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Early Morning Eluding Arrest in Yakima
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Date: 07/05/2014
Time: Approximately 0610
Location: 3700 Block S. 40th Avenue, Yakima
Incident: Vehicle Pursuit / Narcotics
At about 0610 hrs YCSO deputies were dispatched to the area of the 3700 block of S. 40th Avenue, in Yakima County, for a report of subjects sleeping in a vehicle on a private roadway. As the first deputy was approaching the area, a red Chevrolet Suburban entered his radar at a speed well above the posted limit, and then continued to speed up after it passed him. This vehicle was of the same description as the suspicious vehicle.
The deputy briefly lost sight of the vehicle, but checked the area. After observing dust in an area orchard, he located the suspect vehicle in the orchard. The vehicle then began moving and actively attempted to elude him. A pursuit ensued and continued out of the orchard and onto the county roadway.
The driver of the vehicle failed to stop after entering the county roadway. Eventually, the vehicle failed to negotiate a turn and left the roadway west of 16th Avenue on Gilbert Rd. and became disabled at that point. The driver, a 29 y/o male from Yakima was immediately taken into custody for investigation of felony eluding.
A 21 y/o male passenger, an 18 y/o female passenger, and a 25 y/o female passenger, all from Yakima, were also taken into custody from the vehicle.
A firearm was visible inside of the vehicle. The vehicle, a 2001 Chevrolet suburban was impounded to the sheriff's office and a search warrant was obtained. Located within the vehicle was a 9mm semi-automatic pistol, illegal narcotics, narcotics paraphernalia, and alcohol.
The driver was subsequently booked into the Yakima County Jail on charges including felony eluding, possession of narcotics, and an outstanding warrant.
The 21 y/o male passenger was booked into the Yakima County Jail on charges including being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The 18 y/o female passenger was booked into the Yakima County Jail on alcohol related charges.
The 25 y/o female passenger was released.
Further charges may be pending. The investigation is continuing.
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Clock Changes in Saint-Petersburg, Russia (Sankt-Peterburg) in 2014
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Ukraine: Separatists in Luhansk and Donetsk move to Moscow Time
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Attention Tech Vendors: You Can't Sell A Box Of Customer Experience Management
Posted by Andrew McInnes on August 8, 2011
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(This post was co-authored by Megan Burns and Andrew McInnes so appears on both of their personal blogs.)
Customer experience management (CEM) has become a marketing buzzword for technology vendors as of late. While this isn't surprising given the current energy around customer experience in general, it is a problem. Here's why:
- Customer experience management is a discipline, not a technology. To truly manage customers' experiences, an organization must understand its customers' needs, how it intends to meet those needs, and how it is currently performing. It must also have people, processes, and tools in place to use that insight in order to design and deliver the right experiences and continuously improve them over time. Vendors that currently claim the CEM name (Adobe, Medallia, RightNow, Tealeaf, and others) help clients with various aspects of the management process like experience insight and delivery. But they can't replace the overall discipline and activities required for a company to get customer experience right.
- It involves every technology in an organization. As our colleague Kerry Bodine points out in her research, customer experiences are created by a complex ecosystem of people and systems. Every employee, every vendor, and every partner play a role. So does virtually every technology. For example, enterprise architecture decisions don't just affect IT. They make it harder or easier for companies to pull together all of the information employees need to get a complete view of customers. Likewise, HR systems that frustrate employees don't just mean more time spent on administrative tasks but also less time spent on serving customers. Thus, a true CEM technology solution (ignore the people and process for now) would need to replace or control almost every other technology in a company. Good luck with that.
Customer experience leaders shouldn't dismiss vendors that market CEM solutions altogether — there's significant value to be had, and Customer experience leaders should definitely be influencing technology decisions. Potential buyers just need to tread this Wild West of a space carefully. It's immature, full of hype, and ultimately destined to shake out into a series of clearer categories.
Vendors should help customer experience leaders make smart decisions by clearly articulating where their solutions fit into the customer experience ecosystem rather claiming to supplant it.
What are your thoughts? Will a CEM technology category ever really exist? If so, what will it look like?
How does one become an expert in this discipline?
Comment from Donna McGahan on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 15:27
As someone who is just starting out in this area, I would have to agree there is a lot of buzz-word bingo in this field. How have others gained expertise in Customer Experience Management?
Great question
Comment from Andrew McInnes on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 16:51
That's a great question to ask in Forrester's (free) online community for customer experience pros: http://community.forrester.com/community/customer_experience. There's quite a bit of content in there already that could help you on your way to becoming more familiar with the discipline, and people are generally very generous in answering questions.
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You will learn that bees have good days and bad days, just like humans.The weather, hive disruptions, careless actions, etc. can make your " friendly " hive into some mean stingers " !Bee-Bop
>My question is how would you experienced beeks list species of bees from most passive to most aggressive?By Taxonomy, there are only three species of honeybees, Florea, Cerana and Mellifera. In North America, there is only one species of Honeybee, Mellifera.By common usage the term is usually "race" but that is also not the correct Taxonomological term. What beekeepers call "race" is actually just "variety" to the Taxonimists. "Strains" might be a good term.As far as characteristics, they very more from colony to colony than from "race" to "race". All have been bred by beekeepers to be gentle and all of them tend to be.
showme,Here is a link you may find helpful.http://www.nsqba.org/typesofhoneybees.html
Quote from: BjornBee on March 04, 2011, 07:47:35 AMshowme,Here is a link you may find helpful.http://www.nsqba.org/typesofhoneybees.htmlthat is someones opion or experience.Italian winter well even on Polar Circle. You may get get bad stringers from every bee races. Like Michael says, it depends on breeding.Some years ago I succeed to breed a killer Italian. It was really dangerous to me and to outsiders.
I always find it ironic when you suggest that you know because you keep bees near the polar circle,
I have only kept German Black. Caucasian, Carniolan, Italian, Buckfast and Elgon.Of course my experience are not so valuable as your.i have kept Italians longest, 40 years. They are best to my style.Italians have no problems with wintering when its origin is from north.
bjorn, I think you need to listen to Finski, he is a verry knolegable person, not just a try to be. i think you wrote a good description of your own attitude as i see it.
Quote from: BjornBee on March 04, 2011, 07:47:35 AMshowme,Here is a link you may find helpful.http://www.nsqba.org/typesofhoneybees.htmlThanks BjornBee. I can relate to the scale of rating because I am a numbers guy. Since I have never kept bees before I am anxious and nervous because I don't like to fail at anything. My biggest concern is not being stung as I have all the necessary protective equipment but absconding, mites and overwintering. I'm sure my bees will come to mean to me as much as my dog who I've had from a puppy and is now almost 16 years old. I don't want anything to happen to him and do my best to take good care of him. That is my plan for the bees as well.I do like a challenge. The bees I'm waiting for are Italians. They don't score well on this chart for mite resistance and overwintering so there is my challenge. Winters aren't usually too bad in Metro Atlanta but I will do my best to succeed with my first package. I expect success, especially now that I have found this forum. I'm sure it will not take too long before I have my own opinions based on my experiences.


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By Eric Trainer, Associate Director of Media Relations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jackie Areson and Katie Van Horn, a pair of seniors who paced this year's University of Tennessee women's cross country team to a runner-up SEC finish and qualified individually for the NCAA Championship meet, have been accorded "All-Academic" status by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The USTFCCCA honors those student-athletes who have succeeded both academically and athletically. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.25 grade point average and finish among the top 15 runners (or top 10 percent) at their respective NCAA Regional cross country meet.
Academically, Areson and Van Horn posted GPAs of 3.62 and 3.64, respectively, in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Statistics. It marked the third time that each of them had been selected by the USTFCCCA for this distinction.
A product of Delray Beach, Fla., Areson was UT's top finisher at every race in 2009. She posted individual third-place finishes at the SEC Championships and NCAA South Regional, earning All-SEC and All-South Region kudos for her performances. She capped her season and career at the NCAA Championship meet, where she placed 177th.
