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Mr. Smee
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Mr. Smee is the secondary antagonist in Peter Pan, and Peter Pan - Return to Neverland. He is voiced by Bill Thompson in Peter Pan and he is voiced by Jeff Bennett in Return to Neverland and Kingdom Hearts.
Mr. Smee is Captain Hook's right-hand man. Mr. Smee's problem is that he lets prisoners escape by mistake! In Peter Pan, he first appears in the song "It's a Pirate's Life for Me". He is constantly shown to be teased and laughed at by the other pirates who first point a sword at him forcing him to suck in his belly to avoid being skewered, as well as getting his nose jammed down the barrel of a loaded pistol. Mr. Smee and Captain Hook plot to get rid of Peter Pan. Mr. Smee is mildly annoyed with Captain Hook shooting one of his own crewmembers for singing and he tells the Captain that that isn't good form. Hook flies into a rage at Pan's lack of good form when he cut off his hand and fed it to a crocodile. Soon, the crocodile that swallowed Captain Hook's left hand comes and Mr. Smee shoos him away. Eventually, Peter Pan, Wendy, John, Michael, and Tinker Bell appear. Ones of the pirates shouts "Peter Pan ahoy". Capatain soon sees the figures in the sky anbd orders Mr. Smee to "pipe up the crew". Mr. Smee succeeds in this task. Captain and the pirates fail to get rid of the "captives" because they all escape. Captain Hook and Mr. Smee capture Tiger Lily, an Indian princess. Captain Hook threatens to to leave Tiger Lily tied up for the tide to come in if she doesn't tell him where Peter Pan's hideout is. Tiger Lily, however refuses Hook. Peter and Wendy have been observing Hook and Mr. Smee. and find out everything. Peter tells Wendy wait and "watch the fun." Peter imitates Captain Hook's voice to fool Mr. Smee into freeing Tiger Lily. Captain Hook soon discover the trick and shows Mr. Smee the "spirit". Mr. Smee realizes it's actually Peter Pan. Hook and Peter fight and Peter wins. Peter Pan sends the Crocodile after Hook but Hook escapes thanks to Mr. Smee. Pete Pan frees Tiger Lily when Wendy reminds him Tiger Lily was about to drown! Peter takes Tiger Lily home. Captain Hook caught a "splitting headache" and Mr. Smee, not realizing his captain's presence, hits him in the head while trying to nail in a sign reading "Do Not Disterb" and renders him senseless. Mr. Smee gives Captain Hook an idea to capture Peter Pan by taking advantage of Tinker Bell's jealousy of Wendy. Mr. Smee is sent to capture Tinker Bell and succeeds. Captain Hook and Mr. Smee manage to con Tinker Bell into thinking they're her best pals. Tinker Bell tells Captain Hook Peter Pan's secret hideout to find Wendy after Hook promises never to lay a finger or a hook on Peter Pan. Captain Hook gloats and locks Tinker Bell into a lantern. Captain Hook and Mr. Smee lay a present for Peter Pan (which is a bomb set to explode at 6:00). It is disguised as a nice present from Wendy. Knowing what's in it, Mr. Smee suggests that it's "more human-like to slit his throat" but Captain Hook says that he gave his word to Tinker Bell not to lay a finger or a hook on Peter and he reminds Mr. Smee that he never breaks a promise. Captain Hook and Mr. Smee and the rest of the pirates capture Wendy, John, Michael, and the Lost Boys and try to presuade them to become using a threat to make them "walk the plank' , all in the song "The Infamous Captain Hook". Captain Hook overhears Wendy telling them Peter Pan going to save them all after the others are tempted. Captain Hook reveals his evil scheme. Tinker Bell, overhearing every last word, summons all her strength to free herself from the lantern and she goes to save Peter Pan. Peter Pan is about to open the present at "6:00" when Tink alerts Peter Pan and then opens the package. Mr. Smee, Captain Hook, and the rest of the pirates are shocked to find Peter alive and Peter saving Wendy from walking the plank. During the ensuing battle between the Pirates and Lost Boys Mr. Smee attempts to escape in a lifeboat before all the other pirates fall on top ofhim. Mr. Smee is last seen attempting to save Captain Hook from the "Tick Tock Croc".
Mr. Smee is soft-hearted and always is keen to cheer up his "Cap'n" (as he usually calls the Captain this) and follow his captain's orders, even though he looks like a kind man.
He is able to shoot a gun, but isn't able to aim it right. He also misspells "disturb" as "disterb".
Affiliations: Not necessarily a bad guy but worked for one


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I had to include this picture taken while I was still in Lunenberg.
The Bluenose II was built in 1963 as a replica of the very famous Bluenose "fishing" schooner. I hyphenate the "fishing" because, while it was part of the racing rules of the time that a racing vessel had to also be commercially involved in fishing, the Bluenose did just enough fishing to qualify.
One look at this hull shows that hauling tons of cod off the banks was never her true purpose.
The Bluenose II is nearing completion after a $14million rebuild (which saw her reduced to just her frames and included complete re-planking) and will re-launch sometime later this year. The picture doesn't capture her true dimensions. She is 140' long.
KR in the lock in St. Peter's being raised up to the level of the lake - in this case. The lock is a tidal lock, meaning that it is there to allow vessels easy passage through the canal without dealing with huge tidal currents. Since the tide outside was nearly low when we went through last Wednesday morning, the lock raised us approx. 4 feet. When the tide is high, the lock lowers vessels entering the Bras d'Or Lakes.
I feel like I am cheating.
Every cruising area is a mix of charms - and challenges. For example, Maine is beautiful with good harbors and wonderful people but it has 10' tides, significant currents, lots of fog and lobster pots just flipping everywhere. The Bahamas are a tropical paradise of clear blue waters, white sand beaches and great sailing but the harbors seldom have good all-around protection, the cold fronts can be really festive with fully clocking 30knot winds common in the winter and many of the inlets can be downright dangerous when currents and wind/waves are opposing.
Here in the only slightly brackish Bras d'Or Lakes, almost completely landlocked within Cape Breton island, there is great sailing, beautiful scenery, a seemingly endless number of perfectly protected and lovely harbors (all with good anchor holding), little to no tides or currents and no fog. The waters surrounding the island of Cape Breton can be completely blanketed with fog but over the warm water of the Lakes fog is seldom a problem. The waters are well charted and hazards buoyed.
All of the charms of a great cruising area - without the challenges! The Puritan in me finds this hard to accept - but I have to admit, it is pleasant. It is doesn't hurt that the weather has been beautiful as well. There are a couple days of showers coming in this week, however.
Since arriving last Wednesday, I have been moving the boat from harbor to harbor each day, exploring by dinghy, kayak and foot. The picture was taken from the top of the old marble quarry on Marble Mountain looking out over West Bay. While not really all that much of a climb, I am afraid that my legs had become a bit weak from too much time on board. There is constant motion when sailing (particularly at sea) which uses all of the little balancing muscles but the major groups don't get much exercise. I need to work on that.
I arrived here in Baddeck yesterday and enjoyed a lovely Sunday here. My day ashore included a visit to the Alexander Graham Bell museum. Bell and his wife had a summer estate on Red Head just across the Bay, a home which still exists and is still owned by their descendants. While the estate was purchased and their home built after Bell's invention of the telephone, much of his future experimentation was done here. The highlight of the museum for me was a full scale replica of a hydroplane that Bell designed and built which, with its two aircraft engines reached speeds of over 70mph in testing in these waters.
I'll spend the rest of July here in the Lakes before heading back out from St. Peters and wandering north along the west coast of Cape Breton and other points north.
Best to all.

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While some may think this post is most appropriate for the Advocacy and Safety forum, I am posting it here because of the greater wisdom and experience that comes with age (that means you folks).
Washington State Dept. of Transportation in general and Yakima County DOT in particular continue a love affair with chip seal that began a couple of years ago.
Last week, a road resufacing subcontractor violated the DOT's own guidelines of not using gravel more than 3/8 inch in diameter and chip sealed one of the most popular cycling routes near Yakima with, well, rock, making it all but unusable by a road bike. The story was covered briefly by a local TV station: http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/53873117.html
This chip seal is dangerous not only for cyclists but for motorcyclists, and with gravel that size, there will be plenty of windshields that are going to need replacing from flying gravel.
The county commissioner for this area, Mike "don't look back" Leita, is typically dismissive of the concerns over the chip seal. His basic response is, "Can't do anything about it now."
The DOT loves chip seal over hot mix asphalt because of the money savings. This conversion of county roads to more and more chip sealing is bound to continue until sufficient numbers of people (e.g. cyclists and others) say enough is enough. The irony is that the resurfacing of these roads with chip seal has made many of them worse than they were prior to the chip sealing.
