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In March 2005, after five years of procedural wrangling, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment entered againt the PLO and the Palestine Authority in favor of the estate, survivors and heirs of Efrat Ungar in the amount of $116 million. The First Circuit's decision is accessible here. Ramsey Clark and others represented the PLO/PA defendants. The claims resulted from the murder of Ungar and his wife by four members of Hamas carrying uniforms issued by the Palestinian Authority.
Their claims were brought under the federal law enacted after the murder of Leon Klinghoffer by Daddy Abbas, the friend of Saddam Hussein who was captured by U.S. special forces on the outskirts of Baghdad in April 2003. (PA/PLO mouthpiece Saeb Erakat said that the United States violated the Oslo peace accords when it seized Abbas. The PA/PLO guys deploy legal niceties on a tactical basis.) The law was intended to deter non-state actors who commit terrorist acts against American citizens such as Mr. Ungar.
David Strachman is the Providence attorney representing the Ungars. He is now undertaking the collection of the $116 million judgment. Today's Boston Globe story cues the violins and sets the weepy mood for the poor guys just tryin' to do their job for the good old PA: "Palestinian Authority's US assets are frozen." Why the sad faces at the PLO/PA?
The federal judge who has watched them in action through Ramsey Clark over the past five years seems to think that the guys at the PLO/PA have recently liquidated assets comprising a significant part of their investment portfolio and that they might shelter the assets beyond the jurisdiction of the court if they aren't frozen in the United States. What would make him think that? The judge has found that the poor guys at the PLO/PA "do not intend to honor the judgment of the court in this action[.]" He thinks the poor guys are liable to take the money and run.
The PLO/PA never disputed its responsiblity for the murder of Mr. Ungar. Strachman tells us that Ramsey Clark announced the directive he had received from Yasser Arafat after he "climbed through the rubble of the Mukata-a in Ramallah" not to file an Answer disputing the Ungars' claims. By the time Clark's clients sought to file an Answer, the court reasonably construed the effort essentially as another attempt to engage in procedural shenanigans.
The Boston Globe reporter does not appear to have contemplated the five years of procedural shenanigans that preceded the court's judgment, or to have read either the restraining order or the injunction entered by the court in the Ungar action. She does not appear to have inquired very deeply into the question of why the poor guys at the PLO/PA refuse to honor the judgment entered against them after five years of litigation in the federal courts. She doesn't appear to have dug with much intensity into the state of their finances. And she doesn't much explore the question why they should be relieved of the superficial monetary consequences of their profound bloodlust.
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Consider these numbers:
- 9.8 million
11.6 million16.8 million
- 55%
- 61%
Between the 2008 and 2012 elections:
- 9.8 million people died*, 55% of them were reliable Republican voters
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11.6million people reached voting age–61% of them are semi-reliable Democrat voters
Between those years, neither the GOP nor conservative leaning organizations did anything significant to deal with this demographic cliff. We know the cost.
What was Obama's popular vote margin? About the same as the difference between deaths and new voters. (1.8 million difference in dead voters vs. new voting age, and 1.07 difference in vote.)
For the next four years, there is only one objective: inform the kids.
On this front, there's a glimmer of hope. According to a Harvard Institute of Politics survey, the youngest of those 11.6 million new voters, are becoming fiscal conservatives:
In one poll, for instance, he found that 42 percent of 18- and 19-year-olds identified as "conservative," compared with just over one-third who said they were "liberal." By comparison, those proportions were nearly flipped for 22- to 24-year-olds: 39 percent said they were "liberal," and a third called themselves "conservative." It was much the same for older twentysomethings.
Obama's disastrous economy has a lot to do with this "schism" between younger and older Millennials. Though 51% of voters blame the nation's economy on George W. Bush, the 18- and 19-year-olds were 14 or 15 when the economy crashed. They were less aware of the good times of the 00's and more aware of Obama's inability to fix things.
Crush Sensibilities
Knowing these facts–the death of aging conservatives, which will continue, and the matriculation of school-trained Democrat voters–I see no reason to consider the past. It's time to focus exclusively on the future.
The future I see involves a three-pronged strategy to reform conservative politics:
- Marketing
- Psychology
- Messaging
This is a moral duty. I won't waste more of my time placating the sensibilities of the establishment. That's both the GOP establishment and the Tea Party establishment. (Yes, there's a Tea Party establishment, and it stopped helping the situation in 2010.)
I need your help.
If you want to help advance liberty and slow tyranny, statism, authoritarianism, whatever, then follow this link and tell me. Tell me you want to help.
I'm not the only one talking about the Republican problem of targeting seniors instead of talking to kids. Allahpundit:
The advantage of relying heavily on senior citizens, as the GOP does, is that they turn out reliably on election day. The disadvantage is, er, that they die, just as 18-year-olds — most of whom are pro-Obama — are coming onto the rolls.
The GOP needs a Cadillac-like makeover, and it needs one now.
*Based on data from US Census Bureau
Related articles
- Young millennials _ fiscal conservatives? (news.yahoo.com)
- Millennials Are Turning Into A Generation Of Fiscal Conservatives (businessinsider.com)
- Young Millennials: Fiscal conservatives? (punditfromanotherplanet.com)


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Author Notes: This garden pie was inspired by a potato torte I watched Melissa d' Arabian make and I thought why not use other root vegetables! My first pie layered kohlrabi only but I found my favorite is to layer a mixture of leeks, kohlrabi or rutabaga, carrot and potato, thinly sliced, it just depends what I have on hand. A slice of this pie with a dollop of creamy, Greek yogurt-horseradish sauce makes a delicious meal or side! —lapadia
Makes: filling for one 10 inch pie
Use your favorite recipe a pre-rolled or this all butter recipe below:
1 cup unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
8-10 tablespoons ice water
5 strips of thick bacon
2 sprigs fresh thyme, 1 of rosemary and 1 of sage
1 cup heavy cream
4-1/2 cups kohlrabi sliced into thin half moons (see note below)
I like have made a mix of leek, rutabaga and carrot with potato, thinly sliced, too…it all depends what you might have available.
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2/3 cups shredded gruyere
Salt & fresh ground pepper
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Cream or milk for brushing on the top crust
- INSTRUCTIONS: Put the butter, flour and salt in the food processor, pulse lightly until the mixture resembles wet looking particles (some recipes say pea sized). Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing a couple times after each tablespoon. Keep adding water until the dough just starts to gather into larger clumps. Split the dough in half and place each into a re-sealable plastic bag, pat each into a disk. Let the dough sit in the refrigerator 30 minutes.
- INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Peel and slice the veggies thinly; place in a large bowl, add the flour and stir to incorporate and coat.
- Cook the bacon until just crispy. Drain on paper towel and crumble when cool enough to touch.
- In a small sauce pan, heat the herbs and cream or ricotta whey on low heat just to a simmer. Turn off the heat and let steep for about 5 minutes. Remove the herbs.
- Roll out one of the dough disks into an 11-inch round and line a 10 inch pie pan. Arrange an even layer of sliced vegetable, season with salt & pepper, and 1/4 of the crumbled bacon.
- Continue layering until the pie pan is nearly full. Pour the cream over the entire pie, and let it seep down. Top with the gruyere.
- Roll out the remaining dish of dough and cover the pie with it. Crimp the edges closed. Brush the top and edges of the crust with cream or milk. Make a few slits in the center of the top crust, for the steam to escape. Put the pie pan on a baking sheet.
