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"When you suffer a loss, you want to get it out of your head as fast as possible, you don't want to dwell on it because i can cloud your thinking as far as preparation for the next game." Says Josh Adkinson.
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Crowd control
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Crowd control (CC) is the term used to describe an ability or spell that temporarily reduces a unit's ability to fight. The term 'crowd control' comes from the ability to control the enemy team during fights, by either restricting their contribution or means to escape. In addition, the use of crowd control can aid in your own survivability: in the same way you can stop them from escaping, you can stop them from following.
Crowd control does not make an enemy untargetable. In the case of Airborne effects, the target is considered to be on the ground for the purposes of skill shots and area of effect damage (such as Morgana's Tormented Soil).
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Types of Crowd Control Edit
This article contains a streamlined version of the content. For the full article, see: Types of Crowd Control.
The following are the current forms of crowd control that exist within League of Legends:
- Airborne: A unit that is airborne is unable to control their movement, attack or cast abilities for the duration. The duration is also unaffected by crowd control reduction and cannot be removed by cleansing effects.
- Knockback: A knockback causes the target to be made airborne in a direction away from the point of cast.The duration depends on how far the target travels, from 0.75 seconds ( Rammus's Powerball) to 1.5 ( Lulu's Wild Growth).
- Knockup: A knockup causes the target to be made airborne on the spot.The duration depends on how high is the target thrown into the air, from 0.75 seconds ( Rammus's Powerball) to 1.5 ( Lulu's Wild Growth).
- Pull/Fling: A pull effect causes the target to be made airborne in a direction toward the point of cast.
- Blind: A unit that is blinded will miss their auto-attacks for the duration.
- Entangle: A unit that is entangled is unable to control their movement or attack for the duration.
- Forced Action: A unit that is under the effect of a forced action cannot control their own movement or attacks, and is unable to cast abilities.
- Charm: A unit that is charmed will move toward the source for the duration.
- Fear: A unit that is feared will walk in random directions with reduced movement speed for the duration.
- Flee: Targeted unit will move away from the attacker.[1]
- Taunt: A unit that is taunted will attempt to attack the source of the taunt for the duration.
- Polymorph: A unit that is pacified cannot attack or cast abilities, and has reduced movement speed for the duration.
- Silence: A unit that is silenced cannot cast abilities for the duration.
- Slow: A unit that is slowed has reduced movement speed for the duration.
- Snare: A unit that is snared is unable to control their movement for the duration.
- Stun A unit that is stunned is unable to control their movement, attack or cast abilities for the duration.
- Suppression: A unit that is suppressed is unable to control their movement, attack, cast abilities or use spells (including Cleanse). The duration is also unaffected by crowd control reduction.
Summary Table Edit
denotes that the action is blocked
Please note the following:
- Movement includes abilities (such as Ezreal's Arcane Shift).
- Ability refers to a champion's castable spells (by default Q, W, E and R).
- Mikael's Crucible cannot be activated where Abilities are disabled, as the item is intended to be used on allies.
- Spells refers to the Summoner Spells.
- Interrupt refers to whether or not the effect will cancel channeled abilities.
- Contrary to popular belief, snares will not interrupt channeling (including channeled blinks such as Crowstorm). They will, however, interrupt Teleport and charged abilities (namely Elastic Slingshot, Vault Breaker and Piercing Arrow).
- Mercurial Scimitar removes any crowd control effect that Quicksilver Sash would.
Categorization Edit
Loss of Control Edit
Crowd control is often categorized into two categories depending on whether or not the effect removes total control of the player's character.
Hard CC — The following effects completely remove control of one's character:
- Airborne
- Forced Action
- Stun
- Suppression
Soft CC — The following only remove partial control of one's character:
- Blind
- Entangle
- Polymorph
- Silence
- Slow
- Snare
Disruption Edit
As an alternative to the above, crowd control is sometimes categorized into two categories depending on whether or not the effect disrupts the channelling of an ability; abilities such as Karthus's Requiem and Katarina's Death Lotus.
Hard CC — The following effects disrupt the channelling of abilities:
- Airborne
- Forced Action
- Polymorph
- Silence
- Stun
- Suppression
Soft CC — The following effects do not disrupt the channelling of abilities:
- Blind
- Entangle
- Slow
- Snare
Modifiers Edit
Abilities can also be categorized by what their effects inhibit.
Movement Modifiers — The following effects in some way inhibit movement:
- Airborne
- Entangle
- Forced Action
- Slow
- Snare
- Stun
- Suppression
Action Modifiers — The following effects in some way inhibit the ability to attack or cast abilities:
- Airborne
- Blind
- Entangle
- Forced Action
- Polymorph
- Silence
- Stun
Countering Crowd Control Edit
Crowd Control can be countered in various different ways.
Preventing Edit
Crowd control can be prevented. All forms of crowd control can be prevented, including knockback, knockup and pull effects.
- Master Yi's Highlander prevents slows for 8 / 10 / 12 seconds.
- Poppy's Diplomatic Immunity prevents all forms of CC for 6 / 7 / 8 seconds except from her target.
- Olaf's Ragnarok prevents all CC for 6 seconds.
- Hecarim becomes immune to CC during Onslaught of Shadows's charge.
- Jarvan IV becomes immune to CC during Cataclysm's charge.
- Malphite becomes immune to CC during Unstoppable Force's charge.
- Nocturne becomes immune to CC during Paranoia's charge.
- Vi becomes immune to CC during Assault and Battery's charge.
- Morgana's Black Shield prevents all forms of CC for 5 seconds or until the shield is broken.
- Nocturne's Shroud of Darkness creates a magical shield for 1.5 seconds which can block the next enemy spell that hits him.
- Sivir's Spell Shield creates a magical barrier for 3 seconds which can block the next enemy spell that hits her.
- Banshee's Veil creates a spell shield that can block a spell once every 25 seconds.
Removing Edit
Crowd control can be removed after it has been applied. These effects can be activated while under the effects of the crowd control.
All forms of crowd control can be removed except knockback, knockup and pull effects.
Items and SpellsEdit
- Cleanse removes all CC except suppression.
- Mercurial Scimitar: Unique Active - Quicksilver: Removes all debuffs from your champion. 90 second cooldown.+60 attack damage, +45 magic resistance 3700 gold
- Mikael's Crucible: Unique Active: Removes all stuns, roots, taunts, fears, silences and slows on an allied champion and heals them for 150 + 10% of their missing health. 180 second cooldown.+7 health regeneration, +40 magic resist, +18 mana regeneration per 5. Unique Active - Mana Font: Increases your Mana Regen by 1% per 1% Mana you are missing. 2200 gold
- Quicksilver Sash: Unique Active - Quicksilver: Removes all debuffs from your champion. 90 second cooldown.+45 magic resist 1550 gold
Champion abilities Edit
- Alistar's Unbreakable Will removes all forms of CC.
- Gangplank's Remove Scurvy removes all forms of CC.
- Olaf's Ragnarok removes and prevents all forms of CC.
- Evelynn's Dark Frenzy removes all slows.
- Garen's Decisive Strike removes all slows.
- Master Yi's Highlander removes and prevents all slows.
Reduction Edit
Crowd control reduction reduces the duration of crowd control effects by a percentage equal to its value. The reduction will stack multiplicatively with other types of CC duration reduction.
Items Edit
- Mercury's Treads: Unique Passive - Tenacity: The duration of stuns, slows, taunts, fears, silences, blinds and immobilizes are reduced by 35%. +25 magic resistance, Unique Passive - Enhanced Movement: +45 movement speed. 1200 gold
- Spirit of the Ancient Golem: Unique Passive - Tenacity: The duration of stuns, slows, taunts, fears, silences, blinds and immobilizes are reduced by 35%. +500 health, +30 armor, +14 health regeneration, +7 mana regeneration. Unique Passive - Butcher: Damage dealt to monsters increased by 25%. 2300 gold
- Zephyr: Unique Passive - Tenacity: The duration of stuns, slows, taunts, fears, silences, blinds and immobilizes are reduced by 35%. +25 attack damage, +50% attack speed, +10% movement speed, +10% cooldown reduction. 2850 gold
Champion abilities Edit
- Dr. Mundo's Burning Agony reduces crowd control by 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30% while active.
- Garen's Courage reduces crowd control by 30% for 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 seconds.
- Irelia's Ionian Fervor reduces crowd control by 10% / 25% / 40% for 1 / 2 / 3 nearby enemy champion(s).
