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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Paronish returns to coach Colts again
NORTHERN CAMBRIA — Frank Paronish will take the field this fall looking to wrap up some unfinished business.
In his second stint with Northern Cambria, Paronish wants to make up for some missed opportunities, and he thinks he has the staff — and the team — to do just that.
"We've been doing some conditioning for a while now, and things are really starting to settle in," Paronish said.
"The staff is getting a good idea about the kids, and the kids are learning the new system and adjusting well. So far, things are looking really good for us."
Paronish, who was Northern Cambria's head football coach from 2002-06, was hired in March to replace Paul Taranto.
Taranto led the Colts to a 29-32 record and three District 6 playoff appearances in six seasons. Northern Cambria finished with a 5-5 record in 2013 and won four of its last six games after starting the season 1-3.
"Paul did a great job with the kids on both sides of the ball in the offseason," Paronish said. "He stayed on as our weight room supervisor and has been working with them, and my transition was easy because he had these kids ready."
Paronish, a middle school science teacher at Northern Cambria, had a 28-25 record as the Colts' head coach. He also coached three seasons at Blacklick Valley in the mid-1990s.
"I've been following the team, and I know the athletes well from teaching them," Paronish said. "Our numbers are still going to be up this year, and we have a good mix of kids to work with. We have very high expectations this year."
The Colts will run a spread offense similar to what Paronish ran the first time around.
"I expect us to be able to run an up-tempo spread, and I expect us to be successful at it," Paronish said. "We have a lot of athleticism, and that offense allows us to use our speed. We have a good quarterback coming back, and we have some nice receivers. They all have a good understanding of what we're doing. They're all fine athletes. I've been impressed with what I've seen so far in the offseason."
A soft spot for Northern Cambria, though, could be its inexperienced offensive line. But Paronish said those players are developing with the new system.
"We are relatively young up front, and we need to continue to work with those kids," he said. "I don't think it's a weakness in the type of offense we're going to run. We don't have the biggest line, but they are smart and they are fast, and that's getting us excited."
For now, Paronish is just happy to be back working with the team. He walked away in 2006 to spend time with his family and never got over some of the heartbreak from his first tenure.
In 2003, the Colts finished 10-2 and were the District 5-6 runners-up.
"You know, I have a lot of unfinished business, and that's why I'm back," Paronish said. "That 2003 finish left a bad taste in our mouths because it was a great year, but ended on a bad note. It was all bittersweet, and I'm ready to be back out there with the kids and try to make another run at it."
Carly Krouse is a sports writer for The Indiana Gazette.
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Wojciech Szczesny has hailed Thierry Henry's "priceless" influence during his return to the Club - and believes his late strike at Sunderland helped turn Arsenal's season around.
The Gunners' all-time top scorer proved a huge success after signing on loan in January, memorably scoring the winner against Leeds in the FA Cup third round in his first game back.
But Szczesny insists it was his last-gasp strike at the Stadium of Light in February that had a greater impact on the campaign.
"If you're talking about turning points you have to give credit to one man, and I mean Thierry," he told the Official Arsenal magazine. "When he came here, wow, it was something different.
"It was priceless to have someone around who's been here, done it and was the best player in the world at one point.
"When he scored the winner against Leeds, the buzz around the stadium was the biggest I've ever felt – and I think it had a big impact on the players too. Going into the dressing room afterwards and seeing everyone so happy for Thierry was a really big moment.
"Then he scored the winner at Sunderland in his final game for us. That was the one that turned the season around in my opinion, coming back from 1-0 down and Thierry scoring at the end. Things like that give you confidence and simply put you in a better mood."
Arsenal went on to win their next five Premier League games, and Szczesny believes it all stemmed from that victory at Sunderland.
"It's not something you think about but subconsciously you feel better, you want to work hard, you can't wait for the next game to come," he said. "If you're in that kind of mindset, thinking 'When's the next game? I want to play now!' then when the time comes you're in the right frame of mind to win it.
"We went on a great run and from being behind Tottenham we went in front of them. I can't say it made our season successful, because I don't count it as a success without winning a trophy, but it definitely saved it a little bit."
