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Hey guys, i know a good bit of you are over in VA beach. Gotta a question about an area over that way.. not back bay. someone familiar with the local waters shoot me a PM. thinking about making a drive and scouting this weekend but didnt know if there were local laws or a million blinds already.
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There is the oft repeated story of the Emperor who frightened people to such an extent none would dare tell him that he was entirely naked in public for fear of punishment. President Sarkozy of France has fired several people who committed the crime of allowing his majesty to hear the unfortunate sound of boos in the background. A Normandy police chief and a local official were both lost their jobs because during the Sarkozy visit the president was able to hear the sound of people booing him in the distance. A police chief in Corsica was fired because some demonstrators invaded the garden of a friend of the French president. During his recent visit, Sarkozy was overheard referring to the prefect who was in charge of crowd control, as ""Quel con, ce prefet" which translates into "What an arsehole, this prefect."
Perhaps, in the perfect world of Sarkozy, the world loves him, and there are no negative views that one could have concerning the ideas of the perfect president. Of course, the United States had such a president for eight years and the result was economic chaos and military disasters. It might pay Sarkozy to actually listen to a few boos.


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Re: Over Powered in 30 knots?
I had a Ranger 26 that I sometimes sailed with the jib alone, but not in heavy winds. Easing the jib will reduce the lee helm somewhat and also keep the boat on its feet, but a reefed main with a fully let out traveller would have given you a balanced boat, much more control, and way less heeling.
And remember,good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from surviving bad judgement
Over Powered in 30 knots?
Good stuff, Med - thx! Hadn't heard chicken gybe but have done a few . Sheeting in a letting out well-timed make a huge difference in controlling a jibe!
Re: Over Powered in 30 knots?
I feel like I should clarify a couple of terms for all. After all, I did introduce the "wear ship" term into the fray.
I will use the original poster's clock analogy to provide the visual for the following definitions.
1. Tack
2. Gybe
3. Wear Ship
4. Chicken Gybe
If we assume the wind is coming from 12:00 and you are sailing with the bow pointed at 2:00 you are close hauled on a port tack. If you were to swing the bow through the wind at 12:00 and end up closed hauled again with the bow now at 10:00 you have TACKED through the wind and you are now close hauled on a starboard tack.
2. Gybe:
We will continue to assume the wind is blowing from 12:00, only this time the bow is pointed at 4:00. You are on a run (or running before the wind) on a port tack. If you were to swing the bow through 6:00 (DDW or dead downwind) the main and jib would flop over with some force to the other side of the boat. If you continued to swing the bow around to be pointing at 8:00 you have now GYBED and are now on a run on a starboard tack.
3. Wear Ship:
This is another way to tack, where the goal is to get the bow from 2:00 to 10:00 as in example 1. Wind is still coming from 12:00. Assuming you are closed hauled with the bow pointing at 2:00 you are again close haled on a port tack. Your boat doesn't like to go through the wind so instead of turning the bow towards the wind, you turn it away from the wind. Your bow quickly swings through 3,4,5,6 (sails gybe here),& 7,8,9 o'clock and you end up at 10:00, close hauled on a starboard tack. You have just Worn Ship, and gybed around to your new tack.
4. Chicken Gybe:
This is a favorite way to avoid gybing in heavy winds where the force of the boom coming across the boat may do damage. Perhaps the wind is blowing hard (still from the 12:00 direction) and you are too short handed to have someone quickly sheet in, and quickly release the main-sheet for a regular gybe. As in example 2 you are on a port run with the bow facing 4:00. You want to get the bow to face 8:00 but you fear damage if you gybe. You turn the bow into the wind and the bow goes through 3, 2, 1, 12, 11, 10, 9 and you end up with the bow facing 8:00 on a starboard run. You have now completed a Chicken Gybe, as you tacked around through the wind to reach your new downwind course.
I hope that is helpful.
Re: Over Powered in 30 knots?
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If you have the money, that place is sweet. Very Spanish Riviera feeling.
Re: Over Powered in 30 knots?
I''m not sure if this has been mentioned but if you must sail upwind under jib alone you can usually tack if you foot off just a shy higher than a beam reach, then as you turn the boat into the wind let the jib go and your momentum should carry you through the tack. By pulling the jib tight as you get closer to the wind you are actually worsening your balance by causing more pressure on the jib making it harder to complete the tack.
I think a lot of these pointers in this thread depend a lot on the boat you are on. Some boats sail up wind on jib alone, and some on main alone.
One more point: if you get get knocked to a dead stop head to wind, you could let the boat drift back while steering onto the new tack backwards, sheet in and go.
Re: Over Powered in 30 knots?
Originally Posted by NCC320 View Post
Now that you've discussed the sailing pretty much in detail, please discuss docking and undocking without damaging the boat in these conditions. Don't spare details... this is a skill that I really want to learn (high wind docking and undocking, especially with crosswind).
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Re: Over Powered in 30 knots?
Originally Posted by tommays View Post
When i am out by myself it does depend on the boat BUT the Cal 29 needs a BIT of both sails to function well VS the J24 which does pretty good on Mainsail alone
Re: Over Powered in 30 knots?
Originally Posted by svHyLyte View Post
The center of pressure of the "standard jib" is far forward of the center of lateral resistance (keel, rudder et al) hence the yacht wants to turn down wind. To resist this you had the rudder hard over, likely well more than 45º hence you're attempting to drag a big rectalinear plate through the water. With all the drag of the rudder, wind on the mast and rigging et al you're going nowhere (but sideways) fast. And that comes as a surprise to you?
A large overlapping jib with the sheet-lead well aft so that the top 3rd of the leach rolls off to leeward will move the center of pressure aft and allow some yachts to make way to weather but it's had to manage the sail. It's tough on the boat and the sail and won't leave you with a lot of options if things get sideways. Moreover with wind and sea against you, tacking becomes an exercise in frustration if not futility. A Chicken Gybe will allow you to "tack" but a 300º turn will cost a lot of distance, particularly from 90º to 270º so what's the point when a deeply reefed main avoids (nearly) all of the issues?
Re: Over Powered in 30 knots?
Originally Posted by sailguy40 View Post
NCC320, sounds like the best advice yet. I could be just as crazy since I am going out in 25knots with a 22ft boat. Exactly why I lost a rudder so far but I needed to experience it at least a couple times in case im ever caught out for some reason. At least I can say been there. I sometimes worry I have out grown my boat since I have pushed it to its limits more then once. At the same time, since I have learned so much more, lately I have only been out in under 15 knot winds. Good thing is its like that around here 80% of the time. In the end its just not worth it going out in that running the risk of breaking things not to mention hull stress. I could not imagine the nightmare of losing a mast.
