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2014-11-14 19:44:41
Trimmest cover with great coverage!
I have tried other brands of covers said to be trim fitting, but found that Bummis Simply Lite is the trimmest of my favorite covers, and it's the only single gusset cover that fits my twin girls skinny legs without issue. I love how stretchy it is for even her chunky twin brother. This is the perfect combo with the new flannel fitteds for both my twins. Very very pleased with the form and function of the OS Simply Lite cover!!
Angelica Moreno
2014-11-09 12:13:24
The perfect cover for the Dimple Diaper
We just started using this cover along with the Dimple Diaper about a month and a half ago and could not be happier! My LO is very long and lean; 27inches (70cms) and 16lbs 4oz. She's also super squirmy on the change pad these days. Dad is in charge of the bedtime diaper changes but Mama is the one who has to deal with any middle of the night changes. I'm thrilled with this cover, it's never messy even after a 12hr night. The Dimple Diaper might be completely soaked but this fantastic cover doesn't let any moisture through. As a co-sleeping mom whose LO is having a tricky time staying asleep, a leak free night is essentially for sanity's sake! What a great product! I love that it will keep growing with my tall girl. We're planning on adding another cover and Dimple Diaper to our stash. What a great combo!
Alexandra Hunt
2014-11-06 21:20:14
Wish I found these before! Perfect!
What I love about Bummis Simply Lite Diaper Cover: Great fit! No leaks, no gaps around the waist or legs. Trimness! This cover is much trimmer than my sweet peas or thirsties covers. I like that there is enough room for a bulkier fitted (like Sandy's), but there isn't a ton of excess, poofy fabric. Strong but simple snaps, easy for caregivers. Gentler elastics than many diapers. Washes well and can be wiped clean between uses. Vibrant colours! Cons? None! I wish I had discovered these first!
2014-11-05 17:15:28
Love the fit
Great fit on my chunky baby for the last month, she is now 8 weeks old and nearly 13lbs.
Tracie La Rue Moen
2014-11-04 14:53:42
very stretchy cover
I got this cover to test with the new fitted flannel diaper. It is very stretchy! I had one leak with the cover fell below the fitted diaper, but otherwise we had no problems. I did get some leg marks one time, I must have wrapped it too tight. Overall, this is a great cover and I would definitely recommend it.
2014-11-04 12:12:48
Great in hot weather!
Great, trim fitting diaper cover. I loved it during the summer heat. We've never had a poop explosion with this cover! Keeps everything well contained :)
Jackie Askvig
2014-11-03 17:16:41
Perfect cover
This cover is amazing. Fits both my super-skinny 4 month old and chubby 2 year old equally well with minor adjustments. The elastic on the front and back makes it bullet-proof but is still soft on sensitive skin. I was skeptical of the single row of snaps because I tend to prefer a hip snap to prevent leaks but this cover doesn't need one! Fits well over prefolds and both trim and bulky fitteds. The flap in the front holds a prefold in well so a pin or snappy is not even needed.
2014-10-25 21:09:19
great cover!
We tried the simply lite cover in Ocean with a dimple dot diaper overnight. The cover itself is a gorgeous blue and it is amazing for long periods of wear as there were no leaks and it was easy to get a great fit. It's the perfect compliment to the dimple dot overnight diaper. I would highly recommend it.
Shelby Sweet
2014-10-20 10:51:08
Quickly a favorite!
I couldn't wait for it to be on the bum! I love the colors so bright, and it's very, very well made! The fit is amazing on my 26lbs 30in tall baby boy. I haven't had any leaks, whatsoever. And the wipeable interior is so nice and soft and not irritating at all! We use this over flats and the bummis flannel fitted, and it works perfectly! Definitely will add more to our stash.
Sarah P.
2014-10-10 12:46:41
Absolute favorite cover
I was sent a simply lite cover to test out, and I MUST praise it from the rooftops - this cover is AMAZING. It's soft, stretchy, comfortable, fits so well (no gaps for leaks), easy to clean, has cute designs? I could go on! I like to use fitted diapers and prefolds on my infant, and until now, have used another brand of covers. I wish I had tried out Bummis covers sooner! They are everything I could want in a diaper cover and more. I'm definitely converting to Bummis from now on - we are so impressed with this cover in my household.
2014-10-10 00:56:46
Simply Lite Cover.
So trim! Super cute print! We use it over our dimple diaper and prefolds. This is our go to PUL cover. It fits both of my boys (23lb 11mo and 27lb 2.5yo) perfectly even though they have different body types. One is thin and the other is hefty. You'll love this cover!
2014-10-02 20:15:19
Amazing for nights!
This is my go to diaper for night time. Fits perfect over the Dinple diaper while keeping everything very trim under my sons PJs (no need to size up anymore). I also love it with the Flannel Fitted or even a prefold during the day. Perfectly trim and great purchase to round out any diaper stash!
2014-10-01 21:52:01
Great cover!
This cover is a great addition to our stash. It is a trim diaper with a good fit for my 14 lb infant boy, however snug for my toddler (works with a prefold, but too small for a fitted). I wish I had it when my son was born. I've tried a lot of different diapers and covers, and the elastics on these are the best. It's also nice to know that they are made in Canada. Plus, the elephant print is too cute for words :)
2014-09-20 20:48:39
All-time Favorite Cover!
The Simply Lite cover is incredible! It immediately became both my husband's and my favorite cover. It's lightweight, breathable, fits like no other - over everything! - and the legs never gap, no matter how huge the night diaper. Color us impressed! Well done, Bummis! :-)
2014-07-20 13:10:24
well made, well designed, runs small
I like this cover. It has better elastic and snaps than the flips and econobum but it runs small. There is no way it would fit the average child til 35 lbs. My 13mo old is 32inches tall and 28 lbs. This cover barely fits so now its only used if all others are still being laundered. Wish It had come out sooner because I would have liked to use it longer. I will save it for the next baby tho.
2014-01-28 12:07:45
Simply Great
My son is growing faster by the day, so the multiple snaps make it easy to adjust according to size. I simply love it!
2014-01-02 22:22:40
Love The Simply Lite
I LOVE the new Simply Lite covers. We started using them 10 days ago when we brought our new little girl home and they are wonderful! We only have Bummis prefolds and covers in this house. The prefolds are going through their 2nd child and we recently added the Simply Lite to our cover collection. The Simply Lite is my new favourite.
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New London - Police are investigating a complaint made Monday morning about a suspicious man who approached a 13-year-old girl at a bus stop on Montauk Avenue, at Mitchell Court, and offered her money to go with him.
The man approached the girl at 6:40 a.m. while she was waiting at the bus stop, according to a statement from New London Deputy Police Chief Peter Reichard.
The man is described as Hispanic with a heavy accent in his 40s or 50s, 5 foot 2 inches tall with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a dark baseball cap, dark gray polo shirt and blue jeans. He appeared to be intoxicated at the time of the incident.
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The Kress Events Center, a $33 million state-of-the-art facility, was completed in November 2007. A crown jewel for the UW-Green Bay campus, the KEC not only services a continually growing body at UW-Green Bay, but houses Green Bay Athletics in a first-class home.
At the center of the new facility is the Kress Center, which seats more than 4,000 fans for women's basketball and volleyball. Other amenities to aid in Green Bay Athletics' success are a new men's basketball practice gym, locker rooms, training facilities and weight rooms.
The entire student body benefits from first-class recreation, health and wellness spaces as well as the opportunity to host student and campus activities such as commencement, convocation, student orientation sessions, campus life programming, concerts and community events in the main events center.
In the facility's short history, it has already played host to a number of events. The KEC held its first athletics event on Nov. 2, 2007, a women's volleyball match against UW-Milwaukee. In November 2007, the building hosted its first concert featuring two nationally known bands, Switchfoot and Relient K. The KEC also held a rally for presidential candidate Barack Obama in February, 2008.
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P&O Azura Cruise: Azura Cruise Review by Shirley Brown
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Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: Barbados
Firstly the Azura is a very large ship, with up to 3500 passengers, clearly with so many passengers there are going to be both good and bad points to the cruise.
