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MPs, activists join hundreds rally to 'Maanash copycat' call to protest near Fourth Circle
By Jassar Al Tahat - Dec 06,2018 - Last updated at Dec 06,2018
AMMAN — Hundreds rallied to the call of an anonymous group of activists to take to the Fourth Circle in protest on Thursday, including former members of Parliaments and prominent political figures joining the "Maanash copycat" protest.
The original organisers of the successful 'Maanash' movement, in May, which led to the resignation of former prime minister Hani Mulqi's government, confirmed to The Jordan Times they are not affiliated in any way with ongoing protests.
Meanwhile, former MP Hind Al Fayez was seen at the protest, as well as prominent Islamist activist and Muslim Brotherhood figure Zaki Bani Irshaid.
However, a statement made available to The Jordan Times editorial team by the 'Hirak Thiban' movement, in the southern Jordanian town of Thiban, said they will be joining the Fourth Circle protest.
The Jordanian Communist Party and the 'Hirak Al Ramtha Al Shaabi', among other political grass-root movements, have also declared joining the national event.
By Thursday evening, at least 500 people had showed up despite the rain, as more joined the obscure demonstration.
Protestors chanting 'down with the Parliament' blocked the street connecting the Fourth Circle with the Jamal Abdul Nasser (Dakhiliyah) circle in both direction, calling for a general pardon and the rescinding of the income tax bill, which lawmakers recently passed, pending the King's endorsement.
Demands by the joining movements also called for the withdrawal of the Electronic Crimes Law, according Jihad Kawamleh of the Thiban movement.
However, despite the turn-up and declared participation of various political entities, none of the protestors who spoke to The Jordan Times were able to name the organisers.
Friction was minimal but police prohibited reporters and citizens from taking picture from the pedestrian overpass, possible to prevent citizens from capturing the full scale of the protest.
Activists lit a bonfire by one of the buildings on the side of the street, a major Capital vain, to keep warm as more move to join the demonstration.
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Definition of handle
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1 : a part that is designed especially to be grasped by the hand
2 : something that resembles a handle
3a : title sense 4 a royal handle
4 : hand sense 9c the smooth handle of silk
5 : the total amount of money bet on a race, game, or event
6 : a means of understanding or controlling can't quite get a handle on things
off the handle
: into a state of sudden and violent anger —usually used with fly seemed ready to fly off the handle
Definition of handle (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : to try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the hand handle silk to judge its weight
b : to manage with the hands handle a horse
2a : to deal with in writing or speaking or in the plastic arts He handles the topic briefly in his book.
b : to have overall responsibility for supervising or directing : manage a lawyer handles all my affairs
c : to train and act as the assistant for (a boxer) handles featherweight boxers
d : to put up with : stand can't handle the heat
3 : to act on or perform a required function with regard to handle the day's mail
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LINCOLN, Neb. -- There was really only one surefire way to stop the Nebraska offense last year: wait for the Huskers to stop themselves.
You usually didn't have to wait too long. Only one team in the FBS, Idaho, turned the ball over more than Nebraska, which gave it away 35 times in 2012. The Huskers' 22 lost fumbles were the most in the country.
You couldn't quite call them unforced errors -- there was a defense out there making plays, after all -- but the team's coaches and players believe a lack of focus played a key role in poor ball security. They're trying to change that this spring.
"It's being stressed all the time," head coach Bo Pelini said. "Guys are fully aware of it."
To reinforce the importance, coaches demand that the entire offensive unit perform a series of up-downs every time the ball hits the turf. If the first-stringers commit a turnover, for example, even the players who are not on the field as part of the current package have to do the punishment. The hope is that the process builds accountability from everyone.
"The coaches yell at us, and the other players and the senior leaders don't like it, either," running back Imani Cross said. "We know that we were putting ourselves in bad situations with those turnovers."
Another difference this spring is that each mistake is gone over on the field after it happens, rather than waiting for film sessions and meetings the next day.
"If we have a turnover or a penalty, we immediately say, 'Hey, why did this happen?' and we try to correct it right there," receiver Jamal Turner said.
Who knows if the approach will lead to fewer turnovers? But if it does, the offensive possibilities are seemingly limitless.
Despite all the miscues in 2012, Nebraska still averaged nearly 35 points and more than 460 yards per game. And the Huskers bring just about everybody back from that side of the ball, including quarterback Taylor Martinez, 1,000-yard back Ameer Abdullah and their three top receivers. Even with Rex Burkhead gone, the offense returns 74 percent of its rushing production a year ago, and Cross is expected to play a much larger role.
Remember, this is a team that put up 31 points and 443 yards against Georgia in the Capital One Bowl while turning it over three times. Alabama scored 32 points against that same Bulldogs team.
"That just shows that our offense can play with anybody in the country," Martinez said.
Especially if it can quit hurting itself. Turnovers can sometimes be fluky, and there's no real way of predicting them before a season. But Nebraska hopes that better decision-making from Martinez and greater concentration on ball security can solve the problem.
"At the end of day, one's too many," Pelini said. "You never know when one can creep up and beat you."


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"Remember this"
This is a wonderful opportunity that simply will not be repeated. Your little one is only this little for a fleeting moment and I want to preserve that moment for you to cherish forever; in a piece of art that makes you pause every time you pass it and makes you smile every time you think of it.


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Is it possible in Windows10 to have ulmb on Windows10 desktop and have gsync on fullscreen games?
I don't want to use them at the same time. I just want my desktop to have ulmb and games to have gsync.
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Nov 7 2008
Relief from Above
In the summer of the early 1970's I had a job operating a tractor to mow a pasture. The shredder behind the tractor was 5 feet wide. The pasture was nearly two hundred acres. I mowed in a circle, first once around the pasture, then again about four feet in from the fence.
It was monotonous work to say the least. It was also hot. As was typical of summers in that part of East Texas the temperature during the afternoon was near 100 in the shade. There was no shade on the tractor. In addition to the heat from the sun, the diesel tractor motor in front of me generated even more heat. The fan from the radiator blew air past the hot engine into my face.
One particular afternoon I was especially miserable. I thought the heat would drive me out of my mind and there seemed to be no escape from it. I began to hope for a little cloud cover to block the sun. I looked up and there was literally not a cloud to be seen in the sky.
It occurred to me to ask God for a cloud. I had been taught you don't ask God for things like that. You pray for strength to handle was is in front of you. You pray for wisdom to make the right choice. You don't pray for things, and you especially don't pray for things just because you want them. Still, I was desperate. I wasn't hopeful, but I was certainly desperate.
I set my mind to bearing the heat and waiting for the sun to at least start sinking in the sky later in the afternoon. I was determined not to stop, even for water. I wanted to do a good job, and the pasture was not getting mowed if I hung around the water cooler. If I could just keep going the time would grow later, the shadows longer, and the oppressive heat would subside just a little. Around and around the acreage I went.
Suddenly I felt cool. I looked around me and saw a track of shade vs. sun moving away from me and leaving me shaded from the sun. I looked up. There was a small cloud between me and the sun. There was only one small cloud in all of the great big sky, and it was directly between me and the sun.
I stopped the tractor, leaned back and smiled at the world. I breathed the cooler air deeply and rested for a moment. I raised my hands up into the shade and stretched my back. Soon the little cloud moved away and I restarted the tractor to continue on with my task. I was refreshed, feeling great, and perhaps even bolstered by the thought God was listening and looking out for me.
That story is completely true and accurate. There may be a message in the story somewhere, but if so it is up to you to find it. It was more than thirty years ago and I still don't have a clue what to make of it.
