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H.S. Indoor Track: Ridgewood athletes save top efforts for SMOC
Ridgewood High School was well-represented by its indoor track athletes as they gathered alongside New Jersey's track and field elite at the State Meet of Champions (SMOC) in Toms River on Saturday.
In all, five Maroons – three boys and two girls – capped off their individual seasons with some of their best performances. Head coach Josh Saladino was extremely pleased that many of the athletes hit their personal bests in the final competition of the winter.
Senior Luke Dublirer placed the highest of all Ridgewood competitors, finishing ninth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:57.68. Saladino said that was his personal-record time indoors, but added that Dublirer was a little upset that he missed out on medaling by .02. Medals are awarded to the top eight runners in each competition.
"It's a great way to cap off an individual season," said Saladino. "Luke ended with a little bit of frustration because he was only two-tenths of a second away from medaling, but I told him to keep his head up, since he finished the year strong with a personal best."
Jake Sabatini, a senior who is also a standout halfback on the RHS football team, qualified for the SMOC 55-meter dash and came in 17th. However, his time of 6.68 was just .01 second away from breaking the school record for that event.
Saladino said that Sabatini's performance this season in the 55 would bode well for his spring track season, in which he will compete in the 100-meter and 200-meter races. The coach was proud of the fact that Sabatini made such great improvements in the 55 meters, a race that is outside of his comfort zone.
"He had a great year for us, and he's really looking forward to the spring," Saladino said. "And we're looking forward to a big spring season from him."
Senior Spencer Llerandi was another Maroon who put forth a personal best at SMOC, clearing 13 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault, which was good for 13th place. Saladino lauded the fact that Llerandi not only recorded a PR in the final competition of the year, but also that he had done so two other times during the winter.
"Spencer was very consistent all season long," the coach recalled. "He hit his personal best on three separate occasions, which is difficult to do. He's really looking forward to the outdoor season to improve on his performances and crack that 14-foot barrier."
The RHS girls track team got a glimpse of its future in the 3,200-meter run, as sophomore Samantha Halvorsen checked in with a time of 11:16.23, good for 18th place and a personal best. An even more encouraging result was the fact that Halvorsen came in fifth among all sophomores in the race.
"Sam has a really bright future here," Saladino said. "She's gotten better and better all season and is another runner that had her best run in the final meet. She has worked hard all season long, and the results prove just that."
Finishing just two seconds after Halvorsen in the 3,200, junior Carleen Jeffers finished 21st with a time of 11:18.45. It was not only her first SMOC appearance, but also her first season as a member of the team.
"Just the fact that she made it to the Meet of Champions in her first season running indoor track really says something," said Saladino. "That's an accomplishment by itself and she performed well for us."
With the SMOC now in the rearview mirror, the boys and girls track teams have both wrapped up very successful winter seasons.
The boys track team took home the Big North Freedom Division and Bergen County Relays Group A titles in addition to finishing second in the North 1, Group 4 state meet, although Saladino said that his boys were disappointed in not being able to defend their sectional crown. However, the 4-x-800-meter relay squad was able to wash away the dismay by breaking the county record in their event at the Millrose Games Eastern States Invitational.
"The boys set the bar very high, and they want to win every meet they compete in," Saladino said. "We were the defending state-sectional champs, so they were disappointed to come in second place. But if you win a league and county title, it's hard to have too many complaints."
Meanwhile, a very young girls group ended up as a top-five squad in Bergen County all season long and was runner-up at the sectional meet. Saladino noted that the team has a bright future with just four seniors graduating from a group of 40.
Although the indoor track season proper is over, several runners will represent Ridgewood at New Balance Indoor Nationals in Manhattan on Saturday, March 15.
Two boys relay teams will be at The Armory Track Center that day, including the quartet of Dublirer, sophomore Michael Thurston and seniors David Frering and Brian Collins. Dublirer also will compete in the sprint medley relay alongside Sabatini, Doohee Han and Dom Boresta.
"Our goal in both of these relays is to finish in the top six, which gets you All-American status," said Saladino. "It's like the Olympics. There isn't a voting process or any politics – you have to earn it, which I think makes it neat. They're certainly looking to come in and build on the great performances they've had this season."
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Prominent attorney Stanley M. Chesley says he feels honored to once again serve on the board of a magnificent institution.
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Ohio Governor Ted Strickland appointed Chesley for a second, nine-year term on the UC Board of Trustees on Feb. 6.
Im delighted to have Stan Chesley join us on the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees, says H.C. Buck Niehoff, chair, UC Board of Trustees. His previous experience on the board and his input will be extremely helpful as we move forward in the search for a new president.
Chesley previously served on the UC Board of Trustees from 1985 through 1994 and five times was elected chairman of the board. In my sixth year, I withdrew my nomination so that Odell Owens could be elected the first African-American chairman of the UC Board of Trustees, Chesley says.
Chesley is the senior partner of the law firm of Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., L.P.A. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America as one of the nations preeminent litigators for more than 15 years and is the top-rated lawyer in Ohio Super Lawyer.
He graduated with a bachelors degree in economics from UC in 1958 and, in 1989, was named a distinguished alumnus of the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences. He graduated from the UC College of Law in 1960 and received the College of Laws Distinguished Alumni Award in 1990. He was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters from UC in 1993.
Chesley is national president of the Jewish National Fund and is a longtime supporter of UCs Judaic Studies Department as well as numerous local Jewish organizations. He is a board member of the UC Foundation and campaign co-chair of UCs Proudly Cincinnati campaign to raise $1 billion toward supporting the future goals of the university.
In 2006, Chesley and his wife, U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott, announced a substantial gift to the College of Law to endow the Stanley M. Chesley Professorship of Law. The professorship enhances the colleges teaching and research by bringing visiting law professors of national and international prominence, in all areas of expertise, to UC.
The son of parents who emigrated from the Ukraine to Cincinnati, Chesley was a self-described average student at Walnut Hills High School who says that without his admission to UC, he wouldnt have been able to afford to get a higher education. My tuition was 800 dollars a year, he recalls.
He blossomed and matured through his studies and his involvement in student organizations, serving roles in Student Government, the Arts & Sciences Council and the Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society for college students.
In the legal profession, Chesley first rose to national prominence representing families of the victims of the 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Ky., that killed 165 people. Other high-profile cases included the 1980 MGM Grand Hotel Fire in Las Vegas that killed 84 people, the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal, India, the 1985 plane crash in Gander, Newfoundland, that killed 248 soldiers who were returning home for Christmas from a peace-keeping mission in the Middle East, and the landmark litigation against the nations tobacco companies. He also battled for drought insurance settlements for farmers following the drought of 1988, and led a successful 1993 effort to keep the citys pools open amid a lifeguard shortage.
