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Patched up

I never quite knew what to do about the Patched Hauberk. I always liked it and it was one of the first skirmish hauberks in my collection, but once I had it I tried it on different characters and ended up sending it off to my house storage. While rummaging through my chests the other day I found it again and decided that this time I was going to make it work, and sent the hauberk to my hobbit warden girl. Well since female hobbits can wear almost anything it was actually fun putting an outfit together this time. Whatever they wear, it almost always works.

Chest: Patched Hauberk, black dye (skirmish cosmetic)

Hands: Elven Cotton Gloves, black dye (crafted, light)

Feet: Shoes of Vigour, burgundy dye (world drop, medium)

Back: Hooded Wood-wanderer’s Cloak, black dye (store exclusive cosmetic)

  1. Very nice! I actually wondered, when I first saw it, what I could combine the cloak with and have it look decent. I generally don’t like hauberks or the cloaks with the ponytail thing, but this combination works.

  2. Fergas

    This is a really great outfit – especially because my litte hobbit warden girl wears a similar one for some weeks now🙂 I just took the hauberk in default colour and dyed the hoodless version of that Wood-wanderers cloak in rust.

    I agree with you, hobbits girls can really wear everything.

  3. Dan

    I like it! Especially since I *just* won the Patched Hauberk during the recent CSTM anniversary festivities, and this gives me some idea what to do with it for my (male) hobbit Burglar. I like it in black — too bad black dye is expensive!

  4. Bumbletum

    OMG! Just so you know the moment i found this site – it instantly transformed EVERYTHING i’m doing in Lotro – i’ve only been playing a relatively short time – originally just solo stuff – but in joining a kinship, it’s now almost entirely about character – something that i scoffed at (or at least was puzzled by) starting out.

    Now – am definitely switching crafting focus to tailor and on my kinship – have been trawling for dyes – to the point people know i’m looking for cosmetics – so now am getting free stuff.

    Love it love it love it! Especially this Hobbit one (my character’s a burglar).

    Keep it up – am very much inspired by your work.

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Carnival Legend Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Contributor Level: Purser

2-3 cruises

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4 out of 5

Amazing trip - just not up to par

Sail Date: May 16, 2016

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Traveled As: Singles/Friends

Room Type: Balcony

Alaska is an incredible place and seeing it on a cruise ship has always been my dream.  This was my second cruise on Carnival and my second cruise on the Legend.  The ship is one of the oldest in their fleet, but it is clean and well maintained.  The staff was very friendly and helpful.  The balcony room was very nice, but a little tight for 3 people.  The food was not as good as I remembered and there wasn't the variety I thought there would be.  For an up-charge in the dining room you could order better than what was being served.  My biggest disappointment was the number of small children allowed to run wild all day and then become a nuisance at night when rude parents bring them to the shows and let them cry for an hour.  The staff should step so other guests don't miss the show.  Overall very happy I went and I am planning on going again, this time I will try another cruise line with less kids.

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Cabin was clean and the steward kept everything looking neat and clean. The walls are very thin, heard the family with 3 kids screaming all night and almost had a picture fall off the wall thanks to a heavy handed neighbor who couldn't shut the door without slamming it.
Embarkation and Disembarkation
Only trouble was in Juneau where we had to unexpectedly tender. Not a big deal to some, but it seemed others were very hostile.
Ship Quality
Destinations and Excursions
Great excursions.
Onboard Activities
Other than the shows and comedy club, there were not many activities.
Children's Programs
Must not have been enough children's programs because the kids were always underfoot.
Loved the shows in Folly's and the comedians.
Service and Staff
Food and Dining
Dining room was ok, nothing to write home about. The buffet was good on occasion, but it seemed to lack variety.

Don't be afraid to get a room near the elevators, you cannot hear them.

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Carnival Sensation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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3 out of 5

Un-inspiring on so many levels but fun for New Years Eve

Sail Date: December 30, 2014

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Room Type: Suite

Cabin: v-7

This is an old ship with an awkward layout. It was refurbished and looked pretty and was very clean. We chose it only because we like the New Years Eve experience. The food was mediocre. I had some filet mignon that tasted like shrimp and smelled like it too. Perhaps it was just spoiled The waiter never apologize and just dumped it in the waste containers. We are frequent cruises and we thought the staff was subdued and many were going thru the motions. I felt bad for the first time cruisers. Did not want them to think all cruises were like this one. Bright side, our room steward was A+. We had a Jr. Suite which had a 3 foot wide balcony bearly enough to fit  2 chairs and our legs. The gym with all its weights banging was on the floor above us. It was a waste of money. Others on our V deck felt the same.

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It was very clean
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Nothing outstanding
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should have been rated balcony room not a Jr Suite
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Ada our room steward was fabulous
Bland shows with original music we did not recognize or feel inspired by
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what you would expect
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Loved Key West
Port Canaveral, Florida
Key West, Florida
Always fun
Nassau, Bahamas
Took a tour this time from a private cab... it was really informative
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
Town is 1/2 hour away from Port. $10 round trip per person

They only have few balcony if you want one early

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Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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4 out of 5

Caribbean Cruise

Sail Date: March 13, 2016

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Traveled As: Singles/Friends

Room Type: Inside

Left out of New Orleans. Last minute cruise. Room 4573. First time on a lower level. Very surprised at how quiet the room was. It was a guarantee and I was afraid we were going to get a room at the front of the ship, but we ended up with midship. Also, it was near a service area and I was afraid of prep noise from the crew, but it was a quiet room! Kinda nice too, it was off the main strip of rooms, so it was private.

Overall the cruise was good. I wish there were more dance opportunities. Some of the music played by the band in the Spinnaker just wasn't inspired enough, or no crew to get the guests riled up to dance! Once the band was playing and the house lights were too bright and only a couple of people got up to dance. Nobody wants to dance with the lights up! Also, one night they had things going on here and there, but then a large lapse of time between the next band or entertainment, so ended up too late. By that time people just weren't out and about. On the Caribbean Dance night out by the pool, the assistant cruise director and helper were dancing but nobody was dancing. Not sure how to fix that. It could have just been the particular crowd on this cruise. Also kinda disappointed that Richard, (wonderful cruise director) didn't wear the angel wings on the White Hot Party Night, but maybe it is too cheesy, but I just love the WHP, and like seeing the crew walking around in those amazing over the top wings!Happy

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New Orleans, Louisiana
Stayed at a hotel in Marerro. Also in the past stayed on the Westbank area. Hotels right in the heart of NOLA too expensive.
Cozumel, Mexico
Shopping! lots of walking. Wear comfortable shoes.
Belize City, Belize
Booked the Lamanai Ruins, River excursion. Love it! Heard Howler Monkeys. Some walking. A long excursion. Hour bus ride but worth it.
Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras
Just a few stores in port, not much to do there. Take a taxi for $15.00 (They try to tell you $25) to West End Beach to the Paradise Hotel Resort. Pay an extra $10. for entry and wristband. Beautiful beach, tons of cruise guests go there. Clear water, white sand, loungers and umbrellas provided!
Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico
You can spend the day just hanging out in port if you don't want to spend money on an excursion. Very clean, huge pool, shops are expensive. They WILL bargain with you. Bought a "$12" item for $3.00, a tiny figurine, totally not worth 12.