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For the past six years, adults looking to buy a Halloween costume in New Jersey have avoided a 7 percent sales tax because of a law that took effect in October 2005 classifying the outfits as "clothing," which is tax-exempt.
Michael Froumy, 54, of Brigantine, owner of Fro Me A Party in Egg Harbor Township, said that change has saved shoppers at his party-supply store between $7,000 and $8,000 annually. But he wonders if the state should really be giving a tax break on vampire capes and sexy French maid costumes.
"It's really only supposed to be for necessities," he said of sales-tax exemptions. "The state is losing a lot of money."
The exemption on Halloween costumes is the result of a state law that sought to ratify the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, a regional compact on sales taxes.
The agreement involves 43 states and the District of Columbia and seeks to lower the cost of tax compliance, while making sales-tax laws simpler and more uniform among the different states, the legislation states. New Jersey is one of 21 states in full compliance with the provisions, the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board said.
The law intricately details what is and what isn't covered by the state levy, which is expected to bring in $7.9 billion through the 12 months that end June 30, 2012.
The bill lifted the tax on fur clothing and footwear, but sports and recreational equipment remained taxed. Thread and knitting yarn are taxed, except for people who make or repair their own clothing. Steel-toed shoes, safety glasses and other protective equipment are taxed, unless "necessary for the daily work of the user."
While children's Halloween or dance-recital costumes were never taxed, the bill eliminated a previous distinction that levied the tax on the sale or rental of adult costumes. Froumy estimated about 60 percent of the costumes his firm sells are for adults, while 40 percent are for children.
It is unclear how much money the state no longer collects on the sale of adult costumes. Nationally, Halloween is a $6.9 billion business, with an average $72 spent per household, National Retail Federation data show. John Holub, president of the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association, was unaware of the size of the industry in New Jersey.
He said the overall legislation simplified matters and made the law more uniform and consistent. With the previous difference between adult and children's costumes, he said, "There could be some businesses out there that don't realize that, and that could open them up to an audit, fines, and penalties."
Deborah Howlett, president of New Jersey Policy Perspective, a nonpartisan think tank on public-policy issues, said the state always had a limited number of things that fell under the sales tax.
It makes sense to exempt food and clothing from taxes, she said, "but when it gets to the point when they are not taxing Dracula capes, that might be a chance to revisit things."
At Fro Me A Party, Atlantic City resident Gigi Sturdivant, 34, was looking for a police officer's costume. The other outfits may not be traditional garb, but to her eyes they were all clothing.
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A lot has happened this season… many disappointments and surprises a plenty. And now that the All-Star break is upon us… it's time for a first half refresh of the Big Board. Unlike other sites, stolen bases will NOT cause an overrating of players.
The Big Board is a ranking of the Top 50 fantasy baseball players. The ranks are based on past performances, current state, and potential future progression. Also a huge factor is position eligibility. For instance a first baseman who hits .300 is not worth as much as a second baseman that does. So keeping that all in mind, the Big Board.
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On the Bubble: Magglio Ordonez, Det, RF; Corey Hart, Mil, CF/RF; Kevin Youkilis, Bos, 3B; Dustin Pedroia, Bos, 2B; Pat Burrell, Phi, LF; Jacoby Ellsbury, Bos, CF; J.D. Drew, Bos, RF; Nick Markakis, Bal, RF; Miquel Tejada, Hou, SS; Brandon Webb, Ari, SP; Ben Sheets, Mil, SP; Jonathan Papelbon, Bos, RP; Joe Nathan, Min, RP; Rick Ankiel, Stl, CF; Garret Atkins, Col, 3B; Geovany Soto, ChC, C; Mark Reynolds, Ari, 3B
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This is a discussion on Just an old Jarhead within the New Members Introduce Yourself forums, part of the Welcome To DefensiveCarry.com category; Name's John, from Memphis. I'm a retired Marine working for US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) (watch the DHS show, you'll see Memphis around show ...
Name's John, from Memphis. I'm a retired Marine working for US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) (watch the DHS show, you'll see Memphis around show 8, 9, and/or 10). A little boring, somewhat overblown, but more or less accurate.