By far the worst thing is the food, particularly in the Peninsular restaurant. After the first 4 days we stopped using the restaurant, in our opinion it was very poor. Over cooked, poor quality fish and meats (tough, dry and inedible) and staff that were not really interested. I've had airline food that was better than this, now that really is the pits.
The other dining options were very good, but you do pay an additional premium (Up to £29 per person per meal!) to dine at them, also they get booked up very quickly after passengers discover how bad the Peninsular restaurant food is. Another option used by a sizable More proportion of the passengers is the self-service restaurant, here most nights had an additional dinning theme Thai, Indian, Mexican etc. The food was o'k similar to Butlins, never mind the quality feel the width, if you want lots food on your plate and a relaxed atmosphere with no evening dress code this will suit you.
On the plus side the entertainment was excellent, very good acts and an excellent on board Theatre, the other entertainment venues were also good but were easily overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of passengers on board.
The cabin was as described in the brochure, the cabin stewards were attentive and helpful, little extra touches highlighted that some crew did try to please.
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The actress, 27, took to Twitter to share photos of her daring new 'do on Thursday.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Michael Jackson, in further review
The day before his death, my fella and I had had an hourlong conversation on Jackson, in which we judged him harshly for his nonstandard appearance and abuse of children. And I stand by my latter judgment - it should not be made invisible, and should be noted in discussions of his accomplishments (and it was, by those more authoritative on the subject than I). In hearing and percieving the news of his death, I was in the context of a conversation that was not kind to Jackson, and was slightly racist/ableist (who am I to judge how Jackson navigates vitiligo?)
But I was not in the habit of loving his music, as I have quite suddenly in the last few weeks. This is why I'm revisiting the topic, after so many words dedicated to Jackson. In my immediate review, I underestimated the genius of his work in a serious way:
The man was a defining voice in the last century, and he is still immediate and current. These are the songs that folks will be listening to in 200 years. These songs are genius in and out of the context of era and career.
I know this post comes after too much energy has been spent on Jackson, but I want to revisit because I don't want my last post to be my last word on Jackson. The inspiration came from Siddity, who today tipped me off on this sci-fi esque classic from the Jacksons:
And I found this funky tune on my own:
It may look like my cursor around the turn of the century. But Jackson in 1978, with the discordant afro and familiar but no less impressive moves, is quite an unexpected joy. Before the beauty and ruination of his solo career, but after the pain of his abusive and exploitative childhood, Jackson's vocal talent and astounding physical grace is apparent, as it ever was:
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One of the things I so admire about you is your ability to revisit a topic a second time to offer a new take on it. RMJ, you rock my girly socks.ReplyDelete
I have to admit that I'm a bit sick of all the MJ stuff, although I do appreciate intelligent dialogue such as the one you've created here. My (probably completely un-PC) take on his life and death is that he was an unbelievably talented person who had some serious issues over his lifetime which weren't ever addressed constructively. Add crazy media attention from a very young age, and you've got a recipe for a damaged person. In some ways it seems as though he coped with the shit life threw at him in the best ways he knew how - though some coping mechanisms may or may not have bordered on the criminal. I've never been sure what to make of him as a person, but all I ever really gave a shit about in the first place was his music.
(Sorry for the rambling comment - it's 1:30am here right now!)
That's actually a great way to put it, Girl. He had a lot of issues - some of them were internal and some of them were externally imposed.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the kind words and all the comments this week!
- sekhmetJuly 17, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Wow, that's really cool that you examined your prior comments like that! One thing I've been thinking in the last few weeks about Michael Jackson is all the cruelty he faced long before the molestation allegations, and it made me think of something a progressive feminist psychologist once said in a presentation about the inner city youth she worked with. She said that a lot of the kids turn to crime in part because all their lives, they see people's actions not corresponding properly to the consequences of those actions. They see gangsters literally getting away with murder and having the most money in their neighborhoods, they see innocent kids getting gunned down, and in the end they have very little concept of why being good matters, or why you shouldn't commit crime.ReplyDelete
If you look at MJ's life, you see a lot of that going on, albeit in a different way. He raised awareness of starvation in Africa and donated loads of money to charity, and people called him crazy and made fun of him for that and for things he may or may not have done that, at any rate, weren't really hurting anybody. For example, the hyperbaric chamber business, which I've heard was actually some piece of equipment for burn victims. Even if it really was some sort of oxygen tank thing, who gives a shit, unless you're arguing from an environmental standpoint regarding the waste it would take to make and possibly run the thing? (Which, of course, the tabloids could care less about.) He was basically derided for being different, even when helping people, and while nobody will ever know the truth of the later things he may or may not have done which obviously would matter and would be incredibly harmful, I have to wonder if it's not too much of a stretch to say that his experiences in life didn't exactly give him much incentive to do the right thing. Not that it's an excuse, but more an explanation. Which of course, is a great lesson on why we should all keep our criticisms of people to the things that really matter, and not get all tangled up in what society tells us is "weird" or "different" about them. I think there's an entire gigantic book waiting to be written on the ways in which racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and ableism (with the vitiligo thing) all contributed to people's hatred and fear of Michael, and how the very same people who would defend Kobe Bryant, R. Kelly or William Kennedy Smith to the death take such great glee in pillorying MJ for the exact same things -- for those people (obviously not feminists like yourself who are consistent about these things!) it's not really about concern for children or abuse victims, it's about having a great excuse to tear apart someone who they hated anyhow, who they hated more for being different than anything else.
In more amusing commentary, my Pandora weirdly started playing Smooth Criminal while reading this entry, which it's never played before! When I decided to go look for the lyrics to the song, my computer suggested a search I did a few weeks ago for "smoothie on keyboard." Now I am laughing because that was the day I literally spilled an entire Odwalla smoothie on my keyboard. (And still rehabilitated it! You just rinse the keyboard off thoroughly and let it dry for 1-2 days!)
Sekhmet, thanks for the really insightful comment! This kind of content is really helpful. I hope you stick around!ReplyDelete


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Put the "Independence" Back in Independence Day
Jefferson and Washington fought a war for the principle of independence, meaning the moral right of an individual to live his own life as he sees fit.
June 26, 2005
by Michael Berliner
America's cities and towns will soon fill with parades, fireworks, and barbecues. They will be celebrating the Fourth of July, the 229th birthday of America. But one hopes that--on this fourth post-September 11 Independence Day--the speeches will contain fewer bromides and more attention to exactly what is being celebrated. The Fourth of July is Independence Day, but America's leaders and intellectuals have been trying to move us further and further away from the meaning of Independence Day, away from the philosophy that created this country.
What we hear from politicians, intellectuals, and the media is that independence is passé, that we've reached a new age of "interdependence." We hear demands for mandatory "volunteering" to serve others, for sacrifice to the nation. We hear demands from trust-busters that successful companies be punished for being "greedy" and not serving society. But this is not the message of America. It is the direct opposite of why America became a beacon of hope for the truly oppressed throughout the world. They have come here to escape poverty and dictatorship; they have come here to live their own lives, where they aren't owned by the state, the community, or the tribe.
"Independence Day" is a critically important title. It signifies the fundamental meaning of this nation, not just of the holiday. The American Revolution remains unique in human history: a revolution--and a nation--founded on a moral principle, the principle of individual rights. Jefferson at Philadelphia, and Washington at Valley Forge, pledged their "lives, fortunes, and sacred honor." For what? Not for mere separation from England, not--like most rebels--for the "freedom" to set up their own tyranny. In fact, Britain's tyranny over the colonists was mild compared to what most current governments do to their citizens.
Jefferson and Washington fought a war for the principle of independence, meaning the moral right of an individual to live his own life as he sees fit. Independence was proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence as the rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." What are these rights? The right to life means that every individual has a right to his own independent life, that one's life belongs to oneself, not to others to use as they see fit.
