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Who is BGOTS in your opinion Sup Forums?
Who is BGOTS in your opinion Sup Forums?
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Clear winner.
Although the flying witch is a strong contender, she has brain problems.
Only makes her cuter.
You just post it.
Makoto above Chinatsu
Sup Forums doesn't like lolis anymore.
One of these two.
I like this one
Makoto above any other FW
Chinatsu is second best.
This desu. And Miyano as a close second.
Windermere YES
Fuck man, go and get some taste you fags.
She is the meme girl of the season, and that's it.
Now we are talking.
Either this...
...or this.
The only right asnwer.
Double Airi counts as this season right?
the real question is chinatsu or this little shit?
What is this?
Anyway, her design is ugly as fuck.
After the last episode it has to be.
Picked up
Good taste
These two cuties.
That mail at the end
Fucking based.
Best girl is pic related, though.
I want to punch her stupid face.
used goods cannot be best girls
Objectively the cutest
Myano is in a league of her own.
Very cute voice
her mom
I do, fuck you.
Yeah but you will never be as handsome as signman.
Good taste.
I'm waiting for Ohta's sister in Tanaka-kun to make my decision, I'm predicting best from her.
I want to jizz in her frizz
second best
Who the hell are you kidding?
The bestest desu-wa
That little shit beats Chinatsu hands-down de gozaru.
obvious streamfagging
no best girl posted yet
These are the right answers
I wouldn't' name her WGOTS, but she's hardly the best.
she looks dangerous user
Not even best girl on her series.
this one
The cutest.
Felt from ReZero.
You'll see...
That's a man, baby!
Damn, is it me or does this season have like 20 bestgirl candidates who could have easily swept lesser seasons without the competition?
No, it is Sensei.
no Acchan in this thread
how dare you?
This season is easily better than many other. Its well above average.
I want to marry her and feed proper food and probably wagyu once in a while
liking underage sluts: the show
Who's BOTS (Baka Of The Season)?
I fail to see the problem.
Watashi wa Lulucodesu!
Suzuki is love.
macross is so silly
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Susan Chalmers and her billionaire lover, Channing Crawford, are now prisoners of Channing's ex-girlfriend, Alia.
Alia's fury over the past knows no bounds as she tortures Channing and secretes Susan to a citadel in Baghdad. And now the endgame looms. Channing will have to make a terrible choice: the woman he loves . . . or the lives of the people he is responsible for.
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Excerpt:That night, they lie in each other's arms, unable to sleep.
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Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville, Rodrigo Sanger Alves, Maria Janilce Bosquiroli Almeida, Liane Tarouco.
This paper introduces a protocol for the atomic deployment of management policies for computer networks with quality of services (QoS) support. Atomic protocols are needed when the deployment of a management policy partially works, configuring just a subset of the intended target devices, which is not enough to provide proper QoS for network users. Besides, policy partial deployment leads to the waste of network resources that could be better used. In addition to the protocol definition, this paper presents the protocol implementation in a policy-based network management architecture used to manage differentiated services (DiffServ) networks.
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Corona is highly portable and works on Windows, Linux, and IRIX. It has been tested with the following compilers: Visual C++ 6, Visual C++ 7, gcc 2.95.3, gcc 2.96, gcc 3.0.1, gcc 3.2, and SGI MIPSPro. The code has no known endian issues, so it should work everywhere with few or no changes.
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Man Charged In Shootings, Officer Accused Of Funneling Him MoneyA 21-year-old man has been charged with ten separate criminal counts in connection with a series of drive-by shootings prosecutors say were gang-related. The shootings happened during October 2013 in both Minneapolis and St. Paul, according to the criminal complaint.
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Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) today announced that its operating partnership, Kilroy Realty, L.P., completed an amendment to its $500 million unsecured credit facility, which reduced the borrowing costs and extended the maturity date to April 3, 2017. The unsecured credit facility now bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.45% and includes a 30 basis point facility fee. The interest rate and facility fee vary depending upon the company's credit ratings. Kilroy Realty, L.P. expects to use the facility for general corporate purposes, including funding its acquisition, development and redevelopment programs, and repaying long-term debt. The facility was syndicated to a group of 15 U.S. and international banks led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, which acted as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. will be the administrative agent for the facility and Bank of America, N.A. will be the syndication agent. Barclays Bank PLC, Compass Bank, PNC Bank, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Union Bank, N.A., U.S. Bank National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. acted as joint documentation agents. Other participants in the facility include Bank of the West, a California banking corporation, Comerica Bank, KeyBank, National Association, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Cathay United Bank, LTD., and Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, LTD., Los Angeles Branch. About Kilroy Realty Corporation. Kilroy Realty Corporation, a member of the S&P Small Cap 600 Index, is a real estate investment trust active in the office and industrial property sectors along the West Coast. For over 60 years, the company has owned, developed, acquired and managed real estate assets primarily in the coastal regions of Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, greater Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area. At September 30, 2012, the company's stabilized office portfolio encompassed 12.7 million rentable square feet and its held for sale portfolio encompassed 3.7 million rentable square feet of office and industrial space. More information is available at http://www.kilroyrealty.com. Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, beliefs and assumptions, and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks, changes in circumstances, trends and factors that are difficult to predict, many of which are outside of our control. Accordingly, actual performance, results and events may vary materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements, and you should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future performance, results or events. Numerous factors could cause actual future performance, results and events to differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks associated with: investment in real estate assets, which are illiquid; trends in the real estate industry; significant competition, which may decrease the occupancy and rental rates of properties; the ability to successfully complete acquisitions and dispositions on announced terms; the ability to successfully operate acquired properties; the availability of cash for distribution and debt service and exposure of risk of default under debt obligations; adverse changes to, or implementations of, applicable laws, regulations or legislation; and the ability to successfully complete development and redevelopment projects on schedule and within budgeted amounts. These factors are not exhaustive. For a discussion of additional factors that could materially adversely affect our business and financial performance, see the factors included under the caption "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are based on information that was available, and speak only, as of the date on which they are made. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement made in this press release that becomes untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise, except to the extent required in connection with ongoing requirements under Federal securities laws.
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What does MELICA mean in NASA?
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- Melica
- Melica is a genus of perennial grasses known generally as melic or melic grass. They are found in most temperate regions of the world. They are clumping grasses with long, erect stems bearing spikelets of papery grass flowers. Some species of melic have corms and are sometimes called oniongrass. Selected species: ⁕Melica altissima - Siberian melic grass ⁕Melica animarum ⁕Melica argentata ⁕Melica argyrea ⁕Melica aristata - bearded melic grass ⁕Melica arzivencoi ⁕Melica bocquetii ⁕Melica bonariensis ⁕Melica brasiliana ⁕Melica bulbosa - oniongrass ⁕Melica californica - California melic grass ⁕Melica ciliata - hairy melic, silky spike melic ⁕Melica fugax - little oniongrass ⁕Melica geyeri - Geyer's oniongrass ⁕Melica harfordii - Harford's oniongrass ⁕Melica imperfecta - smallflower melic ⁕Melica longiflora ⁕Melica montezumae - Montezuma melic ⁕Melica mutica - two-flower melic grass ⁕Melica nitens - three-flower melic grass ⁕Melica nutans - mountain melic; nodding melic ⁕Melica picta ⁕Melica porteri ⁕Melica secunda ⁕Melica serrana ⁕Melica smithii - Smith's melicgrass ⁕Melica spartinoides ⁕Melica spectabilis - purple oniongrass ⁕Melica stricta - rock melic grass ⁕Melica stuckertii ⁕Melica subflava
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Capital "E" Epic Fantasy
There is a certain tradition in Fantasy fiction of the noble hero going out on a quest, usually with a couple of elves or dwarves, and then finding the magic whatsit to save the world as we know it. While that tradition has certainly yielded some great stories, it's always a treat to come across something a little different. Here are three titles that I've recently read and enjoyed.
