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What I learned from Molly Ivins.
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I didn't know Molly Ivins, and most of you didn't, either. But there was something about her voice—brash and bossy and warm—that made it easy to feel that we really did know her; she just hadn't met us yet.
As both a woman and a writer, I cannot actually remember a time before Molly Ivins. And as someone who suspects that funny women writers can get away with things serious women writers cannot, it seems to me that every little girl in America should be forced to read an Ivins essay along with her American Girl and Traveling Pants collections.
Ivins, who died this week, was an unrepentant midcentury liberal, a rabble rouser, and a populist. She hated phonies and D.C. insiders and bemoaned the demise of independent journalism, writing: "If you are a younger journalist … how are you to know that there's another way to do it? A whole different tradition? That success is not becoming a talking head celebrity, saying what everyone else says?" But above all, Ivins was funny. Stuff-out-your-nose, choke-on-your-muffin funny. And that fact alone should warrant a parade.
Christopher Hitchens' recent musing on women and funniness will be treated here with all the seriousness it warrants.
That should about do it.
Ivins' bag of comedic tricks included the perfect metaphor: "Being Canadian" was "like living next door to the Simpsons"; being "attacked by Rush Limbaugh on the air" was like "being gummed by a newt. It doesn't actually hurt but it leaves you with slimy stuff on your ankle." She also nailed the genius turn of phrase: "Iraq is clearly hubris carried to the point of insanity—it's damn hard to convince people you're killing them for their own good." (Ivins famously ended her career with the New York Times when she referred to a "community chicken-killing festival" in a small town as a "gang-pluck.")
But her greatest gift as a humorist was her ability to put into words something everyone vaguely sensed but hadn't yet named. She brilliantly dubbed George W. Bush "Shrub." She relentlessly debunked the stupidism that "we can make ourselves safer if we just make ourselves less free." And she could vanquish a widely held misconception with a well-placed "poot" or "piffle." Of those who urged that "anyone speaking up for civil liberties is on the side of the terrorists," she wrote, "that's the kind of thinking that has earned syllogism the reputation it enjoys today." Of the lingering outrage aimed at Hillary Clinton: "Most people have a very hard time forgiving those whom they have deeply wronged."
Ivins once described her job as "to provide regular instruction in the science of how to keep laughing, even though you've considered all the facts," and that command of the facts is what made her humor matter. Ivins wasn't the one in the girls' bathroom cracking on how tacky the other girls' blazers were. That seems to me where women's humor goes off the rails, whether it's perpetrated by men or by women. No, she found a way to tell dirty jokes with the boys instead. She joked about budgets and arms deals and she used the word "balls." She might have been scared, but she never let on.
Of her friend and hero Jessica Mitford, Ivins wrote: "[She] was not fearless. She was brave." Ivins knew the difference. She once said her greatest compliment came from a Texas legislator who told her, in all sincerity, "Young lady. You got huevos." And in Ivins' view huevos means overcoming that fear and standing up for those without money, or power, or influence. It's quite a trick to make single mothers or crumbling middle schools funny, but Ivins did it. And that's why she loathed Limbaugh. Not because he wasn't funny, and not because he preferred different politicians. But because targeting "dead people, little girls and the homeless" is cheap and cruel. Fair or not, Ivins had a humor code and by her law, satire "was a weapon of powerless people aimed at the powerful." Reversing that order isn't bravery. Ivins could be brutal when she went after the corrupt and the powerful: She lashed back at the media love fest over Richard Nixon when he died with one of the most blistering pieces she ever penned. But she saw that wit as a means to an end.
Ivins didn't land every joke, but who does? And she wasn't right in every instance, but who is? (Ivins wrote confidently in 1992 that "as we all get to know [Hillary Clinton] I suspect much of the controversy will die away.") She was right about the big stuff. In 1992 she also wrote that the defining moment for her generation was "not whether you went to Vietnam or whether you didn't ... the only question is whether we can find a president smart enough never to make a mistake like that again."
But she did more than that. Molly Ivins taught a whole generation of women writers the most useful trick out there, more useful, even, than faking bravery: Get the boys to laugh with you, and you stand a pretty decent chance of being taken seriously.


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I know it has been forever since I have blogged! These days you can find me regularly on Instagram. I know not everyone has joined IG, so I will try and pop in here from time to time, to update you on shop news, etc.
I spent 2 weeks in Normandie and Paris recently and found so many wonderful French treasures for the shop! I listed some new items a few weeks ago, but most of it sold right away {thank you loyal customers!!}. There are still a few really lovely things left though, if you would like to take a peek over in the SHOP...
