Sheldon Daly grew up in Wellesley and has had a 45-year career in sales and construction. He currently works with the Boston College Athletics Department as a director of the Varsity Club and as president of the Boston College Hall of Fame Club.
Paul Fennell grew up in Brighton and devoted his career to finance and investments. He earned an MBA from the University of New Hampshire and served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. He has written several articles on financial tax planning and spent 15 years researching and publishing a book on Irish history and the history of the Fennell family in County Limerick, Ireland.
James Murphy Jr. grew up in Newton. He teaches writing and literature at the Woods College of Advancing Studies and is a published author. A past recipient of a Fulbright scholarship, Jim is currently working on a novel about the Korean War.
Patricia Brine O'Riordan grew up in Cambridge and worked as the department head for health occupations at Northeast Metro Tech for 30 years. She holds a master's degree in education from Fitchburg State College. In recent years she has worked at her brother's sporting goods store, Brine's, in Harvard Square.
Margaret Molloy Vasaturo grew up in Medfield and became a teacher. She earned a master's degree in special education at Lesley University and devoted 22 years to teaching history and English to adolescents in a residential treatment center.
Ben Birnbaum, moderator, is the editor of Boston College Magazine, special assistant to the president, and executive director of the Office of Marketing Communications.
Judith Anderson Day grew up in Scituate and was a middle school English teacher. She has been the 1968 class correspondent for several decades. After moving to Los Angeles in 1995, she became a docent at the J. Paul Getty Museum, specializing in Greek and Roman antiquity.
Christopher "Kip" Doran lives in Denver where he is a practicing psychiatrist and a clinical professor at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He is a supervising psychiatrist for the Veterans Administration and has written two textbooks on mental health. Kip was president of the Boston College Alumni Association chapter in Colorado for five years and president of the national Alumni Association in 2004.
Robert Howe grew up in Quincy and following graduation was an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, receiving the Bronze Star for service in Vietnam. He cofounded ADS Financial Services Solutions in 1980 and was its president and CEO until 2004. Bob is a former chairman of the Boston College High School board of trustees.
Carmine Sarno grew up in Acton. He has started six companies, ranging from high tech to recreation. He is president of the electronic component company Bothhand USA, and frequently travels to the company's facilities in China.
Joanne Calore Turco received a master's degree in community health nursing from Boston University and also completed course work in the doctoral program in higher education administration at Boston College. She was the first full-time nursing faculty member at Salem State College, where she became a professor in the School of Nursing.
William McDonald, moderator and a senior editor in Advancement Communications and Marketing at the University, was a Navy officer and holds a master's degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism. He is the founding editor of Boston College Magazine and has specialized in university communications throughout his career.
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Looking for something fun and safe for the kids to do this Halloween? Klondike Academy will be hosting a costume contest with cash prizes at Central Mall on October 28, 2017.
Is your child not a KA Kid but interested in participating, too? No problem. This contest is open to everyone.
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You can pick up an entry form at Klondike Academy at 5416 Richmond Rd, to get your little ones signed up. This is Halloween fun exclusively for families with children 12 years of age and under, though parents and older children are invited to wear their favorite Halloween costumes, too. Check in with Klondike Academy Team Members starting at 3PM at Central Mall. The judging for the costume contest will begin at 4PM.
There will be five categories for judging, divided up by age: 0-3 years, 4-6 years, 7-9 years, 10-12 years, and Family/Group (3+ people). Each category will be judged on the creativity of the costume, and the top prize for each category will be $100.


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Book 1, Chapter 1
Book 1, Chapter 10
Book 4, Preface
Fate and Free Will
Foolishness
Tristram Shandy
Walter Shandy
Toby Shandy
Corporal Trim
Mrs. Shandy
Dr. Slop
Widow Wadman
What's Up With the Epigraph?
Hobby-Horse
Three-Act Plot Analysis
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Language
By Laurence Sterne
Tristram is the guy you'd never want to play at Scrabulous. He likes to mess with the meaning of words, make jokes and puns, and suggest words that he doesn't actually mean. He also gives each of his characters specific types of language (see "Speech and Dialogue" for more about this). A literary critic named Mikhail Bakhtin argued that one of the key features of a novel as opposed to other types of writing is that novels contain lots of different types of language, which he called "discourse." Prime example: Tristram Shandy. It's not just that Tristram's friends and family all have different types of language, but he uses ways of speaking from lots of different areas of life: religious, legal, medical, folk tales, travel narratives, and more. It's like being in the monkey cages at the zoo.
Questions About Language
In Tristram Shandy, does language help meaning become clear, or does it make meaning harder to understand? How do you know?
Tristram Shandy contains many kinds of language. Does one type seem to be better than others? Does Tristram favor one style of talking or writing?
Words matter in Tristram Shandy. What do they do? What kinds of consequences arise from using the wrong words?
All the characters in Tristram Shandy use such different types of language that they cannot truly communicate with each other.
Language provides a key to character. In Tristram Shandy, you can tell who a person is by how he or she speaks.

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Like many proposed zoning changes, the rezoning of the Emmett Street parking lot is a done deal, so I'm not sure of the purpose of last night's meeting.
The ordinance has already been introduced, the proposed change will be before the city's Committee on Zoning on January 12, and is set for "passage" (the alderman's choice of words) by City Council on January 13.
The rationale still is that the change is necessary in order to allow Chicago Parking Meters, LLC to operate the lot legally, something having to do with its business license.


A number of SaaS applications have data models where they want to have their customers interact with only their data. At the enterprise end you have companies like Salesforce and Workday that fall into this bucket, but we see a ton of small ones as well. If you're just getting started figuring out how you should approach your data so it can scale in the future, it doesn't have to be hard.
Here we're going to walk through an example data model that you can use as a basis for learning how you could apply the same to your own multi-tenant application.
First the schema. For this application we're going to assume it's an ad network. Here you'll have multiple advertisers come on board and each will have their own data around ads, impressions, etc.
You'll notice the primary keys we have are on campaigns and ads, this later will allow us to have full foreign key constraints to ensure all the company data will be located together. You can read more about how co-location makes this possible in this post.
The key for queries, is to ensure when you're querying and joining that you have the tenant id, in this case the company_id explicitly expressed on each query.


If you're planning a trip to Italy, it's important to know a few things before you start packing your bags. Where to grab cash on-the-go, how to find medicine, and knowing what to pack are just a few things to consider before booking your vacation.
Before landing in Italy, make sure you do the three most important things: get local currency (euros), have your hotel reservations and address, and pack crucial essentials like medication and adapters for electrical outlets.
Keep this Italy FAQ on hand, as we address some of the most commonly asked questions about how to plan trips to Italy right here.
How and when do I get euros?
Rather than exchanging cash in the U.S., it's easier on your wallet to use your credit or debit card at any ATM wherever you land in Italy. Every airport has ATMs, and spotting them isn't difficult. Using ATMs in Italy is easy, and a great time-saver, too.
Before getting on your motorcoach or hailing a cab, know the name, phone number, and address where your hotel is located. This will ensure that your driver can find even the most obscure listings, and if you're driving yourself, it makes using GPS in a foreign country much more user-friendly. When you book your airfare through Grand European, don't forget that all airport transfers are covered.
What should I bring with me that's essential?
