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Monday, March 21, 2011
City's official plan to be amended
Thunder Bay City Council is asking administration to amend the Official plan so there can be an additional lot on Melbourne Road. Owner Terri Rizzo says they want to subdivide the property so her son can build a house and operate the gravel pit that already exists on the property. Council wants administration to write a resolution explaining why they would allow an additional lot on Melbourne. Councillors will still have to vote on whether or not to allow the subdivision.
Posted by Acadia News at 8:27 PM
Cyclotron money rests with NDP
Posted by Acadia News at 4:09 PM
Hampton blames McGuinty Liberals for jury crisis
Posted by Acadia News at 3:49 PM
Sharp's status unclear
Posted by Acadia News at 2:29 PM
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Autopsy held in Toronto underway
Posted by Acadia News at 2:22 PM
Adam Leon's legal saga not over yet
Thunder Bay's Adam Leon is back in Canada. He's the one time Confederation College student who caused an international sensation after being arrested for flying a Cessna into American airspace in 2009. Police say the RCMP escorted him back after his time in a Missouri jail. He will appear in court via video in Thunder Bay on Wednesday on theft charges.
Posted by Acadia News at 1:20 PM
LU expert says Gadhafi remains cunning
The pressure continues on Moammar Gadhafi. Coalition forces continue to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya. Lakehead University political science expert Laure Paquette says Ghadafi may be using his own people as human shields in the battle. Paquette says we should watch how well the rebels take advantage of the protection they are getting. She fears if Ghadafi is brought down, there could be a complete collapse of civilian order
Posted by Acadia News at 12:18 PM
Two fires, no injuries
Posted by Acadia News at 9:18 AM
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Donations continue to flood in for Japan
Thunder Bay continues to show support for the people of Japan. The Lakehead Japanese Cultural Association held a sushi fundraiser yesterday and managed to raise 5 thousand dollars for the Red Cross. Officials at the Red Cross say so far around 40 thousand dollars has been handed in to their office and another 10-15 thousand through online donations.
Posted by Acadia News at 7:13 AM
Fed's back Cyclotron
Posted by Acadia News at 6:36 AM
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Arrest made in Thunder Bay man's death
Posted by Acadia News at 6:35 AM
Two more arrested in murder investigation
Posted by Acadia News at 5:39 AM
Soldiers family visits Afghanistan
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The Hateful Eight (2015) Genre (Western)
Set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive Daisy Domergue, race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, known in these parts as "The Hangman," will bring Domergue to justice. Along the road, they encounter two strangers: Major Marquis Warren, a black former union soldier turned infamous bounty hunter, and Chris Mannix, a southern renegade who claims to be the town's new Sheriff. Losing their lead on the blizzard, Ruth, Domergue, Warren and Mannix seek refuge at Minnie's Haberdashery, a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass. When they arrive at Minnie's, they are greeted not by the proprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. Bob, who's taking care of Minnie's while she's visiting her mother, is holed up with Oswaldo Mobray, the hangman of Red Rock, cow-puncher Joe Gage (Madsen), and Confederate General Sanford Smithers. As the storm overtakes the mountainside stopover, our eight travelers come to learn they may not make it to Red Rock after all…
The Hateful Eight is the 8th film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino is my favorite director of all time, so I was quite excited for this film. In fact I watched it 3 times within the first week of its release.
As a Tarantino fan-boy this movie had everything I wanted. That signature heavy and savvy dialogue, beautiful music, insane cinematography, and bloody violence. This movie delivers it all in what I would compare to Clue which is underrated film in my opinion. The score by Ennino Morricone is PHENOMENAL, I'm shocked if he doesn't bring home an Oscar for it. This story is great as expected in a Tarantino movie, and as always he seems to always the best performances out of his actors. Everybody in this movie was great, the best was probably Sam L Jackson, who gave one of the best performances of his career. But really everyone was fantastic.
My one minor complaint was that before the movie really takes off it and turns into the who-dunnit mystery that I loved, its a slow build up, although it is needed to fully introduce the characters.
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Personal Choice
Common Core is one of the most aggressive attacks on individual personal choice and responsibility in recent history. If the monopoly holds it will essentially remove choice even from private and home school children. Anything which breaks the common core monopoly reinforcing personal choice for parents and children would be a positive move.
Fiscal recordiblity
This is part of a monster bill for essentially non classroom expenditures on public education. Almost every sort of program is being subsidized. There is a provision that no more than 2% of the moneys can be used for administration, but then the programs themselves (which are hugely administrative) are defined as not administrative for the purposes of the legislation. This change in the bill would be one step to a more fiscally responsible state budget for education
Limited Government
In making the common core a district wide decision for the public schools, you have limited state and federal government control.
Local Control
District control is far more local than state and federal control. It also allows for greater citizen involvement in decision making. Local or school by school control of such decisions would be even better but the government and the unions will resist it.
Free Markets
Common Core is designed as a monopolistic system. By coercing even private and home schools into the program is would seriously weaken free market solutions to our educational inadequacies


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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A combat-wounded Marine who is running a marathon a day for 31 days in 31 cities made his stop in Dallas on Saturday.
Rob Jones, a retired Marine Corps sergeant, started his incredible journey on October 12 in London and made his way to the U.S. and even a stop in Canada. His "Month of Marathons" will lead up to Veteran's Day in Washinton D.C.
Jones lost both of his legs when he stepped on an explosive device while in Afghanistan.
"I'm doing it because I'm hoping to dispel a myth in the veteran population that a wounded veteran is a broken veteran that can't continue to contribute," said Jones.
Jones started his run in Dallas Saturday morning on the Santa Fe Trail. His staging area was at the Juliette Fowler Communities.
His after party and sendoff was at the Main Event in Lewisville where he will then leave for Oklahoma City.
"I hope what happens is if there's a veteran out there who's struggling – that they'll see my story, and hopefully they'll be able to use it to their advantage," said Jones. "And they'll be able to envision themselves doing the same thing a little easier."
This was his twenty-fourth marathon that will end next Saturday on Veteran's Day.
Jones' wife is part of his support team. They met five years ago in London when they both competed in rowing.
"Rob won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Paralympics, and he won my heart as well," said Pam Jones.
In 2014, Jones became the first double-amputee to ride a bicycle cross-country 5,100 miles from Maine to California.
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Pelsan met with the Suppliers in its 30TH Year...
Pelsan Aydınlatma, which is among the leading manufactures of the lighting industry in Turkey, came together with its Suppliers during the 11TH of the Supplier Meetings, which was the first in the industry.
"Pelsan Aydınlatma Supplier Meeting", in which Pelsan Aydınlatma bring together the companies from whom it procures products and services and which is the first in the industry, was held for the 11TH time. Representatives of 100 companies who are suppliers of Pelsan Aydınlatma and Pelsan executives attended to the meeting held in Marriott Hotel Asia, Istanbul.
During the Supplier Meeting which is organized every year as an indication of management approach based on quality, communication and cooperation, activities pertaining the year 2011 were assessed and targets and estimations related to year 2012 were shared.
In the organization which is the only supplier meeting that has become a tradition in the industry, smooth running of the supply chain which plays an important role within the total quality understanding, was emphasized as one of the most important factors behind the success of Pelsan brand. In this context, thank you plaques were presented to the supplier companies who were selected as the result of the evaluation made among Pelsan employees from the executives and storekeepers.
