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Bearinger Building – 126 N Franklin, Saginaw MI 48607
An iconic building in Saginaw, located in the center of downtown. It is next to the Huntington Event Park and a block from the Temple Theater and the Dow Event Center that drew 221,449 visitors in 2017. It will share a block with the new Delta College Downtown Saginaw location that proposes bring approximately 1,000 students downtown, starting in the fall semester of 2019. A purchase agreement is currently active as local developers run studies to determine the investment needed to develop the building but no purchase has been finalize.
Abandoned buildings and lots on primary corner of downtown – Genesee and Washington Avenue
A series of three buildings and two vacant lots on the only lasting historically preserved corner in Downtown Saginaw. Across the street from the Bancroft and Eddy Buildings, which contain fully occupied market rate apartments. Central to the downtown restaurant and retail establishments, near large employers such as AT&T and Spicer Engineering, one block from the new indoor marketplace opening in June 2018 and across the street from Huntington and Isabella Banks. Washington Avenue has an average daily traffic count of between 12,000 and 14,000 cars per day.
Former Farmers Market – 507 S Washington Avenue Saginaw, MI 48607
This site is split in two and is owned by both the City and County Land Bank. The lot is an entire block between Water St and Washington Ave. it is near a street connection for the Riverwalk, large employers such as AT&T, Spicer Engineering, and Saint Mary’s Hospital, and the various restaurant and retail establishments Downtown. Washington Avenue has an average daily traffic count of between 12,000 and 14,000 cars per day.
Abandoned Apartment Complex – 505 Millard St Saginaw, MI 48607
Located on the corner of Millard St and Jefferson Avenue in a residential neighborhood just two blocks from the library and three blocks from Washington Avenue. The lot it sits on is 0.276 acres. The building was purchased by the County Land Bank in 2010 and transferred to the City in 2011.
A series of vacant lots – 603 – 621 S Washington Avenue Saginaw, MI 48607
Located on the corner of Thompson St and Washington Avenue between the primary downtown area and the Washington Medical corridor. Formally residential, this location is perfect for commercial development. Only a couple blocks from the downtown restaurants and retail establishments, one block from Saint Mary’s Hospital, across the street from a 7Eleven and next to the former farmers market. The River walk runs along the Saginaw River to the west of this site. Washington Avenue has an average daily traffic count of between 12,000 and 14,000 cars per day.
Bancroft and Eddy Buildings – 102 and 107 N Washington Avenue Saginaw, MI 48607
Kitty-corner from each other on the most prominent intersection in Downtown Saginaw, Washington and Genesee. Washington Avenue has an average daily traffic count of between 12,000 and 14,000 cars per day.
These two buildings were developed in 2012 and contain first floor retail space and market rate apartments on the top five floors. The apartments are fully occupied bringing a large number of students, hospital employees, and young professionals to downtown. The first level of the Bancroft building houses the Bancroft Crystal Ballroom and Banquet Center; The Gallery, Art for Saginaw; Bourbon Bar; Bancroft Wine and Martini Bar; and, Bancroft Coffee & Tea. Isabella Bank occupies a portion of the first floor of the Eddy Building and another retail space fronting Washington, remains. It is 1,733 SF and has a lease rate of $10/SF/YR. The overall space is broken down into 7 potential office or private rooms, 1 open space area, 1 small bathroom. This space has a front access that is assessable from Washington Avenue and a back entrance that is assessable from the back side of the Eddy Building.
The Bancroft has two spaces available. Both leasing for $10/SF/YR one is 1,319 SF and the other is 5,012 SF. The smaller space is currently a raw white box format with ± 1,319 rentable square feet. This space has a front access that is assessable from Washington Avenue. The larger space is currently a premium white box format with ± 5,012 rentable square feet. This space has a front access that is assessable from Genesee Avenue. Exposed original Terrazzo floors. Oversized windows on the North, West, and South side of space create large exposure to community. Large exposure to both walkable and street side traffic. Leasor and/or tenant improvements are negotiable.
These buildings are central to downtown, close to large employers such as AT&T and Spicer Engineering, Huntington Bank, the new Marketplace development, and will be visible from the new Delta College Downtown Saginaw Campus. They are also just a couple of blocks from the Temple Theater, Huntington Event Park and Dow Event Center that reported hosting 221,449 visitors in 2017.
SVRC Marketplace – 203 S Washington Avenue Saginaw, MI 48607
Opened in May 2018 this indoor/outdoor marketplace is projecting to attach 10,000 visitors weekly. The first floor houses Frankenmuth Credit Union, a Coffee Counter, a restaurant, 31 indoor farmers’ market booths, 8 larger market/food court booths and 72 small retail center booths. Upper floors will hold various businesses including the headquarters of a large construction company and organizations to assist startup businesses with planning and financing tools.
The development still have three larger spaces available on the first floor. All have buildout allowance available to be used on hard costs and lease for $19.30/SF. The spaces available are 400, 605 and 715 SF units.
The parking planned for this development connects to the Saginaw River and Riverwalk. The building is near restaurants, coffee shops and retail establishment as well as large office buildings such as AT&T.
118 Hamilton Street Saginaw, MI 48602 & 122 Hamilton Street Saginaw, MI 48602
These buildings are located in the Old Town Historic District just one block from the primary commercial corridor, Michigan Avenue. A majority of the restaurants, bars and retail offered in the City of Saginaw is located within this district. The most popular bars in the County are located next door to these buildings. The buildings are located just one block from the County Court House and within close proximity to various Covenant Healthcare Buildings.
The building at 118 Hamilton is completely vacant but has been kept up. The two-story building has 4,000 SF on each floor and is listed for a lease rate of $10/SF per year.
The building at 122 Hamilton is also completely vacant but has been kept up. It is three stories with each floor having 3,333 SF and listed at a lease price of $5/SF per year. This building is on the corner of Hamilton and Hancock.
A developer who is willing to do whatever it takes to bring good businesses to Saginaw owns both of these buildings.
212 Federal Avenue Saginaw, MI 48607
The most recent tenant Erika’s Flowers, moved around the corner when another location became available. This storefront is right off of Washington Avenue and only one block from Genesee. It is located between a successful restaurant and salon, on the block across from the new marketplace, which will open in June of this year. It is in the center of Downtown near coffee shops, bars, retail shops, office buildings, and is within walk distance from the future location of Delta College’s Downtown Saginaw Campus.
Vacant Lot - 411 N Hamilton Saginaw, MI 48602
This vacant lot is 0.316 acres. It is located across the street from the Riverview Brownstones on Hamilton, a high-end condo project. Already completed are 24 condos of which a majority are filled with high wage owners. The current phase of the condominium project still in process consists of a two-story, mixed-use building. This portion of the development will have commercial space on the first floor and housing above.
On top of having full view to all of the residents living in the Riverview Brownstones, the lot located on Hamilton which is a primary street leading to Historic Old Town. It is within walking distance of Old Town and the West Side Boat Docks. Also, it is in close proximity to many businesses including doctors’ offices, restaurants and Covenant Healthcare.
Property Brochure for corner of Genesee and Washington
Property Brochure for 118 S. Hamilton
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Who's Afraid of the Big, Lovable Wolf: the stereotype and the hard facts of the world's first canine.
By: N Gilbert
The gray wolf or grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a species of canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It is the largest member of its family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb), and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). It is similar in general appearance and proportions to a German shepherd, or sled dog, but has a larger head, narrower chest, longer legs, straighter tail and bigger paws. Its winter fur is long and bushy, and is usually mottled gray in color, though it can range from nearly pure white, red, or brown to black
The wolf has been demonized throughout North American history. Here are some facts about wolves, their dens, packs and eating habits.
