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Azarenka crashes out in Australia
The Australian Open will have a new women's champion after Victoria Azarenka joined the purge of the favourites in Melbourne.
After fourth-round exits for Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, Azarenka was toppled by a superb display of artistry from Agnieszka Radwanska.
The Pole played the role of Stanislas Wawrinka, who on Tuesday night ended three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic's 25-match winning streak at Melbourne Park.
Azarenka had not lost at the tournament since 2011, a stretch of 18 matches, but she suffered the indignity of a love set as Radwanska pulled off a 6-1 5-7 6-0 victory.
It is the first time in the Open era that both defending champions have lost in the quarter-finals at the Australian Open.
The women's champion will come from two-time finalist Li Na, 19-year-old Eugenie Bouchard, Radwanska and Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova, who defeated Simona Halep on Wednesday morning.
Radwanska had only previously made the last four of a grand slam at Wimbledon, where she was beaten by Williams in the final in 2012 and Sabine Lisicki in the semi-finals last year.
She went into Wednesday's match on a seven-match losing streak against Azarenka, who had also won their last 12 sets dating back to a quarter-final meeting here two years ago.
But she was simply outplayed by Radwanska, whose touch and range of shots is unique at the top of the women's game.
Azarenka managed to scrap her way into a decider but there Radwanska was sublime, drawing gasps from the crowd with some of her winners.
The fifth seed said: "There were a lot of good rallies, amazing points. I was really feeling good on the court today. I was feeling I could really do everything.
"This is for sure one of my greatest matches at the slams, especially here. I made a couple of times the quarter-finals. A few times I was pretty close, even against her a few years ago. She's played great tennis here.
"I'm so happy and pleased, especially that I beat one of the best players in the world. It was not an easy draw, not an easy quarter-final. I'm very happy that I made my first semi-final here."
Radwanska will be a big favourite to beat Cibulkova and reach the final, but she will remember only too well the strange events of Wimbledon last year.
Then the Pole was by far the highest seed left in the semi-finals only to lose to Lisicki.
Radwanska said: "Of course, a couple of seeds are out but it doesn't mean it's going to be easier and you have a title right away. It means that other players are playing great tennis this week."
Azarenka struggled to hide her frustration throughout the match but she was magnanimous in defeat.
The second seed said: "She was aggressive. She was making everything. She was guessing right. I was just playing a little bit too predictable.
"In the second set I managed to fight back. The third set, the first game was important. I let it go easily. From there I just couldn't get back to it.
"She was just doing everything a little bit better than me. I was just watching. I was like a spectator a little bit."
The 24-year-old insisted it would not take long to get over the disappointment, saying: "You can look at it as a lost opportunity but there's nothing else I can do right now.
"What I have to think is what I have to do better next time. If I wouldn't be able to do much better than today, it's better to just stop playing tennis. But I know that I can do better."
Cibulkova is through to her second grand slam semi-final having previously made the last four at the French Open in 2009 as a 19-year-old.
The 20th seed maintained the form she showed in knocking out Sharapova to thrash an out-of-sorts Halep 6-3 6-0.
Radwanska has won five of their six previous meetings but Cibulkova did get the better of the Pole in the final of the WTA Tour event in Stanford last year.
She said: "Many times before at the big tournaments I beat top-10 players, then you have to play against somebody you should beat and it's a completely different story.
"It's going to be very tough (against Radwanska). It just gives me confidence to go into this match and to know that I've beaten her."


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HONOLULU (AP) – The president of a helicopter company whose small copter crash-landed on a downtown Honolulu street praised the pilot Thursday, while the National Transportation Safety Board leads an investigation.
No one was badly hurt when the two-seater helicopter lost power, forcing the crash landing Wednesday afternoon. The NTSB is not sending anyone to the crash site but will be investigating remotely, with help from local authorities and the Federal Aviation Administration, NTSB spokesman Keith Holloway said.
Two FAA inspectors were at the scene Wednesday afternoon and interviewed the pilot, Julia Link, 30, agency spokesman Ian Gregor said. "We're still looking into the incident and don't have any preliminary findings to report," he said.
FAA records show Link has had a helicopter commercial pilot certificate since May 2012.
She has been working as a flight instructor for Mauna Loa Helicopters for about a year, after graduating from the company's flight school, said Benjamin Fouts, president.
The company isn't planning to close or do anything differently during the investigation.
"Nothing's really changed here," he said. "In aviation, unfortunately, accidents do happen." He said he's eager to know why the engine failed so he can ensure it won't happen again.
The NTSB expects to publish a preliminary report in 10 days.
"My hat goes off to Julia. She performed so well under pressure," Fouts said. "You couldn't be more proud."
Fouts said he's on the mainland for a business trip and hasn't yet spoken with her. "First thing I'll do is go buy her a cold beer."
The company primarily uses the Robinson R22 Beta for flight instruction and sometimes for photographers who want to take aerial shots.
Photographer Karl Hedberg suffered a minor cut on his head and needed a bandage.
The FAA registry shows that the aircraft was manufactured in 1992 and has a valid certificate. Fouts said he leases it from HLM Aviation Services, Inc., and that he's part-owner of that company.
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John M. Burke, 89, a former Devils Lake businessman, passed away on Wednesday morning, November 14, 2012, at Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake.
John M. Burke, 89, a former Devils Lake businessman, passed away on Wednesday morning, November 14, 2012, at Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake. �Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Friday, November 16 at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Devils Lake, with Fr. Prasad Marneni will celebrate the Mass and burial will be in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Thursday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. with a Rosary and scripture service at 7 p.m.� The Rosary will be led by the Knights of Columbus and an Honor Guard by the 4th Degree Knights.� Military Honors by the North Dakota Military Funeral Honors Team.� Visitation on Friday will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral Mass. Serving as casket bearers will be Ryan Burke, Chris Burke, Matt Strand, Brent Wolf, Mike Egan, Mark Phillips and Ron Heisler. � John was born on the family farm, April 29, 1923, four miles west of Edmore to Edmund and Nelle (O'Neill) Burke.�He attended the Fancher grade school, graduated from Edmore High School, attended the North Dakota Agriculture School in Fargo, Lake Region Junior College in Devils Lake and graduated from the Kansas City School of Mortuary Science.� John farmed the family farm until enlisting in the United States Army in 1946 and served his country stateside and also served one year in Korea.�John was honorably discharged as a Corporal on October 22, 1951. John was united in marriage to Lavern Olson of Derrick, N.D., and they established their home in Maddock and later Devils Lake. John returned to North Dakota and was employed at the Toomey-Sorvick Chapel for five years before purchasing the funeral home in Maddock, N.D., in 1956.�In 1957 he purchased the furniture store in Maddock then in 1961 he purchased the Toomey-Sorvick Funeral Chapel in Devils Lake and was operated as the Burke Funeral Home.� On January 1, 1983, the Burke Funeral Home was sold to Kyle Zimmerman.� In 1984, after retiring, John and Lavern started a Pet Cemetery, near Lakewood.� In 1964, John purchased Lake Carpet and Linoleum and sold the contents after the death of the manager, Dean Gilliand.�Part of the building was operated by Mrs. Burke as a gift shop and then in 1971 the entire building was used for a Gift and Hobby Shop.� John had been active in community affairs. He was past president of the Community College Foundation, Director on the Advisory Board of the State Park and Recreation, a member of the Lake Region Ambulance Board, the VFW, Elks Lodge and Odd Fellows.� He was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was a member of the Knights of Columbus and 4th Degree Knights.� John was the first appointed Lay Eucharistic Minister for St. Joseph and also served as the first president of St. Mary's School Board.� �John is survived by his wife, Lavern of Devils Lake; sons, Dr. Larry Burke and his wife, Susan of Williston, N.D., and John Bruce Burke and his wife LouAnn of Grand Forks; six grandchildren, Kara (Brent) Wolf, Tanya (Matt) Strand, Dana Burke (Mark Phillips), Sara (Mike) Egan, Ryan Burke (Kelly Vranska) and Chris (Ashley) Burke and 12 great grandchildren.� John was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Edmund Burke, Tom Burke and Dan Burke.� �Friends may sign the online register book and share memories of John at www.gilbertsonfuneralhome.com Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, is in charge of arrangements.


