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When the artistic director of the local Jewish theater, Theater J, spends half the program notes apologizing for putting on a production of a right-leaning playwright, and consoles the audience with the thought that the playwright might occasionally say something that hinted at the truth, one hopes the play will be better than the narrow minds the audience are presumed to possess.
The play is "Race" by David Mamet, which premiered on Broadway in 2009 and is now making the rounds in the regional theaters. Coming from a playwright who thinks that we are at our most human when we act like swine, it's about race in the same way that his plays are about anything—an exposé of humanity's worst prejudices and self-deceptions. A clerk demands to know, "Do you think blacks are stupid?" and her boss replies, "I think people are stupid. I don't think blacks have an exemption."
The commentary on race relations itself is shallow—blacks feel shame, whites feel guilt—although the sympathetic titters from the crowd at such fare as a black man cheerfully announcing, "all black men hate whites" suggest the artistic director wasn't far wrong in his assessment of the audience—nor was Mamet.
The play is staged entirely in the lobby of a law firm. A rich white man, Charles, goes to the firm of two male partners, one black, Henry Brown, one white, Jack Lawson, and their black female clerk, Susan, hoping to employ them to defend him from a young black woman's charge of rape. The partners, having heard that he parted ways with a previous firm, suspect that his case is unwinnable. When Susan erroneously accepts a check from Charles, and Henry and Jack become legally obligated to serve as his counsel, their schemes for winning the case are repeatedly assailed by a stream of evidence that Charles is guilty, or, what will make their case far harder to win, that he's a racist. Under the lines of this detective-story plot, the racial prejudices of the play's four characters unfold despite their best efforts to conceal them. The unnamed woman who filed the complaint against Charles never appears, and progressively recedes from memory, as Charles's guilt appears to have nothing to do with whether he really committed the deed, but whether it is possible to avoid prejudging him based on his skin, wealth, and sex—and yours. The meaning of new evidence is deconstructed into the meaning of how it is perceived.
The production, directed by John Vreeke, is of high quality and played straight. (I would love to see an adventurous staging with black actors playing the white characters and vice versa.)
Mamet's social insights have always bettered his embarrassing political screeds. The characters entertain as types rather than as individuals. They are pieces in a chess game in which Mamet is playing both sides, and the suspension of disbelief hangs by just a few threads of personality. But his striking verbiage carries off the reduction engagingly, as Jack on legal justice: "Two parties two a case—loser ever say, 'Yes I lost. But you know what? The other guy was right.' Each side thinks it's right. And justice, if it exists–lies only in the imperfect and mutually unacceptable result of their interaction."As a significant contribution to the discussion of race, it fails, though not by as much as his disenchanted liberal critics imagine. (He made a spectacle of them and himself in 2008 when he published "Why I Am No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal'" in The Village Voice.)
The play hypersensitizes its audience to repressed motives that are too ugly and too dangerous to be found out. But that makes the play itself dangerous. "Once you ask the question, you can't unask it," the white lawyer mourns—his professional détente with his clerk has just been threatened by racial and sexual tension.
This is where Mamet's conservatism shows its limitations. He reads Aristotle's theory of tragedy as an early iteration of psychotherapy—the art of healing the psyche by uncovering repressed knowledge. His understanding of human nature has more in common with Jean-Paul Sarte than Russell Kirk. For Mamet, political compromise is a cover for our feelings of hate and envy. His political conversion, so far as it goes, is towards a fatalistic tolerance of that tragic condition, to believe that, as bad as things are, America—on account of the Constitution, which takes a full account of human corruption—is living in the best of its possible worlds. But his deconstruction of ordinary human good faith places him in precisely the philosophical tradition he thinks he escaped.
The play ends weakly—the plot cries out for a decisive conclusion to the relationship between the lawyers and their client. But Mamet's last line, presumably meant to be dramatic and revelatory, simply restates as a magisterial axiom a hypothesis the characters have already discussed ad nauseam. The lights go black as Susan declares that she knew all along that Charles was guilty "because he's white." Mamet has deconstructed the deepest possible misplaced passions about race, and seems to have decided that since there was nothing left to say about it, he had no more use for the characters.
In a 2009 NYT essay on Race, Mamet wrote, "All drama is about lies. When the lie is exposed, the play is over." If I have been too harsh on Mamet, that is because it is the business of criticism to expose faults, and when there are no more faults left to expose, the essay is over.


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Warning, if you can't tell by the title of the post, it's going to get a little blue in this post.
Most of us have heard the song, "Birds Do It, Bees Do It" but have you every really thought about how a bird fits tab A into slot B? Let's look at the equipment.
Most birds do not have a penis. Most birds have a little lump called a cloaca. During the breeding season when hormones are flowing the cloaca swells and birds can get a cloacal protuberance.
Above, a bird bander blows on a Tufted Titmouse belly and note the spot below the bare patch–that's a cloaca. Both sexes have the cloaca, so for most birds sex literally is about bumping uglies. They do not have lengthy love making periods, but fast 1 to 3 second copulations that can happen hundreds of times a day. With birds, it's generally not about quality, it's about quantity.
However, for a few species, things gets…weird. For example, the Red-billed Buffalo Weaver has a pseudo-penis, not quite a cloaca, not quite a penis. He will rub this against the female's genitalia for 10 to 20 seconds and this is supposed to increase the chances that his sperm will stay.
Cassowary photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen via Wikipedia. Beneath that comical exterior lies a super freak of Rick James proportions.
Cassowaries give the Buffalo Weaver a run for his money as both sexes have a penis and clitoris. But the freakiness doesn't end there. Both male and female birds have a phallus but it's not connected to reproductive tissue in either bird. When the male Cassowary inserts what looks like a penis into the female, the semen ejaculates from the cloaca from the base, not the tip.
All looks quiet and cute for this the Blue-winged Teal pair, but what kinky escapades could they be capable of?
But the bird that takes genitalia to a whole new level is the duck. Some people get upset when they see several males gang up on one female (or in some cases a young male) but underneath the feathers of both sexes is a sexual arms race of epic proportions that's been waging for thousands of years. It may look like the males are harming the females but they have their own arsenal of weaponry that James Bond (the spy, not the ornithologist) would envy.
Male ducks have an actual penis, but it's not an ordinary penis, it's an explosive spiral penis and in some cases it's spiny (not necessarily for her pleasure). By bird standards it's huge and some species go the extra mile like the Argentinian Lake Duck with its over 16 inch long member (when stretched out, is a little longer than the duck itself).
Here's a high definition, high speed video of a Muscovy penis popping out:
So, why would a male duck need such a crazy appendage that works at lightning speed to mate with a female? Hens can have a vagina that has multiple compartments and dead ends, kind of like a labyrinth only without Muppets and David Bowie. By closing off certain pockets, she can control where the ballistic spiral penis deposits the semen. Some studies even suggest that most of the forced copulation by males results in their deposits going no where. Like any healthy bird, she wants to make sure that she gets the best of the best when that appendage fertilizes her eggs.
Considering how it is so different from the cloacas other birds use to make eggs, researchers have been fascinated and wanted to know more. And if you have to have a graduate project, why not make it on explosive penises?
A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?
-Drew Barrymore in Ever After (Originally from Fiddler on the Roof)
Bird Love Week is seven days of exploration of avian amore here on 10,000 Birds from April 22-28. We love birds, and the topic of birds loving other birds and in the process making more birds is a fascinating one we know you will enjoy. Mike, Corey, and a bevy of Beat Writers have been working on this one for awhile as the perfect expression of our love of all things avian. To see all of our Bird Love Week posts, just click here. But be warned – Bird Love Week is neither for the faint of heart nor for the permanently prudish – you may end up with images that you never imagined seared onto your brain.
Informative and funny. Another instant classic from Birdchick!
In Panama, usually it is not good if someone calls "duck" to a guy… perhaps we need to reconsider that : )
Totally bizarre, and very informative, too, thanks!
I always wondered about birds. You have answered some of the questions with great humor. Thanks
A few years ago I was working on drawing for a bird book, and one of the drawings was of a mallard penis. The author of the book gathered the images that I used for reference. He told me that you never ever no not ever want to Google "duck penis" even in Safe Mode.
ummmmmmmmm i feel sick now it was very disturbing, looks like a catapillar under a microscope vomiting ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
absolutely brill, i thought my pet duck was deformed or ill, when his member flopped out!!!!!
Why thank you so much for this quite informative post. It is quite hard to find information like this.
Sexist, sex-themed anthropomorphism is really irritating. Are you really that horny that talking about birds mating reminds you of human sex?
"So, why would a male duck need such a crazy appendage that works at lightning speed to mate with a female? Hens can have a vagina that has multiple compartments and dead ends, kind of like a labyrinth only without Muppets and David Bowie. By closing off certain pockets, she can control where the ballistic spiral penis deposits the semen. Some studies even suggest that most of the forced copulation by males results in their deposits going no where. Like any healthy bird, she wants to make sure that she gets the best of the best when that appendage fertilizes her eggs."
SO WHY WOULD A DUCK NEED SUCH A CRAZY APPENDAGE… fade into femalecentric explanation of female duck genitalia that has nothing to do with why the duck needs "Such a crazy appendage!!!".
Could you imagine if a guy wrote this with such gender bias? "Female duck's will mate with anything, so they formed a vagina that means they can be promiscuous without consequences and then oopsie the best of the best! CRAZY HEY!"
That would be hilarious to right?
Did you really use the word "member"?
Not one use of pussy, gash, hole, cooch or tuna tunnel though. Why not?
I bet you're a rabid feminist too. How do you like being played at your own game?
I didn't realize that Ammon Bundy had internet access in jail.
I was mentioning the corkscrew duck penis on a bird walk yesterday, when one of the men wittily responded, "You mean all penises aren't shaped that way?"
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If you ask most dads what their ultimate meal involves, beef will probably be an ingredient.
Sure they like chicken and fish, and of course pork, but when push comes to shove, dads want steak.
Our resident King of the Barbecue, Stu Glock of Holland Grill and Big Green Egg, and I thought these three recipes for beef were the perfect Father's Day flavor.
And even if dad usually rules the grill, these recipes are simple enough that you won't have to be calling him over to rescue you (isn't that what dads do, though?).
Watch Stu demonstrate Grilled Caesar Salad and Tomatoes on KARE 11 News @ 4 today. He's an absolute hoot, I swear.
He'll also be grilling at Warners' Stellian Maple Grove this Saturday from 10-4 and Sunday from noon to 4 for our BBQ Grill Expo. We'll also have live grill demonstrations (and food…) at our St. Paul, Edina, Apple Valley, Woodbury and Rochester locations — so stop by!
For those two days, any grill $499 or over qualifies for free delivery and assembly. And trust me that you don't want to assemble your own — or your dad's!
(Please forgive Stu for insisting to name two of the three recipes after himself. I sure do, and you would too if he's fed you before!)
Stu's Beef Bites Marinade
I can personally vouch for the addictiveness of these guys as I've eaten them (many of them…) at our in-store events. This recipe works well with any cut of meat, but Stu usually uses sirloin or prime rib.
1 cup water
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup pineapple juice
¼ cup oil
¼ cup sugar
1 Tbs garlic
1 Tbs ginger
Combine all ingredients. Place 1-inch beef cubes in shallow glass dish or Ziploc bag, pour in marinade and cover. Marinate for 18-24 hours in fridge. Grill to desired doneness on Big Green Egg or Holland Grill, and enjoy.
Stu's Stuffed Ribeye
Stuffed meat is like a sandwich that won't be bothered by bread. This one oozes cheese and meaty portabellas.
Preheat your Big Green Egg to 600 degrees. Butterfly a 1 1/2-inch thick ribeye steak. Fill with sliced sweet onion, sliced portabella mushroom and provolone cheese. Suture with toothpicks to hold together.
Season with Holland Carolina Seasoning and Butt Rub. Sear for 2 minutes on each side. Close vents on Egg and dwell for 4 minutes on each side. Plate and let rest five to 10 minutes, and enjoy.
Prime Rib on the Big Green Egg
Prime rib might not seem hard, but Stu argues many people who grill don't know how to grill and get used to dried out meats. Sound familiar? Try this method for the perfect prime rib for dad.
Set up the Big Green Egg with platesetter/indirect at 500-degree grill temperature.
Place prime rib — well-seasoned with Carolina Seasoning, Greek Seasoning and Butt Rub — on the grill. Immediately reduce grill temperature to 325 degrees.
Grill for approximately 15 to 20 minutes per pound or until internal meat temperature reaches 125 degrees for rare, 130 degrees for medium rare or 135 degrees for medium.
Remove from grill and loosely tent with foil. Let rest 20 minutes. Carve and enjoy.


