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Most people never want to experience a tornado. We are taught to hide or run away from them.
But some people just can't follow this advice. They are storm chasers, and they go looking for twisters.
Even so, most storm chasers know to generally stay about a mile away from a tornado. This way they are close enough to see, but relatively out of danger.
Then there are those that want an even closer look. They want to see inside a tornado. This is Brandon Ivey and Sean Casey.
On Monday, the two got to see inside a "wedge" tornado in Smith County, Kansas. The winds were blowing between 150 and 175mph, which is an EF4.
They were only able to do this because they were inside a heavy, armored vehicle that could withstand intense winds, debris and hail. It's called a Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV). It's big. It's heavy, and it's armor plated.
The TIV is essentially an armored tripod for an IMAX camera. Its purpose is to get footage from very close – or even inside – a tornado.
The TIV starts with an original Ford F450 pickup truck. The transformation then takes about three months. The creators strip down the truck and create a new frame and body out of steel, which uses… 1/4″ steel plate floors, a skeleton of 1/4″ steel tubing and I-beams and 1/8″ steel plates welded to the skeleton.
The tires are protected from debris by a hinged 1/8″ steel flap cover.
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The side windows are 1/2″ Lexan resin, which is a very strong plastic. The windshield needs better visibility so it is a scratch-resistant tempered glass and Lexan laminate.
The TIV weighs about 14,000 pounds. However, it's still able to reach up to 90mph. The vehicle needs to go this fast because tornadoes can develop and fall apart within just a few minutes.
As for the crew members, they have to take safety steps too. They wear helmets and goggles.
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Humor always makes a protest go better. A consumer group opposed to the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile have posted a series of videos warning that the merger will result in lost jobs, less competition, and higher prices for consumers.
The videos are a parody of a recent T-Mobile ad campaign which oddly enough seemed to attack their sugar daddy AT&T.
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CLOSE READING; From Subway Cars to Canvas, Spray Can Still in Hand
By TED LOOS
Published: June 25, 2006
JOHN MATOS had a picaresque art education: he learned to paint on the subways.
Mr. Matos, now 44, started his graffiti career traveling the trains on school nights when he was 13, lugging a bag filled with Krylon spray paint in four different colors.
But he rarely ''tagged,'' as the process of painting an embellished signature is called. Mr. Matos -- who went by the name Crash then and still frequently does -- preferred to paint full pictures. As he got older, he moved from New York subway cars to canvases.
He had a full-fledged art career by the early 1980's, complete with gallery representation, though he stuck with spray paint as his medium instead of tubes of oil.
But as Mr. Matos's two-panel painting ''A-U-T-O-matic'' (1985) reveals, the transition to the art world was not always easy. The spray-painted and silk-screened canvas, measuring 3 feet by 8 feet, will be shown in the exhibition ''Graffiti,'' opening Friday at the Brooklyn Museum.
As Mr. Matos worked long hours to complete 25 large paintings for a show at Sidney Janis Gallery, something snapped. ''It was a comment someone made to me: 'Because you're spray painting, you can have something done in an hour,' '' Mr. Matos recalled.
That insult to his work and his artistic background spurred Mr. Matos to create ''A-U-T-O-matic,'' a work featuring the cogs of an art-making machine he knew he wasn't, as well as the Superman he could never be.
''This work is a way of saying, 'It's not automatic, it's a real process,' '' Mr. Matos said. ''I look at the piece now, and I'm like, 'Wow, I was really angry.'''
Most of the works in ''Graffiti'' are from the estate of Sidney Janis, an early adopter of the idea of graffiti as art who died in 1989. He signed Mr. Matos in 1983, when such a move was still radical. Mr. Matos worked hard to repay that trust. ''If you give me the opportunity to do something, I'm going to go all out,'' he said.
That meant producing a lot of art, perhaps more than the average nongraffiti artist. ''Other people had to do 15 paintings for a show,'' Mr. Matos said. ''I had to do 25, just to prove myself.''
The show was a success, and the vogue for graffiti art helped him secure exhibitions in Europe as well.
But when Mr. Matos's parents came to the Janis exhibition to see ''A-U-T-O-matic'' and other works, they couldn't quite shake the image of their 13-year-old son vandalizing the subway.
Mr. Matos recalled their reaction: ''They were like, 'People are buying this?' '' TED LOOS
200 Eastern Parkway, at Prospect Park. Opens Friday and continues through Sept. 3. (718) 638-5000, www.brooklynmuseum.org
Photos: CHOOSING PAINT -- ''I'm known for my colors,'' Mr. Matos said. ''The more color, the better.'' One way he achieves intensity is to use yellow underpainting as opposed to white; the greens, blues, purples and reds pop against it. As for all the black in this work, he said, ''It's an anger issue.''; MOVE IT -- Mr. Matos is not referring to Renaissance diptychs with his two-part painting; it's all about transportation, appropriately enough for someone who painted on the subway. ''To be honest with you, I realized at an early age that if you did something really big, you had to make it very easy to move,'' he said.; THE PLEA -- This word was to emanate from a woman being helped by Superman, but it became a literal cry for assistance as Mr. Matos neared the deadline for his big exhibition: ''I just found myself saying: 'Oh no! I need help. I'm tired.' ''; CATCHING THE EYE -- The loosely painted far-right area is a homage to Crash's graffiti roots; it's the most ''street'' part of the painting. The most subway-specific image is the ''shiner,'' which Mr. Matos said was ''an exaggerated flash of light we used to use to pretty up our pieces.'' To this day, he added, ''I can't get the stupid thing out of my head.''; ENTER THE HERO -- Mr. Matos may paint from a spray can, but he also uses traditional fine-art methods. He drew this image of Superman from the comics and then had it silk-screened on Canal Street. ''I was very into Superman as a kid, and this ties into Pop art, too,'' he said.; RAINDROPS -- Think of current events, not Jackson Pollock. In the mid-1980's acid rain was in the news, and this is Mr. Matos's sinister version in magenta. And Prince's ''Purple Rain'' album (1984) was still getting major airplay.; THE SIGNATURE -- Instead of signing this work, Mr. Matos hid the letters of his nom de graffiti, Crash, in the painting: this is part of an ''R.'' Hint: The hardest letter to find is the partial ''C,'' in the bottom right corner. (Photo by Brooklyn Museum )


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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class Michael Dominic Paonessa (ASN: US-51835814), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving with Troop D (ARP), 3d Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division. Private First Class Paonessa distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 18 October 1968 while serving as a radio operator on a reconnaissance in force mission west of Cai Lay. His platoon suddenly came under intense fire from a large and well entrenched Viet Cong force, Unmindful of his own safety, Private Paonessa remained exposed to the fusillade, returning fire and using his radio to relay information to the command helicopter. When one of the squad leaders was severely wounded, he called for a rescue aircraft and further exposed himself to the barrage of hostile fire to direct the ship with hand signals. As the helicopter landed, the communists began a rocket and mortar attack. Completely ignoring the rounds bursting all around him, he provided suppressive fire while the casualties were loaded. As the craft lifted off it was hit by an enemy rocket. Seeing that the ship was falling toward the platoon leader, Private Paonessa pushed him to safety, but was himself pinned by the wreckage. He realized that another aircraft would be needed to free him and demanded that the rest of his platoon pull back while he covered the withdrawal. Although he was severely wounded, he kept the Viet Cong away from the helicopter until a rescue party was able to reach him. He was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries. Private First Class Paonessa's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty, at the cost of his life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
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This lovely set of 4 salads plates in the Liberty pattern are a soft brown chintz floral motif, circa mid-1950's. This pattern was produced for Tiffany & Co., which was a practice for favored customers during the 1930-1960's period. The square plates measure 7 1/2" across with a ribbon scalloped border. Fully marked with black stamp. The set of 4 have no cracks, chips or repairs. I have a fifth plate with a minor under-rim flake that will be included with the set.
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We can all thank J. Crew for turning the Timex Weekender into the most played out watch of the 21st century. It's actually a nice design, but the fact that you can find it more easily than the Timex calculator watch means the dumb dumb in the cubicle next to yours is ordering his right now on Amazon.
A man's watch is such a beautiful accessory. Take notice that most men don't wear watches. I attribute this to not being able to find one that suits him properly. Some prefer a recognizable brand, some want simplicity, some want Swiss movement, most just can't decide. Here's my short list on a few choices suited for multiple budgets.
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Man arrested in connection to hit-and-run crash in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland police arrested a man in connection to a hit-and-run crash that injured two people.
The crash occurred on May 18 just after midnight on Interstate 84 eastbound near Northeast 53rd Avenue. Police said a vehicle driven by Hanh Huu Nguyen, 23, rear-ended another vehicle with two people inside. Police said the driver and passenger inside the car that was hit were both injured.
Nguyen left the scene of the crash, according to police. Officers located his vehicle at Northeast Halsey Street and 102nd Avenue. Police said Nguyen abandoned his car and fled the scene before police arrived.
Officers were able to identify the driver and arrested Nguyen Thursday morning.
Nguyen was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of hit-and-run, assault, initiating a false police report, and reckless driving. He will be arraigned on Friday in Multnomah County Court.
This investigation is continuing and anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Erik Koppang at (503) 823-2216.


