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BUON NATALEAbout the time that I realized that it was impossible for the big fat man in the red suit to slide down a chimney, I knew what Christmas was all about. It was the Christmas Eve gatherings in the Italian tradition: Aunts, uncles, cousins, special food, things that we looked forward to all year long. The days of preparation, and when old enough, I got to help. Grandpa Biase had a small room that he used as a pantry, with all his pots and pans and shelves from ceiling to floor and by Christmas Eve it was filled with Italian Cheesecake, an assortment of cookies that would make the local bakery look wanting.
For Catholics, it was a fast day, no meat just fish, several kinds and pasta of course. The dough balls were my favorite. Little balls of light, fluffy dough with an anchovy in the middle was for before dinner and the ones with white raisins and warm honey mixed with whiskey drizzled over the top, were served after dinner with the other desserts. We had pizzelles, biscotti, little turnovers filled with dates and raisins and various Italian candies. My brother and I loved the nougat and almond that came in little boxes with beautiful pictures on them. We would collect and save them to build things.
After dinner, while the woman cleaned up, the men would usually start a card game and they would play until it was time for church. It was a struggle to stay awake but I loved midnight mass, as there was music and everyone was in a good mood and it was all very festive.
We usually took turns, one year with the Seraphines, the next with the Palianis. I loved them both, but my mother's family, the Palianis were known for their volatility. So it was always interesting. The penny ante card games were a lot louder than the Seraphines. Grandpa Paliani played Santa Claus and with his mustache and round belly he was very believable but the Italian cheroot that he always had in the right side of his mouth gave him away.
The first Christmas in our new home in Baden was memorable because my brother and I looked in the cubbyhole upstairs, which was forbidden and saw all the Christmas presents. Everything I had asked for and them some. We must have been good! Christmas morning brought me a coloring book and a 10-cent box of crayons. My brother got something like an airplane model. What a shock, we acted appropriately grateful and it wasn't until about two in the afternoon and I couldn't stand it anymore and blurted out, "What happened to all the presents in the cubbyhole?" To which my mother calmly replied, "Those went to children who didn't look in the cubbyhole before Christmas. . After my parents had a good laugh, they brought out the presents and we never looked in the cubbyhole again at Christmas time.
After the war, when the Palianis headed to California, Christmas looked a lot different. Our first Christmas in California was such a shock. It was at least 75 degrees and we had dinner on our patio surrounded by flowers and a banana tree. Lots of family did not make up for the lack of snow! My brother and I moaned and groaned and when friends came after dinner one of them had a Lincoln convertible and took us for a ride and we went to the beach. Sand does not make up for snow.
The families grew and the children became adults and we still went to Aunt Lena's and Uncle Carlo's for Christmas Eve. Grandpa Paliani was bouncing great grandchildren on his knee while playing Santa. He was 95 when he died. He was caught in a rainstorm while on his daily 10-mile walk and came down with a bad cold that turned into pneumonia. That brought an end to that era of Christmas Eve parties.
Being married, it would soon be my turn to host Christmas Eve. We had been in our new home a few years and it was our turn to host Christmas Eve. My two nephews and our two boys were the same ages, five and four. My aunt and her family and three children were there also. My parents and younger sisters completed our gathering. We had our traditional dinner and were just finishing up when we heard the sound of jingle bells and noise on the roof and the front door flew open and in pranced an elf. He yelled at the children, "Rudolf needs carrots, quickly, carrots!" Where upon Mark who was the oldest passed out cold, he hit the floor in a split second and the three others ran to the refrigerator to find carrots. They ran to the elf and gave him the bag of carrots while Mark laid on the floor with his hand to his head moaning, "I don't believe it, I don't believe it. Santa is on the roof." While the elf was feeding the reindeer, Santa came marching through the door and thanked the children for the carrots. We had no idea who this Santa was, but I did recognize the elf as someone from church. After the all the children got to talk to Santa, my aunt who may have had too much wine sat on his lap and sang Santa Baby ala Eartha Kitt. We never did discover who played Santa, I think Aunt Jean embarrassed him so he never 'fessed up.
Another memorable Christmas Eve was our first Christmas in Salt Lake. There were 12 children so we hired a Santa and he was very good. We left a bag of small presents on the front porch and he brought them in for the children. By the end of the party one of the children was not feeling so good, we figured too much candy and cookies. A Christmas morning phone call let us know that she did not have too much candy, she had the chicken pox. What a present! Two weeks later one of my children came down with chicken pox and one by one every two weeks we had chicken pox. It was the gift that kept on giving.
Many Christmases have come and gone, the loss of family members makes it a bitter sweet time. My sister and her family and I and mine still celebrate together with the old fashioned seven fishes and everyone seems to love it. We have included a few friends with an Italian background and the young people talk about keeping up the traditions.
My responsibility is cookies for dessert and if I can find smelts this year it is my turn to fry.
I wish I could do some of the cookies Grandpa Biase made, but Santa would have to bring me the gift of endurance and patience. May your holiday be filled with good food, family and friends.
-- Lee V., 2013
Thank you Lee for a wonderful memory...
Happy Holidays to all...


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Rock of Ages
Original Theatrical Date: June 15, 2012
Rock of Ages tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock 'n' roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and more.
The movie musical stars Julianne Hough, with actor/singer Diego Boneta in his feature film debut, Russell Brand, Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti, Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman and R&B queen Mary J. Blige, with Oscar nominees Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise.
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The reality TV show "Bait Car" is supposed to catch car thieves in the act.
Undercover cops park a rigged car on the side of the road, conspicuously leaving the keys inside, while a television crew waits nearby for an unsuspecting passerby to take the bait and steal the car.
But in one recent sting filmed in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the lead detective on the case ended up getting busted instead.
Footage shot for the TruTV program showed 28-year-old Keenan Alex come across a parked, shiny red Cadillac Escalade with the keys in the ignition and the engine running. After he gets inside and drives off, deputies pull him over and cuff him. In court, Det. Anthony Shapiro said under oath that he read Alex each of his Miranda rights from a card in his notebook before the suspect made incriminating statements, a transcript shows.


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The Twelfth Night Concert and Ball promises much for the guests at The Göteborg Opera.
This year they will be entertained by The Göteborg Opera Orchestra under the direction of the principal conductor, Pietro Rizzo and the singing of the truly world-class mezzo-soprano, Katarina Karnéus.
After a glorious concert, a sumptuous plate of delicious dishes will be served in the foyer, and thereafter guests will be drawn back into the auditorium by the enchanting music of Vienna and the music of the big bands.
The Twelfth Night Concert and Ball has become a tradition that few can resist. The season's symphony of musical and culinary delights offers a festive close to Christmas celebrations and a sparkling start to the New Year.