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Hi everyone. Please use the following discussion to post any questions that you have about leasing a Lexus GX 470. Thanks.
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geezer52 Posts: 1I am considering trading in my 2002 GMC Yukon, which I purchased for a GX470. The dealer is pushing lease stating save your money...but to me it looks like I get no equity, however the residual on the GX470 is so good I may want to buy it in 3 years...should I lease or buy it.0
Hi geezer52. While Lexus August lease program for the GX 470 was pretty good, it is not providing any sort of lease support on it in September (the new program actually did not start until September 6th). As a result, if I was in the market for this truck, especially if I planned on purchasing it at lease-end, I probably would just pay cash for or finance it. It is in your best interest to get pre-approved by a local bank, credit union, or bank that does business on-line to finance this truck prior to discussing financing with any dealers. Getting pre-approved will give you an idea of what sort of interest rate to expect and may motivate the dealer that you get your truck from to try to beat the rate that you already have.
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gap4jason Posts: 54Is this good?
with Nav, NO Rear Ent System (can install at $1500 extra)
The best price I got was for $45,717 (invoice price)
Lease for 36 months
15,000 miles
$1500 down
$653 month (tax included)
Is this good? :confuse:0
kyfdx Everywhere, USAPosts: 127,831Car_man will need the MSRP of the vehicle to give you an opinion on the lease price.. Also, is the $1500 down a cap cost reduction, or the entire amount due at signing?
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Just requested a lease quote from a philly area dealer for a 36 Mo 15K lease on a 2006 GX470. I still have to receive the email quote but lexus.com had a special lease deal thru Nov 22 (I beleive it is nationwide) with a money factor of 0.0019 which translates into an APR of 4.56%. Is this a good deal for someone with a FICO score of more than 750. Additionally, what is the current (Oct) RV for a 2006 GX 470. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!0
Heres a quote I received a short while ago for a 2006 GX 470 with Mark Levison, Navi, 3rd row and DVD entertainment - fully loaded
Cap Cost $51,524
Money Factor 0.0021
36 Mo and 15K miles per year
Lease quote $760 per month inclusive of taxes ($697+$63)
Please let me know if this is a good deal
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Hi delax. The 2006 GX 470 is one of the few models that Lexus is providing lease support on this month. The .00190 lease money factor that you were quoted for this truck is right in line with Lexus Financial Services' buy rate money factor for it. This is as low as it gets for this truck, even for someone with a great credit score like yours. LFS' current 36 month, 15,000 miles per year residual value for a lease of a 2006 GX 470 without the navigation or entertainment systems is 58%.
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Delax, you are being given a $3,000 discount on a truck that has a whopping $6,000 margin between its full MSRP and dealer invoice prices. If you are in an area where there is a decent level of competition, I would not be surprised if you were able to get a little more than $3,000 off of this truck. For additional feedback on how much you should expect to pay, stop by the following discussion: george05, "Lexus GX 470: Prices Paid & Buying Experience" #, 5 Sep 2003 7:02 pm.
I'm not sure why the money factor that you mentioned in this post is higher than the one that you mentioned previously, .00210 versus .00190, but unless you are having your security deposit waived it would be in your best interest to insist that the dealer that you are working with use the .00190 factor to calculate your truck's lease payment.
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tcmotorcity Posts: 11Can you tell me the residual value (%) for 36/15k and 36/12K for a 2006 GX 470 with Nav, Mark Levison, and DVD. MSRP is $55,360. Thanks.0
I will be getting a 2006 GX 470 loaded including the sport package next month. We visited the dealer yesterday to look and see what they offered. Here's the deal, it seems to me he is not offering me much. I will be leasing for 36 mo. 15,000 miles per year.
Cap cost: 54358.00
Residual: 32120.46
$816.00 per month
money factor: he said 5.5% ( I have no idea what that means)
I live in MN so taxes now have to be paid up front so the 816.00 I dont think includes a tax payment per month.
We are putting no money down other than 1st payment and license fees.
Can anyone tell me if he is being fair? There are only 2 Lexus dealerships in MN and they are owned by the same company.
Thanks so much for responding!0
Here is the information that you are looking for tcmotorcity. According to the latest information that I have seen, if you were to lease a 2006 Lexus GX 470 the with navigation and entertainment systems through Lexus Financial Services right now for 36 months with 15,000 miles per year, its buy rate lease money factor and residual value should be .00190 and 56%, respectively. The money factor for an otherwise identical lease with only 12,000 miles per year would be the same, but its residual value would be 2% higher.
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Hello msizzle. The selling price that you were quoted for the GX 470 that you are interested in looks reasonable to me, but you still may want to stop by the following discussion to compare it to the prices that other community members have paid for similar trucks lately: george05, "Lexus GX 470: Prices Paid & Buying Experience" #, 5 Sep 2003 7:02 pm. Let's calculate a lease payment on the truck that you are interested in using Lexus Financial Services' actual lease program and see what we come up with. According to my calculations, if you were to lease a 2006 Lexus GX 470 with both the navigation and entertainment systems (you said it was loaded, let me know if it does not have these options), an MSRP $57,358 and a selling price of $54,358 through Lexus Financial Services right now for 36 months with 15,000 miles per year, its zero down, pre-tax monthly payment should be around $783. I used a money factor of .00190 to calculate this truck's payment. This is equivalent to an interest rate of around 4.56%. You should be able to qualify for this exact factor if your credit is in good shape and you pay a security deposit at lease signing. It sounds as though this dealership may be marking up your truck's money factor a little bit to add additional back-end profit to your deal. However, given the lack of competition for your business and the fact that you are not paying a security deposit or acquisition fee at lease signing, I would say that your deal isn't too bad.
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Hi Car_man,
Thanks for your input and expertise. I ended up leasing a 2006 GX with Nav., Mark Lev., Sport package and rear entertainment with a MSRP of $57,358 and a negotiated a price of $51,506 through an out of town leasing company. That included shipping. My rate is 5.8% with the money factor corresponding correctly, I forget what it is, but I did check it out. The residual value is $33,180. No money down, no security deposit. I feel pretty good about this deal. What do you think? The rate is a little higher than the other dealer but, I was never offered anywhere near 4.56% anywhere and I checked around. I wonder why that is? My credit score is over 800 too. Oh well, everyone has to make money. Car dealers and leasing companies are not non-profit organizations. I just wanted a good deal that was fair to both parties. Do you think I got one? Thanks for responding. I appreciate it! I get my car this week...delivered right to my door. I cant wait!!!!!
Thanks again,
You're very welcome Msizzle. You got a heck of a discount on this truck. A base '06 GX 470 has a spread of just over $6,000 between its MSRP and invoice price. You were given a discount of around $5,800 which looks like a good deal to me. It is amazing how much of a spread that Lexus dealers have between vehicles' MSRPs and invoice prices, especially in today's marketplace where many manufacturers are cutting that gap on their products. The money factor that you paid is a little higher than the special factor that Lexus Financial Services is currently providing on this truck though. LFS' current buy rate money factor for a similar lease is .00190, which is equivalent to an interest rate of just over 4.5%. Lexus dealers would have probably tried to mark this truck's buy rate factor up on you to add additional back-end profit to your deal anyhow, so overall I would say that you god a good deal on this truck. You have a very good attitude about thie new car purchase process, you want a fair deal (which I believe you got), but you understand that dealers have to actually make some money to keep their doors open. Congratulations on your new GX and enjoy!
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Do you have the residual value for a 48 month, 15k per year lease with the navigation system?
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No problem, nato32597. According to the latest information that I have seen, if you were to lease a 2006 Lexus GX470 without navigation through Lexus Financial Services on or before November 22nd for 48 months with 15,000 miles per year, its buy rate lease money factor and residual value should be .00190 and 47%, respectively assuming that you qualify for its top credit tier and pay a security deposit.
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Thanks Car_man,
I purchased my GX470 at the terms you gave me with nothing down and no security deposit. Of course it was comical when the finance manager initially stuck me with a MF of .0024 on the contract and then played naive about knowing anything about special lease factors on this vehicle. In the end, I purchased my GX 470 with an MSRP of $53,606 for $47,189 or $500 over invoice.0
I see that Lexus offers leasing on their certified pre-owned vehicles. Does this work the same as new cars with preset residuals or will I find much more variation dealer to dealer. We are just beginning to consider this as an option and any feedback would be appreciated.
You're very welcome, nato32597. I am glad that I was able to help you out. Enjoy your new truck, it's a nice one.
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Hi txcurtis. Leases of Certified Pre-Owned vehicles are fairly similar to new vehicle leases. The main difference is that banks publish dollar value residuals for used vehicles, instead of percentages. So for instance, a CPO Lexus ES 330 would have a three year residual value of say $15,000 instead of a percentage like 50%. This is a hypothetical example, but you get the idea.
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Hi Car-Man-- I have a GX470 with a 25,000 mile lease over 39 months. It comes due by May. The extra miles were purchased upfront for only 10C. We are going over averaging 30,000-32,000 miles per year. As we prepare for the next vehicle we have learned that the near higher mileage charge is 20C /mile. My question is if it were you and you knew that you would be averaging 30-32K /year in miles financially would you lease again for only 24 months, 36 months, or would you buy and hold for 3 years? My feelings have been to walk away after 3 years and 90K miles to go to a new vehicle is the way to go. You thoughts please. Thank you. skiman30
Is there a resource where I can see what these residuals are. I see that many of these pre-owned GX 470s range from 38-42 depending on year model (2003-2004) and equipment (DVD - Navi etc). Can you estimate how much payment may be on a 2-3 year lease at 15K miles a year. I am just trying to find out if this is a feasible option before we go looking and my wife falls in love with a vehicle that we may not be able to afford.
I forgot one more very relevant question, with the CPO leases is there a substantial enough monthly savings to justify the CPO versus leasing a new vehicle.
xraydoc99 Posts: 1Is it o.k. to ask which national lease comany you worked with that you got that price through - or could you email me with the information.
Hello Car-Man,
We have a 39 mo lease on a GX470 with 25,000 miles /year. Has Navigation, 3rd row seat & premuim set up. We purchases the higher miles at a dime extra and if we exceed the amount the charge is $0.15 for miles beyond 25K/year. However we are averaging 32K miles /year. As the vehicle comes off lease in late May 2006 we need to make some decisions which I'd appreciate your guidance on:
Now we hear Lexus charges $0.15 to purchase miles above 12K/year and then $0.20 for miles above & beyond the contracted amount. So if we sign a new lease for a new 2006 GX 470, knowing that we need 32K miles /year can you share what a 24 month lease would cost? Assume no cap cost reduction and 6% sales tax built into the monthly payment.
Could you also comment if you think a 24month vs 36 month lease is in our best interest to stay close to being within the 50K warantee ? In other words on a 2 year lease the 64K miles is closer to the warantee period than say a 36 month lease with 96K miles.
One final question. In your opinion knowing we put a ton of highway miles on our vehicle, do you agree that leasing either 24 months or 36 month leases is more economical for us than purchasing and then trying to sell /trade in the GX with high miles?
Car-man I welcome your guidance and council.
My gosh you do a lot of driving, skiman5! Where to you live? If I put that much mileage on my vehicle, I probably would purchase it rather than lease it. Theoretically, you would come out around the same if you leased a truck with this many miles and if you paid cash for it and sold it after putting on this many miles, but I personally would never lease a vehicle if I knew that I was going to drive this much. If I needed to drive this much, I would pay cash for or finance a car that gets excellent gas mileage and drive it into the ground. The only reason why I would get an SUV is if I really needed the space.
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Hey txcurtis. Unfortunately, I am not aware of any resource that provides informaiton on banks CPO residual values to the general public. I do not personally keep tabs on CPO lease programs either. If you're interested in leasing a certified GX, make sure to get a quote for what it would cost to lease an otherwise identical brand new truck. You may find that the new one is not that much more expensive to lease, especially with the new attractive "December to Remember" lease program that Lexus is running right now.
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researcher10 Posts: 1I have an lease offer on a 2006 GX470 without NAV and I was wondering if Car-man could tell me if it's a good deal. The Residual and money factors are better than you mentioned but the Capital Cost is higher. After reading on the "Prices Paid" forum I feel like I should be getting a better Capital Cost, but maybe that would just increase the money factor. Here's the deal:
MSRP is around $50,300 Cap Cost $46,600
Residual 60% Money Factor .0012
36 month lease term
$5000 due at signing which includes First Payment $449, Acquistion fee $600, Dealer handling $399 and the remainder ($3552) as cap cost reduction.
I am also confused about the December to Remember sale. This dealer says this lease deal is only good through November. He said the December to Remember sale was just lease deals??? Seems strange.0
alex123 Posts: 30Car_man,
what are the current lease numbers for 30,36,39 M - 12000 miles on fully loaded GX?
Also I'm currently leasing from Lexus, do I get any discount on a top of that?
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The problem
Can be $\zeta(3)$ written as $\alpha\pi^\beta$, where ($\alpha,\beta \in \mathbb{C}$), $\beta \ne 0$ and $\alpha$ doesn't depend of $\pi$ (like $\sqrt2$, for example)?
Several $\zeta$ values are connected with $\pi$, like:
and so on for all even numbers.
See this mathworld link to more details: Riemann Zeta Function
So the question is, could $\zeta(3)$ be written as:
$$\zeta(3)=\alpha\pi^\beta$$ $$\alpha,\beta \in \mathbb{C}$$ $$\beta \ne 0$$ $$\alpha \text{ not dependent of } \pi$$
See $\alpha$ not essencially belongs $\mathbb{Q}$ and $\alpha,\beta$ could be real numbers too.
When I wrote $\alpha$ is not dependent of $\pi$ it's a strange and a hard thing to be defined, but maybe $\alpha$ can be written using $e$ or $\gamma$ or $\sqrt2$ or some other constant.
Maybe this still a open question. If
$ \sum_{k = 0}^{2} (-1)^{k} \frac{B_{2k} \ B_{2- 2k + 2}}{(2k)! \ (2 - 2k + 2)!}$
in $-4 \sum_{k = 0}^{2} (-1)^{k} \frac{B_{2k} \ B_{2- 2k + 2}}{(2k)! \ (2 - 2k + 2)!}\pi^3$ be of the form $\frac{\delta}{\pi^3}$ with $\delta$ not dependent of $\pi$
and $- 2 \sum_{k \geq 1} \frac{k^{-3}}{e^{2 \pi k} - 1}$ not dependent of $\pi$ too, this question still hard and open.