I just received my crate from France on Friday, with all of the additional vintage French items I selected at the flea markets in France...and so I will be very busy taking photos over the next few weeks :) I will try and get as much of it photographed as I can, despite the hectic summer schedule with my kids being home! New items will be available on Monday, June 22nd at 3:00 pm {central time}.
I will have a few vintage French enamel buckets available on the 22nd, and here is one I have already photographed...
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Richard Karpinski, 54, of 5 Giloully Ave., Ridgway, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013.He was born July 23, 1958, the son of the late Mary Zipperi and the late Joseph Karpinski.He married Roberta Brendlinger on Nov. 16, 1990. She survives.Richard was a graduate of Ridgway Area High School, Class of 1976, and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy. He resided in Ridgway most of his life and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and all the outdoors. He was a family man and nothing meant more to him than his children.He is survived by his wife, Roberta (Brendlinger) Karpinski of Jacksonville, Fla.; his son, Daniel Karpinski of Jacksonville, Fla.; his stepdaughter, Cassidy Means of Jacksonville, Fla.; his grandson, Adam D. Karpinski of Jacksonville, Fla.; his brother, Joseph Karpinski and his wife Linda of Charlotte, N.C.; his sister, Barbara Serafini and her husband Benny of Huber Heights, Ohio; his sister, Cindy Pasquinelli and her husband Brent of State College; his brother, James Karpinski and his wife Jean of Ridgway; his sister, Marcia Raubenstrauch and her husband Steve of Ridgway; his brother, Paul Karpinski and his wife Deana of Ridgway; and several nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary (Zipperi) Karpinski; his father, Joseph Karpinski; a sister, Mary Karpinski; a son, Adam Karpinski; and a niece, Lisa Serafini.Richard's wishes were to be cremated so there will be no funeral. A memorial service will be held at a time convenient for the family.


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My husband finds this to be very odd, since he's born and bred from the Midwest. To him, Christmas Day is when the true celebration begins. So, I'm adding a new tradition of making Christmas Day Brunch for just the two of us-- unless my son doesn't have to work at the restaurant. Any gifts that have his name on it, are reserved to be opened on Christmas Day
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Full-time working people don't have that kind of time!
Last weekend, I made Peanut Butter Chewies, which were gone in 24 hours. I made a big serving of White Chocolate Chex Mix, which disappeared before I could even photograph it in a festive bowl. Bah!
Maybe you're like me? Time is always at a premium, and you want to keep things "real" and simple. You're fretting or undecided on what you could make. Here are a few tried & true recipes that aren't terribly difficult to make.
Cherve" or "Sharvay" or... heck, I don't know how it's spelled All I can tell you is that it's cream cheese & butter with paprika and chives-- and if I don't make this as an appetizer, and serve it with crackers, or sliced baguettes, there are some very sad family members.
Cornish Game Hen with Pomegranate Molasses sounds and looks fancy. Again, this wasn't a lot of fuss to make, as a romantic dinner for two. I learned how to make my own pomegranate molasses, and it's easier than you'd think. Again, it's less expensive than going to a high-scale restaurant which is a big bonus.


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Spent a few years rebuilding my credit, I could have done it faster but I just focused on mostly paying my bills on time didn't worry too much about utlization as my credit limits were only $500 and $250 on my only 2 credit cards. Been 4.5 years since I had a late payment. Was in the mid to low 500's previously. I was at the minimum credit score to get a mortgage 2.5 years ago. NFCU pretty much changed everything around for me after that. With my scores in the low 600's they had no problems giving me an auto loan. I then sat on my credit for a while. I didn't apply for any credit cards for 2 years, no more loans. I was looking at my credit score and it wasn't going anywhere. Mid 600's, 660 maybe at the highest. Even after years of no late payments. I never used the $250 card but I used the 500 dollar CC often and balance reported high even though I would pay most of it off every month. Some of the negatives on my report included low credit limits, and I think high utilization. My wife was going through grad school so I didn't have too much extra money to keep the balance at 0. Out of the blue on december 2nd 2012 I decided to apply for an NFCU credit card. After all they were very generous with me in the past even with my mediocre scores which hasn't gotten much better since I last applied for a loan with them. I was hoping for a 1k-2k limit but wow was I wrong they instantly approve me for 14k limit on their credit card, and my score jumps up 40-50 points I couldn't believe it, finally in the 700's. I had a 5% interest rate on my mortgage and saw the rates were very good now and inquired about a refinance and how much the closing costs would be and before I knew it my refinance was on its way. I got a 3.375% interest rate through USAA with them paying me $2500 to take it resulting in no out of pocket costs for my refinance, only a couple thousand in escow which I rolled into the new loan. I'm still waiting on $4k check from the escrow on my old mortgage. Once I closed on the refinance I bought a new car for my wife and traded her old car in. NFCU gave me their top tier intereste rate for that. Since the refi I saw an offer from USAA for another credit card which I wasn't too interested in initially because I was pretty happy with my NFCU card. I figured what the hell, I'm gonna garden for a while anyway, I had just got a CC, mortgage, auto loan...I'm not gonna use my credit for a while, I couple extra ding's won't be an issue as I won't seek new credit for quite some time now. I accepted the offer from USAA, I don't think they did a hard pull but ill check in a couple weeks. I think this was a preapproved offer that used my mortgage hard pull. They gave me a 10k limit instantly. I then applied for a penfed CC since they have the best gas rewards and although not approved instantly they say it is pending with a limit of 13,500. Odd that it gave me a limit without an approval but I think that is pretty standard with them on their pending applications. Hopefully I'll find out tomorrow about that one. But I'm done with credit now and super happy with my new success. Thanks for all the help. This is a great forum and I've learned a lot.