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New Max/MSP ebook in Spanish and English

Francisco Colasanto, who works as assistant director at Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras (CMMAS) in Morelia, Mexico, has released the first two modules of a new ebook about Max/MSP on the center’s web site The first module is free (after registering with the site) and covers the Max interface. The second module covers additive synthesis and is available for $5.00. The book will soon be available for iPad and Android.

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The Way of Kings Read Along Part III

Stout as a bookstand.

Stout as a bookstand.

This week, Lynn’s Book Blog is our host, so make sure to swing by her place.

Here is the SCHEDULE in case you want to jump in and join us. Anyone is welcome.

Chapters 14-19 are covered. Spoilers are having a party below!

1.    After the Chasmfiend attack, there were a number of altercations.  Two of these that particularly drew my interest were: the little scene where Wit ridiculed Sadeas – which seems to be a dangerous thing to do given that this could result in a dual or assassination – any ideas about why Wit seems to enjoy provoking Sadeas so much? and: during the discussion with the King, Dalinar and Adolin – it seemed that the King became fleetingly suspicious – and later in the story the same look of suspicion crossed his features again during conversation with Dalinar.  What do you think is going on in the King’s head in relation to Dalinar?

The Wit likes to challenge those who needs challenging. I think Sadeas is at the top of that list. I also have this theory about Wit. If you have read other Sanderson works, then you know that they all occur within the same universe, or Cosmere. There is also a character, Hoid, that shows up in these different works – here’s a non-spoilery link to a little info on this:

So, I think the Wit is Hoid and therefore, the potential danger of pushing Sadeas to any other idiot to the point of a dual isn’t as serious.

The King is going to be suspicious of anyone who repeatedly tells him he is overly suspicious and paranoid. And Dalinar and Adolin, while dutifully looking into any and all possible assassination attempts, haven’t found anything solid.

Which leads me to wonder if anyone is making half-ass attempts just to screw with the King’s mind, and therefore make him doubtful or suspicious of those closest to him. This could lead to Dalinar and his sons falling out of the King’s favor, making room for someone else to rise in favor.

2.    We seemed to get a little more insight about why the bridgemen are not given shields of protection – what did you think of the reasoning behind this and what do you make of Sadeas – is he trustworthy or not?

OK, there is my quick, easy assessment. Sadeas could have the men stage shields and armor at various point among the shattered plains. The bridgemen could then carry the bridges most of the way without armor and shields and then quickly don them before the final few runs. There are ways around this, if speed is of the essence.

Hence, Sadeas is an ass for not caring enough about his men. And yes, the bridgemen are still his men even if half of them are slaves. By not valuing a sizeable chunk of his forces, he will undermine himself sooner or later. Why should those men care about him, the success of campaigns, and hence, the success of  the King, if none of those lords and rulers care even about their most basic needs?

I thin Sadeas can be trusted to do good to those he sees as equals or above himself. So, basically the King and maybe a few of the High Princes, maybe the King’s mother (is she still alive?) and his wife (does he have one?). So, top royalty. I think Dalinar did a great job of explaining to Adolin why he and Sadeas have this love-hate relationship going on.

3.    Elhokar has suspicions about attempts on his life – is he paranoid or not and, if not, who do you suspect might be responsible?

Tough question. Well, I already speculated a little above in question 1 that perhaps someone is making half-assed attempts just to discredit Dalinar and sons to make room for someone else to rise in favor and have more access to the King.

Now, is someone trying to kill him for real? Of course! He is the top most royalty of a newly formed nation. Is there a single ruler ever on any world who hasn’t had to face assassination attempts? Nope. Every ruler needs a Pope-mobile.

As to who? Well, I want to say, whoever is to gain. But I don’t think we know enough yet about all the players. Dalinar and his sons, who would be the first to benefit, are stolidly loyal to Elhokar. Sadeas is an ass, and the narrative keeps pointing us to him, but that seems too obvious for Sanderson. I think we need more info before we can really point a finger at any one faction or person.

4.    Kaladin is a very intriguing character, what did you make of the latest bridge scene where he put himself at the front of the bridge and then his actions following that?  Did you think it revealed anything more about him?

The dude has a pair of brass balls! Not just for taking point on the bridge, but for also going back out into the fracas to haul the wounded back to a safe rock outcropping. I wish he could use those balls as shields, but he seems to have some sort of luck or personal shield. Arrows hit all around him, but not him. At this point in the story, that could be one hell of a fluke. But if it happens on the next run, and the next….well, then it is something more.

I also have to point out that there may be something about Kaladin and fully charged spheres running down quicker. Is he like a battery sucker, stealing the charge from infused spheres merely through proximity? Or is Gaz passing off run down spheres to him as part of his pay, hoping Kaladin will leave them out in a storm for charging and perhaps Gaz will get a chance to steal them?

In any case, Kaladin is special – just for taking point and then pulling his wounded men to safety.

5.    During Elhokar and Dalinar’s later discussion, the king said that Dalinar was becoming more like Gavilar near to his end ‘When he began to act … erratically”  It seems like Dalinar is becoming more like his brother.  Do you think this is significant??

Yes, I think it is important. First, Dalinar sees the current ‘war efforts’ as little more than rich men’s games. And he’s right. He wants more, something glorious and honorable and that truly makes a difference for the kingdom. He studies books that speak of times where there was something truly worth fighting, and fighting for. We saw a mini battle with a fully awake chasm fiend, and that was heart-pounding! But most of the time, these High Princes are breaking open a chrysalis of a slumbering chasm fiend and then merely butchering it. That’s not a battle, or even a hunt.

Then Dalinar has these visions (see the next question), but they seem to be about times when there was true evil to fight, not gem hearts to win.

Which then leads me to speculate about the Parshendi. Did they have Gavilar assassinated because he was close to figuring out one of their secrets? Why do the Parshendi fight for the gemhearts? If Dalinar gets close to figuring out whatever Gavilar did, will the Parshendi be interested in having him assassinated?

6.    We finally witness one of Dalinar’s visions.  Do you think there is any significance about the visions always taking place during a storm and what were your feelings about this particular vision?

Well, there seems to be an obvious link. First, it is repeatable – happens every Highstorm, and it doesn’t seem to happen any other time. So, is the storm allowing him to relive past lives? Live random lives? Is it significant who he saves, or doesn’t, in each vision? Or is it the memories of the mysterious voice who always chats with him? So many questions.

For this particular vision, he retained his own warrior skills and was able to use them in a body of a man who was not trained to be a fighter. So this makes me think he is not reliving his own past lives. Next, I loved that there was a female Shardbearer, which feeds back into my comment about Shallan last week. Next, the Shardbearers had no issues chatting with Heb and his little family; they didn’t look down on the ‘common folk’.

And what the hell were those things! Man, I won’t be walking around in the dark for a week unless I am armed with a fire poker!

Other Tidbits:

Did anyone else enjoy how the Wit treated Renarin? ‘Nothing Ridiculous’! Ha!

I love Dalinar’s forthright behavior, especially when talking with his sons. He use to be a party animal, and was flat out drunk when his brother was killed. I think that really bothers him. But instead of becoming a full-time drunk, or taking a walk into an Honor Chasm, he uses that guilt to be a better man.

I love the little flashbacks we get about young Kal’s life. His first crush. His first stick fight. His brother Tien. All great stuff that fills in some gaps about the Kaladin of Bridgecrew 4.

Nearly all of the chasm fiends are slaughtered while in their chrysalises, making it easy to butcher out the gemhearts. Does anyone else wonder what the chasm fiends would metamorphose into if left alone in their chrysalises?

