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Just wonder: your water tanks, which can be filled with sea water - do they significantly contribute to stability and/or heel or are they too small to make a real difference - water ballast tanks on dedicated racers are usually much larger and further on the sides of a boat (with large pumps to move watter left or right). Of course you could not sacrifice the living spaces for that - so do you use them as ballast tanks ?
What you do is fill the tank half level, (that's the weight we calculated to help reduce heel), then transfer from port to stbd as needed. I wish we could have higher tanks, but.....you're right..the space. Still since the beam is so wide the bottom tanks do a pretty good job. Note that the boat was built to be sailed hard without ballast, the ballast helps in certain conditions. The day we made the 15 knots on that video I had the balast on...and it helped. Last week returning home they were also ballasted.
At the stern, I have a hole, that dumps all the water out of the tanks with another pump. It empties the whole boat in 4 minutes.
I am talking with the builder to be able to not only transfer form port to Stbd, but also forward and aft. Which will help downwind if the water goes aft, and forward for beating.
Most of the process was described in your blog - I admired it then as much as I admire it now.
Superb hull shape, best materials and precise craftsmanship - no wonder she is such a beauty and such a performer.
Just wonder: your water tanks, which can be filled with sea water - do they significantly contribute to stability and/or heel or are they too small to make a real difference - water ballast tanks on dedicated racers are usually much larger and further on the sides of a boat (with large pumps to move watter left or right). Of course you could not sacrifice the living spaces for that - so do you use them as ballast tanks ?
I can't even begin to imagine the craftmanship and patience required to do that.
Looks incredible!
Originally Posted by Alden68 View Post
Great thread......pictures are worth a thousand words!
Are the teak decks fabricated from teak sheet goods (like plywood) with the individual board shapes and king plank routed in? If so is that the normal method of installation on modern boats?
One of the edges has a male prtotusion, while the other has a female entrance, so that when the planks are all installed there is a small groove covered with sikaflex caulking.
The planks are first laid with out glue, only screws. Then each screw hole is epoxied and redrilled for the screw. Then its glued and screwed down onto the deck.
The screw head is then covered with a small plug epoxied in place.
Great job Giu! A lot of well thought out description and explanation.
Great thread......pictures are worth a thousand words!
Are the teak decks fabricated from teak sheet goods (like plywood) with the individual board shapes and king plank routed in? If so is that the normal method of installation on modern boats?
|Thanks Alex! If I was going to build a boat, it would be difficult not to build another one like yours.
|What a wonderful thread, Thank you.
Construction of a PVC (Divinycell) cored boat
The following post is a short explanation and description of the construction of a 100% PVC cored boat, with Fiberglass, Kevlar, Epoxy and Carbon Fiber as the shell material. Its purpose is to show those interested the various steps of the construction of a boat using this method and materials. (Please forgive my English).
Composite material boats are either built with or without a "sandwiched" core.
Boats built with a core, being just the hull, the top sides, deck or interior or other structures can have, nowadays, a wide variety of materials available in the market, that range from Balsa Wood to modern lightweight rot free materials such as PVC, which is nothing more than a high rigidity micro balloon foam. (Almost like very hard Styrofoam, with tiny little air spheres).
The PVC comes in plates inside cardboard boxes for material protection during shipping and is quite expensive.
Construction of a larger boat in the range of the 42 feet LWL will require approximately 645 Sq Feet for the hull, 320 Sq Feet for the deck and roughly 355Sq Feet for the internal furniture, since the boat in question has all the internal furniture cored for weight control and increased structural rigidity.
However, furniture corners and main beams are solid wood for panel stiffness, and the core is first covered with hi strength marine plywood, then covered with a 2,5 mm Cherry wood veneer for aesthetics purposes.
One of the core brands used today in high performance light weight racers or race cruisers is Divinycell.
Divinycell comes in large variety of shapes, densities and purposes, whose choice and specifications are based on the objective and purpose of the application.
Some core has compression strength, some has directional or multi-directional rigidity, some is just for cosmetic purpose applications with minimal structural benefits. Meaning that for each application on the boat, there is a specific type of core to be used, with a specific thickness and directional rigidity.
However, correct application and choice of a core is very important, and is probably one of the very first steps in engineering a new boat, not only for the building purposes, but as well as for the safety of the vessel and ultimately its sea going performance.
A good guide towards the procedures, the choice, application and calculation of Divinycell can be found here.
Obviously a core used for the hull differs from that one used on a deck and from that used inside or for combings.
There are therefore 2 ways of building a boat with a core. With a mould or with a Positive plug.
With a mould:
The procedure for building a cored boat inside a mould, is practically the same as building with solid laminate, except that there will be a time when after the gel coat and outer boat skin material, a layer of core will be applied, and resin impregnation assured by the application of a vacuum, then the application of the inner boat skin.
With a positive plug.
A male frame is constructed, normally in wood, where the core is stitched (later the stitches are cut) to the frame, to bend it to follow the contours and desired shape, then, after the shape is obtained, the outer shell is covered with resin and skin material, that will later be sanded down several times and painted with Awlgrip or other paint.
Once the outer shell resin cures, the plug is turned upside down, the stitches are cut and the wood removed. At this stage, the outer skin will maintain the shape of the piece being built, and the inside is now covered with the inner skin laminate.
For increased stiffness in dedicated points, stiffeners can be added, inside before the inner skin is applied, and those are either made in carbon fiber, Kevlar, wood or metal.
At this stage, the backing plates are also applied to increase structural rigidity of the areas where dedicated deck hardwares bolts will need a solid base to be tightened.
The boat you will see bellow had the hull built using a mould, and the deck, cockpit and interior using a positive plug.
For this boat, it was decided to build the hull on a mould for several reasons.
1) Since the shape of the bow and stern on this boat is somewhat different, building inside a mould would be better to guarantee zero hull deformation while the deck and interior was being built. (the boat was removed from the mould with the interior and deck all finished.).
2) Since the curing of Kevlar, CF and glass are different as far as times and procedures, it was better to maintain the boat in a mould to allow proper curing without pulling
3) The skin would have a better finish in Gel coat for increased rigidity
4) The transition form the Kevlar bellow water section to the above water sections built with a different lamination would also be smoother
5) No need to risk turning the hull upside down for internal lamination
6) Easier to install the vacuum system.