The right to liberty means the right to freedom of action, to act on one's own judgment, the right not to have a gun pointed at one's head and be forced to do what someone else commands. And the right to the pursuit of happiness means that an individual may properly pursue his own happiness, e.g., his own career, friends, hobbies, and not exist as a mere tool to serve the goals of others. The Founding Fathers did not proclaim a right to the attainment of happiness, knowing full well that such a policy would carry with it the obligation of others to make one happy and result in the enslavement of all to all. The Declaration of Independence was a declaration against servitude, not just servitude to the Crown but servitude to anyone. (That some signers still owned slaves does not negate the fact that they established the philosophy that doomed slavery.)
Political independence is not a primary. It rests on a more fundamental type of independence: the independence of the human mind. It is the ability of a human being to think for himself and guide his own life that makes political independence possible and necessary. The government as envisaged by the Founding Fathers existed to protect the freedom to think and to act on one's thinking. If human beings were unable to reason, to think for themselves, there would be no autonomy or independence for a government to protect. It is this independence that defines the American Revolution and the American spirit.
To the Founding Fathers, there was no authority higher than the individual mind, not King George, not God, not society. Reason, wrote Ethan Allen, is "the only oracle of man," and Thomas Jefferson advised us to "fix reason firmly in her seat and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God." That is the meaning of independence: trust in your own judgment, in reason; do not sacrifice your mind to the state, the church, the race, the nation, or your neighbors.
Independence is the foundation of America. Independence is what should be celebrated on Independence Day. That is the legacy our Founding Fathers left us. It is a legacy we should keep, not because it is a legacy, but because it is right and just. It has made America the freest and most prosperous country in history.
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Happy Birthday, United States of America. Despite what some people say, you still look good for being 229 years old. Stand tall, stand firm and you will stand the test of time. There is still no place I would rather live.
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Thomas Jefferson may have said ""fix reason firmly in her seat and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God", but that is not how the signers of the Declaration of Independence felt. They believe completely that it was God's divine hand that brought us to a being a free nation.
John Hancock wrote on October 5th, 1791 (15 years after signing the declaration)......
(small portion of full article)Hereby calling upon Ministers and People of every denomination, to assemble on the said Day—and in the name of the Great Mediator, devoutly and sincerely offer to Almighty GOD, the gratitude of our Hearts, for all his goodness towards us; more especially in that He has been pleased to continue to us so a great a measure of Health—to cause the Earth plentifully to yield her increase, so that we are supplied with the Necessaries, and the Comforts of Life—to prosper our Merchandise and Fishery—And above all, not only to continue to us the enjoyment of our civil Rights and Liberties; but the great and most important Blessing, the Gospel of Jesus Christ:
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Samual Adams wrote on Febuary 28th, 1795 (19 years after signing the declaration)......
THE supreme Ruler of the Universe, having been pleased, in the course of his Providence, to establish the Independence of the United States of America, and to cause them to assume their rank, amount the nations of the Earth, and bless them with Liberty, Peace and Plenty; we ought to be led by Religious feelings of Gratitude; and to walk before Him, in all Humility, according to his most Holy Law.
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Thomas Jefferson (one of the writers of the Decleration of Independance) was a Christian himself, and wrote many things to help teach others about Jesus Christ. One such book he put together was for schools -
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
But he did believe in religious freedom -
The Virginia Act For Establishing Religious Freedom
Thomas Jefferson, 1786
I also ended up finding the full letter that the statement "Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear" came from. It was in a letter to his nephew, and will tell you full how Jefferson felt about the bible (he thought very highly of the bible) -
Letter to Peter Carr (Jefferson's Nephew)
Thomas Jefferson, 1787
I really could go on and on showing you the views of our founding fathers - Christian beliefs, and the belief that it was by our Creator that we not only deserved freedoms but were able to receive them BECAUSE of Him.
I really wish that more in this wonderful nation gave thanks to God for His mercy and blessing on us in forming a free and independant country. And not only did the founding fathers believe it was God's blessing that MADE this country a free nation, but they had in mind the Christian beliefs when forming the laws in the begining. We've lost that completely now. We now stupidly think that we have the ability to make good moral decision on our own - with no God. It almost even seems that some people in this nation try to make choices completely contrary to the bible JUST BECAUSE it's in the bible - as if, if it's in the bible, it's something to completely avoid doing.
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Woodland Park Zoo works collaboratively with the Oregon Zoo, Northwest Trek, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Cedar Creek Correctional Center, and the Ft. Lewis Fish and Wildlife program to help save the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa). Once common and widespread in wetlands of the Puget Sound area, Oregon spotted frogs are endangered in Washington state and are a strong candidate for listing under the Federal Endangered Species Act. Today, this habitat type is extremely limited with the frog inhabiting 10% or less of its former range in the Pacific Northwest. The ultimate goal of the Northwest Amphibian Recovery Project is to increase wild populations of the frog, and to re-establish it in one of the prime wetland habitats remaining in the Puget Sound area. Nearly every year WPZ has participated in the project, the survivorship and overall size of head started frogs has increased. 2012 saw the best success yet, with nearly 1,200 frogs released at Joint Base Lewis McChord.
Washington's wetlands are fast disappearing, and with them our native frogs. Now, the Oregon spotted frog has become an ambassador for our local wetlands, thrust into the national spotlight after receiving federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. Woodland Park Zoo supports the federal listing and believes the powerful combination of local action and federal protection will build a better future for this species and myriad other wetland species under its umbrella.
The future of this frog isn't just in the hands of conservationists and government officials—there are easy actions you can do at home to help protect this Northwest native.
In 2012, the Northwest Amphibian Recovery Project was awarded top honors for the Association of Zoos & Aquariums' competitive North American Conservation Award, the AZA's highest honor for a national conservation program. Since conservation is AZA's highest priority, this award recognized efforts towards regional habitat preservation, species restoration, and support of biodiversity in the wild.
The Oregon spotted frog is named for the black spots that cover the head, back, sides and legs. The dark spots have ragged edges and light centers, which are usually associated with tubercles or raised areas of the skin. These pots become larger and darker and the edges become more ragged with age. Body color also varies with age, adults range from brown to reddish brown, but tend to become more cranberry red with age. The Oregon spotted frog is a medium-sized frog, from 1.74 to 4 inches in length, with females typically larger than males.
Oregon spotted frogs are under constant threat in the wild, mostly due to habitat alteration that eliminates their home and breeding range. Other documented threats include:
To date, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has performed assays that indicate that the endemic strain of amphibian chytrid fungus is not a threat to this species.
Breeding in the wild occurs in February or March at lower elevations, and in late May or early June at higher elevations. Females deposit egg masses in shallow, sometimes temporary pools, no more than six inches deep. Egg masses are collected from Conboy Lake and Black River watersheds and delivered to stakeholder institutions, including Woodland Park Zoo, where they are raised through metamorphosis. This process is called head starting. Once a healthy size that is less prone to predation from the invasive bullfrog, the head started frogs are reintroduced into federally-protected habitat.
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This session delved into some of the deeper things that SEO's can do to measure and improve their efforts beyond rankings & search referrals. This ended up being one of my favorite sessions at the conference due to the in-depth actual usable tips and methods.
Brian Klais – Netconcepts
"10 Essential Natural Search KPIs"
There's more to search success than measuring ego term hits and rankings
- Keywords: brand to non-brand ratio (we've been doing this for a while)
- Unique pages & pages crawled (each is a potential advertisement in search results, this is essentially your inventory of advertisements)
- Indexation rate (pages crawled vs pages indexed – work to increase your advertising inventory)
- Yielding pages (ratio for how many pages got click through from search? This is your effective advertising inventory)
- Search phrases per page
- Visitors per phrase
- Page placement (quantify value of page 1 placement, develop strategies for improving page 2 rankings)
- Engine Yield Rate (searchers delivered per page crawled by search engine, ie – google drove 3 visitors per page crawled vs yahoo vs msn etc – tells you which engines to focus on)
- ROI calculation
- Missed opportunity cost calculation (he demonstrated a method for working through the ratios above to generate a missed opportunity cost. Essentially, the method used the ratios in a logical order to figure out how much additional SEO might be worth and where to focus the attention)
Laura Lippay – Yahoo
"The Ultimate SEO Data Grid"
Laura presented a grid she uses to do SEO internally at Yahoo. Here are the 4 things you can do with the grid:
- Balance SEO, PPC & Paid Inclusion channels
- Find SEO referral gaps – where do we have content but not performing well
- Find SEO content opportunities – what search terms do we need content for?
