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As far as I can tell almost everyone re-entering the bike path from the old highway just before Devils Elbow goes against the line markings and signage. The proper entry point is just before the freeway bridge / underpass but most riders enter further up the hill which is for entry to a property there.
A number of years ago I tried do it 'properly' and was almost hit by a car flying around through the underpass. It is clearly an unsafe option. So I was quite surprised recently to find that all the line markings have been freshly painted to reflect a design which doesn't seem to reflect how things do or should operate.
What does everyone else think ?
Until recently I always went the "correct" way despite noticing how most cyclists take that point. However, I always held my breath and crossed my fingers when crossing the vehicle uptrack next to the tunnel because I always felt vulnerable...
Then, about a month ago, the inevitable happened - I couldn't see or hear any traffic coming, I started going across the road, and then a vehicle roared around the corner just missing me. If I had taken off half a second later I reckon I'd still be digging bits of camry out of my backside. Since that day I exit further up as per the other "95%" of riders, but take extra care for on-coming cyclists by watching my speed and ensuring I am as far left as possible.
I'd like to add support for the proposed re-route!
Exactly the reason most people use the 'wrong' option. I would much rather take my chances with oncoming bikes who I can see and are looking in my direction than a car that I can't see who isn't looking for me at all. It's a danderous set up. There is plenty of room in the bike lane to make it 2 way and to add the missing 'down' arrow painted on the road. A sign directing cyclists onto the bike lane wouldn't go astray either.
Everytime I go up that piece of road I pass at least one motorcyclist treating the road like its a race track.
The same guy who designed this part of the track was on duty the day the exit at the bottom got designed.
Just an update on this. I emailed the DPTI at the time and have recieved a phone call this morning. The response was that they would improve the signage (I didn't clarify wether this was for bikes or cars) and would investigate implementing the commonly used entry point. 'Investigate' sounds like a standard response but we'll see what happens.
In my email I included a link to this post and interestingly the woman I spoke to had concluded from it that there was a 'balanced view'. I would say it was more 80/20.
Contacting authorities can work. Let us know what happens.
I like AC forum for discussing some cycling hazards, prior to contacting the authority. Better than complaining ONLY to other cyclists.
Let us hope that a telephone call to the DPTI does not result in them waking a slab on cement across the exit gap that virtually everybody uses, and which is obviously the safest. You have rung a Government Department, you realise !
Derek, Transport in DPTI is the authority responsible for this bikeway.
I am aware of that but sometimes it is better to let sleeping dogs, lie ! I am hopeful that the enquiry will be dealt with appropriately, like at the bottom of the pile :)
Not likely as I think it is someones driveway. However, based on their response I share your concerns that things may actually be made worse.
Michael do you know who you spoke too in DoPTI ( her name) so we can follow it up?
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Little Tikes knows it's important for kids to stay active! The Attach 'n Play Basketball set fits easily over doors! The adjustable over the door strap adjusts to 3 different heights, perfect for beginners! The Attach 'n Play Basketball set also include a junior basketball and the hoop and net fold for easy storage. The Little Tikes Company, founded in 1970, is a multi-national manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, innovative children's products. Little Tikes products are known for providing durable, imaginative and active fun. Products are manufactured in a wide variety of categories for young children, including infant toys, popular sports, play trucks, ride-on toys, sandboxes, activity gyms and climbers, slides, pre-school development, role-play toys, creative arts and juvenile furniture.
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We bought this for our 2 1/2 year old because he loves playing basket ball but we needed something to fit in our small apartment. We love the adjustable hight and space saving qualities...Read complete review
We bought this for our 2 1/2 year old because he loves playing basket ball but we needed something to fit in our small apartment. We love the adjustable hight and space saving qualities. The only thing we found we don't like is it makes a lot of noise against the door each time a ball is thrown into it. We plan on buying some of that baby proofing foam and lining the plastic edge. We haven't had a problem with the clip that holds it over the door but if u have a child that is likely to hang from this product the thin plastic clip may not hold. Other than that great product!
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My son loves playing with this hoop. It was a great buy at a decent price. He's not quite 2 years old but I think we will get lots of use out of it.
