What is an "Alberta Clipper", explain?
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An Alberta clipper is a type of fast moving storm which occurs over the northern Great Plains and upper Midwest in the United States. They usually beset the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota,Wisconsin, as well as western Pennsylvania and New York, and in the province of Ontario. Most clippers occur in winter, but can occur outside of the season; generally, off-season clippers would occur in November\nAlberta clippers take their name from the Canadian province of Alberta. This is where they appear to descend from, especially if one is looking at a U.S. weather map, which frequently chops off the nation of Canada. These are storms which traveled over the Pacific Ocean on the jet stream, but lost a good deal of their moisture through the process of orographic lift as they come into contact with the mountains of the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The storms arrive over the Canadian plains with little moisture, and become entangled with the cold air mass almost always occupying that region at the time. They then slide southward as they get caught up in the flow around the high pressure system which always inhabits cold polar areas, sending them barreling into the United States\nWhether the storm is crossing Canadian territory or that of the United States, the effect is largely the same. The storms sweep in at high speed over whatever land they encounter, usually bringing with them sharp cold fronts and drastically lower temperatures. It is not uncommon for an Alberta clipper to cause temperatures to drop by 30°F (16°C) in as little as 10 to 12 hours. Also, the storms almost always bring biting winds with them, only increasing the effect of the newly lower temperatures. Winds in advance and during an Alberta clipper are frequently as high as 35 to 45 mph (56 to 72 km/h). As if this were not enough, Alberta clippers also tend to bring snow with them, although since the temperatures are lower the snowflakes are smaller and therefore accumulations are less. A typical Alberta Clipper will leave approximately 2 inches (51.2mm) of snow in its wake, but exceptionally powerful ones or those acting with help from other meteorological sources, i.e., the Gulf of Mexico, can produce up to 8 inches (200 mm) of snow. Alberta clippers crossing the Great Lakes, particularly in the early winter when the water is still warm, can create lake effect snow, adding greatly to the total inherent in the system.\n\nIn winter, Alberta clippers can occur somewhat frequently, two occurring in the same week for several weeks at a time would not be considered unusual
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You mean like a boston whaler, regulator, scout? I assume? What do you mean?  They are easy to operate just never drive straight over the wake, hit it at angle and lower your speed. You drive them like a car. Slow down for sailboats, they have the right away, donot drown them. I guess this answers your question.  No offense but I will be watching out for you in the waterway...lol
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Alberta has extreme weather changes:\n\n\nOn Jan. 11, 1983, the temperature in Calgary rose 30°C (from –17°C to 13°C) in 4 hours, and on February 7, 1964, the temperature rose 28°C (51°F°), and the humidity dropped by 43 percent.\n\n\nIt is not uncommon for an Alberta clipper to cause temperatures to drop by 30°F (16°C) in as little as 10 to 12 hours.
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The origin of the Clippers' name is very obscure, but I know how it came about.  A group of male hairdressers from SF joined a local BB league.  They wanted a name that sounded strong and intimidating but still reflected their roots in hair styling - hence Clippers.  Unfortunately they never won a game and were forced to move to LA.  They also had to give up the pink and yellow jerseys.\n\nOK seriously, they're named after a type of sailing boat.  The clipper is a fast and nimble boat, usually used by merchants.  The LA Clippers were formally the SD Clippers.  Since SD was right on the ocean and was (at the time) the biggest port in CA, it only made since to name them after a familiar object.  Besides, how could you name a BB team the San Diego Missions or the SD Zoologists.
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try the sites I gave you on your other question and\n\nhttp://www.cupstuff.com/nhl/edmonton/eorts_m.htm
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Human Rights violations in Alberta are handled by the Human Rights Commission, not the courts.  You don't need a lawyer.  If you aren't having any success with the Human Rights Commission, then maybe you don't have a valid complaint.
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Try here:\nhttp://www.abyznewslinks.com/canadab.htm
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The term rip-snorter is Australian slang for something that is excellent, or generally very good.  You may say 'that was a rip-snorter of a goal' sometimes shortened to "Ripper"\n\n\nIt is also a brand of beer marketed by the Hogs Back brewery in Tongham, England.   Rip-Snorter is a winter beer, it's only brewed in the winter.  It's a real rip-snorter.\n\nAlso its an aggressive term used for handling a motorbike. "Rip" open the throttle and let the engine "Snort" away  so a rip snorter of a start is a flying  getaway..\n\nhttp://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/links.htm#australian
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not sure what you mean by "canuckie"
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My husband and his buddy's have a cabin they go up to in the chain of lakes that they fish for Muskie. They about every year now have pulled each others resources and go, but they have to travel by boat part of the way to get up there through, to their cabin site. I have never made to trip with them yet, and I don't even know if they would want me to. I guess the mosquito's are out of this world up there. I hope that this was helpful to you, and all I have seen are the pictures. It really looks beautiful though. One of them His friend, "Joe", caught a 69 lb Muskie once, and they put him in the magazine.
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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what kind of trimmer?
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not too sure about that. All I know is that here in alberta, we are debt free. I dont really care about the other provinces
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They were all members of the Continental Basketball Association.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Dusters\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Dusters
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Not sure if this is the BOPP you mean.  The context would help.\n\npublish.uwo.ca/~hnie/pdf/SPM.pdf\n\nwww.lindauer-dornier.com/ english/product/film/i6_takeup.htm
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It sounds like a combination wax comb/fin key. The plastic comb part is to scrape of wax and to give the wax texture on his surf board. Is the shape of the diameter of the rod in the shape of a hexagon? If it is it is probably a "key" that is used to remove the skegs/fins (FCS) from his surfboard.
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I would think it's oil, but a more complete answer can be found on the Alberta Governement page http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/index.cfm