- Bake until the crust is browned and crispy, 60-70 minutes, depending on your oven. Cover the edges of crust with foil if it gets too brown.
- Remove pie from the oven and let rest at least 20 minutes before serving.
- NOTE: I have made this pie using Infused Ricotta Whey in place of the heavy cream, recipe found onsite:
- http://www.food52.com/recipes/6791_infused_ricotta_whey
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dish with Meat as a Flavoring
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Root Vegetable Side


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text: Adventure: Story Story Posted 02-11-2013 Top 5 Trails of Brian Fisher By: Brian Fisher, Host & Executive Producer of Fisher's ATV World From Fisher's ATV World Many times, it's not where you ride but who you're riding with that makes the adventure what it is. Trail riding is a great way of having fun and spending time with your friends or family. In the past ten years of producing our national television show Fisher's ATV World on the Outdoor Channel, we've had the opportunity to travel to many great places to ride our ATVs. Our travels and filming took us to 30 of our states and four other countries. I wanted to share my personal top five favorite places to ride. #5 RIDE ROYAL BLUE ATV RESORT & CAMPGROUND This is a place we've been to several times and always love to come back to. The owner, Sheila Westray, and her family are like family to us and always make our riding experience so much fun. Besides their southern hospitality, they've got great accommodations with their onsite restaurant, store, modern cabins and campground. Here you can venture on some of the best riding through the Cumberland Mountains of Tennesee. With over 600 miles of "mild to wild" trails to ride, you can find any type of riding you're looking for. They not only cater to ATV's, but allow dirt bikes, mountain bikes, horses, 4-wheel-drive trucks, trail buggies and jeeps to ride here as well. After you're done riding the trails with your friends and family, you can chill at your cabin or camp site and sit around the fire, sharing stories from the day out on the trail. They are located at 6307 Stinking Creek Road, Pioneer, TN. For more information, visit www.rideroyalblue.com. #4 HATFIELD MCCOY TRAILS IN WEST VIRGINIA This trail system is located in southern West Virginia and is the most popular trail system on the east coast. The Hatfield & McCoy Trail System consists of six different trail heads with over 500 miles of groomed trails to ride. These trails range from easy to difficult and are clearly mapped and marked for ease of use. You can ride your ATV, SXS or dirt bike right down town to get something to eat at a local restaurant, fill up with gas or stay at a local hotel. ATVS are a huge economic boost for tourism dollars and this is the perfect example of the powerful impact of our sport. I've seen this trail system and the towns around it grow tremendously over the past ten years. Here the local people and businesses get what this recreation has done for their communities and welcome ATVers. This entire area is rich in history with the Hatfield & McCoy Feud and you don't need to look far to find one of the locals to share it with you. For more information, call (800) 592-2217 or visit www.trailsheaven.com. #3 OREGON DUNES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA This national park is located in Coos Bay, Oregon and is a place where you can ride the sand dunes on just about anything with a motor. That includes everything from utility ATVs, sport ATVs, SXSs, dirt bikes, jeeps, trucks, sand rails and buggies. On our last trip to Coos Bay, we carved up and around some pretty steep dunes and made our way around the many lakes and small bodies of water that spread across the area. We also took a sand trail that went through the woods much like a wooded trail on the east coast and then rode down to the beach where we rode right along the ocean as it splashed into the beach. Now that was definitely a cool ride! This entire area has lots of businesses that rent ATV's, SXS's and sand buggies. You could fly into town and enjoy the ultimate dune adventure. For more information, call (541) 750-7000 or visit www.duneguide.com. #2 ALASKA Alaska is one of those places everyone dreams of visiting and to go there and ride ATVs was a dream come true. On our trip to Anchorage, Alaska, we went with an Alaskan Guide during summer solstice so we had 22 hours of daylight which took some getting used to. I would highly recommend going with a guide if you venture off road in Alaska, as this area is so huge with very little people. We rode our ATVs through the snow capped Alaskan mountains and right up to a huge glacier and waterfall which was amazing. Some of the trails were a bit difficult due to the glacier melting which made for some pretty deep stream crossings and huge mud holes. As you can imagine, there was lots of beautiful scenery and wildlife to see. We had the opportunity to do a little salmon fishing, take a jet boat ride up a stream and fly in bush plane right over a bear with her cubs! There was so much to see and do in Alaska, we could have spent another week there! This is one place you've got to add to your bucket list. For more information, call 907-868-7669 or visit www.atv-alaska.com. #1 BIG HORN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING The Big Horn Mountains is located in Dayton, Wyoming on the southern border of Montana. This beautiful area is considered the gateway to Yellowstone National Park and has lots of scenery and wildlife. We saw lots of deer and elk and came across a moose at every corner. Here you can ride hundreds of miles of endless trails ranging from easy to difficult winding through the beautiful Big Horn Mountains. This area is so huge that you can literally ride all day and not see but one or two other people out on the trail. With no cell phone reception, this is a place where time stands still and you can really be at one with the great outdoors. On our visit, we stayed at Elk View Inn atop the Big Horn Mountains and took in some of the heritage of the surrounding old western towns. We also visited a real dinosaur dig and took a boat ride through a canyon area with wild horses and big horn sheep. I picked this area as my number one because I got to share this amazing adventure with my family and as I said in the beginning, "it's not where you're riding but who you're riding with that makes the adventure what it is". For more information, call (307) 461-4168 or visit www.elkviewinn.com. If you've never ridden an ATV or experienced an off road adventure, I encourage you to add it to your "TO DO" list because it's an incredible way to enjoy the great outdoors. 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The bolder, the better! The popular BIRKENSTOCK Zürich model in genuine, high-quality suede now comes in an exceptionally cozy version. The natural lambskin footbed and strap lining exudes style and keeps feet warm. The perfect shoe for cozy winter evenings by an open fire!
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Suffolk, ss. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS
Appeal of:
Enzo Simmarano,
State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Christine Narcisse, Esq.
McGuire & McGuire, P.C.
14 Harvard Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Appearance for Respondent:
Erin Nally, Esq.
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Pl. - 12th Fl.
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32 §16(4), the Petitioner, Enzo Simmarano, is appealing the April 27, 2007 decision of the Respondent, State Board of Retirement, classifying his position in Group 1 for retirement purposes (Exhibit 2). The appeal was timely filed in accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 32 §16(4).
A hearing pursuant to G.L. c. 7 § 4H was held on May 27, 2004 at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 N. Washington Street, Boston, MA. Various documents were entered into evidence at the hearing (Exhibits 1 - 8). The Petitioner's Pre-Hearing Memorandum was marked as "A" for identification and the Respondent's Pre-hearing Memorandum was marked as "B" for identification. The Petitioner testified in his own behalf. One cassette tape recording was made of the hearing. The record in this case was left open until June 4, 2008 for the filing of supplemental information.
Based on the testimony and evidence presented, I make the following findings of fact:
1. The Petitioner, Enzo Simmarano, d.o.b. 6/24/54, commenced employment as a Group Worker I with the Department of Youth Services (DYS) on October 1, 1989. His duties as a Group Worker I included caring for juvenile offenders (testimony of the Petitioner).
2. He became a member of the State Retirement System at that time (testimony of the Petitioner).
3. In 1994, he was promoted to the position of Building Maintenance Supervisor/Campus Police with the DYS. In this capacity, his duties included general building maintenance. In 1999, his job title changed to Maintenance Working Foreman (testimony of the Petitioner).