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Twisted Andes Adventure 2013 – Day 8 and 9Posted in Events on October 4, 2013
Our final two days of wheeling on the Twisted Andes Adventure would prove to be the most challenging. Starting in the summer tourist Mecca in Cunco, Chile, we headed out on the Colico – Caburdua into the Andean foothills. With temperatures near freezing and two feet of fresh snow on the ground, the twenty mile route connecting two lakes seemed ambitious in a day.
With a full contingent of 23 wheelers and three local guides we set off.
The first hill showed us how the rest of the trail would be- steep and slick with mud and slop, with minimal traction regardless of tires. On the first climb alone no less than half the group had to resort to winching. Three miles later the hills and holes had conspired with the melting snow to turn the trip into a chocolate sundae sort of look, with sun sparkles keeping us warm as the fresh snow slowly turned to a brown soup. By the time our group crossed the river it was hitting dusk, and with more winch action than trail tracking we turned the group around to fight another day.
The problem was that after 25 some vehicles had churned the earth into a quagmire we had to return through the same mess we had made. By now the trail was impassable without winching, and even that equipment was breaking down. One battery terminal melted from the stress, two cables were rendered useless, and a front driveshaft had failed. All before midnight, some 12 hours after we started. Hence the final day of the Twisted Andes adventure began with 4 rigs hooked together by winch lines in a hill assaulting relay system of anchors and winching. Now known as the Night of a Thousand Winchings, we pulled cable and strapped 4x4s until 7 in the morning, bringing to an end a 1500 mile off road adventured unrivaled in the annals of South American history.


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Tamriel Rebuilt is a community mod project which aims to recreate portions of The Elder Scrolls universe. We are currently developing the mainland portion of the province of Morrowind as a modification for TES III: Morrowind. Using our own stylistic interpretation along with established TES lore, we intend to flesh out this province and create an engaging game play experience. We are approaching this enormous task on a layered basis, creating 100% of one portion of modding before moving on to the next. We have a number of organized departments working on the various aspects of our mod. These include, but are certainly not limited to: Concept Art, Objects of Tamriel (custom assets), Literature, Sound and Music, Exteriors, Interiors, and Quests. We have recently released our the third of eight maps, or sections. Sacred East, as we call it, is the culmination of years of hard work and unceasing error-fixing and play-testing. If you would like, join us in modding Morrowind at TR!
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Audrina Patridge Reveals Who She Thinks Will Win 'Dancing With The Stars'
Former 'Dancing with the Stars' competitor Audrina knows who she'll be rooting for March 19! Find out which one — plus how she's stayed in shape since her 'DWTS' days!
Even though Audrina Patridge, 26, didn't take home the Mirror Ball Trophy during season 11 of Dancing with the Stars, she's hopeful her former partner Tony Dovolani will have better luck this year.
HollywoodLife.com caught up with Audrina at MAXIM Spring Break– who is now the spokesmodel and brand ambassador for Curve Appeal for Men –and she revealed to us exclusively who she'll be cheering for on Monday night:
"Maria Menounos … and, of course, Tony," she told us. "He deserves to win. And it will be cool to see Urkel [Jaleel White]!"
Audrina said she's been able to maintain her post-DWTS figure by staying active.
"Just eating in moderation, cutting out bread — not fully — but just don't over-indulge in anything," Audrina said. "Definitely staying active and a lot of physical activity."
What do you think, HollywoodLifers? Will you be rooting for Maria and Tony, too? Vote and weigh in below!


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It's time to fire up the printer and print off all those coupons you've been waiting to print. The coupons will either refresh for next month (you get double the coupons if you print them off now) or disappear (you'll be kicking yourself for not printing).
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It is possible that the main title of the report Tyrosine Hydroxylase Deficiency is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
Tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a wide spectrum of disease ranging from a mild movement disorder at one end to a life-threatening, neurological disorder at the other. The symptoms of the disorder can vary widely from person to another, even among members of the same family. Common symptoms include an uncoordinated or clumsy manner of walking (abnormal gait) and dystonia. Dystonia is a general term for a group of muscle disorders generally characterized by involuntary muscle contractions that force the body into abnormal, sometimes painful, movements and positions (postures). Dystonia in tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency usually affects the legs. Additional symptoms that may occur include tremors, eye abnormalities, weakness on one side of the body and a tendency of affected children to walk on their tiptoes. The severe form of tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency causes symptoms at a very young age (first months of life). The symptoms generally do not resemble those of a movement disorder, but rather give the impression of a severe, diffuse brain disorder. Mild and moderate forms of tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency show dramatic improvement when treated with levodopa. Levodopa is an amino acid that is converted to dopamine. Dopamine is a brain chemical that serves as a neurotransmitter and is deficient in children with tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency. Treatment options for severe tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency have been less effective. Tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency occurs due to disruptions or changes (mutations) of the TH gene. The TH gene mutation is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.
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With light weight figure eight shaped exercise tool is great for different upper body exercises. It allows you to target individual muscles groups. Nice comfortable foam handles. Can also be used in aerobic classes.
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From NBC's Pete Williams
The CIA's inspector general looked at allegations of abuse after 9/11 up to October 2003.
In late December 2002 or early January 2003, the report says, unauthorized techniques were used on an al Qaeda suspect, Abd al Rahim al Nashiri. An American, who was not a trained interrogator and was not authorized to use enhanced methods, used a gun and a power drill to frighten al Nashiri. The gun was held close to his head and "racked," to produce the sound of a round being loaded into the gun's chamber. The power drill was revved while the detainee stood, naked with a hood over his head.
In another incident, a debriefer told al Nashiri, "We could get your mother in here," and "We can bring your family in here." The report says the debriefer was trying to exploit a belief in the Middle East that interrogation techniques included sexually abusing female relatives in front of the detainees.
The inspector says the man, believed to be the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, was told by a debriefer that if anything else happened in the U.S., "We're going to kill your children."
As for waterboarding, the inspector concluded, as previously reported, that Mohammed was subjected to it 183 times. The Attorney General, the report said, was aware of the repetitive use of the waterboard and that it was "well within the scope" of the legal authority authorized for the CIA.
Abu Zubaydah was also waterboarded.
"It is not possible to say definitively that the waterboard is the reason for Abu Zubaydah's increased production [of intelligence information], or if another factor, such as the length of detention, was the catalyst," the inspector said.
The inspector also found other unauthorized techniques: putting pressure on the carotid artery to the point that the detainee would start to pass out, then shaking him awake and repeating the procedure twice more. In another incident, a gun was fired outside an interrogation room, then the detainee was moved outside, passed a guard dressed as a hooded detainee, lying motionless, to appear that he'd been shot to death. The detainee who saw this reportedly "sang like a bird," the inspector was told.


