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Interesting that the serious kite incidents that have happened in the last few years have all involved experienced kiters.
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kiting is like any other sport...there's idiots who get hurt or hurt people...c'est la vie...sucks if you're involved..and if I were Sandy I'd be rightly annoyed...but they'll always be out there, that's just the way it goes.
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This kiter is STUPID with a capital S. Try to thread between 2 moving boats instead of stopping in the water or make a sliding turn around and ride away.
Jumping over some stranger boat ??? WTF was he thinking in that little brain ???
That 's all I can say.
I think it ranked way up there with the same incident where some a..hole knocked the wind sensor out of action @ Crissy field.
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The original poster who made this error in judgment started this thread on the forum to apologize and will probably be more careful in the future.
There have been two incidents of the sensor at Anita rock being taken out by a kite boarder.
The first happened several years ago and that was a very skilled kite boarder needing an eye exam.
This year a fellow on a 13 m kite took it out when it was 8 m conditions, and he was more like Elmer Fudd goes kite boarding and was out of his depth and had quite a scare being wrapped up in his lines and drifting towards angel island in the shipping channel, and being rescued by the Coast Guard.
I previously posted this Coast guard letter http://www.scribd.com/doc/138553396/MSI ... yak-Safety that came out in April, the back ground story is that three significant incidents that could not be ignored, two involved kite boarders and one a Stand Up paddle boarder. One of those incidents did happen off Crissy Field when a kite boarder with a severe case of "look at me" jumped to close to a very large tour boat and hung it on there radar mast and swept there deck with kite lines and the kite boarder being drug under water for some distance before the boat could stop. The Coast Guard was involved and was reported as a significant incident in the Coast Guards monthly report to the Captain of the Port.
Most on the beach say "so what if he does it again", some have complained to me, because he still is kooking it very close to the tour boats showing off.
Rules are made when enough complaints or incidents are noted.
Check this out from the Coast Guard and the Oregon department of boating, I do not know if this is being enforced in Oregon because it is from 2007.
It was a result of complaints from boaters about kite boarders.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/168612071/CG- ... teboarding
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I would probably say that the topic title of this thread is an understatement to be sure but despite his error, he deserves some credit for his post. He admitted his error, expressed concern about the kiter student in the boat who was fortunately (for all parties) wearing a helmet, followed up with the student to check in on their well-being and beyond that, what can you do? Learn from and don't be that guy...
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I agree with Ollie, he made a bad judgement call going between two boats but based on his comment he will never do it again, he appears very sorry. I hate it when when we get a kiter at 3rd who makes a bad judgement and causes an incident then have an attitude when we have a talk with him about it. I did say "he" because I never had any issues with women.
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I think it speaks volumes that he stepped up, came forward and honestly started this thread...
When you screw up and know it, it takes even more balls to admit it publicly. Good on ya for that...
Kirk out
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This has turned in to a useful post. I'm so glad he made this post. It shows respect for the community of kiters.
I'm sure that most of us have had that split second hero moment that has gone wrong.
For me the best one ended layed up for three months with a broken ankle (camera on scene)
Another good one was jumping over Sandys down kite. All most made it. Oops (camera also there)
Oh tooo windy everyone sitting out. Ended with me body dragging in with broken knee. (No camera).
So I'm far from throwing stones at any kiters being bad.
We need to think before we act, and show respect to others using the water ways. Yes the guys fishing too.
Speaking of respect... has anyone noticed the coat guard lately? They seem to be driving super fast down the channel and close to down kiters??? And Other boats near the channel.
Be careful with boats
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I'm kinda surprised someone would even suggest the kiter may have had the right of way...
Thanks Tony Soprano for the link to the CG ruling and OR inquiry. Yes, Gorge 'boaters' (basically, barge pilots, some vocal sailboaters) are not big fans of kiteboarding as they see even more dangerous behavior from kiteboarders than windsurfers. My place is over a mile away from the river but I can always tell from their horn blasts when someone's being stupid.
Kudos to the OP for manning up and saying "I f'ed up." Sadly I've seen this situation before.
And of course I can't resist re-posting the following infamous episode!