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss This book is a story, a story about stories. A story about the many stories that make up a life. We meet Kvothe, an inkeeper with a past. When the Chronicler comes to the inn, he convinces Kvothe to tell his story, from his days with a traveling troupe of entertainers to the time where he goes to university to learn magic. Why would the Chronicler want to know about a washed up inkeeper? Because Kvothe is special -he has an uncanny knack for learning and mastering almost anything he puts his mind to. You will find out when you read it, it's a mesmerizing tale, one that will be hard to put down once you get started. The highly anticipated second installmentis due out in March of 2011.
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch The con is on! Locke Lamora is a super thief, in a city that has more than its fair share of thieves. Orphaned at a young age, Locke is taken in by a gang leader who uses orphans for thieving throughout the city. Locke just can't content himself with mere pickpocketing. He pulls off BIG heists, which gets him kicked out of the gang, and into the arms of a priest. Let's just say that the priest is not there to reform Locke, he's there to put a polish on his skills. This books was the fantasy equivalent of The Sting, there are numerous swindles, cons, and counter swindles going on. It's another great read that will have you flipping pages to get to the bottom of the mystery. There are two more books in the series, if you have read them leave a comment and let me know if they are as good as the first.
Gardens of the moon by Steven Erikson I liked this book. I liked this book a lot, even though it was a little harder to get through than the other two. This is Erikson's first book in the Malazan book of the fallen series, and it's a vividly imagined alternate world. So vividly imagined that it does take a little getting used to all of the new names of the different types of creatures and races in it. There is a handy guide available in the book for people like me who are a little slow on the uptake. Gardens of the Moon follows the battles of the Malzan empire, focusing mostly on an elite unit of soldiers called the Bridgeburners. Gardens of the Moon is the first of what will be a ten book series by Erikson (there are a total of nine out so far) in addition there are also books by Ian C. Esslemont that take place within the same alternate world, so if you find yourself hooked after reading this one (or at least warily intrigued like me) there is a whole lot more available to you.
What have you been reading lately? I'm always looking for new suggestions.
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"Name of the Wind" was good! I've thought of the Locke Lamora books and will have to give them a try. If you're in the mood for another Wisconsin author like Rothfuss, have you tried the Eddie LaCross series by Alex Bledsoe? "The Sword-Edged Blonde' and "Burn Me Deadly" are both fantasy and hard-boiled mystery. Lots of fun.
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"The Name of the Wind" is a great book! I'm not a huge reader of fantasy outside the Harry Potter books, but Patrick Rothfuss' writing had me hooked. I'm eagerly awaiting the sequel!
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We had the Sword Edged Blonde here @ SEQ, will definitely check that out. Books that are in multiple genres are definitely something that I like to read, Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series is another mystery/fantasy hybrid that comes to mind....I'll have to gather some others for a future blog post.
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The show opens on 6th August (previews from 31st July) and runs until 19th September 2015. Tickets are on sale from 27th April.
Based on Charles Dickens' novel, Bart's musical opened in the West End in 1960, ahead of its Broadway première in 1963. It has since been adapted for the screen, winning six Academy Awards, and has enjoyed major revivals in both the UK and the US, with the last London revival breaking box office records for the largest advance sales in history.
For the first time at the Watermill, the professional company will be joined by a supporting cast of aspiring performers from the Watermill Youth Theatre and children from the local community, as part of the theatre's ongoing outreach work dedicated to developing and nurturing emerging young talent.
Sheppard most recently directed the world premiere production of Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ at the Leicester Curve Theatre and the London premiere of In The Heights at the Southwark Playhouse. He was previously the associate director of Matilda.
Design is by Tom Rogers, with lighting design by Howard Hudson and musical supervision and arrangements by Paul Herbert, who as recipient of the Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer Award, was based at The Watermill last year.


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Theodore Boone's town is under threat, from a group of corrupt men planning to build a freeway bypass and destroy countless homes.
Now 13-year-old Theo - the schoolboy lawyer destined for the courtroom - must stand up for his city and stop them. But soon the fight turns nasty, and Theo and his friends face a giant battle against the underhand crooks.
And when Theodore uncovers a terrible secret - a secret he's discovered illegally - he is torn. Should Theo stop the shady developers from breaking the law by breaking it himself?
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CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO 4, CAL STATE LOS ANGELES 1 >> The Coyotes' Kerry Kelley pitched a complete game against the Golden Eagles in CCAA action. Nick Oddo went 1 for 3 with one RBI for the Coyotes. Cal State San Bernardino (9-18 overall, 7-10 CCAA) will play at 3 p.m. today against Cal State Los Angeles.
GROSSMONT 4, CHAFFEY 2 >> Jake Gallaway went 2 for 5 with two RBIs for the Panthers in the nonconference loss to the Griffins. Travis Borges and Lawrence Armijo each scored a run for the Panthers. Chaffey (13-10 overall, 10-2 Foothill Conference) will play at noon Saturday against Grossmont.


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Land war looms as club fights to avoid eviction
A CO MEATH football club which caters for more than 300 children has been ordered to vacate its home by January 15 by the owners of the land, right in the middle of the underage soccer season.
Members and supporters of East Meath Utd in Laytown have been left shocked and angry at the order to vacate notice served by Liberty Homes Ltd on October 15 last and they now fear for the future of the club if it is made homeless.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny referred the matter to Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar last week following contact from the club, while FAI chief executive John Delaney has also intervened, pledging the association's full support to East Meath Utd.
"We were informed of the situation by the club and it is important that we help," Delaney told the Sunday Independent. "The matter is being reviewed by our legal and facilities team and they will be offering advice and assistance. It is about trying to help the 300 kids who play there, and that needs to be put first."
The club held an emergency general meeting two weeks ago, at which parents were very vocal about the situation. "This came as a shock to me as a parent of two young boys with the club, aged six and 11," said Sharon Tolan. "We had to fight tooth and nail for a classroom here and now we have to fight tooth and nail for a a bit of grass for boys and girls to play on."
East Meath Utd have been playing on lands owned by Liberty Homes Ltd since 2008. Documents seen by the Sunday Independent show that the company entered into an agreement with the club as part of an ambitious development plan, which included housing and amenity space, to provide almost 7.5 acres by way of a long-term licence. Liberty Homes' purchase of the land was financed by Ulster Bank.
There were several conditions to the deal, including the company achieving planning permission for more than 450 residential units and agreement with Meath County Council on the recreational space. The deal was non-exclusive, meaning that on the completion of the development, the land would be considered an amenity available to all residents.
In the meantime, the company agreed to allow East Meath Utd to use the land for football pitches on a temporary basis which it could cancel at any time on three months' notice. This is the clause which has now been invoked by the company in a letter dated October 15, signed by Declan Kennedy on behalf of Liberty Homes.
