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Aiken Standard (Newspaper) - October 19, 1989, Aiken, South Carolina Sports World Series Restart Set Page 13A A Quick Read Spanish Writer Captures Nobel STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -Spanish novelist and essayist Camilo Jose Cela, who used the horrors of the Spanish Civil War to infuse his work with an often grotesque and violent imagery, today won the Nobel Prize in literature. Cela, 73, was cited by the Swedish Academy for his "rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's vulnerability." Cela said he felt he shared the award with many other Spanish and Latin American writers. "For me this is something I'm very proud of," Cela told Spanish National Radio from his home in Guadalajara, Spain. "I offer it to all of literature in Spanish. I believe that other authors, Spanish and Latin American, who write in Spanish could also have won it for the same reasons as I, but, in the end, I won it, and I'm very, very happy." Cela's best known work is the 1942 novel "The Family of Pascual Duarte," in which he created a new literary style known as "tremen-dismo," emphasizing violence and grotesque imagery. Greenwood Teacher Named State's Best GREENWOOD (AP) - South Carolina's Teacher of the Year says each day is important in the education of her students. "I try to approach every day as lf it were the last day each of my students will experience teaching and that I am the only role model they know," Maria Pyles said. The state Department of Education named the 49-year-old Laurens resident Teacher of Year on Monday after interviewing her and five other finalists, but its decision was not made public until Wednesday. 'Very early I decided that I would become a teacher," Mrs. Pyles said. "My first ambition never changed. Even after spending 23 years in the classroom, I still enjoy teaching." Mrs. Pyles has spent her career in Greenwood teaching history, geography and government classes. She currently teaches government to students. "I've taught a number of different courses over the years, so I haven't gotten bogged down in the same thing," she said. Weather Temperatures Drop Increasingly cloudy skies and dropping temperatures are forecast tonight. The low will be in the mid 30s. Tomorrow will be partly sunny and cooler, with a high in the low 50s. Please see Page 8A for details. Deaths John M. Baxter, Fairfax Debra M. Bodie, North Augusta C W. Carpenter, Augusta Julia S. Coleman, Edgefield Robert W. Holmes, Aiken Vivian S. McCullough, Aiken Bernice L. Rackety, Sylvania, Ga. Please see Page 6A for details.Inside Today Bridge...............................................6B Calendar............................................9A Classifieds.........................................4B Comics..............................................2B Crossword.........................................7B Cryptoquote.......................................5B Dear Abby..........................................2B Local Front........................................1B Obituaries..........................................6A Opinions..........................................10A Sports..............................................13A Television..........................................2B Weather.............................................SA Page 2A Galileo Probe On Way To Jupiter Page IB USCA Group Discusses Langley Pond **«# Thursday, October 19, 1989 Aiken, South Carolina Vol. 122 No. 260 Disaster Help Pours In From Nation, Around The World By ARTHUR ALLEN Associated Press Writer Private groups and officials from Tokyo to London to Charleston offered help to the ruptured San Francisco Bay area, but some said relief for the earthquake could drain coffers already strained by previous disasters. Los Angeles, long San Francisco's West Coast competitor but equally at the mercy of the San Andreas Fault, quickly shipped doctors, sonic equipment and fire investigators to the Bay Area. Related Stories...................Pages 8A,12A The mayor of a sister city in disaster, Charleston's Joseph P. Riley Jr., sent a plane load of drinking water, a symbolic return of the support his city got after Hugo. "I know we still have and will have great needs here and charity certainly begins at home," Riley said. "However, it would be wrong for this community ... not to reach in (our pockets) and contribute to those who are hurt and suffering right now." San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos has estimated damage $2 billion in his city alone. The Salvation Army had the food cooking almost before the earth quit shaking in Northern California, while the Red Cross opened the doors and unfolded cots in 25 shelters. "We don't wait for anybody," said Col. Leon Ferraez, communications director of the Salvation Army. "We're there the minute the news is on." According to Ferraez, the organization dispatched 12 mobile canteens to the hardest-hit earthquake areas within minutes. All Salvation Army centers in the Bay Area, including 34 community service centers and scores of other units, have been turned over to the relief effort. I4)s Angeles donated sonic equipment to help detect sounds of people trapped in rubble. And officials in Los Alamos, N.M., dispatched a device used to locate survivors of last year's Armenian quake. Israel offered the services of a special (Please See DISASTER, Page 8A) Bay Area Jittery From Aftershocks Optimism Dims Fair Fun SKILL AT DARTS: Fairgoers try their skill at a game of darts — and hopefully a prize — at the Aiken Jaycee Staff Photo By David Kidwell County Fair. The fair opened Tuesday night and continues through Sunday. Willing Back In Court For Sentencing By CARL LANGLEY Staff Writer Sentencing for Aiken businessman Edward F. Willing Sr., 56, convicted on three counts of an indictment charging him with dealing in stolen automobiles, was set for ll a.m. today in Aiken County General Sessions Court. Willing, owner and operator of B&W Auto and Truck Parts Inc., was found guilty late Wednesday by a jury that deliberated about 90 minutes before returning its verdict. Willing could receive as much as 20 years in jail and fines amounting to $100,000. B. Henderson Johnson and James E. Whittle Jr., Willing's attorneys, served notice they would appeal. They have IO days to file the appeal petition. The jury, which heard 14 state witnesses in the trial that started Tuesday morning, found Willing guilty of charges that he possessed vehicles with altered serial numbers, tampered with serial numbers and sold vehicles from a location known to be a "chop shop." A chop shop is law enforcement lan- 2 More Stolen Cars Linked To Willing By CARL LANGLEY Staff Writer Minutes after Edward F. Willing Sr. was found guilty Wednesday of conducting a business in stolen vehicles, authorities said the convicted businessman has been linked to two stolen cars confiscated Friday. Sheriff Carrol G. Heath said deputies and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents recovered the cars from Willing's salvage yard and an Aiken