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DaleHeadley wrote:
"Judging by your spelling, I assume you're a Brit. So you folks over there are aware of our shame: the WBC.
I would be equally interested in what you think of our greater shame: a cowardly acceptance that shooting people down in multiple numbers in schools, theaters, malls, businesses, and streets with military-style weaponry is a cultural norm to be celebrated in our "exceptional" country. The Bible-thumping right wing in America believes that the ripping to shreds of 20 helpless, innocent babes is a small price to pay for maintaining the fiction that the 2nd Amendment was intended by old slave-owners in powdered wigs to assure that everyone (except slaves) had unhindered access to whatever weaponry they desired, aside from the muskets stored in a central armory for the use of a well-regulated militia in each state.
Fred Phelps and his odious clan are almost as low as you can get - almost as low as the NRA, which gleefully sacrifices little children to the greed of the manufacturers and sellers of weapons and ammunition."
Dear Dale
I speak The Queen's English, that is true; but I am in fact from Sunny South Africa. My beautiful yet mad country sees its fair share of violence and there is little gun control. However, our arms "epidemic" is nothing compared to The NRA's acceptance of, and America's desensitisation to school shootings.
I'm crying as I type this, just as I cried the day I read about the defenseless babes that were murdered in Sandy Hook Elementary School not too long ago. I am a child therapist and I am used to seeing the world through the eyes of the young. What must those last terrifying moments have been like for those treasured little earthjewels?
And then, lo and behold, the Westboro Baptist Church ride the media wave by announcing that they will picket the funerals of these damned young souls, praising god for sending the shooter to administer his righteous justice.
The WBC do not deserve mention when talking about these shootings, and I loath to give them the attention they so richly crave. But they do serve to make my point, which is this:
The NRA, like the WBC, while claiming to use the constitution to justify their methods, actually pray on those who are sensitive to religion. To speak out against their constitutional rights is to speak out against their belief in god. So brilliantly is this concept intertwined into the brainwashed bible-belt, that they can no longer distinguish between guns, god, or government. And a threat to one is a threat to all three.
They are ready to defend against this threat with the very lives of their children.
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Brenda Lee: We are kindred souls. Every time a photo is flashed on TV of one of those beautiful little children, I can't help crying. They probably cry in the basement of NRA headquarters, too; but what they are crying about is that someone may deny them the ability to have weapons that shoot down people, even kids, rapidly, in large numbers.
It isn't right that our children can be slaughtered at school...that they should even have to worry about their safety while in a learning environment. I shouldn't feel the need to plan a "shooting rampage" escape route at work or while trying to relax at the movie theater. I just realized, I've done this in every school I attended after the Colombine shootings. If violence is an intrinsic part of American culture, than we shouldn't deny it follows that fear is too.
Do you cry for the the hundreds of children blown to bits weekly in the islamic world?
I know what would happen to the WBC if they tried to protest at a funeral in Ireland.
@Doug Reardon
Are you referring to Hamas, Al Qaeda, or Taliban terror? or all three? Bombing of markets, funerals, mosques, checkpoints and other gathering places as well as roadside IED's do kill a lot of civilians, including children. If they weren't active our need to be there would be small.
@ Gallup's Mirror In theory, any accent the queen uses becomes the Queen's English. We are all mightily glad she has not decided to use one of our northern city accents. However, I just thought I'd mention, having read that tongue-in-cheek article, that the Queen dictates the accent, and not the other way around.
I would think that any English used by the Queen isn't The Queen's English in theory at all, but in fact.
So in order to speak "The Queen's English" wouldn't that require the claimant to check in with the queen frequently and modify his accent accordingly?
Well of course! The BBC does that for us during the year, and then we get to rehearse the latest changes when she addresses us at Christmas. One is not expected to be telepathic...
An awful lot of trouble just to try to speak one of the more exotic dialects of Coloradoan.
In the U.S. we rarely hear the queens voice actually. I presume she does not have a Cogney or Manchester accent though, ever!


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The Passion of Joan of Arc (La passion de Jeanne d'Arc) is widely regarded as Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer's finest achievement and one of the greatest films of all time. Dreyer recreates the trial and execution of St. Joan with near-documentary authenticity, as if one were present at the actual 15th century event and both defendant and accusers were the genuine article. The director's use of huge, probing closeups--detailing every pockmark and even the saliva at the sides of the mouths--adds a shocking immediacy which makes it hard to believe that this film is nearly seventy years old. As Joan, Maria Falconetti (in her only film) transcends mere praise. Passion of Joan of Arc is a silent film, but the original transcripts of Joan's trial are brilliantly conveyed by the pantomime of the actors. The film's title is supremely double-edged: Joan's passion is shown to be as erotic as it is spiritual.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Mutants (UK - DVD R2)
Our Marcus watches as the zombie movie epidemic spreads to France...
Hitting the ground running, Mutants lands us slap bang in the middle of an outbreak of an infection that's turning humans into wild killers. Within the first ten minutes we see the effects of the infection, the attitude that's needed to survive, and pretty much all of our primary characters have killed each other leaving Sonia (Hélène de Fougerolles) and Marco (Francis Renaud) alone in an abandoned hospital.
Now, with the discovery that Marco is infected, it's only a matter of time...
With worldwide zombie-like infections now common place in our movie universe, Mutants manages to get straight to the point very quickly and in about fifteen minutes manages to gets over what usually takes ninety in a standard zombie flick. What follows is something relatively new to the genre and strangely it's quite heartfelt.