- Make SEO traffic & value projections
It all looked great, but her she won't make the grid / Excel spreadsheet available… hopefully the slides are so the grid can be examined a little more closely. 🙂
Jonah Stein – ItsTheROI
"Five Forgotten Metrics"
Customer Lifetime Value
- Use persistent cookies (like Google AdWords conversion tracking), as soon as you have an action take place, capture source, keyword & date… and you need a strategy for getting the info that's mission
Prevent Stolen ROI
- Your brand terms claim your ROI because people find you via SEO but then later search for your brand name
Crawl Frequency – the New Page Rank
- Lets you know what pages a search engine consider more valuable… more so than toolbar page rank – pages that don't get crawled have an issue (less than weekly/monthly)
- How to measure: crawl rate tracking for WordPress, SEOmeter.com, log file analyzer – javascript analytics packages can't tell you this (Google etc)
Page Views to Conversion
- Good SEO gets user closer to conversion, so page views & time on site won't necessarily increase PV & TOS, so know your funnel for each landing page
External Links
- Most important Total number of external links & # of links per page
Google Webmaster Central "All Query Stats"
- Shows your keyword ranking by directory … Apparently it's unintelligible until you spend some time with it – so you should check out this tool to help you: http://www.cumbrowski.com/googlestatsconverter.asp
Richard Zwicky – Enquisite
Presented his own tool for measuring SEO efforts… the tool definitely warrants further investigation. I'm going to grab a free trial asap.
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MGT 485 International Management 3 hours
One upper division (300-400) MGT course 3 hours
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** e.g., ACC, BUS, ECO, MGT, MKT and MIS
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Magellan Crossover vs. Lowrance XOG GPS Review
Magellan Crossover vs. Lowrance XOG
I recently decided to purchase a GPS to use in my Jeep for recording and navigating trails, road navigation, and some hiking or geocaching. I decided early on that a crossover unit would best fit my needs. The crossover market is small so I quickly narrowed my search to two units the Magellan Crossover and the Lowrance XOG. Both have similar features and are similar in price, but because the Lowrance XOG is so new I was not able to find much information on it. Unable to make an educated decision I bought both and will return the one I do not like.
Below is a review that highlights the strengths and weaknesses each unit. This review is based on my experiences and opinions. I tried very hard to keep and open mind and be fair to each unit. I am by NO means an expert on GPS nor do I want to be. My decision to keep one of these units is based on my specific needs and requirements, other people will have other needs which may be better met by another unit. My advice is to decide how you will use your GPS then make a decision based on which best meets your needs.
There are basically three types of GPS available for land use, which include handheld units designed primarily for trail/hiking use, automotive units which are designed for road navigation and show the locations of hotels, restaurants, and gas stations. The third type is a crossover which tries to combine features of both handheld and automotive units in one package.
Why a crossover
I quickly realized that an automotive unit simply would not do what I needed because they lacked the ability to record tracks or display topographic maps. So I began to search for a handheld unit but was disappointed that the screen sizes were smaller and they lacked road navigation unless I spent an additional $100 on street maps. Additionally, a handheld unit would not have a touch screen or voice instructions. This led me in the direction of a crossover GPS which would have voice navigation, a large touch screen, road based maps, Topographical maps, and the ability to navigate off road. I found two units which fit my budget ($250); if you wish to spend more (at least $400) do your research because there are other GPS that can do both road and trail navigation.
Both the Lowrance XOG and the Magellan Crossover were $250 delivered. I purchased the Lowrance XOG from Crutchfield with free shipping for $250 and the Magellan Crossover from Costco for $229 plus tax and shipping for a total of $250.
The Lowrance XOG has the advantage here with a thinner profile and smaller footprint measuring 3.25x 3.75x .75 and weighing 7.1 ounces. However, the Magellan Crossover measuring 3.4x 4.3x 1.1 and weighing 7.8 ounces is still comfortable to carry and feels extremely solid, both units feature a 3.5 touch screen.
The Lowrance XOG has a clean and sleek housing design and flashy graphics. The Magellan Crossover is not as clean and sleek looking but is by no means ugly, just boring. However the Magellan Crossover is built like a tank and will do well for those who choose to use it out of the vehicle. For example, it comes with a green rubber protective cover which helps protect it from falls, and it has nice thick rubber seals over each opening in the unit which is very easy to open and close. The Lowrance XOG also features rubber seals, but I found them to be more flimsy and require more work to ensure that they are completely closed. I was also disappointed when I received my Lowrance XOG because I thought the top and bottom black areas were molded rubber to give it protection but unfortunately it is only black plastic.
The graphic design of the Lowrance XOG is excellent, and I like the ability to customize all of the information displayed on the map screen. The Magellan Crossover has more boring graphics out of the box, but with a quick and free software update they look much nicer. I really like that the Magellan Crossover features an auto night mode which turns the screen black except for the roads, this makes the unit very easy to read at night while not distracting the driver. The Lowrance XOG relies on a manual dimmer function for night use which only reduces the backlight; while still effective it is not nearly as good as Magellans approach.
The Lowrance XOG has an advantage in this category with slightly newer street maps and the ability to download detailed Topo maps or even aerial imaging like that on Google earth. However, it should be noted that the Lowrance XOG does not ship with Topo maps. The Topo maps must be purchased separately, adding $100 to the bill if you want an SD card with the entire US. However, Lowrance has a new website which allows users to buy squares of very detailed Topo maps for $5 a square, which is really cool but can add up quickly if you need a large area. The Magellan Crossover however ships with basic Topo maps already installed which show elevations, roads, and major features such as rivers and streams. More detailed Topo maps will be available, but they have not released yet. Additionally, the Magellans street maps are slightly older but this was not a problem in most driving situations.
In this area the Lowrance XOG has a clear advantage with 3 million POIs vs. the Magellans 1.5 million POIs. Although, when comparing list of POIs I was surprised how good the list on the Magellan Crossover compared to the list on the Lowrance XOG. What I noticed is that important things such as hotels, restaurants, and gas stations were quite similar. The Lowrance XOG had a few additional listings here and there but not double. I think where the Lowrance XOG has more additional information is in other categories such as shopping and attractions.
Ease of use
Without a doubt the Magellan Crossover is easier to use, I was able to figure out nearly every feature without having to refer to the users guide. All features are intuitive and easy to use! The basic features of the Lowrance XOG are also easy to use, but I found myself having to reference the users guide many times to understand special features and still had to experiment to make sure I had it right. I also think that the Lowrance XOG is more difficult to use on the fly. The Magellan Crossover has some handy features which make it easier to operate without being distracted, such as exit POIs, and automatic detour options.
Battery life
This is a killer for the Lowrance XOG, the battery life SUCKS!!! I would not even consider this a unit for handheld navigating, I have to take the charger everywhere I go and I always seem to turn it on only to discover a near dead battery. This is due to the fact that the Lowrance XOG only gets 2 hours of battery life, you can reduce the backlight to extend battery life but that is just a temporary fix. The Magellan Crossover has a full 8 hours of life with the screen on bright and with its handy ability to navigate with the screen completely off when the unit is in a backpack or pocket the battery life is extended even more. This makes it possible to actually use the Magellan out in the woods for a full day without having to worry about a dead battery.
Screen quality
The Magellan Crossover has a bright display that is always easy to read even in bright sunlight. The Lowrance XOG display is not as easy to read in direct sunlight which may be a big problem in my open top Jeep. The touch screen on both units work quite well but the Lowrance XOG is a bit more sensitive to finger taps. Both units also have the ability to pan maps which allows you to view a large area and follow routes but the Lowrance XOG was much quicker and smoother while doing this.
