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This Amendment process to Safe Act has pissed me off, that I needed to add to what I 1st stated. disGruntled privileged is the key word in your post, they are given a bone,a bisket, and a privilege grant to them that was taken away from all of us. If Safe Act could be changed for the exemptions I see no reason why not one of our Senators have been busy getting our rights back which is unconsitutional.
I see not one thing more important in New York State courts ,than the injustice delt to its people and trambling of our rights, and now all men are not equal, If anything is more pressing at the Courts I don't see it. I know it takes time but hell Time has past by giving the Assembely Time to pass exemptions, The court needs to remember everyday that passes by with our rights taken and they do nothing.
Remember the retired LEO is now the person who will turn you in for the $500 because he or she is no longer in the same boat they are exempt.
The other thing is the NYSP are the only police not out public as against Safe Act, They have been enforcing it. Listen good to the guy removed in NJ, by the NJ State Police Officer said Iam only doing my Job, So NYSP are not to blame for enforcing Safe Act, Bull $hit ! Any LEO or NYSP Officer that arrests a NY citizen on a Safe Act Charge is a scab, bottom feeding piece of garbage out for themselfs.To know what your enforcing on your fellow man knowing in full it is Unconstituional and claim your are just doing your job is not a valid excuse. Its Cuomo $ss kisser that choose sides and are making it harder on us, will you ever look at them in a good light when Safe Act is Repealed.
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This is dumb. Either you are with us or not, cut the selfish **** out.
This bill is selfish.
Knives, guitars, drums, beer and guns. You know, freedom.
If you've got them by the balls their hearts andminds will follow.
Dam this Crap needs to get in the courts already!
You are with our Constitution or you are with the Terrorists!
You know if you guys blow up at every little thing you will have ne energy left to blow up at the big things. I know one thing for sure: life is not fair.
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I don't think retired or active duty Leos should have the ability to carry more than any other law abiding citizen. Which means there should be no capacity limits at all. The only law we need in place is that convicted felons and certain violent misdemeanor offenses are auto magic dq's for owning a gun.
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Arizona is a very gun friendly state, both politically and among it's citizens, do the law abiding citizens in Arizona or other gun friendly States have this animosity between Leo 's and the civilians?
(d) Persons in the military or other service of the United States, in pursuit of official duty or when duly authorized by federal law, regulation or order to possess the same.
But not all states (like MA or CT )may have one. Also LEOSA does not exempt you from the
school gun free zone law.
If you retire and met the qualifications of a retired officer section of the law, and still in NY
Beware of these security companies claiming they can qualify you for LEOSA. Even if the instructor has
the certifications to teach firearms to law enforcement, NYS says they can not qualify retirees or
active officers unless the instructor currently employed by a law enforcement department.
The requals are a pain in the A@@ to get done in some areas of New York so you might not lose the law
enforcement support. The excuse to give retiree's the exemption is that they were trained by the government
with high cap magazines and in a shooting you revert to your training. They were "afraid" a retiree who get
killed because he was "trained" with more than seven.
For those of you who don't know what LEOSA is, I'll break it down for you, as I'm retired LEO and do qualify yearly for this. The law states that you have to pass the NYS, or whatever state you live in, Police Firearms standards. You register with with whatever agency you are doing the qual with. For me, it's the Rockland County Sheriifs Dept. They issue you a yearly ID card, and if you are stopped by on duty LEO, they can call the SHerrifs Dept. to verify. Magazine capacity was always a gray area in terms of the LEOSA, because it was never specifically stated in the act itself. Some states said mag was part of the gun whereas here in communist NY, its obviously not the case. The 50 rd qualifying course of fire was designed around the 15 rd mag. and is difficult to do with 10 rd mags due to the course being timed. My feeling on this new Bill, is to get the LEO, active and retired, off Cuomo's back. This would never have passed in the Assembly like it did if Cuomo hadn't given it his nod. Sure I would love to carry my 15 rounders again, but I feel that if u can pass the scrutiny of getting a pistol permit in this overly - regulated state then you should be able to carry the magazine that was originally designed for your weapon, not one made specifically made for the state of New York. If you guys have any other questions about LEOSA feel free to ask. I am not saying I'm an expert, but being familiar with it, I might be able to answer some questions.
Thanks for the insight Rob. I got a long way to go before I have to worry about that (hopefully), but good to know.
If you've got them by the balls their hearts andminds will follow.