Morale of the story is don't assume-- And ffs make sure your standing rigging is up to par. I had 3 ppl out that day and when it broke they were panic stricken. I couldnt let them know I was quivering with fear myself--- You look up 36 feet and see your mast swinging about it doesn't feel good. It doesn't feel good.
Also, when things go bad and your 24 some ppl just assumes your an irresponsible idiot with no clue.
Re: Over Powered in 30 knots?
Originally Posted by NCC320 View Post
Going out in 30kts., gusting to 40kts. in a 26 ft. boat in choppy water.....really? You guys are tough. I have yet to see anyone intentionally go out in such conditions in this area. (And why would you want to anyway....you're just going to beat up the boat and yourself?) Now that you've discussed the sailing pretty much in detail, please discuss docking and undocking without damaging the boat in these conditions. Don't spare details... this is a skill that I really want to learn (high wind docking and undocking, especially with crosswind).
Well we were about a half mile north of Epping forest yacht club trying to head in a northerly direction when I got tired of being hit broadside after every failed tack. So I guess I did a "chicken gybe?" since I just whipped the boat from 2 o'clock down to 5:30.
So now we are running with the wind again and looking for a [place to dock. Problem is the docks jutting out from the riverbank are being pounded by waves and offer no protection. Then I spot Epping forest-- Its a small marina with a sea wall all the way around except for the entrance at 9 o'clock (really neat). Well, the wind and current actually helped now because I was going in the same direction. (I chose this place to dock bc my sister had work and because it was on the same course as I, including wind and current-and I knew my step dad could pick us up quickly!.)
Anyway, I sail to about 50 yards of the marina entrance then I bring down the jib and start floating in with wind and current. Didn't have enough momentum to make the entrance at 9 o'clock-- started shifting sideways, would have been pushed sideways along the outer seawall and banged to death.. So I cranked up my unreliable engine. 8 HP barely moved me through the chop-- For a minute I thought I had ran aground but I knew the swells were lifting me way to high for that to be the case... 8 HP is just to small an engine imo.
Anway, Engine cranks and I start sliding towards the entrance. I veer out to the outer wall and like a long U come right in the Marina which calms down immediately. Took my first right and Throw the boat in neutral and floated about 40-50 ft to an empty slip. Still moving 1-2 knots when I approach slip (told sister to throw over fenders to starboard side already) so I just kick the engine in reverse and I come to a stop with a slight bump on the bow. Kill the engine, tell the sister to grab the bow line I grab the stern line and now we just invaded a multimillion dollar yacht club surrounded by mansions!
Then I mosey on up to the Harbor master, hes in his late 60's, captain something, tell him of my adventure and then relish the look given to a 24 yr old who shinnied his boat under jib into his marina when not one other boat was out on the St. Johns besides a 40+ power yacht.
Now, this sounds like a gloating posts and some of it is. You did not ask me to mention all of my mistakes, because they were made.
(If ever you throw out a stern anchor, remember dummy, you have winches all around you! Use the winch to help get the anchor up otherwise your hands will be raw.)
***Want to add- The epping forest yacht club harbormaster and staff are very freindly people. They were very understanding and when I offered to pay them for slip usage they steadfastly denied. They were just glad my sister and I had found somewhere safe to stop. So, just wanted to give them some love. Also, beautiful place. If you have the money, that place is sweet. Very Spanish Riviera feeling.
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Of late, growing vegetables in the city has become the preferred hobby for well-educated hipsters. But the modern concept of urban agriculture is much older and broader than its trendiness would suggest; for example, Ebenezer Howard's Garden City movement began in the late 1800s. The new book Carrot City: Creating Places for Urban Agriculture (The Monacelli Press, $50) delves into the past and present of city farming, examining 40 recent and future projects that weave in edible greenery among the concrete.
Authored by architects Mark Gorgolewski and June Komisar and urban agriculture expert Joe Nasr, the book highlights mostly Canadian and American projects, with a few from the U.K., the Netherlands, and one each from China and Argentina. Built projects, like Teeple Architects' 60 Richmond Street East Housing Co-operative in Toronto (featured in our March 2008 issue), mingle with unbuilt ones such as Mithun's Center for Urban Agriculture in Seattle.
Both of these efforts are part of the book's "Redesigning the Home" chapter, which focuses on urban farming in residential communities. Another chapter is devoted entirely to products and systems that facilitate urban agriculture, such as composters and greenhouse technologies.


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The Chardonnay is made with 100% organic grapes grown in two beautiful vineyards in Mendocino and Lake Counties. One near Ukiah, CA, farmed organically since 1998 by Mary Fetzer and her son Tyler, lying alongside the Russian River on alluvial benchland soils. The other near Clear Lake farmed organically for more than 20 years by iconic Lake County grower Ron Bartolucci, with a combination of volcanic clay and ash, and alluvial deposits.
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Beyond Napa and Sonoma in the north you find a couple of other counties producing great wine. Among these are Mendocino and Lake County. The northernmost California winegrowing regions, these two counties are right above Napa and Sonoma, geographically. Yet, wine-wise they are very different – both from their southern neighbors and from each other.
Notable FactsMendocino has a high amount of organic vintners and vines. The first winery to settle here was Fetzer, which practices organic viticulture and holds some of the most vineyard land in the area. Mendocino has many pockets of micro-climates while Lake County, being smaller in size, is less diverse climactically. As for the grapes, Chardonnay is the most popular in both counties, but there are also some excellent Sauvignon Blancs, particularly in the Lake County. In red wine, Zinfandel leads the way, followed by Rhone Blends and Petite Sirah. The reds in both counties are complex and sumptuous. Anderson Valley is a sub-AVA of Mendicino and is quite well known for its excellent cool climate, producing the delicious Roederer Estate sparkling wines and some wonderful cool-climate Syrah.
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Posted 29 November 2012 - 04:16 AM
you're going to need money for practices, tournaments, sponsorship deals, etc. it all costs money. If you are tight on money, then honestly, save yourself some stress and missed bills by just playing recball.
theres no reason you can't progress your game by playing rec ball. personally, theres not a ton you can be taught in a few weekends that will instantly make you a better player. so be cautious about putting down a bunch of money for clinics and "training camps".
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Posted 29 November 2012 - 07:32 PM
I'm a rec baller but I am a free agent for tourney ball. If you are new I would personally recommend playing rec ball until you are good, progress to playing with teams at open team practices, go to paintball clinics, go be a free agent/pick up player, then commit to a team when you have a lot of money.