Pelsan Aydınlatma Board Chairman M. Reşit Göğüş, who made the opening speech of the meeting, shared his expectations from the supplier companies and 2012 targets. Mr. Göğüş, mentioning that important steps had been taken on the road towards institutionalization, emphasized moving to a new factory as the most important project of the previous year. He expressed that they had established a new electronic facility, created a R&D department and started etudes for a fully equipped lighting laboratory with the area of 1000 m2. Mr. Göğüş, speaking about the fact that the second generation's de facto leading of the business would play an important role in future investments of Pelsan, finished his speech by thanking to his suppliers, employees and customs, whom he owed the success of 30 years.
Yurdem Göğüş Çoruhlu, who is the deputy general director of Pelsan Aydınlatma responsible from marketing, evaluated the Lighting Industry in the World and Turkey, on the basis of the figures of the research that they have conducted, during the presentation. Göğüş Çoruhlu, explaining the new human resources, IT and supply chain structure of Pelsan, shared 2012 targets of the company with the suppliers. Gçğüş Çoruhlu, emphasizing that the competition will not be among the companies any more but among the supply chains, told about the importance of cooperation in every ring of the supply chain.
Supplier company representatives, who watched the seminar of Prof Dr.Kerem Alkin, Lecturer at the Department of Banking and Finance in Commercial Sciences Faculty at Istanbul Trade University and Director of Bloomberg HT Television Channel, on the evaluation of COMMODITY markets, left for meeting next time after the feast had following bilateral negotiations.


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The assessee is engaged in the business of purchase and sale of LPG cylinders. The main contract of the assessee for carriage of LPG was with the Indian Oil Corporation. The assessee had received the total freight payments from the IOC to the tune of Rs.32,04,140/. The assessee had got the transportation of LPG done through three persons, namely, Bimla Devi, Sanjay Kumar and Ajay to whom he made the freight payment amounting to Rs. 20,97,689/.
The Hon'ble Apex Court held that section 40(a)(ia) of the Act covers not only those cases where the amount is payable but also when it is paid. The word 'payable' in Section 40(a)(ia) would mean only when the amount is payable and not when it is actually paid. Grammatically, it may be accepted that the two words, i.e. 'payable' and 'paid', denote different meanings. But The Punjab & Haryana High Court, in case of "P.M.S. Diesels & Ors." , referred to above, rightly remarked that the word 'payable' is, in fact, an antonym of the word 'paid'.
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Every Jew Down in Jewville Liked Channukah quite a bit
But the Grinsk, who lived 35 minutes without traffic outside of Jewville, was a real Channukah kvitch.
The Grinsk hated Channukah! He kvelled and he kputushed!
He took Jewville menorahs and stuffed them right up his Hebrew craputz!
How long does this hatred go back? Let's reminisce-ah!:
The Grinsk has hated Channukah ever since his Bar Mitzvah!
Now please don't ask why, seriously stop asking. No one knows why.
Your mother and I have both told you several times to stop asking us. Please stop. Oy gevalt, fine. Ok.
Perhaps it's because Dr. Goldensplurg put on the Grinsk's braces too tight
To deal with his schliftziing and scupsing over-bite
Or perhaps his asthma inhaler was increasing in price
And he could no longer afford under-the-counter shampoo for his chronic lice
But I think, and by I, I mean both me and your father, that the most likely reason of all,
May have been that his orthopedic inserts were two sizes too small.
One fateful night the Grinsk got up his sleeve
To fidl up a plan for Channukah Eve
The Grinsk got a plan, a perfect plan, OK!
It was sure to succeed, like a 401(k)!
He snuck into Jewville with scheming chutzpah eyes
And schlepping a tote bag big enough for the whole Channukah prize.
He didn't go down their chimneys because it was an unhygienic mashugana
Instead he waltzed through their doors right past the mezuzah.
The Grinsk took it all! Without hesitation!
He took their Gas-X, their Pepto, all their digestive medication!
The Jews were a mess. They were shvitzing and glooping!
A night of sour cream latkes untreated meant endless fits of pooping!
I won't linger long on the poop situation…
But let's just say it was pounds and pounds of utter steaming fecal matter being powerfully projected straight into every working toilet in the Jewville tri-state location.
Channukah was ruined! There was brown flowing in the streets.
No one could sleep. There was brown in the sheets!
"Mazel Mazel! My plan was a smashing success!"
The Grinsk thought he had ruined Chanukah with the brown fecal mess.
But then came little Rachael-Sarah Steinbloop
With one last bottle of Pepto to stop all of Jewville's poo-poop
Surely these poop meds could only last one night…
But by some magic miracle, it lasted all eight. A dairy delight!
Channukah was saved! And the mean Grinsk was foiled.
But even ol' Grinsk caught some of the festival's good ol' mensch oils.
The town came together, and the Grinsk thought it was pure beauty.
He was so taken aback, he volunteered to clean the streets of all the doody.
In that moment they say, yes both your father and I, I repeat both of us, we say
That the Grinsk's sweaty orthopedic shoes grew ten sizes that day.
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Mountain Run Partners, Ltd., May 1, 2011
On May 1, 2011 at 11:00 a.m., Mountain Run Partners, Ltd., Landlord, will proceed with the foreclosure of its landlord's lien against all items of personal property which the defaulting Tenant, Francie Rodriguez, d/b/a/ Kids Flip Factory, owns or has an interest in. The items of personal property to be sold to the highest bidder at this public auction include gymnastics equipment, including mats, balance beams, horizontal bars, uneven bars, and pommel horse; gymnastics apparel; children's toys and books; stereo equipment; and miscellaneous office furniture and equipment, including a computer, telephone/ fax machine, chairs, desk, tables, and book cases. The amount owed to Landlord is $60,230.85. The terms of sale will be cash only. All property will be sold "AS IS" with no guarantees or warranties, express or implied, of any kind. The sale will be held at 5850 Eubank NE, Suite B-69, Albuquerque, NM 87111. HCS Pub. April 1, 8, 2011


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5 Super-Easy Ways to Cut Calories (Without Even Thinking)
by Jason Machowsky in Diets & Weight Loss
"The best diet is the one you don't know you're on." Sage advice from Brian Wansink, Director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think. Eating healthy doesn't mean you must forsake all indulgences and subsist solely on oatmeal and salads. Instead, what if you just made a few small changes to your eating routine that could lead to gradual, sustainable results? Here are five tips to try when cooking and eating at home, inspired by Prof. Wansink's good read.
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September is Suicide Prevention Month. It's also the month when most students head back to school for a new year of challenges. That makes this a fitting time to ask: Are we teaching our kids what they really need to know?
For all our worry about things such as Common Core, standardized tests and class sizes, a bigger concern should be how resilient our students are. How able are they to recognize and deal with their emotions? How capable are they of handling the stresses that will inevitably come their way, in school and out?
Late adolescence and young adulthood can be a tricky time. Brains are developing and more prone to risk, hormones are changing and affecting mood, bullying is often part of the environment, and the perspective that comes with experience has yet to be earned. This means troubles that an older person might be able to shrug off can seem insurmountable to the young.
