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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:42 am
Post subject: wavesailing, avoiding foot/ankle injury
In June, I landed badly from a jump while wavesailing off Jacksonville Beach and dislocated all the joints in my mid-foot, known as a lisfrancs dislocation. The fix was to fuse the first three tarsal/metatarsal joints with a bone graft and screws (fun!). Thanks to my surgeons with JOI I'm good to go again and was cleared to wavesail as of a couple of weeks ago.
When I crashed I was on a 104L freeride type board, sailing in sideshore wind around 20mph with a 5.5. The set waves on the outside had about 6 foot faces. I went for a big jump on the outside set - no loops or anything fancy. The board wobbled in the air and I am pretty sure it landed with the lee rail down, and I was hanging onto the booms and my body was far out to windward. I was wearing reef booties, and the straps were pretty snug (across the middle of my foot, at a standard setting for flatwater windsurfing). I couldn't pull my front foot out fast enough when I started to realize what was happening and I should have known better in that the reef booties usually take a conscious effort to pull out. This isn't a huge deal in flat water but I had put off re-decking the board and it was too slick for bare feet. The straps were set in the inboard position (the first time they had been inboard so maybe I shouldn't have been going for a big jump that day!).
So, here's my question. I see that experienced wavesailors wipe out from huge jumps and bad turns on big waves all the time and while pros have had their fair share of foot and ankle injuries, it isn't like they get hurt badly every time they wipe out, even in Hookipa or the Canary Islands, and even when they land wrong. The AWT Makani video showed people doing hard wipeouts when in the straps on the face of the wave and they just waterstart away, no problem. How do you do it and not get hurt? I'm swearing off booties especially in the waves, and have loosened the straps so that hopefully my feet come out without having to think about it in a crash. Is that the key or is there more to it? Do you try to be more over the board rather than more outboard when hitting the water? What about nose first landings? I've also gotten a true wave board, 84L, in that I think the bigger board may have a higher risk of torquing knees, ankles and feet when jumping in stronger wind and in the waves. I weigh about 165 lbs, and have windsurfed for about 25 yrs without serious injury until this one, though about 90% of it was on flatwater. I'm not looking to start doing loops - I just want to ride the waves and not freak about the occasional air on the way out or floater on the way in. Thanks.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:09 am
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Well, I think ankle injuries are more common than you think in the pro ranks.
Yah the booties prob didn't help.
Making your straps bigger (as you stated that you might), actually probably worse.....I like getting in deep, but bigger cahnce getting stuck....Not all straps are alike either, and the Dakine Contours pretty slick (good)
But it just sounds like you landed wrong. the softest safest you could do would be
your board with the tail coming in to the water at a 45 degree angle......Nose first is tough to do well. Sounds like the wind might have taken your board from under you a bit.....sorry. Some deck pads are nicer than others too
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SEARCH the forum with such keywords as footstrap, injury, ankle, etc. We've posted many scores of informative pages on the issue, with no consensus.
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Booties are fine. I and dozens of surfsailors wear booties in the waves, and none have any problems.
The problem is your inexperience. You made the mistake of taking a freeride board out in the waves, and jumped. FR boards go waaay faster than wave boards, accelerate quicker, land harder. your mistake.
Set straps screws closer together, make the straps an inch taller than your instep. That way, you can twist your foot a full 180 while in the straps.
Wave sailing, and jumping, is always risky on your ankles and knees, especially if you make tactical mistakes, like you did.
Never attempt landing nose first, at your skill level. The pros can do whatever, they've sailed in waves for dozens of years. Nose first leads to the hardest landings you'll ever try.
Sending it while going fast and not knowing what's gonna happen is just plain not smart. If you haven't landed 15' high jumps before, don't start doing it on a freeride board in the waves.
Wave boards are almost always sinkers. Your 84 is a little big, so be aware you can get hurt doing aerials on such a big board. Too much leverage against YOU.
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Booties are fine. I and dozens of surfsailors wear booties in the waves ... Set straps screws closer together, make the straps an inch taller than your instep. That way, you can twist your foot a full 180 while in the straps.
Thus begins the lack of consensus, if not downright disagreement, I mentioned above. Adjusting our straps higher but narrower just alters which direction of twist we're vulnerable to. Footstrap-related Lisfranc injuries can happen in any twisting fall on a constrained forefoot, whether forward, rotating about the axis of the lower leg, or rotating about the axis of the foot. Lisfranc is the severest foot injury our straps can cause, likely to cripple us permanently if not diagnosed and treated by a Lisfranc expert (you were fortunate), but even a "simple" ankle sprain can end a season and have lifelong impact. It behooves us to choose the perfect straps, adjust them perfectly, and never crash with our feet trapped in them.
Good luck wid dat. Specifying what adjustments are best requires knowing how we will fall in our next hard fall and our next few thousand falls.
Good luck wid DAT, too.
Read some of the previous threads, choose your poison, and keep your fingers crossed. I'm keeping my straps adjusted about the way they always have been, simply because they've never cost me any lost time ... yet. HOW mine are adjusted isn't important, because I've probably just been lucky, and Lisfranc is still pretty rare. I crash very often and often hard, but I never have and never will try Stupid Spinning Tricks, for the same reason I never (deliberately) looped my desert racing motorcycles. My ankles are screwed badly enough just from childhood sprains, so there's no way I'm going to deliberately add to my risk of destroying my feet just for giggles I can get some other way.
