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Playa de las Americas is a vast, modern resort development on Tenerife, the largest island in the western group of Spains Canary Islands. Here visitors can relax in the sun and enjoy all the pleasures that a combination of sandy beach, ocean and a warm climate have to offer. After sunset Playa de las Americas has a vibrant nightlife. Visitors can stay at the hotels in Playa de las Americas, or spend their vacations in self-catering bungalows or apartments. Playa de las Americas hotels also have time-sharing plans. During the week or on the weekend, Playa de las Americas has plenty of activities. There are water sports, fishing and swimming though some people prefer the resorts pools to the black, volcanic sand of the beach. Beyond the grounds of the resorts there is the island of Tenerife itself with its villages and spectacular scenery. The island has Spains highest peak, Mount Tiede, a dormant volcano. It also has plants that are found nowhere else but the Canary Islands, such as the unusual dragon tree. Take an excursion to Barranco del infierno, a beautiful gorge with a waterfall, or hike into the Montes de Anaga, the rugged mountains north of the town of Santa Cruz. Enjoy the cool mountain air while experiencing some of the most thrilling views to be found anywhere. For discount hotels, Playa de las Americas travel information or Playa de las Americas cheap hotels, go to EasyToBook.com for details.


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Apple has once again blown us away with its latest iPhone, producing a phone that stands head and shoulders above the competition when it comes to industrial design. It's slimmer, lighter and better looking than before, and yet it packs in a larger screen and faster processor. The new panorama mode on the camera is also superb and the new Earpods are a nice improvement. If you're not one for tinkering or chasing the latest technologies, and if you can afford it, the iPhone 5 is the phone to get. That said, with NFC missing, an iffy maps experience, and only minor software additions, its premium price does seem a bit galling. In fact, we'd go so far as to say that unless you only need a 16GB model you'd be mad not to seriously consider the competition. What's more, if you are looking for something that pushes boundaries in terms of features you'll be disappointed. No single hardware or software feature here stands out from the crowd aside from that design and build.
Wow, no comments from Apple haters? Amazing, won't be long though. In no rush to upgrade from my 4, will wait until its been out a while until I consider buying one. I'm glad they haven't made it any wider though, I find some of the new Android phones such as the SG3 way too big and wouldn't buy one for that reason. Not because I HATE Android btw
Well then racey i better kick off the rage then!!! Seriously though another proprietary connector? Other than that no big surprises (not that we were expecting any). I wouldn't buy an iphone personally i don't like the design of the operating system which i feel has long since been surpassed in feel and flexibility by android (wasn't true a couple of years ago but is now). Then again i wouldn't buy the galaxy s3 either im holding out for a new nexus phone.
Its no shock really that they have changed the connector and no shock they have used their own format rather than the industry standard. Apple have always done things their own way. £25 is steep for an adapter but eBay will be littered with £2 copies in no time. My only concern is how much support will it give the phone when placed on a speaker dock? Especially now the phone is taller. I think it could place a lot of strain on the tiny new connector.
It's not as if they bring new connectors out very often - the old one is ancient. There are adapters for USB mini and old style connectors, and those will start to spring up a low prices I am sure.
This article makes me laugh, look up any other smartphone review on the site (LG Optimus 4X for example) and you will see comments like 'thankfully the headphone socket is on the top' and you will see heaphone jack on bottom of the phone in the 'cons'. Apple however do exactly this and all of a sudden it's revolutionary and you should just try it because it actually makes sense. Just made me smile.
Glad it made you smile rather than anything else. Niall was saying 'thankfully the headphone jack is on the top' in reference to some phones putting them on the side - not many these days but some still do. Top or bottom is fine but I was just pointing out in this article that not only is bottom not a bad thing but that it actually potentially makes even more sense.
This is iPhone 4.1, not 5. No significant improvement from the previous version. It is quite evidente that Apple lost the momentum since Steve left the company
I`m an Apple hater. I just posted a joke on another section of TR iphone review. It sums up my feelings on all things Apple.
Q, How do you milk sheep ?
A, Bring out another iphone.
So basically no comment on the fact it is still a 2nd or 3rd choice smart phone due to the fact the new S3 will be 4g and this isnt. Funnily enough some of are interested in surfing the internet at speed - something this review did not cover at all - surprisingly....
I was really looking forward to the I5 coming out and upgrading to it, but now find myself in a quandry as to which smart phone to pick - none of them are perfect and sadly the I5 is looking 2nd best to the competition.
Another TR review proving that proof reading is a dying art! Hopefully one day digital content providers might start using them instead of just spell check.
When Android syncs with Outlook as easily as iOS does, maybe I'll switch.
Very classy phone - particularly like the new CPU which is more powerful than the GS3 quad core model and uses less power - as battery life is such a critical feature in a smartphone (and why Id never get a HTC). I think it should come with minimum 32gb built in - 16Gb is too stingy for the asking price. Apple can charge the asking price because people will pay it!! Ill stick with my Galaxy Note (bought new and sealed for £280 on ebay) because Android is alot cheaper and more rewarding to use. But if you have the cash to spend on an iphone (and many people working in London do) then you're getting a superb phone by the looks of it
Just got my iPhone 5 and after a few hours of playing with it, I can honestly say its excellent! I've had an iPhone 4 since the release date back in 2010 so it's been a long wait. Phone feels good in my hand and the increase in screen length is very nice and noticeable (with compatible apps). The new "ear buds" are very impressive in my opinion (not that ill use them over my Bose ear phones) and will be a good back up set.
I have two very big gripes tho. 1, maps. It's a pretty poor effort from apple and I don't like that I've lost street view. I honesty hope google will be allowed to release the maps app because apples maps are no where near the standard of google yet. 2, dock adaptor! This should have been included with the phone! It's pathetic that apple are charging for an item that costs less than the ear buds and ten times more essential!! I have several docks that require the adaptor so there's no excuse for not giving it to us for free! It's not like apple need the money! Not sure Jobs would have done this!?
Fair score Ed! Awesome phone tho ;)
Headphone connectors are better on the bottom. My phone goes in my pocket head first.
It's something I always liked about my old Touch HD2. Now I use Bluetooth so it's irrelevant.
No, it's the iPhone 4SS ;o)
But yes, Apple is coasting on the value of its previous work. It's done nothing interesting since the iPhone 4.
@racey1979 - agree, I was considering the GS3 until I saw how big it was face to face. If they produced a phone with the same specs but a 4" screen form factor, I'd seriously consider jumping to Android. But the obsession seems to be flagship phones with jumbotron screens, which I find too big to hold (and I have decently sized manly hands, not tiny ones - guess phone size is very subjective)
@todd10 - saw that on yahoo questions. funny stuff - the best is the Samsung ad on youtube spoofing the losers who queue up outside Apple Stores for the next iphone. Funny as hell. I can't stand Apple's smug patronising marketing. That being said I never understood the hater thing either. I'm a grown up and I can spend my money how I want for the device that best suits my needs. I also look at all devices pros and cons without brand loyalty being part of the question - got a beat up old iphone 4 currently, it works for what I need, it's nicely built and fits in the hand. The galaxy s3 feels cheaper, is far too big but has heaps more features (and lets me get rid of apps I don't want, which Apple don't let me do to Newsstand and the new Passbook). I don't feel a need to get vitriolic arguing over why the phone that I don't have is utterly sh1t.
I honestly think WW3 is going to start as an argument between Apple and Android fanboys! Just pays your money on what you want and enjoy what you bought instead of arguing over what other grownups spend their money on.
Has to be said though I'm enjoying the coverage of Apple's monumental screw up on the Maps, it's hilarious to see them make a huge blunder.
"To comply with EU regulations that stipulate microUSB must be used as the standard connection for all new phones, Apple does offer a Lightning to microUSB adapter for £15 too."
