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Vendee Globe- PRB has collision and suffers hull damage + Video
by Vendee Globe Media on 24 Nov 2012
Vincent Riou, PRB - 2012 Vendee Globe Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI / Vendée Globe ©
Vincent Riou, the winner of the 2004-05 Vendée Globe, rescuing hero of the 2008-09 edition and one of the favourites for this race has suffered a serious blow in the south Atlantic. A statement from his team said that Riou was uninjured after he had collided with a metal buoy but that the impact had damaged the bow of PRB:
'At 0700hrs (French time) on Saturday morning, Vincent Riou (PRB) warned his shore team that he had collided with a floating object. The skipper was at his navigation station at the time was able to get on the deck immediately after the impact and see that the object that had struck PRB was a harbour buoy (a large metal buoy).
'Following the collision, Riou found that the hull of his boat was torn and delaminated for about one metre. The impact was on the starboard side of the boat and the torn area is three metres from the bow. Riou was not injured in the collision. He will wait until daybreak to assess the damage and the possibility of repair. Conditions in the area are good and the wind between 12 and 15 knots. At the moment of impact, Riou immediately called the race office in order to report the position of the buoy to other competitors.'
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Riou is about 550 miles east of the north coast of Brazil and 450 miles due north of the Trindade Islands. He was in third place at the 0500hrs (French time) rankings, just 69.1 miles behind the leader Armel Le Cléac'h, (Banque Populaire), having been in the lead group since they started from Les Sables d'Olonne two weeks ago. It was an otherwise quiet night for the fleet with no change in the rankings in the morning.
The 40-year-old Brittany skipper is famous for his skill and inscrutability but you need some luck to finish a Vendée Globe let alone win one. It these hidden dangers, rogue containers and buoys that are not where they are supposed to be, are what the skippers fear most. Speaking before the start Riou said that sonar was not a practical solution:
'We did some research with an institute in France on a sonar system but it is not practical because it is half the weight of the whole boat and it uses lots of power,' he said. 'It needs a lot of energy and the boat is very fast and so to use a sonar to predict 200m ahead of the boat when you are travelling at 20 knots you need a very powerful system and it's impossible to find one that is not too heavy. You have to be realistic these kind of devices are so impractical we are not going to install them and so we can't even consider them. It's too heavy and it's uses too much power.'
Riou has faced greater dangers than this in the Vendée Globe. In the 2008-09 edition his older rival, Jean Le Cam, lost his keel bulb and capsized 200 miles west of Cape Horn and it was Riou who turned and reached him first as fears for Le Cam's life grew. Le Cam had spent 18 hours trapped and brave five-degree water and 12 foot waves to swim to Riou, who got as close to Le Cam's boat as he dared. In the process Riou is thought to have clipped his outrigger on Le Cam's upturned keel and just 36 hours later, having continued the race with Le Cam on board, Riou was dismasted after just rounding Cape Horn. He was later awarded joint third place by the organisers.
Riou's PRB is a new VPLP-Verdier-designed boat, one of four who are dominating this race and which before his collision were in the top four top positions in the fleet. The four boats are all lighter and faster than previous generations, with PRB's thought to be the lightest at 7.5 tonnes.
More than anyone Riou will know that any repairs must be secure enough to withstand what the fleet faces as they prepare to drop down into the Roaring Forties and the mountainous seas of the Southern Ocean.
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- by SadieRose03/04/08
I agree a lot of the points raised here
I've spent years trying to play around with the Vampire genre to write a story that was less about Vampires and more about people. The garlic thing, I believe came about because garlic is supposed to be a coagulant as well, which would make it harder (allegedly) for the vampire to feed. My Vampire character finds it amusing and goes out of his way to sample it whenever he can. The theory I work with on killing a Vampire is that all the reconstructive receptors filter from the brain, so total decapitation, or complete severance of the spine and arteries, will kill, as will complete cremation. The shock of a blow through the heart could do it, but isn't always fatal, especially if the weapon is then removed. (Always good for the scary comeback scene!)
I must admit I always believed that the business with silver bullets applied more to werewolves than vampires; the mythical connection between silver and the moon being the obvious reason. I love to mock the old "quivering crucifix held up to repel the Vampire" scenes though. The Vamps are just laughing! "Come off it! Everyone knows you're an aetheist! HE doesn't care if I juice you till the pips come out!"