Do any of you have experience with this kind situation in your area? What has been done to counter the move to chip seal? What actions and organization have had to occur to get the powers that be more responsive to those who actually use these roads?
Thoughts and ideas are welcome.


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Welcome back to Mets Chat Room.
OK, who thought the Mets would be playing today to avoid a sweep? Your thoughts on Oliver Perez. The play. Whatever is on your mind, and, of course, the game. Talk with you throughout the day.
Welcome back to Mets Chat Room.
OK, who thought the Mets would be playing today to avoid a sweep? Your thoughts on Oliver Perez. The play. Whatever is on your mind, and, of course, the game. Talk with you throughout the day.
GameCast is all screwy. What happened after the Endy single to score another run?
Great inning, unfortunately getting 6 outs seems like 60 right now.
Loudest boos I ever heard at Shea was the night Rocker returned. Face it, Mets fans could never boo one of their own – even Rojas, Looper, Benitez, Mota, Bonilla, etc. – like they did that jackass.
More insurance please.
Reyes stole 3rd and the throw ended up in left field… that's when my gamecast died.
GameCast folks—Reyes stole, throw got away, scored, Endy to 2nd. Beltran walked. Delgado grounded out, only play to first, run scored. Then a flyout to right.
Thanks Ben.
So Green bookended that inning with 2 of the 3 outs? So much for making a case to reclaim his starting position.
It'll be Wagner in the eighth, followed by Mota in the ninth.
Mark it on your calendars—August 30th, 2007, the day Willie Randolph managed a must-win game like a must-win game.
Milledge pinching in the 4th and Wagner coming in the 8th. I think he finally gets it.
This game has gone to a 24 on a scale of 1-10.
Frankly, I couldn't take much more of it about 2 hours ago.
Billy's got to bear down now and get the job done.
Just get Howard and Rowand and we can still win this.
imagine what a series this would of been if that call hadn't gone against the Mets last night.
But it did, Justin.
Let it go.
It was the correct call, anyway.
Werth, Ruiz and Nunez.
What is it about Billy Wagner and 1-2 counts?
I'd love to know what hitters are hitting against him with that count.
No TRAFFIC JAMS!!!!
So I come home and instead of checking the score I check this sight and your comments and I know whats going on. You boys are funny!!! And the boys that count got a lot better… good for them…
Hi BH: Do you really think Willie just started getting it?? He looks pretty serious in that dugout to me all the time. I think he gets it all the time.
Someone pass the Maalox.
Jess, I think Willie is a terrible Manager who has gotten by on some lucky "gut" calls, and a talented team.
Billy is no longer allowed to talk about the team needing to step up. Ever.
This is only Billy's fault. Willie made the right move to go to him in the 8th. I'm surprised he is still in there for Utley though He's gotta be at 35 pitches already.
Gonna ride Wagner till he loses the game now?
WOW i am no longer a mets fan lol. this is terrible
That folks, was the season right there.
The turning point.
We will not win the division, or the Wild Card.
We're toast.
Please leave Wagner in Philadelphia.
Holy brutal losses Batman!!!!!
So, where are we on the Lo Duca versus DiFelice debate?
Does Fred Wilpon know that his manager is Marty Schottenheimer, not Bill Belichick? Herm Edwards, not Bill Parcells?
Benny, you're kidding me right? You're gonna blame the SB's on LoDuca???? Learn something about the game please. Sheesh.
Gil: You DO realize that the Mets are in first place, not the Phills or the Braves. I know the Mets weren't impressive at all, but were the Phills?
Willie Randolph: Square peg/Round Hole…never works. Wagner has not been able to go two innings for a save in 8 EIGHT years.
Randolph, you're an idiot! But I'm sure the Yankees love you. Go back!
Steve: Go fuck yourself.
Country Time was brutal, just brutal in the 9th.
This is as bad as the Mets have looked since the first five games of Randolph's tenure. Having said that, the Padres made the Phillies look this bad before we strode into town. Clearly, they played like the season was on the line.
And you can't blame this one on Willie. The notion of bringing Heilman in to face Rollins or Utley was ludicrous. It was Wags or bust. He had five days to get right. Wagner's slow melt-down was only the most dramatic instance but the bullpen was atrocious this entire series, the starters weren't much better, and the bats were tired until the last game. The Phils opened a can o' whoop-ass, simple as that.
Nobody's going to save this team. It's going to have to get right by itself. At some point if we don't start beating the Braves and Phillies we don't deserve to go to the playoffs.
BAD pitching! Billy chokes again. I feel like Benitez has been resurected!!! Delgado, LoDuca, Green all have been weak! This team must find a spark or they may be looking at a wild card playoff birth. Don't think HoJo is the answer as batting instructer!!
Spider: Feliciano pitched two innings earlier the game. Did a good job too.
Thought for sure that Heilman would come in sometime in the 9th.
Well, now let's see what or if we have anything for the Braves who must be salivating and waiting for us with a bus at the airport in Atlanta.
Wow Benny, helluva comeback. Thanks for making yourself look more foolish.
Jeff: I think this was the best time if any to see if Wagner had the stuff to pitch the 8th and 9th. Heilman against Utley/Howard/Burrell was not a great matchup. Somehow I don't think you're going to see Willie do that ever again.
John Maine Friday, GOOD GOD! He looks like he has forgotten how to pitch. I HATE THE BRAVES!
JW: Delgado has been just a stupid stupid hitter for the most part this season. I know he drove in a run but that AB killed the rally. For goodness sake, Beltran walks on 4 straight pitches and what does Delgado do? Swings at the first pitch which is , you guessed it? Out of the strike zone. A huge hit there would have put the game out of reach.
Anybody out there still BELIEVE the METS 2007 can make it HAPPEN???
JW: The motto of the Mets should be: "Remember the 2006 Cardinals!!!" I still believe. :-)
Delgado's age has caught up to him. Think his better days are done. I am VERY disappointed in the METS.
steve: good call. I am venting!!!
Wagner sucking is Wagner's fault.
Willie thinking Wagner could pitch 2 innings when he hasn't done it unscathed in litteraly years is Willie's fault.
Hmmm, wasn't it just a few weeks ago fans were whining about Willie not bringing Wagner into the 8th inning for 5 outs?? Stupid Willie!! He listened to the fans and now look where the Mets are!
I don't think Wagner is capable of going more than 1 inning anymore. About 25-30 pitches tops for him. His arm has nothing left after that.
As for the stolen bases in the ninth, blame it on both Wagner and Lo Duca. Paulie has a weak arm and can't control the running game anymore. As I said yesterday, he also seems to have lost a lot of his intensity. He's probably pissed about not getting a contract extension and he seems to carry that chip on his shoulder into the game. It hurts the team.
Phillies will probably win the EAST!
No heart on this team. I dont care what the Mets announcers said the other night Adam Eaton drilled Beltran on purpose because he sateeped out right before Eaton was going to make the pitch prior to that one. Beam Burrell the next day. And If I have to see Delgado joking and laughing with the other team everytime some is on first. He should be thinking about how he can hit one inside pitch this year.Very Disappointing season after last year. Not looking forward to Sept because it's not looking good…
The Phillies have weaknesses too as do the Braves. This division is still the Mets to win. Who knows? Maybe the Mets will rattle of 10 straight wins. It's baseball. You can't predict it.
Anytime you want to make things personal, Steve, let me know.
I am in Heaven!!!! This is what our game is all about. Sometime this long cold winter, when the snow is falling, and it is so cold out you need 5 layes of clothes just to get to your car and hopefully it does start…..remember today….Remember the passion we all feel for our team…....who knows how it will turn out…...Will we be world Champions??? Will we be complaining how we did not make the playoff's? Will we be complianing about an umpires bad call in game 7 of the NLCS?
I for one love this time of year….today, my blood was pumping…..yes, we lost …we had an awful week, but we do and i repeat we do have a game tomorrow…...that my fellow Met fans is the beauty of baseball, at 7:00 tomorrow nite, we will all turn on SNY and the boys at WFAN, and hear and watch a ballgame…....I can't wait….I will be there to root fot my Mets….......for the saddest day for me is when there is no game tomorrow…....and at least for now, we do have that…....
Keep the faith , and as a guy I once knew used too say….
