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Skip to comments.Led Zeppelin II dies of a heart attack
Posted on 05/23/2012 1:53:35 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Led Zeppelin II has died.
Not the album ... the man.
Zeppelin, of downstate Bethalto, near St. Louis, was known most of his life as George Blackburn before officially changing his name last fall.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Stairway to Heaven time..........
Shouldn't it say he dies of a "Heartbreaker."
Thats from ZOSO, AKA LZ IV
That is a darn good name.
I guess after you Ramble On, you got to Bring It On Home.
Wonder if he had a son...
Stairway to Heaven time..........
Led Zeppelin III?
I know, but it was apropos.......
Even better. So...."Thank You." :-)
Even better. So...."Thank You." :-)
Too easy.
I guess he will now be known as Ded Zeppelin?
He had a Whole Lotta Love in his heart. We feel his death is What Is and What Should Never Be. The Lemon Song was always one of his favorites (it kept him company on those lonely nights). In fact, he almost changed his name to Moby Dick after a particularly long session. His death is truly a Heartbreaker. His housekeeper (whom we all suspect caused the divorce) was a real Living Loving Maid, but after all, Shes Just a Woman. I guess, in the end, he just had to Ramble On. When the Lord says Bring It On Home He means it!
This is the kind of thing that happens when it's been a long time since you've rock 'n rolled.
His Livin Lovin Maid came in and found him dead on the killing floor, belly up like Moby Dick, surrounded by family, friends, and a whole lotta love. That's some major stretching to get Led Zep II song titles into the story. Incidentally, "Thank You" is the song that my lovely bride walked down the aisle to, and after 25 years, to me she is still the only one!
At least Strawberry A.(larm) Clock is still with us.
They said at the time of his death he was Going to California with an aching in his heart.
At least they didn't find him swingin on the gallows pole, but hey,hey, what could he do? It was as if he knew his time was gonna come.
Wow. That was our wedding song too, 35 years ago!
I used to play and sing it to her before we got married. Got her all goose bumpy. Made for some great nights.
Apparently we have quite a few Freepers who have listened to a lot of Zeppelin!
Slightly off topic, but check out this all female band called Zeperella, playing when The Levee Breaks
The Good Lord said it was time to "Bring It On Home"....
Awesome! I guess that one of the amazing things about great music is how it becomes a part of our personal history. For those of us who came up in the 60s and 70s, Led Zeppelin was a part of the soundtrack of our lives. It was funny. A lot of older people came up and said, "What a pretty song. Who is that?" Congratulations on 35 years and many more!
Will the Viking Kittens carry his casket?
I am Dazed and Confused after reading this...
Did the fellow work in Vegas as a Led Zeppelin impersonator?
I doubt it will be much of a "Celebration Day", but who knows, maybe they'll serve some "Custard Pie" at his wake...
I figured that you knew, but was trying to make a joke.
It's gonna be a long time till he rock and rolls .......
i've often considered changing my name to "Physical Graffiti"...
"How Many More Times" will someone post a Zeppelin song title in this thread? /sarcasm to self.
Led Z... I always thought it was the name of the group not an individual.
So wheres Robert Plant Jimmy Page play in this....Help me I am dyen over here!!!!!!
Zeperella holy crap !
Someone suggested "The Crunge" but he was overheard replying "Ain't gonna call me Mr. Pitiful."
if you read the article its pretty good...he talks about his "Good Times, Bad Times" but there seemed to be a "Communication Breakdown" about the reason he changed his name...then again who are we to judge him for changing his name?? its just "what is and What Should Never Be" but i guess "That's the Way" and he probably doesn't care as i'm sure he had many "Friends"...
good thing he didn't die at the "Gallow Pole" of course if he lived a good life he's probably at the "Houses of the Holy" right now....i'm sure his enemies are thinking these are "Dancing Days" since he's gone, then again for most of them i'm sure "the song remains the same"....in his new home he'll find out what its like to be "trampled under foot" though if he's lucky his first moments in the next world were spent walking "into the light"....
dying at age 64YO of a heart attack??? if it was his lifestyle he must surely be saying "Nobody's fault but mine"....the article didn't say what time he died, so i wonder if it was "In the Evening"????
If I had known you can change your name like that, I'd have changed mine to 13th Floor Elevator a long time ago. Or to ? and the Mysterians.
His Presence will be missed.
i hear it was a Heartbreaker" for his family....
I think I'm going to have my name changed to Over-Nite Sensation.
There was once a band calling itself: And Many Others.
It was those darn "Hot Dog(s)." "Friends" demanded he choose a few veggies "For Your Life" but he said "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do," "I'm Gonna Crawl" "Down by the Seaside" to see "the Ocean" where "We're Gonna Groove" with "Darlene" and "Boogie with Stu." If "Somethin' Else" happens "That's the Way" of my "Achilles Last Stand."
i heard he took his "Black Dog" with him on this trip after the dog crapped in the house yet again and he screamed "how many more times??"....
Quote Micheal Vick.
"...Valhalla I am coming."
Were his initials LZII?
Congrats to each of you and your mates on long lived marriages! 25 and 35 years—that is great to hear.
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I want to begin by discussing The Real.
Yeah, the real. It's real, people. I'm going to say it flat out—Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's off-screen romance is real and has been for at least the past year and a half, probably going on two now. Nobody really knows exactly when it became official, of course not. It's not like they announced it or anything. Considering the type of person that Rob is, and the type of person that Kristen is (they are pretty much the same type, except Kristen is a little more on edge, which is completely understandable), and the kind of situation they were thrown into…it kind of fits right in that they wouldn't flaunt it to the world. Why?
Because they're real. That's why. And they don't need attention. Just because they are absolutely perfect to play the roles of two undeniable, unforgettable, and truly universal and phenomenal characters that have touched the hearts of millions and have changed the world, does not mean that there is not a story within a story. As cliche as it may seem, it's completely and utterly possible.
Rob and Kristen sparked the moment they locked eyes. That's just the word for it. It's that undeniable and fatal attraction. It's not acting. Acting is not pretend all the time and that's what makes it acting. Edward and Bella needed that spark though, in order to come alive. And Rob and Kristen had that. But it wasn't just for Edward and Bella.
I have this theory that haters are so determined to stand their ground, that they're blinded. And also, you see all the other Hollywood couples. As I was growing up, I was convinced that relationships just have no mercy in Hollywood whatsoever, no matter what. In all the regular Hollywood relationships, they make a show of kissing in public, flaunting their diamonds and purposely slipping personal details to the media.
That's not respect. They evidently have no respect for themselves in that area, unfortunately, and they are just reveling in the attention. Once that high is gone, they crumple. My theory is that the "haters" keep that knowledge and have it set in their mind and set in stone in such a way, that nothing can tear down the wall, because of their ignorance or even jealousy, except maybe tons and tons of repeated reasoning. They are just blinded on all sides and it's kind of sad. They manipulate and twist everything around to make it into something that they want to believe and they definitely don't want to believe that Rob and Kristen are truly in love.
Now, back to Rob and Kristen. I have never seen two people in Hollywood so real or so true to themselves. Robert Redford is like them and so is Taylor Swift, come to think of it. But what's intriguing about Rob and Kristen is that they are so magnetically drawn to each other, it's as obvious as the rising sun. I always found it kind of ironic that their story is so real, considering the fate of their characters. Push aside the fact that they are in Hollywood, push aside the fact that they're movie stars, and push aside the haters for a second.
Think about this: If Rob and Kristen didn't find each other the way they did, if they weren't actors and Twilight didn't exist, would they find each other some other way?
Some will answer yes, because they truly are soulmates and it doesn't have anything to do with the fact that they are Edward and Bella. I agree with that because it's pretty wide open at this point that God intended them to be together. But then again, Edward and Bella are their guardian angels in a sense. Both aspects are pretty strong. I guess it also depends on whether or not you believe in soulmates.
I think they still would have found each other in another way, to be quite honest. But this whole Twilight phenomenon is the way it was supposed to happen. That's the way it is and we have two love stories running because of it.
I could list out a million things that hint Rob and Kristen are a couple, but I don't want to do that because then I'd be explaining myself, and I like to do that when I think utmost necessary.
During the filming of Twilight, I knew—we knew—that something was really there, those of us who were looking close enough. The way they would maneuver together and how they would react to each other. There was a twinkle in their eyes and that twinkle never died. I hung on, because I wanted to see what would happen next.
It just kept growing. The flirty pictures never stopped. The fan videos began. The blogs were created. We saw something, and it wasn't going away that easily.
Those flirty pictures eventually turned into kissing pictures and when they were on camera, it was impossible to hide. Body language simply is the most effective form of expression, any artist or anyone with a form of an intelligent membrane will tell you that. Especially during the New Moon era, it was becoming distinct. Then the traveling began. They would go out of their way to be together, despite distance or time. Name a few?
1.Isle of Wight (New Years)
2.Budapest (Kristen's Birthday and she went to see him.)
3.Rob's Roadtrip w/Britpack to New Orleans to see Kstew
4.Montreal (Inevitably, there were kissing pictures)
5.Isle of Wight (second round for New Years)
Obviously, you don't travel across the country and across the world and stay a few days or weeks just for a friend. And may I remind you, these occurrences didn't happen only once. I just named five. That should do it.
And then there's the mysterious shirt-sharing that still has not stopped, which I refuse to get into because I already gave you enough reason.
Rob and Kristen (we may refer to them as Robsten now) clearly are together. They have been spoken of in such a way like: "It's-obvious-they're-together-so-why-not-talk-like-it" sort of way. I can name three right off the bat that have talked about them that way: Twilight Saga producer, Wyck Godfrey, Eclipse Director, David Slade, and Britpack-member/friend of LizPattz/English recording artist, Lee MacDougall.
Rob and Kristen refuse to tell the world they're together, and they refuse to hide it. They are set that their relationship is none of the world's business and they are also set that they should not be ashamed of being together. It's obvious at this point that the reason they are always spotted together is because they want to be together.
As our dear Kristen said one day…
"You don't need to give reasons for the things you do—you just have to do what you want. And sometimes the thing that seems messed up to everyone else is what's right for you. You have to do it and not be ashamed of it."
She couldn't be any more right.
I do not think that Rob and Kristen jumped into a relationship right away. That obviously wasn't the case. I think they held back due to circumstances and reasons of their situation, yet they still knew. And holding back does not last long. Rob and Kristen are both extremely intelligent and intellectual people. They're modest and they don't flaunt what they have, they respect it. They're both beautiful, too, inside and out. They have a strong background and they know how to hold themselves up, and naturally, they lean on each other.
And what Kristen and Rob have…is love. It's really true. It can't be faked, after all that has happened. The haters that hate on their love hate on it because their spirit is impure and because of something that has gone wrong in their own lives. The love that comes from Robsten really emanates. It's as strong as the love they portray on screen. And it never dies off screen. See? That seems completely cliche, right? No, but for those of us, we know better. Cliches are not always cliches.
People throw rocks at things that shine.
And Robsten, they truly shine.
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Of course, haters can argue with everything that is laid out here.
But they'd be arguing with the truth.
And the truth is more important than fact or opinion.
I hope you enjoyed my article.
And I thank you if you actually made it all the way to this sentence.
You rock.


