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|lake washington gets as warm as 70 degrees in the summer, hence my idea of going there for live MOB drills. heh. I'll probably still get a wet suit for the occasion.
I hope you have a good wetsuit or better yet, a dry suit...
If you do them together the dominate one needs to read a few stories like SD mentioned and then try to be the quiet passive one for the week. Your life my depend on it.
When I took my classes there was a wife/husband/son team. I'm sad to report the wife definitely didn't learn much due to this factor. Fortunately the son was old enough to know to ignore his father and learn anyway. lol.
My wife is taking them separately this summer, then I'm taking her to lake washington and making her recover me via life sling + tackle several times. Puget Sound is rather unforgiving in MOB situations.
|i am also looking for a weeklong. what program have you found?
|Don't know about the school...but good for her...
|Well she's hooked. We went on a lackluster sail at the oakland boat show yesterday. It was a quick 30 minute sail/ cruise(not much wind,some motor) on a hunter 31. She loved it. Now shes researching schools in the bay area. I think she like club nautique the best. Anyone have any experience with them?
One thing I think that most couples who are new to sailng don't think about, even if they are both really into the idea of cruising, is that both of them will often effectively be single-handing the boat when they are out... the other will be sleeping, plotting their position, cooking in the galley, bleeding the fuel lines, whatever... Each really needs to have all the abilities to navigate, sail, dock, reef the sails, and anchor the boat as if they were single handing.
There have been a few horror stories about how the husband fell overboard, and the wife didn't know enough about sailing the boat to do a successful MOB recovery.
That said... when a couple is out sailing... one of the couple should definitely take the responsiblity of being "captain". Sailing a boat by committee is a dangerous and foolish way to do it. They also need to be able to work as a team, as well as independently. IMHO, if they can't do both... the marriage is on its way to being sunk... but that's just me.
As for small boat sailing... I think sailing a dinghy is an excellent thing to do, even if you have no ambition to race them. Dinghies and smaller keelboats, like J/24s are so much more responsive to sail trim, crew position, steering changes, and such, that you really do learn a lot more about how these affect a boat's performance. Crewing on a race boat is also a good thing, especially in light air races. Maximizing the performance of a boat in light air is just as important to the cruising sailor IMHO, as it is to the racing sailor. Being able to tweak a boat and get her moving in five knots of wind could be the difference between firing up the iron genny and ghosting along in splendid silence... It could also be worth a day's time over a longer ocean passage.
Sailing in heavy wind is far easier, in some ways... than light air, which requires far more knowledge of tweaking the boat to get her to perform.
I would second the idea of doing it separately, but obviously only you know your situation. My wife and I get along best if there isn't any 'teaching' going on in either direction... hehehe.
I took my US Sailing keelboat classes with a nice family, husband, wife and a teenage kid, and I can tell you that the wife learned less than she could have until the second half of classes where the new instructor stepped up and pushed her a bit and told the husband to shut up, sit down 'cause right now the wife was the captain. LOL. The son just kept quiet and learned in the background of all the hubub. Overall it was fun, but as an outside observer I think the wife would have definately learned more on her own.
Besides, doing it on her own is more realistic preparation for being the captain. You both need to be capable of stepping into that role and the more practice you get independent of the other the better IMHO.
|I havent checked stockton. Just got back from the sac boat show and there was 2 clubs there, one on folsom and the other in west sac at the port. Got some literature to read up on them. Also saw a macgregor 26 powersail boat. Thing had a 50 hp outboard on it. Salesman said you could pull waterskiers behind it. Not at all what I had in mind but my 4 yr old son loved it.
|Heck we're almost neighbors,,LOL. Have you checked around Stockton for schools? I know they have a yacht club.
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ok, so the poorly written and poorly translated owneres manual tells me the wrong thing...II think.
what setting should I be using for normal 2 3/4 shells?
and for magnum shells?
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Thanks for the help. I was wondering which setting is for what.
Anyone try the MD Arms 4 position gas regulator yet? Overkill, or just what the doctor ordered?
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Anyone see any glaring issues with it? I'm thinking of repainting it, but I have no experiance whatsoever. I'll check the painting FAQs. Is it possible to do a good paintjob with just spraypaint?
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1986 Golf GL Wolfsburg Edition 8v 5-speed - LE7N Flash Silver Metallic original paint (rare color) - OEM+ - starts, runs and drives (though I recommend bringing a trailer, read on):
PLUS a parts car!
1990 Golf GL Wolfsburg - has something like 230,000 miles on it - 75-80% complete but would need some love to bring 'er back (definitely bring a trailer):
BOTH cars have titles in my name, silver car is registered, insured and was inspected thru 6/2012
Hate to do it, but running a business has left me with no real time to play with this and it deserves to be passed on to a new home. This car has had a lot of work and fresh parts. Was purchased by another member (dubsport87) a couple of years ago, the proverbial old lady car, all original with low miles. He did a lot of work to start, and then sold it to me. I've done a lot of work to it and I was prepping it for paint when the project got derailed and delayed by unforeseen circumstances.
You can read dubsport87's original project thread here: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...project-thread
Work he did (late 2009, early 2010):
Spark plugs
K&N Filter
Distributor cap
Valve cover gasket
Fan switch
Gasket radiator fan switch
Expansion tank hose
Coolant, VW/Audi G12 Plus
Lubro-Moly Radiator Flush
E-brake cables
Front brake lines
New hatch struts
He also swapped out the rear glass with an earlier no-3rd-brake light version for a cleaner look. Passenger mirror was shaved but has since been replaced.