attorney. The sheriff identified the attorney as C. LaVaun Fox, a former Second Judicial Circuit solicitor now in private practice. "We understand Mr. Willing had loaned the car to Mr. Fox," Heath said. Heath identified the cars as a 1985 Mercedes stolen on June 30, 1985, in Charleston and a 1984 Cadillac stolen in Greenville on March 4,1984. Heath said the Mercedes was recovered at B&W Auto and Truck Parts Inc. on U.S. I between Aiken and Graniteville and the Cadillac at the home of (Please See 2 MORE, Page 8A) guage for a place where automobiles are cut up and the parts interchanged with others in order to prevent tracking their origin. Presiding Judge John H. Waller Jr. delayed sentencing until today at the re quest of Willing's attorneys. Johnson also received permission from the judge to be replaced as Willing's counsel in other cases brought by the (Please See WILLING, Page 8A) Clothing Shows Lone Price Increase rate of 6.7 percent for the first five months of the year, driven up by rising gasoline prices. By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Consumer prices in September rose an unexpectedly modest 0.2 percent, with most prices virtually unchanged except for a sharp rise in clothing costs, the government said today. Energy prices, which had climbed sharply at the wholesale level, raising the expectation of an increase on the retail level, fell for the fourth consecutive month in September, the Labor Department said. The report triggered an announcement that the nation's 38.9 million Social Secu \ rity recipients will get a 4.7 percent benefit increase in January to offset the effects of inflation over the past year. The cost-of-living increase is determined by comparing the Consumer Price Index in the July-September quarter with the same period of last year. The average recipient will see his or her benefits increased by $25 a month to $541. At the same time, the cap on Social Security payroll taxes will rise. Workers will have to pay the tax on their first $50,400 in wages, up from $48,000. Consumer prices rose at a high annual However, the index has risen only 0.2 percent or remained flat in each of the last four months, bringing the annual rate down to 4.4 percent for the first three quarters, the same as the rate for all of 1988 and 1987. Gasoline prices, down 2.2 percent in September, have declined 9.3 percent in the past four months after increasing 21.2 percent in the first five months of the year. On Uncovering More Survivors By ROBERT DVORCHAK AP National Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Three strong aftershocks from this week's catastrophic earthquake rattled Northern California today. Workers dug into a mile-long stab of collapsed freeway with fading hopes that anyone might be alive. The quake killed more than 270 people, most in the highway cave-in. An aftershock that measured 5.0 on the Richter scale struck at 3:15 a.m. and was centered near Watsonville and about IO miles south of Santa Cruz, according to die state Office of Emergency Services. "It was real strong," said Kelly Johnston, an admitting clerk at AMI Community Hospital in Santa Cruz. "I ran to the doorway. Most people were just standing there frozen." Two other tremors in the area measured 4.5. The aftershocks caused the damaged steeple of a church in Watsonville to crash to the ground, and some further damage to buildings in Santa Cruz, near the epicenter of Tuesday's quake, state officials said. As of early today, more than 1,400 aftershocks were recorded. The strongest, 5.2 on the Richter scale, struck within 40 minutes of initial jolt, according the United States Geological Survey. An earthquake of 4 on the Richter scale can cause moderate damage and a magnitude 5 quake can cause considerable damage. On Wednesday, Gov. George Deukme-jian demanded an investigation into the collapse of Interstate 880 in Oakland, saying it should have been built to withstand the devastating force of Tuesday's earthquake. The collapse "raises troubling questions for the entire state in terms of the construction of our freeways," Oakland Mayor Lionel Wilson said. Largely because of the collapse of I-880, known as the Nimitz Freeway, the quake was the second deadliest in U.S. history. It killed an estimated 270 people — 250 of them in the rubble of the Nimitz — and crippled transportation, electric power and commerce in the nation's fourth largest metropolitan area. Besides the commuters crushed in the freeway collapse, at least 21 people died in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. State officials said 1,400 people were injured throughout the Bay area, although hospitals said they treated 2,750 people, many for chest pains. San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos said the quake caused $2 billion worth of destruction in his city alone. Hope was fading, however, that anyone would be found alive beneath the devastation in San Francisco's Marina district (Please See BAY, Page 8A) Consumer Prices ;
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The magic circle is struggling to keep revenues growing at a faster pace than costs, The Lawyer's report into a cross section of firms' LLP accounts show.
Out of the four magic circle firms, Clifford Chance and Linklaters posted turnover hikes in excess of cost-base rises. At Clifford Chance, turnover was up nearly by 7 per cent in 2011/12, from £1.219bn to £1.303bn, while costs at the firm rose by 4 per cent, from £837.1m to £870.2m. Similarly, Linklaters' turnover was up by 6 per cent in 2011/12, while costs rose by 4 per cent.
Turnover at Allen & Overy was £1.18bn in 2011/12, up nearly 6 per cent from £1.12bn in 2010/11. This went hand-in-hand with a 6 per cent rise in operating costs in 2011/12. Nonetheless, profit for the financial year available for division among partners was £344.7m, up from £298m.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer saw the biggest discrepancy between turnover and costs. Revenue was effectively flat in 2011/12 at £1.14bn, but between 2010/11 and 2011/12 staff costs rose by 10.2 per cent, from £480.4m to £529.6m. As a result profit was down by nearly 5 per cent, from £366.6m to £349m.
For more on what the LLP accounts say about the magic circle and a wider cross-section of firms, see The Lawyer's feature here.

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"They don't build them like this any more," he said as I gazed in awe at his maquillage. "It's the perfect allotment motor."
Once I'd finished pondering the anomaly of a man who spends his working life fiddling with oily engines painting his nails red, I thought about what he'd said. I've always believed my Volkswagen Passat hatchback was a superior sort. She may be 26 but when she queens it down the outside lane of the motorway, lesser motors scuttle to the inside.
And because she's dark blue and elderly and uncool, no low-life ever bothers to take a coin to her flanks, or steal her, or joyride in her, not even when her central locking system unaccountably unlocks itself in the middle of the night.
