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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:39 pm
Post subject: Shutter release cable
Yesterday I was taking some slower shots, 15th of a second, 10th ect, on the tripod, but its very difficult to screw in the cable release as the front part of the camera is in the way. I can just barely get in it a few turns, but not much and don't want to continue doing this, as it will mess up the threads.
It doesn't need much.
So the question is, can I put a spacer behind the lens, to move it out a little more?
Or will this somehow change the focal plane on the ground glass, (film) and perhaps require readjustment of the range finder?
I don't think it would make any difference as you have to adjust the focus anyway.
But wanted to verify before I did it.
The only other solution would be to take the lens out and rotate it clockwise, but then the trigger will be on top, and harder to support the camera and reach the trigger.
Currently my 3.25 x 4.25 Anniversary Speed's, (Grapflex Optar 135mm 4.7) lens, is set up with the trigger and shutter release cable location directed to the left side as you face the camera. This really works well for me, being right handed, holding the camera body with my hand through the left strap, and supporting the camera with my right hand underneath, and being able to trigger the shutter with my right forefinger.
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Here I'll reveal (once again) my ignorance, as I know nothing about the 3x4 Graflex. I do know that on my Century, you can rotate the square lensboard CW or CCW 90º or 180º and thus change the lens position to whichever you need at the moment. Don't know if this is possible on the 3x4 though.
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So the question is, can I put a spacer behind the lens, to move it out a little more?
Yes, but you will have to reset the infinity stops and rangefinder.
Have you tried removing the lens board, screwing the cable release in fully, then reinstalling the lens board into the front standard?
Looked for a cable release with a shorter support between the flex housing and screw tip?
Many shutters of that era have an index pin on the back that prevents the shutter from rotating should the lock ring come loose. The pin (a special screw) can be removed or a new hole drilled into the board for it on wooden boards. The standard position is 9 o'clock. I clock my shutters from 7:30 to 8:30.
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Interesting.. removed the lens, and the lens locking nut and see the pin you are discussing. On the back side, hidden by the board, a scrolled, etched in the lens metal...
Thanks LW, whereever you are, it's still working very well, thank you ...
I like the concept of rotating the lens on the lens board.
Now my lens board has a spring trigger also attached, with two 'screw bolts'. So if I change its position, that's three holes.
I cringed messing with LW's original lens board.
Looked on e-bay.. the lens boards they have are to large, sent an e-mail to one who appears that he makes them.
Meanwhile the lens rotated CCW about an inch would do it.
... screwing the cable release in fully, then reinstalling the lens board into the front standard?
Yes, this would work, but it conflicts with the trigger if you wanted to shoot 'normal'. Without tripod, and holding it with two hands.
The easiest would be to shim it, but after replacing the mirror glass in the rangefinder, I've been there and done that, but.. again... sigh.
If I went this way, what is recommended to shim it with?
Decisions .. decisions...
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I can make lens boards also.
Graflex A: 4 inch square
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1/4 inch thick Baltic Birch plywood.
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By gosh 45pss your very versatile. I may well do that, but for now I took a different, creative approach.
I made a small bracket out of L shaped sheet metal that attaches the cable release to the front threaded bellows frame by its screw and adjustment knob.
Removing the threaded part of the Cable release, so only the point goes in at its slight angle.
The exterior housing of the cable release is attached, and held in place when used, (pressing on the plunger) to the sheet metal bracket by a #10 wirer connector, (as if it were the wire going into it), and is being JB welded to the bracket, and curing as we speak.
So it is attached and held in place by the camera body, not the lens, and does not need to be treadled, or need to go straight in.
I will not be able to use it if I want to adjust the front bellows for a tall building shot.
But then, I haven't needed to shoot a tall building as of yet.
Life is good.
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ah ha... thank you...
my work around functioned very well yesterday in the field, but a little concerned of losing the bellows adjustment nut, as I take it off and on in the weeds and high grass
Were going to Ace today to see if we can find a substitute, and keep the original in a safe place.
I used an older, frayed cable release, for the experiment, and will keep this item bookmarked for the future.
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Friday, May 11, 2007
Rhubarb crumble
I hope you're not tired of my rhubarb posts just yet? I know you've had juicy rhubarb muffins, rhubarb & ginger jam and a creamy rhubarb pie already, but as there is still quite a lot of rhubarb left - no wonder, if you look at these pictures - then I've got a few more rhubarb recipes up my sleeve. Here's a crumble to you. You can add grated ginger, finely chopped rosemary, any other nuts (hazelnuts, pistachios, maybe even grated coconuts), a dash of orange juice to the crumble - you name it. Sometimes I add some grated nutmeg to the filling. And over the years I've realised that there's no need to crumble the crumble topping either. You just mix the oats, sugar and almonds, sprinkle on rhubarb and top with butter slices.
This crumble is especially delicious with softly whipped cream, but melted good vanilla ice cream would be a good substitute, too. If you're feeling really decadent, then you can add some freshly grated nutmeg to the cream.
Rhubarb crumble
Serves 6
500 grams rhubarb
100 ml sugar (white or demerara)
2 tsp cinnamon
some grated nutmeg (optional)
My 'lazy' crumble topping:
250 ml (1 cup) porridge oats
100 ml (almost 1/2 cup) sliced almonds
100 ml (almost 1/2 cup) sugar (white or demerara)
75-100 grams butter, thinly sliced
Wash the rhubarb stalks and cut into 1 cm chunks. Place into a buttered oven dish, add sugar and cinnamon and mix. (If you want to add some orange juice or zest, then now is the time).