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Hardiboard siding over Rigid Foam Board
I'm new to the building trades, and I'm working on computer modeling
of residential housing to provide estimates of cost savings
resulting from energy efficiency improvements.
I've modeled my home in REMDesign and the results show
that if I can reduce air infiltration from 2800 CFM50
to about 1800 CFM50 and add R6 of foil faced
polyisocyanurate over the sheathing, I can save
about $325 per year in fuel oil costs.
I'm going to be replacing the siding and the windows,
so this is the only opportunity I have to do this work cost
effectively. I plan to use foil faced polyiso board because
tape adhesion should be very good and I plan to use this
as the drainage plane. On top of the polyiso board
I plan to use 3/4 to 7/8 strapping to align the
windows and nailing flange properly. The Hardiboard
will go on top of the strapping.
Anyone have experince with something like this ?
Any and all advice is appreciated !
Thanks, Mike
I wouldn't recommend that method.
Thank you for your reply.
Do you have a method you would recommend ?
Thanks, Mike
To Clarify:
IMHO: I have concerns regarding the concept of "building-out" additional soft "sub-layers" of materials on a home's exterior. (Rigid Foam board installation under vinyl siding is one thing -Vinyl is never fastened tightly - because this allows it to expand and contract)
Attaching strapping over permeable foam board, and then attaching your solid material siding onto that strapping, creates a layer of non rigid material between your hard material surface and your home's exterior sheathing. This can cause alot of "irregularities" between the surfaces, since the foam is so pliable and strapping is so prone to warpage, bowing & twisting when not attached solidly.
Here is information from the James Hardie site:
"Hardiplank lap siding is installed over braced wood(from): http://www.jameshardie.com/pdf/install/install_plank-canada.pdf
or steel framing spaced a maximum of 610 mm o.c.
or to minimum 11.1 mm OSB sheathing or an
equivalent thickness of plywood sheathing (Figure 1).
Hardiplank lap siding can also be installed over foam
insulation up to 25 mm thick. Irregularities in framing,
sheathing, and/or foam insulation can mirror through the finished application..."
To me: Adding strapping into the equation (on top of the foam) would compound the possibility of loose attachment points and irregularities - for the trim boards, as well as the siding itself. There is also the issue about roof line drainage and door/window surface-thickenss drainage that can happen when adding that kind of sub-layer thickness onto an exterior surface (foam board with strapping over it).
I am not stating this as rule, but as something that has the high probability to create problems. Even if some architects think it's a good idea, does not mean that it is. We have fixed many, many exterior and interior "architect ideas" that didn't end up working the the way they thought it would, or the way something was designed or listed on their plan details.
Thanks very much for the advice, someone else I asked
mentioned the same sort of issue.
I am now looking at the
CertainTeed fiber cement board product, and their
installation guide addresses the case of installation
over foam. To help address the issue of wavieness,
I'm looking at SuperTuffR rigid board which
is supposed to be very mechanically robust.
FYI, someone mentioned that aluminum should not be
in contact with concrete (this may only be true when
the concrete is in the uncured state), so the
SuperTuffR board is of interest because one side
is plastic faced.
Thanks again for your reply !
Significant corrosion of aluminum embedded in concrete will occur due to this reaction. The corrosion of the aluminum will result in expansion and subsequent cracking. If coupled with ferrous metals, galvanic corrosion will also occur. The presence of calcium chloride greatly accelerates the process. Even seemingly small amounts of aluminum can be a problem. In one case, 10-gauge aluminum wire was used to tie rebar together. In less than 9 months there was significant localized distress with spalling immediately over the location of each tie."
Excerpt from:http://www.allbusiness.com/manufactu.../255850-1.html
I am about to start sheathing my workshop and I saw the JM diagram for adding 1" rigid foam on exterior under 3/8" 4x8 sheets of smart siding, commonsense lead me to ask will the siding warp by not having a solid backing of osb sheathing? After reading your blogs i will put my rigid foam inside under the gypsum. steve.m
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Pairing: Bella and Edward, Emmett and Rosalie
Summary: Six college kids go away for Spring Break.
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I stare at Alice, one of my two room-mates. "Are you shitting me?"
"Of course not, Bells." She rolls her eyes. "Jasper and I were supposed to go to Baja with his brother, and their best friend, but my parents won't let me go alone with three guys. Jazzy refuses to go without me and since it's his birthday this week his parents bought two more tickets so I could invite a couple of my girlfriends."
Jasper is her long-time, long-distance boyfriend. They both grew up in Texas, but her parents moved their family to a small town on the Olympic peninsula in the middle of her senior year of high school. They applied to lots of the same colleges, but he got into UCLA and her parents can't afford for her to go to an out of state school so, when she got accepted to UW, she had to go there. I know they miss each other terribly and she hates that she only gets to see him during the holidays and in the summertime, but this year they'd had plans to go to Mexico together for Spring Break.
"You're offering me a trip to Baja…just so you can hang for a week with your boyfriend and his brothers?" I ask incredulously.
"Yup! Well actually, it's him, his older brother, Edward, and their best friend, Emmett." Alice says.
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We brainstorm for a few minutes when she hugs me and laughs out loud. "I know; I'll invite Rose to go too! She and I have gotten really close since the beginning of the year and you're always telling me that the Chief loves her like a second daughter. He'll say yes in 3.5 seconds if he knows all three of us are going!" Alice beams at me as I call our other room-mate and the girl I grew up thinking of as a sister.
After I explain the situation to her, she squeals into the phone. "BAJA OR BUST, BABY! When are you asking Charlie?"
"I guess I'll call him now." I tell her.
"You might need me to help talk him into it. I'm on my way home now, anyway." She says. I can hear the excitement in her voice.
After we hang up, I grab some paper and try to work up a script. I want to sound like I know what I'm talking about and like I have all the answers to anything he can ask me. That's when I pick up the phone and dial.
It rings three times before my dad picks up his end. "Hi, baby-girl! How are you and Rose doing down there?"
"Well, Daddy, we're good…" I say. "But we'd be even better if you'd give us your blessing to go on a trip for spring break!"
He chuckles. "Where do you want to go, Bella?"
"Baja, Mexico…" I say innocently.
"Mexico? Why do you want to go to Mexico when you could come skiing, with me and Sue, in Canada?" He asks.
"Daddy!" I whine. "We want to go where it's warm!"
Rosalie rushes into my room and grabs the phone from my hand putting him on speaker. "Pleeease, Charlie? I've always wanted to see Mexico!"
We hear him sigh. "Oh, alright; if it means that much to you, you can go…"
We laugh and squeal.
"On one condition!" He says. "I want all the details, girls. That means I'll need your flight information, the names of who you're going with, the name and phone number of your hotel and you have to call when you get there."
"DEAL!" We shout into the phone.
Alice rushes in with our tickets, at this point so I grab them and say, "Got a pen, Dad?"
"Oh, so now I'm not 'Daddy' anymore?" He jokes. "Yeah, I've got a pen. Why?"
"So I can give you the info you asked for, silly!" I laugh.
"You've got the tickets already?" He sounds alarmed, so I tell him Alice's story, which calms him down…a little.
"Ok, so it'll be me, Alice and Rose, plus Jasper and his older brother, whose name is Edward, and their best friend, Emmett. I don't have the name of the hotel yet…so I'll call you when I get it, ok, Dad?" I ask, cringing.
"BOYS, Bella? You really think I'm going to let you girls go to Mexico with a bunch of BOYS?" He's getting enraged now. "And what did Rose's mom have to say about this plan?"
"I haven't called her yet, Charlie. We figured that if you said 'yes', she'd be ok with it too." Rose bites her lip.
We only hear him growl.
"Charlie, please don't worry about them! Jasper is my boyfriend and Edward and Emmett are good men; very responsible. The Cullens have known them a really long time." Alice interjects. "We're flying into LAX in four days and the guys are going to pick us up there to drive the rest of the way in a reliable car. There's no hotel, by the way, we're staying at the Cullen's summer home and I can't wait. It's not going to get crowded like a hotel would. Jazz told me that each of the guys has their own room and there are lots of guest rooms."