Efforts to speak to a representative of the company on Friday and Saturday were unsuccessful. Clearly, given the economic situation and the collapse in the property market, Liberty Homes' original ambitious development is no longer viable. East Meath Utd are not the only club to have found themselves in this situation since the recession began. Furthermore, according to the documentation seen by the Sunday Independent, the company is acting within its rights to ask the club to vacate the land.
However, one committee member said that the company has added "insult to injury" by, as stated in the letter, asking East Meath Utd to "return the lands to the condition they were in prior to occupation".
According to chairman Donal Burtenshaw, the club has spent almost €70,000 on the land, which has been divided into four pitches, and in fencing the perimeter, installing temporary buildings for dressing rooms and a car park.
Liberty Homes have asked the club to remove the temporary buildings, to reinstate the ground on which the car park has been laid back to grassland, remove all goal posts and dismantle the fencing.
"We're hoping that common sense will prevail and that a solution can be found," said Burtenshaw, who added that he is hoping that an extension to the January 15 deadline can be agreed so that the club's 20 teams can continue their season and to allow the club to work on possible solutions.
One option the club has explored is making an offer to purchase the land, conservatively estimated to be worth approximately €80,000. However, initial soundings to secure loans from financial institutions have been overwhelmingly negative.
The club serves Mornington, Bettystown and Laytown on the east coast. The population in this small area exploded through the during the boom years, but there has been severe criticism of how Meath County Council has handled this growth in terms of the provision of key services and amenities.
Kieran Moloney has children playing with the club and he joined the committee at the recent EGM. "This community is in dire need of additional playing surfaces, never mind facing the prospect of losing some of the very few it has," he said.
Founded in 1994, originally as Donnycarney Utd before a name change in 1999, the club has led a nomadic existence, never having a place to call home despite repeated promises, including a commitment in the county draft development plan for pitches beside the new primary school.
Local councillor Wayne Harding believes the treatment of the club has been a "scandal". He added: "This club has given years of service to the local community and thousands of children have passed through their youth academies. There is no question that their situation should be stabilised at this stage but they have been let down on a number of occasions and moved from one temporary accommodation to the other."
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Knoxville (WVLT) - Governor Phil Bredesen proclaims Tuesday as Safe Haven Law Awareness Day.
Since the law was enacted in 2001, 21 babies' lives statewide have been saved.
Twenty-two-year-old Jenna McConkey of old Oak Ridge is charged with killing her newborn son in December of 2007. Police say McConkey wrapped her baby's lifeless body in a towel and took him to her Knoxville doctor.
"I think it emphasizes the need for us to continue to get information out about the law," said Shannon McCloud from the Secret Safe Place for Newborns.
She's talking about the Safe Haven Law enacted in 2001. It allows a mother to take a newborn up to 3 days to 4 medical facilities only - a hospital, a birthing center, health department, and a walk in clinic. Some states include police and fire stations - Tennessee doesn't.
"We're not out to encourage young women who are pregnant to anonymously bring their babies in this is a last resort," McCloud said.
Tennessee is allowed to ask the mother questions, but she can refuse to answer without prosecution. What would make a mother hide her pregnancy then drop off her baby?
"Fear that someone's going to find out, fear of what's going to happen if someone does find out, so they just hide the pregnancy then when they have the baby, they just panic because they want to hide their secret," McCloud said.
So professionals encourage a scared, pregnant woman to tell someone, and if you can't then take the baby to a Safe Haven.
Jenna McConkey is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated child abuse in connection with the Dec. 20 death of her newborn son. The cause of death is not being released. McConkey is being held in the Anderson County Detention Center on $100,000 bond and will be arraigned April 25.


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The International Olympic Committee will be breaking a record at the Rio Olympics — the Olympic Village will play host to 450,000 condoms this year.
IOC officials told Brazilian paper, Folha de S.Paulo, they are providing 350,000 male condoms, 100,000 female condoms (distributed for the first time in Olympic history) and 175,000 packets of personal lubricant for athletes and staff to use.
This year the Olympic Village will be home to some 10,500 athletes, which puts about 42 condoms in each athlete's pocket.
Tales of the sexcapades in previous Olympic villages have been well documented. From Tinder-gate in Sochi two years ago to when the Olympic Village ran out of condoms in Sydney.
So condom dispensing, and at large numbers at that, is not uncommon during the Olympics. The practice started at the 1992 Barcelona games to encourage safe sex and has been a mainstay at every games since.
The Australians are bringing their own anti-viral condoms to the games.
This year, however, the total number of condoms puts it at three times what was distributed during the London games.
Brazil's Folha de S.Paulo reported that the increase isn't due to the Zika virus.
Zika, which is generally spread by mosquitoes, is especially dangerous for pregnant women. According to the Associated Press, "the virus is linked to microcephaly, a condition in which babies are born with undersized brains and skulls."
Brazil is classified at level 2 alert by the Centre for Disease Control. Both the CDC and the World Health Organization confirmed that the virus can be transmitted during sex which has prompted some to take further precautions.
The Australian delegation, for example, is not taking any chances and are arming themselves with anti-viral condoms in addition to the IOC set.
Condom vending machines will also be around in the village should they run out.
The games run August 5 to August 21, 2016.
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By Ronnie Nathanielsz
Kenny Bayless has been named referee for the "Battle of East and West" between Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and IBO light welterweight champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2.
Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer informed BoxingScene.com, insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports that aside from Bayless, the NSAC had chosen Mic hael Permick, Glenn Trowbridge and CJ Ross as the three judges for the eagerly awaited showdown.
Bayless was the referee who cautioned Juan Manuel Marquez three times for low blows in the fierce rematch against Pacquiao on March 15, 2008 and also served as the third man in the ring in Pacquiao's rematch against Erik Morales which the Filipino won by a tenth round TKO on January 21, 2006.
Bayless was also referee in the Hatton-Paulie Malignaggi title fight last November 22 in which he called a halt in the 11th round as Hatton inflicted a bad beating on Malignaggi.
Boxing Confidential once referred to Bayless as the only referee who should be used in Las Vegas super bouts praising Bayless for always being in control of the bout "with the highest degree of fairness, firmness and accuracy."
Aside from the two Pacquiao fight he refereed, Bayless also handled "The World Awaits" super-fight between Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In a long list of major fights, Bayless was also referee for Roy Jones Jr vs Antonio Tarver and De La Hoya vs Bernard Hopkins in 2004, Shane Mosley vs Fernando Vargas in 2006 and Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito in 2008.
Bayless showed his firmness in Bobby Pacquiao's distressing performance against Hecto Velasquez in November 2006 when he disqualified Manny Pacquiao's younger brother in the waning seconds of round eleven for numerous low blows .
Judge Glenn Trowbridge who was an official in the Pacquiao-Barrera rematch on October 6, 2007 agreed with his colleague Jerry Roth who turned in a lopsided 118-109 scorecard for Pacquiao while the third judge Tom Schreck had it by a much closer 115-112 margin. Trowbridge was also a judge when Pacquiao knocked out Morales in the third fight of their classic trilogy on November 18, 2006. Trowbridge was also a judge in the Hatton-Malignaggi title fight.
CJ Ross was a judge when Pacquiao won the WBC lightweight title with a 9th round demolition of David Diaz on June 28, 2008.