The poor wolf has been demonized in North America ever since the first settlers started ranching and providing a handy food source for the native wolf pack. Actually, the wolf is not a brave hunter and attacks only the young and the sick in a herd. Through a combination of misunderstanding and vengeance, most native wolf populations have been devastated and decimated to the point where the species is now endangered. Only in North Western Canada and a few northwestern states is there a remnant of a sustainable wolf population. Of course, wolves eat deer and so there is a competition between wolves and human hunters for access to that resource. We can eat whatever we want, but the wolf eats what it can find.
The wolf is carnivorous and is the largest of all of the wild dogs, which includes coyotes and foxes. There are different subspecies of wolf but they are all similar physically and behaviorally. Interbreeding is common between the subspecies and their distinctive differences become blurred in the mix. Besides the gray wolf there is the red wolf, found in the southeastern United States and the Abyssinian wolf, native to Ethiopia. There are five subspecies of the gray wolf in North America: The Mexican (lobo), Great Plains (buffalo), Rocky Mountain (or Mackenzie valley), The Eastern Timber and the Arctic.
The wolf's food preference is for deer, moose, elk, caribou, bison, sheep and mountain goats. Beaver and rabbit are a secondary source of food and occasionally birds or even smaller mammals will be eaten. A wolf can live on two and a half pounds of food per day and one has been known to eat over 22 pounds at one meal. In Minnesota, wolves kill the equivalent of 15 to 18 deer each per every year. No wonder hunters do not like wolves - it takes away from killing a helpless animal only for a trophy whereas the wolf kills to eat!
Male wolves weigh from 70 to 115 lbs. The females are usually 10 to 15 pounds lighter. Wolves average 26 to 32 inches tall at the shoulder and measure 57 to 76 inches in length. The wolf has a wide range of size, shape and color. Wolves are larger in the northwestern United States, Canada, and Alaska. They have a long and bushy tail, which is usually carried down or straight out. The rounded ears stand erect and are about 2 inches long.
Wolves' chests are narrow and protrude and their front legs are distinguishable by the inward bend of the elbows and the paws that face outwards from their body. Wolves' legs are longer than the legs of other dogs. Wolf color ranges from white to shades of black, brown and gray. The coat is a thick layer of soft and fine fur topped by long hair that gives the coat its color. The hair can be as long as 6 to 7 inches in the mane. Wolves can raise and lower this hair and use it to communicate with other wolves. The hair on the mane and at the end of the tail is usually darker than the rest. Wolves appear thinner in summer because their coat thins out. Wolves have an average life span of six to eight years in the wild and can live for 16 years in captivity.
Wolves travel long distances in the course of a day. It is not unusual for wolves to travel 20 miles in a 24-hour period. They cover the distance at a trot. If you are trying to track a wolf, the front paws are larger than the rear feet and the toes are spread out more. Their unique stride causes the hind foot to often land in the print made by the front foot on the same side. Wolf tracks are similar to coyote and dog tracks. Mountain lion tracks are often mistaken for wolf tracks.
Wolves howl, bark, whimper, and growl. They howl to greet one another, announce their location, define their territory, and call the pack together Wolves have a variety of communication tools including scent, vocalization, visual displays, postures and rituals. Wolves sometimes bark if their den is disturbed of if they are surprised. The howl of a wolf is described as deep and mournful. The pitch is constant or, if it varies, does so smoothly. A howling session by one lone wolf lasts about 35 seconds, and the animal will howl several times. When a pack is howling, one wolf will start and one or more others will join in. Most wolf howls can be heard for almost a mile in the woods.
Wolf dens are always located near water, dug into well-drained soil on a slope facing south. They can be under a boulder, tree roots, or in banks or hollow logs. Wolves will use and enlarge coyote or fox dens. The entrances are about 18 inches in diameter. There is a passageway, which is 4 to 17 feet long with a chamber approximately 18"H by 48"W by 41"Deep. There is no bedding is in the den. A well-used den will have bones scattered about and well-worn trails should lead from it. Dens are often used for several years.
Wolves usually live in packs of adult parents (the alpha pair) and their offspring of the last few years. The adult parents are not usually related and other wolves may join the pack. A pack has from six to eight wolves, but in Alaska and northwestern Canada packs can have over 30 members. A pack normally has only one litter of pups each spring, only one female gives birth. In areas where prey is abundant more than one female will give birth in each pack. An average litter size is six. Litters of pups are born in April through June and they emerge from the den at about one month of age. Wolf pups vary greatly in size. By August, the pups weigh about 40 lbs. or the size of a coyote. They are distinguishable from coyotes by their puppy features: large feet, long legs, blunt nose, and short tail. The feet are full grown by late July.
There are many petitions online to help save the wolves. There are also some sanctuaries throughout the United States where you can go to visit wolves in a natural habitat. Remember, the wolves were the start of the dog, they deserve to live just as all the rest of them do, please help to save the wolves!! ♥

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|Wild-type Spanish flag (Lantana camara)|
Lantana (/ - -/,) is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced species in numerous areas, especially in the Australian-Pacific region, South and Northeastern part of India. The genus includes both herbaceous plants and shrubs growing to 0.5–2 m (1.6–6.6 ft) tall. Their common names are shrub verbenas or lantanas. The generic name originated in Late Latin, where it refers to the unrelated Viburnum lantana.
Lantana's aromatic flower clusters (called umbels) are a mix of red, orange, yellow, or blue and white florets. Other colors exist as new varieties are being selected. The flowers typically change color as they mature, resulting in inflorescences that are two- or three-colored.
"Wild lantanas" are plants of the unrelated genus Abronia, usually called "sand-verbenas".
Some species are invasive, and are considered to be noxious weeds, such as in South Asia, Southern Africa and Australia. In the United States, lantanas are naturalized in the southeast, especially coastal regions of the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, and the Gulf Coast.
The spread of lantana is aided by the fact that their leaves are poisonous to most animals and thus avoided by herbivores, while their fruit is a delicacy for many birds, including the yellow-fronted white-eye of Vanuatu, the superb fairy-wren in Australia, the scaly-breasted munia, and the Mauritius bulbul in the Mascarenes; these distribute the seeds and thereby unwittingly contribute to the degradation of their home ecosystem.
Biological control of introduced lantanas has been attempted, without robust success. In Australia, about 30 insects have been introduced in an attempt to control the spread of lantanas, and this has caused problems of its own. The lantana bug (Aconophora compressa) for example is a polyphagous species introduced in 1995 that feeds on dozens of plants, and not only has it failed to have a noticeable impact on the lantana population, it has even become a pest in horticulture, parasitizing the related fiddlewoods (Citharexylum). The small Lantana-feeding moths Epinotia lantana and Lantanophaga pusillidactyla, while not becoming pests, have nonetheless failed to stem the spread of the invasive weed, as has the lantana scrub-hairstreak butterfly (Strymon bazochii) which was introduced to control lantanas on the Hawaiian Islands.
Other Lepidoptera whose caterpillars feed on lantana species include the common splendid ghost moth (Aenetus ligniveren), Aenetus scotti, Endoclita malabaricus, Hypercompe orsa and the setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum). The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is one of the few mammals that eat lantana leaves without apparent ill effect.
