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Using their own statistics, 40% of the illegal purchasers walked. Hardly an overwhelming conviction rate. Those that were convicted will be subject to what, time off for good behavior?
This is a discussion on California...Helping others feel better about their state of residence. within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Sacramento Bee Editorial on AB962 Editorial: Ammunition sales should be checked statewide ShareThis Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009 In 2008, the first year after the Sacramento ...
Sacramento Bee Editorial on AB962This bill would also ban mail-order ammo sales!Editorial: Ammunition sales should be checked statewide
Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009
In 2008, the first year after the Sacramento City Council approved an ordinance requiring local gun dealers to record driver's license numbers and thumbprints of people who purchase ammunition, police were able to track 229 illegal ammunition purchases.
Some 173 convicted felons were among prohibited purchasers, including two people who had been in prison for murder and seven who had active restraining orders against them for domestic violence.
Of those 229 cases, 136 ended in criminal convictions. More importantly, scores of illegal guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition were taken from convicted criminals who were not supposed to have them.
Based on the success in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Oakland and other cities that have enacted similar ammunition registration ordinances, Los Angeles Assemblyman Kevin de León is hoping the governor will sign Assembly Bill 962. The proposed law would require all ammunition retailers in the state to get state identification and fingerprints from their customers.
This is a common-sense law-and-order measure. Convicted felons, people with violent mental health histories or domestic violence restraining orders against them are barred from possessing both firearms and ammunition. There are laws in place that require identity checks and waiting periods for gun purchases, but no such prevention measures guard against illegal ammunition purchases. That's a dangerous loophole the de León bill would close.
Schwarzenegger rejected a similar bill in 2004. In his veto message, he said because the federal government had already determined that ammunition registration "was simply unworkable and offered no public benefit."
The experience in Sacramento and elsewhere around the state shows he's wrong. AB 962 won't end gun violence, but it will make it harder for criminals to get ammunition. The governor should heed the advice of police chiefs in Oakland, Los Angeles and Sacramento and sign it.
The really crummy part of this is that the Governor has to actively VETO this by October 11th or it becomes law.
In anticipation of the Governator living up to his recent reputation of worthlessness, I have just ordered two spam cans of russian surplus.
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Using their own statistics, 40% of the illegal purchasers walked. Hardly an overwhelming conviction rate. Those that were convicted will be subject to what, time off for good behavior?
"First gallant South Carolina nobly made the stand."
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There is something horribly wrong with the water or air in Sacramento, It seems that if you live there, statistics take on magical meaning.
I try to keep ammo out of the hands of criminals by BUYING IT FIRST!
God is love (1 John 4:8)
Suppressing the rights of millions of residents in order to catch ...how many criminals? 136?
The fact that these individuals were legally barred from purchasing ammo suggests that A) they've experienced revolving-door justice (which is a judicial problem, not an ammo problem) or B) they've been victimized by a zero-tolerance system by having their rights denied for something other than committing a violent crime. Let's face it, Kalifornia will yank your USC rights on a whim.
Well, at least we know that criminals will now have no way of getting ammo. Right? Right? Hello? Is this thing on...?
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We lived there 1986 to 1990. Nice people. Nice weather. Terrible place to try to build or manufacture due to legal and regulatory climate. Made my decision to leave easy. It is their right to have the kind of government that they want, but it is not for me. We just have to make sure the federal government's power is curtailed, or we will all be in Kalifornia.
Why anyone would want to live in CA is beyond my thinking...
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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I've been here for two years. Marking the months until I can leave. If it wasn't for work and my last few years in the marketplace, I'd be gone already.
I agree 100% and just hope they don't migrate to Colorado, unless they bring guns, an appreciation for the Constitution and an anti-liberal attitude.Why anyone would want to live in CA is beyond my thinking...
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I lived in San Diego for 10 years.
I now live in GA. Shows how much I give a puke about that crap bucket state.
So much beatuiful outdoors sigh I feel like I have been outlawed to leave the state literally and liberally.
"I believe that the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms must not be infringed if liberty in America is to survive." - Ronald Reagan
We left that place 18 years ago, not going back.
In a very short time, the BGs will learn to get their ammo by other means. It will be as hard for them to find as it is to find illegal drugs or illegal immigrants. Decent people will still be stuck with a cumbersome and costly regulatory procedure forever.
"If we loose Freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the Last Place on Earth!" Ronald Reagan
I used to live in CA. The way I got to feeling better about my state of residence was to change it. I live 40 years of my life there, and I have no desire to return.
I know this is California thing but many bad ideas originate here and spread across the country. Take a minute to hit the number below and log in a "No" vote.
Oppose AB962 Now!
AB962 is sitting on the Governors desk awaiting his veto or signature. AB962 would mandate the following changes in the way you buy ammunition:
1) It would prohibit the sale of ammo in a manner that allows the ammunition to be accessible without the help of an employee. In other words, youll have to stand in line and have to wait to be shown the ammunition you may want to purchase.
2) It would require the dealer to ask for you ID each time you buy handgun ammunition and the dealer will record the following personal information:
a. A thumbprint
b. Your CDL #
c. Your home address and telephone number
d. The brand and type of ammunition that you purchased
e. Your date of birth
3) Additionally, it would be illegal to buy ammo via online or mail order methods, so if a local store cant find you older, hard-to-get or obsolete ammunition, you wont be able to get it from via the internet.
Please contact the Governor today and let him know that you oppose AB962.
You can contact him at 916-445-2841 and do an auto-vote against the bill as follows:
Listen to the recorded message and press in the following order:
1 (English)
2 (legislation)
2 (against)
If it is busy keep trying, and it is easier to get through after hours. It is all automated.
Someone in Sac needs to write a letter to the Bee explaining how under our form of government, LAW ABIDING people do not have to "ask for permission" to do things.
CRIMINALS, however, are not "law abiding" people and therefore are subject to restrictions upon their liberties. How about endorsing laws which require that the State set up a registration system whereby CRIMINALS are the only ones listed in the data base and that data base is used to prohibit CRIMINALS from doing illegal things like buying and possessing guns, engaging in criminal acts, or purchasing/using illegal drugs.