For the crumble, mix oats, almonds and sugar and sprinkle evenly over rhubarb.
Dot small butter slices evenly over the crumble topping.
Bake at 200 C for about 20 minutes, until the topping is golden brown and rhubarb has softened.
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great advice about not having to crumble the crumble!!! its such a sticky job. will remember that those (few) times i make crumble, i love it but u know me n the kitchen r not best-friends. rhubarb-crumble sounds delicious. did u have the apple/rhubarb juice at petershams? its lovely.
congrats on ur newspaper article, wish i knew estonian...
yours, guro.
- 9:54 pm, May 11, 2007
- bea at la tartine gourmande said...
Not possible to get tired of rhubarb posts, oh no! Love them all!
- 12:14 am, May 12, 2007
- Paz said...
I love the looks of your crumble topping! ;-)
- 5:32 am, May 12, 2007
I love rhubarb so please write more rhubarb posts :-) Your "crumble" looks very delicious!
- 11:55 am, May 12, 2007
- lobstersquad said...
well, this rhubarb, apart from being wonderful, seems to keep awfully well! magic vegetable
- 12:08 pm, May 12, 2007
- Aurora said...
What bea said. Rhubarb is great, and I've got a ton growing right now. Post as many recipes for it as you like!
- 4:15 am, May 13, 2007
- Chris said...
Thanks for all the Rhubarb posts. I love Rhubarb and seeing these recipes give me inspiration. Yum!
- 12:51 am, May 14, 2007
http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/ has some limericks about rhubarb & a song by John Clees as well as lots of recipes. I think I'll make rhubarb muffins next weekend.
- 12:16 pm, May 14, 2007
- ksklein said...
I hope I can try the Rhubarb crumble soon. It seems to be delicious.
Hi there, You have been tagged. To check it out have a look at my blog!
- 5:37 pm, May 14, 2007
- Susan said...
I could never tire of rhubarb posts. It's one of my favorites.
- 8:25 pm, May 16, 2007
- Pille said...
Guro - we had Petersham rose prosecco while there, so sadly no juice this time:) Try this crumble, it's lovely. Remember, however, that the no-crumble topping doesn't contain any flour, just oats. I'm afraid you still have to get your hands sticky when using plain flour..
Bea - seems that we two share a love for beets AND rhubarb:)
Paz - well, it looks pretty, and I bet whole oats are a lot healthier than flour as well!
Dagmar - I love how you grow rhubarb in a pot in your balcony. I would had never thought of that!
Ximena - it does. I've used 1-2 huge stalks per cake. And we've stored them in a cool garage, at about 5 Celsius, and they still look fresh and crisp. A magic vegetable indeed:)
Aurora - well, I've still got some 6 huge stalks left, which means another 4-5 cakes:)
Chris - you are welcome!
Pene - thanks, will have a look. I've made thoserhubarb muffins three times in a fortnight - they're wonderful!!
ksklein - thanks for tagging me! However, I did the 5 things you didn't know about me meme recently, and I don't think I can come up with another seven interesting facts about me just now:)
Susan - we might as well enjoy rhubarb while it's in season:)
- 9:13 pm, May 16, 2007


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I've heard it's awful practice to conduct the spike to ground, but it would also appear recirculating it back to V+ isn't great, as that slows down closing of the solenoid.I'm not looking for a "well, it works dosen't it?" type solution. I'm looking to build a robust, effective setup.
I would place this across the coil as close to the terminals as possible!
You might look up actual data re "slows down closing of the solenoid". How slow is it?2-msec? 2-sec? As far as effective goes, probably 99% of the time [guesstimate], people just put the diode in reverse across the coil, so that should say something.
QuoteI would place this across the coil as close to the terminals as possible!Cheers for the device recommendation! I can't get close to the solenoid terminals unfortunately, these'll be a couple meters away.QuoteYou might look up actual data re "slows down closing of the solenoid". How slow is it?2-msec? 2-sec? As far as effective goes, probably 99% of the time [guesstimate], people just put the diode in reverse across the coil, so that should say something.1ms extra opening would be far, far to long in my application - that's why I'm concerned. I'm in the 1% unfortunately. I can't put the device across the coil (I should have mentioned that before!) but I can feed it back into the power supply that feeds the board before the regulators etc, as that ultimately is the same supply that feeds the external solenoids.I'm not sure if that, or conducting it to ground would be better...
Far, far too long! Check the movement speed of your solenoid. I suspect it's MANY msec longer than 1-msec. Mechanical devices tend to have a bit more inertia than electrons. Worse for bigger solenoids.
This induced voltage is called the fly back voltage. The flyback voltage is then clipped (Figure 2 Part G). This voltage level changes between manufactures and systems. The flyback voltage is adjusted for the injector design being used in the circuit. The flyback voltage is set for the electromagnetic coupling of the injector and the mechanical spring rate. The magnetic field around the injector winding is stored energy which is used to control the speed that the pintle is closing with. If the pintle is allowed to close too fast the pintle and seat will become pounded out and will begin to leak fuel. With a fast closing rate the pintle can also bounce causing extra fuel to be delivered to the engine. This extra fuel cannot be controlled accurately so the engineer must adjust the energy held within the flyback voltage to accurately control the closing rate of the injector.