- Zac's Let's Bounce! reduces crowd control by 50% while the ability is active.
Masteries/spells Edit
- Cleanse reduces crowd control by 65% for 3 seconds (4 seconds with Summoner's Resolve).
- The Tenacious mastery reduces crowd control by 5% / 10% / 15%.
Slow Potency Reduction Edit
These effects reduces the potency of movement slows. Similar effects stack multiplicatively with each other. Note: This does not reduce the duration of the effect.
- Boots of Swiftness reduces the potency of movement slows by 25%.
- The Relentless mastery reduces the potency of movement slows by 7.5% / 15%.
Self-CC Edit
The following effects are comparable to crowd control, except that the effect is caused voluntarily and affects the user rather than a target.
Self-Knockback: A champion that knockbacks itself and is temporarily unable to attack and issue movement commands. The target may or may not be able to cast depending on the skill.
Self-Snare: A champion that snares itself is unable to control its movement and will ignore movement commands (included forced actions, such as fear). A champion that is snared can still be moved by airborne effects, but it will not break the snare.
Self-Slow: A champion that slows itself has reduced movement speed. Most of the current examples are connected to a channelled ability, and the slow will end when the abilities have finished casting.
- Garen's Judgment (while passing through enemy units)
- Varus's Piercing Arrow
- Vi's Vault Breaker
Self-Silence: A champion that silences itself is unable to cast abilities. They may still attack and use summoner spells.
These effects are not affected by crowd control reduction, nor can they be removed by cleansing effects.
A note on channeling and casting animations: neither are considered forms of crowd control, however disruptive they may be. A notable example is Renekton's Ruthless Predator, which incapacitates Renekton for a fair duration of the stun - much to many player's detest.
- Casting: The casting (sometimes "charging") of an ability cannot be cancelled by the player or an enemy except by death. Forced actions (such as taunt) will have no effect for the duration of the cast, and using airborne effects to move the player will not affect the trajectory of the skill - which will start from the point of cast, not from the player's current location. Summoner spells and most items can still be activated while casting.
- Channeling: The channeling of an ability can be cancelled by hard CC, or by the player attempting to perform another action (such as movement, casting another ability or attacking) - a notable exception is Galio's Bulwark, which can be cast during Idol of Durand without interrupting the channel. Summoner spells and most items can be activated without disrupting channeling (which is particularly useful information for jungle Fiddlesticks as Health Potions will not interrupt Drain).
- As denoted above, some channelled abilities apply a self-stun, which prevents the user from cancelling the channel prematurely (as they are unable to attack or cast other abilities).
Self-Stun: The following champions have channelled abilities that the summoner cannot interrupt (contrary to most channels which will be interrupted if you attempt to move, attack or use another ability). This is comparable to a stun.
- Malzahar's Nether Grasp (for the first 0.5 seconds of the duration)
- Urgot's Hyper-Kinetic Position Reverser
- Warwick's Infinite Duress
Trivia Edit
- Sona's Crescendo causes the target to dance.
- The highest available crowd control reduction can be achieved by Zac This combines the 35% from Tenacity, 15% from Tenacious, and 50% from Let's Bounce!, reaching a total of
. Or 90.3% for 3 seconds with use of Cleanse.- The highest continuous form of crowd control reduction can be achieved by Irelia's Ionian Fervor with 3 nearby foes, Tenacity, and Tenacious for 66.85%.
- Alistar, Olaf, and Tryndamere are the only 3 champions that can use their ultimates under the effects of hard CC.
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02/14/2009, Las Hadas/Manzanillo
Follow You arrived in Manzanillo Bay late Wednesday night, aided by Apollo 2 and Precious Metal. We were aided in that Apollo 2 had come into the bay an hour before us we had never been here. Coming into an unfamiliar anchorage at night is usually not recommended, but we knew the bay was pretty wide open and deep right up to the anchorage, which is tucked in the northwest corner of the bay. As we entered the bay Apollo 2 helped us understand the sometimes confusing lights we were seeing on shore. Bright rows of lights would look like bridges, antennas and roads, only to be re-interpreted 10 minutes later as something completely different. The experience reinforces the need to keep an open mind and constantly re-assess what you are seeing... Not the time for sticking to a stubborn interpretation of your current reality. An example was a set of bright lights against the shoreline that eventually turned into a very large freighter anchored in the middle of a channel on our way in. Apollo 2 helped us on that one.
Both boats turned on lights, included a gazillion candlelight beam which made it easy to see where we wanted to end up. The glow from the city surrounding the bay reflected off the significant power plant emissions in the air and created enough ambient light to allow us to safely navigate into the anchorage and get our hook down.
We spent Thursday doing boat chores, continuing Jan's orientation of the boat, and finalizing our equipment purchases to be sent down to PV next week. Yesterday was spent by the pool, playing tourist, catching up with a rare Newsweek and researching our detailed float plan for the Marquesas and Tuamotos. Check out the gallery for some cool pictures of the hotel at Las Hadas, which was the set for the movie "10". Apparently the movie plays nonstop on the closed circuit TV system! Very cool architecture and great views of the bay.
Now it's on to Barra and a test of our reseated radar cable. Hopefully that fixes our intermittent signal.
02/11/2009, 18 17.2'N:103 35.2'W, West of Ztown
We headed out of Ztown bright and early Tuesday morning, heading for Manzanillo, a 2 day passage Northwest up the coast. On our way down, remember, we hit winds from the South and ducked into Caleta Campos for a couple of hours. If only we could have had those winds now. Instead, after calm winds most of the morning, both the seas and winds piped up right on the nose. We sailed most of the afternoon and evening, tacking back and forth up the coast but not making much headway towards our goal. During dinner we pulled in the jib and motorsailed to help keep the food on our plate or in our mouths. After dinner we got to experience 3 hours on, 6 off as Jan proved himself a proficient sailor right from the start. Each of us took one night shift and slept to the dulcet tones of the Yanmar diesel purring at 1800 rpm's. Remember that Gene?!?!
Late in the evening a phalanx of freighters made their way down the coast towards us. Most were about 10-12 miles offshore and we were moving up the coast about 6 miles offshore. I start my shift and notice that the radar is not working. Then I notice the lights dead ahead of us. I quickly rebooted the chartplotter and radar and got a signal again. On the picture above, you can see my evasion tactics and the small blank in the line where I had to reboot the system. Meantime the freighter is heading right towards us, about 3 miles dead ahead.
This is exactly the situation where your training and experience tells you to ignore the ## @# electronics and trust your eyes. I saw a white light and a green light and he was on our starboard (right) side. That meant we should pass starboard to starboard assuming that his bearing (position relative to us) keeps moving in the right direction. It was, but when the radar came back on, our formerly trusty MARPA gave me the false impression that he was going to cut across our bow. The little squiggle you see in the line is me finally coming to my senses (and trusting them) and heading back to port and allowing the freighter to pass about .75 miles on our starboard beam.
The rest of the night was similarly busy with lots of freighter traffic. Rina got the next shift and handled it much better than I did, although the radar continues to lose gain after being on for about 30-40 minutes. May have to get that checked out before we leave for the South Pacific.
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02/09/2009, Zihuatanejo
Rina and I have spent the last several days attending a variety of events associated with the Sailfest... parades, duck races, parties, seminars, etc. It's been a nice combination of relaxation and socialization. We met a world traveller named Jan who has been hitching rides on boats around the world. We offered him a ride back up to PV, which will make those night watches more relaxing for us.
We leave tomorrow for Barra, where we will get to spend more time exploring the city, then to Tenticatita, where we get to take our RUBBER dink up a jungle river to watch the crocodiles... I promise to get a picture of the look on Rina's face as the crocs glide by.
I am glad to hear you're having lots of fun and excitement. we look forward to seeing you in the Caribbean or south pacific before you return. Alyssa is staying with us this summer. Hasta pronto from Morgan Hill.
02/05/2009, Zihuatanejo
One of the larger Zfest events is the boat parade, where locals and vacationers can purchase a ride on a sailboat. Marketing to all the local resorts in Ztown and Ixtapa, around 120 people got 4 hour rides and an easy sail back to the bay on over 30 sailboats.
We had 6 great guests aboard, who mixed easily with each other and enjoyed their time aboard. They were not all necessarily boat people but were thoroughly intrigued by the idea of live-aboard cruising. We had a great time explaining the whole idea, and reflected how far we really have come to this point. We had a great lunch aboard, with contributions from everyone, then sailed back in 7 knots of wind, nursing the helm for 3-4 knots of boat speed.
