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Cano and father team up on and off the field
Robinson Cano flashed that million-dollar smile and laughed when he was asked if he planned to have his father, Jose, throw to him again in this year's State Farm Home Run Derby contest. The answer was so obvious.
On that stage, there is no one else in the world that Cano would rather see from 60 feet and six inches. The Canos will reunite next month on the diamond at Citi Field, and the Yankees slugger hopes to reclaim the homer-hitting title they won together in 2011.
Robinson Cano flashed that million-dollar smile and laughed when he was asked if he planned to have his father, Jose, throw to him again in this year's State Farm Home Run Derby contest. The answer was so obvious.
On that stage, there is no one else in the world that Cano would rather see from 60 feet and six inches. The Canos will reunite next month on the diamond at Citi Field, and the Yankees slugger hopes to reclaim the homer-hitting title they won together in 2011.
"He means everything for me, you know? Everything that I know about baseball, the love that I have for the game -- he was my role model," Cano said.
Cano's father made it to the big leagues for six games with the Astros in 1989 and also pitched professionally for the Yankees and Braves. Cano fondly recalls carving out time to spend with his dad during the summer months when school was out -- even riding the Minor League buses on occasion.
"When you're a kid, you look up to your dad," Cano said. "My dad always wanted me to be a baseball player. He'd always tell me, 'I know what kind of talent you are. I know what kind of player you can be.'
"As a kid, you don't know. You don't know who you can be in the future, because you see everything is so far away. Now I understand what he was saying back then. He means everything for me. I owe everything to him."
Cano was born in the Dominican Republic's baseball-rich city of San Pedro de Macoris, and the story of Cano's first name -- an enduring nod to barrier-breaking great Jackie Robinson -- has been well-examined.
But Cano said that his mother, Claribel, had another idea for her son's name, and that his father actually took the paperwork into his own hands.
"He admired Jackie. My mom didn't want that name, but she was sick and had to stay a few extra days in the hospital," Cano said. "He went and did it. What can you say? You're happy to have your baby, your first child, so there's nothing you can say."
In time, Cano learned of Robinson's legacy and continues to pay tribute by wearing No. 24 with the Yankees -- Robinson's No. 42 in reverse. Long before that, Cano said that his father made efforts to involve him with his baseball life.
"He said that when I was three days old, he took me in his arms to the field and showed me off to his teammates," Cano said. "After that, when I was able to walk, he took me to the games. That's what my mom told me."
Cano said that his father was supportive, but their relationship was one of long distances. Cano spent three years -- seventh, eighth and ninth grades -- living with his mother in Newark, N.J. before they returned to the Dominican, and credits her with helping him stay out of trouble and remain focused on his schoolwork.
"Most of the time, I spent on the phone with my dad," Cano said. "I'd only see him three months of the year. We just always had good moments. He'd say, 'I want you to go to school and play baseball.' I'm not a guy who was trying to go out and do this or that. I loved baseball and I was no trouble. I was nice."
Now that his playing career is over, Cano's father operates a baseball academy that has roots in the Dominican Republic and the U.S. That more flexible schedule has allowed father and son to spend more time together in recent years.
"Now, it's easier for him to come here," Cano said. "When I go home, I always see him. It's easier to say, 'Dad, I want you to come this weekend' or whatever. It's great. We talk every day on the phone."
Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long still has the most consistent exposure to Cano's swing, but Cano said that there is no one who knows the mechanics of his left-handed stroke like his father, who watches Yankees games on television and can spot hitches easily.
Cano said he also leans on his father off the field as well, which figures to prove especially useful as Cano continues negotiations with the Yankees on a potential long-term contract extension. Cano estimated that he and his father think similarly "maybe 80 percent" of the time, and thus he has come to value that input.
"Even if I've got the last decision to say yes, I always ask my dad and my mom," Cano said. "It's always good to hear their opinions. Your dad is always going to look out for you and want the best for you. If it's something that I know for sure, I would do it, but if it's not I'm going to call my dad and my mom and see what they think about it."
As Cano's big league career has flourished, his close relationship with his father has been a constant. Cano said that he often thinks about that night, frozen in time at Arizona's Chase Field in 2011, when he and his father both proudly reveled in their Home Run Derby championship.
"We were so happy to do it together," Cano said. "I always dreamed as a kid to play with my dad, or at least face my dad one time. I never got the chance. To have a great moment like that in the Derby, that was one of the favorite moments of my life."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com.


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One Hilton Head Island man was injured and another arrested for attempted murder following an argument over money Friday evening, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.
Hector Azabay-Alvarez, 31, of Hilton Head was charged with intent to murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
Officers received a call from Victor Vargas Hernandez at about 8:30 p.m. Friday night from Azabay-Alvarez's residence at 5 Julia Drive, Hilton Head.
Hernandez and Azabay-Alvarez, former roommates, were arguing at the address, according to BCSO Capt. Allen Horton.
During the argument, Azabay-Alvarez took a .22 cal. rifle and discharged the gun twice, reports said. Neither round struck Hernandez, but during a struggle for the weapon he received a laceration on his hand.
Both men were still at the scene when officers arrived.
The investigation is active and is being handled by Sgt. L. Albertson. Anyone with additional information may call her at 255-3413.


