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LONDON -- They looked like "a normal couple" as they left the hospital, one bystander said.
Of course, most normal couples don't have a crowd of reporters, photographers and random well-wishers waiting for them to show off their new baby.
Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, emerged from St. Mary's Hospital in London on Tuesday evening to give the public its first view of the new heir to the British throne, joking that the still-unnamed boy had more hair than his father. Catherine and William took turns holding the child, wrapped in a cream-colored blanket, as they waved to well-wishers outside.
The couple is "still working on a name," William said, "so we'll have that as soon as we can." But he added, "He's got her looks, thankfully."
The prince has already changed his first diaper, the couple told reporters.
"It's very emotional. It's such a special time," Catherine said.
The couple left the hospital Tuesday evening, with William carrying the boy out in a car seat and installing him in the back of a black SUV. Then he got behind the wheel for the trip to their residence at Kensington Palace.
On their way out, they walked out down the same steps where Diana, Princess of Wales, and Prince Charles gave the world its first look at Prince William 31 years ago.
"It was so exciting. It was fantastic," said Eliza Wells, one of those gathered outside the hospital. "The crowd erupted, because everyone's been waiting so long for it."
William and Catherine "both seemed very relaxed, even with the press there and the crowd," Wells said. "They just seemed like a normal couple."
Shortly before the departure, Charles stopped by for a brief visit with his first grandchild, accompanied by his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. He told reporters it was "marvelous."
And Catherine's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, visited earlier, with Carole Middleton telling reporters the royal baby is "absolutely beautiful."
She said both mother and baby are doing "really well" and that she and her husband were "so thrilled" at being grandparents.
Bells, gun salutes
The 8-pound, 6-ounce boy was born Monday afternoon. He's third in line, behind Charles and William, for the British throne now held by his great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Tuesday, London echoed with the sound of cannonades and music to mark the birth.
Guardsmen at Buckingham Palace, the queen's residence, played the Cliff Richard song "Congratulations" at the Changing of the Guard. The military ceremony, much beloved by tourists, involves a new guard exchanging duty with the old guard in the palace forecourt.
The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park fired 41 shots in tribute to the boy, while the Honorable Artillery Company at the Tower of London fired 62 rounds.
At the same time the bells of Westminster Abbey, where William and Catherine were married in April 2011, began to peal, in keeping with royal tradition, and were set to continue for more than three hours.
The news of the boy's birth, announced about four hours after the event Monday, prompted cheers and celebration among the crowds of well-wishers outside Buckingham Palace. At least one group of well-wishers brought flowers, champagne and a card for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Social media networks were also abuzz with the news, which made headlines around the world.
'We could not be happier'
The new parents spent some time with their baby before calling family members -- starting with the queen -- to announce the birth, a Kensington Palace source told CNN royal correspondent Max Foster.
"We could not be happier," said Prince William, according to the Kensington Palace source.
Prince William remained at Catherine's side throughout the labor, and the baby was born naturally. An official bulletin was placed on a gilded easel outside Buckingham Palace.
The celebrations for the arrival of the new prince -- whose title will be His Royal Highness Prince (the baby's name) of Cambridge -- were hard to miss in the capital.
The fountains at Trafalgar Square were dyed blue; the BT Tower, a London landmark, flashed the words "It's a boy;" and the London Eye was illuminated in patriotic red, white and blue.
Farther afield, Canada -- where the British monarch is head of state -- turned its side of the Niagara Falls blue to mark the birth, and the CN Tower in Toronto was lit up the same color.
Betting on a name
It was a long wait for the media camped outside St. Mary's Hospital, but when the news of the birth finally came, the excitement of the moment was huge.
The Sun newspaper, Britain's best-selling tabloid daily, changed its masthead Tuesday to "The Son" to mark the occasion, above a picture of the official birth announcement, while the Daily Express and Telegraph emblazoned "It's a boy" across their front pages.
Recognizing that excitement over the prince's arrival is not universal, the Guardian newspaper's website lets users switch to a royal baby-free version of the home page. The front page of UK satirical magazine Private Eye simply says: "Woman has baby."
Many bets are being placed as the wait continues for the baby's name to be announced. British bookmakers Ladbrokes have James as favorite, followed by Henry and George, Philip, Alexander and Richard.
William's name was announced a few days after birth; his brother Harry's on departure from hospital.
Some British parents have delayed naming their newborns in recent days in hopes of either copying or avoiding the royal name, he said.
Royal joy
The official British Monarchy Twitter feed said: "The Queen and Prince Philip are delighted at the news of the birth of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby."
Charles Spencer, brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, welcomed the birth of the baby. "We're all so pleased: it's wonderful news," he said in a statement.
"My father always told us how Diana was born on just such a blisteringly hot day, at Sandringham, in July 1961. It's another very happy summer's day, half a century on."
British Prime Minister David Cameron said, "It is an important moment in the life of our nation, but I suppose above all, it's a wonderful moment for a warm and loving couple who got a brand new baby boy."
Tributes around the world
The British monarch is also head of state in 15 Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Belize and Jamaica.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered his country's congratulations on the birth of a future king.
"The arrival of the newest member of the Royal Family, a future Sovereign of Canada, is a highly anticipated moment for Canadians given the special and warm relationship that we share with our Royal Family," he said in a statement.
Barack and Michelle Obama also gave their best wishes.
"The child enters the world at a time of promise and opportunity for our two nations," the U.S. president and first lady said in a statement. "Given the special relationship between us, the American people are pleased to join with the people of the United Kingdom as they celebrate the birth of the young prince."
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also sent their congratulations.
On Twitter, topics related to the royal baby jumped to the top of the trending list in the United Kingdom on Monday morning. Worldwide, hashtags such as #RoyalBabyBoy and #Will & Kate were trending later Monday.
In a nod to modern times, Clarence House called for people to send news and images of any other new arrivals using the hashtag #WelcometotheWorld.
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State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, urged the Texas Senate Finance Committee today to require the Legislature to periodically review all tax exemptions to determine if there is a good public policy supporting their continuance.
Much as the Sunset Commission reviews the need for state agencies, Ellis' Commission on Periodic Tax Preference Review would make recommendations to repeal, retain or amend a tax.
"The Texas Tax Code contains several preferential tax breaks that were inserted into the code in the distant past, but live on" long after the initial rationale, Ellis said. He equated the breaks with "unjustified spending programs."
"These breaks cost Texas billions of dollars in revenue and may provide no real economic benefit," Ellis said. "It is long past time to scrub the tax code for all such wasteful provisions."
Ellis highlighted the "high cost" gas exemption, which he said "gave away $7.4 billion in state revenue from 2004-09 "due to an antiquated definition of "high cost" gas. He also noted that the state gave retailers a tax break of $200 million last year just to pay their taxes on time.
Former Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby testified in favor of Ellis' bill, which was left pending in committee. But State Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, the committee's chairman, said, "I don't see how anyone can be against this."

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According to the IRS, whether you work as an IC or an employee, you have to be paid what is agreed upon. As an IC, you have to be paid upon a mutually-agreeable rate and as an employee (depending on the stste) they have to give you written notice of the pay change with at least 5-7 business days but, they can then change the pay.
File a claim with the employment agency in the company's state and that will fix it.
when i pull up patient demographics i can see that person's (along with everyone who has been to that hospital) social security number....so if i were a criminal i have the name, the date of birth, the ssn, alot of information about them in the report and a feild day with indentity theft.....surely this cannot be legal???? any thoughts?
I love the company I work for. I love the people, love the work. Only one complaint: They deduct $12.50 out of each paycheck for a total of $25. each month for rental of their software. They said they were told they had to do that if we were IC's. We use our own computers, or rent theirs, so why should we pay to use a version of Word? I have never had anyone else do this in 15 years. Also, they want to charge a fee to do direct deposit. I've never seen that charged for either. Is this Kosher or should I say something? If so, what?
Does anyone know as an MTSO if we have to retain the medical records for a former client that no longer does business with us?
