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If the Iranians hate us, let them also fear us2 Comments Published by jonz on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 2:02 PM.
It is one thing to be disliked; quite another to be despised. Iran would not have kidnapped our Servicemen without having considered our rules of engagement, our diplomatic isolation and our likely military response, and made a rough calculation of how likely they were to get away with their piracy.
There was a time when British citizenship afforded a degree of protection from foreign harassment. When the half-mad King of Abyssinia interned two of our diplomats in 1868, we sent an expeditionary force of 13,000 British and Indian troops on a nine-month rescue mission. When Gordon was besieged at Khartoum in 1884, public opinion demanded a relief expedition, whose failure to arrive in time contributed in no small part to the downfall of the government.
During the Don Pacifico Affair in 1850, when Britain blockaded Piraeus in order to secure compensation for a Portuguese moneylender who had been born in Gibraltar, Palmerston assured his countrymen that "a British subject, in whatever land he may be, shall feel confident that the watchful eye and the strong arm of England will protect him from injustice and wrong".
Not any more. Teheran is well aware that we have been taking on additional military responsibilities while running down our capacity. Struggling to meet our commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, we are in little position to pick a new fight. Public opinion, too, has changed. Where our great-great-grandfathers clamoured for the rescue of Gordon, we have reacted to Iran's provocation with a resigned shrug. Americans, in particular, cannot understand why we seem so indifferent to the fate of our own people.
Part of this indifference has to do, disgracefully, with anti-war sentiment: there is a feeling that we have no business being in the Gulf, and that we therefore are in no position to complain when things go wrong. But our sailors were carrying out their task at the behest of the Iraqi government and the United Nations. The rights and wrongs of the original invasion have no bearing on the criminality of their abduction.
There is also, perhaps, a feeling of impotence: if we can't invade Iran, what else can we do? Plenty of things. We can, of course, pull diplomatic and economic levers. This will involve going through Brussels, not so much because we need a favour as because we have no independent trade policy: the only way that Britain can impose sanctions on Iran is if the EU does so. At the same time, we could be seizing Iranian assets. Longer term, we could be putting pressure on the regime by sponsoring its opponents. We could launch tactical strikes at Iranian military installations.
We could even, in extremis, impose the kind of armed siege, complete with no-fly-zone, that paralysed Saddam in the years between the two Iraq wars: we already maintain large coalition garrisons on both Iran's flanks. Limiting ourselves to trivial resolutions will be treated by the ayatollahs as a sign of weakness. If they hate us, let them also fear us.
Sick Fucks2 Comments Published by jonz on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 10:27 PM.
The 49-year-old newspaper columnist and conservative blogger, who had come from Manitoba, Canada, to become the sharp-tongued doyenne of the Los Angeles media scene, was only hours away from losing her years-long fight with cancer, leaving behind a 17-year-old daughter, a lifetime of work as a plucky and plain-speaking wordsmith, and the respect of colleagues from both sides of the political spectrum.
But what was supposed to have been a dignified end for a long-suffering single mom instead turned into what friends called a disgustingly public travesty, an example of the current Wild West atmosphere of Internet privacy issues, and a sordid showcase of just how far a beef can go.
Am I suprised this was an attack on a Conservative blogger by a leftist? No of course not. The leftists have always been the most vicious vitriolic little fucks I have ever met. There are right wing ones too; granted. But fuck me. What's wrong with these people?
Get Some Fucking Manners7 Comments Published by jonz on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 5:51 PM.
And they way women often treated really is despicable. It's a male dominated sphere, by a long shot, so we (male bloggers, commentors) have a duty to encourage and protect women from particularly vicious and personal attacks - often which would not be so vitriolic if it were a man.
Take this case reported in the BBC, blogger Kathy Sierra is reportedly thinking of giving up blogging altogether, after highly personal, vitriolic and utterly repugnant comments - and death threats.
Well I am here to start a campaign for manners in the blogosphere, and zero tolerance for such pathetic and hostile comments. It's called
Chris Rock - Who's more racist? black people or white people3 Comments Published by jonz on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 10:40 PM.
Chris Rock is tired of this shit. He is so fucking funny.
ZWH - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out0 Comments Published by jonz on at 9:15 PM.
A decent Morrissey cover (very rare). Such goddam sad song!
Taliban tribes on Al-Qaeda: Bloody Foreigners1 Comments Published by jonz on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 8:57 PM.
"The tribesmen are fed up with them [foreign militants] "
Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad, Military spokesman
Maybe now these Taliban tribes won't hold so much sway with the Guardian intelligentsia, I mean they almost sound like Tories!!
Meanwhile, back in Britain, they are cleverly dealing with the problem of immigrants by banning the words used to describe them, since if people can't talk about it, then they can't say there's a problem!
"What are your concerns over latest teenage killings?"7 Comments Published by jonz on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 3:33 PM.
The problem in getting this gang violence problem sorted out is that it is largely a black youth culture driven where to gain respect among your peers you have to conform to the 'Gangsta' lifestyle . The majority of the reported crimes are black on black violence. Of course if the police target such gang members there will be screams from white, liberal, middle class, PC zealots about police racism.
John Scott
Spot on John.
As there are no screaming headlines of "racist killing", I'm taking an educated guess that both victim and suspected killer in this instance are of the same non-white colour. Race is not important to me, you understand; but it means everything to our cowering pc establishment who try to convince us that racist crimes are more serious. I hope the killers of this boy get the same hefty sentence that a "racist" killer would get. In both situations there is a trail of shattered & bereaved loved ones
Nicola, Englandville
Good point Nicola. It really is rather infuriating the way the media report things with regards to race. If a black boy dies, nobody has screamed racism, then you know for a fact that the killer is also black. I don't buy into this colour-blind approach. If you don't acknowledge the nature of a problem, how are you going to solve it?
We know that generally only black people suffer from sickle cell anemia, that only white people suffer from cystic fibrosis, and that Asian mothers tend to give birth two weeks earlier than white mothers. In the medical field, a race blind approach would amount to gross negligence.
