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Objective: Measuring functional recovery following hip fracture in the sub-acute setting
Background: There are over 340,000 hip fractures occur in the United States annually. Three out of five hospitalizations attributable to injury among persons over 75 were for fractures. Greater than 50% were hip fractures.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the functional recovery following hip fracture in the sub acute setting utilizing performance based measures.
Method: This is a prospective observational cohort.
Data Analysis: Descriptive statistics were used for baseline characteristics. Repeated measures analysis using a Bonferroni correction was utilized to compare admission and discharge performance based measure scores.
Results: Eighty residents were enrolled in the study, of which seven were withdrawn due to medical complications and 1 subject expired within one week of admission. Data were analyzed for 72 subjects. There were 59 females and 13 males ranging in age from 63-99. Mean age was 85.3. The patient profile was as follows: 53% lived alone, 63% were Medicare recipients, 50% used an assistive device prior to hip fracture, 46% sustained a femoral neck fracture, 57% underwent a bipolar hemiarthroplasty, 90% received epidural anesthesia, and 90% had a weight bearing status as weight bearing as tolerated.
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Mean test score of the Tinetti Gait and Balance, timed up and go, and six minute walk test.
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63.0(88.6) | 69.5(43.9) | 2.6(2.3) | 3.5(3.0) | 5.7(4.9) |
Discharge (32.5 days) |
499.2(247.4) | 32.8(18.7) | 7.2(2.3) | 9.9(2.6) | 16.8(4.6) |
P value | .001* | .001* | .001* | .001* | .001* |
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HSS Journal, an academic peer-reviewed journal, is published twice a year, February and September, and features articles by internal faculty and HSS alumni that present current research and clinical work in the field of musculoskeletal medicine performed at HSS, including research articles, surgical procedures, and case reports.
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Roadside weeds are just that ...shaggy, scrubby twigs, reeds, seeds and tangled tough stuff. I pass them daily and sometimes in heat of summer they are overwhelming with their lush, passionate growth. They overcome the land that hosts them, but in so doing, they become hosts themselves to birds, bugs,butterflies and all manner of creature that we don't encourage on our tidy urban patches of manicured bland. The humble weed field is more or less ignored, left alone to its own devices...visited occaisionally by birders and bears. But then, the day arrives when it is, indeed, the Weed's Day.
The day that nature turns her attention to the ditches, meadows and swamps. With a quick dip of her brush into the crystal container she instantly turns the bland to grand. Queen Anne's Lace becomes a delicate incredibly rare piece of art.
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It is the Weed's Day....Magic minutes of frosty fine art, that melt our hearts just as the sun arrives to remind us that fame is always fleeting.
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Allan Combs, PhD, is a consciousness researcher, neuropsychologist, and systems theorist at The California Institute of Integral Studies where he is the Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies. In 2012 he was named the Navin and Pratibha Doshi Professor of Consciousness Studies at CIIS and elected to the Board of Directors of Nalanda International. He also holds appointments at the Saybrook University and is Co-Director of the MA in Consciousness Studies at the Graduate Institute of Connecticut. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina-Asheville.
Professor Combs is the author of over 200 articles, chapters, and books on consciousness and the brain, including Conscious Explained Better: Towards an Integral Understanding of the Multifaceted Nature of Consciousness; The Radiance of Being: Understanding the Grand Integral Vision; Living the Integral Live, winner of the best-book award of the Scientific and Medical Network of the UK, with a foreword by Ken Wilber; Synchronicity: Through the Eyes of Science, Myth, and the Trickster, with Mark Holland; and Thomas Berry, Dreamer of the Earth, edited with Ervin Laszlo; and others.
Dr. Combs is the founder and President of the Society for Consciousness Studies and co-founder of The Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences, a member of The General Evolution Research Group, the Integral Institute, and the one-hundred member Club of Budapest. He is Executive Editor of CONSCIOUSNESS: Ideas and Research for the Twenty First Century; Co-Editor of the Journal of Conscious Evolution; and serves on a variety of Editorial Boards including World Futures: The Journal of New Paradigm Research.
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Vikas Aggarwal is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD. His research centers on strategy issues in entrepreneurial settings, focusing on venture-backed start-ups as well as larger firms experiencing significant environmental change. He is particularly interested in the interdependencies that occur across multiple strategic decisions and the implications of these decision portfolios for outcomes, such as innovation and long-run performance. His work examines sectors such as biotechnology, software, and the US defence industry, and combines empirical studies with agent-based simulations.
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Jewish World Review Nov. 4, 2011 / 7 Mar-Cheshvan, 5772 An iPhone 4S for all seasons By Mark Kellner
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This is the kind of news that could give a GPS maker, or a seller of small digital cameras, agita, an Italian word for heartburn: How about a pocket-sized device that can really and effectively take the place of a GPS or a small digital camera, and also works great as a phone, e-mail device, text message sender, music and video player, and a Web surfer? Oh, and how about pricing it at $399 with a contract from one of three wireless carriers?
I speak of Apple, Inc.'s iPhone 4S, released in October and received here recently for review. My test unit came with a stunning 64 Gbytes of storage, double the 32 GB of my "regular" iPhone 4, itself released about 15 months ago. You can buy an "unlocked" 64 GB iPhone 4S for $849, which is steep, but which frees you to use AT&T or any other GSM-based wireless carrier here and overseas, with or without a contract.
If Apple had done nothing else beyond doubling the storage on the device for the same cost, it would be a singular achievement well worth celebrating. But the firm did quite a bit more, including a dual-core processor for the phone, so let the cork-popping begin.
First, a word about Siri, the voice-activated software included with the 4S. Press a button and you can ask Siri a question: "What's the weather going to be tomorrow?" Answers are generally fast and accurate, though there are some questions Siri can't handle. Apple is calling this "beta" software, which means the program isn't fully finished, that it will likely be tweaked and revised before a final version is released. But it is a tremendous addition to the phone, and one of the top reasons to get one.
About all that extra storage with the 64 GB model: As more and more applications are made available, we're going to need more storage. I fully expect to see a 1-Terabyte smartphone at some point within my lifetime, probably within the next 10 years. For now, the 64 GB storage here is superb, expansive, and wonderful. We'll all find ways of filling it up, I'm sure.
One of those ways will likely be with the incredible, high-res photos produced by the iPhone 4S's 8-megapixel camera. I remember when, about 13 years ago, tech pioneer Philippe Kahn demonstrated a 1-megapixel camera-in-a-phone; now we're at a level that's just stunning. The difference in photo quality between the iPhone 4 and the 4S is an order of magnitude. The new iOS 5 operating system for the iPhone - running on several generations of the device - allows "swipe" zooming when taking pictures; just pinch or expand two fingers on the screen to zoom out or in.
