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Enjoy this awesome scene from one of my favorite movies.
The Dark Knight Chase Scene
A Yankee, A Met, and a Phillie Fan
"A Phillies fan, a Mets fan, & a Yankees fan are climbing a mountain & arguing about who loves their team more. The Yankees fan insists he is the most loyal. "This is for the Yankees," he yells, & jumps off the mountain. Not to be outdone, the Phillies fan is next to profess his love for his team. He yells "This is for the Phillies!!" & pushes the Mets fan off the mountain."
Mark Walhberg in The Departed
Epic (and curse-laden) scene from the movie of the year from the other year.
Political Cartoon of the Day II
H/T: Tony Auth
John Stossel, a Fox Business contributor, created a show exposing the many angels of freeloading:
Freeloaders questions how some people and businesses in America get something for nothing. John Stossel takes a critical look at both corporate and personal dependency, and examines the consequences for the economy. When benefits are concentrated and costs disbursed, special interests lobby for transfers. Excellent background for wide range of economic topics.
The various parts to the series can be found on the right hand column in YouTube. Its worth a watch – very eye opening, but unfortunately some of it may not shock you.
Political Cartoon of the Day
H/T: Tony Auth
Badasses of the Week
A quick note – I am down to 20 some papers left to grade. Yay!
I usually end up watching some of Jim Rome is Burning before PTI and Around the Horn. I really don't care much for Jim Rome and his screed-like sarcasm and jerk-like tendencies.
When I saw him giving one of his final burns today (sorry for the bad quality, it's the best I could get for today's show) to the Dallas Mavericks for being a soft team, I yawned a bit. Jim, however, shocked me with the news on the few Dallas players.
Have you heard about Caron Butler? Butler shifted his knee back in place after injuring it in a game so that he wouldn't have to be carted off the court in-front of his Mom and Grandma. His teammate, Shawn Marion, also has a really disgusting finger injury and it isn't keeping him from playing.
These guys are bamf's and get my hat tip for the week.
Grading is Self-Inflicting
I want to start write a piece about living in the present moment and the impacts of wishing today away for a desired tomorrow but I am still grading papers. I had my students write a 1-page paper giving three reasons why a terrorist should and shouldn't get the right to a lawyer (as based on the 2004 Supreme Court case of Rasul v. Bush). I have at least 30 papers left. I hope to be done soon! I have PSSA's to thank for this extra grading time.
An Artificial Leaf?
I know that this is a bit outside of what usually comes up here, but an MIT Professor is making some pretty impressive claims about what his artificial leaf can do.
The device is an advanced solar cell, no bigger than a typical playing card, which is left floating in a pool of water. Then, much like a natural leaf, it uses sunlight to split the water into its two core components, oxygen and hydrogen, which are stored in a fuel cell to be used when producing electricity.
Nocera's leaf is stable — operating continuously for at least 45 hours without a drop in activity in preliminary tests — and made of widely available, inexpensive materials — like silicon, electronics and chemical catalysts. It's also powerful, as much as ten times more efficient at carrying out photosynthesis than a natural leaf.
He has also evidently signed a deal with a large technology conglomerate, so somebody thinks his idea may be viable.
GOP Presidential Candidate Endorses Affirmative Action
One of the so-called "third rails" of American Politics is race, and one of the most contentious race-related topics is affirmative action. That is why I was so happy when Herman Cain, at the Conservative Principles Conference in Des Moines Iowa, had the guts to say that he would make his hiring decisions based on religious quotas. Specifically, Mr. Cain took the position that there would be no Muslims allowed in his cabinet when he said
KEYES: You came under a bit of controversy this week for some of the comments made about Muslims in general. Would you be comfortable appointing a Muslim, either in your cabinet or as a federal judge?
CAIN: No, I would not. And here's why. There is this creeping attempt, there is this attempt to gradually ease Sharia law and the Muslim faith into our government. It does not belong in our government. This is what happened in Europe. And little by little, to try and be politically correct, they made this little change, they made this little change. And now they've got a social problem that they don't know what to do with hardly.
Unfortunately, Mr. Cain appears to be confused about the purpose of affirmative action, which is to include rather than to exclude. Then again, since so many on the right have conflated affirmative action with racism, perhaps Mr. Cain simply forgot that there was a difference. At any rate, I do hope that he and his Tea Party friends remember to read the Constitution they so revere. Specifically, Article VI, Paragraph 3.
The Obama Doctrine
PM Carpenter explains how we wish things were with foreign interventions:
I suppose at the root of such resistance is an aversion to human ambiguity. We don't want answers so much as we demand predeterminations; we'd like to think that global politics and its occasional corollary of regional conflict resemble a kind of preestablished moral physics. Event A occurs, which sparks B, which then results in C — each and every time.
This we demand — or I should say, some demand it — of commanders in chief. Unfortunately they sometimes deliver it, even though each Event A is distinguishable from other Events A, which either should or should not spark B.
Not to go all Rumsfeldian on you, but how is one to know, until A happens and all its knowable elements are known?
He goes on to connect it to the Bible:
Yet what strikes me as most incongruent is that so many of our yearning, anguished absolutists of doctrinaire diplomacy are undoubtedly also Sunday religionists who somehow find peace and mental comfort in worldly contradictions of literally biblical proportions. Their Judeo-Christian God wasn't — and still isn't, I assume, since He has sent unto us no exacting editors — fussy about consistency; He could say one thing one millennium and the confounding opposite the next, yet somehow it all blends together in acceptable text.
In other words, they cut God some slack, but for this U.S. president, they don't.
I disagree with his 2nd point but his first point provides clarity to many of our inner desires.
President Obama on U.S. Intervention in Libya
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Rebecca Black's "Friday" REMIXED
The words make no sense but it sounds better than the original.
H/T: FilmDrunk
Hot Boyz
Another banger: Missy Elliot – Hot Boyz
Timbaland Neko
For the music heads out there, this is something neat created by Timbaland.
Cop That Disk
What other song could be hotter?
Question of the Week
What is the value/purpose of prayer? What are the differences between prayer and intercessory prayer? Is all prayer meant to be intercessory? How much of prayer is meant to change us, not necessarily our/the circumstances?
Email your thoughts, faith goer or not, to vgiordano at gmail dot com.
Celebration of Virtues Amidst Earthquake's and Tsunami's
Meet Hideaki Akaiwa, who reportedly rescue his family who were submerged underwater:
Hideaki's wife of twenty years was still buried inside the lake somewhere. She hadn't gotten out. She wasn't answering her phone. The water was still rising, the sun was setting, cars and shit were swooshing past on a river of sea water, and and rescue workers told him there was nothing that could be done – the only thing left was to sit back, wait for the military to arrive, and hope that they can get in there and rescue the survivors before it's too late. With 10,000 citizens of Ishinomaki still missing and unaccounted for, the odds weren't great that Hideaki would ever see his wife again.
For most of us regular folks, this is the sort of shit that would make us throw up our hands, swear loudly, and resign ourselves to a lifetime of hopeless misery.
But Hideaki Akaiwa isn't a regular guy. He's a fucking insane badass, and he wasn't going to sit back and just let his wife die alone, freezing to death in a miserable water-filled tomb. He was going after her. No matter what.
This story is N-U-T-S-! It is so worth a full read.