I think the culture of Alethcar has gotten a little silly from where it once was. For instance, we know that Szeth reads and writes. Perhaps he picked up these skills in secret, but since he didn’t have any hesitancy about leaving Gavilar’s last words in writing, I don’t think so. I think he comes from a place and time where it was common for men to read and write. Next, Dalinar’s latest vision shows a female Shardbearer. She probably doesn’t have to worry about covering her Safe Hand. The current culture of Alethcar seems more fragile and full of frippery than the past, at least based on the glimpses we’ve been given. Anyone else feel this way?

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  1. tethyanbooks says:

    My answers are here:

    It’s good to see I was not the only one a little irritated by modern-day Alethkar.

    2. I agree Sadeas was an ass for allowing his men to be killed like that, and saw it as a reflection on all the elite of Alethkar. Even the king kept going on about what a great idea Sadeas’ bridges were, and how everyone should do the same. I got the impression that Dalinar was the only one who saw anything wrong with the idea.

    4. I notoced that about the spheres too. I hope we learn why that happened soon, but my bet is on Kaladin having done something!

    I agree about Alethkar culture. I think a lot of this section was showing us how badly they have strayed from their original purpose.

  2. Liesel Hill says:

    Yes, I agree that the past seemed much for grounded than the present Alethkar. Interesting, that Wit might be Hoid. That’d be cool. Thanks for the link. I really love the idea of characters in different works invading one another’s universes. I do something similar with one of my characters, but of course it’s not nearly as intricate or far along as Sanderson’s work. I’d never thought about what the chasmfiends might turn into if left alone. Interesting idea. Hopefully Sanderson will let us know eventually.😀

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  3. Miss Mimz says:

    I like how you worded that bit about Wit and his reason for challenging Sadeas and I think you’re right too! And yes, he is a huge ass for having so little regard for members of his crew. He does seem loyal to the King as you said, so I have my doubts about him being involved in any kind of attempt on the Kings life…though he could be trying to make the King paranoid…but it’s too early to tell who might be involved in that half-assed assassination attempt.

    Kaladin is EPIC. Period. Man that dude is like those mythological heroes of old, brave and selfless. Not to mention a healer! He seems to have so enhanced abilities in battle, reminiscent of the display Dalinar gave with the chasmfiend! And I hadn’t clued in to Kaladin’s apparent draining of the spheres until Lynn pointed it out in her post but that’s an exciting thought O.O

    I also wonder if the storms might not be some sort of ‘magical’ fuel…they charge spheres and bring visions to Dalinar…Speaking of which, that vision was AMAZING! I loved how it showed pretty much the arrival of the lost Radiants into the world. I also loved that there was a female in the mix and that they were willing to help anyone. But yeah, those creatures were horrible *shudders*

  4. lynnsbooks says:

    Hey Susan
    Brilliant answers. I found these chapters so intriguing and I had loads of questions! I could have gone on for some time. Thanks for the link to Hoid – I haven’t read about that character before so it’s really interesting – I also hadn’t realised that about Sanderson and him linking his worlds together.
    It’s very puzzling with the King – I can’t make up my mind if he’s paranoid. I’m on a merry go round! One minute I suspect Sadeas, then I think somebody is just playing with the Kings mind. I do trust Dalinar and he also trusts Sadeas so perhaps I should be less suspicious of him – I just don’t like him.
    2. – Yes what an ass – in fact, and I shouldn’t say this but I keep reading his name as Sadass instead of Sadeas – my bad there!
    3. You’re right of course – you can’t be in certain positions in life and not expect assassination attempts, and I don’t suppose having your father killed in such a fashion does anything to calm the overall paranoia.
    4. Kaladin is great. I like that he has *ahem* brass balls! He wants to make a difference and he tries so hard. It’s great that he’s a healer of course but it seems is true way is as a warrior and I really do think he’s using magic somehow and draining the spheres himself. He definitely seemed to drain his last sphere during the last fights – I’m desperately trying to remember how the other two got drained but can’t – maybe it was after he pulled his training exercise???
    5. They got a little bit complacent with the hunt didn’t they. I genuinely have no idea about these Chasmfiends and gems at the moment – it’s a mystery.
    I loved the episode where Dalinar went back and fought with those creatures – and what the hell were they? I’m with you, red hot pokers are definitely the ‘must have accessory’.
    I like Renarin. He immediately understood what the Wit was talking about and he seems quiet and studious. I’m waiting to see what else Sanderson does with that character.
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  5. DoingDewey says:

    I think your theory about someone trying to unhinge the king with halfhearted attempts on his life is a good one! I also thought that Sadeas might have planned it, with the intent of ending leading the investigation all along. He is such an ass! But I suspect you’re right that he’s at least loyal to the king.

  6. suecccp says:

    1. I like your idea of someone trying to plant suspicion between the king and his uncle – I hope we get some concrete proof of whether or not there are attempts on his life, otherwise I am going to get very frustrated.

    2. Yep – I just can’t help thinking that there are alternatives to the way that the bridge men are treated.

    3. Sorry, but I doubt that even the new popemobile could withstand a chasm fiend attack!😀

    4. Gaz seemed genuinely confused that the sphere had lost its charge, so I don’t think he has a cunning plan about stealing from Kal. It seems much more likely that Kal is using the storm light somehow, but is unaware of it. We saw Szeth drawing storm light from lighting spheres in the assassination chapter, so it would make sense if Kal was using the power in a similar way.

    5. I agree that learning of the Parshendi’s motivation for the assassination will make many things much clearer. I can’t help wondering if they are traditionally on the opposite side to the humans in the Desolation and that Gavilar had uncovered that or was about to.

    Good question about the gem hearts – perhaps they simply want to keep them out of the Highprinces’ hands because they are so useful. However, they might have a similar use for them if they have soul casters of their own.

    6. I got the impression that the ‘voice’ was using this past life to let Dalinar see and experience an important episode from the past. I loved the idea that the Knights Radiant were there to protect everyone, something that the nobles seem to have truly forgotten.

    I got the impression that Tien was a little ‘off’ somehow – high functioning autistic perhaps, with his obsessive collecting of pebbles. It is so sad seeming him and knowing that he dies very young.

    I assumed that the chasm fiend they fought was a full adult . . . now I am really, really scared to think that it was only a juvenile!!

    Yep, the society has degenerated quite a lot. I think Szeth may be able to write because he is a Shin, and they might have different cultural norms. I was struck by the stupidity of men not being able to read the military reports and so having to drag a female around with them to do it . . . very efficient!

  7. Thanks for the link on the Cosmere! They sound interesting, I look forward to what Sanderson will write on them🙂

    I love your answers/points re: Dalinar and about the Alethcar society. The more I think about it the more it really feels as though their society is on the cusp of a decline/dissolution/great change. I can’t wait to read further and see how much this is the case…

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HMS Endurance (A171) in Portsmouth

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Today’s Portsmouth News contains an unconfirmed report that the Royal Navy is looking to replace the stricken Ice Patrol Ship HMS Endurance with a Norwegian Icebreaker for next years South Atlantic Patrol. Endurance, one of the most famous and recognisable ships in the Royal Navy, almost sank in 2008 when her engine room flooded. She has been laid up in Portsmouth since arriving back in the UK in early 2009, whilst the Navy and the Ministry of the Defence decide what to do with her.