Complicating the picture, many mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and substance use disorders, first present in adolescence, and these can dramatically boost suicide risk. In fact, a series of suicide studies determined that almost all of those who took their own life — 90% or more — had a mental disorder at the time of their death, and these often went undiagnosed or inadequately treated.
In those between ages 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death, the CDC reports, and even more young people attempt suicide than die from it. According to a nationwide survey, 16% of high school students said they'd seriously considered taking their own life in the previous year, 13% made a plan and 8% tried.
The Role of Schools in Safeguarding Kids' Mental Health
Parents are, of course, the first and most important line of defense in helping youth recognize their emotional problems and develop the resilience to deal with them, but even the closest family can miss signs of struggle in a child determined to hide it. Schools, with their captive audience and consistent access, can become a vital supplement. They can also offer a way to help those kids whose parents are not only unlikely to be part of the solution but may, in fact, be contributing to the problem.
Some make the case that working with students on mental health issues and coping skills shouldn't be part of a school system's job description. Teachers are there to teach, not be social workers, the argument goes. But the reality is that helping kids strengthen their mental health not only translates to a greater likelihood of academic achievement, it also means the student is more likely to be able to put that learning to use. A perfect SAT score is useless, after all, if the student who gets it is too depressed to continue on to college or apply for a job — or if suicide has begun to seem like the only option.
Putting EMPATHY to Work
So what can be done to help? Some schools already provide mental health services, and where they exist they've been found to help decrease dropouts, risky behavior, delinquency, and drug and alcohol use, research shows. That helps all of us, students and society. But such programs vary from school to school.
One of the most encouraging programs — and one I'd love to see emulated across the U.S. — is EMPATHY, created by University of Alberta psychiatry professor Peter Silverstone in response to a rash of student suicides in Canada's Red Deer School District.
Designed to diminish youth anxiety, depression and suicide, the pilot program was implemented at the school district in 2013 for students in grades six through 12. Within just three months, the district saw significant results across all schools and all grades: depression scores for the entire student body dropped by 15%, anxiety dropped by 11%, and the number of students who were actively suicidal dropped from 125 to 30.
The program began by screening all 3,000 students for mental health issues. Of those, 4% were identified as suicidal or at high risk of harm, and they received rapid intervention that included a resiliency coach, involvement of parents, and the option of an online program to help them deal with specific issues. Later, they were reassessed and referred to a specialist's care if needed. Those who took advantage of the online training recorded even deeper drops in depression and anxiety — down 28% and 12% respectively.
Middle school students underwent a 16-week resiliency course that taught them skills for interacting with peers, dealing with daily stress, and combatting anxiety and low mood.
In a University of Alberta analysis of the program, middle school principal Mark Jones noted that EMPATHY was able to identify troubled students who hadn't previously been on the radar. "What's really important to me is students are recognizing they are not alone and that others are also dealing with many of the struggles associated with mental health and wellness. Because of the program, the students are implementing resiliency strategies that they've learned in the classroom. The transfer of these skills has had a positive impact on students' daily lives and their ability to cope with issues that arise."
Imagine the impact in the U.S. if every school implemented such a plan. Students would learn that mental health needs attention just as physical health does, that help is available and reaching out for it holds no shame, that emotions can be managed, and that others share their struggles. We might also make headway in getting back to what school is supposed to be about — not just helping students bring home straight A's or get an acceptance letter to an impressive college, but learning the skills to create their best possible life, no matter the challenges.


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This unique, exciting waterpark is located in Mellieha, at Malta's largest sandy beach. It has a 4.5m high iceberg to climb and jump off or slide down, a Saturn rocker and two large trampolines to bounce on. There is also an Aquatrack which is an obstacle course in the water, with a high and long jump. Highly recommended by the Alpha Adventures team – great fun for the whole family!
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So, after the 23rd of June I will be in the middle of nowhere (think 500 miles from my nearest Bar even) and my lovely flatmates have just managed to acquire a high speed, unlimited download internet connection.
I'm in the middle of a download queue at the moment, but I will have 3 months and a 500 GB hard drive to sustain me and my entertainment needs.
I'm a bit of a Sci Fi geek, and love ye old action movies, but I'm stuck for inspiration for now - does anyone have any ideas for decent TV series/movies for me to... ahem... obtain?
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The advance booking of Thugs Of Hindostan opened with an average response which picked up really well today. Well, the movie is releasing during Diwali and it is one of the reasons that the movie could not get the record of advance as people are not sure about their timing. Still, the movie had very good advance booking. In the metro cities, afternoon shows are almost Houseful or in the range of 80-90% range. Morning shows had occupancy of 25-30% which is usual and on the spot booking is more familiar in the early morning shows. You are reading this article on Bollywood Tower.
The evening and the night shows had occupancy in the range of 40-50% which will definitely grow. Well, in the best scenario the movie will definitely go over 50 crores nett if the movie will get positive word of mouth in the early morning shows. But in the worst case, means if it will get mix reviews, it will easily touch the 45 crores nett which is still the biggest number for any Bollywood movie on its opening day.
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Well, if we talk about the second-day collections means Friday, the collection will drop as compared to Thursday but how much it will drop it will depend on the word of mouth. Saturday and Sunday the movie will have the same range like Thursday especially Sunday which could be better than Thursday if the movie will get a good response from the audience. There is only one movie which had 40 crores plus days in the weekend which is Baahubali and Thugs could be the second one if it maintained its collection of Friday which is the second day of release.
Coming to the conclusion if the movie has an average storyline and got the mix response it will have a weekend in the range of 120-130 crores as the collection will drop on the second and the third day. But if the movie will get positive word of mouth it will have a record-breaking collection in the range of 150-160 crores nett. For this range of collection, the word of mouth must be very strong like another Aamir Khan movie (3 Idiots or Dangal).
Have you booked your ticket of Thugs Of Hindostan? Are you excited to watch the movie on the first day first show? What do you think Aamir Khan will inaugurate another club called 400 crores club with Thugs Of Hindostan? Let us know in the comment section.
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Hollywood Jesus Dies; L.A. Legend Was 57by Simon Delott at . Updated at .
Not all Hollywood legends are movie stars. Some are living legends who walk the streets of West Hollywood, dressed as Jesus.
Sadly, Kevin Short, the man known as Hollywood Jesus in L.A. and beyond, has passed away.
He was 57 years old, and he is mourned by friends and also by complete strangers whose lives he touched.
Have you ever heard the Aerosmith song, "Street Jesus," by any chance?
That's about Hollywood Jesus.
He's also been featured in Lana Del Rey's music videos.
Most often, though, he's been photographed by and with people walking the streets of West Hollywood.
New York has the Naked Cowboy. Hollywood has its share of colorful characters who have become cultural fixtures, but Hollywood Jesus stood above the rest.
Sadly, though the world is only now learning this news, Kevin Short (whose name has also been reported as Kevin Lee Light) passed away on December 13th.
TMZ reports that he was hospitalized briefly for pulmonary issues beforehand, but unfortunately did not make it.
After years as a cultural mainstay up and down Hollywood Boulevard, his death has grieved many who knew, met, or simply knew of him.
Many of whom were celebrities. But really, anyone who works and lives in or around Hollywood has some awareness of the man.