Construction of the hull:
The mould was made first and glassed. The bow section of the mould was reinforced athe the bow to prevent mould deformation in a high structural area.
Above the mould can be visible, it was made using wood planks, on a structural bed, then glassed inside.
Gel coat was applied, with brush, not air gun. This procedure was very important to assure no bubbles in the outer skin of the boat. Time consuming obviously.
The the Divinycell PVC core was applied and impregnation assured with vaccum. The underwater hull thickness on this boat is larger than the sides. In the photo bellow this can be seen.
The whole underwater is kevlar and carbon fiber, the inner skin is a mixture of all where applicable.
The entire central section of the boat, from the bow to the stern was not cored, and that can be clearly visible. The whole central section is highly reinforced to prevent cracking and increase stiffness.
The boats floor beams (in this boat are part of the hull structure to increase stiffness and reduce flex, were also made and glassed at this stage. This boat uses the space created by these beams for water tanks, Stainless diesel tank and keel. The fresh water tanks have a series of valves for ballast, and can, if desired be filled with salt water.
Then, once the hull was finished, the deck positive plug was built over the hull.
At this stage, this frame allowed us to see the final shape of the boat, and several modifications were made until the lines merged in a smooth manner to please the eye. Its at this stage that one can change anything. after glassing...well...too late. This boat had 3 cabins and 3 sterns made before the final ones were glassed. Think of it like the "rib cage" of the boat. That wood later was removed as explained above.
The brown board above the deck is the Divinycell plate.
On the deck, a pred-cut PVC was used to allow better shaping and better impregnation.
Then, once the shape was satisfactory, the whole deck was covered with PVC and the corners glassed to help maintain shape.
Once the corners and edges were glassed, the whole deck was also glassed. On key points, such as chainplates and deck joints, Kevlar was used.
Once the whole deck was glassed, the wood inside was removed and the deck lifted off the boat.
It was laid on the side, up side-down and the inside glassed. Where the deck gear goes the PVC was removed and either wod or metal plates were added to provide a good base fot the bolts and screws. This being a reace boat and therefore subjected to more stress than a normal cruiser, the stiffening has to be doubled of the regular boats.
At this stage the deck stiffners also in foam were applied.
The deck was sanded and painted some 10 times before final painting was done.
The hull was painted inside with a speciall paint for the water tanks, and white elswhere to allow detection of leaks and to brighten the bildges.
Above the aread where the speed and depth probes go, so they can be removed with the boat in the ater withour risk of sinking. The upper walls are higher than the water line.
The above photo clearly shows the shroud bases that in this boat go all the way to the bottom of the hull, spreading chainplate loading all along the hull. Each side of the boat has 3 beams that run vertically to the keel, so the pull caused by the mast is even, allowing for sailing with higher winds and loading.
Once the deck was completed, the inside planning started. The location of the bulkheads was decided at this stage, as well as the inside alyout. much easier to do without the deck above.
Above a view of the keel box structure, before the CF reinforcment H frame was installed.
The inside was first made with pressed wood so the owner could have a good feeling of the inside.
Inside all the heads were also made out of PVC and were finished outside then slid into the hull.
The inside was finished in the nice wood....
The engine was installed, in this case a 40HP Yanmar withan SD50 racing saildrive and Gori folding prop.
Above, the deck was almost finished then installed on the boat for the last time, while the furniture was completed inside. Note that throu all this time the boat is still inside the mould, which prevents deformation.
The keel box was finished and reinforeced accordingly.
The deck is applied and attached to the hull, in this boat with composite materials, no bolts or screws, ans the deck has a male edgle all around that enters 2 inches inside the hull sides. Then the edges are glaees winside and outside.
Then, the boat is finally de-moulded.
Once outside the boat is finished. In this case it was an absolute requirment that the decks and cockpit be in teak, so 15mm thick teak wood was applied by glueing and screwing to outer deck shell with epoxy filling.
The deck fittings are installed
The keel installed
mast in and tested
Et voila....a boat made in a few minutes...
Thank you, and should you have any questions, please do ask.
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color sanding and buffing questions
I am looking for some insight on what different painters do to get a super shine out of their show car paint jobs. I have been laying on 4-5 coats of clear and then within its buffing window I have been color sanding using 600,1000, 1500 on a pad 2000 on a foam backed pad and 4000 thousand on a foam back pad. A painter in a rod shop told me one time that he found cutting the clear with 600 helped get rid of the famous urethane wave and give it a straight and slick as glass look. He wasn't wrong but it takes a lot and i mean alot of hand sanding in my case. the 600 will cut it WRIGHT NOW and then you block and block with 1000 to get rid of the scratches.Question Does it do you any good to cut your clear (add a little slow reducer to it)when you are going to color sand and buff. A painter once told me never to do it because all you do is cut back on the solids every time you throw reducer at it and the solids are what is allowing you to buff back the shine. Is this true or just one persons opinoin? One rod shop i visited years back said they always put 3 coats of clear, let it dry 1000 grit the whole thing flat and reclear with another 3-4 and color sand and buff that.They said it helps give that deep depth in the paint. Has anyone ever tried this or use this method? I went to painters seminar ounce and a Du-pont rep told me under his breath to add a little of my base color in with my clear to add depth to my paint jobs. I tried it and myself didn't notice much. when you guys plan to color sand and buff how many coats do you normally like to apply? I have started to wonder if the 4-5 coats that i have been appling isn't trapping to many solvents do to the increased mill thickness and causing me haze out and recently what I think was a solvent pop problem.Any opinoins? And lastley I want to ask does anbody know the trick to making your buffed paint job look liquid wet. I can color sand and buff with the best of them (not trying to boast I've just done it alot) my final product you can easily see your self in has great gloss Etc,etc, but from time to time at car shows and what not I will come across a car that if you didn't know better you would swear it was still liquid wet. I always wondered if it was a lighting trick or if their is roush or spritz you can rub one down with that gives it that look. I am always looking to improve myself or try a new method to see if i can get better results. Thanks for your input.
To me the urethane clears build more so one only needs 2-3 coats...more than that then the wave might start showing up..The old laquer clears did not have the build we now have so it took lots of coats and color sanding to get the "show car" finish..