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That's great OP....now for the rest of yas, what the hell is 'tl;dr'?
Congrats! Thats some good starting CL's!
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That's great OP....now for the rest of yas, what the hell is 'tl;dr'?
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Fraggle Rock: The Complete Final Season is a DVD boxed set featuring the final 24 episodes of Fraggle Rock.
Disc 1
- Sidebottom Blues
- Uncle Matt's Discovery
- Junior Faces the Music
- The Perfect Blue Rollie
- A Tune for Two
- A Brush with Jealousy
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- The Riddle of Rhyming Rock
- The Voice Inside
- The Trial of Cotterpin Doozer
- The River of Life
- Beyond the Pond
- Gone, But Not Forgotten
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- Mokey, Then and Now
- Ring Around the Rock
- Inspector Red
- The Gorg Who Would Be King
- The Honk of Honks
- Change of Address
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- Let the Music Play featurette
- Directing the Fraggles featurette
- The Inner Gorg: Interviews with performers inside the costumes
- Designing the Puppets: Interviews with puppetmakers
- You Cannot Leave the Magic: Last day of Shooting
- Celebrating Fraggle Rock: Excerpts from wrap party
- Dance Your Cares Away: Evolution of Fraggle Rock Theme Song
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The final season of Fraggle Rock was not originally released independently; instead, following the releases of seasons 1-3, the final season was only released as part of the Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection. In 2009, Lionsgate re-released the first three seasons and issued the fourth season as a stand-alone title.
The set's cover art is similar in style to the first three seasons released by HIT (and re-released by Lionsgate), however the set is packaged in a plastic clam-shell as opposed to the cardboard foldout offered in previous season releases by HIT Entertainment. The set also does not contain any physical extras or paper materials like the other sets.
The discs contents are a re-release of season 4 discs from the Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection, which had been released the previous year.
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Princeton, N.J. - THE story that 6-year-old Sidharth Muralidhar is reading aloud is about a dog who wants to be wild but discovers it's much better to be home. Sidharth's voice is soft, but he has an attentive audience: his 4-year-old brother, Sachin, and a 95-pound English Labrador named Emma.
Emma's job on Friday afternoons at the Princeton Public Library is to be a good listener for young readers who want a nonjudgmental audience. For the last year, the library has sponsored a weekly program that allows children to read for 20 minutes to Emma or to Sophie, an English sheepdog. Both are certified therapy dogs who are patient and gentle and do not mind enthusiastic hugs or kisses on the face.
"For kids who need more confidence, this is an amazing experience," said Leslie Burger, the director of the library and the president of the American Library Association. "The dog doesn't care what they read, whether it's a comic book or a chapter of 'Harry Potter.' "
Formal programs of children reading to dogs date back to at least 1999, when the Salt Lake City Library began a program called Reading Education Assistance Dogs, part of the Intermountain Therapy Animals organization. The theory is that beginning readers may get nervous when they have to read to peers or a teacher. With 40 percent of the nation's fourth graders reading below grade level, the organization wanted to offer an inviting atmosphere for children to read in, said Kathy Klotz, Intermountain's executive director.
In North America there are now 1,100 reading therapy teams consisting of a dog and an owner registered with the READ program.Continue reading the main story
"If we struggle with something, we don't want to do it," said Ann Woodrow, the youth services librarian in Princeton. But when children have the opportunity to be one-on-one with a loving dog, they flourish, she said.
"This is confidence-building," Ms. Woodrow said. "Every so often, you have something unplanned that's too good to be true." In one session, she said, Emma put her head in the lap of a little girl who was reading to her. The girl looked up and said to Ms. Woodrow, "Emma really likes my story."