Map readability
Both units are pretty equal in displaying map information in a clear and easy to read manner. I really like that the Lowrance XOG has an auto zoom feature which zooms in and out depending on if you are approaching a turn or are on a long straight away. I wish the Magellan Crossover had that feature. Another neat feature of the Lowrance XOG is the ability to change the information overlaid on the map. You can also choose what to display and position the information where you want it on the map screen. The Magellan Crossover only allows customization of only a few displayed items but not the location.
In my experience I have had good results with each unit but I usually trust the directions I get from the Magellan Crossover. The Magellan seems to pick very logical routes and almost always routes the same way that I would when driving to a familiar destination. The Lowrance XOG is usually good but has had a few instances where it just did not make any sense. I also noticed that when I would intentionally miss a road the Lowrance XOG had a habit of telling me to make u-turns or just repeatedly try to take me back to the original route rather than just giving me a new route. In my experience the Magellan Crossover would usually recalculate new routes that do not require you to backtrack or turn around. A great feature of the Magellan Crossover is automatic detour which displays a detour button on the map screen when your speed is significantly reduced for a chosen amount of time.
What bothered me most when navigating with the Lowrance XOG is that the unit does not always make it clear that you have arrived at your destination without looking at the map. When testing the unit out I actually missed the hotel I was trying to find by a quarter mile and had to backtrack. The Magellan Crossover is much better, when you approach the destination it says you have arrived and it stops navigation, the Lowrance XOG keeps on going either trying to still navigate a few more feet or telling you that you are off route.
Verbal directions
I have also found that the Magellan Crossover is much easier to follow without having to look at the screen. I tested each unit blind only using the voice commands to guide me and the Magellan Crossover was much easier to follow. Little things made all the difference, for example just before you should turn the Magellan Crossover has a chime so that there is no mistaking which street to turn on. The Lowrance XOG tells you a turn is in a specific amount of feet ie. turn in 700 feet or turn in 400 feet but at the turn you do not get a confirmation that you are at the turn which required me to have to look at the map many times just to make sure I was at the right street. I also noticed that the Lowrance XOG would often give directions that could be mistaken for a turn rather than a lane change for an upcoming turn.
In my testing I was able to hear both units well at slow speeds, and on the highway I could hear commands but they were barley loud enough, which is actually quite impressive in a soft top Jeep! The Lowrance XOG may have been slightly louder at its maximum volume but the voice was slightly distorted and you could tell the speaker was working very hard to maintain that volume. I usually turned it down one notch which made each unit identical in volume and clarity.
Both units have excellent reception; I really thought that the Magellan Crossover would be the hands down winner here because of its Sirfstar III 20 channel Receiver but suprisingly the Lowrance XOGs Dyna Trak 12 channel receiver consistently outperformed it in side by side test. Regardless, both units had such good reception that I would recommend either one. To give you an idea of how good both of these receivers are I was able to get a strong signal in a central room of our house with no windows and the door closed!
Extra features
Both units have a lot of extra features; the Lowrance XOG has the ability to download aerial imagery maps like those on Google Earth, and the ability to display custom information. Also, I really like that when the Lowrance XOG is in the car it will automatically turn on and off with the power source, the Magellan Crossover will turn on but only turns off after a set amount of inactivity (10 minutes minimum). The Magellan Crossover has a home button which allows you to navigate back home in seconds and at the start of each route it gives the option of how you prefer to go (fastest time, shortest distance, expressways, or back roads). The Lowrance XOG does not give this option without going into a buried menu of slider controls which are quite vague as to their effect on navigation. In talking with Lowrance fans it was recommended that you leave the sliders in their default position, and after some really strange routing experiences with the sliders moved I think they are right. Additionally, the Magellan Crossover has a really cool typing feature which blanks out unused letters when typing addresses making the process very quick. I also like that when on an expressway if your speed drops for a period of time an icon appears asking if you would like to take a detour, this extremely handy in heavy traffic.
Routing calculations
To evaluate both units ability to get me to a specific location I timed how long it took to program and calculate an extended route. Starting on the map page at my current location in California I searched for and routed to Disney World in Florida. From start to finish it took the Magellan Crossover just under 2 minutes to find and route. The Lowrance XOG took just over 4 minutes to do the same task.
The Magellan Crossover has more mounting options right now because it has been out longer and it is based on the popular road mate series. I imaging that in time the Lowrance XOG will have just as many options. Looking beyond that I considering the actual connection method used to mount each unit. The Magellan Crossover has a very positive lock when mounted that is not going to come loose under any circumstance. On the other hand, the Lowrance XOG has a pretty wimpy mounting system consisting of a small grove on the top and bottom of the unit. For normal use it is probably okay but, I would have concerns using it off road or on a motorcycle. Additionally, I like that the mounting bracket for the Magellan Crossover has threaded screw holes in it to allow screwing it to a flat surface or custom bracket.
Trail use
Both units have similar features for trail use with the ability to navigate in a straight line and the ability to leave breadcrumb trails for backtracking or for future navigation of the same trail. Both units also have the ability to save and share tracks and can backup data to an SD card. The Lowrance XOG allows you to zoom in closer than the Magellan Crossover but upgrading the Topo maps of the Magellan Crossover fixes that. Out of the box the Magellan Crossover and Lowrance XOG had plenty of zoom for navigating trails and some geocaching. The Topo maps of the Magellan Crossover are simple and they provide elevations, the Lowrance XOG in stock form is basically blank when off road, showing no elevations and minimal detail such as rivers and large streams, the mountains I was near this week are only shown as a tiny triangle with the mountains name, no elevation data whatsoever.
Each unit treats navigation modes in a different way. The Lowrance uses the same navigation screen for all functions on or off road which is nice because it is seamless and uses the same address book and street maps. The Magellan Crossover takes a different approach, by allowing the user to select from three main menu modes which are street navigation, outdoor navigation, and marine navigation. Unfortunately, each mode is treated as a separate entity with no sharing of address books or saved locations. It is really like having three separate units in a single housing rather than one integrated unit. The Lowrance XOG approach is much more logical and useful; Magellan should really take this same approach with its unit.
So which one did I pick?
This was a really hard decision, both units are great and they each excel in different areas, but after almost a month of evaluating each unit I chose the Magellan Crossover. I felt that the routing was consistently better and despite the reduced POIs and slightly older maps I did not have any problems. I really liked how easy the crossover was to use on and off road. I also preferred the voice instructions of the Magellan and could easily drive anywhere without ever looking at the screen. I also choose it because the battery life allows it to be used out of the car, the Lowrance XOG does not really allow this with its short battery life. If the Lowrance had improved battery life and better routing instructions my decision would likely be different but until then I am happy with my Crossover.
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American Composers Orchestra (ACO) presents Orchestra Underground: American Accounts on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:30pm at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. The concert, led by ACO Music Director & Conductor George Manahan, explores uniquely American stories – both in musical content and in the background of the composers – and features works by Aaron Copland, Milton Babbitt, Gabriel Kahane, and Michael Daugherty. (The premiere of Ian Williams' new piece, previously announced as being part of this concert, has been postponed.)
American Accounts features the world premiere of a new work commissioned by ACO from Brooklyn-based composer/singer/songwriter Gabriel Kahane – his Crane Palimpsest is a meditation on the Brooklyn Bridge that takes as its starting point the words of Hart Crane and features the composer as both singer, guitarist, and pianist. The concert also includes the New York premiere of Michael Daugherty's Trail of Tears, an ACO co-commission which chronicles the tragic internment and march of native Americans to reservations in Oklahoma, with Amy Porter as the flute soloist. Milton Babbitt's From the Psalter, commissioned by ACO in 2002, and reprised on this program in memory of the composer's passing last year, features soprano Judith Bettina. Aaron Copland's jazz-fueled 1950 Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, with ACO's Creative Advisor Derek Bermel as the clarinet soloist, completes the program.
