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Lawrence O. Murray – Comptroller of the Currency 1908-1913
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It wasn't the usual e-mail we tend to get.
"Dear OCC," it read. "My husband's Great Uncle was Lawrence O. Murray, Comptroller of the Currency for Theodore Roosevelt. We have boxes and books of his correspondence during his term. They are silk copies of letters etc. and books of his duties as comptroller. Do you want such things or shall we just keep them in storage?"
Yes, we did. And now we have them.
The donors, Trina and Jack Kelley of Painted Post, New York, weren't aware of it at the time, but Lawrence O. Murray, who occupied the office between 1908 and 1913, was one of the most important – and most unpopular – Comptrollers in the whole history of the OCC. He was described this way by a career person who served under him:
Mr. Murray was the most peculiar character who ever occupied the office of Comptroller of the Currency. His moods and tenses were so changeable and inconsistent that the subordinate officers and employees of the [Currency] Bureau [as it was then called] who came into daily contact with him were at first inclined to believe that his mental eccentricities were due to the condition of his health. But later they were obliged to abandon this charitable diagnosis, because of the fact that as his health improved his peculiarities became more pronounced. 1
The "mental eccentricities" in question might have been related to Murray's openly expressed opinions about the quality of the OCC's work. In 1908 hearings of the National Monetary Commission, a body convened to examine the causes of the banking panic of the previous year, Murray concluded that OCC supervision had been "inefficient and ineffectual and disastrous" – not words calculated to endear a chief to his staff. This was not the first time he had spoken about, or to, OCC examiners in that tone. Weeks after taking office Murray summoned examiners all over the country to come (at their own expense) to Washington, where he told them "frankly that their work was bad in the main – too hurried; too superficial; that their estimates of the assets of the banks were practically worthless; and that unless their methods improved many of them would have to be dismissed." 2 One can only imagine the reaction of his audience.
That Murray was a harsh critic of the agency he had been appointed to head has long been a matter of record. But now, thanks to the collection of Murray manuscripts and memorabilia in the OCC's possession, we have a better understanding of why he was emboldened to confront the agency's shortcomings and the people he held accountable for them. Perhaps the most interesting items in the collection are letters and signed photographs reflecting Murray's close personal relationship with President Theodore Roosevelt. There is a group photo of Murray as a member of Roosevelt's "Tennis Cabinet" – the small circle of government officials, foreign diplomats, and associates whom Roosevelt would frequently invite to join him for a match (and a mint julep) on the tennis court he had built on the White House grounds in 1903. There is an invitation to the wedding of the president's daughter Alice to Nicholas Longworth, the highlight of the 1906 social season, and the personal notes exchanged thereafter. And while the collection include no "smoking gun," ordering Murray to shake up the OCC, that directive may be inferred from a key characteristic of Roosevelt's presidency: the relentless drive to challenge established interests, modernize government, and make it more effective and responsive.
That was just the spirit that animated Comptroller Murray.
Lawrence O. Murray left the OCC after a single term. Actually he was fortunate to have lasted that long, especially after Roosevelt vacated the White House in 1909. The new president, William Howard Taft, wasn't a fan of the tennis court or of most Roosevelt loyalists.3 The former he quickly converted back to lawn; and the latter were relieved of their positions at the first opportunity. In Murray's case, it may be surmised that not many people at the OCC wrote letters to the White House on his behalf.
Items from the Murray collection will soon become part of a new exhibit on his life and times. Watch this space for more information as that plan comes to fruition.
11 Thomas P. Kane, The Romance and Tragedy of Banking, (New York, 1922), pp. 301 – 302.
2 National Monetary Commission, Suggested Changes in the Administrative Features of the National Banking Laws, (Washington, D.C., 1910) pp. 268, 281
3 "Taft Asked to Oust Comptroller Murray," New York Times, Sept. 15, 1912.


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Hi everyone!
I found this page recently on ehow.com: -http://www.ehow.com/list7467388bento-tips.html- (yes I know, I'm not making it a clickable link on purpose, because in my opinions it's not a good reference page and doesn't deserve 'link juice', as you'll see below)
If you have some time to kill, please take a look at that page. It basically uses JustBento has the primary source, but misinterprets things enough to confuse anyone new to bento. It links to my Top 10 rules list and seems to get most of it's informatio' from there, but gets it just wrong enough to be, well, wrong. It also links to Biggie's FAQ page on Lunch in a Box, and my Keeping your lunch safe page. But mostly, it's re-writing or interpreting the Top 10 Rules. (That page has been linked to or copied verbatim on many other sites, which is fine by me, and better by far than this re-interpretation.)
For instance, it says (emphasis mine):
"Stick to a maximum of five items per bento box. Overpacking will only result in crowded-looking boxes and even waste food. Remember that this is a lunch box for one person, not a full dinner. Bentos typically contain three food items."
The bolded part is like…whaaaat? My original Top 10 rule that corresponds to this one is no. 2, which says:
"I don't have the time to spend making multiple items for my bentos, unless it's for a party or something. I stick to a maximum of four or five different items per box for everyday bentos; many of my bentos contain three items or less. "
…which is just an everyday, speed-bento tip. Overpacking wastes food? Crowded looking boxes? WTF? You can put as many items in a box as you want. A bento box is meant to be 'overpacked' or packed tightly, to avoid shifting around during transit.
And ironically, the writer on ehow says later, "pack compactly". I can just imagine someone seeing both rules and getting utterly confused.
And this one under Use Leftovers utterly killed me:
"Making food primarily for bentos can be difficult to make due to the small portions required. However, using leftover food is a viable option. Leftover food makes it easier to assemble inside a bento and is convenient to make. However, bento makers should reheat cooked food so that there are less micro-organisms growing on the food. This will help keep food from becoming less fresh and edible. The Just Bento website recommends that three-day-old food be reheated in a pan rather than in the microwave. This will quickly kill off any organisms that are likely on the top of the food."
This seems to come from this paragraph on my Keeping Safe page:
"In some cases it can be okay to pack food direct from the refrigerator, such as pre-made salads, instant pickles, and so on. Do use common sense though; packing leftovers from the night before is probably okay, but leftovers from 3 days ago gets iffy. "
In other words I am saying that people should think twice before packing 3-day old (or well, simply old) leftovers into a bento box, but this writer is saying - and worse, attributing it to me - that 3-day old leftovers are fine if they're heated up in a pan. WHAT? (Note: Japanese bento books do recommend re-heating food in a pan to kill off bad micro-organisms that form on the surface.)
Now I am wondering - did I not make myself clear enough when I wrote those two posts? How can they be misinterpreted so badly? In other words, is it me or is it them?
(Off topic, but ehow.com has an utterly annoying Javascript that puts their URL in each copypasted text from their pages. Grrr.)
The Big Onigiri.
- Wherever you go, there you are. -
There is certainly no lack of clarity on your part. Your lists of rules and safety tips (and Biggie's) were so helpful for me when I first started off with bento, and never came to the conclusions that the writer of this ehow thing did. I'm also trying to figure out what that photo is of and how it relates to the captions "Placing edible cartoon character designs in bentos is a common technique." What cartoon character is that supposed to be??
That's ridiculous. Your list is very easy to understand, and the tips make perfect sense. This ehow article doesn't. If you didn't already, you should contact them, because if they're telling people to have 3-day old leftovers in their bento that'll sit around for several hours, someone might get sick and complain. You don't want them to be like "Oh, well we were just quoting Just Bento." I mean, regardless it's bad for them to misquote you in general.
Onaka ga suiteiru!
Whoever wrote this not only doesn't know much about Bento, but also not much about food and common sense concerning health.
What scares me in situations like this: there are only few things you are an expert in, and when you find mistakes in writing about them, how much can you trust the information which you can not judge? There is a lot of crap on the internet, and people believe it.