We know that there is a HIV epidemic, especially in London. The fact is, which is never mentioned in the media, is that the majority of these HIV cases are heterosexual males from the African continent. So is it really necessary to have a massive HIV awareness campaign (featuring white teenagers) in the heart of white chav central in Essex?
This comment probably won't get through as it doesn't meet the pc criteria of the BBC. However, I have to ask, why we don't see gang warfare from other 'disadvantaged' minorities such as Indians, Chinese and Jews? They came here with just as many disadvantages as blacks but just got on and worked hard rather than playing the victim card constantly. Its time we called a spade a spade and stopped excusing this awful gangsta culture!
Michael Townsley, Shepherd's Bush, London
Agree 100% with the need to come out and condemn this awful gangsta culture. BBC liberals must be seething at all these straight up comments.
Every time another stabbing is reported my first thought is "black teenager". Perhaps its time the police were given proper powers to stop and search. All these people who say "it goes against individuals rights" need to wake up and smell the coffee. Your PC liberalism is whats got this country into the mess its in now. The victims of these crimes have rights too. People won't carry weapons if they know they can be searched. Britain needs to start protecting itself against do-gooders too!!
Bodybag, Colchester
Precisley 'bodybag'!
Catherine Tate (AKA Lauren Cooper) meets Tony Blair2 Comments Published by jonz on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 11:15 AM.
Complete with comments from the 'anti-war' crowd and other assorted humourless upstarts.
peacechikuk (21 minutes ago)
not at all ..doesn't change the fact that he committed a MAJOR war crime!! ,, which led to a huge loss of civilian lives,, hw wud u lyke it if that happened 2 u!!!
How would you like to suck on my balls? as Cartman would say.
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How 'Political Correctness' is Turning this Country in to an Utter Embarassment3 Comments Published by jonz on Friday, March 16, 2007 at 6:39 AM.
Organisers of a children's concert have given the go-ahead for the three little pigs to appear, after they were banned over fears they might offend Muslims.
Pre-emptive dhimmitude anyone?
No complaints had been made about the pigs appearing in the Kirklees Primary Music Festival event.
The committee organising the concert decided Muslim children may not want to sing about pigs.
However, council education spokesman Jim Dodds told BBC Five Live the decision had been overturned.
He said: "There is something barmy going on here and it has happened on my watch.
"I can tell you now that the three little pigs will be back into the school musical festival.
"The decision (to ban the pigs) was made by well-meaning people - it was the wrong decision, so let's stick with the traditions."
From BBC news
These "well-meaning" people can only make life more difficult for the majority of the Muslim community. What a complete embarrassment to this country.
"Boys held after school shooting"6 Comments Published by jonz on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 9:10 PM.
Seventeen primary school children have been shot with plastic pellets at a school in Staffordshire.
Police said 15 boys and two girls were hurt when a BB gun was fired at them in the playground at Etching Hill Primary School in Rugeley.
Two 12-year-old boys were later held on suspicion of assault. Three boys from a different school were thought to have fired on the pupils from nearby bushes.
The youngsters suffered bruising but did not need hospital treatment.
The injured children are aged between seven and 11.
'Parents relieved'
Head teacher Jenny Dodd said: "We're just hugely relieved that nobody had any serious injuries.
"As soon as we were alerted we contacted the police and we're doing all that we can to help them with their inquiries.
"They were minor injuries, basically bruising.
For fucksake. Pathetic.
And in other news, genocide continues in Darfur....
28% of UK Parliament Unfit to Rule the Country2 Comments Published by jonz on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 8:38 PM.
More on the BBC's anti-nuclear wankfest
The screenshot on the left is a choice representation of the BBC's have your say forum. Good pic, BBC editorial staff. Except, the forum overwhelmingly supports the Trident nuclear replacements
An 'analysis' by the BBC's Nick Assinder is headlined "Is this end of Trident debate?".
Tony Blair may have survived a sizeable backbench revolt and won the day over replacement of the Trident nuclear deterrent, but few believe this will be the end of the matter.
Really? Nearly 3/4 voted for replacement. I shouldn't think they'll be expecting another vote on it, dip shit.
There's more of this (subtle?) anti-nuclear debate on the BBC website, with articles on the left-wing communist CND (who's members ironically are against preventing Iran from developing nuclear technology) - who perhaps once stood for something principled but now are nothing but pathetic old timer communists against the West having nuclear weapons.
Shootings at Loughborough University "Music event"12 Comments Published by jonz on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 9:46 AM.
Seven people have been taken to hospital after a shooting at a Leicestershire university.
The East Midlands Ambulance Service said one man aged 20 had been shot in the abdomen during the incident at Loughborough University at 0245 GMT.
Six others were also injured during what was described as a scuffle that broke out after CS gas was sprayed following a public live music event.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Non-life threatening
The man who was shot was described as being in a non-life threatening condition in hospital.
One of the other six injured was a 26-year-old woman who was punched in the face. The extent of her injuries were not fully known.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Taylor, the officer leading the investigation, said: "It is important that we ascertain the circumstances leading up to the incident.
"If you were at the music event and witnessed the incident or have any information about who is involved, then I'd urge you to get in contact with us."
OK, what do we know about gun culture in this country? It's linked in with the export of American Hip-Hop culture. There's an entire police department dedicated to black on black violence, it's called Trident. Here at DrunkenBlogging, we (well, I) do what journalists used to do in the olden days, and did a little journalistic investigation.
When one hears the term music event in the same breath as gun shot, what kind of music springs to mind? Perhaps a Beethoven symphony gone awry? ... Well, immediately on hearing "gun shot" and "music event" in the same report I'll tell you what comes to my mind. Hip-hop or Speed Garage.
News from the BBC
Update: from l3viman in the comments
Falk-Egg news has learned that
20 year old Aaro Waller, Loughborough university student and union security bouncer was shot 3 times. 1st hand accounts say that a CS gas bomb was let off just after the group pretty ricky left the stage in room 1. Just outside the union entrance is where the shooting occurred where Aaron Waller was shot once in the stomache and twice in the legthere is an ongoing police investigation
They are in a stable condition it is reported.
