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" Brand: Lush / Type: Fragrance / Concentration: Eau de Parfum "
Lush, my favourite store, recently released a number of new fragrances under the Gorilla Perfume name. These look, smell and sound very different to other perfumes from both Lush and other brands, with unusual ingredients and concepts, and I was very intrigued when I heard about them.
To coincide with the launch of the new fragrances, Lush opened a temporary gallery space in east London. I visited this gallery and had a memorable experience. The fragrances were displayed as works of art, with pictures or sets used to represent the perfumes. Simon Constantine, head perfumer at Lush, has stated that he wants to develop the concept of perfume as an art form, like painting or music, and I feel that he has met with success here.
The new perfumes come in bottles of different sizes and shapes, and look like old apothecary bottles displayed in-store. Testers of the perfumes are available, and I've tried Flower's Barrow a few times now.
Unlike other Lush perfumes, which come in standardised black bottles, the new fragrances come in clear glass bottles of all different shapes and sizes. I really like these bottles as they are unusual and attractive. The perfume itself is a pale green/yellow colour which really fits in with the theme of the fragrance. The label bears a picture of a rolling landscape.
***The Fragrance***
Many of the new Lush scents, including Hellstone which I have previously reviewed, have been inspired by ancient English landscapes. Flower's Barrow is one of these. Head perfumer Simon Constantine climbed above Lulworth Cove, to the site of an Iron Age hillfort believed to have been taken over by the Romans, who now - apparently - haunt the area known as Flower's Barrow. The fort has sunk into the sea, and the surrounding area is filled with nettles and brambles. This perfume aims to capture the spirit of the area.
The fragrance is suitable for vegans and, as the list of ingredients is so small, I have reproduced it here:
DRF Alcohol, Perfume, Geranium Oil, Rose Absolute, Blackcurrant Absolute, Roman Chamomile Oil, Citronellol, Citral, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Eugenol, Farnesol
Blackcurrant absolute reflects the brambles weaving over the Flower's Barrow area and adds a fruity note to the fragrance. Geranium and rose add a floral aspect and chamomile is relaxing and soothing. The perfume includes herbs such as sage and thyme, traditional British scents that mingle to create a very homely, yet mysterious fragrance.
***My Experience***
As mentioned earlier, I visited the Gorilla Perfume gallery in London and spent some time afterwards exploring the shop. I explained to a shop assistant that I really liked the limited edition Comforter perfume (which smells of blackcurrant, like the bubble bar of the same name), and she pointed out to me Flower's Barrow, as it also contains blackcurrant. I tried some on there and then and have sampled it on several occasions since.
I loved the smell of this fragrance immediately - summer flowers mixed with fruity blackcurrant. It smelled like a 'proper' perfume, yet more natural than most. The blackcurrant scent became more apparent over time, though this was a subtle change and the fragrance didn't seem to have top, middle and base notes like other fragrances.
The fragrance is extremely evocative, making me think of wild British countryside. I found myself smelling my skin often while wearing it, and it would uplift my spirits while reminding me of the rich history that lies beneath the land of Britain. The longevity is impressive - the fragrance lasts for several hours on skin, and even longer on fabric.
***Price and Availability***
Flower's Barrow is widely available in Lush stores and via the website. It comes in a range of sizes ranging from 7g (£14) to 92g (£65). It isn't as pricey as Hellstone but is more expensive than some of the other new fragrances.
I love this fragrance and I definitely want to buy a bottle - although given the price, it might have to be a small bottle! Like the Hellstone fragrance, it exemplifies the 'perfume as art' philosophy but unlike Hellstone, I find it to be beautiful and wearable. I'd wear it during the day, normally, but I think it would also make a lovely evening perfume during the warmer months.
FLOWER'S BARROW- Lush perfume
My initial reaction was that sounds a bit boring and rather like others in the older range but once again I was wrong. Initially you do get a blast of a floral scent but then it becomes more rose like but with a strong hint of honey to me. In fact it reminds me a lot of the new shampoo Fair Trade Honey.
"There are stories about an Iron Age hillfort above Lulworth Cove. It seems to have been taken over by the Romans, who are said to haunt the place known as Pines Hill or Flower's Barrow. Climbing the steep hills to explore this magical place, Simon dodged explosives used by the Ministry of Defence! The ancient fort has sunk into the sea and nettles and brambles have taken over the land. To capture the spirit of this place in scent, Gorilla has utilised well-used herbs like sage and thyme, as well as geranium and blackcurrant"
"If you can imagine ruins tangled in briars, echoing with a tremulous history, a sense of something haunted in the stone, wrapped with very British weeds and leaves, you will have a inkling of how Flower's Barrow might smell."
This new range is not presented in the plain black bottles that we are used to in Lush perfumes. These are in clear square bottles and some are round classic bottles depending on the size of the perfume inside. The labels are quite different; this one is green and black. The main picture is stulised beach and coast view from above. The name of the perfume is in black slightly squiggly text above the picture. It is sort of retro cartoon style with the colours and certainly very different from the plain black ones of the original perfumes. They look a bit like mini liqueur bottles to me.
Like all the new perfumes Lush has just brought out bar two which are lighter and more like eau de toilettes, this is a strong powerful scent that lingers for a long, long time. Flower's Barrow is one of the stronger ones and initially smelling it in the bottle I was interested but not hooked. This is definitely one that takes over your interest and becomes far more worthwhile after some time on the skin and keep smelling it as it develops and changes as it really is wonderful, quite feminine, a strong rose but not in the sickly sweet granny way.
The label says it has: Sage, thyme, geranium and blackcurrant in the mixture. Flower's Barrow has a true rose but a more rose geranium aroma and it is heavy rather than a light floral with a warm heart. It is not spicy but neither is it overly sweet; it has a more earthy aroma than Imogen Rose and that possible comes from the herbs like sage.
To help give you an idea of the scents within:
The fragrance of geranium oil is very sweet and floral with a hint of perfume to me. I love my rose geranium plant and crush the leaves which give off a lovely rosy smell
Sage is a rather musky herb with quite a strong specific aroma. I find I can't eat a sage leaf as it isn't like eating parsley or fresher herbs it has a very strong pungent smell. Some say it smells like majurana but I am not convinced of that. It does add a deeper herby scent to this perfume.
Thyme is a Mediterranean herb and reminds me of holidays in these hot countries, quite a dry scent but with a spicier aroma. It is aromatic and the herb comes in different scents such as lemon and is said to be a natural antiseptic although that is not really what it is included in the perfume for.
Blackcurrant is fruity and sweet smelling unless you smell the leaves which to me smell a bit like cat pee so I would imagine that it is not scent that is captured in this perfume!! In the perfume you have blackcurrant absolute maybe from the flowers but I am not sure.
Roman Chamomile is very subtle but has a smell like apples and leaves to me with a hint of honey.