Oh god, that was terrible! Their misinterpretation I mean. X_X I understood what you said perfectly fine, maybe they aren't particularly fluent in English? o.o; Like it sounds like they translated what you said using google then turned it back into English XD
(BTW, for the javascript thing, you should be able to avoid it if you use the noscript addon, you can just leave ehow blocked, but then it's annoying to unblock every other site you go to >_>;)
Looks like complaints worked - that page no longer exists.
Alas, it's still alive and well.
If it's any consolation, Maki, most of the tips about making paella in that site are similarly misguided.
Perhaps that's the price of popularity. People dabble, are satisfied with their results, promote these b**terdised versions as authentic and it's the halfassed aberrations that become the norm and spawn further dabblings. I guess it's natural when people try to summarise a lot of information which they don't fully understand to begin with.
It is interesting to see the process begin (and it must be quite surreal to find your own blog/name and what you've written actually cited in the decay!). Celebrities often complain about being misquoted. Congratulations Maki You've arrived!
Perhaps one day soon you will have a part in inspiring awesome instructions like this:
Highlights are the description of a historical one handled paella pan (?????!!!!), the use of several kgs of meat and seafood in a 16inch skillet, the earnest advice that one should never accept beef in a paella before listing cilantro, capers & olives as being suitable additions. However, the outrage just goes on and on (two MINCED heads of garlic. Long grained rice. Butter.). This gem of an article never ceases to provide amusement round our house. My mother laughs until she cries.
I'd say it was priceless - and then I think how much it would cost to assemble all those ingredients (and what a waste of life is involved)... :(
That must be the Tardis of paella pans! ^_^
I think that bad bento article has disappeared, though other ones remain on that site. I've had a bad experience with those general-public written article/wiki sites before. I think they are just not edited or written by knowledgeable people - it's crap produced for the sake of generating ad revenue.
That page is truly hilarious.
"You can substitute the bouillons in the stock with the head, tail and bones of the filleted fish as a substitute. To that effect, tell the butcher about your intentions and ask her/him to cut and clean them accordingly."
"10 oregano leaves, minced"
It also says you need a "full body apron". Whatever that means.
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Captain's Report-
Mission of the Sea Ray 540 Sundancer
The Sea Ray 540 has two distinct missions --1) The Sea Ray 540 was designed for a person who has made a mark on the world and wants to share his or her good fortune with friends, neighbors, business associates and clients. This vessel is designed for a person who is social and who revels in the good times that a special sea-borne venue engenders. The 540 is a motoryacht that has the entertaining room of a megayacht on two decks without the need for a seven-person crew and a big-six accounting firm to keep track of the bills. She is a boat that is at once large enough for entertaining a crowd but small enough and easy enough for the party's host to command and dock single-handed. 2) The secondary mission is to be a cruising boat for a family or two cruising couples. There is a third stateroom option which might be appropriate for some families. The boat is remarkably fully equipped in its standard configuration.
Distinguishing Features
Fully equipped
to leave the dock and go cruising with standard equipment●
Zeus pod drive
system with joystick and Skyhook feature●
Full electronics
package is standard●
Cockpit air conditioning
as standard●
21-degree deadrise
at the transom●
"Centerline" helm
Helm and companion
seating on a single base that swivels 180-degrees●
Seating for 15
people on the aft and helm deck
Entertaining Venues
The primary gathering place of the 540, of course, is her aft deck that is up three steps from the swim platform and down two steps from the helm deck. The L-shaped plush seating can handle seven adults. Add three deck chairs and 10 people can be comfortably accommodated on the aft deck.
Massive Cockpit Seating.
Sea Ray has figured out a way to expand its entertaining seating even more by placing the helm and companion seat of a fiberglass base that swivels 180-degrees from facing forward to facing aft. To starboard is a bench seat that can seat another three adults. Add it all up and 15 adults can all be seated on the cockpit space of the Sea Ray 540. This is one of the most important attributes of the yacht, in our opinion.
Entertainment Console.
Across from the L-shaped seating is the cockpit entertaining console/wet bar with standard icemaker, sink and pressure water. Those folks who like grilling will want to check off the optional grill, and perhaps get a refrigerator, too, for this console.
For Sun Worshipers Only
For some people the sun god is still as popular as in ancient Egypt and the 540 Sundancer was made for those people. After all, entertaining means more than parties, food and cocktails. Laying out on beautiful summer day can also be just as entertaining. Look at the pictures above. The 540 has both the stern sun pad and an even larger one at the bow.
The Salon.
The second entertaining venue is below in the 540's salon. An L-shaped sofa is large and plush and can easily seat seven adults. Add three director's chairs and nine people can be seated here. There is a hi-lo table that can serve as a cocktail table or a dining table when raised. Opposite is the galley, and opaque Shoji screens are aft which bring in light from the master stateroom. The salon is richly swathed in cherry wood paneling outboard and has wainscoting on the forward bulkhead. The sole which stretches across the salon to the galley can be built in light or dark maple. Much-needed storage space is in cabinets above the portlights behind the sofa. Sconces on cherry paneling frame the window of light coming in from outside.
The salon has its own dedicated Bose Lifestyle 48 5.1 Home Theater System which includes a Bose media center, 4 cube speakers, a 32" flatscreen LCD TV. Below it, is a tasteful cabinet for the CD and DVD player and some storage.
The Foredeck for Parties.
Taken together, 19 adults can be accommodated seated on the 540 in both locations. During cocktail parties most guests like to mix and mingle so many will not be seated, which opens up even more room -- and places to roam. The foredeck is large and has railings that are at least 24" (60 cm) high.
Sleeping Accommodations
The Sea Ray 540 is fairly versatile when it comes to sleeping arrangements. First, it offers a three-stateroom version than tucks a third stateroom behind the starboard master head. Most people will probably stick with the standard two stateroom layout and if they need another bed they can simply pull out the hide-a-bed in the salon sofa. Hide-a-beds, by-the-way, can be wonderfully comfortable these days.
Master Stateroom
Taken together, the master and its head are full-beam and lay right in the center of the boat, which is always the most comfortable place to be. The bed itself is queen-sized and has an innerspring mattress, something that is a rarity aboard boats in class. The bed comes with pillows, sheets, and a coordinated spread. Below the bed are drawers.
Décor Details.
Sea Ray has paneled the stateroom with either dark or light cherry (gloss or matte) wainscoting that rises from the deck to the padded, vinyl chair rail. Also, light rift oak is available. Overhead lighting is all 120V LED, as is the indirect lighting around the perimeter of the overhead. Please note that Halogen lights are not used, which means that there will be little heat build-up due to the lighting and LED lights are much more durable. The forward bulkhead is an opaque Shoji screen made from a synthetic material rather than from paper. This gives the stateroom both a classy and modern look. Light filters in through the Shoji screen into the stateroom as well as the reverse. Shoji screens are often used on large motoryachts but rarely have we seen them on a boat in this size and class.
The carpet is 55-oz. Masland 100% Stainmaster BFC nylon by DuPont. Doors are all solid wood and there is a phone by the bed that serves as an intercom and also can be used to make calls beyond the boat. There is a Bose Lifestyle entertainment system here along with a 32" flatscreen LCD TV. Roman shades cover the large portlights.
Master Head.
Opposite is the head which is as large as we find on this size boat. The under-mounted sink is extra wide. As can be seen in the images, the counter top is solid-surface simulated granite with backsplash and there is ceramic tile on the sole. The blinds above the sink are wood and they come standard. The toilet is a VacuFlush and is plumbed to a 68-gal. (258 L) holding tank. In the aft end of the head compartment is the fully-enclosed shower stall. Forward in the head there is a cedar-lined hanging locker with drawer storage below. This is the only hanging locker in the master. Every boat is a compromise, and this is one of them on the 540. However, it is important to remember that this boat's primary mission is entertaining around home and not taking a three-month cruise to the Galapagos.