March Madness and Christianity
Some have thought that March Madness exposes the idol of basketball brackets and gives a pass to all that comes with professional sports:
A bigger issue, he says, is that professional sports value materialism, commercialism and a Darwinian, hail-to-the winner ethos that jars with Christian values like self-denial and humility.
Krattenmaker agrees, adding violence, sexual aggression and idolatry are often associated with major league sports.Fans become wrapped up their favorite teams or favorite players.
"We go too far," he says, "when we make sports the center of our lives."
Hoffman says it would be naïve to think that the fans that show up for the Final Fourin a couple weeks are going solely because they appreciate the skill and athleticism of the teams involved. For some, he says, it's "sheer tribalism."
I believe it is easy to say (although not true) that everyone who roots for their bracket to win is a tribalist maniac. The same can be said for those who drink alcohol – they all must be drunks!
This is an interesting topic and has a place in being discussed each year. The origin of this article was based on a group at Duke University who, in fact, didn't see anything wrong with March Madness, basketball, or brackets but possibly uses this moment to bring people to God.
"What we believe is that passion is good," Jean-Baptiste continued. "…We just believe that those passions are also ways to enter into relationship with God. And if you don't know how, to begin the relationship starting with the worship of God is not a bad idea."
Her group, which is not affiliated with any official campus organization, says there's nothing wrong with enthusiasm for hoops – just that such passions make this a good time to explore a deeper relationship with God.
Bud Light – 3D Test Commercial
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You got it. For as long as there's been an Internal Revenue Code, taxpayers have tried to pass off their personal expenses as having been incurred in a business activity in hopes of garnering a tax benefit. Need some toilet paper and toothpaste? Join Amway, buy the stuff in bulk, and deduct it on Schedule C as a business expense. Take a bad beat on the Cowboys laying three? Report your self-destructive gambling behavior as a business and deduct your Sunday losses, fridge full of High Life, and copy of Football Outsiders Almanac against your meager winnings.
Of course, the IRS is on to such shenanigans, and they've got an arsenal of provisions, including Sections 183 (hobby losses), 280A (limitations on expenses related to vacation homes), and 165(d) (gambling losses limited to winnings), that can be employed to deny a taxpayer's ability to reap benefit from personal expenses.
Or, as was the case this week in Kaufman v. Commissioner, T.C. Summary Opinion 2012-100, (October 16, 2012), sometimes all the Service needs is the smell test.
In Kaufman, the taxpayer (Kaufman) was a graduate of MIT and Harvard who, quite predictably given his educational pedigree, retired in 1980 at the age of 46. For the next 25 years, Kaufman and his wife lived off of annuities and investment earnings as they moved from home to home throughout the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.
In 2005, Kaufman landed in Bend, Oregon, where he promptly purchased his new principal residence. Around this time, Kaufman, like the rest of America during the real estate boom, decided to try his hand at building and selling a spec house. To that end, in early 2007 Kaufman purchased a piece of raw land 20 miles from Bend for $484,000. Unfortunately, the bubble burst soon after, and Kaufman was unable to obtain the construction financing necessary to develop the intended spec house.
All the while, a local developer was looking to build a destination resort adjacent to Kaufman's principal residence. Kaufman was none too pleased with the prospect of losing his view of the snow-capped Cascade Range, so he took steps to halt the resort's progress. These delays eventually irritated the developer enough that he sued Kaufman in retaliation.
From there the parties eventually settled, but not before Kaufman had to shell out $29,000 in legal fees. On his 2007 tax return, Kaufman claimed $8,500 of the legal expenses on his Schedule C as a trade or business expense.
Kaufman's thought process was as follows: during 2007, he had $484,000 invested in the raw land intended to house the spec home, and over $1,000,000 invested in various interest-earning CDs. Kaufman maintained that the spec home activity qualified as a trade or business, so an allocated portion of the legal expenses -- $484,000/ approximately $1,4840,000 x $29,000 -- were incurred as part of his business activity and were thus deductible.
The IRS, as you might imagine, saw things differently. They denied the legal fees under the premise that Kaufman's spec home activity did not rise to the level of a trade or business. The Tax Court sided with the IRS:
During 2007 and 2008 petitioners were engaged in planning for the development of their Brasada property [spec home] and building a home on it. During these years petitioners acquired and were holding a capital asset--the Brasada property. Petitioners were not actively attempting to sell the Brasada real property, nor did they acquire other real property for sale. Their only source of income was interest on certificates of deposit and annuities. There is no doubt that petitioners intended o profit from the purchase of the Brasada property, but their activity had not, as of 2007 and 2008, become a trade or business conducted with continuity and regularity.
The court then took an additional step on Kaufman's behalf and analyzed whether the legal expenses could be deductible on Schedule A as an itemized deduction. While expenses incurred to manage or conserve a principal residence are not deductible by regulation[ii], if Kaufman could successfully argue that his legal expenses were incurred to protect his business reputation and preserve and protect his income stream, they would be deductible as an itemized deduction.
As required in such an analysis, the Tax Court looked to the origin of Kaufman's claim against the developer to determine the deductibility of the legal expenses. Because the court determined that Kaufman's obligation to pay legal expenses arose from his seeking an easement on his principal residence, the expenses represented nondeductible personal expenses. Adding insult to injury, the court also noted that Kaufman could not have been protecting his business reputation, because he had no business reputation that required protecting.
What Can We Learn?
Unfortunately for taxpayers and tax advisors alike, neither the statute nor the regulations define a "trade or business." Case law tells us that in order for an activity to rise to the level of a trade or business, however, it must be conducted with continuity, regularity, and with the purpose of generating a profit.
Aside from the volumes of relevant case law, perhaps the most meaningful guidance can be gleaned from the "hobby loss" factors of Treasury Regulation 1.183-2(b), which are used to determine if an activity is entered into "for profit." Those factors require taxpayers to conduct their business in a professional manner, exhibit expertise, and spend significant time and effort on the activity.
As a result, if you want to take the position that an activity -- be it horse breeding, gambling, or day trading -- rises to the level of a trade or business, it would behoove you to treat it like a trade or business. Keep it organized, solicit advice from industry experts, make changes when things aren't going well, and yes...it wouldn't kill you to generate some revenue once in a while.

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9 Things You Don't Know About George Michael's "Freedom" Video
In 1990, famed singer George Michael refused to star in his own music video. George Michael's song "Freedom!" would go on to hit number 8 on the Billboard Top 100, and the music video became one of the most iconic of the decade. Rather than the singer himself, it starred six supermodels: Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, and Linda Evangelista. The video was simple yet powerful, and remains one of the most important non-fashion moments in fashion history.
As Allure reported, it was common to see models in music videos during that time period. What wasn't common was to see models who weren't simply playing the lead singer's love interest. Sure, they're clearly still there as sex objects (Crawford's scenes mostly feature her nude and oiled up in a bathtub) but there's an independence to the whole thing — a freedom, if you will.
While it's one of the most celebrated music videos of the decade, there are still plenty of lesser known details that make the lore behind it all that much more interesting. Below are a handful of facts about the music video you might not have ever realized.
The Song Is Actually Called "Freedom! '90"
So as not to be confused with the song "Freedom" that George Michael had recorded with his first bad, Wham!
