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NEWTOWN, Conn. — Nicole Hockley says she still finds herself reaching for her son's hand or expecting him to crawl into bed with her for a hug before school.
"It's so hard to believe he's gone," said Hockley, whose son Dylan was among the 20 first-graders and six adults killed by a gunman a month ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
She was among several parents to speak Monday at the launch of Sandy Hook Promise, a group calling for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies. Parents held photographs of their children, spoke in wavering voices, cried and hugged.
"I do not want to be someone sharing my experience and consoling another parent next time. I do not want there to be a next time," Hockley said.
The group did not offer specific remedies, saying it wants to have open-minded discussions about a range of issues, including guns, mental health and safety in schools and other public places. Several speakers said they did not believe there was a single solution.
"We want the Sandy Hook school shootings to be recalled as the turning point where we brought our community and communities across the nation together and set a real course for change," said group co-founder Tom Bittman.
Adam Lanza, 20, shot his way into the school on Dec. 14 and killed 26 before committing suicide as police arrived. He also killed his mother at their Newtown home.
Jeremy Richman, whose daughter Avielle was killed, said a deeper understanding of mental health issues is essential. He and his wife, Jennifer Hensel, started a foundation to explore issues such as risk factors and successful interventions.


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Should the U.S. intervene in Syria?
|Yes, Assad crossed the line.
|38 votes
|No, intervening in civil wars never works.
|238 votes
|No, keep Assad. He's our best option.
|15 votes
|Yes, pick a rebel faction and help them.
|10 votes
|No, we're gonna aerial-bomb chemical depots?
|29 votes
|Yes, with allies and UN.
|48 votes
|378 total votes
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My husband and I were in the Middle East in 2010 and that included Syria and Egypt. Bashar al Assad is a monster and folks told us quietly that he was not this nice opthomalogist with a do gooder wife that the completely government controlled press portrayed him as. In Egypt, folks told us Mubarak had to go.
So, here we are over three years later and 100,000 Syrians are dead and I don't know how many Egyptians so how is all this working out? Morsi was dreadful and in Iraq, the killings go on and ditto Afghanistan and Iran, well, you get the point.
Even if al Assad were to go tomorrow, things are not going to get better. The Sunnis outnumber the Alawites, who are in charge. The Sunnis do not like the Alawites nor the Shiites and the Shiites do not like anyone as near as I can tell.
I have cried for the wonderful people I met in Syria and many of them may be dead or have fled the country. They were Sunnis and many lived in Aleppo and Homs. We cannot fix it.
I hope Lois Capps and other members of Congress look at history. The Shiites and Sunnis have not gotten along since 600 A.D. This is not fixable.
LHThom (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 9:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Why aren't Arabs in the middle east able to form beneficial governments and civilized societies with decent standards of living for their masses?
Why do 96% of Arabs in the middle east, when polled recently, say they would trust an Israeli court to settle a dispute more than their own native country justice system?
Why is Israel the only democracy in the middle east?
Why have so many Arab countries failed to educate their kids in more than the Koran?
willy88 (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 11:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)
there always seems to be enough money to drop bombs, but when it comes to our own 'we are broke'. Disgusting.
spacey (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 12:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow, even the Independent has pro-war propaganda these days, so sad.
It has already been proven through multiple sources and on multiple levels that the rebels which are comprised of Al Qaeda got the chemical weapons from Saudi Prince Bandar and there may or may not have been some type of fumble up because the rebels were not trained in the use of these weapons and they accidentally set them off hitting civilian targets. Though even that may have been rigged or planned, the weapons were set off with the intention of framing Assad, and U.S. and Israeli intelligence are complicit in this scheme and have used the false flag as a pretense to attacks Syria and remove Assad.
If you are wondering why Democrats like John Kerry are arguing to go to war it is because they have secret blood oaths with Skull and Bones where they performed such ancient satanic egyptian based rituals such as having homosexual intercourse inside of coffins and because of this they are no longer given total free will. True story.
loonpt (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 1:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The conspiracy kooks are loose at the Indy today. Ohhh noes teh skull and bones are at it again.
Herschel_Greenspan (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 1:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
willy88, the answer to all of your questions is because OUR oil sits underneath THEIR sand and the easiest way to keep them weak is to covertly give them incentives to fight against each other.
Why don't you wonder why Israel started Hamas which was intended to be a radicalized faction that would fight Hezbollah?
Why don't you wonder why in the twighlight of the Cold War, the CIA spent millions of dollars on textbooks for small children which were created and printed at the University of Nebraska and sent to Afghanistan and spoke of Jihad, grenades and AK-47s in order to spark religious extremism in the area so that the newly created Mujaheddin could defeat the Russian military advances?
Why don't you wonder why we supported Sadam Hussein when we knew he had chemical weapons that we helped him obtain and then gave him coordinates to strategic targets in Iran which were then hit with chemical weapons, causing massive civilian casualties?
Why don't you wonder why the CIA is all over the Middle East supporting despots and dictators all the time for the economic interests of the global banks and oil cartels? And then you ask why the Middle-east is dysfunctional? I'll give you a hint, it has NOTHING to do with the color of their skin very little to do with their religion! Pay attention!
loonpt (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 1:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Re: Herschel_Greenspan
The establishment hacks are loose again on the Indy today. Oh no keep calling me names and provide ZERO evidence that Assad had anything to do with these attacks, people will keep believing you I promise!!
Your time has come to an end you parrot, people are finding out the truth.
loonpt (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 1:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Can ANYBODY here provide ANY shred of proof that Assad carried out these chemical weapons attacks? I can provide photos of the rebels in possession of the chemical weapons, I can provide statements from the rebels themselves admitting where they got them and weren't 100% sure of their nature.
Then think about this. Does it make ANY sense that Assad would carry out a chemical weapons attack on his own people while UN inspectors were in the country? Impeccable timing, wasn't it? However our first hint at what happened was when the UN inspectors themselves said there was no evidence of Assad carrying out the attack. You gotta pay attention.
loonpt (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 2:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I find it very interesting that the Obama Regime knows exactly what happened in Syria within days and has yet to figure out what happened in Benghazi a year ago or what the IRS offices in Cincinnati did months ago.
Another thing the Obama Regime told the American people and the world that it was a YouTube video that caused the Benghazi massacre for months. The question is did they knowingly tell us lies or were they just completely inept? Either way the accusations and going to war is very questionable.
jukin (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 2:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The problem in the ME resulted from the "superior, civilized" (please note the quotes) colonialists, dividing up the ME without any thought to the people who lived in there. Iraq was a minority Sunni ruling over a majority Shia, and reaping all the benefits for themselves. Syria is the opposite, majority Sunni, with minority Shia/Alawite keeping all the goodies and money mostly for themselves. And many modern countries propped up these dictators - note the US propped up both Saddam Hussein and eventually Gadaffi. The west also removed a democratically elected head in Iran, installed the Shah, and everything went to hell after that.