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Posted 29 November 2012 - 11:24 PM
Scroll through the videos, pick and choose ones you want to watch. Very informative videos. I've watched probably all of them!
Another thing.. If that field player certification thing is something you get from the program. Most teams probably won't recognize it as anything special unless this program is some huge thing in your area. Just my $0.02 on that
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Posted 30 November 2012 - 12:15 AM
Play with better players and skills will go up, plain and simple. But personally I wouldn't do any tourneys unless you feel like you can rape at d4
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Posted 01 December 2012 - 12:04 PM
In other words, "sandbag"?
But personally I wouldn't do any tourneys unless you feel like you can rape at d4
Much like the teams you're likely to get raped by regardless?
Personally, I don't much care for the mainstream tournament scene as it seems to be centered around money rather than sportsmanship (It's a wonder why we're not taken seriously as a sport ). I've been a rec-baller for years now, despite being approached by quite a few teams, and have performed just fine and have always had fun with it.
I'll piggy-back on the other guys and say that, unless you have disposable income, I wouldn't worry about tournaments.
This camp however, is different.
So long as it's affordable and has no unreasonable obligations (e.g. having to be their walking advertisement to attend), I see no harm in attending. I've no idea what this certification you're talking about is (last I checked, you needed only money and desire to play paintball), but if you feel it will make you better, then go for it.
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McCann Natatorium
Built in 1977 through the generosity of Marist athletics supporter James J. McCann, the McCann Natatorium is one of the premier aquatic facilities in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The natatorium is home to the Marist men's and women's swimming and diving and women's water polo programs.
The most dominant swimming and diving teams in the MAAC, the Red Foxes have won more league championships than any other school in the conference. Swimming and Diving is the most decorated varsity program within the Marist Athletics Department. The 265,000-gallon facility, ranging in depth from 4 feet to 13 feet, provides six 25-yard lanes and an independent diving well. The well contains two 1-meter Duraflex diving boards and one 3-meter Duraflex diving board.
Separating the diving well from the lap pool is a seven-foot-wide Whitten movable bulkhead. The bulkhead was installed in 2001, the same year the aquatic facility was re-coated with a Marcite surface. Mezzanine level spectator seating provides room for up to 325 fans while deck level seating can accommodate up to 320.
The 5,400-square-foot deck contains a training trampoline for divers along with ample space for numerous conditioning opportunities for the men's and women's swimming and diving teams. Locker rooms are easily accessible, located directly off the deck. A Colorado timing system, installed in 1978, is used to record all swimming and diving outcomes. A new 10' high by 13' wide Daktronics video board, which was installed in in the fall of 2015, has transformed the spectator experience in the natatorium.
In 2000, the natatorium became the home of the women's water polo team. The Red Foxes played their first home match against Iona in March of 2000. The movable bulkhead and pool depth make the natatorium an optimal site for water polo competition. A new Colorado water-polo specific timing and scoring system was added in 2005.
The McCann Natatorium served as the host to the MAAC Swimming and Diving Championships from 1997 to 2000. The MAAC Women's Water Polo Championships were held at the natatorium from 2004 to 2007. The facility was also selected as the Springboard Diving competition venue for the 2005 Empire State Games. In 2015 the old scoreboard was replaced with a new Daktronics video board.
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I wanted to know if anyone has done this costume? I would love to do it, and needed some really good ref pics to make this.
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I wanted to know if anyone has done this costume? I would love to do it, and needed some really good ref pics to make this.
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I didn't see it there. I am talking about this costume.
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that particular costume doesn't actually appear in the game.. just in action figure form
Its in the play station version after you kill the basdilisk riding mandalorian and his minions you get that costume , does in my one any way
Oooh, that flightsuit is going to be tough to replicate, red top, blue bottom, the costumer would have to be pretty keen with the dying.
correct. in the playstation version, there is a mando suit called the bounty hunter disguise that he gets prior to his mission to recruit Kota. It looks very mando... minus the helmet.
In the ps2 version its not blue and red, last I looked it was very boba with black soft parts. I would have to look at it again.
He has mando armor on in the 360 version when the apprentice is on Bespin. Gaunts, chestpieces, and all minus the helmet.
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Just as carpenters are told to ''measure twice and cut once," state officials should recheck key assumptions before they go ahead with plans to extend the Green Line to Somerville and Medford.
They should start with claims that the project will greatly reduce air pollution. Air quality was the main reason state environmental officials required construction of 14 transit projects, including the Green Line, when they approved the Big Dig's key environmental permit in 1990, ruling that the projects were ''absolutely necessary to achieve greater air quality improvements in metropolitan Boston."
Eleven of these projects mainly extending and adding commuter rail lines have been built or are under construction. Three are delayed: the Green Line, connecting the Red and Blue Lines at Charles Street, and restoring the Arborway trolley line. Consequently, the Conservation Law Foundation, which pushed for the original transit commitments, and others are suing to force construction of the projects because, in the words of CLF President Philip Warburg, the projects ''help make up for the air pollution generated by the cars and trucks using the Big Dig road system."
The data, however, tell quite a different story. In 1991, while conducting analyses required by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, state environmental and transportation officials found that the 14 transit projects would produce less than 1 percent of the two pollutants that combine in sunlight to form smog: volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides. More recently, data in transportation and air quality plans issued by state agencies in 2002 and 2003 show that the Green Line extension would produce a less than .005 percent reduction in emissions of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides in eastern Massachusetts. The Red Line/Blue Line connector and Arborway project would produce even fewer benefits.
The problem is that building the Green Line will have virtually no impact on automobile traffic. Depending on which MBTA study you believe, it will induce between 3,540 and 14,000 people to switch from cars to transit. Even the higher figure is a miniscule share of the 770,000 people who drive to work in Boston or the 1.8 million people in the region who commute by car.
In addition, because of stricter federal standards, cars built since the mid-1990s emit 97 percent fewer volatile organic compounds and 88 percent less nitrogen oxides than cars built in the '60s. As a result, while most cars produce very little pollution, about 10 percent produce roughly 50 percent of all pollution from cars. If the state replaced 500 of these high-polluting cars with Toyota Priuses, it would achieve the same air quality benefits as getting 14,000 people to abandon their cars for the new Green Line. The Prius strategy would cost about $10 million, about 2.5 percent of the Green Line extension's estimated capital cost.
Defenders of the other Big Dig transit projects have responded such data by claiming a narrow focus on air pollution ignores the transit projects' many other benefits, such as spurring compact development and aiding less affluent communities. State officials should assess such claims before they proceed. There is, for example, no clear data showing that regions with extensive downtown-oriented rail transit systems have more jobs in their urban core than comparable areas without rail transit.
