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...And this is where my rant starts. If you ask Kathy, Kim or Jenni about my rants, they will roll their eyes like I am craaazy! They usually stop me before I get this far, but Kathy is away being a baby nurse, Kim is also enjoying days off, and Jenni is with her boys.
Anyways, I pick up the first magazine I purchased, Country Living, which is odd, because I haven't bought this mag in maybe a year. I sit down to relax and read, and OK, here it comes...out of the first 38 pages, 23 of those are ads, and 11 of them are medically related! I look at the cover to make sure it wasn't a health related issue...nope it's not. This is messing with my relaxing, inspiring afternoon. Throughout the remainder of the issue, there are 12 more medically related ads for a whopping 23!
So as I am looking to be inspired but I am now stressed out about: lung function, COPD, joint damage, depression, heart palpitations, the flu, arthriitis, osteoarthritis, heartburn, cholesterol, etc. There is also info on a metabolism boosting powder for my 'bikini plan' (dang, I hadn't started to even think about my 'bikini plan!'). There is also vaginal cream (we wont even go there), and finally on page 129 of 134 pages, there is a correction tucked back there to straighten out a 'wrong impression' that Boniva may have given in regards to postmenopausal osteoporosis!! I realize that magazines must sell ad space, but this is decorating/recipe magazine. Come on, guys.


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Saturday, February 6, 2010
It's Deep … and Getting Deeper
Here was the view out our front door early this morning.
Here is the view out the back.
The bamboo has started to bend over.
Our regular visitors are here. All are welcome, even the "pests."
First they start to gather in the trees.
And see what they can find on the ground.
My husband dug out a path on our deck so that he could refill the birdfeeders, but that has already started to fill in.
R.B. wonders what all the fuss is about.
More snow is coming....
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Beautiful pictures Greta!!! I was posting my damage on facebook, I'll have to post on my blog as well. The snow just isn't stopping!ReplyDelete
Oh, wow! The pictures are beautiful, but I hope you thaw out soon.ReplyDelete
these photos are AWESOME! I especially like the one with the red breasted bird in the tree - what a contrast against the whitenessReplyDelete
I like the photo of the cat looking out the window!ReplyDelete
Wow! You have more on the ground than we do. It certainly has been a weird winter watching the snow stay south of us. Great pictures. I hope that very soon they are all that is left of your snow!ReplyDelete
Hello Greta:ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting your snowy pictures. The scenes look very familiar. We have had snow for several weeks. I like the pics of the birds and your cat. The barometer is going down so we might receive another snow
Great pictures... wow, what a whopper of a storm! That's the kind of snow I expected to see here in St Joseph since we are in the snow belt for lake effect snow. We did have one snow storm like that this season but ever since then all the storms have been going south of us. I'm sorry for your inconvenience but it sure is pretty!ReplyDelete
Thanks to all of you for dropping by and commenting! Believe it or not, early this (Sunday) morning I drove my husband to Dulles Airport! That was exciting, to say the least. Our big holly tree in the front yard has split apart and our neighbor's bamboo is almost all bent over (not a good thing because a lot of the birds make their homes there).ReplyDelete
Leah - I loved your snow picture! We're going to remember this one for a long time, that's for sure.
Lisa - Thanks, we've made a start, but the snow and ice are still pretty thick (and I can now state that based on personal experience).
Mary - That is one of our faithful cardinals, and I love trying to get pictures of them at the feeders.
Alice - I love that pic, too; R.B. just knows that he is a handsome boy.
Apple - Yes, this has been one of the strangest winters in memory; it was also eerie to hear about the snow down in Texas from my friends and relatives there.
Raymond - Yes, we haven't heard the last of the snow here, either. Not sure when we are going to get out!
Jasia - Except for that white-knuckle trip to the airport, the snow has been rather enjoyable, though I do hope our street gets cleared soon.
I feel your pain!ReplyDelete
Theresa of Tangled Trees
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We had snow like that last year. Every day for over a month we received snow, some light some heavy. I am only 5 feet tall and couldn't pile it any higher from my driveway. I liked to shovel it but c'mon now that was too much.ReplyDelete
I am glad I posted the garden center pictures to take you away from this for even a minute. Now get back to shoveling, those walks won't clear themselves. At least not until April.
Love your site. I noticed your cat. Our Schooster looks exactly like yours. Go to todaysmemasmoments.blogspot.com to see brothers Simon and Schooster.ReplyDelete
Up here in New Hampshire we usually look out our window at scenes this for four months- but this year we are sharing it with you! I can see the grass now in my back yard!ReplyDelete


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so much for high school sweet hearts.
I am now 19 going on 20, third year in college this fall. Since sophmore year of high school, I really wanted to have a boyfriend because i wanted to be walked to class and hold hands. But instead, I got a boyfriend that I ended up with for about three years plus one year of an on and off relationship. Everyone thought we were the cutest couple ever and for a while things were pretty and pink. But when i got into college out of town, I changed and i also grew up. While i was trying to figure out my major and how to get through school, he followed me out of town to be with me which made me more stressed. This caused the on and off because i was unsure of what i really wanted and if i still felt the same way about him. It took four years to figure out that he was a loser and i was'nt loyal around the third year.
So about two months ago, we got in a big arguement and i finally decided to end this high school sweetheart story. Ever since i felt lonely, incomplete, and scared of the world in general. Despite those feelings, i felt it was for the best. It took about two months to realize that I can be on my own without him. I even have dreams, goals, and aspirations. I think that at my age being alone is the best, so that i have space to grow intellectually and spiritually. I feel like i'm alive now.
so four years ago i thought we were going to be high school sweet hearts and end up married in a shithole town. But now i'm glad i grew out of that stereotype relationship. I still ended up being the fool because i lost a lot: i lost my best friend (he was) and he owes me a lot of money ($300).
But on the bright side i experimented with my life and took risks. I hooked up with girls, dated older men, and i'm even doing better in school. I guess i'm glad this happened to me sooner than later.


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Treatment of Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with Bevacizumab
I recently discovered that my dad has stage IVA non-small cell lung cancer with a malignant pleural effusion. He is scheduled to undergo chemotherapy using carboplatin and paclitaxel, and his medical oncologist is also considering adding the angiogenesis (VEGF) inhibitor called Bevacizumab. Should he receive Bevacizumab with the chemotherapy?
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I am sorry to hear about your father. Although his non-small cell lung cancer has not spread outside of his chest, because of the involvement of the pleural cavity he is not a candidate for curative treatment with either surgery or radiotherapy. Chemotherapy is often recommended for the treatment of Stage IVA non-small cell lung cancer. The two drugs that he will be receiving, carboplatin and taxol, are among the more commonly used drugs in the United States in this situation. In patients who are relatively healthy and have good performance statuses, this combination of drugs is usually well tolerated, although there are significant side effects. These include hair loss, nausea (usually well controlled with antiemetics), lowering of the blood counts with an increased risk of infection, and peripheral neuropathy with numbness of the hands and feet. Bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor. It likely acts by decreasing new blood vessel growth into tumors, thereby !0starving!1 the tumor. This drug can prolong survival in some patients when delivered with standard cytotoxic chemotherapy. In fact, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group demonstrated that among 878 patients with recurrent or advanced (stage IIIB or IV) non-small cell lung cancer, patients randomized assigned to bevacizumab in addition to chemotherapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin had a longer median survival (12.3 months vs. 10.3 months, p=0.003) and higher response rate (35% vs. 15%, p<0.001) [Sandler A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(24):2542-50].