The camera - excuse me, the iPhone 4S - also shoots 1080p video, known to most of us as "high def" video. That's another plus, and perhaps another extra device no longer needed: farewell, then, to the now-discontinued Flip video camera.
Now, there have been media reports about allegations of poor battery performance. I haven't seen it yet, and, believe me, I've tried. The battery life on this review unit has been on a par with, if not a bit better, than the iPhone 4. In other words, I can go for a day or three without charging under "light" usage conditions. Otherwise, as with my iPhone 4, I would charge the 4S at night and have it ready in the morning.
Even a nightly charge situation is better than any Android-based phone I've seen, where "battery drain" is a phrase one quickly learns.
This brings up another point: the iPhone 4S has the same form factor as the iPhone 4. If you're stifling a yawn at that news, consider: there are tons of accessories for the iPhone 4 that'll work with the 4S, including my PowerSkin battery pack/iPhone case ($69.99 at http://bit.ly/uuA4fk), which doubles my phone's power and which saved me on several overseas stops this year. In short, I can be productive and useful with the iPhone 4S and a bunch of extra items right now, instead of having to wait weeks or months for new gear to arrive.
Another very useful item, the ZeroChroma.com iPhone case/flip stand called the
TEATRO-S, price $39.99. Set this up on an airplane tray table, plug in headphones and you're good to go with truly personalized inflight entertainment.
Bottom line: the iPhone 4S is a great smartphone, a worthwhile upgrade, and is likely to be a coveted holiday item. Apple's Website says there's a 1-2 week wait for shipment of phones ordered today, so a word to the shopping-wise should be sufficient here.
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International Superstar. 100 million albums sold worldwide. Oscar winner. 5 time Grammy winner. 16-time American Music Award winner. Golden Globe winner. 5 time People's Choice Award winner. A World Music Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. A Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. An ASCAP Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. A United Negro College Fund Achievement Award recipient. A Goldene Kamera Award winner. Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee. Tuskegee Institute Honorary Doctor of Music Degree. Germany's ECHO Award for Lifetime Achievement. TV Land Icon Award recipient. Hong Kong's Rojo Award winner. Alabama Music Hall of Fame Inductee. Italy's San Remo Festival Lifetime Achievement Award winner. World Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Governors Award winner.
Lionel Richie has a discography of albums and singles second to none and is part of the fabric of American pop music. In fact, Lionel Richie and Irving Berlin are the only two songwriters in history to achieve the honor of having #1 records for nine consecutive years.
The real story behind Lionel is essentially the American dream. Lionel was born in Tuskegee Alabama. He lived in a small, isolated, predominantly African American community in the original home of Booker T. Washington. His family home is situated directly on the campus of what is now Tuskegee University and was previously The Tuskegee Institute, home the of the Tuskegee Airmen. Lionel's grandmother, Adelaide Foster, a classical pianist, lived to be 102. His father, Lionel Richie Sr., was a military man, strict, regimented but also sincere towards his wife and children. Lionel's mother, Adelaide Richie, was an English teacher. Lionel, to this day, values proper grammar because his mother always enforced its use. Lionel also has a younger sister, Deborah, who has dedicated most of her life to education and has recently completed her master's degree from the University of California Los Angeles.
In Lionel's college years, he was a tennis player, and one fortuitous day he was walking across campus in his short, white tennis shorts carrying a saxophone. A few members of a group called The Mystics, approached Lionel and asked if he knew how to play that saxophone. Lionel, knowing a couple notes, proudly exclaimed, "Yes!" Eventually, Lionel was invited to join their group which would later be renamed The Commodores.
Lionel joined bass player and trumpeter Ronald La Pread, keyboardist, trombonist and rhythm guitarist Milan Williams, trumpeter, rhythm guitarist and synthesizer player William "WAK" King, lead guitarist Thomas McClary and Walter Orange, vocalist and drummer. It was Walter who was the original lead. Lionel played saxophone and piano. Originally, the group was called The Mystics and then The 'Jays. One day, while trying to decide on a new name for the group, the band decided to open the dictionary at random and point to a word. As the story goes, they almost called themselves the Commodes. However, the group, knowing they could not bear to become known as The Commodes, decided on the name The Commodores.
In 1968, Lionel, defying his parents, joined this musical group, because he wanted to leave the confines of Tuskegee and travel to perform in a group that he hoped would be a huge success. His first taste of stardom came when he was performing in New York and a group of female fans began to scream his name. Lionel reluctantly followed a band member's suggestion to reach down and kiss a girl in the front row. He knew, however, that this act was the beginning of his stardom. This small pack of girls would turn into millions of screaming fans yelling not only his name, but also singing along with every one of his songs at every one of his shows.
Motown Records was founded in Detroit, Michigan by Berry Gordy, CEO and Chairman and was huge by 1971. Skip Miller was the Vice President of Motown University as Lionel jokingly calls it today. One night, Skip Miller walked into a club, saw The Commodores perform on stage and realized these kids had talent. Lionel, along with the rest of the group, was presented to Berry Gordy and given a record deal. This record label was prolific at the time because it had the most respected R&B and soul acts of the era including The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smoky Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, and The Jackson 5, who The Commodores would later tour with. As the opening act for The Jackson 5, The Commodores began the start of their international success. They released their first single, "Machine Gun" in 1974, which reached #7 on the US R&B charts. The Commodores would go on have more singles that topped the charts including "Brick House", "Just To Be Close To You", "Too Hot Ta Trot" to list a few.
Lionel, after sitting in numerous studio sessions with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Smoky Robinson, began to ask questions. In his innocence, Lionel once asked Marvin Gaye "Which music conservatory did you graduate from?" Marvin responded "Little brother, I cannot read or write music." This opened up Lionel's thinking. If Marvin Gaye, who at that time was one of the most creative songwriters, couldn't read or write music, then maybe he should try to achieve success as a songwriter as well. It is at this moment that Lionel Richie, vocalist, pianist, and saxophonist added songwriter to his repertoire. He became influential within The Commodores due to his ability to write songs without genre boundaries, hence, "Three Times A Lady", "Stuck On You", "Lady" featuring Kenny Rogers, "Still" and "Easy."