I have been getting back to this for a while and doing some study on getting a showy finish..what I am going to do is use the SPI clears and the SEM concentrates..Mix the SEM concentrates with SPI intercoat and use those..Start with the base color of your choice and lay on 2-3 coats of base color..just enough to get a good even coverage..then 3-5 coats of candy concentrate to get the depth and then follow up with 2-3 coats of universal clear or MS clear..that should do it..The only sanding I do between coats is just a lite "check sand' to see that I pick up any trash or runs tha tmay have snuck in on me..Final cut and buff is done with 2000 then I use Presta buffing compounds..There are enough colors in the SEM book to get a good close match to a lot of colors out there though I do not think it would be good for collision work where we have to do blends it is very good for all overs..And this system is not all that expensive compared to some of the other stuff out there..
This is probably a bit different than you are used to but then everyone who paints has their own "secret recipe"" and I suppose that some of the other guys have their own take on what to do..
I have tried most all of it and now do what is known to work..
I haven't really done show jobs, and normally will only apply 3 coats of clear and buff that. I will reduce if it helps the clear lay nicer for me. I added a good reducer to the clear on the last car, and around 15% was what seemed to be working best for me.
I think most people for show jobs do it in two rounds. or what they call a flow coat, most likely covered in this forum before. Spray 2 to 3 coats of clear, knock down flat, reclear with 2 to 3 coats, often using a reduced or lower solids clear trying for thinner coats (or even go to a smaller tip size which would break the clear up finer, but have to move slower) to keep the peel down. I do similar to flow coats, Only because I screw up so much, lol. Clear seems to lay easier and nicer over sanded clear then when starting over base to me.
I would think that many coats of clear may have contributed to solvent pop when you recoated. Many of these clears are designed for collision shops, and are meant for 2 to 3 coats.
I don't know what your seeing, but maybe its shrinkage and could be causing a hazing out/ dulling or roughness appearing.
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Many people started to paint by following those "wet on wet" tv painters on PBS stations. I suppose Bob Ross is the most known one of them. So when I say the "Bob Ross painting technique" I am talking about those painters that use things like "magic brushes" or a"foliage brush" or "liquid white" and teach you to paint trees by…
"loading a corner of the 2 inch brush and tapping from side to side" – that sort of instruction.
When you watch them, it can look impressive if this is all the painting you have seen.
If you have seen good painting, and by good, I mean traditional works of art in museums, you know the paintings produced by "tapping with your 2 inch brush" don't come close to the quality of paintings in the museums.
So this article is about going beyond that way of painting.
Because, for someone who is serious about learning to oil paint, this is not the way to paint. It is not the way the greatest painter of the past have painted and it should never be confused with traditional oil painting.
Let me explain…please take a look at this…
This is a landscape painting by John Constable.
Here is another landscape, with water by Pierre Renoir…
Now, here is a sample by those TV painters:
I hope you can see the difference between the Constable and the Renoir and the paintings done by those "wet-on-wet" tv painters.
If you can't, I suggest you get yourself to any art museum near or in a large city and look at the landscape paintings by the great painters of history.
The difference is not simply darker colors, or the traditional paintings look more real. The difference will be immense and you should be able to see it immediately.
And, when I talk about this concept, there are always a few people who defend this way of painting as being just as valid as the way Rembrandt painted. And they get angry and tell me Bob Ross was a great man, etc.
This has nothing to do with Bob Ross personally. This is about learning to oil paint.
And if you have painted in that wet on wet method here is the test that will prove it. I know this test from personal experience.
The Test:
1) Go to a park near where you live.
2) Setup your portable easel
3) Use your oil painting skills you have learned (like how to paint clouds, fir trees and tap tapping to paint bushes and such, to paint that scene you see in front of you.
4) If you don't know where to begin….If you would get stuck while painting about what to do next…If you wouldn't know where to begin…If you would be totally lost…
Then you have not learned to oil paint. And it's time to go beyond what you have learned…and I know that you can.
And, here is how I know that…
Take a look at these 2 paintings
Those 2 paintings above were painted by me.
But the main reason I'm showing you them after telling you that I know that you can go beyond that Bob Ross way of painting is
…I Started Out Painting with the Bob Ross painting technique like the painters on TV too!
I figured, that old master way was too hard, too tedious, took too long…and every other reason and excuse I could think of.
But, I'm proof that if you are really serious about painting better, you can do it! You can advance and go beyond that Bob Ross painting technique. I am proof of that.
What it comes down to is simple – If you get good instruction, you paint better, period.
Let me explain one of the main misconceptions people have.
Beginning artists think you learn "how to paint a landscape" or "how to paint a tree" or "how to paint flowers", or whatever subject matter you wish to paint.
But, the truth is – to paint in the traditional manner you don't learn how to paint subject matter. You learn to paint – period!
You learn the rules of your art supplies and the language and techniques of painting. You learn the process of oil painting. And then you apply this process to anything you want to paint.
Please, re-read that again.
Wouldn't you rather be painting in a way similar to Monet and Rembrandt?
Become master of your medium. Master of your tools. A set of a few tricks for one type of subject matter will not satisfy you.
If you have always wanted to become a painter in the traditional sense, you need to take that next step.
If you are content painting this way, I cannot help you. My lessons will not be for you.
It is only for people who have an interest in learning to improve and become better.
Think of it like this, If you learn the alphabet, you can spell any word. Essentially what you are doing by painting in the manner you are is just learning how to write the letter "A".
How can you expect to spell any word you want without learning the other 25 letters?
You have gained some experience by using painting supplies though. This is a start. Now it is time to take that next step and learn more.
Learn the way painters have been painting for hundreds of years. You may like watching those video demonstrations of a landscape in 27 minutes, well I recommend you check out my set of 7 Instructional DVD's if you want video instruction that covers traditional methods and procedures.
Remember, I started out painting by following those tv painters too. But now, I can paint anything, and any way I want to. You too can go beyond your current painting you are doing and paint the way the greatest masters in history have painted.
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Israel has formally endorsed Washington's selection of career diplomat Daniel Kurtzer to be its next ambassador to Israel, clearing the way for a formal announcement by the White House as early as next week and a Senate confirmation hearing soon after, a senior US administration official said on Monday.
"We have Israeli agreement," the official said, quoted by the Jerusalem Post newspaper.
As part of diplomatic protocol, the US routinely seeks approval of a chosen envoy from the country where he or she will be posted.
The official said Israel responded a few days ago to a US document asking for its endorsement of Kurtzer, who currently serves as ambassador to Egypt.