Then there is the population explosion with a younger generation that would prefer to be more western; certainly many are as good or better technologically. Many blogs written by people in that area have better English grammar, say, than those in the south and those dreadful/humorous signs.
Europeans went through their warlike period somewhat earlier. I am amused by those who talk only about the unrest in the Muslim countries, but forget the devastating wars in Europe - WWI and WWII and the previous wars between the English, German, French, Spanish, etc. Then of course, there were the colonial wars, that devastated the original inhabitants, but somehow do not factor into the Muslim-bashing holier-than-thou critics.
As for the evidence of the sarin gas attack - satellite analysis is pretty sophisticated these days, especially in Germany, and rockets were tracked from regime areas (no rebels could get in) and the rockets landed in rebel areas that Assad was finding difficult to overpower. Why would rebels kill their own people - Assad is doing a good enough job at that.
And as for the video that Chivers had up on the NYT today - they made a correction that the video was made a year ago. Chivers is very good with war hardware, but has got a few non-GUN stories wrong.
tabatha (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 6:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
tabatha I don't think there has been any solid evidence released, this person who agrees with your conclusion regarding Assad carrying out the attack lays out why they believe there needs to be stronger evidence:
loonpt (anonymous profile)
September 5, 2013 at 10:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I would have preferred to vote "undecided."
Num1UofAn (anonymous profile)
September 6, 2013 at 9:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"The woman whose opinion lawmakers are relying on to go to war in Syria is also a paid advocate for the war-torn country's rebels.
On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry encouraged members of the House of Representatives to read a Wall Street Journal op-ed by 26-year-old Elizabeth O'Bagy — an analyst with the Institute for the Study of War — who asserted that concerns about extremists dominating among the Syrian rebels are unfounded.
"Contrary to many media accounts, the war in Syria is not being waged entirely, or even predominantly, by dangerous Islamists and al-Qaida die-hards," O'Bagy wrote for the Journal on Aug. 30. "Moderate opposition groups make up the majority of actual fighting forces," she wrote.
But in addition to her work for the Institute for the Study of War, O'Bagy is also the political director for the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), a group that advocates within the United States for Syria's rebels — a fact that the Journal did not disclose in O'Bagy's piece."
loonpt (anonymous profile)
September 6, 2013 at 2:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm thinking like the 25% in this poll who'd strike militarily "with the UN and allies", but I'd rather do it with NATO, we use the same ammo and fly the same planes etc.
loon, I'm very anti-missile strikes by USA alone, so we agree, but we don't agree on almost any of the reasons.
DrDan (anonymous profile)
September 6, 2013 at 4:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ok DrDan does it not strike you at all odd that Biden, Kerry and Pelosi are saying things like 'Our enemies are cheering' that Obama consulted Congress on attacking Syria??
I mean, really? Doesn't that sound like something Dick Cheney would say to Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats back about 6 or 8 years ago? Doesn't that bother anybody or does everybody else really have that much of a short term memory?
I mean, as far as I'm concerned politics is about as real as the WWE, I'm not sure why you would take it seriously at all and even utter the letters NATO or UN or ally or anything like that and think that some how something good is going to come of it when it's all a giant tool of the wealthy banking and oil cartels.
Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it - Those who study history are doomed to watch everybody else repeat it.
loonpt (anonymous profile)
September 6, 2013 at 5:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
DrDan: Try 14%, not 25%.
Tabatha: Why would Syrian rebels kill their own people? The same reason Bush/Cheney?Obama use false flag attacks like the WTC and Boston marathon, although at least there was no one killed in the Boston marathon bombing.
14noscams (anonymous profile)
September 6, 2013 at 5:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)
In 1905 G. Santayana wrote ""Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -- one of the most quoted and useless phrases of all time, nice loon, got any more moldy comments? Yes, obviously NATO could and shout "do it" if the decision for force was made -- a stupid decision and a pox on Biden, Pelosi, and any other fools who believe violence will solve the problem of violence.
thanks, noscams, it was 14%, not that has any bearing on my point.
DrDan (anonymous profile)
September 6, 2013 at 6:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
So I guess we're just resigned to the idea that the U.S. is permenantly going to be involved in wars in the Middle East; great!
I wonder if I'm the only one who sees through the B.S. the government is feeding us about "fighting for our freedoms" even while they take away our freedoms at home.
How many hawkish "kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out" conservatives see the irony of soldiers going overseas, then after laying their lives on the line, only to come back to a country where there are LESS freedoms?
I wonde:How many tree-hugging True Believers see that their Democratic Party is complicit in this as well?
So here we are again, involved in yet another way, while 95% of the public tacitly supports more killing by continuing to vote for the same people/ideas.
We sure seem to have a lot of our products with "made in China" stamped on them, but the bombs that are killing civilians abroad probably have something different on their label.
Let the Middle East either work out its problems, or self-destruct, (hopefully the former) but let's finally get it right and get out of there. We have enough problems to deal with at home.
billclausen (anonymous profile)
September 6, 2013 at 10:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The option "with Allies and UN" would have been better put as "with Allies" simply because any move on the UN's part would be blocked by Russia in the Security Council - it's a non-starter for the reasons stated below:
Good perspective, Tabatha.
EastBeach (anonymous profile)
September 7, 2013 at 8:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Where was our moral indignation in the 80's when we were colluding with Sadaam Hussein in the production of chemical weapons for use in his war with Iran?
geeber (anonymous profile)
September 7, 2013 at 11:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Fix Detroit first, then Syria.
AZ2SB (anonymous profile)
September 8, 2013 at 2:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
AZ2SB: Not likely to happen; the reason being that with Detroit we could quickly get down to specifics which would require a solution but with Syria (or any other faraway place) the profiteers can dazzle the sheeple with smoke and mirrors.
Once again, they can laugh at us for voting Libertarian, (and they can also laugh at those who vote for the Green Party and perhaps some other parties) but at least if we are ever confronted by someone whose family was killed in an American air strike we can look them square in the face and say we didn't support those who ordered the killings.
billclausen (anonymous profile)
September 8, 2013 at 4:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
loonpt, Why is the Savior of the American people (Obama) pushing to bomb Syria? billclausen, Your Right, Our Government want's "Boots on the Ground", in Syria, the reasons are murky if not blatantly underhanded but Obama is in full support, why is that?