In 1981, when Lionel decided to pursue a solo career, his fans rolled with him. They watched Lionel become one of the most successful artists of the 1980's, earning a string of 13 top ten hits between 1981 and 1987, including nine #1 singles. The first was, "Endless Love", a ballad that he wrote and sang as a duet with his dear friend, Miss Diana Ross. Afterwards came the success of "Truly," "All Night Long," "Hello," and "Say You (Say Me") for which he won his Oscar and a Golden Globe. His 1982 self-titled album established a run of platinum plus albums throughout the 80's, with 1986's Dancing On The Ceiling " becoming a pop and R&B classic. He also found time to co-write with Michael Jackson what eventually would become pop's most famous anthem, the Live-Aid tune "We Are The World."
Lionel has built a life out of doing precisely what people presumed he could not do. "Growing up if you told me to go left, I would go right," laughs Lionel. "If you brought me into a room and said there's one door that I absolutely cannot open, that's the door I'm going to open." And just like the legends he admires, from Sinatra to Santana, Lionel knows what it's like to hear a door close as well. He's survived the roller coaster ride of the music business by refusing to let others define him. The Lionel Richie story has always been about making that leap of faith with no net.
Lionel has upheld his amazing run by relating simply and honestly to the people who now celebrate his records as quintessential moments in their lives Lionel's rapport with his fans is legendary. Not only do they sing along at his concerts all over the world, but also the 'first name basis' he's earned in their hearts has been protocol since his days with The Commodores.
Lionel's continuing relevance as a multi-generational artist was evidenced by his inclusion as a celebrity judge on "American Idol." The performance of his classic "Easy" by one of the finalists during the 2006 season of the show was another reminder of Lionel's enduring presence and effect on the contemporary music scene. Further keeping Lionel as part of the changing world of music, he has enlisted some of the top writers and producers such as Jermaine Dupri, Dallas Austin, Akon, Sean Garrett, Stargate, Tricky Dream and Kuk, Ne-Yo, John Eubank and Bob Sinclar. This new breed of writers and producers has slews of #1 hit singles and albums between them for artists such as Beyonce, Rihanna, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige, to name a few.
Lionel released his eighth studio album entitled "Coming Home" on September 12, 2006. The first single of the album was "I Call It Love" and premiered in July 2006, becoming his biggest hit in the U.S. in ten years. His adopted daughter, Nicole, stars in the music video for this track. The album was an incredible success for Richie in the United States, peaking at #6.
In 2012, Lionel went back to his Tuskegee roots by re-working some of his biggest hits as duets with country superstars such as Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, and Little Big Town. The album was one the biggest of his career reaching #1 on the Billboard Top 200 list and garnering huge critical acclaim. Tuskegee also received a national two-hour CBS television special with performances by Richie and the album's country duet partners that was the top-rated show of the night with more than 8 million viewers. "I realized that my songs perfectly translated to the country genre," said Richie about the album. "I was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama. I am a country boy and proud of it. To do this project just felt natural."
On the heels of the success of the Tuskegee album, in 2013 Lionel launched a global tour entitled "All The Hits, All Night Long" and he has proved to fans that he can deliver exactly that. A two hour set spanning his entire catalogue of music has lead to a fan frenzy and high praise from press around the world. Lionel has take the tour to every part of the planet including Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and North America.
You would think that Lionel would be content with his career, which has spanned over three decades, but Lionel insists on pushing forward and marking new territory in his musical legacy. It is of utmost importance to Lionel to maintain a personal growing relationship with his fans, who he definitely values as one of the many reasons for his continuing success.
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- Release Date: Oct 30, 2007
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It succeeds in offering up twelve simple, focused mini-games that play as they should and are free of any control problems, which are otherwise common in mini-game collections like this. And it also does a good job of presenting Barbie's world, by utilizing several video clips from her latest direct-to-DVD movie. But, in the end, the experience is over far too quickly.
I think this game is a great family game. However, this game only took me about 45 minutes to complete. A young child with some gaming skill would probably have this game beat with an hour and a half.
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I avoid fried foods mostly because of my IBS. I like them, but they don't like me. I have to eat mostly bland diets. I don't need to add sugar to my shredded wheat if I add a small can of fruit cocktail and/or a banana. I eat a lot of chicken and fish and avoid red meats like steak. Eventually, I'll avoid the fried chicken and prepare skinless chicken, baked or boiled in a stew mixed with frozen veggies and an onion. Adding brocoli and asparagus for cancer fighters. Now that the weather is getting warmer, I've been outdoors climbing mountains on strenuous rugged trails. It's rough for us folks over 65, but more folks of all ages are met on the mountain trails. I met a 76 year-old woman on her monthly climb on Table Rock Mountain Trail in upstate South Carolina near the North Carolina state line. North and South Carolina share a large wilderness area with many long hiking trails (the Foothills Trail is 76 miles long) and plenty of hikers out running off weight. — Anonymous |
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After reading the comments already given, I would say: "all the above!", however, when you've decided that you want to eat well and loose weight, you're best starting with your portion size, whilst increasing green vegetables/salad (as it fills a plate with smaller amount of calories). Sugar is the killer... very addictive stuff... Also, make sure that you do eat through the day (not fast food, not sweets)... stick to a small but high fibre breakfast, (juicing a great way to achieve that), a mid morning snack: rice cake with low cal. topping, a fruit, or a home made juice. Then if you're able, a lunch with protein... don't forget your afternoon snack again and a light dinner... with winter just around the corner: home made soups are great! And don't forget water... first thing in the morning, last at night and heaps through the day. Remember! thirst can be mistaken for hunger. — Francoise_5 |
04/24/2013 - 7:06pm |
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR RECIPIES!!! THEY ARE AMAZING! YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!!! — Marietjie_8 |
04/24/2013 - 6:28am |
Avoid any refined, processed foods, white flour, margarine, sugar. Drink raw whole milk and organic butter and eggs. Grass fed organic poultry and beef. Whole grains, like quinoa, coconut oil for cooking. — Christie_125 |
04/23/2013 - 10:25pm |
All of the above plus complex carbs, and limiting portion size. — Anonymous |
04/23/2013 - 9:31pm |
Portion size! The key more than any type of food to keep yourself healthy! Smaller portions mean less weight gain and generally better health. Remember... you can try all the snake oil in America to lose weight but the ONLY way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you consume. So reduce your portion size to get on the road to healthy eating! — Anonymous |
04/23/2013 - 12:39am |
Soy protein isolate! — Anonymous |
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I don't get it?
Is it just an X-ray of his boner? or Perhaps his Ball Joint?
Ninja Master April 27th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
That would be a knee being separated by fluid. This is the reason I have to get my knees drained every month.


