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About 1 in 10 highway deaths occurs in a crash involving a large truck.
Based on their Numberbers on the road and on the amount they travel, large trucks (tractor-trailers, single-unit trucks, and some cargo vans weighing more than 10,000 pounds) account for more than their share of highway deaths. Large trucks have higher fatal crash rates per mile traveled than passenger vehicles, although a higher percentage of large truck travel occurs on interstates, the safest roads.
Most deaths in large truck crashes are passenger vehicle occupants rather than occupants of large trucks. The main problem is the vulnerability of people traveling in smaller vehicles. Trucks often weigh 20-30 times as much as passenger cars, and are taller with greater ground clearance.
Truck braking capability can be a factor in truck crashes. Loaded tractor-trailers take 20-40 percent farther than cars to stop, and the discrepancy is greater when trailers are empty, on wet and slippery roads, or with poorly maintained brakes. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 1987. Heavy truck safety study. Report no. DOT HS-807-109. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation. Truck driver fatigue also is a known crash risk. Drivers of large trucks are allowed by federal hours-of-service regulations to drive up to 11 hours at a stretch and up to 77 hours over a 7-day period. Surveys indicate that many drivers violate the regulations and work longer than permitted. Braver, E.R.; Preusser, C.W.; Preusser, D.F.; Baum, H.M.; Beilock, R.; and Ulmer, R.G. 1992. Long hours and fatigue: a survey of tractor-trailer drivers. Journal of Public Health Policy 13: 341-66. McCartt, A.T.; Hammer, M.C.; and Fuller, S.Z. 1997. Work and sleep/rest factors associated with driving while drowsy: experiences among long-distance truck drivers. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 95-108. Des Plaines, IL: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. McCartt, A.T.; Hellinga L.A.; and Solomon, M.G. 2008. Work schedules of long-distance truck drivers before and after 2004 hours-of-service rule change. Traffic Injury Prevention 9: 201-10.
The following facts are based on analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
A total of 4,602 people died in large truck crashes in 2007. Sixteen percent of these deaths were truck occupants, 70 percent were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles, and 12 percent were pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists. Large truck crash deaths have declined 30 percent overall since 1979, when they were at an all-time high. There has been a greater percentage decline among occupants of large trucks (46 percent) than among occupants of passenger vehicles (24 percent).
Deaths in crashes involving large trucks, 1975-2007
Ninety-seven percent of vehicle occupants killed in two-vehicle crashes involving a passenger vehicle and a large truck in 2007 were occupants of the passenger vehicles.
Large trucks accounted for 4 percent of registered vehicles and 7 percent of miles traveled in 2007.5 Eleven percent of motor vehicle crash deaths in 2007 occurred in large truck crashes.
Seventy-four percent of deaths in large truck crashes in 2007 were in crashes involving tractor-trailers and 28 percent were in crashes involving single-unit trucks.
Sixty-three percent of large truck occupants killed in multiple-vehicle crashes in 2007 occurred in collisions involving another large truck.
Eleven percent of all passenger vehicle occupant deaths and 23 percent of passenger vehicle occupant deaths in multiple-vehicle crashes in 2007 occurred in crashes with large trucks.
Among vehicle occupants killed in large truck crashes, both the rate of passenger vehicle occupant deaths per truck mile traveled Federal Highway Administration. 2008. Highway statistics, 2007. Washington, DC: US Department of Transportation. and the rate of large truck occupant deaths per truck mile traveled declined substantially from 1975 to 2007. The percentage decline in the death rate for large truck occupants (71 percent) exceeded the percentage decline in the rate for passenger vehicle occupants (58 percent).
Vehicle occupant deaths in large truck crashes per 100 million truck miles traveled, 1975-2007
Fifty-eight percent of deaths in large truck crashes in 2007 occurred on major roads other than interstates and freeways, 30 percent occurred on interstates and freeways, and 10 percent occurred on minor roads.
Sixty-six percent of large truck crash deaths in 2007 occurred from 6 am to 6 pm, compared with 45 percent of crash deaths involving other types of vehicles.
Seventeen percent of large truck crash deaths in 2007 occurred on Saturday and Sunday, compared with 38 percent of crash deaths involving other types of vehicles.
Fifty-four percent of large truck occupant deaths in 2007 occurred in crashes in which their vehicles rolled over. This was lower than the percentage of SUV occupant deaths (58 percent) that occurred in rollover crashes and higher than the percentage of occupant deaths in pickups (47 percent) and cars (25 percent) involving rollovers.
Sixty-two percent of large truck occupant deaths in 2007 occurred in single-vehicle crashes, compared with 51 percent of passenger vehicle occupant deaths.
Seventeen percent of large trucks in fatal crashes in 2007 were involved in single-vehicle crashes; in contrast, 40 percent of passenger vehicles in fatal crashes were involved in single-vehicle crashes.
Thirty-six percent of fatally injured large truck drivers in 2007 were using seat belts, compared with 43 percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers. Belt use was unknown for 21 percent of fatally injured large truck drivers, compared with 7 percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers.
In contrast with passenger vehicle drivers, large truck drivers killed in fatal crashes rarely have high blood alcohol concentrations (BACs). Truck drivers are subject to strict government regulations concerning drinking and driving. Only 2 percent of fatally injured large truck drivers in 2007 had BACs at or above 0.08 percent, down from 17 percent in 1982. Comparatively, 35 percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers in 2007 had BACs at or above 0.08 percent compared to 51 percent in 1982.


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It seems almost a necessity for competitors to have a tan. When you see someone who is not tan, they stick out like a sore thumb. What do you think about this? What do you do to make sure you are dark?
Actually, I've got the dark enough issue covered, no tan-in-a-bottle required! :lol: But yes, as a rule, competitors do need that fake tan. Just make sure it's not too orange. Yuck! As a matter of interest, Corky Ballas mentioned the need for a good tan on the "Judge's View" video. Incidentally, that video is worth a watch, if you want to compete. Very interesting to hear several ballroom judges talk about what they look for in competitive dancers. Every single one mentioned dancing with the music. Like, duh! But I guess it must be an issue.
Just out of curiosity, where did all this fake stuff start anyway? I can see why women's makeup is of theatrical proportions -- so you can see them and their facial expressions from a distance. But why does everybody have to be brown, when so few ballroom competitors are naturally brown? Why not just be white or whatever color you naturally are? Who started all this stuff, anyway?
I think it has do do with the lighting. Usually, there is an intense amout of light on the competitors, causing them to look more washed out than normal.
You got me :? ? I don't understand why everyone needs to be tanned, like it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. What has the color of your skin got to do with your ability to dance?
My favorite bread is called Hemp bread. It's in the health food section. Every slice is loaded with protein and fiber. That's one thing I like about swing dancers. They don't worry about things like this. They just dance.