Lantanas are useful as honey plants, and Spanish flag (L. camara), L. lilacina and L. trifolia are sometimes planted for this purpose, or in butterfly gardening. Butterflies which are attracted to lantana flowers are most notably Papilioninae (swallowtail and birdwing butterflies). Hesperiidae (skippers) and certain brush-footed butterflies (namely Danainae and Heliconiinae), as well as some Pieridae (e.g. cloudless sulphur, Phoebis sennae), Lycaenidae (e.g. the aforementioned lantana scrub-hairstreak), and Nymphalidae (e.g. Greta oto) also like to visit the plants' flowers. Consequently, as total eradication of Lantana seems often impossible, it may in many cases be better to simply remove plants with immature (green) fruit to prevent them from spreading.
Some weaverbirds such as the black-throated weaver (Ploceus benghalensis) and the streaked weaver (P. manyar) highly value Lantana flowers for decorating their nests. An ability to procure spectacular and innovative decorations appears to be desired by females, and consequently is an indicator of the males' fitness.
In Australia it has been found that removing Lantana from urban greenspaces can have negative impacts on bird diversity locally, as it provides refuge for species like the superb fairy (Malurus cyaneus) and silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) in the absence of native plant equivalents. There seems to be a density threshold in which too much Lantana (thus homogeneity in vegetation cover) can lead to a decrease in bird species richness or abundance.
Ceratobasidium cornigerum is a higher fungus which parasitizes Lantana among other plants. The sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) is a common greenhouse pest and is often distributed with infested lantanas.
Lantana species, especially L. camara, contain pentacyclic triterpenoids that cause hepatotoxicity and photosensitivity when ingested by grazing animals such as sheep, goats, bovines, and horses. This has led to widespread livestock loss in the United States, South Africa, India, Mexico, and Australia.
Most of the plants sold as lantana are either Spanish flag (species of section Lantana and their hybrids, including L. camara, L. depressa, L. hirsuta, L. horrida, L. splendens, L. strigocamara, etc.), or trailing lantana (L. montevidensis). Numerous cultivars of the Spanish flag exist, including 'Irene', 'Christine' and 'Dallas Red' (all tall-growing cultivars) and several recently introduced shorter ones. The shorter cultivars may flower more prolifically than the taller ones. Lantana montevidensis gives blue (or white) flowers all year round. Its foliage is dark green and has a distinct odor.
The edibility of Lantana berries is contested. Some experts claim Lantana berries are edible when ripe though like many other kinds of fruit, they are mildly poisonous if eaten while still green. Other experts claim that experimental research indicates that both unripe and ripe Lantana berries are potentially lethal, despite the claims by others that ripe berries are not poisonous.
The Soliga, Korava and Palliyar tribal people of the MM Hills in southern Karnataka, India use lantana to produce roughly 50 different products. It is considered a "near match" to highly priced alternatives, cane and bamboo. Furniture made from lantana is resistant to sun, rain, and termite damage.
- Lantana achyranthifolia Desf.
- Lantana × aculeata L.
- Lantana alainii Moldenke
- Lantana amoena Ridl.
- Lantana angolensis Moldenke
- Lantana angustibracteata Hayek
- Lantana angustifolia Mill.
- Lantana aristeguietae Moldenke
- Lantana × bahamensis Britton
- Lantana balansae Briq.
- Lantana balsamifera Britton
- Lantana buchii Urb.
- Lantana caatingensis Moldenke
- Lantana camara L.
- Lantana canescens Kunth
- Lantana caracasana Turcz.
- Lantana chamissonis Benth. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Lantana chiapasensis Moldenke
- Lantana ciferriana Ekman ex Moldenke
- Lantana coimbrensis S.Moore
- Lantana colombiana López-Pal.
- Lantana cordatibracteata Moldenke
- Lantana costaricensis Hayek
- Lantana cubensis Moldenke
- Lantana cujabensis Schauer
- Lantana demutata Millsp.
- Lantana depressa Small
- Lantana dinteri Moldenke
- Lantana dwyeriana Moldenke
- Lantana ebrenbergiana Moldenke
- Lantana elenievskii I.E.Mendez
- Lantana × entrerriensis Tronc.
- Lantana exarata Urb. & Ekman
- Lantana ferreyrae Moldenke
- Lantana fiebrigii Hayek
- Lantana × flava Medik.
- Lantana × floridana Raf.
- Lantana fucata Lindl.
- Lantana glaziovii Moldenke
- Lantana gracilis T.R.S.Silva
- Lantana grisebachii Stuck. ex Seckt
- Lantana grossiserrata Moldenke
- Lantana hatoensis Moldenke
- Lantana hatschbachii Moldenke
- Lantana haughtii Moldenke
- Lantana hirsuta M.Martens & Galeotti
- Lantana hirta Graham
- Lantana hodgei R.W.Sanders
- Lantana horrida Kunth
- Lantana humuliformis Verdc.
- Lantana hypoleuca Briq.
- Lantana indica Roxb.
- Lantana insularis Moldenke
- Lantana involucrata L.
- Lantana jaliscana Moldenke
- Lantana jamaicensis Britton
- Lantana kingii Moldenke
- Lantana langlassei Moldenke
- Lantana leonardorum Moldenke
- Lantana leucocarpa Urb. & Ekman ex Moldenke
- Lantana lindmanii Briq.
- Lantana lockhardtii D.Don ex Schauer
- Lantana lopez-palacii Moldenke
- Lantana lucida Schauer
- Lantana lundiana Schauer
- Lantana machadoi R.Fern.
- Lantana magnibracteata Tronc.
- Lantana megapotamica (Spreng.) Tronc.
- Lantana melissiodorifera Perr.
- Lantana micrantha Briq.
- Lantana microcarpa Urb.
- Lantana moldenkei R.Fern.
- Lantana mollis Graham
- Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq.
- Lantana × mutabilis Weigel
- Lantana nivea Vent.
- Lantana notha Moldenke
- Lantana obtusata Briq.
- Lantana ovatifolia Britton
- Lantana parvifolia Desf.
- Lantana pastazensis Moldenke
- Lantana pauciflora Urb.
- Lantana pavonii Moldenke
- Lantana peduncularis Andersson
- Lantana petitiana A.Rich.
- Lantana planifolia (Cham.) Briq.
- Lantana pohliana Schauer
- Lantana prostrata Larrañaga
- Lantana punctulata Moldenke
- Lantana radula Sw.
- Lantana reineckii Briq.
- Lantana reptans Hayek
- Lantana reticulata Pers.
- Lantana riedeliana Schauer
- Lantana robusta Schauer
- Lantana × rubra Berland.
- Lantana rugosa Thunb.
- Lantana rugulosa Kunth
- Lantana ruiz-teranii López-Pal. & Steyerm.
- Lantana rusbyana Moldenke
- Lantana salicifolia Kunth
- Lantana salzmannii Schauer
- Lantana santosii Moldenke
- Lantana scabiosiflora Kunth
- Lantana scabrida Aiton
- Lantana scandens Moldenke
- Lantana soatensis Moldenke
- Lantana splendens Medik.
- Lantana sprucei Hayek
- Lantana × strigocamara R.W.Sanders
- Lantana strigosa (Griseb.) Urb.
- Lantana subcordata Urb.
- Lantana subtracta Hiern
- Lantana svensonii Moldenke
- Lantana swynnertonii Moldenke
- Lantana tetragona (Forssk.) Schweinf.
- Lantana tilcarensis Tronc.
- Lantana tomasii Moldenke
- Lantana trifolia L.