The Green Line extension will cost at least $340 million to build; the two other unbuilt Big Transit projects will cost about $250 million. Before we spend that money we should ask whether other transit projects, including other rail transit projects, can produce greater benefits in terms of air quality, congestion reduction, mobility, economic development, and economic opportunity. We should ask, moreover, whether we can achieve the same goals more effectively via careful investments in other areas such as health care, education, the environment, or even tax cuts.
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Mark Krikorian Thinks Hispanics Can Disagree Only Based On Ethnic History
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In a post Thursday on National Review Online, Mark Krikorian attempted to deflect criticism from Sen. Marco Rubio against so-called "Democratic" Hispanic critics, writing, "Apparently it's news that 'Rubio faces Hispanic Critics.' " According to the Politico article Krikorian was referencing, "the broader Hispanic electorate" is not enthused with Rubio because of "his hard-line stance on immigration," especially in light of recent revelations about his background. But Krikorian rationalized the criticism as "phony," claiming that it's "hilarious" to expect Rubio to appeal to a broader swath of Hispanics because of their shared ethnic history.
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Here's a hint: his critics are -- drum roll -- Democrats! The controversy itself is obviously phony (the Post has his parents' 1956 immigration application but we can't see Obama's transcripts?), but what's really hilarious is the idea that a Cuban-American Republican is somehow naturally going to appeal to Mexican-American Democrats just because their ancestors came from countries that were once both part of Spain's long-defunct empire. News flash: Cubans aren't Mexicans. Puerto Ricans aren't New Mexico Hispanos. And Mayan-speaking Guatemalans certainly aren't Portuguese. The very idea of an "Hispanic" or "Latino" identity is an ahistorical fiction, but one we are doing everything in our power to create and reinforce.
Setting aside the fact that the Politico article also highlighted Republican critics of Rubio or that it was in no way making the point that Rubio's appeal, or non-appeal, is predicated on his ethnicity, what is Krikorian really saying here? Is he really pushing the idea that the only reason one Hispanic can disagree with another is because one is an American of Puerto Rican descent and the other is an American of Cuban descent? Is he in fact claiming Hispanics or Latinos don't have the intellectual capacity to take sides because, well, they can't really argue the merits of an issue since ethnic history trumps all?
This premise would be ridiculous in this day and age, but not for Krikorian. He has stated that Haiti is "so screwed up" because "it wasn't colonized long enough." He once blamed a bank's demise on its diversity policy -- specifically, its commitment to Hispanic diversity. He has repeatedly suggested that the U.S.-born children of foreign nationals, because they won't be raised in the United States, could one day grow up to become terrorists. (And there's more.) And let's not forget that Krikorian is the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, which is part of an anti-immigrant network comprised of hate groups founded on nativist ideology.
In his apparent dig at the Politico article, the headline of Krikorian's piece reads: "They All Look the Same to Me." But the article highlighted important issues from Hispanics, namely Rubio's "anti-immigrant" stance, which Rep. Luis Gutierrez blasted as "xenophobic" and "tied to the extremist right wing." Rubio's immigration stance, reported the article, is seen as problematic in light of recent revelations that Rubio's parents reportedly weren't Cuban "exiles," as he'd claimed all along, but immigrants whose story mirrors those whom he "want[s] to deny an opportunity in the United States today," as Gutierrez said.
The Politico article also reported:
"He is a laughing stock in the Southwest ... because people discovered he wasn't telling the truth about his political Cuban exile history," said DeeDee Garcia Blase, founder of Somos Republicans, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based GOP group that backs a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants. "They are saying, at the end of the day, 'He is just like us. His mom and dad came here; they migrated because of economic reasons, just like the rest of us.' "
Those are real grievances, and they have nothing to do with ethnic history. And the Politico article was hardly suggesting that all Hispanics share the same views, but immigration has been an issue that resonates with them more than any other group of people.
Krikorian goes on to offer this advice:
This is why we need to start treating Colombians and Cubans, Mexicans and Dominicans as regular immigrant groups, not a new collective "minority" group whose phony leaders want in on the gravy train. The place to start would be to banish from all government record-keeping any reference to race or ethnicity other than for blacks -- I long for the day we can rid of that classifications too, but there's a difference in kind between the historical experience of black Americans, on the one hand, and every other group of people in our country, on the other.
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Simply...I am a call maker. In today's market most call makers flame polish clear and transparent acrylic. However we polish and buff solids and pearls as they don't flame polish well due to the dyes. With that, alcohol will craze (small cracks through the acrylic) any call that has been flame polished. Now can you use alcohol on solids and pearls...I am in the school of telling people to simply not use any alcohol on acrylics to 100% guarantee that your call does not become damaged. Warm water and soap will clean any acrylic call 100% and will not damage the acrylic. Dont take the chance of ruining your call...Hope this helps to clarify some miss conceptions
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'"There is a rich history of professional hockey in Portland and we hope to add to that winning tradition," said Regier. "During our tenure with our previous AHL affiliation, our franchise model was to draft and to develop young prospects and build our success from a core group within. With our current roster of players like Ryan Miller, Jason Pominville, Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek, we have been able to develop our system with positive results. It's critical for the survival and success of the Buffalo Sabres franchise to continue to add quality, young players that can develop within our system and grow as professionals."'
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The Spike TV Videogame Awards are coming up, and Spike has just announced that they'll bestow their second-ever Gamer God award upon Blizzard Entertainment's three founders, Mike Morhaime, Allen Adham, and Frank Pearce. In addition, Diablo III's full opening cinematic will make its world premiere during the show. Check out Spike TV's official announcement for full details, and tune into the VGAs on December 10 at 8:00 p.m. / 7:00 p.m. Central.
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the professional game-industry organization dedicated to advancing the artistic values of the interactive entertainment community, just announced that our very own Frank Pearce, Blizzard Entertainment cofounder and EVP of product development, has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Frank brings his own special brand of grumpy wisdom and blunt objectivity to the AIAS Board, and will represent the interests of the Horde and the Alliance equitably. See the AIAS' official press release for more information. Congrats, Frank!
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Jack Wilshere is a shining example that talent triumphs over both age and nationality at Arsenal.
In his 11 year spell with the Gunners, Arsène Wenger has, at times, been criticised for failing to develop English talent ripe for senior football. There is little evidence to bear this out and a glance at playing personnel in England's top two divisions tells a very different story. James Harper, Ashley Cole, Stuart Taylor, Fabrice Muamba, Anthony Stokes, Jermaine Pennant, Jerome Thomas, Steven Sidwell, David Bentley to name a handful; all have made an impact in the Premier League after cutting their teeth with the Gunners.