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Wei-Meng Lee, the Microsoft Regional Director for Singapore, has a prolific output across a broad range of .NET technologies. This year alone he's written two books for O'Reilly on ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Basic 2005. But he's now discovered the jewel in Microsoft's crown - Windows Presentation Foundation (of course!) - and has written four great articles covering everything from the application model to internationalization. The last one is particularly good - there's not a lot of material on this topic, so it's even more heartily appreciated. Here's a quick run-down of the articles, in his own words:
- Be an Avalon Test Pilot and Build the Windows UIs of Tomorrow
Avalon, the nascent framework for building next-generation user interfaces in Windows Vista, is available now in beta, but you don't have to wait for Vista (a.k.a. Longhorn) to get started. We unpacked it early in order to give you a jump start on building the UIs of tomorrow.
- Learn Navigation in "Avalon"—the Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Presentation Foundation, the nascent framework for building next-generation user interfaces in Windows Vista, is available now in beta, but you don't have to wait for Vista to get started. In this second article in the series, we show you how to use the new navigation model.
- Create Data-Aware Applications in "Avalon"—the Windows Presentation Foundation
In WPF you can bind UI elements to a wide variety of data sources, including XML data, Web services, as well as databases. Learn how data-binding works in the Windows Presentation Foundation with this sample project using an XML data source.
- Globalize and Localize Your "Avalon" Applications Using LocBaml
You already know that internationalizing your applications can propel you into new markets. But did you know that the Windows Presentation Framework can make it easier than ever to do? Learn how to write culture-aware WPF applications using this example.
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The warmest month (with the highest average high temperature) is April (39.6°C).
The month with the lowest average high temperature is August (31.1°C).
The month with the highest average low temperature is May (25.4°C).
The coldest month (with the lowest average low temperature) is December (16.8°C).
The month with the highest relative humidity is August (81%).
The month with the lowest relative humidity is February (20%).
The wettest month (with the highest rainfall) is August (290.2mm).
The driest month (with the lowest rainfall) is December (0.5mm).
The month with the highest number of rainy days is August (17.9 days).
The month with the lowest number of rainy days is December (0.1 days).
Months with the longest days are May, June, July and August (Average daylight: 13h).
Months with shortest days are January and December (Average daylight: 11h).
Months with most sunshine are February and November (Average sunshine: 9h).
Months with least sunshine are July and August (Average sunshine: 7).
Months with the highest UV index are February, March, April, May, June, July, August and September (UV index 12).
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A Woman Walks Across America
On the 5th of May in 1896 a Spokane woman, Helga Estby, headed eastward along the railroad tracks intending to reach the town of Mica by the end of the day. She was taking up a challenge from "the fashion industries," who offered to pay $10,000 if she would walk from Spokane to the east coast.
Finances were tight for the Norwegian-American and her family and she saw this as the only way to save their farm. And so Helga, accompanied by her teen-aged daughter, Clara, left behind her other eight children and started walking eastward.
This astonishing story is the subject of a recent book by Linda Lawrence Hunt called Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America (2003.)
I won't tell you any more of the details of this expedition, some exhilarating and some tragic. You must read it for yourself. It's a laugh-and-cry sort of book, suspenseful, gratifying, heartbreaking, unputdownable.
With thanks to Vickie Munch for telling me about this first-rate book.


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Goat's Milk
A gentle cup in overflow
finds the form of a shape
so patient.
Thumbs bristling inward graze on
skin sprawling
as a field of heather
scented of earthy kin.
They motion toward a door
guarding a fevered tongue.
Lungs fill and expel
that mouth a song
upon rolling hills
of a foreign ground.
From the north escapes
sound sourcing deep within the confines
of a soul so inclined
and ill with desire,
that no fated disaster
nor fire could capture.
Trembling fingers meet a downy bed
where for now they rest,
a crown.
The sweet embraces
that hang from the lips
of each lover
begin to migrate as wolves.
Rising new hunger,
a blood-flood
for fools.
For our two,
another appetite satiated
by the night or –
for a breakfasted type
holding steadfast to the sight
light brings in morning.
A clarity keeps
pouring in
silver shudders
through twin spines
cast a glow,
film reeling
of possibility in overflow.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363356760450940988.post482254870842441575..comments2019-09-22T06:27:27.489-04:00Comments on Re-Learning To Teach: Year 5: Opening WeekJustinhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363356760450940988.post-25362964098406305362017-10-01T16:12:44.192-04:002017-10-01T16:12:44.192-04:00Hey Justin, Your popping into my brain just now ha...Hey Justin,
Your popping into my brain just now happened like this: I'm trying to re-up a project for students that I did a few years ago where they basically hop on the Internet, make some connections and do a project that exposes the wonder of mathematics. Doing this project with my students in 2015-2016, I found it connected a bit with Math Munch. So, just now, I was hopping around on Math Munch which ... seems to have gone offline about nine months ago. Anyway, as I was noticing this, I hopped onto their teacher page, and at the bottom of their teacher page was a link to the site, mathtwitterblosophere.weebly.com ... The invitation there, to start blogging and start tweeting, reminded me very much of the energy that came out of the first TMC I attended (the one in Philly) ... And by then I thought--hey, I wonder if Justin's been blogging! I think I checked your blog once over the summer and read through some of the spring posts.
Anyway, I relate very much to you as a writer and as a teacher, and wanting to use the art of writing to reflect on the practice of teaching. And also I can relate to the usefulness of posting publicly rather than writing privately, and at the same time feeling somewhat ambivalent about this choice. I have written quite a few blogs about what's going on in my classroom that I have gone on to feel uncertain about, like, not sure if that was such a good idea to write. But, like you, I've never gotten a complaint from administrators about it.
Anyway ... I hope all's going well in your neck of the woods; it has been a long time. Are your daughters teenagers now? Lol. I'm kidding. They're not, are they? Sheesh.
The occasional self-loathing that creeps into your self-reflection (the dark comedy of the original subtitle, which I now forget, would be an example) is also something I relate to strongly. This year is my sixth in the profession (not including two full years as a long-term sub), and yet in some ways this is my most challenging year yet, and I am quite overwhelmed by it all right now. I very much need to re-learn to teach if I'm going to continue in this profession, because just getting by as I have to this point is not going to sustain me spiritually. Thanks for the inspiration.
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As promised here as some of the readings/research made in West Norfolk for the Scars of War project in the autumn of 2018: The research for this piece was undertaken by Lindsey Bavin, manager at the True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum.
The Wounded Soldier
In World War One it is estimated that 2,272,998 British soldiers were wounded. Not including the 16,682 Navy and RFC/RAF. Of that number 64% returned to duty to fight on the front lines.
In King's Lynn places like the Hanse House were converted into hospitals to cope with the sheer amount of walking wounded returning from the Front.
One of that vast number of wounded was John Smith Sampher – Private 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment – 203325.
John Smith Sampher was the son of the late Mr Thomas Taylor Sampher and Angelina Sampher (nee Smith), who were fishing smack owners, fish merchants and farmers. Like so many others from the North End at this time, John Smith Sampher was the first man for several generations not to work in the fishing industry. He had firstly taken a small farm at Middleton and later moved to Ivy House, Rectory Lane, West Winch, where he lived with his wife, Rosa and three children.
He joined the colours in 1917 and had been on the western front only six weeks when he was wounded in the shoulder by shrapnel at Ypres.
He was taken to a hospital at Rouen, where, wrote a sister
"in spite of great suffering, he was on his way to recovery when after two operations, he took a turn for the worse. We are told that doctors and nurses all thought he might have pulled through, for not only had he a strong constitution but he was determined for the sake of his wife and three children to live if at all possible."