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September 9, 2013 at 6:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Matt Kenseth, championship-winning race car driver, can now add a children's book to his resume.
Kenseth and his wife, Katie, released "Race Against Bullying" on Tuesday in conjunction with National Youth Literacy Day. The book written by Gina Gold chronicles the first day of fourth grade for a boy named Matt, whose love of racing is mocked by another boy. Matt gets support from family and friends, including a pretty blonde named Katie, and talks to a school counselor as well as his parents.
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According to www.stopbullying.gov, more than 70 percent of students say they have seen bullying in their schools and less than 30 percent of students who are bullied notify an adult. The Kenseths had all three daughters with them on Tuesday as they unveiled the book at Joe Gibbs Racing, and Katie Kenseth read it to a group of schoolchildren who were also treated to a tour of the race shop.
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Katie Kenseth said the second installment in the series will likely focus on nutrition. She said working through the "Race Against Bullying" was a process for both her and the 2003 NASCAR champion and two-time Daytona 500 champion. They'd receive the story and reply with suggestions on what they thought it was missing.
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We thought that we would wrap up our Tour du Jour recaps with a series of posts about our experiences watching the last 4 stages of the 2011 Tour de France. Seeing the Tour in person is truly an experience every cyclist should do at least once, but hopefully our posts will give you an idea of what it's like to see this crazy rolling sideshow live! To see more pictures from each day of our trip, check out the Tour du Jour photo albums on our Facebook page.
Stage 18 – Pinerolo to Galibier Serre-Chevalier
Since the climactic Galibier climb of Stage 18 was about 25 miles away from our hotel on Alpe d'Huez, we had the perfect opportunity for a great ride before we watched the pros rocket up the road. Our Europeds tour group was up early to beat the road closures – closed roads and diverted traffic are a fact of life when the Tour is in town. You never really know when the gendarmes will close the roads to traffic, sometimes even including bikes! Our ride began with a little known gem of a ride off of Alpe d'Huez, the Col de Sarenne – an amazing winding road that plummets off of the back of Alpe d'Huez, and conveniently enough serves as a shortcut to the Col du Galibier.
Once we regained a main road, it was pretty clear that we were headed in the right direction. As you get closer to the route of the Tour, you become part of a gigantic and unofficial gran fondo ride! The road is clogged with riders of all ages and abilities, and you find yourself hopping from group to group, tucking in to different pacelines as you go. As we neared the Galibier, we were pleasantly surprised to find that our guides Charly and Brad had managed to sneak our support vans up ahead, to lay out this sumptuous spread to refuel us before our day of watching the Tour.
Once we finally intersected with the race route, all thoughts of riding were over – the gendarmes let you know that it was time to lock up our bikes and walk the rest of the way. As you can see, it gets awfully crowded as you near the end of the stage route. But, in reality, if you make your way past the big crowded areas (usually near the big screen TVs), it was never a problem to find a perfectly nice spot to watch the Tour pass by.
We staked out a spot on a bend in the road up the Galibier, and settled in to wait for the race to come to us. If you've only watched the Tour in the US, you don't always think that the stages usually finish around 5PM in France – since we had started our ride early that morning, we had quite a few hours to wait for the race. But there is always a cafe nearby, and the people-watching is usually an excellent diversion as well!
One sure sign that he Tour is only an hour or so away is the arrival of the famous publicity caravan. Passing over the entire route of the Tour ahead of the racers, the caravan is a winding parade of crazy sponsored cars (literally miles long), blaring terrible music and throwing cheap gifts into the crowd. Somehow when they pass everyone turns into a little kid once again, and yells and screams for the chance to grab a free keychain or awful hat!
Once the caravan passes by, you know that the real race is getting near. Then everyone waits for the appearance of the TV helicopters, which swarm above the leaders like angry bees. Looking down the mountain, we saw the choppers swing into view first, then, just barely, we could make out a tiny line of riders headed our way. The excitement builds in the crowd, and the noise level climbs in tandem. Everyone starts to edge farther into the road to get a better look, forming that crazy closed-in pathway that you see on TV (where you wonder how he riders will ever find a path – it really does happen quite naturally when you are there). Then the lead motorcycles come roaring through, and suddenly the race is upon you! As you scream and yell despite yourself, the racers flash by, only inches away from you, in groups of 2 or 5 or 10 – some looking confident, others seeming downright despondent.
And just like that, your day of watching the Tour is over! Everyone starts packing up and heading down the mountain, only parting to let the stragglers in the "autobus" group (made up of sprinters and other domestiques who don't contest the high mountains) pass by in their business-like fashion. The ride back to our hotel was quite an adventure though, as suddenly the roads were clogged with thousands of walkers, cyclists, cars and campers heading back home. There is no way to prepare yourself for the chaos after a Tour stage passes by – you just try to survive and make it to the next day!
Stage 19 – Modane Valfréjus to Alpe-d'Huez
For the big stage that finished on top of Alpe d'Huez, we decided to try a different viewing tactic for the day. Throughout the morning we strolled around the top of the route to Alpe d'Huez (staying on top of the mountain made this a relaxing walk, as we didn't have to battle any traffic), making our way down to the turn 1 (the last switchback). As you can see, the crowds were already camped out on the surrounding hillsides, ready for the madness.
But, thanks to an invite from our friends at Powerbar, our plan for the day was to check out the VIP trailer (l'Espace Tourmalet), located 50m from the finish line! With 3 levels of viewing platforms, the view from the VIP space was pretty sweet, plus there were free snacks, beverages and flat screen TVs to watch the progress of the race. Like we said, not a bad way to spend the afternoon (even if it did get crowded by the time the race rolled by).
As we watched the race develop on TV, we made the move down to street level, to subtly insinuate ourselves into a prime viewing spot along the railing (this takes some skill, since people tend to stake their claims early for the best spots). As you can see below, we got a great view for the final sprint to the finish, won by Frenchman Pierre Rolland, much to the delight of the home crowd (and if you listen closely, you can hear that the crowd still boos Alberto Contador!):
But the best part about our VIP access came after the ride. As soon as all of the riders finished this grueling stage, they were directed down a road right behind our VIP space. We got to see most of the riders up close and at ease (well, as relaxed as they could be after this brutal stage) as they headed back to their team buses or stopped to give interviews. We even got to give a few words of encouragement to American Tom Danielson, of Garmin Cervelo, as he passed by (here he is saying "Thanks"):
VIP access gives you a different experience of the Tour than just viewing it from the side of the road – not necessarily better, mind you, just different.