- Lantana ukambensis (Vatke) Verdc.
- Lantana undulata Schrank
- Lantana urticoides Hayek
- Lantana velutina M.Martens & Galeotti
- Lantana veronicifolia Hayek
- Lantana viburnoides (Forssk.) Vahl
- Lantana viscosa Pohl ex Schauer
- Lantana weberbaueri Hayek
- Lantana xenica Moldenke
- Lantana zahlbruckneri Hayek
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NEWS - Friday, July 17, 2009
Xbox 360 Sales Rise As Other Systems Fall
Sales of the console hit 240,600 units, comfortably putting it ahead of Sony’s platforms. PS3, PSP and PS2 moved 164,700, 163,500 and 152,700 units respectively.
Nintendo systems remained ahead of the pack though, with the platform holder shifting 361,700 Wii units and 766,500 DS systems.
“Year-to-date, both the 360 and NDS have generated an increase in unit sales,” said NPD analyst Anita Frazier.
"While Wii sales are down from last year, the platform is still realising very strong sales month after month. Compared against the historical performance of other systems this far into the console lifecycle, the unit sales performance is still strong," she added.

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Intercomparison of desert dust optical depth from satellite measurements
Abstract. This work provides a comparison of satellite retrievals of Saharan desert dust aerosol optical depth (AOD) during a strong dust event through March 2006. In this event, a large dust plume was transported over desert, vegetated, and ocean surfaces. The aim is to identify the differences between current datasets. The satellite instruments considered are AATSR, AIRS, MERIS, MISR, MODIS, OMI, POLDER, and SEVIRI. An interesting aspect is that the different algorithms make use of different instrument characteristics to obtain retrievals over bright surfaces. These include multi-angle approaches (MISR, AATSR), polarisation measurements (POLDER), single-view approaches using solar wavelengths (OMI, MODIS), and the thermal infrared spectral region (SEVIRI, AIRS). Differences between instruments, together with the comparison of different retrieval algorithms applied to measurements from the same instrument, provide a unique insight into the performance and characteristics of the various techniques employed. As well as the intercomparison between different satellite products, the AODs have also been compared to co-located AERONET data. Despite the fact that the agreement between satellite and AERONET AODs is reasonably good for all of the datasets, there are significant differences between them when compared to each other, especially over land. These differences are partially due to differences in the algorithms, such as assumptions about aerosol model and surface properties. However, in this comparison of spatially and temporally averaged data, it is important to note that differences in sampling, related to the actual footprint of each instrument on the heterogeneous aerosol field, cloud identification and the quality control flags of each dataset can be an important issue.

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Today, we’re excited to share an extra tip with you: On Thursday, March 11 (that’s tomorrow!), Medium is hosting “The Purpose of Power,” a live Zoom conversation between Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza and ZORA Editor-in-Chief Vanessa De Luca.
Garza, whose latest book offers a blueprint for how to disrupt the systemic and institutional racism that plagues Black America and bring about transformative change, will answer questions about what constitutes a movement, how to create coalitions around causes even when everyone doesn’t always agree, and the importance of purpose-driven leadership in these turbulent times.
My dog does this thing sometimes where she eases her way into trouble. Whenever a pillow or table leg catches her eye as particularly chewable, she’ll mash her face against it and rub her nose back and forth, maintaining eye contact the whole time, as if to say: Just sniffing, can’t be mad. Often, she spends so long on this weird little preamble that by the time I notice she’s progressed to actually gnawing whatever it is, there’s already a hole in it.
We have a lot in common, in that this is also my preferred strategy for writing anything.
Most of us enter January on the life equivalent of a Red Bull high: amped, but in an intense, jittery way that inevitably leads to crash.
In almost everything else, some kind of slow, measured warm-up is considered good form — you rehearse before a speech, train before a marathon, tinker with an email before hitting send. You don’t start a year cold if you want to do it right. Which is why Mollie Chen, the founder of Birchbox, recently suggested a small calendar tweak in her newsletter: Think of January as the staging area for the year, a time…
In a recent Medium post, kelly corrigan reminds us that in a real friendship, hard feedback and kindness are sometimes the same thing—with the tough stuff, yes, but also when it comes to less weighty decisions. We’re all going through enough as it is; do you really want to be the downer who reminds your friend what happened the last time she tried to give herself bangs? Or who listens to the story of a dumb fight and says that actually, it kind of sounds like their partner was the reasonable one? …
✅ Today’s tip: For your next important task, choose “event time,” not “clock time.”
Research has shown that people tend to think of time in one of two ways: “People in cultures that operate on clock time schedule their lives according to, well, the time on the clock,” David Kadavy writes. “Those who work on event time, on the other hand, run their days by responding to what’s happening: When I’m hungry, I’ll eat lunch. This meeting will end once we’ve met the objective.”
If your goal is to get something done quickly, Kadavy explains, clock time is the way…
✅ Today’s tip: Divide your reading into three categories: current events, historical context, and fun.
If the past year has sapped your ability to focus on more than a few sentences at a time — and no, doomscrolling doesn’t count — here’s a plan to be a better reader in 2021: Be more intentional about the purpose of each thing you read. We suggest sorting your reading material into things that help you stay informed, things that use the past to help you understand our current moment, and things that you simply enjoy spending time with.
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✅ Today’s tip: Get a real, non-phone alarm clock.
Wake up, smash the “off” button on your alarm app, doomscroll the morning’s news — sound like a familiar ritual?
Well. With a sense of renewal in the air right now, there’s no better time to change the default opening to your day. Paul Greenberg’s advice: Get yourself an alarm clock. “The moments between sleeping and waking are the times when we are most in touch with our subconscious, and thus precious for creativity,” Greenberg writes. …
✅ Today’s tip: Find an activity that serves you and no one else, and put it on your calendar.
Is anyone else just completely depleted? This past week has felt like the crash after final exams, but instead of cramming, we’ve been doomscrolling, losing sleep, and existing in a constant state of anxiety for the past four years. As we enter a new era, let’s take some time to refuel.
Meredith Ethington writes that real self-care is intentionally doing something that serves you and nobody else. That might be a long bike ride, or a phone date with an old…
✅ Today’s tip: Block off time on Fridays, not Mondays, to plan for the next week.
Time-management expert Laura Vanderkam’s best advice for an easier Monday: “Simply spend some time each Friday listing out the most important priorities for the week ahead (those will now get done first thing on Monday morning), and emailing any requests for meetings that need to happen throughout the week.” That way, you can start your week with minimal friction — and put work out of your mind for the weekend, knowing you have a plan in place.
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What killed the great beasts of North America?Breaking News
Until about 11,000 years ago, mammoths, giant beavers, and other massive mammals roamed North America. Many researchers have blamed their demise on incoming Paleoindians, the first Americans, who allegedly hunted them to extinction. But a new study fingers climate and environmental changes instead. The findings could have implications for conservation strategies, including controversial proposals for “rewilding” lions and elephants into North America.
The idea that humans wiped out North America’s giant mammals, or megafauna, is known as the “overkill hypothesis.” First proposed by geoscientist Paul Martin more than 40 years ago, it was inspired in part by advances in radiocarbon dating, which seemed to indicate an overlap between the arrival of the first humans in North America and the demise of the great mammals. But over the years, a number of archaeologists have challenged the idea on several grounds. For example, some researchers have argued that out of 36 animals that went extinct, only two—the mammoth and the mastodon—show clear signs of having been hunted, such as cuts on their bones made by stone tools. Others have pointed to correlations between the timing of the extinctions and dramatic fluctuations in temperatures as the last ice age came to a halting close.