Oh wait, we already HAVE those laws and that data base. WHY isn't the State using it to prevent CRIMINALS from committing acts that they are prohibited from doing instead of creating a list of "permissions" that authorize the LAW ABIDING to freely enjoy their God-given rights?
This is anti-American, anti-government, and anti-rights.


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PURCHASE, NY — MasterCard International has teamed up with The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co. and USA Technologies to roll out 1,000 "Coca-Cola" vending machines equipped with USAT's e-Port cashless transaction solution and configured to accept MasterCard's new PayPass payment medium. The deployment is said to be the largest application of contactless technology to vending machines in the U.S. market.
The landmark rollout follows successful trials of USA Technologies' e-Port by MasterCard and USAT on vending machines in New York City and Atlanta, GA. USAT's Generation 6 e-Port radio frequency technology was developed specifically to work with contactless proximity payment systems like PayPass.
"The more than $40 billion U.S. vending industry opens up an entirely new market for payment companies, as we offer consumers a fast and convenient payment method," said MasterCard International's T.J. Sharkey, vice-president, Business Development, U.S. Acceptance. "PayPass will help revolutionize the vending industry by providing consumers with new efficiencies and increased transaction revenues, and by giving consumers improved service."
In use, a cardholder simply taps the PayPass card or other device against the vender's e-Port payment terminal. Within seconds, the terminal responds with a flashing light and an audio tone signaling that the transaction is complete. As with all MasterCard PayPass transactions under $25, no signature is required for a purchase.
The Philly Coke e-Ports will accept not only PayPass but also conventional magnetic-stripe debit and credit cards.
"Philadelphia Coca-Cola constantly strives to bring superior quality and service to customers," said Domenic Celenza, vice-president of cold drink sales for The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co. "We believe our relationship with MasterCard and USA Technologies will give consumers what they want – greater convenience and ease of use when making purchases at vending machines."
Stephen P. Herbert, president and chief operating officer of USA Technologies, observed that "It is very exciting to team up with MasterCard and Coca-Cola, two of the world's leading brands, in this historic deployment of The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Co.'s 1,000 cashless vending machines."
MasterCard's Sharkey explained that "We selected USA Technologies for its reputation as a leader in cashless vending, and for its ability to deliver a robust, scalable, turnkey solution for PayPass vending deployments. We applaud Philadelphia Coke as an innovator embracing the latest technology to enhance consumers' purchasing and brand experiences."
MasterCard, which has issued more than a billion cards through its family of brands, serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories; its cards are accepted at more than 24 million locations. The company maintains a website at mastercardinternational.com.
The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co. is the fourth largest distributor of Coca-Cola products nationwide, and runs the single largest bottling complex in North America. It offers 35 beverage choices, and serves 5.6 million consumers. The company's headquarters and production facilities are situated in the heart of northeast Philadelphia; the company is online at phillycoke.com.
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CMIS: Boom or Bust?
Posted by Stephen Powers on October 20, 2008
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Some of you may have heard about the joint announcement from EMC, IBM, and Microsoft about the creation of Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS). The purpose of this proposed new standard? To create a vendor-agnostic way of accessing the data in content management systems from multiple vendors. In other words: Remember when SQL became a standard for accessing databases? This is the content management system equivalent.
Of course, this could be enormously attractive, making it much easier to develop applications that sit on top of those repositories. Most enterprises have multiple content management systems in place - either due to diverse needs of various businesses, size of the company, or just plain lack of content management vision. Making that content more easily accessible via protocols such as SOAP could be a major win for these enterprises.
For instance, persuasive content - used to influence customer behavior - frequently lives in multiple databases, making it more difficult for organizations to create consistent experiences across multiple channels. CMIS could enable applications to easily access previously siloed content in order enhance those experiences. CMIS could also allow for a proliferation of tools - authoring, reporting, etc. - to work with a variety of ECM systems; think of all the SQL-compliant tools out there - this would be the equivalent. And it could potentially be huge for SharePoint users, who are not always happy with the tools Microsoft provides to access SharePoint content and would like to better leverage that content.
So why am I skeptical? Well, as a former practitioner, I've seen too many standards fail to catch fire (most recently JSR-170, which rarely gets mentioned as a must-have by Forrester clients). Standards are kind of like political candidates: you hope they'll live up to their initial promise and idealism, but you should prepare for the reality and inevitable letdown of their day-to-day existence.
Luckily, major players in the industry have already pledged support for CMIS: in addition to the above, the list includes Oracle, Open Text, Alfresco, and SAP. But the burden will be on those vendors to demonstrate the power of the CMIS standard by actually supporting it and providing (either themselves or in conjunction with partners) compelling applications which take advantage standard, which will further create demand for CMIS-compliant applications and repositories, which will encourage vendors to create more applications, which will encourage....well, you get the idea. Until then, CMIS remains a well-intentioned concept that has the potential to be great, but could also turn into yet another standards-based pipe dream.
Stephen, Good article and
Comment from null on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 06:38
Stephen, Good article and timely Prediction about CMIS.
Boon to end-users and Customers. Information Gold mine to Business & Management Stagiest.
Over all CMIS is a Market Boom with emerging Web 3.0 Technology.
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CMIS is a boom ,not as a bust.The CMIS can have all the functionality in the world, but usability trumps it all.It will be interesting to see how quickly the traditional vendors are able to surface these capabilities in their offerings.
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Lear Capital: Enough of Gold's Fair Value of $800/oz.
OK! I've had enough! This idea that Gold's fair value is only $800 an ounce is causing my reason meter to redline. It's making me a little cranky, so bear with me. This all started with a report that stated:
Claude Erb and Campbell Duke figured out the ratio between the price of gold and the stated price inflation from a historical perspective and determined gold was over-priced based on their numerical analysis.
I took this quote from a Daily Bell article. The Daily Bell does not take a position on any specific numerical analysis of the gold price, but did question the claim.
I will raise a new question. Did Erb and Duke consider the effect government subsidies have on the price of every day goods and services? I am familiar with the numbers likely used in the analysis and wrote about this very topic on January 30, 2013. I took my numbers directly from BLS tables.