A note about the mileage: When dubsport87 bought this car the odometer read just over 30,000 miles. He put about 2500 miles on. However, a VIN check done when I purchased the car (April, 2010) showed something more like 80k. The story is the odo stopped working (they are notorious for breaking) and was swapped, I have no idea when but I'm guessing earlier on. It's cleaner than any VW I've ever owned, anyway. My *guess* is that the actual mileage is more like 100k, still relatively young by any measure.
I bought the car in April, 2010 in Phoenixville, PA and drove it about 400 miles back to West Virginia with no issues. You can read my entire project thread here: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...or-OEM-project **** Please read the thread, you'll read about issues I've had with the car and (generally) how they were addressed. I'll also go over some of that here.
I daily drove this car 15-20 miles a day for a little over a year, from April 2010 to June of 2011. I intentionally sidelined the car at that point to get it ready for paint.
Work I've done or had done to the car in that time:
Recaro front seats
FK Streetline Coilovers
Techtonics short shifter
nearly brand new Hankook tires
Clarion CD player & Kicker front and back speakers
Installed new wiper control stalk
New starter
Replaced fan motor with the one from the gold car
New front axles
Painted fan shroud
New front control arms & bushings
New tie rods
New ball joints
Hard plastic rain tray installed
Installed accordion shift boot & leather shift knob from the gold car
New stainless exhaust from the cat back
Light-weight OEM "bottlecap" wheels (no center caps)
Replaced all four door handles
Re-installed passenger mirror w/ new OEM gasket
Seafoam'd the engine
New badges (not yet installed)
New passenger side front bearing & hub
New drivers' side front bearing & hub (not yet installed)
New front brake rotors
New front Mintex brake pads
Newly remanufactured front brake calipers
New brake fluid
New brake pad clips, caliper dust caps, rotor set screws
How the car looked when I first bought it:
Original under-hood stickers:
Rare original color, LE7N Flash Silver Metallic, only available as an option on '86 Wolfsburg Editions (also has a unique interior tweed cloth pattern on the seats & door cards):
Recaros (condition is about 8/10, foam is great, have a couple of small flaws):
Original Wolfsburg Edition tweed cloth door cards & rear seat (front seats have been replaced with Recaros):
Intact, nearly flawless headliner (this is the harder version, not nearly as prone to sagging as the later cloth versions):
Techtonics short shifter (cleaned up shifting nicely!)
New starter:
Replaced fan motor & painted fan shroud (motor came out of the '90 Golf, had to splice the wiring due to the different connectors but it works like a champ)
Replaced almost everything on the front end:
New axles:
New control arms & ball joints:
FK Streetline coilovers:
Boot & knob from the gold car:
New exhaust:
Bottlecaps (decent shape, some flaws, could use a respray):
New door handles (and the other new axle):
Re-installed passenger mirror w/ new OEM gasket:
New badges (not yet installed):
New front bearings & hub (only passenger side installed so far):
New brakes, rotors & calipers:
And that is where the project stalled out. My plans were to swap the doors on the silver car (which have rust at the bottom edges on a couple of them due to clogged drain plugs) with the much, much cleaner "big" doors from the gold car, and then have the car painted. I started removing body panels from both cars and sent them to a paint shop to begin prep work. The owner of the paint shop then *completely* flaked, wrote a bunch of bad checks, and closed down his business with my panels still inside (you can read the whole, sad story in my project thread). I was able to finally recover my parts, albeit with a few extra scratches that weren't there before
I brought everything to a friend's garage and it sat like that for most of the last year, being started occasionally.
Due to the paint prep, the silver car currently looks like this (hood & fenders from the gold car):
Depending on the buyer, I can go ahead and put the silver panels back on, or leave it as is if you think you're going to paint it and you want paint them off the car.
Clean "big" doors from the gold car:
If I put it back together you'll get it like this:
Now I've done a lot of work to this car but it still has a few issues that need to be addressed. If I were keeping this car, I would:
- Repaint it. The original Flash Silver Metallic paint looks good from a distance but has typical flaws up close. Faded pretty good on the roof, small scratches and dings throughout (all easy enough to fix before paint). Doing this would also require you to:
- Fix a bit of rust. As mentioned, there is rust at the bottom edge of a couple of the doors due to clogged door drains, and there is a small bit of rust in the rear arches. I was going to either repair that and run flares (which I also have), was considering cutting the good metal from the gold car and you have that option too (you can see the rust in this photo, on the back side of the rear arch):
- Fix a bad seal in the fuel tank access hatch (located under the carpet in the rear hatch). Because of this bad seal, you can smell fuel in the cabin only when the tank is full. My lazy man solution to this is to only fill the tank up about 3/4 of the way, in which case you can't smell it at all
- replace the remaining three wheel bearings (PS front has been replaced, the other 3 could use it). This is why I recommend bringing a trailer, you can hear the driver's side front making noise when you get to about 30-40mph.