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text: The Sbruffo style of Murano glass is one that caught my eyes. While it may not work for everything, it is great for drinking glasses. I have long wanted a GOTO SBRUFFO Tumbler and when it came it got a really warm welcome. In this post I talk about the things that caught my attention first. . . . → Read More: One Month with My Murano Glass Sbruffo Tumbler


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Well, it has been awhile since I've actually blogged anything. So, here we go!
For a the past few days I've combating an issue upon upgrading to VMWare vSphere 5.0 – more specifically the Web Client (Server) install. After various upgrade issues, a ton of problems showed up which led to a fresh install. Post install, everything actually was working fine… except one thing: VMWare vSphere Profile-driven Storage Service, under Administration -> vCenter Server Status would show error cannot reach http://localhost/sps/health.xml with everything else green.
Check the logs on the vCenter server, vws.log shows:
Server returned HTTP response code 503 for URL: http://localhost/sps/health.xml
Restarts of entire server, services, etc were not fixing this. Started looking at config files to make changes… then it dawned on me. 503, it's busy – meaning that port is in use, which it is and WORKING for the other services. So, rather then restarting ALL the services all at once… I restart JUST the "vSphere Web Client" and the error went away.
This tells me, that the vSphere Web Client service was trying to load at an odd time/before the web server was up.


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The American Antinuclear Movement
Paul Rubinson
Spanning countries across the globe, the antinuclear movement was the combined effort of millions of people to challenge the superpowers' reliance on nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Encompassing an array of tactics, from radical dissent to public protest to opposition within the government, this movement succeeded in constraining the arms race and helping to make the use of nuclear weapons politically unacceptable. Antinuclear activists were critical to the establishment of arms control treaties, although they failed to achieve the abolition of nuclear weapons, as anticommunists, national security officials, and proponents of nuclear deterrence within the United States and Soviet Union actively opposed the movement. Opposition to nuclear weapons evolved in tandem with the Cold War and the arms race, leading to a rapid decline in antinuclear activism after the Cold War ended.
American Environmental Diplomacy
Kurk Dorsey
From its inception as a nation in 1789, the United States has engaged in an environmental diplomacy that has included attempts to gain control of resources, as well as formal diplomatic efforts to regulate the use of resources shared with other nations and peoples. American environmental diplomacy has sought to gain control of natural resources, to conserve those resources for the future, and to protect environmental amenities from destruction. As an acquirer of natural resources, the United States has focused on arable land as well as on ocean fisheries, although around 1900, the focus on ocean fisheries turned into a desire to conserve marine resources from unregulated harvesting.
The main 20th-century U.S. goal was to extend beyond its borders its Progressive-era desire to utilize resources efficiently, meaning the greatest good for the greatest number for the longest time. For most of the 20th century, the United States was the leader in promoting global environmental protection through the best science, especially emphasizing wildlife. Near the end of the century, U.S. government science policy was increasingly out of step with global environmental thinking, and the United States often found itself on the outside. Most notably, the attempts to address climate change moved ahead with almost every country in the world except the United States.
While a few monographs focus squarely on environmental diplomacy, it is safe to say that historians have not come close to tapping the potential of the intersection of the environmental and diplomatic history of the United States.


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Despite being a big letdown, Medal of Honor does have a fun multiplayer to look at and play for a couple hours.
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Medal of Honor Warfighter is a first-person shooter video game developed by Danger Close Games and published by Electronic Arts, and is a game that leaves you wondering what happened? The other Medal of Honor games have at least been mediocre, and amusing to play, but Medal of Honor Warfighter just does not live up to its hype. I have found it very hard to see anything that is worth praising, but I will do my best to try.
This installment leaves off where Medal of Honor left off. You play as a Tier 1 operative named Preacher who, after years of deployment, comes back to find his family in turmoil. It also seems that the deadly explosive PETN had begun to reveal itself in all sorts of organizations all across the world. You trek across the world with your unit, stopping bad guys and shooting foreigners, just like any Medal Of Honor game before it. Although this time around the firefights are bland, the missions are boring, the story is told by a complete amateur, and the game just is not any fun.
The games' missions start you off with a single weapon, a machine gun, and as you kill enemies you are free to loot and use their weapons, from aks to shotguns. Despite this, the action is very bland, boring, and funnily dumb. Your teammates are useless, they will blindly fire at anything, be it an enemy or not, and even the enemies will fire at random into walls that are not even near you, its very sad! The artificial intelligence in this game is really lacking the intelligence part, and is an extremely big letdown.
Despite all of this, the game is at least remotely fun to play through, and if you have a couple hours to kill on a Thursday night, and have absolutely nothing better to do, you can give Medal of Honor Warfighter a go. Its clunky feel, bad gameplay, and uninteresting storyline will not be enough to keep you from putting the control down.
Now the multiplayer does indeed fare a bit better than the single player version. Players take part in a large scale global battle by selecting which country they would like to defend. There are 12 different Tier One units from ten different nations that players have the ability to select from. There is also a new interesting thing they added to the multiplayer, with each online server you visit, the game will pair you with a random buddy. You can replenish each others health and ammo, and even respawn next to each other. If your team mate avenges your death, you will be respawned immediately.
Despite being a big letdown, Medal of Honor does have a fun multiplayer to look at and play for a couple hours. So if you have some change lying around, go pick up a used copy of this game and entertain yourself for just a short while.
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The Allied Health major at Otterbein University has been designed to expose students to the wide variety of options for study and career opportunities in the health care arena. We have two options for study within this major.
The Bachelor of Science in Allied Health is a course of study that is designed to give students a background deeply rooted within the sciences. This degree is best suited to prepare students for entry into graduate schools in physical therapy, occupational therapy and physician assisting. As such, the BS in Allied Health includes the coursework that is required as pre-requisite coursework for these graduate fields of study.
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Allied Health allows students greater flexibility within their schedule to explore other areas of graduate study or career paths that do not require such a strict science curriculum. Potential paths beyond the undergraduate career for students completing the BA in Allied Health would be graduate study in the area of Nutrition and dietetics, exercise science, or recreational therapy, just to name a few.
If you wish to continue your education after you earn your bachelor's degree, Otterbein now offers a Master of Science in Allied Health degree. See The Graduate School's site for more information.
Both the BS and BA in Allied Health include a field practicum to be taken during your sophomore year. This course is designed to provide you with an opportunity to gain practical hands-on experience in allied health-related careers and settings.
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The capstone experience for all Allied Health majors is the internship experience, during which Allied Health senior students spend up to 125 hours in direct observation of the health professional of their choice. The internship gives the students a chance to connect with a mentor within the Allied Health arena and this mentor may provide written recommendations to graduate school study and/or networking opportunities for the Otterbein student.
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who would you recommend i keep? I get to keep 3 in a 10 man point h2h league.
Hitter catagories: R,HR,RBI,SB,K,FPCT,AVG,OBP,SLG/ pitchers: W,SV,K,ERA
Verlander, Pujols, Ian Kinsler, Hanley Ramirez, Ian Desmond, Carlos Gonzalez, Giancarlo Stanton?
We have 2 new ppl joining to make it a full 10 man league so whoever i drop i will not be able to draft