Chesleys own personal story supports the opportunity flowing from the largest employer in the city. There is opportunity in every aspect of the university, whether its in liberal arts or engineering, research, the medical school or graduate programs.
Im fascinated with the importance of our medical school to our community. The other thing Im fascinated with is the number of people who have stayed in Cincinnati because they graduated from the University of Cincinnati, whether theyre from here or not. That has been what has made our community, in my opinion, a community that understands the importance of a college education and the careers that have come about as a result of achieving graduation.
Chesley says he is passionate about continuing opportunities in higher education amid what he calls a Hamiltonian Society, in which the B-plus, average-income student could be shut out of a higher education. We cannot close the door to education to the middle class and to less privileged people. I want every student whos qualified to come to college and feel welcome, Chesley says.
Chesley says an education at the University of Cincinnati covers all ends of the spectrum, not just teaching and research. During his previous service on the Board of Trustees, the board united against a proposal from the AAUP to end the football program. It also raised $300,000 to make repairs to Nippert Stadium.
I remember that one time, the Nine-to-Five union told me they werent allowed to come to board meetings, he says. I told them they could bring as many people as they wanted to the next board meeting, and it was standing room only. We believed then about transparency and we believe now about transparency, he says.
Chesley adds that the nation encountered times of recession during his previous service on the board. I know theres an economic downturn, but people will pick and choose what they think is important, and my view is, make lemons into lemonade. Thats my style and thats what Ill continue to do.
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A mix of old and new Jewish not-for-profits have been named to the 2013 Slingshot guide, the annual list of innovative Jewish charities issued today.
Finalists among the 50 named groups included The David Project, the Israel advocacy group founded in 2002, and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, the left-wing advocacy group founded in 1990.
Slingshot also released a handful of parallel lists, including one dedicated to Jewish groups working on disabilities issues and another for Jewish groups working on women's issues. In all, 103 groups were included on Slingshot's four lists.
Meant to serve as a guidebook for donors, a Slingshot award is often cited as a seal of legitimacy by small Jewish organizations.
Awardees on the central list of 50 groups include MyJewishLearning, the large and well-funded Jewish resources website, and Nehirim, the LGBT Jewish group. Yeshivat Maharat, the left-wing Orthodox rabbinical school for women, was named, as was the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst
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Narowal (Urdu: نارووال), (Punjabi: نارووال) is a city in the northeast of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Narowal District and Narowal Tehsil.[1] It is situated on the banks of Ravi River about 4–5 km from the Indian border.
There are several theories as to the origin of the name. The most famous of them is that it was named after a Sikh landlord, Naro Singh Bajwa, who was the owner of the land before the Partition of India in 1947. The city is situated on the banks of River Ravi, about 4–5 km from Indian Border and about 50 km from the Indian-administered Kashmir.
In 1005 CE, Mahmud of Ghazni, the Turkic ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty, established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin, invaded and conquered the Shahis in Kabul, and followed it by the conquests of Punjab region. Later like rest of Punjab, Narowal passed on to the rule of the Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire
After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Afghans, the Marathas and later the Sikhs conquered Narowal District. The Punjabi Muslims faced no any restriction during the Sikh rule. During the period of British rule, Narowal District increased in population and importance.
The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the Creation of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim Punjabi refugees from India settled down in the Narowal District.
Narowal city has four union councils and its important colonies are Abubakar Pura, Rasool Pura, Islam pura, Amin Colony, Jilany colony, Jawad colony, Mumtaz colony and Mehmood colony near Railway station. Some of the prominent castes are Gujjars, Jats, Rajputs . Some old villages are also in it, like "Dodewali" and "Ransinwal" Narowal city is undergoing many mega projects like International Stadium, model railway station, city center etc.


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The inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship is scheduled for April 30-May 6, 2015. Both courses (Lake and Ocean) at The Olympic Club will host the 36-hole stroke-play qualifying from May 2-3, with the championship's match-play bracket being contested on the famed Lake Course. It will be the 10th USGA championship hosted by The Olympic Club, and the fourth USGA amateur championship – three U.S. Amateurs: 1958 (won by Charles Coe), 1981 (won by Nathaniel Crosby), 2007 (won by Colt Knost) and one U.S. Junior Amateur in 2004 (won by Sihwan Kim). Five U.S. Opens have been contested on the Lake Course, including Jack Fleck's three-stroke playoff victory over Ben Hogan in 1955 and Billy Casper's four-stroke playoff win over Arnold Palmer in 1966. Webb Simpson (2012), Lee Janzen (1998) and Scott Simpson (1987) each produced come-from-behind victories.
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A civil court in Paris dismissed a case of incitement to hatred against American singer Bob Dylan for remarks he made in an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine.
Dylan appeared to compare Croats to Nazis in the article, which was published in Rolling Stone in September 2013 and was republished the following month by the French version of the magazine.
"If you got a slave master or Klan in your blood, blacks can sense that. That stuff lingers to this day. Just like Jews can sense Nazi blood and the Serbs can sense Croatian blood," Dylan was quoted as saying in answer to a question about race relations in the United States.
Serb and Croatian soldiers and militiamen fought a bloody civil war after the collapse of the former Yugoslavia. Half a century earlier, the two populations also fought during World War II, when Croatia was an ally of Nazi Germany.
Judge Marion Potier said in her decision issued Tuesday that she was dismissing Dylan's case because a five-month investigation showed that Dylan gave the interview to the U.S. Rolling Stone without authorizing it to also be published in France, the French news agency AFP reported.
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Four Ideas for a Positive WorkforceJohn R. Ryan
I've been privileged to work for many great organizations over the years, so it's always been a pleasure to show up at the office early and work late. "Thank God it's Friday" isn't a phrase I've ever really used. Indeed, Friday always seems to come up too fast.
"It's easy for you to say that," my late, wise father once said. "You've had a lot of senior leadership positions. It wasn't so easy for me to stay positive when I was a young, lowly sergeant in the Army." Yet my father did manage to keep his attitude positive even though he suffered a serious leg injury during World War II that never fully healed. He raised five children with my mother and enjoyed a very successful career in the civil service. His positive outlook helped him overcome some major challenges. Some intriguing research by Dr. Barbara Fredrickson reminds us why his good attitude mattered so much.