- fix the front bumper (side clips are broken, which is why it has that slight sag you see in the photos)
- replace the drip rails (pretty haggard, was either going to use the rails from the gold car or track down new ones)
- replace the front wiper fluid motor (it sprays, but is pretty weak)
- replace the PS rear tail light (housing is cracked, was going to replace with one from the gold car and just haven't done it yet)
With this deal you'll also get all of my spare parts and VW stuff, including:
a set of 4 fender flares (bought them a long time ago, I think they're from a GLI)
a nearly complete set of brand new, OEM badges (Golf, GL, Volkswagen, one WB badge)
all new belts
new timing belt
new timing belt tensioner
brand new driver's side wheel bearing and hub
a replacement 3-slat Aero grill
replacement interior b-pillars (for the big door swap, these will help relocate your seatbelts from the b-pillar to the door itself)
a brand new water pump (bought by the previous owner, not needed)
a new ignition switch (also bought but not needed)
an extra wiper stalk (essentially brand new, but I think it's for a Jetta)
a BENTLEY service manual
smoked banana lights
a Corrado steering wheel (big spline, you can use the adapter from the gold car)
Gold car has all-new coolant hoses & coolant pipe that can be pulled to use in the silver if needed
lots of other stuff I'm probably forgetting, I'll update this as I find things
Other notes:
7/10 As mentioned, the paint is all original and has flaws. Scratches, dings, a good bit of fading on the roof (see photos). Looks great at a short distance, still could use a respray. There is one tiny bit of trim missing on the drivers' side front fender (was going to replace all the trim with the "fat" trim from the gold car once it was repainted).
8/10 Looks great. Dash has (I believe) one small crack near the vents, chrome stripe is intact all the way around. Original Wolfsburg tweed cloth door cards & rear bench looks like it's never been sat in. The Recaros have a small cigarette burn on the driver's side (I've never smoked in this car, this was a previous owner), also some damage to the piping on the passenger side. Headliner is intact and looks tip top.
Engine & transmission:
Original 8 valve, 5-speed manual. has been gone through and serviced, runs strong, has made numerous interstate trips without issue and was used and driven daily until the paint shop fiasco. Battery is dead, last started it with a jump about a month ago to move it. Drove across town just fine but the DS wheel bearing seems to be making some noise. Car comes with a replacement. Shifts great (TT short shifter installed). Shifter box itself could be re-built to tighten things up even more. Car has a new stainless cat back exhaust and is pretty zippy for an 8v.
Car also has the occasional drip of oil, and a slight coolant leak right at the plastic flange on the front of the engine (easy, accessible fix and I have a spare flange somewhere to go with it)
Now to the gold car..
I've owned this car for years and have driven it all over the country. Bought it from my brother, used to be a demo car for his car audio shop. It's been poorly repainted (used to be silver as well, door jambs still are). 8v, 5-speed manual, 230k+ miles. I got it to start last time it was 100% together, but have since been taking parts off here and there for the other car (fan motor, various bits here and there). Due to the paint shop fiasco, this car has been sitting outdoors with no doors or hood for an inexcusable amount of time (about a year). I've not looked at it up close in a while, but chances are the cloth interior bits are beat. This car *could* be resurrected but my intention was just to cannibalize it whenever I needed something and then part out the rest. It currently looks like this:
So there you have it. Please, please read and re-read the threads linked in this ad, and send any questions that you have via PM.
MY ASKING PRICE (TO START) FOR THE WHOLE DEAL (BOTH CARS AND ALL MY SPARE PARTS) IS $2800 OBO. This is a decent place to start, I've definitely got more into this car in parts and labor but I'm prepared to take a loss. Having said that, I don't *need* to sell this car and crazy lowball offers need not bother. I have a price in mind and, if I can't get it, I'll just keep it and finish it up some day. This is a great project car that could be show-worthy with a little bit of extra effort, or could be a super-reliable daily driver with even less effort. Of course, if you don't want the parts car the price would come down some, but not a ton. I am flexible within reason.
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Editors' Note: These letters appeared in the January–February 1977 issue of American Scientist. in response to the 1976 feature "The Soap Film: An Analogue Computer." The feature has been reprinted as part of American Scientist's centennial celebrations and is linked at the right.
To the Editors:
Certain impressions left in the article "The Soap Film: An Analogue Computer," by Cyril Isenberg (Am. Sci. 64:514-18, Sept. 1976), should be corrected. First, Dr. Isenberg's comments on the Steiner problem (linking a number of points in a plane by the shortest path) are misleading. He says that the "problem has not been solved analytically, and that "there is no way of determining the total number of [locally] minimum configurations." But in fact there is an explicitly computed maximum for the number of such solutions (Gilbert and Pollack, SIAM J. Ap. Math. 16:11,1968), they can all be listed, and the major computing problem is simply to find out which of these possible local minima is the smallest (this, however, is an NP complete problem, and thus the difficulty of doing this comparison may rise exponentially with the number of points). A good reference is L. Steen, Science News 109:298-301,1976. More important, Dr. Isenberg's comments on the mathematical aspects of the general soap film problem are several years out of date. In fact, the existence of solutions to the general soap film and bubble problem was proved by F. J. Almgren, Jr., and the nature and smoothness of their branch lines was proved by me; these results were published in mathematical journals early this year and were discussed in the July 1976 issue of Scientific American; they have been known informally by the mathematical community since about the time of publication of Nitsche's article quoted by Dr. Isenberg (1974) and were outlined in the article by Steen cited by Dr. Isenberg (the correct reference is Science News 108:186-7, 1975). Also, note that the bubble in Figure 8c does not have the symmetry of its boundary.
Jean E. Taylor
Department of Mathematics
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
Dr. Isenberg replies:
In my article I implied that the general case of the Steiner problem, with n points, could not be written down explicitly with pen and paper. I was comparing the analogue method based on soap film with results that can be obtained with pen and ink. I excluded the use of high-speed digital computers. At the time I visited the United States in January of last year Dr. Taylor's publication was not known to me, and I could not have been aware of her results prior to publication. I will look forward to seeing the explicit solutions to the Plateau surfaces and bubbles contained by frameworks.