"They'd better stay in their own rooms." Charlie says fiercely. "I'm not happy with this, Isabella."
I can practically see his pissed-off frown, but I look at Alice. "I'm sorry, Daddy… Please don't say 'no'!"
"Yeah, yeah, I knew it. I'm 'Daddy' again…" He sighs and grumbles. "I haven't said 'no' yet, Bells…keep going."
I take a deep breath and read him the info. "It's flight number 807. We're flying first class!"
"Wow, that's generous." Charlie says, shocked.
She shrugs. "Jasper's family is treating because it's almost his birthday. I didn't think anything of it."
"Do you know the phone number there, Ali?" I ask.
"Of, course," She proceeds to rattle off a long string of numbers. "Is that everything, Charlie?"
He sighs. "I think that's it, Al. Thanks."
"No problem, Chief. If you need anything else, just give me a ring." Alice waves at the phone and starts to leave, but Charlie suddenly calls her name.
"Hey, Alice?" He says.
I wince, knowing what's about to happen.
"Yeah, Chief?" She asks, meeting my pained eyes.
"I want to talk to Jasper and Edward's parents." He says.
"Sure, Chief; no problem!" She says rattling off another number, this time with a Texas area code. After he finally hangs up, she turns to us. "Get your passports updated, gals!"
"Oh, shit! I forgot about that!" Rosalie says running for her small combination safe.
"Don't bother, Ro, he's going to change his mind. He's going to talk to the guys' parents and take back his permission and there's nothing we can say or do! You know it and I know it." I rant.
"Relax, Bells! Esme's cool; I swear! I told Jasper how protective the Chief is, and he promised that if I talked you this far, his mom would take care of the rest. So, update your passports and start packing… 'cuz it's Baja or bust, BABIES!" Alice screeches as she dances around the room.
Rose joins her while I am not so easily persuaded. I humor them and pull out my passport and other paperwork that might be needed. Only two hours later, when Charlie and Sheila, Rose's mom, call us, am I truly convinced.
"Hello?" Rose says, answering our dorm phone. "Mom, Charlie…? Hey, let me just get Bells on the line." She waves me over and pushes the speakerphone button.
"Hi, Daddy; hi, Sheila; how's everything?" I ask.
"We've spoken to each other, Isabella, and we've spoken to Esme Cullen, the boys' mother. I'm satisfied that you'll all be safe with these boys." He declares. My jaw drops as he continues. "I also had the pleasure of speaking to Carlisle, their father, and one of the boys in question, as the Cullens gave me the number for their sons in LA."
My jaw moves but nothing comes out. I'm thoroughly shocked by this turn of events.
"Bella, Rosalie… next time you each call your own parents or arrange for us to be together when you call. Charlie and I may not be a couple of any kind, but we refuse to allow you to play one against the other. Do you hear me, girls?" Sheila says.
"Yes, Ma'am. We're sorry," Rose and I reply in stereo before breaking into giggles. We've always been able to do that. You'd be surprised how many times we 'jinxed' each other when we were little.
"Well, now that that's settled, make sure your passports are in order and have some fun down there." Charlie replies. "Also, make sure you've still got your pepper spray."
Rose rolls her eyes.
"I'd hug you if I was there, Daddy! Thanks so much!" I yell into the phone as they hang up.
"Oh, baby-girl, I'd hug you too… I'll miss you. Be good." Charlie says as they hang up.
I squeal with the girls and run for my paperwork. Seeing that it's all in order, I recall that my mother Renee had taken me to Greece for a summer retreat last year. "I'm all set, guys; look!"
"Great! Let's see what we've got to bring and what we need to buy!" Alice says bouncing toward our closets.
An hour later, Alice is online buying our bathing suits and sundresses and everything else she thinks we need for our trip, while Rose and I lay down on my bed. "I can't believe that she's going strong, Bells! I'm exhausted!"
"I know, let's just go to sleep and leave her to it. Ali, remember the $200 limit I gave you! If I charge any more then that for one trip, Dad will have a fit!" I yawn the last bit and lay my head down after her wave of acknowledgement.
The next few days pass quickly and it's suddenly time to go to the airport. James and Laurent, our gay friends from Chicago are taking us.
"C'mon, Bella! The guys are waiting for us!" Rosalie nags me. "Alice is already in the car! Hurry up!"
I run down the stairs and roll my eyes as I see James still putting the luggage in the back of his van. "You had to use the van because of Alice's luggage right?"
He laughs. "Surprisingly, no! I just have to pick up a piece of furniture after we drop you girls off."
"Hey! I'm not THAT bad Bella!" Alice protests.
I chuckle and get in beside her. Laurent is in the front and Rose is on the other side of Alice. I doze on the ride and Rose helps me wake up with a pinch to my arm.
"OW! Rosie! That wasn't very nice!" I yell.
"Well it's time to check in and go to our gate. I thought you'd want to be awake for that. Silly me!" She teases. "C'mon!"
I grumble and pout but follow her into the terminal with my luggage in tow. We check our suitcases and grab our carryon bags for the plane. Once we reach our gate we send Alice up to the counter to ask about boarding.
"The lady said first class boards first, then business class and then coach. We should have about an hour before we board. I'm so excited!" She bounces in her seat. "I feel like every second brings me closer to my Jazzy!"
I giggle at her and have a vague sense of anticipation. I hope I eventually meet someone just as great as Jasper. The man is sweet as sugar and handsome as hell. Chivalry is his middle name and I can't help but envy Alice just a little. I settle in to read a little but Rose soon brings me a cup of black coffee to wake me up. Just as my story gets interesting, we're called to board the plane. Finally I'll get a bit of shut-eye. I don't actually doze off again before we take off, but by the time we land at LAX, I'm rested and refreshed.
Rose and I follow Alice off the plane and down the long passage to the luggage pick-up area where she runs at full speed toward a group of three HOT guys. "JASPER! Baby, I missed you sooo much!" She screeches, jumping into one of their arms.
The guy's got a huge smile as he catches her, swings her around and kisses her deeply. "I've missed you too, Ali-cat! It's so good to have you in arms reach, babe!"
The other two guys hug her too as Rose and I walk up. Looking up at us, one of them says, "Hello, what have we here?"
"I'm Bella…" I say.
"Rosalie…" Says Rose. "And, you are…"
"I'm Emmett and this here is Edward." He points to himself and the other guy before reaching out a hand to greet us.
"Hi, Edward," I smirk.
"Hey… Let's get the luggage, shall we?" He says grabbing Emmett and pointing to the conveyer belt that was assigned to our flight.
I point out my bag and Rose's while Jasper just grabs Alice's. Emmett has found a luggage cart and they load our stuff.
"The van we were going to use broke down, so we'll be in two separate cars." Jasper informs us. "I'll have Alice in my car and you girls will be with E and Em."
"Ok, that sounds fine," I say as we walk through the lot. "Are we leaving right away or can I change somewhere?"
"Uh, we'll stop at our place for an hour or so, if you want." Jasper suggests. "You can shower, there, and get into comfortable clothes for traveling."
We all agree and get into their little blue car. Edward drives and they rearrange the luggage between the two cars. Rose showers first because she insists on blowing out her honey-blonde hair. I'll just blow out my bangs and throw the rest of my brown mess into a bun, so I'm next. Alice's hair is short and she can get away with letting it blow in the wind, so she agrees to go last. Once I'm dried off I pull out my bikini; it's black with silver and white embroidery on the cleavage. My jeans go on over my bottoms and then I throw on a sweater. I don't want to get a chill from the air conditioner, do I? Rose is wearing her yellow bikini and standing with the guys as I walk out to join everyone by the cars.
Emmett is showing Rosalie the car we'll be in. "I know it sounds lame, but it's called a Twingo."
"You're kidding, right? This is not really a Renault, Twingo!" She says.
"It is, actually…1993 mint condition. It's got a sunroof too." Emmett goes on.