Michael Pernick was invited by the Florida State Boxing Commission sometime in March 2005 to a three-day seminar for referees, judges and ringside physicians at the Sheraton Suites in Fort Lauderdale where officials working in Floroida were mandated to attend.
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So around my neighbourhood I'd seen posters up about a 30% Off Sale... at the Fabric Store, and as I've never been before, I thought I'd check it out!
Photo from Fabric Store's website!
The lovely peeps who work there are just darling, and so helpful with tips etc. I bought some knits that were on special, and got a remnant for cheap as well, and they were so cute! They admired my outfit, which was made from a bedsheet, so I was pretty embarrassed, but they loved it! I'll totally go back! I might have a think and go back to buy specific fabric rather than get some random cheap things!
And then as I'd gone through my stash of white buttons and realised I'd only had odd numbers (for Emy's smockdress) and not enough for her dress, I tottered down the road to the Button Store, where my friend works!
Photo from the Button Store website!
And yay! I got a couple of weird buckles and the white buttons no worries! It was good to see my darling friend as she's been checking out my blog! Yay! Hi honey! I've actually never bought anything from the Button Store before, because my stash has always been pretty spot on, but do drop in if you're in the neighbourhood! Throughout my limited shopping trips I forget to shop local!
It's a great afternoon, the sunshine has been so yellow and bright because of some random rainclouds, and now I'm heading out the door to the pub as a lovely girlfriend/bestie is visiting from Melbourne. I'm going to catch up with her for tea, and then see her gorgeous bub tomorrow xoxo
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Food give-away set at Markey church
ReMax of Higgins/Houghton Lake, in conjunction with Project Help Our People Eat, will sponsor a food giveaway Dec. 13 at Markey Community Baptist Church, 4736 Flint Road.
The food distribution will begin at 9:30 a.m. Participants may wait indoors.
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The period key on my laptop has not been working for months now. I'm having to copy and past periods when I need to use them. I tried to replace the key, but it seems as though the connections underneath are messed up. Any suggestions on where to start to solve this problem?
Replace the keyboard with a new one - they should run in the $25-30 range. One source: www.parts-people.com.
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Aldo Brocchini, longtime owner of Accent Carpets One and the former Ace Hardware Store in Manteca, died Thursday night at Kaiser Modesto after a short illness. Friends, business acquaintances, employees and customers remembered the always amiable Brocchini as a people person, a progressive thinker, a shrewd businessman and a great business promoter with a golden heart.
His death at the age of 82 came as a shock to many who remembered him as someone who was always full of vitality and an indefatigable worker who was a permanent fixture at Accent Carpets all six days of the week that the business was open.
"This is a very hard thing to say: we were good friends for many, many years. He had vitality and strength. He was just a strong person," said longtime business colleague and friend Ken Hafer.
Another longtime friend and colleague, John Mendosa of the former Mendosa's store in downtown Manteca, was also shocked to hear of Brocchini's sudden passing.
"I've known Aldo since high school (at Manteca High). He was a couple of years ahead of me. That's how long we've known each other. We were friends all through the years. He was in business and I was in business. We served on the (Manteca Chamber's) Merchants Division together," recalled Mendosa.
"This is a real shocker because it happened so fast," he said of his old friend's passing.
Just last December, Mendosa said he and his wife attended a holiday function at a mutual friend's home with Brocchini and his wife Mabel and a few other relatives and friends.
"Aldo was in great shape. We laughed and we talked. You never knew there was anything wrong with him," Mendosa remembered.
Always the tireless businessman that everybody knew, Brocchini continued working at Accent Carpets up until three weeks ago, said Sandy LaMar who has worked there for 29 years.
Manteca's "Pumpkin King," George Perry, was one of those who often stopped at Accent Carpets to visit with Brocchini and talk about the old times and, of course, about business. He was actually making one of those visits to his old friend on Friday when he learned about the sad news.
"What a fine man," he said of Brocchini.
"Of course, he was younger than me," said the 90-year-old Perry, but he remembers Brocchini as one of the people who pushed for the perennial success of the still widely popular annual Manteca Pumpkin Fair.
An astute, forward-thinking businessman
Perry, who is still involved in the George Perry & Sons business that he started, remembers one particular experience which he said exemplified Broccini's fairness and kindness as a businessman. When Perry needed a new carpet at home, he went to Accent Carpets. One wall needed an upgrade that was not in the original job order but Brocchini went ahead and did it. When Perry went to pay for it, he said Brocchini insisted on the original price. "That's what I told you, George," Perry recalled Brocchini telling him.
While installing his carpet, Brocchini's workers noticed an 8-inch-square stain in one of the Perrys' bathrooms. Perry couldn't recall what caused the stain. But, he said, Brocchini "sent a man here and the man said, 'I could cut that out, patch it and you wouldn't know the difference.'"
Sure enough, that's what happened. "So I said, Aldo, how much do I owe you? And he said, 'you don't owe me anything.' He was that kind of a person. That's why you respected him," Perry said.
Many people had similar stories to tell about Brocchini.
"He was a great person to do business with," agreed Alice Hafer who, with husband Ken, own and operate several businesses in town.
The Hafers were also good friends with the Brocchinis because all their children went to St. Anthony's School together. Both families each had three children.
"Aldo's a fine man. He's a good businessman, a great businessman and a forward-thinker," said Mendosa who still has a hard time referring to his longtime friend in the past tense.
"He was always looking ahead. He could see opportunities coming that many people could not see," he added.
One of those forward-thinking ideas that Brocchini helped develop was keeping businesses downtown open for longer hours in the evening on Thursdays. This was back in the mid-1950s, recalled a longtime businessman in town who did not want to be identified.
"We were trying to get business stirred up in town; things were not all that great in town. Nobody did Thursday night business in those days," he said.
To help promote Thursday-night shopping downtown, Brocchini hatched up an idea to help draw the big crowds. That idea was to have people come into the stores downtown and pick up a ticket for the drawing of a washer and/or dryer.
"We'd buy the washer and dryer from him (Brocchini)" at the old Ace Hardware Store, "and then we gave that item away at the drawing. It was really exciting. We got decent crowds. This was Aldo's idea; he was a promoter," the businessman said
To help promote Thursday-night shopping downtown, Brocchini hatched up an idea to help draw the big crowds. That idea was to have people come into the stores downtown and pick up a ticket for the drawing of a washer and/or dryer.
After that, they came up with the idea of "Balloon Days." All the downtown stores that participated purchased an ad section in the Manteca Bulletin enticing customers to visit their store and pick up a balloon. Inside each balloon was a discount coupon. Customers who came into the store would pop a balloon and right away use the coupon to purchase the item identified on the coupon.
"He was definitely a businessman," said LaMar who worked with Ken Chastain at the Manteca Accent Carpets. The business also has a branch in Tracy which Brocchini opened first before he started the store in Manteca in 1974.
"I learned a lot from him. I learned to be disciplined - work is work and play is play. Aldo played just as hard as he worked. If he was going to take you to dinner or a party, you're going to have a good time. If you're doing business, you're going to do business time. He was a big influence in my life in that respect. I learned a lot of values from him," said LaMar whose in-laws owned and operated another longtime family-owned business in town, Redi-Mark, which is now owned by her sister-in-law, Diane.
Another couple that attests to Brocchini's astuteness as a businessman and as a friend is Lois Page and her husband Glenn who knew Brocchini very well through their mutual involvement for many years in the Manteca Chamber of Commerce.