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/soap-film-letters/1
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Tropical SSTs: Natural variations or Global warming?
by Michael Mann and Gavin Schmidt
Roughly a year ago, we summarized the state of play in the ongoing scientific debate over the role of anthropogenic climate change in the observed trends in hurricane activity. This debate (as carefully outlined by Curry et al recently) revolves around a number of elements – whether the hurricane (or tropical cyclone) data show any significant variations, what those variations are linked to, and whether our understanding of the physics of tropical storms is sufficient to explain those links.
Several recent studies such as Emanuel (2005 — previously discussed here) and Hoyos et al (2006 — previously discussed here) have emphasized the role of increasing tropical sea surface temperatures (SSTs) on recent increases in hurricane intensities, both globally and for the Atlantic. The publication this week of a comprehensive paper by Santer et al provides an opportunity to assess the key middle question – to what can we attribute the relevant changes in tropical SSTs? And in particular, what can we say about Atlantic SSTs where we have the best data?
This role of SST remains pivotal in understanding long-term trends in hurricane activity, regardless of whether the SST increases are natural or anthropogenic in origin. Mann and Emanuel (2006) noted that once SST is accounted for as a factor, there is no apparent multidecadal signal in long-term hurricane numbers, regardless of what that signal might be (i.e., SST, wind sheer, or any other factors that potentially influence activity). Other studies (e.g. Bell and Chelliah, 2006) generally agree that the 'memory' of any multi-decadal osillation (whether forced or natural) lies in the ocean, and atmospheric simulations using observed SST data in the Atlantic reproduce many of the observed correlations (Zhang and Delworth, 2006). So understanding the origin of the warming SSTs is central to understanding changes in hurricane behavior.
The essential question, then, is what has caused the long-term SST changes? This question is sometimes reduced to the 'straw man' of whether tropical SSTs trends (which are very clear in the data) are internal (i.e., due to a natural oscillation of the climate system) or anthropogenic (i.e. forced by some combination of human-related causes)? Of course, this is a over-simplification since there always at least some role for internal variability. So a more useful question is to what extent SST changes can be attributed to various possible causes.
In the Atlantic, the proposition advanced by some is that a natural oscillation known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) is responsible for the observed trends in SST (and by extension, North Atlantic hurricane activity). To examine that question requires a clear analysis of the data, and examination of what models suggest regarding the likely amplitude, spatial extent and physical mechanisms underlying this oscillation.
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Because Japanese rice balls are so easy to eat, they're often used in lunch boxes. Our Test Kitchen's version features tuna and a touch of wasabi. —Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 2 cups sushi rice, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups water
- 1 can (5 ounces) light water-packed tuna, drained and flaked
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon prepared wasabi
- In a large saucepan, combine rice and water; let stand for 30 minutes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender. Remove from the heat. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the tuna, soy sauce and wasabi. With wet hands, shape 1/2 cup rice into a patty. Place 1 tablespoon tuna mixture in the center. Shape rice around tuna to enclose filling, forming a triangle. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve immediately. Yield: 8 appetizers.
Originally published as Onigiri (Rice Balls) in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2011, p205
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LEWISBURG, Pa. - Sean Doyle scored a game-high three goals and Bucknell outshot Navy by a 57-14 margin as the Bison posted a convincing 11-2 victory over the Mids in men's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon at chilly Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The Bison defense held Navy without a goal for the final 51 minutes as Bucknell scored the game's final 10 goals.
The nine-goal win was the largest ever for the Bison in the series that now spans 13 games. Seven of the first 12 games in the series were decided by just one goal.
Todd Heritage and Chase Bailey scored two goals apiece for Bucknell, which improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Patriot League play. David Dickson contributed three assists and was one of three Bison to tally four points in the contest.
Bucknell's defense was the story, though, as it forced 22 Navy (2-3, 0-1 PL) turnovers, including 20 in the final three quarters. Reserve Alex Spring posted a game-high five caused turnovers. The Bison turned the ball over just 12 times and converted 15 of 16 clears.
The Bucknell defense limited the Mids to just four shots in the second half and goalie Kyle Feeney was called upon to make just five saves, compared to 19 by his Navy counterparts, Nolan Hickey (18) and John Connors (1).
The Bison led by a 5-2 score at halftime, but proceeded to keep possession of the ball virtually the entire second half. They won 5 of 8 faceoffs in the second half, outshot the Mids 29-4 and won the second-half ground ball battle 24-12.
Navy scored the first goal of the game, just 66 seconds after the opening faceoff. The Mids then scored with 6:08 to play in the first quarter to take a 2-1 lead. That was the last goal for Navy, which came into the contest averaging 12.0 goals per game.
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Rarely has any golf course opened to such instant universal acclaim as Castle Stuart Golf Links (pictured above). Lying just two miles from Culloden House, this man-made championship links course was the brainchild of Mark Parsinen. Spectacularly set and sublimely designed, Castle Stuart Golf Links is something truly special and destined to become one of the best courses in the Scotland and the world.
Construction of the course began on a dramatic, split-level 430 acre site hugging the coastline of the Moray Firth in June 2006. Castle Stuart is the work of American architects, Mark Parsinen and Gil Hanse. Parsinen is of course best known for his contribution to that masterpiece of modern Scottish links design - Kingsbarns Golf Links, near St Andrews - but unlike Kingsbarns, this man-made links required very little earthmoving. Castle Stuart exploits the natural contours and elevation changes of a superb site and is unashamedly old fashioned, using many elements from the "Transitional Era" (1890-1935) – also reflected in the striking circular Art Deco Clubhouse. The rumpled fairways are wide, with undulating ground and angles of play the main course defense. Bunkers are derivative of early open sandy links play – raw-edged and unkempt sandy areas, with revetting only on steep faces and heavily trafficked areas. The greens are relatively small, with much of the movement built into edges and margins, and often spectacularly sited on infinity edges against the dramatic backdrop of the Moray Firth and landmarks like the Kessock Bridge, Fort George or the Chanonry Lighthouse.
