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Hallberg-Rassy Hallberg-Rassy 43 MK III
The Hallberg-Rassy 43 Mk III is tradition and fresh ideas in a tasteful blend. The Hallberg-Rassy 43 Mark III follows the success of the 64, 55 and 48 Mk II with more natural light, more elegance and further improved interior comfort. A comfortable home away from home and a powerful blue water cruiser easily handled by a couple but large enough for enjoyment with family or friends. With two staterooms, two heads, a large saloon and a sea going galley. An already good boat got even better.
Basic Information
- Manufacturer:
- Hallberg-Rassy
- Model:
- Hallberg-Rassy 43 MK III
- Year:
- 2016
- Category:
- Sail
- Boat Type:
- Cruiser
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- Hull Type:
- Displacement
Dimensions & Weight
- Length:
- 44.00 ft
- 44 ft 6 in - 13.56 meter
- Beam:
- 13 ft 5 in - 4.09 meter
- Draft - max:
- -
- Bridge Clearance:
- 66 ft 4 in - 20.22 meter
- Dry Weight:
- 28000 lbs
- Deadrise Aft:
- -
Standard Engine
- Make:
- Volvo Penta
- Model:
- Horsepower:
- 75
- Engine Type:
- Inboard
- Drive Type:
- Fuel Type:
- Diesel
Tank Capacities
- Fuel Tank:
- 104 gallons - 1 tank(s)
- Fresh Water Tank:
- 172 gallons - 2 tank(s)
- Holding Tank:
- -
- Total Cabins:
- -
- Total Berths:
- -
- Total Sleeps:
- -
- Total Heads:
- -
- Captains Cabin:
- No
- Crew Cabins:
- -
- Crew Berths:
- -
- Crew Sleeps:
- -
- Crew Heads:
- -
Hull and Deck
Laminate construction of hull: Isophtalic gelcoat, vinylester based barrier coat. Hand lay-up method, insulated with Divinycell PVC-foam against heat and cold except in the keel area which is solid laminate. Integrated rubbing strake with brass strip. Blue decorative band in gelcoat. Strong under floor reinforcements. Lead keel with reinforcement bolted on with 16 S/S bolts; 14 24 mm and two 20 mm bolts. The rudder is carefully mounted for sensitive rudder feel. Strong engine foundations of GRP for effective sound insulation. Deck and coachroof areas and also cockpit are of sandwich construction, solid in parts, laminated to the hull.
Deck and deck fittings
Deck, coachroof, toerail, cockpit seats, cockpit floor and side trims in top quality teak laid in silicon rubber. Also teak hand rails full length of superstructure. Strong stem fitting with integrated anchor roller. Electric windlass. Original Delta anchor 55 Ibs/25 kg. Chain 70 m, 8 mm. Stowage beneath for fenders. Two strong cleats forward, aft and midships. Double stainless lifelines. Opening gates port and starboard. Two scuppers on each side which drain rain water overboard just above waterline to prevent dirt strips on the hull. Deck inlets for water and diesel tanks are on opposite sides to avoid errors. Genoa and mainsheet tracks with blocks. Genoa block adjustable from the cockpit. Selftailing genoa winches, size 55 Evo Chrome, two mainsheet winches, size 40 Evo Chrome. Hatches in foredeck, toilet compartment, saloon and in aft cabin. 12 port holes, 7 of these are opening. A stainless steel swan neck fitting by the mast for problem free threading of existing and additional mast cables. Pulpit and pushpit have opening for easy access on board. Stowage in aft deck lazarette locker. There is a separate gas locker on sb with stowage for two 6 kg PK6 gas cylinders. Integrated bathing platform in transom.
On starboard side there is a generous sized, dry stowage locker with storage slots for wash boards. The cockpit floor is covered with a teak grating. Wheel steering with single lever engine control. High gloss varnished folding teak cockpit table. Panel for engine instruments in the steering pedestal within easy reach of helmsman. Alcove in stb side of the cockpit coaming. Strong windscreen with handholds on the sides, opening centre section and sprayhood over front part of cockpit. The sprayhood can be rolled away neatly into a protective cover. On either side of sliding hatch there are useful teak covered work surfaces, ideal as chart tables, etc. Above the sliding hatch Raymarine instruments; one i50 Speed, one i50 Depth and i60 Wind. Chart tables and washboards in natural teak. Two large cockpit drains.
Mast and rigging
Triple spreader rig by Seldén. Main boom with outhaul and two reefs. Jib furling and reefing system Seldén Furlex. Seldén rodkicker. Three winches, one for reefing, two selftailing for main and jib halyards. Several cleats for various uses. Spinnaker boom track and other fittings for the spinnaker equipment on mast are supplied as standard. Generous dimensions of standing and running rigging avoid fatigue during unrestricted ocean sailing. Turnbuckles and aluminium protection tubes from Seldén, winches from Lewmar. Windex wind indicator and anchor light on mast top.
Mainsail and working jib made from high quality material in special Offshore quality by Elvstrøm Sails, Denmark. Two reefs in main, battens and coded sail bags.
Accommodation details
As standard the boat has two saloon sofas and two separate aft cabin berths. As an option at additional cost, there are two armchairs available in the saloon and, also optional at additional cost, a queen size center line berth in the aft cabin with sofa to port and make up tabe to starboard. You may combine the saloon of your choice with the aft cabin of your choice, so that you in reality have four layouts to choose from. If armchairs or queen size berth is required, this must specifically be ordered and confirmed.
All interior woodwork in light mahogany matt silk finish. Flushed locker doors with invisible hinges and ventilation above as far as possible. Floor is varnished wood with inlaid holly strips. Saloon ceiling has panelling with mahogany strips and ceilings in remainder of boat have light lining. High quality fabric covered cushions on all berths 12 cm / 5'' thick sandwich foam resting on unvarnished, well ventilated boards to avoid condensation. Hand holds are in all the right positions. The boat is carpeted, except directly in front of the galley, press studs avoid movement. All portholes are fitted with curtains. Curtains also under the skylights.
The settee offers comfortable seating. On the port side a 2.21 m / 7' 3'' long L-sofa that has backrests with hinges so that the space behind can be utilised as storage. The sofa corner is rounded. On starboard side 1.99 m 6' 6'' long settee. The backrest can be lifted to enable total width to be used for sleeping accommodation. Between the settees a strong table with elegantly rounded edges and foldable sides. Top opening bar in the table. As an option at additional cost two easy chairs can be ordered. In this case the table is smaller and is fixed. Headroom in saloon 1.97 m / 6'5''.
Working surface in composite stone with strong, all round mahogany fiddle rail. Carefully insulated icebox with baskets and water cooled electric compressor for chilling. Extra deep, double sink. Two burner gas cooker with oven, well gimballed with fiddle rails and locking device for oven door and also for the cooker when in use in the marina. Safety switch on gas pipe. Crockery locker and cutlery drawer. Bread board. Room for saucepans and other kitchen utensils. There are special places for the waste bin and other items.
Forward Heads Compartment
Access to the toilet compartment is freely available from any part of the boat without disturbing anybody. Bulkheads and lockers in white laminate. Teak grating. Wash basin and countertop in Corian. There is a large mirror fitted. Separate shower with watertight shower stall, plexi glass doors. Shower water drained by pump directly overboard without going into bilges. Hand switch for shower pump for utmost safety. Strong, reliable pump action toilet. Stainless holding tank, emptied by gravity or by deck pump out. Cupboard above and below washbasin. Ventilation through opening porthole and a hatch, with milk coloured acrylic glass to let light but no view in.
Forward Cabin
The door to the forward cabin has been arranged in such a way to allow free movement for dressing and undressing. Two 2.13 m/7' long berths with ample stowage above and below and in addition a number of lockers. A hatch and opening porthole.
Chart Table and Walkthrough
A comfortable chart table seat with spacious chart table. Above a shelf and space for mounting instruments. Electric panel to the right of the navigator. Five drawers and stowage slots. There is a larger rubber sealed two-door access to the engine room off the walkthrough. Good headroom in the walkthrough thanks to use of cockpit coaming for headroom. On portside there is a wet locker and various cupboards.
Aft Cabin
Aft cabin has a hanging locker on portside and two comfortable berths, one 2.00 m / 6'7'' long x 90 cm / 3' wide and the other 2.00 m / 6'7'' long and 1.35 m / 4'5'' wide. Stowage room below and above. There is a mirror fitted. Seat between the berths. As an option at additional cost one big double centre bed and a seat on port can be ordered.
Aft Heads Compartment
As forward toilet. The separate shower has plexi glass doors. Ventilation through an opening portlight.
Engine and Engine Room
Engine Volvo Penta D2-75, 55 kW/75 HP 4 cylinder 2.2 Litres cylinder volume. Mounted with four rubber feet on strong foundations to avoid vibration and noise. Hydraulic transmission. 3 bladed fixed propeller. Water-cooled rubber exhaust pipe. Freshwater cooled engine. The hot freshwater circuit is led into a 40 L / 11 US gallon well insulated hot water tank. Due to the good insulation water remains hot for many hours after the engine has been run. The engine is served by a separate 12 V battery. There is a large filter for cooling water. The bilge pump has been installed in a position where it can be cleaned even in extremely bad weather conditions. There is space for a Diesel generator.
Approximately 395 Litres / 104 US gallon in stainless steel tank, below the floor in saloon with fuel gauge. The tank is filled through deck inlet. Between tank and engine there is a further large water and coarse filter in addition to the one on the engine. The cruising range at 2/3 of full revs in calm waters is approximately 690 nautical miles, provided that the optional Gori propeller with overdrive is ordered.
Water capacity is approximately 650 litres / 172 US gallon in two tanks, the main tank under the floor holding appx 420 litres / 111 US gallon and the extra tank under the settee 230 litres / 61 US gallon. The upper tank is piped to lower tank and controlled by a stop valve. There is a water gauge for the main tank. The water goes to a pump and then on to a 2 litres pressure equalising tank, and from there via a manifold is distributed to a 40 Litres / 11 US gallon hot water calorifier (heated by 230 V and the engine´s cooling water) and the cold water system. As soon as a water tap is turned on the water which is under pressure in the pipes starts to flow. As soon as the pressure reduces the electric pump begins to work and will continue until the pressure is built up again after closing tap. Filling of water tanks is through deck inlet. Carbonfilter. There are three bilge pumps; one manual, one electric and one high capacity electric emergency bilge pump that is floodable.
Two separate circuits, one with 12 Volt and 75 Ah battery for engine start and one 12 Volt 460 Ah deepcycle for general use on board, the latter being covered by four batteries. Charging of batteries is by 115 A alternator from engine. Lighting throughout the boat is located in all the important positions. There are attractive adjustable halogen lights above berths and settee. Electric sockets at inner chart table and in the cockpit. Electric panel with circuit breakers at inner chart table. There is a water and diesel meter. LED navigation lights and LED steaming light. Anchor light. The electric panel has provision for additional outlets. A wiring diagram is supplied with each boat.
Webasto Airtop 5000 Diesel, 5 kW, with outlets in saloon, forward cabin, toilet compartments and aft cabin. As far as possible double heater hoses are used in each other for insulation purpose. Also the hull is well insulated and therefore heating and consequently electric consumption will be minimal. The heating exhaust flue is led outside through the blue decorative stripe. The heating is installed in the engine room and is easily accessible for servicing. All outlets, except in the saloon, can be regulated separately.
A water cooled Isotherm SP system with Danfoss compressor unit for refrigeration is fitted for the icebox, extremely economical to run. Operated from a 12 Volt supply and providing batteries are in good condition, refrigeration should last 5-6 days without recharging being necessary.
Four hatches, 7 opening port holes, companionway washboards, 5 vents for saloon, aft cabin and forward heads compartment. Separate electric engine room ventilation.
Lewmar wheel steering. Cardan linked rod steering which is progressive combines safety and fine feel in the best possible way. Illuminated compass, single engine control lever and leather covered steering wheel.
Safety and General
All outside skin fittings are speedily and securely sealed by using ball-valves with Delrin-sealer. Double hose clips are used under water. For the toilet special non-diffusing hoses are used. All electric cables are, where possible, laid in special tubes and where this is not possible, cables are safely loomed away from the hull. There are large limber holes so that any water can easily drain to the bilge. The bilge is accessible by a removable floor panel without having to remove the steps. Inspection hatches for easy access to stop cocks and speed transducer. Four fire extinguishers, one fitted to the saloon table, one in the forward cabin, one in the aft cabin and one in the cockpit locker.
Type of Finish
The interior is treated with a two component silk finish varnish. The underwater hull has two applications of epoxi primer and two coats of antifouling.
The boat is CE certified by Germanischer Lloyd and delivered with a CE certificate and a CE plaquette for category A (unlimited ocean voyages).
Loose Equipment
Boat hook
6 Fenders, 63 cm / 25''
4 Mooring lines 10 m / 33'
Emergency tiller
Main sail cover (not supplied if in mast furling is ordered)
One Winch handle
Alternative Options At No Extra Cost
- Portside settee to enable full width of berth to be used for sleeping as on starboard settee. Straight corner.