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NAMM 2009 : Jackson Unveil Adrian Smith Signature San Dimas DinkyA
Jackson is proud to announce the Adrian Smith San Dimas Dinky guitar, a true labor of love between two cornerstones of heavy metal – Jackson guitars and Iron Maiden.
The Jackson Adrian Smith San Dimas Dinky guitar features an alder body, bolt-on quartersawn maple neck with a compound radius maple or ebony fingerboard, DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge pickup with Fender SCN middle and neck single-coil pickups, Floyd Rose tremolo, black hardware, and is available in Snow White with a white (ebony fingerboard) or black one-ply pickguard (maple fingerboard).
Since their inception in 1975, Iron Maiden has pioneered heavy metal music through the release of 23 albums and are considered one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time. Smith joined Iron Maiden in 1980 taking stage with fellow guitarist Dave Murray—and eventually Janick Gers—in the NWOBHM titans, and quickly became known for his incredibly-fast legato playing style.
"When Jackson sent me a prototype of my signature guitar, I liked it right away," said Smith. "So much so, it became my number one choice onstage for the 'Caught Somewhere Back in Time' tour. It passed the test with flying colours, performing the all-important basics like staying in tune, (having) great electronics, and providing me with a great means of expression. It's one of the loudest guitars I have. I can't wait 'til the next tour."
Just look at these specs
Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio® Super Distortion™ Humbucking Pickup
Middle Pickup: Hot Samarium Cobalt Noiseless™ Strat® Pickup
Neck Pickup: Hot Samarium Cobalt Noiseless™ Strat® Pickup
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup
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Weighing GOP goals vs. women's health
AUSTIN — Republican Rep. Sarah Davis discounts the Democrats' idea of a GOP war on women even as the breast-cancer survivor ventures onto the frontlines of Texas' battle over women's health.
Davis spoke against new state rules for the Women's Health Program that doctors say would get between them and their patients by barring discussion of abortion.
"The rule-makers are essentially jeopardizing the viability of the very program that they are trying to create" with rules discouraging doctors' participation, said Davis, a lawyer from the Houston-area enclave of West University Place who says her cancer battle gave her a profound respect for the doctor-patient relationship.
But Davis isn't easy to pigeonhole in the debate over women's health choices.
She last year backed banning Planned Parenthood clinics from the health program because of their affiliation to those who perform abortions, although the clinics themselves don't provide abortions. The ban already was on the books but hadn't been enforced.
Asked if she still thinks it was a good decision to back the ban, Davis said, "Oh, gosh, it's a hard question, and I think about that vote a lot. I just think that there is so much controversy surrounding Planned Parenthood that I think that was the right vote to make at the time."
Planned Parenthood is fighting the decision, but the federal government has already said it will end its funding for the program due to the ban. So the state is planning to pick up the cost and proposing the new rules as it gets ready to take over the program.
Health care providers worry there won't be enough clinics to serve women without Planned Parenthood, but Davis takes comfort in state assurances that others will fill in the gap. She sees her stand on the rules as a way to help in that effort. According to documents from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Davis was the only GOP lawmaker by late last week to formally comment on the proposed rules.
"I just can't imagine another 32-year-old in pain and not being able to have a well woman exam," said Davis, 36, whose cancer was discovered nearly four years ago.
Davis also went against the GOP playbook last year to vote against a bill requiring women have a sonogram before an abortion.
She said she was elected as a believer in limited government, personal freedom and individual responsibility. She opposed the federal health care law as a government intrusion, and she saw the sonogram bill the same way.
She said her stand on the sonogram measure was reinforced when she read about a 12-year-old who was reportedly raped by numerous assailants. If the girl became pregnant and her family, church or other support system thought it best for her not to have the baby, Davis said, "I can't be a part of supporting a process in which we are going to insert ... something into her already broken body."
On abortion, Davis said she considers herself pro-life but wouldn't support overturning Roe v. Wade.
"Abortion is an issue that is so personal and so politically charged that there is no right answer that the government can ever make," she said. "To me, the issue is just not as black and white as so many other people think that it is."
Her Democratic opponent — Ann Johnson, another lawyer with a personal story of battling cancer — is emphasizing health care access in her campaign, saying on her website, "Texas can do better than (Gov.) Rick Perry and Sarah Davis' War on Women's Health."
Davis said she doesn't see a war: "I don't think that the Republican Party has waged a war on women. I think that the concept of women's health is being used in some regards by both parties as some type of a political wedge issue. I am a woman in Texas, and I do not feel like there has been a war waged against me."
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How to Use the Images Illustrations
Wool, as it comes from the sheep, is kinky, matted, and may contain dirt and tangles if it has not been washed. Before it can be spun, it must be gently pulled apart and cleaned. Doing this is called carding. Two paddle shaped wire brushes, called cards, are used
Wool was often mixed with the fibers of the flax plant to create a type of cloth called linsey-woolsey, which lasted a long time and was used for making everyday clothes.
Questions for Photos 4 & 5
1. What are the names of the tools that are being used in the Photos 4 & 5? What purpose do they serve?
2. What is the purpose of spinning wool?
3. Where did the pioneers get the materials they used for making clothing? Where do you get your clothing today?
4. Who in the pioneer family was generally responsible for the production of clothing?
5. Which of the two types of spinning wheels is being used in Photo 5?
6. Photos 4 and 5 are pictures of some of the activities being done in the park's 1820s living history farm? Do they help you better understand what life would have been like as a pioneer? Why or why not?
* The images on this screen have a resolution of 72 dots per inch (dpi), and therefore will print poorly. You can obtain a larger version of Photo 4 and Photo 5, but be aware that each file will take as much as 40 seconds to load with a 28.8K modem.