Rather than going through the usual hoops of an infected character a) killing themselves, b)forcing the only other character to kill them or c) being locked away and having the only other survivor watch as the infected transforms, Mutants goes for a slightly new approach and has medic Sonia actually try to care for the infected Marco. How this is depicted is actually quite unsettling as the infection is shown as a disease and that disease is slow, painful and it's destroying Marco's mind and body.
There's a real tenderness to Sonia's care for Marco and in moments where the usual movie heroine would run or an audience would wince with such scenes as Marco puking up blood, or having psychotic episodes, we see our infected Marco treated as a doctor would treat a patient. There's no 'yuck' reaction from Sonia, she's straight in there with a tight embrace or a kiss on the forehead, whether Marco is growling, covering in blood or screaming for more morphine.
Of course, this doesn't last. As soon as Marco starts craving the taste of blood or brains or whatever it is the infected crave here, Mutants begins its steady descent into more tried and tested grounds. Introducing post-apocalyptic men with guns, getting a distress signal out, and of course the inevitable zombie attack.
It's not that these events ruin the movie for me, for the most part they are handled as well as we've come to expect from rampaging living dead cinematic adventures, but somewhere along the line, the fresh new angle that Mutants proposed gives way to what the audience expects and for me, it just wasn't as strong as the Sonia and Marco dynamic that had me gripped.
The Mutants transfer is relatively bland. Set in an old hospital with a snowy backdrop, it's hard to avoid the cold palette of whites, greys and bleak greens. All of this adds a mood to proceedings but the transfer doesn't really do much to show it off.
The standard definition transfer does its best and offers a pretty clean image and some of the shots in the woods look great, but nothing really pops. Colours are barely used, with blood generally thick and black as opposed to red and other than some deep black interior scenes, everything winds up looking a little samey throughout. It's not a bad transfer; it's just not really one that does anything noticeably special.
To go with the bland video comes a pretty bland Dolby Digital track. It has its moments, with the odd zombified screech from the woods or loud bang but once again Mutants trundles along with its hospital echo dialogue and little else beside the ominous score.
The last act beefs it up a little and when the score turns into an electronic heartbeat it adds a lot of tension but once again this all goes by relatively unnoticed.
The only extra on offer is the trailer.
The disc does a solid (if not slightly bland) job in both audio and video departments but the movie itself has a glimmer of originality for a while there, offering up a slightly more human spin on how lives would be affected by a devastating infection.
Beyond that interesting middle thirty minutes or so, Mutants does everything we've come to expect before struggling to add some poignancy to its closing scenes. Fans of the zombie/post apocalyptic/infection genre should certainly give a whirl but those who are beginning to feel that they've seen all this before won't come away feeling much different.
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Just another zombie film? I'm waiting for the next genre to be overkilled like the zombie genre has been.
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It's called the SUPERHERO genre.
It's called the SUPERHERO genre.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 10th May 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Subtitles: English
Extras: Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: David Morlet
Cast: Hélène de Fougerolles, Francis Renaud, Dida Diafat
Genre: Drama and Horror
Length: 85 minutes
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The City of Minneapolis, through the department of Community Planning & Economic Development (CPED) in partnership with the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD), has established the Homegrown Business Development Center to provide financing and technical assistance for Minneapolis based businesses that process and manufacture local food products.
The purpose of this program is to foster the development and expansion of business ventures that promote sustainable agriculture and food production within Minneapolis and the surrounding region. To be eligible for loan funds, a minimum of 10% of the business's product must come from local ingredients. For the purposes of this program, a 'local ingredient' must be produced, grown or raised in Minnesota or within approximately 200 miles of Minneapolis.
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Keep your drinks chic: When at a cocktail lounge (not a bar), don't order a beer. This is a place for cocktails or champagne. Think vodka and mixers at a classy joint.
Brews with the boys: When at a sports bar, don't order the aforementioned cocktail… stick with a beer. Out of over 3000 respondents on Match.com, the majority said they choose to enjoy a casual beer while on a date, so you're in good company if you're a brew lover. Also, wine can be seen as a high maintenance or snooty drink at this venue.
Wine while you dine: Wine came in second place for favorite drink on a date, especially on a dinner date. Splitting a bottle of wine on a date is romantic, but be sure to consult with your date on whether they prefer red or white more. On a first date, it's probably best to stick with white wine as the red can stain your lips & teeth rather unpleasantly.
Say no to "sloppy": Know your "I'm feeling comfortable and put together" vs. "I'm sloppy drunk" limits. Two drinks should be a max for any first date!
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Cafe Roti has a lock on Lakeland's affection for the spice-laden dishes of northern India. It is, after all, the only game in town and one of only two Indian restaurants in Polk County, the other being Davenport's Dhaba.
Cafe Roti has a lock on Lakeland's affection for the spice-laden dishes of northern India. It is, after all, the only game in town and one of only two Indian restaurants in Polk County, the other being Davenport's Dhaba.
Both restaurants are very good, though Dhaba's menu is more muscular, with 20 selections in the vegetable category alone, including a most memorable dish of savory dumplings called malai kofta.
Neither of these jewels serve anything egregiously exotic, such as bitter melon or any of a litany of items familiar to an Indian or Pakistani diet but totally foreign to the rest of us.
Produce stands at some of Orlando's larger Indian grocers spill with items rarely, if ever, seen on area restaurant menus. Rather, we are plied with the familiar, earthy dals or lentils, chicken softened in a yogurt bath and roasted in a tandoor, and all manner of curries.
Cafe Roti offers a glimpse of the food found in India's northern regions. It is the homeland of restaurant manager Reggie Sherma. His boss, Dr. Saqib Khan, is from Pakistan and operates a pain management clinic above the restaurant.
Khan has purchased the vacant First Christian Church at 541 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, with the intention of relocating both his practice and restaurant.
Meanwhile, Cafe Roti operates from the original location that opened in 2002 on the north side of Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
The granite-laden dining room feels opulent, with low-key music that reminds one of a Bollywood soundtrack. Servers are hushed and exceedingly polite. A limited lunch-time menu includes your choice of seven sauces made with vegetables, seafood or meat. You choose the heat — mild, medium (just right for most tastes) or hot.
The chicken in korma sauce was a scrumptious, exotic melange, creamy and aromatic with a mix of spices, nuts and raisins.
Vegetables in a tomato-based masala was less spicy and a bit soupier, though tasty just the same. For $10.95, you get a nice portion of sauce, plenty of basmati rice, a bit of naan and a small, rather ordinary salad. Your drink is included along with a small dessert, including a thin rice pudding, made of the same basmati rice.
During two recent visits to Cafe Roti, the ample dining room was fairly bustling at noon but nearly empty at night, a troubling sign for a restaurant that, in my humble opinion, is quite good. And if you're a fan of Indian cuisine, your options, locally, are quite limited.
