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White elephant fire boat, missing big screens — Westport needs answers
To the editor:
To Richard Spirlet, Chairman, Westport Board of Selectmen ...
The Westport Taxpayers Association (WTA) has never attacked the Westport Fire Department or its staff. Our issue is and our questions are with the management and the fiscal responsibility of the department. Why is it okay for a department head with the third largest budget in town to mislead the people that fund it? How has the fire department handled "water related emergencies throughout the year including the winter months" prior to Marine 1?
At the press conference convened just prior to the April, 2011 Town Election, Brian Legendre stated that Marine 1 was "funded through donations, grants, fundraising, and hazmat funding". Remember, facts are stubborn things. Vouchers #'s 92996, 93254 and 93409 document the fact that $5,327 had been spent from the Fire Department's general expense account when Mr. Legendre told the taxpayers that no taxpayer money had been spent on the boat. Then, just days before the end of the FY2012, Mr. Legendre spent an additional $7,433.66 from the department operating budget on the boat, a total of $12,760.66.
Mr. Legendre has misrepresented to Westport taxpayers that no money from the department's operating budget had been spent on the fire boat. Furthermore, if any of the selectmen had acted responsibly and checked with the town's harbormaster, they would have learned that, notwithstanding Mr. Legendre's assertion to the contrary, the harbormaster's vessel is on call and available year-round. The selectmen should have informed the taxpayers by asking Mr. Legendre to elaborate on the statement that the Fire Department "… now (emphasis supplied) factors the boat into the operating budget because it officially went into service this year, although it is not currently mission-capable …"
The Westport Fire Department, based on information from public records, has currently invested more than $35,320 and years of work on what has become a white elephant with "vanity plates" at a time when the town is in financial distress and has many other critical needs that are not being addressed.
Mr. Legendre has mismanaged the department's budget, wasted the taxpayers' money, and misled the taxpayer in the process. He has not persuasively explained why the town needs Marine 1, what the mission of Marine 1 is, why that mission cannot be accomplished with existing resources, or why he shuffled departmental funds to pay for refurbishing the boat; funds, for example, that, had they been properly managed, could have staffed the north end ambulance service to avoid service interruption, additional staffing costs, and spare the taxpayers from Mr. Legendre's alarmist rhetoric. The selectmen should ask Mr. Legendre how much more from the operating budget will be spent on Marine 1 before it is "mission-capable" and whether the boat will be outfitted with one of the innumerable flat screen TVs that adorn the Taj Majal (aka the "Taj")?
The WTA is also alarmed by the fact that, during a public tour of the Taj on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, we could only account for 11 of the 14 big flat-screen TVs that were purchased with 20-year bond money. Just as with a home mortgage, these borrowed funds (principal, interest and a Community Preservation Act surcharge on principal and interest), must all be repaid over the life of the bond. WTA also wonders where the three unaccounted-for TVs are currently located as they too are being paid for using 20-year bond money.
Chairman Spirlet, you, together with all of the other members of the Board of Selectmen and the entire Westport Finance Committee, have clearly displayed and continue to display an allergy to sunlight and accountability. Your continued response or lack of response to mismanagement and waste of the taxpayers' dollars has resulted in a climate of coverup.
One need only point to the status of the Highway Department forensic audit, the Fire Station building audit, the East Beach road repair, the Building Inspector's unprecedented number of extensions for him to become certified, the new south end fire department's jet ski, the "new" 30-year-old fire truck, the new Fire Department cars, the parking ticket fixing policy in the BOS office, the total amount of money and extra appropriations and transfers needed to pay last year's legal bills, the status of your "constituent services" program and countless other problems in order to confirm your allergy to accountability and the reason why Westport's taxpayers are suffering.
Chairman Spirlet, in the short time you have left in office, lead us in the cleanup of our town government, restore accountability and stop the coverups. Give the taxpayers a break.
Tim Field
President, Westport Taxpayers Association
sounds liike ol timmy has an axe to grind.
Oh, MRA! You are so very sharp! Yes, "ol" or do you mean old? Timmy does have an axe to grind, with the elected officials of this Town who are supposed to represent all of the people of this Town, continuously ignoring the taxpayers' concerns. As good old Timmy points out, the Department heads are allowed to run willy nilly, spend and spend with NO questions asked by the Finance Committee or the BOS. But when a Town Resident asks a question it gets brushed under the table. When the ambulance is unmanned and signs are erected to alert the taxpayers as such, no explanation is given or justified. Just "vote yes for more money for our department or else you will be in danger" messages are given. Disgraceful, our children are in PCB and asbestos laden buildings all day, with no plan for a fix, while the firemen are enjoying their 6 burner stove, $300 toaster, fluffy leather recliner chairs, $6,000 treadmill, 42" plasma TV's in
Every room.. .etc.


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Hunter S. Thompson's Face on the US $100 Bill
Before Hunter S. Thompson died in 2005, the eccentric author and father of gonzo journalism could never have imagined his face would end up adorning the United States $100 bill.
That's because it never will, of course. Thompson was a wildly erratic, unpredictable and often extremely inappropriate individual who refused to bow to convention and was known for being found at the center of many a controversy.
But that doesn't mean we can't imagine. With the Bank of England's recent announcement that 2017 will see Jane Austen's face gracing their £10 note, we couldn't help thinking of what other authors we'd love to see staring up at us from our wallets. Thompson was just one design we dreamed up – have a look at our selection of authors on money.

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A Terrible Idea for RPGs, which is actually a Great Idea – free to use character portraits
It sounds a bit confusing but A Terrible Idea actually has a great idea! 60 "Terrible Character Portraits" which, once created, would be released under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License and be free to use by anyone! Folks looking for a good character sheet portrait. Newly minted game designers *cough* – anyone would be able to use these character portraits.
