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2012 INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE AND FASHION CONFERENCES - 30 March 2012
2012 International Fashion and Photography Festival in Hyères (27th to 30th april 2012)
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> Saturday, April the 28th, 2012
11.00 am / FINANCING METHODS FOR NEW BRANDS.
Moderated by Sylvie Zawadzki, Déléguée Générale, Fédération française de la Couture du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode
Isabelle Ginestet-Naudin, Directrice Générale Déléguée, CDC Entreprises, Directrice Générale, Mode et Finances ;
Jérôme Helffer, Consultant en développement, Head On ;
Sébastien Saunier, Directeur Crédits aux Entreprises, IFCIC
Round table's resume :
Despite their talent, designers without investment capital cannot develop their businesses. The financing of young brands and their long term development have already been explored at Hyères' International Fashion and Textile Conferences in 2005 and 2009. Since then we have seen an evolution in the way young designers treat the financial aspect of their activity, as well as a broader understanding of the creative system by financial institutions. However it remains important to provide funding and tools to these young companies to allow them to develop commercially and install their brands. Fashion remains a sector that banks are unfamiliar with because it differs from traditional industry notably due to its immaterial quality and seasonal rhythm and so it's essential that these organization's investments are guaranteed. Consultancies and institutions like IFCIC (Institut pour le financement du Cinéma et des Industries Culturelles), Mode & Finance, overseen by CDC Entreprise, accompany young designers through the various stages of their development, provide financial aid and have gradually helped change the point of view of banks and investors. The financial tools to resolve the problems of cash flow and investment capital are in place and other means can be improved, notably the conditions for applying for collection tax credit.
2.30 pm / FASHION AND CINEMA : AN EXCHANGE OF APPRECIATION.
Moderated by Jean-Michel Bertrand, Professeur associé, IFM, Professeur à l'ENSAD
Yohji Yamamoto, Créateur ;
Christophe Honoré, Écrivain, Cinéaste
Round table's resume :
It's not possible to treat all the dimensions of this topic here because fashion and film have so many points in common. What emerges are questions of sociology and trends, the reflection of an era and questions about « realism ». Since the start of film, fashion saw this art as a promising market, a way to influence the public and dress the stars. So fashion quickly made itself useful creatively, notably as a way to set the scene. Yohji Yamamoto's experience which is fascinating in its richness and diversity develops the question of the relationship between the director and the designer. Didn't Yamamoto's designs modify the scenario of Takeshi Kitano's "Dolls" ? In France, the tradition of costume design is different according to Christophe Honoré who considers costume and set design a collective activity. In his films for example, the actors have a big influence on the costume choice. Far from considering this a star's privilege, Honoré thinks it's a reflection of their emotions. The question of « concrete reality » is also of primary importance : the creation of a film's costumes is a big job for a director and simply dressing the principal actors leads them to another level of language, and to stand apart from the realism of the film. Everyone agrees that costumes go beyond a designer's representation to participate completly in the direction and realism of a film. Designer and director : a complementary language ?
4.30 pm / AUTHORSHIP IN A COMMISSIONED FRAMEWORK
Moderated by Michel Mallard,Directeur de Création, Photographe, Paris
Jason Evans, Photographer, United Kingdom ;
Kira Pollack, Photography Director, Time, New York ;
Jody Quon, Photography Director, New York magazine, New York ;
Leslie Simitch, Executive Vice President, Trunk Archive, New York ;
Carla Sozzani, Founder, Corso Como, Milan
Round table's resume :
Magazines are true vectors of culture and imagery. But what place do they leave today for photography ? Isn't it too often locked into the « twilight zone » of money culture ? The lack of space for creativity all too often gives photography a uniform quality. The photographer Jason Evans raises the question of the liberty of the author. Certain magazines like The new York Times Magazine and W Magazine are trying to change this by working with young photographers to construct fashion series which are more like stories than a celebration of a photographer's fame. It's also easier to develop creativity and originality for titles which aren't weekly or biweekly. Certain magazines don't innovate and have become stuck in the same trends influenced by the editor-in-chief and in-house stylists. Assigning is simply the act of looking for new ways. Some magazines have adopted this , notably on line titles which benefit from a large space for creativity. The Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival has also assigned itself this objective.
> Sunday, April the 29th, 201
11.00 am / CRAFT CULTURE : AN ANTIDOTE TO UNIFORMITY.
Moderated by Pascal Gautrand, Professeur associé, IFM
Dominique Barbiery, Directeur, Paraffection ;
Marie-Hélène Massé Bersani, Directrice du Département de la Production, Mobilier National ;
Jean-Pierre Ollier, Designer textile et Brodeur, Atelier Jean-Pierre Ollier ;
Philippe Pasquet, Président du Directoire, Première Vision SA
Round table's resume :
When one thinks of fashion, a vision of brands, visuals and runway shows typically comes to mind... We're much less familiar with the names of the ateliers and artisans, those repositories of fashion's « savoir-faire ». But creativity in fashion is directly linked to the savoir faire of technique which is both where clothes spring from and their future. A prime example of this is the international savoir faire presented at he French fabric fair Première Vision in its Maisons d'Exceptions space. How to protect this expertise without freezing it while continuing to modernize technique ? Louis XIV understood the necessity and the importance of French manufacturing. With the same spirit Marie-Hélène Bersani, Jean-Pierre Ollier and Dominique Barbiery show by their experience that if the credit due to a designer is understood, one can also promote the value of the manufacturers of fabrics and ornamentation. In this industrialized world it's necessary to create a bridge between metiers, to increase communication and the human side because today the manufacturer is at the same time a the designer, a translator and an adaptor. Savoir faire can't function as an antidote to uniformisation if it doesn't take on these three roles and then only under the condition that it doesn't become a museum piece. All the participants in this round table are in agreement that to preserve and create new techniques, transmission, an open exchange of savoir faire and creativity must work together.
The International Textile and Fashion Conferences are joint initiative with the Fédération française de la couture, du prêt à porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode and the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, in association with DEFI and in collab oration with l'Institut Français de la Mode.


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So in exactly 1 month from now March 18, 2014 AH will be removed in-game. So the question is what will gonna happen when Both Gold and real money auction house got removed?
So in exactly 1 month from now March 18, 2014 AH will be removed in-game. So the question is what will gonna happen when Both Gold and real money auction house got removed?
Never let the fear of striking out, keeps you from playing the game.
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I could care less about the auction , if only the release of the expansion came sooner ...
but even without the "legit" auction house real money trades still exist. There is playerauctions and ebay or other sites
Never let the fear of striking out, keeps you from playing the game.
Unfortunately for Diablo 3, this is only ONE of the major problems the game has. Unless they give us INTERESTING and MEANINGFUL character progression that allows us to be invested in our character, the game will go the way of the first iteration of Diablo 3. Inferno was hard yes, but it wasn't because it was hard that people quit. People quit because the only meaningful way to progress was gear. Once you hit the wall in Inferno and realized you needed a LOT more gear to get through it, all you could do is farm. Paragon levels had benefits sure, but it was not interesting enough for people to care.
I hope the expansion proves me wrong because I would love a reason to hop back into Diablo 3. However, from what I have seen and played so far, it seems to be more of the same. The easier access to better gear will make it last a bit longer (maybe, I have doubts about this too), but the itemization on the new gear is so ridiculously boring. Again, I hope I am wrong.
I'm not going to bother organizing my thoughts too much but...