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The 18-month U.S. "great recession" ended a year ago, according to the federal government.
Nevertheless, no one told the economy. Since the proclaimed end of the recession a year ago, the economy has been like a lost marathon runner searching for the finish line and recovery after completing the 26-mile, and 385-yard course. The economy is still out of gas, struggling to find relief.
John Penson, Jr., regents professor and Stiles Professor of Agriculture at Texas A&M University, told the 29th Annual Agribusiness Management Conference in Fresno, Calif., that many economic indicators are worse now than they were when the government declared the recession over in December 2009.
"Things are a little bit better than the last time I was here (a year ago)," Penson told attendees at the conference sponsored by three departments at California State University, Fresno and Bank of America.
Fortunately, agriculture is faring considerably better than the rest of the economy. The latest USDA figures project that net farm income will increase this year to $77.1 billion, the fourth highest level ever.
Agriculture is being helped along with low interest rates and a falling value of the dollar, which is boosting exports.
This is particularly helpful to California agriculture, which exports roughly 25 percent of what it produces. Exports are also being bolstered by growing foreign economies like China and India, although those two have slowed a bit lately.
Fertilizer and fuel costs have stabilized for farmers, with prices lower than they were in 2008 in the middle of the recession.
Milk prices are also improving, another positive sign, particularly in California, the nation's No. 1 dairy state.
"The ag economy is definitely coming out of the recession faster than the general economy," he said.
That is saying something, but not much, after listening to a litany of depressing economic indicators.
Benson even suggested the U.S. could be looking at another recession right around the corner in 2011-2012, unless the economic situation improves.
The Obama administration's stimulus package has not made a significant impact on the economy. At best, it is a "fragile recovery," he said.
Many small businesses are hurting; foreclosures are high; most states are struggling to achieve a balanced budget and the list goes on.
A faint economic heartbeat
"While the economy is said to be growing, you have to struggle to hear its heartbeat," Penson said.
Unemployment is 9.6 percent. It was 5 percent at the start of the last recession in December 2007.
Businesses continue to pare costs to make a profit.
Eight million people have lost jobs since the end of the recession.
8.6 million people are under employed — "college graduates flipping hamburgers."
Consumers are not spending because of continued economic uncertainty. Debt is still high, but consumers are working it down. 45 percent of households have cut back on expenses, and half of the population is pessimistic about the economy.
23 percent of homeowners are upside down on their mortgages and more foreclosures are coming, Penson said.
Interest rates are low and that is good news for banks, but financial institutions are being stingy with loans. Although 275 banks have folded since Washington Mutual went under in 2008, Penson said other banks are showing their best profits in three years. Consumers, corporations and banks are hoarding what they have.
The Fed has announced it will be buying $600 billion in government securities to encourage banks to lend and consumers to buy. "There are no guarantees it will work," Penson said. This likely will do nothing more than give Congress the excuse to avoid making critical tax and spending decisions to improve the economy.
The overall problem, Penson said, is not liquidity, but a lack of confidence that things will improve any time soon among the people and businesses. "We do not have a supply problem. It is a demand problem."
What is needed to turn the economy around is "transparent" economic policy rules from Washington.
However, Penson expects "little to happen" to improve the situation. The only change, he predicts, will be more television time for politicians to offer insight.
California water situation
The lousy state economy and the growing annual California state debt derailed a proposed $11 billion state bond issue scheduled for a referendum vote this year. It has been postponed until 2012.
Although the bond issue won a two-thirds vote from the state legislature to get on the ballot, there were no guarantees it would have passed. Unless the package is changed dramatically, it will not have full agricultural support in 2012, according to Ron Jacobsma, general manager of the Friant Water Authority.
Two-thirds of the bond package needs changing, he says. The often repeated criticism of the package is that it contains too may perks or pork barrel projects. However, take those out and there is less chance of it passing.
Kings County, Calif., farmer Jim Verboon told the agribusiness conference audience that the issue is not developing new water, but reliability with existing water supplies.
Most of the debate about California's water crisis has focused on "fixing" the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta to improve the state's water supply and repair the rapidly degrading Delta ecosystem. This usually implies building a canal or pipeline around the Delta to ensure a more reliable downstream water supply for the majority of California water users.
The water bond, Verboon said, "does not specifically address many of the problems directly affecting the Delta, its environment or its fisheries."
The problem is, as Verboon sees it, the continual degradation of the Delta from growing use of upstream flows by Bay area cities and towns.
"Most of the upstream water diversions are from tributaries of the San Joaquin River," he noted.
Urban users getting water from the Tulumne, Mekolumne and Stanislaus rivers continue to draw more water each year, reducing the flows to the Delta export pumps, which deliver water to the south state.
These upstream fresh water diversions, combined with downstream partially treated wastewater discharges, have concentrated pollutants in the Delta, said Verboon.
Dilution is no longer a long-term solution. "The wastewater treatment must be improved, otherwise the volume of pollutants will continue to concentrate the toxicity of the Delta." Utilizing modern tertiary treatments to clean up the pollutants is the solution to the problem, Verboon said.
He calls for state funding to create those plants, as well as funding new water projects.
"We need to have a specific, long-term plan for the Delta and not just throw money at it."


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The shutter speed together with the aperture control the exposure. However, depending on the subject, not every speed is suitable. Here are a few tips for taking better photographs.
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Why do we take photographs? To keep hold of those special moments is usually the first answer to this question – "to capture every moment" as it says on my t-shirt from Photokina. But that's not all. Capturing what is actually there forms just one aspect of photography but so much more is possible: Through photography we are capable of producing completely new images, moments and stories, transforming our imagination into reality and becoming more creative both in ourselves and in what we do.
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Yanks 'surprised' that Cano 'didn't feel respect'
NEW YORK -- Yankees officials were confused and surprised to hear Robinson Cano say that he "didn't feel respect" from his former club throughout the negotiations that led to the second baseman's massive new contract with the Mariners.
Cano made the comments during his introductory news conference on Thursday at Safeco Field, as Seattle officially finished off a 10-year, $240 million pact with the five-time All-Star.
NEW YORK -- Yankees officials were confused and surprised to hear Robinson Cano say that he "didn't feel respect" from his former club throughout the negotiations that led to the second baseman's massive new contract with the Mariners.
Cano made the comments during his introductory news conference on Thursday at Safeco Field, as Seattle officially finished off a 10-year, $240 million pact with the five-time All-Star.
The Yankees' top offer to Cano was seven years and $175 million, and managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner said that he was not taking Cano's comment personally.
"I'm a little surprised," Steinbrenner said. "There was nothing disrespectful about the last offer that was on the table. I'm not quite sure why he feels that way, but it is what it is."
Steinbrenner continued: "Robbie was a great Yankee. He's a great player and we wish him all the best. He's going to do great there and he's going to be a big part of that organization. Bottom line with us was, we never got close. We were always a significant distance apart."
Team president Randy Levine pointed out that the seven-year, $175 million deal the club offered to Cano would have represented the third-highest current average annual value in baseball, behind only Alex Rodriguez ($27.5 million) and Justin Verlander ($25.7 million).
"I feel bad for him, because I think he's disappointed he's not a Yankee," Levine said. "But I respect him and he's free to say whatever he wants to say. We still respect him and he'll always be fondly remembered as a Yankee."
Levine said that the Yankees "tried very hard" to re-sign Cano, and he added that "nobody begrudges him" for taking the biggest offer on the table. But Levine said that the Bombers have decided to set a policy to no longer offer 10-year contracts to players over 30.
"They just have not worked out for us," Levine said. "They have not worked out -- I believe -- for the industry. When we signed Derek Jeter to a 10-year contract [in February 2001], I believe he was 26. In that context, it makes sense. If Mike Trout was here, I'd recommend the 10-year contract. But for people over 30, I don't believe it makes sense."
General manager Brian Cashman said that Cano's representatives replied to their seven-year, $175 million offer by insisting that it would take 10 years and $235 million to keep Cano in New York; just $5 million less than he eventually received from Seattle.
Cashman said that prompted the Yankees to recognize that Cano would be leaving. They pivoted to outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, inking him to a seven-year, $153 million contract that includes a vesting option for an eighth season.
Asked on Thursday if he felt the Yankees wanted him back, Cano replied: "I'd have to say no. I didn't feel respect. We never got that close commitment about anything."
Cano added that he was disappointed about how his negotiations with the Yankees wrapped up.
"I would never say anything bad about them," Cano said. "I just want to leave the good memory I have in New York. I respect my teammates and the organization. I want to be able to go back and say hi to them."
Cashman said that the Yankees still view Cano as a Hall of Fame-caliber player, but they balked at his contract demands at every stage of negotiations, including when talks with agent Brodie Van Wagenen opened with a $310 million request this past spring.
"I wish him the best of luck. I can't tell you anything more than good things about Robbie," Cashman said. "I'm sorry he feels that way. I understand that that's also usually a part of the process when things don't go the way you want them to go from both ends.
"Bouquets, bouquets, bouquets. I'll throw him bouquets all he wants, but I couldn't throw him $235 million."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.