During 2010 HMS Scott, an ocean-going survey vessel, deployed to the South Atlantic. This is not seen as a long-term solution, as she has no icebreaking capability and cannot operate helicopters in the same manner as Endurance. Also, she has her own duties to attend to. Militarily, the case for a South Atlantic Patrol Ship is not a priority for the Navy itself, but politically it would be seen as a major sign of weakness if the UK were to withdraw such a presence in the region. Earlier this year Argentina attempted to garner support from fellow South American countries for its stance over the Falklands. A proposed cut to the previous HMS Endurance precipitated the 1982 war.

With the current HMS Endurance laid up in Portsmouth and needing repairs believed to run into millions of pounds, it is likely that the Navy will seek to lease an existing icebreaker, probably from a Scandinavian source. This has been done in the past, when in 1967 the Navy purchased the MV Anita Dan from a Danish shipping line and renamed her HMS Endurance, and in 1991 when the Norwegian MV Polar Circle was chartered for eight months. She was later purchased outright and became second HMS Endurance. Leasing a ship before purchase enables the Navy to evaluate its suitability, especially for service in the ice. Any merchant vessel, however, will need to be adapted to Naval damage control standards, and will have to be able to operate helicopters.

Officially nothing has been decided, and it is likely that  an announcement will come as part of the soon-to-be-released Strategic Defence Review.

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25 responses to “Royal Navy to replace Endurance?

  1. x

    One of these would be nice……..

    Keeping our “Antarctic sovereignty” is very important to the long term future of UK plc. The above costs about 1.5 Eurofighters. I think it is valid to ask which is the more worthwhile?

  2. James Daly

    You certainly get more for your money with an icebreaker. Just as long as we get something thats pretty solid – sounds silly for an icebreaker, i know – can operate helicopters and can carry a reasonable party of bootnecks.

  3. x

    But there is something a bit deeper here concerning defence reviews. Is a review about identifying needs and matching resources or just about cuts? Say they cut CVF. We know that the cut will “save” £5billion (just under half the cost of the RAF tanker programme.) But if the review was real we should be looking at saving £4billion and spending £1billion to meet needs. Um. We can’t afford to a CBG to go to bash the Argentines if they are naughty. But we can afford a ship like the one I mentioned as a token presence. In international relations tokens and symbolism are very important. Go and read “Beyond Endurance”…

    I have never attended a reasonable party where they have been Royal Marines in attendance.🙂

  4. James Daly

    I’m pretty sure its a slash and burn job like Nott in 1981, the parallels are all too clear. Lets just hope that the Tory’s see the historical lesson that cutting your South Atlantic presence and limiting your ability to respond is in effect a welcome mat for the Args.

  5. x

    I concur. When you hear ministers and media pundits talking about leaner better focused forces and the forces receiving equipment they need to meet emerging threats it makes me grimace.

  6. James Daly

    ‘leaner and meaner’ really is the buzz word at the moment, not just in defence but across the public sector. Who are they kidding? Its leaner and weedier, like Mr Muscle in the TV adverts.

  7. ENDURANCE has also done non Antarctic tasks, like defence diplomacy and limited maritime security around West Africa.

  8. James Daly

    Thats true, she always makes a few port visits on her way down to the South Atlantic and then on her way back again. And of course she acted as the ‘royal yacht’ for the Fleet Review in 2005. She’s also Portsmouth’s adopted ship.

  9. x

    Perhaps Their Lordships missed an opportunity by not giving Scott an ice strengthed hull. She could have spent the Antartic summer supporting BAS etc. and the “winters” doing hydrographic work.

    Oh and Scott does have a bow thruster.

    I have yet to set foot onboard Scott, Enterprise or Echo. Perhaps if there is a Navy Day 2011 in Guzz I may be lucky.

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Dandelion Salad

By Rand Clifford
crossposted at Thomas Paine’s Corner

America was just starting to crawl, and hemp was such an essential crop that farmers could be fined for not growing it—even jailed during periods of shortage in the mid 1760s. Hemp was legal tender in most of the country until the early 1800s. By 1850, over 8,000 farms of 2,000 acres or more were growing hemp, mostly where slave labor could satisfy the extreme labor-intensity of the hemp industry.

The slavery issue changed after 1865…but by the 1930s, hemp-harvesting machinery was coming out that drastically reduced labor demands. Popular Mechanics magazine ran a cover story, February, 1938, hailing hemp as “The New Billion-Dollar Crop”. Imagine the wealth a billion dollars meant in 1938. Imagine the wealth William Randolph Hearst had amassed by 1938. Twenty years earlier, Hearst had seen hemp looming on the horizon as a threat to his paper-making empire. As soon as new machinery made superior hemp paper competitive, Hearst, as well as Pierre Dupont, owner of patents for the sulfuric-acid process for making paper from wood pulp, both stood to loose vast profits to hemp. Through connections to the very core of American politics, their stealth campaign of sensational lies and propaganda, manipulation, racism and even terrorism, culminated with an illegal tax law essentially outlawing hemp in 1937—yes, the year before Popular Mechanics published their “New Billion-Dollar Crop” article lauding hemp. Talk about stealth! Imagine the chagrin of all the people involved in our domestic hemp industry in 1937 when they suddenly learned that hemp had been banned in America because of “The Killer Weed from Mexico”. Except for during the reprieve of several years in WWII, under the government’s “Hemp for Victory!” campaign, not a single acre of hemp has been legally grown in America since 1937.

The sordid tale of hemp prohibition in America is a superlative example of power working against the population, of corporate profits trumping We the People. Today, if we follow the money, we quickly find the War on Drugs, and the kinds of insanity our various “Wars on Things” engender. For instance, during research for the novel, Castling, I found a most Twilight-Zonish story from Nebraska. A project to elevate a Boy Scout to an “Eagle” involved jerking 40,000 “marijuana” plants…though in fact they were “ditchweed”—wild remnants of industrial hemp varieties bred and cultivated by the Department of Agriculture from 1900 to 1935, and also during the “Hemp For Victory!” war campaign. Ditchweed grows wild across several states, and like all industrial hemp varieties, has no drug potential because of ultra-low THC levels. Undeterred by reality, the young Scout, aided by gung-ho! adults and supervised by police, jerked the 40,000 plants and saw to their entombment in a landfill. For the press, DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) agents estimated the street value of the plants at over fifteen million dollars. That’s called blatant lying.

The monetary value was zero—if those weeds were on the street, somebody would have to pay to have them hauled away. However, the weeds had plenty of value if they’d been left in the ditch where they belonged; migrating birds prefer hemp seed above all other foods. So in reality the whole farce simply wasted a lot of time and energy to rob migrating birds of a vital meal. To top that, the DEA pours tens of millions every year into state and local police forces to dig up ditchweed. What’s next, a DEA proclamation of America’s War On Birds…?

Industrial hemp is not marijuana. Yet, unlike in countries advanced enough to farm the world’s most useful plant, where the issue of hemp is handled by agricultural, or food or health agencies, in the U.S., it’s the DEA standing in the way of hemp. Industrial hemp has nothing to do with drugs, yet the road to restoration of hemp farming goes straight through our drug enforcement bureaucracy. An end to hemp prohibition in this country is perhaps the DEA’s greatest fear because, they believe, decriminalization of marijuana would automatically follow, killing their ultimate cash cow.