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I did this project two years ago, and I recently had an e-mail asking where the post went. Yeah. Good question. Since changing over my domain, I seem to have lost dozens of posts. They're out there somewhere, but I figured it might be a good idea to refresh it.
This advent idea was made out of mini matchboxes. I bought a pack of them at the grocery store, painted the insert part white, and wrapped the outside with scrapbook paper. The outside is labeled with the countdown day, and it's complete.
I try to remain really conscious of not letting the "I want that!" mentality overwhelm the spirit of Christmas at JaG's house, so I tried to come up with advent ideas that were mostly about spending time together. Plus, they're pretty much free. Santa's on a budget this time of year.
There is such an extensive list of things you could add to this list, but these are the ones we'll be using this year. I added a couple of notes to some since we've been doing this a couple of years.
- Play a board game together
- Build a fort and have dinner in it (the kids' favorite)
- Cut out paper snowflakes
- Pick out a toy for Toys for Tots
- Make popcorn and watch a Christmas movie
- Find a special treat
- Special treat: Hot cocoa and marshmallows
- Make a Christmas craft (check the internet—tons of ideas out there)
- Breakfast for dinner
- Find a special present and open it (always dollar store items)
- Make a card for someone and mail it
- Go to dollar store and shop for family (again—kids LOVE)
- Go out to a movie
- Decorate a gingerbread house
- Kids make dinner for Mom and Dad
- Go see Santa Claus
- Make a pinecone bird feeder
- Make a Christmas craft
- Find a special present and open it
- Go bowling
- Bake Christmas cookies
- Go downtown and look at lights
- Popcorn and movie night
So what about you? Do you have any ideas that you use with your family? I'm always curious for new ideas. Anything I'm missing?


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Me again. I did notice something recently. My IBM BIOS Setup Utility says:
IBM Security Chip
Serial port
Parallel port
Floppy Drives*
*There is no floppy drive in the original configuration of the machine. Today, there is still not a floppy drive present in the machine, ONLY a dvd-rom drive.
In the BIOS Setup, I was hoping to change the settings from floppy disk to cd-rom/dvd-rom, but no dice. It says Legacy Floppy Drive (enable/disable) and SuperDisk Boot (enable/disable). When I "enable" floppy disk, the floppy drive controller is enabled in Device Manager. Since I do not have such a device onboard, I went ahead and disabled both of them.
In BIOS Setup, why am I seeing Floppy Drives when none is connected to the machine?
@ajkula66 wrote:
Depending on your needs, you may want to get a USB media drive, or get rid of the R32 altogether and purchase a newer machine.
Good luck and let us know.
I took your advice and, last night, I placed an order with Dell and ordered a new $1200.00 widescreen laptop. After my problems with this machine, I just couldn't purchase another IBM computer anymore, nor would I ever recommend one. That's just how I feel about the situation. However, I do thank you for all your efforts and everyone else's effort in this regard.
I'm sorry it has come down to you ordering a Dell...
Every manufacturer of any goods has its less-than-stellar moments, and R32 was one of IBM's, likely because its production was subcontracted to Acer...
I sincerely hope that you've done your research before ordering a new laptop.
Good luck.
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I sincerely hope that you've done your research before ordering a new laptop.
I currently own a Dell Dimension 4300 desktop which I have owned since October 2002 and I have had excellent performance from it and I have also received first-class customer service from Dell. When I started having this problem with the laptop, Dell became an obvious choice should I had to choose a replacement, as I don't have any experience with any other. I do recall having one issue with the desktop - the cd-rom icon went missing a few years ago. I used the Microsoft Knowledge Base fix for restoring the cd-rom icon and it worked like a charm - that's the fix with removing the upper and lower filters in the registry via regedit. However, that fix did not work on this laptop as there were no upper and lower filters in the registry - strange. Maybe there should be. I have reformatted many times and the registry entry remained the same. I used to tap on the laptop and the dvd-rom drive would be recognized, then it would disappear. With a few more taps, it would reappear, stay for a while and then disappear again. That fix used to work a year ago, but not anymore. I still like the R32, though, a very rugged machine. I still plan on using the R32. However, when I travel on the plane and want to watch movies, the replacement will do that job instead of toting around the external dvd-rom which I bought for the R32.
Hello to all,
I have a problem. I got IBM ThinkPad R32 , 2658 MNG, Windows XP Pro.
My battery is not charging. First I thought that my battery is dead because it's 5-6 years old, I order a new one but it's the same. With old one sometimes starts charging then in next couple of days it's working normaly and then it's again dead. The PC recognize when I'm on AC power (but still not charging the battery) and when on battery.
How can I fix this problem and could I work on my PC when connected on AC power without a battery?