Sadly, John caught pneumonia and died on 23rd August 1917, a day before his 38th birthday. He was interred in St Severs Cemetery, Rouen.
The damage inflicted during the war left psychological as well as physical scars. A condition barely understood in the early days of the war was Shell Shock and yet as early as December 1914 10% of British Officers and 4% enlisted men were believed to be suffering from this condition. Symptoms included tinnitus, headaches, amnesia, tremors, dizziness and a hypersensitivity to noise. Also what was described as a "thousand-yard stare".
The term 'shell shock' was not actually coined until 1915. The name coming from a theory that shock waves from the artillery shells caused brain damage. Early in the war soldiers suffering from shell shock were evacuated from the front line. Their erratic and often unnerving behaviour was thought to be detrimental to morale.
At the Battle of the Somme 40% of men were reported to be suffering from shell shock. This proved a turning point, as the army needed more soldiers than ever they could ill afford to send men home. A decision had to be made. An order was given to the medical officers- soldiers suffering from the effects of Shell Shock who were found near to where shells had exploded would be given a wound stripe and treated as wounded.
However, those who were not given the W were given a S (for Sickness) and not counted as wounded. They were returned to their positions and could be denied their pension. Any soldier found deserting their post, even with a medical note, could be shot for cowardice. The best that could be hoped for was a few days of rest at the medical officer's discretion.
The psychological and physical strain on soldiers in the trenches would have been immense. We have a letter of Private Edward George Earl who described the horror:
"We have just been on the right of Hill 60, It has been a rough time, we are alive at present, but we do not know how long we shall be. We have not been relieved in the trenches for 24 days. Talk about Hell on earth! It was and is the worst battle that has been fought in this war. We lost 2,000 men in 24hrs and a great many more besides since then."
3rd May 1915 Edward George Earl- Private 8145- 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment
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I think last night's debate between Salmond and Darling had a very predictable outcome.
It was made for TV and we are no closer to understanding the finer details of either side's plans for Scotland. Salmond stubbornly refused to budge on the currency question and Darling failed to agree that Scotland could be a successful independent country. He also failed to articulate a better vision for Scotland than the reality we are living with today.
Whilst Salmond can be excused his refusal on the grounds that he simply cannot answer certain questions about independence until after negotiations have been concluded with the United Kingdom Government, Darling at least should have been able to inform us what additional powers the United Kingdom Government would give Scotland, should we agree to remain within the union.
Instead, he fluffed that particular question quite badly – because there are no definite answers yet to that one either – and he simply harked back to the completely meaningless line that we are 'better together' because Scotland enjoys the 'best of both worlds' as part of the United Kingdom.
To buy into the concept that we have the best of both worlds, as Darling appears to, is to agree that the devolved powers held by the Scottish Parliament, embedded within the constitutional arrangement of the United Kingdom, yields the optimum conditions under which Scotland is able to thrive and prosper as a country – surely that's what it is all about, after all?
To reject it, as Salmond is urging us to, is to question whether there are aspects of the asymmetric relationship between the Westminster Parliament and the Scottish Parliament that limit the Scottish Government's ability to achieve that level of prosperity.
The United Kingdom's asymmetric model of devolution means that whilst the Scottish Parliament has control over a number of areas affecting life in Scotland, the United Kingdom Parliament in Westminster controls the rest of these areas and retains absolute sovereignty.
Whilst it probably wouldn't happen, the constitutional doctrine of the Sovereignty of Parliament in Westminster means that the Scottish Parliament could be abolished in a matter of days, just as the previous devolved Parliament and Government of Northern Ireland was in 1972. The idea that we enjoy the best of both worlds is therefore as much a temporary concept as it is a false one.
The falseness of this concept is illustrated by the ugly corruption that runs through the United Kingdom Government and its supporting institutions, in the levels of social inequality that has left large sections of Scotland poorly educated, living in wretched poverty, with unacceptably low levels of life expectancy, unable to heat their homes in the winter, feeding their families from food banks, and with absolutely no hope of a better life.
In a country blessed like few others with an abundance of natural resources – the sheer extent of which is continually denied or played down by the United Kingdom Government – this state of affairs is nothing short of shameful. The United Kingdom Government should be embarrassed by the way it has deceived and failed the people of Scotland. Darling surely knows that as much as Salmond does, but it is only Salmond who wants Scotland to organise itself differently in order to make better use of these resources for the people who live here.
Other than having limited scope to manage some of the symptoms, the devolved Scottish Parliament has no power to address the root causes and restructure the political and economic frameworks that have led us to this point. This cannot be the best of both worlds, not even close.
Whilst Salmond definitely needs to sharpen up for the next debate and think about a different way of responding to currently unanswerable questions, I think Darling will struggle because he has already played his strongest hand in pressing Salmond over the currency issue.
Salmond has the strength of conviction that should see him through, whereas Darling is fronting a cause that he sometimes looks uncomfortable with, like a lawyer trying to get a result for a client, even though he knows it isn't right.


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I could not be more excited today to push "publish" on this blog post. It has been a draft for many months. What started out as a little germ of an idea almost two years ago has grown into a real place for local Mommas to connect and be inspired!
When my daughter was born in February 2015, I was nervous about how to juggle it all - how to nourish and provide for her while keeping my own health (physical AND mental) from going into the trash. I spent hours chatting with other Mommas, researching what was available nearby and quickly realized that this was something I wanted to expand on. Why should good information be so challenging to find? How can our community make discussions about holistic health for our families more accessible and fun? I love Long Beach and selfishly want everyone that comes here to feel the same way! That is where The Light House comes in. This site is just the beginning of what I hope to be a shift in the way our immediately local Mothers and families commune. Building new relationships while juggling work, partnerships and marriages and children is not easy. The Light House was created to offer new ways of connecting with Mommas by offering them community resources and a multitude of ways to learn + be inspired.
Working hard on this site has been a joy, mostly because of the women I got to collaborate with! I am not a web designer but I worked with an awesome designer who helped me develop the imagery, a true tone for the site and of course a website that resonates. Becky also happens to be a pretty cool Mama as well that lives in Long Beach. Also important to note - I am not a photographer! But, luckily I continue to work with an immensely talented LBC Mama, Lyndsey Yeomans who has beautifully captured many of our Leading Light subjects as well as nearly every photo you'll see on The Light House website.
I stumbled upon this quote after I had determined all the "branding" aspects of The Light House. Now I believe that the concept of The Light House can live anywhere - not just a beachside city like Long Beach that has real a lighthouse ;). However, the quote conveys exactly how I feel about this new way of bringing women together in our community. It does start with real human connections and lifting each other up, sharing story at a time.
Lighthouses are not just stone, brick, metal, and glass. There's a human story at every lighthouse; that's the story I want to tell (Elinor Dewire)
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For this project, a warm, comforting and chic color palette seemed like the best way to go. We also wanted to use an ample amount of photography and graphic elements. This overall aesthetic was carried over into the primary and secondary logo design, as well as the media kit design.
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In the 9th grade, students will continue their previously gained knowledge of scientific process and theory to pursue and understand the Dynamics of Life. This course will serve as an introduction into the study of life, covering topics which include molecular replication and repair, cellular structure and function, genetics and heredity, evolution and adaptation, and animal form and function. Interdisciplinary topics will include the history of scientific theory and writings by prominent scientists. All students will learn relevant scientific laboratory techniques and practice these in the classroom. The course will culminate in a scientific project of the student's choosing. For a brief overview of Biology from our teacher during back-to-school night, please press here.