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I am the worst person ever to to check out the local sites that contain people that have been arrested. Now there is the most wanted and even traffic court listings. The Hard Times paper has made many people aware that getting in trouble in the Shoals is not a thing to keep secret anymore. I really do have some compassion for many of them. In life we are faced with so many things. Making a living gets harder everyday. Making poor choices on how to make a living are allot of what the people in the pictures have done. I have in cases made not the best of choices; trying to beat checks to the bank was always one of them. I am blessed to have kept a job and knew I was going to be paid every seven days. There were times when I had more than one job. I know y'all have heard me say this before, but it is really not hard to get up go to work at something everyday. Just doing that can save you allot of grief. Money is not everything. Making a living may not always the job you want. In everything that you do try to be the best at it. My very first job was washing dishes in the school cafeteria. I was there for one hour and shot for washing a record amount of dishes in that hour. I forget how many, that was over thirty years ago. In the factories I fought production to do more than anyone else. My goal in all was to be the most important person in the building while I was a factory worker. The job I have now is finally one that wish I had then. I still want to do the very best that I can. My reasons for this is family and friends. I want them to know I have never given up. Family to me helps you want to be better. Maybe many of the people pictured have no family or none that care enough to encourage them. God gave me that. My heart really also goes out to the parents of young people that are arrested. Crazy, however that in some publications I see the parents and children in the same issues. I will be the first to admit that I have found humor in the how crazy families can be. The apples do not fall far from many trees. The outlaws of today seem to be children of outlaws I recall from the seventies. One famous family that I see the children's pictures of are the same that were bootleggers when I was a child. Bootleggers were a common trip for us to take Daddy and Uncle Keith to regularly. We really did take them; driving before we could see over the steering wheel of the car. Strange that when we went there I never considered the man that came out to be bad. He was always nice to us kids. One that lived in the Nugent Hollow even let me ride a pony all over his front yard once. Daddy even acted like he was going to buy me that pony. Hope was all I really gained from that, but hey for a few days I looked forward to maybe I might get that pony. Years passed and even as a teenager I was sent to the bootleggers by Daddy. I could even go with boys he didn't want me to date if we would run by the Goodman Hollow's bootlegger. Really not a place a cute teenage girl should have been. The last time I went for my daddy a distant cousin, drunk old man, made the bootlegger mad by talking trash. They; they being my date and the outlaw/bootlegger, put the dirty drunk in his truck and put it in gear sending him down the road off the bridge on the dirt road. It was not very long after that the bootlegger was stabbed to death by his own nephew in Luster Howell's grocery store on 207. Now today I see pictures of his kin folk in the now popular mug shots of the Shoals. To conclude this I want to say another I what I have gathered along the way is, I don't want to be in the Hardtimes, even if I am nosey and look, even though I think that the Wild Wonderful Whites of West Virginia are LOL funny. Whites of WV
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Jeffrey, your post is right on point with the World, not just the 2 countries you love. Thank you SO MUCH for this. I admire your intelligence SO MUCH, but your HEART SO MUCH MORE. You will always be a good and lasting impression to me. Sincerely, Marie Boyd ParkerReplyDeleteReplies
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As am I. I missed a teleconference call with Richard a few weeks back, and haven't been able to reach him since. From what I see on FB he's doing well, but I have no first hand info. Can't wait to see the punny guy in the flesh.Delete
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It's making me a mason.Delete
Please, bro, pretty please with sugar on it--don't put pictures of the orange man here anymore. MIE is one of The first places I look online every morning. It's just too upsetting and ruins my breakfast to see that face.ReplyDeleteReplies
Sis, consider it my brotherly effort at weaning you back to the reality you shall confront in NYC. You will find no place to hide from the media's moth-to the flame-like obsession--on all sides of the political spectrum-- with the Orange Crush and Crushettes. Trouble is, I fear we're tethered to the backs of the moths.Delete
Great words. Maybe typing away will keep me from reading the news. Must start the next book :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, Triss , do not allow the times to deny the world your great words!Delete
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- AnonymousMarch 14, 2017 at 4:31 AM
Agree. Where would I be without Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Samantha Bee and Trevor Noah? I miss Jon Stewart and Larry Wilmore. And I'll also give a nod to Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer and Kate McKinnon as KellyAnne Conway and Jeff Sessions.ReplyDelete
Brilliant all of them.
So I'd be in the middle of slush without these comedians and my crime fiction and dvd's. And chocolate. And blogs to read.
The news is impossible. And now President Agent Orange and his cohorts, Bannon, Miller, Paul Ryan, et al., have a "health care" plan that will remove medical coverage for 24 million people. But, of course, the White House is refuting the Congressional Budget Office. Sigh.
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The GOP tried to denigrate the ACA by calling it "Obamacare," and Obama made the right move by coming right out and saying he was proud to have it referred to that way.Delete
I think it's only appropriate that we all refer to the GOP's idea of health "care" as TrumpCare. Then, after that's solidly entrenched in the social mindset, we can more modify it further to more accurate TrumpCareless.
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Really, and to place the blame squarely where it belongs: the Trump/Ryan/Price bill.ReplyDelete
Saw Price on TV about this bill, about as squirrelly as one can get. No direct answers to questions. Like following a maze to try to get even a few words of an answer.
Ryan was on Fox bragging to Tucker Carlson about how much the rich would get in tax cuts. And, even better, it will leave to even more tax cuts! He was smiling.


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I bought this on the road for some DOUGH but I've been lusting a copy of this great lost LP for a long time and wasn't happy with my high class "cleaned up" download from a few years ago. I appreciate people recording their vinyl and trying to de-click etc. but I hate when the result sounds compromised, blurry and phase-y, which is why I try to stick with STRAIGHT transfers. You know The Pipe don't mind a little surface noise.
Seger doesn't want this album on CD. Released on Palladium/Reprise in 1973, it may not be one of Bob's five star best, but just for the fact that this album contains the ORIGINAL versions of both "Rosalie" (as Phil said, "It's a number recorded by Bob Seger...") and "Turn The Page" (think about it-when have you EVER heard the STUDIO version?) is plenty of reason that this should be on the market.The album starts with a strange and re-arranged version of the Allmans' "Midnight Rider" complete with a questionable vocal note at the end covered up by a quick thinking scat. I haven't heard the version on the recent "Early Seger Vol. 1" but I understand it's remixed and fades before the weak spot. "So I Wrote You A Song" reminds me of something from the "Brand New Morning" album. Another cover follows as Seger tackles Free's "The Stealer" and gives it the Detroit treatment. On this one, Bob's voice shines.
Seger's always looking back and funnily enough in early 1973 he was already looking back to the previous year. "Back In '72" is a Stones-ish rocker that should be on the radio, not out of print for no one to hear. "Neon Sky" is based on an electric piano riff and it stands out as a highlight of the album too. "I've Been Working" is a funky Van Morrison cover and "I've Got Time" is a folky ballad with flute.