Cafe Roti shuts down following lunch service and reopens at 5 p.m., enticing customers with the likes of savory, deep-fried appetizers, such as samosas, a pastry filled with spicy potato and peas. These you may chase with a cup of chai, a fragrant tea made with all manner of spices, paired with milk and served steaming hot.
One of the more substantial dishes on the menu is the tandoor mix, $16.95, a heaping, sizzling platter of chicken parts blistered in a clay oven and flavored with mild spices. The dish, more than ample for two, includes shrimp and soft bites of lean chicken tikka, all smothered in sauteed onions and green peppers.
Missing from my "mix" was the advertised lamb, but I wasn't in the mood to question or complain.
It was all quite delicious, as was an entree of dal fry, $11.95, a thin stew of yellow lentils, tomato, ginger, garlic and other flavorings. It's a vegetarian's dream, and quite substantial paired with rice and bread.
The restaurant offers a broad selection of naan, including a sweet version laced with the flavor of maple and sprinkled with nuts. It's sticky, but addictive, and a serving is just $3.95.
During a Sept. 17 inspection, the restaurant was cited for eight violations, five of which were critical, for such things as a buildup of grease on a storage cabinet and the lack of hot water in a rest room. It otherwise met inspection standards.
Lunch service at Cafe Roti is swift, but be prepared to wait a bit longer during evening hours, when lights dim and the stone-floored room takes on a softer tone. Each table has a small lamp but for some reason no one offered to light a flame, which would have been nice on such a chilly night. This may be minor quibbling, but management should be more astute.
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Although Jeri Lynn and Ryan were together with their daughters in the Congo, they still faced a major road block -- they were unable to get the exit letters for Ava and Zoey, which they needed to bring the girls home.
Only one day before they were scheduled to fly back to the United States, Ava and Zoey's exit letters were still not ready and emotions were running high.
With just 45 minutes left on the clock before the Owens needed to leave to catch their plane home, the exit letter finally arrived and the family raced to the airport. Video: Coming home from Congo
The Owens barely made it to the airport in time to board their plane.
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Ava and Zoey meet their new brothers for the first time.
Ava and Zoey celebrate Christmas with their new family.
The newly-expanded Owen family sits for a family portrait.
Jeri Lynn says, the girls had a lot of loss to overcome. They remember Congo as a place of hurt and don't want to go back. Here in the U.S. for two years now, they are thriving.
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Building Code questions (post #207331)
Hi All,
Has anyone ever been called out for using "Faux Vents?"
I tried looking up any applicable code in the IRC, but none seemed to apply. R806 is the roof ventilation section, but really doesn't have anything applicable.
That made me wonder if they're considered "siding," since they aren't functional.
If they're siding then it seems that none of the manufacturers follow code, is that correct? I say this because siding (R703) requires things like "Wind resistance" 703.1.2 which none of the vent manufactures test for that I could find.
It kinda seems like inspectors just ignore this though.
Any feedback?
I appreciate your responses.
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I'm having a hard time understanding the question.
What are faux vents?
And what are the inspectors ignoring?
A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Hi Calvin, I'm sorry I was (post #207331, reply #2 of 8)
Hi Calvin,
I'm sorry I was unclear.
Faux vent are just non-functioning decorative vents. Here are some examples: http://www.architecturaldepot.com/gable-vent-vertical-decorative.html
Essentially they look like a vent, but serve no function other than decorative.
So what I was asking is:
a.)Since they are non-functioning vents, does that make them siding?
1.) If they are considered siding, how come there is no testing data for things like wind resistance (R703.1.2)
Is there any testing data........... (post #207331, reply #3 of 8)
for aluminum or vinyl soffit? or vinyl / alum. siding for that matter?
I don't live in a coastal zone or Fla so have never seen any inspector inspect siding or trims install. Their final isn't much but the step ratio, railings, lights and plumbing and the good ones-water management.
Believe me, until the majority of jurisdictions start using the IRC as their bible, not much will change here in my corner of Ohio. Of course, I'm just a remodeler who's last addition was 3 yrs ago.
and thanks for fleshing out your question-I was lost.
A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Well the specific install is (post #207331, reply #4 of 8)
Well the specific install is fiber cement siding, but the question is just kind of general.
The 2 of 3 local inspectors are really nice, but 1 like to nitpick random stuff like this. It was suggested that it may need to have a professional engineer's stamp.
I think I'm going to call the Tapco group. I also used their Sturdimount blocks (http://www.sturdibuild.com/) for the lights and hose bibs. If anyone had an engineer check their stuff, it's them. I'll ask them if they had an engineer do load tests and if it's required.
Either that or have the inspector come back out, 66% chance of getting the nice one isn't too bad.
Thanks Kevin. (post #207331, reply #7 of 8)
No joke, where are you located that there'd be a call for a stamp on a stink'n vent? What about the mailbox?
Mama mia, I'm glad to be here in the NW corner of the fine state of Ohio, where we relish in an opportunity to keep the Michigan bb team from walking over us to a #1 ranking.
A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
IRC section 703.1.2 refers (post #207331, reply #5 of 8)
IRC section 703.1.2 refers you back to section 301.2, table 2, and that table considers wall areas in a range that statrts at 10 sq. ft.
The faux vents would all be considerably less than that. It may be the vents are considered to be decorative items that are replacable as an individual unit, thus not being in the same category as siding since replacement cost would be minor.
I'm basing this on the fact that the table lists both positive and negative pressures on siding, which, to me, means that the underlying concern is to prevent large sections of siding from being either sucked or blown off the frame.
rdesigns, Thanks! I (post #207331, reply #6 of 8)
Thanks! I didn't see that the table starts at 10 squarefeet.
I don't think the Sturdimount would be considered as more replacemable than siding. The siding slips over the flange, so it would be difficult to replace. Most of the faux vents would be though, since they don't have a flange (boo).
I agree with you that the wind loads have to do with windblown debris as well as the fact you don't want your house flying apart. The siding would also help secure it to the building (for wind load purposes).
I sent Tapco an email asking about the Sturdimount, so I'm curious to see what they say.
I'd say commonsense dictates it's just fine. The Sturdimount a tiny piece with 8 roofing nails holding it to the building, the windows would blow off first. The vents can be glued and screwed, so they would be well secured too. I'm curious to hear what Tapco has to say though.
I got the following response (post #207331, reply #8 of 8)
I got the following response from Tapco:
"Good Morning,
Unfortunately, there are no code requirements for this product, so we do not have this type of documentation. Would you like the spec sheets or installation guide for these products? Let me know.
So I guess it's just not covered by building code. Weird, but cool I guess?
Edit: To be clear this is in response to the Sturdimounts only. The receptacle, light and hose bib ones were the ones I mentioned (since I actually DID use those : D)


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Three Buffalo turnovers lead to Kansas City points as the Bills fall to 3-6 on the season.
The stars were aligned early for an upset on Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
For the Buffalo Bills to knock off the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs, they needed to not only create chances for success, but cash in on them.
