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Laurier students preparing for summer internship in Ghana
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
Jan 14/14
As Laurier students return from winter holidays, seven students are thinking ahead to their summer internship in Ghana.
The students selected to participate in 60-day internships with Ghanaian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are Brianna DaSilva, Sikander Panag, Christine Wildman, and Sarah Yoder, from the Brantford campus and Lisa Christmas, Krystal Gies and Cheyenne Goolcharan from Lauriers Waterloo campus.
This program is a great opportunity for students to put Lauriers belief in Inspiring Lives of Leadership and Purpose into action, said Andrew Robinson, program coordinator for the Human Rights & Human Diversity program. The program has many beneficiaries: the interns get great practical experience that will help them launch their careers; the NGOs get the assistance of some very motivated young people; and, when they return in the fall, the interns contribute to the internationalization of other students university experiences by making presentations about their time in Ghana.
To be eligible, students must be enrolled in third or fourth year, have a minimum GPA of 7.0 at the time of application, and be returning to Laurier the next fall.
Sikander Panag, an honours Leadership student, and Krystal Gies, an honours Global Studies student will be working with IN Network Ghana, a Christian organization that is part of the international needs network in 38 countries around the world. IN Networks projects include: vocational skills training, child development and education, HIV/AIDS education, community farming and enterprise development.
Sarah Yoder, an honours student in Human Rights & Human Diversity and Leadership, and Cheyenne Goolcharan, an honours Global Studies student will complete their internship at Commission on Human Rights & Administrative Justice, a government agency with branches all over the country and the responsibility to advance human rights. In the past, the Laurier students have worked out of the head office in Accra, and have worked in public relations roles, completing tasks such as media monitoring.
Brianna DaSilva, an honours Human Rights & Human Diversity and Youth and Childrens Studies student, Christine Wildman, an honours Human Rights & Human Diversity student, and Lisa Christmas, an honours Global Studies student will work with the Human Rights Advocacy Centre (HRAC), one of Ghanas leading human rights advocacy organizations. The previous intern with the HRAC worked with the communications team on a gender-based violence budget report, an access-to-justice report, a communications audit, press releases and monthly communications plans.
This will be the third time Laurier students participate in internships in Ghana. Internships in 2012 and 2013 were funded by the Canadian International Development Agency through the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Funding for the 2014 internships is provided by Lauriers Office of the Assistant Vice-President: Academic Services.
Participating students receive funding to help cover costs and participate in pre-departure training, enroll in a directed-study course, and upon return participate in de-briefing and public-engagement activities.
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Seven Wonders Of The Week: Part One
August 15th, 2011
We have more brand new styles of stunning lingerie here at Bravissimo.com and also available in store. There is a new, sassy set for everyday of the week, so even if you burn your toast, scratch your car, annoy your boss and then lock yourself out, you will still have a smile on your face.
Monday's set is the cherry red Belle Bra by Fantasie, start the week off with this delicious silky and embroidered bra. It is a classic shape, with a full cup so offers more coverage and is underwired. You will definitely love Mondays wearing this lovely classic and don't forget the briefs with panels of embroidery on the sides, which contrasts beautifully with the satin fabric of the briefs.
Tuesday's set is the Tara Bra by Freya, with matching briefs or thong, this bra is perfect for all of you Freya fans. The cup is a contrast of print and embroidery and the syle is an underwired balconette and offers gorgeous shape, fit and creates amazing cleavage. It is available in twilight, which is a funky camouflage print in blue, coffee & mocha. The cup has a scalloped edge and features some pretty leaf embroidery.
Wednesday's set is also by Freya, the Faye Bra by Freya is the new version of the Pollyanna bra, which has always been a favourite of Bravissimo fans. The fabric is soft to provide extra comfort, it is an underwired balconette and offers fantastic support. It is available in a black and cream print or a creme caramel print.
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The Canisius College women's soccer team will host Rider on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Griffs come into the contest looking for their first conference win having dropped their MAAC opener at Iona on Saturday.
Home is Where the Defense Shines
• Canisius is averaging 1.15 goals per game through its five home games this season.
• Through 10 games, the Griffs goals against average is 1.58 lower at home than on the road.
• Senior goalkeeper Megan Tock boasts a .864 save percentage at the Demske Sports Complex this season. She's started all-five home contests, recording 38 saves in them.
A More Balanced Offense
• Through 10 games, five different Griffs have at least 10 shots.
• It's the earliest Canisius has had five players with 10 or more shots since 2009.
• Canisius didn't reach that number since the 16th game last season.
Scouting the Broncs
• Rider comes into the contest with a 4-3-0, and 1-0-0 in the MAAC.
• The Broncs are led offensively by Jennifer Meier, who has four goals and two assists on the year.
• The Broncs have split time with Vanessa Perdomo and Bethany-May Howard in net, with each playing a half in all seven contests. Perdomo has earned three of the four wins and has posted a 0.86 goals against average and recorded 22 saves. Howard's goals against average sits at 1.71.
Series History
• The Griffs hold an 8-8-1 record against the Broncs all-time.
• Rider took the last meeting by a score of 3-0 on Oct. 19, 2012.
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Advising for students interested in an architectural program that would be completed at another institution is done by select faculty in the School of Art and Design. Students would prepare for transfer to an architectural school by first building a strong academic foundation at Northern Michigan University.
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Beyond the course and distribution requirements specified above, students may freely select other courses to earn a total of 60 minimum (64 recommended) credit hours. Since the emphasis in pre-professional studies is on liberal arts, no more than 7 credits in nonacademic or technical areas can be applied toward the 60-credit requirement.


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Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer
For a film with a daring director, a talented cast, a captivating plot or, ideally, all three, there could be no better advocate than Roger Ebert, who passionately celebrated and promoted excellence in film while deflating the awful, the derivative, or the merely mediocre with an observant eye, a sharp wit and a depth of knowledge that delighted his millions of readers and viewers.
"No good film is too long," he once wrote, a sentiment he felt strongly enough about to have engraved on pens. "No bad movie is short enough."
Ebert, 70, who reviewed movies for the Chicago Sun-Times for 46 years and on TV for 31 years, and who was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic, died Thursday in Chicago. He had been in poor health over the past decade, battling cancers of the thyroid and salivary gland.
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Christians Say Chick-fil-A Under Siege by Militant Gays
The Jim Henson Company has announced it will no longer allow Chick-fil-A to use its toys after the company's president spoke out publicly in favor of traditional marriage. Meanwhile, supporters of the restaurant chain believe the attacks are being orchestrated by militant homosexual activists.
Chick-fil-A had been offering Jim Henson "Creature Shop" toys in its kids meals, but will no longer do so, according to a statement posted on The Jim Henson Company Facebook page.
"The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-fil-A that we do not wish to partner with then on any future endeavors," the statement read.
CEO Lisa Henson instructed the company to donate the payment they received from Chick-fil-A to the gay rights organization GLAAD.
The move comes after Boston's mayor vowed to block the Atlanta-based company from opening a restaurant in his city.
"Chick-fil-A doesn't belong in Boston," Mayor Thomas Menino told the Boston Globe. "You can't have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population. We're an open city, we're a city that's at the forefront of inclusion."
Except, that is, when it comes to Chick-fil-A.
The restaurant chain, which is privately owned, stirred controversy last week when company president Dan Cathy told Baptist Press they are "guilty as charged" in support of what he called the biblical definition of the family."
The company has more than 1,600 stores nationwide – but only two in Massachusetts. They are reportedly trying to open a store in Boston near the famed Freedom Trail.
Mayor Menino said he will do everything in his power to stop the business from opening.
"If they need licenses in the city, it will be very difficult – unless they open up their policies," he told the Boston Herald. "That's the Freedom Trail. That's where it all started right here. And we're not going to have a company, Chick-fil-A or whatever the hell the name is, on our Freedom Trail."
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, said the actions taken by Boston's mayor should not be surprising.
"This is really outrageous when you see this is the train that follows same sex marriage," Perkins told Fox News. "This idea of the loss of religious freedom – the freedom of speech — and it's on perfect display in Boston with the intolerance of this mayor."
Perkins noted that Americans have overwhelmingly endorsed the traditional definition of marriage – 32 times in 32 states.
"Chick-fil-A is in the mainstream, he said. "The mayor of Boston is in the minority."