"Mabel was really involved in the Manteca Chamber of Commerce, and through Mabel I got to know Aldo. He was just a wonderful man, very likable," said Page who worked in the Chamber office for 10 years.
"He touched a lot of lives, in business and in personal life. He will be missed," said Lois who will pay a final gesture of friendship to Brocchini at his funeral on Thursday next week. As a member of the Manteca Police Department's volunteer SHARP (Seniors Helping Area Residents and Police), Lois will be helping control the traffic as the funeral procession proceeds from P.L. Fry & Son to the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, and then on to St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Escalon.
Viewing at P.L. Fry & Son on North Union Road will be on Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m., and the funeral Mass at St. Anthony's will be at 10:30 a.m.


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Robin Craig researches the law and policy of "all things water," including water rights, water pollution, and ocean and coastal issues, as well as climate change adaptation and the intersection of constitutional and environmental law. She has authored, co-authored, or edited 7 books, 12 books chapters, and over 65 articles.
- J.D./Environmental Law Certificate, School of Law, Lewis & Clark College
- Ph.D., English, Science & Literature, University of California, Santa Barbara. Project: Romantic Transformations
- M.A./Writing About Science, The Writing Seminars, The Johns Hopkins University. Project: The Chemistry of Human Biology
- B.A., English/Writing Concentration, Pomona College
After earning a Ph.D. at U.C. Santa Barbara in English literature and an independent M.A. degree from the Johns Hopkins University's Writing Seminars in Writing About Science, Robin Craig attended the Lewis & Clark School of Law in Portland, Oregon, from which she graduated summa cum laude and first in her class. While in law school, she worked for the Natural Resources Section, General Counsel Division, of the Oregon Department of Justice, which allowed her to work on a variety of environmental law issues, from Clean Water Act litigation to CERCLA cleanups to salmon and tribal issues to the intersection of state tax law and environmental law. After graduation, she stayed in Portland to clerk for two years for U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones.
Craig previously taught at the Lewis & Clark School of Law; Western New England College School of Law in Springfield, Massachusetts; Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law; and the Florida State University College of Law in Tallahassee, Florida. Her areas of professional expertise include Environmental Law, Ocean & Coastal Law, Water Law, Toxic Torts, Administrative Law, Property, and Civil Procedure.
At the College of Law, Craig teaches Property to first-year students and Environmental Law, Water Law, Ocean & Coastal Law, and Toxic Torts to upper-division students. She is also affiliated faculty to the College of Law's Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and Environment and a faculty affiliate of the University's Global Change & Sustainability Center.
Craig's research focuses on "all things water," especially the impact of climate change on freshwater resources and the oceans, the Clean Water Act, and the intersection of water and energy law. She also has written several articles and book chapters on constitutional environmental law, administrative law, and statutory interpretation. She is the author or co-author of seven books: The End of Sustainability (University of Kansas Press: forthcoming 2017, with Melinda Harm Benson); Water Law: Concepts and Insights (Foundation Press: forthcoming 2017, with Robert W. Adler and Noah D. Hall); Modern Water Law: Private Property, Public Rights, and Environmental Protection (Foundation Press: 2013, with Robert W. Adler and Noah D. Hall); Comparative Ocean Governance: Place-Based Protections in an Era of Climate Change (Edward Elgar: 2012), Environmental Law in Context (West: 3rd ed. 2011), Toxic and Environmental Torts (West: 2010, with Michael D. Green, Andrew R. Klein, and Joseph Sanders), and The Clean Water Act and the Constitution (Environmental Law Institute: 2nd ed. 2009). Her publications also include over 100 law review articles and book chapters.
In January 2014 and then again in July 2015, Craig was appointed to the National Research Council's two Committees to Review the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan.. She also served on three successive National Research Council Committees on the Clean Water Act and the Mississippi River and as a consultant to the Environmental Defense Fund, to the State of Victoria, Australia, and to the Council on Environmental Cooperation in Montreal, Quebec. She is also active in the American Bar Association's Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources, where she served a three-year term on the Executive Council, as Co-Chair of the Water Resource Committee, on the Planning Committee for the 43rd Annual Spring Conference on Environmental Law, as Vice Chair for the 2014 Water Law Conference, and as Chair of the 2015 Water Law Conference.
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"THIS is planning how it should be done" is how Riverstone MP Kevin Conolly described Greenway, the area's newest residential subdivision, as major civil engineering works on the Richmond Road site got under way last Wednesday.
"People will not be living in a new frontier or wasteland [at Greenway], but in a new community with genuine opportunities," Mr Conolly said at the official launch of the development.
Representing Planning Minister Brad Hazzard, Mr Conolly said Greenway was a project that was "dear to us" and that "a priority" of the state government had been to "expedite housing growth".
Developed by Legacy Property and located at Marsden Park, Greenway is part of the North West Growth Centre.
Greenway chief executive Matthew Hyder said the development had "everything at its doorstep" including easy access to the M7 and was not far from train stations at Schofields, Blacktown and Riverstone.
Greenway is also near Sydney Business Park, off the southern side of Richmond Road, where major retailers including Bunnings, Costco, Masters and IKEA are building new outlets.
Mr Hyder said there had been about 110 sales in Greenway's first two releases of house and land packages during the past three months, with more land to be released during the course of this year.
When completed, the development will have up to 700 homes, a supermarket and specialty shops, a large village green, a half basketball court and barbecue area, cycle paths, walkways and natural landscaping.


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My mom used to complain about her friend painsurfing. Painsurfing is when you look at things that hurt, basically. Things that hurt you specifically. For her friend, it was family Facebook stuff. For me, it's old messages.
I never understood why anyone would do that, before. I'm not entirely sure even now. Why don't I just stop...?
I think it has to do with wishing. I was happy, then. Maybe I can find a bit of that happiness. Keep it with me.
It doesn't work like that.
The stupid part is that sometimes I'm pretty happy before I start painsurfing, and then I kill my mood. I am the dog who lost his bone in the lake.
Just a diary, I guess. Not my innermost secrets or anything, of course, just a bit-by-bit autobiography.


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Michael Francis Seander, Jr., better known as Mike Stud, is a Duke-educated, former All-American baseball player who unexpectedly turned to music after an injury robbed him of his lifelong dream to play pro ball. Now, Mike Stud can be seen at the top of the Billboard and iTunes charts as he continues to build his brand in the most unconventional way -- as an unsigned artist, heavily relying on social media to build awareness, sell tickets and engage with fans around the world.
In just five short years, Mike Stud has garnered over 60 million views on YouTube, released three #1 Hip-Hop Albums on iTunes, and headlined three notoriously 'wild' national tours.
His music first received notice with the rap single, College Humor, in 2010, which he recorded as a joke. The video was a huge viral success, racking up over 1.5 million views. Mike's music career took off quickly: He released his first mixtape, A Toast to Tommy, in October 2011. In May 2013, Stud's debut studio album, Relief debuted at 109 on the Billboard 200 chart and peaked at 55. But the biggest move from the former pitcher-turned rapper came when Mike Stud hit No. 1 on Billboard's Rap charts with his 2014 2nd album, Closer, which received over 1.4 million YouTube views for the title track. His YouTube channel has passed 145K subscribers, and he recently dropped his third album, These Days which landed him #1 on iTunes Hip Hop charts.
