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All of the people involved in the huge push over Christmas and New Year in north Lincolnshire should be very proud of themselves.
The Red route was handed back on time on 30 December, and the Blue route was handed back on time at 04:10 on Monday 11 January.
The works were part of the £88 million Network Rail upgrade of north Lincolnshire's railways. We've had a lot of compliments from the client after we proved that it was possible to replace and upgrade 16 level crossings all in one push.
People had come from other VGC worksites across the UK to join the workers already involved in the project. Around 65 VGC people, mostly working along the 16 miles of track, and also Peter and Stacey in the office, worked flat out all over Christmas for 17 days solid.
The weather was cold and wet and they were right up against it, doing 12-hour shifts, and we achieved it all.
Most of the work we did was civils, telecoms, and p-way, including demolition, cabling, troughing, fencing and new signal loc bases. We also closed 13 signal gate boxes and upgraded 16 level crossings, including ripping out the old systems and putting in new ones, with cables, new barriers and white lining.
The Siemens Rail Automation (SRA) Delivery Director East forwarded several thank you notes for the team:
- Siemens Rail Project Manager: "You should be very proud of your achievement" and "Please accept my gratitude on behalf of Siemens for your sustained efforts over a very demanding 18 month programme. We have collectively delivered on our commitments and received notable praise from our customer Network Rail."
- National Rail Programme Manager: "Please pass on my personal gratitude to your team and your supply chain for the great work they did delivering a successful commissioning and a right time hand back of the North Lincs project. Christmas commissionings are never easy and become the focus of the entire industry. The hard work and dedication from the teams ensured we were successful on this key project. Of course it's not all about the commissioning period where hundreds of people gave up their time, but the many months of hard work in design and installation leading up to the that point – a great effort from the entire work force! Please ensure my thanks get distributed to all involved."
- National Rail Route Managing Director LNE&EM: "Please pass on my personal thanks to all involved with the successful commissioning of North Lincs which was competed this morning. The project has had significant local profile and the proactive approach by all coupled with successful delivery means we have a very positive news story."
- National Rail Route Asset Manager LNE: " Signalling signed in 04:30 possession handed back 04:58 first loco using the new signalling system 05:03. Really great result – well done to all our teams who make this all happen."
- SRA Director, Delivery: "I just want to express my sincere thanks for the tenacity, commitment and sheer hard work demonstrated by the whole of the team in achieving successful commissioning of both the Red and now the Blue route on the North Lincs project over the last 17 days. This is a fantastic achievement and great praise is due to everyone involved. Please pass on our thanks and congratulations to all involved in the commissioning and its lead up. Well done."
- SRA Managing Director: "You guys and your team have done a fantastic job under difficult circumstances and not just a normal Christmas commissioning but a 17 day slog! My sincere thanks to you all."
- SRA Regional Engineering Manager, East: "I would like to add my thanks and congratulations to everyone involved in the North Lincs project. As you all know, one of the biggest and most technically challenging projects that we have commissioned. The successful commissioning of North Lincs has only been possible by the amazing effort and team work from everyone involved. Thank you all for your hard work, sacrifice and commitment."
The SRA Delivery Director East himself said:
"I'm delighted to be able to share with you that at 04:10 this morning the North Lincs 'Blue Route' was successfully signed into use and the possession handed back on time. This represents another fantastic achievement by the entire North Lincs project team and comes on the back of the successful on time delivery of the Red Route on the 30th Dec.
"Signing the Blue Route into use brings to a conclusion the North Lincs Resignalling commissioning. This commissioning has been a 17-day marathon, involving well over 500 personnel working round the clock since Christmas Eve.
"I'm tremendously proud of the team that have delivered the North Lincs project and would like to extend my most sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed to this significant achievement."
Well done to everyone who worked so hard.
See our 'thank you' news page for a list of the VGC people who worked over Christmas and New Year.
There is more information about the north Lincolnshire upgrade on the Network Rail website, as well as information about other Christmas works by Network Rail.


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The particles which cause problems on sensors are typically too small to be detected by the naked eye. However, it is easy to see whether cleaning is required. Simply take a photograph of a uniform bright surface, or a clear blue sky, using a small aperture such as f/16 or f/22. Then view the image on a computer screen after performing a levels adjustment to see any contamination as black dots. Some of the particles are common airborne dust particles but others may be microscopic shavings of brass removed from the lens mount every time a lens in changed. These settle in to the bottom of the camera and eventually find their way on to the sensor.
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Another type of swab uses a dry adhesive to collect contamination from a sensor. The swabs are just placed on the sensor and then removed, as opposed to being swept across its delicate surface. The manufacturers claim that no deposit is left on the surface of the sensor and that the adhesive causes no damage to the surface of the sensor.
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Wow, I'm getting old and lazy. Went out and flew with Poh and the boys from Tullahoma on Monday. I realized I hadn't touched the sticks since the NW trip last year, June 2018. Yikes! I still haven't programmed my Shadow 2 and Shadow 2 E. So I ended up with the Gentle Lady for the winch and the Radian for electric. I only flew for about an 1-1/2 hours. Thermals were great, but I was way rusty. In retrospect, the Gentle Lady and Radian were great choices. I really looked pretty sloppy up there. Would have hated to see the results if I was maidening the new Shadows. Better to look sloppy and rusty then have twisted piles of wrecked moldies�.right? Also, felt better flying 72 MHz on the GL and only flying 2.4 on the foamy Radian. The guys related to me how yesterday, the military had been practicing shooting down drones on 2,4 with their new jammer/guns, just a few blocks up the road. A sobering thought.
Eventually we had to pack up the winch trailer and call it a day. Poh, Bill, his wife and I headed over to the Celtic Cup in Tullahoma for lunch. About a mile or two from the field. Interesting place, it wasn't an Irish pub, but an Irish Coffee house/giftshop. Food was good and it was nice and cool on the inside (94deg outside). We had soup, panini's and salads. We broke up about 2pm. I headed back up to Murfreesboro via the backroads, instead of I-24 to enjoy the rolling countryside and quaint little towns. All in all, a great day, with no crashes and great scenery.