Without marijuana, the War on Drugs might suffer an attack of peace—disaster for any war profiteer such as the DEA. Half of all drug arrests nationwide are for marijuana. Nearly 15% of America’s bloated prison population represents incarceration mostly for marijuana possession. Privatization of America’s prison industry is one of the country’s top growth industries, along with slave labor provided by prisoners. The statistics are as horrifying as primary testimony of high-ranking government official Harry Anslinger before Congress in 1937 regarding why America’s hemp industry should be killed: “If the monster Frankenstein should come face-to-face with the evil monster marijuana, he would surely die of fright….” Hey, that’s good enough for…ahem, good enough for seventy-years-and-counting of denying We the People all the benefits of the world’s most valuable crop, don’t you think?

Representative Ron Paul from Texas doesn’t think so. Dr. Paul certainly seems to have an affinity for truth. Even before he rattled the GOP presidential primary debates with the truth that “The Terrorists” hate us because we’ve been terrorizing them for decades, and not because we cherish apple pie…or certain other freedoms, Dr. Paul introduced H.R. 1009, the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007″. Obviously, the DEA is hissing and spitting about this, throwing heavy lobby lard against the bill. But the DEA has recently taken a big hit to their credibility (such a small target!), and they’ve been burping up a lot of crow.

It’s beyond another case of estimating the street value of a truckload of weeds at $15,000,000; that kind of insanity is so common it goes pretty much unnoticed anymore. This SNAFU actually exposed itself in that bastion of bastionism, the New York Times, and might be called: “DEA Saves Civilization by Seizing Deadly Granola Bars and Narcotic Birdseed.” The real trouble started when Canada advanced as a nation and restored the Canadian hemp industry. This sets our DEA in even starker contrast to thoughtfulness, with Canada enjoying the benefits of again growing the world’s most valuable crop. Faced with appearing sillier, the DEA countered with authoritarian authoritarianism, circling the wagons in the maximized rigidity of Zero Tolerance! No amount of THC would be permitted to cross into this country—Repeat, ZERO!

Again, our DEA has had a bone to pick with Canada since 1998, when Canada looked that evil monster Frankenstein in the eyes, and declared: Industrial Hemp IS NOT Marijuana! Frankenstein broke into tears, blubbering about how it felt to be unloved—our DEA whisked him to Guantanamo, for a little playful and therapeutic waterboarding with Dick Cheney…. Canadian culture did not implode with the resumption of hemp farming, but rather, Canadian farmers and entrepreneurs demonstrated some modern potential of the world’s most valuable crop. So our DEA seized 40,000 pounds of hemp birdseed when it came across the border, impounding the seed in a Detroit warehouse. Also on the Zero Tolerance! Most Wanted List was Nutiva Granola Bars because they were made with the same sterilized hemp seed which tests had shown contain .0014% THC, picked up from contact with other parts of the hemp plant. Coincidentally, that percentage of THC is in the ballpark of the percentage of opiate alkaloids contained in iceberg lettuce. Our DEA isn’t seizing shipments of lettuce–HEY! Zero Tolerance means Zero Tolerance, doesn’t it? Could it be an international borders thing? Perhaps…but after exhaustive consideration of the data, and our DEA’s record, I’m ready to posit that they acted preemptively for the safety of any citizen who may recently have seen news of a man eating something like 52 hot dogs in 15 minutes to set a World Record. Should the desire to get high team up with determination to set a similar record (Guinness Book—the Real Thing!), an American citizen could attempt to eat 100 pounds of hemp seed in a sitting. The citizen might not get high (that’s a super-low THC concentration), but it’s possible they would establish themselves in the Guinness Book of World Records! Remember, though, our DEA is concerned, above all other considerations, with the safety of American Citizens. And of course, eating 100 pounds of hemp seed in a sitting—even though it is one of the healthiest foods on the planet—carries health risks. I mean, why would our DEA even be involved, if not to protect Americans from risk? And if this seems far-fetched, think about declaring the “street value” of a truckload of weeds at $15,000,000. Or, birdseed being yet another casualty of the War on Drugs.

Back to eating crow…our DEA has now reversed its Zero Tolerance dictum, allowing Canadian hemp seed to cross the border. No more seizing birdseed as a schedule I narcotic—a major victory for the birds! And no more “FREEZE! DROP THE GRANOLA BAR AND PUT YOUR HANDS UP”!!

And now, thanks to Rep. Ron Paul, we stand on the verge of joining the world’s advanced nations. The crucial text of H.R.1009, the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007″ is very simple, as truth usually is—it’s the lies that get so convoluted. The essentials of Ron Paul’s amendment to the Controlled Substances Act read:

`The term “marihuana” does not include industrial hemp. As used is the preceding sentence, the term “industrial hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.’.

Thank you very much, Dr. Paul, and Godspeed!

In “King Hemp” part 2, read of the fantastic potential of hemp uniting with modern technology in the world’s agricultural and entrepreneurial superstar! Benefits extend all the way to countering the Devastating Duo: global warming, and globalization.

Rand Clifford is a novelist and essayist living in Spokane, Washington, with his wife Mary Ann, and their Chesapeake Bay retriever, Mink. His novels CASTLING and TIMING are published by StarChief Press:

King Hemp: Part 2: Battle Lines: Natural, Or Synthetic…Life, Or Death? By Rand Clifford

King Hemp Part 3: We Got Mugged, So Let’s Get Hemp Back By Rand Clifford

King Hemp IV: Rope and Dope By Rand Clifford

King Hemp V: Industrial Disease By Rand Clifford

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    Astronomers have found a nearby galaxy that's roughly the same mass as the Milky Way, but somehow contains less than 1 percent of its stars.

    The galaxy is so dim, it’s evaded detention for decades, and now the team behind its discovery has figured out how its lack of stars hasn’t ripped it apart - it's made from 99.99 percent dark matter.

    Dark matter is estimated to make up around 27 percent of all the mass and energy in the observable Universe, and while we can detect its gravitational force, it doesn't appear to emit any form of light or radiation that we can observe.

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An anonymous reader writes "There's a story on the Boston Globe's Digital MASS section about Mitch Kapor , the guy who created Lotus 1-2-3. He will reportedly spend about $5 mil to create something competing with MS Outlook. More of the story here." We mentioned this a few months ago as well, and it sounds like any software release is still some time off.
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  • Mitch Kapor (Score:4, Insightful)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 23, 2002 @02:59AM (#4943265)
    Mitch Kapor was also responsible for the promotion of Lotus Notes.

    Sure it burned the eyes out of your skull to use it, but it was a combination of Outlook, HTML, PGP, IMAP, and NNTP done back in the 1980s. If he can make that sort of leap again, it will be something to reckon with.
  • by lennart78 ( 515598 ) on Monday December 23, 2002 @03:00AM (#4943267)
    Evolution is also trying this, and they deliver Exchange connectivity. The KDE group is busy on a groupware solution, and it will shortly be released.

    If you want to use Linux in an office environment, a groupware solution is a must-have. The more people who are working on this subject, the better, in my opinion....
  • by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 23, 2002 @03:24AM (#4943280)
    The problem is lack of a groupware SERVER. I've been a linux-on-the-desktop user (no dual-boot) for several years now, and I have worked in several corporate environments. Evolution already has all the client functionality that is needed. Sure, Outlook still has more, but a lot of what Outlook has isn't needed, and much of it (all the macro stuff) is probably more dangerous than useful.