Bevacizumab is generally well tolerated but also has some side effects that must be considered when adding it to standard cytotoxic chemotherapy. The main side effects of bevacizumab are hypertension and increased risk of bleeding. Bowel perforation. Less commonly, nasal septum and gastrointestinal perforation and renal thrombotic microangiopathy have been reported. Surgery or radiation therapy are not typically administered for patients with a malignant pleural effusion. However, in patients who have had an excellent response to initial chemotherapy and have no evidence of disease outside of the chest on surveillance imaging, these local therapies can be considered in select patients.
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Overall, it sounds like your dad is being offered a very good treatment regimen for Stage IVA non-small cell lung cancer at the present time. I know that it can be worrisome that there is uncertainty if he will respond to treatment. Unfortunately, not all patients with non-small cell lung cancer will have a response to chemotherapy (defined as a clear cut reduction in the size of the tumor). The only way to determine whether he is going to respond to chemotherapy is to try it. Although chemotherapy for these patient is, unfortunately, not curative, many randomized trials of chemotherapy compared to "best supportive care" in stage IV non-small cell lung cancer have shown that patients who receive chemotherapy survive longer than patients who do not. If your father is clearly not responding, or if he is not tolerating the treatment, then it would not be continued, and he can be considered for other chemotherapy regimens or other therapeutic or palliative options.


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The House Rules Committee meets Monday evening to consider scores of amendments filed Friday — many by conservatives hoping to throw up roadblocks. Northeast lawmakers are confident they will prevail on the floor Tuesday. But nerves are frayed, and nearly three months after Sandy hit Oct. 29, waiting for Washington is taking its toll on families and businesses trying to calculate if they can afford to rebuild.
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The 2012-'13 season for the Golden State Warriors proved to be a huge lift for a fan base that desperately needed it. Unlike the lightening in a bottle "We Believe" team whose success seemed more attributed to gimmicky coaching and revitalized, bounce-back seasons from several disgruntled veterans, the 2013 NBA Playoffs seemed to be this Warrior team's coming out party and, provided the core can stay healthy and intact, the Warriors' best years seem ahead of them. With that in mind, it's time to evaluate who is in this picture for the long haul and who on the roster can be deemed expendable.
I figured with so many threads tossing around the idea of who to keep and who to ditch - from David Lee to Jarrett Jack to Carl Landry - we might as well clear the board and set aside a single thread to consolidate this topic. The following is my evaluations from the past season and a bottom line for every player as far as how long I expect Golden State to value them:
C - Andrew Bogut #12
Simply put, the Warriors have 4 core players who, collectively, make them an elite team. Figuring out how to play alongside each other, while management finds role players to fill in the cracks, is all that stands in this team's way from being a contender in the Western Conference. Bogut's role is the soul of the defense. Sure, his assist-to-turnover ratio could be mistaken for an elite point guard, his ferocious throw-downs are valued as team cat nip, and his screens are perhaps the most effective means for getting Thompson and Curry into a shooter's rhythm, but Andrew Bogut makes his money by cleaning up the defensive glass and shutting down the basket within 5 feet. The Warriors made massive strides defensively without Bogut for the majority of the season. When Bogut can maintain health and stamina, the Warriors become a lock-down defensive team, as Milwaukee was during Bogut's tenure. When paired with an offensive 4, Andrew Bogut becomes an elite center; as in the top 4 or 5 in the game today.
Regular season grade: C / Incomplete
Post season grade: A-
Future with team: Long-term; expected resign
PF - David Lee #10
As stated above, the top 4 Warriors create a team that is better than the sum of it's parts. Lee's contributions were exposed in the San Antonio series, where the Spurs - knowing that Bogut is not an offensive threat - overloaded the smallest 3 Warriors on the floor in the hopes of daring Golden State's front court to beat them on the bailout. With Carl Landry slumping, Mark Jackson was forced into employing a stretch 4, and while Harrison Barnes put up video game numbers, the result was typical for a Nellieball strategy: the Warriors were bounced from the playoffs in 6 games. That defensive scheme falls apart when Lee is in the lineup. When he's right, David Lee is the fulcrum of the Warrior offense whereby everything can and should run through him. He's a top-notch pick-and-roll 4, a tough screen setter, and an offensive juggernaut with absolutely everything at his disposal besides 3-point range - including skills that are not typical of an NBA 4, such as handles, court vision, and ambidexterity. He's one of the league's premiere offensive rebounders, plays 80+ games a year, as tough as they come, and puts up double-doubles as well as anybody in the game. His leadership does not show up on a stat sheet, but cannot be overstated.
Regular season grade: A
Post season grade: D+, due to injury
Future with team: Long-term; contract expire not eminent
SF - Harrison Barnes #40
Like big men going to Olajuwon's post camp over the off-season, Harrison Barnes should be banging on Corey Maggette's door this summer because that is exactly the type of lesson this guy needs. A matchup problem for virtually any defender, Barnes is too strong for 3's and too quick for 4's. Corey Maggette mastered this body type and made a career at the foul line by bullying smaller opponents and driving around bigger ones. Harrison Barnes can shoot, he can rebound, and he can play decent defense... but the Warriors have players who can do all of those things better than him. If Barnes could learn to dominate in single-coverage - which, based on his body type, there's no reason he shouldn't be able to - the Warriors could clear a side for him and reacquire the isolation game that was lost when Monta Ellis left town. Barnes could not be in a better situation; having clever finishing big men and nuts-on shooters surrounding him, he is virtually guaranteed man coverage for the majority of the games he'll play next year. Why didn't he dominate earlier in the year, you ask? Because Jackson played him as a stretch 4 in the playoffs which hid his biggest flaw: HB can't handle the ball yet. Once his handles catch up to his elevation, Barnes will dominate 3's the same way he dominated 4's and that will bode well for EVERYONE in the Warriors' lineup.
Regular season grade: C
Post season grade: B
Future with team: Long-term; still on rookie contract
SG - Klay Thompson #11
Coming back to the Core-4 concept, Thompson is just as valuable as anybody else in Golden State because he is Stephen Curry's protection. Like a cleanup hitter ensuring the 3-hole bat see's some quality pitches, Thompson makes Curry more dangerous by defending the better guard on defense (letting Curry stay fresh) and not allowing opposing defenses to play bigger men consistently on SC30, because Thompson is big enough to play the 3 and shoots the lights out in his own right. A fundamental masterpiece, Klay Thompson has range for days, scores better the further away he gets from the hoop, and heats up like his battery mate in the backcourt. When Klay gets going, there's simply no defending Golden State because the best shooter in the world is within passing range and even if you completely explode the defense to cover every part of the 3-point line, there's an all-star 4 in the paint waiting to score 25 points in his own right. Curry and Lee make up the inside-outside dichotomy, but Thompson is there to make sure teams know they can't cheat on either Warrior all-star. The smartest thing Gregg Poppovich did in the post season was using his best defender to shut down Klay Thompson so that he could double-team Curry with no fear of paying for it. Sure, he could have put Leonard (the superior defender) on Curry, but then Thompson would have abused Green or Parker or whoever would have rotated to him. By leaving Leonard on Klay, the Spurs eliminated Thompson from the picture, gave Danny Green credit for d'ing up Curry (when, really, Curry was getting rushed by multiple guys), and without Lee to capitalize inside, the Warriors couldn't score. As much as Lee's value was on display when the Warriors got tossed out of the playoffs, Thompson's was as well because San Antonio viewed defending him as the marquee strategy of the series. A healthy Lee (and an improved Barnes) addresses that issue.