Produced by Seger and longtime manager Punch, the sessions were done in Michigan, Oklahoma and Muscle Shoals in Alabama. Don't be embarrassed by this album Bob, we love it!
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- AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 9:09 AM
rosalie & back in 72 both awesome tracks! you know i need a copy. stat. Seger does love to go on about how great he & life used to be..i love him anyway. I ♥ disco and love hearing you talk about it! i was a closet disco fan for years & years (late 70's early 80's)...while a card carrying DREAD member (WRIF detroit radio anti disco deal) and i'm happy to be out of the closet so to speak! rock on...ReplyDelete
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October 6, 2016
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Serves 4
2 cups (450g) rice (brown or white), cooked
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoon fresh turmeric (or 1/2 teaspoon powdered)
1 cup (225g) red onion, thinly sliced
2 cups(450g) mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 cups (450g) sweet potato, thinly julienned
2 tablespoons tamari (or soy sauce)
1 tablespoon vinegar (rice, coconut, apple cider or balsamic)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup (small bunch) fresh cilantro (coriander), chopped, optional
1/4 cup (small bunch) fresh basil, chopped, optional
1. Cook the rice according to the package instructions and let it cool thoroughly.
2. In a large skillet, heat half a tablespoon of sesame oil and lightly sauté the ginger, garlic, turmeric and red onion for 1-2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and sauté until lightly browned, about 2-3 minutes. Add the sweet potato and stir to coat. Add 2-3 tablespoons of water and cover skillet. Then, let the sweet potato cook for 3-4 minutes, until tender.
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Day 3 in Atlanta was best till now, with lot of great sessions. I did breakout sessions for 75 minutes again only, all on Windows 10 and Microsoft Intune. I skipped the session during lunch, to have some rest and load both Surface and Lumia devices. Two sessions in the morning and two in the afternoon is best for me. Let's see which interesting stuff has been mentioned today!
Windows 10 deployment experience
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Securing Android devices and apps with Microsoft Intune
-Android fragmentation challenges: 24.000 distinct devices within 1.294 brands!
-Android for work, Requires Android 6.0+ devices Website
-Android is missing some key features, Android security is lacking, Android device fragmentation
-Samsung KNOX extends native Android in a number of areas, 28 additional settings exposed by Samsung API's.
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Pan and rotate controls producing random movements
Whenever I click on the rotate or pan controls my viewport seems to undergo a random rotation; that is, Genesis leaps to the left or rotates 180 degrees.
I've reinstalled Daz Studio; I've also restored my workspace to a default setting. Neither helped. This has only started happening recently.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
This sounds like an OpenGL version issue. What video card are you using? Maybe post the first few bits of Help > Troubleshooting > About Your Video Card
Current OpenGL Version: 4.2.0
OpenGL Provider: NVIDIA Corporation
Hardware: GeForce GTX 580/PCIe/SSE2
Thank you so much for the prompt reply.
Here is the information you requested:
Current OpenGL Version: 3.3.0
OpenGL Provider: NVIDIA Corporation
Hardware: GeForce 8800 GT/PCIe/SSE2
Hmm, well, there goes that theory... 3.3.0 should be plenty high of an OpenGL version.
Still, are you using the Microsoft drivers or the card-specific drivers from the manufacturer?
I'm using the Nvidia drivers, a fairly recent set.
Hmm, the only other thing I can recall that caused something like this was either a tablet mouse or a 3D mouse. Are you using either of those? Or have them hooked up even if you're aren't using them?
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I have the same problems using my tablet (Wacom Intuos 3), have filled a bug report on the matter.
That's it!
The pen for my Wacom tablet was in the middle of the table, rather than off to the side.
Thank you both so much for your help.
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Kerya Posts: 9,463Tralen said:I have the same problems using my tablet (Wacom Intuos 3), have filled a bug report on the matter.
If you give me the link to your bug report I would add my voice to it. I have a Wacom Intuos3 too and the same problem. I love my tablet, but camera controls in Dazstudio and Poser are definitely wonky with it.
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I added my voice - I hope that helps. But I am still using 22.214.171.124, because I would loose my plugins (GenX and Dynamic Clothing) with 4.5.


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The warts are not pleasant for the eye and are really common sadly. They look small, like grains and on the skin. Usually, they can be found on the hands and fingers.
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The best known home remedy is of course the silver duct tape! It is a good treatment and studies prove this.
In one study, 61 patients with such warts have gotten cryotherapy or duct tape treating. After 60 days, even 85% with the duct tape treating had no warts and also 60% got wart free!
This is how it is done: with a small duct tape piece, cover the wart and also replace tape if you need to. Soak in water and gently remove the tissue with pumice stone that you probably already have at home.
Then leave the wart exposed to breathe for 12 hours. Repeat the process until wart is gone.
Be patient. This is not a miracle for 24 hours, says Dr. Julian Whitaker, the director ot Whitaker Wellness Institute.
- Nor direct contact with the wart or other people's warts
- Never pick this! It might spread virus all around
- Never use same emery board or pumice stone and clipper as you also do with healthy skin around
- Never bite the fingernails. The warts happen more if you break the skin somehow and also the virus gets in deeper.
Side note: see a doctor if the wart is painful or changes in color. Also, even after treatment, if the warts stay or even spread more, immediately see a doctor.