Well then to comply with EU regulations shouldn't Apple supply said adaptor free so that microUSB is used on the new phone AS SOLD?
I do wish Apple would stop marketing their stuff as if it's revolutionary and going to change everyone's lives. Granted the original iPhone changed the smartphone market in a huge way, but now the iPhone of the day is just a very well built bu otherwise unremarkable smartphone among many. I guess I'm just one of those people who likes to actually assess a product's capabilities against my needs and then decide what's best, and I hate the overwhelming smugness of their marketing.
They make very well made, slick and easy to use products which are in a premium price bracket. Not devices which represent the second coming of the Messiah (or some other hugely world-shattering event)
Still....they can't smug their way out of the Maps cock-up. :) Funny stuff, Jobs the perfectionist wouldn't have allowed that release in current state, methinks.
The iPhone 5 is not all it is cracked up to be. My mrs has an iPhone 4S and would advise sticking with that or getting that instead if you must have an iPhone.
1) bad screens - http://forums.macrumors.com...
2) chipped finish out of box -
http://forums.macrumors.com... - with user survey
3) bad home button -
4) screen light leakage -
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You're making the assumption that the iPhone 5 is "not all its cracked up to be" because you have one with all those issues or because you've found a few people complaining on a forum about issues that are very rare (apart from the scratching of the back) that haven't even made it to news?
I have an iPhone 5. It hasn't any scratches, it hasn't a dodgy home button, it isn't leaking light and the screen is perfect but if any of those things were to happen, I'd take it to my local apple store and within 5 minutes, I'd be walking out with a brand new handset.
As I've said previously, I love the phone, but I have issues, BUT my issues are common ones that everyone knows about, not one of cases on one forum.
What a ridiculous comment to make! I bet you don't even own an iPhone!
Well said! I am a fan of apple products but I'm growing tired of the over marketing, slow catching up of other products and refusing to expand products past their egos!
Free adaptor please. The ability to put an SD card in my iPad please. A little more flexibility with my UI please! Why can't they listen to the people who have made them what they are!!
@gdawg304 Well said! I honestly don't understand why some people get so carried away that they are branded apple haters or why people hate apple so much to be called apple haters!?
I've always liked apple products but I've always liked Samsung products too. The S3 is a gorgeous looking thing. I just think its too big for what I want in a phone. I'm not going to start slating every other company that isn't apple because I'm a grown up that left school a long time ago. Like what you like, buy what you want and just have a grown up discussion about these things.
Why can't we all just get along!?
errr...you don't think changing the screen size for the first time deserves a new number?
oh don't worry, Jobs would have done it.
If it was about any other phone I would say that you are right. But, Apple's marketing campaign presented iPhone5 as product that makes perfection look sloppy. After such campaign any fault looks like rose thorn in eye.
I bought one for the girlfriend on Friday. Apple duly delivered it exactly on time and the setup went flawlessly. Upgrading from her iPhone 4 to the 5 was absolutely effortless, this is something that Apple do so very well. Backup to iCloud, restore from it, job done.
My comments so far are :-
The quality is stunning. Anyone wanting to see a fun video, go on YouTube and watch the Android guys do a drop test against the S3.
The extra screen real estate is extremely useful (more icons, widescreen, landscape web browsing / gaming) but doesn't really make the phone any bulkier.
It's very slim and much lighter. Incredible considering that it's bigger.
It's very fast. She's gone from a 4 to a 5 and the difference is profound.
After only 1 charge the battery is not lasting as long as expected. She's certainly draining it to 10 / 20% in a days use. Although right now she is using a lot and it's not had many full charges.
She got caught out by the maps app in London on Saturday. Although everyone knows this will improve fast and she don't need it often.
So far. Big improvement.
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I'm told that the Who Do You Think You Are magazine is now available online with an App for the iPad. I've looked on the Apple iTunes Store, but can't find one so I expect it is coming soon.
However if you want to get a sneak preview you can look at http://www.finddigitalmagazines.co.uk/ipad-magazines-all/bbc-who-do-you-think-you-are-ipad-digital-magazine-subscription/ where it says that each issue will cost £4.16 which compares with £5.99 for a paper version.
Sarah Williams the editor of the magazine tells me that if you are signed up to the magazine newsletter you will soon be able to get information about a free trial which they are hoping will run this weekend. I can recommend the magazine (they don't pay me to say that!!) as each edition has something for all levels of expertise, it is one of the few magazines that i read cover to cover.


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To answer your questions in the order presented:
1. A salesperson can open the box they came in show you.
2. Reliability will be equal.
3. Beretta seems to have poor CS, while Springfield's CS reputation is good.
4. You will not find any difference in inherent accuracy. However, you might be more accurate with one over the other. Only you can find that out.
5. The better deal depends on the price. What price are you talking about?
6. Neither is better than the other as a CCW, but I wouldn't carry either. Both of those pistols are sidearms, and are not as easily concealed as something that was designed as a concealed weapon. This isn't to say that you can't conceal them, as many do carry a standard-sized handgun as a CCW. But there is a reason why compact versions are made, and this is because they are easier to conceal than a full-sized. If by chance you are concerned about ease of carry, you should look at the compact versions that are designed for easy concealment.


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WaPo reviewer slams Game Change
Boston College professor Alan Wolfe reviews [1] Game Change for the Washington Post:
John Heilemann, national political correspondent for New York magazine, and Mark Halperin, editor at large for Time, have been subject to some pretty harsh judgments of their coverage. Both are members in good standing of the "Village," the derisive term widely used in the blogosphere to convey what critics see as the insular and complacent quality of mainstream journalism.
The lefty bloggers' basic complaint is that the Washington press corps deals in trivia, reflects conventional wisdom and is all too respectful of the politicians it should be challenging. "Game Change," the new book by Heilemann and Halperin, offers this reviewer a chance to judge the judgers: Are the bloggers on to something, or are they just jealous of the fact that inside-the-Beltway journalists such as Heilemann and Halperin are quite skillful?
"Game Change" inadvertently confirms just how many of our top political journalists really are Villagers. ... For one thing, Heilemann and Halperin write about the campaign as if they were not active participants in shaping it.
Heilemann and Halperin also purvey a lot of material in stenographic fashion, which only feeds into the complaints of their critics.
[W]hile the authors of "Game Change" have much to say about John McCain's dreadful response to the economic crisis, they shy away from any discussion of economics. Nor would one know, after reading this book, that the biggest task facing the winner of the election would be cleaning up the mess left by the people on the way out. To talk about real historical significance would mean addressing matters of substance, and that would violate the chatty inside-dope approach that characterizes Village journalism.
I read the bloggers and, while I admire their energy and commitment, I often find their near-hysteria off-putting. When they write about the Villagers, I detect, if not jealousy, then smugness, as if they believe they could do a better job than the journalists who take home the big bucks. As someone who grew up reading great political reporting, even the kind that produced the classic campaign books of previous years, I wish that all those who scoff about insular and un-self-critical Villagers would be proven wrong. It is too bad that Heilemann and Halperin have proved them, by and large, right.
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On May 2, 2:47 am, donkorgi12 <ringtailinblackl... at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am solving the following Differential Equation
> Phi''[r]+2*r^(-1)Phi'[r]+0.104479*Phi[r]==0 and Phi[0]==K (some
> constant) ; kinda has a cos/sin solution
> 2.71828^(-0.323232 \[ImaginaryI] r) ((0.+
> 0. \[ImaginaryI]) + (0.+ 0. \[ImaginaryI]) 2.71828^(
> 0.646465 \[ImaginaryI] r) + (0.+ 1.54687 \[ImaginaryI]) K - (0.+
> 1.54687 \[ImaginaryI]) 2.71828^(0.646465 \[ImaginaryI] r) K)
> all divided by r.
