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Bastille surprised BBC Radio 1 listeners yesterday (Feb 10) with a mash-up of Michael Jackson's emotional 'Earth Song' with Pulp's anthem for the ordinary, "Common People," complete with a four-woman backing vocal section.
Interview: Bastille Is Not a Rock Band
According to NME, Bastille's out-of-ordinary mash-up was "a nod to Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker who invaded the stage at the Brit Awards during Michael Jackson's performance of 'Earth Song' in 1996." Bastille will make their own appearance on the award show February 19. The London-based foursome are nominated for British Group, British Breakthrough, British Single for "Pompeii' and British Album of the Year for Bad Blood.
A surprise to many in the Alt-Rock world, the band doesn't see themselves stuck in any one particular genre. "I don't think we think of ourselves as anything in particular," singer Dan Smith told Radio.com. "We don't see ourselves as a rock band. We don't see ourselves as a pop band." "It's quite hard to be a rock band without an electric guitar in most of your songs, I think," bassist Chris Wood addedc with a sly smile.
During their live set on BBC 1's Live Lounge appearance last September, the band put their unique spin on Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop."


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J.C. Romero has been placed on the 15-day disabled list; Mike Zagurski will take his place on the roster.
The Phils have just announced that they will be placing J.C. Romero on the 15-day disabled list, one day after he is taken out of last night's game in the top of the ninth, as he attempted to field a ground ball hit by the Brewers' Carlos Gomez, as he strained his right calf. Before the injury, Romero had pitched four and two-thirds innings, with a 3.86 ERA, as he was appearing in his seventh game of the season. Talk about tough luck.
The Phils have called up left-hander Mike Zagurski from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take his spot on the 25-man roster. So far this year with the Iron Pigs, Zugurski had appeared in three games, with a 1-0 record and an 0.00 ERA, as he had allowed just two hits and have struck out seven in three and one-third innings. Hopefully he'll do well with the parent club while J.C. recovers from his injury.

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Didn't get a chance to watch the game. What the hell happened to the Knicks?
They played relatively well against the Sixers the night before...were they just tired?
Didn't get a chance to watch the game. What the hell happened to the Knicks?
They played relatively well against the Sixers the night before...were they just tired?
Shumpert: he's a very talented young player, but there is something what I've been saying since his first game for the Knicks: he's a chucker with a horrible shot selection. Sometimes his shots are falling and nobody is complaining, but sometimes he's shooting 25%, there is one thing that Knicks hater Reggie Miller said and was true: if you don't hit your long shots, why do you shoot them?
Iman should be working on his shooting, he isn't Kobe, and he has to realize that there are shots only Kobe could hit.
Besides, he's got overconfident what leads to being turnover prone, he caused 10 turnovers in his last two games and as we all know some of them were really dumb. He isn't even close to Rondo and our transition defense is nooby, every lost possession can lead to an easy bucket. We possibly allowed around 20 points because of his turnovers against Philly and Memphis.
Anthony: he can't win a game all by himself and the longer he'll be shooting his jump shots off the isolation the more defenders will know how to stop him. Another thing: he ignores the coaching staff and his teammates and he gets into conflicts on the court. Sometimes he's doing like a kid in a sanbox, he never listens to his parents and if he can't build his own sand house he starts throwing sand at other kids. Grow up Carmelo, because if we convince Phil to coach the Knicks you'll earn your warming spot on the bench.
Amare: every single time Amare has to face an above average center/forward he's not playing confident, I can bet a couple of bucks his numbers will be limited against the Magic, Wolves or Nuggets.
Fields: do I really need to say anything?
Chandler: the only good guy on this team, he's doing his job orchestrating defense and grabbing boards. I know he probably feels disappointed, but I'm glad he's here and tries to make our D work.
But, all the things I noticed come down to coaching, D'Antoni should be making adjustments, should make this whole thing work. But he doesn't, repeating "let's go, make your shots, let's go" doesn't improve this team.
The worst part is Melo played 16 less minutes than he usually plays went out with a quarter and a half to go in the game yet still led us in scoring. Thats a shame
The thing is we want perfection so I'm going to stop being impatient and let the process run its course by the All-Star break I'll have a true opinion on what we look like
You know what I hate most about the D'Antoni era?
Every time we go a little above 0.500 we start losing games and go back to 0.500 or a little under. We NEVER EVER constantly stay at 0.600 or above 0.600. This freaking kills me!
Our ambition is not to be a 0.500 team for the next 3 years.....we want to be a 0.620-0.660 win percentage team and constantly dominate the Atlantic Division.
Unbelievable, if Melo can't play the next few games expect a painful losing streak.
These Knicks are like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde under D'Antoni. A very good performance against Philly (especially on the so-important defensive end) is followed by complete and utter bull**** at Memphis.
It has always been this way since Mike from Pringles took over as HC.
One of the commentators hit the nail on the head when he said that the reason D'Antoni was so successful in Phoenix was because he had great shooters in joe johnson, Nash, barbosa, diaw, Richardson & stat. We don't have competent shooters on our current roster & it's despicable. All we have are 3 players who consume 90% of the cap, along with 10 other guys who are average players with zero spark.
What the commentator left out was "Shawn Marion" 40+ minutes per game
under Dantoni tour in Phoenix, being the most minute played player each
season behind Kobe Bryant. Marion made sure every teammate was in the
right position on offense/defense, plus Marion & Nash orchestated who can
shoot and who cant shoot if teammates were hot or cold from the peremeter.
That is why Q.Richardson was booted-out of the Suns organization after one
season. The Suns gave away a first round draft pick (Nate) to trade Q.Richardson.
Dantoni is the worst coach in the NBA to develope college-players into NBA players.
Bigmen are allowed to dribble the ball, and everyone has the greenlight to shoot 3-balls. WTF!
What do the Knicks players & coaches do in practice?
Shump rookie season should be strickly on getting his passing-skills up to par
with the average NBA guard. We Shump Fans should be yelling halfway
through the season for Shump to shoot the ball more while averaging 5+ assist
per game. Shump never took 20 shots in college WTF is going on?
Shump is not Kobe or D.Rose....Shump should be working-hard to tandem up
with one of the Knicks guards, is Shump to blind to notice the "iso" play is
not working with our fowards (Stat & Melo) who refuse to play as a tandem.
The game commentators were dogging the Knicks by indirectly speaking on
Dantoni letting rookie Shump perform as an "iso" player.
Shump was clueless of his oponents....Conley, Allen, Mayo, and rookie Shelby.
Philly won 5 games in 7 days....we Knicks get blown-out at the end of back to back game.
Who is going to be the leader of the Atlantic Division?
We have to FIRE-Dantoni....so we can produce a few design-plays in our halfcourt offense,
plus produce a basic system where all 5 players run back on defense to defend a team,
rather than this sick man to man defense where our bigmen walk up the court alongside
of the player they are defending. Sick coaching!
Like Forrest Gump said "The Knicks are like a box of chocolates you never know what your going to get".
WTF happened?
I don't think I'll bother watching this on ILP.
Let me guess:
The offense was like watching statues **** each other?
Lack of boxing out?
Fumbled assignments, dribbles, communication, interior presence defensively?
And - how many f'ing times do I have to say it - no high % set plays for our stars in an attempt to muster some continuity and momentum.
Am I near the mark?
It seems every new player we get ends up with a career high in 3pt attempts.
Real Talk
Seriously. D'Antoni's system works when you have 6 players on your roster that are hitting the 3-ball at 35% or higher.
Wed don't. Not a chance in hell.
If you coach 12 year olds and they take the most 3 pointers in the league with one of the worst shooting percentages you would tell them to STOP SHOOTING 3'S.....
Shumpert takes another 3 he should be shot....
D'Antoni is by far the most overrated coach in the NBA. Bottom five in coaching, for certain.
He does not know how to adjust with his team. Ridiculous. This game was an embarrassment. One of the announcers said it in the Philly game -- iso'ing Melo for 4 plays in a row is just not smart coaching... especially when he misses all four shots. Philly, on the third game of back to back to back's and without Spencer Hawes got back into the game because of poor coaching decisions and an unwillingness to tell Melo to chill with the ISO plays.
We saw further ineptitude the next night with the Grizzlies. Just pathetic. I guarantee they play better without Melo, because they will be forced to share the ball.


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MAGNOLIA - Arkansas Tech's men were on the verge of knocking out Southern Arkansas, only to be decked with a last-second sucker punch Thursday night.
Cedric Davis hit a short baseline jumper with 24 seconds remaining, propelling the Muleriders to an come-from-behind 80-77 victory over the Wonder Boys in Gulf South Conference action at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.
Tech (10-11, 3-7) appeared to be in control when Jeremy Johnson's bucket made the score 63-50 with 9:42 remaining. SAU (6-15, 2-8), though, had other ideas, slowly cutting into the Wonder Boys lead until Kenny Langhorne hit consecutive three-pointers and tied the game at 73 with 2:12 remaining.
Both teams traded points before Marcus Lyons snuck inside and picked up a layup, giving Tech a 77-75 lead with 1:09 on the clock. Langhorne hit a free throw with 57.5 seconds remaining and cut it to one, then a defensive stop on a drive inside by Terrence Martin set the stage for Smith's heroics.
Tech had one last chance to stage a win, but Martin's three-point shot from the left wing was off the mark. Brandon White added two free throws with 1.7 seconds left to provide the final score as the Wonder Boys' long pass attempt was picked off by Ronnie Smith near midcourt.
