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The Record endorses Carson, Armstrong, McMullin, Knauer
November 2, 2012
As of Friday afternoon, 6,728 of Summit County's 26,163 registered voters had cast their ballots. That means one in four of you have already voted and we hope the rest of you are planning to turn out on Tuesday. In 2008 Summit County's voter turnout rate was 62.5 percent and it would boost our civic pride to top that this year
For those who are still weighing their options in the local County Council races, we have waited for the candidates to rest their cases before sharing our own endorsements. They are offered as suggestions informed by our ongoing coverage of county issues and we fully expect some to disagree. It has been a turbulent campaign season befitting our rambunctious democratic process, one that we hope will return to civility and commitment to cooperation after Election Day.
In the race for Seat A on the Summit County Council, political newcomer Roger Armstrong has exhibited a well-researched and balanced approach to many of the complex issues facing our towns and unincorporated areas. At the same time, his opponent, Max Greenhalgh, has the benefit of prior experience through his service on the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission and the Basin Open Space Committee. Both share our concerns about preserving our mountain environment.
But, as Summit County continues transitioning toward the future, we need fresh eyes and new perspectives on some of the recurring controversies that have bedeviled local leaders for decades. Though Greenhalgh helped guide the county through the changeover from one to two planning commissions and from a three-person county commission to a five-member council, his frame of reference is still rooted in the 1990s when he served as a planning commissioner. We suggest giving Armstrong a chance to help unravel those old knots.
The campaign for Seat B has been unnecessarily personal and hostile. Incumbent Claudia McMullin and challenger Suzanne Pollard, who are both smart, articulate, concerned citizens, have been cornered by a process that has become destructively polarized. McMullin, the Democrat, has been stereotyped as a tax-and-spender while Pollard has been pigeonholed as anti-environmental. In fact, when given a chance, both have nuanced opinions on these highly divisive topics.
Pollard is justified in cross-examining McMullin and all of the current council members about the county's budget shortfalls and their calls for tax hikes. However, we can't support Pollard's suggestions that the county should cut back on support for nonprofits, like Recycle Utah or her skepticism about setting aside more open space.
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Pollard has been honest and upfront about her priorities, but we believe they are shortsighted and not representative of the progressive future that we envision for Summit County.
The race for Seat C took an about turn when Republican Duane Schmidt, the current mayor of Coalville, dropped out for health-related reasons. What had been a mild-mannered race between Schmidt and his Democratic opponent, Kim Carson, turned into a blistering contest between Carson and Tea Party candidate Jacqueline Smith.
Smith who recently, through a petition effort, forced the County Council to roll back two tax increases, is running as a write-in candidate. The repeal of the tax increase will cost the county two sheriff's deputy positions and one planner post, losses that we believe will make citizens less safe and less equipped to prepare for future development.
As a write-in candidate, Smith is not officially linked to the Republican ticket. However, the Summit County Republican Party did contribute $3,000 to her council campaign. It is important to note, though, that Smith does not represent the mainstream of the Republican Party. She is a founding member of the Coalville branch of the S.T.A.R. (Save Our American Republic) Forum which touts the extreme right wing principles that are antithetical to many local citizens on both sides of the political aisle.
Carson, on the other hand, has a solid record of public service and fiscal responsibility that would make her a valuable asset to the County Council. As a former member of the Park City Board of Education, she is no stranger to making tough financial choices. She has also proven to be a leader who can take her constituents' visions for the future and turn them into solid policies. In this race there is no question: Carson is the best candidate for Summit County.
Finally, in the sole contested race for a seat on the Park City Board of Education we wholeheartedly support Tania Knauer, a proactive parent who has served on countless school district community councils and advisory committees.
Unfortunately, her opponent, Kristen Brown, lost our support when she accused Knauer of injecting partisan politics into the race. In fact, by making that claim, Brown was guilty of introducing politics in a race that should be about our kids, not about party bickering. Brown may have impressive financial credentials for the job, but her temperament does not seem to be conducive to compromise and cooperation.
<i>This article has been corrected to reflect the fact that Max Greenhalgh served on the planning commission beginning in 1995.</i>


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Fix bug #454394 - Update guide to remove 2.6-only references (doc was originally written for 2.4 and 2.6 kernels)
Fix bug #427860 - Use /etc/portage for make.conf and make.profile. Old location (/etc) is still supported, this is a heads up (new default)
fix version bump
Version 3.1, fix typo regarding kernel: from 3.0 to 3.x
remove more alsa-driver cruft, leaving only the section on switching from alsa-driver to in-kernel, since alsa-driver is masked for removal from Portage
#379883 - Removing link attribute from guide element as it is not used anymore. Next step will be to remove it from DTD
Update alsa guide for the modprobe.d switch. thanks to ssuominen for the patch. bug 280468
removed deprecated udevstart paragraph, bug 251899
removed alsa-driver steps from the guide, per bug 183418, bug 207427 and other showstopper/regression bugs, and requests from the alsa & kernel teams. no one maintains or wants to maintain alsa-driver. it is the weakest link.
spacing fixes by pva, bug 177969. no content change.
misc. fixes suggested by pva on IRC, as well as removing 2.4 kernel notices (no longer in the tree)
updated alsa matrix link; old matrix is no longer maintained. bug 177384
alsa priority, bug 172490
changed modules-update command to update-modules, per the runtime warning about modules-update being deprecated. weird. seems update-modules used to be the name anyway years ago, see lpi 101 part 2.
no point in adding an example about how to add a USE flag to /etc/make.conf -- most likely thay already have customized it and blindly adding USE="foo" overwrites existing values
typo, bug 169248
only use eselect now that timidity is stable, bug 164578 (again)
typo fix, should have been module-rebuild not module rebuild
the big alsa guide update to make the whole damn thing more neutral (among other additions), fixes bugs 164573, 164576, 164577, 164578, 164593, 164597, and 164598
Removed XMMS references, bug 153830
date fix, it's july not june
#138845, replaced KERNELVER with more elite 2.6.16-gentoo-r9
Fixes for Bug 111387
Removed stupid section on catting /dev/urandom. Closes bug #119019 as well.
Removed some tabs (blame rane) **No Content Change**
Testing YosWink's repodoc, found a few wrapping issues...and fixed them. No content change.
Update grub config after building a new kernel; reported by Rasmus Lerchedahl Petersen
#102891 - Added info about the Unknown Symbol in module error thanks to dsd. Added another location to get soundfont file (from the SB CD), thanks to Robert Millan for the hint.
Fixed genkernel command options. genkernel --menuconfig is wrong.
fix a couple of typos
- killing a program with KILL (-9) signal is recommended only when it's really necesarry. Instead, using the default signal (TERM) should kill [in this case] udevd without any problems. Also, -9 may cause an unclean exit for the program (if it does not handle the signal properly). - surrounded /dev with <path>
#98772 - Addition of stuff to appease the sound team ;)
When you add something to the boot run level, you add it to the boot run level :) Indeed!
When you add something to the boot run level, you add it to the boot run level :)
#95574, #98429 - Updates + Fixes to the guide. Added sections on the Audio Group and more info regarding USB + ISA sound cards. #92711 went to RESO FIXED, so genkernel information was updated to reflect the corresponding changes. Thanks to Daniel Drake(dsd), Arun Raghavan (for ISA input), Miles Lubin, Jason Bucata, Deathwing00, alin, rane, LinuxBlues on IRC for helping with proofing and corrections.