4. In April of 2004, he was promoted to the position of Building Maintenance Supervisor II at the Grafton DYS facility, a position that he held until his retirement on April 28, 2007 (testimony of the Petitioner).
5. The official Position Description issued in 2007 for the position of Building Maintenance Supervisor II describes as the General Statement of Duties and Responsibilities: "supervise the maintenance, security and repair of the Grafton Secure Building which houses 3 secure (locked programs for incarcerated youths. Provide and supervise a vocational program for the youths committed to DYS" (Exhibit 6).
6. Among the detailed statement of duties and responsibilities included in the official Position Description are the following: "supervise and assist in the performance of building security…grounds maintenance…supervise and train committed residents who are participating in the vocational program" (Exhibit 6).
7. During the period of 2004 through 2007, the Petitioner was the only employee in the maintenance department at the Grafton DYS facility. The vast majority of the maintenance work including repairs of broken pipes, moving furniture, vacuuming, snow removal, lawn mowing, carpet repairs, and miscellaneous chores was performed by the youths committed to the DYS Grafton facility (testimony of the Petitioner).
8. The Petitioner was the sole supervisor of the DYS youths assigned to the maintenance department and he alone was responsible to ensure that the DYS youth offenders performed the maintenance work correctly (testimony of the Petitioner).
9. On a daily basis, the Petitioner worked with the DYS youths, demonstrating to them the proper methods for performing maintenance repairs. Each morning the DYS shift supervisor would select the approximately three (3) individual DYS youths to spend the day with the Petitioner performing the scheduled maintenance tasks for that day (testimony of the Petitioner).
10. The Petitioner spent at least a portion of each day training the DYS youths in woodworking and carpentry as virtually none of the youths had any prior experience working in that field (testimony of the Petitioner).
11. The Petitioner spent approximately 6 ½ hours each day out of his 8 hour work day working with the DYS youths. The remaining 1 ½ hours per day were spent ordering supplies and performing paperwork (testimony of the Petitioner).
12. The Petitioner was certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation as well as Crisis Intervention and attended workshops offered by the DYS designed to train workers in various methods of de-escalating potentially dangerous situations at the facility (testimony of the Petitioner).
13. On February 23, 2007, the Petitioner sent the State Board of Retirement a formal request that his position as Building Maintenance Supervisor II be reclassified from Group 1 to Group 2 for retirement purposes (Exhibit 1).
14. On February 28, 2007, the Petitioner completed a Group Classification Questionnaire for the State Board of Retirement. In this questionnaire, the Petitioner described the exact nature of his responsibilities as: "safety of security of 3 secured DYS Programs (Detained Youths). Required to be annually certified for restraint, CPR, first aid, and defibrillator use" (Exhibit 7).
15. On April 27, 2007, the State Board of Retirement formally notified the Petitioner that he was classified for retirement purposes in Group 1(Exhibit 2).
16. The Petitioner filed a timely appeal of this decision with the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (Exhibit 3).
17. The Petitioner retired with superannuation retirement benefits effective April 28, 2007 (testimony of the Petitioner).
G.L. c. 32 §3 (2)(g) provides for a system of classification of employees for retirement purposes.
Group 1 includes "Officials and general employees including clerical, administrative and technical workers, laborers, mechanics and all others not otherwise classified."
Group 2 includes in pertinent part: "employees of the commonwealth or of any county, regardless of any official classification… whose regular and major duties require them to have the care, custody, instruction or other supervision of prisoners; and employees of the commonwealth…whose major duties require them to have the care, custody, instruction or other supervision of parolees or persons who are mentally ill, mentally defective, or defective delinquents or wayward children …" (emphasis supplied).
The Petitioner contends that since his job requires him to spend the majority of his time supervising youths committed to the DYS youth facility in Grafton, MA, he meets the statutory requirements outlined in G.L. c. 32 §3 (2)(g) for classification in Group 2.
After careful consideration of the testimony and evidence presented in this hearing, I conclude that the Petitioner is entitled to be classified as a Group 2 employee for retirement purposes.
In determining the proper classification for a member, it is important to consider the job description and the actual duties performed by that employee. See Gaw v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, 345 N.E. 2d 908 (1976) where the Court considered the primary test for Group eligibility in accordance with G.L. c. 32 §3(2)(g) to be largely the employee's title or job description. The court in Gaw, supra, stressed the significance of the job description in determining whether one's position falls within a specific group. In Maddocks v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, 340 N.E. 2d 403 (1976), the Court held that it is the applicant's duties and responsibilities in the period prior to the termination of his or her employment that is controlling for purposes of classification under G.L. c. 32 §3(2)(g).
In the current case, the Petitioner's job description in his position as Building Maintenance Supervisor II states that he is required to "provide and supervise a vocational program for the youths committed to DYS." At the hearing, the Petitioner gave credible testimony to the effect that he spent approximately six and one-half hours each day out of his normal eight hour day working with, supervising, directing, and training youth offenders in maintenance tasks. The Petitioner further testified that he was solely responsible for working with and supervising these DYS youths as there was no other maintenance personnel assigned to the Grafton, MA DYS facility during the three year period that he served as Building Maintenance Supervisor II. The Petitioner gave convincing testimony to the effect that he was required to be certified not only in CPR but also in crisis intervention and further that he received specialized training in how to cope with difficult and problematic youths.
I found the Petitioner to be a sincere and convincing witness and credited his testimony to the effect that the vast majority of his workday is spent working with and supervising youths who are committed to the DYS facility in Grafton, MA.
In the case of Jason Harris v Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, C.A. No. 01-3036-G (2002), the Suffolk Superior Court awarded Group 2 classification to a registered pharmacist at the Brockton Multi-Service Center who met with patients on a daily basis to discuss their medications, including explaining potential side effects. The court held that since Mr. Harris's duties involved both the instruction and care of mentally ill persons in the plain and ordinary sense of those words, he is entitled to Group 2 classification for retirement purposes. Similarly, in Linda Chigas v. State Board of Retirement, CR-03-12 (DALA dec. 2/13/04; no CRAB dec.), a Residential Supervisor II was determined to be a Group 2 employee for retirement purposes where the majority of her duties involved the personal care of the mentally defective adults residing in the group home that she supervised.
G.L. c. 32 s. 3(2)(g) classifies as Group 2 employees those whose major duties require them to have the care, custody, instruction or other supervision of prisoners or persons who are defective delinquents or wayward children. In this case, the Petitioner was directly involved in supervising and training youthful offenders who had been committed to a DYS facility.
I conclude that currently, the Petitioner's major duties require him to be involved in the care and instruction of youths who fall within the categories outlined in G.L. c. 32 §3(2)(g).
In light of the foregoing, I order that the decision of the State Board of Retirement be reversed and that Mr. Simmarano's current group classification be changed from Group 1 to Group 2.
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
Dated: 8/7/08
This information is provided by the Division of Administrative Law Appeals .


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Student Life Getting Around
Getting Around the Wabash Campus
Finding your way around the Wabash campus is a breeze once you've been here a time or two. But because most of our buildings don't have signs (or even names!), it can be difficult to figure out where you are — and where you want to go.
Visitors usually arrive at Trippet Hall on the north side of Wabash Avenue and directly across from the main entrance to campus (at the bottom of the photo). Trippet Hall houses our Admissions and Financial Aid offices, and is the home of the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts. All meetings with Admissions Counselors and virtually all tours start and end at Trippet Hall.