VIP Stateroom
The forward stateroom is truly a VIP cabin and actually has more hanging locker space than the master. While the basic layout with an island queen bed is standard in this size boat, Sea Ray has worked hard to differentiate this forward cabin from all of the others on the market. The builder has done that chiefly through the extensive use of wood. In the three-stateroom layout this is the master.
Let There be Wood.
Not only is their wood paneling along the sides of the cabin, the deck is also wood, and that includes the step up to the island berth. The hanging lockers have a Shoji screen treatment framed in wood and there is wood trim around the headboard and framing out the portlights port and starboard. The valances are wood with Roman shades behind. The solid wood counters under the portlights contain bins for added storage. Like the master, the VIP stateroom has a Bose sound system with a DVD player as well as a 19" flatscreen LCD TV. Virtually all lights in the boat are LED.
The Head.
The forward head carries on the theme of the master with tile decking, solid-surface counters and under mount sink. There is a separate shower stall. As usual, this water closet serves as the vessel's day head.
2 or 3 Staterooms?
Sea Ray makes available a third stateroom option for people with large families who plan to use the boat for cruising. The task is accomplished by shrinking the master head and taking space out of the master stateroom to create passageway to the cabin. The result is a lower single bed with a Pullman over it with room to change clothes in the passage way.
A Better Alternative.
For people considering the three-stateroom version, our advice is to stick with the two stateroom layout which has been carefully designed to maximize comfort. If sleeping accommodations are needed for a third or fourth person, remember that the sofa in the salon contains a hide-a-bed. In a pinch, someone can sleep topside on the couch with the aft weather curtain installed. While some privacy might have to be given up, remember this is family, and it is a boating experience, not a stay at the Ritz.
The Galley
Like the cockpit, the galley was designed with entertaining and large groups in mind, but not producing a five-course gourmet meal. That is not the mission of this boat. Rather, the galley is more of a "staging area" where catered or pre-prepared food can be assembled and plated. When cruising, the galley is sufficient for the basic necessities of breakfast and lunch. Dinner will usually be taken ashore.
There is a long solid-surface counter top with the freezer and refrigerator underneath in two separate units. Drawers for flatware, utensils and a couple of pans are found at the forward end of the galley. Under the sink is a trash hamper. A small microwave/convection is above the counter forward. There is a two-burner stove top in the center of the counter under the portlights. A power vent is standard. All fresh water to all sinks goes through a standard charcoal filter system.
Galley Storage is King.
Sea Ray hasn't forgotten storage. Dry goods will find a home behind the cherry doors for overhead lockers above the counter. Abaft the counter there is a full-height cupboard behind Shoji screens and cherry door panels. This is the place for stemware and china. There are also several bins in the cabin sole that are ideal for storing things such as packs of soda, beer, wine bottles and the like.
We caution all new boat buyers of motoryachts and other vessels -- no matter what the brand -- to measure all galley and dining storage compartments. Make sure that they are deep enough to hold the plates, cups and bowls that will be employed. Boat builders are famous for building in beautiful etageres which are only 5" (12 cm) deep. Sea Ray makes a 6-person place setting available as an option, including bowls, rocks and highball glasses, stemware as well as a 45-piece flatware set. We are happy to see this option which means there is a place for everything.
The Helm
"Centerline" Helm.
"Centerline" is in quotes because that is the concept but it is actually not quite on the centerline and is offset to starboard a few inches. No matter, the helm is almost on the centerline and this is a departure from what we generally see in class where the helm is hard to starboard. There are a number of advantages to this design, the most paramount of which is better visibility. All hardtops have to have window mullions and strong side supports to hold the weight of the hardtop and the G-forces exerted by it as the boat comes slamming down in choppy conditions. Often those forward corner mullions are quite thick. The closer the skipper is to them, the greater is the loss of visibility in that quadrant.
Other Advantages.
Because the helm is nearly on the centerline a companion seat can be placed by it to port and both the skipper and the companion can change seats without having to climb over each other. A second advantage is that a bench seat can be placed to starboard so still more people can communicate with the skipper when underway. When docking, since the skipper is on the centerline the port parallax angle is reduced.
Swiveling Seats.
Now we come to the reason that the helm is not exactly on the centerline -- so the two seats which are attached to one fiberglass base can swivel 180 degrees and face the guests in the cockpit. The skipper and his navigator can sit here like a king and queen holding court. Remember that the primary mission of the vessel is entertaining and the swiveling seats allow more people to be involved -- along with the bench seat to starboard.
Premium Seats.
In fact, the two helm seats are indeed made for a king and queen as they are fully adjustable, including up and down, have reclining back rests, arm rests, and are made with plush multi-density foam cushions. They also have teak foot rests. The fiberglass base for these two seats has three lock-in positions -- forward, facing to starboard, and facing aft.
Instrument Console.
There is enough real estate on the instrument panel for two 12.1" Raymarine screens which come standard with the boat. Evidently there is not enough room for the two SmartCraft VesselView digital diagnostic screens on the instrument panel as they are placed on the overhead. (We would prefer to look down on them instead of up.) The DTS drive-by-wire sticks are on a diagonal angle to the right, and the joystick is just forward.
Electronics Galore.
Raymarine and Sea Ray have obviously struck a bargain as the boat comes standard with loads of Raymarine electronics. Two 12.1" screens, a chartplotter, autopilot, 2 kW radar with open array antenna, VHF radio with remote speaker and 8' (2.43 m) fiberglass antenna. The system reads water depth and temperature, gives depth alerts and fuel left to waypoints, among other things.
Skyhook Feature.
Every powerboat this size should have an autopilot and we're glad to see that the 540 has one. It is interfaced with the Zeus black box so that the Skyhook feature can be used. This is a convenient feature as it means that while waiting for a bridge to open or a spot at the fuel dock to open up Skyhook will keep the boat in position automatically. We have tested the system on other boats and have found that it keeps the boat remarkably close to the intended position.
Having said how much we like Skyhook, now let us warn operators of any boat not to plug in a bunch of waypoints and let the autopilot do the driving. Too many examples of commercial vessels running on autopilot and running down yachtsmen have come across our desk over the years, not to be wary of this function. Having an autopilot is like having an extra hand on board, which is a good thing. But skippers must remember that autopilots can't see.
Engine Room
Thanks to the fact that the Sea Ray 540 is powered by a Zeus pod drive propulsion system the engines can be moved farther back than conventional inboards. The engine room is accessed by a four-step ladder in the aft deck which alights just in front of the engines and behind two banks of 8-D batteries. The engine room is insulated with 2" of foam to keep the noise down above. Sea Ray's successful "Quiet Ride" technology, while started in the small boats, has gotten everyone's attention at Sea Ray.
Electrical Equipment.
Of course there is more in the engine rooms than just engines. Here is where the heavy-duty electrical equipment is housed, things like the transformer and shore-power isolator. Also found here are the battery charger/converter, the battery equalizer and the big drum for the Glendenning Cablemaster, which is a must on any boat this size. The 540 has two 50 Amp connections, both with 75' (22.8 m) of cable, only one of which is hooked up to the Cablemaster. The second Cablemaster is an option. The boat is equipped with aluminum fuel tanks with a 600 gal. (2,271 L) capacity. An oil change system is connected to the two engines and the generator.
Fire Suppression.
The engine room is gel coated and in the bilge there is a drip pan under the engine with a sump. An automatic and manual fire suppression system is standard and it has an auto engine shutdown feature.
The Engines.
Standard propulsion is provided by twin Cummins QSC 8.3-600 diesel engines. Sea Ray rates these engines at 576-hp. Cummins states on its website that the QSC8.3-600 will generate 593-hp at 3000 RPMs and 573-hp at 2800 RPMs.
Sea Ray makes available an optional Cummins engine QSM11-715. Its horsepower rating is at 2500 RPMS, 715 metric horsepower and 705 bhp according to Cummins.
Both the standard and optional engines drive through Zeus pods that spin aft-facing, counter-rotating props. A joystick comes standard with both engines. The joystick is designed for docking and close board maneuvers where the RPMs are below 1500.