I carry a 1911A1, heavily modified. Old WWII gun, but the only remaining original pieces are slide and frame. US&S gun (don't scream, it was already in poor condition when I got it 32 years ago). When I'm underdressed, I carry a Beretta 1934, in .380. It feeds everything I can find!? I like Galco and Mernickle leather, and Blackhawk synthetics. When carrying, I'm required to carry cuff's as well, so use a Safariland cuff/mag case. Well made, as usual, and more comfortable than Galco's paddles.
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Andy Carr proves that it is never too late to dominate in a field usually monopolized by men half his age. Carr, a 48-year-old men's physique competitor who graduated from Uvalde High School in 1983, is preparing to go pro. He hopes to complete his goal by his 50th birthday.
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Since Radiohead are nominated for five awards at the upcoming Grammy Awards, rumours of the band performing at the Awards Ceremony have been growing. But the band have now been confirmed to perform at the ceremony on February 8.
In a press release The Recording Academy confirmed that the band are set to play at the ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Radiohead are nominated for Album of the Year and have not performed when they were previously nominated for the big prize with 'OK Computer' and 'Kid A'. Three times could be a charm and the band might be anticipating on that. Jonny Greenwood is also nominated for 'Best Soundtrack' for his work on 'There Will Be Blood'. The performance next month marks the band's first live U.S. television performance since 2000.
In other Grammy related news… As reported earlier, Thom Yorke appeared in a print ad and TV campaign for the upcoming Grammy Awards… but Idolator discovered that some of the song titles have been replaced. Autechre got removed, David Bowie was added, while the Rolling Stones replaced Scott Walker.


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With the exception of injured Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96) and DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers), the USA has close to a full-strength squad for the Mexico game. But not all the European-based players brought in by Coach Bradley have been enjoying good runs with their clubs.
Benny Feilhaber, who scored the Gold Cup final gamewinner against Mexico last summer with a brilliant volley, made his last start for Derby County in October.
Heath Pearce is on the outs at his German First Division club Hansa Rostock. The German media reported that Coach Frank Pagelsdorf said the 23-year-old defender would not play again for Rostock because of a confrontation after Pearce was fined for returning late to the club from the winter holidays, according to German media reports.
Pearce last played a Bundesliga game when he saw six minutes of action on Dec. 16.
Freddy Adu, who played against South Africa and Switzerland last year to earn his first two U.S. caps, has yet to earn a league start for Benfica this season.
Bobby Convey, who has been in and out of Reading's lineup, was out during Saturday's 2-0 home loss to Bolton. But he started in the 1-0 loss against Chelsea Jan. 30 and has had several standout performances this season.
The Fulham duo of Carlos Bocanegra and Clint Dempsey are two key veterans for the USA, and things may be looking up.
On Sunday, second-to-last place Fulham finally won a game, 2-1, against Aston Villa, and ended a 14-game winless streak in all competitions. Dempsey played the first 79 minutes against Aston Villa, and came close to scoring on a header. Bocanegra made his 18th start of the season. Dempsey has six goals for Fulham in 25 appearances.
The hottest member of the foreign legion is midfielder Michael Bradley, who scored his 12th goal of the season last weekend for Heerenveen and is tied for fourth leading scorer of the Dutch Eredivisie.
Goalkeeper Tim Howard is also in fine form. On Saturday he helped Everton get a scoreless tie at Blackburn and has been hailed as a key to the Toffees' fourth-place EPL spot.
Central defender Oguchi Onyewu has helped Standard Liege remain undefeated after 20 games in the Belgian Jupiler League. Standard is in second place, one point behind Club Brugge. On Sunday, Onyewu went the full 90 in a 0-0 tie at Cercle Brugge.
The most experienced player on the squad is the Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan, who scored in both U.S. wins over Mexico last year. Donovan also scored against Mexico in the USA's round of 16 of the 2002 World Cup, and in his national team debut, a 2-0 friendly win in 2000.
Bradley called in one uncapped player, midfielder Stuart Holden, who is one of three players from two-time defending champion Houston Dynamo.
"With the match falling on an international fixture date, this is an excellent opportunity to get the nucleus of our team together as we continue to prepare for World Cup qualifying," said Bradley. "The special nature of a USA-Mexico match provides a great test for our players, and it is something that as players and coaches we all look forward to."