Most of the campus academic buildings form an oval in the middle of campus, which we call the Mall. At the south end of the Mall is the Pioneer Chapel where every student's Wabash career begins and ends — and many Wabash men choose to get married there, too. It's also the place where the College community gathers weekly for informative and inspiration lectures we call Chapel Talks.
On the east side of the Mall are Detchon Center, Hays Science Hall, Center Hall, and Baxter Hall — all are primary academic buildings. On the west side of the Mall is our Historic Corner (where the original campus buildings stand), Lilly Library, Sparks Student Center, and Goodrich Hall.
Just west of Lilly Library is the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies and Wabash's Allen Athletics and Recreation Center. The Allen Center is the heart of fitness and sport and is surrounded by Byron P. Hollett Little Giant Stadium, Mud Hollow Stadium, J. Owen Huntsman Track, and Wabash Ballpark.
On the far east side of campus, just across Grant Avenue, is our beautiful Fine Arts Center, which houses our art galleries, Ball Theater, and Salter Concert Hall.
Fraternities and residence halls dot the interior and perimeter of campus. Nothing is more than a block or two away.
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CARNEGIE, Mabel (McCAW)
At The Port Perry Community Hospital on Sunday, October 31, 1971. Mabel McCAW, beloved wife of the late Arthur J. CARNEGIE and dear mother of Jack and William of Port Perry, Louise (Mrs. R.M. SAVAGE,) Edmonton, sister of Elizabeth McCAW, St. Petersburgh, Florida, Florence (Mrs. H. NAISMITH), Marion (Mrs. D. CARNEGIE) and Aileen (Mrs. H. EMMERSON) all of Port Perry on Monday evening. Private funeral service on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Interment Pine Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.
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CARNEGIE, Marion BIGELOW (McCAW)
Suddenly at St. Petersburg, Florida on Friday, December 23, 1977. Marion B, McCAW, beloved wife of the late David CARNEGIE, dear mother of Robert, Kathleen (Mrs. R.D. BURLEY,) Harry, Gordon, Donald, and Mary (Mrs. Jack McGREGOR) all of Port Perry and Ruth (Mrs. G.F. MANNING) of North Bay, also survived by 20 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Loving sister of Mrs. Florence NAISMITH of Victoria, British Columbia. Resting the chapel of McDermott-Panabaker, Port Perry from Monday December 26 for funeral service on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Interment Pine Grove Cemetery.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Pace University has appointed David Yassky dean of Pace Law School, effective Tuesday, April 1.
Yassky succeeds Michelle S. Simon, who served as dean for the past seven years and will return as a full-time faculty member.
"I am delighted with David's appointment as the new dean of Pace Law School," said Pace University president Stephen J. Friedman. "His enthusiasm, judgment, leadership and management skills make him the right person to lead the Law School to new heights."
A graduate of Yale Law School and Princeton University, Yassky most recently served for four years in the Bloomberg administration as Chair of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. Yassky is credited with implementing a number of initiatives to improve service for taxi passengers, living standards for taxi drivers, and streamline the TLC's administrative operations.
Yassky also served for eight years in the New York City Council, representing the neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
He sponsored innovative legislation establishing new penalties for firearms trafficking, authorizing whistle-blower suits against fraudulent city contractors, creating zoning incentives for affordable housing, establishing tax credits for film and TV production and promoting the use of fuel-efficient hybrid cars as taxicabs.
Before election to the Council, Yassky had a distinguished legal career in government service, private practice and academia.
In the 1990s, Yassky served under Chuck Schumer as chief counsel to the House Subcommittee on Crime, helped to enact the Brady Law, the Assault Weapons Ban and the Violence Against Women Act, and practiced law.
"I am thrilled to be joining the Pace Law School team at this pivotal moment in legal education," Yassky said.
"Under the leadership of Dean Simon and her predecessors, Pace has earned a deservedly strong reputation for producing excellent lawyers and first-rate scholarship. I look forward to helping the Law School continue to thrive in this rapidly changing environment."


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By LARRY LAGE - AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan senior safety Jordan Kovacs says he's living his dream.
Kovacs will start the 45th game of his storybook career Saturday when the 20th-ranked Wolverines travel to his home state to play No. 4 Ohio State.
He grew up in Curtice, Ohio, about 15 miles southeast of the Michigan state line, hoping to follow his father's footsteps onto the field at the Big House.
College football's winningest program, though, didn't recruit the undersized safety without blazing speed. Smaller schools such as Hillsdale, a Division II program in Michigan, didn't even want to offer him a scholarship.
Kovacs eventually got into Michigan and did enough in a walk-on tryout as a freshman to make the team. But a knee problem knocked him off the squad and he had to try out again the next year.
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"Use of Volatile Anesthetics for Animals"
volatile anesthetics must be used and stored with full consideration of safety
anesthetics may be administered using an open-drop anesthetic chamber or
nosecone or by the use of a precision vaporizer, as appropriate for the agent.
A vaporizer may be used to deliver the anesthetic mixture to the animal via
chamber (for induction), face mask or nose cone, or by intubation. Waste
anesthetic gas must be removed from the operator area either by performing the
anesthetic procedure within a fume hood, or by proper use of an anesthetic
scavenging system (such as an activated charcoal system, i.e. "F/air"
canister). Special care must be taken when a face mask is used, and when
opening an induction chamber, to minimize the leakage of anesthetic gas into
the environment.
should be noted that most of the hoods in the rodent barrier rooms are Class 2
biosafety cabinets, which are not hard-ducted to the outside (filtered air is
recirculated into the room), and therefore cannot be used as fume hoods.
Volatile anesthetics may be used in these hoods only if the fumes are collected
and passed through a scavenging system.
Special precautions must be taken with ether, which is
explosive as well as volatile, and cannot be scavenged. Ether may not be used
within animal rooms unless a fume hood is available within the room. Carcasses
of animals which have been euthanized with ether remain explosive for several
hours after death and must be allowed to "de-gas" in a fume hood or an
explosion-proof refrigerator overnight before discarding.
accordance with recommendations from the Environmental Health and Safety
Department (EH&S), volatile anesthetics must be stored in the laboratory
area, in a safe location where they are protected from breakage or spillage,
and preferably in a fume hood. Bottles of volatile anesthetic may not be kept
in animal rooms between procedures.
use of any anesthetic agent must be included in the approved animal use
protocol, and any change in anesthetic use (agent, method of administration, or
location of use) must be approved in advance through an addendum to the
protocol. In addition, the fume hood location or scavenging system used for
volatile or flammable anesthetics must be approved by EH&S.
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At least two custom-made Gibson guitars crafted with wood salvaged from folk legend Woody Guthrie's childhood home are scheduled to be auctioned off to the public.
Bidding begins Thursday on eBay and all proceeds will go toward rebuilding the 1860s-era property in Okemah. The $600,000 project is expected to be completed in July.
Eight guitars were made from the wood. The organizers of the Woody Guthrie Home Reconstruction Project haven't decided whether to offer the remaining six to the public or to private collectors, including historians and famous musicians who have inquired about them.
The auction comes two weeks before the May 15 groundbreaking at the site where the singer's boyhood London House stood before authorities in the late 1970s ordered it be torn down because it was so rundown.