I absolutely love this perfume now that I have tried it a few times. It is both rosy and et deep and herby sweet.It is not all sweet and floral and yet it does flirt in and out . The resemblance to Fair Trade honey is amazing and it is the deeper sweetness of honey that combines with the rose and blackcurrant and each of these is evident at different times. It changes back and forth, at times I can really smell rose while at other times the earthier, hery aromas come through stronger. At times the rose reminds me of marshmallow or Turkish Delight while at others I can strongly smell the geranium element with the rose.
It does remind me of my rose geranium plant which I love and often bring in to add a nice smell to my rooms in the house. I find this a lovely cosy sort of floral scent and it last really well on me.
As someone reviewed this on the website describes this as a:
"most delicious scent of tangled briars and sweet vanilla dust." woody and also the green balmy notes flirt back and forth with the deeper woody overtones."
As well as using this as a perfume the lady in Lush suggested dropping some on a warm radiator and then the room becomes filled with the lovely scent and it carries right into the room.
As a perfume I find this wonderfully sensual and it changes as I am wearing it and even as I sniff from one time to the next it flits back and forth between rose floral and then more herby a bit like smelling roses in a garden with other plants.
I love the new Lush perfumes. There isn't one I don't love but they are not for everyone. My daughter likes fresher lighter scents and most of these are deeper and heavier than she enjoys. This one she does like though.
The majority of these new perfumes are perfumes rather than eau de toilettes and as such they really last well on both me and my clothes. They are oil based with lots of essential oils and as such have great lasting quality and sillage as well. They also need to be worn on the skin to test them. Sniffing the bottle does not do the trick and even putting them on cardboard is not the same as they develop on you and change according to your skin chemistry it seems as they smell different on different people.
There are five sizes available but save up as this is not a cheap perfume as it contains expensive oils. The smallest size is 7g for £14, then £27.50 for 25g or 28g ( not sure what the difference is here but one might come with a dropper. 43G with cost you £37.50 and 46g for £40 but if you are really lucky and can afford this then the 92g costs £65. I am rather hoping for the small bottle for Christmas as I have now tested it at least six times and have truly fallen for this one.
Everyone has commented on how nice this smells on me today and I have been all around visiting friends and shopping so a variety of different contacts there. So many complemented me that I know it has great lasting quality and sillage too. It lasted on my scarf for well over a week when I wore it previously and still smelled lovely whenever I wore it. I was reluctant to wash it as I enjoyed the smell whenever I put it on to go out!
If you are near a Lush shop and you are a fan then I urge you to go in and try their new perfumes. Put some on then go and walk around before you start to sniff the perfume on you. That way it has a chance to develop and you are not trying to pick the scent from everything else in Lush. Wear it for a day and you will see it becomes sweetly rose like but not in any way Granny like and old fashioned. It is a true floral at times but rather more earthy, like a wild rose opposed to a cultivated beauty that is a bit shallow in scent, this is deep and has a warm heart. It is such a wonderfully feminine perfume with deep notes and lots of character. I love it.
Just in case you were wondering sillage is how much fragrance follows you or is left in the room when or after you are in it and this perfume has great sillage qualities.
Thank for reading. This review may be posted on other sites under my same user name.
A woderful earthy rose perfume from Lush


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Women's Basketball Inks Four In-State Recruits to NLI
By Rachel Buck (@GBRachel)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay women's basketball team didn't have to look far for its class of 2014, signing four players from the state of Wisconsin to national letters of intent on Wednesday.
Laken James (Oconto, Wis./Oconto), Allie LeClaire (Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame), Jessica Lindstrom (Superior, Wis./Superior) and Jen Wellnitz (South Wayne, Wis./Black Hawk) all committed to Green Bay on Wednesday as part of the second recruiting class in his second stint for head coach Kevin Borseth.
"This is a great class for us," Borseth said. "I think it's great to have kids from our area that come in to build our program. We're able to feed off and utilize the talent in our state which is extremely fortunate for us.
"We have a great deal of athleticism with this class. They are fast, they are explosive, they are quick. They're kids that are very fun to watch."
Height: 5-9
Position: G
Hometown: Oconto, Wis.
High School: Oconto High School
-Currently holds the Oconto High School scoring record, surpassing 1,000 career points as a junior
-Earned Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 4 All-State
-Surpassed 1,000 career points last season as a junior-Helped Oconto go 21-5 last season, advancing to the WIAA sectional finals for the first time since 1980
-Averaged 17.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists last season
-Earned All-Packerland Conference honors for the third time a year ago
-Named Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore
-Helped Wisconsin U17 Blizzard AAU team reach the 16-team championship bracket out of 108 squads at the US Junior National Premiere Invite this past July in Cincinnati
Coach Borseth on James: "She's a kid that really, really wants to be here. She wanted to be here from the start and now we're glad to have her on board. She is an extremely hard working kid, very unselfish and a leader by example. Her teams have done well, and she is a key part to their success."
High school head coach Russ Young on James: "Without a doubt Laken's greatest attribute as a player is her mental toughness. When confronted with a situation that is not going her way, she is able to re-focus her time and energy to make it better. Her ability to overcome adversity has rubbed off on her teammates and they have adopted the 'never say die' attitude that truly defines Laken."
James on Green Bay: "Choosing Green Bay was easy for me because I have wanted to play there ever since I was little. I love the coaches and the atmosphere at Green Bay. I'm excited to have the opportunity to play with some really talented girls and be a part of the winning tradition at Green Bay."
ALLIE LeCLAIRE
Height: 5-10
Position: G
Hometown: Green Bay, Wis.
High School: Notre Dame Academy
-Currently the third-leading scorer in program history at Notre Dame with 940 points
-Helped lead Green Bay Notre Dame to a Division 2 state title in 2013
-Two-Time Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 2 All-State selection
-WBCA Division 2 All-State honoree as a sophomore and junior
-Associated Press Second Team All-State last season-Named Fox River Classic Conference Player of the Year in 2013 in addition to first team all-conference honors
-Also earned first team all-conference honors as a sophomore
Coach Borseth on LeClaire: "Allie was the first player we got a verbal [commitment] from, and another player who has wanted to join us for a long time. Allie is very athletic and quick. She defends the ball well and also has the ability to get to the rim. Coming off of a state championship title with Notre Dame (H.S.), she understands how to win."
High school head coach Sara Rohde on LeClaire: "Allie's best attribute is her ability to handle the ball, see the floor and her work ethic. Because of her ability to handle the ball and see the floor, it makes it hard for teams to press and apply pressure. Her work ethic has improved so much over the past few years that she has set a very high standard for what it takes to be successful at Notre Dame Academy."
LeClaire on Green Bay: "The biggest factor for me when choosing Green Bay was definitely how close it was to home. I have always grown up going to Green Bay women's games and it has been a dream of mine since I was little. The winning tradition also was a factor because I have always wanted to be a part of such a successful program. The coaches and players were very welcoming so that made my decision very easy. I am incredibly excited about hanging out with the players and coaches and getting to know them all better. I am also very excited for practices and games and learning a lot from my teammates."