Jenn, Now why did I know you'd be the first to answer this??? I'm Italian, kinda of olive-toned skin, but for the life of me, I've never ever heard of "getting a tan for competition." I certainly-absolutely-even though we have a pool in the back yard - stay out of the sun! I've won competitions w/o tanning, so is it just the ballroom people that do this? The ballroom comps that I've been to . . . all the top dancers appear to have a tan!
I have one of those complexions that does not get tan easily. I've never gone to extremes to get a tan, but I've never won a major event either. I'm wondering if it make THAT big of a difference. I also wonder about the color of the clothes you wear. Would wearing black vs. white make a difference as far as contrast with the skin color?
I don't know if it's just ballroom people, but I'll tell ya, I found that judge's view video to be so enlightening. Totally amazing to me how many superficial things were mentioned. Things like manicures, and costumes, and hair, and tans. Like what does that have to do with dancing? :? But most of the judges mentioned it. Can't figure it out myself.
Come to think of it . . . I cannot ever recall seeing someone who competed that looked frumpy - costume (any aspect of), unshined or dirty shoes, messy hair - ever win. It was always someone who had their self together, but neither gender, nor size, nor skin color had anything to do with them winning, or as a matter of fact, losing.
That's true. It's like a job interview. Poor grooming will eliminate you right away. But once you get past that, you have to bring and sell your skills, right? So same thing with dance competition (I hope :? ). You bring the total good-looking package so that you don't get eliminated, but hopefully it's your skills that win or lose for you. Please tell me this is how it is, Vince (or others).
It's true. It's the whole package, and you can be judged from the moment you step out on the floor. So, be on your toes! Never ever give anything less than the biggest smile you can muster up! Turn the nervousness into energy! Remember those things that I gave you a while back. "You know what to do . . . as Dr. Laura says . . . now go do it!
The reason many tan is so they don't look pasty on the floor. Usually it's the Latin or Rhythm competitors that have those dark tans. Personally I feel more comfortable wearing a skimpy latin costume if I'm tan. Much like wearing a bikini in the summer. I think it's kind of gross to pasty white legs dancing around in front of you. Plus it also hides skin flaws like broken blood vessels and bruises which are pretty commmon with the lady dancers. If your just dancing smooth or standard and your costume covers you up you don't really need to tan if you have healthy color to your face. Remember PASTY IS OUT!!! :lol:
I hadn't thought about the Latin/standard difference. But you're right. I've seen many photos of standard dance competitors looking quite white! The Latin dancers are always brown. (Or orange, if the tanning solution didn't work right :lol: )
I highly suggest the Mystic Tanning spray on tan booth. It gives an even golden brown (not orangy) color in seconds. It washes off in about a week and a half so if you only tan for comps you can get rid of it easily. I like the look of tans, and I also believe it has something to do with not being washed out. The competitive dance world is sad to say, very vain. much like the modeling and acting world.
Here is what I look like normally. I am very pale. Steve calls me "see-through". I prefer to not have to tan...I swore I would never tan...I hate tanning from a bottle (smelly,messy,ruins sheets and clothes,look weird at grocery store...) but it is impossible for me to tan naturally. So I use ProTan. And when I use it I actually look fine on the comp floor. You can actually see the muscle definition in my back and arms and legs. Which is why the bodybuilders always tan to impossible darkness. The shadows on the skin actually show up and help define the muscles. Without a tan the light just bounces and reflects in the valleys creating a very smooth non-muscular (pasty) apperance. So for a few comps this summer I decided to brave the beast and go sans tan. UUGGH...I look horrible...I actually glow. I learned my lesson and began tanning as soon as I saw this picture.
Actually, I think you like quite nice with or without a tan, but, looking at your competition photo, can see why you choose to tan. You do look healthier. It's an interesting point you make about muscle definition. I hadn't thought about that before, but it makes sense. And the muscle definition in your back definitely does show with your pro-tan on. Hmm. Food for thought. Thanks. Jenn
See? I did think about it. Is showing off muscle definition and body movement why Latin costumes are so skimpy? Anyone have a thought on this?
i am pale as pale can be lol. and i always wondered why you had to be tan. coaches and other dancers told me that, well, when you think of latin dances like cha cha ,samba, rumba, etc. you think of latin girls and guys with dark skin, like in brazil with the samba. i guess latin dancers are supposed to LOOK latin. it's all about acting on the floor. it's sexier to have a tan also. i personally HATE tanning. but you gotta do it. what i dont uderstand is why standard people need tans. i dunno :?:
I agree totally on the "looking Latin" part, dolceamore. A lot of the more advanced people on my team tan like crazy, and many of them dye their hair dark brown or black :shock: Yes, it can get a bit nuts sometimes, which is sad because it seems like anymore a good dancer will be overlooked if they don't have the right "look". Which is why I really admire one of my coaches, the fabulous Dan Rutherford, who is one of the top american rhythm pros in the nation...you see, Dan is BLONDE. In Latin and Rhythm, this is almost taboo, as you can look at a competition floor and see that most of the competitors are either brunette or raven-haired. I remember him saying in an interview once that over the years, many people had encouraged him to dye his hair to "fit in" with the standard created for latin and rhythm dancers, but he refused, saying that he liked being blonde and that it made him stand out more. And now he is recognized worldwide as one of the best rhythm dancers. I guess it goes to show that looks don't dictate EVERYTHING in dancing...


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Final Fantasy Tactics has been out for a while now, but I finally decided to toss out some of my own thoughts on the game. I must admit, while this game is easily in my top three favorites of all time, it really is not for everyone. The turn-based combat is slow compared to most of the games that are out today. Anyone looking for a fast-paced, high-action experience would do best to search elsewhere. However, if you are looking for a game that requires building a strategy, planning attacks, and creating your own team from a mixture of classes, you really cannot go wrong with Final Fantasy Tactics.
One of the things that stood out to me more than anything when I first began to play this game was the graphics. The characters are not the normal blocky polygonal messes that most games were producing around the time, but very well animated sprites. The characters all have a very interesting, almost cartoony look, but at the same time don't make you feel like you are playing a little kid's game.
For me, it was a welcomed difference from games that try to create incredibly realistic or menacing characters and fail miserably. The battlefields are created with polygons, but still look sharp and incredibly detailed. This allows for the camera to be rotated and zoomed (though limitedly), in order to allow you a better view of the battlefield. Even the menus and fonts are all appealing. Graphically the game has few if any flaws and is still one of the best looking games because it is simple and colorful, but does not feel at all cheap.
The sounds used in Final Fantasy Tactics are all pretty basic, but still wonderful. The music compliments the battles and cut-scenes perfectly and never feels out of place. The attacks and spells are nothing unexpected or amazing, but that fit very well into the game. The voices of characters and monsters are limited to death cries. While there are only three of these cries (male, female, and monster) they never feel repetitive or old.
The controls for the game are very simple, but they may take a while to master because the game is a little complex at first. I highly recommend taking advantage of the tutorial portion of the game that is offered. It really does not take that long to go through and it will save you unneeded hassle later on.