Fredrickson, Kenan Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the author of Positivity: Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and Thrive (Crown, 2009). The book captures the highlights of her 20 years of pioneering research on positive emotions. The bottom line, according to Fredrickson: People who think positively are more self-aware, innovative, and strategic. They can see the big picture more clearly than others.
Those are precisely the kinds of leaders we need in our organizations, especially in today's turbulent economy. In my own experience, I've found some people are just naturally positive. Others remain so insistently negative there's almost no point in trying to talk them out of it. But most of us fall somewhere in the middle, and we could benefit immensely from cultivating positivity in ourselves and others.
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For those of us who believe we're too set in our ways to change our attitudes, there's some good news. As consultant David Rock wrote in the journal Strategy + Business, recent neuroscience research has found that "the human brain is highly plastic. Neural connections can be reformed, new behaviors can be learned, and even the most entrenched behaviors can be modified at any age." This is consistent with our own research and practical experience at the Center for Creative Leadership, where we've found that leaders are in fact made, rather than born, and that they can keep improving throughout their entire careers, provided they're willing to make the effort.
So it's very possible for people to change and become more effective professionals in the process. But, as leaders, how do we encourage them to do it? We should, of course, start with ourselves. Based on her research, Fredrickson recommends we try to experience positive emotions in a 3-to-1 ratio with negative ones. That's the tipping point, she says, at which our overall ability to see new possibilities and overcome challenges starts to grow exponentially. Her research shows that only 20 percent of Americans actually achieve that ratio on a regular basis. (You can take her quick test to see if you're one of them.)
As someone who has been fortunate to lead several large organizations, I'm particularly interested in how to cultivate positivity throughout entire workforces. A few key actions stand out in advice from experts and the lessons of my own career:
1) Express appreciation. Many years ago, I was a junior U.S. Navy pilot in the Mediterranean, serving on our newest nuclear aircraft carrier with the most modern aircraft in the U.S. Navy. The other aircraft carrier in the same area was our oldest conventional carrier with our oldest aircraft. But it outperformed ours in almost every way. We had a technically competent captain who was not a good communicator and rarely offered a compliment. When I visited the older carrier for a few days, it was immediately obvious that the captain there was a great communicator. Several times a day he used the ship's speaker system to tell the entire 5,000-member crew what specifically they were doing well, often recognizing teams and individuals. The entire ship hummed with energy and high performance. What kinds of captains are we in our own organizations?
2) Encourage fitness. It's hard to feel positive about much of anything when you don't feel well, and leaders are prone to the exhaustion that comes from long hours, lots of travel, and hectic schedules. Eating well and exercising regularly can make a huge difference in our mood and energy level. Indeed, it's hard to enjoy success over the long term as a leader if we disregard personal fitness. And in addition to making us feel better about ourselves, staying in shape will make other people feel positive about us as well. In working with executives from around the world at CCL, we've found that leaders who exercise regularly receive significantly higher ratings on leadership effectiveness from their bosses, peers, and direct reports than men and women who exercised only sporadically or not at all. In other words, fit leaders give off vibes and get the job done better. We can do our colleagues a real service by setting up voluntary classes on weight loss, exercise, nutrition, and wellness. As leaders, we need to set the tone by taking part in them ourselves.
3) Focus on teams. There's a tendency in many organizations to reward individual performance. Certainly, high performers deserve recognition. But as my CCL colleague Chris Ernst found in his research on leadership across boundaries, many of the biggest challenges that companies face today, from global competition to natural disasters, can only be solved by groups working collaboratively. Having spent much of my life in environments that depend on teamwork, I've learned that team success can generate tremendous positivity. The level of goodwill that comes from a group accomplishment is often greater and more meaningful than that of strictly personal achievements because of the relationships we build and the larger scope of the outcome. Cisco Systems (CSCO), under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer John Chambers, saved itself from possible ruin a decade ago by building a collaborative culture in which groups, rather than individual stars, drive key decisions and products. People felt empowered, and more innovative ideas surfaced. What better way to build positivity at work?
4) Give skepticism its due. It's hard to overstate the importance of positivity in personal and organizational success. Still, we all have colleagues who will tell us "Everything's great!" even when it's not. That doesn't serve us well either. Just a few years ago, many so-called experts were talking up the wonderful state of the U.S. economy as the Dow crossed 14,000. New York University economist Nouriel Roubini, on the other hand, refused to join the crowd. He spoke ominously of mortgage defaults, housing bubbles, and a financial crisis of global proportions. As it turned out, "Dr. Doom" accurately predicted the severe recession from which we're just now beginning to recover. Let's remember the lesson: Skepticism is a crucial counterpoint to positivity, and it's not the same thing as negativity, which destroys rather than nurtures. We all need Roubinis in our organizations who challenge us to revisit our assumptions.
As leaders, we spend a lot of time hiring and retaining talent, reviewing metrics, examining competitors, setting strategy, and ensuring execution. These tasks are essential to success. But what's even more crucial is the attitude we bring to them. Negative mindsets limit possibilities from the very start. Positivity opens up a world of options and opportunities.


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distinction that would warrant treating these provisions differently
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the military context, just as he has declined to defend it in other
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With Fourth of July weekend coming up, it's important to keep safety in mind. If you're a pet owner who will be shooting fireworks yourself for the holiday, there are a few tips to keep in mind in order to assure your pet is safe. Longtime Starke County Humane Society employee, Jessica Cupit, warns of how skittish pets can be around this time of year.
"Pets will get scared, they will run. This is our biggest season for having animals run away simply because of fireworks. If you're really worried about your pet, if you're very concerned for their hearing, if you know that your pet will run, it's generally a really good idea to keep them on a leash or keep them in doors."
Aside from the risk of a pet taking off, there is also the danger of unintentionally injuring a pet. If a pet is hit with a firework call 9-1-1. Cupit has some advice about treating a pet with a burn injury:
"If your pet should catch on fire, extinguish it. Don't try to use a fire extinguisher on your pet because that will just freak them out even more. Put water on it, cool it down, if you have some Aloe Vera put that on it, just like a person when we get our burns. If it is very severe I would say go ahead, take them to an emergency clinic. Our nearest one would be up there at Purdue North Central in Westville."
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Appalachian State (1-6, 1-3 SoCon) outgained Furman (3-4, 2-2 SoCon) by a whopping 473-336 margin but lost four fumbles and had an interception returned 98 yards for a touchdown in its fourth-straight loss.