If your retired LEO that and carried a "six shooter" (Lentol) that was not trained on an AR or glock you can't get one. This is another bandade on the bleeding Safe Act, more Cuomoism. This Law will have patch after patch until its repealed. Yes "They"Cuomo followers are trying to separate LEOS and New York Gunowners, its those (LEOS) that choose to follow Cuomo or stand with us. For all LEOS still in the fight with us Thankj you. I do feel many have jumped ship once Cuomo gave them a different set of rights than us, We need all to suport and none to enforce Safe Act if we are to win! Once you go Cuomo you picked, and yes that is clearly picking sides !! So yes there is a us & them at that point.
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Here is how they Voted, Iam very unhappy with Assemblymen Finch on his yes vote. Call or e-mail your Assemblymen & Senator as to are all men equal.
A06356ARelates to exempting qualified retired law enforcement officers from certain limitations related to the possession of firearms
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."They"Cuomo followers are trying to separate LEOS and New York Gunowners, its those (LEOS) that choose to follow Cuomo or stand with us
I dont think that is going to work out to well , Most people who disagree with the law do so because its fundamentally un constitutional. If he thinks hes going to ""buy Back"" Leos that were banned because he doesnt know what the fuk he was talking about in the first place, is in for an eye opening experience when it comes time to vote. All of these guys have brothers friends cousins uncles Dads, that will be in violation of the law and subject to possible arrest because Cuomo the homo is a self serveing moron.Once again this ass, demonstrates for the whole world to see that he only cares about himself and his votes. Giveing retired cops special privledges does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to ensure the safty of anyone in NY except retired cops.
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Preparation time: 25 minutes
Serves: 6
Recipe may be prepared in advance through Step 2; however, when reheating it, add a little water to keep the chickpeas moist.
My father created this simple yet delicious preparation for canned chickpeas. Black pepper, a spice native to Kerala, gives it just the right amount of spark, and we strongly prefer coarsely ground pepper (not preground) for this one.
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups finely chopped onions
Ground masala
2 teaspoons coriander
1 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon turmeric 2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas,
rinsed and drained (3 -1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro for garnish
1. Heat the oil in a nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat and sauté the onions until light brown. Add the ground masala and stir for 1 minute or until the spices give off their aroma.
2. Add the drained chickpeas, pepper, salt, and about a tablespoon of water. Fry over medium heat, stirring constantly until a few of the chickpeas begin to break down. Add a teaspoon of water at a time if it becomes dry. The curry will have no sauce but it should be moist.
3. Stir in the lemon juice, remove from the heat, and taste for salt. Garnish with the chopped cilantro.
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Frantic fashion and Australia's invisible designers : conversations on sustainability in the mass market
Payne, Alice (2011) Frantic fashion and Australia's invisible designers : conversations on sustainability in the mass market. In Fashion Colloquium London , 21 - 22 September 2011, London College of Fashion, London. (Unpublished)
The majority of Australians will work, sleep and die in the garments of the mass market. Yet, as Ian Griffiths has termed it, the designers of these garments are 'invisible' (2000). To the general public, the values, opinions and individual design processes of these designers are as unknown as their names. However, the designer's role is crucial in making decisions which will have impacts throughout the life of the garment. The high product volume within the mass market ensures that even a small decision in the design process to source a particular fabric, or to use a certain trim or textile finish, can have a profound environmental or social effect. While big companies in Australia have implemented some visible strategies for sustainability, it is uncertain how these may have flowed through to design practices. To explore this question, this presentation will discuss preliminary findings from in-depth semi-structured interviews with Australian mass market fashion designers and product developers. The aim of the interviews was to hear the voice of the insider – to listen to mass market designers describe their design process, discuss the Australian fashion industry and its future challenges and opportunities, and to comment on what a 'sustainability' for their industry could look like. These interviews will be discussed within the framework of design philosopher Tony Fry's writing on design redirection for sustainability.
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Re: New Horizons 26? Swing keel fixed in up position?
I am the proud owner of a crusty old 1968 New Horizons 26-- unfortunately it needs more money put into it than I am willing to spend on reviving it- pretty badly neglected by previous owner. But "Boomer"s still a blast to sail!
Re: New Horizons 26? Swing keel fixed in up position?
At 6000#s it is a fairly heavy boat compared to many other 26 footers but I'd rather be on your NH 26' in a blow on a Great Lake than on the others. The weight and keel shape help it deal with some chop, swell and breeze. You should consider reefing the sails at or before 20 knots of wind and then it can handle more wind and ride flatter.
Yes, the Douglass & McLeod yard in Fairport (?) Ohio made close to 800 T27 hulls starting around 1963. Some of the old T27's are still around and mine is from 1967. Many T27's still have working A4 motors in them 40 years later. They are hard to kill and the Moyer forum is the place to go if you have any issues.