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H-006-2: "ISR" in the Battle of Midway
H-Gram 006, Attachment 2
Samuel J. Cox, Director NHHC
May 2017
"To Commander Joe Rochefort must forever go the acclaim of having made more difference at a more important time than any officer in history." At least, that's what Captain Edward L. "Ned" Beach, Jr. (skipper of USS Triton's (SSNR-586) around-the-world submerged voyage and author of Run Silent, Run Deep and other submarine classics) said. There is no question that Commander Rochefort, commander of Station Hypo at Pearl Harbor, had a profound effect on the outcome of the battle. He also had a lot of help, including from Japanese mistakes.
Station Hypo was a short-hand term used for the U.S. Navy's code-breaking and signals intelligence operation, more formally known as the Combat Intelligence Unit, embedded within the naval communications station in the basement of the 14th Naval District Headquarters (commanded by Rear Admiral Claude Bloch), with Commander Rochefort as officer-in-charge of communications. The 14th Naval District reported to the CNO, and Rochefort reported to OP-20G at Navy Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Officially, any intelligence developed by Hypo was to be sent to Washington, D.C., (Station Negat) for analysis and dissemination. However, Rochefort had a long established relationship and friendship with the Pacific Fleet Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant Commander Edwin Layton, when both underwent Japanese language training in Japan earlier in their careers. Rochefort routinely passed intelligence directly to Layton (to the consternation of Washington) who was only one of two officers accorded immediate and direct access to Admiral Nimitz at any hour.
Nimitz was a firm believer in the principle, first recorded by Sun Tzu and implemented by Julius Ceasar, that the commander should receive his intelligence direct from his intelligence sources, unfiltered by anyone else. Despite the fact that both Layton and Rochefort had been in the same jobs for the Pearl Harbor debacle, Nimitz recognized Layton's unique talents and retained him, and made no effort to remove Rochefort (who technically didn't work for Nimitz anyway). Nimitz told Layton that his job was to think like Admiral Yamamoto and provide estimates of what he thought the Japanese intended to do. Neither Layton nor Rochefort were intelligence officers (or codebreakers); there was no such thing. Both were line officers who had had a few intelligence assignments in between the line assignments necessary for promotion; intelligence work was generally considered non-career enhancing (junior officers assigned to an intelligence billet on a battleship were known to be made the ship's laundry officer) but was considered OK for a non-USNA officer like Rochefort. Layton was a rare USNA line officer with exceptional talent who had also willingly served in multiple intelligence assignments, and who, like Rochefort, spoke fluent Japanese.
The U.S. Navy code-breaking effort dated back almost to WWI and had progressed in fits and starts in the 1920s and 1930s, and had benefited greatly from Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) "black-bag jobs" such as breaking and entering the Japanese consulate to copy codebooks, etc. (which would be illegal now, and technically was illegal even then). By the time of Pearl Harbor, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army cryptologists (they took turns on alternate days) were breaking and reading the Japanese diplomatic code (called "Purple" and the program "Magic") faster than the Japanese embassy in Washington. Initial inroads were being made on breaking the Japanese Navy general operating code, known at the time as the "5 num" code, and retroactively as the JN-25 series (JN-25B at the time leading up to Pearl Harbor and Midway—changed to JN-25C a week before Midway). Rochefort was not the "code-breaker." He was in charge of code-breakers; he had some previous tours in signals intelligence and code-breaking and was well-suited for the assignment. The senior code-breaker in Station Hypo was actually Lieutenant Commander Carter Ham. At the time of Pearl Harbor, Hypo had been assigned to beat their heads against the wall trying to break the Japanese Flag Officers Code (which was never broken) while Station Negat in D.C. and Station Cast at Cavite, Philippines, worked on JN-25B.
After Pearl Harbor, Hypo was allowed to work on JN-25B, and began to have success. Each raid by U.S. carriers on outlying Japanese garrison islands in early 1942 resulted in a flurry of Japanese communications (and communications security violations) tied to a specific, known event, which greatly aided the code-breaking effort, which in conjunction with "traffic analysis" (analysis of message externals; to, from, precedence, length, etc.) led to increasingly accurate estimates of Japanese force disposition and intent. However, even at best, the U.S. was only intercepting about 60% of Japanese naval communications, analyzing about 40%, and actually breaking and reading only about 10-15%, frequently only fragments of message internals (the "text"). Even when broken, the message was still in esoteric highly technical jargon-laden "navalese" Japanese, i.e., very difficult to translate by even the best linguists (coupled with the fact that very many geographic locations in the Pacific had multiple different names). So, it was not as if Admiral Nimitz before Midway had his own copy of the Japanese Operations Order. All he had were fragments, amplified by traffic analysis, other signals intelligence (intercepted clear voice) and other basic intelligence analysis techniques, and the experience and intuition of Layton.
Nevertheless, throughout the spring of 1942, Nimitz gained increasing confidence in the intelligence being provided by Layton and Rochefort. It was intelligence that led him to commit the USS Yorktown (CV-5) and USS Lexington (CV-3) to counter the Japanese invasion attempt on Port Moresby, New Guinea, that resulted in the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7-8 May. On 12 May, Rochefort's code-breakers got the first indications that the Japanese were planning a major operation in the Central Pacific, and Rochefort informed Layton that it was "really hot." As more message traffic was intercepted, both Rocheforte and Layton became convinced that Midway Island was the target, and they convinced Nimitz as well. Washington was not convinced, even though OP-20G/Negat and War Plans were analyzing the same intelligence.
Before Pearl Harbor and well into the spring of 1942, the Intelligence situation in Washington D.C. was dysfunctional (contributing significantly to the disaster at Pearl Harbor). Four different Directors of Naval Intelligence in a little over a year (none with intelligence background; most who didn't want the job) didn't help, nor did the constant reorganizations. The bitter long-running bureaucratic (and resource) battle between Naval Communications and Naval Intelligence over who should own "Communications Intelligence" (and code-breaking) had a severe detrimental effect, and at the time Naval Communications was in the driver's seat. After Pearl Harbor, the "father of U.S. Navy code-breaking," Commander Laurance Safford was removed and replaced by a line officer as OP-20G who had no experience in the subject. ONI was also involved in a bitter losing battle with the War Plans Division, under Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, in which ONI was barred from providing "assessments" of intelligence, since Kelly convinced CNO's Stark and King that assessment was a War Plans operational function and ONI was just supposed to provide the raw intelligence. Just prior to Pearl Harbor, Kelly officially assessed that the Japanese would not attack the United States but would attack Russia instead. ONI held a different view. Also, Layton and Rochefort had experienced the chaotic period after Pearl Harbor in which a flood of bogus rumors ("RUMINT") had paralyzed operational decision-makers. Station Negat on the other hand, "under new management," still chased after and reported numerous false and contradictory leads, providing "worst case" analysis to King.
Contrary to many books and movies, the famous "AF" gambit run by Rochefort was an attempt to get Washington to believe that "AF" stood for Midway, not to convince Nimitz. With an idea provided by Jasper Holmes, one of his staff, Rochefort had a message sent via secure underwater cable to Midway for Midway to broadcast a phony radio message in the clear saying that Midway's fresh water-making capability was broken. The Japanese intercepted the message and retransmitted the information, which was intercepted and broken by Hypo, confirming that AF stood for Midway. Still, many in Washington were unconvinced under the "this is too-good-to-be-true" principle. There were also a lot of good reasons why invading Midway Island seemed to make no sense. In fact the Japanese Naval General Staff had made the same arguments in a losing battle against Admiral Yamamoto's plan. There was also considerable argument about the wisdom of basing a plan around Japanese intent rather than Japanese worst-case capability, and that it all might be an elaborate Japanese deception. Eventually CNO King came around after ordering an assessment be provided to him direct from Rochefort.
On 17 May, convinced that Midway was the main Japanese objective, Nimitz sent an eyes-only (and "no CNO") message to Vice Admiral Halsey, embarked on USS Enterprise (CV-6), directing him to deliberately expose Enterprise and TF-17 to Japanese reconnaissance aircraft in the vicinity of the Gilbert Islands, which Halsey dutifully did. This accomplished several objectives. By "blowing" Halsey's operation, Nimitz had a pretext to recall Enterprise and Hornet to Pearl Harbor (the damaged Yorktown was already en route Pearl Harbor for repair after Coral Sea) so that he could concentrate his forces at Midway, and get King off his back about keeping a carrier in the South Pacific to counter a possible Japanese thrust against the Fiji/Somoa area, which deeply concerned King. It also fooled the Japanese into thinking at least one of the U.S. carriers was in the South Pacific, which would enable the Midway operation to defeat the U.S. carriers piecemeal.
On 18 May, Nimitz directed Layton to provide his best estimate of where and when the Japanese carriers would first be detected. Layton provided the estimate on 27 May (see Overview) and the same day Nimitz issued OPLAN 29-42 directing Enterprise and Hornet to proceed to the vicinity of Midway, and Yorktown to follow suit as soon as temporary repairs were complete at Pearl Harbor. Nimitz also directed that TF-1, the battleships, several of which had been repaired after Pearl Harbor, remain on the West Coast, to the dismay of TF-1 Commander VADM Pye (and to some degree CNO King) because they were too slow, too vulnerable, and used up too much fuel.
Nimitz also directed that Midway Island's defenses be significantly increased, including additional reconnaissance aircraft. By early June 1942, the 127 aircraft based on Midway Island included 31 PBY Catalina flying boats, a few rigged to carry a torpedo. Seventeen USAAF B-17 bombers also provided additional reconnaissance capability. The PBY's began to fly missions out to 700 miles from Midway and on 3 June sighted the Japanese minesweeper group coming from Guam and also the Japanese invasion/occupation force, which was also sighted and reported by a U.S. submarine. B-17's also bombed the invasion force with no hits (although many were claimed). Thick fog to the northwest of Midway covered (and delayed) the Japanese carrier force.
Before dawn on 4 June, 15 B-17's launched to attack the invasion force again, while 22 PBY's commenced reconnaissance flights, mostly to the northwest. The Yorktown, at "Point Luck" northeast of Midway, also launched 10 SBD Dauntless dive-bombers on a relatively short 100 nm search pattern to assure Rear Admiral Fletcher that no Japanese carriers were in close proximity.
At 0530, a PBY flown by Lieutenant Howard P. Ady sighted Japanese ships northwest of Midway and issued a sighting report at 0534. At 0545 another PBY, flown by Lieutenant William Chase, sighted the inbound Japanese air strike and reported "many aircraft heading Midway." Several minutes later, at 0552, Chase sighted two of the Japanese carriers. Midway radar detected the incoming strike at 0553. Word of the Japanese carriers reached Fletcher, Spruance and Nimitz shortly after 0600 (almost right on Layton's estimate).
The Japanese navy had a relatively robust intelligence capability, in particular a very effective shipboard radio intelligence capability that could intercept and translate U.S. clear voice communications in near-real-time, providing useful tactical information to Japanese commanders even in the heat of battle. The Japanese were also relatively proficient at traffic analysis. Japanese radio intelligence picked up and reported the greatly increased volume of high-precedence U.S. messages in the days before Midway, but the significance was lost on senior Japanese commanders, who remained fixated on the plan and the belief that it could not have been compromised. Japan's extremely long-range reconnaissance seaplanes were also very capable, although also very vulnerable to U.S. fighters. The Japanese, however, were not able to break U.S. Navy codes (but not for want of trying), which left them at a significant disadvantage. Also, the small but effective Japanese human intelligence network on Oahu was rolled up very quickly after Pearl Harbor, and Japanese-Americans (Nisei) in Hawaii (or the mainland U.S.) never engaged in espionage as feared. (In fact the official ONI assessment was that the Nisei were not a threat and recommended against internment, but this was overruled by the Army and President Roosevelt.)
Without a human intelligence network in Hawaii, the Japanese plan depended on reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor by flying-boat, and a line of submarines between Hawaii and Midway. Both operations failed miserably. Operation K was to be a reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor by two Kawanishi H8K Type 2 "Emily" long-range flying-boats from the Marshall islands, which would refuel from submarines at French Frigate Shoals (midway between Oahu and Midway Island) specifically to determine whereabouts of the U.S. carriers. The Japanese had done this before. On the night of 3-4 March two Kawanishi flying-boats conducted a reconnaissance/bombing mission over Pearl Harbor. Station Hypo provided advance warning of the operation, but night and overcast prevented intercept, yet also precluded reconnaissance or accurate bombing by the Japanese. One of the flying-boats dropped its bombs through the overcast onto the foothills near the Punchbowl. No one knows where the other plane's bombs went. (This is also known as the "second air raid on Pearl Harbor.") The Japanese tried another similar operation with one flying-boat on 9-10 March, but this was also compromised, and the flying-boat was shot down by a USMC fighter from Midway Island. The Japanese did not catch on that this might be a bad idea.
When Operation K was implemented, the Japanese submarine sent to conduct reconnaissance of French Frigate Shoals discovered a U.S. seaplane tender and destroyer camped out. The U.S. ships were sent there deliberately by Nimitz to keep the Japanese from doing exactly what they were trying to do. The two refueling submarines I-121 and I-123 lingered for a couple days hoping the U.S. ships would go away, but on 31 May, Operation K was cancelled, depriving the Japanese of critical intelligence on the U.S. carriers. The implication that the U.S. might be forewarned was also ignored by senior Japanese commanders.
The Japanese submarine reconnaissance line was an even bigger failure. The plan called for seven submarines to be stationed along a line north of the Hawaiian Islands and seven more south of the Hawaiian islands, midway between Midway and Oahu, to detect and report the transit of U.S. carriers. However, most of the submarines committed were among the oldest and least reliable in the Japanese Navy, although this was known and ignored by senior Japanese commanders. What Yamamoto and Nagumo did not know was that the entire submarine force had been held back by mechanical difficulties of several of them, and none of the submarines reached station when they were supposed to. The politically connected and royally related Rear Admiral Marquis Teruhisa Komatsu, Commander of 6th Fleet (submarines), decided not to tell anyone about the late departure. Actually it wouldn't have made any difference. Even if the submarines had arrived on schedule, all three U.S. carriers had already gone past.
The only Japanese submarine to distinguish itself in a reconnaissance role was I-168 (which also later sank the Yorktown). I-168 observed Midway Island for several days before the battle, accurately reporting that Midway's defenses had been greatly beefed up, that the island was on high alert, and that numerous U.S. reconnaissance aircraft were flying missions out to extreme range, based on how long they were airborne. This information was also filed under "gee, that's nice" by Japanese commanders.
On the morning of 4 June, the Japanese carrier force executed a woefully inadequate search plan. Like the U.S., the Japanese knew very well from pre-war exercises that whichever carrier force found the other one first had a decisive advantage. Yet despite this, the Japanese much preferred not to "waste" carrier-based strike aircraft on reconnaissance, preferring to rely instead on long-range land-based aircraft and catapult-launched float-planes from battleships and cruisers. Relying on land-based aircraft did have an operational security advantage in that reconnaissance by land-based aircraft did not give away the presence of an aircraft carrier. This, however, was not an option for the Japanese at Midway. It was an option for the U.S., which is why Rear Admiral Fletcher kept his morning reconnaissance flight close to his carriers (within 100 miles) so as to not give away is presence, relying on the Midway-based PBY Catalina's to find the Japanese carriers. Given the complexity of the Japanese plan, float-plane capable escort ships were spread thin. Within the Japanese carrier force, the two battleships, Haruna and Kirishima, carried three float-planes (of limited range) and the two cruisers Tone and Chikuma had been built to carry five longer range float-planes.
Just before daybreak on 4 June, the Japanese launched seven aircraft to conduct a search of about a 200 degree sector, which resulted in Swiss cheese coverage, particularly given the cloud conditions to the east northeast, which is where the U.S. carriers were. Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo and his staff understood that the search plan was weak, but accepted it. They still believed they had the element of surprise, and they were fixated on maximizing the first strike on Midway Island. They also still believed that it was unlikely any U.S. ships would be in the area, and if there was a carrier, there wouldn't be more than one. The Japanese believed that the Lexington (CV-2) had been torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in January (actually it was the Saratoga (CV-3), but only damaged). The also believed they had sunk both the Yorktown and the Saratoga (because they'd already "sunk" her sister Lexington) at Coral Sea. One carrier had been spotted near the Gilberts (either Enterprise (CV-6) or Hornet (CV-8)) and although the Japanese didn't know for sure where the Ranger (CV-4) and Wasp (CV-7) were, they had last been located in the Atlantic. That left one U.S. carrier to oppose the Midway strike, and the Japanese remained convinced, based on no evidence, that that carrier was cowering in Pearl Harbor and would need to be drawn out to fight. Their complacency, a symptom of "victory disease," (the sense of their own invincibility coupled with the fatigue of six months of non-stop operations) would prove fatal.
Tone's No. 4 scout (an Aichi E13A Type 0 "Jake") launched late, due to reasons that still remain unclear, to fly the #4 search line. Her late launch has been cited by many historians as a key factor in the Japanese defeat by not detecting the U.S. carriers until it was too late. Actually, Chikuma's No. 1 scout, launched on time and flying the #5 search line, should have seen TF-17 at approximately 0615, but did not, due to clouds or other factors that remain unclear. Even if Chikuma No. 1 had found the U.S. carriers at 0615, it was already too late for Nagumo to launch the reserve strike (107 aircraft, armed with anti-ship weapons) before the U.S. carriers started launching. Nagumo lost the battle as soon as he launched the first strike on Midway Island (in accordance with Yamamoto's plan) without knowing the U.S. carriers were in the vicinity. Had Chikuma No.1 sighted the U.S. carriers earlier, the best Nagumo could have done would have been to trade blows (a typical outcome of pre-war U.S. exercises). If Tone No. 4 had launched on time and flown the prescribed route, she would have missed the U.S. carriers, and the first indication Nagumo would have had of U.S. carriers was the 15 TBD's of USS Hornet's Torpedo Squadron 8.
Rochefort's reward for his success was to be recalled to Washington by OP-20G on a pretext, never to return to Hypo, and to be given command of a floating drydock. Nimitz' recommendation that Rochefort be awarded the Distinguished Service Medal was denied by CNO King on the recommendation of Rochefort's Washington chain-of-command, who then took credit for having broken the Japanese code and predicted the Midway operation, even though they had done no such thing. Nimitz tried to get King to reconsider but got side-tracked by having a world war to run. Not until intelligence records become declassified in the 1970's did the real story become known to the public. And not until after a years-long campaign by Rear Admiral Donald "Mac" Showers, who had been an ensign in Station Hypo with Rochefort, was Rochefort awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal by President Ronald Reagan in 1985, posthumously.