Stage 20 – Grenoble Individual Time Trial
Next up was the pivotal time trial stage in Grenoble – the ultimate mano a mano test. Watching a time trial at the Tour is a more relaxed affair, since riders are heading out on the course over many hours. You can wander around and enjoy the atmosphere, then head over to the barriers to watch a rider or 2 fly by (they are usually spaced out at 2-3 minute intervals). However, one of the more interesting aspects of the race to watch is the pre-race inspection. As you can see below, UCI officials inspect and weigh every time trial rig right before the rider heads off, to make sure it meets all of the arcane rules as determined by the arbiters of the sport (all in full view of the public).
Reading the body language of the riders before they started, it looked like Cadel Evans was super confident of his ability to make up his time difference to the Schleck brothers in this time trial (as, of course, proved to be the case).
As the time ticked by, the crowds around the finish line grew, everyone glued to the big video board for time split updates.
Then suddenly it was time, and the leaders flashed by in quick succession. Here's Evans powering to the finish line with the second best time of the day, with more than enough of a lead over the Schlecks to earn the yellow jersey, the first ever overall win for an Australian!
After the end of the stage each rider had to make their way through the scrum of fans, journalists, trainers and more. There was a small fenced in area for the riders to cool down and give interviews, but then they were unceremoniously dumped into the street to make their way back to the team bus (about 1km away). Andy Schleck was hustled off down a side street, but his brother Frank (wearing Andy's skinsuit), was left to walk part of the way through the mass of people, until a team assistant brought his bike up so that he could escape. The look of disappointment on his face was clear.
Stage 21 – Créteil to Paris Champs-Élysées
Ah Paris, the site of the final, partly ceremonial, stage of the Tour de France. We strolled about "La Ville-Lumière" without much of plan on this, our final day in France. We caught the peloton just before they made it to the Champs-Élysées (where the race would finish with a series of laps). Cadel Evans, resplendent in yellow, was led onto the Champs in his place of honor, behind his BMC teammates.
Once the peloton hit the final circuits, the race really started! A breakaway forced the pace at the front, and the pack commenced the chase soon after. But the most entertaining part of this turn (right before the tunnel under the road from the Louvre), was watching the support cars roar through the corner at full speed, squealing their tires!
We checked out a few different spots to watch the end of the race (except for the Champs itself, which was too crowded to even attempt), and then had a moment of inspiration and pure luck. We decided to try an aerial view of the racing from the Ferris wheel on the Rue de Rivoli, and (unplanned beforehand) we managed to be at the top of the wheel as the racers poured down the Rue de Rivoli for the final lap of the Tour de France! Below you can see Phillipe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd putting in one last effort, before giving way to the HTC train of eventual winner, Mark Cavendish.
It was a fitting end to 4 straight days of watching the Tour de France live and in person! We hope that you enjoyed our Performance Tour du Jour coverage, here on our blog and on our Facebook & Twitter pages. It was truly a great race to watch and we had a blast covering it with our friends at Europeds, who organized this amazing experience. Maybe next year we'll see you on the roads in France!


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|2008-01-12, 12:15
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
So if you have a great first time, good for you! If not, practice makes perfect.
|2008-01-12, 22:12
|Link #422
Clannad Preacher
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: In my fantasy dreamworld called Clannad
Age: 25
Well, we kissed today. Was only kisses to the cheek, but we're getting there ^^ Also accidentally touched her breasts...(hand bumped into them)glad her parents didn't kill me :P
|2008-01-13, 07:41
|Link #423
World's Greatest
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Francisco
Age: 31
|2008-01-15, 20:10
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Clannad Preacher
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: In my fantasy dreamworld called Clannad
Age: 25
It's going good so far (Thanks, bluejazz), rather stuck on making a "pet name"/couple nickname for her, though. Her name is Destiny, and I can't think of anything to call her >.<
|2008-01-15, 21:13
|Link #425
Gillian-class Chibi
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Utah
Age: 30
Seriously, it's not like a necessity or something to have a nickname, even though it can be nice...and Destiny is a pretty name. I'd think that if that's what she goes by, she wouldn't mind you using it.
|2008-01-16, 00:14
|Link #426
Yurippe is mai waifu
Join Date: Sep 2006
I decided that I should probably move onto someone else. The girl I liked NEVER contacts me first, meaning she probably never saw me as more than a friend in the first place. Also, we have VERY different interests and very different friends. Even if we did have a relationship, it probably wouldn't have lasted long.
|2008-01-17, 00:28
|Link #427
Well, it's going pretty good. Some stuff happened (not tellling ), and well it's pretty obvious now. We're basically approaching the "bf/gf" border, or maybe we've already passed that (I'm not really sure ). I'm not gonna rush things, and I like how things are progressing between us .
Funny side note:
Apparently, she intended for the whole "pretend couple/dating" thing to be a joke. She had no feelings for me and I didn't have any feelings toward her (I thought she was cute, but I wasn't interested for some reason ). So basically, the "joke" developed feelings, or maybe the feelings were realized. Who knows? Sounds like something I would only see in an Anime .
|2008-01-17, 00:45
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
It's really great to hear that some people's relationships are developing quiet well. I might as well be jealous of those who are lucky as of this moment, as I am trying to deal with my third rejection I had in my life. However, even though I do feel a bit down that I have been rejected again, I really found it easier to be rejected now.
When I was first rejected, I do really remember crying about it for few weeks before having a crush on another girl. However strings of fall outs and having a crush on another girl led to my second rejection during my 10th grade.
On the second, the girl that I confessed to was a good friend of mine and I had known her since the 7th grade. However, when she called me a 'good friend' after my heartfelt confession, that status eventually went down the drain and we started to avoid each other for quiet a while (this really reminds me of the ladder theory).
My third rejection is quiet recent; it's been about a month now. On my second, I often sulked in the corner and let myself fall into escapism provided by hours and hours of playing Final Fantasy X. This time, my third rejection didn't seem so painful as I believed it would be. As if the third time's the charm, I did not cry, nor sulk for more than two days after my rejection. Not only that, it was THE most harshest rejection ever.
Now, I'm thinking whether I should 'test' another girl that I'm interested in. When I say test, what I mean is that I should try to use the best of my body language and see how she'll react. There is one hitch: she's a co-worker of mine at my workplace.
Anyone can give me an advice or two of how should I ask a co-worker out if I do get a strong feeling that she's into me? I've heard of the risks of dating a co-worker, but I'm expected to quit my job due to college.