As for sails, a newly made set of Dacron sails will certainly cost at least $3K. Looking at the prices for some used sails that would fit my boat at: Bacon Sails & Marine Supplies
I could probably get new-ish sails for closer to $1K. They don't have your New Horizons 26' model listed but from the rig measurements (I, J, P, E etc) you should be able to come up with some reasonable matches.
We bought a new main sail just over a year ago from Rolly Tasker (thesailwarehouse.com). It was custom made of their better grade of Dacron with full battened main, loose footed, 2 reef points and it came to $1800. This outfit fabricates the sails in Thailand but has sales offices in the US. A local hot-shot sail loft quoted us nearly $1K more than we ended up paying. Moral issues aside I am quite happy with our new main even if it was made overseas.
Re: New Horizons 26? Swing keel fixed in up position?
Yes, the Tartan came out shortly after the New Horizons and Greene sort of blames the Tartan's success for his lack of sales. It looks like a good boat to me though, even without a functioning centerboard.
I currently live on the Great Lakes, but I plan on sailing her in the ocean eventually. She does still have the Atomic 4, though I have no idea if it runs. I don't think it's been started for at least 10 years. My friend has a Pearson Ariel 26, which came with an Atomic 4, so hopefully he'll be able to help me get her started. I'll definitely check out the group though. Thank you.
Now I just have to figure out what to do about sails. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to custom order, but maybe I can find some sails that are close enough.
Re: New Horizons 26? Swing keel fixed in up position?
Never heard of this boat before but...
NEW HORIZONS 26 sailboat specifications and details on sailboatdata.com
It is designed by Sparkman & Stephens, as is my Tartan 27', and, as such very much resembles my T27 in hull shape, center board design, keel stepped mast etc.
This boat should sail fine without the center board BUT it will not point into the wind as well without the center board. The cutaway forefoot full keel makes the boat hold her course quite well.
Where do you plan on sailing her?
Do you still have the original Atomic 4 engine in her? If so, you should also join the Moyer Marine forum for all your Atomic 4 questions.
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New Horizons 26? Swing keel fixed in up position?
I've been surfing SailNet for a while and learning a lot, but now I have a question...or two.
I'm finally going to purchase my own boat to live aboard. I've found a New Horizons 26 that needs some work, but it's available for the right price. Sadly, there were only 175 of these made by Ray Greene in Toledo, OH. It's been difficult to find information, remodel jobs or just a general review of how they sail. If anyone has heard of or sailed a New Horizons 26, let me know what you think.
Also, regarding swing keels, it appears that the centerboard on this sailboat has been glassed into the keel. Should this be of concern?
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EL PASO, Texas - El Paso Police say Jennifer Alvarado, 25, stabbed her mother twelve times before officers found Alvarado covered in blood and naked outside her home in Northeast El Paso on Tuesday night and a relative says Alvarado is a good daughter who was on drugs the night of the stabbing.
The stabbing happened in a trailer park on the 6100 block of Quail in Northeast el Paso. According to sources close to Alvarado, her mother, Barbara Herrera is at University Medical Center.
According to the arrest affidavit, Alvarado stabbed her mother in the cheek, chest, shoulders and abdomen.
A relative who did not want her name published, says Alvarado loves her mother and is a sweet daughter. The relative says Alvarado was on Mushrooms and Cocaine the night of the stabbing. She says alvarado was hallucinating.
The relative says they took Alvarado to the hospital on Sunday because she was behaving "loopy." Three hours later -the hospital released her. The relative says Alvarado was at Sierra Medical Center but ABC-7 has not confirmed that.
The affidavit says Alvarado and her mother were spotted struggling outside their home the night of the stabbing. "She was screaming at the top of her lungs. I mean everybody saw it and just like no and it was a crazy night for all of us in this park," a resident of the trailer park told ABC-7.
Alvarado's mother, Barbara Herrera is at University Medical Center. The relative says Herrera has a collapsed lung and injuries to her kidney and liver.
Alvarado remain in jail on a $200,000 bond and charged with attempted murder.


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Fla. pastor Terry Jones: Islam's goal is 'world domination'
DEARBORN, Mich. – Speaking Saturday in front of the biggest mosque in Michigan, the Florida pastor known for burning the Quran blasted Islam and called upon Americans to take back their country.
"Islam has one goal: That is world domination," said Pastor Terry Jones, wearing sunglasses, jeans and a faded black leather jacket. "It's time to stand up."
Holding signs in English and Arabic that read "I Will Not Submit," about 20 supporters cheered as Jones and his assistant spoke outside the Islamic Center of America. Framed by the mosque's minarets, Jones said he's concerned that the growth of the Muslim population in metro Detroit and the United States will lead to the oppression of non-Muslims.