"My uncle had one of these! I loved riding in it." Rose said. "Can we open the sunroof on the ride?"
"Definitely! Edward, this is a woman after my own heart!" Emmett laughs. "So who's driving?"
He chuckles. "It's only about a six to eight hour drive and the girls don't know the way so it's just us. I'll drive first and then you can drive when I get tired."
"Deal," Emmet yells. Then they slap each other 'five'.
Rose and I get into the back seat while Emmett takes the front passenger seat.
Jasper starts his car and then, seeing Alice on her way out the door to the apartment, goes to help her. He locks the doors and puts her bag in the back seat. She whips out her camera and takes a picture of the guy's apartment building. He grabs it from her and takes one of her standing in front of the building. They jump into the car and pull away from the curb.
"Bells, look," Rose says pointing at the car in front of us. "Ali is standing up and taking pictures of things. Let's give her something to take a picture of!"
I look up as Emmett opens the sunroof and stands up. Rose stands behind Edward, so I stand too, taking off my sweater for a while. We all start waving our hands around and Edward sticks his right hand out his window. I see Alice snap the picture and wave back at us so I sit and settle in for the trip. Edward asks us all what we want to listen to. I let everyone else choose because I like almost everything.
Around seven hours later, I wake up from a nap to see a grand estate house with beautiful scenery. Before I fell asleep, Edward had been telling us about his family. His dad is a top surgeon at LA General Hospital and his mom owns her own interior design business. While not millionaires, they do very well for themselves. His uncle Pete is in the stock market and very successful at what he does. I guess that explains how the Cullens own three houses, six cars, the apartment building where the guys live and a yacht. This house is gorgeous!
"Thanks, Bella; let me show you to your room." Edward smirks.
I bite my lip. "I said that out loud, didn't I?"
He chuckles and nods pulling my bag out of the trunk. We walk up the steps and I watch as he pulls out a surfboard key-fob holding the key to the door. He lets me into a room on the first floor and sets down my bag. "Yeah, so…this is yours. Rose is going to be next door and Alice is down the hall; she's sharing with Jazz." He grins shyly. "The pool is out back and the beach is just beyond that. I promised your dad we'd take good care of you, so please don't leave without telling someone where you'll be?"
I smile and thank him falling onto the big fluffy bed as soon as he's gone.
Rose walks in and screeches with me. We start figuring out what to wear to dinner and clubbing for the evening. "I think Emmett likes me." She says. "He keeps talking cars with me and it's so rare to find a guy who's not intimidated by a girl who knows cars."
I nod. "I'll bet he fell in lust at first sight!"
She slaps my shoulder as Alice joins us.
"Rose, I think Emmett likes you!" She says. "I'm so excited! He was trying to wheedle info about you out of me. What kind of car do you drive at home… what movies you like…what books you read…oh wait, that was what Edward asked me about Bella!"
My eyes widen. "Are you kidding? Edward likes me?" I ask.
"Bells, he was texting me for the whole time during Emmett's turn driving." She squeals. "I always knew you and I would be like sisters!"
"C'mon, we need to get ready!" Rose says.
"But, I wanted to lay out in the sun for a bit!" I complain.
"Bells, there's plenty of time for that later! We need to make an outstanding second impression." Rose insists.
I roll my eyes and go with it. Alice does my hair while Rose does my make-up and, when they've finished with me, I get into my chosen outfit and look in the mirror. They look at me too and grin widely. I sit on the comfy chair with a book and wait for them to be ready. We all walk down the hall and are met with stares, but nobody says anything, so we pile into the car and into a small cantina. I show my ID for the drinks I order. I've been 21 for about six months now, so they don't give me any problems. Alice is of age but nobody ever believes her so she doesn't bother to try. She just asks Jasper to order for her. Rose just turned 21 last month, so she's living it up like me.
A man with tanned skin and large muscles come up and hits on me. Edward glares but I just brush him off. He doesn't even speak English!
We are all up and dancing when the music becomes slow. I sit at the bar and sip my margarita while I watch Jasper take Alice in his arms. He winks at Emmett who blushes and stutters his way through an attempt to ask Rose to dance.
Edward sits next to me. At first I think he's about to hit on me but he starts to talk. "Bella, I know we just met, but…I have this strange feeling about you. When you talk, I find myself dying to hear every word. When you slept, in the car, my eyes were drawn to your face; you looked angelic. The talk your dad had with me made me think you'd be some princess-type…some prima-donna with a bitchy attitude and trust fund. You're real, though. You're lovely and down to earth. You've got a great smile and I really want to get to know you over the next week."
"What about when we're at separate schools again, though, Edward?" I ask, sighing. "I know it works out for Jasper and Ali…but if we get to know each other and like what we find out…will you really be able to be faithful to a girl who is two and a half states away?"
He grimaces. "I know you're probably right, but I don't care. Look, it might not even get that far, ok? What if we start finding out things that make us better off as friends then lovers?"
"I don't know, Edward. This sounds like a bad idea." I take a deep breath and, seeing his crestfallen expression, I decide that I need to take a chance and see what happens. "Oh, Edward…ok, let's try it."
Over the next few days, Edward and I hang out by the pool and on the beach while the others separate into couples. When we go out to dinner and bars or clubs, the two of us gravitate toward each other's side. Before I know what's hit me, we're friends… We drink and dance together and one night… two nights before we're going home… after being saved from a few random Mexican muscle men by Edward …I find myself in his arms. I'm a tad bit tipsy and my verbal filter doesn't seem to be in good working order. My brain and heart have melded, bypassed my good sense, and gone straight to my loose lips.
"We're going home in a few days, Edward…I don't want to! I'm going to miss this so much…the beach, the pool, the sun… being part of this fabulous group of friends…" I turn to face him and he has to catch me as I almost fall down. "You…"
He smiles softly and tucks a strand of hair behind my ear. "What about me?"
"You're sweet and kind… beautiful. You're not like other boys." I tell him. "I'll miss you…"
"I'd be disappointed if you didn't, Bella-love." He sweeps me into his arms and takes me back to the house.
As he lays me down on my bed, I whisper 'thanks' and close my eyes. The next morning, I wake with a splitting headache and a vague memory of the night before. Beside me, on the night table, are two Tylenol and a glass of ice water. After taking the pills and looking around, I see Edward asleep on the recliner across the room. I lay back and try to sleep more, but it doesn't work. My eyes won't close again. I get up and go over to Edward. Shaking his arm, I call his name and ask what he's doing here.
"Don't you remember? After you said you'd miss me, you asked me to stay." He says. "I promised not to leave you alone…"
"Oh…Thanks, that's sweet." I tell him awkwardly. "Are you comfortable? We could lie on the bed…"
He smirks and follows me back to the bed where he proceeds to tuck me back in before climbing into the other side. "Bella, can I hug you?"
I smile shyly and nod as he opens his arms. I feel warm and safe and my headache seeps away slowly as he cradles me there.
Our private little world is shattered, moments later, by Rose and Alice. My BFFs want to discuss details and hang-over food but I just want to be back in Edward's arms for the precious little time we have left here in paradise.
He leaves me with them to go and see about breakfast.
Alice tells Rose and me that Jasper has been talking in terms of lifetime commitments but has yet to pop THE question.
Rose tells us how Emmett has been attentive and romantic over the past few days. He's even asked her to video date him until he's free to visit whenever he wants to.
I tell them how I think I'm falling for Edward and how sweet and heroic he was when I was being bothered by those stupid men who'd been hitting on me even though they didn't speak English.
They can tell that I'm not happy about this though, so, Alice tells me how alike Jasper and Edward can sometimes be. Then she informs me that she thinks a long distance relationship will work between us like it has with her and Jazz. She thinks we can handle the pressures of that sort of thing…
I don't, but I remain stoic, as she and Rose smile at me and go to their own rooms so I can be alone to think. There's a chance he doesn't feel the same way about me as I do about him…but there's also a chance we can do this…isn't there? Going through the pros and cons in my head, I make the difficult decision. I took a chance on him once; I can't help but do it again. Running into Alice's room, I tell them quickly of my resolution and they help me form a plan.