> My problem is that Mathematica is not treating those "zeros".... as
> well zeros. Thus, the solution cannot really be used. In fact, if I
> manually reproduce the solution and remove those "zeros", then the
> solution is fine.
> I have another similar ODE Anyone have any ideas.
> Phi''[r]+2*r^(-1)Phi'[r]- 287.31*Phi[r]==0 and Phi[3R]==0(some
> constant) ; kinda has a cosh/sinh solution
> As you might have notice I need to match these two solutions and their
> derivatives at some point. The ratio of which gives me what I desire
> the value of R.
> Yet, Mathematica treats those "zeros" as something else.
I just wanted to add the latter ODE works out find and that "I have
another similar ODE Anyone have any ideas" Should be
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The M50 is Slowest Bus In New York: You Can Walk Faster
(New York, NY - WNYC) The Straphangers Campaign is out with its annual Pokie Award, and the "winner" is the M50 bus.
Every year, the group gives out two awards for poor bus service: the Pokie, for the slowest bus, and the Schleppie, for the least reliable.
The advocacy group said it clocked the M50 -- which runs crosstown between the United Nations on the East Side of Manhattan to Pier 43 on the Hudson River-- at noon at an average speed of only 3.5 miles per hour.
"The bus is just tremendously slow," said Straphangers spokesman Gene Russianoff. "You can push a lawnmower faster across Midtown than it takes the M50 to go from First to Second Avenue."
Russianoff said that though the M 50 is particularly desultory, the city's bus system is plagued by plodding speeds as it makes 2.5 million trips on an average weekday. "That's a lot of people stuck in traffic who deserve quicker trips," he said.
The Straphangers Campaign gave its Schleppie Award to the M 101, 102 and 103 buses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for arriving in bunches and failing to meet their schedules. He said those lines could move faster if the city protected them from traffic with dedicated lanes and sped up boarding by having passengers pay beforehand at bus stop kiosks--as is the case with Select Bus Service on the 34th Street crosstown route.
The NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority agrees, in concept."The past year established Select Bus Service as a game changer in New York, with 20 percent faster bus service now on three routes," said MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz. "We are working with the city to expand the SBS network, bringing faster boarding, dedicated bus lanes and enhanced bus lane enforcement to more and more routes."
The city's bus system has absorbed some blows in recent years. The NY MTA cut 37 bus lines and shut down 570 bus stops as a cost-saving measure in June 2010. And while subway ridership has grown over the past two years, bus ridership is down by nearly two percent.
MTA statistics show that breakdowns on city buses have increased by 12% since last year. And the percentage of city buses that are 12 years or older has more than doubled, from 16% of the bus fleet in 2010 to 35% in 2011.


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1063 Future of Cloud Computing - IBM's Vision and Strategy
Cloud computing enables enterprise customers to fundamentally transform their datacenter. Private cloud enables customers to offer cloud-based services to their lines of business, and hybrid cloud capabilities enable customers to leverage external application and system resources. These services range from compute resources, to middleware capabilities, to application services that may even be running off-premises. This session will discuss IBM`s cloud strategy and vision which covers infrastructure and platform as a service, hybrid cloud capabilities and workload optimized systems. Information in the session is grounded on customer experiences gained over the last several years.
Date: Mon, Apr 30, 2012
2974 Don't Underestimate Monitoring in the Cloud! And What to Do When It Breaks
Migrating applications to the cloud often breaks monitoring. Yet monitoring is even more critical during the move, and thereafter as the virtualization of components increases the complexity of distributed applications. True visibility into a cloud-based applications health state requires a comprehensive view of the state of the many components on which it depends. Even more important is a filtering mechanism that permits users to quantify an individual applications usage of shared resources. This session will discuss the monitoring-related issues that arise with cloud-based applications, and various fixes when visibility goes dark. Use cases using highly scalable yet lightweight deploy-on-demand solutions will be presented.
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2631 Choosing the Right Security Strategy for Cloud
Cloud computing ranks among the top-three security concerns for most organizations. With cloud, its no longer obvious where a companys data is being stored, who has access to it, how its being used and how to demonstrate compliance to the business. In this session, we will discuss how organizations shouldnt let security concerns be an obstacle to adoption of cloud computing. We will discuss a holistic view of securing cloud environments and understand how best to secure various patterns of cloud adoption. The session will also discuss best practices in implementing a successful and sustainable cloud computing security strategy, elaborating on different delivery models and capability alignment.
Date: Mon, Apr 30, 2012
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|Having lived through 'mental-pause' I can assure you there is light on the other side. Things really do get better.
|There are SO MANY things I could say here, but even if I was right I'm still wrong! My wife has been fighting breast cancer since April 2, 2008 and by the GRACE OF GOD beat it. During this time her hair fell out, she stayed sick, MOODY doesn't even begin to describe her. She lost one boob and to add insult to injury the chemo put her into menopause! Now you tell me that I have 5 more years of mood swings? I'm the one who needs the medication! As for the thermostat let's just say the Admiral can put it anywhere she DAMN WELL WANTS! As for the toilet, lets just say seat down, lid down, flushed, or sleep outside. As for the Hot Flashes aka (power surge) Let me describe it the way she does. (15 min of deleted explicatives) You (15 more min of deleted explicatives) and that's FINAL!!! Truth be told everyone has little things that set them off and women in general seem to have more of them. I have found a little kindness goes a long way. Either help the gals out a little bit or pay the consequences. As my grandpa once put it "Maverick the sooner you reallize you are nothing more than an old yellow curr dog full of burrs the sooner you will get along with women."
So, did you get Mom her own special Fisher-Price Thermostat?
|Had the opposite problem with my mother. She thinks that turning up the thermostat will make the air comming out of the grill warmer.
|i learned to place a sacrificial cheap white towel at the base of my pissoir----saves a world of hurt--my garden desin=gn has a pissoir mounted not against a hull or a bulkhead but slightly inboard of the hull....i am sailing with a friend who has a transversely mounted one---the man who taught me how to sail was a tallshipman--merchant marines--graduate of kings point--and was in last tallships sailing class in navy--if sitting was good enough for him, i see nothing wrong with men at sea seated to use pissoir!!!--or peeing overboard.....LOL.....
Zeehag, if you haven't provided a "kneeling board" in your head, you've been remiss. Gentlemen don't sit or stand to pee in the head. They kneel in a kneeling board.
And if the head isn't mounted transversely--all bets are off, most marine heads are mounted to the hull instead of the bulkhead, and that's simply inexcuseable design error.
zeehag - got to agree there - the poem reads:
In this land of sun and fun
A gentleman sits for number one!
|what is it about men who refuse to admit they pisss on the floor causing the rest of the crew to fall in high or confused seas----go figger--isnt about putting back the seat--is about the respect for the rest of the crew --clean up yer mess, dammit LOL
Men and their remotes
Adam was a troglodyte, a cave dweller. His chief worry was the Mershall, known in our time as a saber-toothed tiger. Many
Any time any Adam would see a Mershall, he would call loudly from his high perch, Anuth, Adamka MERSHALL! And Anuth and Adamka would run and hide, Unfortunately for Adam, the Saber-toothed tiger could hear very well and also had the ability to climb trees. Adam, for a saber-toothed tiger, was another name for lunch.
It came to pass that a cosmic ray, generated from some distant star, streaked into our solar system, and passed through a gonad at just the precise moment to cause a particular genetic anomaly which resulted in a child, an Adam in this case, to be conceived with a particular tendency which helped insure himself and his family a Darwinian advantage over other Adams in the area. It seems that this particular Adam did not like to yell all that much. So as he grew into an adult and began a family and climbed into his reclining position in a tree to protect his family, he took with him an exceedingly long stick with which he prodded Adamka and Anuth each time he saw a Mershall. He and his family survived and had many offspring, who each also had many offspring.