"Muslims, no matter they go around the world … they push their agenda on the society," Jones said. "We must take back America."
The mosque was placed on lockdown Saturday afternoon with about 30 police cars from Detroit, Dearborn, Wayne County and Michigan surrounding the complex, which also includes several churches.
Traffic in and out was prevented, disappointing some worshippers who were not aware of Jones' rally and couldn't access the mosque. During the anti-Muslim rally, an electronic billboard at the Islamic Center read: "Happy Easter."
Standing about 500 feet from the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center, a 50-member nondenominational evangelical Christian church in Gainesville, Fla., was a group of counter-protesters, some of whom were with an activist organization, By Any Means Necessary. Police prevented them from approaching the grassy area in front of the mosque where Jones spoke.
Muslim leaders had urged people not to attend the counter-protest. Unlike Jones' previous two visits to Dearborn, this one was uneventful with no arrests and no street clashes.
Jones also said during his talk that he's concerned about the free speech rights of Americans. In the past year, Jones has battled the City of Dearborn for the right to speak in front of the mosque. Last year, a Dearborn judge briefly threw him in jail and ordered him to stay away from the mosque for three years. A Detroit judge later overturned that decision.
Last month, the city asked Jones to sign a legal agreement before protesting. Jones then filed a lawsuit, prompting a Detroit federal judge to rule Thursday in his favor. Jones was represented for free in his battles with the city by the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Thomas More Law Center, a conservative Christian group established by Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan.
During the talk, some of Jones' supporters made derogatory remarks and jokes about Muslims. When Jones criticized the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson during his speech, one supporter blurted out: "Throw 'em in the pit with the Muslims."
After the rally, supporters of Jones posed for photos in front of the mosque.
A crew from Real Catholic TV, a media outlet based in Ferndale, Mich., that's owned by a member of Opus Dei, was at the rally. Its host, Michael Voris, said he supports Jones' right to free speech and some of his views.
Jones, who was a pastor in Germany, said Europe is increasingly under the sway of Islamic law.
"There are whole sections of London ruled by sharia law," Voris said. "I think there's the potential to happen in the U.S. what has happened — and is happening — in Europe."
Tim Voss, 64, of Wayne, Mich., said he came Saturday to support Jones because "sharia law is the most dangerous thing. We can't have it in this country."
Down the road, counter-protester Laura Dennis, 38, of Detroit held up a sign that read: "God Loves Us All."
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What follows is a transcript of portions of our conversation, along with some background material. A feature story on Quaranta's addiction and recovery can be found in the July 2008 issue of Soccer America Magazine.
SOCCER AMERICA: You went through a 90-day treatment program in Southern California from October to January, rejoined D.C. United in February, and signed a contract in March. Why are you telling your story now?
SANTINO QUARANTA: I'm offering society something now. I can be a part of helping other people, too. I share my experiences with people and give them hope, man.
I don't try to scare people but I just tell them what my experience was and how I deal with it now, and what I do on a daily basis to maintain a good life. A lot of people give me a lot of good information that I share with people. It's like a cycle of things that happen.
The people who are involved in what I do every day, they'll understand completely. And other people will say, "How is he so ungrateful, and why would he do that to himself, and why would he let a lot of people down?" I can tell you I didn't want to do that, I didn't want to go to the places I was, basically down and out with life and not wanting to live anymore.
SOCCER AMERICA: When did you hit bottom and decide to seek help?
QUARANTA: I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the 23rd of October, I remember thinking, "I just can't do this anymore." I just had surgery two weeks before and I couldn't live life anymore. Soccer was gone, my wife and I were done, she didn't want her and my daughter to be around me. I was a wreck.
SOCCER AMERICA: Why couldn't your wife help you?
QUARANTA: She was wrapped up in my life and trying to help me as much as she could but once I crossed the line of being untreatable, I was really to the point where I had to find God, I had to find myself, I had to find a focus, what I was here for. It wasn't soccer.
My purpose in life is a little different than just soccer. I'm a father and try to do the best for my daughter and try to be the best husband I can as well, now. Before I wasn't doing those things at all and I was very selfish and worried about myself and trying to keep myself going on a daily basis. Where I was, that was tough to do.
SOCCER AMERICA: Before you decided to speak publicly, you only spoke of a "dark place." Where were you and how did you get there?
QUARANTA: I remember if I was home at night, my wife would be in bed with the baby and I'd take a few pills and play video games. She wouldn't really know. That was it and I'd think, "That was nice."
Then I started a little earlier. It wasn't because of pain. I had a couple of surgeries, too, but I'm not blaming it on that. Sometimes guys have to take pain pills. Then it just got to the point, I remember the first time I took 'em before practice at 10:45, just like it is now. I had a great practice, my body felt great, and I like, "Man, that's the ticket for me."
