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Dean Frederic White (pictured) of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort Worth says that he'll be holding forums during this fall semester to answer students' many questions about the June announcement that Texas A&M University plans to buy Texas Wesleyan Law School.
Three accrediting bodies must approve the deal, which will change the law school from a private to a public law school — Texas A&M University School of Law at Texas Wesleyan University — in June 2013.
Like most law schools nationwide, the number of people applying to enter Texas Wesleyan Law School declined for the 2012-2013 school year. White says there will likely be an uptick in the number of applicants in the near future.
"With all due respect, A&M has more name recognition, and because of that more people will be applying," he says.
The dean notes that A&M graduates already make up a portion of the law school's students.
"Ten percent of our population are Aggies," White says.
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PRO FOOTBALL; Unit Has New Faces, but Same Open Spaces
By JOHN BRANCH
Published: December 10, 2006
The Giants were pleasantly surprised by their 11-5 record and division title in 2005, albeit disappointed in their first-round playoff exit. Inflated by loftier expectations for 2006, they did little tinkering with the roster, with one notable exception: the secondary.
The overhaul was swift and complete. The Giants fired the defensive backs coach Ron Milus, and most of the players, too. The four projected starters leading into 2005 -- cornerbacks Will Allen and Will Peterson, and safeties Shaun Williams and Brent Alexander -- were gone at season's end. So was the top backup cornerback, Curtis Deloatch, who started 13 games, mostly for the injured Peterson.
Among those who started more than a couple of games, only safety Gibril Wilson remained. The Giants brought in two new starters (safety Will Demps and cornerback Sam Madison), one veteran nickel back (R. W. McQuarters), and elevated a reserve cornerback to starter (Corey Webster). They hired the former St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator Peter Giunta to coach the cornerbacks and promoted the defensive assistant David Merritt to focus on the safeties.
There, the Giants thought. That should do it.
It did not. Only the names have changed. The secondary is different but, by most statistical measurements, it is not improved.
The pass defense ranked 27th in the league last season, allowing 224 yards a game. This season, with four games left, it is 23rd, allowing 218.5 yards a game.
Last season, quarterbacks completed 56.7 percent of their passes and compiled a 76.3 passer rating against the Giants. This season, the completion percentage is 59.2 and the passer rating 77.8
Last season, the defensive backs had 12 of the team's 17 interceptions. This season, they have 5 of the team's 12.
Last season, the defensive backs had three sacks and six forced fumbles. This season, they have two sacks and six forced fumbles.
Coach Tom Coughlin does not like to compare one season's team with another, but he said the secondary was one area that needed to improve if the Giants (6-6) were to make the playoffs.
''We need, first of all, to play the coverage called, be in the right positions, maintain those spots, recognize the ball in the air, and when the opportunity is there to catch the ball, catch it,'' Coughlin said. ''Be sound, be principled, keep the ball in front, tackle the ball. Certainly don't give up the big play is always a theme back there.''
It will be a theme Sunday, when the Giants play the Carolina Panthers (6-6). Carolina quarterback Chris Weinke may make his first start since 2002 because Jake Delhomme has a sprained thumb, but the Panthers still feature the dangerous receivers Steve Smith and Keyshawn Johnson.
Any secondary can go largely unnoticed when a team is winning. The best N.F.L. teams usually have a stout run-stopping defense, and shoddy passing statistics are often forgiven because many of the yards are meaningless, racked up late in games already decided.
The best secondaries seem to be built on perception as much as statistics -- jaw-cracking hits by the safeties, acrobatic interceptions by the cornerbacks.
But the Giants' secondary is suffering, in statistics and perception. It has been increasingly exposed during the team's four-game losing streak, allowing 234 or more passing yards to a less-than-daunting cadre of passers: Chicago's Rex Grossman, Jacksonville's David Garrard, Tennessee's Vince Young and Dallas's Tony Romo.
The Titans trailed the Giants, 21-0, in the fourth quarter before scoring on four consecutive drives to win, 24-21. Young completed 13 of 17 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns during the comeback.
The Cowboys scored 10 points on their final two drives to beat the Giants, 23-20. Romo was 5 of 7 for 49 yards on the first drive, then completed a 42-yard pass to tight end Jason Witten in the final minute to set up the deciding field goal.
Demps was blamed for allowing the play. He got sucked toward the sideline, concerned about receiver Terry Glenn as Romo rolled left, and could not get to Witten fast enough.
Demps, signed from the Baltimore Ravens, was expected to be a hard-hitting, ball-hawking addition. His play has gained little notice, except by his coaches.
''He certainly can play better,'' Coughlin said, dishing out rare criticism of an individual player.
Like many N.F.L. defensive backs, those on the Giants seem programmed with an extra dose of defensiveness about their performances. It is probably because they receive a large share of attention only when they make mistakes, and because they are coached to forget their mistakes a moment after they occur.
Such was the case with Demps, who, after Coughlin's comments, found himself answering sharp questions about the pass to Witten, but not about the 10 tackles he made, or the interception he had earlier in the game -- the only one by a defensive back in the past six games.
''I feel like I did all right, 10 tackles and a pick,'' he said. ''But you know what? I'm never satisfied with something like that. One play can always hurt you. It is New York. You got to do better. I accept that.''
McQuarters said that this season's group had room for improvement, not in talent, but in communication and assertiveness. Players need to be confident enough to bark out the offensive formations as they see them, he said, to warn teammates about what they believe is coming.
He also said that comparing last season's secondary with this season's was ''apples and oranges'' -- and not just because the Giants brought in fresh produce. There are other factors, injuries and the pass rush among them.
Last season's secondary played most of the season without Peterson (who changed his name to Will James and plays for the Philadelphia Eagles) and Williams, who is a starting safety for the Panthers.
This season's secondary has been much healthier, but the Giants played most of the losing streak without defensive ends Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora. The Giants have 25 sacks, well off the pace of last season's 41. It has to be part of any calculation of pass coverage.
''Statistically,'' Coughlin said, ''you'll see that with pressure, we've had pretty good days from a secondary standpoint.''
But the Giants did not expect ''pretty good.'' They expected the Super Bowl. And if the secondary was one reason they did not get there last season, it is certainly one reason it feels nearly out of reach now.
Photo: Sam Madison, left, and the Bears' Mark Bradley. Madison was signed by the Giants as a free agent on March 14 and became one of the new starters in a shake-up of the secondary. But by most statistical measurements, the unit has not improved. (Photo by Justin Lane/European Pressphoto Agency)

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Italove - Heading For The Sun (DE 12011)
After a short break, Italove is back on Flashback Records vinyl. The new track, Heading For The Sun, has again all the typical Italove elements which have made the band very popular on the New Generation Italo scene.
Nick Festari / Demo - Web Kills The Radio / Why Don't You Love Me (TMP 006)
Roberto "Nick" Festari started his musical career in 1987 with Claudio Accatino and Federico Rimonti. They started to work for SAIFAM, composing and arranging Eurobeat songs for Asia and Flea Records. In the early 90s Festari continued with Laurent Gelmetti for Time Records productions and later moved to Hi-NRG Attack team in 1994 and worked there nearly 20 years.
Savage - And You Are (FLA 0009)
The idea for the "And You Are" remix has been circulating on Flashback-minds for many years. The first step on this long project was taken when Kimmo Salo visited Zanetti's studio in Massa six years ago; Roberto gave his "blessing" and the vocals for the track. The years went by and other projects like "Savage - Save Me" were produced and published. Last year (2015) the files and the ideas were brought to the daylight from the archives and given to Anton Orlov, who started to work on the arrangements. After numerous demos and working hours, we were able to send the final demo to Roberto for his approval. Mr. Zanetti liked it a lot and the project was finalized shortly after.
"And You Are" Flashback Remix is continuing the orchestral path that Savage's hit "Good-Bye" started in 1989. The track has a strong Eurobeat bass line mixed with dramatic orch arrangements, and of course the unique vocals of Roberto Zanetti (and Holly Pearsons on female back vocals). The Dub Remix, which comes without the drums and bass, is underlining the beautiful arrangements and chorus melodies and brings back the romantic Savage magic of the 80s.
Ladies and Gentlemen; one of the projects that we are especially proud of. We hope that you'll appreciate the result.
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ST. PETERSBURG — Friends were skeptical in 1989 when Francisco Basta opened Basta's Ristorante.
With no retail to speak of nearby, the location at 1625 Fourth St. S seemed more like one to pass by rather than a destination.
Some of his acquaintances even questioned his choice of location in a predominantly black neighborhood.
"A lot of people said, 'Why would you want to open up over there?' " said his wife, MaryEllen Basta, 56. "But we didn't care because we're not like that."
The restaurant stayed open for more than 20 years, at times winning awards such as the "Golden Spoon" and top ratings in the Mobil Travel Guide. Joe Torre and Mike Alstott were regulars. So were Dick Vitale and Bette Midler.