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Everyday Work Life and Retirement Transition
My current major research program is a broad study of people's everyday experiences, including involvement in creative activity and intergenerational collaboration at work, and the role those experiences (as well as other factors) play in their attitudes toward and adjustment to career transitions. Our main focus is on the transition to retirement and the extent to which individuals identify with their work or profession. The purpose is to discover how people think and feel about their work experiences across the lifespan, and what determines successful adjustment to retirement. Our data collection uses multiple methods, including surveys, daily diaries, and extensive semi-structured interviews. We are collecting data from current and retired employees in three companies, in four broad groups: (a) employees in the first 5-10 years of their careers; (b) employees in the last 5-10 years of their careers; (c) employees with a planned retirement date in the coming 12 months (who are being interviewed several times as they approach and move through the retirement transition); and (d) retirees of those companies, who retired in the past 5-10 years. Our research team endeavors to contribute new insights that will be valuable to scholars, organizational leaders, and individual employees as they move through and past their careers. The research team includes Lotte Bailyn (MIT Sloan), Kathy Kram and Tim Hall (BU School of Management), Marcy Crary (Bentley University), Alexander Rohe (Research Assistant), and Jeff Steiner (Harvard Business School doctoral student).
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced recipients of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Community Food Project awards.
The awards provide resources to groups using local food to develop community-based solutions to address food insecurity and increase access to healthy food in low income communities, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"The Community Food Projects program has demonstrated that local food can be part of a successful strategy to address hunger and increase healthy food access," Vilsack said in the release.
Community Food Project awards have funded more than 400 communities in 48 states in the program's 17-year history, according to the release.
For this year, the Community Food Project awards total $4.87 million in funding to 26 projects in 15 states and the District of Columbia. A full listing of the awards can be found on the USDA website.
Selected award recipients, according to the release, include:
- Growing Power in Chicago, through its Farmers for Chicago initiative, will provide training and coaching for local food project operators;
- Common Market in Philadelphia, will support the Common Market Food Hub, a food distribution network that will create new market opportunities for local farmers;
- The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation in Youngstown, Ohio, will convert underutilized land into the Iron Roots Urban Farm, a community garden for local residents;
- Greenmarket in New York, N.Y., will use its award to operate several programs including: Youthmarket, a network of youth-run farm stands; the Fresh Food Box, a group-buying program for fresh, local produce; and a Healthy Retail program to bring fresh local food into neighborhood bodegas and corner stores.


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The agency model may have drawn a host of class action lawsuits but Barnes & Noble sees it becoming the dominant form of pricing. In a conference call discussing first quarter results, CEO William Lynch said agency model pricing continues to expand and he sees it becoming the dominant form of pricing for e-books. According to Lynch, the majority of its e-book sales come from agency-priced books and its self-publishing platform. PubIt titles tend to be priced at $2.99 with e-books ranging from $9.99 with some publishers testing $19.99.
B&N also sells apps using the 30% agency model and Lynch said sales of apps has exploded since its launch exceeding projections by 200% and is now at an annual "run rate" of "tens of millions."


text: honeyee offers a glimpse into the latest Levi's Vintage Clothing campaign titled "Tokyo Creators". Bringing together five influential Tokyo personalities, each one was given the opportunity to customize their very own Levi's 501. The cast of notables includes Hiroshi Fujiwara of fragment design, Shinsuke Takizawa of NEIGHBORHOOD, Makoto Azuma, Kazuki Kuraishi & Takahiro Miyashita. A few different generations of the 501xx was utilized from the 1933, 1943 and 1947 to the 1955 and 1886 models.


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Last week, The National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) awarded David Scrivner, MA literature '08, first place in their Washington region short story competition. In addition to receiving a $4000 cash prize, Scrivner will represent the region in the organization's national competition in Clearwater, Florida, on May 20–23.
Scrivner won first place for a pair of short stories: "A Short but Thorough Analysis of Bridges in the Modern Age" and "Olive."
While at AU, Scrivner received the Department of Literature's award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Since graduation, he has taught reading and writing in D.C. and Northern Virginia. He was named Adjunct Instructor of the Year in 2009 by Monroe Community College.
Founded in 1944, NSAL is a national non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the development of talented young Americans in six fields: art, drama, musical theatre, dance, music and literature. Members are engaged in the visual, literary or performing arts or are patrons of the arts.


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On Friday night, I enjoyed (finally!) my last evening ride on the train. After seven years of commuting out to Long Island, I was done and it seemed like the sky was celebrating with me. The sunset was absolutely gorgeous and I snapped a picture with my phone.
Isn't it something out of a painting?
Looking through some old Disney trip photos today and I realized… I'm sort of obsessed with this look.
Ah. The BoardWalk area. Not a surprise I'm featuring this spot. I have a bunch of photos like these two, and I think it's because the sky is so vast and open over here… it's easy to see the pink. I love how the sunset is reflecting on Crescent Lake in the second photo.
The top photo of the Mexico pavilion is actually historic! Because now that's the spot of La Hacienda. I took these while we waited an abnormally long time to see Illuminations (my mom's request). Again, so many opportunities to watch the sunset around World Showcase Lagoon.
In October 2008, I was a bridesmaid in a Disney wedding and the rehearsal dinner was held at Whispering Canyon. Afterwards, the bridal party headed to the Magic Kingdom together and I took this picture while we were waiting for the little boat to the castle. I'm not over here a ton so this is a unique picture in my collection.
Oh hi, more World Showcase. I'm starting to see that I don't spend a lot of time in the other parks when the sun is going down but ahh, how lovely is this? I love the whirl of the clothes. Looks like some kind of magic spell is going on up there.
This was the ONLY picture I would find of Magic Kingdom. It's from our honeymoon. James and I had a theme park view at Bay Lake Tower and stayed in one evening to watch the sun set. It's a paler pink when compared to the other photos but a calm hue against a fantastical landmark.
Last but not least a keepsake from our honeymoon cruise. (Also 2011.) As you can imagine the views from the ship are nothing short of breathtaking. I love watching the sun dip into the ocean from a cozy spot on deck. See the sun all tiny in that corner?
Sure, many photogenic moments in the Disney theme parks revolve around meeting some dapper princes and fancy princesses, or a furry forest animal or two. But for me, I love to capture the quieter moments after a long day running from park to park, and meal to meal. A minute or two where nature creates its own little magic.