That was the best practice I'd had in a long time. You've got to be kidding me. I can have fun and I can play great? That was at the end of '05, when [Coach] Peter [Nowak] was still here. That went on and with the injuries I just started taking more and more pills, and I didn't even get it. I didn't get it. It got worse and worse. And then I was taking 'em before games, the day of games, all day.
SOCCER AMERICA: You were playing for the national team in 2005. Were you taking pills for those practices and games also?
QUARANTA: No, I never took them when I was with the national team. That didn't happen. Not in January, not for any of those qualifiers, no way. I played well at the [2005] Gold Cup, I got a great Nike deal, things were going great. Everything's good, I've got a daughter and a wife.
You've talked to people in these situations before, man, and the mindset is totally absurd. But for me it made sense. I looked in the mirror and thought I really looked good.
SOCCER AMERICA: You had signed with MLS in 2001 as a 16-year-old, the youngest player to sign with the league until Freddy Adu came along. Were you angry that your career hadn't gone as well as his, or of other younger players?
QUARANTA: No, no, there was no anger, man. There was a lot of fear, I had a lot of fear. All my life, I guess, I was dealing with all that stuff. Now, I'm looking into all that, and you find out a lot about yourself. It had a lot to do with fear.
I felt I had to be so independent, by myself, since I was 16, just do everything without anybody's guidance, without anybody else.
SOCCER AMERICA: Is that a consequence of being a teenager on a pro team with mostly older players?
QUARANTA: When I was young, I had to act so much more mature than I really was. I can tell you that. I was around guys here, so you put on, it's like a façade, almost. I was from a different place. I didn't want people to really know.
I did a good job with that. I gained a lot of respect from these guys because I knew what was right and what was wrong and the way to handle yourself and the way to not handle yourself. I was friends with Jaime [Moreno] and Benny [Olsen] and even Marco [Etcheverry], you know.
If it wasn't for him [Olsen] I don't know if I'd be back here in D.C., him and Jaime. I talked to him all throughout, last year and this offseason. He knew where I was mentally and physically before. Not a lot of people really knew where I was.
(Part II will follow Quaranta from D.C. United to the Galaxy to the Red Bulls to a clinic in Southern California.)


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5-gallon bucket trap for mice - fine-tuning?
I've used a 5-gallon bucket trap for mice in my basement for several years, and it seems to work fine.
But it looks like I could use some fine-tuning for it, as I often see that the suspended can has the peanut butter licked off of it, but no "catches."
Some of my questions:
Can suspended parallel to ramp, or perpendicular? Most of the time, I've had the ramp going up the bucket perpendicular to the suspended can - that is, the ramp and the can form a letter T. For a while, I switched to parallel - the ramp led straight to the wire the can was suspended from, so that an agile mouse could "tightrope walk" from the ramp across the wire, to the can. But this seemed to result in more bait disappearance, with less mice-catching, than the perpendicular way. So what's the "optimal" orientation of ramp and wire?
Wire, or string? My first cut at the trap was a string, tied to the ends of the handle, strung across the bucket, with the can in the middle. This seemed to catch a lot of mice (probably because I could never make the string perfectly taut, so it would sway more and dump the mice), but the string would often break - not sure if from fraying or mice actually chewing it. So I switched to the more traditional wire (coat hanger) and my catches dropped and stolen bait increased. Guessing that the stability of the hanger aids the mice in accessing the can. I've since bent the hanger, so the wire droops a couple inches below the bucket rim, and results have improved - mice are probably slipping down the sloped wire. But any comments on wire vs. string, and an optimal positioning of either?
Hanging the can? I assume centering the can along the wire is best - otherwise mice could get the bait from the bucket edge. Right? I'm using an orange juice can, with both ends removed. So the can is NOT centered along its own axis. 99% of the can is below the wire, versus 50% of the can if I used the "keep the ends on the can and drill a centered hole in both ends" approach. Does anyone else use this method? I can't figure out how to empty a can, while retaining the end pieces.
A little bait, or a lot? I used to smear peanut butter edge-to-edge, 360 degrees, around the can. But this appeared to make it too easy for mice to feed without putting themselves at high risk. So now I just smear a narrow band around the can's center perimeter. But it seems like I catch fewer mice this way. Not sure if it's true, or if I'm just overthinking. What's the best approach to bait?
Anything else? As if I haven't already thought too much about too many things, what else can be recommended, to turn a good implementation of a good idea into a KILLER implementation?
I think you need to send a video. This will help you also, to see the vermin in action.
Don't let the mice play back the video, however, or they could evolve and take over your house.