The two most basic things you'll need are any prescribed medications you're taking, and adapters for any electrical components you brought with you, including your phone. All of Europe uses 110V outlets, half the voltage of North America's 220V outlets. So, make sure you have enough adapters for everything from your smartphone to your hairdryer. Don't bring non-essential items like food or snacks, other than what you need on the plane, as you'll be surrounded by amazing restaurants, open-air markets, and bodegas.
Pro-traveler's tip: Don't bring any appliances more than five years old—these won't work in Europe, even with an adapter, as they are not 110/220V compliant like today's appliances are. Older appliances require converters, which are heavy and unwieldy, so try to avoid them if possible.
What if I need an over-the-counter medication while I'm in Italy?
There are pharmacies (farmacias) all over most towns in Italy, and the hours are good at most locations. You can use Google on your smartphone to locate the nearest farmacia, and even those that are open 24 hours a day and on Sundays. If something happens to you medically and a doctor in Italy prescribes you medicine, you can also fill these at any corner farmacia with ease.
Be sure you know, understand, and observe local laws in Italy. For example, it's against the law not to have identification on your person while visiting Italy. You can learn more about Italian laws here before leaving for your tour, but rest assured, none of them will prevent you from having an excellent experience abroad.
Before you leave the U.S., make sure you've left a color copy of your passport along with information about where you'll be lodging with a loved one in the U.S. If you need the U.S. Consulate or Embassy while on tour, click here for locations and phone numbers in each Italian city.
And finally, don't forget to enjoy the views, art, festivals, food, and Italian wine!


As I lie here and write, the sounds of the night drift in through my open shutters; the cascade of water from the fountain across the road; the rumble of traffic and the rattle of passing trains; undulating mixed voices from a distant party; the deep babble of an Irishman's distinct tongue as he walks by; the cicadas chorus now silent as the rain falls rhythmically slapping the road and a corrugated iron veranda as thunder roars in intermittent ripples.
The freshly bloomed roses have wilted, the perimeter of each peach petal singed toast brown by yesterday's ferocious sun. Summer has arrived in Melbourne. Yesterday was the second last day of Spring and the mercury hit 39.2 degrees Celsius. Although today was cooler our house is still hot so right now I have the window open fully, allowing the cooler night air to mingle and hopefully conquer the warmth of my room.
This was a week of reunion and reminders.
Wednesday night was the full moon, a time of beginnings and endings and even epiphanies. In Thailand, it was also Loi Kratong, my favourite festival celebrated by floating small crafts (kratong) made of banana leaves carrying lit candles, flowers, incense, coins and maybe some hair or nail clippings on a river, lake or sea. This was my first Loi Kratong outside of Thailand in three years and although I missed being there, I carry with me the memories and energies of ones past.
Coincidentally (or maybe not so coincidentally) Wednesday was also the night of my former employer's staff reunion party. It has been four years since I left and embarked on my year of change that extended into four years of change and what I come to accept now is the passage of my life, always changing. I have not seen the majority of my past colleagues, including my managers since I departed. Of an organization that technically no longer exists (it has merged with one bigger), around 70 former colleagues attended, an incredible turnout and night filled with nostalgia, joy and for me, timely reminders.
I was reminded, that all sorts of people can come together to create something special; that although it might not last forever it lasts in the hearts of those who remember; and that there are corporations who profit through serving their customers' needs honestly and with integrity.
Most importantly, I was reminded of what it feels like to be passionately driven, that energy deep within my belly that drives me to act when I truly believe in something. This reminder, this sense of drive is important right now as I continue to recalibrate my life's direction and decide how I want to be of service.
My heart-led life requires the drive of an engine. It's still there, in neutral, longing and waiting, sometimes impatiently, to jump into first gear.
This year has been one of standing still. Outwardly, nothing much has changed but inside, where no one else can see, everything has changed. I have dug deep into the darkness and pulled back each layer that has hidden my bruised heart to discover a beautiful, clear light that aches to shine and guide the way, if I will allow it.
Right now, I am sitting with the question, what does service feel like? I am feeling my way along the path, into my future.
Vision is coming. The engine is running. Traction is not far away.


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Brent Hankins
Brent Hankins has been blogging and writing film reviews online since 2011. He joined the Phoenix Film Critics Society in 2013, and was a founding member of the Phoenix Critics Circle the following year, where he currently serves as President. Brent also hosted the weekly Drinks and Discourse podcast for nearly 5 years, and is currently the editor-in-chief at The Lamplight Review. He resides in Tempe, AZ with his wife and son.
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Montreal, June 12, 2018 - Michael Wright was your average high school student, juggling the responsibilities of school and friends while taking the first steps towards finding his first real job. Being diagnosed, suddenly, with type 1 diabetes was a shock. Suddenly, Michael found himself struggling with the sudden requirements that accompany treatment, from the intense monitoring of dietary habits to administering insulin - either through injections or via a cell phone-sized pump attached to the body. And, in addition to the daily struggle of staying on top of his new diagnosis, he felt stigmatized.
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"When I was diagnosed at 16, my friends were supportive but they could not understand - it was a shock to them as much as it was a shock to me," Michael remembers. "I didn't expect them to understand and I didn't feel like I belonged as much anymore. And that is a common theme we discovered: a lack of social support leaving people feeling alone."
"The patient partners thought of the questions and helped us develop and formulate our questionnaire, and they helped interpret and analyze the data," says Dr. Dasgupta, whose team is at the Centre for Outcomes of Evaluative Research (CORE) of the Research Institute. "The creation of the peer-to-peer network has provided those coping with stigma a platform toward the research agenda of helping to reduce stigma and live with type 1 diabetes."
"Canada is facing a diabetes epidemic - one in three Canadians lives with diabetes or pre-diabetes and young people in their twenties have a 50 per cent chance of developing the disease in their lifetime," said Dr. Jan Hux, president of Diabetes Canada.
"Despite the fact that type 1 diabetes is not the fault of the person affected by it - is not related to any behaviour patterns or choices - young people diagnosed with it experience a distressing level of stigma. Research and programs that raise public awareness and support around type 1 diabetes and foster resiliency in those affected by it are urgently needed. Diabetes Canada is pleased to have supported this first of its kind research in Canada."
About the Study The study 'Stigma and Its Association with Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia in Adolescents and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: Cross-Sectional Study' was co-authored by AnneSophie Brazeau, PhD, RD; Meranda Nakhla, MD, FRCPC; Michael Wright, BSc (c); Mélanie Henderson, MD, PHD, FRCPC; Constadina Panagiotopoulos, MD, FRCPC; Danièle Pacaud, MD, FRCPC; Patricia Kearns, BFA; Elham Rahme, PhD; Deborah Da Costa, PhD; and Kaberi Dasgupta, MSc, MD, FRCPC. DOI: 10.2196/jmir.9432.


Norway Maples are fast growing trees that are very popular in urban areas. Their good shape, quick growth and tolerance to exposure make them favourites on lawns and around buildings. They in fact have adapted too well to our province, and often become a source of competition for native trees and shrubs.
Mature Norway Maples produce thousands of seeds, "keys", each year, and they can travel more than 100 metres to ditches and riparian zones, where they truly display their ability to be an invasive species.
This mature maple grew in a riparian zone in Kensington, and its seedlings are gradually taking over, shading out other trees and shrubs.
Tip: One way to ID a Norway Maple is to remove a leaf. If a white milky sap is flowing from the leaf stalk, it is a Norway Maple. The leaves are also more broad than long.