Real Money Trading(RMT) can have a severe, negative impact on games. Games that are grind oriented, like Diablo 3 and World of Warcraft, are often effected the worst.
First and foremost it can trade longevity for quick sales. Players get what they want and have no reason to play.
It can cause in game economy to be unstable and easy to exploit.
Even players who do not wish to partake in RMT can be effected. It cheapens their experience. They just don't see the point in working HOURS to progress when the same thing can be achieved for a few dollars.
Im guessing everyone but seya didnt play the RoS beta? all gear becomes account bound unless found in a game with other people then you can only trade to those people in your party at the time of the drop for a little bit of time 2hours iirc. I honestly think removing auction house will hurt more than having it in unless they remove the account bound but then we'll be back to people complaining about selling gear in a non competitive game until they add ladders which may be what account bound will be used for.
i'm more interested in exploration mode and the enchanter , also nether rifts and bounty hunting and act 5 and Paladin , it is a paladin no matter what other names they give it
in truth , everything
I care more about the swapping of gear looks :P finally no more ugly half samurai monk.
i included that as well when i said enchanter
also you can finally dye legendaries , no more crappy rainbow colors on my characters
I'm really looking forward to RoS, with no doubt the game will be fun. However, my main concern lies with the longevity and lack of endgame...also BoA on everything is disappointing. Companies really need to learn that hurting players because of botters isn't how to go about fixing the issue.
Edit: Also I wish i had your battletags :^), need ppl to play with lol
Last edited by Shoogala; 02-18-2014 at 11:29 AM.
the game can Shut Down tomorow i dont care about Trash
The AH was never the core problem for D3, that's just missing the forest for the trees. The AH was a good system, it shortcut the need to sit in chat for hours on end spamming WTT X for Y. The problem was that the game was balanced around the AH, drop rates were set low because it was assumed you would be using the AH, it became part of the progression you were expected to use and that was what caused so much trouble.
Now we've lost virtually all trading. I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this whole BoP thing that's going to happen, we'll see how it turns out I guess. I'm still going to get the expansion, I did have fun with D3 and I hope to continue having fun. The test realm has been a blast to play and I hope it's a sign of things to come for the game, or at least a step in the right direction.
I still have mixed feeling regarding RoS. Been lurking on D3 forums every now and then. Not so sure what to think of it.
Regardless, i have pre-ordered and cant wait for it.
I only played D3 for 10-11 days. I was farming Inferno Act II with my Wizard by then. The game is done, done as is they never did rollbacks or took care of all the exploits that plagued it. Through a simple exploit people were wielding dual 2H weapons for almost a year and even when they fixed it, they only prevented new players from using it, but rest remained with dual 2H until they decided to unequip wpns.
The gold dupe thing was the nail in the coffin, fortunately I got the game for free thx to the annual WOW pass promo so I didn't burn myself. The AH is least I'm concerned about...
Starcraft oldschool aka wise/04. SWG/UO aka Wise HeRo, Light Jedi Knight pre-cu (Bria)
There will still be a trading community outside D3. Just like D2 had. Difference is there are now people with billions of gold. That is still worth something, unlike in D2 where gold had little to no value. Someone said AH wasnt the core problem. That actually was exactly the core problem. You spend more time on the AH min/maxing then actually playing the game. Even if you would increase droprates, AH would still be a problem. You cant compare it with a real mmo where an AH kinda works.
The AH wasn't honestly that big a deal though, the problem is the drop rates basically demanded that you had to play the AH to progress. If the drop rates had been reasonable then most people wouldn't have cared about the AH, the problem was that the AH was mandatory instead of optional.
I'd say the only problems Diablo 3 had were with the customization element. Weapons were the most important piece of gear, and the DPS was pretty much the only important stat. None of the gear is the game could be used to build your character around. Gear was basically just a direct upgrade of what you had before. Skills were very basic and the game really needs a skill tree. Not allowing players to allocate skill points is very dumb, sure even if people still followed the same build the freedom isn't there. Players couldn't say I'm going to pump strength as a mage because I found a staff that gives me this sweet ability that uses a percentage of my strength as magic damage. Those things just didn't exist and it forced the game to be very bland.
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I also noticed the seats didn't feel warm after being remote started. That is because there is no weight in the seat so the cushion isn't being pressed up against the heating coils. If you turn your passenger heated seat on with no one in it... it will feel the same way... no warmth. The only way to really test if the remote heated seat feature is working is to remote start while you're in the seat. I haven't done this yet.
I agree with the rest of your issues. I'm having some problems with my memory seat as well. Seems to not always go back to where it's supposed to.
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Also Possible Voice recognition parsing quirk:
I have XM and an IPOD on my ATS. Several albums from 'The Who' and 'Pink Floyd' (and many others but thats besides the point).
If I say 'Play Pink Floyd' or 'Play Pink Floyd The Wall' This works and Pink floyd will start playing.....
If I Say 'Play The Who' or 'Play The Who Quadrophenia' it will think and ask if I want to play 'XM The Groove?' It can't seem to recognize 'The Who' if I ask for 'Play Quadrophenia' It will find it (actually finds multiple matches). The Who always is not found - comes up as The Groove.
As a Who fan I am deeply offended ;-p - jk
Re: Cue Wishlist/Fix/Refinement thread
New owner of an ATS Premium. Who is responsible for updating the Nav software? Case in point, I was driving down the East coast of Florida and what should have been the Atlantic Ocean was called the Gulf of Mexico.
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New CUE nav bug:
In So Cal, with route programmed from Pasadena to Mark Taper Forum (downtown) via 110 freeway. Route downloaded from OnStar advisor. Drive time approx 25 minutes. Clock set to 24 hr time. Clock shows time at 18:25 (correct), ETA of 11:51 (incorrect). Correct answer should have been 18:51.
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Thanks codeman. I'm posting these to be helpful; in spite of its flaws I love CUE. I hope you guys get to do frequent updates, as the system has great possibilities and only needs some bug fixes and minor usability enhancements. And I really appreciate the presence of you and the other GM reps on the forum.
Here's another small bug in Nav that I experienced yesterday. Heading west on Exposition Blvd with a destination near LAX programmed. Map shows upcoming left turn onto Western Ave, but no other display (HUD, inset turn icon or voice directions) show upcoming turn. Inset icon seemed stuck on 'straight ahead' arrow, even though map path clearly showed left turn. Shortly after turn display recovered and behaved normally thereafter.
Here's a new feature I would like to see: a programmed display settings option to cause the screen to default (similar to a screensaver) to dark or clock display after starting or a certain period of inactivity. This option would not be enabled during turn-by-turn Nav sessions. Extra points might be showing one line for radio or phone status on the default screen. Press and hold a shortcut (at top of screen; similar to programming a preset) lockout the screen saver until a new screen is selected.
One more thing: I know GM has to take care of it's dealers, but it would be great if CUE could be updated by consumers, through the USB ports. I imagine this as a signed binary file that the system would load from a thumb drive; the binaries could only be downloaded from GM. For extra security, one could make the users login and store their system serial number; the binary's encryption could be tied to that serial number.
Re: Cue Wishlist/Fix/Refinement thread
EDIT: I checked this out in the car and was able to get it to play The Who, and here are some things that may help. Do you recall pushing the speech button and hearing the car respond with "Device Initializing..."? If so, then that means the music is still being indexed and the speech grammars are being built. If you ask for The Who during this time, the only thing it is going to know about are the XM channel names because the music hasn't been built yet. Once the system got past that point for me, it responded with The Who and began playing it.