Make sure your surgeon follows your progress properly. Because soft tissue injuries are involved, X-rays alone are seldom sufficient to evaluate a new or a healing Lisfranc injury.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:19 pm
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There is a lot of risk sticking your feet deep in the straps. Nothing makes me feel more nervous than that. While many won't agree, particularly diehard wavesailors, it's my position that you should only insert your feet into the straps to the ball of your foot. That way you've got the power and snugness of the strap right at the balls of your feet, and you can almost always get your feet out quickly. The downside to my position is that your feet are a bit farther from the board's centerline, but I think that you can overcome much of the problem through your technique.
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Should we target on one specific advice, or should we read the entire thread, and every part of each posts?
Coupled wth narrower spread, so your foot can stay out and still retain control in the air, is the part of the SMALLER board. The notion of SMALLER board is not one you should ignore. Like snowboards without releaseable bindings, a smaller windsurfing board for wave riding can alieviate the problem of twisting in the straps. I will assume you know why.
And modern wave boards account for a wider than old style spread of stance.
And I can't spell worth beans.
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So, in review....
Strap adjustment which keeps your foot out a bit (narrower screw settings).
Smaller board for less leverage against YOU.
Wider spread of stance to give you MORE leverage over the board.
Keep wave fins as small as possible. Most 150 lbs'ers use 8" long.
In the event of a crash, hold onto booms, bend your knees, either get BOTH feet out, or leave both feet IN.
A man's got's to know his limitations.
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1. Should we target on one specific advice, or should we read the entire thread, and every part of each posts?
2. your foot can stay out and still retain control in the air
3. Strap adjustment which keeps your foot out a bit (narrower screw settings).
4. A man's got's to know his limitations.
1. If I'd already had one Lisfranc, I might do just that.
2. One foot out concentrates the board's entire torque into the other foot's small, exquisite, weak, one- or two-pound, complex assembly of tiny bones and ligaments, rather than the big, powerful, triangle of 75-100 pounds of huge muscles and bones provided by both feet in. ANY time -- especially in the air -- my back foot comes out when I'm not totally in control of the entire board, I focus every shred of my consciousness into one task: getting and maintaining 100% control of the board, getting it back on the water with 100% certainty of its path for the next two seconds, and dropping my entire carcass into the water before anything can go wrong. I can think of no other common scenario in my whole life that would increase the likelihood of a Lisfranc injury more than giving my board free access to a strapped-in front foot when I'm not in full control. Given the rarity of surgeons who know to diagnose and treat them, their high risk of very significant permanent impairment even in expert hands, and my love of sports, there's no way in hell I'm going to knowingly discard that magic, powerful, triangle just to show off; I like windsurfing too much. That's almost as ignorant AND stupid as looping motorcycles.
3. My feet have a "waist"; they're narrower at midpoint than at the ball of my foot. A couple of jumps with narrow screw spacing and my front foot is jammed forward and locked in there by side pressure. I shiver just thinking about it.
4. And his priorities. Mine include staying healthy enough to keep on sailing until something I CAN'T control ends it. These "No Fear" dudes (most women have more sense) who willingly tear up soft tissues to show off don't realize how much that will bite them in the ass by middle age. I quit sailing winds gusting towards the 60s after almost destroying a knee directly because a back foot came out in uncontrollable conditions ... twice, once on each knee years apart. The extra fun's not worth the extra risk to me. In the Spanish-to-English Fictionary, "macho" means "stupid".
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Im my short quest for jumps that included a variety of boards and crashes, I think Ive found a few things that seem relevant...
1. Big boards control you, small boards are controlled by you.. My 140L board with outboard straps feels like it has the leverage to get mt in trouble if I land a bit wrong, the small center strap boards feel like I will tumble and crash if I land wrong, but that ill probably come out ok.
2. Secure tight straps feel safer than loose slippery ones... your feet might comeout easier in loose slippery ones, but with the control you loose and the possibility of slipping out when you need that control crashes are more likely and will be worse for the foot that didnt slip out. They shouldnt be jammed in tight, but you should feel snug and secure.
3. test them.. before I go out on a new setup I always wedge my feet in good and tight and make sure that they can pivot out both ways and over the top, painfully is ok, as long as they do come out and there is no point where they lock up. If there is a point where they lock in, something will have to give. I adjust them to get as much of my foot in right before they start locking up. In all my high speed crashes so far (many many of them) I have yet to so much as twist an ankle.
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The third MixMo challenge concerns mint (many thanks to Rick for hosting), which is lucky for me because it grows in abundance in our backyard garden. But I had to think for a while before deciding what to make. At first, I thought to perhaps do something with crème de menthe, but neither of us really likes it, so that was out.
I wanted to use the opportunity to try something new, or to vary an old recipe, rather than going boring and doing an unaltered stand-by such as a julep or a smash. But then Jen said, "Hey, didja think about doing an infusion?" (I've often talked about doing one but never gotten around to it.) With that good suggestion, I hit the ground running.
So I headed out back and snipped off several mint leaves. I brought them inside, washed and dried them thoroughly, put them into a mason jar, and poured Very Old Barton bourbon over the leaves. I let it steep for three days, sampling it each evening, before finally removing the leaves. I used the minty VOB as the base for a simple, minty old-fashioned: bourbon, sugar, and bitters over ice, garnished with mint. It was nice, but not really that dissimilar from a julep.