Locals knew the restaurant, too, including many who couldn't afford to eat there. Mr. Basta consistently gave out gift certificates for band boosters and other school-related organizations. He gave food, and jobs, to down-and-out men and women who trickled from the nearby Salvation Army.
Mr. Basta turned the business over to his son, Mario, about five years ago. It closed last month due to Mr. Basta's deteriorating health.
Mr. Basta died June 17 of liver cancer. He was 58.
For him, cooking was everything. He created, calling himself a "wizard in the kitchen." He served veal with peppers and onions. He flavored salmon with vodka, brandy and cream.
He preferred a lighter cuisine than some Italian restaurants offer. No MSG. "You feel better after you're done eating," Mario Basta said.
Customers at Basta's often had a hard time leaving. Waiters swirled around them like honey bees, carrying bread and wine and questions about their welfare.
"He was pretty strict about wanting the customers to feel well," said Mario Basta, 31.
He wanted them to feel at home. Home, for him, was Mandatoriccio, Italy. Mr. Basta moved to the United States at 13 and lived in West Orange, N.J. He ran a restaurant with his father before coming to St. Petersburg in the late 1980s and opening Basta's.
Businesses on Fourth Street S were considered risky investments by some. Long-standing institutions like the Fourth Street ferry boat and the Wedgewood Inn were gone. Crack was gaining a foothold. Mr. Basta wasn't worried.
"It (the location) has to be very good for business," he told the Times in 1989. "People come here from all over because it's convenient. There's a sign on the interstate that says, 'Fourth St.' You get off and, boom, you're here."
When not at the restaurant, Mr. Basta enjoyed relaxing with his family. He liked out-of-the-way spots on the beach, walks in Vinoy Park, Starbucks and going to the movies, his family said.
Basta's will reopen sometime in 2010, his son said.
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If ever there was a photo that captured the best of California — its grit, its confidence, its capacity to dream big — it was taken late Saturday afternoon in Louisville, Ky. It was a photo of a very special horse with a garland of roses.
The horse's name announces its origins, and the feel-good story of this year's Kentucky Derby winner is the improbable stuff of a California dream.
In the wake of California Chrome's dominating win, most sports fans are now familiar with his story. He is the offspring of a mare purchased for a mere $8,000 by two working-class couples with audacious aspirations and the humor and humility to name their stable Dumb Ass Partners because a groom remarked that only a person of such description would buy that undistinguished mare.
They hooked up their mare with a stallion at the Central Valley's Harris Farms horse ranch, a stallion so lightly regarded that his owners charged a paltry $2,500 stud fee. Today, the stud fee for Lucky Pulpit has been quintupled to $10,000, and Harris Farms' general manager told an industry publication this week that the stallion that sired California Chrome is scheduled to mate with 124 mares this year and that "his book is closed."
Before the Kentucky Derby, California Chrome's owners reportedly turned down an offer of $6 million to purchase majority ownership in the horse.
That's the Cinderella story of the horse now pursuing a Triple Crown that has remained unclaimed for 36 years.
There are underlying elements to the story that have particular relevance in California, as they speak to this state's ability to adapt to what Gov. Jerry Brown last week called "the creative destruction of capitalism."
Consider that California Chrome became only the fourth California-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby and the first in more than 50 years — at a time when the state's horse-racing industry is in steep decline.
One of the contributing factors in the decline is what some in the industry might call an oppressive government regulation and the inability of this state to offer business-friendly concessions — a problem that in this case is locked in by California's inflexible ballot-initiative system.
While other states have helped resuscitate their horse-racing industries by allowing tracks to install slot machines to diversify their entertainment offerings, California officials have watched this state's industry wither. They have been powerless to act because a voter-approved constitutional amendment gives exclusive rights to Native American tribes to operate slot machines.
Many breeders, trainers and jockeys have left the state as a result.
But even with reduced purses and fewer racing dates, California Chrome's owners showed there are still opportunities in the industry for nimble start-ups. This was the first horse these owners had bred. Co-owner Steve Coburn credits partner Perry Martin of Yuba City for having studied thoroughbred blood lines and discovered something no one else had seen.
Other elements of the story demonstrate California's resiliency in adapting to economic change. Martin, for instance, had the resources to invest in a horse because he owns a testing laboratory at the former McClellan Air Force Base, which was converted to a business park after being closed by the Pentagon in 2001.
California Chrome trains at Orange County's Los Alamitos Race Course, a dingy facility that has long been home to quarter horse racing — which is to thoroughbred racing what Major League Soccer is to the National Football League.
But Los Alamitos is being reborn. A new, mile-long track was just completed there last week as it prepares to host its first thoroughbred meet in July, seizing an opportunity created by the December closure of historic Hollywood Park. There, the economic equation changed, making its prime L.A. real estate more valuable for commercial development than for horse racing.
And that created opportunity for reinvestment at Los Alamitos, which will now get a marketing boost from California Chrome.
And then there's trainer Art Sherman, a fixture in California racing since the 1950s. At 77, he became the oldest person to train a Kentucky Derby winner. He's now one-for-one in the race; California Chrome was his first Derby entry.
Resiliency, innovation, doggedness, adaptivity — these are the elements of California Chrome's feel-good California story.
When he lines up at the starting gate at Pimlico on May 17 to run in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, all California will be rooting for him. There is only person I can think of who will be certain to bet against him.
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The United Israel Appeal raised a record $70,000, 000 throughout the world last year, with nearly 80 percent of it coming from the United States and the remainder from the British Commonwealth, Western Europe and Latin America, Eliahu Dobkin, member of the Jewish Agency executive, told a news conference here today. The United States contribution last year was $54,500,000, he said.
During the nine and one-half years of Israel's existence, the United Israel Appeal and other sources have brought in $1,100,000,000. Half this income came from the United Jewish Appeal and the remainder from a variety of sources including the Israel bond drive, Jewish National Fund and the Histadrut campaign.
Despite this record, Mr. Dobkin said, the UJA goal for this tenth anniversary year should be consolidation of existing settlements and completion of the absorption of the immigrants already in the country. With this out of the way, he said, it will be possible to accept and absorb another one-third of a million Jews in the near future . He estimated that 500, 000 Jews in Central and Eastern Europe and a like number from North Africa are prepared to come to Israel, but because of the present immigration situation only 50, 000 can come in each of the next three years.


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Kathryn P. Burdon received her Ph.D. degree in ophthalmic genetics from the University of Tasmania in 2004. She is a Principal Research Fellow at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania. Her current research interest is in identification of genes for blinding diseases and how these genes can be used in clinical care. She uses a variety of methodologies to interrogate the genome including linkage analysis in well-characterized families and association analysis at both gene and genome levels. She has a long-term interest in the genetics of congenital cataracts and more recently has conducted genome-wide association studies for complex diseases including glaucoma, keratoconus, and diabetic retinopathy. Current projects are utilizing new genomic sequencing technologies to for the identification of rare variants contributing to both complex and Mendelian diseases.
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QuestionIf my step dad is 59 and my mom dies does he get all of her social security benefits? He''s been married to her for 13 yrs. Do I receive any benefits? Does he get a percentage or all of her benefits until he can collect his own or does he get a one-time payout in CA of $255? What if he''s 60?
If your mother were to die, your step-dad can receive benefits on your mother's account when he is 60 years old, unless he were to remarry before turning 60. When he reaches retirmement age, he can apply for his own benefits.
Benefits are payable to children who are under 18 or up to 19 if attending elementary or secondary school, or if the child was disabled before age 22.
The special death benefit payment of $255 is payable to the surviving spouse who was living in the same house, or if there is no surviving spouse, to children who were eligible to receive benefits.
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___GOP lawmakers see automatic cuts as leverage WASHINGTON (AP) â¿¿ There's a growing sense of resignation that the county's political leaders will be unable or unwilling to find a way around looming automatic spending cuts despite fresh signs the trims would threaten the recovering economy. On one side are conservative Republicans, outnumbered and frustrated, who see the painfully large cuts as leverage in their battle to force Democrats into concessions on the budget. On the other side are President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies, who are pressing to replace some of the cuts with new tax revenues. The predictable deadlock â¿¿ and looming cuts of $85 billion this budget year alone â¿¿ has the potential to slam the economy, produce sweeping furloughs and layoffs at federal agencies and threatens hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs. ___ Chrysler now a rising star among automakers DETROIT (AP) â¿¿ In just three years, Chrysler has gone from government ward to rising star. The No. 3 U.S. automaker made $1.7 billion last year thanks to big gains for its much-improved cars and trucks, and it's expecting profits to reach $2.2 billion this year. It's a big improvement over 2011, when Chrysler earned $138 million. And it's even more remarkable considering that Chrysler was in bankruptcy and living on taxpayer loans just three years ago. ___ Toyota recalls 1.29 million vehicles for air bags, wipers TOKYO (AP) â¿¿ Toyota is recalling over one million cars around the world for faulty air bags and defective windshield wipers. The move comes just days after Toyota regained its spot as the world's No. 1 automaker from U.S. rival General Motors Co., with global vehicle sales that climbed to a record 9.748 million vehicles. The company is now recalling 907,000 cars, mostly Corollas, due to air bags that can improperly inflate when the vehicle's electronic signals damage a chip in the part that controls the air bags. It also is recalling 385,000 Lexus IS luxury cars with wipers that can get stuck if there is heavy snowfall.