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I haven't flown anything nor posted in RC groups since our NW trip in May/June. Talk about rusty. Well, Carlos from "the Hill" sent me some photos last week and I thought it was high time that I posted something. Carlos has built a little sloper and he and two or three of the guys have started flying it. It looks like a scaled down, v tailed, mini-coyote. They appropriately call it the MCV (mini-coyote v). I'll post the three pictures he sent.
Looks like the guys are still having great fun "over Pompano". I surely miss the flying , the weather and camaraderie.
Thanks Carlos.
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Our last full flying day in the Northwest. Sad, but all good things must come to an end.
Lumber was the flavor of the day. We ran around Hood River most of the morning, then headed out to the slope just after noon. It was blowing when we got up top. At least 25mph, straight on to the slope. Very gusty and turbulent. If you didn't get your plane out front quick, it was going to get slammed into the ground. We had a couple of full size sailplanes working the ridge. A Schweizer 1-26 and a Stemme S-10. They made passes over us several times. I'm sure they were working the ridge, but it looked like they were checking us out a few times. We flew our brains out, had very little plane damage. Amazing with the conditions. Only had some wing tip scuffs and Amadeo had a wing rod pulled out in a mid-air with Tom.
We stopped, early for us, at 5:00PM and headed down to Hood River for "First Friday". Hood was packed with visitors and closed streets. So we went to dinner near Safeway (Thai food) and hit the car wash across the street. We topped off the perfect day with Mike's Ice Cream.
Good bye NW! Next year the 6-pack!
Mike and the Pompano Hill flyers.
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NorthWest 2018-5/31
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Thursday was an official Eagle Butte-Kiona-SDR day. So we got up early (for us) and packed all the planes, hit Bettie�s and then straight to Richland. Doc had surmised that Thursday would be the best day this week and he was right on. Wind was light when we arrived but quickly built up to 15-20mph.
Tom finally got a chance to fly his big molded Swift and Ben his HK Russell hotliner (converted to sloper). The highlights of the day was getting 5 Gulps/Moths into formation flying while pulling big pumps. And almost forgot, we had DJ and Jose pulling �dueling banjos� with DJ�s Energic and Jose�s Schwing. One after another they would pull screaming passes trying to get the loudest �moldie whistle.� That went on for 10 minutes straight.
We ended the perfect day with rain starting at 5PM. Tired and windburned it was time to head back to Hood before dark and hit a good restaurant. Double Mountain was a hit the other night, so performed a repeat performance. We also tried to hit Mike�s Ice Cream, but no luck, they close at 8PM on weekdays. Called it an early night and limped back to our rooms.
Friday, our final day, looks like Lumber.
Mike and the Pompano Hill
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Today, Wednesday, we decided to check out some new sites. Wind was light in the Gorge and it seemed like a good time to try to discover or re-discover some good slopes. We headed over to the WA side and tried to access our old site of �Windago Lane�. We found several back roads that looked promising, but were posted with no trespassing or private drive signs. Windago Lane itself had two no trespassing signs and a private drive sign. So no joy there. We also swung by Courtney lane, which looked to be promising for a South or Southwest wind. We cut our losses and headed toward Diamond Ridge to see how it would work. On the way we encountered a freshly born fawn and her mom in the center of the road. Mom, bounded off, but the fawn was so fresh, she could only crawl. She hid herself on the side of the road. So we grabbed a few pics and left her so mom would rejoin her.
Once we reached Diamond Ridge, we walked in the final 500ft so as not to scratch up the rental trucks.
Air was very light at Diamond. DJ was able to fly his Rifle 1M (electric version obviously). He had a couple tough landings but his plane survived. Before we left Diamond we did a once over to check out any future flying sites. No real luck and worse, we found recent evidence of a really big bear (huge skat) in the vicinity.
By now the day was exhausted and it was time to head back to Hood River. We checked out some windsurfers at the beach area at Hood before grabbing dinner at the Pfriem
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NorthWest 2018-5/29
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Our merry group headed out to Lumber about 12:30. We met up with TomFlyer and his wife. He was trimming out a Vindicator and also flew his PSS Flokerschmitt. It was a cold day for a change. Temp was shown to be 60 deg., but up on the slope with a 30+ wind it felt more like 45 deg. Our whole group stayed huddled near the bushes on the left side of the slope to stay warm. We flew most of what we brought. As always had a great time. I don�t believe any of guys had had major damage (maybe a few stress cracks and some broken bolts). We had some great screaming speed runs. Lots of ballast was used. I actually got my Gulp to perform an �egg beater� just like we use to perform with the FVK Bandit electric. It was awesome. As an added benefit we had a couple full size gliders play around on the ridge, working the ridge line above us. Also a USAF C-17 made a low flyby heading South from Hood River.
We flew on for a bit after TomFlyer left. Then we headed down to Double Mountain Taphouse. Had 3 pizzas and tried out the some local brews. We called it a night about 8:15 and headed back to our rental for some rest. Tomorrow we are planning for Diamond Ridge, with a stop by Windago lane (White Salmon) to see if it is now accessible. There has been some new construction in the area and Miami Mike suggested we check it out for access.
Goodnight all
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With a big NW breakfast under our belt, we headed over to the Washington side to test out Klickitat.
The wind was really rockin in Klickitat. Jose saw 33 mph on his wind meter (and the gusts were much stronger). Lift was tremendous at Klick. You just could not bring your planes down. We were forced to land all our planes on the road or along the slope. Unfortunately, our favorite landing site, across the road, now is closed to us. The new landowner has built a house, entry gate and has No Treaspassing signs posted quite predominately on all the fences. We accidentally landed a plane on his property and he was very reluctant to allow us to retrieve it. He also informed us that the slope side of the road is private property. So, it looks like future slope flying at the Klickitat site may be difficult if not impossible. After this depressing news we packed up and headed over to Grayback Mtn. Grayback had not changed much. There was plenty of �alpine lift� that went way out over the valley. Only two incidents of note happed while were there. Jose damaged his Mini-Destiny and DJ had the bejessus scared out of him when a snake went by his feet while he was flying (turned out to be just a rat snake).
We called it quits about 5PM to head back to Hood for a dinner at the Thai restaurant.
Tomorrow we�re planning to return to Lumber.
