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Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 374
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: May 20, 2007 1:31 am
Post subject: Interesting Caching Stories
I was out this afternoon scouting locations to place a new cache and decided to check out the little park off River Avenue that I've passed by many times. I think it's called Fort Rouge Park. Seems like a nice little park with play structures for kids, and picnic tables and benches scattered about.
First of all, I walked down to the river level to look for potential hiding spots in that area. This is almost a 3 tier park. There's the upper level with the play structures, then a middle level that is just a grass field, then the river level. There were a couple groups partying down on the middle level (remember this is the middle of the afternoon), so I decided that perhaps it would be better to stick to the upper level. I figured if I placed a cache here and warned people that it was not recommended for night caching, then it should be ok.
So here I am wandering around the upper level of this park and checking out some of the lilacs and other bushes for potential hiding spots, when I hear what sounds like a dropped case of beer nearby. I stand still hoping that who ever that was doesn't see me. Well, next thing I know, there are two native guys getting ready to sit at the picnic table right beside where I am standing.
The one guy asks me what I'm doing there in the bush. I replied "oh, just looking around". Then he asks if that's a radio in my hand. I'm thinking it's probably best to let him think that, than to tell him it's a $500 GPS unit, so I said "ya". Well, then he starts asking if I am some sort of security, or if I'm a cop, or what exactly I think I am doing hiding out in these bushes. I laugh it off and tell them not to worry, I'm just enjoying the lilacs in bloom.
So then they ask if I mind if they sit there and drink their beers. Sure, no problem - it's a free country (although I imagine that open liquor in the park is not legal). So they sit down and pop open their cans of Lucky beer. I tell them to have a nice day and try to go on my merry way. Well, not so fast - now they want to chat. They suggest that I sit with them at the picnic table because I'm making them nervous walking around (looking for my quickest exit). So I agree and sit down to chat with these guys.
The one guy introduces himself as Russell, but the other doesn't offer up his name. Russell mentions that freedom is the best thing in the world then tells me that he just got out after serving 6 years in the joint. That's apparently where he met his nameless buddy.
He asks me if I can imagine what it's like to be locked up for 6 years. I tell him I really can't. So he explains to me what it's like, and what you need to do to survive in there. He asks me if I've heard of the Manitoba Warriors. I told him I hadn't. He looked at me in disbelief and said "You've never heard of the f'n Warriors???" His buddy asks me if I just crawled out from under a rock in that bush (ha ha - sense of humour I see). So then I got a lesson on some of the gang activity in the city.
Apparently the one that didn't offer up his name is a captain of the Warriors with his own crew and everything. He showed me the tattoo on his back to prove it. Russell is just an associate (I think that was the term he used), but being friends with a Captain (even though he's not on his crew) means that people pretty much leave him alone. As far as I can gather, these two guys met in the joint and are now friends for life. There was certainly a lot of "I love you man" comments being exchanged between the two of them.
They asked me if I'd ever smoked crack, and I told them no. So then they asked me if I wanted to as he's reaching into his bag of tricks. I told him no thanks. He said "it makes your head f'n ring", so I asked "and that's a good thing??" Note: this is the 2nd time in a week that I've been offered drugs while geocaching.
Oh, and I also got to hear about their fun and exciting Friday night down on Main Street. They ran into some guy that owed the Captain money. It's all about the money you know, so he had to show him he meant business. The Captain grabbed the guy and apparently stabbed him 4 times in the back until Russell stepped in and told him to back off. Then he told the other guy to take off before he gets himself killed. Gee, what did I do Friday night? Sat around my apartment drinking margaritas with a couple of friends.
Well, my new friends finished their beers and had to go make a phone call. They told me that they respected me for sitting there and chatting with them. Especially being a white female and being alone - they were surprised I didn't run away in fear. Russell picked one of the lilac blooms off the bush nearby and handed it to me saying it was a gift from them.
Man, do I ever lead a sheltered life. Needless to say, I chose not to place a cache in this park.
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Joined: 18 Dec 2006
Posts: 48
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: May 20, 2007 1:04 pm
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wow - what an experience. i've had similar ones though not while caching. i spent 8 years living and working in Northern Manitoba (i was a teacher and consultant for Frontier School Division
as a result, i can make a connection with pretty much anyone i encounter on the streets. usually goes something like this:
them: Hey buddy, got some change?
me: awass meetskan (Cree for "get your sh**ty a*s away from me")
them: eeehhh, my brother, you speak my language
and the conversation continues as we talk ebouat his brother in pikwitonei that i know, and how the new store there is good but prices are too high...
then i give him money.
or, more frequently:
me: have you always lived in Wininpeg?
them: no, some little place, you won't know it
me: try me
them: it's near swan river
me: what, duck bay? barrows junc...
them: you've heard of barrows junction?
me: of course, been there many times
them: eeehhh, my brother, you must know...
but, like junglehair, i've found that people just want to tell their story, want a little respect, and want to feel like they belong somewhere... having been where they've been allows me to do that, and have some amazing conversations at the same time. (i've never been in jail, but i have some former students that have been!)
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Joined: 18 Dec 2006
Posts: 48
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: May 20, 2007 1:12 pm
Post subject: being "approached"
What makes me nervous when I'm caching, and it's happened twice, is when I find myself iin what must be gay cruising spots. I mean it's nice to know that both sexes find me attractive (haha) but please, we've just met!
Péninsule. Belvédère Urbain
Emmer's Cache
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Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 374
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: May 20, 2007 6:10 pm
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It's funny that you mention that because I was just wondering if there were gay cruising areas in Winnipeg (hmm, that doesn't sound right). That was actually quite common in New York and any park after dark (and sometimes before dark too) seemed to be a hot bed for that sort of activity. I had a couple geocaching friends there that were a gay couple and they filled me in on a lot of the terminology. For example, a gay cruising area is called a pickle park. I'm sure you wanted to know that, right? I had an interesting experience once caching alone, at night, in Rochester. OF course, being female, they weren't too interested in me. But the tricky part was, it appears that they used flashlights to signal their locations. Now how exactly are you supposed to find a geocache in the dark without using a flashlight???
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Joined: 23 Apr 2006
Posts: 228
Location: Manitoba
Posted: May 20, 2007 8:30 pm
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I still experience the same mind set here and I still work in the north. I get the attitude when recognized from work, then I get the hows it going, and the odd...a'tim machisk.
The odd are though if iam even in the city and want to see someone from home just go down to Portage place and wait for 5 minutes...someone from home will walk by. This even happens in polo park.
But the can ya spare some change for a cup of coffee now results in me going, "Have you eatten today? No, well come on we'll go in and I'll buy you a burger and a cup of coffee."
Man you would think I had hit the lottery now with all these old commerads I knew from my real job...
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Cache and Cary
Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 18
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: May 21, 2007 8:16 pm
Post subject: Interesting Caching Stories
I was out late on a Sunday afternoon, going from finding the devious "The Bus Stops Here" cache to the humourous "CSI: Winnipeg" cache when I noticed a bright flash in my rearview mirror. I wasn't at an intersection and the only thing that I had passed that was suspicious was a plain grey car.
It couldn't be! Could it? Have I been nailed,
for speeding?! It's Sunday evening for heck's sakes! And this is right before Grant changes to a more resonable 60KM (from the turtle crawl of 50KM).
Well, caching would have to wait, I fumed. I circled around to go back and take a look and sure enough there was something funny about this grey sedan. There was something stuck to it's bumper. So, I pulled into an alley and parked in an empty parking lot and walked back to the grey car to get a better look at the, and decide to take my trusty old digital camera with me.
Sure enough, I walk back to the urban camoed car and see something like "Photo Traffic Unit" on the passenger side of the car. I am not happy with this, so I stand in front of the car and make a VERY obvious statement of taking a picture OF HIM (an probably got in the way of his taking a picture of a speeder - was not thinking straight at this point). Then, I walked behind the vehicle and took another picture, in a very obvious manner, of the back of the car (complete with licence plate - I will have to post these somewhere).