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Sick Drummer Magazine – Offbeat Interview with Kerry King of Slayer
Interview by: Cameron Edney
SDM: Hey Kerry, it's fantastic to be speaking with you today, congratulations are certainly in order. You have once again been nominated for a Grammy Award, You must be pleased to be in the running once again?
Kerry: It's becoming old news [laughs]. When it's all said and done, I might be, but I'm not a big believer in the "metal section" of what the Grammys are about. I think it's an after thought and it's a little bit retarded.
SDM: Slayer has been together for thirty years now and has been nominated, and won many awards during that time. Do you get caught up in that side of the industry, the chart success, award ceremonies etc or would you much rather try and avoid that side of the industry and focus more on the music?
Kerry: Yeah I'd say that, this is just a part of our business that happens to come around to thinking that we're good enough to vote for as far as Grammys go; but that's not why we make our records!
SDM: As a long-time Slayer fan it's fantastic to see you returning to Australia this month for the Soundwave Festivals! You must be pleased to be returning so quick after your last tour?
Kerry: I'm totally happy man. I wish with every album we could do Australia twice. It's a place I truly enjoy going, the wildlife is so unique there, it's awesome. I think we're only doing the festivals, we already played Australia, I think we're playing most of the cities that we played on our own tour.
SDM: As everyone knows you're billed alongside Devildriver, Iron Maiden, Saxon and Rob Zombie to name a few! How did you become involved with the festival, was it just as easy as a phone call or was there more to it?
Kerry: That's a part that I really don't deal with so I don't really have an answer for ya! It goes through our manager and whoever is putting the festival together, then if we can logistically make it. There wasn't so much politics this time but just getting everybody in line to where it could happen.
SDM: You're certainly no stranger to touring Australia; having seen you a number of times I've always walked away blown away by your performances. The shows aside what do love about touring Australia?
Kerry: I'm a snake breeder and I specialize in Australian pythons so that's extra special for me. I think it's a gorgeous country and I think the people there are cool, and I'm not just saying that because I'm talking to you, I truly believe that. I love going down there!
SDM: Let's talk about the Aussie Slayer fans… you've played all over the world, how do our fans shape up when compared to the crowds in Europe and the States?
Kerry: I think in any major city people are chaotic and crazy! I remember when we did Perth for the very first time; my wife was with us for that tour. I can't see everything from the stage and she was telling me that one of the guys in the crowd had dreadlocks and lit his hair on fire and was hanging from the ceiling, that's pretty crazy, I think Australia holds their own!
SDM: The last Australian tour was alongside Megadeth and Sydney fans were treated to a very special one off 'Reign in Blood' show. What fond memories do you have from your last visit?
Kerry: Actually, I have a bad one cause Tom's voice went and we had to cancel a show. Hopefully we'll be playing close enough to where people that wanted to see us last time will get the opportunity to see us. Cancelling shows… it sucks but he couldn't have performed anyway, it would have been a lousy show. It's one of those horrible things that happen once in a while.
SDM: Kerry, last year's Big Four shows were amazing and it's opened the gates for more shows this year, including headlining the U.K. Knebworth Festival. With all the success that's surrounded the tour and now these new shows, do you see any plans for the Big Four to travel the world, playing shows in the States and of course here in Australia?
Kerry: I think they're just doing gigantic ones right now, the U.K.. Knebworth Sonisphere show will have 100,000 people there I think that's all they're looking to do right now. I don't want to say that it's being tested, but they're just doing a big one here and there. I'm hoping myself that it becomes a tour and gears up to tour the world for six months… that would be great!
SDM: Mate, over the years you've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with many amazing artists, whilst on the road who's given you the best advice and what was it…
Kerry: I don't know… people are usually scared of me [laughs]. I really don't think any of my idols really gave me advice cause when I met them I'd already been touring for ten years. The thing for me was getting over my fan hang-up for some of my heroes, like the [Judas] Priest guys and [Black] Sabbath. Tony Iommi was the last one I finally got over the hump; he's the nicest dude ever but it's fuckin Tony Iommi what am I going to say to him? I think advice was just hands on for me. Every year you find out something you didn't know and you incorporate that into how you live on the road.
SDM: Thirty years on it's obvious that when you hit the road you sometimes have to leave loved ones behind. That aside what do you love and hate most about touring these days?
Kerry: Playing is the best… the worst by far is travel. It doesn't matter if your first class or if you charter your own plane, we've done everything and sometimes you're put into situations where if you didn't have a charted plane you didn't make it to the next show. It doesn't matter how coached you are it just wears you out.
SDM: Kerry, I wanted to talk to you a little about recording and studio life… it's been a little over a year now since 'World Painted Blood' was released and still fans are raving about the album, looking back over the process is there anything you would have changed?
Kerry: No, I think that record came out great!
SDM: Since the album's release there's been a lot of speculation that this could be the last Slayer album we hear, from misquoted interviews we heard these could be Slayer's last shows…Do you see the band returning to the studio anytime soon to make another album?
Kerry: I'm in the middle of about four months off and I recently got a couple of new guitars, so that always inspires me to pick up and do something. We haven't talked about it but everyone's into doing another one… it seems like it! I want to make some use of my time off and make up something hopefully for a Slayer record. Slayer's record contract is up so we either re-sign with American or look for someone else.
SDM: With so many years of writing and recording under your belt, as time goes on, does it become more difficult or easier to put yourself into that mind-set for writing for a new album?
Kerry: I think the mindsets easy but I also think it's difficult, cause since the last time you've had to make up songs, you've already made thirteen more. Every time you make up stuff its cool to sound like yourself but you can't sound like things you've done in the past ideally, that's the difficult part.