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Over the course of human history, the definition of chemistry has changed from "the study of compositions of water," to "a scientific art by which one…exalts [dissolved bodies] to a higher perfection," to "the study of matter and the changes it undergoes." Despite the varying definitions, chemistry has always been a pursuit of knowledge. This same pursuit will be brought to the classroom setting as the students are taught fundamental topics in chemistry and use this knowledge to apply and pursue greater questions. Topics will include use of the Periodic Table, stoichiometry, gas laws, thermodynamics, chemical reactions, electrochemistry, biochemistry, and organic chemistry. This course will contains labs and draws heavily upon an understanding of algebraic calculations. At the end of the year, all students will produce an original experiment and report on their findings.
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Physics will include Newtonʹs law of universal gravitation, Keplerʹs laws of planetary motion, Doppler effect, Rutherford‐Bohrʹs model of the atom, Planckʹs formula of a photon energy, nuclear fission and fusion, Einsteinʹs theory of relativity, and inverse‐square law for light luminosity are among topics for class discussions in the course. The emphasis will be on physics concepts, laws, and theories will allow students to understand better the nature of the physical world.
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"The intellect is our gift--a rational belief in the existence of a Creator and of an ordered universe. he created and governs, played a crucial role in the rise of science, in Western Culture, and in all of its great creative advances." Fr. Stanley Jaki,PhD Physics, Phd Theology, Benedictine Monk, and Guest Lecturer at The Montfort Academy.
"Had we never seen the stars, and the sun, and the heaven, none of the words which we have spoken about the universe would ever have been uttered. But now the sight of day and night, and the months and the revolutions of the years, have created a number, and have given us a conception of time, and the power of enquiring about the nature of the universe; and from this source we have derived philosophy, than which no greater good ever was or will be given by the gods to mortal man." Plato
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The Mark Foy Trophy in Auckland continued yesterday after the lay day with a longdistance race in very light winds. After numerous leader changes, the overall leader Yamaha with David McDiarmid NZL had finally the upper hand. …
The Mark Foy Trophy in Auckland continued yesterday after the lay day with a longdistance race in very light winds. After numerous leader changes, the overall leader Yamaha with David McDiarmid NZL had finally the upper hand. …
Photo: Serena Scary / Formula18.it — Lorenzo Bianchini has been racing with Mateo Ferraglia with plenty of success in Italy racing the Edge F18 built by Brett Burvill / Windrush Yachts in Australia.
Lorenzo is also a sailing coach for youths at Garda. Two weeks ago he went to race at Punta Ala with one of his students and he sent me a report of their unexpected win.
Newport, RI (June 30, 2016) – Patience was needed for the third and final day of the 29er US National Championship, as calm winds finally gave way to the sea breeze by early afternoon and 3 more races were held to complete the 10 race series. With a 1-1-3 for the day, Ryan Ratliffe and Sam Merson (USA) climbed up from fourth yesterday to take the title. Greta and Kate Stewart (NZL) continued with consistent top-10 finishes to finish in 6th overall and top female boat. Full report.
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Vilamoura, Portugal (June 30, 2016) – The 255 sailors from 59 countries experienced perfect conditions in Vilamoura, with a southwest wind at 14 knots today, allowing two more races to be completed in the four fleets. Norway's Mathias Berthet has secured the lead after the penultimate day of the individual competition of the 2016 Optimist World Championship. Justin Callahan (USA) is in fourth by 3 points. Full Report.
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We get letters…
Your assessment of Peter Wilcox is quite wrong. He is no more than a pirate and the Russians were simply giving him his due. I am a merchant mariner by trade and have worked in the oilfield for years. I'll note at this point that there is an island at the eastern entrance to NY Hrbr. called Execution Rocks. Pirates used to be hanged there and left for all like minded to see upon entering what would become NYC as a warning. Wilcox got off easy.
Funny, you wise asses all sail plastic boats, with plastic sails but still side against the oil industry even though you know nothing about it…
I'm a sailor too and have put in much of my life on the oceans and they are pretty damn clean. I even worked for…
TP-52 Pheonix getting graphics installed. Video published on Jun 30, 2016.
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For all the latest on the R2AK, one of the toughest races in the world, CLICK HERE!
The 2016 edition of the Kettenburg and Classic Yacht Regatta was held at San Diego Yacht Club, June 24 – 26, a grand celebration of the classic boat tradition with the Concours d'Elegance and competitive racing.
Video courtesy of Justin Edelman, Animus Studios
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Richard Lovering and Matt Alvarado wasted no time in getting down to the business of defending their Flying 15 National title…
Photographer Max Ranchi has provided this gallery of images from races four and five
With the longest edition of the Volvo Ocean Race coming next year, sailors will return to the event's Whitbread roots with 12,500nm of Southern Ocean sailing.
The Westerly Yacht Club in Rhode Island, USA is seeing event cancellations after its members voted to deny women full membership.
This month, the members of the Westerly Yacht Club voted to keep the policy which bars women from becoming full time members.
Founded in 1928, the Rhode Island club does allow wives of male members to become associate members.
However, they are not allowed to vote.
Women who are not married to a male member can't join.
Under the current rules, if a woman divorces a man who is a full-time member, she will no longer be allowed at the club.
Members voted 207-171 to allow women to become full time members, but a two-third majority is required to change the rules.
Westerly Yacht Club Commodore, Scott Howard has stated that the leadership of the club is in favour of changing the rule and it will schedule another vote in the future.
As a result of the vote, the club has seen some event cancellations and has been subjected to public criticism.
Comic Dave Kane announced he was cancelling his show at the club in January because of the policy.
Meanwhile, Westerly Hospital has said it would not be holding future events at the club until the rules had changed to admit women as full members.
The club, which has 600 members, has also been criticised by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island.
Speaking to the Westerly Sun, the union's executive director, Steven Brown said that although private clubs had First Amendment rights to operate without government interference, that right is not absolute.
"It also seems clear that the ban on women members is not because the club seeks to express some sort of political view about the role of women, but is instead simply an archaic vestige from another era when women were treated as second-class citizens in a wide variety of settings," he said.
"Indeed, under this antiquated policy, even a woman's auxiliary status is dependent on her husband not divorcing her or dying," stated Brown.
The ACLU also said that it believed the action of the club was a violation of the state's Civil Rights Act and state laws that ban discrimination based on gender in public places.
A man suspected of stealing a $200,000 French registered yacht three years ago has reported to have left Australia, where the boat washed ashore.
The 11-metre Grand Soleil 37, Nirvelli washed ashore in April in Wooli, New South Wales, nearly three years after the yacht was stolen from a French marina.
It was later removed from the beach by the Wooli authorities after it began breaking up.
The bill for the removal cost Australian tax payers $15,000.
Nirvelli is reported to have been stolen from its mooring in the Mediterranean port of La Seyne-Sur-Mer in August 2013.
According to reports in the Daily Examiner newspaper, a man, who identified himself to Wooli residents as Lucien, turned up to claim the yacht after it washed ashore.
He is believed to have been the same man who abandoned the yacht south of Raoul Island, New Zealand in March 2015 because of the threat of Cyclone Pam.
The French skipper was rescued by the New Zealand navy vessel, HMNZS Wellington after the yacht was found to have engine problems, no emergency beacon and damage to its sail.
Wooli locals told the Daily Examiner that Lucien stayed in the area for two days, inspecting the boat, which he claimed to own.
"He was talking about getting some money together through his family," said one resident to the newspaper.
"It wasn't long before the story came out the boat was probably stolen, but he disappeared. He probably caught the first plane out of here."
The paper claims that the New South Wales Police, Australian Federal Police and the Australian Border Force have "all professed no interest in the knowledge of the vessel".
The disappearance of the Nirvelli has been covered extensively by French journalist, Delphine Fleury, who has spoken to the original owner.