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Aiming to atone, Buchholz can pitch Sox to Series
DETROIT -- Clay Buchholz will have an opportunity to secure the Red Sox a trip to the World Series when he takes the mound against the Tigers on Saturday in a crucial Game 6 at Fenway Park.
The situation couldn't be any more ideal for Buchholz, who is searching for redemption after suffering through a disappointing outing earlier in the series. He surrendered a season-high five runs in Game 2, but a bounce-back performance would completely erase those bad memories.View Full Game Coverage
DETROIT -- Clay Buchholz will have an opportunity to secure the Red Sox a trip to the World Series when he takes the mound against the Tigers on Saturday in a crucial Game 6 at Fenway Park.
The situation couldn't be any more ideal for Buchholz, who is searching for redemption after suffering through a disappointing outing earlier in the series. He surrendered a season-high five runs in Game 2, but a bounce-back performance would completely erase those bad memories.View Full Game Coverage
Boston heads into that potential deciding game with a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series, and Buchholz knows all too well that he'll need to up his performance if the Red Sox are going to move on and avoid a winner-take-all scenario in Game 7.
Game 6 on Saturday is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
"Pitching in playoff games is one thing; pitching in deciding playoff games is another," Buchholz said during a news conference Thursday afternoon. "And I feel like it's two pretty evenly matched teams as of now.
"This is what baseball is all about, there's four teams still playing, we're one of them. Being put in the situation, losing the first game at home, and being able to come back and get that win in Game 2, it made it a lot less stressful to come out here and play here on their home turf for three games. There's a lot that goes into it, but I'm excited to get back out there."
Boston's offense got Buchholz off the hook, and the right-hander has David Ortiz to thank for the club's unlikely win. The Red Sox were trailing, 5-1, heading into the bottom of the eighth, but managed to load the bases with two outs to set the table for the veteran designated hitter.
Tigers closer Joaquin Benoit then served up a pitch down the heart of the plate that Ortiz sent into the bullpen in right field for the game-tying grand slam. That slam eventually sparked a walk-off rally in the bottom of the ninth.
Buchholz put the Red Sox in the unenviable position of needing a big comeback because of one bad inning. He got through the first five frames with just one earned run, but had the outing completely unravel in the sixth. Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila each homered, while Prince Fielder and Victor Martinez also doubled to chase Buchholz.
Tale of the Tape: Game 6
|Max Scherzer
|Clay Buchholz
Red Sox
|2013 regular season
|Overall: 32 GS, 21-3, 2.90 ERA
|Overall: 16 GS, 12-1, 1.74 ERA
|Key stat: Eight hits allowed over 16 postseason innings
|Key stat: 1.71 ERA in 12 GS before neck/shoulder injury vs. 3.28 ERA in 6 GS since, including two in playoffs
|At Fenway Park
Career: 5 GS, 1-2, 3.31 ERA
Career: 60 GS, 28-15, 3.33 ERA
|Against this opponent
Career: 8 GS, 2-4, 7.02 ERA
Career: 8 GS, 2-1, 3.58 ERA
|Loves to face: Mike Napoli, 1-for-13, .220 OPS
Hates to face: David Ortiz, 7-for-17, 1.524 OPS
|Loves to face: Torii Hunter, 4-for-27, .480 OPS
Hates to face: Alex Avila, 5-for-11, 1.481 OPS
|Game breakdown
|Why he'll win: Red Sox couldn't touch him in Game 2
|Why he'll win: Shows command of fastball
|Pitcher beware: Red Sox have hit him well in the past
|Pitcher beware: Missing location: he's allowed three homers in two postsesaon starts
|Bottom line: Scherzer has been at his best this postseason
|Bottom line: If Buchholz can hit spots, he's proven the ability to dominate
The sixth was a testament to just how quickly a game can get out of hand. All it took was a few pitches for Buchholz's outing to start heading south and it's the ability to limit the damage that must be present during his next start.
"Consistency to execution against these types of lineups is never more important," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "When you mislocate, you're going to pay the price and he has in that four-run inning the other night, where in the matter of 11 pitches, it was four runs on the board.
"Recognizing that the momentum, particularly the momentum inside an inning, is what's got to be kept under check a little bit more, and particularly in Clay's situation."
Buchholz admitted there are things he can learn from the effective outing right-hander John Lackey had in Game 3. Lackey commanded the strike zone and utilized his offspeed pitches on a frequent basis to set up the Detroit hitters and keep them off balance.
The end result was Lackey delivering 6 2/3 scoreless innings while striking out eight and allowing just four hits. Buchholz's goal is to take a similar approach and he will need to establish his curveball early in the game to give the Tigers hitters another pitch to worry about.
That was something Buchholz wasn't able to do during his first start. The 29-year-old relied too much on his fastball and that type of predictability can be dangerous when it comes to an aggressive Detroit lineup.
"It's easy to learn from somebody that's been through and experienced it in the past," Buchholz said of Lackey. "Just the way he worked the counts, was able to get his curveball in for a strike on a consistent basis. I didn't throw too many curveballs last time out.
"If you have a feel for that pitch, I think that's a good pitch for the group that's as aggressive as the Tigers are. There are multiple things I can do differently, and I definitely want it to go a little bit better."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB.


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Mitochondrial Myopathies (MM)
Signs and Symptoms
Breathing issues
Sometimes these diseases can cause significant weakness in the muscles that support breathing. Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies also may cause brain abnormalities that alter the brain's control over breathing.
Cardiac care
Sometimes, mitochondrial diseases directly affect the heart. In these cases, the usual cause is an interruption in the rhythmic beating of the heart, called conduction block. Cardiac muscle damage also may occur.
Other potential health issues
Some people with mitochondrial disease experience serious kidney problems, gastrointestinal problems and/or diabetes. Some of these problems are direct effects of mitochondrial defects in the kidneys, digestive system or pancreas (in diabetes), and others are indirect effects of mitochondrial defects in other tissues.
For example, rhabdomyolysis (acute muscle breakdown) can lead to kidney problems by causing a protein called myoglobin to leak from ruptured muscle cells into the urine. This condition, myoglobinuria, stresses the kidneys' ability to filter waste from the blood and can cause kidney damage.
Special issues in children
Progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO), and drooping of the upper eyelids, called ptosis, typically cause only mild visual impairment in adults, they're potentially more harmful in children with mitochondrial myopathies.
Because the development of the brain is sensitive to childhood experiences, PEO or ptosis during childhood can sometimes cause permanent damage to the brain's visual system.
Due to muscle weakness, brain abnormalities or a combination of both, children with mitochondrial diseases may have developmental delays. For example, they might take an unusually long time to reach motor milestones such as sitting, crawling and walking. As they get older, they may be unable to get around as easily as other children their age, and may have speech problems and/or learning disabilities.
Symptoms of mitochondrial myopathies
The main symptoms of mitochondrial myopathy are muscle weakness and atrophy (shrinking), and exercise intolerance. It's important to remember that these symptoms vary greatly from one person to the next, even in the same family.
In some individuals, weakness is most prominent in muscles that control movements of the eyes and eyelids. Two common consequences are the gradual paralysis of eye movements, PEO and ptosis.
Mitochondrial myopathies also can cause weakness and atrophy in other muscles of the face and neck, which can lead to slurred speech and difficulty with swallowing. Sometimes, people with mitochondrial myopathies experience loss of muscle strength in the arms or legs.
These diseases also can cause significant weakness in the muscles that support breathing.
Exercise intolerance
Exercise intolerance, also called exertional fatigue, refers to unusual feelings of exhaustion brought on by physical exertion. The degree of exercise intolerance varies greatly among individuals. Some people might only have trouble with athletic activities like jogging, while others might experience problems with everyday activities like walking to the mailbox or lifting a milk carton.
Sometimes, exercise intolerance is associated with painful muscle cramps and/or injury-induced pain. The cramps are actually sharp contractions that can seem to temporarily lock the muscles. Injury-induced pain is caused by a process of acute muscle breakdown called rhabdomyolysis, leading to leakage of myoglobin from the muscles into the urine (myoglobinuria). Cramps or myoglobinuria usually occur when someone with exercise intolerance "overdoes it," and can happen during the overexertion or several hours afterward.
Symptoms of encephalomyopathies
A mitochondrial encephalomyopathy typically includes some of the above-mentioned symptoms of myopathy (muscle disease) plus one or more neurological symptoms. Again, these symptoms show a great deal of individual variability in both type and severity.
Hearing impairment, migraine-like headaches and seizures are among the most common symptoms of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. In at least one syndrome, headaches and seizures often are accompanied by stroke-like episodes.
In addition to affecting the musculature of the eye, a mitochondrial encephalomyopathy can affect the eye itself and parts of the brain involved in vision. For instance, vision loss due to optic atrophy (shrinkage of the optic nerve) or retinopathy (degeneration of some of the cells that line the back of the eye) is a common symptom of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. These effects are more likely to cause serious visual impairment.
Often, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy causes ataxia, or trouble with balance and coordination. People with ataxia are usually prone to falls.


text: Dodai here. OMG. I love pizza. I had pizza for dinner last night. It had onions and barbecue sauce on it and it rocked my small, small world. But apparently, for 1 million American women, eating pizza means awful pelvic pain and an urgent need to frequently urinate. According to researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, the pelvic pain is so intense that some women administer anesthetic lidocaine directly into their bladders via a catheter to get relief. Oy. [UPI]


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Last night I attended a media event at Hospoda here in NYC where they showcased their unique draft system by pouring Pilsner Urquell and couple Brooklyn Brewery beers. Hospoda has been on my restaurant list for a while and while their food gets rave reviews what caught my interest, when I first heard about them almost a year ago, was their draught system they call the Bohemian Beer Quadrunner. They use this to pour Pilsner Urquell in four different ways, each giving a different flavor.
As soon as I walked in I was handed a small glass (not the mug pictured above) that was mostly foam and told to drink it quickly. Since I'm always up for a drinking challenge (and they were providing beer and snacks) I obliged. My first thought was this tastes like it was poured out of a nitro tap. My second was that this was sweet, without the bite I normally associate with Pilsner Urquell. As I later learned, they use standard CO2 but their tap system aerates the beer and the bartender can vary the flow coming out to create anything from a standard pour to the foamy "Sweet" I just had.
I moved through their other Urquell pours, each one with less head and creaminess: Slice (four fingers of head); Creme (normal head–the classic way of pouring a Czech pilsner I was told); and Neat (no head). It was definitely an interesting way to taste the same beer and I'd recommend getting flight and enjoying all four.
Hospoda worked with Pilsner Urquell to create the "cold shipped express" initiative to get the beer from the brewery in the Czech Republic to the US in just two weeks, refrigerated throughout the journey. They take their beer seriously and the attention to detail in pouring, serving, and caring for the beer is noticeable. The centerpiece of the restaurant is the bar that houses the Quadrunner with a plexiglass floor in front of it that looks down into their spotless, well-organized beer and wine cooler.
After the Urquell I decided to try Brooklyn Brewery's current Brewmaster's Reserve, There Will Be Black, a hoppy black ale I had a month or so ago at the brewery. I liked it there and also when poured through Hospoda's Quadrunner. Was it better? Worse? I have no idea since I don't have tasting notes or a memory to speak of. After only serving Pilsner Urquell since they opened about a year and a half ago, why add Brooklyn Brewery's beers? Hospoda started by purchasing a sixtel of Brooklyn Lager to try on the system and invited the owners and brewmaster Garrett Oliver to stop by to taste it—where they noted it tasted as fresh as it does from the brewery when poured through the Quadrunner.
If you are looking for a good, interesting beer experience that you can't get anywhere else in the US along with some great Czech-inspired food I'd definitely check it out. There's something for both the beer geeks and foodies in your party.
Disclaimer: At this event I and the other attendees received complimentary: beer and snacks from Hospoda; a complimentary mug from Pilsner Urquell; and a complimentary bottle opener from Brooklyn Brewery.