According to the Post, Kurtzer will be the first Orthodox Jew to hold the post and is expected to replace the current ambassador, Martin Indyk, by July.
A career diplomat with dovish views regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Kurtzer served as a key member of the US peace-process team for more than a decade.
In 1997, he sought the Tel Aviv posting, but was instead directed by then-president Bill Clinton to Cairo, where he "developed good working relations with Egyptian officials, but was at times mocked in the Egyptian press for his religious beliefs," claimed the paper.
Throughout his career, Kurtzer - who is widely admired by State Department bureaucrats, particularly in the Bureau of Near East Affairs - has specialized in the Middle East and has held a variety of diplomatic jobs in both Democratic and Republican administrations.
He was an early proponent of US dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and has been a consistent supporter of close US-Egypt ties.
Kurtzer's appointment will bring the administration one step closer to rounding out its Middle East diplomatic team, the paper added.
Also expected to be announced soon is the appointment of Edward W. Gnehm, Jr., currently US ambassador to Australia, as ambassador to Jordan, US diplomatic sources in Washington told the Post.
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> I have a table, where all the entries containing the integer "0" are
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> WHERE-command like the one in another system. Is there a smart way of doing
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I have a project that is getting pretty large. Large meaning lots of library assets and a pretty complicated folder structure in the library. The FLA file itself is 3,700kb and exporting a 630kb SWF …not too big. I've done much larger.
Starting yesterday when I save the FLA , the saving dialog appears and then I get a not responding on the dialog and I have to ctrl-alt-delete out of the flash. I googled around and there's a big thread on the adobe forum about it, but no real solution. People say its fixed in CS5 .5 but that isn't an option for me. Has anyone experienced this?
same here never had an issu
Try to copy the stuff on the stage inside another new blank file and safe it there, it worked for me most of the times. It cleans out the library that way. There is probably some nasty asset that slows down the save process.
Yeah I doubt this is a problem with the Flash IDE but more something to do with your code. Problem is, if your code is intended to be sold for I doubt you can post it for someone to confirm.
forgot about this thread, sorry! I upgraded to 5.5 and the problem went away soooo I'd say it was an IDE problem. When I was googling a fix I wasn't the only one with this issue


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I am opposed to Illegal Immigration. Period. The lack of a coherent policy and the will to enforce it in Washington has left the states in a nearly impossible situation. The hard truth is: We can "chip away" at little pieces of the problem, but it can never be truly "solved" by Utah or any other state. Until we elect federal representatives committed to enforcing and improving our immigration laws, there will be no real answer the state can provide. For example, assuming we pass a bill similar to Arizona's SB 1070, (and I believe that we will) that bill still will not do anything to increase federal commitment to enforcement. We will identify arrest and detain more illegal immigrants, we will then contact ICE to notify them of our discovery, and they will still decline to come pick them up, unless they have committed a serious enough felony. As I said before, without a stronger committment from Washington, it will not have a significant effect.
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Site: Louisville, Ky. (KFC Yum! Center)
Event: NCAA Tournament (Semifinals)
Score: #3 Texas 3, Michigan 2 (25-11, 21-25, 23-25, 25-12, 15-11)
Records: U-M (27-12), TEX (28-4)
Attendance: 13,385
Next U-M Event: Season Complete
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Junior Lexi Erwin (Spring, Texas/Woodlands College Park) had 26 kills on 87 swings, and the University of Michigan volleyball team won sets two and three against No. 3 Texas, but the Longhorns had a strong start and finish in the fifth and deciding set to win, 3-2, on Thursday (Dec. 13) in the NCAA Tournament national semifinal in front of 13,385 fans at the KFC Yum! Center. Set scores were 25-11, 21-25, 23-25, 25-12 and 15-11.
Erwin had eight digs and a pair of service aces to go with her 26 kills. Fifth-year senior Claire McElheny (Westfield, Ind./Brebeuf Prep) had 15 kills on a .419 hitting percentage. She also had three blocks in her final game as a Wolverine. Sophomore Lexi Dannemiller (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) had a double-double with 52 assists and 11 digs to go along with three blocks. Freshman Lindsey Lerg (Farmington Hills, Mich./Mercy) led Michigan with 16 digs, while classmate Tiffany Morales (Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Union) added 12. Junior Jennifer Cross (Scarborough, Ontario/Birchmount Park Collegiate) had five blocks, two of which were solos.
Back-to-back kills from McElheny gave U-M the early 2-1 lead in the first set. The Wolverines took a 4-2 lead on a Longhorn error, but Texas scored the next five points, capped by a kill from Haley Eckerman. UT then made it 10-5 on a block from Khat Bell and Sha'Dare McNeal. A Bell kill ended a 7-0 run for the Longhorns, giving them a 14-5 lead. A Dannemiller ace cut the lead to 20-9, but Texas closed out the set on a Bailey Webster kill for the 25-11 first-set victory.
The Wolverines came back from that first-set defeat to hold Texas to a .189 hitting percentage and take the set 25-21. Michigan jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the match's second set, with kills from junior Molly Toon (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) and McElheny and a Dannemiller ace. A block by Goode and McElheny put the Maize and Blue on top 5-2. Erwin's kill put U-M on top 8-7 in the set. Both teams traded points until Michigan went on a 3-0 run with an Erwin kill giving the Wolverines a 15-12 lead. Blocks by Dannemiller and Cross made it 16-13 Michigan and a Toon termination put the Maize and Blue up three (18-15). A kill from McElheny gave the Wolverines a 20-17 lead, and she teamed with Goode for a block, giving Michigan a 21-19 advantage. An Erwin kill and Texas ball-handling error gave U-M set point, where Erwin's kill tied the match at one set apiece.
Back-to-back kills from Goode tied the third set at two apiece. A Cross block followed by an Erwin kill put Michigan up 6-4. Cross' kill made it 8-6, but Texas battled back to tie the set at nine on a Webster kill. Erwin's termination gave Michigan a 12-10 advantage. Cross and Dannemiller combined on a block for a 14-12 lead and Erwin had another kill, making it 15-13 going into the media timeout. Erwin came out of the timeout to deliver a service ace. Texas tied the match at 16 on an Eckerman block, but Michigan went back on top 19-17 on a Toon termination. A McElheny kill put U-M up 20-18 and a Wolverine triple block made it 21-18. A Cross kill gave Michigan a 23-19 lead. Texas rallied to cut the lead to 24-23 on a Michigan error, but Erwin's second straight kill gave the Wolverines the third set.