Minor GuideXML tag fix, thanks to alin
Updated email for fox2mike
#92622, New Updated ALSA Guide
ALSA sometimes shows channels of which you can not change the volume. If you unmute those channels, it'll force the regular channels to not provide any sound anymore. The user must leave these channels muted. Thanks to Rickard Lindgren <firstname.lastname@example.com> for noticing, confirmed by Martin Schmeisser. The reason: most of the time, these channels provide a different output; enabling them disables the normal output. For instance, IEC985 unmuting disables regular output in favor of S/PDIF.
#83665 - Fix OSS compatibility issue
#80700 - amixer requires either percentage or hard value
Fixed some style typos.
#73778 Users should not enable OSS in the kernel media-sound/alsa-driver still recommended with 2.6 kernels timidity-update utility Clarification on what alsa-oss is
add <warn> for users who are already using a 2.6 kernel, see #73159
Sometimes the Headphone also gives issues when muted (i.e. no sound). Mailed by Albert Witteveen and confirmed by a google search
Converted date to YYYY-MM-DD
#69637. s/pmidi/aplaymidi/
#61255 - The matrix is only needed to find the module name
#61157 Use lspci instead of /proc
#60209 s/sfxload/asfxload/ for ALSA
#58387 - The configuration file for timidity++ is now already put in /etc and such
fixed typo in bug 53941
Heavy cleaning of the ALSA Guide. Including: - Removing obsoleted parts - Removing verbose output on several commands that has no function in the guide - Removing the various colors the guide originally had - Rewriting parts such as kernel configuration
Bumping version.
#50940 Mention to emerge media-sound/timidity-eawpatches to have soundfonts for timidity.
#49792 - Add link to more soundfonts
Fixed coding style due to the forthcoming DTD enforcement. Sorry for all the translators :) (including me, argh)
Fix typo in code listing
Fixed 2 spelling mistakes -- no content change
#44239 - Some errors Camille Huot found in the alsa-guide
corrected small error, diff: @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ </pre> <note> -2.6 kernels require alsa-driver to be atl east version 1.0.2c. +2.6 kernels require alsa-driver to be at least version 1.0.2c. </note>
Bug #42529: Thanks Jeremy for the updated guide
Make DTD valid - No content change
#36872 (alsa-lib, not alsa-libs)
Apply coding style
updated (closes bug #36186)
Fix #33697: Inform users about what to do if they want to activate their joystick
Coding Style -- No content changes
Bug #32954
ZhEN asked to have his e-mail address removed from all docs
Add OSS-USE-flag information
fixed #29566
replaced insmod with modprobe and <c> tags replaced with <i> tags
replaced update-modules to modules-update and <c> inside <pre> changed to <i>
Fix #27806, #27749
Fix #27110
Add license tag
Added Grant Goodyear and Arcady Genkin as authors for the guide
Fix http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16616
updated by the original author
change re bug 13740
changed snd_* so that it meets the new alsa specs
fixed bug #13636, getting rid of unnecessary 'cat' commands
change to kernel recompile section
changing to UTF8 encoding
changed all of the <guide link> tags so that they are current
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Set in a frenzied Chicago emergency room where the staff had personal lives often even more hectic than their medical cases, "ER" on its 1994 premiere was a dramatic innovation, a hyper-realistic "General Hospital" complete with gallons of blood, relentless Steadicam shots and shouted healthcare jargon. The audience loved it. "ER" was TV's No. 1 drama in the ad-friendly category of adults ages 18 to 49 for an astonishing 10 seasons and has long served as the 10 p.m. anchor of NBC's once-invincible Thursday lineup. Despite its age, the show has still sometimes beaten competing dramas in its time slot this season.
"I can't say never, but I doubt we will ever see the likes of a show like 'ER' again that rounds up such a huge amount of viewers who watch something at the same time," said Neal Baer, a Harvard-trained physician who was one of the show's early writers and eventually served as an executive producer. "It's truly the end of an era of television."
"ER" was more than just a hit, though. Expanding on the realism of such groundbreaking 1980s dramas as "Hill Street Blues" and "St. Elsewhere," "ER" in turn started a creative movement toward lifelike authenticity in specialized settings that has deeply influenced later hits such as the forensics-themed whodunit "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and the White House drama "The West Wing." In real life, "ER" even inspired more students to study emergency medicine, and at least one study found it helped educate consumers about healthcare.
"ER" fans are thus bidding farewell to a lot more than just Dr. Tony Gates (John Stamos) and his colleagues at the fictional County General Hospital.
Indeed, "ER's" life span has coincided with a deep commercial and cultural decline for the broadcast networks. Cable outlets stole market share and media attention with gritty dramas such as "The Sopranos" and "The Shield." Increasing numbers of viewers are watching programming on the Internet or on a time-delayed basis using digital video recorders. Pressured by low ratings and rising production costs, broadcasters are turning to relatively inexpensive reality series and talk shows.
Next season, in a dramatic symbol of the networks' ebbing fortunes, "ER's" slot -- where it had the longest reign in the same one-hour time period of any scripted drama in network history -- will be occupied by Jay Leno's Monday-to-Friday talk show. Leno's program is reportedly expected to cost less than $2 million for a week's worth of shows; for this season, NBC has paid Warner Bros. Television, the studio that produces "ER," an estimated license fee that is nearly twice that figure for each episode of the hospital drama.
"That was certainly part of the DNA of NBC, award-winning, audience-grabbing quality drama," said Warren Littlefield, who was NBC's entertainment president when "ER" went on the air. The drama's finale "ends that 10 o'clock era."
It may end it for NBC at least, but not necessarily for the other broadcasters. ABC and CBS remain committed to the notion of 10 p.m. dramas and have publicly challenged the wisdom of NBC's move. (Fox's prime-time schedule ends at 10 p.m.)
"I will bet anybody who would like to bet that 'CSI: Miami' on Monday will beat Jay by a lot," CBS chief Leslie Moonves said at a news conference in December, referring to one of his network's popular procedural dramas. "We view it as a plus for us. It's taking the third competitor out of the marketplace, and that will make us stronger."
Yet even the most optimistic network insiders admit that the 10 p.m. landscape is a much more punishing environment for broadcasters than it was when "ER" premiered.
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In retrospect, "ER's" success may seem preordained, but at the time it made for an unlikely TV hit. Bestselling novelist Michael Crichton, who died last year at age 66, had written the original script as a movie screenplay based on his experiences as a Harvard medical student. But the script had languished unproduced for years before it was pitched to NBC as a series. Steven Spielberg, whose teaming with Crichton had met with great success on "Jurassic Park," was initially onboard as a producer (his company Amblin Television is a partial owner of the show).
"It was a huge screenplay," Littlefield recalled. "Characters all over the place, really dense. Unlike anything I'd ever read before."