Those who had met him have taken to social media today to eulogize him:
"Rest In Peace…I enjoyed meeting you #HollywoodJesus"
Those who knew him best, of course, miss him most:
"We all loved Kevin aka Jesus. Such a great guy. Beyond generous and supportive of all the comedians. He was part of The Comedy Store & Los Angeles. He walked almost everywhere, but I always gave him a ride home. I'll miss him. Our last photo... RiP good friend."
That last photo is this one:
Some tried to blend sadness with levity. Normally, we'd question whether that's tasteful. But maybe that's just what Hollywood Jesus would have wanted.
"# of Jesus deaths under Obama: 0"
That's ... that's fair.
"Going to give it three days before i mourn the loss of hollywood jesus."
Honestly, we thought of that joke but kept it to ourselves.
From Plastic Martyr to Perez Hilton to Jared Leto, Hollywood Jesus was a frequent companion for selfies and other photos for people with a lot of name recognition.
And, as we said, he was even a source of inspiration for some well known musical artists.
He also reportedly gave fantastic backrubs.
Kevin will always be loved, but now he will be missed.


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Ok Tomatoes, confession time. Some days I wear my work out clothes all day. It's true. If I haven't had a particularly sweaty workout, they turn into athleisure wear. Now I have found the most comfortable and stylish leggings created by two young South Bay tomatoes transplanted from Brazil. Liz Nisenson, owner and founder grew up in Brazil and wanted a career in the US that allowed her to work from home.
Taking her love of fashion and her passion for Brazilian culture she created her unique line. Just like Brazilians, the line embraces a love of vibrant colors. The fabrics are sourced from and hand sewn in Brazil and Liz and her partner Mari design each one. Providing jobs for Brazilians and keeping work conditions and the environment positive is of the utmost importance. I love the laser cut designs, the crochet work and the most incredibly soft fabric. Don't forget to enter to win your own pair! For more info: www.bbrazil.com


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Hildur Bjarnadóttir creates textiles that are beautifully handcrafted and visually appealing yet also intellectually driven, challenging the definitions and assumed hierarchies of art and craft. Of particular interest to her is the complicated role of fabric as a surface for painting on as well as a material used to cover tables, chairs and other domestic objects. Her work asks, Why is a painted canvas considered fine art while these other textile forms typically are not?
A native of Iceland, Bjarnadóttir learned knitting, crochet, tatting, and embroidery from her mother, an elementary school teacher who taught these traditional techniques to her students. During summers, Hildur and her sisters (she is a triplet) helped their mother develop school projects. Growing up within a matrilineal culture with a strong textile tradition, Hildur also learned from her grandmothers. These childhood experiences of making stayed with her as she received formal training from the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts (BFA, textiles, 1992) and Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York (MFA, new forms, 1997).
The artist's Project Ten Ten Ten commission, Urban Color Palette, Charlotte, offers a visual representation of the value of that which is usually overlooked and neglected. Bjarnadóttir visited Charlotte in March 2010 and gathered local plants from roadsides and vacant lots near the Urban Ministry, an interfaith organization in Uptown Charlotte that aims to end homelessness. Then, she boiled the plants to create dyes that she used to dye wool yarn from Icelandic sheep, using the lobby of the former location of the Mint Museum of Craft + Design as her studio, allowing visitors to ask her questions as she worked. Although usually considered weeds, the plants she gathered yielded a remarkable array of colors, such as off white, yellow, brown, and red, as seen in the squares and rectangles that she crocheted from the yarn in Iceland and ultimately installed at the Mint Museum Uptown. The plants included clover, dandelion flowers, and chickweed, among others.
Project Ten Ten Ten commission, Gift of Wesley Mancini, the International Textile Manufacturers Association, and Berhan Nebioglu and Michael Gallis & Associates. 2010.64A-KK. © Hildur Bjarnadóttir, 2010.


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Call for expression of interest – Service Provider for 'EU Cyber Direct'
The EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is seeking an EU-based company for website development for the new EU Cyber Direct project. The offer should address technical/visual specifications described in the Specifications Document. In addition, the offer should include the cost of 50 hours of support services for the period following the launch of the website to 3 months after the termination of the research project (February 2021). The successful company will be also required to purchase the domain and hosting services (website, email services) on behalf of the EUISS.
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When you were young, you maybe had a dream. You were going to fly to the moon, pass EC 5, cure cancer. Then, you grew up. You cut your hair, chose your major, changed your outlook. You changed a lot, but did you change your dream?
Many years before junior Marlon Krippendorf, a German exchange student, ever joined Public Harmony, his mother carried him in her arms to his first concert. Four-year-old Marlon watched his father strumming away on the bass, and he determined that he "always wanted to be on the stage and play music as well."
Marlon explains, "The dreams I had evolved with the life I was living." His father was a musician, so he wanted to be a musician. He started playing soccer the next year, so he wanted to play professional soccer. He learned from his second-grade teacher on a daily basis, so he wanted to teach, too. Still, he acknowledges, "I was always aware where the boundaries were." His best friend routinely beat him in soccer, so he retired his dream of hoisting the World Cup trophy. He comments, "At some point, I realized that I wouldn't be able to and didn't want to." Shortly thereafter, he set aside his desire to become a rock star. In his characteristically modest manner, Marlon remarks, "I always did fairly well in school, and I decided to continue with that."
Upon graduating from high school, two notable occurrences transpired in tandem. He says, "I realized that the studies required to become a teacher wouldn't allow me to dig deeper into the field I'm interested in." Simultaneously, he traveled to Paris to spend a year as an ambassador in the Franco-German Youth Office. As a boy, Marlon always knew where his boundaries were, but in France, Marlon recognized that he hopes the member states of the European Union (EU) look past theirs. He recalls, "I had the feeling that as long as you work towards a common goal and try to understand the viewpoints of the other party, you can actually create a sense of group spirit which transcends national borders."
Of course, airplanes just fly over national borders, which is how Marlon arrived in America this year with the objective of "gaining insight into the American culture." At Tufts, Marlon has participated in several competitions with Tufts Ballroom Dance Team, but he did the most meaningful dancing of his life four years ago outside of the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, France. With his fellow youth ambassadors from across the continent, Marlon had spent his day discussing ways to cultivate a shared European identity, and he describes, "There was a huge crowd of all these people you've discussed EU ideals and the future with, and in the evening, you were just celebrating with them in front of a stage, dancing to the same music."
They spoke in different languages, but they danced on common ground. Now, when asked about his future career, Marlon declares in English, "Why not aim big? Why not say member of the EU Parliament?" Marlon has talked the talk, and he's eager to waltz the waltz.


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All month we've talked about the importance of having a plan in the series, Make The Turn. Defining the "how" is essential to materialize your intentions.
Now let me give you some counter-intuitive advice: stop working so hard.
Sometimes we need to freewheel – take our foot off the gas and glide.
"I told him I wasn't interested. His offer was ridiculous," Lily told me.
"But what about your Dad's guitar? I thought you wanted it back," I said.
"I did, but I wasn't going to let him hijack me. I know he's got a business to run, but it was stolen. Give me a break!"
From the minute we sat down at breakfast, Lily was distraught. She spent the next half hour describing the loss of her most prized possession: a 1969 Gibson Sunburst guitar.
