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Just after Judge Susan Nelson's ruling to grant the NFLPA a preliminary injunction to halt the lockout, Patriots Nose Tackle Vice Wilfork gave us even more reason to hope there isn't a lockout.
At a charity breakfast hosted by teammate Matt Light Tuesday morning, Wilfork said he would consider retiring if we don't have a football season this fall. Yes you heard correct, he would seriously think about hanging up the pads.
"A full season, that's a season gone. I mean, eight years, it's not like I'm in my first or second year," Said Wilfork, "I'm down at a place that I love, that's home for me, Florida. Being able to sit back and enjoy my ranch, enjoy kids, enjoy great weather all the time, who wouldn't think about that?"
Wilfork said that the ruling to halt the lockout is positive but he thinks that there is still a long way to go.
"It is a 50/50. It's a possibility, it's definitely a possibility," Wilfork said.
Wilfork was just made the second highest paid defensive tackle in the league last year when the Patriots gave him a 5-year deal worth $40 million. That's a lot of change to walk away from. $25 million of the deal was guaranteed and he was given an $18 million signing bonus.
He would be owed $765,000 in 2011, $4.5 million in 2012, $6.5 million in 2013 and $7.5 million in 2014. Again, that's a lot of cash to kiss goodbye.
For a defense that was lacking veteran leaders, Wilfork was one of them last season. Potentially losing him would be a big setback for a Patriots D-Line that's looking for more help.
Wilfork was drafted with the 21st overall pick by the Patriots in 2004. In 106 career games, he has 360 tackles and 9.5 sacks
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Paint for door Trim
I just installed new pine door trim on patio door
I plan on installing a window insulating kit on door. The type with the tape, plastic and you blow dry it to shrink it.
What paint can I use that will not release when I remove the tape next spring?
What tape and why wait till spring?:huh:
Parman, either will hold, as long as the proper prep is done. Prime if unprimed, allow to dry. Give it a light sanding. Apply two coats of finish with proper dry time between coats. Allow the final coat to cure, I would give it about ten days to be on the safe side. Then apply the window kit.
Thanks. I was over thinking this too much and assumed the latex based would peel off with the tape.
I think my poor past experiences with latex based paint adhesion was probably due to improper prep and application of the paint.
Just be aware that getting the adhesive off the woodwork can be a BEAR! If it doesn't come off cleanly with the plastic and sticks to the wood........ugh. Then you need some acetone or goof-off and a razor blade to remove it. That in turn makes a mess of your fresh new paint job.
[quote=jsheridan;1065283]He's applying a shrink wrap window/door insulating kit to keep draft out.[/quote
You should really apply a sealer or sealer/primer combo to new pine. And shellac any sap spots or knots.
I think like most painters I hate hearing about using adhesives on any painted surfaces and have spent more time than most trying to deal with such things in the gallery world.
Have you looked into the interior storm windows? They snap fit in place from the inside and work out to be cheaper than the shrinkwrap plastic in the long run since you re-use them each season. Here is a link to one company I have used. There are others. The nice thing with interior storms is you don't have to be crawling around your house on an extension ladder. This was an issue with clients that owned tall Victorians. Of course you have to store them off season.
Of course there might be a problem with something patio door side.
You might think about stapling velcro buttons and stretching the shrinkwrap to them. Staple them in place and don't use the adhesive. Staple holes are easy to patch.
You could get really tricky and recess screws you would never see again. Use the tiny super magnets to hold the plastic to them.
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" Author: Jean Adamson / Genre: Junior Books "
Somehow Topsy and Tim, like Janet and John, echo in our heads somewhere in the area of ' this may be a genuine childhood memory or it may have been created for me by a 1980s stand up comedian'. But yes, they really do exist and no, I have no idea if I read them as a child or not. I only came across them as we were given an old and well loved copy of 'Little Shoppers' by a friend - so, be aware, this is a review based almost entirely on that one book in the series, with a few general comments for good measure...
Anyway, this series of books about twins in matching red and white tops is actually over 40 years old now, written by a husband and wife team Jean and Gareth Adamson. But they are still really popular today with the Teletubby generation of toddlers, with more than a million sales in the UK since 1998 - Ladybird even reprinted the books in 2003. The basic premise is simple - a series of books which tell stories relating to activities in the lives of young children. And they are slowly beginning to become more modern and more daring with the subject matter - I can't wait to read ' Topsy and Tim have itchy heads ', for example! But there is still something of the 1960s charm about them - they haven't got ' Topsy and Tim buy a Top up card ' or ' Topsy and Tim get an ASBO '.....
So, lets get back to Little Shoppers which certainly gets the vote of my toddler son, so theres your first recommendation. There are many ways why I think he finds it appealing - take the plot for example. Not only is it very simple - a family go to the supermarket, get some shopping and come home - but also it relates directly to his own life, and he loves that. Also, the illustrations are bright and colourful with a predominance of red which appeals to young children. You are not going to buy this book for the pictures in the way you would with Julia Donaldsons books, but they appeal to children. Small children dont want twists and turns or complexity in a plot - they like a simple, dominant premise and that is what this book has.
In terms of its attraction for grown ups, again there are many reasons why I would recommend this book. For one thing, they are a handy little size to pop in your bag for when you are out - Im forever buying lovely big story books which are far less portable - and then theres the cost as they are only £2.50 brand new - bargain! But, the practical attractions aside, there is much to recommend the plot. It gives you a chance to discuss with your child things about their everyday life in a really natural way. Now, Ive never had a problem talking (youd never guess, would you?!) but if you do find it hard to start conversations with your children without feeling like a lemon, this will really help. And there is a really good practical lesson for kids in the book - Topsy wanders off and gets lost in the supermarket and has to ask the lady at the cheese counter for help. Every time I read it I wonder how many little ones have remembered that part of the book and gone to the person on the Tesco deli counter! The book also teaches them about helping their parents, which can never be a bad thing - and, as a bonus, they cheerfully buy fruit!!
There is a strange sub text to this book though, which you should be aware of. Now this may just be me, I may be reading too much into it, so do bear that in mind. You see, theres a part of me that wonders whether these books are written for children at all - I actually think the couple who wrote them may have been out to provide self help parenting books, long before the days of Supernanny or Little Angels. You see, a lot of the book is actually advice for parents if you look a little more closely - it is a manual on conflict resolution and tantrum avoidance. Topsy and Tim argue over who should go in the trolley - Dad goes and gets a second trolley so that they can have one each. Tim wants to ride in Mummys trolley because Topsy is in Dads trolley and Mum distracts him away from the idea before theres a row. Tim is heading for the sweets at the checkout and Mum gives him the special job of finding boxes for the shopping. Topsy and Tim
are rewarded at the end of the trip with a ride in the helicopter at the door. Its a master class in how to get your children to behave at the supermarket, folks!