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Here the letter from William - organizer and Grand Master of the CHaOS Challenge:
Attached you will find the results of this year's Challenge. Congratulations to all! The course was roughly 3,600 meters and a good start for the head regatta season. Small regatta's such as ours, owe thanks to the many folk who make it happen and my sincere thanks to:
- US Coast Guard Auxiliary for their help on the water keeping the fishermen out of the course;
- UNC Men for their buoys and their launch and helping spread the message,
- For Harrison and his team from the University of S. Carolina for making the drive – Thank you girls!
- Jordan Lake Rowing Club for the great breakfast table, water, and use of their launches
- Crosswinds Boating Center for the use of the facilities, and buoys;
- Urs Graf, who on vacation, helped with the course,
- Claire Coffee for helping me on the water lining up the boats, keeping us on track, and help in general,
- Reid Wilson for using his "outside voice" making announcements and keeping us informed of the race
- Sheri, fresh from the World Championships for boat checks and gathering of race numbers after each race,
- The rowers and coxswain's,
And especially all the families who came to support their teams this morning!
If I did not name you individually, I apologize and thank you for your contribution!
I did not use Ernst and Young to verify the results. Perhaps if I had, I would not have made an error on one event where I failed to deduct the handicap. (The 2x of McDonogh and Bukowski were the winners – Sorry Yuri and Micah).
Fastest raw time of the day goes to the UNC Varsity 8 of 11:39
Fastest adjusted time goes to CHaOS MM4x 11:11
Longest drive to the regatta: University of S. Carolina (Thank you for coming)
Oldest competitor: Avram Gold (76) who looked great coming through the finish.
Youngest coxswain today was 11 and our youngest rower was 12.
Once again, my sincere thanks