Now, as for the depth of the game play, it is where this game shines for me. I do not like going into details on the story during a review, I think that ruins the experience, but I will say that it is very interesting and complete with twists and turns. One possible downside is that if you play like I did, you may run around and enter battles for so long that you forget where exactly you are in the story. You can reference a history of sorts at any time when you are in the main world map, so that can help get you back on track.
The game itself provides you with numerous classes (or jobs as the game refers to them) to level up and apply to your character. These jobs include soldiers, knights, black mages, white mages, time mages, thieves, summoners, and many more. There are easily over 500 abilities to gain between all of the jobs and countless ways to build your party. Probably my favorite aspect is that every character gets a main job and then the option to add the abilities of a second job to use in battle. This means that you could have a knight who also casts black magic or a summoner who can also steal.
Most battles allow you to include five party members, so your overall team can be anything from a traditional party of knights and mages to an all samurai group. I was sad when I learned that the recent spin-offs of this game limited certain classes to certain species of characters and made it impossible to mix jobs like lancers and thieves. However, in Final Fantasy Tactics there are no limits to your party creation. Also, these spin-offs include "laws" which do things like state that you cannot use magic in a certain battle. This made me angry, because it makes some of your party useless. Luckily, this game had it right from the start. There are no "laws" to follow. You can set up whatever strategy you would like to in order to win battle. I can begin to describe the number of different parties I have created and tried out.
The battles are mostly just "defeat all enemies" with a few protection quests mixed in. Combat involves moving your character and selecting to attack, use an item, or cast a spell. You can also wait which means you make no move or action, but your character then comes up quicker in the turn mix. This is helpful if you want an enemy to move up so you can attack them, but do not want to move yourself. You can lure enemies into traps with a clever use of the wait feature. The characters use the traditional HP and MP bars and every action yields experience to level up your character and job points to level up your job and purchase new abilities. Defeated characters and enemies have three turns to be revived or for the battle to be won or they die. The lame thing about this is that if one of your characters dies (not the main one, because then it is game over) they are gone for good. I ended up resetting when this happened, which can be annoying if it happens too much. It sounds pretty involved, but after a few battles it all makes sense.
Another major plus is that you can walk around the map and engage in random battles with enemies who level up with you. This means that if you get stuck at a part in the story that you are not high enough of a level to handle, you can train up as much as you like without worrying that you will have to grind on enemies with low experience rewards for hours just to move on. The balance to this is that you have to move on in the story to get access to better weapons and weapons for new jobs that you have unlocked (you unlock jobs by leveling up other jobs or a combination of other jobs). The main story encounters, which are red dots on the world map, are set in terms of enemy levels, so if you train too much the fight will be incredibly easy.
Overall, the game is amazing if you do not mind the slower turn-based style. I have spent hours just entering random fights, leveling up my party, getting new jobs, and earning enough job-points to purchase a new skill. A minor complaint is that your overall party size is capped at sixteen, so if you want to keep all of the special characters they offer you, you will have to give up a few of your regular characters. The cool thing about regular characters is that their appearance changes with their main job, while special characters always look the same. That can get boring, so I always have regular characters so their looks fit their jobs and also because you can name regular characters anything you want. I think this game is one of the best ever made. If you love RPGs, I would say buy it. If you are a bit hesitant then rent it. I will say they that most of my friends who hated it their first time playing it, picked it back up later and fell in love. I say no matter what, it is worth trying out.
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Thanks Iz!!!!!!!
So I have a crazy time trying to get custom mycarta from suppliers that make it and I hate making it myself, it takes to much time and it stinks to high heaven.
But I decided the only way to get it consistently was to go back to making it myself so that's what I'm doing. To solve the stink problem I'm now using epoxy instead of resin.
So it's available for order once again. But here's the not so fine print:
It will be very expensive for two reasons. 1. epoxy is much higher in price than resin. 2. if I don't price it high then I'll be putting it on every knife I make and I absolutely don't have time to do that. So to limit orders for it I have to price it high.
How high is high? $50.00 up charge.
There is a way to get it cheaper though. When time allows I make an extra knife or two a month. Some of these will have custom mycarta for handles and will only be a $20.00 up charge on the finished knife. The reason is that I can make these knives when time allows and if I have to put them off for a month I can because nobody's waiting on them to get done. So if you want a unique handle set up but don't want to pay the crazy mark up then this is the way to get one. Just watch my site store or become a member to get a head up when one is available.
I plan on doing burlap in natural (pictured), red and dark (almost black) green.
Some thermal (long john material) mycarta in natural color, maybe some corduroy and maybe some natural canvas. Plus whatever else that strikes my fancy when I get time.
Just a heads up to those that have been asking about it.
Thanks for looking,
Thanks Iz!!!!!!!
Love the Burlap!
Looking forward to seeing it on something!
Did up some red burlap yesterday.
And I got a little crazy with this one.
I was trying to go for a throwback look. I wanted something like the old striped celluloid handles that some pocket knives had back in the day.
It's not gonna work though because I couldn't get the stripes directly registered with each other no matter how hard I tried.
I might still use it, if nobody wants it then I'll just keep it or re-handle the knife later down the road.
Thanks for looking,
The throwback mycarta turned into "throw away" mycarta. heh. I cut it open to see what the contoured spots would look like when the handle was done and didin't like what I saw. Way to wild for me.
So I made some white thermal mycarta tonight. This stuff is cool. I made some maroon thermal a while ago and it turned out looking almost like carbon fiber.
Too bad that throwback didn't work. When I saw it, it took me back to my grandparents. They had bed pillows made with that exact material. Do you ever do blue jean micarta? I would love to see what that thermal looks like on a finished knife. Just poked my head in here this morning and will be back for sure. You really do some awesome work!!!
Thanks, LIL. I appreciate it.
Yeah, I was really disappointed when the throwback turned out the way it did. I wish I could find something similar to the old celluloid handles, they just have so much nostalgia about them.
The thermal micarta should be on a knife by the end of the week.
I put some maroon thermal micarta on a green river knife I gave away about a year ago. I thought it turned out really nice looking, sorta like carbon fiber.
Thanks for the kind words, my friend.
I see what you mean about it "darkening" the material. I may try to find some of that other resin when I run outta this can. So Iz are these thermal materails used? That's getting a lil to close to knowing the maker if you know what I mean!
Lol, Ridge. I at least washed them before I used 'em.
A close up of the White thermal micarta. It came out almost looking like the Jade g10.
Kinda looks like wet cotton balls in the pic is that the way it looks live? You happy with it or will you not be using it again?
Yeah, I kinda like it actually. I want to find some in brown or olive drab if I can and see how that shakes out.
This is awesome.
You ever think about doing a video on your process?
Thank, pde. I've never really thought about doing one, I might though.
I'm doing a hidden tang tutorial now so maybe after that.
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Welsh electroacoustic artist Mark Walters aka Savaran comes to Feedbackloop with a five track EP 'Resonances' after a number of netlabel releases over the past year. Utilising both digital and analogue instrumentation with field recordings, samples and an array of effects, Mark develops refined micro-soundscapes, tightly knit into granular textures which demand an attentive ear. In Resonances he marks waypoints in the contours of his own life, describing personal experiences - memories of events and locations - and his own interests in history, astronomy and geology.
