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To all the new guys I have never seen in the Florida before, welcome to dhc. Its getting to be that time of year againwith people popping out of the wood work asking for easy Intel. Although I can't find Jeremy's old thread, one quick word of advice.
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I've tried other forums, I get the best answers here... So here I go.
I just rebuilt my C6. The 1-2 shift is a tad soft, I was thinking of just tightening the band adjuster a little (like 1/4 turn maybe less). I did originally use a tq wrench but I have poor luck (new to special tools).
How far does the detent lever (on trans) need to push the valve to kickdown? Does it start as soon as the valve opens or at the end? Reason is I never had good kickdown and now I have none. With throttle pressed the kickdown still isn't totally open (maybe between 1/4-1/8 turn left to go with gas pedal to floor). I couldn't tell where WOT is to adjust it using manuals instructions.. So I'm gonna do it by feel.
Guess I really wanna know when the detent kicks down... Does the valve have to be all the way pressed to kickdown or does it kickdown as soon as it moves?
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soft 1 - 2 shift is a control of multiple things,
band adjustment will not help a soft shift if the adjustment is close to correct.
Shift firmness of 1 - 2 shift is controlled by : servo size, the band lever fulcrum angle, the accumulator spring in the valve body and the main line pressure.
There are several different size servo pistons for the C6
The band lever is replaceable and there are several different levers with higher apply angles for more holding power on the band.
Main line pressure; higher is a firmer shift.
1 - 2 shift accumulator in the valve body usually has broken OEM springs in an old C6 unit. Many shift mod kits block this accumulator in place or provide stiffer springs for the accumulator.
The detent lever affects the shifts at different apply of the throttle depending on the road speed of the vehicle , main line pressure, and level of vacuum the modulator sees at that moment. They all work together to affect shift timing or down shifts.
So the 1-2 shift sucks but the 2-3 shift is nice and firm. It doesn't seem to get more firm with more gas though for any shift.. It's hard to tell though because it's snowy and icy out so I couldn't just romp on it. The kickdown bolt is too short next to the carb, I'll replace that.
So I used a N code servo and a A code lever. That was stock, the servo is new and the lever is original.
I replaced the accumulator spring with the one in the SK6 kit. I had to measure with a dial caliper to use the correct spring. There was a new set of springs for the pressure booster valve too. I used the recommended single large spring for the group of springs (there where 3 originally IIRC) It also had me drill a hole larger in the seperator plate, my broader instructions said to do the same but then for the all out setup they recommended not enlarging the hole for the firmest shifts. Not REALLY sure what that was suppose to do..
Now for line pressure... I replaced the front pump with a rebuilt one. I did forget to install the gasket on the filter before the valve body.. The DVD I have said it isn't needed but somewhere online I read that it could affect line pressure. What one is true?
I had to use thicker steels in one of my drums (cant remember what one) to tighten the clearance but afterwards they both checked out nice. My final endplay was on the large in but it still seemed within specs.
explains a bit on shift quality .. the N servo is the small one.
Lever "A" is on low side for fulcrum apply ... "E" lever is better choice
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Dawg, it is a matter of personal comfort level. The mythological "prudent mariner" probably is carrying an EPIRB these days, or at least a PLB. They've gotten dirt cheap in the last five years. The life raft...I'd like to see a raft OR some solid alternative plan but I can understand a greater reluctance not to invest five grand in a very disposable product. (They all rot and wind up costing serious bucks per year.)
Still, life rafts CAN be rented, and for 2000 offshore miles, "Don't worry be happy" just isn't my idea of the way to do things. I'd call it tempting the Fates, and those broads play to win.
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Would you join the captain for off-shore sailing of a 600 to 2000 nm voyage. These are the essential for survival. The boat has a dingy but hell, it won't protect us from weather. Having an EPIRB nowadays is not expensive either.
I am unwilling to join not because these two missing items, but I don't know what other essentials are missing in the boat. What is your take on this?
WE HAVE BEEN SAILING FOR GENERATIONS WITHOUT THE SAFETY GADGETS YOU MISS. iF THE SKIPPER IS GOOD AND THE BOAT IS SOUND, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
bUT THEN, IN YOU HAVE TO ASK WHAT YOU ASKED, HOW COULD YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BOAT AND THE SKIPPER ANYWAY? RATHER STAY HOME...
Originally Posted by Omatako View Post
...Unless of course you subscribe to the philosophy that if anything goes terminally wrong you're OK to die as a consequence. But that philosophy should be subscribed to by all persons aboard not just the skipper.
However, on my own boat, my philosophy is to have all the equipment and knowledge I can muster to come home on my own keel. The best liferaft is your own boat. Without the "magic button" to push, many sailors would learn much about their abilities and their drive to survive. There are risks in any undertaking. I not sure I want to die sailing but I am damn sure I don't want anyone else risking their life to get me out of a mess I chose to risk.
Coastal offshore I would do without a raft, deep ocean no way.
I somewhat agree with you Andre re the EPIRB but if I sink someone is going to notice and at some point a search is going to be undertaken at considerable cost to the community at large. If S&R had the EPIRB signal that search would hopefully be shorter and less expensive.
In the case of the Hiscocks we should remember that had they gotten into trouble offshore a full scale S&R would not have been undertaken if only because without EPIRB their known position would have been hazy at best. Its also fair to say that S&R operations and equipment was nowhere near the level of sophistication we see today and finding a yacht in distress or a life raft would have been pretty much hit and miss.