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Please read all of our terms and the full description before offerding and only offer if you agree with terms as outlined and accept the item(s) as described - thanks!
(in case she looks familiar, this doll is being relisted)
This doll comes just as you see her. As you can see in the photos she has been removed from her box. I don't know if she has been played with or not. She has some dirt on her legs - nothing terrible. And, the plastic liner on her head has torn at the top.
But, the doll is in great condition otherwise! So, if she was played with it was gently.
Her box has wear, creases, scuffs, scratches and dirt. It is dated 1979 - so for its age it is far from terrible! But it is not mint.
Again, the doll is really beautiful! The little bag of accessories in her box on the liner is dusty and dirty. She is wearing her shoes and the twist ties that held her in her box are included.
I hate to sell her!
Thisis from our smoke-free but not pet-free home - no smells or odors.
I think that covers it! Thanks for your interest! Please see pictures for more information and ask any questions!
Shipping (domestic): We are always happy to combine shipping when possible. Just a note about priority shipping versus parcel post - most of you know this - but for those who do not - priority usually takes about 2 to 3 days to arrive - but this is not guaranteed. Parcel post can sometimes take as long as 10 days (or more) - generally depending on how far the package is going. Just want to make sure you know what to expect when deciding between the two. Additionally, media can take two weeks to arrive - not always - but it can happen!
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Combined Shipping - higher rates!: With the current postal rates I just wanted to warn you that, both domestically and internationally, the bigger the package, the greater the chance that it will jump to a higher shipping mode. So, that said, I will always combine on shipping but it is not always a big saver. One item that can be shipped first class internationally at a lower rate may jump up in price considerably if it is paired with another item in a larger box as it is then required for it to be shipped priority. Similar for domestic shipping - they are now measuring boxes and if they are bigger - or going coast to coast or the like - the rates increase. So, just an FYI - don't want anyone to be surprised if they decide to combine and the rate jumps a lot! If you have won an sale and intend to offer on other current sales, by all means, please feel welcome to hold off on paying so that you can combine on shipping should you win the other sale(s). We don't always catch it when someone is still offerding so feel free to let us know so that we don't ship too soon! We are happy to wait so that you can save on shipping charges!
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"Dude, have you seen today's avy report for the Mammoth high country? Its like 14 degrees there right now......and gusts up to 80mph on the crest."
"Thats ok man, that's why we call this trip Winter Mayhem. We're gonna totally hit a window of bluebird and corn......we're golden. See you Thursday after work."
Its four O'clock on Tuesday before the annual Project Winter Mayhem trip. I throw up a post on The Taco...Headin' to the Mammoth Crest High County This Weekend. We wanted to ski the high bowls around the crest, climb Crystal Crag, and flex our alpine skillz in winter style. "YER GUNNA DIE!!!!" is the most popular response. True enough, The Sierra's are getting pounded with a late series of wet, cold systems that just won't give up. There is no corn to be had. There is not to be any rock climbing at 11,000 feet. The only thing that awaits us in the Sierra backcountry is nasty white death.
Two hours later.....
A text crawls across the screen of my phone. It's from Shep.
I reply quickly....
You see, this is Project WINTER Mayhem. Three days dedicated to pitting our daring strength and cunning against the savage wind, ice and wetness of Jack Frost in the alpine crucible. The goal: Climb and ski and skin and epic and battle our way up a proud winter summit. We live for this stuff. We read lots of Twight and Bonnington. We hang on every thread of The Vertical Carnival Dispatches. We quote Extreme Alpinism. I have a T-Shirt from Gym Jones. I have never been to Gym Jones. I only made it 16 days of P-90x but in my minds eye I am a hard, hard man. My black Gym Jones T-shirt says "There is a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the desert." It is the motto of my life. I have no idea what it means. We will not go to sunny Joshua Tree and car camp and eat steaks and get fat and sleep in and climb moderate cracks that lead to silly little "summits" on the top of pebble piles. I have never been to Joshua Tree. I'll go there when I'm old and weak and thin and can combine it with a golfing weekend in Palm Springs. We will not go to South. We got much stronger sauce than that.
We roll into the very last campsite in Ryan campground only to find out that we left the keys to the THULE box with my wife in Fresno. Anybody here ever try to pick a THULE lock. It aint easy. It has a magical system of sliding bars an holes that belong in a Houdini act. Shep makes it happen with his trust Swiss Army Knife....gettin' all MacGyver on it!
The stars sing us to sleep while the wind hums a soothing lullaby through the flapping of the tent walls. "Welcome" it whispers......."Welcome to the Desert."
The next morning, we are startled by the vastness of the desert. We are gonna tear this place apart. We will crush these pithy stones with our fists. We will stand tall among its squatty routes. We will walk with puffed chests in the footsteps of the Stonemasters . Winter Mayhem awaits!
The coffee and donuts conspire against our lofty plans.
We lethargically start to sort gear while the donuts settle lower and lower..."oh man....I gotta RUN....look out, look out, outta my way man!!!!" Hidden Valley Campground is an amazing place made even more amazing by the fact that we have an outhouse 30 yards from the fire ring. A thing of beauty. By the way, many of you know this was my first trip since the theft of my entire stock of climbing gear. Well, my insurance company came through so I got to go on a bit of a shopping spree right before the trip. Many of you donated gear to me and I am forever grateful. You may notice some of your gear in these photos!
The dounut coma subsides and we resign to gettin out climb on. J TRIZZEE here we come. Hide the women and children cause the Hardmen are here to pillage your goods!
I whimper and shake and yell "you got me!" four times as I cross the opening unprotected traverse. I back off the second pitch, thinking we must be off route, making Shep lead the thuggy slot. I pant and quiver and follow the pitch in quite possibly the sketchiest style in history. A free soloist passes us as we rap off the summit. Weak Sauce. Weak....Sauce. This is Nate's first climbing trip. He is just a kid. He's a bona fide, bad to the bone tele skier with a new found thirst for alpine action. He knows two knots and pretty much knows how to rappel. He has crossed the Sierras in Winter via a tough route, but has very little rock climbing under his belt. He thinks Shep and I are gods. I fully intend to maintain that image, but its getting hard.
He does great. But we don't let him come to the summit cause...."That second pitch is like 5.10 man."
Shep heading for the summy.
Once on the ground, we toprope the .10b offwidth to the right, Shep cruises it, I leave some elbow skin 19 feet up and quicly declare the route lame. I lower off, defeated but talkin' smack. "That route is ghey. I'm not even gonna waste my time. What a dumb route. Toproping is for lightweights anyway."