Height: 6-1
Position: G/F
Hometown: Superior, Wis.
High School: Superior High School
-Ranked 223 in the class of 2014 by Blue Star Basketball
-First player in school history to commit to a Division I women's basketball program
-Associated Press All-State First Team last season
-Two-time WBCA All-State Honorable Mention honoree
-Was a unanimous WBCA First Team All-State selection in 2013
-Currently holds school scoring record with 1,470 points
-One of just three players to score 1,000 career points at Superior
-Three-time Lake Superior Conference First Team All-Conference recipient
-Three-time Superior Telegram Player of the Year
-Two-time New Tribune All-Area Player of the Year
-Helped lead the Spartans to first WIAA Division 1 State Tournament appearance in 18 years
Coach Borseth on Lindstrom: "Jessica is an extremely hard worker, very strong and very determined. She is relentless, a rebounding and loose ball machine. Anything that is loose Jessica will come up with it. She is extremely hard to keep off the glass and has a great scoring ability."
High school head coach Phillip Roe on Lindstrom: "Jessica is the best guy or girl rebounder I have ever coached. She has extremely quick feet, good anticipation, and tremendous vertical speed. Jessica can also beat you from the outside and inside which makes her tough to guard. She is a tenacious defender and a great leader on and off the court."
Lindstrom on Green Bay: "Green Bay felt like home and the team was so welcoming that right away I knew it felt right. Plus I like the coaching style of Coach Borseth. All the girls on the team were so nice and I knew I could fit in with them. I also know the coaches are the kind that care about everyone on the team and help to make everyone better."
Height: 5-8
Position: G
Hometown: South Wayne, Wis.
High School: Black Hawk
-Ranked 124 in the class of 2014 by Blue Star Basketball
-Two-time WBCA All-State First Team
-AP All-State Honorable Mention
-Two-time Six Rivers East Conference Player of the Year
-Also competes in track & field, softball and volleyball
-Won 2013 WIAA Division 3 100m dash title and finished fourth in the 200m
-Played AAU with Wisconsin Academy
Coach Borseth on Wellnetz: "Jen is another very fast, quick and explosive recruit. She's extremely athletic, and probably as good an athlete we've ever had here - since I've been here, in terms of being fast, explosive and her ability to get off the floor. She can do all those things, is very driven and also a great leader and very exciting to watch."
High school head coach Mike Flanagan on Wellnitz: "Athleticism is Jen's best attribute. Because of her body control and athletic ability, Jen can make plays that many players at her level simply cannot. She runs faster, jumps higher, reacts more quickly, sees the floor better, all things that separate great athletes from other players. Combine that with her motor and you have the potential for something really special."
Jen on Green Bay: "Green Bay is a great program with a tradition of winning, and I am excited to be able to help continue that tradition. I am excited to play at the next level and learn from the veterans of the program."
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text: MTA calls for collaborative model for Readiness Schools The Legislature should adopt a model for Readiness Schools that promotes true collaboration and taps into the expertise of educators in affected communities. The Massachusetts Teachers Association July 17 called on the Legislature to adopt a model for Readiness Schools that taps into the expertise of educators in affected communities. The MTA is strongly backing a plan that was developed in conjunction with other key stakeholders -- including representatives of superintendents, principals, school committees and parents -- and has the endorsement of MassPartners for Public Schools. The association plans to work with legislators and the governor in seeking improvements to a Readiness Schools plan filed by the Patrick administration on July 17. "We are calling on the Legislature to go further and adopt a truly collaborative plan that recognizes our shared view of the urgent need to address the problems faced by underperforming schools," said MTA President Anne Wass. "Collaboration between teachers, administrators, parents and other stakeholders is an essential ingredient for creating good schools, and the legislation that has been filed does not adequately reflect that. It calls for top-down management, which almost never works." As the legislation was being drafted, the MTA raised substantive concerns with state Education Secretary Paul Reville about the need for the Readiness Schools process to incorporate the expertise of the teachers who deal with needy students in high-poverty districts every day. The final bill, however, contains an insufficient assurance that all local voices in the affected communities will be heard, does not provide for sufficient input from educators and their unions, and seeks to diminish the collective bargaining process that has helped Massachusetts schools rise to the top in national and international rankings. "Teachers and their unions have played a leading role in propelling our state to the highest possible place in comparisons with other states, and to a very respectable position in international rankings," Wass said. "We are part of the solution, not the problem, and it is time for that to be fully acknowledged." The MTA has been an important player in the creation of innovative programs that have meant changes to teacher contracts affecting individual schools, including the Expanded Learning Time Initiative, which has been cited as a national model. It stands prepared to take similar steps in other efforts to improve education, including the development of Readiness Schools. "U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has said change has to be accomplished with teachers, not done to them," Wass said. "He also noted recently in an Education Week op-ed that during his time as chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Schools, 'every turnaround school was a traditional public school, operating under the same regulations and union rules as other schools in the system.' "For more than 160 years, the Massachusetts Teachers Association has highly valued the tradition of excellence that has elevated our schools and helped millions of our students succeed," Wass said. "At the same time, we are ready to change to meet the challenges of the day and the moment. We put children first -- and we are determined to see to it that every single student is given every possible opportunity to succeed." The MTA, which will oppose the Readiness Schools legislation in its current form, will advocate instead for the MassPartners proposal, which sets forth a demonstrably collaborative approach that is preferable to the state-controlled model introduced today. The MTA believes that Readiness Schools will be more effective if they are based on the following premises from the MassPartners proposal: Readiness Schools should be part of public school districts, and school committees should have final approval of the establishment of such schools. A role for educators and their unions should be preserved in the process of creating Readiness Schools without allowing either the superintendent or the president of the local union to have veto power. The MassPartners plan includes the following steps for the creation of each Readiness School: Phase One: The local union and the school committee bargain the Readiness School process. Phase Two: The Readiness School proposal is evaluated by a screening committee composed of all stakeholders identified in Phase One. Phase Three: If the proposal is approved by the screening committee, a Readiness School plan is developed by the design team identified in Phase One. Phase Four: The Readiness School plan is subject to a vote of the teachers at the school in question and a vote by the school committee. The plan could include agreeing to change provisions of the current contract for teachers in that school or freedom from school district policies. Wass noted that despite the problems with Secretary Reville's legislation, the dialogue will continue with Governor Patrick and legislative leaders. "We still have high hopes for the Readiness Schools plan, and we will work with legislators to make it better as it moves through the process," she said. "We will advocate for amendments to foster collaboration and tap into the experience of teachers." 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Glad to hear it!!! what ammo are you running Nato 7.62 or 308 WIN? and could you please run 2000 round through it real quick to put the Rommy bolt trunion strength issues to rest (LOL). and make me sleep a little better thinking about the pistol I want to do were my head rests on the dust cover. I have got a 308 & a 243 barrel waiting for time to get going on one of these.