So people, what did you buy today?
I had my hair cut. . . so I suppose I bought someone's time?
Not today , but Saturday will get me some groceries.
asphalt patch, furnace filters and some LED bulbs for a light fixture. Boring.
3 cases of beer. 5 kinds. U.T. football game on Saturday.
A nice pair of Infinity bookshelf speakers.
Standard Issue or something more specific?
It's a stocking stuffer for the wife at Christmas.
I got a pinball app one of our pinsiders developed.
Just pre-ordered this guitar pedal.
Ride tickets for my parents and my son at the kiddie park. Money well spent.
A handle of Wild Turkey 101. Oh and while I didn't buy it today my TNA target decals came in the mail.
Pictures of Chunk's mom naked. Real cheap.
Is it a fuzz pedal? I like Big Muffs myself.
Paint to paint a bedroom before carpet is installed next week.
Rawhide season one with Clint Eastwood on DVD. Other various westerns and war films.
Nice and Bubbles to boot.
A liter of Oktoberfest beer, a Pimpin felt hat and a bratwurst sandwich with potato salad and a Bavarian pretzel !
Nice!! I know where that's at, awesome German club.
I got a mini alarm clock. Cute, right?
Never been there before but one of the best Oktoberfests I've been too.
The 3story tall fruit and vegetable tower was impressive and the windmill/slide while wasn't being used looked pretty cool too!
Organic eggs, Kerrygold butter, Organic Valley milk, New York strip steak on sale, cheese, ketchup, English muffins, chocolate cookies, hash browns.
I have food for a few days.
Went to a wedding reception there once, an aunt & uncle went to dinner there as members, and of course to drink!!
i bought a Snickers.....they really DO satisfy.
HP Toner Cartridge 78A, just over $115.00 can remember when they were $86.00.
... and if I don't fix my coffee maker, a new one of those tonight - or I will kill someone tomorrow.
Underground sprinkler system for $3200.
Yuuuuup. I found a brand new in the package french press that we never used and tried it out...still ended up having to strain again through a filter. Then fixed the Kuerig later in the day.
Then I bought this beauty!


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Weekend Light Up American Music Awards Performance
The weekend literally ignited Los Angeles with its American Music Awards performance, setting a new standard for how creative-social-distance-with-respect-honor shows.
Playing the pyro burden medal of "Save Your Eyes" and "Save Your Tears", superstar sexist Kenny G – who starred in the song's remix – began acting with the single before performing the remix of the song after dressing up as Red-Favorite, his latest blockbuster album. Hours later "featured nose character in artwork, video and TV appearances around.
"The Weekend" in "SNL," "Jimmy Kimmel" and other TV spots brought the character and the story to those shows and tried to break down the fourth wall of the proverb – and continued with this performance: rather than just bandaging his nose, as in most of those spots. Yes, his whole head was bandaged for it, which created some confusion on social media from fans, who did not fully follow the fully developed surreal story who videos (go here and here and here for more information on everything))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuDRMDnQqaY
One Twitter fan must have known the backstory: On Twitter Tweeted, "Will the weekend go full body when we get to Grammys ??"
The weekend is almost over but The Weekend Barely starting. Who else saw the world premiere of "Save Your Tears" ?! #Imas pic.twitter.com/W1IGsKYwRK
– American Music Awards (@ IAMS) November 23, 2020
You didn't need to know the story to be dazzled by the play's performance: After Kenny G's inclusion, the camera was running over a bridge across the Los Angeles River over the weekend, with fireworks and pyrotechnics exploding. It was a masterpiece of timing, camera work, and superfluous pyrotechnic skills: even if they had gotten the performance together, it would have cost Pyro about five minutes on the fourth of July.
And this is how you do the world premiere performance of "Save Your Tears". Twitter #Imas pic.twitter.com/IQPbbtmx3h
He also had a bandage when he received his award for best R&B album, at which time he remembered receiving the award for the last time from Prince and dedicated this new award to him.
.Twitter Favorite Album – A won the award for Soul / R&B #Imas! pic.twitter.com/9XWbkl0EFi
Isaac de Bonding of Isaac on Isaac's list # AMAs2020 pic.twitter.com/jUAKegKMAj
– Diego Antunes (Diegontunes 22) November 23, 2020
Came out to look like the weekend #Imas pic.twitter.com/MbJFn2hV8O
– Nani @ (ানিNaniBianJaz) November 23, 2020
Previous Composer John Debbie with 'Jingle Jungle: A Christmas Story'
Next Weekend in Politics-Free AMS, Taylor Swift, Dan + Shy Win Big
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Terry O'Neill: Infamous
Added by Michael Wong
Time: May 1, 2012 to June 8, 2012
Location: Alon Zakaim Fine Art
Street: 5-7 Dover St.
City/Town: London W1S 4LD
Website or Map: http://www.alonzakaim.com/
Event Type: exhibition
Organized By: Alon Zakaim Fine Art
Renowned British photographer Terry O'Neill is launching an exhibition of his iconic images coupled with new, previously unseen works. As one of the world's most acclaimed and collected photographers he is best known for his intimate images of the most legendary and powerful faces of the past sixty years, spanning politics, music, film, theatre and royalty. O'Neill's works depict unparalleled intimacy and honesty, whilst also capturing the mood of the moment. They creatively interpret and express the personality of each of his sitters whilst offering the onlooker an insight into the subject's personality and lifestyle.
Since first picking up a camera in 1962, O'Neill has captured the frontline of fame, in particular the emerging rock stars of the Sixties. These images have now reached cult status, including those of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones whilst they were still struggling young bands. He has chronicled over two decades of Frank Sinatra's life in front of the lens and produced unique and intimate photographs of icons such as Muhammad Ali, Brigitte Bardot, Sean Connery, Raquel Welch, Audrey Hepburn and many more.
More recently, O'Neill has become the modern day celebrity's photographer of choice for personalities including Simon Cowell, Gordon Ramsey, Helena Bonham Carter and Kate Moss.
A carefully chosen selection of classic and new and unseen works go on display at Alon Zakaim Fine Art in London's Mayfair from 1st May until 8th June 2012.
Terry O'Neill says: "My works portray the featured stars as they really are, and not how we often see them, distorted by their management and the paparazzi. The photographs really do chronicle the feel of the decades they were shot in and offer viewers a celebrity-led trip through my sixty year career behind the camera." Previously unexhibited works of Brigitte Bardot, Ursula Andress, Sean Connery and Kate Moss will appear alongside his seminal shots of Frank Sinatra, Muhammad Ali and a wide array of other celebrities taken from O'Neill's expansive oeuvre.
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July 6, 2019 July 2, 2019 Stuart Mitchell
The newly improved Code of Fundraising Practice has just been published by the Fundraising Regulator, and will come into effect in October 2019.
The changes are designed to make it easier for fundraisers, charities and third-party organisations to understand the standards expected of them when fundraising. The new code is also easier for the public to use, so they can know what to expect from ethical fundraising.
The changes include:
adding the rulebooks and legal appendices to the code, so that all standards can be found in one place
a new structure for better navigation – the standards are in three parts, making it easy to know which ones apply depending on the type of fundraising
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transparent, jargon-free language – the Plain English campaign gave the code a Crystal Mark standard.