An Onan 21.5 kW generator comes standard with the boat and has a sound shield. Onan was selected because it uses a slower turning diesel engine and is a division of Cummins making it a one stop for service. Interestingly, Sea Ray offers a smaller Onan, the 17.5 kW, as an option. It is usually the other way around. But generators need to be loaded all the time to their capacity for optimum performance and longer life, and boaters who will be going light on the A/C may not need the larger unit.
We have not tested the 540 so we can make no comment on performance. When we talk to the folks at Sea Ray they tell us that with the 576-hp Cummins engines she can go slightly faster than 30 knots. That seems respectable. We're not sure going for the larger engines is worth what small increase in speed may be available, given the added cost and fuel consumption.
Well Equipped
We have tried to mention in this report the major standard equipment that is incorporated in the 540. But there are many more important items we have failed to mention, including-- ●
4-step swim ladder
Extended swim platform
Electric anchor windlass with ground tackle
Freshwater washdown at anchor locker, engine room and transom
Electric sunroof
Side window vents on helm deck
Accommodations A/C, 32,000 BTUs
Cockpit A/C, 32,000 BTUs
Hot and cold cockpit shower
Aft weather curtain for cockpit
Full intercom system
When we compare the Sea Ray 540 with other boats in class we see a surprising similarity in some basic specs. For example, the beam and displacement of the better brands are pretty tightly clumped right around the 540's specs. There is no substitute for displacement when it comes to a solid ride, stability, and comfort. The 540's displacement together with her 21-degree deadrise at the transom should make her about as comfortable as any in class. As far as entertaining space and amenities go, the 540 speaks for herself.
Options for Entertaining
As well equipped as the Sea Ray 540 is, those people wanting to party-hearty might want to look at a couple of options -- but not many. Here are about the only things we can think to add-- ●
Built-in electric grill ●Refrigerator in the cockpit console ●Teak table for the cockpit ●Three teak folding chairs or directors' chairs ●Upholstery upgrade to Promessa outdoor Ultraleather
Options for Cruising
Here we find a few more things to add. Perhaps the largest item is the yacht's tender. With the boat's 15'3" beam we think that she could handle a 12' tender. The big question is whether to go for a relatively low-cost davit device such as those made by Weaver Industries, or buy the hydraulic option that Sea Ray makes available. Other cruising items we would spec-- ●
Colored Hull,
two-tone blue or black are offered. ●
with Y-valve ●
Central vacuum system
Windshield defroster
Comparison In Class
When we compare the Sea Ray 540 with other boats in class we see a surprising similarity in some basic specs. For example, the beam and displacement of the better brands are pretty tightly clumped right around the 540's specs. There is no substitute for displacement when it comes to a solid ride, stability, and comfort. The 540's displacement together with her 21-degree deadrise at the transom should make her about as comfortable as any in class. As far as entertaining space and amenities go, the 540 speaks for herself.
The Sea Ray 540 Sundancer has been in the Sundancer Series for several years and virtually every year the boat has been upgraded in its newest iteration. The result is that the boat has been improved and refined and seems to us to be capable of doing a good job of its intended missions.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Sea Ray 540 Sundancer (2014-) is 37.7 mph (60.7 kph), burning 77.0 gallons per hour (gph) or 291.44 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Sea Ray 540 Sundancer (2014-) is 23.1 mph (37.2 kph), and the boat gets 0.61 miles per gallon (mpg) or 0.26 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 329 miles (529.47 kilometers).
- Tested power is 2 x 715-hp Cummins MerCruiser QSM11.
Standard and Optional Features
Marine Electronics
|VHF Radio
|Air Cond./Heat
|Battery Charger/Converter
|CD Stereo
|Head: Fixed
|Shore Power
|Trim Tabs
|Washdown: Fresh Water
|Water Heater
Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Standard Snap-in
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Transom Door
|Wet bar
Boats More Than 30 Feet
|Glendinning Cablemaster
|Oil Change System
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Darrell "Dude" Shinn, 83, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012 at his home.
Darrell "Dude" Shinn, 83, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012 at his home.
Darrell was born August 31, 1929, to the late Hosea "H.J." and Nancy (Sayre) Shinn. He married Carol Ann (Royer) in May 1957 and she preceded him in death on October 12, 1988.
Survivors include his son, David Shinn of Tiffin, daughter, Diane (Jeff Hill) Shinn of Dublin, two sisters, Clara Blanche Yentzer of Upper Sandusky and Margaret "Bing" Hill of Mt Alto, WV.
Darrell retired from Geeral Electric after 35 years with the company. Darrell enjoyed gardening, playing guitar, trap shooting, NASCAR, and fixing things in his garage. Darrell was a United States Army Veteran, serving in Korea from March 1951 to December 1952.
Services will be at 11 a.m., on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at the Engle-Shook Funeral Home and Crematory in Tiffin.
Visitation for family and friends will also be on Saturday, from 10-11 a.m., at the funeral home.
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|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
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|2009-04-07, 02:14
|Link #62
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canada
Age: 29
For what it's worth, from what I've heard of how it ends, I think I'd hate it... >_>
|2009-04-07, 02:19
|Link #63
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Actually, H&C is one of my other favorites -- but they're not much alike in tone or plot. Also liked Lov*Com, REC, and a few others. So-called "harem anime" have a rougher time in my critiques.... but the few that survive are the ones that took unusual approaches (KKPR) or immediately dropped it to a couple or triangle (Lamune, Canvas 2).
|2009-04-07, 02:26
|Link #64
In the Tatami Galaxy ↓
Join Date: Feb 2006
I know that a few people don't like it as much as I do. I don't act as if people should think the same way as I do, though. I can't call them wrong for disagreeing with me. Just because they don't see things the same way as I do doesn't mean they're wrong. Frankly, that kind of thinking is idiotic. They're free to hate on Honey and Clover, for all I care. Most of them aren't worthy of my time, anyway.
Guess I was right.
|2009-04-07, 03:56
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Location: The dog gossips too much.
|2009-04-07, 07:16
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: USA
I imagine that when you say Ryuuji's character derailed you're referring to him liking Taiga and his marriage escapades (I've already written more than I'd like to about this one.), but I'm curious to hear what you think was wrong with Ami's actions.
|2009-04-07, 10:21
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Join Date: Mar 2009
When I read about all this arguments about Toradora, it strangely makes me happy remember when it's still on air. But when I realised this is last possible place people will be talking about Toradora, I feel sad again. Fill my void now, oh spring season anime!!
About Honey and Clover... I think you have to watch it to understand why people say that it's good. But then again if you hate like the first 10 episode it's probably not for you
|2009-04-07, 15:47
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Join Date: Feb 2006
... and the trailer is fucking awesome.
|2009-04-07, 21:02
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Area 11
Age: 36
I gave it 7/10.
I had a hard time making up my mind about the rating. Toradora! was floating around at the border between a strong 6 and a weak 7 in my book but I decided to bump it up to a 7 based on my overall enjoyment of the show.
I think JC did a great job on Toradora! and even though I must say that the novel is (as always) superior the anime comes off as a great adaptation, especially considering the fact they had to turn 10 novels into 25 episodes. I think that 3 cours would've been perfect for this project as I feel that it would've turned out even better had they been able to include some of the stuff they now had to leave out - inner thoughts and in some cases, entire scenes.
So what made Toradora! a great show? I'd say it was the characters. The story/drama is good but definitely nothing spectacular. I didn't care for the comedy but then again... comedy is probably my least favorite genre. I'm glad there was way more drama and romance than comedy in the show. Anyhow, I was going to talk about the characters so let's get back to them. I liked the male protagonist, and I liked all (three) main girls in the show. This is very uncommon for me as male leads usually piss me off in romance anime, and I usually only like one of the female characters. They were all lovable in their own way and the best way to have the drama connect with the audience is to make them care for the characters as if they were actual people. Ami was my favorite character but I never rooted for her and Ryuuji since, from a storytelling point of view, TaigaxRyuuji was the only pairing that would've made any sense.