There are some mouse lures sold that are used for trapping. They are basically macadamia nut oil/lure/scent. If you can buy some, or replicate that odor it may be better than peanut butter. Could some crushed nuts in a cheesecloth sack be placed as a lure?
Ive never made or used a 5 gallon trap so I cant comment on the mechanics/physics of it. Sounds like youre on top of that aspect.
Maybe ants have raided the trap, taking all of the peanut butter away.
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Somebody protect Amity Shlaes from those nasty Obama bloggers!
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Byron York kicked off the GOP meme and now Shlaes dutifully hauls it around in her Bloomberg column: libs, and esp. those darn bloggers, are so angry even though Obama won!
As with York's piece, you'll laugh until you cry reading Shlaes in full-on whining mode:
What is surprising is that the [liberal] attacks are continuing after an election. In the past, politicians and policy thinkers tended to be magnanimous in victory. They and their friends focused, post- victory, on policy and strategy -- not on trashing individuals...Still, somehow, the magnanimity isn't there. Indeed, the closer the Democrats get to total power, the nastier the commentators friendly to them have become.
See, it's liberals who won't turn off the partisan hoses after the November election. It's liberals who refuse to be magnanimous. It's liberal who are strangely angry.
Question: Has Shlaes ever turned on Fox News?
Ha! Trick question, because I saw her on Fox News a few days ago, so I know she's aware of the Fox News programming in the Obama era. Therefore, the thin-skinned columnists who's so upset about angry Obama liberals must be aware that Fox News, along with the rest of the right-wing media, has become completely unhinged since Obama's election and have embraced and broadcast the most paranoid, angry, irresponsible kind of rhetoric perhaps ever recorded in mainstream American politics. Or at least in modern American politics.
Shlaes must be aware that it's the Fox News crowd that has routinely accused the new, wildly popular president of being a socialist and/or a communist and/or a fascist, and who warn of a looming totalitarian state under Obama.
But according to Shlaes, it's liberals who are angry in the Obama era. It's liberals who aren't being "magnanimous"; who won't just accept Obama's victory. Wow. Just, wow.
And do I even have to point out that in her entire column Shlaes never once mentions the run-away right-wing anger that's careening out of control?
UPDATE: As if to pile on the absurdity in a an ill-advised column already drowning in the stuff, Shlaes points to George Will as a target of those mean, Obama bullying libs:
Writers who are not pro-Barack Obama are suffering character assassination as well. George Will of the Washington Post, the nation's senior conservative columnist, has been so assaulted by bloggers that his editor, Fred Hiatt, recently wrote, "I would think folks would be eager to engage in the debate, given how sure they are of their case, rather than trying to shut him down."
Love the use of "assaulted" don't you, as Shlaes scrambles to tie liberal writers with acts of violence. (How dare anybody critique George Will?!) But here's the best part, which Shlaes completely ignores: Will was called out by liberal bloggers because he wrote a column that was filled with falsehoods and because he, along with the Post, refused to correct the egregious errors.
If Will and Hiatt don't want to be on the receiving end of stinging rebukes, than here's an idea: don't stand by falsehoods.
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Re: Variable transformations
Dear Alexei,
You can use SCTransDeriv in the SymbolicComputing package (http://symbcomp.gist.ac.kr, WTC 2011) for the variable transformation of derivatives as shown below. All functions with the prefix SC are package functions. It is still a beta version, but it might help.
The result of the variable transformation is shown in Out[236] below. Out[242] shows verification by inverse transformation. Copying the textual form of the input into Mathematica may not work since it does not faithfully reproduce the standard form of the input.
Sorry I cannot explain all the details here. Please refer to the homepage http://symbcomp.gist.ac.kr about the package.
In[235]:= SCTotalDeriv[y, {x, 4}]
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I have only one Memorial Card, purchased from Lenore Frost's 'Photo Rescue!', a service intended to 're-unite orphaned photos [and cards] with their lost families'. (http://members.optushome.com.
n 1854 Margaret Smyth, who became Margaret Plowright, arrived in Melbourne from Southampton on the Persian. She was twenty years old from County Cavan. During the passage to Australia, she gave birth to a boy, and when she arrived she first stayed with a cousin called John Hente. At least the surname looks like 'Hente' on the Assisted Migrant record; but the writing is hard to read and I have no other information about him. I would be grateful for any suggestions.
|From Public Record Office of Victoria VPRS 3502 Register of Assisted Migrants from the U.K. 1839 - 1871: 1854 list for the Persian Book 9 page 437
In November 1855 Margaret married John Plowright, a goldminer, at Magpie near Ballarat. Their marriage certificate describes her as a 22 year old dressmaker from County Cavan, whose parents were William Smyth, a farmer, and Mary Cox.