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Our week in Kona is flying by all too quickly. I want to stretch out the days like taffy, savoring every sweet, warm, barefoot moment.
We haven't been too ambitious. I can appreciate a vigorous, action-packed vacation, but this is definitely not that sort.
However, between lazing around on the patio or the couch, in the bar, and by the pool, we have found time for a few excursions. We did go parasailing, something I have long wanted to do. And I made a trip into town with Michael's mother and sister, to the farmer's market in Kailua-Kona.
I love farmer's markets. At home, I do the rounds of my regular egg, meat, and cheese vendors, then wander around making impulse buys of fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, and flowers. In Seattle, we're just finishing up plum season, and the market is full of apples.
At the Kailua-Kona farmer's market, there were no animal products to be found. But the profusion of tropical fruits, vegetables, and flowers were stunning. There was a garden of eden quality to all of this lush ripeness.
At home, I would be bundled up in a sweater or maybe even a raincoat, as I move from one individual stall to the next. Here, shorts and flip flops are de rigueur , and all of the vendors are clustered under a big series of tents, circus-style, to shield their wares from the sun.
But farmer's markets are the same everywhere in that the vendors are proud of their produce, ready to chat and offer advice and samples. I quickly filled my bag with vegetables. The fruit vendor sold me some starfruit, then threw in a handful of rambutan for good measure.
The Akaka Falls Farms man lured us in, like the proverbial flies to the honey pot. He offered so many samples of local jams and honeys that my taste buds nearly went on strike. I came away with a jar of Tahitian Lime Ginger Jelly, while Christine and Elaine bought approximately a quadrillion jars of various jellies and exotic honey between them.
Stir fry is one of the key dishes in my repertoire. At least once a week, I like to mix up whatever combination of vegetables, protein, and grains happen to be on hand. With the booty from the farmer's market, Michael and I whipped up a sweet, savory shrimp stir fry, Kona-style.
Kona Stir Fry
(serves 4-6)
- 25 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ½ tsp butter or oil
- 8-10 mushrooms, quartered
- ½ cup chopped red onion
- 1 medium zucchini, cut into ½ inch rounds
- 1 each: red, yellow, and orange bell peppers, cut into bite-sized chunks
- ½ cup Tahitian Lime Ginger Jelly
- 1.5 cups quinoa
Bring three cups water to a boil. Add quinoa, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Or cook in rice cooker.
Meanwhile, sauté shrimp in a large saucepan or skillet over low heat. Remove from heat and cover when the shrimp look nearly, but not quite done. They should still be translucent in places.
Over high heat, Saute vegetables in batches to avoid overcrowding, starting with the mushrooms. Add a splash of water if needed while cooking, to keep vegetables from burning. As each batch of vegetables becomes crisp-tender, transfer them to the covered skillet with the shrimp. Finish with the peppers, to prevent them from overcooking. Toss the shrimp-vegetable mixture with lime ginger jelly and serve over quinoa.


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Please don't hesitate to contact us at Bach Yachting International for further information.
LOA: 44,3 ft in (13,5 meter)
Beam: 13,7 ft in (4,15 meter)
Maximum Draft: 7,5 ft in (2,30 meter)
Displacement: 21.300 lbs (9.700 kg)
Ballast: 9.480 lbs (4.300 kg)
The yacht has a steel floor girder (frame), made of hot galvanised TPS steel sections (ribs). The frame takes up the loads from keel, mast, and rod rig. Central lifting hoist attachment. The steel floor girder with the rod rigging makes the yachts' construction extremely stiff. All energy goes in her performance under sail.
The X-442 has been built in accordance with the European CE-Certification and meets the requirements of the CE-directive 94/25/CE for recreational crafts. These rules require a certain minimum standard of hull and deck strength, structural bulkheads and stringer, keel and rudder and their attachment to the hull, safety and stability, engine installation, gas installation, sea cocks, manuals and documentation of all major installations. Category A.
Three cabin lay out. Main cabin with galley and navigational area, two aft cabins and a spacious front cabin. Two heads.
The well-equipped galley on starboard side has lots of working space, and one large refrigerator, Three burner stainless propane/butane stove with oven.Beneath the settee there is storage space.
On port side, settees surrounding the oval table with bar. The table can prepared to be lowered to form a double berth (additional cushion is needed) in connection with the settees.
Starboard of the companionway is the navigator's area, lots of space for modern navigation and communication equipment and the yachts switch board.
The forward cabin is a spacious ''master bedroom'' with one large double berth, diagonally placed (2,10 meter long and 1,70 meter wide), TV/DVD, night table, couch and shelves the length of the berth. Storage in lockers, shelve and drawers.
Two large aft cabins (with beds 2,30 meter long and 1,80 meter wide), each one double berth; wardrobe and locker with shelves.
Cabins are separated by a sound reducing sandwich bulkhead.
The two head/shower with holding tank.
The hot water system is heated by shore power or engine cooling water.
Cabin height approximately 1,97 meters.
Large sail cabin in the front with plenty of room for several additional sails.
Entrance to the sail cabin is through the deck mounted hatch.
Engine: Yanmar 4JH 3E with Saildrive with folding Flex-O-Fold 3-bladed propeller, 1.800 hrs
Engine/Fuel Type: Single diesel
Total Power: 56 HP
Year Built: 2001, complete check and upgrade 2014 including new engine brackets
Drive Type: Sail drive (revised and new seal placed in 2014)
55 AMP alternator (revised 2015)
Fuel Tank s/s: (180 liter) baffles, deck fill, water separator and shut-off valve
Micro seperator for fuel intake
Single lever control unit (new 2016)
• 3 spreader tapered mast (masthead), Windex with led light, steaming light, and deck light.
• Anodized boom, tapered, outhaul and 2 reefs with jammers for present laminated mainsail,
• line for third reef for additional main sail installed and prepared
• NAVTEC hydraulic pump on permanent backstay (revised 2013)
• Boomvang with easy kick
• Aluminium anodised spinnaker pole
• Track on forward face of mast for spinnaker pole car
• Standing rigging: rod rig, rod forestay, rod permanent backstay (all renewed 2014), wire
• Dynema runners with helplines
• Running rigging: 2 spinnaker halyard, 2 genoa halyards, 2 main halyards
• Halyards are all of Spectra and have all suitable shackles
Main Sail 1: Laminated UK sail (2 reefs, well used condition), fully battened
• Main sail 2: North sail (3 reefs, good condition), fully battened
• Genoa North Sail, used condition
• High Aspect jib North Sail, new condition
• Cutter sail: North sail, new condition
• Full Spinnaker: good condition
• Tri sail (bright orange): new condition
• Lazy jacks for mainsail, and Sunbrella cover (blue)
• Raymarine e7 color chart plotter at nav Station inside (2014)
• Additional Raymarine e7 (repeater) on s/s pedestal in the cockpit (2014)
• Plotters including all recent charts for Australia and south Pacific
• Raymarine VHF (Ray 260) at nav station and also to be used in cockpit (2014), extra VHF
speaker in cockpit
• Raymarine AIS 650 (transceiver, class B)
• Two GPS receivers on arch
• Simrad handheld VHF with charger at nav station
• Raymarine digital radar (2014): including additional instrument for display via overlay on e7 (at nav station and in cockpit)
• Raymarine Evolution Auto pilot: display at pedestal with remote control (2016)
• New lineair drive (2016)
• Raymarine ST60 navigational instruments, with companionway entrance displays over
• hatch: (4) ST 60 for wind, depth, speed, course
• SSB, Icom 7200 HF transceiver with automatic antenna tuner AT141, pactor modem,
• antenna and grounding plate (2013)
• Kenwood Radio/CD player with speakers in main cabin, and in cockpit marine speakers
• Marine PC and screen in nav station, with Open CPN and worldwide charts, and
connected to the SSB for wheather info and communications via email (presently set up
for Sailmail) (2013)
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Did anyone get an email about a passholder event at DCA on Sept. 5 and Sept. 19 ? I am curious about this.
Did anyone get an email about a passholder event at DCA on Sept. 5 and Sept. 19 ? I am curious about this.