Pictures for you impatient types. Please ignore the grind marks, heat treat rings, and weld spatter. I don't like cleaning something up then finding only afterward that I have to mess it up again. So any more, I wait to clean it "pretty" until after it functions. So most my home builds never go painted!
I almost forgot - SCOPE RAIL! I'm making one, going to use a standard PSO scope with it. The original "I did it" pic didn't have the rear sight attached - now you get to see it. I have yet to drill the front sight for a post. That's moving up the menu. I am proud to say that my Eyeball 1.0 boresight method worked - the rounds fall "inside" the ring that the front sight hood creates.
Only after I completed the front sight did I realize there is no windage adjustment for the front sight. Since my boresight method worked, and since the iron sights are backup-only for this rifle, I may not worry about it. Dunno yet.
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Yeah, yeah yeah... see them now?Originally Posted by vz58BOY ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH!!!Originally Posted by Winn RI'm running the SA battle pack stuff from back when the battle packs were affordable. I assume they are 7.62x51. So far that is all I have used. If you want to fund my test project, I will GLADLY test it and claim you as the "sponsor". Just so it isn't that Indian '90's stuff!Originally Posted by 1biggun
Since the G3 chamber is fluted, I'm not sure but I think it could use either .308 or 7.62x51. Not sure, really. I *WILL* be reloading .308 so I am very interested in finding out. I noticed the chamber on the MG-42 is also fluted, so if it works in one it should work in both. Hopefully.
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I was expecting a answer like that (LOL) I think it would handel each round ok as far as dimensions. Handloading sounds like a safe start. some of the 308 loads with win 748 powder show fairly low chamber pressures and very good MV. In fact some were less than the hot 7.62x39 loadsI will GLADLY test it and claim you as the "sponsor
I spoke to a very reptable gun smith recently about action strength and his was response was that it wont let go at once but it would streach the lugs some first if it was not strong enough. his sugestion was to check head space frequently and to watch for any change. this would indicate that the action is being over worked. He wasnt speaking directly about AK,s but rifles in general. It wouldnt take but a few seconds to check it every 100 rounds or so mabe more at first.
Looks like a very cool gun!! were are you mounting the scope rail? wont it be to far back if mounted on the side of the reciver?
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Thanks for that info, very helpful. I have in fact been checking headspace every time I went to the range. True, I've only fired about 5-6 rounds every time at the range, but I don't want a broken gun and/or face! I also visually inspect every part for any sort of hairline cracks or peening. Safety first!Originally Posted by 1biggun
The scope rail is going in that flat part directly above the pistol grip. That gives you proper eye relief. The scope rail must be wide enough to let the scope sit in position without touching the handguards or the top cover, and because the eye relief is different when you rest your cheek on the top cover vs. against the buttstock like a normal AK. It will be about 1" wide. I don't know what I was thinking when I made my last order from LMS and I forgot to order the dovetail cutter... brain-dead moment SO... another LMS order and another 4 days shipping.
With ANY luck I'll have time next weekend to make the dovetail and finish it up. I really want to mount it before I paint everything. I'm still on the fence whether or not I should redo the "prototype" trigger housing. My original plan was to mill it from a chunk of bar stock, but I didn't want to ruin the metal and spend all that time for something that, at the time, was an experiemental change. The trigger housing is 3 pieces of 3\16" stock to which I welded bits and pieces and dremelled the crap out of it. Very ugly inside. I am thinking about making it a milled piece to make it pretty, but then again "it works" and I may just leave the prototype as-is. Now if I do make one in 6.5 Grendel or 6mm PPC or some other "match grade" caliber I'll mill it
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I like that.
The flip up sights are a nice touch.
I personally like the "prototype" look. The trigger gaurd looks like a sized up FAL unit and looks good shape wise! The wood also looks good to me. I'm really glad you are still checking headspace pretty often, especially with the bullpup design putting the chamber so close to your face. You are the man Jerry!!
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CHESTERTOWN, Md. – The top-ranked Salisbury University men's lacrosse team defeated Washington (Md.) College, 17-3, to capture the Charles B. Clark Cup on Saturday in front of 2,813 at Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium.
Today's contest marked the 44th official meeting between the two Eastern Shore schools; with the victory the Sea Gulls (17-1) have now won 11-straight against the Shoremen (5-9), and hold a 25-19 advantage in the series known as the "War on the Shore."
SU midfielder Sam Bradman opened the contest with an unassisted goal at the 13:36 mark, as the junior faked a pass to a teammate on the right side, before he cut through the middle of the offensive zone and unleashed a shot on goal for the 1-0 lead. Junior attackman Erik Krum tallied his first goal of the game two minutes later off an assist from junior attackman Matt Cannone. Cannone and sophomore midfielder Ryan Clarke closed out the first quarter with unassisted goals for a 4-0 lead after 15 minutes of play.
The Salisbury offense featured a balanced effort in the second quarter, as five different players tallied the team's five goals in the frame. Bradman led the way in the quarter with an assist and a goal. Washington recorded its first goal of the contest with 14 seconds remaining in the first half, with Matt Lewis recording an unassisted goal.
At the half, Salisbury outshot Washington 33-8, held a 21-12 groundballs advantage and won 7-of-12 face-off opportunities.
The third quarter was the highest scoring period of the contest, as seven goals were tallied, including five from the Sea Gulls. Junior attackman Tony Mendes led the quarter off with a goal, off an assist from senior midfielder Shawn Zordani, then followed that up with an unassisted tally six minutes later.
The Sea Gulls tacked on three goals in the final quarter, with goals coming from Bradman, junior midfielder Kyle Gallagher and junior attackman Lantz Carter. The SU defense held the Shoremen offense scoreless in the quarter to bring the score to its final at 17-3.
Bradman posted a game-high six points in the contest on three goals and three helpers, while Krum (three goals, one assist) and junior attackman Kyle Quist (two goals, two assists) finished shortly behind with four points.
Salisbury trotted out three goalkeepers in the contest, with senior Johnny Rodriguez earning the win after finishing with five saves in 36 minutes of work. Senior Tim Swinburn made four saves in 15 minutes of work, while freshman Alex Taylor staved off five shots.
The Shoremen received goals from Lewis, Shane Kaski and Patrick Coyle, while Hunter Nowicki had the team's only assist.
Washington starting goalkeeper Peter Stewart turned in an impressive performance with 15 saves in 52 minutes of action. Ted DiSalvo closed out the contest and turned away three shots.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by mikhail1973, Jun 22, 2009.
The article claims we tanked last year. I resent that ins..............oh, nevermind.
That was a different type of tanking. Last year, players "tanked" in a cowardly way by giving up on their coach, teammates, and fans. It wasn't because they wanted a higher draft pick. They were just being disrespectful, lazy, and unprofessional.
Agreed.............Not sure if one can justify tanking.......in any form.
What about this form of tanking?