I'm just saying it seems a bid inconsiderate. She isn't a new employee and she isn't an employee. She is an IC who has been working for them and obviously has handled their accounts for a while now. If she was a brand-spanking new MT to the company and clients, the request wouldn't seem so unreasonable.
If it is a new platform that they're rolling out, wouldn't it be more considerate to train the ICs online rather than expect them to travel for training at their expense? If she was an employee, the company would have to pay the expenses, but it seems they're just taking advantage of the fact that she is an IC.
not giving 2 weeks notice.
but these pages are double-spaced lines in a Courier 12 pt font with only 25 lines on a page. If the speaker says, Umm... and then the next guy starts talking, then the umm is a complete line. I send the transcript back to a reporting company and they do all the running with it (multiple copies to attorneys, the court, etc.), plus a 3.5 floppy disk (government account) and ship it all out FedEx. So, they're probably charging the client at least 3 times my rate.
By the page is industry standard for legal. Medical standard is by the line or by the minute. For medical, I definitely prefer line rate, especially chart notes that get scrunched to fit onto sticky paper.
So how do we go about reporting these companies? I think we should be able to forward the link advertising these IC positions with set hours to the IRS for investigation. That would certainly make some of these companies think twice. Also, any job offer from these companies wanting IC with specific hours should be put in writing/email to be forwarded to the IRS.
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Happy Monday y'all!!!
Some of you may have noticed that my Etsy shop is looking more like a poor pitiful shop than an actual clothing store. OH WELL!!! I'm having such a great time getting my house in order that I don't even miss creating new dresses…yet.
This weekend, I began the process of transforming my son's room into something noteworthy. In our last home, we kept adding kids so the rooms never quite became anything worth anything. A quote from the first realtor to visit our old home and tour the kids' room: "Oh my. Hmmmm. This will have to change."
Well – I am now determined for that to change!!! Owen's room is slated to have matching bedding, a curtained reading nook, curtains for his closet, and actually worthwhile things on his walls. (not that last time he had mis-matched girlie things on his wall, right!? cough cough)
Above is what I finished this weekend…. AAAAAHHH… it was SO fun!! My son is only 7 years old so I wasn't expecting much of a reaction to something as useless to him as fabric on his bed. WRONG!!! I was downstairs when he first saw it… I heard something that sounded like Super Bowl screaming coming from his room. Then I heard, "MOOOOOM!!! This is the Best Day Ever!!" Be. Still. My. Heart! SEW worth it, right!?!
This has brought me such joy, I thought I'd spend the next few blog posts sharing with you how I upped the wow factor in his room. I'll share tutorials on easy pillowcases, easy coverlets, and easy fabric curtain panels. I'm hoping that some of you will find these helpful!
Let's start with the pillowcase… mostly because it's fewer photos and that's all I had time to download today. (Apparently, the kids' school thinks they need to be wearing "official" uniforms and not chevron fabric, so laundry has to be done. UGH!)
There you have it y'all… how to make a very fast and easy pillow case!
Time: I think this took me 15 minutes…and that was with taking pictures. You CAN DO THIS!!!
Cost: pretty darn cheap. I used leftover fabric from the coverlet … but lets' see… I think I used about 1/2 yard of fabric, so for me – $3.50. YAAAAAAY!
I hope you'll make a million of these. Be sure to invite someone over to spend the night just so you can offer them a brand spanking new pillowcase!


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This is a personal story about the good, the bad and the ugly of airline travel. It's also about why the federal government is going to have to give passengers tools, like an effective airline bill of rights, to stop airlines abusing their powers.
It's a story about a series of mistakes, employees who truly wanted to help passengers, and an airline that, at the corporate level, clearly doesn't give a damn.
I was supposed to fly from Ottawa on Air Canada on Friday and connect with a flight to St. John's in Halifax. The flight had problems from the start: first, the tug arm pushing the airplane from the gate broke off, delaying pushback. Then, after takeoff, the aircraft's wheels failed to retract. (The plane had been undergoing engine repair work, and a pin had been put in place to hold the wheels locked in place. It was not removed after the work, so the wheels would not come up. That necessitated a return to Ottawa, so that the pin could be removed.)
Then, the aircraft developed an electrical fault in an electrical sensor; that meant, in the captain's words, rebooting the aircraft, for an even longer delay.
Needless to say, a missed connection.
At that point, things were just annoying. On the good side, the flight crew was professional and cheerful, and upon landing, the airline had vouchers for hotel stays and breakfast, and boarding passes on new flights.
That sounds like a series of unfortunate events, and an airline trying to help.
But then came profit.
The flight had problems from the start: first, the tug arm pushing the airplane from the gate broke off, delaying pushback. Then, after takeoff, the aircraft's wheels failed to retract.
When I got off the plane, there were 11 passengers who needed rebooking to St. John's. There were 10 seats available on the next St. John's flight, so the customer service staff said there would be no problem with catching the flight. (Especially so, because one passenger, an Armed Forces member with a limited number of days in town before a six-month tour in Europe, opted to buy a WestJet ticket to get out earlier and have more family time.)
All good, right?
Well, no.
Because the 10 seats weren't 10 seats at all.
Saturday morning, even though the plane was completely full of paying passengers and displaced passengers, Air Canada had seats for sale (I have screen shots of the website with tickets available for sale) and continued to sell them, pushing the passengers it had already inconvenienced onto still later flights. Ten seats turned into just three and, well, I didn't enjoy my Saturday spent at Halifax's airport.
Just throwing this out there — selling a car I don't have to sell is known as fraud.
Customer service agents said bluntly that Air Canada overbooks its flights, and when those flights are overbooked, who gets the seats is decided by priority: first, the passengers who already had tickets for a flight, then the ticket holders with more airline status or more expensive tickets who are waiting for seats.
So, essentially, someone buying an expensive last-minute ticket can bump passengers that Air Canada has already failed to deliver services to — because extra cash is apparently more important that an airline's responsibility to living up to its contract with existing passengers. (Gate crew and customer service reps take the brunt: at head office, I guarantee no one feels a twinge.)
I understand it's a business. I understand it's about profits. I understand that this is just a small taste of what the airlines dish out to some unfortunate passengers.
But passengers need some protection.
In Europe, there are cash penalties for airlines that don't provide prompt services to the customers they inconvenience.
It's clearly time for that here. Cash is apparently the only language airlines like Air Canada speak.
Russell Wangersky is SaltWire Network's Atlantic regional columnist. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com — Twitter: @wangersky.


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But on Tuesday, unique didn't translate into difficult for the host Middlebury men, who improved to 15-0 and protected their No. 1 ranking in NCAA Division III by holding the Spartans to 34.6 percent shooting and pounding them inside to win, 97-71.
ADDISON COUNTY — Rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain and even some hail pummeled Addison County residents this past year.
"We had a lot of extremes, mostly in precipitation," said Nathan Foster, the observing program leader for the National Weather Service's (NWS) Burlington office. "It was one of our wettest years on record for Vermont."
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As they come out of the All-Star break, the San Antonio Spurs are not just focused on maintaining the NBA's best record. They're also hoping to remain fully healthy.
The red-hot Spurs will open the second half of the season by trying to extend their lengthy road win streak over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
San Antonio had to endure injuries to stars Tim Duncan (knee), Tony Parker (knee) and Manu Ginobili (hamstring) just before the break but had all three players back for a 96-95 victory in Cleveland on Wednesday.
Kawhi Leonard's 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left helped the Spurs (42-12) stay 2 1/2 games in front of Oklahoma City for the best record in the league.
"It's a great position to be in, obviously, but we want to be healthy at the end of the season. That's our goal," Duncan said after playing eight minutes in Sunday's All-Star game. "Hopefully, we can do that in the second half and hopefully ramp it up toward the end and get our momentum going."
San Antonio has four games remaining on its season-high nine-game road stretch, then it will play 17 of its final 24 at home.