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Mario Monti has announced his intention to resign as Italy's prime minister and worries about the third largest economy in the euro zone are escalating. A couple of hours in to morning trading in Europe Monday, Italy's FTSE Mib index was down 3.5%.
Could the Santa rally in Europe be over?
Stepping away from the euro zone for a moment, Goldman Sachs has taken a look at a number of Turkish stocks. Perhaps not surprising: Turkey has been the best performing stock market in central emerging markets in the Europe/Asia region in the year to date.
"In our view, this has been in part a result of the market anticipating the upgrade of Turkish sovereign debt to investment grade status," GS analysts said.
Consumer and financial stocks have led the way. Among the many stocks GS has upgraded, Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayii, Celebi Hava Servisi, Ulker Biskuvi and Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari have been raised to "buy" from "neutral".
Akfen Holding and Aygaz have been cut to "neutral" from "buy"…


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LONDON (Reuters) - British regulators are examining evidence relating to a 2012 meeting of currency dealers and Bank of England officials which potentially challenges the central bank's assertion it had not condoned sharing details of client orders.
The practice of sharing details about such orders is at the center of a global rigging probe.
Transcripts of a foreign exchange chatroom, now in the hands of Britain's Financial Conduct Authority, reveal for the first time that an un-named senior dealer who attended the meeting told fellow traders the next day that Bank officials had agreed there were advantages to sharing client order information to minimize market volatility around daily reference rates known as "fixings", two sources familiar with their content told Reuters.
By sharing information during these fixings, traders are able to match trades and minimize price swings, thereby lessening the risk they take on big transactions.
These and other transcripts are now part of the formal investigation by the FCA into allegations of collusion and manipulation of the $5.3 trillion a day global foreign exchange market. Reuters was unable to view the precise words of the senior trader because the transcripts are confidential.
The chatroom transcript, dated April 24, 2012, could now become a central piece of evidence in the probe as it is one of the few pieces of written material from the time of the April 23 meeting in London to have so far come to light.
At stake is whether the Bank of England, in its role as the official monitor of London currency markets that command some 40 percent of the global market, was aware of and condoned activity among market-making banks that is now alleged to have amounted to collusion and manipulation.
A Bank of England spokeswoman said the Bank's oversight committee is conducting an investigation into whether any BoE official was involved in the sharing of confidential client information or aware of the sharing of such information between FX market participants, and therefore it would not be appropriate to comment. The FCA also declined to comment.
The Bank of England's own minutes, which were released in January following a freedom of information inquiry by Reuters, were not prepared until more than a year after the meeting in June 2013. The Bank has given no explanation for this apparent lapse in record keeping, although it suspended an unnamed employee on March 5, pending investigation by the Bank into compliance with its processes.
The Bank said in a previous statement that the record of the April meeting "does not show any discussion of actual or alleged manipulation of FX benchmarks".
However, sources familiar with the proceedings of the meeting have told Reuters that the regular gathering of chief dealers and Bank officials, which on this occasion was held at the central London offices of French bank BNP Paribas, openly addressed the routine sharing of client information between senior dealers at the top foreign exchange banks.
And one of the senior dealers present at the meeting has since lodged copies of his own notes with the FCA, they added.
Testimony from BoE governor Mark Carney and the central bank's markets chief Paul Fisher last week said discussions between the Bank and top dealers about potential manipulation around key market fixings in previous years had only delved into the activity of non-bank players such as hedge funds.
Fisher, who was head of foreign exchange at the central bank until 2009, said last week that he was unaware of any allegations of collusion between traders "until we heard this news that started to come through last year (2013)."
The only reference to any discussion is in the minutes of the meeting of the chief dealers subgroup of the BoE-sponsored Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee, which were released in January which simply say: "There was a brief discussion on extra levels of compliance that many bank trading desks were subject to when managing client risks around the main set piece fixings".
Minutes were not taken of that specific part of the discussion at the request of chief Bank of England currency trader Martin Mallett, who chaired the committee, according to one source familiar with details of the meeting.
Mallett has not responded to Reuters attempts to contact him and the Bank of England declined comment.
Allegations senior traders in the FX market had shared client order information with each other first became public in June last year.
Britain's market regulator began looking into these allegations at least as far back as early 2013 and formally announced it was investigating in October, the same month the U.S. Justice Department opened its own probe.
The foreign exchange market's main industry body, the ACI, says that banks must be allowed to share details of their overall position with others, but differentiate between that and either cartel-like collusion to move the market or the breaking of confidentiality agreements with particular clients by sharing details of their orders, both of which go against the ACI code of conduct.
More than 20 traders at some of the world's biggest banks have so far been placed on leave, suspended or fired. Carney and other senior financial figures have said the FX investigation could be bigger than the Libor rate-rigging scandal, which has triggered criminal prosecutions and $6 billion in settlements.
Carney said he was first alerted to allegations BoE staff may have somehow been involved or aware of market rigging on October 16, which prompted an internal investigation within 48 hours.
"We have no information that suggests that anyone at the Bank of England condoned manipulation, or facilitated, participated in market manipulation," Carney said.
Industry, market and legal sources contacted by Reuters all said they could not recall a major central bank suspending an individual as part of an investigation into allegations of market manipulation.
"It's highly unusual for a central bank to find itself in this position, and they have some difficult questions to answer," said Vivienne Tanchel, a barrister and former City of London trader now specializing in criminal, regulatory and financial litigation, at 2 Hare Court in London.
At the same Treasury Select Committee hearing, Fisher said that discussions between BoE officials and traders about possible manipulation in 2006 and 2008 centered on third-party forces such as hedge funds moving the market with big trades.
He made a clear distinction between that and collusion, which is what is under investigation now and which he said he knew nothing about until last year.
"It isn't our job to go out hunting for rigging on markets," Fisher said.
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Latin Students: How many museums can you find on Twitter? +10 pt coupon to anybody who Tweets 20 museums with collections in Ancient Art!A throw-away question like this -- casually posted after school -- can create so much opportunity, so much grist for the next day's classroom discussion, such a great compilation of resources to be bookmarked up on Delicious, so much potential for future investigation.
I call it a throw-away question because in-and-of-itself, it's just a simple question of the first type Bloom recognized.
But we're living in a world where even throw-away questions can produce stunning by-products.
For we are living in an age in which questions themselves -- questions of all varieties and supposed levels -- are capable of tapping into links far beyond whatever our initial thought or intention of the question originally was.
Certainly, this has long been the case with questions. But now, a simple question like "How Many?" Produces results like "I didn't know they had Twitter in Italy!" and "Why do all these museums need to be on Twitter?" and "Do they have Greek Art in museums in China?" and -- one of my favorites -- "How did you know about all of this stuff before the Internet?"
The kids are ready for the Network.
That is, of course, if you've prepped 'em to use social media effectively.
The best way to do that is to make social media -- and the whole instant global connected network itself -- a regular and ordinary part of your classroom environment.
Students don't need you lecture them on how to use it; they just need to see you use it.
They'll pick it up.
Especially if they get to see immediate benefits. Like when you let them use Twitter as a lifeline to their classmates on a test. Or when you let them access Delicious during an in class essay.
Or when you let a throw-away question veer off into the philosophical.
Your use of social media doesn't have to be flashy to produce good results. There was nothing flashy about Socrates.
Sometimes the simplicity of asking students to Tweet a list of resources is not only enough to fill several days' worth of classroom conversation and 'homework browsing', but it's also an investment in the future connection your kids are making with social media and networked learning itself.
It's the difference between a throw-away question (i.e. 'I wonder how many museums are on Twitter?') and a deeper connection.