Tasteful humor is always in style..........
And Joe decided to bring back 2 of the 4 main culprits and sign 'em to fat contract extensions. That's a good foundation to rebuild your young team right there. ...what a mess.
Man you straight up just sound like a chump when you drop this kind of crap. When you are putting up 30 points a game, and shooting >50%, how 'clutch' you are likely has very little impact on the outcome of the game. Yeh, I mean, Michael Jordon was a total chump. He only had 6 rings. Bill Russell would pummel his ass like a baby back bitch. The reputation isn't deserved at all. Not an LBJ lover, but so sick of seeing the same crap come up again and again with absolutely no factual basis. Its called confirmation bias, and no one has it worse than NBA fans.
It reminds me of this article from a last summer about Late-Game bias. The article is well worth a read. http://www.backpicks.com/2011/06/17/late-game-bias-when-some-points-count-more/
I didn't read the article, but it seems to me that there is more pressure at the end of a close game. No margin for error. Early in a game each basket is not considered as important simply because there is a lot of time/possessions left for the other team to make up for it. In the last several minutes, there are fewer chances to score, and pressure rises. So I don't see why it's misguided to assess players on how they perform in "clutch" situations.
His argument is that 2 points in the beginning is worth as much as 2 points in the end. All else equal, a player who averages 10p, 10p, 7p and 1p in Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 is better than a player who averages 5p, 5p, 5p and 12p but the general consensus would probably be that the guy scoring in the 4th quarter is the better player because of his clutchness and the other guy would be worse because he's a choker.
You need to look at how clutch a "team" is at the end of games to assess a superstar IMO. No superstar shoots a high percentage when they are mobbed. The selfish ones try to do it anyway and cost their teams victories. The unselfish ones take some shots, but also use themselves as a decoy and get teammates better opportunities. I'd rather have Austin Daye shooting a wide open shot than have Kobe playing 1 on 5. The key is that in order to get a guy like Austin Daye a wide open shot, you need a superstar to attract defenders (and the only way that happens is if that superstar makes the occasional clutch shot). I was watching the NJ game last night and they were down 2 points with about 5 seconds in the game. They inbounded to Deron Williams and he drew about 3 defenders with a faux drive before kicking out to a wide open Farmar- who subsequently drained the game winner. Nobody would have faulted Deron for shooting a forced floater in the lane... but they should have. In this case, he made the exact right play.
But "all else" is never equal. Being down 2 points with 12 seconds to go in the first quarter is much different than being down 2 points with 12 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. The tying or go-ahead basket is going to be easier to come by in the first quarter situation than in the fourth quarter. The defending team is going to play the best defense of their lives, the guy shooting the ball is going to feel more pressure to deliver, the referees are going to tend to swallow their whistles more, the arena timekeeper is going to be more liberal with stopping the clock if the home team is ahead, and on and on. That's why the degree of difficulty of making those "clutch" baskets go up, which is why a player who can do it often enough to build a reputation of it is going to be praised for that "killer instinct" more so than the superstar who is perceived to be unable to do it.
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This is a common practice at Michigan State University when MSU is Playing any team sport against UM.
I agree it's more impressive to be able to do difficult stuff but it doesn't add any additional value from a win perspective which is the perspective of the author. He actually uses him as an example:
Not disagreeing with you, but some counterpoints to consider- Won't the offensive players try harder too in this situation? Usually they will be coming out of a timeout with 5 offensive specialists on the floor and with their best play called and diagrammed by the coach. Won't the defense also feel pressure and make mistakes (over pursuit, leaving their feet on pump fakes, or even playing too lax for fear of fouling)? Maybe the refs will feel more scrutinized and call contact that they otherwise wouldn't (especially because the offensive player is usually a big name star). There are clearly more fouls calls in crunch time than at any other point in a game after all. Just look at the free throw attempts per 48 minutes that the stars get in crunch time. Lebron averages 22.6 FTA's per 48 minutes of crunch time while he only averages 11.1 FTA's per 48 minutes of total time played- granted a large percentage of the increase could be due to intentional fouls in the last 60 seconds of each game. If the timekeeper favors the home team, then each player examined will have about half their crunch time stats boosted and the other half dampened (it might even out). If you were a statistician and had a whole ton of data, it might be possible to figure out what is really going on during this special time of the game. Some questions I have are: - Are coaches too predictable in drawing up plays for their go-to guys? - Are superstars too selfish in their shot selection? - Does the nature of the game change and just create a lower scoring expection (5 defensive specialists naturally trumping 5 offensive specialist for example) - Do the refs call it looser or tighter? You might have to look at minutes 5-2 left in the game to determine b/c that is before the intentional fouls start. - It would be interesting to see the shooting percentage of "wide open" shots in crunch time vs normal time to see if there is indeed a choke factor going on. One easy thing to look at would be free throw percentage, but you'd have to control by looking at normal vs crunch time for each player and see if their shooting suffers league-wide. e.g Lebron shoots FT's at 70.8% during crunch time, but 77.0% overall. Maybe a sample size issue, but if you looked at a large selection of players and found a similar trend, I could be convinced that there was some choking... however it could also be due to fatigue. For that, you'd have to see their FT% in the last 5 minutes of games that were not close (non crunch time stats).
I disagree with this. Totally. It's that last shot that counts. All the other points throughout the game are nothing but building blocks to make that last shot possible. That's the one that seals the deal.
And it's only the last step in the 100m finals in the olympics that matters? Why would the shot that seals the deal count more than the shots that makes this shot count?
Mathematically, all shots are worth the same number of points obviously. But, like somebody else said, when you miss a shot in the middle of the 1st quarter, there is ample time to make up for that miss. When you miss what would've been a game winning shot, that's it. There's no second chance. That's why it is more important to hit that shot as opposed to a shot in the beginning of the game.
If you were asked, which shot would you rather make, a) the first shot of the game, b) the middles shot in the game, or c) the last shot in the game, which would you pick? They are all equal. When you're imagining choice c, you don't think of all the games where your team is up 10 points, down 10 points, etc. There are a very small fraction of games where the last shot is even needed.... thanks to all of the first shots and the middles shots that were made or missed. From a selfish and personal standpoint, most people would choose c, because that is the shot that everybody remembers and the one that gets the credit in close games. I'd choose c purely for the shoe endorsement revenue.
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I've never used shooting gloves. Recently I've done a lot of target shooting and my hands get pretty sore from shooting large caliber handguns.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I'm 69 (yes, ancient). And, yes, my hands handle high-power handguns just fine. Including my .454 Casull Ruger SuperRedhawk Alaskan 2.5" barrel "snubby".
Except for my SIG P290.
The front and back of the grip of that little sucker rivals high quality 80 grit sandpaper.
On the good side, I have never dropped it during rapid-fire drills.
But after 50 rounds, my hands start hollering.
"Can we go back to the Buck Mark, or better yet, how about some bench rifle action ?"