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I was told the optic nerve was elevated. It shows on the eye exam and the optic nerve scan photo. The MRI only shows a very little fluid near the nerve. My visual field tests are normal. There is a bit of an increase in ocular pressure in my left eye, which also has a mild distortion of vision. I don't even notice this distortion unless I cover my right eye. No other symptoms.
Sure, I have it. I will give it to my new PCP next week along with the films. There is nothing on the report about my pituitary gland.
Do you mean the report or the actual pictures?
No other questions. I've had two people look at the MRI films already. The report has no mention of my pituitary gland, so I don't need anyone to read it again.
I'm sorry to say that I don't know if it is or not. My main concern here is that a doctor has suggested I have a lumbar puncture for this, however, I don't have symptoms. The slight visual distortion is not listed as a symptom of papilledema due to IIH.
I will look for the MRI reports. Two people did them, and they are different. You are right! I don't know what elevated means. I asked the doctor because he said elevated is different from swollen. The point is that he did not answer my question, so I am not having the lumbar puncture at this time. The doctor also did a tomography. That report I do have if it will help you.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants intend to put third baseman Pablo Sandoval through another round of extra conditioning this spring, and Sandoval won't fight it. But Saturday, he insisted he is in baseball shape.
"Who cares what other people say?" Sandoval said. "I'm here to do my job. I'll keep doing my job."
It's hard to argue with that after Sandoval, at a similar weight, was named MVP of the World Series. He followed that up with a strong offseason, winning MVP honors in the Venezuelan League's championship series.
"If he's not in baseball shape, who is?" second baseman Marco Scutaro said. "He just finished playing like a week ago. He's good. He's fine."
The Giants always believe Sandoval can be better, and manager Bruce Bochy said Sandoval will again do extra conditioning early in the morning before team workouts and would do the same in the afternoons.
"I don't know if that question will ever go away, to be honest," Bochy said. "It seems like some guys, it's a battle for them."
* The Giants, as currently constructed, are light on bats off the bench and power in left field. Brett Pill is hoping he can provide a little bit of both.
Pill, 28, has had short runs in the big leagues the past two seasons, hitting .239 with six homers and six doubles in 155 at-bats. The majority of that time has come at first base, but Pill has made starts in left field in the majors and minors.
With Brandon Belt -- and the occasional Buster Posey cameo -- blocking Pill at first, he spent plenty of time with his outfield glove this offseason.
"I felt fine out there," Pill said. "I mean, I'm never going to be Gregor Blanco, but I feel good out in left."
Pill worked out at Cal State Fullerton in the offseason and said he took fly balls in left field after batting practice sessions. With Andres Torres and Angel Pagan headed to the World Baseball Classic later this spring, Bochy said Pill is among the players who can expect to see increased time in left field.
* Infielder Tony Abreu has a strained quad and will miss a couple of days, Bochy said. Abreu, 28, hit .257 in 22 games with the Kansas City Royals last season while playing three infield positions. He was claimed off waivers earlier this month and is one of the favorites to win the second backup infielder spot, one of the few openings on the roster.
* The Los Angeles Dodgers named Clayton Kershaw their starter for the April 1 opener against the Giants, but Bochy still isn't ready to name his choice. Matt Cain is the overwhelming favorite to get his first career opening day start.


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I am Daniel Handler, the author of this book. Did you know that authors often write the summaries that appear on their book's dust jacket? You might want to think about that the next time you read something like, "A dazzling page-turner, this novel shows an internationally acclaimed storyteller at the height of his astonishing powers."
Adverbs is a novel about love -- a bunch of different people, in and out of different kinds of love. At the start of the novel, Andrea is in love with David -- or maybe it's Joe -- who instead falls in love with Peter in a taxi. At the end of the novel, it's Joe who's in the taxi, falling in love with Andrea, although it might not be Andrea, or in any case it might not be the same Andrea, as Andrea is a very common name. So is Allison, who is married to Adrian in the middle of the novel, although in the middle of the ocean she considers a fling with Keith and also with Steve, whom she meets in an automobile, unless it's not the same Allison who meets the Snow Queen in a casino, or the same Steve who meets Eddie in the middle of the forest. . . .
It might sound confusing, but that's love, and as the author -- me -- says, "It is not the nouns. The miracle is the adverbs, the way things are done." This novel is about people trying to find love in the ways it is done before the volcano erupts and the miracle ends. Yes, there's a volcano in the novel. In my opinion a volcano automatically makes a story more interesting.
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"The stories are clever, unsettling, confusing, and often brilliantly moving." — Library Journal
"Brilliantly kooky and off-kilter." — Cleveland Plain Dealer
"[Handler] oozes wit and he's an astute social observer. The book's offbeat sweetness charms." — Charlotte Observer
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Walking through the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, Oregon. I walked from one end to the other, past the ice rink and up an escalator. Since the last time I recorded here, they have changed the decor and the ambiance is quite different. To compare, here is my last recording:
Recorded with The Sound Professional binaural mics into a Zoom H4.
Thank you for capturing the world of the Mall where I believe the wonderful natural reverb should be sufficient reason for the construction, where commerce should be secondary, where lives are lived, futures resolved.
I love the way the outdoor ambience changes to the cavernous reverb as you enter the building. Very impressive and as good as any music.
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
Review by EvilBoris
"Simply The most complete Game EVER!"
Gameplay 10/10
The most important thing about any game. This Game is just so fun; you will never tire of it, ever. With 8 different single player modes, 50 challenges and almost 300 highly detailed trophies each with their own biography, you will never be stuck for something to do. One other thing is that almost everything has a top score, for each mode and for each character, which gives you about 200 high scores you can keep trying t beat. Each of the 25 characters plays so differently, you will soon settle on a favourite. People say this game is all about button bashing, it isn't, its all about timing and precision (although occasionally a bit of button bashing will come into play). Then there is the multiplayer. This game is simply the best multiplayer game ever, possibly even beating the likes of goldeneye, Perfect dark and MarioKart. There are so many multiplayer options that you could never get bored of playing it, The original Super Smash brothers only had 2 modes of multiplayer game and that nearly never got repetitive. Something else worth mentioning are the levels, there are at least 25 of them, all totally different, If you wanted a more strategic battle you cold choose the temple which is huge, but if you wanted a frantic brawl you could choose a small level like kirby's fountain. Also like the first game, there are so many hidden depths to each characters fighting styles, you could just sit there for hours on end with a friend with the timer off, just finding out new little things (I did that everyday for 2 years with SSB).
Graphics 10/10
The graphics is this game are so pretty, you may not notice how much detail and time has gone into this game, because it is viewed from afar. But when you get up close to each Character using the games nice little pause mode or camera mode, you can really see. The Animation on each character is top class, each characters face changes as they are fighting so they react to being hit, or if something is about to hit them, again you can really appreciated this is you pause the game. Although most people may not notice (because they are to busy playing) but each character has their own real time shadow, and even get reflected. There is no hint of slow-down whatever unlike the first game which would if allot of pokemon or items were on stage, You can throw at least 15 Pokemon balls and their fully 3d pokemon will come out and perform their moves and it will not slowdown at all, even with 4 players. The trophies are so lovingly modelled and textured you won't believe how many of them there are, it must have taken forever to make them. This Game features some really great texture work, which totally puts Ps2 games to shame. Each Level also has its own them, with some levels sprawled out into the horizon in fully 3d; there are things going on in the background that you may not even notice. Each level fits in nicely with its type of game, i.e. Ness' level is nice and cartoony, yet the Zelda themed levels are the same style as the N64 games.
Sound 10/10
WOW! The music is such an improvement over the original, and its really adds to make the game such a great game. Each of the 25+ levels has its own music, some of which are amazing and sound more like something from a Movie than a videogame. The in game sound effects also fit in excellently. But the music is definitely the best music I have heard in a game of this type.
Longevity and extras 10/10
with all those trophies too collect, all those top scores to keep beating, levels to unlock. And the Multiplayer, you will never ever get bored. The game also keeps an exact record of time and date of when you unlocked everything, which seems pointless but is a nice extra all the same. There is also a huge set of records of multiplayer battles, which tells you hundreds of averages about the multiplayer battles you've had. I never got bored of the first game, but there is even more to do in this one. Also worth mentioning are that there are at least 28 video clips, which include the short clips you get when you beat a mode with a character, to the 13 minute video showcasing each character, item and gamemode. There is also the lovely opening FMV. It seems really weird to see FMV on a Nintendo console, but its really good.
Overall 10/10 I cannot stress this enough, do not rent it, and BUY IT! This game is simply one of the most complete games ever, not to mention THE best game ever. This game gets even better if you have 4 friends, but even if you don't there is still the huge Single player game.
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Originally Posted: 12/08/01, Updated 12/08/01
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ONTARIO >> For Alex Nsengimana, Operation Christmas Child is about so much more than a shoebox, or the gifts inside.
As a child growing up in Rwanda, Nsengimana lost his mother to HIV. His grandmother and uncle were killed during the genocide leaving him to look for refuge at an orphanage.
"At a time when I was hopeless and left with nothing I remember being so excited to receive a Christmas gift for the first time in my life," he said. "That reminded me that God was there. That someone was out there in the world that was thinking about me."
Nsengimana shared his story with more than a 150 volunteers that had gathered at Operation Christmas Child processing center in Ontario on Wednesday morning.
Every year, the organization collects millions of shoe boxes filled with everything from toys, school supplies and hygiene items, and delivers them to children across the world.
The project is part of Samaritan's Purse, a nondenominational Christian International Relief organization based in Boone, N.C.
Officials say 850,000 shoe boxes will be prepared for shipment in the San Bernardino County processing center in Ontario in the industrial area just east of LA/Ontario International Airport.
There are nine processing centers throughout the United States, and the Ontario location receives shoe boxes collected throughout the West Coast. Packages will be processed at the Ontario location until Dec. 18, said Alexa Gerberands, who works for the organization but grew up in Riverside.
There are 3,500 drop-off locations in the United States. Packages are collected throughout various local churches and then transported to the center in Ontario where volunteers will inspect the gifts and prepare them for shipment, she said.
About 400 volunteers are scheduled every hour to help sort through the boxes in Ontario. Once they are prepared, the boxes are loaded onto trucks and transported to San Pedro where they will be shipped to recipients overseas, Gerberands said.
"It's not too late to pack a gift box," she said. "Your simple gift has the potential to bring great joy to a child."
Operation Christmas Child will be delivering an additional 60,000 shoe boxes to the Philippines on Thursday, said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse.
In two weeks the organization will send a second Boeing 747 airplane filled with shoe boxes. There are areas that have not received much assistance because the roads are in bad condition, Graham said. Those gifts will have to be brought in by helicopter, he added.
A banner with the message "You are loved and not forgotten," was hung up on boxes so that volunteers could leave their own inscriptions to those affected by the typhoon in the Philippines.
"A lot of these boxes will be on the road in the next few days and I want to thank the volunteers and the churches," said Graham, the son of Christian evangelist Billy Graham.
Earlier this year Nsengimana was able to travel back to Rwanda where he hand-delivered shoe boxes to the orphanage where he grew up.
It was a moment Nsengimana said he won't soon forget.
His favorite moment from the trip was opening the boxes and translating the letters the children got, he said.
"You would see their smiles, realizing that someone out there loves them and was praying for them," Nsengimana told volunteers, "I share that story because you are part of the story because you have given so much. What you are doing is making a great impact on kids lives for eternity."
To drop off a box, visit Operation Christmas Child Processing Center, 4083 E. Airport Drive in Ontario. To do it online, visit samaritanspurse.org/buildonline.