In support of this latest album, Mike just completed his "Back2You" tour on which he played 40 sold out shows in cities across the U.S.
On June 21st, Mike's eight-episode docu-series "This is Mike Stud" will premiere on Esquire Network. This series will follow Stud as he gears up to embark on the biggest tour of his career.


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On 23/10/2009, at 2:20 AM, Brian Smith wrote: > If it doesn't make sense to cache a response, then the origin server > shouldn't be including the Cache-Control/Expires headers in its > response. I > think that's your position and I totally agree with that. Yes. > But, it seems > strange to me to say a cache may cache anything with a Cache-Control > header > as-is--EXCEPT it must treat 201, 206, 304, 417 (and probably a few > more > 4xx/5xx errors) specially, but that's it, no new special cases, ever. Right. If we follow this path, there are roughly three options; a) Make exceptions for 201, etc. and no more b) Don't make exceptions for 201, etc. -- i.e., purposefully allow servers to shoot themselves in the foot here (without promoting it, of course) c) Allow new status codes to except them, which takes us back to caches having to understand status codes to store them. If we were working from a clean slate, I think (b) is probably the right thing to do. However, we're not -- although adopting (b) won't make any existing caches non-conformant: one could argue that a 201 or a 281 w/ Expires can be cached, thanks to the advice that Expires makes a non-cacheable response cacheable. How do people feel about this? Is (b) workable? If not, (a) or (c), or something else? -- Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/Received on Thursday, 22 October 2009 23:30:39 UTC
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Saturday, July 22, 2006
Steamed Yam Cake
220 gm. Rice flour
300 gm. Yam - cut into cubes
30 gm. Wheat Starch
20 gm. Tapioca flour
2 tsp. 5-spice powder
850 ml. water (divide into 2 portions of 425 ml. each)
5 shallots - sliced
30 gm. chinese sausage - lap cheong - diced
60 gm. roasted pork -siew yok - diced
50 gm. Dried shrimps - soaked then chopped coarsely
4 nos. mushrooms -soaked and diced
2 Tbsp. cooking oil
1 Tbsp. cooking oil - put into boiling water
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. Vetsin
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. sesame oil
(1) Fry yam with 2 Tbsp. oil and toss with 5-spice powder, leave aside.
(2) Fry the shallots until fragrant, add in dried shrimps and fry till dried shrimps starts to jump then add in chinese sausage, roasted pork and mushrooms . Dish up and leave aside.
(3) Mix the rice flour, wheat starch and tapioca flour with 400 ml. water. Add in seasoning and stir.
(4) In a wok, boil the 400 gm. water till boiling. Add in 1 Tbsp. cooking oil. Off the heat, pour in the rice flour mixture and stir till mixture thickens. On the the heat again and cook over low heat till mixture thickens, pour in 2/3 of the dried shrimp mixture and stir till well-mixed.
(5) Pour into an 8" oiled square tray and level the top.
(6) Steam for about 45 mins.
(7) Sprinkle the balance 1/3 of the dried shrimps mixture on top and steam for another 5 mins.
(8) Leave to cool before slicing.
(9) Sprinkle chillies, fried shallot and spring onion on top and serve with chillie sauce.
28 comments:
- Amrita said...
aunty, do u steam the yam first before cubing it? or do u add it raw?
- August 22, 2006 8:10 pm
- yochana said...
you have to cut into cubes first then fry it - method no. (1)
- August 22, 2006 8:12 pm
- Amrita said...
aunty, i wanna try this on friday to use up my yams, but my lousy steamer is too small to accomodate an 8 inch pan....sigh. Any other ways to steam?
- August 23, 2006 5:23 pm
- yochana said...
You can cut down the portion and make 75% of it and use a 6" sq. tin.
- August 23, 2006 8:41 pm
Your blog is one of my favourite, must visit every day. Your are an amazing baker and so selfless to share your recipes.
I tried your yam cake today. It is the best I have ever tasted. This recipe is a keeper. Thank you so much.
- September 13, 2006 9:09 pm
Dear Yochana, I love your blog and recipes. Thanks for sharing. I am thankful for people like you who share their recipes. Keep up the good work!
Regards to you and yours,
- April 13, 2007 1:11 pm
- yochana said...
Hi ann,
Welcome to my blog.
- April 13, 2007 2:32 pm
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- December 04, 2007 9:01 am
- Chris said...
Hi Yochana,
Interested in trying to bake your yam cake recipe. Would like to check if we are to lightly fry the yam with the oil n 5 spice powder to just get it mixed evenly or we need to fry till the yam is cooked? Please advise. Thks for your help in advance.
- January 06, 2008 1:40 am
- yochana said...
hi qing,
lightly fry will do because while steaming the yam will still get cooked.
- January 06, 2008 8:27 am
Greetings Yochana,
I am a Singaporean based in London, I have only recently started searching for good recipes from the internet. It never fails to amaze me the number of very good bloggers who are willing to share their hobbies and recipes.The recipes you post in your blog are fantastic. Thank you for sharing your time, skills and advices.
- June 30, 2008 8:53 am
- yochana said...
Hi Rita..
good day to you.
You're most welcome.
- June 30, 2008 12:01 pm
- Elaine said...
hi yochana,
i cant find wheat starch, can i omit it or replace by some other thing?
- July 06, 2008 12:39 pm
- yochana said...
Hi Elaine,
No Wheat starch, use Tapioca flour instead.
- July 06, 2008 3:59 pm
- Elaine said...
hi aunty,
i replace with 20gm of tapioca flour. I bake this last sun, turn out good but the yam is abit hard, issit because i din fry it soft enough?
- July 08, 2008 7:31 pm
- yochana said...
Hi Elaine,
Maybe you fry too long and the water evaporated. Next time add in a little more water.
- July 08, 2008 8:55 pm
Dear Aunty,
I miss the yam cake very much. But I have some problems and wish you can help me.
I can't find wheat starch or topiaco flour here in Dubai. Anything can replace them?
When can I put the yam? Is it pour in together with dried shrimp mixture?
Thank you.
- August 15, 2008 8:26 pm
- Aunty Yochana said...
Stir the fried yam into the batter before steaming.
- August 15, 2008 9:55 pm
I made this yam cake following your recipe - with the only addition of chopped radish - it was awesome...thanks for sharing!!!
- October 02, 2008 3:38 am
please advise when should i add in the fried yam to the flour mixture.
thank you.
- October 30, 2008 2:47 pm
sorry, i saw the reply already above already, pls omit my request.
thank you.
- October 30, 2008 2:50 pm
Dear yochana,
I tried the yam cake yesterday night, is a great success for me as first timer in making yam cake, it is already so good although i only used dried shrimps ( as i don't have other side ingredient on hand) . thank you very much.
- October 31, 2008 10:46 am
hi i'm jessie
i try to make yam cake yesterday,but to soft ,maybe too much water,how to solve it ?thanks.
- February 24, 2009 1:41 pm
- Aunty Yochana said...
hi jessie,
Seems like you did not cook long enough in the wok before pouring into the tray to steam.
- February 24, 2009 1:50 pm
- Quinn said...
Aunty Yochana,
Many thanks to you.
I've brought this over for a pot luck gathering and it was the first to disappear completely!
Love your recipes so much, keep posting!
- July 23, 2009 2:50 pm
- Aunty Yochana said...
Hi Quinn
The effort comes from you tho..
Have fun.
