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Even though the second Tim Flannery article ("Nuclear future", Herald, September 26) seems, at first, to open the door to nuclear power, it is clear by the end of the article that the nuclear option is not the way to go in Australia. It is too expensive and too dangerous to be practical. In addition, once the necessary vast sums are expended on a nuclear-based power grid, we will have created an entrenched industry that, to protect its investment, will do whatever it takes to derail the development of safer and more environmentally friendly alternatives, just like the current fossil fuel industry is doing.
The sad fact is that there is no viable alternative that will produce the amount of electricity that is needed, and there probably won't be until controlled hydrogen fusion or controlled antimatter annihilation is mastered. In the meantime, it will be necessary to phase out fossil fuel-powered generators with wind, geothermal, solar and tidal generators while, at the same time, and most importantly, drastically reducing per capita consumption of power in the developed world. The latter is really the only action that will have a chance of saving the planet.
Bob Thomas Bowral
Tim Flannery has written about climate change and some different solutions including nuclear power. There are all sorts of comments offering solutions. Nowhere have I read or heard about actually reducing our use of energy. A solar hot-water heater on every house is one simple way in Australia. It would create a large industry to supply and service the demand while reducing our energy costs and greenhouse emissions. Too simple?
John Gorton Port Macquarie
The story of Easter Island haunts historians. How could a people be so short-sighted as to cut down their last tree, thereby ensuring their own demise? Here's a clue. On Saturday was the grimmest report on climate change I have seen in my years of reading the Herald. "Our civilisation faces its darkest hour" ran the headline.
On Monday, 12 readers made suggestions about what the Federal Government should do with surplus funds. Although several of the letters were pro-environmental, not one suggested using the funds to reduce our output of carbon dioxide.
Carl Sparre Eastwood
Too darn hot? Buy an air- conditioner make that two. Your purchase will add to global warming, but heck - we've got an economy to grow.
Gordon Hocking Oyster Bay
Tim Flannery's discussion of the issue of alternative power sources misrepresents the extent of the accident at Chernobyl. The latest estimates from the ongoing UN study, quoted in your newspaper last month, put the death toll to date at about 50, with 4000 potential deaths anticipated. While 1800 thyroid cases have been identified, the death toll quoted by Flannery is just wrong.
Nuclear power needs to be examined critically, but it is very important not to overstate, or understate, the consequences of the Chernobyl accident.
Professor Aidan Byrne Department of Physics, ANU, Canberra
On the same day I read Tim Flannery's thoughts on climate change, and his inference that it is creating more frequent and more devastating hurricanes, I read an equally compelling article in The Economist about a study that showed no correlation between rising surface temperatures in the six ocean basins where hurricanes form and the recent increase in the frequency or ferocity of the storms.
What is one to believe? Everything from earthquakes to typhoons are blamed on climate change and recent doomsday predictions are based, at best, on worst-case scenarios produced by climate modelling that most legitimate scientists acknowledge is highly speculative.
One could be forgiven for thinking that a scientist of Dr Flannery's calibre should flower his comments with a bit more fact and a little less emotion, unless his only aim is to sell a book.
David Schad Dural
In the context of Tim Flannery's call to action on global warming, the proposed energy-guzzling desalination plant is an archaic and downright irresponsible solution for Sydney's water needs.
Georgina Friday Willoughby
Our former prime minister, Bob Hawke, has hit the airwaves advocating that Australia become the dumping ground for the world's nuclear waste. During one of his election campaigns he famously called an elderly voter a "silly old bugger". Now he is one.
Trevor Nayler Ermington
Labor lackeys in terrorism's theatre of the absurd
Has anyone noticed that this crazy bidding war over anti-terrorism laws ("PM resists use-by date on terrorism powers", Herald, September 27) is more and more resembling a Monty Python sketch? It starts relatively normal and sane and then gets progressively more absurd.
Is the terrorism threat so dire that we need to sign away our civil rights this way? Are the laws really going to help much anyway? There is far more danger to everyone from traffic accidents or heart disease or cancer. In the meantime, real and large-scale threats, such as global warming and bird flu, hardly raise a ripple.
Robert Howard Vaucluse
Most people agree, albeit reluctantly, that the police need more powers than normal to combat terrorism. However, it is necessary more than ever that these powers be given only to the police, not the faceless fools in the secret service or intelligence agencies. And people detained must be presented to a court of law, even if they have yet to be charged.
There is much reference to slippery slopes these days and the position presented to us in the name of safety is surely at the edge of the steepest, most slippery slope of all. May we tread wisely and carefully.
E.E. Cook Ainslie (ACT)
When Robert Menzies attempted to ban the Communist Party, Labor, under the flawed Doc Evatt, stood up to be counted. Instead of meekly following, Evatt launched a principled campaign, and in the subsequent referendum, Australians supported democratic freedom over scaremongering.
The sight of Labor premiers trooping to Canberra to inevitably support John Howard's continued dismantling of our fundamental tenets of democracy is pitiful. Howard has Labor spooked in a way that even Menzies could only dream about.
Mark Latham is right on one thing: Labor stands for nothing.
Greg Loder Springwood
New laws? Proof positive the terrorists have won.
Paul Hopmeier Lane Cove
Councillors may have a touch of sun
Another harebrained scheme from Randwick City Council. They couldn't get the parking meter idea up, so now they're trying to install deckchairs for hire at Clovelly pool ("Deckchair or towel class, love?", Herald, September 27). Not for profit, mind you, purely for the comfort of visitors who don't like sitting on that hard concrete the council has slapped around. What next? Compulsory insurance to be taken out for protection against those scary blue gropers?
Sam Gordon Clovelly
Not satisfied with its mindless vandalism in concreting over most of the northern side of Clovelly Bay, Randwick council now demonstrates that when it comes to being out of touch it is in a league of its own. I suggest the Mayor, Councillor Ted Seng, and his buddies have been sitting on deckchairs in the hot sun a little more than is good for them.
Tom McGinness Randwick
Drive now, pay later
"People say, what about the environment? For me, my children's safety is more important," says Chris Rooney ("They're big, aggressive beasts - and that's just the drivers", Herald, September 27). She may want to consider what kind of environment her children will have in 30 years' time. Or, perhaps, consider the safety of others' children as these oversized machines duck in and out of school zones with seemingly no regard for anyone else.
Ian Holder Bossley Park
Chris Rooney, when your (and my) children are struggling for fresh air and clean water under a pitiless sun, I'm sure they will thank you profusely for driving them to kindergarten in a tank.
Harry Rowland O'Connor (ACT)
Proud Aussie, but
Suggestions that it will take more than 12 months for David Hicks to obtain British citizenship seem strange to me ("British citizenship delay pits Hicks against time", Herald, September 27). I applied for British citizenship on 2002 by virtue of my father's British citizenship. Three documents sent by registered mail, a cheque and a declaration, and I had my passport in my hands in just three working days.
I am glad for my British citizenship. Although I am a proud Australian, I know that if I am in trouble overseas the Australian Government will do little, and it will likely be the British Government that will bail me out. It is sad that this is the case, but it is the cold reality.
Seumas Hyslop Rozelle
Put port elsewhere
Frank Sartor could step into John Howard's shoes in a heartbeat with his arrogant intention to keep the Port Botany expansion decision a secret until he has approved it ("Anger over decision to keep port study secret", Herald, September 26). With this already congested area (airport, chemical plants, fuel terminals), one would think Newcastle or Port Kembla would be the sensible choice. Do we really need another terrorist target in our city?