    But, there is NOTHING like Exchange out there in the free software world. Corporate users need group calendaring most of all. I realize that OpenLDAP lets us trade contact info, but the critical thing is group calendaring (which includes task lists). Oh, and the group calendaring has to interoperate with Outlook so that Outlook and non-Outlook users can trade meeting invitations. I think Mr. Kapor should spend a little bit of money on enhancing Evolution and spend the rest on building a great Exchange-killer instead.

    On a side note... it would take very little effort to get Evolution to be able to parse winmail.dat attachments, so that Evolution and Outlook clients could do peer-to-peer exchanges of meetings and tasks. That would be a fantastic step. They can already trade contacts with no problems. Trading calendaring info should be not much more difficult and it would be a tremendous help to letting Evolution sneak into offices.

  • A prediction (Score:3, Insightful)

    by Rhinobird ( 151521 ) on Monday December 23, 2002 @03:24AM (#4943282) Homepage
    This will make Wired's 2003 vaporware award. But we won't care cause we'll be using Evolution, Aethera and Kroupware.
  • by AnonymousCowheard ( 239159 ) on Monday December 23, 2002 @04:22AM (#4943391) Homepage
    Maybe if you instead dumped that money into a good cause for the advancment of competing projects [] we wouldn't have Microsoft Outlook as the efault eMail client in the first place. Besides, what makes anyone think thye can tell Microsoft what to do on its own OS? Microsoft sells licenses, albeit a verry disgusting one that Microsoft customers don't read and just select the "I agree" action to install the software. Speak on those merits, emphasize the evil, and give people their options: show them a list of current GUI userfriendl eMail clients. I recommend only implementing hotmail and try to implement yahoo mail interface through an eMail client, but is that asking too much out of the priceless time of my fellow opensource developers?
  • by Begs ( 599325 ) on Monday December 23, 2002 @04:42AM (#4943442)
    I use Outlook a great deal. I used Ecco before Outlook. I really miss the outlining capability of Ecco. However, in the overall evaluation of things, Outlook is clearly more capable.

    I have tried a few other clients but none had the all-around capability that Outlook has. I often wonder if the folks that diss Outlook here have used it much. I have never had a virus problem, although I had a few close calls that my virus scanner caught. I have had one great debacle when I was fooling around with the pst file about 3 versions ago. It was my fault and it cause me a lot of pain.

    Outlook is much more that just an email client with calendar and contact manager.

    For a time I used Outlook as my desktop. You can launch all your applications from Outlook if you choose to. It works quite effectively. It just turned out to be a little too boring, not enough visual appeal after a number of months. However if you want a sparse no-nonsense desktop Outlook has it.

    Another of the seldom mentioned capabilities of Outlook are the automatic journaling of Office applications and email activity by name date and time. I just wish that could be extended to any application. You can manually journal anything. Outlook can provide journaling reports in multiple formats. This is a lifesaver for me when I do my monthly billing.

    Outlook has alarms for arbitrary uses. It has rules that can automate various filtering and file location tasks.

    Other applications may have some of these maybe even most of these. I don't know of any application that has them all.

    I looked at Evolution. It looks like an Outlook knock-off. Certainly that is somewhat flattering to Outlook's designers. Kapor's effort also looks similar. I wish him luck and ask that he not forget the journaling capability. It would really be great if any application could be registered with the software and have its activity automatically journalized.

    Did I mention easy synchronization with PDA devices? Or, that it can also use "stationery." I haven't personally found a use for this, However, I have received a few messages on "stationery." That's how I learned that it existed.

    In summary, Outlook is useful, robust, very flexible and capable, and pretty secure (a la pgp) if configured as recommended for security and backed by a virus scanner. I depend on it.
  • Re:Mitch Kapor (Score:3, Insightful)

    by interiot ( 50685 ) on Monday December 23, 2002 @05:32AM (#4943492) Homepage
    Lotus Domino is like that too... completely nonstandard interface. Granted, some of it is really cool, but the majority of it was just a waste of someone's coding time as they ended up doing windows controls in a slightly different way.
  • by MavEtJu ( 241979 ) <> on Monday December 23, 2002 @05:33AM (#4943498) Homepage
    Cloning Outlook doesn't hurt Microsoft, it's the serverside which should be attacked.

    A couple of weeks ago my boss asked me to find a replacement for the calendar server in Exchange, one which would work with... Outlook.

    Nowhere to be found. I can replace the mail-part very easy (we're already doing that for years), the addressbook is nearly finished now (LDAP rules/sucks :-) but the calendar part of it? It's buried deep in the beast.

    And as long as you can't replace all what an Exchange server does, you won't have a chance in hell to replace Outlook.
  • by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 23, 2002 @07:00AM (#4943645)
    Even non-OS types can be moved away from MS products. After his tenth e-mail virus, one of my friends got sick of Outlook Express and wanted to change e-mail clients. I recommended Mozilla Mail [] which he then installed, and liked (especially the "view HTML e-mail as plain text" feature). But note he was only able to switch because:
    • Mozilla offered an easy migration path, i.e. all his mail from Outlook Express was converted.
    • Mozilla Mail was easy to use and offered more features.
    I have no doubt that this program will make it out (though I'm sure Mitch will not be in a rush--he'll release it when it's ready) and it will be successful because it'll be a lot more than just a plain e-mail, news and scheduling system. It's going to be great.

    <aol>I fully agree with the poster who said Pine has better usability than Outlook</aol>

  • by richieb ( 3277 ) <> on Monday December 23, 2002 @09:29AM (#4944097) Homepage Journal
    The point that everyone seems to be missing is that Chandler is meant to be Exchange Server killer (or any groupware server killer). The big idea is to use a P2P like setup to exchange email, contact and meeting info. Another words have all the groupware functionality, without a groupware server.

  • Re:Already done... (Score:3, Insightful)

    by Lxy ( 80823 ) on Monday December 23, 2002 @10:24AM (#4944418) Journal
    Groupwise isn't perfect. I prefer it over OutHouse, but it's just as restricitive as OutHouse/Exchange. You need a Novell server, you need to pay Novell gobs of money for proprietary software, all to get a package that's incompatible with everything else. It keeps us safe from OutHouse virus attacks, but that's really it's only strong point. The web interface is mediocre at best, and some of the widgets on the client act a little funny. I had a feature wish list I came up with after 2 years of using Groupwise, of course I can't find it now.

    Some of the features I like are unique to Groupwise, but on the whole it's everything bad about Exchange wrapped into a different propritary license. The same can be said for Lotus Notes, it has its nice features and it's not M$, but you still have proprietary incompatible software as your mail client.
  • by richieb ( 3277 ) <> on Monday December 23, 2002 @10:53AM (#4944630) Homepage Journal
    Cloning Outlook doesn't hurt Microsoft, it's the serverside which should be attacked.

    Precisely! That's why Chandler aims to remove the need for groupware servers altogether, by using P2P style distribution.

  • by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 23, 2002 @12:17PM (#4945179)
    > The point that everyone seems to be missing is that Chandler is meant to be Exchange Server killer (or any groupware server killer). The big idea is to use a P2P like setup to exchange email, contact and meeting info. Another words have all the groupware functionality, without a groupware server.

    The point you seem to be missing is that most people Do Not Want to change their email client, and will resist such a change.

    If *any* proposed replacement for the Outlook/Express system doesn't work with the existing installed base of Outlook clients, the people running those clients won't accept the new system. It's too much work to retrain with no perceieved benefits other than lost time.