SDM: I would imagine having recorded so many albums now that trying to find that fine line could be one hell of a gruelling process!
Kerry: Yeah, but I think that's why people are liked. That's why we like Ac/dc, that's why people like us. There not the exact same albums, but it sounds like us, it sounds like Ac/dc, that's why you get a fan base cause. People feel they know what you're going to put out and know it's not going to suck!
SDM: Mate Let's go right back to the beginning for a moment. When every band starts out they hope to have the chart topping albums, the world tours and so on did you ever think that all these years later you would still be going, still selling out all over the world, looking back was that the goal for you?
Kerry: Looking back… I think you have to be lucky to be in the right place at the right time and once you get that deal you have to continue to be good! When you start out it's pretty much getting noticed and of course as a kid you're fearless and you're invincible and you think you're gonna make it.
SDM: Kerry, you lead a wonderful lifestyle playing music and seeing the world. Are there days where it all seems surreal to you?
Kerry: Not so much, but when you put in perspective that 'Reign In Blood' is twenty five years old this year you go holy shit, I've been doing this a long time!
SDM: One of the things I love about Slayer is that it's a band that's really stuck to the roots of the thrash genre. You never really strayed away where some bands have done so over the years. What's the secret to the bands longevity, these days we're lucky to see a band stay together for two to three years, why do you think Slayer have outlasted so many other artists?
Kerry: Well the front three people never changed and I think that's important. You've gotta have a nucleus of people where you never wonder who is going to be onstage as far as a band thing I think that's important. I don't mean that as a shot on Megadeth but at the end of the day Megadeth is Dave Mustaine and that's it. It's whoever Dave decides to play with on this record. Could you imagine watching Slayer without me, Jeff or Tom? It just couldn't happen! That's something to be said there, cause we're all irreplaceable! The last few years I've noticed people in bands are almost interchangeable. I've seen some of my friends stay home because their wives were going to have a baby and they'd have somebody replace them when they play live, and I think… how can you fuckin do that?
SDM: Mate just before we wrap it up, Slayer are back in town this month for the Soundwave Festivals, you have more Big Four shows on the way what else is on the cards?
Kerry: That's the next thing we do actually, so I get to see all of American football run its way out. I know us and Megadeth are doing Europe before the big four shows, I would imagine we will be playing through til' the summer.
SDM: Kerry, I want to thank you again for your time today, it's been a true pleasure. Do you have any last words for our readers?
Kerry: Not really, I'm fuckin stoked to be comin' back two times on one record. Hopefully I'll have some days off and will be able to kick back and enjoy some of that great outback hospitality.


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United Nations Web TV Live Schedule for Friday, 2 December 2016
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Friday, December 2, 2016
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CR.12) "Soils and pulses: a symbiosis for life".
In observance of the World Soil Day (5 December). Co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Lesotho, Thailand
and Turkey, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and
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10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (CR4) High-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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Author: Dennis Schooley
We have now entered the world of blogs! Sounds kind of Harry Potterish, doesn't it?
If you're over 20 years old, you probably think this is some crazy sci-fi phenomenon, or I've simply lost my mind. Don't fret, the vast majority of people don't know what a blog is all about – and more importantly, why it matters to them.
If you're under 20 you can stop reading because you probably know all about blogs, and the value they have in sharing information. You've been trading game-breaking codes, South Park clips, and jokes through blogs for months now – or maybe even years.
In a recent article, Johnson Ong quips "I have a blog. Doesn't everyone? You mean you don't? How uncool are you? According to Merriam-Webster, 'blog' was the word of the year last year. Not having your own blog is like not having your own Gmail account. What? You don't have Gmail either? My God, what are you? A caveman!"
Over or under, cool or uncool, I want to address blogs from a business standpoint, and the tremendous value they can deliver to business. There are several reasons that developing a blog is a tremendous strategy for any business.
1) It will increase your web presence significantly – the search engines love blogs!
2) It will allow your business to educate customers and prospects about certain subjects, and appear as experts
3) It will raise your business profile with your vendors and other strategic partners, if they are invited to contribute to your blog
4) Other blogs can, and will, take information from your blog, and you will increase your exposure to anyone that participates in the 'taking' blog
5) Blogs accept subscribers, and everyone that subscribes to your blog will be constantly updated (pinged) by you with current information
So What is It?
The full name for a blog is a weblog. It's a repository for articles, newsletters, information, and discussion boards. It's like a 'what's new' page on the internet in whatever subject you choose. When people research any topics that you have on your blog, they may very well end up on your blog through their search. If you've done it right, your blog is of course, fully branded to your company, and linked to your main website.
If you keep current articles, and information on your blog, you will receive hits from people looking for information about those subjects. You will also receive hits from other blogs, and they will then distribute your information to their own audiences.
You will receive hits from contributors of articles or news items, as well as people looking for those particular contributors through a search engine.
Hopefully, you get the picture. Your web traffic should increase exponentially through the proper use of a blog.
Business Blogs
Business blogs have yet to sweep the business community, which presents a significant opportunity to adapt the technology to any business. It will allow you to share expertise and knowledge with a much larger audience, which should create a significant benefit.
There is specific blogging software, and you will have to learn how to create an effective and valuable blog. You will also have to learn how to acquire and produce current industry information to populate your blog with articles that will maintain interest and value. Yes, there is an element of work to it – you didn't think it was free, with no effort required, like the mumps did you?