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Nvidia Corp., a leading developer of graphics processing units (GPUs), has released its first drivers supporting compute shaders, a crucial part of DirectX 11 application programming interface. There is no available DirectX 11 hardware from Nvidia, but DX11 compute shaders version 4.0 are supported by existing DirectX 10 graphics chips.
"Windows 7 combined with applications that take advantage of the new DirectX Compute Shaders technology have the potential to transform the personal computing experience for millions of customers using GPUs to turbo-charge scenarios in digital media applications. We've already seen some applications come to market that take advantage of the GPU, Windows 7 and DirectX 11 Compute Shaders will make it even easier for developers to write applications and deliver these benefits to millions of additional customers," said Mike Ybarra, general manager for Windows Product Management at Microsoft Corp.
Nvidia has received Windows Hardware Qualification Lab (WHQL) certification for a driver supporting DirectX 11 compute shaders and Windows 7. The ForceWare 190.62 driver is available for download at the company's web-site.
In order to popularize compute shaders (CS) among developers, the DirectX 11 includes not only compute shaders 5.0 (which are supported only by DX11 GPUs), but also compute shaders 4.0 (for Direct X10 hardware) and 4.1 (for DirectX 10.1 hardware), which are not supported by DirectX 10. Compute shaders 4.0/4.x have a number of limitations compared to version 5.0, including maximum number of threads per group (768), thread group shared memory (16KB vs. 32KB in CS 5.0), absence of atomic operations or append/consume and so on. CS 5.0 will also offer better interaction with graphics pipeline (e.g., it can output to textures), double precision and so on.
The main aim of compute shaders 4.x is to allow game developers to practice with compute shaders technology, enable GPGPU via DirectX as well as let game developers to use CS for complex rendering-related tasks instead of pixel shaders so to gain performance.
Beta version of DirectX 11 as well as drivers that support compute shaders 4.x have been available available from Microsoft, ATI/AMD as well as Nvidia for several months now.