I was still fuming and this person had not said boo or even rolled down the window - probably is sick and tired of being verbally abused. So, I walked back over to the passenger side of the car and the person (NOT A POLICE OFFICER - obviously someone who makes a living solely off of speeders), and leaned over the hood and waved saying "
HELLO! I am going to go get a piece of cardboard and stand back there
", pointing at the road behind the vehicle.
Well, I stormed back to my vehicle and drove a little ways down the alley when I noticed a bright green "cardboard only" Dumpster. How marvelous! I jumped out and lifted the lid and found a white cardboard box, easily within reach - wow that was lucky. So I get back into the vehicle and grab my trusty felt pen from my geocaching gear and write on the card board: "Slow Down SPEED TRAP Parked grey car" making sure that "SPEED TRAP" was the most visible. Freedom of speech is a WONDERFUL thing.
Then I drove a bit to park on a street "upstream" from the speed trap and got out and walked out to where I was a block and a half before where the grey car was. I unfurled my sign and stood right at the curb and shook it at the oncoming cars to get their attention - especially if a car was going fast.
It was cold and raining, and I did not even have a hat on, but I was darned if I was going to turn tail and leave. So I stood there in the drizzle and defiantly display my makeshift cardboard sign and LAUGHED as I saw cars put on their brakes RIGHT BEFORE the unmarked grey car. I even saw the individual get out of the grey car and stand and look at me for awhile. Well, my efforts
were not unappreciated
. I had people happily honking and giving me the "thumbs up" signing (I think I could even make out a few smiles). Even a few did a U turn and came back and rolled down their windows to shout encouragement and wave. Even one woman paused to ask why I was doing this, to which I replied "He caught me, and I am making sure he does not get anybody else." That seemed to satisfy her and she drove off.
BUT, THE BEST RESPONSE I GOT was when a young man in a sports car came back and stopped in front of me, rolled down his window, and said "Your f***ing great! I am going to go park in front of him". I laughend and said "Great!" Then it dawned on me "
Instead of standing out in the rain and getting cold and wet and making a spectacle of myself.
So this wonderful person parks in front of the photo radar car in such a way that it is impossible for him to photograph anymore cars. Great! If the grey car can park their, then ANYONE can park in front of him. I laughed even harder and wondered if this would FINALLY convince the person in the grey car to call it a night - because I had been standing out there for over an hour. Five or ten minutes later, I turned back to see the grey car had indeed started moving away,
Since my services were no longer needed I folded up my sign, disposed of it in a proper trash receptacle and proceeded to take the long way back to my vehicle in a leisurely and cheeful fashion. The sun was out, and the rain had stopped and I couldn't help feeling proud of myself. When, along comes the grey car who was obviously searching for me.
NOW he stops to talk to me
. Now that I have thwarted his plans, he decides to talk to me,
in a secluded alley
My apprehension was for naught, because he starts off with saying "I want to thank you for slowing down all those cars. Because, that's what I am out here to do, is slow down speeding cars." I thought to myself, "Yeah right!!! You're here to make money off of people in such a way that they do not know that they did something illegal until they get a notice in the mail days later! " But I did NOT say this out loud.
I was not about ruin my good mood so I decide to play his game a gave him A BIG SMILE and LAUGHED. I cannot recall word for word what he said next except that he was "Happy" with my performance. Since he was shovelling it out so heavy, I kept playing along and said "Well, I am happy that you are happy (huge smile on my face). And, I made a lot of friends today" (implying that people liked me a LOT more then they liked him).
He gave another, unsuccessful, parting shot and drove away and I continued on back to my vehicle. I too, decided to call it a night and get some supper.
So, I lived up to my motto:
"Don't get mad... GET EVEN!"
and made a lot of people happy doing it. I also didn't get violent or abusive and have a great story and very good laugh. It will cost me a few bucks, but I HAD FUN!
The moral of this story is: "Drive carefully and obey the speed limit when you are out geocachine - it is NOT a race (I will not mention names here). And watch out for plain grey cars parked along the road. And if you do happen to see a photo radar car, out on your travels, consider taking a little stop RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. You can check your gpsr and your notes. Perhaps make a phone call, have a nap, listen to some music. It's a free country."
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Joined: 23 Apr 2006
Posts: 228
Location: Manitoba
Posted: May 21, 2007 9:47 pm
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I had an interesting conversation with ertyu regarding the last post.
It seems although we always want to stick it back to the "man, or excersise what we believe to be an oportunity to exercise or rights under the Cdn Charter of rights and freedoms, but, What you where doing was an obstruction of Justice.
Although be it a minor offence or what we think of as nothing, but advising someone who "has commiteed a criminal offence or broke the law," we are aiding and abbetting in this illegal activity. As such you can possibly be charged for obstruction of justice by just simply holding a sign saying there is a speed trap, or the police are conducting stop checks etc.
We see this as slowing down the traffic, but tell that to the families who may possibly be affected by those same people who may carelessly cause or create a traffic accident because they where not stopped through your actions. I never heard you say you where innocent, but quite the opposite you described your offence as if you agreed you where caught doing something wrong. Thats the right way to descibe it, I did it, I got caught, now i gotta pay...I know what the speed limits are and it serves me right!
But to go out and show them that I can do this to stick it to you is also not the way to solve the issue of unmarked cars, or sneeky police just trying to get those who deserve not to drive, or take the "Privilage" of driving to extreemes where others are affected.
I hope this doesn't just become a way for those in disagreement take issue and pot shots at the views expressed here...but take this discussion and build on it.
Be safe
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Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 368
Location: Manitoba-Westman
Posted: May 22, 2007 1:23 am
Post subject: Re: Interesting Caching Stories
Cache and Cary wrote:
"I want to thank you for slowing down all those cars. Because, that's what I am out here to do, is slow down speeding cars." I thought to myself, "Yeah right!!! You're here to make money off of people in such a way that they do not know that they did something illegal until they get a notice in the mail days later! " But I did NOT say this out loud.
I think in all probability that person told you the truth. I don't know the politics of where the money from photo radar goes but I believe any strategy, including yours, to slow people down is a good thing. As a volunteer firefighter I have been witness to the results of speed on highways. The faster the vehicles are going when things go wrong, the bigger mess it makes. Cutting people out of cars, or holding parts of them together while the ambulance packages them up, gives you time to reflect on how long its going to take them to recover from the accident, if they ever do. All due to some self imposed urgency to save a little bit of time in transit.
I get a kick out of people who are afraid of coming out to the woods for fear of bears, and I can understand the fear of desperate people of the inner city, but it is by far most dangerous to travel in an automobile.
World Health Organization wrote:
Globally, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among young people aged 10-24 years. Each year nearly 400 000 people under 25 die on the worlds roads an average of 1049 a day. Most of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries and among vulnerable road users pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and those using public transport.
Road traffic injuries can be prevented. A number of targeted interventions have proved to be effective in addressing these risk factors and reducing road traffic injuries among young people. These interventions include separating different types of road users,
reducing speed
, lower blood alcohol limits and graduated driver licensing schemes for novice drivers.
The Canadian Safety Council has flagged speed as a growing concern especially with the rash of car adds showing faster more powerful vehicles on closed courses.
All that being said I have been lucky not to have a speeding ticket. I have been stopped and warned, and I know that I regularly take advantage of the 10% margin generally afforded by highway patrols. I know I am breaking the law and so does everyone else that has a working speedometer on their vehicle. We accept the risks and push the line and we get upset when we are caught. We are human. Hopefully we will learn to slow down before it catches up with us. We might just save having to experience the anquish and regret that is just as human when something goes wrong.
My two cents,
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Cache and Cary
Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 18
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: May 22, 2007 3:08 am
Post subject: Freedom of speech
I realized when I posted this, at another cacher's urging, that some of the other cachers might not agree with I did.
That's okay. You can do that, we have free speech.
It's curious how "free speech" might become "obstruction of justice" when those in power deem you to be "troublesome".
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Joined: 23 Apr 2006
Posts: 228
Location: Manitoba
Posted: May 22, 2007 11:38 am
Post subject: Re: Freedom of speech
Cache and Cary wrote:
those in power deem you to be "troublesome".