So, there you go, my complete analysis of Little Shoppers - I definitely intend to get more of these little books - if only to see if my theories are correct. Has anybody else read some? And can anyone else please tell me why its Mummy and Dad rather than Mummy and Daddy or Mum and Dad?
Next week I'm going to Spain twice. Sort of. I'll travel to Barcelona, sit in their airport for an hour, and then travel from there to Ibiza. Two journeys and two aeroplanes and landings in two Spanish airports on the same day. Topsy and Tim only got one of each, but they still had a lot of fun. It's been more than 40 years since the first Topsy and Tim books were published, and with all the other children's books that have come onto the market since then, it would be easy to forget about this terrific twosome. Luckily for children of the new millennium, the series is currently being relaunched so they can go on being enjoyed for another 40 years or so. Topsy and Tim are twins. They live with mum and dad and the odd pet in a nice house somewhere in England. In later books they even have an adopted sister – alliteratively called Tansy. They're nice normal kids of an indeterminable age (apart from the book in which they start school) and the books follow them wherever their adventures take them. They're great "first experience" books – as well as this one, the series includes stories about going to the doctor and dentist and optician. Visiting a zoo, going supermarket shopping, having a camping holiday and starting school. The series is a large one, with several hundred titles, but the one that sticks in my mind the most was this, the tale of their first flight. All the stories in the set are simple, and this one is no exception. Topsy and Tim (+ family) are off for a holiday in Spain, and so need to travel on an aeroplane. Using simple, friendly language (the books are aimed roughly at 2 – 6 year olds), there are descriptions of the airport (checking in, having a drink in the café, looking at the planes taking off), of the plane, and the people they meet on board – pilots, stewardesses etc. Things that aren't explicitly said are often shown in the accompanyin
g pictures – the fastened safety belts, the special trays with the food on, and so on. There are cute little tips for flying – Topsy and Tim soon learn that sucking sweets stops their ears hurting – and the emphasis is, as usual, on having fun and learning new things, not being afraid. Most of the issues in this sense are skated over rather than raised and then alleviated, because it's better not to put ideas in the little ones heads. Rather than mentioning that a plane might fall out of the sky, and then explaining most definitely why that can't happen, for example, it's not brought up at all. It's a fun story to read whether or not your kids have been on a plane, and might well help them enjoy the experience if you read it shortly before their first flight. I didn't fly until I was 7 years old, a long time after I'd left the daily Topsy and Tim reads behind, but the story still stuck with me as I got on the plane that day. It tells you what to expect if you will be doing as the twins did, but is also just a fun story for any child who had never left the UK and isn't planning to in the near future. Topsy and Tim are so real, so likable, that they instantly become best friends with the little ones, and if you read your way round the series, this feeling only grows. Because they're the same age (roughly – the fact you can't squeeze two out in the same millisecond is never mentioned) they're very much on equal footing – no big brave older brother, small weak little sis roles with these two. The stories are told well and illustrated perfectly, but most important of all, they flow, making reading aloud easier and more enjoyable. There's a bouncy-bouncy rhythm at times ("Off to Spain, in an aeroplane") which you'll find the kids like even if neither of you are really sure why. Great for reading aloud even before they understand all the words
, great for new readers to enjoy alone. Whatever the experience there's probably a Topsy and Tim book to match the occasion, and the pair are so adorable you've absolutely no excuse for not checking them out. *--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--* This book: Topsy And Tim Go In An Aeroplane By Jean and Gareth Adamson ISBN: 190435128X £2.50 More info at: www.ladybird.co.uk/topsy/topsy_index.html
Topsy and Tim! That brings back memories. This series of books about Topsy the sister and Tim her brother, were wonderful. My favourite was Topsy and Tims birthday party. The front covers have definately changed from my days. These stories were great, as they were for children about children. I would love my kids to read the stories. Topsy and Tim were definately one of the classics from the days when we were young! I would recommend these books to all parents for their children. But would I would suggest is that you sit down with them and read together, or then read to them. That way you can use books to explain things and also teach behaviour.
Topsy and Tim are available in a boxed set,consisting of four books,priced at just £4.99 they are excellant value for money. They are Ladybird books by Jean and Gareth Adamson. These books contain simple stories that children can relate to so easily. Book one is called "old shoes and new shoes". It tells of a visit to the shoe shop as Topsy and Tim both need new shoes. The assistant measures their feet and explains the importance of correctly fitting shoes. Topsy tries on a selection of shoes,Mummy comments that She likes the black ones,but these are not what Topsy had in mind.She wants the pink party shoes in the window and ends up throwing a tantrum over them. Quickly the assistant distracts Topsy's attention from the party shoes to some Blue shoes with shiny buckles. Topsy likes these they fit well and She settles for them. Meanwhile Tim is not so hard to please,He chooses some shoes with bendy soles. They run off home to show Dad. At the end of the story are some activities for children to do. One is where you have to match the pairs of shoes together,then match the shoes to the outfits.Then some pictures are shown with no words so your child has a chance to tell the story Himself. Book two."A Special Visit".Topsy and Tim go to visit Granny and Grandpa for the weekend. They have fun with Mummy's old toys in the cupboard.Then find a dressing up box full of Mummy's old clothes and Grandpa finds some of His old clothes for Tim to wear. They then go down for tea dressed in their funny old clothes. Next morning Topsy and Tim ask if they can play in the garden shed. Grandpa comments that it used to be their mummies secret hideout. The shed is very dusty and full of cobwebs so they spend the rest of the day dusting and sweeping it out. Mum and Dad arrive and they all end up having a party tea in the shed before going home.