In that article I drew reference to the price of goods under subsidy and then drew specific reference to the potential cost of a gallon of gas, absent subsidy. For the curious, there is strong evidence that a gallon of gas would be 2 to 3 times the "Fair" price we enjoy today.
So next time someone tells you the "Fair Value" of gold is really $800 an ounce, ask them if they based their statement and their analysis on "stated price inflation" or "government subsidized price inflation."
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|Well, the second I saw this a few months back, I HAD to do it. For now, this ref shot is all I have, but at an estimated cost of 400 quid to make out of fibreglass and top quality products, I am pouring my heart into this. I decided to make this in honour of the memory of my nan who died in March of cancer. It'll be fucking amazing when it's finished because I'd never live with myself if I let my nan down.
News on this since above post...
I decided to upload the last remaining shots I could find of me working it. Sadly, since all this took place, despite the basic frame being finished, I've lost a LOT of weight and with the nature of the armour, it will not fit me. Whilst I MIGHT consider selling it on to someone who can fit into it and use it as their own, I'm not ready to part with it just yet. Frankly, I'm sad there's not more shorts of me working on it, because I had also done the shoulder pauldrons of which there's no evidence in these photos of production.
I will not be working on this any longer. I made my nan proud by simply TRYING to do something well beyond my capability. I learned a lot of new things and I'll take that away with me from all this. Most of all, I learned something important from this project; Cosplay shouldn't be SRS BIZNESSS. I learned that I enjoy cosplay without going crazy and making ridiculously huge costumes. It was a revelation.
So many thanks to anyone who's been around during this, I've appreciated all the support I've been given. Much love to you all.
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Give it your all bro its for your nan ^^ and general fantasy sweetness.
this is looking awsome, sorry to hear it didn't work out 100%. Your progress on this still looks great though even if it won't be finished
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This Nanos/IRPP poll, which was done in May suggests that Canadians have a lot on their minds other than the Conservative crime agenda, an agenda that is poorly thought out, extremely expensive and from all the research that I have seen, including the government's own papers, won't actually work to improve public safety one bit. This Justice Department paper on mandatory minimums states: "Drug consumption and drug related crime seem to be unaffected in any measurable way by severe mandatory minimum sentences. Both mathematical modeling techniques and field work arrive at the conclusion that treatment-oriented approaches are more cost effective than harsh prison terms."
When asked what is most important in the top five categories in the poll Canadians seem to want their new government to focus on much more tangible and measurable goals such as creating jobs, reducing the deficit, improving health care and of course finding ways to cut taxes while achieving the first three. Why is our government so determined to try and address drug problems with legislative solutions that have been proven not to work. Maybe they will reconsider this when light is shone on the consequences of going down this road. In the U.S. there has been reams of research on the experience south of the border with mandatory minimum sentencing practices over the past 20 years. Check out the Sentencing Project to learn about the failure of these policies in the U.S.
The crime agenda was addressed in Thursday's Throne Speech. Here is an excerpt:
Here for law-abiding Canadians
The Government of Canada has no more fundamental duty than to protect the personal safety of our citizens and defend against threats to our national security.
Our Government will move quickly to reintroduce comprehensive law-and-order legislation to combat crime and terrorism. These measures will protect children from sex offenders. They will eliminate house arrest and pardons for serious crimes. They will give law enforcement officials, courts and victims the legal tools they need to fight criminals and terrorists. Our Government will continue to protect the most vulnerable in society and work to prevent crime. It will propose tougher sentences for those who abuse seniors and will help at risk youth avoid gangs and criminal activity. It will address the problem of violence against women and girls.
Our Government has always believed the interests of law-abiding citizens should be placed ahead of those of criminals. Canadians who are victimized or threatened by crime deserve their government's support and protection, and they should have the right to take reasonable steps to defend themselves and their property when the police cannot be there to assist them. Our Government will reintroduce legislation to clarify and strengthen laws on self-defence, defence of property and citizen's arrest.
This is all pretty vague stuff and who knows what the details of the legislation will look like. The promising news in here is that there was no mention of the drug strategy and specifically drug crimes in the Throne Speech. Could the Conservatives be getting smarter on the drug file? Perhaps they have left themselves some room to alter their course and put forward some more considered legislation based on a good analysis of the research and experience in other jurisdictions. Let's hope so, but it will not surprise any of us if the new Harper Government brings back crime bills that on the surface aim to target organized criminals in the drug business but in reality will only contribute to our prisons incarcerating the lowest level drug dealers, people who use drugs, the mentally ill, and an inordinate number of Aboriginal people. Of course there are few if any services for these complex populations and no one expects an increase in funding for prison rehab programs. In fact these kinds of programs will most likely suffer funding cuts in the upcoming "downsizing" of government services.
It gets even more interesting when you look at the details of the Nanos poll:
Prisons are barely on the radar of Canadians (in fact prisons were not even mentioned as a priority for the budget in some regions) but are top of the agenda for the new government. Prisons cost big bucks and I just don't get it. What other priorities will suffer as money is siphoned off to the prison agenda?
Here is an excerpt from Justin Piché's excellent blog "Tracking the Politics of Crime and Punishment in Canada" that begs the question, why would they do this? Especially given the polling numbers above that overwhelmingly indicate Canadians are concerned about other issues such as health care, cutting taxes, job creation and the deficit, all of which will require significant expenditures if Harper wishes to show progress in these areas in the next few years. Piché writes:
"In a context where the economic, political and social costs of increasing our reliance on incarceration are widely known, federal and provincial-territorial governments are in the process of establishing 10,600 new prison spaces with an infrastructure cost of $3.6 billion and rising (note: with the April 11th announcement of funding for the South West Detention Centre in Windsor, Ontario this tab now sits at just under $4 billion). These expenditures do not account for the costs of managing and operating these spaces, which each cost the provinces and territories an average of $59,057 and the federal government close to $118,000 every year according to 2008- 2009 figures compiled by Statistics Canada.