I think I may try using my wimpy little bicyle riding gloves. You know, those cute little things with the fingers chopped off.
They have padded palms. I got 'em at Target. Cheap.
Dan, you are a proven commodity for sure. Same with my wrinkly, gray haired butt.
if your need for gloves had been the weather, i'd have a few options for you, but I have to agree, if discomfort is your need for gloves... shoot more. you'll get over it.
I use weight lifting gloves (similar to the wimpy riding gloves, but padded more).
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^^ Those are probably my favorite full fingered gloves ever. These gloves are the first real pair of gloves I had that really gave meaning to the term "fits like a glove". Granted, thats likely because their medium sized gloves seem to be molded for my hands explicitly, but you get the idea. They are pretty thin, so they aren't going to be the best ice cold temp gloves, but when it gets chilly enough, and your outside long enough to wear your hands can numb up, this gloves are great. They are really soft and kind of suede like on the palm side, and kind of like a neoprene on the backside. They hold up to abuse pretty well and what really impresses me is that they work great in the wet. They seem to stay dry longer, stay warmer when wet and dry out faster than any other glove I've ever had. which is amazing for me cause I primarily operate out of small boats. cheap too. I was fortunate enough to get my first pair free, but found them again online and ordered a second pair, just in case I lose the ones I have (had them for a bit over a year now, I do use them infrequently but when I do it's abuse more than use).
another set of gloves I have that I've shot with are:
Station Grip Glove | Tactical Gloves | 5.11 Tactical
these are bit warmer in general, but sacrifice alot of the wet benefits you get from the other gloves. these seem to run a bit smaller than the hatch's, making me wish I had ordered large, but regardless once broken these gloves are a gem. lots and lots of grip, some built in padding on the back of the hand, and the thick "grippy" stuff is cut just so on the joints to aid in finger movement. now while they are a bit thicker than the hatches I still get a great grip on the m9's fairly big grip and though I don't much like gloved handgun shooting, I still shoot just fine with these gloves, and can still manipulate the safety with my right thumb. These thing's also take some abuse, and the grip is pretty great. I generally prefer to climb rope barehand, but used these gloves just to optest, still prefer my own hands, but these gloves are the closest to expectable for climbing I've ever used.
and that's enough rambling about gloves for me... I don't think I've ever talking so much about gloves, lol. I've tried a few mechanix gloves, and many others, the mechanix have always failed me, and for the price I've been nothing but disappointed. These gloves have really done the trick for me, but only when it's cold. Otherwise skin for the win


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Any thoughts or opions on the GSG-5. I was able to fondle one last night at the gun shop, me be next purchace
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Any thoughts or opions on the GSG-5. I was able to fondle one last night at the gun shop, me be next purchace
Is that the GSG 522, the actual GSG 5 which is 9mm sub gun would never be legal to buy in the PRNJ.
522 it's a .22 caliber
Guy I work with has one, says it's scary accurate, very low recoil with the faux supressor. I've seen them locally, seems like a nice fast handling 22, I think I'd prefer a 22 in an AR or AK platform, but that's just me.
Ummmm....OK. Well the GSG-5, 522 and a full auto subgun are three completely different guns.
The GSG-5 built by German Sport Guns is a .22 caliber semi auto version of the HK MP5 series of submachine guns. I own the GSG-5 SD which looks like the MP5SD suppressed subgun. Early models were so close to the design of the MP5 that HK sued and won on a copyright violation in addition the SD version's fake suppressor was so lifelike and could be turned into a working suppressor that the BATFE determined it had to be filled in order to be compliant. The gun itself is very well made and shoots whatever .22 ammo I put through it. They also make .22 AK and STG-44 copies that are very, very close in size and weight to the real rifles.
The 522 is the .22 caliber version of the SIG 556 rifle. I also own one of these along with the SIG 556. The 522 rifle duplicates the look, feel and function of it's full size counterpart.
The full auto gun mentioned is the HK MP5 which is probably the most prolific subgun ever fielded. They are legal to own with the proper tax stamp plus $200. The semi auto HK guns run about $3-5000 with the full auto when they can be found much higher. The last one I saw when home was $16,000. These guns are of course federally regulated and states can add to the law I am guessing.
I am a big fan of using .22 caliber copies to train with myself or teaching new shooters. I also have both .22 conversions and full size copies in .22 caliber of my primary handguns like the 1911 and M&P.


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Most major software releases have always been driven by new features and updated functionality. However, this trend has changed in the past few years; software manufacturers now turn their attention toward making their software better and more reliable from the performance and user's experience. Such changes are seen and implemented in Adobe Lightroom 3, where Adobe has spent a great amount of time, with the latest version, working on updating and optimizing the overall underlying code of the program. In this version, most of the changes lie in the performance; for instance, users will notice that Lightroom now renders thumbnails and images for preview much faster than previous generations. Adobe has also improved the area of image processing as well.
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Lightroom 3 brought a much-needed update to the rather old image-processing algorithm, Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). The algorithm was last updated in 2003 and, as we all know, many drastic changes and improvements have been made to digital imaging sensors since then. Some of these changes are the push for better high ISO imagery, and more resolving resolution and detail. Being able to process the files and bring these kinds of details out are important. This new algorithm is deployed as ACR version 6, if you use it as a plug-in with Adobe Bridge and Photoshop. In Lightroom, this is referred to as Process Version 2010 or PV2010. The other option, Process Version 2003 or PV2003, is based on the previous ACR 5 demosaic algorithm. PV2010 is a better-optimized algorithm for modern and older digital cameras alike, and it is one of the best assets that shipped with Lightroom 3. This is the biggest leap made by Adobe to push image-processing technology to new heights.
There are a few things to note about PV2010 before using it in your digital workflow. First, PV2010 will be applied to your new files—images that have not been previously processed in ACR or Lightroom—automatically. PV2010, however, will not be applied automatically to previous processed files. So, if you update your current catalog from Lightroom 2, or import images that were processed with ACR 5, then you will have to manually update the processing algorithm to PV2010; otherwise, it will stay at PV2003. You can simply check the processing version by going to the settings menu when you are in the development module and select the process sub menu as seen in figure 1. The other way is to simply look for an exclamation point notification (figure 2) in the development module loupe view, in figure 3, and click on it and update one or all of your images in the filmstrip.
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PV2010 is also the driving force behind the new noise reduction in Lightroom 3. Luminance noise is one of the two types of noise in digital images and it is the most difficult type to remove. Luminance noise is left behind usually after the removal of color noise. This new noise reduction algorithm represents a big leap forward in image-processing capability and yields an outcome that rivals that of many great Photoshop plug-ins. With the former PV2003, users only got a slider for luminance noise reduction that gave very minimal control over the application. In the current version, users can now control the detail amount that they would like to preserve and the contrast amount of the detail. For a comparison between PV2003 and PV2010 with and without luminance noise application please refer to figure 4.