Activities at the end are you have to say which of the items shown are clean and which are dirty.Match the hats to the coats and guess what toy is in the hidden parcels. Book three."Little Shoppers"Topsy and Tim go to the supermarket with Mum and Dad.Topsy and Tim have a trolley each to stop them arguing over one. Tim and Mummy go off to get the fruit while Topsy and Dad go to find the coffee eggs and cornflakes. Topsy loses Dad and begins to cry,but fortunately Tim finds Her.And for all their help after they are treated to a ride in the supermarket helicopter. Activities include treasure trail,find the matching t-shirts and guessing whose bag is the heaviest. Book four,"Buckets And Spades"is about their trip to the seaside. Before they set off Dad has to get some petrol,so Mum,Topsy and Tim get their seaside buckets out to fill with water to wash the windscreen. Later on they think they have forgotton to put the buckets back in the car and begin to cry.They stop off in a field to have a picnic,having picked up all their litter they continue the journey. The car gets stuck in a ditch but a man with a tractor pulls them out. When they arrive at the seaside they are happy to see their buckets and spades were in the car after all and run straight off to dig sandcastles. Activities included are match the right colour spade to the buckets,How many different things can you see in the picture and tell the story. My children have had a lot of pleasure from these books,they are simply illustrated in bright colours. The stories are all about true life situations that most children come across in their lives,this makes it more interesting for them. I think it is great to include activities for the children to participate in,after all they have sat very quietly listening to someone else reading the story and this is their chance to join in. These activities are great for encour
aging children to think for themselves. I thoughly recommend these delightful books,I am sure you wont regret it.
These books follow the day to day activities of a brother & sister. There is always a moral to the story and they are well written and entertaining. These books have been around so long they are almost a classic. I can remember having some of these when I was young, so it's lovely to be able to read them with my children. Over the years they have been repubished and updated. We were fortunate enough to be able to get a full set of the original ones from a car boot sale, complete with the original 1970's graphics. A bit dated but lovely nostalga. These books have been popular with all our 3 kids, they are just the right length before bed and have lots of good talking points / lessons to be learnt for that after story chat about the book.
Wow yet another classic book which is still going strong. I was bought a Topsy and Tim book set for my daughter and they are great. They come in a handy box with a handle and all the books have hardback laminated covers, so if she spills anything over them it can be easily cleaned up without ruining the books. These books are still like the classic ones except the drawing of the characters seems to have been improved and the stories teach your child all about different situations and how well behaved children should act (I hope my daughter takes notes!). These books are deffinately worth a look.
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Best Choices for Self Defense Ammo
This is a discussion on Best SD ammo within the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I know the opinion will vary shooter to shooter. But I'm looking for the best SD ammo for my xDM .40 4.5". Please give me ...
I know the opinion will vary shooter to shooter. But I'm looking for the best SD ammo for my xDM .40 4.5". Please give me your opinions and why so I'm not spending 100s of dollars testing.
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This is my opinon on this subject. All bullets are lethel some more than others however, its mindset, marksmanship, and tactics that win gunfights. Not the larger caliber bullet or what bullet you have in your gun.
You must hit your intended target with every round you fire in order to neutralize the threat and reduce your liability. Not hitting your intended target puts innocent people at risk. Look at the Empire State Building shooting in New York, recently perp was hit as well as innocent civilians and NYPD needs to stop making excuses and compensate those who where hit.
What is the best round really does not matter much if you can shoot but everyone has a round they perfer. I would say the Federal HST, Speer Gold Dot.
You do not think the 9mm is effective? Then let me shoot at you.
There's alot of good brand's out there... I use Winchester Ranger T's and Federal HST's some of the best of expansion and penetration... can't go wrong with either...
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Regardless of caliber, I prefer heavy-for-caliber JHPs- that is, 147 gr. for the 9mm, 180 gr. for the .40 and 230 gr. for the .45
HSTs, PDX1s, XTPs, HydraShoks, Golden Sabres, Gold Dots- they are all available in 147 gr. weights so there is no shortage of options.
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Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
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if there is a "best", we can't be certain, because we cannot test by shooting human beings of different sizes in various states of agitation and clothing. if there ever is a "best" that everyone agrees upon, and it is readily available and reasonably priced, then everyone will be using it. and given the way technology advances these days, what's "best" today will probably be superceded next year.
by all means, read what everyone has to say and then make your own choices.
for me, if it is an SD load from a reputable manufacturer, and it feeds, fires and cycles 100% in my gun, and is at least "minute of bad guy" accurate, i'm not going to lose sleep wondering if it is the "best" load. at the moment my choices are Hornady Critical Defense and Speer Gold Dots.
Exactly why I want people to way in on there opinion no right or wrong. Everything changes daily so I'm curious about what people think.
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Having never shot anybody, or know a guy who has shot someone and is glad to talk about it, all I (and just about everybody here) can do is go by reputation and review. Federal HST seems to be the favorite around here, but Gold Dots, Rangers, PDX, all seems to be just as good. Lots of folks hang their hats on gelatin tests (usually performed by somebody else). Our LEOs around here run Federal Bonded, and I think they picked a good one. I carry 180 grain HST or Rangers in my SIG 229 40, simply because both have excellent reputations, cost me about 26 bucks for 50 rounds, and are locally available.
I think that's sensible enough.
Federal HST
Winchester Ranger-T
Speer Gold Dot
Barne's DPX bullet
In my opinion, these are the best bullets for self defense. I carry HSTs. I prefer heavy for caliber.
Though I never shot a human but I have shot a wild boar with this round and it did quite well. My vote would be for CorBon DPX.
Thanks guys. I'll give a few if these some range time this month.
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This has been a very good source for premium SD rounds. They have HSTs and Gold Dots for every duty caliber and decent prices. My orders have shipped the next day. .40 Ranger-Ts are getting pretty hard to find.
Edit: Try to always buy SD rounds in 50rd LE packaging. Gold Dots are nearly half the price that way, compared to the civilian packaging.
HST and Ranger-T are marketed to LE only, so they'll only come in 50 round boxes.


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This was conceived as a followup to the Ronettes' #2 hit "
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On June 26th 1977, "Don't Worry Baby" by B.J. Thomas entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #86; and on September 18th, 1977 it peaked at #17 (for 2 weeks) and it also spent 17 weeks on the Top 100...
It reached #2 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart...
Between 1966 and 1983 he had twenty-six Top 100 records; with five making the Top 10 and two reaching #1; "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" for 4 weeks in 1970 and "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" for 1 week in 1975...
Mr. Thomas will celebrate his 72nd birthday in two months on August 7th, 2014.
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Listen to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DszXf6LFST4 it's from a game i played, this song also has the climb that 'Don't worry baby' and 'Just Like Starting over' have. I think they sound very similar. :) I wonder which one of the two songs inspired this one.
Mandy - Tandil, Argentina
I'm a big Ronettes fan as well as the Beach Boys. When I first heard that "Don't Worry Baby" was written for the Ronettes I realized it was very easy to change the words of the song a bit so that the singer is the girlfriend instead of the boyfriend.