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I think my new favorite color is white…is that possible?!?!?
Shaunte Wadley created these beauties for us today…wowzas! Creating dramatic monochromatic projects is so easy with Core because you can mix and match the different lines for some sparkle…emboss for some texture and you have the perfect card. For each card, I listed the lines she used so you can look closely and see beautiful details. Little things like different embossed layers, pearls and stitching make all the difference.
For more monochromatic ideas check out a post we did a few weeks ago HERE.
Card One is the simpliest with a David Tutera Cardmaking system white smooth cardbase, Core Essentials white, and the butterfly is Core Couture.
Card two: start with a David Tutera Cardmaking system white cardbase and emboss it. Then add a strip of Core Couture with die cut letters, then emboss some Core Essentials white in another strip. Stitch together. Then add butterflies laong the top in Glitter Silk and a strip along the bottom from Step 3 of the David Tutera Celebrate Cardmaking system.
Again, starting with a David Tutera Celebrate cardmaking system smooth white cardbase, emboss a layer in white Core Essentials. Adhere with Helmar Zap dotsafter punching a hole in the side, add white heart on a string from Glitter Silk Cardstock, finish by creating some embossed strips along the bottom with scalloped pieces, an embossed strip from Core Couture and a banner created using a Dymo Label maker.
Did you know we have a video on how to create with your Label Maker? Check it out HERE!


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Playing phenomenal golf, the winner of the 2013 Tour Championship by Coca-Cola went wire-to-wire to capture the title as well as the FedExCup.
With the new Grafalloy Blue in his driver, 3-wood and 4-wood, the champion played a career-defining final round at East Lake for 2-under par 68 and a three shot victory. He is the first European to ever win both the Tour Championship and the FedExCup-a distinction that netted him $11.44 million on Sunday and a move to number four in the Official Work Golf Rankings.
"This was a fantastic end to the FedExCup playoffs and it's great to see a player who has continued to gain momentum throughout the season win it," said Chad Hall, director of product marketing and global tour operations for True Temper Sports. "The champion has been a long-time Grafalloy Blue player, a shaft specifically designed for golf's stronger swingers. Our new for 2013 Grafalloy Blue features the same performance benefits as the original while being constructed with the most advanced materials available today."
Grafalloy Players 2013 PGA TOUR Highlights:
Two in the Top 10 players for driving accuracy
One Top Five player in driving distance
One player in the Top Five money list
One Top Five player in scoring average
The original Grafalloy Blue remains one of the most popular graphite golf shafts in the history of the game. For 2013, Grafalloy has redesigned Blue using the best materials available today while still maintaining the performance benefits golfers loved about the original. The new Blue delivers maximum stability and distance for stronger swingers. Blue is available in two weights, 60 g and 75g for heavier drivers and fairway wood applications.


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ESPN Films 30 for 30: Catching Hell DVD
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Dubbed the Steve Bartman game, Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS between the Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs gets examined in the ESPN® 30 for 30: Catching Hell DVD. The heartbreak caused to Cubs fans of all ages is explained, along with the comparison to the Red Sox and how fans felt after the Bill Buckner game in '86. Baseball fans of any team should learn the story behind the 2003 NLCS and how lives were changed forever with one foul ball.
- ESPN Films® 30 for 30: Catching Hell DVD
- Director: Alex Gibney (Oscar® winning documentarian)
- Starring: Moises Alou, Steve Bartman, and Bill Buckner
- Plot: Provides and in-depth look at the story behind the 2003 NLCS, with a focus on Game 6 between the Florida Marlins and the Chicago Cubs and how fan Steve Bartman was blamed for the team's misfortune.
- Features: explores the psychology of die-hard sports fans
- Awards/Accolades: Official Selection of the Tribeca Film Festival® in 2011
- Run time: 102 minutes
- Rating: Not Rated
- ESPN Films
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"The poems challenge the reader to follow where the anguished sensibility becomes greater than its life story—the gods and goddesses take over and embody, as they do, psychological states—trauma and joy."
—Huffington Post
Click here to read a poem from Radha Says.
" These last poems by Reetika Vazirani, written before her death in 2003, are meditations on transience and impermeability. Her language is free; lyrical, playful, bittersweet at times, rich in scholarly references, and with an ability to soar and dive within mere syllables. "
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Wildcats unable to dig out of early hole
ANN ARBOR – When Northern Michigan University hockey players learned they would travel to Ann Arbor for the opening round of the CCHA Tournament, several Wildcats expressed excitement about playing at Yost Ice Arena.
That's because the University of Michigan's home boasts one of the best atmospheres in the league. But perhaps the crowd played too much into U of M's favor as the Wolverines stymied a comeback to beat NMU 3-2 on Friday night.
The Wildcats fell into a three-goal hole during the first period even though they opened the contest by applying early pressure on Michigan goaltender Steve Racine. The freshman was up to the challenge with the Wolverines responding immediately.
Less than seven minutes in, Michigan got on the board with a power-play tally. Then after NMU was whistled for having too many men on the ice, a slapshot by Michigan junior defenseman Jon Merrill appeared to deflect off a Wildcat defender as it trickled into the net.
The Wolverines continued to pepper NMU, which struggled to keep the puck out of its zone in the opening period. The Wildcats conceded a second power-play goal when senior forward Kevin Lynch poked in a loose puck in the crease after an AJ Treais slapshot.
And the forward struck again moments later as NMU's woes on special teams continued. With the Wildcats a man up, Lynch stole the puck from Wildcat senior defender CJ Ludwig. Lynch's deke left goaltender Jared Coreau sprawled on the ice, and the senior lifted the puck over the netminder's legs for his second goal in less than five minutes.
The Wildcats played without senior center Matt Thurber, their leading scorer, after he suffered a broken leg during practice this week, ending his collegiate career.
But NMU coach Walt Kyle insisted that his team's slow start was due to the difficult environment.
"We were nervous in the first (period)," Kyle said. "We made some really bonehead plays."
Northern began to show signs of life in the second period. First, it killed off a power play. Then, it earned one of its own. Finally, the puck went into the net for the Wildcats. Five minutes into the middle frame, senior forward Kory Kaunisto deflected in a high wrist shot by junior Wade Epp to cut the deficit to two.
"It was a real momentum boost after that first period," Kaunisto said. "We needed a boost. After that goal, I felt it could have gone either way."
Yost quieted once again after NMU freshman Darren Nowick somehow poked a short rebound past Racine. The forward stopped on a dime in front of the keeper, spinning as he elevated the puck into the twine and pulled the Wildcats to within a shot of tying the game. As the teams skated off the ice before a silent crowd for the second intermission, Nowick felt he had accomplished exactly what his team had set to do.
"In the second period, we came out strong," Nowick said. "That's when we silenced the crowd and started doing what we do."
The three-goal deficit after the opening 20 minutes ultimately proved too much for the Wildcats, who were rejected time and again in the third period by Racine. But the near-comeback gives the Wildcats plenty of confidence for the second game of the best-of-three series tonight.
"We didn't come back far enough," Kyle said. "We felt we played really, really well after the first period. … If we play like that the rest of the way, we'll see what happens."