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"The PC-BSD team is pleased to announce the availability of PC-BSD 1.4 (da Vinci edition)! This release is made available via the efforts of many developers and testers, who have spent the past months refining and improving upon the core PC-BSD experience." This release comes with Xorg 7.2, KDE 3.5.7, Compiz-Fusion 0.5.2, support for Flash7, and much more. There are release notes, a changelog, and downloads.


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Fluids v.3 is a large-scale, open source fluid simulator for the CPU and GPU using the smooth particle hydrodynamics method. Fluids is capable of efficiently simulating up to 8 million particles on the GPU (on 1500 MB of ram).
This demo video shows 4 million particles simulated at 1/2 fps. At this rate, 3000 frames are simulated in just 1.5 hours. Published in December 2012, this is the fastest, freely available GPU simulator (for now anyway). See the Performance page for details.
Fluids v.3 (2012) is based on Fluids v.2 (2009), while extending it in several ways.
- Supports up to 8,000,000 particles (Fluids v.2 limited to 65536)
- Very fast GPU solution, with peak efficiency of 6,000,000 simulated particles per second.
- All calculations on the GPU (unlike Fluids v.2, which did CPU-only integration steps)
- Minimal use of PCI bus transfer
- Novel search algorithm
- Generic search allows 2x2x2, 3x3x3 and 4x4x4 neighborhood search for optimal performance
- Better memory management, with structure-of-arrays layout.
- Simplified code compared to Fluids v.2
- Simulation times reported interactively, and separated for each computation step.
- Capture video to disk (press tilde ` key)
Fluids v.3, like its predecessor version two, is intended for the scientific community to have access to a very efficient, large scale fluid simulator for diverse applications. As such, it is released as free, open source software, usable in commercial or non-commercial software. See license details here.
Please read the FAQ for details on licensing, current limitations, and future goals.
This software is now open to the community for future development. If you are interesting in working on Fluids v.3, see the Development page.


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I am a fan of make up, even though when you see the products they are pretty laid back and unassuming. I picked up this Secret Light product because its a sort of 2 in one – an eye primer/base but also a concealer that can be used all around the eye area.
I picked it up in Ivory, which is the lightest shade since I always end up with concealers that are too dark for the eye area:
I wasn't expecting too much looking at the product. It just looks like your average concealer type product and its also quite light textured:
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Because it feels so light it doesn't look like its up to much, but once applied, it brightens the entire eye area up in one go. I wanted something I could apply on the go and this is it…My example is not as good as the one on their site but the effect is this:
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Language Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months
Topic Overview
Babies begin developing language at birth. By 12 months, they may have mastered a few words and usually understand far more. Speech development is extremely variable, but language skills develop in many subtle ways.
- At 1 month of age, infants turn to a soft voice, especially a parent's voice. Around 3 to 6 weeks of age, babies use different cries to communicate, such as a shrill cry for pain or a whimpering cry for fatigue.
- At 2 months of age, babies begin to "talk" by cooing, making "ih" and "uh" sounds. They may show some variation in tone and will coo back. Babies respond to familiar voices and watch the speaking mouth.
- Around 5 months of age, infants begin to express themselves by babbling. They repeat consonant sounds like "ba," "ma," or "ga" to get attention and express feeling. Some babies may recognize their own name.
- Between 6 and 9 months of age, babies repeat sounds they hear. Babbling continues, but they may also mimic the rhythm of the way others talk to them. By 9 months, babies can recognize the word "no" and wave "bye-bye" when prompted. It is during this time that babies begin to make the link between sound and meaning.
- Around 10 months of age, babies begin to follow simple commands like "give me the doll."
- At 12 months of age, babies may understand and use "mama" and "dada" correctly when referring to their parents. Babies may recognize their own names or look at family members or pets when you talk about them. Typically, babies this age understand some familiar words, although they are still guessing about many other words and their meanings. They may jabber an incomprehensible stream of sounds with tone and inflection that sound like conversation.
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Man sentenced 20-80 years for shooting at officerBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hamsphire Union Leader
March 31. 2014 9:40PM
MANCHESTER — A mid-level drug dealer who fired a bullet at a Manchester police officer last year was sentenced Monday to 20 to 80 years at New Hampshire State Prison.
Garrett Gauthier, 22, was being chased through a Silver Street residential neighborhood April 12, 2013, when he turned and fired a bullet toward Aaron Brown, a 10-year veteran of the force. Brown was about 20 feet away; he ducked, moved toward a shed and returned fire.
Neither was hit, and Gauthier was later apprehended. He had tossed away three handguns during the foot chase. Police discovered 256 Oxycodone pills and $1,730 in cash on him when he eventually surrendered.
In January, Gauthier pleaded guilty to numerous charges, including attempted murder, drug trafficking, resisting arrest and falsifying evidence. Hillsborough County Superior Court Judge Gillian Abramson also issued several suspended sentence, which can be reinstated if Gauthier does not behave once he is released from prison.
People who shoot at a police officer have spun themselves into a world of punishment they can't imagine, Abramson said.
The sentence is the first of two scheduled this week for people who put a Manchester police officer in danger. Today, Chris Varigianis is expected to appear in the same courthouse and receive a seven-year sentence for driving a car at a police detective last June.
After the hearing, Brown said he was satisfied with the sentence and has no second thoughts about police work.
"It's the inherent danger in the job we all agree to and understand," he said. Brown said he remembers ducking once Gauthier turned toward him. At that moment, he thought about his wife and children never seeing him again, he said.
Gauthier's lawyer, Andrew Winters, said his client only fired once, compared to Myles Webster, who hit Manchester police officer Dan Doherty with seven bullets in 2012. Doherty survived, and Webster is serving a 60-year sentence in prison.
In the courtroom, Gauthier apologized to Brown.
"I'm grateful no one was hurt that day," he said, "I was not myself and under the influence of a lot of drugs."
In paperwork filed before the hearing, Winters disclosed that Gauthier had come into a significant amount of money when he turned 21 and could access his share of a medical malpractice award. The award involved Gauthier's father, Toby Gauthier, who died when Gauthier was 13.
The paperwork does not disclose the amount of the award, but it said Gauthier spent extravagantly, at one point buying his aunt a $30,000 automobile.
The prosecution was handled by Hillsborough County Attorney Patricia LaFrance, who noted Gauthier was on probation last April. He wore a tactical shirt, which allowed him to carry three firearms, LaFrance said.
"The defendant that day was ready for battle," she said. She called him a mid-level drug dealer.
Police Chief David Mara; Brown's mother, Claudette Brown, Brown's wife, Julia Brown, and Brown all addressed Abramson.
"He lived his life with both middle fingers erected to society," Aaron Brown said of Gauthier. "In all honesty, I — a policeman — was nothing to him."


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State bracing for ice stormBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
December 20. 2013 8:35PM
New Hampshire residents are being warned to take precautions with the growing threat of a damaging ice storm snapping tree limbs and knocking out power tonight and Sunday.
"It's certainly going to be some nasty weather. There could be significant ice accumulations, dangerous driving conditions and power outages," said Steve Capriola, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
The threat has prompted utility companies across the state to line up more crews to respond quickly if outages occur.
Gov. Maggie Hassan also announced Friday that the state's Emergency Operations Center would open to handle the storm.
The worst of the storm is expected to hit overnight into Sunday when parts of the state will experience a prolonged period of freezing rain.
Northern and central areas could see ice accumulations of up to a half-inch or even more, Capriola said.
Ice buildup on trees and power lines would likely lead to power outages, officials warned.