But what my charming transvestite friend was talking about is the Passat's roomy rear. A fellow allotmenteer, he'd noticed the back seats were folded forwards (pretty much a permanent state of affairs) and spotted the telltale leaves, bits of branch, spiders' webs and rotting apples liberally strewn around.
I can ferry umpteen sacks of perennial weeds and tree prunings to the council recycling centre in my motor without being unduly bothered that I'm making a mess of her (I am, but so what? She's not going to get any better-looking at her age.)
She has carried furniture and a couple of bichons frises (dogs to the uninitiated, though not mine, I hasten to add), as well as a young hawthorn tree, and once I didn't shut her back properly and a sack of compost fell out onto the A316.
By the time I'd turned around and gone back to retrieve it before it could cause an accident, it had vanished. They're quick off the mark when it comes to salvage in Richmond.
I dare say she lowers the tone of the neighbourhood: round my way youthful people-carriers and four-wheel drives rub shoulders with a pair of Porsches. (The maxim that by the time a man can afford to buy a Porsche he shouldn't is spot on. They are not meant to be driven by men who are losing their hair.) But I don't exactly raise the tone of the neighbourhood myself, thank God, so we are perfectly matched.
I think my motor knows she's been praised recently - her head's up and she's raring to go. As for me, well - I just owe it to myself to start taking care of my nails.
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Make Your Own Gear › Cat cut/flat cut tarp?
Nov 3, 2005 at 12:54 pm #1217065
Eliza CavaMember
I'm looking at all the various tarp designs for sale and trying to figure out how i'm going to shape the one I want for myself. Any thoughts on cat or flat?
Also, does anyone know of a pattern readily available for making a cat-cut tarp? I'm no good with CAD designing stuff, so I hope there's a pattern for sale or free if I decide that way…Nov 3, 2005 at 1:37 pm #1344246
Ryan FaulknerBPL Member
I recomend if you are making a tarp is to make one of each from a cheap material and decide which will work better for you. but I would recomend a flat tarp because of the versitility in having many different set up options when I think catenery cut tarps can only be set up as A framesNov 3, 2005 at 1:43 pm #1344248
Tony BurnettMember
@tlbj6142Locale: OH--IO
There is more than one Cat pattern or spreadsheet on line, I stumbled across them **after** I built my tarp tent. It just takes a bit of searching. Ask in the DIY forum on http://www.backpacking.net.Nov 3, 2005 at 2:12 pm #1344249
Complicating matters, there are 2 kinds of catenary cut, the basic flat tarp with the ridgeline cut to a catenary, and the radical catenary tarp – so called parawing or hyperbolic parabaloid, in which the ridge is on the diagonal, but is still aligned square to the weave of the fabric. Each as advantages and disadvantages.
The purpose of the catenary cut is 1) to pull out the wrinkles that form because square-woven fabric stretches on the bias and 2) to compensate for the natural sag in all suspended lines. Properly speaking, that natural sag is the catenary. Despite our use of the term, tent makers do not usually calculate and compensate for the catenary. It is a very messy formula. They address the bias sag first and let the catenary take care of itself.
Flat tarps sag. One or two pull-outs on the side panels will take out the sag, AND give more room under the tarp at the same time. This is the strategy used in Ray Jardine's tarps. See BEYOND BACKPACKING for details. The pullouts protect the tarp against side winds. In a Jardine tarp, I have sat out blows that put down all other tents in the vicinity. Tarps with side pullouts are a little more trouble to erect and require 2 more stakes.
Catenary tarps are supposed to set up tautly without additional pullouts on the sides. They do that at a cost — the catenary cut reduces the head space under the tarp, all other things being equal. The taut fabric sheds wind and distributes the stress better than a flat tarp that is erected WITHOUT properly tensioned pullouts. But not better than a tarp with one or 2 pullouts.
The radical catenary tarps take the catenary cut as far as it can go. They have lots less space underneath than either the flat or the catenary cut tarp. However, they are VERY strong because the cat cut distributes stress over the entire surface of the tarp. They are great for hammocks since their diamond shape fits the shape of a hammock, and they give a tight, wind-shedding setup. In the 8X10, 10X10 or 12X10 diagonal size, you can make them by piecing 8, 10 or 12 feet of 60-inch fabric. Wider than 10 feet, they tend to waste a lot of fabric because they are cut on the bias. Remember, because they are measured on the diagonal, a 10X10 parawing is only 7 feet (finished size) on the sides.
Regardless of what type of tarp I make, I use some catenary to compensate for my inneptitude in sewing long, straight seams. If I boggle a seam, a little catenary will pull the wrinkle out. Mostly.
The easy, foolproof, technically accurate way to make the proper catenary for any particular fabric on any seam is to lay the fabric flat and stretch it along the edge to be seamed. For example, for a 2-panel tarp, stretch one panel of a tarp along the edge that will be the ridge seam; a wrinkle will form, higher in the center and tapering to nothing at the ends from which the stretch originates. Mark along the base of the wrinkle (on the panel side – away from the edge)from end to end, then fold the fabric double along the ridge and use pins or bright light locate the lines so you can adjust the two folded-together segments of the line until they are symetrical. This isn't as hard as it sounds. Practice on some scrap; you will see immediately how it works. Cut the extra fabric away and use it as a pattern to mark and cut the catenary for the other panel.
You can also put a little curve in the side and end hems – if you can afford to give up some surface area.
Catenary cut will not keep a tarp from starting to sag as the nylon absorbs moisture overnight. Elastic tensioners at all pullouts will take care of that. The easy way is to make bungie loops. Just pull the guts out of some parachute cord, cut it into 5-6 inch lengths. Cut 6 inch pieces of round elastic (3/32 is a good size)and slip 1/2 inch of elastic into each end of empty casing to make a loop. Bar tack the elastic in the casing with your sewing machine. As dab of Superglue will stop any raveling.Nov 4, 2005 at 12:28 am #1344314
MarkBPL Member
@mlarsonLocale: Southeast USA
Thanks Vick for some great tips.