- July 23, 2009 3:43 pm
Hi Aunty Yochana,
Thanks for all those wonderful recipes. I have made a couple of things from your blog. Definitely a must to visit everyday.
I have a question. As I was making this yam cake, I noticed that the water is divided into 2 portion. 400ml and there is another 400gm to boil. Please let me know if the 400gm is supposed to 400gm or ml please? thanks
- September 09, 2009 1:45 pm
- eMiLy said...
i noticed that the first step is to fry the yam and tossed with 5 spece powder and leave aside.. however, the later steps did not say when to add in the fried yam.. when do we add in?
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Chounard / Black Diamond day pack
I bought a Chounard daypack. It is about 2500 ci. I use it to carry my climbing gear. It is reasonably well made, with somewhat inexpensive materials. The bottom is reinforced with heavier nylon. The shoulder straps have minimal padding, and and the waist strap is unpadded and removable. There are two plastic reinforcing areas sewn onto each side of the pack in order to attach webbing to the pack. Modern packs seem to have generally given up on this idea. I don't use it very much, so nothing has broken on it yet. I did use it on one backpack in Joshua Tree uneventfully.
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I bought a slightly used Kelty large daypack. It looked almost unused, except for a broken zipper slide. I would guess it was around 3200 ci. The internal frame consisted of two aluminum stays, each about 3/4"*1/8" in cross section. I took it on an easy backpack (2 or 3 miles on a fire-road in each direction). I strapped on a backpacking version of a Coleman stove, which was about 1 foot * 2 feet * 4 inches, and weighing about 5 pounds. I strapped it to some daisy chains (aka bartacked webbing) on the outside of the backpack. I made the straps tight enough so the stove wouldn't fall off. After the backpack I noticed that several of the bartacks had failed. This was quite unexpected. It is possible that some seam also blew out. I was unimpressed that the bartacks blew out. Obviously of inferior construction. I sent it back to Kelty for repair, and sold it when I got it back. Not recommended.
I bought a The North Face Voyager (large). This is a large daypack, 2700 ci and 2 lbs 3 oz (it is now 2 lbs, 5.8 oz perhaps due to the TNF repair below). The internal frame consists of a sheet of soft foam sewed to the back of the pack. I have used this pack quite a bit. It doesn't have much support, so it is important to pack heavy loads very carefully. It is not very comfortable, but it isn't very uncomfortable either. After a few years of use (including some chimneying climbing) I wore a few holes through the pack. I took it on a backpack, and I noticed that a seam holding the heavy nylon bottom to the lighter main pack material had failed. I could have fixed it myself, but since the pack had a few holes, I decided to send it to TNF for repair. I included a note saying I would pay for the holes to be fixed, but that I considered the seam failing to be a warranty item. They repaired the seam, but did nothing about the holes. Their repair job was unimpressive. I could have done a job at least as good. I sent it back again, and I got the pack (about a month later), with a new panel where the holes were. They didn't charge me any money, which I thought was pretty nice. I was quite surprised to examine the pack and find they had simply sewn a big piece of nylon over the original pack side (still with holes). I could have done this. Not impressive. It has been a few years since, and the pack now has a dozen more holes. I am planning on getting a nice pack, but I haven't done so yet. The zipper on the lid failed, but I was able to fix it, by pinching the zipper slider. A reasonable pack, which is reasonably durable, but not very impressive.
I bought a The North Face Polar Circus pack (large). This is a small daypack, 2400 ci and 1 lbs 15 oz. It is made of spectrum, which is nylon with spectra ripstop. It is not a coated material (likely due to the spectra fabric), so has an inner liner of a coated nylon. This is actually a good idea, because it can reduce abrasion damage to the pack. All the fittings on the pack are of light construction. The plastic clips that hold the top flap down are smaller and lighter than normal packs. The hip belt is unpadded.
TNF made two larger versions, the Jetstream 3000/3300ci and the Thin Air 4300/4600 ci. I think the bigger packs had a more substantial suspension.
The first time it was used, the nylon cover to the shoulder strap seam failed at the top of the shoulder strap. It seemed that the fabric 'margin' of that seam was zero. It has been returned for warranty service. The rest of the pack seems serviceable. The poor quality control is a bit of a concern. I used the pack a few more times (well under 50 miles since new) and it has developed two abrasion holes, one in the top compartment and one in the main body. I will send it in for warranty service again. The pack seems to break far too often. Perhaps that is why it was discontinued. The spectrum fabric isn't very abrasion resistant either. I fear it is mainly a marketing ploy.
After waiting a few weeks, I called TNF. It seems that the pack arrived Oct-14, and that I was supposed to have been contacted by Oct-20. Only nobody contacted me, either by phone, letter, or email. I asked why nobody contacted me, and they had no answer. I asked them when I would be getting the repaired pack back. They told me that the pack would be very difficult to repair. They said they didn't have a sewing machine that would handle the fabric. I think that they meant they couldn't fix the hole in the bottom of the pack without taking it apart. But what about the holes in the lid of the pack? Can they fix them? They didn't say either way. When I pressed them, they said that getting two holes in the pack in under 50 miles is considered normal wear and tear. If it is not covered under warranty, they are supposed to let me know how much it would cost to fix. They did offer me a discount on a new pack, but I am told they often do that, independent if the damage is covered under warranty. I told them I really wanted the pack fixed, and they basically said they wouldn't do it. They shipped the pack back to me.
I am quite disappointed by this. TNF has a great reputation both for innovation in backpacking gear for many years, as well as having great customer service, as I know from experience. This pack was a very expensive high-end pack ($145 in 1999 for a 2400 cubic inch pack), which was supposed to be made of very durable, light materials. It has proven to be have very poor durability, and what is worse is that TNF doesn't stand by their product. At worst case, they should have least quoted me a cost to repair the pack.
Needless to say, I won't be buying any TNF products. I considered replacing my pack with a new TNF Prophet pack. It is supposed to be made of several fabrics including dyneema (spectra). On their web page they state "Fabric 210D Cordura Dyneema, 840D Jr Ballistics, 420 HT nylon". What that really means is 210 denier Cordura nylon with 840 denier dyneema ripstop. I had to call their warranty department, and they had to look up exactly what the fabric was, because the description on the web is a bit vague. This fabric is similar to the fabric in the Polar Circus which has proven to be of very poor durability. It is interesting that TNF doesn't mention that the fabric is really ripstop, which is much cheaper than pure dyneema. Also of interest is CiloGear (one of the highest quality lightweight packs companies around) used to use 210 denier Cordura dyneema ripstop and switched to 500 denier Cordura dyneema ripstop to increase durability. They clearly name their fabric and have a paragraph explaining that the dyneema is used in the ripstop part only.
After using it to carry my lunch to work for a few months, the shoulder strap cover material pulled out from the edge of the shoulder strap. This is visible in the first picture, where the white foam of the shoulder strap is visible and the frayed black fabric has pulled out from the seam. This shows that the 'margin', that is the overlap between the two pieces of fabric is much too small. The bigger the margin is, the stronger the seam is. Different seams need different amounts of strength, but if a seam pulls out, clearly the margin is insufficient. This was the same issue that caused the nylon cover to the shoulder strap seam to fail the first time I used it. I could accpet sloppiness causing it to happen in one spot, but happening in two spots shows shoddy workmanship. Also visible in the first picture is my glued on nylon patch covering the abrasion hole that formed within the first few uses of the pack. TNF said they couldn't fix this. I am sure my fix isn't ideal, but it works well enough.