The southern extent of the icing was still not clear Friday night. Capriola said southern New Hampshire will likely see more rain than freezing rain.
Still, with the historic ice storm of 2008 fresh in the minds of many residents, officials and utility companies urged all to prepare by stocking up on storm supplies like batteries, flashlights, water, and gas for generators.
"While there is still a great deal of uncertainty in the forecast, the potential for a significant ice storm this weekend means we must make preparations and take every precaution to support local communities," Hassan said in a statement.
Public Service of New Hampshire, the state's largest utility, is bringing in more than 250 additional line workers and support personnel from Northern Utilities' sister companies along with 300 additional tree workers.
The crews are expected to arrive in the state early Saturday night to join PSNH's 200 line workers and about 200 tree workers, PSNH said.
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is allowing its parking lot to serve as a primary staging area to receive and deploy the additional crews.
Similar steps were being taken by other utility companies, including New Hampshire Electric Co-op.
"Ice is really public enemy No. 1 when it comes to power outages," said company spokesman Seth Wheeler.
NHEC has secured 20 additional line crews and 27 tree crews to help out.
The company also made sure that it has enough fuses and other supplies needed during a restoration.
Hampton-based Unitil, which also serves customers in the Concord area, has also reached out to third party contractors and secured 70 tree and bucket crews and an additional 50 "wires down and damage assessment support staff" to provide assistance. It will also open its regional emergency operations center in Concord Sunday morning, according to Unitil media relations manager Alec O'Meara said.
The storm will also likely spoil travel plans for some holiday shoppers and others looking to head north to enjoy events and other festivities before Christmas.
"That's one of the things we always have to cope with, the weather in New Hampshire, but we're also very fortunate that we have a proactive Department of Transportation that does an excellent job on our roads," said Janice Crawford, executive director of the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The holiday season is always a busy time, with shoppers flocking to North Conway's outlet stores and other shops.
Fortunately, with Christmas only a few days away, Crawford said the busiest shopping period is over.
"This weekend being so close to Christmas there's a likelihood that people are all set," she said, adding that the holiday shopping season in the region is promoted through Dec. 15.
The storm may prompt some people who visit their second homes or other getaway places in the area this weekend to decide to stay through Christmas, she said.


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With the recent passage of the proposed Health Care Reform Bill in the House of Representatives, a lot of Americans are now looking for the explanation of the pros and cons of this new health care bill. They are asking themselves: "What does the health care bill mean to me?"
How can you explain the Obama Health Care Plan? Well, we all know that most Democrats agreed and voted "yes" to this new health care bill on the ground that it will help a lot of Americans with their health insurance costs.
In contrast, Republicans voted for a "no" simply because they claim that this Health Care Reform Bill is so expensive that it may hinder the growth of the US economy given that the total expenses of the US Government is pegged at $940 billion.
So given the contrasting ideas of both Democrats and Republicans in this Health Care Reform Bill, what are the pros and cons of this new health care bill to the millions of ordinary Americans? Let's enumerate some of them.
Health Care Bill PROS:
1. Discrimination of health insurance companies will be eliminated. No more pre-existing conditions clauses in health insurance contracts.
2. Given the fact that millions of Americans will be insured by this new health care bill, the US Government can negotiate among health insurance firms to lower the premiums of their health insurance. This would mean less health insurance costs for a lot of Americans.
3. Tax credit will be given to those Americans who still cannot afford to avail health insurance to help them to have one.
4. Stiff competition among health insurance firms will possibly result to much lower insurance costs and more quality health insurance products and services.
5. Aside from the elimination of pre-existing conditions stated above, the coverage amount or sum insured will also be waived by health insurers.
Health Care Bill CONS:
1. Given the huge amount of expenses pegged at $940 billion in a spread of about 10 years, it might slow down the growth of heavily burdened US economy.
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Joined: 01 Nov 2012
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:22 pm
Post subject: Kiting vs. Windsurfing
Hey All,
Another newbie post. I windsurfed before kiting even was invented (at least to my knowledge). Life changes re-directed my attention from windsurfing for many years but I am very happy to get a chance to return to the sport. But, since my departure, this new sport of kiting has came about. I have seen it before on the coast here in TX but never thought much of it.
I was just wondering if kiting could be considered an extension of windsurfing or is it more of a "I do one but not the other" kinda thing? Is one considered harder than the other?
Me personally, I don't have much of an interest in kiting. I see where the gear is probably much easier to transport (vs. a big board, mast and such) but it looks somewhat limited to me. Can you tack and go upwind when kiting? Does it require stronger winds (as a whole) then windsurfing? I can't even grasp the idea of how you can get a kite up and catching wind after a deepwater crash. Wouldn't the kite be all soaked and engulfed in the water (many yards from your board)? And since the kite is very high in the air column, what about power lines or trees near shore that may be an issue?
So I guess my main question would be, do any of you that windsurf also kite? If so, which do you prefer? And why?
(And by no means am I trying to start a this is better than that type argument or anything, I just don't really understand kiting and many aspects of it.)
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:10 pm
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Kiting is very close to wakeboarding but instead of a boat, the rider is pulled by a kite.
Windsurfing is closer to sail boating where the sail powers the board. The board must carry both the sail and the man, most of them float, some very smaller ones won't float the rider (used in high winds only).
Kite boards don't float well and need constant wind power to stay above the water.
When going straight, in kiting, the board is slicing sideways through the water whereas with windsurfing, the board rides more flat (rides the fin).
Kiting requires lots of clearance to launch, while a windsurfer can launch through trees for instance.
I tried wakeboarding once and was very bored, windsurfing is more challenging than kiting to me. There are more combos to do than with a wakeboard where the rider's feet are stuck in place.
I hope this helps some.
EDIT: On a kite, the lines have to be under tension always, otherwise the kite drops, while a windsurfer can depower his sail to surf a wave for example. Kiters seem to enjoy flat waters more. Kiters get elevated very easily by using the kite's power to lift them out of the water. Windsurfers need high wave for big jumps.
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:29 pm
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Hi UrbanFisher, I have been windsurfing for about 27 years. A few years ago I decided to try kitesurfing, so I bought an inflatable kite, bar and board,took a few lessons, and am still having a hard time with it, but am starting to get a feel for it. I am a slow learner, and windsurfing took me a long time to master. Inflatable kites are easy to re-launch from the water, as long as there is enough wind. The board is tiny, and has virtually no flotation, but can "sail' either way without changing your stance. Kites can go up wind rather well. Today I was out sailing with one other kiter, and he was pointing upwind slightly better than I was. In general, though I think windsurfers have a slight edge here. You dont need to tack or jibe with a kite, just stop and go the other way. You can jibe with a kite, and carve nice turns, without switching your stance, just sail toe side on the other tack. I also think kites have an edge in being able to work in lighter winds, you require less gear, no masts or booms. There are alot of advantages to kiting
There are also disadvantages, You can get lofted, picked up off the water, and carried over land, if kiting in onshore winds, you can get dragged down the beach, slammed real hard, end up in trees or on rocks.
The damn things are intimadating, and rather scarry, especially in gusty winds,
I hav'nt given up kiting yet, looking for those days with steady winds, where I'll be less likely to get in trouble.
Windsurfing is alot safer I feel, but I know a guy who is 65 that kites regularly, and has never been injured.