The loss came despite Tech hitting a sizzling 33 of 53 (62.3 percent) from the floor in the contest, including an incredible 17 of 24 (70.8 percent) outing in the second half. SAU, however, hit 27 of 53 (50.9 percent) and made it its difference from the three-point line - hitting 11 of 17 to Tech's 6 of 11 shooting - and the free throw line, where the Muleriders shot 15 of 21 to only 5 of 8 for the Wonder Boys.
SAU had led by a 19-13 margin after Brandon Williams' three-pointer with 12:32 before Tech went to work. Over the next nine minutes, the Wonder Boys went on an 18-5 run and claimed a 33-24 lead after Martin nailed a three-pointer with 3:10 before halftime.
Tech went on to take a 37-31 lead at halftime, thanks to Ike Ohanson's bucket just before the buzzer. SAU, however, used the first part of the second half to close the gap, cutting it to a 51-48 margin on Langhorne's three-point play with 13:31 remaining.
The Wonder Boys responded by scoring the next 10 points and extending their lead to 61-48 on Lyons' three-pointer from the right wing with 10:56 remaining. Both teams then traded baskets before SAU stage its crucial rally.
Smith finished hitting 9 of 10 field goals and finished with 18 points as Tech had four players finish in double figures. Martin was next with 17, followed by Lyons and Johnson with 13 apiece.
Langhorne paced SAU with 25 points on 9 of 13 shooting, while Williams added 15 on a perfect 5 of 5 shooting from three-point range. White and Davis each added 10 points for the Muleriders.
Tech returns to action Monday night when the Wonder Boys take on Central Arkansas in Gulf South Conference action at Tucker Coliseum.


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This is a test ... please forgive me.
But then at the same time are you ready yet for the May 1st, 2011 Slimey Crud Run???
This is a test ... please forgive me.
But then at the same time are you ready yet for the May 1st, 2011 Slimey Crud Run???
Bunkhouse Trailer
I better be......
youth hunt same day, bens going to blast his first deer. We need sausage for tech day!
95 R100Rt, 07 650 GS
Eagle, wi
"He's gone and nothin gone bring him back"
First Sunday in October, be there or be somewhere else
19 BMWMOA Nationals under my belt, and I have no idea what I am doing.
Planning on it... assuming the weather is decent. May show up only in Leland.....
Sue Rihn #43753
BMW MOA Ambassador
Sometimes it's the bend in the road that makes life worth the ride.
Sue Rihn #43753
BMW MOA Ambassador
Sometimes it's the bend in the road that makes life worth the ride.
Have been pondering the SCR for a couple years now. Would be coming over from NoDak...
Any helpful hints on the where's and what's for a newbie? Was thinking of camping on
Saturday and take in the ride, Sunday. (weather permitting, of course)
19 BMWMOA Nationals under my belt, and I have no idea what I am doing.
I am not a camper, but I do know of folks who camp in the Devils lake area about an 1.2 hrs North of SCR proper.
Also around the Madison, WI area.
You may want to go online and check out state prks.
I am sure others will chime in.
"What is beautiful is simple, and what is simple always works"....Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47.
Current bike: 2015 Yamaha TW 200, modified for road/street use with tire, sprocket upgrades. "Center yourself in the vertizontal. Ride a motorcycle...namaste' "
Pine Bluff is a tiny crossroads community, there are a couple taverns at this crossroads, and for the Crud Run the large-ish parking lots around these taverns fill with every bike imagineable.
You could arrive fairly early Sunday morning and there will be bikes there already, they will stream in until a peak is hit at around 11am or so i would guess? Pine Bluff is just a short jaunt from Madison and some more in to bike-spotting will just head to Pine Bluff and call it a day.
Now, for the full effect I'm sure you want, coming all the way from Fargo, you would leave Pine Bluff and head to Leland. Leland is somewhat larger than Pine Bluff, but not by much. There are a few local groups that do plan on the Crud run for income, brat frys and like that, or the couple local taverns also cater to the Crud Run crowd. Again lots of bikes to see and locol color to appreciate. This is usually high harvest season so an occasional combine driving through the main road as well as a healthy dose of the Sauk County Sheriffs Dept to keep things relatively sane are to be expected. BTW the combine-driving farmers usually do not seem too amused by the proceedings so pay healthy respect to their needs and desires.
The sheriff deputies also seem like they'd rather be in a dentists chair getting a root canal from what I've noticed. Some shenanigans seems to go either overlooked or undetected, but people getting tickets or at least talked to is fairly constant.
The ride from one spot to another is not organized at all. The whole event just seems to take place automatically without all that much organization at all. "They" do have a website set up now, not that anyone takes any particular credit/blame/responsibility for the run at all, which is how I believe it is intended.
Somehow I'd feel better if there were no website.
I keep getting the impression that someone is going to try to actually organize it, which would lead to someone making a buck off me.
I might be paranoid.
"They" I guess is the loose organization that Peter Egan refers to as the Slimey Crud Motorcycle Gang. If you know who you are looking for you will spot Peter somewhere if you are lucky. The latest pic in "Leanings" do him the most justice, he is taller and thinner than you would imagine and it seems he is always wearing leathers. He seems to always be willing to make an acquaintance and a handshake, he knows the people at the Crud Run are his readers. He appreciates that I think. I have met him a few different times and also posed for a picture with several of my friends.
Myself i would lean towards finding a motel room in Madison on the west side, or maybe in an outlying area within an hour of Madison (I could dig up a suggestion or two), it's going to be a long ride down from Fargo and you'll want to be better rested than camping will allow you.
Let me know if you think you will be there, I am planning on the spring run this year for sure, took a day off work to do it.
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More On Ad Budget
As a follow-up to last week's article, entitled "Resort Unfazed By Ad Critic" Infoworkz is providing a link (http://www.infoworkz.com/oceancity) for the newspaper readership about the original press release that led to your swift reporting.
It may interest others to learn the conclusion of the independent 70-page document about the town's ad budget, in terms of: (a) an evident lack of a competitive branding identification, and (b) the more profitable "below-the-line" strategy is not being implemented, and therefore the budget is not being invested wisely, but spent needlessly. WBOC/16 also ran a segment on Monday's 6 p.m. news, (during the announcement of the new ad campaign) about the constructive criticism in the internal study.
This information is being made known for the benefit of those who are concerned about the new business development and profitability of the town's multi-million dollar ad budget. "Be aware, and get your money's worth!"
David Termotto
(The writer is the new business strategist for Infoworkz,)
Support Appreciated
I want to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to all of the people who came out on a "hurricane" like evening to support the 2nd Annual Suicide Prevention Comedy Night last month at Seacrets.
The generosity of Leighton Moore is amazing. Without his charitable spirit, local organizations like ours would have a much more difficult challenge. That kindness and help extends to the IRIE radio station 98.1 FM and especially Rude Awakening Show personalities Bulldog and The Dude. Local comic, Dave the fruit guy, did an exceptional job promoting and hosting this event. This event could not occur without them.
In addition to the helpful people at Seacrets, the Quality Inn at 14th Street and the Harrison Group generously assisted us with lodging. We would be remiss not to mention Arctic Heating and Air and Action Island Imprinters who assisted with and sponsored the special event T-shirts.
As suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth 15-19 years old, the mission we have at the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program educating and empowering our youth to know how to get help if they or a friend needs help is a daunting task. The support of our community continues to touch me deeply and make our job just a little easier. I look forward to helping suicide prevention awareness grow in this community and our surrounding areas.
Again, thank you to all who extend their support.
Kelley Green
(The writer is the co-founder and executive director of the DelMarVa Chapter of the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program.)
Del. Ruins Tradition
I am writing to express my total disgust with the Delaware Business Service Office for state parks regarding their recent decision to take a 19-year-old tradition and just toss it to the seagulls like someone's half eaten, sandy sandwich.
Kim's Beach Service was a place, not only to grab a hotdog, but to gather with friends and family. Friends that you haven't seen since the summer before, but knew when they returned, you would still be there. It was a safe haven where families of all generations could hang out and feel secure. You weren't afraid to let your children wander off a little because they knew right where Kim Allison's stand was and knew everyone there.
It was a comfort zone, where you could go and find a familiar face. A face that was thoughtful enough to ask about your sick mom or your kid's school year. Kim's smiling face. It is a face that we will not be seeing this year thanks to the Business Service Office caring more about the bottom dollar than an actual upstanding citizen of our community with many years of experience. Kim has worked tirelessly year after year to serve the Fenwick beach area only to be shut down by someone who has no clue as to how much she has positively impacted our community.
It saddens us to know that the tiny, little beach stand that has served thousands for years will not be a part of our summer. "Hey, Delaware Business Service Office, if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Sherry Brannon
Selbyville, Del.
Thumbs Up To AGH
Recently, it was necessary for me to go to the emergency room at Atlantic General Hospital. I was seen immediately, treated promptly and admitted as an in-patient.
During my three-day stay at the hospital, I received the finest of care from all levels of staff, from technicians, nurses, doctors and all others. They were caring, professional and knowledgeable. The hospital itself is well designed and appointed and all of my needs were quickly addressed.
Expert and thorough follow up has been received since my discharge from the hospital. We are very fortunate to have Atlantic General as our hospital. Thank you to everyone for the wonderful care that was given to me.
Helen Curley
Ocean Pines
Caution Urged In
Berlin Community
We live on the corner of Ann Drive and Esham Avenue in Berlin. We feel that we speak on behalf of every parent in our neighborhood when we ask: Will our residents and visitors please stop at the four-way stop signs?