Brian Johnson Gymea
Judged wanting
So, if I follow James Allan ("Let's draw a line through a bill of rights", Herald, September 26), the objection to a bill of rights is that a judge might have to interpret and enforce it, something better left (although I'm not at all sure how - and it isn't clear that James is, either) to voters at election time. You're at the top of your powers, James, and no mistake. The thought of letting all those libertarian judges interpret the law and enforce it is, godammit, downright frightening. If the judges are allowed to do that, why, it won't be long before someone will say they could decide criminal cases, trade practices disputes and tax questions, things which we voters are obviously much better at doing than any silly old judge.
Peter Rosier Annandale
Cabbies on track
Sydney taxi drivers have taken action themselves to equip cabs with global positioning systems (Letters, September 26). The NSW Taxi Drivers Association is recommending that all drivers fit a new GPS/Eftpos/hands-free mobile to help better service passengers. It will be funded by the credit card surcharge - a win-win for passengers and cabbies alike.
Michael Jools Rozelle
I have experimented with a GPS between Cronulla and the city. First it tried to persuade me to go via Rockdale rather than Brighton-le-Sands, and then it tried to get me to do a right turn in the middle of Southern Cross Drive. They are of assistance, but I wouldn't like to rely on them, and they certainly cannot tell you to avoid crowded roads.
John Ready Cronulla
Deserving rich
Can David Ashton of Orange (Letters, September 26) answer this: why should I, as a relatively high income earner, contribute more to society because I have worked hard and got where I am today? Does that mean I should pay more for hospitals and schools even though I use them as much or even less than someone who doesn't work or doesn't earn as much as me?
If there is more money left at the end of the financial year, give it to the people who put it there: the payers of high tax.
A. Perry Quakers Hill
Hello, it's the bush
The rest of NSW is constantly ignored by a Sydney that is inward-looking and conceited. We too have high fuel prices, crappy roads, bad hospitals and the like. The deafening silence in Sydney about the woes of the rest of the state says it all. We listen to you bleat about being 10 minutes late for work because the tunnel is too expensive and the roads are clogged. Then we look around us and wonder where all the money is going. It's all invested in bloody big holes in the ground so Sydneysiders can avoid catching a bus.
Peter Williams Leeton
Scalping is fair play
Can someone explain why scalping is such a dastardly crime ("Yours for $1000 - a grand final ticket", Herald, September 27)? To me, it looks like a free-market solution to a situation of fixed supply but changeable demand. Yes, original ticket buying opportunities should be maximised by limiting block purchases and the like. But, after that, if I buy a ticket that I no longer wish to keep, and find a willing buyer, then I don't understand why the original seller of the ticket should care. They suffer no loss, no other existing ticket holder is disadvantaged, and I take the risk on cost recovery.
Brendan Jones Annandale
Nostalgia rules the headline hit parade
With Herald headlines and photo captions like "Egrets, they had a few" and "Bush says he will not, he will not be moved" (September 24-25), as well as "Fly me to the moon or, better still, Adelaide" (September 26), I wonder if your subeditors trained at the Conservatorium of Music around 1960.
Caroline Cass Bondi
Sorry about that, Chief
"Missed it by that much." Agent 86 dies aged 82.
Allan Gibson Cherrybrook
Following all the recent sporting successes and subsequent interviews with players, interviewers, broadcasters and sportsmen, please note the word is "camaraderie" from the French, not "comraderie" from the Gough Whitlam.
Victoria Brown Ingleburn
Burst bubble
My life feels empty. No longer do I have Keith Austin or Popsi Bubblehead to entertain me on a Tuesday morning. The irony of Good Food Month without Keith has not been lost on me.
Monique Darcy Frenchs Forest
A tall story
I am now really curious. Is our esteemed and erudite fellow letters contributor from Balmain, Bruce Spence (Letters, September 27), the long, tall actor from ABC TV's Certain Women and other more recent television productions? I must know.
A.M. Doe Russell Lea
Shake down the thunder
The guys at onlinecatholics .com.au who have been complaining about Cardinal Pell's elegant and entirely appropriate attire clearly have far too much time on their hands (Spike, September 26).
It is a sign of His Eminence's well-known broadmindedness that he dressed on that occasion in Sydney Swans colours even though he is a Richmond supporter. It seems to have worked, though.
Ephraem Chifley Glebe
In response to Christopher Kernahan's question on whether it is too late to jump on the Swannies' bandwagon (Letters, September 26), perhaps he should consider the Tigers' one as it seems to be attracting its fair share of part-time supporters.
Andrew Forster Balmain
I'm no Henry Lawson, Ian Semmel (Letters, September 27), but I call this The Man from Flyin' Mark:
A high-flyin' Swannie called Leo
Played a game full of courage and brio.
In that thrilling fourth quarter
He grabbed a rip-snorter.
Thank God he wasn't drafted by Freo.
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I started developing at age 9, by the 7th grade I was a 36C and was already getting attention from guys due to my breast. All of my friends were jealous, I was "the girl with big boobs." Yes, it made me self-conscious but I liked the size of my boobs, it completed my curvy figure (I have what my family calls a "bubble butt").
However, by 11th grade I was a 36DD and weighed 135lbs. I couldn't fit into swimsuits, shirts that my friends and even mom could wear looked slutty on me. Even with shirts underneath I still showed A LOT of cleavage. My back and neck started to hurt, too. By the time I was a freshman in college I was a DDD. My fiance didn't like how much cleavage I showed and I told him I couldn't help it. After showing him just what I went through with getting dressed and trying to find appropriate clothes he agreed that it wasn't my fault.
Once when I was at the mall I actually had a guy say "Damn, do those have their own Zip Code?!" For a LONG time I've felt like a freak. I felt like I wasn't attractive, people only paid attention to me because of my boobs. Guys only thought I was hot because of my body. On top of my boobs my butt (and still does) always got commented on as well. For a thin, young, white woman I had a very curvaceous body.
Now, after having a kid and (attempting) to breast feed, I am a 34G! My back causes me such pain that at times I can't move or pick up my son. Also, I tried for 10 weeks to breast feed my son. My breast were so large that my nearly 8 lb baby got lost, literally HIDDEN under my breast during feeding. I couldn't see if he was latched properly because my boobs were so large, it hurt to hold him in position, I had flat nipples which made it hard for him to latch...and on top of it all he had a minor "tied tongue". After 6 weeks I ended up pumping exclusively. However, I never got enough because I couldn't find a breast shield big enough for my boobs. My son would get so frustrated after trying multiple times to latch onto my huge, flat nipples that he would get angry and cry and wiggle like crazy. After multiple break downs and emotional nights, my husband and mom asked me if I had considered a reduction? Of course not I said. If I get a reduction I won't be able to breast feed...and that was very important to me. I was a major advocate of breast feeding so to realize that I couldn't BF my own son was a fatal blow.
The difficulty breast feeding is actually what decided me on the reduction. My mom pointed out that I had so much difficulty with my son, there was no guarantee that the next child would be more successful. My breast were so large that they caused BF problems anyway, it'd be best to get the reduction and relieve myself of the pain so I could be a better mom. After consulting the surgeon and finding out that I could still breast feed but would have to supplement I finally decided to do it. And the fact that after BF after a reduction it actually "regrew" the lost milk ducts so the next child would most likely be able to fully breast feed I new it was I needed to do.
So I'm not only doing this for me, I'm doing it for my son and future children.
Breast Reduction Tomorrow - Iowa
I started developing at age 9, by the 7th grade I...
I started developing at age 9, by the 7th grade I was a 36C and was already getting attention from guys due to my breast. All of my friends were jealous, I was "the girl with big boobs." Yes, it made me self-conscious but I liked the size of my boobs, it completed my curvy figure (I have what my family calls a "bubble butt").
Got discharged form the Surgery facility at 7am...