Fleury, said the owner was able to track the yacht via social media and other internet references.
He has tracked the boat from the Mediterranean to the Panama Canal and finally to the South Pacific.
Entries closed at a very respectable 1,533 for the 2016 Round the Island Race…
Maria Erdi booked her spot for Rio 2016 in the Laser Radial at the last moment, and garnered a huge congratulations from her family and friends.
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I was lucky enough to race around the world in the Whitbread Round the World Race back in the days when the world was flat (except around the edges) and we had wine with dinner every night. Yes, and we slept in cabins, not on cots. This was in the 80's back when boats were unwieldy and surfing down a Southern Ocean wave at 20 knots felt like riding the six-o-clock train into Shanghai; noisy, scary and never quite sure that we would come out the other side unscathed.
These days it's an entirely different story. The boats are highly strung machines as are the sailors that sail them. Yet for the last few editions of the Whitbread – now the Volvo Ocean Race – there seemed to be something missing. The course followed the money. Nothing wrong with that as money is the driving force of everything, even yacht racing, but those long Southern Ocean sleigh rides were no longer a part of the course. Until now. I am thrilled to see that the new course, just announced, includes two long rides across the deep south where pelagic birds and icebergs make each day just a little more interesting.
In recent years the course has wound it's way from one financial hotspot to another driven by city bids that help fund the race and in return drive tourism to that city. It's a model that works well for most sports but I happen to think that it neutered the VOR by keeping the boats in the tropics and missing out on the part of the course that stamped the Whitbread now VOR as the most epic offshore race; the Southern Ocean…
There were 104 entries so a busy startline for the RS Feva class at the Itchenor SC Schools Week Open Meeting…
I'm about to sail from Darwin for South Africa, writes solo adventurer Webb Chiles.
Tomorrow, which will be July 1 in Australia but June 30 in the US, Webb Chiles plans to continue his sixth circum…
Travelers arriving in Rio given grim safety warning by police protesting about funding shortages ahead of the Olympics. How dare people dare question the integrity of the upcoming Olympics… Thanks to Anarchist Mark.
For Paris Henken, who became the first female from the College of Charleston to qualify for the Olympics after being named to the U.S. Sailing Team in February, the Aug. 5 opening ceremonies for the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro will be the culmination of years of training and lots of travel.
"This has been an ongoing dream since about junior year of high school and to know that it's less than (50) days away is unbelievable," said Henken, who will compete in the women's 49erFX class. "Helena (Scutt) and I have had some really long, hard days on the water, but so far, it has been going smoothly and haven't run into any problems."
Henken, a sophomore from Coronado, Calif., will be the fourth sailor competing at the Rio Games with ties to the College of Charleston (Charleston, SC).
Alumnus Juan Maegli, who was the 2013 College Sailor of the Year, will represent his home country of Guatemala for the third time at the Olympics (2008, '12 and '16). Maegli was the flag bearer for Guatemala during the opening ceremony in 2012 before he finished ninth in the Laser Class at the London Games. He finished in the top 40 during his first Games at Beijing in 2008.
Joining Maegli in August and also competing in the Laser Class will be first-time Olympians and current College of Charleston team members Stefano Peschiera (Peru) and Enrique Arathoon (El Salvador).
Earlier this month, those three performed well at the Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland in London as Maegli finished seventh, Arathoon eighth and Peschiera 10th.
"Every time I go out on the water I already know I have qualified (for the Olympics)," Arathoon said. "It's a dream come true. The pressure is off, and I'm really enjoying my time on the water. I know I will be nervous, but that's natural."
Americans Jim Brady (1992 silver medalist in Soling Class) and four-time Olympian John Lovell (1996, 2000, 2004 silver medalist in Tornado Class, and 2008) are the only other College of Charleston sailors that have competed in the Olympics.
Henken will be the second female to sail for the College of Charleston with Olympic experience, as she is expected to return to the Lowcountry for the fall semester after the Summer Games. Deborah Ong competed in the women's 470 for Singapore at the Beijing Olympics before she enrolled at the College of Charleston and then graduated in 2013.
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Marstrand has never been easy to master. This island has played host to some of the greatest match racers in the world.
The Flying Dutchman, Mischa Heemskerk, won the 2016 A-Class Catamaran World Champion held June 20-24 at Medemblik, The Netherlands. Here class editor Gordon Upton provides a debrief of the event and the latest designs on display…
This was Mischa's second title following the 2012 win at Islamorada and being runner up last year to Glenn Ashby. With 7 straight bullets and a race to spare, he beat a strong field including Olympian and Former Oracle AC team member Darren Bundock and former double World champion Stevie Brewin, who were 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Held at Medemblik on the Dutch Ijsselmeer, the event experienced all weather conditions other than snow. The first scheduled day was blown off with 31 knot gusts. Day three had a massive torrential downpour right on the first race start gun, followed by a flat calm and then a 180 deg windshift. All this made for challenging conditions and a true test of sailing.
With 118 boats from 17 countries competing, the fleet was initially split in two randomly for the first two days, but with a seeding of the top sailors to avoid them racing each other too early on in the tournament. As there was only one course, both fleets raced on the same course, one fleet doing two morning races, then the other two afternoon ones.
The group was then redistributed overnight onto fleets again, and repeated the following day. It was deemed to be the fairest system. However this had the side effect that some sailors could be lucky and be drawn in a fleet with, or without the stronger wind, as the weather was usually changeable throughout the day.
One such lottery winner was Mischa, who was drawn to race all his races in the higher winds where, being a big chap, he excels – his previous title was won in the beginnings of a hurricane!
In the end, Mischa's fast powerful sailing style forced the speed from his new DNA F1 'A' cat, a boat that he had a major input into the design of. At one point, as he accidentally overstood the top mark after a windshift, he came blasting in, foiling upwind at 21kts, before executing a perfect handbrake turn around it and foiling off in the opposite direction. Man and machine in perfect unison.
The battle for second between Bundy and Brewin was over after Stevie Brewin, on his new Exploder Ad3, dropped the odd point in the light stuff, and broke a rudder on the last downwind of the penultimate race, dropping him to 8th in that one. But he sailed off to shore, fixed it and got back in time to get his second bullet of his series.
Bundy, also on the Ad3, sailing in his first 'A' Cat Worlds was always up at the front, other than in the first race on the final day when a plastic bag on a rudder dropped him to 11th. Polish sailor Jacek Noetzel was a close 4th.
The fastest woman sailor was Carolijn Brouwer. She finished her first 'A' cat event happily in a superb 15th overall place on her Exploder Ad3 with its slightly reduced mast height. Commenting afterwards, that this certainly wouldn't be her last race in the class, which hopefully may become more popular with women, as they realize that the boats can be customized to their own weight and sailing styles.
On the technical side, most of the foiling boats are now using the decksweeper sail. The lower centre of effort really works well on a foiling boat that needs to be kept flatter. This also gives them another gear when going uphill for the same reason.
The concentration of the smooth airflow under and over the trampoline has been noticeable too. Twin skinned tramps with all the ropes sandwiched between, mean the underside is now sealed to the hulls to create a tunnel hull effect which aids lift when foiling.
One boat, Sandro Caviezel's Scheurer C7 even had an extended 'empennage' type wind extending back from the rear beam to the stern. This was designed to further smooth the airflow. However, it may make the boat a handful in a high wind going uphill.
The older design 'Classic' C or straight board boats proved to still score high places in the non-foiling winds below about 8 kts. Georg Rutter was a close 2nd like this.