As you add current information to your subject area, or to secondary subject areas that you may include in your blog, your chances of more hits are higher. If you continually contribute self-generated articles and news items to the appropriate subject areas, your chances also increase. In addition, there are sources that allow you to publish their materials, which can be used to increase the value of the blog, and therefore the likelihood of being found on the good old inter-web.
So How Does It Work?
If you still push the Pause/Break button in the upper right-hand corner of your keyboard to request permission from your boss for a visit to the bathroom, you can skip this part. Otherwise, it's really not too hard to follow.
Without getting too technical, there are many web robots (bots), crawlers, and spiders, and similar technologies that have RSS Reader capability. That's the stuff that is specific to blogs. They are basically looking for news, and blogs have that news.
If you do it right, these bots, crawlers, and spiders find your blog, and send information elsewhere, which is just what you want. Your blog is basically yelling at these web 'beasts' to "come on in and take this great stuff I've got."
For example, these web 'animals' include yahooslurp, googlebot, feedstercrawler, pubsub, syndic8, msnbot, newsgator, CP30, & R2D2.
O.K., the last two were Luke Skywalker's buddies, but the rest are real.
It will take 4 to 6 weeks for the search engines to adjust rankings but the ultimate result will be that you will progress up the ladder in the engines in the various topic areas that you feature. When people are searching for technologies or subjects that are being discussed in your blog, they will find you on the search engines.
That should be a hint that you should have content on your blog about the subjects that are most often searched.
When a subject is searched that is covered by one of your branded, self-generated articles, your fully branded information may be pulled to another blog, or to a specific person doing a search in that topic area. You can post that same article on your website, and it won't go anywhere. However, on your blog it gets a shot of super juice, and may just get pushed through any number of doors.
Linking – The Benefits – Increase Your Brand
When website owners and bloggers (yeah, I'm now a blogger!) think of linking, they are usually referring to inbound links from external websites and blogs. For example, if you had a link to your website on the website of another business.
While adding more inbound links on external sites is important, there is also a sort of 'reverse' link strategy associated with blogs.
Your blog's incoming links will provide another benefit when someone is referred to an article in your blog from another website. For example, through GooglePageRank, the receiving page (you) gets a boost up the search engine when that happens, which helps the blog overall by boosting the popularity of the blog, which in turn is what increases the search results, which in turn drives up the search engine rankings.
What!? I wrote it and I have to read it six times to really follow what I'm saying.
Basically, the more people that visit your blog when they come from other sources, the more likely it is for people to find you when searching for a whole myriad of topics. That type of benefit does not exist with normal website traffic, because those visits don't effect web site rankings on the search engines. But blog traffic that is through a link from another site will drive you up the search engines. There – that's much more clear!? As clear as fog in a low-lying bog. Ouch!
Web designer Sue Studios says; "Blogs are highly strategic, here-to-stay desktop tools that can strengthen relationships, share knowledge, increase collaboration, and improve branding. Think of the potential for your e-newsletter strategies:
1) Articles within newsletters can be linked to a blog, extending life and creating a massive conversation
2) You can offer a bi-directional forum to customers to get true, personal opinion on your products and services
3) Company experts can start a blog and become industry experts, helping your company edge out competition and, through this interactive forum, draw customers into another exchange of information and thoughts."
Well, it's snowing out so I think I'll go blogging! Wait, is that something you do in the snow, or is it something you do to stay out of the snow?!
Or is it a Celtic dance? Or should the Steelers have blogged that kick to win? I'm confused.
About the Author:
Dennis Schooley is the Founder of Schooley Mitchell Telecom Consultants, a Professional Services Franchise Company. He writes for publication, as well as for schooleymitchell.blogging.com and franchises.blogging.com, in the subject areas of Franchising, and Technology for the Layman. http://www.schooleymitchell.com, 888-311-6477, dschooley[at]schooleymitchell.com.


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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
What would you have done?
A little girl (maybe six or seven years old) was shopping with someone I'll assume was her dad. (And I'll call him that even though I'm not sure about their relationship.) I suddenly heard his voice--hard, gruff, loud. Angry.
"I told you to STOP ACTING UP!"
I watched the little girl. Her eyes were wide, and her body language--leaning away from her father--made it clear that she was scared.
Then he reached out, and with an open hand, hit her upper arm. I heard the sharp SLAP.
Shortly afterward, they walked by us as they exited the aisle. She was walking apart from him, and her face looked so sad, as she held her upper arm with her other hand.
Then they were gone, and Chickie came up to me softly. "Mommy, did you just see..." she began, and she proceeded to describe the scene to me in detail, including the little girl holding her arm afterward. I got down on her level and we had a short, serious conversation about what we'd both seen.
"Yes, I did see it," I said. "It made me very sad." I talked about how it's not okay for a dad to hit his daughter like that. Later at home we spoke more in-depth about it. I explained to her the difference between a non-angry parent choosing to use spanking as a form of discipline, and a parent hitting their child in anger. (We don't spank, but I want her to know that parents can spank in non-abusive ways.)
"It's never okay for someone to hit you because they're angry," I told her. "If that ever happens, you come tell me."
The whole scene really affected me. I was quiet and choked up after I'd seen it. I felt so confused and helpless. What do I do?? I asked myself, as I walked through the store and continued to keep an eye out for the father and daughter. Option after option ran through my head.
I could call the police--but he'd just slapped her on the arm, through her clothes, probably not even official "abuse." The police probably couldn't do anything, and would it even be practical for me to try to find them again in the store when the police arrived?