Cheers for the review tho, I was going to watch 30 Days but I reckon I'll wait for the DVD release.by Anonymous11/05/08by LusciousLoralie05/14/09by Anonymous09/18/09
very good
Enjoyed your analysis of the vampire genre, it is true writing a vampire story is in my mind difficult at best. You try not to fall into the pre-established pitfalls that have plagued this form ever since the beginning. I saw parts of 30 days and it was not a great film, good for gore but was more of a slasher flick, I may be biased, I like more traditional vampires, the elegance, the mystique and hell the attitude. As you mentioned in your article about vampires and silver and holy symbols, the most believable reason I can find come from "Dracula 2000" while it is a kinda bad movie…Jeri Ryan does make it bearable. Sorry I digress it is explained in the movie that Dracula the first ever vampire was in fact Judas Iscariot. Hence the 30 pieces of silver that he was paid, the cross for betraying Jesus, and the sun because as explained in the movie he took his life and as the rose he died.
You keep writing …we'll keep readingby Anonymous05/05/11
On the garlic
Garlic is a natural anti-coagulant. One author, I think it was MaryJanice Davidson (Queen Betsy series), said that vamps can't/won't drink from people who've eaten alot of garlic because the person's blood wouldn't clot as well. Another author, Jeaniene Frost, has one of her vamps tell a woman how he loves it when his donors eat garlic because it flavors the blood so well.
I put in a short story I wrote that breathing garlic essence made the vamp's blood run too freely and one character bled out from being punched in the face. It didn't kill the character directly but it did weaken him enough that the heroine of the story was able to behead him.by Anonymous11/20/11
On silver
Depends on what angle you take, but, there are several 'reasons' for silver to work
IF you take the religious angle, it could be Judas, and the 30 pieces of silver.
Silver, especially colloidal silver, is an antiseptic. If vampirism is a disease, then, the silver could clear up the infection, and since that is the animus for the vampire, it results in 'death'.
Silver is also a 'pure' metal. If a vampire is an abomination, then, purity will clear away the 'corruption'.by GoesGrunt10/22/14
Tired of Typical Vampire Stories
You know, I agree that the creepiest vampire stories are the ones that are more believable. The problem with almost all vampire stories, even the semi-believable ones, is how powerful vampires are supposed to be.
Let's face it, if vampires were as tough as they're typically portrayed, and they can reproduce so easily, and they're at least as smart as the average human, and they've been around since before the renaissance; they should be in charge instead of us weak humans.by CrimsonPen134201/18/16
Some good points there, as to the silver vulnerability, perhaps it would be akin to the natural properties of the metals. Take for instance the fact that copper acts like am anti-bacterial due to its natural magnetic (and believed other various) properties. Candyland143, author of the Keira Shadow: Vampire Hunter. Series in site, has her vamps to where wood has no real effect, and also sunlight isn't a factor...(SPF or otherwise) which made sense as I though about it. I mean,..not likely vampires would innately transmit some super version of porpheria upon bite. The aforementioned author, she had her "Hunter" use metal spikes that'd been blessed. Used directly into th heart. Taking into assumption "Keira's" faith, and that silver is known to act as copper does...these x old reasonably be effective undead, asskicking tools. Definitely recommend Candyland143 series there, (not just cuz her "Hunter" pops these out a la Assassin's Creed wrist blades, either)by Anonymous06/30/16
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Idol Worshippers, welcome to another week of the never ending American Idol auditions. I swear, somewhere we were promised live shows. And well, we'll get them next week, but tonight, we ran into TWO more speed bumps en route to the live round. More on those later. But first, a couple complaints (per usual) from…Details


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Good thing it was only a dream that took what it needed to to convince her not reality.
This is a discussion on Some good may come from horrible dream within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I have a beautiful daughter, age 19, in college. She is a bit gun-shy, and has said in the past that she is scared of ...
I have a beautiful daughter, age 19, in college. She is a bit gun-shy, and has said in the past that she is scared of guns' power - and the power they give her - so that she doesn't want to carry when she comes of age.