Thanks Tugger, still sounds good today as it did way back in 1973….
very disappointing
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Krishna Chintalapudi, Bozidar Radunovic, Vlad Balan, Michael Buettener, Srinivas Yerramalli, Vishnu Navda, and Ramachandran Ramjee
27 April 2012
The quest for higher data rates in WiFi is leading to the development of standards that make use of wide channels (e.g., 40MHz in 802.11n and 80MHz in 802.11ac). In this paper, we argue against this trend of using wider channels, and instead advocate that radios should communicate over multiple narrow channels for efficient and fair spectrum utilization. We propose WiFi-NC, a novel PHY-MAC design that allows radios to use WiFi over multiple narrow channels simultaneously. To enable WiFi-NC, we have developed the compound radio, a single wideband radio that exposes the abstraction of multiple narrow channel radios, each with independent transmission, reception and carrier sensing capabilities. The architecture of WiFi-NC makes it especially suitable for use in whitespaces where free spectrum may be fragmented. Thus, we also develop a frequency band selection algorithm for WiFi-NC making it suitable for use in whitespaces. WiFi-NC has been implemented on an FPGA-based software defined radio platform. Through real experiments and simulations, we demonstrate that WiFi-NC provides better efficiency and fairness in both common WiFi as well as future whitespace scenarios.
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Off topic slightly - but how amazing did the F1 cars look back then? That photo makes the car look superb.
Shame they look naff now.


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Infused Vodka - Vegetable
Journeyman Distillery Humdinger Jalapeño Organic Spirit
Rating Information
- Proof66 RatingUnratedRabble Rating3.0 / 5.0Price (USD)$30Proof90.0
Rating DescriptionThis spirit has yet to face the slings and arrows of the rating agencies.
Proof66 Notes
Journeyman Humdinger Jalapeno Spirit begins life from a whiskey base of 100% organic rye grain. This itself should lend a kind of spicy, robust flavor to the spirit. They macerate (that is, give a good, thorough soaking) locally grown jalapeno peppers from the community (organic) garden. They are quick to note that the process retains the flavor of the jalapeno but none of the spicy heat. We have opted to list this as an infused vodka to better represent it in its peer group, though we're quick to note the unusually high proof of 90 relative to flavored vodkas (often less than 80). They call it "sweet and spicy" and suggest for a Bloody Mary cocktail.
In a tasting event at Distill America, a signature cocktail with St Germain Elderflower liqueur, Chartreuse Green liqueur, lime juice, and Humdinger in equal parts was outstanding and met with great acclaim.
We had the pleasure of trying the Humdinger at Distill America 2013 and enjoyed it a great deal... it made our list of highlights of the night!
About the Producer:
The Journeyman Distillery is a true "grain to glass" distillery in that they control and execute every aspect of the spirit production. It was founded by Bill Welter in 2011, a former fringe professional golfer who found himself in Scotland learning about whiskey. At the distillery, they are a handcraft / hands-on distillery using traditional methods and attempting to recreate 18th century imagery. Their spirits are batch distilled in a traditional copper pot still (named Willy Wonka). Their product is certified organic by the Midwest Organic Services Association.
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
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Beverage Testing Institute
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Wine Enthusiast
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- Liquor Review Category: Vegetable Infused Vodka
- Producer and Owner: Journeyman Distillery
- Website: http://journeymandistillery.com/
- Origin: Michigan, United States
- Age: N/A
- Price (USD): $30
- Proof: 90.0
We had a chance to try this pepper wonder at Distill America 2013 in Madison, WI. What makes the Humdinger so special--aside from its awesome name--is that it really does have spice without the heat. It is perfect for a Bloody Mary and is a worthy try for those elite who particularly adore the spicy tomato cocktail. It's a considerable adventure for the daring mixologist who's up for the challenge. We had to give it 3 stars despite its excellent craftsmanship simply because it's so highly specialized and exotic.
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All cheats for this game by platform: PC | PlayStation | GameBoy Color | GameBoy Advance | GameCube | DVD videos | Xbox | PlayStation 2
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AlchemyQuidditch Cards
1. Hesper Starkey
2. Parcelsus
3. Archibald Alderton
4. Elladora Ketteridge
5. Gaspard Shingleton
6. Glover Hipworth
7. Gregory the Smarmy
8. Laverne DeMontmorency
9. Ignatia Wildsmith
10. Sacharissa Tugwood
11. Gianmore Peakes
12. Balfour Blane
13. Felix Summerbee
14. Greta Catchlove
15. Honouria Nutcombe
16. Gifford Ollerton
17. Jocunda Sykes
18. Quong Po
19. Dorcas Wellbeloved
20. Merwyn the Malicious
21. Morgan le Fay
22. Crispin Cronk
23. Etheired the Ever-Ready
24. Beatrix Bloxam
25. Alberta Toothill
26. Xavier Rastrick
27. Yardley Platt
28. Dymphna Furmage
29. Fulbert the Fearful
30. Wendelin the Weird
31. Tilly Toke
32. Carlotta Pinkstone
33. Edgar Stroulger
34. Havelock Sweeting
35. Flavius Belby
36. Justus Pilliwickle
37. Norvel Twonk
38. Oswald Beamish
39. Cornelius Agrippa
40. Gulliver Pokeby
41. Newt Scamander
42. Gienda Chittock
43. Adalbert Waffling
44. Perpetua Fancourt
45. Cassandra Vablatsky
46. Mopsus
47. Blenheim Stalk
48. Alberic Grunnion
49. Merlin
50. Elfrida Clagg
51. Grogan Stump
52. Burdock Muldoon
53. Almerick Sawbridge
54. Artemisa Lufkin
55. Gondoline Oliphant
56. Montague Knightley
57. Harry Potter
58. Derwent Shimpling
59. Gunhilda of Gorsemoor
60. Cliodne
61. Beaumont Marjoribanks
62. Chauncey Oldridge
63. Mungo Bonham
64. Wilfred Elphick
65. Bridget Wenlock
66. Godric Gryffindor
67. Miranda Goshawk
68. Salazar Slytherin
69. Queen Maeve
70. Helga Hufflepuff
71. Rowena Ravenclaw
72. Hengist of Woodcroft
73. Daisy Dodderidge
74. Albus Dumbledore
75. Donaghan Tremlett
76. Mudsidora Barkwith
77. Gideon Crumb
78. Herman Wintringham
79. Kirley Duke
80. Myron Wagtail
81. Orsino Thurston
82. Celestina Warbeck
83. Heathcote Barbary
84. Merton Graves
85. Bowman Wright
86. Joscelind Wadcock
87. Gweong Jones
88. Cyprian Youdle
89. Devlin Whitehorn
90. Dunbar Oglethorbe
91. Leopldina Smethwyck
92. Roderick Plumpton
93. Roland Kegg
94. Herpo the Foul
95. Andros the Invincible
96. Ulrich the Oddball
97. Lord Stoddard Withers
98. Circe
99. Mirabella Plunkett
100. Bertie Bott
101. Thaddeus Thurkell
First card: Beat the record in Ring Practice 1.Save Points
Second card: Beat the record in Flitterby 1.
Third card: Beat the record in Ring Practice 3.
Fourth card: Beat the record in Ring Practice 2.
Fifth card: Beat the record in Flitterby 2. Fifth card: Collect all of the red/orange beans in the castle and on the grounds. There is a total of 100 beans. Some are hidden behind pictures and other objects. Go up to the picture or other object and press [Action] to get to the bean.
To the right of GringottsDueling Club rewards
In the Leaky Cauldron
In the entrance of Hogwarts
In the Gryffindor Common Room
In Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom on the second floor (first door on the right)
The first one will give you a Witch And Wizard Card.Card Collector's Club Room Chests
The second one will give you a Witch And Wizard Card.
The third one gives you a Card Attack Combo.
The fourth one gives you Steel Mesh Gloves.
The fifth one gives you Dragon Skin Boots.
The sixth one gives you a Rabbits Foot.
The seventh gives you a Dueling Trophy (does not do anything)
Alchemy: 10 of every potion (even Polyjuice; does nothing though).
Charms: Mini-Game "Flitwick's Boogaloo".
*Curses: Mucas Adnauseam and Petrificus Totalus get upgraded to maximum power.
Protection: Dragon Skin Cloak.
Divination: Gain 5 levels.
*Generalist: Lapin Pin and Flipendo Upgraded to maximum power.
Healing: Moon Stone and gain 2 levels.
*Hogwarts: Receive Tri-Corner and Dragon Skin Gloves. Incendio upgraded to maximum power.
*Musician: Verdimillious is upgraded to maximum power and receive Dragon Skin Boots.
Quidditch: Receive Quidditch helmet, jersey, boots, and gloves.
*Transfiguration: Mini-Game "Transfiguration Challenge", Get past Aragog
Be at level 30 to 40 and have Incendio Tria.
Make sure you have more than one of the last two cards in the CAC, Weak Point, and buy lots of WGPs and RPs. Use Weak Point, and Vermillious Duo/Tria on him. It does about 60 to 100 damage to him.
Move around Hogwarts easier
To get around Hogwarts School easier, press [A] when you are by statues or other objects. Most of them are secret passages, or will give you Wizard cards. For example, the Egyptian statue will take you to the dungeon. The mirror by the nurse's office will take you to the first floor.
Defeating Aragog
Aragog is weak against Vermillious (Tria would do well) and Incendio (Duo and/or Tria would also do well).