"It's about forcing Americans who do not agree with this agenda to comply and if a business dare step outside of the PC lines they will be attacked just as we are seeing Chick-fil-A being attacked," Perkins added.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Christians across the country are defending the company – many posting messages of support on Chick-fil-A's Facebook page.
Fox News Channel host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said the company has come under attack from militant homosexuals and is being "smeared by vicious hate speech and intolerant bigotry from the left."
"The militant homosexual advocates have launched an all out assault on Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A," he said. "The attempts to hurt or destroy Chick-fil-A are nothing short of economic bullying."
Huckabee is calling for a Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day on Aug. 1.
"Let's affirm a business that operates on Christian principles and whose executives are willing to take a stand for the Godly values we espouse by simply showing up and eating at Chick-fil-A on Wednesday, August 1," Huckabee said.
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Should you get the MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro? Here's how to decide!
Apple currently has three laptops in their product lineup — the ultralight MacBook, the previous, but now cheaper ultralight MacBook Air, and the powerful and brand new MacBook Pro. Together, they cover a wide range of portability, performance, and yes, price points. So, which Apple laptop is perfect for you?
See our pick for the best Apple laptop.
Apple laptop lineup
Apple's MacBook line comprises three separate product categories: the MacBook, MacBook Air, and the MacBook Pro. The systems are differentiated by their size, weight, and relative performance, as well as their price.
Note: Apple has also chosen to keep the previous generation 13- and 15-inch MacBooks Pro on the market. I'll refer to those as MacBook Pro 2015 and the current generation as MacBook Pro 2016.
Still, it's useful to look at the current baselines.
The display is your window into apps and the internet. The bigger the display, the more you have to carry, but the more you can see.
MacBook is currently offered at 12-inches only. That houses a 2304x1440 16:10 aspect ratio display at 226 pixels-per-inch (ppi). That's what Apple terms a "Retina" display, meaning that at normal viewing distance, you can't really see the pixels anymore, and it appears like you're looking at a photo or out a window.
MacBook Air now only comes in 13-inches (the 11-inch model has been discontinued). The 13-inch model has a 1440x900 16:10 display at 128 ppi. It's standard definition, though, not a high-definition Retina display like the MacBook or MacBook Pro. That means, from a normal viewing distance, you can still see the individual pixels on the screen, almost like you're looking through a screen door.
MacBook Pro comes in two display sizes: 13-inch and 15-inch. The 13-inch model has a 2560x1600 16:10 display at 227 ppi. The 15-inch model has a 2880x1800 16:10 display at 220 ppi. They're Retina, like the MacBook, so at normal viewing distance you shouldn't see any obvious pixels.
The 2016 version of the MacBook Pro also supports DCI-P3 wide color gamut and other advanced technologies that provide brighter reds, deeper greens, and blacker blacks. It's like HDR for your display.
- If you want a Retina display, you want the MacBook or MacBook Pro.
- If you want a DCI-P3 wide gamut display, you want the 2016 MacBook Pro.
- If you want the smallest possible display, you want the 12-inch MacBook.
- If you want the largest possible display, you want the 15-inch MacBook Pro.
External displays
Macs can also drive external displays — extra monitors you buy and plug in. It's useful if you want a laptop on the go but more of a desktop-like setup when you're home or at the office.
MacBook can connect to USB-C displays or HDMI (with an adapter) up to 3840x2160 at 30Hz or 4096x2160 at 24Hz.
MacBook Air can connect to a single 3840x2160 display over Thunderbolt.
MacBook Pro 2015 can also support up to two 3840x2160 external displays over Thunderbolt — 5120 x 2880 resolution at 60Hz on a single external display for the highest-end MacBook Pro with AMD Radeon R9 M370X graphics. They can also support 1920x1080 at up to 60Hz, 3840x2160 at 30Hz, or 4096x2160 at 24Hz.
MacBook Pro 2016 can support up to one 5120x2880 (5K) display for the 13-inch model, and up to two 5120x2880 (5K) displays for the 15-inch model.
- If you want to drive multiple external displays, you want a MacBook Pro.
- If you want to drive multiple 5K external displays, you want a 15-inch MacBook Pro.
Web cam
Apple's laptops have built-in web cameras called FaceTime, after Apple's app of the same name. They let you take selfies, engage in video calls, and even scan codes.
MacBook has a 480p iSight camera. It's... not great.
MacBook Air and MacBook Pro have 720p cameras.
None of them have 1080p cameras.
- If web cam quality is important to you, get a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro.
- If web cam quality is really important to you, you'll need to get an external camera and plug it in.
The central processing unit (CPU) is what drives the computer. The smaller and more power-efficient the processor, the less it can do but the quieter it is and the longer it can do it for. The bigger and more powerful, the fan noise kicks in, but so does the pure speed. You can also have more processor cores. That means you can do more things at once.
MacBook uses Intel Core m processors, currently of the Skylake generation. They're not as powerful as the Core i5 or i7 processors in the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, but they also don't require a fan, which means MacBook is always whisper quiet. You can get the anemic 1.1GHz Core m3, the better 1.2GHz Core m5, or the even better 1.3GHz Core m7, all with 4MB L3 cache.
MacBook Air uses Intel Core processors, currently of the previous Broadwell generation. They start with 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3MB shared L3 cache and go up to 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 with 4MB shared L3 cache.
MacBook Pro 2015 has the current-generation Skylake processor for the 13-inch and the previous generation Broadwell processor for the 15-inch. The 13-inch starts with a 2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with 3MB shared L3 cache but goes up to 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz) with 4MB shared L3 cache.The 15-inch starts with 2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 6MB shared L3 cache but goes up to 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with 6MB shared L3 cache.
MacBook Pro 2016 has current-generation Skylake processors for both the 13-inch and 15-inch models. The 13-inch model starts with a 2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor for the version without the Touch Bar, and 2.9GHz or 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, or 3.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor for the version with Touch Bar. The 15-inch has options for a 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz, or 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor.
- If you want a MacBook but still want decent performance, you need the m7.
- If you want an ultralight but you need better performance, you want MacBook Air.
- If you want high performance, you want a MacBook Pro.
- If you want maximum performance for things like video editing, you want a quad-core 15-inch MacBook Pro 2016.
The graphics processing unit (GPU) handles rendering and pushing the pixels. That includes everything from the macOS interface to photo and video editors to video games. The more powerful the GPU, the more pixels it can render and push, and the smoother and better the animations, apps, and 3D you'll get.
MacBook has Intel HD Graphics 515. It's enough to drive the built-in Retina display and a single external display, but it's integrated graphics, so intensity isn't its thing.
MacBook Air has Intel HD Graphics 6000. Again, it's enough to drive the built-in standard resolution display and a single external display, but it's integrated and that always has limits.
MacBook Pro 2015 has Intel Iris Graphics 6100. As built-in graphics go, it's better than previous generations, but it's still built-in. The highest end model is the only one with the option for an extra graphics boost — AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB of GDDR5 memory.
MacBook Pro 2016 has Intel Iris Graphics 540 for the 13-inch version without Touch Bar and Intel Iris Graphics 550 for the 13-inch version with Touch Bar. The 15-inch version has both Intel HD Graphics 530 for low power and discreet graphics for high performance. There are options for Radeon Pro 450 with 2GB of GDDR5 or 460 with 4GB of GDDR5 on the 13-inch model, or Radeon Pro 455 with 2GB of GDDR5 or Radeon Pro 460 with 4GB of GDDR5 on the 15-inch model.
- If you want graphical power, you want the MacBook Pro 2015.
- If you want the biggest graphics boost you can get, you want the MacBook Pro 2016 in the 15-inch model.
Battery Life
These days, the one thing more important than power is power efficiency. It doesn't matter how fast your laptop is if it runs out of juice. So, both Intel on the chipset side and Apple on the macOS side have been working on making everything last longer.
MacBook is rated for up to 10 hours of web browsing, 11 hours of iTunes movie playback, and 30 days of standby.
The 13-inch MacBook Air is rated for up 12 hours of web browsing, 12 hours of iTunes movie playback, and 30 days on standby.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro 2015 is rated for up to 10 hours of web browsing, 12 hours of iTunes movie playback, and 30 days on standby. The 15-inch MacBook Pro 2015 is rated for up to 9 of web browsing and iTunes movie playback, and 30 days on standby.