The turning point of the ballgame came midway through the second quarter when, trailing 6-3, the Mountaineers drove to FU's one yard line looking to take their first lead of the afternoon. However, after a false-start penalty by right tackle Will Corbin pushed Appalachian back to the six yard line, wide receiver Andrew Peacock was called on to throw his first pass of the season on a reverse. Peacock threw into traffic and the pass was picked off by Furman linebacker Gary Wilkins at the two yard line. Wilkins leaped over Peacock at the 15 yard line and no other Mountaineer had a chance to catch him as he rumbled 98 yards for a touchdown that likely represented a 14-point swing from what could have been a 10-6 App State lead to a 13-3 deficit.
Appalachian did not get any closer the rest of the way, as the Paladins turned two more Mountaineer miscues into touchdowns in the third quarter to extend their lead to 27-3. Despite posting their second-highest yardage output of the season, the Mountaineers did not find the end zone until a 39-yard pass from Kameron Bryant to Simms McElfresh cut the deficit to 27-10 with 3:01 to go in the game.
The five turnovers marred otherwise stout performances on both sides of the ball for Appalachian State. In addition to racking up 137 more yards than the Paladins, the Mountaineers also had a 30-14 advantage in first downs and allowed FU to convert just 2-of-10 third downs while converting 7-of-14 third- and fourth-down opportunities of their own. On the flipside, the results may have been even worse considering that Appalachian fumbled eight times total but lost only four. Despite losing only half of the eight fumbles, the Mountaineers' five total turnovers were their most since they had five miscues in a 20-13 win over South Carolina State in the opening round of the 2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship on Nov. 28, 2009.
Individually, Bryant completed 32-of-40 passes and set career highs for completions, attempts and passing yards (307) in Saturday's loss. McElfresh led all receivers with a career-best 65 yards on three catches while Peacock had a game-high eight receptions for 57 yards. True freshman running back Marcus Cox recorded the second 100-yard rushing game of his career with a game-high 118 yards on 21 carries (5.6 yards per rush).
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Appalachian State looks to snap its four-game skid (its longest losing streak since Sept. 4-25, 1993) when it returns home to renew its fierce rivalry with future Sun Belt Conference rival Georgia Southern (4-2, 2-2 SoCon) next Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Black Saturday kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.
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Malema was expected to appear in a Polokwane court next week after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
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Killing Kyoto
The ineffective and mostly ignored Kyoto agreement is due to expire in 2012. Climate change activists around the world are girding their loins in preparation for the battle over Kyoto 2, the follow on treaty. Their goal? New regulations for black carbon, methane and driving anthropogenic CO2 emissions to zero. Leaving no bad idea unused, there is talk of implementing a global cap & trade system where developed nations that are able to reduce emissions beyond their Kyoto targets can sell excess reduction credit to other developed nations through the Emissions Trading mechanism. Beyond that, rather than negotiating CO2 emission reduction targets on a nation-by-nation basis—as in the current Kyoto framework—a future level of maximum allowable global temperature increase can be chosen. It is clear that the warmists have made the transition from irrational to delusional.
The Kyoto Protocol was written in response to the Rio de Janeiro summit on the environment in 1992.The countries involved in Rio agreed that CO2 levels in the atmosphere needed to return to 1990 levels and decided that this change would be achievable by 2000. This did not happen.
In the policy section of a recent issue of Science, Andrew J. Weaver of the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, has revealed the hopes and aspirations of the climate change lobby for a second round of Kyoto regulation. In an article entitled "Toward the Second Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol," Weaver calls for expanding the scope of the Kyoto framework to include other forms of carbon: black carbon and methane. Of course, there is plenty of opprobrium left for that old daemon, CO2.
Black Carbon
First on the climate change enemies list is black carbon, otherwise known as soot. This is tricky ground for social activists because a major source of soot comes from developing nations. "Black carbon is primarily released in developing nations during deforestation and the inefficient combustion of fossil fuels," states the article. It's so much easier to denounce pollution when it comes from rich countries, populated by undeserving fat cats driving fancy cars and living energy squandering lifestyles. But the facts are the facts, as shown by the black carbon sources map below.
Black carbon emissions in 2000.
Noting that black carbon is very effective at absorbing incoming solar radiation, the article states: "In terms of radiative forcing (which describes an imbalance between incoming and outgoing radiation), black carbon is the next biggest player in global warming behind CO2." The author then tries to soften the blow to the world's poor, including everybody's favorite developing nation—China.
Amending the Kyoto Protocol to include black carbon as a regulated substance would be beneficial for several reasons. First, it would allow developing nations a relatively straightforward means of participating in second-reporting-period emissions reduction through more efficient burning of fossil fuels and reduction or elimination of deforestation. Second, air quality would be improved. Third, an additional area of potential projects would exist under the CDM. Finally, the benefits of reducing black carbon emissions are realized almost immediately owing to its short atmospheric lifetime. Measurement, reporting, and verification of black carbon would fall under current national GHG inventory reporting and REDD+.
Here CDM stands for Clean Development Mechanism, a UN program that allows emission-reduction projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction credits. Each credit is equivalent to one ton of CO2. Credits can be traded and sold, and used by industrialized countries to a meet a part of their emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol. In other words, this is another cap & trade scam.
Next up is methane, CH4, also known as natural gas. Methane is the next biggest contributor to global warming after black carbon. CH4 is a short-lived greenhouse gas (GHG) with an atmospheric lifetime of about 12 years. In 1995 the global warming potential (GWP) of methane was estimated to be 21 times greater than CO2 over a 100-year time horizon. Strangely, its GWP was pegged at 56 when taken over a 20 year period, but the 21 fold number was inexplicably codified in the framework.
How unlike the climate alarmists to miss the chance to paint an even grimmer picture. Yet somehow, methane was mostly overlooked by the original Kyoto accord to the point that methane reduction programs can actually be punished under the Kyoto framework. The author explains:
Unfortunately, barriers have inadvertently been put in place for the implementation of such abatement projects under the JI and CDM. For example, the CDM defines an arbitrary crediting period over which avoided methane emissions are calculated and credited to a project. Projects can use one of two options: a single 10-year period or a 7-year period that is renewable twice. Although projects can only earn emission reduction credits over these relatively brief periods, a methane GWP of 21, reflecting the 100-year horizon, is used. This makes little sense, as the CDM's focus is on short-term emissions avoidance and diminishes the viability of projects that could afford immediate realization of the benefits of methane abatement.
Again the alphabet soup of green speak intrudes. JI stands for the Joint Implementation mechanism, part of the Kyoto framework. Defined in Article 6 of the Protocol, JI allows a country with an emission reduction or limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol to earn emission reduction units (ERUs) from an emission-reduction or emission removal project in another Annex B Party, each equivalent to one tonne of CO2, which can be counted towards meeting its Kyoto target. More simply put, developed nation A can get credit for an emission reduction project in developed country B, earning ERUs toward its own emissions goals (got that?).