I for one don't think that the development was unnatural in any way. They'd been a married couple for a good while, they just needed to understand that themselves, and the true nature of their feelings for one another. This was the main point of the story and the way it was set up in my opinion, so it didn't come off as a sudden surprising development (I just love how perceptive Ami is by the way). If episode 2 didn't set the pairing in stone (which it did in terms of writing if you ask me) then episode 8 certainly did. Kitamura and Minori sure as hell knew what was going on when Taiga suffered an emotional breakdown after having saved Ryuuji from drowning and their faces spoke volumes about their thoughts on the matter. That was easily one of my favorite scenes.
I'm not going to go into details as I'm far too tired at the moment, but in the end Toradora! turned out to be a good story revolving around great characters. Like I said, I gave it 7/10 which means it made my "Top 20" list. I'm really sad that it's over.
|2009-04-07, 23:02
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Animation Quality: 10
Voice Actors: 10
Script: 10
Soundtrack: 10
Editing: 10
Enjoyment: 10
Emotional Involvement: 10
This decision was to easy, I was laughing, crying, angry and happy through the whole anime, which I have only been for a few animes earlier.
|2009-04-08, 08:51
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~*Eternal Bakaness*~
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Cheesecake wonderland
Can I rate the series in two half?
For the first half
Animation Quality: 8
Voice Actors: 9
Script: 7
Soundtrack: 7
Editing: 7
Enjoyment: 7
Emotional Involvement: 3
Average : 6.9
The first half seemed quite medicore to me, everything was fine, it just wasn't special. Taiga then felt like a normal tsundere loli. Nothing emotional really happen in the first half. It isn't something I recommend while I was watching the first half, only the tsundere fanboy (I'm a girl) within me continued to watch it.
Animation Quality: 8
Voice Actors: 9
Script: 9
Soundtrack: 7
Editing: 9
Enjoyment: 9
Emotional Involvement: 10
Average: 8.7
The 2nd half, the character development was amazing. Taiga stopped being a typical tsundere, she tried to changed herself. Everything went uphill after and during Kitamura's arc. I dont really how to explain why I loved the 2nd half so much. The character's action feels so real, I do 'feel' the pain of the characters. I say I watched the 2nd half with a normal girl's feeling.
One of the best shows that J.C staff gave us. Thank you for making me forget on how awful you did for Zero No Tsukaima. Please keep up the good work for Hayate No Gotoku.
|2009-04-08, 20:42
|Link #73
house music addict
Join Date: Mar 2009
I have to give this a 9/10. It's absolutely my favorite anime on all accounts within recent memory, even. Utterly beautiful romance, with all its quirks, not some formulaic and forgettable shojo or harem anime. The only real criticism I had was the pacing. The characters are esoteric... so what? Many people are in real life, too. I don't see what's supposed to be so hard to believe about the story.
|2009-04-08, 22:24
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milk tea?
Join Date: Apr 2009
Animation Quality: 9
I found the animation like-able through the entire series. I rarely ever questioned it. It was simple when needed and demanded attention when time. And the colors I thought were great.
Voice Actors: 10
I loved the voice actors, so fitting. Kugimiya Rie and Yui Horie were perfect. I've never heard of Junji Majima before, but he was so great. I'd like to see more of him. Great job, great cast.
Script: 9
For the most part, great.
Soundtrack: 9
Just on the topic of OP and ED, they were great. Yui Horie's songs were the best. I love "Silky Heart" x3
Enjoyment: 9
At first, I didn't get what all the hype was about. The first five episodes or so were just ok, they were enough to put this series not at the top of my priority. But once the series began to pick up, oh wow. I couldn't wait for another episode.
Emotional Involvement: 10
Once the drama and character development really began to set in, it easily began to become a series I was emotionally involved in.
Overall series rating: 9
This series has made it into one of my all time favorites. What makes this series really stand out are all the underlying themes: figuring out who you love, finding yourself/being real or fake to others, the difference between being a "child" or "adult," a sense of school pride, and being in a family. The relation of characters in this series is also utterly important because it is what kept the story alive and going. Seeing Taiga's and Ryuuji's relationship develop was really great, especially towards the end. Also seeing how Taiga changes through the series was also a treat (The Cultural Fest and Christmas Party episodes were fantastic). There is a lot more to say, but overall I loved the series.
And can I say, am I the ONLY one who thought Inko-chan was annoying T_T;
|2009-04-09, 03:50
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 33
Ok first the animation. It was fine but sometimes inconsistent. As others I'm sure have pointed out the Taiga/Sumire fight was a golden moment that left them with a bad impression in this category. I didnt particularly like that scene's animation either but it wasnt as bad as my personal favorite...Minorin and Ryuuji chasing down Taiga in episode 24. In fact I'm surprised that more people didnt complain about that scene because (with the exception of JC Staff's handling of Taiga's mother) that was the low point of that episode for me.
As for the story itself. I found it was rather basic and simple and nothing special but it made for an interesting watch thanks primarily to a very solid presentation of the second half and the cast of characters as well as its talented VAs that voiced them. The first half of the series was a roller coaster for me. Some episodes were good; some were even really enjoyable. But there were also episodes I didnt really care for either. Some even left me thinking that the plot hadnt moved forward at all which really concerned me given how little time JC Staff had to work with to cram the novels' full story into these 25 episodes. It didnt help that Taiga was quite an annoyance at this point in the series.
I also felt there coulda been some more development on Ryuuji's part to build on as far as his attachment to Taiga leading up to the Cultural Festival arc (where I truly started to see it pretty clearly) cause good lord there was plenty of said development with regards to Taiga's attachment to Ryuuji thanks to some of the TaigaXRyuuji hints. Some of Ryuuji's monologues would have fixed this issue for me... *glares at JC Staff*
Speaking of the Cultural festival arc, that was about the point where the series was really starting to take off for me. After that, the pacing for this pairing had progressed at a naturally fine rate all the way to the end, I saw nothing wrong or out of place with it. In fact the entire second half was nothing short of excellence until the issue of pacing inevitably came back to haunt JC Staff in the final few episodes.
Ami's shift in development in episode 23 with regards to Minorin still leaves me scratching my head (yes a re-watch might just be in order for me to clear that up lol). And then there's the handling of Taiga's mother. This especially was a glaring flaw in the adaptation since it is essentially why Ryuuji and Taiga decided to go through with the plan to elope and get married. Cutting out the build up of that tension between Taiga and her mother effectively made the situation look less urgent and ultimately came out rushed. Had they done it properly I'm sure alot less people would be complaining about episode 24. Oh well...nothing can be done about it. The low time budget is the enemy here once again.
On the plus side the ending couldnt have possibly been executed better. They wrapped up the series at a good pace in the final episode, brought closure to all the main characters. We even got a happy ending to boot.
Overall this series as a whole gets an 8/10. Most of the problems with this series unfortunately were due to the inevitable compression for the adaptation thanks to the awesome idea of trying to fit 10 volumes of light novels into 25 episodes. Otherwise the first half of the series felt noticeably weaker as a whole compared to the second half both in terms of enjoyment and emotional involvement towards the characters themselves. Admittedly the comedy aspect of this show diminishes substancially as the plot progresses so if your the kind of person that likes to have a consistent amount of comedy for these kinds of shows your probably not gonna enjoy the later half of Toradora anywhere near as much as I did.
Would I recommend it to anyone? No unless its someone who is really into romance dramas. Would I watch it again? At some point I probably would just to see if I actually missed anything really important that I didnt notice before
|2009-04-09, 12:14
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Join Date: Mar 2009
The only anime with three b***h slapping in recent times..