    The cost of people is always more important than the cost of things. People are more expensive, and employers don't want to waste their time.
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    I myself have recently switched from IE to Mozilla because I tried it and I liked it better. I wouldn't have switched to Netscape 4 or Opera. My brother and other people I talk to and show it start using Opera, too.

    And that's not just me. It _is_ happening, because people get more and more annoyed from the licensing practices of Microsoft, the bugs, the security/virus problems you face with Microsoft software (yes, _all_ of my friends got infected with Win32.Klez last year) and the bugging they receive from the software. Even people new to computing start saying "What's that damn paper clip on the right bottom of my screen!?".

    I'm still using Windows w/ Outlook, but if Outlook gets worse (or alternative solutions get better) I'll use them. It's just that easy.

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NOT our furniture

With all of the emotional upheaval of the last 10 days, I neglected to mention that Ken and I signed the papers on a beautiful house on the West Side of Bozeman. We’ll be moving in slowly- over the next 3 weeks, but it’s the first house I’ve ever (half) owned and we’re exhausted and excited and nervous.

I had a little moment with my Dad yesterday as we were moving in the dining room table- my Mom never got to see the house- and I missed being able to share that moment with them both.

But I’m sure we’ll feel her around….

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  1. Ted Hayes says:

    I’m sure she was there helping you move the table. Or at least having a cup of tea.

  2. Rob Kailey says:

    When you get settled, and I get passed this nightmare tech install, I would love to take you both you out to coffee or a beer. Let me know.

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Comparison of Two Predictive Nonequilibrium One-Dimensional Models for Phosphorus Sorption and Movement through Homogeneous Soils1

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Two models were tested for their ability to predict phosphorus breakthrough curves. The basic difference between the two models is the method of describing the kinetics of sorption. It was found, when comparing theoretically predicted breakthrough curves with experimental breakthrough curves, that the model using the kinetic equation ∂S/∂t = a Cb Sd produced a better fit to the experimental data than a first order rate equation.

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Creekside – the newest music venue

Creekside Lounge has just announced it has opened a new live music venue called the Bunkhaus. The venue, which will include access to Creekside’s deck, plans to open to all genres, just not to minors.

For those of you interested here are the details furnished by the venue:

10,000 Watt PA System
175 person Capacity
24 channel Mixer
A bunch of mics and stands
2 fans on the bands
3 monitors
200 sq. foot stage
1 Front entrance
1 back exit to deck
1 separate loading entrance from street to back of stage
1 Bar (complete with grumpy bartender)
1 Jager Machine (it helps him get through the night)

Interested in playing at Creekside? Contact Kasey Magee (not in the evening, he is working, duh)

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Carla was our first time using dog vacay. Her home is an ideal setup for hosting dogs comfortably. Joan, gave us multiple updates during the stay. By the end of our 5 days, I think our dogs might have had as much fin as we had on vacation. It means so much to us to know our dogs are safe when we are away. It's extremely valuable to know they are also having fun.
Carla was so great taking care of our Briley who is an older Shih tzu. She kept us updated on how Briley was doing during his stay. Since Briley is older, he gets a little uneasy with changes to his schedule but Carla really babied him and Briley probably did not want to leave Carla's care...lol. Would definitely use her service again.
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Best ever experience. My dog came home happy and was treated like a princess. Loved all the photos. Thank you Carla so very much!!!!!
Carla's many years of experience really shine through. She was very willing to follow our special instructions and helped reduce our anxiety by providing daily updates and pictures. She offers a calm comfortable and secure home. We are so happy to add her to the network of sitters. Our dogs were relaxed and happy when we picked them up - as though they had never left home.
Our pooch Lucy had a grand stay at Carla's. We felt so comfortable leaving her there while we were out of the country. The daily messages and pictures were awesome! We highly recommend Carla, and Lucy will be back!
Carla was very pleasant and easy to work with. The itinerary for our dog while on Vacay with Carla fit him well.
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Carla and Joan did an outstanding job taking care of our Daisy! It was obvious, from the adorable daily pics sent to us while we were away, that Daisy was having as much fun on vacation as we were! Daisy got along really well with Carla's and Joan's cute, sweet dogs, Jessi and Buddi! Carla and Joan also made a big fuss over Daisy and told us how much they enjoyed taking care of her! What proud dog parent doesn't want to hear that?! I would definitely recommend Carla and Joan if you are ever looking for loving, caring, and dependable people to take special care of your furry friend while you're away. They will be seeing Daisy again, for sure! Thank you so much, Carla and Joan, for adding joy to our worry-free vacation, knowing that Daisy was in great hands! You're both awesome! :)
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Document Type: Article
Title: Large-eddy simulation of multi-component compressible turbulent flows using high resolution methods
Authors: Thornber, Ben
Drikakis, Dimitris
Youngs, D.
Issue Date: 2008
Citation: B.Thornber, D.Drikakis, D.Youngs. Large-eddy simulation of multi-component compressible turbulent flows using high resolution methods. Computers and Fluids, Volume 37, Issue 7, August 2008, Pages 867-876
Abstract: The ability of a finite volume Godunov and a semi-Lagrangian large-eddy simulation (LES) method to predict shock induced turbulent mixing has been examined through simulations of the half-height experiment [Holder and Barton. In: Proceedings of the international workshop on the physics of compressible turbulent mixing, 2004]. Very good agreement is gained in qualitative comparisons with experimental results for combined Richtmyer-Meshkov and Kelvin- Helmholtz instabilities in compressible turbulent multi-component flows. It is shown that both numerical methods can capture the size, location and temporal growth of the main flow features. In comparing the methods, there is variability in the amount of resolved turbulent kinetic energy. The semi-Lagrangian method has constant dissipation at low Mach number, thus allowing the initially small perturbations to develop into Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. These are suppressed at the low Mach stage in the Godunov method. However, there is an excellent agreement in the final amount of fluid mixing when comparing both numerical methods at different grid resolutions.
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Sisters escape serious injury in Kyana rollover

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KYANA — Two sisters escaped serious injury today in a rollover accident on State Road 64 just west of Kyana.

Alyssa Englert, 16, of 2725 S. Kings Ridge Road, Birdseye, was westbound on the highway in a 2002 GMC Envoy at the time of the 7:20 a.m. accident, according to the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department.

Witnesses said they observed the SUV nearly hit a school bus head on. The GMC when went off the south side of State Road 64, traveling 166 feet in the grass before striking the corner of a guardrail. Police said the SUV then went airborne for 52 feet before landing across a large ditch.

The GMC rolled several times before stopping 101 feet away from its impact point.

Deputies credited seat belt use for preventing injury to Englert and her sister, Katelyn Englert, 13, also of the Kings Ridge Road address. Both teens were transported by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in Jasper as a precaution, police said.

A hospital spokeswoman said they were treated and released.

The St. Anthony Volunteer Fire Department, Memorial Hospital Emergency Medical Services and a Bob Luegers Motors wrecker assisted.

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Monday, November 13, 2006

Heartwarming Food from Jakarta

Ibu Neni arrived in Singapore about nine in the night. I met up with her in her rented room in an apartment in Devonshire Road. This apartment is owned by an Indonesian who lets out the rooms in her apartment to Indonesian tourists for S$95 a night. There are 4 rooms. There is only a maid to take care of the apartment. Quite an enterprising lady!