So who are Pretty Ricky? They are a hip-hop group. Quelle surprise.
Update 2: CRINGE ALERT
The BBC have updated with this:
The event, a live performance by American urban band Pretty Ricky, was attended by members of the public as well as university students.
"Urban" is a liberal-lefty euphemism for "black". This reminds me of the hilarious character Fiona in the comedy sketch show Little Miss Jocelyn. She often refers to urban when she means black
Anyone worried that UK military is launching SKYNET?!7 Comments Published by jonz on Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 9:21 PM.
From the BBC
The British military is set to take one of its most significant steps into the digital age with the launch of the first Skynet 5 satellite.
Have they got a fucking deathwish? Haven't they seen Terminator?!
Wikipedia on Skynet
Skynet is a machine network that has gone on a mission to terminate all humans in a global war. Skynet was originally built by Cyberdyne Systems
Complaint to Sky News5 Comments Published by jonz on at 8:47 PM.
I am astounded that Sky news has just broadcast a very pleasant and jolly interview with the editor of Al Quds magazine, regarding Bin Laden's
Al Quds openly support terrorist organisations, and the friendly approach of the Sky news-reader is reproachable. Does Sky news have access to Google? Do they make the most basic checks as to who they have on air and what they represent?
Will Sky News be interviewing editors of Neo Nazi magazines giving their opinion on Hitler's anniversary?
I await your candid response.
Update: How embarrassing. The letter I sent to Sky News said Bin Laden's death, not his birthday. Shit. And to the anonymous commenter I apologise for not noticing your subtle hint. I thought you were just being thick.
Compare & Contrast: What the People Say V What the Politicians Say2 Comments Published by jonz on Thursday, March 08, 2007 at 7:27 PM.
that's the way it is in the Army. If someone is slow on the assault course, you'd get people shouting: 'Come on you fat bastard, come on you ginger bastard, come on you black bastard.
... Let's see what a former black corporal has to say:
Leroy Hutchinson, a black former corporal who served with Mr Mercer for 12 years, said: "He never tolerated racism in the battalion and not a single one of his men would consider him to be racist."
Mr Hutchinson told the BBC: "In the forces... name-calling - whether you be black, white, ginger, red, brown - it is part of the establishment."
He added: "It's not meant and it doesn't come across from an individual as a racist comment. It's just part of the culture.
"When you wear that uniform, it is what goes on and it's been happening for a long, long time."
The Politicians say:
The comments made by Patrick Mercer are completely unacceptable and I regret that they were made.
We should not tolerate racism in the Army or in any walk of life.
Patrick Mercer is no longer a Shadow Minister.
Racist abuse can have no place in any walk of life, and it is appalling and inappropriate for any politician, never mind a senior Tory MP like Patrick Mercer, to suggest that 'this is just the way it is in the Army'.
Our troops and our officers are 21st century people who recognise that there is no place for prejudice in the modern world... Patrick Mercer may have a military background but he no longer speaks for the Armed Forces.
It is an insult to the brave men and women who serve in our armed forces with great distinction, and it does not represent a true picture of today's Army which goes to great lengths to ensure that all those who serve, irrespective of their race or ethnic origin are given the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
These are staggering remarks from a frontbench spokesman. Comments like this undermine all those in the Army who have gone to great lengths to ensure that every soldier is treated fairly.
The comments are breathtaking and dreadful and Mr Mercer's resignation is appropriate.
All rather a predictable knee-jerk affair.
The People say:
I spent 17 years in the Army and my experiences were aligned to Mercers. For me the insults (when I deserved them) were based on my "Yorkshireness". But I never took them as "personal". It was just the norm. The fijians, gurkhas, africans, welsh, irish, scots etc. etc. also got their share of tailored insults - as did fat, thin, tall and short people. We all got them and all used them.
Maybe we were less precious then and had fewer 'PC warriors' standing up for us. Much better then than now!!
Martin Hudson, Salisbury, United Kingdom
Added: Thursday, 8 March, 2007, 18:19 GMT 18:19 UK
It is a sad day when a man loses his job simply because he has drawn on a life's experience to make a point.
W.S.Becket, Bangor
Added: Thursday, 8 March, 2007, 18:13 GMT 18:13 UK
Somebody who has served in the army gives a description of what it is like and lots of people who have not served in the army say that this is not a fair reflection??
fred fannakapan, bristol, United Kingdom
Added: Thursday, 8 March, 2007, 18:07 GMT 18:07 UK
Sounds like he was just describing life in the army as it is.
Jay, London
Added: Thursday, 8 March, 2007, 18:08 GMT 18:08 UK
I was beginning to warm to Mr Cameron, then he goes and pulls a PC stunt like this! Mr Mercer wasn't being racist, he was just telling the truth.
Andrew Howlett, Manchester
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It's yet another case of the media taking a perfectly true statement and using it out of context to create their own cut'n'stick villains. For anyone who's bothered to actually read his quote, he said nothing resembling 'all blacks are useless' or even hint he didn't like ethnic minorities. What he in fact said was to any logical person quite true. And why not use the 'racism card'? The government seems to promote it.
Abitha-Evie Varney, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Added: Thursday, 8 March, 2007, 18:23 GMT 18:23 UK
At least we know what this MP thinks which is more that can be said of the rest ,shout Race or racist and the debate is closed thats why so many use the argument
David Gray, Isleworth middlesex
Added: Thursday, 8 March, 2007, 18:13 GMT 18:13 UK
It has clearly emerged from this incident that Patrick Mercer
Rodney Frampton, RINGWOOD, United Kingdom
Added: Thursday, 8 March, 2007, 18:53 GMT 18:53 UK
I served 22 years in the army and agree 100% with what Mr Mercer has said. The army runs on good natured banter. I have a West Country and in my time have been called Yokel, Worzel Gummidge and a variety of less printable names. I did not take offence as I would give as good as I got. What ticks many squaddies off today is the PC b/s that has stifled free speech, one of the freedoms that we joined up to protect.