As an unrelated "project," I hit Google to find some good non-Negroni recipes that called for gin and Campari. I wanted a new (to us) recipe using Campari since although we both like Negronis, we wanted to try something different. In the midst of searching, I came across a Yelp.com review of a California restaurant called Cascal. The comments on the review included this intriguing quote:
Went here last night on a friends recommendation. Started with the La Gitana cocktail (gin, campari, mint, lemon and lime juice) which was good but awfully small for $8.
Those ingredients intrigued me, but I was on my own to determine proportions and preparation techniques. I hit up Google for more information but found nothing. If anyone's encountered this drink before, please tell me. So one night last week, I experimented. I muddled mint leaves in a mixing glass with sugar and added equal parts gin and Campari, and a half-part each of lemon and lime juices (in other words, the combined citrus juices totaled one part–to balance the gin and Campari). The resulting cocktail was satisfying, but possibly too minty and sweet.
Sunday night, I tried again. This time, I kept the liquid proportions the same but I reduced the sugar and I didn't muddle the mint. The mint still released its oils during shaking, thus flavoring the drink, but it was a subtler component of the cocktail. The result is a complex, well-balanced drink. What's funny about it is that the Campari lays low while you sip, waiting until the finish to really kick your teeth.
La Gitana
- 1 oz. gin
- 1 oz. Campari
- ½ oz. lemon juice
- ½ oz. lime juice
- 1 tsp. sugar (I used turbinado)
- 4 mint leaves
Shake all ingredients over ice, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. You can fine-strain to filter out the bits of mint leaves, or you can keep them in like I did and leave out a garnish. (I think they're pretty, but they're not to everyone's tastes.)
This will sound strange, but I must confess to disliking the name "Gitana." It's the Spanish feminine form of "gypsy," and it's just a bit, I dunno, kitsch for my tastes, calling to mind gypsy stereotypes. But I don't know when a drink becomes "yours" enough that you can rename it, so here I'll just call it Gitana.


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A dealership in Michigan has finally caved to Internet pressure and repurchased an SUV they sold a woman that had a "dead body smell." But now there's a new twist. The dealership tells Jalopnik it now plans to resell it once they get it back.
So that means someone is going to end up with a car that smells like it once held a dead body.
Margarita Salais and Leticia Hernandez say they purchased a 2006 Ford Expedition from Sterling Heights Ford in suburban Detroit earlier this year, only to discover an increasingly awful smell as the warmth of Spring exposed something foul within the vehicle.
"The warmer it got, the worse the smell would get," says attorney Dani Liblang of the Liblang Law Firm, who is representing the women.
They then tried to return the vehicle to the dealership, only to be told the odor was probably from a dead animal and they should contact their insurer.
State Farm then sent a Hazmat specialist to examine the car, who, according to correspondence from the insurance company, identified the smell as "of human origin." They denied the claim, assuming the smell came from an incident that pre-dated their insuring of the vehicle.
Salais and Hernandez then tried to return the vehicle again to the dealership and when they were turned down sought counsel, who discovered the car had previously been a rental car and had been reported as stolen three times. None of this, according to Liblang, was disclosed when the car was purchased.
Jim Elder, the dealership's general manager, says the story is "fictitious" and says he suspects the incident occurred after he sold it and only bought it back because of the bad publicity.
Elder says they don't have the vehicle yet but, once they do, they'll probably sell it down the road to someone else.
"We'll probably just wholesale it out," Elder told Jalopnik.
This means it's possible the car will end up being resold somewhere else as opposed to dissolved in acid or set on fire. If you're in the market for a 2006 Ford Expedition... maybe you shouldn't be.


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I have often found myself in a difficult dilemma. Sometimes, as a missionary, one can not help but become deeply involved in the lives of the people where one is serving. After so many years of trying to adapt, even adopting the culture, it is not easy to avoid opinions of the political nature. Especially when you see a government that is abusing the citizen. Even more so when you realize that many measures could endanger the Christian cause.
When it comes to communism, there has never been a place where Christianity was allowed to flourish under this system without much difficulty and persecution. I see no reason to believe it will be different in Venezuela if the current system is left unchanged. Add to that all the new alliances with radical Islam, how can the christian missionary not be concerned? How can you not warn, or at least try to prepare, the congregation for the persecution to come?All this has to be tempered by the reality that our primary mission is to evangelize the unsaved and serve the people as our Lord would.
The dilemma is knowing when and where to draw the line. I have not always been able to do this. I have grown to identify so much with the people of Venezuela, I can not turn a blind eye.
I was encouraged as I began to research and found that others before me have experienced the same problem.
One missionary I remembered reading about many years ago, Howard Baskerville , seemed to feel as I. He was a missionary who served in Iran.
Howard Baskerville said that he joined his students and took up arms for the nationalist movement, "as a matter of conscience." He ended up dying, while actually defending the Iranians. He is buried in Tabriz.
I am not condoning violence. I do applaud bravery and the defense of the weak.
Until recently, he was considered a hero by the Iranians. Much the same as we American revere Lafayette, who fought with us in the revolutionary war, Baskerville was honored as the American missionary who fought with his students.
He died in the siege of Tabriz leading a student contingent, in April of 1909. He was buried there in Iranian soil.
The following are excerpts from a letter, written by an American missionary wife, to inform his parents of their son's deeds.
