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Exit Signs by Patrice Locke
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (332 pgs)
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Poinsettia
Researcher Tracy Price is trying to find a dead writer and forget a live musician.
Rock star Jesse Elliot is sure Tracy is demented, and she believes he wouldn't recognize the truth in a lineup of Bibles. Their only hope is to stop trying to read each other's minds and start speaking their own.
Anyone who has ever had a crush, felt betrayed, or been forgiven will appreciate Tracy's struggle to claim the life she never knew she wanted.
Tracy's carefully choreographed life did not include a romance with a musician.
Tracy is content with her quiet life as a researcher. She isn't looking for love, and certainly never would have pictured herself in a relationship with a celebrity, but somehow that's exactly what happens. What starts as an awkward, professional relationship slowly develops into a life altering romance neither Tracy nor Jesse could have anticipated.
Tracy is a really fun character. She's a smart, funny, good-looking woman with a successful career, although I must say her penchant for strange snack combinations alternately intrigued and repulsed my taste buds. Even though Tracy has a lot going for her, she doesn't seem to think much of herself. All her romantic relationships have been disappointing and she doesn't anticipate that changing. At most, she imagines she might end up with someone who is just okay. I find that rather sad. Tracy is completely unprepared for Jesse. He is unlike anyone she's ever met, and I like the way he challenges her to set higher goals for herself.
I really wanted to like Tracy and Jesse as a couple, but they never really gelled. I truly like them both as characters, but only separately. They never seem comfortable around each other. None of Tracy's friends think her relationship is a good idea, but Tracy keeps insisting it is the right thing for her, at least at the time. However, I don't believe she actually feels that way. She's always waiting for the moment to escape and she's determined to misunderstand everything Jesse says. Jesse is prone to be self-absorbed. In fact, I had absolutely no inkling that he likes Tracy until he called her up months after they had finished working together on his project. The chemistry just wasn't there for me.
I really enjoy Ms. Locke's writing style. "I hate it when eyebrows take it upon themselves to enter conversations." Tracy's inner dialogue is hilarious and lines like this had be laughing out loud throughout the story.
Despite my issues with the characters' chemistry, I did enjoy reading Exit Signs. Tracy and Jesse are likable characters who have a bumpy road to a strange but ultimately happy ending. Fans of contemporary romance might want to give this book a try.


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Me and my big mouth…
So a couple of years ago, my wife and I, my in-laws and my sister-in-law and her husband were on a family vacation in the Florida Keys.
One evening, while lounging under a few palm trees and sipping on some rum-based concoction, my aforementioned gigantic mouth blurts out: "Hey, next time, we should go to Hawaii!"
The next day, my wife reminded me of how crazy my suggestion was: "Hawaii? You realize I'm pregnant, right? When will we have time to go to Hawaii with a baby?" "Relax," I told her. "Your step sister is pregnant too. It was late, I had a few in me – no one took me seriously. We're not going to Hawaii…trust me."
Fast forward to present day. It's midnight and I just spent the last several hours online booking our flights to Hawaii. Maui, to be exact. Turns out my sister-in-law not only took me very seriously, but considered my suggestion a splendid idea to boot (babies or no babies).
Anyone ever try to book a vacation to Hawaii from the East Cost of the United States with a toddler in tow? Making the trip all in one day is an impossibility (our son would be off the wall by the 8th hour in). So we have to break-up our flights.
Initially, I tried to fly into LA and then catch a non-stop flight to Maui the next day, but it turns out to be much cheaper to go to San Diego first, then to LA and then to Maui. Yep – a flight from LA to Maui was like $300 more per-person than a flight from San Diego to LA to Maui (same airline). WTF?
Of course, you can't go to San Diego with a toddler and not go to the zoo. So we're flying into San Diego two days before our flight to Maui (via LA) and going to the zoo (now I know why I was saving all my hotel points…geesh).
So, when we finally get to Hawaii, we'll have seven days to lounge under a few palm trees while sipping on a Mai Tai (AKA: a rum-based concoction) – which is just enough time for my fat yap to suggest we all go to Greece next.
All that being said, I'm pleased to report there will be time for a round of golf while I'm in Maui…But where should I play? Since we're staying on the west coast of the island, I feel like Kapalua Plantation (home of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions) should be high on my list. Anyone ever play there?
How about other suggestions? I'll probably only have time for one round so I want to make it count. But Kapalua is pushing $300 and this trip is costing me a small fortune already – perhaps there's another awesome course with lower greens fees? Don't get me wrong, I'll go a bit more in debt for Kapalua, but I just wanted to weigh all my options first.
My trip is in April – any suggestions beforehand would be greatly appreciated! And I plan on posting about my experience on whichever course I end up playing, so stay tuned for that too.
Wish me luck!