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copyright, Nadav Kander.
Back in August of 2011, New York Magazine hired Nadav to shoot both Brad and Jonah Hill. The reason? A little film called Moneyball, the true story of Oakland A's general manager Bill Beane who used quantitative analysis and computers to build a winning team and fight huge payroll inequities. The film almost didn't make it to screen (to learn why, go here). It took nearly 10 years, 3 directors and 3 producers to complete, with Brad jumping on board in 2007 and seeing the film through.
Nadav managed to shoot this compelling portrait in 1 day, in 1 studio but with 5 lights.
Camera: Medium format, digital, with 80mm lens. Set on a tripod 8 feet back. Shot at 1/125, f8.5, ISO 100.
Lighting: The key light is a gridded, white beauty dish at f11 (+ 1/2 stop) set high and 10 feet to camera left. Nadav was careful to position it precisely, keeping both of Brad's eyes in the light. No fill light was used to ensure the strong contrast between light and shadow, which is pretty freakin' killer. Behind v-flats (black side out) two white umbrellas attached to a c-stand at f8 (- 1/2 stop) were set behind brad to camera left and right. This creates the perfectly flat background. Now, quite a bit of post work was required to get this final look, but that's a whole different blog.
Comments: It's well-documented how Brad goodheartedly, yet relentlessly, pranked Jonah during filming. Let's see. There was the giant, male genitalia placed on the back of his car before Jonah drove home on the freeway. Brad also shrink-wrapped Jonah's golf cart bright pink (yes, movie stars get their own cart to cruise around the sets).
So for this shoot, Jonah decided he'd get a little payback, conspiring with Nadav and stylist Cheryl Konteh. When Brad arrived at the studio, they brought him through his wardrobe for the first shot: Black leather thong and matching tube top. Brad's jaw dropped to the floor, but being a good sport and bowing to Nadav's expertise, he took the outfit and changed in the dressing room. When Brad walked on to set donning his leather, Jonah jumped out, took a pic with his iPhone and yelled, "this is so going on my Facebook page, man. I mean, I think it is. Unless you don't want me too. Okay, I'm deleting it now. Sorry, Brad."


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ROCKFORD — Several area fire departments are on the scene of a barn fire on Halley Road, which is northwest of the city's center near Latham and Meridian roads.
The call for help came through shortly before 7:30 p.m., and the fire had fully engulfed the barn once firefighters arrived.
No people or livestock were in the barn at the time of the fire.
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Propsecting: What is the Value of Gold, Silver and Bronze for Tennis Pros?
A gold medal is likely as valuable to a top tennis player as any title not among the 4 Grand Slams. The Masters Cup or a Masters Series event with deep history such as Rome might be deemed more valuable than gold by various top players. Depending on the nation and mindset of a player Gold may or may not be as valuable as winning the Davis Cup. I got the sense that Carlos Moya was extremely happy to win TMS Rome and the Davis Cup in 2004. Those are accomplishments a player can share with family, friends and fans. So too is an Olympic Gold medal.
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Since San Diego Comic-Con this past summer, it's been pretty clear that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is setting up the eventual appearance of the Sinister Six. In fact, the news has been all but confirmed by Paul Giamatti, who is playing the supervillain Rhino in the movie.
But if the movie's viral marketing is any indication, there may even more villains set to enter the Spider-Man movie universe, including some interesting lesser known characters.
A new article at the faux news website The Daily Bugle discusses the stock performance of Oscorp and a number of interesting developments at the company. Sharp-eyed Spidey fans will recognize several sly references to bad guys in the news.
Here's a snippet of the article:
Despite the assault on Oscorp Tower two weeks ago and the revelation that disgruntled Oscorp employee, Dr. Curt Connors, was responsible for the attack, Oscorp's stock has climbed four points.
Oscorp spokesman Douglas Menken provided some details from the meeting, including that the construction on the prototype alternative energy power plant, complete with hydroelectric tower, is on schedule for completion within the next year.
Other highlights included a preview of a flight harness for the military and significant advancements in robotics by the head of the engineering division, Spencer Smythe.
Did you catch all of the references? If not, we can help. The most recognizable reference is probably the mention of a "flight harness." I don't know about you, but those words bring to mind one guy: The Vulture. The Vulture is one of the more memorable Spider-Man villains and was even going to be played by John Malkovich in Sam Raimi's aborted Spider-Man 4. Presumably, if The Vulture ever makes it into the ASM movie universe, he will either be an employee of Oscorp or steal the technology from the company.
The "prototype alternative energy power plant, complete with hydroelectric tower" could be talking about the villain Hydro-Man. Hydro-Man gained the power to turn into and manipulate water after he was accidentally knocked from a cargo ship by Spider-Man into the ocean during the test of a, you guessed it, "powerful experimental generator."
Finally, there's Spencer Smyth, the head of Oscorp's engineering division. In the comics, Smyth is the creator of a series of robots called the "Spider-Slayers," which are designed specifically to hunt down Spider-Man.
It's unclear whether any of these characters will actually appear in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, though it isn't beyond the realm of possibility. One intriguing thought is that Office star B.J. Novak will play Smyth. After all, when Novak first joined the film, many fans speculated he'd be playing Alastair Smyth (the son of Spencer Smyth).
Colm Feore's role is still undefined, so it's possible that he could play The Vulture (as was rumored when he first joined the film). However, this conflicts somewhat with previous images that seem to suggest Feore's character will be involved with the Ravencroft Institute.
In any case, the continued references to villains both major and minor definitely gives credence to Marc Webb's comments that The Amazing Spider-Man 4 will be more than just a Spider-Man movie. At the current rate they're piling on bad guys, Spidey will have to team up with somebody to keep his head above water. Who will it be? I'll leave that for you to debate in the comments.
What do you think of these references? Will any of these characters actually end up in the movie or is this just some viral marketing fan for Spider-Man fanboys?
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is out in theaters on May 2nd, 2014.
Source: The Daily Bugle