EPIRBs are a "modern day" piece of kit and as LauderBoy asked, would you go to sea if the device never existed? Of course you would and we all did for many years. But life rafts on long voyages have been a basic component of sailors for many decades now and a decision to go to sea without a life raft is IMHO, silly.
Unless of course you subscribe to the philosophy that if anything goes terminally wrong you're OK to die as a consequence. But that philosophy should be subscribed to by all persons aboard not just the skipper.
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Originally Posted by jimjazzdad View Post
OK, I'm going to play devil's advocate here. .......
If you are willing and expect to go down without rescue, so be it. However,making a call from a sinking ship without a gps or epirb reference or liferaft is going to cost substantially more than a call from a dry , where time is not as critical and nearby ships may be directed to respond first.
This is why in hindsight, I don't think it was wise to have had mine delivered without these devices.
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......On the other hand a used epirb are going for $300-400 on ebay......
Originally Posted by jimjazzdad View Post
There is WAY too much reliance on modern technology among underprepared sailors who figure if something goes wrong they can just push a button...
If you wouldn't be comfortable sailing without an epirb, as in you don't think you could complete the trip safely, then you're probably not ready to do the trip at all. For people who "need" an item like that, it can sometimes put them into situations they normally wouldn't attempt if they were all on their own. You hear about this a lot more now with SPOT and people getting into situations they normally wouldn't attempt without one.
On the other hand a used epirb are going for $300-400 on ebay. To me it'd be silly not to have one at that price for a trip like this. Things go wrong for even the best and most prepared people and something like that is just another tool in the toolbox.
OK, I'm going to play devil's advocate here. Another poster referred to Tim & Pauline Carr. I cite the Eric and Susan Hiscock, widely acknowledged as the first of the modern cruising sailors. They didn't even want to carry a VHF for fear they might be tempted to use it in a bind and thus inconvenience or endanger others. There is WAY too much reliance on modern technology among underprepared sailors who figure if something goes wrong they can just push a button... If the engine quits - fix it or sail. If the sails or rig are damaged, fix them or jury rig. Lose the rudder - steer with the sails or improvise. Taking on water - find the leak and plug it. If all else fails - pray and prepare to meet your Maker. If you are not willing to do all of the above, you shouldn't be out in the open ocean. Take some responsibility for your actions.
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The boys and girls practice rhythmic jumping, individual performances and unique team maneuvers that have won them medals at competitions around the country.
The traveling competition team grew out of an existing and popular jump rope team at Newmarket Elementary School called the Hot Shots, and many of the members of Extreme Air come from that community. Others joined from surrounding towns, often after seeing the team put on a demonstration.
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TSA No Longer to Breed Canines - Training Program to Continue
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- Anonymous said...
...and now a literal "Puppy Post" to push the real articles down (and off) the page.
- November 21, 2012 at 6:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yep, Bob, you are definitely trying to get the Alkon post off the page. I don't see any comments about the canine program. Why don't you just apologize for your (most recent) loss of professionalism in the Alkon post?
- November 22, 2012 at 5:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
Great. Invest less in something (dogs) that actually detects explosives, while investing more in whole body imagers, that do not detect explosives.
- November 22, 2012 at 7:36 AM
- RB said...
I support TSA's canine program.
These 4 legged TSA workers probably demonstrate more intelligence than TSA's two legged employees.
The canines would at least know an artistic watch wasn't dangerous.
- November 22, 2012 at 7:41 AM
- Sandra said...
Ah, yes, continuing to push the Amy Alkon thread down the page. Sorry that you wrote it, Bob?
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- November 22, 2012 at 9:45 AM
- Anonymous said...
Here we go again... another blog post responding to a controversy that doesn't exist while stories that have received far more coverage are completely ignored.
A google news search for the terms "tsa," "canine," and "lackland" returns the following results:
1) A mildly critical article at mysanantonio.com that devotes some space to complaints from a volunteer puppy walker, who states that, "I'm very concerned that TSA will throw away 10 years of selective breeding for detection dogs," an objection that wasn't covered in your rebuttal post.
2) A very brief write-up at woai.com that states that the program is being closed and makes a vague reference to critics of that decision without, however, presenting their specific arguments. This brief report can also be found in the Bryan-College Station Eagle, which has a circulation of roughly 24,000.
3) A feisty critique published by texaswatchdog.org (which bills itself as the home of "feisty investigations"). The piece points out that the dog breeding program represents an infinitesimal fraction of the TSA's 8.1 billion dollar budget. Your note that the program cost was projected to rise substantially is no doubt relevant, but it seems like arguing about small potatoes. For example, the annual budget for this program has been reported that $400,000 (.000049% of the TSA's budget), while you insist it is 1.8 million dollars (.00022%). Huge difference!
4) An article on foxsanantonio.com that links to a story about a San Antonio judge being appointed to a new position, but that does not seem to say anything about the TSA or this program.
5)A link to a Today Show video about a dog that was named after a 9/11 victim becoming a TSA bomb-sniffer.
As far as I can tell, "a lot of misinformation" refers to a handful of articles centered almost exclusively in the San Antonio media market that may or may not slightly misstate the program's budget.
So, to sum it up: nice Puppy Post, Bob.
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- November 22, 2012 at 5:45 PM
- chancers said...
..."Anonymous said...
Great. Invest less in something (dogs) that actually detects explosives, while investing more in whole body imagers, that do not detect explosives..."