Regular season grade: B+
Post season grade: B-
Future with team: Long-term; still on rookie contract
PG - Stephen Curry #30
What more needs to be said? A superstar. If there was ever any doubt, that doubt has been obliterated. Curry shut up every one of you skeptics who hesitated in wanting to resign him, he shoved it down the Monta fans' throats for 'picking the wrong guy,' he blew up Ray Allen's single-season 3-point record (with 60 less attempts, in his 4th NBA season), and he made perhaps the loudest statement OF ALL TIME for those of us who have been calling the all-star game a glitzy popularity contest. Seriously. Stephen Curry may very well have been the most heinous all-star snub in the entire history of the National Basketball Association. Let that statement sink in. If he didn't have ankle issues, this guy would be a top 5 NBA player and nobody could say any different. I said before the season that Bogut would get the Warriors to the playoffs, but they'd only go as far as Curry could take them. Get used to hearing that for the next 10 years, Warriors fans. And if this ownership can improve this team every HALF as drastically as they have in their first couple years as owners, this is a championship caliber franchise player. With enough protection so teams can't triple-team him whenever he gets the rock, Curry can lead a team to a friggin ring. You heard it here first, folks.
Regular season grade: A
Post season grade: A- (A+ in 1st Round)
Future with team: Long-term; extension recently signed
PG - Jarrett Jack #2
I believe Jarrett Jack's role on this team is a long term asset. I don't necessarily believe the player is. The Warriors, as they did last season with Nate Robinson, benefitted from having a curveball in their arsenal. Turning Curry into a shooting guard for 20 minutes a game and having a starting-caliber guard, the likes of Jack, in tow is a positive for the team no matter how you slice it. And not only is Jack's role important, but he himself is worthy of praise as well. Jack is an emotional leader; 8th Ave correctly acknowledged that Jack is a big moment player who hits big shots and doesn't crack under the pressure. The problem is: a big part of Jack's value this year came as a 3-point shooter, where he shot uncharacteristically well (to the tune of 5% north of his career norms). And, secondly, many of the things Jack contributed will be undoubtably replaced next season by the returning Brandon Rush: the defensive choice for a 3rd guard, the outside shooting, the driving game... these are all things that Rush can provide. Which makes Jack's premium talent, and most important aspect of his game to this team's success, his playmaking. With that in mind, Jose Calderon is a better pure point guard and is also on the market. Outside of that, you're looking at a drop-off in production from what Jack brought this year... even if you resign him. There's no real guarantee that the Warriors will be able to replicate Jack's career season, no matter who they bring in. I've acknowledged all year that I don't trust Jack, for whatever reason, I can't explain it. So, personally, I won't shed any tears if we lose him, especially since backup point guards are a dime a dozen. But I have a feeling the Warriors value his leadership, his vocality, and the chemistry he brought to this team. For that reason, I can't hate if they choose to resign him with their MLE. I'm transparent here; either/or is good with me.
Regular season grade: B-
Post season grade: B+
Future with team: Undecided; likely to be resigned w/ a 3-year MLE
SG - Brandon Rush #4
The Warriors' biggest need this entire season was a lock-down perimeter defender. Rush can be that guy. The Warriors' best bench player was Jarrett Jack who stepped up as a scoring punch off the bench to the tune of 13 points on 40% behind the arc, didn't whine about his playing time, and remained capable of spot-starting. Rush can be that guy. Quite simply, if Brandon Rush comes back fully healthy and shows no signs of reoccurring damage to that injured ACL, it will be as though the Warriors traded for another gun. Don't forget: Mark Jackson was mulling over Brandon Rush as a starter in the beginning of the year and, with Barnes' scuttling out of the gate, Kansas City's Finest likely would have found himself in the opening introductions as the starting 2. Rush is found money. There's zero downside to him coming back next year and if he performs anywhere near how he played in 2011-'12, he'll provide needed bench depth for a Dubs squad looking to contend.
Regular season grade: Incomplete
Post season grade: Incomplete
Future with team: Short-term; will likely seek big money after comeback year
PF - Carl Landry #7
The Bay and Carl Landry had a great honeymoon period last season. He came outta the gate hot, he provided solid low-post scoring to a franchise who could count low-post scoring 4's on one hand in the past 30 years, and he roared with a Hulk Hogan pose amidst countless and-1 plays that included heavy-contact or slick reverse lay-ups. That being said, this will be an amiable break in the near future (meaning after next season if Landry doesn't opt out this summer). Dirty Landry wants to start somewhere, he'll easily be priced out of the Warriors' long-term plans, and - ideally - Golden State wants a bench big with a little more athleticism and range. Somebody who can run the floor and spot corner 3's while still hitting the defensive glass on the other end. It was a fun year, but it ran the course for both parties involved. Landry gave the Warriors great minutes off the bench and the Warriors gave Landry a lot of tick on a platform to attract other suitors. There's not a lot that Landry provides that the Warriors can't get elsewhere.
Regular season grade: B-
Post season grade: D+
Future with team: Short-term
C - Festus Ezeli #31
Arguably, the Warriors' best regular season rookie, Ezeli filled in for a top 5 NBA center and the Warriors didn't seem to miss a beat in the win column. Bogut calls Ezeli, "'weights-wise' the strongest player on the [Golden State] roster." He's huge, he's muscular, he's mobile enough to run the floor, he finishes over established shot-blockers, and he rebounds ferociously. Next season will be a big test for Festus Ezeli. If Andrew Bogut can't play more than 30 games, the Warriors will realistically look at next year as an audition for the starting center spot in their camp, potentially letting Bogut walk as a free agent. If Bogut recovers and stays healthy, the Dubs may think about listening to offers on the kid because he already seems capable of being a quality NBA starter. But even if that happens, don't expect it to go down until he's on the final year of his contract prior to his big extension. Ezeli is the absolute ideal backup NBA center. After decades without a single guy to man the 5 spot, the Warriors now have - arguably - a top 5 starter and a top 5 backup.
Regular season grade: C+
Post season grade: C-
Future with team: Long-term; still on rookie contract
PF - Draymond Green #23
I used my second round pick in our fantasy GM NBA draft, before the season, to nab Draymond Green for the Trailblazers and I believe I was one of like 3 people here to be genuinely excited when we got this guy on draft day. Green is a born winner, an emotional asset, and a loyal scrapper who will fight for his team to the absolute death. There's not a real high ceiling on this guy because his game is predicated almost entirely on effort and hustle, but you need a couple of those guys on your bench and at practice to keep everybody sharp. Unlike many people who want to see Green develop into an outside shooter, I don't care if Draymond ever learns to hit the 3-point shot because his true position at the NBA level, IMO, is power forward. He's a double-tough rebounder, a tenacious defender, and the perfect guy to bring in for some instant toughness. Rather than develop that outside shot, I want to see Green become a premiere screen-setter because I believe he possess the toughness and scrappiness to do it. And on a team with these kind of shooters, screeners are more important than extra gunners.