On a daily basis, we witness cars going through the stop signs without stopping. We have 50 or more children that live in Franklin Knolls, Franklin Heights and Henry's Green. This does not include friends and young guests that play in our neighborhood daily. We believe our neighborhood parents are responsible and teach their kids about safety. However, we are talking about young children that may have a brief memory lapse every so often.
It will only take a second for an innocent child to suffer severe consequences because of a motorist not obeying the law. This is a great neighborhood to raise children. It is exciting to see our youth enjoying the outdoors and playing together. Once again, please take your time, stop at the stop signs and watch out for our children.
Tim and Jamie Jones
GOP's Lost Ways
Since the election, the GOP has been racking their brains asking what did we do wrong. The main theory seems to be: "We Lost Our Way." So I have a few theories of my own about how they lost it.
How the Republicans lost their way:
1. False belief that their way is the only way even when it's proven not to
2. False belief that free markets will take care of everything and everyone.
3. False belief that if one works hard, they'll earn enough to feed and
clothe their families.
4. False belief that U.S. has best healthcare in world, when we rank No. 26 in the industrialized world.
5. False belief that everyone should be responsible for themselves.
6. Being more interested in personal gain than being a servant of the electorate.
7. Refusal to change their diehard beliefs of tax cuts and poor economic theories.
For Priscilla Rakestraw to say that, "We became just like the Democrats in terms of spending, as well as on personal and political ethics," as a reason for losing just shows how the GOP can't accept its own failures. The
problem isn't that you did not get your message out. You got it out and it was rejected at the polls. The message is always about helping business and cutting taxes for the well off. All meaningless words for the poor and hungry.
When will you see that we all must care for the elderly, the widows, the downtrodden and the children, as any civilized country should and as required by the religions of the world. What happened to the Golden Rule?
Maybe the Golden Rule (Do unto others as you would have them do to you) could be the next GOP mantra
Alice Hanke
Milton, Del.
Sidewalk History
I read with interest the article in your May 1 edition regarding imminent sidewalk repairs in Berlin, and would like to contribute background information on a short stretch of sidewalk on Gay Street.
Early in the 1900's, my maternal grandparents, Abe and Bessie Hollins, purchased the home at 19 Gay Street and lived there with their four children until approximately 1922. At some time in the decade between 1910 and 1920, my grandfather had installed, at his expense, the sidewalk in front of that property. My mother remembered learning to roller skate on that short stretch of sidewalk.
To the best of my knowledge, that sidewalk was never extended in either direction by the town of Berlin, perhaps because the city had not put in that isolated section, as it had been contracted privately.
Some things do have an explanation.
Iris Purcell
Surprise, Ariz.


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Black Carbon from Slash and Burn Practices Still a Problem in Brazil
Although nearly 40 years have passed since Brazil banned slash-and-burn practices in its Atlantic Forest, the destruction lingers. New research reveals that charred plant material is leaching out of the soil and into rivers, eventually making its way to the ocean. So much of this "black carbon" is entering the marine ecosystem that it could be hurting ocean life, although further tests will be needed to confirm this possibility.
People have used fire to shape Earth's vegetation for millennia. In Brazil's Atlantic Forest, Europeans began burning trees to make way for settlements and agriculture in the 16th century. What once blanketed 1.3 million square kilometers and ranked as one of the world's largest tropical forests had shrunk to 8% of its former size by 1973, when protective laws were put in place.
But that's not the end of the story, according to researchers led by Carlos Eduardo de Rezende, an aquatic biogeochemist at the State University of Norte Fluminense in Rio de Janeiro, and Thorsten Dittmar, a marine geochemist at the Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany. The team discovered high levels of black carbon in the region's soil and in the Paraiba do Sul River, the largest river that exclusively drains the area once occupied by the Atlantic Forest. Locals still burn sugarcane each year as a preharvest way of prepping the soil, but the researchers found that this could not account for the amount of black carbon they were seeing.
To figure out how much black carbon the burned forest originally released, Rezende and colleagues looked to the neighboring Amazon forest for clues. Other studies reported black carbon rates for burning tracts of virgin Amazon rainforest, so they extrapolated those figures to match the historical range of the slashed-and-burned Atlantic Forest, which once had similar woody tree species to the Amazon. They calculated that torching the Atlantic Forest released about 200 to 500 million tonnes of black carbon. Given the material's half-life, they estimate that it will take between 630 and 2200 years for just half of the black carbon to leach out of the region's soils.
Burning snag via Shutterstock.
Read more at Science.


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Hello all,
I'm currently coding a simulation for a theoretical game called Angels and Mortals. As a simulation, it plays itself out without user input, and depending on different starting conditions, the results will be different.
So far, my backend is nearly complete, and will eventually feed into an OpenGL frontend where I'll be able to see the "game board" to see what's going on. Right now, output is to the console :P
The backend is what's causing me the problem so far. My game "pieces" are coded as class objects, and represented in a doubly-linked list. The problem is, I seem to have developed an access violation, but I have no idea why - this exact line was working previously and didn't throw up any seg faults as it does now. Essentially - I have no idea what's going wrong, and I'm pretty confused as to how to fix this.
Here's the line in question that my debugger ( CodeBlocks ) tells me is causing the problem :
To put that into context, here's the relevant class :Code:angels = angels->next;
And the object angels is just an object of class Angel.Code:class Angel { private: int xcoord, ycoord; public: void create(int, int); void move(); void setcoords(int, int); void editcoords(int, int); int readxc(); int readyc(); Angel *next; Angel *prev; ~Angel(); };
To aid in further contexting, here's the loop in which I supposedly get a seg fault :
Code:if(mortals->next != NULL) // ... check that there are actually mortals in play. { while(angels->next != NULL) { angels->move(); if(angels->readxc() == 0) angels->editcoords(1,0); // fix coord == 0 if(angels->readyc() == 0) angels->editcoords(0,1); // fix coord == 0 if(angels->readxc() > BOARD_X) angels->editcoords(-1,0); if(angels->readyc() > BOARD_Y) angels->editcoords(0,-1); gotoxy(angels->readxc(), angels->readyc()); // go to new coords cout << "O"; angels = angels->next; // next node } }
For those who are either very brave or very kind, or have too much time on their hands, here's a pastebin of the entire application :
Main .cpp - http://pastebin.com/m58bfdeb0 - culprit on line 184
Angel.h - http://pastebin.com/m166973f4
Mortal.h - http://pastebin.com/m50f40c64
Settings.h - http://pastebin.com/m768f6067
My coding environment is Dev-CPP on Windows Vista.
Thanks for any help,


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U.S. National Parks > Glacier National Park, MT > Matahpi Peak > Climber's Log
Matahpi Peak Climber's Log
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|Easy second
Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2015
|Views were not amazing due to regional forest fires. Also got GTTS Mtn this day. Got to see a momma and baby goat playing. Climbed with J Hawes
|Posted Sep 23, 2015 1:22 pm
|South Slopes
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2015
|Up from Siyeh Bend. Beautiful summit views.
|Posted Jul 5, 2015 11:18 am
|Good backup to GTTS
Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2014
|Wanted to do Going-to-the-Sun, but we didn't have enough time and the weather looked like it might turn iffy. Did Matahpi instead and it was great. Amazing views of Siyeh from the top.
|Posted Aug 30, 2014 12:48 am
|Fred Spicker
|NE & S Ridges
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2014
|7 August 2014 - Climbed alone via the NE Ridge to the summit cliffs then traversed to the S Ridge to finish.
5 July 1980 - Climbed with Bill, Paul, Matt, & Martin Bishop via the S Ridge.
|Posted Aug 8, 2014 6:17 pm
|not Going-to-the-Sun
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2013
|Bummed to encounter a fair bit of snow in the gully on Going-to-the-Sun Mountain, so went for Matahpi instead. Easy scramble with great views. Especially enjoyed the drop down towards Sexton Glacier and the beautiful blue tarns at the base of Cracker Peak.
|Posted Oct 23, 2013 4:15 pm
|Matahpi Peak
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2011
|I climbed it with Going-to-the-Sun. Pleasant trip and saw a ton of goats who were very interested in me.
|Posted Oct 15, 2013 4:25 pm
|South slopes
|Climbed on a terrible combination of a few inches of wet snow on top of scree. Still an enjoyable day.
|Posted Mar 5, 2012 10:53 pm
|Matahpi S Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2011
|Great views, but very windy. Thanks to a great photo in Passmore's book "Climb Glacier National Park" we found the easy climbers trail. Exciting end to our day - we ran into a Grizzly hiking down thru the dry stream bed.
|Posted Aug 23, 2011 11:00 am
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2011
|Hiked solo. Also did GTTS.
|Posted Aug 5, 2011 10:50 am
|mtn ear
|Climb with Son
Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2009
|Did a late afternoon scramble up this peak with my 10 year old son Frank. This was the first of three peaks for us this weekend (Little Chief and Divide the next two days).
|Posted Apr 10, 2011 10:47 am
|Matahpi Saddle to Siyeh Pass
Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2010
|Summited Matahpi in about 2.5 hours and then decided we did not have enough yet. So we looked for a way off the summit block to the north but could not find a safe way to downclimb without ropes so traversed down the west ridge and then across the northern scree fields to Siyeh Pass and then back to Siyeh Bend Trailhead.
|Posted Aug 9, 2010 9:32 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2009
|Fun climb with Rebelgrizz & Cougar14.