With our first summit in the bag, we saunter over to The Ol' Woman to get a taste of Toe Jam. A lowly 5.7 that looks pretty but will probably be so easy that we'll simul it as a party of three.
Here I am stylin the transition into the right slanting crack.
I am motoring up the thing when all of the sudden, my feet feel insecure and my right forearm starts to loose strength. I can't figure it out. I must have stepped in some more weak sauce somewhere. Its all over my shoes and I even have some on my hands. With weak sauce dripping all over my hands and feet, I shamefully downclimb and lower off the route. I was twelve feet from the top. I slump to the ground, a shameful little man with a quivering lower lip. I was afraid of falling. I couldn't get myself to commit to the last move. A FIVE SEVEN MOVE WITH GOOD GEAR AT MY FEET. Say it with me...."WEAK SAUCE."
Shep leads on through, Nate walks it and they rap off right at happy hour. I lead the way into the chips and salsa and we refuse to let my two back-offs spoil our chips and dip fest.
The salsa feeds my veins. I can feel the hardness coming back. I wonder how cold it is 200 miles north at 12K and I am gratefull for the sun on my back. Why would anybody go into the mountains when its snowy and cold and hateful up there. An epiphany hits me. Steve House has it all wrong!
I sink lower in my lazy chair, the sun is beginning to set when I spot a glimmer of action over by the gear stash. Shep is putting on his harness!
ME: "What are you dong man?"
SHEP: "Uh...we're climbing in fifteen minutes dude....we didn't come here to eat hummus and pita chips all day."
ME: "no way man...I'm stuck in this chair...I still have a pump in my right forearm....I just opened a Sierra Nevada.....my feet hurt....Nate is out of Chalk....We better put the fly on the tent.....I have to update Facebook..."
SHEP: "you have five minutes to get your gear."
ME: "Aw man....you're lame....and bossy."
We stroll a full 100yards over for a sunset climb of "The Eye 5.3" on the Cyclops.
I feel an urge coming from deep within me to lead this route in style and redeem myself. I will tame the beast within. I will get back on the pony. I will smash this 5.3. John long will be proud. Turns out his is not The Only Blasphemy. Backing off a 5.6 and a 5.7 within one hour surely must qualify.
ME: "Gimme the rope Shep."
SHEP:"No way man....we don't have time for you to back off this thing then have me lead it again for you. Maybe Nate wants to lead."
ME: "Don't make me fight you in front of the kid. I'm about to get sum 5.3 and you ain't stoppin me."
SHEP: "ok, I kid you not if you stop long to place pro I will physically pull you down. Now Go!"
Massive, incut holds becon me deeper within the rising chasm. A warm wind ruffles my super cool Marmot shell, making me feel tough. The ghosts of J Tree Past float with me, empowering me. Accomazzo whispers like a vapor..."you can do it..." Harrison is there too, "Dude, you are wicked strong. You own this 5.3. You are now one of us....kind of."
I belay it the Eye itself. The desert spreads out west like a well set tablecloth, a feast for the eyes.
Nate and Adam come up, giving me props for a steep lead. I let them adorn me with compliments. I burp up some chips and salsa. It stings a bit, but all is well again in climberville.
Look, I love Mark Twight, but you know something....summits do matter. Even little ones. We just spanked that 5.3 like a momma bear swats a cub. We owned that thing like a bad mortgage. We will celebrate.
The last light of the day splashes upon the golden stone that stretches for an eternity. Shep hasn't gotten enough stone so he scrambles around in the playground for a few more minutes. My shutter cant click fast enough.
The desert comes alive, somebody flipped the happy hour of photography light on.
We head back to camp. Dinner awaits. There will be no Mountain House Dried Curry. There will be no Power Bars. We will not pump from a water filter nor melt ice. No Light my fire Sporks. We will need proper forks and knives for this.
That is ACTUALLY light from Heaven shining on those steaks.
We don't want to climb around people, so we head off into the desert. We hear Wonderland is cool. Its windy but warm and the day is our oyster. Its a mile or so out there and it feels good to go get lost.
We quickly enjoy the fruits of our labor by being treated to the splendors of the desert. God's creation blooms everywhere in full glory. Reds and greens and blues so so bright you gotta squint.
Shep leads a cool right facing crack...not sure what its called, but it's tasty. Nate moves like a natural. I follow with a grin and the warm morning sun on my back. Better than getting avalanched any day. Will I ever go to the snow again? Maybe not.
We head over to the right and spot a spicy looking finger crack with a left trending roof.
SHEP: "You're leading this thing."
THE KID: "Yup, you need to lead it."
ME: "Gimme the rope."
SHEP AND THE KID IN UNISON: "Atta boy."
It pains me to type what happened next. My fingers ache with each tap on the keys. I got 15 feet up and the demons started whispering dark, acidic thoughts into my brain. "You're gonna fall, Dude....its gonna hurt....you're gonna rip that yellow TCU, and you know there's no real pro below it...you got lucky on Snake Dike, and Royal Arches, and Tenaya, and Cathedral and all those other routes you did last year...you're gonna fall and fall hard if you try to go up there....you have no idea whats up there....maybe that crack just peters out, maybe your new shoes wont stick......Shep should lead this so you can just get on with this......GO DOWN!!!!"
I cant believe it, but I down-climb, ill at my decision. I yank off the shoes and sit in the sun, wondering what's up. Why do I do this to myself? I dunno, good days and bad days I guess. I sit at the base and take photos, trying not to get weak sauce all over my camera. Shep leads on in style and the route is super fun. I'd love to come back someday for it again.
Anybody know what its called?
I wave from the lip, but we all know top-rope photos are kinda lame.
So....We only took a litre and a half of water. INTO THE DESERT!!!! What were we thinking? I'll tell you what we were thinking. We had a long and entertaining discussion about Bear Grylls right before we left the car. Bear would have taken less. But by 1:00 we were having visions of that episode where he drinks his own urine. The thought briefly croses my mind, then I remember what I have had to drink in the last 24 hours: One Grande Cafe mocha, three Hansen's Pomegranate Natural soft drinks, one Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, one New Belgium Brewing Flat Tire Ale, one half glass water, four swigs of Tropicana Orange juice and three cups of campfire cowboy coffee. My urine is just one big kidney killing mai tai. Who wants to drink a combo of IPA and Pomegranate anyway. So we bail to the car where we have little water but lots of frosty drinks on ice. On the way, we find this little guy.
My sixth grade daughter says they can shoot blood out of their eyes as a defense mechanism....cool.