Passholder Magic event?A Limited Time Annual Passholder Magic Event
At this Limited Time Annual Passholder Magic event, Passholders can experience select Disney California Adventure Park attractions, merchandise and dining locations for an additional 3 hours after regular Disney California Adventure Park closing.
Special Gift
In celebration of The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition—releasing for the first time on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and HD Digital on October 1, 2013—registered attendees can also get a special gift upon exiting the event (while supplies last).
- Thursday, September 5, 2013
- Thursday, September 19, 2013
After regular park closing on these days (currently scheduled at 8:00 PM) until 11:00 PM.
Event Registration and Wristband Distribution
- Registration and wristband distribution for the event will begin at noon on the day of the event near Ticket Booth #4 in the Main Entrance Esplanade at the Disneyland Resort.
- All participating Annual Passholders must present their active Annual Passport to the event Cast Member to check event availability and to register and receive an event wristband. Photo ID may be required.
- Registration must be completed in person near Ticket Booth #4 in the Main Entrance Esplanade on the day of the event only; no phone reservations or other registration will be accepted.
- Registration and distribution of event wristbands will continue while event wristband supplies last.
- This is an all-ages event. However, all participating Guests ages 3 and older must be valid Annual Passholders on the day of the event. Children under 3 may attend the event as long as there is space available and they receive an event wristband during the registration process.
- It is recommended that all members of your party register together to help ensure that everyone receives an event wristband.
- For assistance, you may contact the Annual Passport Member Services team at (714) 781-PASS (7277).
- Once an Annual Passholder has presented a valid Annual Passport and event availability has been confirmed, the Annual Passholder will be registered and will receive an event wristband.
- Event wristbands are required for admission to the event and wristbands are only valid on the event day.
- Space is limited and distribution of event wristbands will be subject to availability and capacity.
- Guests who have received an event wristband may present their valid Disneyland Resort Annual Passport, theme park admission and event wristband to enter the event up until 30 minutes prior to the end of the event. Wristbands will continue to be distributed into the event hours, based on availability.
- If you wish to exit Disney California Adventure Park throughout the normal operating day or during the special event, you may re-enter, up until 10:30 PM (or 30 minutes prior to the end of the event), with valid hand stamp, theme park admission, event wristband, and valid Disneyland Resort Annual Passport.
- Valid theme park admission is required.
- Wristbands may not be sold or transferred for commercial purposes and have no cash value.
- Parking will be available at any Disneyland Resort theme park parking facility.
- Mickey & Friends parking trams and Toy Story shuttles will continue to run until 12:30 AM; however, shuttle service to all other Resort parking lots will end at their normally scheduled times following Disneyland Park closing.
- Standard parking fees apply.
Select Event Attractions
Currently, the select attractions scheduled to be available for the event include:
- Disney Animation Building
- Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
- Red Car Trolley
- Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
- It's Tough to be a Bug!
- Princess Dot Puddle Park
- Francis' Ladybug Boogie
- Flik's Flyers
- Heimlich's Chew Chew Train
- Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies
- Soarin' Over California
- Redwood Creek Challenge Trail
- The Bakery Tour
- Radiator Springs Racers
- Mater's Junkyard Jamboree
- Luigi's Flying Tires
- The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure*
- California Screamin'*
- Mickey's Fun Wheel*
- Goofy's Sky School*
- Golden Zephyr*
- Jumpin' Jellyfish*
- King Triton's Carousel*
- Toy Story Midway Mania! (closed on Thursday, September 19, 2013 for refurbishment)
*Paradise Pier attractions will be unavailable at the start of event, in preparation for the 8:15 PM performance of World of Color. Paradise Pier attractions will be reopened around 9:00 PM following the conclusion of the show.
Select Event Dining Locations
Currently, the select dining locations scheduled to be available for the event include:
- Award Wieners
- Taste Pilot's Grill
- Pacific Wharf Caf
- Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop
- Pacific Wharf Distribution Co.
- Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta*
- Bayside Brews
- Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Caf
- Mortimer's Market
- Fairfax Market
- Flo's V8 Caf
- Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill (closes at 9:00 PM)
- Corn Dog Castle (closes at 9:00 PM)
- Cove Bar (closes at 9:00 PM)
Select Event Merchandise Locations
Currently, the select merchandise locations scheduled to be available for the event include:
- Gone Hollywood
- Off the Page
- Rushin' River Outfitters
- Games of the Boardwalk*
- Sideshow Shirts*
- Treasures in Paradise
- Los Feliz Five & Dime
- Elias & Co.
- Julius Katz & Sons
- Big Top Toys
- Kingswell Camera Shop
- Atwater Ink & Paint
- Trolley Treats
- Fly 'n' Buy
- Tower Hotel Gifts
- Oswald's
- Ramone's House of Body Art
- Radiator Springs Curios
- Embarcadero Gifts
- Sarge's Surplus Hut
- Midway Mercantile
*Paradise Pier merchandise locations will be unavailable at the start of event, in preparation for the 8:15 PM performance of World of Color. Paradise Pier merchandise locations will be reopened around 9:00 PM following the conclusion of the show.
- Information and event elements, such as applicable days and times of the event, participating locations and attractions and product and service offerings may vary, and are subject to capacity, scheduled park events, change or cancellation without notice and other restrictions. The event does not guarantee access to any attraction or location, and may involve long wait periods.
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Yes, we did. It looks like alot of fun. Wish we were going to be there.
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No email for me. Not like I can go anyway. Nice to see they are keeping Carsland open for the event.
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No email for me... can't go to the first one, but might be able to swing the second one. Maybe I'll wait to decide until I see reports from the first one :-)
None received. Went to one of these in Feb and was so crowded I left early.
"I'm not interested in what you did yesterday, because I'm not going to be there. I know I can do that. It's the next thing that I'm interested in" (Walt Disney)
"Sometimes it's not to your benefit to mess with things that are above your reach. You don't want to show yourself to be too stupid." (Bob Dylan)
I'd LOVE to go, but we get there on the 8th and leave the morning of the 19th! Too bad it wasn't a day earlier. I did get the email, but didn't register.
I understood that APs could register at ticket booth #4 starting at noon on the day of the event. Oh, and no email for us either. We'll try to hit one or the other, not sure which one.
I got the email (and live in the Los Angeles area), but already have plans to go on the 6th (MouseAdventure practice with my team) and 13th (for the special event). Adding the Thursdays would be admittedly overboard.
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The email that I received said that I couldn't register until the day of the event. It appears that not all AP holders received the email.
Thanks for the feedback.
You're right. I didn't read too carefully since I knew I couldn't go. :-)
To passholder event veterans: We are flying in on the 5th, but won't get to the park until about 1:30pm. It states limited space several times. As registration starts at noon, need we fear getting shut out?
Thursday is a no-school day for the Los Angeles Unified School District. My few moments of considering switching our plan to go to the parks Wednesday to going Thursday and getting wristbands for this are over- I suspect Thursday will not be a week-after-labor-day-uncrowded day at the Disneyland Resort, but perhaps I overestimate the effect of a school holiday for the LAUSD (I don't think Orange County schools, in general, are closed that day).
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Should I expect the line/wait at ticket booth to be long? Just wondering what is the best way to fit this into our day. Send one person ahead early to get a spot in line and all meet up closer to wristband distribution time? How good would our chances be of getting wristbands if we show up close to 12:00?
Can anyone recommend a good time to start lining up for the DCA event in September if they are going to start handing wristbands out at 12:00? Obviously I want to get there before all the wristbands are handed out, but I want to spend the least amount of time in line as possible. Thanks!
Anyone go to the event yesterday? How was it?
I went last night with some friends. We didn't check in to get our wristbands until around 7:30pm. There was no wait in the wristband line and that went very smoothly.
Overall, I'd say the crowds in the park were light-moderate. 20 minute wait for ToT, 30 minutes for TSMM, RSR was down when we walked by. No wait for Soarin' at 10:30.
The only complaint I have is that the AC was off in all the rides early in the event. CM at ToT said the AC went off when the park officially closed at 8pm and they had called maintenance to turn it back on. AC was still off in Little Mermaid when we were there around 10, but on in Soarin'.
The 'gifts' get handed out starting at 9:45, so you could not just check in at 8, get your gift and leave. However, the gift was only a Little Mermaid magnet promoting its release on Blu-Ray so I'm not sure you'd be missing much.
It was a fun night - I'd do it again.
Did you guys see the next one is Nightmare Before Christmas will be shown in the Muppet 3D Theatre? I don't remember the date, but there were 2 show times.
Thankyou. Both A and I have reacted to something and I itch from head to toe. Doesn't leave much brain power behind.
Interesting. So they're doing an AP exclusive thing in DCA on the same night they're doing the extra hours at Disneyland for everyone for the kickoff of Halloweentime. I'll be at Disneyland, enjoying pumpkin beignets and villains.
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Winner of this year's Star Power Award was the beautiful Kerry Washington with Janelle Monae being honoured at this year's ceremony and winning the award Young, Gifted and Black.