Margaret and John had seven children including one adopted child. I can find no mention of the boy who was born on the Persian.
I have written previously on the marriage and children of Margaret and John.
On 5 March 1872 Margaret was admitted to the Maryborough Hospital. According to the index of the hospital admission record, she was 37 years old, married, from Homebush, a Wesleyan, and she had arrived in the colony seventeen years previously on the Persian.
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Thanks for all the advice guys, I do appreciate it...
Last week I had 4hrs of kicker training at my indoor slope from the guy the trained the GB Olympic team!
Really helped out and one thing that did stand out was the set-up and commitment are almost everything!
It was still only a small jump but it was great to get the tuition I did...
He gave me a drop in point and I went in from there... and knuckled it!
The next run, I started 10' further up and that was it! No problems at all and we went onto spins... All good!
Confidence is key to jumping. If it's not there, you're going to bail. That's pretty much a given.
How do you build confidence? Hit the same size jumps you were hitting at your local park or indoor place. Get comfortable in a new park, on the same sized jumps, and then move up from there.
I suck at jumping, I over think it and get wigged out (and I've been boarding for 21 or so years now). The only way I'll hit 30 ft+ kickers is when I'm in "the zone". The way I get in the zone is to take a few laps through the park hitting the small and medium jumps. I get my legs under me, get comfortable with the snow conditions, etc. Then I head for the large jumps and hit them without overthinking it. I have knuckled a couple 30 footers because of the wrong takeoff speed, and live to tell about it, so don't put too much fear into jumping. Yes you can get VERY hurt, but if you think to much about it, you WILL get hurt.
Always reach for a grab in between the bindings, even if you don't successfully complete the grab. The motion of compressing yourself in the air helps stabilize you, and then you bring the landing gear down to absorb the impact.
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I have a real problem with knuckling because I'm terrified of overshooting. So this season, I'm planning on spending an entire day shadowing people on approach to the Mystery jumps, until I can really feel the proper approach speed.
|I have a real problem with knuckling because I'm terrified of overshooting. So this season, I'm planning on spending an entire day shadowing people on approach to the Mystery jumps, until I can really feel the proper approach speed.
Assuming you have the basics of jumping down already and hit all the smaller jumps first, the key thing with bigger jumps is to watch other people hit it and pay attention to their drop in spot + line.
A big jump is exactly the same as a smaller jump, except getting the speed right becomes even more crucial because knuckles and overshoots hurt way more (especially knuckles).
You should be watching other people hit the jump first and noting their drop in spot, their line, how much speed checks they do, whether they scrub speed off by spinning too early off the lip etc. etc. while seeing where they land.
If they overshoot take note, if they undershoot, also take note.
You want to know exactly where to drop in and what the perfect line into the jump is BEFORE you hit the jump so you get the right speed.
If you need to, do a test run of your line first and pull out before you fly off the jump, this can give you an idea of what the line feels like and also give you a feeling of whether it's fast enough or not.
Besides this, the fundamentals of a bigger jump are the same that you use for a smaller jump, just remember to ease into it and don't rush it.
If you feel you have the speed wrong, pull out of the run in and abort the attempt, don't try to forge ahead with the wrong speed. It's better to wait until the next run then to get the wrong speed on a jump and blow your ACL up.
Don't do anything too BIG, build up slowly, and always ensure you have enough speed, speed is you friend, so watch where others go from and what sort of speed they carry, slowing on an approach leaves you very likely to hit a knuckle and knuckles are BAD...
Don't push too hard, you will find your own pace with jumps, and just try to relax and not overthink things...
First real jump!!!
Hi Folks,
My wife, daughter and I are going away over Christmas for our very first Skiing/snowboarding holiday!
We are going to Arinsal in Andorra, it's a small place aimed mostly at the family (They are not so stong skiers)
They do have 1 park and I plan on spending some time there...
I have a question though...
So for, my experiance has been riding our indoor slope and going to park nights each week....
So... What should I expect when I'm standing at my first big jump???]#
How should I hit it? What should I look for???
Any advice would be great! I just don't wanna kill myself !!!
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In October, the first of the new sleek six-car trainsets was delivered amid flashbulbs and speeches from politicians, with a promise that riders would start seeing the "Toronto Rocket" cars, as they are dubbed, in late December or early January.
Now the TTC says that due to the need for more testing, the first train won't go into revenue service until sometime in early 2011.
"For the first vehicle it's always a long commissioning and testing process that we go through, especially one like this," said TTC spokesman Brad Ross. "It's brand new technology and we need to do our due diligence, working with Bombardier making sure that it operates in revenue service in a reliable and safe way before we allow passengers on board.