We hydrate at the car, I send flowers to my wife (its her birthday weekend.....ask me later) and we fight the urge to go back to camp. We head over to this thing. It looks like Tehipite Dome and I get further dehydrated thinking of Leversee's route way back there in Tehipite Valley. Someday I'd love to have a go at that thing. I should probably get in better shape though eh? They got a 5.3 on that thing?
(The real Tehipite Dome)
We spend the next couple hours redeeming ourselves on some .10c finger crack pin scar action. The topropes were due west of the Tehipite Thing on a nice grey wall with top-rope anchores. Shep and I take no falls, Nate gets up his first .10anything only falling a couple times. Well done young lad. Shep runs laps to build strength for tomorrow. He will need it. The sun sets on another thorny day in the desert.
Before dinner, I scramble up the backside of the Cyclops and catch a sunset. I sit there with two dues from Colorado and we swap tales of epic ascents and failures as the sun sets over Hidden Valley. Man, I love this place.
After our opening night of steaks, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese with fresh Ceasar salad, I dare Shep to step up and top my dinner skillz.
(Please read this next part to yourself like a quiet golf announcer)
The gong sounds and The Iron Shep goes to work.....What's that there...oh, great call, looks like he's using some preseasoned shredded chicken....is that cilantro...I think it is...next he's...what? Stirring fresh frijoles into the mix...Outstanding...It looks like some salsa has made it into the picture....and Oh my....YES! A real Avocado! What do we have here? A full bag of shredded cheddar! Ladies and gents he's giving last nights steak feast a real run for its money.....and shut your face! Its real sour cream from the ice chest! This is going to be amazing! He's now individually heating tortillas over the open flame! Tijuana look out...Fresno may be home of the Nation's meth labs, bad air and teenage pregnancy, but thes boys know how to bring Mexico to the desert!
BAM! Dinner is served.
Shep is feelin real climbey. He spotted a route in the guide called Fresh Squeezed .10a over on Reggie Dome. We bee-line it to the dome and have the place to ourselves. There is not even the slightest odor of weak sauce in the air. Today we will triumph over mediocrity. Today will do Bachar justice. Today we will back off nothing.
Here is Shep gettin a full glass of Fresh Squeezed...
He charges up the thing like a mad man. One of the coolest leads I've ever seen him on. Well done Brah. Well done.
I'm up next. I'll show this thing what its like to get squeezed! Shep made that thing look light. I'll have a quick lap myself.
By the second bolt I'm not TOTALLY pumped, but my hands won't work. They've swollen overnight from abuse and fully will not cooperate. All I can think of is my first patient on moday and how I wouldn't want to be him. I cant even untie my harness after lowering off. The Weak Sauce has found me again. Maybe I still have some on my shirt from yesterday. Or maybe Nate spread some on my second burrito last night. Anyway, Shep is still on top, so we third class up to the summit and enjoy a 360 view of the desert. The top spot is always a good place. Its wind and cold and kinda alpiny and it suits us just right. In the desert it seems, even the short summits are big. Man, I love me a good summit. Even if I get there the easy way. The journey is the payoff. The friendship, the sweat, the laughs, the back-offs, the successes, the failures...they're all good stuff. It's the moment where 5.3 = 5.11. Where memories of past and present and future are made and sustained. For a moment we sit there and soak it all in. The sun has just enough warmth and the open exposure seeps into our bones. Project Winter Mayhem 2010 is in the books. Its time to go home. Weak Sauce never tasted so good.
See you around Supertaco. Thanks for tuning in.
Micronut. Out.
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LL Cool J isn't nervous about hosting the Grammy Awards on Sunday.
The 46-year-old rapper is set to present the glitzy annual ceremony for the third time at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles and said the opening performance will be "crazy."
He told Parade.com: "You gotta embrace it with grace. I don't go out there pretending I'm Billy Crystal. I have to be myself."
Asked what fans can expect from the show, he also told 'Entertainment Tonight': "Definitely don't miss the opening. The opening is going to be crazy."
Beyoncé is believed to be preparing to open the show with her husband, Jay Z, but the 'NCIS: Los Angeles' star refused to confirm the rumours.
He said: "I can't confirm or deny that. But I will tell you, like I said, don't miss the opening."
But the 'Doin' It' hitmaker is looking forward to seeing newcomer Lorde on stage as he can relate to her.
He explained: "I was 16 when I started at Def Jam, so I can relate to what she's going through. It can be a very exciting and confusing time. It takes a mature person to stay grounded. And in this age, the criticism can be brutal."
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To the British eye, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France appears the very model of Gallic style and verve – and never more so than when he shares a stage with that most stolid of Scots, Gordon Brown.
At their joint press conference at Downing Street yesterday, the contrast in manner was as sharp as ever, but a new air of understanding, almost bonhomie, seemed to have settled on what was once one of the less comfortable bilateral relationships in the European Union.
A cynic might hazard that the greater congeniality – what Mr Brown ambitiously called the entente cordiale à grande vitesse –reflected relief on the part of both that, given the proximity of the British election, their days of dealing with each other could well be numbered. A more positive interpretation would be that the UK-France relationship is entering one of its periodic upturns; that we are at one of those points when our two countries recognise that, whoever is in government, there is more that unites us than divides us.
Certainly, on the vexed issue of financial regulation, and specifically regulation of hedge funds – a central topic of their lunch discussion – the two seemed determined that not a Gauloises-paper come between them. Ministers were still working on it, they said. They were confident that agreement could be reached by next week's deadline. As for a banking levy, Mr Brown and Mr Sarkozy were of one mind; they would be making common cause within the G20.
They were also at one in their condemnation of the US decision to change the terms of a tendering process for aircraft refuelling tankers in such a way as to exclude the European-led consortium that had initially won the contract. While both expressed disappointment and accused the US of protectionism, it was Mr Sarkozy who made the running. This was no way, he said, for the US to treat its European allies. If the US wanted to be anti-protectionist, it should make sure what it did matched what it said.
The French President's strong words were all the more striking for the fact that he and his wife will at the end of this month be enjoying the hospitality of the Obamas at the White House. This is a visit expected to be distinguished by the same sort of privileged informality as the Blairs used to enjoy with the Clintons and then the Bushes. And the impression is growing that Mr Sarkozy, who began his presidency by mending the transatlantic fences smashed by his predecessor's stance on Iraq and who then led France back into the command structures of Nato, is on course to be Washington's new best European friend.