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If you have just bought yourself a shiny new Retina Display touting new iPad 3, chances are you may be thinking conventional TV is a bygone, what with its measly 1080p resolution. But, if you're interested in sharing your multimedia with persons other than yourself, the new Apple TV is surely the way to do it.
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Starting from the top, the Apple TV is Apple's solution to a media playing set-top box - if you will, a Cupertino version of the hugely popular Western Digital WD TV and Popcorn Hour series and media playback-touting Blu-ray players. However, unlike those boxes, the Apple TV's main task isn't simply playing back the files you already have - whether stored on a local hard drive, Blu-ray disc or a networked drive - but rather to stream content from online and directly from your other Apple devices. While you can use iTunes on Windows for this, Android/Linux/Symbian/Windows Phone devices need not apply.
Given this basic remit, the Apple TV doesn't need pack itself full of features and so is a very small and simple device. Its dimensions are just 98 x 98 x 23mm – smaller than a tin of shaving soap – and it weighs a mere 270g. It's the sort of device that's so small it's almost in danger of being pulled around by the cables plugged into it.
Thankfully the power cable, which comes beautifully curled up in the box, lies nice and flat so shouldn't cause problems, and if you stump up for an Apple HDMI cable (not something we'd recommend, being as you can get much cheaper ones) it likewise doesn't come out the packet bent and twisted ready to wreak cabling havok.
Also in the box is the wonderfully simplistic, elegant and solidly-built aluminium remote. Sporting only 7 buttons (including the four directions on the D-pad), it isn't best suited for typing in emails and passwords, but once past the Apple TV's initial setup you should seldom have cause to do such things. Moreover, you can use the Remote app on your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices to control the Apple TV. Just swipe up and down and tap the screen to move around the menus, and use the onscreen touch keyboard for typing. What you can't do, however, is connect a keyboard, whether Bluetooth or wired – the Apple way is all very well but, really, no keyboard support?
Round the back are the connections, consisting of the figure-of-eight power socket (no need for a power brick), HDMI output, microUSB service port, optical S/PDIF audio output for piping audio output to an AV receiver, and a Gigabit Ethernet port. WiFi N is also built in, so you have a choice of Wi-Fi convenience or Ethernet reliability and speed. One thing to note is if for some reason your network connection authenticates through a browser login, you won't be able to get online as the Apple TV has no web browser.
As for connectivity, though, that's it. No SD slots for looking at your photos and videos straight from your camera, no USB port for plugging in a USB stick or USB hard drive, no aerial for recording TV and certainly no Blu-ray drive.
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there are products made for urethane stripping the one i use is in a aerosol can, mar-hyde produces it and also kleen-strip(bulldog)and i have never had any issues with it.
and there are plenty of us ASE cert guys out there and our opinions well you know how the line goes.
any advice jc and bondo king give you is golden. they are also LIL members.
Preping bumbers and Plastic parts
First off DO NOT USE strippers as everyone stated !!!!!!!
Next use 120-220 grit to DA the parts or have them media blasted, 80 grit
will leave you with a mess that you will wish never happened. Any primer that is flexible can be used so long as it will work with your paint system. But you must use flexible primers. You also need to watch out for parts that where primed with a WATER BASED PRIMER this was started 20+ yrs. ago as a eco friendly try. The water based is still in use today on some parts. The last thing is you MUST USE FLEX AGENTS IN YOUR PAINT!!!! It DOSEN'T WEAR OUT OR FADE AWAY. I have used it on Vettes to stop the spider webs from coming back and it works even better on bumbers and plastic. If you want to see what happens to a bumper without flex just look at cars in the mall with little bump on the bumber, you will see chip and large cracks.
And for what is worth I am an ASE Master auto body tech. along with Dupont & Sikkens paint schools + 34yrs of collision & Retro work.
Good luck and I hope all goes well on your project.
One of my businesses is reconditioning plastic bumper covers. Never use a chemical to strip the color coat and clear or you will end up in trouble sooner rather than later. You only need to strip the clear to get a primer onto the paint underneath. Strongly recommend that you strip the clear with a DA sander starting with #120 so as not to leave any scratches, then to #180. You have to get every last bit of clear off or it will flake the paint, so you will also have to do a bit of hand sanding. Remember, it has soaked of years of wax. Get a plastic razor and tube of pin hole filler to fill the inevidable holes which appaear in the plastic. Give it a thick coat of Transtar 1225 or some other hi-build primer, then detail it again, and givve it a final coat of hi-build. Like painting metal, prep is everything. Spray your paint. We never use flex coat because bumper covers don't flap around like they used to, which produced the cracks. Clear the paint and mount the cover. The fun thing about plastic is that you can weld pieces of different covers together with fog light openings, ducting or whatever quite easily so that you are not stuck with a factory cover. Harbor Freight sells a decent cheap kit and rod that can get you started. Just remember to use the same type of plastic -- they cant be mixed. Reshaping plastic is also easy with a little patience and a heat gun. Good luck.
Thanks for all your help!
I tried the aircraft stripper on a small plastic part and it did indeed seem to melt the plastic. It didn't destroy the part but it seemed to weaken the plastic a bit, to the point where if you weren't carefull with the putty knife that it would cut into the plastic with ease. But once washed off good with soap and water and dried, it hardened back up. Anyway, I think I'm going to stop using the aircraft stripper and try the stuff mentioned above.
Also, I believe the consensus is to continue use of the SPI epoxy and SPI 2k without a flex additive.
Thanks for all your help,
Thats right on the Money man.
Good post !
thanks .. X
The thing to remember about flexibility, it's a time issue.
All things will harden eventually, it may take 100 yrs, but eventually.
I have had some clears stay flexible for a couple of years then
get brittle, so how much time is enough for a test?
And how much is acceptable?
I usually guarantee my paint for three years. That's what I shoot for.
I have redone some other body shops work that took that long to show up.
Especially blends, where the clear started to show differently.
My own "test" paint job with "Lazer-Dry" looked perfect for 3 yrs,
then went bad quickly.
That's why it's important to remember that just because the paint looks
perfect after being done or a couple of months doesn't mean
it's a really high quality paint job. Time has to pass.
There have been girls and guys on here giving advice about their own high
quality paint jobs and only started painting a year ago. That's not enough.
The real test is time, and for me the three year period seems to reveal
what really has been done.
So if you want to check flexibility or adhesion, I want to see it on
something at least a couple yrs old, then we'll know.