-MarkNov 6, 2005 at 2:27 pm #1344479
Eliza CavaMember
Yeah, Vick, thank you for all that detail. Sounds like I'll be making two tarps soon out of coated nylon and selling them or giving them away to friends! Next question is, how much could I charge…? :)
ElizaNov 6, 2005 at 2:58 pm #1344481
Marion Watts JrBPL Member
@mdwattsjrLocale: Midwest
Six Moon Designs has an excellent set of instructions and patterns for a catenary cut tarp under their Make Your Own Gear section that are free.Mar 9, 2006 at 8:53 pm #1352223
Brian NgMember
How about pinning a rope up to a wall, and tracing the curve? That's how I made my cat-tarp, using a length of 11mm climbing rope.
It's not perfect when you think about it in 3d, but it's pretty close. And the curve looks amazing!Mar 10, 2006 at 2:13 am #1352233
paul johnsonMember
@pjLocale: LazyBoy in my Den - miss the forest
String – good idea. You could do that.
You could "eyeball" it and probably do well since the following mathematical formula actually describes what occurs when a chain is suspended by its ends between two points.
IIRC, y = a * cosh(x/a) (if interested, you might want to verify this, as often my "old-timers" acts up and I forget things, or get them mixed up or exactly backwards)
A catenary curve is often called a "chain curve" (latin, catena = chain – i dont' remember who gave this curve shape its name, viz. catenary curve). It is the shape/curvature that a chain will take when suspended b/t its two end points and only acted upon by a uniform force (viz. gravity), i.e. it is supporting only its own weight – nothing else hanging from it. Both end points of the chain do NOT have to be at the same height. If they are the curve will be symmetrical. If not, it will be assymetrical when viewed with respect to a vertical y-axis. The cat curve allows a structure to assume the lowest potential energy state. Perfect for that single rigdeline cat curve.
Famous story (in mathematics, at least): Galileo thought that the curve's equation would define a parabola, but he was wrong, and together Bernoulli, Leibnitz, and Huygens, derived the equation later on. Note in the aforementioned equation that the hyperbolic-cosine function is used. The cat curve shape is therefore, hyperbolic not parabolic.
[Note: Dont' be fooled by the curvature of cables in suspension bridges. Until the large diameter suspended cables are tied down to the bridge using the smaller vertical cables and begin bearing a segment of the bridge's load (i.e. the driving surface), the large suspended cables actually hang in a hyperbolic shape per the above equation. Only as the vertical cables are attachd and the suspended cable bears load does it assume the parabolic shape we see in the completed bridge. Another classic school math homework problem is: Can you make square (or any regular polygon) wheels roll? Ans: yes, with the proper repetitive catenary curve in the road surface!!! The properly spaced repeated cat curves form peaks and valleys that allow a square or any regualar polygon wheel to roll smoothly. Pretty neat, huh?!! Like we were told by the Professor: "The proof is left to the student." Somehow, I don't think Detroit is going to be jumping onto this anytime soon.]Mar 10, 2006 at 7:38 am #1352242
As usual, you are a wealth of information. But… but… I just lay a wooden or aluminum batton along the ridgeline, anchor the ends, then anchor the center with the degree of offset bend I want, mark it and call it good. This gives good curves that do what they are supposed to. It may be distinguishable from the classic catenary on the micro level, but I can't tell.Mar 10, 2006 at 8:20 am #1352246
paul johnsonMember
@pjLocale: LazyBoy in my Den - miss the forest
Vick, I'm sure that if I could see your handiwork, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference either, nor could I do a better job than you; mine would be far worse (one needs to know one's limitations). Theory is only good if it affects the practical. The practical is where it's at, IMHO.Mar 14, 2006 at 8:25 pm #1352586
Mike BarneyMember
@eaglembLocale: AZ, the Great Southwest!
I've worked with a fair number of different curves in the past, and wouldn't get too hung up on a precision catenary curve for any particular gear implementation: Wind, uneven ground, fabric tension, seams, material differences and a less than perfect connection system are going to distort perfect to practical.
I'd also be willing to bet a cupie doll that for most any catenary curve segment, you can find a virtually identical (within nominal manufacturing tolerances) parabolic or hyperbolic segment that is virtually indistinguishable from a catenary curve in the field.
Just a thought,
MikeBMar 14, 2006 at 10:01 pm #1352590
Bill FornshellBPL Member
@bfornshellLocale: Southern Texas
The white tarp is a Mac Cat Tarp made out of 0.5 spinnaker material (really about 1oz + per sq yard). The green tarp is a computer designed Cat Tarp by Moss. The curve is not hard to do and a Cat Tarp is really nice.
I use a Hammock now so pitching a tarp lots of different ways isn't something I worry much about. In the old days I did use the Moss Cat on the ground a lot.Oct 23, 2006 at 3:49 pm #1365407
I've read back over this thread with great interest – some excellent info from PJ and VH here. As a fairly novice sewer, I'm wondering if any of you folks have tips/tricks for sewing felled seams on a curved ridgeline? I'm working on a 2-person tarptent for my wife and me and in practicing with scrap, I'm running into some trouble. I know that Jay Ham will publish more tips in his article, but as always, I seem to need his info a month or two before he is finished!
BenOct 24, 2006 at 3:37 pm #1365446
As you have discovered, the catenary curve means that the raw edge – the edge outside of the first stitch line – is shorter than the stitch line. When you try to turn the edge to fold it under to make the felled seam, the longer stitch line tends to bunch and pucker.
There are a couple of ways to deal with it. Some folks tape the seam. This eliminates the problem but produces a seam that is not as strong when pulled from the sides. The tape, however, is stronger when pulled along the ridge line.
The felled seam is strong in every direction- if it is tightly done. If not, it is as weak from the sides as the taped seam. To make the seam lie flat and tight as you fell it, first, trim one raw edge. You will tuck the other edge under it to produce the felled seam. Trim this short edge to whatever seam allowance you are using. Make sure the other raw edge is wide enough to fold under with enough extra that it will be stitched securely under the second stitch line.