This is done by using a zener diode across the PCM driver (transistor or MOSFET). See Figure 6.As the magnetic field falls back into the injector winding the energy is allowed to loop through the circuit. This allows the current to diminish at a set rate. The lower the voltage is set by the zener diode, the more energy is allowed to loop through the circuit. If a diode were used rather than a zener diode, this would let the most energy allowed loop through the circuit. A diode will allow the stored energy to loop until it reaches source voltage, in this case 12 volts. This would allow the injector the longest period of time to close. The higher the zener diode voltage, the shorter the period of time allowed for the injector to close. This is due to the energy looping through the circuit being cut off early by the voltage rating of the zener diode. If a 65 volt zener diode is used, the energy that is looping through the circuit is stopped at 65 volts which is 53 volts sooner than a diode, that allows the energy to continue to loop through the circuit until it reaches 12 volts. So the energy from a higher rated zener diode will shut off the energy looping through the circuit sooner which allows a faster pintle closing rate. Likewise, the energy from a lower rated zener diode will allow the energy to loop longer which will cause a slower pintle closing rate. This rate is set by the zener diode voltage which is matched to the injector design. The delay in closing voltage can be seen in Figure 2 Part H on page 27. Once the Pintle starts to fall through the magnetic
Also, there is so much electrical noise in an automotive environment that a bunch of EMI generated by injectorsis probably miniscule compared to everything else, especially spark plugs and ignition coils and alternators, as well as starter motors, air compressors, power steering pumps, on and on. Therefore, the manufacturers will have gone to great lengths to add protection cktry on their ECUs, on both the I/O pins, and the power and ground pins. I imagine an Arduino board would last about 3-msec in there.


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July 14, 2011
The hearing of the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs was not unlike most that I have attended with government bureaucrats and elected officials pushing their political agendas. Hearings should be held to collect information to use in analyzing a problem in order to come up with the best solution, but too often they are staged to support an already agreed upon position that a member or members of the committee supports. Maybe not so much for the part of the hearing that focused on P.L. 110-229 and DHS, but definitely the discussion on H.R. 1466 was carefully orchestrated.
The most blaring observation made at this hearing (and all of the House hearings that have been held in Washington, DC since 1999 to address issues related to CNMI immigration and nonresident worker issues) is that there was a conspicuous absence of any advocate or representative from the nonresident worker community on the witness panel. Even though the nonresidents make up an estimated 80 to 90% of the private sector workforce and a majority of the CNMI's adult population, their voice at the hearing will remain silent except for written testimony. This fact diminishes the credibility of this hearing and any other hearing where issues regarding the nonresidents are discussed and no nonresident workers are invited to testify. It suggests that members of the subcommittee regard the legal nonresident workers as labor units rather than as the essential de facto citizens that they are. It minimizes their importance and vital contributions. It marginalizes their humanity.
|A packed hearing W. L. Doromal ©2011
P.L. 110-229, To authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. "Consolidated Natural Resources Act."
H.R. 1466 (Sablan), To resolve the status of certain persons legally residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the immigration laws of the United States.
|Hazel Doctor speaking by video conference, W. L. Doromal ©2011
|Congressman Sablan, W. L. Doromal ©2011
Also, never mentioned in the bill is the fact that CNMI-only status restricts travel and employment, and chains those upgraded workers to the CNMI. Legally admitted aliens in the mainland are free to travel, as many migrant farmers do when they follow the crops and seasons.
|Governor Fitial watches the testimony of Hazel Doctor, W. L. Doromal ©2011
Regarding H.R. 1466, DOI's Nikolao Pula stated that the status in the bill "was consistent with the DOI report." I find that statement extremely perplexing. Where in the CNRA or the DOI report did it separate the legal, nonresident workers into two categories: those with a U.S. citizen spouse or child who should be considered to receive an upgraded status (an unacceptable upgraded status at that) and those without a U.S. citizen spouse or child who are totally ignored and left out of consideration? Where in the DOI report was a restrictive and limited CNMI-only status ever mentioned? If we are to believe that this bill is only a "stop gap" bill to protect some families then why is the DOI report even mentioned? The DOI report was mandated to report on and make recommendations on the status of all legal, long-term nonresident workers, not some only. It is not consistent with the DOI report.
I will be writing once again to President Obama to ask exactly where his Administration stands on this bill and this issue. If you read what our President has said about immigration reform and granting a pathway to citizenship to the undocumented aliens, then how could he not support permanent residency status for all of the legal, long-term nonresident workers of the CNMI? There are just too many conflicting positions within the Obama Administration and with those members of Congress who are known as champions of immigration reform who co-sponsored this bill.
Congressman Gregorio Sablan emphasized that H.R. 1466 was not part of the national debate. I am fairly certain that most members of the U.S. Congress know the difference between an illegal and legal alien. The controversy in the national debate is about illegal aliens. Despite the fact that Fitial claimed that there are over 3,000 illegals in the CNMI, I have been informed that this is not true. He considers those legal aliens who have lost their jobs and remain legally in the CNMI, and those pursuing court or labor cases to be illegal.
