It wasn’t really sad the way they said good-bye
Or maybe it just hurt so bad she couldn’t cry
He packed his things, walked out the door and drove away

And she became the girl from yesterday

He took a plane across the sea
To some foreign land
She stayed at home and tried so hard to understand
How someone who had been so close could be so far away

And she became the girl from yesterday

She doesn’t know what’s right
She doesn’t know what’s wrong
She only knows the pain that comes from waiting for so long
And she doesn’t count the teardrops
That she’s cried while he’s away
Because she knows deep in her heart
That he’ll be back someday

The light’s on in the window, she’s waiting by the phone
Talking to a memory that’s never coming home
She dreams of his returning and the things that he might say

But, she’ll always be the girl from yesterday[x2]

PVC pipe

8" – 21.75 lbs / foot

10" – 34 lbs / foot

12" – 49 lbs / foot

15" – 76.5 lbs / foot

Example: With two pontoons, each 10 feet long (total 20 feet of pipe):

8" x 20′ = 435 lbs flotation

10" x 20′ = 680 lbs flotation

12" x 20′ = 979 lbs flotation

15" x 20′ = 1530 lbs flotation

How to Use These Numbers

Formula: Add the weights of your boat, crew and cargo, then double it – that is the flotation you need. Why? Because you must have at least HALF of your total flotation out of the water.

Let’s Try to Calculate Our Flotation and Pipe Length:

Boat Weight (RebelCat 5): approx 250 lbs
Crew Weight (two adults 150 lbs each) = 300 lbs
Cargo (camping gear, food, water) = 50 lbs

Total Weight = 600 lbs

Flotation Required: 1200 lbs (600 lbs x 2)

How do we create 1200 lbs flotation? We select a pipe diameter and length.

10" diameter x 18′ (x 2) = 1224 lbs flotation (34 lbs/ft x 18′ x 2 pontoons)
12" diameter x 13′ (x 2) = 1274 lbs flotation (49 lbs/ft x 13′ x 2 pontoons

Why Do I Have to Calculate Flotation? Doesn’t the DVD tell me that?

No, because a RebelCat 5 can be made using PVC pipe 10" or 12" in diameter and in any length. Also, you have to decide your total weight, based on boat, crew and cargo.

My suggestions:
1. Build your cat with extra flotation. It is far better to have too much than too little. You might want to have a guest on board or carry more cargo. You may have to rescue someone. Strong wind will always try to push your leeward pontoon under water. In flotation, more is better.

2. Make your cat longer than 10′ (not counting cones). The longer your pontoons, the more gentle your ride. Short boats have to go up and down over each chop and wave. Longer pontoons can ride on two or three chop waves at a time, keeping the boat almost level. If you like rodeo rides, go with short.

My RebelCat 5 is 10" pipe, 21′ long, including cones aft. It rides like a Cadillac. (see video on the Home Page) Sure, it turns slower than a short cat, but I’m not usually in a hurry to turn on a dime. Your call.

If I were to make another RebelCat 5, I would use 12" pipe at about 17′ long. That would give me plenty of flotation for three to four people and enough length for a gentle ride. The reason I used 10" pipe was because I could not find traffic cones 12" in diameter (someone has since informed me that the Home Depot in his city has them that large), and I wanted to use materials that most peopel could buy locally. So I made my RebelCat 5 as a demo for others.

My next RebelCat 5 would be made from 12" pipe, and I would either locate those 12" traffic cones or I would heat-shape the aft end of the pontoons (similar to RebelCat 4 – see RebelCat Evolution here). Traffic cones may appear unprofessional or unusual, but the fact is they perform better than anything I have tried. They allow the water behind the cat to close with very little turbulence or wake, which means that little of the sails power is transformed into swirling water (which required energy). The video of RebelCat 5 sailing fast on the home page demonstrates how well traffic cones work.