Over the course of many generations, his line survived, up until today.
Which, of course, explains why we men today, reclining in our easy chairs, treat our remotes much as Adam treated his long stick, making jabbing motions with it and muttering quietly, Anuth Adamka Mershall.
So, ladies, remember, as we men mutter and wield the remote as if we were prodding someone with a stick, that we are only obeying ancient genetic compulsions designed to protect you and our offspring.
Originally Posted by LarryandSusanMacDonald View Post
One of the major things that we men get criticized for is leaving the toilet seat up. And the reasoning is that the women end up sitting on cold porcelain.
This has always baffled me. How could she not notice? The only way I can surmise: she enters the bathroom, immediately turns around, raises skirt, drops panties, and backs all the way to the upraised seat and plops down, screams with the cold and BLAMES HER MAN!
My advice: Ladies: Look before you leak.
This, of course, from the Larry side of the below equation.
I mean, isn't this something like a guy zipping his pants up too quickly before his gear is stowed? How many times are you gonna make that mistake? I'd think that once finding one's self wedged into the bowl with the tepid water lapping at one's more sensitive parts would be more than enough. They wipe the thing down with paper afterwards in the dark. One presumably would think that the seat is larger and easier to find under the same conditions.
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From a 99 Owner- some perspectives
As a C&C 99 owner for the last 8.5 y, I can say we have been very satisfied with the boat. We race on the Chesapeake and find the boat, when well sailed, with a coordinated crew, to be competitive in 1 design. PHRF out here is 108.
As to your question regarding reefing, we use a medium 150% #1 up to about 12 kn true. After that we switch to a heavy #2 (135%) , which we can carry up to ~ 18+ kn true. At that point, we can reef the main (1 point) or switch to a 100% #3. The key to decent boat speed in the 99 is to keep the boat somewhat flat. Heel angles above 20 degrees mean the boat begins to lose forward velocity a bit. Crack off the main or put some good twist in the top and that often solves the immediate problem.
One thing that is very cool in these boats is that the steering is basically 1:1. The rudder goes lock to lock in one turn of the wheel. Means steering is very sensitive. Also means that with weather helm, it takes some force to track the boat, especially in waves. However, reduce helm by dropping the traveler or twisting off the top of the main and the sensitivity is a real plus. On the race course, the boat is significantly more agile than others of the same length...even tiller boats (usually because they have smaller rudders).
The Volvo sail drive has performed very well for us. We had some issues with he water integrity of the ignition circuitry but have fixed those problems. At 3000 RPM with a 2 blade folding Volvo prop, we can get ~ 6.5 - 6.8 kn in flat water with no current. Maneuverability is fantastic although with any saildrive you need to make sternway to get steerage, since the rudder is located about 5-6 feet aft of the propeller. Prop walk is minimal at best. Basically, the boat
The cockpit is a bit small for a full racing crew. We regularly race with 7 in order to run a full kite. Upwind speeds are usually ~ 6.5 - 6.8 kn.
We have also cruised our boat a bit. Although the manufacturer says it sleeps 6, I think it is better suited for 2...4 in a pinch. Black water tankage is a bit small, but that also means dead weight in the bow is kept lower, too.
For its price, depending on your sailing needs, it is a good value for a racer cruiser. It certainly is in many ways a better buy than a new J-105 ( which we often beat in racing here in the Chesapeake), which lists I believe at over $200K and is not really conducive to any cruising if desired. The key of course is to sail it well.
Another advantage i enjoy is the ability to easily single hand the boat. The large primary winches back at the helm allow this.
Hope this helps.
S2 7.9's are fast
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And, if you just want a fast race boat, scroll down a way in the list of boats at that brokerage and look at that S2 7.9 Grand Slam. I used to crew some on one and they are Fast.
I've read your thread. My buddy loves his C&C110. Very comfortable and fast, but not competitive in PHRF (he has the older version and 6' keel, BS). There are 2 on the Ches Bay, and neither is raking in the silver. That said, it moves very nicely in all winds.
Another boat that you might look at is Beneteau First 10R. They didn't take off like Bene hoped and you can pick them up used for just over $100k. Farr design with a PHRF in the 80's.
Also, not many around, but look for an X-332 .. probably can be had near $100k.
Older boats? Don't overlook a J-30. Remarkable room down below for a 30ft boat .. or a J-32. Also, I'll put in another plug for a Person 10M. We rate 156 here in the Ches Bay and we just won Best in Fleet. It's a very stiff boat, well balanced but it's got a lot of headsail. We used to have a RF with a foam luff that would take me from 155 down to 110 and it sails wonderfully on jib alone.
I'm still eyeing C&C99's. They tried to keep a OD fleet alive in the Bay, but that's fallen apart and it doesn't look like they are competitive under PHRF here with a 108 rating.
Angelo - Pearson 10M "Bella Donna"
|There's a 6 second difference in the base rating - 102 vs 96. Not sure about any class restrictions regarding the deep keel in one design racing. I did glance through the class rules (on the 99 class website) when I was considering them but didn't find anything. Note there's also the difference between the aluminum mast and the carbon fiber mast. After a few years of production the factory standardized on the shoal keel and carbon fiber mast version and offered early owners with the deep keel and/or aluminum mast changeouts at bargain prices. An attempt to encourage one design racing.
|Is there any difference in the rating between the deep and class keel? And is the deep keel allowed in 99 one design racing?
Originally Posted by BarryL View Post
I found this one less than 30 minutes from my house:
Long Island Yacht Sales (Bay Shore, NY)
I looked at it yesterday and it seems solid.
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Your bio here looks empty to me. You have an Ericson 34?? Wow! Are you logged in at EricsonYachts.org: The Starting Point on Ericson Yachts!
That's where I usually lurk... having an Ericson-built boat.
When Ericson bought up the tooling for the Olsons (25,911s, and 34) in early/mid 1988, they continued to produce them with solid layup hulls and more "cruising-oriented" interiors. In the case of the O-34, Pacific Boats only built one (cored hull) prototype. The 39 that were built by Ericson really comprise the main production of that model. I have hull #8. Our boat has the optional wheel, ordered by the first owner. We were hoping for a tiller model when we were shopping, but, oh well...
As you might expect from our MORC-derived hull, we are best at reaching and running. A good IOR hull like an Ericson 33RH can keep right up with us. That should be true for an E-34 (mk1 or 2).
Small World...
Hello to MikeHoyt!
I thought your name seemed familiar... I used to lurk on the Niagara site, having raced and cruised a Niagara 26 for a decade (starting even before there was an internet).
Loved that boat. A lot. Wife liked it just as much (always an important concern!)
Nice to run into you again.
Fair winds,
Not sure what all the fuss is about. Our best friends bought a 2008 99 and this is its 4th season (reminds me of cars with a 2008 model delivered Aug 2007).
Easily motors at 7 knots. Can go faster. Plenty of power in all situations we have encountered. Only issue with the engine was with faulty shore power that surged and damaged the main circuit board. No issues obtaining replacement.
The boat sails well, performs hands down better than the old C&Cs of the 70s and 80s and is a modern design. The boat is well rigged and the fit and finish seem very good. Altthough a new Tartan is a bit nicer below it is still quite nice. I also sail on a C&C 115 which seems to have a few more problems with the fixtures inside but is otherwise a solid boat.
I can not recall specifically which C&C models have been reputed to have the problems with construction techniques but it was not the 99.
The bonus is that the newer ones draw 5.5 feet and there are not many performance oriented 32 footers available these days with that shallow a draft. It is not a racer - it is a cruiser/racer but it also has a PHRF between 99 and 105 so is very nice to sail.