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While cleaning out the spice cabinet I checked the expiration dates on everything, I was pumped to see that nothing was expired!!! Think that's odd? Have you checked around in you spice cabinets, pantry or the dark corners of the refrigerate lately? You might be surprised or even grossed out by what you find!! I try really hard to make sure and rotate our food so I don't have that happen, if I see something is close to expiring it gets moved to the better eat me now to do list, nothing is worse than having to throw food you spent money on in the trash, except maybe paying full price for that food.
So here is the deal on restocking spices, they are high as a cats A...., and it never fails we always run out in the middle of a recipe normally right around the holidays, right? When we are all spending more money than we planned on spending stretching our budgets to the limit and the stores are packed; every Tom, Dick and Harry that has a cold or flu seems to be at the store and in the same line as we are. That my dear ladies is one of the many reasons I keep back up spices in the pantry.
I needed to run by BJ's on my way home from babysetting with Kara to pick up flour (we use a lot), I decided to check out the prices on spices while I was in the store.... It blew my flip flops off, where have I been, why didn't I know the deal they have on spices, maybe the size of the bottles intimidated me so I didn't even check the prices, figured they would be over the top expensive.
OK so here is the rundown on the price. A 20 once jar of Chili powder is only $4.99, the little jars I have been buying at the grocery store are 0.05 ounces for about the same price. That can't be right, how can that be? Who the heck knows but I am telling you it is correct. So that means that if I bought the same amount of chili powder at the grocery store in the little jars I have been buying, same brand and all it would have cost me basically $80.00.
I am still stunned by the whole deal, even if I throw out half of the large bottle I purchased I will still have saved myself $40.00, but I assure you I won't be throwing it out. If I get to the point I know I won't use it all I will have our girls and my girlfriends come over and fill their little jars. Bottom line from yesterdays discovery that left me feeling like a total loser from past spending on spices at the grocery store is this I picked up 5 super large 20 ounce jars for $25.00, if I would have bought the same amount at the grocery store it would have run $400.00. I was so excited about my savings I even picked up a tiny winy funnel to transfer the spices into my small jars while at Walmart picking up school supplies, and that's a whole different post of corporate rip off's