Unfortunately, the author opines, under the CDM, cost barriers have been inadvertently introduced through issuing too few carbon credits for the resulting methane emission avoidance. When it comes to the Kyoto Protocol, even its authors and supporters are confused by the emissions shell game it created. Has it really taken 10 years to figure out that many of its provisions are counter productive? The author was correct when he said, this makes little sense.
Carbon Dioxide
Finally, we turn to that familiar old villain, the Darth Vader of global warming, carbon dioxide. Here the plan is simple, no CO2 allowed. "Scientific advances since the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol have led to the recognition that stabilization of atmospheric CO2 at any level requires anthropogenic CO2 emissions to go eventually to zero," Weaver states. He goes on to restate the green dream of a zero emissions future for all mankind.
The case for developing parallel policy initiatives for near- and short-term climate mitigation is compelling. Reducing anthropogenic CO2 emissions to zero in order to stabilize atmospheric temperatures is an onerous task. Socioeconomic, cultural, and behavioral inertia preclude rapid transformation of global energy systems away from dependence on fossil fuel combustion. However, gradual reduction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions within a cumulative emissions framework could allow for a smooth transition to renewable and zero-emission energy systems.
Citing "certain policy advantages," the article throws its full support behind moving from individual national goals to a single global one. This would be set by picking a maximum allowable global temperature rise. But earlier, it was plainly stated that limiting global warming to any fixed level requires zero CO2 emissions. No matter, Weaver blithely states "under the Copenhagen Accord, it appears that 2°C above preindustrial levels has already been agreed upon." Who agreed? A bunch of know-nothing bureaucrats, diplomats and NGO hacks in a closed room at the last minute—unlike politics, science is not done in a smoke filled room. He then claims that the allowable future cumulative emissions required to keep global warming below this temperature threshold can then be calculated. And the answer is... ZERO!
Carbon, still green public enemy number one.
This all flies in the face of recent scientific reports that the UN IPCC promoted goal of limiting climate change to a 2°C temperature rise is unreachable (see "Researchers Say UN Climate Goals Impossible"). And the planned assault on methane is eclipsed by news that we do not even understand the fundamentals of the methane driven ocean carbon cycle. By its creators' own admission, Kyoto has been a failure. Surely the best thing we could do is to kill Kyoto altogether. Yet hope springs eternal in the breast of bureaucratic climate regulators everywhere.
They got the science wrong and in many cases their regulations have been counter productive. The only thing Kyoto helped to create is a gigantic international bureaucracy that tries to insinuate itself into every government, every agency on the planet. Not satisfied with wasting billions of dollars that could be put to far better use, the IPCC and its green fellow travelers wish to dictate how we live our daily lives. If it is zero CO2 emissions they desire let them lead by example—stop jetting around the world, attending international conclaves in fancy hotels, shuttling about in limousines. In fact, since they demand zero human carbon dioxide output, let's insist they all stop exhaling. The whole world would breath much easier.
Be safe, enjoy the interglacial and stay skeptical.
Kyoto deal loses four big nations
Japan and Canada told the G8 they would not join a second round of carbon cuts under the Kyoto Protocol at United Nations talks this year and the US reiterated it would remain outside the treaty.
See: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/kyoto-deal-loses-four-b...


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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Make Your Own Gear › Rolling the edge (lip) of a beer can pot
Dec 3, 2012 at 6:41 pm #1296698
I'd like to use a 2-3 liter Kirin or Asahi beer can to make an aluminum pot, but this is only feasible if I can roll the cut edge. I know that heating the edge with a propane flame will soften the aluminum and make it less prone to cracking, but I don't know how to proceed from there.
Can this be done without a custom-machined die? Does anyone have experience rolling the edges of cut-down Fosters or Heineken pots?
Any tips are appreciated.Dec 5, 2012 at 2:10 pm #1933365
George GeistBPL Member
@geistLocale: Smoky Mountains
Hi Colin,
No need to roll the edge, just get a Good Cook Safecut® Can Opener
and it will open the beer can leaving no sharp lip.
They can be found in many grocery stores for about $13, or Google it to order online.Dec 5, 2012 at 8:40 pm #1933474
George, thanks for the tip. I'm familiar with that method, actually. I don't want a 2-3 L pot, though. The japanese beer cans I'm referring to are gigantic, and I want to cut one down to obtain a roughly 4-5" wide 1-1.5 L pot. So, I need to do something to smooth and reinforce the cut edge. I just bought a couple of these cans on ebay:Dec 6, 2012 at 11:43 am #1933591
Jordo _99BPL Member
@jordo_99Locale: Nebraska
Edit, I couldn't find it…It was specifically referring how one can add ridges/waves in the can to strengthen it and not the lip though.Dec 6, 2012 at 3:28 pm #1933642
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@newtonLocale: Southeastern Texas
Click on "Jump To" and then on the 1 thru 10 numbered steps.
You can also click the right arrow on the "Jump To" button and see all 10 steps as you scroll down the page.
Party On,
NewtonDec 6, 2012 at 4:01 pm #1933667
Ozzy McKinneySpectator
@porcupinephobiaLocale: PNW
Nice link. I knew I would find a way to kill time over winter break!Dec 6, 2012 at 4:23 pm #1933676
Jon FongMember
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That technique works well with the "thick" walled aluminum bottles. I do not believe that it will work the same way with a "thin" beer can like the heineken can. I have seen somewhere where you might be able to do this by first annealing the edge that you want to fold over. Best Wishes – JonDec 7, 2012 at 10:37 am #1933831
John and Jon, thanks for the tips. I agree that the instructables method might not work with a thin walled beer can. In my experiments with soda cans, I found that the biggest problem is cracking of the edge when the can flexes. Maybe a cylindrical wooden block inside the can might help, by keeping it from flexing. The thin-walled cans just might not have enough material in the wall to stretch when rolling over the edge, though.
I also considered making a composite lip by putting a 3/8" wide strip of epoxy-saturated carbon fiber tape over the edge. It would be heavier than a rolled aluminum edge, I would guess. I would airbrush a thin layer of food-grade silicone sealant over it.Dec 7, 2012 at 3:53 pm #1933906
Even if we could roll the top edge the large diameter of the can is going to be a determining factor of how strong it turns out. I speculate it will be very flimsy. I think it would need quite a few ridge lines around the body of the stove such as the ones on a foster ridgeline pot.