After dropping our guests, a nap for Rina was followed by dinner with Trevor, Karisa and Kiera from Lea scotia... we had so much to catch up on after parting ways back in La Paz. We thought WE had adventures, poor Lea Scotia braved a watermaker on the fritz, a real fire caused by a blower motor short and a complete rewiring of their forward navlights... Trevor and I spent many hours in the cockpit, looking out at the lights on the steep mountains behind us, looking just like Sausalito at night. We laughed and commiserated together on our trials, challenges, stupid mistakes and how we would not trade it for the world right now...
02/03/2009, Zihuatanejo
Follow You left Barra early for a 2 day sail to Zihuatanejo. We were looking forward to catching up with our friends on Lea Scotia and participate in Zfest, the local sailing fundraiser. Catching a stiff westerly breeze, we sailed comfortably down wind all day and most of the night. The wind finally moderated at 2-3am, allowing us both to sleep well off watch. We traded 3 hour shifts, finally motoring very early to recharge the batteries and keep pace for a morning arrival the next day.
As the sun rose, the wind clocked around 180 degrees, and built into 20-25 knots on the nose, very unusual for this part of the coast unless the "Tuantapeckers" are blowing in the big bay below Acapulco, influencing all the way up the coast. We decided to head for the small anchorage of Caleta De Campos about 10 miles down the coast. If the wind continued to build, we could duck in the anchorage and wait it out. If it moderated near the coast, we could ride more comfortably down the coast, with smaller wind waves. We listened as SV Bodhisattva discussed conditions with another boater, hailing him right after and discussing how the anchorage was dealing with the easterly winds. He reported back that there was enough room for a couple of boats out of the wind and swells. We anchored just off a beach and swam to cool off as the winds abated in the late afternoon.
Because we made such good time overnight, we were still slightly ahead of schedule for a morning arrival the next day. To thank Bodhisattva for their assistance in reconnoitering the anchorage for us, we invited them over for some cheese/crackers and a beer. (the classic cruiser offering) We had much to talk about, with their experiences double-handing across the Pacific and their many Mexico cruising stories. It is just these types of impromptu meetings and relationships that really make this an incredible experience.
At sunset we headed back out for another night at sea, this time in flat conditions, motoring to get a good battery charge before spending many days in the bay at Ztown. A warm evening made for a peaceful and uneventful crossing. We arrived just after sun up and anchored in the scenic bay just as the fleet woke up. After cleaning the boat up we announced our arrival to the fleet in the morning VHF net, quickly identifying other friends who chimed in at roll call. We later got signed up for Zfest, which is a benefit put on by the cruising community every year to raise money for the local indigenous peoples schools, which are somewhat ignored by the Mexican government. Over the years, the benefit has raised enough money to build an entire set of school rooms and provide much needed supplies and tutoring. They have also started a scholarship program to put 8-10 of the brightest kids on the college track, which is a largely unattainable goal without these additional resources. More information here: http://www.losninos.us/
02/01/2009, Barra de Navidad
This gives a great perspective on how big (small) Barra really is...The far side is the bay open to the pacific and on the near side is the lagoon leading to the anchorage in the prior shot. A great kick back vibe permeates this town and plays host to both local and gringo tourists. It has a low tech, slow paced old time mexico feel rather than condo or megahotel based tourism. After time in Z-Town we'll spend much more time here.
02/01/2009, Barra de Navidad
Rina and I took these shots from the top floor of the Grand Bay Hotel, showing the lagoon where most boats anchored. It's very shallow in most places, but a 30 foot wide channel takes you back to the anchoring area. Completely peaceful at night and early morning, with the local panga fishermen casting nets between the boats adding local flavor. The Marina is priced for sportfishing boats, with only a few sailboats paying the steep premium.
01/31/2009, Barra De Navidad
We spent the morning today on boat projects, of which we have many more now that we are heading to the South Pacific. Rina spent the day sewing a shade cover for our stern, which is mandatory as you head towards the tropics. I spent the day organizing our expanding chart library. While in PV, a local sailor made available his entire library of charts for copying at no charge... Only cost was our time and about a buck a copy at the local Office Depot. We got over 150 charts of the South Pacific and all the island groups we potentially will visit. All this has to be done in the next 4-6 weeks.
To dissuage those that think that cruising life is all fun and games, Rina and I have been extremely busy preparing for our passage to the South Pacific. Here are just a few of the examples from our "do list"
1. Purchase and import a 6 man liferaft. Make sure to give the right officials a little propina to make sure the raft gets here without being deployed by curious customs agent. Once here, install it just in front of the companionway without breaking anything else (fat chance)
2. Design and build a rain catcher for south pacific squalls... yippee more sewing time for Rina! The rain catcher will help ease the load on the onboard watermaker.
3. Spare starter and solenoid. We originally decided against a spare given our coastal itinerary, but is mandatory given our new plans and ahem, our recent experiences.
4. Import and install 2 solar panels above the bimini. This will give us about 110 amphours a day, which will largely take care of the power needs of the fridge and freezer, resulting in few and shorter genset runs to recharge the 675amphours of batteries.
5. Install 2 new halyards - one by replacing the existing toppinglift with a full halyard that can be used as a replacement main halyard. The other is a spectra halyard that can be used as and emergency shroud or forestay if necessary.
6. Order and import South Pacific CMAP NT+ charts for the chartplotter
7. Order and import a whisker pole for more comfortable downwind sailing.
8. Order an extra handheld GPS for redundancy and a low power usage anchor alarm
9. Install spool with 600 ft of poly line on the stern for tying off to palm trees in the South Pacific. Much easier than deploying a stern anchor when appropriate.
10. Order additional 2 micron yanmar fuel filters at 60 bucks a pop. Hard to find in the south pacific and there is no workaround.
11. Reseal mast base to fix a mystery leak
12. Check engine alignment - has not been done in 5 years and the hard rubber mounts settle over time. Middle of the ocean is no time to have your engine come off its mounts.
13. Explore additional bilge storage under starboard cabin floorboards. We will need 60 days of food aboard for the crossing
14. Order commanders weather routing service for the crossing. 70 bucks is a bargain for optimizing your route over 3000 miles
15. Make a yellow quarantine flag and courtesy flag for French Polynesia.
16. Get a riding sail - When deployed on end of the boom ensures that the boat does not wander around the anchorage as much as it does today.
17. Misc spare blocks, lines, bolts, fuses, water filters, 2 stroke oil, etc.... death by a million little tiny items that all seem critical
01/31/2009, Barra De Navidad
After a 25 hour sail down the coast from Banderas Bay, we arrived in Barra De Navidad around 9am Friday. This experience was MUCH nicer than the last. We sailed all day, mostly on a starboard broad reach with medium swells on the stern quarter, making for a comfortable ride. As expected, the wind died around 8-9pm and we motorsailed under main only until 2am when the last breath of the days winds passed us by. We motored at 3-4 knots to ensure a daylight approach to Barra. This also conserved fuel and made for a comfortable ride for sleeping. Rina and I traded watches every 3 hours and we both enjoyed the clear warm starry night.
I also put a bunch of additional Barra pictures in the gallery to your right.
We came into the lagoon behind the Town of Barra with no drama, even though the tide was on its way down. We anchored just in time for the morning net, introduced ourselves, and found out that our friends Mike and Julie from Slacker, who we met on Dock 6 in Mazatlan, were down here on a road trip. We slept for a couple of hours, then went into town to explore, have some lunch and then hung out at the cruiser friendly Sands Hotel Pool and caught up with Mike and Julie.
We will absolutely spend more time here, although on this trip it will be until only Monday. We want to head down to Z-town in time for the Puddle Jump meeting and cruiser sail regatta. We plan on taking our time coming back up the coast in February to enjoy Barra, Tenicatita and many other small points of interest on the Gold Coast.
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01/27/2009, South of Banderas Bay
Warning: Long story ahead... almost one of those Mexican Novellas, without the sex, of course
We left Banderas Bay on Saturday around mid day for Ipala, which is just south of the entrance to the bay. We had a nice sail, and lots of sea life around us. Ipala is a little cove with a couple of Marisco restaurants and room for about 3 boats. We spent a somewhat rolly night at the anchorage and got up early for our 47 mile journey to Chamela Bay.