Congressman Sablan was asked to commit to the statement that only 4,000 aliens would actually receive the upgraded status. He confirmed that figure. That means that out of an estimated 16,000 legal, nonresident workers only 1/4 would be covered by this bill. The vast majority of the legal, long-term nonresident workers would be thrown under the bus! Since Sablan's bill excludes about four times as many legal long-term nonresidents as it includes, I am fairly certain that he works to separate the CNMI debate from the "national" debate not to distinguish between illegal and legal aliens, but to stress that the CNMI has "special circumstances," as Governor Fitial and others have stated repeatedly over the years. CNMI politicians stress that the CNMI should have "special" circumstances" so that they can get away with doing things to the legal aliens that could never be done in the states. Things like proposing a CNMI-only status. (Do you see, or want to see a Florida-only, California-only or Arizona-only status?) Things like restricting travel. Things like not granting permanent residency to legal nonresident workers who have lived and worked in the USA for 5, 10, 20, 30 or more years consecutively. Things like placing discriminatory restrictions based such as marital status and procreation in the qualifications. Things like keeping thousands of de facto citizens perpetually disenfranchised and denied of basic rights. If this bill passes that will be with the blessing of a sadly misinformed Congress that has abandoned basic American principles and ideals.
|Rep. Don Young, W. L. Doromal ©2011
- It is very discriminatory and exclusive because it deliberately excludes every equally deserving legal, long-term nonresident worker who is not the spouse or parent of a U.S. citizen;
- It creates a new CNMI-only status that is outside of the INA setting a dangerous precedent;
- It conflicts with the intent of the CNRA, which intended to have the CNMI conform to U.S. immigration laws;
- It chains the workers to the CNMI to continue the disenfranchised underclass that was born out of the corrupt CNMI system, which in turn will continue abuses and injustice;
- It conflicts with the principles and ideals upon which our country was founded in that it creates a two-tiered society of haves and have nots, privileged and unprivileged, those with rights and those that are oppressed;
- It could result in the exodus of thousands of legal workers, when they make up 80 to 90% of the private workforce and the CNMI claims to need them.
|W. L. Doromal ©2011
I am submitting my 20-page written testimony and attachments as formal written testimony to the subcommittee by certified mail and I will also be sending it electronically. Included with my testimony is a law journal article by Rob Misulich that argues for permanent residency and a pathway to citizen for the legal nonresidents; a statement from the United Workers Movement-NMI; and letters from the nonresident workers and their children.
Written testimony is accepted up to ten working days after the date of the hearing. It is not too late for the nonresident workers to submit their views.
The United Workers Movement sponsored a gathering of about 50 people who watched the hearing.
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Also making the journey west are Tommy Brasher, the 72-year-old defensive line coach who came out of retirement last month when Jim Washburn was fired, wide receivers coach David Culley, tight ends coach Tom Melvin, quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy (who was a quality control coach with the Eagles) strength coach Barry Rubin and Rubin assistant Travis Crittenden.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Everything You Need to Know About German Research in Two Hours or Less
As I mentioned in my last post, Friday I flew to Toledo, Ohio (actually, I flew into Detroit and then drove to Toledo)to do a two-hour seminar on Saturday at the Toledo Public Library on tracing German ancestors. First, I have to say that I get really excited when I get to talk about JUST German ancestors. I like to talk about lots of things, but since I am a resident of Massachsuetts and do the majority of my speaking engagements in New England, I don't get to do many lectures that focus exclusively on German research. It's just often too narrow of a topic around here. Now, the same is not true in Toledo because just about everyone from Toledo is German (well, okay - that may be an exaggeration - but not by much).
I had two hours to share with people everything they ever needed to know about tracing German ancestors. Well, as I'm sure you know - that's impossibe. German research is not the kind of topic that can be covered in much depth in two hours. So, that is where the challenge was: choosing which information to share. The program coordinator and I had worked together to select two of my already-prepared lectures: 1) Jumping Over Hurdles in German Research and 2) The Journey Takers: An Inside Look at the German Immigration Experience. It was a nice combination of talks. The first focused on sources and methodology and the second brought it together in a case study.
I felt good about the seminar and really enjoyed doing it. Still, when it was done, my head was still filled with all the other things I COULD have told the attendees about German research.
The main message I wanted to get across was this: German research is NOT impossible. You can do it. People get intimidated of German research easily - mostly because of the language barrier and the handwriting I think. But truthfully, I really believe that German research is easier than US research. When I told my audience that, they all looked at me like I was crazy. It takes a little while to used to German research, but once you do, it really is very manageable - and lots of fun too!
So why do I say German research is easier? The main reason is because German research relies very heavily on one source: parish records. There is no source as important to US research as parish records are to German research. So I am going to focus the rest of my comments on using parish records.
In order to access these local records, you need the name of your ancestor's German hometown. This is the first hurdle I talk about in my lecture - and for many researchers, the highest of the four hurdles.
Once you have a hometown, you need to access records (the records hurdle). First, you must figure out where your ancestors went to church. This may not be the same as their hometown, because many villages were too small to have churches of their own. You can utilize gazetteers to find this information. Very few German parish records are online. Fortunately, many have been microfilmed and can be ordered to your local family history center. Otherwise, you may have to write for them.
The third and fourth hurdles are almost a combination hurdle: language and handwriting. Here's my advice: take advantage of the resources available at www.familysearch.org. Click on the "learn" tab to search their wikis. Here, you will find word lists, letter-writing guides, and handwriting guides (as well as research guides). Be patient with yourself as you become familiar with the handwriting in particular. Go slowly and it will start to come together, little by little!