"We love playing on the road, but it'll be nice to be home for a little bit," Parker said after totaling 13 points and five assists Sunday in Houston.
Parker will try to help the Spurs improve to 15-1 in their last 16 games and 8-1 in their last nine on the road. A matchup with the Kings (19-35) would appear to provide a great opportunity to accomplish both tasks.
San Antonio's nine-game road win streak against Sacramento is tied for the second-longest active run in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers have won 10 in a row in Minnesota.
"It's always tough the first game after the All-Star break so we have to make sure we focus," Parker said.
The Kings are 3-10 in their last 13 and dropped back-to-back games before the break, the latest a 123-100 defeat in Dallas on Wednesday.
"We've seen a lot of ups and downs," coach Keith Smart said. "We've had players in and out with injuries and suspensions so we've never had a great chance for our team to grow. Obviously, we're not where we wanted to be."
Sacramento, though, has won two straight at home and might have a little more support than usual in its final 15 games there.
Mayor Kevin Johnson is trying to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle and is expected to provide a financing plan to the NBA in the next two weeks. The franchise's fate will likely be determined during the league's owners meeting April 17-18.
A Seattle-based group of investors has already reached an agreement with the Maloof family to buy 65 percent of the franchise.
Isaiah Thomas will try to provide a distraction in his return from All-Star weekend, where he participated in the Rising Stars Challenge. Thomas has scored a combined 48 points in the past two home games and has made all 35 free throws in seven overall contests this month.
After averaging 24.5 points over his previous two home games against San Antonio, Thomas was held to 10 on 3-of-11 shooting in a 97-86 loss Nov. 9. Duncan had 23 points and 12 rebounds as the Spurs improved to 15-1 in the last 16 matchups.


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A group of the region's environmental organizations have sent a survey to candidates for East Hampton Town Board and town supervisor and plan to release the responses early in October.
The effort is a joint project of the East Hampton Environmental Coalition and the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. The 28-question survey asks the candidates to list their environmental qualifications and rank a range of issues in terms of importance. These include waste treatment, prioritizing land purchases to protect drinking water, erosion control, airport noise, and responding to sea-level rise.
Speaking outside East Hampton Town Hall on Friday, Robert DeLuca, the president of the Group for the East End, said, "Environmental issues have slipped off the front burner, and we are here to see that they are put back on it." He singled out groundwater and the protection of bays and harbors as a top priority.
"Our water quality is declining, and it's declining consistently," Mr. DeLuca said. "For many years this town was a leader on a host of environmental issues, and with a wastewater management study it's on the cusp of that leadership again."
He was joined by representatives of the Northwest Alliance, Accabonac Protection Committee, Dark Skies Society, Amagansett-Springs Aquifer Protection, Concerned Citizens of Montauk, and Garden Club of East Hampton.
Marcia Bystryn of the New York League of Conservation Voters also spoke at Friday's press conference. She said that her group and the East Hampton Environmental Coalition, of which the other groups were a part, hoped to hold elected officials accountable.
Jeremy Samuelson, the director of the Concerned Citizens of Montauk, said that one of his group's top issues was assuring that shoreline policy was adequately addressed in the wake of 2012's Hurricane Sandy. "We have all of the same problems and no more solutions than we did a year ago," he said.
He said that the right course was for "community resiliency." Officials and residents must accept a new reality, he said. "We have to acknowledge that we have to adapt to, rather than overcome, the forces of nature."
Describing current Army Corps of Engineers proposals for the Montauk oceanfront, Mr. Samuelson said that there was nearly $100 million set aside based on antiquated thinking and outdated plans. "Are we going to do the right thing or the wrong thing?" he said. Several questions on the candidates' survey deal with coastal policy.
Jory Latham of the Accabonac Protection Committee said that there had been an inadequate, piecemeal approach to habitat protection in East Hampton Town. She said that the town's comprehensive plan, despite being law, had not been utilized and that the survey would ask each of the candidates whether they were willing to act on its recommendations.
Ms. Latham said that balanced communities of plants, animals, and their habitats are not luxury items and help attract second-home owners and tourists crucial to the local economy, as well as fish and shellfish for baymen and recreational anglers.
"These things are all part of one big picture. They need to be assessed and addressed by the people who are running our government. This has not been the case," she said.
According to the coalition, the candidates have been asked to return the questionnaires by Oct. 11.


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lrisch Posts: 1I am in desperate need of help trying to resovle a 2002 Landrover Freelander issue. I purchased this car used from Peddy's Auto Center in Roseville, Ca in March 2012. It has 92,000 miles on it. The warranty has been used up. I can't seem to get it fixed---the service engine soon light will not turn off. I paid 6,996.00 for the car and upwards of 2200 to get it fixed, and it is still not fixed. Do you think you can help me settle something with LandRover? I need a reliable car. I am high school teacher, don't have tons of money, and I need some help; mechanics and LandRover has not been helpful at all.0
I baught a 2003 Freelander and owned it for one night. At first I thought I baught it for a song (Only 68,000 miles and very very clean), and felt as if I was a part of some elite club of range rover owners, and pictured long road trips in the back country in the expanse of the great north west. Then I got home showed my wife my prize, and she instantly went to the computer and started looking at reviews. I thought there would be nothing but glowing reviews with all the comfort and warmth of reading a wonderful bed time story to my children about kittens, puppies sunshine and rainbows. Rather it was like reading the scariest Steven King novel that keeps you up all night and staring at the closed closet door expecting the boogy man. I rushed my booby prize back to the dealer the next day, and came up with some heart breaking tale about how my wife hated it so much, and I would take a more expensive Jeep off the lot so he would get a bit extra. Well when it was said and done the bit extra cost me around 310.00 dollars. By the accounts of these reviews a small sum when I see the price of repairs of the Free Lander (SUV from Hell). Well the reviews on a Jeep Liberty one year older are much more glowing, there are the few unhappy reports but they get lost amoung all the glowing ones. I feel very lucky to be out and free of this nightmare of wondering not if but when the Free Lander was going to break down, since it was just at the 68,000 mile mark, and the problems are too countless to sum up when the mileage is that high. I feel so bad for all your situations , but thank you for posting and I feel saving me from a head ache that I could definately not afford. If you have to buy a car buy American, If you cant find an American car find another way to get an American car if you cant find a good American car Buy a Toyota. Thank you all so much again.0
"so it is a bit fiddly to own a freelander and just like any britsh car there rubbish but off road you are hard pressed to find something that can do the same job as this truck." So I ask you with all these problems which is better breaking down on the highway, or miles and miles back on some wilderness road on a very cold late fall day? Unrealiable on a city road or highway is unacceptable, unrealiable in the wilderness could be deadly.0
yvonneb1 Posts: 3Congratulations on getting rid of your freelander so quickly. You probably saved yourself a small fortune and a lot of heartbreak. LandRover won't give you more than 3500.00 for your freelander regardless of how new it is.
The freelander is a lemon. My LandRover shop even admitted that when I started having problems with my vehicle.
My only satisfaction is that I can share my story and have actually stopped a few people from purchasing a LandRover .