At no time did I or ever mean to suggest this about you or anyone else...
I made an observation formulated a responce to your comments and then wrote them down.
I have also taught my children and those around me, that if you have been caught with your hands in the cookie jar, then fess up to it and make less of your actions, sometimes the punishment may be less than you expect if handled correctly. But then I'm still waiting for the less in my life...
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Joined: 23 Apr 2006
Posts: 228
Location: Manitoba
Posted: May 26, 2007 2:24 pm
Post subject: I actualy have an interesting Story now
The Ruins
by dennisbear1
I haven't thought about this location since I was likely a child. Then someone goes and places a cache here and man the memories as well as the stories I was told as a child filter back and then consumes me now.
I recall how my grandfather was reported to have been a caretaker of this property and how as a child I played all over this property, gopher hunting, showing horses, meeting girls , attending what i thought was the biggest and best summer fair etc.
So anyways, I decide to then make it a mission, find out more about my grandfather, see if anyone would have any pictures of him, and to then see about the actual ruins location. It has been verified his name was Charles Young, and he had been employed as a groundskeeper from 1937- 1951 and his residence was simpley listed as 13th and Brandon Ave.
In this post, I will not give out the actual location so you all can go find it.
but suffice it to say I actualy rmember this when it housed what was there in it's time...cough, cough cough.
The stories I am seeking are not ones that can just be told by family members, but actual history if there is any. And then to see if there is anyway now my grandfather could be memorialized as a pioneer to this property.
Because I am thinking this i believe I see an actual cache in the making for his home area.
If anyone can find any information relating to this I would appreciate it, but if anything significant come Up I will update.
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Joined: 03 May 2007
Posts: 41
Location: Selkirk
Posted: May 28, 2007 2:38 pm
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Based on these posts I can safely say I am more comfortable geocaching outside the city in the more rual settings. Give me a hike through the Whiteshell looking for a geocache rather than looking for cache in the city and hooking up with some of the members of the Manitoba Warriors any day!
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Jimbo 2
Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Posts: 163
Location: Manitoba
Posted: May 28, 2007 10:40 pm
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I agree. I feel safer caching out in the wilderness than in Winnipeg.
I would also feel safer caching in a lower crime city, like Calgary, Edmonton,or Toronto....
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Joined: 07 Sep 2006
Posts: 111
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: Jun 15, 2007 4:38 pm
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Here's a warm and fuzzy caching story:
While I was planning my Elk Isand and Beachcomber geocaches, I spent quite a bit of time hiking along untamed natural beaches. I always enjoy observing whatever nature shows me on any given day. Through the media I had heard a bit about the Piping Plover
(rhymes with lover) and knew that it was at least an uncommon bird. Realizing that my hikes were taking me through territory that the Piping Plover might consider home, I read up on them to get a fresh image in my mind so that I could positively identify it if I saw one.
Well as good fortune would have it, on June 3 I was on Elk Island and encountered a pair of Piping Plovers on the beach. I observed them with field glasses for about 10 minutes, took some photos and also saved the spots coordinates in my GPS.
When I got home, I did some internet research and discovered that officially the Piping Plover is considered a species at risk in Manitoba. The last Manitoba census counted only 26 of them. I e-mailed my photos and the coordinates of the sighting to the provincial government authority. He sent the information on to a society of volunteers who are trying to protect and enhance these birds. Within a day, they had a field person visit the sighting area. They found the birds and their nest with 4 eggs in it. An enclosure was erected around the nest to protect it from predators. The society will continue to monitor the situation.
I am hoping to become a godfather some day soon.
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Joined: 03 May 2007
Posts: 41
Location: Selkirk
Posted: Jun 15, 2007 9:17 pm
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Awesome story MuStash! Good for you to help out this speices at Risk. I know at St.Ambroise (north of Portage) they close down the beach to give the pipping plover a chance to nest with out people distrubing the area.
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text: If you were one of the Corvette junkies staking out Carlisle Fairgrounds in Pennsylvania this past weekend for Corvettes at Carlisle, you saw Mother Nature upstage the cars on display. A freak thunderstorm reportedly brought winds of up to 75 miles per hour, while heavy rains pounded the area with little regard to the buffing of finishes and the matching of numbers. Early reports indicated a tornado had touched down nearby, but local meteorologists say it was straightline winds that caused the damage. By all accounts, several people were injured, and one 1968 'Vette was crushed by a falling tree. Our hats are off. (Thanks to Rob for the tip.) [via Cajun Dude via Corvette Blogger]

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text:
"Get up a fake mummy and case. Now arrange for a delivery truck to carry the mummy to the busiest section of town and DROP IT FROM THE TRUCK...The mummy, of course, should carry no advertising or identification. The police, mystified, will report the occurrence to newspapers, and headlines will announce the finding of a mysterious mummy. That is your cue to step in and announce that the mummy was being delivered to your theatre as a display and claim it."
In the 1957 SHOCK! promotional booklet's article "Audience Promotion to Excite Your Public," Screen Gems press agents recommend:
"A mummy 'escapes' from a museum, preferably one which has an Egyptian exhibit. By some odd chance, press photographers will be notified of the 'escape.' When the mummy is interviewed at the museum, he states that he left his tomb in order to get the SHOCK treatment."
I haven't been able to find any reports of such attempts at publicity in the late 1950s. I looked around for one because I wondered which Universal mummy-- Boris Karloff's Im-Ho-Tep or Tom Tyler/Lon Chaney Jr.'s Kharis -- would be the mummy that organizers would try to evoke with such SHOCK! stunts in 1957. The Kharis films from the forties were popular with audiences, but the original from the thirties had been re-released to theaters with some regularity as well, so the familiarity with each may have been equally high. I might be reading too much into it, but perhaps the fact that WBAK used a publicity still from 1942's THE MUMMY'S TOMB in the ad (posted above) for Karloff's mummy film may have meant that Im-Ho-Tep and Kharis were interchangeable in people's minds to a certain extent.
But there's a world of difference between the first mummy picture and the four that come later. (The SHOCK! package had the first four of the Universal mummy movies, while Son of SHOCK! carried the fifth, THE MUMMY'S CURSE.) It sounds funny, I know, but I don't think that THE MUMMY should even be thought of as a mummy movie as compared to the other four. Im-Ho-Tep is a spooky undead sorcerer, much more like Karloff's Dr. Fu Manchu, Morlant (THE GHOUL), or Poelzig (THE BLACK CAT) than Tyler and Chaney, Jr.'s mute, shuffling animated corpse.
I must have been seven or eight years old when I first saw THE MUMMY on television and I was disappointed by its lack of mummy beyond the reanimation sequence at the top of film. I think other people would share my displeasure if they had been led to believe that this was going to be in the same vein as THE MUMMY'S GHOST (or even ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY). But this is not to say that I wasn't frightened by THE MUMMY: Karloff scared the holy hell out of me in this movie. Many people point out the parallels to DRACULA in THE MUMMY; the narrative similarities are certainly there, but this movie frightened me far more than DRACULA ever did.
Until very recently, I've only ever seen THE MUMMY on TV as a commercial broadcast, and I have to say that hypnotic spell that the film casts is easily broken and tough to get back into after being interrupted by a station's ad breaks. This is especially true of the flashback scene in the magic reflecting pool with Im-Ho-Tep and Zita Johann's Anck-es-en-Amon/Helen. That sequence has an almost hand-cranked silent movie feel to the proceedings, and coming back to it following a commercial for Sears department store (as was probably the case on Channel 29's "Nightmare" in Bakersfield in mid-November 1957, according to the print ad above) or whatever had to be very jarring. It probably made for some bored, distracted viewers who were looking for more Kharis-izing from this movie. Sadly, I'm guessing that today's ADHD-addled horror movie viewers-- enthusiastic consumers of jump-cut, shaky-cam, digital video, computer-generated hyper-predatory post-Romero undead films à la 28 DAYS LATER --would be equally impatient with movies totally committed to creating a moody, brooding ambiance like THE MUMMY, even on commercially-uninterrupted DVD.
