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Pattern: Merino Lace Socks by Anne Woodbury (summer 2003 Interweave Knits/Favorite Socks)
Yarn: Araucania Rancho Solid (75% superwash wool, 25% nylon), color 119, one skein
Needles: two 16" US 0 (2.0 mm) Addi Turbo circs
Started/Completed: July 31/August 15
Mods: omitted one pattern repeat on leg, substituted my regular toe
I did enjoy working with the yarn, which jumped into my hands at Natural Stitches a few weeks ago and begged to be knitted almost right away. It's not the softest of wools, but it's a sturdy, well spun sock yarn. I love the semisolid colorway and its subtle almost-pooling effect -- enough to give a little interest to the knit fabric but not so much that it disguises the pattern.
My favorite thing about these socks has to be the way the stitch pattern carries down the back of the leg all the way through the heel flap. This isn't likely to hold up as well as a traditional slip-stitch pattern, but it sure looks pretty.
A word of warning to those of you considering knitting this pattern out of Favorite Socks: There's a mistake in the foot chart. You'd probably notice it right away, but the purl stitches appear as knits. It's pretty apparent if you compare it to the leg and heel flap charts, but, doubting myself as I often do, I had to look it up to see if there were errata. Just something to keep in mind!
Tomorrow: Hurricane Knitters, 7 p.m., Waterworks Barnes and Noble. I'll be there, (new) sock in hand.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Consumer prices for U.S. goods and services were flat in December, held in check again by declining gasoline costs.
The consumer price index was unchanged last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected a flat reading.
For all of 2012 consumer prices climbed 1.7%, the third lowest rate in the past 10 years. That's also down from a 3% increase in the prior year.
The core rate of inflation, which excludes the volatile food and energy categories, rose a scant 0.1%, in line with Wall Street expectations.
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Core CPI, an inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve, was up 1.9% for the full year. That's a touch below the Fed's 2% target.
Tame inflation will allow the Fed to stick to its effort to try to boost the economy through a controversial practice of buying billions of dollars in government and mortgage-related bonds. The bank is aiming to drive down interest rates to encourage lending and borrowing.
The Fed has said it will maintain its low-interest rate approach until the unemployment rate — now at 7.8% — falls below 6.5%.
"If anything the recent softness in core inflation justifies the Fed's accommodative stance," said economist Andrew Grantham of CIBC World Markets.
Treasury prices rose Wednesday for the fourth straight day, supported by the notion that the central bank will continue with its bond purchases. Read bond report.
Hourly earnings for the average U.S. worker, meanwhile, climbed 0.3% in December, adjusted for inflation.
Real earnings also rose 0.3% for the full year, meaning that the paychecks for Americans are barely keeping ahead of inflation.
The meager increase in wages over the past few years — a side effect of a slack labor market — is a big reason why the economy has failed to generate faster growth.
Gas and food
In December, the cost of gas fell 2.3% to mark the third straight decline. Gas prices have fallen 10% since late September.
The overall cost of energy dropped a smaller 1.2% in December, however, because of higher electricity and natural-gas prices.
For the full year energy costs rose just 0.5%, as a large spike earlier in the year mostly faded by the end of 2012.
By contrast, energy prices surged 6.6% in 2011.
Yet food prices rose 0.2% for the third straight month and they climbed 1.8% for the full year. The higher cost of food partly reflects the effect of severe drought in the Midwest where most U.S. crops are grown.
"Effects of the drought are likely to push food prices up in the months ahead," said Joshua Shapiro, chief U.S. economist of MFR Inc.
Still, food prices grew more slowly compared to the 4.7% increase in 2011.
The 1.9% advance in core prices in 2012 matches the annual average of the past 10 years, the government said.
Tampa, Charlotte among gainers.
• U.S. homeownership at 18-year low
Outside of food and energy, the cost of housing, airline fares, medical care and tobacco rose in the final month of the year. The price of clothes and used vehicles fell.