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It's a gift from Santa, but I think my kids would love it, right now they r using the laundry basket as a basket :), so that will me a nice switch for themI have a 5 and a 2 1/2 year old
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I brought this product for my 2 year old son who's a sports fanatic.. and it wasgreat.... its portable and adjusts to kids size... hes a mamas boy so he loves following me around and so i just slip the hoop on any door near me and hes good to go! I just wish it made sounds when he scored... overall its a great toy!
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My 16 month old son loves this basketball hoop. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the lowest setting is way to low and the next one up is just a touch too high. He still loves being lifted up to dunk!
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I bought this project for nephew since his dad is a huge basketball fan. It was a little annoying to put together though.
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I was super excited to receive this sweater because it was my first purchase from the Limited. I put it on and the fit was perfect. I ordered this in cream, but as I was adjusting the the bottom part of the sweater I noticed a hole in it. I went online to order another so I could just return the damaged one I received, but it is no longer available. I'm horribly disappointed since I purchased this for $55 and a sweater with a hole in it is worthless even if I love the color and fit.
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Wheezing in children: Could it be asthma?
My 11-month-old son has had several wheezing episodes recently. Does this mean he has asthma?
from Jay L. Hoecker, M.D.
Not necessarily. Not all children who have wheezing episodes will develop asthma, and not all children who have asthma wheeze.
Wheezing is an often high-pitched whistling noise that occurs during breathing. Because a child's airways are so small, any lower respiratory infection — such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — can cause wheezing in children. Sometimes a choking episode causes wheezing. In other cases, factors such as a structural abnormality in the airways or an issue with the vocal cords contribute to wheezing in children.
Wheezing is also a classic sign of asthma — especially wheezing that won't go away or keeps coming back. In addition to wheezing, other signs and symptoms of asthma in a young child may include:
- Breathing that's louder or faster than normal
- Chest tightness
- Frequent coughing
- Coughing that gets worse after active play
A child's risk of asthma is higher if he or she has an allergy, such as a food allergy or hay fever, or one or both parents have asthma, allergies or eczema.
If your child seems to be having breathing problems, talk to the doctor. Be prepared to describe your child's signs and symptoms, including when the wheezing began, what the wheezing sounds like and when it seems to happen. The details you provide will help the doctor determine what's causing your child's wheezing and whether treatment is needed.
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- Fakhoury K. Approach to wheezing in children. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Jan. 27, 2011.
- Sawicki G, et al. Chronic asthma in children younger than 12 years: Evaluation and diagnosis. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Jan. 27, 2011.
- Fakhoury K. Wheezing illnesses other than asthma in children. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Jan. 27, 2011.
- National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthsumm.htm. Accessed Jan. 27, 2011.


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http://www.businessinsider.com/map-shows-which-states-are-the-greeces-of-america-2012-6 This article makes the conservatives look like idiots.
Map Shows Which States Are The 'Greeces' Of America
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AlexS 1 12:21pm Tue 26 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like (2) Dislike (6) here comes bgamall4 with yet another lie.
Quick rehash of previous episodes: bgamall4 claimed that jews who fled nazis are anti-semites, and doctors who treat poor black people for free are racists.
Here bgamall4 does it again. Greece's problem is public debt versus GDP, so here he claims that states that receive more dollars from Feds are like Greece.
I dunno, it's like saying that because orange is color, and elephant is an animal, hence orange is elephant.
KILLERJANE 2 12:25pm Tue 26 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like (3) Dislike (1) What do you have to add to the conversation? You don't really argue it do you.
taketheplunge 3 1:02pm Tue 26 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like (1) Dislike bgamall4,
I am not a conservative, but I also don't understand your conclusion. How does the article make conservatives look like idiots?
tjjenkins 4 1:45pm Tue 26 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike (1) This analysis is often used in an attempt to demonstrate that so called "red" states are effectivly being subsidized by "blue" states. That may be true. Indeed, I think it probably is true. But no well designed study has every demonstrated that to be the case. Every study (that I have seen) that purports to do so suffers from numerous methodological flaws. I do not have the time or interest in reading through all the footnotes for this particular study but similar studies almost invariably suffer from the following design issues:
1. The problem of how to account for monies being paid into the system while living in one state, and paid back while living in another. For example, suppose a person spends all of his working life in NY, then retires at the age of 65 to Florida. While in NY, he works and pays taxes into the system. Once in Florida he stops paying federal income taxes and starts receiving social security and medicare. On the surface the numbers reflect a net-taker in Florida, but is that really a fair way to account for what is happening here? He is simply receiving money back in Florida that he paid into the system while in NY. Why should FL be painted as a sponge in this case? Given that certain states have a larger share of newly-resident retired persons, the failure to account for this skews the results.