These changes follow a consultation in autumn 2018, which focused on the style, presentation, clarity and accessibility of the current code.
Complaints will continue to be considered against the version of the code in effect at the time of the incident. This means the new code will be used as the basis for making decisions about any incidents that take place from October onwards.
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A rightful land reform
Bulatlat Contributors May 30, 2015 CARP, carper, land reform
By Satur C. Ocampo
At Ground Level | The Philippine Star
A "moral imperative and a political necessity" is how a militant peasant organization and advocates of genuine agrarian reform described the launching yesterday of a Philippine Land Reform Movement at the UP College of Social Work and Community Development.
Averring that the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (extended by legislation called CARPER, which ended on June 30, 2014) "totally failed to address the centuries-old problem of land monopoly," the new movement resolved to heighten the campaign for a new and truly distributive agrarian reform program.
"Vast haciendas and plantations remain intact while lands allegedly distributed to so-called beneficiaries are reversed, re-concentrated in the hands of big landlords and foreign agro-corporations," states a briefer handed to participants. It adds: "In CARP's 27 years, landlessness and land-grabbing suffered by the farmers worsened."
Among the CARP's defects was its provision for non-land transfer schemes aside from outright land distribution to farmers – the law's key objective. These included the stock distribution option applied in Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac, a "corporative" scheme used in Negros Occidental, leasehold operations, contract growing, leaseback arrangements, and other agribusiness venture arrangements. These exempted vast landholdings from distribution to farmer-beneficiaries.
The PLRM organizers, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas and Patria, cited the following:
• Millions of farmers tilling more than 1.2 million hectares are tied down to onerous contracts with plantation owners and agribusiness firms. The land is devoted mainly to export-crop production.
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• Lands under leasehold arrangements increased almost three times from 582,476 hectares in 1988 (when the CARP took effect) to 1,740,345 hectares in 2012. The number of leasehold farmers more than doubled from 555,232 in 1988 to 1,216,430 in 2012.
• Land-grabbing in the form of land-use conversions intensified under the CARP. Department of Agrarian Reform records show that it approved 2,885 applications for land-use conversion from 1979 to Dec.31, 2003, involving 40,485,912 hectares of agricultural lands. The National Statistics Office says that in 2002 alone 827,892 hectares of agricultural lands were converted to other uses.
Unregulated conversion has been depleting the lands devoted to food production. The resulting drop in rice output in recent years raises grave concern over the country's food security.
• As regards compensations to landowners subjected to CARP coverage, records show that from 1972 (when Marcos' Presidential Decree 27 took effect) to June 2005, the Land Bank of the Philippines approved P41.6 billion to pay 83,203 landowners for only 1.3 million hectares.
• On the other hand, millions of farmer-beneficiaries face the threat of eviction from their lands through foreclosure proceedings because they couldn't pay the high amortization cost.
Despite the CARP's failure, the PLRM organizers are aghast that the Aquino government and its legislative allies are pushing for a bill seeking to revive the CARPER — which had P150-billion funding but failed to attain its goal. The bill would extend it by two years, purportedly to enable the DAR to issue notices of coverage on more than 700,000 hectares of lands.
Should the bill be passed, they warn, the landowners would hasten to apply for exemption, exclusion, or conversion of the 700,000 hectares. Cited as precedents are the cases of the Araneta Estate in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan and Hacienda Dolores in Porac, Pampanga (set to be transformed by the Ayala group into an upscale village).
Also evoking strong reaction was the House approval on second reading last Wednesday of Resolution of Both Houses 1, authored by Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Sen. Ralph Recto. It seeks to amend the 1987 Constitution's provisions on the economy and national patrimony to remove the limits on foreign ownership of land, public utilities, media, and advertising firms and the exploitation of the country's natural resources.
Tagged as RBH1, the resolution would take effect as law without the President's approval if passed by three-fourths of all the members of each chamber.
If successfully pushed, such charter change "would further open the floodgates for the unbridled entry of foreign and local agribusinesses, mining corporations, real estate giants, and big-ticket ecotourism projects in the countryside," the PLRM organizers warned. It would, they added, worsen the land-grabbing, land-use conversion, and the forced eviction of peasants and rural poor from our countrysides.
To buck these negative trends, the landless rural poor and their long-time allies and land reform advocates are solidly resolved to struggle harder to put an end to land monopoly and push a genuine agrarian reform program no matter how long it may take.
They were heartened to learn that way back in 1744 the people of Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan rose up against the friar orders that had usurped the lands that their ancestors had been cultivating. The friars built vast haciendas, reducing the Filipino peasants into landless serfs in what used to be their own lands. These same provinces fiercely fought for national liberation in the 1896 Katipunan Revolution.
Under the First Philippine Republic established in 1899, steered by prime minister Apolinario Mabini, all friar lands and those taken by the Spanish crown were placed under the Republic's administration for eventual distribution to the people.
That first land reform act in the name of the people was aborted by the Philippine-American war and annulled by the US colonial government. Present-day realities tell us that it is worth replicating and improving on.
E-mail: satur.ocampo@gmail.com
Published in The Philippine Star


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News: Sfinx debut album reissued by Soft Records
Here's the other news item from Achim. This is one of those albums I thought may have been reissued in the past, but no, this is the first legit CD for the album. And it comes from the superb indigenous Soft Records label. As an aside, I have a few of their CDs here to review for Under the Radar, and we have a couple there already (Survolaj, Talitha Qumi) that we've raved about in the past.
I haven't heard this album in ages. I don't even have a copy here, so I'll need to dig around for one. I see I have a rating for it, but I've just removed those as it's been way too long to be fair.
Our RYM friend Apps79 says this about it: "Sfinx came in life in Bucharest around 1963, found by three high school students and friends, drummer Cristian Valica, bassist Corneliu "Bibi" Ionescu and singer/guitarist Octav Zemlicka.Among their early members was also organist Idu Barbu, but the crucial point comes in 1967, when violin player and student Dan Andrei Aldea joined the band, he was destined to become the band's leader and an accomplished multi-instrumentalist.Several members would come and go over the span of the next 7-8 years, Sfinx'es fame though was on the rise, writing music for the film ''Nunta de piatra'' and releasing a first single in 1972.A second EP follows in 1974 at a time, when Ionescu and Aldea were surrounded by ex-Mondial drummer Mihai Cernea and a second guitarist, Dan Badulescu.Their ex-keyboardist Idu Barbu helped them during the recording sessions of their debut ''Lume alba'', which was released in 1975 on the Electrecord label.
You shouldn't expect by a band from Romania, a country with limited tradition in Progressive Rock, to break new grounds, but Sfinx appeared to be more than just a talented band on ''Lume alba'', exploring music fields that were almost forbidden for other groups.They played a mix of straight Hard Rock with some supporting poppy tunes, but I also encounter lots of folky influences and spacey, Fusion touches in their sound.The standard-structured tracks are rather of limited interest for fans with no access to the Romanian language, containing lots of punchy guitars, catchy choruses and dynamic grooves, which are sometimes surrounded by discreet keyboard sounds.But there are also tracks in here that are surprisingly good and beyond their time regarding the Romanian Rock scene.For example ''Sinteza'' is powered by great electric solos and a marching rhythm section, accompanying some impressive Moog synth solos with a slight spacey underline or the title-track, which sounds extremely trippy with its wordless vocals, background bass lines and soaring synth lines.''Muntele'' is very interesting as well, some of the guitar parts recall KING CRIMSON at their mid-period, the Hard Rock leads are still in evidence, but the semi-symphonic synths, the powerful breaks and the changing climates add a personal aura in this piece.''Calatorul si copacul'', the opening track is a nice attempt in Folk/Pop with great violin work by Aldea, while the swansong of the album, ''Om bun'', is a beautiful piece of archaic Prog Folk with a slight Medieval atmosphere, featuring poetic voices, traditional flute lines and light bass work.