Good luck with your new vehicle.0
I am truly sorry to hear about your situation. Thank you so much for speaking up, and saving others the time and money and heart ache on one of these lemons. I feel there should be some kind of support group for you all. I can see it now a bunch of Land Rover Freelander owners sitting on a circle of folding chairs in some old church. Where old coffee is served, and doughnuts in a box passed around, while story after story of how this peice of metal has ruined so many lives, shattered so many dreams, and emptied so many bank accounts, only to be intrupted by the occasional cough or hushed cry. Its so sad to see a company not take accountability for their products. My wife just got here dream car a 2012 Chevy Travrese LT, she did a lot of research before purchase. The customer service from Chevy is the best I have experienced. Free oil changes, tire rotations, and realignment for the life of the car. The salsman gave us his phone number and we only had to dail it once to let him know our new car had no floor mats. He told us that that model did not come with floor mats, but to come in and he would have them for us anyway. My fun car the Corvette I just got it used 2001 from the Chevey dealer (different dealer) it had an issue with the air conditioning, and they set up an appointment to get it fixed at their cost, they call twice a week to make sure everything is ok as well. The Jeep I got in return for the Land Rover FREELOADER as it has been called, well the jury is still out on that one because I just got it today but by the looks of these posts I feel a lot more secure with the Jeep. I would say see the Chevy dealer in your area tell him or her your story and see what they will do. They got us out of the worst car my wife and I owned the Nissian Versa. We still owed 6700.00 on that crappy car and they gave us 10,000 in trade for it. I could go on about the Versa and how parts just seem to fall off that new car but talking to a FREELOADER owner my story will be pale in comparison. I really wish you the best of luck, and I hope things get better for you. Take care and God Bless.0
jgaleno Posts: 1just convert your freelander to rear wheel drive use a 4.1 chevy engine and transmission with a custom made drive shaft from a trailblazer or gmc jimmy and do all the necessary adaptations and get rid of the problem will be cheaper but you need a good mechanic not just a parts changer0
myreason Posts: 1I wish I could get rid of mine so quickly I've be trying to sell it no luck, and trade it the price they offering me is less than what I spent on the tires. I bought it in 2008 with 60,000 miles and a month after I spent a $1000 to fix it. From then to now every 2 to 3 weeks I am fixing something on the engine. I lost count of the amount of money I've spent, but I can tell you it's way more than the price. Please don't buy any land rover products anymore and the world will be a safe place.0
jeebo Posts: 1I purchased one of these gems in 2010 with 60k miles on it. At 93,000 the temp gauge was pegging at max and I could not keep antifreeze levels up. Took it into my mechanic and he gave me the grave news. I now have the dreaded driveway blocker that I cannot trust to drive, and cannot afford to fix (or replace the engine). Does anyone know of any relief from the LR people for this lemon?0
Did you ever get an answer from landrover. Ours has been sitting in the garage for three years!0
Did you ever get a resolution to this? I have had dozens of mechanics tell me this is a horrible vehicle....and expensive to fix. Can you imagine why anyone would want to own another?0
huito Posts: 1Any suggestions on some Chinese engines, those might work better than this kv6 junk.0
billing1 Posts: 1
The brake lights sometimes work and sometimes do not work (cited in 2 incidents by the Police). All parts are fine (by check-up of a repair workshop), and no repair can be possibly done. Probably, the height of the brake lights above the ground is too low, so that it is sometimes too damp or wet (after snow or rain) for the brake lights to work properly. When they dry up, they work again.
Next, the 2 brake lights are on the 2 corners of the bumper, and the central brake light is high on the tailgate. Theoretically, the 3 brake lights give warning enough when the car stops. However, there are 2 tail lights are high on the fenders (the 2 sides of the car's tailgate), relatively far away from the 2 brake lights on the bumper. The 2 tail lights give a wrong impression to any drivers behind this car, and let those drivers misunderstand the tail lights to be the brake lights (even the 2 police officers misunderstood in the 2 incidents). This will cause collision in reality.0
deezy2 Posts: 2pjohnesq please help me, I feel like you are the best thing going to solve this issue, you can also feel free to email me at [Email removed], I really need your help0
fractalfoot MontrealPosts: 1So I made it to 135,227 miles before my Rover followed the rest of yours into oblivion. Exactly the same sequence. Poured money in ($12,000 since 2008) to maintain this vehicle to last years into the future... keep it safe, so I can load my kids and dogs in and drive in remote places, as it was supposed to be designed to do. Then, it turns out that three months before I bought this vehicle new in August 2002, LandRover knew about this head gasket catastrophe sequence. But not once did a dealer give me the option of upgrading to the newly designed head gasket and stronger parts they put in the LR2 so I would have a reasonable chance of getting home from those remote places. Luckily, for me, the dreaded moment when the engine froze came the day after I drove back on a dirt road in the middle of Quebec's Laurentians with my children in their carseats in the back. I picked up my son from kindergarten, and parked at my daughter's preschool to pick her up. Got back in, buckled in my kids, turned the key, and heard the sickening sound of metal on metal. RIPROVER.0
stever Posts: 52,462At least your timing was "good". The Laurentians - aren't there a lot of amazing river gorges there? (it was '99 since I last drove NE out of Quebec City.
So what's next? X5 or ?0


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GUESS WHaaaattttt! I Saw Jim today on.......
Ellen, Hmm "I saw Jim on Ellen"
No implications implied. Purely puritanical.
I wonder how heavy Jim is. What if Ellen had her stage hands come and pick Jim up as Jim said they've come to take me away, he, he, ha, ha.
Maybe they would have needed a rolly instead. "OK boys Load im up"
It was a good interview,
tell me though, when they did the movie spot, is the background music really that loud because it was hard for me to hear what the actors were saying?
Is that a revamp from last year's bicycle? or a new one?
Thinking of Bicycle, I wanted to ride my bicyle from where I live to Stratford and I wanted my fiance to go with me but he said no, I didn't feel safe enough to do it on my own, so I didn't go, I need a bicycle buddy for the Terry Fox Run, interested?
Other thing is my bicyle is an old Western Flyer, creeks can crancks, it may embarrass you to much to be around me.
Just kidding, you're probably mega busy. Ah well, I can dream can't I.
While you're out in the bush, I may be in sunny Florida Scuba Sailing, after Christmas, of course. Great impression of Burl Ives, thanks for the lauph, thanks for getting Elvis in there for a little bit, good job.
Need to get that inner ear problem checked. You need good balance to skate on that pond for hockey and Xcountry skiing.
Great job by both Ellen & Jim.
it was a great interivew, Jim was great and funny as usual. that was funny when he kept leaning back in the chair to make it fall back and ellen was trying to pull him back up but she could never pull him back up. him singing christmas songs was great, man he can sing. also the whole about him not being worried about king kong, king kong what? and the candy cane being used as a hockey stick and a pine cone being a puck, when he tryied to shot it the candy cane broke, they brought up the bike story again, and ellen gave him a new bike, these time it had training wheels on it, and he still could not ride it. Jim looked great in the black shirt and jacket and he was wearing skin tight blue jeans. these has nothing to do with Jim but did anyone see the story ellen was doing about decorating houses, and the clip they showed with the house decorated with lights going to music. well that guy lives about 10 or 15 miles from me, and ever night on the news there always talking about his lights, but unforuntley he unplucked them because he was worried about people getting hurt after there was an accident on the street he lives on.
yeah yeah..................i guess i'll have to take your word for it........lol.......
I've always said he's VERY VERY smart though...........and i've always said he's a crafty Dark Horse..........
He's gonna keep surprising us all..............wait and see............
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Thanks Selby for letting us get a flavour of how the show went, what did he say about the new film ? and any more details please....
Yeah i really love his improv stuff, be it interviews or off the cuff stuff during filming a movie..............i ADORE the Olaf Screentests.........
i think i find Jim Carrey the person more watcheable than most actual movies..................add to that his movies and there's something for everyone.......lol
Did they show new scenes?
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I don't know Tommy. I'll have to watch it again. The first time I was just....well...I don't know. Watching it was like watching an old friend score a touchdown.
I feel happy right now...and I haven't felt really happy for several months.
I have it on tape, but maybe I should just keep the tape and tape all of the US appearances....
And I guess you and fluffly have to do spork battle over who gets the tape sent to them.
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Carolyn and I spent four weeks at our condominium on Sanibel Island, in Southwest Florida, this February. It was certainly warmer than Maine, but — like most of the eastern seaboard — chilly by usual standards. The birdlife was undeterred by the temperatures, and I was able to get some good shots of the local feathery residents. Several examples:
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Let's talk about getting paid.
As writers, we're often so grateful that someone would actually want to publish our words that we may devalue them. Hell, sometimes we pay others to publish us.
This mentality won't help you make a living.