All versions of the MacBook Pro 2016 are rated for 10-hours of web browsing or iTunes movie playback and 30 days on standby.
(iTunes movie playback is hardware accelerated, so YouTube in Chrome will consume way more power, for example.)
- If you want the longest battery life possible, and don't miss Retina display, get the 13-inch MacBook Air.
The amount of random access memory (RAM) in your Mac determines how many apps you can keep live at a time, how big your photo or video editing projects can be without having to swap data out back and forth on the drive, and otherwise keeps everything super fast.
MacBook only has one memory option: 8 GB of 1866MHz LPDDR3.
The 13-inch MacBook Air also only comes with 8 GB.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro 2015 starts at 8 GB of 1866MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory but can be configured with 16GB. The 15-inch MacBook Pro 2015 only comes with 16 GB of 1600MHz DDR3L memory.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro 2016 without Touch Bar starts with 8GB of 1866MHz LPDDR3 memory and can go to 16GB. The 13-inch MacBook Pro 2016 with Touch Bar starts at 8GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory and can go to 16GB. The 15-inch MacBook Pro 2016 only comes with 16GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory.
- If RAM is important to you, you want the MacBook Pro.
Storage used to consist of big, noisy hard drive platters that spun around and didn't take well to bumps or power problems. Now they're solid state — Flash chips with no moving parts. They don't hold as much as old-style hard drives and are still more expensive, but they're ultra-fast and far more resilient.
MacBook comes with 256 GB of PCIe Flash storage but can be upgraded to 512 GB.
MacBook Air comes with 128GB of PCIe Flash storage but can be upgraded to 256 GB or 512 GB.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro 2015 comes with 128GB of PCIe Flash storage but can be upgraded to 256 GB or 512 GB on the highest end model. The 15-inch MacBook Pro 2015 comes with 256 GB of PCIe Flash but can be upgraded to 512 GB or 1 TB on the highest end model.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro 2016 comes with 256GB PCIe Flash storage but can go up to 1 TB. The 15-inch MacBook Pro 2016 starts with 256GB PCI Flash storage on the low-end model, 512GB PCIe Flash storage on the high-end model, and both can go to 2 TB.
- If you want the fastest storage possible, you want the MacBook Pro 2016.
- If you want the largest amount of storage possible, you want the 15-inch MacBook Pro 2016.
All of Apple's laptops come with built-in Bluetooth 4.0 for pairing to headphones and other accessories and 802.11ac Wi-Fi for connecting to wireless routers and, through them, the internet.
None of Apple's current laptops include cellular radios, but you can easily tether them to your iPhone or iPad if you have one.
Wired connections like USB, Thunderbolt, and HDMI let you connect to high-performance accessories like external displays, drives, networks, and more.
MacBook only has a USB-C port that can be used to connect to USB-C drives, standard USB, VGA, or HDMI with adapters, and to plug in and recharge with a USB or AC adapter. It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The 13-inch MacBook Air has 2x USB 3 ports, 1x Thunderbolt 2 port, an SDXC card slot, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Ethernet is available with an adapter.
The MacBook Pro 2015 has 2x USB 3 ports, 2x Thunderbolt 2 ports, an HDMI port, an SDXC card slot, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Ethernet is available with an adapter.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro 2016 without the Touch Bar has 2x Thunderbolt 3 ports (USB-C), both the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro 2016 with the Touch Bar have 4x Thunderbolt 3 ports (USB-C), though the two right ports on the 13-inch aren't full speed.
- If you want the most ports available on an Apple laptop, you want the 2015 MacBook Pro.
Force Touch trackpad
Apple now uses Force Touch technology for their trackpads. It uses a Taptic Engine to simulate the click feeling of a traditional trackpad, but over the entire surface, and without the actual mechanical switch. Some people don't like the feeling, but it adds pressure sensitivity, is less prone to breakdown, and can be used in ways far beyond a regular trackpad.
MacBook and MacBook Pro have the Force Touch trackpad.
MacBook Air has the traditional trackpad.
- If you want a standard trackpad, get the MacBook Air.
- If you want the Force Touch trackpad, get the MacBook or MacBook Pro.
MacBook has a new, flatter keyboard that uses domes and butterfly switches to create a large, stable surface for your typing.
MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 2015 use Apple's older scissor switch system that's a bit looser but also has much better travel.
MacBook Pro 2016 uses a second generation dome and butterfly switch system for an improved but fundamentally similar typing experience to the MacBook.
- If you love the 12-inch MacBook keyboard, you'll love the MacBook Pro 2016 keyboard.
- If you hate the 12-inch MacBook keyboard, you might want to stick to a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro 2015.
Touch Bar and Touch ID
The higher-end 13-inch and every 15-inch MacBook Pro 2016 includes the new Touch Bar. OLED with a matte finish that matches the feel of the keyboard keys, it can display Esc and function keys and system and media controls, just like the old function row. But it can also display curated, contextual shortcuts for whatever app you're working in at the time. That includes volume sliders, content scrubbers, color selectors, and anything else a developer can dream up.
To the right of the new Touch Bar is Touch ID. Once exclusive to iPhone and iPad, now you can have it on the Mac. It works off an Apple T1 chip, which is like a tiny, integrated iOS device embedded right in the MacBook Pro. It handles the secure enclave and secure presentation of Apple Pay information, but that fusion is hidden away.
All you see is the sensor. Place your registered finger on it and you're authenticated! You can even use it for fast account switching.
- If you want a traditional function key row, Apple has a lower-end 13-inch MacBook Pro 2016 or any of the other MacBooks for you.
- If you want the new Touch Bar or Touch ID, you want a higher-end MacBook Pro 2016.
For a long time Apple only made laptops with silver, bead-blasted aluminum finishes. The bead-blasted aluminum part is still true, but recently Apple has started adding some colors to the Mac lineup.
MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 2015 only come in silver aluminum.
MacBook comes in silver, space gray, gold, and rose gold.
MacBook Pro 2016 comes in silver or space gray.
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I am new to the forum, new to making Star Wars costumes, but not new to making things. I spent years in the Theatre industry doing props and costumes. I've got skills, but with three kids, very little time for making. My hope is to buy pieces to build the armor, then paint and combine the pieces into Beskar'gam. I started with the thought that buying sporting equipment and modifying it. But now I'm hearing that I can probably afford the armor makers are offering. Helmet's another matter, I'm going to have to buy one, I don't have the time to get the keystone element right.
My wife and I are going for a Clone Wars era set of costumes. (Oldest kid will be young Boba) The wife and I are going with EU custom characters. Here are my four current colour possibilities.
I would love to hear what you think (of the designs and my uphill battle).


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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by Slippy, Sep 24, 2006.
Dead. Hangin out in Heaven with the other victims.
I think we ate him.
That doesn't mean you can't lay on some posthumous smack! Funny sig by the way.
Webz, as much as I'd like to try to hang/cook you based on my gut feeling as well as for kicks, I can't in good consciousness do it. You're only 3rd or 4th on the suspect list. Based on evidence I gathered and a couple others found independently, I have to accuse the number one suspect. I'll vote in a few minutes. Just gotta go over what I have one more time. I hope I finally got it right.
Who needs proof when you've got instinct?!?!?!?
Hey Webz, that "spam" was a joke. It was in one of the murder threads and didn't count in the game. I'm innocent I tell you, innocent!:Cry:
Well for all of the spreadsheets, charts and "proof", murders continue, and there are at least 4 innocents who have hung because the field is incompetent. You all laughed at me when I said instinct, and yet have fared no better in your attempts to find justice. Show some remorse people.
LOL. What is this? Night of the living dead?
He's not the only embittered zombie still lurking in this thread. You people better watch out. I was a vegetarian before I was hanged for a murder I did not commit. Now I eat brains.
With fava beans and a bottle of Chianti? Oh wait, that was liver. Never mind.
Slippy, can we get a ruling on when the polls close? I definitely don't want to miss voting, but I am still crossreferencing a few suspects. P.S. Totally and completely off topic, but doesn't it seem like NFL Commissioner could have chosen a team that New Orleans could beat for the big post-Katrina home MNF opener? On the other hand I'm not complaining because Michael Vick is awfully easy on the eyes.
What team? You mean the Lions? Nobody wants to see them on Monday night. LOL
I hope he's easy on the stat sheet too. I need him to get me 14 points in my fantasy league!