This young pretender has carried off the impossible, having been open less than 2 years not only was it awarded Scottish Golf Course of the Year 2010 but it has now secured a European Tour event and hosted the coveted Barclays Scottish Open starting in July 2011
Royal Dornoch Golf Course - Ranked 11th Best Course in the World
Although golf at the Dornoch links dates back to 1616, the club itself dates from 1877 when the Sutherland Golfing Society applied to play golf over the links. It was King Edward VII who bestowed the title 'Royal' on Dornoch Golf Club in 1906. As might be expected the club has a rich history and an association with some of the greatest golfers of the past.
Initially designed Old Tom Morris in 1886 and later modified by JH Taylor and Donald Ross. It has won accolades from many quarters not least from Open champion Tom Watson making it one of the most popular golf courses in Scotland.
The course, like many historic links, goes almost straight out and straight back, but the angle changes subtly at each hole; the greens are big and undulating and many are plateaux requiring well hit shots; nothing is hidden, but it requires a golfer playing at his best to see it all and adjust his strategy. There is plenty of room off the tee, but where to place the drive depends on the wind and the pin positions.
Nairn Championship - Ranked 46th Best Course in the World & Host of 2012 Curtis Cup
Nairn Golf Club, this Traditional Scottish Golf Links Course was created form a wilderness of whins and heather and talents of professional and amateur alike. Founded in 1887 and added to and extended by Archie Simpson, Old Tom Morris and James Braid it is now one of the best course in Scotland. It is regularly chosen for national championships, including the Scottish Amateur, Scottish professional and in 1994 hosted the 'Blue Riband' of the Amateur Calendar the 'Amateur'Championship. Nairn hosted the 37th Walker cup in 1999.
The magnificent New Clubhouse which was built in 1990 is the envy of many and adds to the pleasure of playing at Nairn. As well as the challenging Championship Course,
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- 7 medium potatoes (about 1-3/4 pounds)
- 8 Jones Dairy Farm Dry-Aged Bacon strips
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Pepper to taste
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup vinegar
- Peel potatoes; place in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 30-40 minutes or until tender but firm.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 3 tablespoons drippings. When cool enough to handle, crumble bacon; set aside.
- In the drippings, saute onion and celery until tender. Stir in flour, sugar, salt and pepper until blended. Add water and vinegar. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Drain potatoes; slice and place in a large bowl. Add the bacon and sauce; toss gently to coat. Serve warm or at room temperature. Yield: 6 servings.
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Writer and polemicist Christopher Hitchens passed away today following a fight with cancer. He was 62.
The former leftist turned ... well, what? Right-wing, in some ways. Libertarian? Neo-conservative? People can debate his political journey for years, and being a cause for never-ending debate would probably please Hitchens, who reveled in verbal and written combat. He was one of the most provocative and intellectually brave people on the scene of American politics, which after all was an adopted scene for the UK-born writer. Never afraid of a political scrap, Hitchens angered and pleased his audiences.
But that reputation for combatitiveness was not reflected in his personality. At the Club, we got to have many interactions with him, because he was a repeat presence on our stage. "In my 10 years at the Club, he is by far one of my favorite speakers," said Kara Iwahashi, The Commonwealth Club's associate program director who heads up the organization's Silicon Valley operations. "He was charming, lived life to the fullest, and – despite what many people might think – extremely down to earth. When he was visiting his family in Palo Alto, he called personally, not through any assistant, to accept our invitation to speak at the Club. And despite his busy schedule – he was leaving after our program to travel to Europe to do research for his memoir – he spent time talking to our members after the program and thanking them for coming. The world has lost a great individual."
Hitchens had been scheduled for a return engagement at the Club in July 2010, but only a couple days before the program, he canceled and announced that he had been diagnosed with the cancer, which would finally take his life this week.
You can listen to the audio of Hitchens' July 9, 2009, event at The Commonwealth Club, when he was discussing his then-new book, God Is not Great.


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cfkid8 wrote:what kind of internships are there to get into? and how do you find them?
usfgeology wrote:I have a degree in Geology and ended up in the environmental consulting field. There is a bit more money involved than working for a local/state/federal agency. An environmental studies degree should get you an entry level job in my field. Entry level = working in the field 95% of the time your first 3-5 years (good for outdoor enthusiants, good for scouting if the work is local) sampling groundewater and soil at contaminated (or potentially contaminated) sites. My best advice is to work for your department while in school! Find out from your teachers if any grad students need research assistants. Check w/ the geology/geography/environmental engineering teachers if no jobs are available within the environmental studies department. Offer to be a teachers aide, if nothing else. Many professors have contacts in the professional world and can recommend you for internships, summer work programs etc. Any non-academic experience you can get for yourself while going through school will benefit you in one of several ways:
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text: Indiana December 29th, 8:00PM TV - FSN (Local) NBALP The Pistons get to avenge their only loss in the last 8 games as the Pacers come to town. Al Harrington (16 ppg, 6.4 rpg) is playing well alongside O`Neal (18.7 ppg, 10.2 rpg). Pacers vs. Pistons is usually an entertaining affair, and this game should follow that script. One interesting note; 30 games in and the Pacers are actually healthy!! Tinsley and O`Neal have a missed a game here and there, but the usual 30-40 game stint from either or both of them hasn`t happened, yet. Look for a low scoring game in the low to mid 80`s for a final score.