About half way there, we came across a pod of whales not 30 yards from the boat on a parallel course. I cut the engine and we coasted as the whales flopped around, slapping the water with their flippers. It was the closest we had been to the whales and totally enchanting. Rina and I looked at each other and it registered immediately... one of those moments we would not forget.
How true that statement turned out to be, but not for the reasons we expected.
I went to start the engine, turned the key and pressed the start button... Nothing. Hmmmm. Tried it again to no avail. About a week ago, the same thing happened but the second try worked.
We checked out the weather and our position. We were about 4 miles offshore and fighting a 2 knot current going up the coast on our way down. We had about 10 knots of wind on our beam so we set our sails and kept heading down the coast as I began troubleshooting. We were making about 3 knots true at this point... 5 knots through the water but only 3 knots across the bottom, given the 2 knot current against us. Our GPS unit lets us know what our true speed is.
I spent the next 3 hours methodically troubleshooting the engine with the help of Nigel Calders "Marine Diesel Engines" book. Ignition, no problem, starter button, swapped out, no problem, jumped the solenoid using the old screw driver across the contacts trick and sure enough, starter started, but engine did not. Researching further, newer starters have a solenoid that engages the starter before firing. Rather than throwing the starter gear into the fly wheel, the solenoid pivots a lever, engaging a gear, THEN starts. Easier on the flywheel and starter, but... and here's the kicker: You MUST have a working solenoid to start the engine. The old school solenoids, like on many cars, can be jumped and start the motor, but not this one. My conclusion was a bad solenoid, of which I did not have a spare. I specifically recall discussing with Rina the need for a starter and solenoid. Our conclusion was that for coastal cruising we would not need one. Guess what's on our spares list now that we are headed west!
Ok, so now what to do. Our options were to head 14 miles to Chamela Bay in dying winds against a 2 knot current and try to anchor in an unfamiliar anchorage, keep sailing south to Manzanillo where they have boat repair facilities against the same current and uncertain winds... 70 miles away. Our third option was to return to Banderas Bay with the current, where we knew they had parts, and friends who could lend a hand if we got stuck with no wind. An oh yea, BuoyWeather predicted decreasing winds over the coming days.
We decided to turn around and head back to Banderas Bay.
We sailed close hauled at 5 knots through the water, 7 knots over the bottom for a couple of hours... things were looking good. We took this opportunity to head further out to sea in case the wind died. Worst case we would ride the current north. Sure enough, the wind died after dark. We spent the next 10 hours ghosting up the coast. Rina was freaked by the fact we could not keep the boat pointing towards our destination. We would see between 2-4 knots of wind and keep the sails up to see what we could do, only to have them flap against the shrouds and rattle the deck hardware so we were guaranteed to not sleep off watch.
Imagine this: The boat is dead stopped in the water. GPS says we are doing 2 knots, sometimes only 1.5, but that is just the current heading up the coast. A sailboat needs water crossing the keel and rudder to steer. No movement, no steering. We try to steer, but turn the wheel lock to lock with no effect. The boat slowly turns, and keeps turning. and turning, and turning... we do 360 degrees, not once, but 3 times over the next couple of hours. The 3rd time we were being overtaken by 4 other boats motoring up the coast. We can only imagine what they were thinking as our navigation lights showed red, then green, then white as we spun around. Trying to maintain steerage and monitor the sails takes lots of concentration. We could not use the auto pilot, as it uses a compass and knot meter to decide how to steer. No speed registering on the knotmeter? 360 degree turns? The autopilot is smart, but not that smart... We turned it off and lashed the wheel hard over. At one point we were able to keep the main sail pointed into 3-4 knots of wind for a couple of hours, losing it now and then for no apparent reason. The log shows several hours with no progress at all through the water, and only 1-2 miles per hour based on lat/long changes registered via GPS. We changed the watch every 2 hours, but sleep was difficult with the racket of the boat in the 2-3 foot swell. At one point it sounded like I was inside a maraca, with every cabinet's contents rattling back and forth at different frequencies.
Around 5am an inversion-based wind picked up to a consistent 5-6 knots from onshore. The warmer air over the sea rises, drawing air from the colder air over land. Unfortunately this only lasted for a couple hours until the sun equalized the temperatures. By this time we were about 12 miles from Cabo Corientas, the southern point of Banderas Bay. Cell service is pretty scarce in these parts, but Rina got 1 bar, so we called Dietmar on Carinthia after the morning VHF net, which we could barely hear, and asked if he could stand by, given the winds were forecast to stay light. He was already planning to head to Yelapa, so we had help if needed.
The winds remained light through the morning so I decided to rig the dinghy on the stern to get us further up the coast. On the way down the winds at Cabo Corientas were strong, so we were hoping to catch a ride north into the bay. I rigged a bridle using the davit blocks and tackles, a dock line from the bow of the dinghy between two low stern grab rails and two dock lines from the stern of the dinghy to the port and starboard cleats on the stern of the boat. That held everything steady, along with my weight, as our little 9.9HP mariner pushed us forward at 2 knots. With the 2 knots from the current, we were doing 4 knots for about 3 hours, good for 12 valuable miles. This used about 2 gallons of fuel. I left the last half gallon to help us maneuver later on if needed. It was the smoothest ride in the last 10 hours and the smooth drone of the outboard lulled me to sleep for an hour.
When the wind did not build, we hailed Carinthia and arranged a tow back to La Cruz. The trusty autopilot told us that it would take 30 hours from Cabo Corientas under sail and 4 hours with a tow. Pretty easy decision. We continued to ride the current at 2 knots until Carinthia arrived, by which time we were about 6 miles into the bay. We rigged dual bridles using a 200 foot line from our two bow cleats and a 100 foot line off Carinthia's stern. 4 Hours later, under cover of darkness Carinthia uncleated the bridle in the La Cruz Marina fairway, Rina hauled in the heavy 7/8" lines and I again pushed with the dink into a slip at the marina in La Cruz. The crew of Carinthia was there to help us dock, but by that time it was a non-issue. Carinthia invited us over for a much desired cocktail, and while we were exhausted and ready to crash, it would be seriously ungracious to decline. A couple of drinks and a wonderful dinner later, we fell into bed and slept for a good 11 hours. We can't thank Dietmar, Suzanne and Kurt enough for their assistance.
It's funny how sea stories work. While it is happening, you deal with it, much of it sucking hard, but, similar to child birth, it improves during the retelling, even just a few hours later.
*Very* long story short(er) the solenoid was NOT defective, and instead we have a short across one of the Yanmar wiring harnesses that was corrected by pulling it apart, cleaning with contact cleaner and scoring. In later versions of this engine a relay was added to keep the voltage and current up at the solenoid even when it deteriorates between the starter switch and the solenoid through the connector. I spent the last day riding a chicken bus back and forth to PV for solenoid parts only to have "Teapot Tony" the diesel guru, show up late in the afternoon to provide the pivotal insight that fixed the problem. Tomorrow we will install the relay to address the problem long term.
We will take Wednesday to ready the boat for a dash down the coast to Barre Navidad to see Corey's brother and some other friends. Talk about live and learn....humbling experience indeed but extremely valuable for us both.
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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG and its subsidiaries manufacture and sell chocolate products. The company sells its products under the Lindt, Ghirardelli, Caffarel, Hofbauer, and Küfferle brand names primarily in Europe, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Japan, South Africa, and Hong Kong. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Kilchberg, Switzerland.