My wife needs him to get a little over 13 points tonight to beat her opponent. My team is history. I lost Alexander today to a broken foot. Yesterday, F. Gore stretched for a TD, ended up fumbling and hurt himself and left the game. Now my daughter is gonna beat me (when Bush scores 7 points tonight) after I told her she was nuts to bench E. Manning (3 td passes in 4th Qtr and L.Fitzgerald). Ok, back to the hanging business.
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I'm voted to hang Hack. The evidence is simple: there are a lot of generic basketball words in multiple posts. I think he may have posted more than his usual volume, maybe to cover his tracks. I am embarrassed to say that the pairings of words that could be a murder post are less than compelling: Team and ring Coach and game Coach and team Team and game Ring and team There's alot more but you get the idea. All very generic words. if I'm wrong. As Roscoe pointed out to all us investigators, the evidence hasn't served us very well in this game so far. If wrong again, someone else will die. :(
I went to the last Monday night game the Lions had at the Silverdome...St Louis kicked our butt 35-0...and the best entertainment the whole crowd had that night was the girl sitting right behind me that kept dropping her halter...LOL!
well, crap, i didn't even get to vote. i had to go to "capsule" night at the kids' high school (basically attending a mini-version of their whole day in two hours). and i might have cast with my heart the tying vote -- launching Darth into another fit of coin-toss-provoked existential angst -- or else, i might have voted with the (increasingly suspicious) pair that always seems to vote together...
LOL Prof. Well, I guess I dodged another proverbial bullet. As the late Roscoe once profoundly stated (can't remember if it was shortly before or shortly after his death ): "He...just...won't...die..." I feel like the road runner with the Coyote always after me. Happily, the ACME anvil keeps landing on the coyotes. So far, anyhow. I just don't know why you guys get this hankering to cook me every so often. I didn't do it. If I did there would be some evidence with all the scrutiny my posts get.. You can't possibly believe I'm using dissappearing ink. Maybe I just won't post over the next 3 days if we missed again (please tell me we got him)...but I doubt I can keep my mouth shut that long. Kim and I vote alike (generally, not always) because we both base our decisions upon the evidence. It hasn't worked out so well (hopefully we got it right this time), but you don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Maybe our technique was faulty...maybe there just isn't enough evidence, but we are doing our best.
Brag time . . . I went to the last Pistons game in the Silverdome: Game 5 of the 1988 Finals, Pistons 104, Lakers 94, Pistons up 3-2, on the verge of the first title, but it was not to be. :( Sorry . . . back to being dead.
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Shean Conlon joined the University of Michigan men's and women's track and field staff in September 2010 and recently completed his sixth season working with the Wolverine pole vaulters.
Throughout his eight years of men's and women's collegiate pole vaulting experience, he has developed seven school record holders, 14 all-conference performers and three conference champions.
Most recently in 2016, Conlon helped multi-events athlete Steven Bastien earn All-American honors in the decathlon, clearing a near-PR 4.80 meters (15-9 ft.) at the national meet.
In six seasons at Michigan, he has directed six athletes to 15 scoring performances at the Big Ten Championships, including one Big Ten champion. He has also produced eight NCAA East Preliminary qualifiers, one five-time All-American and a multi-school record holder.
In 2014, Conlon helped two-time tri-captain Kiley Tobel cap her career as a five-time All-American with her Second Team All-America performance at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Originally setting a new indoor pole vault school record in 2012, Tobel improved that record to 4.25 meters (13-11.25) in 2014. Following the season, Tobel was selected to the Capital One Academic All-America second team after being named an Academic All-District V second team member in 2012 and 2013.
During the 2013 season, Conlon guided Tobel to All-America second team accolades at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, back-to-back All-Big Ten second team performances at the indoor and outdoor championships, as well as a pair of Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week citations. Tobel also set a new school record in the outdoor pole vault (4.25m, 13-11.25).
In 2012, Conlon directed Tobel to appearances at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, where she earned First and Second Team All-America honors, respectively. Tobel also received outdoor All-Big Ten second team accolades and was named U-M's Female Breakthrough Athlete of the Year. Conlon also guided Jack Greenlee to the Big Ten Conference outdoor pole vault title, where he earned All-Big Ten first team honors.
In his first season with the Maize and Blue in 2011, Conlon produced three NCAA Preliminary Round qualifiers, one NCAA qualifier and helped Austin DeWildt and Tobel earn their team's respective Most Improved Athlete award. With Conlon's assistance, Greenlee and DeWildt each climbed into the all-time top 10 performance list at Michigan.
Conlon's coaching responsibilities with the Wolverines include designing and implementing innovative and personalized training programs for pole vaulters, which focus on speed, strength, power and gymnastic development, with a unified theme of improving technical efficiency. He also assists the coaching staffs in identifying and evaluating potential student-athletes. Conlon also coordinates all pole vault training during Michigan track and field camps and clinics.
In 2006, Conlon graduated from Oberlin College with a bachelor's degree in archaeological studies and religious studies. He went on to earn a master's degree in exercise physiology from Eastern Michigan University, where he was a graduate assistant coach and completed a master's thesis on the "Effect of Recovery Duration on Acceleration and Blood Lactate Levels in Pole-Vaulters."
During his stint at EMU, Conlon coached two student-athletes to four All-MAC honors, as well as a two-time NCAA regional qualifier.
Prior to arriving at Eastern Michigan, Conlon spent two seasons at his alma mater, Oberlin College (Division II), where he competed from 2003-06.
While at Oberlin, Conlon coached seven student-athletes to 15 All-North Coach Athletic Conference (NCAC) performances. He also helped produce two NCAC champions and one NCAA provisional qualifier. Under Conlon's guidance, five school records were set by his student-athletes at Oberlin
Conlon is also a Level II-certified jumps coach, which is the second highest certification available from USA Track & Field.


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Here's the deal, I have a great 350 sbc and a great Mustang in need of a motor. My question is what is the best way to set up my motor-mounts with a stock K-member? And should I find a gas tank out of an older carbed Mustang, or just modify my current EFI gas tank, and how would I go about doing it? I know all you hard-core ford guy's are against this but truthfully I don't care and I don't need your opinion on why I shouldn't do it. I want my Mustang to stand out amongst the 10 million 5.0 cars in my town and be something I can afford to work on. I know this has been done so anyone with some good tips about going through this job would be appreciated.
Most call me Lx, but I was born Dakota
This is a swap I too have considered, the best setup I have seen is offered by jegs its a complete kit to do this swap as far as engine and tranny. The kit includes a k member and a bolt in trans crossmember with trans mount for a th350/powerglide or th400 trans. It also includes a set of longtube headers. They also sell the engine mounts for a sb chevy to go with the k member.Here is the link to that kit, http://www.jegs.com/i/Anthony+Jones/040/MU-3030K3/10002/-1. Just incase your unable to copy and past it here is the Jegs part #040-MU-3030K3. As for being able to use the stock tank, yes you can use the stock tank, but you will have to run an external fuel pump I'd go with an electric myself. The reason why is because the stock internal tank fuel pump creates too much pressure for a carburator to handle plus the lines are to small and you don't need a return line. Granatelli sells a fuel tank insert that goes into the stock tank inplace of the stock fuel pump assembly so you can run larger -10an line and a external fuel pump. Here is the link, http://www.jegs.com/i/Granatelli/467/GMTI7998/10002/-1?parentProductId=745015 and again here is the jegs part #467-GMTI7998. Jegs also sells a complete fuel system kit with steel braided lines electric fuel pump an fittings and fuel filter. Like I said I too may do this, but I want to use a gen3 chevy 6.0 out of truck. Hope this helps and good luck. If you've got any questions let me know.
Hey thanks for the input man, its appreciated. Now have you ever heard of someone taking the Chevy engine with its stock motor mounts setting in place in the car and welding the Chevy mounts straight to the Mustang's K-member?? I think it could work with an aftermarket oil pan but let me know what you think.
Most call me Lx, but I was born Dakota
I'm sure you could, I would use square tubing and get a mock up engine. The ford engines mount flat on the sides of the cylinder wall where as the SB chevy also mounts to the outside cylinder wall, but at an angle. It would require some time, patience and some welding and fabrication skills. You may also have to fabricate a set of headers or try and modify a set to make them work. Same thing with the trans crossbar. Most of the guys I know have used aftermarket K members and just built their own mounts. Your stock oil pan should be ok, the mustang also uses a rear sump oil pan. You may have to do a little triming on the k member. I personaly plan on using that kit from jegs and just save myself alot of aggravation.