|Posted Jul 12, 2010 9:02 pm
|Matahpi Peak
|2001 with Ronnie, Merrill, Bud, Dennis
|Posted May 25, 2010 4:28 pm
|The Levitator
|Matahpi Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2009
|Climbed with Rebelgrizz and JFK. Awesome views at the summit. Very fun climb. I'll definely return sometime to the saddle to climb GTTS Mountain.
|Posted Aug 1, 2009 12:46 am
|south slopes
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2008
|great Glacier Park stroll!
nice view of Logan Pass.
|Posted Sep 16, 2008 9:38 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 1992
7/21/09 Climbed solo along with Going to the Sun
|Posted Feb 6, 2008 12:26 pm
|South Ridge from saddle between Matahpi and GTTS
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2006
|This was a thoroughly enjoyable 1000 foot ascent from the saddle between Matahpi and GTTS Mountains, done during GMS Mountaineering Week with Aaron and Ellen, and a very nice group of GMS folks. The view of Sexton Glacier from the summit is quite memorable—it's quite a bit larger than the view from the Sun Road makes it appear, and from Matahpi you only see the top half! Anyway, a very nice outing, quickly done—and it's a good thing because it was shortly after returning to the saddle and traversing GTTS that blister problems hit in a major way. Ouch! But made both summits, and despite my feet a great day!
|Posted Jul 30, 2006 2:06 am
|Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: 27 July 2005
|In 2003 I attepted it with 2 siblings and my father, we were forced to turn back when the wind got so strong we were nearly blown off the mountain. This past time I climbed with my father, and 2 friends who are much more experienced climbers. It's a fun climb but extremely hard on the joints.
|Posted Dec 8, 2005 12:44 pm
|Route Climbed: Siyeh Bend/South Ridge Date Climbed: August 14th, 2004
|A fun scramble with no one else in sight. made a misguided attempt down the North Ridge, which appeared to be loose class 4/5, on my way to Siyeh.
|Posted Oct 12, 2004 1:46 am
|Route Climbed: South slopes Date Climbed: July 23, 2004
|Went with a great GMS group during Mountaineering week. A good time was had by all. The weathered Gatorade bottle is still there and surviving.
|Posted Aug 5, 2004 12:49 am


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Gomez, Aoki return to Brewers' lineup Friday
By Jeremy Warnemuende / MLB.com
CINCINNATI -- Carlos Gomez started in center field for the Brewers on Friday for the first time since Aug. 15, when he sprained his right knee colliding with the wall at Miller Park while making a stellar catch. Right fielder Norichika Aoki, who missed Wednesday's game with a sore right knee of his own, was also back in the lineup and batting leadoff.
The Brewers elected to not put Gomez on the disabled list after an MRI last Friday confirmed a sprain, but showed no significant damage. Manager Ron Roenicke was excited to have Gomez back after more than a week out of action, but he said he wasn't going to overextend the 27-year-old center fielder too much right off the bat.
"If there's a chance to get him out of there, I will try to get him out," Roenicke said. "I don't know if he's going to be able to go nine [innings] today and then nine again. I'm guessing he's going to be a little sore tomorrow, so we'll see how that is, but I won't know until we finish the game."
Entering Friday's series opener against the Reds, Gomez was batting .288 with 18 home runs and 55 RBIs to go with 30 stolen bases in his most productive season as a Major Leaguer to date.
As for Aoki, he said his knee felt better heading into Friday's game, and Roenicke was more confident in his ability to play through the nagging issue.
"I think he's going to have a lot of good days, and maybe he'll have a sore one every once in a while," Roenicke said. "Sometimes, those things linger for a while, and other times, they go away and he doesn't have to deal with it again. Hopefully, it's a lot better today, and we can keep him out there for a while."
Gindl recalled after tearing it up in Minors
CINCINNATI -- When Caleb Gindl was sent down to Triple-A Nashville on Aug. 14, manager Ron Roenicke told him that it had nothing to do with his play and was more about the Brewers' need for pitching.
Roenicke was pleased to see that Gindl, who was recalled Friday after playing the minimum 10 days in the Minors, did not appear discouraged by the demotion, as the 24-year-old outfielder batted .300 (9-for-30) with a homer and six RBIs in seven games for Nashville.
"Any time we send somebody down, either they're depressed because they're going back down, or they're mad because they're going back down, and all of a sudden, they don't play as well," Roenicke said. "He didn't get sent down because he wasn't doing well. He got sent down because we had a couple issues with our pitching that we needed to have another pitcher, so he was the guy we sent down. I explained that to him. I think he knows that. He went down, he played hard."
Roenicke said that Gindl has been impressing a lot of people in the organization as he competes for playing time with Logan Schafer and Khris Davis, and that his promotion back to the Brewers was imminent. In 32 games for Milwaukee entering Friday, Gindl batted .282 (22-for-78) and drove in six runs while drawing 10 walks.
Milwaukee also added right-handed reliever Rob Wooten off the paternity list after the birth of his first child. As a result, Roenicke said every reliever was available on Friday.
"It can change in a hurry," Roenicke said. "Right now, we're in good shape."
Aoki inspired by countryman Ichiro's success
CINCINNATI -- Brewers right fielder Norichika Aoki grew up in Japan watching Ichiro Suzuki's career and dreaming of one day following a similar path. As Ichiro -- now a Yankee -- approached and finally reached 4,000 professional hits on Wednesday, Aoki was watching again.
"I followed it pretty closely, and I was happy he reached it," Aoki said through interpreter Kosuke Inaji. "It's a number that you can't really put into words. It's just something that is incredible."
Ichiro collected his hits between the Major Leagues and Japan's top professional ranks, Nippon Professional Baseball. In nine seasons playing for the Orix Blue Wave, he notched 1,278 hits, before he brought in 2,722 more with the Mariners and Yankees starting in 2001.
Aoki played in the same league in Japan and won three batting titles to go with seven NPB All-Star nods. Although he said it's hard to compare baseball in Japan to the Majors, he said Ichiro's milestone should not be discounted.
"I understand where people are coming from, saying he hit this many in Japan and this many here," Aoki said. "But at the same time, I feel that if Ichiro started his career over here, it's probably a number he could have had a chance to reach over here. Even in Japan, he was just on a different level than everyone else. He was that much better than everyone."
Aoki began playing professionally in Japan in 2004, and he was just 19 years old when Ichiro made the jump to the U.S. Last season was his first playing in the Majors, and Aoki said Ichiro remains an inspiration for players who want to go from Japan to the U.S. to play baseball.
"He's a player that I've looked up to my whole life," Aoki said. "Seeing him play over here, too, that made me want to come play in MLB."
Jeremy Warnemuende is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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BROAD CREEK � Croatan was a split second too late from keeping its undefeated record intact.
BROAD CREEK � Croatan was a split second too late from keeping its undefeated record intact.
The Cougars� Austin Saunders had a putback as time expired waved off by the officials, and Croatan fell to Clinton 55-54 on Wednesday night in an East Central 2-A Conference boys� basketball game.
Earlier, Clinton defeated Croatan 59-41 in the girls� game.
The Croatan boys� (10-1, 1-1 ECC) had one final shot at beating Clinton as the Cougars forced a turnover with 1.5 seconds left, which gave them the ball in between their bench and the scorer�s table.
Jacques Chambers then got the ball in front of his team�s bench and missed a desperation shot, only to have Saunders tip the ball into basket as time expired, setting off a wild celebration by the Cougars and their faithful.
However, the officials quickly waved off the shot, which resulted in a victory for the Dark Horses (8-2, 2-0).
�I was hoping with it being home court, I thought he (the official) would give us the call, but�,� Croatan first-year coach Kirk McDougle said.
Clinton first-year coach Randy Jordan said he knew right away that Saunders� putback was too late.
�I knew it was no good,� he said. �You could see that the light had already gone off when it was still in his hands. I saw the official in the corner then wave it off.�
The almost game-winner was certainly the play both teams will remember from this game involving two of the teams who figure to be in the running for the ECC title. However, the final play would not have happened if not for a late rally by Clinton.
Dementio Bryant made two free throws with 20 seconds left that gave Clinton a 55-54 lead and polished off a 7-0 run to end the game.
�Bryant at the foul line, that�s being a senior leader,� Jordan said.
Croatan appeared en route to remaining undefeated as the Cougars took a 54-48 lead with 1:40 left on a layup from Mitchell Smith to cap a 10-4 run.
But 34 seconds later, Clinton�s Will Pearson made a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 54-51. Clinton then forced a turnover and Greg Smith followed with a layup with 46 seconds left to make it a 1-point game.
The Cougars turned the ball over again with 36 seconds remaining, setting up Bryant�s go-ahead free throws. Croatan again turned the ball over with 4.6 seconds left. After a couple of fouls, Clinton was called for an offensive foul, setting up the controversial finish.
�We were frustrated and there was a lot of finger-pointing (after the game). I told the guys, �If you learn anything, you can�t live your life like that,�� McDougle said. �We can�t complain about the refs because if we would have taken care of our jobs and done what we were supposed to, the refs would not have been a factor.
�I told the guys that we had sloppy turnovers, missed shots and missed execution and that all it would have taken was just one play (to have won the game).�
Croatan, the defending ECC champ, hopes to bounce back Friday when it travels to Northside (10-0, 2-0).
�Here lately we have gotten away with sloppy plays, but hopefully this loss will be a blessing in disguise and a wake-up call,� McDougle said. �We got Northside waiting for us. So it doesn�t get any easier.�
Smith ended with 16 points while Chambers added 15 for the Cougars.