Saildrive vs Shaft. personal preference. Shafts tend to leak a lot more from my experience.
Some of my comments were directed at the type of sailing I though Barrry L does...now I see he wants to know maximize the performance aspects of the next boat and doesnt mind acrifice some of the cruising aspects.After reading about his exploits to Block I thought his family would want something more comfortable in a seaway and dont think the C&C 99 is set up that way.
Good luck in your search barry. Try a number of different designs. Benny Oceanis, Farr, etc.
Hope we meet up next year on our trip north.
Originally Posted by puddinlegs View Post
Great post! I knew about the J-boat issues, and agree that when looking at cored boats, maintenance and long term love is everything, but they (cored boats) certainly shouldn't be excluded from one's shopping list. We own an E-34... and I'll be darned, I had no idea that the O-34 was a solid glass hull. Learning new things is good! Just curious, and on a small hijack, what conditions do you find your boat excels compared to the E? There are a couple of O's in the local marina's, but none (nor any 99's) are out racing. And agreed, a wheel on a 30-34' racer/cruiser is a bit odd. Saildrives... yep, it's pretty tough to trust that a used boat has been properly maintained, and the cost of failure and electrolysis is sinking or repower/rebuild/new lower drive, but a survey will find this soon enough. Again, thanks for the post!
Your bio here looks empty to me. You have an Ericson 34?? Wow! Are you logged in at EricsonYachts.org: The Starting Point on Ericson Yachts!
That's where I usually lurk... having an Ericson-built boat.
When Ericson bought up the tooling for the Olsons (25,911s, and 34) in early/mid 1988, they continued to produce them with solid layup hulls and more "cruising-oriented" interiors. In the case of the O-34, Pacific Boats only built one (cored hull) prototype. The 39 that were built by Ericson really comprise the main production of that model. I have hull #8. Our boat has the optional wheel, ordered by the first owner. We were hoping for a tiller model when we were shopping, but, oh well...
As you might expect from our MORC-derived hull, we are best at reaching and running. A good IOR hull like an Ericson 33RH can keep right up with us. That should be true for an E-34 (mk1 or 2).
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Anyone that loves Akira is cool in my book. I also followed the Hokuto No Ken series and Vampire Hunter D. I plan on moving to Austin by next year for good.
ahh dude austin is crazy! I love it here! what are you gettin into this weekend??
--- I thought the 2009 Star Trek was entertaining, but okay, but I meant my favor is the 1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. I absolutely love!
*** Wrath of Kahn, huh? C'mon, you know it's Ricardo Montalban in that fake chest! You want him to say, "welcome to the island!" Or, the other way around. heh.
--- the conflict comes from loving/liking the movies and having a love hate for the series!! LOL! Next Generation was too much of a soap opera to me, but I would watch every now and then b/cs of Brent Spiner ( I love me some Commander Data!! lol) Star Trek Enterprise just didn't capture me at all. Now Deep Space Nine & Voyager were my favorites!! couldn't miss them! Especially Deep Space, I had to have my Captain Sisko, Odo and Quark fixes, now that I think about it, I need to get them on DVD! lol!
**** lol, DS9 is my favorite - when they had the mysterious Dominion, found out that Odo's people are they, and then the whole war arc. Every actor's character got to step up and grow a lot. Loved it. That was some good stuff. Scary stuff too--->In the Pale Moonlight is one of the "bad" episodes in that it's more the reality of war when facing annihilation than the nice and "good" Star Trek vibe and ideals. Plus, section 31 in general.
Let's write our own t.v. show. lol
--- lol!! maybe we should! I'm pretty sure we could come up with some dope shit! We need some black Sci-Fi!!
**** we should write a series pilot and series bible and get it to some black actors (Tim Russ, et al)
---LOL!! have you looked into find a practice partner?? --no, just me and my guitar.
Hey people! Im doing videos!
The video(s) will be about the members of Afropunk. Ill make videos about the Ap ladies and queens, guys, queers, and the members representing Ap.
1. Email me at:
2. Send 3 or 4 PICTURES of you striking a pose and being all badass.
3. When you email the pictures put your USER NAME in the
4. In the MESSAGE BOX put what your GENDER is.
5. In the MESSAGE BOX put if you want to be in the LADIES/QUEENS VIDEO, GUY'S VIDEO, or / and LBGT VIDEO.
The deadline for the pictures is August 20. I most likely will not finish the video until the first week of September. If I have too many pictures to fit into the video I will make another one. So if you don't see your pic in the first vid itll be in the second. The video will be show cased on afropunk's web site sometime in September. The video should be on the front page as a feature.
*Even though the ladies and queens video will be first, guys can still send pictures to my email.
Hope these directions are clear lol and I also hope to hear from you soon! ^.^
lol! didn't know you were a trek fan! Where did you find the interview?
--- On Star Trek dot com! lol --> http://www.startrek.com/news_articles I read the Jeffrey Combs interview. Always liked his work. Getting the link, I see a Terry Farrel interview I'll read after writing to you. :)
I've always been conflicted about my fan-ship to Star Trek.
--- Why? What's the conflict? Let's write our own t.v. show. lol
The last movie was okay to me, but I'll always love the Wrath of Khan. Ricardo Montalban was just to awesome for me to ignore.
-- you mean the 2009 Star Trek movie? I LOVED it! I was surprised. I like all of the movies in some aspect. The Undiscovered Country and The Final Frontier had the most funny character interactions, based on their personalities. LOVED that part of those movies. Star Trek 4 was filmed in my home town, so that rocked. Generations is not a fave. I did like Nemesis and First Contact - "They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate whole worlds and we fall back. The line must be drawn here! THIS far, no farther!"
Deep Space Nine is the BEST series overall. It's the REAL Star Trek life and trials of the Federation. Plus the black family unit was tight, thanks to Ira Steven Behr and Avery Brooks. Great show. I miss them like my own friends.
LOL! I hate to hear that your still having a hard time right now, but hopefully something will come thru soon for you guys.
-- much appreciated!
Are you still play your guitar?
-- it's right here beside me. I pick it up still, not as often as I should, I think about picking it up more than I do! lol helps to have a practise partner your level to keep you motivated. I found some songs to work with that are waiting for me to keep working on them. lol So lazy I am!
Hey Mac, good to hear from ya.
Things are tough all around still, but I have a modicum of hope since I found another
Star Trek interview to perk me up. (Plus the last bit of Old Crow to drink. heh)
Yo Mac.
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Cooling System Maintenance in Reynoldsburg, OH
Your car's cooling system is one of the most important systems on your vehicle. Inside your engine, spark plugs ignite the fuel within the cylinders to produce small explosions which propel your vehicle down the road. With small explosions comes scorching temperatures that can destroy your engine, if not controlled.
There are two types of cooling systems:
- Liquid Cooled
- Air Cooled
Liquid cooling is a more modern approach used on most of today's vehicles. A liquid coolant is sent through passages in the engine and absorbs the heat given off by the engine. When it moves down the rubber tubes, it is cooled by the air coming through the vehicle's grill.
During extremely cold temperatures, you will need to make sure you have appropriate levels of antifreeze in your vehicle to avoid freezing your liquid coolants and other liquids in your engine.
Neglecting your cooling system for even a short period of time can result in serious damage and even complete engine failure. Over time your car's cooling system will develop scale deposits which restrict coolant flow and will require your cooling system to be flushed. Having a properly trained technician perform regular checkups of belts, hoses, pump and fluids will ensure your car remains properly cooled and healthy for years to come.


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All prices are per room/double occupancy and are subject to applicable city hotel tax. Children under 12 accompanying parents and using existing bedding stay free. Rates are subject to change without notice. "Wet bar" is an alcove which includes a fridge, microwave, coffee maker, toaster, bar sink,cabinet with dishware and a seating area.