If you try it you'll see. Then the words make more sense, with the girlfriend being the one worried about her drag racing boyfriend who reassures her with the words "Don't Worry Baby" ( e.g., "I quess he should've kept his mouth shut when ..., I told him baby when you race today just take along my love with you...). It's so convincing. You must have the words of a female character if it's sung by a female. I think they had to change the words to those of the male character for the Beach Boys to record it for themselves. Then of course the story is different, more unusual. I'd love to know if this is the true story of the lyrics that we've all come to know. I'd love to hear the Ronettes recording of "Don't Worry Baby" if one exists.
Paul - Champaign, Il
Interesting fact, this song influenced "Rag Doll" by the Four Seasons, both sound similar to "Be my baby", and "Big girls don't cry" influenced "Finder keepers loser weepers." It is very interesting how groups influence each other.
Brandon - Seattle, Wa
No reason to over-analyze this amazing tune! The melody...the sentiment...the five-part harmonies...the pure, crystal-clear falsetto of Brian Wilson's lead...what a genius he was and is. Without question, this song is my ALL-TIME FAVORITE SONG from the moment I heard it for the very first time in 1972. Absolutely superb!
Jeb - Oklahoma City, Ok
This song has one of the most pleasing melodies I've heard.A well structured song.It has great harmonies and great melody.The lyric is very positive,and the song has a clean sound.Another winner from the great Brian Wilson.
George - Belleville, Nj
The song is partly about drag racing, and partly about the relationship between the singer and his girlfriend. I'd say more about the latter than the former - the idea of getting reassurance from her expressions of love can be applied to lots of situations. The main question regarding the meaning of the lyrics is whether the phrase "makes love" clearly meant having sex when the song came out (1964), or whether it was somewhat more vague. At one time (the 1940s?) the phrase did not refer to sexual relations at all - it could mean kissing/making out, or even just voicing or showing expressions of love in an effort to "win" someone. By the late 1960s, it meant sex and nothing else. In 1964, I suspect the meaning was somewhat ambiguous, and that Brian Wilson intended it to be.
Danny - Bronx, Ny
This Great Beach Boys Song was Used in the Danzel Washington Film "De JaVu" To excellent effect -When this starts playing, on the Car Radio, a repeated sequence of Events Takes Place that ends with a Spectacular Ferry Explosion set in New Orleans- GB
Grant - Toowoomba,
This song is not just about "drag racing," but is a reference to the movie Rebel Without a Cause starring James Dean and Natalie Wood. The song mirrors the intense connection those two lovers had. Yes, there is a drag-racing scene, but it is the pinnacle of the movie, thus an important part of the song. The song is ultimately about the power and strength of love.
Ashley Jeanson - San Diego, Ca
I just stumbled upon this song covered by Lorrie Morgan with the Beach Boys as her backup on Youtube. Even as active as I am in music I very seldom get real goosebumps. This version is way better than the original, me still being an old fan of the Beach Boys.
Haukur - Reykajvik, Iceland
I'd like to hear the Ronettes version of this tune
as was conceived by Brian for them...and I understand Brian even played piano on the Spector session..
or at least one of the takes...
Steve Dotstar - Los Angeles, Ca
the best beach boys song that isnt on pet sounds
Ben - Menomonie, Wi
Don't Worry Baby vs Starting Over: you find the obvious resemblance between the climbs in both songs, and they are also placed at the same strong point (opening the chorus or chorus-like part) but the resemblance ends here, the songs are completely unrelated, with the exception of a few words.
IMHO Lennon's song makes a more logical and breathtaking return to the tonal centre after the four chords climb, while the BB's make a somehow forced modulation to upper key (please don't misunderstand me, I love their music too).
Anyway, for me the most exciting twist comes within two flattened fifths:
"but when I see you DARling
it's like we both are FAlling..."
which are not present in the BB's tune.
Stewball vs Happy Xmas: this note-by-note lifting case is pretty clear... unless you search the web a little harder, just to find PP&M's "Stewball" is based upon the traditional "Skewbald" (check Martin Carthy's version, for instance). So this puts both songs -and many others- against the same ancient common ground, so "lifting theory" loses a big part of its weight.
Louis Cyphre - Cadiz, Spain
I'm writing to this post as Don't Worry, Baby is playing on the radio. I first heard this song in the summer of 1964, not knowing who it was, I was speechless! I couldn't believe something this wonderful was pouring out of my transister radio laying out in the sunshine on the side of my parents house! I was 13 years old. From that point on...I became a bass player in our own band in the 60's and 70's, went to broadcasing school and was a radio personality for 25 years and I finally met the Beach Boys in 1994 in Connecticut at a local airport where they flew in. I spent a few minutes with Carl and his mom, took photos and was he ever the nicest!! He invited me on their jet for a few minutes..it was an unbelievable experience!! I've been a Beach Boys fan from the moment I heard "Don't Worry, Baby on that warm sunny day in 1964! I still have that 45!!
Vince - Watertown, Ct
of course, it's about drag racing, what else?
Przemek - Warsaw, Poland
I don't understand people's problem with the fact that this song talks about drag racing. It is a song aimed at teenagers, talking about things teens could relate to at the time. This simple fact does not detract from the quality of the song. For crying out loud, it's POP MUSIC and it's a product of the time in which it was written. There weren't that many socially conscious songs back in 1964 (thankfully, in my opinion).
Tom - North Attleboro, Ma
I heard on some documentary this songs beat was inspired by reggae music Brian had seen or heard. The beat is unmistakablly reggae. Is this the first song to have a reggae beat on the top 40?
Jim - Christiansted, Other
The Beach Boys played on this song. There were no session musicians on this song. The basic track was Carl on guitar, Al on bass, Brian on piano, and Dennis on drums. Carl later inserted the intro and solo guitar strikes.
Give the boys credit! They played on more cuts than most people think.
Jason - Newmarket, United States
Regarding 'lifting' of songs -- Tom, North Attleboro, MA: you've hit it on the head. Still, song-lifting is quite common in pop music, and was so even way before sampling came along. A couple of the most famous examples from that era - 60's/early 70's - come to mind. One is "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison, which George lifted just about note-for-note, although apparently unintentionally, from "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons, one of Phil Spector's 'girl groups.' A famous music lawsuit of the 70s.
Another is the Beach Boys' "Surfin' USA," which took its tune directly from Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen." As for the Beatles' "Back in the USSR" -- there was nothing the least bit surreptitious about this -- it was a musical caricature of their guru-sharing pals, the Beach Boys. In fact, that album, "The Beatles," aka the White Album, aka the Double Album, 1968, as soon as it was released, it was widely recognized as bristling with parodies of contemporary groups. "Rocky Raccoon" e.g., contains a somewhat over-the-top parody of Dylan (esp. his pre-electric, marathon-length ballads), sung by Paul. "Wild Honey Pie," "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?," "Happiness Is a Warm Gun," these are send-ups, though I can't put my finger on their targets in each case.