Dr. Cherny said my breast looked lovely and I should be about a D cup once they drop and all that. He said not to brag but "You have lovely breast tissue, partly because of your young age, and should heal up nicely. Also, you aren't flat which sometimes happens with reductions. You still have that nice full breast shape."
Those were the exact words I needed to hear! I will try to post some pictures this week. And thanks for all of the well wishes.
Finally, some pics! Tomorrow I will be 5 weeks...

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Sermon Illustrations: Forgiveness
A psychology student said to his father, "One thing we learn in psychology is how to deal with people's guilt. We try to convince them they shouldn't feel guilty. But no matter how much we try it doesn't work." His father was a Christian and said, "Of course it doesn't work son. They are guilty."
Micah 7:19 "He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea." A song says there's a sign on the edge of that sea which says, "No Fishing".
Ps 103:12 "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us." God said He has removed our sins as far as the east is from the west. Why not as far as the north is from the south? Because you can only travel north for a limited distance. Once you hit a certain point, you will be going south again. But it doesn't matter how far east or west you travel, you will still be travelling east or west.
A minister had sinned very badly and even though he had confessed his sin, he never felt forgiven. A lady in his church was always saying, "The Lord said to me " It wasn't that he didn't believe her, because she was usually right, but she really irked him. One day he said, "If God is speaking to you, ask Him to tell you what it was I did years ago." A few days later, she came back to him. "Well?" he demanded. "Did you ask Him?" "Yes," she replied. "And what did He say?" asked the minister. "He said He doesn't remember."
The true story of Elisabeth Elliot. Her husband, Jim Elliot was a missionary to a South American tribe of Indians. After only 27 months of marriage he was murdered by the Indians he was trying to help. Years later, she remarried and her second husband died of cancer. At one point while she was a widow she actually went back to share God's love with the same tribe of Indians that had murdered her husband. How was she able to do that? Because she found it in her heart to forgive.
Evangelist Charles Finney preached on 1 John 1:7 "....The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin." A stranger asked him to walk home with him; against all advice he did. Ushering Finney into the rear of a building, he locked the door and pocketed the key. "Don't be afraid," the man said. "I just want to ask you some questions. Do you believe what you preached tonight?" "I most certainly do," replied Finney. "We're in the back of a saloon and I'm the owner. Mothers come in here lay, their babies on the counter and beg me not to sell liquor to their husbands. I turn a deaf ear to their cry. When a man leaves here we see to it that he's well under the influence. More than one man has been killed on the railway tracks after leaving here. Can God forgive a man like me?" the man asked. "I have only one authority. 'The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin,'" said the evangelist. The stranger wasn't satisfied yet and asked, "If a man doesn't spend all his money on liquor, we take him to our gambling hall and fleece him of his last dollar with marked cards. Can God forgive a man with a heart like that?" "I have only one authority. 'The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin,'" Finney replied again. The stranger still wasn't finished. He said, "Across the street is my wife and daughter. Neither has heard a kind word from me in five years. Their bodies bear the marks of my brutal attacks. Can God forgive a man with a heart like that?" Finney lowered his head and said, "You've painted one of the darkest pictures I've ever seen. But still I have only one authority. 'The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.'" That night that man became a new creature in Christ.
When someone hurts you, you've been robbed. Because that's what the enemy does (Jn 10:10), and that person is acting as an agent of the enemy. But if you don't forgive, you will continue to be robbed. Picture this: Someone comes and knocks on your door in the middle of the night. You're sound asleep so you don't hear it. But you have a guest, and they hear it and answer the door. "I want to rob your house." "Sure", says the guest. "Come on in." And the guest goes back to bed. In the morning, you wake up and find out that the thief has taken all your electrical goods. And worse, you find out that your guest is responsible. Would you be angry? Of course! You kick your guest out, and the next night, you're still so angry that you can't sleep. There's another knock at the door. This time you answer the door. "I want to rob your house." "Sure," you reply. "Come on in." Then you go back to bed. In the morning, you wake up and find out that the thief has taken all your jewellery. Who's to blame this time? You are. If someone hurts you, it's not your fault you've been robbed of your goods, your reputation, your innocence. But when you refuse to forgive, and by doing that you open the door and let the enemy just keep robbing you, then it becomes your fault.
Bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other guy to die.
When I was a kid we had what we called a "magic slate". I loved my magic slate. You could start doing a drawing, make an absolute mess of it, and that was okay. Because you just pulled the sheet up on the magic slate, and it all just disappeared, and you could just start again. God gives us the opportunity to have a clean slate with Him every day of our lives.
People who say they don't want to go to church because they went once and someone hurt them, are like the person with diarrhoea who says, "I had a bad experience in a toilet once, and I'll never darken the door of a toilet again."
There's no revenge as complete as forgiveness.


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Volunteer Application 2014 Great AZ Beer Fest-Saturday March 1, 2014
Sun Sounds Foundation
Who's Going
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Event Details
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the Great AZ Beer Festival. This event, put on by the Sun Sounds Foundation, is the main fundraising event for Sun Sounds of Arizona.
Sun Sounds of Arizona provides audio access to information to people who cannot read print because they have a disability. Service is available on the radio, telephone, and internet as a live stream or podcast. Sun Sounds also serves listeners in hospitals and residential facilities around the state, and every Time-Warner Cable subscriber in Yuma.
Volunteer shifts are as follows:
Friday 11am-4pm Set-up
Saturday 9am-3pm - Set up and front gate
Saturday Noon-6pm (arrive 11:30 for training) - duties may include front gate, VIP area, Designated Driver, wristbanding, tee-shirt tent, brewer & vendor check-in, beer pouring, volunteer tent, ticket sales, operations, miscellaneous tasks as needed
Saturday 3-8pm - duties may include brewer & vendor check in, tear down and other miscellaneous tasks as needed
Sunday 10am-3pm - final tear down
If you have volunteered before you know things can get a little crazy on Saturday We will do our best to place you with your friend, co-workers or spouse but we ask that you be flexible with assignments and placement.
Please be sure to wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Most of you will be on your feet most of the day and possibly in the sun. If you have company logowear you'd like to wear we encourage businesses to do that. Also bring sun block a hat & sunglasses. We will provide water, snacks and a light lunch.
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A trial lawyer fighting for freedom one client at a time
So we're to have four more years of Barack Obama in the White House. Good, I say. Better him than a throwback to a 1960s sitcom. Once the election results were tallied and the loser had conceded the race, it suddenly came to me: I distrusted Mitt Romney because he reminded me of one of the black and white characters on weekly television shows I watched as a kid. The man had the look, feel, sound, and, apparently, the two-dimensional ethos, of a prime-time stock character. Call him Ward Cleaver, the great white father of the perfect family.
That was the point, wasn't it? Decoded, this "golly gee" wizard from Bain Capital was really just a cultural cipher. Vote for Mitt and, why, we'd be safe again. There'd be a world in which good was clearly good, and evil was clearly evil. Drive off the ambiguity. Father knows best, doesn't he? Mitt was nostalgia, pure and simple. Could the world just be white a little while longer?
In the days following the election, it became evident that Mitt was the white man's last best hope. He did well among white male voters who bothered to cast a ballot. It was women, blacks, Hispanics who broke away from him. As the nation approaches a demographic tipping point in which Caucasians will soon be a minority – mark your calendars, 2041 is the date – the defeat of Mitt Romney was heralded by some as the death knell of the white male.
I should mourn more than I do, being, as I am, a member of that privileged cast. But white men can't mourn such things, that would be racism, a reflection of misogyny, an atavistic refusal to embrace a world of new possibilities for people of all sorts. Working-class white voter turn out was low this year. If there's no white in the rainbow, why vote?