Oh, you could also just keep the stock k member and put in a motor plate and skip the motor mounts all together.
The motor plate is good Idea but the only ones I've seen are almost as much as that tubular K-member and it looks like just a flat piece of steel trimmed to specs. I wonder if I bought a 1/4 inch sheet of steel out of the junkyard, Borrowed someones motor-plate, If i could make a template and have a homemade motor-plate? Are there any pics or videos online of someone fabbing up those motor mounts and bashing that firewall in... I'd really like to see how some guys are doing this b4 I attempt it myself.
Most call me Lx, but I was born Dakota
I found one on Jegs, a Competition Engineering one for $115.99. Here is the link, http://www.jegs.com/i/Competition+Engineering/247/4004/10002/-1 and here is the part #247-4004. All you would need to do is trim it to fit and then weld in some tabs to the front rails of the unibody,the rails are made of high strength alloy steel so they are safe and strong enough to weld the tabs to( I would use a mig welder). Then like I said just trim it to fit and drill some holes in the tabs and bolt it in. I also found this link of a foxbody mustang that latemodel did using a LS1 chevy engine, you might find some of it helpful, http://www.mylrs.com/blogs/lrs/archive/2008/07/17/ls1-mustang-part-1.aspx
Thanks man I'm gonna look into it, I think the best thing for me is to just go to the races and see what those guys are doing. What kinda set up/car are you running?
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I've currently got a 1995 Mustang GT. I just built my first engine from bare block up myself and I'm planning on installing it real soon. This is the first Mustang that I've had and I to wanted to try somthing differnt. I've owned lots of Chevys (Camaro's,Monte Carlo,C-10 etc) so I thought I would try somthing new. I like the Mustang, there are tons of part between the aftermarket and the salvage yards. I'm also getting ready to swap out rear ends, I got a 8.8 with ford racing 4.10 gears from a wreaked 98 going in place of the old 8.8. But the next engine I want to do is put a 6.0 gen three chevy truck engine with a th350 in the mustang after the 302 goes. So I should have lots of time to slowly gather parts for that engine swap. Good luck to you and your project.
ford tuff with chevy parts
Mine is a simple 1993 Lx fox body, the reason I wanted to do this swap is because the four-cylinder in her now just ain't cutting it... And I wanted something that stands out among all the 5.0's in my city as I said before.
Most call me Lx, but I was born Dakota
Built Ford tough with Chevy stuff..... That's the best way to live.
Most call me Lx, but I was born Dakota
Small block chevy is a turd! Thats why they stopped using them in nascar! Never were competitive in trans am! Why bother! Even chevy stopped using them and went to a FORD style motor (ls)! Do yourself a favor and quit the chevy fad. Think about this, last two years in the irl chevy used FORD motors! Last season in trans am some chevy teams used FORD moters. Before chevy had a hemi in ihra pro stock, the chevy camp ran FORD motors! All pro teams that run chevy's in drag racing use FORD style motors! Chevy's heavy duty pickup has a isuzu motor! In nascar except for the 4.5 inch bore spacing, their motor is a BOSS 351!
Guess who doesn't give a *** ME. I will use whichever motor I choose, Say what you want but its a proven fact the sbc is a legend. If its such a turd then tell me why every time you go to the drag strip you see only about 1,000 of them in every make, model, and year of car. As for the ls the only thing Chevy adapted was the front style distributor. Guy's like you who clearly have no clue as to what they are talking about, are why the hot-rod world is so divided just because of a bow-tie and an oval.
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LOL, this is too funny! Did it ever dawn you that some legends are better than others? You're right though, the SBC is a legend in its own, a legend of crap The R07 is a clean sheet that resembles nothing of the original SBC, however it does appear to have Ford, Buick and Oldsmobile genes in it. Take the bowtie glasses off and view reality for a change.


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I've searched around, and to my surprise it appears I'm the only person with this issue.... Every card I've got is injecting ssssllllloooowwww as heck and only injects 10% - 30% when testing injection.. The weird thing is that it's happening with every card I own:
Ubiquiti SRC
Ubiquiti SRX
A few RT73's
A few Realteks
And even my Buffalo Airstation w/ a broadcom
Even have Ubuntu w/ 2.6.27 (all drivers properly patched) and same thing, wtf? Anyone got any ideas? Could this be a problem with the newer kernel? *awaiting response and compiling older kernel*


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ok, so i just painted my first helmet... it's based on the mom photos, but is not 100% accurate (i didn't go for every scratch exactly as in the photos, but stayed fairly close to it).
the helmet is one of the $@%!% ones from ebay (i didn't do my homework first.. i don't know the policy on posting about ebayers, but that guy selling the mystery helmets all the time on there... CRAP!).
it was really thin in some places (see light through it) and really thick in others. through a combination of sanding and filling, i evened out the inside to a decent state. still not great, but much nicer.
i carved some of the deep scratches into it, then hit it with a base coat of silver. rustoleum "super bright" silver to be exact:
the worst part about this helmet was that the keyholes in the back had so many bubbles in them that they weren't even recognizable. so, i cut the whole section out and replaced it with a styrene filler that i cut out, edges smoothed with bondo. the proportions are a little off, but it's WAY better than it was when i started.
next up was fun with liquid masking, and some lovely moss green.
here's where i lost interest in progress pics, and just got into a painting frenzy. the next step along the way is after the various main colors have been applied, and the masking stuff peeled up. this is the helmet next to the one i got from fettspride a few weeks ago:
and finally, the helmet all together. the inside is black, foam to be added once the black paint is totally dry. visor is attached with silocone sealer / adhesive.
the kill stripes aren't on yet - i want to give it some time to dry fully before i mask anything off.


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At 14, Xiaoyun Willoughby has endured struggles, but her thoughts often are on others rather than herself.
Xiaoyun was born in the Guizhou providence in China. An orphan, she was placed with foster parents at a young age and stayed with them for nine years.
She has scoliosis and was in great need of surgery.
In China, once a child turns 14, he or she no longer is eligible for adoption. Xiaoyun was only months away from turning 14.
Virgil and Cindy Willoughby were in the process of adopting one daughter from China when, in February 2011, Cindy saw Xiaoyun's file and wanted to adopt her, too. International adoption usually takes months, but within 10 weeks they had Xiaoyun, Cindy said. They landed in Louisville 15 minutes before she officially turned 14, just in time.
Had Xiaoyun not been adopted, she probably wouldn't have received the medical attention she needed, Cindy said.
When preparing for the surgeries, the family found out what a miracle her adoption was. Because of her scoliosis and the curvature of her spine, Xiaoyun's lungs only functioned at about one-third of what they should. Without surgery, she would have gone into cardiac arrest and eventually died, Cindy said.
In January, Xiaoyun had four painful surgeries. She was required to wear a halo and 18 pounds of weights to stretch her.
In her second surgery, some ribs and vertebrae were removed. The third surgery cut her along the side to remove another rib and more vertebrae. The final surgery was for rod placement and to fuse most of her backbone. Her back will never bend.
Now she uses a brace when sitting up but hopes to have permission to stop using it soon.
"She's a tough little cookie," her mother said.
Xiaoyun can't figure out why Americans say that.
"Cookies aren't tough," Xiaoyun said. "They break."
During her time recovering in the hospital, Cindy saw Xiaoyun's compassion for others.
Nurses would ask if she needed anything. She often would respond, "a million dollars."
Her family finally asked what she would do with a million dollars. She wanted to buy a million chickens for children in India so they wouldn't be hungry.
That desire has morphed into Xiaoyun's Chicks for Children campaign.
"They don't have food, they don't have shoes, anything," she said.
She was quick to point out that most people have so much food they throw some away. The children she is trying to help in India don't have that luxury, she said.
Through the Gospel for Asia website, www.gfa.org, Xiaoyun discovered a donation of $11 will give children in the Bridge of Hope program a rooster and a hen. These are children who live in conditions similar to those in the film "Slumdog Millionaire," Cindy said.
The children are stuck in the caste system and considered untouchable, she said.
Xiaoyun chose chickens because she thought they would be the easiest for those who donated to afford.