But the problem is that so little is written about money, we really have no idea how much we're worth.
Unlike other professions, where salaries often stay within a certain range, a novelist can earn anywhere from some contributors copies to tens of millions of dollars a book.
So what are your words worth?
If you're writing poetry, they're worth pretty much nothing. Sorry poets.
If you're a short story writer, they're worth between 2 cents and 20 cents a word. There are exceptions, of course, but the most I've even been paid for a short story is $1500, and they mostly pay in the low hundreds.
If you're a freelance article writer, the price can go up a bit. But you have to publish a lot of articles to make a living, and finding places to buy your articles is actually more work than writing them.
Now if you're a novelist, I've heard the average advance is still $5000. A tiny amount for something you spent a year of your life on. And this average includes all of the huge bestsellers making big bucks, so you have to assume there are tens of thousand of writers out there making much less than $5000 a novel.
I've talked money with a few close writing friends, and I've learned something pretty shocking; there's no rhyme, reason, or sense as to who gets paid what and why.
First of all, we need to dispel any bullshit about "talent" and "hard work." We're all talented. We all work hard. That's how we got published in the first place.
Next, we need to shatter the time-honored myths about "deserving success."
Here's your wake-up call, Mr. or Ms. Entitlement. I've gotten over 500 rejections. I wrote 1,000,000 words before earning a dime. In the last four years I've travelled to over 35 states, visited over a thousand bookstores, attended over a hundred book events. I've mailed out over 7000 letters to libraries and bookstores. I've signed over 10,000 books, and 30,000 drink coasters. I have 13,000 MySpace Friends, and my blog and website combine for more than half a million unique hits a year.
I still do not deserve success. And neither do you.
There is no arbitrary power controlling fairness in the universe, making sure everyone gets their due. There is only luck.
Those writers who make more money simply got lucky.
I have peers who earn 20 times what I make, even though our sales numbers are pretty close. I have friends with over a million books in print, who make less than half of what I make.
It's not fair. It never will be.
Now that we've got that established, let's talk about what we can do to get more.
1. Be Confident. You must have faith in your writing, and your efforts. Being cocky, or feeling entitled, won't work. But knowing your strengths, and your platform, and being able to show that to a room full of editors will go a long way to getting a better contract.
2. Ask For More. Waiting for someone to notice your genius and get behind your books is a fools game. The only way to get more is to ask for more.
3. Change. Often the only way to get a big bump up in net worth is to change something. Genres. Houses. Agents. Working with new people means new excitement, new enthusiasm, new expectations. This translates into more money.
4. Be Willing to Walk Away. This is something that VERY few writers can do. We accept offers, don't negotiate hard, and perhaps devalue our writing because of it. This is a self-fulfilling prophecy. A house that pays less will have less of a marketing budget, which means the book will sell fewer copies.
5. Earn Out Your Advance. It's your name on the book. It's your responsibility to sell it. I've heard agents say that if a book earns out, the advance wasn't high enough. I think the opposite is true. if your advance is so large that you'll never earn out, it's going to be very difficult to sell your next book.
Can you earn out your advance through your efforts? Maybe not. But I'm pretty sure my efforts contributed to my earning out. While you don't have to be as psychotic about promotion as I've been, every single book you sell goes toward your advance, and toward your future sales when that person becomes a lifelong fan. The more you do, the more you'll sell.
6. Take Control. So much is beyond your control in this business. But a lot of things are within your control. You do not have to wait for your agent or your publisher to tell you what to do. You can't fight the power by reacting.
You're the boss in the agent/author relationship. Your agent is probably savvier than you are, and knows more about the business. That's not an excuse to stay ignorant. You should learn as much about this business as possible. Trends. Gossip. How it works. Who is buying what.
If your publisher doesn't tour you, doesn't put down money for coop, doesn't have a wide distribution, that doesn't mean you can't fill in a lot of these divots yourself.
No, you can't personally sell 100,000 books. But you can personally sell 10,000. And that's not small potatoes.
7. Know Your Worth. This is a hard one to figure out, because comparing yourself with other authors does zero good. But you can't enter any sort of contract negotiation without having a number in mind. If you accept any old number, that's like dogs begging for scraps.
The dog that is content begging for scraps will never get the whole steak.
You need to go for the steak. That means placing a value on your work, and sticking to it.
"But JA," you say, "What if I don't get that number I have in mind? Isn't this more bad advice, like telling authors not to use SASEs and recommending they give exclusive submissions to a bunch of agents at once?"
If you can live with what you're being offered, that's fine. But then you've lost your License to Bitch. You can't complain about your shitty deal if you didn't have the stones to ask for more.
Also, SASEs and exclusive submissions suck.
"But JA," you insist, "You say this is all about luck. What if I do everything right, and I still can't earn enough money writing to support myself because I haven't gotten lucky yet?"
It sounds like you think you deserve this career. I've already stated my thoughts on that. The world doesn't owe you. And may not get out what you put in. Quit writing and buy stock in Kleenex, so at least you'll recoup some of your money during your life-long pity party.
"But JA," you say, "With everything you've said and done, with all your hard work, you still haven't gotten lucky. Why should I listen to you? You're not a millionaire bestseller."
I'm not going to become rich because I deserve it.
I'm going to become rich because nothing is going to stop me.
What are you going to let stop you?
Saturday, March 29, 2008
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Ctrl [space]: Rhetorics of Surveillance from Bentham to Big Brother
Thomas Y. Levin, Ursula Frohne, Peter Weibel
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This book investigates the state of panoptic art at a time when issues of security and civil liberties are on many people's minds. Traditional imaging and tracking systems have given way to infinitely more powerful "dataveillance" technologies, as an evolving arsenal of surrogate eyes and ears in our society shifts its focus from military to domestic space. Taking as its point of departure an architectural drawing by Jeremy Bentham that became the model for an entire social regime, CTRL [SPACE] looks at the shifting relationships between design and power, imaging and oppression, from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
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Flying is Worth a Million Bucks to Quincy
The City of Quincy is in line to receive a $1 Million grant from the Federal government if the airport reaches 10,000 revenue passengers by the close of business on December 31. As of the end of November there were 9014 revenue passengers so 986 are needed for the grant to become a reality.
Revenue passengers are people who actually have paid for the boarding and does not include Cape Air employees who maybe flying to and from work each day. Cape Air is doing their part in trying to make this happen with a reduced fare of $39 each way to St.Louis and Quincy. You can't drive to the Gateway City for less than that.
The reduced fare has led to a record boarding total of 997 people in October and 979 in November. So, get your friends together and fly to St. Louis for the day. Take the train from the airport to downtown St. Louis and enjoy a day long getaway.
So if there is an opportunity to go to St. Louis this month, please consider flying there so the City will be able to get the $1-million grant just waiting for them to collect. Our friends at Destination Travel can help with schedules and details at 223-8747.


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Content courtesy ofThe Beneteau Swift 50 was introduced in the U.S. at the fall boat shows and already a number have been sold at retail. The reason is not hard to figure out because this three-stateroom vessel is well-designed and has a price tag that allows grown men to dream again. She is a boat for the baby boomers and their children and grandchildren and she is easy to handle by a couple or even single-handed.
Key Features
Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
By Captain John
Mission Statement for the Beneteau Swift 50
The Swift 50 is an attempt to find a middle ground between displacement-speed trawler-type vessels and high-speed express cruisers and motoryachts. Beneteau has created the Swift 50 with the intention of "making living aboard easy" and as economical as possible both in terms of the initial buy and in the cost of annual operating expenses. By offering a base boat without lots of standard equipment the builder allows the buyer to outfit the boat exactly as needed for its intended purpose and thereby not waste money on unneeded equipment.
Distinguishing Features
IPS Propulsion.