The USA-Mexico game on Wednesday airs live on ESPN2 and Univision at 9 pm ET. More than 53,000 tickets have been sold as of Saturday.
U.S. ROSTER (by position)
Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton/ENG).
Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham/ENG), Ramiro Corrales (SK Brann/NOR), Drew Moor (FC Dallas), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liege/BEL), Michael Parkhurst (New England), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock/GER), Eddie Robinson (Houston).
Freddy Adu (Benfica), Michael Bradley (Heerenveen/NED), Ricardo Clark (Houston), Bobby Convey (Reading/ENG), Brad Davis (Houston), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Benny Feilhaber (Derby/ENG), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Eddie Lewis (Derby County/ENG).
Jozy Altidore (New York), Clint Dempsey (Fulham/ENG), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Pat Noonan (Aalesund FK/NOR)
U.S. ROSTER (alphabetical with caps & goals)
Adu, Freddy 2 caps/0 goals
Altidore, Josmer 2/0
Bocanegra, Carlos 53/8
Bradley, Michael 14/
Clark, Ricardo 11/1
Convey, Bobby 45/1
Corrales, Ramiro 5/0
Davis, Brad 3/0
Dempsey, Clint 36/9
Donovan, Landon 97/35
Edu, Maurice 2/0
Feilhaber, Benny 14/2
Guzan, Brad 5/0
Holden, Stuart 0/0
Howard, Tim 26/0
Lewis, Eddie 73/8
Moor, Drew 3/0
Noonan, Pat 14/1
Onyewu, Oguchi 28/2
Parkhurst, Michael 3/0
Pearce, Heath 10/0
Robinson, Eddie 1/1
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Assistant Coach: Peter Nowak
Assistant Coach: Mike Sorber
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Splitting CParva and Microsword into individual pieces
I just picked up the plants mentioned in the title. They are set up emersed. How do I split it up into individual pieces?
Crypt parva you can pull them apart at the base if theres mutli plants.
Microsword just cut between every few swords and plant each plug.
I usually plant in a checker board fashion and find that works best to get even coverage onces grown in.
Thanks for the info. I found info on microsword and thats what I did.
Stupid question on the Parva. I picked the Parva and it was in a plastic cup. Is that considered miltiple plants? When I looked at the roots they wre all intertwined so I would assume it is multuple.
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Okay, I just saw Shaw's response. If there is the need for more complex gestures, it seems much simpler to have a matrix of individual IR LED, each one paired with an IR Receiver diode, and do the gesture recognition yourself –kind of the way you would programmatically determine the winner in a tic-tac-toe game.
+1 That is an excellent idea. Gesture to MIDI !!
I guess you could also arrange these in a matrix (3x3) and get more complex gestures –like the way you can unlock some smartphones.. very exciting.
Newbie here. I have an Arduino Leonardo (R3?), not the Arduino Pro that you show in the "Hookup Guide." Can I still use the same wiring (using 3.3v instead of 5v ? What about that "level shifter" you mention? Do I need to buy anything else to use this sensor? Thanks
Hi there. This little sensor board is great. We use it in class with Scratch an Python and everyone likes it. But, we would like to make things a bit more advanced (without getting into programming a microcontroller itself –nothing wrong with that, it is just not the focus of the class)
Question: can I use the Sharp range finder or an analog accelerometer with this board? if so, which one. I tried the sparkfun tutorial and successfully connected a pot (ground, signal and VCC) and an PIR.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Future development in the Muslim sacred city of Mecca will be more in tune with traditional architecture, the mayor says, but for now residents worry that Islam's holiest sites are disappearing behind skyscrapers.
The historic city, the birthplace of Islam, is studded with dozens of yellow and red cranes and metal scaffolding aimed at increasing hotel space and improving facilities to make the annual haj pilgrimage safer and easier.
As more than 2.5 million Muslims from across the world flood Mecca's narrow streets for the annual pilgrimage, however, many visitors and residents point to a government-owned 600-meter (1,970 feet) tower surmounted by an extravagant clock as evidence development has moved too quickly.