My Dear Dr. & Mrs. Baskerville,
You have heard long before this letter reaches you that your dear boy has laid down his life. It is almost three weeks since he resigned his position at the mission school, though he has come to see us six times since. The last time was last night. Just before starting to battle. He told us it was a desperate attempt to open the road and get food into this starving city. We had prayer together. Mr. Wilson praying only for his protection and commending him to God's care. Mr. Baskerville himself prayed only for others, "this city to be relieved," "the dear ones of the Mission to be kept in safety, and for peace to be obtained." - not a word of himself.
In the night a soldier brought a note from him, "Dangerous rumor that the Europeans will be attacked to secure immediate intervention. don't be on the streets today." The first Sunday after he joined the army he came to church and sat in his usual seat, - the second in front - and had quite an ovation afterward, the men pressing round him to shake hands. That afternoon he came to see us. I begged him not to be reckless, saying "You know you are not your own." "No," he answered, "I am Persia's."
And then of their son's death.
We carried him to our room and laid him on our own bed, and Mrs. Vannemen and I washed the dear body with the blood staining through his shirts and covering his breast and back. We found the bullet hole in front and back, having passed clear through, so small, so fatal. It had entered from the back and come out just above his heart, cutting a large artery. and Dr. V. says causing instant death. His face was bruised a little on one side,where he had fallen.
We dressed him in his black suit, and when all the sad service was done, he looked beautiful and noble, his firm mouth set in a look of resolution and his whole face calm in repose. I printed a kiss on his forehead for his mother's sake. A white carnation is in his buttonhole, and wreaths of flowers are being made. Our children made a cross and crown of the beautiful almond blossoms now in bloom.
The Governor came at once, expressing great sorrow, saying, "He has written his name in our hearts and in our history." The Anjuman (national assembly) sent a letter, saying they wished a share in doing him honor, and asked that the funeral be put off till tomorrow...


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Custom homes and high value can be found in the Presidential Farms community of Northbridge. Traditional colonial home boasts cathedral ceilings, extensive millwork and plenty of family friendly square footage. Well-aintained home offers dedicated home office with custom built-ins, lovely master with room-size walk-in closet and a large and level backyard.
Northbridge is a growing suburban town comprised of several area villages where buyers will get a lot for their real estate dollar. Located near major routes, easily accessible to Worcester and Providence, this countryside community has much to offer. High on this list is Presidential Farms, an established neighborhood of colonial style homes, each with its own custom appeal.
Currently for sale is 206 Washington St., a 2005 build that shows like new. "It's a lovely home in a really great neighborhood," said Realtor Tina Cote of Westhill Properties.
The 2,305 square foot tour begins not in the two-story foyer but the family room. It's a step-down into the sizable space, which features a cathedral ceiling and span of windows with decorative arch. Interesting focal points continue with a wood-burning fireplace. It's accented with earthy tone stone tile surround and traditional millwork mantel. Two built-ins flank either side of the fireplace. The open concept design extends into the spacious kitchen, which features cherry cabinets in a natural finish. A center island anchors the design with granite topping all areas of counter. The stainless steel GE appliance package shows like brand-new with a sealed surface range, dishwasher, built-in microwave and refrigerator/freezer. Recessed lighting, decorative light fixture in the casual dining space, full pantry closet and built-in desk area are also among the features found here. Sliding glass doors open to a deck, showing off a large and level backyard with shed, play set and wooded buffer. Also located off the kitchen is a full size laundry room with access to a two-car garage.
Millwork is generous extra throughout this home, particularly prevalent in the formal dining and living rooms. Located right, off the two-story foyer, the living room features hardwood flooring, chair rail, crown molding and custom plantation shutters. The sunny dining room, which faces the rear of the property also features crown molding in addition to picture frame wainscoting and chair rail. Bonus amenities continue with a dedicated home office. Also situated off the foyer, it boasts French doors for extra privacy and an entire wall of custom built-ins. "It really is a professional looking, well done space," noted Cote. The white built-ins offer a combination of workspace and attractive storage, the office space completing with crown molding and carpet underfoot. First floor features round out with a half bath, trimmed in bead board.
House hunter in search of a master that is a combination of functional square footage with a dash of owner's retreat will be impressed with this second story space. It boasts a cathedral ceiling, which results in an extra touch panache and plush wall-to-wall carpet underfoot. A room-size walk-in closet offers additional knee-wall storage, the master suite completing with a full bath. It features a cornered spa tub, vanity with dual sinks and stall shower. Three spare bedrooms are all sizable, featuring good closet space and center ceiling fixtures. Bedroom three offers the bonus amenity of oversized wainscoting and chair rail. A full bath with ceramic tile flooring serves the spare bedrooms.
Additional amenities include a sprinkler system, central air, unfinished bulkhead basement and a security system. The washer and dryer are also included.
This Northbridge property, located on a .75-acre parcel on Washington Street, is listed for $394,000. For more information contact Realtor Jeannie Leombruno of Westhill Properties at 508-529-9378.
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Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, who arguably did a better coaching job with Tim Tebow in 2011 than with Peyton Manning in 2012, given that Peyton pretty much ran the show, is expected to receive his reward via a head-coaching job.
So who will replace McCoy?
According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, the candidates include younger-than-Peyton Broncos quarterback coach Adam Gase (son-in-law of Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt), former Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt, and Colts quarterbacks coach (and former offensive coordinator) Clyde Christensen.
At some point recently, someone suggested that former Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore could land in Denver.
At some point (or at every point), it doesn't matter. Manning will continue to run the show, as long as he's the Broncos' quarterback. While it helps to have a great offensive coordinator, there's no substitute for having a player-coach on the field.