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Dear Absolut
In Australia, one in three women has experienced physical or sexual assault in her lifetime. These women are our mothers, girlfriends, wives, daughters, colleagues and friends. The mission of White Ribbon is to change the attitudes and behaviours that support or excuse this violence against women in Australia.
The White Ribbon Campaign objectives are:
to create widespread awareness of the positive role that men can play in stopping violence against women
to enable leadership, particularly by men and boys, to bring about social change, and
to build collective knowledge and understanding of the effective prevention of violence against women.
The Blanc Party will be one of many events taking place across Australia to raise awareness for White Ribbon for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The event will be held on the 9th of October 2016 at 6pm in Mosman at Cala Luna in the Middle Harbour Yacht Club. The event will hold up to 150 people from the ages of 18- 60 years of age for drinks and canapés to support an amazing charity.
I am proud to invite you to support White Ribbon and to be recognised as an official sponsor of The Blanc Party. I would be thrilled if you would make a donation to the event, either in cash or in the form of a product.
We will be giving all our attendees goodie bags and offering free food along with an auction of larger items such as Autore Pearls and Teeth whitening packages. So anything of this kind is appreciated large or small. If you would like to make a monetary donation this is our link to our go fund me page
To recognise your support, we will provide you with the following:
A post on our Instagram, website and Facebook
the logo placed on the media wall
mentioned to other possible sponsors as a motivating factor for others to get involved.
I welcome the opportunity to discuss the finer details with you. Please feel free to contact me at any time using the following contact details:
Phone: 0404216532
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
In the meantime, please visit www.whiteribbon.org.au to find out more about White Ribbon.
Additionally our website if you would like to know anymore details on the event
Kind regards,
Hi Olivia
Thank you for writing, and thank you for doing a important job.
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Good luck with The White Ribbon
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WHAT: Autism Society of North Carolina's stand-up paddleboard race and pre-party
WHERE: Lake Julian and Wild Wing Café (Long Shoals Road)
WHEN: Friday-Saturday, July 22-23
WHY: A buoyant benefit at Lake Julian will raise awareness and funds for the local branch of Autism Society of North Carolina, which supports autistic individuals as well as their families and professionals. And the two-day, sports-themed event aims to draw equal attention to the lake's appeal as a destination for scenic adventures.
"Friday night, [from 5-9 p.m.,] we've got Barbecue and Brews, which is kind of a precursor to the event," says organizer Mary Catherine Ward. Food from host venue Wild Wing Café is included in admission, as is donated beer from Wicked Weed Brewing, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., New Belgium Brewing Co. and Oskar Blues Brewery. Guests can also bet one free raffle ticket on outdoorsy loot like a bike from New Belgium, paddleboard from Diamond Brand and excursions led by WASUP Asheville — all to the tune of live music.
On Saturday, participants will stretch into action with al fresco yoga at 10 a.m. Concurrent sessions take place on Wild Wing's lakeside deck and, for those who want to further flex their balance muscles, atop paddleboards on the lake itself. Registration is free and required.
At 11:30 a.m., it's time for the main attraction: a 3-mile race around Lake Julian. The waters, Ward says, are "really calm, so you're not fighting waves, rocks or any of those things that sometimes you would find in the French Broad [River]. For the beginning paddler, it's the perfect venue."
Not competitive, even on flat waters? Try Paddlefest instead. Diamond Brand is bringing all sorts of floating vehicles for folks to test-ride on the lake that same morning. "You can spend 15 minutes or three hours trying different watercrafts." And regardless of pace, Saturday's crowd will get a
T-shirt, raffle ticket and giveaways from Prestige Subaru.
Tickets to Barbecue and Brews are $30/$35 for adults, $10 for youths under 10 and $15 for ages 11-20. Tickets to participate in either the Stand Up for Autism race or Paddlefest are $25/30. Visit paddleguru.com/races/standupforautismpaddlerace for more information.