Next: "For exciting adventure with G-Men on the trail of traitors, don't miss the next feature film presentation on Shock. It's ENEMY AGENT starring Robert Armstrong and it's on this channel!"


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September 26, 2006
Wabash music professor James Makubuya thought he knew all about his native Uganda. An ethnomusicologist and master player of many of the country's folk instruments, Makubuya has traveled throughout the nation researching its music, dance, and culture.
"I thought I had seen everything," Makubuya said during a Monday night presentation in Korb Classroom entitled "Traditions in Transition: The East African Case of Female Genital Cutting."
"I thought I knew all about my country," Makubuya said. "But this opened my eyes."
Makubuya and Wabash Media Specialist Jeana Rogers got a firsthand look last summer at the oppression of women among two peoples of Kenya and Uganda when they accompanied Sister Stella Sabina Santana for two weeks in her efforts to raise awareness and support for SITEAW (Shifting Ideas Through Education for African Women). Born in Uganda herself, Sister Santana founded the group, which endeavors to empower women with basic rights disallowed among some groups through existing traditions. Wabash partnered with SITEAW in documenting the oppressive traditions and the denial of basic human rights they engender.
The group filmed presentations given by male and female villagers depicting the domestic violence, the inheriting of women by male family members, and other gender discrimination that thrives under these traditions
The SITEAW film team also interviewed several "surgeons"—women who perform the genital cutting ritual.
"These women talked about how the spirits had called them to this," Sister Santana said. But these deeply ingrained traditions retard the social, personal, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual lives of women and girls, she added. The presentation included film clips showing the dances performed before the ritual, as well as interviews with women who described the pain, bleeding, and emotional repercussions of being cut.
Jeana Rogers, who filmed the documentary and is completing editing on the project this fall, called the trip "a life-changing experience.
"To see people living in such poverty was heartbreaking, but the spirit of the people was amazing," Rogers said. She recalled her interviews with girls scheduled to be circumcised in December.
"They didn't want to be circumcised, but they felt the pressure to be," she said. "They know they'll be discriminated against by their peers and in their villages if they're not circumcised."
Sister Santana added that in some villages, an uncircumcised woman would not be allowed to go to the granary or draw water, and would not have voice in the community.
"On the one hand, I understand this is their tradition, and who am I to come in from the outside and try to change it," Rogers said. "But I think the people should have a choice. Education is the key. We can't change this from the outside; they must do it from the inside with education."
Describing the extraordinary hospitality shown the SITEAW group during their visits to the villages, Rogers recalled how some of the women would kneel in front of her in greeting.
"This made me uncomfortable, so I asked Sister Stella what to do," Rogers said. "She told me, 'When someone is on their knees before you, reach out your hands and help them up."
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So... Some Folks Are Whining That Their Childhood Was Ruined By Raven Simone Turning Out Gay
How sad are these Twitter users' lives that they can have completely ruined childhoods because Raven Simone *might* be a lesbian??
Break out the violins, Instincters; Buzz Feed has rounded up a list of folks who are whining over ruined childhoods due to Raven's possible homosexuality:
For more glimpses into the depressing lives of homophobic millennials, head to Buzz Feed.
If she, a cable personality, had that large of an impact on your childhood you are a weirdo right out of the gate. There is such thing as to much Disney Channel!!! You lived your life according to Raven's "teachings"? You do realize you were watching tv, you weren't at church.. It isn't like she was going to marry you when you grew up, which would make you a lesbian too as most of the ruined childhood comments were by women. Maybe you deserve to have a ruined childhood if the life of someone you don't know and will never meet has that much control over it. BTW, I came out before she did, does that ruin anything?!?!?!? :)


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Friday, November 09, 2007
I Take It All Back
Remember Lily? The wheel I love because she's so pretty but I hate because she won't spin worth a damn?
I take it back.
Today I had the honour of busting Mrs. Q's spinning cherry. She showed up around 10am, right after the coffee had finished brewing.
We broke out buckets of fibre and two wheels and went mental. We went over the basics of what the parts of the wheel are called and noted that almost everything about spinning sounds vulgar, if you say it right.
She spun some BFL and some Romney and something else -- Coopworth, I think. There was much hilarity with wheels deciding to spin backwards and roving breaking into bits of useless mess and the usual thing one gets when one is learning how to use a wheel.
By the end of the day, she was spinning fibre that, while a little lumpy and thick, was recognizable as yarn. Heck of a lot better than I did my first time out of the gate, I can tell you.
She left, two hours later, happy and spun out, with my Ashford and three bags of fibre in the back of her van.
No, I didn't give away the Ashford, she gets it for a week or two while I beat up Lily. I'm generous, not crazy.
Anyhow, I had set Lily up in the living room also, so that Mrs. Q. could see how not to spin. She heard me call the wheel a motherfucker and I have to say that I told my husband that she was the c-word. Not chenille this time. Also not Mrs. Q; the wheel.
I had decided to spin up some goat fleece (I think it's mohair -- you have two kinds of goat, right? Mohair and angora? Anyway it's some sort of goat) that I had purchased from Shades of Narnia at the PNE this year.
Lily has always been a trial to me, as many of you know. She's clunky, she's badly balanced, but she's so pretty I haven't wanted to give up on her.
There's a hole on the hub of the wheel. When I first got her and took her out to my Guild for them to have a look-see, a couple folks said they thought it was an oil hole, but then it was generally decided that that was in the wrong place and it was just a flaw in the wood and bla bla bla.
I took the advice of spinners more experienced than am I, and oiled the shaft of the wheel and all other moving parts, but I never put oil in that hole.
Guess what? It's an oil hole.
Today for some reason, after spinning on her for a bit while Mrs. Q was here, I decided to put oil in that hole.
She sang (Lily, not Mrs. Q, although I believe that Mrs. Q can also sing).
She sang, indeed and she feels a heck of a lot faster than the Ashford. Who knew I'd like a fast wheel?
She's still a little clunky and unbalanced, oil alone will not make up for poor woodworking, but dudes ... apparently not only did nobody tell me that it was an oil hole, nobody told me how much fun it is to spin goat.
I suspect that I may be spinning laceweight. I hope it'll hold up in the plying, it's awfully darned thin, but it seems to be even and it's not breaking yet.
I believe that it may be time to rejoice.
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No way! Lily actually spins? >:D
Mohair fiber = angora goat hair
Angora fiber = angora bunny hair
Then there's Cashmere...which is goat belly undercoat, or something equally fascinating. :P
Mohair fiber = angora goat hair
Angora fiber = angora bunny hair
Then there's Cashmere...which is goat belly undercoat, or something equally fascinating. :P
See, Lily just needs a little booze once in a while to cooperate! Congrats on finding the secret.
Now just watch out she doesn't find the liquor supply when you're gone...
Now just watch out she doesn't find the liquor supply when you're gone...
Who knew that a squeaky wheel just needs -- you know this one -- oil? :) I can't wait to see the yarn. If you're having this much fun with goat, maybe it's time to acquire one? I hear you never have to mow the lawn again...
There are pygora goats, too. I got a small batch of pygora fiber at Stitches last year. It's got a nice sort of silky feel to it, like mohair.
~snort~snort~snort~Oil hole may be a whole new way to really insult the living crap out of people. Now I'll be snickering in the worst places to snicker thinking of Lily's oil hole and goat hairs.
I'm not really that surprised that you'd like a fast wheel with an unusual oil hole....heheheh! (Thanks, BTW, that was fun!)
oh yeah, that you'd like a fast woman is SUCH a surprise.....
Never mind the lube joke I'm not making.
Never mind the lube joke I'm not making.
When you read about a wheel being called the c-word, you know you're dealing with someone who is extraordinarily frustrated. I'm glad a little lubrication in the right place turned Lily from a c-word to a singer.