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ALBANY -- Acting on a tip from federal officials, drug agents arrested a man and seized more than 50 pounds of high-grade marijuana, estimated to be worth more than $224,000 in an early morning raid Friday, officials said.
Nabbed in the bust was Jarrett Jermaine Turner, who Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit Commander Maj. Bill Berry said is believed to have been picking up a shipment around 1:30 a.m. Friday morning when he was arrested.
Turner was charged with trafficking in marijuana and was being held Friday at the Dougherty County Jail.
His arrest led agents to a secondary vehicle where the marijuana was discovered in two large bails --one 16 pounds, the other 21 pounds -- along with several other small one-pound bags and a couple of trash bags full of loose, unpacked marijuana.
"We anticipate more arrests," Berry said. "This is an investigation that will continue because the DEA and GBI generally try and track where the shipments are coming from."
Berry said that at least two additional arrests are immanent.
According to Berry, the ADDU got a tip from the DEA that 50 pounds of marijuana would be heading into the Albany area sometime over the weekend.
Based on the information, drug agents set up surveillance of the suspect believed to have arranged the meeting to pick up the marijuana. But when it appeared as if the meeting had gone mobile, Berry said the GBI, DEA and ADDU decided to go ahead and pull Turner over.
In addition to the drugs, agents also confiscated Turner's 2005 Dodge Magnum and more than $1,000 in cash.


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Applications for Connie Lofgren Scholarship now being accepted
Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Applications are being accepted for the Connie L. Lofgren Continuing Education Scholarship open to any Candia woman who has or is returning to continue her post-secondary education. Applications are available on our website at Candia Community Woman's Club - Connie Lofgren Scholarship.
The deadline to apply is June 1, 2018.
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A bill that would legalize the possession and use of marijuana in North Carolina is pending in the State House, and we need you to CALL your representative and urge him or her to OPPOSE Senate Bill 3, the so-called “NC Compassionate Care Act.”
Please TAKE ACTION NOW by visiting NC Family’s Action Center and calling your State House Member! (Our Action Center will identify your State House member, their legislative phone number, and helpful talking points.)
Sponsored by Sens. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick), Michael Lee (R-New Hanover), and Paul Lowe (D-Forsyth), SB 3 proposes to establish an extensive framework of licensing for the growth, manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, and use of marijuana for a variety of “medical” purposes in North Carolina.
In testimony before a Senate committee, NC Family Counsel Jere Royall said, “At this point in time, the research clearly shows that the harms and costs to individuals, families, and the state greatly outweigh any potential benefits.”
SB 3 claims that, “Modern medical research has found that cannabis and cannabinoid compounds are effective at alleviating pain, nausea, and other symptoms associated with several debilitating medical conditions.” It proposes that marijuana be legal to prescribe for the following conditions: Cancer; epilepsy; HIV; AIDS; ALS; Crohn’s Disease; sickle cell anemia; Parkinson’s disease; post-traumatic stress disorder; multiple sclerosis; cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe or persistent nausea related to end-of-life or hospice care; a terminal illness when the patient’s life expectancy is less than six months; or any other serious medical condition added by the Compassionate Use Advisory Board
Any step taken in medicine should require extensive amounts of research to verify the safety and effectiveness of that step. Based on current research, here’s where experts stand on the topic of marijuana as medicine:
Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The FDA has not approved marijuana for medical use. It has approved one cannabis-derived drug product to treat seizures and three synthetic cannabis-related drug products to treat nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy as well as loss of weight and appetite for AIDS patients.
American Academy of Neurology: This organization states that it currently does “not support the use of, nor any assertion of therapeutic benefits of, cannabis products as medicines for neurologic disorders in the absence of sufficient scientific peer-reviewed research to determine their safety and specific efficacy.” The Academy points out that, “The FDA-approved plant-based CBD product is an example that has now proven to be sufficiently safe and effective for the treatment of seizures for certain epilepsy patients.”
American Psychiatric Association: In its position statement in opposition to cannabis as medicine, the APA encourages further research and states, “There is no current scientific evidence that cannabis is in any way beneficial for the treatment of any psychiatric disorder. In contrast, current evidence supports, at minimum, a strong association of cannabis use with the onset of psychiatric disorders. Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to harm, given the effects of cannabis on neurological development.”
American Medical Association: In its policy statement, the AMA says, “Cannabis for medicinal use should not be legalized through the state legislative, ballot imitative or referendum process.” In a related friend of the court brief the AMA states, “While it is possible there may be beneficial medicinal uses of marijuana, numerous evidence-based studies demonstrate that significant deleterious effects abound. . . without question, the public health risks are immense:
The experts in this field have made it clear that there is not enough research proving the medical benefits of marijuana to offset the known damage it can cause. Furthermore, many of them say that if there was reason to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, state government is not the appropriate route.
You can learn more about the potential dangers that can come with legalized marijuana here.
We encourage you to visit NC Family’s Action Center to easily contact your State Representatives and urge him or her to oppose Senate Bill 3. The House may take this bill up at any time, and so time is of the essence.

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My name is Guido Huaman and I am one of the local guides of Killa Expeditions, a family owned business in Cusco, Peru. We run treks such as the Inca Trail, Salkantay, and Rainbow Mountains. We also do many projects to support the local communities of the Andes.
Tourism is a big industry in Cusco, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is affecting the whole world, tourism in general has been paralyzed. We are now under the government’s mandate to remain in mandatory quarantine until June. People who live outside the city center or outside the city can still do activities outside the home, like walking or running alone, climbing the mountains and riding bicycles.
As a guide one stays very little at home which is very sad when you have children, because you share very little with them. But now it’s currently a great opportunity opened up to be able to enjoy them and with the family. I discovered that I love to cook for my wife and daughter, and have been inventing new meals to surprise my wife with healthy homemade food. We take this time of being at home to reconnect in love and spirit with my family. We also have taken advantage of the time at home to make a garden and have all the vegetables available.
It must be difficult right now for our international friends to make travel plans in the coming months due to the pandemic. For this reason, we are already taking bookings for 2021, so people have time to plan their Dream Trip!
If you’d like a way to visit our beautiful city from home, or have a little preview on what to expect before your big trip, we are running virtual tours, to show you around our city from the comfort of your own home! Email email@example.com if you’d like to know more about these!
As an adventure guide I can recommend to all our future visitors to do treks off the beaten path that are much less crowded like Ausangate, Ancascocha and Choquequirao. They are all spectacular places to visit! We hope to see you in 2021!

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Art Hounds: Aviary
Thursday, 4:55 p.m. & Friday, 7:55 a.m. Deb Paino of Rochester suggests the exhibit, "Aviary" at the BigTown Gallery. The show features multi-media works representing birds.
Art lover Gary Barush of Essex Junction recommends the Milton Artists' Guild's 9th Annual Holiday Art Show and Sale. The guild's members will present their art for sale and give patrons a chance to meet the artisans.
The show is this weekend in Milton on Friday, November 15th from 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m., at the Milton Grange on River Street.
Artist and one of the AVA Gallery's founding members, Georgina Forbes suggests the "Telling My Story" project on exhibit at the Friends' Meeting House in Hanover, New Hampshire this Sunday, November 17th at 4 p.m.
We're always looking for suggestions for upcoming arts events in the region, including on-going exhibits. Share yours!