Other winners on the night was Alicia Keys with the Rock Star Award, Dr. Hawa Abdi and her daughters with the Social Humanitarian Award and Dionne Warwick honoured with the Living Legend Award.
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(WASHINGTON) — Days after the second sex crime scandal hit the military, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would take prosecution of sexual assaults in the military out of the chain of command, preventing military commanders from handling the cases of their subordinates.
"The issue of sexual violence is not new. It has been allowed to go in the shadows for far too long," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., the bill's sponsor, said in a news conference Thursday. "Enough is enough. It's time to change this system that has been held over since George Washington that is simply not working today for the men and women who are serving."
"When any single victim of sexual assault is forced to salute her attacker, clearly our system is broken," Gillibrand said.
The bill would remove the prosecution of all crimes, including sexual assault, punishable up to one year or more, out of the chain of command and place it under the jurisdiction of military prosecutors. Survivors of sexual assault in the military have long advocated for such action because they believe the current system prevents some from reporting their assaults out of fear of retaliation.
"I feel if I didn't have to report to my chain of command and if military sexual trauma assault was not so hush and was being talked about more, I would have said something," Ayana Harrell, a U.S. Army veteran who was raped while serving in the military, said.
The announcement came hours before President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, the Joint Chiefs, and senior enlisted advisors to discuss the issue of sexual assault in the military.
Earlier this month, the lieutenant colonel in charge of the Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office was arrested for alleged sexual battery, and on Tuesday, the Army announced the coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas was under investigation "for pandering, abusive sexual contact, assault and maltreatment of subordinates."
Last week, the Pentagon reported that 26,000 sexual assaults occurred in the military in 2012, a 37 percent increase since last year. The figure, coupled with the recent sexual assault cases involving those charged with leading programs to prevent such incidents, led Hagel to order the re-training, re-credentialing and re-screening of all of the Pentagon's sexual assault prevention coordinators and military recruiters.
Survivors of sexual assault in the military welcomed the legislation introduced Thursday, saying it's a starting point to solve the sexual assault epidemic in the military.
"These are tears of hope," Jennifer Norris, who is retired from the Air Force and was a victim of sexual assault during her time in the service, said as she cried. "I've never had this much hope in my life."
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The 2008 Presidential Scholarship recipients from Montana and their activities are:
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Michael Zundel, a graduate of Billings West High School, All-State track and field, member of the U.S. Achievement Academy National Awards, National Young Leaders Conference Distinguished Scholar. The son of Brad and Lori Zundel, he plans to major in engineering at MSU.
Kaitlyn Ash, daughter of Brian and Lisa Ash, has a third-degree black belt in karate. She was the AAU National Champion in karate in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and was a gold medalist in fighting at the International Goodwill Karate Championships in Tokyo in 2006. She is a member of the 2007/2008 AAU USA National Karate Team and was the Masonic Student of the Month in December 2006.
Erin Gunnink, daughter of Brett and Elaine Gunnink, holds a third degree black belt in ATA taekwondo, was the American Taekwondo Association's Regional Trainee Instructor, Cunningham's ATA Black Belt of the Year in 2004 and 2005 and a Montana Songahm Taekwondo state champion in various categories in 2005, 2006 and 2007. A student at Bozeman High School, she will study biotechnology at MSU.
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David Phillips, son of Ralph and Karen, attended Powell County High School where he received the Weston Award for Most Inspirational Football Player, was a state finalist for Wendy's High School Heisman award and had perfect attendance. He will study psychology at MSU.
Daniel Barta, son of Alan and Marilyn, will graduate from Capital High School where he was a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, a recipient of the Helena Education Foundation's Harrison Writing Award, a Boys State delegate. He plans to major in paleontology.
Morgan Mends, daughter of Nigel and Jane Mends of Helena, attended Helena High School where she was Exchange Club Student of the Month, a National Merit semifinalist and received a third-degree black belt in Taekwondo. She will study chemical engineering at MSU.
Casey Donoven, son of Todd and Margaret Donoven of Kremlin, will graduate from Havre High School. He was a first place winner in the Montana Chemistry Olympiad, first place in the "Who Wants to be a Mathematician" contest, a Boy's State Delegate, a HOBY Ambassador, a National Merit Semifinalist, the highest placing junior in the Principal's Cup. Donoven received "one" ratings in the State Music Festival in saxophone duet and quartet and jazz band. He has lettered in band and speech and plans to major in mathematics.
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My surgery is actually today 06/17/14 at noon, I'm a bit nervous and excited at the same time. I was referred to Dr. Yager by one of his patient who had work done and looked amazing. I tried to research reviews on only back lipo transfer to butt, didn't really have any luck. I'm hoping the outcome is what I'm expecting I am investing a lot of money and don't want to have it done again. So far my experience has been great the staff is amazing, Dr. Yager answer all my questions and concerns made me feel comfortable. I posted a few pics getting ready to leave pray to god all goes well, definitely will update as soon as I get home!
Post op 3am
All went well, I was put asleep at 12:30 and woke up at 2:30 everything was all done. I couldn't open my eyes at all they felt very heavy, I was finally wheeled out to my ride home just a few blocks away. When I got there all I wanted to do was sleep. I was in no pain at all, took my antibiotic no pain meds. Slept and walked through out the day. They called me 2 times already to see how I'm doing making sure I follow directions. Finally I just took a extra strength tylenol don't think I need the stronger pain killers at all, not a fan. So far so good pain about a 3, I have no fluid coming out at all which is a good thing.
Anesthesia all warned out
Today is day 2 post op, a little more difficult anesthesia all warned out. Took tylenol every 6 hours, the bruising is pretty bad around my breast pain is manageable I'll say a 5. The anesthesiologist called to see how I was doing, getting in and out of bed is a bit uncomfortable .
Day 3
Today I feel great the discomfort is very minimal, took tylenol only once this morning. Can't wait to take the gourmet off and see what I look like, that I'll do tomorrow when I get my first massage.
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Gen. Roberto Morean Soto, the Venezuelan Chief of Staff, arrived here last night for a two-week visit as the guest of the Israeli Defense Forces. He met today with Israeli chief of Staff Haim Bar-Lev; Gen. David Elazar, chief of the Headquarters Branch of the IDF, and Col. S. Levanon, commander of the Nahal, the agricultural-military formations. Soto said he wanted to learn as much as possible from the Israeli Army, especially the para-military agricultural Nahal, as vast areas of Venezuela are uninhabited and require cultivation.


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Hello, I am Rafael. Thanks for asking your question - I'm here to support you. (Information posted here is not private or confidential but public).
I am very sorry to know about how overwhelmed you feel.
Thank you for joining the chat
Could you please tell me for how long have you been suffering of depression and if you have received any psychological treatment to work on your rehabilitation process?
Hi Rafael , I battle with rejection & have been hospitalized 5 times or so over the last 5/6 years .
Depression is a lethal mental health disorder, it could become very overwhelming affecting from your mood, to your cognition, any mental process, functioning, relationships and your life as a whole. You have clearly mentioned how you have been suffering of insomnia, memory problems, no motivation, poor self-esteem, and how you were hospitalized five times because of serious episodes of depression leading to these intense interventions. But regardless of this powerful psychiatric medication you feel this down and have been using more psychiatric pills and alcohol to get some extra numbness and sleep, which s very frustrating and concerning.
Would celexa be a way to go ?
Russ, medication could help some times bringing some symptomatic relief, but not does not have the power to help you with your rehabilitation process, since for that only consistent and adequate treatment with professional support could allow you to heal from core life issues and rehabilitate from depression, anxiety and any other mental heal disorder you may suffer, including personality disorders.
Each medication does work in unique way in different people, there is no way to know how well or not this or any other drug would help you but by trying, and it should be your psychiatrist, who knows how well or not you reacted before to these other drugs, knows your medical history and current healthy status, and who could monitor the impact these drugs have on you to make necessary adjustments or chances,, who should be able to support you with it. But please, you need to understand that there is no drug with the power to bring you real relief, from feeling rejected, alone, depressed, anxious or from any other mental health issue, since these are about your ability to experince, cope and interact with life, other people and situations moment by moment.
Listen I've haven't been allowed at work for over 2 months & they are trying to get me a disability from work as they don't understand . With out a salary I'm a nobody .
What you need is intensive psychotherapy, including individual and group sessions, and ideally family therapy too. Once group psychotherapy sessions get completed, you need to keep regular individual psychotherapy, and active participation of a support group, only this way you could process your past traumatic-painful experiences, and develop necessary skills and resilience to cope with life challenges, rehabilitating from depression and gaining back you mental, emotional an physical health too.
This is truly frustrating.
They have not allowed you to work because of your mental health problems?
Could you please specify who are these people who don't understand and want you not to work at all?