The Sunburst was a fixture in her family home. Impromptu jam sessions were common during family parties, with her uncles and cousins joining in. When her Dad passed, she kept his legacy alive every time she played his guitar.
The unthinkable happened at the Summer Street Fair. Her band had been invited to play an afternoon set, and the promoter assured her they could leave their instruments in the lock-up while they enjoyed the fair. Two hours later, everyone else picked up their gear. The Sunburst was missing.
The promoter canvassed music stores and pawn shops from Portland to Seattle. Six months later, a minor miracle happened. A local pawn broker had a high-end guitar in stock. A gold one. With black trim. The Sunburst!
And that's when the pawn broker asked for $3,000. "$3,000?" I said. "But he knew the backstory from the flyer. How could he even ask you?"
"That's what I said. I don't have $3,000! What's more, I shouldn't have to pay to get back what's rightfully mine. He was really a jerk about it, so I told him to take a hike," Lily said, shaking her head.
Three months later, we were back at breakfast. Lily was beaming.
"Guess what I have? The Sunburst!"
"No way! How did that happen?"
"A young guy called and said he was looking after the family store while his Dad recuperated from a heart attack. He found the flyer and put 2 and 2 together. For a second, I thought he might gouge me, but he couldn't have been a nicer guy. He gave it to me – can you believe that?! Within an hour, it was at my place. Where it's going to stay!"
Lily could have frantically searched for the Sunburst herself or even sued the promoter. No one would have blamed her. In fact, those are pretty good plans. It's just that they're the old way of doing things.
Lily upended traditional thinking. She let people help her. Then she had the courage to turn down a deal that wasn't right.
This week, make the plan. But if life has turned into one big pushback, freewheel while the Universe does its part.
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I will introduce students to the fascinating and complex subject of Oceanography. I will discuss various sub-disciplines of oceanography, the history of the subject, the origins of the earth, the structure and motion of the atmosphere and how they influence the ocean. I will learn about the seafloor and its sediments, waves, tides and the coasts, organisms that live in the ocean and how they survive, resources from the ocean including minerals and hydrocarbons, and finally I will discuss pertinent environmental issues related to the oceans and the earth.
Is that fine with you or you want more details?
I can also add the titles such as:
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•Distribution of heat in the oceans
•Motion in the oceans – wind patterns, surface currents, waves and tides
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Model: Plextor M9Pe 256GB M.2 NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive
Manufacturer: Plextor
Provided By: Plextor LLC
As one of the biggest names in the storage industry, Plextor doesn't need much of an introduction. For nearly twenty years, they've produced some of the best optical drives the industry has seen. Known the world over for their quality, performance, and features, these drives have become favorites among consumers and professionals alike. Today, Plextor continues to lead the way by bringing cutting edge storage technologies to market. Along with an assortment of high-performance DVD and Blu-ray drives, the company offers a growing number of solid state drives.
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Plextor unveiled its latest PCIe SSD, the M9Pe. Optimized for high-level PC gaming, this M.2 form factor drive is powered by Marvell's 88SS1093 "Eldora" controller and is available with up to 1TB of Toshiba's 64-layer BiCS3 3D TLC NAND flash. To compensate for the slow write speeds typically associated with TLC NAND, the M9Pe uses Plextor's exclusive PlexNitro cache acceleration technology to optimize performance without taking up any space on the drive. The M9P is also equipped with a PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe 1.2 interface to provide higher bandwidth and lower latency than SATA SSDs.
Like its predecessors, the M9Se is offered in a number of different capacities and configurations. The drive is available by itself in the M.2 2280 form factor (M9PeGN), with a small aluminum heatsink (M9PeG) and as an HHHL add-in card (M9PeY) that's equipped with an extra large heatsink and programmable 3-mode RGB LED lights. For this review, Plextor sent us the 256GB version of the heatsink equipped M.2 drive, which is capable of delivering up to 3,000 MB/s sequential read and 1,000 MB/s sequential write speeds along with up to 180,000 random read and 160,000 random write IOPS.
|Plextor M9Pe 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
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Needless to say, this is only a taste of what the M9Pe has to offer. To give you an idea of what to expect, we'll take a closer look at Plextor's new PCIe SSD and then see how well it performs. Does the M9Pe have what it takes? Can it deliver the performance and features that we've come to expect from Plextor? Keep reading as we find out.


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- Subject: [mg111438] CounterBox[] & CounterFunction[] & DingBat
- From: "Scot T. Martin" <smartin at seas.harvard.edu>
- Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:57:55 -0400 (EDT)
I want to get a label like "B.i" for a cell. It seems I can only get "ii.i" or "B.A." That is, I cannot mix CounterFunction[] types. I didn't find much in the documentation on this. Anyone know how to do it? Here is an example of the cell expression: Cell[TextData[StyleBox["Instantaneous Drag Force", FontSlant->"Italic"]], "Subsubsubsection", CellChangeTimes->{3.4895729829194045`*^9}] On the StyleSheet for "Subsubsubsection": CellDingBat->Cell[TextData[{CounterBox["Subsubsection"], ".", CounterBox["Subsubsubsection"], "."}], CellSize -> {32, Inherited}, TextAlignment -> Right] CounterFunction->RomanNumeral


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Diamonds and Dogs
The FANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google) look great today, but shares of identity theft and fraud protection services provider, LifeLock (LOCK) is the diamond up 15% after agreeing to be acquired by Symantec for $2.3 billion. The deal will create the world's largest digital safety platform, according to Symantec. Looks like the holidays came early to shareholders of LifeLock.
Chicken wings on sale. Chicken company, Tyson Foods (TSN) is dropping 15% giving up most of its gains for the year after missing earnings estimates by 20 cents while also missing revenue numbers and lowering guiding for 2017 below consensus. Revenue fell 12.8% year over year to $9.16 billion as pricing for chickens fell 10%, beef fell 7%, pork down 7% and prepared foods down 5%. So far, Tyson bought back 28 million shares of our stock or $1.7 billion. Maybe they should've waited until this earnings report. The good news is the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 50%.


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A blog follower recently asked us to give some updated thoughts on our boat and outfitting choices. We have also been asked similar things by friends on Facebook and others who are thinking about sailing on a smaller than average boat.
In ten months of full time cruising we have put over 3,000 nautical miles under our keel. For full time cruisers this puts us on the lower end but we have been enjoying ourselves on this slow pace that has allowed us to enjoy places like the Bahamas much more than other cruisers who pass through these places in a month or two.
Our confidence in our boat and our abilities has grown exponentially in these ten months. We have been through good and bad and come out the other side more competent sailors who know where to push our boat and where not too. Recently we left South Caicos for a 110 mile passage to Luperon, Dominican Republic in conditions that typically would have kept us at the dock back in Hingham. The experience has been more than I can put into words and we have no thoughts on turning back. We just need to figure out how to make some money to keep it going.
Also, I firmly sit in the camp of it's the sailor, not the boat. Almost any boat out there is capable of putting up with more seas and winds then her crew.
The Boat: Size, Make, etc.
"It's a production boat with a fin keel and spade rudder, you're going to die if you take that off shore!"
"Your boat is too small and will go too slow for any buddy boating."
"You won't be able to carry enough provisions."