Is this why there is such a great fascination with television and movie dramas about the apocalypse? The world we knew is over. Let's tear it all down, and start from scratch. We can build with a few other folks just like us, sharing our values, our skin. What we can't face is a world remade, different in hue, in culture, in language, yet orderly nonetheless. We can face neither the end of the American Century nor the end of white world. And if we are not to see the world re-made, then let's ourselves become zombies, members of the walking dead.
A world is passing. White world is in mourning.
Let's decode some of the nonsense peddled by the right.
Obama is not a citizen, and hence ineligible to be president? No proof will ever suffice to prove to a certain kind of white man that Obama should be president. Yes, blacks can vote. But can they govern themselves, much less the nation? Why look at Detroit, a third-world ghetto governed by African-Americans and reverting now to weeds. Oh, my, how sweet the world was when others were the white man's burden; what now that we have become a burden to the world?
Let's be sure to be bound by the intentions of Framers, shall we? All white. All men. All bound to a vision of government and the good life that benefits a few at the expense of many enslaved, or treated as something less than citizens. Originalism has become a high-brow defense of white, middle-class values. Harry Truman's world was one Jefferson would have approved of.
Let's keep the borders secure against the Hispanic horde flooding in from the South! Never mind that the forebears of most citizens arrived in this country when borders were open. Today, I suspect we'd strip search the Statue of Liberty before permitting her to stand in New York harbor. Immigrants threaten our way of life, right? Tell it to Native Americans.
Gays can't marry. What would Ozzie and Harriet think? One-man, one-woman, for life wed, that's the way, right? And out-of-wedlock children, how declasse. The nuclear family is under assault. Prepare for the collapse of civilization.
No, prepare for change. Civilizations are merely settled ways of life. They change as circumstances change and call for adaptation.
The re-election of Barack Obama is the turning of a new chapter. It will become increasingly impossible for white world to recapture the White House. Demography is destiny. Our complexion as a people is changing, and so, perhaps inevitably, will our institutions.
We white guys still enjoy enormous privilege. By accident of birth, I get a leg up in the race for life's goodies. I get that. But I see the center slipping away. I see a new world in which my place if far from certain, and, yes, I am threatened by the prospect of all this change. I feel a sense of loss over a world that will soon be gone forever. I cannot share the enthusiasm of the newly arrived, those who suffered, labored and strove for the recognition they only now receive, the power they only now yield. I can only accept the change and strive to embrace a broader vision. But in a world of limited resources, that which I can no longer take for granted is lost to me. I would be a liar to refuse to acknowledge the loss.
I am forbidden the moral energy of identity politics. Others can assert their accidents of birth as foundations on which a new world is to be built. I am expected simply to let go of a world I inherited but did not earn. Ambivalence marks my journey; I behold the excitement of the newly arrived with envy.
I voted for Barack Obama because I thought he'd better serve in a changing world. But on reflection all this talk of changing demographics scares me. If the world is no longer mine, then whose is it?
Even if you are in mourning about the results of the presidential election, and I am not, you will agree that there is one occasion for rejoicing: With the elections safely behind us, both President Obama and the Senate can now turn their attention to fully staffing the federal judiciary. The judiciary was all but the forgotten branch in the run up to the general election, an odd occurrence, given its importance in our lives.
Nationwide, there 82 vacancies on the federal bench, according to Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts website. Only 34 candidates have been nominated to fill these positions. Some nominees, such as Michael Shea in Connecticut, were nominated early in 2012, only to be ignored. (Shea was nominated by the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 2, 2012.) Why Shea, the most vanilla of nominees, has been ignored speaks poorly of the Senate as an institution.
Connecticut has two vacancies on the District Court. Shea was nominated to fill the position vacated by Christopher Droney, who was kicked upstairs to the United States Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit almost one year ago. The death of Mark Kravitz last month creates a second vacancy. How long will the president and Senate dither in filling these seats?
One reason for the seeming gridlock is that Connecticut's Senators have made a mess of the nomination process. Now-departing Senator Joseph Lieberman and Senator Richard Blumenthal have a blue-ribbon committee evaluating potential nominees. Candidates must sign a pledges of secrecy before being screened by the committee for a job as judge. This is utter foolishness. What secret handshakes, what unseemly genuflecting, takes place in these interviews that we cannot know? I don't want my judges selected by a committee that operates like Skull and Bones.
So let me take a risk here and indulge the hope that the departure of Senator Lieberman, a man for all parties, an Independent without portfolio, a politico with a Red heart in Blue state, will change things. I'm looking to Senator-elect Chris Murphy to breathe some life into this now secret process. Murphy may be a junior Senator – he looks all of about nine-years-old – but he should still insist that the business of selecting nominees be open to public view.
I am hoping that a trial lawyer, preferably a criminal defense lawyer, is nominated. The federal bench, especially at the appellate court and Supreme Court level, is populated by largely by brilliant theoreticians who never tried a case. I wouldn't send a friend to a surgeon who'd only read about the operating room. I want judges who know what it's like to stand in the well of a court armed only with contested evidence and legal doctrine. I once heard a law professor dismiss a question claiming the issue presented "a mere matter of proof." We don't need professors on the bench.
Hope Seeley of Hartford is my top choice. She is smart, honest, and works as hard as any lawyer I know. Despite her talents, she is also modest. There's no danger she'd fall in love with the robe. Dangle a robe in front of her eyes.
Another favorite is John Walkley of Trumbull. John is rumored to be on the short list for appointment to the state bench. He'll be a fine jurist at either the state or federal level. He has loads of experience with complex and high-stakes cases. He is an understated workhorse of enormous goodwill.
I've attempted to throw Superior Court Judge Dawne Westbrook's name into the federal hopper before. I do so again. I've know her forever. She is smart, capable and good humored. (Yes, I represent her husband, Dr. Tory Westbrook, who is facing criminal charges; I nominated her for a federal judgeship long before her husband needed me.)
Not one of these candidates knows I am nominating them. All are experienced representing ordinary people in both the state and federal courts. All have the respect of the bar. All are would obtain high marks on any review of ability.
So, Senators Murphy and Blumenthal, nominate or get off the pot. And then press your colleagues to actually vote on the nominations. There's plenty of work to do in the courts. We need you to do your part with dispatch.
Reprinted courtesy of the Connecticut Law Tribune.
Norm Pattis is a Connecticut based trial lawyer focused on high stakes criminal cases and civil right violations. He is a veteran of more than 100 jury trials, many resulting in acquittals for people charged with serious crimes, multi-million dollar civil rights and discrimination verdicts, and scores of cases favorably settled.
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Today, on Planet 100, oil billionaires use cash to squash climate change legislation in California, the Women in Green Forum encourages more women to consider a green career path, and David Letterman interviews Bill McKibben.Kock Backs 23
Oil billionaires David and Charles Koch enter California's climate fight swinging by making a million-dollar contribution to push through Prop 23.
Koch Industries, the nation's second-largest private company with oil refineries and pipelines, want to stop California's global warming law, AB32, which seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide to 1990 levels over the next decade.
Proposition 23 seeks to suspend California's 2006 law until the state's unemployment rate falls below 5.5 percent for four consecutive quarters—a level that has only been reached three times in the last three decades.
Via: MSNBC
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Women in Green
The first annual Women in Green Forum was held at the Pasadena Convention Center last week.
Speakers included Maggie Fox, CEO of Gore's Climate Alliance, green visionary and honorary male John Picard, author and actress Mariel Hemingway and California Senator Fran Pavley. The Forum also featured a panel discussion on Online Green Media and Messaging with Editor in Chief of Treehugger/Planet Green Meaghan O'Neill and Triple Pundit's Jen Boynton, moderated by yours truly.