As for drag racing being the focus of Don't Worry Baby; sure, parts of the song are about that, but it's just a backdrop for the real meaning of the song, which the first (2 blocks - 11 lines) and last (next-to-last block - 6 lines) verses make crystal clear. The spirit of this song reminds me strongly of their song, "God Only Knows What I'd Be Without You." Genuine love always has a real-world screen to project its 'movie' onto, and drag-racing just happens to play that part in this one. So don't be disillusioned about what the song is about, because there's nothing to be 'illusioned' about in the first place.
Fred - Laurel, Md
It's true the song is about drag racing, but many think the drag racing was also used as a metaphor for going all the way with the girl.
Steve - Fenton, Mo
Sorry, but Just Like Starting Over is not as close to Don't Worry Baby as Surfer Girl is to When You Wish Upon a Star. The only Lennon song that I would label as being lifted is Happy Christmas (War is Over) as part of it is lifted from Stewball by Peter Paul and Mary.
Steve - Fenton, Mo
This song gives me chills, especially the chorus. It's unfortunate that it had to be about a drag race, but the struggle--a guy who's lost confidence in himself--can be applied to any situation. I wish a guy would sing this to me. When it came on at the end of Never Been Kissed, that was the perfect song for the conclusion. I almost cried during that scene, and I never cry over movies. Shamelessly sappy, but so sweet.
Carrie - Roanoke, Va
I can't believe this is about a drag-race. That cheapens it for me a little. Oh well, it's still musically beautiful.
Henry - Kingston, Ny
Gary from New Zealand:
There is no musical connection between The Beatles Oh Darlin' and the Beach Boy's Darlin', nor is does ANY musical relationship exist between Wild Honey Pie and Wild Honey.
And Help Me Rhonda and Help were recorded so closely together that it seems unlikely one had any influence on the other.
These tunes are alike in title only.
Tom - North Attleboro, Ma
an amazing song, very cool.
Niall - Dublin, Ireland
Hey Brandon- thanks for noticing the lifted riff in Lennon's "Starting Over". I picked it up the first time I heard the single and was quite disappointed. This songs construction is just about perfect.
Charles - Blue Point, Ny
A lot of people don't realize it, but this is a song about drag racing.
Ben - Tucson, Az
My hands down favourite Beach Boys song. A great beat with Brian Wilson's exceptional voice singing lead. Saw the Beach Boys live twice in the mid-sixties and had the pleasure of watching Wilson sing this song. Second time around he was absent his place taken by Glen Campbell.
Alan - Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
It was a huge hit in its own right, in Washington DC (fifth biggest hit of 1964, fighting off umpteen Beatle hits), Detroit, Vancouver, Miami, etc -- often in preference over its 'A' side, 'I Get Around'. Hey Brandon -- Almost everything the Beatles did post 'Pet Sounds', especially by Paul McCartney, was influenced if not directed by the Beach Boys. Check out 'Back in the USSR'. Also 'Help!' within months of 'Help Me Rhonda', 'Wild Honey Pie' after 'Wild Honey', 'Oh Darlin' after 'Darlin' and it goes on and on.
Gary - Auckland, New Zealand
I think this is the best Beach Boys song.
The cream of the cream.
Justin - Austin, Tx
Wilson actually wrote the song for The Ronettes.
Joseph - Manteca, Ca
Yeah, I read that Brian Wilson presented Phil Spector with this song and he rejected it.
Really made Brian feel lousy.
Kitten - Nyc, United States
A very beautiful song!
Brian Wilson has a wonderful voice!!
Duff - Paris'suburb, France
Keith Moon covered it in the mid 70s and released it as a single. It was his all-time favourite song.
Fintan - Cheltenham, England
It's a great song, but it's sorta annyoying to listen to with headphones, because you hear the lead vocal on one side and the background vocals on another.
John Lennon's "Starting Over" was musically influenced by the Beach Boys' "Don't Worry Baby."
Brandon - Seattle, Wa
Ronnie Spector herself covered a version of this Beach Boys tune. Likewise, Brian Wilson covered his own version of the Ronettes' "Be My Baby." But, there was more: both of the groups covered a version of "I Can Hear Music." But, more - the Beach Boys also performed the songs, "You Still Believe In Me", "Do You Like Worms", and Brian's "There's So Many", of which all 3 songs were other echoes of the Ronettes' "Be My Baby."
Brandon - Seattle, Wa
I remember hearing a version of this by The Everly Brothers. It must have been recorded a while later... it's a good version.
Matthew - Shrewsbury, England
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Getting your baby to sleep: the facts
Behavioural sleep interventions like controlled crying can work, but not everyone is comfortable with them. Alyson Russell looks at the evidence to support their use and finds out why they've been a source of controversy.
Table of Content
- Sleep problems in children
- Controlled comforting
- Camping out
- Systematic ignoring
- Scheduled waking
- Positive routine
- Using behavioural sleep interventions
- Long-term effects
- Why all the controversy?
All parents will experience sleepless nights in the first few months of their baby's life. But by around six months of age an infant's sleep pattern should be starting to mature – that is, they should sleep through the night most of the time. By age eight months, children should be able to self-soothe and get themselves to sleep when first put to bed and if they wake during the night [1]. But as many as 45 percent of babies aged six to 12 months experience sleep problems and they are still common among toddlers and pre-school aged children [2], so if your little'un has been restless of late, rest assured you are not alone.
Sleep problems in children
The two most common sleep problems in children are settling problems and night waking. The Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne defines a settling problem as taking more than 20 minutes to settle on five or more nights a week over at least two months and states night waking becomes a problem when the child wakes five or more times a week over three months along with one of the following:
- waking three or more times a night
- staying awake for more than 20 minutes after waking
- going in to the parent's or carer's bed.
While this is 'just a phase' for some, the problems can persist into childhood for others who do not receive help. In a worst-case scenario, sleep problems can lead to behavioural and cognitive problems such as aggression, anxiety and learning difficulties. And it's not just children who are affected – sleep problems in children doubles the risk of depression in mothers [3].
So helping your infant overcome sleep problems is vitally important for the health of your whole family. There are several different techniques you can try, but many parents turn to behavioural sleep interventions.