The Swift 50's design capitalizes on all advantages of the IPS pod drive propulsion system. Not only is the system smoother and quieter, but the slow-speed, close-quarters maneuverability is far superior to that of a conventional inboard-drive vessel. Because the engines are in the stern, the accommodations can be enlarged, giving her the room below of a 55-footer. Because pod drives are more efficient than inboards, smaller engines can be used to go the same semi-displacement speeds, thus saving fuel. •
High-End Efficiency.
Because the boat is powered by pod drives its fuel consumption is pretty much a straight line once she gets on plane. From 13.8 knots (3000 rpm) to 21.6 knots (3600 rpm) WOT her range varies only 3 nautical miles, from a low of 279 to a high of 282. That means that a captain can set his speed to match the sea conditions and not worry about wasting fuel.
Joystick is Standard.
There are few trawler-type boats built with pods, even fewer with a joystick as standard. Not only is there a joystick on the Swift 50, but also a bow thruster. Here the Swift 50 has redundancy and extra power when docking in close quarters. With a joystick and bow thruster she should be the easiest-to-dock 50-footer on the market. •
Top Speed Over 20 Knots.
Displacement trawlers typically travel from 6 knots to 9 knots depending on their length and horsepower. The hull was designed around the IPS drive to maximize its efficiency at all planing speeds.•
Optional Crew Cabin.
The lazarette can be fitted-out as a crew cabin with a bunk, a shower, and a head. This is a handy feature for a couple who might like to have a young crew member aboard to help out with manual chores. The standard layout utilizes this space as a lazarette. Either way, it's a useful space, accessible from the main deck or the swim platform through a hatch in the transom.
Lightweight with Narrow Beam.
The way the Swift 50 attains its 20-knots+ WOT with minimum horsepower is a 15' 3" (4.64 m) beam and just 35,264 lbs. of displacement. (15,995 kgs.). She has from a few inches to as much as 2' (.60 m) less beam and from 10,000 lbs. to 20,000 lbs. (4,545 kgs to 9,090 kgs.) less displacement than trawler-type boats on the market.•
Wrap-Around Windscreen.
This design concept was first started in megayachts a few years ago and is noteworthy because of its remarkable visibility from the lower helm.
We normally do not put the price in the "distinguishing features" section, but in this case we think it belongs here because it is certainly a major aspect of the boat that sets her apart from other boats that fulfill its function on the market. Well-equipped, this vessel is about $1.1 million (FOB select East Coast destinations).•
Long Options List.
By not presuming to know how the boat will be used by each customer, Beneteau has not stuffed the boat full of standard equipment and has thereby kept the base price low. However, the builder fully expects buyers to add the equipment needed for their specific mission. For example, owners in northern latitudes do not need air conditioning so why build it in as standard if some customers will not want or need it?
Unusual Standard Features
• Teak decks• Serving hatch unit -- A "dumbwaiter" to pass food and drinks easily from the galley to the flying bridge.• Steps inset in topsides at bulwark door.• Galley trash can hatch outside. Empty the trash from on deck; no need to carry a full bag of trash through the cabin.• 25.5" (65 cm) bulwarks around the side deck and aft deck.• Door on sidedeck to protect aft deck from wind and spray.• Large swim ladder with solid wood steps and ss hand holds.• Sliding windows above the side decks
The Test
She has 49'2" (14.99 m) LOA and a LWL (water line length) of 43'9" (13.33 m). She has a beam of 15'3" (4.64 m), she draws 3'5" (1.04 m), and has a fuel capacity of 714 gallons (2,702 L). Our test model weighed-in at 39,652 lbs. (17,986 kgs.), and was powered by twin Volvo Penta IPS600 diesels, delivering 435 horsepower each. We recorded a top speed of 21.6 knots at full throttle of 3600 rpm, burning 44 gph (167.2 lph) giving us a range of 280 nm. If we backed-off 300 rpm to 3300 rpm, we ran at 17.6 knots burning 36 gph (136.8 lph) and giving us a range of 279 nautical miles. At 3000 rpms she travels at 13.8 knots and has a range of 282 nm. In each case we have baked-in a 10% fuel reserve.Unlike displacement-speed trawlers, Beneteau's objective with the Swift Series is to provide a cruising speed in the high teens. Based on our test I'd say running the boat at 20 knots is almost as efficient as 13.8 knots. So, captains can match their speed to the sea conditions and forget about wasting money on an inefficient fuel burn.
Long Range Cruiser.
That range of 279 nautical miles covers the offshore run between a lot of popular ports in cruising areas around the world. In fact, the Swift 50 can cruise at 17.6 knots from Labrador to South America and always be within range of a fuel pump. Pull the throttle back to her displacement speed of about 7.4 knots (at 1800 rpm) and she has a range of 540 nautical miles burning just 7.85 gph. Now she has the range to cruise most anywhere except long ocean voyages. I did not test the boat with a single engine running at displacement speeds but from previous IPS experience, I would anticipate her to handle just fine at those speeds and thereby extend her range even more.
Her hull shape, including hard chines and a keel, was designed to resist rolling. It was a calm day for our test, and I did my best to cross my own wake at the worst angle, so I could get her to roll. The Swift 50 was more stable than some full-displacement vessels I've done that with. Underway at top speed, she responded with alacrity to the wheel which is a signature element of the IPS system. In a hard-over to hard-over turn at speed her healing was minimal. Visibility was never an issue, even when I pushed the throttle up to get her on plane. In fact, all the big panels of glass make it a pleasure to sit at this helm station, and the design of the galley cabinets allow the captain to see what's coming up from behind.
Bow Thruster.
Beneteau has included a bow thruster for redundancy, but the IPS pod drive system gives the captain excellent control in tight quarters. This is a real plus for the kind of short-handed cruising that's increasingly popular with the baby boomer crowd. And, with three different control stations (one optional), the guess-work is eliminated from docking the Swift 50.
The View From the Dock
As I walked down the dock I was anxious to get aboard the Swift 50. I'm always interested in seeing how things are evolving, in terms of yacht design, and this looked to me like something I needed to see. Her lines are that of a contemporary interpretation of the trawler; there's no tugboat or fishing boat stuff here, but things like hardware and fittings are clearly sized for offshore duty. This boat is meant to do more than just be a floating condo at a marina. At the same time, she's comfortable and spacious enough to be a live-aboard for a couple who wants to be on the move, up and down the coast.
A Walk Around the Deck
I stepped aboard the sizable swim platform and the first thing I noticed was the teak decks which are standard. I found the teak deck well built. Going forward from the cockpit, there is a wing door on the starboard side only. The starboard side deck is wider than the port side by 3'' and therefore that is the working side of this vessel. There is a door amidships in the bulwark, and steps set into the topsides beneath the door for boarding from a floating dock.
A little door in the side of the cabin leads to the galley trash can. This is a clever little detail that avoids having to carry the galley trash through the cabin. As I moved around I noticed that all hardware, the cleats, the windlass, the handrails, etc., are all heavy duty, yacht-quality material, built to last in service at sea. Beneteau told us it is also raising the handrail to starboard along the entire length of the bulwark for added protection to 31" from 25" (to 80 cm from 65 cm).
Aft Deck.
The aft deck is a functional, Spartan area. There's an "L" shaped bench seat, and lift-up access to the engine room and lazarette. Our test boat included the optional third control station here, with IPS joystick and bow thruster control. It's ideal for backing into very tight spaces, and we certainly did just that during our test.
The Laz.
Below the aft deck is the lazarette which can also be accessed through an optional watertight door in the transom. It's a large space, and it can be ordered as a crew cabin, with head and shower. This space is made possible because the Swift 50 has jackshafts coming from the engines which tie into the pods under the lazerette/crew cabin.