Become an Art Hound for VPR. Click here to get started then call the Art Hounds Hotline at (802) 778-9585 to record your recommendation.
Art Hounds' theme music in the on-air episode is written and performed by Trio Gusto with Mike Martin.
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Is it possible to use 3S batteries on the HOTEN X? Obviously YES! (like it is possible to use 3S batteries in so many other 2S crafts/helis - just see the guys that use the BigLama batteries in a V4)
Second question: Is it SAFE to do so?? And that is a LOT more tricky! As far as my personal experience goes: I have NO clue! Sorry, I can tell you that I personally know people who run 3S batteries on a system that is only said to be 2S - without problems ... but they say its at your own risk and need not work out for everybody.
Personally, I doubt that I would try it (even less if the thing about the 2400mAh 3S battery is merely a comment and does NOT have its own video to proof it!!!)
Look at the cost of replacing a motor/motors or the ESC (which would mean the whole board) for trying it just because someone WRITES it works ... you could basically go and buy a new 180$ + shipping BNF HOTEN.
If that is worth it for you, then sure, try it. But to be honest, its not worth it for me (again, maybe if I saw a couple videos where guys are doing it, but just based on a comment, Thank you, but NO THANK YOU!)
Sorry I dont have a better idea for you.
Coming soon: MJX X100
Yay, I have an announcement to make ...
I just checked the USPS tracking system and my LAME friends in NY were able to process the package with the X100 MUCH quicker than usual ...
... so it is listed as going through the sort facility in Philly already. Despite the fact that the postal guys in Philly lately try their best to once again compete with NY (albeit in delivering crappy processing times ...) I have a glimmer of hope that it might be delivered tomorrow (which means the first post COULD (and that is a VERY big could) follow on Sunday if I really get it tomorrow
IŽll keep you posted ...
... TO BE CONTINUED!!! ...
The MJX X100 - a review in parts
Hi Folks, E2 does it again ... and takes one for the team (ie spends 50$ for the "common good" without knowing if I should just have rather put it in a week of airport food ... ...)
Anyway, so here is my review, the first part to be exact, which is all about what you get when you order the MJX X100:
I ordered my craft from goodluckbuy - and that name seems to be "program". It was a "goodluckbuy" - and when it arrived, I truly thought I had "run out of it" ...
It was the typical chinese free shipping package, packed with the usual dilligence and attention to detail ... and of course a burning desire to make absolutely sure the "enduser" gets the product after its roughly 15000mile journey in pristine condition!!! (OK, enough with the sarcasm, you all know that I find the way these companies pack the stuff INSULTING, but I also know that for free shipping and the low price it is (well, considering for what you get anyway) you cant really expect a lot more ... even though SOME vendors actually lead by example and proof that it is possible differently ... but GOODLUCKBUY is surely NONE of them ...)
So, the package arrived on Friday night (I just did not try to open it until this morning, as I would not have been able to take [good] pictures of it anyway) and the first impression was : OMFG!!!
This one was in really bad shape (compared to all the other packages I received lately - and that was quite a few! btw) and I was seriously concerned, for once I would get one DOA (which is not for "Department of Aviation" btw ...)
The box was really beat up badly and showed it must have been thrown around, maybe sat on ... who knows?? Anyway, I was concerned. (and the pics will show why)
The MJX X100 - a review in parts
What's in the box?? ... or in this case what was left of it ...
OK, so what is in the box?? Or better, what was in mine?
The really badly banged up box contained the following:
And now hold your breath, and let's get started!
The "actual" X100:
As I mentioned, my "relationship" with this craft definitely started out on the wrong foot, with a lot of bad impressions! And unfortunately, it did not stop yet.
I took the X100 out of the box and set it on the table. Without having had THAT close a look at it yet, I felt it had the rubber pads on the "feet" - and I consider this a plus right off the bat.
Unfortunately, it did NOT stand evenly - which I definitely consider a minus. However, I thought this will be "fixed" quickly by bending the arms a little, so I did.
The arms were TOO bendable in my eyes!! - but that is due to the "frame" or however you want to call the microscopic piece of plastic that they "stick" in (so you cant blame the "bendability" on the arms after all). Plus, they seem to be metal - which again, I consider a plus ... and "oversized", ie clearly a larger dimension than for example on the UDI (so another plus)
I took off the canopy (which at first I thought is the same as the UDI, just with other colors and larger holes for the "arms", BUT it is NOT!!! Its a little smaller and higher)
Anyway, I prefer those UFO canopies quite a bit over the sadfaced Ladybug canopies of the original Ladybird and all its clones ... but that is just my personal opinion ...
Once the canopy is off, you can see the board, which does not tell me a lot (as I am electronically incredibly challenged ... ...)
What really ticked me off when I did this inspection however, was the fact that two of the 4 motors had a hair wrapped all around the motor shaft!!! Something like this just MUST NOT occur when the thing comes fresh out the box - it really indicates a lack of required and deserved caution on the part of the manufacturer ... well, or at least the dude or chick that (seemingly test flew and) packaged the craft.
Alright, so much for now for the actual craft, as I said, pre-flight the "onslaught" of bad impressions continued ...
Well, that is another initially bad first impression. Cause if you consider to buy this because you think you will get a full size TX just because it looks like this on the marketing photos,
RUN!!! DON'T buy it for the TX, because the pictures are just a marketing gimmick!!! It is a TOYSIZE TX, like with all the other cheap clones !!!
However, I can - after a little more time spent with it - ease this bad impression a little (in particular after trying to FLY with the thing a bit ...)
It is actually the best of the crappy toy transmitters that I personally tried up to now ... ...
I really like the fact that the sticks are metal, not plastic and they give almost a full size feel ... well, almost ...
Some people may also not like the kind of "ratcheting" that the throttle stick does (but I guess people with a little more mechanical and electrical skills than me will fix this quickly, if they dont like it ...)
I also like the more ergonomic feel that this little (still a bit crappy) toy TX gives compared to for example the WLToys TX or the Devo4
The TX has 2 switches on the lower left:
One that says "NORM/PRO" ... I still get what that one is for ... that seems to be the D/R switch.
The other says "AILE/RUDD" and that one was a litlle more challenging. In my flight tests I learned through a bunch of immediate crashes that this is the switch that "moves" the rudder function. (First I had this switch to the left, I tried to yaw and nothing happened ... except that I crashed into a bookshelf ... ) Once I switched that one to the right position, the RUDD function was where I am used to - on the left stick
The TX has a "knob" and a button on the lower right:
The knob goes from left to right/0-100%/- to + ... and I am not yet completely sure what it is for, but I guess these percentages equal the ones on the switch on a V929 TX
The button says "FUNTION" and my guess is, it could be for flips ... did not try that yet either ...
And then, there is something that looks like a "set wheel" (and was clearly copied from the J6Pro!!! ) ... but dont worry, IT's FAKE!!! (no function whatsoever - it cannot move, nor can it be "pushed")
A rather odd (but not necessarily bad) feature about this TX is that it only needs 3 ( YES THREE!!) AA batteries!!! (Never seen this before in a TX - toy or full size)
It even has a little plastic "bridge" where you might be able to hook in a neckstrap (with a little "inventor spirit")
Just a few words here - it is a 300mAh 15C 1S battery. (Mine came with the full 4.2V charge - which is an indication that someone probably really flew it in the factory, but of course does violate the "unwritten law" that batteries should come from the factory in "storage mode" (ie on the recommended 3.85V storage charge).