Defeating the spider
To do a quick 45 damage to the spider, use the Broom Of Doom (card combo).
Defeating Professor Lockhart
Use the Mucus Andnesium spell to poison him, then keep using the Expelliarmus spell.
Glitch: Disappearing suitcase
After you battle Professor Lockhart, you will see a suitcase. It then states that you can get a card combo. The suitcase will disappear. Press [Start] and it will reappear


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How Much Revenue Growth is Needed to Hit the Administration's Latest Revenue Projections for This Year?
May 23rd, 2013 | by David Rousseau | Published in Blog, Budget and Tax Policy | 1 Comment
Even with the administration making its second reduction in the current-year revenue projections, its estimates may still be too high. The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) is now projecting $259 million less revenue than the administration with just two months to go in the fiscal year. The two entities' estimates on current-year revenues are generally closer by now; last year at this time the difference was just $154 million. (When the final audit was released, revenue was actually $317 million and $163 million less than the projections of the administration and OLS, respectively.)
To gauge the viability of the two estimates, we can look at the growth rates each projection would require in the last two months when compared to the current year-to-date growth rate.
The biggest disagreement between the administration and OLS is the $107 million difference on the Corporate Business Tax (CBT). Calculating the CBT's growth rate for the remainder of the year is more complicated than other taxes because some CBT payments are allotted to the income tax after the fiscal year ends. Historically, that shift is in the $100 million to $150 million range.
Five other taxes with at least a $10 million difference between projections account for another $89 million of the total $259 million difference.
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A fun candy in the theme of our great nation is the perfect party favor for your upcoming party. The Patriotic Personalized Lollipops are round fruity candy pop that comes in a clear wrapper that is decorated with an American flag image and a text area to customize.
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Each Montessori class, from toddlers through high school, operates on the principle of freedom within limits. Every program has its set of ground rules which differs from age to age, but is always based on core Montessori beliefs – respect for each other, and for the environment. Children are free to work at their own pace, either alone or with others, with materials they have chosen. The teacher relies on his or her observations of the children to determine which new activities and materials he may introduce to an individual child or to a small or large group. The aim is to encourage active, self directed learning and to strike a balance of individual mastery with small group collaboration within the whole group community.
Montessori is a philosophy with the fundamental tenet that a child learns best within a social environment which supports each individual's unique development. Creativity flourishes in an atmosphere of acceptance and trust. Montessorians recognize that each child, from toddler to teenager, learns and expresses himself in a very individual way. Music, art, storytelling, movement, and drama are part of every American Montessori program, but there are other things particular to the Montessori environment which encourages creative development: many materials which stimulate interest and involvement; and emphasis on the sensory aspect of experience; and the opportunity for both verbal and non-verbal modes of learning.
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Babs Heckled Again - But No F-Bomb
Barbra Streisand's Bush-bashing tour made it's way to the hotbed that is red state Florida on Monday.Babs, who was heckled earlier this month after bringing out a Bush impersonator for a skit… READ MORE >
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The local thrift shop has this 10 speed Ross road bike. It has a sticker saying 1020 tubing, it is lugged. 3 piece cranks. Didn't look too close at the derailers, probably SunTour or Shimano. Stem shifters.
It sort of fits me, steel rims with one broken drive side spoke. Steel handlebars and a super stubby stem I'd have to swap out. I'm thinking of getting it as a loaner bike or setting it up as a commuter or flipping it. The chromed fork ends have some surface rust. They only want $16 for it so cost isn't a big factor.
I don't really know the Ross brand and usually pass them by. But there seems to be a few folks here who really like them so maybe I've passed on some nice bikes.
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Steals in Chilean Cabernet
Back in the bad old days, around a decade ago, most of Chile's cabernet sauvignon-based wines were best known for being cheap. There's no question that Chile has the climate, soil, winemaking know-how and capital to make serious wines, but the industry, as a rule, tended to play it safe until just a few years ago. More emphasis was placed on making mass-market wines than bottles with real character, much less regional identity. And even the best wines tended to incite shrugs of indifference from demanding, spoiled-for-choice American buyers who had easy access to wines from Bordeaux, California, Washington and Australia.
Plenty of "correct" wines were and still are being made, no question. But until recently, if you wanted fireworks in a Chilean bottle of red you had to be prepared to fork out upwards of $50 for the pleasure. Most of those wines were made by joint ventures of foreign winemakers or producers and their Chilean counterparts, which usually gave top priority to the marquee name of the foreigner, with the Chileans taking a back seat. That made for good, quick press, but the market for such high-end wines was small then and may be smaller today. What needed to happen, and finally has, was for the wineries to prove that they could crank out a critical mass of internationally competitive wines that still offer the value wine-lovers had grown to associate with Chile.
My tastings for the International Wine Cellar's annual coverage of Chile brought out a greater number of high-quality cabernets and cabernet-based wines than ever before, and these wines don't need to use a bargain-basement price hook to make their case. Right now Chile is one of the best cabernet sources in the $12 to $20 price range. Most California renditions that change hands for prices this low are lean, green and mean, but a huge number of like-priced Chilean versions are spicy, sweet and balanced, with character that belies their price.
For sheer value it's hard to beat the 2009 Casas del Bosque Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Rapel Valley ($12; Vinocopia), a cab that offers an array of red fruit and floral qualities, with excellent structure and focus and a refreshingly brisk finish.
Also look for the 2008 Viña Casablanca Cabernet Sauvignon Nimbus Estate Single Vineyard Maipo Valley ($17; Carolina Wine Brands), which shows the type of fruity, spicy complexity that one might find in a Napa cabernet that costs two or even three times as much. This one benefits from air so decant it for an hour or so.
I was also impressed by the power and depth of the 2009 Chilensis Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Colchagua Valley ($13; Vici Imports). I'm not in the habit of aging wines that are targeted at a large audience, like this one is, but I have little doubt that it will gain complexity with another couple of years in the cellar. It's delicious now, though, so drink it or stash it.
The 2009 O. Fournier Urban Red Wine Maipo Valley ($15; Fine Estates from Spain), a Bordeaux blend based on 50% cabernet sauvignon, would stand up to versions of the real (French) thing that sell for double the price. It's a spicy, rich, energetic wine that would be great with grilled steaks or burgers this summer.
I also recommend seeking out the 2008 Viña Peñalolen Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley ($20; T. Edward Wines; Global Vineyard Importers) for its rich, spicy character and youthfully intense fruit. This is another wine that would benefit from decanting, or even a few years of bottle aging.
Viña Santa Helena makes some of Chile's most serious, ageworthy wines, with prices to match, but their entry-level offerings deliver outstanding value, as well as much of the character of their higher-priced siblings. Check out the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Selección del Directorio Gran Reserva Colchagua Valley (Misa Imports), which has a suggested retail price of only $12. Its sexy, oak-spiced cherry and dark berry flavors could easily fool you and your guests into thinking that you weren't actually spending your money wisely.


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Demi Lovato on Glee Season 5: When Will Dani Be Back?
We immediately fell in love with Demi Lovato's adorable character Dani on Glee, just as Santana (Naya Rivera) has, and so we want to see her on our TVs as much as possible. If it were up to us, Demi would appear in every single future Glee episode, but that sadly won't happen. In case you can't tell, this is us pouting.
Demi made her Glee debut on Season 5, Episode 2: "Tina in the Sky With Diamonds," and had an instant connection with fellow Spotlight Diner employee Santana. We couldn't wait to see more scenes of them cuddling together, and luckily, we won't have to wait too long.
The X Factor judge will indeed appear in next week's Season 5, Episode 4: "A Katy or a Gaga?" Hooray! In fact, she'll be involved in a major storyline as she forms a Madonna cover band with Kurt and Santana — and maybe Adam Lambert's character Starchild, who auditions for the group. That just might be the most talented cover band ever.
However, Demi won't appear in Episode 5: "The End of Twerk" or Episode 6: "Movin' Out." Ugh. And what about after that? Well, don't get into the fetal position just yet, as a Glee crew member revealed on October 28 that Demi will be back soon enough:
@dems121 She is in 507. Not sure when she's back on set. Maybe next week.— Kalen G (@KalanaFalana) October 29, 2013
There you have it. We can officially look forward to seeing Demi in all her glory in Episode 7: "Puppet Master." After that, we don't yet know exactly which episodes we'll see her on, but she initially committed to six episodes, so there will be at least three more in the future before she embarks on her new tour in early 2014.
And no, six episodes is not nearly enough Demi. But we'll take what we can get, and we'll continue to cross our fingers that the busy lady finds time to sneak a few more episodes into her schedule.