Housing costs, which rose 0.1% in December, is the single biggest expense for consumers. The shelter index climbed 2.2% in 2012 after a 1.9% increase in 2011 to reflect a recovery in the slump-ridden housing sector.


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March 3, 2012
WASHINGTON - Junior attackmen Travis Comeau (Red Deer, Alberta[Canada]/The Hill Academy) scored a career-high six goals to help the Georgetown University men's lacrosse team (1-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) defeat Detroit Mercy (2-4, 0-0 MAAC), 12-7 on Saturday afternoon at Multi-Sport Field.
Comeau got Georgetown's offense in gear, scoring three first quarter goals, before adding three more in the third after a scoreless second quarter to keep the Hoyas in control. Junior attackmen Jason McFadden (Bel Air, Md./Calvert Hall) had a goal and three assists, and senior midfielder Zack Angel (Park Hall, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) added three goals, all in the fourth quarter to lead the offense.
Senior goalie Matt Winter (New Haven, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall) earned the win in his first career start, making 11 saves and allowing six goals. Sophomore Tyler Knarr (Eagleville, Pa./LaSalle College) went 12-for-19 at the face-off X and picked up a game-high 10 groundballs for GU. Junior defender Patrick Murray (Denver, Colo./Kent Denver) picked up five groundballs and caused five turnovers to lead the Hoyas defense.
Scott Harris put the Titans in front early, scoring the game's first goal at the 11:51 mark in the first quarter. McFadden answered just under three minutes later, taking the feed from Brian Casey and making the behind-the-back shot to tie the score at one goal apiece. Comeau would score less than a minute later, but Brandon Davenport took the face-off and sprinted downfield to score, evening the score at two.
Comeau gave Georgetown the lead for good, eight seconds later, then scored his third of the game at the 5:58 mark to give GU a 4-2 lead. Senior midfielder Francis McDonough (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) added another first quarter goal on the assist from Zac Guy, that would be the last of the first half for both teams.
The Titans' Joel Matthews broke a stretch of nearly 25-minutes without a score at the 11:57 mark in the third quarter, bringing Detroit Mercy within two goals, at 5-3. Comeau answered, scoring the next three goals, two of them assisted by McFadden, to give GU a five-goal, 8-3 lead. Matthews responded for Detroit Mercy, scoring twice more in the third quarter, including a goal with nine seconds left to cut Georgetown's lead to three, at 8-5.
Angel extended the lead back to five, scoring twice to open the fourth quarter, but Detroit Mercy would again cut the lead to three at 10-7, but it would be as close as they would come, as freshman attackmen Bo Stafford (Greenwich, Conn./Brunswick) scored his first career goal at the 2:44 mark and Angel added his third goal of the game with 2:06 left to seal Georgetown's 12-7 victory.
Georgetown returns to action on Saturday, March 10 when they host Harvard at 1 p.m. on Multi-Sport Field. The game will be broadcast live on MASN and will also be available via Hoyavision on Georgetown's official athletics website - www.guhoyas.com.
TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for the Hoyas game with Harvard or any of the five other future home games can be purchased by calling the Hoyas box office at (202) 687-HOYA (4692) or visiting the team's official website - GUHoyas.com - and visiting http://www.guhoyas.com/tickets/m-lacros-tickets.html.


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Our press officer at Vale da Pinta brings you all the action from behind the scenes at the European Senior Tour Qualifying School.
A league of nations
We're all set for a fascinating final day on the Algarve, as the battle for the 14 cards reaches its conclusion at Vale da Pinta. Going into the final round American Dick mast has a three shot lead over Englishman Paul Wesselingh, with two further Englishman, Steve Cipa and Glenn Ralph, in third and fourth position respectively. However the remainder of the top 14 berths consists of a mixture of nationalities, reflecting the global nature of the Senior Tour. Indeed we have three Americans, five Englishman, a Scot, a Northern Irishman, two Canadians, an Australia and an Argentinian all in the all-important positions with one round remaining and two Jamaicans one shot back.