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New cases in China continued to decline, according to its latest numbers as of March 2, which showed 125 new confirmed cases, and 31 more deaths.
As cases spread across other continents, new cases in China are falling, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing in Geneva.

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9:15 am: South Korea reports jump of 600 new cases
New cases in South Korea surged by 600 as of Tuesday morning, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It also reported six more deaths, bringing the death toll to 28 fatalities for the country. The total number of cases in the country is now 4,812. — Tan

9:00 am: Twitter ‘strongly encourages’ all employees to work from home
Twitter said that starting March 2, it is "strongly encouraging all employees globally to work from home if they’re able."

"Our goal is to lower the probability of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus for us — and the world around us," it wrote in an update.

"We are working to make sure internal meetings, all hands, and other important tasks are optimized for remote participation. We recognize that working from home is not ideal for some job functions. For those employees who prefer or need to come into the offices, they will remain open for business," the social media firm said.

Working from home for its employees in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea offices will be mandatory, however, it said. — Tan

8:00 am: China reports 125 new cases, 31 more deaths
New cases in China continued to decline, according to its latest numbers as of March 2, which showed 125 new confirmed cases, and 31 more deaths. The country reported 202 new cases for March 1, and 573 new cases for Feb. 29, according to data from the National Health Commission.

All the additional fatalities in the latest update were from the epicenter of Hubei. Of the new cases, 114 were in Hubei. That brings China’s total to 80,151 cases, and 2,943 deaths. — Tan

7:50 am: WHO says the epidemics spreading outside China are of ‘greatest concern’
As cases spread across other continents, new cases in China are falling, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing in Geneva.

Outside China, the total number of cases topped 8,739 across 61 countries, including 127 deaths, according to WHO data. About 81% of cases outside China are from four countries, he added.

"The epidemics in the Republic of Korea, Italy, Iran and Japan are our greatest concern," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. — Lovelace, Higgins-Dunn

All times below are in Eastern time.

6:38 pm: Washington state governor says people ‘should start to think about avoiding large events’
Washington Governor Jay Inslee said that residents "should start to think about avoiding large events and assemblies" as the coronavirus outbreak in the state worsens. Local health officials are currently not making a request for events to be canceled, Inslee said during a press briefing. "The people should be prepared for that possibility and need to be thinking about it," he added. Earlier in the day, Washington state officials said at least four more patients had died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the U.S. to at least six. — Lovelace

6:35 pm: Pence says coronavirus-related travel restrictions may expand
Vice President Mike Pence said the administration’s decision on whether to expand its travel advisories for Italy and South Korea will be based on how many new cases they report. "The action the president authorized this weekend, raising the travel advisory, the American people should know we’re saying you should not travel to certain sections of Italy or South Korea. Those advisories may expand, but we’ll allow the caseload in those countries to define that," he said during a White House press briefing. The Trump administration currently recommends Americans refrain from visiting regions of Italy and South Korea impacted by the virus. —Lovelace, Breuninger

5:09 pm: Consumers buy up survival foods like dried beans and vitamins
Consumers are shopping for more foods with long shelf lives and packaged items as the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. rises, according to the latest Nielsen data. At U.S. stores, sales of fruit snacks were up by nearly 13%, dried beans were up 10% and pretzels were up 9% in the week that ended Feb. 22, according to Nielsen data that compared the period to the same time a year earlier. Sales of energy drinks, pet medicine, vitamin supplements and first aid kits also saw sales spike. On the other hand, sales of fresh fruit and vegetables have dropped. Mandarins were down 4% and celery was down 16% in the week that ended Feb. 22. —Repko

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LPita Taufatofua, the ‘Shirtless Tongan,’ just qualified for his third Olympics
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(CNN)Remember the shirtless, oiled-up Tongan man from the past two Olympics?

Well, he’s coming back.

Pita Taufatofua, the Tongan athlete who received immense attention after going shirtless during the Parade of Nations in the past two Olympics, just qualified for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.