Bob... Since I work in a shop where we replace alot of bumper covers, I am thinking about bringing some small bumper pieces home from work to test. That stuff really sticks to everything, so I want to do some tests for the flexability, and really test the adhesion on them too.
|Aaron, Isn't that SPI epoxy some amazing stuff? I did some flexibility tests on steel panels with bending them 180 degrees and couldn't get the stuff to fracture, this was after a four week cure! Bob
I have a mixing cup in my garage that had SPI epoxy mixed in it. I have tried to get the stuff out. I have definately tested the flexability of the stuff there. I sure don't think it needs a flex additive in it.
I would go with the SPI epoxy on a bumper cover at any time, infact I am in the process of that right now.
Captain Lee's Auto Spra-Strip is what is recommended for fiberglass Corvettes.
I just used it and it dissolves the paint but not the primer. And the Corvette I just did was a '69 and it still had the factory primer on it. So it didn't even get to the fiberglass. I sanded the primer off afterwards. That was still a lot easier than sanding off the 2 layers of paint that were on top.
It is not supposed to eat into fiberglass at all.
Don't know about using it on urethane or plastic parts though. But if it doesn't go thru the primer, it should be OK on that too.
The 5425 primer has the flex additive built in, "You do not have to add it"
I mentioned this because you do not want to use primer on a flexable part
such as a bumper cover etc that could possibly chip away or crack if the
part was flexed etc. Keep in mind, Paint goes over the primer. If the primer
cracks or breaks away.. So will your paint !
Thanks.... X
I know that I don't know, you know?
I haven't used the flex agent in a long time and the bumpers
I've done have held up just fine.
My daughter has tested the flexibility out on steel panels for me,
(she smashes something regularly) and the paint has stayed on
amazingly well. So I'll keep painting without it.
The older flex agents did lose effectiveness over time.
If the flex agent uses "Polyglycidyl Ether Polymer"
(Excuse spelling as I don't have access where I'm at.)
This additive is a plasticizer and will remain flexible, only problem is its not required to be listed on MSDS or Label so how you will know, I don't know.
I do a lot of bumpers and I usually use stripper, I haven't had one melt
yet but I'm careful as I go to watch the progress.
Some of todays bumpers have so many little openings and grill work that
I don't see how it would be possible to sand all the paint away.
I have had some "fuzz-up" from sanding when dry sanding, so I avoid that.
Usually after stripping I wet sand the whole thing with 400 just to remove
all the residue from the stripper.
Some people don't prime bumpers before painting, they just apply a coat
of "Bulldog" adhesion promoter and paint. I'll do that for small sections but
for a complete bumper I still like to prime with a good 2K.
With the "el-cheapo" bumpers I usually paint I need the 2k for smoothing
out the imperfections that they're known for.
This is a quote from another forum on flex additives.
I think we've been misinformed on here.
The mfg's says it is permanent and keeps the paint softer.
"I used to believe the same thing, because sooooooo many people will tell you that flex will 'wear out' of the paint and it's only temporary. Many times they'll add something like 'just phone the manufacturers and they'll tell you the same'. So a while ago I did just that, I phoned dupont and asked them if flex was only temporary. THe guy sounded a bit like he had never even heard of that before, and of course it's not temporary. It lasts, it's permenant, the paint won't return to "original hardness". Just phone the manufacturers and they'll tell you the same!"
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text: Someone help me out because I don't want to be going down a slippery slope on this one but..... I can understand Tay not being available for games due to his back, but even with that it seems that at least one maybe two detroit press writers should have at least interviewed him by now. It is as though he has fell off the face of the earth. Rip on the other hand, should be spotted nightly, on the bench, waving the towel i.e. rooting the team on. I can guarantee that neither one will travel with the team on the next road trip. It's just sort of strange that at least you could get some kind of comment or two from the injured players on team development, rah, rah or a couple of atta boys of how the team is doing. Am going down a slippery slope on this one?, feel free to break my fall if I am wrong.


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As bad as the economy is I would imagine that you could get a rear clip and doors from them.
|Well, I did make note of all your suggestions, I will try to apply some of them and I will post my progress, you will have to wait about six months because Iam going to mexico for that length of time, I wish I could put the body on top of the motorhome, I know that they can do it, and very cheap, to all of you for all your good intencions "Muchas gracias Amigos"http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=1314357#
|Door: try Craigslist Houston shelby cobra replica hood and doors
Time or Money? Which have you got?
Money: Google ""COBRA" KIT CAR REAR END BODY" and you'll find a Craigslist San Diego for what you need for $300. Then pay about that to have it shipped to you.
Time: Reverse the shape of the right side to make a part to repair the left side.
Buy a gallon of polyester resin and several yards of 6 oz. fiberglass cloth. In the states you can get this at Wally World, Home Depot/Lowes or the local auto supply store. Also boating stores. Heavily wax your right quarter panel. Then lay up about three or four layers of cloth over the right quarter panel. Be sure to include the edge of the doorjamb so later you can index from that point back. Let it sit in the sun for a couple of days to harden up, then peel the new part off the body. It will be quite flexible. Clean the inside with wax remover.
Now here's the trick to reversing the shape: slice the new part into 1 inch wide strips vertically (like a vertical blind) and then reverse each strip as you fit it to the other side of the car. In other words, starting just behind the door jam, cut a 1 inch strip from the new part and fit it into the hole in the left side of the body next to the door jam. Then cut another strip from the new part and fit it up to the first strip you just attached. Keep cutting and attaching strips in this manner until you get to the back of the quarter panel and have filled the hole. Sure, the edge of each strip will be slightly out of whack with the next strip, but you dont care because you are only using these strips as a base so you can then build up the outer surface with more layers of glass cloth. I would use a saber saw with a very fine toothed blade to cut the strips.
Naturally, before you start repairing that quarter youre going to want to cut out all the damaged areas leaving straight edges that are easy to match up with new glass. Sand off the paint and the gelcoat too. Streetbeasts advertises that their bodies are extremely thick, so if yours is more than 3/16 inch thick, you can thin down the edges to less than that by grinding off the gelcoat and also grinding the inside, feathering the edges back a couple of inches.
Get some 5 minute epoxy glue. Now you can glue up the 1 inch strips to the inside of the body, one at a time so you can place each one a saw kerf apart from the next. The strips will be low (depressed) all over so that you can then build up the outer surface of the body with 6 or more layers of cloth, and some of those layers are going to carry over onto the feathered areas of the old body surfaces both inside and out, thus locking the repair into the existing body. Several layers of cloth can be added at one time until the repair is strong enough.