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Nikon Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED review: A very impressive ultra-wide performer on the Nikon D800?By Kevin Carter - Wednesday April 10 2013 Lens Review
Introduced in 2007 alongside the AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED and Nikon's first full-frame DSLR – the 12-megapixel Nikon D3 – this lens was a first of its kind and set new standards for image quality for ultra-wide angle lenses. How does this lens perform on demanding high-resolution bodies, such as the 36-MPix Nikon D800? DxOMark has the answer.
With a constant maximum aperture of f/2.8 and minimum focal length of 14mm delivering a truly expansive horizontal angle of view of 104-degrees, this lens is the widest rectilinear zoom lens in Nikon's range.
With a huge convex front element, ED glass and as one of the first to premier the firm's new Nano Crystal coat technology, the lens is still one of the most sought after models in the firm's range. Even when fitted on a DX camera, or when used on a FF bodies using the DX crop mode, the lens is the equivalent of a 21-36mm and still a very useful range to have.
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There was a comparison if the Nikon 14-24 against the Zeiss 21mm lenses almost four years ago that might help get an idea of the relative quality: http://www.ephotozine.com/article/carl-zeiss-21mm-f-2-8-and-nikon-14-24-f-2-8-lenses-are-put-to-the-test--review-11118
I follow Dxo, too, but there are other sources on the net.
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DxO, your tests are useless because you compare Nikon flagship lens with Tamron, Sigma, Tokina and 2nd grade Nikon or old analogue Nikon lenses. If you want to make proper comparison you should make 2 groups/tests, first group for flagship lenses and second group 2nd grade/amateur FF lenses. In this case you should only compare Nikon 14-24mm G lens with Zeiss 15mm lens. And this is what is interesting for us. In second group/test you should put everything else/2nd grade lenses...
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Hi MarineCorps... To be fair, you are trying to compare apples and oranges by pitching this lens against a Zeiss 15mm. For a start, the 14-24 is not optimised as, nor is it intended to be, a prime lens. If you want prime lens quality, you have to buy them that way for every focal length you need. Although good luck carrying the bag around and swapping and changing the lenses every five seconds to get the shot (which you will have missed due to time wasted fiddling with your gear). It is designed to offer versatility of focal lengths and, inevitably, because of this there will be slight image quality differences. However, in truth, you really have to be extremely picky and anal about these things if you want to find the differences (namely, people who spend their lives looking at 100% pixel views in Photoshop as opposed to going out and doing some photography). I have used the 14-24 frequently (by renting when I needed one). I stop short of buying one because I know I won't get the use out of it that the price justifies. But, I have to say that it is absolutely superb for what it is, and when you pair it with the Lee filter holder designed for this lens, it is just about as good as it gets for landscape, city scape or the downright whacky, if you like shooting images with a bit of artistic license thrown in. Personally I would buy a 16-35mm as the 14-24 does weigh a ton, especially with that huge front element acting like a pendulum at the end, the former doesn't suffer vignetting nearly as much as the latter at the widest focal length. But I would even consider the Nikon 14mm f/2.8D as a "dedicated" super wide lens. But I think DxOMark are very thorough, scientific, and in the case of this lens, DxOMark are very correctly pitching it against it's very nearest market competition. A Zeiss 15mm is not nearest competition. There are people earning Fellowships of the Royal Photographic Society by printing panels using far less equipment than lenses like these. Quality of images are not nearly about the camera, or the lens... They are about the human stood behind and looking into them. All the best, Craig
Added by Peoplewing | November 17 , 2013
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I don't agree, you might nevertheless compare Nikon 14-24 and Zeiss 15mm! I did it, and came to the conclusion to buy the Zeiss. Although both seem to be very good lenses for professional purpuses I need neither AF nore zoom in this range of wide angel. Especially with a 25mm Zeiss up one's sleeve. ;)
Added by timj_uk | April 12 , 2013
Wish List for Lens reviews
Great review for the 14-24 but to add to my wish list of next reviews it would be great to see the Nikon DC 105 (already mentioned) and Nikon DC 135. Also the Nikon Micro 200 f4; all of these lenses have such a reputation and I love using them but it would be interesting to set expectation against actual assessment.
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Results for 105mm DC should be available soon... Stay tuned!
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Following five terrific sell-out shows at Ronnie Scott's, charismatic singer/songwriter Kevin Fitzsimmons takes a break from starring in big band concert 'Sinatra Sequins & Swing - The Capitol Years Live! to return with his superlative band - that includes Ronnie Scott's All-Stars saxophonist Alex Garnett and unmissible musicians recently described by JAZZWISE Magazine as ' the cream of UK's straight-ahead jazz musicians'.
One of the UK's classiest singers, Kevin Fitzsimmons delivers his brilliant 'Bennett-To-Buble:The American Songbook At Its Best' show with a warm, evocatively powerful vocal. The show is a clever mix of carefully chosen jazz standards covered by Messrs Bennett, Buble & co deftly reconstituted with taste and verve - plus one or two new jazz translations of iconic pop classics. Expect creative mainstream jazz and one of today's most individual new male jazz voices…blending West Coast cool, hard swinging, sparkling rhythms, blues-tinged ballads, all in the space of a relentlessly entertaining set.
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TORONTO, November 2 - New York invader Porte Bonheur rallied on the inside to capture Sunday's $163,500 Ontario Fashion Stakes at Woodbine.
The six-furlong event was the daughter of Hennessy's first try over a synthetic surface. She adjusted to the Toronto oval's Polytrack with style, defeating onrushing Ontario-bred Lucas Street by 1 1/2 lengths.