Engine Room
The engine room is not exceptionally large, but there's room to work on the twin Volvo Penta's D6 435-hp engines. Because the boat uses jackshafts it was possible to move the engines forward, creating better weight distribution as well as providing room for an aft crew cabin. Starting with hull #10 the Swift 50 will carry 714 gallons (2,702 L) of fuel. This is not a lot of fuel by normal standards among vessels in this category, but by keeping weight down the boat can go faster. Obviously, one's cruising destinations and speeds should be worked out in advance of buying the boat to make sure her tankage is up to the task required. Beneteau has been building the Swift Series (which includes five models ranging from 34' to 52') for 10 years, long enough to determine how its customers use its boats. Based on actual usage habits, the builder has determined that smaller tanks actually better match usage patterns than do large tanks among its customers. Lugging around unneeded fuel only costs money in lower speeds and fuel efficiency.The engine room is large enough for the optional watermaker and is already plumbed for a fuel polisher. The boat comes standard with an inert gas fire suppression system that protects the engines from damage when discharged.
Since lightweight is one of the keys to the performance of this boat it is not surprising that the hull is sandwich composite above the waterline. There Beneteau uses end-grain balsa core. The chines and bottom of the boat are solid laminate.
Flying Bridge
The ladder to the flying bridge is molded-in which is something I like to see. The upper deck is large enough for an appropriate-sized tender, and the factory can install an optional hydraulic davit on the boat deck. That area has already been reinforced during initial construction to take it. I'd put as large a tender as possible there and not worry if the outboard motor or part of the tender hangs over the rails. Forward the seating area features a convertible table. Storage is underneath the bench seat. A built-in "serving hatch" makes bringing food from the galley a snap with the standard dumbwaiter. A sink with hot and cold water is standard, and there's room for an optional electric grill and refrigerator/ice maker. Helm and companion bucket seats are part of a fully-functional helm station, and the size of the space is, what I consider, "just right" for running at sea.
Main Deck
The salon has an L-shaped bench seat and is opposite a counter which houses a wet bar, shelves for glasses and dishes and refreshments. An automatic high-low flat screen TV can be installed as an option. There is a convertible dining table/ coffee table. Cabinetry is typical of Beneteau: it is Alpi Wood mahogany with Wenge trim. A convertible sofa in the salon is available here as an option.
Going forward and up a few steps is a U-shaped galley to starboard. A 3-burner gas stovetop is standard and there is a gas oven. Over the stove top is an extractor hood. (An electric stove top is optional.) To port there are two stainless steel drawers, one is a 64 liter refrigerator drawer, and the other is an 84 liter freezer. There are two ss sinks with mixer faucet. The galley has quite a bit of counter space, and a glass plate folds over the 3-burner stove creating more working space when it is not in use. A window over the galley slides open. Opposite the galley is a small booth dinette for two. It's the place where a cruising couple will share their morning joe and plan the day. This also makes a chart table when underway and is designed to turn into a pilot berth. This is a thoughtful concept and gives the captain a place to catch 20 winks on a long passage while the first officer is at the helm.
The Helm.
The helm is to starboard, opposite the convertible dinette/sea berth. There's room for plenty of electronics, and the individual optional and optional packages allow the captain to set this boat up to meet his needs; whatever his intended use seems to be. The wheel is wrapped in leather.At the helm there is a fresh-air intake that is operated manually. The windshield has defoggers and three windshield wipers. Both the joystick and the bow thruster toggles are close to the side door making it handy for the skipper to look out the door and still reach the controls when backing into a slip. The door also makes it easy for the captain to pop out to handle dock lines when single-handing the boat.
Down below, the master stateroom is full-beam and amidships, the most comfortable place on the boat. There are two large hanging lockers, a cabinet that can be used as a vanity or a desk. A split head makes it faster for a couple to get ready with the shower and sink to starboard, and the toilet and small wash basin are separate to port.
Up forward is a VIP cabin that is as big and luxurious as many master cabins. It has 78" (1.98 m) of headroom. There's plenty of nooks and crannies for storage, and a big hanging locker to port. A shared head with stall shower is to starboard in the companionway. A third cabin features upper and lower berths. In keeping with the live-aboard-ability, this cabin can be fitted-out at the factory as an office, with a Pullman berth above a desk and cabinet. This is also where an optional stacked washer and dryer would be built-in. The dryer is vented so that moisture is going out on the deck instead of staying in the boat.
The trawler concept has come a long way since the mid-1960s and is now, essentially, divided into two groups -- those boats with ocean-crossing range (2,200+ nm) which are slow and those without the range which are often much faster. Clearly, the Swift 50 is in the latter category. Some trawler-types on the market will go a few knots faster than the Swift 50, but they have far bigger engines and they cost a lot more. Beneteau's goal with the Swift 50 was to optimize interior space and performance. To that end the Volvo Penta's IPS600 system with joystick, is the piece of the puzzle that made it all work. It is important to note that the IPS600 propulsion package with joystick is not cheap. A straight inboard with a bow thruster would have been far less expensive, but not nearly as efficient nor as easy to dock. Because Beneteau builds more boats in this size and class than any other builder in the world it can take advantage of efficiencies in purchasing and the spreading of overhead over more units. The result is good value for the consumer and boaters now have an option of a well-designed, well-built cruising boat by a major manufacturer.
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Pricing Range: $990,700.00-$1,162,364.00Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
Test Results - Change Measurement Unit
All fuel consumption numbers are the total for all engines in the boat. Speeds are measured with Stalker ProSports radar gun or GPS. Fuel consumption (gallons per hour) measured with Floscan digital fuel-flow meter or by on-board factory-installed diagnostic instruments. Range is based on 90% of published fuel capacity. Sound levels determined using Radio Shack digital decibel meter on A scale. 68 dBA is the level of normal conversation. Time to plane is measured from start of acceleration to formation of rooster tail behind boat.


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Citi Chief Commodities Economist Daniel Ahn and his team are "marking-to-market" their forecasts for gold prices following a substantial sell-off in the gold market over the past several months.
Since peaking at a price of $1798 per ounce on October 4, gold has fallen 7.8 percent to $1658:
The retrenchment in the market has Ahn and his team lowering their forecasts for gold over the next three months from $1770 to $1700 and cutting their forecasts for 6-12 months out from $1770 to $1650. They are also lowering their estimated average gold price in 2013 to $1675 from $1750.
Ahn says the team's forecast is largely dependent on one factor that is overwhelmingly driving gold prices right now: the strength (or weakness) of the U.S. dollar. He writes, "the persistent importance of the dollar exchange rate in driving gold returns even beyond other classic factors is remarkable."
The chart below shows gold's correlation to dollar weakness, represented by the dark blue line. It also shows that gold prices display little or no correlation with the VIX - an index that measures S&P 500 volatility and is commonly referred to as the market's "fear gauge" - nor are they really correlated with investment flows into gold ETFs, or even inflation expectations.
Changes in inflation expectations matter a bit, but not as much as the dollar:
Meanwhile, the negative correlation between real interest rates and gold returns seems to have broken down over the course of the past year:
The bottom line, Ahn writes, is that "going forward, the dollar's likely trajectory in 2013 should be scrutinized given its primacy in determining gold returns."
That is why Citi is lowering its gold price forecast (emphasis added):
Our model assumes a +1.2% appreciation in the dollar against a major currency-weighted basket to the end of 2013, also real interest rates at zero, and nominal CPI inflation at +1.9%.
Given the high and resilient negative relationship between the US dollar and nominal gold returns, the model assigns a very high 70% weight on dollar drivers, and only a 20% weighting on ETF flows and a 5% weight on real interest rates and inflation respectively, resulting in a forecast for a -4.2% annualized weakening of nominal gold prices to year-end.
Goldman Sachs strategists, on the other hand, give much higher weight to real interest rates as gold price drivers. You can read their take here >
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Kinston native sells man caves and other metal structures
Laura Blake is living her dream, and her mother, Cathy Goodman, is helping her fulfill it.
The two are opening the Weeping Willow Boutique on Herritage Street Saturday, when the store will be open all day from 10 a.m.
�This has been my dream, forever,� 31-year-old Blake said.
A graduate of Kinston High School in 2000, Blake earned a Bachelor of Science degree in apparel and merchandising with a minor in business in 2004 at ECU.