The second picture is a close up of the top where another abrasion hole formed within the first few uses of the pack. TNF said they couldn't fix this either. I used clear urethane adhesive tape, designed for patching nylon. The grid of white is the spectra ripstop of the fabric, The white in the middle of the shiny patch is the rip that I repaired. Not shown is the inside patch I made, using yellow nylon tape to match the yellow fabric. It seems that TNF doesn't know about urethane or nylon based adhesive repair tape. It is available at REI, Campmor, and other sources.
I am still in the market for a reasonable durable, light daypack. If anyone has any good ideas, let me know. I think that spectra or one of the dimension polyant fabrics is the way to go for durability. I have thought about the Kelty White Cloud, but the cost and uncertainty about quality are concerns... I heard their spectra packs are much higher quality than the rest of their packs...
Around 1974 or so, I bought a Wilderness Experience Klettersack from a small company called A-16. A-16 is now a major player in the retail and wholesale outdoor gear world in southern California. This pack is about 2200 ci. It is made of heavy duty nylon. It has leather reinforcing patches on the sides of the pack as well as the top, bottom, and rear of the pack, designed for attaching straps. This was before packs had plastic patches that did the same thing. The shoulder straps have minimal padding, and the hip belt is 1/2 inch wide nylon webbing with absolutely no padding. All of the connectors are metal, as this pack predates fastex. The hip belt strap shows some abrasion as does the straps used to secure the top of the pack, after many years of use with the metal clip.
I used this pack through Jr. High school, High school, and college to carry books. Usually 20 lbs or so. After college, I used it for hiking. The zipper failed, and a small hole developed in one corner (no doubt due to books). I wanted to send it back to Wilderness Experience, but they had gone out of business around that time. They have since reorganized and are back in business. I had these repaired around 1986 or so. Since then, the connection point between the shoulder straps (at the top) and the pack started coming undone. I sewed them back up. I used this pack every day, to carry stuff to and from work. This pack has clearly stood up to the test of time. The steel webbing fasteners are wearing the webbing, and some of the stitching holding on the leather strap tie-downs has failed. The leather is looking pretty worn. Not so bad for a pack around 23 years old. Highly recommended.
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TV host Doug McConnell of "Open Road" (and formerly "Bay Area Backroads") shared his 10 favorite beaches in Hawaii in an episode that premiered last night on KQED. Too bad he couldn't share more accurate pronunciations of their names.
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In a segment called "Best of the West," McConnell started out promisingly enough with his No. 10 choice, Kauai's end-of-the-road Kē'ē Beach, approximated as "Kay-ay." He also acquitted himself with No. 8, the Kona Coast ("There's not much sand here, but the black lava-lined coastline is beautiful and makes for some of the best scuba diving you'll find anywhere," McConnell noted.)
Maui's "Big Beach" (No. 5) understandably caused no problems, although it might have been nice to note its Hawaiian names, Mākena ("abundance") or Oneloa ("long sand.") McConnell also nailed Oahu's Waimea Bay (No. 4), Waikiki (No. 2) and "the entire North Shore of Kauai" (No. 1).
But saying that "Hah-nah-loo-uh," "Hah-nah-kuh-pie," "Hoe-keep-uh" and "Kah-nah-pah-lee" are also in his top 10 does a disservice to viewers who might one day ask directions to Honolua Bay, Hanakapi'ai, Ho'okipa and Kā'anapali — Nos. 9, 7, 6 and 3, respectively.
I get that years of hearing "Hah-nah-loo-loo" for Honolulu has influenced the mispronunciation of Honolua ("what it lacks in sand, it makes up for in surf," McConnell said), and "Hoh-noh-loo-uh" is only a closer approximation. And when it comes to place names, "Hana-" and "Hono-" actually mean the same thing: "bay." But I still think McConnell could have mustered more of a local pronunciation for the "two bays" of Honolua.
It might have helped if the episode of "Open Road," which starts with a visually compelling visit to the active lava flows of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and the bird- and history-filled atolls of Midway, showed the beaches' names in writing. Maybe the 'okina — the glottal stop denoted by a single open quote mark — would have prompted McConnell to say "Hah-nah-kah-pee-eye" for Kauai's Hanakapi'ai (meaning "bay sprinkling food"), "Hoe-oh-keep-uh" for North Maui's Ho'okipa ("hospitality") and "Kah-ah-nah-pah-lee" for West Maui's Kā'anapali ("Kā'ana cliff").
Of course, Hawaii Insider herself has only recently made the effort — meaning extra HTML coding — to use Hawaiian diacritical marks in most place names (for the main islands, I've retained the English spellings, for style and display reasons that are a little complicated to go into here.) But maybe if we all did start writing Kaua'i, for example, we could rid the world of the scourge of "Kuh-why."
To be fair, McConnell's misfires are also far from the worst Hawaii Insider has heard: For a while, we kept on our TiVo a gorgeous HDTV program that referred to the town of "High-low" on the Big Island, among other mangled place names.
It's just that Hawaii Insider has looked up to McConnell for years as the kind of enthusiastic traveler who really takes the time to know a place, which should include knowing how to say its name. Also: Why describe yellow sand beaches (you know, the ones with sand-colored sand) as "white sand" beaches, when the pictures on the screen are there to disprove it? That sounds like tourist-bureau talk to me.
It's also odd that a caption on "Open Road" claims "Hawaii is the only U.S. state to grow coffee (on all five islands)." I've heard that line about being the exclusive coffee grower, but what's this "all" five islands about? Coffee may only be grown commercially on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai and of course the Big Island, but Lanai, Niihau and Kahoolawe are also part of the state, y'know.
But I know McConnell knows that; by his own admission, he's had a 33-year love affair with Hawaii and the show's Web site includes his videos and updates from the six major islands. Here's how he says it all began:
My first trip there was in 1976. I was living in Alaska, and one winter I flew almost exactly due south from Anchorage to Honolulu. As I got off the plane and walked down the staircase to the tarmac, and as the warm and gentle breeze carried the fragrance of flowers, I fell instantly and completely head-over-heels in love with it all. It was sensuous and romantic and I vowed to return as often as possible. It's a vow I did not break.
In those days, living in Alaska, it was cheap to get to Hawaii. Western Airlines, long-defunct, had a special "Triangle Rate" for people flying roundtrip from Anchorage to San Francisco. For only $25 extra, we could fly back to Anchorage through Honolulu. That added about 3,000 or more miles to the journey, and left a pretty huge carbon footprint, but I couldn't stop myself from going. Even if I only had a few hours to get off the plane and go body-surfing on Waikiki before heading back to Alaska, I'd do it. I was addicted.
Over the years, personally and professionally, I've had the great good pleasure of exploring all the major islands many times. Getting to Midway, as we did in the show, was a new and special treat. I never tire of the islands and their incredible geographic, natural and cultural diversity and rich human history.
That, at least, is well said indeed.
I hope McConnell does go back with "Open Road" — and if he needs someone to ask locals for directions, Hawaii Insider's schedule is open!
Watch for yourself: "Open Road" Episode 2 airs again on KQED Ch. 9 at 1:59 p.m. April 16 and 2:30 p.m. April 19. It also airs at 1:30 p.m. April 18 on KTEH Ch. 54.


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