A Hannah Allison kill gave Texas an early 5-3 lead in the fourth set. The Longhorns led 8-4 after a Michigan net violation, but the Wolverines came back with three straight points, two of which came from Toon kills, to cut the Texas lead to 11-9. After a Longhorn timeout, UT came out and scored four of the next five points, capped by a Bell kill. The Longhorns went up 18-11 on a Wolverine attack error. That was part of a 7-0 run by the Longhorns, taking a 23-11 lead on a Bell block. Texas closed out the set on a Michigan attack error, sending the match to a fifth set.
Texas scored the first four points of the fifth set as Michigan called timeout after a block from McNeal and Molly McCage. A Cross kill shaved the Longhorn lead to 5-3 and her solo block brought the Maize and Blue to within one at 5-4. Texas extended its lead to 7-4 in the fifth, but the Wolverines scored the next two points on an Erwin kill and service ace. Michigan tied the set at eight on McElheny's kill, but Texas rattled off three straight points. U-M got as close as 12-10 off a Toon kill as Texas won the match on a McNeal kill.
Michigan had four services aces in the match, two from Dannemiller and Erwin. The Wolverines hit .158 in the match, compared to .316 for the Longhorns.
U-M ends its season with a 27-12 record and its first trip to the national semifinals. The Wolverines had two All-Americans and two All-Big Ten players (Cross and Erwin) and return five starters plus the libero to the 2013 squad.
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When Robert Irvine arrived at Papa C's Eastside Cafe, the family drama he discovered was unlike that at any other restaurant he's visited in nine seasons of Restaurant: Impossible. Owner Sal Cimino and his three sons, Sal Jr., Justin and Rick, work at the business together, though much of what they do involves yelling and arguing. It was up to Robert and his team to mend the frayed family dynamic at Papa C's and overhaul the menu and interior there to reflect a contemporary eatery. Read on below to hear from Sal and find out how his restaurant is doing today.
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posted at 11:33 am on November 14, 2012 by Allahpundit
Via the Examiner. Actually, what I think she finds offensive is the perceived double standard in asking if she's too old to lead after two losing election cycles when Mitch McConnell (who's nearly the same age) is still Senate minority leader after three failed attempts to regain the majority. Big difference between Pelosi and McConnell, though: She's a partisan lightning rod and he isn't. The GOP can leverage her unpopularity to help their side; Democrats can't do the same to McConnell, who's all but unknown to everyone except political junkies. The problem isn't that she's too old, it's that she's a potential political liability as leader. A more likeable Democrat, whether young or old, wouldn't be.
I'll say this much for her, though: It's surreal that after the beating the GOP took last week, the only major figure in either party who was facing some heat to step down is Pelosi. As far as I know, Republicans haven't (yet) fired so much as one internal pollster.
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Uh, is Luke Russert really the guy to be asking anyone if they deserve to have their job?
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Ok this may be a silly question, but looking for some guidance.
I can build the fence no problem, but I'm confused as to how to setup the posts. In the below picture, where should the posts be? I was originally thinking that I'd put the posts at my property line corner, but then how will the other side fence come off of this?
I don't know how to explain this properly, but the area circled is only about 3ft...so if I was to put a post on my corner, then would another post be installed 3ft after?
Get with the other property owners, then find a fence company that all the home owners will agree to pay, to have the same type of fencing put in, not different styles or materials.
Let the fencing company do the hard work. To tell you the truth, they will go every eight feet, place a post. As for the one street that is odd, they would know how to transition for that set of fences.
The hiring of a fence company is the best option, getting a bunch of home owners who do not have a clue, causes headaches and conflicts. Of course you will always have one or two who will not put any money into the cause, so still it is something that I would explain to them how it will work in the best interest of all.
As for the neighborhood, are we talking low income, middle income, high income, or mixed income and mixed residential (ie leasing, renters, home owners.).
What Greg said, float the idea to your bordering neighbors and see what they have in mind.
Is there a homeowners association involved with these properties? That'd be a whole other rats nest to contend with...
Otherwise, mind where yours need to go and let the others deal with their own as they choose. Yes, that'd have the neighbors behind you dealing with an oddball placement of another post for their corner.
If you're all neighborly that area might suit itself well to a couple of gates to allow easy travel between the yards.
Thanks for the replies. We've already spoken to the neighbours and there are a couple that are not willing to share the cost... That is why right now I am considering it myself. As I mentioned, the actual building of the fence is very straight forward for me, just the layout of the corner posts is what is throwing me off... If I was to do it myself, I'd want to make sure it is done properly so the neighbours can build off it.
It is a middle income type of street....
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Also check with your local building dept. to see if there's a permit needed, property line offset requirements, height restrictions.
Skip some steps and they can make you take it all down.
why worry about a post 3' from your corner? if your neighbor wants to build a fence he can but a post against your fence. They may not want the same style fence as yourself.
have you had your property surveyed (or have property corner markers?)? have you checked with your building department to determine if a building permit is required, or what the requirements are for building a fence?
just food for thought ..... good luck!
All of my immediate neighbours are onboard and willing to split the cost...Except for the houses touching their property...So I have no issues with my immediate neighbours.
As for the permit, none needed in my area. I have my survey and I've marked my area as per those dimensions, although as the pic illustrates, I want to try and be as neighbour friendly as possible when it comes to the corner post.
So basically if I put a post directly on the corner of my property line, they (whoever decides to build a fence) will have to put another post 3ft away from my post in order to intersect the back neighbours side fence?
Yes, that would be correct, due to the idiotic developer did not make the lots square on grid, when they plotted them out. Can you post a Satellite image from Google map of this neighborhood, to give all of us a better idea of the layout of the lots.
I'm a Realtor in the op's area and I see lots like this all the time. Plenty of curved streets and cul de sacs and pie shaped lots. How else is the lay of the land going to be accounted for
In our area, the lots are laid out in a grid pattern, so that when the developer or homeowner lays fences along the property line, you can look down the length, and see a nice straight line, whether it is from one street to the other, or one side of the middle between along the easement, to the other end of the easement.