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The Museum's history begins in 1924, when the North Carolina State Art Society was formed. Its mission: to generate interest in creating an art museum for the state. In 1928 the society acquired funds and approximately 75 paintings by bequest from Robert F. Phifer, a North Carolina native and businessman. In 1929 the first in a series of temporary art exhibition spaces opened in the Agriculture Building in Raleigh.
In 1947 the state legislature appropriated $1 million to purchase a collection of art for the people of North Carolina. The appropriation, which was unheard of at the time and drew national attention, was in response to a then-anonymous challenge grant from noted philanthropist Samuel H. Kress of New York through the persuasive efforts of Robert Lee Humber. Humber was an international lawyer and native of Greenville, N.C.
Humber worked tirelessly with the legislature to ensure the bill's passage. An amended bill was finally passed in the waning hours of the last day of the legislative session. Rep. John Kerr of Warren County, in support of the bill, famously said, "Mr. Speaker, I know I am facing a hostile audience, but man cannot live by bread alone."
The initial $1 million legislative appropriation was used to purchase 139 European and American paintings and sculptures.
The Kress Foundation matched the $1 million appropriation with a gift of 70 works of art, primarily Italian Renaissance, adding the Museum to its program of endowing regional museums throughout the United States with works from the Kress Collection. The Kress gift to the Museum became the largest and most important of any except that given to the National Gallery of Art. The Museum's original collection, along with the Kress gift, established the North Carolina Museum of Art as one of the premier art museums.
In April 1956 the Museum opened in the renovated State Highway Division Building on Morgan Street in downtown Raleigh, the state's capital. Local media dubbed it "the Miracle on Morgan Street." It was the first art museum in the country to be established using state funds. The first director, William Valentiner, formerly directed the Detroit Institute of Arts, co-directed the Los Angeles County Museum, and directed the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
By the 1960s the Museum had outgrown its Morgan Street location. The building lacked humidity and temperature controls for the proper care of works of art. In 1967 the state legislature created a 15-member State Art Building Commission to choose a site and oversee construction of a new museum.
Choosing the Blue Ridge Road site was controversial. Opponents thought that the Museum should remain downtown near the Capitol, other museums, and public buildings, and legislative bills were introduced to that effect. But the Building Commission did not waver; it chose the Blue Ridge site, as it was accessible to the interstate and had plenty of room for expansion and parking.
The Blue Ridge Road site, just south of Rex Hospital on the western edge of Raleigh, has a colorful history. Beginning with Native American inhabitants, it later was a Civil War training site, and later the site of Polk Youth Prison for juvenile offenders. The youth prison was relocated, and only a smokestack remains as a reminder.
Designed by Edward Durell Stone and Associates of New York and Holloway-Reeves Architects of North Carolina, the new building (now called East Building) opened in 1983. Stone's experience included the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh.
Stone used spatial experimentation with pure geometric form for the Museum by using a square as a basic unit and designing the entire site by manipulating the square form.
Because of inflation and delays in site approval, the final building was not completed as originally planned. But even with its reduced size, at 181,000 square feet it was four times the square footage of the Morgan Street location and had twice the exhibition space.
A master plan produced in 1988 characterized the natural features and existing features of the Museum site into zones for future use. In 2000 the state legislature granted the Museum an adjacent site for the development of a Museum Park and trail system. In less than a decade, over a dozen works of art and two miles of trails have made the North Carolina Museum of Art one of a handful of museums in the world with both a renowned traditional art collection and a large outdoor art park. Its 164 acres make it the largest museum art park in the country.
In 2000 Larry Wheeler (director from 1994 to 2018) began to lay plans for the Museum's future, shifting from renovation of the Stone building to construction of a new building specifically to house the permanent collection. Over the next two years, the Museum worked with architects Thomas Phifer and Partners on the design of a new gallery building (now called West Building).
From the outset of the project, it was determined that the building and gardens should embrace green principles consistent with the development of the Museum Park and its related art and ecology program. Thus the environmental functionality of the structure was designed to build and operate the Museum in a sustainable manner: controlled storm water runoff, enhanced energy efficiency, climate-control systems, and responsible landscaping practices.
A unique glass-walled architectural structure with striking roof lines, a dramatic exterior, and state-of-the-art environmental elements, West Building has arisen adjacent to the original building on the Museum site. With the exterior 50 percent glass, the 127,000-square-foot gallery space allows for filtered natural light and viewing of the collection in a whole new way. Landscaped sculpture gardens and reflecting pools complement the existing Museum Park and strengthen the connection of art and nature.
In October 2018, after 24 years at the helm of the NCMA, Larry Wheeler retired. Valerie Hillings succeeded him as the Museum's director in November 2018. A Duke University graduate, Hillings was most recently curator and associate director of curatorial affairs for the future Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museum, part of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation.
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Greater Vancouver Food Bank looks ahead to lean times, seeks donations
Every family of three or more that came to a Vancouver food bank before Christmas went home with a turkey. Every singleton and couple got a chicken.
And because the food bank is closed during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, every client that showed up last week got double the usual supplies of everything from fruit and vegetables to canned fish and baby food, pasta and soup.
"Everyone wants to have a little celebration, maybe a little present, but that can be a challenge," said Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society CEO Aart Schuurman Hess. "Everybody got double for Christmas and to last through the next week."
Stocking fridges for Christmas has left the society's warehouse with a few gaps and empty shelves, especially when it comes to quality proteins such as tuna and salmon. After the expense of December — the biggest volume month of the year for the food bank — cash will be needed to ensure perishables are ready when people come back in the first week of January, said Schuurman Hess.
Two diverging trend lines will make restocking a challenge. Food donations are down 10 per cent over the past two years, while the number of clients is up 10 per cent.
The food bank does a lot with a little, serving 27,000 people each week with a paid staff of only 27, said Schuurman Hess. Hundreds of volunteers work tens of thousands of hours to ensure people who need food, get fed.
Cash donations are needed to fill the widening gap between food donations and increasing need, he said.
Because the organization is so blessed with volunteers, the GVFBS has a low three-to-five per cent administrative overhead: 92 per cent of cash donations go directly to purchasing food.
"We need to restock for the next six to seven months, there are some empty spaces in the warehouse," said Schuurman Hess. Food and cash donations will help us to ensure that we can help people in the months to come."
While donations during November and December are typically higher than normal, the opposite is true in January.
To donate to the GVFBS go to foodbank.bc.ca or leave non-perishable items in the bin at your local supermarket.
Items that are always needed
• Canned fish/meat
• Natural peanut butter
• Whole-wheat pasta and rice
• Pasta sauce
• Meals in a can (hearty soups, chili, etc.)
• Canned fruit and vegetables
• Whole grain/low sugar cereal
• Baby food, formula and supplies (diapers, etc.)