Breakfast and lunch pass uneventfully as we all hang out by the pool. As Jasper and Alice gather everyone's plates after lunch, Emmett asks if we're going out again.
"I was hoping I could talk you all into staying here. It's our last night and I want to cook for all of you." I smile. "After dinner, we could play board-games or go in the hot tub… or even walk down the beach…?"
"I don't know about staying in after, but dinner by you sounds like a great way to wind the week down, Bella." Jasper smirks and points at Emmett and Edward. "And I've had the pleasure of tasting her cooking, so we're definitely NOT going to turn down this offer." The other guys put their hands up in surrender.
"I'm not going to fight you on this, Jazz. In fact, I'll offer my assistance to our chef." Edward says.
I grin playfully. "It's always helpful to have an extra pair of hands…but if you get in my way, you're on cleaning detail later."
He laughs loudly and offers to take me to the market.
Once there, we quickly find everything I'll need for the meal. I put Edward in charge of the salad. Thankfully he uses bottled water to rinse the veggies and then cuts them up for me. I make a special blend of chicken and peppers with cheese, taco seasoning, rice and beans. Then I break out the tortillas and call our friends to dinner.
Edward watches as I lay the tortilla out and spoon the mixture into it before folding it over and covering it with more cheese. He places the salad on a smaller plate and gives it to Rose…ladies first and all. When we all have our dishes, I discover that Rose and Alice made margaritas while we were busy. At the end of the meal, Emmett declares me his favorite cook of all time. Jasper and the others sing my praises as well. Alice and Jasper decide to go for a walk on the beach while Emmett and Rose go dancing after dinner.
Edward and I are alone for the first time all day.
"Edward, do you really think it'll work?" I ask.
"Do I think what will work, Bella?" He sighs.
"Us…" I bite my lip. "Don't you see how much work Alice and your brother have to go through just to stay together?"
"Anything worthwhile takes work, Bella… We just have to ask ourselves if this…" He waves between the two of us. "Is worthwhile… My answer is yes."
"Mine is too, Edward, but you're a man in your prime are you sure you want me tying you down?" I ask.
He raises an eyebrow. "I think I might enjoy that actually."
I giggle and roll my eyes. "You know what I mean! You're young and you could be out playing the field."
"Bella, if I wanted to 'play the field' I would be at a club with Em and Rose right now… but I'm here with a girl I like that seems to like me." Edward says uncertainly. "I've enjoyed my time at the bars and on the dating scene, but what I've been looking for in those random encounters…I think I've finally found it in you. We get each other, Bella. We like to stay in once in a while, even though our friends like to go out all the time. We like music and a good book, while they like dancing the night away."
I can't argue with his combination of logic and feeling. "Edward, I think we should give this a try."
"Really?" He asks hugging me. "Oh, Bells, you won't be sorry, baby."
I hug him back and laugh as Alice and Jasper rush into the room and hug us both.
"Jasper proposed!" Alice yells.
"Alice said yes!" Jasper shouts.
We all fall on the couch laughing. Emmett and Rosalie come in the front door and pass right by us. They're so absorbed in each other that they don't even say 'hi'. Jazz and Ali go to their room and I hear Em and Rose in hers so I go to Edward's room and we spend the night kissing and holding each other.
The next day we all pile into the cars and travel back to reality. I take the front seat with Edward this time while Em sits in back with Rose. The guys take us right to LAX for our flight. At the gate, we all agree to keep in touch often and visit when we can.
Edward whispers to me, "By the way, love, I graduate just weeks before you do. How about the guys and I come up to celebrate with you?"
I stare at him. "You mean…"
"Yup, we only have to spend three months apart… I can't believe it never came up." He says with a smile.
I glare. "Me either!"
"C'mon, Bells, we're boarding!" The girls say pulling me onto the boarding ramp.
"I promise to see you soon, Bells…and call often!" Edward yells.
I run out and kiss him hard and intensely on the mouth. As soon as I hear the cat-calls and whistles of our friends, I pull away saying, 'you'd better' and walking back toward my girls. We find our seats and my phone jingles. Glancing at the call id screen, I answer it. "Edward; did you miss me already?"
"Yes, but that's not why I called." He says. "Nice exit, tease!"
"I thought so…you know, if you'd told me you were graduating soon, I might've been more receptive to your advances." I smirk.
"Oh yeah? So we could've ended up doing more then just making out?" He asks.
"Yeah!" I reply.
"So…What are you wearing?" He asks.
I laugh and hang up. Ali and Rose look over at me. "Baja or bust, Baby!" They hi-five me and laugh.


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Great trip
Thank you for the post about your trip. I recently took a trip from West Haverstraw, NY (30 NM north of the NYC on the Hudson) to Virginia Beach. We were supposed to go to Florida but we were hammered by the weather. It was still a great trip. I very enjoyed your descriptions of the trip and hope your trip back was equally successful. Thanks again for your post and good luck with any future trips.
|Thanks for the info on Two Mile Landing. I'm familiar with it from my earlier sailing days in Cape May and not sure I want to deal with the bridge. Right now I'm inclined to go to Seaview Marina in Longport if they get an opening.
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Great post, thanks. Hope to make the same trip next year. Where do you keep your boat in Cape May. Neither Utch's nor Canyon Club had slips for a 5' 10" draft.
South Jersey Marina is I think your only other choice, though probably more expensive and is right past the Lobster House (one of Cape May's most famous restaurents, that is a must if you have never been, at least for a drink or app on the Schooner), has a feul dock, marina supply stores on site and nearby as well as being closer to downtown. The channel is dredged out for all the fishing boats coming in and out so as long as you stay in it, there should be plenty of water. I fueled up there before departing Cape May.
The anchorage has deep water right near the coast guard base but DO NOT try to get into the mooring area as it is 5 feet and below at low tide.
Cam- As far as the engine, should know for sure today and still crossing my fingers. There is definitely a leak in the fuel pump, but hopefully it is a gasket or something loose and the whole unit doesnt have to be replaced, same thing goes for the fuel injector. The stuffing box has to be replaced and should be done tomorrow. I was told it was beyond just tightening up, which I suspected with my limited research on it.
Its been great taking a lot of the things that have been discussed on here and apply them and have them make a lot more sense while onboard. Thanks to all who contribute to a wealth of information!
One of the biggest things from the trip that I am glad to have regained confidence in (after being hit with a squal and dragging the first time I ever anchored the boat about 4 months ago now) is anchoring as opposed to grabbing moorings or going into a slip. I am very glad that I extended my chain length though from 20ft to 100 giving me 300 feet of rode available.
|Excellent post! I love reading about other's cruises. Glad to hear things went well for the most part. 30kts+ is a lot of wind to be out in!
|Great post, thanks. Hope to make the same trip next year. Where do you keep your boat in Cape May. Neither Utch's nor Canyon Club had slips for a 5' 10" draft.
KPT...Great trip report! What was the diagnosis on the engine?
Sounds like you are well seasoned now!! Heading souh is even better!!
Cape May, NJ to Salem, MA - 3 Week Cruise
Just finished up my first big cruise going from Cape May, NJ to Salem, MA in 3 weeks exactly from July 23-Aug 12. It was a great trip and done with 3-4 crew including myself, a 22 year old recent college grad, my girlfriend who was able to take some time off of work for about 10 days, and a 28 year old can do anything type of guy. Wanted to give a recap of the trip, the places I saw and the things I learned (which were ALOT!) Also sorry to the guys who I talked to about getting in touch with, the tail end of the trip went way to fast! If anyone wants any more info on particular legs of the trip and specific places/anchorages let me know.