Founded in 1977, American Composers Orchestra remains the only orchestra in the world dedicated exclusively to the creation, performance, preservation, and promulgation of music by American composers. To date, ACO has performed music by more than 600 American composers, including 200 world premieres and newly commissioned works. Orchestra Underground is ACO's subversive and entrepreneurial exploration of the orchestra as an elastic ensemble that can respond to composers' unhindered creativity in experimental and innovative ways. The ensemble has embraced new technology, eclectic instruments and influences, spatial orientation, new experiments in concert format, and multimedia and multi-disciplinary collaborations. Since the opening of Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall's subterranean state-of-the-art auditorium, Orchestra Underground has played to sold-out audiences, with 50 world premieres and newly commissioned works.
Gabriel Kahane: Crane Palimpsest
(World Premiere, ACO/Jerome/NYSCA commission). For more information and audio: www.gabrielkahane.com
Composer and performer Gabriel Kahane is a musical polymath, invested equally in the worlds of concert, theater and popular music. Launched by his 2006 song cycle Craigslistlieder – heard frequently in august concert halls and dirty bars alike – Kahane's rapid ascent as a composer of concert works came into focus in the 2010-2011 season, which witnessed the premieres of three commissioned works: The Red Book, a string quartet for the Kronos Quartet; a hybrid cello sonata/song cycle for cellist Alisa Weilerstein and himself; and a large chamber work for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
As a performer, Kahane moves with ease between musical realms. His self-titled debut album, featuring performances by Sam Amidon, Sufjan Stevens and Chris Thile, was released in 2008 and was followed up by a second LP in the fall of 2010. Among his various credits as a performer, he has appeared with Rufus Wainwright on Elvis Costello's Spectacle, sung lieder with pianists Jonathan Biss and Jeremy Denk, and has, as a pianist, joined bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff in recital throughout Europe.
Crane Palimpsest is a meditation on the Brooklyn Bridge, juxtaposing settings of stanzas from Hart Crane's poem, To Brooklyn Bridge, with songs set to Kahane's own lyrics in response to the Crane text. Kahane explains, "I've literalized the idea of 'the bridge' in the sense that two distinct musical vocabularies are in play and cross paths; the first being the more formal language heard in the introduction and first several stanzas of the Crane, the second being the vernacular or pop-based harmonic language in the songs with my own words."
Michael Daugherty: Trail of Tears
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Michael Daugherty is one of the most commissioned, performed, and recorded composers on the American concert music scene today. With music rich with cultural allusions and bearing the stamp of classic modernism, Daugherty has been hailed by The Times (London) as "a master icon maker" with a "maverick imagination, fearless structural sense and meticulous ear." Daugherty first came to international attention when the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performed his Metropolis Symphony at Carnegie Hall in 1994. In 2011, the Nashville Symphony's Naxos recording of Daugherty's Metropolis Symphony and Deus ex Machina was honored with three Grammy Awards, including Best Classical Contemporary Composition.
Daugherty has received numerous awards, distinctions, and fellowships for his music, including: a Fulbright Fellowship, the Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, and the Goddard Lieberson Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His recordings can be heard on Albany, Argo, Delos, Equilibrium, Klavier, Naxos and Nonesuch labels.
Of his flute concerto Trail of Tears, Daugherty says, "One of the tragedies of human history is the forced removal of peoples from their homeland for political, economic, racial, religious, or cultural reasons. In America, the forced removal of all Native Americans living east of the Mississippi River began with the passage of President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830. In 1838, 15,000 Cherokee men, women, and children were forcibly taken from their homes by the U.S. Army and placed in stockades and camps in Tennessee. From November 1838 to March 1839, the Cherokee, with scant clothing and many without shoes, were forced to make an 800-mile march for relocation in Oklahoma during the bitter cold of winter. Suffering from exposure, disease, and starvation, nearly 4,000 Cherokee died during the five-month march known as the 'Trail of Tears.' My flute concerto is a musical journey into how the human spirit discovers ways to deal with upheaval, adversity and adapting to a new environment."
Amy Porter, flute
Amy Porter first leapt to international attention winning the Kobe International Flute Competition in Japan, which led to invitations to perform throughout the world. She is a touring concert artist who performs recitals in the major concert halls of Asia and the United States. Porter has been heard in recital on National Public Radio, highlighted on PBS Live From Lincoln Center and featured on the magazine covers of Flute Talk Magazine in the USA, The Flute Magazine in Japan and Muramatsu Flute Magazine in Japan. Porter has four world premieres written for her – The Shadow Of Sirius Concerto by Joel Puckett, David Sampson's Undercurrents for solo flute, Christopher Caliendo's Sonata No. 8 The Ghost Sonata for flute and piano, as well as Michael Daugherty's Trail of Tears.
Milton Babbitt: From the Psalter
(ACO commission)
The compositional and intellectual wisdom of Milton Babbitt has influenced a wide range of contemporary musicians. A broad array of distinguished musical achievements in the dodecaphonic system and important writings on the subject have generated increased understanding and integration of serialist language into the eclectic musical styles of today. Babbitt was also renowned for his great talent and instinct for jazz and his astonishing command of American popular music. An extensive catalogue of works for multiple combinations of instruments and voice along with his pioneering achievements in synthesized sound made Babbitt one of the most celebrated contemporary composers. He was a founder and member of the Committee of Direction for the Electronic Music Center of Columbia-Princeton Universities and a member of the Editorial Board of Perspectives of New Music. Milton Babbitt was the recipient of numerous honors, commissions, and awards, including a Mac Arthur Fellowship and a Pulitzer Prize Citation for his "life's work as a distinguished and seminal American composers." Babbitt was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Babbitt's From the Psalter for soprano and orchestra joins Psalm 13 with two stanzas each from Psalms 40 and 41, as realized in verse by Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586). Babbitt wrote of the piece, "The syntax of the poetry may sometimes appear intricate, even convoluted; an occasional word is 'archaic' (at least, for most of us), and familiar words occasionally are employed unfamiliarly, but the verses of this remarkable poet, essayist, and courtier are never ultimately obscure, but elegant, original, and even memorable."
Judith Bettina, soprano
Soprano Judith Bettina, hailed for her proficiency in a wide range of musical styles, has appeared as guest soloist with such orchestras as the Houston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Munich Philharmonic. She has appeared with chamber groups throughout the United States and Europe, including appearances with the Bach Chamber Soloists, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Continuum, Bard Music Festival, New York Philmusica, Parnassus, Speculum Musicae, The Geneva Music Festival, Ensemble 21, Boston Musica Viva, San Francisco Contemporary Chamber players, the Monadnock Music Festival, and the Library of Congress. Highly acclaimed for her performances of contemporary music, Bettina has had works written for her by Mel Powell, Tobias Picker, Christopher Berg, Chester Biscardi, David Rakowski, Richard Karpen, and David Olan. She has premiered works by Charles Wuorinen, Milton Babbitt, Lori Dobbins, Richard Danielpour, George Tsontakis, and Vivian Fine. Bettina's recent performances have included Tobias Picker's Symphony No. 2: Aussöhnung and the premiere of Trest sonetos de amor, Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, and Edison Denisov's La vie en rouge. Bettina premiered From the Psalter with ACO in 2002.


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|You certainly got more than the usual problems that might occur on a charter. You should have called the company after finding each and every problem. Most companies will at least reimburse the cost of ice (not inconsequential in the islands). You got a bad boat with a company that's not too responsive. Name the company and then move on.
Thanks guys, I got the feedback I was looking for, these defects exceed the usual and customary.
Like I mentioned above, I don't look at issues such as this as "legal/contract" issues. It is a customer service question. Does the vendor want a customer who has done three charters in the past 14 months to be happy or to shop around for their next charter.
But since so many want to talk about contracts, and the law, and mitigation of damages, and opportunity to cure, and the like, I will quickly address those issues. Although I see them as completely irrelevant.
The following does not constitute legal advice. If you have a contract question, you should contact your own counsel.