The dog's owner, Joseph B. Turner of Lawrenceville, takes her to libraries, schools and assisted-living centers. He said that Emma, who is 4 years old and certified by Therapy Dogs International in Flanders, N.J., has an easygoing personality. She also goes to the Hopewell Public Library and works with children at the Rock Brook School, a special education school in Skillman.
On a Friday afternoon in Princeton, Emma usually has individual sessions with three readers. Sometimes children come for socialization as well as for reading. Sergei Glimis, 4, used his time with Emma to show her pictures from his "Toy Story" book, but he also spent a lot of his 15 minutes hugging, petting and kissing the dog.
Skylar Guica, 8, read to Emma and to her brother Orion, 5. She read from "Three More Stories You Can Read to Your Dog," by Sara Swan Miller, which is one of the books Emma hears a lot.
Jessica Guica, the children's mother, said that Skylar "has been devouring books this summer."
"And she loves animals," Ms. Guica added.
Skylar had only good reviews for Emma. "She's a good listener, and she's very soft and very cuddly," she said.
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The Real Pellicano Story
Did the private eye intimidate alleged rape victims on behalf of a client?
Sordid details: As expected, Paramount chief Brad Grey's testimony at the Pellicano trial was not too sexy. Garry Shandling may have gotten people's hopes up with his complaints about Grey's behavior as his manager, but no one in this case has a stake in pursuing that angle. The question was whether Grey knew of Pellicano's alleged wrongdoing, and Grey, naturally, said he did not.
So it's hardly surprising that Shandling—a professional, after all—turned out to be more entertaining than Grey. For those looking for a big takedown of Hollywood power, it's long been clear that the trial seems unlikely to pay off. But the fact that Pellicano's big-name clients appear to have skated doesn't mean that the allegations in this case aren't sensational. They could hardly be more so.
If the government's got its facts right (and Pellicano, acting as his own counsel, isn't mounting a serious defense so far), then the worst is true: Justice in this country can be bought pretty easily, if not cheaply.
The case has elicited testimony that Pellicano convinced cops and phone company employees to snoop through data that should have had vigilant protection. He perverted the system, and not just to benefit rich clients who wanted to shake off unwanted spouses or thwart opponents in business deals. He is accused of having successfully intimidated a number of alleged rape victims to prevent their testifying against a client. Got that? It would mean that he helped an alleged serial rapist get off the hook.
And he got away with it all for years.
For a long time, Pellicano's tough-guy talk seemed to put him on the verge of self-parody: the hard-boiled gumshoe playing the private-dick role in the manner that people in Hollywood would expect. And in many cases, his alleged victims were hard to pity—like producer Bo Zenga, who had to take the Fifth more than 100 times when he was deposed in a lawsuit that he had initiated. (Zenga has also declared himself an award-winning screenwriter when all he had "won" was a contest that he'd made up himself.)
Then there was Lisa Bonder, who tried to shake down Kirk Kerkorian for $320,000 a month after gaming a DNA test to trick him into supporting a child who wasn't his. It was hard to feel bad when Pellicano exposed that type of behavior.
But even if all of Pellicano's victims had put themselves in harm's way, what he appears to have done goes far beyond their concerns. Every day of testimony sharpens the focus on allegations that should scare everyone—even folks who have never gotten closer to Hollywood than the multiplex. (link)
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Oink: The trial of private detective to the stars Anthony Pellicano perked up a bit last Thursday with Garry Shandling swearing under oath that his former manager Brad Grey was, in essence, a pig.
Shandling already said that in a lawsuit filed in 1998, in which he complained that Grey overdid it by cutting himself in as a producer of Shandling's television show, taking ownership of half the show, and giving himself commissions on Shandling's work as a writer and actor. Whether this meets the legal definition of piggishness is unclear since the suit was settled. So Shandling never testified about his grievances until now. And, of course, Grey at this point is running Paramount, so Shandling's grievances have a fresh resonance.
Grey felt moved to issue a statement that he was "extremely saddened" by Shandling's allegations and said that he remembered the facts differently, though he offered no specifics. Once Shandling sued, he said, he was forced to hire Bert Fields. So his (very profitable) "friendship" with Shandling was "overtaken by a legal process that was directed by lawyers." Translation: Bert Fields hired Pellicano—not me—and who knew about any wiretapping?
All the big-name players who were Pellicano fans—Brad Grey, Michael Ovitz—have declared themselves to be shocked at allegations that Pellicano had a ring of on-the-take cops and phone-company employees to assist him in eavesdropping and perpetrating other schemes on their behalf. The Los Angeles Times has quoted Ovitz's attorney as stating that "neither Mr. Ovitz nor [his company] authorized or had any knowledge" of snooping or other activities performed with Ovitz's interests in mind.