The Chicago-based mare Miss Macy Sue, who set the pace, was third.
"I wanted to play it by the break and see how it was going to go from there," said winning jockey Channing Hill. "Everyone left the inside open for me, which I didn't really understand. I took advantage of it. She ran through there really nice."
The Ontario Fashion was Hill's second victory aboard the Kentucky-bred, who is owned by Johanna Murphy-Leopoldsberger.
"When I broke her maiden, I really liked her. She did it the right way, in the right style. She proved it by coming back and winning (the Open Mind)," recalled Hill. "She was always cut out to be a nice filly."
Trainer David Duggan said the three-year-old filly came back with an excuse after her most recent start, an 11 1/4-length defeat to Indian Blessing in the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom at Belmont Park.
"She had a legitimate excuse. She came out of the race with a stone bruise," said Duggan, whose last Woodbine attempt came in the 2006 Flaming Page with sixth-place finisher Moon Dolly. "She's a very good filly. She's got a high cruising speed and you can place her wherever you want to."
The Ontario Fashion was the fifth career victory from nine starts for Porte Bonheur, who won the Grade 3 Victory Ride over talented filly Indyanne.
Porte Bonheur returned $15.50, $8.10, $4.90, combining with Lucas Street ($9.60, $5.30) for a $96.30 exactor. Miss Macy Sue ($3) rounded out a triactor worth $287.30. Marina Ballerina completed a $1 superfecta worth $1,436.25.
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You've seen renovated historic hotels before. But too often they come at the price of guest rooms that feel more like the size of a bathroom. You won't face that kind of compromise at the 16-story The Talbott Hotel in Chicago, which wrapped up a $15 million renovation in 2010. Stunning window boxes and an alfresco dining area make a positive first impression that carries throughout. Valets and bellmen welcome guests, while sophisticated clerks and concierge stand ready to serve inside. A polished-mahogany lobby with coffered ceilings and Oriental rugs exudes class, and the 149 spacious, traditionally styled guest rooms and suites offer comfort, including baths with glass-walled showers and heated marble floors.
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here is a request. had this thread up before (or thought i did)& its just a basic run thru with a couple of nice pix and a template that another member made for me off of my AR set up.
so here we go:
we have lots of different members here with varying skill levels.
mills are great if you have one, but not everyone can afford them or has the space for one. many of the builders in our hobby use just basic tools.
grinder, welder, drill press, rotozip and so on...
with that said here is a template for the guys who want to use a drill press to complete an Tactical Maching style upper. im sure it could be used to complete any brand out there, im just referencing theirs because i have done them this way.
this PDF was sent to me and is available on many sites on the web. its pretty good for the basic completion with the drill press or even with just my "mini template" set up in the other thread.
the main thing here is taking the time to be square and true with your markings.
this doesnt take fancy tools, it takes care on your part and not letting yourself get in too big of a hurry.
this is always a problem for me as i luv building and get way into it and get in a hurry every time!
so measure twice and drill once
the PDF shows what holes and locations to drill for the pocket of the FCG along with the depth and even the size bits to use.
my own ad on tip is for after the drilling is done.
go to your local fastenal, grainger, MSC or some similiar type of store and get you an ALuminum "burr bit". you'll be better served to get a 3/8" size to use a a finish bit for the sides of your pocket.
its just a personal preference but i like the one with the flat bottom that also cuts so that you smooth up all the way around.
now this is where the "tool NAZI's" will jump in and tell you how a drill press is not a mill and that its not made for side loading......
they would be correct. ITS NOT good for it. especially if your gonna shove your guts out on it.
but if you have a decent drill press and are just trying to smooth up aluminum and go slow your not gonna tear it up overnite.
or if you have a cheap one and dont care then have at it. ;D
the main thing is to make sure you have a ALUMINUM BURR BIT and not one for steel. the aluminum ones have different cutter grooves and wont clog up if you use them right. and this will last a long time if you use it correctly.
dont over heat it is the key.
my very first tommy conversion was completely "milled" out on a drill press and theres tons of pix here showing that. same thing for the P7 build. its all about patience with this.
just remember: if you really want to build it, you'll find a way to get it done.
and then Anthony C made this lovely little PDF that is to the correct scale. i printed it out and then put it on a lower and its perfect. so big props to him!
so thats really all there is too it. theres all the info you need on 1 sheet and pic and then theres a PDF template for laying out a FCG plate in actual size.
ive done ..... lets just say "several" of these Tactical Machining lowers with this set up and it works every time.


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I am looking for some ideas.
I have shot my bow for a boy scout "Arrow of Light" award, held a homeschooling archery class, and had a couple kids out to my house to shoot a little. All of these kids are members of my church.
all of these kids are crazy about archery, but have never really been around it except for me!
So, here is my dilema. I have had parents ask me if I can teach their kids. I have 2 small compound bows. I am not sure how to go about setting them up. I would have to take the bows into the shop since I don't have the tools. So I won't be able to adjust for every kid. Can I set them up for a range of sizes?
Should the kids start out with traditional bows rather than compound? (I don't have any traditional bows)
Start them shooting fingers, no sights?
Or would it just be better to send them over to the archery shop for lessons?