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It's tough to get things tested on a bank's digital properties which limits the pace of innovation. And innovation is badly needed to solve the digital engagement problem as branches empty, customers churn, and banner blindness persists.
The best performing banking institutions, both large and small, are also the most innovative like USAA and Logix Federal Credit Union. How do they do it? They experiment constantly and yes, they fail productively. But what about testing a new marketing automation system? What about the cost, the integration, the security, and the time? Well, we've removed those barriers with -- you guessed it, a free 30-day trial of Micronotes Cross-Sell Basic. Huh? How could a bank possibly install and test a sophisticated cross-sell system for 30 days for free? It would take 30 days just to consider making a decision on a pilot? Glad you asked! Let's walk through the common objections to trial:
"I'd love to, but the IT department has a century long backlog." - No problem, you don't need the IT department to install Micronotes Basic - trial version; all you need is a webmaster to insert a single snippet of automatically customized code on your online banking public logout page to create the interview experience below.
"The BI group also has a century long backlog -- I can't get the targeting data." No problem, we only run one campaign around life events and we target everyone who logs out of online banking. 1/3 of your customer base is expecting a major life event, we'll find out who they are and send them to the right resources on your website.
"I'm really busy right now thinking up new banner ads to display... I don't have time to learn new software that listens to customers..." No problem, the whole installation process takes about one hour and you're live. Then all you have to do is look at the reports detailing your customers' life events and financial needs.
"What about privacy and security?" No problem, the platform operates on your public website and no data is transferred from the bank to Micronotes, so there is no security risk to the bank or your customers. And since Micronotes is a trusted supplier to the financial services industry, we have world class information security systems to support upgrades to our Pro and Enterprise versions once you see the engagement and segmentation results for yourself.
"How will my customers know that we're asking the question?" No problem, you will customize the App with your logo and you can even tweak the interview language, if you want, to match your brand's voice.
"I don't have a budget for this!" No problem, you can use Micronotes basic for 30 days for free, then -- based on results, you can move to the full basic product for as little as $200/mo. depending upon the size of your online banking population. It's hard to imaging getting anything done with $200, much less interviewing customers about their banking needs and generating ten times the number of leads you receive now.
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We're so glad you're back with us this week! Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week, and we shared 3 hacks that could help our teachers.
In light of the many festivities that occur in the spring like graduations, weddings, conferences, and more, we have events on our mind. I can remember my college and high school graduations very well, and they were times of celebration for the students, families, and friends. We want to congratulate the Class of 2017 for their hard work and accomplishments.
Since we'll be looking at events today, I want you to pause for just a minute or two and think...what is one of the most important factors that you take into consideration when attending an event?
Have you thought of it? Okay, keep this in mind because before we dive into our hacks, here are 3 things that guests are generally looking for when they plan to attend an event:
- A reminder about the event
- A voice if there are options
- Order for the occasion
I wonder if either of these factors topped your list when thinking about important elements that a guest considers. If they did and you've ever planned an event before where something just didn't come out correctly:
Did not have enough chairs/tables for guests
Ran out of food
Guests had certain preferences
And etc.
Then I'm sure you'll understand these following questions that event planners and event organizers have likely come across. If you're in the mix of planning or spearheading planning for an occasion, grab your notepad because we have some great hacks lined up for you today.
1. How can I effectively keep track of guests?
We ran a brief poll yesterday, and keeping track of guests was chosen out of a list of 4 of the most difficult aspects of event planning. We heard you and have a hack for that.
Something that I've frequently run across (and you probably have too) is when hosts or event coordinators have guests sign their names or check off beside their names on a list. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with keeping a guest list or attendees list by hand, but even that can get tricky when individuals show up who did not originally sign up, and you've got to add them, or you've got to go through the list after the event and see who did not make it.
Record-keeping by hand can get a little tricky especially if a sheet is accidentally lost.
Why do event coordinators want to track guests in the first place?
They may want to:
Find out who came and send out thank-yous
Keep track of who came per company instructions
See if the event had a successful turn-out for future plans
And so on, so you can see how keeping a list of attendees can be important for some coordinators. But here's how online attendee tracking can make a world of a difference.
If you're hosting:
A conference
A class
A workshop
A banquet
A charity event
A college recruiting fair/tour
Online attendee tracking through an event scheduler will allow attendees to sign up for conference sessions, classes, college tours, or etc. and see the available spots left.
Additionally, as each one arrives, one of the event coordinators can check each of them in digitally without having to go down a sheet of paper checking names off, but simply by typing in an ID or their name.
After the event, you can then generate and download a report containing the list of attendees and pertinent information regarding them according to your choosing.
So if you need an email, an address, or phone number, you can contact and thank them for coming to your event, and that's always a kind thing to do.
2. How can I find out what my guests prefer?
Some guests have different dietary needs than others and preferences. For instance, you'd want to be careful if hosting an event and serving mostly seafood as some guests may have an allergy. It would be good to account for those who cannot eat seafood.
But you want to keep the flow of things simple, and it would be kind of difficult to call everyone on the list or mail everyone on the list and ask them to mail you back with their preferences or wait to hear back from them by phone.
That gets a bit tricky, so to keep things simple and give everyone a chance to make their preferences known, when they sign up for the event they can choose or write-in what they prefer or make an dietary restrictions known.
Here's an example showing options that guests can choose for a dinner:
3. How can I effectively remind guests of the event?
I'm sure most of us are guilty. A friend, colleague, or family member tells us about a special occasion and we neglect to write it down, put it on our calendars, or in our phones right after we've discussed the specifics. So later, we end up contacting them again to find out.
But to make it easier on your guests (and I'm sure they'll appreciate this) have an automatic reminder email sent out to them prior to the event or a text reminder.
Personally, once i've signed up for an event online and haven't saved it in my phone or jotted it down, I'm thankful when I get an email reminder from the organizer - whew!
Additionally, customizing the reminder to your liking is a plus by including any specific information you want.
So hopefully these 3 questions and helpful hacks will help you to plan a wonderful event whether that's a conference, class, workshop, reunion, awareness event, charity event, banquet, wedding reception, and more.
If you know a friend or colleague who would benefit from any of these hacks, share this post with them.
Looking for some hacks for your business or life? Drop us a comment below or on our social pages - we hope to hear from you!


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"Quick Mount" 3" swivel flair connector system. Uses 300° rear inlet Copreci Valve. All fittings for mounting to all "standard" type burner pans. Designed to fit gas fire place burners having 3/8" female, 3/8" male or 1/2" male threads on burner tube, 90k Btu. For LP applications use 70LPK-QM conversion kit.
Kit Includes
- Copreci Safety Pilot Valve (#109-C): Rear Gas Inlet, 90k Btu, 300° Rating
- 18" Pilot Assembly with mounting bracket
- 3" Swivel Flare Connector for easy valve / burner connection
- Heat Shield for valve
- Black control knob with 4" stem extension
- Assorted fittings for various burner threads
Quick Mount Natural Gas Safety Pilot Kit
Same as 80PKNQM but without 'Quick Mount' swivel connector.
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Read Part 1 of Mormon Helping Hands in Alabama
I cannot help but compare this flow of volunteers and the dispersion of them to my childhood when I was taught to irrigate a field on my family's farm. In Wyoming one of the major ways to get a field watered is to "flood Irrigate" the field. This was how I grew up irrigating, though now we have several pivot sprinklers which help in the irrigation process. When we irrigated a field we had a ditch at the top of the field where our water would run. When we wanted to water a section of the field we would place a canvas dam into the ditch stopping the flow of water thus "flooding" it out into the field. This process had to be timed properly and a lot of preparation was put into place before we would ever stop the water from flowing down the ditch. We had rows in the field we wanted the water to go into and we had tubes which would funnel the water to these rows. We had to first dig the rows up to the ditch with a shovel so when the water would flood out it would have a place to go. We had to place the tubes out (one per row) so when the time was right we could set the tube to flood that particular row, and we had to place checks (smaller dams in the ditch which would slow the flow of the water) so we could set the tubes. My Dad would tell us, "The important thing is getting the water to the end of the row. We do all of this work so when the water gets here it can get to where it needs to go, and help the plants it is supposed to help."
The tubes had to be the right size because a tube which would channel out too little water would never get the water to the end of the row, and a tube which was too large would flood out of the cultivated rows wasting water and causing erosion to the field and chaos in the irrigation process. The checks had to be placed in the ditch properly to slow down the speed of the water so the tubes could be set and channel the water all day. They also had to be placed so they would allow water to move down the ditch to the other tubes and checks until it reached the canvas dam. Every bit of water was used in the irrigation process, and every bit was provided a path to take to get to the end of its respective row. Hours of planning and preparation as well as sweat and sun burns went into getting the field ready to be irrigated.
Once the dam was in place it was a mad scramble to get the tubes set, and the water channeled into their rows. With the water flowing into the field all that was left for us to do was simple maintenance. We would fix any breaks in the rows, clear any debris from the row blocking the flow of the water, and adjust how much water was flowing into the rows. We would make sure it was working on its own before we would move on to a new field. Though we left the field for the day the water would run all day on its own, flooding down the rows until it reached the end of the row. The soil would soak up the water and the plants would receive the help they needed to survive and grow. If we did not do all of the preparation to the field, when a dam was placed in the ditch stopping the water it would flood out uselessly into the field drowning the plants which received too much water and starving the plants which were far away. The water would be wasted, the field would be a destroyed, and the crop would be lost.
The work we did in collecting data for the Tornado relief was very similar to this process of irrigation, but instead of water, we had people. With the hundreds of people "flooding" into Alabama on May 7th we were going to have an abundance of help, but they needed to know where to go. Eventually they were going to reach a location which acting like the dam would gather the volunteers into a large area. All of the organization, and all of the planning was akin to digging rows in the dirt, placing the tubes in the proper location and preparing the field to receive the water. Once the volunteers were here they were turned loose through the proper channels to particular locations. Like the tubes which controlled how much water the row needed, we were controlling how many people would go to a work site. Some sites needed more people, some less. The area I was part of was just one field of the many which were flooded with help this past weekend.
Armed with chainsaw's, gloves, sunscreen, and water bottles the Mormon Helping Hands went out into Alabama like a flood. Yellow t-shirts washed over downed trees, broken fences, and blocked roads. Within hours whole trees would be removed, roads would be opened, houses would be covered in tarps, and tears of gratitude would be shed. Over and over this process was repeated throughout the weekend, as more and more "Helping Hands" embraced the tired hands of homeowners who had lost hope of receiving help in their time of need. Other hands would rush out to help and join forces with the Helping Hands, and in turn we all became His hands.
"A story is told that during the bombing of a city in World War II, a large statue of Jesus Christ was severely damaged. When the townspeople found the statue among the rubble, they mourned because it had been a beloved symbol of their faith and of God's presence in their lives. Experts were able to repair most of the statue, but its hands had been damaged so severely that they could not be restored. Some suggested that they hire a sculptor to make new hands, but others wanted to leave it as it was—a permanent reminder of the tragedy of war. Ultimately, the statue remained without hands. However, the people of the city added on the base of the statue of Jesus Christ a sign with these words: 'You are my hands.'" President Dieter F. Uchtdorf "You are my Hands"
One could not help but feel the power of God sustain us as we worked from sunrise to sunset. The work was hard, and the conditions humid and hot, yet none of that seemed to matter. We were doing a good work, and we felt fortified against the elements. We were an unconquerable crew of "captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens," and throughout the sunburns, blisters, sweat, scrapes, headaches, itchy eyes, sneezing, coughing, and heat we were a happy set of Mormon Helping Hands.