Regular season grade: C-
Post season grade: B
Future with team: Long-term; still on rookie contract
SF - Richard Jefferson #44
RJ still brings intensity to the floor, which is admirable. He plays decent defense and rebounds and makes the right play. In the beginning of the year, he was irritating because he seemed to fancy himself as the top gun on the B-squad, but Jefferson mellowed out and quit taking so many ridiculous shots after a while and as a 3rd/4th swingman off the bench to play situational defense and run offense out of the corner (spot-up or drive baseline), you could do a lot worse than Richard Jefferson. And, good God, is he gonna free up some SERIOUS scratch in another year when his DLee money comes off the books.
Regular season grade: D
Post season grade: F
Future with team: Short-term, expirer
C - Andris Biedrins #15
Who cares? Seriously: who cares? If we trade him with a prospect for an overpaid but talented bench gun, I'm happy. If we staple him to the bench and let him expire so he can go back to Latvia and bang his trophy wife, I'm cool with that. But for the love of God, I can no longer stomach hearing people talk as if he'll ever put it back together. Just stop, fools. It's been 5 damn seasons. He's trash now. Get over it. I can be as nostalgic about We Believe as anyone, but acting like Andris Biedrins has the passion, the heart, the drive, the will, or the ability to put any sort of stock back into the player we all hoped he was becoming is ignorance at this stage of his career and nothing more.
Regular season grade: F
Post season grade: D-
Future with team: Short-term, expirer
SG - Kent Bazemore #20
I think he's better than 12th man status, but the return of Brandon Rush will make this dude expendable. Too damn bad, too, cause guys like Bazemore and Turiaf, getting all hype on the bench, are a beautiful display of team love that I absolutely enjoy as a viewing fan.
Regular season grade: D
Post season grade: F
Future with team: Undecided, likely get dropped due to financial reasons ala Jenkins/Tyler
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As a rule of thumb for players you keep.
Untouchables: Barnes, Curry. Barnes is on his rookie contract and has high upside. Never get rid of high upside rookie contract players unless you can get a top five player in the league. Curry is a top ten player in the league with a value contract. He is an untouchable.
Most expendable main rotational young player on our team is Klay. Klay is a brilliant shooter with fantastic defense, but his upside is limited because he's not super athletic. But he is a top level prospect in this league and can be included in a package to get a difference maker. If the right deal comes along, you have to move him, otherwise he should be a main stay.
Lee and Bogut are both expendable to me if we can either get Kevin Love or Dwight Howard. Both gettable players. Other wise, keep it the same.
Untouchables: Barnes, Curry. Barnes is on his rookie contract and has high upside. Never get rid of high upside rookie contract players unless you can get a top five player in the league. Curry is a top ten player in the league with a value contract. He is an untouchable.
Most expendable main rotational young player on our team is Klay. Klay is a brilliant shooter with fantastic defense, but his upside is limited because he's not super athletic. But he is a top level prospect in this league and can be included in a package to get a difference maker. If the right deal comes along, you have to move him, otherwise he should be a main stay.
Lee and Bogut are both expendable to me if we can either get Kevin Love or Dwight Howard. Both gettable players. Other wise, keep it the same.
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Tough choice since the team is set up nicely, bigger role for Bazemore, and return of Rush, we are stacked at the SG position, everyone on a rookie contract is untouchable. easier to replace Jarret Jack, than Landry. So Jack.
Nice review 32. I think we can replace Jack with a cheaper PG who'll do almost as good a job. I do like Jack and I'm certain that he played a big part in the chemistry of this team but I think his price tag will be too steep for the Warriors to re-sign him. Calderon would be excellent.
The Warriors can't afford to keep everybody. Landry will opt out and the Warriors are looking for an athletic stretch 4 for their bench big. Nobody will take RJ or Biedrins on for less salary; that's a pipe dream.
Realistically, the Warriors will give Jack the MLE, let Landry walk, and slide Green up to backup 4. If the Warriors go out and get anybody, it'll probably be a guy like Josh McRoberts; a cheap big who can run the floor better than Lee, Bogut, and Ezeli.
Realistically, the Warriors will give Jack the MLE, let Landry walk, and slide Green up to backup 4. If the Warriors go out and get anybody, it'll probably be a guy like Josh McRoberts; a cheap big who can run the floor better than Lee, Bogut, and Ezeli.
32 wrote:Warriors would need to find a suitor to take Bogut in that event. I can't see it happening.
That would be the easiest part to complete.
Sign and trade with the Lakers and a third team that takes on Bogut.
Bogut is not only an expiring contract, but he is awesome at basketball. I am not going to go into specific trade scenarios, but I am sure there is a ton of interest in Bogut if he is on the market.
I don't think anyone's expendable because the Warriors had one of those years where so many players contributed to and were involved in the team's success. But I'd say Landry is most expendable, simply cuz he's a backup PF and Lee is a starting PF. One can get you post scoring, the other can give you post scoring, rebounding, and passing. Hoping Warriors can bring back both Jack and Landry though.
32 wrote:How in the name of God can 2 people have voted for David Lee?
Anyone wanna man up and explain how you figured our All-NBA 3rd team player is our most expendable player? Moreso than BENCH players...?
Outside of Warrior fans there's a lot of people who believe he didn't deserve to be on that list. I'm talking about fans in general. Honestly speaking I was pleasantly surprised that he made it myself. Anyway, the only reason this is even a discussion is because we unseated a 3rd seeded team and took San Antonio to 6 games. We had Lee (without Bogut) against the Denver in the regular season and won 1 game out of 4 by 1/10th of a second. You probably don't put much stock into that, but I do. Although I think Lee is very good, I don't think this team's success hinges on him.


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As mentioned in last week's Ledge(r), local print product, Concrete Skateboarding, has released the 2011 Photo Annual, which is available now at your local skate emporium (for free). The above commercial promoting the issue features sick footage from Metro Vancouverites Corey Klim, Jordan Hoffart and John Hanlon.
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MASCOUTAH — An Air Force base in southwestern Illinois soon will be home to two new cyber-security squadrons that will mean 320 new jobs and a $16 million investment in the site.
MASCOUTAH — The addition of two cybersecurity squadrons to an Air Force base in southwestern Illinois will bring 320 new jobs within two years and a $16 million investment in the site, members of Illinois' congressional delegation announced.
Scott Air Force Base near Mascoutah, just east of St. Louis, and another in Texas won the competition among seven finalists for the protection squads, which guard against attacks on the nation's computer networks, identify hackers, stop the attacks and fix the damage.
Such personnel also pose as hackers, trying to crack into military, Pentagon or other national computer systems.
Calling the Air Force's cybersecurity operations "critically important to our national security efforts," Sen. Dick Durbin said he is "always proud to see Illinois' defense installations play such an important and dynamic part of our nation's defense." Durbin, a Democrat, chairs the defense subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
"As a 35-year member of the military, I can tell you that this addition is a huge win for Scott," added U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart, a Democrat who once headed the Illinois National Guard and now serves on the House Armed Services Committee. "This is a direct message from the Air Force about Scott's critical role in cybersecurity."
Wednesday's announcement came three months after Durbin led Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh on a tour of Scott, hoping to protect the 13,000-employee base — the St. Louis region's biggest employer — from any future attempts to close, relocate or downsize.