They're looking to raise $750 to fund this project. It think this would be a fantastic thing to have for the community, with a low cost of entry when spread out over multiple folks backing the project. More in their own words:
That means that anyone could take the character portraits and use them in stories, RPGs, NPC writeups, adventures, collages or larger works, provided they provided proper attribution for the portraits.
Each portrait will be hand-drawn by Jeff Preston (see his work here). The final images will be about 2″ x 2 1/2″ square, give or take. They will be scanned at 300dpi and made available for easy download. The portraits will essentially be headshots, geared toward system and period agnostic pieces to allow for maximum flexibility.
Please Note : The vast majority of the money goes directly to the artist, Jeff Preston, to properly compensate him for his work. After related fees, I will retain a small amount (< $75.00) to cover my own time and expenses on the project (writing, mailing, etc).
Should we raise more money than needed, the extra money will be used to add additional portraits to the project.
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|Edna Veith
1903 - 1994
Edna Veith was one of my grandfather's sisters. She and her twin brother, Edwin, were the youngest of five children and Edna is the only child who never married. She was born on 20 August 1903 in Hollisterville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania to Gottlieb Veith and Hannah Zeiler, and died 22 February 1994 in Atlanta, Georgia. She had moved from her parents' farm in northeastern Pennsylvania by 1920 and lived with her sister and brother-in-law, Carrie and Charles Heffner in Hoboken, New Jersey. At some point, she and her sister, Esther Veith Foster, shared an apartment at 7 East 86th Street in New York City before they both retired and moved near their nephew Art Foster and his family in Georgia.
VEITH, Miss Edna, 90, Avondale Estates, Georgia, died Tuesday, February 22 at the Budd Terrace Nursing Home, Atlanta, Georgia.
Born in Hollisterville, daughter of the late Gottlieb and Hannah Zeiler Veith, she was the last surviving member of her family. A graduate of Wyoming Seminary, she was an executive secretary in the banking business in New York City before retiring in 1964 to Atlanta, Georgia.
Surviving are two nephews, Harold Veith, Jr., Lake Wylie, S.C., and Arthur D. Foster, Duluth, Ga.; a niece, Mrs Warren Grant, Little Falls, NJ; grand nieces and nephews, including Mrs. David Dulay and James Foster, both of Honesdale; several great-grandnieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Veith Sr; two sisters, Carrie Veith Heffner and Ester Veith Foster, twin brother, Edwin Veith; also a nephew, Burton W. Foster.


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Lance Thompson
Lance Thompson arrived in Knoxville three years ago the owner of a championship pedigree. That mentality is building a foundation in the Tennessee defense and already paying dividends.
Thompson coached the UT linebackers during his first two seasons in Knoxville, guiding Nick Reveiz to a team-high 108 tackles last year. Reveiz also was a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy, presented to a former walk-on having the biggest impact on his team.
But now Thompson is returning to the defensive line, one of the many positions he had handled throughout his successful coaching tenure.
Thompson, a Riverdale, Ga., native, helped mold national title-winners at Georgia Tech and LSU, and spent his two seasons before UT rejuvenating Alabama's fortunes toward the SEC elite as outside linebackers coach and recruiting specialist. All told, Thompson has been a member of two SEC championship coaching staffs, two ACC championship staffs and one Conference USA divisional winner.
Thompson, 47, owns two separate coaching stints alongside Nick Saban, having originally worked for Saban and alongside Derek Dooley at LSU for the 2002-03 seasons before rejoining Saban at Alabama in 2007. Thompson served LSU as the assistant head coach in charge of recruiting and tight ends during their national championship season in 2003.
After his LSU tenure, Thompson spent three years as defensive coordinator at Central Florida. He previously served as Alabama's defensive line coach in 1999-2000.
Prior to his first two-year stint at Alabama, Thompson was a part of the Georgia Tech staff for 11 years. During his stay with the Yellow Jackets, Thompson was defensive line coach in 1998; defensive ends coach in 1996 and 1997 and tight ends coach in 1995. Thompson served as Georgia Tech's recruiting coordinator from 1995-98 and then again in 2001. Prior to serving as an on-field coach for the Yellow Jackets, Thompson held the position of Director of Football Operations at Georgia Tech from 1992-94.
Thompson got his start in coaching in 1988, serving as a graduate assistant for two years at Georgia Tech, followed by two more years as a volunteer assistant in 1990 and 1991.
Thompson was a four-year letterman at The Citadel, where he earned his bachelor's degree in education and mathematics in 1987.
He is the father of three daughters: Allie, Christina and Lane.


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Dog Days of August
Hey, Georgetowners! To liven up these hot, "dog days," we're taking time to give a hats-off and a good belly rub to man's best friend, who sticks with us in any weather. Send us pictures of of your pooch along with names (theirs and yours) and your contact information to email@example.com and one lucky doggy will be featured as the face of our "Dog Days of August" issue. The rest will be included online in our "Dog Days of August" photo album alongside our article highlighting the best outings for you and your dog in D.C.


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CPAWS Canned Food Drive A Success
Dec. 29, 2010
By Jeff Gentil
In these trying times, many families are in need and struggle to put food on the table year round. Due to the efforts of UC Life Skills Coordinator Shintara Carpenter, there will be fewer families with that problem this winter. Partnering with CPAWS (Committee to Promote Athlete Welfare and Success), Carpenter led the charge to collect as many cans of food to donate to the Free Store Food Bank as possible.
In the inaugural Bearcats Battle of the Cans campaign, 1,893 cans were collected campus-wide with the women's golf team leading the way with 336 cans. This year's drive began November 12 and ran through December 10.
"The athletes of our community service group, CPAWS, did the canned food drive as their November service," Carpenter said. "They challenged the department to see who could give the most."
Everyone on the UC campus was encouraged to donate as much as they could. Boxes were strategically placed in every locker room and office. They even could have been given directly to Carpenter in her office.