The new Holland Composites DNA F1 with its exquisite stealth fighter looks and semi solid tramp was fast in the hands of the right sailors. However, the considerably cheaper Polish Exploder Ad3 is more customizable as regards adding control systems. And it's not much slower either – ask Bundy.
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Matson is top Brit in 12th and Harris takes the Rookie lead after Leg 2 of Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro
The second day of racing at the classic regatta hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda saw a big shakeup in positions.
In Sailing Anarchy Podcast # 7, Mr. Clean caught up with some of the juice behind the badassery that is the Race 2 Alaska just before the start of Leg 2: First, a half hour with race founder and cool-as-stage-smoke square rig sailor Jake Beattie to learn some of the stories behind the race, second, 20 minutes with M32 owner/skipper Randy Miller, who is currently about 270,000 grizzly bear lengths ahead of the second place boat; most likely only major damage or injury will prevent the Mad Dogs from crushing the existing race record. Finally, we spoke with Tritium Racing boat captain Ryan Breymaier shortly before they started (and then withdrew from) Leg 2 of the race. Their story after our Podcast picks up here.
With the M32/World Match Tour, AC World Series, Extreme Sailing Series, and what seems to be an unending cascade of new and old ultraperformance racing to do and watch, you'd be forgiven for overlooking the owner/driver foiling GC32 series. After all, it was the promising GC that looked to be taking over the world a few years ago until engineering and quality control issues nearly killed off the Class…
Tony Grainger's design lines were already some of the smoother ones in the business. With the light cruiser industry migrating lately to the wave pierce trends, his concepts updated no problem to the new standards. Tony is now addressing more agressive lines from his initial Barefoot & Raku models, and came up with the 'Flying Fish' Series.
These are truly Performance Cruiser range
Newport, RI (June 29, 2016) – Racing continued today for the 35-boat fleet at the 29er US National Championship, with a variable breeze going up and down during the day. After completing 4 races, the race committee attempted a 5th race but was forced to abandon as the fog rolled in. After two days of racing, Chris Williford and Cate Mollerus (USA) lead the field with a 4 point margin over brothers Ryan and Andrew Wood (CAN). Racing concludes tomorrow. Full report.
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by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt editor
I've known Piet van Os before he knew how to attach the leeboard to his Sabot, and well before the success he now enjoys as a big boat navigator and captain. Piet has reached out to me for help, and in turn, we are both reaching out to you for help. Here's his note:
We recently had our family house in La Jolla, CA robbed and among the items taken were 1959 and 1961 silver Transpac Race trophies that my grandfather won on his boat "Nam Sang." In addition, they stole the entire binnacle from the Nam Sang (won Transpac in 1961) that was in our living room.
It's very sad as these items don't have a tremendous amount of value to the average person, but they meant the world to us. There's not much of a market for the items aside from nautical antiques and scrap so I hope they might turn up.
If anyone comes across these items (some photos below), please contact me at [email protected].
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New leader after day 4 of the Optimist World Championship in Vilamoura, Portugal. Optimist World Championship – Mathias Berthet of Norway
Captain Peter Willcox has sailed over 400,000 miles – admirable for any mariner, but his story has even more crazy stories, because he's logged all of those miles while standing up for the environment – and the humans and animals that depend on a healthy planet.
If your looking for a good summer read, check out his memoir Greenpeace Captain: My Adventures in Protecting the Future of Our Planet. It's a beautiful, funny, and sometimes-controversial story that show a sailor's life determined to protect our planet. Whether he is fighting against nuclear power, protecting whales or sitting in a Russian jail – Captain Willcox outlook on life reminds us of the inner pirate all sailors have in their heart! Here are our top quotes from the book:
1. He's a former America's Cup sailor
"I continued yacht racing whenever I could, and in 1979 I took some time off from the Clearwater to do a stint with Dennis Conner's America's Cup team (the team won the cup in 1980.)"
2. The ties of sailing & environment run deep in his family
"I'm a walking, talking argument for nurture in the nature-versus-nurture debate. I was adopted at the age of thee months by a left-wing, antinuclear, antiwar, socially progressive hardcore-offshore sailing family."
3. He survived a French sabotage (sadly the boat and 1 crew member did not)
"The inquiry also found that a total of at least thirteen French agents had been involved. Operation Satanique (no translation necessary) was a large and complicated mission. The explosives had been smuggled into New Zealand in a moderate-size sailing yacht. Another French agent had infiltrated the Green Peace office in New Zealand as a volunteer. She had kept the DGSE informed about our timing and plans. She had even used our phones to arrange for the boat and scuba gear used in the attack."
4. His definition of heaven
"My favorite sound in the world is hearing an engine stop and then hearing the bow wave burble while under sail. Someone once said that the definition of heaven is taking your favorite moment and being able to live in it forever. I'm not saying there is a heaven, and I'm not saying that if there is a heaven I would even be allowed in, but if there is and if I am, that's the moment I want to be in forever."
5. He's got a sense of humor
"Last, I would like to sincerely thank Russian president Vladimir Putin. Without your "two-month, all-expenses-paid vacation in Russia," this book never would have happened."
6. He's not afraid of a little contact
When in the water, wearing a survival suit, trying to stop a Destroyer…. "On the next attempt I let the bow come by so close I could touch it. The bow wave slapped me in the head as she went by, my hand dragging along the gray steel hull of the ship. Once the bow wave passed, it was so quiet I could hear one of the sailors high above me shout: Watch out for the propellers!"
7. Even eco-warrior sailors like to party
"I've been in many police stations in many different parts of the world, but when I stepped into the police station at Sète I was completely unprepared for what I saw. There was shouting. Squealing. Stack of pizza boxes. Wine bottles everywhere. Cops and activists taking pictures with each another. In short, I stepped into one hell of a party!"
8. But overall, he really, really loves the ocean
"But I knew it wouldn't be very long before the sea-less than a mile from our fireplace-would call me back. There's a long-standing maritime tradition to come to the aid of anyone at sea who is in peril. So when the ocean itself is in trouble, I can't refuse the call."
9. And he needs fellow sailors to take action
"Another expression is "We're all in the same boat." That's us. That's Earth. Everyone's in the same ecological boat, and we're sinking our own planet-boat by drilling holes in while ignoring the fact that it's causing the water to rise faster and faster."
The entry list for the final 2016 Sailing Series(r) Melges 20 event is long, lean and mean with more than 50 teams
Photographer Ingrid Abery was on water at 2016 52 Super Series and provided this gallery of images from Day 2 action.
The Volvo Ocean Race route 2017-18 has been announced – and it looks like we could just be in for one of the most exciting editions of this race yet! We'll be visiting 11 cities around the globe – and sailing over three times the amount of Southern Ocean miles than in previous editions. Here's the scoop on what's to come…
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Two-time U.S. Olympic medalist Charlie McKee is in his first quad as High Performance Director for the US team preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games. Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck spoke with Charlie about his Olympic background.
Let's talk about your Olympic experience.
I was pretty young when I did a 470 campaign for the 1984 Games. That was when Steve Benjamin and Dave Ullman were sailing. We were the kids, they were the adults, it was a highly competitive era, and we saw how they campaigned and learned it. That was when Benj won the Silver medal.
For the 1988 Games I teamed up with John Shadden. He asked me to sail with him, and he had a pretty well-organized campaign laid out. We were two skippers, so I changed to crewing which I'd done a fair bit of when I was a kid.
That was really an amazing experiences. He was great to sail with, we had a very good campaign, and we won the Trials pretty easily. The 1988 Korea Games were a super windy event and we ended up winning a bronze medal. After that we both basically retired and started our careers. I was a commercial real estate appraiser for ten years.