Only time you see a difference in lot lines, like in the case of the OP, is in the older neighborhoods, or newer neighborhoods where we have alleyways or a 12-14 foot easement between the front and back property, so that utilities can get through that area, and then you have two rows of fences along the back of the lots.
Yes sorry the backyard neighbours street is a curved lot so there is a bit of an angle there...although this is the best I can do as a satelite pic (It is a new area so not much available) - Also note that I believe my house is the one to the south of the yellow lines...Not built yet in this picture.
I'll see what I can pull off of land registry without posting confidential details
That would be excellent thank you very much...if anything you could PM me...Cheers
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Really high. She plans to fly over the audience, for starters.
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Underwood made 137 stops on her 2008 tour to support "Carnival Ride." More than 1.2 million fans attended, putting her in elite company.
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Sellwood's St. Agatha Catholic Church officially celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of its school and church on October 8 and 9. The commemorative events, held on the parish's campus, brought together past students, parishioners, family, and friends - for a dinner, a church service, and a reception.
St. Agatha's pastor, Fr. Nathan Zodrow, OSB, put the weekend in context for THE BEE. 'We're celebrating 100 years of grace and blessing, that the parish and the school started at the same time in a building just one block away.'
Zodrow pointed out the structure on the eastern edge of the property, and continued, 'The church was on the top floor, and the school was on the first floor.
'We've survived 100 years, and we are prospering. While we celebrate this, we are also praying for the Lord's blessings for the next 100 years. We see it in continuity, always - that we are part of the life of the Church in this community of Sellwood, and as part of the legacy of the whole Church. We are celebrating that the Holy Spirit is with us; there is life and new life.'
In America 100 years seems like a very long time, the pastor reflected. 'But in Church history throughout the world, there are churches and faith communities that are centuries of years. We are part of that history, and are looking to build that legacy and those connections for our children, and their children.'
Tables seating 240 guests were elegantly set in the school's gym, ready for the Friday evening banquet.
'Our guests here tonight are parishioners, school alumni, and school parents, relatives, and friends,' observed the event's coordinator, Sarah Lutz. 'And, we have about 25 volunteers helping to serve our dinner - prepared by our caterers, professional chefs Lisa and Brianna Quinn, whose children attend school here.'
While attendees waited in line to be served, a pleasant buzz of conversation filled the air. Looking over the assembly, Lutz observed. 'The best thing about this is seeing our community coming together, and having a good time. It's a great sense of community that St. Agatha has.'
As dinner got underway, more than a dozen St. Agatha students were on hand to wait on tables and serve beverages, while a band called 'Fat Wednesday', headed by Eastmoreland's Peter Bach, provided a musical soundtrack for the evening.
A highlight for many who attended the Sunday service was the Mass celebrated by Fr. Nathan Zodrow, Rt. Rev. Gregory Duerr, OSB, Abbot of Mount Angel Abbey; and Most Reverend John G. Vlazny, Archbishop of Portland.
'Centennial Memories' were presented at the close of the service by Patrick Hainley, a member of the Administrative Council.
Finally, Most Reverend John G. Vlazny, Archbishop of Portland, blessed a 'time capsule' to be installed in the base of the bell in front of the St. Agatha Catholic School.
The capsule contains: Letters from the Archbishop, Abbot, St. Agatha Church pastor, and St. Agatha school principal; a family photo of the late past pastor Fr. Slider Steuernol, and his wife Jacque, with his story; a photograph of Fr. Nathan with his story; photographs of students; the names of all the students attending St. Agatha this centennial year; a St. Agatha letter opener; and THE BEE's recent newspaper article about the lighting of the centennial bell tower.
After the service, walking from the church to the reception luncheon in the school's gym, Fr Zodrow commented, 'When the time capsule is opened in 100 years, hopefully they will look at it and they will be encouraged to then pray for, and sustain, another 100 years for the parish and school.'


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Reading this article about Kazimierz Dąbrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration really reminded me of the Enneagram 4.
Just found out I'm too much of a noob to post a link, just look up "Positive Disintegration" on Wikipedia, I'm confident it'll be worth your time.
I know I'm doing a horrible job summarizing it, but one very interesting idea here was the part about developmental potential or DP.
- personality develops as a result of the action of developmental potential (DP) (overexcitability and the autonomous factor), not everyone displays sufficient DP to create a unique personality.
- developmental potential is represented in the population by a normal (bell) curve. Dąbrowski used a multilevel approach to describe the continuum of developmental levels seen in the population.
- developmental potential creates crises characterized by strong anxieties and depressionspsychoneurosisthat precipitate disintegration
These parts also really reminded me of the 4
- emotional reactions guide the individual in creating his or her individual personality ideal, an autonomous standard that acts as the goal of individual development
- the individual must examine his or her essence and subsequently make existential choices that emphasize those aspects of essence that are higher and "more myself" and inhibit those aspects that are lower or "less myself" based upon his or her own personality ideal
Do you think there could be a correlation between Enneagram 4s and developmental potential? Or do you think each point of the enneagram is equally as focused on personal development? Or is it something in between?
I'd love to hear any thoughts this provokes, and/or just to know that you read and liked the article.


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With its competing issues of feminism and anti-semitism, the novel is full of insightful characterisations, especially Gwendolen's, - nobody is just some adjectives thrown together but the result of their environment and upbringing and society - and intricate psychological dissections of every action and relationships. However, as a non-Jewish woman and also due to some frankly unbelievable and contrived plot points, I would have preferred a novel called Gwendolen Harleth by Mary Ann Evans.
Gwendolen is proud, sarcastic, self-absorbed and absolutely wonderful in how utterly feminist she is, but realistically so in the 19th century manner but her ideas would not be out of place here in our current context. Her literary best friend would have to be Lily Bart from Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth, two charismatic and headstrong, practical women, carving a path through the heartbroken suitors, seeing through the façade of their lifestyles but making the most out of their situations against presiding conventions. Her story arc was realistic and the chilling way Eliot captures a controlling, psychologically abusive marriage leaves me mad and yelling about the necessity of feminism.
Her relationship with Deronda evolves to be from attraction to moral dependence but not out of necessity or plot-advancement, seemingly just as a tool to keep the eponymous character relevant. His entire backstory and side-plots left me impatient for the novel to return to Gwen. Coincidences in fiction should be only ever employed as a tool for some eventual misfortune, not a happy ending with a saintly creature you happened to rescue from suicide by fortuitous timing, whose only "flaw" is her stubborn insistence in marrying someone of Jewish background. When the resolution of a major plot point/happiness rests on the heretofore-unsuspected-by-anyone secret that you are actually Jewish, this is not good plotting.