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My PA German ancestors don't seem to have listed their hometown anywhere - which is still my biggest hurdle in finding my Kuhn's in Germany (1700s). I'll keep working on it, maybe through others in the same PA region. Thanks for your encouraging blog. - Celia, Vancouver BCReplyDelete
I am fortunate to live in Cincinnati, Ohio. We have a lot of the Church records on permanent loan at our local LDS library. Like Toledo, we have a lot of German roots here. I agree that once you get through some of the German script issues, the records are excellent. In the case of my ancestors, the priest recorded the name of their small farming community and their "station" within the community. Unbelievable detail.ReplyDelete


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... best of the male segment where our columnists respond to you our viewers and our readers ... I if you didn't read it yesterday Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Dazs now was convicted of three counts of first degree murder among other charges ... well last week ... James Taranto our best to the web calmness ... comment on another angle to this story ... he argued that women ... often have a moral intuition that what they're doing in terms of going for an abortion ... is wrong that the abortion industry often seeks ... to persuade them otherwise and we haven't here's the rough as to the web calmness and James ran to answer questions ... about this very provocative column I think that that ... the first one up on the screen ... now and I quote ... the prom or genetic its diminish the seriousness of the abortion decision its medical difficulty in the rarity of abortions ... by doing so they have diminished the meaning of life itself ... in the end of the clinic abortionists have become ... the new back alley abortion assets Roberto Rodriguez stands what I think this is ... the color of argument that the reader has ... five ... the gusto case I'd ... you know these women didn't refer to themselves ... they were referred by other abortion clinics ... would not do that would not perform the abortions because they were too late in pregnancy so Gasol had a reputation somebody whom had no regard for legal limits ... I in this case really does try to bolster the pro life arguments ... that are legal abortion in Roe versus Wade is a slippery slope to it that it's ... okay well let's put up the second question here remaining as many as we possibly can on the show ... and I quote ... was it comprehensible to anyone who wants abortion wait as long as we are told they do I am a hundred percent favor the plan B ... over the counter availability ... since abstinence training doesn't seem to an effective for today's kids and quote by Helen time and ... I different take AIA in favor of abortion just a different kind in earlier James what's your response ... I don't understand how women can put off the decision until ... a month for five six or seven a pregnancy but doesn't really make sense to make ... the argument you sometimes hear from the from work insiders oh well ... most states don't allow Medicaid funding of abortion these women every pore they can afford it while Gasol was trending up forty three thousand dollars for late term abortions which I've worked as a much more complicated procedure ... so you know I think the reader is right here I am myself am ... I've mixed feelings about abortion or not necessarily favor of ... outlawing it across the board ... but I'd I'd certainly in favor of outlawing it to Ladenburg has ... a look at the next question and ... I quote ... if we knew the next question up and carried out ... by Myers bizarre thinking is also perfectly fine if another dumpster newborn in the trash can ... because it's inconvenient or online the city choice that's ... Justin Murray said this yet to find a guy named PZ Myers who costs as his insult the science blogger ... but who's actually agency quite ... soft sofa state Gov reasoning ... he had a piece two years ago when fried Mars was first indicted ... in which he said he did that went sour when Gasol was first indicted ... in which Meyer said that he disagreed with indicting Dazs now for the murders of the babies that were seven are charges of murder against babies who were ... I've been delivered live in that island until the Houston based on three of those cast ... Mars someone that case you'd have to up hold them up an account you have to consider the mother did they AEI AEI collaborator and we can't have that same astride that he was basically ... taking the position ... that a woman seeking an abortion ... is categorically free for moral responsibility for her actions now I don't need you necessarily have to consider the mother collaborator because after all these women didn't go in and see these deliver my baby alive and then tell a ... it's you know it ... granted it's a difficult so it's a double wide from inside the women were not tight ... we're not taught charge ... only the stone is stopped by worry and die I think the reader and it's almost the example the reader gives is almost not even ridicule of certain that it's not doesn't go that much for the miners did and not ... in this post took a lesson thirty seconds or less every day this very quickly if we get this back up on the screen the next call ... divorce has become de sensitized to the killing of fetuses babies in the same manner as the Nazi SS became desensitized ... to the killing of Jews in concentration camps William Hall ... said take it to fart and while I'm always reluctant to bring the Nazis into its ... height but I suppose there's some merit ... okay best of the Web columnist James Taranto in this week's


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STERLING, Va. -- D3hoops.com has announced the fourth annual D3hoops.com All-Region team for Division III men�s and women�s basketball.
Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools, who were contacted several times as the season wound down to remind them to make their players eligible. A record 606 players were nominated nationwide.
The ballot was then made available to SIDs, who voted for 10 players in their region. SIDs voted for six frontcourt players and four backcourt players and the top vote-getters at each position were named to the All-Region team.
"We are thankful to the Sports Information Directors across Division III who took the time to nominate and vote to provide broader recognition to these worthy student-athletes," said D3hoops.com publisher Pat Coleman. "Participation continues to grow each year and that only strengthens the team."