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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG reported consolidated earnings results for the year 2012. For the year, the company reported sales of CHF 2,669.5 million against CHF 2,488.6 million a year ago. Operating profit was CHF 362.5 million against CHF 328.7 million a year ago. Net income was CHF 271.9 million against CHF 246.5 million a year ago. Operating cash flow was CHF 381.2 million against CHF 345.4 million a year ago. The Board of Directors of the company will propose to the Shareholders Meeting scheduled for April 18, 2013 a dividend of CHF 575 per registered share (CHF 535 from a withholding tax-free distribution from the approved capital contribution reserve and CHF 40 from available retained earnings) and CHF 57.50 per participation certificate (CHF 53.50 from a withholding tax-free distribution from the approved capital contribution reserve and CHF 4 from available retained earnings). This is equivalent to a 15% increase on the previous year. The company announced the formation of two charitable foundations: L&S Cocoa Foundation and L&S Chocoiate Center: as part of a comprehensive realignment of the 'Fund for Supplementary Pensions of Chocoiadefabriken Lindt& Sprüngli AG', a sum of around CHF 250 million is to be transferred two charitable foundations: Lindt & Sprüngli Cocoa Foundation and Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolate Center. The Lindt & Sprüngli Cocoa Foundation is dedicated to the pursuit of social and ecological sustainability in the cultivation, production and processing of cocoa and other raw materials used in chocolate manufacturing. For many years, Lindt & Sprüngli has been actively committed to a sustainable and socially compatible value-added chain and is one of the companies present in terms of the long-term security of raw material supplies and fair working and living conditions for the raw material producers. Those aims are ideally supported and backed by the newly created foundation. The foundation Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolate Center wili be committed to provide industry-specific basic and advanced training for professionals and support young talents as the global outreach of the Swiss chocolate industry requires a growing number of specialists. At the same time, research into new production and processing technologies is to be conducted in cooperation with universities and other higher educational facilities. The last great invention in the chocolate industry dates back 1879 when Rodolphe Lindt developed the conching process. Another aim of the foundation is to open a chocolate museum as a forum for the general public on the subject of chocolate.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG announced the introduction of three new product innovations -- the LINDOR Caramel truffles and the EXCELLENCE Wasabi and EXCELLENCE Strawberry bars. Building on the company's rich history of creating original and delicious premium chocolate with both unique and classic flavors, each product recipe was developed by the Master Chocolatiers at Lindt, creating chocolate beyond compare. This season of love, Lindt is also offering premium chocolate gifts from the heart, including the new Gourmet Truffles Gift Heart and irresistibly smooth LINDOR truffles, which are perfect Valentine's Day sweets. Carefully crafted by Lindt Master Chocolatiers, each of the new innovations provides an everyday chocolate experience that is truly beyond compare. The team of Lindt Master Chocolatiers around the world work together to analyze flavor trends and combine the world's finest ingredients and artisan-like craftsmanship, with strict quality control tests, and innovative recipes to create the ultimate chocolate-tasting experience. The resulting products include LINDOR Caramel - A milk chocolate shell infused with caramel, which enrobes an irresistibly smooth caramel milk chocolate center (CHF 3.99). EXCELLENCE Wasabi - Silky smooth 47% cocoa dark chocolate with a rich brown color and intense aroma, subtly spiced with a touch of wasabi flavor (CHF 2.59). EXCELLENCE Strawberry - A perfectly balanced taste of smooth 47% cocoa dark chocolate with a rich brown color and pleasant fruit aroma, enhanced with naturally sweet strawberry pieces (CHF 2.59).
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What is the best Mw3 perk?
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I want you to tell me what is the best modern warefare 3 perk you think. I go with specialist but thats why its special. Give me your opinion.
Do you mean perks or strike packages? Specialist isn't a perk
IMO the best perk is Blastshield - Resistance to explosives, stuns & flashes
best perk for me is proberlys going to be hardline
and im going to be using the support package
yeah i mean perk sorry i got confused
how do you start a post?
As long as it works like flak jacket form Blops and not the pitiful excuse of a counter in MW2, the equipment named "blast shiled" that thing did next to nothing lol
It will -- but lets not forget that its pro upgrade greatly decreases the effects of stun & flashes against you and anyone who ever used Tac Mask Pro knows how valuable that can be in and of itself.
assassin itz sooo beast
Dead Silence.
Scavenger, who wants to run out of ammo or, not recover your claymore's/ gernades.
Haven't played the game yet... keeping an open mind.
I think the best perk depends on who is playing. So there's no "best perk"
There is no "best perk" because they all serve a purpose.
-SoH's faster reload & weapon swap can mean the difference between dying & getting the kill.
-Recon helps the team by marking targets when you take away an enemy's health.
-Blind Eye allows you to safely take out enemy air support
-Quickdraw's faster ADS can often mean the difference between dying & getting the kill.
-Hardline Pro turns 2 assists into a point towards your next PSR.
-Blast Shield saves you from explosive damage & stun/flash spam.
-Assassin allows you to flank and play the anit-camper.
-Sitreps gives you better awareness; much better awareness.
-Dead Silence lets you creep around the map.
Unlike Blops, MW3 seems to have A LOT more counters for things -- even the almighty BEADS kit is countered by Advanced UAVs, Recon Drones & the Recon Perk. I really don't see MW3 being dominated by any one perk like Blops was.
My fav will prob wind up being sitrep pro because it was my fav in MW2. As far as which one will be the most favored I have no idea but I would guess anything in the perks 2 slot where they are all killer perks.
Well it depends on the type of player. Blast shield will be the best for objective players in objective modes. I think Assasin is the obvious winner for Team deathmatch/free for all players. Scavenger will be very important for your "slayers" that go on extremely long killstreaks. Hardline will be the best for the players that aren't able to pull of those long killstreaks. So in my opinion you can't say just one perk is the definitive best perk out of the bunch.
Assassin Pro is the must-have perk of MW3. Not just because it negates UAV, but because it also negates CUAV. The Support Package does NOT reset after a death, so many players will have CUAV as one of their pointstreaks; even noobs will reach this pointstreak with ease. CUAV spam = Mandatory ASSASSIN
If you don't plan to prestige and you're a 1.5k/d kinda player, then the obvious choice is the Specialist package. (Specialist Package unlocks at level 80)
I plan to Prestige, so I'm still not sure what package I'll stick to, but it'll probably be the Support Package.
I don't see many players choosing CUAV ove ballistic vest or airdrop trap. Your average player doesn't see the benefit of CUAV especially over a streak that will increase your health or one that gets them a kill, CUAV will be used much less than it was in Blops. Probably just a bit more often than MW2 CUAV frequency.
We don't know because the game isn't even ******* out yet.
If you've been playing earlier CODs, you can still have an opinion as to what might be the best perk.
Dead Silence all the way. Can't hear me+No fall damage? It's Ninja+Commando Pro! Thanks, Infinity Ward!
As in black ops dominating perks being light weight , slight of hand , ninja I'll bet money that mw3 is gunna be slight of hand quick draw and dead silence
I'll bet money that it's gonna be Blind Eye, Assassin, and Dead Silence. I myself will be using Scavenger, Assassin/Blast Shield, and Dead Silence. There aren't that many second tier perks that are useful.
overpowered perks iv'e came up with.
Sleight of Hand Pro - Reload faster and switch weapons faster
Quickdraw Pro - Aim Faster and recover from throwning grenade
Steady Aim Pro - Little crosshairs and pull out weapon faster
with MP5 u have a combo
Lol on an Overall level in usefulness. Its Assassin/Ghost without a doubt, cuz all Mediocre players do is abuse the radar.
I like recon, scavenger, hardline, quickdraw and stalker...probably 2 favorites are recon and stalker right now. And I will usually run the specialist package, when you set up you're perks right along with the right chain in the package you can attain everything pretty fast, and when you do its beast mode. Alof of my good games come from using the Assualt package obviously, but going on a tear with no help is sweet.
for me assassin pro is the most essential but i think the BEST perk is recon pro because coupled with a smg and hardline pro it racks up the kills.
especially since i run support most of the time. gets me to the dreaded EMP faster.
Assassin and Blind Eye
sitrep pro is the most powerful perk in cod history. It's a legal wallhack


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A zombie with it's legs blown off. It can only crawl after you, making it much less of a threat than if it were able to sprint. In the popular video game Call of Duty: Black Ops, the "Crawler technique," is utilized to give players more time to purchase guns, talk strategy, ect. (The round doesn't shift until every zombie has been killed therefore players have as much time as they please if they turn the last zombie into a "crawler.") Yo I'm out of ammo! I need to go get some after this round!" "Someone get a crawler.
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Some who consistently gets rabbit-holed by reddit all day long - usually at work. "Man, Lindsay is such a crawler, she's always posting things from reddit to me on g-chat."
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A zombie whose legs have been removed or disabled. Considered particularly dangerous because they're harder to spot, and not much slower than the normal. The squad thought they'd swept the sector clean, but then a crawler in the cornfield bit the sarge in the ankle.


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American Prospect columns
An explainer about the Iowa silliness.
Why the "kill the bill" forces are wrong.
December 22, 2009
A Eulogy for the Public Option
There must be room to improve health care reform
December 15, 2009
The Spending Wars
Wars cost money. So why don't we treat them like they do?
December 8, 2009
The Persecution Complex of Sarah Palin
We all define ourselves by our enemies in politics, but it can be taken too far.
December 1, 2009
The Mammogram Mess
Can we have a reasonable discussion about health care?