Clinton 59, Croatan 41: Clinton scored the first six points and never looked back en route to an ECC win at Croatan.
The Dark Horses (9-3, 2-0) led 33-13 at halftime, but the Cougars (3-6, 1-1) got to within 40-29 in the third quarter before Clinton pulled away by scoring the first six points of the fourth quarter.
�You take away the first quarter and I think they just beat us by three,� Croatan coach Andrew Gurley said. �That first quarter hurt us. In the locker room at halftime I told them to keep their composure and that we had to keep playing hard and play our game.�
Sammy Jo Layko scored 15 points for the Cougars.
Clinton was led by Kristen Glapser�s 24 points.
Clinton 17 8 17 13 � 55
Croatan 20 8 14 12 � 54
Pearson 7, Smith 2, Bryant 10, Chester 4, Jones 2, Underwood 8, Bradshaw 12, Evans 2, Banks 2, Spurill 6. Totals� 25-64 3-6 55.
Huffman 1, Chambers 15, Cranmer 8, Smith 16, Saunders 12, Ryan 2. Totals� 23-59 4-8 54.
3-Point Goals� Cl 2 (Pearson, Bryant), Cr 4 (Chambers 2, Cranmer, Saunders). Rebounds� Cl 34 (Underwood 7, Bradshaw 6), Cr 34 (Chambers 8, Smith 6, Saunders 6). RECORDS� Cl: 8-2, 2-0, hosts Swansboro on Friday. Cr: 10-1, 1-1, at Northside on Friday.
Clinton 21 12 14 12 � 59
Croatan 6 7 19 9 � 41
Pearsall 11, Simpson 7, Owens 11, Glasper 24, Johnson 4, Murphy 2. Totals� 26-57 1-3 59.
Lasater 9, Raynor 4, Fair 2, Taylor 5, Heverly 4, Raper 2, Layko 15. Totals� 15-42 8-11 41.
3-Point Goals� Cl 6 (Glasper 3, Pearsall, Simpson, Owens), Cr 3 (Lasater 3). Rebounds� Cl 30 (Pearsall 4, Simpson 4, Glasper 4, Johnson 4), Cr 24 (Layko 6). RECORDS� Cl: 9-3, 2-0, hosts Swansboro on Friday. Cr: 3-6, 1-1, at Northside on Friday.


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Discussion in 'Racquets' started by PhxRacket, Apr 16, 2013.
10 humble pies
This is funny. This will be the fourth time I post this. Just let me know specifically which word you don't understand so I don't have to repost this a
Fifth time:
You know what? I take it all back.....this racquet does indeed vibrate!!!
I played 3 hours earlier this afternoon. The P1 isn't my normal stick - that's the BLX Juice Pro - but I gave both a good outing as I was intrigued by your comments in this thread.
The Juice Pro (346g) is rock solid, hefty, super stable without even a hint of vibration. Played for about 2 hours with it.
After about 2 hours, I switched to the P1. Noticeably more manouverable than the Juice Pro and easier to whip round despite its mass being orientated more in the head (rather than in the throat and handle area like the Juice Pro).
But compared to the Juice Pro, the P1 was noticeably less stable (despite it weighing 337g with all the bits - lead, OG etc). It simply doesn't have that 'solid block of hardwood' feel that the Juice Pro has. It felt lightweight and less stable against my opponent. It seems to lack mass.
Interestingly, the P1 felt very plush when hitting the ball in the centre of the sweetspot (no vibrations) but striking the ball outside the sweetspot and the P1 did indeed.....vibrate. And you feel you vibrations thoughout the frame. I think I would need more playing time with this to decide whether or not the vibrations are terrible or too off putting, but they are definitely noticeable.
All rather odd. The other thing I noticed and can say for 100% sure is the headsize is closer to a 95sq" - its definitely smaller than the Juice Pro and probably about the size of my 6.1 95, maybe fractionally bigger but not much, if at all.
I was playing outdoors today and I can't say that I ever noticed this vibration issue on the previous occasions I hit with the P1 (which were indoors). Maybe new balls and a big hitting opponent were contributory factors. Also the strings (poly/synth gut hybrid) in the P1 had already about 4 hours of hitting on them previously, so not sure if that was a contributor (probably not).
So, based on today's experience, any ball hit immediately outside of the sweetspot does indeed cause the racquet to vibrate...probably more so than other racquets I've tried.
I will happily admit that I will have to eat humble pie on this occasion....
Holy crap I think hell has just frozen over .
It's still an incredible stick.
Not sure that I agree that its an 'incredible stick'. There are elements of greatness in there trying to get out, but I think it needs to be a bit more stable, be heavier, and those vibrations outside of the sweetspot need to be taken out (I'm being serious).
I just wonder whether its the 'carbon composite' Xenecore that's causing the problem. It seems to be a proprietary manufacturing process:
Strange that they talk improved 'shock absorption'. It's clearly a different manufacturing process to what's normally used:
If they could bring out a 'Tour' version that corrects those issues, I'd be very interested. Then again, I think I might try bringing the P1 up to about c345g with some lead a 3,6,9,12 and some more weight in the handle and see how it plays....
I think you were just the victim of a honeymoon period.
I do think it's still a great stick....but for me it's down to the vortex tour or the Wilson 99s.
I can't decide.
It it doesn't surpass your current stick, then don't switch.
Regarding the vibrations, i found this true on shots struck near the tip.The 3g slide weight at 12 didn't improve the situation much, but a single layer of lead tape from 11 to 1 did.
I don't think so. I tend to evaluate racquets over a long period of time, typically several weeks to a few months in a variety of situations and with different strings, before coming to a definitive view about, unless of course there's a deal breaker that I notice early on.
With the P1, I'm still in the evaluation period but I initially had been playing with in exclusively indoors over the winter. It played pretty well. With the improvement in the weather and also this thread, I gave it a good outdoor playtest, where the vibrations became apparent.
Not bad enough for me to the ditch it but on slower outdoor courts, the main thing I noticed was actually the lack of stability and mass against big hitters. It just doesn't have the beef and solidity of my Juice Pro. Needs lead, but I just don't have the time to fiddle with it at the moment.
The P1 is about different to those stick as you can possibly get....
How so ? I've actually played with both and I disagree . And remember you at first disagreed with me before about the P1 and now agree
There are many different Vortex's and I only talking about the tour version .....the TOUR version.
The tour versions are about the same size, weight , and thickness.....the only real difference between the two is the string pattern .
Again I am stressing only the vortex TOUR versions....specifically the tour 95 & 100.
You're asking me what the difference betwen a P1 and two racquets with a weird string pattern?
It's not "weird" it's just more open. It's based actually on the Mark woodforde racquet who is one of the greatest doubles players in the history of tennis.
Wilson saw how great the pattern is and did something similar in their steam sticks .
I believe prince also came out with a very open pattern as well.
The only main differences between the Donnay and the Vortex tours is the pattern and the stiffness.
Being more stiff they have solved the Donnay vibration issues.
Here take a look at the comparison :
Donnay- 97 sq. in.
Vortex tour- 95 or 100
Donnay Length: 27in
Vortex ...27 in
Donnay Strung Weight: 11.5oz
Vortex strung weight : 11.5
Donnay strung Balance: 4 pts HL
Vortex strung balance : 6 pts hl
Donnay Stiffness: 64
Vortex stiffness : 70
Donnay Beam Width: 21.5mm
Vortex beam width : 21.5mm
Donnay pattern 16x19
Vortex pattern 14x17
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Topic: Email Piping
I have installed and setup iredmail on our server, which is working fine.
Now for one of the softwares installed on the server, I need to put a email pipe. How do I accomplish this ? I have searched a lot, and have checked the forums, but could not find guidance in this regard.
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My question is, can a person who has a website or a weblog tell how many hits they have per day, and how can they tell who has been visiting their site? How could she tell. I visit quite a few skating websites where one website "owner" also is a skating judge. Does he know like last names of people that visit his site?
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[img2="left"]http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29&stc=1[/img2]Fly Fishing with Doug Macnair:
Revisiting The Shooters
Part One
By Doug Macnair
Having received a number of inquiries regarding shooting heads and running lines, I thought the volume warranted an article dealing explicitly with the subject. At the outset, I want you to know that this "little" project turned into a time consuming labor of love. Far from being the simple task I thought it to be, revisiting the shooters turned out to be somewhat complex and yielded imperfect results. And yes, for those of you who know about my broken shoulder, it aches! I can't remember when I have done so much casting.
Of course, much of the complexity is my own fault: Since this is my article, it is my privilege to choose lines I considered "shooters or a derivative thereof. Whether-or-not you agree with my selection(s) isn't important. What is important consider what this article is all about: (1) ease of handling, (2) control, (3) comfort, and (4) distance. I have avoided, as best I can, comments that might infer this is a competition between lines and heads. Nothing could be further from the truth, if for no other reason other than the four variables tend to playoff against one another. Please keep in mind that there are more lines available than I can ever cover in a single article. Then, too, expense plays a part. Without the manufacturers' support, articles such as this can become very expensive to research and write. Some extend their products with confidence, others offer a discount, and still others seem to think that their "word" is all the consumer needs to know.
Background. Almost any book on fly fishing has something to say about shooting heads and running lines; however, what they have to say may not be adequate, given today's technology. The theory, however, is straightforward: a heavier lead followed by a light low-drag line will go further than a traditional fly line during the cast. You might find happiness by considering this alternative to the traditional fly lines whenever you need to reach out and touch someone. But before going further, allow me to standardize terms for purposes of this article.