The opportunities were there throughout the game for the Bills. The problem was the same one that has appeared throughout this 14-season run of futility; they just weren't capable of converting.
Buffalo suffered a 23-13 loss to the Chiefs, who remain the NFL's only undefeated team at 9-0. The Bills defense played well surrendering only 210 yards of total offense, but three turnovers and two defensive touchdowns derailed any hopes of an upset.
"It hurts me, it hurts the guys in the locker room," said Doug Marrone, Buffalo head coach. "I hurt for them, I hurt for our fans. This one hurts. I am not going to stand here and say we should've won the game because obviously we didn't."
Rookie quarterback Jeff Tuel appeared comfortable early on as he connected with Marquise Goodwin for a 59-yard touchdown to put Buffalo up 7-0 with 1:59 left in the first quarter. Unfortunately, Tuel looked like an undrafted rookie for the rest of the game.
Tuel and tight end Scott Chandler weren't on the same page on a route on the second quarter, and Kansas City free safety Kendrick Lewis recorded an easy interception. The turnover led to a Ryan Succop 27-yard field goal.
Leading 10-3 on the first possession of the third quarter, Tuel throw an interception which Kansas City defensive back Sean Smith returned 100 yards for a touchdown to tie the game. The Bills eventually came back to tie the game on a Dan Carpenter field goal with 20 seconds left in the third quarter, but the momentum from early in the quarter was gone.
"It's frustrating, to come out (early in the second half) with a drive to get down there and a have a momentum shift, it's something I could have prevented," said Tuel, who finished 18-of-39 for 229 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. "I felt comfortable, felt good but I also made some not so good plays."
With the game tied, the Chiefs defense came through as Marcus Cooper knocked the ball out of Buffalo wide receiver TJ Graham's hands and Kansas City linebacker Tamba Hali returned it 11 yards for a touchdown. The Chiefs led 20-13, and didn't trail the rest of the game.
"It's tough, anytime the offense turns it over and (the defense) converts those into points you know it is not a good day," Graham said. "We have to come out as an offense and hold onto the ball."
Despite entering the NFL's last remaining undefeated team, few people wanted to crown the Chiefs as the league's top team. Kansas City won't win over too many fans with Sunday's performance.
The Bills outgained the Chiefs by 260 yards and recorded 10 more first downs (25-15). Buffalo running back CJ Spiller, who missed last week's game due to an ankle injury, gashed Kansas City for 116 yards rushing on just 12 carries.
Unfortunately forthe Bills loyal fan base, they just weren't ready for a moment like this. The 1972 Miami Dolphins will have to wait at least another week before celebrating being the last team to go undefeated.
"They're a great team with a lot of great players, and we knew we would have to play great to beat them, we just came up short," said Kiko Alonso, Buffalo linebacker, who finished with a team-high eight tackles. "We are going to have to get practice and work on finishing."


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You know all that talk about net neutrality in the US? How for instance Verizon and Google want net neutrality to apply only to something they call the 'wired' internet, which is apparently somehow different from the 'mobile' internet? Well, while you Americans are only talking about it, us Dutch are once again way ahead of the curve: the largest of the three main carriers has announced its intention to start charging extra for services like VoIP, instant messaging, Facebook, and so on, with the other two carriers contemplating similar moves. The dark future of the web, right here in my glorified swamp.
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Sinn Féin representatives have called the PSNI "reckless" after Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín had to be taken to the hospital after an incident with a police land rover in the Carrick Hill area in the north of Belfast following a contentious parade in the city on Friday night.
Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly was also at the scene which followed the Orange Order's annual Tour of the North parade.
UTV reports that the parade, which began at 7pm, passed through the nationalist area, with around 1,000 marchers and 15 bands taking part.
Police said the march was "largely peaceful." However, a small number of nationalist youths tried to run through the bands as they made their way up Peter's Hill.
The police sealed off part of the area in an attempt to keep rival groups apart.
Kelly said he was made aware that a teenager had been arrested and was inside a police land rover. The MLA for north Belfast said he spoke to the officer driving the vehicle, who indicated he would pull over so they could speak with the teen's parents.
Instead the officer drove off - an action which the politician said "annoyed the crowd and I have to say it annoyed me".
"I was there as an elected representative, a member of the Policing Board, and I was told lies. I don't like that."
"I then stood in front of the fourth jeep and demanded to see whoever was in charge. At that stage he rolled the jeep into me.
"I held on to the grill to get my balance because I near fell over. When I held on to the grill he drove off.
"It felt like a lot longer but I suppose he drove maybe 20 yards down the road," he added.
Mr Kelly said his party colleague, Ms Ní Chuilín, was injured after she came to help him.
"Carál had run after the jeep and got injured as a matter of the jeep hitting her as well. She's got torn ligaments in her shoulder."
A PSNI spokesperson has said the disturbance will be investigated by the Police Ombudsman, but Sinn Féin representatives say they are very angry over the incident.
Ms Ní Chuilín said: "I got injured when the jeep was driving off and we are very, very lucky there aren't more serious injuries if not worse in this community.... I was hit by the jeep.
"There was a bit of recklessness here last night by some of the police in those jeeps. That's not conduct befitting of PSNI and we will certainly be challenging it."
Kelly added: "What I'm very annoyed at is the driver of this jeep, and whoever was in charge of him doing something which he should not have done.
"It's bad policing. It does knock things back in this area."
Said Nelson McCausland, DUP MLA for the area: "It was particularly disappointing when of them is a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board."
"But obviously this will now have to be investigated fully by the police."
He added: "I think it's inappropriate for politicians to interfere with policing in that sort of way.
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Courier-Post columnist Danny Henley admits to being a bit compulsive in regard to his newest vehicle.
With a daughter taking classes five days a week at Hannibal-LaGrange University, a wife who has an assortment of commitments to keep, and me with that persistent obligation called "work," it was apparent to me after our Ford van died this spring that it would be a challenge for our family to divide one car three ways. Consequently this spring we found and bought a new-used car.
Because it's the newest vehicle that we've owned since we purchased a VW Rabbit decades ago out in Hutchinson, Kan., I've found myself acting strangely in regard to our newest addition.
The first time I drove on Palmyra Road in the "new" car, I found myself hyperventilating over the possibility that some golfer with more time than talent, would slice a shot onto the roof, hood or windshield of my car before I could get out of range.
I've also been far more vigilant about keeping an eye on the sky, and it has nothing to do with me wanting to photograph lightning. After our Buick was left with an assortment of dimples from last year's hail storm, I've been deathly afraid the same thing will happen to the new vehicle, which I've dubbed "Whitey." (Any guesses what color it is?)
Now when three clouds congregate I have to fight the urge to put Whitey in the basement garage.
Whereas when I was in the van, I'd park as close to Walmart as I could legally get, when it comes to Whitey I've found myself content to park it at the back edge of the parking lot and hiking in.