Mr Sarkozy's attack on US protectionism may be a sign that he will not be a pushover and intends to use that position for some straight-talking. If so, that could be to the advantage not just of France, but of Europe. The Obama White House has made no effort to mask its frustration with Europe's divisions. At least on the points where Europe can agree, such as fair terms for trade, Mr Sarkozy can be a forceful advocate.
France is becoming the new regional focus. President Medvedev recently ended a high-profile visit to Paris that pressed the reset button on relations with Russia more successfully than the US has so far achieved. Even in Britain, where a recent government Green Paper envisaged closer cross-Channel defence co-operation, France is looming larger. With Germany's new coalition missing in action internationally and Britain weakened by the financial crisis and already in election mode, Mr Sarkozy has an opportunity to show his capacity for regional leadership; he should use it.
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Pete Sears is a lucky man. Almost 40 years after losing his bass during a concert riot in Germany, he has been reunited with his one-of-a kind instrument made by Doug Irwin and Tom Lieber, the famed luthiers who built guitars for Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead.
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Sears, a veteran Bay Area bassist (Jefferson Starship, Rod Stewart, Hot Tuna) who now plays in Moonalice, had his custom-made guitar built in 1976. Named "Dragon," it was crafted from the rare hardwoods cocobolo and birdseye maple and had a distinct, silver dragon design inlay on the body. It was also built from the same piece of wood as Garcia's "Tiger," and it had that same earth and eagle design inlay on the headstock.
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Sears received the guitar in 1978 and played it for three months. Before he could ever play it live, however, it was gone.
"It was always in the back of my mind," Sears tells Rolling Stone. "I never thought I would see it again. I thought it was sitting in someone's basement."
The bass went missing in June 1978 during a riot at the Lorelei Festival, held at an outdoor venue overlooking the Rhine River. According to Sears, Jefferson Starship singer Grace Slick – then battling alcohol addition – had locked herself in the dressing room and refused to perform. Bad weather and the delay had the audience restless. The band had to cancel the show.
"Things were getting hairy," Sears said. "The feeling from the audience was not good." The band's road manager asked the promoter to tell the audience the show would be canceled and they would get a full refund. Unfortunately, that last part was lost in translation and the crowd turned.
"Bottles, bricks and rocks started raining on the stage and everybody was hiding behind the amps," Sears recalls. "Then people started rushing the stage. Someone chopped up the drum kit with an ax. They were throwing amps off the cliffs into the Rhine. They found gasoline and set fire to the stage; compressed air tanks exploded. It was total mob mentality."
The band made an escape, leaving their equipment behind.
The next morning, Sears said the site looked like a war zone. Stragglers roamed the venue, carting off equipment or pushing it off the cliffs. The band's sound engineer worked his way through the crowd, lingering around the gear, buying back whatever he could. The Irwin "Dragon" was gone.
Fast forward to three decades later. Tom Lieber, a luthier who worked at Doug Irwin's guitar shop and worked on the "Dragon," wrote a post on a Grateful Dead forum in 2009 asking readers if anyone had seen the bass. Nothing.
Then finally, last month, a German musician named Klaus Wilm responded to the post, writing that the bass had survived the riot and that he was the owner. He told Lieber he bought it between 1990 and 1991 from a studio musician in the Netherlands who claimed it once belonged to the bassist of the 1980s band Golden Earring. Wilm said he tried to research the guitar's previous owners, but the trail went cold. Lieber contacted Sears; a few exchanges later, Wilm agreed to sell back the bass to its original owner for $3,200 and shipped it to Lieber for restoration.
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The explosions that got this recall campaign off and running lit up the political sky but left a lot of damage, much of it self-inflicted by the candidates. Arnold Schwarzeneggers stunning announcement flattened Governor Gray Davis and shattered Democratic unity around the partys recall strategy, sending Davis lieutenant governor, Cruz Bustamante, scurrying into the race, breaking his own pledge not to run. The shock waves also created turbulence for the action-movie superstar, who as it happens had a plan for announcing a campaign but not a plan for California. He also did not have a plan for explaining his position on 1994s anti-illegal-immigrant Proposition 187, a position that differs from what has been reported by the media and, ironically, his own campaign. Other principal figures in the race, like Davis, Bustamante and commentator Arianna Huffington, also found themselves damaged as much by their own efforts as by their opponents.
Despite earlier talk, there was no Schwarzenegger plan. No secret plan, just a secret. That became apparent as his nascent campaign moved him onto network morning shows and a few other appearances, where he dispensed genial generalities but dodged specifics. Two high-profile surrogates, former Governor Pete Wilson and legendary investor Warren Buffett, managed to land the Terminator in unintended controversy. Buffett, the worlds second-richest human, musing about the much lower property tax on his Southern California luxury vacation home than on his principal residence in Nebraska, touched his candidates silent form to the third rail of California politics, Proposition 13. For his part, Wilson, hungry for vindication of his troubled governorship, reopened the bloody wound of Prop. 187, volunteering that his candidate had probably voted for the anti-illegal-immigrant measure that powered Wilsons 1994 re-election.
Not exactly the first specific policy position a moderate Republican wanting to win Latino votes would want to toss out. But Schwarzeneggers campaign confirmed that the actor had in fact voted for 187, which would have denied illegal immigrants access to education and health care. A Schwarzenegger spokesman went on to hold out the prospect that the would-be governor might well back 187 again should the initiative largely thrown out by the courts find its way back on the California ballot. There was just one little thing. Notwithstanding his vote nine years ago, Schwarzenegger was already on record opposing a 187-like measure.
Last year, while campaigning for Proposition 49, his after-school programs initiative, Schwarzenegger won a standing ovation from the Commonwealth Club at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, when he responded to a question from the audience about his current thinking on Prop. 187: I would never stand in the way of any child going to school, whether he or she is here legally or illegally, it does not matter.
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Plenty of journalists were on hand for that October 2002 appearance. Still, the media last week reported that Schwarzenegger is pro-187 and speculated endlessly about the damage that his purported position most of it presumed to be negative would have on his hopes to win a sizable Latino vote. How did such a political and journalistic screwup happen? The answer is illustrative of the problems Schwarzenegger has encountered after the euphoria of his dramatic announcement.
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Wilsons blundering remarks about Prop. 187 caught the Schwarzenegger camp off-guard. Team Arnold (the top ranks of which consist of former senior aides to the former governor and senator) was gathered at the Miramar in Santa Monica, preoccupied with setting up the release of the superrich superstars financial and tax information, data which revealed that he is not only wildly successful but pays lots of taxes. Team Arnold/Wilson swiftly put out a statement acknowledging his 1994 vote, but its tone sounded more like Wilson. (Well, the Wilson who used Prop. 187 as a cudgel to win re-election, not the Wilson who as a senator in 1986 championed the loosely conceived Seasonal Agricultural Worker program, in which more than a million people entered the country, including the getaway driver in the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993.)