But high-performance sailing was growing then so I dabbled in this and that, but certainly thought my Olympic experiences were over. But one of the life-changing experiences for me was being a coach on the US team at the 1992 Barcelona Games. I was a coach for the windsurfers – Mike Gebhardt and Lanee Butler.
From the team environment we had there with the athletes and the coaches, I saw how the sum could be more than the individual parts. There were people on the team who came together and helped each other, and Luther Carpenter, who is now our senior Olympic coach, was one of them. Luther had this belief that the coaches had things to add to help other sailors even if they weren't experts in that class.
So for the 1992 Olympics, there was a little more collaboration or interaction, and that definitely was a team where people stepped up and performed really, really well. We had this Olympic environment experience, where teammates could gain energy from it and people would perform better.
When I heard Nathan Outteridge, who won the 49er Gold at the 2012 Olympics, describe the Australian team after those Games, it reminded me so much of that US team in Barcelona where individual success became not only contagious, but the energy was almost unstoppable. Each person's success became something much bigger. For those of us that were there and experienced it, that helped formed our view of what you're trying to create and trying to build as a team.
I feel like this is going to happen for the US team at the Rio Games. When we do spend time together people genuinely seem to like each other for the most part. It looks good.
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Helsinki, Finland (June 29, 2016) – Renee Groeneveld (NED) broke the dominance of Camilla Ulrikkeholm Klinkby (DEN) by winning their match today. On nine wins and just one loss, the Dutch skipper takes over the top position in the round-robin of the Helsinki Women's Match, the opening event of the 2016 WIM Series. Full report.
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The Race to Alaska (R2K) is a unique 750-mile marathon open to all forms of non-motorized craft. Entrants can have no support of any type; it's like the Iditarod but on a boat. Avoid drowning, freighters, killer whales, and grizzly bears, and the winner gets $10,000. A set of steak knives awaits the runner-up.
It is a two stage event, with the first stage from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria BC as a 40 mile qualifier before entrants can start the 710 stage from Victoria BC to Ketchikan, AK on June 26. Here's the update from day three on stage two…
In the weeks before the R2AK's 2016 model rolled off the showroom floor, our heads were filled with questions on how it would play out.
Would the weather rage for a second year and break masts and sailors, or would human power triumph and evolve with such epic proportions that the Year of the Rowboat be added as the 13th year in the Chinese calendar? Would the trimaran fleet reign supreme, snagging both of the race's top honors and force Ian Farrier to send us a card, flowers, and a minority position in his company as a way of saying thanks?
What would happen?
As the sun sets on the third day of R2AK, it turns out that we were mostly wrong—ok, totally wrong. Nothing new, being wrong is a bit like comfort food around here, but given last year's race of gales and this year's drifter, it's uncanny how much the two races are identical, at least if you squint and tilt your head.
The multihull in front hit Bella Bella while a monohull was still south of Cape Caution's big right turn, with more multihulls farther back but gaining all the while. New year, less wind, more boats, but same deal. Weird.
Out in front, Team MAD Dog Racing continues to erase the miles between themselves and Ketchikan in double digit speeds. Behind them two hulls on separate boats have split up around Calvert Island to play out different strategies, each are being pursued by their own trimaran—the Farrier vanguard of Mail Order Bride, and Big Broderna who seem to be closing with every minute. It's uncanny how similar it all seems. Honestly, it's kind of freaking us out.
With the big red M32 cat lapping up the miles and light winds and low seas in the forecast, their arrival in Ketchikan is likely only a day or two away. Wow. Their story of speed and sleepless tenacity will be incredible to hear, but while they grind out the last few hundred miles, we'll take this moment to shift back past the back of the pack to the teams who are going home. – Read on
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Goal: Create a representative "marble run" of the farm to table process.
Description: Integrating with Global Impact's focus on agbioscience, students performed background research on one stage of the farm to table process: from growing, harvesting, government regulation, marketing, consumption, to waste. From there, students did background research on "marble runs" as a way to inform and interest the public on these topics.
Students were given 1x1ft wooden squares to representatively construct their topic, when then passed through the entire process of farm to table.
Subject: Biotechnology, US Government
Grade Level: 9th-10th, High School
- Overview
- Role Assignments
- 1x1 Plywood
- Steel Marbles
- Various Wood, Plastic
- Laser Cutter
Mastery Assessment
- Inclusion of researched content over chosen topic.
- Representative display of topic's focus.
- At least one moving part.
- Marble flows from one section to another.


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Boys should be boys and girls should be girls! Why does everything have to be so kooky!
Oh yeah, well I think we should try swapping all he genders all the time, and even throw in some apes and stuff!
OH YEAH! Well if you and your SJW virtue signalers insist on ruining everything than UNFRIEND ME!


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For the third year in a row, we've won the Taste of Oviedo's Best Restaurant award! Thank you to all of the people that came out and supported us. We're confident in the food we serve, but you showed your enthusiasm and we appreciate it! If you haven't already, make sure you head over to our Facebook page and "like" us so we can let you know when we're out and about.
Join us April 16th for the 2011 Taste of Oviedo!
TJ's has won two consecutive years in the restaurant category of "Taste of Oviedo" in 2009 and 2010. Come out, show your support and have a great time. See you saturday at "The Taste".
TJ's Seafood Shack has been working hard over the past couple of month's to improve our seafood restaurant's website and Facebook Page. In the upcoming months, we'll be updating the website regularly and adding the ability for you to place take-out orders online! Oh, and let's not forget our updated Facebook Page, where you can check-in, share your comments and of course give us your support with a "like"!


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We've been following the raunchy comedy Hot Tub Time Machine for a few months now and each time a new trailer or clip drops the movie gets funnier and raunchier. This latest red band trailer is no different. Laying it on thick with the cussing and sprinkling in some nudity, Hot Tub Time Machine is definitely not a comedy for everyone.
Hot Tub Time Machine follows the story of 4 friends, Adam (John Cusack), Lou, (Rob Corddry), Nick (Craig Robinson) and Jacob (Clark Duke), as they head up to a ski resort they've been frequenting since they were in college. Well, everyone except Jacob because he's several years younger than the rest of the guys. During a night of partying, with what appears to be a bear mascot, they end up in a hot tub and after waking up the next morning, they find themselves transported back to 1986.
I'm sure there will be some sort of story about going back and reliving your glory days and how ultimately, you should be happy with the way your life is now – or something life affirming and predictable like that. I'm sort of hoping director Steve Pink (Accepted) doesn't go that route though and keeps the story funny and satirical. If there is one decade that just lends itself well to satirical humor, it's the 80's. High-top fades, ridiculous color combinations, over-the-top hair bands and more are just hanging on the edge of the limb waiting for someone to pick them.
There are two version of the trailer out right now: A high definition version on YouTube that covers the nudity with strategically placed popcorn buckets or a low quality version that shows the nipples. Pick your poison, both versions are strictly NSFW:
I like the references to Back to the Future 2 and I've always thought if I ever went back in time I'd do the exact same thing. Of course, I'd be a little bit more discreet about it and only bet on the big underdog games but that's just me.
Joining the guys on the quest to relive their glory days are Chevy Chase, who has been killing it on the new show Community, Crispin Glover (Willard), Lizzy Caplan (True Blood)and Charlie McDermott (Sex Drive). Hot Tub Time Machine was written by Josh Heald and Sean Anders (Sex Drive) who, between them, only have a handful of movie writing experiences, but that doesn't mean this film can't have the same success as The Hangover.
It can't do that bad because any movie that has this scene in it has GOT to be good.
What do you think of the latest trailer for Hot Tub Time Machine and how do you think it will do with audiences?