Ok there are two sorta holes in the hub of my ashford, i've been putting oil in there. Am i right or wrong? ( this is not a contest or a quiz lol i wanna know)
I so refuse to go to the where you put your lubricant path on this comment. I will, however, suggest that RABBITS make angora....Maybe the crazy spinning dying and knitting bunny is ANGORA???? (just sayin'.... :)
Rabbitch, I will take anything you spin that is laceweight or finer. I am heavily into knitting miniature right now and need stuff that is fine, but not, you know, crochet cotton - something that is NICE! Basically if you end up with laceweight or cobweb, I'LL TAKE IT!! Let me know!
That reminds me of a similar but different fiber experience. My mother's old sewing machine was cranky and made grinding noises for years, then one year the wires were so bad that I had a new foot control installed on it - presto, a machine that worked like new.
What do we have to do to get some pictures of your marvelous spun stuff?!Post a Comment
Lady, you make me laugh out loud.
And Carol? I laughed so hard at your comment I nearly peed myself!
Lady, you make me laugh out loud.
And Carol? I laughed so hard at your comment I nearly peed myself!
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Shelton church heals from within
SHELTON -- It's fast becoming a story of good over evil.
As parishioners flocked to Mass Tuesday afternoon -- the first since vandals desecrated St. Margaret Mary Church on Long Hill Avenue -- the Rev. Nello Barachini, 85, urged them to forgive and pray for the evildoers.
Afterward, the weekly Tuesday night bingo session took place downstairs as planned with nearly 80 players.
Suddenly, and somewhat unexpectedly, parish life appeared to be on the road to normalcy.
"I'm amazed," said Ethel Capinera of Shelton. "I'm just so thankful to have my church back. Father John (Strynkowski) did a wonderful job cleaning up."
Gone was the granite statue of Mary greeting visitors as they entered the church. Filling its place on the pedestal was a vase of red roses and the purple floral crown which, until Monday, had rested on Mary's head. The statue had been smashed into countless, irreparable pieces.
"I was crying when I heard about it," said Rose Belotti of Shelton.
Inside the church, there was little evidence of the damage done. The tabernacle containing the Communion hosts was tilted, but still rested atop the brackets from which it had been ripped.
Likewise, teak statues of several saints had their hands restored, their bodies once again filling the wall in the crying room. The stains of an oil trail, which some believe was the planned route of fire, were almost invisible.
As for Joseph Tassitano, his prayers were answered when the electronic bingo board performed admirably, despite being covered with oil only a day earlier.
The vandals clearly didn't break into the church to steal. They left valuables and money behind.
"I really don't understand that kind of hatred," said Barachini, the church's retired and nearly blind priest-in-residence told his parishioners. "We have a lot to be grateful for. They were not able to touch the Blessed Sacraments. No one was injured."
He urged the nearly 100 parishioners, about double the normal Tuesday night crowd, to "pray for the people that did this -- either they be caught or God willing, they will change their ways."
Downstairs in the parish hall, workmen installed new locks on doors. The vandals had jimmied one of the old locks to get inside.
While this work was going on, 79 bingo aficionados including John Balisciano Jr. of Ansonia, Rose Baldelli of Derby, Terri Blante of Oxford and Josephine Grailich and Theresa Domorod of Shelton plunked down their dollars to play.
The first card, which when filled paid $129, carried a message of hope. Printed on top were the words: "We Are Strong."


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I Can Haz Stock Optionz?
Here's a piece of investment and career advice: If your job doesn't give you a piece of equity in the company you're working for, it's time to move on.
You Need Equity To Live In Silicon Valley
May 22, 2013 – Andy Rachleff – Wealthfront
The other day we were modeling our typical client's spending when we realized something disturbing – an average Bay Area-based young couple has to own equity in a business if they hope to send their kids to a good university and be able to retire well.
Investing well alone can't get you there.
Our analysis found you need to work for at least one company where your equity stake can generate at least a few hundred thousand dollars after tax to make your economics work in the Bay Area.
The problem is the hole that opens up in a typical couple's budget when they are in their late 30s. Three big pressures converge then: the mortgage on your expensive Bay Area home, and the dueling needs to fund your retirement and your kids' college early so that you take advantage of compounding.
That's why we say: You need equity to live in Silicon Valley.
And we say, you need even more equity to live in The Real Silicon Valley. Then again, you could always rent AND send your kids to Community College and Cal State AND move to Arkansas for your Golden Years.
Basically this is another one of those "We make $250,000 a year and we feel sooooooo poooooor" pieces. Please all join in this First World Problems Pity Party because in lieu of another crap house for your disapproval.


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This week presented another series of ups and downs. On Saturday, we met with Jeffrey Thomas, our Design Development project manager, and for the first time we were able to walk up a ladder and go into the house—a little scary actually! You would think this would have been a joyful experience—and it was—but it was also distressing because the interior didn't look so hot.
You may remember that the house has steel beams running through it and that the windows have remained open all winter so that gusts of wind wouldn't blow the house off its temporary cradle. But all that open sea air coursing through an unfinished house has consequences—and it looked a little worse for wear. The major upside, however, was the spectacular view—from the first and second floor! The view is truly transcendent and we could see clear beyond Long Island.
Coming down from the high of our breathtaking view, we also learned this week that the cost of rebuilding the porch was mistakenly omitted from our budget. And of course, that is a huge expense, so that has been disheartening for us.
Back to the plus side—the foundation has finally been poured! But, it's going to take 27 days for it to cure and dry—so we can't do anything for another month. I shouldn't be surprised, right?


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Walmart officially hates families. It's not crazy enough that people have to stuff turkey into their mouths like a July 4th hot dog eating contest so they can be out and in line by midnight for Black Friday, now the superstore aims to move the sale up to 8 p.m. Thanksgiving night. Or what you'd otherwise call "dinner time."
The retailer also announced that anyone already inside Walmart between 10 to 11 p.m. will be guaranteed three gadgets of their shopping heart's desires – including an Apple iPad (albiet the second-generation edition) priced at $400 with a $75 Walmart gift card. The stores will be open overnight onto the standard Black Friday sales hours to accommodate shoppers not willing to leave Thanksgiving dinner to shop just yet. But of course, you snooze, you lose so don't blame the retailer if your sought-out laptop is gone by the time you arrive.
"We got customer feedback that says 'I like to shop earlier so I can go to bed earlier,'" Duncan MacNaughton, Walmart's chief merchandising officer, said in a statement.
Walmart says this year's sales will be its most "aggressive" yet, including video games starting at $10, a 43-inch Samsung 720p HDTV for $378, Beats by Dr. Dre headphones for $179, and a Nintendo Wii console for $89. MacNaughton says any combination of the aforementioned items will be available during the Thursday night sales hours, and Walmart will have enough inventory to meet the anticipated demand. "We bought deep, very deep, and we bought deep on items that matter to our customers," he said.
In addition to the earlier extended hours, Walmart will also include online-specific deals that will be available on Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. We're not sure who Walmart polled to decide to ruin family traditions with consumerism, but if you need an excuse to escape your family or don't so much as care to watch the annual Thanksgiving NFL football game, you'll probably want to plan for a Thanksgiving lunch or forgo the meal altogether so you can line up by 2 p.m. You poor, lonely, materialistic thing.
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Andrew C. A. Jampoler is a frequent contributor to Naval History who was named the magazine's Author of the Year for his August 2006 article, "Journey into the Heart of Darkness." He is the author of three books published by the Naval Institute Press, including The Last Lincoln Conspirator: John Surratt's Flight from the Gallows (2009). His fourth, the true story of the wreck of the female convict transport Amphitrite in August 1833 off the French coast, will be published in late 2010.
Alan P. Rems , a retired certified public accountant, was chosen Naval History Author of the Year for his August 2008 article, "Halsey Knows the Straight Story." Another of his articles, "Letters to Iwo Jima," appeared in the magazine's February 2009 issue, and a forthcoming piece, tentatively titled "At War with the Army," will focus on three noteworthy interservice disputes during World War II.