Cape May to NYC: Started off by having the engine die out just while exiting the Cape May jetties. Got the jib up quick, got out of the jetties and the rest of the sails up and on our way. To NYC we go. First overnight sail and first time either of my two crew had been offshore so needless to say I didnt get any sleep that night. But we luckily had good weather and made it in about 30 hours. Got the engine back on in the middle of the night and she ran fine to NYC as long as we kept it at 2000 RPM's. It was really great coming into NYC for the first time on a sailboat, as I had done it a handful of times on container ships before... very different perspective being the little guy. Got through lots of traffic fine and docked at Lincoln Harbor Yacht Club/Marina (around $90 for the night). Despite their claims of having a wave stopper or something of the sort installed, it was a rolly night at the dock, but still a good one.
NYC to Port Jefferson: Left early afternoon and had the tides timed right. Made over 9kts for the first time going through Hell's Gate. Crew loved the bridges and NYC scenery from the water. Passed by Kings Point, my Alma Mata which was a cool feeling. Little to no breeze in Long Island Sound but made Port Jeff, which was our goal by 2200 and anchored. Went into town in the AM for breakfast and was greeted by the dockmaster holding out his hand for $7 dinghy dock fee. Once back to the boat the crew did the first of many traditional "Tally'Ho's" (jumping into the water when arriving and leaving a port).
Port Jefferson to Fishers Island: Not much breeze again. Didnt plan very well in regards to the tides. Got knocked down to a little over 3.5 kts about 10-15 miles away from fishers. A little after nightfall thick fog set in with a slight drizzle. We were making security calls, had someone blowing on the manual fog horn every minute and someone on the bow for buoy/trap lookout. It was pretty spooky having the big fast ferries appear out of no where a mile or so away from us and then disappear into the night. It was a lot different without having radar. Thank goodness for GPS! Made it safely into Fishers Island and anchored where we thought was the correct place. Things sure looked a lot different in the morning though during our Tally-Ho! Wish we could have gone ashore for a bit but we had places to be.
Fishers Island to Newport: Left Fishers early to try to make Newport early afternoon on a Friday. I couldnt believe how many traps were outside Fishers and that we were able to avoid all of them the night before in the fog. We were going to go to Block Island but I wanted to try to have our engine looked at (hunting at over 2500 RPM's consistently, occasionally hunting under low RPM's, engine would crank fine but would not always fire soon after and what appeared to be excessive leaking from stuffing box while under way). Nice sail to Newport and we made it to the mooring field and on a mooring ball off of Ida Lewis YC late afternoon ($45 a night). Tally-Ho'd and got a launch in to try to take showers at the Seamans Center. We were a few minutes too late and I had one upset girlfriend who had been without shower for an undisclosed amount of days now! She was resourceful though and made her way into the Black Pearl bathroom where she managed to back up the bathroom line while washing down and washing her hair in the sink haha. We moved to the anchorage on Saturday and stayed through Tuesday morning when we realized we werent going to be able to get a mechanic for at least a week. Had a very good time and spent a lot of time in town as well as doing the Cliff Walk.
Newport to Cuttyhunk: We were planning on going straight to the Vineyard, but I made one of my better desicions of the trip to change course and check out Cuttyhunk for the afternoon/night. I was a little nervous on our approach in the narrow channel with a lot of traffic on my tail and a few boats coming out at low tide, but we made it in fine and got a mooring ($40 a night). It was one of our favorite spots. Walked down to the beach, went swimming and ordered overpriced and not so good icecream. The two guys on board took their surfboards and paddled over to the neighboring island while the lady and I ordered from the Raw Bar boat. The two mooring attendants joined us on our boat for a few cocktails after sundown. Beautiful weather and a great day.
Cuttyhunk to Vineyard Haven: One of the first times in the trip we had good breeze. It was great to have the engine off for a whole leg. Anchored in Vineyard Haven and went ashore. One of my best friends from high school manages a store in Edgartown, so we had use of her car for most of our time there. Toured around the island for two days and got our lifejackets lifted out of our dinghy at the harbormaster dinghy dock.
Vineyard Haven to Hadleys Harbor: Another great sail across the Vineyard Sound. Tried getting through Woods Hold Passage an hour too soon, got half way through and had to turn around as our little engine that shouldnt go over 2000 RPMs wasnt making any headway. Swung around and grabbed a mooring in Woods Hold for about 2 hours until the buoys started pointing up and down in the passage. Got through fine the second time and found a nice spot to anchor inside Hadleys. This was probably a close second to Cuttyhunk as far as favorite harbor. Swam, grilled and took the dinghy around the harbor to check out the boats and mansions. Realized I never put any oil in the gas tank for our two stroke and shut her down right away hoping we could get some before killing the 1969 Johnson 6HP outboard.
Hadleys Harbor to Edgartown: Once again, great breeze in Vineyard Sound and no problems getting through Woods Hole. Anchored outside Edgartown Harbor with a lot of current. Went ashore for dinner and walking around and got back to the boat around 2300. By 0100 the breeze had picked up to 20-30kts from exposed area (I believe NW). This was the first night on anchor in adverse conditions and I wasnt sure how we were going to hold so headed up to the cockpit around 2ish and catnapped up there with the engine on the rest of the night. Wind died down around 6, I think we drug anchor a little bit at one point of the night, but it reset. We had out 120 feet of rode in I think 15 feet of water, 100 feet chain and 20 feet nylon with a CQR. After the night of little sleep I decided to bring us inside to get a mooring in the morning. Went to take the dink ashore after getting oil into the gas tank and it finally seized up. Managed to paddle to the dingy dock and make the most of our last day in the Vineyard. Got our air pump lifted from dinghy while at dinghy dock to add insult to injury.
Donna at the Herring Creek Marina was a great help in trying to help us with our dink situation and one of the friendlier people I met the entire trip. If anyone sees her tell her the young guys with the dinghy engine trouble said hi!
Edgartown to Nantucket: Got our first taste of big breeze once we got to the east of Chappy Point. Steady 20-25 from the SE which also kicked up our first waves and the first time our bow went under a few times. We were the only boat I could see traveling in our direction, but the forecast wasnt supposed to get any worse, so we trucked on and got in a groove with the seas and had a good time. The fore cabin hatch leaked a little so one of our guys clothes and berth got soaked. Anchored in Nantucket late afternoon just before a big thunderstorm came through. Had dinner and walked around ashore. We all loved the island and personally I liked it a lot more than the Vineyard. The next day I met up with a friend that lives on the island so he gave me a good tour while searching for a new outboard, which he ended up getting me a very good deal for a new Yamaha 5hp. My two crew finally got to surf at Cisco Beach while my friend and I hit up the Cisco Brewery which I was told was just completely redone and was a really good time.
Nantucket to Plymouth: We left Nantucket at 0600 because of forecasts of 30+kt breeze and thunderstorms late morning. I was hoping to get to Woods Hole and then figure out if we should anchor up in Hadleys again or head up Buzzards Bay and see how far we could get. We departed Nantucket in ¼ mile visibility with thick fog and about 10kt SW breeze. We had radio contact with one of the ferries coming out of the jetties a few miles behind us and he said he had us on radar and was going to pass ½ mile to our east. He must have passed us at some point, but never heard or saw him again! Once we had Chappy on our beam the fog had pretty much lifted and I figured we were going to be in decent shelter in the Vineyard Sound even if the breeze did pick up . Yeah I was wrong on that assumption. Within about 15 minutes the breeze picked up from 10 to steady 25 with a good storm forming over the Vineyard and heading our direction. We reefed our jib and took down our main before the worst of it got to us. When we just passed Vineyard Haven we were in steady 30kts of breeze and when the squall passed over us higher with gusts. We got the jib all the way down and managed to plug along with the current on our back through a very confused and steep sea. I kept on looking back at Vineyard Haven and looking ahead at Woods Hole opening wondering if I should turn back or keep on going. Once we made it more than half way I had pretty much made up my mind to keep on going. We got to the opening of Woods Hold about an hour later and luckily made it in just enough time before the current switched in Woods Hole Passage. It was a different world once inside the Woods Hole area and we got through the passage, anchored shortly outside of Hadleys to regroup, talked to a cruiser who was coming in from Buzzards Bay who said that it wasnt too bad on the Buzzards Bay side so we decided to continue on. Once in Buzzards Bay there were decent 4ft waves on our quarter but with the breeze and swells behind us the boat handled fine. We were planning on stopping before the Canal but when we realized we had the tide in our favor and we started making 8kts we made our destination Plymouth. We buzzed through the Canal with no problems and once we got to the other side we were greeted with a picture perfect day of sunshine, light breeze and long rollers. The day really seemed like 4 different days in one. We made Plymouth at 1900, brought our dinghy with new engine to the dinghy dock next to the Mayflower and met my cousin ashore for dinner.