When I was puttering around in the van, unless the dreaded elephant bird took dead aim on the windshield, bird poo typically was allowed to stay where it landed. Such is not my approach with Whitey. Even if an anorexic sparrow finds the back bumper, I can be found wiping it off with a damp rag without delay.
I also can't help myself when it rains. I'll pull the car into the basement and, try as I might to resist the urge, I'll wind up toweling it down.
I'm also guilty of giving Whitey more baths in the relatively short time we've had it than I gave the two vans we used to own over a five-year period.
There's probably a support group out there for what I've got, I just haven't invested the time to find it yet.
I have come to the conclusion that what I'm afflicted with, at least until the newness wears off or it gets its first hail dimple, is genetic.
As I think about it, my father and I shared only a handful of interests. We both loved the same woman – his wife, my mother. We both were lousy about letting her know it, my dad because of his alcoholism and me because I was a self-centered teen-ager.
He also ingrained in me a deep passion for the St. Louis Cardinals and a taste for pro football. Beyond that, I'm hard pressed to come up with much that we shared in common.
My dad, who when I was young seemed to buy a new car every year, could almost always be found outside on a weekend morning washing his vehicle. I could understand his passion for a clean car, since as a salesman his vehicle often made a first impression on potential clients. As for me, while I loved my first car, a '67 VW bug, I rarely carved out time to wash it.
It was one day recently, as I stood behind my house toweling down Whitey after its latest bath, that the startling revelation hit me that I'm becoming my dad. It was enough to make me consider allowing it to accumulate enough dirt to warrant a new name - "Off Whitey."


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After the tragic killing of Trayvon Martin and the jury trial that followed, the impassioned response among most black Americans demanded respect for the life of Trayvon and, by extension, respect for our community as a whole. Our message was simple: We are Trayvon. President Obama shared this sentiment when he reflected that Trayvon could have been him 35 years ago.
That's why we were so disappointed to read Peter Bell's commentary ("Blacks must also look inward, at our culture," July 23) in which he scolds black Americans, asking, "how can we ... demand respect from others when we show so little of it for ourselves?"
From arguing that black people don't love themselves enough to berating hip-hop culture, Bell's ramblings either have nothing to do with Trayvon's killing or are just plain wrong.
To start with, Bell points the finger at the black community for protesting the racial prejudice manifested in Trayvon's killing when, he argues, our focus should be on protesting black-on-black violence in our neighborhoods.
It's true — statistically speaking, Trayvon was more likely to be killed by a black peer than by George Zimmerman. And, most agree, there is an epidemic of violence among black youths plaguing our communities and threatening our children's futures. Yet, that's not what happened between Zimmerman and Trayvon in February 2012.
As black leaders in Minneapolis, we've participated at vigils and demonstrations in the aftermath of black-on-black murders in our own neighborhoods. We're heartbroken, outraged, and resolved to build safer communities. But linking Trayvon's killing to a discussion about black-on-black violence completely misses the point and suggests that this unarmed black high school student wasn't the victim of unwarranted violence, but somehow had it coming.
Bell goes on to blame the black community as a whole — or at least black entertainers and their fans — for perpetuating racial disparities and injustices through hip-hop lyrics that devalue life and celebrate violence. Bell's accusation "do we really expect white America not to notice how we present ourselves in public or via popular culture?"smacks of the same ignorance that would accuse victims of sexual violence of "asking for it" because of how they dressed or behaved.
We in no way praise or condone dehumanizing lyrics or destructive behavior from black celebrities, but blaming black music for racial profiling and racial inequities of our criminal justice system is ridiculous.
The racial bias that led George Zimmerman to be suspicious of a 17-year-old black pedestrian was formed by much subtler, more encompassing societal forces than hip-hop lyrics. It is the same racial bias many of us have experienced and all of us share. Truly, the stereotyping and uncertainty that Trayvon experienced as he walked home with a bag of Skittles is something blacks in Minnesota experience every day.
But trying to blame racial bias in America on any one culture or form of expression is as pointless as it is absurd. Instead, we echo President Obama's observation that, despite this tragedy and the hard emotions it has stirred up, things are getting better and each generation pushes us closer to achieving the dream of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Certainly, we still face serious challenges in Minnesota with some of the widest and most pronounced racial gaps in educational achievement, household income, life expectancy and incarceration rates. Yet, we've witnessed again and again how these challenges motivate members of the state's black community to come together in ways both large and small that uplift our brothers and sisters in the pursuit of a brighter tomorrow.
For example, every year we see the black community raise scholarship funds and open doors for young people to grow a legacy of high-achieving students. Right now, black churches across the metro area are organizing health initiatives promoting healthy living to battle high rates of heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
As the cameras focused on the destruction when a tornado tore through north Minneapolis in 2011, we saw neighbors lift up one another and literally rebuild their community together. This same community (often thought of as Minnesota's most predominately black neighborhood) is home to the Northside Transportation Network, a civically minded group focused on growing economic opportunities through transit-oriented development.
And as black leaders in the state Legislature, we were proud to be among a coalition of lawmakers that worked to block in Minnesota the exact same "shoot first, ask questions later" law that put George Zimmerman in a position to shoot an unarmed teen in Florida.
These are just a few examples of black people committed to the growth, not the destruction, of our community. An honest evaluation of today's black community and its image can't begin and end with hip-hop music and ignore the good works of so many other groups and individuals.
We challenge Mr. Bell to take another look at how blacks here in Minnesota, driven by deep self-respect, are standing up to create a better future for our children and for our entire nation. Even he would agree that, in the famous words attributed to Gandhi, we must be the change we wish to see in the world.
Jeffrey Hayden and Bobby Joe Champion, both Democrats from Minneapolis, are members of the Minnesota Senate.


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About this time of year, many of us are spending an inordinate amount of time looking in our mirrors to check out the condition of our physiques. We find this to be a necessary annual ritual before we do something foolish like go to the beach and join the scantily clad.
The idea is to convince ourselves that the countless hours working out at the gym all winter long paid off. We are now ready to don that size zero swimsuit and display our sixpack abs to the world.
Now let's be realistic. We know that ain't gonna happen.
The countless hours we "intended" to work out at the gym always seemed to be preempted by other things that were more important. You know those things. Those unavoidable events and social obligations that required going out to dinner/drinks/lunch/Sunday brunch/ parties/barbecues, etc., ad nauseam.
The bottom line is, shall we say, reflected in our bottom lines. The lines of our bottoms are a bit longer, curvier, rounder and plumper than we would like.
I readily admit that I am one of those people who have these concerns. I drove by the beach over the holiday weekend to check out the scenery, and the scenery was frightening. When I looked at some of those young guys and gals in the skimpy swimsuits, I couldn't believe my eyes. Their abs looked as if they were Photoshopped.
What do they do, live at the gym? Don't they have jobs, school, or something that keeps them from making the rest of us look like quivering globs of gelatinous flab?