November 24, 2009
When Hope Meets Reality
The prose of governing.
November 17, 2009
Looking Back, Moving Forward
All that matters is results.
November 10, 2009
Twilight of the Op-Ed Columnist
Are syndicated opinion writers a dying breed?
November 9, 2009
Can Reason Win the Drug War?
Things are moving in the right direction.
November 3, 2009
Fox and Foes
The fact that they're on television shouldn't give them special rights.
October 27, 2009
Their Own Worst Enemy
The health insurers stop pretending they support reform.
October 20, 2009
A Case for Empathy
Conservatives are going to have to learn about it.
October 13, 2009
The Second Coming of Sarah Palin
Could she be the savior of the religious right?
October 6, 2009
Hurry Up and Wait
If health reform passes, it'll be a while before anyone sees the benefits.
September 29, 2009
Glenn Beck's Party
Why he became the leader of the GOP.
September 22, 2009
Stuff Some White People Don't Like
You can't escape the racial element in the opposition to Obama
September 15, 2009
The Three Audiences Obama Has to Please
And the public isn't one of them.
September 8, 2009
Health Care's Lowest Foes
The cynicism is blinding.
September 1, 2009
Last Chance for the Public Option?
Reports of its demise could be premature.
August 25, 2009
Insurance Fraud
The insurance lobby is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
August 18, 2009
All the Rage Over Health Care Reform
It's not really about health care.
August 11, 2009
Health Care's Public Perception Malady
Successful reform won't change antipathy toward government.
August 4, 2009
The 10 Dumbest Arguments Against Health Care Reform
Get 'em while they're hot.
July 28, 2009
Going Strong on the Wrong Message
The GOP's message unity bites them back.
July 21, 2009
We'll Always Have Wasilla
Sarah Palin, I just can't quit you.
July 14, 2009
Health Care's True Price
The missing piece in the reform debate: security.
July 7, 2009
The Fretting Over Health Care Reform
Is health care history repeating itself? Not quite.
June 30, 2009
Health Care Reform Villians
It's time to identify the bad guys.
June 23, 2009
The Left and the Living Dead
June 16, 2008
The Numbers Game
The tyranny of fuzzy math.
June 9, 2009
Judicial Abstraction
Why Republicans can't say what they mean on judges.
June 2, 2009
It's Gingrich Time
Why we're seeing more of Newt.
May 27, 2009
The Health Care Time Warp
Republicans are dusting off the old rhetorical playbook.
May 19, 2009
Not Even Chuck Norris Can Save the GOP
Is it any wonder Republicans are directionless?
May 12, 2009
A Taxing Argument
Taxation isn't the problem Republicans imagine.
May 5, 2009
Trickle-Down Politics
How partisan elites influence the rest of the population.
April 28, 2009
It's the End of the World As They Know It
The American right appears to be going insane.
April 21, 2009
We've Already Won the Battle Over Gay Marriage
It's conservatives who are ceding ground.
April 14, 2009
The President's Aesthetic Goes Global
Obama's fonts and colors conquer the world.
April 7, 2009
Who's Afraid of New Media?
The old media, that's who.
March 31, 2009
Can a Click Replace a Glance?
What we'll miss about newspapers.
March 24, 2009
So Long, Alex P. Keaton
What the Obama generation will mean for the future of politics.
March 17, 2009
The Tiny Battles of a Has-Been Candidate
Why do we still care what John McCain thinks?
March 10, 2009
Believe It Or Not, He's Walking On Air
Obama is looking more and more like a liberal Reagan.
March 3, 2009
There Is No Social Security Crisis
Get it through your head.
February 24, 2009
The Tyranny of the Centrists
If they're in charge, we're all in trouble.
February 17, 2009
Good Work, If You Can Get It
"Jobs," like everything else, are in the eye of the beholder.
February 10, 2009
Limbaugh vs. Obama
The President knows just what he's doing.
February 3, 2009
With God On Our Side?
Will the administration re-separate church and state?
January 27, 2009
What We Talk About When We Talk About Obama
Now we'll find out what kind of president we're getting.
January 20, 2009
The Bush Legacy Takes Shape
Time to look back.
January 13, 2009
What Will the Next Republican Coalition Look Like?
"The unpoor, the unblack and the unyoung" won't cut it anymore.
January 6, 2009
The Public Option and the Hope of Health Care Reform
This is where the real debate is.
December 23, 2008
Nobody Here But Us Post-Partisans
Does it matter if Obama doesn't call his policies progressive?
December 16, 2008
Government is Back
The age of Obama begins.
December 9, 2008
Obama and Liberals' Fears
The election was defined as much b y what didn't happen as what did.
December 2, 2008
Let the Conservative Whining Begin
It's going to be a long four years
November 25, 2008
Can Obama Make Hacks and Wonks Work Together?
Restoring balance to the federal government.
November 18, 2008
Goodbye and Good Riddance
And don't let the door hit you on the way out, George.
November 11, 2008
Why We Vote
What election day really means
November 4, 2008
The Real October Surprise
Could Democrats benefit from reminders of terrorism?
October 28, 2008
One Cool Customer
Obama's key character trait.
October 21, 2008
The Permanent (Smear) Campaign
What will happen if Obama wins
October 14, 2008
Will the November Surprise Be Disenfranchised Voters?
Things have gotten worse, not better
October 7, 2008
The Coming Conservative Crackup
What the economic crisis is doing to the right
September 30, 2008
The Ideology Gap
Why McCain can't solve the financial crisis
September 23, 2008
How to Win a Presidential Debate
It's all about what the press thinks
September 16, 2008
The Politics of Contempt
The Republicans declare war on...you
September 9, 2008
Character Study
What Obama did right in his convention speech
September 2, 2008
The Speech Progressives Have Been Waiting For?
What Obama should say
August 27, 2008
It's Not About the Medals
Why the Olympics should really make us proud
August 19, 2008
I'm Sigmund Freud, and I Approve This Message
Beware candidates bearing tire gauges
August 12, 2008
Why Obama Should Name His Cabinet Now
How to reassure everyone
August 5, 2008
Playing His Own Game
Shockingly, Democrats actually have the upper hand
July 29, 2008
It's the Economists, Stupid
The real problem with Phil Gramm
July 15, 2008
The McCain Rules
The press' favorite candidate
July 8, 2008
McCain: Noun, Verb, Terrorism
Does he have anything else to talk about?
July 1, 2008
Smearing Michelle
Angry Black Woman alert!
June 25, 2008
McCain's Desperate Debate Gambit
Presidents don't govern by town hall.
June 17, 2008
The Soft Art
Barack Obama, Judoku
June 11, 2008
The POW Dodge
Despite what he says, John McCain is all too happy to exploit his Vietnam story for political ends
May 27, 2008
The Backlash That Wasn't
Why gay marriage won't be a big deal this year
May 20, 2008
McCain's Judicial Hypocrisy
The ridiculous "judicial activism" charge.
May 13, 2008
How Deep Is Your Love?
Do we need a patriotism-off?
May 6, 2008
How Democrats Can Beat McCain
Worry not, progressives
April 29, 2008
Pay No Attention to the Media Behind the Curtain
The faux scandals don't fall from the sky.
April 22, 2008
How Blue Is Your Collar?
Media millionaires posing as regular guys.
April 15, 2008
Is America a Center-Right Nation?
Despite what conservatives would have you believe, the answer is no.
April 8, 2008
Toward a More Nutritious Election
The problem isn't coverage of character.
April 1, 2008
Conservatives' Hate-Based Campaign Against Obama
Yeah, it's about race.
March 25, 2008
Political Theatre of the Absurd
How Code Pink and their like hurt progressivism
March 18, 2008
More Bellicose Than Bush?
Does McCain really have "credibility" on foreign policy?
March 11, 2008
The Contours of the Campaign to Come
We're getting a taste of what Republicans have in store.
March 4, 2008
Will the Next President Lift the Ban on Gays in the Military?
Is "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" headed for the scrap heap?
February 26, 2008.
The Triumph of Narrative
Why is Obama ahead? Because he's told the better story.
February 19, 2008
The Maverick Myth
Is that really what McCain is?
February 12, 2008
A Question of Ideology
What would the Democratic candidates do for the progressive movement?