Plymouth to Boston: Breeze was fresh and cool in the morning out of the NE but it died off after a few hours and had next to nothing the rest of the day. It was great to sail by Sciatuate, which is where I was born and my grandfather used to fish out of. Cruised into Boston Harbor without any difficulty (I forget the passage that we went through before entering the South Channel, but there was a large lighthouse on an island on our Stbd Side and another island and rocks to our port). We picked up a mooring for two nights at $40 a night through Waterboat Marina and had the best view of any anchorage/mooring yet. Right off of Long Wharf the city was just amazing at night and the crew and I were fully appreciating how far we had come and our present location. Met up with a bunch of friends on the second night and had a good night on the town (I was disappointed the Sox werent in town).
Boston to Salem: Had two extra friends/crew aboard for the final leg, but unfortunately little to no breeze until we got inside the Marblehead area and were able to put up our jib. We passed what I think was the Flip Flop regatta off of Marblehead on our way up which was a great site of 100+ racing boats. We went into a dock for the first time since NYC and the Marabelle Ann got a much deserved wash down and charge up on power. We brought the boat to the mooring the next morning where she is going to be until mid-September when we start bringing her back south to Annapolis.
It was sad to leave the boat to head back home for a night and then back to work so I can pay off many of the bills that the boat has wracked up. But she is in good hands with one of my crew and is getting the engine trouble and stuffing box taken care of by a mechanic up there now. Already looking forward to the trip to Annapolis and then getting her ready to head farther south and to the Bahamas in January.
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OK, so I was doing a latex mould of a clay helmet, and planned to reinforce it with plaster of paris bandage in a mother mould sort of fashion.
Only my mould completely failed :facepalm
As the Latex couldn't come off the clay sculpt without first removing the plaster of paris, I attempted to reattach said items, only to have my mould pretty much unworkable and out of shape.
So back to the drawing board - Thuston James' book offers advice on two part mould/casting, rejoining the fibreglass pieces (only I'm not too confident I can do that). I'm still tempted to have another bash at a one piece mould, only I think it'll probably go wrong.
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The last game also featured Ranger Mode, which came with less ammo and more damage taken as well.
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JP, a 22 year old male from Tempe asks on August 6, 2004,If you had a seamless sealed box which was lined with a 100% reflective material, and somehow generated a light-source that would leave no trace for the light to be absorbed by, for instance a theoretical "clean" firecracker, placed in the box just before it was sealed, which consumes itself upon detonation, leaving only the light from the explosion. would you be able to open the box, in a lightless room, at any point after the explosion and see the captured light escape and dissipate? or would the light particles, which also act as waves cancel each other out?
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Conservation of energy is a fundamental building block of physics. If electromagnetic radiation is not absorbed, it will continue to propagate, and on opening the box, the same radiation would escape.
The idea of "cancellation" of electromagnetic waves is ingrained into us at an elementary level of science education, but it's almost never taught with a full flavor of the complexities involved with this concept. In general, circumstances which are normally described as "cancellation" are better described by the idea of "alteration of propagation". Noise "cancelling" headphones, for instance, sample an incoming (practically planar) wavefront and issue an expanding spherical wavefront of opposite phase and similar amplitude. This mutes the propagation in a narrow cone from the cancelling speaker along the direction of the original planar wave, but adds ADDITIONAL energy to some other directions, where cancellation does not take place.
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Mobile and video are two words that have individually each proven their place in media folklore in the last five years. However, the 'marriage' of the two as 'mobile video' as an ad format in its own right has so far been a relative David to the Goliath of the more traditional digital advertising channels in terms of budgets allocated to date.
So why would you back the little guy this time round?
Cisco report that mobile video made up over 50% of mobile traffic in 2012 so there is clearly no shortage of demand for the format itself. If you consider that and budgets spent on mobile video advertising are forecast to grow fivefold in the U.S. alone from nearly $518 million in 2013 to $2,685 million in 2017 it's fair to assume that David is going to do more than knock the wind out of Goliath's sails in the next four years.
The rise and rise of social media has lent itself perfectly to the cost effective distribution of mobile video as a format since Facebook and Twitter "share" buttons now adorn many a mobile video ad border.
Whilst social media has played a significant part in the growth of mobile video advertising, many mobile video ads thus far have largely been repurposed from online or tv channels with little consideration for the huge potential now offered by smartphones and tablets themselves.
The next phase of mobile video advertising, call it 'MVA 2.0', is now starting to emerge and it's very exciting.
This next generation is taking the format beyond merely a brand awareness tool and is harnessing the power within mobile devices to increase audience interaction to take the viewer further along the funnel towards purchase with customisable features that allow them to interactively engage with the video.
For example, Millenial Media, an independent mobile advertising and data platform have just announced a raft of new mobile video ad units, which include the ability to wrap rich media around a mobile video ad so that animations can appear at key message moments, video screens can be toggled with smaller screens and dynamically updated ticker feeds can be run along the base of the mobile video ad itself.
So what does the mobile video advertising industry itself think will be the single biggest factor affecting the success/failure of mobile video advertising as a format over the next 2 years?
Alvin Foo, head of mobile ads for Google China agrees that a video ad itself is not enough anymore: "Brands should incorporate aspects like ratings and comments for interactive feedback. Having video with pictures, chat, groups, profile and interactivity is exciting to brands."
Ujjal Kohli, CEO and co-founder of premium mobile video advertising company Rhythm NewMedia Inc. believes that the success or failure of mobile video advertising will be down to "fair value exchange" with the consumer: "For fair value exchange to exist, consumers must be shown relevant, engaging ads in exchange for premium and valuable content. If ads are irrelevant, do not actively engage the consumer or most importantly, do not run natively in premium, must-watch content, fair value exchange does not exist."
Leon Siotis, director of media & publisher services for Europe at BrightRoll, a digital video advertising company thinks we should learn from our experiences on the web: "The key to mobile video advertising will be the adoption and usage of identification and targeting methodologies, similar to what we have on the web."
Meanwhile, Saurabh Bhatia, founder and chief business officer at Vdopia, one of the world's largest mobile video advertising networks thinks smartphone growth is the key driver overall: "The continued increase in smartphone penetration globally will be a key factor in the growth of mobile video advertising over the next few years."
Whatever the industry think however, it will be the consumers themselves that ultimately decide the fate of mobile video advertising and how eagerly it eats into other digital channel budgets.
If the nascent evolution of mobile video advertising in the last 3 years is anything to go by however I'm putting my money on David.
Chris Baillie is publisher of Tablet Advertising News and also runs the LinkedIn Mobile Video Advertising Group.
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Nearly 35 years ago the John Carpenter remake of the Thing played here while Cinema 35 had E.T. and Stanley Warner had Blade Runner and Tron and Century had Rocky III.
At one time RKO once owned the theater when they took over the venue from BS Moss before Cineplex Odeon closed it in the early 90s.
Saw several shows there in the 70's and 80's including Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
I worked there as an usher/ticket taker in the late 60's. I remember filling the popcorn vending machine from huge plastic bags of stale already popped corn!
Over saturation.Let just hope that Regal and AMC will show art and foreign shows in a couple of its theaters
With next year's opening of Regal's theater in Paramus Park Mall, could Bergen Town Center get a new art house theater?
hotwaterbottle: thank you for answering my questions about exactly where the theater was located and when it closed. On that note: Paramus or the area of Bergen in general (Paramus, Fair Lawn, Rochelle Park, etc) could use another theater and the Bergen Mall's location would be a good place. It likely would not detract much from the Garden State Plaza theater provided the movies shown were not exactly the same.