Color noise reduction also got an update in PV2010 and Lightroom 3. Although the changes are quite subtle compared to luminance noise, it still represents an improvement to an already great tool. With PV2010 the overall rendering of the images have changed along with the ways in which noise is rendered and applied in basic demosaic algorithm. In PV2003, users only have one set of controls for color noise, represented by one slider controlling the amount of sensor color artifacts that they want to remove. The current processing version improves the way color noise is removed and also adds a detail slider to the mix. With this slider, the user can control the threshold of how much color noise is removed from the area of fine detail, edges, and lines; a sample of the new color noise reduction is shown in figure 5.
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Advanced Lens Correction & Transformation
On a more complex level, this tool offers photographers even more control with the various transformations that may be done to an image. The manual controls, built into the Lens Correction, works on top of the lens profile correction, giving us added layers of control and the benefit of performing extreme corrections. For instance, we can override the lens barrel correction that was applied by the profile; transform the image vertically to correct for converging vertical parallel lines that result from point the camera up or down when capturing the image (figure 7), and correct for converging horizontal perspective lines in an image (figure 8). Additionally, there's also a Rotate and Scale transformation tool as well. The Rotate tool functions in a similar manner to the Crop Overlay tool. However, when the image is rotated here, it does not automatically crop into the image. The Scale tool allows you to zoom in and out of the image and yields a look that is similar to the Crop Overlay tool. However, do note that you cannot really zoom out or scale out any more than the native resolution of the image with the Crop Overlay tool.
Besides the transformations mentioned here, there are also a few other additional controls as well—one being the lens vignetting. This happens mostly from light falling off at the four corners of the frame resulting in a darker exposure in those areas. The usefulness of this depends on the type of photography you do. This natural occurrence effect might be well received in portraiture and wedding photography, and not so well accepted in architecture or some types of landscape imagery.
We can now further add or remove the light fall-off effect to darken the edge even further, or correct for it and make the edge brighter. When this slider is used, we also get a midpoint control to manage the distance of our vignette from the edge to the center of the image.
Finally, we can correct and control the various aspects of chromatic aberration even further with the red/cyan and blue/yellow sliders; by adjusting these two sliders up or down we can control a majority of the aberrations. To add the icing on the cake, we also have a "defringe" selection box where we can have Lightroom work on reducing chromatic aberration halos around the highlight edges only—or on all of the edges
The new processing algorithm and new tool sets that I've discussed here are what represent the best new and improved features in Lightroom 3. With these tools and capabilities, many more of the editing basics can now be done within the RAW data. This eliminates the need for us to export intermediary files for handing over to Photoshop, making it easier to keep track of the files, creating a more efficient and less redundant workflow and yielding a much better final image result.
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Kieran Gibbs has called for the whole Arsenal squad to step up and do their bit over a busy Christmas and New Year period.
Arsène Wenger's side kick off their festive fixture list with a trip to Wigan Athletic on Saturday before three games in eight days against Newcastle United, Southampton and Swansea City.
Gibbs knows that rotation will be essential as the matches come thick and fast - and he doesn't want Arsenal's performance level to drop.
"It's really important that everyone stays focused now," Gibbs told Arsenal.com.
"This is the busiest part of the season and if we can keep everyone together through this period and get good results under our belt, it puts us in a strong position for the rest of the season.
"You can see that players will start to get tired. Players who have played in almost every game need to be rested sometimes and this is the time to do that. This is the time for the other players to come and give their part for the team."
The postponement of the West Ham United game on Boxing Day should allow the players to spend time with their families over Christmas. But Gibbs accepts that sacrifices must be made at this time of the year.
"Last year I was out with my hernia so I was at home at Christmas," he said.
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Re: Motor vs Rowing inflatable dinghy...
Good for you. You don't need a motor on a hard dinghy. We've rowed for decades of coastal sailing(from Candada to the Bahamas).
It's good excercise(rowers arms don't do the double wave), it's a simple system that doesn't break(check your locks and oars regularly), it's clean and green and best of all, rowing is a pleasant experience on the water, you can't get with a motor.
Re: Motor vs Rowing inflatable dinghy...
Sold my RU Sunday. The Walker Bay 8, with newbie sail rig, was delivered today. Spent the afternoon cleaning her, hitting WM, and making her ready to take out tomorrow.
Still do not plan to get a motor though.
Re: Motor vs Rowing inflatable dinghy...
I had a few minutes between thunderstorms yesterday evening to place the battery and trolling motor on the raft and ride around a few of the local marinas. I confirmed that the dinghy has enough speed to make headway against the local current, which is obviously very important.
After an hour of motoring around the area, I packed up the motor and battery in the cabin and was done for now. I checked the voltage on the battery afterwards, and it barely dropped at all.
There's a nice little cove about 5 miles upriver with a restaurant (upscale internal restaurant and casual patio dining). We've bene there before by car, but with this little dink we'll be able to anchor in the cove and make it to shore without getting all hot and sweaty.
Between that and the occasional long weekend on the upper Bay, I expect we'll get some occasional use out of this makeshift dinghy.
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FWIW, I chose to power my little inflatable "dinghy in a bag" with an electric trolling motor. Everyone has tradeoffs to make on their specific boat and motoring needs. In my case, I had no place secure to keep a gas powered moter except in the cabin, and I did not want gasoline down there. The electric trolling motor and battery both store safety down below (as does the dinghy when it's deflated). Also I'm cheap, and found the trolling motor for $80 and already have a couple spare group 24 batteries in my basement for driving sump pumps and starting my Trophy boat during the 1-2 weeks a year that I use it on vacation. This dinghy will get very infrequent use (once or twice a year), so for <$200 total it will have to be good enough for me. If I were a serious cruiser with a larger boat I'd get a more serious dinghy and outboard.
In addition, for the inflatable that I have, even though it's rated for 2.5 HP outboard with the motor mount, I felt it was safer to have the weight of the battery contained within the boat itself instead of the weight+torque of an outboard hanging off the transom. A steady 30 lb thrust should be enough to get this lightweight boat most anywhere in protected waters, and won't cause the flotation tubes to collapse under the pressure.
Weather lately has been terrible, so I've had to work in between rainstorms. All I've been able to do so far is attach the registration numbers to the boat (each one had to be attached with Krazy Glue because they didn't want to stick to the fabric) and install the motor mount. I hope to test it all out this weekend.
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Some pix from yesterday's sail.
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Yeah, I'd really like to avoid a two piece. I wonder if the Spindrift would work at 8' which would fit ahead of my mast and leave a little room to be able to do silly things like raise sails. Looks like a nice hull design.
Re: Motor vs Rowing inflatable dinghy...
Thanks for the link. Those fabric boats are interesting but don't look durable enough. They're probably suitable for calm harbors. I am looking for a hull design to lay up in kevlar, a super tough, light fabric that is commonly used in whitewater boats. These river craft take a real beating. Polyester resin and standard mat/cloth are certainly plenty strong but the thickness required to attain adequate rigidity and strength results in a lot of weight. Kevlar can be laid up thinner because it is much stronger than traditional glass fiber. Marine Composites | DuPont? Kevlar®If the pram design were more seaworthy, it could probably be built light enough with these kinds of materials but I'm looking for a hull design that rows really well.