That this money is being spent when research has shown that increasing the use of imprisonment has a negligible impact on 'crime' unless pursued to a point where any short-term benefit derived is far outweighed by the long-term consequences is dubious, particularly when it has been shown that for every $1 spent on prevention, taxpayers save $7 that is spent when someone is incarcerated.
That our prisons have become dumping grounds for those suffering from addictions to drugs and mental illnesses, the poor, colonized Aboriginal peoples and other marginalized groups is a legacy no Canadian should be proud to call their own. That we allocate almost 100 times more money to our prisons than for victims at the federal level is doubly shameful."
Of course we need to fight crime but let's consider more evidence-based approaches and ensure that some of our more vulnerable citizens do not become even more damaged by unnecessary contact with the criminal justice system when access to mental health and addiction services is the real priority for them and their families. Now that the Conservatives have a majority perhaps they will be more interested in program effectiveness and getting a good return on investment instead of throwing massive amounts of tax dollars at prisons that won't make our streets any safer.


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Throughout the report, GlobalData's analysts provide you with expert insight, expanding on each strategy and factor discussed, with the aim of providing you with the tools needed for making informed business decisions Scope - The report identifies the key generic players in various markets, including a special focus on emerging markets such as India, China, Russia, and Brazil. - Furthermore, it provides detailed analysis of the various generic markets including the US, Europe, APAC, and BRIC.- The report contains expert insights on the corporate strategies of generic companies seeking competitive advantage in the highly competitive generics industry. Reasons to buy - Identify the key generic players in various markets, including the emerging markets such as India, China, Russia, and Brazil- Analyze and track the strategies that successful generic companies are using to gain share in the increasingly competitive market- Understand the key drivers and trends in the global generics industry- Use this information as an independent source for your due diligence and transaction strategy Table of Contents 1 Table of Contents 51.1 List of Tables 91.2 List of Figures 92 Introduction 112.1 Report Scope 112.2 Upcoming Related Reports 122.3 Recently Published Reports 133 Generics Industry Dynamics 143.1 Generics to the Fore 143.1.1 Imminence of the Patent Cliff 143.1.2 Rising healthcare expenditures prompts many governments to resort to generics to save costs 193.1.3 Focus on emerging markets 203.1.4 Generic companies continuously drill holes in Big Pharma's deep pockets 214 Strategic Deals Trends 244.1 Big Pharma's need to plug its revenue gap 264.2 Governments cut healthcare spending as financial austerity spreads globally 264.3 Low margins in the generics business necessitate scale economies 264.4 Highlighted Deals from 2012 274.4.1 Watson Closes $5.5 billion Purchase of Actavis 284.4.2 Mylan Enters into Generics Partnership with Pfizer 314.4.3 Merck and Supera Farma Laboratórios 355 Generics in North America 375.1 Overview 375.2 United States 385.2.1 The US Pharmaceutical Industry 385.2.2 Key Players 505.2.3 Outlook 516 Generics in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) 526.1 Overview 526.2 Australia: Healthcare Policy Reform and the Generics Business 536.2.1 Prescription Drug Regulation and Pricing in Australia 536.2.2 The Australian Generics Business Environment 586.2.3 Key Players 636.2.4 Australia's Healthcare Reform and Impact on the Role of Generics 646.3 Japan 676.3.1 The Japanese Pharmaceutical Market 676.3.2 Perception of Generics in Japan 696.3.3 Impact of Pharmacies on Generics Substitution 706.3.4 Generics Approval and Market Exclusivity 716.3.5 Key Players 727 Generics in Europe and Africa 747.1 Overview 747.2 Europe 757.2.1 The Increasing Burden on Healthcare 757.2.2 Case Study: Germany 777.3 Africa 817.3.1 The Need for Local Production 817.3.2 Low regulatory compliance and infrastructure result in a weak pharmaceutical industry 827.3.3 Low standard of living makes medicines unaffordable, discouraging local players 827.3.4 Global organizations and multinationals are standardizing Africa's pharmaceutical space 837.3.5 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa 847.3.6 Case Study: South Africa 848 Generics in the BRIC Countries 948.1 Overview 948.2 Brazil 958.2.1 Latin America Market Leader 958.2.2 Government industrial policies will aid further development of the pharmaceutical industry 968.2.3 Generics in Brazil 978.2.4 Key Players 998.3 Russia 1018.3.1 The New Federal Law on Health in the Russian Federation 1018.3.2 Pharma 2020 will further encourage domestic production in Russia 1038.3.3 Healthy financial situation places less pressure on the Russian government to reduce healthcare costs 1038.3.4 Key Player 1048.4 India 1058.4.1 Absence of product patents before 2005 triggered the birth of the Indian generics market 1058.4.2 Quality manufacturing facilities create an ideal environment for generics to thrive 1068.4.3 Inter-firm competition enables capabilities development 1078.4.4 Policies and initiatives encourage participation in generics manufacturing by driving demand 1078.4.5 Increased competition from larger multinationals may stymie the development of smaller domestic players 1088.4.6 Growing pressures on patent laws could challenge domestic generics manufacturers 1098.4.7 Key Market Players 1108.4.8 Outlook 1138.5 China 1158.5.1 Parallel demographics presents different scenarios on China's pharmaceutical industry 1158.5.2 A dysfunctional healthcare system provides little incentive for generics substitution 1168.5.3 Soaring healthcare expenditures pressure China's financial stability 1178.5.4 Healthcare reform will level the pharmaceutical industry playing field and foster the growth of the generics sector 1188.5.5 Key Players 1198.5.6 Market Outlook 1209 Strategic Outlook 1219.1 Patent expiries and evolution of the regulatory landscape fuel generics 1219.1.1 US patent expiry wave presents a unique opportunity for generic manufacturers 1219.1.2 Government reforms will continue to facilitate generic prescribing 1229.1.3 Consolidation sweeps through the generics sector 1229.1.4 India's generic companies are an emerging force in the global generics market 12310 Appendix 12410.1 Bibliography 12410.2 Abbreviations 13210.3 Research Methodology 13710.3.1 Coverage 13710.3.2 Secondary Research 13810.3.3 Expert Panel Validation 13810.4 About the Authors 13810.4.1 Analyst 13810.4.2 Director of Healthcare Industry Dynamics 13910.4.3 Global Head of Healthcare Research and Consulting 13910.5 About the Industry Dynamics Team 14010.6 About GlobalData 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PewDiePie created his YouTube channel in April 2009. In 2012 PewDiePie's channel began to grow, reaching 1 million subscribers on July 11, 2012 and 2 million subscribers in September 2012. In April 2013, PewDiePie's channel grew to 6 million subscribers, as reported by the New York Times, PewDiePie later won the award for Most Popular Social Show, competing against Jenna Marbles, Smosh, and Toby Turner as well as the Swedish Social Star Award, at the inaugural Starcount Social Stars Awards hosted in Singapore in May 2013. He had also introduced the nominees for Most Popular Game during the live broadcast of the awards show. In June 2013, the channel grew to 8 million, and subsequently 9 million subscribers. Throughout 2012 and 2013, PewDiePie's channel has been one of the fastest growing on YouTube. PewDiePie's playthrough of The Last of Us was documented for leaving the usually vocal gamer, speechless at the ending. In July 2013, he overtook Jenna Marbles as the second most subscribed YouTube channel, and surpassed the leading channel, Smosh, on August 15, 2013. By December 31, 2013, the channel reached 20 million subscribers. However, on the following day, PewDiePie was dethroned by YouTube's own channel at the top of the site's subscriber rankings. He has now reclaimed his title for the most subscribed Youtuber with over 53 million subscribers holding that title for more over 1,000 days and counting.