Wesselingh for the lead
Englishman Paul Wesselingh moved into contention to win the Qualifying School with a joint best of the day 68 in the third round in Portugal. The professional at Kedleston Park, near Derby, has had his eye on the Senior Tour for a few years now and his progress has been followed with interest back at home and indeed by some loyal friends who have made the trip out to the Algarve. Paul has played in the PGA Cup on six consecutive occasions and opted not to give Tour life a shot earlier because of his young family. Now is he fully focused and hoping to follow in the footsteps of former Kedleston professional DJ Russell, who, of course, is one of the stalwarts of the Senior Tour and Chairman of the Senior Tour Committee.


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While housing demand sputters among Americans, foreign buyers are flocking here for cheap deals.
For the 12 months ending in March, sales to foreign buyers totaled $82 billion, up from $66 billion in 2010, according to the National Association of Realtors. And while international buyers are unlikely to turn the US housing market around, they are making a big difference in states such as Florida.
Today, thanks to foreign buyers, home sales are so good in Miami that more houses and condos could sell this year than during the boom year of 2005.
"All of the buildings that everybody thought would never fill up, they're all full," Oliver Ruiz, a managing broker of Fortune International Realty in Florida, tells Sullivan.
"We sold a home the other day on Key Biscayne to an Argentinian fellow for about $13 million. We also sold a home to a Russian there for about $4 million," Ruiz says, "If you want to name a nation, I can tell you they're here."
He adds that the local economy has been buoyed by foreign buyers who frequent restaurants and shops, in addition to paying property taxes.
The downside, he says, is that more homes sold to international buyers means fewer available to locals.
"[Locals] can't sit on the fence anymore," Ruiz says. "They just can't sit back and say, 'I'm going to wait a little bit more to see if I can get a better deal.' "


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Originally published on December 18, 2012 1:28 pm
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) was known for his military service during World War II and his work to improve Hawaii's infrastructure. When he died on Dec. 17, 2012, he was the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history. Bill Dorman, news director at Hawaii Public Radio, reflects on what made him so influential in Hawaii.


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BOSTON (AP) -- Greivis Vasquez scored 15 points with 11 rebounds and Austin Rivers won his first NBA game against his father on Wednesday night as the New Orleans Hornets beat coach Doc Rivers and the Boston Celtics 90-78.
Al-Farouq Aminu had 18 points and nine rebounds and Anthony Davis had 10 of each for New Orleans, which won for the sixth time in seven games and stopped Boston's six-game winning streak. Austin Rivers scored eight points against his father's team; they became the fourth father-son matchup in NBA history.
Paul Pierce scored 12 points with 10 rebounds before fouling out in the final minutes. He shot 5 for 16 from the floor and made one of seven 3-point attempts as Boston went 4 for 18 from beyond the arc. Kevin Garnett scored 15 and Rajon Rondo had 11 assists.
The Hornets were just 2 of 17 from 3-point range. But they have won eight of 12 since an 11-game losing streak that stretched through much of December.
Doc and Austin Rivers spoke briefly during pregame warmups, and Austin Rivers got a big cheer from the opposing crowd when he checked into the game with 4:19 left in the first half. Doc Rivers leaned back to say something to the assistant coaches sitting behind him and cracked a brief smile.
Austin Rivers spent much of his first stint on the court staking out a position on the right side, which placed him in front of the Celtics' bench; there was no interaction with his father's team.
Rivers was 3 for 6 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line. He also had two fouls and an assist in 23 minutes.
The Celtics opened a 21-10 lead but then allowed six straight points, including a drive by Rivers. The Hornets scored 11 consecutive points midway through the second quarter to turn a five-point deficit into a 38-32 lead; they led by one at halftime, then scored the first eight points of the third quarter to make it 52-43.
It was 61-49 when Pierce made a turnaround jumper and, after Rondo swiped Vasquez's bad pass, Jason Terry hit a 3-pointer. Jeff Green blocked Ryan Anderson, and Terry made a short jumper; Terry had another 3 and, later in the quarter, a steal to set up Pierce for a jumper in the final seconds that made it 67-63.