The qualification came for taekwondo, after winning gold in the M+80kg on Saturday.

The summer will be Taufatofua’s second Olympic appearance for taekwondo. But he told CNN last year that his goal in 2020 is to compete in three unrelated Olympic sports and participate in two different sports in the same Olympics.

Tongan Pita Taufatofua: ‘We were racing not to come last’
At the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018, Taufatofua represented Tonga in cross-country skiing.

So this time, he’s aiming for two sports. Now that he’s qualified for taekwondo, next up is kayaking, which he has been training for about a year.

"I just love being out on the ocean, being out at sea. It’s a sport that excites me. I haven’t learned it yet, but it excites me at the same time," he told CNN last year, about the sport.

As for whether this means we’ll have even more shiny shirtlessness, we’ll have to wait and see.

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Justice Dept. Establishes Office to Denaturalize Immigrants
The department called the decision a move “to bring justice to terrorists, war criminals, sex offenders and other fraudsters,” but some lawyers there feared a broader crackdown.

Critics say the Trump administration’s emphasis on denaturalizations underscores the idea that naturalized citizens have fewer rights than those born in the United States. Credit… Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it had created an official section in its immigration office to strip citizenship rights from naturalized immigrants, a move that gives more heft to the Trump administration’s broad efforts to remove from the country immigrants who have committed crimes.

The Denaturalization Section “underscores the department’s commitment to bring justice to terrorists, war criminals, sex offenders and other fraudsters who illegally obtained naturalization,” Joseph H. Hunt, the head of the Justice Department’s civil division, said in a statement.

“The Denaturalization Section will further the department’s efforts to pursue those who unlawfully obtained citizenship status and ensure that they are held accountable for their fraudulent conduct,” Mr. Hunt said.

The move promises to further expand a practice that was once used infrequently, but that the Trump administration has increasingly turned to as part of its immigration crackdown. It has raised alarms among some department lawyers who fear denaturalization lawsuits could be used against immigrants who have not committed serious crimes.

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Sci-Fi/Adventure Films That Were Excellent
BY DEREK DRAVEN – ON FEB 26, 2020 IN LISTS

It’s a shame that so many movies fight a losing battle to stay relevant as generations come and go. Whether it’s a summer blockbuster or a budget-strapped B-movie, great movies frequently find themselves relegated to the basement of silver screen history.

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The following are ten excellent sci-fi/adventure films from the 1980s that have mostly been forgotten, but definitely deserve your attention! Grab your popcorn, and let’s dial things back to a decade of unbridled movie creativity.

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10 ENEMY MINE (1985)

Dennis Quaid paired up with the wonderful Louis Gossett Jr. for this 1980s sci-fi epic that was far less about spectacle and scale, and more about the relationship between their two characters. The plot involves two starfighter pilots on opposite sides of a brutal war who find themselves stranded on a hostile alien planet.

In order to survive, both must overcome their hatred of one another. In so doing, they begin to learn about each other’s history, family and world culture, forming a bond of friendship in the process. It’s one of the most effective films that dared to tackle the concepts of bigotry, hatred, and animosity between peoples.

9 THE ABYSS (1989)

James Cameron nearly broke his cast in two with the grueling and dreadful production of his 1989 classic The Abyss, but it was well worth the stress. This deep-sea adventure involves the crew of an underwater drilling platform hosting a SEAL team investigating a UFO that inadvertently sank a U.S. submarine.

It’s a long, but fascinating adventure film that broke new technological ground which would later become a staple in Hollywood cinema. There’s nothing quite like it, and there probably never will be.

8 METALSTORM: THE DESTRUCTION OF JARED-SYN (1983)

This crazy 1980s B movie blended Mad Max-style vehicular combat with Star Wars-style grit, grotesque cyborgs and funky, mystical dream sequences. None of it makes any true sense, but the movie has a particular charm and vibrant energy lacking in many of today’s sci-fi films.