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- Felix moved to England, United Kingdom in July 2013 along with Marzia. They currently reside in Brighton, East Sussex.
- His last name is pronounced (Swedish) "Shell-Beri" with a "hard" R, or (Norwegian, since they resemble each other) "Shell-Berg" also with a "hard" R.
- He spends his down time on the toilet watching Orange is the New Black with Edgar. (his pug)
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- He appear in two South Park Season 18 episodes, named "#REHASH" and "#HAPPY HOLOGRAMS".
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Have you ever been out shooting and thought you snagged a capture worthy of the next Nobel Prize? Have you ever gone home, loaded that same photo, and noticed you missed an empty fast food cup that was sitting smack dab in the middle of your composition? You were so close to that perfect image, if only there was a way to remove that stinkin' cup…
Ah, you're in luck! Most imaging software includes a "Cloning tool" of some sort. Once you learn how to use it, you'll discover this is one of the most important tools your imaging software offers.
First off, what it does. Although the name "cloning tool" implies it could be something out of a bad sci-fi flick, it's not. This tool allows you to copy one area of your image to another area. So, you can replace the stuff you don't want (like that cup) with the stuff you do.
For example, look at the photo below:
I liked the shot, but some of the snow got ruined before I got to it. Apparently, they didn't get the memo that I wanted an unspoiled shot of this scene.
So, I did a little touch up. OK, it was a lot of touch-up, but it came out much better:
So, how does all this "cloning" work? Do you need a bioengineering degree? Is a working knowledge of sheep DNA mandatory? Am I getting carried away? Oops, sorry about that…
Back on topic—Cloning is not all that complicated, however, it's one of those things that you can learn in a few minutes but will discover it takes a lifetime to master. You know the old saying, "Clone for a man and he'll have a good image for a day, teach him to clone and he'll sit with his nose three inches from the monitor for hours on end trying to remove a stupid cup."
Anyway, in most programs, you just select the cloning tool from the "tools" bar. It usually looks like a rubber stamp.
Then you place your brush over the area you want to copy (we'll call it the "good" area). Usually, you hold the ALT key and click your left mouse button to indicate that's the area you want to clone from. Note that this procedure is to select the area you want to use as a replacement for the "bad" area, you're not fixing the bad area just yet.
After you have the area you want to clone from figured out, just move your mouse over the area you want to fix. Hold down your left mouse button and drag the brush over. The cloning area will "move" along with your brush. You'll see when you try it.
Sounds fairly simple, but it takes LOTS of practice to get any good at it. I've been doing it for years and still have a good ways to go.
Also note that most programs allow you to choose between "aligned" or "non-aligned" cloning.
With "aligned" cloning, your "good area (selected area)" will "move" relative to your mouse—even if you lift off the left mouse button. So, if you choose an area, say an inch directly above your cursor, that's going to stay the "source" for your cloning. It doesn't matter if you start on the left side of the image and you move over to the right, the area you're cloning from will be an inch above the cursor. You can release the mouse button and move to a new location, but the source will continue to be one inch above your cursor. Of course, you can quickly change this by holding the ALT key and clicking a new location.
With non-aligned cloning, the cloning area always starts off in the spot you originally selected. The area will still "move" with your cursor, however, as soon as you release the mouse button, you'll find the area you're cloning from has returned to the original starting point.
Between the two, I find that I generally use aligned about 80% of the time. So, when you first start out, you may want to start with that option.
Now, let's look at some easy tips to cut down the learning curve a bit.
Cloning Tips:
1. Save backup copies! If I have a lot of cloning to do in an image, I re-save the image under a different name (or several names even). That way, if I really mess up I can go back to the original. Then, as I fix areas of the photo, I save, save, save. That way, if I mess up the next portion, I don't have to start from scratch.
2. Use the right brush size — Most programs let you use a variety of brushes to do your cloning. In general, use a brush just slightly bigger than the area you're trying to fix. If that's not practical, try fixing the bad area in "sections" using smaller brushes.
If your software allows, try adjusting the "hardness" of the brush as well. For some scenes, a hard brush seems to work well, for others, a softer one is the better choice. In general, the harder the edges of what you're trying to clone, the harder the brush needs to be.
3. Zoom in, zoom out — Cloning tends to be a bit easier when you "zoom" in on the area you're trying to fix. That way, you can see if everything seems to be matching or not. Also, be sure to zoom back out from time to time. This "coming up for air" helps you see if the cloned area still fits in with the rest of the photo. You'll be surprised how often it looks great zoomed in, but the cloning becomes very obvious as you zoom out and take the whole image in.