"The building regulations in the city take into consideration the width of the streets, central locations and do not allow the building of skyscrapers...what was built was that," Mayor Osama al-Bar told Reuters when asked about the tower.
Future projects "will be far from the grand mosque by 300 meters ... The buildings will have reasonable heights between 8 to 10 floors and will have the Meccan style," he said.
Within six years, the government hopes to reinforce the infrastructure surrounding Mecca's Grand Mosque, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba toward which Muslims the world over turn in prayer, replacing congested narrow roads with new ones, installing foot bridges for pedestrians and a four-line metro.
On Tuesday, Crown Prince Nayef, whose ruling Al Saud family bases its legitimacy in part on its guardianship of Islam's holiest sites, said the development that had already taken place would "be little compared to what will happen."
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Doctor Who: The Time Of The Doctor & Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials (DVD)
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Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe s deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them - the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his best friend must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe. Starring Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman and Orla Brady, this collection also includes the Eleventh Doctor s previous Christmas specials The Snowmen; The Doctor, The Widow The Wardrobe; and A Christmas Carol. Special Features include Behind the Lens Tales from the TARDIS.
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This article was originally published on SailNet in March 2001.
Among the earliest known navigators were fishermen and merchants in Greece who kept close to shore and used coastal landmarks alone to guide themselves along the way in their daily toils. The lead line was one of the early technological breakthroughs in this region, and remains with us even today in the form of depth sounders, enabling position finding by depth and bottom characteristics. From there, the skill set evolved toward learning to read cloud formations over the islands as an indication of land, as well as discerning the smell of land as it wafted out onto the Aegean. It's worth noting that many of the same powers of observation used in the fourth century BC are still valuable to mariners today.
Across the Med, the Phoenicians had taken it up a level, gazing to the heavens to use the sun and stars. Using simple instruments, sometimes only their fingers, Ionian sailors navigated by the Little Bear constellation some 600 years before the birth of Christ in what many regard as the initial phases of celestial navigation.
Weather in the high latitudes of Scandanavia meant that stars were few and far between, so northern mariners there were forced to find other techniques to make their way across open water. One intrepid sailor figured out that by watching sea birds that flew by, one could make deductions regarding where land lay. If the beak of a bird was empty, it was heading out to sea to find food for its young. If the bird was carrying a fish, it was headed toward land. There are records of one Norseman named Raven-Floki who made it a habit of travelling with deliberately starved ravens, which are land birds. According to historical accounts, he periodically released a raven and simply followed the bird to shore.
On the other side of the earth, early Polynesians developed their own techniques for finding their way on the open blue. Hundreds of years before the Europeans made it to the South Pacific, these sailors systematically navigated through 16 million square miles of the Pacific. Surrounded by islands, reefs, and wicked currents, from 300 AD to 1200 AD, these seafarers sailed over thousands of miles simply by tuning into the elements. A heightened understanding of waves, their direction, and type allowed these sailors to know where they were on over-the-horizon voyages. Polynesians from what is now the Marshall Islands constructed early charts using palm twigs and shells that marked the position of islands and the prevailing direction of the winds and swell.
When the main Polynesian voyages of discovery ceased, the advent of the sextant was still 500 in the future, and Christopher Columbus had not yet ventured across the Atlantic. Yet, scholars believe the ancient Polynesians made repeated trips, even sailing against the prevailing windsfinding their way by memorizing the movements of key stars and by observing wind, waves, currents, clouds, and seabirds. The powers of observations again proved key. On the open ocean, clouds move rapidly when propelled by tradewinds and when a sailor sighted the high, stationary clouds that collect over land, the Polynesians were able to deduce their approximate positions. A modern-day version of a Polynesian navigator, master navigator Mau Piailug, became a central figure in reviving what was thought to be a lost art and led several voyaging canoe trips using ancient Polynesian techniques.
By now you're thinking, 'let's get onto the good stuff.' What about Joshua Slocum, the patron saint of small-boat voyagers and single-handers who alone logged 46,000 miles for a circumnavigation between 1895-1898 before sailing off never to be heard from again?
|"Or what about Captain Bligh and his feat of navigating 3,600 miles in an open longboat after being ousted by the crew of the Bounty in 1789?"