I could confront him, telling him, "It's not okay to hit a child because you're angry." But that might make him angrier, and he doesn't know me; he probably would have no respect for my unsolicited parenting advice.
I could try to talk to the little girl, ask her if her dad hits her worse than this at home, tell her that she can talk to a teacher or counselor at school--but really, that was probably the least-practical option. I certainly don't want some stranger coming up and trying to pull my kid aside to ask him or her serious questions in WalMart; it wouldn't be appropriate.
Honestly, I'm not sure there's anything I could do to "fix" things. But the fear and sadness in that little girl's face still makes me teary-eyed. I hope, hope, hope her daddy doesn't take out his anger on her at home. I hope, hope, hope that if he does, there is someone who knows them--beyond seeing them for a few seconds at WalMart--that will report him, repeatedly if necessary.
So I used it as a teachable moment for my daughter...and I'm praying for them. I just wonder if there's anything else I should have done. What do you think?
11 comments:
- Michelle said...
I teared up just reading this post. I absolutely think you did the right thing using this as a teachable moment for your daughter and praying for that little girl. I would do the same thing.
Thanks for being such a great mom and sharing this with us.
- February 9, 2011 at 2:51 PM
- Gator said...
Oh my. That's such a tough and disturbing situation. I'd have felt the exact same as you. I wonder if getting the store security involved, and then the police would have been appropriate. Maybe they could have detained him long enough until the police showed up and at least questioned the girl to see if its a regular thing, or worse. I think I would be so upset though that I wouldn't know what to do, or maybe not even have the guts to do it. And I feel terrible for even saying that, but its true.
I commend you for using it as a teachable moment. Not just for the abuse aspect, but the discipline aspect as well.
- February 9, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- Melinda said...
How awful! I don't know what you could have done for the little girl. I have been sitting here re-reading your story and I can't think of what I would have done. Perhaps tell an associate at the store what you saw and where and ask that they follow up. I don't know if they even would do anything anyway.
The only positive thing in it is that Chickie got to see this and had an awesome enough mom there to have that "teaching moment." Perhaps being witness will lead her to be an advocate for someone some day because she knows knows such behavior is dangerous and not right.
- February 9, 2011 at 2:57 PM
- Lees said...
Beth... This is sad and I think you handled it properly with your daughter. And you were probably right not to call the police. What if it was a bad moment? What if thus was out of character - that child could have been removed from her home for nothing....
Or it could be what you think, a regular occurrence. Sometimes I try to nicely say something that empathizes with a frustrated parent who has lost their cool that doesn't ok their behavior but does let them know they've been scene. Something like "parenting is tough- hope you day gets better". Then as they are on your heart in the next dew days, pray for them. Pray that if it is serious that someone who sees it regularly would tell. Prat that the girl would get courage to tell or the mom would bot stand for it. In times like this we have to trust the ONLY ONE who dies know the whole story and the heart of that parent!
That sucks!!!!
- February 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM
- Amanda said...
Ooo if my husband would have been there he may have been laid out on the floor. Coming from an abusive home like such, that is abuse and it's probably worse at home. I don't know if sending my parents to jail would have been good...but sometimes the police can shake a person up so much they stop or start to think about their actions. I think praying for the father's heart to be changed is a good idea.
If it were me, I would have spoken up and said, "that is not necessary" in a very stern voice and let him know some eyes were on him.
- February 9, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Lara said...
I witnessed something like this a few months ago. I actually followed the mom and child (at a distance) just to make sure the child was safe. I don't know what is the right response in these situations.
- February 9, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- LEstes65 said...
Sent you a private note/answer.
- February 9, 2011 at 3:46 PM
- Call Me Cate said...
Oh, that breaks my heart. I really don't know what you could've done differently. Not having kids of my own, I think you did exactly the right thing with Chickie - a quick response, time to think, then a longer discussion later.
As for the little girl herself, maybe it was indicative of an on-going situation or maybe it was just Dad having a bad day. Not that a bad day excuses his actions. Without more information, I'm not sure there's anything else you could've done.
- February 9, 2011 at 3:48 PM
I don't know what I would have done, either. It makes me think of my dad and the fact that he was abused by my grandfather (beatings) until one of his uncles intervened. I think my dad was about 10 years old when his uncle spoke to my grandfather. The beatings stopped immediately, but then my dad was totally confused if he did something he wasn't supposed to do and didn't get beaten. He worked very hard to control his temper with us and succeeded, but it is so hard to break that cycle once it begins. I'm just torn up thinking about what you saw. Now I'll think hard about what I would do, so that I'll be prepared if I witness something similar.
- February 9, 2011 at 3:51 PM
- Mellodee said...
This is an almost impossible situation for you and it's one I've been in a time or two. (I've lived a lot longer than you.) Seeing anything that is even just a little bit over the line makes my stomach knot up and before I know it, I have gone off to confront the parent. Usually with little or no success. Nonetheless, I have a very hard time just ignoring it. There is some judgement involved before I go tearing off into to some haplass mom or dad who has just reached the end of his/her rope. Did you actually see the slap? Had you seen the child's behavior beforehand? Was she "acting up"? Had you heard a warning? Did the child cry? (Abused children learn not to cry!) Was the "dad" still angry? Did he look "crazy"? Could drugs or alcohol be a factor?
We can't always answer these questions, but sometimes it helps you decide whether or not to intervene.
Basically, there is no good way to know what to do, sometimes you just "know" in your gut. In that case, I act and don't wait.