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Triana Backpackers
Set in a traditional Sevillian town house, Triana Backpackers is located in a quiet area in the centre of the city, just 15 minutes' walk from the Cathedral the Alcazar. We are also just a couple of minutes from Seville's best nightlife area, Betis Street.
We have private rooms and dormitories plus facilities including free internet access, a guest kitchen, air conditioning, a common room and a rooftop terrace. Linen is provided and breakfast is included in the rates.
Check-in: 13:00
Check-out: 12:00 (midday)
- Full payment must be made in cash upon arrival.
- Cancellations must be received at least 24 hours in advance or a charge of 1 night's accommodation will apply.
예약 가능 여부 및 가격예약 가능 여부와 가격을 보려면 날짜를 선택한 후 '날짜 업데이트'를 클릭하세요'
호스텔 시설 & 정책
- 24시간 리셉션
- 24시간 보안
- 어댑터
- 에어컨
- 자전거 대여
- 조식 포함
- 카페
- 일반실
- 신용 카드가 허용됨
- 무료 시티 맵
- 무료 인터넷 액세스
- 무료 와이파이
- 헤어드라이기 대여
- 온수 샤워
- 뜨거운 욕조
- 인터넷 액세스
- 키카드 액세스
- 키친
- 세탁 설비
- 시트 포함
- 사물함
- 수하물 보관소
- 통금 시간 없음
- 야외 테라스
- 플레이스테이션
- 독서등
- 차&커피 시설
- 타월 대여
취소 정책이 숙소는 2일 취소 정책이 있습니다. 이 시간 내에 취소하지 않으면 체류 첫날 밤에 부과되는 숙박료와 똑같은 금액의 취소 수수료가 발생합니다.
약도지도 보기지도 숨기기
From THE AIRPORT
TAXI: Monday-Friday, 7am - 9pm: 22.20 euros
Monday-Friday, 9pm - 7am: 24.75 euros
Saturday-Sunday: 24.75 euros
Take the EA Airport Special bus (4 euros) and get of at "Torre del Oro". Cross the San Telmo bridge (the closest bridge to the tower) and turn right onto "Calle Betis". Turn left on the second street going onto "Calle Troya". Once you get there, take the third right onto "Calle Rodrigo de Triana". The Hostel can be found about 300 meters from this point on, at number 69.
(the price from the airport or from any point towards any destination within Seville is based on a fixed rate, luggage included)
From the bus station of Plaza de Armas on:
By foot: 15 minutes. Get on "Calle Arjona" (continuation of "Calle Torneo") and keep walking straight on for about 400 meters; cross the Isabel II bridge (Triana Bridge). (Attention, the Triana Bridge is NOT the white bridge close to the station, it is the iron looking one with unmistakable rings in its structure). Cross the square and walk on "Calle San Jacinto" until it ends up in "Calle Rodrigo de Triana" (third street on the left from the plaza on). Keep going straight on until you reach number 69, which is the hostels number.
From the Bus Station of Prado San Sebastian on:
By foot: Walk on "calle San Fernando" towards the river. Cross the "Plaza Puerta de Jerez" and then cross the San Telmo bridge. Once you have crossed the bridge, turn right onto "Calle Betis".(the street parallel to the river).Take the second street on the left to "Calle Troya" and then take the third right onto "calle Rodrigo de Triana". The Hostel can be found 300 meters from there on, at number 69.
METRO: Take the train towards the station "Prado de San Sebastian" (on "Avenida de Carlos V", next to the "Jardines del Prado", next to the "los Juzgados") (1.65 euros) until "Plaza de Cuba". Therefrom, cross the "calle República Argentina" and continue for about 40 meters towards the river. Take the "calle Pages del Corre" at your left hand side and turn to your right in the "Calle Troya" after 200 metres. Once you're there, take the first street to your left. That is "Rodrigo de Triana"; the hostel is 300 metres further, at number 69.
From the station de Santa Justa on:
By foot + metro: walk through "avenida Kansas City", which will soon change into "calle Luis Morales", until the intersection with "calle Eduardo Dato" (15 minutes). Here is the metro station "Nervión" (ticket: 1.65 euros). Take the metro towards "Ciudad Expo" and get of at "Plaza de Cuba". Herefrom, cross the "Calle República Argentina" and walk for more or less 40 meters towards the river. Take the "calle Pages del Corro" on your left, and turn to your right after 200 metres in the "calle Troya". Once you're here, take the first street to your left (Rodrigo de Triana). You'll arrive at the hostel after about 300 metres, at number 69.
Taxi: more or less €8.
BUS: EA Airport Special bus.
Take the EA Airport Special bus towards "Torneo-Plaza de Armas" (the bus stop is situated at the Av. Kansas City, to the left of the main exit of the train station) (ticket: €4). Get of at "Passeo Colón/Torre del Oro" (after more or less 20 minutes). Once you're there, cross the San Telmo Bridge (the one that's the closest to the tower), and turn right onto "calle Betis" (parallel to the river). Turn left on the second street going onto "calle Troya. Once you get there, take the third right onto "calle Rodrigo de Triana". The Hostel is about 300 meters from this point on, at number 69.
From the train station Cercanias San Bernardo on:
The trains that arrive from Granada and Cadíz stop at the station of San Bernardo before arriving at their last stop at "Santa Justa". If you get of at this stop, you can take the metro at the stop in front of the station. Take the metro towards "Ciudad expo" and get of at "Plaza de Cuba". Herefrom, cross the "calle República Argentina" and walk on for about 40 metres towards the river. Turn to your left in the "calle Pages del Corro" and after more or less 200 metres, go to your left onto "calle Troya". Herefrom, the first street on your left is "Rodrigo de Triana", in which you'll find the hostel after about 300 metres at number 69.


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Warning: Weenie humor ahead!
Anyone else think the Halloween cakes are getting kinda handsy this year?
No, no. I mean, it seems like the designs are getting a lot...fresher.
For example, some people might think these "pumpkins" represent huge...tracts of land:
Others might think it's a little chilly in here.
Hey, sure, bakers, just stick that candy corn anywhere:
I'd say the bat was a nice touch, but I think the ghost might disagree.
And when it comes to pumpkin cookies, this bakery offers up some stiff competition:
I'm surprised that they'd erect such a dinky display.
And while that might seem like a hard act to follow, it turns out there's more than one bakery trying to get ahead:
Psst. Bakers. Here's a tip.
Also, I think your problem stems from a cockeyed decorator with a testy disposition getting a good-natured ribbing from the bakery staff.
Ben, Kristen Z., Bevin C., Petra R., Zack J., and Sara W., these cakes salute you.
Sorry about that.
HEY RICHMOND!!! We'll see you at 7 pm!!! WOOHOO!!!


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The report will likely change about 100 times between now and the start of the new season.Steelers Team Report
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Inside Slant
Ben Roethlisberger has been busy lately and it has nothing to do with negotiations for a contract extension or playing in his first Pro Bowl. He's been busy denying, denying, denying that he was even serious when he said one of his offseason wishes was for the Pittsburgh Steelers to acquire a tall wide receiver.
His top three receivers are Hines Ward, listed as 6-0, 5-11 Santonio Holmes and 6-1 Nate Washington.
"I'm always going to ask for a tall receiver," Roethlisberger said last month. "That's just me. Our receivers are unbelievable, but our tallest guy might be Hines? Or Santonio? Hines is going to say he's 6 foot but he's 5-11, now."
Roethlisberger never disputed saying those words until Ward responded angrily a week later.
"We won a Super Bowl, we didn't have a tall receiver then," Ward said sharply. "I don't see Tom Brady caring about who's tall or not. He got Randy (Moss) this year, but he did it before without him."
Big Ben became Backtrack Ben after Ward's reaction. He called Ward and said he told him it was blown out of proportion and he was not quoted correctly. It started a huge debate in Pittsburgh over who was right and/or wrong - Ben for saying it, or Ward for the way he reacted.
"If Ben wants a tall receiver to make him feel comfortable or whatever, maybe the organization will get him one," Ward said.
"To me, I like the four guys we have. This is Ben's first year with (coordinator) Bruce Arians and he had a tremendous year, a Pro Bowl year. I think he's coming into his own. We have weapons, let's jell together a couple more years and let's see what happens. If they go and get a tall receiver in the first round, someone's got to lose a job. Now we had all these weapons around us, now what are we going to do?"
The bottom line: The Steelers believe they need to draft a quality wide receiver in April and would consider it on the first round. A tall one would be preferable.
Notes, Quotes
The Steelers have six draft choices, one in each of the first six rounds. They traded their seventh-rounder last year to Atlanta for return man Allen Rossum. They do not expect to pick up any compensatory picks because they did not lose anyone in free agency last season and signed starting center Sean Mahan.
After much controversy last season over poor conditions at Heinz Field, the Steelers decided to stick with grass for at least one more year.
"The majority of the people in this organization favor grass," team president Art Rooney II said.
Rooney cited his players' preferences to play on grass rather than any kind of artificial turf, even though their union head, Gene Upshaw, lobbied the Steelers to install the fake stuff.
Don't expect the Steelers to make much of a pitch to keep guard Alan Faneca. They know they can't go as high as he wants at this point, and knew this would happen last August.
"We haven't closed the door," Kevin Colbert, director of football operations, said. But ... "Again, we know once you get to free agency or are that close to free agency, obviously you're going to have competition. The price most likely has gone up."
Hines Ward, who turns 32 in March, believes he can keep playing well into his 30s.
"I have three, four good years left, I would like to think," Ward said.
Quote To Note: "I don't buy into the hype you have to be tall. You throw the ball up and give somebody a chance to make a play, I'll make as many catches as anyone." - WR Hines Ward, reacting to Ben Roethlisberger's desire for a tall receiver.
Strategy And Personnel
Coach Mike Tomlin wants to get some younger players, particularly in his defensive line where starters Casey Hampton and Aaron Smith are over 30 and Brett Keisel is approaching it.
Under pressure to make some changes, Tomlin kept his entire first coaching staff intact for 2008.
The Steelers signed former Boise State quarterback Jared Zabransky, who will get a chance to replace Brian St. Pierre as No. 3. St. Pierre, a UFA, is expected to sign elsewhere.
There are few pressing decisions to be made regarding their own unrestricted free agents because the Steelers do not expect to try to keep guard Alan Faneca, tackle Max Starks, linebacker Clark Haggans nor fullback Dan Kreider - all starters or former starters.
Their more interesting moves will come with their restricted free agents, including guard Chris Kemoeatu, No. 3 receiver Nate Washington and backup tackle Trai Essex. Kemoeatu is expected to replace Faneca as the starter and Essex is their only backup tackle with experience after Starks.
1. Offensive line: The performance of the line slipped for the second straight year and now they will lose perennial Pro Bowler Alan Faneca and Max Starks, who started in 2005 and 2006 at right tackle. This, after Pro Bowl center Jeff Hartings retired a year ago and left a large hole at that position.
2. Defensive line: For years, it has been a strength, but the front three are aging and the depth is not good at the ends. Could use a "three-technique" end, but won't overlook a true nose tackle.
3. Wide receiver: Hines Ward is still going strong but at 32 they'll look to groom someone. They'd like either a tall receiver or a fast one who also can return punts and/or kickoffs.
Medical Watch: When it comes to injury information, the Steelers have rarely been forthcoming in the offseason. RB Willie Parker (broken fibula), SS Troy Polamalu (sprained knee) and WR Hines Ward (sprained knee, surgery) all are working out and expected to make full recoveries. Others who have had surgeries since the season ended and are expected to be at full health soon are LB Marquis Cooper (meniscus), OT Trai Essex (right ankle, cartilage), LB Andre Frazier (sports hernia) and G Kendall Simmons (right fourth finger). FB Dan Kreider is recovering from ACL surgery in late November.
FRANCHISE PLAYER: None
TRANSITION PLAYER: None.
LB Marquis Cooper is a special teams player and possible developmental linebacker. Not a priority.
DE Nick Eason could not do the job when Aaron Smith was injured and is not likely to see an offer from Pittsburgh.
G Alan Faneca received the Steelers' last, best offer in August and turned it down. He'll sign elsewhere.
LB Clark Haggans performed decently but did not bring enough pressure. The Steelers will promote No. 2 pick from last year, LaMarr Woodley and let Haggans go.
RB Verron Haynes was re-signed late in the season after Willie Parker was hurt but likely won't receive another offer from Pittsburgh.
DE Travis Kirschke has done a decent job as a backup but is not a priority, or possibly even a consideration, in free agency for them.
FB Dan Kreider's role was diminished last year and then his ACL was torn. He's working out and the Steelers might sign him if he gets no looks elsewhere.
QB Brian St. Pierre wants to move up somewhere from his No. 3 role with the Steelers and they will let him do so without an offer.
OT Trai Essex performed well when he had to fill in late in the season and he should get a lower tender (he was a third-round draft choice).
LB Andre Frazier is a good special teams player and backup on the outside, but they may not want to tender him even the lowest amount.
G Chris Kemoeatu is ticketed to replace Alan Faneca, so he will receive at least the first-round tender.
LS Greg Warren is not worth the nearly $1 million they would have to pay to maintain their rights to him.
WR Nate Washington also should receive at least the tender that would bring a second-round pick should he leave.
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS LB Arnold Harrison will receive a contract because he's a good, young backup at a position that is thin and he also plays special teams.
Nate Washington - really worth a 2nd round pick??? I find that hard to believe.


