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Freaky Fish Friday: Nat Geo's Dr. Brady Barr has a Dangerous Encounter with a Humboldt Squid
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We've taken a little break after our Sharktakular last week, but we're back, and want to wish you a happy Freaky Fish Friday and a great weekend.
Today, Nat Geo Channel serves up our FFF via its Dangerous Encounters episode featuring an ambitious research team that wants to put an underwater camera in places its never been.
Tonight, at 9p.m. ET/6p.m. PT, that camera will attempt to reside on a Humboldt squid, a ferocious predator whose mouth you never want to get your fingers anywhere near.
Alexa caught up with the show's host, Dr. Brady Barr, and had a few biting questions she just had to ask.
Check out this amazing video featuring Barr's second encounter with a Humboldt squid, then read Alexa's Q & A with the good Doctor.
What would you do if you came face-to-face with a Humboldt squid?
Alexa: What made you want to study Humboldt squids?
Brady Barr: Im always fascinated with predators, especially little known predators, and ones that you can't see in captivity. They epitomize "wildness" and "untamed".
Animals, like the Humboldts, or adult Great White sharks, are so special because it doesnt matter who you are, how much money you have, or how powerful you might be, you still have to be graced by their presence. You cant go to a zoo or aquarium to see these beasts, you have to simply be graced by them in the wild. For me, it simply does not get any better than that.
A: How do you feel about the risks of doing this job?
BB: The risks concern me greatly, but the thirst to learn more about these mysterious animals is also great. Expeditions involving animals and in places that are not in the realm of my expertise are always very stressful. I did take some precautions. I had an expert diver in the water with me at all times who's sole responsibility was my safety.
At the end of the day I am willing to take some chances, especially when it comes to such a charismatic, little understood predator as the Humboldt Squid.
In addition, the chance to do something that has never been done before (put an untethered camera on one to acquire first ever footage of these creatures in their element, at depth without the aid of lights, submersibles, or divers) is just too alluring…like the song of the mythical siren! In today's world there aren't many big apex predators that the scientific community doesn't know much about. I was honored to be on this expedition.
A: How did you feel when you slipped the camera sleeve over the first squid?
BB: I was very skeptical. I wasn't convinced that the sleeve design would work, so I was much relieved as well as surprised when it actually stayed on the squid. It was awesome to touch such an animal, that so little is known about, one that is so mysterious, and calls it's home the abyss. For a guy that grew up in the cornfields of southern Indiana, it was beyond my wildest dreams!
A: What did you think when the squid didn't immediately swim away?
BB: That didn't surprise me. I have worked with wild animals for 20 years, and i have learned that being captured is a stressful, exhausting, ordeal, for them. It takes them time to recover and get their bearings. I am sure we would be the same way. I was just glad the squid decided t return to the depths instead of look for a little payback.
A: Was it you holding the octopus? If so, what did it feel like?
BB: Yes, I captured the octopus. It was so thrilling, because its a really big animal, and really powerful, yet very methodical, content, almost passive. It showed no ill will towards us interacting with it, no aggression what so ever. They're very intelligent animals. I felt honored to be interacting with it.
A: Do you think the Humboldt squid would win in a battle against a Great White?
No way! The Humboldt is an awesome predator, but few predators can stand up against a one or two-ton, 18-foot Great White. I just returned from a Great White Expedition, so I got to see their awesome, almost incomprehensible power first hand. Now, if we were talking about a giant squid (Architeuthis), of 60 feet long, then I would put my money on the squid.
A: You learned a lot of new things about Humboldts with this research. What do and/or your colleagues plan to do with it, and what would you like to find out next about the Humboldt?
BB: I'm no squid expert, but the squid researchers we had with us were simply astounded with the footage we captured. Not only did we get a glimpse into the world of the squid, we also saw communication between individuals, social behavior, as well as aggression.
I have done a lot of research on bite force, so I was especially intrigued by the bite force data we gathered. A thousand pound bite was simply mind blowing for me, I'm not sure I even believe it!
A bite of that magnitude makes it one of the strongest biters on the planet, up there with crocs, and hyenas. And the squid is an invertebrate! Unreal. I definitely plan to return to the sea of Cortez and do some more bite force experiments.


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With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world's toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from Oscar®-nominated director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy).
After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).
Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development--pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann--the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.
It's the sequel they said would never be made. Ok, maybe they is just me. But then I didn't count on Guillermo del Toro's rapidly skyrocketing status as Hollywood's new golden boy. He's used that status to make Hellboy II: The Golden Army a reality.
It hasn't been easy getting Hellboy back into theaters. The first film was well received by critics and those who bothered to show up to see it, sadly the number of people who actually bought a ticket was depressingly few. Weak box office performance rarely results in a sequel, and more profitable superheroes than Hellboy have lost the fight for franchise status. Luckily, del Toro saw the potential in his red-horned bad guy beater, and so did Universal Pictures.
The sequel was originally on track at Sony, but after a few months to mull over the first film's weak box office performance they dropped it cold. Hellboy II seemed dead in the water, but Guillermo del Toro kept fighting to make his follow up a reality. In road Universal to save the day. Now not only is a second movie happening, but Del Toro has been talking rather excitedly about a third. It's pretty clear the director loves his character, and as long as there's someone to fun it don't be surprised if he goes right on making Hellboy movies until his heavily prostheticed star Ron Perlman keels over.
When it first burst onto screens back 2004, Hellboy was loaded with unrealized potential. The characters leaped off the screen and Perlman's performance as Hellboy was one of the best of the year. But the story had problems, and seemed to rely too much on weirdly realized tentacles. This character deserved better, and Del Toro deserved this second shot at making Hellboy's movie work. He's getting it, and I've never been happier to be wrong about the future of any franchise.

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Tokyo yesterday approved US$10.7 billion in fresh spending to help boost Japan's limp economy, just weeks before an election the ruling party is expected to lose.
The ¥880 billion (US$10.7 billion) in spending was more than double a package announced in October as the country gets set for polls that are expected to usher in Japan's seventh prime minister in six years.
However, the move, which came as official data showed Japan posted a surprise uplift in factory production in October, threatened to trigger vote-buying criticism from opposition lawmakers.
The spending will focus on boosting growth in a range of sectors, including healthcare and agriculture, as well as on public works projects following last year's earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Opinion polls suggest Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will be defeated by the country's main opposition leader Shinzo Abe, who heads the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Abe has vowed to spend heavily on public works and pressure the Bank of Japan into launching aggressive monetary easing measures to boost growth if his party wins the Dec. 16 vote.
The central bank has unveiled two policy easing measures in recent months as its counterparts in the US and Europe launched huge moves to counter slowing growth.
Japan's economy contracted in the July to September quarter, nudging it toward recession and dousing hopes that the nation had cemented a recovery after last year's twin disasters, which triggered the worst atomic crisis in a generation.
Masamichi Adachi, a senior economist at JPMorgan Securities, questioned the effectiveness of the latest government stimulus measures.
"While [the package] wouldn't be a poison, it wouldn't be a medicine either," Adachi told reporters.
A glimmer of hope emerged yesterday as official data showed Japan's factory output rose 1.8 percent in October, the first rise in four months and beating market expectations of a 2.2 percent drop.
Separate figures showed the jobless rate held steady while household spending for the month was better than expected, suggesting a possible improvement in consumer confidence.