The battery has an EXACT walkera plug (also the polarity) what makes getting 3rd party batteries a lot easier (also gives access to much better stuff than 15C ...)
I weighted the battery and it came in at 8.05g on my scale. (Looks like this is a case where it is easy to supplement this battery with the 300mAh 35C nanotechs from HobbyKing ...)
The USB (charge) cable:
I will be perfectly honest, EVERY TIME I see something like this, I get a bad feeling ever since the days of killing a SymaS107 with one of these charge cables - I just cant trust them. So I will charge my battery with the stock Walkera charger from my Scorpion ... or right on the ImaxB6!
The replacement propellers:
My only observation about these is, that they seem to be a little bigger than the ones from the UDI or Ladybird (and might have just a tad more pitch, but this is probably just my imagination running wild ... ...)
OK, this is the reason why I specifically stressed there was ONLY ONE manual (and a warranty sheet) in MY box (hopefully other buyers are more lucky than me) ...
... and this manual was ALL IN CHINESE!!!! This is another MAJOR minus in my book, because this is the reason why I crashed before I really hovered ... and why I dont have any REAL idea yet, what the knob and the FUNTION button are for ...
So overall, there where a whole lot of bad impressions already before the first flight, apart from the really banged up box! (Because the box was so banged up, the first thing I did with the TX was shake it ... and guess what? YES, I could hear sounds from the inside ... thankfully it turned out, this was just the screw that is supposed to lock the battery door - but which is essentially unnecessary, as this door already snaps shut ...
There were, HOWEVER, also a few things that I like about this craft right out of the box. The manufacturers took a few of the better ideas from other companies and combined them in one quad (the oversize arms, the rubber pads ... just to name two)
I also like the lights (even though I am usually NOT a fan of flying objects that look like a flying Christmas tree, I DO like the lights here.) There is just something I still have to set up right, as usually the WHITE LEDs indicate the front ... (it doesnt really matter with a quad usually) ...but in my case they actually indicate the back at the moment (I hope I figure out how tho change this, as my chinese is a little rusty, which promises to turn out problematic when trying to consult the CHINESE ONLY manual ... ...
Alright, so much for the pre-flight impressions (that post really got LONG enough ... flight report to follow ...)
... TO BE CONTINUED!!! ...
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The MJX X100 - first impressions (flight)
Actually, this was technically already the 3rd flight I did - but I would not have done this stuff with the UDI (which cost me exactly 4$ less!!! .) The (so-called) 6axis gyro DOES show some obvious effects.
As far as the range is concerned, I have NO idea - I fly on about 12x8ft. BUT, I guarantee that once it is more than maybe 30ft away, you are not going to see anything but a little black speck anyway, so it does really not matter that much that it may not have incredibly long range (or does anybody seriously want to use this for FPV flying??? ???)
No more words though, let pictures talk ... or in this case my first X100 video (which will again mercilessly remain my lack of piloting skills .... ...)
However, it was much easier for me to keep a at least somewhat steady altitude with this one than with any of my other micro quads ...
NORM/Pro - thats self explanatory (I should stick with "NORM" ...) - it does the flips on PRO only to all that I saw up to now ...
AILE/RUDD - as I mentioned, this is the one that "moves" RUDD from right stick to left stick ...
The knob regulates the throttle (and also this way enables/disables flips) ie it has a seamless dual rate percentage while the V929 TX can only do 20%, 40%, 60% and 100%
Finally the "FUNTION" button (maybe that is chinese for FUN-TON and was supposed to mean you'll got a ton of fun ...) looks like it is the auto-flip button.
So I would say that (the way it looks) you can do flips automatically or manually according to personal choice is actually a good thing ...
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Regarding the report "For Some Moviegoers, a New French Blockbuster Is Too Upbeat" (June 7):
Various cultural commentators' verdicts on the French movie "Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain" ranged from depicting it as "transposing Eurodisney to Montmartre" to accusing it of "playing into the hands of reactionary and rightist forces."
If anyone still questioned the extraordinary ability of self-righteous French intellectuals to elevate themselves above the plebeian masses to judge what is right and wrong, this is an interesting case in point.
The truth is that "Amélie Poulain" is an original movie that conveys a refreshing sense of optimism — and provides an opportunity for Parisian intellectuals to reflect on their cynical attitude to whatever might dare be popular without their consent.
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By Heather Haddon
TRENTON, N.J.—The state Assembly here passed legislation allowing for gay nuptials Thursday, a historic vote that sets the Democrat-controlled Legislature up for a fight with Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
The Legislature’s 80-member lower-house narrowly passed the bill, 42-33. The bill was moved largely along party lines in the lower house, with four absences and one vacancy. No Republicans supported the bill, with Mr. Christie calling on his party to oppose it. Four Democrats voted no. . .

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- This topic has 58 replies, 12 voices, and was last updated 2 years, 2 months ago by invisible officer.
October 29, 2019 at 11:18 am #170664
I agree it would be good to have heavy and light carronades. That’s an easy fix; I suspect anything smaller than a ship of the line would only have light carronades.October 29, 2019 at 11:37 am #170665
No, for example the Cruiser class Brigs had a broadside of 8x 32 pdr carronades. And at bow 2 x 6 pdr cannon as bow chasers.
Most RN SOL had 32pdr carronades, very few the 68pder. 98 gun St. George just 24 pdr Carronades.
Even very small vessels had the 32pdr Carronade, like the 85 built Commissioner Hamilton class Gunboats that had one each on 360° carriage. And a 24 pdr cannon at bow.
October 29, 2019 at 11:54 am #170668
- This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by invisible officer.
A 32pdr carronade is a light carronade – same damage as a heavy gun of the same weight. A heavy carronade is a 68pdr, which causes more damage (3 dice); you won;t find those on small ships.October 29, 2019 at 12:10 pm #170672
A 32 pdr carronade is a heavy gun, Standard on most SOL.
The 68pdr was a White elepant, rarely used. It weighted 1400 kg, the 32pdr 864 kg.
Light Carronades are 6, 12 and perhaps 18 pdr. 24 pdr carronades would be medium.
The French heavy 36 pdr Carronade weigted 1250 kg. The light French 12pdr Carr. 389 kg.
The French one was not only bigger, the French Pound was bigger too. 0,4895 kg compared the British 0,4536. Not much but in a full broadside…….October 29, 2019 at 12:14 pm #170673
Based on generic stats, it seems the game cut off for heavy guns is 18 pounders. Most 5th rates prior to 1780 will not have guns larger than 12 pounds. There was a shift in the armament paradigm around the same time carronade started to be fitted. If my backward engineering is accurate:
So 12 pounders and smaller = Light Guns
18 Pounders and heavier = Heavy Guns
1 Die is 3-7 guns (round up, the author obviously did).
Carronades were all grouped together, as everyone is already aware. I think the carronade numbers are already so screwy as to be totally mythical.
However, when I’m doing a historical representation card, 1-4 carronade = 1 Die. If you run across heavy carronade (68 pounders) I would halve that to 1-2. Keep in mind that the number of dice was factoring accuracy as well as number of guns.
This is my opinion based on looking at the game mathimatics. I bought the edition of Wargame Illustrated for the designers notes, and guess what, they aren’t really designers notes. Go figure, remember the day when all wargames had designers notes that explained the game mechanics? I really miss those days sometimes.
BobOctober 29, 2019 at 12:21 pm #170674
I would caution heavily against house ruling until your an expert on rules as written.