In the crush of events, some didnt know that Schwarzenegger had come out against a central tenet of 187 last year and others evidently forgot or didnt want to deal with the complexity. The candidate himself was mute. The effect was to make him appear a Wilson clone, albeit a more pumped-up one than the slender septuagenarian.
Im amazed they fell into the trap, enthused Davis adviser Roger Salazar, who correctly guessed that Schwarzenegger would run and that his campaign would be reeling for days as it got its sea legs.
So how does the campaign reconcile the 9-year-old pro-187 vote with the anti-187 statement of last year? After more than a week, it hasnt yet. Just one of those pesky details yet to emerge.
And how did the media miss the contradiction? There were, after all, many other reporters on hand for Schwarzeneggers Commonwealth Club speech. Can you say starstruck? Lack of memory is a factor, too.
Schwarzenegger is re-emerging from the shadows of his own campaign this week with his first economic-policy summit, his first TV ad, a private interview with the California Teachers Association, and a debate challenge to Davis, which the governor has turned down. Wheres he been, anyway?
A lot of time Ive been at the house, he tells the Weekly in a brief conversation, meeting with leading economists, educators, water and power experts, you name it. Once up to speed, Schwarzenegger says he will hold more policy forums and do house meetings in low-income areas along with more traditional campaign stumping.
Not a moment too soon.
Schwarzenegger was not the only one to have a rocky week. The once-unified Democratic strategy is swiftly devolving into a bitter internecine struggle between Davis and Bustamante, with Bustamante oddly using a shaky, mostly specifics-free appearance last Sunday on Meet the Press to get into a pissing match with the governors aides for allegedly blocking his fund-raising efforts. (Officially, the Davisites deny it; unofficially, they confirm it.) Its all very seamy and not at all gubernatorial, complain worried Democrats.
Arianna Huffington ran into real trouble, too. The conservative-turned-progressive commentator is running as an independent backed mainly by Democrats. The debate over her paying no income taxes dominated her week. Huffington was shelled in a Beverly Hills press conference where shed intended to focus on her effort to link Schwarzenegger with President Bush and Enron, an effort based in part on a misconstruing of the Weeklys power-crisis reporting of 2001.
The Weekly revealed at the time that Enron chief Ken Lay had pitched a group of prominent Angelenos at a Beverly Hills hotel in a bid to enlist their support for energy deregulation. Nothing seemed to have come from it. Huffington portrayed this as a secret meeting between Lay and Schwarzenegger, leaving out the 20 or so other people in attendance, many of them invited by Huffingtons good friend former L.A. Mayor Dick Riordan.
In the course of this, Huffington wrote a speech which, in the uproar over her taxes, went by the boards after she shared it with columnist friend Joe Conason, who published part of it on Salon.com. In it, she blamed the power crisis on Bush rather than Davis.
If only it were so. Bush wasnt even president when the power crisis started, and as detailed here, Davis mistakes were early, varied and many.
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That's just WONDERFUL news!!!!! I'm so happy for you both to get to spend Christmas together!!!!! My son should be going down to Pittsburgh within a week for the physical. he has a brand new girlfriend though...what do ya think the chances are he will change his mind at the last minute? LOL!!!!!
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Lovely news indeed my sweet friend!! I bet that really blesses the kid's hearts, too!
I think you should do something extra special and create a new tradition for your family at Christmas!!
All I can say is ENJOY!! And simply savor this wonderful gift from the Lord who loves you with a perfect love!!
Blessings and hugs, Lois!
BeckyOh Lois,
what great news.....I am so happy for you guys! That is so wonderful. God is good all the time, and all the time God is good! Even when things are not going our way. We don't have to be happy or feel like be obedient,
we just have to do it, then our feelings usually come into line with it I have found.
Well, Merry Merry Christmas Sweetie, so happy God gave you the desires of your heart!!
Blessings Abundant to you all,
Will be praying for you much come Dec. 26th, yall have a great time!Hi Lois, I don't know whether to cry or run around the house shouting for joy. I am so happy for you and your dear family, YES!!!! God Is So GOOD.I was praying for you yesterday, and really hoping something like this would happen.
Wishing you and your dear family the most blessed CHRISTmas.
SueWhat awesome news! I know you are treasuring every single moment. We should all treat our husbands as if they are leaving for a year! I cannot imagine how that must be...his being gone, in harm's way for one year. i will pray that God will carry you and protect him.
Loved the post about the "things that bother you". I rearrange the dishwasher too! :)


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I have a pair of 454ci Chevy/Mercruiser Magnums (365HP), came out of a 34' Wellcraft Scarab. I recently put them up for sale locally in a newspaper and got a lot of calls for them but someone told me to advertise in the auto section because they're worth more. My question is, what are the downsides of using a marinized big block in an auto or truck, and what are the differences (if any) beyond marine gaskets and brass freeze plugs?
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the difference is that a marine engine is put together with the best parts like crank and rods. i have not heared of rollerbarings in the crank just cam and you can use a marine block in a truck or car just fine. the gaskets are the same it is the carb and alternator that are the special parts for marine engines. the cam profile might be diffrent, but that is it and yes they are worth a lot of money. the engine in the z06 corvette are made at mercruiser.
the only big problem is that, like mentioned above, one engine will rotate the wrong way for automotive use. other than that there is no difference between a GM performanceparts 454 and a mercruicer 454, except the head gaskets and different colour paint. but i dont think you would get mor ethat a couple of grands three max... for an ex-marine longblock engine as the buyer would have to rebuild the engine, or atleast add new cam and so on if he wanted to chance it
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Thanks for the input and replies. Back from my trip. Here's more details on these motors, they are Gen IV's.
Pulled from my 34' Scarab, they have approximately 546 hours of use on them, brackish water, very little if any corrosion because of weekly flushing with freshwater. Very clean engines, babied since day one with oil and filter changes every 30 hours. Have decided to repower and upgrade to 502's after experiencing a blown head gasket in one of them. I was thinking about putting them up for sale $1500/$1200 I'll try the marine guys first and see if anyone is interested. I was told the counterrotation issue on my Gen IV's might not necessarily apply because Merc made the transition in the outdrives (Bravo 1's), which I have installed. I do have counter rotating props, but apparently the motors may both be the same rotation. That's something I'll have to look into some more. Thanks again. |
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