The Forum's goal was to encourage more women to opt into green career paths.
Via: Women in Green Forum
McKibben on Late Night
David Letterman shows off his environmental prowess in an interview with nation's leading climatologist, Bill McKibben. In the interview McKibben said he wanted to see President Obama on the roof of the White House on 10.10.10 reinstalling solar panels that were taken down during the Reagan Administration.
Read more: McKibben On Tour, Stops By New York to Inspire Letterman (Video)
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Dear Wendy: HS Sweethearts Go Off To Different Colleges, Wonder If They Should Stay Together
I recently broke up with my high school boyfriend of two years. He's 16 and left high school early to go to college, and I'm 19 and a sophomore at college in another state. We were each other's first loves and it was our first real relationship. We did the long distance thing for a while, but it got too difficult and I felt like we should go see other people because we only knew each other. We split up at the beginning of summer and began talking less and less. I still loved him, but wasn't IN love with him anymore. He kept trying to "win me back" but I was firm with my decision because I felt taking a break was a good idea for us. I tried to keep our relationship platonic because he was still my best friend. I felt we finally were on the same page, even though he still wanted me back.
By the end of the summer I found out that a couple weeks after we split he slept with a girl from our high school who had always been into him, and I was wrecked. I'd never been so upset or hurt like that in my life. I couldn't function for an entire day. I know we were broken up, but I still love him so it hurts. He told me it meant nothing, it was terrible, and he did it because he thought he would never get me back. Because I got so upset I realized how much I loved him and how miserable all summer I was without him, so we spent the rest of the summer together again and it was wonderful. Now I'm back in college and so is he and we are doing an "open relationship" to try and prevent jealous and insecure feelings, but we still don't want each other to see anyone else. I'm insecure about us now, because I always used to trust him but now we aren't as stable. I don't know if I should get back together with him to prevent the jealousy, or try and date other people to see if he's what I really want. Its hard because I'm so young, and he's even younger, but I'm so in love with him. I feel like we both will get hurt either way. I just don't want to push away someone I love so much.
It's natural to feel a close bond with your first love — what you shared was special and you'll always have a place in each other's hearts. But that doesn't necessarily mean you're meant to always be with each other. It's never wise to stay with someone or try an open relationship for the sole purpose of "preventing jealousy." First of all, if you're already feeling jealous and insecure in a relationship and admitting you don't want your partner to see anyone else, then having an open relationship would be akin to saying you don't want to burn your hand and then sticking it in a campfire. The only thing that really prevents jealousy is total trust between partners and a commitment to the relationship — two things that are already rocky between you. If you want to stay with him because you're truly in love and can't see yourself with anyone else, then that's one thing, but given your age and your questioning whether you should "try and date other people to see if he's what you really want," it doesn't sound like that's the case.
Change is never easy and letting a relationship with someone you love and care about grow into something different can be painful. But you're going to experience a lot of change in the coming years, and watch a lot of relationships develop, shift, and fade. The best thing you can do is honor the roles those relationships have in your life, take the lessons you're meant to learn from them, and gracefully accept their natural evolution. This doesn't mean you and your boyfriend have to disappear from each other's lives completely, but by giving one another permission to experience college without strings attached to someone else in another state is the kindest gift you can give and the best way to keep the feelings for one another positive.
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Springstead slugger Brandon Brosher signed to play baseball at Oral Roberts last month, former Eagles coach Frank Vitale said in a text message.
Brosher has established himself as one of Hernando County's top players. He batted .407 with 19 RBIs as a junior last season. He earned first-team all-North Suncoast honors at outfield/first base by bashing four home runs and recording a .551 on-base percentage.
The 6-foot-2 right-hander also pitched 12 innings, posting a 3.50 ERA with 22 strikeouts.
He was a second-team all-North Suncoast pick as a sophomore, thanks to eight home runs and a .356 batting average.
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By Paul Davidson
Aug 19, 2009
Nothing quite like:
The end of a great day of climbing, late evening, wonderful temps, a few really desperate moves off some thin wires into a stem that took a bomber #2 hex which suddenly took me from the "I'm going to splat on that ledge" to the quiet mind club.
Too bad it's got that big ledge in the middle. Almost requires you break for a belay there.
Named in honor of three things:
1. I was climbing with the King that day, Scott Baxter.
2. You can barely get tips into the corner and only in a couple of spots, hence the tongue in cheek "king fissure".
3. The King Fisher flying up and down the canyon while I belayed Scott and then Jim. They have a very odd and distinctive croak and seem to like to stay hidden. And the bird is much the same way.
I mean, come on, a King Fisher, in Arizona ? No doubt though, they're very distinctive.
There's just really nothing like climbing is there.
It doesn't get much better than to nail a difficult sequence first try as you discover that a desperate looking gear lead turns out to protect well.
Add to it that feeling of basking in the lead glow as you belay in a beautiful canyon with unusual wildlife and great friends. Ah, the beauty of life.
Why write all of this over a 30 feet corner, because it was that full moon night that Scotty convinced us to attempt the first descent of the high dive, onsight at night !
Too bad it's such a short little corner.
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Let's control an LED using a photoresistor!
We are going to control an LED brightness along with the light that a photoresistor receives.
The more is the light that the photoresistor receives, the more the LED brightness will be.
- LDR photocell
- 10K Ohm
- 220 Ohm
The LED is connected to PIN 11, and between this link there's a resistor.
The photoresistor is connected to 5V and Ground respectively. The ground has also a resistor connected to it.
Then link the Ground PIN of the resistor to the Analog Input 0.
The Fritzing circuit here should clarify everything.
The sketch reads the light received by the photoresistor and it converts it to a value usable to light the Led.
The value is converted in order to light the led (from an input between 0-1023 to an output of 0-255)
//Define the photoresistor PIN (A0)
int photocellPin = 0;
//This variable will contain the raw value read from photoresistor
int photocellReading;
//Define the LED PIN 10 (PWM)
int LEDpin = 10;
//This variable contains the brightness of the LED
int LEDbrightness;
void setup(void) {
void loop(void) {
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photocellReading = analogRead(photocellPin);
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Gateway superintendent moving on
The Gateway School District is losing its superintendent less than two years after elevating him to the post.
In July, Joseph Petrella, 45, will begin a new job as superintendent of Diamond Lake School District 76 in Mundelein, Ill., departing Diamond Lake Superintendent Roger Prosise said on Tuesday.
"I always thought that Gateway would not be able to hang on to Dr. Joe Petrella," former school Director Joe Wightkin said. "I saw first-hand the strong, passionate leadership Dr. Petrella brought to Gateway. He is unafraid to confront problems and to offer unpopular solutions."
Members of the District 76 board, which was expected to vote on final approval of Petrella's hiring at a meeting last night, did not return calls for comment. Petrella declined to comment on Monday and did not return calls yesterday.
Some Gateway school board members first heard the news at an executive session on Monday, member Janice Rawson said. The board has yet to receive a letter of resignation, but a plan is in place to fill the void, Rawson said.
Petrella was scheduled to make about $140,000 in the coming school year, district spokeswoman Cara Zanella said. He'll make $175,000 annually in the Illinois district, according to his contract.
Gateway, which serves students in Monroeville and Pitcairn, has about 3,800 students in grades kindergarten through 12. The Diamond Lake district has 1,200 students in three schools serving prekindergarten through eighth grade, said Prosise.
Prosise, 57, is retiring this year after 14 years in his post, he said.
Petrella started as Gateway superintendent July 1, 2010, replacing Cleveland Steward Jr., who retired. He was assistant superintendent from 2004 to 2009.