A number of people want to examine the contract to see if it addresses these issues. Well, if I were putting on a lawyer hat, I would no doubt take a look at the contract. If I didn't like what it said, then I would fumble around in my law books and I might stumble upon the concept of "fraud in the inducement." If there was "fraud in the inducement" then what the contract says might not matter. So, what is "fraud in the inducement?" It is more than Puffery. We could spend 100s of pages exploring the distinction, but instead we will skip ahead and see if there are any facts that might be more than puffery and might rise to the level of "fraud in the inducement."
The boat was represented to be a certain age. In fact it was a tad bit older than represented.
The boat was represented to have been maintained "to rigorous standards." Res ipsa.
The boat was represented to have "freely accessible dingy davits." Literally true, but substantively false.
Talking like a lawyer here, I think those will get us past a motion to dismiss. Which gives us something to talk about.
What other tools might we have available? Well, there is "unfair and decptive practices" claims which we would base on the above facts. And then there are false advertising claims. I think we have enough to work around the contract.
Now that we have found our path to possible liability, we need to explore whether the vendor has a defense by the failure to provide an opportunity to cure. Someone proposed the analogy of a resturant meal that was fully consumed. Let's run with that for a minute. Suppose I am in trial and the judge granted us a 45 minute recess for lunch. I run down to the cafeteria and order a cheeseburger, french fries, and a coke. The french fries are frozen. I do not have time to wait for them to cook the french fries (I don't even have time to point out that they are frozen). I simply eat the cheeseburger drink the coke and throw the french fries away. Should I have to pay for the french fries?
I think a better example might be a chef who ordered prime tenderloin for Saturday night. His butcher sends over select meat. (For the benefit of non-U.S. readers, U.S. meat grades are Prime, Choice, Select.) There isn't time to send it back and get the prime meat. So the chef serves steak tartare using the select meat instead of filet mignon. Should the chef still have to pay for prime meat because he made do with the select meat?
Our analysis was that the cost (the value of our time) of affording the vendor an opportunity to cure would have exceeded the value of that cure (a working refrigerator). We, in effect, mitigated our damages. Should we still have to pay for "prime meat?"
In the real world, I am probably just as obnoxious. Occupational hazard.
Or charterers.
Originally Posted by twinkles View Post
My wife and I are new to sailing. We have taken ASA 101, 103, 104, and 114. And in the past 14 months we have done three charters in the Bahamas and BVIs.
So not much experience.
1. The most dangerous issue was the absence of a backflow preventer on the water heaters supply line (obviously there was not a thermostat regulating the temp of the hot water, either). The residual heat of the engines heat water well beyond scalding. The absence of a backflow preventer on the water heater supply line allows that scalding water to enter the ships cold water supply system. If a sink or shower valve is opened while the water pump is off, steam within the water heater forces scalding water through the supply line, into the cold water system and out the open faucet or shower head. Both my wife and I burned our hands this way before we discovered the problem. Fortunately, neither of us was in the shower when it happened.
2. The most annoying issue for us was that the freezer/refrigerator did not work. We managed our refrigeration needs the same as our great-grandparents, but unfortunately the iceman no longer delivers, so we were forced to go ashore and buy ice to keep our food and drinks cooled.
3. The next most annoying issue was that the reefing lines had become twisted and knotted inside of the boom preventing the sail from being fully raised and causing a crease. We spent considerable time while underway diagnosing this problem and correcting it.
4. There was no rack in the oven making baking or roasting impossible. We managed to broil by supporting a baking pan on top of an unused sauce pan.
5. The hatches over the stern port and the bow starboard hulls leaked. Since there were only two of us onboard, we were able to change cabins when drips from the leaking hatches woke us.
6. The lazy jack lines were so old and brittle that they snapped when we performed a jibe. My wife was manning the main sheet to control the boom, which put her in the line of fire, and the whipping lazy jack snatched her sunglasses off.
7. The throttle friction plates were so worn, that it was not possible to run the engines at 1600 RPMs to charge the batteries as were instructed to do. When the throttles were placed in neutral at 1600 RPMs, they immediately fell back to idle.
8. The throttles were so out of adjustment that when pushed forward evenly, the port engine ran at 500 RPMs faster than the starboard engine.
9. One cockpit light was burned out.
Dingy Davits
Dingy davits may not be an important issue to charterers who come down to motor between snorkel, dive, beach, and sightseeing opportunities. But they were a significant factor in our selection of this yacht. As mentioned, sailing is a relatively new hobby for the two of us and we most enjoy working on our sailing skills during our charter trips. We deliberately selected a yacht with dingy davits so that we could work on our skills without the drag of a dingy pulling us to one side or the other.
When we arrived at our yacht for an evening start, the stern was up against the dock. Another vessel was in our slip in-front of our yacht, so our dingy was tied to a bow cleat. During our yacht briefing, we mentioned that we would want to install the dingy on the davits before pulling away. Our briefer told us to simply call the dock master in the morning to have the blocking vessel pulled out of the way, so that we could pull our yacht forward sufficiently to raise the dingy on the davits. We did as instructed. When the dock personnel arrived, we were chastised, because we were not ready to leave immediately. We tried to explain that all we wanted was to have the vessel blocking us moved so that we could pull forward sufficiently to raise the dingy on the davits. As the dock personnel untied our mooring lines and tossed them onboard they shouted that the davits were unusable. So as our yacht began to drift unmoored within its slip we were first informed that the promised dingy davits were simply marketing hype with no practical use. I tested the davits that evening. The dock personnel were correct. With no winch to run the lines to, I could not budge the dingy at all with the simply block and tackle that was supplied.
2) Every charter contract I've read says something like "failure of the refrigeration system to work.....not refundable etc. Since you chose not to contact the charter company before the end of your trip, it's hard to expect a refund for this. Was there an operations manual onboard? Did you try and troubleshoot the system? I know you shouldn't have to but just asking.
3) How did you correct a twisted line inside the boom? Not being able to raise the sail is getting closer to some compensation IMHO but I'm going to repeat myself and suggest that not giving the charter company the opportunity to help you before the end of charter doesn't garner much sympathy.
4) Very creative. That would have been a hard one to find unless you or your briefer lit the stove and oven during your briefing. Did your boat have a charcoal grill too? Would that have been an alternative?
5) That just plain sucks. No way for you to find that before departure.
6) That sucks too.
7) As you know, they shouldn't do that but it shouldn't have been that hard to rig something to hold them in their proper place.
8) That isn't uncommon on even new catamarans and not an issue. There are tachometers so that you can equalize the rpms.
9) One nonfunctioning cockpit light makes me assume there were others. Either way, it's incovenient but not really an issue.
Davits) From your comments it seems that you were on a four cabin cat. It would be hard for me to believe that the typical charter boat dingy tied on to a stern cleat would cause enough drag for you to even notice which corner it was tied to. Back to the comment "As the dock personnel untied our mooring lines and tossed them onboard they shouted that the davits were unusable. " Why didn't you stop right then and there if the davits where so important to you?
There clearly where many issues with the boat you were on. That is very unfortunate since you are new to the chartering world and hopefully won't spoil your view of all charter companies. You made a choice not to give the charter company an opportunity to provide you with a resolution before the end of your trip. Would they have been able to fix everything with a minnimum of disturbance to your vacation? Who knows. Maybe, maybe not. They should at least have picked up your ice bills.
Did the charter company do any kind of a debrief at the end? Did they ask about any issues you had with the boat? If so, what was their response?
As an analogy attempt----If you had ordered a meal and cleaned your plate, would you expect a refund or credit when the bill came and then, for the first time, you mentioned the meat was undercooked?
You might consider visiting traveltalkonline dot com and view some of the threads about chartering there and do some research as well. You may even wish to move your post content to that site for input too. Many of those people are frequent charters.
Charter boats see a lot of use over a short time. Things wear out, fall overboard, break,etc. and the older the boat is, the more problems you'll have. There's a reason they charge more for the newer boats.