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If lawmakers don't increase IT budgets, agencies will have to sacrifice some of their cybersecurity initiatives.
If federal agencies hope to fight malware and cybersecurity threats in 2015 they need to allocate more IT funds towards cyber.
Over the past few years government leaders have consistently prioritized and increased funding for cybersecurity initiatives. In the administration's proposed budget for 2015, the cyber goals are no less lofty, but funding has not increased enough to effectively address the issue. In fact, cybersecurity spending is slated to drop by about $30 million. Lawmakers will have to increase budgets to attain the goals, or agencies will have to sacrifice some of their planned initiatives.
Recently, the Homeland Security Department released the first in a series of annual reports on cybersecurity trends from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team. According to the publication, "US-CERT Security Trends Report: 2012 in Retrospect," the most significant conclusion from the analysis is that malware in particular is becoming more prevalent and its threat to cybersecurity more complex.
US-CERT collected data from both public and private sources, including the department's EINSTEIN system. The data showed that roughly 8 percent of consumer grade users experienced a malware infection in 2012; one in five infections was caused by unintentional installation of malicious or infected software. The most common way malware was introduced to a device was through vulnerabilities in programs such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader, and Java.
The most prevalent malware is Sality, according to the report (it was involved in 56 percent of malware cases). Zeus and its 26 identified variants follows closely at 54 percent. Sality has been used to relay spam, proxy communications, exfiltrate data and carry out distributed denial of service attacks, to name a few of its uses; Zeus has compromised financial and banking transactions all over the world. The majority of these infections could have easily been avoided by practicing proper patch management. Updates for vulnerable programs are released regularly: If your software is not up-to-date, your device is at risk.
What does this increase in malware mean for cybersecurity spending? Let's compare 2015 requested and 2014 actual budget numbers across federal agencies. Cybersecurity-related spending would see some increases in certain areas in 2015, on paper at least. Proposed 2015 budgeting in cybersecurity across all agencies is approximately $1.41 billion, compared with $1.44 billion in 2014. Areas seeing increased levels of funding include threat and vulnerability management, data integrity and privacy management, access control and data recovery. But other areas would see a decrease in funding, include continuity of operations, continuous monitoring, and identification and authentication.
Although the proposed decrease looks like bad news, cybersecurity will remain a top priority for the government. An omnibus budget bill that provides agencies with new appropriations for the remainder of 2014 will have a greater share of spending going toward cybersecurity, and we remain hopeful that Congress will increase spending for cybersecurity in 2015.
On the bright side, with new appropriations come new requirements. This could mean a greater demand for more sophisticated cybersecurity products, which may pave the way for a higher share of IT budgets dedicated to cybersecurity. Government needs to combat the increasingly complex cyber threat landscape and the only way to do that is with better funding and more comprehensive technology.
Mohamad Elbarasse is an Analyst with immixGroup, which helps technology companies do business with government. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Folck's Mill
Other Names: Cumberland
Location: Allegany County
Campaign: Early's Raid and Operations against the B&O Railroad (June-August 1864)
Date(s): August 1, 1864
Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Kelly [US]; Brig. Gen. John McCausland [CS]
Forces Engaged: Divisions
Estimated Casualties: 38 total
Description: After burning Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on July 30, Johnson's and McCausland's cavalry brigades rode towards Cumberland, Maryland, to disrupt the B&O Railroad. Brig. Gen. Benjamin Kelly organized a small force of soldiers and citizens to meet the Confederate advance. On August 1, Kelly ambushed Rebel cavalrymen near Cumberland at Folck's Mill, and skirmishing continued for several hours. Eventually the Confederates withdrew.
Result(s): Inconclusive
CWSAC Reference #: MD008
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Re: Minerva E. Wilburn Osborn Ellison
I received your request while at the library, Tuesday. I looked hurredily thru the Sept. 1928 newspaper but did not find an Obit. Sorry, however, I did find a listing for her, in our cemetery books for the Sharp Cemetery near Quitman which is a little ways from Yantis, Also, found on www.findagrave.com for the Sharp Cemetery, Yantis, in Wood County, TX., a page giving info on her. They had spelled her name as Manervia.
We have Ancestry.com free thru our library and society and I looked her up there first, it listed children born to Russell Osborn and Manervia. Didn't find him listed buried with her, tho. They have her death date as Sept. 5th, and her name was listed as Ellison. Also, I did look her up on our Death Records Book (from the Wood Co. Courthouse) and did not find a listing for her but I might have overlooked it. If she was listed, then they would have a Death Certificate which you might order, which I will look again to try to locate.
Do you have ancestry .com? if not, send me your address and I can send you what I have and also, I can look again, at the library as time permits, for the Obit in our newspaper. Please reply ASAP.
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Release Date: April 13, 2010
BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo Law School students will suggest ways renewable energy resources can reshape Haiti's future in a free, public forum 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 at the Cellino and Barnes Conference Center, 509 John Lord O'Brian Hall, on UB's North Campus.
The forum, "A Brighter Future for Haiti: The Power of Renewable Energy," includes presentations from three UB law students who will discuss the work they produced in the last year for the Solar Liberty Foundation and the YWCA of Niagara County on the need for renewable energy resources in less-developed nations, and ways to provide a benefit to Western New York. It is sponsored by the UB Law School's Clinical Legal Education Program.
The students are enrolled in the UB Law School's Environment and Development Clinic and the Women, Children and Social Justice Clinic.
"The clinic projects demonstrate that providing solar energy to Haiti not only improves the health and lives of its people, but also benefits the global environment," says Robert S. Berger, a professor at the Law School, director of the Environment and Development Clinic, and a proponent of renewable resources including wind power's potential for providing low-cost, environmentally friendly electricity to New York.
"The presentations will offer creative ideas for turning these environmental benefits into funding opportunities to support the important work of the Solar Liberty Foundation."
Students in the Environment and Development Clinic throughout the academic year have studied the viability of using solar energy to address energy needs in Haiti. Working with the Solar Liberty Foundation, a local, non-profit organization, the clinic analyzed the impact of current fuel sources in Haiti, the pervasive lack of electricity and the consequences of the lack of electrification on rural areas of the country, particularly health clinics.
"One of the goals of this event is to showcase the multifaceted work of UB Law School's clinics in addressing issues experienced by our community-based clients and applying them to global concerns," says Suzanne Tomkins, director of the Women, Children and Social Justice Clinic. "This cross-clinic collaboration is essential to address the complex social issues confronting people in Western New York and in Haiti."
The forum includes a welcome and remarks by Berger and Tomkins, as well as research reports by UB Clinical Legal Education students Tomas Callocchia, Jeanne Lane and Joanna McKeegan. Representatives of the YWCA of Niagara and the Solar Liberty Foundation also will speak. The students hope to add to the work already being done in Haiti by the Solar Liberty Foundation.
"We have many new projects in the works in Haiti, which include providing
solar electrification (using solar photovoltaic panels to convert the sun's energy into electrical power) to an orphanage of 68 girls who are currently living outside in makeshift tents," says Paige L. Mecca, executive director of the Solar Liberty Foundation and a UB Law School alumna.
"We will be providing a solar electrification system to a community center in rural Haiti as part of a new village, which includes a university," Mecca says. "We are also providing solar electrification to a community kitchen project."