The Pellicano trial prompted a producer we know to reminisce about the days when Ovitz was the most powerful man in Hollywood. "Remember how Ovitz always used to ask if you were on a hard line when you talked to him on the phone?" he asked. "And we all thought he was being paranoid!"
But now, it seems just possible that Ovitz suspected something. For us, the trial brings back a memory from the days in the mid-'90s when Hollywoodland was toiling on a book (Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood, with partner Nancy Griffin). We knew about Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss and her links to various film executives in our book. But none of this was public yet—no one had ever heard of Heidi Fleiss—and we were trying to figure out how to get these interesting facts on the record.
At one point, Hollywoodland asked one of the major players whose named has arisen in the Pellicano case if he knew of Fleiss, watching carefully what his face revealed. (If the conversation had been on the record, we'd tell you who it was.) He said he'd never heard of her, but he gave us some advice: If we wanted to learn more, he said, look at the phone records.
We were confused. We did not have subpoena power. How could we get phone records? "There are ways," he assured us with a knowing smile.
This makes it hard to believe that all the Pellicano clients were as ignorant of his activities as they claim. But apparently evidence is lacking. Eliot Spitzer may have been nailed with lightning speed thanks to wiretapped conversations. But Ovitz, Grey, and Fields were apparently innocent dupes—and are presumably extremely saddened to learn of any acts of thuggery perpetrated on their behalf. (link)
March 14, 2008
It's Fun To Have Fun: Your Hollywoodland correspondent attended the glamorous premiere of Horton Hears a Who! last Saturday and was present when protesters started yelling shortly after Horton uttered his famous motto: "A person's a person, no matter how small."
We could not understand what was being shouted and thought perhaps that Seth Rogen or one of the other many vocal talents in the film was expressing love for Dr. Seuss' elephant and his signature line. But as you may have read elsewhere, anti-abortion activists had infiltrated the theater. Afterward, they handed out fliers designed to look like tickets.
None of this sat well with Audrey Geisel, widow of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), who attended the screening. So did Karl ZoBell, the lawyer who represents her and who has represented the interests of Dr. Seuss for some 40 years. In an interview with NPR, he said he couldn't make out the yelling and thought maybe "some nut" was in the theater. Later, he asked the protesters what group they represented, and none would answer. Their silence didn't seem like an accident to him, which makes sense, because ZoBell has not been bashful about sending cease-and-desist letters to those who appropriate Dr. Seuss' material for their own purposes. And many do. (According to ZoBell, politicians love to sling the term Grinch at their rivals.)
ZoBell says it would be nice if these people came up with their own material. But if they don't go too far—by copping the illustrations, for example—they can use a line like "A person's a person, no matter how small," even if it wouldn't have pleased Dr. Seuss. And it wouldn't have. The Geisels were opposed to using the Dr. Seuss books for any political agenda.
Some anti-abortion Web sites claim that Audrey is a supporter of Planned Parenthood. ZoBell says he's never discussed the issue of abortion with her and can't confirm that.
It seems that Horton will inspire more anti-abortion activity in cities around the country. A Colorado group gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that would define life as beginning at conception will show up at theaters in Denver when the movie opens. Its members will wear T-shirts emblazoned with Horton's immortal words and try to get more signatures for their petition. They don't plan to disrupt the movie (which seems reasonable, since Colorado probably won't accept signatures from 6-year-olds).
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Hi Marek,
Sorry, I wish it were that simple, but it's not.
Most windsurfing masts are "constant curve" and they bend at a 12% rate.
Then we have MCS (Mast Check System) number designations and IMCS (Indexed Mast Check System) numbers as well.
The top can be pretty soft (like 14-15% and have a stiffer bottom section so you get the 12% overall. Or, the bottom section could be somewhat softer and easier to bend, but the top section could be stiffer. We still get 12% bend percentage.
The MCS/IMCS numbers are simple "deflections" at the 1/4;1/2; and 3/4 distances based on supporting the mast 5 cm from each end and hanging the weight in the middle.
You can get alot more (or less) bend in the top or the bottom, at the same deflection distance with the test weight.
Sailworks and Maui Sails (and other mast/sailmakers as well I'm sure) use a mast test system that actually bends the mast along a fixed track with end loading pressure just like we bend them in our sails.
They've come up with some pretty amazing bends when testing various masts.
So, let's look at what is specified for your 10.0 m2 North Daytona.
At the time the Daytonas were designed, North was on a "minimum mast" program so they designed all of their sails (besides the top of the line Warp Race sails that only worked on top of the line Viper 100% carbon race masts) for only a couple of masts.