"Eleven dollars is not that big of a deal, it buys two little chickens," Xiaoyun said.
One rooster and hen can produce up to 40 dozen eggs a year to provide food and a source of income.
Xiaoyun is very observant and takes no excuses when it comes to donors. Every day people go shopping for clothes when they already have a closet full, she said.
"You really need those clothes?" she said. "No, you don't."
Instead of buying a pair of jeans, use that money to provide chickens for children in India, she said.
Her goal is to send one million chicks.
Xiaoyun's mother is impressed by her compassion.
"Xiaoyun has a burden for the kids," she said. "She's passionate about it, which is pretty incredible."
The family is planning a yard sale to raise money to buy chickens.
Xiaoyun also translates letters into Chinese for families who are adopting. She charges $25 a letter — $11 goes toward buying chickens and the rest goes to foster homes in China. She knows it's important to be in a foster home rather than an orphanage.
She also has a heart for orphans waiting to be adopted. She created a YouTube video about what an orphan wants. It already has received several thousand views on the site.
Her logic is simple but profound.
She stressed that she can say to her mom "I'm hungry," and her mom gets her something to eat. The children she wants to help in India say "I'm hungry" and there's nothing to eat.
"We can help," she said. "For just $11."
Make a donation or follow Xiaoyun Willoughby's Chicks for Children progress at www.mygfa.org/chicksforchildren.
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So from what I can gather I may need to sell a kidney or some of my children to get where I need to.........:p
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So from what I can gather I may need to sell a kidney or some of my children to get where I need to.........:p
Pretty much mate. This costume is not an easy or cheap one to make/assemble by any means. Even doing most of the work yourself (i.e. assembly/painting, etc.) you'd easily be looking at $2200-$2500 or more range. It all really just depends on which vendors you decide to go with and what parts you buy from them. There's also the constant 'upgrade' battle to contend with. Good luck!
This is a great thread. This should be cheaper to make than my droid. :)
I am new here and wanted to build a Boba Fett costume for Halloween (I was very ambitious lol!)
I knew that in order to have a proper suit I would be shelling out big money and some people had waiting lists that would not be able to deliver their goods until after Halloween. Which is totally fine, I just happened to pick a very complicated project as a costume.
I have opted (after doing the math and research) to order the Collectors Edition costume as it will save me a ton of work and I will have an excellent starting point to add on to as I plan to have a fully screen accurate RotJ Fett suit and hopefully get into the 501st and get more active with my Cosplay friends.
The CE suit is by no means perfect, the big plus is not having to build the rocket pack but like I said, it will be a good starting point. I should be ordering it in the next couple of days so perhaps I could post up a review.
Look up all the threads around here about the Rubies suit before you jump in. Other guys around here have worked off it like you are thinking of doing. You are going to have to do a lot...and I mean A LOT....of work to get it up to the base accuracy level for 501st acceptance. Just telling you this as an FYI as you said your plan is to have a fully screen accurate ROTJ costume. This means you are basically going to have to replace every single piece of that Rubies costume.
So, your choice is between getting the Rubies and modifying it and upgrade pieces as you are able to OR start from scratch buying individual components from members here and making it an ROTJ costume from the get-go. I know for a fact that no Boba costumer is ever "done" with their Boba, so either route will be ok for you, based on what you personally decide to do. Since my last post in this thread back in May, I went on a Boba upgrade kick myself and have dropped another $1,300+ into my Boba to upgrade some parts that needed it.
this thread helps me what i'm getting into doing Jango thanks
Could someone PM me the information for someone I need to contact about purchasing a helmet? I've read about Fettpride and Asok(who I have read has passed recently. He seemed to be extremely well liked by everyone on here, very sorry for the loss!). But I'm unsure of where to go from there.
I guess it really is that easy! haha, thank you. sorry for being so thick headed.
Thanks for the post, this is going to help me in the budget for my sith lord outfit which is going to have a mandalorian helmet.
This is a very helpful thread. Thank you!
Yes, there's a bit of sticker shock, but can you really put a price on being the Fett? =)
Great information for me to budget.
I generally make custom lightsaber hilts. They are cheap to build and there is an endless possibility of designs. I want to build both Fett helmets (Jango and Boba)
Darth Pestilence...
Real helpful thread. It gives me a alot to think about when it comes time to put together my own custom set
Thanks for the list, I'm new here and it helps! :D
Is there any dealer I can talk to or contact to purchase a completed suit.
Is there a dealer that I can contact or email to have build and ship the whole suit
How do I contact him
Where are you located and what's your budget.
I'm located in Dover, De and my budget will depend on the price
for a better price, contact R S prop masters. Just do a google search for them.
this thread delivers....
Honestly you're looking at about 7 grand for a movie quality suit finished and shipped from either of them. Maybe more. I'd say less if you were in the UK


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When I heard that Guy Etchell's had applied for information from the 1939 National Register I decided to also apply and see if I could get information on my parents and grandparents. Today after about a 3 month wait and 6+ emails I got the results. Below is one of the entries
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The database is held by the NHS Information Centre for health and social care http://www.ic.nhs.uk/ to whom application should be made.
To read more about Guy's campaign to get this information freely available read the article on the BBC website http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8363341.stm
I am sure I'm not the only genealogist who thinks that Guy should get some award to recognise his work on getting the early release of the 1911 census and also for his work towards the release of the 1939 Register.
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Attached you will find the proposed season structure for the 2013-14 waterfowl seasons. As in the past, we are trying to provide opportunity for the majority. In doing so, we have tried to overlap goose seasons with duck seasons as much as possible. I personally am not a fan of this, as it takes away opportunity (days of hunting), however, the majority of our waterfowl hunters want to be able to shoot anything that flies by. Thus, most duck season days are also accompanied by the opportunity to harvest Canada geese. The AFRP zone continues to be a good zone for addressing resident goose issues, please remember to report all bands, as band data enable us to carve out opportunity such as the AFRP zone.
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|thanks for all of the great info
My wife and I are taking a course this summer 7days/6 nights in the San Juans. We will be taking the courses for certification up to and including Bareboat: Basic Keel boat 101, Coastal crusing 103 and Bareboat Chartering 104 . The course we are taking has a lot of up front study as the school expects that we will have the basic knowledge BEFORE we show up
Texts: Sailing Fundamentals By Jobson; Cruising Fundamentals and Annapolis Book of Seamanship
We study as many Sundays as we can for at least 2-3 hours. It will take some committment on your part but it is doable.
Good Luck and Happy Sailing
Sailing does not have to be all that expensive. The key is how you go about it, and a willingness to cruise the way that earlier sailors routinely went cruising. These days people seem to want to bring all of the comforts of home, but in times past, cruising was about leaving the complexities of shore life ashore. There are still many good solid, simple boats out there that can be purchased cheaply and these good basic boats can provide a great platform to learn to sail on.
Learning to sail, like any complex skill set, requires a kind of apprenticehip but the good news is that you are enjoying sailing while you are building skills.
I also second the suggestion that racing other people's boats is a cheap way to build skills.
|Welcome aboard. Courses are okay, but experience teaches the best scho0l and the lessons are longer remembered. There's a saying in tennis that applies to sailing as well: It takes a year to learn how to play tennis, it takes five years to become a tennis player.
Greek waters... can be tricky... but really nice...
For a novice sailor I would personally recommend to start in the Ionian sea. Plenty of beautiful beaches, distances between islands and harbours (forget marinas) reasonable requiring no night sailing... and most importantly light winds mostly in the afternoon (no meltemi in the Ionian). The problem is refuelling and getting water as most of the islands with the exception of Corfu and Lefkas and the town of Preveza have no facilities on the pier (personal experience two years ago). You may be boarded by Greek, Italian or US patrol vessels if you venture north of Corfu into international waters bordering Albania, as they might be searching for weapons and/or drugs. I was checked once by Italians and they were very courteous and professional. I don;t think a skipper will be essential in the Ionian, but joining a flotilla is advisable, as they will help with mooring and take care of diesel and water provisioning.
In the Sporades (less than in the Cyclades south or the Dodecanese further southeast) you will be affected by strong northerly winds (meltemi) often at 15-25 knots and sometimes reaching 30 or 35, force 8-9. It gets a bit hairy, but it is not dangerous as such provided you know how to deal with it (wait till dusk when wind dies down and find a harbour or cove for protection). I would advise getting a skipper at least for a couple of days.