One other thing that can help with things like this is to give the system some additional information to help it find what you are looking for. Because the system has natural speech recognition, you can be a bit more flexible with it like saying "Play music by The Who" or "Play Artist The Who" or "I'd like to hear songs by The Who". All those types of things tell the system that you are looking for music from your device specifically, rather than something that may also be on XM.
See if either of those things help out with the recognition and let me know your results.
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Since we're speaking of music again in regards to voice commands.
Can we have a "wildcard" (per say) to play everything by an artist that also includes an artist featuring other artists?
So I'd say something like "Play artist Drake" then she'll ask for me to choose one (as I have multiples)
1) "Drake" 2) "Drake feat. Beyonce" 3)"Drake feat. Nicki Minaj" etc... I then reply with "play all"?
Or for me to just be able to say "Play everything by artist Drake" and she then plays every song by artist Drake if "Drake" is found anywhere in the Artist ID3 tag?
A couple more questions:
1) Will software updates be done via USB? (this has been talked about, but nothing official).
2) When listening to music on an SD card, sometimes when I restart the car Cue defaults to the USB device option, and I have no USB devices plugged in.
Example: So I was listening to a song on the SD card, stopped the car, got out, came back in and restarted the car and instead of resuming, it is now on the USB device input.
I'd assume this would have something to do with the SD card slot being on the USB bus, and Cue confusing that input at times. This doesn't happens always (it could work 4 out of 5 times even) but it does certainly happen.
3) Will an SDXC card ever be officially supported (in other words, will ExFat be supported).
4) Pandora connection issues (I know this is an app I'd assume made by Pandora, but hear me out)
I believe that I have both a problem with the Pandora app on the phone, and also with the app on Cue.
Example: If Pandora works when I first try it, it seems to stay connected to the phone pretty reliably, however the next time I get in the car it doesn't always work and I receive "check connected device". This "check connected device" will only go away if I then restart my phone, and then restart my car. It seems to me that Pandora never checks again to see if the "connected device" is working or the status of it changed.
For instance, if I get the "check connected device" and then reboot my phone Pandora still won't work until after I restart my car. I believe that the Cue Pandora app only looks for a device at the initial load of the app, and not afterwards at all.
Is there a way to have it retry again after a set period, or a way for Cue to close the app and then restart it (which would then look for my phone again, which if I restarted would work fine?)
I get that this is a bit awkward but I like Pandora, and sometimes it is such a pain to get working.
I just know that restarting my phone and Cue makes it connect pretty much every time.
I believe on the phone side (app) Pandora isn't correctly going into accessory mode, and for some reason rebooting the phone fixes that.
I may just have to kill the Pandora app on my phone as opposed to rebooting, but I haven't tried that yet.
I have a Nexus 4, Android 4.2.1. It was the same exact way for me on my previous Galaxy Nexus running 4.2.1.
I'd suspect some of the problems lie within the new Bluetooth stack introduced in Android 4.2.x as the sound quality is also really bad (not Cue's fault with that).
(You've heard this plenty now, however thanks so much for helping and listening to our concerns it really does help to know someone is listening and possibly implimenting some of our requests/bugs)
Re: Cue Wishlist/Fix/Refinement thread
Hi Bungee,
For the voice feature, that would unfortunately be very difficult to implement and would introduce a lot of complexity into the system to be able to do partial searches. Also not quite sure what that might do if it happened to mix together two different artists who happened to share the same word in their title. It's something I'll bring up with the team, and I can totally understand the rationale, but might be difficult to do it and not mess up something else.
One way to get around this would be to create a playlist for those artists that you would like to have combined. You could then ask CUE to play that playlist and should then get the same experience you're looking for.
I don't know about SDXC. That part is handled in a different group so I don't readily know an answer, but I'll see if I can track down the right person and see if there are plans for it.
For Pandora, I've also had similar issues and agree that there are probably some combination of errors that cause that problem. For me, running ancient Android on a Droid 3, it seemed to stem from like you said, the Pandora app not going into accessory mode. I have had luck by hitting the menu button and selecting exit, and then relaunching the Pandora app. To get the CUE Pandora app to connect again, I usually would have to switch away to another audio source and then switch back to the Pandora app. Usually switching into the Pandora app would cause that initial connection to take place again and start working. If you are a big fan of Pandora, make sure you put Pandora up in your app tray along the top of the screen. If you haven't done it, from the home screen push and hold on the Pandora icon. After a few seconds you'll feel a thump and it will go into Edit Mode where you can rearrange the app icons and also add icons to your app tray or remove icons you don't use. You can have between 3 and 5 apps up in that tray. Alternatively, you could also save Pandora as a Favorite. Also while on the home screen, tap on the little arrow in the lower right corner to bring up your Favorites. Push and hold on a Favorite slot and then it will ask you to tap on the application that you'd like to save. You can do this for any app.
I hope that helps!
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Codeman, one more bug I forgot to post in my earlier msg.
Search for 'Wally Park' near LAX on the RemoteLink app (you should find it at 9700 Bellanca Ave LA CA). Click on Send to In-Dash Nav. The in-dash Nav responded with an error (don't remember the specific wording) that the POI is not in the database.
Obviously my point is the app search returned an address -- the car shouldn't need to know about the POI to be able to route to an address found via the mobile app.
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You're absolutely correct that it shouldn't need to know anything about the POI. Very interesting. I'll check it out.
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Re: Cue Wishlist/Fix/Refinement thread
Excellent idea!
I've downloaded Road Trip from the iTunes App Store, but, of course, have to key in all the info on the iPhone.
A CUE app would automatically load and save the Trip mileage and odometer data, allow entry of number of gallons, fuel brand (e.g., Chevron, Shell, Costco), and compare the CUE on-board mileage calculation with the mileage calculated using the odometer readings and the amount of fuel pumped.
Great to read that the CUE experts are reading this forum!
I used the BMW iDrive on my 2008 MY 535xi before trading it for the XTS. Overall, I much prefer the CUE touch screen.
How do I (or can I?) get CUE to display ALTITUDE with the current position? Had this on the iDrive and it's available on my wife's 2013 Lexus GS350. I can't believe Cadillac overlooked it intentionally!
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I experienced the nav problem of not being able to enter an address no matter how I did it. I finally had to ask OnStar to enter it for me and then it worked. It was a long address with three names in the street name and when I entered it the third street name came up as the state. This leaves us feeling helpless since there is no other way except OnStar to enter an address of more than one name.I've only had the car for two days and have spent a lot of time reading the manual and watching the Cadillac videos on how to use the CUE system. They are helpful but need to be a litle more detailed as the owners get more familiar with the system. One thing I would like to see improved is the short cuts when using the DIC selector. When you first turn them on with the sel button they will only last about two seconds and then disappear. I wish there was a way to make them last just a little longer for my wife to learn. One other issue is the manage the favorites option. It seems to me that this function should be available when a favorite is pressed so that the name or info could be changed at that time instead of having to go to settings etc. Keep up the good work and keep us informed about the updates because some of the dealers are just not that into CUE and do not seem to be aware of any issues with it.
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Rudy, thanks for the feedback. If you're able to send me the address that didn't work, I'll try to see what went wrong there and get that fixed.
Thanks for the other suggestions. I'll keep tabs on them and see if there's something we might easily be able to change.