• The Shooting Head. The shooting head or shooter, as I prefer to call it, is exactly what the name implies: it is the "head" of a fly line, whether purchased commercially under the code of "ST" or fabricated by the fly fisher from a weight-forward or double-taper line. Typically, shooters range between 30 and 45 feet in length.
• The Running Line. Frequently called by the name, Shooting Line, I much prefer to use the term, running line, to describe the line that is up and about following the head.
• Loop-to-Loop Connections. Shooting heads and their running lines are usually linked by a loop-to-loop connection. Why loops? So that heads could be switched out at streamside without cutting and tying knots. With the wind whipping about and wet hands, it's just not the time to be tying precise knots, that is unless you are into self-flagellation.
The Way It Was. In the days of not so long ago, those of us who used shooters either bought a commercial head or rolled our own.
• The commercial heads were usually 30 feet in length. Most still are. If you are wondering what's magic about 30 feet, that's the length of line under the AFTMA standards that determines the line weight. In theory, it is that length - 30 feet - that causes the rod to load. As an example, the first 30 feet of an 8-weight line must weigh between 202 and 218 grains to qualify as an 8-weight. I think it important to note that the rating of the line is the only thing standardized in the sport of fly fishing; it is not the rod's alleged rating as some seem to think.
• Those of us who rolled our own did it by buying a double-taper line, usually 82 feet in length, and cutting it in half. Since the front and rear tapers are the same, this act yielded two pieces, 41 feet in length. The final head was then fixed by experimenting with the exact length that could be comfortably aerialized—that length became the final head. After adding a whipped loop, we were ready to link the running line to the new head. To make a whipped loop, simply bend the tag-end back over the belly, whip heavy nylon thread around the fold using a bobbin, tie it off, and seal it with super glue. Does it work? Yes sir! Properly done, the whipped loop is one of the strongest connectors in the business. Loop-to-loop connections are the way to go with the shooters and, in this day and time, the way to go when rigging almost anything.
The whipped loop, however, has a distinct limitation when tied on the butt-end of a shooter made from a homemade double-taper line. The loop that results is too big to easily slip through the guides. Try it and you are likely to jam the tip-top. Not a good idea! Thus, the shooting head must remain outside the guides giving birth to the term "overhang." Overhang is defined as the distance from the rod's tip to the head/running line loop-to-loop connection. Allow me to quickly add that one man's perfect overhang is apt to be another man's imperfect crash. A perfect length of overhang does not exist among fly fishers. It's one of the few times when what's good for Bull Moose is not good for all.
Enter the Braided Loop. No doubt about it, the advent of the braided loop connectors, such as those offered by Airflo, Cortland, Orvis, simplified the ease in adapting almost any system to loop-to-loop connections. However, without access to oversized braided loops, affixing one to the belly of a DT line is still something best left to cold winter evenings by the fire. Braided loops are attached using the "inchworm" method. And, if something can go wrong, it will!
The Ancient Fish Gods laughed! Puny man, armed with his fishing stick and innovations had created a problem, not a solution. Far too many fly fishers experimented with the shooters and concluded they were for "the birds." Early-on, running lines were pretty simple: the choice ranged between a monofilament, "thin" level fly line and, a bit later, a braided line. Given the technology of the time, all gave distance an edge over the conventional fly line but not comfort, control or ease of handling. All too often, something would go wrong: the mono, given its great propensity for memory, tangled; the level line quickly became tacky and wouldn't shoot, particularly in the salt; and of course, the braided line also tangled and could raise a finger burn or two with a fish on.
The Evolution of the Species. Just as ancient man has changed, circa 1930 - 1950, so have the manufacturers. And so it came to pass that things have gotten better, not worse. . .. Not too many years ago, Cortland introduced their 444SL XRL line. The year it was introduced, the XRL won "Best in Show." If you wanted to reach out and touch someone, this was the line that could do it (and still can). What Cortland did is simply to integrate the concept of a shooter/runner into one continuous line. The term, XRL, stands for eXposed Running Line. The head, approximately 40 feet in length, is coated with Cortland's proprietary finish while the remainder of the line's braided core is exposed. The advent of the XRL eliminated the problem of overhang while offering all the advantages of a shooter. Importantly, the entire line slips through the guides with ease.
Of course, the advent of the XRL brought the usual gathering of critics. They argued that (1) the braid would burn your fingers; (2) the braid would "eat" the guides; (3) the memory would preclude "efficient" casting (whatever that is ...) A week of running a sample of the line through a set of guides under pressure satisfied me that this complaint was and is a pile of ****! And, yes, there is a some memory with the exposed braid; however, it quickly dissipates after the first one or two casts, especially in warm waters. As for burns, this sort of line suggests chasing the type of fish that will enable you to get to the reel, the best place to fight friend fish. For several years a prototype XRL intermediate has been my favorite line in demonstrating teaching wind-fighting techniques. The XRL now available in weights ranging from floater to quick-sink and in weights 7 through 12.
Orvis countered with a mono-braid intermediate line that I found lacking in "shootability." Later, Scientific Anglers brought out the Mastery Striper Intermediate, a line that has gained the respects of ever-so-many salt fly fishers because of its "shootability, castability and durability," three factors worthy of an fly fisher's consideration. Both lines feature a braided running line with what appears to be a micro-thin coating; however, the Striper gets high marks in its shootability.
http://www.activeangler.com/images/a...hooters1.3.jpgA couple of years ago, I reviewed Airflo's contribution to the shooting head concept with a complete package of PolyLeaders. Call them "mini-heads" if you will, but to me the idea is an offshoot of the shooters. The article was called, "What-A-Leader." It is as current today as when written. The Airflo PolyLeader simply offered a way to turn any floater into a more diversified line by looping a leader to the line that is more of a short head than a leader. Do they it work? ****ed right! Read the article.
The Way It Is. Today, things continue to evolve giving fly fishers an ever- increasing array of weapons. As the observant octo***** opined, "It can't get much better than this!" In truth, the Ancient Fish Gods may never again laugh. So what's the big deal? Lines are better, monos are better, and braids are vastly improved. To amplify these remarks, I've selected two recent innovations for discussion, both of which are in the shooter's best traditions: Airflo's Multi-Head Fly Line and Scientific Anglers Mastery Quad Tip series.
• Airflo's Multi-Head is truly an advanced shooting head system. It features, among other things, the only "welded" loops in the industry. Literally "built-in" and apparently of the same material as the line, the welded loops make for "no work" on the part of the user. In fact, "No" is a great way to describe the Airflo system: no overhang; no hinging during the cast and no difficulty in casting any part of the head(s) through the guides. Those are three big "No's" that should be of interest to any fly fisher interested in shooting heads.http://www.activeangler.com/images/a...hooters1.4.jpg
The Multi-Head system is offered in an array of components. It's your choice -- choose between heads of either 35- or 45-feet and 4 densities ranging from floating to Ultra Fast Sink. The running lines are available in floating or intermediate and in two diameters, trout (freshwater), and salmon (salt). Taken together, there is a combination for any situation. Airflo has thoughtfully added color-coded loops making it easy to remember what's what. Airflo thinks a lot of this line having covered it with a five-year non-crack warranty. A ventilated head wallet is also available and highly recommended. There is no better way of carrying these goodies.
• Scientific Anglers (SA) Mastery Quad Tip is another advanced shooting head system and a big news item. That's where the similarities with Airflow stop. SA takes a different approach. The heads are relatively short, 15-feet to be exact, and linked to the running line(s) by a factory installed braided loop connector. Of course, the 15-foot head negates any problem with overhang although I doubt there would have been one. Joined together, head and line easily slip through the guides...
Rather than marketing heads and running lines as individual items, SA's Quad Tip is packaged and sold as a unit containing four (4) heads and the running line of your choice. It includes a head wallet to make things as easy as possible for old folks like me. The heads include a floater, a clear intermediate, a moderate sink Type II, and a fast sink Type V. The running lines are both floaters and classified for freshwater (weights 6 -9) or saltwater (weights 10 -13). Don't think for a moment that SA hasn't taken advantage of their Award Winning Advanced Shooting Technology, otherwise known as AST.
Somehow, SA found a way to inject their proprietary technology into the line's coating. The result is increased slickness while actively repelling water and dirt. I know of no one who has not given rave reviews to SA's Mastery series of AST lines.
So much for the background. Suffice it to say this article turned into is a complex project. As you may by now surmise, there truly is a bevy of stuff to be discussed: homemade heads, factory heads, integrated heads new heads, mono runners, PVC runners, braided runners, etc. In Part 2, I will layout in some detail how the whole thing went down, so stay tuned. Some of you will find my remarks controversial, others educational. If you are an old dog and learn a new trick, please give credit where credit is due is due. I recently learned again a bitter lesson that I've learned before: there are lots of "experts" that do not. Sad!
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Enough talk, already, start preparing Wallabies
Greg Growden
March 11, 2013
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England 18-11 Italy, Six Nations The Week in Pictures - March 10 Ireland 13-13 France, Six Nations Scotland 18-28 Wales, Six Nations
Here they come. Excuses. Excuses. Excuses. In a deliberate and somewhat tedious campaign, all we've heard in recent weeks is how the poor old Wallabies may suffer against the British & Irish Lions due to a supposedly poor preparation.
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and Wallabies officials have been banging on about how powerful the Lions will be due to a better lead-up. Wallabies coach Robbie Deans, the master of building up an opponent (just study his mutterings before virtually every Australia Test match), uttered: "There's no doubt that the Lions will have a huge advantage in terms of entering the series."