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Well I think the first question is the least important, but somewhere in this enormous pile of information you can find a link to some personal pages.
I did this, because I think that science should be available for everyone in an easy accessible way. Papers and results should be published so that everyone can judge and give their opinion. The internet gives us ample opportunities to do so. Sciences in general and Korean studies in particular suffer too much from protectionism and copyrights. Go ahead and take what you want. As long as you credit me, I don't care. I don't charge money for it.
Have fun exploring this enormous amount of interesting information about Korea.
E-mail webmaster at henny-savenije.pe.kr
"Man in Korean Costume" drawing made by Rubens, in 1617/18 -- black chalk and some traces of red chalk on paper, 38.4 x 23.5 cm, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Malibu), reg. no. 83.GB.384) -- The depicted man is clearly a Westerner, and the costume is indeed a Korean Chosôn period costume (ch'ôsok). The drawing is part of a series of five drawings -- the other four being men in Chinese costumes. It has been speculated that the man in the costume is the China missionary Nicolas Trigault (alias Kin Nige, 1577-1628), who in January 1617 was together with Rubens in Antwerp. (Courtesy Frank Hoffmann). Gari Ledyard however says they might be as well Chinese Ming dynasty clothes (personal email). according to him, it is doubtful if the Jesuits that early in time were already acquinted with Koreans and their clothes.
Pictures on this website are watermarked and copyrights are deposited at Digimarc
In Vienna there is another picture in the Kunsthistorische Museum called "The miracles of Francis Xavier" - with the same person in Korean dress. Over there the person has more clearly a Western face. (Courtesy Werner Koidl, because of copyrights I can't display this picture but I can show the head) Link to Korean article
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SMARTPHONES will form the basis of a three-year social inclusion project to promote cultural diversity in Europe, particularly among women. This is possible thanks to a £368,000 research grant from the European Commission to The Open University, which is a partner in the project led by Lucas Paletta of Joanneum Research in Austria. The project aims to improve integration, skills and local knowledge for immigrants living in European cities by literally placing crucial information at their fingertips.
As part of Mobile Assistance for Social Inclusion and Empowerment of Immigrants with Persuasive Technologies and Social Network Services (MASELTOV), a novel app-style program is being researched and developed, which will provide immigrants with quick and easy mobile assistance to answer their needs. Service users will be able to access important information about essential topics such as the healthcare system or transport services in the country they have moved to. The Open University team is contributing to services that will support migrants as they develop their knowledge and skills through everyday living and use of the mobile app.
A 'social radar' will offer exclusive enabling technology to help immigrants to locate people who speak their language, or people who are nearby who can assist them with their problems, while a navigation service will help people to find their way around unfamiliar surroundings. The app-style facility will assist with informal language learning via busuu.com, a free online community for learning languages, allowing people to network with other learners and access helpful materials. One of the project teams is also developing a game to encourage cultural learning in a fun way.
Professor Agnes Kukulska-Hulme from the Institute of Educational Technology is leading The Open University's contribution. She said: "There is a technical and a social dimension to this project. The idea is to facilitate and foster local community building, raising consciousness and knowledge to help bridge cultural differences. We want to promote social inclusion and help people to integrate better in the community in which they are living. Through technology-mediated persuasion and social networking, we will offer support and help change attitudes and behaviours of migrant people living in Europe.
"The project will facilitate a massive social impact by increasing the cooperation and successful integration of millions of migrants living together with hundreds of millions of European citizens in the future."
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Is it just me or does anyone else cringe when a pundit starts a sentence with "The American People…" believe this, or blah, blah, blah. Whenever I hear those words, I immediately recoil because "The American People" are made up of Tea Partiers, the Professional Left, conservadems, libertarians, green party, minorities, good ole boys and of course a whole lot of people who don't give a shit about politics at all. In fact, the majority of "The American People" don't give a flying fuck about politics, hate both parties, don't vote, don't watch the news and really would prefer to stay that way. So when some pundit utters those 3 words, what pops up in my head is…who the hell is this person to generalize what the American people want, or care about.
Watching Morning Joe this morning, I heard the "thorn in the side" Jonathon Capehart say it multiple times. He said something like "the American people don't think this president feels their pain" or something like that. Considering he is enjoying better approval ratings at this point in his term than both Clinton and Reagan, both of whom supposedly felt people's pain, I'd say President Obama is doing something right. How can the media created narrative that Joe, Pat Buchanon and Capehart were peddling so thick this morning continue to be trumpeted in the face of pretty high approval ratings. We are a divided nation, look at the results of the last 3 presidential elections, garnering anything close to 50% approval with an economy left in shambles by the previous caretakers of our republic is pretty fucking good if you ask me. The narrative should be, how can he be so popular considering all that he has on his plate, all that he took on in the first 20 months….it's really quite amazing. Why isn't the supposed liberal media pushing that narrative?