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Tim Silverwood
04/04/2011 , 12:38 PM by Carol Duncan
Have you heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
It is exactly as it sounds - a massive area called the Pacific Gyre, some think it may be twice the size of France, where ocean currents from Asia, North America and Pacific nations converge and bring with them tons of debris.
It's thought that this enormous pool of plastic rubbish is doubling in size each ten years.
Local conservationist, film-maker and photographer, Tim Silverwood, is raising funds to join a research trip across the Pacific Ocean with a team of international researchers who will voyage to the centre of the gyre.
One of the areas of research is the risk posed by tiny particles of plastic, which result from the breakdown of larger items like bottles. These tiny particles are now being found in the flesh of some fish so there is concern about the possible impact of this on the food chain and human health.
Sadly, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't the only ocean to contain a monument to rubbish.
For more images, start with the work of photographer Chris Jordan (who took this albatross photo).
Tim Silverwood is also the co-founder of a non-profit organisation - Take 3. The simple aim of Take 3 is to encourage visitors to our beaches to collect just 3 pieces of rubbish to take with them. He's on a mission to raise the money needed to join the Great Pacific Garbage Patch research trip and you can find out more about him here.
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Best of luck in your quest Tim. I live in a small seaside suburb called Redcliffe, in Queensland, just north of Brisbane, and see what washes up on the beaches here every day. Most of the time it's difficult to speculate where all of it has come from. Most of it comes from people's disregard and carelessness in the area, I'm sure, but a lot washes up with the tide after being thrown from boats or one of the many resort islands here. There are markets on every weekend in this suburb, as well as surrounding suburbs, and of course almost everything goes into plastic bags (unless you bring your own "green bag", which most people don't) that fly around on a windy day and end up in the sea, and there are always heaps of tourists who honestly don't give a damn because it's not their place of residence; not realising that what they don't dispose of thoughtfully here is probably going to come back and bite them in the bud eventually, wherever it is that they do live. I've seen first hand how the careless disposal of plastic bags in particular, as well as other plastic receptacles (plastic bottles, fast food containers, etc) affects marine life and it's quite saddening. I've watched plastic breaking down over time and have been shocked to see how it crumbles, not to mention how the smaller particles float around, meaning that it's been going into the air that we breathe too, which can't be a good thing; and of course sea life and other creatures ingest the larger pieces, thinking that it may be food, and of course, some of us are carnivorous, and eat sea life and other creatures; so yeah, what goes around comes around. I have to say that I've been living by your principle of taking the time to pick up rubbish and disposing of it with more consideration for quite a long time. Every day should be Clean Up Australia, or wherever it is that you are at the time, Day. Most people however see rubbish on the ground, and I've often cringed to hear the commment, "I'm not picking that up" or "It's not mine". The thing is that is ours to clean up. The human species made the mess, so each and every one of us should be responsible for cleaning it up. Of course when you tell people that you get told to "Mind your own business". The fact is, it is our business. If we don't start looking after this planet, and I love this planet, we're not going to have it for too much longer... Or maybe we will, but it won't be quite near as liveable. Anyway, I've rambled on long enough. I wish you all of the best.
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The 1939 film In Name Only, starring Cary Grant, Carole Lombard and Kay Francis, is partially set in Ridgefield, and the opening shot is of the wooden sign at the corner of Main St. and Branchville Road opposite what is now Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church. In the 1941 film The Lady Eve, starring Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwick, Fonda's character hosts lavish parties in a fictional town called Bridgefield, Connecticut, a town full of millionaires, right outside of New York. This fictional town is based on the town of Ridgefield.
Description: "Hillcrest – Poised high on a 5.85 acre hilltop with 50 mile views and spectacular sunsets, sophistication combines with highest luxury standards in this nearly complete, 25,000sf new construction Mansion. Regally scaled formal rooms, 8 fireplaces, library, study & billiards room opening to dramatic Great Room, all ready for your finishing touches. 2nd floor Master Suite with veranda and 4 ensuite bedrooms, a 2 bedroom guest suite and a caretaker's apartment. Garden level with indoor pool/spa, sauna & yoga/massage rm. Layout of the lower level also includes an exercise room, wine cellar and wine vault, recreation room with kitchenette and a movie theater. Garage space for 6+ cars. Pool house."
- Bedrooms: 9
- Bathrooms: 10 full, 1 partial
- Square Feet: 25,000
- Address: 154 Rippowam Rd, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 06877
- Listing Agent: Brian Milton, Houlihan Lawrence
Estimated value$6,950,000 (for sale status unknown)
Address154 Rippowam Rd, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 06877
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