2. One of the largest items of federal spending is on the military. How should that be accounted for as between the different states for this type of inquiry. Equally, with each charged 1/50th of the cost? By population? Coastal areas are far more difficult to defend than inland areas - - should this be reflected in the accounting?
3. How to account for federal spending outside of the United States. Suppose the US gives billions of dollars to Israel, Egypt, etc. Suppose also that doing so is supported by the people in states 1-25, and not by those in states 26-50. Should that spending be allocated to states 1-25 for the purposes of this analysis? If the spending is being commanded by the residents of states 1-25 (against the will of states 26-50) is it not fair for this to be reflected as an expenditure by states 1-25.
4. How to account for items of federal spending that are not wanted by the people of state X, but are forced upon it by the federally elected representatives of other states. If the federal government is spending money in state X on a certain entitlement program that is mandated by federal law, but the federally elected representatives of state X voted against that program, but it passed anyway because the federally-elected representatives of other states voted in favor of that program, is it fair to charge those costs to state X for this analysis? Is it more fair to say that this spending is at the will of the people of states A-C, so the accounting should reflect expenditures by the people of those states?
David9 5 1:49pm Tue 26 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike You know what? He had the guts to 'put it out there', for all to see whether they agree or disagree.
For me, I literally Thank God every day I am alive to see this. The oligarchs, the banks, the politicians, there was no discrimination of any kind (except for sparing themselves) in this current environment, is there? (Losing houses, foreclosures, jobs, etc.)
HEY YOU 6 1:50pm Tue 26 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike Conservatives are idiots without help from anything.
freak80 7 2:45pm Tue 26 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike (1) I'm not suprised about Alaska. Doesn't the federal government pay people to live there? Plus there are quite a few military bases with out many people living there "permanently." Also not suprised about dirt-poor states like WV, MS, LA, and AL.
What's going on in NM? Maybe it's expensive to keep the aliens under wraps?
APOCALYPSEFUCK is Comptroller 8 4:51pm Tue 26 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like (1) Dislike Fuck these piece of shit parasites.
The victimized states should join the commonwealth and let the rest of the N American descend into the Somalian chaos they so richly deserve.
Dan8267 9 8:11pm Tue 26 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike blue states get on their federal return with regard to their high state income taxes.
WTF? The net transfer is a measurement of how much blue states pay in Federal taxes minus how much Federal money they get back, or equivalently, how much red states pay in Federal taxes minus how much they get back.
bob2356 10 1:28am Wed 27 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike (1) Especially that 'net transfer' myth doesn't count the huge tax deductions folks in blue states get on their federal return with regard to their high state income taxes. Add that in and the true transfer goes in the other direction...big time.
You simply don't know the difference between withheld and paid. You apparently missed the part where they explained how the number on the budget called revenue is calculated. The number used is the final amount paid after all the deductions, not simply the amount withheld. Denial isn't just a river in egypt.
mdovell 11 5:04am Wed 27 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike It isn't exactly red vs blue.
here's some data crunched by tax foundation granted you have to keep in mind a few things
1) Cost of living differs dramatically in some states and within those states
2) State taxes differ dramatically as well. It is hard to argue that say Nevada and Vermont have equal taxation. State taxes are often deductible against federal taxes so without that the numbers might be off again.
Is new mexico a "red" state? I dunno
The Gulf coast and Appalachia regions seem to be receiving the most. I wouldn't call Maine a red state and they receive 40% more than what they pay.
DC naturally gets much more, Alaska and Hawaii aren't surprising given the remoteness and the amount of involvement in the federal government (either BLM or the military)
freak80 12 7:38am Wed 27 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like (1) Dislike (1) Obviously any state with a high ratio of roads and/or military bases to population will see more federal dollars coming in than going out.
That shouldn't be shocking.
freak80 13 7:47am Wed 27 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike (1) I'm amazed at the difference between NM and NV. Both are vast wastelands, and yet NM is a "deadbeat" while NV is getting "soaked."
Do the feds tax casinos? Is it border patrol? Los Alamos? Aliens in Area 51 paying taxes, with the aliens in Roswell living off government cheese?