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ah ****, i loved wizardry
my favorite videogame death :P
I wonder how Free Realms Lifetime membership people feel now.
vanguard had such potential when it first came out.
@marcipaans if like me not giving a shit as it was 35 bucks like 4 years ago.
Freerealms lasted WAY to long o,o
I liked Vanguard :/ It was my go-to Fantasy Themepark. I remember when I bought it waaaaay back when SOE first got the game.
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This one caught me off guard. SOE never closes anything. Hell they're still updating the original Everquest with a dedicated team of six.
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i think its best to only play games which are run for love rather than money.
so the devs must still play the game and must be more concerned for the fun than because of a profit motive.
because the moment a big publisher steps in and runs it for money, they will always shut it down to push players to begin paying again for the next new title.
though of course, it worries me to think what if Champions of Regnum was shut down anyway.
Be warned - I am a major player of Regnum Online the mmo. I've been playing it for about 2 years and rarely go without logging in at least once a day. You can also look at good alternatives to Regnum such ase Aion online and Aika Online.
They explain their reasoning for each game in this article.
Wizardry closes cause of permadeath , players kept a long distance away from it cause of that .
You want a game where your spent time in the game also means that the progress you made with that character is permanently saved , not fear of every pker and mob that could kill you and loose everything .
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my favorite videogame death :P
Theres still that chance and that's what people feared. Especially if you put money into the game.
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atleast we get some form of refund..
We want to offer our Wizardry Online players some exciting options to continue as members of our SOE gaming family. We are therefore pleased to announce that we will upgrade all Wizardry members to SOE All Access status from April 2nd until the game sunsets, on July 31st, 2014, and hope that you will have a chance to experience and enjoy all of our games with full member status, including EQN Landmark. When Wizardry sunsets, if you'd like to keep playing with with us, simply renew your All Access membership and play on!
Unfortunately, as the Wizardry Online Marketplace is no longer under development, Wizardry players will need to log into another eligible SOE game to claim their monthly SC grant. The 10% discount on Marketplace items will not apply to items in the Wizardry Marketplace either, although members can use it on purchases in all other eligible games.
After the sunset of Wizardry Online, all Station Cash will remain in your SOE wallet, and can be spent in any eligible SOE game.
If you have any game time remaining on your Wizardry Online account at the time of sunset, it will be applied on a prorated basis to your new SOE All Access account.
my favorite videogame death :P
Wizardry? Nooooooooooooooooooo! :-(
Edit: But I can see how permadeath and PK made that game unpopular. I really want a Wizardry MMO, but it should probably focus on clearing complicated and huge dungeons rather than permadeath.
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The only one I am surprised about closing is Free Realms really the only down side was the restrictions on free users.
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They did tease that the next thing will be for Star Wars Galaxy fans though O o'
They did tease that the next thing will be for Star Wars Galaxy fans though O o'
Free Realms and Wizardry??? Those were great games! I can't believe this. And I already know Sony sucks (if you try to post any music on Youtube). But man. IF YOU DEVELOP AN MMO THAT PEOPLE SPEND THEIR TIME AND MONEY ON THEN DON'T SHUT IT DOWN!!! There's an emotional attachment to the game and your character. It's like taking away a child's pet and saying "that's too expensive to care for so we're killing it".
Jan 14th 2014 -- Vanguard's Cave of Wonders releases today
Jan 24th 2014 -- SOE shuttering Vanguard, Clone Wars, Free Realms, and Wizardry
They first content update in years right before they announce the shutdown of the game? lawl
some funfacts, well.. not so fun i guess..
- 2 weeks ago SOE posted a newyear letter for wizardry proudly anouncing voice spheres and more content coming soon.
- it has only been 17ish months since this game released
/facepalm SOE
my favorite videogame death :P


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Marcodo I would not recomend you buy a used gun as you have not been at it long enough to tell if it's a lemon or a good pistol. Do you know how to run a safty check on that model of pistol? Just because they go bang doesn't mean they are safe.
Get a new pistol and take a course on shooting. Go to a gun club, shooting range or contact the NRA in your area. They have classes. Good luck.


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Posted by James Staten on November 15, 2010
The second half of 2010 has laid a foundation in the infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) market that looks to make 2011 a landmark year. Moves by a variety of players may just turn this into a vibrant, steady market rather than today's Amazon Web Services and a distant race for second. VMware vCloud Director finally shipped after much delay — a break from VMware's rather steady on-time execution prior — and will power both ISP public clouds and enterprise private efforts in 2011. VMops changed its name and landed a passel of service providers; we'll see if they live up to be the ".com" in Cloud.com. OpenStack came out of the gate with strong ISV support and small ISP momentum; 2011 may prove a make-or-break year for the open source upstart. And nearly every enter


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Away from energy independence, and towards energy freedom
Two of the more loaded words in contemporary politics are independence and freedom. Despite their similarities in meaning they get used in very different ways. Independence is used in a more national sense, which might be natural because of its prominence in what is arguably our founding document. It doesn't seem like it is possible to disparage independence in our discourse. Even a word like patriotism, while generally well regarded, has qualifications. Independence is all good though, so anything you can attach to it is improved by the association.
This has played out for years now with the much-invoked phrase "energy independence." The latest calls for it began in the wake of 9/11 as a way to argue for policies that would remove our need to import oil from abroad. It made sense on the face of it: We send our money to oil-rich states, states that in some cases fund groups hostile to America. Buy from them and you're funding the terrorists, went the argument. (This is simply a description of what leaders put out for public consumption, not an endorsement of it.)
The initial prescriptions for energy independence were relatively full, or at least fuller than they would become. An increase in domestic production was the favored proposal, but was supplemented with calls to encourage conservation and discourage consumption. As late as the spring of 2008 it was possible for a conservative in good standing like Charles Krauthammer to call for a heavy tax on gasoline. But by that fall Michael Steele made the infamous call to drill baby drill, and from then on it was all about resource extraction.
The curiously elusive goal of energy independence is now being pursued through fracking, or so its proponents claim. There is lots of natural gas just waiting to be forced up to the surface of the earth, we are told. In fact, the Barnett Shale in Texas has enough reserves to supply Texas for the next 200 years. There's also enough nationwide to supply America for the next 200 years. And 200 years for China! And India! The world! It's the fossil fuel equivalent of Ulysses Everett McGill's geographical oddity.
Of course, abundance does not mean independence - at least not long term. That only happens if we take some additional steps. For instance, any resource vital enough to merit a policy of independence is too precious to export. We should flat out ban the removal of any item that receives such an important designation. Selling it to foreigners is downright seditious, isn't it? Doesn't doing so hinder our quest for energy independence? We should be keeping it all here. Yet the industry is doing just the opposite - pushing for new ways to get it out of the country. Why does the oil and gas industry hate America?1
Similarly, we should create a substantial strategic reserve of any such resource. If natural gas truly is so important to America's future then it is reckless to deprive ourselves of a great store of it in case of emergency. And of course there's Krauthammer's price floor proposal. We should just set a minimum price on it and levy whatever tax is necessary to reach that level.
The fact that none of the people making all the noise about energy independence are taking such a comprehensive view on the issue can only be explained a few ways, none of them flattering. Have they not thought the issue through? Are they uninterested in thinking about it beyond empty slogans? Or is the noble-sounding "energy independence" really just a cynical euphemism for catering to a favored political constituency? Those who trumpet energy independence should be expected to either address these issues or lose credibility.