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A very good day flying. We started our morning with breakfast at Betty�s dinner. Then spent most of the morning in Hood River, getting supplies (suntan lotion, ice, water, soft drinks, etc.) Our choice of Lumber site was almost perfect for the wind direction. Wind was strong with only a few dropouts. No real crashes to speak. Only tragedies, were Ben leaving his 2nd transmitter antenna at home, I left a transmitter module back in the rental and DJ left his a wing rod back at the rental.
We flew until 4:30 and then headed into Hood for RC parts at the hobby shop.
No joy at the hobby shop for most of the parts we needed. So, it was off to Taqueria�s for a yummy Mexican dinner. After dinner we returned to the rental for an early night and watch the sun set from our balconies. Another awesome day in the NorthWest
Planning on hitting Klickitat for Monday.
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After two years we�re back out in the NorthWest. Today is a blur. Most of us had gone to bed at midnight, gotten up at 4:30AM and then spent almost all day flying across the country. By the time we had rounded up our rental cars and reached Hood River it was 5PM and we only had a couple hours of light left. We elected to head to The Dalles slope. It was close and easily accessible by car. The wind was whipping at 30mph and Tom swore he felt a gust twice that amount as we reached the site. DJ pulled out his combat wing. Amadeo his Electron. Tom and Ben had their Gulps. Jose and I elected to take pics. The air was a little to strong and turbulent for unleaded foamies. After an hour, with fading sunlight, we packed up and headed down to Clock Tower Ales for some IPA�s and good grub.
As I write this, Tom and I discussed the best slope(s) for tomorrow. With a 20mph wnw wind we think we�ll hit Lumber.
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I�ve been busy with a couple of projects. My stepson had sent me a Mavic Pro for my birthday, so I�ve started learning about drones and aerial photography. My TD plane (Shadow) had gotten long in the tooth and been through one crash. So I petitioned the finance minister for a new Shadow 2. Thank you Wifey and SoaringUSA. And not to forget, the South Florida Boys are returning to Oregon this May for a slope-cation. That means I�m on a repair/building frenzy on my slope ships for a late May departure.
I did squeeze in some flying this week. Poh prompted me into pulling out some birds. Thursday looked like good thermal conditions. So I met up with him at about 11AM at Eagleville soaring club with my Jerry, Radian, Gentle Lady and DJI Mavic Pro.
It was mixed clouds and sun. Suprisingly good lift. Poh flew his E-Shadow 1. At one point he had 35 minutes flight time on one launch. One of those days, if you got above the layer, you could stay up all day. I had some great times with my Jerry. It�s a lead sled, but the lift was everywhere above a certain altitude, and it could do no wrong. Trying out the Mavic Pro was fun. I�m not really a drone enthusiast, but the aerial photography side of it appeals to me. I shot a few movies and a couple pics. One is attached to the blog. Spent too much time fussing with my Radian. I had converted it from 72mhz to the FrSky system last week. It tested great at home, but the receiver wouldn�t even light it�s LED at the
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He's back! Been busy with work for the past 8 months. Now that my work project is done, I'm back home enjoying the retired life. Knowing this, Poh called me up and coerced me to join him and Gary at Eagleville for some thermal flying.
I caught up with them about noon at E'ville. Gary and Poh were already specking out. Amazing, since the wind was about 10-15 with 20mph gusts. I was going to fly my Radian, but backed off. It was just too gusty for a lightweight bird. Luckily, I had charged my Jerry warmliner and brought it along just in case. Thermals were strong, but very fast moving as you would expect. I actually thermalled the Jerry out ( not an easy task). After about two hours of flying we called it a day. No crashes, no damage for anyone. So it was a good day. Then it was off to the Maple Street grill in E'ville for some comfort food and jaw-jacking.
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Getting a little too low Poh!
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This Saturday was the "Longest Day" club picnic at the Tullahoma Coffee Airfoilers. Poh had sent me a note about it and I remembered the wonderful chili fun fly the club had last fall. So it didn�t take much of a nudge for me to drive the 48 miles down for a Southern homestyle dinner.
As always, the food was to die for. I spent about 3 hours munching and talking to the Tullahoma boys.
I had hoped to wait until nightfall to enjoy the scheduled �night fly�. But the wife called and was worried about me driving in the dark back to Murfreesboro, so I packed it in about 8pm.
Thanks Coffee Airfoilers
Great food and great flying
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| May 31, 2017 @ 10:58 PM | 39,437 Views
Spent the weekend at the MidSouth Sailplane competition in South Carolina. I�d never been to the MidSouth, always wanted to go. Poh Khaw and I left on Thursday so as to arrive at the hotel before Friday�s ALES. I only competed in the TD and RES events. Poh competed in all the events (ALES, TD and RES). I didn�t have my repaired Shadow fully setup on my Taranis. So I flew my heavy, old Acacia 2 and didn�t place well (that�s my excuse). For RES, I flew my brother Brian�s 30-year old GL on a 20-year old Vision radio (it actually flew quite well, earning me a best round award on Monday). Poh flew his trusty Shadow E, new Stork 6 and SkyBird.
I hadn�t been to Triple Tree Aerodrome before. It was impressive. Definitely a �world class� facility.
Golf course grass, full camping hookups, large bath house, and an onsite aviation hanger/museum.
Poh and I had a great time. Poh spent lots of time after flying, fishing at the lake. He actually caught several sunfish and a bass. Tom Broeski pulled a 20lb catfish out of the lake while we were there.
The food service was great. We had an on site hot breakfast, lunch and dinner on the weekend. The main dinner Saturday night was scrumptious. With pulled pork, brisket, smoked chicken, sausage, mac �n cheese, brussel sprouts, baked beans, broccoli, salad, pound cake, brownies and sweet tea. Yum, yum.
I�ll be back next year.
PS I posted my 100+ pictures on the MidSouth thread:
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My step son�s graduation was this last Saturday in Miami Beach. So my wife and I headed down to South Florida that weekend. Saturday morning, before the graduation, I snuck out for a few hours to fly with my old club members on the �hill�.
It was great to see the old guys. A small group turned up for flying on the SE Bowl. The wind was a steady 10-15mph out of the South with some strong gusts. There was no problem catching slope or thermal lift. I saw Larry S speck out his Olympic II several times. Since I had arrived empty handed (no planes), I had multiple offers to catch some stick time. Mike Naylor let me have time on his Weasel Trek. Mark Atzel lent me his HK Ridge Rider. Finally, I tried out Amadeo�s Gulp 48�.