But the Celtics kept missing shots, failing to score from the 6:22 mark of the fourth quarter until 2:04 remained in the game. By then, the Hornets had turned a four-point lead into an 87-71 advantage. Boston shot 7 for 23 in the fourth quarter.


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Boom recruit Brendon Goddard has been elevated straight into Essendon's leadership group for the 2013 AFL season.
Goddard would have been a leading contender to succeed Nick Riewoldt as St Kilda captain had he not decided to swap clubs.
Instead, he will join young gun Dyson Heppell and Jason Winderlich in an expanded eight-man Essendon leadership group headed by skipper and reigning Brownlow medallist Jobe Watson.
"It is incredibly pleasing to see Brendon, Jason and Dyson being elevated into the leadership group for next season," said Essendon coach James Hird.
"We have no doubt that our young playing list will significantly benefit from both Brendon and Jason's leadership skills and experience in the game.
"It is particularly encouraging to see Dyson being elevated into the leadership group at such a young age and it is a real credit to the way he has handled himself in his time at the club.
"We believe that we have a reasonable spread of both youth and experience and we are delighted that this group, led by Jobe, will be guiding our players both on and off the field."
Goddard, 27, is a two-time All-Australian, who played 205 games for the Saints after being selected at pick No.1 in the 2002 national draft.
He joined the Bombers as a free agent on a lucrative four-year deal.
Heppell, 20, won the Rising Star award in his debut year in 2011 and was second behind Watson in the Bombers' best and fairest award this year.
The other members of Essendon's leadership group are Brent Stanton, Heath Hocking, Michael Hurley and David Zaharakis.
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Self- NurturingMarch 21st, 2012 , by Ruth
I've been feeling rather worn out for the past few weeks. I felt like I was buried in responsibilities. Some days I tried to take a break to care for my body, but my work piled up and I'd feel guilty about that. I'd create extra stress by not having a clear space to cook dinner because I'd never cleaned up from breakfast! Or Hannah couldn't find clean gym clothes because I hadn't washed them yet. Other days I would trudge through the housework and get it done, but I felt burdened and resentful as I went about my day. Any little unexpected thing would put me over the edge, and I was snapping at my kids A LOT!
I didn't know why I was feeling this way. I thought I was being careful with my diet and supplements. I know exercise is a big factor, especially for O's, but I find it hard to exercise when I'm tired, dizzy, and in pain. Overall, I was feeling hopeless and depressed, because I didn't know what caused my fatigue, so I didn't know how to fix things.
This past Saturday was the Bar Mitzvah of a close friend's son. There was no way I could miss it, even though I really wanted space alone and was dreading the large crowd. It wasn't as bad as I'd anticipated; it was kind of like I was exercising emotional muscles. It was hard, but it felt good. I also made some "less than perfect" food choices at the party. I stayed away from wheat, potatoes, and obvious corn, but I didn't worry about additives in the fish or deli meat, or what might have been in the salad dressing, and I ate the tomatoes and cucumbers. Overall I ate lots of veggies and protein, but I also know I ate chemical food additives, "avoid" oils, vinegar, possible potato starch, and either sugar or corn syrup.
By Monday, I was even more of a mess than usual for me. Once I recognized that I was reacting to what I ate on Saturday, it helped me put things into perspective. I know that food reactions are temporary, as long as I proceed to eat right so my body can clear out the toxins. The physical symptoms were still present, but I had hope again. I also analyzed how I've been eating the last few weeks, and realized that a few "avoids" have managed to slip in. I ate some sweet potato chips made with "avoid" oils, along with a lot of mozzarella cheese and a little bit of tomato sauce. That can probably account for a lot of how I've been feeling.
I've been eating clean again since Sunday, so some of these toxins are getting cleared out. Yesterday I made "self nurturing" my primary focus. I went clothes shopping for myself, and I took a hot bath in the middle of the afternoon. But more than the specific things I did, I gave myself permission to be a little self-indulgent, and not spend every waking moment worried about the house or the kids. That attitude shift has made a world of difference.