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Additional Processing
If we process Personal Data in connection with our Services in a way not described in this Policy, this Policy will still apply generally (e.g. with respect to Your Rights and Choices) unless otherwise stated when you provide it.
Note that we may, without your consent, also process your Personal Data on certain public interest grounds. For example, we may process information as necessary to fulfill our legal obligations, to protect the vital interests of any individuals, or otherwise in the public interest. Please see the Data Sharing section for more information about how we disclose Personal Data in extraordinary circumstances.
Data Sharing
Information we collect may be shared with a variety of parties, depending upon the purpose for and context in which that information was provided. We generally transfer Personal Data to the following categories of recipients:
Clients: We process data on behalf of Clients, and may share your Personal Data with Clients to the extent such information was provided to us for processing on the Client's behalf. For example, any forms, applications, messages, or other material may be processed by us for Clients, and all Personal Data processed on behalf of the Client may be available to the Client and its users. These parties may engage in direct marketing, or other activities that are outside our control.
Service Providers: In connection with our general business operations, product/service improvements, to enable certain features, and in connection with our other legitimate business interests, we may share your Personal Data with service providers or subprocessors who provide certain services or process data on our behalf.
Affiliates: In order to streamline certain business operations, develop products and services that better meet the interests and needs of our customers, and inform our customers about relevant products and services, we may share your Personal Data with any of our current or future affiliated entities, subsidiaries, and parent companies.
Corporate Events: Your Personal Data may be processed in the event that we go through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition, liquidation, or sale of all or a portion of our assets. For example, Personal Data may be part of the assets transferred, or may be disclosed (subject to confidentiality restrictions) during the due diligence process for a potential transaction.
Legal Disclosures: In limited circumstances, we may, without notice or your consent, access and disclose your Personal Data, any communications sent or received by you, and any other information that we may have about you to the extent we believe such disclosure is legally required, to prevent or respond to a crime, to investigate violations of our Terms of Use, or in the vital interests of us or any person. Note, these disclosures may be made to governments that do not ensure the same degree of protection of your Personal Data as your home jurisdiction. We may, in our sole discretion (but without any obligation), object to the disclosure of your Personal Data to such parties.
Your Rights & Choices
Your Rights
To the extent required under applicable law, and subject to our rights to limit or deny access/disclosure under applicable law, you have the following rights in your Personal Data. You may exercise your rights by contacting us at the address below.
Access: You may receive a list of your Personal Data that we process to the extent required and permitted by law.
Rectification: You may correct any Personal Data that we hold about you to the extent required and permitted by law. You may be able to make changes to much of the information you provided directly via the Service via your account settings menu.
Erasure: To the extent required by applicable law, you may request that we delete your Personal Data from our systems.
Data Export: To the extent required by applicable law, we will send you a copy of your Personal Data in a common portable format of our choice.
Direct Marketing: Residents of California (and others to the extent required by applicable law) may request a list of Personal Data we have disclosed about you to third parties for direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. This request must be written, signed, and mailed to us.
Regulator Contact: You have the right to contact or file a complaint with regulators or supervisory authorities about our processing of Personal Data. To do so, please contact your local data protection or consumer protection authority.
We may require that you provide additional Personal Data to exercise these rights, e.g. information necessary to prove your identity.
Your Choices
It is possible for you to use some of our Services without providing any Personal Data, but you may not be able to access certain features or view certain content. You have the following choices regarding the Personal Data we process:
Consent: If you consent to processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time, to the extent required by law.
Direct Marketing: You have the choice to opt-out of or withdraw your consent to processing related to direct marketing communications. You may have a legal right not to receive such messages in certain circumstances, in which case, you will only receive direct marketing communications if you consent. You may exercise your choice via the links in our communications or by contacting us re: direct marketing.
Location Data: You may control or limit Location Data that we collect using our Mobile App by changing your preferences in your device's location services preferences menu, or through your choices regarding the use of Bluetooth, WiFi, and other network interfaces you may use.
Cookies & Similar Tech: If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, you can manage/deny cookies (and certain technologies) using your browser's settings menu. You must opt out of third-party services directly via the third party. For example, to opt-out of Google's analytics and marketing services, visit Google Analytics Terms of Use, the Google Privacy Policy, or Google Analytics Opt-out. To learn more about how to opt out of Google's use of cookies, visit Google's Ads Settings, here. Please note, at this time, our Service does not respond to your browser's do-not-track request.
Other Processing: You may have the right under applicable law to object to our processing of your Personal Data for certain purposes. You may do so by contacting us re: data rights requests. Note that we may not be required to cease processing based solely on an objection.
Note Regarding Clients' Data
CampMinder is a processor of Clients' personal data. We may notify Clients of your data rights requests, however, we may be unable to directly fulfill rights requests regarding Personal Data unless we control or have the necessary rights of access. CampMinder may not have access to or control over all or some Personal Data controlled by Clients. Please contact the Client directly for data rights requests regarding Client-controlled information, and we will assist the Client as appropriate in the fulfillment of your request. Please note that, to the extent we make interfaces available for you to directly control your data, these will take effect only with respect to the data on our Service, and Clients may have additional copies of this information that is outside of our control.
We follow and implement reasonable security measures to safeguard the Personal Data we process. However, we sometimes share Personal Data with, or process data on behalf of third parties, as noted above. While we may require our service providers to follow certain security practices, we do not have control over and will not be liable for third parties' security processes. We do not warrant perfect security and we do not provide any guarantee that your Personal Data or any other information you provide us will remain secure.