We've chartered in Caribbean every year for the past dozen years or more and will not charter a boat that is 5 years old again. Even in the better kept fleets, a 2 yr old boat is entering middle age. Next time you charter, don't hesitate to contact the charter base with any kind of problem. The better ones will send out a chase boat for problems like batteries not holding a charge, or refrigeration not working. (Been there, done that, on more than one occasion). It's also a good idea to have a cell phone that works in the area--except for shadowing by the volcanic terrain in places. Make sure you have the base telephone number before you leave.
One of the more important things you can do is to go over absolutely everything before you leave the base. You may be tired from your trip down, but this is important. Make sure the stove works and stays lighted. The refrigeration should be on before you come aboard and you may find a block of ice in the icebox. If not, put one there for your peace of mind, just in case. We've found that a malfunctioning stove or refrigerator is not grounds for a charter adjustment, according to the contract language, but it doesn't hurt to ask for consideration if a problem took the edge off your enjoyment of "paradise".
The best advice is to go with a reputable operation and select a boat that is no more than 2 years old. It's worth the extra money.
Thanks Caleb,
That is the sort of feedback we were looking for. We are just to new at this to know what is unreasonable and what is reasonable, and hate to be whinners.
As far as the boat inspection goes, you are right. We admitted to ourselves that we should have put off our "arrival happy hour" for another hour or so to better inspect things.
Although, the majority of these items where not the type we could have uncovered easily that night. As an example, the freezer was off when we arrived, so we had thrown ice in at the get go. It took about a day before it dawned on us that the freezer had had adequate time to cool down and yet our ice was all melting.
Our checklist includes winch handles, but not oven racks. It includes checking the fresh water tanks, but not hosing down the deck hatches. It includes inspecting the rigging so we know how to sail the boat, but not actually raising the main to see if it catches on anything. It includes starting the engines, but not running them for an hour to see if they overheat the hot water. Etcetera.
When we returned the boat, we mentioned all these items, but didn't ask for anything. Before I give the charter company a public black mark, I want to chat this over with them.
Live and learn.
I'll bet that next time you want to rent a charter boat in the BVI's you will not use that boat or charter company again. Which company was it by the way?
I'll also bet that on your next charter you will do a thorough job of checking out the rental boat before heading out. Even a short shakedown sail would have turned up some of the problems you found.
I would be pissed if I encountered all the shortcomings you found. I hope you addressed all of these issues to them and I would certainly be hoping for a partial refund if not at least a "Sorry Mon".
I'm glad to hear that you were able to work around all the problems without any major mishaps. You may have just gained more experience then you think.
It sounds like you learned a lot about flexibility and jury-rigging -- not what you'd planned for the trip, but valuable nevertheless. In terms of the poor quality of the boat you were sent out on, I'm afraid you've rather weakened your case. Had you notified the company [using the refrig as the example], they might have said (as you assumed), "Sure, c'mon back to the dock and we'll fix it." To which you could have said, "No thanks, that will waste too much of my vacation time." OTOH, the company might have had a person they could send to whatever marina you were in on the second night. At the VERY least you could have arranged with them that they would reimburse you for the cost of the block ice you were forced to use or the food that wouldn't keep (ice cream?). Worst of all would be if they assumed YOU had broken the refrig, since as far as they knew they sent the boat out in okay condition and you returned it with a major system not functioning.
If they were really a class act they would have offered to swap you to a different boat if the deficiencies couldn't be repaired quickly. IMHO, with the exception of the first 2, these are things that *might* be within the range of to be expected if you were chartering an older boat; less so the newer the boat / the higher the price.
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Did you contact the charter company as soon as you discovered for example, that the refrig wasn't working, to give them a chance to make it right, or wait until the end of the trip? How did they respond?
1. We warned each other when we were going to take showers, to be sure the other one didn't turn off the water pump accidentally.
2. We bot ice and consolidated all the food in the freezer compartment.
3. We fixed the tangled reefing lines.
4. We broiled instead of roasting.
5. We switched cabins.
6. We turned the starboard side of the boat slightly toward the wind when we lowered the sail.
7. We idled the engines at 2100 RPMs (the lowest RPMs where the throttles would stay in place)
8. We learned to control the throttles to keep the RPMs even.
9. The cockpit light didn't really make a difference.
10. We were aggravated that they had marketed the boat as having dingy davits when for all practical purposes that was a deception. We found a spare snatch block on board, tied it to the dingy painter, used a dockline as a rear bridle, and towed the dingy from the centerline of the boat.
None of the issues were fatal, just inconvenient and annoying, but not so big a deal that we were willing to sacrifice our vacation (and objectives) to get it fixed.
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|On my SBC 383 I wanted the pre'68 look but had a newer block. In one of the car mags (wish I could find it again), it showed how to drill and tap a hole in the rear of the block, into the lifter valley. You can then screw in a 90 degree fitting to clear the firewall and run a hose to the air cleaner (for intake air). I then ran a Corvette style oil filler tube with a screw-in PCV valve to the carb. Works like a charm.
|Hey guys-Thanks for the quick info. I'll keep looking for what I need but I pretty much made my mind up to keep the pcv and I am now glad I did. What threw me about breathers is the fact that I look at alot of engines at car shows and I see breathers on alot of them, sometimes on both valve covers. I guess not being familiar with the requirements of each engine doesn't help either. I did not know the valley cover could be an area to place the pcv, maybe I have to look harder at some of the iron out there. I have a factory breather on the oil fill cap which is opposite the pcv. Thanks again.
|Jesus, I knew I shouldn't have even tried that one. lol.
You are confusing the function of the breather and the PCV valve. An engine bottom breathes in and out and you need some way to allow fresh, clean air in because there is occasionally a vacuum created which is what the breather is there for. It has an internal screen to keep out dirt but lets air in. More importantly, you need to have a place for pressure to escape because there is a lot of gasses entering the engine cavity from the combustion process. You don't want to depend on the breather to do this 'cause there is a fair amount of oil in the vapors and it really messes up the engine compartment. Until the environmental awareness came along in the 60s, engines just had a 'road tube; a 1 1/2" piece of tubing that connected to the engine lifter valley and extended down to below the engine near the road thus the name. Engine internal gasses were allowed to vent at will.
The PCV valve replaced the road tube and hooks the engine internals to the vacuum in the intake manifold and positively removes the vapors cleanly. Makeup air is let in by the breather so the 'air' inside the engine is much cleaner than the old days. Minor benefit is that the unburned hydrocarbons that used to be blown to the atmosphere are burned in your engine as fuel. PCVs are really a good idea all-round.
You have a few options. First, find a set of valve covers that have the necessary holes. Second, you might need to drill the valve covers for the valve. Put it in the valve cover opposite the breather so there is 'flow thru ventilation'. One final option is to put the PCV valve in the engine lifter valley if it has one separate from the intake manifold. Chevys dont' but early Chrysler hemis do - I don't know about Buicks.
|I might not be much of help, but I pulled out a valve cover catalog, and a lot of them that aren't specialized have a caption beside them that say, "drill your own breather/filler cap openings". I have no experience Nailheads unfortunately, but I see some finned nailhead valvecovers on www.speedwaymotors.com; maybe they have the original pcv valve. I would definitely recommend keeping the motor as original as possible, though. Hope I've been some help.
|On a nailhead Buick you can place the pcv valve in the valley cover this will let you run the finned valve covers uncut.
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Hello- I'm a new guy and fairly new to the engine world. I rebuilt a 401 nailhead for my 64 Buick Wildcat convertible and now I want to start doing a little customizing. This is a very basic question but, I joined this group in order to learn not teach so, here it is- I want to get a set of finned valve covers but I am running across a lot of covers that provide no hole for the pcv that my engine has as original. I see alot of rods out there that have pcv in them and a lot that don't have them. Does an aftermarket breather work just as well as the valve or should I stick with the valve as ususal? Do any of you buy covers and then have them machined to put a valve hole in them so you can use the pcv? The covers I was interested in are Moon finned covers but, the onley way I can make them work with the valve is to machine them and I can't see doing that after paying $200 bucks for them out of the box. Any suggestions would be great, thanks.
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