Or what about the tenacity and ingenuity of Ernest Shackleton who drifted on ice floes for five months after his ship the Endurance was crushed in the pack ice in 1914? Shackleton and his crew escaped to a remote island in the South Shetland Islands, whereafter he and five others braved stormy conditions for 800 miles in a whale boat only to land on the wrong side of Elephant Island, and then make the first crossing of that mountainous island to reach rescuers.
Of course you can't discount China's Zheng He, one of the world's most masterful navigators. From 1405 to 1433, some 80 years before Columbus, he made seven epic voyages from China throughout the South Pacific, Indian Ocean, the South China Sea, and the Persian Gulf, logging over 30,000 sea miles. While Columbus' Santa Maria was 85 feet LOA, Zheng Ho's flagship was an astounding 400 feet long. And each of Zheng He's seven flotillas had more than 200 vessels, (for the record, flotillas of this size wouldn't be seen again until World War I), a combined crew in the neighborhood of 27,000, and the largest ships were at least 1,500 tons each. By comparison Columbus' first expedition had three ships, an 87-person crew, with the largest ship weighing approximately 100 tons. Perhaps this Chinese explorer's most notable distinction was that his goal wasn't trade, territorial expansion, or religious conversion, but instead the ultimate PR stuntan effort to publicize the superiority of Ming China. We might as well add here that the Chinese invented the compass, although it wasn't used in a maritime setting until much later.
And as long as we're lingering in the 1400s, let's pay homage to the Portuguese explorers who faced down their fears of the open ocean, venturing further and further afield, first to the Azores, carried by winds, currents, and the paths of seabirds. Getting beyond the Azores required a mental leap of faith as these sailors moved into the realm of the then unknown. An increasing faith in science and celestial navigation was the catalyst for getting them over the hurdle. From 1434 when Gil Eannes first crossed the Bulging Cape until the end of the fifteenth century, the Portuguese became increasingly reliant on celestial navigation. By 1497, knowledge of the stars enabled Vasco da Gama and his four 120-ton vessels to embark on a 27,000-mile voyage in the search for a sea route to the east that helped establish Portugal as an international power. Eventually da Gama made it through the South Atlantic, to the Cape of Good Hope and onto Mozambique, suffering the ravages of scurvy along the way and hostile encounters with other would-be merchants. He ultimately made it to India, the South Pacific and back to Portugal. After da Gama, Magellan would take the ball and run, sailing from Spain, down to South America, discovering the Straits of Magellan and eventually crossing the Pacific. Although he was killed in the Philippinesapparently an occupational hazard for early navigatorshis ship carried on to Spain, reportedly completing the first circumnavigation of the world.
Well, now we've made it to the celebrated discoverer Columbus, who as most sailors know made it to the New World in 1492 using little more than dead reckoning. Columbus' vessels averaged a little less than four knots in boat speed, although in the right conditions the could top out at eight knots, but drifting at zero knots was not uncommon either. A 100-mile day would be typical (so the next time you find yourself complaining about your own vessel's speeds or lack thereof, keep this in mind). In order to measure speed, say the historical accounts, a crew member would throw a piece of flotsam over the side and measure the time it took for the flotsam to pass two marks on the ship's rail. Since a sea-going timepieces hadn't been invented yet, a series of chants were used. The navigator/chanter would then note the last syllable in the chant, and used a memory device to convert that into miles per hour.
This method would not work when the ship was moving slowly, since the chant would run out before the flotsam reached the mark. Columbus was also the first navigator we know of that kept a running log of his journey, a practice carried on by prudent mariners today.
Well there you have it. An incomplete history of navigators and the schemes, techniques, and other erratum they used to determine their place on the open blue. As I mentioned earlier, there are countless other notable feats of navigation that haven't been mentioned here. Here's looking forward to exploring the rest someday as well.
Suggested Reading:
Working with the Stars by Jim Sexton
Dead but not Deceased by John Rousmaniere
Sailing With a Master Mariner by John Rousmaniere
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Game 3 2012 NBA Point Spreads
The Los Angeles Lakers are in the Mile High State to take on the Denver Nuggets tonight, Friday May 4th, for Game 3 of the Western Conference quarter finals. The Lakers lead the best of seven series 2-0. NBA oddsmakers have the Nuggets as -4 point home favorites over the Lakers with the over/under set at 204 points. Be sure to check the Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Game 3 2012 NBA Point Spreads before the game tips-off.