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Establish Eligibility for USDA Programs
If you have not worked with the USDA before you will need to make an appointment with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) at your local USDA Service Center to establish eligibility and get Farm and Tract numbers assigned to your land. Almost every county has a USDA Service Center.
What to Bring with You
Bring the following documentation:
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It takes time for the paperwork to be processed and additional information may be needed. Please start this process early in order to ensure you are eligible prior to any program sign-up cut-off dates. If you apply for a USDA program and the system does not show you or your entity as eligible, your application will not be processed or funded.
Many of the program application forms require the applicant to provide sensitive financial or other confidential information. Disclosure of this data is voluntary, but failure to provide the required information may result in the deferral of an application or denial of a payment. By law, "confidential, private and sensitive information" is protected by USDA. Certain forms must be resubmitted each year an application is submitted.
Making a Conservation Program Application
When applying for NRCS conservation programs, the recommended first step is getting a conservation plan for your land. A NRCS representative will schedule an appointment to complete an on-site assessment of your farm and develop a conservation plan. If you already have a conservation plan on file, the NRCS representative will go over the plan and update it, if necessary.
Next, you will need to decide which conservation practices you want to include in the program application and complete the application process.
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America's Best Idea Held Hostage
It's been operating at about one-third capacity since the beginning of October, but the couples serving as park hosts still dole out firewood, maps and directions for those hardy enough to make the trip when evening temperatures dip below freezing. With views of Mount Bachelor and the Sisters peaks and foliage and underbrush just changing into vibrant colors, there's still a lot to see and explore in LaPine.
The same can't be said for the surrounding National Parks, though.
Like many U.S. travelers on the first weekend in October, my wife and I experienced the National Park system and National Forests mostly through the closed, brown iron gates and reflective markers that greeted us at each entry. The Lava Lands Visitor Center and the lava river caves and butte just north of LaPine in Sunriver? Closed. The Newberry National Volcanic Monument and its Newberry crater and lava cast forest? Open, but its signage was covered, interpretive centers closed and staff gone.
In an area like Central Oregon, where national forests make up large swaths of the surrounding scenery, the lingering effects of the government shutdown gave the area an air of desertion. Aside from the occasional truck pulled off Route 20 on the edge of the Deschutes National Forest, where hunting was still permitted, the roads were especially vacant for a rare autumn weekend of sun and temperatures topping 70 degrees. An already low period between the end of summer and the beginning of ski season in the nearby mountains felt especially, unnecessarily bleak.
While uncomfortable for us, we're sure the 59% of the National Forest Service employees who've been furloughed during the government shutdown and the more than 21,000 National Park Rangers sent home by Congressional inaction have an even less charitable view.


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ESPN The Magazine has put out the fifth annual Body Issue, once again featuring plenty of incredible athletes showing off their chiseled nude bodies.
Stars from all over the world and from all different realms of athletics have congregated within these pages of the Worldwide Leader's publication, meaning you won't want to miss a single image.
Take a look at the latest photos and preview shots from the magazine and make sure you grab an issue when it hits newsstands on Friday, July 12.


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Making sure your shutters stay shut
Interior shutters are attractive and provide privacy, but they often won�t stay flat when closed. So Club member Gary Derzinski of Leavenworth, Kansas, devised this simple method to secure them against the window. He bought a brass hook at a hardware store, bent it 90 degrees and screwed it to the molding just above the top edge of the shutter. He then drove a small brass panhead screw into the top edge of the shutter, leaving enough of the screw exposed to provide a catch point for the hook. Brought to you by: American Profile


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Nadia Sirota: InterviewPosted by Chris McGovern in Contemporary Classical, Interviews, viola, tags: ACME, Judd Greenstein, Missy Mazzoli, Nadia Sirota, Nico Muhly, Q2, yMusic
"I always describe the viola as something that is kind of the wrong size for its body. It sounds like a man singing very high or a woman singing very low. And there's something about that in-between-ness that is very attractive to me and the challenge of overcoming the fact that, physics-wise, it's actually proportioned incorrectly, in other words, for a viola to be the right size for the length of its strings to play very easily, it would be something like the size of a small cello…There's something about reaching in and having to get around that imperfection that really appeals to me, honestly." Read the rest of this entry »


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In a future with families encouraged not to over-breed, Ender Wiggin is "a third," the third child born to his family — an "extra."
Skinny and pale, he is bullied at school. But he has been observed by the state, which sees his assets: how he solves problems during video games; copes with bullies; and exhibits cunning, ruthlessness and measured compassion.
"The world's smartest children are our best hope," military leaders tell one another.
And Ender (Asa Butterfield) represents one "best hope" — chosen for Battle School, selected to be a leader because young-adult fiction desperately needs another "chosen one."
Ender's Game, based on Orson Scott Card's novel, is a glossy, humorless march through a future in which kids are our best warriors, able to multitask combat duties and reason out strategies for battle success in an instant.
On the screen, Card's military meritocracy plays like Starship Troopers without the tongue-in-cheek fascism, The Last Starfighter without the wit.
But in the hands of South African director Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) the story's moral quandary — about kids learning to kill before they learn compassion — stands front and center.
Ender's Game follows Ender into Battle School, where he excels at mastering the skills of combat command.
"We need a Julius Caesar, a Napoleon," growls Col. Graff (Harrison Ford).
They're all still children, argues the yin to his yang, Major Anderson (Viola Davis).
Indeed they are. They're martial, militaristic kids culled from the population, formed into teams and trained for battle in weightless simulations, learning the tactics that will serve them in Earth's war against the Formics — bug-eyed space travelers who once almost conquered Earth.
Ender is not the heartless killer his older brother (Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak) is or the empathetic pacifist his sister (Abigail Breslin) turned out to be. Threatened by a rival, he outthinks, out-negotiates or outfights each one in his turn.
Butterfield (Hugo) makes a fine all-business soldier-in-the-making but barely suggests a mind that's broadening despite the narrow, kill-or-be-killed focus of his training.
Moises Arias and Hailee Steinfeld are well-cast as part of this distinctly multicultural school of the best and brightest, and the movie perks up a lot when Ben Kingsley shows up as the instructor for the last stage in training.
But, even accounting for the limitations of a franchise- introduction film, Ender's Game proves stiff.
The film is good-looking, cautionary and clever enough, but it lacks thrills.