Last night she related a nightmare she had recently:
Her dad was out of the house. One older brother upstairs, the other one downstairs, in bedroom nearer the house's doors. She and I and her boyfriend were laying in my bed at the back of the house, watching a video on boyfriend's phone.
Daughter heard a noise up front near the doors, and footsteps.
Suggested to me that I go get my gun from the closet. I do so.
She hears more footsteps, then rapid fire, like a machine gun. One brother gone, she realizes.
More rapid fire. Other brother gone.
She and boyfriend crouch and hide in the dark closet while I stand near bedroom door with my gun, waiting.
She asks me to give her one of my guns to shoot. I don't. (In real life, of course, I would do that in a heartbeat.)
She hears whistling, the old song "Bingo" (B-I-NGO...) and steps coming nearer to the bedroom door.
Daughter peers out of closet, asking again for one of my guns.
For some reason, I step out in front of the door to confront BG, and daughter sees him shoot and kill me.
He comes to the closet where she and boyfriend are crouched, hiding.
He turns on the light.
He sees them, and fires, killing them both.
Daughter wakes up.
My poor girl.
From her relating this dream, I realize that she is rethinking her stance on gun ownership, and whether she needs one or not.
She tells me she has talked to her boyfriend, who admits he has no weapons in his apartment, which she now realizes she doesn't like at all.
He has begun looking into buying his first gun. (He's 22.) She wants him to. She is beginning to think she may want to carry after all, when she reaches 21.
I have offered to take them both to the range, teach them gun safety, along with whatever basics I have to pass on.
And I have hopes that this dream-tragedy has shaken some reality into them both.....
"I pledge allegiance to the war banner of the united states of Totalitaria. And to the Republic, which no longer stands, several bankers, who are now god, indivisible, with Bernanke bucks and credit for all."
Good thing it was only a dream that took what it needed to to convince her not reality.
Get them started, offer whatever assistance you can, it's still up to them, but they sound like they at least have their heads in the game now.
You can educate ignorance, you can't fix stupid
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Capitalize on this QUICK! Because the power of dreams fades quickly. In a matter of weeks or even days she very well may be saying, "It was just a dream and I overacted."
She will probably never think the same about the BINGO song though...lol
Limatunes' Facebook PageEven death is a poor excuse for not fighting back.
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Because of a dream I had I moved up to a 10mm Auto.
Introduce them to guns at the range yourself... but let someone else do the training... If you can afford to, pay for that training.
It could be worse!
I suppose
I second that oakchas. When my two daughters (they were in college, one becoming an elementry school teacher, the othe a criminal justice major) asked me to take them to the range,
I was very happy too. I took them down to the range I had been shooting at and introduced them to the owner. He was an NRA certified instructor and FBI trained instructor. That was the best decision I could have made. I taught myself over the many years of shooting, but there is no scence to pass on any bad habits I may have had. Also, they tend to listen closer to a
PAID instructor than to dad. After 6 classes, they wer handling my .45 as well as I could.
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IMHO raising your daughters awareness of self defense options is always a good thing.
However with dreams like that she may have other issues she needs to discuss.
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I agree with you, Lima. I have already offered to take them both to the range tomorrow morning before she goes to work, but haven't gotten an answer yet.
Normally she texts me at night when she is safe at boyfriend's home (she's a rampant extrovert and spends lots of time out and about with friends). But last night she also wanted me to let her know that I was safe, as well.
This dream *really* bothered her. I doubt she'll forget it for a long time.
AKsrule, I will ask her if there is anything else going on. But like most young adults, she is cautious about what she tells me and what she doesn't. She's not in danger from her family. But I can't guarantee her friends. She's known this boyfriend for years, casually, and her brothers know him casually. I don't think that he would be a problem, but of course one never really knows.
"I pledge allegiance to the war banner of the united states of Totalitaria. And to the Republic, which no longer stands, several bankers, who are now god, indivisible, with Bernanke bucks and credit for all."
The good news as you correctly point out is that now your daughter is more likely to be willing to learn.
Everyone has their own take on "what" to learn, and I'll just offer up my view that Limatunes has the right idea. You want more than the handgun among your tools. Some MA, FOF, and knife training are worthwhile for anyone who can spare the time and bucks, and who has the interest.