Yes , in the fuel industry & working on the tankers , but not been able to stand or walk properly & not think in a straight line / hold a thought for 5 min . I work for the Imperial Group , Tanker Services Fuel & gas . So yes I'm very lost .
My Medical Aid is exhausted on hospital & therapy .
I am sorry to hear that. Then here the first priority must be your health and well-being, if you are not able to even function at work, physically nor mentally, it would be unrealistic to push yourself, since you would only get hurt and further consequences would have to be afforded, and you do not need nor deserve any extra pain for sure.
Disability status would allow you to get financial benefits to compensate unemployment and health benefits too. Once you get rehabilitated, as soon as possible and convenient you could work part-time while keeping all the benefits you would be getting from your disability status. You have the right to get these benefits, and what you cannot afford is to continue not to have stable income not health benefits, your disability status would allow you to get them.
What's your biggest fear about this whole situation.
So do I try this celexa if my GP can get it for me just to be able to function ? To your question I still feel I have some thing good to offer , even if it's training , but I do realize they have a Co to run . Been as wound up as I am to train kids might not be the best thing .
You have serious medical-physical and mental health impairment not allowing you to work, then it is essential for you to focus on how to get the support you need and deserve because of this serious reality. The last thing you want to afford is getting into new crisis, going back to the hospital because of your physical or mental heath and having to start all the process again. That would not work for you nor to anybody in your shoes,and only you know how tough i feels, this is why you need to get all the right support to work on making things better and easier for you, not harder and more painful.
You are right. But if you focus on your rehabilitation process now, take good care of it, then you would have the real chances to expect to perform int he near future, having the most important areas of your life stable and healthy.
This is a tough reality for you to face, but handling it with assertiveness and unconditional understanding and patience towards yourself, would allow you to make of your rehabilitation process reality, and from there you could rebuild anything in your life at different areas. Please request yoru primary care ohysician to refer you to a psychiatrist for him to be the one who coudl discuss and support you with psychiatric medication, sicne a general doctor does nto know enough abotu these drugs to provide you with the support you need and deseve
I appreciate your honesty just wish I could get Dr's in SA to see & work to under stand what I'm going through . SA Dr say I myst go back to work , work don't want me . I understand both sides just wish to be well & functional .
Your time & trouble is appreciated , keep well . Russ .
I understand your situation, it is tough, only you know that, and you can only cope with what you can control, everything else depends on those supporting you, and that's why getting the best professionals available and is the way yo go with the help of your loved ones as possible, since they are your support system, key in your rehabilitation process.
Take gentle care, thank you for your trust.
Please feel free to contact me to follow up or if you have any further questions since I will be here to support you as possible. Bye for now.


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Update: Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
by Sunfyre on Nov.23, 2010, under Cataclysm
Shout out to @gage006 who tipped me off to this:
"The current design has been reconsidered, so we're planning to revert gems that now require more blue than red gems back to their original requirements. Such a change can't be accomplished via a hotfix though, so we'll have to wait to revert these in a future patch."
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November 24th, 2010 on 1:07 am
Thank goodness.
November 24th, 2010 on 2:50 am
no .. sry ..
i like the new one.. it shos who ist lazy und who not.
it makes some gear choose easy and some hard..
it shows who is a good caster and who not
Sushka ( EU – Blackhand . Erzritter )
November 24th, 2010 on 8:57 am
but seeing which meta he or she have… does he take the easy way or the hard….
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A crowd of Amcu supporters broke into song and dance when proceedings at the Farlam Commission in Rustenburg were adjourned on Wednesday.
The group, wearing green T-shirts, started singing as it left the Rustenburg Civic Centre, where the three-member commission is holding public hearings.
A rival group of activists in the red regalia associated with the Congress of SA Trade Unions and its affiliate, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), looked on as the Amcu group made its way home.
The group marched across the parking lot and a busy street adjacent to the civic centre.
Union rivalry was evident in the public gallery on Wednesday, when Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) president Joseph Mathunjwa took the stand for a second day.
NUM general secretary Frans Baleni attended Wednesday's proceedings.
Wearing sunglasses, he rose in the public gallery and waved at supporters, who stood up and waved back.
Concluding his testimony, Mathunjwa told the commission that when he left the hill on which striking workers were gathered near Lonmin's platinum mine in Marikana for a second time on August 16, he knew they would be killed.
"It was clear to me that those miners were going to be shot and killed. I told them to disperse."
He said their representatives had told him they appreciated his efforts at trying to resolve a wage impasse, but they would not disperse.
"They told me to leave. After driving for a few metres we stopped. I said we cannot leave the workers, they are going to be killed," said Mathunjwa.
"A comrade we were with in the car said to me: 'If we are all killed, who will then tell the story?' We then drove off."
Mathunjwa said by the time they made their way out of Marikana, the scenario had changed significantly.
"Helicopters were now flying and police officers in berets, wielding rifles, were increasing. Police trucks with barbed wire were now on the scene."
Mathunjwa told the commission the conduct of North West provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Zukiswa Mbombo convinced him that a decision had been made to shoot the protesters.
Advocate Timothy Bruinders SC, representing Amcu at the commission, asked Mathunjwa if he saw any of the strikers leaving after his warning.
"Yes, I saw some movement right at the back. Some were moving to the east and some were moving to the west. It was a large crowd."
Mathunjwa said police stopped the Amcu delegation while it was leaving Marikana.
"Policemen came out of kombis, they pointed their rifles at our car. That was a traumatic experience. We explained who we were and they allowed us to proceed.
"After crossing the railway line at Marikana, the phone of a comrade we were with rang. I am told the caller said: 'The police are killing the workers'."
Earlier, Mathunjwa was questioned about his trip to the hill on August 16.
Video evidence shows Amcu national organiser Dumisani Nkalitshana leading the crowd in singing "le NUM sizoyibulala kanjani, iNUM siyayizonda (How can we kill NUM? We hate NUM)".
Mathunjwa said the song was metaphoric, and that nobody had intended killing anyone. He said he later approached Nkalitshana
and instructed him not to sing the song again as it would be "misinterpreted by others".
He said he believed the Marikana shooting could have been avoided, with the co-operation of North West senior police officers, unions, and Lonmin mine management. - Sapa


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… Aggies can't recover onside kick. Lobos have possession on the NMSU 44 with 3:54 left. Aggies have all three of their timeouts.
… After forcing a Lobo punt, NMSU scores on a 23-yard pass from Andrew Manley to Austin Franklin. It's 27-14 with 3:54 left in the game. We're not done yet.
…. Aggies forced to punt; Lobos take over at their own 26, leading 27-7 witn 8:02 left in the game. Signing off for now to begin work on my story. Will update here with final score and with any unforeseen developments, but this looks like a resounding UNM victory.
Jhurell Pressley scores from 1 yard out, giving UNM a 27-7 lead with 9:10 left in the game. Lobos drive 40 yards in eight plays, all on the ground, after an NMSU fumble. Fat Lady hasn't sung yet, but she's warming up.
… Lobo linebacker Joe Stoner recovers an NMSU fumble. UNM takes over at the Aggie 40-yard line with 13:00 left in the game.
… Lobos forced to punt from their own 40 with 14:16 left in the game. Huge offensive series upcoming for Aggies.
… End of third quarter: UNM 20, NMSU 7. Lobos have the ball with a 2nd-and-11 at their own 40. Big third-down conversion three plays earlier on a 15-yard option keep by B.R. Holbrook.
…Attendance: 25,211.
… Kasey Carrier bolts 29 yards up the middle for a touchdown at the end of a 7-play, 74-yard UNM drive. Carrier goes over 100 yards rushing for the first time in his career. It's 20-7, Lobos with 5:49 left in the third quarter. The NMSU defense could be wearing out.
… After an exchange of fumbles, Aggies drive to the Lobo 26, go for it on 4th and 9. Lobo safety Jamal Merritt rips the ball away from NMSU's Austin Franklin in the end zone. It's 1st-and-10 Lobos at their own 26 with 9:04 left in the third quarter.
… Second half about to get underway. Lobos kicking off.
… Halftime stats: UNM, 13 first downs, 222 yards total offense. Kasey Carrier, 58 yards rushing on eight carries. B.R. Holbrook, 10-of-15 passing for 78 yards. NMSU, six first downs, 108 yards total offense. Robert Clay, 24 yards on six carries. Andrew Manley, 7-of-11 passing for 81 yards.
…UNM's Justus Adams kicks a 28-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, giving the Lobos a 13-7 lead at intermission. But UNM misses a huge opportunity when wide receiver Quintell Solomon drops a sure touchdown pass five plays earlier. Aggies might actually have the momentum here.
… Aggies strike back, driving 75 yards on just five plays. Robert Clay gets the TD on an 11-yard run. Key play: a 35-yard pass from Andrew Manley to Austin Franklin. It's 10-7, Lobos, with 8:48 left in the first half.