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Hallo everyone,
There's a big letter about HOW TO SAVE FOREST at http://blog.theforest.org.uk/post/95827 ... rom-forest
One of the things we need people to do is run fundraisers for us. Not just events, but also cycle marathons to dance parties to buy-a-square-inch artworks to street corner bucket shaking. We will be running events ourselves, but really need lots of our supporters to seize the initiative and run their own fundraising ideas.
One thing someone suggested at the public meeting was finding 50 Forest champions to raise 1000 pounds each. Does that sound like it could be you?
People have also suggested reaching out to other arts and social centres to help with communication and support and maybe even events. Do you have links here you could pursue?
Whatever your idea, post it here! And what we really want is for people to say "Yes! I am organising this now!"


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This is a classy updo hairstyle that looks very romantic. This young lady has her long hair taken up and off her back and shoulders. The hair at the sides has been combed towards the back and styled into the updo at back. The hair is styled into small twists and looks great. On the forehead, her bangs fall freely at both sides of the forehead.The hair is cut long.The hair is a cool blonde colour.
Photograph Courtesy of Passion Beauty Company: Whirl-A-Style, Minneapolis, MN Hairstylist: Dana Tague Haircolorist: Dana Tague Makeup: Vittoria Natale Photographer: Scott Bryant


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TRAINING LEVEL: Basic
CLASS SIZE: Minimum: 1 Maximum: 1
This training is provided by the Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council (TCCC) in partnership with NHI to review integrated materials and construction practices for concrete pavement. The training was developed by the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center at Iowa State University. This training is recommended for the Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council levels II - IV. This course is primarily intended for inspectors and technicians.
Durability as a property of hardened concrete is essential for long-lasting pavements. This workshop discusses factors that contribute to durable concrete and covers permeability, frost resistance, sulfate resistance, alkali silica attack, and a brief look at abrasion resistance.
This module is part of a curriculum from the "Integrated Materials and Construction Practices for Concrete Pavement" manual developed through the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center at Iowa State University. The other Web-based training modules include:
FHWA-NHI-134084 TCCC Fundamentals of Materials Used for Concrete Pavements
FHWA-NHI-134085 TCCC Incompatibility in Concrete Pavement Systems
FHWA-NHI-134087 TCCC Mix Design Principles
FHWA-NHI-134095 TCCC Early Age Cracking
FHWA-NHI-134096 TCCC Basics of Cement Hydration
FHWA-NHI-134097 TCCC Fresh Concrete Properties
FHWA-NHI-134098 TCCC Construction of Concrete Pavements
FHWA-NHI-134100 TCCC QCQA for Concrete Pavements
FHWA-NHI-134101 TCCC Design of Pavement
FHWA-NHI-134102 TCCC Troubleshooting for Concrete Pavements
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Her publicist says the cancellation "one last time."
CLARKSTON, Mich. (AP) — Aretha Franklin has canceled a Detroit-area performance set for July 27, citing ongoing treatment.
The show at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston initially had been scheduled for June 22, but Franklin postponed it to later this month.
Then, in a letter written by the Grammy-winning singer and distributed Friday by her publicist, Franklin says she was canceling the show "one last time" due to an unspecified ongoing treatment.
The 71-year-old Queen of Soul had announced in May that she was putting off scheduled performances in Chicago and Connecticut to undergo medical treatment.
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Duensing's New GIST Findings
|Posted by Julie Royster (jroyster) on Nov 18 2008
|GIST In the News >>
Anette Duensing, MD is a research pathologist who is a highly valued member of the Science Committee of GIST Support International. You can learn more about Dr. Duensing at her lab website. A native of Germany, Dr. Duensing did a post-doc at the Dana-Farber lab of Jonathan Fletcher, MD before joining the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.
New Findings on GIST Quiescence
Dr. Anette Duensing and her colleagues have published a new paper describing how some GIST cells become dormant or quiescent in response to imatinib (Gleevec). Just printed in Cancer Research on November 1, the paper by Liu et al is entitled "Imatinib Mesylate Induces Quiescence in GIST Cells Through the CDH1-SKP2-p27Kip1 Signaling Axis." Dr. Duensing continues to unravel the underlying mechanisms that determine whether GIST cells die from imatinib. In this paper she details that some cells evade death by becoming quiescent. Earlier Dr. Duensing had published about the exact mechanism through which imatinib can cause GIST cells to die via programmed cell death (apoptosis) triggered by histone H2AX [Liu et al, Cancer Research 2007, 67:2685-2692]. She hopes that finding will lead to a way to boost imatinib effectiveness by increasing H2AX quantities, thereby promoting cell death. However, it is well established that many GIST cells do not die after the patient starts taking imatinib, but rather enter a quiescent state in which they no longer reproduce by cell division. If the patient stops taking the drug, these cells may re-enter the cell division cycle and cause resumed tumor growth.
In her new paper Dr. Duensing and colleagues traced the mechanisms inside the cell that allow the GIST cell to become quiescent and thereby avoid apoptosis. These dormant GIST cells can reactivate and start growing again if the patient stops taking imatinib. They might also develop resistance to imatinib while the patient is still taking it. Therefore, understanding the "quiescence response" is important to patient treatment outcomes.
The cell cycle is the normal process by which cells divide. Before birth and during childhood, cell division allows the child to grow. In adults, cell division is needed only to heal wounds or to replace cells that have died. In tumors, however, abnormal cell division allows the cancer to grow. In the diagram below, the cell cycle is illustrated by the steps in the circle, while the normal resting state is shown as G0, or cell cycle arrest. The mitotic count, used in classifying GIST risk of recurrence, is a measure of the number of cells in the M phase, mitosis. Cells exit the cell cycle and remain in G0 to fulfill their functions in the body without any growth. This G0 state is quiescence.
In her research, Dr. Duensing used the GIST cell line GIST882 to study how imatinib may cause GIST cells to become quiescent. She found that cells enter quiescence when CDH1 moves into the cell nucleus, SKP2 is reduced by degradation, and p27Kip1 is increased. In untreated cells, activated KIT protein maintained high levels of SKP2. When Dr. Duensing artificially increased levels of SKP2, GIST882 cells resisted entering quiescence.
Dr. Duensing also examined GIST cells from 28 primary tumor samples from GIST patients to measure levels of SKP2. She determined that the samples from tumors classified as high risk to recur or metastasize (based on tumor size and mitotic rate) showed higher levels of SKP2. This implies that high-risk GIST cells would be less likely to become quiescent when the patient takes imatinib, due to the higher levels of SKP2. Manipulation of SKP2 might therefore be a way to enhance GIST response to imatinib.
Dr. Duensing and her lab team continue to investigate these factors in GIST cell response to treatment. Here are some of their goals:
- They want to know whether quiescence and apoptosis are mutually exclusive choices, or whether quiescent cells may still undergo imatinib-induced death.
- They want to determine whether other GIST cell lines show the same responses as GIST882, which bears an uncommon exon 13 mutation of the KIT gene.
- They want to find out how long GIST cells can remain quiescent without dying, and to unravel the contribution of the PI3K pathway in cell fate.
- Dr. Duensing and her colleagues hope to find a way to force quiescent GIST cells back into the cell cycle, where they may be more susceptible to apoptosis.
New Findings on Proteasome Inhibition To Combat GIST
The newest research results from Dr. Duensing's lab were just presented at the 2008 Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) meeting in London on November 15. Dr. Duensing's work was selected as an oral presentation there, indicating its importance. Her paper is abstract #35008 entitled "The Proteolytic Machinery As Novel Therapeutic Target In Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTS)."
Building on the earlier work summarized above, Dr. Duensing stated in her presentation "The results suggest that untreated GIST cells keep H2AX at low levels in a pathway that involves oncogenic KIT and the ubiquitin-proteasome machinery. Based on these results we tested the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib (Velcade) for its antitumour activity in GIST. Bortezomib was able to induce apoptosis in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Effective concentrations were similar to those in use in multiple myeloma. Similar to imatinib-treated cells, histone H2AX was upregulated after bortezomib treatment. However, it appears that bortezomib has a dual-action mechanism in GIST, because it also dramatically downregulated KIT protein levels through transcriptional inhibition. Importantly, bortezomib also effectively induced apoptosis in short term cultures of an imatinib-resistant GIST. Taken together, these results suggest an active ubiquitin-proteosome system is crucial for GIST cell survival and proliferation and that it can be exploited to develop novel therapeutic approaches."
Bortezomib (brand name Velcade) is a proteasome inhibitor drug that is FDA-approved for treatment of multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. The proteasome can be thought of as the cell's recycling center where proteins that have fulfilled their immediate function are broken down (degraded). Bortezomib's mode of action is to prevent the proteasome from disassembling proteins, so the proteins stay active.
Therefore, Dr. Duensing's research indicates that bortezomib allows H2AX to build up to higher levels, thereby allowing the GIST cell to die through apoptosis. In addition, it seems that bortezomib can also reduce the production of KIT protein on which the cells depend so much, revealing a dual mechanism of action. Her results using cell cultures are exciting, but the effect will need to be tested in vivo (in living animals) before it could be tested in GIST patients. However, the fact that bortezomib is an approved drug would suggest that testing might proceed more rapidly than for an unapproved drug.
Thanks to Dr. Duensing for her work on GIST! We eagerly follow her lab's new findings and their treatment implications for GIST patients. You can donate to Dr. Duensing's research though GSI's Donate page.
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A posting of postmasters, 1877-1881
ca. 1877 - 1881
These pages list the postmasters assigned to Custer County, Nebraska, from 1877 through 1881. Until 1971, the President appointed and the Senate confirmed postmasters of larger communities. The Postmaster General appointed the postmasters of smaller towns, such as those in Custer County.
National Archives, Records of the Post Office Department