1) Taiga vs Sumire
2) Minori vs Ami
3) Minori slapping Ryuji (you know the shippers love this)
Eat your hearts out Code Geass. You really wanted a four corner b***h slapping contest between Shelly, C.C, Kaguya and Kallen, but guess what you can't pull it off haha even with 2 seasons of 25 epi.
|2009-04-09, 17:39
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Area 11
Age: 36
Also, 7/10 is a very high rating coming from me. I use proportional comparative scaling when I rate my anime which means that every show that I see is compared to the best anime I ever saw (the 10s) as well as the worst anime I ever saw (the 1s) before I decide to which section of the scale this anime that I recently finished watching belongs. I'm also kinda strict and out of the ~450 anime productions I've seen, less than 20 got rewarded with 7/10 or higher ratings. My average rating is 4,1/10. Me giving Toradora! 7/10 points does not mean that I thought it was just "good", it basically means I'm praising it. It's in my "Top 5%" after all.
About what you said about the monologues; I also don't think that they're absolutely necessary. I love how Toradora! attempts to show the audience the difference between deep love and a crush without claiming that it's strictly impossible for a crush to grow into love over time. The anime made it pretty clear that Ryuuji and Taiga had much deeper feelings for one another than they had for their respective crushes, and did so pretty early in the show. Some things are definitely lost in adaptation though. Already in the first novel (= episodes 1 and 2) we learn that Ryuuji's heart tends to beat faster when he makes eye contact with Taiga, that he has to force himself to remain calm when he realizes he's going to get to touch her body while helping her with the stretching exercises in PE, that he's very aware of her warm body when he puts his hands on her back and the fact he can almost make out the outline of her underwear under her PE uniform. While standing behind her he even lets us know that seeing the smooth, white skin on her neck is enough to make one's heart race. The anime does not convey the characters' thoughts and feelings this well, as it would be impossible to do so. I still think that by implementing some of these inner thoughts they would have been able to add some extra depth to the main cast, and that would've made the show even better, especially since the best part about the show (in my opinion) was its characters.
The characters are incredibly important to me. They're even more important than the story itself. Don't get me wrong, the story is of course incredibly important too, but a great story is wasted if it revolves around characters you don't really care about. To get to know their inner thoughts means that we get to know them and their feelings to a degree that is more or less out of reach for an adaptation to a visual medium. This does not mean that the adaptation failed in any way. All it means is that books are generally far superior to movies and TV series in terms of character depth in my opinion. That's also why I never compare movies and TV series to books when I rate them, only to other movies and TV series.
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|2009-04-09, 18:21
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 33
I think part of my problem with JC's handling of Taiga's mother is just the situation itself was presented too suddenly for me. And I needed time to let it sink in, along with everything else that was happeniong one after another in that episode. Granted it goes hand in hand with that sudden decision by Ryuuji (which oddly enough came out making sense to me the second time I watched it. )
|2009-04-09, 18:38
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Area 11
Age: 36
And yeah, she's awesome. When I checked out your public profile I actually thought for a second that I had for some reason ended up viewing my own since we're in the exact same social groups. I think this calls for a friends invite.
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The epitome of greatness face it no one placin' close
Sweetness on the bitch, that Walter Payton flow
On track to be the best, what you pacing fo'?
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Hybrid lenses, with a GP center and hydrogel periphery, are hardly new. The SoftPerm lens (CIBA Vision) has long been available, but its low Dk has limited its use. SynergEyes lenses (SynergEyes, Inc.) offer a higher-Dk option. Although practitioners use these lenses most often for irregular astigmatism (keratoconus, post-surgery, etc.), they can be a great choice for regular astigmatism, too.
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My patient, a 32-year-old male, wanted to try a different approach for correcting his astigmatism. His spectacle Rx was OD –5.50 –4.25 ×180 and OS –4.75 –3.75 ×177. His K readings were OD 44.00/48.00 @ 090 and OS 43.75/47.00 @ 090. Bitoric GP lenses provided a good fit on his highly toric corneas and his vision was excellent, but he couldn't adapt to the lenses.
The comfort improved when he tried toric hydrogels, but his vision was very unstable. With this much refractive astigmatism, every little bit of rotation was evident to the patient; sometimes he saw 20/20, other times as bad as 20/50.
Figure 1. A SynergEyes lens centered well over the patient's pupil.
Enter the hybrid lens. Because his refractive and corneal astigmatism are a close match, the spherical GP center of the SynergEyes A lens could provide a good visual correction. Lens stability, which would be problematic with a spherical GP by itself, is not a problem with a hybrid lens because the soft skirt keeps the lens centered over the pupil (Figure 1).
We applied a pair of SynergEyes A lenses to test the comfort and vision. He found the initial comfort similar to a hydrogel lens. With a spherical over-refraction, his acuity was OD 20/20 and OS 20/25 and, most importantly, very stable. He was pleased with the initial results. The lenses provided a good fit according the fitting guide, and we ordered SynergEyes A OD 7.4mm (GP)/8.7mm (skirt)/ –4.25D, OS 7.4mm/8.7mm/ –4.00D. At the dispensing visit we experienced similar results with the ordered lenses: good vision and good initial comfort.
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Ok. I'll start.
There are a couple of things (at least) that inhibit a groupblog about the experience of being a feminist man, and not suprisingly, they have to do with (I think) the negative ways that the patriarchy affects men.
First off, there's the lack of good, clear ways for men to relate to each other, which I think is caused in part from traditional conceptions of masculinity. Men are blocked off from one another by competetiveness, by notions of strength as inextricably intertwined with atomistic independence. When one man emails another man, as has happened recently to me, and says, "Hey, I'm a feminist too, we should talk," there is a certain air of vulnerability there, a hesitancy because of lack of familiar paths. We don't know, exactly, how to talk to each other.
For instance, when I get an email like that, what's one of my first reactions? Well, we should do a groupblog. Not, "let's discuss this just between us." Not, "let's have coffee and talk about it." Rather: "Let's put it out there in the open." I'm wondering if there isn't some subconscious motivation for this, some aversion to having people think that I'm 'being sensitive' with other men. Even I end up making jokes (mostly to myself) about a man-date.
So, this inability to connect, due I think in part to a lack of role models for such things, could stop a groupblog about feminist men before it even gets started. (This is, of course, assuming that a groupblog about feminist men ought to be by feminist men, which isn't a given, in my book.)
Secondly, there's the idea that perhaps discussion about feminism and men is a way to distract from more important things which we all, as feminists, ought to be concerned with. The idea is that the very act of starting a groupblog about issues for feminist men is, by definition almost, not a feminist act. Sure, people might say, it might be difficult in interesting ways to be a man and a feminist in this culture--but those difficulties so pale in comparison to the difficulties that women go through so as to not be difficulties at all.
There is certainly a point there. And it behooves us all to keep that last point in mind, even those of us who do forge ahead and talk about men and feminism. I don't want my concern for myself and for other feminist men to overshadow what I consider to be the 'greater' concerns of feminism, some of which are somewhat gender-neutral, and some of which have a lot more to do with women than with men. But at the same time: Men who are feminists have to navigate those waters. They have to face the difficulties imposed by embracing that particular identity. And I don't think the difficulties ought to be swept under the rug. In some ways, I don't think that they can be swept under the rug, at least not for the men who have to deal with them. To the extent that I identify as a feminist man, I have to deal with the negatives (and the positives!) of that identity. Is there some inherent harm in finding/creating a community to help us all do those things?
I see no reason why a forum for men (and those of other genders who are their friends and family) who have to face this stuff ought not to come together to as a community of support. And not just to face the problems, but to celebrate the positives, too.
Still, given just these two concerns, what are the chances that something like a community of support for feminist men might develop?