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The new Salter kitchen scale, the ultra slim scale from Salter Colour Collection now is available in Strong Red and Bright Blue. Featuring large stainless weighting plate, this food scale is equipped with the Aquatronic function, allowing you to weigh liquids. You get weights in different units - grams, pounds, ounces, fluid ounces, milliliters. Price is € 25.
The Curve is another slim electronic food scale from Salter. The kitchen scale has rounded corners for a modern look and a hygienic glass platform. A large display, Aquatronic and Weight functions with different measuring units. Price for the Salter Curve is € 30.
This Aquatronic glass kitchen scale is one of several Salter models available in the US. The elegant food scale comes with Add & Weigh function, and stain and flavor carry-over resistant glass platform. It allows for measurement of multiple ingredients in the same bowl, and works with liquid and solid foods. Seen in stores for $30. Salter.
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Celebrate Mardi Gras in traditional New Orleans style while supporting the Oceanside Museum of Art during the museum's annual Mardi Gras Brunch from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 19 at the El Camino Country Club, 3202 Vista Way. Guests will enjoy a champagne brunch featuring a buffet of New Orleans-style cuisine, mimosas and jazz music. Tickets cost $75 or $65 for members. Reserve at 760-435-3721 by Feb. 14.


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They do table service and as we sit down we are presented with a menu that boasts Cuban inspired cocktails and locally brewed beer. Me; I order the Mi Corazon a coconut based cocktail with Fresno Pepper infused Cachaca and lime. Cachaca, of course, being the fermented sugar cane liquor originating probably from Brazil; caparinhas anyone?
The cocktail is appetising. It is frothy white, with two actual peppers floating on top of the concoction. As I sip it the chile is biting, but luckily the drink is softened adequately by the coconut milk to make it supable. Honestly, I have never had such a strong cocktail. I was impressed by its daring overtures and pleased by its subtler notes. Dang. Good.
The Cowboy had ordered a Brooklyn Summer Ale, which came in a can unpoured and unopened. He was charmed; he has a pet-peeve against beer being served in a bottle and then poured partly into a glass at restaurants. He likes beer out of cans and bottles. As a result this is all very exciting to him too.
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Knowledge / Importance Matrix for Wiki Project Coordination
Published: June 7, 2011
Even on only moderately complex projects, it is often difficult to
- get a clear vision of the overall project status at any given point
- know where to best allocate limited resources
- be sure you—as a team member—are working on what you should be
While this is difficult enough with small, collocated teams, things becomes much harder if team members are distributed across time zones. In this article, we'll discuss how to use a Knowledge / Importance Matrix (K/I Matrix) that is integrated into a collaborative wiki environment to address these issues.
What Is a Knowledge / Importance Matrix?
A K/I Matrix is a two-dimensional graph with Knowledge on the X axis and Importance on the Y axis. Each dimension of the graph ranges from 0% to 100%. Figure 1 shows an example of a K/I Matrix. We define the dimensions of this graph as follows:
- Knowledge—How well a team understands a task.
- Importance—The relative importance of a task to project success.
Figure 1—Example of a K/I Matrix
In a particular project's K/I Matrix, all outstanding tasks fall somewhere on this graph, and the result is a clear overall representation of task status. In graphing these tasks, there are three major regions of interest, as follows:
- research—Tasks on the left half of the matrix require research to better understand them—that is, to move them further along the knowledge axis. The most attention should go to tasks with the highest importance ratings, but as knowledge of tasks increases, the team may decide to revise their importance ratings.
- build—The upper-right quadrant holds tasks that should receive priority for implementation. These tasks are important and well understood and need to get implemented.
- question—The team should question tasks that end up in the lower-left quadrant. They may not be worth completing. Even if the team eventually drops these tasks, it is valuable to track them to show that the team considered them and judged them to be nonessential.
Projects, Features, and Tasks
A K/I Matrix comprises the following:
- a project—Each K/I Matrix is associated with a single project. A project is a long-lived initiative. It could be either a new offering, a major enhancement in functionality to an existing offering, or a minor enhancement.
- features—A feature is a single, complete set of functionality; is part of a project; and comprises multiple, specific tasks.
- tasks—A task is some specific piece of work that is part of creating a larger feature and, usually, only one person owns a task at any given time.
For example, an ecommerce Web site project might have a shopping cart feature. For that feature, one task might be creating a shipping calculator. Individual team members focus primarily on tasks, which roll up into the creation of a feature for a product.
In the example K/I Matrix for a project, shown in Figure 2, there is a full feature list to the right of the matrix. Tasks that are currently in progress exist in both the matrix and the feature list. Completed tasks appear only in the feature list.
Figure 2—Project K/I Matrix with a feature list
Creating and Maintaining a K/I Matrix
A K/I Matrix is a living, evolving project resource. At the outset of a project, a K/I Matrix is a useful tool for brainstorming features for a project, the tasks that implementing those features would require, and the relationships between all of these.
At regular intervals, a team should revisit the K/I Matrix for their project and make adjustments. Over time, as the team's knowledge grows, tasks should move toward the right. As a project evolves, a team can add new tasks, if necessary; remove any tasks that the team deems to be out of scope from both the matrix and the feature list; and remove completed tasks from the matrix.
Integrating a K/I Matrix with a Wiki to Support Collaboration
The K/I Matrix is useful for communicating a project's big-picture status, but it lacks the necessary detail to support day-to-day task coordination. In order to accommodate that need, a K/I Matrix should reside on a wiki that acts as a portal to more detailed project information. Each task item in the matrix should link to a wiki page, showing details that include the following:
- task name
- task description
- associated features
- current task owner
- dependencies
- and any other relevant information
There should also be equivalent feature and project pages, holding information relating to the features and the overall project. Since a wiki comprises simple Web pages, it's a simple matter to cross-link project, feature, and task pages to external resources such as a content management system (CMS) or defect-tracking tool. Together, the pages on the wiki provide complete information about a project.
The wiki allows distributed teams to collaborate in moving a project forward. This evolving, single point of contact ensures that the members of a team stay in sync, because there are no stale documents to get out of date. The K/I Matrix and wiki change continuously to reflect the current state of the project.
Taken in total, the project wiki serves as the design, test, documentation, and implementation specification. Each builds on the other, and any team member can make revisions as necessary.
K/I Matrix in an Agile Scrum Process
When applied to an agile scrum process, the K/I Matrix both organizes and visualizes the state of user stories before they are ready for assignment to a sprint for implementation.
The typical user-story list is one dimensional. Teams can sort only by overall importance. But does that equate to how important each story is to the overall project or how close the story is to being ready? Most often, it's probably a combination of the two. In a flat list like that, how can one pick out, at a glance, the high-importance stories that are poorly understood and need work for them to be ready for a sprint? There is no simple solution, because a simple, one-dimensional, flat list is too limiting—it doesn't show enough information.
The two dimensions of a K/I Matrix give a product owner and the scrum team much greater insight into the state of the user-story backlog. Stories of high importance that are not well understood and need refining become obvious. They congregate in the upper-left quadrant of the matrix. These are the stories that need the most attention during backlog grooming and research tasks.
A K/I Matrix provides an alternative view of a scrum team's user stories. A K/I Matrix that is linked into a Web-based tracking system can act as a portal into user story and task details. In this way, it can augment existing tracking tools an agile development team uses.
A Knowledge / Information Matrix provides a two-dimensional, visual approach to prioritizing tasks, assigning resources, and assessing progress on a project. It lets people quickly see the big picture in a way that a simple list cannot. It also acts as a gateway through which a team can obtain more details about individual items. Because a K/I Matrix is a living resource that a team works with on a regular basis, it can foster collaboration and help build consensus within a group.
In summary, a K/I Matrix is a relatively simple tool that you can add to any development process's set of tracking tools to gain new insights and recognize opportunities you might otherwise overlook.
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Miri Bleicher, 22, claims ultra-Orthodox men called her 'shiksa', made vomiting sounds as she boarded bus to Arad
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Miri Bleicher, a counselor for Jewish youths visiting Israel,
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"The bus arrived but the driver didn't open the front door, it then pulled away and stopped. I chased after it, it pulled away again and then stopped, until the driver eventually opened the door," she recalls.
"When I got on the bus, I found myself in another world. On the front, four haredim were standing and inspecting me in a hostile manner. The driver promised them that after I paid I would enter through the backdoor," Miri says.
Egged spokesman Ron Ratner said in response, "The driver welcomed the passenger in the appropriate manner and his behavior was without fault. She didn't seek out his help and he didn't notice what was going on between her and the passengers.
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The first of our Asian travels began in late July when we flew to Bangkok and travelled by train to the northern area of Thailand. En route we stopped off to visit Sukothai which was once an ancient city and the original capital of the first Thai Kingdom. The ruins are well preserved and extensive, so hiring bikes and cycling around the ruins was an efficient way of exploring the historical park in a few hours.