Unlike some drives that accept cash donations, this one was strictly non-perishable food items to help some of our friends and neighbors. In 2009, 43.6 million people - nearly 15 percent of the total population - were in poverty. A total of 5.6 million households visited a food pantry like the Free Store Food Bank one or more times. The numbers are staggering and sobering.
The urgency to help out in any way possible was the purpose behind UC's efforts this year.
"It's indescribable how giving to those in need makes you feel," Carpenter said. "It was my driving force when I would be exhausted from carrying heavy boxes and spending hours counting and keeping track of everything. Thinking about the end result made it all worth it."
While the Bearcat Battle of the Cans is over for this season, Carpenter is already thinking about next year's drive with the hopes of collecting even more with the increased awareness around campus.
"There was in-house competitive campaign going on to drum up more support," she said. "Next year we will do more, of course, having this year under our belt."
If you would like to contribute, it's very easy. Go to www.freestorefoodbank.org and click on "donate today" and follow the simple instructions. Unlike the Bearcats Battle of the Cans, you can give a cash donation. Or if you would prefer, you can donate your time by being a volunteer.


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Blues Musician. A pioneer "urban blues" guitarist, he did his best known work with pianist-singer
Leroy Carr
. Together they created a sound that helped define the genre until the early 1950s. As a soloist he recorded "Kokomo Blues" (1928), which
Robert Johnson
later adapted into the standard "Sweet Home Chicago". Francis Hillman Blackwell was born in Syracuse, South Carolina, of part Cherokee descent, and was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. A self-taught musician, he built his first guitar out of a cigar box. His grandmother nicknamed him "Scrapper" for his combative temperament. In the mid-1920s he did time for bootlegging (an experience he would recall in his original song "Penal Farm Blues") and occasionally played guitar in juke joints; by 1928 he had teamed up with Carr, who had a similar background. Their debut single for Vocalion Records, the historic "How Long How Long Blues" (1928), was the year's number one blues hit and made the Carr-Blackwell duo nationally famous. The spotlight naturally fell on the tall, engaging Carr, but Blackwell held his own as a performer. He instinctively conquered the problems of sound balance between guitar and piano, weaving around Carr's contributions with great Piedmont-style picking and good whiffs of jazz. Carr helped by leaning on his bass notes, allowing Blackwell to "sing" with his treble strings. They were among the very few blues artists to prosper during the Depression, touring extensively and recording 114 sides for Vocalion and other labels, including such classics as "Blues Before Sunrise", "When the Sun Goes Down", "Mean Mistreater Mama", "Prison Bound Blues", and "Hurry Down Blues". Fruitful as it was, the partnership was never easy. Blackwell resented being thought of as Carr's sideman and frequently fought over money and songwriting credits. From time to time he went off to record solo or do session work with Georgia Tom Dorsey and Black Bottom McPhail. In February 1935 he stormed out of what would be the duo's final recording session; Carr died two months later, leaving Blackwell devastated. After recording a heartfelt tribute song for Carr ("My Old Pal Blues", 1935) he gave up music for over 20 years, choosing the anonymity of a job in an asphalt factory. The first great blues revival of the late 1950s gradually coaxed him back into performing. He cut a series of tracks for private collectors and released a full-fledged LP, "Mr. Scrapper's Blues", in 1962. Blackwell had little time to enjoy its success. That October he was fatally shot in an alley outside his Indianapolis apartment; sources differ as to whether it was during a mugging or a brawl. The murder remains unsolved. His death came just as a new generation of blues and folk performers began to recognize his accomplishments. Among his fans was Bob Dylan, who observed, "There is a strong line in all our music that can be traced back directly to Scrapper Blackwell. He was a truly great musician who did deserve more than was ever given him".
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Presque chaque le corps aujourd'hui une trompe que vous perdre 5 kilos mangez fait que les craquements il sera très tissu musculaire qui et décent pour perdre trop de du poids les résultats, pendant une longue la santé.
Over the weekend, the Engage team descended on Austin for SXSW Interactive. This is my fifth year going — the first was 2007, the famous SXSW where Twitter got started (and where I signed up). I've come to think of it as my version of a Bill Gates Think Week — an opportunity to recharge and collect inspiration from some of the smartest minds on the planet.
This year, there were four talks I found particularly captivating. And based on all the stuff I physically wasn't able to attend because the conference has gotten so massive, I'm barely scratching the surface. (In other words, it's going to be a busy spring and summer listening to all the podcasts…)
Tony Schwartz — The 90 Minute Solution: Live Like a Sprinter
The focus of our all our attention is managing our work — cramming more and more of it into the finite number of hours in a day. But what we actually should be doing is managing our energy. We are very good at expending energy, but terrible at building it up. Schwartz uses a metaphor from biology to describe this: humans are meant to pulse — oscillating from high peaks to moments of rest in an inexorable cycle. We are not meant to act like computers, running at high speeds continuously and multitasking.
Studies have been conducted of concert violinists. And surprisingly, the most successful ones aren't the ones who stayed on stage practicing the longest. The highest performers limited their practice sessions and practiced no more than 90 minutes at a time, three times a day, usually in the mornings when their energy was at its peak. They also rested between practice sessions, and slept nearly 9 hours a night. The top performers always slept more than the next most successful group down the line. The world's top performers get on average 14 more hours of sleep in a week than the average person. From this, Schwartz lays out a startling fact — the hard limit on meaningful activity in a given day is 4.5 hours, and the most effective way of planning your day is to schedule three ninety minute intervals of hard work — and no more.
Rest is just as important to success than the hours you spend "in the zone" working. In fact, how well we work is dictated in part by how well we rest. Take elite tennis players. The top performers were found to be able to control their resting heart rate between points by one less beat per second. Given two players with the same talents, the one who is able to rest and recharge more effectively will always have the advantage.
Schwartz's talk was so good I immediately bought his book The Way We're Working Isn't Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance on the Kindle as I was sitting in the audience. Below is an hour-long talk he gave at Google on the same subject and the Ogilvy Notes of his presentation.