LA's (2-0) Kobe Bryant poured in 38 points on Tuesday to propel the Lakers to a 104-100 Game 2 victory. It was Bryant's 83rd 30-plus point playoff performance. Andrew Bynum followed up his Game 1 triple-double with a playoff career-high 27 points and Pau Gasol contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Ramon Sessions chipped in 14 points to help the Lakers hold on in a game they never trailed.
Coach Brown said he preferred the way Andrew Bynum played in the opener, when he had 10 points and 13 rebounds to go with his 10 blocks, because he made a sizable impact on both ends of the court. It's something the coach said he has come to expect. After a two-game stretch in which Bynum has averaged 18.5 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks while shooting 17 for 27 (62.9%).
Denver (0-2) will need to push the pace to exploit Los Angeles' age and negate the Lakers' overwhelming size advantage. Avoiding playing catch-up would also help the Nuggets, who have never led in the series. Ty Lawson connected on 11-of-17 shots from the floor in Game 2 en route to 25 points, but Denver still lost its eighth consecutive road playoff game. Kenneth Faried scored 14 points and grabbed 10 boards while four other Nuggets scored in double figures.
The Nuggets talked about strategies to guard Kobe Bryant. Denver can't afford to double-team Bryant too often, not with two of basketball's best big men to pass to, center Andrew Bynum and forward Pau Gasol, whom Karl called "the best passing big man in the NBA." As for defending Bryant, Karl said Thursday: "The first half, he made six, seven shots that we'll probably let him have (tonight). We'll try to make him put the ball on the floor a little more, try to crowd him. I don't care who you put on him, he can shoot over them. So you want double at 25 feet and give Gasol the high-low dunk or a wide-open 3? It doesn't make a lot of sense, when you're getting beat by tough shots. So you go double on him and give up easier shots?"
History is not on the Nuggets' side now. The Lakers are a gaudy 42-1 all-time when leading 2-0 in a best-of-seven series. "If you followed us all year long, every time everybody thought the worst was going to happen, it never happened," Karl said. "I believe in them [his players] and I trust in them. We're not this consistent, perfect team. We have to do some things to make our motor go, but when it goes, it's pretty good."
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Three bold new poetry books from Sugartown Publishing represent the latest fruits of a durable Bay Area poetic grouping known as the Activists, writers linked by years of work with teacher-critic Lawrence Hart of San Rafael (d. 1996). Not political, the term reflects Hart's insistence on poetry as language transformed, intense or "active" in every line. The new books -- Patricia Nelson's Among the Shapes that Fold and Fly, Fred Ostrander's It Lasts a Moment, and Judith Yamamoto' s At My Table ($14.95) -- show the contrasting styles that this common quest produces. Local author John Hart, who continues his father's work with poets, will introduce, invite discussion, and read as well.
Fred Ostrander, who began study with Lawrence Hart in the early 1950s, writes visionary poems that have been described as "complex, subtle, massive, and disturbingly romantic." It Lasts a Moment crystallizes a career spanning three books and appearances in over ninety periodicals.
Patricia Nelson of San Rafael, whose richly imagistic work has been compared to expressionist painting, is an environmental lawyer by trade. She has appeared in journals including Avocet, Blue Unicorn, Listening Eye, Illuminations, and Presa.
Judith Yamamoto, a longtime Muir Beach resident now living in the City, speaks of the world's tragedies in language whose homespun textures conceal radical invention. A Marin Arts Council grantee, she has appeared in Blue Unicorn, Partisan Review, Southern Poetry Review, elsewhere. She is a dedicated quilter.
John Hart of San Rafael is the author of 15 nonfiction books and a winner of the Phelan Award and the Commonwealth Club Medal in California. His collection The Climbers is part of the Pitt Poetry Series. He leads the Lawrence Hart Seminars, teaches at Book Passage, and, with Ostrander, helps to edit the admired poetry triquarterly Blue Unicorn.
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