Hot Tub Time Machine transports audiences March 19th, 2010.
Sources: YouTube, Cinema Blend


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I have tried to make a reservation here a million times but they are always fully booked so I was so incredibly excited that I managed to get a table last night by just walking in! Probably already known well by lots of you but a absolute winner if you ask me!! Best Italian food and wine menu. Great atmosphere in the cozy Jordaan. Super nice, no nonsense staff. Open kitchen and really nice open interior that is made cozy with candles in the evenings. I would recommend this place for dinner with lovers, friends, business and parents! Lindengracht 75 | +3120 623 2813 | Website | €€€ | Tram 3 (Willemstraat)
Tag Archives: Italian
Piccola Cucina | London
There is a new Italian restaurant in our hood… and the cool thing is that suddenly this part of Kensington Park Road (the crossing with Blenheim Crescent) has become an Italian hood… There are 3 Italian restaurants next to each other on one side, and right across the street there are two others… Conclusion; should you be in a desperate need of Italian food you just go to this part of London and you can be quite sure to get a table in one of them. This particular one is very Italian and took the spot of the old Rossopomodoro (also Italian!!). I would recommend them to dim the lights a bit and put some candles on the tables but the food is absolutely amazing and so is the Italian service. Have the Parmigiana di melanzane if you want to make sure to order a hit but everything else I tried was great too. Love their table outside which has heaters and is a great spot for people watching … 186 Kensington park Road, London | Tube; Notting Hill Gate or Ladbroke Grove | £££ | +442072210154 | No website
Aria Wine Bar | NYC, West Village
Cute little Italian that's always busy on a quiet street in the West Village. They have all the italian dishes on the menu that you hope for as well as some classic American ones like a great tasting caesar salad for instance. Best to order a selection of different small plates, share a pasta and have lots of wine. My ultimate favourite dish is the gorgonzola stuffed dates with speck. You can't book, so you might have to wait a little but with a party of 2 I always manage to get a table without having to wait too long. Very cosy, lively, small space spread over 2 floors, quite loud. 117 Perry St & Hudson, NYC | Subway: Christopher st- Sheridan Sq | No website | $$
Portobello Garden Arcade | London
Having a little bit trouble getting out of my hood as you can read.. But the cool thing about London is that there are places coming and (sometimes regretfully) going all the time. So even though you don't leave your hood doesn't mean you can't try new things!! Anyway, discovered this amazing place this month and was blown away by the few things I tried from their menu. The place is owned and run by Italians and you can see, feel, smell and taste this without trouble. "Bongiorno! Hav'e a'e seat'e" is how I was welcomed. Tucked away behind an arcade on the busy Portobello Road this is the perfect stop to make to refuel and regain your strength! You can have a full Italian lunch, breakfast or dinner, or just have a coffee, a glass of wine or a cookie. I adored the Parmigiana di Melanzane and the cookies they gave me for free when I asked for the bill.
Great place! 269 Portobello Road, London | Tube: Ladbroke Grove | +4475 3453 2039 | ££ | No website
What's on – Aperitivo Tuesdays @Bunga Bunga
A new category comes to our site! From now on 'What's on' will update you on any fun events coming up. Please let us know what you think of it and if you have any suggestions for events, don't hesitate to let us know.
We thought we'd start this new category with something everyone will love. This event is all about enjoying drinks and nibbles before dinner, which the Italians like to call Aperitivo.
To celebrate the British Summer, one of our favourite Italian restaurants Bunga Bunga will be launching special Aperitivo Tuesdays. The idea is that while you have your drinks and listen to Italian folk bands, they'll be serving antipasti, pizza slices, bruschetta and much more goodies. For only £7 extra!
Event details:
APERITIVO TUESDAYS at BUNGA BUNGA
Aperitivo Buffet: 7.00-9.00pm -£7.00
Taranta Band: 7.00-10.00pm
Address: 37 Battersea Bridge Road | Tel: 020 7095 0360 | Website |Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Pret-a-Diner London
I intensely love London every time I make a new discovery like this. They say about this restaurant that it's no 'Pop-Up' but a 'Dining Experience', which it truly is. From 09 May to 30 June 2012, you will be able to join the 'ITALIANS DO IT BETTER' dinners. They are organised by Michelin-star chef Giorgio Locatelli who creates the traditional-style Italian menus. Every two weeks another Michelin star chef will join him (Accursio Craparo, Cristian and Manuel Costardi, Norbert Niederkofler and Viviana Varese). The menu consists of a choice between two 3-course menus (Locatelli menu and the guest chef menu).
You will be very warmly welcomed by the incredibly dedicated and funky staff who will tell you enthusiastically about the concept of it all. The venue on St. James's street in Mayfair looks absolutely incredible. Just really gorgeously done with swanky contemporary art and photographs on the walls. The venue is really spacious with various rooms to sit in and an open plan kitchen. This is for now my favourite restaurant in London! Go quick before they are gone!!
Until June 30 2012 in London | Open daily from 7pm |Bar opens at 6pm | Price from £75 per person (doesn't include drinks) |50 St. James's Street |Tube; Green Park | ££££ | Website
Ziani's Restaurant
A friend took me to this small Italian restaurant in the heart off Chelsea yesterday and I loved it! I think it is probably one of the best Italian restaurants in London.
You are warmly welcomed by the place's owner and the other staff is friendly, funny and attentive too. You feel right at home, the place is buzzing and the food is absolutely incredible. I had the sea scallops sautéed with mushrooms on a rocket salad as a starter…very good.
45 Radnor Walk Chelsea | +442073515297 | Tube; Sloane Square / South Kensington |££££ | Website
Bocca di Lupo
A few of my friends were raving about this place so I was excited to check it out. After trying a couple of times (the place is always fully booked) I managed to get a table for 4 – when you're with 2 they will seat you at the bar, which is also nice. At first, I was afraid it was going to be too pretentious as the surroundings felt a little over the top glamorous (for an Italian), but it turned out to be an honest, lovely and buzzing place. We chose to share a selection of small dishes as starters and for our main course as we couldn't decide what to get from the enticing menu. My favourites were the Crudita di Mare and Baccala (salted pollack fish). Exceptional food and wine, superfriendly host and waiters. I'm planning on coming back soon. 12 Archer Street | Tube: Piccadilly Circus | Tel: +442077342223 | Website | £££
The team behind Bocca di Lupo also have a little shop called Gelupo where they sell proper gelato, as well as olives, self made pasta and sauces, a selection of cheeses, fresh fish and wines. It's located on the other side of the road of their restaurant and too good to miss out on. 7 Archer Street | Website
Caffe Respiro
This is the perfect little venue to have breakfast, lunch, a cup of tea and / or cake in Notting Hill. The place is located in one of my favourite parts of NH and is casual, cozy and cute. The walls are hung with videotapes and dvd's of movies (the place is named after an Italian movie) which looks very charming and cozy and there are 'Italian delicates curiosities' everywhere (like tin biscuit cans and pasta packets) Charming, stylish Italian men were serving when I was there… Not at all bad…Really, really cute place!! 33 Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill, London | Tube: Ladbroke Grove or Notting Hill Gate (12 minute walk from there) |+442077275575 | ££
Mazzo – Amsterdam
A great brasserie style place to visit anytime of the day. The interior is done by the guys that did Supperclub, Envy, Nevy, etc. so you can expect a definite cool factor. I love the way it looks. The food is Italian where you can opt for panini's and salads during the day and tasty pasta's, pizza's as well as fish and meat dishes at night. Very accessible atmosphere. You'll find families, couples and business men. Rozengracht 114, Amsterdam | +3120 344 64 02 | Tram: Rozengracht | Website | €€