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SUNNYVALE, Calif. – May 7, 2015 – ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple phone systems and unified communications (UC) solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner®, Inc. in the "Leaders" quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications for Midsize Enterprises, North America."[i]
This is the first Magic Quadrant focused on UC for the midsize enterprise in North America, with Gartner evaluating 10 UC solution providers targeted to midsize businesses, defined as companies with between 100-999 employees. "Completeness of vision" evaluation criteria included market understanding, marketing strategy, sales strategy, and vertical industry strategy. "Ability to execute" evaluation criteria included product/service, sales execution and pricing, and customer experience.
"We believe our leadership position in the midsize enterprise UC Magic Quadrant is confirmation of the breadth and strength of our solution portfolio for on-premises customers in North America as well as our strong ecosystem of channel partners," said Mark Roberts, CMO of ShoreTel. "We have a reputation for quality, reliability and solutions that just work, and we've always been laser-focused on the midsize enterprise market. We feel this is the group leading the innovation in UC and the most likely adopters of hybrid solutions.
"We continue to innovate while we execute on our product roadmap, and with the upcoming launch of ShoreTel Connect we will deliver a new platform that will further enhance our market position."
Gartner defines a Unified Communications solution as one that comprises six areas: telephony; conferencing; messaging; presence and IM; clients; and communications-enabled applications.
ShoreTel's robust telephony, audio/web conferencing, collaboration and mobility capabilities are recognized by customers and channel partners alike as being easy to use, deploy and manage. ShoreTel is powering today's always-on workforce with flexible communications solutions that eliminate complexity, reduce costs and improve productivity.
[i] Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications for Midsize Enterprises, North America" by Megan Marek Fernandez, Sorell Slaymaker, May 5, 2015.
About ShoreTel
ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOR) is a leading provider of brilliantly simple IP phone systems and unified communications solutions powering today's always-on workforce. Its flexible communications solutions for on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments eliminate complexity, reduce costs and improve productivity. Recognized for its industry-leading customer experience and support, ShoreTel's innovative business phones, application integration, collaboration tools, mobility, and contact center applications enable users to communicate and collaborate no matter the time, place or device, with minimal demand on IT resources. ShoreTel is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and has regional offices and partners worldwide. For more information, visit www.shoretel.com.
Gartner Disclaimer
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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ShoreTel assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this release. This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements by Mark Roberts, statements regarding our continuing to innovate while we execute on our product roadmap, upcoming launch of our common platform, and delivering a new platform that will further enhance our market position. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The risks and uncertainties include the intense competition in our industry, our reliance on third parties to sell and support our products, our ability to continue to grow our cloud-based solutions, our ability to grow or maintain our premise products, supply and manufacturing risks, the impact of service disruptions or security breaches, uncertainties related to global operations, our ability to control costs as we expand our business, our ability to attract, retain and ramp new personnel, potentially longer sales cycles, uncertainties inherent in the product development cycle, our ability to identify and execute on strategic opportunities; ability of third parties to successfully market and sell our products, uncertainty as to market acceptance of new products and services, the potential for litigation in our industry, the uncertain impact of global economic conditions, including impact on customers' purchasing decisions, and other risk factors set forth in ShoreTel's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014, and in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.
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|QUOTE (Money Over Bullsh*t @ Oct 22 2010, 15:21)
Him being killed is definitely an option. But then again if Carlo were to do it he would surely be marked for death
I was thinking, Since their is no Boss, maybe a meeting upon all of the most important Capo's decide his fate, that allowing Carlo to do the job.
I'm not sure how many Capo's there are in a organization as big has the Gambetti's/Gambino's I read 10 active crews up to 20 active crews, meaning acting capo's and real capo's aswell.