Both are great sports, I don't thing one is any better than the other
I windsurf more than I kite, but that may or may not change
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:38 pm
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Thats quite a loaded question youve accidentally asked. I have no intrest in kiting, but I like it when the kiters show up, because then I dont have to sail alone. Ive found kiters in general to be a decent bunch of guys too. That said, heres the breakdown:
Windsurfing The equipment sucks: its expensive, complicated, takes up a huge amount of space, you need multiple boards, sails blah blah blah.
The sport is also really hard and complicated to learn, especially if you wanna do freestyle. Its also really really safe, and the most fun evah!!!
Kiting The equipment sucks less, but still sucks. Its also expensive, complicated, takes up a huge amount of space on land, but hardly any in your car (a big plus)
The sport is WAY easy to learn, and you can get HUGE air. You can also get killed or get sent to the hospital in a hurry, because that kite will drag you across roads, trees, rocks, fences, cars, people, livestock, powerlines, dams, etc .. Be careful and find a launch a friendly launch to learn on.
Worst windsurfing injury Ive ever seen where I sail (Kansas) since 1988: busted toe-nail (guy accidentally kicked a rock under the water while carrying his rig not even sailing).
Worst kiting injuries in Kansas just in the past
years: four broken arms, broken neck, broken back, street-pizza bad enough to require hospital trip, heart attack, dislocated knee, five torn knee ligaments, three broken ankles, and one guy
in Wichita just this year.
I wouldn't try and sell you on one or the other, just like a I wouldn't try sell on snowboarding over skiing; they're both great sports.
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:59 pm
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I'd been windsurfing for 17 years and then decided to learn to kiteboard in '00. By my 7th day, I could jump really high, frontspin, and stay dry for 2 hours. I raced at the end of season Bridge to Bridge, did badly, but finished, at the end of the mixed pack Have been windsurfing since.
Kites go upwind close to Formula angles, go downwind lower angles than Formula can. Formula goes up and downwind much more angle than any normal windsurfer.
Special boards, of course.
In real flat water, kiteboarding is faster. In slightly choppy to open ocean, windsurfing is faster.
Do you like the feel of being pulled?
Do you like the feel of hanging on to a vehicle being pulled?
Lots more injuries in kiteboarding.
Lots more equipment transportation hassles with windsurfing.
I brought 2 kites and a wakestyle board to PuertoRico for free.
I'm paying 150 EACH, for the 2 windsurf boards I"m bringing in 2 days.
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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:21 pm
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Ive done both and favor windsurfing. I just didnt get the kiting bug. Personal choice. All the above posts have covered pretty much all the differences. I would only add that you can windsurf in far more places than you can kite. Also, at Sherman Island, a place that has both kiting & windsurfing it seems that in winds under 12 mph you will only see windsurfers out, in winds 12-24 the kiters outnumber the windsurfers and 24+ the windsurfers outnumber the kiters.
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 12:37 am
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You might want to post the same question on the ikitesurf forum. Here you have mostly windsurfers that might have kited in the past but dont kite much anymore. Over on ikitesurf you will have lots of ex windsurfers that only kite now so they will give you a different point of view.
This is most likely review from one of my prior posts but here goes...
Kiting is to windsurfing as snowboarding is to skiing.
The first few days of kiting for most people are a real challenge. So much so that now most people need to get one-on-one lessons but after that the growth in skill is very rapid.
Any fool can stand on a long windsurfer, uphaul, and after a few tries sail across a lake and get stuck. But it takes most people many sessions, if not seasons, to be able to plane, use straps, harness and jump on a short windsurfer.
windsurfers and kiters all want strong steady wind. Kites tend to get going fast in lighter wind than most windsurfing set-ups, except formula. But kites do not handle shifting up and down wind very well. As mentioned above when the wind gets too light for a kite if drops and you are swimming. When the wind is too light for a windsurfing you come off the plane and schlog in.
They are both fun, and they both have pros and cons.
When I kited the things i missed most about windsurfing was the feeling of planing and the control in heavy air.
What i miss about not kiting is the ease and versatility of kiting in the waves and perhaps the light air advantage. Although the novelty of mowing the lawn in light air does seem to wear off.
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:19 am
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agreed with virtually everything above.
heard of kiters getting washed in the impact zone and wrapped up in their lines, and held under. yikes.
some kiters think they can ride the surf, but few really try to use it in the best of conditions for either sport: side off. for that i'm glad for both sports, but especially me. when i have to share a venue with kites when it's side on, i get to share space with folks that don't have the skills or even the consideration to accommodate other users. like that's my wave, i caught first closest to the peak and other forms of protocol. worst of all, those are the types that are constantly in the way, wasting the waves.
others, in side on conditions ride toe side on strapless boards with their kites pulling them beachward. the contortions they put up with for what? i know, that's what they think they want, therefore, who am i to question it? it just looks painful.
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:02 am
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I think a comparison to skiing and snowboarding is close. (kinda like being called a grey on a tray)
The equipment and transport required is attractive, as are the girls who pump up their kites.
I have spoke to kiters who used to windsurf most still do both when its really windy they go back to the sail. Several whose opinion I value highly said its much easier to kite. Also I have seen people with very severe arthritics say its much easier for them to kite, where sailing would be out of the question.
What I have seen on more occasions than I can to remember is when a kite session goes terribly wrong(kitemare) it has recipe for a ambulance ride written on the cover, where a long swim or walk is the case in most windsurfing bad days.
So far as to behavior from either , these is human nature, but as a whole I find to be much more friendly than windsurfers. Kiters seem also to realize (most anyway) that they are sharing the water( they don't so much seem to care where they lay their lines) where sailors have a more cavalier attitude.
While it has looked attractive esp in lo winds I have so far not given any serious thought to going over to the dark side.
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:06 am
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Wow!!! Thanks guys!
That actually helps a lot. I really didn't think of the dangers involved between the two. You guys brought up some great points. Kiting looks like a lot of fun, but I think I'm more of a sailor at heart. Plus I am less than 3 hours to some coastal water, but 20 minutes away from a large beautiful lake. So a majority of my water time will be at the lake. And as such, I think a windsurfer will work out much better than a kite rig for me (more boat traffic and less shore launching areas at the lake that could hinder kiting).
So as a beginner, I am going to focus my energy on windsurfing. But, doesn't mean that in the future and if the timing is right, who knows maybe one day I'll get a shot at trying some kiting out!
And LUCARO, you brought up a great point. I did think about what the difference in answers I would get if I posted my question here or at a kiting site. I guess I am just much more familiar with windsurfing than kiting and as I read more post here I see kiting mentioned from time to time. So I thought I would present my question here.
Thanks again for all the great replies everyone!
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55 years later, Columbus Day Windstorm still ranks as greatest in the Northwest
Editor's Note: Much of this story was written on Oct. 12, 2012 for the 50th anniversary of the storm. This version has been lightly updated for the current anniversary.
Thursday marks the 55-year anniversary of the single most devastating storm to strike the Pacific Northwest in the 20th Century.
Aptly dubbed the "Columbus Day Storm", the storm struck with great fury on Oct. 12, 1962, pummeling many areas with well over 100 mph wind gusts and causing catastrophic damage -- mainly across Oregon, but Washington wasn't necessarily left off the hook. 47 people were killed and 317 were hurt.