It's very depressing, all those beautiful people gathered on "Muscle Beach." I think it would only be fair to provide a place for the rest of us, where we could enjoy time in the sun without worrying about being subjected to ridicule. However, I'm not certain that "Fat Beach" would draw the people for whom it was intended.
Anyway, I came across an interesting article not long ago that was written by a paleontologist. After digging up the remains of ancient mankind that lived before agriculture as we know it, they discovered that these people were fairly healthy. They found none that were overweight. So, they checked out their diets.
Sure enough, the secret to their healthy physiques was in their lifestyle. Their diets were simple: meat, fish, fowl, and vegetables that grew wild. There were no farms or produce departments in grocery stores in those days.
They ate vegetables, roots, nuts and berries that they gathered by foraging. No legumes or grains were included. In other words — rice, pasta, cakes and pies were not part of the menu.
Well — if it worked for the caveman, that diet could certainly work for us. Why didn't somebody mention this a long time ago? We've been spending our money on diet plans that we cannot afford, adhere to, or like, and the best solution has been around for millennia — eat like a caveman.
Before you get too excited, the word "lifestyle" was mentioned in this article. That means it took more than a diet to make these people healthy. I read further and learned why this diet worked so well. Obtaining the food was a major undertaking.
The cavemen didn't go to a butcher shop. They had to go out with several friends and find an auroch.
What, pray tell, is an auroch? You ask.
An auroch is an ancestor of today's cattle. The auroch has been extinct for over 400 years. The difference between an auroch and a modern, garden-variety cow is about 1,400 pounds.
Mature aurochs had a shoulder height of 6-and-a-half feet and weighed more than a ton. The ancient hunters first had to find one, and then kill it with a flint ax. That's something like attacking a rhinoceros with a hammer. If the auroch didn't kill you, the chase alone could give you a heart attack.
Then they had to clean it, cook it, and divide it amongst their tribes because there was no refrigeration. Consequently, they had to consume the beast in a couple of days before going out to find another one.
While the hunters were chasing aurochs, the rest of the tribe was looking for vegetables. That was their lifestyle. They hunted, gathered and ate.
If the aurach ever returns, I'll try the diet. Until then, I'll just stay fat and live in a system I can't understand.


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Many women are catty (or just bitches). I think a lot of them feel the need to be better than other women even if it's not so, you see it all the time in high school films like Mean Girls. Women in general seem to have tendencies to belittle and criticize other women, especially if they are successful or beautiful. I am sure men have their own ways of competing against each other but they seem to treat their guy friends better than women do with their own friends.
Why do you think this is the case? Are women's insecurities/jealousy always to blame or is it something else?
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Yes if you go purely on generalizations men and women tear each other down to build themselves up in different ways
I'm not sure but I think it's just people
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it boils down to dominance, those that they think are a threat get torn down. Guys aren't in that league so they largely are unaffected (not always though)
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guys have drinking contest, and girls talk down on one another. i feel like its a competition, it shouldn't be, but that appears to be the case for a lot.
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I would say its probably depending on the person. Men and women both can hold a grudge and judge others in a heartbeat. I agree that insecurities may play a role. An example with guys is what some call little man syndrome. If you play sports you have probably seen the guy who is shorter or smaller than the others on the team but he always exerts too much force or gets in your face a lot. This is the guy that chucks the ball at you when all he should have done was tossed it. Its because he is lacking in one area that he feels compelled to make it up in another. Also with most guys I feel like it is more respected than looked down on. I mean if you are more muscular than me or you make more money than good for you, it means you put more effort into it than I did. Then again I am pretty laid back so this might just be me.
More generalizations. I understand though. It's another thing that get's swept under the "why I'm a misanthropic/misogynist" rug. I contribute it to my observation of genders. males will destroy material items (usually unintentionally) while women on the other hand destroy your psyche. And for the most part I don't think they understand when they're doing it. And It's almost as if they are not satisfied until they make your crumble from inside out. I don't think it's the whole "queen bee" thing as it is about their own insecurities.
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I think it boils down to natural/primitive instincts. It's one of those instincts that humans cannot abandon (no matter how much they try to overcome it). It's like sexual desires, you know, it's wired down in your biology. There's nothing you can do to abandon those feelings.
It would be unnatural to not feel any competition towards your own gender.
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I've always wondered the same. That's why I'm not really fond of most girls, besides the ones I'm friends with. The ones I'm friends with aren't like other girls. I wouldn't say they're tom boyish either, but they defiantly don't sit around and gossip about other girls or other people's affairs.
I also agree with GayAsianBoy. I never really thought about that! It makes sense why we do these things, just as animals fight over mates and/or other resources. We were built to strive for survival, just as animals do in natural selection. Or something like that. I never really did as well in science, but I do understand most of the ethical and most obvious/important things.
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that's just girls its to show dominance i never liked the Bitch gossip stuff like tomboy mode chill with the lads
and men like yep W/e lets drink and get wasted then draw faces on the person who passes out 1st
Mean Girls is not an accurate depiction of high schools...
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Mean Girls is not an accurate depiction of high schools...
Mean Girls is a very accurate representation of the girls of my former high school.
On another note, I think it's a gender difference. I'll fight with if I have a beef, or we'll just drink or whatever. Woman tend to bitch and downtalk eachother.
I rarely see catfights. On the other hand, I've seen two grown men beat the shit out of each other, and five minutes later, they're hugging like nothing ever happened. Meanwhile the women are still bitching. Each gender settles things differently, and frankly, my methods are neither.
And before anyone states I'm just a naive 18-year old who doesn't know shit, I'd like to invite you to my place. I have seen the world in many lights. Don't judge by age, for you might surely be mistaken.
Also women can be downright fucking hateful when it comes to other women and even men. I know men who are complete douches, but I know women who could easily put these men to shame, and I know why. The men I know tend to handle things more on the physical end. The women I know will rip your mind in half and throw it in a garbage compacter. And then they'll step on what's left of your mentality or psyche for further insult and injury.
Me, I'm a pacifist. I know if people ever got me fighting, things would not stop. And I don't like to see blood.
I'm too fucking lazy to change my online status. Never assume I'm always on CR.
It's like one of the episodes of Family Guy.
The bitches tore each other up within 3 minutes of meeting each other in a virtual world. They did not even tried to figure out their names yet.
FlyinDumpling wrote:I think a lot of them feel the need to be better than other women even if it's not so, you see it all the time in high school films like Mean Girls.
I did not get my hs yearbook because the girls in my school actually replicated the burn book in the movie Mean Girls.
The school dismissed of publishing any yearbook on that year.
(except the IB "I'm Better" League. They got all the money to produce their private yearbook.)
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There are many factors that influence people's behavior. One that hasn't been mentioned is: when people are socializing they often attempt to be humorous. However many people are not very clever and so they stoop to degrading and criticizing others often in a sarcastic way, and it gets laughs. I noticed this in highschool, and while I always made attempts at wry humor, or self-deprecating it often fell flat. I was probably not very clever, or my friends just didn't understand I was joking...