Senior forward Sharon Billips (Brooklyn, NY/John Jay) was named First Team All-Atlantic Region. Sharon is ranked third in the nation in scoring at 22.3 points per game, was named the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) MVP and All-Skyline First Team. During the season, She was named Skyline Player of the Week four times, WIAC Player of the Week seven times, ECAC player of the week twice, D3Hoops.com team of the week member once and was consistently seen on the Met Basketball and Skyline honor roll this season. Sharon scored a total of 648 points this season and was ranked in 8-of-9 Skyline statistical categories � leading the conference in scoring and blocks. She finished the season shooting .476 FG%, .283 3FG%, and .710 FT%, with single game season-highs of 31 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 blocks.
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Katy Perry loves a lot of things, but in a newly posted photo, the pop star is professing her adoration for the emirate Dubai -- while leaning against a camel.
The 28-year-old looked oh-so-elegant in the pic, which she tweeted to her nearly 30 million followers on Monday (Dec. 10) with the caption, "I [heart] Dubai." The camel photo opp became available when Perry visited the United Arab Emirates to perform at the World Parachuting Championship's closing ceremony.
Perry is no stranger to exotic animals. Elephants were rumored to be at her wedding to now ex-hubby Russell Brand, who also gifted his then-wife a tiger named Machli.
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Against Homeschooling wrote:You're all stonewalling. I understand that you're all proud, as parents, and you don't want to take the hit of admitting that maybe some criticisms - important criticisms - of homeschooling are justified. However, it is simply not fair to your children to be an apologist for their lack of social opportunities.
I'm sorry, but if you think kids shouldn't date in high school (or, heaven forbid, shouldn't attend rock concerts) you are in a very small, very peculiar minority. Your anecdotal experiences, however tragic, should be told to your children as warnings regarding potentially dangerous activities and not as condemnations of those activities.
I'm sorry, but I absolutely have to laugh at the grotesque degree of irony in your statements. Everyone here is stonewalling?! The parents here are the ones who can't take criticism of their reasoning?! Perhaps "pot" you should take a long look in the mirror before you call us "kettles" black.
You accuse everyone here of using anecdotal experiences as their support, and yet you have yet to have used anything but that to try to support your own position. And, at that, you have only your own personal experiences to fall back on. Frankly, just because you and your parents made little to no effort to socialize doesn't mean everyone else who homeschools is as backward as you and your family appear to be.
I saw no one say that teenagers shouldn't be allowed to date nor that they shouldn't be allowed to go to concerts. I might take this moment, however, to point out that just because YOU think that's what teenagers should be doing doesn't mean they should. I might also take this moment to point out that dating and concerts have little to nothing to do with public schooling versus private schooling versus homeschooling. I had one boyfriend in high school (public high school), and I met him through my church youth group. Frankly, I don't see how I would have met anyone to date in high school. It's not like I could talk to anyone during class; guys weren't in pep squad; and lunch generally divided along gender lines--- girls ate with girls, guys with guys.
Look, what you need to learn in debate is that just because you didn't like it or have a good experience doesn't mean that's a solid argument why no one should like it let alone have a good experience themselves. It's evident you made little to no effort at socializing while you were homeschooled. Blame your parents or, better yet, yourself for that. Blaming homeschooling itself is ludicrous, and you've provided no evidence whatsoever to support the idea that homeschooling fails to provide socialization.
In short, your 'argument' is completely unsound. Let me turn your last statement back on yourself: YOUR anecdotal experience with homeschooling, however tragic, should be told to homeschooling parents as warnings regarding potentially isolating activities and not as condemnations of those activities.
Frankly, until you can come up with something better than "I had a bad homeschooling experience so all homeschooling kids are having a bad homeschooling experience," you might just want to drop this debate. And since I minored in logic, philosophy, and the classics, I think I know a poor argument when I see one.


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Slingshot - 17M Turbine
Everything about the 2011 Slingshot Turbine light wind kite has been optimized to perform on days when wind ranges are in there low end.
The number one way to increase your time on the water is by extending what conditions make kiteboarding fun. The Turbine can be combined with a Competition Race board, surf boards or a Glide for mind blowing speed, power, upwind and downwind performance. Bottom line is this kite increases the fun factor and time on the low end of the wind range. The Turbine is the perfect example of the way we build, the way we ride and the way we live. Its our commitment to the core!
Size: 17M Bar: 23" Lines: 27m
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Perfect ALAMEDA POWERSTATION!
I used to love riding BIG KITES... SMOOTH and STEADY and your always READY TO RIDE!
Screw WAITING, just GO!!
Big guys need'em Fo'SUR, but medium riders will find them VERY USEFUL for those 8-12 kt summer day after work sessions-
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I always thought slingshot went with automotive references for their kite names but I like the middle eastern apparel concept as well.
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Funny Spin on Words/ Thoughts/ Concepts Yuri.
It makes sense in the media driven world of today that a connection like that would pop into mind-
But I think of it more as ADDING POWER like a "COMPRESSOR" or Turbo-Charger. Also I like to think of it as CLEAN or GREEN POWER PLANT, like a WIND MILL, besides SlingY has already done the Turbo's and T-2's and 3's... Time for a LITTLE CHANGE dont you think-
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I thought it referred to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpon.
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tarpon? you mean RUBEN Tarpon? Megaloop or megalop?
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I tried this kite while in Ventana this winter and one of the first things I thought of was my time at Alameda. I used to ride the 16m Turbo 1 and my Glide extensively there from my apartment. Funny, some of the light wind sessions there were the most memorable. Just calm, cruising, and sightseeing.