Then give the remaining, wider raw edge a good but careful sustained stretch. Finally, fold it under where you will start your stitch. I prefer to start stitching from the middle of the ridge line, stretching the folded-under raw edge as I go to ensure that the first stitch line does not pucker. Nylon is pretty elastic, so this will not be much of a problem. Then I go back to the middle and stitch in the other direction. The advantage of the two step process is that if I fail to keep the raw edge as taut as necessary in one direction, the mistake does not compound itself over the entire seam length.
I have not found pinning or glueing to be useful for this job, so I just free-hand it.Oct 24, 2006 at 5:09 pm #1365451
Thanks for the excellent instructions. I took the day off work today, and spent some time measuring, planning, and cutting. I used your technique for drawing the cat curve – as you predicted, it made perfect sense once I actually pulled the fabric, and the resulting curve looks great!
Your instructions above pretty much confirm my suspicions – the trick is to go slowly and stretch the fabric as much as possible. For much of the ridgeline, the curve is so gentle that I don't foresee any problems, but the curves towards the apex of each end are a bit steeper – this seems like a place where your recommendation to start in the middle will be well worth following.
Thanks again,
BenOct 24, 2006 at 6:08 pm #1365454
Good luck and have fun with it. Sounds like you are on your way.
vrhOct 24, 2006 at 7:57 pm #1365462
Jay HamMember
@jhamLocale: Southwest
Sorry Ben…I'm cranking them out as fast as I have time.:) And thanks to those who have answered your question. I'll add that I don't rely on the sewing machine's feeder dogs to drag the fabric through without quite a bit of my own assistence. I usually use my left hand to pull the fabric through from behind, while pulling the fabric taught in front with my right hand. I'm constantly feeding the fabric through at the rate/stitch length set on the machine, but maintain oposing pressure to keep the seam tight. Hope this helps.
MYOGOct 25, 2006 at 6:43 am #1365476
Hi Jay,
That does help quite a bit – that's what I usually do, so it's nice to know I'm in good company! Your previous MYOG articles have been fantastic – can't wait to read more.
BenOct 26, 2006 at 2:29 pm #1365586
Jay and Vick (or anyone else)
Do you feel that a felled seam is necessary for a ridgeline? I'm actually building a two-man tarp/tent with a double ridgeline similar to the Squall 2. For the ridge seams, should I go to the trouble of felling? Or would a reinforced flat seam or one of the other "cheater" seams work as well?
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> Do you feel that a felled seam is necessary for a ridgeline?
I have made many tents (and sold them too), but I never bother with a felled seam on the ridge. There just isn't the stress there. (That's using silnylon – with PU-proofed nylon I might do different.)
What I do is to sew the seam once, fold the two edges back, one to each side, then oversew right next to the first stitch line. The folded back fabric adds reinforcing to the seam, and I use a moderately strong thread here (Rasant 80) on the second stitch line. Then I pitch the tent and seam-seal the seam from the outside with a THIN line of silicone sealant. Works fine, never leaks.Oct 26, 2006 at 4:30 pm #1365602
That's good to hear – I think I'll hold off on the felled curved seam until I have a bit more experience under my belt.
I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the seam you describe – You sew the two pieces together, then open the fabric up and run two more lines of stitching, sewing side A's seam allowance to the main body of side A and side B's seam allowance to the main body of side B? I don't see how that reinforces the seam. I must be missing something…
I was thinking about sewing a basic seam, then folding both edges to the same side, then sewing once through all three layers. Would there be any point in doing this?
BenOct 27, 2006 at 5:24 pm #1365635
What Roger describes can replace the taped seam, and it is lighter than taping it. But I still like to tape when making a catenary seam because the folded seam Riger describes is stretchier than the taped seam. It may bind and pucker some, but that will not compromise its performance.
Regardless, you will lose nothing by trying it. You may like the result. If it doesn't come out neat enough, then just cut the folded part off and tape it with 1″ grossgrain. Stitch one side, fold the tape over the raw edges and stitch over it. The tape will stand up like the folded seam described earlier. You will need to seal it on the inside because the tape cannot be waterproofed effectively.
To visualize the folded seam, take two pieces of scrap. Put them together with the edges on one side parallel and flush. Stitch a simple seam 1/4 or 3/8 inch from the edge. Then turn the seam inside out so the raw edges of the side you just stitched are "inside" and the fold is along the stitch line. Press the seam flat, then stitch it again, 3/8 from the folded edge. The original seam will be hidden inside the "bead" this creates. After making a tarp this way, do what Roger says: set it up and seal the seam with a thin layer of silicone sealant.Oct 27, 2006 at 9:09 pm #1365656
Got it! That sounds like it would be pretty easy… Thanks Vick, and Roger for the initial explanation.
BenNov 1, 2006 at 7:53 am #1365933
Well, I just went for the felled seams, and they were surprisingly easy. The canopy of the tent is now finished – I need to sew on the tieouts and pitch it so I can evaluate the design a bit.
Thanks again for the excellent help.
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Episode 8 *unmasked spoilers*
a very revealing episode, a lot of the specualtions are finally confirmed by Jennifer. So Hikari and Takeru are the "Extension Definition" to destroy this world, and they are supposedly to be Akari's enemy. Quite a good episode, albeit quite predictable (you can see that cricket going to die right from the beginning...)
Surprisingly little fanservice...
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Akari is our savior~ Just one more reason to love her~
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Both Hikari and Akari are here to initiate the Seventh Extinction, They--or it, since they split from the same light--are thus the enemies of this world.
Extended Definitions exist to combat the Exitinction Catalyst--the Light--and seek to prevent the coming Extinction. Fossils and recent occurrences have suggested that the Extended Definition traits awaken in existing lifeforms, and Takeru may be the first known human to manifest the ED traits.