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Senior staff hears dramatic defibrillator talk
Dr. Eric S. Nadel '84 gives life-saving trainingDavid Bunis '83, senior vice president and chief of staff, was flat on his back in the trustees' board room, unmoving. Dr. Eric S. Nadel '84 of Harvard Medical School loomed over him, yelling excitedly.
"Someone do something! Get up! Why are you all sitting there?" Nadel barked at the handful of senior administration staff members sitting at the conference table.
It took some prodding, but finally a volunteer ran to grab a defibrillator and placed the pads on Bunis' chest. She turned on the small, lime green machine, one of several placed in strategic locations around campus in recent years. The first thing it said was: "Stay calm."
Bunis, grinning broadly, got to his feet none the worse for wear and thanked Nadel, a close friend since undergraduate days, for running the training session on how to use defibrillators.
"As my mother would say, 'God forbid we have to use them,' we should know what we're doing to save a life," Bunis said following his mock cardiac arrest.
Nadel said he began with the dramatic scene to raise everyone's adrenaline level and to leave an impression they might remember six months or even six years from now, if they are faced with putting the training to use.
In an actual emergency, he said, the scene would unfold similarly to what happened in the board room, with those on the scene confused, unsure what to do and who should do it. Someone – not necessarily the senior person in the room – has to take leadership and quickly, for the most important elements in helping a cardiac arrest victim survive are to send for help swiftly, start CPR and get the defibrillator.
Defibrillators are fool-proof, Nadel said, in that they let inexperienced users know whether a shock is recommended. If it isn't, the machine will not give the shock. He explained that the purpose of the electric charge that the apparatus administers is to reset electrical currents in the heart, similar to rebooting to cure a computer problem.
Nadel also offered some basic instruction on CPR, which he said is as important as administering the shock.
After the session with senior staff, he met with members of the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps (BEMCo).
In addition to police and BEMCo vehicles, defibrillators are located throughout campus in the following buildings: Lemberg/Sacer/IBS, Hassenfeld Conference Center/Stein, SCC, SSC, Usdan, Heller/Schneider, Mandel/Olin-Sang, Gosman – near main entrance, Gosman-trainer's room, Gosman-near treadmills/courts, Gosman-Linsey Pool deck, 60 Turner – basement, and now Bernstein Marcus.
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GRID 2 is the eagerly-awaited return of one of Codemasters' most-requested franchises. The follow-up to the 2008 title is getting away from the genre's escalating race to pack in as many cars and tracks as possible. Instead, it's focusing on being the most immersive racing game ever using a number of technological advances from its recent DiRT and F1 games.
For a game so revered by its fans - as well as its creators - why has the wait for the sequel to GRID been so long? Codemasters explains that it's been waiting for the technology to catch up with its lofty ambitions, and three F1 and three DiRT games later - an entire console generation's worth of cutting-edge racers - the studio finally felt confident enough to fire up a sequel worthy of the original.
As the studio discusses the philosophical directions it's taking on GRID 2 - mostly that it's focused purely on on-track drama rather than playing the numbers game of reeling off cars and tracks - the most tangible improvements and additions, at least from this early first look, are under-the-bonnet.
Handling and physics revamped for a more intimate ride
Firstly, there's a revamp of handling. Given the snazzy title of the 'TrueFeel' system, Codemasters is dropping the use of assists to help tweak its vehicles, a bold and surprising move for any racer today.
The move will ensure that each car feels individual and distinctive. But to retain that depth and maintain a level of accessibility, the studio is working with car manufacturers on realistic, real modifications - such as weight balancing - rather than its own amendments to handling to retain that authentic feel.
Meanwhile, the physics engine works at a rate double that of its racing competitors, meaning that the painstaking measurements taken from real-world tracks are truly taken into account for the first time.
Elsewhere, opponent intelligence is expanded to 60 behaviour types to create individual personalities, and on the visual front, expect improved damage and car deformation, increased environmental detail and vastly improved ambient lighting - on PC, this tech is described as being on the 'cutting edge'.
Hands-on impressions of the racing sequel
GRID 2's presentation boasts more artistic and cinematic flair, too. The art team has more of a direct impact on the look and feel of cityscapes and locations surrounding the track, while replays and flythroughs have been inspired by the likes of director Michael Mann and photographer Laurent Nivalle.
The end result of all this? Going hands-on with a Chicago street racing stage dominated by skyscrapers coated in moody lighting, handling feels tight and responsive, but with more than enough give to slide comfortably around bends. Colliding into barriers sees the camera jerk excitingly to the side; a brief and dizzying spot of disorientation before the viewpoint sharply snaps back again.
Swapping paint becomes a guilty pleasure again as car bodies crumple and bonnets fly, and the enhanced physics are genuinely noticeable even to the casual observer, especially as you rattle the car over a grid of steaming vents as you speed out of a tunnel.
And while it was running on a souped-up PC rather than current generation hardware, we'd say it's probably the best looking racer we've ever seen. These new elements are all seemingly subtle, and there are tangible improvements when you take to the track.
The world beyond the track
Back to the philosophy, the world of GRID 2 is less focused on being an all-encompassing racer bursting with tracks and cars, and instead opts for a handpicked, crafted experience to provide more immediately satisfying and exciting races.
Cars of all different disciplines are mashed together into various tiers based on performance rather than raw horsepower. For example, expect the saloon-style BMW E30 M3 to take on muscle car Mustang Mach 1, all the way up to heavyweights such as the Koenigsegg Agera R versus the Pagani Huayra.
Not unlike Forza, players can make their own path through the globe-trotting campaign, choosing the events and cars that they want to play rather than being railroaded through specific events that don't suit your play style or mood.
While players will be able to get their grips on nippy, thrilling cars from the off, your position as a young, burgeoning racer will be reflected not only in your humble garage hub but throughout the world itself, with the same tracks evolving from quiet venues to being swarmed with crowds, sponsors and cameras the higher your abilities and stature grows.
Elsewhere, new to the series are road races; long, high-speed drives through winding tracks well off the well-worn tarmac, often surrounded by trees or cliffs with no barriers for safety. These locations offer a neat contrast and change of pace between the existing street and circuit races.
Finally, there's multiplayer. Codemasters said that racing games were once the dominant form of online multiplayer, a crown taken by Call of Duty and its first-person kin. GRID 2 is its attempt to take it back, and while the publisher isn't talking specifics, expect progression and a suite of modes independent of the campaign, with races and modes tailored towards the strengths of being networked with others - and again, an experience that feels personal to the player.
GRID 2 will also be the platform that launches RaceNet, Codemasters' racing social network, one that will be integrated with asynchronous gameplay and a level of persistence between all of its titles including its DiRT and F1 games.
It's a platform that launches at the tail end of the longest console cycle yet, and undoubtedly readily prepares the publisher for the next one in good stead. GRID 2 however is the culmination of years of experience and technical know-how from pushing the Xbox 360 and PS3 to their limits, making this an anticipated last hurrah for both systems.
GRID 2 will be available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in summer 2013.