I agree. However, maybe TSA will do something noble for once, like adopt and train shelter dogs for their office. Other organizations do for a wide variety of needs.......
- November 26, 2012 at 11:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
Too bad as dogs make excellent crowd control tools. Even people that don't speak the language know what to do with a dog at their ankles.
- November 28, 2012 at 1:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
So instead of breeding dogs especially made for this work we are going to throw money away to other countries to buy older dogs. And to top it all off we just wasted 2yrs of research and 10yrs of genetics.
- November 28, 2012 at 2:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
1.8 million! Wow you have definitely not been to the kennels.. Wish I could attach a picture of the bathroom the staff has to use, its embarrassing I wouldnt even let my kids use The money must burried somewhere because I have not seen it. I would like to see a breakdown of the 1.8 million.
And this blog shoud be open and not need approval. I approve this message.
- November 28, 2012 at 2:51 PM
- Gina D. Puppy walker said...
Bob, you have never been to the kennels where the puppy program is. I have volunteered there for 2 years and CANNOT detect any evidence of a 1.8 million dollar budget. Will you please break down the 1.8 dollars. How do you calculate in tthousand of hours volunteers have given in raising the dogs in their homes and helping at the kennel that was built in the 1940's... Not to mention Vet care located on base. This is NOT a wasteful program and 10 years of genetically specialized dogs that handlers will tell you are top notch is about to be lost... THIS IS URGENT!!! DON'T shut this down until a real investigation by leaders who really care make an objective plan regarding this breeding program of US born and raised dogs... Getting dogs from other countries is NOT where I want tax dollars to go. TSA has an incredible program here already!
- November 28, 2012 at 8:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
How very nice of you to thank the volunteers who are complaining to their Congresspersons and yet fail to acknowledge the half dozen employees that were hired by the local contractor to take care of the kennel and were recently told that their jobs--which many of them have held for YEARS because they believe in this program--will end on December 31st. Happy Holidays--welcome to the unemployment line!
- December 10, 2012 at 7:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
When is someone going to update the TSA Puppy Program website ( http://www.tsa.gov/about-tsa/tsas-puppy-program ) with this information, or is everyone going to pretend it's not happening until the TSA has closed the facility and finished firing everyone?
It's sort of an organizational mess if the IT department can't bother to update the program pages for months (one of the employees listed on it left in JULY) but the blog can make an announcement like this.
- January 3, 2013 at 4:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
I personally support TSA's canine program.
But I can't believe that we are going to throw away 2 years of research and 10 years of genetics!!
If you want to have a look at how to really train a guard dog then look below:
How to Train a Guard Dog
I just needed to get that off my mind.
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Quote:Quote:How come it seems that the only defenders or the most vocal defenders are ITF based? Quote:ITFUNITITY All respect but....I agree with much of what you post on this forum but feel that I must comment on your statement about why is it that ITF people are the ones that seem to always be defending TKD. What do you mean that this is the ITF syllabus? What were you referring to?Wow, whoa, slow down!Please read what I said! I never bad mouthed anyone or any style. I simple said with reference to this thread, that TKD does deserve somewhat its poor reputation in many instances for SD. This criticism was not limited to you, your school, the Kukkiwon, the WTF, the ITF, as all of these places, including mine, have weaknesses. All to some extent have been softened or corrupted over time. hence, the rise of MMAs to fill a void.Now it seemed that the back & forth that was being exchanged, seemed to me to be myself, Mr. Anslow, Mr. Boik & other ITF type of TKD posters that were defending or explaning the present day perception of TKD with respect to loosing face/popularity.I was merely wondering why non-ITF style students were not more vocal in the exchange.I will not respond to the rest of your post, as it seems you have some pent up resentment to the ITF. I never have posted my way is the best way, or even better. In addition, I am a frequent critic of many things I see in the ITF. I try to refrain from commenting on things I have little experience with. Most of my entire exposure in the MAs has been to ITF TKD. It serves my purpose & I am continuing a life long pursuit of it, so I may better understand it more fully. I certainly am not a jack of all trades.
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Quote:ITFUNITITY All respect but....I agree with much of what you post on this forum but feel that I must comment on your statement about why is it that ITF people are the ones that seem to always be defending TKD. What do you mean that this is the ITF syllabus? What were you referring to?
Quote: Now you are correct that naming TKD does not make it TKD. What made it TKD was what he & his committee did in the military. This was different from those that where there when he named it. This committee was his team of military men, who were also martial artists. They were led by him & Col. Nam Tae Hi. They were assisted by Han Cha Kyo & Sgt Major Kim Bok Man, Gen Woo & numerous others. It was this committee or team that devised TKD. What they did was spread throughout Korea, via the military & police, where GM Lee Byung Moo was the chief instructor for the police. As these men went overseas, starting in 1959, this was the TKD they took with them. It was them & their efforts that made TKD popular
Quote: Now when these pioneers went abroad & started to teach commercially in order to earn a living AND support family back home, the focus & methods changed, as did the student base & the purpose of teaching.