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Roundup: What's Next for Clinton, Doulas Behind Bars, the Michael Gerson Watch and the APA on Gender Dysphoria
Doris Kearns Goodwin offers ideas on Clinton's next steps, doulas assist mothers behind bars, Population Action International gives Michael Gerson a reality check, and the APA considers removing gender identity disorder from the DSM-V.
What will Hillary Clinton do next? Doris Kearns Goodwin has some
ideas. (Sneak preview: most of them involve another run for the White
What do doulas assisting women giving birth in prison do? As Salon's Lynn
Harris points out, they aren't around to "hold mothers' hands and offer
lavender-scented hankies during contractions." Instead, doulas from the Birth Attendants, an Olympia-based group of doulas assisting births in Washington state, meet regularly
with mothers prior to the birth, discussing women's anxieties about labor and about parenting
in a challenging environment (at the Washington Corrections Center, where doulas can assist women in labor, some inmates can keep their children with them behind bars until the child is 2½). Doulas
also provide sex ed and information about birth control. The Birth Attendants' Christy Hall has written for Rewire on the challenges of mothering from behind
Population Action International is on the Michael Gerson
Watch. This time, Gerson is taking issue
with Yale University President Richard Levin's suggestion that (in Gerson's
words) "religious Americans who support pro-life restrictions on international
family planning aid are as doctrinaire and exclusionary as Saudi extremists." Gerson goes on: "Pro-life Catholics and
evangelicals? Wahhabi extremists? What's the difference?" PAI's Craig Lasher responds:
This hollow
complaint is from the President Bush's former chief speech writer, who equated
those who would advocate for providing contraception to HIV-positive women —
those who wish to avoid pregnancy and spreading HIV to their babies — with
those who would use abortion to prevent cleft lip, clubfoot, and bed-wetting
and "'solve" the problems of poverty and disease by eliminating the poor
and sick.
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You might recall that Michael Gerson has been a thorn in the sexual and reproductive health advocate's side on more than one occasion. He's one of the only mainstream media voices paying any attention to PEPFAR; too bad the part he's playing in this drama is to further muddy the waters between family planning and abortion (reminder: no, PEPFAR money would not support abortion; yes, PEPFAR money would pay for contraception). And then there were his accusations that Obama doesn't "display a welcoming attitude to new life." Because Obama is in support of comprehensive sexuality education. Yes, that's logical!
Finally, Miriam
at Feministing covers the debate within the American Psychological
Association about whether to remove gender identity dysphoria from the DSM-V. Feministing's commenters note that while a
diagnosis can be helpful in obtaining insurance coverage for the medication and
medical procedures involved in transitioning, diagnosis is still pathologizing and should not be required for appropriate, sensitive and covered treatment. For more background context, check out this nuanced and
thoughtful NPR story
on therapeutic approaches to gender dysphoria in young children.


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Dec 5, 2003
|Original called "The Not So Super Slab" we used it as a place to warm up efore heading out to Dry Creek Sea Crag in the mid 90s.Later Chris Summit and Sean ? worked the lower overhang for some very nice low start boulder problems. A nice stop when climbing on the north coast or a destination if your a pure Boulderer (photos on climbingsonomacounty.homestead.com)MKH
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May 5, 2011
|This place seems to be small and unused. My friends and I went last weekend and were kicked off by some Ranger. I guess the property is private property and they don't want anyone climbing here any more. So we traveled up to Salt Point State Park, which was much better.
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May 25, 2011
|thats a bummer. i cant see any land owners house and the fence is on the uphill side of the rock anyways which makes me totally doubt the ranger saying its priv prop actually knew if it was nor not which means they were lying. i have never heard of a problem there in like 12-14 years that weve been climbing there. i would say it is probably a fluke and a bored and ignorant ranger. super slab is climber turf now i say. it is small but it has a lot of tough lowballs VB-V9 that you can do by yourself and without a crowd on weekends like goat rock.