These are some of the things we heard from internet forums, Facebook groups, and drunken sailors at bars and beaches during sundowners. The reality is that the majority of boats we see out cruising are production boats: Catalinas, Hunters, Jenneaus, Beneteaus, etc. In terms of numbers we see more Beneteaus than anything, with Catalinas coming in second and Hunters and Jenneaus about the same in number. The further south we go it seems like the more we see.
It funny, the people in these lower end production boats seem to have gone further and cruised longer than many of the people in expensive semi-custom boats. Every time we run into someone in a nice Cabo Rico or Caliber their idea of cruising is going from Florida to George Town, Bahamas and back every year. But that's what makes this lifestyle great; everyone can do it their own way on their own boat.
The bottom line for us on boat make is you sail what you like. If the interior layout and function of a Beneteau is what speaks to you then go with it. If you like the feel of a big full keel boat under sail then that is the boat for you. But don't be dogmatic about it. Don't try to force your opinion on other sailors. Most of all, don't suffer from confirmation bias by only listening to those who think and act the same as you.
I spent a lot of time reading and researching boat design, construction techniques, construction materials and hull shapes to come to my opinions. I understand the advantages and disadvantages of a modern broad beam hull versus a traditional, narrow beam heavy displacement hull. I also understand the differences in how you handle these boats under sail and how you weather a storm in them. You can't substitute this research and you can't outsource it. If you plan to make a life at sea you need to put in the time.
The age we live in is the best time in human history to do this research. Take Robert Perry for instance. He is one of the most prolific boat designers of any age of pleasure yacht building. He has brought us beauties like the Valiant 40, Tayana 37, several Pacific Seacrafts and many others. He writes books, he blogs and he posts on Facebook about his newest design, the carbon fiber cutter project. The access to information is so great. Yet I will often hear or read people bragging about a feature on their boat as a safety design while a quick search will have you read in Bob's own words that it was for marketing and ascetics. But people like to repeat their "old salt" opinion even when it has no basis in fact. There are stickers in the local bar here in Luperon that read "barstool sailor". That best describes many of these opinions to me. They like to brag about their knowledge or experience when most of it has little basis in fact.
On the size, this one is a little more complicated. We have been on boats from 22 feet to 60 feet and they all have a different feel. While we love cruising our Catalina 310, we could never fathom cruising a Catalina 320 despite it have over a foot of waterline on us. The layout, the feel, even things like the displacement to sail area or the length to beam are completely different even though they came out of the same factory at the same time. One example of this is that on many of the Catalina 320 wing keels the rudder extends to the bottom of the keel or just below. With the Catalina 310 the rudder is about six inches shorter than the keel. I consider this an important safety feature. If/when you run aground its the keel that takes the blow not the rudder. But I digress since this has more to do with design then size. My point being that it is very difficult to compare sizes of different makes and manufacturers.
We have never once felt that our boat was too small for the sea conditions. We have been pooped several times now and find that our open transom is great. The water drains right out and I can never get more than ankle deep water in the cockpit. We have friends on traditional "blue water" boats with small cockpits that fill up when pooped and they are often standing, or even sitting, in water.
Catalinas do have large cockpits. We love this at anchor, which is where you spend most of your time. In heavy seas this is seen as a liability. We have owned our boat for over 5 years now and know how to move around the cockpit in seas. I suspect this is the same for every boat, including catamarans. At the end of passages its not uncommon to compare "boat bites"; those injuries you get from being tossed around in seas or slipping while trying to handle the boat.
The same can be said for the open layout of the salon. It lakes handholds, places to brace yourself, etc. While this is true to some extent, it can be mitigated. We added a set of drawers for provisions with a table top. This also expanded our hand holds. We could even do more to improve on hand holds around the cabin.
Comfort motion is something we also heard would be unbearable in a production boat. The reality is that when you have a short period and significant height waves combined, it's not going to be comfortable. You are going to limit your time below deck and stay immobile in the cockpit as much as possible. And this holds for all boat types. There will be times that the seas will be uncomfortable. You mitigate this by picking your weather window as best you can and preparing by having things like drinks and snacks in the cockpit before you set out.
Bottom line is we have discussed if want to get a bigger or different boat several times. We have looked and can't seem to find anything else we like better for the cost to purchase, outfit and maintain. We are very satisfied with Catalina 310 as our cruising/living platform and don't think we will be changing anytime soon.
For our size we can hold several months of food without trying too hard. We can probably hold less than say a Bristol Channel Cutter 22 despite having several feet of waterline on that boat. This does come with some sacrifices. Many of the cruisers we met in the Bahamas left the US with 20, 30 even 50 cases of beer on board. We only had 3 cases of beer. That meant we bought more beer in the Bahamas where the average price for a case of local beer was $45 a case. A case of Guinness would cost you $75. You couldn't even find a good IPA or other craft beer.
We also ate a lot of canned chicken and pork in the Bahamas. Our freezer isn't that big and carrying lots of frozen meat is not possible. Buying chicken breast (boneless, skinless) in the Bahamas can cost as much as $30 a pound. You can get a whole chicken at a good cost in some areas but we can't fit that in our freezer.
If you look at our costs to cruise we spent more on food then a lot of other cruisers we know. A big part of that is because our boat was smaller so we started with less to begin with when we left the US. Another big part of it is we provisioned wrong. We didn't carry any flour when we left the states. We hadn't been eating much bread when we left and thought things like flour tortillas would be easy to find and inexpensive in the Bahamas. They weren't. When you did find them they cost around $5 for 8 tortillas. So we purchased some flour and started to make our own. We also make our own bread and rolls too.
Of course, the easiest way to offset this is to get your protein for free. We hit a good stride in Lee Stocking Island where we could get a protein for a meal pretty much at will. Mostly that was conch but some snapper and grouper could be had as well. And fishing offshore is the best. Even a small mahi-mahi will give you four meals.
In the Bahamas we were price aware but still bought things at a much higher cost then we did in the states. Our thoughts were we could buy a lot of food for the cost of getting a bigger boat. We definitely could have been better and have now started to make a bigger effort and are being more frugal with provisioning. But this is budget driven not space driven. We could easily hold 6 months of supplies on our boat if we were so inclined. Cruising the islands it's very rare that you will go more than a week without being in a harbor with at least a small store to get some provisions.
Our friends on Wright Away have a small Engel fridge/freezer. It's not a large system but would triple or better our freezer space. It will use more energy but ultimately allow us to store more fish and conch or bulk buy meat when we find good deals. So it would likely pay for itself in a short period of time. We are considering something like this for an upgrade in the near future.
The Catalina 310 holds 35 gallons in the tank under the forward berth and 20 gallons in the water heater. I know, such a large amount in the water heater, why? As near as I can tell it was in response to cruising couples that said they both wanted to be able to shower and have hot water left to do dishes. This works and we will typically have hot water for 3-4 days after a few hours of motoring. However, you can't get the 20 gallons out of the water heater without water in the primary tank. So this means that the usable volume of water is only 35 gallons.
In addition to the water in the tank and the water heater, we carry two 5 gallon gerry cans on deck for water. We also have a 5 gallon solar shower that we will often fill and keep as more water supply.