The unexpected output jump — and a producers' survey that forecast a 7.5 output rise this month after a small decline for last month — gave the Tokyo stock market a small boost with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index adding 0.48 percent by the close.
However, the economy ministry doused hopes that the latest data was something to cheer about, saying in a statement that output was on a "downward trend."
Credit Agricole economist Kazuhiko Ogata cautioned against optimism, saying a sustained recovery would depend on stronger overseas demand for Japanese exports, while producers will have to bring down their built-up inventory.
"A bottom-out of production would be confirmed only after the turn of the year at the earliest," Ogata said.
Chris Tedder, research analyst at Forex.com in Sydney, said the new figures quelled "some concern of a prolonged slowdown in the world's third-largest economy."
However, "overall, the data isn't enough to turn us away from predicting a recession in Japan this quarter," he said.
As weak European markets dent demand for Japanese exports, a territorial row over islands in the East China Sea claimed by Tokyo, Taipei and Beijing has also affected the trade balance owing to a consumer boycott of Japanese brands.


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When you show up at an awards show and you are the first on the carpet because, regardless of roles recently landed, you're not that important and haven't been for some time? When you scheme and campaign for a high-profile role, and everyone knows that you wanted it, and now you've got it and ostensibly are there as much to promote it as to support the other project you are in? When that's the case, maybe don't be the most tight-lipped, smirking, "oh I just don't like to talk about that stuff" brat on the carpet, because nobody cares yet, and they have all forgotten Saved anyway, and incessant hair-dyeing and general young-person-ness means you're not at all a veteran just yet. Full Story
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Installing an anchor windlass It's a big job, but easier if you first do your homework by John Danicic
When I told my much younger sibling that I was going to install an electric anchor windlass on my Cape Dory 36 cutter, he asked, "What's wrong? Are you getting old?" He's right. I am getting old. Some time earlier he had convinced me to buy 50 feet of chain to go along with the 35-pound CQR anchor that hangs from our bow. That's a whole lot of weight to pull up and then drop down that little hole in the deck.
But, being of the generation that still expects miracles by harnessing the power of electricity, I knew this messy, sweaty, time-consuming job could be brought to the civilized level of a true yacht at the flick of a button. I wouldn't have to loosen my ascot, stain my captain's hat, or pop the buttons on my blue linen blazer to accomplish the task.
I love being able to weigh anchor and get under way without fussing with wet chain and line. I rank the windlass right up there with mainsail lazy-jacks and headsail roller furling as the best additions to our boat. It makes for a more pleasant operating experience when my wife is on board, and is even more valuable when I'm singlehanding. What I didn't expect was how much I had to learn in the installation process.
Each boat is different regarding mounting location, wiring, and rode needs. So I can't offer a step-by-step process for your boat. But I can explain how to research a windlass installation, how to determine what your options are, and how it worked for me. As it turns out, the windlass itself is just one part of the installation. Most of the manufacturers' brochures tell you how easy their product is to install. Essentially, they are right. It's the "details" that tend to get complicated.
Manual windlasses exist, but I found that the advantages of electric windlasses outweighed the advantages of manual ones. I also preferred a self-tailing windlass so I don't have any contact with the rode.
Windlasses may be vertical or horizontal, depending upon the axis of the drum. The vertical type is more properly called a "capstan," but you will find the term "windlass" used in many catalogs and books describing either type; thus the term "vertical windlass" is in common use. Windlasses may be configured to handle chain on a drum, called a "wildcat," or rope on a drum, called a "gypsy," or they may have a combination drum with chain pockets on a perimeter and a V-groove for the rope in the center. The combination drum requires a rope-to-chain splice.
The rode makes a 180-degree turn around a vertical windlass and is fed down the hawsepipe. This arrangement puts the rode in contact with about half the capstan's circumference, giving a good grip with a small area and keeps the mechanism almost completely covered. It keeps hands and feet safely out of harm's way, but carries the potential hazard of hiding jams and kinks in the rode. In addition, the vertical windlass has its motor installed belowdecks. This gives the windlass a low profile on deck. Some verticals can be ordered to do all-chain, chain and rope, or all-rope. On some, you can order an extra rope gypsy that sits atop the chain sprocket to haul in another line.
The selection of horizontal windlasses is not as great. The driveshaft is parallel with the deck and turns a gypsy that grips the rode for a 90-degree turn and sends it down through the hawser hole. The whole unit, motor and all, is mounted abovedeck, making it easier to install and service. Some horizontals come with port and starboard shafts allowing the operator to haul up two anchors, all-chain, all-rope, or combinations. I chose a vertical type because of the unobtrusive design.
Investigate, investigate – To choose what style works best for your boat, determine whether it will fit on your deck and work with your rode. Study other windlass installations on similar boats and ask questions. Learning what works and doesn't for others will help you determine the acceptable compromises for your boat and may prevent a costly mistake.
Examine your deck structure – How thick is it? What kind of obstacles will you run into by cutting holes? Is the anchor locker deep enough? Belowdeck verticals need deeper lockers because the motor can take up a foot or so of space you need for rode stowage. In my case, the locker was the deepest at the aft end. Some owners who'd mounted their windlasses forward, so the chain fell closer to the slope of the forepeak, said they had more trouble with the chain jamming. If your locker is shallow or you have no access to it belowdecks, you may have to go with a deck-mounted horizontal or get into some creative carpentry. Also find a place for the reversing solenoid, which needs to be close to the windlass, and for a beefy, high-amp circuit breaker that must be within 2 feet of the battery. Both need to be in dry locations. The circuit breaker should be easily accessible to use as an isolator or on/off switch.
What's your load? – How much weight are you going to lift off the sea floor? Each manufacturer has a different way of calculating that, but the manufacturers' rule of thumb seems to be three times the weight of your anchor and total rode. Get a windlass rated above, but close to, that number. The more powerful the windlass, the bigger the electrical system needed to run it. Size it right and you can keep the cost down for all the "corresponding details."
In his book, Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Sailing, John Vigor says: "The manufacturers of anchor windlasses warn people not to expect too much from them, but that doesn't stop many sailors from abusing them. Windlasses are designed to lift only the weight of the anchor and its line. They aren't meant to drag a heavy cruising boat up to her buried anchor in choppy seas against a strong current or heavy wind. But it happens all the time. The makers try to salvage their reputations by advising sailors to choose much bigger windlasses than they really need, so they won't wreck the machinery before the warranty runs out. Nevertheless, the windlass slaughter continues."
Too much choice – There are a lot of windlass manufacturers and many models. Prices vary wildly. Some windlasses come complete with reversing solenoid, circuit breaker (isolator switch), and remote switch and/or foot switches. Some offer stand-alone units. Some allow for manual raising of the anchor with a winch handle in an emergency. Others allow for dropping the anchor without the use of the motor. Most belowdeck models can be ordered to fit different deck thicknesses.
Make a choice – Armed with the information you collected about your boat, narrow down your choice by comparing the manufacturers' specs and features. Don't rely on the manufacturers' sales-oriented websites.The more research you do, the better off you'll be . . . with fewer surprises once you've cut those big holes in your deck. If possible, get copies of installation instructions and operation manuals for your top candidates. Because I have a bowsprit raised off the deck, a staysail jib boom mount, staysail shrouds, cleats, and other deck obstacles, I made full-scale models of several windlass types. This helped me experiment with different locations and visualize whether any could interfere with sail operation. I recommend this step. It gives you much more confidence once you start cutting holes in your deck.