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The Lake & Sea Paddle Boat: I enjoy the required exercise and vigor of the paddle boat, but they look sort of dinky. Not anymore. This vehicle looks more like a speed boat with its sleek design and yellow cover, and although you may only be moving five miles-per-hour, you'll be cruising that reasonable speed in style. Of course, it'll cost you... about $3,500. If anyone wants to chip in, they can sit in the second seat.
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One of my biggest regrets from 2012 has to be how long it took me to find something to do for work. True, if I was working I would have missed some conversations, some events, and some opportunities to travels. But I think I should have been working way back in January.
I don't fully know why it took me so long to land. I don't know if what I am doing now is temporary and more change is coming. I do know that I enjoy good work, I like having an income, and I feel like I am doing the right thing when I am productive and providing for my family.
It is just a puzzle to me why this took so long. I applied places, I talked to people, I went to job fairs, I updated and updated again my online work profile. Having time off to do these things was great but men are made to achieve and accomplish things. So I list my greatest regret of 2012 as the time it took to land.


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- Price: $324,900
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2(full) 0(half)
- Parking: 4
- Status: Active
- Year Built: 1977
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Kelly Kernick, 403-875-7629 at Urban Real Estate Services, 820, 26th Street NE , Calgary, Alberta, T2A 2M4
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- Property Type: Detached Home
- Style: Bi-Level
- Year Built: 1977
- Total Floor Area: 925 sq.ft
- Finished Levels: 2
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- Neighbourhood: Temple
- City: Calgary
- Postal Code: T1Y 3L9
- Included: Dishwasher-Built-In, Dryer, Refrigerator, Storage Shed, Stove-Electric, Washer
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- Bathrooms: Full: 2
- Rooms Above Grade: 4
- Basement: Full, Fully Finished
- Floor Finish: Carpet, Laminate Flooring
- Exterior Features: Back Lane, Fenced, Landscaped, Low Maintenance Landscape, Public Transportation
- Exterior Finish: Vinyl
- Construction: Wood Frame
- Foundation: Concrete
- Roof: Asphalt Shingles
- Front Exposure: South
- Frontage: 15.2300 metres
- Depth: 30.4600 metres
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- Living Room: 4.93m x 3.94m
- Kitchen With Eating Area: 4.80m x 3.63m
- Bedroom: 3.30m x 2.62m
- Recreation Room: 4.50m x 3.28m
- Family Room: 4.60m x 3.23m
- Bedroom: 3.51m x 3.12m
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- Parking: Double Garage Detached (4 Total Parking Spaces, 2 Covered)
- Heating: Forced Air-1
- Heating: Forced Air-1, Natural Gas
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50 Employee Engagement Ideas and Tips a Leader's Guide to Employee Engagement
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Employees want to feel valued, included and empowered. They are waiting for you to show that you respect them, that their opinions matter, and that you welcome and appreciate their contributions. If you're stuck for ideas, we've thought of plenty – 50 to be exact!Náðu í þitt eintak
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Dale Carnegie released a research study that identifies the main drivers of employee engagement. The findings provide a benchmark for organizations looking for ideas. Discover the value of building a positive work environment, fostering communication, creating a sense of ownership, and much more!
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In today's competitive work environment, the one thing that makes you stand out as a company is your people. Becoming an engagement-focused leader builds a vibrant team. When employees feel enthusiastic about their jobs, they try harder and stay longer.
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Build strong and sincere relationships through trust. Positive attitudes and actions build a culture that involves and inspires all employees. Outperform the competition with the most valuable asset—employees.


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It's a shame that more ships don't call on La Rochelle, because it can easily keep history buffs, museum mavens, shopaholics and foodies busy for a full day. What's more, it's the gateway to shore excursions that take you oyster-tasting, cognac-sipping or paddling down the otherworldly canals of the Marais Poitevin park, known as France's "Green Venice."
A major Atlantic port since the 13th century, La Rochelle first traded in wine and salt, then was part of the triangular trade with the New World. Evidence of merchant wealth is everywhere in the ancient center -- from medieval slate-roofed half-timber houses, to the fine stone carvings on 16th-century facades, to the arcaded streets where wares were once displayed. However, most of the town's fortifications were destroyed when the staunchly Protestant town was besieged for 13-months by royal Catholic troops in 1627-28.
The Old Port is guarded by three remaining 14th to 15th-century stone towers (clear that photo card!), which stalwarts can climb for great views. You'll also find historic graffiti carved into the walls, including detailed sailing ships, etched by prisoners of war who were once jailed in the towers.


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"I woke up this morning. Smiled at the rising sun. Three little birds. Sat on my doorstep. Singing sweet songs"- Bob Marley
This little dude + his amazing Mama are not only both total stunners but are some of the sweetest people on the planet. It was a total honor to get to have them in front of my camera and I can't wait to see all the goodness life unfolds for them both. Shout out to my two killer assistants also. Big love on this one.