Now the real fun begins: the repaired area must be built up to the proper level and must be faired so all the body contours are correct with no waviness, and not only that but the new surface must be made of a material that expands and contracts the same as the original gelcoat on the rest of the body or the repair will map through your finished paint. You cant just use Bondo.
If you were a glutton for punishment you could keep adding layers of fiberglass mat (not cloth) to get the surface high, and then after it hardened up you could grind it down and then eventually cover it with gelcoat. You may already know that grinding on fiberglass is about as nasty as it gets. Alternatively, you could use Duraglas (get it at the auto paint store) which is an extremely hard waterproof putty and is approximately as hard as gelcoat. Its hard to grind and feather so you would need serious power tools to work it on a surface that large, BUT its still better than trying to work fiberglass. Also look up Vette Panel Adhesive made by Evercoat, the makers of Rage Gold, for use as a top coat instead of Rage/Bondo. You can order it in gallons.
After you get done you may wish you had bought a new body for about $2500US. They show up on Egay frequently.
Replicating parts
#1) Find a local 3D Laser Scanning Company
#2) Have it scanned
#3) It will be in a 3D Cad program and they can easily reverse it.
#4) Take the Cad design to a milling company and have it milled in Styrofoam. You'll be given options of the types of foams. The harder it is , the better your finish will be. The 3D Scanning company will know of somewhere in your area to have this done if you can't find them.
#5) Perfectly finish the foam
#6) Make a mold...for the best molding products use "Smooth-On " rubbers... Silicone mold rubbers are the best but you can use RTV that can be used many times and when finished you melt them down and start over... Quite simply to make the mold you seal the item,,,use a mold release... brush/spray/pour rubber over it,,, put a cast around it for supporting the rubber,,,called a mother mold... then cast your fiberglass resin/mesh into the mold.. put in each layer and roll it out to release air.. get your thickness you want (predetermine the amount of layers ) let completely cure and you are done... Again,, Silicone rubbers are the best for resins as the resin will not stick to the silicone and a release agent won't be needed. You can confirm this at Smooth-On
Note,,, do not finish the foam by adding layers of fiberglass mesh as the resulting part will be thicker then the original.. you only want to remove all voids in the foam to make it completely and perfectly smooth.. this is also why you want the foam to be very hard so that your sanding won't easily change the shape of the foam.
Anyone wanting to manufacture small parts,,, search 3D Laser Scanning and Rapid Prototyping,, you'll be amazed how they can make parts with a laser etc,, like laser printing of prototype parts.
If you like to tinker around and make things.. you can make your own scanner and have it import the data into a Cad program... Just search the web and you'll find info on how to do it... Of course you could buy a scanner but they aren't cheap... but would be perfect for someone making replica parts and well worth it.
If it turns out to be to expensive,,,think Alibaba dot com
Good luck
|It might be worthwhile to see if a different supplier's quarter can be trimmed and modified to work with that body. That's the route I would take, anyway.
since you have the main structure, i'd glue up foam and shape it on the body. using contour gauges or cardboard templates to get the shape right and glass over it. one off parts do not require a mold. the problem with this method is that your rough side is the side you want to paint. lots of bodywork to get it paint ready, but it's doable. check out fiberglassforums.com this is where i learned to glass my interior parts and tonneou cover.
there are a lot of guys on that site doing the same thing. you will spend a lot more time but a lot less $$$ than buying one.
I know some one who made the exact repair you are on a Cobra doing the exact same thing. Since the body is off the car and you will be evidently painting the whole thing which helps.
With the body on a stand, fully aligned, the next thing I would do is sand the right side of the car and spray some grey non fill primer; not a heavy coat, but a light even coat. This allows you to make marks, or a grid to copy from.
A laser is great for making a grid on a car which can be marked out. With a grid you break it into section by section. I have a skid load of poster board for this.
Since you are only making one it would not be necessary to copy this into a computer but drawing programs such as Corel draw make it real easy to copy in form dimensions so they can be smoothed, printed out and duplicated. That is awesome if things are not a 100% right the first time.
I had mentioned balsa wood before but blue insulation foam is great for shaping. This (and the thickness of each section divider) would also determine the distance the sections are divided up into. You should just have enough room to insert the foam, carve it down and then sand it.
Sand foam with coarse sand paper to get basic shape. Fine sand paper does not shape well.
If I were doing it, that is the direction I would go.
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|Thanks again to all, here are some pictures of the the body.
It can be done in an even easier fashion. We have in the past used blocks of florist's foam hot glued to the inner structure. This foam can be shaped with a cheese grater (surform file) to just below the proper contour, then finished with filler and primer to create a plug. This will get mold release applied before glassing to create a mold for the part you wish to create.
Of course the "devil is in the details," but with a little care you can come up with something that will work.
I don't build Street beast "Cobras" (or any other Street Beast cars) "for a living" or even as a hobby. But I do know that the company as a whole is NOT your typical "reproduction" auto parts or cars company. It's ONE goal was to make money. And being EVERY SINGLE PART OF EVERY SINGLE STREETBEAST I have ever seen is TOTALLY differerent and "odd" to say the least (have you seen their frames? ) I would have to say that the "Cobra" body may be "similar" but it is by no means an exact copy of ANY car ever made.
Here is a Street Beasts "Cobra".
And here is another one, even these too look like they have different flares on the back.
Here is another, don't know the manufacturer.
Here is another...
And another....
Notice they are all different? Now, I "doubt" I would be so stupid to change the design being there are plenty out there to pull a mould. It would be much "simpler" to do it that way, but Street Beast has proven they don't do anything "simple" (Have you seen their frames? ).
Nope, if I am going to assume that just like EVERYTHING else they make (have you tried to put a tilt front end from their "Willys" on a real Willys?) the body would be different in some way. And I don't mean simply a different flare, I mean a TOTALLY different shape. And unless you used a profile guage and spent a bunch of time you would never know! Not until you are trying to mate up the parts you just cut up of course. Then you could find that the fender has a half inch higher crown in it or something.
Nope, unless it was a streetbeasts part I wouldn't guess that another manufacturer would be the same.
|the reason the 34 is different is that streetbeast is an old kit car mfg. one piece bodies . no one else makes them so they had to tool up for it. but the cobra is just too common to do the tooling. i'm sure it is made with cheap resins and lacks some of the inner strength but i doubt they are a unique body.
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The maps below show the evolution of various design alternatives for the I-35 Improvement Project in Cooke County. The alternatives presented at the January 16, 2007, public meeting represented a variety of alignment options that could address the mobility needs of drivers in this area.
After receiving public input and further study, TxDOT unveiled the preferred alternative for the improvements in June 2007. These maps show the preferred alignment and expansion plans for I-35.