Mick Taylor, Navarre Florida (Ex Pat)
Added: Thursday, 8 March, 2007, 18:51 GMT 18:51 UK
I'm not in the army, I'm in the merchant navy but i see the same sort of thing in my very multinational work. The general perception is that it doesnt matter what colour creed or religion you are so long as you can do your job properly. However try telling a one of our ethnic minority colleagues that they have done something wrong and you are immediately accused of being a racist. I have heard them saying some very racist things but you cant accuse THEM of being racist oh no, thats not PC is it?
scott, edinburgh
Added: Thursday, 8 March, 2007, 18:51 GMT 18:51 UK
What a great country we live in. Tell the truth from your experience and get sacked.
Kenneth Purdie, Greenock
Added: Thursday, 8 March, 2007, 18:12 GMT 18:12 UK
Mr Mercer was not condoning racism at all and his comments have been taken out of context. The black officers once under his charge have even stepped forward in his defence.
Rather than look at the evidence and facts Mr Cameron seemd to have leapt in two footed and taken what he see's as a responsible decision. I see it as rash and not thought out,also showing the fragile state of the Tory party still , even after 10 years of the current jokers being in power.
Andrew Lindop, Connahs Quay
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Please, Do Not Express Your Opinions14 Comments Published by jonz on Thursday, March 01, 2007 at 7:27 PM.
Harrys Place alerts me to students of a satirical political magazine being interrogated by police for implying that a revered historical figure, who happens to have founded a religion, was a "violent paedophile".
Now, whether this is true or not, slandering somebody who lived over 1,400 years ago - does that really need to be prevented by the force of the law? To what ends?
We are of course talking about slandering Mohammed the Prophet of Islam. Of course, under Sharia law, the penalty is quite clear. Kill him.
Which, I feel, it is all the more prudent to defend those who insult Mohammed. It says at the top of my blog "A safe society is one where it is safe to be unpopular".
Surely in Britain in 2007 we can slander religion and religious figures without fear of losing our jobs, our status or face criminal charges, because somebody has taken offense?
Now the Israeli Eurovision song (yes they aren't in Europe - I haven't figured that one out either) may be banned because it contains, shock horror, thoughts about the world we live in.
The oft-quoted comedian Stephen Fry on the subject: "You're offended? So fucking what."
And one of my favourite hippy sayings is:
"You cause as much pain and suffering in the world when you take offense, to when you give offence"


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A Canadian television station will run a movie based on the crimes of former colonel Russell Williams this week, almost a year after delaying the broadcast following an airing in the United States.
An Officer and a Murderer is a drama based on the rapes and murders committed by Mr. Williams, commander at Canadian Forces Base Trenton.
Mr. Williams was arrested in 2010 and pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and sexual assault, and 82 counts of break-ins involving the theft of women's lingerie. He was stripped of his military distinction and is serving two life sentences as a civilian for the crimes, which took place in Tweed and Belleville, Ont.
The Movie Network will air the drama on Wednesday at 10 p.m. (ET).
Scott Campbell, a spokesman for TMN, said the broadcast was delayed to "create some distance with the actual events."
"While we fully support the creative team behind the project, we delayed the broadcast in Canada to create some distance with the actual events," Mr. Campbell said in an e-mail. "Airing the film in prime time before September is an obligation that fulfills a requirement of the funding agencies who co-financed the production."
The movie, a Solo Films production, made its debut on the Lifetime Movie Network in the United States last July. Gary Cole, who stars as Kurt McVeigh in The Good Wife, plays Mr. Williams.
A New York Daily News review gave the movie two stars and criticized it for focusing too narrowly on the former colonel. "Rather than painting a broader picture of a terrorized small town, or focusing on the unease among people who have this evil force moving unseen among them, it focuses almost entirely on Williams's actions," said the review written by David Hinckley. "In contrast to many films of this genre, it never tries to poke into Russell Williams's head, and Cole never takes us there."
Scriptwriter Keith Leckie said his movie is important because it analyzes what happened in Tweed and Belleville so that these sort of crimes don't happen again.
He added that he was fascinated by Mr. Williams, whom he described as a "classic psychopath."
Mr. Leckie said his movie goes beyond newspaper accounts of Mr. Williams in providing a beginning-to-end narrative of the crimes in 94 minutes. "Any drama requires a certain amount of filling in the blanks and I did that," he said. "I tried to tell the most authentic story that I can within the confines of a drama."Report Typo/Error
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It may only be the middle of August, but the World Series is coming to the Bay Area this weekend. The 2013 Legends of Baseball Vintage World Series, that is.
It's a trip back to 1886 when baseball was written as two words, umpires wore top hats, players wore woolen knickerbockers and the fans, or "cranks" as they were known, shouted "Huzzah!" instead of "Woo!" or "Awesome!" when they saw a great play.
Dr. John Eliot is the chair of the Vintage 9 Foundation, which organizes these charity games. He says it's not just a historical re-enactment — there are characteristics of the vintage game that display the true spirit of baseball before the game became big business.
"Originally the game was meant to be about outthinking your opponents," he says. "That's why baseball is sometimes referred to as the thinking man's game. The rules are set up so that if you outsmart your opponent, you'll win. It's not so much about throwing harder or running faster or swinging harder. "
While there are 19th century niceties, such as addressing the umpire as "Sir," a lot of the fun of vintage ball depends on cunning tactics that wouldn't be allowed today. "There's no balk rule — all pitching moves are legal," Eliot says. "Hidden-ball tricks, fake pitches – the pitchers can pretty much do anything they want to fool the opponent. You really have to pay attention. If you're a base runner and you lose sight of the ball for one second, you're going to get tagged out."