Once you've made your decision on type and make, just cut the hole and pop it in, right? Well, you could. But wait! Don't get out the saw just yet. There's more investigating to do on deck, and you need to figure out how to get all those amps to safely run your new powerful motor.
Anchor stowage – The last above-deck item to look at is how your anchor is stowed and what kind of damage could be done to the deck from the rapidly moving rode. There's little point in having an electric windlass if you have to mess with pulling your anchor from a locker and then attaching it to the rode. The anchor should be in a secure location that will allow it to self-launch and be stowed without your help. Not all boats are set up for that. Luckily, there are bow rollers that you can bolt on. The bow roller at the end of our bowsprit was an open affair that made it difficult to keep the line and chain from popping off during retrieval. It was framed with teak that tended to get chewed up by the chain . . . even by our slow and careful hand-over-hand hauling. I cut out the old roller and installed a new assembly with guides to capture the anchor and rode.
Sacrificial skid plate – Since my anchor line runs over a raised teak bowsprit 2 inches off the deck, and the installation location was on the deck, I needed to build a base to raise the windlass to that height. I also had to add a bronze skid plate to protect the bowsprit teak from being chewed up by a chain moving at 60 feet per minute. (I told you this got complicated.)
Installing the skid plate was a satisfying job. I used a bronze plate because most of the deck hardware on a Cape Dory 36 is bronze, but you can use stainless steel. Bronze is a lot easier to work, cut, and shape than stainless steel, and you can always order the crew to polish it when they are whining about having nothing to do. I found a good source for silicon bronze, Atlas Metal Sales in Denver.
Eighth-inch bronze plate can be cut easily by a jigsaw with a bi-metal blade. A fine metal file smoothes the edges. Regular steel drills and counter sinks can be used on it, although new ones result in neater work. The plate should be large enough to protect anything that the rode could contact as it travels from the windlass to the bow roller. If you have all-chain rode, don't forget that a chain stopper needs to be mounted between the roller and the windlass. Details, details!
Strengthen the deck – Most manufacturers' instructions tell you, usually in capital letters: DO NOT USE THE WINDLASS AS A BOLLARD! Take the strain off the windlass while anchored. And don't use your windlass to drag 8 tons of fiberglass and lead though the water against a 30-knot wind and a 2-foot chop. Use discretion here. This is how unintended skylights are made. Back down on the anchor while the rode is attached to the main cleat. Use your engine to motor toward the anchor while weighing. You are attaching to your deck a heavy piece of machinery that could be under great strain. Not all boats have a sturdy, solid deck that you can simply drill into and bolt down a windlass. It's far better to reinforce the windlass mounting than lose the windlass along with the rode and a big chunk of deck.
As part of my deck investigation, I examined the hawser hole and determined that my deck was 3⁄8-inch thick solid fiberglass. Wrong. When I began my installation just 12 inches away, I discovered the deck at that point was 1/2 inch thick, part solid plywood and part balsa core. The whole foredeck on my boat varied in thickness from side to side and fore to aft. When I moved the main cleat, I found that location to be balsa cored as well.
The best strategy is to include a backing plate. Since I was at the extreme edge of deck thickness my windlass could handle, I used a piece of 3⁄16-inch stainless steel from a scrap yard. This was a very difficult piece in which to cut the 4-inch hole necessary for the motor to poke through. A good solid piece of marine plywood, 1/2 inch or thicker, epoxied to the underside of the deck would be easier to work. The more area it covers, the better. Fiberglass on the underside of the plywood will add stiffness and strength without the additional thickness of thicker plywood. Remember, if the forces are great enough, something's gotta give. The idea is to make the deck strong enough to take on most normal boat forces. Don't skimp here.
Battery location – The electrical demands of a windlass are pretty high. If you haven't already updated your boat's electrical system, this might be the time to do it. (See how this "simple project" is expanding? But what do you expect? It's for a boat, after all.)
You have two choices for powering your windlass. Either install two heavy battery cables almost as big as garden hoses with enough copper in them to light up the eyes of a pirate, or install a dedicated battery at a location near the windlass and run smaller battery cables to the battery.
A dedicated battery installation adds the weight of a battery to the bow in addition to the combined weights of rode, anchor, and windlass. With all this new stuff, you're adding the weight of half a person forward. Can your boat handle this?
Since a bow battery needs to have a way to charge, you still have to run substantial wires to it. My thought was to add an Echo Charger that would charge up this battery whenever the house bank was being charged. They typically run at less than 20 amps, so the connecting cables need not be too large, say the size of a pencil. The trouble with this arrangement is that if you need to raise and lower the anchor a few times at a tricky anchorage, you could draw this battery down. Once you are finally hooked, you have a battery that can't be charged until you run the engine again. Finding room to secure a battery in the forepeak can be a challenge as well. And consider maintenance.
The heavy battery cable route is the most common solution and was the most economical for me. Cable that's tinned and corrosion-resistant can be purchased by the foot from a marine supply store, but it carries the dreaded marine cost: high. The other alternative is welding wire, which looks the same as the marine variety from the outside but is not tinned. This is available at automotive or welding supply shops. Decide how much you want to spend and how far down the road you want to do this wiring job again.
The cost of either type of wire is a significant expense, so pre-planning your route will save you money or another trip to the store and a big butt joint. You'll need plenty of extra cable to make the shorter runs between the solenoid and the motor and the circuit breaker and the battery. Figure that in.
Depending on the distance from your batteries to the windlass, it is important to get the right gauge wire that will handle the expected heavy amp loads. The windlass manufacturer should supply a chart for wire gauge and distance traveled. To determine how much wire you need, you need to know exactly how the cable will be routed. More under-the-deck investigations are in order. Every boat is different when it comes to routing wire.
Let's face it, with cable this large and stiff you are not going to be able to fish it through like you might with wiring for a cabin light. You want it to be secured firmly every 6 inches or so and to remove any sharp edges that could, over time, wear away the plastic wire covering. My boat had a very good route for the cable from the batteries in the cockpit locker to the forepeak under the hull-to-deck joint. It had easily removable teak panels and substantial gaps between the bulkheads and the deck. I didn't have to drill or cut a hole. I consider myself lucky.
Take your time, examine every inch of the route for sharp edges, pull the wire carefully, and attach it as often and securely as you can. Use long, heavy-duty cable ties with screw holes in the ends (called mounting ties). This is the preferred method of attachment. On the underside of my hull-to-deck joint is a lot of lumpy fiberglass and a lip that is perfect for drilling small holes for self-tapping sheet metal screws, which I used for attaching the ties. Keep in mind that you are installing a "hose" full of rapidly moving fire that, should it escape, can destroy your boat. Treat it with respect and install it right the first time. You rarely get a second chance, at least not with that boat.
A new skill you may need to learn is how to attach the multitude of battery cable lugs. I needed 10 tinned copper lugs to connect batteries, motor breaker box, and solenoid. You don't want these to shake loose. If you can't get a professional battery lug crimper, get the hammer tool and solder needed to securely attach the lugs to the cables. Use heat-shrink tubing to cover the crimp. Label all the lugs so you know what goes where (see sidebar).