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A man wakes up naked and cold, half-drowned on a deserted beach. Nearby is an empty BMW. Inside he finds clothes that fit perfectly, shoes for his feet, a Rolex, and a bank envelope stuffed with cash and an auto registration in the name of Daniel Hayes, Malibu, California. None of it is familiar. What is he doing here? How did he get into the ocean? Is he Daniel Hayes, and if so, why doesn't he remember? While he searches for answers, the world searches for him - beginning with the police that kick in the door of his dingy motel roomRelated Searches:
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|2012-02-17, 17:16
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
Age: 27
So like I expected, Yu obtained the Sun arcana in this episode. He's only 2 arcana shy from a complete set now.~
And the episode didn't end up as zany as I was originally expecting it to be. I guess the social link related events with Ayane and Rise made it balance out.
I'm surprised they actually showed Naoto wearing a swimsuit (from the back anyway). She doesn't even appear in that scene in the game so I thought she entirely refused to wear one all-together.
And next week is the Amagi Inn visit eh? I thought that would be in this episode but I guess not. In that case, next week should be the last "comedic episode" of the series, but that whittles down the amount of climax/ending episodes to 5. Not the best decision to me, but no point in making a fuss about it.
|2012-02-17, 17:19
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Lawrenceville, GA
Age: 38
Watched episode 19 and it turns out to be quite funny. Yosuke signing up the girls for the beauty pageant without consent resulted in Chie using Galactic Punt twice on him. As for the cross-dressing pageant, Kanji and Yu accepted them without any hesitation. Yu's soccer skills ended up hitting Ayane off-screen. Yu's stats made me LOL with 3 of them maxed out (due to his interactions with people). Fortune telling is hilarious as Ai wanted to find out about Yu's love life. Odd that 3 of the girls blushed at Yu, but Kuma won everybody's hearts easily and then propose a swimsuit competition for the girls. Naoto is just too shy and ran off easily. The MC for the pageant sounds almost exactly like Yuri Lowenthal from his pitch and tone.
Rise seems to like Yu's indifference and reconciles with her other self to make a comeback to the idol world.
|2012-02-17, 23:21
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Within the stacks. . .waiting to devour you. . .
Great episode! Rise's S. Link is maxed, Galactic Punts, Yu took the Ayane S. Link for Sun (with only a cameo from Drama girl, thank goodness), and almost all of the school festival events were well portrayed. Though I was kind of hoping the Mar. . .er "Maggie's" fortune telling tent was a bit more substanstive. And there was no Teddie asking the contestants inane questions at the beauty pageant.
|2012-02-18, 01:26
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Blue Rose Swordman
Join Date: Jul 2009
And LOL at Yuu's half an hour monologue
|2012-02-18, 09:42
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Not from this world
Join Date: Jan 2012
Damn this episode made laugh so hard i still cant stop smiling
Yu in the group date cafe was epic. Dragging Brosuke almost to the other side. Chie´s galatic kicks were great too.
Hmm i was kinda sad that theyve chosen Ayanes Link instead the other girl. I hope she will still appear though.
I was glad they showed at least a little of Naoto wearing a swimsuit. In the game you couldnt even see her BUT next episode will make up for this ;D
|2012-02-18, 14:07
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I already expect them to do Ayane's route because they did pick Kou in the strength Arcana. Picking those two would allow you to max your social link a lot easier because it won't clash with the other one. Soccer schedule is just a pain and also a bit on the drama club.
|2012-02-20, 05:35
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But Kuma's was really well done, only because it became a TRAP.
|2012-02-20, 13:09
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Aww yeah, funky student made it in. Pretty good episode, Yuu is so goddamn amazing in this anime, giving him that personality paid off so well. Naota was always a close second for me against Chie, she probably would of surpassed her if she had done the swimsuit contest. For shame...
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Hooray! The internationals can now watch! Unless you can't view CBS' youtube.
Quote from: Coolio! on March 14, 2011, 07:24:12 PMIs this a clue or a U-Turn picture? I can't tell.I'm pretty sure it's a clue.
Is this a clue or a U-Turn picture? I can't tell.
Jaime and Cara were however, I believe, U-Turned in the traditional way.
Looks like Kent is holding a picture and Jamie is holding a clue.
What are they riding in this shot and where are they going?
Guys, that's the "RA(CE)" of the race envelope...
Again I think TPTB are messing with the light content of the promos. Trying to make us thing things happen a lot earlier than they really do.
She's building a dinosaur. There's a dinosaur museum/park near Kunming called Lufeng. Also at Lufeng is "Stone Forest," with terrain that resembles the cap.
This Dinosaur roadblock reminds me of the TAR 9 Greek Statue Roadblock
Yes, Plaidmoon, I do believe this cap has been overlooked. Can anyone identify any of the surrounding area?
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Part 2 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 7-12)
Part Two: The Sea Cook. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Adrian Praetzellis.To view the book in separate chapters, go to this playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PL4166686F56B64B9DIf you would prefer to watch in the 6 original parts, go to this playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PLDDC4C02B29320074Treasure Island free audiobook at Librivox: http://librivox.org/treasure-island-by-robert-louis-stevenson-2/Treasure Island free eBook at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/120Treasure Island at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_IslandView a list of all our videobooks: http://www.ccprose.com/booklist
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Lotus adds Saxo Bank as sponsor
Lotus has announced Saxo Bank as a new sponsor as it looks to secure a solid financial package for the coming season.
Despite finishing fourth in the constructors' championship last year, Lotus struggled with financial issues that culminated in lead driver Kimi Raikkonen leaving the team due to missing payments. The Danish bank, which specialises in online trading and investments, joins Lotus as an "official business partner", but according to Reuters has only signed a one-year deal.
"This is a modest step in because we always like to test things out first," Lars Seier Christenesen, Saxo Bank co-CEO told Reuters. "If it works, we'll step it up."
However, Lotus team principal Eric Boullier is confident of a long-lasting partnership.
"We are delighted to begin a relationship with Saxo Bank, a fast-growing online trading and investment specialist who have demonstrated strong support in sport through sponsorships in the world of cycling at the highest level with Team Saxo-Tinkoff," he said. "Saxo Bank are taking an exciting and proactive approach to this new partnership with Lotus F1 Team and we are looking forward to enjoying a long and fruitful relationship."


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The Acadia Community Association has been circulating the "Hello Acadia" newsletter to 5500 homes and businesses in their community since May 2007.
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Santa is coming to smell the lavender at Wexford Lavender Farm!
And this year Mrs Claus is coming with him and helping children decorate cookies in our kitchen. Workshops are running at weekends three times a day for a maximum of ten children (minimum 3) and are open for children between the ages of 3 and 12. Workshops at are 2pm-3pm; 3pm-4pm; or 4pm - 5pm.
€16 per child including visit with Santa or
€12 per child visit Santa only for under 3's and those who don't want to make cookies and meet Mrs Claus!
Booking is essential
Parents are very welcome to come and enjoy refreshments and huddle around our fire in our superb tasty Purple Haze Cafe.
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
The event is open to all under 12 year olds. Unfortunately the craft workshops are not suitable for under 3 year olds but Santa will still love to see them.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
There is ample parking on site.
Disabled Access: The Visitors Information Centre, shop, café and fields are accessible by wheelchair. . The car park is gravelled
From Dublin/North: Take the M11 Arklow bypass exit at Junction 21, follow signs to Inch, pass Londis shop/garage on your right followed by Toss Byrnes pub (also on your right) turn right immediately after the pub, follow this road for 2 km's to our signs/entrance.
From Wexford/South: Take the Gorey bypass exit junction 22, follow signs to Inch, as you see Toss Byrnes pub (on your left) take sharp left turn before the pub follow this road for 2 km's to our signs/entrance.
From the West: From Kilanerin village, turn right at the crossroads by the Church, continue past the GAA pitch to a T junction, turn right, continue for approx 2 km's until you see our sign/entrance on your right.
GPS Coordinates: Long 52.7370378, Lat -6.2708544
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APCO Project 25 Trunked Radio Systems are so named because they follow the open APCO Project 25 standard for public safety Trunked Radio Systems. Multiple vendors make and sell Project 25 systems and compliant radios. Audio on these systems is exclusively digital using the APCO-25 Common Air Interface (P25 CAI) standard.