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Paul Lambert hailed his "relentless" Norwich team after Simeon Jackson came off the bench to grab a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser and secure a 1-1 draw against Fulham at Carrow Road.
Portugal forward Orlando Sa had netted after just six minutes to put the visitors on course for a rare away win. Norwich, though, continued to press and deep into five minutes of stoppage time, Canada striker Jackson nodded in Elliott Bennett's right wing cross.
"I thought it was no more than we deserved, especially in the second half, when we were relentless at times," the Norwich manager said.
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I came to Staples Center on Friday night pretty darn excited, the Lakers coming off two incredible moral victories and Magic Johnson and Jim Buss full of good cheer.
Happy days are here again.
Or, as Buss put it in a radio interview, "How can you not believe in this team?"
Magic had said almost the same thing a few days earlier, pointing to the team's thrilling turnaround in playing "with passion" and holding Houston to 125 points.
Then the Lakers almost beat San Antonio, and how cool is that, almost winning?
Magic concluded if the Lakers continue to play hard like they did in losing they might make the playoffs.
Now I don't know if that means the Lakers will have to continue playing high-energy overachievers like Earl Clark and Robert Sacre in place of grizzled underachievers like Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard to get maximum effort.
But if so, who cares if Howard comes back next year?
What about Clark?
"It is Earl's world and we're just living in it," proclaimed Mark Willard on the Lakers' radio station Friday, seconded by Mychal Thompson, who told Clark in an interview, "You remind me of a young Amare Stoudemire."


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National Youth Athletics Minutes
Executive Board Meeting
Chicago, IL
October 25, 2003
The meeting was called to order at 9:20 a.m. Our Chairman Bob Flint welcomed
everyone. In attendance were Erika Baxter, Dorothy Dawson, Mark Springer, Kim
Haines, Harold (Lefty) Martin, Rita Ramsey, Bob Kreutz, Glenn Fortune, Norine
Richardson, Nancy Seifert, Bob Flint and Larry Seifert.
Nancy asked for any additions to the agenda. There was one addition which
will be handled under new business. Agenda approved.
The minutes were handed out by Nancy for approval. A correction was made on
the Buffalo minutes for the location of the Youth Nationals for 2004. Change the
location to Morgan State. Motion made to accept. Motion carried.
Nancy Kreutz gave a presentation on uniforms to be worn by the Youth Staff.
The Board voted on and agreed on a shirt to be worn at Youth and JO Meets. Nancy
will order them. Competition officials are required to wear the official's
USATF now has a Zero Tolerance program. Bob handed out the written decree
from USATF. It will be implemented to all athletes except Youth.
At the World Youth Meet only four medals were given to the winning relay team
instead of eight to include the alternates. Bob Kreutz made a motion that Mark
send them a letter and medals. The Board agreed.
The background check subject was mentioned again at the National Ex. Board
Meeting. The Board feels that the program is still not workable.
Lionel Leach and Linda Phelps were brought in on a conference call to discuss
problems with some Regional Coordinators. Glenn, Kim and Norine are going to
handle the situation and present their progress to the Board at our Ex Board
meeting at the Annual Meeting.
Should we allow field event athletes to use their own implements? Board felt
it would present too many problems, and they voted to stay with the present
Glen mentioned one of the rules being brought up for discussion. Putting the
Hammer Throw in as a regular event in Youth and JO's. The Board recommended that
the rule be passed to put the hammer in as an official event at the Youth
National and an exhibition at the JO Association, Regional and National meets
upon availability of a venue. Another rule being presented deals with allowing
parents of under age unattached athletes to be allowed to vote at our youth
meetings. The Board feels this is not a feasible change. Glenn will review the
rule regarding the 200 start at indoor track meets.
Larry presented the entry forms for track and field which have been accepted.
A couple of changes were made in the Cross Country form and it is not
acceptable. He also handed out a guideline for the Regional Coordinators to
follow in case of problems at their Regional Meet. Raising the entry fees was
mentioned also. This will be discussed further at the Annual Meeting.
It was recommended that the Jury of Appeals be dropped to three instead of
five. We feel all the Zones should be represented. We will have at least three
out of the five for a Jury of Appeals.
Problems with the cross-country site in New Mexico were brought up. Bob
assured us that they have been taken care of. He and Ron Boemker went and
reviewed the site again.
The subject of the $500 travel grants for clubs was brought up. The Board
feels that the criteria for a club receiving the funds is that they should be an
active USATF registered club. This will be discussed by the Zonal Reps at the
Annual Meeting.
Nancy mentioned all the sites for the 2005 bids. Cross-country: Rhode Island
and Miami. For JO's: Nebraska, Indiana and Texas. For Youth Nationals:
Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee. Members of the Board who will be doing
the on-sites will present their findings at the Annual Meeting.
Bob Kreutz made a motion that we accept the new track event schedule for day
1 and 2. Motion carried with the change of race lengths. He then made a motion
that for the JO meet we accept the new track event schedule presented for day 1
and 2. Motion carried. The field event schedule will be reviewed. The schedule
will be presented at the Annual Meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Nancy Seifert
Youth National Secretary


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Boehret: New Tricks for Using iTunes
iTunes also has a lot of features most people don't know exist. Katie Boehret rounds up some ways to improve the way you use iTunes. Photo: Getty Images.
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Blazing Forests
by Mike Weinstein
Forest fires burn thousands of acres of land each year. They destroy animal and human homes, killing many creatures in their path. But some forest fires also do good. They make forests healthier by clearing out deadwood, making room for new trees. The heat of a fire is needed by some seeds before they can begin to grow. But, good or bad, forest fires need to be controlled. Let's see what it means to be a forest firefighter.
The firefighters awaken to the smell of smoke in their tent. It's still dark as the crew marches off to breakfast. As the sun rises, they board a school bus for the dusty ride to work.
Firefighters rely on teamwork. This group of firefighters, known as a hand crew, will work together with a bulldozer and a helicopter. The crew hikes into the woods to cut a fire line. A fire line is a path through the forest stripped of all plants. Soil doesn't burn, so the fire won't cross this line if the line is wide enough.
The hand crew works in a long line. Using chain saws, the first two crew members cut the big wood out of the path. Next come two swampers, who clear away the wood. The next firefighters in line break up the ground and hack at the remaining plants. Last come firefighters with shovels and other hand tools. As each firefighter takes a swing at the ground, the fire line gets better.
Right now, the fire line is only two feet wide. To make sure the fire won't jump the line, a bulldozer follows the hand crew. In one pass, the bulldozer triples the width of the fire line. The hand crew follows the bulldozer to remove any plants left behind.
If the fire threatens to jump the line, the crew calls in the helicopter. A huge rubber bucket is carried beneath the helicopter. With the flick of a switch, the pilot releases the bottom of the bucket, and water pours to the ground.
One crew member is posted as the lookout. Equipped with a two-way radio and other tools, the lookout keeps an eye on the crew, the fire, and the weather.
After 14 hours of hard work, another hand crew takes over. It has been a good day. No one was hurt, the line held, and everyone returned to camp for a big dinner.
- Why are some forest fires important to the life cycles of certain plants?
- What do you think might happen if there were no forest fires? Write a few sentences explaining your answer.