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The Way Back North
Quite a few HaHa'ers make it a one-way trip: They simply pay a delivery crew to make the return run. For working stiffs, it often makes sense, financially.
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george i thought the boat being referred to was ops cal 34 mk II... TOO MANY MARK IIS!!!!!!!
oh and freya is waaay too new...... yipes and shiney!!! and ye can prolly wash off after swimming with fresh water....lol...mebbe even clean anchor chain as it comes up to deck... horrid boat....horrid......dont you guys get tired of chilling the beer for the likes of us, the slow ass cruisers in character boats????? (yeah ..mine looks like the character granny klampett should be sitting with shotgun on bow in rocker.....)
looks like you would have a great time sailing the down hill run....hell mine did and i have at least double freeboard...
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Zee, I'm offended! And worse than that, my beloved "Freya" is offended! She is indeed a CATALNIA 34 MkII. She even won the Catalina 34 Nationals in 2002. I have competed against CAL 34s from time to time in PHRF racing and trust me, no comparison. Not only do the Cals have a higher rating, I have been able to prevail, at will, on corrected time. Catalina 34's are a Gerry Douglas design dating from the mid 1980s.
Captn Wabamun, my Catalina has been a wonderful boat. But, being on the smaller scale, doesn't have the tankage I'd like for a year in Mexico. I am working on a Starboard backerboard between to stanchions that I can strap a pair of jerry jugs to. I am also trying to figure out a way to "affix" a "luggage rack" across the coach roof so we can store a rolled up dinghy. Most of what you mentioned we have already done to the boat so we are well on our way albeit, our punch list is a little long, but I still have two years before 2016.
Zee, all kidding aside, I do have a couple of Mexico cruiser questions. How do you do oil changes down there? How do you dispose of the used oil?
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"I think the Catalina 34 MKII may be one of the few Catalina's I have not had a chance to sail on."
that is because it is not a catalina. it is a CAL. very solid lil cruiser. there are a few of those down here in mexico that have sailed from places north of here.
some of my best buddies sail cals.
cal is designed by lapworth and jensen and some are designed as well by wenk. catalina cannot say that.
nor are the lines at all similar. oops.
it is an excellent boat for this trip.
you will have fun.
you will not enjoy the bash north. not at all.
many folks decide to continue on rather than sail , err, BASH north against current and wind.
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Crew selection efforts by skippers in the race appeared from my observation and experience to have varied widely - as did the results. Our skipper received lots of requests from Crew from other looking to jump off boats after 2 days in the rally.
Personally had expereince with two boats I was slated to crew on having to cancel entry very close to departure due to crew jumping around/not able to honour commitment to skippers - real challenge for skippers dictating value/need for contingency plans.
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From what I've heard the trip south can be fun. The trip back may be something different. IMHO, it's wise to prepare (boat and crew) for both before you start.
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It is a real fun to join this event. All you need to take care of small things. Just be connected, have a proper wetsuit, get informed about the weather and other basic stuff.
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ARRRR....taking another stab...after penning long response last night looks like the gremlins in the system didn't allow the note to get posted. I am on the road for next little bit so no log book with notes in front of me at moment - some quick responses from memory from my mobile.http://www.sailnet.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif
Boat we sailed the Baja Ha Ha in was a Kelly Peterson 44. Beautiful boat that the skipper had put a lot of great work into over the past year or so since purchase. Improvements inlcuded new motor, radar, chartplotter and electronics to upgrading of rigging, easy release J-shakles, work around a second movable back/side stay for extra strength, removable below deck v-berth inner support stay, taffrail modifications inlcuding lower teak rails with ability to secure potable water container, cooler, outboard motor mount with mini-swivel crane, large easy snap carabiners startegically placed on the boom to enable man overboard retrieval. Have to get back home to see the rest of my notes. Another simple but useful idea I picked up from two of the other crew was attaching 4-5" lanyards with reasonably large beads situated on the harnesss shackle for line to the jack-line ...can imagine the value here if one went to the drink and needed to break-off the jack-line.
I think the Catalina 34 MKII may be one of the few Catalina's I have not had a chance to sail on. Something I may remedy in late May with a possible bareboat charter out of San Diego after a conference I am attending.
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Captain Wabamum, can you elaborate on your item 2? I am interested in the inovations, upgrades and modifications your skipper did to his boat. What was the make/model of the boat and what was the race? I did the Ha Ha back in '10 on a friends Nordic 44 that we also did the PacCup in '08. I am planning on doing Mexico myself in my Catalina and am always interested in helpful hints.
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we did it in 2000 on an old wooden ketch, smallest of the fleet at that time...I was 18 and my crew was 71 or so...
if we could do it anybody can
feel free to ask any questions...it was fun for a new offshore sailors
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Love, love, love horse racing and have since I was 2 yrs. old sitting mesmerized in front of the TV when a horse race came on. Of course I love horses, all horses, but have a soft spot for Thoroughbreds.
I can see the dark side of the sport, the breakdowns, the drug overuse, people only caring about the almighty dollar, and not the horses involved. But I also see the spirit and will to win that the Thoroughbred has, the courage, heart, and fire. The truly good ones WANT to run, they will run out in their paddocks competing with the horses in adjoining paddocks - no force involved.
I also see the good side of the sport with owners like Zenyatta has; they truly care for her and are very charitable. They continue to contribute money earned through raffles of her memorabilia to Thoroughbred retirement organizations and other charities (breast cancer is one).
Or how about the owners of the Derby winner, California Chrome. They had multiple offers of $6 million for a 51% share in him BEFORE he won the Derby, and they turned it down. That was a gamble, and they proved cared about the horse, not just the money. I'm happy their gamble paid off! I had picked "Junior" (CC's barn name) months ago as my Derby horse so I was VERY excited to see him win.
Now I hope California Chrome stays sound and has enough left in him to compete well in the Preakness. Can't wait!
Also want to add that any type of completion or sport involving animals can have a dark side - the dirty little secrets or shortcuts that some people use to get better performances out of their animals. Look at the abuse in Tennessee Walkers, or in top level Western Pleasure horses, or even in some SCH/IPO trained dogs. There are cheaters, or people that just don't give a crap about their animals in every competitive venue. (unfortunately)
I wish horse racing could be viewed in a more positive light, and that more publicity could be given to the people out there working hard every day doing things the right way for the horses. Like how Art Sherman went to the track early this a.m. to check on Junior despite him having only gotten like 3 hrs. of sleep due to all the Derby festivities/frenzy. Junior was napping and Art didn't want to disturb him, so he took a nap at the barn too! Sweet.
|Very boring event, IMO. So is track and field, bicycle races, dog races.
I have a friend who is really into horse racing, owns and breeds TBs, and is vying for a Derby win someday. She is a huge animal lover, a vegan, and has tendencies toward AR, which seems at odds with her involvement in horse racing. However, I am glad there are people like her in the TB world, because without them, I fear that the culture of horse racing would be even more polluted with mismanagement, abuse, and poor ethical conduct. She really loves the horses and has a strong voice for their welfare; I don't think horse racing has to be an abusive practice and neither does she. It's actually been a long time since we sat down and talked, and I'd be interested to hear her current views on the industry.