"L.A. Law," the slick legal series that had been NBC's signature drama during the late 1980s, was aging. So the network decided to take a gamble on a risky new drama. But the screening of the two-hour "ER" pilot for NBC brass did not go smoothly. The long, hand-held camera shots would discombobulate viewers, some executives feared. There was way too much gore for a prime-time show. And what was with all the medical nomenclature and slang, those urgent references to thromboses and tibias and tox screens as doctors raced through corridors? There was no way ordinary viewers would put up with all that.
"We were trying to show people that you don't actually have to understand what they're talking about to know what they're talking about," said John Wells, a veteran writer-producer who has served as an "ER" executive producer since the show's creation. "That was a very difficult concept to get across. We kept saying, 'Look, there's an emotional undercurrent to all of these scenes that the audience is going to understand. They don't really have to understand what a thrombosis is to understand what's happening in the scene.' "
The behind-the-scenes disagreements led to "lots of yelling," Wells recalled with a chuckle. But the creators ultimately got their way and "ER" earned a spot on the fall 1994 schedule, premiering three days before the launch of what would become another NBC smash, the sitcom "Friends."
After the premiere, the ensemble of previously obscure actors became instantly famous. That was especially true of George Clooney, who played the womanizing lout Dr. Doug Ross, who usually redeemed himself with last-minute rescues of critically ill patients. Clooney, who left the series a decade ago to pursue movie stardom, recently returned for a ratings-grabbing pre-finale guest shot. Like "Law & Order," another long-running NBC drama, "ER" has survived the exits of numerous cast members, including Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle and Noah Wyle.
The cast was hardly the show's only distinctive feature, however. The producers made extensive use of a Steadicam, a contraption that allowed a moving operator to control a mounted camera with little or no visible motion on the film. Even though the camera is hand-held, the shot looks fluid on-screen, as if it were made using a camera mounted on a dolly -- an option that typically drives up production costs.
Steadicams had been used since the 1970s in such films as "Rocky" and "Bound for Glory." But "ER" exploited the technology as never before, for rambling tracking shots that captured all the chaos of the emergency room in one long take. Three-quarters of the scenes in Season 1 were shot using Steadicams, an unprecedented percentage for network TV, according to one estimate.
"Suddenly, you could be on the fly with these doctors running down the hallways," Baer said of the Steadicam scenes. The technique became a staple of TV production, used on a wide range of series, including "Battlestar Galactica" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
"ER" also made effective use of real-life physicians on its writing staff, including Baer and Lance Gentile, whose "Love's Labor Lost" episode from 1995 won an Emmy for writing. Putting such specialists on a show's writing staff was considered unusual at the time. But "ER's" immersion in medical lingo and techniques convinced TV executives that viewers could handle forays into previously arcane worlds ruled by characters with rare expertise. That paved the way for the "CSI" franchise and its many procedural cousins. "The West Wing" hired several writers with high-level political backgrounds, including Lawrence O'Donnell, a former U.S. Senate committee chief of staff during the Clinton administration.
"We were trying to say that there was an artifice in a lot of what was on the air and that the audience knew there was an artifice to it," Wells said of "ER." "And that we were going to do something that looked different from that and was different from that."
In that goal, "ER" may have been too successful. "Of course it had its own created artifice, and over the years it's become its own cliche," Wells said.
TV producers often have trouble letting go of their shows, but Wells firmly believes it's time for "ER" to say goodbye. Even so, he can't resist feeling a twinge of sadness. Not just at losing the show after 15 years but at seeing quality scripted TV lose its honored 10 p.m. spot on the schedule at NBC -- and soon, perhaps, at other networks.
"I'm saddened that that's not going to be a drama slot anymore because it's been a terrific one for many, many years," he said. "And I think there is still an audience that wants to watch dramas at 10 o'clock."


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In the Bible there were 12 tribes of Israel, 12 brothers of Joseph, 12 judges of Israel, 12 great patriarchs, 12 old testament prophets, 12 kings of Israel, 12 princes of Israel, and Jesus' 12 disciples. As shown in my book, The Atlantean Conspiracy, these Biblical 12's cryptically (to the initiated) refer not to 12 literal people, but to 12 potentialities of consciousness - the 12 signs of the zodiac. From this we also have the 12 months of the year, the 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night. 12 days of Christmas, 12 grades in school, 12 step-programs, 12 jurors, 12 notes before the octave, 12 eggs in a dozen, 12 inches in a foot, Masonic Majestic-12, and 12 years of childhood before the "teens" and the Jewish Barmitsfa at 13.
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This article addresses a configuration requirement for daisy-chaining Dell U2415 monitors on Intel HD Graphics
Multi-Stream Transport (MST), also known as Daisy Chaining, is a new connection specification that allows multiple monitors to be connected in series with the video signal being passed from the computer to a monitor, and then from the first monitor on to the second monitor and so on. This differs from the traditional configuration of having a separate video cable run from the graphics adapter to each monitor in parallel. This simplifies the video wiring in most situations, but does have some specific configuration requirements to enable it.
Daisy chaining monitors is supported in the Display Port (DP) 1.2 specification, however, not all of the monitors to be included in the daisy chain configuration can be set to DP 1.2 due to how the Intel HD Graphics Driver functions. In order to enable Daisy chaining, the first monitor in the series (the monitor directly connected to the graphics card) must have DP 1.2 enabled in the monitor settings. Monitor number two in the chain must have DP 1.2 disabled.
The reason for this is that the Intel HD Graphics driver requires a "terminator" signal in the chain to indicate the second monitor is the last monitor in the chain in which to extend (or duplicate) the desktop to. If there are three monitors in the daisy chain, then the first two monitors would have DP 1.2 enabled and the third would be disabled, and so on.
DP1.2 enables MST streaming, leaving it off acts as a terminator for the chain to the Intel HD driver. You may extend the desktop to the first two monitors, bu can only clone any additional monitors beyond the second.
Set up for daisy chaining 3 monitors is slightly different from 2 monitors. To achieve this setup you must select in the monitors On Screen Display (OSD) the DP1.2 enable/disable feature. Set the first monitor to DP1.2 enabled, set the second monitor to DP1.2 disabled and set the third monitor to DP1.2 disabled. The first display will be your primary display and the 2nd and 3rd displays will be cloned.
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1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup (packed) light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup shredded carrots (about 3, peeled and trimmed)
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup moist, plump raisins (dark or golden)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans, preferably toasted
Position the racks to divide the oven into thirds and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment or silicone mats.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, ginger and nutmeg.
Working with a stand mixer, preferably fitted with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy and smooth. Add the sugars and beat for 2 minutes or so, then add the egg and beat for another minute. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the vanilla.
Continuing on low speed, add the dry ingredients in 2 or 3 batches and beat only until they just disappear into the mix. You'll have a very thick dough, and you might be tempted to overbeat it to incorporate flour-don't.
Mix in the carrots, coconuts, raisins and pecans. Spoon the dough onto the baking sheets in heaping tablespoonfuls, leaving about an inch of space between them; these cookies don't spread much.
Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, rotating the sheets from top to bottom and front to back at the midway point. The cookies should be light brown and only just firm on top. Carefully transfer the cookies to racks to cool to room temperature.
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Veterinarians in Greene County, IA
Comprehensive list of Greene County, Iowa based veterinary clinics and animal hospitals offering advanced medical diagnostics or pet treatment. Find a veterinarian for your dog, cat or other pet.