The southern Aegean is a bit more tricky and there is at times quite some traffic especially as you cross sea lanes: be very careful, as most passenger ferries are deceptively quick and do not take kindly to changing course... I would definitely advise getting a skipper at least for the first week.
Get lots of practice in mooring "Med style", e.g. dropping anchor and reversing slowly into a (usually very cramped) position without damaging other boats... it's easy as long as there is no strong wind, since no charter boat has bow thrusters and you may find it difficult to reverse in a straight line... well as i said it takes some practice...
I would definitely avoid a catamaran because of mooring problems in harbours. I have personally witnessed cats being asked (politely) to anchor in the bay, as they take up too much space in the harbour (marinas have no particular problem, they just charge you extra...).
Having said all that I am sure that you will enjoy sailing Greek (or Turkish) waters tremendously. Let me know if you want any more info on locations...
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I had hoped to do any initial bareboat chartering is a limited sailing region - the Northern Sporades islands are close to my wife's home in Greece and are all within site of each other for the most part. We've also considered BVI etc., but that would be for another season, but may indeed be where we decide to do this. Chartering a skipper may also be in the plan.
Welcome to Sailnet! I like your handle too! Lots of good advice on this thread, with which I mostly agree (particularly the point that education is helpful, but there's no substitute for experience). I did just want to make one additional point:
I don't know what time of year you hope to do your chartering in the Greek isles, but just be aware that during the summer months you can encounter some very challenging conditions there. Beginning in June, the Meltemi begins to blow, and it builds stronger during July and August, then gradually diminishes in September-October. You probably realize that the Meltemi is a strong, consistent northeast wind that blows in the Aegean during the summer months, especially in the Sporades and Cyclades. Beaufort Force 5-7 wind and sea state are typical, which can make for exciting but challenging sailing. So I'm not sure it's the place I would recommend that a novice charterer go for practice. Keep that in mind as you work your way up.
Sailing is a great past-time, take it slow and you can look forward to a lifetime of enjoyment from it. Best of luck to you!!
Catamaran's are very forgiving. If you take the courses you have listed and go with a bareboat in Greece you will be fine. Taking another couple that has more experience the first time is double icing on the cake, cost and experience wise. My wife and I always take other couples on Charters because it's also more fun to share.
My experience - bought a 26 ft grampian (mono) sailed it 9 times over a 4 month winter - sold it, bought a 31 ft hunter, sailed it weekends for a year meanwhile taking asa classes through 105. Took a bareboat catamaran out of the BVI and had an absolute blast. I was the skipper of record although the other couple had owned a boat for 11 years I was better qualified. Most sailors never take classes.
At the time of my first bareboat I had never dropped an anchor, reefed a sail or changed a fuel filter. I knew how, just hadn't ever done it (except in classes).
Now (all of five years of sailing) I own my catamaran - a Gemini 105Mc and sail it single handed or crewed anywhere I want on the Chesapeake. Owning a Gemini is the best thing to happen to me in a long long time.
The best way to get sailing experience without spending lots of money is to simply go down to the docks, join a club and get some experience on someone elses boat. If you are ever in the Annapolis area just holler I'll be glad to take you out (Private message me here first and I'll shoot you a phone number).
Patience Two; Gemini 105Mc #987
One other point about racing... the fine sail trim techniques you can learn while racing will prove to be invaluable when you're out cruising, especially if you've learned how to maximize boat speed in light winds.
About the OPYC, it helps if you're handy and willing to learn about doing stuff on the boat. People who help out are generally asked to crew more often than people who just show up for the ride. You can also learn quite a bit about those maintenance and repair tasks and generally pick up a few pointers on them in the process, which is always a good thing to do before actually having to use said knowledge on your own boat.
I thought about your "why so expensive" question. There are lots of ways to sail on the cheap, most involve being a member of the "OPBC" (the "Other Peoples' Boat Club"), wherein you make friends with sailboat owners, who usually are looking for crew (betcha a whole lot of them around western Long I. Sound once you get a little experience and start asking around).
Look at the average harbor or marina. Those nice boats sit idle about 95% of the time (and 100% of the time in winter up north). Would you buy a house or car that you used so infrequently? Me, I'd rent or borrow, or go to the gatherings where they need guests (read: crew). There are sailing clubs you can join, or buy a boat with one or two others and share it (takes some cooperation for sure) or join a boat club that has boats you can take out as much or little as you want.
Actually, some well-used but decent coastal cruisers for two can be had for under ten grand. Much of the expense though, is where to keep it, because waterfront property (for docks, marinas, boatyards, yacht clubs) has become so precious that it's more expensive than the boat.
So maybe this doesn't help, but down here (Gulf south) lessons aren't that expensive, the ones I have taught on, whether yacht club adult ed., or private, are (for a group of four per boat/instructor), less than $20 per hour per person. So look around. And don't pass up racing just because you want to learn to cruise. Those owners are *always* looking for reliable crews, and racing is a concentrated course in how to sail in general (though not how to do lots of the cruising/logistics stuff Sailingdog rightly mentioned above). Plus they may even feed you and give you beer ;-)
Thanks for the replies to date - especially the rough estimate for time, which I understand is rough based on so many things.
My handle - yes, I thought that it might seem odd to those that know the tale! But its frequently been mine on message boards - it was my favorite story in the Silmarilion. I guess even if it ended badly, there was a long age of glory, and well, I wouldn't mind having that before the end! But I'd kind of like to avoid entanglements with Sauron....
I live in New York City, so there are a lot of possibilities in the tri-state area for sailing. To meet our schedule, in fact, our courses are planned over three schools, one in CT, one in NY, and one in NJ.
I had done a lot of reading and based on theory, thought for what we'd like (long term), a multihull like a cat seemed right. Proponents argue that well designed and not-overloaded cats can perform very well as cruising vessels. But there is not a single cat in the area that is available for chartering or part of a club (there is one for crewed chartering and the ASA-114 course, but not for anything else). So most of our practice would be on monohulls. At least I'll get to know both types of boat this way.
Thanks also for the list of topics we would have to know AND be comfortable with. And the idea of having personal experience over classroom is appreciated. I had hoped to do any initial bareboat chartering is a limited sailing region - the Northern Sporades islands are close to my wife's home in Greece and are all within site of each other for the most part. We've also considered BVI etc., but that would be for another season, but may indeed be where we decide to do this. Chartering a skipper may also be in the plan.
I'll try to read up more on the forum as suggested. I'm sure more questions would be answered there. Again thanks for your responses and any more that come!
ps So any thoughts on why sailing is so expensive? Is it that its just not practiced in large numbers (so no economy of scale benefits)? The technology is expensive? It's a "luxury" pursuit? I was prepared for courses to cost a bit, but not so much for everything else to cost so much as well!
But it is a dream. My wife definitely has the Greek blood for the sea. I honestly think she gains in health and happiness just being near it for a while!
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has anyone ever tried using fatwood sticks or shavings from fatwood? they sell it to start fireplaces, chmneas etc....jut wondering how it would do in a smaoker as shavings or small pieces...it smells good, but not sure how detrimental it may be?


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I just got 2 mystery helmets for 100 bucks deal or what ?
Great deal!!! Any pics?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ash/04c5_1.jpg they will need some work but im down for it :)
Very nice deal. Who from?
MSH1 or MSH2? either way....wow!
hi, i just saw the same two helmet on ebay and was a little hesitant on buying them, do they look as good in person, and size wise how are they?
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I agree look awesome! but dubious about history?
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Saw those on ebay, there wasn,t alot of info about them in the description, I hope they turn out to be nice for you.
well when im done workn my magic ill let you guys know. :)
I have a question i hope this is the correct area, I am looking for my mando helmet. Should I avoid any certain types? I see alot out there for 70 to 80 cred. Dont really care about color or charecter I am making a varient. I have my armor, boots, gloves, and suit. The Helm is something I dont want to waste my cred on.
Hey brokenboba, there are alot of mando helmets out there. it really depends on what style fett your going for and how screen correct you would like your helmet to be. Im new to this so im not the best to ask but iv done alot of research. Im maken my own verson of fett more wartorn and weather gear. I found a deal on 2 mystery helmets and scooped them up faster then Han blowing away greedo ;) Id post a new thread in the helmet forum askn for help. Just read alot of the old posts on the forums they should help you out alot.