… Lobos drive 84 yards on nine plays for the game's first touchdown. Jhurell Pressley gets the score from 7 yards out. Key play: a 20-yard run by Chase Clayton on a perfectly timed option pitch from B.R. Holbrook. It's UNM 10, NMSU 0 with 10:57 left in the first half.
… End of first quarter: New Mexico 3, New Mexico State 0. Aggies officially with 34 yards total offense; have punted twice. Lobos unofficial with 103 yards, have the ball with first down on their own 30 as the second quarter begins.
… Lobos drive 71 yards on 13 plays with the opening kickoff, settle for a 24-yard Justus Adams field goal. Big plays: a 25-yard pass from B.R. Holbrook to Lamaar Thomas, a 13-yard run out of a wildcat formation by Thomas. It's 3-0 Lobos with 8:19 left in the first quarter.
…Lobos win the toss, will receive and defend the north goal. Chase Clayton deep for the Lobos. And here we go. …
….Good evening from Aggie Memorial Stadium, where the New Mexico Lobos and the New Mexico Aggies will tee it up in about half an hour. The temperature's in the low 90s with what appears to be a light southerly breeze. Plenty of good seats available right now, but people are still filing in or tailgating. I'll be blogging with updates at the quarter and halftime breaks, with score changes, trends, etc.


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Beginner fly tying
I am about to purchase my first fly tying vice. I have $200 dollars to spend and am looking for advice on what vice to get along with other materials a beginner will need to tie flys for bass and carp. I have a five weight and will be fishing from a Malibu mini x kayak.Thank you for the feedback!
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I'm too new to fly fishing and fly tying to be considered an expert. That said, I would not recommend buying a tying kit that includes a vise. I bought one and was totally unhappy with the vise. Even though it was all metal, it was cumbersome to lock in a hook and thread on the main shaft was showing signs of wear after tying only two flies.
I was attracted to the kit because it provided a vise and lots of tools for less than $50. Subsequently came to the conclusion that I probably didn't need all the tools and those that I did need could be purchased with better quality and relatively low prices.
I returned the vise and reviewed previous discussions within this and other fly fishing and tying forums. Probably the most helpful information came from Fly Fish Ohio's vise review (Fly Tying Vises In-Depth Review by Fly Fish Ohio!).
Didn't want to spend more than $100 for a vise. Would rather spend my money on gear and fly tying materials. Was fortunate to find a used Danvise for $65.00 from their former distributor Al Beatty (BT's Fly Fishing &Photography, fly fishing, fly tying, Danvise, rotary tying, LaFontaine's Legacy=). This vise retails for $89 or $99 and was highly rated by Fly Fishing Ohio's review. I'm totally satisfied with it, but then again, my experience is limited. Think it's a good bang for the bucks.
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I agree with Dakotakid, don't waste your money buying a kit. There are lots of nice vices out there. Most of us started using a basic Thompson model A vice, used it for years, nothing fancy but their sturdy and perform flawlessly for years of service, I think you can still pick them up on EBay. Nowdays I use a Peak rotary vice but you don't need all those features to get started in tying.
Do yourself a favor and get a copy of Charlie Craven's book "Basic Fly Tying", it starts out with very simple patterns and gradually gets more complex, lists all the materials and tools you will need. By following his guidance you are buying material that you will use right away instead of wasting money on material in a kit that you probably will never use.
Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying: Modern Techniques for Flies That Catch Fish: Charlie Craven: 9780979346026: Amazon.com: Books
Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying: Modern Techniques for Flies That Catch Fish: Charlie Craven: 9780979346026: Amazon.com: Books
Also there are hundreds of fly tying demonstrations on YouTube, once you have a pattern in mind, just use the search function to find a video on how to tie it.
Re: Beginner fly tying
Good responses! If possible, go somewhere that sells various types & brands & try them out. I tie on a Regal & like it, but have heard there are knock off's that work just as well & are much less in price. What vise you choose is a very personal thing that you should be comfortable using.
As far as materials, pick a few fly patterns & buy only what you need to tie them until you get more into it. That way you won't be spending money on materials you may not really have a use for. Plus, there are many good fly patterns that can be tied with craft store materials that you may be able to get nearby, and save some money in the process.
Keep the patterns simple too, which will aid you in the learning process, and also help limit the materials you'll need. I'm primarily a warmwater & tidal water angler & I've been tying a long, long time & have a ton of different materials I've collected. I have found that simple patterns are what I tie most & catch the most fish on. :)
Re: Beginner fly tying
The Peak at work.
Re: Beginner fly tying
Thanks for all the great advice!
Re: Beginner fly tying
I tied for over two years on a $30 vise from J Stockard. Just upgraded to a Renzetti Traveller and am very happy. Is the $200 for the vise or for all your start-up tools and materials? The $30 vise was great. Didn't break the bank and had cash to get the other stuff without getting to much money into it. That way if it's not something you enjoy you're not sitting there with a $150 vise, $50 worth of tools plus materials, or whatever. However, if you have the cash and think there's a good chance you're going to enjoy tying then you can start with a vise that will last a life-time.
Re: Beginner fly tying
$200 for all of my start up supplies. I live near a bass pro so I am going to buy one of their models that was reviewed in the link dakotakid posted.
Re: Beginner fly tying
Great! I'm glad you found a vise. Regarding the other materials to get, focus on the main flies you like to fish and buy just what you need to tie those. That will help keep you under budget. If you struggle with it, let us know the flies you want to tie and people here will let you know what to buy. Often someone knows a less expensive version of some of the materials sold in fly shops.
If you're wondering about tools: bobbin with a ceramic insert, bobbin threader, all purpose Dr Slick scissors, pair of cheap scissors to cut hair and wire, whip finisher, hair stacker (if you need it for patterns you want to tie), and a bodkin would be my suggestions.
Re: Beginner fly tying
I just found this on craigslist and it looks like everything is there to get me started. Thoughts? Fly Fishing Fly Tying Oasis bench with lots of material and tools
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Introducing The Stubborn Suitor, the hot and sexy new series by Alexa Wilder!
Cami Hendricks has a lot on her plate. She's a single mom, works full-time, and her ex is a nightmare. Plus, every time she sees her mother, Cami has to tolerate her jabs about her weight. As if all that wasn't enough, the first guy Cami thinks she might really like seems to be playing games with her. His hot and cold attitude is not what she needs, especially with her ex playing hardball for full custody of her daughter.
Drew Sloane is torn - he can't get Cami out of his mind. Ever since he met her at a party, all he can think of is her beautiful face and her luscious body. But the timing couldn't be worse. Before he can dedicate himself to winning Cami, Drew has a delicate personal situation he has to clear up. Now that Cami has lost all trust in him, can he convince her that she's all he wants?
This hot and steamy alpha billionaire romance is perfect for fans of Hannah Ford, Lila Monroe, Cassie Cross, and J.S. Scott
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Loved it .. Romance all the way .. A little suspense on the waiting if they get together... The story was fresh and exciting.. Fun sadness laughter in parts .. Perfect listening 5 stars all the way .. More please can't wait.
I really really tried to get into this listen but it had everything against it - bad narration, poor storyline, a hero and heroine that had a dysfunctional relationship and didn't quite click (except in the bedroom) and it was split into 3 books so at the start of books 2 and 3 there was a lot of repetition of facts. There was also inconsistencies - they'd been drinking Champagne on the beach.... but later it was referred to as wine, Cami's daughter was 3.... then she was 2. Cami was supposed to have a best friend looking out for her - but she was NEVER there for her and they rarely spoke. The writing seemed amateurish and it was told in 3rd person POV, there was some hot sex scenes (slight bdsm) but eventually I skimmed through all the blah blah just to get to the end - why I bothered I don't know because it was just as painful as all the rest..... stupid stupid me.
Worth a credit? Errrr.... what do you think I'm going to say? Yup - not only NO but HELL NO DON'T COME ANYWHERE NEAR THIS - and I'm asking for my credit back. As for the rest of AW's books... well sorry but I think I'll pass. There, brush off hands, I think my work here is done!
"Terrible narrator"
Unfortunately the unemotional reading ruined the story. The voice was monotone and made it hard to finish
"terrible narrator"
Slow to start. Maybe a good book but the narrator does nothing for the characters.
"not the same alexa wilder"
having read other books by Alexa Wilder, it seems as if this book is written by somebody else. Theme, sentences, and words were constantly repeated. to the point I found myself skipping ahead in the book. the story was decent, but the constant repetition took away from my overall satisfaction. Plus, this book seems like it was written by somebody other than Alexa Wilder.
"A little flat"
The narrator kills this story... She should have practiced the male voice. The delivery of the male character give you the impression of someone not experience and slow, nothing Alpha and predatory, nothing you want to hear speak to you
"Cute Story"
The book needed something, maybe more controversy. Or the best friend to be more than supportive. Something more.