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The owners and team of JRG Supply Animal Health of Fort Dodge, Iowa, would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your patronage. At JRG, we aim to supply quality products, fair pricing, and friendly service for you and your operation. JRG Supply Animal Health fills all of your Biological, Pharmaceutical, and Equipment requirements under one roof.
The mission of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica. is to benefit the health and well-being of mankind by contributing to an adequate provide of safe, nutritious food and by promoting the emotional and physical benefits arising from the human-animal bond.
At Eberle Animal Hospital, we currently have knowledge and a record of delivering perfect care for pets in the Des Moines area since 1980. Our four-legged friends have thrived with our aid and medical care in partnership with their adoring owners. We cherish these long-term relationships with both pets and their owners.
For your convenience, you can drop off your pet in the morning and pick it up in the afternoon. Our Mission Statement Our professional client service allows us to supply your companion with superior care utilizing technology, education, and compassion.
Ankeny Animal & Avian is one of the oldest and most respected veterinary clinics in the Midwest. Led by second-generation veterinarian Dr. Scott Faulkner, our doctors have over fifty years mixed experience. We treat all dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets and pocket pets. In addition, we're best known for our expertise in avian medicine and attract bird patients from all over Iowa.
Through this site we hope to keep you informed about current happenings in veterinary medicine and with us at Ashworth Road Animal Hospital. Our approach to medicine is one of a staff approach. The members of the team include the doctors, team, and a very important member, you the pet owner. Preventative medicine is the key to nice health.
Thanks for taking the time to visit with us. We invite you to browse through our site to learn more about what we do and who we're. Since 1980 City South Animal Hospital has been serving patients in the Des Moines Metro area by delivering the highest possible service available. Our dedication to our patients and their owners extends beyond the range of visits to our facility.
Dr. Van graduated from Iowa State University in 1972 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. After a several years of tiny animal practice in North Carolina and Florida he moved to N.E. Iowa and entered a mixed animal practice with emphasis on dairy. Over the next twenty years many things occurred; lots of hard work and long hours, divorce, and then remarriage to Vicki -his constant love, friend and
Des Moines, Iowa Heartland Animal Hospital, an expert veterinary practice, was set up to supply the Des Moines area with best quality, state-of-the art veterinary care. We have superb medical, surgical and diagnostic facilities. At Heartland Animal Hospital, our well trained team are committed to delivering quality care for your dogs, cats, ferrets and other exotic pets.
- The entire staff is fantastic! They all seem to really enjoy their jobs.Best of all Ozzie
Our aim at the Knoxville Veterinary Clinic is to educate our customers and supply our patients with the highest standards of quality health care. Our healthcare staff is working to continuously improve our skills and education while treating each customer with honesty and respect, and treating our patients with the tender loving care they each deserve.
DVM Resources is a complete-line ethical animal health distributor. DVMR represents an ever-growing range of proprietary-branded product lines providing everything you need from pharmaceuticals and hospital provides to the latest equipment technology. DVMR's mission is to supply quality products and innovative services, enabling veterinarians to improve practice efficiency and become increasingly profitable.
Sioux Nation is an exceptional firm serving an exceptional industry. Since 1960 Sioux Nation has grown into a multi-faceted firm that continues to adapt to the ever-changing livestock industry. Learn more about our services. We invite you to get to know us. And when you do, we think you'll agree that Sioux Nation is one of the most unique agricultural businesses through the marketplace today.
Committed to the Lifetime Care for your Pets! We are a complete service animal clinic that has been meeting the requirements of Council Bluffs since 1972 by delivering the highest standards of veterinary care to dogs, cats, and pets of Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County. The clinic is a proud member of the Better Business Bureau and the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce.
We accept Care Credit as a source of payment for your pet's care. Closed on most major Holidays.
Cedar Valley Veterinary Center was established by Dr. James Kenyon along with Linda Bierman, Cynthia Kenyon, and the late Cali Phillips in 1981. Three building additions later it still exists at its original location on busy First Street or Highway 57 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Welcome to Garver's Animal Health Center, Animal Health Center of Oskaloosa, and Animal Health Center of Knoxville, a complete service facility delivering the best quality of care and latest technology available. We understand that your pet is part of your family, your finest friend and companion. We want to assist you care for this special friend by delivering the best quality of health care available.
This tiny animal Hospital, with an expert team, is dedicated to the compassionate care of your Companions and to be your Sioux City Vet of choice. We are situated less than 15 minutes from most of Sioux City and easily accessible from our neighboring communities.
Purr-sonal Care Cat Clinic welcomes you to our website! We understand the special role your cat plays in your family and are committed to becoming your partner in his/her veterinary care. We treat your cat as we would our own. Our mission is to practice the best quality medicine and surgery with compassion and an emphasis on customer education.
At Ottumwa Veterinary Clinic we know that your pet is a member of your family. Our primary concern is to supply our customers with the compassionate, cost effective, quality care their companions deserve.
Thomas Veterinary Clinic is a four veterinarian practice situated W of Ottumwa. Our veterinarians practice tiny animal, equine, and food animal medicine. Established in 1978, Thomas Veterinary Clinic has continued to expand as we aim to supply state of the art veterinary medicine and the highest possible solutions to our patients and customers.


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Terry has covered Arizona for over 25 years. During her 14 years as an investigative reporter for Phoenix New Times, she was named Arizona Journalist of the Year three different times.
Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Slate, The National Journal, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Salon.com, High Country News, and Arizona Highways, among other publications. Terry has been honored with more than 50 journalism awards, including the 2010 James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, which she won with a Village Voice team of writers.
Storyteller and Author
Terry likes to write about people who live right next door, in hidden worlds. She immersed herself in the closed communities of Arizona's undocumented immigrants and their tormentors to write Illegal: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone. She wrote the book because no human being is illegal. Instead a human being is a human being, with character assets and character flaws, and each human being has a fascinating story.
The book has been or is used as a textbook at Goucher College, Arizona State University, Marshall University, South Central College, St. Olaf's College and Northern Arizona University. Terry speaks with classes that use her text.
Terry is writer in residence at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University's Phoenix campus, where she teaches narrative journalism. She is a guest faculty member at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla.


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I love traditional Thanksgiving - everything. Traditional colors, a traditional menu, flowers, table setting, etc. I'm not sure if creating a floral centerpiece in a pumpkin would be traditional in the eyes of generations past, but in the Martha Stewart era of holidays, it surely seems like a classic.
It has been about 6 years since I created a floral centerpiece in a pumpkin... I am not sure if I thought it was too over done, or if I hadn't had the occasion to do it. Or maybe I got lazy and didn't want to go to the trouble of carving out the pumpkin. This year, I've been itching to do it. I thought about if for Halloween, then Emma's costume took priority in the project department. I thought about it for my October Harvest Workshop... then making giant pots of Beef & Butternut Chili took over my free time.
So, here we are at Thanksgiving as I prepare for my Thanksgiving Workshops this week. Part of the workshop includes my tips and suggestions for setting a Thanksgiving table - the perfect opportunity for making a floral pumpkin centerpiece.
I chose these apricot roses with burnt orange and deep red mums. I needed something that would drape downward in the arrangement, so I selected the wheat-looking stems.