Quote: Quote:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------And there is still confusion over the free sparring your claiming is MMA type anything goes allowing all techniques.Doing that has to be sport techniques,which is not Original TKD.OR to do it with ALL true TKD techniques you still need the 'lack of controll',that your calling it,or compliance.And that would not resemble MMA type ,continuing sparring. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please don't mistake free sparring with the different types of tournament rules that the TKD entities follow. I am talking about students gearing up & sparring freely. In other words they are free to use all available techniques, within reason of course, under as realistic conditions as possible. So no, we don't poke each other in the eyes, or choke them till they die, etc. So when they fight, if someone grabs a leg or effects a takedown, the fight continues on the floor & if someone wants to pin or pound, the fight continues. We are not a MMA school or using UFC rules. we simply train SD in a way that is not limited to tournament style. What is so hard to grasp about the above?
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Regarding that boat I like, I think you have all convinced me that trucking it over land is the right solution. My broker estimates that it would cost less than $3k, but that isn't an official quote from a trucking company. I'm still looking at other boats, and I am trying to look locally, but I looked at one locally that I really liked but it wasn't in great condition, so I found this other one that is the same brand/design but further away and appears to be in excellent condition... I need to go look at it in person eventually though.
|There is a cruising guide of Lake Champlain which talks about the Erie Canal etc. The canal connects the hudson and lake Champlain. If you travel with one or two experienced people you could probably sail all night on a few occasions and shorten the trip.
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I'm mostly interested in the "dreaming" kind of planning. ... I'll have to see about installing Google Earth on my computer... I run Linux, and last I checked (over a year ago), they didn't have a Linux version, but maybe they do now.
Believe me, I spend lots of time that should be spent working by doing the "dreaming" kind of planning
As for the trip home if I bought that boat I mentioned,
If I were you, I'd buy local. When I was first in the market for my boat (first and only), I looked at a boat in San Diego. I did the "dreaming" kind of planning and "realized" that it shouldn't take more than two weeks. What I didn't know at the time was how difficult, uncomfortable, and dangerous those two weeks would be. I ended up buying a boat in Seattle - a three day sail in principle that ended up taking three months. Go local
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Here is a really nice, "google maps like" site with nautical charts. I highly recommend it:
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|Running Routes - WalkJogRun lets you plot a course, enter your speed, and it will give you a duration. Of course, speed is in mph, not knots, so you'll need to convert.
I'm mostly interested in the "dreaming" kind of planning. Just figuring out if it's even remotely possible for me to get somewhere in a reasonable period of time. I realize most people enjoy sailing for the act of sailing (and so do I; that is the primary reason I am getting a boat), but I do still want to take it places, not just sail around in a circle all day and go home. I like several of the options you guys have given me so far. I'll have to see about installing Google Earth on my computer... I run Linux, and last I checked (over a year ago), they didn't have a Linux version, but maybe they do now.
As for the trip home if I bought that boat I mentioned, I hadn't give it a whole lot of thought as I was looking for a tool to assist me. Initially I didn't think it was possible to get to the ocean from there, but my broker suggested I could go down the Hudson, out NYC and up the coast to Boston. Looking at the maps, I don't see a navigable connection between Lake Champlain and the Hudson, so I'm not sure what he was talking about... the St Lawrence might be the only option.
One can easily measure an entire route using the Ruler tool in Google Earth. One can also select the units of measure--either statute miles, nautical miles, meters and kilometers or what have you. There is no particular reason why one needs actual distance over the ground due to tacking as what counts on up-wind legs is VMG which detemines trip time. If needed for academic purposes, however, you can calculate the potential distance of the upwind legs to account for tacking although, for most yachts, one can safely add 25% for up-wind legs and be in the ball-park.
For example, the distance from the south Tampa Bay Sea Bouy to Smith Shoal Light off Key West is about 180 miles. In a 12 knot southeastly we'd be beating on a port tack at about 35º apparent making roughly 8-1/2 knots but with a VMG of about 7. Assuming no wind shifts (which is silly as the wind almost always goes east as one gets further south) it would take about 26 hours to cover the leg (the important number) during which we would have sailed roughly 220 miles over the ground or about 22% more than the actual distance.
|I still think old school is the best way. As much as I use electronic navigation on the fly, I still do a majority of my planning with a chart, dividers, and a pair of triangles. If you don't know how to use these items yet, put it on top of your to-do list! There are infinite resources out there for learning basic navigation, so I can't recommend one over another. With just a few basic skills, you'll have no problem planning trips quickly and efficiently.
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|canyons blows away PCMR. but everything else in utah blows away everything in Park City. but for you're skill and experience level, PC might be your best option. go to the canyons. you'll love it. never had any problems with flats there myself.
Am I the only one here that goes to PC for the Cobra dogs? What is everyone's deal hard to beat a fun day in the park then grab a cobra dog.
Seriously though. OP do you or the wifey ride park at all? PC has an incredible park there. PC is a much more alive town at night time as compared to SLC. There are more bars and people tend to have more fun. I think it is because most people that live there aren't born and raised Utahn.
You should be able to take the bus around PC, but you might run into problems when you are heading up to Ogden. I would rent a car just so you can do what you want when you want and not have to rely standing in the cold waiting on the bus. They will restrict certain canyons if it snows a lot but they generally open it up fairly quickly. You can also do the scumbag method of hitchhiking. It is my personal favorite.
Thanks for all the replies.
Thanks for the picture. It is crazy how many good mountains are that close to SLC.
The reason I wanted to do PCMR or The Canyons was because they offer the same day free lift pass if you show your boarding pass.
Any concerns on driving if it dumps alot of snow? Instead of renting a car how are shuttles out there? Would a shuttle take me from Park City Holiday Inn to the PCMR or The Canyons?