@Darkman.exe213: Not to mean too intrusive, but I think you're doing the right thing by moving on. If I hadn't said this now, I'll say it again: "It doesn't matter if you're interested in her. Only thing that matters that she is interested in you." After all, sticking with a girl that will never be interested in you is rather a waste of time, IMO. What you really should be trying is to wait and see if any other girl is interested in you.
After all, the world's population is over 6 billion. I might as well as say that for every guy, there will be at least one hundred girls who will like you for who you are. Same goes for girls as well!
|2008-01-17, 01:26
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Yurippe is mai waifu
Join Date: Sep 2006
hmm...suddenly I am reminded of Byousoku 5 Centimeter. D:
|2008-01-17, 03:03
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World's Greatest
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Francisco
Age: 31
Well I finally got a response from the person that was driving me nuts by not responding. I was patient and only say two comments on her Facebook page within the last two months nearly. And both of those comments were on the other side of each other in terms of time span. One was in early December, the other in late January. I also happened to have sent her a "Happy Holidays" e-card on Christmas Eve to her email. So that might count as three. Maybe. But the good news is that she replied with a heart-felt response and was even grateful for the e-card I had sent her. And...she said it would be nice if we hung out again.
It feels like a giant weight has been lifted off of my heart. Perhaps there is some hope after all...when everything seemed like it had been lost.
|2008-01-17, 03:53
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
I'll give an example of the first girl I dated. For many things that we talked about she seemed to become very hostile and argumentative, even when it really wasn't important and when I wasn't trying to argue anything. She'd also claim that I was a poor communicator, and occasionally would chalk it up to the fact that at that time I was an engineering major. (I'm sure everyone knows it, but engineers are stereotyped as being incredibly socially awkward and terrible communicators.) She was my first and the relationship was new enough that I was infatuated with her regardless. I took her criticisms as feedback and pondered about how to improve myself. It did hurt a bit, but I suppose that I didn't recognize my discomfort at the time.
I don't think it was even two months after the relationship had started that the fairy dust of a new relationship began to wear off. I decided that regardless of any blame, we simply weren't communicating well, and I didn't foresee the relationship having any lasting power. I ended it, much to her dismay.
I guess my only worry for you, bluejazz87, is that you're like me - sensitive, wants to provide love and affection, and so on - and that we'd easily be taken advantage of. I'd imagine that was partially what happened with the girl I cited above. My concern for you is that this girl may also be a poor communicator - perhaps someone who won't talk to you and will leave you feeling unsure and insecure. But it's too early to tell, in all honesty. Even though I had clear communication issues with that first girl, when we'd initially been doing friend activities (2-3 hour lunches every week) we seemed to get along great and held similar views. You don't talk for that long with a new friend when you don't jive well, right? But I guess things change when you enter the relationship field (although what changes and how much it does will depend on the person). This advice from me is probably premature for you, but I just wanted to express it anyway.
|2008-01-17, 05:14
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World's Greatest
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Francisco
Age: 31
|2008-01-17, 23:15
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
|2008-01-17, 23:44
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"The Fearless One"
Join Date: Jan 2008
Age: 27
|2008-01-18, 21:14
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Yurippe is mai waifu
Join Date: Sep 2006
|2008-01-20, 00:57
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As for me, I've taken the "not-interested-until-girl-makes-first-move" stance. Since I'm a shy guy, I don't really like checking out girls; on the subway, I usually just stare down at the floor, even if I notice a girl's looking at me.
|2008-01-20, 08:14
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Clannad Preacher
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: In my fantasy dreamworld called Clannad
Age: 25
Well, I went over to my girlfriend's yesterday. Needless to say, I had a great time. Two highlights of the visit...well, you could call it one. We were watching a romance movie, and when the first kiss scene came up, I said "I love you, Destiny", then she said "Really?" and I said "Yes". Then, she said "I love you too", then after a couple seconds, said "Close your eyes", then kissed me. Then I kissed her back. So....yeah....great time yesterday
@Generic While it's fine to be shy, it can be hard to get a girl to make a first move. If you make a good female friend (assuming you're a guy, like your username implys), and then slowly turn it into a relationship, you could experince what other people are.
|2008-01-20, 16:18
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I too have waited a lot in my life for the girl to make the first move...and it hasn't worked well. I've had to suck it up and ask out girls first if I want something to happen. I've used things like internet dating with some good results, and now I'm finally engaged at age 37 to a great woman, whom I met thanks to my uncle's wife, a friend of hers. I met her in person, then later starting emailing her, and the rest is history....but even shy guys can make the first move, try not to look away when a girl is paying you attention. If I had made some first moves earlier on my life, I wouldn't have spent so much time being single.
|2008-01-20, 16:59
|Link #440
Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
And what's wrong with eye contact? I'll share part of an interesting study with you, as it's relevant here. The study attempted to find out whether "luck" is something real or just perceived. They gathered groups of people and determined who considered themselves to be lucky and who felt that they were unlucky. I'll cut out some aspects of the experiment, but it was determined that luck is real, although not in the way you'd think. People who felt that they were lucky were more likely to make eye contact with others and smile, which resulted in increased social interactions. People who felt unlucky would often be looking at the ground and avoid others. The increased social interactions often resulted in new opportunities for those who had made contact. The people didn't realize that they were doing anything special, though, and the interactions and resulting opportunities made them feel that they were lucky. The others didn't realize that they were putting other people off, and simply resigned themselves to feeling that nothing good ever happened to them, that they were unlucky.
The part I want to focus on is that the eye contact led to interactions. If a girl is staring at you and she looks pretty nice, look her in the eye for a second or two and give her a smile! Just show her that you acknowledge her. You don't need to stare at her like a creep, just give her a glance every now and then and make eye contact briefly. If she's really gutsy and "luck" is on your side then she'll come over and initiate the conversation. Otherwise, if she gives you an inviting smile, get off your butt and go over to her! Look, even if she's not your type, you'll build confidence and you may make friends (who in turn introduce you to their friends, and their friends may be the ones for you - that's how my ongoing relationship initially started).
This isn't about being a "player," this is just about getting yourself out there. The girl for you won't fall out of the sky and into your lap, you'll meet her somehow. I feel that my girlfriend and I have one of those fairytale relationships that occurred by chance, but despite all that we were initially introduced (somewhat by chance) through a mutual friend (also female). Were it just me and my guy friends, the only relationship I'd be able to write about would be my first and failed one, in which the girl had enough guts to initiate a conversation with me and give her phone number without my asking.
Be confident and have fun.
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CBSE Chemistry Practice Paper for Class XII Board Exam
CHEMISTRY, CLASS :XII, MAX.MARKS : 70, TIME : 3Hrs.