Gateway board member Skip Drumheller said Petrella improved the curriculum and test scores in the district. The District 76 board selected Petrella from about 45 applicants, Prosise said.


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The 1934 Dick Henderson Memorial Bridge is the oldest cantilever over the entire Kanawha River. The structure is unusual for several different reasons. It is an extremely rare example of a cantilever in which the entire top chord is divided into only 9 sections. With most cantilevers, the top chord curves upwards to form pointed towers. With the Dick Henderson Bridge, the top chord has a linear upwards slope and towers with flat tops. It is the only cantilever bridge like it in the area. In the early 1930's, virtually all steel bridges were comprised of built up v-laced compression members. The Dick Henderson Bridge only uses rolled H-section beams for all of its members. H-section rolled beams did not even begin to be used on bridges until around 1920. The beams are more often seen on bridges from around 1940 and beyond, making the Dick Henderson Bridge look much more modern than it is. Unfortunately, the bridge is to be replaced around 2013. Why is a historical restoration not considered an option for this unusual, innovative bridge? The National Register Eligible bridge should be considered the most significant bridge over the entire Kanawha River!
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By Kerri-Ann Jennings [2], March 2, 2012 - 2:09pm
Last time I visited the dentist, we were having one of those awkward, mouth-full-of-toothpaste conversations. She was asking me about my work (I'm the associate nutrition editor of EatingWell Magazine and a registered dietitian, and I write a lot about food and health), when it occurred to me that I wanted to write about foods for healthier teeth (and by extension, a brighter smile).
Must-Read: Beauty Foods That Fight Wrinkles, Swelling & More [8]
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Crunchy and Chewy Foods
Crunchy and chewy foods—such as carrots, celery and nuts—cause saliva to flow; saliva neutralizes the acids formed by cavity-causing bacteria. (Sticky and sweet foods, on the other hand, help that bacteria to grow and develop into plaque—a bacterial buildup that can give rise to cavities. Watch out for these 6 surprising sources of sugar [9].)
Milk and Cheese
Milk and cheese are naturally good for your teeth. Not only do they provide calcium, which helps make teeth and bones strong, they also deliver casein, a protein that reduces cavity formation.
Garlic, Apples, Grapes, Shiitake Mushrooms, Cocoa and Nutmeg
Several foods directly combat the bacteria that cause cavities, bad breath and gum disease. Garlic, apples, grapes, shiitake mushrooms, cocoa and nutmeg contain compounds that may prevent cavity-causing bacteria from adhering to teeth. Raisins contain antioxidants that fight the growth of a type of bacteria that can cause inflammation and gum disease, according to research from the Illinois College of Dentistry. And green tea contains antioxidants called catechins that may tamp down the body's inflammatory response to the bacteria that cause gum disease. A study found that a daily cup of green tea significantly lowered Japanese men's risk of developing gum disease. (Add this one ingredient to maximize the flavor and health benefits of tea [10].) The polyphenols in black tea can help destroy the growth of bacteria that cause bad breath too.
Must-Read: Ward Off Garlic Breath with These 5 Foods [11]
Foods That Cause (and Quell) Inflammation [12]
Water keeps your throat and lips moist and prevents your mouth from feeling dry. Dry mouth can cause bad breath and/or an unpleasant taste—and can even promote cavities. (How much water do you really need? Find out here [13].)
Researchers from Japan, publishing their findings in the Journal of Periodontology, analyzed dietary intakes from nearly 1,000 adults and found those who consumed the highest levels of dairy—specifically yogurt and yogurt-type drinks—had the healthiest gums. They think the probiotics (a.k.a. "good bacteria") in yogurt might be responsible for protecting gums. A 2005 study also found that yogurt can stop the growth of bad-breath-causing bacteria.
Must-Read: 14 Foods for Healthy, Sexy Skin [14]
What foods do you eat to keep your teeth healthy? Tell us what you think below.
TAGS: Kerri-Ann Jennings [2], Health Blog [15], Beauty [16], Health [17], Nutrition [18]
Kerri-Ann Jennings is a registered dietitian with a master's degree in nutrition from Columbia University.
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The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet manufactured by Airbus. The family includes the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet.
The first member of the A320 family, the A320, was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was first delivered in 1988. The family was soon extended to include the A321 (first delivered 1994), the A319 (1996), and the A318 (2003). The A320 family pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire flight control systems in a commercial aircraft. It was also the first, and currently the only, narrow body aircraft in the Airbus lineup.
With over 4,000 built and an additional 2,400 on order as of November 2009, the Airbus A320 family is Airbus's best-selling aircraft to date. It is also the second best-selling jet airliner family, behind its competitor, the Boeing 737.
The above paragraph is reproduced courtesy of www.wikipedia.org
Below is a comprehensive description of how to fly the Airbus a320 and more specifically how to fly the Take-Off and Landing. The Airbus a320 is a very complex aircraft that is simple to operate and fly. I hope you enjoy reading the descriptions below. I have tried to keep it as straightforward as possible but there are still many technical terms.
While turning onto the runway, it is important not to waste any runway length
lining-up so a rolling take-off is recommended.
If ATC requests you to maintain runway centre line, simply turn the HDG
selector and select the desired HDG target. NAV mode will disarm and RWY
TRK mode will engage on the FD after lift off and will guide the A/C on the
runway centre line.
Set the power in two stages by allowing the engines to stabilise at
approximately 50% N1 / I.05 EPR, before setting FLEX or TOGA power. The
engine page will be automatically displayed on the SD.
Ensure FMA annunciations are called (including the Flex ºC) and a check of
the FM position update is performed. FLEX or TOGA thrust must be achieved
before reaching 80 kts. The PNF is to check power is set correctly according
to the called out FLEX ºC and to call "Power Set" before 80 kts. The FADEC
converts the Flex temperature entered on the Takeoff Performance page into
an N1 or EPR value. The achievement of this specific value (N1 or EPR) as
shown on the Upper ECAM screen is what the PNF checks to ensure that the
Power is "Set".
At VR, rotate the aircraft smoothly at 3º / second towards 10º nose up, and
when airborne continue rotation towards 15º to follow the SRS. During this
time the control laws will blend into flight mode. The FD does not provide a
rotation rate order, but a pitch order to fly the T/O speed profile once airborne.
Early rotation, over-rotation and excessive pitch rate or any combination may all cause a tail strike. In the event of a tail strike an immediate return to land should be considered.
Use the rudder pedals to steer the A/C once you aligned with the runway
centre line. The Nose wheel steering effect of rudder displacement reduces
with increased speed and at 130 kts rudder control is purely aerodynamic.
In case of low visibility take off visual cues are the primary means to track the
runway centre line. If there is an active Localiser for the departure runway, the
PFD yaw bar reproduces the LOC and provides assistance in case of fog
patches. The FMA annunciation RWY is confirmation of LOC reception for this
The PNF should monitor the altimeter, VSI and RA for confirmation of positive
climb, and when confirmed from these three sources should announce "Positive Climb" at which call the PF commands "Gear Up"
The default values for THR RED and ACCEL ALT are both 1500 ft AGL in the
FMS but in cases of noise abatement are modifiable by the pilot as required.
At thrust reduction altitude, the message LVR CLB flashes in the FMA Thrust
Column until the thrust levers are placed in the CLB detent. Reduce aircraft
pitch attitude, and with a positive speed trend, reduce thrust to the climb
Reaching the ACCEL ALT, the target speed is set automatically to initial climb
speed. (By default 250 kts below FL100) so there is a significant pitch down
order on the FD bar.
Retract Flaps when the IAS>F with a positive speed trend.