Anyhow, I got a chance to try this kite in Ventana. I am not the biggest fan of the Rally (prefer the RPMs), but I'd consider the Tubine as a lightwind kite.
The wind was light, but other people were out making 14m's work. I had come in underpowered on a 14m RPM not able to stay upwind on a directional, and went out on the Turbine.
I weigh 215lbs, so I grabbed the Turbine, launched it and what I thought was a Glide from the beach. I went out and was going upwind well, and having a good time again. Small jumps, and just cruising. Wanted to see how the new Glide popped off the water unhooked, and was surprised at how much pop there was. Upon closer inspection I realized I wasn't on the Glide but a Misfit 137, which had the same paint job as the Glide had. I had been so focused on checking the kite out, I didn't realize I was on a normal board... not a lightwind board.
Anyhow, point of the story is that I was able to ride in lightwind, on a normal board when I had just come in on a 14m and directional. For some people that can make the difference between riding every day after work vs a couple times a month at their local beach.
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I do mis riding with you out here. And agreed, some of the light wind low tide warm days here are like no other. Hope all is well.
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OAKLAND — Opponents of bringing in former LAPD Chief William Bratton to help turn around Oakland's police force can take solace from one fact if they lose the vote at Tuesday's City Council meeting — when members of Bratton's proposed consulting team last produced a major report for the city, many of their recommendations never were put in place.
One of Bratton's selling points has been that his team would include longtime associates William Andrews and Patrick Harnett, former police chief of Hartford, Conn. In 2007, they produced a $50,000 plan for Oakland to restructure its police department after a crime spike the previous year.
The plan called for dividing Oakland into five neighborhood policing zones to further community policing and increase accountability among newly empowered district captains. It also urged the city to hire police technicians to deal with mundane jobs like burglary calls so officers could do more crime-fighting.
Six years later, the City Council is finally scheduled to vote on adding the technicians and Chief Howard Jordan is moving ahead with the police district plan. His declared support for five police districts last month came on the same day that the city announced the proposed contract for Bratton, Harnett and Andrews.
The opposition to Bratton, mostly among civil liberty activists and Occupy Oakland alumni, stems from his support for giving police increased latitude in stopping potential suspects.
Bratton supporters hope his stature as one of the world's most accomplished police chiefs would give the team's recommendations added weight and put more pressure on the city to follow through on them.
The council on Tuesday could choose to exclude Bratton from the $250,000 contract, but stick with Harnett and Andrews as the primary consultants.
The contract calls for an assessment of cultural issues within the police department, a short-term crime reduction plan, and a long-range plan to help police best fight crime despite anemic staffing levels. The consultants would spend about 50 days in the city over several months, far more than the eight days Harnett and Andrews spent working on their 2007 report.
That report remains well-regarded, but also served to illustrate the limited impact outside consultants can have in a department that is lacking in resources and has gone through four chiefs in the past decade.
Proposals in the report to increase the department's investigative and crime lab capacity and to assign investigators to weekend shifts so they could get a jump on major cases floundered amid successive budget cuts. The department did take the consultants' advice to make problem-solving community policing officers more accountable for crime fighting.
"I think we implemented as much as we could reasonably do with the resources we had," then-police Chief Wayne Tucker said.
The premise behind dividing Oakland into five policing districts, each headed by a captain and two lieutenants, was to make top commanders local crime-fighting experts, give them more power to direct officers and hold them fully accountable for increases in crime.
But a lack of staffing and equipment forced police to divide the city into only three districts, Tucker said.
When Oakland laid off 80 police officers in 2010, Tucker's replacement, Anthony Batts, decided to divide the city into only two policing districts. The five-district concept was notably missing from Batts' strategic report produced by a different consulting firm.
"You had an incoming chief with his own priorities," said U.C. Berkeley School of Law professor Frank Zimring. "There was no continuity of management after that round of consultants."
There is no guarantee that Oakland's current police brass will be around to see through Bratton's recommendations. The city will soon have a court-appointed compliance director with the power to fire Jordan and demote his deputies if police don't soon complete a decade-old reform effort.
Zimring expected the compliance director would want the consulting effort to be as far along as possible before he had to assess the chief's ability to implement reforms.
City Administrator Deanna Santana said this consultant's report would be followed through with frequent monitoring and progress reporting. "The plan will speak for the entire city organization," she said. "It's for more than one person to implement and follow through on."
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I put a call out for some recipe requests, and this one came in from a friend of mine. I looked around for recipes and found that most of them had a lot of sugar in them - be it honey, agave etc - so I made some modifications and truthfully, you don't really need to sweeten them up aside from the vanilla.
8 large eggs
6 tbs coconut flour
2 tsp olive or (warmed) coconut oil
1 tsp honey
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 vanilla bean (or 1 tsp vanilla)
Pre-heat waffle iron. Whisk all ingredients in bowl, or use a food processor, until smooth. Add amount suggested for you waffle iron and cook accordingly. I was able to make 4 large waffles with this amount of batter. Top off with almond butter, berries or a little Grade B maple syrup (pictured) and you've got a weekend breakfast treat.