Initial Designs - Jan. 2007
|Red River to the BNSF Railroad Overpass
|BNSF Railroad Overpass to South of FM 1306
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Mentoring Students Can Be Great Opportunity For Hotels
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Every year at about this time college students well into their senior years are facing the reality that their lives are about to drastically change before too long. It's a scary time for these young adults. For every student with post graduation plans firmly in place, there are just as many struggling to figure out what's next. The ones lucky enough to have crossed paths with that special professor, advisor or mentor are more likely better prepared to face "what's next" than students unable to forge such relationships.
Lifelong advice and guidance provided to protégés by mentors many times goes a long way in determining the kind of executive the student will become. Although I never had a mentor, per se, over the years I have been given a lot of business advice. In particular, three pieces of advice remain with me to this day.
One bit of advice came from Frank Norberto, a Swimming Pool Builder on Long Island, NY, for whom I worked for a few summers as a teenager. He told me, "Be sure that the employees always know that you [the boss] are as capable as anybody to get in the trenches and can do the job as well as or better than they can."
The next piece of advice was from Murry Greenwald, president of Executive Business Media, the first trade publisher I ever worked for and the one who gave me my first job in sales. "Once you start agreeing with the reasons that you're being turned down, it's time to find a new line of work," he said.
Finally, Joseph Kranz, my father-in-law—who professes to be retired because he now works only five days a week—offered me this pearl of wisdom. He said, "In business as in life, you reap what you sow." Simply stated, "what you do comes back to you."
On February 11, 2011, the lodging industry will participate in the National Groundhog Shadow Day, a national campaign that gives young people a new perspective on their studies through hands-on learning and a one-day mentoring experience.
Students are paired with a mentor who they will "shadow" throughout the day to experience how the skills they learn in the classroom can be applied to the real world. This event also provides an opportunity to introduce future employees to the vast array of careers available in the lodging industry.
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Have students shadow a general manager or executive staff member. Students get a chance to learn a great deal about hospitality by following and assisting an experienced hotel professional with their daily activities and duties. A shadow representative can teach them about the skills that are needed to succeed in the lodging business. The students may assist with reservations, customer service, meeting and conventions, daily staff agenda, etc.
Have students shadow an AH&LA partner state association executive. By letting them "shadow" directly in a lodging association environment, students will get a prime understanding of how individual lodging state associations handle their legislative, regulatory and operating practices. The state executive can have the students attend state and in-office meetings, assist with daily duties, etc.
Have students become a hotel employee for the day. Students work directly with customers and other hotel staff to become familiar with daily situations that will prepare them for future hotel job opportunities. It also teaches them the difference between non-managerial and managerial staff, and what it takes to climb the ladder of success in the lodging industry. Have the students work as non-managerial employees, such as front office clerks, bell captains, lobby porters, etc.
Teach students behind-the-scene lodging opportunities. Allowing students to get a closer look at what happens beyond the hotel lobby will prepare a new generation of powerful hotel executives. Let students watch, and assist if possible, with paying bills, vendor purchasing, creating schedules and other hidden logistics that go into running a hotel.
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Gallup: Republicans' "life ratings" collapse after Obama's reelection
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If you're feeling completely demoralized about the future, you are not alone. Eyeball the first chart at the link, though, and riddle me this: What explains the spike in GOP life ratings late last year followed by the sharp dip in January 2012? I assume it's a function of the primaries. Excitement for the field gradually built during the debates last winter, boosting optimism among Republicans. Then the first votes were held and the reality of a "Romney versus Not Romney" contest took hold, and thus did the depression set in. Or am I missing some obvious alternative explanation?


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Leaders of North and South Korea announced they will work to end the current armistice which separates the two nations and work towards writing a peace treaty to ensure peace, harmony, and cooperation between the two entities which have been separated for over fifty years. In the first step towards that goal, they agreed to initiate train service between the nations and have their military leaders get together to work out details of neutralizing border areas. North Korea stated that it would cease production of nuclear weapons.
Six years ago, George Bush assumed the presidency by attacking Bill Clinton's efforts to conduct peace negotiations with North Korea. Bush claimed the United States could not negotiate with "evil" dictators. He began a verbal campaign of abusing North Korea which only increased tension. Today, the fallacy of Bush policies is now evident. One can negotiate with dictators and achieve the basis for peace and cooperation. Perhaps, now, Bush can push for talks with Hamas and other enemies of Israel and the United States.


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WHO: More than 50 alumni, students, and staff gathered for a cocktail reception hosted by CSM Richard Hernandez, U.S. Army (Ret), BSL '06. The event took place on the eve of the annual Fort Hood commencement ceremony, affording the opportunity for alumni and students to meet some of our newest military graduates. Attendees included former Alumni Association president John Amidon, BA '99 and Department of Defense education counselors from Fort Hood who turned out to celebrate and support Excelsior's successful grads.


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The lists below includes titles of books that your child will enjoy. These titles were selected by the Language Arts Department of the
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Canisius College head coach Dave Smith announced on Friday that senior Ryan Bohrer is set to serve as captain of the Golden Griffin hockey program for the 2013-14 campaign.
"Ryan is the players and coaches' unanimous choice as captain," Smith said. "He is an all-around leader – athletically, academically and socially. Those characteristics alone don't separate him but his work ethic does. Canisius College hockey has had a long list of great leaders and Ryan joins this special group of players. He is very deserving of this honor and we know that he'll do a great job as we attempt to defend our conference title."
A native of West St. Paul, Minn., Bohrer has appeared in 97 career games with the Griffs. He has posted 27 points, 11 goals and 16 assists during his career, totaling a personal-best 12 points during the 2010-11 campaign.
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ANY legit email from Paypal will have your name in it, they don't send generic emails out.
Yes, the phishing things come regularly, but they never ever will be using your real name at the start of the message.
Use the 'contact us' button and email them.
I've emailed questions in the past and got answers to them within 2 days.
The only thing I know is that, in the past couple of years, PayPal has gotten really trigger-happy with new accounts. There's not a lot of explanation as to why they limit the accounts but I think it's only for a specific time period. Did your communications suggest that the account would be back to normal after x-amount of time?
I think PayPal's kind of a fraud magnet and they've gotten more proactive lately about trying to head it off at the pass...
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I forget, was this your first useage of the account? It took almost a week before my payments were smoothed out when I first started, after that I've had NO problems in the past 4 years. Dealing with the e-checks were a little strange, but all the other money transfers, money requests and posts all went smoothly.
If the problem was resolved, you should be fine. I think only the new accounts may have a small waiting list.