One of the nice things about an electric windlass is the ability to motor up to an anchorage, release the anchor, and power down the rode . . . all from the comfort of the cockpit. That ascot and captain's hat may help your image as well, but let's get real: you can't see much on the bow from way back there, especially with dodgers, dinghies, and such in the way. If the reason you're getting the windlass is too many seasons under the belt, your eyes can't be sharp enough to see any potentially catastrophic wear on your rode. It is best to be forward to watch and control the process, so some form of remote up/down switch is needed at the bow.
"Remote'' is a misleading term here; the cockpit switch is really the remote one, requiring a set of wires that lead back to the cockpit from the solenoid. With a control at the bow, you can make a visual check of the condition of your rode and the rope-to-chain splice. And you are available to unravel the anchor rode from any sunken tree stumps.
There are two choices here as well: a plug-in, hand-held remote or a permanently installed foot switch. I chose the hand-held unit. Sure, it is another thing to lose overboard or in a deep locker, but the plug's socket is unobtrusive. I needed a much smaller hole for installation than what is required by foot switches, which come in pairs and need to be mounted where you can step on them. The downside of foot switches is that they can be inadvertently stepped on. We keep the hand-held with its 8-foot cord in the cockpit locker while underway, but for unexpected midnight getaways we leave it connected and clipped securely to the rail when at anchor. Most manufacturers are pretty proud of their hand-held remotes, so expect to pay accordingly. Gearheads can get a thrill with remotes that can digitally read out the number of feet of rode deployed. Wireless controls are in the future. "Now where's that %@&^* remote?"
It's time for your power tools, hole saws, bedding compound, and crimping tools. Every contingency has been considered. As my boat mentor once told me, "When it comes to boat projects, take any time plan and multiply it by pi.'' I have found that to be good advice.
This is a big project. You need to draw on many skills: wiring, carpentry, and metal work. But the biggest skill is the ability to visualize the project before you start. If you can master that, then actually doing it is a breeze.
The more you study and visualize this project, the better it will turn out. The reward for this hard work is less stress at anchorages and no sweaty ascots to wash.
There is just one more -- very complicated -- detail: the smooth rope-to-chain splice so your anchor rode will move easily through the windlass (covered in the January 2007 issue of Good Old Boat).
A windlass becomes necessary at some point because of the weight of the anchor and rode. There are aftermarket manual windlasses out there, but they are not numerous. The preferred type is powered.
I consider a foot switch to be very convenient -- but far too dangerous to be an acceptable configuration. Having switches in the cockpit and on the foredeck may not be as safe as only having one switch on the foredeck. That way the person working the anchor on the foredeck will have fewer miscues and surprises.
Most people agree that cars, trucks, airplanes, and all manner of other powered devices are both necessary and dangerous. For all of these, the sensible approach is to promote awareness and give training in the use of inherently dangerous equipment, such as a windlass.
The ground tackle on most large boats requires mechanical assistance. This is not a concern with small boats. Somewhere in between the two there are boats on the borderline. Some do not need a powered windlass as long as they use light ground tackle. Here are some ways to avoid having to install a powered windlass.
• Don't use all-chain rode unless you absolutely need to. • Consider the use of high-strength aluminum anchors, such as the Fortress brand. • Motor up to your anchor if conditions are such that you would have to strain yourself to pull the boat up to the anchor. • Cleat off and break out the anchor with the engine. • In the fairly rare situations where you need to apply a great deal of force to the rode to break out or lift a deadhead, put a rolling hitch on the rode and lead a clean and dry line back to a primary winch.
by John Danicic
Unless you have access to a professional battery cable-crimping tool ($200-300), attaching the terminal lugs to the cable will be one of the unexpectedly big jobs of your windlass installation.
If you can get such a tool, use it. But if you use other means to mechanically fasten lugs to cables, you must make sure that the cable and the lug remain securely attached. What better way to do that than to combine mechanical fastening with the power of solder?
All this stuff? Yep. Clockwise from bottom left: heavy wire cutters or a hacksaw to cut the cable, hammer-style crimper, flux for the solder or use rosin-core solder, utility knife, brush, hammer, solder, propane torch, three progressively longer lengths of heat-shrink tubing, cable, lugs, and needle-nose pliers or forceps. Not shown is the heat gun.
Hack or snip? The first step is measuring and then cutting the cable to length. Big wire cutters work best, but if you want a vigorous workout use a hacksaw. Battery cable lugs have a flat surface that mates with the terminal. Once you run the wire, determine how you want the lug to fit on the cable for the best orientation to the terminal. Once it is firmly attached, it's very hard to bend the cable to fit.
Mark the top of the cable with an arrow during placement and length measurement. Cut the insulation with a utility knife and leave enough gap between the lug and insulation to clamp a pair of pliers or forceps to act as a cable holder and heat sink.
Clean, then brush the flux. Slip the three progressively longer heat-shrink tubes on and well down the cable. Clean out the inside of the lug with fine steel wool and coat the inside of the lug and the cable with rosin flux. Never use acid flux. You may use rosin-core solder with no other flux.
Strike a blow. Using an inexpensive hammer crimper will put a dimple into the lug and form a mechanical fastening. It's set up to accommodate various cable gauges. If done correctly, this should be all you need. If you lack a hammer crimper, use a blunt chisel to form the dimple. Work on a surface that will absorb the considerable forces and prevent the cable from moving.
Hot, hot heat. Heat from the lug end to the cable with a flicker-through-the-flame motion until solder will melt if touched to the lug. We are talking about mere seconds of heating. You could also use a large electric soldering iron, but that would deduct too much time from sailing.
Bubble and boil. Apply solder to the seam. It should melt quickly and be drawn into the cable and socket. If it doesn't, heat up the lug some more . . . It doesn't take much solder to form a good connection.
Cool it! Let it cool a bit, but not too much. The insulation will be rather soft when warm and can be pushed down to cover your heat-sink gap. Let it cool completely and use a fresh rag to clean off residual flux.
Easy as 1-2-3. I like to use three layers of heat-shrink tubing, with each layer long-er than the last to cover the seams. I found heavy-duty black 3M tubing at a surplus electronics store. Draw the first layer up and over the lug and use the heat gun to shrink each layer separately.
Layer two. Keep the heat gun moving so as not to burn up all your hard work.
Good documentation. It's a good idea to write what the cable is for and where it goes on a piece of tape. Cover this with clear heat-shrink tubing. You now have an impressive, safe, and informative cable connection.
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Of Thingol and Melian is the fourth chapter of the Quenta Silmarillion section within The Silmarillion.
The chapter is the shortest of all. It describes first the nature and habits of Melian, a Maia of Irmo.
We are told that during the Great Journey the Teleri lingered in East Beleriand while the Noldor were further to the west. Elwë, the leader of the Teleri while visiting his friend Finwë of the Noldor, was lost in the forest of Nan Elmoth and saw Melian dancing.
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Sting: 4 of 14 stores sell beer to 17-year-old girl
St. Johns County deputies, underage volunteer conduct operation
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Parents may deny it, but most teenage children admit they occasionally drink alcohol.
A study of Florida teens found more than half of teens said they drink occasionally and one out of six admit to binge drinking. Experts say alcohol is the most commonly abused drug by Florida teens.
Nearly a quarter of sixth graders say they've already had a drink of alcohol.
The question is, where do these underage drinkers get their booze? Investigators know some of them buy alcohol at retail stores -- just like adults.