Thankfully, all the planes were returned in good shape. I was worried that I was getting a little rusty with my slope flying. Unfortunately, Ben and Larry weren�t as lucky. Ben�s Filip and Larry�s Olympic met half way down the slope and it wasn�t pretty.
While there, I got to see a couple new planes on their maiden flights. Amadeo got his Gizmo 36 flying. It looked pretty good and fast on it�s trim flights. Tom tested his Windrider Bat 2 using 3, 2 and 1 vertical fins. Tom and I had both ordered Bat 2�s from Ming and he had gotten his flying first (mine is still in the box). Tom had also set his Bat up with 2 elevons and one elevator. He hopes to setup a crow configuration. The Bat 2 was pretty fast, but Tom is still working out CG and best
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Went to the Tullahoma spring ALES contest this Sunday. Friday flying was scheduled as a "foamy" only event. I had planned to attend, but it was rained out. Saturday was very breezy, so I skipped it. Especially since my only ALES bird was a Radian. I only flew the Sunday contest and conditions were excellent.
I posted my photos on the contest thread at :
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Flying twice in one week? Unheard of for me. But, just after flying on Wednesday, Poh suggested we go flying on Saturday. Actually, some F&F. That�s �Flying and Fishing�. So Saturday morning I drove South to the Normandy for some slope flying. I found Poh already fishing below the dam on the spillway. He had no bites. So we headed to the top of the dam for the real fun.
We parked just off to the side of the dam top. Don�t want to park and block the top access gate. Sure way to get into trouble. Since it was the first time I�d flown on a weekend (holiday weeked actually), I was surprised at the quantity of people on and around the dam. There were boaters launching, fisherman at the dock and spillway, joggers on top of the dam, and families launching kites.
Poh brought his HK Ridge Rider and his Radian. I brought my Gillette, Twist, Zulu and ASK-21.
Predictions were for 10mph out of the South, which is great for the site. In actuality it turned out to be more like 12-15mph with 25mph gusts. Plenty of lift, a bit turbulent in places. We both flew all our planes. I flew my Multiplex Twist long enough to spin it in due to low battery (no real damage, just cracked wing rod).
We stopped at about 3PM with a slight wind/sunburn and no fish. We packed everything up and headed up to Belle Buckle for a late lunch.
It was a great F&F day
Mike W
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It may only be Spring, but it seems like summer has already arrived in middle Tennessee. Poh sent me an email on Monday that they�d be winching at Tullahoma on Wednesday. So I packed up my only working TD plane (old Acacia 2) and my only ALES plane (Radian) and headed South to the Coffee Airfoilers on Wednesday morning. I found one winch already setup and another one due at the airfield around 1pm (the airfoilers keep their winches on trailers and two members keep they at home when not in use). Poh was already getting �Euphoric� with his Euphoria when I arrived. I setup my ancient �beater� Acacia 2 and had a couple trim/test launches (hadn�t flown it in over 3 years). Lift came in large and strong cells from the NW corner of the field. Poh, Gary, Charlie and I both caught some fantastic thermals and had some long flights. After I finished tweaking out the Acacia I turned my attention to my Radian. I had just purchased an approved altitude limiter from Aloft Hobbies for the end of month, foamy ALES contest at Tullahoma. The limiter was set to 200M and 30secs and it worked as advertised. We finally shut down at about 3PM and headed over to downtown Tullahoma (about 1.5 miles away) to check out a restaurant I had found on line.
All in all a good day. No crashes, long flights, no major winch problems (only a couple line breaks)
and a great lunch.
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Larry Squire sent me this email concerning last Saturday's flying on the hill. As you know, one of our most devoted club members, Dan Johns, passed exactly one month ago, on 2-25-17. At this time, I would like to share with you Larry's message. Most assuredly, Dan is sorely missed, Mike
March 25, 2017, from now on will be known as "Dan Johns Day."
Today was a "10" �in the 70 s, wind 10 to 20, and thermals everywhere. A very big turnout as we got 3 new members. all of them very good pilots and flying great planes.
Around 11 oclock Jamie came with a truckload of Dans planes.Our plan was to have the guys come over and pick out what they fancied and give it a new home and if inclined,make a small donation in Dans name.
I am collecting and will send to Dans brother Mike, who has been working with us to distribute Dans "treasures".
�We paused and we took time for a minutes silence in Dans honor and when our little ceremony was over there were 2 of Dans planes in the air. I got a strange feeling somehow Dan was enjoying from up above.�
We still have a few planes left if any one was not able to come today.�
A lot of the guys came up to me and said they are going to miss Dan and respected him for his expertise,
friendliness,and most of all his ability to solve technical problems.Last but not least, Dans tent was like
heaven on those 90 degree days.�
Our friend is irreplaceable. RIP ,and my best friend is gone, �Larry
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Now that the weather improved. The guys at Tullahoma are coming out more frequently. So a week later we�re back at the field. Weather was similar to the week earlier, although a little cooler.
Poh showed up and was trimming out his V-tail Explorer and Stork. Gary returned with his 100� e-Riser and Radian Pro. Art was trying to get his Supra flying. He had several bad trim throws, until we sorted out his aileron centers and programming. Brian Smith showed up to wring out his large gas bird on the runway.
I unfortunately, had very bad luck. I augered in my favorite plane, the Shadow.
It appears I was �stung� by the Taranis lockout issue (see
During test flying, the Shadow went into failsafe and descended into the woods behind the shooting range. There was no low voltage warning (5 volts shown) and no RSSI warning (until it disappeared into the woods). Using the RSSI indicator to locate it, Gary and I trudged through the woods until we finally located it. Plane was not a total loss, it�s repairable, but it�s going to take some TLC and time.
This is a known issue (see article reference) with the Taranis and X8R/X6R in a busy electronic enviroment (I.E. we fly on an Airforce base and a military chopper was close by at the time).
Just noted FRsky has posted a new beta firmware, last week, to specifically correct this issue. I will flash as soon as my plane is repaired (or should I get a new Shadow-2?).
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I can�t believe it�s been so long since I posted an entry to the blog. Wow, 4 months. As an excuse, I can safely say the weather has been too wet, windy or overcast for good flying.