I know of many such apartments in the city that are rented out to tourists. I saw one apartment in Lucky Plaza that had 4 rooms but were knocked down and partitioned into 10 rooms to rent out to tourists! This is not only illegal and I think the owners don't pay income tax.

Ibu Neni brought some food from Jakarta for me. There was my favourite, the famous Medan goreng pisang (deep fried banana fritters). I used to buy 100s of that to give away. It is really delicious. Many Indonesians buy them to give as gifts to friends or family members living overseas. They would have them half-cooked and then packed. You can keep them in the freezer and deep fry them whenever you crave for it.

There are many foreign brands of food in Jakarta. The famous Australian Apple Strudel, Corica from Perth has also set up shop here. Ibu Neni bought me one box of it. Chris loves Apple Strudel. He couldn't wait to eat it the moment we reached home.

The flaky pastry was a bit soggy but the custard was not too sweet and real yummy!

Krispy Kreme doughnuts! I saw it in Taipei and the queue was sooo long. People were buying boxes and boxes of them. I was told I have to wait more than half an hour in the cold for them then. I didn't queue for it as I only wanted to try one! Friends who tried them have been telling me how wonderfully they taste!

In Jakarta, it was the same thing. People have to queue to buy it. My student Jhonnatan queued for them in Jakarta. Awwww..... so sweet of him.

Last but not least, the Indonesian Harum Manis Mangoes! My diet plan is going to be postponed - yet again!

  1. OMG... *drools* It is almost dinner time and I am starving... *drools*

  2. I (and most of my friends) like J.CO Donuts MUCH better than Krispy Kremes. They also have an outlet in Batam, if you wanted to try :)

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Feria Pre-ambulo San Sebastián, Plaza Las Americas 2008

After having been absent from this fair for a number of years I finally decided to try it out again after accepting their invitation to participate. I did not prepare with a ton of stuff as I normally would have done in the past. In the good old days I would have prepared a large presentation with six foot racks for hanging many paintings and taken numerous works of the 16”x 20” size and larger and elaborate decorations for the table. Following my instincts, which have always been my savior, I went minimal. One table, no racks and few large works.
I was somewhat surprised at the lack of bureaucracy at this event. Usually there is a ton of it with a lot of hair-splitting. It probably had something to do with the economy. I was not surprised that a large number of artist did not attend. This fair is always planned for right after 3 Kings, and before the San Sebastián fair in San Juan. Frankly speaking that is the worst possible time for such a fair. For one people are basically broke after the Christmas marathon of spending and are just beginning to make their first payments on their credit card purchases. For another it is one week before the really big fair in San Juan. This fair should really be scheduled for the Christmas season when people are in the buying mood and have money. The way it is it’s like we are being cast out there to pick over the bones of leftovers! A number of the artist usually send a helper to attend their table while they themselves continue to prepare for the Big Fair the following week. This proved to be the case with many of those who have their own galleries or large workshops.
The general mood was one of apprehension and nervous expectancy. A number of artisans have been forced to take on jobs to make ends meet and a few have even changes to other fields in the hopes of attracting the much needed client.
I did get to see a number of people I had not seen in a while. Many of the silk screen artist were there such as Jaime Cruz, Sixto Cotto and Roberto Matos, Oslvado de Jesus Cruz to name a few. There were beautiful examples of woodcut prints and one in particular by Omar Velazquez which dealt with the Police shooting of a civilian that took place this past year in Humacao. That was an incident that was captured on video and spread over the internet like wildfire. The Museo de la Universidad had purchased one of these prints for their collection. The print is a very bold and powerful statement of Police Brutality on the island. It is well worth keeping an eye on this young artist as he will most definitely be one of the great ones of the future. I am still hoping to obtain one of these prints.
Another woodcut artist of some renown was Ada Rosa Rivera Negron who also had some very powerful, moving pieces.
A young artist worth mentioning is Javier Alzérreca Frambes who works in oils and watercolors and has been involved in doing a series of paintings of ballet dancers. The works in themselves are splendid examples of oil paintings and he went one further by having the frames decorated with used ballet shoes from his wife, Francheska Castro Sitiriche who is a dancer and who I understand made the frames. I consider these to be pieces of museum quality which I hope will find their way there in the near future.
Also present was Lizette Lugo with her delightful silk screens and paintings.
As is my habit I never view these events as just events, rather I view them as an active participant in an historic event. These are the sort of things we read about in history books about artist from the past and wonder what it was like to have been there. Being the bohemian artist that I am I simply relish these moments.
I always attend these fairs with my wife Ely who is well known in the artisans circles for her delightful little paintings of Reinitas and bookmarks and has been attending these fairs for many years. We ended up with a very lively group in our section especially with the attendance of Toño, Roberto Matos’ helper. We had many laughs that will surely be future fond memories.

I took my large painting of Mariana Bracetti for her debut and as has been the case with smaller versions it was well received by the public. Many people have come to expect my works of historical figures and they are slowly becoming a trademark of my presentations.
Since I have not been working with silk screen printing for some years I discovered from some of the artist that they have had to resort to purchasing materials in the states due to the scarcity of supplies here on the island. This situation is largely due to the fact that Poster Products, the distributor of silk screen materials finally closed down a while back.
While many artisans registered a number of sales it was not like the good old days. The timing of this fair as well as the continuing economic crisis that affects both the states and our island were evident. I got to speak with a retired government worker, a good friend of mine who told me that he had been warning people for some time now of the coming crisis and that oil would go to $100 a barrel. No one believed him, until now! His next analysis points to the outbreak of another war when oil hits $108 a barrel.
Well, so much for the economic situation. This coming Thursday is the start of the San Sebastián Fair in Old San Juan! This is the Great Event that all artist prepare for throughout the years. I will not be participating though I might take a swing around there to chat with some old friends and get involved in some Bohemianism! Ah yes, the life of an artist. I would not have had it any other way.
For those that are interested here are a few links for some of the artist:

Ada Rosa Rivera elstatus.com
Javier Alzérreca Frambes ncfh.org

Oslvado de Jesus Cruz jubileefineart.com

Roberto Matos puertoricanartsandcraft.com

Sixto Cotto     fosilarte.com

 Sixto Cotto    newpaltz.edu

Sixto Cotto     puertoricoartsandcraft.com

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    i would like more info on mariana bracetti history please mail me with info.

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  2. Edith Bracetti Says:

    I would like to have Mariana Bracetti biography.My grandfather was Jose Miguel Bracetti and I think they were relative.

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    Good day! I could have sworn I’ve been to this blog before but after checking through some of the post I realized it’s
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Remembering Rachel Corrie

Rachel Corrie was an incredibly good person. I mourn and am very saddened by her murder earlier today, 16 March 2003. She was killed by a bulldozer as the Israeli military ran over her as she was protesting the destruction of Palestinian homes in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Rachel grew up in Olympia, Wa. I originally met her when she was a student in the options program at Lincoln school around 1989. She was a friend of my son and played on the same YMCA basketball team as my daughter. Rachel and I talked a lot the last two years and marched together at various demos. Rachel was a totally caring and gentle person who was outraged by oppression wherever it took place and had become very active working for social justice and peace. Peter Bohmer, a friend of Rachel Corrie’s from Olympia, writes about Rachel’s life.


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Aims of Alchemy[edit]

Alchemists of the Middle Ages devoted their lives to discover the Elixir of Life. The Elixir of life was able to turn any metal, like iron, into gold.

Another work of the alchemist was to create a homunculus. This is a man made by man.

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