* Answer all the questions:
* Questions 1 to 8 carry one mark each. Answer them in one word or a sentence.
* Questions 9 to 18 carry 2 marks each. Answer them in 20 to 30 words.
* Questions 19 to 27 carry 3 marks each. Answer them in 40 to 50 words.
* Questions 28 to 30 carry 5 marks each. Answer them in 70 words.
* There is no overall choice. However there is internal choice in one question each
of two mark and three marks questions. All 5 marks questions have internal
* Calculator or any other electronic items are not allowed. However logarithm
book may be used for calculations.
1. Blood cells collapse when suspended in saline water. Give reason. (1)
2. Why is shape selective catalyst highly specific? (1)
3. What is the difference between pig iron and cast iron in terms of amount of
carbon present? (1)
4. Write one example each for homoleptic and heteroleptic complexes. (1/2 +1/2)
5. Write the IUPAC name of (1)
6. When benzoic acid is treated with CH3Cl and anhydrous AlCl3 ring substitution
doesn't take place. Why? (1)
7. How do you convert ethanamide to methanamine? Write balanced equation
only. (1)
8. Name the linkage connecting the nucleotide units in DNA. (1)
9. Define the terms a) Unit cell b) Co-ordination number of a particle in close
Packing. (2)
Write an example of intrinsic semi conductor? How can you increase their
10. If sodium is present in a simple cubic lattice and the radius of one atom is
100pm, calculate the packing efficiency of the crystal. (2)
11. Calculate the mass of Ascorbic acid (C6H8O6) to be dissolved in 75g of acetic
acid to lower its melting point by 1.5°C.kf = 3.9 K Kg Mol-1. (2)
12. State Raoult's law for the solution containing non-volatile solute. What type of
deviation is shown by Ethyl alcohol and water solution. (1+1)
13. Differentiate between order of a reaction and molecularity of a reaction (2)
14. Give reason why? (1+1)
a) C is a better reducing agent for ZnO than CO above 805°C.
b) NaCN is used in froth floatation method of purification of PbS.
15. Draw the structure of (2)
a) S6 molecule b) HClO4 molecule
16. Write the IUPAC name of [Co(NH3)5(NO2)]Cl2. This compound can be prepared
in two different colored crystalline forms. What could be the structural
difference in the two forms? (1+1).
17. Complete the following reactions. (1+1)
18. Write the SN1 Mechanism involved in the conversion of (CH3)3C-Br to
19. a) Draw the structure of activated complex formed when H2 & I2 react to form
b) A wood piece found in a excavation site contain 75% of C14 content as the
fresh wood contain. If the half life period of C14 = 5730 years, find the age of
the wood. (2)
a) In a reaction, 5g of a reactant reduced to 2.5g in 10 hr. When 10g of the (1)
reactant is taken, it took 20 hr to reduce to 5g. What is the order of the reaction?
b) For a first order reaction, the rate constant at 400K is 2.25×10-6 s-1. Calculate the rate constant at 500K if the activation energy for the reaction is 250KJ/mol.
20. a) Define the terms – (2)
i) Dialysis ii) peptisation
b) Which among the following is most suitable for coagulation of
Fe2O3.xH2O/Fe3+ colloid? Why? Al3+, PO43- , Na+, Br–. (1/2 +1/2)
21. a) Arrange the following in the decreasing order of the property mentioned.
H2Se, H2S, H2Te, H2O (Bond angle)
HClO2,HClO4, HClO, HClO3 (acidic character) (2)
b) H3PO2 (metaphosphoric acid) is a strong reducing agent. Write an equation to prove this property. (1)
22. i) Though F2 has less tendency to gain electron than Cl2 (ΔegH for Cl2 is more –ve
than that of F2), it is a strong oxidizing agent than Cl2. Why? (1)
ii) Why is He used in diving apparatus? (1)
iii) Why does NO2 dimerise? (1)
23. A colorless crystalline organic solid (A), having carbolic smell is acidic in
nature. 'A' when treated with Bromine water gives white precipitate (B). 'A'
when treated with NaOH and CO2 followed by hydrolysis gives compound
(C).C can be used for the preparation of Aspirin. Identify A, B, C and write
equations for all changes. (3)
24. a)Gabriel phthalimide synthesis is not suitable for the preparation of Aniline.
Why? Write equation for the preparation of ethanamine by this method. (2)
b) Why is it necessary to acetylate aniline before nitration? (1)
25. a) Name the disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin E. (1)
b) Among 1°,2°,3°& 4° structures which structure decides whether the protein is
globular (or) fibrous? Which type of forces stabilize the 2° structure of protein?
c)How do you prove that glucose contain one primary alcohol group? (1+1)
26.a) Is PVC a thermo plastic (or) thermosetting plastic? Why is it called so? (1)
b) state whether the following polymer is condensation polymer or addition
polymer ? Write the structure and name of monomers involved in this polymer.
27.a) What do you mean by Agonist and Allosteric inhibitors? (2)
b) Soaps do not work in hard water. Why? (1)
28. a) Write two advantages of fuel cell over other cells. (2)
b) Two electrolytic cells containing AgNO3 & CuSO4 solutions as electrolytes
are connected in series. If two amperes of current is passed through the solutions
for 8 min, What is the mass of silver & copper deposited? (Atomic weight of
Cu=63.5u & Ag=108u) (2)
c) When Iron electrode at standard conditions is connected to standard hydrogen electrode to measure its standard potential, Which electrode act as anode? Why?
a) Calculate the cell potential (Ecell) of the voltaic cell which is represented as
Cr(s) / Cr3+(0.001M) // Cd2+ (0.01M) / Cd (s) (3)
Given that E°Cr3+ / Cr = – 0.74v & E°Cd2+ / Cd = – 0.40.
b) State Kohlrausch law of independent migration of ion and one of its use? (2)
29.a) What do you observe when K2MnO4 solution is acidified? support your
observation with equation. (2)
b) Answer the following related to d- Block elements-
i) For 'Fe' the third ionization potential is less than expected.
ii) Both Cr2+ and Mn3+ have d4 configuration but Cr2+ is reducing and Mn3+
is oxidizing. Why?
iii) d- Bolck elements & their compounds can act as catalyst. (3)
a) What is lanthanoid contraction? Write its consequences? (2)
b) Actinoids show greater number of oxidation state than Lanthanoid. Why?(1)
c) D- block elements form complexes easily. Why? (1)
d) The enthalpy of atomization is high for d-block element than s-block elements. Why? (1)
30.a) Write one example each for i) Wolff-Kishner reduction. (2)
ii) Hell-Volhard Zelinsky reaction.