Opener 'The Forest' is closely grounded in nature, a perpetually moving and shifting piece - being more and more ethereal. 'Aurora' cinematically depicts the sound of the lights in the sky created by particles passing through the atmosphere. A granular focus that is present also in the micro movements suggested in 'Tectonic'. Constructed literally from the vibrations of earthquakes through a custom built digital effect, the track offers a kind of cathartis, made all the more relevant with the recent happenings in Japan. 'Graaw' is a childhood place remembered and revisted, illustrated with a careful eye, and representative of Mark's unique observational style.
In last track 'Delphic' we've travelled as far from earthly groundings as we can, to otherworldly dimensions set within Greek mythology. Delphi was the seat of the oracle, housed in the temple of Apollo. Inspired by this historic reference - Mark translates these dramatic visuals into an exciting sonic experience.
Resonances is deeply personal, born from historic and personal interest which reveals itself to be emotionally evocative and intriguing for the listener. By allowing us this intimate insight into these parts of himself, Mark achieves a brilliant expression of his own history, memory and self.
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Savaran is Mark Walters from Wales, UK. He is an electronic musician, sound designer, sound artist and full-time archaeologist recording from his small home studio on the Welsh border near Shrewsbury.
His music crosses many of the electronic genres but leans toward the ambient, experimental, electro-acoustic, cinematic and soundscaping styles of production. Inspiration comes from many directions including the random daily events that life throws at you, landscapes, environment, atmosphere, geology, astronomy, past cultures, or just the indefinable need to make music. The music itself is created on a variety of digital and analog instruments and blended with field recordings, sampled sounds and an array of effects. The end result is a textured palette of sounds derived from visual and audible references which explore our own world and the universe beyond at the macro and micro levels.
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Section 1601. Department of senior services; commissioner. There shall be a department of senior services, the head of which shall be the commissioner. The commissioner of said department shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the county executive. There shall be no deputy commissioner nor shall any position be created, by whatever title, providing for duties and emoluments which would be appurtenant in fact to the office of a deputy commissioner of the department.
Section 1602. Powers and duties. The commissioner of the department shall:
- Act as a local administrative officer for planning and coordination of services for senior citizens in cooperation with the county executive and the county legislature;
- Serve as an advocate in order to make existing service systems more effective and accessible to senior citizens;
- Assess the future needs of senior citizens to insure the continuance of beneficial programs and to implement additional services according to need and demographics including handicapped and disabled senior citizens;
- Apply for such federal and state funds and grants as may be beneficial to senior citizen's programs;
- Function as a coordinator with the cities, towns and villages within the county for community based systems for senior citizens;
- Gather and disseminate information relating to the needs of the aging and inform the public through an awareness program of the services and facilities available to senior citizens;
- Initiate and monitor programs to preserve the safety of senior citizens with respect to transportation services and crime prevention;
- Perform such further duties as may be prescribed or directed by the county executive or the county legislature.
Section 1603. Advisory board. There shall be established an advisory board to the department of senior services.
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The World was in Sydney Harbour this weekend, you can buy 'apartments' aboard the boat for between $750,000 to $3.6 mil. Or $600 per night per person!!!
The World in the Harbour
Friday lunchtime was spent as Asago, a great little Japanese place around the corner from us, here are my work buddies having a great time –
Japanese Style Lunch
Friday night, Amy, Simone, Stu, Nancy, Marcus and myself went to the Sydney Observatory which was excellent, the new telescope there was focused on Jupiter, looking at it you could see the lines in the planet! The telescope was very clever in that it moved with the planet so didn't need to be adjusted. We then had a look through the oldest working telescope in Australia at a star and the guy had to keep adjusting it to see the star. Brilliant! The tour guide was really good as well as the 3D show of the universe.
Saturday morning the waves were low so it was a good opportunity to go down the beach and shoot the curl on the new mal! It was a really good time I wasn't scared at all ( the waves were small ) and managed to catch a few. A Manly buddy was there, Russian, and I flukely met up with him in the water which was cool!! It was a liberating experience to go back in the ocean fearless and when I caught the waves it was an even better feeling.
Afterwards Rach and Mike had a BBQ in Bondi so we drove over there and had a great time. Tiina from Finland was over on holiday so she popped in to say hello which was cool! Also got the down low on Cooster's boomerang house which he is building in Queensland.
BBQ Party Bondi Style
Mel, Cooster, Amy, Mike, Rach, Cooster's Flatmate, Esther, Chris, Russian, Erin and Snappers
A great weekend yet again it ended too quickly. Good to see Fizzer has updated his blog with his trip to Ireland, which looked like fun, shame about the surf inconsistency, always the way! Also nice to see Andy from Birmingham getting into the blogging scene on myspace. I knew the day had to come when the village boys got into blogging.
On a side note I mentioned a few times about the Paris Hilton Naked scandal that rocks G2007, firstly, the dude that features in that Scandal is currently keeping it real over in China at the moment as a teacher, just got an update from Ian via email with a picture of his over flowing toilet and a mosquito bite on his foot….nice. The new scandal is that the inital Paris Hilton google image search has now sent the pictures two the number 2 and 3 slots as results, consequently around 2000 people a day who are searching for pictures of Paris Hilton naked come to this website. I have made the decision to put advertisements on the pages they are hitting to see if I could turn around any revenue, so far this month there's been a total of 27,000 visitors of which 252 click on the advertisement, turning round a nice tidy profit of $6.91! Can't give up the day job just yet!
Amy and I left Sydney on Thursday night for the weekend of Taryn and Wade's Wedding. It was a stormy day in Sydney and so was good to wake up at Amy's parents house to find it a nice sunny hot day!
Amy and myself stayed over at Sam and Elliot's house the next night where we got to hold baby Cooper which was great fun!
Little Baby Cooper in Booties
The next day Amy and Sam went to get the 'spray on tan' I was thinking it would be funny if they came back and looked a bit like Ross in "The One with Ross' Tan". When they did get back, it was a bit of a shock to see Sam and Amy looking like they'd just spent 6 weeks on the beach in Barbados! Fortunately the effect was not long lasting, in fact it was completely planned as half of it washed off by the next morning.
The next morning we went back to Amy's parents house where Taryn was already getting ready for her wedding to Wadeo later on that day. I spent the rest of the morning watching everyone get ready.
Sisters with the hairdresser / make up lady
When the time came we drove to the Marriot Hotel and the official photographer met up to take photos of everyone –
Photograph of the photographer and Amy's dad and Taryn
We saw about two other brides whilst waiting for the cars to come to pick everyone up funny when most days you see none! When the car came I was lucky enough to ride shot gun in the brides vehicle. This is my favourite photo of Taryn –
Taryn as bride in the nice cars
The wedding was at Eves on the River in Brisbane which was very nice, the sun was shining and there was a light breeze. It reminded me of Karine and Marks wedding that I went to just over a year ago.