Four teams will contend in the Series: the Santa Clara Stogies, Amador County Crushers and Bay Area Bootleggers from Northern California, and the Westfield Wheelmen of Massachusetts. They play one game on Friday evening and three games each on Saturday and Sunday.
The rosters include amateurs who play vintage ball and retired major leaguers. For Bay Area
fans/cranks, the most familiar face will be Kevin Mitchell, who ended his MLB career with the A's in 1998 but is best known for his five seasons with the Giants. In April 1989, Mitchell made a stunning barehanded catch of a fly ball at Busch Stadium — a feat that may help him in the vintage game.
"That was actually required, back in the 1800s," Eliot says. That's because fielders' gloves in vintage baseball are more like something you'd wear to prune your rosebushes than the heavily padded gear major leaguers have today. This may make for a few more bruises, but in general Eliot says the old-school gear has its advantages.
"It's a real equalizer," says Eliot. "We have some MLB alumni players who are 60 years old, and some that just retired a couple of years ago (who) are 38, and they compete. It's not that the younger guys are taking it easy on the older guys — the equipment and the rules put everyone on a level playing field."
The Baseball Vintage World Series games are at Washington Park in Santa Clara. Prior to Friday evening's game, the Vintage 9 Foundation and the MLB Players Alumni Association will put on a free clinic for aspiring players ages 6 to 16. Registration starts at 3:30 p.m. and the clinic is at 4 p.m.


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Welcome to wacky world of Bryan Bizarro hoops: Raptorland might as well be the new Bizarro World, the old cartoon planet where bad is good and ugly is beautiful. The GM once heralded as a saviour suddenly needs saving.
Raps' GM delusional: The Golden Boy of the Raptors is no more. Where once every word seemed believable, now he talks in bafflegab. His post-trade conference call, following the Jermaine O'Neal-Shawn Marion deal, sounded like an exercise in creative dance, full of expression but meaning what?
Two years ago, his plan for the future was built around the acquisition of T.J. Ford. That didn't work. This season, it was built around the acquisition of O'Neal. That didn't work. And now, the plan has been altered once again.
Raptors' rewind: Put it all together and what do you have? A team a lot better than 07-08? A lot better than this past season?
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Can this team make a run at the eighth spot this year? Possibly. More likely they make a run at ninth spot and hurt their draft position.
Can the outline of the team next season be much better than a 45-win team? It's hard to think so; I mean, the guts of it won just 41 games last season. And if it does I'm not sure it projects as one with a lot of upside. But hey, maybe it will be enough to convince Chris Bosh to sign that six-year, $127-million contract in the summer of 2010.
But does that make you a team that has a serious chance to win championships? Is that the point?
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For the most part, this corner is in agreement with the sentiments expressed in these three articles.
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I wanted to love this book, but I found it frustrating. I kept feeling like it was so close to being a great book, but never got there. The relationships were really interesting, but didn't feel quite fleshed out enough to work; the mysteries surrounding the last months of Elizabeth's life were close to being page-turners, but never quite got there... And I hated the ending. Hated. So...an ok book, an easy read, but i think it could have been so much more.
Enjoyable read because of the concept, diaries willed to a friend, but won't win any awards for the writing.
There must have been something about this book to keep me reading - I did finish it. I suppose I kept reading in the hope that some fascinating relationship issue would be revealed. It wasn't. Having read all the way through I can now save you that effort. That book starts mediocre, doesn't really improve in the middle, and finishes without any substantial improvement. I think the essential problem for me (and it might be very different for you, especially if you're a Middle Class American Mom) is that Bernier didn't seem to really get deep enough into her characters. The concept of the story is fine and a bare plot outline makes it seem appealing, but it needs a writer with the skills of say, Robin Black, to bring out that potential.
Loved the ability to know Elizabeth through her journals and see Kate's reflection of her own behavior through those pages. Great exploration of marriage, family, the power and pull of satisfying work. Loved the writing.
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Nike fit suprisingly well. It was really tight but toes started to stretch out the liner fairly quick. And they had naroow ankles. Ride duce and 32 jp walker felt goo also. Burton was ok, but little loose around ankle.
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D is hardly wide - I rock E to EEE and also have long toes.
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Lin played one game for Erie and posted a triple-double. Lin has credited that game for lifting his confidence and leading to his Linderella story.
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Statistically, players numbers transfer best from the NCAA. There is simply less time and space to work with and the teams are typically more polished across the league. There is a lot better balance of talent, which leads to less scoring. Point per Game scoring from the NCAA transfers typically about 20% better to the NHL game than in the CHL. Amongst the CHL leagues, the WHL is the best, The OHL is a few percentage points below that, and the Q is a few percentage points below that. (EDIT: For the Record, the USHL typically transfers at about 50% below the Q).
The CIS is nowhere near any of those leagues. In fact, it transfers at about 70% below the CHL.
A few points.
A) When was the last time you saw anyone in the NCAAs score more than (or even around) 2 PTS/GP? And i'm talking about players in a legit conference. The only one I can name definitively is Paul Kariya for the U of Maine in 92 and 93 (look it up). Whereas in the CHL, we've had plenty of guys get near or reach 2 pts/gp. Last Year, Sven Bartschi and Jonathan Huberdeau did it. There may be others, i haven't looked. It's a combination of the NCAAs being a much more team oriented game, better defense, less careless play, and the talent level of offensive players just not being as high as we see in the CHL year in year out.
B) The CIS is nowhere comparable to either league. How many NHLers have been even played in the CIS? I can think of one. Joel Ward. Joel Ward has one of the coolest paths to the NHL ever. Look it up.
brendan morrison, martin st. louis, eric perrin all had higher than 2.0 PPG after kariya did. it's still an oddity to score at that clip from the 1980's until present and especially in today's NCAA which is more defensive oriented.
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Mets Game Recap: Mets 0 Dodgers 6July 8, 2011
- Final Score: Mets 0 – Dodgers 6
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- Key Moment In The Game: The key moment of the game was the top of the 1st inning when Clayton Kershaw took the mound. He pitched a gem tonight against the Mets going 8 IP | 5 H | 0 ER | 9 SO. Mets could never really get the offense going which is a credit to how well Kershaw pitched.