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:08 am
Post subject: Spinning out - stance, fin/sail size, etc.
I was lucky to spend a week on Bonaire last month, great place. But I had some issues on the water. Background: I'm an experienced windsurfer (since 1985), but almost all of my experience is on my own gear, rarely (once before) travel for windsurfing. I mostly sail longboards (Equipe, Kona surf, Pacifico), but do get out on 105 litter board a few times a year. I typically use big sails and fins in marginal to good conditions. I'm 5'11", 85kg.
Windsurfing in Bonaire, I had a great deal of trouble spinning out. Wind was 14-22 knot range over the 5 days. I was sailing sails from 6.5m to 8.8m, and the following boards: RRD FireRide 135, Starboard Atomic 120, RRD FireMove 120, Starboard Kode 115, and out of desperation a Starboard Carve 150-ish. With the smaller sails, I had fewer issues. With the larger sails, I had to hold back, and even then spun out a great deal.
Lac Bay Bonaire is shallow, and no board had a fin longer than 29cm. This is obviously too small for an 8.8m, but no choice. So, I would guess this is the problem, but I couldn't help but notice that I appeared to be the only one spinning out. I also noticed that I place harness lines further back, and make them longer (and use seat harness), so this made me consider how much stance contributes to the problem. I know that I am used to pushing on the fin and riding a very level board - this is the fast stance for me, but was a disaster in Bonaire. I also tend to use a high boom, and thought this might be an issue too (less mast foot pressure).
I tried everything. Lower boom, more weight on front foot, harness lines forward and shorter, etc. - nothing helped much. The only thing that worked was taking the foot off the pedal, which is not really a solution. One other clue - the RRD FireRide was by far the least likely board to spin out. It's a twin fin.
Any thoughts? Just fins too small? What else contributes to spin-out?
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:30 am
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Jamie look at the area of the fin not just the depth. If you want a large area shallow fin try a weed fin. It won't point quite as well but will have more area to push against. Technique can play a role also. Get up to speed before really driving up wind with max pressure on the fin. The greater the speed the more lift from the fin. In other words as you get going go downwind a bit more with a light touch then drive upwind as your speed increases.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:05 am
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Waterat Pat wrote:
Jamie look at the area of the fin not just the depth. If you want a large area shallow fin try a weed fin. It won't point quite as well but will have more area to push against. Technique can play a role also. Get up to speed before really driving up wind with max pressure on the fin. The greater the speed the more lift from the fin. In other words as you get going go downwind a bit more with a light touch then drive upwind as your speed increases.
Waterat- Yes, good points, and was definitely cautious about applying any pressure until up to speed. My frustration was that when I had reached that point where it was time to really move, I would move in the wrong direction (sideways). And yes, fin chord is obviously an important metric, as is foil shape. The fins on Bonaire were all small by any measure. Again, on my own gear, I never have problems, but perhaps I am too used to big fins (I typically use 40-50cm fins).
Weed fins are fast, and can provide surprisingly good lift, but I have always hated using them, and have plenty of scars on my shins from fins that stick out beyond the end of my boards. Ouch.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:36 am
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Spinning out is almost always caused by pushing the fin sideways through the water. Some things I noticed in your post were: You're used to big fins, you set your harness lines further back, you use fairly long lines, and you were using too small of a fin for the sail, albeit not by choice. I'll bet that if you were thinking about it, you'd find that your spinouts happened when you either hit a piece of chop that caused you to jolt the fin sideways, or when you were suddenly un-powered by an unexpected lull in the wind, which caused you to weight your back foot too much. The solution is to pay careful attention, and when one of those things happen try to weight the harness instead of your foot.
All these things can lead to spinout, but one thing that I've noticed on my trips abroad to sail were that rental fins are usually chewed up. Before I travel, I find out what finbox the rental company uses, and bring a couple of my own fins. Not hard to stick in the bottom of your luggage, and can make your whole sailing experience more enjoyable.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:53 am
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So. how big is the fin on your 105 ltr board? I tend to run a little more
fin area than most guys my size, because I tend to ride back foot heavy.
That compensates nicely for my lack of subtlety. Some people also compensate for a lack of subtlety, by using much bigger sails
than required (this is not me), if you put both those things together,
you develop a technique that is pretty spin-out prone. Do what Spennie says, and just stick a fin you like in your luggage next time, or,
learn to ride more vertical (over your board), rather than horizontal
(hiked beside your board). If you spend some time in a maneuver
oriented frame of mind, you'll want to be more vertical, and that will
reduce your spin-out.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:43 am
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spennie wrote:
Spinning out is almost always caused by pushing the fin sideways through the water.
Me I'd say it's almost always caused by the fin being loose in the fin box.
Lac Bay is not the place for hammer-down ripping on 6.0+ sails. The bay is way too shallow, and by definition you have to use the "wrong" fin (weed fins are a decent strategy there.) This is why the rental centers carry twin fin boards for the larger sizes. Lac Bay is a "front foot" sailing spot...the conditions are a large part of why it's the cradle of new school freestyle.
I was there two months ago, and did manage some speed runs on a 6.5 one day. It still required a more weight-forward style than I'd use at home, where my fin would have been 2 inches longer.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:02 pm
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You are not the only one with a spin-out problem. I started bringing my own Lessacher Duocut weed fins 24 and 28 cm to Bonaire, and it cured the problem for me. My lake at home is always weedy, so I have the whole set of weeders and I am used to them. Lessachers never spin-out and they are fast
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If you go back to Bonaire, take a lesson with one of the locals. They'll give you the necessary pointers to adjust your stance, and to get going with smaller sails. Even better, take a 5-day ABK camp.
I had similar spinout problems about 10 years ago, but in Cabarete. I could not blame the fins, which are normal size there. A few lessons with a good teacher fixed my problems.
The next step was to learn how to sail a freestyle board and fin in Bonaire a few years back. With 10 minutes of ABK instruction and 30 minutes practice, that became easy. I still prefer big fins that I can push most days, but learning to adapt to being underfinned is very useful. And some learning will be necessary, even if you bring your own weed fins, since it's just too shallow.
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Even today you can get a bad fin. A fin that is to small for the sail will be prone to spin out. That said, if you were having the same issue on different boards and fins, and the rest of the crew was not, it might be technique. As posted, get up to speed before heading up wind. After carving up be sure to flatten the board out by pointing your toes. Riding the windward rail will cause spinout. For fun, Try to point your toes enough to get the leeward rail in the water. The board will ride the fin, be very smooth, head up wind well, and be way less likely to spin out......What's really fun, is going into a high speed turn and have the fin let loose. Can you say broken nose. Board and or face. It happens.. Tony
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Spennie. Great Idea about taking your own fins. I'm going to do that on my next trip.....
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