Data Retention
We retain Personal Data for so long as it remains relevant to its purpose, and in any event, for so long as is required by law. As we process Personal Data on behalf of Clients, we may retain information for the periods requested by the Client or delete information at the Client's request. We will review retention periods periodically, and if appropriate, we may pseudonymize or anonymize data held for longer periods.
Our Services are intended for use by Clients and campers' parents, and are neither directed at nor intended for direct use by individuals under the age of 16. Further, we do not knowingly collect Personal Data directly from such individuals. If we learn that we have inadvertently done so, we will promptly delete it. Do not access or use the Services if you are not of the age of majority in your jurisdiction unless you have the consent of your parent or guardian.
International Transfers
We operate and use service providers located in the United States. If you are located outside the U.S., your Personal Data may be transferred to the U.S. The U.S. does not provide the same legal protections guaranteed to Personal Data in the European Union. Accordingly, your Personal Data may be transferred to the U.S. pursuant to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework , the Standard Contractual Clauses, or other adequacy mechanisms, or pursuant to exemptions provided under EU law.
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
We comply with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce with respect to the processing of Personal Data from European Union member countries as described in this Privacy Policy. We have certified that we adhere to the Privacy Shield Principles of Notice, Choice, Accountability for Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity and Purpose Limitation, Access, and Recourse, Enforcement and Liability. Furthermore, we require third party recipients of EU residents' Personal Data to agree to respect these principles, and we accept liability for third parties' processing of EU residents' data to the extent required by law.
If there is any conflict between this Policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification page, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov. You may view the list of Privacy Shield companies here.
We encourage users to contact us if you have any concerns about our compliance with this Privacy Policy and the Privacy Shield Framework. In compliance with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Principles, we commit to resolving complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your Personal Data. EU residents with inquiries or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy should first contact us at the address below. We will respond to complaints from EU residents within 45 days.
If any complaints by EU residents cannot be resolved informally, we have agreed to participate in the JAMS dispute resolution procedures pursuant to EU-U.S. Privacy Shield principles. EU residents with unresolved complaints may refer them to JAMS here. Under certain circumstances, these dispute resolution processes may result in your ability to invoke binding arbitration. As a U.S. company, we are also subject to the investigatory and enforcement power of the FTC regarding our compliance with the Privacy Shield Framework and this Privacy Policy, and users may direct complaints to the FTC in the event the dispute resolution processes described above is unsatisfactory.
In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, CampMinder commits to resolve complaints about our collection or use of your personal information. EU individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding our Privacy Shield policy should first contact CampMinder at:
CampMinder has further committed to refer unresolved Privacy Shield complaints to JAMS, an alternative dispute resolution provider located in the United States. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your complaint from us, or if we have not addressed your complaint to your satisfaction, please contact or visit https://www.jamsadr.com for more information or to file a complaint. The services of JAMS are provided at no cost to you.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with the effective date. Please visit this page regularly so that you are aware of our latest updates. Your acknowledgment of these changes, or use of the Services following notice of any changes (as applicable) indicates your acceptance of any changes.
Contact Us
Feel free to contact us with questions or concerns using the appropriate address below.
General inquiries:
Physical address:
CampMinder, LLC
5766 Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: 303-444-2267
List of Third Parties
Unaffiliated Parties and Partners
The following is a list of unaffiliated third parties with whom we may share data or which may engage in processing:
|Third Party
|Data Sources
|Amazon Web Services
|Vendor – Hosted CM Desktop – Camp In Touch environment housing all details associated with clients of our clients including name, address, date of birth, gender and contact information.
|Vendor – Hosted campminder.system test environment. Houses all CampMinder system database details.
|Vendor – Hosted Microsoft Azure Production environment, managed by Rackspace. Houses all CampMinder system database details.
|Vendor – Email service that enables the transmission and storage of email traffic between our clients and their clients through the CampMinder system.
|Vendor – PCI compliant server environment where transaction data is stored; data includes payments made to our clients by their clients for registration fees.
|Vendor of NCache, a product that provides an extremely fast and linearly scalable distributed cache that caches application data.
|Vendor – SSL certificate which provides secure, encrypted communications between a website and an internet browser.
|Vinta Soft
|Vendor – Provides image processing service as part of our summer services offered as an option through our Camp In Touch service.
|Vendor – Provides video hosting service for clients that provide videos to their clients as part of our summer services offered as an option through our Camp In Touch service.
|District Photo
|Vendor – Provides photo processing, printing and shipping of images presented for purchase by the clients of our clients through the Camp In Touch platform as part of our summer services offered as an option through our Camp In Touch service. Digital images viewed in the Camp In Touch platform are available for purchase. Purchaser information stored in the service include name, address, payment method information, phone number and email address.
|Vendor – Provides a customer relationship management platform. Here we store client contact information including name, address, phone number and email address.
|Vendor – Provides a bookkeeping platform where we store information including client banking information, client contact information including name, address, phone number and email address
|Vendor – Provides an accounting and general ledger platform where we store client information including name, address, phone number and email address.
|Vendor – Payment gateway solution for epayments and credit card transactions. Data stored includes payors name, payment method details, payment amount and date of payment.