Poh talked me into going down to Tullahoma for some winching and electric flying on Wednesday.
I really wasn�t prepared. My JR XP9303 had been repaired by Horizon (Horizon found a failed cell in the transmitter pack). Unfortunately, I had no memory backups and all the model setups were lost.
Since I didn�t have a radio programmed for my thermal planes I was forced to go the �all electric� route. That night I hurriedly setup my Radian �camera plane� on my old Vision transmitter and performed the �mods� that make a Radian competitive. I. E. elevator decalage to 0-0, taping the rear fuse, larger Graupner prop, and stronger/straighter clevises. I also preped my Jerry warmliner for flying.
When I arrived, just before noon, a fair sized crew had showed up at the field. About 9 people, but only 5 guys flew sailplanes. The rest came by to assist or �shoot the breeze�.
The weather conditions were good. Temps peaked in the high 60�s, crystal blue sky, great lift hung over the NW corner of the field. If you reached the NW corner at a high altitude, you were set for the day. Three of us spent our time trimming and testing new birds. Gary had his 100� Sig Riser electric. Poh had a Stork. And I had of course, my cobbled together Radian. All three of us had good luck with our trim
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Video Job interviews are the present and the future, they aren't an edge case they are the norm. So how do you handle a video job interview? Listen in to the Work in Sports podcast to find out.
Hi everybody, I'm Brian Clapp, Director of Content for Workinsports.com and this is the WorkinSports podcast.
Tamika from Missouri writes in –
Hi Brian, love the podcast, my professor told me about it a few weeks back and I'm hooked. Thanks for doing what you do.
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Do you have any tips for a video interview you can help me with?
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It's true video interviews are the present and future. They are a much more efficient system for employers, because they can schedule easier and back-to-back, they can talk to people outside their region without having to fly them in and pay for boarding, the can conduct 20 phone or video interviews and whittle their number down to 3-4 finalists with ease.
Consider that a majority of the 500 human resources managers who were asked in a survey how often they used video interviews decided to check the box beside "very often."
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Video works…for the employer.
For the interview subject, it's a little harder to show your best. When you are in the room face-to-face you can feed off environment and body language and get into the flow of a conversation, but on video it can be harder to get a feel for the person asking the questions and the timing of when to speak or when to wait.
That said – this is the reality of our life, so I want to share how to be the absolute best at it.
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Look no one wants to spend money if they don't have to, but the reality is the webcam that comes built into your computer is crap. And a really really good webcam is under $100.
I do a lot of speaking engagements with colleges and universities, and so I upgraded at a Logitech HD webcam for like $80 and it has made a huge difference. The picture is clear and the built in microphone is better than the one on my computer.
You'll buy yourself a nice suit or outfit for an interview to make the right impression – consider this move even more important. And just to be clear for all you non tech saavy people – it's plug and play. Meaning, you plug it in and it works.
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John Hawks, paleanthropolgist and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, on his weblog, pulls apart last week's 'Gay Caveman' stories.
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For more on the difficulty of knowing the skeleton's sex and sexuality, see Bone Girl, the blog of biological anthroplogist, Kristina Kilgrove; "What I've learned in the past few months about these two publications [The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph] specifically is that the important, scientific details are at the very end of the article. So I read the articles backwards to let the evidence sink in before I read the crazy conclusions the journalist reaches."
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SINGAPORE, Nov. 29, 2017 — L Catterton Asia, the Asian unit of the largest and most global consumer-focused private equity firm in the world, is pleased to announce the launch of a joint venture between two of its portfolio companies – GXG, the leading Chinese menswear fashion group, and 2XU, the market leader in premium compression activewear from Australia. Through this strategic partnership, both companies will be well positioned to capitalize on the rapidly-growing fitness and sportswear market in China.
Established in 2007, GXG is a leading menswear fashion group in China with a powerful online presence, extensive POS coverage and a highly recognized brand name. GXG has a portfolio of four uniquely positioned brands, including GXG, gxg.jeans, gxg.kids and Yatlas. With innovative designs and strong brand awareness, GXG is available in more than 2,100 stores across China, as well as online through leading third party platforms such as Tmall and VIPshop. The company is a leader in the online space with e-commerce GMV estimated to surpass RMB 2.5 billion in 2017, an increase of more than 50% versus last year. The company also achieved record sales of RMB 485 million in this year's Tmall Double 11 shopping festival.
2XU, founded in 2005, is a premium sports apparel brand endorsed by elite athletes around the world and driven to advance human performance through the development of world-leading compression garments. Considered one of Australia's most innovative companies, 2XU is at the forefront of the rapidly growing global sportswear market and is well positioned to continue capitalizing on the increasing demand for technical athletic wear around the world.
Since acquiring a controlling stake in GXG in 2016, L Catterton Asia has been working closely with the Company's management team not only to support organic growth in existing segments, but also expand into new categories. In addition to facilitating the partnership with 2XU, L Catterton Asia has supported GXG by sourcing additional collaboration opportunities and assisting with global expansion.
Chairman and Managing Partner of L Catterton Asia, Ravi Thakran, stated: "We are delighted to announce this exciting partnership between GXG, the number one fashion menswear brand in China, and 2XU, a leading sporting apparel designer. With its unique brand positioning and strong retail presence, GXG stands out by providing customers high fashion design within the casual and business wear markets. GXG and 2XU are led by seasoned management teams with deep understanding and complementary knowledge of the fashion and retail industries, and we look forward to continuing to work alongside and support both teams. With L Catterton's extensive resources and network, and our unique approach to value creation, I am confident the new venture has the potential to take both brands to the next level."
Commenting on the partnership with 2XU, Yu Yong, CEO of GXG Group, said: "As a strategic partner, L Catterton Asia has supported GXG's multi-branding, globalization and all-series development goals. Under the guidance of L Catterton Asia, we are excited to bring new experiences to sports enthusiasts by helping launch 2XU in China. I have long admired the 2XU team's expertise, dedication, enthusiasm and persistence for sports and look forward to working with them on this exciting new project."
Paul Higgins, CEO of 2XU, stated: "GXG's unmatched knowledge of the Chinese fashion industry makes them the ideal partner to support our expansion into China and I am confident we have assembled the right team for this project. Since L Catterton Asia's investment in 2013, 2XU has experienced significant growth and I am grateful for their partnership as we continue to expand into attractive markets around the world."