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- Dillon Gee: 5.2 IP | 5 H | 5 ER
- Mets Offense: 6 H | 0-6 RISP | 10 LOB. This was the fourth time the Mets were shut out this season.
- Mets had their 4 game winning streak snapped. They took 3-4 in this series.
- Before the game, Jose Reyes was placed on the 15 day DL retroactive to July 3rd with a hamstring issue.
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Potatoes, tomatoes, winter squashes, artichokes, beets, bamboo shoots, kohlrabi, broccoli, greens, carrots, Chinese cabbage, spinach, mushrooms, rutabagas, Brussels sprouts and parsnips are high in potassium. Choose summer squash, cucumber, onions, peas, radishes, okra, peppers, water chestnuts, lettuce, eggplant, kale, corn, cabbage, asparagus, celery, cauliflower or green beans instead. If you are worried about getting too much potassium from vegetables, you can also leach some of the potassium out of them by soaking them for at least two hours in a ratio of 10 times the amount of water to vegetables and then cooking them in a ratio of five times the amount of water to vegetables.
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Or the secret third option, FireFox's built in dev tools! Hit Shirt+F7 to open it. This thing is similar to FireBug, but I like it's stylesheet editor way more (syntax highlighting, etc) plus it's lighter weight.
I still use FireBug for certain inspecting tasks, as it still does some things better (like show padding and margin on the screen).
Chrome Dev Tools doesn't allow you to edit the stylesheet in text mode, which is a major feature I need! Chrome has a much better console, so it's superior for debugging scripts.
At least you know what your problem is; visual design. It looks like a prototype, not a finished design. So, you should start improving your design skills. Browse other themes that look amazing and study the CSS and look at how they design buttons, and text, and use of images and background textures, and box-shadows, etc.
Otherwise, you should look for a design partner. Ask around the forums if someone wants to team up with you. They can design, and you can code.
I don't have any themes for sale on here yet, but I am working on my first. However, I've been building custom wp sites for clients for 5 years, and pricing is always difficult to pin down.
I'll tell you that I have an hourly range, depending on the client and type of work, that I charge from $50 to $80 per hour.
If I'm just doing support, like talking them through how to update something, or checking why their posts aren't showing up and then fixing an options setting, I'll likely charge on the low end; so $50/hour for that kind of support.
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bravewhale said
...that if we start discussing standard ways to use shortcodes, CPTs, etc, we can being moving every developer in that direction. Just little by little.
What a noble thing to doAllthough i partly agree, just because it's your standard thing to do doesn't mean it has to be someone else's.
Haha, gee thanks
That's very true, and I don't propose we force this on anyone. I'm saying there are several devs who want to embrace this plugin methodology, so we should have a way for them to work toward the same goal. If you or another dev wants to follow suit and build with these standards, then wonderful! If not, then please continue as you wish. I just suspect if we start standardizing this sort of thing, and more devs jump on board, then it's more likely to be beneficial to all devs as time goes on.
I don't dislike themes that include a bunch of features, and I'm still amazed by what these authors can do, but I don't think it's a very scaleable or future proof way of building themes for the masses.
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All CPTs in separate plugins This means that users can activate only the CPTs they need, and have access to the data if they change themes.
That's excellent! That's a great reason to inlude CPTs as plugins, because not every customer needs each post type enabled. Plus, it help portability to their next theme.
I'm thinking there are enough developers here who want to embrace a more plug-able theme structure, that if we start discussing standard ways to use shortcodes, CPTs, etc, we can being moving every developer in that direction. Just little by little.
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Show me just one author that doesn't include shortcodes in his theme, doesn't include a drag & drop builder directly in the theme, but gives everything via plugins.
Here's one of the largest, most popular, high grossing sellers on the marketplace, I'm sure we all know of, who includes very little baked into each theme. And includes compatibility with their own set of plugins. http://themeforest.net/user/OrmanClark/portfolio
There you go. Others have followed suit, and more will do the same.
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The thing I like about ThemeForest is that, as I see it, they don't necessarily sell WordPress themes, they sell sites that happen to use WordPress as a backend. That's a huge distinction, and I think it's totally valid. As a TF customer, I'm not interested in buying a WordPress theme. I'm interested in buying a site.
This is very true; I'd imagine so for the majority of TF customers. So, another question is, should we as developers be able to dictate what a customer gets when they're looking for an all-in-one website solution, and with that, dictate how it is used?
If a customer wants a website built that's fully loaded, and a year from now wants something different that may have new or altered functionality and features, I'm sure they're aware that buying a different fully loading theme means almost starting over with their content input. In fact, I've had clients who need a theme and are typically fine with re-inputting content. It's almost expected as being part of the web development process.
I certainly favor plug-ability in theme development, but I think there's another layer here we need to work through. The web development customer is either paying for a service from a design company who may build a wordpress site, or they're buying a theme on TF. Either way I think a lot of these customers look at it as a site that one day will need to be redesigned and the content may need to be reworked.
How far should we go to determine how a theme is built and used when there are these types of customers?
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I even brought up the notion of a "WP Gold Certified" badge for themes that choose to uphold the highest of "best practices".
I had this exact idea I think developers here on TF should unite and form an alliance, with a badge we can play on our profiles. This would indicate that we follow a standard set of development guidelines, and if the customer buys themes from us they know they'll be safe during theme changes.
I would argue that WP doesn't need a standard plugin to handle shortcodes. What WP needs is a standard list of shortcodes that all themes support.
Instead just waiting around for an official codex release of standard wordpress development guidelines, I think we should band together here on TF, as an alliance, and start deciding on these standards right now! Since it's such an important issue on TF, there could be several forum threads related to determining these guidelines; starting with a standard list of shortcodes. I may be so bold to start that thread myself
Thanks to everyone for chiming in! I didn't think it would get this many replies.