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Lin-Manuel Miranda's Moleskine
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The creator of the musical Hamilton use Moleskine notebooks…. and despite the images below of Hemingway, Picasso, etc, the linked article does a good job of explaining the true history of "moleskine" vs "Moleskine®". "Lin-Manuel Miranda worked for six years to get his Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning musical Hamilton from his head onto a stage. He […]


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What Determines Local Expenditures on Mental Health Care in Sweden Really?
The objective of this paper is to analyze the determinants of local expenditures on mental health care in Sweden. We use a unique dataset that identifies the localities' expenditures explicitly directed towards mental health care. Based on these data we find that there is increasing returns to scale in the provision of local mental health services in terms of population. However, it appears as if local policy variables, local earnings potential (economic opportunities), geographical area or other indicators that have been put forward in the debate, cannot explain the large variation in local expenditures on mental health care in
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Efficacy and Safety of Vandetanib (ZD6474) in Patients With Metastatic Papillary or Follicular Thyroid Cancer
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
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Sanofi ( Genzyme, a Sanofi Company )
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 27, 2007
Last updated: May 4, 2017
Last verified: May 2017
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This is a parallel group, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, multicentre study designed to assess whether vandetanib (ZD6474) confers an improvement in PFS as compared to placebo in subject with locally advanced or metastatic papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma failing or unsuitable for radioiodine therapy. The trial should be of a sufficient size so that if vandetanib (ZD6474) is truly active there is a high probability that it will demonstrate an effect sufficiently promising to warrant a follow-up assessment.
- Subjects will be seen weekly for the first 2 weeks, then again at Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12 after randomization, and every 12 weeks thereafter. Upon disease progression, all subjects (both active and placebo) will be unblinded and given the option to discontinue blinded study treatment and enter follow up and survival, or begin open label vandetanib (ZD6474) 300 mg treatment. All subjects will be followed to collect survival data until ≥50% of subjects have died. Subjects who are taking vandetanib (ZD6474) at the time of study closure and wish to remain on therapy will be allowed to continue for as long as the Investigator feels that they are obtaining clinical benefit, or until they are given another anti-cancer therapy. The safety data from all subjects will be assessed on an ongoing basis, including discontinuation and follow up.
- Radiologic evaluation using RECIST criteria will be performed every 12 weeks (± 2 weeks). All medical images will be centralized assessed at the site and centrally reviewed. Subjects will be evaluated until progression, and will then be followed up for survival, regardless of whether they continue randomized treatment, unless they withdraw consent. Post progression open-label vandetanib (ZD6474) will be offered at the investigators discretion.
- All subjects must submit a suitable archived tumor sample prior to randomization. In the event that a suitable archived sample is not available within 2 weeks prior to randomization, a fresh tumor sample must be obtained in its place prior to randomization. If a subject undergoes the fresh tumor biopsy procedure, this specimen will satisfy the first optional tumor biopsy submission should they consent to the exploratory part of the study.
|Thyroid Neoplasms
|Drug: Vandetanib Other: Placebo
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-controlled Phase II, Multi-Centre Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Vandetanib (ZD6474) in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Papillary or Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Failing or Unsuitable for Radioiodine Therapy
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MedlinePlus related topics: Thyroid Cancer Thyroid Diseases
Drug Information available for: VandetanibU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Time to Tumor Progression [ Time Frame: Time from date of randomisation to date of the first documented tumor progression or date of death from any cause (within the 3 months) of tumor assessment ]modified RECIST V1.0 was used
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Disease Control Rate at 6 Months [ Time Frame: 6 months after randomisation ]number of participants that achieved disease control 6 months after randomisation. Best objective response of complete response + partial response + stable disease > 24 weeks according to RECIST criteria
- Objective Response Rate [ Time Frame: 46.7 months ]Best objective response of the participants from an average of 46.7 months, defined as complete or partial response according to RECIST criteria
- Time to Death [ Time Frame: time from randomisation to date of death ]Interim analysis time to date of randomisation to date of death (data not mature at the time of this analysis, so number of deaths displayed instead.
|Actual Study Start Date:
|September 29, 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2019
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: vandetanib (ZD6474)
vandetanib (ZD6474) 300 mg per os once daily
Drug: Vandetanib
300 mg oral once daily oral dose
Other Name: SAR390530
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
|Other: Placebo
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Previously confirmed histological diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma, without anaplastic component. Tumor sample available for centralized exploratory analysis.
- Presence of one or more measurable lesions at least 1 cm in the longest diameter by spiral CT scan or 2 cm with conventional techniques.
- Progressive disease following RAI131 or patient unsuitable for RAI131 after surgery.
- Serum TSH<0.5mU/L.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Major surgery within 4 weeks before randomization.
- Prior chemotherapy within the last 4 weeks prior to randomization.
- RAI131 therapy within 3 months in patients with radioiodine uptake.
- Radiation therapy within the last 4 weeks prior to randomization (with the exception of palliative radiotherapy).
- Serum bilirubin >1.5 x the upper limit of reference range (ULRR).
- Creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min (calculated by Cockcroft-Gault formula).
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), or alkaline phosphatase (ALP) greater than 2.5 × ULRR, or greater than 5.0 × ULRR if judged by the investigator to be related to liver metastases.
- Clinically significant cardiovascular event (eg myocardial infarction), superior vena cava [SVC] syndrome, New York Heart Association [NYHA] classification of heart failure >II within 3 months before entry, or presence of cardiac disease that in the opinion of the Investigator increases the risk of ventricular arrhythmia.
- History of arrhythmia (multifocal premature ventricular contractions [PVCs], bigeminy, trigeminy, ventricular tachycardia or uncontrolled atrial fibrillation), which is symptomatic or requires treatment (CTCAE grade 3), , or asymptomatic sustained ventricular tachycardia. Subjects with atrial fibrillation controlled by medication are permitted.
- Congenital long QT syndrome or 1st degree relative with unexplained sudden death under 40 years of age.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00537095
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00537095
|Research Site
|Brussels, Belgium
|Research Site
|Odense, Denmark
|Research Site
|Angers Cedex 9, France
|Research Site
|Angers Cedex, France
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|Bordeaux Cedex, France
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|Caen Cedex 5, France
|Research Site
|Caen Cedex, France
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|Lyon Cedex, France
|Research Site
|Lyon, France
|Research Site
|Marseille Cedex 9, France
|Research Site
|Marseille Cedex, France
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|Paris Cedex 10, France
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|Paris Cedex 13, France
|Research Site
|Paris, France
|Research Site
|Villejuif Cedex, France
|Research Site
|Villejuif, France
|Research Site
|Oslo, Norway
|Research Site
|L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
|Research Site
|Madrid, Spain
|Research Site
|Lund, Sweden
|Research Site
|Stockholm, Sweden
|Research Site
|Bern, Switzerland
Sponsors and Collaborators
Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
|Study Chair:
|Clinical Sciences & Operations
More Information
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by Sanofi ( Genzyme, a Sanofi Company ):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Leboulleux S, Bastholt L, Krause T, de la Fouchardiere C, Tennvall J, Awada A, Gómez JM, Bonichon F, Leenhardt L, Soufflet C, Licour M, Schlumberger MJ. Vandetanib in locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer: a randomised, double-blind, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2012 Sep;13(9):897-905. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70335-2. Epub 2012 Aug 14.
|Responsible Party:
|Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00537095 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2007-001890-27 ( EudraCT Number )
LPS14940 ( Other Identifier: Sanofi )
|Study First Received:
|September 27, 2007
|Results First Received:
|April 27, 2011
|Last Updated:
|May 4, 2017
Keywords provided by Sanofi ( Genzyme, a Sanofi Company ):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Thyroid Diseases
Thyroid Neoplasms
Endocrine System Diseases
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Head and Neck Neoplasms
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


text: heres the link to the poll: http://www.thephinsider.com/2010/7/17/1573906/saturday-survey-which-30-year-old there are only 6 Dolphins who are 30 years old or older (that's awesome, by the way). The poll has over 700 votes so far and Ricky is leading the way, followed by Yeremiah Bell. I personally would say its Bell cus we have nobody behind him really to back him up. Cool idea for a poll.