Camp Takajo, Camp Manitou, Tripp Lake Camp, Camp Lenox, Camp Wingate Kirkland, Camp Greystone, Alpine Camp for Boys, AdventureTreks, Camp Highlander, Falling Creek Camp, Camp Huawni, Camp Pinnacle, Camp Romaca, Camp Young Judaea Texas, Camp Granite Lake, Everwood, Rolling River Day Camp, Green River Preserve, Camp Highland, International Sports Training Camp, Camp River Way, SuperCamp, Camp Alonim, YMCA New York, Camp Skyline, Raquette Lake, Camp Woodward East (PA), Camp Woodward West, Yachad, Asphalt Green Summer Day Camp, NCSY Summer Programs, Camp Mystic, Camp Ramah in Wisconsin / Ramah Day Camp, Harlam, 6 Points Sports Academy, Six Points Sci Tech, OSRUI,
|Clients also known as Camps – These clients use an API key provided by CampMinder to integrate only their specific data that is owned by them with same clients' marketing and/or customer relationship management platform that is independent of the CampMinder platform.


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Gaige2000 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 176 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
We are a B2C company - our clients are the world's top minds, start-ups, entrepreneurs, angel investors, advisors and venture capital funds. Our design needs to feel contemporary and innovative to those clients.
We are out to attract the world's best talent. The identity needs to express the fact that this company is the a trusted leader, a safe place for advice, a cocoon of sorts;
The logo should suggest the company's colors. And on this we are openminded.
The logo should communicate (all or at least part of) these core aspects of the business
We offer a place for the best and most innovative minds to get to work and have fun doing it. We don't meet at bars or Starbucks, but an actual office with Whiteboards, and collaborators,
- Creating networks
- Getting "Sound" Advice
- A VERY COMFORTABLE place
Recent Business School Grads, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, Investors, The City Kid, The Trust Fund baby, the recently retired "still want my hand on the pulse" kind of guy. The Advisor, The Project Manager, the Popular guy in town that has all the connections.
The logo should work in color, B&W, and also could be animated (but only if you have a great idea - don't feel obligated)
Some logos we like include:
linkedin.com (the in in a box - very clean and distinct)
twitter.com (their t is very clean)
The logo will need to work on a website, on a business card, on a powerpoint deck, on letterhead, and it should lend itself to fitting on an iPhone app icon.
We expect that the winner of the logo contest will likely go on to help us design new business cards and also help us give our website a refresh at the least.
We will need further help designing letterhead, a powerpoint template and a few other items as well.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Dennis Tito is planning a private mission to Mars in 2018. The
aims to inspire and wants to take advantage of the way the planets line up in 2018. At that time it a round trip to Mars will take only 501 days. As it happens, it will also be solar minimum, so exposure to solar radiation should be at its lowest.
The mission is to send a woman and man to fly around Mars — within 160 Km — and return to Earth safely. The Foundation say they already have the technology derived from NASA and the International Space Station. What they need though is funding. Those will be two brave astronauts: almost 2 years alone together in a tin can only to fly around Mars and head home again.
STILL GOOD: If you've looked at the Best Before date on the packaging of food in the cupboard lately you might have thrown away items that in fact were still safe to eat. Perhaps more useful than a printed date would be packaging that can test the food. European researchers have created a cheap sensor made of plastic that can do just that. The circuit's designed to monitor acidity levels and to be included in food packaging. The plastic device takes readings from an analog sensor and converts it to digital form. It can behave a bit erratically at low temperatures, so complex maths is used to derive accurate readings. You could use a scanner, or perhaps your phone, to assess the food's quality. Well, Best Before doesn't mean you can't eat it after that date; just check it first.
DEEP SEAL DIVING: The cold, dense bottom waters of the Antarctic are a key driver of the global ocean circulation and therefore of the earth's climate. But scientists have been trying to work out exactly where in the Antarctic these waters originate. Now, thanks to southern elephant seals, and some tech including sophisticated satellite data and oceanographic moorings, they've found the info they needed. Researchers tagged the seals and then watched where they went — generally places inaccessible to the researchers themselves. Some of the seals even dived as deep as 1800 metres into a layer of dense water. Thanks to the seals the researchers have been able to solve a mystery they've been puzzling over for several decades now. Did the seals receive suitable compensation for their work?
STRIP TESTS: Urine tests can be annoying, what with collecting the sample in a bottle and taking it to a lab. Uchek tests for 25 different health issues by using an iPhone to take a photo of a test strip dipped in urine. The tests can help check for diabetes, urinary tract infections, cancers, liver problems and general health. The strip has to be placed on a special mat to normalise the colours, whatever the lighting conditions. An app takes a photo and analyses it. The inventor aims to make such checks easier and quicker in developing countries, given how widespread cellphones are. Even if it's only one health worker who has the phone, that's still a huge advance.
DUNKING SERVERS: Generally you'd try to keep your electronics separate from liquids as the combination can lead to bad things. At the University of Leeds though all the components of the new Iceotope server are completely immersed in 3M Novec cooling liquid. That liquid transfers waste heat to water pipes that then disperse the heat through domestic radiators. The cooling liquid is more than 1,000 times more effective at carrying heat than air is and should cut server energy consumption for cooling by between 80% and 97%. The other good news is that the system doesn't need all the fans, air conditioning and pumps that servers normally require. Cheaper, quieter, more energy efficient and takes less space: that's a win all round.
Miraz Jordan, knowit.co.nz


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In the last week EC Credit Control has had several meetings with clients in the Liverpool and Macarthur regions of Sydney, in a wide range of industries. Across the board all have tried to create their own Terms Of Trade and upon review, or in some cases a painful bad debt experience, have found their current business documentation wanting. Don't risk the health of your business and yourself in this manner. Let an expert like EC Credit Control draft you something watertight to help improve your cash flow and combat bad debtors.