It's mentioned by Jennifer that the ED--referring to Takeru--instead of fighting agaist his enemy(Hikari), he fights to protect her. Nothing is mentioned regarding Akari and Ryou's abilities, which may mean that there's still a chance for Akari to come out of this alive
I mean, it may be possible the "light-split" occured because of a disagreement or conflict within the one consciousness of the Light--with Hikari, the dominant logical side hell-bent on causing the Seventh Extinction; and Akari, perhaps a newly sprouted love of the world(nature).
That may also explain the two's difference in age and size--Hikari has existed since the beginning of the Light, whereas Akari manifested later as an emotional attachment to this world.
In any case--damn it's time for me to get of the soapbox already --the Jennifer scene in this episode really reminded me of EVA. What with an old man sitting with his hands clasped, watching a blonde woman and a monster specimen It's all winding down--watch Melody of Oblivion when we get done at episode 12! Yes... shameless plug...
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I just watched Episode 8 and well outright dissappointed they foreshadowed too much... I'm sorry but a moral conflict within Hikari, just because she is human now. And telling the audience so much about the monsters and extinction... Then again it might have an interesting ending yet. I would stop watching the series if it wasn't made by GAINAX. Btw anyone find it funny that Jennifer looks exactly like the Researcher from Evangelion(the one that saves the main frame from being hacked) she also fulfills generally the same role in here too.
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Well, pretty much everything reveal has been predicted already anyway, since they've done so much foreshadowing in this series... But of course, it'll be interesting to see how this proceeds from here on. (only 4 eps left after all... Apparently)
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Actually here's my thoughts on it. Jennifer or that guy mentioned this would be the 7th extinction right? So obviously the world has restarted. I think the Extinction Catalyst performs two functions. One) The extinction... Two)The resurrection/rebirth.
I'd say Hikari falls into category One, while Akari is actually category Two. I'm not sure where Ryou's powers come from in all this though.
I think right now we have Hikari and Akari both with memory loss of their actual functions after becoming humans. How their previous memories and missions integrates with what they've learned as humans will probably determine how everything turns out.
No matter what happens, I can't see Takeru fighting Hikari though.
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I haven't given any thought or predictions on what everything means (that's just not my style), but I'm glad that it looks like the plot for Konomini is finally underway. I hope this makes it worth not dropping this anime for me
|2004-05-26, 01:43
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*done watching ep 8*
Damn, for a moment there Jennifer portrayed as the 2nd Akagi Ritsuko. These are interesting plots, indeed. I can't wait what's gonna happen in the remaining 4 (death) episodes.
I noticed on the last part of the ep Ioneous responded to Hikari quickly. I assume that he responded to the darkside of Hikari.
I'm honestly getting annoyed w/ Mari on how she approaches Takeru. She could at least have an honest approach to him, *gaaahh!!!*
I bet Ryou might notice the ED sooner as well due to his mysterious powers. The way this series goes would be an epic one. I don't wanna make a sudden reaction to Hikari's true form/darkside until it's told.
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For some reason I think Ryou already knows whats going on... He always seemed to know something nobody else knew... Even though they foreshadowed a lot (when did they mention Amika... wtf? Did I pass out??) I think they are throwing this at us on purpose, I wouldn't be surprised if something dramatically different happened!
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It's very, very serious when you use the word "suki" in this sense. While "suki" should literally translate to "like" in English--in the case of a "confession" it's much, much closer, but not quite there yet, to "love." I'm drawing the parallels from personal experience, where in Chinese, the same connotation of "suki(or shi-hwan)" as the above case has a clear place in the culture I grew up in.
With all that said, you should be able to see how "forward" Hikari can seem to the rest of the cast when they see her saying "Takeru-san no koto wo suki desu."--it's just not normal to say things like that in front of people.
Gah it's all so complicated--the point is I don't find Mari's action annoying at all--well maybe a little, but I'm more sympathetic towards Mari than annoyed.
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Great info though, I love hearing things about other cultures.
|2004-05-26, 15:04
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I was in a rush earlier, but about my views on Amika...
It's the way they did it, she said to not worry about death andthe camera focused on her. Directly. Alone. They didn't foreshadow how, but that it will happen. And I want someone to die. Look at the title, if the whole show ends all happily, that would suck.
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My thoughts are that only hikari is the destructor or the world. takeru is to put an end to hikari's e-ViL~ intentions. akari's roles are unconfirmed, but it could be that she's already "awaken," as there's no "evil akari" to haunt her. She probably knew what she was supposed to do instinctively, but she needed events to happen to remind her (like ep7)
Quote: 15:20 ~ 15:30 Ep8
"However, they bear similar characteristics to some organisms in certain time periods"
"If your hypothesis is correct, the ED in Japan is the sign of the seventh large extinction, right?"
the evil scorpion/crayfish like monster appears during the process of every extinction only. its purpose might have been to aid takeru in destroying the extinction catalyst. i notice in ep1, when takeru did not deliever that finishing slash, the reaction of the monster seems to be a crying one. i could be just my personal opinion tho.
ryou may not have the ability to read the future. like some of you who correctly predicted the story, ryou might have given much thought in the purpose of hikari and akari, and came up with the correct conclusion.
the purpose of extinction is DEFINITELY not to punish the humans alone, because extinctions happened in the past when humans have not existed yet.
prediction of the rest of the story: hikari knew her purpose, but she is not willing to do it. in the end, the love between herself and takeru halted the seventh extinction. hikari den disappear because there's no longer any purpose in her existence.
my 2 cents
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and after watching several different subs, yea, it seems the first sub I watched has some dubious translations... but still I'm not very sure about the ED/Extinction thing... in one line she seemed to say that ED doesn't have their own will but only total destructive power... Also if both Hikari and Akari are Extinction Catalyst, it's a bit strange why Akari try to protect that monster/ancient ED or something... And I'm not very clear on whether the "protect his enemy" means protecting Hikari or Akari...