Here are the bridesmaids Amy and Sam, Wade-o and Taryn at the ceremony –
Wedding on the River
Amy's parents and the party
The evening went down with a couple of speeches, cutting the cake and some lovely sea food. I had the chicken for dinner which was very nice and I also made some friends on the table I was sitting on which was nice.
The next day Amy and me went down to the Gold Coast, which I hadn't been to before. It was the eve of the 5th year Anniversary of September 11th so we went up the world's tallest residential tower, the Q1 Tower in Surfer's Paradise, which also have the fastest elevators in the country at 9 meters a second and is the 20th tallest building in the world. This is what it looks like from the 77th floor –
Gold Coast Scrapers
Afterwards we went down to Burleigh Heads beach, it was a bit of an overcast day so no surfing or swimming today. Here is the Burleigh Heads beach looking back at Surfers Paradise –
Burleigh Heads Beach
Afterwards we made a quick visit to Amy's Beach Nanny and then went and had pizza with Amy's family to celebrate Sam's birthday and wish Taryn and Wade-o happy holidays as they flew off to Thailand for their round-the-world honeymoon!


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Will Apple Launch a Second Generation iPad Mini in 2013?
"We're seeing potential in the third quarter period of panel production for a higher-resolution iPad mini," DisplaySearch analyst Paul Semenza revealed to CNET. "When would the [next] mini be available? Could be third quarter or fourth quarter."
Another thing that makes predicting an iPad mini 2 launch date tricky is the inevitable upgrade to a Retina-class display. The current iPad mini sports a 1024x768 resolution panel, and it's hard to imagine Apple not upgrading to something much higher. If so, there are challenges to overcome, such as ensuring a steady supply of parts.
The other hurdle is fitting a Retina-class panel into a thin and light form factor. They're heavier panels, as evidenced by the 3rd and 4th generation 9.7-inch iPads weighing more than the non-Retina iPad 2. Keep in mind the iPad mini measures a scant 7.2mm, which is something Apple's awfully proud of.
While on the topic of handheld tablets, Semenza said Google may beat Apple to the punch by launching an upgraded Nexus 7 before the iPad mini 2. Semenza says the next Nexus 7 is likely to feature a 1920x1200 resolution panel, versus 1280x800 in the current version.
What will all these upgraded tablets cost? Probably the same as current models, if past product launches are any indication. If you're looking for a price break, Apple recently started selling refurbished iPad mini and 4th generation 9.7-inch iPad tablets.


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Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise Book Review
by tadandersonThis book is a smorgasbord of mobile information. I purchased and printed the Rough Cuts version as soon as it came out. This book saved me tons of time getting up to speed with the latest information on the mobile world.
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Today Google Chrome Blog annouced that Google Chrome new fastest beta is officialy available for Windows, Mac and Linux.They told that Today's new beta release incorporates one of Chrome's most significant speed and performance increases to date, with 30% and 35% improvement on the V8 and SunSpider benchmarks over the previous beta channel release. In fact, looking back in time, Chrome's performance has improved by as much as 213% and 305% on these two benchmarks since our very first beta.
This beta release also includes bookmark sync into the browser, which allows you to keep your bookmarks synchronized on multiple computers using your Google Account. Beta users can now synchronize not only bookmarks, but also browser preferences including themes, homepage and startup settings, web content settings, and language. By popular demand especially from avid Chrome extensions users, you can now install and use Chrome extensions while in incognito mode.
Apart from this this beta also contains the goodness of some new HTML5 features, namely Geolocation APIs, App Cache, web sockets, and file drag-and-drop capabilities. Additionally, this is the first Chrome beta that features initial integration of the Adobe Flash Player plug-in with Chrome, so that you can browse a rich, dynamic web with added security and stability — you'll automatically receive security and feature updates for Flash Player with Chrome's auto-update mechanism.
So To try out all these new features, download Chrome on the Windows beta channel, or download the Mac or Linux betas.


text: StarCraft II Brings its Players Closer TogetherLuke Plunkett7/13/11 2:30amFiled to: Hands across americastarcraft iiBlizzardPCMacNews91EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkBlizzard's strategy smash StarCraft II will soon be "linking" many of its regions together, in a move that will give its players a whole new world of people to kick ass with/against.AdvertisementBeginning July 25, Battle.net will link the following servers together:• Europe -> Russia • Korea -> Taiwan • North America -> Latin AmericaAdvertisementBlizzard says "having a larger pool of players means the automated matchmaker for ladder games will be faster and more effective at finding opponents at or near your skill level."You'll also be able to make friends with these newcomers to your server. Provided, that is, you can understand what the hell they're saying.Coming Soon: StarCraft II Region Linking [StarCraft II]Reply91 repliesLeave a reply


text: Kerkorian Warns What? The Times' Micki Maynard Interviews Tracinda's "Spokesperson"Ray Wert7/06/06 7:20pmFiled to: NewsGmGM-Renault-NissanNews: Industry NewsNissanRenaultJerry YorkKirk Kerkorian0EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkThis image was lost some time after publication. Yeah, it's total speculation on our part but we can't think of anyone else Micki would be talking to with this kind of knowledge of the direction Tracinda's looking to take with GM — save Kirk Kerkorian or Jerry York or one of their inner circle. We're ruling out usual suspect Anthony Mandekic, who's usually more than willing to sign anything Tracinda sends out (in fairness, that's his job as secretary/treasurer/flunky of the board of the holding company). That leaves us with three possible perps, all of whom know their proverbial shit (see paragraph five for sly out-of-quotes usage of Kerkorian's name). Nonetheless, this "spokesperson" said a number...Advertisement...of interesting things. First of all Tracinda/Kerkorian believe GM must look at any proposal dropped in front of them. As the source says:"[Kerkorian]...thinks the board ought to look at every possibility, and he's expecting the board to do the right thing"And that's what exactly? To look at things with an open mind? Has anyone been to the RenCen recently? The people inside may have had the concrete bunker outside removed, but they're acting as if it never left.AdvertisementAnd it sounds as though a bunker may be exactly what the folks there'll need if the "spokesperson" is correct — because Kirk, like the Captain, is a man of action:"[If GM decides not to listen to a proposal] then he'd [Kerkorian'd] be very disappointed by that, and he might have to react..."Although the spokesperson didn't elaborate — it's plain to see what he means — hostile takeover, baby! Batten down the hatches, GM — you think it's bad now? Woo-hoo, you ain't seen nuthin' yet! You remember what Kirk did last time he threatened something like that. That's right, he drove Chrysler right into the hands of Daimler-Benz...hey! Wait a second, that's kind of like what's happening now! Kerkorian, you sneaky octagenarian, you!Investor Presses G.M. Board on Alliance Decision (reg. req.) [NYT]SponsoredRelated: More GM-Renault-Nissan [internal]ReplyLeave a reply


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FOSTORIA - The city's 2002 general fund budget is showing a $1.16 million deficit, and city leaders have scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss it.