Phil Libin — Love Can Pay the Bills
I love Evernote, and with proliferation of different Apple devices for different contexts in our lives, this handy note-taking software that auto-syncs between all your different devices has come in especially handy lately. Phil Libin is Evernote's CEO, but instead of focusing his talk on his (awesome) product, he broke into multiple levels of data geekery to give us an inside peek at the freemium revenue model.
For most people, Evernote is free. Rather than crippling the free product as many companies do, Libin decided to make it something any user would be satisfied with. He wants people to be happy with it. The longer you use it, the more you love it. The more you'll love it, the more you'll pay for its advanced features.
To justify VC funding in a lousy economy for a product that 90%+ of people used for free, Libin dug deep into the numbers. He was one of the first people in the Valley to make use of "cohort analysis" — which he terms the new pivot. He'd track usage for a given group of people — e.g. Evernote users who signed up in March 2008 — and found that even as people used it less, they would generate progressively more revenue over time by signing up for the premium version. Now, in 2011, revenue from March 2008 users is at its peak; three years later, they haven't lost interest. Among Evernote's earliest users, a stunning 23% use the premium edition. Libin used the data to secure more funding, and the investment is paying off.
The shot I snapped below dramatically visualizes the composition of users over time from each of these monthly cohorts. These are clearly Excel default charts, but that doesn't make the analysis any less cool. It's not often you come across someone who can tell you exactly what the numbers mean and present them in such an engaging manner.
There's no video I could find online of a similar presentation given by Libin, but this TechCrunch post from last year summarizes his findings.
Tim Ferriss — The Four Hour Body
I'm a huge fan of the self-assurred Ferriss's first book, The Four Hour Work Week, a guide to living a Pareto-optimized life that has a lot in common with Tony Schwartz's analysis when you think about it. I had shied away from Ferriss's newest work on extreme physical performance since some of the examples — massive steroid injections — didn't seem all that appetizing. As I tweeted during the talk, it's a miracle that I work out at all. Super-optimizing those workouts is not that high on my agenda.
I was pleasantly surprised that Ferriss shied away from his book's creepier anecdotes to give some practical advice. The key to making good habits stick is repetition — and in his words, rigging the game so that you win. Nike+ found that the tipping point was five workouts before someone became a committed runner. You are dramatically more likely to quit before five workouts than you are after five. It doesn't matter how intense those five workouts are — only that you get in the five. Ferriss suggests shortening each session to half an hour rather than an hour to make crossing this threshold easier.
Obsessive self-tracking is a theme that recurs often in Ferriss' work. (It also underlies Schwartzian analysis — only when you are truly self-aware of the energy you currently possess can you truly harness it.) The thing Ferriss has found in talking to high achievers is that they tinker and keep good records. They do not accept the limitations placed in front of them. Objective measures of performance are important, because what gets measured gets managed. If you're trying to lose weight, ditch the food diary and instead snap a photo of the food in front of you with your iPhone. Use fear, shame, and embarrassment to your advantage!
Here is an Authors at Google talk Ferriss gave earlier this year as well as the Ogilvy Notes from Ferriss' presentation:
Matt Lira and Aneesh Chopra — Data Driven Government
This was the year that open government made its first huge splash at SXSW. A dozen or more panels were devoted to the topic of civic involvement online — including a talk by our very own Mindy Finn on the tech you see and the tech you don't in political campaigns.
One of the most enjoyable panels for me was a townhall-style conversation between our friend Matt Lira of Majority Leader Eric Cantor's office and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, moderated by DCI Digital's Julie Germany. Also joining in the conversation with the legendary Tim O'Reilly.
It's clear that technology is playing more and more of a role in connecting government to its citizens. Much has been written about the role of the Internet in political campaigns — especially when the topic is raising money or gathering fans or followers. Much less has been said about how it can actually help us govern better — and that's the key question, according to Lira.
The Administration has done some interesting things to open up access to data and let outside developers in. He told the story of FederalRegister.gov, in which all Federal regulations were made available as an XML feed. "Three guys," Chopra said, were looking for a challenge, and set out to tackle the most complex data set they could find. What they settled on was an open feed of Federal regulations (telling in itself). They built a site, and before they knew it, the Archivist of the United States was on the phone asking if they'd turn it into the new FederalRegister.gov, which is actually a cool site. Chopra further said that a big assumption behind his efforts is that knowledge is widely distributed — a belief he attributes to President Obama — and they're constantly asking how government can tap into the expertise of ordinary Americans to solve problems?
O'Reilly himself put his finger on a big issue: Congress can be transparent, but who is going to read 2,600 page bills in 3 days? Can't we impose a 25 page limit on legislation — the National Highway Act was something like this length. Lira says that the new majority is actually making bills shorter. And O'Reilly asks, what about 25 page regulations? Not if the lawyers have anything to do with it, says Chopra. Fine, O'Reilly responds to applause, let's just get rid of the lawyers.
Having had a good look at the Federal IT infrastructure from the time when I briefly served in the Bush Administration, I asked Chopra whether things like transparency and apps contests — which mostly occur on the outside — is masking the real issue, which is making the bureaucracy faster, more effective, and more responsive to average citizens? How do we bring the culture of rapid, iterative development we hear so much of at SXSW inside of government? Chopra says that the bureaucracy is now empowered to award contracts through other means — such as contests and challenges that ask people to perform the work upfront. This is a step in the right direction, but I'm doubtful that the truly huge Federal IT projects subject to the largest cost overruns would be awarded this way.
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'Handling the basketball and getting a good shot every possession,' Davidson's head coach said of the keys to beating the Louisville Cardinals in the first round of the NCAA mens March Madness Tournament on Thursday.
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The Wildcats come into the tournament having won 15 of their last 18 games. But the small-conference school has been through its share of tests this season. They beat No. 2 seeded Kansas on the road in December and played close games with both Duke and Vanderbilt.
