attraction for both the handyman and the platoon captain (David Morrissey). The film gets a boost from the classy cast. Watson demonstrates her innate warmth, while Chaplin radiates movie star charisma. Morrissey, who co-starred with Watson in "Hilary and Jackie," lends able support. But it's Etel who anchors the movie. Unlike some American child actors, Etel is winsome without being cloyingly cute. He holds the screen as commandingly as the young Roddy McDowall, who might have played the part if the film had been made in the 1940s.
The film also benefits from the handsome cinematography of Oliver Stapleton, who takes advantage of the spectacular settings. (Although a few scenes were shot in Scotland, most of the movie was filmed in New Zealand.) While there's nothing groundbreaking about "Water Horse," it provides a couple of hours of soothing escapism. Continued...


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Originally Posted by Yslen
<installs morrowind>
Originally Posted by Helz
The word "hardcore" gets thrown around a lot in gaming, but I honestly think it applies to Morrowind. I remember reading the entire manual (which was a decent size), starting the game about 5 times and still not having any clue how to create a good character. Then I printed out a 20 page long character creation guide and read that about 5 times before I finally started to get it. Then I created about 5 more characters and I felt like I had a decent grasp on the mechanics. Not great, but enough to get by.
I started out with only the rags on my back, but soon amassed a decent sized fortune funded by my raging case of kleptomania. My early travels brought me to a friendly looking village. I stole everything: crusts of bread, farm tools, an old lady's spectacles; if it wasn't nailed down I took it. I even made myself a cozy home in the close knit community after I murdered the former occupants and hid their bodies in a chest of drawers. Eventually I knew I had to move on, but after dozens of restarts, I felt that I'd finally figured out a formula for success and was prepared.
I spent many months wandering lost in the wilderness. I completely lost/forgot/missed the main questline, and so just walked across the continent. Nevertheless by the end of my travels I'd crafted a powerhouse of a character and I had him decked out in that gold armor that I got from being real sneaky about breaking rule #1. Unfortunately I was now at a bit of a loss. I'd succeeded in becoming the ultimate survivor, but what was my purpose? I certainly didn't fit in with the hoity toity elite who ran everything in the big cities.
Then the werewolf expansion came out and I was in my element. People struggling to survive in a rugged frontier aren't concerned about someone's shady past. I cut a paradise out of that forest, completing every dangerous quest that anyone could think to give me, and I positively glowed from the adulation I received as it reflected off my new impenetrable ice-armor.
With every task finished, I had no choice but to move on. In the end, I found myself in the capitol city of the last expansion. Unfortunately it was more of the same classicism I thought I'd left behind. No real storyline that I could make any sense out of, just a bunch of confusing politicians and fancy lads who looked down their nose at a half orc in crystalline armor wielding a legendary obsidian axe with a +100 fire damage enchant. So I said "**** it", killed the emperor or whoever that was on the throne, his royal bodyguards, and then declared war on the rest of the city. Come to think of it, it was just as I was waded waste deep through the red gore that the first portal to hell opened up.
Sorry all, I guess I was the cause of Oblivion. *embarrassed*
Originally Posted by TeenGeek
Morrowind, the first time i ever heard about the game was after oblivion came out... got it instead of oblivion because i didnt have enough money at the time... probably the most wonderful game ive ever played, which is kinda funny im saying this, because im only fifteen. not all kids these day are into flashy graphics...
P.S. i currently have the morrowind goty edition on CD, for win 7 64-bit on a laptop, but it wont work, ive installed it about ten times, never worked, tried installing the expansion in different order... can anyone help?
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This is a discussion on Blingstar doors within the Can-Am Maverick Accessories forums, part of the Can-Am Maverick Forum category; In case anyone is curious, I spoke to Brandon at Blingstar today. The first shipment of Maverick doors are ready to be powder coated this ...
In case anyone is curious, I spoke to Brandon at Blingstar today. The first shipment of Maverick doors are ready to be powder coated this week. He said the Maverick doors will fit the Commander, but the Commander (as we all know) must be modified to fit the Maverick. The front door opening is slightly different on the Maverick. He said the price should run the same as Commander doors.
any pics of the offending articles?
"Do you know what Nemesis means"
I am waiting on Pics of them on a Maverick...
Devious PowerSports
My first try at uploading a pic. Brandon sent me a pic of the Maverick doors on a Commander.
You can see the front of the door is a tad bit different than the Commander door opening.
Really? Thats it? Glad I didnt wait. They had a great design with the commander doors and then they choose to build a copy of pro armors.