Help! I would love to teach these kids but don't know where to start!
well, I am definitly no teacher but I have been looking at youth bows for my daughter and the genesis looks like a great choice. They are a little spendy 200 dollar range but they have a zero letoff and the draw weight is very adjustable can't recall off the top off my head. maybe you could speak with the church and somehow affiliate the archery lessons with the church and ask for an extra collection to help fund a new program or maybe a few carwashes when the weather warms up. I dunno just a few Ideas. I know that alot of schools are starting a archery program and they exclusivley use the genesis bow. another idea is to try talking your local archery club into doing a benifit shoot to help pay for the equipment...like I said just some ideas2010 Carbon Matrix, Viper diamondback tool less microtune w/3x lens, QAD fall away rest, B Stinger w 17oz weight, Easton Fatboys
It would be nice if you could find a few low poundage recurves. They are alittle more one size fits all, hand them a glove and some arrows and let em tear up the targets at close range.(7 to 10 yards) If they are real interested they'll start bugging there parents for some equipment of there own.
As far as leasons, I would keep it fun not serious. It's real easy to help most kids with the basics while standing on the line shooting, stand this way, this is how to knock a arrow, ect.....most kids can figure it out fairly quickly once they watch a few others. The hardest part is line safety, especially the small ones. As you know excited kids forget fast.
Then mix it up, let them shoot spots one week, animal targets the next. Shooting at clay pigeons and ballons always makes for a exciting time.
You could get some of the campground fiberglass long bows. They are not too expensive. Then you can see who comes back. The ones that come back are the ones with the interest. I have one and some arrows that I would donate. Then take them to the shop to get fitted if they have shown a comitment. A lot of kids show interest but back down after they see there is some work involved in shooting. I commend your efforts, and wish you success. I have thought too about getting together a youth archery group in my area. PM me if you want that bow.Bowtech Sniper 55lb 29" draw
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Arsène Wenger will be satisfied if Arsenal's next 16 years are as productive as their last 16.
The Arsenal manager has enjoyed plenty of success since he arrived at the Club in 1996, overseeing two league and cup doubles, seven major trophies in total and an unbeaten title campaign.
Times are tougher right now with the Gunners hunting a first Premier League win in five matches and facing, in Wenger's words, "a big fight" to secure Champions League football next season.
At his pre-match press conference the Frenchman was reminded that Arsenal have never been as low as seventh at this stage of the season while he's been in charge.
"The fact that we have never been in this position is rather a credit to me in 16 years so I do not take that as blame," he responded.
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"I believe we played 15 years on the trot in the Champions League and we play in 10 days in the last 16 of the Champions League. We want to come back in the Champions League position in the league, we want to prepare properly for the next round of the FA Cup and I wish that in the next 16 years it will be exactly the same for the club and that the fans will be happy.
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More than two years after the completion of an important Los Angeles public works project, the contributions of a chemical manufacturer continue to contribute to the city's landscape. The manufacturer developed a solution that helped save the city $17.2 million and create a graffiti-free zone in the heart of one of its most defaced areas.
The Alameda Corridor opened in 2002 following more than two decades of planning and five years of construction. The $2.4 billion endeavor—which connects the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to downtown Los Angeles—was constructed to streamline freight transportation and reduce the congestion that snarls the city's roadways.
From a transportation perspective, the corridor's completion was a significant achievement. The project included the 40-foot concrete walls of the Mid-Corridor; this expansive below-ground railway serves as the heart of the corridor, consolidating 90 miles of rail lines over a 10-mile stretch.
The city of Los Angeles formed the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) in 1989 to oversee the project. The authority united various public works offices in charge of the corridor's design and construction. One of ACTA's responsibilities was to acquire an effective concrete curing agent, which would be applied to the walls of the corridor to achieve maximum surface hardness. ACTA also sought an anti-graffiti treatment for the corridor walls.
ACTA's initial approach included applying the two products separately. With the curing agent estimated to cost $0.07 to $0.10 per square foot, and the anti-graffiti agent projected to cost as much as $2 per square foot, the job would be both time consuming and costly.
ACTA spent 22 months entertaining and evaluating offers from numerous sealant, coating, and chemical manufacturers. The chosen solution came from SEI Chemical, a specialty chemical developer in Northridge, Calif. SEI was able to reduce cost and increase performance through its GPC-100, a graffiti proofer and concrete curing agent. The product provided a two-in-one approach that cured the concrete while creating a barrier against graffiti. Furthermore, GPC-100's furnished and installed cost of $0.23 per square foot saved roughly $ 12.2 million; applying two separate products could have cost more than $2 per square foot.
The treatment process, which began in 1999 and was completed in 2002, encompassed 60 miles and 6½ million square feet of concrete, representing the largest structure treated with anti-graffiti products in the world. The application of GPC-100 proved both functionally and financially successful, saving more than $5 million in labor costs over two separate applications. More than two years later, the Mid-Corridor is the only section of the structure that remains untainted by spray paint, positioned between two outer corridors that are covered in graffiti.
SEI offers a range of anti-graffiti coatings and graffiti removers. The company is working with the California DOT (Caltrans) to develop a variety of anti-graffiti solutions. One is an anti-stick optically clear film product for road signs; Caltrans currently spends approximately $100,000 per month to replace vandalized signs.
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I'm no ballistics expert but by thinking about the physics behind it, I'd say that with all things remaining constant and varying weight of the bullet will not affect recoil in any significant way. The initial inclination is to say that the recoil will be more with the heavier bullet because for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. That means that to move a heavier slug, recoil will be increased. This isn't necessarily the case because there is another variable in play. On my Desert Eagle, it has 6" in which to accelerate the bullet. Holding the powder constant in the equation, the heavier bullet will not reach the same muzzle velocity as the lighter slug. So recoil will likely be the same. If you were to use a heavier slug and more/different powder in order to reach the same muzzle velocity, you would definately have more recoil.
So to answer your question. I believe that recoil will be about the same regardless. Changing the slug and keeping all other factors constant, the recoil will not be more, but muzzle velocity will suffer.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.