Heating the aluminum is just going to weaken it.
Is that beer available in the USA?
Send me a can to experiment on or let me know when you see one on ebay.Dec 7, 2012 at 7:46 pm #1933953
Michael RayBPL Member
@topshotLocale: Midwest
See if you can find another can to make a ring.Dec 8, 2012 at 3:44 pm #1934139
If you decide to go the route as suggested by Michael Ray keep in mind what everyone at one time were concerned with. The Walmart grease pot had an inward rolled lip that would possibly grow some bacteria. There will be a lip on the inside of your can with that method.Dec 8, 2012 at 4:10 pm #1934143
Michael RayBPL Member
@topshotLocale: Midwest
Would that really be a concern when you're only boiling water? Each boiling cycle should kill off anything that may be present anyway I'd think.Dec 8, 2012 at 8:25 pm #1934199
It was just a reminder of the concerns about the walmart grease pot with the rolled inward lip. Overhanging lips collect stuff. Airborne bacteria are all around us. They like warmth, moisture and dark places.Dec 9, 2012 at 11:02 am #1934296
Ozzy McKinneySpectator
@porcupinephobiaLocale: PNW
an inward rolled lip? As in, toward the interior of the pot? Strange.
If you were just boiling water, I doubt a lip on the interior would grow much, due to a lack of medium. It's been a while since I took microbiology, but if any food got stuck on the interior you could definitely grow some undesirables. The food could act as a source of nutrition and as a protective barrier, and some types of gram-negative baddies can withstand boiling temps for up to ten minutes IIRC. When is the last time you boiled water for 10 minutes with an alcohol stove?
Anyway, thread drift.Dec 10, 2012 at 10:53 am #1934520
Kevin BeedenBPL Member
@captain_paranoiaLocale: UK
Whilst the water may not reach more than 100C, the upper part of a pan might, since, if the water doesn't come up to the brim to cool it, the hot gases flowing up the side of the pan can get it quite hot. I wouldn't like to guess how hot; an IR thermometer would be the best bet.
I seem to remember measuring the exhaust gases from a clone as being about 200C (using an electronic meat thermometer.Dec 10, 2012 at 8:46 pm #1934669
Here is the link Kevin see what you think of it:Jan 2, 2013 at 4:16 pm #1940307
John DonewarBPL Member
@newtonLocale: Southeastern Texas
Michael Ray suggested using another can as a source for a reinforcement ring in a Fosters type beer can pot.
Dan reminded us that there would be a chance of that method leaving a space for bacteria to grow and hide.
From a MYOG standpoint I would suggest using a food grade sealant applied to the ring and the inside edge of the can to "seal" out the little bugs from setting up housekeeping.
Mind you there could still be a "rough" edge where the ring ends and the sealant is at its thinnest.
FWIW Unless you are completely set up to add ridges to your can and are determined to install a MYOG reinforcing ring I think Dan has the best deal going on the Fosters type beer can pots.
As much as I like making my own gear, sometimes it just doesn't pay to tool up for a single item like a beer can cook pot.
I did soothe my MYOG ego a bit by adding my own SS wire bail to my Fosters pot that I got from Zelph's.
IMHO 1 Foster can, 1 aluminum lid, 2 plastic covers and 1 FREE Generic 1 cup capacity Ridged Flat bottom aluminum can for $17.00 + $3.00 shipping is well worth the money spent. It may also save some fingers from "sheet metal distress". ;-)
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Stanford was able to sit comfortably on its defensive backfield in recent years with a lineup of three-year starters in the stables. But the time has come for rearmament on The Farm, following last spring's graduation of Oshiomogho Atogwe, Stanley Wilson and Leigh Torrence - all three now in the NFL. This coming spring will bring the exit of T.J. Rushing, depleting the Cardinal of their third all-star cornerback in 12 months. Stanford's top three safeties will play their final fall season in 2006, but that is another story for another time. Right now, Walt Harris and his defensive coordinator Tom Hayes are bent on reloading some serious cornerback talent.
Cardinal fans can peruse the cornerback prospects list and wonder where the offers are to be found in this all-important effort. Only in recent days were we able to track down Oklahoma City (Okla.) Putnam City High School two-way athlete Bryan McCann, who has gone uncovered despite holding a Stanford offer for several months.
"I have offers from UAB, SMU, Northwestern and Stanford," McCann reveals. "Stanford offered toward the end of my junior year. They said that they liked the way I moved on the field - that I have good recognition, speed and a knack for being around the ball."
The 5'11" 175-pound performer is a demonstrated talent on the football field for both offense and defense. Last year he started as free safety and cornerback on the Pirates' defense, recording 44 tackles, three interceptions and one sack. McCann was a starting wide receiver on offense, with some snaps at running back mixed in, tallying 449 total yards on 28 touches with six touchdowns. On special teams he was a threat on both punt and kickoff returns, including one kick returned for a touchdown. He also blocked five field goals, on the heels of two he blocked as a sophomore.
McCann was named MVP of his team in 2004, though just a junior. The Pirates were 9-3 and advanced as far as the Class 6A state quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions Tulsa Union. This year Putnam City feels they can advance further, though they were slotted outside the preseason Top 10 in the state. The Pirates already pounded Putnam City West in their season opener, 28-6, though much of the next two months will be a prelude to their final two games of the regular season. Then they will face Sam Bradford and #2-ranked Putnam City North, as well as Laron Moore and #14-ranked Midwest City.
Though recognized as the best player on a strong football team, perhaps more eye-catching is McCann's exploits on the track. As a junior he ran a PR in the 100m dash of 10.33, while a few other times running in the 10.4's. That 10.33 was the third best time run last year in the state of Oklahoma, though McCann did not have his best stuff in the finals of the state championships, placing fifth. Nevertheless, this man has wheels.
"I have other skills, but I think my speed is pretty important," he offers.
While that type of speed in a 5'11" frame will make most fans think offense for McCann (he notched five receptions for 82 yards and two scores in last Friday's opener), this athlete has his eyes on playing defense in college.
"There is more emotion playing defense," McCann explains. "If you make a mistake but are going hard, you can still be in the play. On offense, there is more structure every down. On defense, you can play more on instinct and athleticism."
Already a strong athlete, McCann believes his play in the defensive backfield is elevated this year on the back of experience and understanding. "I watch film and notice a lot more," he notes. "I can spot tendencies better and have a better scout of what to do on a down and distance. I'm also more comfortable making the calls for our defense, changing coverages when I see certain things."