A 430 cm IMCS 21-23 and a 460 cm IMCS 24-26. For larger sails like your Daytona 10.0 North sold a CX (50 cm Carbon Extender) piece that you put under the 460 mast to extend it to 510 cm. So my guess (without some serious and detailed testing) would be that your 10.0 m2 North Daytona was really designed for a 510 cm semi "flex top" mast made up from the 460 cm IMCS 24-26 std. mast with the 50 cm CX extender under it.
Think your 490 IMCS 28-30 Yes 55% mast bends exactly the same as a 510 mast with a softer top?
So, since the sail was designed on the 460 mast + 50 cm CX (and maybe even a "drop shape mast" just to make things even more interesting) the tuning marks were added to the sail based on the how the sail was to be tuned on this "stacked up 460cm +50 cm" mast. Your Yes 490 cm IMCS 28-30 mast may be entirely different.
I'd guess stiffer in the very bottom as the CX probably does not bend) and quite a bit stiffer in the top section, so you would be taking alot of draft out of the lower part of the sail in order to get the leech loose in to the tuning marks.
I think my "theory" here is totaly bourne out by your recent rigging experiences.
You downhauled alot less, and left the upper leech tight.
This put alot more draft down lower in the sail because you had been "over downhauling" much more than needed as you tried to loosen the upper leech to the tuning marks.
And your sail rotated alot better and gave you alot more low end power, because the lower panels in your sail were now rigged correctly. The bottom of the sail is where the power is made, the top of the sail adds very little power, but can add alot of "pitchiness" or a top heavy feeling.
Since you are sailing your F-Type in very marginal conditions, I think rigging so you get the best low wind power, down low in the sail, is going to be much better than taking most of the power out of the bottom of the sail to get the correct twist in the top on a mast that does not bend much like the mast the sail was designed on.
Hpe this helps,
|4th September 2007, 01:46 AM
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Thanks, this makes things way more clear now. A small correction, though, as you keep saying "460 + 50cm CX" - it is 490 actually. 490 + CX (not 460) _is_ the recommended mast length for a 10.0 NS Daytona 2007.
The other choice (marked as "OK", not "best") is 510 (I know, 490+50 is not 510).
|4th September 2007, 02:41 AM
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Hi Marek,
Where did you find the mast specification for your North Daytona..... I looked all over the web, but most of the North sites have no archives.
|4th September 2007, 03:34 AM
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Yeah, too bad they don't have it. I'll email them about it!
But you can still get it from Google cache.
Just enter north sails daytona into google and click "Cached" instead of the actual link.
You should get here:
I'll copy&paste it here (won't look pretty, though):
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Lesson 21 of 27
Objective: SWBAT ask and answer questions about key details in a literary text and in an informational text.
Context and Overview
Today, I continue with modeling how to research questions for my students about their insects. They will use a bubble map for their research. Additionally, we will be reading the next chapter, "Uncle," in Charlotte's Web," with text dependent questions.
Students will then get the opportunity to share their findings about their insects in pairs and with the whole group.
Some of the students will be working independently answering text dependent questions, while I will work with a small group.
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After sharing the objective from the carpet, I begin modeling the process to research of how to research a second question on insects today. I use the same book as yesterday. I show the students the table of contents again and state how this time I am looking for different information. I read the titles again and I let them tell me when they hear the title that would give information on: what do mosquitos look like?
I turn to that page. I have my bubble map ready on the easel. I write the above question in the middle. I read the page one sentence at a time and ask the students if that sentence gave me pertinent information that answers my question. If it does, then I add it to the bubble map. If the information is not relevant, I move on. I repeat this process until I finish the paragraph on the page. I keep adding to the bubble map.
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Creating Bubble Map
Now students are working on reading and researching what their insects looks like. As they get settled, I make sure to walk around and lend support. Some students need support with how to set up their resources on their tables: their books, their bubble maps, and/or word book that helps them with spelling words. Others need support to start and to stay on task.
Some students will need support with discerning which chapter or section in their book will help to tell about what their insect looks like, since each book will be written differently: I Found What Termites Look Like
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Here are examples of their bubble maps:
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Pair Sharing
My students need much practice with acquiring academic language. I give them plenty of focused talking opportunities. In this case, they are Pair Sharing using their bubble maps to share about our second research question: what their insect looks like.
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Whole Group Sharing
Now, it is time to gather on the carpet and have a few of the students share with the whole group about their insects. I like to keep students moving, and this kind of transition is one way I do so. It keeps them alert and engaged in the process.
Here are the students who share:
- What Does A Grasshopper Look Like?
- What Does A Ladbybug Look Like?
- What Do Praying Mantises LookLike?
I use the following method to give students a structure for providing the speakers with feedback on their work.