The way children are settled to sleep becomes their preferred way to return to sleep. So babies who are rocked to sleep initially will need a parent to rock them to sleep again when they wake through the night. The aim of behavioural sleep interventions is to help babies learn to put themselves to sleep rather than relying on being rocked or patted to sleep [4].
Behavioural sleep interventions have been shown to effectively reduce infant sleep problems [5] [6] and have been shown to be more successful than other types of interventions, including medical interventions [7][8]. Research has shown the most effective techniques are controlled comforting (also called controlled crying or sleep training), camping out (also called parental presence), systematic ignoring, scheduled waking and positive routine [9].
Controlled comforting
Controlled comforting involves putting your baby to bed when they are tired but awake and leaving them alone for short periods of time, even if they cry [10].
When using this technique it is important to spend only a short amount of time settling your baby when you first put them down, then leave them alone to self-settle. To start with, the period you leave your baby alone for can be as little as two minutes. If your baby hasn't settled, you go back into the room and comfort your baby by talking to them and patting them, but not taking them out of the cot, for just one minute. As soon as your baby is quiet, or after one minute, you then leave again, this time for four minutes. Continue this pattern, increasing the time you are out of the room by two minutes each interval [11].
It usually only takes a few days to a fortnight for controlled comforting to work. If you have been trying the technique for longer than two weeks it is unlikely it is going to work and you should look into other options.
Camping out
Camping out is another technique that has been shown to be effective with infants. It is more gradual than controlled comforting and involves sitting next to your baby's cot as they self-settle, but again not removing your baby from the cot. At first you can pat or stroke your child until they fall asleep. After several nights of this, you sit by your child's cot but do not touch them. Repeat this for several nights, then move your seat a foot or so further away from the cot. Over the next few weeks gradually move your chair to the doorway and out of the room [12].
Because this technique is more gradual than controlled comforting it can take longer to work – two to three weeks. If you have been at it for longer than a month it's time to move on to something else [13].
Systematic ignoring
Systematic ignoring is similar to controlled comforting but requires a tougher approach. This technique involves putting your child to bed and leaving them to self-settle. If your child cries you go into the room to check he or she is not sick or requires a nappy change, but you do not soothe or interact with the child. You then leave the room and do not return again for the time it takes the child to stop crying. Separate crying episodes through the night are dealt with in the same way – an initial check followed by no further interaction. Research has shown systematic ignoring can be a successful technique, but success is more likely with toddlers and pre-school aged children rather than infants [14].
Scheduled waking
This technique is recommended for children who have prolonged and persistent night terrors or night wakings that occur in a typical routine. It involves waking your child as much as an hour before he or she is likely to wake, then re-settling them [15].
Positive routine
This is another technique that works best with toddlers and pre-school aged children rather than infants. It works well with children who resist settling when they are put to bed. To use this technique you need to involve your child in a series of pleasurable activities and provide plenty of praise for 20 minutes before their bedtime. At the end of the 20 minutes, tell your child to go to sleep. If your child resists, you repeat firmly that it is time to go to bed. You need to repeat this pattern every night for a week. After the initial week you can gradually reduce the 'positive period' by five minutes per week [16].
Using behavioural sleep interventions
The use of behavioural sleep interventions are not recommended for infants younger than six months. It is not until six months that children can go through the night without a feed and settle themselves after a night waking. Also, the brains of children younger than six months have not developed enough to understand that something still exists when it is out of sight (called object permanence) and so the techniques simply won't make sense to a younger baby [17].
Whichever technique you decide to try, it should be used in conjunction with a bedtime routine. Research has shown that implementing a consistent bedtime routine can significantly reduce sleep problems in infants and toddlers [18]. A routine can be as simple as a bath and a feed followed by a little cuddle or story in your baby's bedroom with the lights dimmed [19].
Implementing behavioural sleep interventions isn't easy. Your natural instinct will be to pick up and comfort your crying baby. If after you have been in and out of the room several times your baby still isn't settling or is becoming inconsolable, don't keep pushing the technique. Pick them up and help them get to sleep then try the technique again the next night.
Long-term effects
In September of last year the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute released the results of its study into infant sleep [20]. The study was a world-first look at the long-term effects that controlled comforting and camping out have on children's mental health and stress levels as well as the child-parent relationship.
The study assessed the health of 225 six-year-olds whose parents had used the interventions when they were infants. It found no evidence of adverse effects on the emotional or behavioural development of the children or on their relationship with their parents. In fact, it found behavioural sleep interventions had no long-lasting effects, positive or negative, at all. The researchers concluded that controlled comforting and camping out are not only effective but safe and that parents can feel comfortable about using the techniques to reduce infant sleep problems [21].
The Murdoch Childrens Research Centre study isn't the only one to show behavioural sleep interventions are safe. To date, no clinical studies have reported finding any detrimental effects caused by using the techniques [22] [23]. Both the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine state the use of behavioural sleep interventions is safe.
Why all the controversy?
Yet concerns about the impact of these techniques on the mental health of children persist. It seems some of the controversy surrounding behavioural sleep interventions, controlled comforting in particular, is due to confusion around the differences between controlled comforting and a technique called extinction or crying it out [24]. These are two very different techniques. Crying it out involves putting your baby to bed and leaving them alone for the whole night no matter how long they cry. This technique is no longer recommended because it is distressing for the child and parents [25].
The people who criticise controlled comforting often talk about the negative impact of letting babies cry for hours [26], but if you follow the technique properly you only let your baby cry for a few minutes before returning to comfort them. Guidelines for the technique often set an upper limit of as little as 15 minutes as the maximum interval before recommending parents abandon the technique for the night. You should never let your child cry for hours at a time.
Critics of the controlled comforting technique often cite the Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH) policy paper as supporting their position [27]. The AAIMH expresses concern that controlled comforting may have unintended negative consequences on the emotional and psychological health of infants. But it premises this statement by saying the technique is a concern only when a child is crying due to psychological or physical distress, not the 'fussing' babies all do while settling. The organisation also hasn't updated its policy paper in 10 years, so it does not take into account recent studies that have assessed the emotional or psychological impact of the technique on a child and found no detrimental long-term effects.
More recently there has been a study out of New Zealand that used a new non-invasive technique to measure levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the saliva of babies experiencing controlled comforting. It found the babies still had high levels of cortisol even when they appeared to be self-soothing [28]. However, the same study repeated at Flinders University in South Australia found the exact opposite – that babies experiencing controlled comforting actually had decreased levels of cortisol [29]. The non-invasive testing technique for cortisol is still relatively new and the evidence doesn't appear to be conclusive either way just yet.