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Government Should Help Poor, Not Rich
WASHINGTON- The Environmental Working Group joins other food, poverty and hunger groups calling for an increase in food stamp benefits. EWG's Director of Government Affairs, Sandra Schubert, issued the following statement:
"While the government continues to give millionaires wasteful farm subsidy money, there is little in place to help poor people buy food," said Schubert. " The adjustment of benefits lags often over a year behind real food price increases, while poor people are being asked to pick up the tab," Schubert added.
According to USDA, the cost of the minimum nutritionally adequate diet for a family of four has increased more than 8%, while food stamp benefits remain level and insufficient. USDA's data shows that overall food costs will increase on average from 4-5% in 2009.
"With food-stamp enrollment at record levels, government spending priorities must shift from subsiding the wealthy to helping out those in need," concluded Schubert.
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The EWG is a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, DC that uses the power of information to protect human health and the environment. The group's farm subsidy database can be found at http://www.mulchblog.com


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Palm Harbor
Teen who raises cancer funds gains honor
Patrick Pedraja, 13, has been named a Huggable Hero by Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. The Palm Harbor teen joins an elite group of 12 young people from the United States and Canada who are being honored for their leadership, dedication and compassion. Patrick, diagnosed with leukemia at age 10, created "Driving For Donors," a charity that aims to increase the number of people on the national marrow donor list. He travels around the country holding marrow drives to help find life-saving matches for people in need. He has raised more than $160,000 and has helped add more than 15,000 new donors to the National Marrow Registry.
North Pinellas
Traffic stop yields card theft arrests
A Tampa man arrested Monday in St. Petersburg during a traffic stop not only possessed dozens of counterfeit credit cards, but had used them to make numerous purchases at area Wal-Mart stores in May, authorities say. Felix Rodriguez-Bravo, 29, of 3602 Landings Way faces felony charges of trafficking in counterfeit credit cards, scheme to defraud and fraudulent use of a credit card. He was released from the Pinellas County Jail on Monday evening after posting $45,000 bail. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Rodriguez-Bravo and another suspect, whose name is not being released, were captured on surveillance video at multiple Wal-Marts, including ones in Oldsmar and Palm Harbor, using the counterfeit cards. On one occasion, Rodriguez-Bravo made five purchases totaling $1,515.99.
A 40-year-old man accused of exchanging images of sex crimes against children younger than 12 was arrested Tuesday by Largo police. An anonymous tip was sent to police accusing Randall Scott Grinder, who was living at the InTown Suites at 2833 Roosevelt Blvd. and has a permanent address in Bartow, Ga., of sending three pornographic pictures via text message to people he met in a chat room, said Largo Sgt. Andy Hill. Those recipients would then send back other pictures, including images of children being sexually battered. Grinder was charged with one count of possession of child pornography and another count of promotion of child pornography, according to jail logs. Other charges of possession will be filed soon, Hill said.


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Landing a Fish 101
To anybody who can help me out. I am new to fly fishing this year and do most of my fishing in New Jersey. I have started off slow by nymphing however I have been having great success. I generally catch a handful of fish every time I go out. I have landed one 18" rainbow this year but I have had several fish smaller and larger than that one break off after setting the hook and fighting it for awhile. I have tried everything from letting the fish run to trying to fight the fish as much as possible. This is using a 5x leader. What recommendations can you provide on how to land larger fish? Is this one of those things where advice cannot help and I must learn on my own? Any advice would be helpful because we all know the heartbreak and disappointment of having a beautiful fish break off. A bunch of my friends want to go to Roscoe NY this summer however until I figure this out I am not ready to run with the big dogs.
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Hi Devils Onion,
Here is a link to a FAQ post about how to use the fly reel. It has information about fighting a fish from the reel. It should be helpful.
1. Advice will help but you won't get it right with out some experience.
2. The first thing I would do is go up to a 4x tippet. You need all the help you can get until you gain the appropriate experience. If you find the fish are leader shy try using a Fluro tippet in 4X.
3. Your fish fighting technique may be presenting slack to the fish. Only you or a good guide can determine this.
4. Try larger hooks. If you are using 5X tippets and very small flies your loss ratio will go up.
5. You don't say what rod you are using. If it is a fast or very fast action rod then try a slower action rod.
6. If you are using an Airflow line with little or no stretch then try a different fly line from Sage or Rio.
7. If you want to solve your problem over night hire a good teaching guide. This will help more than anything you could do.
You need to understand that we all lose fish and that will happen the rest of your fishing life. Good technique and experience will reduce your loss but you should resign yourself that fish get off.
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Hi Devil's Onion
Welcome to the forum. Everything Frank said is right on. Are you getting the fish on the reel after you hook up? Play the fish until you can control him keeping the reel drag light, if he runs let him & lightly palm the reel to slow him down. Do you keep the rod bent & never point it toward the fish? Does your line break at a knot( there is usually a curly end) or around the split shot where it drags bottom & gets abraded on rocks & debris. Ck the line often, at least everytime you retrieve it after getting snagged or catch a fish. Where in NJ do you fish? I'm From NJ & usually can be found somewhere on the Musky.
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I really thank you two for providing the information I was looking for. My breaks in the line were clean and it was not an issue of the knot coming undone and being curly. I would try to palm the real and keep the rod bent at the fish. I was just getting confused because if I let it run a bit it would rap itself around a rock or get caught in something, or if I tried to prevent it from hitting the rock it would break. I do all my fishing at Ken Lockwood, however I want to try this trout conservation area on the Musky in Penwell.
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Hi Devils Onion,
Well I mess up and forgot to put the link you my other post. It is there now and I think you will find it useful. Well heck, here it is again: How do you use a fly reel.
I want to caution you about palming the reel with a 5X tippet. It is a sure way to break off. You want to learn the technique but it is not a good way for a beginner to fight a fish on a light tippet. I think having your drag set properly and using the rod to control the fish is a better way for a beginner.
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my advice would be to get them to your reel asap and make sure you have already set your drag very lightly and just palm the reel when it runs away from you and just let um run a couple times without manhandling it till it gets tired.. you will kno when to reel him in and let him run. if it don't run or it comes torwards you then you reel if it turns and takes off let him go but always keep your fly rod bent . not to much but not too little. just in the middle. I almost use it as a guage as to when to reel and when to let um run. once you get the idea down its not that hard. also if it seems you get lots of break offs try some new tippet as it could be be old and not any good. my cousin lost a few fish cause they never took my advice of not to leave there vests in the trunk of the car 24/7 in the summer lol. told them but no they rather learn the hard way. good luck. I have caught 28 inch steelies this way and never ahd a break off. I was using 3x and 4x tippet tho.
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Firstly, what rod are you using? That can have a definite impact on the type of answer that will solve your problem best.
My general advice is step up to a 3x tippet, or even a 2x fluorocarbon tippet. 5x and finer tippets are VERY overrated and more often than not result in what you've experienced: lost fish. I've caught enough fish on a 2x fluoro tippet, even a big 24" brown trout, that I rarely go finer than 4x. It does depend on water clarity, however, and certain extremely clear streams at certain times of the day do call for very fine tippets to guarantee that a large, intelligent trout will not be spooked by your leader. Most of the time, I haven't found that to be the case, however.
My second piece of advice is, whether you're using a 5x tippet or a 2x tippet, whenever tying any knot with mono, you need to lubricate the knot to prevent that minor bit of overheating due to friction that happens when the knot seats itself. Most people do this with saliva, but a splash of water will work if you don't want to lick your leader. If you seat the knot dry, it will overheat (on a very small scale), and the plastic can weaken and eventually result in a snapped tipped right at the knot if overstressed.
It is important to be able to fight fish from the reel, and use your reel's drag (if it has one) to let large fish take controlled runs. However, unless you're using something like a 1 weight full flex fly rod, you should be able to just strip in line to land trout less than 12 inches long without having to worry about playing them from the reel or breaking your tippet.
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Hey DO...
Fishing a 5X tippet is tricky. If you're using a fast action rod, the tip of the rod is the only section of play you have. And even that's questionable. I use very fast rods because they fit my casting style. When I go down to light tippet for shy fish, skinny water or tiny flies, I make sure my drag is loosely set. I palm the reel very little and let the combo of rod, reel and line be the dragging mechanism together. If a decent fish wants to run, let 'em! Putting too much pressure on a green fish usually results in a lost fish. You'll know by how he's fighting that fatigue is setting in and THEN... you can apply a bit more pressure on him.
As the prior Gent suggested, stepping up to a 4X tippet can make a huge difference. You can bully a fish more then you realize with 4X. Keep your rod sideways and slightly up when you fight them. When he runs, you relax... he relaxes, you whip 'em!!
Good luck!!!
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Forget the Tiger Woods effect, fourth-year golfer Sebastian Crampton --" an African American who turns 13 in May --" found the sport on his own.
His parents, Martin and Sue, had just a few limits on what their son could play as a youngster: no surfing, football or skateboarding. He played all the rest, shined at baseball, but gravitated to golf.
Sebastian stands out on the golf course, too. Not only is he black, he's small --" 5-foot-6, 130 pounds --" and flat-out talented. Sebastian is a 3.5 handicap from the tips.
"People always call me Tiger,'" said Sebastian, a seventh grader at New Brighton Middle School who holds a 4.16 grade-point average. "I get embarrassed by it. I don't know why but I do."
See, Sebastian, who also goes by "Seb," loves Woods. Three posters of the golf legend adorn his bedroom walls. One day, he'd like to be like Woods.
He's already getting some practice. When strangers end up in his foursome, they often end up treating him like the PGA Tour great.
"At the end of the round, they ask me for autographs and want to know my name," Sebastian said. "That makes me feel pretty special."
He estimates having signed 20 autographs in the past year and half alone.
"He started playing before seeing Tiger and enjoyed playing," said Martin Crampton, a bank sales manager. "Then, I think he figured He looks like me, he's black, and is the best player in the world.' But he also likes Phil [Mickelson]."
Sebastian is blazing a trail seldom traveled locally.
The Tiger Woods effect --" the idea that Woods' success would lure thousands of young minority players to golf courses nationally --" hasn't panned out in Santa Cruz County. Sebastian is the only African American competing in the Santa Cruz County Junior Golf Association. [He also competes for the Junior Golf Association of Northern California and the Northern California Golf Association, for which statistics were unavailable.]
"I don't see any others," Crampton said. "In San Francisco there's a lot more, in San Jose there's more, but in Santa Cruz and Monterey you don't see that many."
On reason is that few black pre-teens and teens live in Santa Cruz County, and fewer find the way to the golf course.
According to the most recent demographics release from the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, only 513 students [or 1.3 percent] of the 39,427 students who attended a public school in the county in 2002-03 were African American.
Throw in the cost of trying to compete at the game's highest level and Crampton, who is English and Nigerian, isn't surprised he doesn't see any other blacks on local courses.
"I used to play with my son every round, but now maybe I go with him twice a month," he added. "It's really expensive."
Though they often play Delaveaga in Santa Cruz and Pajaro Valley Golf Club in Royal Oak, both father and son have an annual membership at Del Monte Golf Course in Pebble Beach. Sebastian's annual dues are $75 and Crampton's are $275. Then they have to pay for each round of golf, which are sometimes discounted.
The Cramptons estimated they spend $15,000 to $20,000 a year for their son to play golf. Among the expenses: equipment, lessons, green fees, tournament entry fees, food and gas.
"This is still an elitist sport," Crampton said. "You gotta have money."
Though young, Sebastian isn't taking his parents' sacrifices for granted.
"It's pretty cool of them to do that for me," he said.
Several of the longest-tenured golf coaches in the county --" which stretches from Davenport south to Watsonville --" can only remember two black high school players the past three decades.
One is current Soquel High freshman DeAndre Warren, who is buried on the Knights' depth chart this season. The other is Santa Cruz High alumnus Jeremy Green, who played No. 2 for the Cardinals in the mid-1980s.
Green, who went on to play college basketball at Iona and Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, is a college football analyst now for ESPN's Scouts, Inc. His father, Dennis, is a former college football and NFL coach.
That said, the county will likely see its already abysmal percentage of local young black golfers drop by one within the next two years. Sebastian, who used to live in Soquel but now calls Aptos home, is planning to apply to Stevenson School in Pebble Beach --" one of the high school golf powers in the Central Coast Section and reputable academic institution.
"He's wanted to go to Stevenson for the past three years," said Sue Crampton, a stay-at-home mother. "I never tell him to do homework. He freaks out if he doesn't get an A-plus. He dreams of getting sponsored by Pasatiempo [Golf Club] and wants to go to Stanford. This is all him. He's so self-driven."
A move to Pebble makes sense since Sebastian already receives lessons from heralded instructor Laird Small at Pebble Beach.
Golf consumes Sebastian. He practices two to three hours a day and says that amount would be more if he didn't have school. His favorite television station is the Golf Channel and he subscribes to all the sport's major magazines, Golf World, Golf Digest and Golf Weekly.
Tiger may not have inspired Crampton to get into the sport, but he's a driving figure now.
At last year's U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, father and son tracked Woods every hole for four days. Woods prevailed over Rocco Mediate in an 18-hole playoff on a bum knee.
"It was crazy," Sebastian said. "I can't even put it into words. When I watched him swing, I try to take in as much as I can from it. I love him because he's so mentally tough and so good at putting and everything."
What's funny is that Sebastian says this after walking off the 18th green at Del Monte, where he lipped out a birdie putt and finished one stroke over par. He also did well in his stakes game with his dad.
He turned to his father and said, "You owe me $20."--©