Chuck Veit frequently writes about Civil War topics for Naval History . He is president of the Navy & Marine Living History Association (NMLHA), which has partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the hunt for the submarine Alligator . NMLHA hosts the historical aspects of the project on its Web site ( www.navyandmarine.org/alligator [9] ). Mr. Veit is also author of the forthcoming book A Dog Before a Soldier: Almost-Lost Episodes in the Navy's Civil War .
Kathleen Broome Williams is the director of general education and professor of history at Cogswell Polytechnical College in Sunnyvale, California. Her published books include Secret Weapon: U.S. High-Frequency Direction Finding in the Battle of the Atlantic (1996); Improbable Warriors: Women Scientists and the U.S. Navy in World War II (2001); and Grace Hopper: Admiral of the Cyber Sea (2004), all published by the Naval Institute Press.


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Human trials for Streptococcus A vaccine
Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics has launched human trials for a vaccine against Streptococcus A, the germ that causes rheumatic fever.
Severe damage to a patient's heart is just one of the possible long term consequences of rheumatic fever. Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has twice had heart surgery to repair damage suffered from rheumatic fever when he was a child.
Professor Michael Good, Principal Research Leader at the Institute for Glycomics has devoted more than 20 years to beating this disease. The key to the vaccine lies in targeting a particular protein found on the surface of Strep A bacteria.
"Previous studies have shown that the vaccine induces a very effective immune response in rabbits and mice," Professor Good said.
"The next important step is to ensure that it is safe and does not cause any adverse effects in people, in particular that the vaccine itself doesn't cause any heart damage."
Professor James McCarthy, Head of the Infectious Diseases program at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research will carry out the year-long trial involving 20 healthy adults.
"Participants will be monitored very closely for the next 12 months," Professor McCarthy said.
"Each volunteer will be given two doses of the vaccine and we'll be watching carefully for any signs of heart problems."
Rheumatic fever is a major issue in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in northern Australia.
"Infection rates in these remote Queensland communities are among the highest in the world. Nine out of every ten sufferers in this State are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people," Professor Good said.
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Many people know the opening line from Charles Dickens' dreadful classic — sorry, ninth-grade nightmares — "A Tale of Two Cities." Even if they don't know the source, they know "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Well, later in that eternally long sentence (the first of many), Dickens writes "we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going the other way."
And so it was two nights this week in the Warden household; and, as he usually does, my classic middle child set the tone.
Indulge me for a minute while I tell you about Grant. Like all middle children, I assume, he fights up in weight class and he fights down — a scrawny but strong flyweight who is all angles and elbows. He is 8 years old, and he loves all animals both real and stuffed, which is fitting because his hair is thick like a brown pelt and his movements are quick and sharp and constant like a squirrel playing tag.
I'm not declaring anything publicly I haven't divulged before: He is our rotten one, always scheming, often in trouble, rarely is anything his fault. Fact: Just yesterday he duct-taped his 5-year-old brother to a chair, bound his ankles and wrists together and covered his mouth with said duct-tape and ran into our bedroom screaming "Jacob got robbed!" And his most amazing gift is that he somehow — always — gets Jacob to be a willing participant.
Here is another fact I have no problem admitting, because I'm a truthful father of a rotten-but-sweet 8-year-old boy: Nobody in the world makes me angrier than he does, and, equally, nobody gives me as much joy.
Which leads me back to the other night. The sun had set, "Little House on the Prairie" had been watched (one episode, not two — sorry, kids), teeth had been brushed; our nightly checklist was nearing its completion. The lone item not crossed off: prayers. On Sunday nights, as a family, we pray the Rosary. Five of us, five decades, each one leads a decade — that's called symmetry.
Grant stumbled through the opening decade led by the 5-year-old. (That's a topic for another blog, but spoiler alert: it's pretty cute). Anyway, after lovingly being instructed it was his decade to lead, Grant starts crying. He's tired, he says. But like the fighter he is, he doesn't go down easy. Oh, no. After more prodding, he proceeds to zip through his first Hail Mary like he's reading the fine print from a credit card commercial.
Let me pause one minute to explain something. There are a few things in the Warden household you do not do. There are rules. Rule 1: Always know where the dog is when you open a door to the outside; he's a runner. Rule 2 pertains to things in our house that are not toys: Tupperware, the dog's leash, my belts, our bed, remote controls, Sharpies and scissors. Rule 3: You do not mess around during prayer time, especially when it involves Mary.
Anyway, less lovingly than before, we invite him to start over and slow down. He declines our invitation, but accepts the one where we tell him to stomp his way to bed. TV, iPad and computer are banned the next day. The rest of the family shakes off the distraction to finish the Rosary.
The next night — after the sun sets, "Little House" is watched and teeth are brushed, naturally — we begin to pray again. Olivia, the 11-year-old, reads from our daily Lenten devotional. While she's reading about the Last Supper and Jesus giving up his body and blood for the forgiveness of sins, Grant's bony arm shoots into the air like a spring, polite as can be. "I know the word for that," he says proudly. "It's transubstantiation."
At that point, heaven opens up and light floods the room; the choir of angels sings and there is rejoicing throughout the living room. My wife and I look at each other in stunned silence. Grant smiles and nods, his halo battered a little, but still shiny.
As we basked in the glow of our now-pious son, he later asks if there is a Saint Grant. There is not, I say. And he replies, "I'm going to become the first."
The best of times, indeed.
Scott Warden is the associate editor of OSV Newsweekly.
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Wyoming Cities Make 25 Coldest List
According to the website The Daily Beast, Fairbanks, Alaska has an average daily temperature during the winter just below 0. They also have snow 38% of their winter days. That leads them to the #1 spot on the list of Americas 25 coldest cities.
Other states with entries include Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota, Vermont, Idaho and Colorado.
Wyoming cities also make an appearance with Laramie highest on the list at #7 with an average winter temperature right at 19 degrees. Casper and Rock Springs are also on that list at #19 and #20 respectively. All of these rankings are from temperatures gathered in 2009 and I am guessing, with the beginning of this winter time season, we could see more Wyoming cities making an appearance in the future.


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Pheasant: Long cherished by hunters, the season for these Chinese imports will find hunters flocking to fields for the opener Saturday, Nov. 10.
Going into a field for pheasants is one hunt where you don't have to get up at oh-dark-30. Legal shooting begins at 8 a.m.
Dogs pretty much are a must, and even then it can be tough with the lack of appreciable rain. There will be fresh scent everywhere, and dogs can't always figure out which will lead to a bird.
It's nothing uncommon for a pheasant to hold tight in heavy cover, letting you walk right on by, and that's when a dog becomes the most useful. Other birds would rather run than take to the air, so blockers at the end of the field or ditch helps greatly, too.
The main problem, of course, is that most pheasant hunting occurs on private property, most requiring a membership or fee. It can be tough for the unattached shooter who doesn't have the expendable funds.
Mainly accessed for waterfowl hunting, don't discount State and Federal refuges, such as Gray Lodge, Delevan and Sacramento. All provide upland game hunting.
The season will conclude Dec. 23 with a two-bird limit for opening weekend only and three birds daily after that. Possession limit is double the daily bag limit.
Turkey: It's a lower-elevation bird and again, that's mostly private property. But, many landowners consider wild turkeys a real pest and some may grant permission to hunt, but you're going to have to knock on a lot of doors.
And, they're one of the most wary birds to bag. In the spring, hunters find a likely area, dress in all camo, set up a decoy or two and then sit for hours, making calls and hoping a big ol' Tom comes looking for a little loving from a hen.
During the fall hunt, hens and toms aren't looking to mate. Jakes — the younger generation — and hens generally will be in one group; adult males generally will comprise another group.
Unlike the spring hunt, when you must only target a male with a visible beard, during the fall hunt, you can target any bird that comes within shotgun range.
Read next week's column on one favorable method for hunting turkeys in the fall. These birds, as big as they are, roost in trees, coming down at the break of dawn for feed and water. You'll need to be set up and ready while it's still dark.
There's nothing like a wild turkey on the table for Thanksgiving. The season will conclude Sunday, Dec. 9. The limit is one bird per day and two total for the season, hen or tom.