What explains the big difference?
FortWayne 14 7:52am Wed 27 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like (2) Dislike This doesn't prove any points. You can't compare a state with millions of people to a state that has less than a million. That's not apples to apples.
edvard2 15 8:46am Wed 27 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like (1) Dislike (1) I also sort of resent the attitude that the "blue" states subsidize the "red". But stepping back for just a minute, let me fill you folks who don't seem to know much about "red" states. Believe it or not you'll more than likely find that they are in many ways similar in political character to whatever "blue" state you might reside in. I know because I grew up in the south and now live in Cali. Truth be known most of the major cities in southern states- Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta, and so on- tend to be more liberal leaning and so on. The difference between these and other more populous states is that "blue" states tend to have more metro areas and thus they are more "liberal" while a lot of the Southern states have mostly large rural stretches- which tend to be more conservative and thus even if the major cities in those states might vote democratic they are grossly outnumbered by the largely Republican voting rural areas. This isn't unique. I have friends who live in rural parts of Cali who would feel right at home in rural NC,TN, AL.
But getting back to the gyst of this conversation: Simply put and as states by others, you can't compare a state that might have a few million people for the entire state versus a state with cities numbering in the 10's of millions each.
freak80 16 10:05am Wed 27 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike (1) That's true. There really are no Red States and Blue States. There are just Red Counties (rural), Purple Counties (suburban) and Blue Counties (urban). There really are "three Americas" (not two like John Kerry said): Rural Poor, Suburban Middle & Upper Class, and Urban Poor (with a few Wealthy Urban Hipsters thrown in).
It's just that the Blue States have more people living in cities than in rural areas like edvard said.
CaptainShuddup 17 2:24pm Wed 27 Jun 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like (1) Dislike (2) Is that a map of states most likely to take it in the can?
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Premium18 5:01pm Mon 2 Jul 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike (1) I am not a conservative, but I also don't understand your conclusion. How does the article make conservatives look like idiots?
Sorry, I have been moving. Here is the deal, conservatives are always defending their way of life against the likes of California and the corruption there, yet get bills paid because of California. Conservatives can be conservative, because they get bills paid by others. It is a game, a scam that the conservatives play.
bob2356 19 6:15pm Mon 2 Jul 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like (1) Dislike (1) Take away that deduction, and the Feds would have quite a lot more moola coming their way...and could afford to reduce taxes across the board. Therefore, those states w/o income taxes (RED states, hullo!) are paying MORE because of the higher rates the Feds otherwise would levy.
Alaska. New Hampshire, Tennessee. Florida, South Dakota, Washington. Nevada, Texas, Wyoming have no income tax.
NH,WA: firmly blue.
TN,FL: swing
SD,AK,NV,WY: don't have enough population to matter.
Texas: The only state that this makes any difference at all. Wow, one whole state out of 50.Repeating something does not make it true. I don't understand your dubious "logic", if the blue state deductions went away then the taxes paid would be MORE in the blue states so the subsidy would be even bigger. If the tax rate dropped then it would drop across the board so again it wouldn't matter. Blue states are paying more in than they get back in spite of deductions, not because of deductions. Deductions lower the tax paid. You are again confusing paid and withheld.
So once again I ask, show us how much money this involves out of the entire federal budget. Still waiting, still waiting, still waiting.
tjjenkins 20 2:07pm Tue 3 Jul 2012 Share Quote Permalink Like Dislike The data does not establish that conservatives get their bills paid by others. The data is often misrepresented as indicating that so called blue states pay more in taxes than they get back from the federal government and that the opposite is true for so called red states. From this, people conclude that liberals are somehow subsidizing
conservatives. That conclusion does not follow from the data presented.
It is important to remember that "states" do not pay any taxes to the federal government. Individuals and business entities pay taxes, states do not. It is therefore not accurate to state that California pays more in taxes than it gets back. What is true, and what the data does support, is that (generally speaking) taxpayers in blue states cumulatively pay more in taxes to the feds than that state receives back from the federal government, and that the reverse is true in red states. Does that mean liberals subsidize conservatives. No, it does not.
> We know that, in general, high income people pay far more in taxes than low income people do. We also know that high income people pay more into the federal government than they take out in the form of benefits.