One thing we should have done was add some additional tankage. We are in the process of looking into this upgrade and will hopefully accomplish it in Puerto Rico. The options are to 1) add a bladder or hard tank under the forward berth, 2) get rid of the 20 gallon water heater and install a smaller water heater and an additional tank, 3) find a way to plumb the water heater to allow access to that water without water in the primary tank or 4) some combination of these choices. We are working this out and will hopefully be making this improvement soon.
On the subject of water, our small TDS meter is invaluable. Its a pen like device that lets you read total dissolved solids. We use it to test any water before we put in our tank. Around 350 PPM is considered decent drinking water. We have seen supposed RO (reverse osmosis) water test as high as 1,000 PPM. That is brackish water and not safe to drink despite what the marina or yacht club tries to tell you. It means their RO system isn't working right.
Watermaker Debate
We debated long and hard about adding a watermaker. We could buy a commercially available 12 volt system for $4-6K, a 110 volt system for $3-5K plus the cost of a Honda generator or build our own 12 volt system for around $3K. We couldn't justify the cost of these units based on the cost of buying water. You just can't. You can buy a lot of water at even $1/gallon before you come close to the cost of a watermaker.
The issue we kept having was unoperational or poor performing watermakers at several of the key ports where we wanted to take on water. In addition, we had to leave some areas sooner than we would like to get water because we were running out.
So this debate is back at it again.
Here in Luperon, DR, its a no brainer. The water in the harbor is too dirty to run a watermaker and good, clean water is readily available and cheap. Yesterday we took on 35 gallons of water that tested out at 24 PPM on our TDS meter. That's actually too clean and we might not be getting some minerals we need to be healthy. Time to up our vitamin intake while we are drinking this water. This water cost us 50 DR pesos for each 5-gallon jug. That's about $1 per 5 gallons. And that cost is delivered to our boat and poured into our tank.
Supposedly we will have similar experiences in the rest of the Caribbean.
Right now we think we might try to get a small 12-volt watermaker used. Our friends on Wright Away just went through the process of evaluating their watermaker. They have decided to ditch their 12-volt watermaker in favor of a 110-volt system. So maybe we can buy their used 12-volt. But read their write on their decision to get a bigger watermaker. We have discussed this with them a lot and are still on the fence about what we are going to do. It's a great post and anyone considering adding a watermaker should read it.
I won't go into our decision to go with Renogy solar panels. I have posted on that before and let's just say we are disappointed in how Renogy is handling the quality issue. But the panels we have are currently performing as expected when we installed them. Weather they stay on the boat or not is a different conversation.
As far as solar goes, we under-planned. We left with 200 watts of solar. Back in Hingham this would get us close to 100% state of charge by 2-3PM every day. On the ICW we did so much motoring it didn't really matter what the solar was doing. However, once we were in the Bahamas we were chronically underchargine our batteries. We found that we were using 25-50 amp hours per day more then we were getting from our solar.
We think there are a couple of reasons for our undersized solar. First is the fridge. We had about a 30% run time on our fridge back in Hingham. Now we seem to be more like 60% run time. We believe the prime reason for this is the water temperature. In Hingham harbor the water temp was typically around 68 degrees F. In the Bahamas and south we are seeing temperatures around 82 degrees F. Our fridge is located on the exterior of the hull and we think this is causing the fridge to run more.
Other energy hogs that we didn't plan correctly for were the laptop, iPad, and iPhones. Many of these devices were charged on shore, typically at work, when were in Hingham. And while we didn't use the battery charger for most of our last 6 months in Mass because of the solar panels, we did have the shore power plugged in and on for charging stuff like the electronic devices.
This resulted in us running our engine a lot to try and make up the difference in charge. We were growing frustrated with this approach because it meant someone had to stay on the boat for several hours while it ran. Sometimes this wasn't too big of a deal and one of us would stay while the other ran some errands. But we were using more diesel than we had planned. We did end up buying a used Honda eu1000 generator off of our friends on Wright Away. It can run our 40 amp charger and we have to run it for less time than we do the engine to top off the batteries.
Based on what we have experienced we are a 100-watt panel short of covering our daily use. On top of that we are considering adding a couple of power hungry devices to the boat (see watermaker and provisioning discussions above). So we are planning to expand our solar system to 500-watts. Finding places to put that many panels is tough on a small boat but doable if you think creatively.
Dingy Management
I left with a dislike for davits. I felt you couldn't get them high enough to be safe in seas. They compromised the performance of the boat. They were difficult to use compared to towing. So we left with intent to manage the dingy by a combination of towing, storing the dingy on deck and using the Dinghy Sling.
Admittedly, I was wrong.
Towing works fine but can be inconvenient at times. On the ICW, we would tow with the engine on. Nothing could be easier. It took little time to prep or to get in the dingy once anchored. But when we start to head out into the sounds in the Bahamas or the Atlantic Ocean it took more prep. Removing the engine and much of the other things stored in the dinghy could take considerable time. We also had some situations where we would have the dinghy thrown at the stern in following seas. Towing is doable but it does take more time and effort. We now tow with two bridles when we head offshore. It holds the boat behind us better and prevents some of the issues with following seas.
Our deck is just too small to fit a dingy of any size comfortably. If we had a little 6 or 7 foot dingy, maybe. But for us that is not a usable dingy. We like our aluminum RIB Heighfields. It tows well. It can handle big seas for a dinghy. And we are even starting to get up on plan when loaded down. But putting it on deck involves deflating it and we still have limited access to the bow area with it up there. This just isn't an option on a 31 foot boat.
The Dinghy Sling works great but has two draw backs. Under the right wind conditions it can funnel the diesel exhaust into the cockpit. We first experienced this during our gulf stream crossing and it made me get sick. Second, its a little too complicated to use daily to get the dingy out of the water. Getting the dingy out of the water for security is a major consideration the further south you go. It's a great product and cost effective easy solution for many boaters. If we weren't traveling with a dog, which requires us to be in the dinghy far more often than other cruisers, this may have stayed as our solution.
So we are now currently evaluating options to add dinghy davits to our boat. This has taken a lot of planning and the cost will be considerable. Most likely in the $2,500 neighborhood. Of course some of that will be more expensive since we are doing the work in the islands instead of back in the states.
Anchoring System
In the 10 months we have been out, a little over a month combined of that time has been at a dock. And this includes the 3 weeks we spent at Lady's Island Marina in a free slip thanks to our friends Tom and Nancy. We have been at anchor through gales, in rough conditions and in calm. We have dragged anchor 3 times. All due to short scope in calm conditions when we anchored in rivers with a deeper bottom and not enough swing room to put out even 5 to 1 scope. But we knew the risk in these locations and took it anyways to enjoy an area that was otherwise inaccessible.
We are and continue to be strong believers in new anchoring technology. I will never consider having anything but a new generation anchor as my primary until science makes something better. I am admittedly an anchor snob. When I see a boat start to anchor near me using a bruce, plow, or CQR I get nervous and uptight. I stare at them, give them angry glares and hope they will feel uncomfortable enough to move far away from Smitty. In my opinion the science on this is solid and anyone using an old style anchor doesn't below on the water. The cost is so little that it should never justify sticking with the old anchors when it is the primary thing holding you safe at night.
We use a Manson Supreme 35 pounder as our primary. This is oversized by two from what Manson recommends for our boat. We love it. We would also love a quality Rocna or Mantus. I don't think you could go wrong with any of these.