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New feature inside the Hutson Center beeps and shines lights 2.5 seconds after the snap to encourage quick release. twitter.com/TyDunne/status…It seems Mike McCarthy has more than a passing interest in getting his QBs to get rid of the ball before some 300 lb behemoth decides they would like to use them as a landing pad. I'm not sure of your feelings on this, but I completely agree with Mike McCarthy on this point. However, my purpose here is not to point out my instances of agreeing with Coach McCarthy. If that was the case, it would be fairly uninteresting, (it might be anyway) since I tend to side with him on most everything...except the dive play to John Kuhn, but I digress.
— Tyler Dunne (@TyDunne) July 27, 2012
Tyler Dunne's tweet actually got me thinking about 2.5 seconds, specifically, what I could do in that time. In true obsessive fashion, I made a list, a list that follows here:
- Eat one small can of Frank's Kraut (undrained).
- List all the Vikings Super Bowl victories.
- Visit any sports betting sites to find the Packers as favorites
- Stand up at Lambeau before someone behind me yells, "Down in front!" or "Sit down!"
- Pay attention to a Bears fan talk about Jay Cutler and/or Brandon Marshall.
- Ride the mechanical bull outside Stadium View...oh wait, that was Robert.
- Shop at the Pro Shop before something is in my basket and I'm yelling THIS.
- Think about Tracy White before I smile a sad, nostalgic smile.
- Type: "Kuuuuuuuuuuuhn!" and hit "Send".
- Listen to someone discuss Brett Favre without thinking about what a cool name Lorenzo is. In fact, it might be the key to the reconciliation everyone is clamoring for. #4 should start referring to himself as Lorenzo, it's hard to be angry at a Lorenzo.
- Read a Detroit police blotter before seeing a Detroit Lion on it.
- Drink enough New Glarus Moon Man to make me forget everything that I had been worrying or upset about. Very small amount needed.
- Listen to someone after they say, "We should start the wave."
- Be awake in Green Bay the day after a Packer game before I think, "What happened last night?"
- Drink a bloody Mary before taking a bite of the pickle.
- Eat 7.5 fresh cheese curds. 12.75 fried cheese curds. (the grease helps them slide down faster)
- Spend time in Kroll's before being transported back in time....not sure to what era, but it's fascinating. I keep expecting to run into Marty and Doc Brown.
- Drive on Highway 29, east or west, before my active brain capacity shuts down and I'm running on auto-pilot.
- Listen to negative fans incessantly complain about the Packers. Life's too short.
Fairly certain, there are many other things I can do in 2.5 seconds, I'll be happy to try them if you feeling like suggesting....I think my insurance is current.


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Phantas wrote:Hester didn't quote from Moya's book but from an interview she made with Moya"
Hi there, sorry things get blurry in my head when I am at a computer for so long (a lot of catching up to do because I just started reading at this forum).
Phantas wrote:I've always loved Christmas myself. Love putting up the tree, the decorations, some gifts (though not necessary)...just being together in those days. Moya's music adds to that feeling
As a child, yes I loved it, but when I grew older I saw all the hypocrysie, with myself being a atheist but also in a lot of my family and friends, and then I grew to dislike it more and more. I can imagine though that when you like Christmas, Moya's music can definately be a positive addition. Would certainly have beaten all the endlessly repeated standard Christmas songs for me back then !