Our next stop was Chiang Mai about 6 hrs further north, where we were booked to do a 4 day bike ride with our friend Marcus who was our tour guide. Marcus is originally from Melbourne but is now based in Chiang Mai and runs Crouching Tiger cycling tours. Our rides covered 100kms on average each day, which at times was challenging especially in the heat. However, we got to see so much of the surrounding countryside, it gave us a real appreciation of that part of Thailand. The city of Chiang Mai is in a valley but surrounded by high mountain peaks and limestone cliffs that are often covered in cloud. Our rides took us along narrow roads through bright green, rice paddy fields and up into the hills beyond, where you could often spot richly decorated Buddhist temples perched on the highest hilltops. Chiang Mai is now a bustling city, but has retained the old city which is a neat square surrounded by remnants of an old medieval style wall and a moat. Beyond the moat is the sprawling new city of restaurants, businesses and accommodation for the thousands of tourists who visit. Being a local, Marcus is 'in the know' about the best places to eat, so we enjoyed some really delicious Thai food.
Feeling fitter after 4 solid days of bike riding, we headed north east towards the border crossing of Chiang Kong where we would cross over from Thailand into Laos. The mighty Mekong River separates the two countries at this point. It is an extremely swift flowing river and the little boat that carried us from one side to the other really had to work hard at counteracting the flow of the river. Once through passport controls and checked into Laos we boarded a much larger boat for a two day ride (over 300kms) down the Mekong to Luang Prabang, a large town in northern Laos. The boat was very long and narrow with a seating capacity for about 50 people. However we were part of a group of 5 guests on board, so it was very comfortable with plenty of room to move. The captain, his wife and children and our guide made up the crew. The captain proved very skilful in navigating his boat down the river, dodging rocks, shallow areas, over falls and whirlpools. His wife prepared a hot, local lunch for us on both days and their children being on school holidays just enjoyed the ride. Half way down the river, we stopped off at a small village and spent the night in a hotel as boats are not allowed on the river after dark. We then set off again early the next morning and made it to our destination of Luang Prabang, later in the afternoon. The river scenery was really interesting and it was a very relaxing way of travelling from A to B. We really enjoyed our three days in Luang Prabang which has retained many of the French colonial influences especially in its architecture. It is surrounded by steep rugged mountains with sheer limestone outcrops, so amazing countryside.
We then boarded a bus for a drama filled days drive across the mountains to Vientiane. The bus driver had trouble with the gears and only got a Km out of town before stopping and trying to repair the problem with a welder on the side of the road. Two hours later, still no gears, we limped back to town and after another hour, boarded another bus. Finally on our way we encountered very windy roads and torrential rain. The driver drove through a large puddle smashing the front of the bus on the ground, knocking the front door almost off its hinges and cracking the glass. We climbed up and down steep mountains all day inching past washed out sections of road with sheer drops on the side. Not surprisingly, some passengers suffered motion sickness for the whole journey. We finally made it to our hotel at 10PM that night.
We found the Laos capital of Vientiane a little bland after the spectacular scenery of the north. After two days we travelled just 30 kms to the Thai Border where we caught an overnight train back to Bangkok. The Thai capital is such a bustling city, but easy to navigate round using the sky train and water taxis. We particularly enjoyed our visit to the Royal Palace and the enormous Sleeping Buddha. Our trip to Kanchanabri-'Bridge Over the River Kwai' fame, was memorable for our visit to the Allied POW's war cemetery and museum and a train trip along the edge of the Kwai River. The heat and humidity is relentless in Thailand and it wasn't hard to imagine the horrendous conditions the thousands of POW's were forced to endure at the hands of the Japanese, in the construction of the Burma railway. The visit was a sober finale to our travels in Thailand and Laos!
15/07/2011, Langkawi
As we are not sailing much this year we haven't been as diligent with our blog, but we have been busy, so we will endeavor to update you on what has been happening with us since we have been back in Langkawi. Our plan for this year was to base ourselves in Langkawi in Rebak marina and take the opportunity to see more of SE Asia through land travel. In between times would be spent on boat maintenance and improvements while tied up to a jetty.
We arrived back in Rebak Marina early June after spending the latter weeks of May admiring and enjoying our new granddaughter Ruby who was born (to Jayne & Damien) on the 14th May.
Our first job was to anti foul the boat. First Light was carrying quite a lot of growth due to the warm water around here, so we hauled her out and spent ten days 'on the hard' scraping off barnacles, applying anti foul and completing a few repairs to the prop. It was a hot and dirty job, for Bern in particular, who spent most of the day dodging the sun. Morning sun meant working on the port side and vice versa in the afternoon. Fortunately the air/conditioner that Bern installed over the main hatch earlier in the year has made life in the cabin so much more comfortable. So it became a real haven in which to escape the heat when working outside became too much. The tropical heat and humidity are very wearing and we are now both convinced, we are built for cool climates.
Once we were back in the water, with a nice clean hull, we glided out of the marina for a weeks sailing around the island in company with some Aussie friends on their boat 'Sassoon'. It's amazing how easy the boat moves when her undersides are clean. Our first anchorage was in the Fjords, a narrow but very pretty waterway just south of the main island. The area is completely guarded by high cliffs covered in lush growth, and home to Kites (eagles) and monkeys. It is also quite protected from the weather, so a good place to spend a few days in the SW monsoon season. After a few days, we continued around the island to the ' Hole in the Wall' another protected anchorage, with a very narrow entrance between rocks that opens out to a large bay, once inside. Leading off this bay are many narrow creeks that are a few kms long and again bordered on either side by steep rocky cliffs. It was a great place to go exploring with the dinghy, but we were in stiff competition with the 'hundreds' of local, long tail tourist boats that spend all day zapping up and down and around, laden with tourists. After 5pm the end of the business day, it became a quiet peaceful anchorage again. Our final anchorage was at the northern end of the island, in a bay that is overlooked by an exclusive resort. We dinghied into shore to enjoy a drink at the resort bar which was very civilized. However, our attempts to dinghy back out to the boat weren't so civil. By the time we were ready to head back to the boat, there were breaking waves on the beach. We tried to time our exit in between waves, jumped in the dinghy, ready to fire up the outboard, but despite Bern's efforts it wouldn't cooperate. The next wave threw the dinghy back and washed over us both. Wet, bedraggled and a little embarrassed (there were many onlookers sitting on the beach) we tried again, but took another wave. Totally embarrassed, we resorted to the oars which got us beyond the break- should have tried that in the first place! It proved to be an uncomfortable anchorage exposed to the NW which brought in quite a swell from the ocean and we copped a big thunderstorm with gusty winds in the early hours of the morning. The following day we motor sailed in a lumpy sea down the west side of the island back to the marina and the air conditioner!
01/05/2011, Maldives
Early January I received an email from a sailing friend Matt, the skipper of Island Time. He asked if I was interested in sailing with him from the Maldives to the Med via the Red Sea in March and April. I jumped at the idea as Di was teaching during that period and I was at a loose end. Also it would be good experience before we undertake the same passage next year.
However in the week before I flew to the Maldives to join Island Time, Somali pirates captured the American yacht Quest and the four American crew. A few days after their capture the crew were all killed by the pirates. We had met them in Vanuatu in 2009, so this was a real shock to us. Quest was captured in an area that up till then had been considered a low risk area for pirates. Clearly the pirates now had the capability of travelling thousands of miles from the Somali coast and were now after yachts as well as merchant ships. In the weeks that followed the Quest incident, the Danish yacht ING was also captured and the crew of seven taken to Somalia.
These two incidents and other reports from yachts making the passage to the Med via the Red Sea indicated that the risk of being attacked by pirates had dramatically increased.
When I joined Island Time in the Maldives, Matt was still keen to make the passage to the Med. But as we learnt more about the pirate situation and also political uprisings in Egypt and other Middle East countries around the Red Sea, he reluctantly had to concede that it was now too dangerous to attempt the passage.
The decision was made to sail from the Maldives back to Sri Lanka. Spend some time there, then sail back to either Thailand or Malaysia. Our stay in the Maldives came to abrupt ending when we were told by the authorities to leave. Apparently the agent that Matt had used to obtain the required cruising permit and other formalities had not done a thing. The end result of their inactivity was that Island Time with crew had cruised some of the islands without a permit - a situation frowned upon by the authorities.
The passage from the Maldives to Sri Lanka was uneventful - winds were very light so we had to motor a good part of the way. It was hot with the occasional respite when a thunderstorm provided a downpour of rain that cooled the decks, topped up the water tanks and cooled the crew.