That's what should be called Art Rock.Not groundbreaking by any means, however ''Lume alba'' remains a hidden gem of versatile Eastern-European Rock music with multilpe influences, likely to satisfy all lovers of flexible listenings.Recommended."
Labels: 2015, News, Sfinx, Soft Records (label)
News: Rocket Robert reissued by Got Kinda Lost
CDRWL contributor Achim turned in a couple of news items yesterday. I was not familiar with this album prior, but it looks intriguing for sure. Got Kinda Lost is yet another sub-label from the outstanding Guerssen group of Spain.
Guerssen says: "Those who've dirtied their fingers searching high and low for analog synth nuggets can rejoice at the arrival of under-the-radar synthesizer maverick "Rocket" Robert Moore. Less a reissue than an exhumation—what with a scant, hand-screened 142 copies produced in 1982 that circulated little outside the confines of Oregon state—Rocket Robert drifts in the backward-looking sounds of early synth innovators, while equally mining the kraut-tinged moments of punk-era instro synth explorers and the first breaths of synth-pop, rather than carrying similarities to the "New Wave" that was then talking hold of the masses. Issued by Moore's own Salem, Oregon-based Future Records in 1982, his eponymous debut is simultaneously light-hearted and shot-though with ominous oscillations and offers up a darkly-throbbing, other-worldly vibe that is sure to ensnare synth-heads, beat-diggers and those searching the margins of the private-press alike. Got Kinda Lost Records is over the moon to allow this singular, unique album another chance to shine. RIYL: Delia Derbyshire, Fad Gadget, Mort Garson, Gershon Kingsley, Martin Rev, Morton Subotnick, etc. First time reissue of this under-the-radar synth nugget, with original master tape sound. Recorded in 1982 while having more in common with '60s analog synthesizer innovators or '70s German followers of the flame, providing the album an "out of time" quality. Includes two previously unreleased spaced-out-electro-pop songs from the album sessions. Insert features informative liner notes by Dave Segal (Staff Writer for Seattle's alternative weekly The Stranger), culled from interviewing the artist and rare photos from Robert Moore's archives. LP housed in an old-school-style tip-on sleeve. CD edition features a full-color insert with many images not featured in LP edition. "Unclassifiable outsider synth-damage not unlike Bite-era Bruce Haack and Damon Edge of Chrome collaborating, or weirdo proto-new wavers like Ghostwriters, Pulsar, Todd Tamanend Clark, or a non-operatic Klaus Nomi. Better yet, imagine a Grandmaster Flash-obsessed Kluster retreating into a stoney basement with Richard Pinhas—if that makes no sense, you're on the right path." - Steven "Plastic Crimewave" Krakow (Galactic Zoo Dossier)"
Labels: 2015, Got Kinda Lost (label), News, Rocket Robert
Shotgun LTD, USA
Shotgun LTD. - s/t. 1971 Prophesy
Priority: none (borderline 3)
Labels: moved to UMR, Priority none, Shotgun LTD
News: Baumann/Koek to be reissued on Bureau B
I have to admit I'd never heard of this one before. But CDRWL contributor Eric sent it over, and it indeed does look like something we'd be very interested in. Bureau B continues to be the leading light for all things German Electronik.
Label data: "Baumann/Koek is another hitherto undiscovered treasure of German electronic music, the only album by the electronic music pairing of Wolfgang (not Peter!) Baumann and Ata Koek, both from Kempten, Bavaria. It was mixed in Conny Plank's studio and distributed, without a label, by the duo themselves in 1978. The music owes much to the Berlin School: layered sequencer patterns, swirling chord tapestries, a computer beat here and there. Oriental elements or hints thereof add a particular charm to Baumann/Koek, available now for the first time on CD (+vinyl and download)."
"Rumours persist that Peter Baumann of Tangerine Dream is behind the Baumann/Koek project. Indeed, the music might bear a certain resemblance and the song entitled "TD-Mem" might be seen as a clue. But the rumour is just that, a rumour, with no bearing on the truth. In actual fact, Baumann/Koek can unequivocally be identified as Wolfgang Baumann (no, not the MPS record cover artist), born in Kempten in 1950 and his friend Ata Koek (Köktürk, to be precise), born in Istanbul in 1956. Wolfgang Baumann was 15 years old when he learned to play the electric organ. Some ten years later, he had grown tired of the limited range of sounds the instrument offered and he sold it on the spot. Wolfgang and his friend Ata were determined to explore new tones and musical structures— with a synthesizer. Together, they made the trip from Kempten to Bonn with the singular aim of visiting the legendary Synthesizerstudio Bonn, the very same store where Kraftwerk and countless other electronic icons went shopping for their equipment. The duo purchased a secondhand ARP 2600 and immediately began experimenting with the synth. They soon realized, however, that they needed more gear to create the music they dreamed of. Before long they had added an ARP sequencer, a Solina String keyboard and an EKO Compurhythm drum computer to their arsenal. Last but not least, they acquired a four track recorder and were ready to commit their music to tape. Without a record label to back them, they pressed up 1000 copies and paid the production costs themselves. Having recorded all the music on the four track machine at home, the pair went to the expense of booking Conny Plank's studio for the mix. The album was well received and the Swabian wholesaler Jaguar Records stepped in for worldwide distribution pressing another 5000 LPs. Japan proved to be a particularly popular territory, with radio stations picking up on the record. Sadly, Jaguar Records went bankrupt shortly afterwards. Baumann and Koek were disinclined to take on any further financial risk and decided against a follow-up record. The music clearly references the Berlin School: a hypnotic maelstrom of sequencer patterns and swirling tapestries of mostly minor chords, underpinned at times by a computer beat. What really sets the music apart from comparable productions is the subtle influence of Arabian tonality which saw Ata Koek consciously introduce just a hint of Oriental flavour. If Baumann and Koek considered their "modest" equipment to be a hindrance, their music sounded all the better for it. There is a raw, unpolished quality to the tracks, a clarity which draws the listener closer, far more so than the bombastic productions of contemporaries like Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze et al."
Labels: 2015, Baumann/Koek, Bureau B, News
News: Group 1850's Polyandri to be reissued on LP by Pseudonym
Yea. LP. Pseudonym continues the disturbing trend of reissuing albums on LP without the CD (grumpy morning for the CDRWL Tom?). Ugh. At least throw a factory pressed CD in there similar to Twink, Isaiah, Klockwerk Orange, etc...! So like Kvartetten Som Sprangde, Resan (both on Subliminal Sounds), and Mad Curry (Wah Wah), we have another high priority album being ignored for the CD market. That should keep the pirates active at least (GREAT!). Look, if you follow the UMR, you guys all know I love LPs. I collect them to this day, and I will likely buy this just to hear what they do with the sound, and to see the liner notes. I have the original LP as well, and at this point in my life, multiple copies of one album are OK with me. But it sure would be nice to get a legit CD too (I still have the absolutely awful Twilight Tone boot that comes from a scratchy record). Maybe they will follow through with the CD at a later date. We certainly hope so.