Yes I like Alexa Wilder, she is a good author and most times her story lines fit in with my reading style.
No I thought the narration could have been more up to speed. There were several awkward pauses and lulls. I might as well have used the dictational voice.
I love the story and the author, but I should have just used the computer voice, as there was not much difference. Also, I have the three story pack on my kindle and would have rather purchased it that way.
Nope, none.
"Not a fan"
I'll start with saying the narration through Audible was awful. When she's reading the story, it's ok- staccato and sterile but doable. When she's reading as the characters, it's so stiff and staccato, it's torturous.
I am floored reading the other reviews and actually had to look several times to see if we're reviewing the same series. There is so little character development before the couple is hooking up. And the story around the custody battle was infuriating. Cami made reckless decisions that started to make me wonder if she really was a good parent. For example, as her daughter is crying and clutching to her, exhausted and emotionally distraught from the custody battle her parents are going thru, and so little time with her mom (Cami) who works so much, Cami justifies needing sex with Drew as taking some time for herself so she can be a good mom (even though she just had a weekend with friends and was with Drew another night in what seemed like a short period of time). She's at risk of losing her daughter and opts to leave her with grandma AGAIN so she can get laid by a guy who had in no way seemed stable or really supportive of her at this point. Why?! Lastly, the author really needs better adjectives to describe a sex scene. Using words like red and dripping in the same sentence to describe a penis makes me think of STDs, not hot sex. The word dripping was used a lot - gross! The only reason I finished was because the reviews were so good that I figured it would redeem itself. It didn't.
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It's hard to resist the sound of a good Afrobeat tune, and we have one man to thank for its prevalence in modern culture — Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The Nigerian musician, composer and social and political activist led the life that musical legends are made of. And with some help from big-gun organizers Jay-Z and Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, that legend comes to Dallas as Fela!, a celebration of the man who makes you shake your moneymaker. The Tony Award-winning musical, directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, features the lovely and talented Michelle Williams (aka one-third of Destiny's Child) in a series of song and dance numbers rarely seen on a Broadway stage. As part of the 2012/2013 Lexus Broadway Series, the Fela! world tour makes its Dallas premier at the Winspear Opera House (2403 Flora St.) at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Tickets are $30 to $120. Performances run through May 19. Call 214-880-0202 or visit attpac.org.
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A councillor has criticised Crawley Borough Council's handling of an application to build 48 homes in a Brighton Road conservation area.
The development control committee met on Monday (November 19) to agree a planting scheme for the application - which was approved in 2009 and will see the demolition of the Peugeot car showroom which is housed in what used to be the town's cinema.
Cllr Liam Marshall-Ascough (Con, Southgate) said: "Personally, I cannot see the point of having a conservation area when there is little or no regard for it.
"We should not only be conserving the buildings but conserving the character of the original new town.
"Instead. given the chance. the council is happy to pull down any old building just to get a few more houses crammed in."
Cllr Claire Denman (Con, Pound Hill South & Worth) pointed out that the applicant was required to not only preserve the facade of the old Imperial cinema but to restore it to its original Victorian condition.
She added: "Just because it's a conservation area does not mean it will never be built on but there is a much higher threshold when it comes to an application."


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Churches need to cut fat and sweets: Study
Religious people keep asking me what they could do make their churches and temples more appealing to more people. I sometimes get in trouble for suggesting one thing they could do is rethink the way they show their hospitality and generosity — by serving lots of sweet and fatty food.
I discovered this week that a scientific survey backs me up on this. A Northwestern University study found that young religious people in the United States are 50 per cent more likely to become obese than the average American.
Here's an excerpt from a report on the study of more than 2,400 men and women over 18 years:
"'We don't know why frequent religious participation is associated with development of obesity, but the upshot is these findings highlight a group that could benefit from targeted efforts at obesity prevention,'" said Matthew Feinstein, the study's lead investigator and a fourth-year student at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
"'It's possible that getting together once a week and associating good works and happiness with eating unhealthy foods could lead to the development of habits that are associated with greater body weight and obesity.'"
"Previous Northwestern Medicine research established a correlation between religious involvement and obesity in middle-age and older adults at a single point in time. By tracking participants' weight gain over time, the new study makes it clear that normal weight younger adults with high religious involvement became obese, rather than obese adults becoming more religious."
While the Northwestern research suggests some people are definitely drawn to the steady supply of ample food, I expect others are turned off by it — especially in this health-conscious age. On the West Coast, in particular, many people find their spirituality in staying fit, taking care of their bodies and getting outdoors.
This focus on health and one's body can become an obsession, I know. But it doesn't have to be. And more religious organizations can appeal to this new demographic by trimming the excess fat and sugar from the food they kindly offer.
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Aftermath: Jimmy Webb at the Dosey Doe Coffeehouse
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Jimmy Webb was a one-man hitmaking machine back in the 1960s, cranking out an incredible number of long-remembered songs in a three-year period. He's never replicated that success (possibly no one could), but he's continued to write songs, musicals, a book and tour with a one-man show. He brought that show to Dosey Doe Coffeehouse in The Woodlands Friday night, and while the place was only half-full, the 100 or so in attendance had a hugely entertaining night as Webb sang and told stories of his life. Webb isn't the greatest technical singer by a long shot, and his piano playing can also be surprisingly rudimentary, but there is always something special hearing songwriters sing their songs that have been made into hits by others. As he did in his 1996 largely solo album Ten Easy Pieces, Webb transformed the breezy pop sounds of "Galveston" and "Wichita Lineman" into something much deeper and affecting.
"Galveston" was actually something of a misstep: not only did he introduce it with no mention of Ike - instead it was "This was a war song, and 40 years later it's still relevant, yada yada" - but he forgot the words. He cheerfully acknowledged his mistake, but still - of all the songs... Webb's discursive tales about stars like Frank Sinatra, Richard Harris and Waylon Jennings were at times charming, at times much more rambling than they needed to be (even though he's told them onstage countless times before). The 90-minute show featured just 11 songs, and a whole lot of hits were left on the shelf. But the songs he did do he absolutely brought alive, and the audience was with him every step of the way. To be sure, there's a lot of lyrical silliness in Webb's work - cakes left in the rain, moons that are harsh mistresses - but they're redeemed by striking melodies and inventive arrangements. He broke the rules (after learning them) like Bacharach or Sondheim, but still stayed within the strictures of his genre. And many of his lyrics are well-turned, either through simplicity or vibrant metaphors. At Dosey Doe, he brought out the best of what was in the songs he performed and made it a memorable night. A note about the venue: If you ever see an artist coming to Dosey Doe who you think you might like to check out, it's more than worth the ride. An old Kentucky barn that was taken apart and painstakingly rebuilt, the place is intimate and has terrific acoustics. Many of the shows feature a meal, and it's not beans-and-slaw BBQ, it's well-done Southwestern cuisine. Aftermath's wife, a chicken-fried-steak expert, gave an enthusiastic thumbs-up to her CFS. Setlist Highwayman If These Walls Could Speak Galveston Campo de Encino (He said this was the "only archeological evidence I was alive during the `70s") All I Know By the Time I Get to Phoenix Nobody Wants to Hear a Rich Boy Sing the Blues The Moon's a Harsh Mistress Didn't We (Almost Make It) Wichita Lineman MacArthur Park
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As extras go, it's a great one.
It even has classics from dead albatross to Bottomless Salted Pork Barrel.
A little editing mistake: you put the clockwork parrot in the first part rather than second with other clockwork.
Also, perhaps a wooden leg is a bit small to contain a musket, though it may be good for a pistol.
Not the Aurora's Catalogue, of course, but as a basic list of common items for quasi-medieval RPG, well rounded.
Has some strange stuff (such as mules being significantly slower than donkeys and weigh half a ton), and shortcomings in form (tack/harness entries has text, but no tables), but in general not bad.
Simplified, but viable mechanics. Things like PO:S&P -but-even-more split of Dexterity vs. Agility with dropping Athletics skill there, while strength and health are merged - dubious, though not too bad.
Well made setting. Of course, the idea to build thoroughly postapocalyptic gaslight fantasy is remarkable in itself.
Very interesting.
Great stuff:
Quantity-wise: good lists.
Detail-wise: at times gives some details, but gallops over others going to be equally important in the game; "Tech-levels" are rather... primitive, heh.
Usability: clean, structured, has nice little things like coloring cp/sp/gp
An attempt to reincarnate "The Chronicles of the Princess Ark"? A good idea, but its implementation obviously falls short.
Not bad, but most entries fail to go beyond general campaign sketchbook stage.
Plain stupid "exploding dice" from AD&D firearms + an Excessively Buxom Pirate Wench (TM) as "art" + lyrics of "The Pirate's Song" by Landon given a fancy alias and squeezed to one side =
= meh