Following graduation, she worked as a buyer at Marsha�s Surf Shop in Atlantic Beach.
Her dream was put on hold when she later worked for various law firms in Jacksonville. When her father, the late Rodney Goodman, who retired as chief district court judge, became ill three years ago, she came back to Kinston so he could spend his remaining life with her son, then 8 months old.
On Thursday, Blake and her mother expressed excitement over seeing her dream come to fruition.
Goodman said that following the death of her husband, she wanted to bring her daughter�s dream of owning a ladies� boutique to reality. When she heard Cathy Bass was closing The Briary, she spoke with her about taking over the space.
It�s Goodman�s love of shopping that excites her about opening the store, she said.
�I�ve always enjoyed shopping,� she said. �I think it�s just been an interest of mine.�
Goodman, whose parents owned a Western Auto in Snow Hill, worked at La Petite Boutique with owner Laura Pressly, who mentored Goodman and Blake as they ventured into their first business.
The store specializes in apparel for ladies� from about ages 18 to 50 � clothes that can be slipped on quickly by �moms on the go� and look nice, Blake said.
�A lot of our dresses have pockets,� she said, making them practical for mothers.
The store features three dressing rooms, and the new stock is just right for the warmer weather.
Brands include Karlie, Joy Joy, Jade, LillaP, Tulle and Escapada, as well as the denim lines DL1961 Denim and Citizens of Humanity.
The shop also carries smaller lines from upstart companies, including a line of beach apparel.
Besides clothing, the store carries jewelry, including Elsa & G from Charlotte and Megan Brown; and Dapper Ducky doggie bowties by Cameron Parson of Kinston; and hats and scarves.
The Weeping Willow, 212 N. Herritage St., is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment. For information, call 252-686-6919.
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Kenneth �Pete� Osborne�s got the supplies, tools and manpower to build a custom outbuilding or carport and deliver it to your property.
Osborne opened his La Grange business, East Coast Metal Structures, in May. The Kinston native learned the value of hard work growing up.
�I was raised on a tobacco farm on Girl Scout Road,� he said.
The son of Geraldine Heath, he was raised by his late grandparents, Tullie and Hortense Taylor.
He graduated from Kinston High School in 1976 and has worked in a number of fields, including tobacco fields and metal buildings and auto sales, and once owned a car lot.
Now he�s taken his experience to his own metal building business.
�Anything you can build out of wood, we can build out of metal,� he said.
His company builds carports, lean-tos and fully-enclosed storage sheds and other outbuildings.
�A lot of these guys want man caves,� he said, referring to a place for men to have a room of their own to hang out, watch television or work on a hobby.
The buildings are constructed with 14-gauge galvanized tubing covered with metal sheeting or vinyl siding with at least 15 color choices. The interiors can be finished with drywall or plywood.
�We can build a building 24 by 48 (feet) with concrete for $7,900,� he said.
Osborne employs two welders and contracts with two teams of installers who are master builders.
�We try to have a six- to eight-week turnaround,� he said.
The company has a 25-year warranty on rust and a one-year warranty on leaks.
Osborne has other plans for his property on U.S. 70. He is working to open Taylor Boys Produce and Flea Market in April on the opposite side of his large parking lot.
He envisions a market stand, vendors selling snacks, boiled peanuts, ice cream, shaved ice and flea market items, with RV parking and a fenced-in area for travelers to give their dogs exercise when heading towards the beach.
�It�s just going to be a place where they can kick back and relax,� Osborne said, �and walk the dog.�
East Coast Metal Structures, 5807 U.S. 70 W., La Grange, is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. For information, call 252-208-1578.
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The recent use of an HDR image by a newspaper set off a debate on the propriety of using the new techniques made possible by Photoshop. This led to an examination of the age-old concept of the "Decisive Moment" and its meaning in the era of computational photojournalism.
News Photographer Magazine ran this column in April 2012.
By John Long, Ethics Chairman, NPPA
Is this a new era, one where the "decisive moment" has changed?
"What paradise does the proliferation of new media promise us? Is a byte from an Apple better than it once was? Or will it too be met by a sudden expulsion?"
After Photography, by Fred Ritchin
The recent use of a High Dynamic Range photograph by The Washington Post opened a debate on the appropriateness of using HDR imagery in the context of documentary photojournalism. The ensuing discussion seemed to center on the following issues:
Do members of the public feel deceived if an HDR image is presented to them?
Is an HDR image accurate? Does the accepted "grammar" of photography consider the multiple layers of contrast to be honest photography or just art?
Is the real motive that photographers want to create the most beautiful art they can or do they honestly see this as a better way to communicate accurate information?
Does the use of multiple images negate the concept of "moment?" Henri Cartier-Bresson defined a "decisive moment" to be that instant when form and content come together to create the perfect photograph. Does the HDR process violate this concept? As HDR and other digital techniques become the norm, will we have to redefine "moment?"
NPPA's Ethics Committee members all agreed that there was no intention to deceive by the Post but that the controversy was due to a difference of opinion as to whether the public understood and accepted HDR as a normal technique of photography today.
I wrote a column for News Photographer magazine on HDR saying though I loved the process, I did not think the public was well enough aware of HDR for it to be used in documentary photojournalism yet, and that the general public would feel deceived if presented with HDR images in newspapers. I also said I thought this concept was in transition and that someday HDR would become just another tool in our arsenal. That was in 2008. It may be that that day has come.
I grew up on Life magazine. The "decisive moment" was our prime directive. We have always referred to our best photographs as "moments." We did not question it, but I recently read an editorial in an excellent blog (fourandsix.com) that asked, "What if the HDR photo was instead a composite of multiple cameras firing simultaneously? Wouldn't that represent a single moment? And, for that matter, does the NPPA have a stance on how long a single exposure can be before it stops qualifying as a single moment?"
Suddenly what I always considered sacrosanct was being questioned and I realized I had no idea how long a "moment" was. Is it a sixtieth of a second? Ten seconds? Many minutes, as it was for Mathew Brady? Or possibly hours? And what about video? What is a "moment" for a videographer? And what do you do with the new stitching tool that makes seamless images from a panned series of exposures?
What I sense is that the paradigm shift that William J. Mitchell wrote about in 1992 in The Reconfigured Eye: Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic Era, is coming full term. He proffered that digital photography would be different from chemical photography not just in technical terms but in being a totally new way of seeing and recording images:
"Although a digital image may look just like a photograph when it is published in a newspaper, it actually differs as profoundly from a traditional photograph as does a photograph from a painting. The difference is grounded in fundamental physical characteristics that have logical and cultural consequences."
I have said in my talks on ethics for 25 years that photojournalism was changing and that the students growing up on Nintendo would be defining "photojournalism" differently from me, that this generation would have to find ways to make and present honest images in this new environment. I never expected the idea of "moment" to be replaced by "computational photography." Photojournal-ism in a computer is liquid. A RAW image is merely the first step in creating a photograph.
I wonder if we have been unrealistic all these years. Have we created a mystique around the idea of "moment" that does not have a basis in fact? Is the world of W. Eugene Smith, David Douglas Duncan, all my heroes, fading to black? Is it more appropriate to define a "moment" in terms of capturing the most significant, storytelling aspect of an event photographically over whatever time frame or series of photographic frames it takes? Should we now consider that it might take six frames to capture a "moment?" The revolution is upon us.
I will always treasure my wall full of photography books but my computer holds the images I need to see today. This is where today's photojournalism lives and this is where the stills and video and audio information are meshed and the "truth" as we know it today is presented. A free society has to have access to accurate information in order to survive. This is our mandate as photojournalists: provide accurate, fair, and complete information so the public can make informed choices for our country. This is what the First Amendment is about. This is the Holy Grail that we as photojournalists must follow, be it chemically or digitally.
Maybe we are entering a new era where the "decisive moment" is changing and maybe this is proper.
But I am going to go pull out my Henri Cartier-Bresson book of photographs tonight and wallow a bit first.