Also, never save the image until you have zoomed out and confirmed that it looks right.
4. Make transitions smooth — Cloning out specks in the sky is a snap – but what really separates the men from the boys (or the women from the girls) is the ability to clone in a transition area—like where a shadow is going from light to dark.
The first thing I do in this situation is beat myself up for not taking a better photo Next I try to find a similar shadow transition and clone from it. If you try just cloning a shadow and not blending that transition, it's going to be as obvious as a plate of spaghetti dumped on a white shirt.
Also, when you're cloning the transition, don't just try to spot the area in, or go straight up / down. I get the best results when I actually follow the transition angle. This is one area where the best teachers are practice and patience.
5. – Avoid repeating patterns — Ah, here's the #1 one cloning problem: repeated patterns. This happens when the selection area is right behind the cloning tool. You end up with something that looks like this:
After repeated pattern cloning (close up):
Try taking several different areas and use pieces of them to clone in the area you're trying to fix. You might also want to try and find an area further away from the one you're working on.
In the end, the best advice I have for you is to practice, practice, and then practice some more. This is definitely a skill that takes time to master, but once you do you'll have an awesome weapon in your digital arsenal!
~ Steve


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Posted on Dec 13, 2006
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) appears to have suffered a stroke and remains under evaluation at George Washington University Hospital. Should Johnson have to resign because of illness, the governor of South Dakota, a Republican, could appoint a replacement from his own party, taking away the Democrats' majority in the Senate and giving Vice President Dick Cheney the tie-breaking vote.
It's possible that Johnson could become incapacitated but refuse to resign.
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By Common Sense, December 14, 2006 at 2:20 pm Link to this comment
Love your headline "Democrats Senate Majority Endangered", not "Best Wishes for a Speedy Recovery" or even "Sen. Johnson Suffers a Stroke". Liberal compassion at its finest.
By Bob, December 14, 2006 at 12:24 pm Link to this comment
As usual, the underhanded Republicans will come out smelling like a rose. How many more wars can they get us into and how much more loss of our civil rights, if this one Democrat dies or cannot finish his term? Pray for the man and our country as if all our lives depended on it!
By John Earl, December 14, 2006 at 12:19 pm Link to this comment
Is Leiberman counted as a dem?
By David Datz, December 14, 2006 at 9:46 am Link to this comment
I understand the political implications should Sen. Johnson have to resign. But I, for one, am not comfortable with this discussion. Isn't the man's health the most important thing right now?
By DennisD, December 14, 2006 at 8:38 am Link to this comment
I hope people are concerned about Tim Johnson as an individual and not what his health problem does or doesn't do to the "balance of power" in the Senate. When the balance of power shifts from the corporate interests to the people in this country you'll have a real story. In the meantime let's wish Mr. Johnson a full and speedy recovery.
By Antonio Ingles, December 14, 2006 at 6:57 am Link to this comment
You Americans are weird!!!
Here in Portugal, if someone die while elected, the party who choosed him in first place gets to indicate a substitute.
By CK, December 14, 2006 at 5:43 am Link to this comment
Should the Senator die, I wonder how long until the tinfoil hat crowd starts whispering about the 'assassination' of Tim Johnson and the 'neocon plot to retake the Senate' by poisoning him.
Of course, some in the Christian Right will see it as divine intervention and claim it was god's will to give the Senate back to the republicans.
By Noonan, December 13, 2006 at 9:04 pm Link to this comment
Worst case scenario, where Sen Johnson needs to retire from the Senate: no sooner than 80 days and no later than 90 days after the Governor would replace him, South Dakota state law requires a special election to be held. The replacement does not automatically serve out the remainder of the term.
By Anthony Bono, December 13, 2006 at 5:37 pm Link to this comment
C'mon Trith Dig. Your smarter than most. See this for what it is, before it's too late. Please.
By Madison Guy, December 13, 2006 at 5:09 pm Link to this comment
Republicans shouldn't be too quick to celebrate regaining control: Jane Brody had an excellent column this week on strokes—including a good mnemonic for symptoms—pointing out that with strokes, time is of the essence. Sen. Johnson seems to have been rushed to the hospital very quickly.
By melvin mcbee, December 13, 2006 at 5:02 pm Link to this comment
The people of south dakota elected a democrat. i think he should not resign because a likely republican appoint would disenfranchise the electorate who chose a democrat for this job.
By James, December 13, 2006 at 4:22 pm Link to this comment
This is becoming absolutely hilarious.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An 18-page letter written by Beat-era icon Neal Cassady that transformed Jack Kerouac's writing style will be auctioned off this month as the highlight of a collection of work that could fetch about $500,000.
The 16,000-word, stream-of-consciousness missive, which was shown to reporters on Monday for the first time, was missing for decades until it was found among several unopened boxes in a garage in Northern California a few years ago.
It will be sold at auction Dec. 17, exactly 64 years after Cassady wrote it. The reserve price, at which serious bidding will begin, is set between $300,000 and $500,000, according to auction house Profiles in History.
The Beat Museum in San Francisco plans to bid on the letter and eventually display it publicly and publish it, museum founder Jerry Cimino said. The museum launched an online campaign to raise half a million dollars to buy the letter.
"We literally call it the holy grail of the Beat Generation," Cimino said, noting that its compact, spontaneous style inspired Kerouac to write his novel "On the Road."
A portion of the Cassady letter, beginning with the words "to have seen a specter isn't everything," was preserved and widely published. But it has long been known that the vast majority of the so-called "Joan Anderson" letter was missing.
The auction house could not display the full text of the letter because of a copyright held by the Cassady family, spokeswoman Sabrina Propper said. A spokesman for the Cassady family estate could not be reached for comment.
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She says the dog was dehydrated but is OK.
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This year a team of wounded servicemen will head to the France to take on the imposing challenge of the Trois Etapes – three infamous stages of the Tour de France.
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Every one in the Gang is adopted...rescued...whatever. I'm Flecken...official Gang spokesdog and historian.
For the sake of the contest, I'd like to be able to say that we have some really sad, tear-jerking stories to tell, about rough lives on the streets, or the cramped quarters of a puppy mill, or chained in the yard with no food or water. But I can't.