Channel 4 went undercover with local deputies to find out who is selling alcohol to teens in this area. Law enforcement agencies regularly conduct stings -- sending in undercover, underage buyers to see who will sell to them.
Sgt. Mike Strausbaugh from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office says it's about the sellers ignoring the law.
"We are, in conjunction with school district and (the Prevention Coalition of St. Johns County. We're trying to combat the problem of underage drinking in our community," Stausbaugh said.
"A lot of youth and the community have come to us and said, 'Underage drinking is an issue,'" said LeAnn Daddario, of the Prevention Coalition of St. Johns County. (PACT). "We've decided to partner with the St. Johns County sheriff's office in an initiative to make sure retailers are not selling to underage minors."
Daddario's coalition focuses on preventing underage drinking and drug abuse among kids. Aligned with PACT and utilizing a teen volunteer, the sheriff's office operates a sting on businesses in the county.
"So we want to see, every time we go out, retailers ask for their ID," Daddario said. "We don't particularly want people to get in trouble, we just want make sure the retailer is doing their part."
Strausbaugh trains an underage volunteer to go into a store and buy the same product with the same money at each stop. If asked, the teen agrees to offer their real ID, with their real age on it.
With Channel 4 in on a recent operation, the nervous teen strolled into a Kangaroo store on U.S. Highway 1 not far from the Sheriff's Office. Moments later, she strolled out with beer she had purchased. It was the first business she tried to buy from.
Once the teen operative buys and walks out with beer, undercover deputies already in the store work with a uniformed deputy to issue a citation. In some cases, the store has to close because the cited clerk is the only one on duty.
"This evening, the person who sold is in trouble," Strausbaugh said. "But ultimately, the license can be looked at by the state."
The undercover teen was surprised at how easy it was to buy booze.
"She didn't even ask me for ID. I thought she would at least do that," the17-year-old said. "She just glanced at me, I handed her the money, and I walked out!"
Strausbaugh and his team took the same scenario to 14 businesses in the area the day Channel 4 shadowed the operation. While a similar detail the week before found every business following the law and refusing to sell alcohol to the undercover, that wasn't the case the night Channel 4 rode along.
The next seven straight stores followed the law, but a clerk at the Hess Station near Interstate 95 and State Route 207 took the cash and handed over the beer.
Sanjay Patel, store manager at Hess Station, talked after receiving his citation.
"(This is) unusual. This is first time," Patel said. "It was kind of really busy. It just slipped out of my mind."
Every store the St. Johns County enforcement team visited that day displayed a sign: We ID. Responsibility Matters.
Authorities say the responsibility doesn't end with whoever pulls the alcohol out of the cooler or off the shelf. It also goes to whoever behind the counter.
Before the evening we over, Channel 4 saw two more businesses sell to the 17-year-old. While four of 14 stores visited sold alcohol without asking for ID, that mean 10 followed the law.
It was a painful and embarrassing process for the clerks who sold the alcohol.
"You don't want to see anybody lose their job this day and age, but we're hoping we can get some education out of it," Strausbaugh said.
He appreciates the efforts of his teenage volunteer.
"She wanted to be part of the solution, so kudos to her," Strausbaugh said. "I'm glad we have children out there that want to step up and take a positive option -- try to make a difference.'
Following this "alcohol compliance detail in December," the Sheriff's Office ran another operation in January. During that sting, three of of 16 stores visited sold to a different teenage undercover volunteer.
So why is this important?
In 2009 across the United States, 123 homicides, more than 81,000 non-fatal violent crimes like rape and robbery, and nearly 140,000 property crimes like burglary and car theft attributed to underage drinking.
How does a concerned citizen get involved?
The state needs you to report any underage sales that you observe. There's even an anonymous reporting telephone line:
Teens and adults can become part of the Prevention Coalition of St. Johns County. Clay, Duval and Nassau counties all have an organization similar to PACT that want teens and parents to get involved and make a difference in their neighborhoods.
- St. Johns County: pactprevention.org
- Nassau County: nacdac.org
- Clay County: clayactioncoalition.org
- Duval County: shdcfl.org
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Energy industry giant BP has donated $500,000 to The University of Akron College of Engineering to support continued development of UA's new Corrosion Engineering program.
Housed within the College of Engineering's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, the Corrosion Engineering program is the nation's first baccalaureate program of its kind. The program, to begin this fall, will incorporate a multidisciplinary curriculum designed to train engineers to understand and manage the effects of corrosion.
The gift, from BP Exploration's Inherently Reliable Facilities (IRF) Flagship Technology Program, will be used to develop curriculum, deliver courses to undergraduate and graduate students, and advance workforce development, particularly as it relates to the gas and oil industry.
"We appreciate the vote of confidence that BP has given to this innovative new program," says Dr. Luis M. Proenza, UA president. "At The University of Akron, we take pride in partnering with industry to create the materials of the future – both literally through groundbreaking research and figuratively by graduating the work force of the future. This generous gift reflects the value of strong public-private partnerships that will seed mutual success."
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Simon Webster, vice president for BP's IRF Program, emphasizes the value BP places on the University's forthcoming corrosion engineering program. He says as BP's operations move into more severe environments – deeper reservoirs, higher pressures, higher temperatures, higher fluid velocities – it needs materials and corrosion technologies to perform in these increasingly harsh environments. As oil and gas assets age, he adds, corrosion management becomes crucial to achieving safe, reliable and efficient operation of processing facilities and infrastructure.
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Perhaps you would want to build or purchase a Greenhouse so you can take advantage of the sunlight that nature provides for free. These requirements are discussed in more detail on the Water and Fish pages. You can see how our Greenhouse and our Growroom progressed over the period of time since we built them in late 2008 and 2010 until we sold our California location and moved to AZ in 2016.
Planting and harvesting are on-going activities, but we always make sure we plant something on July 4th. We feel that's a perfect day to declare ourselves as people who are becoming Food Independent. We designate our fish and veggies by our Aquaganic™ Trademark. To be Aquaganic™ products must be GMO-Free and grown in an Aquaponics system.
Spend some time with the scrolling images below to see the amazing variety of vegetables that can be grown in Aquaponics STEM & Family Food Growing Systems.
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The vegetables are only half of the Aquaponics story. The other half is all about the fish. In fact, we regard the fish as so important, we call the Fish Tank "The Engine of our Aquaponics Family and STEM Food Growing Systems". Surprisingly enough, raising the fish is not that difficult as long as you're raising Tilapia because they are so resiliant and hardy. Therefore, they can withstand beginner Aquaponic Farmer water quality errors without croaking.
Because we were operating an R&D Aquaponics Lab for many years, we wanted to see how long Tilapia would live in an efficiently run system. Many of our customers are vegetarians and want their fish to be worker fish running the engine of their system. Below in the picture on the left, are Tilapia Fingerlings we purchased in the summer of 2009. They are about three months old in the photo. When we closed down that system in the spring of this year, 2016, many of these same Tilapia were still going strong, huge (some were 30" long and weighed over 5 lbs.). But if you're planning to eat your fish, you don't want to let them get that big. A 1 1/2 lb. Tilapia makes for a delicious meal. The fish in the photo on the left are betweeen 1 and 2 lbs.
If you're using an Automatic Fish Feeder, fish growing becomes an easy job because they pretty much take care of themselves. We sell Tilapia Fingerlings and Tilapia Fish Food. The principle activities going on in the Fish Tank are swimming, eating, resting after dark in the bottom of the tank, breeding, birthing, brooding the young--Repeat. They don't know they're normal activities are resulting in your being able to do one of the most important things on our planet--Grow Food!