February 5, 2008
The Colossus
We do indeed have a military empire
January 31, 2008
The Republican Democrat
Why Hillary Clinton is fighting like a Republican
January 23, 2008
The Huckabee/Obama Challenge
Both candidates are highlighting generational divides
January 16, 2008
Why Conservatives' Crush on Obama Is Doomed
Don't count on the affection continuing
January 9, 2008
The Unease Factor
Hillary Clinton is trying to make voters feel unsettled.
January 3, 2008
Who Will Get the VP Nod?
Let's start the speculation.
December 19, 2007
The Plutocrats v. The Theocrats
The showdown over the future of the GOP.
December 13, 2007
Woe is the American Worker
Workers are paying the price for our productivity-focused, growth-at-any-cost business world.
December 5, 2007
The Ideal Opponent
Whom do the candidates want to run against in the general election?
November 28, 2007
The Youth Vote, the Culture Wars, and Barack Obama
What younger voters' opinions tell us about the future.
November 21, 2007
Loving Pat Robertson
Rudy Giuliani's new best friend is, quite frankly, a lunatic.
November 14, 2007
Something New Under the Sun
Berkeley's new solar power plan could be a model for cities around the country.
November 7, 2007
Tim Russert: Stop the Inanity
Is he Washington's worst interviewer?
October 31, 2007
Haunted by the Hippie
A specter is haunting the 2008 presidential campaign...
October 24, 2007
Al Gore and the Gaffe Wars
Gore's Nobel Prize was well-deserved, and a stark reminder of how far into trivia the presidential race has fallen
October 17, 2007
The Dems' Big Business Opportunity
Health care reform gives Democrats the chance to convince the corporate world that Republicans aren't good for business.
October 10, 2007
The Myth of the Rational Iowa Voter
Do the supposedly wise and deliberative citizens of Iowa and New Hampshire take their responsibilities seriously?
October 3, 2007
Whither the Conservative Culture War?
The absence of the Republican front runners at last week's Values Voter Debate raises the question of whether the religious right's power is on the wane.
September 27, 2007
Voting for Strategy Over Policy
Why voters need to know how the Democrats plan to get their health care proposals enacted
September 19, 2007
Why Health Care is a Losing Issue for the GOP
How the Democrats can take advantage of GOP free market fundamentalism
September 12, 2007
Trapped in the Political Closet
More than a few politicians feel the need to carve out a private self.
September 5, 2007
A Guide To Media Manipulation, Republican Style
Why Democrats need to watch what they say.
August 29, 2007
The Utter Uselessness of the Petraeus Report
Don't think it will be anything other than a validation of "the surge."
August 22, 2007
GOP Candidates Alienate Latino Voters
They're going to regret their current anti-immigrant campaign.
August 15, 2007
The Failure of Antigovernment Conservatism
Sometimes, government is not the problem, it's the solution.
August 8, 2007
Show-Off Nation
Why we think that our own consumer choices are authentic, while people we don't like are just showing off.
August 1, 2007
Seventeen Candidates In Search Of a Story
Part II - Which '08 candidates have managed to create a compelling narrative around their candidacies.
July 25, 2007
The Power of the Campaign Narrative
Part I - All successful candidates tell a story about their campaigns, while the losers tell bad stories - or no story at all.
July 18, 2007
GOP Candidates Cross the Line in the Culture War
Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson get in trouble with their base - and as usual, it's about sex.
July 11, 2007
Bush's Loyal Mess
The Bush years have shown us the downside of loyalty.
June 27, 2007
The Party of No Ideas
Even by the low standards of contemporary campaigns, the quest for the GOP nomination has been remarkably free of substance.
June 20, 2007
Religion and the Threat Effect
How the religious makeup of your community affects your political decisions.
June 13, 2007
TomPaine.com columns
It looks like another presidential candidate is aiming to win by marketing manhood.
July 10, 2007
Scaring The Pants Off Men
Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and other strong women in politics are sending right-wing men into a fury. Too bad.
March 28, 2007 09:04 AM
Damn Right, We're Angry
Progressives don't need to apologize for raging against conservative evils.
March 14, 2007
The Trouble With Rudy
Giuliani can woo social conservative hearts all he wants, but the cross-dressing, gay-friendly mayor will never win them over.
February 28, 2007
Cue the Smear Machine
Obama and Edwards have already been slimed. But progressives are learning to fight back.
February 13, 2007
Paying A Fair Share
Democrats need a simple taxation message if they are to sustain their majority.
January 31, 2007
Ghosts Of Vietnam
However strenuously conservatives deny it, Iraq and Vietnam share parallel lines to defeat.
January 17, 2007
The GOP's Religious Litmus
Are candidates like John McCain doomed by their lack of visible piety?
January 3, 2007
The Hippie Era Just Won't Die
More than 36 years after the '60s ended, that decade remains at the center of the political divide.
December 13, 2006
The Incredible Shrinking GOP
Democrats can gain from the gutting of the Republican moderate wing if they make the right moves.
November 29, 2006
The Obama Zeitgeist
His recognition of America's need for political and cultural healing may be a lesson for progressives.
October 18, 2006
The E-Mail Slime Trail
It runs from Abramoff to Foley: a path of corruption paved in ones and zeros.
October 4, 2006
Doing The Moral Limbo
Bush and conservatives get in touch with their inner barbarian.
September 20, 2006
Adapting To Win In 2008
Democratic presidential politics will never look the same after this midterm election.
September 6, 2006
Hungry For World War III
The right wants to wrap today's crises in the nostalgia of conflicts gone by.
August 9, 2006
Bush Gut Check
When the president trusts his guts, we should know by now what's about to hit the fan.
July 26, 2006
Macho, Macho Man
Don't get distracted by the erectness of President Bush. It's all for show.
June 28, 2006
The Progressive Identity Complex
It isn't enough to put a big idea before the American people—progressives have to build a political identity.
May 3, 2006
Republican v. Republican
How ongoing corruption scandals—Abramoff, New Hampshire, DeLay—are eroding GOP unity.
April 19, 2006
Running From Roe
South Dakota's extreme new law is making Republicans squirm—and Democrats should be pouncing.
March 22, 2006
'Unitary Executive' Or Autocracy?
The Bush administration has replaced the rule of law with the rule by one.
March 8, 2006
The GOP's Loyalty Fetish
Conservatives value a simple belief in the absolute and perfect authority of George W. Bush more than personal responsibility.
February 22, 2006
Evangelical Mutiny
The split among major evangelicals on global warming exposes a fault line in the conservative movement.
February 8, 2006


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Preservation Hall Jazz Band Coming to Walton Arts Center
By: Brad Reed
Updated: December 12, 2012
Here is the press release from the Walton Arts Center with more information:
Walton Arts Center is proud to present Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Creole Christmas on Thursday, December 20 at 8pm. Tickets are on sale now and range from $20 to $36 and can be purchased by calling the Walton Arts Center Box Office at 479.443.5600 or by visiting waltonartscenter.org.
Under the direction of Ben Jaffe, son of founders Allan and Sandra, Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB) features some of the greatest and most historic multi-generational musicians touring the globe today. The group recently celebrated their 50th anniversary with a four-CD 58-track collection of recordings.
Performing "Creole Christmas" since 2005, PHJB brings their unique New Orleans hot and spicy flavor to holiday traditions with songs like "Blue Christmas," "Swinging In A Winter Wonderland," "Bells Will Be Ringin'," and "The Dreydel Song."
The group was developed in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter at Preservation Hall in 1961. The building itself has a colorful past, housing a tavern as far back as the war of 1812 and an art gallery that led the transition to renowned music venue. Beginning in 1963, several bands were touring under the name Preservation Hall Jazz Band, with many of the charter members performing with early twentieth century jazz inventors and pioneers including Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and Bunk Johnson. PHJB has performed around the world for a variety of audiences, from Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center to British Royalty, the King of Thailand and every U.S. president since the Kennedy Administration.
Following Hurricane Katrina, band leader John Brunious stayed at an evacuation center in Conway, Ark. before heading to New York to reunite with members of the group. They met at a Manhattan TV studio with time for only one song - "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?"
This performance is part of the Popcorn Indiana American Masters Series. Media support provided by Fox 24. For more information on this performance, please visit www.waltonartscenter.org or call 479.443.5600. For more information on Preservation Hall Jazz Band, visit www.preservationhall.com.


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I recently ordered and received a SC Newport 2 Notchback putter. It suits my slight arc, has great balance, feel and weight. It looks terrific too.
Well done!
You can never go wrong with a scotty cameron putter.