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Gb if you liked the oil, you might try melted shortening. I like it better than oil in my NY dough. I would used 2% though. You might also make one pie with oil and one with shortening to see the differences in texture and taste.
Hi GB,How much yeast are you using to get 5+ days in the fridge? Thanks.
Tanner -Looks fantastic! I feel like a grandfather. - GB
One caveat. This could be from something I ate earlier (costco hot dog), but now an hour after eating the pies I have a heavy feeling.Don't know if this is from 1.8 Tbsp of oil or something else. Did you notice any difference that way?Tanner


text: Kenya Airways Operating Performance; 2nd Qtr – July To Sept 2011 Kenya Airways releases its operating results for the second quarter ended 30th Sep 2011. The company put into the market place capacity totalling 3,639m seat kilometres which was 7.3% better than last year's level as a result of incremental destinations launched in the second half of 2010 to Rome (Italy), Nampula (Mozambique) and Malindi (Kenya) while N'Djamena (Chad) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) were launched in the first half of 2011. Capacity offered into Europe registered an 8.6% growth compared to the same quarter of prior year as a result of introducing direct flights to Rome and operating double daily weekend flights on London route. The capacity into Middle East, Far East and India regions grew by 9.7% compared to last year. Bombay registered the highest growth in these regions at 26.4% due to the deployment of B777 in July and August 2011 compared to B767 operated in prior year. Download press announcement here


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Welcome to the Office of Business & Finance
The mission of the Office of Business and Finance is to serve the students, faculty, and staff of the university relating to financial and business activities. In supporting the university's academic objectives of teaching, research, and service, we seek to promote sound financial administration using strong internal controls through effective and efficient management.
It is the intention of Business and Finance to meet the financial and accounting needs of a diverse and dynamic campus community with quality performance in a professional, courteous, and service-oriented manner.