Retract Slats when the IAS>S with a positive speed trend.
(The F and S speeds are the minimum speeds for flap retraction and not
speeds at which retraction is essential. Ensure a positive speed trend before
flap retraction).
Once established in departure complete the after take-off items and then the
after take-off checklist.
If a packs off take-off was carried out, PACK 1 should be selected on at thrust
reduction and PACK 2 when the slats have been retracted
More information about the SRS function:
A simplified description is that with all engines operative, the SRS commands
a pitch leading to an IAS = V2 +10 and, that with one engine inoperative, it
commands a pitch giving the greater of the current speed or V2.
The guidance law also includes attitude protection during take-off (18º, or
22.5º in windshear) and flight path angle protection ensuring a minimum
vertical speed of +120 ft/min.
This is why the IAS actually flown is neither V2 + 10 (All Engines Operating)
nor V2 (One Engine Inoperative).
The take-off SRS mode provides a pitch command to fly a given speed
schedule during the take-off segments, but during rotation it is not intended to
provide pitch rate command.
2. The recommended flap configuration to provide best tail clearance at
take off is CONF 2. It is therefore to be used whenever performance allows. A
further consideration is that when CONF 1 + F is chosen, take off close to V2
mini may have to be achieved.
In order to avoid a tail strike, rotate at VR (not before) and input a constant
and smooth rotation without any aggressive or abrupt aft action on the side
stick (particularly when a positive attitude has been achieved already).
A significant problem with a Heavy Weight Take-Off compared to a Take-Off
performed at a normal "Training Weight" is that after initiation of rotation the
main undercarriage wheels remain in contact with the ground for a
measurable amount of time. This in itself should not create a problem except
where the "Gear Up" call is made too soon after the "Rotate" call (in other
words before the "Positive Climb" call).
If an engine were to fail after the "Rotate" call there will be a measurable delay
before the aircraft is safely airborne and the undercarriage can be retracted
(with the additional drag occasioned by the opening of the Gear Doors).
A specific technique is used to set the take off thrust when there is a
crosswind greater than 20 kts, or a tailwind component. In a Normal Take off
the thrust is set to 50% N1 (1.05 EPR) and the aircraft commences
rolling and accelerating due to the applied thrust. As engine response is slow
below 50% N1 (1.05 EPR) but relatively fast above this value we check to see
if both engines have reached this value corresponding to the TLA before
advancing both thrust levers to the take off setting. This means that the
aircraft will be moving along the runway with the thrust equivalent to about
half thrust while we check that both engines are giving the same amount of
thrust. In a normal situation this is acceptable but in a tailwind, or crosswind,
we don't want to consume runway without the correct thrust set.
We therefore adopt the following strategy. Commence setting the thrust in the
same manner as a normal take off but with full forward side stick. As the
thrust increases towards the 50% N1 (1.05EPR) value move the thrust levers
to approximately 70% N1 (1.15 EPR) and, as the thrust indication passes the
50% N1 (1.05 EPR) mark place the thrust levers in the FLX or TOGA detent
before 40 kts. (This procedure prevents the thrust from plateauing at 50% N1
or 1.05 EPR during the aircraft acceleration phase). Keep the stick full forward
until 80 kts and then progressively release your input to neutral by 100 kts.
In a conventional aircraft the ailerons are applied "into wind" to counteract the
extra lift developed by the into wind wing. As the aircraft speed increases this
into wind aileron is reduced so that at rotation the ailerons are neutral.
However with an Airbus FBW aircraft the placing of the side stick "into wind"
will result in raising the spoilers on the into wind wing and so effect
performance and controllability. For this reason only a very limited amount of
into wind side stick is used. Simulator motion limitations may make the
crosswind takeoff seem as if the aircraft is not tracking the runway centreline
but once rotation is commenced this limitation is transparent.
On rotation the side stick is centralised so as not to give a roll demand.
LANDING THE AIRBUS a320
Conducting an autoland from an ILS approach is the only occasion where we
don't take control of the aircraft with the autopilot disconnected and land it
manually. If we disconnect the AP at the MDA or DH on an ILS the aircraft is
moving on a stable trajectory and all that is required is to flare and reduce the
thrust to land.
As a basic rule for all approaches, not later than 1000 ft AGL, the PF should
have one hand on the THRUST LEVERS and the other one on the side stick.
This should apply irrespective of Auto Pilot and Auto Thrust selection.
During the final visual segment of the approach it is very important not to over
control with the sidestick. The aircraft will maintain pitch and roll attitudes
resisting any atmospheric disturbance until 50 ft when the landing mode
becomes active. Landing mode is only a pitch mode and roll control is the
same as normal law until the wheels are on the ground.
When reaching 50 ft RA, the pitch law blends into flare mode. The system
memorises the attitude at 50 ft, and that attitude becomes the initial reference
for pitch attitude control. As the aircraft descends through 30 ft, the system
reduces (over 8 seconds) the pitch attitude to minus 2º. Consequently as the
speed reduces, the pilot will have to pull back on the side stick to maintain a
constant path. The Flare technique is thus very conventional.
At approximately 20 ft the thrust levers should be moved to the idle detent.
The RETARD call out (at 20 ft / 10 ft for an Autoland) is a reminder for the
pilot to retard the thrust levers, if he hasn't already done so. Remember that if
Auto Thrust is engaged it will remain engaged until the thrust levers reach the
idle detent. Consequently, if you are late in retarding the thrust levers in a
MANUAL landing, the A/THR will add thrust during the Flare to keep the A/C
on target speed.
Therefore the correct technique is to move the thrust levers
smartly to the idle position when you no longer need the engine thrust during
the flare.
In order to assess the Flare and the A/C position versus the ground, look out
well ahead of the A/C.
The typical pitch increment in Flare is approximately 4° which leads to a - 1°
flight path angle associated to a 10 kts speed decay in the manoeuvre.
Common faults are too high speed drop below VAPP (pitch up to avoid high
sink rate), prolonged hold off to do grease the landing, and flare too high and
consequently no control of the de-rotation once the main wheels are on the
De-rotation should be commenced as soon as the main wheels have touched.
The aircraft has a tendency to nose down naturally as the aft stick applied for
the flare is relaxed towards neutral. A comfortable nose wheel touchdown will
be achieved if the stick is maintained just aft of neutral during de-rotation.
There is a tendency to pitch-up due to the effect of the spoilers extending
behind the Centre of Gravity. Smoothly control the de-rotation. Tail strike
occurs (A320) at 13.5º or 11.5º (landing gear compressed), so pitch attitude
should be monitored in the flare.
The recommended technique for a crosswind landing is (during the flare) to
apply rudder to align the A/C on the runway centre line and counteract the
rolling tendency with side stick (with possibly very slight wing down into a
strong wind).
In a strong crosswind, a full decrab might lead to a significant into wind aileron
input causing a significant bank angle.The pilot must be aware that there are
aircraft geometry limitations in pitch and in bank not only to prevent incurring a
tailstrike but to prevent scrapping the engine pod, the flaps or the wing tip. In
such conditions, a partial decrab is preferable.
At touch down the ground spoilers will deploy automatically which may give a
slight pitch up as mentioned above. Automatic ground spoiler deployment will
occur with both main landing gear compressed or with one MLG on the
ground and reverse thrust selected. Ground spoiler deployment will enable
autobrake operation (if selected). The green DECEL light on the AUTO / BRK
panel enable the crew to monitor whether the selected rate of deceleration is achieved. Remember that the autobrake can operate without the DECEL light
illuminating. The DECEL light means that the desired rate of deceleration is
being achieved, which may not be the case when the Braking Action is poor.