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Heh, I also wish I had pretty girls getting nervous about talking to me... Nothing more nerveracking than approaching somebody you like
But I'm not sure if I understand... Akari really hasn't played a major role in the series yet, and I'm not sure if she serves as an extinction catalyst. I think we're going to find that Akaris "awakening" will be to put a stop to Hikari. I'm pretty sure "protect his enemy" refers to Takeru becoming the Devilboy (haha) to protect Hikari since both of them are more directly involved than Akari and even Ryou.
|2004-05-26, 18:07
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That's the line that says it. Extended Definitions exist to combat "Extinction Catalyst." Apparently it is supposed to be that simple.
Rephrasing what Melazoma mentioned in an earlier post, ED traits exists in some organisms. They only awake when an extinction process is imminent, and transforms the original organism into ED. Jennifer originally thought that those ED traits only exists in non-humans, and that an ED has no will of its own.
Takeru always said that he wants to protect Hikari. But he never mention anything about protecting Akari =]
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It was only several atrociously long minutes later that we reached our appartment. Keith and I had been lodged in a safehouse on the south side of town. The place was a four bedroom apartment along with a common kitchen and living room.
When I had moved in, Keith had been living there for two months already. With it's odd deco and scrouged by comfortable furniures, the place looked a lot more like a colledge dorm than someone's place.
There wasn't any rent for us to pay, Nova took care of that, but on the other hand, we weren't technically getting paid either. Which was why we had been going about with credit card scams and selling the stuff we often found inside baddies's lair.
Keeping Camilla in my arms, I simply kicked open the door, not waiting for Keith to unlock it. Still unconscious, she clinged to me as I took her inside the spare bedroom, the fourth one having been transformed into a magical workshop.
I had to force her hands off me to set her down onto the lofty bed. She shivered strongly and muttered incomprehensibly in her sleep.
Just like I'd done with my friend will, I watched over her all night and day. She only woke up the following evening, after 29th hours of being out cold.
"water..." she mumbled in a weak and tired voice
I quickly ran to get her one of the bottles from the fridge, one of those fortified water with vitamins and stuff.
"How are you doing?" I asked as I brought the bottle to her lips.
She drank a few gulps before pushing it away. "Where's Nova?" She asked.
"Not here why?"
"You didn't contact her?"
"Should I've?"
With an effort, Cammy rose to sit, up as I put her pillow right under her kidney, to let her be more comfortable. She kept covered up using only the blanket, her clothes had been torn to shreds the previous night.
"Uh... Zeke you know we're partners right?"
"Yeah..." I answeared "It wasn't too serious so we didn't want to bother her"
She lat out a small sigh before giving me a weak smile. "No. I mean we're partners." She emphasised that word with a slight bit of entente, that's when it hit me, like a sledge hammer to the solar plexus.
"Oh..." I sheepishly responded
Using my phone, I called up Nova, who responded with a mix of relief, anger and complete irritation.
She showed up half an hour later, I had the feeling she would've slammed down the door if I hadn't already done so. By that time, we had gotten Camilla into the only clothes we had that would've fit her, sweatpants and a loose tee from my stuff.
She sat clamly at on her bed, eating a soup Keith had prepared during the day. Despite me being a carnivorous person and Keith being vegetarian, he had managed to get me to eat his stuff. Somehow, probably using black magic, he could manage to turn bean curd and greens that I'd always hated into an orgasmic mix for the taste buds.
Nova entered the room without formality, she all but jumped at Cam's neck. She looked as bad as Cam, it was clear she hadn't slept in a long time and by what she toiled around her, knives, guns and magic hoodoo, it was clear she had been turning the whole place upside down to find her.
I quietly left the room, closing the door behind me. They had the right to intimacy and I was hoping Nova wouldn't strangle me for not calling her earlier...
"You look like shit, man" Keith said as I went into the kitchen.
"You know I didn't sleep. How do you remain so good after all of this?" I asked back, pouring myself a coffee with a zillion sugar for some energy.
He raised his own drink, a mix of green tea, acidic fruits, some herbs and tons of natural cane suggar. I had tried it once and it was unbearable.
"That stuff will keep you going on forever" He smugly said.
"I hold bacon and coffee in too high regard. You'll never convert me to your Veganology" I joked.
I crashed down on the couch, absently sipping the coffee as I lit up a fag. I normally didn't smoke, but I'd learned to use nicotine to get a boost when needed.
"You should sleep, dude."
"Can't. I'm too tired for it."
"To sleep?"
"Yeah. I feel like my head's going to burst open."
From his bedroom, Keith fetched a small ceramic container with a thick smelly paste "Use that, it'll help you" I immediately recognised the thing, he had used it a few times knock us out when we couldn't sleep after a job.
"Thanks. Hey can I ask you a question?"
"What is it man?" Keith replied
"You can do ten times what I can, yet you're a minor talent they say. How come?"
He took a second to respond "I know you're new to all of this, but thing is I didn't really chose to be one, The old white hats call us Minor talent but we're really just specialist. I just have a knack for the power of movement. It's a matter of range not power. That's all man"
"I don't choose what I'll become?"
"Nah, all I know is that folks like you can have a broad range of stuff they can do. You chose what you want, it just happened I learned one trick and stayed upon it."
"Oh..." I murmured, feeling the herb's effect on me. My eyes fell closed before I could say much more and I drifted into a dreamless sleep.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENJPA-168?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#action_12480920 ] Abe White commented on OPENJPA-168: ----------------------------------- I don't recall any way to know whether a given Select it is a top-level Select or a parallel Select. Note that if you take my advice and implement this as an ExpectedResultCount property of SelectExecutor (which can also replace the isSingleResult propertyof Union), then you don't need to know. The query/storemanager/whatever that constructs the top-level select will set the expected count based on hints / knowledge, and the dictionary will use it as needed. It won't get passed to parallel eager selects accidentally. > sql optimize n rows query hint > ------------------------------ > > Key: OPENJPA-168 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENJPA-168 > Project: OpenJPA > Issue Type: New Feature > Reporter: David Wisneski > Assigned To: David Wisneski > > There werre various comments from Patrick, Abe and Kevin Sutter about the code that I checked related to Optimize hint. So I have gone back and relooked at this and wil be making some changes. At Kevin's suggestion I will do this through a JIRA feature so that folks will have opportunity to comment on this before the code is actually done and checked in. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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nah, its deeper than annoyed.. it's probably a superficial level of hate. if you only saw the 1st ep and other eps that showed flashbacks on him, well, except for the flashback on the rasengan concentration ep, you can see that the other genins 'hate' him.
oh and yes, hinata will never ever stop liking naruto, especially when she 'misunderstood', or maybe he really means what he says, about him liking people like hinata. that's just a jump start for her..