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On Wednesday, the Wildcats had a 40-minute practice session at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. This evening they'll hold another practice at a local high school. On Thursday, tip-off with Louisville is at 10:40 a.m. on TBS.


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Aug 31, 2013 at 12:31 am #1307146
I know that phrase has somehow become contentious, but whatever. I think of fastpacking as lightweight multiday trips with a significant amount of running. Anyone own anything they're happy with, or have any good leads? I'm basically just looking for a pack thats genuinely fun to run in (low volume, low bounce, I like vest style) and that will hold a super basic stoveless overnight kit.Aug 31, 2013 at 8:05 am #2020422
Ken T.BPL Member
@hereAug 31, 2013 at 12:04 pm #2020470
Hiking MaltoBPL Member
I would disagree with your definition of a fast pack. I doubt many run significant miles. However having said that….. I have used an MLD Burn for my fast packing (either definition) and have been very happy with it. I have done several ultra distance trail runs including the R2R2R trip with my fellow BPLers. The aspect of the Burn that I like is the narrow width. It gets the pack volume along your midline of your back and doesn't interfere with running or fast walking. I also added four bottle pouches on the hip belt for easy access to Food, water and Malto.Aug 31, 2013 at 3:42 pm #2020526
I think what would fit you bill would be a Mountain Hardware Rocket Vest.
20 liters.
I think this is too big to use as a vest and too much weight for the lack of cushioning the vest has.
I have so many packs for fastpacking but still need a narrow long 1200ci pack that is long enough to transfer weight to the hips.
All the packs have straps that only go around at waist level.
A long narrow pack would stay out of the way and be able to hold more weight (if needed).
I think the best pack would be an Ultraspire Fastpack that was extended to reach your hips.
I love the side bottle concept on running vests.Sep 1, 2013 at 12:09 am #2020603
Thanks guys. I've owned a burn, and for the same reasons you mentioned, its probably the most comfortable traditional style pack I've run in. I still had to use the 'late for the bus' technique, tensioning the should straps with my thumbs to minimize bouncing. This actually works half decent, but I'd hate to take a spill like this.
The rocket vest looked promising. I use and like there fluid 6 vest a lot. I tried on the rocket and it was too short and thick for that capacity, and for my torso. I'll probably just wait to see whats on the horizon, and focus on longer day runs in the meanwhile.
Anyone have experience with the innov8 packs?Sep 1, 2013 at 12:15 am #2020604
I'm more interested in finding this pack than defining a term, but here's my take on it. It makes more sense as description for multi-day runs, because it refers to a different type of activity, whereas hiking a ton of miles fast is a lot like backpacking, just more so. Difference in kind vs. difference in degree etc.Sep 1, 2013 at 8:18 am #2020641
Patrick MatteBPL Member
@jpmatteLocale: N. Georgia
Ultimate direction: PB adventure vest. With the thoughtful selection process you can fill it up with a luxurious UL kit.Sep 1, 2013 at 8:31 am #2020644
Hiking MaltoBPL Member
The only reason that the definition becomes important is in the requirements of the pack. (Do you approach the problem from a BPing or running standpoint.) If this is multiday then you essentially have a somewhat stripped down "thru hiking" setup. I suspect that this volume will be too large for a vest style pack and generally too small for most traditional packs. In a low volume setup I generally tie together the back panel at the top and middle, in essense convert the Burn into a fanny pack with a bit of space in the upper part of the body. This puts most of the weight at the bottom and helps minimize the bounce. Also, the hip belt pouches move more weight off the pack further reducing the bounce severity. keeping the hip belt pouches from bouncing required three iterations to get right.Sep 1, 2013 at 9:12 am #2020655
You can do multi days in a 1500 ci pack.
I've done the JMT with a 1200 ci pack but 1500-1800 works much better.
That weight in a small pack felt like a brick.
The question is, do you want vest type without a waist belt or not?
For an overnight (to me) a vest is fine.
After the weight starts adding up it's just too much direct weight on my shoulders.
I am just going to modify my ULA pack, making the circumference smaller, take the mesh off and add a better side bottle holder on it.
This will make it around 1500 ci and fit a lot of what I want in a fastpack.Sep 2, 2013 at 2:42 am #2020867
"The only reason that the definition becomes important is in the requirements of the pack."
Well put, Malto.
"Ultimate direction: PB adventure vest. With the thoughtful selection process you can fill it up with a luxurious UL kit."
The words of a true minimalist :) I tried loading my overnight kit into the adventure vest, but wasn't crazy about how it carried with full food. Probably related to the problems with load density that you were mentioning, Aaron. Since the vests are meant to fit like clothing, getting everything cinched right is especially important and I don't think I found it with the PB.
Its nice to run this question by a crowd thats clearly tinkered and thought over the details. This style of travel definitely has pretty specific gear requirements. I'm excited for the new trip potential that it opens up, but I also need to ramp up my running gradually, and listen to my body.
Sort of a tangent, but part of what inspired me to look into fastpacking again was researching Brett Maune's classic JMT record (yes classic.) So awe inspiring that a determined hiker could come out of the woodwork, blow away all previous times and set a record barely 90 minuetes slower than the recent supported time by two TNF pro studs. Its almost offensive that there was little mention of Maune or his stout FKT in their TR. Its lame that apparently you need to have a strava account, sponsors, wear compression socks and bright cloths to have real credibility in the ultra community (a couple side notes: compression socks do work, & ultra-running is genuinely bad-a.) Anyway, point being: Brett Maune is the man.Sep 2, 2013 at 3:33 pm #2021032
It feels to me like Mike & Hal didn't take the JMT all that seriously. And, though they did get the record (barely!), they kind of got spanked in the process. They apparently didn't talk to Brett or anyone else who had experience that might be beneficial to them. As a consequence, they made many of the same mistakes that the earlier runners made. These should have been avoidable. They are great athletes, no doubt, and that alone made the difference in success or failure on the FKT. They could have done much better, I think.