It Was Directed By David Fincher
Quite a departure from Fight Club and Se7en, no? Before "Freedom! '90", Fincher worked with Madonna on her "Express Yourself" music video.
The Sheet Was The Only Item Of Clothing They Paid For
Vogue Contributing Editor Camilla Nickerson wrote in an essay for the publication that "[Fincher] was incredibly specific about how he wanted Christy [Turlington] to walk in this white sheet. It had to be incredibly long and made of Irish linen, so that the thread count was light enough for the light to come through." After that was sorted, the budget was spent, so they had to borrow clothes from friends for the rest of the scenes.
MAC Spice Liner Makes An Appearance
According to Allure, Evangelista insisted her lips be lined with MAC Spice, which was one of the company's best sellers.
The Guy With The Lamp Is A Famous Photographer
Then-model Mario Sorrenti most notably went on to shoot for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.
And The Guy Hanging Upside Down Was On Law & Order
Todo Segalla is listed as an uncredited detective on an episode of SVU.
Evangelista Dyed Her Hair Blonde Right Before The Video
According to Allure, it'd been a last-minute decision at a different photoshoot — but worked crazy well with Fincher's cool blue lighting for "Freedom!"
Many Shots Were Improvised
Including the scene of the male model eating an orange and Evangelista taking her sweater off, Allure reported.
2016's Supermodels Did A Remake In September
Though the original video is hard to top, Vogue created an updated version of the video with some of today's hottest faces in fashion, including Adriana Lima, Joan Smalls, Anna Ewers, Irina Shayk, Taylor Hill. It's the perfect tribute.


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text: Working Together to Build Back Stronger and Safer Roy Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation Karen Helbrecht, Program Specialist 9:15-10:00 a.m. January 31, 2013 Agenda Strategic Foresight Initiative • Overview • Driving Forces • Climate Change Implications Hurricane Sandy Recovery • Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps • Policy Implications • National Disaster Recovery Framework Moving Forward • Mitigation Planning • NHMA and the State of Vermont Perception of Risk • 2012 Flood Survey Results Further Studies Q&A 2 Strategic Foresight Initiative: Overview Understand factors driving change that will impact emergency and disaster management over a 20-year horizon Develop a shared sense of direction and urgency in the emergency management community that enables us to drive to action Collectively prepare for the future across multi-sectors Plan for and take action to meet the evolving needs 3 Strategic Foresight Initiative: Driving Forces U.S. Demographic Shifts Changing Role of the Individual Universal Access to/ Use of Information Global Interdependencies Government Budgets Critical Infrastructure Evolving Terrorist Threat Technical Development and Dependency Climate Change 4 Climate Change Implications Coastal development patterns and demographics are changing Climate change and sea level rise are increasing the risk of inundation and storm damage FEMA is assessing the "current risk" • Using Advisory Base Flood Elevations (ABFEs), partners are working on future risk information 5 NOAA Interactive Maps Interactive map shows future areal extent of onepercent annual chance coastal flood hazard areas, resulting from sea level rise 6 Hurricane Sandy: Flood Risk Information New Jersey (10 Counties) Released December 2012 • Atlantic County, NJ • Bergen County, NJ • Burlington County, NJ • Cape May County, NJ • Essex County, NJ • Hudson County, NJ • Middlesex County, NJ • Monmouth County, NJ • Ocean County, NJ • Union County, NJ New York (8 Counties) Westchester County and portions of New York City were released January 28, 2013 • Bronx County, NY • Kings County, NY • New York County, NY • Queens County, NY • Richmond County, NY • Westchester County, NY Remaining areas of New York will be released in February 2013 7 Hurricane Sandy: Flood Risk Information Prior to Sandy, FEMA was performing a restudy of the New Jersey and New York coastline with anticipated products to be delivered in mid2013 Effective information for many of the areas of NJ and NY does not currently reflect the best available data FEMA provided near-term Advisory Base Flood Elevations (ABFEs) to support reconstruction efforts Advisory information reflects current risk Coastal flood zones updated using ABFEs may extend further inland than the SFHAs shown on current effective FIRMs 8 Advisories: Engaging Whole Community Proposed Plan Post Data Release (in order of timing) What We Have Completed State: • Worked with DEP & SHMO on Outreach Plan • Gave 'first look" at the data Public/Elected Officials: • Conduct webinar with elected/public officials to give them a "first look" at the data • Conduct a "telethon" and reach out to counties and communities that have had the greatest impact Elected Officials: • Conducted ABFE Webinars for State & Congressional Stakeholders • Will conduct "first look" at data prior to release Public Officials: Conduct Public Official Outreach Meetings-base future outreach on specific county/community needs Public Officials: Conducted 7 ABFE Overview Webinars Media: Send media packet and conduct media briefings Public Officials: Called All County Planners, shared ABFE overview and scheduled public outreach briefings Builders, Architects, and Engineers: Engage National, State, and Regional Associations on ABFE importance & implications Insurance, Builders & Architects: Defined a call plan for reaching targeted groups in these industries Insurance Community: Engage National, State, and Regional Associations on ABFE importance & implications Other Federal Agencies & Recovery Partners: Tie ABFEs into infrastructure, public works and other recovery elements. NGOs & Public Institutions: Engage the major NGOs and Public Institutions on ABFE importance & implications 9 Hurricane Sandy: Elevated Restaurant See how building to higher standards helped Windansea Restaurant in Hurricane Sandy 10 Hurricane Sandy Lessons Learned: Coastal Residential Construction Key Takeaways: • Setbacks key to reducing damages • Inadequate foundations for coastal flood and erosion conditions • New construction was placed atop old foundations Key Successes : • Damage to V-zone house elevated above Base Flood Elevation was minimal • Building setbacks and wide dunes reduced damage 11 Hurricane Sandy Lessons Learned: Critical Facilities Key Observations: • Flood damage nearly all due to inundation • Emergency power system design focus is to mitigate normal power loss • Flood protection plan typically two dimensions Key Take-Aways: • Below-grade spaces and utility systems are extremely vulnerable to inundation • Emergency power systems are not being looked at holistically • Need to examine quick connects for temporary power and other systems 12 Policy Implications: Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 On July 6, 2012 the President signed into law MAP-21 (P.L. 112-141), Otherwise known as the BiggertWaters Flood Insurance Reform Act 2012 or "BW 12" What it does: • Reauthorized of NFIP for 5 years • Eliminates a variety of existing flood insurance discounts and subsidies. Results of the law: • New flood insurance rates will reflect the true flood risk of an insured property. • Policy rates could increase based on one or all of the following circumstances: 1. Change of ownership 2. Lapse in insurance coverage 3. Change in flood risk 4. Substantial damage or improvement to a building 13 National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Hurricane Sandy presented an opportunity to fully implement the NDRF FEMA appointed Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinators and Mitigation Advisors All 6 RSFs are still active with full participation from supporting agencies and organization Mitigation and Recovery staff are ensuring a coordinated approach to delivery all programs 14 State of Vermont & Tropical Storm Irene State of Vermont received assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency (APA) Partnered with the National Hazard Mitigation Association (NHMA) and the Coastal Hazard Center to: • Develop policy options to improve resiliency • Create community guidance promoting long-term resilience • Evaluate selected state programs and policies • Identify conflicts with what new river science reveals about vulnerabilities to future flooding and erosion hazards 15 Mitigation Planning Evaluation of State Mitigation Plans Strengths Areas for Improvement • Overall plan quality has improved over the past decade • Articulating Goals • Fact Based • Mitigation Policies • Implementation and Monitoring • Inter- organizational coordination • Participation across groups and Organization 16 Perception of Risk: 2011-2012 Flood Survey Results – Flood Awareness There is a stark difference in perception of flood risk between the public and local officials in Risk MAP areas vs. Non Risk MAP Areas Do You Believe Your Community is at Risk of Flooding? 17 Flood Survey Results: Public Findings Proximity to a hazard does not prompt action • Being located near a flood hazard did not make individuals feel that their community was at greater flood risk, but it did make individuals feel that their home was at greater risk • Despite that, they did not act significantly differently than those who were not located near flood hazards in terms of their behaviors to protect their homes against flooding Those who didn't take action to reduce flood risk didn't think there was a risk • 81% did not take actions because they did not believe there was a risk • 5% mentioned cost as a reason • 4% did not know what actions to take 18 Further Studies What truly informs local decision making on climate change adaptation? 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The fact that Deadpool can heal himself from practically any wound means that the guy really goes all out in battle, regularly willing to sacrifice his own body for the kill. As a result, we should see some rather awesome stunts present in the upcoming film about the Marvel Comics character, and now a new set video has arrive highlighting some of that work:
This video comes to us from the YouTube account Torry Courte Film, and they were able to capture a seriously impactful moment on the set of Deadpool (pun entirely intentional). It's hard to tell if what we're looking at is Ryan Reynolds going for a ride on a pulley system (probably not), but whoever it is winds up hitting that car pretty damn hard. It's not entirely clear what is causing the character go be blown back in such a fashion, but it looks like he's being hit with something - be it the force wave of an explosion or car not looking at where it's going. Of course, while it takes the person performing the stunt a minute or two to recover, Deadpool would take this hit pretty easily and just keep moving (it doesn't hurt that he's entirely insane).