I love this period of history, but I’m far from being an expert. As, stated in another thread, the turn radius of the ships are kind of counter intuitive.
Frigates are faster than Third Rates, but the slower speed, with the same 45′ turn allows a third rate to turn inside a Frigate. As stated by Invisible Officer there is historical precedence on a case by case basis. But I hardly think this would be a common occurance.
I don’t know the rules well enough yet, to change anything. Continue the discussion, though, it is highly enjoyable and informative.
BobOctober 29, 2019 at 12:23 pm #170675
@Invisible Officer Quote: “And in some cases they mix ships of same name that got captured and retaken.”
I realize you are correct on this point, but if you don’t have paper it’s much better than making stuff up.
October 29, 2019 at 2:10 pm #170688
- This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by Lincolnlog.
Invisible officer wrote:
“A 32 pdr carronade is a heavy gun, Standard on most SOL.
The 68pdr was a White elepant, rarely used. It weighted 1400 kg, the 32pdr 864 kg.
Light Carronades are 6, 12 and perhaps 18 pdr. 24 pdr carronades would be medium.”
Yes, indeed, I agree with all that.
But a 32pdr carronade surely causes no more damage than a 32pdr long gun (probably a bit less, as the the ball is moving slower).
So a 32pdr carronade should cause 2 damage, not 3. Only the real monsters should cause 3 damage. Hence my suggestion to introduce ‘light carronades’ for carronades 32pdr or smaller, which would cause 2 damage instead of 3.
Or it might be simpler (given their rarity) to have ‘heav carronades for the big one which cause 3 damage, and just downgrade other carronades to 2 damage like heavy guns.October 29, 2019 at 2:14 pm #170689
“I love this period of history, but I’m far from being an expert. As, stated in another thread, the turn radius of the ships are kind of counter intuitive.”
Agreed. I certainly wouldn’t assume that bigger ships have a bigger turn radius. Certainly not true in the age of steam (many WW2 destroyers had terrible turn radii and many battleships had tiny ones). It depends on ratio of width to length in the hull, rudder size and probably a bunch of other factors. The problem is for age of sail the info is almost never available. Many AoS games give all ships the same turn radius and maybe that is a good compromise.October 30, 2019 at 8:39 am #170709Andy WatkinsParticipant
It seems the simplist approach to carronades is to keep them as they are in all regards except to drop their damage to 2 the same as a heavy gun which is approximately what they were.
The 68pdr is exceptional AND the ships that had them seemed to have them in very small numbers so overall damage of 2 still seems reasonable.
It would probably then be sensible for anything smaller than a frigate to have it’s heavy guns replaced by carronades.
If the damage was 2 then a broadsie of 2 carronades might be sensible for those Cruizer class brigs.
Thanks very much for the mention of the cruizer class, i had not heard of them and they do seem incredibly well armed for what they are.
I must say I am confused by the issues of range regarding carronades. Carronades can fire out to 1000 yards or more whilst long guns are more like 2000 yards. That is all great but I read most battles took place within 100 yards. A specific quote i read was that the British could hit with 10% of their shot at 100 yards!! being able to fire approx 3 rounds in 5 minutes, whilst the post revolutionary french and spanish navies were approximately half the speed AND less accurate.
If that is the best a well trained navy could do at 100 yards I struggle to see the advantage of being able to fire out to 2000 yards BUT everything I read says that many perhaps most british naval captains still preferred long guns to Carronades?? I guess there is more to the real story than theoretical figures show….October 30, 2019 at 9:46 am #170711
The ballistics of cannon and carronades and the tactical use had been different.
The cannon was bored with a windage that allowed fast loading. So a lot of the power went past the ball and was lost for power. So a larger powder load was used.
Apart from power the ball also lost accuracy by windage. At same aiming point the hitting point at 100 meter varied for meters from a land based gun from shot to shot.
Worse, the up and down of your ship causes a much bigger variation for range. To time the explosion of the powder in the barrel for the moment the level was as intended was nearly impossible. Even the flintlock introduced into naval use was not fast enough, with linstock it was worse.
So most balls went into water or over the hull. In some angles a ball glancing the water surface will jump like the stones we all have thrown at lakes. So aiming too deep may be better than to high.
Carronades had a shorter barrel. The Carron company worked better, the windage was much smaller. The powder load was much smaller, not half that of cannon of same calibre.
The shorter barrel reduced the time the ball was accelerated. But with less windage the time was used better. The still lower muzzle velocity required a higher trajectory.
That added to the difficult range aiming.
Tactical the Carronade was used to add ball weight to the upper deck guns. That deck could carry less weight. A 32pdr Carronade of 864 kg replaced a cannon that was small, even a 9pr weighted 1300 kg.
So most upper deck cannon got replaced in RN, with the exception of the bow chaser. That cannon needed long range. A lucky shot at extreme range might damage the steering system.
Some CO made aiming aids, the typical Napoleonic gun had no sight!
Few officers spent money for powder on sharp shooter gun training, so most RN tars had no idea about the hitting point of their gun if “aimed” in a certain way.
Small ships and monster guns. Commander William Layman commanded the Cruiser class brig Raven. He replaced the bow chasers with a single 68pdr Carronade on a pivot and did the same with the aft two 32pdr Carronades.October 30, 2019 at 9:49 am #170712
Not sure about 100 yards, but certainly 300 yards or less for most engagements is about right. So, yes, as you say, most engagements would be within carronade range.
Does anyone know what the rough ground (or rather sea) scale is? The ranges suggest about 1″ to 50 yards is about right, so point blank is 150 yards, short range and carronade range would be 400 yards, a long cannon fires 1000 yards if heavy, 700 if light.October 30, 2019 at 11:00 am #170725Andy WatkinsParticipant
I must say thankyou everyone for replying to this post, the replies i have had have been both more positive and far more informative than I had expected. I have learnt quite a bit.October 30, 2019 at 2:43 pm #170754
I suspect carronades were granted more damage due to the plunging fire effect. Carronades had a much flatter trajectory than mortars, but way less flatter trajectory than long guns. Therefore there was higher probability of hitting the deck over the railing.
BobOctober 30, 2019 at 4:03 pm #170758
But a carronade fired from a frigate isn’t going to hit the deck of a ship of the line, which is way above it. I suspect the 3 damage is because it’s a fun in-game effect.
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- Calculate how much you need to save – It’s hard to get to the finish line if you don’t know where it is. To see the amount, you may need and check your savings progress, simply log in to your retirement account and use the retirement planning tools offered through your online account. Figure out how much you may need to save for the future you want.
- Save more (the simple way) – Sock away money in your employer-sponsored retirement plan. National Retirement Security Week is the perfect time to enroll in the plan or bump up your contribution rate by 1% or 2%—or more.
- Get creative – As with anything in life, it often pays to be creative. By saving in unique (and doable) ways, you may find the money to increase your retirement plan contributions. Trade your pricey cable package for an online streaming subscription. Save your cash-back credit card rewards instead of spending them. Bag your lunch for a few days instead of eating out.
See how saving $20 more per week can make a difference!
Assumes a 6% rate of return compounded weekly in a tax-deferred account. This is a hypothetical example. It is not indicative of any product or performance and does not reflect any expense associated with investing. Taxes will be due upon distribution of the tax-deferred amount and, if shown, results would be lower. It is possible to lose money by investing in securities.
Ready to save more? It’s “go” time!
Increase your contributions today! Contact your retirement plan representative today.
Learn more about the University of Texas System Retirement Program by visiting the Retirement Program page.

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