I am looking at the Notchback as well. I like the feel of the GoLo S, witch has minimum toe flow. I found conflicting info on the Notchback concerning Toe FLow, so wanted to ask you, if you dont mind.
I have very minimum arc and want almost face balanced, but Cameron does not offer, so was looking at minimum toe flow.
Do you know if the flow is in deed minimum on the Notchback?
It looks great to me, so that is why I am really trying to see what the facts are!
Thanks and good luck with your putter. You still liking it?
Hi John,
I wouldn't say it has a minimum toe flo, but that is really subject to interpretation if you know what I mean. I would say my arc is a bit more than minimum. I would strongly suggest that you try one for yourself if that is at all possible. The ball feels terrific coming off the head and I really, really like the double milling. The balance and weight of this putter is great as well.
I think this line of one of their best yet.
I wish I could be more help, but I don't want to mislead you in any way.
Best of luck!
Thank you for the input. I have orded one to my local store to try out. Looking forward to giving it a go and hope that it feels as good as the GoLo I have tried. Like the golo feel, but having hard time with the look of it!
I know what you mean. The Notchback looks really, really good! I think you'll like the feel of the NB. Best of luck! :-)
I agree you cant go wrong with a SCOTTY!! Love my Laguna 2"s feel and weight..


text: Main Content Act 239 of 1995 friendly link Printer Friendly bills affecting index and updates Search within this Statute for GROUP HEALTH PLAN ACTAct 239 of 1995AN ACT to regulate certain group health plans; to provide for certain powers and duties for certain persons; and to prescribe penalties. History: 1995, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 © 2009 Legislative Council, State of MichiganThe People of the State of Michigan enact: DocumentTypeDescription Section 550.1801SectionShort title. Section 550.1803Section"Plan" defined. Section 550.1805SectionPlan offering dependent coverage to child; denial of enrollment on certain grounds prohibited. Section 550.1807SectionEligibility of parent for dependent coverage; health coverage of child through noncustodial parent; duties of plan administrator; court or administrative order and notice required. Section 550.1809SectionIndividual eligible under title XIX of social security act; assignment of rights of insured to department of social services. Section 550.1811SectionViolation; fine.


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Lobbyists for food manufacturers brainwashed our society for a long time regarding fats. The most ridiculous statements they used are "fat is not good for you", "saturated fat is not good for you" and "sugar is not good for you". So why do you think zero-fat zero-sugar yogurt tastes so good? Because they turned sugars into unnatural chemical compounds, which technically cannot be classified as "sugars" but still taste sweet, and used some special chemical additives to replace for loss of fats (to mimic fats) and you get your unnatural chemical spam called zero calorie yogurt. You will not die from it, but years of consumption will make its spam foot print on your body.
The truth of life is we must have fat in our diet, including saturated fat, to have a healthy body. We finally start getting some useful independent research information about fats. ISSFAL issued several official statements, one of them, Statement # 5, is entitled: α–Linolenic Acid Supplementation and Conversion to n-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Humans (Reference: http://www.issfal.org/statements/pufa-recommendations/statement-5 )
We have published earlier information on Omega-3 oils and their dietary importance and now would like to give you some useful information on how to optimize Omega-3 intake. Below are article's key conclusions. The conclusions may seem technical at first glance, but we wanted to keep them in its original form. Below each conclusion you will find our interpretation entitled What does it mean for you?
Article Summary and our comments:
1. ALA (18:3n-3) conversion to EPA (20:5n-3), DPA (22:5n-3) and DHA (22:6n-3) in tracer studies has been observed in nearly all humans studied from birth through late middle age and in both males and females.
What does it mean for you? Consumption of a variety of seeds (i.e. vegetable sources) will supply certain amount of short-chain Omega-3 fats, like ALA, which in turn may be converted to EPA, DPA and DHA. Note, only very small percentage of ALA gets converted to longer chain Omega-3 fatty acids.
2. The majority of evidence from isotopic tracer studies shows that the conversion of ALA to DHA is on the order of 1% in infants, and considerably lower in adults. This is consistent with measurements of whole body ALA oxidation which is the predominant fate of ALA in both rodents and humans. These "conversion rates" must be viewed as markers of flux through this metabolic pathway but must not be assumed to represent a net change in mass.
What does it mean for you? Conversion of ALA (short chain Omega-3) to to EPA, DPA and DHA (longer chain Omega-3s) is very low, and will not supply needed amount of longer chain Omega-3s.
3. Very few studies in adults show that blood stream or breast milk DHA concentra-tions increase following several weeks of increased dietary ALA supply, whereas most studies do not. ALA appears to contribute little to circulating DHA when added to a diet that already contains some ALA and high in linoleic acid (LA).
What does it mean for you? Canola oil and oils made from sunflower, sesame, safflower, corn, soybean, walnut, cottonseed and grape seeds are all great sources of essential linoleic acid (LA) (n-6 family of fats), but they decrease ALA (n-3 family of fats) conversion to EPA and DHA.
4. Supplementation of the diet with high levels of ALA leads to small but significant increases in EPA and DPAn-3 although supplementation with preformed EPA is approximately 15-fold more efficacious in this regard.
What does it mean for you? While eating sources of ALA will result in some conversion to EPA and DHA, it is not enough to achieve desired daily levels of EPA and DHA.
5. Dietary DHA increases blood and tissue DHA beyond that achievable with consumption of usual intakes of any precursor omega-3 PUFA, against a background of western diets providing ample n-6 fatty acids.
What does it mean for you? Consumption of fish or vegetarian sea products rich in DHA is the best way to achieve desired level of DHA.
6. For a given dietary concentration of ALA, the conversion of ALA to Longer Chain PUFA is decreased by high dietary ratios of Linoleic Acid (n-6 fatty acid) / ALA (n-3 fatty acid). Moreover, n-6 fatty acid intake influences tissue concentrations of the n-3 Longer Chain PUFA. Present evidence indicates that n-3 Longer Chain PUFA status can be improved by increasing their intake or by decreasing LA intake, and a combination of the two is likely to be most effective.
What does it mean for you? Ideal diet should have an adequate consumption of fish or vegetarian sea products rich in EPA (fish) and DHA (fish, vegetarian sea products), along with sources of ALA (flax seeds) and LA (olive oil, canola oil, etc.) The higher the intake of unsaturated oils (olive oil, canola oil, etc) the higher intake of EPA and DHA oils should be. Ideally, daily ratio of (n-6 fatty acids, e.g. Linoleic Acid) to (n-3 fatty acids, e.g. ALA, EPA, DHA) should be less than 7. Because of modern frenzy to eliminate saturated fats from our diet and replace them with polyunsaturated fats (like canola oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, etc. ) we now have ratio (n-6 fats) / (n-3 fats) more than 20 in western diet. The long term effect of high ratio of (n-6 fats)/(n-3 fats) results in inflamation and generally considered an unbalanced diet. There is nothing wrong with consumption of olive oil, canola oil, safflower oil, etc. (n-6 and n-9 families of fats), but keep in mind to properly increase intake of fish or vegetarian sea products rich in EPA and DHA (n-3 family of fats). If eating grilled salmon with skin three times a week does not sound like fun to you, then consider getting fish oil supplements in its natural form (triglyceride form).


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Pick up from hotel 0615Hrs, Drive to Tsavo west,arrive at the gate 1030 Hrs, Enter park and do a game drive towards the Safari lodge. Arrive Safari lodge at 1300hrs, check in and enjoy a buffet lunch.
1600hrs, another game drive when the sun is setting ,all animals come out of hiding. At 1800hrs we pop a bottle of fine wine in the middle of the bush watching the magnificent african sunset. 1840hrs, back to lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2
0715 hrs, after breakfast we exit the lodge and through the park head to Amboseli National park, which is situated on the foot of kilimanjaro. Beautiful view of the tall standing mountain from anywhere in the park. Get to Amboseli at about 1300 hrs,check in to your lodge and enjoy your lunch. 1600 hrs, go on your second game drive of the day and get to spot more animals such as the wilderbeaste.1800hrs, wine time in Amboseli.1830 hrs back at lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
0615hrs , after a cup of coffee, you have an early morning gamedrive (optional) Back at lodge for heavy breakfast at 0800hrs. Check out from lodge by 0900hrs and drive through the park to exit . Have lunch at Voi town, before you get dropped off at your hotel around 1700hrs.
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- Sweater for Tsavo wet and Amboseli,it could get chilly,
- Camera and binoculars.
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