One reason there has been a low recruiting profile for Bryan McCann is his absence on the combine circuit this past spring. He only attended two camps during the summer, as well, at Oklahoma State and SMU. The Putnam City standout recorded a 4.43 in the 40 at the latter camp.
Though the in-state Cowboys and Sooners cannot escape his mind, McCann calls three programs outside the Oklahoma borders his current favorites.
"My top three are Northwestern, SMU and Stanford," he declares. "I'm looking for more of an academic school, where coming out with a degree means something."
Dallas is not a far drive from home, and Chicago is found in the same time zone. Among his trio of favorites, Stanford is certainly the most distant. That has burned the Cardinal before in recruiting the Sooner State. Could that be a factor again here?
"My parents aren't giving any pressure on distance," McCann replies. "This will be my decision, totally. It will be weird not having my parents see me play every week, but I think that's a reality of going off to school anyway."
"I don't want to go anywhere where I feel comfortable just for football reasons," he adds. "The overall environment will be important for me. I also want to play for a team of winners - a team that is really competitive."
As evidence that McCann is giving the Cardinal a hard look, he says that he has already filled out the personal information portion of the Stanford admissions application. He is currently writing his essays and is gathering teacher recommendations, with an estimated completion of the entire application by October 1. McCann carries a 3.75 weighted GPA (3.30 unweighted) and scored a 25 last October on the ACT.
"Stanford has a new coach. They're rebuilding. It's a fresh start for the program," he offers on the attraction of The Farm. "They're not in the middle of anything, so the coaches are likely to be there for a while. They of course have great academics, and the Pac-10 has good football. I would get to go against a lot of great players out there. The Pac-10 has some great passing teams."
While McCann is still open to schools who could offer him this fall, upon watching his senior year exploits, his early focus on three academic schools might suggest the sunset stages of his recruitment. To the contrary, he is cautiously and carefully approaching this weighty decision.
"I'm going to take my time. I'm in no rush. I have no deadline," he professes. "This is a big decision for my life, and I want to make sure I make the right decision."
With the Pirates likely to push into the latter part of 2005 with another playoff run, you can expect this recruitment to extend past the New Year. Indeed, McCann tells us that his first scheduled official visit will bring him to Stanford on January 13. Beyond his admissions status, that means there could be little movement in Bryan McCann's recruiting story for the next few months, but we will keep tabs on the cornerback offer recruit and bring you his latest as it develops.
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Self-tacking question
I have one of those European boats with a self tacking jib. It is a fractional rig with the working jib and the heavy air jib set up to sheet to a U shaped track. I also carry a large genoa which is tacked conventionally. As I sail the boat by myself for the most part, I absolutely love the self tacking jib. Being fractionally rigged and of good design, my boat sails quite fast in most conditions with working sails only. It is in fact often faster than simalar sized mast head sloops of the same general size which are flying genoas.
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Sounds wonderful and inspiring George. A can''t wait to have adventures such as that here in my bay. Don''t know about any racing, but what they hey, maybe someday as well.
- Gordon
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Gordon: FWIW we rigged a 150 genoa as a self-tacking jib. It was a windy day(18 to 20 knots) and we had the first reef in the main. We were short tack beating up a narrow channel against the tide and tacking the genny was wearing us out. (My wife and I are 75 and just past our prime.) We couldn''t motor because we were racing and placing well. The roller furling jib made it impractical to change jibs and without a jib the weather helm was too much. We rolled the jib to about 80% and with a separate line sheeted it to the mast. The foot was pulled straight to a position on the mast just high enough to allow a moderate twist in the leach. From then on both sails tended themselves and all we had to do was steer, point high and go fast. What a relief! Cheers, George
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I appreciate the info guys. If you do have a self-tacking (jib), is itstill possible to set it up to manual where you can set up the genoa or spinaker if youwish to?
- Gordon
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In tight quarters and short handed, self-tacking is a great asset, provided as Jeff pointed out, youre in no hurry to get anywhere. Once Im set and under way, I can sail around my home harbor and into every little cove and cranny with out ever having to touch a sheet line. You can do this too but I would suggest that if youre boat is not currently set up for a self-tending headsail, you forego it and sail under just a loose main when you need that added control. I doubt you would notice any great performance difference.
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To one degree or another most boats have self-tacking mainsails. In some conditions the traveller position needs to be adjusted after each tack, but by and large most mains will be fine with just tacking over.
On the other hand, jibs that lap the mast, shrouds or a stay, need to be tacked over. With most sloop sailplans, the normal sails that are used are a mainsail and a genoa of some size that will by definition lap the mast. So the first thing about a self, tacking rig is that it can''t have a jib that laps the mast. Typcially this means designing a boat with a larger mainsail and smaller jib than might otherwise be normal (most times these are also typically fractional rigs to allow the rig to be easily powered up and down but not always.)
There are several ways to make a jib self-tacking. Historically, the jib would be mounted on a boom and might have a traveler just like a mainsail. The Europeans seem to like self tacking jibs a bit more than Americans and they lean toward a transverse tack that the jib is sheeted to. (Look at the Hanse website to see what that looks like.)
The reality is that once you are willing to live with non-overlapping headsails, (or even minimally overlapping headsails), 110% or so it is gets very easy to tack a jib. (I can tack my 110% very easily single-handed without using a winch handle.) So I am not sure that a self-tacking headsail, with all of its clutter, cost and reduced efficiency really makes a lot of sense in most applications.
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I have read about some boats being self-tacking. And looked the definition up here on the sailnet to make sure it was what i thought. The definition gives me what i though. Now I am wondering has anyone had experience on a self-tacking vessel?
Or does anyone know first hand how this works and will to explain.
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Hi all, I'm looking to remodel my staircase. One thing I wanted to do is to is a "floating" look. I've attached 3 images, 2 of them is my existing staircase, and the other is the look I want to create. To do this, I'm hoping to remove the riser of the stairs and remove the drywall on the backside. Can this be done? Or this is much more complicated than it appears? Will this affect the structural integrity of the stairs? Thanks!
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I'm not a stair master---however--riser-less stairs are no longer allowed by code in the US and Canada
So tempered glass rises will be needed---or something to restrict the size to less than 4"
The insides of your risers will be 'utility grade' looking---raw plywood--glue runs--glue blocks and exposed screws---
Also exposed tread wedges might be unsightly---
A new staircase built for that treatment might be a better choice.
You have to find out what the structure of the existing stairs is -
meaning - bust into the under-side of the stairs.
Check with your local code enforcement authority - to see if open "risers"
will "fly".