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As the trade deadline quickly approaches (April 3rd @ 3:00), our thoughts have turned to the Edmonton Oilers and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
A quick look at the standings will reveal that Toronto and Edmonton are at opposite ends of the spectrum. That said, Edmonton and Toronto are two of the NHL's youngest teams and are expected to be very competitive in the coming years. While both teams have "potential" they also have glaring needs.
For Toronto, despite a very good first half of the season and with apologies to Tyler Bozak, there is still a need for a young player to round into a first line centre. For Edmonton, despite the emergence of Justin Schultz as a legitimate offensive defenseman, there is still a need for a shutdown defender and an all-round defenseman.
A quick look at the two organizations reveals that Toronto might just have the most depth on defense in the entire NHL. Outside of Toronto's top-six of Dion Phaneuf, Cody Franson, Mark Fraser, Carl Gunnarsson, Mike Kostka and Korbinian Holzer, the Maple Leafs also employ the likes of Mike Komisarek, John-Michael Liles and a plethora of young prospects which includes, Jake Gardiner, Morgan Rielly, Stuart Percy, Jesse Blacker, Petter Granberg and Matthew Finn.
Prior to his concussion issues, Jake Gardiner was regarded as a top-prospect around the league. Gardiner's seven goals and 30 points as a rookie last season ranked him ninth in rookie scoring and best amongst rookie defenders.
Despite Gardiner's strong offensive capabilities, there are concerns about his defensive game, which is why he is currently with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL where he has registered ten goals and 28 points through 39 games played.
Meanwhile, Morgan Rielly has been dominant in the WHL where he has been amongst the leagues best with the Moose Jaw Warriors this season. Rielly's 12 goals and 50 points through 57 games with the Warriors (who are a horrific 23-36-4-4 this season) ranks him fifth amongst WHL defensemen.
With Rielly turning heads at the WHL level, Gardiner might just be expendable, which may be intriguing for a club like the Edmonton Oilers, who are stacked up front, but painfully thin on the backend.
At the NHL level, the Oilers have accumulated one of the most impressive groups of young talent since Edmonton had Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri and Glen Anderson (amongst others) within their system. Names like Sam Gagner, Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, Nail Yakapov, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Magnus Paajarvi have many Oiler fans looking at the current group the way they once looked at the Oilers of the 1980's.
Edmonton also has a stable of young prospects to offer, including the likes of Tyler Pitlick (C), Ryan Martindale (C), Tobias Rieder (RW), Danil Zharkov (LW) and Teemu Hartikainen (LW).
That said, if the Oilers do not find a way to keep the opposition off the score sheet, they will be hard-pressed to win in today's NHL.
Many articles have been written suggesting the Oilers will have to trade away one (or more) of their young assets in order to get a stud defenseman. With Edmonton continuing to struggle to win and with the fans and management's patience seemingly starting to erode, the time is now, or in the not so distant future, to explore the possibility of trading from a position of strength (forward depth) for some much needed defensive help.
Of course, Edmonton is not completely void of young defensive talent. They do have the aforementioned Justin Schultz playing at the NHL level as well as youngsters Mark Fistric (26), Theo Peckham (25), Jeff Petry (25). Edmonton also have Oscar Klefbom, David Musil and Martin Marincin developing their skills at various levels.
Klefbom will be a star in the NHL some day and David Musil should be a bottom four defenseman at the NHL level when everything is all said and done. Still, Edmonton will need more defense if they want to be a dominant NHL team. When you consider the struggle it has been to attract free agents to Edmonton, it appears as if change will have to come from within or from trades, although that will change once the Oilers' start winning.
If I was Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini I would be interested in three of Toronto's young defensemen, Morgan Rielly, Jake Gardiner and Jesse Blacker. Rielly for his offensive prowess and overall game, Gardiner for his offensive gifts and upside and Blacker for his skating and rushing ability.
Conversely, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Dave Nonis would be interested in a number of the Oilers top forwards. Clearly, Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle are pretty much untouchable. That leaves Nail Yakapov, Sam Gagner and Magnus Paarjavi to choose from, with Tyler Pitlick (C), Ryan Martindale (C), Tobias Rieder (RW), Danil Zharkov (LW) and Teemu Hartikainen (LW) also garnering some interest.
I will leave it to the readers to put the pieces together for a trade, but there is plenty of talent to choose from, with all kinds of possibilities available.
What would your trade between the Maple Leafs and Oilers look like?