Sure wish our Texas legislature would make our CHL a CWP.
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I used to get bad dreams whenever I ate anything with cheese for dinner. However, her fears that are acting out in the dream are possible in the real world.
- I say get the new ADT pulse home security system.
- Play a mock scenario similar to a fire drill where your family has a safe area to get to.
- Make sure you have invasion proof doors (eg. http://www.theultimatelock.com/)
- Take this class with your family http://www.nrahq.org/rtbav/
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"Harborfest is good food, great people, and maritime culture wrapped in a red, white, and blue bow," says festival president Susan Park. It draws more than 2 million people to Boston's waterfront for activities that include harbor tours, aerial fireworks, and all the rich, creamy chowder you can eat.
We recommend starting out at Chowderfest, a must for soup lovers. For $10 ($7 for the kids), you gain access to your fill of New England's finest clam chowder. Area restaurants, and sometimes crews from visiting Navy ships, set up booths to ladle out their winning recipes. Don't forget to vote for your favorite―participants determine the chowder champ. Looking for something a little less boisterous? Union Oyster House, known as "America's oldest restaurant in continuous service," has been serving chowder since it opened in 1826. With its hand-hewn beams, semicircular oyster bar, and cozy booths, it has changed little since Daniel Webster enjoyed his half-shells here with a tumbler of brandy and water.
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You won't have to travel far from the Liberty to reach a sleek, contemporary outpost of Boston-based Legal Sea Foods. The chain's Long Wharf location serves a fresh crab cake combo with grilled shrimp, scallops, and hunks of lump crab. Dining on the patio provides water views and great people-watching, and the seafaring decor inside is both chic and comfortable for drinks or dining.
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As the final notes fade, wind down with a midnight snack or cocktail at the lavish Boston Harbor Hotel. Views of Rowes Wharf draw guests through the Italian marble lobby to the posh Intrigue Café overlooking the water. Settle in and relax while enjoying scenes of the harbor. You've earned a few moments of rest.
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Your visit to Kapawi Ecolodge and Reserve will transport you to a time and place so remarkable, so utterly unlike any other you have experienced. Deep, deep, in the Ecuadorian rainforest, accessible only by plane is this wonder of confluence where ancient life and tradition gently lights your evening path with solar power.
This is the home of the Achuar, the last indigenous people of the area, some 6,000 in population now living in 64 communities throughout their two million acres of nearly pristine land in the Amazon.
A partnership was formed in 1996 between Canodros, an Ecuadorian tourism operator and the Achuar with the shared goal of bringing economic stability and sustainability while conserving the natural state of the rainforest. The Kapawi project was planned and its successful execution over time has resulted in the full transference of management and ownership to the Achuar people as of January 1, 2008.
This trip helps support the Achuar people and helps to preserve their land.
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What are the three best methods for networking? - Barking up the wrong tree
Eric Barker stashed this in Networking
Stashed in: @reidhoffman, Practice, @jaltucher, @bakadesuyo, @msuster, Etiquette!, How To Be A Super Connector
Not surprisingly, I'm a big fan of Reid's Rules of Networking and I practice them regularly: http://pandawhale.com/convo/422/reids-rules-of-networking
These rules boil down simply to: What you get out of it is what you put into it.
Altucher has several variations on this theme as well: http://pandawhale.com/convo/290/be-a-super-connector
Suster has his own version of this as well: http://pandawhale.com/convo/197/you-can-make-progress-in-anything-with-50-coffee-meetings-get-started-msuster
Ultimately you have to think of it in terms of what you have to offer to the other person to make it worth their while to spend time with you.
I also agree that the best first step is to find someone on Facebook or LinkedIn that you haven't talked with in a while, and talk with them: http://www.bakadesuyo.com/is-it-worth-reconnecting-with-old-acquaintanc


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I was wondering if anyone else is in the service in CT? Im in the Air Force Guard up at Bradley. I've been thinking about maybe putting together a ride night. With the holiday season approaching I wanted to try and raise money for the wounded warrior foundation. If anyone else is interested or has any suggestions, reply back or pm me. Thanks guys.
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For those of you not prepared to shell out up to £300 for the flagship Archos multimedia player, the 605 WiFi, the French manufacturer has an affordable alternative for you.