In some places - you can't have open "risers".
Better find someone that knows "structure".
See what they say.
To put a set of stairs in there - many thousands!!
The carriages of those two stairs are totally different. This for sure is not a DIY project as it would be really involved, unless your skill level is pretty high, even then it is iffy. Even if code allowed the open risers which it won't. Chances are once the sheet rock is removed you will see the carriage or stringers will not be dressed and several different types of fasteners and bolts will be exposed that would have to be covered, not to mention the holes in the back of the treads where the riser is fastened as well as glue. The scotia mold will leave nail holes on the underside of the front part of the tread also.The front edge of the stringers will have to be dressed someway as well.
Another thing to think of is removing and replacing all of the treads as there will be a 3/4 inch gap behind each tread by the removal of the risers.
Chances are the stairs will be more bouncy once the risers are removed also. You will have to address the exposed edge of the skirts, and if the stairs are mortised in on the wall side, you will have to cover or fill the area where the risers are mortised into the stringer. Even if they aren't mortised in, the skirts will have to be modified and refinished. You will not be able to get that complete open look with the design of the existing stairs.
Not sure how it works in your area but here the bottom of the exposed stairs needs to be covered with 5/8 sheetrock to meet fire code.
You got a really, nice set of stairs (existing) -
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Do not proceed, this is far outside the task a DIY'er should consider taking on. In addition to the things already mentioned removing the risers will greatly effect the beam load capacity of the inside stringer. Esthetics aside you would need a structural engineer to sign off on it. My recommendation would be to contact a stair shop in your area. They could make the stair then bring it to your house as a completed stair. You would have a stair built correctly and the peace of mind knowing a structural engineer certified it.
Thanks for all the responses! I guess I'll stop dreaming about this then. It was something I thought of but was never able to find the answers. Now I got the answers, I'll remove this thought from my DYI brain. Thanks!
You're a 16th off over there, though!! :)
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NICE!! Stairs! Holy Moly!
Full disclosure, I didn't build those stairs but helped a fellow stairbuilder install the curved glass balustrade. If I remember the story right when the house was built the builder intended to install it himself and hired a local stair-parts company, now out of business, to make the stair. At some point it was felt, I think by the homeowner, that he wasn't up to it and hired my friend to finish it and he asked me to help.
Drilling 2" holes on that inside stringer was a real pain.
I should have said something in the first post. Funny thing I just got a set of blueprints a couple of days ago for a job so it looks like I'll be building a stair much like it, only in white oak in about 9 months.
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I was last out in Switzerland in February and got really lucky with the weather. This convinced me that the weather would be perfect again for another 2 weeks in December so I got a trip sorted. I was feeling pretty strong (for me) but had not really climbed much on rock for ages and had no idea how I was climbing. Strength and ability to dispatch are 2 very different things...
Day 1 – We stopped off in font for a day to break up the drive. Conditions were amazing and I went and finished off a couple of problems I had tried a few years ago. Ventricule Gauche 8a+ and Ventricule Droit 8a. Different sit starts into the same problem. I surprised myself by doing them in a couple of goes each. Good start to the trip – it's hard to climb hard in font as there is so much to wrong. I left for Switzerland feeling pretty keen for some hard boulders.
Day 2 – Bit of a drive
Day 3 – First day! It was cold and crisp and everything was dry, winner. I did Serre Moi Forte 8a+ and Vent Nous Portera 8a at Chironico and then went on Boogalagga 8b for a brief night session. I felt pretty worked but made good progress. I could do the top steadily and was getting closer and closer to sticking the crux - an annoying dead-point to a pocket. It's a funny move, you pull on all scrunched up in a ball then throw an arm hopefully towards the pocket and see how many fingers go in. I seemed to get the distance every time but never quite grab it. Oh well.
Day 4 – Rest day.
Day 6 – Felt like I had been wrestling. Rest day.
Day 7 – Back to Boogalagga 8b. Conditions down there were perfect but we only had a couple of hours before it got dark. Nalle was trying Big Paw (the sit start) so I got some useful beta off him, then after nearly doing it many times (too high, too far left, too fast, too slow etc..) I finally stuck the crux pocket move and rumbled to the top. Good boulder problem, but it's over a bit fast. I would love to get stuck into the sit start sometime but I left it for this trip as I had plenty of other stuff to do and I didn't want to spend my holiday sitting under one piece of rock.
Day 8 – Another rest day.
Day 9 – I wanted to try something easier and have a bit of a chilled day. I warmed up (a little bit) then pulled on Le Pilier 8a. From the ground it looked pretty simple and I thought I should try to flash it. Fortunately it was quite straight forward – if a little crimpy and I did, despite trying really hard to fall off the top. We went over to another area to have a look at Delusions of Grandure 8b. I had a quick go on this and the arête to the right, Kienfisch Klienfisch 8b and got the moves sorted but was too tired to link them so went home and ate a lot.
Day 11 – Went on teamwork. It's a pretty cool wall on small crimps. Normally the climbing in Switzerland involves decent sized holds that are weirdly hard to use. Teamwork 8a involves tiny crimps in a straight line. I did it in a few goes, fortunately as it punishes the skin, then we headed back to Delusions 8b and Keinfisch klienfisch 8b. I had a good sequence on both of these problems from the day before and managed to do them both in a couple of goes. Good day.
Day 12 – Rest
Day 13 – We headed up to Brione for the day. It's a beautiful place and the rock is some of the best I have ever climbed on. First port of call was Pamplemousse 8a. This is an old Dave Graham problem on some incredible swirly rock. After a couple of pull ups and some arm windmills I jumped on. I got through the crux but fell off when I tried to grab a hold I imagined I saw. Doh. 2nd go I knew where I was going and finished it off.
Next up was Amber 8b. This is a cool little problem with some meaty shoulder moves and some bad slopers. I quickly did all the moves then remembered what I had heard – it becomes hard when you try to link it. True that, it's quite long and although none of the moves are desperate they are all hard and it adds up. I got right to the end a few times but fluffed the last blind slap.
As usual in situations like this it's all about sitting back and having a long rest, even though all you want to do is jump on and finish it off. I sat back and cleaned the holds and let my hands cool down. After 10 minutes I got back on and busted it out. Good problem, good day, good end to the trip.
I am pretty keen to get back to Switzerland next year. Looking back at what I've written I think I should train some fitness. I never managed to climb more than 1 day on! Punter...
Ned Feehally is sponsored by Five Ten / Big Stone, Blurr, Beastmaker and Wild Country. Ned is also supported in competitions by The BMC.
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