In one instance we were asked to advise a business based in the Hoxton Park area, with clients right across the Hoxton Park, Prestons, Liverpool and Macarthur Regions of Sydney. This business had been unable to recover a $28,000 debt. Their lawyer had spent a further $4,000 before handing it back as unwinnable. The reason was his Terms of Trade did not assist him in the recovery of his debt. He had no consequences he could impose on his debtor to enforce payment and nothing outlines the rules and boundaries of doing business with him.
On meeting the Business owner and probing a little further it was also discovered that he was not only at risk as far as Debt recovery, but being a hire business he had a far greater risk his existing Terms of Trade did not allow for him to register his dry hire equipment on the PPS Register!
In the case of this Hoxton Park Hire company it would have meant that if any one of his clients went into liquidation, in possession of his equipment, he was at sever risk of losing this expensive equipment to the Liquidator. The loss of equipment valued in excess of $200,000 is something not many businesses would survive!
EC Credit Control has since been able to help him implement the correct Terms of Trade, as well as register on the PPSR to secure his equipment on hire to clients.


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Lohr is located right on the Main-River in the district of Lower Franconia, halfway between "Würzburg" and "Aschaffenburg". Castle Kurmainz is a museum. Other attractions: Old Town Hall, Bayer storm, parish church, historic fishing district, Franconian town with many half-timbered buildings.
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Wikipedia: Franconia (German: Franken) is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a small part of southern Thuringia, and a region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Heilbronn-Franken. The Bavarian part is made up of the administrative regions of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken).Franconia (like France) is named after the Germanic tribe of the Franks. This tribe played a major role after the breakdown of the Roman Empire and colonised large parts of medieval Europe.Modern day Franconia comprises only a very tiny and rather remote part of the settlement area of the ancient Franks. In German, Franken is used for both modern day Franconians and the historic Franks, which leads to some confusion. The historic Frankish Empire, Francia, is actually the common precursor of the Low Countries, France and Germany. In 843 the Treaty of Verdun led to the partition of Francia into West Francia (modern day France), Middle Francia (from the Low Countries along the Rhine valley to northern Italy) and East Francia (modern day Germany). Frankreich, the German word for "France", and Frankrijk, the Dutch word for "France"; literally mean "the Frankish Empire".


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What is at the core of an artist's practice? What matters to artists when working on a project, exhibition, or residency? How can artists focus efforts to have greater success, and make a difference? These questions drive a new residency program at CAD starting…now!
Chicago Art Department is excited to announce the Core Residency Program. This pilot program represents an ambitious intervention in the field, one that will challenge our community of artists, organizers, cultural producers, and makers to lead studio work, exhibitions, and public programs to tackle topics that matter.
Each of CAD's Core Residencies will come with the challenge of exploring inside a specific topic, and will be fully-funded with stipends and budgets to support professional development. Core Stipends will be $2000 per residency, which will include $500 to specifically support professional development enrolling in outside programs at organizations such as Hyde Park Art Center, Lillstreet Art Center, Spudnik Press, and Chicago Artists Coalition, or other organizations/programs that support professional development. For questions about this program or the applications, please email CAD General Manager Carris Adams at email@example.com.
Find out more about the residencies and application process at the link below.


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OVB Outside Vertical Bar
VRCB Volatility Reduced Compression Bar
Brent Crude Oil (March '13):
- Short Term Trends are bullish.
- Confirmation of a top with a range violation on 01/11/13 @ 109.13. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 12/12/12 @ 107.17. Upside Targets = 110.67 – 111.37
- March Brent Crude continued its see-sawing price action on Tuesday to reverse its close indicator to bearish as the market remains fixated around the $110 level.
- Brent has had a tough time outpacing its domestic counterpart in WTI as of late but should see a modest rise back to $110.40 in early trading on Wednesday before storage data dictates afternoon trading.
- Projected Daily Range: 1.97
- Projected Weekly Range: 3.53
- Projected Monthly Range: 7.54
WTI Crude Oil (February '13):
- Short Term Trends are bullish.
- Confirmation of a bottom with a range violation on 01/08/13 @ 93.36. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 12/18/12 @ 88.40. Upside Targets = 96.36 – 97.57.
- February WTI Crude Oil dropped lower on Tuesday to close just off the session's low despite moving through Monday's high and against the daily RBB.
- After being oversold on intraday levels, WTI will mostly likely post a rally back to $94 before the EIA storage report.
- Projected Daily Range: 1.35
- Projected Weekly Range: 3.15
- Projected Monthly Range: 7.18
Natural Gas (February '13):
- Short Term trend is bearish.
- Confirmation of a bottom with a range violation on 01/14/2013 @ 3.359. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 01/14/2013 @ 3.373. Upside Targets = 3.583 – 3.628.
- Bullish OVB generated on Tuesday making new highs on the current move @ 3.464.
- February Natural Gas experienced one of its most volatile trading sessions in more than a week on Tuesday, bouncing from pit-session lows to two-week highs before finally settling less than a penny off the day's high.
- Natural gas has now reached the upper quadrant of the accumulation zone from three weeks back and will face its most serious battle for direction as it approaches a key level of $3.48-$3.52 that will determine price action for the next week.
- Projected Daily Range: .124
- Projected Weekly Range: .286
- Projected Monthly Range: .492