On the surface, it may have looked like a low-budget romp with a cast of unknowns, but it featured such big names as Kelly Preston, Richard Moll and Tim "Jack Deth" Thomerson.

7 THE ADVENTURES OF HERCULES (1985)

Lou Ferrigno would star as Greek mythology’s most famous superhero in two Italian adventure films based on the character. Both have aged poorly, but they’re still exciting, entertaining and plenty of fun to watch.

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While the original had its moments, the second film in the franchise is clearly the better, focusing on Hercules dispatching a number of vile villains and monsters to retrieve the seven mighty thunderbolts of Zeus, while battling his arch-nemesis King Minos.

6 SPACEHUNTER: ADVENTURES IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE (1983)

Long before Michael Ironside starred in such hit films as Total Recall and Starship Troopers, he played Overdog, a hideously disfigured villain who kidnaps three women for his own amusement. It’s Peter Strauss to the rescue as down-on-his-luck salvage guy Wolff, who channels his inner Han Solo to rescue them and score a big reward.

The film also starred 80s darling Molly Ringwald as an annoying sidekick who gets into plenty of trouble, before she finds herself the target of Overdog’s lustful affections. It’s campy, it’s gritty, sexist and silly, but nobody can accuse Spacehunter of being unoriginal!

5 TRON (1982)

The TRON franchise has seemingly been hijacked by its own sequel, which means that few audiences really remember the seminal Disney original. That’s tragic because the first TRON film isn’t just a technical marvel – it’s one of the most original movies ever made.

This is one adventure that you’ll definitely want to share with your entire family and for good reason. Sure, the technology is dated, and the premise is nonsense, but that’s all part of the fun. After all, who wouldn’t want to be digitized into a video game?

4 THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT (1984)
This underrated 1984 classic actually references a supposedly real event that took place in 1943 involving the U.S. Navy’s pursuit of technology that could render their forces invisible to radar. The movie takes it a step further by throwing two crew members of the USS Eldridge into the future, where they learn that the government is attempting to adapt the experiment to create a shield against ICBM attacks.

It takes a lot of scientific liberties, but it’s one of the few films that paved the way for the kind of time paradox plot-lines that we take for granted in movies today.

3 SHORT CIRCUIT (1986)
In the 1980s, Johnny Five was a household name. This lovable robot started out as a high-grade military weapons project, but after being struck by lightning, he became self-aware and escaped his government enclosure to soak up everything the world had to offer.

The original film is a hilarious and fun comedy adventure that still holds up today. It’s a shame that audiences have largely forgotten about Johnny Five. Without him, other robot characters like Chappie, Wall-E, and Baymax might never have seen the light of day.

2 EXPLORERS (1985)
Children were the beneficiaries of 1985’s Explorers. It’s one film that successfully taps into the wonder and imagination of kids, and their ability to dream big. It’s also a star-studded film with a very young Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix rounding out the stellar cast.

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The plot focuses on a wiz kid who successfully develops a spaceship crafted out of an old Tilt-A-Whirl, allowing him and his friends to leave Earth and meet up with a series of quirky alien beings. While obviously far-fetched, that’s missing the point entirely. Explorers isn’t about technological or scientific realism. It’s about how good it felt to dream as a kid.

1 FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR (1986)
Similar to Explorers, 1986’s Flight of the Navigator is another oft-forgotten sci-fi classic that puts a huge emphasis on how great it was to be a kid. The film centers around a young boy named David who disappears in 1978 after falling into a ravine, only to awaken in 1986. With no memory of his ordeal, David is taken to a NASA research facility where he learns that he can communicate telepathically with a mysterious alien spaceship held in their hangar.

David eventually escapes the facility by commandeering the ship and teaming up with its onboard AI, dubbed "Max." The two flee pursuing NASA forces while learning about the reason behind David’s disappearance. It’s adventurous, fun and quite funny, thanks largely to Paul Reubens voicing the role of Max.

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