- Two stars: Two different students give specifics about what they liked about the content of their work.
- A wish: Another student gives specifics on how they wish the writing can be improved.
For feedback to be effective, it must immediate and specific. When the students are given the opportunity to give each other feedback it can be very powerful if done in a respectful way.
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To begin the reading of the chapter, "Uncle," I am having my students predict. At this juncture of the story, we are at the County Fair. Uncle Zuckerman is a prominent character and so I am curious as to how their Predictions will be.
To help them write their predictions, I have a chart for them to reference. They can choose how to begin their sentences:
- I think ... because ...
- I predict ... because ...
Here are some examples of their predictions:
To help them be accountable and to give them the opportunity to hear their peers I give some of them the opportunity to share out loud their Predictions.
Reading: Uncle
Now we venture into the chapter. Since I had the students researching their insects in this lesson, I am not asking many questions. And today, I am also having the author, E.B. White, read part of the chapter through a youtube video.
I read pages 130 to the top of 133 with them. I ask these questions:
- What is the fair like?
- How much money is given to the children?
- Why does Mrs. Arable blow her nose?
On page 133, with the paragraph that starts, "While Wilbur was being unloaded..." I let E.B. White take over the reading:
Confirming Predictions
Before confirming their predictions, I take a few moments to clarify Who is Uncle because, knowing my students, I believe some of them will confuse Uncle the hog with Mr. Zuckerman. It is important to know one's students and anticipate their possible confusions.
Here are their confirmations of the predictions:
By confirming their predictions, I am asking my students to hone in on what really happened in the text. This helps students stay accountable to their predictions and clarifies any misconceptions.
Literary Response
To help my students deepen their understanding of the plot and the characters I have created some more questions for them to answer. Some students will be answering them independently while I will work with a group of students.
In answering these questions, my students need to reread and dig into the text. That is my intention. I am also helping them to build reading stamina, something my students need.
Here I am guiding my small group with understanding the first question:
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Sears blamed competitive pricing for weaker sales of electronics. Lawn and garden sales also fell, with drought across the country hindering purchases.
Fewer clearance items also dragged down revenue, with tighter inventory levels limiting the amount of seasonal merchandise markdowns. Pharmacy sales fell as popular drugs such as cholesterol fighter Lipitor have come out in cheaper generic versions in the past year.
Back in May, Sears said it was investing heavily in improving the customer experience, with changes such as improved displays and iPads for sales staff to research products and help customers check out wherever they are in the store.
In an emailed statement Thursday, Sears spokesman Chris Brathwaite noted that the company continues to work on improving the shopping experience. He cited examples such as tying more promotions to its store credit cards and offering free flu shots at Kmart when customers spend $100 or more.
To boost shareholder confidence and restore profitability, the company has also looked to spinoffs and real estate sales. Three days ago, Sears said that it is moving forward with plans to spin off its Hometown and Outlet stores along with some hardware stores into a separate company.
Sears is also spinning off a stake in its Canada division to focus on turning around its U.S. business.
In a note to investors Thursday, ISI analyst Greg Melich said Sears still has a long way to go to fix its business but that the improved liquidity should buy it some time.
For the period ended July 28, Sears lost $132 million, or $1.25 per share. That compares with a loss of $146 million, or $1.37 per share, a year ago.
Excluding costs tied to store closings, a pension expense and other items, the company lost 86 cents per share.
Revenue dropped 7 per cent to $9.47 billion, missing Wall Street's $9.68 billion estimate.
Sears Canada reported a 7.1 per cent drop in revenue at stores open at least a year, hurt by lower sales of women's and men's clothing, tools, home decor and lawn and garden items. Unfavourable foreign currency exchange rates also impacted results.
Sears managed to trim its selling and administrative expenses in the quarter by reducing payroll and advertising costs. Merchandise inventories fell to $8.7 billion from $9.3 billion. Domestic inventory was reduced thanks to store closings and improved productivity.
Sears, which has more than 3,900 stores in the U.S. and Canada, also reduced its total debt to $3.3 billion from $3.5 billion.
Shares of Sears rose $3.46, or 6 per cent, to $60.06 in morning trading. They're still significantly lower than their 52-week high of $85.90.


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Our View — For Whom the Bell Tolls
Mammoth has one more week of wiggle room before heading back into bankruptcy proceedings. Pardon us if we're not on the sidelines waving our maroon and gold pom-poms. We are on a losing streak. You are not going to hear "Win one for the Gipper" from us.
Losing streaks dampen emotions and harden doubts. Mammoth is nearing the end in its bankruptcy battle with Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition's team of crack lawyers, who are riding an impressive winning streak.