During the Roll Out use the rudder pedals to keep the aircraft on the runway
Initially the rudder will be aerodynamically effective and below around 100 kts
the Nose Wheel Steering function commanded by the pedals will take over.
Do not try and control the roll out with the NWS tiller.
In case of crosswind various precautions need to be considered. These
include avoiding deflecting the stick into wind. It will not assist in aircraft
control but has adverse side effects on braking. Side stick input creates a
down force on the wheels on the into wind side due to the aileron deflection and spoiler activation, and it creates a differential drag effect due to spoiler
retraction on the out of wind side. These differential effects favour the
weather-cocking tendency of the aircraft.
In cases of lateral control problem in high crosswind landings reduce the
reverse thrust to idle.
At lower speeds, on wet and contaminated runways the directional control of
the A/C may be more difficult. If necessary use differential braking.
The Ground Spoilers, the Thrust Reversers and the Wheel Brakes are the
three means of retardation on the ground.
The Ground Spoilers contribute to the aircraft deceleration by aerodynamic
drag and they increase considerably the wheel braking efficiency by
increasing the load on the wheels.
The thrust reversers have a significant braking effect at higher speeds, but
below about 70 kts their efficiency drops rapidly. Their efficiency is
independent to the runway condition. The Maximum reverse thrust is obtained
between N1 values of 70% to 85%. In an emergency situation it is permissible
to keep Maximum Reverse thrust down to aircraft stop.
The Actual Landing distances demonstrated in flight test and provided in the
FCOM and QRH does not include the use of reversers (which constitute a
safety margin).
The wheel brakes are the main factors in aircraft deceleration on ground. The
brake force from wheels are a function of -
- the load on the wheels,
- the effectiveness of the brakes and anti skid system,
- the contact area of the tires with the runway,
- the friction coefficient between the tires and the runway.
Thus the braking efficiency depends upon the A/C speed, the load on wheels,
the wheel speed (free rolling, skidding or locked wheels), the runway condition
and also the brake temperature and wear.
The antiskid system maintains the skidding factor close to the point providing
maximum friction force. With maximum manual braking and with anti skid
operative the typical deceleration rate is 10 kts/sec (or .5g).
With Carbon brakes, the wear is directly linked to the number of pedal
applications. Pressing the pedals and modulating the pressure without
releasing the pedals is therefore a recommended technique for minimizing the
brake wear.
You may use either Manual braking or Autobrake. Autobrake may be used in
LO or MED for landing, (MAX is only used for take-off). Auto brake controls a
given deceleration rate (LO: 0.15g and MED: 0.3g). The DECEL light
indicates that the selected deceleration rate is being achieved. In other words
the DECEL light is not an indicator of the Autobrake operation, but that the
selected deceleration rate is being achieved.
Use of Autobrake minimises the number of brake applications and so the
brake wear. Consequently it is recommended to use it when available, unless
not needed.
To disconnect the Autobrake, pressure needs to be applied to one brake
pedal only. However the normal method of disarming the Autobrake is by
even pressure on both brake pedals. The auto brake may also be
disconnected by action on the respective AUTO / BRK pushbutton (not
recommended as both pilots should be heads up during the landing roll) or by
pushing down the speedbrake control lever. Autobrake should be
disconnected before 20 kts is reached.
Max reverse (or idle reverse depending on airport regulations or airline policy)
should be selected immediately after main gear touchdown. Reduce reverse
thrust to idle at 70 kts.
Idle reverse may remain selected until the airplane is at taxi speed. The PNF
should monitor spoiler deployment (ECAM WHEEL page), operation of
reverse thrust (E/WD) and the operation of Autobrake (green DECEL light on
AUTO/BRK panel) and notify the PF of any abnormal indications
At the heart of the Airbus a320 is the ECAM system, which is an excellent tool to manage complex system failures. Most pilots take a little time to learn how to manage and run ECAM well within the two crew operation.
The Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitoring (ECAM) system monitors and
displays all information concerning aircraft systems and system failures and
thus reports the status of the aircraft. It is a system which displays the aircraft
system information, monitors the aircraft systems, and provides the actions
required by the crew in most normal / abnormal and emergency situations.
Display of system failures and take off and landing memo is flight phase
sensitive. Take off and landing memo are only displayed at the appropriate
phase of flight.
Some warnings and cautions are suppressed during take off and landing,
however failures critical to a particular phase of flight will always be displayed.
On the System Display screen some pages are phase-selected i.e. the
WHEEL page is automatically displayed after engine start. The cruise page is
not selectable, but is continuously displayed from 1500 ft after take-off to
landing gear extension unless a warning / caution is displayed, or a system
page has been manually selected.
The criticality of a failure is graded from 1 to 3 and this is reflected in the
warning or caution given.
Level 1 is displayed in amber on the Engine Warning Display (EWD). There is
no Master Caution associated with a Level 1 warning.
Level 2 is associated with a Master Caution and is displayed in amber on the
EWD along with an Amber "Land as soon as Practicable" message.
Level 3 is associated with a Master Warning and is displayed in red on the
EWD along with a Red "Land as soon as Possible" message.
In addition to the three levels of warning or caution, the ECAM also
differentiates between three types of failures as follows:
INDEPENDENT FAILURES. A failure that does not affect other systems. The
system title is underlined on the EWD.
PRIMARY FAILURE. A failure that affects other systems and causes
secondary failures. The failure title is boxed on the EWD.
SECONDARY FAILURE. A failure that is caused by a primary failure and not
by an unserviceability of that particular system. Secondary failures are in
amber preceded by an asterisk on the bottom right hand side of the EWD.
If a failure of a system affects another system, the Flight Warning Computer
will display the PRIMARY FAILURE first followed by the SECONDARY (or
consequential) failure.
In the event of multiple failures there is a hierarchy determining the order in
which failures are displayed on the EWD i.e. Level 3 takes priority over Level
2. Furthermore there is a hierarchy within each of the three levels to ensure
that the most critical failures are displayed first.
Whenever a failure or an advisory occurs, the associated System Display
page is provided on the lower CRT. This allows the crew to analyse the
situation, as shown by the status of the affected components in the diagram. If
a procedure is proposed to the crew for action then the instruction disappears
after it has been carried out, IF there is feedback from that item.
The Airbus a320 was the first aircraft to use fly by wire technology and was very misunderstood by many pilots for years. To some extent it still is. Once you understand the technology and the protections the Airbus has available it becomes apparent what an amazing aircraft it is.
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Age Verification
- Do I need Age Verification to see 'R' rated photos?
- Will my Date of Birth be displayed on my profile?
- What are the accepted forms of identification for age verification?
- Why do I need to have a photo in my gallery for Profile Verification?
- What is a Verification Photo?
- Why do I need to have a photo in my gallery for Age Verification?
- Will my identification photo be seen by other members?
- What is Adult Mode?
Messages and Winks
- How do message / wink alerts work?
- What are winks and how do I use them?
- How did someone put some text in the wink I received?
- What are Saved Responses?
- Can Trial Members reply to my messages / chat requests?
- What do the icons next to my messages mean?
- Can Trial Members reply to the messages / winks I send?
- How can I sort messages so that new messages appear on top?
Chat Room
Alerts & Preferences
Member Validation
- How do I validate someone?
- How do I accept or decline validation comments that I received?
- I would like to change/withdraw a comment that I made on someone. How can I do that?
- Can I choose which validation comments become published?
- Who can post a validation comment on someone?
- I received a comment that is completely untrue and unfounded. What should I do?
- Can I post a validation comment on the member that I've never met in person?
- I know the person through a friend, not through this site. Can I still validate him/her?
- Can I remove validation comments that I previously accepted?
- What types of comments are accepted in member validation?