24/11/2010, Langkawi
After leaving Pangkor marina we made a short sail north to Monkey island and spent the night there so we could ensure we 'd make the distance to Penang in daylight hours the following day. We got an early start and as there was no wind we were motoring along and dodging a few fishing boats and nets. Suddenly the engine slowed down and there was a bad vibration...must be some rubbish around the prop again. A quick check to make sure there were no jelly fish around and Bern was over the side and diving under the boat to investigate. As expected there was a big plastic bag wrapped around the prop and as he dragged it clear he felt a stinging pain on his arm and chest. There must have been jellyfish tentacles caught up in the plastic. With the plastic bag clear we got back on our way and started first aid treatment on a very painful arm and chest. We quickly ran through a plan in case he became unconscious and needed medical assistance. After about four hours the pain had subsided and he was feeling much better. We arrived in Penang early afternoon and anchored in a reasonably sheltered bay as the marina there is exposed to swell and the wash from non stop ferry traffic. The next day we started exploring the old city and finding our way around. Penang is a former British colony with many of the colonial buildings well preserved and still in use. We spent quite a few hours walking around the museum which describes through the numerous displays the history of Penang and the influence of all the cultures that have contributed to how Penang is today. People have come from China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Burma, the middle east and of course Britain. We walked through Little India, Chinatown and some huge shopping malls that are popular throughout Malaysia. The choice of cuisine is endless and we discovered a great Indian vegetarian restaurant serving delicious food at a total cost of $5 AUS!!! From Penang our next stopover was in the Fiord like islands just south of Langkawi and was one of the prettiest anchorages we have been in this year. The area is entered through a narrow channel in between high cliffs, home to Kites and monkeys. It is very secluded and a very protected anchorage. We spent three days here with quite a few other yachts then motored a further 5 nms around to the main town of Kuah on Langkawi Island. Kuah is mainly filled with Duty Free Shops and is a popular shopping destination for mainland Malaysians. Alcohol, chocolate and clothing are the major drawcards- Bern was quite excited to be able to buy a slab of beer(24 cans) for $10 AUS!!! Our final stop for this year was to a marina on Rebak island not far from Langkawi. We have spent the week here cleaning the boat from top to bottom in readiness for leaving it closed up while we return to Australia for a few months. As the weather is very humid and mould is a problem we have to leave fans running and containers of bleach sitting around to keep the boat as dry as possible and the mould at bay. We fly to Kuala Lumpur on Friday for the weekend and finally arrive in Australia Monday morning. We hope you have enjoyed following our blogs. There will be a break of a few months before we resume our travels in Asia next year.
16/11/2010, Pangkor
We are now two thirds of the way up the Malacca Straits and enjoying a few days in a quiet marina before heading north another 70nm to Penang. We finally left Johor Bahru last Friday after spending three interesting days sightseeing in the city of Malacca. This is a great city to visit with Chinatown being the major part of it's heritage area, tastefully restored and maintained. It's maritime history dates back to the 1400's when it became the centre of trade for the west coast of Malaysia and the meeting point between east and west shipping. Over the centuries, it has been dominated by the Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and British and the influence of these cultures is evident in the architecture and layout of the old city. Our time there was certainly a highlight of our time in Malaysia so far. Our two day sail up the Straits of Malacca was challenging as far as the weather and the amount of shipping that plies up and down this busy waterway. Huge container ships, tankers, tugs towing barges and local fishermen all have to be negotiated! Fortunately there is a designated shipping lane in which nearly all of the larger ships stay. On the edge of the shipping lane is where the tugs towing barges travel and inside of this area, are all the local fishing fleet. We opted to sail up the edge of the shipping lane and found dealing with the tugs and barges less stressful as they travel slowly and nearly all carry AIS and are well lit. So they are easy to identify. In contrast, the local fishermen have poorly lit boats and of course no AIS so we have to be continually on the lookout for them. Daylight is always welcome after a night at sea when so much is going on around us. The calm, predictable weather we experienced for so long in Indonesia has spoilt us and we now have to adjust to daily thunderstorms, lightening, heavy downpours of rain which is often accompanied by strong wind squalls. We were hit by such a storm on our second night at sea. The lightening lit up the sky for many hours and then eventually we were hit by a strong wind squall, a quick 180 degree change in wind direction and heavy rain which reduced visibility and had us really wondering - where are those little fishing boat??? Thankfully it only lasted a few hours! We are hoping that we will be able to manage the rest of the passage to Langkawi in daylight hours. We plan to leave for Penang tomorrow, apparently Georgetown is a very interesting place to visit. From there we have another 70nm to Langkawi, so we are on the home stretch!
25/10/2010, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
After nearly two weeks we are still securely tied up in Danga Bay Marina in Johor Bahru. The Sail Malaysia Rally dinner and official briefing for our sail up the west coast to Langkawi, was held last weekend. Prior to that we had two busy days in Singapore sightseeing and shopping. Singapore is a short bus ride over the causeway from Johor Bahru. There are about 80,000 Malaysians who travel each day across the causeway to work in Singapore, so it is always a busy thoroughfare. The infrastructure for customs and immigration on both sides is well developed and well managed. It is a straightforward and efficient process. We were very impressed with Singapore's rail and bus transport which is easy to use and gets you around the city quickly in air conditioned comfort! Our visit to the 'Battle Box' in Fort Canning Park was really interesting and informative. It consists of a group of underground rooms and tunnels which was used as the command centre by the British and allied forces during WWII. Extremely realistic life- size models of army personal produced in England similar to what you'd find in 'Madame Toussards ', help recreate the story of the days leading up to the fall of Singapore to the Japanese. It is an audiovisual exhibition with some of the models designed to appear as if they are actually speaking . Fort Canning Park is a peaceful, leafy retreat amongst the hustle and bustle, but one of the many 'green' areas of Singapore which has a cooling affect in an otherwise steamy climate. Last Thursday we enjoyed a tour of south Johor organised for the rally participants. We were taken down to the SE and SW tip of Malaysia which overlooks the Singapore Straits. A maze of boardwalks have been built in amongst the mangroves which are now a protected species and a focus on this environment has been developed into a tourist attraction. Surprisingly the mangroves were littered with all kinds of rubbish washed in from the adjacent busy shipping straits. Afterwards we were taken to a local village for a traditional Malaysian lunch which was quite delicious and then onto a pineapple museum(!) entirely devoted to the history of pineapple growing in Malaysia. Yesterday was 'Deepavalli- the festival of lights' one of the major festivals for the Indian community here. It is celebrated in a similar way to Christmas, with families dining together and exchanging gifts which is often money. Last night we heard fireworks being set off all over the place so guess that was the finale. For the rest of the community, the Chinese and Malays, it is just a public holiday and a chance to shop in the many plazas and dine out in the many restaurants. The Sail Malaysia Rally commences tomorrow with the first stopover being Malacca and apparently a very interesting place to visit. Unfortunately the anchorage in the bay there can be very exposed if the winds blow in strongly from the west. As it is only a 3 hour bus ride from Johor, we have decided to stay longer in the marina here and travel by road to Malacca, stay for three days and join the Rally tour and attend the official dinner. We will then return, set sail on Friday and catch up with the Rally further up the coast.


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I was relatively happy with my swim and bike times at my first sprint tri. I was disappointed in my run. I admit I didn't concentrate much on it during training. I used to run marathons (10 years ago) and I figured I needed more work on the other disciplines.
I think my big problem with the short distance is adjusting my pace upwards. I tend to run the same speed no matter the distance. With a cyclo-computer it's easy to monitor my biking pace and pick it up.
Any tips for a faster short distance (5 - 10k) runs?


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Drupal is a CMS. You probably knew that.
For the last few months I've (intermittently) been thinking about how to build a nice PHP SDK for working with external APIs from PHP applications, and Drupal in general.
This post is a sort of round up of my thoughts, hopefully I'll find time to complete this project so I can post a detailed followup.
Read on for a quick snapshot on why I like Guzzle and how I plan to use it.
Random snippet of the day, find out what modules are involved in building out a given menu route definition. When you type a URI into your browser, Drupal's menu routing system connects that to your page content by processing the path into instructions for how to build the page.
The other day around the office, I was surprised to discover not everyone realizes that you can do some crazy stuff around extending drush commands.
First step: Read the documentation. Drush is intentionally written to be a command-line foil for Drupal, and if you've built a module, a few minutes digging into the well-done docs will go a long way. Check out the Drush API if you are of a mind, or for a more focused burst of hook goodness, get out your terminal and type:
$> drush topic docs-api
Once you have a grasp of the fine hooks you can use to piggy-back on and around any Drush command, you can take it to the next level.
Between the issues queue, Twitter, podcasts, and ad hoc discussions, there is a lot of confusion about what the Features module is all about. As someone that has used and developed in it for a long time, I thought I'd lend my perspective. My sense is the maintainers are on the same page, but don't hold them to this post.
Features is a module to help site builders and command-line gurus easily package up the configuration associated with a specific use case (like a blog), and manage it in code.