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Book Review : John D. MacDonald - A Deadly Shade of Gold (1965)
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Investigator/beach bum Travis McGee is the main reason why some people still remember John D. MacDonald today. The recurring protagonist starred in twenty-one novels where did a little bit of everything from investigating on disappearances Philip Marlowe style, to going on Indiana Jones-like adventures abroad. A Deadly Shade of Gold is a savant mix of everything Travis McGee is good at, including falling in love with mysterious woman, and that's why it's perhaps the best novel in the series since the original, The Deep Blue Good-By. It's a 201 class in sophisticated summer reads.
This time, it doesn't start with a woman. It's a phone call from an old friend named Sam Taggart, which prompts Travis McGee out of his alleged sun-soaked laziness *. Taggart is back in town after disappearing for three years and wants McGee's help to reunite with his star-crossed lover Nora Gardino, a strong, kind and passionate woman who always kept faith in him. Seems pretty straightforward, right? Well, Sam is murdered before he can reunite with Nora and McGee finds a strange little gold statuette among his personal effects, which seem to be the reason why he was killed.
A Deadly Shade of Gold is the first Travis McGee novel John D. MacDonald wrote in 1965 after pumping four of these the previous year and it shows. It's twice as long as its predecessors, has multiple narratives embedded in different parts of the novel and it has McGee doing new things. Our protagonist and Nora eventually go to Mexico in order to investigate Sam's death and I love how MacDonald crossed the border physically and morally, with his character. McGee is nastier, less ethical and doesn't uphold any kind of moral standard in getting justice for Sam. He's visibly disgusted with the people responsible for his friend's demise and I got a huge kick out of that.
Another thing that I loved about A Deadly Shade of Gold - and this is getting somewhat of a recurring theme - is the female character Nora. Travis McGee novels are defined by the women our protagonist meet and Nora Gardino is perhaps the most interesting yet. She's courageous, sefless, fiercely loving. She reminded me of a certain woman I wake up next to every morning. And she challenges McGee's positions even harder than her predecessors. Because of women like Nora in even novel, McGee transforms from a rugged bachelor into a morally nuanced existential vigilante. He's developing to become way, way more than just a detective.
I don't think casual readers can truly appreciate John D. MacDonald's writing, like I don't think casual basketball fans can truly appreciate the game of Tim Duncan. It's a super elitist thing to say, but you have to read a lot of good-to-mediocre mysteries in order to appreciate how original and detail-oriented the Travis McGee novels are. A Deadly Shade of Gold rekindled the flame I think both for John D. MacDonald then and for me, as a reader. It's taut, multilayered, observant and thoroughly creative. It's a mix of everything I already liked about Travis McGee and new grounds of moral nuance. Loved it.
* McGee claims to be lazy, but there's no evidence of it.


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Ernie Bustamante is a writer, comedian, and connoisseur of nachos.
He has sold pilot scripts and TV movies to broadcast, cable, and digital networks. Worked as a staff writer on half-hour comedies. And has appeared on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" (as a dancing monkey).
Recently, Ernie released his comedy web series "Border Patrol" — which screened at the Arizona Underground Film Festival (Winner Best Narrative Short), Chicano-Con, and the Portland Comedy Film Festival, among others. Season two, which was shot on location in Arizona, is set to launch this summer.
Every fourth Wednesday, Ernie hosts "The Latino Vote" — a late night talk show — at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.
Last year, he made his second appearance at the 2018 Montreal Just for Laughs Festival in the Stand Up + Pitch Showcase.
Ernie is also an Adjunct Faculty Member at National University, where he teaches screenwriting and an instructor for the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.
He received his BA in political science & ethnic studies from Stanford University and MFA in screenwriting from UCLA.
Before pursuing comedy, Ernie worked as a campaign staffer on several unsuccessful political campaigns, including John Kerry for President.


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"Who is William Shakespeare?" For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has asked that question of her elementary school students in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, leading them on a voyage of discovery that brings the Bard to life for boys and girls ages 7-12.
Her success in introducing Shakespeare to children is reflected in her growing international reputation. Her books and workshops for teachers have captured the attention and imagination of parents, educators, and lovers of Shakespeare around the world, including the American National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association. Among other commendations, Lois Burdett has recieved Canada's Meritorious Service Medal and the Encyclopaedia Britannica's National Award for Early Childhood Education.
Written in rhyming couplets is suitable for staging as class plays as well as reading aloud.These books are also illustrated by some of Burdett's students.


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Rise of the Jack O' Lanterns at the LA Convention Center
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The traditional carving of pumpkins for Halloween has been taken to the next level at this amazing show! RISE of the Jack O' Lanterns, an exhibit that features 5,000 hand-carved, illuminated jack-o'-lanterns that travel from city to city, ran from Oct.13th through Oct.16th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Visitors walked through the pumpkin patch arrangement, which featured 100-pound pumpkins carved into characters and pop culture references in life-sized, multi-pumpkin sculptures.
Rise of the Jack O' Lanterns Carved Pumpkin
Car Jack-O'-Lantern Sculptures
Unlike other Halloween events in Los Angeles, this one is not particularly scary, yet is both seasonally appropriate and quite beautiful! Guests walk down a pathway and view the jack-o'-lanterns while an ambient Halloween soundtrack plays. There are no roving monsters waiting to pop out and startle you, just thousands of intricately-designed pumpkins, many piled into impressive sculptures.
Day of the Dead Jack-O'-Lantern Sculpture
Star Wars Jack-O'-Lantern Sculptures
Some of the highlights of the show were a 50-foot-long dragon, numerous pop culture references - from the likes of Star Wars and Marvel/ DC Comics characters - as well as an assortment of animals and dinosaurs. In addition to these elaborate sculptures, the event also featured thousands of smaller fresh pumpkins, all of which are re-carved throughout the event's five-city run.
Dragon Jack-O'-Lantern Sculpture
Iron Man Jack-O'-Lantern Sculpture
In addition to viewing the completed carvings, visitors were able to watch artists carve an array of displays during the show. There were four live-carving stations at the event, showing attendees how to carve their own jack-o'-lanterns!
Live Jack-O'-Lantern Carving
RISE of the Jack O'Lanterns will be featured next at the Fairplex in Pomona October 27th-30th. For more information and to buy tickets for the Pomona show, visit http://www.therise.org/.
Dinosaur Jack-O'-Lantern Sculpture
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Trade deadline has passed. Here's what the Rangers did Tuesday, this month
The Texas Rangers did not trade away third baseman Adrian Beltre ahead of the trade deadline Tuesday afternoon, but they did find a deal for reliever Jake Diekman.
The left-handed Diekman was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks shortly before the 3 p.m. deadline. He finished off the Rangers' 9-5 victory Monday against the Diamondbacks and will just have to switch clubhouses at Chase Field.
The Rangers will receive two players, one who will be announced shortly and a player to be named.
The lack of significant action in the final hours before the annual nonwaiver period ended is in part a result of the Rangers doing their heavy lifting throughout the month but in earnest since Thursday.
They opened with the July 8 acquisition of outfielder Austin Jackson, reliever Cory Gearrin and pitching prospect Jason Bahr from the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations or a player to be named. Jackson was released a few days later.
Right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez was traded July 19 to the Chicago Cubs for Class-A left-hander Tyler Thomas.
The Rangers' biggest splash came Friday after news broke Thursday that left-hander Cole Hamels had been traded to the Cubs. The deal became official Friday, and it produced righty Eddie Butler, pitching prospect Rollie Lacy and a player to be named.
They struck again late Monday, shipping closer Keone Kela to the Pittsburgh Pirates for lefty prospect Taylor Hearn, from Royse City, and a player to be named.
Beltre was going to be difficult to move for a variety of reasons, primarily his full no-trade protection. That Rangers attempted to move him, speaking with the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves and others, but a deal worth presenting to him never materialized.
The Rangers might overvalue Beltre as a player, with the injuries he has dealt with the past two seasons, but believe his influence on younger players and his legacy with the franchise add to his value.
Diekman can be a free agent after the season and seemed like a lock to be dealt. He was part of the Hamels trade with Philadelphia in 2015 and became an immediate force in the bullpen.
He sat out almost all of last season after having surgery to correct ulcerative colitis, a disease for which he has become a prominent spokesman through his Gut It Out Foundation.


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Larkin Building Collector's Box
The Larkin Administration Building was Frank Lloyd Wright's incredibly innovative office building built for the Larkin Company in Buffalo, New York in 1906 and tragically demolished in the 1950's. This is not an exact model but a loving homage to that wonderful building. The whole top of the box lifts off revealing an inner tray lined with lacewood. This in turn lifts out to uncover two more trays that lift out as well. These two trays are divided so as to suggest the inner atrium in the original building. The last two compartments are in the end sections of the roof. All six compartments are lined with black velvet.
Dimensions: 9"h x 16"w x 8"d