Love Park City but not to ride to many park rats, tourists and rich folk, to avoid the weekend crowds and find fresh tracks head to Big Cottonwood to ride Solitude\Brighton and Ogden to Powder Mountain and SnowBasin.
Resorts in order of my personal favorite
Powder Mountain
Brighton and Solitude right now have by far the most snow and open terrain but hopefully by the time you get here things will shape up, good storm coming in for Thur\Friday should help out considerably.
Me and my girlfriend just moved here last week(but visited 3 winters in a row), if you decide to ride Brighton let me know would be happy to show you around the best we can.
Snowbird is probably too much for people who stick to greens & blues although there is a decent variety of terrain but the novices that I've taken out there were kind of overwhelmed by it.
Brighton is a good pick. Good vibe, good for boarders, no flats, everything goes down & funnels to basically the same base area so you can take different routes and not get separated from your partner/group. good for all skill levels.
PCMR is enjoyable but definitely not my favorite place in UT. I will echo the "fake" vibe there but it is kind of neat being right in the city like it is, and it's a big enough resort that you would certainly have a good time there.
Well being from Ohio, I think the resorts you picked might be best.
It doesn't seem like you are going after epic terrain and loads of snow.
Park City Mountain Resort is a real beginners/tourist/park rat mountain. It's target customers seem to be the weekend warrior/people who ski-snowboard a few times a year and just a place to get away from it all, shop/dine/walk around town kind of place.
Powder Mountain is a real local mom and pop type resort. Great on powder days, great terrain. "Backcountry" type feel to it.
The Canyons can be incredible. I definitely prefer it to PCMR. BUT, you definitely need to know where to go. If it's your first time I'd avoid it, unless you have a local guide. It is so massive you can end up getting stuck on the same couple of lifts because of the flats. It can be hard to transfer to lift to lift if you don't know you're way around. Beautiful resort, high class place similar to Park City. Again, very touristy.
But being from the mid-west/east coast. I believe you will have the most enjoyable time in Park City.
If you were a hardcore snowboarder, looking for Utah's famous epic powder/terrain/cliffs. I would recommend the following resorts in order of best to least best (there are no bad resorts out here )
1) Brighton (local snowboarders mtn./tons of snow)
2) Snowbird (Lots of snow/Very steep/rocky/can be crowded on weekends)
3) Powder Mountain
4) Solitude (Great terrain/no crowds)
5) Snowbasin
6) Canyons
I always post this picture, I find it helpful
Personally, not a big fan of PCMR, don't know why. Just has a really fake vibe for me. Canyons, on the hand, I love. This will be my 4th season with a pass there. It has a few flats, but the resort is so massive, you only really hit them on your way to the better runs. Personally, I'd suggest going there one time during your two day Park City stay.
Also, Snowbird and Brighton are a lot of fun as well, those two + Canyons are my three favorite resorts in Utah. Sadly, I haven't had the chance to ride Powder Mountain yet.
No matter what, your going to have a blast out here!
4 Day trip to Utah suggestions
My wife and I are looking at Utah for a 4 day Ski trip. This will be our second trip out west, last year my rents took us to Telluride which was amazing. But this year we are doing it with all our own money so we need to be on the cheap. My wife skis and I board, we usually stick to Greens and Blues but sometimes do a Black or two. We are from Ohio and only get out a couple times a year on some crappy hills in southern michigan.
After a ton of research here is what I've come up with. Any recommendations would be helpful.
Flying into SLC and getting to a lot of mountains is nice that is why we picked Utah.
First stop - Feb 1st Wed and Feb 2nd Thurs
Park City Mountain Resort - Looks like a good mix of what we are looking at. Also looked at the canyons but doesnt sound like the best place for boarders, a lot of flats? Also we thought it wouldnt be as crowded on a Wed and Thurs
Staying at Holiday Inn Express about 6 miles away. Any other suggestions?
Second Stop - Feb 3rd and Feb 4th
Powder Mountain - Not very many lifts but again the mountain really looks like we will have fun.
Staying at Holiday Inn in Ogden. About 13 miles away. Again any other suggestion on the cheap?
It is a bit of a drive between the two resorts but after a lot of searching I think I picked two great places for a short trip. Also since we will be driving alot, how are the roads out there if it really starts to dump? If you would recommened something different please let me know.
Thanks in advance!
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An injury-hit, depleted Gunners side were beaten 2-0 by Kenny Dalglish's men in August at Emirates Stadium amid a difficult start to the season.
Since then Wenger's side have climbed the table into fourth spot, and the manager is delighted with the progress they have made.
"When we played at the start of the season, we were a bit in disarray because we were unstable," he said.
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|There are fencing options that provide a physical barrier and are cheaper than an e-fence.
|I should add.....if I lived in town...my dog would never be outside in an un-fenced yard unsupervised ever....too many bad things could happen..from being hit by a car, lost, stolen or attack and/or kill another animal or worse a person/child....All part of being a responsible pet owner IMO-keeping your pet and public safe.....
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This "technique" has worked well for me and the dogs (none were shot or killed by cars) for about 30 years.
I worked with my dog from the day I got him teaching him to stay in the yard-I live on 20 acres and a barb-wire fence won't keep a dog in and it can be a matter of life and death in my area when a dog trespasses-its a shoot to kill area even if they are not a threat to anyone/thing.