Dove: The second half of the state's dove hunting season opens Saturday, Nov. 10. It's not a major hunt activity this late in the year. However, if you're out pheasant or waterfowl hunting and a flight of doves wings by, add them to your bag.
The limit remains 10 birds per day and 20 in possession. The season will conclude Monday, Dec. 24.
Current fishing
Rain. Finally. Even snow has fallen in upper elevations — everything that's needed to kick start fishing activities that have been on the lethargic side. Additionally, although the Balance of State waterfowl hunting season has opened, there aren't many birds around the Delevan and Sacramento refuges.
So, until the weather really turns nasty, might as well go fishing.
Port of Sacramento: While there are stripers roaming the Sacramento River, there are better opportunities for a keeper lineside in the Port and deepwater channel. Vehicle entry to the south side of the port has been shut down, but if you research the region, you can still get to the shoreline areas to hand launch a small boat. Be forewarned: There is a 5-mph speed limit in the turning basin, and you aren't allowed within 100 feet of the docks. Port authorities are cracking down on the latter. A citation is costly — more than $300.
Trolling a variety of hardware, drifting minnows and even jigging have been successful for stripers.
French Meadows Reservoir: This is one of my favorite Sierra lakes and right now, there's downright good action on brown trout. The good thing is that you can almost have the lake to yourself. Campgrounds are closed for the winter, so if you plan to stay overnight, you just need to haul in everything, including water. Work the upper end where the stream comes into the lake. That's where the browns are staging for the late fall-winter spawn. And where they congregate, the rainbows won't be far off, hoping to snatch a quick meal. Nearby Hell Hole Reservoir also is producing well for browns and mackinaw. Browns can be found at the upper end and around the inlet and mackinaw, down as much as 60 feet, around the dam. It's the perfect time to hit either of these lakes before snow blocks them out.
Local salmon: There are many salmon in the American River, but the catches aren't always indicative of those numbers. It can be slow some days. The recent rain, however, should greatly improve the situation. Action remains decent all along the Sacramento River. You can sit for hours one day and never get bit. Anchor in the same spot the next day, and everybody aboard will limit in nothing flat. The fish are bright silver and firm, great for barbecuing or smoking.
Bodega Bay: Private boats and party boats are scoring on a surprising late bite on salmon. They're hanging around Elephant Rock. If you don't mind a long run on a boat, the albacore tuna bite is still occurring way offshore. And easy sack limit of mixed rock cod is still the rule. The water must be warm as even a stray toothy barracuda has been brought to the boat.
Eagle Lake: With the temperature dropping, it's the time of year when fishing really turns on again at this Lassen County lake. The lake is low so the only way to get your boat off the trailer is at the south end. But, limits of three- and four-pounders are going to be common and generally quick. Eagle Lake rainbows sense winter coming and will chomp on anything they can find: meat or metal, a crawler or lure. Drift a crawler under a bobber around the tulles. Use your electric trolling motor. Keep your boat just outside the tulle line and cast-retrieve an unweighted crawler into the tulles.
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Repository corticotropin injection is used to treat infantile spasms (seizures) in babies and children younger than 2 years of age. It is also used to treat multiple sclerosis in adults.
This medicine is also used to treat joint disorders (e.g., psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis); autoimmune diseases (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE, polymyositis); and certain conditions of the skin (e.g., erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome), eyes (e.g., keratitis, optic neuritis), and lungs (e.g., sarcoidosis). It is also used to treat certain allergies (e.g., serum sickness) and swelling (edema) of the body.
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In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
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Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of repository corticotropin injection to treat infantile spasms in babies and children younger than 2 years of age.
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A nurse or other trained health professional will give you or your child this medicine. This medicine is given as a shot under your skin or into one of your muscles.
Repository corticotropin injection may sometimes be given at home to patients who do not need to be in the hospital. If you are using this medicine at home, your or your child's doctor will teach you how to prepare and inject the medicine. Be sure that you understand exactly how the medicine is prepared and injected.
If your child is receiving repository corticotropin injection to treat infantile spasms, this medicine usually comes with a Medication Guide. It is very important that you read and follow the instructions carefully. Be sure to ask your child's doctor about anything you do not understand.
You will be shown the body areas where this shot can be given. Use a different body area each time you give yourself a shot. Keep track of where you give each shot to make sure you rotate body areas. This will help prevent skin problems from the injections.
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Throw away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.
It is very important that your doctor check the progress of you or your child at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly. Blood tests may be needed to check for any unwanted effects.
Do not receive live vaccines while you or your child are using this medicine.
Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant. If you think you have become pregnant while using the medicine, tell your doctor right away.
This medicine may increase your risk of developing infections. Avoid being near people who are sick or have infections while you are using this medicine. Check with your doctor immediately if you think you are getting an infection or if you get a fever or chills, cough or hoarseness, lower back or side pain, or painful or difficult urination.
Using too much of this medicine or using it for a long time may increase your risk of having adrenal gland problems (e.g., Cushing's syndrome). The risk is greater for children and patients who use large amounts for a long time. Talk to your doctor right away if you or your child have more than one of these symptoms while you are using this medicine: blurred vision; dizziness or fainting; a fast, irregular, or pounding heartbeat; fractures; increased thirst or urination; irritability; round or "moon" face, neck, or trunk; stomach pain; thin skin or easy bruising; weight gain or loss; or unusual tiredness or weakness.
This medicine may cause fluid retention (edema) in some patients. Carefully follow your doctor's instructions about any special diet (especially on salt intake).
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This medicine may cause changes in mood and behavior. Check with your doctor if you or your child have trouble sleeping, feeling depressed or irritable, mood swings, or other changes in behavior.
Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have any changes to your eyes, such as redness, itching, swelling, or vision changes while you are using this medicine. Your doctor may want you to have your eyes checked by an eye doctor.
This medicine may decrease bone mineral density when used for a long time. A low bone mineral density can cause slow growth and may lead to osteoporosis at any age. If you have any questions about this ask your doctor.
Do not stop using this medicine suddenly without checking first with your doctor. Your doctor may want you or your child to gradually reduce the amount you are using before stopping it completely.
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After a more than a decade of collaboration culminating with 95 million boxes of clementines shipped in 2012-13, Sun Pacific and Paramount Citrus are parting ways.
Sun Pacific is walking away with the Cuties trademark and Paramount again has complete control of its fruit.
Both California companies issued news releases May 20 on the split, but neither disclosed the purchase price for the Cuties brand and trademark. Barney Evans, vice president for sales for Sun Pacific, said the companies had been in negotiations for about a month.
In the Pasadena, Calif.-based Sun Pacific release, chief executive officer Berne Evans focused on his company now having the exclusive rights to the Cuties brand. It was coined in 2001 and owned equally by the two companies until the May 20 announcement.
Delano, Calif.-based Paramount Citrus plans to focus on branding clementines under the "Wonderful" label, said president David Krause. He said the company controls a majority of the California clementine crop, which it will market under the Wonderful brand along with pistachios, almonds and pomegranate juice.
Officials with both companies said they expect all the details of the separation to be complete within months. They also said the sale of the Cuties trademark and the separation of the companies" clementine operations were a private business matter and not the result of a court order or arbitration agreement.
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Krause said Paramount is now in a mutually exclusive relationship with Fowler Packing, Fresno, Calif.
"We each have our own land and packing facilities (in Delano, Calif., and Fresno)." Krause said. "We will handle the sales and marketing for all the (clementines) for Fowler and Paramount and distribute proceeds back to each company."
Krause said Paramount has about 14,000 acres of clementines in California, but they are not all producing fruit yet. The youngest trees are expected to be bearing marketable fruit in five years. Krause said by then Paramount will be producing twice the volume of clementines it is now.
Between Paramount and Fowler acres, Krause said he expects the joint venture to pack about 70 million 5-pound boxes of the easy-peel citrus in the 2013-14 season.
Barney Evans declined to specify how many clementine acres the company has, but he said Sun Pacific will continue relationships it has with other growers during the 2013-14 season. Evans said Sun Pacific will pack at facilities in Maricopa, Calif., and Tulare, Calif.