I'm feeling a whole lot calmer now, and ready to tackle my work.


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Kenny Doyle, an assistant coach at Winthrop University for the
past three years and former head coach at Campbell University for
10 years, has been named as head coach of the Tennessee Tech
men's and women's tennis teams.
Doyle, 52, began his new position on August 6.
Doyle enjoyed a high level of success in both his roles as a head coach and assistant coach, something that TTU Director of Athletics Mark Wilson expects to continue.
Throughout his coaching career, Doyle said he has crossed paths with Tennessee Tech teams, but his squads have never faced a Golden Eagle squad.
A 1980 Campbell graduate with a degree in business administration, Doyle worked for four years in private business before embarking on his coaching career in 1985. He was named head coach of the men's team at his alma mater.
His men's team at Campbell reeled off a string of 31 consecutive Big South Conference dual match victories between 1988 and 1994, winning four league titles.
In 1990, he was also given the reins of the women's team and went 71-22 with two championships and three second-place finishes. Overall, he led Fighting Camel squads to six Big South Conference championships and was named the league's Coach of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 1993.
He posted a combined 190-131 men's and women's record while at Campbell, and his 1993 women's team was considered one of the nation's top 40 programs. Under his direction, Campbell's teams produced 44 all-conference players and eight times earned Player of the Year honors. One of his women's team members was named All-America and four players earned national rankings.
In addition to their success on the court, Doyle's teams also notched winning marks in the classroom with 35 student-athletes named to the conference honor roll and one named CoSIDA Academic All-America. Twice his teams ranked first among all of Campbell's athletic squads for highest combined team grade-point average. One of his players won the Big South Award for Academic Excellence and finished first in the Campbell graduating class. Another of his players finished third in the graduating class a year later.
Doyle left Campbell after the 1995 season, and following 12 years in private business he returned to collegiate coaching in 2007 as assistant coach at Winthrop. He helped the Eagle teams enjoy a high level of success in the Big South Conference during the past three years. The women's team won the regular season title all three years, and after a second place finish in 2007, the team won league tournament championships the past two years to advance to the NCAA tournament. The men's squad won the 2007 regular season crown and has been conference tournament runner-up all three years.
During his undergraduate days, Doyle was a four-year letterman for Campbell and was named the team MVP in 1979.
Doyle is married to the former Cathy Oliver and has two grown sons, Nick and Christopher.


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Born October 7, 1957. He is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist, composer, and actor.
Michael W. Smith (born October 7th, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist.
Since his first solo project in 1983, Smith has become one of the most popular artists in the contemporary Christian music world, while also finding considerable success in the mainstream. Smith has frequently topped both Christian radio and Billboard charts and is often listed as one of the top keyboardists in rock and roll in Keyboard Magazine. Smith has sold more than 13 million records and has had 29 #1 hit songs. By 2005, he had garnered 14 gold records and 5 platinum records, 40 Dove Awards, an American Music Award and 3 Grammy Awards. He was also named one of People magazine's most beautiful people.
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Michael W. Smith (born October 7, 1957) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, musician, Billboard Top Ten recording artist, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in contemporary Christian music, and he has achieved considerable success in the mainstream music industry as well. Smith is a three-time Grammy Award winner, and he has earned 40 Dove Awards. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 13 million albums and recorded 29 number-one hit songs, fourteen gold albums, and five platinum albums. Smith is an American Music Award recipient; he was also named one of People magazine's "Most Beautiful People".
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I agree, too. Plus, with a boyfriend of one month, who knows if she will still be dating this guy by the time the wedding rolls around.
I agree; Laura is under no obligation whatever to invite these children. I really wonder at the reality check Nelly must require to think that it is even remotely appropriate to expect this when she's only been dating the father for a month. Especially considering her track record. Ten dollars says that she breaks up with him before the actual invitations go out.
Oh, yes, and I am wondering what the rule is about that. What happens if a +1 becomes a different +1 by the time the invitation is printed and sent?I can't decide whether Nelly is presumptuous or merely clueless.