Repetitive commands along with physical correction and lots of rewards and he will not cross a fence or walk over the threshold at the driveway entrance-not even to chase a rabbit, another dog etc......I have trained every dog I have owned like this and have never lost one due to leaving the property. I do have to re-enforce this on a regular basis just as you do with many other behaviors/commands.
My shepherd is mainly an indoor dog and he will ask to go out and I don't always go with him on some occasions and I feel confident that he is within whistling distance as well as within the property line.
The people I got my shepherd from used one of the invisible fence around the 5acres with their 3 dogs and they seemed to like it and the dogs rarely got out-The one they had ran off mainly solar power so loss of electric was never an issue.
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That was very rude and sarcastic of you. She is primarily an outdoor dog, and I have school and can not view her 24/7, and I make sure someone watches her all the time, so if I one time look away, my bad, but that comment was unhelpful a waste of a post.
If she is primarily an outdoor dog, you need to provide for her safety, and that means being 100% sure that she is confined to the back yard.
My neighbour has just invested in an invisible fence.
Basically, they have a collie who literally climbs the fence and wanders around the street. I blame it on him being bored and not getting enough exercise, because he just gets shut in the yard all day.
Anyway, how it works is based on proximity. They have an outside line around the border of their existing fence, and a collar on the dog. When he gets close to the proximity fence he gets a low shock encouraging him to move away from the fence.
The only problem they have now is that he could just run and jump the proximity wire, get the low shock and its done with, so not the most effective option.
Have you thought about getting a kennel, or doing more time with your dog in training and exercise so the dog doesn't feel the need to go out and explore?
A long leash lots of time and "corrections" will work but it's not going to be quick.
A short section of E fencing and training should work but a high drive dog could blast through the E fence with enough motivation.
Or a trainer and an E collar would be the quickest route.
Your problem is distance an E collar gives correction at a distance, but it takes training and time to understand it's proper use!
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Invisible Fences/ Shock Collars
Hey everyone! I had a huge scare today. First let me say my backyard is fenced off with 8 foot cement brick walls except for the back of it, instead there is a not steep 8-9 foot hill that then leads down to a busy street. I saw my girl, Baylee, outside and then turned to my computer for a second, and the second I looked back she was not in my sight. I naturally went outside and called her name as my backyard has many places to hide and is pretty spacious. I got no response. I instantly sent out the SWAT team (my family) to search for her, and I went out to the backyard and climbed the hill and called her and she came running up the backside of the hill. I sure was scared. So, getting to the point (I ramble!), my family can not really afford to have a huge sturdy fence put in on the hill, and so I am wondering if an invisible fence or shock collar may be a temporary solution. I personally am against negative reinforcement, and doing any kind of harm to a dog to train them, but I am wondering if any has experience with a shock collar? And how does an invisible fence exactly work? Are they expensive? Are they a good solution for this? Any help is appreciated! Thank you!
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Injured Marine returns to a Nashua home makeover
By APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent | June 21. 2013 9:38PM
Marine Cpl. ?Andrew Johnson, ?wife Heather and son Colby, 7 months, joined friends, volunteers and local legislators during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at their home on Dora Street in Nashua Friday afternoon. april guilmet
The young father of three, who uses braces on both of his legs and continues to struggle with mobility issues after suffering a serious back injury, moved to his Dora Street home two years ago after a lengthy recovery at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, Calif.
Marine Cpl. Andrew Johnson and his wife, Heather, prepared to cut the ribbon on their newly modified Nashua home. Over the past couple weeks, volunteers from Building Dreams for Marines have been onsite to outfit Johnson's upstairs bathroom with a walk-in shower, mobility rails and a new shower seat, among other things. Cpl. Johnson was injured while serving in Afghanistan in 2008.
And thanks to the efforts of dozens of strangers and friends, Johnson can now also fully enjoy all the comforts of his new home.
Marine Cpl. Andrew Johnson, wife Heather and son Colby, 7 months, joined Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Building Dreams for Marines Founder Brian Hooper during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at their Dora Street home Friday afternoon. Cpl. Johnson, who wears braces on both legs and has mobility challenges after being injured in Afghanistan five years ago, was presented with a newly modified master bathroom by members of Building Dreams for Marines, a Londonderry-based nonprofit aimed at assisting injured veterans in readjusting to civilian life.
Marine Cpl. Andrew Johnson showed Sen. Kelly Ayotte his newly renovated bathroom. Cpl. Johnson, who wears braces on both legs and has mobility challenges after being injured in Afghanistan five years ago, was presented with a newly modified master bathroom by members of Building Dreams for Marines, a Londonderry-based nonprofit aimed at assisting injured veterans in readjusting to civilian life.
After attending a local Marines celebration and hearing that some of the Marines were unable to attend due to mobility problems, Hooper began thinking of ways he could help out.
According to organization member Kevin Lagree, Johnson's home project didn't take long to complete, thanks to the many area volunteers who stepped up to assist.
Among those to donate goods and manpower were Odyssey Tile & Stone, Alosso Custom Carpentry, Al Monaco Construction and Ed Masi Plumbing Services.
"This is our third project we've completed but there are hundreds more," Van Wagner said. "And we're hoping to get to every one of them."
The couple also has two older children, Adalee, 5, and Alec, 4.
"The Marine motto, Semper Fidelis, means 'Always Faithful'," he said. "This program shows that this motto truly lives, even outside of the Corps."
"Unfortunately, its way too often that our veterans have to wait a long time for things like this," the senator said.