Label advertises: "At last reissued on LP (180-GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL!), it's the third and final studio album from Holland's ultimate psych legends GROUP 1850! 'Polyandri' was originally issued in 1974, when psychedelic rock had already lost its momentum. That unfortunate timing must be the only reason why this is a somewhat overlooked album, because the music itself is absolutely killer! On offer is a wild fusion of psychedelia, jazz-rock and progressive space rock, at many times dominated by band leader Peter Sjardin's home-built keyboard, The Organizer. There are guest appearances from Barry Hay (Golden Earrings) on flute and well known jazz musician Hans Dulfer on sax. The LP comes with remastered sound, a heavy gatefold sleeve boasting restored artwork, rare memorabilia, pix and liner notes by Mike Stax (Ugly Things)."
Labels: 2015, Group 1850, LP reissue, News
News: Krautrock box takes OAS concept to new levels of dumb
Oh for crying out loud, really? When the Original Album Series first sprang about, it seemed like a good way to buy a band's discography on the cheap. Nice little cardboard album covers, sometimes good sound, but at a handsome price. It was a great way to catch up on groups like The Who or Jefferson Airplane, that kind of thing. But then they started doing it for groups such as Catherine Ribeiro/Alpes, an artist who deserves much more care to each album. For the common bands, that's already been done, but not for the more obscure artists like Ms. Ribeiro. But if you don't care about such things, at least you are getting many releases from one artist at a cheap price. I guess it's not any crazier than those Progressive Italia boxes, which sadly remains the only way to get those splendid Sensations' Fix albums on CD.
But this Krautrock box is really ridiculous. What a great selection eh? So well thought out. So what do these albums have in common? They're from Germany. Oh, and they were originally on Telefunken. That's it. Musically they couldn't possibly be any more disparate. Everyone gets so carried away with the Krautrock term - but it should have more meaning than just rock from Germany. Well, whatever. All these have been reissued on CD before, and I think most are OOP. I just wanted to vent...
Labels: 2015, Dumb box sets, News
Cosmic Debris, USA
Cosmic Debris - s/t. 1980 Non Compos Mentis
Cosmic Debris - While You're Asleep. 1983 Non Compos Mentis
Debut album moved to UMR
Meanwhile, regarding the second album While You're Asleep: I bought this album at the same time, but sold it in the mid 90s. Today I probably would not have done that, but I was in heavy acquisition mode in those days. Certainly it's a weaker effort, that I'm sure of (IMO of course), but I recall it being much more varied than the debut, and it certainly was a fine album. I'll need to hear it again at some point. It would be nice to see both of these reissued properly.
Labels: Cosmic Debris, moved to UMR, Priority 2
News: Shadoks to reissue Blueset from Sweden
I ran across this bit of news while doing my monthly research. However, I wasn't familiar with this 1974 album, and waited until last night to hear it. Our trusty aid YouTube came in handy again, and I heard the album in full. I would have tagged this a Priority None (borderline 3), but it's still a fine piece, and my notes below captures (briefly) my initial experience. Shadoks has confirmed they will be reissuing it both on LP and CD, the latter not always a given with the fine label.
Blueset's album is mostly straight up blues rock, though special mention goes to 'Vibrationer I Folkton'* which sounds like Kebnekaise on a bender. I'll drink to that!
* - It's a 4 part, 13+ minute track, so definitely worthy of mention.
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Ariel - Perspectives. 1985 Little Misters
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Final prep work done on the TV van by engineering crews sent from Korat.
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The N Factor, Part 8: The timelessness of Nintendo's 16-bit generation
Discover what makes Nintendo so special in today's gaming world through Nintendo Inquirer's N Factor series!
"What do you love about Nintendo? The more I ask myself that question, the more complex my answer gets. I decided to use the term "N factor" to describe my feelings, because while it's near impossible to define, Nintendo's best games all have some undeniable and exclusive allure about them. They're the result of finely tuned ideas and ideals that collectively personify the company behind them."
The N Factor series:
N Factor, Part 1: Charm
N Factor, Part 2: Respect
N Factor, Part 3: Agelessness
N Factor, Part 4: Immersion
N Factor, Part 5: Creativity
N Factor, Part 6: Unity
N Factor, Part 7: Polish
N Factor, Part 8: Timelessness
N Factor, Part 9: Fun
N Factor, Part 10: Vision
More than any other hardware generation, the 16-bit consoles of the early '90s defy the often cruel effects of time. The hardware that predates this golden age forced developers to leave a little bit too much up to the player's imagination, confining most of the artistic vision to the illustrations on cover art and in instruction manuals. The generation that followed the SNES and Genesis didn't fare much better. Though Nintendo 64 and PlayStation are home to some of the most beloved games of all time, the titles that mark the industry's first steps into the third dimension have arguably aged worse than any others in gaming history.
The 16-bit sweet spot provided the perfect amount of color and fidelity to let game makers fully convey their artistic vision on the screen, rather than on packaging. A couple of my favorite examples are Chrono Trigger and Super Mario World, two titles that look, feel and sound every bit as good by today's standards as they did twenty years ago.
Yes, the timeless appeal of Super Nintendo's library of games goes far beyond its clean visuals. This era also allowed an ambitious, but not overly complicated, level of complexity in mechanics, AI and animation. These elements, combined with the age-defying pixel art of the time, brewed the perfect protective serum against the ravages of the subsequent decades. There's a reason that so many modern games are chasing this iconic look and feel over 20 years later, when hardware has empowered them to move many orders of magnitude beyond it. One particular Super Nintendo title, more than any other game (in my book), illustrates a mastery of all of these fortunate building blocks: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Few character sprites are as recognizable as the green-clad hero of A Link to the Past. Link's bouncy hat, iconic sword-aloft pose, and, umm… pink hair… are about as unforgettable as pixel art gets. More amazingly, the design of every enemy, item, and piece of environmental decor in the game is etched into my brain just as strongly. A quick glance at the hollowed stump near the lumberjack brothers' house, without fail, brings back a whole host of memories about those characters, that part of the map, and even where and how old I was when I saw it for the first time.
The way things move in A Link to the Past is just as meticulously defined. Winding up and letting loose Link's Pegasus Boot charge or studying the erratic movement patterns of Moldorm at the top of Hera's Tower are two miniscule, but hugely important, examples of the game's unmistakable fluidity. Hundreds of tiny visual and animated contributions like these combine to create an environment– a world– so vivid, that any one piece of the puzzle can bring the entire scope of it rushing back into your mind in an instant. In my experience as a lifelong gamer, that kind of visual mastery is exclusively a product of this period, and an assortment of games that truly understood the benefits of their time.
This unforgettable portrayal of Hyrule isn't just one of the best looking video games of all time; it's virtually flawless in terms of mechanics, as well. Every aspect of the controls, and the actions they're used to execute feels perfectly tuned and balanced. Each swipe and spin of Link's blade, every hop and dash he performs, and the careful design and implementation of his many collected tools; all of these actions come together to define a high mark for how video games should feel to play. 25 years later, A Link to the Past has yet to be bested when it comes to sharp, precise and consistent game design.