I believe I know the seller. I get Mystery Helmets all of the time. Those are definitely the same ones I get. However, it's been recasted so many times, I can't really say without knowing where the helmets were shipped from.
I just bought these same helmets on Ebay from a guy named Renee who ships from Las Vagas Nevada, Mine are 9.5 ear to ear and 10.0 front to back. The casting is not very clean, it has dipples and waves across the dome and is warped out of shape at the base . I had to use a heat gun to widen the base enough to just to put it on. It's going to take alot of work ( sanding and filling) but still can be made into something. I dont know that I would troop in one but it will be interesting to paint one for the first time.:fettpre
are this helmets bigger than dp 95 helmets ?
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Isn't there already a thread about these helmets? :)
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By Neal Thurman
Like many sports fans in America, Neal Thurman has had the good fortune to witness a wide-range of live sporting events. In a strange quirk of fate, he even had the rare opportunity to play in a charity match at Highbury in 2006 – four years before he actually saw an Arsenal match in person.
In this installment of 'Across the Pond', he shares his experience of attending a match at Emirates Stadium on April 3, 2010. He discusses the differences – and similarities – between attending football matches in London and going to events in the USA. Part one revolves around the match against Wolverhampton on April 3, 2010. Part two details the rest of his trip to London including attending matches at Craven Cottage and Selhurst Park and checking out the match-day scene at a London pub.
Getting Tickets
Before my wife and I even scheduled our trip, it was pretty important that we know for a fact that we were going to be able to see an Arsenal match at the Emirates. After all, seeing the Gunners was the primary reason for the trip; everything else was just a fun add-on.
It turns out that it's a bit of an ordeal to get tickets for matches at the homes of the "big clubs" in England. For non-season ticket holders, acquiring a ticket in an officially sanctioned way is a complex maze of membership schemes, small windows for ticket availability, and the somewhat confusing online ticket exchanges. I assume that all of these make sense if you live in the UK and don't have to make a significant investment of money and time to attend a match, but for those of us who have to plan well in advance, it becomes an arduous task.
So, how did we finally solve this problem? As I was making reservations at a very nice hotel in the Holborn area of London, I asked to be connected to the concierge. As is generally the case with a good concierge, two things were true: He could help and it would be expensive. I won't tell you how much we spent to see this holiday-weekend match against Wolves, but let's just say I can't even imagine how much a match against Manchester United or Chelsea would have cost us!
American Equivalent: There is no real equivalent that I'm aware of. This was definitely the most complex process that I've encountered in getting into a sporting event and that includes a World Series game, World Cup matches in two countries, NFL, NBA, NHL, and March Madness and even the Olympics.
Getting To Emirates Stadium
Our experience improved dramatically after we arrived in London. I guess that going to a game at the Emirates is a bit like attending Harvard: the hard part is getting admitted and after that it's almost all upside.
From our hotel, we took the Underground to the stadium. The trains were heavily used but certainly not packed to the point of discomfort. Plus there were multiple stops that ticketholders could use to get to the stadium. The walk from the tube station exit to the stadium was about six or eight blocks through an older, middle-income neighborhood comprised mostly of row houses. It reminded me a little bit of the Baltimore neighborhood I lived in when I was in college in the early 1990s.
As we neared the stadium, many of the streets were blocked off from auto traffic, allowing supporters to walk in the streets. In contrast to most American sporting venues, you didn't see people trying to buy or sell tickets, but there were many more street vendors grilling burgers or selling snacks in a way that US sporting venues cracked down on long ago.
American Equivalent: Getting to the game was a pretty cool experience in that there was no gigantic parking lot. The dominance of foot traffic and street vendors reminded me a lot of football games at the University of Wisconsin – without the 9 AM beer and brats of course!
The Stadium
I thought the exterior of the stadium was nicely done. They didn't try to re-create the old style charm of Highbury but at the same time, they did a nice job of creating a modern building while integrating murals of past heroes linking arms in a bow to the club's motto Victoria Concordia Crescit ('Victory Through Harmony'). The murals, along with the Arsenal logo, also provided some great splashes of color which, along with glass elements in the exterior, created a livelier effect than the average stadium.
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As we moved from outside to inside, I have to admit to being a little bit disappointed. After having seen the entry area into Highbury which looked nothing like a traditional stadium, I was hoping that they had found a way to update the experience while maintaining some sense of the history that differentiates a club like Arsenal from a DC United or LA Galaxy in the US.
What we found was an interior fairly typical of any newer NFL stadium. Wide concourses with plentiful TV monitors allowed us to watch the end of the Noon match. And the vendors were well-spaced, allowing for an easy flow of people getting where they needed to go.
What I felt was missing though, were the small touches. Things that would have reminded me that I was watching a club whose history stretches back to the late 1800s, not one that's only really been relevant since the 40s or 50s like an NFL team. Don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the Emirates, it just wasn't quite as unique as I'd hoped.
American Equivalent: It was Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) or FexEx Field (DC) when I was hoping for PacBell Park (SF Giants) or Camden Yards (Orioles).
The Game Atmosphere
I don't want to be an apologist because I'm an Arsenal supporter so I won't try to glorify everything about the experience at the Emirates. But the major myth that was busted for me was that every English soccer match is full of singing and chanting from the opening whistle to final one. It was actually fairly quiet compared to what I was expecting. I once saw a match in Buenos Aires that was non-stop noise and excitement for about 120 minutes (20 minutes before kickoff, the entire first half, most of halftime, and the entire second half).
The only time that the Emirates crowd really reached a crescendo was in the last five minutes of the match. In typical Arsenal fashion when playing an industrious but not terribly skilled team, they left it until the last moment. As they pushed forward with attack after attack in the closing minutes, the crowd was on edge fearing that the Gunners might drop points against lowly Wolves. When Bendtner broke the tie in the 90th minute, the place absolutely erupted.
That said, for the majority of the contest, it was a fairly low level of noise and emotion compared to other soccer matches I've seen. It was certainly below Argentina and the World Cup matches I've been to. It was also a shade below the USA/Netherlands friendly I saw in the Amsterdam Arena in the early 2000s. It was even well below the energy level of Beckham's first MLS match here in the States at RFK Stadium. Was this because Wolves are not a natural rival? Was it because no one expected a close match? Was it because many "hard core" supporters were absent because it was Easter Weekend? I'm not sure because this was my only Emirates match to date. I'll be very interested to add a more compelling match to my Arsenal resume to see how things change.
American Equivalent: An NFL game on the West Coast (San Diego or San Francisco; but not Oakland)
Food and Souvenirs
The food, other than minor differences in selection, was pretty much what you'd expect from a major sporting event in the US. But what was remarkable was the team store. Most modern stadiums I've been to have a team store that is much more extensive than what I was used to growing up. When I was a kid, all you could buy was t-shirts, jerseys, pennants, and maybe a few other gimmicky gifts along with game-day programs out of the same sort of openings in the stadium walls from where you might get food or beer.
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Not so any more and not so to the extreme at the Emirates.
That team store felt like a department store at Christmas! There was more selection than I could comprehend – from replica kits to sweaters to women's underwear. Even more impressive than the selection were the crowds and the lines to check out. If I can suggest one thing to you other than making sure you have your tickets before you book travel it's "pay the delivery charges and order what you want online" – the lines at the club stores were just too much to handle unless you gave yourself a lot of time to do so.
American Equivalent: Macy's on Christmas Eve (probably more accurate to say Macy's on Christmas Eve about 10 years ago before everyone started shopping online)
I definitely felt much more connected with Arsenal – and English soccer in general. After the trip, I had a few more solid data points to refer back to as I reverted to my regular routine of watching matches from the comfort of my own living room five time zones away.
» Part two: More stadiums and an English pub
Neal Thurman is a management consultant in the Washington, DC area. In his spare time, his obsession with soccer has led to writing assignments for Yanks Abroad, Goal.com, Yahoo UK, and World Soccer Magazine. His very understanding wife deserves a lot of the credit for allowing this obsession to continue despite life's mounting responsibilities. He and his writing partner (who isn't a Gooner, but is OK anyway) can be found writing about the Premier League and Premier League Fantasy Football at http://fantasyepl.blogspot.com. Join him there on most Premier League Saturdays for a live chat while the games are going on.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source