I believe my question was answered. I failed to realize that Themeforest isn't actually responsible for the copyright infringement of others, therefore of course all these themes with Pixar images get accepted!
I'm well aware of my own responsibility to uphold copyright laws
Buying stock photos is a great idea, but I wish there was another resource of high quality industry images, such as Pixar or Dreamworks, that are purposely made available for use in demo material. That'd be awesome
Thanks again everyone!
How do these themes pass the Themeforest review and get accepted to the marketplace if in fact the images they use are copyrighted? Is it possible there is a repository of these high quality Pixar / other movie images that are in fact public domain and free to use?
I see so many theme previews with beautiful images from Pixar, Disney, and other movies that I only assume are copyrighted images. Are they breaking copyright laws by using these, and where can I get images like this to legally use in my theme previews?


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One stumbling block for Rossi will be getting the entire state party behind him.
Slurring her words and stumbling on her delivery, people wondered aloud if, gasp, Sawyer was drunk on air.
How ironic that his noble birth didn't keep him from stumbling over some very ignoble deeds.
Late at night I would hear from afar their stumbling footsteps and their voices raised in endless argument.
Biddy might have answered: "I've done some stumbling, thank you, and thanks to you."
My recollection is even now confused as to the following moments and our stumbling escape from that gruesome spot.
Is it right to bring occasions of stumbling into the church?
But even as he wheeled and fell, stumbling down the hillside, his flung arm apparently had gained a weapon.
c.1300, "to trip or miss one's footing" (physically or morally), probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. dialectal Norwegian stumla, Swedish stambla "to stumble"), probably from a variant of the Proto-Germanic base *stam-, source of Old English stamerian "to stammer," German stumm "dumb, silent." Possibly influenced in form by stumpen "to stumble," but the -b- may be purely euphonious. Meaning "to come (upon) by chance" is attested from 1550s. Stumbling-block first recorded 1526, used in Rom. xiv:13 to translate Greek skandalon.
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Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index rebounding from its biggest slump since June, after U.S. shares advanced and Japanese companies posted earnings that cheered investors.
Panasonic Corp. surged 19 percent, its largest gain in almost 40 years of trading, after Japan's biggest consumer-electronics maker posted third-quarter profit that beat analyst estimates. Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction gained 8.2 percent in Seoul after the homebuilder's rating was raised at KTB Securities Co. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. sank 4.3 percent as markets reopened in Taipei after the Lunar New Year holiday.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 0.8 percent to 131.16 as of 11:15 p.m. in Tokyo, after plunging the most since June 20 yesterday. U.S. equities rebounded as 21 of 24 emerging-market currencies advanced against the dollar and data showed factory orders fell less than estimated in December.
"The market is breathing a sigh of relief," said Masaaki Yamaguchi, equity market strategist at Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest brokerage by market value. "Confidence is coming back after emerging-nation currencies stabilized and U.S. data weren't as bad as expected. The U.S. rebound gave a good reason for the market to rise after slumping."
The MSCI Asia-Pacific gauge plunged 4.6 percent in January for its worst start to a year since 2009 as the Federal Reserve pressed ahead with cutting stimulus even amid concern over China's economic slowdown and volatility in developing markets.
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South Korea's Kospi index rose 0.2 percent. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index slipped 0.5 percent, while New Zealand's NZX 50 Index added 0.1 percent. Markets in mainland China and Vietnam were closed for holidays.
The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.6 percent after capping an 11 percent slump yesterday from its December peak. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index of mainland shares traded in Hong Kong lost 0.4 percent. Taiwan's Taiex Index lost 2.3 percent in the first day of trading since Jan. 27 with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing falling 4.3 percent to NT$100.50. Singapore's Straits Times Index fell 0.2 percent.
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The MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan Index fell 0.3 percent to 435.08 as technology and health-care companies led declines.
"There are not a lot of incentives for people to jump in," Andrew Sullivan, a Hong Kong-based director of sales trading at Kim Eng Securities, said by phone. "China is still on holiday and news flow is still quite light. There are a lot of macroeconomic issues out there that are overhanging the market."
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 0.8 percent. The measure gained 0.8 percent yesterday, rebounding from a three-month low as investors assessed corporate earnings. Data from the Census Bureau yesterday showed factory orders slipped 1.5 percent in December, compared with the average economist estimate of a 1.8 percent decline in a Bloomberg survey.
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Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest carmaker, jumped 6 percent to 5,830 yen in Tokyo. Toyota yesterday reported profit quintupled last quarter and raised its forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31 to an unprecedented 1.9 trillion yen.
Sony Corp. soared 4.6 percent to 1,600 yen after a person familiar with the matter said the company is in talks to sell its Japanese personal-computer business to buyout firm Japan Industrial Partners Inc.
Hyundai Development gained 8.2 percent to 25,600 won after the homebuilder's rating was raised to buy from hold at KTB Securities with a 12-month target price of 29,000 won.
The Asia-Pacific gauge traded at 12.3 times estimated earnings, compared with 14.9 for the S&P 500 and 13.5 for the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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Younger brother of Joseph Smith, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Church Patriarch for a time, William Smith had tumultuous yet devoted relationships with Joseph, his fellow members of the Twelve, and the LDS and RLDS (Community of Christ) churches. Walker's imposing biography examines not only William's complex life in detail, but also sheds additional light on the family dynamics of Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, as well as the turbulent intersections between the LDS and RLDS churches. William B. Smith: In the Shadow of a Prophet is a vital contribution to Mormon history in both the LDS and RLDS traditions.
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The other night, I rolled two miles downtown to a poetry reading—it was a lovely near-solstice night. Now that I've traded academia for a disability "retirement" in a small town, the peripheral ephemera of poetry (well, except blogging) is not so accessible to me.
We have a college here, but its small poetry community is aligned with the avant-garde and generally does not cross-pollinate with the poets of the town. So my life is quite different now.
The reading was given by my friend Tim Kelly, on the occasion of his new book, Extremities, published by Oberlin. I think it's his fourth book.