"The Marine Corps is about pride, sacrifice and self-sufficiency," Lambert said. "Unfortunately, that means Marines sometimes have trouble asking for help when they need it. It's a message we need to get out because we don't leave Marines behind on the battlefield."
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become more and more concentrated as the richer farmers buy out those who are in debt, and that the seed houses, chemical companies and fertilizer manufacturers now hold farmers in their thrall.
Promoting farm mechanization has had similarly disastrous social consequences. In many areas, the introduction of farm machinery has changed the very economic and social basis on which farm-work is traditionally organized. Tasks which previously required the cooperation of farmers can now be performed by a machine: those who are able to buy the machinery can pick and choose their labour force regardless of social obligations, and are often able to take over land from the poor due to the increased control over production which mechanization brings them. Independent peasants are thus transformed into farm labourers, whose working conditions and rewards are increasingly determined by "market" forces. In this context, displacing labour through mechanization can only further marginalize peasants, thousands of whom are cast out to join the growing ranks of the rural unemployed. In a buyer's market, and without effective legal or trade union protection, real wages for labourers have declined in many Third World countries, making the survival of the poor even more precarious.
Mechanization, the creation of a pool of landless labourers, the introduction of non-traditional crops and the availability of fertilizer have enabled wealthier farmers to expand the size of farms, either because they are no longer constrained by labour shortages or because the new machinery and inputs enable them to cultivate previously marginal land. One result has been to raise the value of land, fuelling land speculation, triggering rent rises, squeezing peasant farmers and encouraging rural violence. In some cases, farmers have simply sold out; in others they have been forcibly dispossessed by hired gunmen. In both cases, it is the hand of the largest landowners which has been strengthened at the expense of the poor.
The Corporate Stranglehold FAO's die-hard commitment to promoting export crops has further compounded the social and economic fallout of agricultural intensification. In some countries, almost all the best agricultural land is used for export crops — including non-food crops, from carnations to cotton. In Guatemala, the area of land under coffee production rose by almost a third between 1950 and 1977, whilst that under cotton leapt from 5,000 hectares in 1948 to 89,500 in 1967. In the Philippines, half the country's prime agricultural land is used to grow export crops. Vast plantations have displaced thousands of peasants, forcing them to cultivate marginal, less productive lands with predictable ecological consequences. The beneficiaries have been multinational corporations and the elites of the Third World. The further intensification of agriculture can only tighten their stranglehold on the production and distribution of agricultural produce.
FAO has never satisfactorily explained how encouraging export crops is in any way compatible with its avowed goal of "eliminating hunger and rural poverty." By definition, food that is exported cannot be eaten by local people. This may seem obvious but it has not deterred FAO from encouraging farmers in the poorest and most famine-stricken countries in the world to grow crops for export. In 1973, 36 of the nations most seriously affected by hunger and malnutrition exported food to the US — a pattern that still continues. Indeed, the Third World as a whole exports more food to the industrialized world than it either imports or receives in food aid. How can you possibly hope to feed those starving in the South by exporting their crops to the already well-fed populations of the North? Nor is it just their food that is exported: the biomass of the crop is also lost to them, and with it a major source of soil fertility.
The Global Supermarket Similarly, the policy of forcing peasants into the cash economy — or, as you put it, transforming agriculture into "a dynamic sector" — has only served to intensify the plight of the poor. In the global supermarket which your policies have helped create, people earning perhaps 25 dollars a year — if they are lucky — must compete for the same food with people who earn 25 dollars an hour, or even 25 dollars a minute. In such circumstances, food can only go in one direction — towards those with the money to buy it. Only those who have the income to translate their biological needs into "effective demand" get to eat — and such people constitute a smaller and smaller proportion of the world's population. Not surprisingly, study after study has shown that when peasants enter the market, their nutritional status declines, principally because they do not have hard cash to buy the food they once grew for themselves.
You seem unconcerned by this. So long as a country can satisfy the "effective demand" for commerciallygrown foodstuffs, such as wheat, you judge it to be "self-sufficient". On that basis, you proudly proclaim even India to be a success story — blithely ignoring the fact that many tens of millions of Indians are malnourished and that many of the foodstuffs you use as indicators of self-sufficiency are not staple foods for the mass of the population. It is a telling example of your blinkered approach to the problems of hunger.
More of the Same We could go on. We could detail the environmental devastation caused by your policies (see Vandana Shiva, this issue), we could point to the number of people killed and poisoned by pesticides (see Barbara Dinham, this issue), and to human rights abuses that have resulted. The question, Mr Saouma, is why you refuse to reassess those policies? Why you so strongly opposed a serious and independent review of FAO
The Ecologist, Vol. 21, No. 2, March/April 1991 proposed by Norway at your 1987 Conference and insisted on engineering a whitewash for your policies? Why, despite all the evidence of their destructiveness, your only response is to push ahead with these policies still more vigorously? You now want to extend the Green Revolution to Africa. You want farmers to embrace biotechnology. You want governments to be more aggressive in promoting a free market in agricultural goods. You want them to endorse the new GATT proposals under the Uruguay Round — proposals which would make it "GATT-illegal" to ban imports of cheap foods even when such imports undermine a country's agricultural base; proposals which would also make it illegal to prevent exports of food, even in times of famine. How can such policies help the poor? (For a discussion of the new GATT proposals see 'Special GATT Issue', The Ecologist Vol. 20, No. 6, 1990).