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I been trying to tune my dr1 got it down a few times.. But ones I let it sit during charging I basically have to adjust the trims all over again.. Oh yeah and my tail broke off fairly easy..
Any one else with a dr1?
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I got two and gave one to a friend tonight, both are very stable in calm air. I flew my friends right out of the box and it set in one place with no input from the tx. No complaints here, they are problem free so far...
I've burnt up a motor in my dr1 all ready.
I have an easy 25-30 flights with my DR-1 and I haven't had any problems with it. It has had a few crashes and bounced off the wall a few times, my dog even snatched it out of the air once and it is holding up great. My first 20 or so flights were in beginner mode before I switched over to expert mode. The biggest problem I have with the trim is when the battery shifts. I have also found that if I make sure the battery faces the same direction every time I install it I dont have to adjust the trim very much if at all. I am very impressed with the DR-1 and couldnt be happier with it!
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I've flown my DR-1 about 20+ times with much success. It's a blast to fly and keeps the little guy and I busy indoors during rainy winter days. The only things ive done are scuffed the blades and cracked the shell. We have a very open concept house, LR, Kitchen, Dining all free for flying, persay. The ceilings are about 18ft tall and 35 x 20' wide area. The wife doesnt much care for us to fly them by her, she thinks we might fly into her. LOL
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Mine started out pretty stable, but after a few flights and maybe 3 zero-power "crashes" on carpet, it's all over the place and won't stay still (room is dead calm). It started shaking after that, too, especially at low revs. Hate that my trims seem to re-center on their own all the time, too. The $20 3-channel my 6-year old flys around the house is way more durable. Countless crashes and it continues to work perfectly. My DR-1 after about 10 flights is now collecting dust because Traxxas didn't supply the hobby stores with parts and nobody has any idea when they will be available. Awesome. The flybar broke when the DR1 twice crashed after experiencing "blade clash" in expert mode, turning the helicopter into an epileptic ball of confused rotor blades. Not cool. The forward "speed" is pathetic, too. It literally travels much faster sideways and backward than it travels forward. Again, my son's $20 heli moves forward faster. I love my E-Maxx 4wd truck and my 2 Slashes, but I'm sorry to say I'm disappointed with the effort here with the DR-1. Once I (eventually) get a new flybar assembly installed, maybe I'll be able to update this with more positive things to say.
You may try the transmitter reset in the owners manual for your DR-1 to help its forward speed. Blade strike should not occur in expert mode on the DR-1 unless the throws are turned up past where they come out of the box. Another thing to note is that the stock throws in the transmitter for the DR-1 and QR-1 are different. So if you fly your DR-1 with your QR-1 remote, there is a posibility for blade strikes to occur while changing direction rapidly.
I'll give the reset a shot regarding the forward flight. Everything else is not applicable as I only have the DR-1. The blade clash (where blades from the upper rotor strike and tangle with blades from the lower rotor) most certainly happens with my DR-1 remote's default settings, but only in expert mode. Maybe the reset will help with that, too, though. Should have the new flybars next week. Thanks for posting the suggestions.
shutterm4: I doubt that a transmitter reset will help the issue. I told PeterV these stability issues were going to happen and after seeing how they come out of the box I'm not surprised.
P.M.: I have a dr-1 along with most of the other co-ax helis available, it's no bad, though the fly-bar is a little week. I've also broken the fly-bar, standard hobby CA(super glue) has been a pretty good fix so far depending on where it decided to break.
The little $20 helis are so durable because they have almost no moving parts compared to a heli with full cyclic control.
Co-ax choppers aren't really designed to fly at any speed, they're more of a learning tool to get the controls down. I haven't really found a fix for forward flight other than to turn the rates up, which you can do on one channel.
My guess on your control and stability issue starts with one part: the swashplate(part 6324 center of the exploded parts view). These tend to separate after a few crashes and they don't really end up noticed. The parts view shows it as three pieces that make up one component, that should be tightly assembled as such:
If yours looks like that then it should be good, if there is a larger gap then try gently pushing the pieces back together.
I also think that a lot of people's stability issues are caused by the blade tension, how easily the blade wants to swing in the holder. I think you are confusing blade clash(top striking bottom) with the sound of the blades swinging into there things.
Swing blades are good at deflecting from impact and not breaking, but with the low head speed of co-ax choppers they can sometimes be too loose to effectively move through the air. The same goes for too tight, the blades may not fling out properly and the heli won't fly right.
The most stable flight I have found is with the blades slightly tight.
This is the heli on its side, a slight shake and the blades will move slightly.
This is when blades are loose, simply turning the heli on it's side causes them to fall.
It's really an experimentation type of thing that you have to play with the get the heli to fly how you want it to.
I have even turned the rates up to 100% an I have not had the blades clash into each other.
I you feel that you are constantly trying to trim the heli and your swash plate is fine, you may want to try adjusting the linkages to the swashplate from the servo. They are standard turnbuckles. If your having issues with the tail what a lot of people miss is that the tail will recenter when you land the heli. You do not want to try and trim it out, just land it for 3 seconds.
Wow! Really great info Geo! Thanks for posting.
Attention P.M. I recently repaired a DR-1 that was doing exactly what you describe. It was shaking at low rpm and wandering all over the place when in flight. It turned out that one of the pegs that locates and drives one of the rotor blade grips was broken. The one on the other side of the same set of grips was still in tact so it wasn't obvious just by looking at it and that is also why that set of rotor blades still appeared to be functioning properly. There are two sets of rotor blade grips (part number 6322). You only need to remove two screws on each rotor blade grip to remove it and see if all 4 pegs(2 for the top grips, 2 for the bottom grips) are still in tact. The blade grip screws are the two closest to the shaft. The two screws that are farther from the shaft are the ones that attach the blade itself to the grip; you don't need to remove those. The grips will come off with the blades still attached. You can also improve your forward speed significantly by adding as much forward trim as you can without the DR-1 flying forward on its own. Even if you think it is trimmed pretty well, experiment with putting in as much forward trim as you can get away with. Every click of forward trim you have in it will make it go that much faster in forward but surprisingly will not cause it to drift too badly forward when the stick is in the neutral position.
GeoVW72: sorry for the late reply; I've been off the grid for a bit. Thanks for all that great advice. I'm looking forward to playing around with the blade screw tension, and I'll have a look at the swash plate and linkages. In expert mode, it is easy for my upper and lower blades to strike each other during helicopter direction changes. I have learned to just not make rapid direction changes. Thanks for taking the time to post all that info and the pics.
Same thanks to you, Propsmoke. I do believe that much of the vibrations were due to that little tiny hidden plastic knob on the upper (inner) shaft being broken off. (The knob fits into the blade grip) I was trying to glue it but hopelessly lost it when it fell into the carpet. I had already CA'd the flybar back together. Finally got new flybar assemblies, though. Most of the rest of the vibration went away when I tried swapping out all the blades for the spares even though there was practically no visible damage to the original blades. Still have to retrim everything with every battery change, but it is a lot of fun to fly around. I was going to use a slightly longer servo horn to make it go forward faster than a snail's pace. I'm guessing those servos are considered "sub-micro"?). There's no room to make a hole farther out on the stock horn. The helicopter goes sideways and backward at a perfectly acceptable and fun speed, but ironically forward flight is super-slow. I'll just start flying it backwards more often!
Excellent forum. Thanks again.
Well, increasing the forward trim setting has made the DR-1 so much more fun to fly. It speeds - instead of crawls - forward now! I actually have had to dial the trim back from full forward because it was a little too fast for inside my house, especially in expert mode. Great tip, Propsmoke (aka, El Supremo). I also think that any remaining trim/stability issues that I was seeing (even after blade and flybar replacement) are moot, now, because the helicopter is flying forward faster and requires user-initiated direction changes before any minor instability becomes apparent. Thanks.