In any case, I am happy to see a win by California Chrome, who was raised about 50 miles from me in a po-dunk Northern California town.
|There is a dark side to every thing in life; sports, religion, politics, business, academics, even the dog world. You can choose which side to participate in.
|We don't get to see the Kentucky Derby but our equivalent is the Melbourne Cup..the race that stops a nation they call it....I love it.....I worked in a hospital in Scone......Australia's equivalent to Kentucky I guess when it comes to thoroughbreds and loved it.......worked with many champions......get to do things just not possible elsewhere cause they spend thousands on these horses.......it is a great sport.
|I'm with Lee, there is abuse in all sports, I too have spent a significant amount of time in the TB industry galloping horses as well as caring for lay ups, that video that surfaced about Steve Asmussen was from PETA , enough said on that. While the fact is there are medications administered, the vast majority of the people care about the horses , yes some end up at slaughter houses but that isn't exclusive to TB's, and someone mentioned earlier that they were fearful for Wise Dan after he retires, well trust me no need , he is cherished deeply by his breeder who has his siblings as well. I've also been involved with Arabians, Saddlebreds and Tennessee Walkers, and while their are some horrible owners and trainers involved in the different breeds, the vast majority are not, like any animal industry, including dogs, the facts unfortunately are some people will do anything for an edge, I am grateful for the Thoroughbred industry, for without the contributions of some of the top owners and breeders , the cutting edge medical advances made in Veterinary medicine would not be available to all horse owners, advances that have saved the lives of a few of mine!!!
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There are alot of good people in racing who care about their horses...
racing is NOT alone in injuries to horses....I don't think that percentage wise it is really any different than any other equine sport! Every breed and discipline has the potential for abuse - and people being people - animals - both dogs and horses do get abused....don't condemn the whole sport.
I know there are a lot of good people who care about their horses, even in the racing industry. But I am SURE that the percentage of injury and abuse is much higher in racing, there is too much money at stake, and there are too many 'legal' ways to keep an injured horse on its feet and still running. Horses are run at such an early age, their bodies are not ready for it. Check out the horse auctions in Kentucky, not the big ones, but the smaller ones scattered around the state. You can find horses with every type of crippling injury a horse can have, and the only buyers for them will be the killers. The difference is that the majority of horse owners in other equine sports DO care, and they get the vet care and rehabilitation the horse needs. For the small race trainng stable, it's cheaper to buy the drugs to keep the animals running.
Not to say abuse doesn't exist elsewhere--look into the training and showing of the Saddlebred, for instance.
It is just so widespread in the racing industry, where they aren't running for ribbons, they're running for money. Greed is an evil motivator.
There are alot of good people in racing who care about their horses...a few Ky Derby winners who went abroad to stud have been brought back by their breeders or owners to retire...Gato del Sol comes to mind as one of the first...
Popular horses, especially geldings often end up at the Kentucky Horse Park....so many of the bigger farms retire their seniors - mares and stallions....there are so many retirement farms for TBs - no, not enough I agree - but there are still dogs dying in shelters too! Racehorses are bred for racing...and most of them love it! I have had a couple part TBs - my one mare was from a Graustark son whose dam was a full sister to Bold Ruler, and I bred her to Ky Derby winner Spectacular Bid....I spent time at NBC and saw surgeries on race horses who broke legs - and on barrel racers and reining horses - racing is NOT alone in injuries to horses....I don't think that percentage wise it is really any different than any other equine sport! Every breed and discipline has the potential for abuse - and people being people - animals - both dogs and horses do get abused....don't condemn the whole sport.
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|I watch every year. Horses were my obsession until I couldn't afford them anymore. I had Barbie dolls when I was a kid, but they had to be jammed onto my Breyer horses so they could go riding. LOL I cut out images of horses, drew horses, read about horses. I never owned Thoroughbreds, though. Had some grade horses, Morgans, a pinto and American Saddlebreds. Gave my last horse away in 2007. My husband used to say I had horse on the brain. I still can not watch horses run without getting choked up even horses in movies (National Velvet kills me).
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In the early days of British settlement in Australia, Europeans were alternately fascinated and overwhelmed by the new world around them, including the astonishing animals they encountered. The naive images they created of the Platypus and parrots convey both their enchantment with this strange land and the challenges they faced understanding it.
France also harboured a desire to explore and colonise the Pacific. Successive French convoys were commissioned to assess the land, meet its indigenous inhabitants and collect samples of flora and fauna. On expeditions led by Baudin, Freycinet and Dumont d'Urville, artists and scientists created some of the most exquisite images of the European Enlightenment.
Louis Claude Desaulses de FREYCINET (1779–1841)P. OUDART & A. TAUNAY, illustratorsVoyage autour du mondeVoyage around the world 1st edition, Paris, 1824
In 1817, Louis de Freycinet captained the Uranie on a journey to study the Earth's magnetism and to collect specimens from the South Seas. The resulting 17-volume report, filled with images of the flora, fauna and peoples of Australia, Timor, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and islands of the Pacific, introduced many new plant and animal species to Europe.
Voyage autour du monde is particularly remarkable for the images of marine invertebrates, drawn from life aboard the Uranie before being preserved for study at the natural history museum in Paris. The plates are meticulously produced and employ a range of brilliant coloured inks that characterise the best of French publishing of the first half of the nineteenth century.
David COLLINS (1754–1810)An account of the English colony in New South Wales2nd edition, London, 1804
David Collins arrived at Botany Bay on 20 January 1788, aboard HMS Sirius. As deputy judge advocate, he proved to be one of the most perceptive chroniclers of the penal colony. Collins returned to England in 1796 with a rich hoard of observations that became the basis of An account of the English colony in New South Wales.
Collins' book provided a wide-ranging history of the colony's first years, including descriptions of the unique animals encountered. He called the Platypus an 'Amphibious Animal of the Mole Kind' and was first to publish a description of the Superb Lyrebird, noting its capacity to mimic 'every known bird in the country'.
Some of the plates in Collins' account were based on sketches by Thomas Watling, a trained artist convicted and transported for forgery; the engravings were hand-coloured by artists in England. Many of the images were awkwardly executed, demonstrating just how foreign Australia's marsupials and monotremes appeared to Europeans.
George SHAW (1751–1813)James SOWERBY, illustratorZoology of New Holland, volume 11st edition, London, 1794
In the early days of British settlement in Australia, Europeans were alternately fascinated and overwhelmed by the new world around them, including the astonishing animals they encountered. The images they created convey both their enchantment with this strange land and the challenges they faced in understanding it.
Despite its modest size, Zoology of New Holland was a landmark publication. Produced by the keeper of natural history at the British Museum, this was the earliest volume dedicated to Australia's unique fauna and it marked the first extensive use of the term 'Australia'.
The book contained 12 dramatically composed, hand-coloured plates. The images were all the more impressive as the engraver, James Sowerby, had not visited Australia and was working from dried skins and preserved specimens.
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Neil Livingston was convicted of planning a large scale terror plan that would have caused the death of many people if carried out, but like so many self-appointed petty minded individuals who was better at getting drunk than actually implementing his screw ball ideas. Mr. Livingston was caught when found urinating on a train. Police discovered a huge arsenal of bombs in his home that he wanted to use in killing Asians. In the process of developing plans to halt terrorist attacks, the United Kingdom is discovering that neo-Nazi anti Muslim groups also pose dangers for those who want democracy to succeed. Police discovered a notebook entitled, Waffen SS UK Members" as well as tennis bombs that could have resulted in the death of many people.