The Fish Tank is the Engine!
Below is our economical STEM & Family Food Growing System, the FGS-20. Bring it into your home, garage, greenhouse or bring it into a Classroom. This is just one example of the four Basic Designs we offer. Go to our Home Page to see them all or click over to each different system from the Drop Down Menu above.
These systems create a STEM Classroom in a matter of hours. The four different Aquaponics STEM Food Growing System Bundled Packages just for Teachers come complete with the Grow Bed Media, 25 Live Tilapia Fingerlings, Fish Food for 1 Year, an Automatic 5 lb. Fish Feeder, a 300 Watt Titanium Heater and a Seed Starter Kit (Grow Lights are optional). The entire bundle can be purchased with one Invoice.
When you purchase the Family FGS-20, the add-on's described above are all sold separately.
The FGS-20 STEM & Family Food Growing System has a 120 gallon fish tank and two 11 square foot, Rapid Cycle Deep Media Grow Beds like the ones you see here, for a total of 22 square feet of growing space. Go to our FGS-20 page for more information and details about this great Aquaponics STEM & Family Food Growing System for Schools and Homes.
You can raise up to 20 fish at 1.25 pounds (0.5 Kg) each in this tank, which is about 38 pounds of fish per year. And it's easy to Up-Grade. Click on the picture to go to the Home Page page, where it's featured, for more details. This system requires 2 ft. of walk around space all around it.
We also offer Aquaponics STEM & Family Food Growing Systems that don't require this walk around space and can be placed up against a wall. These are our EZ-Reach Systems. All of our Systems (except the Quick Kits) come with beautifully stained wooden pedastals that are sturdy and durable so the actually make a nice piece of furniture in your Classroom or Home.
Below is a photo of one of our EZ-Reach Aquaponics STEM Food Growing System sitting in Ms. Beth Frost's Biology, Aquaponics and Environmental Science Classroom at Danbury High in Connecticut. This System could have been placed against a wall because students can easily reach across the Grow Beds, hence its name. They have their Automatic Fish Feeder covered with the camouflage covering. You are looking at the back of the system with the manifold in view. This is a STEM Classroom ready to bring Learning to life.
This is a call to every American to step up and embrace the change that's coming. You still have time to set up your own Aquaponics Family or STEM Food Growing system. The time and money you spend will be so worth your effort as the price of food continues to sky rocket. What a beautiful lesson to pass on to your children and grandchildren and how incredible it is to turn a normal classroom into a magical world where Science, Biology and Chemistry come to life.
In Closing on this Page about WHY Aquaponicsis, it's important to also address how our family farms have been taken over by Big Agricultural Giants known as Factory Farms. These Big Agra companies care more about their bottom line than the health of the animals they raise, the nutritional value of the crops they are producing and the health of the people that the animals and the crops are feeding.
The Food Movement is quite literally a movement away from Industrialized Food and a Movement toward being more Food Independent or at least a Movement to get closer to the source of our food, which means going back to locally grown, family farm food. There are activist groups against Monsanto and GMO's.
There are several important DVD's and YouTube Videos out on the Food Movement including Fresh, Food Inc., MEATRIX Part I, MEATRIX Part II, The Future of Food, Food Matters, The World According To Monsanto, End Of The Line and more. Just Google these titles to purchase or watch these important and educational productions about food. There's a now famous quote by Henry Kissinger that says, "If you control the food supply, you control the people". Us Americans are all about being Independent, not controlled. It's time to become FOOD INDEPENDENT!
Parents, Grandparents, Teachers!
We've been using cartoon imagery on this WHY Aquaponics Page in order to bring levity to our very serious message.
But when we talk about the possibility of food shortages, we're not talking to cartoon families, we're talking to real families. Don't wait until it's too late to become more Food Independent. Start growing your own food now.
As we watch our financial system crumble before our eyes, our government contines to argue over cutting runaway spending. These reckless monetary policies will catapult us into hyperinflation like clowns out of a cannon.
Don't be caught by surprise. Get your family prepared for what could be the most challenging economic times in the U.S. Start by learning how to grow food with an Aquaponics STEM or Family Food Growing System. We're setting that example and starting a Movement.
Be sure to check out our Social Media Sites and our Daily Aquaponics USA Food & Health News newspaper called Paperli. You can access them at the top of our Home Page.
All of our Videos are on our About Page as well as on our Aquaponics USA YouTube TV Channel.
Thank You for visiting our WHY Aquaponics Page; but you've just gotten started. There are lots of other pages to explore on this very extensive website about Aquaponics, Aquaponics Products, Aquaponics Accessories and our STEM & Family Food Growing Systems.
Start exploring this Page by Reading through our Flip Book below. It explains WHY Aquaponics is so important at this time in our history.
I love hanging with the FISH.
This is our Modular System that can be expanded with multiples of this basic design.
Teachers, are you ready to "Bring Your Classroom To Life"? We have a 33 page clickable pdf that tells you everything you need to know to create a STEM Classroom using our STEM Food Growing Systems. Just Click on the Cover to the right to open it.
You can also go to our "Aquaponics In The Classroom" Page and check out our "Where To Get A Grant" Page.
It's amazing to see how Aquaponics is being embraced by our U.S. schools as the STEM Movement takes off.
Look at our STEM Food Growing System offerings by clicking below. We offer seven different Systems of various sizes and con- figurations to fit in every imaginable kind of space. Scroll to the bottom of each of these pages where our STEM Packages are located:
EZ-15, EZ-22, FGS-20, FGS-44, Quick Kits
It's time to start teaching the most important subject on our planet-- How To Grow Food!
Are you looking to provide Food Security for your family? Do you want to avoid pesticides, petro-chemicals and GMO Food?
You can grow your own Fish and Vegetables in a Family Aquaponics System.
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Forgot to ask when you were here... you're not bald or fat; SO, what's up with the username? Look forward to you passing back through!
IMO weight savings would be virtually nonexistent, and safety would be compromised. I think trying to save weight in fasteners by reducing their diameter or hollowing them out would be unwise.
I'm glad the numbers were helpful. You're welcome
Hijacking threads is a way of life here. :-)
Use Schrader. Does not matter to me. I would recommend against using gas station compressors though.
Hey, I just read a post from Simon on FB ....APPLZ should be up in a few days!
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- 1.Washing a child daily | 2. Washing clothes and Bedding | 3. Removing Waste safely
- 4. Improving Nutrition | 5. Reducing the impacts of crowding | 6. Reducing the effects of animals etc
- 7. Reducing the impacts of dust | 8. Controlling temperature of living environment | 9. Reducing trauma
Safety and the Nine Healthy Living practices
At the heart of the Housing for Health method are the Healthy Living Practices (HLPs).
These link the safety and health of people to the functions of key parts of the house and surrounding living environment. The HLPs are prioritised to maximise the health benefit for any resources used for improvement. On any project there is never enough time or money!
Click on any of the images below for the full explanation and design guidelines from Housing for Health - the Guide.