The budget has been depleted by an increase in expenditures, officials said.
Mayor John Davoli organized a meeting of city departments heads for this morning. He said possible cuts in spending would be discussed at the meeting.
As a result of the deficit, council members last week rejected a proposal to increase their annual pay to $4,000 from $3,000 a year.


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Does a phone need a soul?
That's what's missing from the Galaxy S4, Samsung's boldest effort yet to supplant Apple Inc.'s iPhone as the pace- and trend-setter among mobile devices.
Certainly the S4, which arrives in the US this week, is loaded with enough high technology to send the geeky hipsters who populate Samsung's commercials into spasms of ecstasy.
At the same time, it includes an easy mode that hides much of that technology—in case your granny is just moving up from her old Motorola StarTA —as well as a business-users mode that seems designed to lure disgruntled BlackBerry customers.
Lost somewhere in this no-consumer-left-behind device, though, is any sense of personality. With its quad-core processor, 16 or 32 gigabytes of storage and 13-megapixel camera, it's state-of-the-art powerful, but several of its advanced features don't work very well, and it feels more like a collection of functions than a smoothly integrated experience.
Physically, the S4 bears a strong resemblance to its predecessor, the Galaxy S III. It's the same height and width, but at less than a third of an inch thick and 4.6 ounces is both thinner and lighter.
Dazzling display
Most important, its skinnier bezels allow for a larger screen—five inches, compared with the S III's 4.8 inches. And what a screen, with Samsung's Super AMOLED technology and a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels. As is common on Samsung devices, it's dazzling.
The same can't be said for the rest of the phone. It isn't nearly as handsome as the iPhone 5 or HTC's gorgeous One; the outstanding characteristic of its plastic body is its removable back, which both allows access to the battery and accommodates Samsung's new extra-cost S-View cover.
The S4's identity crisis isn't helped by what feels like an intensifying struggle for dominance between Samsung and Google Inc., whose Android operating system powers the phone.
With whom do you want to back up your phone's contents—Google or Samsung? You're prompted to sign up by each of them. What's your preferred source for movies, TV shows and apps—the Google Play store, or Samsung's Hub? Each is jockeying for your business, with different video players and separate libraries depending on where you acquired the material.
Dueling E-Mail
The competition even extends to how you check your Google e-mail and calendar and surf the Web.
One of the S4's coolest features is Air View: When you hover your finger above the screen it opens a preview of a message or calendar item, or a magnifying glass for Web material. I found it particularly useful for rapidly going through my inbox.
But it doesn't work in the familiar Gmail and Google Calendar apps, nor in Google's Chrome browser. Instead, you'll need to configure Samsung's own apps to check your mail and calendar. (The company says it may eventually allow third-party apps to take advantage of the feature.)
My experience with several of the other new technologies bundled into the S4 was decidedly mixed.
The Air Gestures feature, which lets you move between browser tabs or flip through photos by waving your hand, did work but was of limited value. Touching the screen isn't much of a hardship unless you spend a lot of time surfing the web with, say, barbecue sauce on your fingers.
Lame functions
Meanwhile, I had a hard time getting several of the other whizzy features to work properly. One, which is supposed to scroll through web pages and the like by following your gaze, was of limited use; it didn't always work, and when it did, it was much better at scrolling down than scrolling up.
And I never could get Smart Pause, which is supposed to stop playing a video when you look away from the screen, to work properly. Sometimes it would stop while I was looking directly at the screen, but most times it wouldn't stop even when I turned my head away.
More successful is the new interface for the camera, which is largely borrowed from Samsung's Galaxy Camera point-and- shoot. It does a bunch of neat tricks, like letting you shoot simultaneously from the front- and rear-facing cameras, putting yourself into an inset in the photo.
Another mode is supposed to take multiple-exposure pictures to let you capture a progressive event like a baby's steps in a single frame, but I got it to work only sporadically.
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The S4 also includes a built-in infrared blaster, so it can double as a universal TV remote. It worked well on both Samsung and Panasonic TVs in my home, and comes with an app that learns what you watch and helps you locate content you might like.
Battery life seems adequate to get you through a full day of use, though I wasn't able to test it on an LTE network, the fastest and most power-hungry type of connection: The company only made available the Sprint version of the phone, and the carrier doesn't yet have LTE coverage in most of the country.
Sprint is charging $250 for the 16 gigabyte model on a two- year contract, while AT&T is charging $200 and Verizon Wireless, which isn't launching the phone immediately, hasn't yet set a price. T-Mobile, which is doing away with the practice of subsidizing the cost of phones, is charging $630 but isn't requiring a two-year service commitment.
The Galaxy S4 is by no means a bad phone, but after the over-the-top marketing blitz surrounding it, the reality is a let-down. Bloomberg
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F*&k the Police? Sure, How About on This Car Here?
Surely the State Police officer seen here should use the George Costanza Defense: "Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorence on this thing, because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing is frowned upon…"
Hey, don't knock it — even that tiny chihuahua seems to be enjoying the al fresco coitus.
A surveillance camera installed to catch graffiti vandals on public property instead caught a New Mexico State Police officer, in full uniform with his utility belt strapped on, engaging in sex with an unidentified woman. Whether this was a scene from yet another remake of the Harvey Keitel vehicle Bad Lieutenant has not been disclosed by proper police or entertainment authorities.
New Mexico State Police placed the offending officer on leave. They refused to name the patrolman in the video. But the officer has been identified by multiple sources as Bert Lopez, and he was "honored in the Capitol Rotunda in May 2010 as the New Mexico State Police District 1 Officer of the Year," according to The New Mexican. "In July, he received a Challenge Coin, a select commendation his department bestows on officers identified as having gone above and beyond the call of duty."
NMSP said it will conduct an internal investigation to see if any laws were broken. Hopefully it will be revealed this was a consensual act between a woman who loves a good roleplay and a police officer who loves his job, rather than a case of a lawman taking advantage of someone with his badge and power.