Adding a bit more fun into the mix is the fact that this isn't the only set video that this YouTube account has loaded online. The person with the camera also captured what appears to be a fun behind the scenes moment that features one of the stuntmen - in full Deadpool gear - trying to do what appears to be a bit of stylish break dancing. You can check that one out below:
Clearly the moves aren't entirely successful, but one still has to give the guy a lot of credit. Before he lands on his back, he does manage to show off a decent amount of skill.
In case you couldn't tell, director Tim Miller's Deadpool is currently in the midst of production, currently shooting up in Vancouver, Canada - which also happens to be star Ryan Reynolds' home city. The stellar supporting cast in the movie - who we really haven't seen much of yet - includes T.J. Miller as Weasel, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa a.k.a. Copycat, Gina Carano as Angel Dust, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Ed Skrien as the villainous Ajax a.k.a. Francis.. Shooting is expected to continue for the new few weeks, and it won't be long until 20th Century Fox will be ready to deliver the flick in theaters on February 12, 2016.


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Question: 'I'd like a long flower trough on my patio but none of the shops have one big enough. Could I make one?'
DIY expert, Jo Behari, says: 'Yes, luckily this can be a relatively simple option. You can use either scaffolding boards or decking boards as both will have been weatherproofed and are designed to be used outside.
Scaffolding boards come in 3.9m lengths and decking boards are 2.1m on average. Depending on the depth of the trough you want to make, you may need to use multiple boards to get the desired height. Measure and cut them to the length required. You'll need two sets of long boards for the front and back and two sets of shorter ones for each side.
Make a base for the trough out of the same boards, and drill some holes in the bottom to allow for decent drainage. To make the boards look neater, measure the short pieces to fit inside the long sections. Using galvanised screws, connect the front and back sections to the sides.
Make it easier by using a drill to create pilot holes for the screws, but only do this on the top piece of wood. If you need multiple boards stuck together, you can use flat plate brackets on the inside of the trough to connect them.
Sand down any rough edges and, if you like, you can give the box some colour using an outdoor paint. Lay a nylon screen down inside the trough to protect the wood and fill with gravel or chippings for drainage before adding the soil and flowers.
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Joel Campbell scored a goal for Olympiakos yesterday like no other he will likely ever score again...
Costa Rican forward Joel Campbell is starting to finally look the part after some decent form for Olympiakos in Greece - and an excellent term with Real Betis last season.
The man dubbed 'the next Paolo Wanchope' is even beginning to look like a man who could make it into the Arsenal first-team one day.
But the goal he scored this weekend will live long in the memory.
Olympiakos, who are running away with the Greek Super League once again this season, were taking on Panthrakikos yesterday - and as expected romped to a 4-1 victory.
Goals came from Kostas Manolas, Andreas Samaris and Javier Saviola - but their second goal was scored by Campbell.
And it is one of the more bizarre goals you are likely to see this season.
The forward was peeling off to the back post when a long ball into the area went a little bit too long and seemed destined to fly out of play.
But Campbell showed his determination by chasing it down and heading it back across goal.
In fact he headed it a little too close to goal … in fact he headed it up in the air, looping over the opposing goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
How much he actually knew about it we are not sure, but it was still a marvellous looking goal regardless.
Here it is…
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wow! I cannot believe I'm at Week 50!!!
You know I have to get my Christmas on in the old 52 week project!
The little tree is one I put up in Alex's old room for Brooke during her visit a few weeks ago.
That room is also servign as my gift and wrapping landing zone!
The chalkboard was on my Wishpot and Brooke got it for me (she drew my name, Yay!).
It is one of Rachel Denbow's that is for sale in Red Velvet.
I was so thrilled to get this gem and feel sure it will show up again in other photo shoots. ;0)
So I'm mentioned and hinted several times about a possible new project
AND I've asked if anyone would be interested in doing this project with me for 2011....
so can you put 2 and 2 together????
I'm so excited and looking forward to many possibilities for this project.
I promise to post just as soon as everything is in place and ready,
but I do hope you will charge up your camera batteries
and get ready for a 52 Week Project.
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The world seems to stop for a few seconds when admiring the Alexander McQueen designs, so browse the label's new fall 2012 lookbook and observe the unique elegance exuded by each and every design as they are all unbelievable!
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McQueen's extraordinary work by maintaining the edgy-elegant
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McQueen's fall 2012 lookbook is dominated by variety as far as
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The accent falls on variety this year as playing with different styles can help accentuate one's fashion-forward personality and fresh style. Each of the designs has a certain 'je ne sais quoi' which keeps the attention focused, so if you wish to make heads turn this upcoming season, dare to experiment with the following designs featured in Alexander McQueen's fall 2012 lookbook.
The brand's lookbook features garments that are much softer and
have a more wearable vibe, featuring fashion items that range from
business-chic to evening attire and occasionally a few more
relaxed, rock-chic inspired designs stir-up the vibe of the
collection, keeping the interest high.
Apparently, coats are an art at Alexander McQueen as each and every design featured in the lookbook exudes a high dose of elegance and reveals the craftsmanship that the brand is renowned for. An array of designs will dare you to resist them such as nipped-waisted coats and gorgeous 'Snow-white'-like capes featuring various monochrome colorations. If you're all about evening attire, the dresses featured in the lookbook will enchant your eyes, so feast your eyes on floor-length classic dresses, vintage-inspired dresses as well as more contemporary designs which underline a woman's wonderful silhouette.