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Today was day 3 of my latest visit to Tampa to fish with Neil Taylor of Strike Three Kayak Fishing. The weather has been outstanding each day with highs in the low 80s, lows in the 60s, and calm wind. My recent trips here this winter dealt with cold fronts and windy days -- the weather is much nicer this time. The fish are biting well too.
On the first two days we concentrated on speckled trout and caught many large trout to 21".
Today we looked for other species and did well in catching 10 species -- all on light tackle and lures. We began jigging a small metal jig and fly teaser. I caught acrobatic and hard-pulling ladyfish on my first 3 casts and on 10 of the first 14 casts -- it was a great way to start the day! I added a spanish mackerel and a lane snapper. Neil caught two pompano, a pufferfish called striped burrfish, and a sea robin.
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After the jigging bite slowed down, we began casting to grass flats and sand patches to catch speckled trout, several gulf flounder (three large black spots), and my first Florida bluefish.
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I spent some time casting to mangrove islands and caught two snook.
It was a very pleasant morning. I have one more day to fish tomorrow -- we are likely to try a different location and hope to catch a redfish.


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Pomegranate Tiger Eye stretch bracelet with gold plated barbed wire charms
Dyed Tiger Eye beads
Gold plated barbed wire charm
Gold plated logo engraved hand tag
Comes in a signature pouch
This item's measurements are:
Bracelet: 6.5 in/16.5 cm
For Jewellery Care instructions, click here.
The design of this bracelet was driven by the beauty of exotic and unique stones from around the globe. The mix of bohemian style, opulently textured stones and punk-influenced elements, captures perfectly the effortless laid-back luxe aesthetic of the label.
While out and about, this bracelet is the ultimate accessory to instantly update your outfit to boho-chic goddess. The touch of gold metallic against the warm and decadent tone of the stones adds an instant glamour to your look. Wear it solo or stack for a dramatic finish.


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Bulgarian Socialists Suggest Spending Budget Savings on Maternity Benefits, Pensions
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will table a bill suggesting that the budget savings of BGN 700 M announced by Finance Minister Simeon Djankov should be spent on maternity leave benefits and pension increases.
BSP MP Maya Manolova, as cited by Mediapool, declared Monday that the proposal of the socialists was for an increase in maternity leave benefits from BGN 240 to BGN 310, which would cost the budget around BGN 29 M, and for an earlier entry into force of the pension increase (from January 1, rather than April 1, as planned), which would require around BGN 194 M.
Several days ago, Djankov boasted that Bulgaria had closed 2012 with a larger fiscal reserve than forecast, up by BGN 750 M from the target, which gave the opportunity for increased incomes in certain sectors.
In her Monday statement, Manolova noted that the measures proposed by BSP would cost the state budget a total of BGN 223 400 000.
"We suggest that a portion of this sum of BGN 700 M which Djankov saved from Bulgarian citizens be given to the people who need them most – young mothers and Bulgarian pensioners," Manolova added.
The socialist MP went on to say that BSP believed there was no other more important priority than people's earnings and since the center-right GERB government had repeatedly declared its support for increasing people's incomes, they could back a bill which would achieve a consensus and uphold Bulgarians' interests.
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Geography of Mexico
The high degree of geographic and geological complexity found in Mexico result in a territory conformed by a great variety and diversity of ecosystems, among them forests, jungles, volcanoes, coasts, deserts and great mountain ranges.
The definition of the major geographic zones is highly influenced by the rough topography typical of the Mexican landscape. Great mountain ranges bisect the country : the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra Madre Occidental in a north-south axis; the Sierra Madre del Sur, which runs through the southwest as an extension of the Sierra Madre de America Central. These three chains are linked by the so-called "volcanic axis", formed by a great number of active volcanoes and which include some of the highest peaks in Mexico such as the Pico de Orizaba, the Popocatepetl and the Iztaccihuatl, all very popular among climbers around the globe.
The north is home to the driest and most arid area in the country, conformed by the states of Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango and Sonora. Deserts and plains in this area present the highest temperatures (above 43o C in daytime) and the lowest rates of rainfall in the country. Accordingly, only flora and fauna that adapts to this extreme conditions can be found in this part of the country, such as cactus, snakes, foxes and armadillos. Larger animals such as deer, mountain lions and wolves are hard to find as they have been displaced by development to the most remote regions.
The states of Baja California Sur and Norte are being effectively detached from the continental tectonic plate by the San Andreas fault, a geological fact that also affects the state of California in the U.S. This gulf, also known as the Sea of Cortes, enjoys such diversity in marine life that it contains a third of all water mammal species that can be found in the oceans, and is also a popular tourist spot because it is frequently visited by whales and dolphins.
The west coast of the country, along the Gulf of Mexico, is a vast plain that contains all the costal states : Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, and the peninsula of Yucatan, which divides the Gulf of the Caribbean Sea. Abundant marine life and great formations of coral reef present in the coasts of Yucatan and Quintana-Roo, make this area a favorite destination for those inclined towards diving and snorkeling.
The historic central area of the country is occupied by Ciudad de Mexico, the capital city, and the states of Mexico, Michoacan, Guerrero, Puebla, Morelos and part of the state of Nayarit. The area enjoys a pleasant and cool climate throughout most the year since it is surrounded by the "volcanic axis" formed by various peaks that are snowcapped for as long as five months every year.
The Pacific coast in Mexico, with virgin beaches and great tourist centers, represents an ideal destination for the visitor. This coastal plain offers the famous beaches of Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, Mazatlan and Ixtapa, where hot and humid weather is to be expected from May through September, followed by the hurricane season.
The south east of Mexico is home to the state of Chiapas, rich with natural resources due to the fact that it is flanked by the mountain range known as the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, and that it also contains the thick jungle called the Lancandona, the largest in the country and the home of thousands of species of tropical plants and animals such as the cockatoo, the ocelot, the jaguar, and several kinds of monkeys and parakeets.