According to weather researcher Wolf Read, the storm caused between $230-280 million in damage (in 1962 dollars) across California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, making it the worst natural disaster to strike the U.S. in that year. Read says the storm felled 11.2 billion "board feet" of timber and, for example, damaged 70 percent of all homes that resided in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
The storm formed from the remnants of typhoon Freda and re-energized off the California coast into a super storm -- its exact path of development something that had never been recorded before in Northwest climatological history, Read said. Some of the peak wind gusts were over 145 mph at Cape Blanco, Ore., 138 at Newport, 127 at Corvallis, 116 in Portland and 96 in Astoria -- that's not only hurricane strength, but up to Category 3 strength.
Even the Puget Sound area had some amazing gusts. Although Sea-Tac Airport had a paltry 58 mph peak gust (since topped by the 1993 Inauguration Day storm, and again by the Hanukkah Eve Storm of 2006 (68 mph)), Renton reported a gust of 100, Bellingham had 98, Oak Harbor had 90 and Everett had 81 mph.
"Comparisons of peak gusts, where they can be had, tend to put the Big Blow [what he named the storm] at the top," Read wrote in his excellent research of the storm. "But such figures are abstract, and often don't reveal the very reasons why those who lived through the Columbus Day Storm remember it so vividly. The sudden violence of the wind compelled many people to take cover in their homes or basements, a lasting memory, and the sheer magnitude of destruction, in literally all categories of accounting, puts this storm far above any other."
While other wind storms have had stronger storm centers, such as the Nov. 1981 and Dec. 1995 storms, this one stands alone in how it formed -- something Read says it could be another 100-1,000 years before we see a storm like it in our future.
"The storm ruined my birthday!"
Speaking of vivid memories, there were plenty of stories to be told from those who lived through the epic event:
"I was 5 1/2 and in Kindergarten, I remember like it was yesterday," said Teresa Schomber who was in Snoqualmie, Wash. "My dad worked in the woods. The big impact item was my dad picked us up at school (we were town kids and walked) and the fact that DAD picked us up was a never happen. The wind was so strong that he carried each kid to the car one at a time because the wind was making us fly... and it was raining so hard."
She added that the school buses that picked up for Snoqualmie Falls School had men with chainsaws on them and they had to cut trees off the roads to get the kids home.
"I was 17 and in fact it was my birthday," said Shelly Weickum, who was in Burien, Wash. "My parents and sisters took me out to eat. I've never seen wind like that before or since. The wind actually picked up rocks in the street and tossed them. Windows were bowing in and out."
"I was 9 years old, in Longview," says Gretchen Loschen. "I had just gotten glasses for myopia the day before. I remember standing at the window, watching and being enchanted by the fact that I could SEE it, while my mom kept yelling...get away from that window!"
"Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma was completely covered with broken glass from all the blown out windows," said Barbara Cobean. "The tallest building at that time was Schonfields Furniture Store and I don't think there was a window left. At one time we passed a traffic light that was laying on the street and it was still cycling."
"I was 11 and my dad had a charter fishing boat moored in Seattle," says Nan Whitehead. "I went with him to secure the lines, and the dock was lifting and slamming down with each wave. There were boats that had already sunk."
"I remember the neighbors window breaking out and he and my dad carried a piece of plywood over to cover the open window, when a gust came up and knocked the neighbor down and my dad still had hold of the board," said Don Hoyt. "The wind picked my dad up off the ground and carried him several feet before he was able to let go, the board went flying and my dad went tumbling like a tumble weed."
Marcia Staunton was working at the federal reserve bank in Portland and said her Dad had to come and pick her up during the storm.
"Dad drove across Broadway Bridge during height of the storm," she said. "Coming home, we came passed Sears windows and saw blown-out (mannequins) striped from windows and clothes blowing around."
And then there was little Christi Baker, who it could be excused if she grew up having disdain for Mother Nature:
"It was my 4th birthday... no one came to my party!!" she said. "I was not a happy little girl."
Wind forces rare evacuation
Among the many tidbits from the storm Read uncovered is the raw notes from the weather observers in Corvallis, Oregon who had to flee the station during the storm. As the winds increased, the observers missed the 3 p.m. observation. Then at 4 p.m., the report showed a wind of 60 knots (69 mph) gusting to 85 knots (98 mph) with a peak gust that hour of 110 knots (127 mph).
15 minutes later, the report notes "ABANDONED STATION". The next day, this notation: "Unreported from 0400-1200 due to power failure and instruments demolished." Read notes that it's the only time in the history of the Pacific Northwest a supervised weather station had to be abandoned due to high winds. (Photo via Oregon Climate Services)
Read said the observers later noted the winds increased further in the 15 minutes as they were leaving, so the 127 mph reading may not have been Corvallis' peak gust.
Video of the storm in progress
Melvin P. Miller managed to get some silent 8mm footage of the storm as it passed through Albany, Ore.:
A relative posted the video on YouTube and says the reel had the hand-written title "Typhoon in Oregon Oct. '62".
Another video tour shows the damage in McMinnville, Oregon, taken by the Fulham family:
And here is the Oregonian's feature on remembering the storm from its 50th year anniversary:
How would today's models have fared in forecasting the storm?
UW Atmospheric Sciences professor Cliff Mass made a great presentation in 2012 at the University of Washington commemorating the 50-year anniversary of the storm. One of his topics was to highlight research by the UW's Rick Steed on taking today's modern forecast model and to see how it would have done in predicting the storm in 1962.
The Columbus Day Storm was poorly forecast by the forecast models of the time -- the forecast for the 12th on the 11th called for just scattered showers and had the storm much weaker and going into southern Oregon.
It was some critical observations by Weather Bureau forecasters in Seattle and Portland (many who were UW alums!) that picked up on some data that the storm was developing to give people at least a several-hour lead time the storm was approaching.
Steed went back and gathered the atmospheric data the day before and plugged it into the current forecast model of today. Would it have seen it coming?
It too had the storm much too weak, although it did get the track OK.
Mass did say the reason a modern model would have failed is that there was not enough data at the time to accurately feed a forecast model. But had a similar storm formed today, Mass was very confident that current models would see it coming. (Although some irony that four years after this presentation -- and nearly on Columbus Day -- another storm that in initial stages did have some suggesting comparisons to the Columbus Day Storm went the opposite way -- fizzled despite model predictions of damaging winds.)
As I mentioned, Read, who was also at that 2012 presentation resenting his research, has done an excellent write up on the storm at climate.washington.edu. In fact, he's written up just about every wind storm to strike the Northwest. It's a great research site, and find more at climate.washington.edu/stormking
Peak Gusts from the Columbus Day Storm
Here is a list of peak gusts as compiled by Read, sourced from the National Climatic Data Center:
- Newport, Ore: 138 mph
- Corvalis, Ore: 127 mph
- Portland (Morrison Bridge): 116 mph
- Troutdale, Ore: 106 mph
- Portland (PDX Airport): 104 mph** -- official estimate. Power failure prevented actual reading (last 88 mph as power failed)
- Renton, Wash.: 100 mph
- Bellingham, Wash.: 98 mph
- Astoria, Ore: 96 mph
- Vancouver, Wash.: 92 mph
- Salem, Ore: 90 mph
- Tacoma (McChord AFB): 88 mph
- Eugene, Ore: 86 mph
- North Bend, Ore: 81 mph
- Everett, Wash: 81 mph
- Hoquiam, Wash.: 81 mph
- Olympia: 78 mph
- Seattle (Sand Point): 66 mph
- Medford, Ore: 58 mph
- Seattle (Sea-Tac Airport): 58 mph


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