Thus, it is high income people that do the subsidizing, wherever they might live, be they liberal or conservative.
> What the data does not tell us is whether high income people in blue states (the ones paying more into the system than they take out) are mostly liberals or conservatives. If, as the case may be, a certain state is "blue" (because most of its population votes liberal), but has an overpayment to the feds as a result of high income people in that state (who may themselves be conservatives) paying far more in
taxes, then it would appear that conservatives are responsible for that blue state's overpayment, even if liberals constitute a political majority. Of course, the data does not answer the question either way. It is clear, however, that this limited data does not support the conclusion that conservatives are subsidized by liberals.
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8579 Gulf Blvd.
Navarre Beach, FL 32566
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Hours of Operation:
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Spring Hours (Generally Mar.-Apr.):
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Summer Hours (Generally May-Oct.):
5 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Winter Hours (Generally Nov.-Feb.):
Sunrise to Sunset
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Drop your line or take a stroll on the Longest pier in Florida & The Gulf of Mexico
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At 1,545 feet long and 30 feet above the water, the pier offers fun for the whole family. Visitors can rent a fishing pole at the privately operated bait & tackle shop or enjoy the breeze at the outdoor restaurant. Whether you are an experienced angler looking for world-class fishing, it's your first time to wet a hook, or you want the perfect spot for spectacular views of the sunset, the Navarre Beach Pier is the place to be year-round.
Navarre Beach Pier Admission
Admission for disabled veterans and mobility & visually impaired is free. The pier has an accessible entrance ramp and 16 handicapped accessible railing locations.
Fishing license included in admission
$7 adults
$6 seniors & military
$4 youth (15 & under)
5 & under free
Rod rental and bait available at the pier store.
5 & under free
Annual Passes:
Annual Adult Fishing Pass $150
Annual Senior Fishing Pass $100 (65 years and older)
Annual Youth Fishing Pass $75 (Under 16 years old)
Annual Military Fishing Pass $100
Annual Family Fishing Pass $300 (Immediate family defined as spouse and children)
Annual Walking Pass $60
Passes can be purchased at the pier store.
Good fishing, good people. It just doesn't get any better than this.
The new Navarre Beach Pier open on June 5, 2010 after five years of patience and hard work by Santa Rosa County citizens, staff and contractors. After hurricanes Ivan and Dennis destroyed the existing pier in 2004 and 2005, Santa Rosa contracted with PBS&J to begin working on this monumental project. County staff and PBS&J worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to demonstrate that the initial allocation of approximately $50,000 would not be sufficient to repair the pier. Extensive documentation to support the building of a new pier that was not only up-to-date with building codes and design standards, but storm-resistant was provided to FEMA and approved by the agency in late 2008 as an "improved project."
Public input was a vital component of the project. Feedback from locals provided insight into what our residents wanted to see in the new pier, from fishermen to those who simply would enjoy a stroll on the new pier. Many ideas were incorporated into the final design, including the octagon-shaped end and obstruction-free railing to prevent interference with fishing.
Navarre Beach Pier Features
Concrete piles: 150- two foot square concrete piles totaling over 10,000 feet in length combined
An octagonal end design with a surface area of approximately 3,800 square feet
Deck: over 800 breakaway wood panels, which will detach during heavy wave action and help preserve integrity of the structure, reducing possible storm repair costs
Seven potable water spigots
Deck height- 30 feet above the water
Surface: over 32,000 square feet of accessible surface
Railing: more than 3,000 feet of handrail with no obstructions located above the railing which would interfere with fishing
Attendant building with stair and handicap accessible ramp access to pier
Over 90 low wattage lights and concrete bollards to protect sea turtle nesting
Sixteen handicap accessible railing locations
The permitting, final design work and construction bidding was completed in early 2009. On March 12, 2009 Santa Rosa County Commissioners voted to accept Ed Waters and Sons Contracting Company's bid for the construction of the new Navarre Beach Pier. PBS&J served as the construction manager. Construction began with the demolition of the old pier, from the dune landward, on April 20, 2009. The first piling was put in the ground on May 7, 2009 with the new pier built next to the previous pier.
Commissioners originally approved the design of a 1,500 feet pier. In late October 2009, Ed Waters and Sons Contracting Company approached county leaders with an idea- extend the pier by 45 feet, making it the longest pier in Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, and they would donate the labor, equipment, supervision and overhead. At the November 12 commission meeting, all five commissioners approved the extension plan. The project was completed on budget in only 12 months.