As you can see (and you might remember), we received a large collection of Spode Woodland china that I always use during the Fall and Winter holidays. I have admired them for years and am so glad to have them - and I still LOVE them every year when I get them out.
I will use this glass vase set inside the pumpkin to make the arrangement in, so I cut the top to be sure it would fit into my opening.
I cut the opening, then scooped out the insides with an ice cream scoop.
I put the vase in with a square of oasis foam, then filled it with water.
I started by putting in the best roses, trying to achieve the shape.
And then, because flowers look best in groups of the same, I bunched 2-3 flowers next to each of those roses. I like to use different sizes of roses in these groups to add interest - and it looks more natural.
Then, I started plugging in groupings of mums in the same fashion.
It is starting to take shape. At this point, I realized it was a little 'tight,' so I pulled the bottom roses out by an inch or so, so it didn't look so much like a ball of flowers on a pumpkin.
To soften the entire arrangement and to add some drape, I placed the broom cob around the collar.
Done! You can see the groupings of flowers look more appealing than if it were homogeneously arranged - it would look polk-a-dotted!
To keep it fresh, keep it in the refrigerator (or in the garage, if your garage is really cold like mine!).
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|'Exploring new terrain via human power'
|Written by Deborah Stone
Andrew Fast claims there are no big secrets to being an endurance athlete. The local man, an elite trail runner and triathlete with an oh, so apropos last name, says it's basically about showing up and putting in the work.
Most importantly, he adds, "Don't take yourself too seriously. Laugh often."
Fast, who was born and bred in Woodinville, recently set the speed record on Haleakala, Maui's highest peak and dormant volcano.
He ran the 18-mile trail that goes from sea level to 10,000 feet in 3 hours and 37 minutes.
To give you an idea of how impressive this record is, previous attempts by others took double that amount of time.
Fast's achievement and recount of the run is featured in the February issue of "Trail Runner Magazine."
The local man's interest in endurance sports was first ignited when he was a student at Seattle University.
Accustomed to waking early to train from his days of playing soccer, Fast headed to the rec center, where he met a group of lively older people waiting outside for the pool to open.
He learned they were triathletes and among them were some local legends, including Ironman Ed Wong.
"My background had been in surfing and rock climbing; two sports with a lot of ego," explains Fast. "I was blown away by how welcoming the endurance community was, and before I knew it I was getting invited on bike rides, open water swims and trail runs."
The Woodinville man took to trail running in a big way after he moved to Leavenworth, following a year where he lived and worked in refugee camps along the Thai/Burma border.
During his time in Southeast Asia, he dealt with his thoughts by riding a bicycle from the camps across the southern tier of Asia, pedaling into remote villages of Laos where tourists are never seen. When he returned to Washington, Fast decided that Leavenworth would be a good place to reside while he dealt with his culture shock. The small community and access to the outdoors was ideal for his pursuits.
"I could get to trails from my door, float the river, ski and get solitude within five minutes," he says. "I stayed there for two years to train and write and earn money for my next trip and races."
One of those adventures was in Chile, where Fast cycle-toured from Santiago down the length of Patagonia.
Now back in Woodinville, the local man is continuing to train and race, getting support from such companies as Powerbar, Orca, Nuun and Woodinville Bicycle.
He comments that his success is motivated by endorphins, discipline and community.
"To wake early and get fresh air in your lungs, endorphins flowing and new blood in your brain is a very good quality of life," he comments. He adds, "Someone once told me 'endurance is a blue-color sport, hard work pays off' and I suppose that stuck with me because the discipline required to enjoy endurance sports creates a disciplined lifestyle. The determination, drive and engaging characteristics transfer well to anything you take on in life."
As for community, Fast spends much time with others involved in the sport and is appreciative of the many mentors he has had over the years who shared their knowledge and served as an inspiration to him. With a number of wins under his belt and a skill-set that is well-honed, Fast feels he is in a position to give back to the community. Together with Woodinville Bicycle, he has started a triathlon team to provide an opportunity for local triathletes to learn from one another and train together.
Additionally, he serves as an announcer and volunteer at various events, as well as a mentor to others.
Fast strives to continue to improve his performance, averaging about 25 hours of training a week, which includes swimming, biking and running.
He enjoys competing, but emphasizes that the sport is more about fun and exploration for him.
"It's exploring new terrain via human power," he explains. "The element of exploration really set me up well for harder racing; control what you can control — don't stress about things you can't control — it's inefficient."
Bitten by the travel bug as a teen, courtesy of his parents, Fast doesn't see borders, language barriers or political unrest when he looks at a map.
He simply sees terrain, and if the land is new and the culture is foreign, then it presents the ideal situation for him, combining two of his passions — human power and travel. In running Haleakala, he notes that Maui is one of the few places in the world where a person can go from the tropical waters of the Pacific, through the jungle and up to high country ranch land, into one of the most unique alpine environments in existence. In describing the volcano, he comments, "The belly of the crater is lifeless and moon-like in a beautiful way."
Fast's love of sport and pushing physical boundaries has created a deep sense of empathy for all ability levels, which drives his interest in the field of physical therapy.
He says, "From someone with a disability to an Olympic caliber athlete, as a therapist you have to be able to connect with them in order to problem solve. The problem solving element of being a PT is very exciting to me."
The local man strongly feels that his story can serve as inspiration to others.
He notes that people tend to be creatures of habit, but he emphasizes that there's a big, beautiful world out there, ripe for exploration, adding, "An expensive bike and brand new pair of shoes is not a prerequisite. All a person needs to do is get out the door and run or walk around a corner they haven't gone around. The endorphins will start to flow and a sense of adventure will reawaken."


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Opinion: School Choice on the Ballot
Nina Rees, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, on ballot initiatives in Georgia and Washington that would expand school choice. Photos: Getty Images
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MPs criticise lack of clarity on new drug pricing system
The Department of Health urgently needs to clarify details of its proposed new drug-pricing system, an influential committee of MPs has warned.
The 2010 Coalition Agreement sets out plans to replace the current pricing arrangement - the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) -- with a new, more flexible system known as Value-Based Pricing.
But it has yet to publish details about how this would work in practice, a delay strongly criticised by the Health Committee.
The Government began its consultation on the issue in December 2010, but the drugs industry, patient groups and clinicians have been left in the dark over the changes, the committee said.
The group of MPs said the delays were "unacceptable" and called for decisions to be taken no later than the end of March this year.
Sarah Woolnough, Cancer Research UK's executive director of policy and information, supported the committee's findings.
"The Department of Health should urgently publish details of its plans for Value-Based Pricing - as recommended today by the Health Committee. As we said in our evidence to the Committee, it is vital that the new system works for cancer patients and we want to see proposals that guarantee this."
The committee also said there needed to be greater clarity over the future of the Cancer Drugs Fund, which was introduced by the Government in 2011 to allow access to drugs that had not been approved by NICE. This will be superseded by the Value-Based Pricing system.
But the committee called for data on the effectiveness of drugs prescribed under the Fund to be collected and used to help inform the new system. This could also be applied to treatments of conditions other than cancer, according to the report.
Woolnough pointed out that Cancer Drugs Fund has helped more than 25,000 patients to get drugs they may not otherwise have had.