Balancing the collection, the leather pants, stylish suits and pant/pullover ensembles look amazing and give a more relaxed look to the collection. The dramatic touch of the collection is not only given through the cuts but also through the accessories used to complete the collection, so take Alexander McQueen's approach to fashion into account when you're thinking of revamping your wardrobe as the designs will surely have an impact on your style!
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Remember back in October when I wrote about an awesome dinner I made with Bellwether Crescenza cheese and fresh tomato salad? I still dream about that cheese. So I was pleased to see Frog Hollow Farms (my favorite local, organic fruit CSA) and Bellwether together at the Foodbuzz event, showing how well Warren Pears and another Bellwether cheese, Carmody, go together. And for this, the latest installment of the 12 Days of Local Christmas, I would like to suggest you consider one of the lovely gift boxes from Frog Hollow Farms.
Frog Hollow has been our Fruit CSA for the past year – each week, we receive a box of seasonal and organic fruits, mostly grown within a 100 mile radius of the Bay Area. Frog Hollow is known for their stone fruits (peaches, plums, cherries), but they also have fruits that run the whole year, including pears, persimmons, apples, and many different varieties of citrus. During the dark days of winter, they also bring in some special treats from their kitchen (preserves and jams that are outstanding) or work with other small, organic farms to bring pomegranates, avocados and other winter delights.
Many gift options exist, so let me just point out a few of my favorites:
- The Pear and Cheese box, as shown above
- Frog Hollow Farms Limited Edition Fruit Cake (unlike any other you have tasted!)
- Chocolate Cherry Chews (great for a stocking!)
- or how about a gift certificate and allow your recipient to chose their own
Frog Hollow has an entire page devoted to more holiday gifts, with great ideas from their bakery and dried fruit collection. And, if you act quick (before December 10th), you can get a 15% discount on your order over $100 (before shipping & handling). Call (888)779-4511, ext 1. Monday thru Friday, 8am – 4:30pm PST.


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It was 90-some degrees and 200% humidity here in Michigan the first week of September. It's like Labor Day hit and Summer said, "Wait a minute! I've got until the 21st, not so fast with your pumpkin spice, you've still got some sweating to do." It's hard to imagine that in 4 short weeks or so it will be 50 degrees, grey skies, and freezing rain. But it will be, because F and I are planning our Fall getaway together on the Concours.
It never fails. Every Fall sweeps in to Michigan all blue skies and crisp breezes and sun highlighting the magnificent oranges and golds of the trees as they turn. It's time for cider mills and pumpkins and sweater weather, but mainly just because you want to wear a sweater, not because you really have to. It's perfect. And then whatever October weekend we've set aside to head north to enjoy it all, Fall suddenly says, "Sooo, I'm taking the weekend off, but don't worry, Winter's gonna pop in and cover my shift." So, my apologies in advance, Michigan folks, but we're planning our annual motorcycle Iditarod. We're not exactly sure where we're going or which weekend we're going yet, but don't worry, you'll know. The morning the furnace kicks on for the first time, you can say to yourself from within your warm cocoon of blankets, "Ah, K and F must be on their way up north."


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|Game Series
|Final Fantasy series
|First Appearance
|Final Fantasy X
|Japanese Name:
|Summoner, White Mage (FFX), Gunner (FFX-2)
|Half Al-Bhed, Half Human
|Bikanel Island
|Summoning, White Magic
|Staves, Pistols (Tiny Bee) (Final Fantasy X-2)
|Tetsuya Nomura
|Voice Actor(s):
|Mayuko Aoki, Hedy Burress
Yuna is the female protagonist in both Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 of the Final Fantasy console role-playing game series from Square Enix. She has also made cameo appearances in Kingdom Hearts II.
Concept and Creation[edit | edit source]
Character Designer Tetsuya Nomura has explained that he adorned Yuna's dress and necklace with images of the hibiscus flower also called "Yuna", and that her name carries the meaning of "night" in Okinawan, establishing a contrast between her and the lead male protagonist of Final Fantasy X, Tidus, whose name means "sun" in Okinawan. This contrast is also represented in-game by items named for the sun and moon that empower Tidus' and Yuna's most powerful weapons. Nomura has explained that while all these subtle details may be unnecessary, he does not want his designs to have no meaning behind them. Yuna has heterochromia, a condition that gives the subject two different colored eyes; in Yuna's case, her blue eye comes from her half-Spiran ancestry while her green eye comes from her half-Al Bhed ancestry.
The basis for Yuna's overall design was that of Okinawan kimonos, but Nomura has also mentioned that when he learned the character was to perform a dance called "the sending", he wanted to give her outfit something that would flow. For this reason, the specific type of kimono he chose for her was a furisode, a kimono bearing long sleeves.
Both the summoner's duties and the overall design of Yuna's clothing in Final Fantasy X are strongly reminiscent of the customs and dress of Shinto shrine maidens. The item worn on her chest in Final Fantasy X-2 is a reference to Tidus; the symbol, being the ancient emblem of the Zanarkand Abes blitzball team (to which Tidus was star-player), can be found on Tidus' clothing as well as in his home in Zanarkand. Yuna also sports a different hair style which is similar to Tidus' hair style.
During the course of the game, the player discovers that — within the context of the game's world and story — the character was named after Lady Yunalesca by her father, Lord Braska.
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Final Fantasy X[edit | edit source]
Born in Bevelle and brought up on the island of Besaid, at the start of Final Fantasy X, Yuna is a reserved, intelligent and serious girl whose formal attire contrasts sharply with Tidus' more outgoing appearance. Yuna is a summoner of Yevon and has the ability to summon powerful creatures known as "aeons". She is mild in demeanor and soft-spoken, but harbors no doubt in herself or in her mission to destroy Sin, and usually manages to conceal any feelings of sadness from others. She is also half-Al Bhed on her mother's side, and consequently has heterochromatic irises: one blue and one green.
As a summoner, Yuna travels across Spira to end the threat the malevolent force Sin poses to her world, aided by her aeons, and even more so by her guardians, whose duty it is to protect her along her journey. Yuna begins her pilgrimage across Spira with three guardians: Kimahri Ronso, who took care of her after she was orphaned; Lulu, who treats her as a younger sister; and Wakka, with whom — along with Lulu — she has been close friends since childhood. After Tidus arrives in Besaid, she takes him as her fourth guardian, and later, Auron — who was also guardian to her father — becomes her fifth. Finally, Yuna's maternal cousin Rikku becomes Yuna's sixth and final guardian shortly after Tidus and Wakka thwart her attempt to kidnap Yuna with an underwater machina.
During the course of the game, Yuna is forced to grow in character. She becomes battle-hardened and her Yevonite beliefs are shaken and eventually shattered. Furthermore, her ever-growing relationship with Tidus causes her to question her quest, and think more for herself.[4] This is evident when she is composing the video sphere she intends for her friends and guardians to view after her death- she confesses that the thought of not being with Tidus scares her.
As she learns more about Sin — against whom she has trained in the summoners' arts to use the Final Summoning — Yuna becomes caught up in the plot of Maester Seymour Guado, who claims to want to unite Spira by marrying her, but who seeks to use her to become the next Sin and crush Spira. Yuna had planned to marry him in exchange for him turning himself over to Yevon's judgment - the plan fails and Yuna and her guardians, recently informed of Seymour's crime, fight and kill him.