When designing, upgrading or maintaining a house, immediate, life-threatening dangers are given the highest priority. We consider the following safety issues:
- Electrocution
- Gas explosion and asphyxiation
- Injury from fire
- Structural collapse
Healthy Living Practice 1 - Washing People
Being able to use functioning washing facilities reduces the spread of diseases, including diarrhoeal disease, respiratory disease, hepatitis and infections. The rates of these diseases in some Australian Indigenous communities are as high as in many developing countries and are many times higher than for non-Indigenous children. Diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases, in particular, are the major causes of illness amongst Indigenous children and also play a major role in the malnutrition experienced in the first three years of life.
Healthy Living Practice 2 - Washing clothes and bedding
Being able to regularly wash clothes and bedding can help reduce the incidence of infectious diseases, such as diarrhoeal disease, respiratory infections, scabies and other skin infections.
Healthy Living Practice 3 - Removing waste water safely
Waste water leaks and overflows around the living environment can make people sick. Disease-causing bacteria can be transmitted if people or animals come into direct contact with waste water or if the drinking water supply is contaminated with waste water. So removing waste water safely from living areas, and managing it safely around the community, is critical to keeping people healthy.
Healthy Living Practice 4 - Improving nutrition, the ability to store prepare and cook food
Poor nutrition is one factor contributing to Indigenous people having high rates of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and renal disease. Poor nutrition is also a major cause of infectious diseases in children. In remote communities, choosing a healthy diet is complicated by factors such as low incomes, the cost of food, local store management practices and the ability to store, prepare and cook food at home.
Healthy Living Practice 5 - Reducing the negative impacts of over-crowding
Crowded living conditions increase the risk of the spread of infectious diseases, such as meningococcal disease, rheumatic fever, tuberculosis and respiratory infections. In a crowded house it can also be more difficult to access health hardware, such as a working shower, toilet, hot water and washing machines. Increasing house size does not guarantee reduced crowding. Increasing house function does.
Healthy Living Practice 6 - Reducing the negative effects of animals, insects and vermin
People's health is badly affected by contact with animals, vermin and insects in the living environment.Examples include:
- Mosquito borne illnesses,
- Chronic gut parasite carried by dogs,
- Dustmites causing increased levels of asthma,
- Flies carrying trachoma bacteria that impacts on eye health,
- Mice and rats attacking electrical cables and water pipes.
Healthy Living Practice 7- Reducing the health impacts of dust
Many small communities, particularly in rural and remote areas, experience problems with dust, caused by either unsealed roads or vacant land in the community or from dust that is blown into the community from surrounding arid, rural or drought affected lands.
Dust causes direct health problems through the irritation of mucosal surfaces and the skin, which contributes to eye diseases, such as trachoma, respiratory disease and skin infections.
Healthy Living Practice 8 - Controlling the temperature of the living environment
Living in houses that are too cold or too hot can contribute to a range of physical illnesses, as well as emotional distress. The young and elderly are most at risk from temperature extremes. Dehydration is a major risk factor for young children.
Healthy Living Practice 9 - Reducing hazards that cause trauma
If houses are poorly designed and constructed, or not well maintained, there is an increased risk that residents may be injured. Elderly people, people with disabilities and young children are particularly at risk. Injuries may require medical treatment or hospitalisation and could result in infections or even disability.


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Citing inflationary increased costs over the past five (5) years, Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation (MGUC), a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group (NYSE: TEG), today received approval to increase gas delivery rates. The increase was approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), and will become effective tomorrow, January 14, 2009. The new rates result in a monthly increase of about $2 for the typical residential customer.
"Due to inflation, our costs have risen over the past five years, so we need this increase to recover those increased costs," said MGUC President Chuck Cloninger. "We are sensitive to our customers' frustration at energy costs, and we have held the increase to a minimum," he added.
The rate increase is only related with the delivery of the natural gas commodity, which makes up about 21-percent of the total bill for a typical residential customer. The Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) Charge on customer bills is not affected by this rate request, and MGUC does not profit from GCR costs. It simply passes the GCR costs through to customers with the oversight of the MPSC.
"We do have some good news to pass along," said Cloninger. "The GCR began the month of January 30% lower than it was in November and December. This is a significant decrease, since the GCR is the largest portion of the bill."


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UK photographer James Lipman has shot for every one of those glossy Britmags we've all spent our lunch money on. Again, he takes our breath away. The 1600-px version is here and the giganto-desktop version is on our Facebook page.
Have a photo to contribute? Email us at tips at Jalopnik dot com, just make sure you have the rights to share it.


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Concussion symptoms land Belt on seven-day DL
KANSAS CITY -- The Giants placed first baseman Brandon Belt on the seven-day concussion disabled list due to post-concussion symptoms prior to Friday's series opener with the Royals.
Belt, who returned Saturday from the DL after a concussion cost him 12 games, missed Thursday's finale at Milwaukee with headaches.
"Yesterday he started showing some symptoms; we had some concerns," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said, adding, "It's important to take care of Brandon. The symptoms are there again."
Belt was struck in the face with a thrown ball in batting practice July 19 and subsequently was placed on the seven-day DL. He returned Aug. 2 to play the entire Mets series, then the first two games against the Brewers. In the second game, Belt went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. He sat out the finale.
"He was doing well there. He went four games ... playing at a high level," Bochy said.
After being optioned to Double-A Richmond on Thursday, Matt Duffy was recalled to take Belt's roster spot. Sensing the severity of Belt's headaches, the Giants had Duffy travel with the team to Kansas City.
Michael Morse started at first base for Belt on Friday.
Belt's injury comes one game after the Giants got leadoff hitter Angel Pagan back.
Pagan, absent from the lineup since June 15 with a strained back, collected a couple of hits in his return Thursday.
"Getting Angel back, I think everybody was excited to see the lineup that we envisioned," Bochy said. "We've got another little setback, but you know what, nothing you can do but move forward."


text: Construction is complete at The Lookout At Legacy Park. This new pocket park features the artwork of the Dominguez Family, a memorial clock, and a time capsule that will be unearthed in 2062. It will be enjoyed as a gathering spot in the Downtown Village for years to come. The project was officially unveiled at a celebratory grand opening on June 29th, 2016.


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could you please put the meanings here?
Six of one and half a dozen of the other.
Swings and Roundabouts.
Shank's Pony.
On the Lamb.
Cut and Run.
Give (or get) the cold shoulder.
Social Standing.
Pig in a Poke.
That's let the cat out of the bag.
could you please put the meanings here?
None of these are in any way slang.
They are common idioms and expressions.
(And you mean 'on the lam'.)


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Well, boys, the verdict is in.
Despite the ridiculous over-hyped claims from Flysurfer reps like Ted Bautista (aka Bullshitsa - thanks mad mick), Flysurfer ram air kites crashed and burned in Kiteboarder Mag's light-wind showdown in San Diego.
The overall consensus was that Flysurfer ram air kites are ok in light wind, but they turn VERY SLOWLY. The overall impression was that there are much better inflatables, in particular, the Rhino.
It's interesting that a lot of the ram air guys who were getting excited about this showdown are now remarkably SILENT, in particular, Ted Bautista. His rants in the lead up to this showdown almost defied belief. He reminded me of that insane guy in "Seven", bouncing up and down on the back seat of the car, rubbing his hands together, muttering to himself "I can hardly wait. Can hardly wait."