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The Journal of Consumer Affairs (JCA), founded in 1967 by the American Council on Consumer Interests, is the premier journal devoted to peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary research on the interests of consumers in the marketplace. JCA publishes high quality research on consumer behavior, consumer and household decision making, and the implications of private business practices and government policies for consumers' wellbeing. Consumer markets are broadly conceived to include durable and nondurable goods and services, financial products, health and medical care, food, entertainment, energy, and housing. Consistent with the journal's affiliation with the American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI) and its origins in the consumer movement, research published in the journal focuses on protecting consumers' interests and is addressed from the consumers' point of view.
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A notice explains this is called the "Roman door". I think that is a bad translation of the Turkish word kapı, so let's call it the Roman Gate. The notice describes how the Greek Gate between two towers a little further used to be connected to this Roman one, and how in the third century AD, in reaction to increasing threats to the city, the walls of the city were built anew in such a way the Roman Gate became one of the entrances to the city. On one side the gate has five large niches, with the gate in the middle one. A marble arch was erected over the gate to give it a more impressive appearance during or shortly after the reign of Septimus Severus. Sculptures of Athena, Artemis, Aphodite, Nemesis and Asklepion that adorned it are now in the Antalya Museum (see my gallery of that museum). On some pictures you can see the relationship with the round Hellenistic Gate towers.
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100km/h Sailboat Sets Speed Record 103
Let's have a look at the Council's list that is linked in TFA and TFS. 100 km/hr is 53.996 knots. What do we see?
2010 Kite-board Alexandre Caizergues FRA Luderitz, NAM 54.10 kts
2010 Kite-board Sebastien Cattalan FRA Luderitz, NAM 55.49 kts
2010 Kite-board Rob Douglas USA Luderitz, NAM 55.65 kts
3 kiters in 2010 certified as going faster than 100 km/hr. Sailrocket's achievement of a new outright record is awesome, it doesn't need to be embellished (or damaged)
I think the difference is that with a Kite-board, the sail isn't attached to the structure but rather flown as a kite and tethered to the floating device usually resembling a surfboard or a wake board. This uses an actual sail attached to an actual boat making it slightly different.
This is actually a record for the type of boat, one with the sails physically attached and pushing instead of pulling the vessel.
RC sailplanes regularly hits speed over 300 knots (400 MPH). That's pure wind power.
I'm sure some ice-rail has hit speeds well over 100 MPH.
Interesting fact — There's an 85% fatality rate [wikipedia.org] for the speed record for any boat. This sport is extremely dangerous.
The sailing speed record is 80% slower than the overall boat record, so the sailing record is a little safer. Nonetheless, one of the SailRocket crashes led to the pilot having a broken helmet [yachtpals.com].
After a crash like that he builds a faster boat and gets in it? I'm surprised the boat is big enough to fit his balls!
Interesting fact: The boat is travelling almost 3 times faster than the wind. This is due to the apparent wind, i.e. the wind generated by the boat's own motion through the air.
I'm not really surprised, since unlike a lot of engine/rocket powered vehicles the driving force is external, not internal. I've been on a racing boat in gale force winds - not during a race mind you - and the forces pounding us were massive. I was more concerned then than doing 140 mph on the Autobahn in Germany, even though the few that were there from the racing crew said that during a race they'd have set even more sails and gone even faster. It's fine as long as you stay on the boat somehow but if you
How fast could it go in a category 5 hurricane?
0MPH? It'll have a broken mast ripped sails and capsized. Not to mention one couldn't control it, probably even reefing the sails to their most extreme reefing point wouldn't help. The maximum speed of a sailboat doesn't just increase with windspeed, it's a bit more complicated than that.
I wonder whether it would be possible to design an autonomous, computer-stabilized wind/kitesurfer. Free of human limitations this could go faster still.
The speed record has "Hydropetre". Which has vrious records.
The question perhaps is if Hydropetre managed to hold the speed over 500m, but I would guessed so.