"Data on the impact of the fund should be fed in to plans for Value-Based Pricing to make sure cancer patients don&apost lose out when the Fund ends in March next year," she added.
There also needs to be greater openness about the results of clinical drug trials, with the committee calling for professional and legal obligation to ensure that all regulators, including NICE, have access to all available research data about the effectiveness and safety of drugs sold in the UK.
The pharmaceutical industry should introduce a new code of practice, while the General Medical Council (GMC) should reiterate its guidance to doctors on the conduct of drug trials, said the committee members.
Launching the report, the chair of the Health Committee, Stephen Dorrell MP, said: "What we were told during our inquiry indicates that the move to value-based pricing of drugs will be a more modest change than has been suggested, but there is a lack of clarity around the whole issue which has persisted for too long.
"Decisions need to be taken, and the details of the scheme made public to avoid problems with the transition to the new system at the beginning of 2014.
"We hope the Government will respond positively to our suggestion that this situation should be clarified before the end of March this year."
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At one time this season Mike Pelfrey was 9-1 and headed for the All-Star Game in a breakthrough season.
Then July came to derail his year and leave us wondering whether the first half was a fluke, a mirage and whether the good times were over and he had regressed as he went 3-6.
True growth comes from adversity and it looks as if July might become a watershed moment for him as he fought his way out of a tailspin to pitch great ball with a 1.64 ERA over his last three starts.
He'll continue the rebound tonight against the Houston Astros at Citi Field.
I thought Pelfrey had pitched too good for too long in the first half to lose it completely, but I was concerned. Was it an injury? A loss in mechanics and subsequent loss in confidence?
Whatever it was, Pelfrey is once again pitching aggressively and quickly. That aura about him has returned.
If it comes back to say, it will be one of the highlights of this season.
NOTE: I have programmed the chat room to open around game time. I am currently getting ready to go to New Jersey for a wedding. No, not mine. I won't be able to monitor t0night or tomorrow, but should be back in time for Sunday's game.
My best to you, JD


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Tabby, come home
Animal communicator steered owner to cat missing 14 months
Anyone who ever cried at the movie "Lassie, Come Home" may want to call Nancy Ruffner of Gaithersburg, who smiled Saturday as she played with her recently returned family cat, Sam.
The orange and white tabby she bought as a birthday gift to her daughter Laura 11 years ago went missing in November 2008, she said. Fourteen "heart-wrenching" months later, she found him again, with the help of a Georgia-based animal communicator.
"I still can't believe it," said Ruffner, 56, who is a nurse at Redland Middle School in Derwood, Cashell Elementary School in Rockville and Sequoyah Elementary School in Derwood.
The Flower Hill woman and her family had exhausted all possibilities before she contacted Tim Link, founder and chief executive officer of Wagging Tales Inc. in Cumming, Ga., one more time in December, she said.
Sam went missing Nov. 12, 2008, Ruffner said. She contacted the Montgomery County Humane Society and checked shelters. She put fliers in Flower Hill grocery stores, pet stores, video stores, fast food restaurants and gas stations.
Looking for Sam became "a never-ending job," Ruffner said. But she never gave up hope.
Early on, Ruffner reached out to a professional dog tracker and, as "a shot in the dark," contacted several animal communicators she found online, she said. She paid Link $95 in January 2009, and he sent her to an address off Emory Grove Road, but she did not find Sam.
"And I kind of thought that I was on a wild goose chase," Ruffner said.
But she decided over the December holidays to try again.
Link, a former telecommunications salesman, said he has helped animal owners full time since 2007.
Link said he uses his "intuitive connection" to ask animals questions and they respond, sharing information through words, colors and emotions. He discovered his gift in 2004 at a workshop for people hoping to find a deeper connection with animals, he said.
After Ruffner paid Link another $95, he asked Sam via telepathy to describe his whereabouts and used a map and pendulum "to find where the energy was," Link said.
Then he gave Ruffner two addresses in Gaithersburg, one on Chelsey Knoll Drive, the other off Snouffer School Road, and described surrounding houses.
Ruffner put up posters at the spots on New Year's Eve. On Jan. 6, her cell phone rang. A man said, "I think I have your cat looking at me."
As Link had predicted, Ruffner's cat was living in a garage on Chelsey Knoll Drive. The caller was renting the house, which is about 1.25 miles from her home. The man told Ruffner he had an orange and white cat also named Sam when he was growing up, so when he spotted a similar cat roaming the neighborhood a month earlier, he took him in.
"There's lots of really weird things that makes me wonder if it's lots of coincidences," said Ruffner, who rushed Sam, who had been micro-chipped, to the veterinarian to confirm his identity. "Otherwise there was some kind of divine intervention going on."
Ruffner said she does not know where Sam had spent the other 13 months.
The cat is generally in good health, she said.
But Sam has been restless since arriving home, said Ruffner and Link. Link said he sent the cat "some Reiki energy remotely" to help him reduce stress and get readjusted.


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JamVM : road to nowhere?
I started JamVM because I stopped being paid to work on proprietary VMs (after leaving a suitable gap). Because of worries of tainting I started my own VM rather than helping out on another. For the same reason I never directly contributed to GNU Classpath either. Of course, I wanted to make it smaller than any other, and I also wanted to make it open-source.
I work on JamVM because I enjoy it. It's also nice to get the (occasional) positive email from users, and to see people using it on a whole variety of hardware. The download statistics are also still going up (last month downloads from sourceforge was over 1000 for the first time, and this doesn't include all the distros that package it and embedded buildroots).
The problem is I sometimes wonder whether I'm flogging a dead horse and I'd be better off contributing my time to something else. I'm not trying to throw my toys out of the pram either; this is a serious and legitimate question.
Of course, the reason is OpenJDK and to a lesser extent PhoneME. Java is now open-sourced, mostly unencumbered and finally packaged. At best am I wasting my time, and at worst am I fragmenting and confusing things? Opinions, dear readers, gratefully received.
I discussed this with Jeroen Frijters at FOSDEM. In danger of misrepresenting things due to alcohol abuse, the general upshot was "why care?". If you still enjoy doing it, then do it. So I am.
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I think continuing to work on JamVM is a good idea. I was looking at it a few years back as a potential way to ship a Java application with a stripped JDK. It was by far the most space-efficient way to distribute a Java application that I could find.
As long as it's fun you should keep working on it. Bonus points for finding a good niche (small size) and excelling at keeping it filled.
- 25 April 2008 at 20:33
- gnu_andrew said...
I'd say keep working on it as long as you are happy to. For me, I think there is still very much a niche for an easily-hackable and small VM that JamVM currently fills. And if we eventually make VMs relatively independent of the class library, this will hopefully encourage more such experimentation.
- 27 April 2008 at 16:02
Please don't discontinue jamvm - I've been testing several VMs on single board embedded systems, trying to find the most space-efficient/reasonable performance VM and yours currently tops my list. I've had more success with jamvm than I have had with phoneme (too long for start time) and sablevm. Especially as it seems to be one of the best ways to get a suitably fast Java 1.5 onto a MIPS or ARM device running a full classpath.
- 28 April 2008 at 01:30
In fact, you should check out projects like openwrt and the development site at gumstix.com - your VM is quite popular on those platforms.