All babies need to learn to self-settle and put themselves to sleep at some stage. How you choose to help your child is a very personal decision and what techniques will be successful will depend on your child – behavioural sleep interventions will not be for every parent or every child. But current research shows the techniques are often successful without causing long-term effects on the child. And that means any sleep-deprived parent should not feel guilty about trying them.
Read more on Kidspot about behavioural sleep interventions
- Your 10 day guide to controlled crying
- Are tears at bedtime really good for babies?
- The con of controlled crying
- Parental presence: why it works
- Is parenting presence the settling technique for you?
- Step by step parental presence settling techniques
- How to settle baby using patting
- No tears approach to baby sleep
Read more on Kidspot about baby sleep and settling techniques
- Baby sleep patterns
- Baby sleep between 6 and 9 months
- Baby sleep between 9 and 12 months
- The sane mother's baby sleep guide
- Baby sleep and routines
- Training your baby to sleep
- Teaching your baby to sleep through the night
- Teaching baby good sleep patterns
- Setting a good sleep routine for toddlers
- Night waking in toddlers
- Night terrors and toddlers
- Easing toddler bedtime fears
- Tresillian sleep tips
Other interesting links about controlled comforting
A step by step guide to controlled comforting from Raising Children
Monday's medical myth: controlled crying damages babies' brains from The Conversation
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A wise man once said."Those that would give up liberty for safety,deserve neither".It was one of our Founding Fathers and applies here.
One good reason to be against increased licensing, and yet most people believe in their right to privacy your they are willing to give up.
A wise man once said."Those that would give up liberty for safety,deserve neither".It was one of our Founding Fathers and applies here.
I feel like Paul Revere, "The socialist are coming, the socialist are coming!" Since when are private addresses subject to any open records act concerning firearm permits in which private citizens are placed in jeopardy.
I didn't read the article,but it sounds like the newest case of listing firearm owners.Most places I believe have laws preventing this from happening,but you know how the lunatic press is.A few years ago a liberal Sherriff posted pics and info of some CCW holders with some anti mumbo jumbo about their looks,and possibly they lost their license over something minor but I don't recall.Anyway,life got a little upsetting for him pretty quick.These people that pull this stuff need to be spanked like anyone else.
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
There are a few variations of this, but this is pretty much the extent of his quote which was originally made in 1759.


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by Kate Heyhoe
On the outside, these golden brown cornbread muffins look very traditional, but crack one open to reveal a light, airy white cloud of tangy goat cheese. A mild hint of roasted green chiles permeates the batter, which gets a better crust by being baked directly in the muffin tin rather than in paper liners. If your goat cheese comes in logs, they'll cut easier if frozen overnight then allowed to thaw slightly before cutting into 12 equal portions.
1 cup yellow corn meal
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 (4-ounce) can roasted, diced green chiles
6 to 8 ounces goat cheese
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
Combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Measure the milk and oil into a measuring cup and add the egg. Beat lightly with a fork until blended. Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients, and add the green chiles. Mix just until blended.
Fill the muffin cups about 1/2 full. Slice the goat cheese into 12 equal portions. Place one portion on top of each muffin. Top each muffin with the remaining batter. Bake about 20 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Let muffins cool in pan on rack 10 minutes before removing. Serve warm or at room temperature—these muffins are so tasty they don't need butter!
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Congrats on the purchase!
Yesterday, I went to the gun shop to purchase a Sig 232 with a stainless slide. I had thought long and hard about it, read up on the 232 as much as possible and decided that I wanted the gun. I went in and started the haggling process with the store owner (we are friends) in the middle of the process, he gets a call and I start wandering around and I see a lightly used Sig 239 in 9mm for $495.00 (which made it about $100 or so less than a new 232). It has the blackened stainless steel slide and came with box and manual. I broke it down and the weapon was either lightly used or extremely well maintained.
My friend gets off the phone, and I swap out the guns, no more bartering necessary (though I did give him some grief as he claimed that he did not have any 9mm Sigs in stock) and completed the transaction. I don't have picture but it looks just like Plenty of Paws' 239.
I took it shooting today, and because of the weather, I only shot about 50rounds of mixed FMJ and JHP. No issues at all. The weapon shoots very accurately, though I was only shooting at 10 yards.
I am in the process of getting a set of rugger hogue finger grips, some more mags and a good IWB holster clip holster like the Scout (Paws I am about to follow in your footsteps)
Congrats on the purchase!
Thanks for the corrections.
Wow nobody local or on the internet carries factory mags for the 239 - What is this some kind of conspiracy
Not that I'm doubting your word, but pics or it never happened
Jeb21: Congrats on the purchase. Yep, Beefy is right, I have a Galco Summer Comfort. Love both the gun and the holster. Do yourself a big favor, buy a bonifide gun belt. Old Padawan can give you some help with both purchases
And once you get to really liking the P239, I kinda think you'll be back haggling for that P232. I haven't had the opportunity to shoot or carry mine yet. I kinda just like fondling it for the time being
Thanks for the responses - I cannot do photos as my daughter has my digital camera - maybe for x-mas I can get it back. But I do like the idea that if there is no picture then it did not happen - I wonder if I could sell my wife on that idea
Paws, thanks for the recommendation. I have the summer comfort holster for my Glock 23 and I really like it. I have the Royal Guard for the Sig 220 and like that holster as well.
I just ordered a Galco Stow & Go - I am constantly having to remove my carry gun to go to court so I really wanted a carry system that is easy on and off. I already have a Galco leather paddle holster that I bought used. I believe that it was for a slightly larger Sig - maybe the 229 but it fits the 239 very well once I adjusted the tension a bit. I am using that for now, but it requires a good coat or bulky sweater to conceal it effectively (at least on me it does).
I also ordered the Hogue rubber finger grove grips. Although those wooden grips do look very tempting. Still no luck finding addtional mags- I have a back order set up with Midway USA, but they will probably not get any in until January.
Finally, I hit the range again today with the 239 and fired another 50 rounds of FMJ. Still no issues. At 10 yards firing off hand, the 239 put together a 16 shot group that I could have covered with a single business card, including 3 xring hits. All of my misses were to the 9 o'clock position, which if I remember correctly means too much trigger finger. I also fired my last two rounds at a 5"steel target at 50 yards. I just missed with my first DA shot and then hit it with my second shot, which was SA. Not a bad way to end a range session.