Then ARU boss Bill Pulver pushed the line that the Lions' preparation "compared to ours is chalk and cheese". "We've set [the Wallabies] up for a very difficult situation," the Pulveriser added.
There are plenty of reasons for blowing up and spitting all over the Lions balloon, which is the ARU's way to attempt to quell the anger of the Australian provinces - who are unimpressed that they will be without key players for a crucial part of the Super Rugby tournament because the Wallabies want to run a pre-Test camp. It is clearly being rammed down the throat of the provinces that Australian rugby will be humiliated in June and July if they don't toe the line. Whether this ploy will work is doubtful.
The ploy also has something to do with the Wallabies being concerned about what will be coming from the north. The Lions squad will be formidable, and a 3-0 series blot of the Wallabies is certainly not beyond them. So some of the wise heads in the ARU bunker must now be thinking: "Let's start stirring up some doubt now. So if we suffer a June disaster we can say 'told ya so'. And then we can conduct our usual ploy of blaming someone else."
My long-time mate Stephen Jones, of The Sunday Times newspaper fame, was so taken by all this recent Australian piffle that he ventured into Twitterland a few days ago.
The doyen is right!
Sure there's a lead-up Barbarians game in Hong Kong, but that's hardly a huge advantage. And to use Lions tour matches - including midweek fixtures - as the reason to state the tourists are near unbeatable is ridiculous. This will be the time when the next-best get their chance, while the matches against the Australian provinces will be an opportunity for the locals to bruise the visitors. Remember past Lions tours!
It is hardly one-way traffic for the Lions. There is so much value in the Lions-Australian province games for the locals and the Wallabies.
Also the Six Nations tournament cannot be used as a reason for the Lions to be so impossible to beat. Like the Super Rugby tournament, the Six Nations is a time when players can make themselves Test candidates, but it is not the time when Test combinations are formed; that is done only when the team gets together, not before.
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But the Wallabies brains trust can use the Six Nations series as a guide to know what to expect from the visitors. At least after the latest round of matches, they realise the Lions will come with plenty of reliable goal kickers. In a dour, dim round when only four tries were scored, we were treated to 25 penalty goals being kicked. Zzzzzz.
Maybe there's a Southern Hemisphere ploy already being used to disorientate the Lions before they head to Australia. Just get South African referee Craig Joubert to officiate more Six Nations matches, and he will turn everyone up north off the idea of even playing the game; Joubert is the ultimate rugby party pooper. He appears to have no interest in the spirit of the game, and has a dreadful knack of ruining important encounters through an unsympathetic, pedantic approach. The Scotland-Wales match was near impossible to watch due to Joubert's incessant and often unnecessary whistling.
Even more disconcerting is the fact he is rated international rugby's No. 1 referee. I'm scared to think what excuses international officials would come up with to explain that one.
They should ring the ARU for advice. After all, the ARU are excuse experts.
Wales maintained their hopes of retaining the Six Nations title with victory against Scotland
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Fort Worth, Texas-based Bell Helicopter has delivered the initial OH-58 "A2D" wartime replacement cabin to the U.S. Army. During a conference call on June 30 with reporters, Army and Bell officials provided an update on the progress of the program, which converts existing OH-58A models with a 3,500-lb max gross weight to a D model, with a max gross weight of 5,500 lbs.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matthew Hannah, incoming Kiowa Warrior product manager, noted that the cabin "will be the foundation" for producing the wartime replacement aircraft. The prototype will be shipped to Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) for re-installation of the avionics and other dynamic components. Bell performed the first cabin conversion at its Xworx rapid prototyping facility in Arlington, Texas. The remaining 18 conversions under the existing $76.2-million contract will take place at Bell's military assembly center in Amarillo.
According to Jim Schultz, Bell Helicopter program manager for Army programs, handover of the remaining 18 cabins will start in January 2012, with one delivered per month afterward, starting in March 2012.
Hannah said that the Army spends about six months depopulating the aircraft before sending it to Bell, then CCAD puts in around six months for final assembly and post-production modifications after it returns from Bell. "Total [conversion] time from nose to tail is approximately two years, currently." That timeframe includes about 12 months in Amarillo—a number that is likely to decrease, according to Schultz. "Obviously, as we gain experience and go down the learning curve, that will shorten up considerably," he said. "We've just started the effort again and we've moved that work up to Amarillo, so they're getting used to working on OH-58 aircraft, where they've been working on H-1s and V-22s in the past."
Hannah explained that of the 368 helicopters in the Kiowa Warrior fleet, a total of 40 are coming up for replacement. After the 18 cabins under the existing contract, the Army has yet to make a decision about whether to continue converting A models to D or go with a new metal option.
"That is pre-decisional, based on a lot of efforts," he said, and Bell is in the process of providing options to help the Army's decision.
"We've asked for quotes from our suppliers to get an idea how much it would cost to go to all new metal," Schultz added. "We think it's a good option to follow, we've been providing that information to the Army to facilitate their decision process. But we stand ready to go to new metal at any time the Army desires to do so."
Look for an in-depth feature article on the A2D conversion in the September 2011 issue of Rotor & Wing.
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Derek Fisher can return to the Los Angeles Lakers—in theory.
Fisher, 38, is still a free agent after one season with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He is eligible to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, an idea both he and the Lakers would explore under the right circumstances, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein.
The point guard was declared eligible to re-sign with his former team since July 1, which is the opposite of a pervading thought Fisher could not return to the Lakers for one year to the date he was traded to the Houston Rockets last March.
According to the NBA collective bargaining agreement, a player traded and later waived cannot return to his original team without waiting for one year or until the contract runs out. The Rockets bought Fisher out of his contract before he became eligible to invoke the 2012-13 player option in his deal, a point that caused confusion, Stein points out. Because his contract ended on June 30, Fisher became a full free agent on July 1.
Problem is, the Lakers are flush with point guards. Steven Nash, Steve Blake and Chris Duhon are listed as the Lakers top three options at guard. Second-year man Darius Morris is also on the roster but is not expected to make an impact. The guard gridlock could change soon with the Lakers reportedly trying to trade Blake and Duhon, according to ESPN.com.


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This swap is everything girls/women love. That means everything like dresses, shoes, purses, candy, cars, bikes, jewelry, animals, hats, drinks, purfume, vacation spots, words, sayings ...Whatever!! You think of something you love and make a block to swap with us! The sign-up will be for sets of blocks in sets of 6 alike blocks. The limit will be 4 sets per swapper. The swap is now open to sign up for all levels of quilters.
PLEASE use ...100 percent good quality cotton fabrics... that are prewashed. I understand that if you are using pre-cuts (jellyrolls, charm packs) may be impossible. Just write a small note and clip to each block to advise the reciever (s). Many fabrics shrink or dyes run... so please do this first step to make our projects something nice after washing and that we can be proud of.
Make your blocks before you sign up for this swap. This makes it easier on you to have them to me on time and takes the pressure off so you can have fun making them.
The signups will close on august 15th and the blocks should be to me by the deadline October 15th or unfortunantly they will have to be returned to you unswapped. Many swappers all make a point of getting thier blocks here on time or even early, so I can't hold them up. Please understand!!
I am happy for you to send them as early as you want. I have a nice big bin to store them until the swap date.
Please send me a pm to sign up for your block sets. I can miss any members trying to let me know they want to sign up on the board swap thread pretty easily.
The finished block size can be any size block divisible by threes. Don't forget the seam allowances!!
Please Note*** the smallest is a 6 inch finished block so the smallest will a 6 1/2 by 6 1/2 Unfinished and so on. (The size of a send- in block will have the half inch seam allowances included ) There hasn't been an interest to do the 3 1/2 inch squares, so we are eliminating them this time. For example...
The sent in unfinished sizes can be , 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 , 6 1/2 x 9 1/2, 6 1/2 x 12 1/2 or the same with the nine or twelve inch sized blocks. The max sized block is 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" .
Please do not send just a cut piece of fabric as a block. It won't count towards your block sets and would have to be returned to you. Remember make something you would like to recieve! There are darling images out there with
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* If you wish your blocks to have eyes (or whatever) that are not embroidered on while making the block, please put the beads or whatever the is the embellishment into a small envelope or baggie pinned onto the block. This is a request from past swappers because of the long-arm or machine quilting and breaking needles.
Attach your board name with a small slip of paper to each block with a pin or even staple it to the very edge within the seam allowance. Place the block sets of 6 into large plastic baggie marked with your board name. Some people have used the small sticky address return labels and it works great to stick them on the back side to identify each block. Just add your board name to it.
We will be using any colored backgrounds that would show off your blocks the best. There are many images and blocks available on the web and magazines, or make something up on your own. Embroidery works too! Lets have some fun with this! Just remember, if you are doing applique, you must sew it to the blocks in such a way that it is washable later. You can't just iron it on. We want nice finished quilts... LOL!
*Mail your block sets to me in a priority flat rate envelope addressed to me using only a postage stamp (stamps) on both the return envelope addressed to you. There has been a problem with the post office accepting the pre-metered envelopes, and I would hate to have your envelope held up because of expired postage. So please use a stamp!
Place a self addressed flat rate priority return envelope with the postage stamp (s) attached addressed to yourself inside along with your bagged block sets.
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HOUSTON - As controversy continues to build over July's Texas primary runoff, Harris County officials are working to prevent the problems in the future.