Evans also said Sun Pacific subsidiary Califia Farms LP, Pasadena, will continue to produce and market Cuties juices as it has in recent years.
Califia juice marked the beginning of the end of the Paramount-Sun Pacific relationship.
Owners of the two companies, Stewart Resnick of Paramount and Berne Evans of Sun Pacific, met and started collaborating on small, sweet, easy-peel citrus fruit in the late 1990s. In 1999 they agreed to grow, pack, market and sell the fruit, according to court documents.
The Cuties name was coined in 2001 Krause said Resnick"s wife Linda was the creative genius behind it and she will be the driving force in the development of Paramount's new sub-brand for its clementines, which is to be launched this fall.
In 2004 Paramount and Sun Pacific marketed their first major crop of Cuties. Four years later the companies signed a master agreement that included development of a juice line.
However, in 2011 Resnick pulled out of the juice deal. Sun Pacific went ahead with the Cuties juice and Resnick filed a trademark infringement case against its subsidiary, Califia Juice LP, in federal court, according to court documents. That case was dismissed when Evans asked the court to enforce an arbitration clause in the master agreement.
Last fall, the American Arbitration Association declared Sun Pacific would have exclusive rights to the Cuties brand through the end of the 2013-14 season.


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Vapiano – Citymall
Italian bar with open cuisine
Review by Souad
The restaurant has closed.
Vapiano is an International chain with an original concept: an Italian restaurant where you choose your ingredients and order directly from the open cuisine.
The waiter gives you a magnetic card with the menu, you can choose your meal between the variety of appetizers, salads, pizza and pasta. When your mind is set, you head to the bar where you can find three counters: one for appetizers and salads, one for pizza and one for pasta. You go to the counter of your order, you give the chef your magnetic card and you tell him what you want and how you want it. You can choose the ingredients of your choice for each plate and watch the chef prepare it. At the end, you don't need a bill, you go to counter and pay through your magnetic card.
We have ordered a salad and a pasta, they were both delicious. The service is friendly and helpful. Prices are below Italian restaurants' average.Write a Review
Appetizers, salads, pasta, pizza…
Suitable for vegetarians. Serves alcohol.
At the ground floor of City Mall, seaside, Dora.
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May 12, 2012 at 09:35The concept of Vapiano is new and original. We ordered a pepperoni pizza and a frutti di mare pasta, they were both good but I don't think I will renew this experience as there are better italian restaurants with the same prices (such as Napoletana).
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Phone Number: 01 89 67 96 or 03 13 71 71
Website: http://www.vapiano.com/
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Monday to Sunday 10 am - 12 am
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At the ground floor of City Mall, seaside, Dora.
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Today marks the 6th year since the day I will never forget.
On July 28, 2007, I became a Mrs.
Married to my best friend, the one who God has blessed me tremendously with and who daily shows me what it means to love his bride the way Christ loves the church.
I am amazed that my heart loves Frog Prince more today than it did on our wedding day because at that time I didn't think it was possible.
But, 6 years of marriage brings more opportunities for love to grow.
More opportunities to share each other's tears, laughs, prayers and hopes.
More opportunities to love each other through the challenges, to anticipate the joy of things ahead and to seek God's wisdom rather than our own ways.
But, one thing is for sure, this man of God is my other half, and there is no one I'd want to do life with but him.
To celebrate, Frog Prince made me breakfast before church, had lunch with some people from church and then went for a walk at a local park.
The weather was stunning and we had a wonderful time walking and talking about where we were last year, where we are today, and what we believe God is calling us towards in the new year.
For dinner, we celebrate by re-creating our wedding dinner! We have it just once a year, and it's always a treat.
Homemade pasta, alfredo with chicken, bread sticks and delicious vanilla cake filled with lemon curd and frosted with vanilla whipped cream. Yum.
Our week looks to be pretty quiet, and our menu filled with summer produce:
Frog Prince's Breakfast Scramble Melt + Ham
Anniversary Dinner #6 (re-creating our wedding dinner)
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Lemon Blueberry Scones
Smokehouse Maple Fajitas with Zucchini Sauté
To do: Thaw chicken; Costco grocery run
Savory Veggie Tartlets with Grilled Sweet Corn
To do: Nothing
Ham, Mushroom & Bell Pepper Omelets
To do: Thaw pork chops
Whole Wheat Buttermilk Waffles
Italian Pork Chops, Crockpot Baked Potatoes. Broccoli
To do: Thaw meat for brats or burgers
Leftover Whole Wheat Buttermilk Waffles with Blueberry Rhubarb Jam
Grilling – Brats or Burgers, Whole Wheat Buns, Grilled Fries, Grilled Veggies
To do: Decided on Saturday's dinner!
Blueberries & Crème Baked Oatmeal
In case you missed it, last week we cooked up:
Chicken Pesto Sandwiches – These are amazing, and certainly a great summer sandwich!
Creamy Spinach Pesto – The recipe for our favorite pesto!
Simple Roasted Tomatoes – If you haven't tried these, you are missing out! I pop these gems like candy. So delicious. So easy.
Ingredient Spotlight – Zucchini & Summer Squash – Looking for ways to use up zucchini? Come see the great recipes linked up, including Farmer's Market Soup, Savory Zucchini Bread (made with yeast!) & Zucchini Shoes.
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Initially Runway was meant to be a single font. But during the spacing and kerning stages, Patrick noticed that most of the letters, especially the vowels and the s, can clasp stylishly with the L or the T to make some really funky combinations. So we built a few alternates and close to 40 'clasped' combinations around the L and the T, and Alternates font was born!
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Itinerary: Day 3Breakfast > Packed up > Lunch at Kenting Main Street > Travel to Kaohsiung (2-hour van ride) > Checked into hotel > Dinner at beef noodles shop > Walk along Love River and take Boat ride
We didn't do much this day as we had to travel back to Kaohsiung for the next part of our trip. We were going to visit Kenting Farm in the morning, but it was raining too hard for us to go out :( I thought I would be able to live up my Pioneer Woman dream by taking photos of cows and pastures :(
Eat: Lunch at Yi Ben Lo MeiThis is a place that specialises in soya sauce dishes. It's a casual restaurant where the customers can pick their own ingredients from the variety of meats, vegetables and noodles, which is then cooked up with their specialty soya sauce.
I chose to have vegetables, an egg, some pork balls with mushrooms and some noodles. I really liked their sauce as its slightly sweet, not too salty or heavy and it had hints of spice. The noodles were the best; they had a texture similar to that of the noodles in Mi Goreng (Indonesian noodles) and it really mopped up all the sauce, so it was very tasty! Price depends on what you pick to eat - probably around NT100-200.
Eat: Dinner at Gang Yuan Beef NoodlesMy, my...even mentioning the words "beef noodles" can make me salivate instantly...I really miss it from Taiwan! First we ordered some cold cucumber sticks with garlic, sesame and chilli oil, which were very tasty and refreshing.
As for the beef noodles, we had the tossed variety this time and it was just absolutely delicious! The noodles were thick and chewy - my kinda noodles - and the sauce was just thick enough to slightly coat the noodles. The beef was tender and well-flavoured. Perfect eaten with a dash of chilli oil.
We shared a bowl of noodles between two, and a plate of cucumbers between 4 - NT63 each.
Do: Love River, KaohsiungThis river is supposedly a landmark of Kaohsiung, but it wasn't very interesting to see. A boat ride at NT80 each takes you up and down the river, but when we went it was almost Dragon Boat Festival so we only travelled up half the river.
Eat: Macarons from Le Petit Prince BakeryThe macarons were quite dissapointing - they a bit too dry and crumbly, not much flavour and very little filling. NT120 per bag.


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This hot yet distinctly flavored hot sauce is created from the Scotch Bonnet pepper, a staple in Jamaican cuisine. Other ingredients include vinegar, corn starch, scallions, onions, garlic powder & thyme. With it's delicious aroma, use sparingly to enhance all your foods.
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