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A mere myth to men with legs that touch the sky. The unavailable is in my reach now. That which men strive for is what I have. It's what you've wanted all along, but you can't take what belongs to me now. And unbeknownst to me, she said those words one night, those words that last a life time and are worth the fight. The shadows on her face that day are all I remember. They shed light on what truth can be. She always looks so pretty. In her iridescence, beauty runs deeper than flesh. She's so good to me, so very long awaited. It is understood beauty runs deeper than flesh. In her iridescence beauty runs deeper than flesh. We don't even have to speak like clarity, it's understood.


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Jermaine Jones Knocks Us Off Our Feet On 'American Idol'
Now that we've got our Top 13, it's time for the contestants on 'American Idol' to prove they deserve to be there. This couldn't be truer for Jermaine Jones who was brought back by the judges last week, and battled it out as a wildcard for his spot.
Standing at 6 foot 8, Jones has nabbed the nickname of 'Gentle Giant' on 'American Idol.' The low register baritone belted out a rendition of Stevie Wonder's 'Knocks Me Off My Feet,' but did it knock the judges off of theirs?
Steven Tyler seemed pleased and told Jones that his choice of song fit him like an Armani suit. He called Jones's voice "beautiful" and remarked he can't wait to see what the singer has in store for us in the future. However, the other judges seemed less enthused as Randy Jackson said that although he was happy that they brought him back, he didn't love what Jones did with the song. This comment was met with a loud round of boos from the audience, who seemingly did not agree with Jackson. He retorted that he was "just being real" and advised Jones to "relax and sit in it" next time. Jennifer Lopez had similar concerns telling Jones "You're nailing all the notes but I need you to relax and I need to feel like you are really singing to somebody."
Jones told Ryan Seacrest that he felt like he did a good job and we take the singers side on this one. Mary J. Blige summed up our feelings about the gentle giant when in coaching Jones she said, "His voice is just gigantic, even though it's low he can do anything."
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Mouth-watering goodness best describes this brisket. A dry rub of Tuscan seasonings is preparation for the long, slow cooking process. The meat turns out tender and perfectly seasoned.
6 lb. beef brisket, preferably flat-cut
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 tbsp. Hungarian sweet paprika
2 tbsp. minced garlic or garlic powder
1 tbsp. crushed oregano
3 tbsp. olive oil
4 cups onions, peeled and sliced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 can (28-oz.) tomatoes, chopped, with juice
1 1⁄2 cups white wine
1 1⁄2 cups beef stock
2 bay leaves
1 oz. porcini mushrooms, reconstituted and chopped
2 cups sliced portobello mushrooms, sautéed
1. Rub brisket all over with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic, and oregano; refrigerate, covered, 6 hours, or overnight.
2. Heat olive oil in a large, deep sauté pan or flameproof casserole. Wipe seasonings off beef and brown on both sides; remove and reserve. Sweat onion and garlic in remaining oil until lightly colored. Add tomatoes, white wine, beef stock, bay leaves, and porcini mushrooms and bring to a simmer.
3. Return beef to pan, submerging it in liquid. Cover and braise until very tender, about 11⁄2 to 2 hr.
4. Slice and serve, napped with some of the sauce (reduced if necessary, to thicken) and topped with sautéed portabello mushrooms.


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This week's Autumn Budget carried some good news for SME housebuilders as it was revealed more money would be poured into the Home Building Fund to help support smaller builders. The need for more housing was a central focus for Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, as was the need to help the SME housebuilding sector flourish. With the government's continuing efforts to 'tackle the housing challenge', it pledged an investment of around £44 billion to boost the housing sector and facilitate the delivery of 300,000 new homes every year by the middle…
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(Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh said on Tuesday he wished he could change his play-calling at the end of Sunday's 34-31 Super Bowl loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Despite marching down the field, the 49ers failed to score on the final three plays before the Ravens punter took a safety with four seconds left. The clock ran out on the ensuing kick.
"We came up five yards short. Certainly, knowing how it ended up, how it finished when we didn't get the ball in, yeah, we would have liked to try a different play call," Harbaugh told a news conference at the 49ers complex after the team's return from New Orleans.
"When you do something that doesn't work, you would have liked to have done something different — at least tried it. But you can't."
The 49ers, down by 22 points in the third quarter, were on the verge of the greatest Super Bowl comeback but failed to score despite having a first-and-goal from the seven-yard line in the final minutes of the title game.
After a two-yard rushing gain on first down put the ball on the five-yard line, the NFC champions tried three times to pass the ball to receiver Michael Crabtree, who was closely guarded and failed to make a reception for the go-ahead score.
The final plays came under criticism from disappointed San Francisco supporters, who wondered why the 49ers had not tried to give the ball to running back Frank Gore, who had taken the ball to the seven on a 33-yard run to set up the scoring chance.
Or why they did not look for rangy wide receiver Randy Moss, who has long been adept on snaring touchdown passes in his long, illustrious career.
Or why San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick did not try to run an option play, since he had earlier scored on a 15-yard scamper.
Kaepernick said on Tuesday that he changed the play-call at the line of scrimmage when he noticed the Ravens would be blitzing and playing man-to-man coverage on the receivers.
"I audibled to a fade to Crab," Kaepernick said. "I'll take Crabtree one-on-one with anybody."
Harbaugh said that in hindsight he wished he had tried something else, but that it was always easy to second guess.
"The would've-could've-should've is undefeated," he said. "That's never failed."
Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue