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The Australian node of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is now live!
BHL is a project started by a consortium of American and English museums and herbaria that wanted to make historical biodiversity texts available online. These important books and journals are scanned, uploaded to the Internet Archive, and made available through the first BHL website. It's especially useful to scientists needing historical information about species, distributions and taxonomy, but it's also a fascinating site for anyone interested in natural history or rare books. Museum Victoria is managing the Australian part of the project in conjunction with the Atlas of Living Australia.
Since late last year, MV Online Developer Michael Mason has been creating a mirror site of the USA/UK original, ready to receive scans of Australian books later this year. At present, the Australian site provides everything the original site provides but with a different interface. "We started with the US model and changed the appearance and some parts of the functionality," says Michael.
Online developer Michael Mason.Source: Museum Victoria
The first difference you'll notice is the local influence; the page is adorned with beautiful illustrations of Australian wildlife by Gould and Australian books are featured. Michael has also worked with designer Simon O'Shea to overhaul the way the book viewer looks and works to make it more user-friendly.
Biodiversity Heritage Library Australia website.Source: Museum Victoria
At present, the 34,596,227 pages in the BHL-Australian node come from libraries in US institutions so there is plenty of Australian content yet to be added. First off the rank in this national project are some of the in-house journals that have already been scanned by other museums including those of the Queensland Museum and the Western Australian Museum. Museum Victoria, with new book-scanning equipment, will be leading the development of new scanning projects starting with the complete archive of Memoirs of Museum Victoria containing the first scientific descriptions of many Victorian animal species. This will be very handy for biologists worldwide who don't have ready access to hard copies of this journal. Later on, rare books from MV and the libraries of other Australian institutions will be scanned and uploaded.
The high-quality scans are not just useful, but often quite beautiful. You get the whole book – covers, library labels, marbled endpapers and marks of age – not just the text within. Michael's favourites are the 1600s books in Latin with fantastical illustrations. "You'd never get to see these in a library, they're too fragile and valuable," he says. BHL puts these wonderful books in the hands of anyone.
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Hi Charles,
At the moment we are taking content from the current BHL (US), pulling the content primarily from the Internet Archive. So where content from the Europeana BHL project is also in BHL (US) then it will be in the Australian node. We aren't currently pulling digitized literature from European institutions where that's not already in BHL. However, we are in contact with the BHL-Europe team as part of the BHL global community and we will meet again in November in Chicago where further global sharing of content will be discussed.
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From Sudan to cyber, secret war with Iran heats up
By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From a suspected Israeli airstrike in Sudan to cyber warfare in the Gulf and a drone shot down over Israel, the largely hidden war between Iran and its foes seems heating up and spreading.
Despite months of speculation, most experts and governments believe the risk of a direct Israeli strike on Tehran's nuclear program stirring regional conflict has eased, at least for now. But all sides, it seems, are finding other ways to fight.
For the US and European powers , the main focus remains on oil export sanctions that are inflicting ever more damage on Iran's economy.
But the Obama administration and Israel have also ploughed resources into covert operations - a campaign that now appears to have prompted an increasingly sophisticated Iranian reaction.
With Iranian hackers suspected of severely damaging Saudi oil facility computers and a suspected Hezbollah drone shot down over Israel, tactics and tools once seen as the sole purview of the United States are now clearly being used on both sides.
The mounting body count in Syria, some believe, is also in part a consequence of the proxy war being waged there.
"In many ways, it's reminiscent of the Cold War, particularly the proxy conflicts," says Hayat Alvi, lecturer in Middle Eastern politics at the US Naval War College. "But unlike in the Cold War, there are now a much larger number of asymmetrical warfare techniques. Most of this is happening behind the scenes, but in the modern world we are finding it difficult to keep them secret for that long."
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Canisius senior Jen Consaul and freshmen Jessica Berzins and Lindsay Silfer were honored with second-team All-MAAC accolades on Wednesday night at the conference's annual postseason banquet.
Consaul, one of two pitchers on this year's All-MAAC Second Team, led the Golden Griffins with 17 wins and a 2.56 ERA in 35 starts this season. Consaul set the school's single-season record for complete games thrown (33) and innings pitched in a season (246), and she also recorded five shutout victories as well. The Chili, N.Y., native appeared in 40 games in her senior season and fanned 124 batters, which ranked among the top-five in the MAAC. Consaul ended her four-year career as a Griff ranked first in career appearances (126), career complete games (86), first in career innings pitched (637.2), second in career starts (88) and seventh in career strikeouts (364).
Berzins was one of five outfielders named to the All-MAAC Second Team this year. A freshman from Placentia, Calif., Berzins played in and started 46 games in centerfield for the Blue and Gold where she hit .326 with 43 hits, 25 runs scored, nine doubles, a triple and eight RBI. She also stole three bases during the season and led the Griffs by drawing 32 walks. She closed out the 2014 season by reaching base safely in her last 14 contests and her .326 batting average ranked second on this year's team. Defensively, Berzins led all of Canisius' regular outfielders with six assists.
Silfer was honored was named the All-MAAC Second Team designated player after she led the team with her .336 batting average. She ranked second on the team with 48 hits, nine of which were doubles. The Cicero, N.Y., native was the team's leader with 13 multi-hit games and she also drove in 17 runs during her rookie campaign. She played in and started all 48 games for Canisius and she led the team by batting .365 with five doubles, a homer and eight RBIs during MAAC play.
Additionally, nine Griffs were named to the 2014 MAAC All-Academic Team on Wednesday night. Consaul and fellow senior Valorie Nappo earned recognition for their work in the classroom for the third-straight year, while juniors Michelle DelPrince, Robin Kennery and Marissa Miller also received academic recognition as well. Sophomores Meghan Cuda, Bethany DeMarco, Tori Nappo and Alexis Roman were all named to the league's top academic unit for the first time in their careers. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete at least two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. Canisius' nine names on the MAAC All-Academic Team were tied for the most in the conference along with long-time rival Niagara.The Canisius softball team posted an 18-30 overall record and an 8-12 mark in MAAC play in 2014. The team will return 13 position players and two pitchers to the roster next season.


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Lucas: Tough Defense Stymying Tar Heels
Maybe we should have seen this coming.
In hindsight, Virginia--especially on the road--was the absolute worst possible matchup for this particular Carolina team in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener. Under Tony Bennett, the Cavaliers have fully committed themselves to a slow-paced, possession-based style of basketball unlike almost anything else in the league other than perhaps Boston College. The Cavaliers average just 61 possessions per game, easily the fewest in the league and the fifth-fewest in the country--if you're wondering, the Tar Heels average 75.6 possessions.
Even when Carolina is at its best, it's often a frustrating, challenging assignment for the Tar Heels to win at Virginia. Even with four first-round NBA Draft picks on the floor last year, Carolina still needed a key late basket from Tyler Zeller to eke out a 54-51 win in Charlottesville. The previous season, the Heels scraped by with a 62-56 victory at John Paul Jones Arena, courtesy of some clutch late-game free throws.
Winning at Charlottesville in the Bennett era requires scoring efficiently in the halfcourt offense and being certain of one or two go-to offensive plays or players that can generate, at minimum, a trip to the free throw line. Those are areas where the Tar Heels are struggling, and it showed when Carolina went through over 24 minutes of game time--including the vast majority of the second half--when they didn't attempt a free throw.
"We settled for outside shots and we turned the ball over a lot," said James Michael McAdoo. "We just weren't attacking and going at them. That really showed in the lack of free throws in that stretch."
We're two months into the season now, so it's fair to say that there's enough data to allow Tar Heel fans to draw a pretty reasonable conclusion: Scoring is a challenge for the Tar Heels when the opponent is feisty defensively. Carolina has now played three games against foes that rank in the top 10 nationally in field goal percentage defense. In all three (Indiana, Texas and Virginia), there's been at least one lengthy stretch in which Carolina struggled to generate offense, eventually resulting in a big run by the opponent.
Indiana put a 28-6 blitz on the Tar Heels, Texas had a first-half run of 20-6 and then closed the game on a 20-7 stretch, and even methodical Virginia put together a 23-8 run over a ten-minute span.
Combined, the Tar Heels have shot 35.3% against those opponents, as compared to a field goal percentage of 47.8% against everyone else on the schedule.
It's not just a matter of making the shots that Carolina is able to get. It's also a question of getting better shots--not just the ones the defense is allowing, but the ones the Tar Heels want to take. At his radio show on Monday night, Roy Williams had some insight into how his team could create better scoring opportunities.
"(Marcus) has to do a better job penetrating," he said in answer to a question about freshman point guard Marcus Paige. "But you can say that, and if Joel (James) is in the game, the defensive player guarding Joel is in the lane. If Desmond (Hubert) is in the game, the defensive player guarding him is in the lane. So we've got to get better movement, and we've got to get Brice (Johnson) and James Michael in there a little bit more to do some things to give us more openings. You can't penetrate if the other team's big guys are standing in the lane."
Looking deeper, it's been generally acknowledged that Carolina must succeed from the perimeter this year in order to have a chance to win. In those three games against the teams best equipped to take away what opponents most want to do, the Tar Heels hit just 20.5% from the three-point line. Keep in mind that some of those errant shots have been late in games where they needed to come back, but the percentage was low even before they began hoisting the shots more rapidly. Against all other opponents, the Carolina three-point percentage is 39.6%.
The bad news: after playing three games against opponents in the top ten nationally in defensive field goal percentage, the Tar Heels still have five such contests remaining--two against Georgia Tech, two against Maryland and a home game against Virginia.
The good news, perhaps, is that one of those teams is not Miami, Thursday's opponent at the Smith Center in an important 7 p.m. tipoff. The Hurricanes are fairly slow paced (65 possessions/game) but rank 27th in field goal percentage defense, where they rank just below UNLV in that category.
Expect free throw shooting to be important. Miami is seventh in the nation in fouls committed per game, so the Tar Heels should get some opportunities at the charity stripe. That means the challenge will be converting them, which has occasionally been a struggle this year. Against the Cavaliers, Reggie Bullock was 4-4 from the stripe but the rest of the team combined was just 5-for-13.
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Games 28-29
Canisius (14-13) vs. St. Bonaventure (5-27)
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Time: Game One starts at 3 p.m.
Place: Demske Sports Complex – Buffalo, N.Y.
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- After playing 27-straight games away from Buffalo, the Canisius College softball team hosts St. Bonaventure on Tuesday for the 2013 home opener.
- The Golden Griffins are 14-13 overall and 1-1 in MAAC play after splitting a league doubleheader at Rider April 6.
- The Bonnies travel to Buffalo with a 5-27 overall record and a 2-10 mark in Atlantic 10 play. St. Bonaventure has dropped seven-straight games, dating back to a win over Rhode Island March 29.
- The Griffs start today's action with a 21-2 all-time record in the first game of the season played on the turf at the Demske Sports Complex.
- Dating back to 2006, Canisius is 38-14 in its last 52 home contests at the Demske, a win percentage of 73.1 percent.
- Canisius banged out a season-high 21 hits in the team's 9-7 win over Rider April 6. As a team, the Griffs ranks second in the MAAC with 223 hits this season, one shy of Iona's league-best number of 224.
- The Griffs are hitting .301 as a team, which leads the MAAC and ranks 54th nationally.
- Despite having played fewer games than three teams in the MAAC, Canisius leads the conference with 141 runs scored this year. The Blue and Gold ranks 68th in the country in runs per game at 5.22 per contest.
- Senior Katie Medina hit .588 (10-for-17) last week in six games with four doubles, three runs scored and three RBIs. In the team's 9-7 win over Rider April 6, the Hamburg, N.Y., native had four hits, which is a career high.
- Freshman Megan Cuda, who ranks fourth nationally in triples per game, set a new school record for RBIs in a game by a freshman on April 3, when she drove in six runs in the Griffs' 12-2 five-inning win over Charleston Southern on the road
- As a team, Canisius leads the nation in triples per game and ranks 15th nationally in doubles per contest. Of the team's 223 hits this season, 72.6 percent of those have been for extra-bases
- The Griffs have six players hitting better than .300 on the season, led by senior Stephanie Pfentner, who is hitting .343 on the year
- Junior pitcher Jen Consaul picked up her 10th win of the season on April 6, as the Griffs defeated Rider 9-7 in game two of a doubleheader. The 10 wins for Consaul stand as her single-season career high.
- The Bonnies are 5-27 overall and 2-10 in Atlantic 10 play. The team comes into this afternoon's non-conference games on a seven-game losing streak
- The Bonnies have been outscored 70-24 in their last seven games as the team's ERA of 6.97 ranks last in the A-10
- Freshman Emily McDonough leads the team with her .343 batting average. Sophomore teammate Grace Rooney is hitting .313 on the year for the Bonnies. As a team, St. Bonaventure is hitting .250 on the year.
- This will mark the 67th and 68th times Canisius has played St. Bonaventure in softball, with the Griffs holding a 53-13 lead in the series
- Canisius and St. Bonaventure have already played twice this season, with the Griffs defeating the Bonnies twice at the season-opening indoor tournament at Cleveland State in February
- In the last three meetings between these two schools, including Canisius' 8-0 win at St. Bonaventure last season, the Blue and Gold have outscored the Bonnies by a 23-4 count.


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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by roscoe36, Oct 9, 2009.
Fantastic draft.
Allright, will whoever almost gave me a heart attack by saying that Leandro Barbosa is injured and out for two months right after I drafted him in the draft this morning please post a link? Because I have looked at yahoo, there is no injury flag. Espn.com no injury posted. Rotowire no injury. Google no injury. Unless you are talking about the one that happened in April 2009 and which he recovered from and went on to win a gold medal with the Brazil National team. Hello? I specifically watched the NBATV news ticker last night before I went to bed for any recent injuries to any NBA players before I drafted. How could I miss this one to one of my alltime favs? Please someone advise if Barbosa is really out so I can put him on my bench. If it's true, it sure is a scoop. P.S. That really was a fantastic and fun draft. Really really.
When you put Barbosa to bench, no dissapointment is guaranteed.Don't play=don't suck.
Is that why Barbosa won the Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2007? Because he was so horrible that he sat on the bench and never played? Why he shares company with Jason Terry, Manu Ginobili, Mike Miller, Ben Gordon (who won it as a rookie), Antawn Jamison as all winners of that award? Really, I think you just don't like the guy rax. He can play ball and he is super fast like lightning up and down the court. Now that Phoenix isn't playing half-court ball, their style should fit his skill set real nicely again. Seven seconds or less, baby, seven seconds or less.
Aurora, it was I who spoke the untruth. I had Barbosa mistaken for his former team mate Raja Bell, who is injured. Sorry about the mini-heart attack.
I should have known because Leandra is clearly better looking that Raja. Anyways, I need a point guard. Roscoe you got point guards. You wanna trade Calderon or Devin Harris?
Oh okay I'm just so relieved it wasn't Barbosa who went down. Thanks for letting me know. It was gallant of you to speak up. Now I can set about worrying about someone else from my draft. How did I end up with so many backup guards? Sigh. I guess I need to admit I'm some kind of bench addict. The Afflalos and Amirs of the NBA universe cry out to me. I meant to get starters, but for some reason....none appeal. LOL.
I tried to talk trash as gallantly as I could....:p
I'm not sure why I picked Blake Griffin so high. I don't even know if he's going to start. Great draft, I was happy I got to be there for almost all of it. I should have known that after I left the computer would pick someone who is injured for the next 4 months.
You are fine rax. LOL. I'm overly sensitive about my guys. After all we just started our one week training camp this afternoon and the guys are getting moved into their lockers, and arguing over parking spaces and texting to their friends and families about getting comp tickets to opening night. It's really a good thing Roscoe gave us all another week to get our feet on the ground. I had no idea how unready they would be to play .
So, who had the best draft?
I'm a little unsettled about my lack of point guard, but other than that I am feeling good about most of my other positions. Nap'd Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez with the 24th and 25th pick, thinking I would play JJ mostly at the SG spot, and try to pick up guality point guard with my 48 or 49th pick. Very satisfied with Brook Lopez being my main big, fairly confident in the fact he will be the 2nd best player on the Nets this season. So with Harris, Kidd, and Rondo (the best 2nd tier PGs that I was even interested in) were gone by my 48th pick, I decided to fill out my bigs with quality likes of Nene, David West, Troy Murphy, Bargnani, Boozer, and Beidrins all being taken before my final pick of the 4th round, I decided the value of the risk/reward in Elton Brand was worth it. If he stays healthy, he will put up top 5 center numbers. I had a few choices with the 49th pick, but with young and athletic Al Horford still on the board I had to take him. Been healthy so far, while his side-kick Josh Smith is continually injured, setting Horford up to fill in the gaps. Seeing quality point guards fall off the board through the 5th and 6th round (Parker, Monta Ellis, Jameer Nelson), my bigs set, and most 2nd tier sure fire SG's gone, I decided to take some chances. Both Eric Gordon (yes Eric Gordon, who I feel will have a much better fantasy season than our own Ben Gordon) and Anthony Randolph (whos ceiling is as high as anyones in the league, and playing on a bad run-n-gun team) were steals IMHO at the 72nd and 73rd picks. As Roscoe said in the draft, this is the time where the draft slows down, and you have to sift through players to find the hidden gems. The sleepers. The players that make or break your fantasy team. I took Loul Deng at the end of the 8th round which I was semi-hesitant about, but I think he could bounce back. Oden at the beginning of the 9th round was a shot in the dark. Maybe he's healthy. Maybe he can grab some boards. He will for sure kill my FT percentage, so he may never see the court. I will need at least 7 boards from him to get any minutes. At this point I am totally lacking a PG. I'm starting to think maybe JJ might be my PG, and I should move Deng to G, but that is a weak lineup, so I scooped up two point guards (Chris Duhon in New York and Chalmers in Miami) that have the opportunity to score a little, assist alot, and go for alot of steals. So now I can move JJ to SG, Duhon to PG, Gordon to the G slot. I am feeling pretty good. Two roster spots left, I need another G, and another F. So I went with one that can play both in Nocioni, and since Garcia is hurt, I figure Noc can put up Ginobli-esque numbers for at least the first 2 months of the season. Ryan Gomes was a no brainer, with Kevin Love injured, and Al Jeff a rebound away from a season ending knee or ankle injury. Overall, I am pretty happy. I could have taken Parker for my PG at the beginning of the 3rd round, I could have chosen Chris Paul first, which would have solved that problem right way. Either way, I am feeling good. Ya'll are done. Good luck. freethrowsbaby 1. (1) LeBron James 2. (24) Joe Johnson 3. (25) Brook Lopez 4. (48) Elton Brand 5. (49) Al Horford 6. (72) Eric Gordon 7. (73) Anthony Randolph 8. (96) Luol Deng 9. (97) Greg Oden 10. (120) Chris Duhon 11. (121) Mario Chalmers 12. (144) Andres Nocioni 13. (145) Ryan Gomes
Would anyone care to post the results of the draft?
ok, my overview. First and the most important thing: in real NBA there are 25 teams who could use additional big man either in PF or C spot, or frequently, on both. But this FL is set by position so that big men take four of 10 active slots. Consequently my strategy was to nab bigs first, others spots,well, there are plenty of quality with later picks. My 4th pick: good, but I was nervous that somebody takes Dwight Howard before my choice. God thanks that NBA has hyped lebron, kobe and paul so high that "brainwashed" top three had only before mentioned names in their mind) with 21st pick I quietly hoped that Duncan is forgotten by overexcited drafters but damn autopicking Rocastle nabbed him in front of me. I considered Brooke Lopez or Okur but I decided that Aldridge simply is the best from remaining, Lopez has still something to prove, Okur is peaking and Aldridge has best year(s) coming.... Initial big men problem solved, it is time to turn attention to next burning issue: are there any good PG's left? There must be! Harris gone, Billups gone... Voila! Kidd and Rondo coming closer and closer...Damn CJ took Kidd but Rondo is right here! Did I mention relative rarity of big men? It is time to fill roster before I have no choice than pick uh "kwame browns". Andrea Bargnani had great 2nd half season and as good as Okur, I'd say. Also Bargnani helps to ease my total lack of 3pt shooting so far: 2 in 1 with pick 45. It was time to get my 2nd playmaker: Tony Parker, to my amazement was unpicked ( ppl nabbed desperately big men) I had prepared to take Ramon session, Stuckey-like and top30 player(IMO) was in my roster as 52nd pick . Andrew Bynum was natural choice with 69; thank you very much. All those before taken bierdrinses-brands-boozers are streaky and unreliable. Now backcourt: in spite of half draft passed, plenty of good shooters available. Mo Williams was the best available 3pt shooter, therefore to take. Rip - we all know what you can get from him. Either he comes from bench or starts, he scores. Too turnover prone, though. Pick 93 Al Thornton - solid year with increased minutes. 100th. Marc Gasol and Ramon Sessions: hopefully good year( do not have to be breakout season, simply developement) 117&124. Last two picks, Outlaw and Kenyon Martin are fillers, probably will drop them( actually already dropped Martin when I read that Steve Blake is set as starter in Portland, added, - help in assist and 3pt shooting) I own this league in blocks, rebounds and FG% but my FT% suffers and 3pt shooting is almost invisible. Lots of turnovers too. Scoring is OK. small ball fan 1. (4) Dwight Howard 2. (21) LaMarcus Aldridge 3. (28) Rajon Rondo 4. (45) Andrea Bargnani 5. (52) Tony Parker 6. (69) Andrew Bynum 7. (76) Mo Williams 8. (93) Richard Hamilton 9. (100) Al Thornton 10. (117) Marc Gasol 11. (124) Ramon Sessions 12. (141) Travis Outlaw 13. (148) Kenyon Martin
reethrowsbaby 1. (1) LeBron James 2. (24) Joe Johnson 3. (25) Brook Lopez 4. (48) Elton Brand 5. (49) Al Horford 6. (72) Eric Gordon 7. (73) Anthony Randolph 8. (96) Luol Deng 9. (97) Greg Oden 10. (120) Chris Duhon 11. (121) Mario Chalmers 12. (144) Andres Nocioni 13. (145) Ryan Gomes Sandwich Microwaves 1. (2) Chris Paul 2. (23) Jose Calderon 3. (26) Devin Harris 4. (47) Andris Biedrins 5. (50) Zach Randolph 6. (71) Emeka Okafor 7. (74) Luis Scola 8. (95) Marvin Williams 9. (98) Shaquille O'Neal 10. (119) Jamal Crawford 11. (122) Tayshaun Prince 12. (143) Louis Williams 13. (146) Channing Frye CJ's Coynesters 1. (3) Dwyane Wade 2. (22) Antawn Jamison 3. (27) Jason Kidd 4. (46) Carlos Boozer 5. (51) Manu Ginobili 6. (70) Al Harrington 7. (75) Blake Griffin 8. (94) Chris Kaman 9. (99) Wilson Chandler 10. (118) Will Bynum 11. (123) Francisco Garcia 12. (142) Shane Battier 13. (147) Aaron Brooks small ball fan 1. (4) Dwight Howard 2. (21) LaMarcus Aldridge 3. (28) Rajon Rondo 4. (45) Andrea Bargnani 5. (52) Tony Parker 6. (69) Andrew Bynum 7. (76) Mo Williams 8. (93) Richard Hamilton 9. (100) Al Thornton 10. (117) Marc Gasol 11. (124) Ramon Sessions 12. (141) Travis Outlaw 13. (148) Kenyon Martin Leicester Arsenal 1. (5) Kobe Bryant 2. (20) Tim Duncan 3. (29) Andre Iguodala 4. (44) Rashard Lewis 5. (53) Jason Richardson 6. (68) Ben Gordon 7. (77) Mike Bibby 8. (92) Kevin Love 9. (101) Boris Diaw 10. (116) Thaddeus Young 11. (125) Peja Stojakovic 12. (140) Mike Dunleavy 13. (149) Tracy McGrady Ryderz 1. (6) Dirk Nowitzki 2. (19) Steve Nash 3. (30) Gerald Wallace 4. (43) Troy Murphy 5. (54) Ray Allen 6. (67) Jameer Nelson 7. (78) Andre Miller 8. (91) Josh Howard 9. (102) Brad Miller 10. (115) Jason Thompson 11. (126) Ronnie Brewer 12. (139) Larry Hughes 13. (150) Brandon Rush Denver Squirrels 1. (7) Danny Granger 2. (18) Chauncey Billups 3. (31) Gilbert Arenas 4. (42) David Lee 5. (55) Monta Ellis 6. (66) O.J. Mayo 7. (79) Paul Millsap 8. (90) Richard Jefferson 9. (103) Rodney Stuckey 10. (114) Jermaine O'Neal 11. (127) Stephen Curry 12. (138) Jonny Flynn 13. (151) Tyreke Evans Ballaholics 1. (8) Kevin Durant 2. (17) Al Jefferson 3. (32) Paul Pierce 4. (41) Baron Davis 5. (56) Marcus Camby 6. (65) Charlie Villanueva 7. (80) Lamar Odom 8. (89) J.R. Smith 9. (104) Joakim Noah 10. (113) Chris Andersen 11. (128) Raymond Felton 12. (137) Rafer Alston 13. (152) Andray Blatche The Fibonacci's 1. (9) Pau Gasol 2. (16) Kevin Garnett 3. (33) Vince Carter 4. (40) Shawn Marion 5. (57) Stephen Jackson 6. (64) Michael Redd 7. (81) Russell Westbrook 8. (88) Spencer Hawes 9. (105) Mike Conley 10. (112) Andrei Kirilenko 11. (129) Courtney Lee 12. (136) Corey Maggette 13. (153) Yi Jianlian BK Kyiv 1. (10) Chris Bosh 2. (15) Brandon Roy 3. (34) Kevin Martin 4. (39) David West 5. (58) Rudy Gay 6. (63) Hedo Turkoglu 7. (82) Jeff Green 8. (87) Tyrus Thomas 9. (106) Trevor Ariza 10. (111) Tyson Chandler 11. (130) Nate Robinson 12. (135) Randy Foye 13. (154) Kirk Hinrich Smooth Criminals 1. (11) Amar'e Stoudemire 2. (14) Deron Williams 3. (35) Mehmet Okur 4. (38) Nene Hilario 5. (59) Leandro Barbosa 6. (62) Jason Terry 7. (83) Rasheed Wallace 8. (86) Ron Artest 9. (107) Allen Iverson 10. (110) Anthony Morrow 11. (131) Grant Hill 12. (134) D.J. Augustin 13. (155) Ben Wallace State and Main 1. (12) Caron Butler 2. (13) Derrick Rose 3. (36) Carmelo Anthony 4. (37) Josh Smith 5. (60) John Salmons 6. (61) Andrew Bogut 7. (84) Michael Beasley 8. (85) T.J. Ford 9. (108) Mike Miller 10. (109) Rudy Fernandez 11. (132) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 12. (133) Samuel Dalembert 13. (156) Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
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I'll post it all tomorrow.
I'll do a more in depth play by play later but I do want to say that I did at least 12 mock drafts and was never able to get Amare and Deron together. I was quite despairing about it. And then my draft order was 11th and I guess no one wanted Amare. Sure he may be an injury risk, but if he stays healthy he could be a monster. And Deron is my very favorite point guard as I am a University of Illinois alumnus. So I'm just thrilled with my first two picks. After than it started to get dicey with this waiting a gazillion picks and then drafting two players so close together. But really I'm so glad none of you guys took Amare. It will be interesting to see what he'll do now that Shaq has gone on to be the Big Witness Protection Program. Oh, it was alot more fun drafting with real people instead of against the Yahoo computer too. It NEVER gave me Amare.
I'll post my roster so you guys can help me analyse it. I'm pleased to have Kobe and Tim. Mike Bibby Kobe Bryant Andre Iguodala Rashard Lewis Boris Diaw Jason Richardson Tim Duncan Kevin Love Ben Gordon Tracy McGrady Thaddeus Young Peja Stojakovic Mike Dunleavy I was thinking about getting rid of Kevin Love as he's injured but beyond that I'm not sure what to think of my squad? Any thoughts?
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A brand-new novel in an original series from popular romance author Molly Harper! When Sadie and Josh compete for the same Kentucky Tourism Commission job, sparks fly - turns out Kentucky really is for lovers.
Sadie Hutchins loves her job at the Kentucky Tourism Commission. Not only could her co-workers double as the cast of Parks and Recreation, but she loves finding the unusual sites, hidden gems, and just-plain-odd tourist attractions of her home state. She's a shoo-in for the director's job when her boss retires at the end of the year…until hotshot Josh Vaughn shows up to challenge her for the position.
Josh is all sophisticated polish while Sadie's country comfort, and the two have very different ideas of what makes a good campaign. So when their boss pits them against each other in a winner-takes-all contest, they're both willing to fight dirty if it means getting what they want. But it turns out what Josh and Sadie want could be each other - and Josh's kisses are the best Kentucky attraction Sadie's found yet!
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"Made me want to visit Kentucky!"
Yes, and I will. It was very entertaining and I love Molly Harper and Amanda Ronconi together.
Vent Haven Museum.
I love the way she brings every character to life with just a slight change in her inflection or pitch. You always know who is talking without being told.
All of the parts in the book moved me in different ways. It mostly made me laugh and smile while listening.
I love the chemistry Molly Harper creates with her characters. They come off the page or out of your headphones as real people that you want to see happy and loved and then you want to go do a movie night with them or join their book club.
"Another HIT with Harper!!"
I am a lover of comedy and romances!! Molly, in my opinion is one of the great ones to combine both into a memorable story you don't want to put down! Her quirky comebacks she uses makes me really "LOL"!! I love that Amanda Ronconi is back to read!!
My Bluegrass Baby wasn't what I was expecting AND I LOVE THAT!! Im a HUGE fan of her Jane Jameson series and Naked Werewolf series, that I was a little hesitant with her switching things on me. Harper can write about any genre and make it good! I would honestly read anything she writes. She can write a book about a leftover TV dinner who didn't like the fork, and I know it would be good ;)
I was a little sad there wasn't as many "love" scenes but this story didn't even give you a chance to think about that until you're done with the book
Defiantly worth the credit OR just out right pay for it!
BUY THIS BOOK!!!! You won't be sorry
"Molly Harper and Amanda Ronconi Do It Again!"
Super witty romance.
Kelsey is quick witted and sexy and I can't wait for the third installment of this series so that I can read about her romance.
Amanda Ronconi is alway stellar. She picks up on the nuances of Harper's language and makes me laugh out loud. They are a great team. I always read the book first and then listen to the audible version when I am commuting to the office. At this point I hear Amanda's voice whenever I read Harpers books for the first time.
I lauged the whole time. Harper is a comedic genius!
"Another winner in my book!"
funny, hilarious, side-splitting
That it was written by Molly Harper! I knew I was in for a good laugh!
She is one of my favorite narrators of Molly Harper's books. She really brings the characters to life. The way she portrays their snarkiness is spot on!
Of course but, I have two young children so, not possible!
Molly is pretty much my favorite author right now! :-D Love her stuff! I can't get enough of her humor and the perfect way she pulls you right into her stories. The main characters for all of her books are strong, clumsy and hilarious! So relatable! Can't wait to read more!!!
Live, love, laugh...
"Smiles, giggles and belly laughs..."
This is a light romance that is so much fun to read. Every Molly Harper book will make you smile, giggle and laugh out loud. A bit heavy on the Visit Kentucky propaganda but its hilarious so it didn't bother me. As for the narration: Amanda Ronconi was born to narrate Molly Harper's book. She gets the sense of humor and cannot do a better job.
"Another Great Harper-Ronconi Hit!"
I'd compare it to "And One Last Thing" also written by Molly Harper and narrated by Amanda Ronconi. Both books feature Harper's expert wit and Ronconi's ability to bring the characters to life. Both stories feature a strong female lead with a romantic struggle. If you haven't listened to "And One Last Thing", I highly recommend it!
Molly Harper and Amanda Ronconi are my favourite author/narrator combo!
It's either going to be a good time or a GREAT anecdote!
"Loved this book!"
I thought the entire story was funny, sweet and unexpected.
I loved all the characters Kelsie is the perfect combination of sweet and sarcastic.
Hard to say
Yes. I was soo mad I had to go into an appoint ment instead of doing just that
"A verbal adventure everytime!"
Molly Harper has some of the funniest ways of discribing even the most everyday events. I love her voice.
It has the rhythm of her other books.
Ms. Ranconi is the perfect voice for Molly's charactes.
I laughed out loud several times.
More PLEASE!
Married, not quite 40 mom from the mid-west. I sit behind a computer all day translating large amounts of data into business solutions.
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Amanda Ronconi reading Molly Harper is always a WIN! I hope to see more Molly Harper coming to Audible.
The editing problem hits at minute 29.
Paranormal-urban fantasy book lover!
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I love everything Molly Harper and Amanda Ronconi! Put them together and you have magic! Can't wait for the next book!
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Well, what a busy few weeks it's been!
I had a great day on Thursday, September 13 when I went to the training ground for our 1st team squad picture. Competition winners and Charity champions from the club were all able to have their pictures taken with the first team!
The following Saturday we had a terrific result, beating Southampton 6-1 at Emirates Stadium. I was very busy, spending most of the day with a film crew, as I gave away complimentary tickets and Gunnersaurus toys. Then I met the teams as they arrived and went up to box level to meet some Junior Gunners after the game.
On Friday September 21, our young supporters aged up to three years old were given the chance to come to the Emirates with their parents for a special party. Over 150 boys and girls joined in the fun with bouncy castles, face painting, colouring and cutting out, as well as a childrens entertainer who sang and danced with all of our Junior members. The Arsenal Soccer School was also there, and we has a very special visit from three of our current first team squad, Per Mertersacker, Lukas Podolski and Andre Santos. They also brought along their children and stopped for lots of pictures. The fun lasted for 3 hours before everyone including me left exhausted. It was so nice to meet all of the future fans of this great football club.
The match against Manchester City on the following Sunday was an exciting one and I thought the boys played very well. They never gave up and managed to score late on to seal a 1-1 draw.
The first Capital One Cup match of the season took place at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday 26th September. It was a joy to see so many young fans visiting the stadium and I got to meet all our competition winners. I greeted the team, and this time I also had loads of competition winners with me. I posed for many pictures and had loads of fun. I even got to go up to a few Executive Boxes before I did my pre-match routine! The evening ended with six goals to the Gunners and we are ready to take on Reading in the next round.
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The World Is So Lovely
35395, Children's Songbook, Nature and Seasons, The World Is So Lovely, 233
1. The world is so lovely! I'm glad as can be
For all that the Lord has created for me—
2. The sunshine, the flowers, the stars up above,
A home where I live, and a fam'ly I love.
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Thanks gsdsar! I get lots of compliments about her because of the coloring of her face. My other one has a black mask and you can't see anything but ears. I just told Ava what you wrote below and she flopped over and sighed as if she was saying, "whatever."
So lots of German show dog champs. pretty cool. Hoping carmspack and some of the other bloodline experts here and chime in! In the meantime, here is another pic!
So you are right on the dam line. No notable dogs.
On the sire side, and take note that I stink at bloodlines, it looks like the sires grandfather is Ursus v Batu. Who is a very well known show dog from Germany. He is in a lot pedigrees. Hopefully someone can tell you more about him. I know my first GSD had him in her pedigree as well.
The sire line is chock full of winning German show dogs. All of the V and VA in the front if the name denote show position. So VA1 means they won the show(super simplified) But any VA is great, as is V.
By the way, your girl is gorgeous!!!!!
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Insight into Ava dad's bloodline?
I'm not well-versed in bloodlines (just an average pet owner that is crazy over GSDs) but I looked up one of my dog's father in pedigree database. Link here - Curtis vom Nobleheim
Mom's link here - Liberty Belle Perkins
I know mom was just a pet dog, so I'm not expecting to find the equivalent of an Olympic champion in the bloodlines. Maybe something cool from the dad?
Any insight? Was one of Ava's ancestor an awesome herder or maybe a cool dog sport champion? I don't know, so i'm just curious. Maybe they were all chill couch potatoes. Regardless, Ava is a sweetie but just wondered about her family history. I know I am romanticizing a bit, but I'm bumming on the couch and thought I ask all the knowledgable people here.
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Hotels in Riccione
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Via Edmondo de Amicis, 8, Riccione, 47838, Italy Riccione - 47838, Riccione, Italy
Viale Trento Trieste, 38, 47838, Riccione (RN), Italy Riccione - 47838, Riccione, Italy
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Riccione is one of the major destinations during the summer. This town is located on the Adriatic Riviera where magnificent beaches extend the spectacular work of nature. During a weekend, Riccione welcomes many visitors to the Rimini beaches that are known to be some of the best sea side resorts in Italy. One such location is the Beach Planet where it stands out with different interconnecting building. It has an American touch with its California-styled disco bar. Dolphins from the sea can be found at Delphinarium. At this time, there are six dolphins entertaining tourists. To those who want to commune with water apart from the sea, there is Aquafan. It is regarded as the largest water park in Europe.Within the water park are Riccione hotels. There are discount hotels Riccione provides that are available at EasyToBook.com. Most of the hotels in Riccione accept hotel bookings online. If you are traveling on a tight budget, there are several Riccione cheap hotels that you can choose from.


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by Emdee, Nov 20, 2013.
Here we go ... so excited with the two programs of Our Living Legends.
Cheers to our Tessa & Scott !
Huh? what happened to #32? I haven't finished organizing my thoughts for Tessa & Scott 32.0.
#32 is still there is you want to make a final comment.
However we usually get a new thread with it hits 1000!
You can just carry over your thoughts here if you have finished organizing them!
No need to: I just want to say that Tessa is kind of hot.
Thanks for the new thread, Emdee
Browsing that album by Elina Paasonen, I think all the pictures are beautiful. She's an amazing photographer and Virtue & Moir are the perfect team to photograph because of their matching lines and lovely positions. I love this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/skateeelinpaas/10959578245 and this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/skateeelinpaas/10959752264/
Kind of hot?? Perhaps absolutely breathtaking!! Love the new thread title. Thanks Emdee
I don't know-- I need to see that nip slip again.
Oh - my mistake for responding to your "compliments" at all.
Thank you for new thread!
Yes, she ia an amazing photograher. I hope TS will see her photos.
I think they like photos from our Russian amazing photograher Julia
I like her photos too! Those were amazing
Great title thread!!!
Ehy girls, I've read something odd on fan forum.. one user said that during meeting with fans TS said that they regressed its true??! I can't believe that! How they can say this?! I hope its just a misunderstanding!
Yup they didn't regress at all but progressed.
I don't remember if this has been posted already but for all of the people who live in Canada, Stars on Ice will air on CBC on December 2 at 9pm.
Also, I transcribed more of the interview. If people would be interested, I could post it here in little chunks.
They were joking. They were talking about their senior debut and Valse Triste, which is Tessa's favourite program out of everything they've done. If you watch that bit you'll understand. Don't take everything so literally...
Btw, many thanks to the Russian & Ukrainian fans for recording and posting the meeting! It was a treat to watch. You're all wonderful fans.
When Tessa admitted that her favourite dance is Valse Triste (FD from 2007), she said in a joking way that she loves that program so much that she sometimes feels none of their more recent work compare, hence her comment that she feels "like we've regressed." More than anything, I think this interview with Russian fans gives us a glimpse of just how ultra critical she is of herself, but Scott is very encouraging and supportive of her (ex. about making her do choreography for others once they retire). We really need to give her reassurance that she's more than fine -- she rocks!
It would be nice of you! (btw our Pani was interested a part where Scott was packing the clock)
Oh thank you!! I was more than sure that they had never said such a thing! I think the FF user has made a mistake ... is different to say "she was joking" to be sad because she said this like if this was the truth! She was joking, please!
These users do not know that they "scare" some poor fans who do not understand the language?
This starts right where I left of.
F: We have these sentences, if you could finish them with what is for you. So "Dance is…"
S: [To Tessa] You're starting that one. The dance is…
T: Um, two things came to my head first; dance is heart and dance is making people feel something.
S: Dance is connection. … You work with that. [laughter]
F: Ok, "To me a partner is…"
S: Easy, no I'm just kidding. [mumbling] It's easy for me. … Comforting. I think Tessa and I always feel happy that we're not like a Patrick Chan or a singles skater where, well it would be nice to be Patrick Chan. But not to be able to go out and have each other, we always rely on that on the ice. Somedays I feel like I'm gonna freeze and I'm not going to have a good skate, Tessa always talks me of the ledge a little bit and we work together. So yeah, it goes both ways.
F: So did you ever want to be a singles skater?
T: No, never.
S: No, I can't jump [mumbling]
F: And you? [to Tessa]
T: I think… well it's also about trust, having the common goals and trusting one another enough to see that through and you know be together, supporting one another. I think there is just so much their that trust is the biggest thing. [Scott nods in agreement]
F: The last one "Figure Skating is…"
T: Work [laughter] I know we say this a lot, but it's true. Figure Skating is a real unique balance of artistry and athleticism-
S: That's my answer! [laughter]
F: She stole your line.
T: It is true through. It is the really special thing about skating. It's one of our favorite things to explore: the balance and to push the boundaries of both.
S: Yeah, I was going to stay pretty much exactly that. Figure skating is the sport we love because it marries the athleticism and the artistry. There are not to many other opportunities to do that in sport.
Now that I have the full context it makes sense I guess. I haven't watched the video in full. Tessa seems so self-deprecating, she needs to believe more in herself.
Thanks for the transcript Emma. And emdee for the new thread; I like that you used their first names instead.
F: Is figure skating [taking up] all your life?
S: Is it all my life? It's pretty close right now. To be an elite athlete in any sport you really have to dedicate yourself. For us it's been mainly figure skating up until this point.
F: There are probably other skaters/programs that you admire from the past. Were there any times that you wanted to dance [these programs]?
S: It's a tough question. Generally, no. When we watch a great performance, we like to respect the artist and respect the skaters creativity. So it we are going to do it [skate to the same music] we want to do it completely different. So there were great Carmens before we did Carmen we tried to do something completely different. We really try and stay away from that
T: Get inspiration and appreciate it, but-
S: Like we couldn't do a Bolero obviously. This year we kept listening to the music Somewhere in Time that Marie-France and Patrice skated to and it was beautiful. We connected to that music this year, but we just felt like we couldn't do it; it was theirs.
T: We used it as our benchmark though because we listened to that piece and felt so emotionally connected to it and just loved it. So when ever we thought that maybe we had a piece that was close, we would listen to it and then listen to Somewhere in Time and see if it compared at all emotionally and usually it didn't. So that was a good measuring stick for us to use.
S: But it's giving the creators respect and we felt like you have to respect what has come before you.
Thank you so much, cgirl8! Keep them coming
As for the comment, yes, she was joking. I think it makes sense that Valse Triste is her favorite given her dancing background.
She was talking about the program, not about herself as a skater. So it would be the choreography that she was referencing as not on par with their later work.
Er, she was providing a big enough exaggeration to explain just how much she loves Valse Triste. Hence the laughter afterwards.
I love the thread title. They are indeed a legend. Unsurpassed quality skating.
Or the other way round - their later work not on par with 'Valse Triste' .
It's a pity, though, that they couldn't mention 'Carmen' as one of their favorite programs. Must be because of how it turned out for them last season . I truly hope that after the disappointment of judges not appreciating it the way they hoped and not winning with it they don't feel like just writing it off as an unsuccessful experiment.
F: What style of short dance do you like? What style of dance is your favorite?
T: I actually really enjoy the rhythm this year. It's really cool because it's so ballroom-y and classical dance and it is neat to transfer that to the ice … That's a challenge, translating all of those techniques and things onto the ice. I was sort of hoping that [the short dance this year] would be a tango because it is a great compulsory dance, to work within that is always fun. I think this season has been really special and I am happy that we found the music that we did.
S: I do like the short dance or the original dance part of the program because it shows the differences between the skaters. It's neat how the skaters can interpret a rhythm so differently. Tessa and I really like the foxtrot because of it's intricacy, there's a lot of good music. I don't love the waltzes and stuff, it's a little bit slower and not as entertaining for the public. I prefer something that's a little more entertaining, more edgy.
Thank you so much, cgirl8. As I am not a native English speaker it was a bit difficult for me to understand everything, so your transcription is really helpful.
Hopefully this will clear up an remaining confusion:
F: What's your favorite dance out of all of the ones that you have done yourselves?
S: [pointing to Tessa] Valse Triste for her. 2007.
T: [pointing to Scott] Mahler or Umbrellas.
F: What about the samba?
S: It's up there. That one, it's funny because we relate to that one personally. That was a hard year because of Tessa's surgery and we love that program, but it never really got to the level that we wanted it to get to. When we look back on videos it's funny because we appreciate different things from each program and it's kind of neat to look back. Sometimes we look back and think "Man, we were good in 2007. What are we doing now?"
T: I think we keep getting worse. [laughing]
It's not that they're regressing per se, it's just that Davis & White is just progressing, technically and artistically, at just an impressive rate.


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|Very happy with my Fairclough cover. Original came w/boat six years ago. Bought a replacement a couple of years ago. Great cover, great service. On a sunny cold day it is quite warm underneath for projects.
I have a 26' Seafarer, which is not all that much shorter/smaller than your 303 and I use a 25'x30' tarp over the mast. The mast is supported at the bow pulpit at the mast step and at the crutch which is at the wheel. The tarp cost me $75. I either take down the stantions and lifelines or leave them up (depends on if I plan to work on the foredeck or cabin top during the winter) with empty plastic cups over the tops of the stantions. The fore part of the tarp gets tied shut, the sides get tied together under the hull and the stern gets woven together to allow me to get in/out.
Used this method for 3 years w/o any sign of damage to the mast or other bits of the boat. 3 years is about all I get out of a tarp though due to wind/weather/ice/snow, etc. Without the stantions in there generally is no issue with snow staying on the tarp, too much of an angle and it slides right off.
I've heard many people say that you shouldn't use the mast as the center support for a tarp like this but in my experience, so long as it's properly supported, there's no harm in it. Takes me about an hour to put the tarp on and get it tied down so it stays through the winter. I do have an advantage though in that I keep it in my yard next to the garage
Fairclough is the way to go
I started by making frames and covers that never did fit right and cover the boat properly or failed under heavy snow.
Finally purchased a Fairclough, full frame, mast in, 2 piece, full cover - covers entire boat down to the water line. Besides my below deck Autopilot it is the best purchase I've made. Fits perfectly, has a zippered access door and vents. I keep the cabin doors off the entire winter, no snow, no moisture or mold. Cover up in November - no worries the entire winter. Takes four hours to install alone, half that coming off. Purchase off season for a generous discount.
Sabre 30 cover cost was $2800 including delivery.
Go for it - you won't be sorry.
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We have a full Fairclough cover that we were lucky enough to get with the boat. We've installed it and removed it a couple times ourselves. The canvas was about 12 year old, so we had it restitched last year at Fairclough, and dealing with the company was great. No problems and they were generally helpful.
I highly recommend this type of cover. We worked on the boat during the winter, even on deck, and it wasn't too cold. And when we had so much snow this past year in Maryland (multiple feet, multiple storms), the cover/frame stayed in tact and protected the boat. After going through that, and seeing how so many other boats fared, I can't imagine not having a cover.
Bought a full Fairclough cover last year. It is very impressive and I think very much worth the cost. They installed it last year, so I haven't done it myself yet, but plan on doing that in a couple of weeks. They were good to work with.
BTW, I think the frame is galvanized. There was no issue last winter with dripping that stained the deck. It's fine with Awlgrip too.
They have a lot of boat designs in their files, so it is quite possible they would not need to come and measure your boat first, so that would speed up the process.
Another option is to do your own shrinkwrap. It's not too hard. The first year I did it alone, which was a bit much, but I managed. The following spring I removed it carefully in two pieces, cut at the mast. The next fall I reused the shrinkwrap, adding a small new section by the mast. This season I'll use the bow section for a third time, but the larger section aft of the mast will be new.
Cost: about $250 for the shrinkwrap and tape, enough for at least 3 winters on a 47' boat.
I do it all from the deck using a hand-held heat gun. A bit crazy yes, but with patience it works just fine. It also seems much safer to me than working from a ladder. (Of course if someone would like to share a shrinkwrap gun in RI I'd be happy to help you do your boat too. But then I couldn't shrink it from the deck.) Because our boat's hull is painted, it shouldn't be shrink wrapped. I run a line along the toerail and attach the shrinkwrap around it. Ribs are made of gray pvc? electrical conduit to give us more space to work on deck.
My boat is on the hard with the mast down and has been under cover for two years now, going on three. So the cover has seen two full summers as well. I used PVC pipe for the frame and simply heated and bent it over the top of hte mast and fastened it to the lifelines. I bought two of the heaviest black and silver poly tarps from McMaster Carr. They'll make a special size if you want. However rectangular tarps don't cover tapered hulls very well. So I used a smaller tarp for the bow and simply lapped them over near the middle about 3 feet. The tarps cost me about $150 for my 26 footer. They'll make it through this winter with no problem, and probably another.
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Your cover provides good UV protection and ventilation but I'd worry about snow and ice reaching the deck and hardware, particularly with the winds and snow that come off Lake Michigan in the winter. Maybe you could have the yard add an extension so goes past your deck joint? It looks like you've got a teak toerail, which might benefit from extra coverage too.
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We've made the quintessential Thanksgiving casserole better than ever by combining fresh green beans, homemade mushroom sauce, and savory fried shallots.
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Source: Everyday Food, November 2009
- 3 cups vegetable oil
- 6 large shallots, cut into very thin rounds, rings separated
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 pounds green beans, trimmed and halved
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 pound button mushrooms, trimmed and coarsely chopped
- 14.5 ounces low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup whole milk
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium. Line a baking sheet with paper towels. In a large bowl, toss together shallots and 1 1/4 cups flour until shallots are evenly coated. In batches, shake off excess flour from shallots and fry until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes, adjusting heat if shallots are browning too quickly. With a slotted spoon, transfer to sheet and season with salt. Set aside. (Store in an airtight container at room temperature with a layer of paper towels underneath, up to 2 days.)
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook green beans until crisp-tender, 6 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Pat dry. (To store, refrigerate in a resealable plastic bag, up to 1 day.)
In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high. Add mushrooms and cook until liquid has evaporated, about 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1/4 cup flour and cook, stirring, until incorporated, about 1 minute. Whisking constantly, gradually add broth, then milk. Bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (To store, refrigerate with plastic wrap on surface, up to 2 days. Reheat before using.)
Add green beans to mushroom sauce and toss to coat. Transfer mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake until bubbling around edges, about 15 minutes. Serve topped with fried shallots.


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|Date Added: Thursday 14 February, 2013
I picked up the Wavemaster XXL at my local Academy Sports a few days back for around $210 + tax. I had been trying to find one on craigslist for a while since you can sometimes find them for around half that but I was always too late when I'd see one. Anyways, I decided to splurge and finally get it.My first comment is the NEGATIVE. After doing some research, I decided to put sand in it since sand is heavier than water when comparing the same volume. I put 250 lbs though you can add a little more, around 270. The bad thing is the design in adding your sand or water. The hole should be much larger or the base should be much easier to add to it. Instead, the hole is very small. A normal funnel will not work, you need a wide diameter funnel. The hole itself measures around 1.5 inches ... good luck finding a funnel large enough to allow the easy placement of sand. But fortunately I came across another review that said they used an upside down gallon jug. This worked perfectly! It is so easy to cut the bottom of the jug off, flip it upside down, and pour the sand down along the side of the container. I could do a 50 lbs bag in a few minutes each.The bag itself is a "blast" to work out on. This review is for the novice/beginner/person who just wants to get a good cardio workout. Now I know why amateur boxers wear out in a minute. Do some YouTube searches and you'll see some great workout ideas for basic kicks and punches. To prevent injury, I highly recommend wrapping your hands with boxer wraps, getting a decent pair of sparring gloves, and adding some shin guards to your lower legs and feet. The added cost is well worth it and your extremities will thank you for it.I hope that helps some, especially the milk jug idea.
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Wife loves the bag. Easy to move, stays put, and easily assembled/disassembeld as needed. Would recommend to other people who are looking to have a good bag to punch/kick.
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I bought this product because I couldn't hang my old heavy bag in my residence. I thought this looked like a great compromise. It wasn't. The stuffing is just foam, which is way to light to really strike hard. You can kick it, and because it sits low, it is very good for practicing round kicks, but the foam filling is just too light for really practicing hard hitting. There is no substitute for a real heavy bag. I gave it 3 stars because it is well made, just not a great bag for striking.
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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by agalisgv, Feb 13, 2010.
[Article is from Yahoo--can't get the link to work though]
This happened at my University and I can literally see the Shelby Center from my living room. Nothing ever happens in this town full of boring engineers but in the past month we've had a plane crash that killed two, a middle school shooting (just last Friday) where one 14 year old shot and killed another 14 year old in the hallway at school (funeral was today) and now this woman flies off the rails. It's like I'm living in an alternate reality.
Unfortunately, the man quoted above lost his wife. His daughter was interviewed by one of the local news channels earlier this afternoon before they'd learned the identities of the victims. She was standing outside trying to get information and got the call to go to the hospital during the news broadcast.
Here's a link to local coverage.
Thanks for sharing uyeahu. What an awful tragedy for the families, school, and community .
How awful. Something similar happened in Montreal in 1992 (a professor shooting colleagues over an academic dispute), and it really is scary, in an occupation that's supposed to be civil and collegial.
With the pressure that exists in the world today for people this is something that I feel we will hear more of. Its very sad to me.
Eys. Many departments in larger research institutions have reputations of back stabbing and sabotage between colleagues and graduate students, apparently due to the pressure to reach tenure and publish. Scary stuff.
I agree Moijto. Academia is extremely cutthroat, nasty, and filled with jealousy and bitterness. I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. I'd bet for every prof passed over who actually does pull out the gun there are a hundred that want to but think the better of it.
So, this woman shot and killed her brother in an "accidental" shooting 24 years ago? Makes one now wonder if it were truly accidental.
The police chief ordered her release before she could be arrested, and the files have now disappeared. Hmm.....
The Boston Globe has a lot more details on the matter..
Awful. I have a friend who teaches English there. She's shaken and upset, but safe, thank God.
What a horrible tragedy.
The tenure process is extremely stressful, and given the fact that this woman seems to have been mentally unstable to begin with (her mom totally got her off the hook for shooting her brother), an unfavorable tenure vote pushing her over the edge is not all that surprising.
Some details are a little confusing. She's 45, so it would seem she didn't follow the traditional "grad school-postdoc-assistant prof" career path which has you going up for tenure in your mid to late 30's. Either she had several long postdocs (possibly an indicator of trouble), or she had a previous professorship at another university and that didn't work out (also possibly indicating problems). There's the fact that she got her degree at Harvard and wound up in Alabama. There's the coworker indicating she's not as good as she thinks she is and doesn't have a grip on reality. It definitly sounds like she was harboring some serious delusions and couldn't handle the harsh reality of the tenure vote.
(That's another weird thing....I was under the impression that the tenure process at most universities starts in spring/summer, the candidate submits their tenure binder in summer or early fall, the department sends the information out and asks for external letters of recommendation to arrive at the end of summer or early fall, and the tenure vote in the department is in Fall. Why was this tenure meeting in February?)
It's possible she could have worked in the private sector before pursuing her PhD. My former boss was 32 when she decided to get a PhD in survey research.
Academic jobs are incredibly competitive. I am currently in a PhD program at a prestigious university, and I can tell you first hand that if I would be very lucky if in 10 years I am still in academia at all.
R.I.P. the victims of this tragedy.
One of the articles mentions that the faculty meeting had nothing to do with tenure. She was turned down for tenure last spring. UoA has a rule that you can't stay longer than 6 years if you don't make tenure, and this was her last semester as it's her 6th year. She was out of a job come May.
It's also come out that she didn't have a permit for the gun. Interesting. It's looking more and more premeditated IMO. But we'll see.
There's some speculation that she thought (wrongly or rightly) that the school was going to claim rights to the cell invention and cheat her. It's also been hinted that she got turned down for tenure because she too difficult to work with.
I'm dying to find out more about the 80s death, especially coming on the heel of the Kerrigan death. I grew up in the area, and I don't know anyone who tried to get their kid off for killing another family member, now it's 2 in one week. Even if you convince yourself that 2 lives need not be ruined, how could you ever face that person again?
The Kerrigan thing is a somewhat more ambiguous situation though.
Most universities (that I know of) have the same policy. If you are denied tenure, you may not find out until the spring. When a candidate actually finds out depends on what level they are denied at, e.g., department, school, provost, trustees, and how communicative the administration is regarding the results. I've heard of cases where the candidate didn't make it out of the department in the fall, but wasn't notified of that until the spring, so this person thought their case was still making its way up the administrative ladder.
Anyway, finding out in the spring that you've been denied tenure makes it hard to find a job starting in August or September. So you are allowed to stick around for another academic year. Most people don't like to do that though, since it can be awkward. But sometimes people have no choice (the academic job market is not so great these days).
Now they are saying she maybe sent bombs in past.
And the story about the great scientist who killed her brother... tisk tisk
Unbelievable! What's next, we find out she killed Kennedy?
From the link above:
I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to plead insanity.
I would only be surprised if they DON'T plead insanity at this point. The question is, is she really insane or just smart enough to play it that way?
There is an ABC interview on googles news summary that includes quotes from her father-in-law that makes him sound as if he is trying to justify what she did. He wants to know 'who the protagonist in that room was'.
^ can you provide a link, I can't find it?
I would say from this article that the FIL is trying to protect his son and the husband is doing Bishop no favors blabbing to the press potentially incriminating stuff. Sounds like they are trying to distance themselves from "Prof Crazy". Jerks.
Not that I'd do such a thing, but I'd hope MrBG would be a little supportive.
and things get better
p.s. Another source says the fast-food place was an i-hop
Bishop killed three people and wounded three more. One of the three people who were wounded is currently in neuro-intensive care with what is thought to be significant brain damage. Another person is still in surgical intensive care. I don't see why her husband and FIL need to be supportive of her at all.
She also pointed and shot the gun at one of her work collegues who was trying to push her out of the room. The only reason this person was not shot and or killed is because she ran out of bullets.
I don't know if Bishop is crazy or not, but what she did was horrendous.
Forgive me if I sound harsh and judgemental, but I live in the community where this happened; it hits very close to home. So many lives have been forever changed by this woman's disregard for human life.
She will be judged soon enough.
What she did was awful. There are witness, and thankfully, survivors.
Her husband blabbing to the press helps no one.
Everyone needs support. Did you ever see "dead man walking"? I said support, not forgiveness. Her husband keeping his stupid mouth shut doesn't hurt the victims or their families. If he wants to help, he can talk to the police, not the press.
Any efforts to distance themselves publicly are self serving, and not a benefit to the community.
Here's the real reason she did it....
Glenn Beck's Take
He's such a tool....


text: Welcome to you Dimar! Spending the winter to educate yourself is a very wise thing to do. As with anything I think, the more you know, the more you know you don't know! :lol: All of the things in your post are not only possible but fun to get from your own hives. Your fruit trees, flowers, and vegitables will be happier and more prolific with the introduction of your "new friends". And the girls will love their new home with all that forage and a built in water source. As manowar mentioned, the bears will be a challenge, but nothing that hasn't been dealt with before by others. There are many ways to deal with the bears from the lowest of low tech (wooden boards with nails driven up through them to discourage the bears from walking around your hives) to the highest of high tech (solar powered electric fences) and everything in between to fit every budget. Good luck, welcome again, and most of all.... have fun! :D[/quote I don't really get the quote part of this website, but here's one I'll pass on that I think is appropriate. A friend of mine who is really clever about just popping out with great quotes, seemingly out of nowhere, said this to me three years ago, and I wrote it on the wall in my bus. I do that a lot when I here good ones. "If you haven't learned from your mistake, you've wasted a perfectly good disaster." CliffyYou're welcome to write it on your wall, too.