From a citizen's perspective, the current vision of energy independence might be a bit of a mixed blessing. What price should we be willing to pay to achieve this? Aside from the environmental impact of ongoing fossil fuel dependence(!), what good does it do the average person to give preferential treatment to wildly profitable industries?2 Or ones that cripple the democratic process? If you trade rule by a tyrannical king for rule by soulless plutocrats how much have you really gained? This might be a kind of independence we would be better off without.
Freedom, unlike independence, drags a little bit of freight behind it. Over the past few years it has become a rallying cry of the right, invoked in absurd ways (Fox link!) to decry just about anything conservatives don't like. That has made it something of an object of ridicule on the left; this link should give you a decent look at whatever the outrage du jour is in the fever swamps.
The debasing of the word freedom is a shame, because it can be very useful to liberals in some cases - like energy. Energy independence may not be all it's cracked up to be, but energy freedom could be very appealing. The idea of individuals enjoying energy freedom could draw primarily on distributed generating capacity. Household generation of electricity through wind and solar energy, aside from the environmental impact of ramping up the use of renewables(!), promises huge benefits.
The main one is reducing dependence on the grid. Our model has always worked on centralized generation, and the obvious flaw with that approach is that it has a single point of failure. If the power plant, and all the pieces connecting it to your house, are not up and running, you've got no electricity. The ability to supplement the grid with local generating capacity would not just save money, it would give families a form of backup - maybe compromised or lower scale but still usable - during outages.
That might be a modest convenience when a spring thunderstorm downs a line, but it could be much more than that in the aftermath of a major event. What if in the wake of a Katrina or Sandy people in the affected areas had some electricity during daylight hours? It's not as good as being fully operational, but it could be the difference between remaining at home and being a refugee.
(A hurricane obviously might rip off solar panels or crash turbines, but any generating capacity retained is better than none. And maybe these local generators could be engineered with redundancy and durability in mind for just such an occasion.)
People who enjoy energy freedom, as opposed to energy independence, would see direct benefits. Instead of a long, convoluted and dubious process that somehow ends up enriching industry executives more than anyone else, we would see direct monetary benefits to ourselves. It would also serve the very national security that energy independence types love to trumpet: An electrical grid with distributed generation is far more robust than a centralized one - and incidentally is far better able to recover from the occasional whoopsie. We've had empty talk about energy independence for decades. It's time for some substantive action on energy freedom.
1. See how patriotic I am?
2. By the way, shouldn't the production of such a vital resource be done by the state and not private companies?


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So far in her career, the three-year-old is a model of perfection, entering the $150,000 sprint for fillies and mares with a perfect 3-for-3 dance card.
Far from a one-trick pony, the daughter of City Zip is a two-city, duel-surface talent.
The Jim and Susan Hill charge traveled seven furlongs in 1:21.24, which was the third-fastest time of 65 dashes at the distance during Belmont's Spring meet.
"Her last race on the dirt was better than her Poly races, but I think she's a pretty special horse," said trainer Reade Baker, who watched his speed sensation Fatal Bullet run a game second in the Breeders' Cup Sprint, last Saturday at Santa Anita Park.
Northern Netti's 9 1/4-length romp in the Bouwerie had Baker contemplating a campaign towards the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint.
"In the Spring, we were hoping she would be a Breeders' Cup horse, but two things happened. We ran out of time and the (Filly and Mare Sprint) was seven eighths. So that eliminated that," explained Baker.
Time became a factor because Northern Netti chipped a knee during her victory in New York.
"We operated on it in Kentucky. She had three months off. She swam for six weeks. She came back up here and has trained ever since," said Baker.
Northern Netti worked three furlongs on Sept. 21 and proceeded to reel off four consecutive 'bullet' moves over the Woodbine training track, including a five-furlong spin on October 19 in 1:00 1/5, breezing.
"She's ready to run," affirmed Baker. "There's nothing for her in New York right now. If she's successful (in the Ontario Fashion) we'll run her back in the Bessarabian. If not, we'll wait for the dirt at Gulfstream Park."
Riding Northern Netti for the first time in the six-furlong dash will be Emma-Jayne Wilson.
Nothern Netti's 2008 debut, at five furlongs on Polytrack on April 6, gives every indication she can perform just as brilliantly over a synthetic surface. After all, it was this effort that gave Baker the confidence to send her to New York.
"I was expecting a big effort in New York," he recalled. "You had to see the race here at Woodbine to appreciate it. She was on the lead, had somebody go by her and she came back on the outside of her and beat her, going five eighths - not an easy thing to do."
The last three-year-old filly to win the Ontario Fashion was Winter Garden in 2003.
The Ontario Fashion is slated for race eight on Sunday's 10-race programme, which also includes a contentious $73,600 allowance optional claimer that features the comeback of one-time Kentucky Derby hopeful Miner's Claim, a Mark Casse trainee that is also 2-for-2 over Woodbine's Polytrack.
1 - Lucas Street - Patrick Husbands - Malcolm Pierce
2 - Porte Bonheur - Channing Hill - David Duggan
3 - Miss Macy Sue - Eusebio Razo, Jr. - Kelly Von Hemel
4 - Northern Netti - Emma-Jayne Wilson - Reade Baker
5 - Glitter Rox - Gerry Olguin - Ian Black
6 - Arden Belle - Jono Jones - Robert Gerl
7 - Marina Ballerina - Justin Stein - Sam Di Pasquale
8 - Shot Gun Ela - Emile Ramsammy - Ross Armata
9 - Dhanyata - Corey Fraser - Mark Casse
10 - London Snow - Steve Bahen - John Charalambous
11 - A Little Wild - Richard Dos Ramos - Mark Fournier


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|I don't own a boat (at this time) but I have chartered quite a bit. We took out a Hunter 44 one year and it had a bow thruster. I have to admit that it was nice because I am less-than confident in my docking abilities. I think if you own the boat however, you would probably only use it in the beginning when you're still "learning" the boat. Once you get used to everything you'd probably not use it at all.
There is an industry rule of thumb; it takes on average 10% of the original cost of the boat to maintain as new, pay dockage, fuel, etc. This rule is based on moderate use (12-15 days a month), annual haul out/launch and outside storage with the mast in. It includes the cost of most materials but assumes that the general maintenance is done by the owner except for painting the bottom.. There are higher and lower exceptions of course but I have found this to be a good starting point in planning a basic budget for a late model production boat in the 40 foot range.
The single most important piece of equipment to me other than the basics of gps, vhf, depth sounder, speedo is an auto pilot. Second is a good dodger.
Don't forget a chart plotter AND paper charts for your areas. Chart plotters can leave out some very pertinent information that is on the paper charts; things like shoals and rocks come to mind.
You should think about getting a SAT phone as well since you might want to email your friends or get weather info. In most areas of the LIS you will have cell phone connections but it is nice to have the backup and computer hookup.
Did I mention an auto pilot? Below decks control of the rudder seems to be quite a lot better then the wheel pilots (had the below deck auto pilot going from Tortola, BVI to TCI (Turks & Caicos) with no problem over 400 ocean miles).
As for bottom paint, I do it every year with a cheap ablative paint. If you want multi-year performance you will need to spend about $200+ a gallon for the better stuff.
The marine growth on things like the propeller are always a problem. Plan on having someone dive the boat to give it a good cleaning at least once in season. The cleaner the water is the more critters there are to attach to your boat's bottom. It does not take a huge barnacle build up on the prop to reduce it's efficiency.
Average yearly cost for a 40' sailboat would be conservatively $4K/year not including upgrades, fixes and fuel. I would budget for more if I could afford a bigger sailboat then my Tartan 27'.
We definetely want rader and and a GPS. It gets very foggy in LI sound. I am less firm on the in main furl in the mast as a requirement.
Good advice on getting some pricing for winter storage and shrink wrap and all.
Do people still paint the bottom every year. I thought the newer paints give you 2 years of wear?