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VOLLEYBALL: Hard-fought: Eagles top Knights in 5; Sheffield earns first win
Youngsville downed Eisenhower in a county clash on the volleyball court, winning in five sets Tuesday night at Eisenhower High School.
With the score tied at 14-14 in the deciding fifth set, Youngsville's Emily McChesney played a ball off the net to give the Lady Eagles a one-point advantage, and Kennedy Cratty spiked one home to secure the win on the road.
"It was way too close for comfort, but we found a way to win," said Youngsville coach Bev Fox. "Spectator-wise, it was probably fun to watch, but as a coach, it's a little nerve racking. It's always this way playing against Eisenhower. Give them credit, they played very well, too."
"I was pretty happy with the way we played," said Lady Knights' coach Tina Edwards. "We played very well in the first game, and just fell out of our groove in the second and third games."
Eisenhower jumped out early in the first set, taking a 20-10 lead before Youngsville stormed back to tie the game at 22-22. The Lady Knights regrouped, and scored the next three points to claim the set, 25-22.
The Eagles didn't take long to respond, as they put together a pair of dominant wins in sets two and three by scores of 25-15 and 25-13, respectively. Eisenhower won 25-19 to force a fifth set, and came back from a 13-7 deficit to tie the game before Youngsville was able to close out the road victory.
Kennedy Cratty had 28 digs, 12 kills, and two blocks for Youngsville, while Karissa Cratty added 22 digs, 12 kills, and three blocks. Julie Jameson had 26 digs and seven kills, Judi Lewis had 21 digs, 24 service points, and seven aces, and Aubree Hendrickson had 10 service points and 33 assists.
For the Knights, Marion Sherer had 18 service points, 13 kills, seven digs, and two aces, and Holly Chapman had 26 service points, eight kills, and five digs.
The Lady Eagles picked up a win in the junior varsity contest, losing the first set 15-25 before winning 25-21, and 15-10. Kerrie Baker had 28 digs, Ali Ishman 16 digs, and Madison Fehlman 13 digs for Youngsville. For Eisenhower, Kristen Wagner had 14 service points, four aces, and three digs, Madi Hultman had nine service points and one ace, and Jocelyn Courtney had eight service points and three digs.
Both teams will be on the road Thursday night, when Eisenhower travels to Saegertown and Youngsville visits Cambridge Springs.
Warren County Christian School is 7-0 after a 25-8, 25-13, 25-15 New Penn Christian Conference win on Tuesday over Christian Life Academy at WCCS.
"They are playing together better," said WCCS coach Monica Kerr. "Obviously staying healthy is gong to be pretty critical, maintaining momentum."
WCCS will play at French Creek Valley Christian on Friday and play in the Sheffield Tournament Saturday, "to challenge ourselves and see what we have," said Kerr.
Kaitlin Weidner had 15 service points, four aces, six kills, three blocks and nine assists on Tuesday. Allyssa Kerr added 11 points, fives aves and five kills, Whitney Poindexter seven points, Jess Lauffenburger two aces and two kills, Caitlin McCall seven points, two aces and five digs, and Dymphee Zortman five points, two aces, three kills and seven digs.
In a 25-6, 25-27, 25-9 junior varsity win, Desirae Kerr had nine points, four aces and two kills, and Hunter Uplinger seven points and two aces.
Sheffield 3, Ridgway 2
Sheffield won its first match of the year on Tuesday – a hard-fought 25-22, 24-26, 20-25, 27-25, 15-7 come-from-behind win at Sheffield High School.
"We actually played extremely energetic as a team all five games," said Sheffield coach Traci Vile. "Everything finally clicked."
Marlea Sprandle and Mariah Fitzgerald had eight kills each, Brandy Rockwell seven, and Maddie Fiscus five kills, four blocks and five digs. Rockwell and Fitzgerald had 16 service points each, and Rachel Lemay led in assists with 24.
"I'm hoping if we play like we played tonight, it's not going to matter who we play," said Vile.
Montana Sarver had five points in a 17-25, 20-25 J.V. loss.
Warren 3, Franklin 0
FRANKLIN – Warren (4-2, 2-2 in Region 4) swept Franklin, 25-16, 25-18, 25-10.
Rachel Lasecki had 13 kills and Valerie Latimer 11 to lead the Dragons. Paige Wilson had eight kills and three aces, Rachael Lobdell four aces, Teah Bines 16 assists, two aces and seven digs, McKenzie Merenick 14 digs, and Bailey Dilks five digs.
"We had good teamwork and played well defensively," said Warren coach Mike Dolan. "We also had some tough serving as a team and the middles, Paige And Allie Sedon did a nice job controlling the net."
Warren won 22-25, 25-21, 15-10 in junior varsity. Kaitlin Sedon had 10 assists and six aces, Lizzy Marsh four kills, Megan Wortman three kills and three aces, and Maddie Loutzenhiser three aces.
Warren is at undefeated Corry (4-0 in region) on Wednesday.


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Man allegedly pulls knife on cops
A Dunkirk man has been arrested after an alleged robbery and threatening police with a knife.
According to Dunkirk Police, Jonathan G. Davis, 25, of 212 Pike St. is currently in the city jail.
Police received a report Sunday around 10:30 a.m. that a 69-year-old male had been knocked down inside a business on Fourth Street by a male subject who attempted to take the victim's wallet and then ran from the area.
A description of the suspect was broadcast and Davis was located on Main Street. A foot chase ensued with Davis being tackled by Capt. Kenneth Kaus on Cliffstar Drive.
Police alleged that Davis then pulled out a knife and threatened Kaus and officer Robert Adams, before placing the knife against his own neck to avoid arrest. Davis was restrained and the knife was wrestled away.
After taking Davis into custody, police said he was positively identified by the victim. During the booking process officers learned he had an outstanding parole warrant for third-degree burglary committed in Tioga County. They also allegedly found crack cocaine in his pocket.
Davis was charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree assault, two counts of menacing a police officer, two counts of resisting arrest, two counts of obstructing governmental administration and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
He is being held without bail.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (150 votes).
In short: Surrey countryside at it's bestIn full: I have being doing this event since it was the original Holmbury Half and it has come from a small XC event growing every year to becoming a great trail race.Sure you can forget times & mile splits but everything else is spot on.And at only £10 it really put's cetain other events at 3-4 the price to shame.Well done BVR & MABACDate of review: July 22, 2012
In short: One of the best races of the year - tough but greatIn full: You'd have to go a long way to find a tougher half and the climbing starts early on and doesn't really relent. BUT, set against that are fantastic organisation, great views, really good value for money and a brilliant off-road race.Date of review: July 22, 2012
In short: A good challenge, but get some hill work in beforehand :0)In full: Very well organised, the route was clear with marshalls at key points. Parking was made easy as you were directed to one of the many spaces and the facilities were also good (changing room, plenty of toilets and showers). A challenging route and the down hill segments were sometimes harder than the inclines due to rocky, tree route paths. To summarise I found it a friendly, fun, well organised, challenging run.Date of review: July 22, 2012
In short: Felt more like mountaineering!In full: This was my second attempt at x - country. I am a road racer and wanted a change from pounding the tarmac. What can I say? This was certainly a challenge and I have never experienced the sheer relentless number of hills. These are not short swift climbs (although there were plenty of those) but full on mile long climbs. My Garmin recorded 3030 ft (ascent) and this was by far the hardest half I've done. I decided early on after one of the monster hills to do a run / walk strategy. Just as well and I got through in a fairly acceptable time 2:06. I can't wait to tackle this again but I'll have to get the practice in. Pounding the suburbs just can't prepare you for this type of terrain and race. I take my hat off to all the runners who ran the whole race. The start/finish is pure classic rural Surrey. Grand school buildings, cricket oval etc.I would fully recommend this to anyone that wants a good mental & physical challenge. Date of review: July 22, 2012
In short: Great race - tough but rewardingDate of review: August 18, 2011
In short: For a run which goes up and down the same hill 5 times its very enjoyableIn full: And boy what a hill, each climb is a toughie, picturesque in a number of places. Slightly too many miles on wide tracks makes it feel slightly unattached from the woods around you. And the style early on made for quite a long bottleneck early in the race.Excellent organisation, probably the best course marking I've seen. Drinks stations all in the right places.Date of review: August 14, 2011
In short: Great fun, great course, great raceIn full: My second Slog and was just as fun as the first. Not PB material at all but that's not what it is about. Fellow runners were encouraging, weather was great, course was tough but a lot of fun and the view on the top of hill is well worth the effort it takes to get there. I'll be back next year!Date of review: July 29, 2011
In short: A lot harder than I thought it would be, and its not the climbs that make it tough its the long inviting flat sections in-between!In full: Having completed 2 MIdsummer Munro events on Box Hill, I thought that I would give this race a go. I was not disappointed. This is a lot harder than it looks on paper, and it has (according to my Garmin) just over 1500 feet of total ascent over the HM distance.Great organisation and scenery make this a race I will be doing again next year.Date of review: July 29, 2011
In short: Hills. Yep, they weren't joking.In full: Loved every minute apart from the queue over the style less than a mile in. The last hill goes on for ever but super location, great course, best organisation you'll find anywhere and excellent facilities at the school. Can we go in the pool afterwards next year?Date of review: July 28, 2011
In short: Tough but beautiful!In full: Hilly and tough but the scenery is stunning. very well organised and a friendly bunch. No chance of a PB but don't let that stop you! Date of review: July 28, 2011
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Jaxon Wesley Conroe
Jaxon Wesley Conroe, infant, of Fredonia, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk, unexpectedly.
He was born in Dunkirk, January 24, 2013, son of Kelsey Altman and Brian Conroe of Fredonia.
Jaxon was affectionately known by his parents as their little "Bug"; he had a smile for everyone and loved his bath time.
In addition to his loving parents, Jaxon is survived by brothers Riley and Landon Conroe; sisters Lillian Wheeler at home, and Savanna Conroe in Erie; maternal grandparents Jody and David Hatfield of South Dayton, Rox Altman of Bailey, NC; paternal grandparents Bonnie and Gary Brisbee of Cassadaga, Georgene Conroe of Erie, PA, Ella Altman of Erie, PA, Judy Hunt of Findley Lake, Edward Black of Sugar Grove, PA; uncle Paul, aunt Julie and cousin Joshua Black, all of Findley Lake; aunt Kelly Conroe, cousin Chloe Pagliarini, along with many other aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edward and Helen Stroz; great-grandfathers Gerald Conroe, Wesley Bernard Sr.
Relatives and friends are welcome to call at the R. Mackowiak Funeral Home Inc., 56 East Doughty Street in Dunkirk on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with the Rev. Matthew Golibersuch to officiate. Interment will be in the Christian Meeting House Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the family.