The Santa Fe Sheriff's Office on Tuesday released two photographs from the hidden cam under a public records request by the Albuquerque Journal. Here's KOB's report:
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Sore/ulcer on Dwarf Gourami I think our Dwarf Gourami managed to cut himself on the single rock in the tank, and the cut on his nose has slowly worsened. We transferred him to a hospital tank about 3 weeks ago. The first week, I treated him with erythromycin and minocycline. He showed some improvement but then his sore seemed to get worse. The last two weeks, I've been treating him with melaleuca (Melafix). He seemed somewhat better the first week, but lately has been looking worse. Here are some pics of him from this evening: http://execute.net/fish/buddy1.jpg http://execute.net/fish/buddy2.jpg http://execute.net/fish/buddy3.jpg http://execute.net/fish/buddy4.jpg Any ideas? |
That is a bacterial infection. Sit tight, I'll need to find an appropriate med that is safe. Gouramis are sensitive to a lot of the common meds for that sort of thing. I'll be back when I find you a treatment that is safe and will work. Mean time, run some carbon in that filter and pull out any meds left in there. A 25% water change also. When I find something for you, it's not going to be able to mix with the melafix safely. What is the temp in that tank? |
Well I've been doing 90% water changes every day or every other day, because this hospital tank isn't cycled. Temp is about 80.5 deg F. |
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I only have a sec, am on my way out for the night. The meds you need are Binox and Kanamycin. Use both medications at the same time and dose according to the directions on each of them. There used to be 1 medication that was effective on Gouramis, but they don't make it anymore. I had to find the equivelant in something available... and that's the best I could find. The only difference will be that there will be some salt with the Binox, but that is ok, and should help if it does anything. Let me know if you need more help, I'll check in tomorrow. |
Thanks! I truly appreciate it. I'll have to check some local fish stores for those, as I don't recall seeing those particular meds at the local chain stores (such as Petsmart). |
If you are like me and don't like using meds, and would rather use natural herbal formulas, try using PimaFix and Mela Fix in combination. As with any meds, remove any carbon filtration prior and during dosing. |
PimaFix and Melafix, even if used together aren't going to be strong enough to handle this problem. Both of those medications will treat a fungal problem, but not the bacterial. This is probably why it appeared to get a bit better then took a turn for the worse using the Melafix. The Melafix probably took a hold of the fungal problem, but without curing the bacterial, the fungus will just come back again. The Binox/Kanamycin combination should kick both together. |
We found Kanamycin but were unable to find Binox locally. I started him on the Kanamycin, as his sore is looking really deep now. I'll order the Binox online and hope it gets here in time. |
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Torn So I am in need of some advice or input on my boarding situation. First off let me start by saying I have had my horse for almost a year. He has been moved around a lot as when I bought him I was at school and then I came home and sent him for training. So he's been to 4 places so far with me. The place he is at now is a brand new beautiful facility about 30mins from my house. The barn owner has no horse experience at all. He retired and wanted to do something different so he thought he'd start up a boarding facility. When I went to go see the place no one was there yet as the place was still being built. I loved it and with the price he was charging for board I'd be stupid not to go there. Well we have been there since August and things have slowly gotten bad. I hate pretty much all of the boarders they are all older ladies with money and they make sure you know it. No one talks to me really. The barn owner has days where he is rude and even made my part boarder quit part boarding my horse. I have gone in on days and my horse hasn't been fed for a few days. Not that he is in dyer need of food as he is quite a easy keeper. My horse has had a few marks on him and the barn owner had no idea where they came from. My horse does seem happy there but I am not. But I love the facility. My horse and I have come a long way and I still am not riding him as I need to gain my confidence back as when I first got him he grew into this bad habit of dropping his shoulder and dumping me. Which is why he was in training. So I have no one to ride with at this barn and that isn't the safest as we aren't riding together yet. So I have a few options on places to move him if I decide that's what I should do. The first place is another newer facility that is still in the making they have nice trails and outdoor ring however they have a coverall barn which my horse doesn't do well with. The owner is very nice and does not want snobby type people boarding there. This place is like 10 mins from my house. The other place that I loved when I saw it is a quarter horse breeding farm that has a small group of boarders. He is more expensive then everyone else but the place is peaceful and just gorgeous. He has a trainer on site and said if I ever needed to use her I could. This place is also only 15mins from my house. The last place is not a nice facility compared to the others it's a small facility and is where I do my lessons. I love the coach she has helped me so much and I know if I went there she would have my horse and I so much farther in our journey we'd be the perfect pair. But it's a little run down and definitely nothing fancy. But she has offered me a great price and like I said my coach owns it and her and her husband also happen to be horse trainers. This place is closer than where my boy is now but still almost 20mins. I don't know if the cosmetics of the barn are important enough for me to go there for that reason. However I am not someone who wants to pay for something that isn't up to my standards. I just don't want to move my guy until I know the place is right cause I want this to be permanent he has been moved way too many times. What would you do? Any help or suggestions is appreciated. Posted via Mobile Device |
That's a hard one.......I board horses here, we are on a small acreage and I absolutely love horses! Our place probably isn't up to snuff to what you want but I treat all the horses the same here, I feed them daily, make sure they have water at all times, I groom ALL the horses (of course with permission from boarders) but the horses are all treated well here. They have a run in shed, bushes they can go in and I see them every day from my house outside running around playing together.......our house is no dream house but most of our money goes into my passion for horses. The one boarder I have has boarded here for 5yrs. now, I only have the one now which is ok but I do have four of my own horses. I am asked all the time if I will board other peoples horses because they do know how well I care for all the horses here whether they are mine or boarded. To me I would probably board would go for the last place you mentioned but the choice is totally your's. I did have 3 horses but a very dear friend of mine who boarded her horse here passed away in May and left her horse to me, she didn't want her horse to move somewhere else and knew I would care for her's as well as I do my own.... |
We have a saying here. " crappier the truck, trailer, and barn, the better the horse". It's just an observation from being to Alota shows and lookin at Alota horses. I couldn't count how many times a grade horse gets out of a stock trailer, stands for tacking, while the parents make the sandwiches outta the cooler. All day long that horse is quiet and runs well or amazing, while big fancy excess trailers are getting kicked to death by high dollar reg. horses with fancy names and Ill fitting brand name tack. Guess my long, somewhat of a rant, boils down to ride where and how you are comfortable. Who cares what the look is. Checks all cash the same ;) Posted via Mobile Device |
As long as the barn is safe, what it looks like totally doesn't matter. If I were you, I'd be judging on riding facilities, hay quantity and quality, feed, condition of the horses etc. I am not sure I would judge it on how pretty the place is at all. |
I think I would go with either the first place or the last place. It's a tough decision though. The first place is closer but the last place is cheaper and your coach owns it. Hmm! |
Care over cosmetics any day. I'd be keeping him with your coach myself - you know she's a good horseperson and it would really help you both to have her available to provide you with advice when you need it. Also, generally fancy-looking places tend to attract snooty people - because they desperately care about image (that's why they got the horse in the first place, usually!). I wouldn't necessarily avoid a fancy place because of that but it would certainly not influence me to go to a place. So long as the place is safe (read, no barbed wire, no junk lying around where a horse could get hurt, general health and safety procedures practiced) then it doesn't matter what it looks like. I would also never board with someone who hadn't run a boarding stable for a good length of time, and certainly not with someone who didn't know about horses. They need to know when to call the vet, understand feed, be able to handle my horse if anything went wrong and just know all the things about horses that the person on site needs to know. It also means that hopefully they'll be a bit more understanding and if anything ever happened (like they decide to get out of the business) they won't just rapidly shut the barn down without giving everyone enough time to find new homes for their horses - because they know what it's like! |
so long as the horse is well cared for, feed and watered regular that is all that should matter....not how their house or property looks.... |
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There are six villages along the coast of the only perfectly round island in the known universe. The villages are evenly distributed along the coastline so that the distance between any two neighboring coastal villages is always the same. There is an absolutely straight path through the jungle connecting every pair of villages. These paths create thirteen crossings in the interior of the island, one of which is in the middle of the island where paths from every village meet.