Read the novel for appreciation of the Eliot's incisive and discerning understanding of human behaviour but not for a satisfying combination of feminism and antisemitism, pick one reading and proceed.
couldn't get into it...
I have a sneaking suspicion that I have just read the best book I will read in 2016- [Daniel Deronda] by [George Eliot]. I have now read all of Eliot's works and this is by far the best layered and most emotion illiciting book of the bunch. This is Eliot's final and most in-depth novel. It does not take place in rural England, but in a very modern London. Although the book is titled Daniel Deronda, he often plays second fiddle to several other characters. The plot is two-fold, one plot line involving traditional English class society and focusing on the life and fate of Gwendolen Harleth, an initially arrogant and pampered young woman who, through a series of misadventures, chooses to marry Grandcourt, a corrupt and domineering titled Englishman who makes her life a misery. The second plot line involves a young Jewess, Mirah, and her brother Mordecai (Ezra), following their struggles in England. The two plots are linked by Daniel Deronda, presumably a bastard child of a wealthy man.
This work by Eliot tackled the really tough topic of Zionism. In fact I read that following Eliot's death, there were attempts to publish the book without the Zionist parts. Highly recommend this book! 5 stars!
Well woven story, but I never quite understood why Daniel had to go east...
My first meeting with George Eliot's last novel was actually 10 years ago with its 2002 BBC adaptation , which soon became one of my best favourites , when I hadn't even read a page from the book and only just heard about it.
BBC drama was stunning and I found the story so original and brave that I promised myself I would read the book sooner or later. I've kept the promise though it wasn't sooner. You know, how is it that we usually complain? Too many books, too little time. That's it. Now, let's start my musings giving some order to my thoughts , focusing on few important themes and, especially, let's introduce the book properly.
Read my complete review at http://flyhigh-by-learnonline.blogspot.it/2012/09/reading-daniel-deronda-george-...
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0140434275, Paperback)As "Daniel Deronda" opens, Gwendolen Harleth is poised at the roulette-table, prepared to throw away her family fortune. She is observed by Daniel Deronda, a young man groomed in the finest tradition of the English upper-classes. And while Gwendolen loses everything and becomes trapped in an oppressive marriage, Deronda's fortunes take a different turn. After a dramatic encounter with the young Jewish woman Mirah, he becomes involved in a search for her lost family and finds himself drawn into ever-deeper sympathies with Jewish aspirations and identity. 'I meant everything in the book to be related to everything else', wrote George Eliot of her last and most ambitious novel, and in weaving her plot strands together she created a bold and richly textured picture of British society and the Jewish experience within it.
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George Eliot's last and most unconventional novel is considered by many to be her greatest. First published in installments in 1874-76, "Daniel Deronda" is a richly imagined epic with a mysterious hero at its heart. Deronda, a high-minded young man searching for his path in life, finds himself drawn by a series of dramatic encounters into two contrasting worlds: the English country-house life of Gwendolen Harleth, a high-spirited beauty trapped in an oppressive marriage, and the very different lives of a poor Jewish girl, Mirah, and her family. As Deronda uncovers the long-hidden secret of his own parentage, Eliot's moving and suspenseful narrative opens up a world of Jewish experience previously unknown to the Victorian novel.… (more)
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Payson's Steve Woolsey hasn't climbed aboard a bull since August.
That's about to change.
Woolsey, sidelined for three months because of a foot injury, returns to action Thursday night in the opening round of the 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.
"The first bull I get on in Las Vegas will be my first one since I got hurt," Woolsey said this week. "But I'm ready to go -- 100 percent."
Woolsey's spectacularly successful season came to a screeching halt at the late-summer Golden Spike Rodeo in Tremonton.
Woolsey did not complete his eight-second ride at the Box Elder County Fairgrounds and, when he was thrown to the ground, his bull slipped and ended up next to him.
"When he got up," Woolsey said, "he stepped on my foot with his back foot."
The result?
Woolsey suffered a torn ligament, which ended his regular season.
The good news?
Woolsey had already earned over $108,000, more than enough to finish among the top-15 bull riders and clinch a berth in the National Finals Rodeo.
"I was having a pretty good year, at least until I got hurt," he said.
As the No. 2-ranked bull rider in the world, Woolsey tops the list of four Utah cowboys who qualified for this year's National Finals.
Joining him as competitors in the 10-night, $5.75 million rodeo are Spanish Fork's Clint Robinson, Elk Mountain's Kaycee Feild and Milford's Cody Wright.
Robinson finished fourth in the tie-down roping standings with earnings of $91,733.
Feild finished seventh in bareback after earning $102,835.
Wright finished 14th in saddle bronc with earnings of $67,652.
With a little luck, two other Utah cowboys could have reached the National Finals.
But tie-down roper Jake Hannum of Ogden and bull rider Wesley Silcox of Santaquin finished 16th among money-winners in their respective events -- one spot shy of qualifying.
Hannum missed out by just $1,070, while Silcox missed by a mere $547.
The near-miss capped a difficult 14 months for Silcox.
After winning the 2007 world championship, he fractured two bones in his leg and underwent surgery late last year at Bremerton, Wash.
Silcox still qualified for the 2008 National Finals, but his ability to defend his championship was compromised by the injury.
Somehow, Silcox managed to win one round and placed in another, but did not come close to threatening eventual champion J.W. Harris.
The leg injury also hampered Silcox early this season and likely cost him a berth in the 2009 finals, considering how close he came to qualifying despite an understandably slow start.
Another championship-caliber bull rider from Utah, Shawn Proctor of Tooele, also had his NFR aspirations cut short by injuries.
After riding four of his 10 bulls and placing fourth overall at the 2008 National Finals, Proctor underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in May.
"I just wasn't performing as well as I should and decided it was time get it fixed," Proctor said at the time.
"This will be the first time I've ever sat out. ... I took that money I made at the National Finals and bought some land, so I've got plenty to do. But it's still frustrating. I'd rather be out there rodeoing."