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Don't expect to hear any songs that were written in the past 40 years when Frankie Avalon takes the stage at the annual Barry Price Center fundraiser this weekend in Brookline. The former teen idol still prefers the old over the new.
Don't expect to hear any songs that were written in the past 40 years when Frankie Avalon takes the stage at the annual Barry Price Center fundraiser this weekend in Brookline. The former teen idol still prefers the old over the new.
"It's a difficult task for me to listen to new music," says Avalon, best known for his hit song "Venus," and his screen partnership with Annette Funicello in a string of "Beach Party" movies. "Music is so diversified now, it's very confusing to me. So I don't listen to rock 'n' roll. If I'm gonna listen to rock 'n' roll, I'll listen to my stuff and my friends."
Those friends would be Bobby Darin, Paul Anka and Fabian, who also peppered the charts with hits in the 1950s and 1960s. The four of them used to travel on school buses, performing one-nighters across the country.
But Avalon had no intentions of becoming a singer when he first got into music. In his early teen years, he was playing trumpet in a number of bands in his Philadelphia neighborhood. One night, easy listening singer Al Martino happened to catch him, and was impressed.
"Al brought me to New York City to audition for a talent agency," says Avalon. "And that agency was handling Jackie Gleason at the time. The agent I auditioned for said, 'He plays great, and I know exactly where we should take him.' So they brought me over to the Sheraton Hotel, where Jackie Gleason had a penthouse. I took out the horn and started playing, and Gleason came out of his bedroom and listened to me play. When I finished, he said, 'Write a show, I want him on in two weeks.' It happened that quick."
Later, when Avalon was playing trumpet with a band called Rocco and the Saints, Rocco thought it would be a good idea to have more vocals, and asked Avalon to take a stab at singing.
"Soon it wound up being six or seven songs a night," he says. "That was the start of it."
Avalon tried recording a few songs, and even played Boston — performing at the old Mechanics Hall — to promote an early nonhit called "Cupid Shot an Arrow."
"I didn't even get paid for that appearance," he recalls, laughing. "I guess I was about 17."
It wasn't till he recorded the hit "De De Dinah" in 1958 that he made the national charts, came to the attention of Dick Clark and his star-making show "American Bandstand," and his career took off.
But big-time popularity would only last a few years. The Beatles were about to change everything.
"The sound was different, the look was different," says Avalon. "But what came at the right time for me was 'Beach Party.' It was perfect because I got into this whole other genre of being able to sing and being able to have fun on the screen. It was a wonderful experience."
There were eventually seven "Beach Party"-related films, most of them made for about $350,000 and shot in two weeks, most of them pulling in about $12 million at the box office.
Avalon, who had no acting training, and was usually playing versions of himself in those squeaky-clean films, began to get different kinds of scripts, and eventually started studying in New York and Los Angeles to learn the craft.
He had quite a bit of success in a part that he initially turned down: the role of teen Angel in "Grease."
"I had seen the play on Broadway and liked it very much," he says. "About five years later, my manager said that Paramount wanted me for a role in the movie. He said it was for Teen Angel, and I said, 'No Chance.'
"I recalled that in the play he came swinging in on a rope and dropped down wearing black leather pants and jacket with sideburns, almost like an Elvis," he adds. "So I said no, but they wouldn't take no for an answer. I did go to speak with them and told them that I had a style, that I don't sing doo-wop stuff, that I sing straight-ahead little romantic songs. They said, 'OK, we'll change it.' And they did."
But Avalon, now 69, is still scratching is head over an early-'80s film called "Blood Song," in which he played, very much against type, a cold-blooded killer.
"When I was offered that picture, I read it and thought it was interesting — and kind of a reach for me to play as an actor," he says. "When I met with the director, I said, 'Excuse, me, why would you want someone like me, who has had this screen image for all these years, to play this part?' His comeback was that there's nothing more frightening than someone who is the killer that you don't expect. That kind of convinced me, but the picture came out and it didn't do very well. Who knows why."
But Avalon still makes plenty of concert appearances, singing "Venus" and "High School Dropout" and "Ginger Bread" and other hits. And he seems rather proud of the fact that he sort of lives in the past.
He calls the current "High School Musical" series of films a little more sophisticated than the ones he was making with Annette, and insists that they're just the right thing for young audiences.
"I think the kids in them are talented," he says, adding that "this kind of thing had to come around again. The reason the '50s has stayed on so long now is because kids love the feeling of that innocence. I think they would love to have that; they would love to go on a date with a kid who comes to the house and knocks on the door and makes sure his shoes are polished and opens the door for the gal and goes to the movies or has a slice of pizza. Those were wonderful times."
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With dharnas, rallies and fasts not drawing much attention from the government, people in Madhya Pradesh have resorted to unique ways of protests that have been taken notice of and provided some relief to protestors.
In the last few months, Madhya Pradesh witnessed three different kinds of protests that drew the attention of media and the government.
A couple of months back, villagers held a 'Jal Satyagraha' against submergence of fertile land in Khandwa and Harda districts of the state by standing in neck-deep waters.
Last month, a 'Jan Satyagraha' march from Gwalior to Delhi was taken out by the landless tribals and farmers under the banner of Ekta Parishad.
Currently, a 'Chita Satyagraha' (protest by sitting over unlit funeral pyres) is being held since the last fortnight by the farmers in Katni district of the state against proposed land acquisition for a power plant.
"The government and the local administration have become so insensitive towards democratic way of protests like dharna, holding rallies, road blockades and fasts that those staging it hardly get anything out of it, forcing them to resort to methods like 'Jal Satyagraha' and 'Chita Satyagraha'," Janata Dal(U) state unit president Govind Yadav said.
"After the affected persons staged the 'Jal Satyagraha' and media highlighted it, the government woke up and took measures to sort out the problems," Narmada Bachao Andolan's (NBA) Alok Agrawal said.
Only when people took up a novel way of protest that they were able to force the government to act on their persisting problems, Agarwal said.
Following the 'Jal Satyagraha', Madhya Pradesh government had deputed three senior ministers to talk to the protestors and solve their grievances and agreed to lower the reservoir level, as demanded by them.
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This question already has an answer here:
In my team, people have tendency to develop a POC (which is very close to actual deliverable in terms of features) which takes good amount of time to be created. And then spend a significant time to refactor the POC so that it matches the design principles using all required design patterns, sometimes naming etc...
One advantage everyone in team says is you have the confidence to meet deadlines one so called POC is ready, then you can spend time on design.
Just curious about, is it really good to refactor code after developing it in quick mode or we should spend time initially to work on architecture and design of the code?
EDIT: After reading the answers I realized that, as most of guys said, what I am talking of is more than POC and as rightly put by Carl is an "evolutionary prototype." This is definitely not a throwaway code. Intention of the output is always to go to production.


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I also use JavaScript quite a bit outside of web development. Specifically in Photoscript and InDesign to create batch operations. It's often assumed that I have expert knowledge in JavaScript, whereas I'm only just getting to grips with the OOP style of JavaScript. I use a lot of procedural code or I just use libraries like jQuery and Google Maps. I have created some experimental apps in Node and Knockout which I fortunately have enjoyed although Node is back end. I used to avoid JavaScript and jQuery in certain web projects since I was focusing on SEO and would only use Javascript if I really needed it.
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SPRINGFIELD - A Springfield man was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly bit an employee in the Memorial Medical Center emergency room.
Anthony C. Doss, 50, was taken to the Sangamon County Jail after the incident, which happened about 9 p.m.
Police said Doss was being treated in the emergency room and began to get disruptive with the staff. Personnel tried to put arm and leg restraints on him, at which point he tried to bite one of the workers. Another employee tried to stop him, and Doss bit him on the back of his right arm.
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Woman jailed for allegedly bringing jailed son drugs
PEORIA - A Cuba woman is in jail for allegedly smuggling prescription pain medication to her son inside the Fulton County Jail.
Joann Wright, 46, was arrested Sunday. She faces one felony count of bringing contraband into a penal institution and is being held in the Fulton County Jail on $50,000 bond.
Police said they found 12 pills believed to be hydrocodone, a prescription pain medication, hidden inside clothes Wright brought to her son, Chad Wright, 28, of Cuba.
Chad Wright has been in jail since Nov. 4 for failing to appear on a forgery charge, police said.
He now faces the same contraband charge and bond amount as his mother.
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Kane County Coroner's Office under investigation
ST. CHARLES - The Kane County Coroner's Office is under investigation for possible violations, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Department.
The investigation has been conducted by both the Kane County State's Attorney's Office and the Kane County Sheriff's Department.
Lt. Pat Gengler, public information officer for the Kane County Sheriff's Department, said the investigation began in early August. Gengler declined to disclose further details, since the investigation is ongoing.
"The only thing we're involved with ... is a potential violation of the (Whistleblower Act)," Gengler said.
Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez said his department collaborated in a "parallel investigation" with the state's attorney's office, which brought in a special investigator, Illinois Appellate Prosecutor Charles Colburn, to look at the case.
"We're pretty much done with our end of the investigation," Perez said. "It's just a matter of when the special prosecutor decides (to act on it)."
Perez would not say whether he believed anything would come of the investigation.
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Wheeling man arrested in child sex sting
TAZEWELL COUNTY - A Wheeling man was charged Monday in Tazewell County's 10th Judicial Circuit Court in connection with a sting operation that aimed to catch child sex offenders trolling the Internet.
Kotresh Salvanki Parameshwarappa, 29, of 275 Oak Creek Drive, Wheeling, was charged with indecent solicitation of a child, a Class 3 felony, for allegedly sending nude pictures of himself to a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl, according to court records.
A Washington police detective uses an Internet account to post pictures of fictional children on the Web with the intention of catching child predators. On Nov. 25, the detective received an unsolicited e-mail from "kkjust4fun," a screen named allegedly used by Parameshwarappa, court records said.
After a few weeks of online chats, Parameshwarappa allegedly contacted the detective's account, believing it belonged to a 13-year old girl, and asked to meet in Washington for sex, according to court records. On Dec. 24, police apprehended Parameshwarappa at the designated meeting site, court records said, and officers located a laptop in the vehicle and condoms in his pocket.
Parameshwarappa was taken to the Tazewell County Justice Center, where he was later released on 10 percent of a $100,000 bond.
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Michael Schumacher's third straight win slashed another six points from Fernando Alonso's lead after the reigning champion could only manage fifth at the German Grand Prix. However, Schumacher's dominant display was overshadowed by the FIA's change of heart of over its own rules.
The FIA announced that Renault's mass dampers, declared legal earlier in the season, were illegal. The system allowed engineers to get the best out of the tyres by limiting vertical movement over bumps and thereby maximising the contact patch of the rubber. Renault appealed on the grounds that the FIA safety delegate and race director Charlie Whiting had declared them legal back in 2005. The FIA stewards ruled that the performance advantage of the mass dampers was negligible, but Renault had no choice but to run without them, as if they lost the appeal they would face further sanctions.
However, Renault's loss was the championship's gain. Schumacher won from Felipe Massa with Kimi Raikkonen taking third from Honda's Jenson Button. Schumacher's win allowed him to claw himself well and truly back into the title chase, just 11 points behind with six races remaining and Ferrari in the ascendancy.