Ram lovers keep circulating their lies. We know ram lovers are prone to exaggeration and just plain misinformation eg see the following threads:
1 Ram airs jump 8m in 8 knots ("The future is bright, the future is foil")
2 Ram airs are better light wind kites than inflatables
Ram airs are inferior light wind kites because they:
1 Have excessive drag, compromising the Lift/Drag ratio
2 Turn VERY slowly
3 Have incredible inertia. The Speed 17 contains over 7kg of air in its pockets, compared to about 3kg in the Rhino5 20m.
And let's not forget the nightmarish problems associated with dealing with bridles on ram air kites of this size. Also, it's important to keep in mind the problems with wind dropouts in light conditions. If you choose to go out in light winds, you will occasionally experience full dropouts. No kite, inflato or ram, will stay up in these conditions. It is better to have an inflatable in drop-outs because at least you can support your weight and try to get back to the beach. All ram airs become hopelessly waterlogged and unwieldy after about 45mins and absolutely impossible to water relaunch. Ram airs are just plain dangerous in wind dropouts.
As confirmed in the lightwind showdown, and despite lies from ram lovers, you won't really have fun on any kite (ram air OR inflatable) unless the wind is over about 7-8 knots. This is the starting point for BOTH ram airs and inflatables, but because of the reasons I've outlined above, inflatables are vastly superior. And this is just the starting point. You won't really be having fun until it hits about 10 knots on an inflatable OR a ram air.
If you are going to buy a light wind kite, buy an inflatable: They are easier to use, much more fun, and safer by a loooong way.


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Here is a cut and paste email message sent to staffers at The News, in Islamabad. We have their explicit permission to use it. Actually, they requested that we use it, in the hope that publicizing it will somehow protect them.
From: Khaki Power <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 1:39 AM
Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
You people are the worst kind of swine that are a curse on our society. No more warnings, no more suggestions. You simply do not listen when asked politely. Only care is to malign institutions, exploit the so called "tragedy" of your friend, and make seditious accusations. Unacceptable behaviour.
Thats it. Just remember; YOU chose to play with fire.
The News staffers do not know who "Khaki Power" is or are. They assume the message comes from someone either in the military or sympathetic to it, but have no substantive proof. Umar Cheema was abducted and viciously beaten in 2010 by men who he said were part of the intelligence services. Ansar Abbasi has written commentaries (here and here) on trying former President Pervez Musharraf for treason. Musharraf, of course, is the general who seized power in 1999, ousting the current prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. Ahmad Noorani had tweeted on the same subject. Abbasi's piece on Sunday, "ISI chief should step down," could have aggravated the situation.
More recently, Cheema wrote critically of Saturday's attack on Geo TV anchor and commentator Hamid Mir (here and, after receiving the message, here), and the "so called 'tragedy' of your friend" in the threatening message apparently refers to that murder attempt. Widespread speculation within the media and the government is that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was involved in the assassination attempt. Mir often uses disgruntled sources from within the ISI in his commentaries. At other times he uses Taliban sources to criticize that group or the ISI. Recently he had been highly critical of the disappearances of civilians in Baluchistan, where Pakistan's military is confronting an increasingly vicious battle with Baluch separatists.
Mir's "Capital Talk" has long been one of Pakistan's most popular TV news commentary shows, and Mir had drawn threats in the past. CPJ began encouraging Pakistani journalists under threat to publicize those threats in an effort to disarm them. In August 2011 we tried to analyze the growing threat level in a blog called "Quantifying the threat to journalists in Pakistan." Many blogs and news alerts followed, among them a December 2011 post, "Pakistan's Hamid Mir publicizes a death threat." We made a point then that remains true today: "While the threat to Mir appears to be from supporters of the military/security establishment, if not officials within the government itself, threats to journalists come from everywhere. Pakistani reporters are targeted by all sides to the country's conflicts--religious militants, political factions fighting turf battles in violent cities like Karachi, competing secessionist groups in Baluchistan, and all the militarily active parties along the border with Afghanistan, as well as drug runners and gun dealers," we wrote.
Meanwhile, our statement Tuesday, "CPJ condemns move by Pakistan's ISI against Geo TV," prompted intense debate on our Twitter account, @cpjasia . Support for CPJ's position is divided, but many of the posts, pro and con, are thoughtful and worth reading.


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|EPM Scientific
US-OH, Leading global Biopharmaceutical firm seeks Two Medical Science Liaison's to manage Midwest territory 452431264249-MZ
|Medical Science Liaison – Midwest territory
Location: US
Salary: $140,000-$185,000 + bonus + industry leading benefits
A global Biopharmaceutical firm with offices located across the USA is looking to take on 2 talented Medical Science Liaison who is looking for a challenge to hit the ground running. The firm is looking to expand their Medical Affairs team and this is a key growth hire for the group. The ideal candidate is a highly detail orientated Medical Science Liaison who has the capacity to manage the entire Midwest region. This is an exciting opportunity to grow out a domestic presence for this international firm who are seen as a leader in providing pharmaceutical products for hospitals and other primary care markets.
The firm sees this hire as vital to success of a company's expansion plans across the USA as this person will be responsible for and maintaining developing relationships with national, regional, and local practitioners. This role encompasses a wide spectrum of the business units allowing team members to gain an increased exposure to a number of different business functions.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for:
- Osteoporosis
- Identification, business development and leverage on relationships with regional and nation KOL's (Key Opinion Leaders).
Our ideal candidate will possess:
Please visit our website at www.epmscientific.com


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I have some old drawings prepared in Word which I would like to translate into TikZ. Being a complete novice and having never worked with TikZ before, I am really struggling with getting started.
Here is the first flow chart that I want to convert:
One solution that appealed to me due to its simplicity was using a matrix and chains as explained in a tutorial in the manual. But then I already run into trouble with the two arrows that have to point to boxes 1, 2, and 3.
So my question boils down to: What is the easiest way to convert this chart into TikZ?
Don't worry I'm not asking for code. I just want to know how to start, because finding your way in something as complex as TikZ, with an 800 page manual!, can be very frustrating for a beginner.
Update Oct 17, 2011
Getting the hang of it! Here is the output I can currently produce. Last question:
Any ideas how to align the arrows by their tips?
\tikzstyle{block} = [rectangle, fill=blue!20, minimum height=3em, minimum width=6em] \tikzstyle{arrow} = [single arrow, draw]
\begin{tikzpicture}[auto, node distance=0.5cm and 0.5cm, arr/.style={->,thick}, line/.style={thick}, font=\footnotesize]
\node (stoffVor) [block] {Box 1 text};
\node (haupt) [block, right=of stoffVor, align=center] {Box 2 text};
\node (stoffNach) [block, right=of haupt] {Box 3 text};
\node (pfeil1) [arrow, below left=of stoffVor] {Arrow 1};
\node (pfeil2) [arrow, below=of pfeil1] {Arrow 2 text};
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\node (pfeil3) [arrow, above=of hauptP] {Text};
\node (pfeil4) [arrow, above=of pfeil3] {Lorem, Ipsum, Dolor, Sit};
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\draw[arr] (haupt.east) -- (stoffNach.west);
\draw[arr] (stoffNach.north) -- ++(0,0.5) node [auto, swap, yshift=6] {Text} -| ($ (stoffVor.east) + (0.25,0) $);
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\draw[arr] (pfeil1.east) -| (stoffNach.240);
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Celebrate the every day. Find release, relaxation and rhythm in the physical practice of yoga, and head into your weekend refreshed.
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