Mr. Livingston is an incompetent bumbler who inhabits a fantasy world in which Nazis arise once more and fight to drive out the hordes of "Asians" instead of "Jews." He regards himself as a defender even as he assaults other humans. The question to pose is — why do these Neo-Nazis in 2009 admire the ideas of a philosophy which resulted in the death of ove a million people in the United Kingdom?


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AMES, Iowa – Geraniums are a popular flowering plant for beds, borders, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. The first hard frost will destroy geraniums, unless gardeners take steps to over-winter them. Horticulturalists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach tell how to over-winter geraniums indoors. To have additional plant and garden questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-294-3108 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Geraniums can be over-wintered indoors by potting up individual plants, taking cuttings or storing bare-root plants in a cool, dry location. Remove plants from the garden (or take cuttings) prior to the first fall frost.
Using a sharp knife, take 3- to 4-inch stem cuttings from the terminal ends of the shoots. Pinch off the lower leaves, then dip the base of each cutting in a rooting hormone. Stick the cuttings into a rooting medium of vermiculite or a mixture of perlite and sphagnum peat moss. Pots and flats with drainage holes in the bottom are suitable rooting containers. Insert the cuttings into the medium just far enough to be self-supporting. After all the cuttings are inserted, water the rooting medium. Allow the medium to drain for a few minutes, then place a clear plastic bag or dome over the cuttings to prevent the foliage from wilting. Finally, place the cuttings in bright light, but not direct sunlight. The cuttings should root in six to eight weeks. When the cuttings have good root systems, remove them from the rooting medium and plant each rooted cutting in its own container. Place the potted plants in a sunny window or under artificial lighting until spring.
Carefully dig up each plant before the first fall frost and place in a large container. Water each plant thoroughly. Bring the geraniums indoors and place the plants in a sunny window or under artificial lighting. Geraniums prefer cool indoor temperatures. Daytime temperatures of 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit and slightly cooler night temperatures are ideal. During their stay indoors, water plants when the soil surface becomes dry to the touch. Geraniums are likely to become tall and lanky by late winter. Prune tall, lanky plants back in March. Cut the geraniums back by one-half to two-thirds. The geraniums will begin to grow again within a few days and should develop into stocky, well-branched specimens by May.
Carefully dig up the geraniums before the first fall frost. Shake the soil from the plant's roots. Then place one or two plants in a large paper sack and store in a cool (45 to 55 degree Fahrenheit), dry location. An unheated bedroom or indoor porch might be a suitable location. An alternate (somewhat messier) method is to hang the plants upside down in a cool, dry location. The foliage and the shoot tips will eventually die. In March, prune or cut back each plant. Remove all shriveled, dead material. Prune back to firm, green, live stem tissue. After pruning, pot up the plants and water thoroughly. Place the potted geraniums in a sunny window or under artificial lighting. Geraniums that are pruned and potted in March should develop into good-sized plants that can be planted outdoors in May.


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I was 18 years old when I joined you. Many of you had been holding Take Back the Night events in rain or snow, amid hecklers, for years. Some of you were already making your way to radical, already past liberal. Some of you were done with patriarchy. Separatists. Some of you had carried broomsticks with tampons affixed on top. You had dyed your dormroom bedsheets black so that you could march as witches through campus. I didn't know how much I would adore your gumption.
Some of you were not yet born. Maybe you found TBTN when a night/day kicked you in the gut-heart-head. You heard about us and showed up to see what this TBTN thing was, to see if you fit in.
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In case the title didn't appear correctly, this is a post for another of my javascript experiments. This demonstrate chinese character recognition using stroke based or radicals input, instead of the usual pinyin(romanized mandarin system) method. Although this method is usually slower for typing, it allows beginners to find or input a word he does not recognize or a word whose pronunciation and pinyin is forgotten. I thought what better time could I release this than during the Lunar New Year.
To try it, click on the screenshot above. Wait for files to be completed loaded before clicking and dragging to write a chinese character in correct stroke order (top left to bottom right, outer to enclosed), and the suggested words would appear in the right box. Right now the recognition algorithm is pretty rigid, you need to have the exact amount of strokes in an almost perfect sequence and writing to get the correct recognition. As mentioned, its pretty experimental, but it shows how fast javascript can be, character lookups are usually within 1 second, often below 100ms. The biggest bottleneck right now is parsing of the huge data files (usually the case for javascript engines these days), which may be solved with an ajax call to the server instead of caching all locally. Okay, I'm going into more implementation details so non-technical readers can do some skipping.
So basically this application is a modified and really simplified port of Kiang's Hanzi Lookup Java Application to Javascript.
For example, I used my javascript port of shortstraw (shortstrawJs) for substroke recognition. This works well in many situations and badly for many (when strokes are short, etc). There ought to be better input filtering, and better matching against the database. Right now, all the substrokes are flatten, ignoring the exact strokes the user make. There's currently isn't fuzzy matching, or partial matches which gives lots of room for improvements. Of course, if you are able to, you can be grab the code by viewing source and trying making changes.
Some traditional words supported. This is the traditional character for my middle character of my chinese name.
If I have the time, there are a few features I like to have in the future.
– One is creating a bookmarklet, for which this input method would work with any site – like my virtual keyboard bookmarklet released previously. The advantages that bookmarklets have over browsers addon is that the browser like firefox does not need to be restarted, making it a very useful tool for non-home computers. (Gangwen, if you are still finding a online IME, you may like to try Sogou's Cloud Pinyin/启用搜狗云输入法 bookmarklet).
– Another is tying this input to a chinese dictionary, making it a valuable tool for chinese beginners.
– I also hope to implement custom font rendering (For example using 漢鼎繁舒體) rendered on canvas for computers without these custom chinese fonts installed. Currently this is another of my javascript experiments – I have managed to render a couple of characters, but have yet to figure out the Adobe's CID implementation and quirk character mapping that
ttf2pt1 gives me.
– Another idea is hooking this up to a DIY Multi-touch pad if I get to built one.
And so I wonder if there's a need for this application.
– I heard that Macs already have this input method using their touchpads built into the OS. Windows 7 seems to have pretty good chinese recognition with their stylus input as seen from their blog
– Newer HTC phones running Android have a HTC custom native input method called Touch Input. See HTC_CIME HTC的官方手写输入法. It doesn't come with my HTC Magic, and requires some rooting or hacking – something I don't have time for now, otherwise I could try writing android applications too.
Some friends may think that I started this experimented because of my inability to read chinese and maybe its true, or indeed its true my chinese language (similar my other verbals and written languages) is pretty weak! So maybe someone might still find this useful. Again, the source code is available for anyone to modify it.
Lastly for those still celebrating the launar new year, happy new year!
p.s. I created an easter egg in view of the chinese new year. Double clicking on a suggestion turn the word upside down. Some homes turn their words upside down to symbolize prosperity falling to their homes. This animation is done using Css3 transform properties (supported by the new firefox, opera and webkits- safari, chrome browsers).
[Update 20 Apr 2017]
7 years later, and I stumble upon this and probably most of these are not relevant (and domain has changed from jabtunes.com to blurspline.com. A quick search on google and github would bring up new interesting projects (esp with machine learning) done over these years.


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Rita Ora modelled some of Donna Karan's new collection in New York City yesterday, with a yellow New York cab in supporting role.
Before the shoot, Ora tweeted: "Good morning. Hitting the gym then we do a HUGE photoshoot in the middle of Times Square! Come and say hi! 12pm! It's going down!!"