I (over)built one about 10 years ago, so it came in a bit heavier than intended... If I were to do it again, I'd seriously consider using a lighter weight material called Coosa, instead of plywood...
Coosa Composites, LLC - Manufacture of high-density, fiberglass-reinforced polyurethane foam panels
After a trip south one winter, I quickly came to appreciate the downsides of a hard dink for a boat the size of mine... I wound up purchasing an Avon Lite RIB with a folding transom at that year's Miami Boat show, and have never looked back, it's the best all around compromise for me...
I still have the Spindrift, and use it on occasion when I'm just going out on the bay for an overnight, or a weekend, and will simply be towing it... For extended cruising and passagemaking on a boat as small as mine, however, I think hard dinks represent way too much drama bringing back aboard, and stowing...
Sure, it rows very nicely... but in anything other than a flat calm, it can quickly become a VERY wet boat... My girlfriend hated it, and as far as load-carrying capacity, it was minimal compared to an inflatable...
The amount of time spent re-launching and assembling the 2 pieces was always longer than expected, and could be a real PITA... As a result, I often wound up towing it, when prudence might have dictated shipping it back on deck would have been the more seamanlike option... Having said that, it does tow beautifully, and effortlessly...
It's really the stowage on deck that became the problem, for me... Despite it's compact size, it still represented a HUGE box on my foredeck underway, and obscured the visibility from the cockpit to a considerable extent... In a real blow offshore, I'd be very concerned about a boarding wave sweeping the foredeck, and the dink taking lifelines, stanchions, and who knows what else with it over the side...
Again, for one cruising in more protected waters, say the Chesapeake, or the mid-coast of Maine, it could make a a more suitable tender... but if you're going offshore and need to bring it back aboard, I think you need a mother ship of at least 40 feet or more to make these things work...
Others' mileage may vary, of course...
With just the bow section on deck, not too bad... Fit the stern section on top of it, whole different ballgame... Plus, it just really looked STUPID sitting up there, my inflatable stowed on deck is WAY less obtrusive... (grin)
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Smurphy, I went through the same thought process a while back. I wanted to build a decent nesting dinghy that rowed well, could carry 3 or 4 adults and that was stable and not too heavy. I thought about using divinycell sheets for stitch and glue construction. A former member here pointed out that I probably wouldn't save any weight since the divinycell sheets had to be saturated with resin and sheathed with cloth inside and out. It seems that quality thin 4mm or 6mm ply has a lot going for it in both weight, stiffness and strength. Long story short, I searched around for plans and found Danny Greene's Chameleon, a 10ft nesting dinghy that weighs 100lbs, rows and tows well and is very stable. I'm actually building it right now and the design is very nice. I wouldn't say it's the easiest dinghy to build (it has a bow locker, aft buoyancy tanks and other fiddly things to build), but it is well within the abilities of an amateur builder. I wanted to reduce the weight a little so I used slightly thinner ply (but quality Brazilian hardwood marine stuff) and slightly lighter cloth. I'm hoping it will weight 80 to 90 pounds when finished. This means each section will be a very manageable 40 to 45 pounds to raise on deck and lower into the water. My stupid inflatable must weigh this much...
I may just try this using the pram I mentioned above as a plug, eliminating the need for a core except for the transom.
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Am thinking about building a hard rowing dinghy, maybe a nesting dinghy to replace my rubber ducky. I like the idea that the RIB can be deflated and stowed for long trips. It also rows quite nicely...BUT not like a well designed rowing hull like a Whitehall or Adirondack Guideboat or similar hull shape. Something like a Dyer dink shape is very seaworthy and would be great except for the weight. Does anyone have a hard dink that is seaworthy, slips through the water nicely, and is light enough to drag aboard without a major block and tackle operation?
I built a (plywood core) stitch and glue pram style dink a couple of years ago but it is neither very light nor is it very stable and seaworthy. It's ok to get from boat to shore on Lake Champlain in a protected spot but I would not trust it in a following sea on salt water or bring it cruising.
I'd like to lay up a very light foam core via stitch and glue and then cover with Kevlar, emulating the construction of some ridiculously light whitewater racing canoes I've had. The last 18' Sawyer weighed in at something like 45#. A boat as small as a dink, say 8', constructed with these ultra-light materials shouldn't weigh more than about 40#. I just need a design so as not to reinvent the wheel.
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Thanks for the link. Those fabric boats are interesting but don't look durable enough. They're probably suitable for calm harbors. I am looking for a hull design to lay up in kevlar, a super tough, light fabric that is commonly used in whitewater boats. These river craft take a real beating. Polyester resin and standard mat/cloth are certainly plenty strong but the thickness required to attain adequate rigidity and strength results in a lot of weight. Kevlar can be laid up thinner because it is much stronger than traditional glass fiber. Marine Composites | DuPont? Kevlar®If the pram design were more seaworthy, it could probably be built light enough with these kinds of materials but I'm looking for a hull design that rows really well.
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Walmart has teamed with Rogers Media to create a new print and digital property called Walmart Live Better that will be distributed for free in Canada.
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text: MainWho We AreRegional President & Managing Director, East Asia Listen Regional President & Managing Director, East Asia Mary Gu ShuhangMary Gu ShuhangMary Gu Shuhang was appointed as Regional President & Managing Director of Special Olympics International, East Asia in 2011. Prior to this, she held a number of key positions in multinational companies and organizations.From 2008 to 2010, Ms. Gu was president of the 2010 World Expo Shanghai Corporate Pavilion, a pavilion representing a consortium of state owned enterprises in Shanghai during the World Expo in 2010. The pavilion received 2.3 million visitors during the Expo and received a number of international awards in creative content and multimedia experience.From 2004 to 2007, Ms. Gu was appointed by the City of Shanghai as Vice President, 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games Executive Committee, Director of Public Relations and Deputy Director of Large Scale Events for 2007 Special Olympics World Games Steering Committee, president of 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games Opening Ceremony production service company.During this assignment, she led two teams to successfully raise funds for the games and produced the games' opening ceremony. For the first time in Special Olympics' history, the opening ceremony was broadcasted live on five channels on China Central Television and various international TV networks.In 2005, Mary Gu brought a group of investors together and founded the company Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Co. Ltd. who manages IAAF's top ranking competition which later became Diamond League Shanghai. The event has become China's trademark sports event over the years.Ms. Gu previously held senior positions in luxury hotel brands including Ritz-Carlton and Shangri-La.Mary Gu was awarded with the most successful Public Relations case for her work on 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games by Shanghai Public Relations Association.In 2008, she was named as one of the 20 iconic Chinese women by French life style magazine ELLE.