In February 2010, the Dorothy Slye and Everett "Junior" Ratliff proposal to manage the pier was approved by the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners. The agreement allows Pier, Inc. to operate a pier store and restaurant, tasks the Slye's with day-to-day pier maintenance, with 100 percent of pier admissions returned to the county.
Access to Pier
Wooden stairs and an ADA ramp are available. The pier deck also includes 16 handicap accessible railing locations.
Height of Deck
The deck height is located at 30 feet above the water. This height is the same as the Okaloosa County Fishing Pier and necessary in order to maintain the integrity of the structure during storm events with high waves.
Pier Lighting
Lights are integrated into one-foot thick concrete bollards spaced every 35 feet. The top of the concrete bollards are flush with the top of the railing. Only turtle friendly lights are used.
Pier Railing
The rail height is located at three feet, six inches above the pier deck in order to comply with the Florida Building
Navarre Beach Pier Rules
No running on the pier.
No sitting or standing on the railing.
No pets allowed.
No jumping off the pier.
No glass containers allowed.
No camping or cooking allowed on the pier.
No fish of any kind left on the pier.
No fish cleaning tables on the pier.
No lights allowed.
No sabiki rigs allowed on the octagon.
Place all trash in containers.
All tackle, except for one rod and one reel, ice chests, carts, etc., must stay in the center of the octagon and away from the octagon railing.
Code. The railing thickness is six inches. There are no obstructions located above the railing that would interfere with fishing. Two inch by two inch plastic coated wire mesh is stretched between the railing posts.
Pier Walkway Surface
The decking for the pier is wood. During high wave events, the wood panels can lift out and float away to relieve pressure on the pier. The wood panels are constructed of three inch by six inch pressure treated southern yellow pine structural grade 1. The panels are six feet long with a maximum width of 12 feet and a minimum width of six feet. The use of grade 1, not grade 2, wood will help with warping as will the weight of the panels.
Angle of Piles
In order to maintain the structural stability of the pier during storms, the pilings enter the sandy bottom at a 20 degree angle. This results in the outer piles extending out one foot for every five feet of drop from the decking. The outer pilings extend out six feet from the pier at the water surface.
Protection of Wildlife
Signs are posted with safe fishing guidelines for the protection of sea turtles, birds and dolphins. In the event that a sea turtle, bird or dolphin is hooked or entangled in line, phone numbers to call are posted on the signs. The pier is located in a federally designated critical habitat for the Gulf Sturgeon. Signage is located on the pier educating fishermen about the Gulf Sturgeon. Discarding fish wastes, bait and monofilament line is prohibited. Monofilament recycling stations are located on the pier.
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DIRECTOR: Rupert Sanders
STARS: Charlize Theron, Kriseten Stewart, Chris Hemsworth
ONCE upon a time, in a Hollywood executive's ritzy office, it was decided that Snow White would be brought back to life and the result has been a recent glut of films and television series based on the classic fairy tale heroine.
Hot on the heels of Mirror Mirror comes Snow White & The Huntsman. A more traditional take on the Brothers Grimm's 1812 story, it stars Kristen Stewart (Twilight) as the titular princess and Charlize Theron (Prometheus) as the wicked Queen Ravenna. Rounding out the cast is Aussie actor Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers), who plays Eric The Huntsman.
Set in an alternative Medieval world similar to that of hit HBO TV show Game of Thrones, the production values are impressive and the visual effects are good. Plot-wise, all the main points are there, including the magic mirror and the poisoned apple, but some have been altered. One of the most notable changes is the seven dwarves – gone are the cute, colourful characters popularised by Disney, replaced here with a band of eight warriors who reluctantly agree to help Snow White and Eric defeat Ravenna.
If you can get over Hemsworth's faltering and entirely unnecessary Scottish accent, he does a solid job as The Huntsman and Stewart is perfectly adequate if not spectacular as Snow White. The cast standout is Theron, who as well as looking the part manages to give the evil queen real pathos.
First-time director Rupert Sanders does well with the material, so if you're in the mood for a fresh take on a fairy tale, check out Snow White & The Huntsman. We can't promise you happily ever after, but chances are you'll be entertained for 127 minutes.
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