The Archos 405 includes many of the key features of its bigger brother, such as DVD-quality video playback and DVR functionality (with the optional DVR docking station).
The 405 is basically a small 605: retained are the smooth navigation buttons on the right and the superb build quality we've come to admire Archos for. Different to the 605, however, is the inclusion of the SD slot, which sits on the top of the player. There's no kickstand, though, and the screen isn't touch-sensitive, so you'll need to master the Archos navigation system.
At 89mm (3.5 inches), the screen's nicely sized, though the disappointing 320x240-pixel resolution makes it slightly lacking in sharpness.
As a music player the 405 offers the typical 'artist > album > song' organisational structure. You can also sort by genre, year of release and user rating, providing these details are within each file's ID3 tags. You'll see any album art in a right-hand column that eats about a third of the screen, along with access to context menus and album/song metadata.
Videos are sorted by file name and folders. Organisation is a simple drag-and-drop process within Windows. Context menu options allow you to delete and rename files, but you can't reorganise them on the device itself. By default, WMV and standard MPEG-4 videos only are supported. If you want to watch high quality H.264 stuff -- such as typical video podcasts -- or DVD-quality MPEG-2 videos, you'll need to pay about £15 each for the two required firmware upgrades from Archos.
The image library works in the same way as the video portion.
Additionally, there's an option to view image meta-data, should you
ever need to see what camera took a certain photo or what aperture the
camera was configured to use. You can also browse images by the date
they were taken, this being the most useful of the two options.
Finally, the TV recording function will allow you to record from your television to the 405, as well as output any video on your device to a TV. You'll need to buy the optional DVR dock (sensing the running theme?) in order to use this interesting feature, which we'll be reviewing separately.


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This is a discussion on this is what happens when someone pulls out in front of you within the General Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Accidents. forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; [IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG] [/IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]...
Torch Red 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 46k mi.
Black 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX 6-speed 94k mi. my mod list
10/08/2006 - firstname.lastname@example.com (5-speed with well worn clutch, no launch)
"Six stars gleaming, five speeds breaking, four tires chirping, three differentials working, two liters screaming, one turbo boosting... it's what makes a Subaru all-wheel-drive, all we'll drive."
for Bugeye owners my BOV thread Service Manuals
oh, no. I hope everyone is ok.
"Never Launched"
Dougie - Founder, 250,000 mile club
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Thats what happens when i am 100 yards from work you can still see the dew on my car........ My neck is alittle FFFed up took a ride in a bouncy ambulance. Dude was driving a 1998 elantra thought he could beat me accross the street couldnt stop in time. Not sure whats going to happen with the car. I just put a Fing sti ra trans in it. Do you guys think its totaled or do you think it should be cause of future problems.
that'll buff out
on a happy note- my friends bugeye got hit and has damage in the same places you do. his wasnt totaled though.. as long as the frame isnt bent, you should be okay i think.
i'd say maybe 3-5k worth of damage just by a quick glance at the picture
your friendly, neighborhood subaru girl
abbigale : 06 impreza wrx tr: cobb stage II
Do you guys and girls think its going to be dunzooooo? I really didn't want to start a car payment till next year...
Crap dude that sucks. Unless there is a lot of damage under the panels shouldn't be totaled.
WRB, Tial gated 20'gd, PPG reppin Bugeye FTW !
I don't know what to do? Not sure how much they would give me for it? or if its even worth it. I guess ill just wait to see what the insurance guy says....
well judging by the pic. and what you said about a new RA gearbox i would def. fix it if the engine wasnt touched in the wreck....did the airbags go off?
Yeah what's the damage under the hood?
Also anything to the wheels, axel, shocks, etc...
Or is it cosmetic? (hood fender light)
that one looks like it could go either way, wait till the insurance company takes a look at it and go from there.
Well i went and look at it today. It took a hard hit on the right side. I don't know about the frame. Other then the parts you see it will need a Rad support Not sure about the power stearing container Intake box Inside of the fender looks like a crease ,windshield The fan is pushed up aginst the the belts (i didnt start it). I also think i bent my shifter, So i hope i didnt hurt any of the gears or shift fork.


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