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With over $14 billion of equity capital across six fund strategies in 17 offices globally, L Catterton is the largest and most global consumer-focused private equity firm in the world. L Catterton's team of more than 140 investment and operating professionals partners with management teams around the world to implement strategic plans to foster growth, leveraging deep category insight, operational excellence, and a broad thought partnership network. Since 1989, the firm has made over 150 investments in leading consumer brands. L Catterton was formed through the partnership of Catterton, LVMH and Groupe Arnault. For more information about L Catterton, please visit lcatterton.com.
L Catterton Asia (previously known as L Capital Asia) was launched in 2009, and manages over US$ 1.6 billion across two private equity funds, and over US$ 2 billion including co-investments. It has offices in Singapore and Mauritius, with further regional advisory presence in Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai and Sydney. L Catterton Asia invests in select consumer lifestyle businesses that will benefit from growing discretionary consumption in Asian markets. L Catterton Asia leverages its strategic relationship with LVMH and Groupe Arnault across the entire investment process, from proprietary deal origination and industry-specific due diligence to post-investment operational value-add to its portfolio companies. L Catterton Asia's investments include: GXG Group, Trendy International, Jorya Group, Pepe Jeans, 2XU, Marubi, Sasseur and YG Entertainment—which is behind famous Korean singers and entertainers such as PSY and Big Bang.
About GXG Group
Founded in 2007, GXG (Ningbo Mulsanne Holdings Co., Ltd.) is an omni-channel retail company specialised in apparel business. The Company pursuits the concept of "A Better Me" with an image of being young and healthy. It currently has four independent brands, including GXG, gxg.jeans, gxg.kids and Yatlas, showcasing its attitude for individualized fashion.
The Company has currently over 2,100 stores in 32 provinces in China. In 2010, GXG entered the e-commerce field, and ranked No. 1 under men's clothing category in Tmall Double 11 Shopping Festival in 2011 and 2016. GXG achieved record sales of RMB485 million in this year's Double 11 Shopping Festival. Today GXG has over 4,000 employees across the country, and the sales revenue of its subsidiary brands have reached over RMB 8 billion.
About 2XU Group
2XU, founded in 2005, is a premium sports apparel brand driven to advance human performance through the development of world-leading compression garments. 2XU is at the forefront of the global sports compression wear market and is considered the most advanced sportswear brand in the world.
2XU garments employ intelligent physiological design, cutting-edge performance fabrics and construction that are designed and tested in consultation with sports scientists and industry experts.
Present in 71 countries around the world, 2XU has graced the bodies of multiple world champion athletes and has formed powerful alliances and partnerships across numerous sports world-wide including triathlon, running, cycling, swimming, basketball, football, baseball, soccer and hockey.
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Tonight is the Winter Sports Parent/Coach meeting at 6:30 pm. If your student is participating in a winter sport, your attendance is highly recommended.
As a reminder, tomorrow is an early out day and students will be able to meet with their teachers from 1:15 pm to 2:35 pm. The support time is designed to allow students the opportunity to speak with their teachers about retaking tests, completing projects, assignments, or maybe completing extra credit work? Please know we have canceled all athletic and extracurricular activities during these times to allow students a means to meet with their teachers. We have also scheduled extra after school buses to make sure students have a way home after the scheduled support time.
Also as a heads up, after school tomorrow (12:59 pm), you may see some teachers along the sidewalk of Genesee Ave. demonstrating (picketing). The District and SDEA (Teacher's Union) are currently in negotiations for the next labor contract. As a result, some of our teachers may exercise their 1st amendment right. Please know that this is a planned demonstration by the Teacher's Union and that our staff members have agreed to hustle back to their rooms by 1:15 pm to meet with their students needing additional support.
Tomorrow, November 8th, at 2:30 pm, in the media center, the SSGT and SSC will again meet to discuss stakeholder views regarding LCAP spending priorities for the district next year. All are welcome to join this conversation.
Ok, check it out, check it out! Not that I care about competition, lol, but I am proud to announce many of our Centurions teams are having great success. For the fall sporting season, we so far have three league champions: Field Hockey, Girls' Volleyball and Football. This afternoon, the boys and girls cross country teams also compete for league titles- not sure how they did yet. CIF playoffs have started and most all teams have advanced. Tonight, in our gym at 7pm, our girls' volleyball team plays in the CIF semifinals. Please come out and root them on. The football team has been seeded number one for the playoffs and will have a first round bye and they start their playoff run next Friday night in our stadium.
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How am I supposed to keep a kosher kitchen when my husband still wants to cook shrimp in it? Both my husband and I were born into a non-observant families. Now, however, I want to start keeping kosher, but my husband has no interest in doing so. What should I do?
First of all, know that you are not alone in this dilemma—very often when a couple is becoming more observant, they each move at a different pace; one wants to start keeping kosher, and the other is not yet ready to do so. And it also frequently occurs that one spouse wants to become observant while the other is not ready yet to make such a move.
The best way to deal with this is by negotiating. If you haven't been keeping kosher, you'll obviously need to re-kosher your kitchen. You will probably have some "non-kosherable" pots, utensils, dishes, etc. Set them aside for your husband's use. Designate an area in the kitchen for him where he can cook his shrimp (maybe provide him with a 1or 2 burner unit) or heat up his Chinese carry-out. Ask him to use only this place and these utensils for the non-kosher stuff, and to leave the rest of the kitchen kosher. Thank him for being so understanding of your needs. This way you respect his wants, while he respects yours. Then you cook and prepare such delicious kosher food, that he'll be happy to eat kosher… By not nagging, thanking him every time he cooperates, and giving him his space you'll be able to accomplish a great deal.
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As the NBA trade deadline passes by near minutes, the biggest trade of the day happened between the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers. A deal that sent reeling star Danny Granger to the 76ers, for Evan Turner and Lavoy Allen. In particular, this has been the most significant NBA trade as the deadline passes, among trades that have lacked the star power of star-studded names that were rumored to be brewing before the deadline hit. It is unfortunate to fans and their teams alone to see such lackluster trade movement happen when rumors swirled around some of the biggest names in the league; with none of those trades coming to fruition.