Like every visual cue, enemy encounter, and piece of Link's arsenal, the music and sound effects in A Link to the Past are an indispensable part of its presentation. I remember with absurd clarity the early summer day that my next-door neighbor got his copy of the game. It was 1992 and I was nine years old. We turned it on for the first time and were greeted by this:
That fluttering harp, introductory fanfare, and the crisp slice of the Master Sword against the backdrop of a lakeside Hyrule Castle had our jaws on the floor. The segue into the tranquil, but unsettling, introduction and then the spritely character creation theme ushered us seamlessly into the stormy action of the game's first act. This audio tour of Hyrule literally lasts the entire duration of the game. My neighbor and I must have played A Link to the Past together nearly every day that summer, and every time we fired it up we couldn't wait to see where that opening fanfare would take us next.
Nintendo is still making fantastic games these days, as are many other talented studios across all modern consoles. It's a great time to be a gamer. I have to wonder, though, if the generation of hardware that we're in the middle of now, or any from the past two decades, will truly stand the test of time. 20 years from now, will games be modeled to channel the unique traits offered by the Wii U, PlayStation 4 or Xbox One? Honestly, I doubt it. But I can say with near certainty that over the next 20 years, and beyond, developers will continue to make games that seek to recapture the iconic look, feel and sound of the 16-bit era. And for the pinnacle of what the generation had to offer, they need look no further than The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.


Moomba Forum > Moomba Boats > General Chat > Perfect Pass or not?
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I have a dilemma that I need some help with.
Boat is a 2007 Mobius LSV. Love the boat, bought it new. I used to have an awesome boat captain, then I divorced her a couple of years ago. Now I can't get a good pull to save my life. I seriously haven't had someone pull me as well as her in the 2 years we have been divorced.
A good friend of mine has no issues driving and is on the boat with us 90% of the time. He's great to have around and a ton of help, not the best at pulling someone though and he won't use the factory Moomba Cruise. In fact, I can't get anyone to understand how to use it correctly.
I want to teach my new girlfriend how to drive, but she's a bit nervous to actually pull someone. It's at the point now where I'm getting frustrated because I can't enjoy my time on the board. I won't even jump the wake anymore because I'm scared the driver will adjust the speed. I was trying to surf yesterday and just stopped because he was all over the place with the speed. He's making too big of adjustments. He was all over the place trying to get the wave to clean up for me and it was a mess. We swap places and I drive, perfect wave. I've got a new surf board that I haven't even been able to toss the rope on because of this.
So I'm at the point of getting a Perfect Pass to help this out. I think with this, it will be easier for people drive the boat and give me a consistent pull since the factory cruise seems to be difficult for the majority. It's a bit frustrating for me, because I always use the cruise and never had an issue understanding it. That's why I'm hesitant to drop $1200 on a perfect pass.
IMO it is worth it. Not only for other drivers of the boat but also for you as the primary driver. I can drive my boat better than anybody else sure, but I REALLY want someone else to be able to drive it too for the reasons you've already mentioned.
Perfect Pass may be a bit confusing at first but once you get the hang of it the first day it is pure satisfaction. Even if someone else doesn't want to learn the menus, you set the speed before you jump in and you're all good. Saved presets for Wake or Surf speed and away you go. The up and down arrows for adjustments couldn't be easier.
My, let's just call her my wife, loves it. Allows her to focus her attention on doing figure 8's and driving towards shallow water instead of wondering why the motor is screaming at 5,000rpms or where I disappeared to.
I say that they are completely worth it. I like to call it "The Marriage Saver". My perfect pass system is super easy to use, but yours may be different; I have an 08 LSV. There is still an art to towing a surfer and wake-boarder with the wake plate and distributing people on the boat for a cleaner wake too. Invest in the time to teach your sidekick the art of towing, and you will be happier for it.
Absolutely worth it. I went from not getting a good pull every time out to only getting a bad pull once in a great while. I have taught countless drivers since then and it has made my (the guy making the payments) time much more enjoyable.
It's expensive but makes it simple. Throttle when I'm ready. Pull it off when I fall. Anyone can drive a boat with that and some common sense.
I will agree. Totally worth the money. And with the Stargazer there is no calibration needed. It took me two years to realize my Perfect Pass speed was off 3 or 4 mph.
What did you do to calibrate it? I'm curious because I found a potentiometer under my dash that the wires were broken off of. After I wired them back up, I realized that it was the control for my factory speed gauge. Before, it just pegged out at 50, and never moved, even when the boat was turned off. I have only had my boat a few months, and I am still working out the kinks that I was left with. So, when I set my perfect pass to a certain speed, I could turn the dial to have my factory speed gauge read the same.
Boat is a 2007 Mobius LSV... I used to have an awesome boat captain, then I divorced her a couple of years ago...That's why I'm hesitant to drop $1200 on a perfect pass.
PP should be stock on all boats...Seriously, get the Stargazer and don't look back. I put one on my '02 and ran it for one season (over 100 hrs) and my new (old) boat, a Tige (shhhh!! don't tell anyone on this forum) has their own system and it is throttle by wire and just doesn't integrate with the PP, I wish it did.
I have the digital cruise pro in my new boat and had PP in the old one...wouldn't have a boat without it and I couldn't even imagine doing it with the basic Moomba cruise.
I have the digital cruise pro as well and I love it. It is very easy to use.
Is the upgrade to the pro version cheaper than PP?
Something you can do in the mean time which i found a lot easier on the LSV was get to the speed you want to go. then look at your RPMs and then tell your driver go 3K rpm, doesn't matter how fast they pull you up surfing once they goto 3K the boat will hold it in a straight line and if they turn it will slow down but go back to normal when straight.
Also it works great with wake boarding but in the turns it will slow down.
PP best thing I bought!!!
Had the basic Moomba Cruise. It was a waste of time. New version may be ok. PP was one of the best improvements i have made to the boat. Stargazer/ GPS version would be nice ,as you don't need to calibrate, but this is simple proceedure using a handheld GPS and at the same time i use it to set the speedo as well.
Can't go wrong with the PP. I came on my boat and has been the one of the best things about it. My wife can pull me (during the week when no one else is on the lake, never on weekends) and the speed is constant. Always perfect.
One of the main reasons I wanted a new boat was for perfect pass. If I was going to keep my 2000 Supra Launch DD, I was going to add it this year. I went 6 full seasons without it. Luckily, 5 of those were with my wife who is now a pretty good driver. Just got the new boat a couple days ago, and perfect pass has already been worth it's weight in gold. I have the wakeboard pro. Take away the addition of a v-drive, a 6 year newer boat, and everything else I got by upgrading, I would've done it just for the perfect pass!
It was funny, I went wakeboarding last Weds night before I sold my Launch on Thurs, and it was with a new friend on the lake that wasn't well versed driving this type of boat. I kid you not, I couldn't even try anything at all until almost the end of the lake because he was all over the place with speed. He was literally fluctuating between 17 and 30, because he kept trying to watch me ride instead of just driving the boat. So I was thinking right then how nice it was going to be once I had perfect pass, much more actual ride time instead of wasting strength and gas waiting for somebody to keep speed.
Surfing has been great with pp too, but it fluctuates a little depending on weight. I have it set around 10.5, but before i go I check the wake with the people in the boat and dial it in to the right speed where the wake just breaks.
I can tell you thought, as others have on here, if you don't get perfect pass just tell people to hold an rpm while you surf. I always did that while surfing on my Supra, and it worked way better than speed. I would tell them to go to 2200 rpm, and if I say up or down go up or down by 100 rpm.