She is later kidnapped by Seymour's henchmen and brought to Bevelle, where her guardians launch a rescue attempt that ends in their capture. When she discovers that the Church of Yevon uses machina, violating its own teachings, and that it has no intentions of allowing her to send Seymour despite his evil intentions, her faith in Yevon is finally crushed. When Tidus eventually learns the full implication of the Final Summoning — that Yuna will sacrifice herself[5], as her father did, in order to bring about a temporary period free of Sin (called "the Calm")[6] — his perspective persuades her that they can find another, more permanent way to rid Spira of the threat of Sin.
Tidus and Yuna's mutual love for one another intensifies as the party approaches its destination. In the romantic setting of a sphere pool in Macalania, Tidus shares memories of his native Zanarkand and toys with the idea of showing Yuna his home (even though it is becoming clear that he can never return). Yuna realizes she will never live to see it, and the burden she has been carrying in silence for so long finally causes her to break down, and she starts crying uncontrollably. Tidus moves to comfort her, and in their despair they kiss. In the morning, Yuna has little choice but to proceed with her pilgrimage. But when the quest draws to a close, Yuna is shocked to discover she must sacrifice one of her guardians to provide the soul for the Final Aeon, and that as the Final Aeon will become Sin, the Final Summoning can never defeat it.
With Tidus's encouragement, she decides to break Yevon's endless cycle and find another way to defeat Sin, one which will not provide it with the means to rise again. This eventually leads to a confrontation with Sin and the true progenitor of Spira's sorrows, Yu Yevon.[7] Yuna's group defeats Braska's Final Aeon, whose fayth is Tidus's father Jecht, and after defeating Yuna's aeons as Yu Yevon possesses them, defeats Yu Yevon himself. However, as a consequence of defeating Yu Yevon and ridding the world of Sin, Tidus broke Yu Yevon's hold on the fayth, resulting in Tidus vanishing into nothingness as the fayth wake up. Before he leaves for the Farplane, Yuna tells him she loves him (in the Japanese version of the game, she says "Thank you" instead, basically thanking Tidus for protecting, supporting, and loving her).
In Final Fantasy X International, an extra scene called "Eternal Calm" recounts Yuna's thoughts two years later as she tries to return to her normal life back in Besaid. As the high summoner who permanently defeated Sin, Yuna is constantly plagued by visitors and tourists. More than once, she is told by the elders of her town that she should be considering marriage and settling down. As Yuna contemplates the changing Spira and her role in it, Rikku comes to visit, showing her a sphere Kimahri found that she believes shows Tidus. Feeling that she deserves an adventure of her own, Yuna literally runs off with her cousin without a word, fueled by hope that she may be able to find out more regarding Tidus.
Final Fantasy X-2[edit | edit source]
After leaving Besaid, Yuna undergoes a total makeover, complete with a new outfit. From there, she sets out as a sphere hunter (a new craze sweeping Spira), becoming a member of the Gullwings to learn more about the sphere that features a young man with a strong resemblance to Tidus confined within a prison cell. The Gullwings' members include Rikku, a mysterious young woman named "Paine", Al Bhed child prodigy named "Shinra", Rikku's brother Brother, and his friend Buddy. Together with Rikku and Paine, the trio of girls are known as "YRP" ("YuRiPa" in the Japanese version). In the opening intro of the game scene, her Garment Grid and Songstress Dressphere are stolen by Leblanc, who subsequently uses it to impersonate Yuna. While Rikku and Paine attempt to stealthily get the grid back, Yuna is forced to use the Gullwings' "prized" Mascot dressphere until her presence was required. By that time, Yuna, in her gunner dressphere, shows up with Rikku and Paine. Together, the Gullwings defeat Leblanc and her chief honchos, Ormi and Logos.
Yuna displays some changes in personality in Final Fantasy X-2: while still very kind-hearted and serious about her duties and putting others first, Yuna is more open and direct. However, her friends still occasionally tease her about her habit of being a pushover, for she can never turn her back on anyone's request for some form of aid, such acts of charity as these comprising the majority of the game's side-quests and missions. Her relationships from Final Fantasy X have given her a new look at life and – freed from the responsibilities and restrictions of her former role as summoner – she is presented as a much more free-spirited person. She also regards Rikku as something of a role model, picking up on her eccentric expressions, which included "disasteriffic" and "oh, poopie!"
Her purpose for traveling with the Gullwings, however, is mainly because she hopes to find more spheres that would link with the one Kimahri found, what she hopes is a clue that Tidus is alive. Her investigations eventually lead her into the plots of Shuyin and the various opposing factions in the post-Sin Spira, particularly those of the Youth League and New Yevon. The Gullwings in general – and Yuna in particular – seek to restore some sense of unity and peace to a dangerously divided world, as well as to stop forces which would seek to damage Spira even further. The player's actions throughout the course of the game determine whether or not Yuna ever manages to reunite with Tidus, a gift to her from the fayth as thanks for having saved the world a second time.
Other Appearances[edit | edit source]
Yuna, along with Rikku and Paine, appears at Hollow Bastion in Kingdom Hearts II, working for Maleficent as spies/agents in return for treasure. The three are fairy-like and appear in chibi form. After Maleficent abandons the three during the Heartless attack at Hollow Bastion, and led to believe Leon has treasure by Donald, Yuna and gang switch their alliance to Leon and the rest of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee. Yuna and others forgive Sora and his partners for the deception with the three giving Sora the "Gullwing" Keychain, a reference to their sphere hunting group in Final Fantasy X-2. She was the only character in her gang whose name is spoken, "Yunie", a nickname made up by Rikku (only in the English version of X and X-2).
Yuna, in both her summoner and gunner forms, is a playable character in Itadaki Street Special.


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Malaprops hosted a presentation by Robert Newman from the National Humanities Center on April 21. Newman explained why humanities are an important subject to be taught in schools.
The National Humanities Center is a nonprofit organization that provides resources for teachers and holds presentations across the United States. Newman covered essential descriptions and explanations during his presentation, but opened the floor to questions from the audience afterward.
"Part of what the humanities does is try to ask questions and to get people to think and to provide context and substance to their thinking," Newman said. "They're as crucial today as they always have been, and even more so perhaps."
Newman used stories from Robert Kennedy and Jane Goodall to explain what the humanities are and why they are important. In recent years, humanities programs are cut from budgets due to the tie to liberal arts education.
"I think there is a great deal of fear in terms of economic fear, and there's also a lot of misunderstanding about the significance of the humanities and the broad-based nature of the humanities," Newman explained. "And it's important that we correct these misunderstandings."
More information on the National Humanities Center can be found at http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org.


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By Alan Hendry, Jump2It Education and Development Coordinator
Scottish Sports Futures (SSF) has long used sport and physical activity as a valuable tool to improve different aspects of health and well-being, including various elements of physical and mental well-being. Our 'Sport for Change' programmes not only contribute towards mental and physical well-being, but the early intervention programmes also offer young people opportunities to develop essential skills related to resilience, emotional literacy, and communication skills.