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The family originated in "Quesnay (Chesnay), near Coutances, from which came De Chesneto or Kaineto in England." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X) [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
William de Chesney (died 1174), another brother, was a medieval Anglo-Norman nobleman and Sheriff of Norfolk (c. 1146-1153), Suffolk (c. 1146-1153) and (1156-1163). He also founded Sibton Abbey.
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Brook bout with Alexander postponed again
Kell Brook's tilt at Devon Alexander's IBF welterweight title will be rearranged for a second time because of an injury to the American.
Sheffield fighter Brook was slated to enter the ring with Alexander in Detroit on the 23rd of the month. But his opponent has apparently picked up a bicep injury and will not recover in time.
This delay follows Brook's own postponement of the bout, originally set for January 19, in December after he rolled an ankle in training.
In recent weeks Brook, 26, has told Alexander that he will not be returning to England without his crown while Alexander has hardly paid lip service to the idea, stressing that the Briton is a mere stepping stone to bigger fights.
The announcement has not been made officially by Alexander's promoters Golden Boy but Brook's camp took to Twitter to tell the fans. The fight is expected to be delayed by four to six weeks.
Brook's promoter Eddie Hearn wrote: "We received the news from Golden Boy Boxing that Devon Alexander has pulled out of the fight due to a bicep injury. We will have a new date ASAP."


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BELMONT, N.C. - Belmont Abbey junior Kristin Foster came off the bench to score two goals, her first two of the season, after senior Nicole Voets gave the Abbey a 1-0 lead as the Crusaders women's soccer team advanced to the Conference Carolinas Tournament Final for the seventh-straight season with a 3-1 win over the visiting Pfeiffer Falcons this afternoon at Alumni Field. The third-seeded Crusaders move to 12-7-1 as they will face the winner of the Limestone/Lees-McRae match Saturday at 1:00. The seventh-seeded Falcons end their year at 9-10-1.
Voets put the Crusaders ahead for good in the 17th minute when she re-directed a centering pass just inside the left post for the goal. 20 minutes later Foster scored her first goal of the year when she raced down the left sideline and looped a left footed shot over the head of Jamie Alcala and into the right corner of the net for the goal.
The Abbey carried a 2-0 lead into the break, and Foster struck again in the 71st minute, as Silvia Vazquez centered the ball to the middle of the box, where Foster walled off her defender, turned fired and beat goalkeeper Amanda Wemple, who came in at the 36th minute after Alcala was sent off for a deliberate handball out of the box.
Three minutes later Pfeiffer cut the lead to 3-1 on a goal by Alyssa Wombwell, an eye-level blast from 25 yards out to provide the final score.
The Crusaders outshot Pfeiffer 17-8. Both teams logged four corner kicks, and the Falcons recorded 11 fouls, including a pair of red cards. The Abbey was whistled for seven fouls.


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…is it my imagination or does Katy Perry look the most photoshopped version of herself that you've ever seen?
You may also have noticed (or even possibly read the heading of this post that I believe) she is dressed like a militant lesbian for GQ Germany because based on my experience with my German friends, which is my knowledge of Germans in general and how much we love to give them nonsene about being German, because I am British, I am allowed to, we won the war and all that nonsense… (Oh, would you look at that, a can of worms all over this blog.) As I am being one huge stereotype for this post, let me elaborate – Germans are cold, hard faced, militant lesbians, you know when they are not making really weird porn….
So, am I overreacting or have I drank too much coffee to even think about possibly blogging today, or am I correct? …about Katy Perry's feature in GQ Germany of course, not about Germans all being militant lesbians, ofcourse I know that isn't true, it was for the DRAMATIC effect damnit.