Brett also didn't pay too much attention to what previous people had done, but this was entirely intentional. He wanted to not be influenced by whatever "conventional wisdom" had emerged on how to do this. As a consequence, in my opinion, he made some great choices and some poor choices. One example of a poor choice: the starting weight of Brett's pack was 26 lbs! My guess is that Brett could be one of the top ultra athletes in the country if he didn't have a full time job and a family!Sep 2, 2013 at 6:43 pm #2021108
I know Brett pretty well and chat with him regularly.
He was actually 1 1/2 hours ahead of Hal and Mike from Muir Pass To Reds Meadow.
He was probably even with them at Reds, but they stopped.
Once Hal and Mike got some sleep at Reds, they made up the time by the top of Donahue and made up another 1 1/2 by the end.
Brett had a really hard last day due to the heavy pack weight and pace.
Don't take too much from what Hal and Mike did.
Considering all the problems they still did it and killed it.
Just not by much and from a guy who started with 27 pounds on his back.
No matter, it's quite remarkable.
I would just put Brett's record on a higher level.
I tried breaking Brett's record going supported but had problems from the start and had to stop after day 1.
I noticed it wasn't very hard to keep up with Brett's pace, but every time I took 2 minutes to take a quick food or water break or get in my pack, I would be another 2 minutes back.
That man never takes a break.
He is relentless forward motion at it's best.
I was at Barkley when he broke the record and you just had to shake your head at that mans' abilities.
His heart rate is always crazy high during his runs and he sweats a crazy amount.
Like so close to red line, and he maintains it the entire time???Sep 2, 2013 at 7:55 pm #2021146
I certainly don't mean to belittle what Hal & Mike did. They were, after all, nearly 10 hours faster than me!Sep 2, 2013 at 11:20 pm #2021219
Yeah, I'm impressed by all of those feats. I think I just get a kick out of Maune's outsider status and how naiive he was going in, not to mention the 26 lb pack.
I love the feeling of freedom and mobility I when out on a ridge run with a minimal waist pack or vest. I just wanna get as close as possible to that sort of experience but over longer distances and mulitiple days, with the all important element of sleep. With gear as good, and light as it is these days, its more possible than ever. Only thing missing is a little fitness and that 'good fastpack' (for long torso's).Sep 3, 2013 at 9:33 am #2021308
Sara MarchettiBPL Member
I have the 2012 Ultraspire Fastpack, which ran pretty well in sub-10lb weights (I'm sure it would run comfortably up to 15). I personally feel that it is over-engineered and weighs far too much. The stock bottles feel twice the weight of my Amphipod hand helds. I'd like to see them go the direction of UD and incorporate lighter materials in their packs. I loved my UD Wasp but this was a day pack at best. I might have to try out the PB Adventure.Sep 3, 2013 at 12:57 pm #2021367
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@robertm2sLocale: Lake Tahoe
Re: "Only thing missing is a little fitness and that 'good fastpack' (for long torsos)…" Have any of you fastpackers checked out the Zpacks Arc Slim? "It is a smaller, slimmed down version of the Arc Blast designed for short, fast hikes while still providing a comfortable carry via our Patent Pending Flexed Arc frame system. It has an updated frame and waterproof taped seams like the normal Arc Blast. 35 Liters / 2,100 ci – 12.8 ounces (363 grams), $230Sep 3, 2013 at 1:57 pm #2021392
David ChenaultSpectator
@davecLocale: The West Slope
Keep in mind the Meghan has a very short torso.Sep 3, 2013 at 3:31 pm #2021417
Sara MarchettiBPL Member
I'm a little leery of using a UL pack for fastpacking as the contents tend to slosh around too much while running. I have not found any non-vest style fastpack that I have personally enjoyed running with. That is what intrigues me about the Ultimate Direction Adventure. It is a vest that surrounds a cuben fiber pack. Pretty interesting! Only testing will tell.Sep 3, 2013 at 4:30 pm #2021438
Well, I'm very interested in anyone's feedback on use of the UD Adventure Vest (PB) for fastpacking. What do you like? What do you not like? What do you want to see in the ultimate fastpack? Thanks!Sep 3, 2013 at 6:42 pm #2021508
That's an easy one, for me anyways.
1. Light yet rigid enough so it doesn't sag (like most packs do without any type of frame).
2. Enough and comfortable padding able to carry 15 pounds.
3. Long enough to fit and be able to transfer weight to the hips (so it needs a real hip belt as well).
4. Side bottle (like Salomon and Ultraspire have done).
Of course this is a weekender pack which if you ask me is a perfect size for a larger fast-pack.
There are 100's of smaller packs that can fit the needs of an overnight running pack, but not a single one that fills the need of all the above.
The Ultraspire Fast-pack is the closest thing but only fills 2 of my 4 on the list (#1 & 4).
What it doesn't do well are the other 2.
So now you are left using a frameless pack that isn't what you want, or a small pack that doesn't carry the weight all that well and all of it is on your shoulders.
Both of these options don't work for weekend fastpacking.
Although my #4 is more of a personal item that I like but others may not, there is still not a single pack out there that even comes close to meeting the other 3.
What's funny is there are so many people that seem to be looking for a fastpack like this.Sep 3, 2013 at 6:52 pm #2021513
For me to make my perfect fastpack that I would want, I would have to.
Find a way to lengthen my old Salomon adventure racing pack (Raid Race 200) and strip the side bottles off my Salomon and put it on my Raid.
I am tempted, but my Raid has been through hell.Sep 3, 2013 at 6:52 pm #2021514
ROBERT TANGENSpectator
@robertm2sLocale: Lake Tahoe
The following photo of the adventure shows it coming many inches short of the hips. http://www.ultimatedirection.com/images/Product/medium/599_4_.jpg
Aaron said his injuries don't permit putting all of the weight on his shoulders. Also, his area of interest is the JMT, so he would be doing more hiking than running. Therefore, maybe the Arc Slim would spare his shoulders?Sep 3, 2013 at 8:23 pm #2021550
Sounds good but it's a 2100 ci pack.