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Shortbread is one of those biscuits that I adore. If you put a plate of shortbread in front of me then I have to eat it, there is something about the meltingly buttery taste that goes perfectly with a cup of tea. Originating from Scotland, it is well known though out the world. Shortbread is really simple to make and just contains three main ingredients, butter, flour and sugar. I always have these lurking in my cupboard so I can make it easily whenever I fancy. I don't make it often though as I would end up piling on weight.
What I wasn't aware of was that shortbread had been around for many years, it goes back to the 12th Century where it started life as biscuit bread. Dough left over from making bread was sweetened and dried out in the oven. Over time the yeast was replaced with butter and it became the shortbread we know today. Short is a culinary term that is used for biscuits and pastry when they are crumbly. In the past shortbread was expensive and was kept as a treat for special occasions like weddings, Christmas and New Year. It was also a great favourite of Mary, Queen of Scots.
I decided I was going to make Cherry Shortbread as I had some glacé cherries that I needed to use up. I also had some white chocolate chips left from when I made Cranberry and White Chocolate Chip cookies so I added these. I haven't included them in the recipe as I only had a handful. As Valentines Day is on the way I used a heart shaped cookie cutter to make shortbread hearts. These would make a lovely gift boxed up with some pink tissue paper.
Whilst they are baking a lovely aroma filled the house, so much so that my son kept coming and gazing into the oven, asking if they were ready yet. He then had to wait for them to cool, rather impatiently, until he was able to try them. They are delicious and one is not enough, you have to keep going back for more. The Cherry Shortbread was also a big hit with the family, my husband even remarked that I had excelled myself this time. Great praise indeed.
Cherry Shortbread Recipe
- 350 g plain flour
- pinch salt
- 225 g butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 125 g glace cherries
- Preheat the oven to 17OC, 325F, Gas Mark 3
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl
- Rub the butter into the flour and then add the sugar
- Keep kneading until you get a dough, add the cherries and mix well though the mixture.
- Roll out and cut into shapes. Place on a greased baking tray
- Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes, until golden


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Place: Portneuf Range Caribou National Forest
State: ID
Country: USA
Summary: 1 skier caught and injured
Avalanche Location: McShoot path N and E of Mt. Bonneville and Pebble Cr. Ski area, ID
Date: Feb. 20 ,1999
Time: 1200
Type: HS AS
Crown Height: 4 inches
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Size (width):
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Aspect: NE
Vertical Drop:
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Starting Zone Slope Angle: 40 degrees
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Accident Account: Six skiers who had accessed the back country from the Pebble Cr. Ski area were in the area known as McShoot. The victim skied ahead of the group and triggered a small slab (crown height of 3") that carried him down a steep (40 degree shoot) where he slammed into a tree fracturing his femur and burying him up to his chest. He called his partners on a citizen band radio indicating he was injured. Two of his party skied in from above to assist him and a third hiked to the ridge to get help. Two other party members went looking for two doctors known to be skiing in the area.
Rescue: Skiers in the Pebble Cr. area heard the distress call and notified the ski patrol who notified Caribou Co. Sheriff SAR and Air Idaho at eastern Idaho Medical Center. The ski patrol returned to the site guided by witnesses. At the site the victim's friends had dug him out, removed his skis and applied traction to his injured leg. When the doctors arrived they splinted his leg using his skis. The ski patrol hasty party arrived within 20 minutes with a rescue sled, loaded the victim and transported him down hill to the landing zone aided by snowmobile.
Other Pertinent Information:
Victim(s): Tom Sherwood
Other Party Members: Chris Barnes, Chris Howell, Linda MacButch, Sue MacButch and Ryan Butterfield
Condition of the Victim: fractured femur
Avalanche Danger from the UAFC-Logan Advisory: moderate on wind loaded slopes 35 degrees and steeper.
Actual Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny, calm winds
Avalanche Path Characteristics: Steep chute in rock bands


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If I cut an ABS vent stack to add another tee , but I don't have enough "play" to move the stack up or down enough to get an ABS fitting in (there are a couple of existing branches above and below that would keep me from pushing it up or down) - but I could get a Fernco in there - would a Fernco be enough to support the weight of the stack above it after it's in place, or do I need to brace the stack above somehow? It's not a ton of weight (single story 3" ABS vent stack) - if I could move it I could lift it with one hand - just thinking about the fernco over time, maybe slipping, etc and I end up with a leaky vent. Is this a non issue? I'm maybe once again worried for nothing?
got an answer from Fernco - the fittings are not intended to carry any load however by code the stack should be braced / supported regardless of fitting type (fercno, rigid, etc.). The stack is supported (near the base - below the proposed fitting location) so I guess if I cut it I have to add more support above the fitting.
Definitely need support on that stack probably in the attic somewhere.
Next time support stack before cutting, always.
fyi I'm just looking at some options for a temporary washer in the utility room (very close to where the stack is) while laundry room is under construction and this might be the way I hook in the standpipe. Another option is to go thru floor and tie into main drain (leave the stack alone) - another post of mine talking about that. http://www.diychatroom.com/f7/standp...cation-105440/
Probably should have combined the threads. Anyway thanks for the feedback.
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Things have been going along well with my project. In my last post I talked about learning numbers and the alphabet. The numbers are coming along very well, but the alphabet has proven to be very difficult.
The letters aren't like anything I've ever seen before and I have a hard time making them stick in my brain, but the numbers seem to be sticking very well. I can recite up to fifty off the top of my head.
Last week in class (well, the two days we were in school) we talked about Ted X talks. Each of us are going to have to give one at the end of the year. Personally, I am terrified by that thought, but I'm just going to have to get over it.
Mr. Provenzano showed us a video of a kid who gave an AMAZING Ted X talk. I don't believe that mine will even compare to him, but as I begin to plan my speech I am going to try to make mine just as good as his. I plan to talk about how important it is to learn about other cultures. I am going to research being bilingual and talk about how important that can be. English is not the only language in the world and Greek is just one of the many amazing languages you can learn.
I believe that planning my speech is going to be one of the most difficult parts of this project, but I'm going to do my best to make it the best speech out there.
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Learning to Speak Greek Post 12
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Do the best speech you can.ReplyDelete
Look for an innovative way to structure it.
Maybe stand on one part of the stage and speak in Greek
walk over to a second area of the stage and speak in English!
If interested, I can connect you with this speaker!
That would be great because my speech and speaking skills definitely need some improvement! Thank you so much!Delete
Hey Alex! I'm Angela, a future special educator at the University of Saint Joseph in CT. I'm going to be reading and commenting on your blog weekly :) I look forward to reading about your journey in learning Greek!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much!ReplyDelete
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