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Some of the teams that were involved in the trade deadline were the Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, and Sacramento Kings. The Denver Nuggets were finally able to unload disgruntled guard Andre Miller to the Washington Wizards, who were looking for a veteran guard to back up their all star and Dunk Contest winning guard, John Wall. A long time veteran, Antawn Jamison has been shipped to the Atlanta Hawks, as the Clippers are looking to free up a roster position on the team. Though the NBA trades lacked star power as the deadline passed, there were other notable players that had been traded including Jason Terry and Reggie Evans to the Kings, Steve Blake to the Warriors, Gary Neal to the Bobcats, and Spencer Hawes to the Cavaliers.
The NBA trades may have lacked the star power needed to attract most fans, but they still had quite a bit of movement, nonetheless, as the deadline passed. Many big names were flirted with but no one made the move to pull the trigger on any of the elites. There are still more dramatics to be played out as teams push forward towards the playoffs, and the lesser teams look towards the draft. Can Lebron James lead the Heat to their third consecutive championship or can the Indiana Pacers knock off the top team in the league? Can Kevin Durant finally win his first Most Valuable Player of the year award? Or even more important, can the Thunder win their first ever title in Oklahoma City? Many questions to be answered in the coming months, providing much more anticipated events yet to come for the NBA.
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Roses are blooming all over the garden and they fill my nostrils with perfume and my heart with joy. But none is more beautiful than Rosa glauca. Formerly known as Rosa rubrifolia, this is found wild in south and Central Europe but has naturalised itself in other areas. It cannot be confused with any other rose because of the wonderful foliage which is purple with a metallic, grey cast. It is a large, lax shrub but I have used it in the garden as a loose hedge r screen. With a little judicious pruning it will make a great tall screen, up to 1.5m high. It is basically a healthy rose, has few thorns, and the foliage looks wonderful all summer. Like most roses it will cope with most types of soil including clay soils and it will tolerate some shade although the best leaf colour is obtained if you plant it in sun.
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MSNBC edits quote to make Zimmerman look racist
By now, all of you know about the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, FL, by Hispanic George Zimmerman. Well, the "Lean Forward" network, MSNBC, offered up a news story with a Dowdified quote. Via Big Journalism:
"This guy looks like he's up to no good … he looks black," Zimmerman told a police dispatcher from his car. His father has said that Zimmerman is Hispanic, grew up in a multiracial family, and is not racist.
(Sidebar: quick explanation of "dowdified" here).
So, it's clear that Zimmerman equates "suspicious" with "black", right? Um…not exactly:
ZIMMERMAN: This guy looks like he's up to no good, [begin ellipsis] or he's on drugs or something. It's raining and he's just walking around, looking about.
911 DISPATCHER: Okay, is this guy, is he white, black, or Hispanic? [end ellipsis]
ZIMMERMAN: He looks black.
For the record, I think I'll let the law enforcement folks do their job before I jump to conclusions the way that the majority of black America seems to have done. But this is an example of rotten, corrupt, agenda-driven journalism and I think MSDNC ought to apologize to both of its viewers.
Nope…no liberal media bias!
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We know who the REAL racists are in this country.
Comment by Kanaka Girl | March 30, 2012
Look people…it is clear what liberals WANT the truth to be, what Sharpton (pardon my redundancy) WANTS the truth to be, and what the masses who are blindly following them WANT it to be. If (and say IF, because interestingly, the State attorney's office, who has WAY more info than Oprah, Spike Lee, and Rosanne, declined to file charges). A special investigation was started because people didn't LIKE what the regular investigation yielded.
If the evidence (I know, I know, who cares about evidence or facts…heck, look at the FEELINGS)…but if the evidence reveals that Zimmerman did NOT break the law, I am prepared to promise that the above-mentioned groups will not give ONE FAT CRAP…they will STILL insist that their, more information-limited ,emotions deserve some sort of "justice". Now emiotions deserve "justice"…..
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Al and Jesse make any situation worse. No matter the outcome of this whole ordeal, I predict a riot or two (or several dozen) this summer, only Zimmerman's head on a stick would satisfy "those people".
He's as much Hispanic as Obama is black but no one in the MSM ever mentions that.
Comment by Dux | March 31, 2012
There are a lot of defensive whites jumping to conclusions that Trayvon was the attacker. I wouldn't give that to one side. Though I did just see the tape of Zimmerman 40 minutes after the shooting and I didn't see any blood or other evidence that he was getting beat up.
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PMSNBC editing and/or misquoting someone to further the leftist agenda is nothing new. This is the MSM's stock and trade, telling half the story or misquoting or out of context editing, etc. Nothing new to me, I expect it from the MSM and its faces on the news. That's why I don't watch them anymore.
The absence of blood or visible injuries on the police video of Zimmerman can be attributed to the medical personnel who attended to him at the scene. Nothing more, nothing less. And the video is quality challenged.
I'm sick of Sharpton and Jackson always jumping into the fray of a situation and turning it into something it is not.
Somebody needs to take care of those bozos. What a couple of useless beings.
Liberalism is a serious mental disorder.
Comment by Jules P. Guidry | April 2, 2012
Crazy observation folks; The 1992 riots over the Rodney King incident (clearly perpetuated by the media) happened in an election year. What BETTER stunt could the leftist media pull to help the president keep attention off of his grotesque failure in leadership than to hype up the base (leftists, race-hate poverty pimps like Sharpton, young college age people who always believe they are the gateway generation to radical justice reform, minority action groups, etc). How helpful is it to Obama for the media to get everyone's minds made up for them BEFORE the facts are in (interestingly, the State Attorney in Sanford has much more information, and has yet to prosecute…weird huh?)
A few riots would really help the left get their base VERY angry and then they can spin that anger (based on the perceived injustice that the media has help assemble) and convince this base that they should vote for Obama because somehow, he will make it all better.
I can totally see this as another "hey, vote for me because you're MAD…and because I need you to be mad because I totally SUCK as a leader, so please don't look at my record…just be MAD!"
Comment by Kevin | April 2, 2012
Not crazy at all Kevin, you are EXACTLY right. Those people couldn't give a flying fig about "Trayvon" – they just enjoy the rioting.
If this is truly about justice, why aren't they rioting in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, etc….where MANY black men are killed each and every day.