We left to go cruising with only 20 feet of 5/16-inch chain. We knew this wasn't enough but were hoping we could find some more chain at a cheap price as we worked our way down the coast. We picked up another 40 feet in Annapolis and then 90 feet from our friend Andrew on Solace (another Catalina 310 out cruising) in Miami. We now have 130 feet of chain on our primary anchor. Ideally I would want 150 feet of continuous chain on my primary (which is what Andrew did and why he had the 90 feet available). But I will take what I have because I have not paid over $2 a foot for any of it. Behind that I have 200 feet of 3 strand line.
We have two Mantus chain hooks on board and love them. We have the primary one setup on a bridle that I spliced. We use this every night we anchor. If heavy winds are predicted we will also put out the second Mantus hook on a chain snubber. If the bridle were to let go, the snubber would take up before the chain would be pulling hard against the windless/cleat.
Our windless does not have a chain gypsy. We wish it did, but at over $2K for a new windless it wasn't in the budget. So I raise the anchor by hand-hauling with the assistance of the rotating capstan that is our windless. When I used to just hand-haul the anchor, the chain would smack agains the roller furler. I didn't like the damage this was doing and found that using the windless helps keep the chain below the roller furler.
We have several backup anchors too, including a 30-pound danforth, fortress anchor and 50-pound fisherman's anchor. If I would find a good deal on a larger fortress anchor or Mantus anchor I would replace the fisherman's anchor with one of those.
We have been using an iPad as our primary chart plotter for 5 years now. I wouldn't change this at all. The iPad is plenty accurate for a good skipper to use for navigating. I would say I am no more than 20 feet off the location shown on the iPad. In that type of space visual piloting is favored over any electronic form of navigation.
We use the Navionics app on the iPad for navigating. For the most part I love this software. The one exception is the Bahamas. The map data was garbage there. We started out supplementing Navionics with hard explorer charts. But this involved a lot of putting in waypoints, something that the Navionics app is not strong on. We ended up downloading the Garmin Bluecharts. The map data for the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos was much better, but the app itself is lacking. For instance, there is no ETA function.
So we will run both apps on the iPad. We always have paper charts up in the cockpit with us too. In addition, we keep a log of GPS coordinates, heading, and speed every hour while offshore. When we can see the coast we generally don't keep the log.
We looked into adding AIS but had a couple of reservations. The units with remote mics were expensive and it would have required running wires up through the steering pedestal. I tried to do this once before and found that our pedestal is maxed out with wires. So this would have been a significant undertaking. So we opted not to get AIS.
After traveling with several boats with AIS we wish we had it. At night when we see a cruise ship or large cargo ship we have to try and estimate their location and try to hail them call for "the cruise ship at approximate GPS coordinates XXX". Most of the time they don't answer. But with AIS you have the name of the ship and they always answer when called by name. It also helps keep tabs on buddy boats during night crossings.
In hindsight the smart thing would have been to add a second VHF with AIS and a second antenna mounted on the stern rail. This would have given redundancy and made the installation much easier.
This is a tough one because you never know what you might need and when. We probably have too many spare impellers (12 on the boat) for our raw water pump. But I didn't have a rebuild kit and had to have Frank bring in two rebuild kits when he came for a visit. They are short money ($45 each) and I should have had them on board. We didn't have a spare alternator and spent twice the cost of the alternator to have it shipped into the Bahamas when we thought we needed it.
But we didn't even think of things like spare 12-volt chargers for the laptop or cords for the iPad. Also, since we use the iPad as our primary chart plotter, I would really feel more comfortable with a spare iPad on board.
You try to think about what you need for spares the best you can but the bottom line is you will always need something you don't have. Be prepared to improvise and have the knowledge to fix anything on your boat within reason.
This list of things we want to improve on our boat above represent a substantial cost. This has made us ask each other many times if we are happy with this boat or if we should get a bigger boat. The bottom line for us is this boat suites us well. To get a boat that we like as much we would spend twice as much money on the boat and would probably still have to do all of the things we are thinking about doing to Smitty. We like our pocket cruiser. She is nimble, sea worthy, and comfortable for us. Don't expect to see Smitty on Yacht World anytime soon.


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This summer we have found ourselves surrounded by one catastrophe after another. We've had a hurricane that flooded Houston, one the tore through the Florida Keys and up through the state, the fires out west, one shooting after another, and now the massacre out in Las Vegas. When things like this start to happen, people start to ask, "Is this the end of the world? Is Christ coming back? How do we fix this? Do we need tighter gun laws?"
Now, I can't speak of the natural disasters or whether or not Christ is coming back soon. Personally, Christ was coming back the day that He left. There were some in the Early Church and down through the ages that believe that Christ was coming back during their time period. Actually, the Bible says that no man knows the time. Jesus Himself said that even He doesn't know, only the Father knows. However, when the Father gives the nod to His Son, He'll be coming and when that day comes the only thing that you can do at that point is make sure that you're ready for His return. If not, then you'll be lost forever. Which brings me to how we "fix" the problem with all the shootings, the hatred, the protests, and the problems in our society. The problem isn't about color, it isn't about gun laws, it isn't about who is or who isn't in the White House or on Capital Hill. It isn't about what Terrorist is in control overseas. The problem has been around since the Garden of Eden and that problem is sin. It came into this world when Adam and Eve took of the fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. When they rebelled against God and what He told them to do. They didn't follow what He commanded and wanted to do their "own" thing. Ever since that day, mankind has been doing that ever since.
You don't believe me, read your history. You have one ruler after another. You have one terrorist after another who has always wanted to rule the world. Take the fight to the next level. To wipe out the Christians. To silence the Bible. To create the more dominant race. To let their hatred rule them and let them run rampant over anyone and anything that got in their way. It takes place from the highest ranking official down to the person that lives right next door to you. The problem with society is sin. The only way to deal with that is to admit that we have a sin problem and to start looking at ourselves and stop looking at others. We have to start looking at our own hearts and realize that I'm a sinner in need of a Savior.
I thank the Lord today that God sent a Savior. His name is Jesus. He saw the condition of man. He saw the sin and the separation from God. He came and became the final sacrifice to pay for all sin. He died on the cross for you and for me. For the ones that have been gunned down. He died for the shooter. He died so that we might live. He shed His blood so that we don't have to. He paid a debt that we couldn't. This is something that you can't legislate. This is something that you can't enforce. This is a choice. You have to choose Him. He stands at the door of your heart and knocks. If you want to end the hatred, we need the Lord. We need the Love of the Lord. If you want to end racism, we need the Lord. The Lord doesn't look at the skin, He looks at the heart. That's what we should be all about. Looking at the heart and not at the color of the skin, where you came from, what your "special needs" might be. We all have special needs. We all have shortcomings. We all fall short of the Glory of God. Because we all have sinned. But thanks be to God for the saving Grace of Jesus Christ Who picks us up out of the pit of sin and despair and places us on the solid ground.
So, what should we do? Give our lives to the Lord. That's the only answer to the problem in our world today. Are there going to be natural disasters? Yes, there's no getting around it. However, we can do something about the hatred in our world today, replace it with the Love of the Lord. Accept Christ and then Share Christ. Let's tell the world of the cure for what ails them.
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