The truth is...we're fortunate. We all had happy lives and loving families before circumstances beyond anyone's control dealt us and our families a bad hand. It's no one's fault really. Things happen....and they happened to all of us.
Take me, for instance. I started my life with a small-time doxie breeder. My parents and siblings lived in the house with the humans. We were part of the family...loved and well-taken care of. There were two of us pups left out a litter of five, when a family emergency forced our family to leave town very suddenly. There was no time to find good homes for us. So, they asked a local rescue group to please take care of us and make sure we found nice homes where we could continue to live in the manner to which we had become accustomed. That's how I ended up in the Gang.
The girls? Gretchen, Gabby and Glinda are all the "victims" of old age and bad health. Their original moms ended up having to move to assisted care facilities. Try finding one of those that will let you bring your furry friends along....it's not easy. Plus...what kind of lives would they have had, even if they could have gone along...living with a parent who couldn't take care of themselves, let alone a dog. Their moms did the kind and loving thing. They could have just dumped them at a shelter, and hoped for the best. Instead, they were surrendered to rescue, where someone would make sure that they got nice new families that would love them forever. That's how they wound up in the Gang.
Now, you might not think that being part of a gang is really the best way for three small young girls to live...or an incredibly handsome young boy, for that matter. But we're no ordinary gang....we're the Wiener Dog Gang..."loved by many....feared by few." That's our motto. We stick together. We take care of each other. We all share in the humiliation of wearing the ridiculous Halloweenie costumes that mama seems to enjoy making for us. We may have come from different places, with different backgrounds, for different reasons...but thanks to the wonderful world of "rescue" we all wound up in the same place, and we wouldn't have it any other way.
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Man arrested for burglarizing church 3 times
Enrique Labastida, 30, arrested on Wednesday
INDIO, Calif. - Detectives with the Indio Police Department arrested a man Wednesday afternoon in connection to burglarizing the same church three times in less than two months.
The theft occurred at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, located at 82450, Bliss Avenue in Indio.
Enrique Labastida, 30, is suspected of stealing audio/video equipment twice, a donation box, and the church's gold-plated tabernacle that's worth close to $20,000. The total estimated loss was close to $30,000, according to police.
The first time Labastida allegedly broke into the church occurred on Christmas Eve of last year. The next two times he's accused of stealing from the church happened in the last two weeks; on February 5, and again on February 10.
Unlike another church burglar who was recently caught in California after snapping a 'selfie' on a stolen cell phone he left at the scene of the crime, Labastida was caught by good old-fashioned police work.
Authorities said they were able to catch up with him after the church decided to beef up its security by installing new locks, security cameras and an alarm system.
Police caught Labastida at his home in the 45400 block of Park Street in Indio after they received tips and reviewed surveillance footage. They said he also admitted to burglarizing the church.
They found the church tabernacle, which was cut up into sections, at the suspect's home as well. The parts were returned to Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Labastida was booked into the Riverside County Jail in Indio on charges of burglary and possession of stolen property.


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SBC Intake manifold fit - best way?
I'm about to bolt up a Performer manifold to my 350 crate SBC, but not sure what is the best way to ensure a perfect seal - some say lose the rubber end seals & use silicone instead, others coat the surfaces with liquid gasket etc etc - what works best guys??
Many thanks, Limey Simon
Hi Simon,
I'm of the lose the seal and use the silicone. The rubber ones work fine if you apply them correctly, but I just think the silicone method is easier and more foolproof.
Make sure the bonding surfaces are absolutely clean. Use carb or brake cleaner. I like to follow that up with acetone.
Apply thin layers of silicone to both sides of intake gaskets around the water ports only, not around the intake ports. Put them in place on the block.
Apply a 1/4" high bead of silicone across the front and aft block surfaces. Add a dab more at the end of each bead where the heads meet the block (not so much that it blobs into the lifter valley). Allow the silicone to "skin up" for about fifteen minutes, then very carefully put the manifold on straight down, trying not to smear the silicone around. Add bolts, torque to spec. Sit back, pop a top and plan your next move.
Thanks Busted K's - so you mean the gasket goes on dry? (apart from round the water ports?) I'm sure I've seen people use something smeared on the faces?
Cheers, Limey
I suppose you could smear sealer all over the gasket, but it really doesn't do you any good, and it's a lot easier to deal with if you should decide to try another intake or swap cams or something. Less scraping, less cleanup. If the parts fit together correctly in the first place the dry gaskets will seal judst fine.
If you "dry fit" the intake with the side gaskets in place, you can get a feel for the amount of sealer you'll have to use on the ends. If the heads and intake are new, you should be able to use only sealer. I've had mismatches where the gap was too large for just sealer and had to resort to the rubber ends...and sealer! The Law of Nature is if you're going to have any leaks, it will be in the BACK of the intake!!
I am also from the lose the seal school. cut the heads off two longer than necessary intake bolts screw them into the cyl head and use them for guides to slip the intake in place. on opposite sides of course.
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." -Albert Einstein
Photo manipulation has become an art form in itself. It allows artists to freely create an awesome piece of art by using stock images and editing them afterwards. It is largely used in promoting all sorts of endeavors, services and products and can be commercially seen on all sorts of visual media like posters, billboards, and even on TV and film. It is also used to create art pieces that serve as a form visual entertainment. Some even make it to museums or go viral over the internet. It is even used to deceive the eye and to achieve a different perspective. Others question the ethics of its use in political campaigns and journalism. But that will be a story for another day.
In photo manipulation, the only limit is, literally, your imagination. Create your own artwork by using your own technique, but first, check these photo manipulation tutorials we have collected for you. You are sure to learn something new from these easy-to-follow photoshop tutorials. If you have any technique of your own you want to share, feel free to type them down on out comments below. We do love hearing from you. And hey, do enjoy this round-up!