At SSF we specialise in promoting positive education through early intervention programmes in an attempt to counter mental and physical health issues within young people. Adopting a practical approach utilising sport as a vehicle to communicate vital health and well-being messages helps young people to overcome a variety of barriers, while at the same time building skills relating to resilience and self-efficacy. This contributes effectively towards both the physical and mental well-being of the young people.
In particular the Jump2it programme utilises sport and professional athletes as positive role models, as a vehicle to raise awareness on health and social issues. The Jump2it programme uses the impact of professional athletes as positive role models to mobilise hard to reach groups that are most likely to be negatively impacted by health and well-being issues. Physical inactivity has been identified as a major contributing risk factor linked with various diseases including cardiovascular disease, cancers, diabetes and obesity; highlighting the importance and the need for early intervention initiatives around health and well-being.
The Jump2it programme exploits sport as a didactic tool within a 'Sport for Change' environment in order to communicate vital health related information to children within at risk communities across the country. The Glasgow Rocks players have established themselves as positive role models, as well as valuable assets in our aim of providing young people with the necessary knowledge and learning required to make positive lifestyle choices which directly contribute to their health and well-being.
Within the Jump2it programme, heavy focus is paid towards linking with the Curriculum For Excellence (CFE).
The CFE clearly places high importance on nurturing young people to develop their own skills and knowledge required to reach positive mental, social and physical well-being throughout their school lives, within their communities and into their later lives. By aligning the Jump2it programme closely to the health and well-being outcomes of the CFE, the programme allows for learning to take place which directly contributes to the young person's health and well-being, as well as promoting improved confidence, independent thinking and positive outlooks.
Within SSF we believe that being physically active, and having good general health and well-being is a major cornerstone to personal development for young people. In our opinion it is the responsibility of everyone who works with young people to establish a supportive environment, one which facilitates opportunities for learning and development whilst also promoting and providing opportunities for the development for good health and well-being into later life.


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First and foremost, I can't take credit for this idea.
But my memory is so absolutely horrible, I can't for the life of me recall where I either read, heard or otherwise became aware of this idea. If someone knows, by all means let me know and I'll gladly pass long the credit.
It's now my favorite standby technique to get some super fun shots of the couple. The concept is to have either one of the couple whisper something incredibly dirty into their partner's ear on the count of three. That's it. Focus on the recipient's face, and viola! Completely non-rehearsed, honest emotional response.
This set courtesy of Stefanie and John's San Diego engagement session a couple of months ago. Kinda cute aren't they?
Till then darlings ~


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A poem written several years go by my father was found recently on his computer.Such a powerful message about cancer and the power of hope that is eternally foundin our Savior. We celebrated the life of my daddy "Mr Tom" today in a beautiful memorial service that spoke of his life and how special he was to many people.
Now he is celebrating in heaven with many loved ones that have already gone on.The link below takes you to his Legacy.com webpage so you can see how special he was to us.
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, THE VATICAN, Italy, Nov 24 – When the Pope is in Rome, he holds Papal Audiences on Wednesdays, where he conducts teachings and readings and prays together with those in attendance.
This Wednesday will be one of those days the Papal Audience won't take place; At dawn, he embarks on his maiden five-day trip to Africa that will take him to three countries.
The focus begins in Kenya where he will spend two days with an itinerary that includes meetings with government officials, conducting mass, meeting slum dwellers and interacting with thousands of Kenyan youths.
When he holds mass, it's estimated that there will be one million pilgrims at the University of Nairobi, adjoining streets and adjacent grounds like Uhuru Park where giant screens will be mounted for people to follow the ceremony.
And the world will be watching too.
The visit by Pope Francis is no doubt a plus for Kenya, which hosted another high profile individual in July – US President Barack Obama.
Kenya's Tourism Ministry points out that after the two high profile visits, Kenya plays host to the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference which will bring thousands of delegates to Nairobi, giving the country's otherwise edgy sector a much needed yank.
Efforts have been made to restore confidence in Kenya, with one of the most recent being Kenya's participation at the Milan Expo. "Kenya was among 150 countries that showcased its investment and tourism potential for six months," the ministry said.
President Kenyatta who hosts Pope Francis at State House upon his arrival on Wednesday was himself in Milan this September where he launched the Make it Kenya campaign.
Kenya's tourism sector has been weighed down by terrorism – acts that have not escaped the Pope's concerns.
At a recent mass he regretted that the world had opted for war and hate.
He said the world should ask for the grace to weep "To weep for those who live for war and have the cynicism to deny it."
But tourism is not the only challenge that Kenya or Africa face as Pope Francis comes to visit.
The Catholic Church is facing challenges of its own, as is religion as a whole, and the issue of extremism.
After his Kenya visit, the 78-year old Pope Francis will go to Uganda and the Central African Republic which has seen gruesome scenes of sectarian violence.


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Desert Southwest (CO,AZ,UT,NM), Trip Reports » In The General Vicinity- Idaho Hot Springs Routeby Bike Hermit
NO WHINING
My initial response to this misery is to put the blame on someone and then to either make hurtful comments to that person or pout; preferably both. This is not the way I had wanted to go. My route would have been much easier and would have involved effortless pedaling through be-flowered high mountain meadows with cool breezes at our backs, and butterflies. Instead we have been climbing on a dirt road for the last six miles and we still have two more miles to the summit.
Also aggravating me is the thought of the person I hold responsible- Sky King- sitting at the top right now waiting for me and almost certainly judging me for my lack of restraint at the Salmon River Brewery last night. They had barley wine. What was the Bike Hermit™ supposed to do? I am stewing at the top of the pass where we stop to eat lunch. I want to whine and to express my temper, but nobody else is complaining and so I keep it to myself.
It is looking less and less likely that we will make it to the Bear Pete trailhead today. The Bear Pete Trail is a 15 mile section of the 172 mile Secesh Option of the Idaho Hot Springs route map put out by Adventure Cycling Association. Adding to my frustration is my self imposed expectation of responsibility to the thousands of faithful readers who depend on this blog for all their bike touring news. I want to report the actual conditions of this trail, especially since we have been told by a local that it is almost un-rideable even with an unloaded mountain bike. The people at the McCall Ranger District of the Payette National Forest were very helpful and were able to tell us where crews had been and where they were currently working to clear downed trees from the trail.
MORE BIGGER TIRES
The more bikepacking I do the more I am convinced that three inch tires are the way to go. On this trip we are four people; two riding Surly ECR bikes with 29×3″ tires, one on a Salsa Fargo and me on the Big Dummy with three inch wide tires. You'll have loose gravel and sand, boulder strewn singletrack, and off piste corrections in bikepacking and those sectors are smoothed out with bigger tires. Lack of traction also becomes less of a limiting factor. The disadvantage may be on paved sections but lately our trips have been mostly in the backcountry on "varied" surfaces. That said, the 29×3″ Surly Knard tires on the ECR roll surprisingly fast.
We camp in the puckerbrush on the northwest side of Granite Lake, about a mile down a single track trail, where we are protected from the RV campers. After setting up camp we ride a half mile further along the trail and discover a broad meadow with slow moving spring fed streams where we filter water into our bottles and bladders for the next day. Some sort of horned beast walked through our camp in the middle of the night; two of us heard it snorting and clomping around on the granite outcroppings.
 Salsa Anything Cage with Surly Junk Straps and Revelate Designs Mountain Feedbags doing extra duty for collecting water.