If it were 1500-1800 then it would meet my first 3 as it has a slip for a pad to make it a semi-ridged pack.
It's even a little better than that as it has the outer ridged arc.
2100 ci isn't all that big though.
A pack designed as a fastpack would be much better for weekend fastpack trips and fill the bill a little better.
A perfect fastpack would not be a JMT pack.
1 or 2 nights and being light enough to do some good flat jogging and easy downhill running.
i may be a crappy slow ultra runner that has gone over 100 miles many many times, but my passion is heading up in the mountains and pushing 50+ miles on some amazing trails over a weekend.Sep 4, 2013 at 3:18 pm #2021816
Michael SchwartzBPL Member
@greenwalkLocale: PA & Ireland
I've never considered an adventure race type of pack/vest, but after reading this thread I checked out the Ultimate Direction PB Adventure Vest. Looks like a well-designed pack with a good features set. Would love to hear from anyone who has used it.Sep 5, 2013 at 11:26 am #2022126
Danton RiceSpectator
@driceLocale: Bozeman
I'm looking at the PB Adventure Vest too and saw this review today while researching:
They seemed to like it a lot for trail running (assuming you can get it to fit since it only comes in two sizes). The site also offers a number of reviews on other similar running packs if you are interested.
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text: Don't forget these when doing your 60K service. I've seen a lot of threads on here that are about what oil to use, and doing engine, front/rear diffs, trans, etc. Don't forget your transfer case with the Autotrac II also. Now much neglected and forgotten is the the other 2 I started this thread on. Power Steering fluid. Just take a turkey baster or big syringe and suck out all the PS fluid you can. It'll be a nasty black looking. Replace with a good synthetic PS fluid. If you're anal drive the truck for a week until it gets mixed with old and repeat. Good for another 60K. Now the brake fluid. It's amazing how this is the most neglected fluid in cars/trucks. All the other fluids are to make you go. This one is to make you stop. It really should be on the top of your list. I flushed mine recently and got the tell tale green and moisture laden crap out of the brake lines. Took a quart of good synthetic. Makes it easier if you have a power bleeder to push the stuff out. I've done it on every used car we have bought in the last 5+ years with the same results. Clean fluid, with no moisture, makes better pedal feel. Very cheap insurance.


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Publication Acceptance Date: 11/1/2001
Publication Date: 12/2/2001
Citation: Riley, R.T. 2001. THE USE OF CHRONIC TOXICANTS BY TERRRORISTS TO DISRUPT THE FOOD SUPPLY. Life Sciences Symposium. Washington, DC. pp. 27 - 29. Interpretive Summary: Abstract only
Technical Abstract: The purpose of this presentation is to address the question: "Could chronic toxicants be used to create a terrorism incident?" If so, what may happen and what can be done to minimize the impact. Chronic toxicants are "chemicals that are known or suspected to cause disease through mechanisms that require low level and long-term exposure." This is in contrast to acute toxicants, which are usually used at high dosages, or are extremely poisonous, and the toxic effects are seen very quickly. For chronic toxicants the food safety impact is presumably an increased risk of chronic disease. There are political impacts as well. The probability that a terrorist could cause increased risk of chronic disease through intentional contamination of foods with toxic chemicals that are known to cause chronic diseases is very low. However, intentional contamination, even with non-toxic doses and short-term exposure could be very disruptive to the food supply. The amount of material that would be required to create an incident could be very small due to the public's low tolerance for uncontrollable and unobservable risks. The choice of which product to contaminate would depend on the chemical, physical, and organoleptic properties of the food and the toxicant.


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droppings in the attic
I posted a reply in an old thread but i figured to create a new thread:
after hearing noises in the attic and checking it out, i fould lots of droppings. i took pictures and have posted them online and you could view them using this link:
i have written some comments for some of the pictures.
i am not sure what i am dealing with here
in the picture you could see some holes in the dry wall which seems to me as they have been punched from outside and the drywall was hanging from the skin. but the hole was not through all and there was a sheet right behind it .. so it is not making any sense to me at all.
there is a duct (you could see in the picture) that ends at the wall and there is no opening. however it is obvious that the dry wall around it is moldy and falling apart.
this is a fairly new house -- less than 10 years old.
i would appreciate any help or insight.
Hard to say what the droppings are from the pictures, but probably mice would be my guess. I would also guess that the holes in the drywall were there since construction and made by the installer.
The flex duct appears to be a bathroom exhaust that should be terminated outside, hence the moisture problem. Is it 4" diameter?
thank you for your reply,
correct i do believe its a 4" duct. what do you mean terminated outside?
so that should be routed towards the outside of the house?
thank you
The bathroom exhaust is very moisture laden and it needs to be vented outside through a proper vent hood. It's a common scenario for bath exhausts to be terminated (left open) in an attic which leads to structure damage and mold problems.
Also, when you do vent to exterior, make sure it isn't directly under a soffit vent where the moist air can be sucked back into the attic.
I think they are bat droppings. Look closely at them-mouse/rat droppings are smooth and oval shaped. Bat droppings are varying lengths and shapes. Also are not smooth. Shine a flashlight straight up from the piles of droppings and see if roosting bats are present.
Probably Bats in the Attic
They look like bat droppings to me. I had a similiar problem this past year and set up a couple of mice traps in the attic, as initially I thought I had a mice problem. I wound up catching a bat in one of the traps.
I discovered that the bats were coming into the attic by crawling in between the rake trim and the house siding. To see if you have a bat problem, stand outside your home during dusk and look for bats exiting the roof area.
To solve the bat problem I wound up using foam insulating material. The same stuff that is used for wrapping around your plumbing supply line pipes. I pushed it up in between the small crevice between the house siding and the rake boards. It completely solved my bat problem.
Unless you are absolutely sure that there are no bats present in your attic at the time, you should try to hang netting over the likely points of entry for a few days before plugging up the hole. You don't want to trap any inside.