Ora was modelling the brand's new Resort 2014 collection, including a gold skirt, a black leather jacket, and a cut-off top (showing her to-die-for flat tum). At one point she was shot in a flurry of fake snow, but the artificial snowflakes got into her eyes so the ideawas abandoned.
Afterwards, she went back to her hotel wearing a see-through PVC skirt, much to the delight of passers-by.
Ora's bezzie friend and "wifey" Cara Delevingne has also modelled forDKNY. They both took part in a shambolic performance at the DKNY Art Works fashion party last month, but reports that they had fallen out as a result have been dismissed by both.
Rita tweeted: "I don't know what all these stupid stories are about but Im always going to have my best friend @Caradelevingne I love you!"
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Taking the day off
When the sky is this blue and the temperature is not blazing — a rarity in the San Lorenzo Valley during this hotter-than-average summer — it's hard to concentrate on the screen in front of me and the words that are growing more meaningless with each one added to this paragraph.
So to hell with today's blog. I'm going outside.
But before I go, there are a couple of things on the radar, of which you should be aware.
First, there's an OLPC tablet now on sale out there at Walmart and hopefully other places (hopefully, I say, because not even that would get me into a Walmart). While I'm not crazy about the fact that it's Walmart taking the lead here in selling it, I think it's a good way to get some funding into the program — middle-class Americans kicking in by buying the tablet.
Sadly, the nimrods at Popular Science don't think so and ask, in an online article, if the OLPC project has lost its way. Of course the question of whether Popular Science has lost its way is arguably more relevant, but let's put that aside. The editors there may want to find their way to the nearest team of proctologists in order to help them find their heads.
My hat's off to the OLPC folks for making this available, and to seek alternative sources of funding where sources are drying up. I think the tablet, though not a replacement for the XO, can be seen as a viable alternative to the original hardware, which incidentally could work in some environments. Also, making it available to the public can only help matters in making the hardware acceptable.
No, I'm not linking the article since I don't want to drive viewers to the page. Use your friend Mr. Google if you have to go read the article, or you can just go to PopSci.com and see if you can find it there.
Oh, and if you're an Ubuntu user who has an account on the Ubuntu forums? Congratulations, someone may now have your password. It seems our friends at Canonical — wait, that would be "your friends at Canonical," because I am sure no one there would consider me their friend, if they wanted to keep their jobs and/or standing in the community — has suffered a massive data breach on its forums. All usernames, passwords, and email addresses were stolen.
Here's ZDNet's take on the story.
It would probably be a good idea to change your passwords across the board, if the password for your Ubuntu forum login is the same, or close, to other accounts elsewhere.
So now that I've fixed that — I did have an Ubuntu forum account from years ago, though I haven't been there in at least two years (but why risk it?) — I think I'll go outside.
[Postscript: Yesterday I realized that it was two years ago on July 20 that I had first posted to the CrunchBang forums and, after writing a blog item about the distro, I became a regular user of the Debian-under-Openbox system. I still use other distros on hardware I have in the house — primarily Fedora, but other distros as well — however CrunchBang is on the day-to-day ThinkPad that never leaves my side (awkward, of course, when I'm in the men's room, but still). Thanks for a great distro, Philip Newborough.]
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|Just to let you know, if your worried about rain - rain is 5x more likely at Meadows then Schweitzer.
|ok guys so i got some news. sorry for wasting ur time, but i ended up getting a room at mt. hood. so i will be going to meadows next week. thanks agian.
|thanks guys. i cant wait to go. my skill level is pretty high. i dont know how high but its up there. i love tree runs but at my local mountain it isnt very steep so i tend to sink in very deep pow. but i can ride almost anything here. what the weather looking like? looks like sun and mon will be the hottest days and it says maybe rain. i might have to go to white pass instead depending on the weather.
I have a season pass and ride 20+ days a year here, so I know the mountain pretty well.
The frontside has some fantastic tree runs, they aren't super steep but they are steep enough and very consistant. You can get a shitload of good tree runs in with little traversing riding the the Great Escape. The backside has some sweet steeps and chutes, but it tends to flatten out past the steep parts which can be frustrating if you don't know where to go. You can get pretty damn lost on the backside if you get too adventurous .
Some of my favorite runs:
- Secret Trees: Take the Great Escape up and head down the ridge cattrack to your right. The mountain will hump, and at the top of the first hump you want to drop into the trees on your righthand side. This glade is fairly tight at the top, but it's spaced very well so you never get stuck. It gets wider towards the bottom until it opens up to several wide-spaced glades.
- JR Trees: This is one of the better known and wider-spaced tree runs on the frontside so it gets more tracked out than other spots, but it's still fun. Follow the directions from Secret Trees and just go to the second hump on the cattrack and drop in the trees. You will get better lines if you veer left.
- Chair 4 Trees: Chair 4 almost never runs anymore, which is great because when it doesn't no one rides over here. Follow the cattrack all the way across the ridge until you see a old double chair (4). Ride under the chair and then veer right into the trees.
- North Bowl Bomber: Either take chair 6 (SnowGhost) up or take the Great Escape up and skate up the ridgeline towards the backside bowl. Go right past the top of chair 6 and then drop into the bowl. Bomb the bowl and head into the trees left of chair 6, crisscrossing to the right side of the chair and into the trees towards the bottom of the bowl. When you go into the bottom trees, stay high for a while or else you will end up in a semi-flat.
- Stella trees: Ride Stella up (the six-pack) on the backside drop either into the tree glades on the right side or the tree-line on the left side straight off from the lift. If you go left you can follow glades all the way to the gatherer cattrack that goes back to Stella, or if you go right - when you get out of the glades follow under the lift until it goes back into trees and then follow the left tree-line to the same gatherer cattrack.
Anywhere on South-Bowl (accessed by the triple) is fun too, but it gets tracked out quickly so make sure you do it early in the morning.
The powder is almost always sick and super deep off the T-bar, but you have to deal with either mellow groomers or crazy ass funnel paths to get back to the lifts once you drop the steeper part. It's worth doing a few times though.
|^^Just looked it up and yes, it's the place I was thinking of. I remember their kobe beef burger being pretty damn incredible. Haven't been there in awhile though.
|I think the brewery youre thinking of is MickDuffs. That place has amazing food. We go there during lost in the 50s every year
Schweitzer is one of my fav places. On the front side, I tend to stick on the south ridge if the snow is good, there's tons of steep chutes and trees over there. Chair 4 glades and JR trees near sunny side side are pretty mellow terrain, but can be lots of fun. Lift lines on Sunny Side are virtually non-existent too. I spend most of my time on the backside though. The glades off the t-bar are my favorite. Anything off the north ridge between the top of Snow Ghost and the t-bar is really fun, steeper terrain. I don't ride the big bowl skiiers right of Snow Ghost much since it gets tracked quickly and has a pretty flat run out. I also like the glades near Stella too, but it gets tracked pretty quick as well with Stella being a 6 person high speed chair.
Pucci's in the Schweitzer Village is my favorite place for a post-shred beer. I can't remember the name of the small brewery in Sand Point, but it's right in the main downtown area. Good beer and great burgers from what I remember.
Depends on your skill level. I usually try to ride the backside. The whole area around the T bar is really fun and full of trees. My favorite is Puccis Chute but the whole bowl is really fun.
As for food, i have no idea. I usually bring a lunch and eat after i get home.