Obama is ramping up the racism to detract from his massive failures. I believe he WANTS to start a race war.
Read the history of Nazi Germany…..Obama is doing exactly what Hitler did and the useful idiots are being used as pawns. They're just too ignorant to know it.
Comment by Kanaka Girl | April 2, 2012
It's only racial if it's white on black.
Comment by Dux | April 2, 2012
Hey Ali…you said "Though I did just see the tape of Zimmerman 40 minutes after the shooting and I didn't see any blood or other evidence that he was getting beat up."
So, based on what you THINK YOU SEE, 40 minutes AFTER an incident, you honestly think you are prepared to reconstruct what happened DURING the incident? [For the record, he had a huge gash in the back of the head that, amazingly, someone actually managed to CLEAN UP in 40 short little minutes]
Oh, yeah, the tape…And was the footage you saw the fuzzy picture or the crisper one that shows a huge GASH in the back of the dude's head?
See, I don't CARE if Zimmerman is guilty or innocent, in as much as justice should reflect the facts (not the perceived facts, or the one-sided interpretation of data). If he did it (and I don't, for a second, claim that he didn't, because, like YOU Ali, I WAS NOT FREAKING THERE SO I CAN'T POSSIBLY KNOW. EVEN IF THE LIBERAL MEDIA SPINS THE CRAP OUT OF IT, neither you nor I can know what happened out there)…but, IF he did it, break it off in him like the law should (not the media who need to stir the liberal base). IF the evidence shows that Martin (no, not the 12 year old little boy in the MSNBC picture, but the 17 year old Martin) may have, indeed, attacked Zimmerman…I'm cool with that too. I don't "need" the truth to be a specific version. I just respect the truth as the truth. Hey, Ali, have you contacted the State Attorney in Sanford and gotten him to forward all of their findings to you (and by "all", I do not mean the spliced audio bytes and 5 year old heart-tugging pictures)? Nah, why would you need their findings. You have……………liberal media perception!
Comment by Kevin | April 5, 2012
If you are minding your own business and realize you are being followed at night in the rain after leaving a corner store and heading home…(or wherever you happen to be heading)… by a bigger adult male for no apparent reason; most people will feel nervous and threatened (Ladies – you KNOW you would and if your teen sons/daughters called on cellphone saying same your heart would sink, please don't lie). Then Stand your Ground law is invoked right? You are allowed, even encouraged, to confront your follower and engage in physical 'self defense' if you feel threatened. Why was it wrong for Trayvvon to confront this adult and even punch him? Since the guy is bigger – Trayvvon may have deliberately waited til his back was turned to get an advantage….sounds reasonable….stupid maybe….but the Law isn't about being smart.Teen boys pumped up on testosterone can do very stupid things, even men.
Trayvvon didn't pull a gun on him – reasonable force is a relative term but punching someone who was following you to make sure they don't continue to follow you (I mean come on – who wants a strange man to see where you live?) seems reasonable as this Law suggests. And then if he then saw Zimmermans gun -bashing his head into the sidewalk seems pretty reasonable as well. Isn't that the basis of Stand you Ground? Trayvvon – according to this Law – was doing whatever he felt he needed to do to protect himself especially since he did not have a gun.
Everyone is right in the basis of 'we won't know until we know' and the scenario I described – I think is plausible – but I obviously don't know if things happened this way. Its just another way to look at things to see how bad this Law really is.
However, no matter how you look at it – Zimmerman was told by police NOT to continue following Trayvvon….and he did. This MAY have all been avoided had he stopped following the boy sooner (and 17 is still a boy no matter how tall he happens to be). And Zimmerman was the one with the gun. In a confrontation between two people…and one has a gun, who is more likely to feel more threatened?
I have a feeling the courts will find that Stand your Ground Law allowed Trayvvon to confront Zimmerman and use physical self defense. And yes – the same law allowed Zimmerman to shoot him. But it didn't allow Zimmerman to follow the boy to the extent that he did – especially after being told by police to stop. What its going to boil down to – who is the causitive force behind this incident that snowballed into a death.
The Stand your Ground Law is a real problem – it gave both parties the opportunity to lawfully engage in violence. What a sad outcome over a stupid law.
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Talented shooter blitzes .303 event
GYMPIE-Kilkivan Rifle Club member Dave Hatherell put on a great display of precision shooting to win the ANZAC memorial .303 competition at Yandina on Sunday.
His possible 150 with 12 centre bulls across three ranges was a top performance, even with the modified scoring system used to make allowances for guns up to 100 years old.
Hatherell is a regular competitor and previous winner of the popular event which has been hosted by the North Arm Rifle Club since 2006, with the support of north coast RSL clubs.
He demolished the strongest field yet of 39 competitors, using a modified 1943 Australian made Lithgow rifle.
Event organiser Bob Bull produced an impressive array of handmade trophies and prize money for the competition he has built leading up to the 1914 Anzac centenary celebration next year.
Bull said the day produced a great atmosphere and as could be expected there were plenty of hits and misses with the age of the rifles and some of the ammunition used by the shooters.
Weather conditions were near perfect for the 30 shot contest staged over 300, 400 and 500 yards.
Les Pedersen from the Darling Downs Rifle Club shot 143.13 with a modified .303 and was awarded the trophy for most centre bulls though his tally was equalled by fellow Darling Downs member Jim Breeze.
Queensland Military Rifle Club member Nathan Fennessy was a close third overall, winning the service issue division with 143.12.
The Military Club won the team competition with the Tewantin-Noosa B team winning the RSL event.
Aggregate results
Service rifle: 1 Nathan Fennessy, QMRC, 143.12, 2 Rod Wood, QMRC, 138.1, 3 Doug Seccombe, QMRC 127.7.
Modified service rifle: 1 Dave Hatherell, Gympie-Kilkivan, 150.12, 2 Les Pedersen, Darling Downs, 143.13, 3 Chris Grams, Darling Downs, 140.10.


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Sampson Theatre- 135 East Elm Street Penn Yan
October 19th, 20th, 26, 27th, and 31st from 6-9pm
All proceeds go towards Sampson Theatre Restoration fund!
Concessions available for purchase at the end of the tour.
Children 12 and under $4
Anyone over 13 $6
Child Room available for those who don't want to take the tour, with crafts and treats.


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