I have sailed on both a Bene First 51' (for 400 nm offshore) and a Bene 505 of which NEITHER had a bow thruster. Slow and steady usually wins the race when docking, with some practice.
Having never had in mast main sail furling I am not a fan of it, perhaps without good reason. If it ever jams in a real blow you are in worse shape then with a traditional set up with Lazy Jacks.
Have you thought about having Radar on the boat for when it gets a bit foggy out on LIS (and you know it does)?
It will be your boat so I hope that all your extra gear provides you with the safety and comfort you desire.
Changing the engine oil is not all that difficult either.
Actually, replacing a bilge pump is considerably easier than changing the oil...
We are usually just the two of us on the boat, but my daughter and her husband live in England, so when they visit, they tend to be here for a good period of time.
We wanted a boat that was comfortable for the two of us, but big enough for two couples for at least a couple of weeks. So far, our longest time aboard with two couples has been 10 days. It was fine. It's probably worth considering that we all like one another...
Go to a boatyard in the Area and get a quote for winter storage including hauling and painting the bottom (which they usually require you pay them to do now.) Don't forget about covering the boat. You will probably want to shrink wrap a boat that new. You could save 200 or 300 dollars doing it your self but it is 2-3 days of labor. Some boat yards make you unstep the mast as well.
On the south side of the sound you might be looking at 4000 worth of storage fees, before any repairs or up grade, maybe a little cheaper where you are.
Our kids are in their 20s and we'll probably not have more than another couple overnight. But we do have guest often. We like to entertain so extra guests for dinner will be common. Both the 393 and the 423 have similar galleys it appears. And the seating seems close to the same. It does not seem hugely different for dining.
I think we will do some of the easy, non mechanical things like waxing and changing oil. I can't imagine replacing a bilge pump or anything like that.
I am curious that you said the 423 will sail better, how so? We are leaning towards the 423 anyway, as this is probably as big as we will go unless we sell our business one day and opt for some long range cruising.
I never had a lazy jack so I am curious as to if that has to be done at the mast and how about with the furled main, can that be done in the cockpit?
How about a generator. Is it necessary on a mooring if you just want some lights and a stereo?
Does anyone know how much the 423 or 393 sold for new in 05 and 06?
You raise a number of interesting questions, but I also think you may need to think a bit more about what you want to do with the boat.
As a start, are you planning on sailing with just you and your husband, or do you have kids? Do you plan on overnight guests, or will it be just the two of you sleeping on the boat? If it's just the two of you, then I would think the 393 would be fine for size and might save you a few bucks. If you will be sleeping more, however, then I would strongly recommend going with the 423. Another consideration is sailing ability. The 423 will sail MUCH better than the 393. Just another thought.
In terms of costs, sailboats do cost less than powerboats to maintain. Obviously fuel is less expensive, but it seems as though they are less expensive in other ways. That said, maintaining sailboats is not cheap. If you do the work yourselves, you can reduce the maintenance costs dramatically. Unfortunately, there is no real way, in my opinion, to determine in advance how much it will cost to maintain a boat in the abstract. If you tell me what will break, what upgrades you want, and what work you will do yourself, then I can give you a better understanding of what the costs will be. Obviously you can't do that in advance, which is why it's very difficult to predict. I will say that $1,000 per year seems low, unless you will do ALL the work yourself (including commissioning and decommissioning). Just to pull a number out of thin air, and assuming you do at least some of the routine maintenance (oil changes, some decommissioning, etc.), I would say that $3,000 to $5,000 is probably are more realistic number.
On the bow thruster, you certainly can get by without it. You might have a few exciting moments your first few times docking, but you would learn to live without it. That said, if the money is not an issue, you will like having the thruster. Even if you choose not to use it all that often, when you need it, you will find it invaluable.
In terms of a place to keep the boat, there is nothing wrong with New London in terms of its proximity to other places, but it's not the nicest place. I would consider some of the places on the Mystic River, south of the bridges. Or maybe somwhere on the Conn. River. Westbrook also is nice, and there's a great Brewer's there (Pilot's Point). Again, nothing "wrong" with New London, and it is a convenient to Block, Shelter Island, etc., but there are nicer harbors in that area that also are convenient to these points of attraction. Just my opinion.
One other thing about Block. You might find that taking a mooring is preferable. This is entirely personal preference, but the moorings there are very close to shore, you easily can dink in, or even take the launch. Yet, when you're on the boat, you have more privacy on the mooring, it is more quiet, and more pleasant, IMO. But if you really feel you NEED to be dockside, I'd go with the Boat Basin over Champlains to avoid having other boats rafted. The last thing I want when staying on the boat is having numerous strangers climbing over my decks to get to/from their boat, and many of them are a little light on etiquette, so they go through the cockpit, look in the hatches, and stuff like that.
Good luck!
We don't plan on living aboard for a long time. We are planning on migrating to the east cost, and thought we might just do it this way.
We have had no repairs to deal with, other than work on the heads. I like to tinker, but when it comes to the head, I turn it over to others if possible.
We have the in mast furled main. We've had no problems with it. I was inclined to worry about the possible problems with a furled main, but so far, we're happy.
As far as a bow thruster. it would be nice at times, but so far I've not missed the fact that I don't have one. And of course, it's another system to fail. I'd probably love it if I had it, but ao far, there hasn't been a time where I thought "If I just had a bow thruster!".
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For Exercise, Nothing Like the Great Outdoors
June 28, 2017,
Alcoholic liver disease is damage to the liver and its function due to alcohol abuse.
Recent findings and perspectives on medical research.
Dr. Mark Willenbring on the challenge of alcohol addiction.
Liver disease due to alcohol; Cirrhosis or hepatitis - alcoholic; Laennec's cirrhosis
Alcoholic liver disease occurs after years of heavy drinking. Alcohol can cause inflammation in the liver. Over time, scarring and cirrhosis can occur. Cirrhosis is the final phase of alcoholic liver disease.
Alcoholic liver disease does not occur in all heavy drinkers. The chances of getting liver disease go up the longer you have been drinking and more alcohol you consume. You do not have to get drunk for the disease to happen.
The disease seems to be more common in some families. Women may be more likely to have this problem than men.
In-Depth Causes »
Symptoms vary, based on how bad the disease is. You may not have symptoms in the early stages. Symptoms tend to be worse after a period of heavy drinking.
Digestive symptoms include:
Skin problems such as:
Brain and nervous system symptoms include:
Tests to rule out other diseases include:
The most important part of treatment is to stop using alcohol completely. If liver cirrhosis has not yet occurred, the liver can heal if you stop drinking alcohol.
An alcohol rehabilitation program or counseling may be necessary to break the alcohol addiction. Vitamins, especially B-complex and folic acid, can help reverse malnutrition.
If cirrhosis develops, you may need to manage the complications of cirrhosis. You may need a liver transplant if there has been a lot of liver damage.In-Depth Treatment »
Many people benefit from joining support groups for alcoholism or liver disease.
Continued excessive drinking can shorten your lifespan. Your risk for complications such as bleeding, brain changes, and severe liver damage go up. The outcome will likely be poor if you keep drinking.
Call your health care provider if:
Talk to your doctor about your alcohol intake. The doctor can counsel you about how much alcohol is safe for you.
Carithers RL, McClain C. Alcoholic liver disease. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ. Feldman: Sleisinger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease . 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 84.
Schuppan D, Afdhal NH. Liver cirrhosis. Lancet . 2008;371:838-851.
Garcia-Tsao G, Lim JK; Members of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program. Management and treatment of patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension: recommendations from the Department of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and the National Hepatitis C Program. Am J Gastroenterol . 2009;104:1802-1829.
Garcia-Tsao G. Cirrhosis and its sequelae. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine . 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 156.