Sustainable Development? The only concession you seem to be prepared to make to your critics is to cloak your policies in the fashionable but vacuous language of "sustainable development", even describing your latest policy document — World Agriculture: Towards 2000 — as providing a "transition to sustainable agriculture" (see Edward Goldsmith, this issue). But what is sustainable about a policy that seeks to extend cultivation onto land which you admit to be be highly vulnerable to erosion and desertification? That seeks to increase the amount of land under perennial irrigation by 20 per cent, when irrigation is already depleting water sources at a rate far above recharge? That seeks to increase fish production from seas which you admit are grossly overfished? That seeks to increase the number of cattle on rangelands which you admit to be overgrazed? That seeks to "protect" forests by intensifying their commercial use and clearing them for agricultural land? What is sustainable about encouraging farmers to adopt crops that require high inputs of water in an age when water scarcity is likely to be a major constraint on production? That seeks to increase the dependence of farmers on fossil fuels when this can only add to global warming? And where will the 1500 billion dollars needed to implement your programme be found? You tell us that it can be raised through taxing farmers. How will this help those who are already crippled by debt? How will this sustain their livelihoods?
Food Security You will no doubt respond that in an increasingly populated world, we have no option but to increase agricultural output through intensification. But there is little to be gained by increasing production if those who produce the food do not get to eat it or if their environment is degraded in the process. The issue is not how to maximize output, Mr Saouma, but how to
maximize food security. It is surely time you learned the difference.
Throughout the Third World, local people already know the value of food security. Indeed, they have evolved numerous different agricultural strategies for achieving precisely that end [see pp.86-98) — strategies that are fine-tuned to local environmental conditions and which reflect the inventiveness, vitality and dynamism of local people in meeting the challenges that agriculture has always posed.
You will say that such systems are unproductive and outdated, that they cannot meet the needs of the modern age. But whose needs do you have in mind, Mr Saouma? Certainly they have little to offer the manufacturers of pesticides; or the manufacturers of tractors and other farm machinery; or those who would construct large-scale irrigation works; or the political elites in the developing world whose allegiance you rely upon. But they have everything to offer those who are starving, those who have been marginalized and impoverished by the development process. The problem, Mr Saouma, is not that such strategies are outdated but that they are being systematically undermined by the policies you are promoting.
Indeed, ensuring food security requires an approach to agriculture that is, in almost every respect, the reverse of FAO's present policies: • Instead of encouraging the spread of
monocultures, it requires encouraging systems that grow a diversity of crops — thus protecting genetic diversity, minimizing pest infestations without recourse to pesticides and safeguarding farmers against the vagaries of climate (see Miguel A. Altieri, this issue); • Instead of encouraging resource-intensive,
capital-intensive and bureaucratically-managed agricultural systems, it demands farming systems that put the control of inputs and decision-making in the hands of local people, not middlemen or distant government officials; • Instead of encouraging export crops, it would
encourage growing food for local people and letting them plant what they want to plant, rather than what international markets dictate; • Instead of encouraging trading patterns that
favour the developed countries and Third World elites at the expense of the world's poor, it would encourage trading patterns that encourage local self-reliance; • Instead of encouraging the concentration of
land in the hands of those who have no obligations to feed local people, it would encourage the devolution of control of local resources to those who depend upon them.
Fighting for Farmers We have no doubt that there are powerful lobbies
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The Canisius volleyball team opened its Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference schedule with a three-set win at Saint Peter's on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Griffins won 25-22, 25-21, 25-22 to win for the third time in the last four matches.
Senior Emily Elek had 11 kills and a .556 attack percentage to go along with five digs and two blocks. Freshman Jacklyn Malusa added 13 kills with eight digs while senior Roxanne Hernandez had six kills and three blocks. Junior Emily Litwin had 13 digs while setters Sydney Palka and Grace Streicher combined for 35 assists as Canisius hit a season-high .292 on the day.
"Road wins are never to be taken lightly, especially in conference play," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. "We didn't play our best volleyball, but came out with a win and now will face a much-improved Rider team on Sunday."
Canisius took control of the first set with a four-point run, going up 16-12 on a spurt that included kills from Elek and senior Jessica Warner. Saint Peter's (2-11, 0-1 MAAC) fought back and took a 22-21 lead, but Canisius scored the final four points of the set, getting four kills from four different players, capped by a kill from sophomore Lauren Siebert to take the first set.
The teams played another tight set, with the score tied at 19-19. A kill from Warner gave Canisius the lead it wouldn't relinquish. The Griffs went up 23-20 after a triple block from Hernandez, Warner and Malusa, forced a set point after another kill from Warner and went up 2-0 in the match after a Saint Peter's error.
The third set featured more of the same, with the match tied at 22-22. Canisius would take the final three points to close out the match. A kill from Siebert, error by Saint Peter's and kill from Malusa gave the Griffs the win in their conference opener.
Canisius (3-9, 1-0 MAAC) concludes its opening weekend of conference play at Rider University on Sunday afternoon. Match time at Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, N.J. is set for 1 p.m.
Notes: Canisius has now won 17 of the last 20 meetings with Saint Peter's, including three straight years at the Yanitelli Center… Canisius won its MAAC opener for the sixth time in the last seven seasons… Canisius hit .375 in the first set and .364 in the third set… Warner posted five kills on 10 attacks… Malusa had five kills in the first set while Elek had five kills in the second set… The match featured 27 ties and 14 lead changes.