b) The pKa value for benzoic acid,4-nitrobenzoic acid, 4-methoxy benzoic acid
are 4.19,3.41,4.46 respectively. What do you suggest about the effect of
substituents on the acidic character of these compounds. (2)
e) Among Acetaldehyde and acetone which is more reactive towards nucleophilic addition reaction? Why? (1)
a) Distinguish between the compound s using chemical test and write equation.
i)Benzoic acid & ethyl benzoate.
ii)Ethanal & propanal.
b) Write the equation for cross aldol condensation reaction between Benzaldehyde and acetaldehyde. (2)
c) Aldehydes & ketones have less boiling point than alcohols.Why? (1)
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Supplementary Textual Material in Chemistry for Class XII Supplied by CBSE
CBSE published some supplementary textual material earlier this year for Class XII Chemistry. In case if you have not downloaded them, please do it now. We have given below the abridged portion of the supplimentary study material.
The major portion is from
Unit 16: Chemistry in Everyday Life – ANTIOXIDANTS
Antioxidants are one of the important and necessary food additives. These compounds retard the action of oxygen on food thus reducing its speed of decomposition by oxidation. Hence they help in the preservation of food. These act as sacrificial materials, i.e. these are more reactive towards oxygen than are the materials they are protecting. They also reduce the rate of involvement of free radicals in the aging process.
Examples: The two most familiar antioxidants used are butylated hydroxy toluene (BHT) and butylated hydroxy anisole (BHA) (Figure 1). These phenolic compounds are added to preserve fats in packaged food. Oxygen reacts preferentially with BHA or BHT rather than oxidizing fats or oils, thereby protecting them from spoilage. The addition of BHA to butter increases its storage life from months to years. Sometimes, BHT and BHA are added in combination with citric or ascorbic acids to produce a more active synergetic
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites ( such as sodium sulphite, sodium bisulphite and sodium metabisulphite) are useful antioxidants for wine and beers, sugars syrups and cut, peeled or dried fruits and vegetables. They prevent or reduce their discoloration.
Questions from the section
1. Name one antioxidant commonly used to increase the storage life of butter.
2. Name one antioxidant used in wine and beers.


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Election Day moves regular meeting to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
The Stuttgart City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday instead of its normal Tuesday night meeting due to Election Day. The meeting will be held at Stuttgart City Hall, located at 304 S. Maple Street and all meetings are open to the public.
The Council will have three items on the agenda including improvements to the north half water system in Stuttgart. The City of Stuttgart hired Summerford Engineering to develop construction plans and specifications, which were submitted to the Arkansas Department of Health. The USDA Rural Development, who authorized bidding on Oct. 3, also approved the plans.
Three bids came in from Hargan Construction Company, of Batesville for $1,019,605; J&R Construction, Inc., of Palestine for $1,151,799.76; and Robertson, Inc., of Popular Bluff, Mo. for $1,322,725.
Summerford Engineering has recommended Hargan Construction.
"The low bid is within the project budget and funds available," the resolution reads.
The next item on the agenda is the improvements to the south water treatment plant. The Arkansas Department of Health and the USDA Rural Development also approved these plans.
The only bid received was from On-Line Construction, Inc, of Hot Springs for $2,858,557.92.
Summerford Engineering is recommending the City of Stuttgart use On-Line Construction since the bid is within the project budget and funds available.
The third item on the agenda is proposed ordinance 1879 for Arkansas Energy Code for new building construction.
"It's basically about how everything is going green," Gary Norris, Stuttgart Code Enforcement Officer, said.
If passed each new construction in Stuttgart will have to come equipped with nine inches of insulation, energy saving light bulbs, weather stripping around doors and windows and other moisture protection.
"It's not anything we haven't been doing already," he said. "The builders in Stuttgart are already doing this."
A copy of the 16-page code can be reviewed at Stuttgart City Hall during normal business hours. For more information call (870) 673-8533.


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This is the first module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Activities are self-directed by students or student teams using online videos and data from the SDO satellite to explore, research and build knowledge about... (View More) features of the Sun. Students build vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections, and creating resources to use in their investigations. Each activity comes with both a teacher and student guide with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos and internet resources. Activity 1A: Structure of the Earth's Star takes students through the features and function of the Sun's structures using online videos, completing a "Sun Primer" data sheet using information from the videos, and creating a 3D origami model of the Sun. Students use a KWL chart to track what they have learned. Activity 1B: Observing the Sun has students capture real solar images from SDO data to find and record sunspots and track their movement across the surface of the Sun. Activity 1C has students create a pin-hole camera to use in calculating the actual diameter of the Sun, and then calculate scales to create a Earth-Sun scale model. Students reflect on their learning and results at the end of the module. An internet connection and access to computers are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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This is a lesson about the solar wind, Earth's magnetosphere, and the Moon. Participants will work in groups of two or three to build a model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. They will use the model to demonstrate that the Earth is protected from... (View More) particles streaming out of the Sun, called the solar wind, by a magnetic shield called the magnetosphere, and that the Moon is periodically protected from these particles as it moves in its orbit around the Earth. Participants will also learn that the NASA ARTEMIS mission is a pair of satellites orbiting the Moon that measure the intensity of solar particles streaming from the Sun. (View Less)
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This is an activity about how the Sun can affect the Earth's atmosphere, specifically the ionosphere. Learners will use real data from a Sudden Ionosphere Disturbance Monitor, or SID Monitor, to identify the signatures in the graphed data that can... (View More) be used to determine the times of sunrise and sunset. Although the SID monitors are designed to detect SIDs caused by solar flares, they also detect the normal influence of solar X-rays and UV light during the day as well as cosmic rays at nighttime. There is a distinct shape to a 24-hour SID data graph, with unique shapes, or signatures, of the graph appearing at sunrise and sunset.This activity is part of the Research with Space Weather Monitor Data educators guide. Use of and access to a Stanford Solar Center SID monitor and the internet is encouraged but not required. Locations without a SID monitor can use sample data provided in the educators guide. (View Less)
Learners will consider the essential question, "How much energy does sunlight provide to the Earth and what is its role in the Earth's energy resources?" Activities include building a device to measure the solar constant - the amount of energy in... (View More) sunlight - calculating the amount of energy arriving at the Earth from the Sun, and describing the differences in solar radiation at Mercury compared to Earth. This is activity 1 of 4 in the module, Staying Cool. Note: the student guide starts on p. 21 of the PDF. (View Less)
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This is an activity about seasonal variations in day length. Learners will graph the number of daylight hours in each month in cities around the world and compare results. They will also gain an understanding of the meaning of the term equinox... (View More) through review of the graphed data. This is Activity 6 in the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) guide titled Real Reasons for Seasons: Sun-Earth Connections. The resource guide is available for purchase from the Lawrence Hall of Science. This activity requires use of an overhead projector and colored transparency pens. (View Less)
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CPJ: Tell us a little about your brother, Dawit Isaac.