The island has a strange courtship custom. Before a father will give permission for his daughter to marry, her suitor must bring the father a fish each day until he has traveled by every route from his village to the father's village. The young man only travels along routes where he is always getting closer to his destination. The young man may visit other villages along the way. On April first a father's three sons come to tell him of their intent to woe a bride, each from a different village. The brides' villages are the first three villages encountered when traveling clockwise around the island. If the sons begin their courtship today and the couples are married on the day following each son's last trip, what are the three wedding dates? Bonus Question: If the coastline of the island is ten miles long, how long is the longest route that any of the sons takes to reach their betrothed's village? What Next?
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GW Golf in 18th after Round 2 at ODU/Outer Banks Collegiate
Colonials Complete Final 18 Holes on Tuesday Morning
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Georgia Southern – which is ranked No. 56 in the country by Golfstat – continues to lead the 18-team field with a two-round score of 1-over 577, and Radford is in second with a 6-over 582. Host Old Dominion sits one stroke behind the Highlanders in third with a 7-over 583 and Atlantic 10 foes Richmond and VCU are tied for fourth with scores of 10-over 586. Elon (13-over 589), George Mason (14-over 590) and
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KENTON, Ohio - The last of five teens charged with putting a deer decoy on a country road as a prank, causing a crash that seriously injured two other teens, has pleaded no contest.
Corey Manns, 16, changed his plea Monday in Hardin County Common Pleas Court as his trial was to begin. All five teens now have pleaded no contest to two counts of vehicular vandalism and charges of petty theft and possession of criminal tools.
Three of them - Dailyn Campbell, 16, Jesse Howard, 17, and Joshua Lowe, 18 - were sentenced to 60 days in juvenile detention. The fourth, Taylor Rogers, 18, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 15.
Visiting Judge Gary McKinley's decision to suspend Campbell and Howard's sentences until after Kenton High School's football season upset the victims' families.
Judge Damian Vercillo, who was assigned to Manns' case because Judge McKinley knows Manns' grandparents, said he would sentence the teen after he received a report and recommendation from the probation department.
Judge Vercillo cautioned Manns not to assume that he would receive the same punishment as his friends.
"Your sentence is my decision and mine alone," Judge Vercillo said. Investigators said a group of teens stole the decoy from a man's home last November, placed it in the road, and watched as drivers swerved to avoid it. Robert Roby, Jr., who tried to miss the deer and crashed his car, suffered several broken bones, and his passenger, Dustin Zachariah, has brain damage.


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Fielder lead Brewers to wet, testy win over Mets
That's not how reliever Tim Byrdak heard it. At least not at first, and that's where the trouble began.
Fielder hit a pair of RBI singles and later confronted Byrdak in a late dustup that caused the benches and bullpens to empty, and the streaking Milwaukee Brewers waited out a rain delay of nearly three hours before beating the lost-at-home New York Mets 6-1 Friday night.
"It's all settled now. It's cool," Fielder said.
Shaun Marcum pitched the Brewers to their 20th win in 23 games, giving them a season-high 7�-game lead in the NL Central. They closed out this testy victory at 12:51 a.m.
The Mets, meanwhile, set a most dubious record. They became the first team in major league history to lose the opening game in their first 10 homestands of a season, STATS LLC said.
Only a couple thousand fans were still at Citi Field at the end. Those who left early missed the Fielder-Byrdak problems in the eighth inning. There were no punches or ejections.
Fielder, who delighted Mets fans by signing dozens of autographs before the game, kept doing more damage against their team. He already was 2 for 2 with two walks when he came up in the eighth, and Byrdak's first pitch was a fastball at Fielder's chest that backed him away from the plate.
"The pitch was fine," Fielder said.
Fielder grounded out on the next pitch, then took a sudden right turn after hitting first base, curling back to intercept Byrdak on the way to the dugout.
"I was talking about myself," Fielder said. "He said something I didn't like."
"I had a question I had to get off my chest," he said.
Mets manager Terry Collins, catcher Josh Thole and plate umpire Angel Campos intervened to prevent any escalation between the big slugger and slightly built reliever.
"He said something coming out of the box, I said something back," Byrdak said. "I was real surprised. It was said in passing, I thought it would stay that way."
"I thought it was directed towards me. The whole thing was blown out of proportion," he said.
Order was quickly restored and Brewers reliever Francisco Rodriguez, traded from the Mets to Milwaukee during the All-Star break, put his arm around New York bullpen catcher Dave Racaniello as they headed back to the bullpens.
Brewers reliever Frankie De La Cruz plunked Mike Baxter in the ninth, without incident.
Fielder's big night made him 7 for 13 with three home runs against the Mets this season.
For a while, it looked as if this game would be a washout. The first pitch was delayed for 2 hours, 46 minutes because of an approaching storm that eventually brought rain, lightning, thunder and gusting winds.
The announced attendance was 24,470 and the Mets rewarded all fans with a free ticket for a game against Washington next month.
Brewers star Ryan Braun wasn't around at the end, either. He looked at strike three in the third inning, loitered in the batter's box and was eventually ejected by Campos. Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke came out to argue, too, injecting a little excitement into his 55th birthday.
"Short night, extra recovery for tomorrow," Braun said.
Marcum (11-3) improved to 4-0 in nine starts since losing at Yankee Stadium on June 29. He allowed one run in seven innings.
Mike Pelfrey (6-10) went five innings in his first start since Arizona's Gerardo Parra hit a line drive off his right elbow last Saturday. Pelfrey threw eight pitches in relief this week, just to make certain he was OK.
Casey McGehee hit two run-scoring singles and Yuniesky Betancourt broke an 0-for-16 rut with an RBI double.
NOTES: The 1913 Reds and 1987 White Sox each lost the opener of their first nine homestands. ... Mets SS Jose Reyes (strained left hamstring) ran for the first time since re-injuring himself. He's eligible to come off the disabled list Tuesday, but Collins says Reyes will probably be sidelined longer than that. ... Brewers LHP Randy Wolf (10-8) will try to win his fifth straight start when he pitches Saturday. He is 12-5 lifetime vs. the Mets. LHP Chris Capuano (9-10) starts for the Mets against his former team. He turned 33 on Friday.
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Renaissance to Goya: Prints and Drawings from Spain
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The Basketball Wives LA are getting lowdown, rotten and dirty this week throwing shade all around. Brittish is still hating on Brandi while Sundy is trying to make stripper-gate happen with Draya. Meanwhile, Jackie is continuing to stir the pot all about how her daughter Chantel had a fling with Orlando. Chantel didn't hide from the drama since she took to Twitter to announce that Orlando is gay. Which begs the question which of the wives had the meanest insult this week?
Who had the meanest dig this week on Basketball Wives LA?