FAILURE AS AN OPTION
Two of us decide to push ahead the next day on the trail to Upper Payette Lake and maybe beyond to the Bear Pete trailhead, while the other two return to McCall the way we came yesterday. Soon- and this may come as no surprise to those who have been bikepacking with me- we were lost. The "trail" we had been following was only intermittently visible but was marked at intervals with two or three rocks stacked one on top of another. And the bigger downed trees blocking the way had been sectioned, creating passageways through which we could wheel the bikes. The trail shown on the forest service map I carried worryingly indicated a different bearing than the trail we were on, but there was no sign of another trail. We arrived at the top of the drainage where a great granite blister of the Idaho Batholith blocked our passage and we turned back.
THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT
Being lost and disoriented is unnerving. Even though all we had to do on this day was follow the stream back down to the main trail, I still could induce a minor panic if I let myself. That's why, when I was back safely in front of the computer and found the Adventure Cycling GPS files page for the Idaho Hot Springs Route, I immediately downloaded the files and the apps for my Droid phone. The app for Droid is called Locus (there is a free version but I splurged for the Pro version for $8.75) I used Dropbox on the phone and the computer to upload the files and it was ridiculously easy. All the instructions are on the Adventure Cycling page linked above.
Now that I have a backup for the map I feel a little more confident about trying some more sections of the route. This is some rugged, remote and unforgiving country. A small mistake can turn into a large problem and I might as well take every available advantage. I will still take my paper map and $13.00 compass though.
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The Great Melvin Whitetail
The Great Melvin Whitetail passed away last week. At 19 years old, he had a good long life and he touched tens of thousands of lives (usually by licking the salt sweat off of them). Rest in Peace, Old Man. You are loved always. An acrostic poem, in memory.
Majestic white-tailed buck, without antlers
Everyone's favorite deer yard mascot
Licking the salt from the children's faces
Vacuum cleaning the strollers of all crumbs
Inch of tongue always out beyond his nose
Nineteen years old, he touched so many lives


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In early exit polling, first-time voters are breaking overwhelmingly for Sen. Barack Obama. 72 percent report say they voted for Obama, compared with 27 percent for McCain. First-time voters compose 10 percent of the total national electorate thus far.
If I were a US citizen (I live in Canada and Cdn citizen) I would be so very proud to be able to vote for B Obama. what a statesman. They don't come much better than that. Clare
if we are going to put them at the food court for youth to vote then why dont we put them at the nascar track where 70,000 trash people can vote mccain!!
You and you son need to leave Darth Vader and his evil minions and step into the light.
I'm a first time voter even though I have was able to vote the last two elections. I waited 6 hours to vote for Barack Obama.
I was a stupid first time voter once myself. I voted for Jimmy Carter. At least their vitriolic rhetoric (see above) will end very soon.
Unfortunately, most young voters are living with their heads up their holes just as Obama is. It's not surprising that they swing toward him. He did however do a great job of getting them involved.
I would like to know why is it OK to vote for someone because of color.....but if you do not vote for a person because of color it is racist??
Could someone please tell me that.....
AND before you think you know.......I AM AFRICAN AMERICAN!!!!!!!
I would NEVER vote for someone because of ANY color.......
What does that say about a person,,,,,,,,.............it says they are RACIST – NO MATTER WHAT COLOR THEY ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mccain is an old man. why would young people want their grandpa to represent their concerns? last time i checked, my grandpa didn't know what an ipod was. yeah, no thanks.
IF Obama wins, you all will be standing in unemployment lines because all of the illegal aliens he so happily welcomes in our country will be taking your jobs. Socialism will replace democracy. Share the wealth, baby! Work hard and give your money to EVERYONE who needs it. That is the OBAMA WAY!
Tat, I think you should have a wake up call and see that many young people are aware of the issues in the world today. Whether they are voting democrat or republican, they are not just running around voting on peer pressure.
I've never voted till now. I registered as Independant in CA and voted Obama/Biden. I also voted against all Republicans on the ticket as well.
Considering that the last 8 years have been the worst for this country and the world since the 1929 Depression, and Senator McCain has voted with this president 90 % of the time, it is not surprising, that I believe, the majority of the voting electorate will vote for Senator Obama to become our next President. We need to help our people instead of spending 10 billion dollars per month in Iraq, a country that has been at war with its neighbors for hundreds of years, and after we leave the same will be true. We need to undersand as a country that by being ageressive against countries and leaders whom we do not like, will only increase the number of countries and leaders whom do not like us. We cannot make war upon every country we do not like !
Relatives in Denmmark and England are actually praying for Obama.
They know what Ameirca needs, they want to love us once again.t
My six year old son said to me tonight, "This is a historic election because it's the first time a black man might be president." I told him that was very exciting but what's more important is that we agree with Obama's view of the role government has in our country, and how America is seen in the rest of the world. It doesn't matter if the candidate is purple, or green, or polka dot, we should support him (or her) if we agree with how they want to run our country.
No one can be expected to get something right on the first try. 😉
I am 37 years old and recently became a U.S citizen so I am a first time voter. I am voting Obama because he can inspire people and is very charismatic.
They don't want to tell their friends that they didn't vote for Obama?
Oh please. Get a backbone. If he's man enough to make the decision, he should be man enough to stand by it.
I voted for Obama and I happily can say I never voted for the failure known as president Bush.
So what I'm reading is young voters are ignorant if they're voting for McCain. This is my second presidential election (I am 24 years old) and I have been following it all every day, a couple times a day, for over a year. And I'm voting for Obama because I am an EDUCATED voter. Not because I'm young and it's the "cool" thing to do. You older folk need to get over the fact that we do care, and we're SICK of Republicans!
Based on some of these comments, you'd think the voice of today's youth doesn't matter.
I'm just very happy to see people go out and vote. Four years back I convinced someone very close to me to start voting, and it meant a lot. Today we both went and voted for Obama. It was a very exciting experience.
to all vote for obama or i will send my guys around to have a little talk with you
I'm a first time voter. It was listening to Obama speak during the primaries that prompted me to register and pay attention this election season. I always said in past elections "I don't want to be responsible for putting those bozo's in office" so I lived my life in poverty and ignored politics. Thankfully, with age often comes wisdom. I'm never letting another election go by without my voice being heard.
Please do not predict too early who has won a state(s) like CNN's Judy Woodruff did in 2000 – according to a recent WSJ article last week, her "jumping the gun" discouraged hundreds of thousands of Democrat s from going to the polls in both Florida and midwest states thinking Gore had won those states when in actuality he hadn't. It would be a monumental travesty if this historic election was adversely influenced by CNN and other news organizations because of their desire to be the first news organization to "call" a state for Obama or McCain – please let the election run its natural course and "bite" your tongue this year.
Harry E. Cook, Geologist
I first voted in 2006 (I turned 18 in late 2005), but this is my first presidential race. Why waste my vote on two candidates who are very similar to one another in their foundational ideology? That's why I voted for Dr. Chuck Baldwin, a true American.
i'm a first time voter. most young adults and college students like myself are voting for Obama, sorry to break the news. And a facebook status from one of my "friends" said not to vote today and to wait till tomorrow. This is so ridiculous and annoying. I am so nervous for McCain to be in office. I am terrified!


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