Please, keep in mind this post was written for Drupal 6 and Views 2! D7/Views 3 sites might not take so kindly to it.
Recently I was looking at creating a new Todo Feature with a due date. I cracked open CCK's manage fields UI and added a date field, careful to keep in mind that the default value should be no date, which just happens to translate as NULL. You see, for my Todo use case, not all Todos would have a deadline.
My next step was to create a View of all upcoming items. I wanted the next most urgent todo to float to the top of the list. Sadly, NULL counts as 0 in database land, so my carefully clicked Sort was preloading all my urgent todos with all the lowest priority tasks.
Seeing as this was a SQL problem, I googled the 'net for viable query tweaks. I found a nice article illustrating exactly what I wanted: MySQL Sort Order with NULL. The grand secret? Sort first by whether the duedate is NULL to flip your empty values to the bottom of the result set.
Read on to see how I added this change to my View.
One of the neat features of Drush is it's configurability. Setting the defaults for various behaviors and command options allows you to build really simplified, specialized workflows. You can create personal settings defaults by dropping a `drushrc.php` file in one of the places Drush will look, such as inside a .drush folder of your home directory.
The following post originally appeared on the GoingOn.com blog.
After more than a year of continuous investment in GoingOn's Drupal 6 platform, the idea of upgrading to Drupal 7 is incredibly daunting. We have custom modules from form behaviors down to the access layer, we have features encapsulating hundreds of exported components, and an aggressive feature release schedule that does not set aside 6 months for a complete rewrite of the codebase just for a new version of Drupal. What to do?
We've been playing around with the idea of iterating our Drupal 6 platform toward Drupal 7. By pulling markup, design patterns, APIs, and architecture in Drupal 7 down into platform incrementally, we hope to shorten the final leap that will come when upgrading the entire system.
A colleague of mine slapped this trick together and I wanted to jot it down:
Some months ago I wanted the solution to overriding a Views Field template entirely from within a module. I spent hours trawling documentation and issues, and playing with a little trial and error. In the end, I came up with a solution:
There are two ways to change contexts. The new awesomeness is to use Features or other exportable techniques to create a new version of your modified contexts, and push the old ones out of the way.
However, when I avoid hacking [atrium] core, I prefer the old way–today that's alter hooks.
Bio in Brief: I spend a lot of time thinking about how to build collaboration tools in Drupal. Before that I noodled about with Java looking at long-term data preservation and geospatial data discovery.
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Justices say law, which grants conditional exemption of military service to haredim, does not advance state's alleged policy of increasing haredi demographics in military
Aviad Glickman
Published: 06.07.09, 14:05 / Israel News
Aviad Glickman
Israel's High Court of Justice met Sunday in a session to discuss the controversial Tal Law - which exempts young haredi men from military service on religious grounds. In a full forum, headed by Chief Justice Dorit Beinish, the nine judges considered a petition to overturn the law, submitted to the court by a coalition of reservists, wounded veterans, parents of soldiers in compulsory service and others.
The Tal law, meant to provide flexibility for Torah study, allows 18-year-old yeshiva students to postpone their military service every year until the age of 22, at which point they decide whether to work or study. Those who choose to work need to choose between army service of four months or civil service of one year.
During the session, Justice Ayala Procaccia said that, in dealing with this and other laws related to the haredi community, the state is inconsistent in its approach to Haredi education.
"The whole basis of the Tal Law is the promotion of education, but recently a law was passed in opposition to a previous court ruling, which allows the state to finance yeshivot without requiring them to conform to basic state curriculum," she said.
"How does the state's intent of educating the haredi public to serve in the IDF fit in, if the state simultaneously allows students in this community to be exempt also from learning basic subjects?" she asked.
An additional problem with the Law, Beinish said, was that it doesn't seem to encourage military service among the haredi community. "It seems that most of the state's efforts involving young men from yeshivot involve civil service, rather than military service," she said.
The state's representative, Avi Licht, responded that "the haredi community is undergoing a process, bringing it closer to the secular Israeli community," but that changes must occur gradually because "imposed enlistment for Haredim will cause a social crisis."
By the year 2012, it is estimated that there will be some 2,000 haredim in Israel affected by the Tal Law. As such, Licht said, efforts are being made to increase haredi involvement in the IDF.
Yehuda Rassler, one of the petition's signatories, expressed his motivation in appealing to the High Court on the issue. "There are two types of citizens; there's discrimination between blood and blood and it needs to stop. This is a cancer within the nation; this is a prejudiced law," he said.


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Adam Lind and Taylor Halbur Give Each Other Promise Rings! (PHOTO)
Time to hop on a motorized lawn mower and take a trip to South Dakota, home of Teen Mom 2's most tattoo-obsessed baby daddy, Adam Lind. You know, Adam Lind? The one who recently got into a fiery car wreck with a couple innocent old ladies? That guy!
Adam has a pretty bad reputation 'round Teen Mom land thanks to his multiple DUIs, questionable life decisions, and iffy relationship with his baby mama Chelsea Houska, but times are officially changing. Despite running a few geriatrics off the road, Adam has majorly cleaned up his act, and these days he's all about being a great dad to his baby, Paislee Mae, as well as a great baby daddy to his girlfriend, Taylor Halbur.
Adam and Taylor have a relatively fraught relationship (they've broken up a handful of times), but it looks like this happy couple are finally ready to commit! Well, kind of. Like many middle schoolers before them, Adam and Taylor have gifted each other with promise rings as a token of their commitment to one another, and you know what that means! Engagement rings are just around the corner.
Taylor showed off a picture of her and Adam's rings via Twitter with the caption "Promise to each other," and we have to admit they're kind of adorable. Taylor's ring is a simple and elegant diamond, while Adam's is a manly black band, presumably forged in the fires of Mordor. How cute!
However, as much as we're rooting for Adam and Taylor, we can't help but remember the time this dude gave Chelsea a promise ring, only to break up with her a few weeks later. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself!


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Thank you for your questions: 1. A franchisor must provide the franchise disclosure statement/proforma before the franchisee purchases a franchise. The intent of the statement and proforma, as I'm sure you are aware, is to allow the franchisee to make an informed decision. The information to make that decision must be presented before the decision is made. 2. A franchisor may not show a potential franchisee a proforma on which they're basing their purchase decision and then change that proforma prior to the purchase without informing that prospective franchisee of the change. Franchise requirements vary from state to state, but in general there will be a requirement that proformas be up to date and that interim financials be provided if the presentation of the disclosures falls outside a certain window after the last financials were prepared. Disclosures can be updated after the sale of a franchise-- facts and numbers do change as time goes on-- but there cannot have been any misrepresentation in the original disclosures. 3. Unless there's some underlying issue, buying gifts for franchisees who have purchased multiple units is legal. Where it could be an issue is if the gifts were extremely lavish and the shareholders of the franchisor were concerned that the officers of the franchise were not being fiscally responsible. Depending on the franchise fee, giving a $3-5k gift to someone buying multiple franchises could possibly be a good business move.
Or at least it could be argued that it was a good business call.
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Posted by Lindsay Nass | Posted in Personal Injury News
Former Colorado Avalanche, Steve Moore, has settled his lawsuit against Todd Bertuzzi and the Vancouver Canucks regarding a career-ending hit to the head; both sides agreed to a confidential out-of-court settlement on August 19th.
Bertuzzi's lawyer, Geoff Adair, verified the case was "settled in its totality," but could not state specifics to the settlement, according to ESPN.
The agreement came less than three weeks before a civil trial and after eight years of litigation. Moore was pursuing $68 million in damages.
"We are pleased that the resolution of this matter allows the parties to turn the page and look to the future," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly via email.
On March 8, 2004, during a game between Colorado and Vancouver, ex-Canuck Bertuzzi sucker punched Moore in the back of the head; the hit was supposedly retaliation for Moore's hit against Canucks captain Markus Naslund in a previous game. Bertuzzi fell on top of Moore and several players piled on top.
Moore suffered three broken vertebrae in his neck, a grade three concussion, ligament and nerve damage; he also experienced bouts of amnesia. The rookie never returned to professional ice.
Moore, as quoted in a CBC article: "I lost my entire career in my rookie year. I think any player put in that situation would do the same thing. I can't recover anything else. I can't recover my career, the experience of living out my dream from the time I was two and half years old of playing in the NHL."
$38 million of the civil suit represented "lost hockey wages, punitive and compensatory damages," and the remaining $30 million accounted for "lost wages from a post hockey career," according to the same CBC article. Although Moore has a Harvard degree, he states he is unable to obtain any work equal to his education due to the concussion.
Bertuzzi was suspended by the NHL for 13 regular-season games and the entirety of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In 2006, Bertuzzi plead guilty to criminal assault and was sentenced to one year probation and 80 hours of community service.