Every urban county in Texas -- except Harris -- has an elections administrator. Harris County Judge Ed Emmet first brought up the idea two years ago.
Incorrect totals were initially reported in the Harris County Precinct 2 constable's race and results were late coming in, officials said.
The Harris County Clerk's Office and the Tax Assessor-Collector's Office handle voter registration and elections. Emmett said an elections administrator would streamline the process and assure the voting public that their votes would be properly recorded and reported.
Officials said that under state law, the elections administrator would be appointed and overseen by a committee of five members, including the county judge, county clerk, the county tax assessor-collector and county chairpersons of the Republican and Democratic parties.
The county's budget director will figure out if the idea makes good financial sense before making a recommendation to county commissioners.
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text: Superb! Absolutely fantastic. The hotel room scene with Root and Shaw, from Roots shocking appearance, finding the real person Duct taped in the bathtub, to their final verbal exchange was as close to perfection as I've seen on TV. Harold was somewhat unsettling; "The world doesn't look any different than it did 10 years ago..." At first I thought it was a bit cheap to kill off such a great character but I can't wait to see Shaw again. Even though they didn't get much screen time, it was nice to see the whole team in action together. Easily my favorite current show. Has it been renewed for season three?


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Lots of news today. The rare double post before 9am central.
Delmon got drunk and pushed some guy down in Midtown last night. Is it possible that we've already hit our low point of the season?
I laughed when I read "powerhouse arm."
Lots of news today. The rare double post before 9am central.
Delmon got drunk and pushed some guy down in Midtown last night. Is it possible that we've already hit our low point of the season?
I laughed when I read "powerhouse arm."
When asked to comment about the Young altercation in NYC, now ex-Tiger Brandon Inge surmised, "Delmon's more of a contact hitter, but me, i probably would have swung and missed…the guy"
Sounds like it wasn't much of an incident — a guy was pushed and fell down — but being so drunk that they had to take him to a hospital is not good.
I was thinking it was pretty likely we'd be trading this guy later in the year. This won't help.
Oh. That's not good. I just read the enhanced article that now has new details including Young's alleged anti-Semitic tirade after seeing a yarmulke-wearing panhandler.
Obviously, the tirade isn't appropriate, but I can't believe they're charging him with a "hate crime". If cussing and pushing amounts to a "hate crime", the phrase has lost all meaning.
MLB is a major corporation, Did you see what drunken anti-semetic rants did to Mel Gibson's career? This is a serious issue. The hate part is yelling anti-semetic things as you fight the guy…forgive the jews for being a bit sensitive. The holocaust will do that to people. I have some issues w/ hate crime legislation, but, it does not excuse moronic behavior or change how selfish this guy is…The Tigers are trying to win a World Series and this guy can not keep from being arrested, regardless of the charge. There are a lot of people that get drunk every day and don't find themselves arrested. Delmon Young is a moron. Judging by Tigers precedent, he will be in the lineup tonight. His brother lost it and had to be cut from a pennant winning team, Delmon almost blew his opportunity at the bigs, by throwing a bat at an umpire. The Tigers better suspend this guy, to send a message and be prepared to play w/out him. (I hope that isn't the case, but, it's hard to trust him at this point)
None of which has anything to do with whether or not the state should charge him with a hate crime. Assault? Sure, it sounds like that's called for. Hate crime? Not a chance.
Leyland said the team needed "a mean streak." Then they released the team nice guy. Maybe Delmon was just responding to coaching.
He is now the team's Designated Hitter.
Here's the latest on a possible escalation to a hate crime charge.
Don't teams have curfews?
Leyland said the team "needed a mean streak".
Well Jim……. where's your mean streak to implement a midnight curfew on game nights?
C'mon Mr. Softee!
How about a return to Mr. Tough Guy-Manager – pre-July 2007?
My Ole Man always said "If it is after midnight and it sounds like a great idea; it isn't and it's time to go home!"
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OCEAN CITY – In staying true to its old-fashioned roots, restaurateur John Fager has restored Berlin's greatest landmark into something that can be truly deemed as both new and improved.
The town of Berlin has been on the cusp of some sort of renaissance for several years, and its re-emergence into the forefront of nostalgic tourism on the Eastern Shore could be kick started once again with the rebirth of the Atlantic Hotel into Fager's new presentation and direction of the historic structure.
Since taking over the day-to-day operations of the hotel six weeks ago, Fager and his crew have given the century-plus-old hotel (built in 1895 to be exact) a face lift of sorts, and brought back some of the intricate details that essentially create a time capsule-like atmosphere reminiscent of the early 1900's.
"Everything that is old is new again …," said Fager. "With the building, we wanted to maintain its integrity as it has a tremendous historic precedence and we wanted to do it justice and have it treated with the respect and with the classical style that it deserves."
Fager said that he and his wife Michelle did their homework on the restoration project, looking at old photographs of the hotel and studying books about the period in history that they were trying to capture as well as making a big deal out of the small and perhaps idiosyncratic accents in the décor.
"It's not strictly decorated in a Victorian sense, but more so a classic look," said Fager. "From the design standpoint to the standpoint of the ambiance and the feeling of the place, there are a lot of little things. The color of the walls, to the color of the floor, the softness of the drapes, the warmth of the fireplace, the sofas, and the artwork all go into making this building a working piece of history."
After Solstice Bar and Grille, which previously had operated out of the hotel, closed at the beginning of the year, Fager said that his daily drive past the dark and vacant hotel while taking his children to school compelled him to approach the group of local businessmen who own the hotel to try to help get it up and running again.
"With everyday that it was closed, it was like a knife in the heart of the town, so I offered initially to come in with my crew and get the café open and get the rooms open," said Fager, "and said when they find an operator to run it, I'd step aside, but that evolved into us being here permanently."
Fager said that "bringing the hotel back to its former glory" was part restoration of antiques, part new vision and part adding modern amenities to the vintage building.
"To give all due credit and respect to the rooms, they were all filled with hundred-year-old antiques and furniture, so that was all here, and that was really done years ago by the guys who remodeled and brought this property back to life in 1986," said Fager. "So we went in and did a deep cleaning. We restored the antiques, put in flat screen televisions, new top-of-the-line bedding and linens, resurfaced old fixtures and polished everything."
Fager said that much of the old artwork, such as the portraits that line the walls on the stairway leading up to the hotel rooms, were "tragically" cast aside in boxes in a storage warehouse and that part of the process was to merely put all the pieces back together in regard to the classic décor, including the vintage piano that once again sits in the "Drummer's Cafe."
"We wanted to take the classic and put a modern twist on things, from the rooms to the food," said Fager. "If you look in the books, these 17 hotel rooms are exactly what they would look like at the turn of the century, so essentially the rooms are like stepping back into time."
The menu will also feature fresh products and modern choices for customers, according to Fager, including organic products and a vegetarian section, as chef Leo D'Aleo will present a menu that Fager calls "a bit cutting edge, but not radical by any means."
Although Fager realizes that his resort business, Fager's Island, and his new venture in Berlin are going to be two different entities, he says that some of the same formulas used for success in Ocean City will be brought over to Berlin.
"With only 70 seats and 17 rooms, here it's a different volume, and a different atmosphere in the sense that (Fager's) is in the resort with a lot of emphasis on the nightclub and the outside bars, but here it's a different story," Fager said. "I will say that we will bring the same attention to detail, consistency and quality of product and our servers will serve as we always have since 1975 with a great attitude."
Though he is pleased with the public's reaction thus far, Fager says that helping to market the town as a destination is a priority as well.
"Berlin is almost like a town that time forgot, and if people want to have that experience of coming to a town and walking around in an area that almost feels like it did 100 years ago, it's right here," said Fager. "So marketing the town as a whole is the key, not just the Atlantic Hotel. It has to do with the Globe Theatre, Rayne's Reef, the antique shops, the museum, the Holland House, and the fact that where else can you stay where you can hear a railroad whistle blow in the morning and the train is coming right through town? We want to sell that sense of history to people."
Fager is planning weekly ghost tours of the town, carriage rides, seasonal outdoor seating, a versatile ballroom area inside the restaurant for special events and formal dinners, and an outdoor "beer garden" as time progresses into the season. He realizes that winning over the locals in Berlin may have been the first step in success for his new venture.
"The whole town is a tight little village and the support we've received before we opened and since we opened from all the locals, almost without exception, has been phenomenal," said Fager. "People are so aware of this property and so interested in what happens here, I think everyone is just so happy that there is life here again."
In a cyclical sense, the Atlantic Hotel under the direction of Fager and his loyal staff has gone back as close to what it was when Horace F. Hormanson built the hotel in 1895 than perhaps it ever has before, and that turning back of the proverbial clock has happened in merely six weeks.
"We've been under some pressure to get it open because everyday that there weren't rockers on the porch and the hotel was closed was a dismal day for the town, so we wanted to get open as soon as possible and we did," said Fager, "but already, we've got a few weekends where we are sold out in the hotel already, so I guess that's a good start."


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How One Defense Firm Copes Amid Cutbacks
Huntington CEO Mike Petters Says It Has Been Tough to Set the Business on the Right Course
It's been a tough couple of years for defense contractors. Pentagon budget cuts have accelerated and uncertainty over Congress's next move has made it difficult for executives to set the future size and shape of their businesses.
But Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. has been afforded some protection. The only U.S. aircraft-carrier builder and one of just two firms producing nuclear submarines, it is hiring as rivals are shedding thousands of jobs. This year it won a $3.3 billion contract to build five Navy destroyers...