Hard to tell from the pic, but they look like bat droppings to me.
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Confirmed by Polyphony Digital to be in production and scheduled for a 2008 release, Gran Turismo 5 promises to possibly be the most exacting and detailed racing videogame ever created.
Official website
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SCEA finally pulled the cover off the hood and gave us our first look at GT5 during its press conference this year. The trailer opens with what is almost certainly a CG intro of a pit crew working on a car that then speeds down a couple highways, but it quickly changes to in-engine footage of vehicles tearing up some concrete.
The camera pans by a few buildings at points, all of which look to be located in London (the final shot is a giveaway). Store fronts are covered with signs, ads and so forth, giving them a hint of life. Windows reflect the sky and glow bright white as the sun blankets them with rays.
On the track, the camera hovers on a red Ferrari F430 drives for a few seconds before the Italian car speeds past. The camera then fades out and in above an Audi R8, giving us a nice view of the engine through its long rear window. Next a field of a half-dozen cars or so, including an F430, the R8, a Mercedes, Dodge Viper and TVR compete vie for position around a corner. Lastly, we're left with a shot of a parked Type-R concept sitting in downtown London.
While the trailer didn't give us many details about content, it did show us how phenomenal the lighting engine looks these days. Reflections and specular lighting roll off the vehicles naturally, while shadows dance in and out of the car in each of their tiny crevices. Gran Turismo HD looked good, but this blows it out of the water.
While the trailer is certainly indicative of what Gran Turismo 5 in full will look like, it was actually set up to tease Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, the prequel of sorts that will give gamers a sizeable taste of the full Gran Turismo experience. There's no word of when this will be available or even in what form, though we'd throw down a few chips that it'll be a PlayStation Network download.
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- Replay fast forward/rewind
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- Expanded online lounge features (narrowing down car types, shuffle races)
- Expansion of the B-Spec remote race you can play from GT.com (a graph display now shows changes in race rankings)
- Expanded photo travel features - you can now take photos of cars together with your avatar
- Added a NASCAR Pit Scene stage to Photo Travel
- Added eleven 2011 model NASCAR cars
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Ahmir Omar Canady Hurley of PS 104 was admitted to Rosedale Gifted Academy, one of the most prestigious gifted and talented schools in Queens. He has an overall average of 92%.
Living with his grandmother, Hurley has always shown remarkable talents, even at an early age. He was able to recognize sequences of five colors before his second birthday. He was able to count to almost 100 by the time he was three. And he is now flourishing in a once-a-week class for gifted and talented children where he could learn as fast as his nimble brain could take him.


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Social shopping websites like Meilishuo and Mogujie are gaining popularity and about a quarter of downstream visits go to Taobao. Why doesn't Taobao simply make one of its own? It just did.
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There are two main types of Disney World park tickets: A Magic Your Way base ticket which allows you to visit one park per day (you may come and go to that one park as many times as you like that day) and a parkhopper, which allows you to visit as many Disney Parks as you like per day for however many days you have on your ticket, without limitation. The advantage of the parkhopper is that you can park hop to avoid crowds, visit a different park later at night for dinner or to see a nighttime show, or just leave when you want to try something different. It also allows you more flexibility in your trip planning.
The only downside, of course, is the price: At a flat fee of $58 (as of 2012) per person per ticket (whether it's a one or ten-day ticket), the cost can really add up. For a family of four, you could have dinner in a signature restuarant or take everyone to one of the nighttime parties like Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Or you could just save the money. Despite the cost, it can be daunting to plan a trip with no hopping, making the decision to purchase a hopper one of the more difficult ones people make when it comes to planning their trip.
Here's my advice: Don't buy a parkhopper before you travel unless you're absolutely positive you'll use it.
Why? Because you can always add it later if you find you need it. I love the convenience and I always add the hopper, but it's a very personal thing based on how you tour the parks and frankly, that can change from trip to trip. Some groups, particularly those with very young children or older folks, may find that parkhopping is impractical. On the other hand, a young couple visiting for a short weekend may want to see as much of the parks as possible; they'll definitely want the option.
Ultimately, if a client tells me they're on the fence about the hopper, I tell them to wait, and this is what I would tell anyone. Wait until you've toured the parks a day or two. At that point, if you find that you'd like to park hop, simply add it to your ticket. You can add hoppers at your resort's concierge desk or at the parks at any time during the 14-day period your ticket is good. It takes only a few minutes.
And if you don't need it, that $54 you saved can buy a lot of Dole Whips and Mickey head attenna toppers!


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What the Aussies would give to quibble over a few untidy lineouts.
As the Wallabies, who looked short of ideas in their defeat in Sydney, search for ways to break their 26-year Eden Park hoodoo against the All Blacks, the home side have been beating themselves up over one or two shonky set pieces.
The All Blacks' lineout was given a thorough examination at training in west Auckland today after some poor service to halfback Aaron Smith at ANZ Stadium, with lock Luke Romano sounding like a grizzled veteran afterwards instead of a two-test rookie.
"Obviously that's an area of the game we're trying to improve," he said. "Getting that top quality ball from the lineout is essential to launch our backs away and unfortunately we weren't able to give Nuggy [Smith] some good ball there so that's an area us locks and lineout jumpers are looking to improve this week."
Coach Steve Hansen bemoaned the fact that the All Blacks won 14 lineouts but could use only six due to poor transfers on Saturday night.
Romano, who partnered fellow Crusader Sam Whitelock in the second row, said the lineout had proven to be effective, it was just the release to Smith which proved problematic.
Regardless, he should be pleased with his night's work in Sydney, despite being replaced by Brodie Retallick after 52 minutes. He used his bulk and ball carrying ability well, plus he impressed on defence. A late developer at 26, Romano has shown tremendous improvement in the Super Rugby competition this season and for the All Blacks after making his test debut against Ireland in Hamilton.
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