Normally, a poet of his stature would be ensconced at a small university. But instead he has chosen to work as a physical therapist, which has affected his presence in the buzzing ego-driven world of poetry. I've been thinking about Travis's post about worker poets. Tim has been fortunate because he has a skill that is in demand, one that also has allowed him to take time off to write, teach, and raise his sons…then jump back into working at no detriment to his livelihood.
We have about 30,000 people in this town, about 30 will show up at a poetry reading if the poet beats the bushes and rouses his/her friends. People often ask me if I miss teaching, and I do, for the conversation about poetry, for the sheer interest in it, which is lacking in the greater world.
Or sometimes I think I need a larger city. But even amidst this relative quiet I find there are a large number of intrusions. So I don't thinkI could handle any more distractions or temptations.
But I envied D.A.'s access to graffitti.
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Thanks for the post, Lucia. This might sound like a stupid question, but do you get the sense that people there come to readings for the poetry? Or more for the sense of community?
I think that's a good question about readings anywhere, big cities or small towns.
Daisy, Yes, that's totally true, and I would ask the same thing if Lucia had posted a Big City Poetry Reading piece, though no one ever would. Right? Having just come from a reading here in the big city (er, the medium sized urban area) and wondered why we were all there. Happily, as I enjoyed the work. And the community.
I thought about this, and decided it was 78% community, because who can really be PRESENT for a whole poetry reading. I can't. I drift off into writing my own poems (readings can be productive this way)–but now it occurs to me that may be ego-driven, a manifestation of my wanting to one-up the reader.
When it's not fun is when you can tell people are only there because they think it will be good for them like medicine. I'm off to give a reading here in Philly momentarily with my fellow Harriet emeritus Jeffrey McDaniel. Who I'm guessing is nothing like medicine!
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It does look good. I would recommend some wire ties on the harnesses and I would suggest labels on the wires.
One white wire appears to be terminated poorly. (yellow connector)
Re: High wattage appliances.
I have sailed boats with microwaves and toasters. I run the engine when I use these. (I do the same with an anchor windlass)
The electric kettle can be easily replaced by a good old fashioned one on the stove.
Nice set-up.
My first reaction reading this is that a bigger inverter/charger can power a standard microwave. But you've found a lower-powered one that works. Good on you. Our microwave sucks our 330ah house bank down rapidly, but it's useful for exactly what you describe. (The toaster uses more amps than the microwave though. I took it off the boat after getting a toaster that fits over the propane stove.)
Second thing, you got the battery monitor. It's the most useful upgrade we've put on the boat.
Do you have a fridge yet? That will really use-up the amps and will require a nice big solar panel or two. LED interior lights could come first (conservation is cheaper than more generation). Once you get the solar panels, you won't need the dock very much at all.
Retired too. Does that mean you'll be cruising full time for awhile?
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Upgrading the AC/DC System in My Cal31
I retired and moved aboard my 1979 Cal31 in July 2010. I have quite enjoyed the freedom to leave the dock and sail anytime I want and have spent many happy days in local anchorages this last year. However, as the 5 year warranty on my two batteries approached I found myself calling for Vessel Assist to get a jump start more than once.
I have to say, I was not good about checking the water levels on the two group 27 batteries. I had upgraded these from group 24s when I bought the boat and replaced the "clip-on" automotive style charger with a nice 8 amp Redicharger. However, the charger was in the cockpit locker and I seldom checked the gauge. I had a sneaky suspicion all was not well. Also, I had recently rebuilt my windlass upgrading the motor from 700 watts to 1000 watts so I knew I needed more amp hours. Also, I wanted to run my vacuum cleaner while at anchor to clean up all the dirt and sand I was bringing back from my hikes ashore. Finally, a test showed my alternator had given up the ghost and was not charging my batteries.
I had spoken with my boat mechanic and he agreed to work with me on upgrading my systems. His solution was a Xantrex Freedom 1800 charger/inverter. This would charge the batteries at 40 amps using a "smart" three stage charger which varied the amps and volts to give the fastest and safest charge and to maintain the batteries at the correct "float" level. The charger would provide all the necessary DC for lights, etc. while connected to shore power (or my ancient Honda generator) and automatically switch to provide AC, up to 1800 watts, while off the grid.
To power the inverter I upgraded to group 31 AGM batteries. Yeah, no more unstrapping the batteries to check the water levels. The combined batteries give me 204 amp hours or a little over 100 while never going below 50%. I also added a group 24 starter battery connected to the house bank with an isolator so I would never have to worry about starting if I ran the house bank down.
To charge these batteries we installed a Balmar 100 amp charger. This has the added advantage of putting a good load on my little 14 hp Universal diesel so it doesn't run cold - and heats up my water faster! Last, I added a Xantrex LinkLite battery monitor - like a super fancy gas gauge for my batteries. It will tell me the voltages for both the house bank and the starter battery, the input/out amperage, the number of amp hours used and a bar graph showing the percent of charge left.
After three weeks cruising in Channel Islands National Park I feel I have made a good investment (of about three B.O.A.T. units). One thing I know I need to do is replace my 1.5 amp anchor light with a low draw LED unit. I have purchased a small 700 watt microwave which, although I have yet to find a good place to stow it while underway, is a handy device for heating leftovers. I love being able to clean up spills with the vacuum cleaner. I have even used my electrice tea kettle but the draw on this (1500 watts), even for a short time, really draws down the batteries.
The new alternator will, for example, take me from 56% to 92% charge in about a hours running which gives me enough hot water to wash dishes and shave and "french" bathe. The Xantrex charger takes a little longer to bring the batteries up to full but the three stage charge (bulk/adsorption/float) is completely automatic. I love not having to worry about whether I need to check the water level in the AGMs. And knowing the engine will always have power to start is priceless.
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But some observers say Judge Vaughn R. Walker has already made his decision. That's after he sent a list of 39 questions to attorneys in the case, explaining what he wants them to address in their closing arguments.
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