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I've been teaching in Japan for the last twenty years, at first in "eikaiwa" and then for a dispatch company doing company classes. For the past five years, I have worked directly for a large Japanese company in its corporate university, designing my own curriculum and materials. I do courses in business English, presentations, meetings, negotiations, pronunciation and active listening.
When I first came here no one cared if you had a degree, so all these years I've been teaching without one. I have continued to develop my skills by reading journals, attending conferences, and experimenting in the classroom, so even without a degree I still consider myself a professional and fairly skilled instructor. I thought I was a Japan lifer, so I didn't feel taking a CELTA course or getting a degree was worth the time and expense- but now that Japan wearing thin, I need an exit strategy to get me back to the US.
I would like to do something similar as I'm doing now. I have no interest in teaching in a high school or university as I dislike children, am impatient with young people, and do not want to be a disciplinarian. I'm hoping someone here has an idea of what the market is like in the US for the ESP field, and can advise me as to what sort of degree or certification I ought to get.
Will I, for example, need a degree in business management? An MA in TESOL or linguistics? Or would my twenty years' experience suffice to get me in the door? I do plan to get my degree, but would like to do it there in the US while working. Now that I've decided to leave Japan, I'm getting impatient to get out.
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General: NRA-Backed Law Puts Soldiers' Lives At Risk
Last year, the National Rifle Association identified [1] what was to them a crisis: "certain military base commanders, exercising arbitrary authority given them under military law and regulations, have issued orders violating military personnel's Second Amendment rights." NRA was particularly worried about restrictions on privately-owned firearms that soldiers kept off-base.
In response, NRA pushed a law [1] which top military commanders fear puts U.S. troops in greater danger of suicide. Under the law, adopted as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011, the Defense Department may not "prohibit, issue any requirement relating to, or collect or record any information relating to the otherwise lawful acquisition, possession, ownership, carrying, or other use of a privately owned firearm" by a member of the Armed Forces.
According to the Army's second-highest-ranking officer, Gen. Peter Chiarelli, this prevents commanders from engaging in important discussions [2] with soldier about weapons safety, which may put them at higher risk of suicide:
"I am not allowed to ask a soldier who lives off post whether that soldier has a privately owned weapon," [Chirarelli] says.
While commanders are permitted to ask troops who appear to be a danger to themselves or others about private firearms - or to suggest perhaps locking them temporarily in a base depot - if the soldier denies that he or she is thinking about harming anyone, then the commander cannot pursue the discussion further.
Nearly half of all soldiers who commit suicide use a firearm, General Chiarelli points out. He added that "suicide in most cases is a spontaneous event" that is often fueled by drugs and alcohol. But "if you can separate the individual from the weapon," he added, "you can lower the incidences of suicide."
The problem, Chiarelli said, is that "we have issues in even being able to do that."
Active duty Army suicide rates have more than doubled [3] since 2004. According to a new report [4] from the Center for a New American Security, "[f]rom 2005 to 2010, service members took their own lives at a rate of approximately one every 36 hours."
Chiarelli's analysis is backed by public health experts who say that some suicides are preventable. According to Harvard School of Public Health professor David Hemenway, [5] "Studies show that most attempters act on impulse, in moments of panic or despair. Once the acute feelings ease, 90 percent do not go on to die by suicide [6]."
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Bargell: Still a sucker for shaken not stirred
November 14, 2012
The circumstances could not have been more different, but the underlying thrill was familiar. Ian Fleming first introduced the world to James Bond in 1952, and 007 came to life on screen in 1962 with the release of Dr. No. Fifty years later Bond shows only a few signs of slowing in Skyfall, the 23rd official installation of the series that hit theaters this weekend. While I don't recall seeing Dr. No in person, I do remember many a summer evening getting ready for a night at the drive-in to take in the latest Bond installment. My mom would fire up the pressure cooker and pop up plenty popcorn, long before the microwave made its debut. We would watch as the bottom of the brown paper grocery bag soaked through with greasy goodness and we coated our small fingers with butter and salt. It was a slice of summer heaven, and I even got to don my movie goin' PJs before clambering into the back seat of the station wagon. Mom always suggested we bring pillows and blankets, likely knowing the moment inevitably would come when the pillows would double as eye-muffs, mom instructing me to cover my eyes while Bond pursued his latest female conquest. Dad was in charge of finding the best spot in the lot, making sure it included a working speaker fastened securely to our window for the latest in surround – the car – sound.
Opening night of Skyfall provided a similar memorable experience, although there were no brown paper bags in sight. Instead, we travelled over the pass to the CineBistro in Vail where we were wowed by the cushy leather seats, the sharp dressed waiters and the chance to order up a pre-movie martini (shaken, of course). Still, the start of the show featured the eerily distinctive Bond music that easily transported me back though time, first to the station wagon and then through the decades of different Bond actors and distinctive Bond girls, arriving nearly 50 years later to dinner and drinks in Vail.
The Bond series has managed to entertain through the decades, bringing pop culture to the screen and allowing fans to escape into a two hour adventure. Judging by its opening three day gross of an unprecedented $87.8 million dollars in the United States alone, 007 still has what it takes to draw a crowd. Some film critics even suggest Skyfall is the best Bond ever, sure to stir a debate between true Bond aficionados.
Not surprisingly, one of the plot undercurrents was the evolution of espionage. Gone was the "Q" of old, with exploding cigarette cases, along with (nearly all) of the cigarettes. Enter the new age "Q", a computer whiz half Bond's age, devoid of any of the deference "Q" used to bestow on Bond. At one point "M" is called upon to defend the use of live agents, like Bond, in this advanced age of technology. While I won't give away the story, the film's director found a suitable answer, although it's my guess the question will again surface if Bond continues his roll for another 50 years.
It makes me wonder where our kids might catch a Bond film 50 years from now. I bet my folks wouldn't have imagined a theater like the Cinebistro, and I wonder what I missed seeing movies with my pop for a dime back in the 1940s. I sure hope buttered popcorn and chocolate candy never become a distant memory. In fact, it all makes me want to order up Diamonds are Forever on Netflix, fire up the corn popper, put on PJs and travel back in time. Martinis optional, but if the kids are along I'll make sure the pillows are placed strategically nearby.
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Curse every fucking video/article that talks about breastfeeding as if it were easy. I've had the most difficult time. I'm not ready to call it quits, but breastfeeding hasn't been what its chalked up to be. I wanted, no I need breastfeeding to be a quiet, soothing time when m&m and I can just relax and gaze into each others eyes, ya know, form a lasting bond. Instead we somehow ended up with a bad latch and m&m always has huge spit ups, caused by a bad latch I guess. The latch wasn't bothersome at first, we actually had a good one at first, but now its kinda shallow and her bottom lip gets tucked under - and its getting painful. A lot of articles I've read about latch say break every bad latch till you get a right one. Are they insane? So they want me to break my daughters latch and get her all frustrated and angry everytime she eats? And they want me to have to wrestle with her every feeding to the point of me wanting to cry/scream/explode. And getting a good latch in the middle of the night when I'm barely able to keep my eyes open? forget it. I was told, too, not to start a bottle till a good latch is established? are you kidding me? So I'm expected to continue painful, heartbreaking breastfeeding sessions day after day with no break, for either of us? No, I can't do that.
My flow too is sporadic. I often feel empty and only have full breast at least twice a day. My flows either too strong for her to handle, or so weak that she cries out in hunger for hours until my supply comes back.
Needless to say, I'm frustrated, tired.