The point about Hydropetre is, it is a real sailing yacht where you can live on during your journeys. (Albeit, as a hydrofoil sailer, it is a bit gewÃhnungsbedürftig)
I know you think using only knots and km/h is cool and all, but given much of the english speaking world primarily still deals with mph for knowing speed you do everyone a disservice leaving it out.
The speed was 62.2 mph, which is damn impressive for a wind powered boat.
>I know you think using only knot
There's a reason why nautical miles are used. They are roughly one minute of arc along a meridian. They are what you use when you are out on the ocean, because that's the only thing that truly makes sense when you've got a sphere divided up into degrees, minutes, and seconds.
American here, I know the english system (both imperial and not) and metric system of measurments and navigational measurements (which are neither "english" nor "metric" but are SI anyway). Instead of being mad at people using terms you're not familiar with, how about you go look them up and educate yourself?
By the way, they broke 65 knots average speed. You do the math to figure out how fast that is.
They are roughly one minute of arc along a meridian.
One minute arc of latitude, but the length of an minute arc of longitude varies depending on latitude.
They are what you use when you are out on the ocean, because that's the only thing that truly makes sense when you've got a sphere divided up into degrees, minutes, and seconds.
Any sensible map will be divided up using a square grid rather than variable minute arcs.
There's a reason why nautical miles are used.
Yes there are.
Also to set up the rest of the post, the remainder of your sentence should have been "in the article summary" since that is what we are talking about.
They are roughly one minute of arc along a meridian.
That is not why knots are used in the article summary.
They are what you use when you are out on the ocean
Yes they are. How many Slashdot readers on out on the ocean as they are reading this? I would wager the answer is so close to none as to make no
>But they have no relevance to any of the readers.
Not everyone is in a land-locked state, and when referring to marine events such as this, it only makes sense to use marine terms.
More than 50 percent live within an hour's drive of the coast.
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/population.html [noaa.gov]
Double bullshit. I win.
Not everyone is in a land-locked state
BZZZZT! it's about EXPERIENCE.
More than 50 percent live within an hour's drive of the coast.
So what? I live within an hours drive of many large lakes and the mountains. I've not been on a boat or skiing in years.
But the real point is that very few people will have the EXPERIENCE to understand what 50 knots is or feels like. Is that like a train? A race car? Coasting down a hill on a bike? Most people KNOW from driving what a numb
>Just go up to any random person and tell them to guess how fast is 60 knots is compared to a car.
Around here, the answer would be "slightly faster" and they would be correct.
Stop being a twat.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=50+knots+mph [lmgtfy.com]
Bam. Couple seconds to type it into google, half a second for a reply. Done.
thank you for being reasonable. I often say in these kinds of threads that in todays world of instant calculation there's no reason to get upset of units being used when all it takes is 0.05 seconds of Google calculation to convert from one unit to another.
I know you think using only knots and km/h is cool and all, but given much of the english speaking world primarily still deals with mph
Most meaning UK, US and Canada? There is an entire world beyond your back-yard fence, a world that doesn't give a crap about the random numbers used to multiply ass-pulled units [wikipedia.org].
That is not sail boat.
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Instead of using the starting lineup that upset No. 1 Indiana last week, the same one that had been starting for most of the Big Ten season, Tubby Smith decided to stick with the group that started in the Gophers' blowout win over Penn State on Senior Day.
One impressive game against the worst team in the Big Ten made the Minnesota coach switch things up just like that.
While the conference's top teams shorten their bench and build strong chemistry in a set rotation, Smith is still experimenting with the Gophers, who clearly didn't know how to respond to the changes in a disappointing 53-51 loss to Nebraska on Wednesday, March 6, in the final game at the Bob Devaney Center.
"It's not like we've got an offensive juggernaut," Smith said. "Whoever we put in the game, they struggle to score."
Andre Hollins and Joe Coleman didn't appear comfortable with their new roles coming off the bench for the second straight game. Coleman didn't take a shot and went scoreless. Hollins had 14 points but shot 4 for 14 from the field, missing several shots down the stretch.