I'm sure this helps you not at all! But I just wanted to let you know I know how upsetting this can be.
Oh, by the way, these days I would really have to think about confronting a male for all the reasons you described, but I would call the police or store security instead.
I hate that these kinds of situations happen!
- February 9, 2011 at 9:11 PM
The closest I ever came to getting my ass kicked was (coincidentally) in the parking lot of a Walmart. I witnessed a very large man beating his son and shouting expletives at him. The child was no more than 5, and he was cowering in fear and covering his head while the father hit him repeatedly.
So I told him to stop.
He looked at me like I had three heads, and he told me to mind my own f-ing business. I said, "when you hit a defenseless child like that, it IS my business."
So he stopped hitting the child and came after me instead. I'm a pretty strong guy, but this guy had about 6 inches and 100 pounds on me, so I didn't stand much of a chance. He probably would have killed me if the police hadn't shown up.
But at least he stopped hitting the child.
Moral of the story? Don't get involved unless you're prepared to defend yourself if necessary.
As for me, I'd do it again in a heartbeat if I had to.
- February 10, 2011 at 2:42 PM


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- Tab positioning over the address bar (as oppossed to underneath in FF) seems more natural.
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- Clicking my mouse scroll bar doesn't bring up the scroll pointer like it does in almost every other application.
- I like having the search box separated from the address bar like it is in FF.
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In honor of committee member and volunteer with 4-H Thad Bailes, the Vernon Parish 4-H club hosted their annual Golf Tournament Scholarship Fundraiser at the Leesville Municipal Golf Course on Saturday, September 15.
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"This is the biggest turnout we've had," Extension Agent Kemberly Johnson said. "This year we have about 15 teams, and that amounts to about 60 people out there playing on the greens right now, it's the largest amount we've ever had in the 12 years we've been doing this.
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"All of our scholarships are based on leadership skills, community service and 4-H achievements that they've made throughout their time in the organization, so it's a chance to honor them for all that they've accomplished now and all that they will accomplish in the future."
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The lovely Nina at Crafting Time tells me that there are a few spaces on my class there on Saturday 4th October 2014. We will be making a fabric covered journal from scratch using greyboard, wadding and cotton fabric. There will of course be stamps and stencils involved in the decoration as well as Fresco Finish Paints and Silks by Luminarte. I will also show you a simple, quick and easy book binding technique too.
If you think you would like to join me and a bunch of craft loving people for a fun and creative day, call Nina on 01763 262417 or you can book on line here.
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3 comments:
- Marja's Stamp Addiction en Marja's Creativity said...
This is so beautiful. Love the fantastic colors too.
- 26 September 2014 at 10:12
- Harikini said...
I agry with Marja, love the design and colors.
- 26 September 2014 at 10:55
- Sue said...
Hello Lin,
How gorgeous these look. The palette is very sunny and fresh, I wish I could join you for the class.
I am arriving in the UK in Dec, and will be in Cambridge for a few days, so I was thrilled to see that this crafting shop is close by... I will certainly be calling in.
- 26 September 2014 at 22:09
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In the classical riding schools, riders begin their education on the lunge line astride well-trained school masters to develop correct and effective positions. In the U.S. however, this is rarely the case. Most riders are trying their very best to make progress with challenging horses, limited financial resources, limited time and limited access to instructors with school masters. This can feel endlessly frustrating. I have prepared four articles to help and encourage you.
- Part 1: Understanding crookedness in your horse
- Part 2: Using groundwork to help supple, strengthen and straighten your horse
- Part 3: Resources to help you improve your equitation off the horse
- Part 4: Putting it together by getting the most out of your riding lessons
It's often said that a crooked rider cannot fix a crooked horse. Ground work however, can be an effective tool to help cleave a circular pattern in which crookedness in both horse and rider prevent each other from experiencing correct posture. Ground work can help strengthen and straighten the horse by removing the disruptive influence of the rider. The rider then has more opportunity to ride a better balanced horse and increase the likelihood of achieving proper alignment and develop positive muscle memory.
Just like people, horses are not symmetrical. One side of the horse's body is more elastic, meaning the muscles are able to elongate more easily. Conversely, on the opposite side of the horse, the muscles are more constricted and therefore stiffer. Science is suggesting this phenomena is due to brain lateralization which refers to the fact that the two hemispheres of the brain have functional specializations. In the horse, this likely includes side-bias. The majority of horses prefer bending to the right and this side preference can be observed in foals. Side preference is significant because the elastic side becomes stronger by virtue of the fact that the hind leg on the supple side can reach further under the horse's body to support and carry more of the horse's mass. Over time this natural tendency becomes a postural habit as the horse learns to favor the stronger hind leg.
To discern the stiff side of your horse, lunge them without side reins on a circle to the left. If he looks and bends to the right then your horse is likely stiff on his right side and supple on his left side. To understand this further, imagine your horse's body as a banana (illustrated below). The constricted muscles on the right side of their body (the inside curve of the banana) pulls the horse's body into a rightward bend. You will also make these observations:
- Your horse's hindquarters will drift to the outside of the circle because the stronger left hind leg will move toward the center of the horse's body to compensate and support the weaker right hind leg.
- The right hind leg takes shorter steps.
- Your horse's shoulders fall to the inside of the circle.
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A small tree but more often a shrub that can thrive in any conditions especially in exposed dry situations. It has small pea like yellow flowers which develop into the pod which is 3 to 6 cm long but only a few mm wide.
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