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Staff from 11 marine national parks and 3 associated research centers learned how to use long-term marine and coastal resources monitoring as a basis for improving park management at a workshop in Sirinard National Park, Phuket, on 8-10 May 2012.
The workshop demonstrated a training curriculum for marine and coastal resources monitoring, developed in several pilot Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) under the management of Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP). The goal of DNP, ultimately, is to integrate long-term monitoring into its management structure and capacity-building systems.
MPAs can be an effective tool for conserving marine and coastal resources. Monitoring plays a critical role in their management because it provides the essential information required to make informed decisions and determine if those decisions are the correct ones. It becomes even more important in rapidly changing environments subject to human pressures and the uncertainty of global climate change. A timely, comprehensive and site-based monitoring plan is vital to the successful management of any MPA.
The workshop began with training in identifying corals led by Mr Niphon Pongsuwan, a coral expert from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre. It continued with instruction in photo belt transect monitoring techniques for long-term monitoring of the status of coral reefs, marine invertebrates and coral fish from two key marine biologists, Mr Phongtera Buapetch of Prince of Songkla University and Mr Sarawut Siriwong of Burapha University.
Workshop participants learnt and practiced in the sea off Nai Yang beach, Phuket, using diving gear, special monitoring equipment, and waterproof recording sheets. They also learned how to analyse coral reef photos using the CPCe (Coral Point Count with Excel extension) software package.
The last session of the workshop was on water quality. Dr Pasinee Worachananant of the Environmental Science faculty of Kasetsart University led participants through selected quality parameters and the details of collection procedures. Associate Professor Dr Wipusit Mantajit of Burapha University ended the workshop with a presentation on designing site-specific research and monitoring plans.
The event formed part of demonstration project led by Dr Suchai Worachananant, a marine expert from Kasetsart University, with support from the "Evaluating and Improving the Effectiveness of Thailand's MCPAs" (MEE) and "Strengthening Andaman Marine Protected Areas Network"(SAMPAN) projects. Participants come from the Mu Koh Surin, Mu Koh Similan, Mu Koh Lanta, Had Nopparattara-Mu Koh Phi Phi, Tarutao, Laem Ya-Mu Koh Samet, Tarnsadet ,Mu Koh Chumporn, Laemson, Sirinard and Mu Koh Ang Thong National Parks, and regional National Park Research Centers in the upper Andaman Sea (Phuket), Lower Andaman Sea (Trang), and Gulf of Thailand (Chumporn).
At the end of the workshop, participants discussed how to promote further adoption of practical marine and coastal resources monitoring under DNP's drive to improve management effectiveness. Crucial barriers to improving Thailand's MPA monitoring system include a lack of relevant marine monitoring equipment, the unclear role and responsibilities of MPA staff, and the discontinuity of current monitoring efforts.
"Senior policy makers in DNP should concern themselves seriously with the status of marine resources in our national parks, and create a 'marine scientist' position in park management teams to carry out monitoring and provide appropriate information for decision making" reflected Ms Suppaporn Prempree, head of the Lower Andaman (Trang) National Park Research Center.
Participants also recommended that collaboration among key government agencies (such as DNP and DMCR, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources) should be strengthened to improve coordination. A more holistic strategy and action plan for marine conservation is also needed to enhance collaboration and minimize the problems of overlapping jurisdictions.
In the future, IUCN and DNP, who together are helping to implement the MEE and SAMPAN projects, will look to carry forward these recommendations into concrete practices throughout Thailand's protected area network.
For more information please contact:
Radda Larpnun, Programme Officer, IUCN Thailand, Tel: +66 2 2620529-31 (ext. 224), Mobile: +66 86 5946710, 0856641116 or email:[email protected]


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A detailed guide to the popular Cessna 210 aircraft. The book provides straight forward, easy to understand explanations of the aircraft, systems and flight operations including performance planning, with photographs, diagrams, schematics and checklists. The information has been compiled from engineering manuals, manufacturers handbooks, and the authors' personal in depth flight experience. The book is ideal for use when learning to fly on the C210 or during type transition training, and a experienced pilots will also find useful tips and information to improve their standards. The book is aimed at Cessna 210 pilots, however enthusiasts, virtual pilots, and engineers can also enjoy the information provided. The book is often used by commercial operators as part of their induction or transition training on the C210.
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Obama takes fight over Ukraine to a Europe that may not care
If you want to know what the real western European view is of the Ukraine crisis, instead of looking for reaction to President Barack Obama's strong words Tuesday in Warsaw, look at the recent elections that put anti-European Union nationalists into the EU Parliament.
Or look at European defense budgets that for decades have been acknowledged as inadequate to deal with any serious new threat. Experts point out that Russia's invasion of Ukraine's Black Sea peninsula of Crimea and its shadow invasion of Ukraine's industrial east haven't resulted in those budgets being bumped up.
Not only does that mean something, but it's also a message that's unlikely to have escaped the notice of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"What's been made very clear to everyone in this crisis is that in bringing about a solution, Europe has no tolerance for pain," said Bobo Lo, a Russia expert at the British research center Chatham House, noting that Europe would shy away from deep sanctions against Russia that could hurt European economies, and would flee from any idea of military support.
"Putin knows Russia does have a tolerance for pain. This isn't to say that Europe has completely given up on Ukraine, though Crimea is clearly Russian now and will remain so. But Europe has no stomach for a fight of any kind," Lo said.
It was against that backdrop that Obama arrived in Warsaw on Tuesday and reassured Poland of the American commitment to Eastern Europe.
In his first comments in the region since the February invasion of Crimea, he pledged $1 billion in increased military spending in the region. He talked about increasing the number of American troops in eastern Europe, and noted that a missile defense system for the region "is on track." He warned Russia against continuing on the expansionist path seen this spring in Ukraine.
"Further Russian provocation will be met with further costs for Russia, including, if necessary, additional sanctions," he said. "Russia has a responsibility to engage constructively with the Ukrainian government in Kiev, to prevent the flow of militants and weapons into eastern Ukraine."
But perhaps the most telling words he spoke weren't directed at Putin, but at NATO allies. "Every ally needs to carry their share and truly invest in the capabilities of the alliance that are needed for the future," he said.
Right now, there's consensus that western European allies are not carrying their share. NATO's guidelines call for each nation to commit to spending no less than 2 percent of its gross domestic product _ a measure of the size of an economy _ on defense. The United States more than doubles that investment. A World Bank compilation of military spending per nation shows it's pretty much alone among its allies.
The World Bank study shows that in 2012, the global average spent on military was about 2.4 percent of GDP. U.S. defense spending was calculated at 4.2 percent of GDP; Russia's, about 4.5 percent.
Of the 28 NATO members, only the United States and four others _ France, Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom _ topped the 2 percent level. Estonia, Poland and Portugal were just shy at 1.9 percent, but most members were far below the NATO guidelines.
Germany, Canada, the Netherlands and Romania spent 1.3 percent of their GDP on defense. Iceland spent 0.1 percent and Spain spent 0.9 percent.
Polish President Bronisław Komorowski told Obama that his country would do more. "Poland intends to increase the defense budget of our armed forces," he said. "Poland is going to increase the funding of the modernization of the Polish armed forces up to the level of 2 percent of the GDP."
But experts note that in much of Europe, there's been no scramble to increase defense spending, even as signs continue that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is far from over. For example, Russian television stations now include the eastern section of Ukraine and Crimea on their weather maps.
"As much as Russia's renewed aggression has concerned Europeans _ and it's easy to argue that it should concern them far more than it should concern Americans, both because of proximity and economic ties _ it's clear Europeans don't see this as an existential threat," said Stephen Long, an international security expert at the University of Richmond. "They're not going to carry any more of what would be their fair share."
In fact, the signs are to the contrary. While many who study Europe acknowledge that European Parliament elections are not a good reflection of much of what goes on in member nations, results such as those late last month do reflect a deep dissatisfaction with extra-national politics.
So-called Euro-skeptics from France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom were all elected _ some from the far left, others from the far right.
While they won't come close to controlling the European Parliament, their elections send a strong message that many Europeans are tired of taking responsibility or orders from the world outside their borders.
"It's needed right now, but there has never been any agreement on a single European security policy," Long said. "And this is not the mood that brings about that sort of change."