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Thanks for the pics, Gearge....Speedy
Went to see if the Waterwheel was above water, but it was not. Found other interesting things though.
Some info on the waterwheel.
Hope this wets the appetite.
Boise, ID
Thanks for the pics, Gearge....Speedy
Hey there George, great pics of Watson area remnants. I love that whole E Oregon area expecially along the Owyhee. My understanding is that there were several waterwheels stretching as far as from the E Fork to at least one below the dam. The one at Birch Creek is still hangin on (literally). Tried to get to Watson from the S side in my old Cherokee last year but got chased out by a rainstorm. Got back to the top just in time to get hit hard with it and muck and slide on to better roads. By your photos, it looks like you might have gone in by boat. Have you ever gone in from the NW side of the reservoir on those roads. I've thought of walking in to the cemetery from the Tongue side, but I've got too many years on these old knees. I'm gettin tired of kickin snakes too. Anyway, great photos, glad to know there are others that find Malheur country great!
Hi docsma,
Glad you injoyed the pictures. I drove in from the east side in August of last year (2006). The road was not that bad at the top so I thought it was going to be a cake walk. Wrong! The road got steadily worse as I got closer to the bottom. Every time I thought that I was through the worst of it it was worse 100 feet farther down. By time I was half way down I figured it was all or nothing. The area is very isolated even today, makes you wonder what it was like a hundred years ago. Had to have been hardy souls that lived there. I conversed with the gal that owns the website metioned above and she sent me a map of the old ranches from the dam up. I would imagine that most had waterwheels.
The hike to the cemetary is about 2 miles from the closes place you can drive. I found the foundations along side the reservoir. they were quite substantial buildings. Made me wounder how they got the stone in there. The hike to the cemetary was a rocky one but did not have to kick any snakes! Did not see a snake the whole trip. By the way there is a hot springs not to far from the cemetary. Great for bad knees!
Love the Malhure, Harney, Owyhee area. Lots of great places to see, natural and man made!
Boise, ID
Thanks for posting more pictures. I can recognize that that's the same road that I turned around on. You're right, it just gets rougher and rougher. My rig usually gets me about anywhere I want. And if it doesn't, I'm happy to get out and walk the rest. But not when there's that wet Owyhee gumbo. I'd loved to have seen the communities and ranches along the river before the dam. Think that Owyhee Historical Society Library/Bookstore has a short oral history volume that some of the old-timers from some of those ranches put together some time back. That should be interesting. I remember looking at that website you mention a few months ago. Real interesting. Yep, most of my kicking around is in Malheur Co, or Owyhee Co. There's plenty of natural beauty to see. Often Indian pictographs, or old homesteads. I love digging into what history can be found. Maybe next spring or summer I can get to the bottom of that road. My rig is sitting a little higher now and has better tires. Had one day out that way a couple of years ago that was a two-flat day. Second one went all the way down as I pulled into the driveway. Makes you count your blessings! Later.....docsma (Don) When I get more time I'll try to post a picture or two.
ghcoe - I really enjoyed http://www.geocities.com/~cowpokinfun/waterwheel.htm
Great site with great links. Many thanks.
The gal that owns the sight was quite helpful in the history of Watson. She mentioned that they use to have Watson resident reunions well into the '70s and did mention the book some put together.
Here is a map she sent me. Hard to believe that there was that many people living up that canyon then. By the way did you know that when they built the Owyee Dam it was the tallest dam in the world?
Boise, ID
Thanks for sharing the map. It's great. I want to sometime hike downstream from Birch Creek to the Island Ranch that's on the map. Guess there was/is a waterwheel there too. Yeah, I think I did read that the dam was the highest in the world at that time. They put a lot of work into making those long tunnels and siphons to get the water out of there too.
This wheel at Birch Creek is above slack water 3 or 4 miles or so. It's better seen from the other side of the river, I'm sure. It's at the Morrison/Pinnacle Ranch. That ranch is on the National Registry of Historical Places and well worth the time to see if you haven't yet. It's pretty easy to get into when it's dry. Unfortunately it's illegal to drive downstream from there to see Watson. Raft it or walk it on this stretch. Protected river corridor and all.....Beautiful hole in the ground, as they say. Saw a bunch of river otters playing there last Oct. Great stuff!
I haven't made it down to Birch Creek yet. I hope to maybe this year. I have so many places that I want to go it is hard to figure out which one next. Just picked up a ATV so now that opens up a whole new can of worms.
Boise, ID
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For those of you who have Internet access and love gospel music, there is a website called Solid Gospel Radio Network where you can listen to Southern Gospel music 24 hours daily every day of the week. You can get it by logging on to www.SolidGospel.com.
For those of you who have Internet access and love gospel music, there is a website called Solid Gospel Radio Network where you can listen to Southern Gospel music 24 hours daily every day of the week. You can get it by logging on to www.SolidGospel.com.
An example of some of the shows you can get are:
- �Bill Gaither�s Homecoming Radio Show� which airs 6 p.m. (CST) Monday through Friday and 12 p.m. (CST) Saturday and Sunday
- �The Old Country Church,� 2 p.m. (CST) Saturday and Sunday.
- �Front Porch Fellowship� Bluegrass Gospel, 4 p.m. (CST) Saturday and Sunday.
Notice that airtimes are Central Standard Time. They also feature a �Solid Gospel Concert LIVE� on the third Monday of each month which showcases current top gospel artists at the Renaissance Center in Dickson, Tenn.
So, give SGRN a try sometime. They play good music, and I believe most gospel music fans will enjoy it.
GOSPEL MUSIC NEWS: I am sad to report that Eugene Purkey, former gospel music DJ for many years, died Monday evening. His radio name was Gene Lewis. He was a friend, singer and musician. Keep his family in your prayers.
GOSPEL MUSIC EVENTS (Aug. 17-23)
- Ann and Eddie Allen sing during the day and evening Saturday and Sunday, Shatley Springs Restaurant, 407 Shatley Springs Road, Crumpler. Call 704-860-9930.
- Jayden�s Call sings 7 p.m. Saturday, Harvest Baptist, 144 Ware Road, Kings Mountain. Call 704-739-7051.
- Soldiers of the Cross sing 7 p.m. Saturday, Change of Heart Baptist, 611 S. Yates St., Gastonia. Call 704-865-6645.
- Carroll Cooke & Determined sing 7 p.m. Saturday, Crossroads Baptist, Fallston. Call 704-618-9762.
- The Hoppers and the Littles sing 7:30 Saturday, Ball�s Creek Camp Meeting, Catawba.
- Heart 2 Heart sings 10:30 a.m. Sunday, New Beginnings Church, Stoneville. Call 704-263-0982.
- Royal Quartet sings 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sandy Level Baptist, Bostic, and 6 p.m., Piney Mountain Baptist, Ellenboro. Call 828-245-8194.
- Higher Ground sings 11 a.m. Sunday, Sunset Forest Baptist, 903 Hickory Grove Road, Springwood, and 6 p.m., Temple Baptist, 1105 Bridges St., Shelby. Call 704-827-0001.
- Rick Strickland sings 6 p.m. Sunday, Trinity Baptist, 746 Trinity Church Road, Mooresboro . Call 704-471-0304. He sings 6 p.m. Tuesday, Country Kitchen, 116 Main St., Dallas. Call 704-922-9597.
- Truly Blessed sings 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Friendly Chapel Baptist, 735 Sugar Hill Road, Fallston. Call 704-300-1635.
- Greater Vision sings 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Bethel Baptist, 600 S. Dekalb St., Shelby. Call 704-482-8922.
- Gospel Way sings 6 p.m. Aug, 23, Granny�s Kitchen & Worship Center, Icard, Call 828-397-3588.
- Michael English and Mathew Holt , members of the Gaither Vocal Band , appear 7 p.m. Aug. 23, ICC Performing Arts Center, Spindale. Tickets are $21. Call 828-286-9990.
Consider this: �Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.� � Ralph Waldo Emerson
Send your Gospel Music news to Jack Kimbro at 644 Archie Whitesides Road , Gastonia, NC, 28052. Or call him at 704-864-9185


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Wheathampstead, St Albans
Letchworth Garden City


text: We have two categories of fabrics, this Premium range (which are available only for the deluxe style of papasan and swivel rocker cushions) and the Standard range, which is available for all products. Cushions made from this Premium range cost more than those cushions made in a fabric from the Standard range. Click into each fabric range to view prices. Click the Add to Cart button at the bottom of each fabric page if you wish to place an order. Note, all fabrics are subject to availability.