In September 2009, the Solar Liberty Foundation provided a solar electrification system to a Partners in Health clinic in Hinche, Haiti, Mecca says. "Without the use of solar electrification, the clinic's power needs came from a diesel generator," she says. "After the earthquake, we provided a shipment of solar cookers to the Haitian Bouske organization to displaced individuals in Port-au-Prince."
The Women, Children and Social Justice clinic focused this year on creating a business plan for solar cooker assembly based in Carolyn's House, a facility of the YWCA of Niagara County. The proposal is to create an assembly production facility for the development and manufacturing of solar cookers the Solar Liberty Foundation will distribute around the world in less-developed nations.
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They provide inspiration and adventure, supply food and water, offer natural defences against climate change and support the livelihoods of millions of people.
What are they? They're the world's protected areas including national parks, nature reserves and community conserved areas and their future is the focus of the IUCN World Parks Congress which takes place 12-19 November in Sydney, Australia. The event will see more than 3,000 delegates from over 160 countries set the international agenda for managing some of the earth's most valuable places.
The creation of protected areas is a rare global environmental success story. The most recent figures show that there are around 200,000 protected areas, covering around 14.6% of the world's land surface and around 2.8% of the oceans. This has risen from only 1,000 protected areas just 50 years ago.
But despite successes in protected area coverage, more needs to be done if international targets to protect at least 17% of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10% of coastal and marine areas are to be met by the end of the decade.
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In late 2002, as a result of several routine examinations, NASD discovered that some members had failed to deliver breakpoint discounts to investors purchasing Class A shares of front-end load mutual funds. This led to a joint examination of 43 broker/dealers by NASD, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), which confirmed that broker/dealers were not uniformly delivering appropriate breakpoint discounts. In December 2002, NASD issued Special Notice to Members 02-85, which reminded members of their obligation to deliver all available breakpoint discounts to customers purchasing Class A shares of front-end load mutual funds.
In March 2003, NASD directed member firms that processed 100 or more automated purchases of front-end load mutual funds in either 2001 or 2002 to conduct a "self-assessment" of their record of delivering breakpoint discounts to customers. The self-assessment was designed to produce a statistically significant sample that would allow NASD to determine the scope of overcharges at individual member firms and to gauge the scope of the problem across the industry as a whole.
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Keith Olbermann hosted the sole political talk show airing on Current TV when David Bohrman took over as network president last August.
Now close to a year later, Olbermann is long gone, but Bohrman (pictured below) has transformed Current into a full-time news network built around Olbermann-like hosts — brash, intelligent and liberal.
Though the network remains ratings-challenged, especially as compared to the triumvirate of cable news heavyweights (Fox News, MSNBC and CNN), Current now airs original politics-centric programming nine hours of the day. By the start of September it will be 10, and this fall it will hit 11.
Its diverse troupe of hosts includes comedian John Fugelsang, former politicians like Eliot Spitzer and Jennifer Granholm (both Democrats), new media figure Cenk Uygur and longtime TV/radio personalities Joy Behar, Bill Press and Stephanie Miller.
Yet one thing ties most of them together — personality.
"One of the problems that cable news has — and especially a problem that liberals have — is that there's no sense of humor," Bohrman said in an interview with TheWrap. "TV often takes itself too seriously."
The proof that Bohrman means it? The hiring last week of Fugelsang (left), who after announcing his new show last week told TheWrap that Jesus was a "radical liberal." The stand-up comic and former host of "America's Funniest Home Videos" will aim to find a happy medium between Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and more traditional hosts.
Also read: Current TV's Politicians as Pundits: Gavin Newsom, Jennifer Granholm Defend Themselves
Nor will Behar, a co-host of "The View," shy away from speaking her mind. Her show, which debuts Sept. 4, is titled "Say Anything." Bohrman wanted to offer Behar (below, with President Obama on "The View") a fresh start after HLN canceled her eponymous show at the end of 2011.
"As that show went on, I think HLN began to put pressure on her to do the Natalee Holloway, Casey Anthony stories," Bohrman said. "That was just not working."
Over time, most of Bohrman's show hosts have told TheWrap that they can say whatever they want on air — and that is an attitude Bohrman purports to endorse. There is no teleprompter for Uygur's show, "The Young Turks," which airs at 7 p.m.
"If I could have my wish I'd banish [the teleprompter] from all of TV," Bohrman said. "Programs are better without it. If you get smart people that have something to say that know where they're going, TV is better. The crutch of the prompter is a curse."
That unconventional attitude mirrors his unusual lineup of shows.
In the morning, Miller and Press host their radio shows as usual, but with a camera in the room for a "voyeuristic" quality. Miller, host of the "Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour," took the stage at a breakfast last Wednesday in a sports coat just barely concealing her cleavage.
At night, Bohrman has employed Uygur, who built an online following as the leader of the "Young Turks," a band of political, social and cultural commentators. He left MSNBC after a dispute over the 6 p.m. slot and prides himself on attacking both sides of the political aisle.
At 9 p.m. is Granholm, a well-respected former governor of Michigan who joined the network in January. Few would describe her as a natural entertainer, but she is unconventional for that reason — she had little media experience before taking the job.
Also read: Joy Behar to Host Show on Current TV
And then there is Eliot Spitzer, the former New York governor who resigned amid a 2008 sex scandal but landed a show on CNN that lasted about a year. CNN canceled it as it struggled to gain traction with viewers.
Spitzer worked in the Manhattan district attorney's office in the late 1980s and early 1990s pursuing organized crime. He later served as the state's attorney general, taking on securities fraud and white-collar crime — a regular subject of his new show given the widespread financial malfeasance of the past several years.
(At left, "Young Turks'" Cenk Uygur.)
"Spitzer is doing something no one else is," Fugelsang told TheWrap. "Once you get over Eliot Spitzer having a show, you realize he's taking on Wall Street like nobody else."
Spitzer is one of three hosts who once held a show at a cable news behemoth, joining Behar (HLN) and Uygur (MSNBC). Bohrman is himself a CNN refugee and has turned to other veterans of the industry for senior executive positions. Shelley Lewis, formerly of CNN and PBS, oversees programming, while Terry Baker, alum of Fox Business Network, CNBC and CNN, handles production.
As for the programming the day's other 15 hours, Current retains a mix of reruns, its Vanguard documentary series and other hour-long unscripted programming.
Current has built out this lineup without a real home base to build from. Its headquarters remains in San Francisco, but its shows film in Los Angeles and New York, which is home to the bulk of the marketing and sales teams. Los Angeles has the control room overseeing eight hours of daily programming.
Also read: New Current TV Host: 'My Show Will Focus on the Hypocrisy of the Christian Right'
"We've got this multi-city dispersion," Bohrman said. "It was the way to get us up and running but I'd like to build a real home for us so we can do this on our own facilities the right way."
After joking that his office was Virgin America Airlines, Bohrman said New York is the most likely destination for a new home base.
Once that is established, Bohrman will have to pursue a strategy for ratings growth. The network, which is in far fewer homes than Fox News, MSNBC or CNN, has the low ratings to prove it. Executives at those three networks are dismissive of Current for that very reason, but declined to comment to TheWrap.