Motorola's implementation of the Project 25 digital trunking standard is marketed as "ASTRO-25."
There are several "Subsystem" features defined as part of the Project 25 standard to enhance interconnectivity/interoperability and allow equipment from various manufacturers to work together. These standards include:
1. P25 Common Air Interface (P25 CAI)
2. P25 Inter-RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI)
2. P25 Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI)
Project 25 uses the IMBE vocoder. IMBE stands for Improved Multi-Band Excitation, and was developed by DVSI Inc. Numerous vendors have produced Project-25 capable subscriber equipment, including Motorola, M/A COM, EF Johnson, Uniden, Racal, and others. There are conventional voice solutions as well as trunking solutions available for this digital voice solution.
Currently, there are two trunking solutions available that use the P25 IMBE vocoder:
This is a P25 non-compliant Motorola digital solution, and is also called the "ASTRO Digital CAI (Common Air Interface) Option". This is a proprietary trunking solution that uses the Project-25 vocoder as its digital voice solution on top of a standard Motorola Type II Smartnet/Smartzone system.
This is the Project 25 Digital trunking solution that is vendor independent and designed around the Project 25 Digital Trunking standards. The State of Michigan, the State of Colorado and the State of Illinois (STARCOM21) are three systems that use this format.
Phase I is 4800 symbols per second - where each symbol encodes two bits of data for a raw bit rate of 9600 bps. Phase II is 6000 symbols per second where each symbol encodes two bits of data for a raw bit rate of 12000 bps.
Phase I FDMA consists of C4FM modulated signal or a CQPSK modulated signal. Both fit in a 12.5 kHz channel. Subscriber equipment transmit in C4FM. Site equipment may transmit in C4FM or CQPSK. Simulcast uses CQPSK modulation, however older Motorola ASTRO equipment used C4FM simulcast in a special mode called "WIDE pulse" which is not P25 compliant. P25 CQPSK Linear Simulcast Modulation is P25 compliant and is referred to as LSM. LSM is defined in the P25 standards.
Prior to the final Phase II standard being approved, Motorola developed and implemented their own TDMA protocol known as "X2-TDMA". X2-TDMA was implemented on the following systems which may be upgraded to Phase II since the standard was finalized in late 2013:
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X2 uses the same modulation as Phase 1.
The Phase II standard is a 2-slot TDMA signal that fits inside a 12.5 kHz wide channel, providing a 6.25 kHz-equivalent channel bandwidth. Fixed site output modulation is H-DQPSK with subscriber units using H-CPM on the input. This allows existing 12.5 kHz wide license holders to double call capacity by upgrading their infrastructure to Phase II. The Phase II standard was approved in November 2010 [1], and as of August 2011 Motorola has begun shipping Phase II systems [2] [3].
Motorola ASTRO 25 systems can also have an optional feature known as Dynamic Dual Mode (DDM), which will seamlessly revert a talkgroup to FDMA operating mode if a Phase I only capable radio affiliates with a Phase II capable talkgroup.
The following scanners can only decode P25 Phase I, but not Phase II:
The following scanners can decode P25 Phase I, Phase II, and Motorola X2-TDMA systems.
See our Trunked Radio Decoders page for a listing of applications. Packages like Digital Speech Decoder, DSDPlus, and SDRTrunk can handle Phase 1 signals, and DSDPlus also handles X2. In addition there are various decoding applications such as UniTrunker and Pro96Com.
Some like DSDPlus may also be used by SDRs such as the RTL-SDR.
Using a personal computer running Ubuntu Linux it is possible to run a software package known as OP25 to monitor conventional and trunked P25 Phase I and Phase II systems as well. OP25 only requires one tuner device whether it be an RTL-based USB stick aka RTL-SDR or something more capable like a HackRF (when the support for that hardware is compiled in) as well as Airspy. At the current time (February 22 2017) OP25 only builds out and works properly using Ubuntu 14.04.x LTS (current version is 14.04.5 and as it's an LTS aka Long Term Support version there will be updates to that OS through April of 2019).
Conventional P25 systems don't support CTCSS tone or DCS code for access. Instead they use what is called a NAC. This is a 12 bit code that prefixes every packet of data sent (including voice packets).
For trunking, the control channel delivers an average of 40 trunking commands per second. These commands may carry caller or callee identifying information such as a radio id or talkgroup. Talkgroups are 16 bits - allowing over 65000 talkgroups. Radio ids are 24 bits - allowing over 16 million unique radios. To support roaming, radios are associated with two additional IDs - a system ID and a WACN. The system ID is 12 bits while the WACN is 20 bits - allowing for over 4 billion unique systems. Voice channels are identified in trunking commands by a 16 bit number. These 16 bits can be broken down into two pieces - a four bit identifier and a 12 bit channel number. The 4 bit identifier selects the appropriate bandplan. A bandplan is a simple algebraic formula for computing a frequency from a channel number.
Some P25 trunked systems, including many military 380 MHz systems, have WACNs that decode into a hint as to the system's name. The encoding of WACNs in these cases follows the "Guidelines to Assign Wide Area Communication Network and System Identities" document approved by the APCO Project 25 Steering Committee on April 6, 2001. For example, WACN 580A0 decodes to "NCR" (National Capital Region). A conversion application is available to decode WACNs and System IDs. The real intent of this encoding scheme is to generate unique WACNs and System IDs from a trunked system's license callsign.


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Scientology and Effective Knowledge
The simplicity of observation, the simplicity of communication itself and only itself, is functional and will take Man from the bottom to the top. And the only thing I am trying to teach you is look. —L. Ron Hubbard
For 2,500 years, Man has been wandering through a complex labyrinth. From elaborate myths about his origins to unworkable psychotherapies, his efforts to find a road out uniformly failed. Instead, unwilling simply to look at Man and discover what he is, such systems as he did evolve announced their defeat by claiming that raising an individual to a higher state was impossible. In consequence, not one technology emerged to bring lasting freedom to a single human being.
Against that long background of pretended knowledge, the effective knowledge contained in Scientology stands in a universe of its own, representing something distinct, unique and a first on this planet. For not only does Scientology enable the individual to achieve total knowingness on himself and life, but what makes that knowingness possible is the first-ever technology of observation and, specifically, of confronting.
Here, then, is L. Ron Hubbard's watershed lecture revealing the crucial importance of Training Drills (TRs). Here, too, is the breakthrough that stands as the paramount role of a coach, summed up in two words: Do it!
Moreover, in this preeminent statement on what confronting means for Man, Mr. Hubbard reveals the one continuing stress in Scientology and, with that, the route to a total know.


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EXETER — The Seacoast Charter School in Kingston is bringing its annual auction fundraiser to Phillips Exeter Academy this year.
EXETER — The Seacoast Charter School in Kingston is bringing its annual auction fundraiser to Phillips Exeter Academy this year.
The fundraiser will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 9, in the Forrestal-Bowld Music Center at the private school on Main Street. It is a fitting setting for a Seacoast Charter School event because the school's specialty is in music and the arts, said Kelly Arp, a parent volunteer and event coordinator.
"It's a beautiful building and it's a great way to start to establish some of those great relationships with the community," Arp said.
Arp said charter schools receive 50 percent less adequacy funding from the state than other public schools, leaving a large gap in terms of funds needed to continue operations. The school serves about 250 children in Grades K-8 from approximately 30 different communities in New Hampshire, she said.
The event will feature live and silent auctions offering items such as time in vacation homes, ski getaways, tickets to sporting events, local artwork and musical instruments. Russ Abbott from the Atlantic Auction Co. in Chichester will run the live auction, Arp said.
There will also be hot hors d'oeuvres, desserts and a cash bar, she said.
Money raised will go toward supporting curriculum. Those interested in enrolling children at Seacoast Charter School will also be able to learn about the school at the event.
Tickets cost $35 in advance or $40 at the door. For information, call the school at 642-8400.