Rodney Williams was forced to move to small forward because Andre Ingram took his spot inside alongside Trevor Mbakwe, who had a team-high 15 points.
Williams and Austin Hollins both went scoreless as well, combining to shoot 0 for 9 from the field.
Austin Hollins has been asked to handle the ball a lot more recently to take pressure off Andre Hollins, but Smith said that still doesn't explain his massive slump. The junior guard is 8 for 53 from three-point range in his past 12 games, which includes missing his last 14 shots from beyond the arc.
"Austin is unbelievable in practice; he's the best shooter in practice," Smith said. "He's a guy who we count on. When he's having a tough time, we have a tough time."
The same could be said for Andre Hollins, who had started 38 straight games before being replaced by senior Julian Welch on Saturday against Penn State.
How many teams would bring their leading scorer off the bench for back-to-back games in March if there were no disciplinary reasons?
Hollins admitted that not starting affected him "a little bit," because he was concentrating more on defense than on running the team and creating plays for himself.
"It's a different mind-set," Hollins said, "but at the same time I've got to knock down open shots."
Minnesota's nine-point second half deficit was cut to 39-37 after Hollins' three-pointer with 6:41 left. A minute later, he had a chance to tie the score but missed a floater on a 3-on-1 fast break. Hollins grabbed his errant shot but got caught stepping out of bounds.
Hollins redeemed himself by hitting two free throws to tie the score 46-46 at 2:21, but he clanked a couple of three-point attempts in the waning seconds that would have answered Nebraska's Brandon Ubel, who scored his team's last 10 points.
Mbakwe tried to carry his team with no help from the perimeter. But after scoring nine points in the second half, he went scoreless in the final 7:37 of the game.
Ingram and Elliott Eliason, who came off the bench, gave Mbakwe help inside in the first half with nine of the team's first 11 points. But both failed to score in the second half.
Smith, who was concerned with his team's 10-for-20 free-throw shooting, was desperate to find someone besides Mbakwe to make plays at the end of the game. He even went with a three-point guard lineup of Welch, Maverick Ahanmisi and Andre Hollins to try to get a three-pointer to tie the score.
Hollins missed a couple. Ahanmisi missed another, with a chance to tie the score with eight seconds left.
The Gophers must win their regular-season finale at Purdue on Saturday to keep from finishing with the third straight losing Big Ten record under Smith.
"It's obviously different when you go from a starting role to coming off the bench," Mbakwe said. "It's an adjustment for some players. But as a whole, we all have to play better."


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I have a place for users to customize links to websites they view most often. Is their a way for those links to show live snapshots of the URL.
For example: they put Google (http://www.google.com) and then it would show a small square picture of Google's homepage hyperlinked to Google.
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Now, I'm willing to grant that the fellow in the picture I received was the age that this gentleman's profile claims that he is now. I'm further willing to stipulate that the guy in the photo and the guy I met for coffee are likely one and the same person. However
I think a minimum of a decade has passed between the time of the photo and the time of the coffee. Probably significantly more than a decade.
I actually think it would be fair to point it out in the "no sparks" e-mail. Just say something like, I was expecting something different. I wouldn't mind the age you actually are, I just felt uncomfortable being led astray.
Sorry for the confusion. My mind was stretching for ways to try to make the picture fit the person.I'm saying that I'm *pretty* sure he was the guy in the picture, but if so, the picture was at least ten (more like fifteen or twenty) years out of date. Or perhaps it was a recent picture of a close male relative (son, nephew, etc.) who is of the age my date was claiming to be. I have no way of knowing, because I didn't ask, and I'm not going to.Hope that helps clarify.
I don't like the idea of rejecting someone on appearance, because it's happened to me far too many times, and I don't feel good about my lack of interest being centered on "he looks too old."
Or perhaps he's the sort of person who doesn't actually notice he's changed over the years. (Trust me - once you get into the mumblemumble decade, time goes so fast that a 10-yo photo really does feel "recent".)
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