2013 Maverick XRS**SOLD**
Super ATV Power Steering, FUTV skidplate, UTV inc. roof, Tribal Whips 45" lightbar, DragonFire detachable sport wheel, TurnKey UTV gauge panel/Doors/Front tie rods, DZ Sportlow/Fan controller, AutoMeter gauges, AirAid Intake, BRP rear bumper, Alba cat delete, Holz steering brace/Chromoly Rear radius rods, STM Rage 3/Gen 2 secondary, CT Front gusset kit
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The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) plan to hold a series of public round-table meetings on Insurance Contracts.
Date: Thursday 9 December
Session one: 09.00 - 11.30
Session two: 12.30 - 15.00
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Six growing trends in corporate sustainability
Trend 5: Awareness is on the rise regarding the scarcity of business resources
Between 2009 and 2030, demand from the global middle class could grow from $21 trillion to $56 trillion.
As markets grow, the strain on natural resources can lead to critical shortages and significant business risks.
Some resource constraints are already happening, whether due to limited supplies, geopolitics, price rises or sustainability concerns. And 76% of survey respondents said that they anticipate their company's core business objectives to be affected by natural resource shortages in the next three to five years.
Resource availability is rapidly becoming a de facto reporting requirement for some companies. A significant number of survey respondents said they are being asked by key constituencies about sustainable sourcing and procurement of raw materials, such or forest products (34% of respondents), business risks associated with scarcity of water (33%) and the use of rare earth minerals and metals (20%).
Another concern is "conflict minerals" — those mined in conditions of armed conflict and human rights abuses.
Still another concern is palm oil which has affected food processors. The oil — common in the commercial food industry due to its lower cost and the high stability of the refined product when used for frying — is seen as a cause of substantial and often irreversible environmental damage, including deforestation, habitat loss of critically endangered species and climate change.
Faced with activist and customer scrutiny, large companies have had to better define and certify palm oil harvested sustainably.
And then there are "rare earths," a collection of 17 chemical elements in the periodic table that are used extensively in technologies such as:
- Wind turbine generators
- Electric vehicle motors
- Batteries
- Fuel cells
- Energy-efficient lighting
Nearly all (97%) of these materials come from China — creating economic, environmental and national security challenges. Companies relying on rare earths have found themselves seeking means to mitigate these risks.
Such transparency and disclosure requirements offer a peek into a growing future, where the availability and access to strategic resources and materials become a concern to investors and others. Whether driven by regulatory mandates or customer or activist concerns, the rise of such issues in reporting underscores that these materials are intrinsic to a company's ability to operate.


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In its second major drugs haul within this week, the BSF seized 13 kg of suspected heroin following an gunfight with smugglers near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, BSF officials said Thursday.
The seizure was made near the Mullakot border outpost in Amritsar sector, 35 km from here, a Border Security Force spokesman said. A pistol and ammunition was also recovered from the spot.
The heroin is said to be valued at Rs.65 crore in the international market. The BSF had seized 27 kg heroin, valued at Rs.135 crore, from the Abohar sector in Punjab Tuesday.
"BSF personnel at Mullakot observed suspicious movement of smugglers on both sides along border security fence. The smugglers were challenged but fired at the BSF troopers. The BSF troopers fired back in defence. However, the smugglers managed to escape taking advantage of darkness and the standing wheat crop," said the spokesman.
With the latest seizure, the BSF has seized nearly 183 kg of heroin in the just over three months of this year. The seizure is valued at Rs.915 crore. The seizure of heroin in the entire last year (2013) was 322 kg in the Punjab sector.


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|19th September 2006, 08:57 PM
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Location: Croatia, Trogir
Leach bipolar capacitors
I need 220/16V quality bipolar capacitor, I need them for Leach amplifier, 4.5. and I cant finde them in Croatia, and Farnell and RS, have only poor quality Nitai... Leach seed it is better to use bipolar, but you can put two regular i serial, I am worry of bas response if I use two 330uF i serial, it is only 165uF, and people complaining of week bas on regular value......., best capacitor I can find is Rubycon ZA, and I think it is bether to use two quality polarized capacitors then poor quality bipolar.....
|19th September 2006, 09:15 PM
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Re: Leach bipolar capacitors
Why don't you use two 470 uF in series, that way you have ~ 235 uF , not far from your target value of 220 uF...
|19th September 2006, 09:18 PM
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I replaced this C with a short and added a simple dc-servo around a 411 opamp to my Leach. Works like a dream and no electrolytic C's in the signal path anymore.
|20th September 2006, 02:18 AM
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i have used two 1000ufd/16 caps in series back to back without any problem.
planet10 needs your help: Let's help Ruth and Dave...http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/plane...ml#post5010547[B
|20th September 2006, 11:02 AM
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Don't forget that the bipolar is bypassed with a film cap - which would tend to hide any deficiencies of the electrolytic. Use a good quality cap there, the biggest you can fit.
|20th September 2006, 12:02 PM
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"people complaining of week bas on regular value......."
The absolute value really doesn't matter. Even with your values the pole will be less than 1hz.
I always run an input filter at a point where the speakers need to be cut-off. Then I change the pole in the feedback loop to a higher frequency than the pole formed by the power supply and the speakers. This makes everything sound better, protects the speakers, especially during clipping. Flat response to DC is not needed nor desirable.
|20th September 2006, 12:22 PM
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the bipolar cap is for C6 according to me if you are using 2 polarised cap the midpoint should be connected with a high value resistor ( 1 M ohm ) to a point with a dc voltage to keep capacitor polarised, common point between D13 & D14 if midpoint between cap is positive.
unfortunatly it will add ac current in D14 but should be low very low
This is my idea but should wait second advice........
|20th September 2006, 01:00 PM
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Pinco, you have asked me this in another forum.
My advice: up to some 1.2-1.4V all electrolytics behave as bipolars - this is from a document from Nippon Chemicon, so as it were, from the horses mouth
In your configuration, this cap should only see millivolts, unless the output blows up (at which point it won't matter eather way). My advice would be to use a regular polarised cap, the best you can find, AND the highest value you can fit. Orient it so that the offset voltage corresponds to the polarity, If you are not sure of the offset polarity, you can orient it as you like, then measure the actual polarity, and correct orientation as needed. Also, use two diodes in series (1N4148 or similar) across the cap in anti-parallel (from - to +).
Unless you are using a special cap (like low ESR for switchers or specialised audio cap), use a voltage rating of 25 to 63V. The best way to decide is to check the manufacturer data to see which voltage rating at a given capacitance you need (so a few 100 uF) has the lowest ESR. There is a sweet-point and it is usually between those two voltages but it also depends on the actual capacitance (more actually on the order of magnitude of the capacitance). The reason for using a high value, much higher than would be needed to get clear of the lower end of the audio band, is that you want as little AC component of the voltage on this cap as possible, witin the audio band - when the AC component increases, capacitor distortion sets in. Exagerating the capacitance is a FAR cheaper and effective solution than using a boutique or special cap here!!! That being said, increasing the size of the cap might increase the magnitude of the turn-on 'thump', so unless you are using some sort of protection against this, it is something you need to consider, and if needed adjust by experiment.
|20th September 2006, 02:07 PM
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I have question for Ilimzn, on Croatian, sory....
Nije mi jasno, Sad san gleda, kod Rubicon ZL koji je visestruko jeftiniji od ZA, najmanja je impedanca mireno pri 100khz, kod 470uF je na 35V i iznosi 0,023 ohma, dok je kod ZA na 16V 0,025, jel si mislija na to??, zato uzet veæi kapacitet kondenzatora??, kazu da je zvuk mutniji ako se uzme veca vrijednost, mislin kazu, ja se nerazumin tolko....., nisan dobro svatija ta oæe reæ pa te pitan na domaæem,
|20th September 2006, 10:07 PM
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"the bipolar cap is for C6 according to me if you are using 2 polarised cap the midpoint should be connected with a high value resistor ( 1 M ohm ) to a point with a dc voltage to keep capacitor polarised, common point between D13 & D14 if midpoint between cap is positive."
This is good advise if the DC source is a battery.
Since the feedback point is the inverting input to the amplifier, any noise and/or hum will be amplified. In practice this sounds worse (unless using a battery), try it and see.
"That being said, increasing the size of the cap might increase the magnitude of the turn-on 'thump', so unless you are using some sort of protection against this, it is something you need to consider, and if needed adjust by experiment. "
Music is not symetrical. Having the pole in the feedback loop being very low will cause poor settling time on musical transients, particularly when the amp is driven hard. This is made worse by feedback, and the fact that the power supplies cannot be perfectly regulated. There is an article at the ESP website discussing this. Clamp diodes help, but do not do any more than limit the off-set.
One solution is the double integrator (servo) used by Crown in their VZ5000 amplifier. The schematic is on-line in their Legacy amplifier schematic library.
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