Can't believe this thread made it two pages deep. Simple, two word, answer.
Not to complicate things, but . . . what's the difference between PerfectPass and ZeroOff. My Moomba didn't have any speed control, not even the Moomba cruise and not the PerfectPass. I now have Zero Off. It is great, uses GPS to hold the speed to the .1 Is Perfect Pass by paddle wheel and that might be better in conditions with current, or is there some other difference? I'm just wondering if you are buying new which system might you want?
I couldn't be happier with the digital cruise pro. We used it for the first time this past weekend and it was simple to use. We were running in slight chop and kept it within +/- 0.3mph after we got out of turns and ran a straight course. Just make sure its turned 'ON' after your drop the hammer down or else the guy behind you better buckle up!
Perfect Pass is just a more well known name brand. Perfect Pass "Stargazer" is their GPS system, which is pretty much mainstream at this point and I believe they're phazing out the paddlewheel systems. Zero Off is only GPS I believe, I don't even think they make (or made?) a paddlewheel system. Hydrophase also makes "Ridesteady" which is a paddlewheel only system (and I think geared towards wakeboarding marketing), and it comes in at a value price of around $800 I believe. Any of them would be fine.
I have PP Wakeboard Pro as I stated, and I've used Stargazer plenty of times. Excellent systems no matter what you get. There's a website, ski-it-again.com, that you can sometimes find used systems on. Otherwise, pony up the $800-$1500, and no matter what you won't regret it.
Sorry so long to reply. There is a procedure in the Owner's Manual about how to calibrate the speed in Perfect Pass. The manuals can be downloaded from their website if need be.
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Bravo to Mr. Alexander for crystallizing a moment in time while the rest of the reporting world slides around like the contents of a jar of warm jam ("Losing Can Be Liberating, Al "). Anybody can write an entreaty for Al Gore to "become a statesman," if only for the Vice President to save face. But perhaps the greatest compliment to the author is his ability to temporarily misplace my knowledge of his GOP affiliation. I can never be certain whether "folksy" is the Alexander nature or a ruse, and as it concerns his writing in your paper it is of no consequence. His angle is a resonant one,...


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EVIDENCE INDICATES HUMANS' EARLY TREE-DWELLING ANCESTORS WERE ALSO BIPEDAL
4/07/2010 04:13:00 PM Publicado por Jorge Franchín
Etiquetas: Anthropology
Experiments by a UA anthropologist and his colleagues show that fossil footprints made 3.6 million years ago are the earliest direct evidence of early hominins using the kind of efficient, upright posture and gait now seen in modern humans.
More than three million years ago, the ancestors of modern humans were still spending a considerable amount of their lives in trees, but something new was happening.
David Raichlen, an assistant professor in the University of Arizona School of Anthropology, and his colleagues at the University at Albany and City University of New York's Lehman College have developed new experimental evidence indicating that these early hominins were walking with a human-like striding gait as long as 3.6 million years ago.
The results of their research appear in PLoS ONE, a journal from the Public Library of Science.
A trackway of fossil footprints preserved in volcanic ash deposited 3.6 million years ago was uncovered in Laetoli, Tanzania, more than 30 years ago. The significance of those prints for human evolution has been debated ever since.
The most likely individuals to have produced these footprints, which show clear evidence of bipedalism, or walking on two legs, would have been members of the only bipedal species alive in the area at that time, Australopithecus afarensis. That species includes "Lucy," whose skeletal remains are the most complete of any individual A. afarensis found to date.
A number of features in the hips, legs and back of this group indicate that they would have walked on two legs while on the ground. But the curved fingers and toes as well as an upward-oriented shoulder blade provide solid evidence that Lucy and other members of her species also would have spent significant time climbing in trees.
This morphology differs distinctly from our own genus, Homo, who abandoned arboreal life around 2 million years ago and irrevocably committed to human-like bipedalism.
Since the Laetoli tracks were discovered, scientists have debated whether they indicate a modern human-like mode of striding bipedalism, or a less-efficient type of crouched bipedalism more characteristic of chimpanzees whose knees and hips are bent when walking on two legs.
To resolve this, Raichlen and his colleagues devised the first biomechanical experiment explicitly designed to address this question.
The team built a sand trackway in Raichlen's motion capture lab at the UA and filmed human subjects walking across the sand. The subjects walked both with normal, erect human gaits and then with crouched, chimpanzee-like gaits. Three-dimensional models of the footprints were collected by biological anthropologist Adam Gordon using equipment brought from his Primate Evolutionary Morphology Laboratory at the University at Albany.
The researchers examined the relative depth of footprints at the heel and toe, and found that depths are about equal when made by a person walking with an erect gait. In contrast, the toe print is much deeper than the heel print when produced by a crouched gait, a product of the timing of weight transfer over the length of the foot.
"Based on previous analyses of the skeletons of Australopithecus afarensis, we expected that the Laetoli footprints would resemble those of someone walking with a bent knee, bent hip gait typical of chimpanzees, and not the striding gait normally used by modern humans," Raichlen said. "But to our surprise, the Laetoli footprints fall completely within the range of normal human footprints."
The fossil footprints at Laetoli preserve a remarkably even depth at the toe and heel, just like those of modern humans. "This more human-like form of walking is incredibly energetically efficient, suggesting that reduced energy costs were very important in the evolution of bipedalism prior to the origins of our own genus, Homo," Raichlen said.
If the Laetoli footprints were made by Lucy's species, as most scientists agree to be the case, these experimental results have interesting implications for the timing of evolutionary events.
"What is fascinating about this study is that it suggests that, at a time when our ancestors had an anatomy well-suited to spending a significant amount of time in the trees, they had already developed a highly efficient, modern human-like mode of bipedalism," said Gordon.
"The fossil record indicates that our ancestors did not make a full-time commitment to leaving the trees and walking on the ground until well over a million years after these (Laetoli) prints were made. The fact that partially tree-dwelling animals, like Lucy, had such a remarkably modern gait is a testament to the importance of energetic efficiency in moving around on two legs," Gordon said.
(Photo: Randy Haas, University of Arizona)
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The Hammers brought an end to Pellegrini's tenure after the home defeat to Leicester, which was their ninth loss in 12 games and leaves them just one point above the drop-zone.
"It is with great disappointment that we've had to make this decision," said Hammers chief David Sullivan.
"It has become clear that a change is required to get the club back on track in line with our ambitions this season.
"We felt it was necessary to act now in order to give the new manager as much time as possible to try and achieve that goal."
The Hammers have been thinking about making the change for a number of weeks, and they have now turned to Moyes – who was axed in 2018, to be replaced by Pellegrini – having also considered Tony Pulis and Chris Hughton.
"It feels great to be home," said Moyes.
"I've missed being here because I really enjoyed it and I feel like I've got unfinished business, so I can't wait to get started."
West Ham are now out to 9/4 from 15/8 to be relegated and out to 16/1 from 12/1 to finish the season at the foot of the table.
Only four teams have scored less goals than West Ham so far this campaign but they are 18/1 shots to finish bottom of the goals table with Watford currently six goals short of West Ham's tally to date.
Moyes is odds on at 20/21 to begin his second stint in charge of the Hammers with a victory when they face fellow strugglers Bournemouth in front of their own fans on New Year's Day.
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