- 28 April 2008 at 01:32
- Mark Wielaard said...
As others (and you yourself) already said, of course you should work on it as long as it is fun to do so. For me JamVM has always been that little runtime that could. That little runtime someone like me could understand. That little runtime that teaches you what the VM spec really means. Even in the days of openjdk and phoneme I still recommend people look at jamvm first to really understand what is going on.
- 28 April 2008 at 10:17
I just want to say that although it may look as if Jalimo prefers Cacao all the way I am updating and maintaining the JamVM recipes in OE as well.
This allows every user may she from the OpenMoko, Angstrom, Mamona, Jalimo, Unslung or any other embedded distro user base install a current JamVM.
And I see no reason to stop doing the Jamvm maintainance. :)
- 28 April 2008 at 10:45
- Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen said...
I like jamvm and it is great to have a lean alternative to a fullblown HotSpot JVM.
I am right now trying to bring up jamvm on AIX but is currently stuck on Classpath build issues (sigh sigh).
I think the jamvm + lean headless Classpath would be great for bringing Java to those platforms where you either do not have any Java or you need a version with a quick startup time.
Please continue your work :)
- 4 May 2008 at 13:08
- Kevin said...
We certainly appreciate your efforts:
- 29 July 2008 at 20:28
- Sébastien said...
JamVM is an inspiring project, and shows that it's always possible to do lighter, smaller, better ;) Keep on !
- 4 February 2009 at 19:26
I have to say, JamVM is more wonderful than any other VMs I have experienced.
Thank you very much!!
- 15 February 2009 at 14:24
- Braden said...
JamVM is great man. I couldn't of ever imagined getting java running on an embedded platform so easily. Keep it up.
- 26 April 2009 at 08:44
- Daniele said...
Great work! Please keep it up
- 14 January 2010 at 09:41
- Christopher Friedt said...
I still find JamVM the best for embedded purposes. Contrary to popular believe, size does matter.
- 1 December 2010 at 14:01
JAMVM is invaluable as it is truly the smallest full-fledged VM out there, when all things are considered. It would be sad if you would stop working on it.
- 13 January 2011 at 23:00
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Right now, there's a good chance Laguna Beach's James Pribram is on a standup paddleboard, off the Southern California coast probably in North San Diego County.
Whether or not he's having fun is debatable, but there is no doubt Pribram is doing something good.
Pribram, who has come to be known as the "Eco-Warrior" for his advocacy work for clean oceans and beaches, accepted an invitation to join the guys at Below the Surface, a non-profit organization that promotes water conservation and improving water quality in rivers and oceans.
Kristian Gustavson and Jared Robinson Criscuolo of Below the Surface invited Pribram to get on a stand-up paddleboard and participate with them in the "Trestles to TJ" project. That's right – paddleboard from Trestles to Tijuana.
The project is part of their Clean Water Initiative to raise awareness of sewage spills, plastic pollution and urban run-off at the watersheds of South Orange County and San Diego County.
The paddle also will help raise money for the development of SickSurf, a new smartphone app and online database that will allow users to report when and where they got sick after being in the water.
Pribram started the paddle by himself last Friday, getting on his paddleboard in Laguna and paddling south to the San Mateo River Mouth at Trestles, where he'd meet up with Gustavson and Criscuolo.
Also joining the fellas was Jodie Nelson, a former pro surfer who runs Paddle with a Purpose and provided the SUP boards for the trek. The plan is to paddle about 10 to 15 miles a day, camp out on the beach overnight, and reach the Tijuana river mouth near the border by Saturday.
It's no coincidence the paddle ends there, as it's the most polluted river mouth in the country.
"They called me up a couple of days before it was going to start and it was, you know, they're great guys, it's a great cause, let's do it," Pribram said.
By now, the paddlers certainly are feeling the burn in their shoulders, but they're otherwise prepared, equipped with wet-dry backpacks, hydration packs and a flotation pack.
"With all that gear it starts weighing you down," Pribram said. "It definitely makes paddling difficult, but luckily Quiksilver (Pribram's new sponsor) has the most outstanding technical equipment. I'm outfitted with all the most technical gear, so it definitely makes it a lot easier and safer. And besides, if it gets that bad, you just come into the beach and wait it out a while."
In fact, Pribram says this project is a walk in the park compared to the last time he met up with Gustavson and Criscuolo.
"I was with them when we took a canoe down the Atchafalaya River two years ago," he said. "That was an insane trip. We paddled a canoe 85 miles down the river in Mississippi. It was snowing on us, and raining the whole time. But it was such a great group of adventurers."
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There's always excitement surrounding 11-time Assn. of Surfing Professionals world champion Kelly Slater, wondering if — at age 40 — this will be the final time he competes in Huntington Beach.
The women's competition in this year's Open though lost a little luster with the crowning of Stephanie Gilmore as the ASP women's world champion on July 14. Gilmore clinched the points championship when she won the Roxy Pro Biarritz in France, making the Open — the final event in the seven-event women's series — a little less dramatic, although the $15,000 first-place prize money is certainly worth shooting for.
Courtney Conlogue, a Santa Ana native who attended Sage Hill School in Newport Coast, has been in the thick of the women's world championship race the whole way. She placed fifth in France and is in fifth place overall. She's also a former U.S. Open women's champion, so it would have been cool to see her compete for the world title at her home break.
Still, the U.S. Open is the biggest surfing event in the world, even if the waves don't always cooperate. The men's draw is always loaded, even though it's not one of the events on the ASP World Tour schedule. It's considered an ASP Prime Event, but the prize money doesn't get any bigger — $100,000 to the victor.
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They found no bodies when Echo Park Lake was drained for an $85 million clean up. What did turn up were shopping carts, skateboards and parts of an approximately 100-year-old wooden wagon wheel and axle, which might have been part of a wagon used during the construction of the lake or for other neighborhood purposes. Some residents have been asking what the city was going to do with the wagon wheel and assembly, which even attracted the attention of L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez. Would it become part of a historical display at the lake? Nope. It turns out the city wants to get rid of the relic.
But so far there have been no takers and the old wagon wheel might be carted off to a dump.
The muddy wood wheel and axle and corroded metal tires, now stored in a building at Echo Park Lake, have been offered to a numerous groups "that might be interested in its acquisition and display" after the city officials showed "no intention of keeping" the pieces, according to an email sent out by archaeologist Michael Kay with Greenwood and Associates, a history and archeology consultant working on the lake project. Said the email:
We are inquiring whether your organization may have any use for the remains of the wagon axle assembly. At this point, the remains are corroded and show their age. However, organizations such as yours may find them to be of value as an ornamental or educational feature that reflects the early history of Echo Park and surrounding Los Angeles communities, and with the encouragement of the City, we are pleased to offer you the opportunity to preserve and display the assembly.
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The terrible weather at Whyte's recent press camp at Cannock Chase, the Midlands, seemed fitting for the UK brand's 2013 launch. While their signature lifetime warrantied bearings and big tyre clearances are still very much in evidence on the new mountain bikes, there was plenty of evolution on display too.
M-109 and M-109 S 29er marathon/XC full-sussers
The big news is a completely new line of 29in-wheeled full-suspension bikes.