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24 Inch Finnex Fuge vs.Ray II
Can you Hoppy, or Possibly Lowe, or anyone else of the many here who seem to be pretty knowledgeable or maybe someone actually using these lights in a medium sized tank give some opinion to help me decide between these 2? Tanks coming in one week so I would like to get my order in soon. TIA
I think you will be perfectly fine with the ray II. 24 inches is a pretty tall tank so the fugeray probably won't cut it even for low tech just like you mentioned. My vote is for ray II
Ray II
I have one on a 75 gal. 24 inches tall.
Personally I like it in combo with a T5HO
To me it makes the tank pop
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You are quite welcome
I am going to buy another 48 inch ray II this week. I like that they ship quick and its a fair price IMHO
The look is unbeatable, it just adds so much to a scape. Have fun with it
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I don't have any PAR values to share, but I did find this video with a rayII mounted on what looks to be a standard height tank, and they're able to grow HC with it. But I would have two concerns; 1) being the 24 inch height on your tank, and 2) they might not light up the edges closest to the front and back panels very well because the fixture is so slim, even for a low tech tank.
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Re: How to write reports and books in Mathematica
"Kevin J. McCann" <Kevin.McCann at umbc.edu> wrote in message
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Jim H,
Very envious indeed. As many of you know, you were in my favourite yet to be visited locale. Thanks for the report, off to check out your site.
You definitely hit the weather on the nail head...This year in particular has had Hot weather with wind...not always the case and usually the opposite.
Your comment about sailing when the kids are young has been the most upsetting factor of our current boat ordeal..My oldest now is close to flying the coop, has a full time job and boyfriend..Daddys little girls are aging and we just missed or third sailing season in a row....I have too quit thinking about it or I will get myself all worked up again.
Glad you enjoyed yourself.
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My favorite part (as a kid) was motoring around in the bay of Sucia Island on my rubber raft- catching dogfish, playing in tidal pools, and hiking on the Island.
What was the best part of your trip?
There were many best parts. In Rosario, a guy turned on the underwater lights on his boat, and our kids could see fish, plankton, eels, and jellyfish all doing their nocturnal things.
My son was very proud to catch the four rock crabs for us to eat.
Maybe the best was when we were ghosting along in San Juan Channel with the wind, and a Dall porpoise came and jumped out of the water at the stern and bow of our boat. Sailors are supposed to like that sort of thing, and we certainly did.
Awesome trip!
I did a week long trip on our 24' 1966 Owens mahogany cabin cruiser with my family when I was a kid, and it was one of the best weeks of my life. I'm hoping to trailer my Catalina 22 1,000 miles north next summer to do a 2 week cruise in the San Juans with my wife.
My favorite part (as a kid) was motoring around in the bay of Sucia Island on my rubber raft- catching dogfish, playing in tidal pools, and hiking on the Island. I also had a lot of fun in a marina in Victoria, where the water was so clear I could see the fish swimming in the water and catch them easily by putting the bait right in front of them!
What was the best part of your trip?
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Charlie, you do have a nice backyard. In the future, I may need a boat in Bellingham, and some months each year to really enjoy the area.
Do it again!
Looked like a great trip, nice photos too.
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Nice! Glad ya enjoyed my backyard and come again.
|Nice! Glad ya enjoyed my backyard and come again.
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A Week of Sailing in the San Juan Islands (2009)
Well, we're back from a week of cruising in the San Juan Islands, and it was our best trip there yet.
Here's the chart of where we went:
In Sum:
Bellingham Bay to Sucia Island
Sucia to Stuart Islands (two nights there)
Stuart to San Juan Island
San Juan to Lummi Island
Lummi back to Bellingham
There were six of us on a Pearson 38 that we chartered from San Juan Sailing. It's the largest boat that we've bare-boat chartered so far:
There's a full photo gallery from the trip at
Sailing the San Juan Islands 2009
There's a longish video with stills and moving shots here:
Sailing for a week in the San Juan Islands on Vimeo.
Things we learned:
1) Despite a winged-keel, the 1991 Pearson 38 did well to weather and in stronger winds. With new sails, she's a great sailor. She's also for sale.
2) Using a wheel for the first time in two years took only a little getting used to, and it was less tiring in strong winds with a bit of weather-helm.
3) It was great to maneuver a boat that could back up half-way straight.
4) Having full time refrigeration was something I could get used to, and the hot water was nice as well.
5) Manual bilge pumps for pumping out a holding tank sometimes don't work.
6) Having a lot of beam (12.5 feet) didn't significantly increase storage space in this boat.
7) After sailing in the San Juans several times, I could go again.
8) The Dreamspeaker guides for the area are excellent.
9) Having a kayak and an 10 foot dinghy was sometimes useful, sometimes not.
10) I wouldn't mind doing Desolation Sounds next year, for two weeks.
Some sample pictures from the gallery:
Son at helm.
Sailing toward Sucia Island.
Son caught us four large rock crab at Rosario docks, so we had a crab feast.
End of week breakfast de-brief at the Anchor Locker cafe in Bellingham Marine.
One thing we've known for years: If you have kids, don't put off sailing with them.
As noted, there's a full photo gallery from the trip at
Sailing the San Juan Islands 2009
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Part of the row of thatched cottages Oak enjoys wonderful views across the garden to the hills beyond. A benefit of this quiet rural setting is the lack of light pollution, promising some fabulous star gazing, the more adventurous may want to gaze from the top of Golden Cap!
Heating: Gas central heating included.
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No two days are the same across these three beautiful counties; from Wiltshire's dreamy downland and the stone circles of Avebury and Stonehenge, Dorset's coastal beauty and bucolic charms, and the wilds of Exmoor and Quantocks in Somerset. Their wide open spaces and historical sites draws people back again and again.
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Great location, remote, quiet, close to Golden Cap, fossil hunting, beach and the coast path. Walking distance to nice places like Charmouth, West Bay, Bridport, Lyme Regis etc.
The position of the cottage, although remote was wonderful for walking and extremely peaceful.
The location was amazing, we could bring our dog which was great ( and when we went to Kingston Lacy they had dog treats in the café for dog - nice touch). It was a really comfortable cottage and we enjoyed having time way from it all no wifi and playing board games and cards. Earlier access would be wonderful particularly in the winter but that's probably not possible.
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