Four Utah cowboys have qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
Kaycee Feild
Event » Bareback
Residence » Elk Ridge
Age » 22
Career earnings » $257,463
NFR appearances » 2
World championships » 0
Career highlights » Finished seventh in the 2009 world standings with earnings of $102,835. ... Won the Black Hills Rodeo and Stock Show and the Snake River (Idaho) Roundup. ... Also won at Reno, Missoula and the Dixie Roundup in St. George. ... Finished eighth in the 2008 world standings. ... Won Round 6 at last year's National Finals with a score of 90.5. ... Placed in two other rounds. ... As an amateur, won the bareback title at the 2008 College National Finals. ... Father Lewis Feild is a former five-time world champion and Hall of Famer.
Clint Robinson
Event » Tie-down roping
Residence » Spanish Fork
Age » 27
Career earnings » $786,997
NFR appearances » 3
World championships » 0
Career Highlights » Finished fourth in the 2009 world standings with earnings of $91,733. ... Won the tie-down roping at Heber City, Red Bluff, Calif., Ellensburg, Wash., and Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. ... Also competes in steer wrestling and team roping. ... Finished second in this year's all-round standings with total earnings of $143,950. ... Won all-around titles at Forth Worth, Greeley, Colo., Redding, Calif., and Rancho Mission Viejo, Calif. ... Won the steer wrestling at Wainwright, Alberta, and Kamloops, B.C. ... Finished 10th in the 2008 world standings. ... Won Round 4 at the National Finals.
Steve Woolsey
Event » Bull riding
Residence » Payson
Age » 23
Career earnings » $628,237
NFR appearances » 4
World championships » 0
Career Highlights » Finished second in the 2009 world standings with earnings of $108,444. ... Won the Laughlin (Nev.) Xtreme Bulls competition as well as the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo, the Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo and Red Desert Roundup in Rock Springs. ... Also competes in saddle bronc and won all-around titles in rodeos at Cedar City and Afton, Wyo. ... Finished fourth in the 2008 world standings. ... Won Round 2 and Round 8 at the National Finals. ... Placed in two other rounds. ... A brother and two cousins are also PRCA members.
Cody Wright
Event » Saddle bronc
Residence » Milford
Age » 32
Career earnings » $1,195,289
NFR appearances » 7
World championships » 1
Career Highlights » Finished 14th in the 2009 world standings with earnings of $67,652. ... Won the Fiesta Days Rodeo in Spanish Fork and the Fort Herriman (Utah) Rodeo. ... Also won at Redding, Calif., Santa Fe, N.M. and Riverton, Wyo. ... Won Round 4 and Round 7 at the 2008 National Finals en route to his first world championship. ... His road to the title was tracked by documentary filmmakers from Southern Utah University and premiered in Cedar City last April. ... He is the oldest of seven brothers. All but one are saddle bronc riders.
Where » Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
When » Dec. 3-12
Who » The top 15 money-winners in each event during the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's regular season qualify for the National Finals.
TV » ESPN2, ESPN Classic
Web site » prorodeo.com
TV schedule
The live television schedule for the 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. All times MST:
|Dec. 3
|8 p.m.
|ESPN Classic
|Dec. 4
|8 p.m.
|ESPN Classic
|Dec. 5
|7 p.m.
|ESPN Classic
|Dec. 6
|7 p.m.
|Dec. 7
|8 p.m.
|Dec. 8
|8 p.m.
|Dec. 9
|8 p.m.
|ESPN Classic
|Dec. 10
|8 p.m.
|ESPN Classic
|Dec. 11
|8 p.m.
|ESPN Classic
|Dec. 12
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Wednesday Lazy Linking
- Libertariański Feminizm! Roderick, Austro-Athenian Empire (2009-11-30).
I just received in the mail, kindly sent to me by Włodzimierz Gogłoza, a Polish libertarian magazine called MindFuck (pronounced, I assume, "Minndfootsk") that includes translations into Polish of the libertarian feminist piece I wrote with Charles, Libertarian Feminism: Can This Marriage Be Saved?, as well as my blog post...(Linked Monday 2009-11-30.)
- 2 more narcs taken off the street in corruption probe - Philadelphia Inquirer. "Thomas Tolstoy" - Google News (2009-11-30). In which democratic government ensures that government police are accountable to the people, rather than to the powerful and well-connected. '"It doesn't mean that they will be terminated, arrested or face any disciplinary action," DiLacqua said. "As the investigation is ongoing, some may be returned to full duty."' (Linked Monday 2009-11-30.)
- so this morning in the tacoma cop-killer case, police were. Captain Capitulation, eye of the storm (2009-11-30).
so this morning in the tacoma cop-killer case, police were reported to have surrounded a house, and to be trying to remove the suspect using "loudspeakers," "explosions," and "occasional gunshots." now he's on the loose? so what the hell were they blowing up and shooting at?(Linked Monday 2009-11-30.)
- Bad Boys. Daily Brickbats (2009-11-30). In which an "elite" "anti-gang" unit within the Chicago city government's police force turns out to be nothing more than the baddest gang on the block. Specially Operating government cops used their police powers to conduct repeated traffic stops without cause, steal their victims' keys, storm their homes without warrants, and rob their victims of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and drugs. Along the way they kidnapped several people, beat the hell out of them, and at one point even endangered the life of a diabetic victim by refusing to let him have insulin until he told them where his stash of money was hidden. Four of these out-of-control hyperviolent extortionist thugs, who made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars each, and who personally participated in kidnapping, torturing and nearly murdering those who stood in their racket's way, will have all but one of the lesser charges against each of them dropped, and will spend six months in jail. All thanks to a special deal they cut with their fellow government employees at the District Attorney's office. (Linked Monday 2009-11-30.)
- Easy Rider. Daily Brickbats (2009-11-30). All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others. (Linked Monday 2009-11-30.)
- Bait and Switch. Dorothy, Cat and Girl (2009-12-01). (Linked Wednesday 2009-12-02.)


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A member of the Dublin Police department, left, and an Alameda County Sheriff stand outside a home on Cassata Place after it was struck by a cannonball in Dublin, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. The cannonball traveled through the house and landed in an minivan a few blocks away on Springvale Drive.
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A member of the Alameda County Bomb Squad stands next to the minivan that was hit by the runaway cannonball. The owner of the van told police he and his family had been in the parked van just five minutes before the incident.
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A Dublin Police officer stands near the exit hole of a cannonball in the second story wall of the unlucky home in Dublin, Calif.
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