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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Roughly 100,000 words.
Every few years (more often if you're less set-in-your-ways than I am) you'll have an experience that falls outside the reasonable range of expectation. Meaning simply that what you expected and what you got did not match up.
That happened last week, and I'm still reeling a bit from it. I'm simply unsure of how to even begin processing all of the new sense data that was gathered. That uncertainty is a good, rare thing (for me) these days, as I've gotten into a bit of a rut with work and riding and a refresher was in order.
I'll spend months sorting and categorizing the experiences in my mind, but there's no need to wait to share the visuals.
Loading up the car, listening to a book, and just letting the countryside unfold as I creep closer to my destination has become a favorite form of therapy.
I'll do it if I have to, but covering ground at night (whether afoot, by bike, or even in a car) just cuts across my grain of late. How can I learn about a place if I cannot receive visual sense data from it?
(Yes, I had a lot of time to think on this last trip, and have been in major geek out mode ever since...)
So once the light fades from the sky I'll find a place to circle the wagon and then settle in til sunup. Cook a simple meal, read a different book, simply 'be' horizontal.
Waking, a short walk is in order before anything else. Checking in on the local residents, you might say.
Early morning light...
...and some of the things you see when wandering around engulfed by it.
Whom would *you* expect to see while crossing Coyote Wash?
Oo. Don't forget your galoshes.
Death. And then, life.
This one flat stopped me in my tracks. Just stunning.
Not so much the former as the latter.
Aspirin, ibuprofen, morphine, and gin have all been known to cure what ails ya. For me, nothing is more restorative than time spent on alpine skinny trail with likeminded souls.
Dave and Chad were a hoot to ride, camp, and generally hang out with.
If you're in their company and *not* laughing, you need to pull the ipod outta your ears and pay attention!
One of the no-longer top secret details of my new uber frame pack: The Mike & Ike department.
DH nearly leapt outta his shoes when he saw it, and LW dug her hand in there too. It's not like a gal can ever have enough red 40 in her diet...
Back to the grind.
We finished the day off with an ice cream binge, campfire tales, stargazing, then blessed sleep outdoors, if not actually down in the dirt.
The ensuing day, more time spent with Dave and Chad meant more laughs and good vibes.
The overall theme of the day was relaxation, though it got strenuous later on...
Brief detour on the way out to camp.
At camp.
Cathedral-esque grove along the Rainbow Rim.
Big grins on this trail--swoopy, flowy, fast and carvy.
Favorite memory (of many!) from this day involved chasing Dave at high speed down a narrow tunnel of trail, both sides lined with blooming cliffrose. The always exciting game of cat-and-mouse was elevated substantially as he'd brush and bash his way through the blooms and my nostrils would be filled with it as I motored along behind...
Hard to beat finishing a fun ride as the golden hour fades into night.
Another campfire to wind down with, then blessed sleep.
The view from camp at sunrise:
Hard to wrap your brain around that ^ view.
Almost 9 years have passed since I last rode this canyon. That's about 8 too long. Dave acted as very patient and informative guide.
Although the pic fell far short of my hopes, I love the contrast of colors and landscapes in just a few square feet. Red to green, swamp on rock.
Such a striking backdrop for some really fun non-tech riding.
Dave hammered out the hills on his single tallish gear. I felt obliged to follow suit, and remained shiftless on all but one climb throughout the day. I take back what I said earlier about alpine skinny being the most restorative thing I know--desert skinny aboard SS's comes darn close.
Did I mention the swoopdiddlyiciousness of this trail system?
Unseasonably cool June temps were a treat all through this day. Though the temps have crept high enough that going back this weekend won't happen, some version of this trip needs to take place in the fall.
Who's in?
21 comments:
Ditto, man.ReplyDelete
Looks like you made a good choice to stay North.ReplyDelete
Holy thanks for sharing - amazing pics!ReplyDelete
Did you ever think of putting together a compliation of your best photos and publishing them in some big glossy book?ReplyDelete
You have some serious photographic talent.
Thanks, needed that and, I need to get out on my own 'refresher.'ReplyDelete
damn. just damn.ReplyDelete
nice work.
- AnonymousJune 21, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Your photos getting better & better!!!!!!!!
Mike, Absolutely awesome! I truly need to get out there and ride sometime soon.ReplyDelete
Thanks again for sharing.
Beauty pics :-)ReplyDelete
So did you guys go all the way to the top of the tower?
It's quite the climb...
Great to meet you face to face finally. I see you ended up where I rode on the way down. Until next time...SteveReplyDelete
We went all the way up. Mike seemed a bit gripped up there.ReplyDelete
mc, i've come to expect nothing less than amazing pic's on here, but sweet f-ing sh!t, some of those shots seem too "perfect" to be real. i'm just getting the biking bug back for the first time since pulling the plug on the gdr last year, thus looking at these pic's has me just about drooling on my computer... might just have to think about joining you in the fall.ReplyDelete
btw, shoot me an email if you get a chance (email@example.com). i had a question for you and i don't think i have your email.
Mike, I've been a long follower of your exploits and web diary. Love the photos and the stories they tell.ReplyDelete
I get a few days in Colorado this Sept and hope to create similar moments in time. Any tips for not to be missed places? I'll be on a tight budget, camping, cooking, and riding, hopefully with a new puppy in tow.
ps. I have a licorice hidy hole in my Epic Designs frame bag. Eric does great work.
These shots are amazing! I'm headed out on a trip to Peru in the near future and am looking to pick up a great point and shoot..which I have to assume is what you're using because lugging around a SLR on long mountain bike adventures just doesn't seem very feasible. If you don't mind, what camera are you using, and how much post-processing, if any are you doing?ReplyDelete
Thad--Crested Butte and Durango. World class riding, free (and easy) camping nearby in the nat'l forest.ReplyDelete
Aimee--Canon SX200IS. Only downfall to it is a proprietary battery, but they're cheap (like $5) on ebay. I do limited post processing--usually just add a bit of saturation (in lieu of the polarizing filter I would use if I had one for this unit). I also have a Canon SD2000IS that I like very much. Plus is that it uses AA's. Only downfalls are lower quality (relative to the SX200 above) video, and much less zoom capability.
Both are great. If pressed to choose just one, in winter I'd pick the 2000 (for ability to use AA lithiums) and in warmer months I'd use the 200.
"Like minded souls"ReplyDelete
Amen to that. Great riding with you MC.
...'linked' over from drunkcyclist...ReplyDelete
...thank you...awesome fotos of an incredibly beautiful place to ride...looks like it would even be doable on a cyclo-cross rig (my favorite way to roll through the landscape)...
linked as well from DC.ReplyDelete
Wow. Just wow.
glad I happened upon this blog. Nice photos.ReplyDelete