The fourth quarter will look like this:
Mammoth's bankruptcy lawyers will go tête-à-tête in mediation hearings with MLLA in Los Angeles on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 6 and 7—a little more than a week away.
On Friday, Aug. 24, there is a deadline for filing objections to Mammoth's plea to enter into bankruptcy.
Assuming no deal is struck, events will carry onward to Wednesday, Aug. 29, when a full-blown bankruptcy hearing, a so-called "status conference" is scheduled in Sacramento. That hearing will determine if the court will handle the case or leave Mammoth to twist slowly in the wind.
To hear Mammoth tell it, there is no way that MLLA wants to send this to court, but the town has been so wrong, so often, and with such consistency, that it's hard to buy whatever the Town Fathers are selling.
Thus we assume nothing and expect the worse. Losing streaks are like that. After a while, they seem to be hard-wired.
Notable losing streaks include Germany in World Wars (0-2 in the 20th century); political pollsters in general (Lincoln vs. McClellan in 1864, Dewey vs. Truman in 1948, Gore vs. Bush in 2000); the Chicago Cubs (102 years without a championship); Caltech basketball (207 games, 1996-2000) and the Argentine economy (ongoing).
For Mammoth, the losing streak looks like this:
A refusal to settle with developer Terry Ballas, believing that its agreement for his hotel development at the airport was somehow no good; a resounding butt-whipping in Superior Court for breach of contract; a belittling and harsh loss before the State Appeals Panel, which took the town to the woodshed in a strident affirmation of the lower court's decision; a disdainful Supreme Court refusal to even hear the case; and repeated failed attempts to mediate a settlement with MLLA (racking up nearly $13 million in legal fees along the way). The capper on the streak—so far—was the announcement of the town's intent to enter into bankruptcy.
Along the way there have been a half-dozen Town Councils, a turnstile serving as a door in the Town Manager's office, department heads called to task for such things as "phony loans," lax TOT enforcement—the list goes on and on.
That is a losing streak if we've ever seen one.
By the end of August, the end game will be in place. The midnight bell will chime, and we're not about to be fooled into putting on our happy faces, no more than was John Donne, the English metaphysical poet whose words in Meditation 13 (1624) ring true today:
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This makes complete sense – eggs are inexpensive, quick-cooking and offensive to few people save vegans, cardiologists and a kid or two on the soccer team that you somehow got stuck managing.
Eggs are just as delightful naked and softly boiled as they are tarted up with cheese or savory salts or anything else that transforms their flavor into something deeply exciting. I like eggs. They are worthy players in the game of weeknight cooking.
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At last, failing to find a Thai bird chili in multiple markets, I bought myself a Serrano chili, some eggs from the nice lady at the farmer's market, and got moving. About 15 minutes later, I was eating the most divine meal of my week.
Our recipe writer, shayma, seems dedicated to your enjoyment of this dish. She writes about it in a very inviting way, promising a mouthful of nut and herb flavors, and gives you some key pointers that help you bring it together. Use eggs you bought from a farmer, she says, and I agree. Be careful to keep them moving at the end, and she is right on that score, too.
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You know that exciting feeling when your dish looks exactly like the picture? That will happen to you. Each bite will be a revelation of flavor and heat against the backdrop of something so creamy and warm, you will imagine that you are somewhere, living the Pakistani way, instead of staring at a pile of laundry and wondering if you can leave it until morning.
I probably should have saved some of these eggs for my family. Instead, I stood scraping them from the pan with a tablespoon, until they were mostly polished off. I feel somewhat guilty about this, but as that great philosopher queen Janet Jackson once said, that's the way love goes.
"Khagina": Aromatic Scrambled Eggs the Afghani / Pakistani Way
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- 3 tablespoons butter (or olive oil)
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- 1 medium tomato, finely chopped
- 2-3 tablespoons fresh cilantro/coriander (both leaves&stems), finely chopped
- 2-3 thai bird chillies, sliced straight into the mixture in the pan with kitchen shears.
- Break the eggs into a bowl, add salt and whisk lightly together, just enough so that the yolks combine with the whites.
- Place pan over a fairly medium heat, add the butter (or olive oil) and tilt the pan from side to side so the pan is coated evenly. As soon as the butter stops foaming and begins to turn a nutty brown, add the onions and stir for 5-7 minutes till soft and golden.
- Add the cumin seeds and fry for 2 minutes till aromatic.
- To this, add the tomatoes and stir till warmed over and slightly soft. Turn the heat to low.
- Add cilantro, the egg mixture and chilies.
- Continue to stir the eggs swiftly, for another 5-7 minutes, until they are at the point of setting and resemble a soft custard. Make sure to keep scraping the bottom and sides of the pan. Serve immediately; while warm and creamy.