Although Current is guarded with its ratings figures, Olbermann reportedly gave the network a boost. But even the audience for his show, "Countdown," paled in comparison to those he drew while in primetime at MSNBC, which sometimes topped 1 million.
"I'd like to have more people watching, but that will come," Bohrman said. "People's viewing habits take a while to change. We don't have 25 sister networks to promote the hell out of our programming."
Bohrman believes the quality of the shows and his outspoken anchors will do the trick. He noted that the network gets an "inordinate amount of attention" given its size.
Some of that is because of the backing of former Vice President Al Gore, Current's co-founder and chairman, but a large part of that coverage came from its dispute with Olbermann.
After months of private disagreement over election coverage, production facilities and vacation time – much of which spilled into the press –the network fired the controversial host at the end of March.
Both sides then filed suits against one another claiming breach of contract, and both listed a litany of misbehavior. Those suits are ongoing.
In spite of that, Bohrman does not seem bitter – at least publicly. The network he has built over the past year owes a debt of gratitude to Olbermann.
"Having Keith at Current was hugely transformative and important because what it set the beacon for Joel Hyatt and Al Gore to set the direction," Bohrman said.
"Regardless of all the other noise, that's the track we're on and what we've delivered. We're now at 12 hours and that's because of Keith's show. The legal issues, we'll let other people deal with that."


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The Dionaea honeypot got more and more mature during the last weeks. As Markus blogged in Iteolih: Miles and More the software is now able to detect shellcode via libemu and generates a nice shellcode profile out of this.
The SMB / DCERPC implementation also got fairly mature and is now able to cope with all packet types and also most caveats and differences of implementations in exploits. As I registered more and more RPC vulnerabilities in the module, it was definitely time to give libemu something to eat! :)
So I just launched some metasploit modules against the honeypot...
... and watched dionaea spit out the info (cut for better blog experience):
Also the infamous HOD exploit triggers libemu nicely:
With some exploits libemu does not give a correct shellcode profile or does not detect a shellcode - this will mostly be the case because of unicode encoding or some other custom encapsulation in the rpc packets. We will add some heuristics later which can preprocess the data to improve libemu's detection.
The honeypot also already supports shell emulation and ftp/http/tftp downloads of malware - but this was turned off for the above tests.
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WARRIORHOG8 wrote:GSW Hoops Fan wrote:Roy wouldn't be the starter, he would be coming off the bench. And he would be a good bench player. It is not a bad Idea, and you probably wouldn't have to pay him much. But I think there are safer bets out there. But what is most attactive about him, is not his ability to play, but his ability to lead. That is why they are interested. He would be a positive force in the locker room, and on the second squad, making those around him that much better.
By the way, he has 2 bad knees, not just one.
Oden is the blazzer with 1 bad knee.
Good point with the 2 bad knees comment; you're right!!!
Agree he could have some value as a role player, but his competitive drive was starting to be a wedge in Portland. Because he wanted to play so badly he started making waves and causing problems in the locker room during the playoffs. Risky, but low $ investment and possible good reward and he's a good citizen so I'm with you there.
How long before there's an NBA player who does a comeback with an artificial knee like the old-timers get??? Or is Roy already the 1st???


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Video display Dunkerron Mountains Area More detail Place count in area: 65, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 83, 84, 85 Highest place: Stumpa Dúloigh, 784m Maximum height for area: 784 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 528 metres, Places in area Dunkerron Mountains:An Bheann Mhór 308mAn Bheann Mhór 674.7mAn Bhinn Láir 514mAn Cnoc Riabhach 534mAn Corrán 667mBascadh 595mBascadh West Top 569mBeann 752mBeann Far SW Top 636.2mBeann na Stiocairí 673.1mBeann NE Top 692mBeann South Top 639mBeann SW Top 657mBeenarourke 304mBeenrour 418mBoughil 631mBroaghnabinnia 745mCahernageeha Mountain 499mCaora Bhán 570mCnoc Breasail 591mCnoc na gCapall 639mCoomcallee 648.9mCoomduff 244mCoomnacronia 636mCoomnahorna 590mCoomura Mountain 666mCrossderry 489mDeenish Island (2) 144mDereenavurrig Hill 261mDoire Gharb 382mEagle Hill 155mEagles Hill 549mEsknaloughoge 416mEsknaloughoge N Top 420mFarraniaragh Mountain 468mGlanbeg 485.8mGortamullin 205mKnockanamadane 270mKnockanaskill 356mKnockaunanattin 569mKnockaunanattin W Top 467mKnocklomena 641mKnockmoyle 684mKnocknabreeda 569mKnocknacusha 547mKnocknafreaghane 313mKnocknagantee 676mKnocknagantee West Top 553mKnocknagullion 413mKnocknasullig 117mLetter South 362mMothaillín 506mMullaghanattin 773mMullaghanattin East Top 594mMullaghbeg 509mReenearagh 162mSallagh South-West Top 543mScarriff Island 252mSlievenashaska 578mSlievenashaska South Top 566mStaigue N E Top 435mStaigue Top 459mStumpa Dúloigh 784mStumpa Dúloigh SE Top 780mStumpa Dúloigh SW Top 663m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. Centre on map. Mullaghanattin Mountain Mullach an Aitinn A name in Irish (Ir. Mullach an Aitinn [OSI], 'summit of the gorse') Kerry County, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Purple sandstone & siltstone Bedrock Height: 773m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V73872 77276 Place visited by 216 members. Recently by: guestuser, strangeweaver, Grumbler, Fergalh, learykid, schwann10, GerSomers, JeanM, Patbrdrck, jamesmforrest, sharonburns, Ulsterpooka, Dbosonnet, Wilderness, FrankMc1964 I have visited this place: YES (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -9.834538, Latitude: 51.933833 , Easting: 73872, Northing: 77276 Prominence: 528m, Isolation: 0.8km, Has trig pillar ITM: 473849 577337, GPS IDs, 6 char: Mlghnt, 10 char: MlghntnBedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation) Dubbed the Matterhorn of Kerry by Richard Mersey, Mullaghanattin stands proud above Ballaghbeama (Ir. Bealach Béime, 'way/pass of the notch'. Together with its neighbour Beann and their satellites, it forms a horseshoe ridge that confines a narrow glen known as the Pocket. Mullaghanattin is the third highest mountain in the Dunkerron Mountains area and the 60th highest in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/58/ Rate Gallery COMMENTS for Mullaghanattin 1 2 3 Next page >> Follow this place's comments Picture from group : As seen from Beann NE Picture: As seen from Beann NE Striking, distinctive summit Short Summary created by simon3, jackill, Colin Murphy 20 Nov 2015 This high point of the Mullaghanattin Horseshoe. One approach is to park by the road at at Tooreennahone V747746 A, where the road forks. 100m before this point is a farm, where you should ask permission, but the farmer has previously been happy to grant this. Walk 100m along the track to the right before heading up the hillside to the east, which is steep in parts. If you want to do the summit in isolation, veer to the NE as you ascend to emerge somewhere on the long ridge of ups and downs that lead from the north of An Cnoc Riabach, around point V755 767 B This grid reference in the text is shown as point B on the Detail Map above'>V755 767 B B. Turn NW for 1km. The terrain is grassy but firm, and a reasonably gentle slope until your turn west at V746 775 C, where it becomes very steep for most of the remaining 1km. The summit is on a small grassy area marked by a trig pillar. Time to do a complete circuit including Beann and An Cnoc Riabhach 6 to 7 hours for reasonably experienced walkers.Another, shorter route is from a point on the Ballaghbeama Gap road at point V757 780 D. Thge initial ascent is very steep. Ascend to the SW to point V755 767 B This grid reference in the text is shown as point B on the Detail Map above'>V755 767 B B and continue as above.It is also possible to reach Mullaghanattin from the vicinity of Cloon Lake. Be aware of the following: Maurice Breen, who farms at the northern end of Cloon Lake in Co. Kerry has asked if walkers planning to ascend Mullaghanattin from that point could so by following the stream at V708783 E up the hill. Please do not ascend from the northern end of the lake (V709788 F), or the farm track at (V708785 G), as both these routes involve a number of fence crossings. Maurice has had problems in the past with damage to his fences, he is happy to have walkers on his land, as long as people act responsibly. Info via Mountaineering Ireland Nov 2015. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/58/comment/4818/ Picture from wicklore : An amazing view Picture: An amazing view Rising above a sea of white by wicklore 26 Feb 2012 On Saturday last, while hiking the Coumloughra Horseshoe, we were blessed with the most fabulous cloud inversion that was present for many hours of our walk. This photo shows Mullaghanattin to the SW poking through the clouds as visible from the summit of Caher West Top. It's views like this that can make you catch your breath and stun you into silence. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/58/comment/6698/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from ahendroff : Mullaghanattin "The Matterhorn of Ireland" ... do you agree? Picture: Mullaghanattin "The Matterhorn of Ireland" ... do you agree? ahendroff on Mullaghanattin, 2008 by ahendroff 17 Apr 2008 29 Apr 2006. A day I'll never forget. Finished the walk under the moonlight after a full day's bagging Beann NE Top, Mullaghanattin, Beann , Beann South Top, Beann West Top, Finnararagh, Coomanassig and Coomura. Splendid walk. Splendid horseshoe around Cloon. One of its summits cast a spell on me, Mullaghanattin. No other mountain in Ireland is shaped like it. A perfect 3D triangle which HAS to be climbed in life. Savor the views from the top. It's one of the best you can ask for in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/58/comment/3048/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Ireland's last Wimbledon Winner by Conor74 2 Feb 2011 Was Harold Segerson Mahony, whose family owned Dromore Castle in Templenoe, the area between here and Kenmare - the castle itself is in the woods by the sea, some miles south west of Mullaghanattin. He spent most of his youth in this area, and went on to win Wimbledon in 1896. He is widely accredited as being Ireland's last Wimbledon winner, though research has shown that he was actually born in Scotland and may be their only winner - at least until Mr Murray answers his fans prayers. He was romantically linked with the female tennis star of the time and 5 time Wimbledon winner Charlotte 'Lottie' Dodd. He won an Olympic silver medal for the same sport in 1900.So apart from growing up in the shadow of the Dunkerrons, what's his link to this mountain? Well in 1905 his body was found at the side of the road in Ballaghbeama, the mountain pass to the east of Mullaghanattin. He had been out cycling and struck by a horse and cart, and by local accounts the owner was unjustly tried for murder and hung. In a strange footnote, incredibly a previous Irish Wimbledon finalist, Vere St Leger Goold, who lost the 1879 decider, was the only major finalist convicted of murder, he killed a creditor in Monaco. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/58/comment/6231/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average milo on Mullaghanattin, 2002 by milo 6 Nov 2002 A great day's walk from The Pocket ( E. Side )or as part of a long day round the Cloon Loughs. Walkers should avoid blocking agri-access when they park near the start of the former circuit. If going round it anti-clockwise please note the following from Catherine McMullin (Laune MC): The descent to Derrenageer is wrongly shown on Sheet 78 and the farmer has problems from walkers descending incorrectly. The correct line of descent is via point 639 and on toward 381, continuing until you see a farm road heading downhill toward the N. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/58/comment/199/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average keithkingston on Mullaghanattin, 2008 by keithkingston 17 Nov 2008 Climbed Mullaghanattan for the first time recently. Beautiful day - sunny, calm, and odd bits of low cloud making it all the more interesting. Parked at junction at 747 747 H as suggested in previous comment - enough room for 2-3 cars. I'm a bit perplexed at the high "challenge rating given for this mountain. I would class it as similar to Galtymore but a good deal less challenging than Carrauntoohil. Views are great though, and it's wild enough that there are no paths - which is nice. I didn't have any problem with locals (mentioned in previous comments) - actually got a few waves and smiles! (see previous comments by milo). Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/58/comment/3450/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average COMMENTS for Mullaghanattin 1 2 3 Next page >> (End of comment section for Mullaghanattin.) Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.) British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence) MountainViews.ie, a Hill-walking Website for the island of Ireland. 11 Million Visitors Per Year. 1300 Contributors.


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Madison County commissioners approved a resolution last week for a three-member county board of elections and registration that will take office in 2014, replacing the position of elections superintendent held by Cody Cross, who also serves as probate judge.
The move will also abolish the board of registrars. The vote was unanimous, but included a change to the original resolution.
Previously, the chairman of the three-member board was to be appointed by the board of commissioners, but after hearing several statements from citizens, including Leo Smith, and Cross, the board agreed to amend the resolution to allow the grand jury to recommend the chairperson, with a superior court judge making the appointment.
The other two members of the board will be chosen by the local Republican and Democratic parties, with their selection being submitted to the BOC for formal approval during a regular public meeting.
Smith told the BOC earlier that he felt the BOC should remove itself from the appointment process in order to avoid any perception that, as elected officials themselves, they could influence an election in any way. He pointed out that this was one of the main reasons that Cross had asked for an election board, in order to remove any perceived politics from the position.
Cross told the board he agreed with Smith's points on the matter.
Each member of the board must be a registered voter and a county resident for at least one year at the time of the appointment and each term will last four years, with members be eligible for re-appointment.
The resolution will now be sent to the Georgia General Assembly for enactment.
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DALLAS - John Tavares scored with 1:24 to go and Brock Nelson added an empty-netter, leading the streaking New York Islanders to a 4-2 victory over the slumping Dallas Stars on Sunday.
Kyle Okposo had two goals in New York's fourth consecutive victory. The Islanders (18-22-7) also have won seven straight road games.
The Islanders rallied past the Stars after trailing 2-0 after one period for the second time in a week. This time, New York scored three goals in the final 4:16.
Dallas (20-18-7) has lost six in a row for the first time since March 2011.
Ray Whitney and Sergei Gonchar scored first-period goals for the Stars against goalie Kevin Poulin, who finished with 29 saves.
Dallas goaltender Dan Ellis stopped 27 shots.
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Cody Hodgson decided a lacklustre game with the only goal in the shootout, and Buffalo avoided matching the longest road losing streak in franchise history.
Hodgson, returning after missing eight games with a hand injury, beat Philipp Grubauer in a skills contest that mirrored the rest of the game ??? not many quality chances, hardly any pucks in the net.
Tyler Ennis scored in the first period, and Ryan Miller made 28 saves for the Sabres, whose 11-game road skid was the second-longest in club history, behind a 12-game streak in the 2011-12 season.
Jason Chimera also scored in the opening period, and Grubauer made 30 saves for the Capitals, who have lost five of seven.