The theatre was located on the south side facing Spring Valley Ave. As you can see in the Boxoffice article, that's how it looked on the outside. There was never a traditional marquee telling patrons what was playing anywhere outside the theatre. If I'm remembering correctly, the theatre closed sometime between 1987 and 1990.
A couple of questions about this theater:
Was this theater located on the north (Route 4) or south side (Spring Valley Ave.)parking lots of the mall (or neither)?
What year did the theater close? I don't see any mention in any of the comments about it?
My brother & I went to many Saturday "kiddie" matinees in the early 60s, left there while my parents did their shopping at the mall. The films were usually a few cartoons and a B horror or scifi movie with a western thrown in every once in awhile. I once won a winter parka when they did a ticket stub drawing – the ONLY time in my life that I've ever won anything. :)
Boxoffice of April 25, 1960, has a rendering of the Mall Theatre and says that it was being designed by architect Drew Eberson.
The Bergen Mall has recently (kind of) "reopened" and it's actually very nice. As I posted on the site for the Garden State Plaza 16, Paramus is big enough and attracts enough of a crowd that another (perhaps smaller) theater could do well. For reasons I can only guess at, the Plaza 16 never seems to show any unusual (read: "art") films like the Palisades Center does sometimes. I assume it is because the Palisades has 21 screens vs. the Plaza's 16. Considering this, it would've been cool if they'd opened a smallish multi screen theater at this mall perhaps to handle movies that the Plaza wouldn't or couldn't run.
Nowadays you could find an art house film playing at the Garden State 16 under the AMC Select banner. As for the bergen mall theater, it was to Paramus what the Clairidge is to Montclair today.
Good article in today's Bergen Record about the BERGEN MALL.
Yes, believe it or not, the Bergen Mall was the first mall in the area, predating the GSP by about 3 years. The cinema was located outside, with no entry from inside the mall. They did show films not easy to see, unless you lived in NYC, like Twinkle, Twinkle Killer Kane, The Last Wave,The Man Who Fell To Earth, etc. I recall the theatre was rather nice inside, with the entrance being in the middle of the theatre, along the right side of the wall. Unusual.
Today these is absolutely no trace that there was ever a theatre there. Also, there was never a marquee outside the theatre, either.
Listed as part of B.S. Moss Theatres in the 1970 FDY & 1976 International Motion Picture Almanac.
Listed as a B.S. Moss Theatre in the 1985 International Motion Picture Almanac.
World-theatres.com lists the opening date as 1960.
I think the Bergen Mall (and the Garden State Plaza) were among the first of their kind in the whole state. They're the only malls I was ever aware of as a kid, so they were special places to me back then. Hard to believe nowadays, with thousands of malls having sprung up all over the place like weeds.
Strange to consider that in it's heyday, this theater was pretty much an art house. Strange because the mall it's located in is definately NOT associated with the type of crowd that would normally go to an "art" or foreign film. Was the Bergen Mall once considered upscale? I know they're trying to turn it around but nowadays, it's kind of a trashy place.
Here is an ad from when the Mall had the exclusive area showing of one of the biggest hits of 1967:
I saw it there with 4 other people, and it was so crowded we had to split up and sit separately (first time I ever had to do that). Other films I saw here: "Swept Away", "Seven Beauties", "Days of Heaven", "The Man Who Fell to Earth".


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COLEBROOKE PARK is located close to the village of Brookeborough, County Fermanagh.
Colebrooke House, a rather austere Classical mansion, was built in 1825 by William Farrell under the auspices of Sir Henry Brooke, 1st Baronet (of 2nd creation).
Colebrooke has a two storey, nine bay front; with a pedimented portico of four giant Ionic columns; an irregular three storey side; and an eaved roof.
The house is constructed with cut-stone with a sprinkling of red sandstone ashlars which gives the elevation a particularly agreeable tinge.
There is a substantial entrance hall, with a double staircase to the rear.
The drawing-room has the original white and gold damask wallpaper; while the sitting-room boasts 19th century arabesques.
The dining-room is stately; described by the first prime minister of Northern Ireland, Sir James Craig, later 1st Viscount Craigavon, as "Golgotha" owing to the numerous deer skulls lining the walls.
Colebrooke House stood empty for a period during the 1970s, following the death of Basil Stanlake Brooke, 5th Baronet and 1st Viscount Brookeborough (1888–1973).
The 2nd Viscount lived at the dower house, Ashbrooke.
The great house thrives once more, having been largely restored and re-furnished.
A fuller history of Colebrooke, as told by Lord Brookeborough, can be viewed here.
The history of the Brooke family is publicly available in the Brookeborough Papers.
Illustrious members of the Brooke family have included Field-Marshal the Viscount Alanbrooke and the 1st Viscount Brookeborough, second Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
In Colebrooke parish church hang the banners of the Orders of the Garter and the Bath: Lord Alanbrooke was appointed to both of these Orders; and the 1st Viscount Brookeborough to the Garter.
The present estate extends to about 1,100 acres.
Colebrooke Park is a fine demesne, the nucleus of which is the mansion which lies in a declivity in undulating ground.
It is approached via an oak avenue and surrounded by parkland, with mature trees.
There are blocks of mature woodland throughout the demesne.
The Colebrooke River meanders through the parkland, which adds to the pleasant landscape. One feature is a classical iron bridge.
The Park Bridge of about 1830 is functional and attractive.
A sunken garden on the west side of the house was added in the 1920s and the 'Cottage Garden', a woodland walk near the river and planted with shrubs has been developed since that time.
The walled garden of 1830 is not planted up but contains a very fine iron-framed glasshouse by Turner, built in 1834, with additions in 1835 and 1837.
There are many fine listed demesne buildings, including a triumphal arch and two gate lodges by Farrell.
The demesne includes Ashbrooke, the dower house, which has a surrounding maintained ornamental garden.
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Editor's Note: Konnie is home from Sierra Leone. She'll be sharing some stories with us over the next few days. I hope you enjoy them. Sierra Leone by Konnie Sunday morning came early. I arrived at Portland's airport at 5:20 a.m. to meet up with the rest of the Willamette Medical Mission team to [Read More…]
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Dad Drops Daughter And Foul Ball – Really?
It's baseball season and if you are planning to take the kids out to Bosse Field this summer and enjoy the Evansville Otters, let this video be a lesson. If you are holding your child and a foul ball comes your way, DON'T DROP YOUR CHILD like this dad did. To make matters worse, this dad dropped the foul ball….seriously??? Fortunately security gave this dad a good talking to.
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Morgan County Archery - Decatur, AL April 21,22 2012
Looks like we're looking at some awesome weather for the weekend. These cool comfortable temps will soon be a thing of the past until fall. We have prepared a very nice course for everyone and will include a 10 target known distance novelty shoot with 50% payback (split 60/40) in each class to 1st and 2nd places. We have acquired lots of door prizes and hope to see everyone out. Since it's a trail shoot (25-targets), for those who may not know, in order to participate in the Trail Shoot you must be a BHA member and the youth must provide a birth certificate within 48 hours if you place. You do not, however, have to be a BHA member to participate in just the local shoot, but we do encourage everyone to come join BHA.
The fee will be $15 for the local BHA shoot or $35 if you wish to participate in the Trail Shoot. The known distance course will be $10. We will have concessions available for purchase as well. We have been very fortunate in these last years to have the full support of our local shooters as well as our BHA brothers and sisters. Thanks again to all that have come out and supported the Morgan County Chapter of BHA and helped keep BHA thriving throughout the State.
The range is located at approx. 1380 Thompson Road NE - Decatur, AL 35603. If you need further info., please visit our website - www.morgancountyarchery.com or feel free to contact me at 256.353.5490 office or 256.318.9006 cell.
Clete Blankenship - MCAA President
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