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From Indie Rock to Hip Hop, Calgary's Best Bars for Live Music
Whether Calgary deserves a nod as the Cultural Capital of Canada the city is bidding for the title in 2012, along with the $2 million of federal cheddar that comes with it is debatable. We'll let you decide. What's certain, though, is that Calgary ain't just a cowboy town. At least not anymore.
Calgary has received mega-props from the tri-blend and plaid set, and deservedly so. Broken City, a bar-venue formerly owned by Sled Island mastermind Zak Pashak, is where to find the next Chad VanGaalen, pairing talented locals with crowd-pleasing touring acts. The Palomino a smokehouse by day also recruits some of the nation's bearded best; if it's a Polaris-nominated Haligonian math-rock combo ye seek, look no further. Elsewhere, Dickens Pub walks the line between alt-rock and metal; The Marquee Room, atop the celebrated Uptown cinema, digs the corners of Calgary's local musical canon; while Republik, Ship & Anchor, Drum and Monkey, and Locals 510 and 522's listings are always worth checking.
Artsy Inglewood, a quick-rising borough east of the downtown core, has emerged as the de facto neighbourhood for folkies among us. The Ironwood formerly the historic Garry Theatre has emerged as one of the city's top venues, boasting everything from open mics to the biggest international names in country, alt-roots and folk. Next, a skip down Ninth Avenue reveals the Blues Can, whose nouveau-patina whets the appetites of Delta, Chicago or British aficionados alike. You can practically smell the smoke. Further west, Mikey's Juke Joint hosts live music every night of the week, including the likes of Steve Pineo and Tim Hus.
When it's time to party, Hifi parties hard. A gem in Calgary's hip-hop scene, you'll find everyone from the backpacker to the whiteboy jean-shorts type here. Alternating between live performances and club bangers, it's also the heart of Calgary's burgeoning, nervous dubstep system although don't discount Friday nights at The Marquee Room or The Distillery, either. Calgary's established bass community meets weekly for DJ Rice's house-trained Sunday Skool also at Hifi while you'll find dancehall, nu-ragga and drum and bass at Bamboo Tiki Room.
Nestled comfortably a block from bustling Stephen Avenue, Beat Niq is one of Calgary's best worst-kept secrets. Intimate, bohemian and modeled after New York's legendary jazz haunts, catch genre standards interpreted by some of the city's best players John Reid, Kodi Hutchison and Karl Schwonik are regulars who've made national waves or avant-garde performances from hand-picked musicians from all corners of the globe. Don't miss Café Koi's ever-growing open-mic night or the jazz performances at Bridgeland's Main Dish, either.
If corpse paint or pins 'n' patches float your boat, look no further than Vern's Tavern and The Distillery. Choose your poison: Death, black, power or gore-grind populate near-daily bills at Vern's; long considered one of Alberta's metal hotspots, you'll find an international palette as diverse as the genre itself. Alternatively, The Distillery takes D.O.A's mantra Talk Action = 0 very seriously. Ska, crust punk, Oi! and even d-beat populate its busy schedule; there's no shortage of talk, or action, here.
As countless straight-edge tees confirm, it's OK not to drink even if that choice is provincially mandated. Fortunately, for the under-18s among us, there's plenty of options: Beloved hot dog joint Tubby Dog hosts adolescent-friendly punk rock soirees; venue/recording space The New Black Centre corners the hardcore market; and DIY mainstay Local Library, deep in the belly of Central United Church, covers everything in between (and holds excellent crafts workshops). Basement-dwelling newcomer Undermountain might be the weirdest of the bunch, focusing on emerging acts spanning the province.By Mark Teo
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is it a lot? hells yeah. but is it more expensive for a front row seat (or a vip package, for that matter) there than it is here? no.
i can't speak for you. i can't speak for anyone. hell, if you knew me, you'd know i can only marginally speak for myself. but you don't need vip packages. and you don't need to be in the front row. it's be nice, sure. but us peasants don't need to hang out with the man. just being able to hear the music is fine. and a big-old jumbotron is fine. if it really means something to you...just get in the stadium. that'll do just fine.
you seem to be a fine upstanding young man. and as you get older, you'll find there are plenty of things better to spend your hard earned money on. food...shelter...family health. spend you money wisely, my friend.