Esayas Isaac: My older brother was always active at an early age. He wrote two books—the
first one when he was about 23 years old. It was a sort of Eritrean version of Romeo and Juliet. He won awards for his
writing and was popular both in Europe and
CPJ: When your brother was arrested what did you do?
EI: I was in
CPJ: When did you start the "Free Dawit" campaign?
EI: A group of four of us started FreeDawit.com in September 2004. But we all thought it was a temporary battle, no one believed he would be imprisoned for so long. But we still continue to fight.
CPJ: What are some of your group's recent actions?
EI: Marking Eritrea's Independence Day on Monday, we have written a petition calling on EU governments to play a more active role in fostering Dawit's release and push the Eritrean regime to allow him access to medical attention. As it stands, the EU still provides aid to Eritrea, which helps fund the prisons that hold my brother. He is in a critical state.
CPJ: Since
attaining information from
EI: You are
right, Eritreans are afraid to speak out and so there is a vacuum of
information. Even worse, a lot of pro-government types call me up to confuse
the issue. They often make empty promises that they will release him. It was
only after one of the prison
guards escaped to Ethiopia that I managed to find out about my brother. I
met the guard three weeks ago and he told me about Dawit's health getting worse
and worse. He could end up dying like his friend and colleague, Setit publisher Fesshaye
"Joshua" Yohannes [who died after a long illness in prison in 2007. He won
the CPJ International Press Freedom Award in 2002]. Now it's the hot season in
CPJ: What about the Eritrean Diaspora? Have they rallied behind your cause to free your brother?
EI: There are
about 3,000 Eritreans in Gothenberg, Sweden's second largest city, but only
25-30 of them showed up for a protest we organized recently. Most of the 3,000
knew Dawit but they won't support him. Some fear a reprisal against their
family or business back in
CPJ: What about the international community? Are they doing enough?
EI: The
international community must put more pressure on
CPJ: Monday marked
EI: It's an
important day for Eritreans—a lot of people died in the struggle for this
independence. We should show respect for those who died and their families on
this day. But my dreams of
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Post subject: Soft Racks for Windsurfing Longboard
Does anyone have experience with soft racks with longboards?
I have a Yakima rack on my van, but I would need a portable rack for a rental car on a trip around Europe. I have seen many soft racks (including the Malone inflatable ones and the FCS Premium Soft Racks), which are popular with surfers, but I would like to hear from windsurfers. I plan to carry a single longboard 12'6", 35 lbs.
P.S. For safety, I plan to wrap around the board a second set of Dakine tied down straps.
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The best soft racks I've used was when I rented gear from Maui Windsurfing Company. Not sure of the brand but they were significantly better than the FCS or Malone racks. Not as compact though.
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WHICH softrack matters little, except it needs to fit.
The SPREAD, between front and back, needs to be wide, with the front rack somewhat near the leading edge of the board. 3' usually is fine.
Don't drive over 65 with softracks, mph.
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have you considered just using two towels rolled up with 2 sets of long tie down straps?
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Thank you for the replies. Since I rented a compact wagon (GM/Opel/Vauxhal Astra), I should be able to have the two soft racks at almost 3ft distance.
However, I don't see how to meet the following requirement with a 12'6" board: "with the front rack somewhat near the leading edge of the board."
I expect to have 5 ft in front of the front rack and 4 ft on the back. I plan to have the boad (Mistral Equipe II) with the deck up and the bow in the back (as I transport it on my van). Any other insight is welcome.
Right now I decided to pass on the Malone inflatable (I dont want to risk they dont work when I get there), and leaning between FCS Single and Block Surf Rap Rax (they look similar) or the FCS Premium Single with the D Ring connection. Does anyone know if the D Ring works better than traditional strap?
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36" spread is no good even with 8' boards.
5' or 60 inches in front of the front strap, you gotta drive 35 mph maximum.
Try tieing down the boards by their forward point to the front bumper, like kayaker's do.
My Honda CIVIC gives me a 43" spread between straps.
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What Zirt said, and put the board belly up and nose forward, so you get at least SOME aerodynamic downforce. But 5 feet of cantilevered board sticking out into the windstream flowing up the windshield? Not me. Too much risk to the hull and anyone else in the vicinity, IMO, unless you plan on touring Europe at city speeds.
Buy a kite. Makes everything much simpler.
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I carry my Equipe II all the time (hard rack on Honda Element
) and prefer to carry it bottom down and tail forward:
- bottom down prevents the sharp Equipe rails from getting damaged by tight straps
- nose first gives some aerodynamics - may not be as good as nose forward board upside down but the last thing I want to do is damage the sharp rails.
- I always have more overhang in the back as I don't want the nose too far forward and get lifted by wind deflected up from hood and windshield.
Have driven many miles, on freeways at 70 mph (HARD RACK) without a problem.
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I always carry my stuff with a hard rack. I, and others, have carried up to 2 white water canoes on long distances without ever any problems. At highway speeds, aerodynamics are not good...
One tip is to have 2 tighning systems. You can start with the tip and the back of the object. It is sometimes hard to adjust but you will find a way to hold the thing down without having it move forward from the pull of the back rope. You can then tighten the middle straps that connect to the rack and it will be super solid.
When I carry my longboards, I position them as advised in my 86 Sailboard Vario manual, nose forward and down. On a hard rack, I don't tie down the tips but I would with a softrack. In that case, a transportation bag would help, not to tie the ropes to, but to prevent them from gliding off.
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Thanks for all comments received.
Since a kite is not an option (I am going to a trip to Europe to be concluded with participation at the Worlds Raceboard) and a hard rack is not available (rental companies don't want to provide it), I will need to go with a soft rack.
I will follow all advices received, including increasing the distance between racks (as possible with a compact wagon that I rented), reduce front overhang, and use front (and possibly back) tie downs. I normally travel with the tail front, and fin down on hard rack at highway speeds with no problems. In this case, this configuration would provide the advantage of using the back straps as hanging points. Therefore, I will use the following configuration: tail front, fin down, so I can have the front tiedown strap going through the back straps.
Anyway, I am ordering a soft rack, will test here in USA before leaving, and post an update.
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