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|2004-08-14, 04:48
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Perfect couples
this is what i think
naruto and hinata - what else can i say about them? they're jest perfect. Think about it, an hyper and energetic with a cute shy girl, cute couple cute couple.
shikimaru and temari - well, I dont know why I think they're perfect together but let me tell you this, Shikimaru is the MAN, THE ALPHA MALE, he aint takin no bitchin from his girl...
well, thats all i could think of right now, now its your turn people, help me out now.
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Sasuke and Sakura - She's obsessed/in love with him, plus she was willing to leave Konoha for him.
Shikamaru and Ino - Uh...he dislikes bitchy women, she can be bitchy, she's obsessed with Sasuke and herself. Perfect match.
Gai and Rock - Gai's a little older than Rock, but the way theyre sometimes all over eachother, gives me reason to believe something might develop between the two.
Asuma and Kurenai - Kakashi insinuated that they were on a date the day they fought Itachi and Kisame. I believe theyve already slept together.
Konohamaru and Moegi(I think this is the girl's name) - Nothing serious here, but the way she acts around him, Im definitely seeing a situation much like the one between Sasuke and Sakura later on down the road.
Neji and Tenten - They train together, what's to stop them from going training in the forest, to training in the bedroom under the sheets?
Shino and Kiba - It's so obvious. They both love animals, well not sure if an insect can be called an animal, but close enough, soon theyll start to love eachother.
Iruka and Ayame - Because of Naruto, Iruka spends a lot of time in Ichiraku. Im sure he's noticed how hot Ayame is and Im sure he's close to closing the deal, i.e. they hump the hell out of eachother. Maybe they can bring in noodles into the bedroom for the extra kinkiness.
Kakashi and his Hand - Lotion + Icha Icha Paradise + ninja sneakiness and stealth = happy times.
That's all that I can think of for now.
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This thread really should be merged with The Official Romance in Naruto thread.
Socombretta, I really love your yaoi pairings. Too bad Kakashi was left alone. Oh well, maybe Jiraiya can comfort him. And Sasuke doesn't deserve Sakura. He should be with Sarutobi or Kisame. Hahahaha.
I don't really like NarutoHinata pairing either. Seeing Sakura and Naruto together would be kind of sweet.
Shikamaru and Temari would make a great couple, too.
Oh, and let's NOT forget Orochimaru and Kabuto. Only problem is that
Spoiler for possible manga spoiler and uhm... material inapproperiate for little children?:
|2004-08-14, 07:08
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The Kakashi bishop-bashing idea is about right. Why do you think he's always late?
In all likelihood, TenTen will get with Lee and Temari with Shikamaru to pay homage to the whipped men of DBZ, especially as it is such a big influence on Kishimoto.
I'm all for Naruto and Hinata, though. What better way for Naruto to "change the Hyuuga" than to marry the heir and make changes with his lovin'? Of course, on top of that she's cute, kind and lovely and thoroughly compatible with Naruto. It's the most obviously set up pairing in the series and I dont really see how it's not going to happen, barring Hinata's death.
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Naruto ~ Sakura: He's the hero and they always get the girl.
Hinata ~ Kiba: Akamaru is just a ploy to attract Hinata.
Shikamaru ~ Ino: Temari will bring out the jealous tendecies in Ino. Troublesome hilarity would ensue. Shikamaru is a player...
Chouji ~ Sara Lee ~ Aunt Jemima(sp?)
Neji ~ TenTen
Rock Lee ~ Random Konoha Babes: After seeing Naruto get together with Sakura, Lee will get fire in his eyes and go on the largest serial dating spree of his youth. *ching*
Jiraiya ~ Tsunade: If the play their based off of is anything to go by... besides who else can beat up someone like Jiraiya when he gets too perverted.
Iruka ~ Anko: He's probably the only one who can handle her, seeing as how he deals with Naruto's hyperness on a daily basis.
Kakashi ~ [Insert Female Here]: When that mask drops, it's all over(that manga special was pretty funny). But Ramen Girl will come to Kakashi's rescue with her Noodle Taijutsu of Love!
Oro ~ Kabuto: We all saw how horribly wrong the scene from the 1 Hour Special was when Kabuto tries to "help" Oro.
Sasuke ~ Mirror: I wouldn't be surprised if he gives himself pep talks.
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Don't you *beep* with her
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I don't really like Gaara/Naruto pairing myself, lol, I don't like any pairing iwth Gaara. But hey, he always has his sand clones.
Aaand before you jump into any conclusions, I'm bisexual.
The perfect couple of year 2004 is....Sarutobi and Moegi!
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March 19, 2009
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Southern Right Sauvignon Blanc 2012
Winemaker Notes
Blend: 92% Sauvignon Blanc, 8% Semillon
Critical Acclaim
This is pure and chiseled, and lovely notes of citrus rind, white peach, straw and fleur de sel racing to a mouthwatering finish. Should settle down with brief cellaring. Drink now through 2014."
Pale, green-tinged yellow. Complex, bracing aromas of gooseberry, lemon peel, ginger, white flowers and crushed stone. Round and juicy, showing moderate flesh but excellent dusty palate presence to the flavors of citrus fruits, red grapefruit, minerals, fresh herbs and spices. Finishes tactile and brisk, with pungently aromatic, slightly tart hints of green tropical fruits and lime. A real wake-up call to the palate.
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