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The scrap diving era — part two
Ed Davies 8:30 a.m., Sept. 19
Why would I want to walk 14 miles to the beach? Because I can! Having never lived on the coast, I've always wanted to "walk to the beach" and today I did it. I walked 14 miles from Escondido to Carlsbad. Southern California, normally exhibiting very mild weather, decided to show its winter side on Dec. 22 with extremely strong arctic winds blowing constantly from the west and smatterings of heavy rain. I could see the angry black sky in the east and the blue to the west, so I knew the rain couldn't last long. Should I go for it as planned? Yes, that was me with my golden umbrella in the soggy morning. How wet could I get? Armed with my Power Sox, a power bar and a higher power, I headed out the door just after 7:00 am.
Another reason for doing this was just a personal challenge for me. A goal of endurance, a test. I walk daily but those exercise walks are just that: exercise. There's no destination involved. With this walk I set my sights on an end point.
A very obscure inspiration is Richard Henry Dana, Jr., who wrote "Two Years Before the Mast" (and for which Dana Point is named). Yes, his book was written to emphasize the hardships of seamen in the early 1800's, but he also recounted his adventures along the wild California coast, before it was California. The natives would catch wild horses for the sailors to ride inland from the shore. Can you imagine that? Grab a horse, and when you're done, just let it go.
Dana was dealing with untouched wilderness, wild sage, underbrush, gullies and arroyos on the west coast of a young America, while I would be dealing with traffic lights and sidewalks. I wanted to get a sense of what he might have felt, endured and smelled. I wanted to experience something different than a viewpoint from a speeding car.
My first mile was my usual residential route, with those black clouds blowing toward me. My first pit stop was at the local CVS because the rain was bucketing down and I thought I could wait it out. I was the only customer and the young clerk wondered what I was doing out in this unusual weather. When I explained, she definitely looked at me as though I were mad, but kindly said for me to let her know if I made it safely. Sweet.
Something I noticed were the great amount of deflated Christmas decorations in many front yards. They look great at night when they are inflated and sparkly, but on a soggy morning, laying in a muddy yard, it looked like a major Christmas massacre. Also, so many For Rent, Foreclosure, Bank Owned, Short Sell signs. So many empty houses. Sad.
My second pit stop was a 7/11. But much to my horror, there was no public restroom. Why would a 7/11 with a gas station, not have a restroom? Does each franchisee decide if their restrooms are public or not? They told me there was one in the restaurant next door, but of course the sign there said, 'Restrooms for customers only.' Once the waitress saw my distressed look, she nodded toward the back. I'll have to go back there for breakfast sometime to pay for my deposit.
I soon crossed the Sprinter railroad tracks and was entering San Marcos. When did they turn off the fountains in front of City Hall? I guess it's because of our water shortage, but it looked very sad. And have you noticed the nubs on the hand rails? I would imagine that is to discourage skateboarding tricksters.
It was reassuring to check off each milestone, knowing I was getting closer to my goal. I did a survey on how I was feeling. My feet felt good, socks not too soggy. My pants would dry with that constant wind. I felt warm enough. All systems go.
The straight shot along San Marcos Blvd. was uneventful. I love those giant Christmas ornaments in front of Restaurant Row. The traffic seemed heavy and constant. I felt invisible. I really don't think drivers see anything beyond their immediately limited peripheral vision. I came to be very dependent and trusting on all the pedestrian traffic light buttons. They really do work and make it less scary in heavy traffic areas. And I could do a bit of calf flexing while waiting for the green man. One of the lights in San Marcos has the pinky of the red hand flickering off and on. Well, I guess it's a good thing it's not the middle digit.
When analyzing this walk before I started, I read that most golf courses are between 4 and 6 miles long. That would mean I would be walking about 2 1/2 golf courses in one go! I was also recalling "The Stand" by Stephen King, when the virus survivors were walking throughout the country to get to a specific destination from their dreams. Once cars broke down and fuel ran out, their feet were all they had. "Just put one foot in front of the other," was a phrase I kept hearing.
Viewpoint Drive at the beginning of Palomar Airport Road is named that for a reason. You can actually see the ocean from there! That is something I never noticed when in the driver's seat. And it meant I was at the halfway point of my journey.
Remember Carlsbad Raceway back in the day? Now that little valley is filled with lots of business parks. Much building has stopped and many buildings are empty. Palomar Airport Road, once just an insignificant 2 lane road with farmland on both sides, is now a multi-lane thoroughfare with bottle brush and pepper trees lining the roadway. There were a few empty, undeveloped areas where I did get the scent of sage, that used to be overpowering in California. But that winter wind was blowing so hard, it was impossible to get a true smell of the territory.
There was one area along my path that was about 50 yards wide and full of cigarette butts! It was like they were multiplying there. How did they get there? Was it a dumping ground for car ashtrays, a place where every smoker would flick his ciggie? It was really disgusting. Sadly, when we are all gone, the only thing on earth will be cockroaches and cigarette butts for eternity. From my viewpoint as a walker, I was filled with dismay at the rubbish of all kinds on the side of the road.
Just before getting to El Camino Real, at the rise of Palomar Airport Road, I was able to see my destination: the tower at the Encino Power Plant. It was reassuring knowing that I was getting close enough to see it. It helped me to ignore the twinge in my back.
As I crossed El Camino Real, I saw a VW hubcab in the middle of the road. It took me a few seconds to realize that it would be a good idea to pick it up and place it on the side of the road, as it was a hazard that would soon be dodged and/or destroyed by traffic from all angles. How often do we see this from the safety of our cars, but never take the risk of removing the obstacle? I felt I'd done my good deed for the day.
Have you ever seen the water slides that are coming down from Palomar Airport? Not really water slides, but large pipes running off the landing strip to aid in drainage so landings are safer, I would imagine. The airport has spiffed up its look lately. Has a new restaurant, The Landing, some outside seating with umbrellas, and the terminals look a bit upgraded. There is also a cool sundial overlooking the commuter parking lot. I don't know how long it's been there because you don't see it when you drive by. The time was correct (and reminded me that I was an hour behind my schedule) except it had not made the time change that we did in November.
Do you remember seeing the pond as you pass the airport? Some schools use it to get good photo shots in a park-like setting as well as random wedding photos. I never realized it was a koi pond. The sun was out, the wind had calmed momentarily and I was able to happily do some stretches, knowing I was nearing Mile 12. My feet were beginning to burn and I feared a blister or two might be rising.
It was an inspiring relief to reach the flower fields and the Pea Soup Anderson windmill, though there were no flowers at this time of year. I could see the rough and cold winter ocean and knew I was so close.
The power tower was getting bigger and soon I could see my husband and son waiting for me at the end of the road. There was no parade or finish line tape to break, but what a welcome sight to see them! I know it wasn't a marathon or a 3-day breast walk, but now I know a little of what is experienced in those participants' long journeys, their aching bodies and triumphant sense of accomplishment.
Richard Dana would not have walked our coast on a wintry day like today. The severe winds would have pushed his ship to the rocky shore, so his captain would have made sure they stayed safely out at sea. The sensations I experienced on my walk may not have been as clear as his, but I managed without ear buds and felt I had an awareness of everything around me. I reached my goal, I proved I had endurance. I walked door to shore. A great way to celebrate my birthday!