Whyte started as an epic cross-country/marathon brand but had added nothing new to the arsenal of their ultra-enduro racer Steve Heading's for years. Apparently, he took to the prototypes of the 2013 M-109 S bike straight away though, logging more than 1,500 off-road miles on it in his first test month. We're not surprised – this all-new chassis is a seriously quick but playfully agile all-rounder.
The M-109 S marathon racer looks fast standing still
Whyte are famed for their responsive long front/short rear geometry, and designer Ian Alexander has worked hard to transfer those proportions and characteristics to the big-wheeled format.
The only way to minimise chainstay length was to drop the twin linkage Quad II design in favour of an FSR-style four bar 'Quad 4' layout. It still uses Whyte's well-proven, lifetime warrantied bearings though, and the lack of a behind-the-seat-tube brace means masses of mud room.
There's more triangulation of the rear end, for stiffness at the axle, and the lines are certainly extremely clean if not as distinctive as before. Post-mount rear brakes, dropper post readiness and BB30 press-fit bottom brackets keep things bang up to date.
Whyte have deliberately chosen hydroformed, triple-butted 6061 alloy for the frame, rather than carbon, as they felt the money saved on the chassis would be better invested in top quality wheels.
The own-brand, 21mm, carbon rimmed XC-209 C wheels are very impressive too – only 100g heavier than SRAM's ultra-light Rise 60 hoops and comparable in terms of stiffness. They'll be available aftermarket too, at a very reasonable £1,100 in either QR or 142x12mm rear. This should make upgrading the basic spec M-109 easy.
A direct mainframe to chainstay pivot lets the back wheel come in super-close
In terms of individual models, the M-109 gets a Fox Evolution fork and shock with Shimano SLX transmission and Deore brakes, plus Whyte's own wheelset for a 13kg claimed weight at £1,999.99.
The M-109 S gets a Fox Performance shock and fork and a predominantly Shimano XT spec, as well as Whyte's new carbon 29er wheels as standard. Whyte's wise prioritising of the rolling stock also extends to the excellent Maxxis Ikon 2.2in tyres on both models.
T-129 and T-129 S 29er trail suspension
The same basic chassis is the foundation for the two new T-129 bikes – the basic T-129 and T-129 S. The only differences are a slacker, 68-degree head angle (rather than 69.5 degrees) and 120mm of rear wheel travel.
The T-129 S brings much of the radical Whyte 146 trail DNA to the 29er market
These bikes start at £1,749.99 for the RockShox Reba RLT and Monarch RL damped and SRAM 2x10 X9/X7 driven T-129. WTB's new tubeless-ready i19 TCS rims are teamed with WTB Wolverine and Nano tyres on 15mm front and 142x12mm rear axled hubs.
The T-129 S runs the same RockShox suspension and wheels, but more X9 uprated Elixir brakes, Maxxis Ardent and Ikon tyres and a RockShox Reverb dropper post. That makes it a definite bargain at £1,999.99.
Whyte 146 aggro trail bikes
The arrival of the 29er bikes sees the demise of the T-120 trail bike, but the longer-travel 146 lives on in three evolved models – the 146 S, 146 Works and 146 X1.
The 146 X1 is the state-of-the-art aggro trail bike in Whyte's new range
A mid-frame cross brace is claimed to add 11 percent to the previously flexy chassis, for a negligible weight gain.
All models get a 150mm version of Fox's new 34 forks up front, to amplify the accuracy gains that add roughly 250g and £250 to each price point. This means the SRAM X9 146 S is now £3,249.99. The SRAM X0, Stealth Reverb 146 Works is £4,249.99, and the new 146 X1 is £5,249.99. Not cheap, but that gets you the cutting-edge SRAM XX1 single-ring 11-speed enduro groupset, SRAM Rise 60 carbon wheels and a Factory series Fox 34 fork and CTD shock – it's still a comparative bargain.
905 and 901 26in trail hardtails
While the flagships remain aspirational in terms of technology, spec and performance, the rest of the Whyte range is dropping to more affordable levels.
This is most obvious with the 26in hardtail segment, where the Whyte 19 and Ti have been replaced by an adjustable dropout version of the 905 at £1,699.99. The deservedly popular 901 continues at £1,199.99.
929 29er trail hardtail
Significantly, the trail hardtail range is now headed up by the 29er 929, a rework of the 829 that Whyte acknowledged was a result of our review conclusions. The relatively slack geometry is similar, with 0.6 degrees of adjustment from the swinging rear dropouts but the fork travel increased to 120mm. Switching to a Shimano XT/e*thirteen crank based 1x10 transmission and Hope/WTB wheels has lopped a large amount of weight out of the package too, making this an attractive alternative for aggro trail riders.
The big front tyre and fork suggest the 929 is likely to be a technical singletrack beast
729, 629, 529 29er XC hardtails
The same weight-saving focus has applied to a trio of 100mm travel XC bikes. If Whyte's planned production weights are to believed then the £1,499.99 729, £999.99 629 and £799.99 529 should be popular with riders wanting maximum speed and control.
Crud Catcher mounts and continuous cable routing underline the all-weather suitability
805, 802, 801 26in XC hardtails
Meanwhile, the 26in XC hardtail range has already been a good seller for Whyte in 2012. A new, lighter frame for the £699.99-£899.99, 805-801 range should reinforce that for 2013.
Carbon XC 29er hardtails
The speedy but confidently slack 29-C 29er carbon frame is unchanged for 2013. As with the 929, though, there's now a small frame size option. The top Torq Team 29er in the £2,199.99-£3,249.99 range includes Whyte's carbon wheels, while 2.2in Ikon tyres flatter speed and surefootedness.
FSA carbon SL-K bars keep the position low but speed high on the Team
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The distinctively relaxed-geometry CX bike and R7 urban ranges continue for 2013, too.
Unfortunately, the torrential rain and flooded trails of the Cannock launch made definitive first ride conclusions too dilute to draw on. But look forward to a steady flow of reviews on BikeRadar as soon as production samples are available. The bikes aren't currently available in the US.


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Encore officially loves the idea of the so-called driverless car. Encore's editor longs to impress his relatives at the next family reunion by sitting in the driver's seat and solving a Rubik's Cube or assembling a maki roll while his sedan pulls itself up to the cabin and parallel parks. Until scientists iron the kinks out of jetpack technology, Encore's editor can think of no cooler way to travel.
But leave it to Dan Strumpf of the Wall Street Journal to harsh Encore's buzz. As he points out in a Law Journal column this week, driverless technology, though designed to avoid collisions, raises some thorny questions about what happens if a crash does occur. Most notably: Who's liable? "Is it the company that designed the technology?" Strumpf asks. "The car's owner, or a passenger who should have assumed control? The auto maker that built the car?"
The absence of a clear answer to this question is tripping up state legislatures as they try to lay out rules of the road for our future robotic co-pilots. Only three states have passed laws governing use of the technology, and those laws don't exactly supply a consistent, um, roadmap. After being lobbied by auto manufacturers, Florida added a measure exempting them from liability if their cars were modified "after-market" to become self-driving; California's legislation, passed last fall, lacks such an invention. Nevada allows driverless technology only for testing: The tester has to post a bond to cover liability.
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