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Dateline: January 12, 2006
Ann Cobb, 73, of Amarillo died Wednesday, January 4, 2006.
Graveside services
were January 6 in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Michael Carter
officiating. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon
Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Cobb was born
November 15, 1933, in Albertville, Ala., to Ralph and Eula Sanford. She
worked as an LVN at Northwest Texas Hospital for 26 years.
She was preceded in
death by a daughter, Victoria Eye, in 1996.
Survivors include her
husband, R.C. Cobb; two sons, Jodi Cobb and Michael Cobb; two daughters,
Sandy Sanders and Penny Cobb; two step-children, Steven Cobb and Gloria
Hernandez; 21 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family suggests
memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105.
Copyright © 2006, The Clarendon Enterprise. All Rights Reserved.


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Last Thursday I attended the press launch for Urban Outfitters' latest new store, in Nottingham, The Victoria Centre. I was so, so excited to go – despite the 6am start *ouch* – and travelled up with Chloe and Hayley, accompanied by a McDonalds breakfast, cookies and a Starbucks each!
When we got to the store it had been opened just for the press, and the staff and head office crew were also there working frantically to get the store ready for the public opening later that night. After being presented with lovely refreshments we were given free reign of the store, where we could get up close and personal with the stock, drool over the amount of sequins, glitter, leather and fur, and photograph EVERYTHING.
I used to work as a brand manager for a chief high street retailer, managing a team of visual merchandisers, so I was used to store launches. Although its been five years I was instantly taken back to the panic, stress, adrenaline and real excitement you get when you're perfecting a store for its launch day, especially from a visual point of view. Knowing that everything looks amazing; sharp, tidy and tempting, is what makes the job so worth while. I miss doing it so much and I was very jealous of the staff working that day. They were working hard but obviously having so much fun!
The store itself had that typical Urban Outfitters style; reclaimed or salvaged materials are used to form the shop furniture, creating an instant visual urban grunge style. This matches the clothes and the customer type; edgy, unusual, creative and uninhibited. The interior walls have been left bare, as they were when the store structure was built; before being adorned with shelving and rails to display the clothes. I much prefer this then the acrylic white boards mainstream fashion shops use, it makes the place seem exclusive; you instantly forget that Urban Outfitters is a chain, instead it seem like you've stumbled upon an exclusive boutique of treasures.
UO press launch material:
"Housing the most up-and-coming designer brands: Eleven Paris, Obey, Blood Brothers, Dr Denim alongside in-house designed product, home and media collections. Urban Outfitters Nottingham opens onto women's, Urban Renewal, shoes and home on the ground floor whilst the basement floor features men's, Urban Renewal and our growing vintage offering,"
I took over 145 photos, which I've managed to limit to 75… so this bit of the page might take a bit of time to load, but its worth it!!
First up ..a snapshot of the store interior, look out for hard working staff, amazing use of wall space and prominent key items:
Secondly.. because of my visual merchandising background mannequins always grab my attention, the good and the bad.. luckily at this launch every mannequin was spot on. They were all wearing layered products, accessories, jewellery and shoes, as well as being posed in fun human tableaux, rather then standing blandly in the same direction, in the same pose, like a line of clone robots!
Thirdly.. Under my very eyes this amazing artist took a plain chipboard table and created this fabulous work out art! See more of his work here
Forthly.. the store had been lovely, spacious and peaceful…and then the public arrive 😉
…and Finally… Me and the lovely blogger girls that I travelled with 🙂 Chloe and Hayley
Urban Outfitters had mentioned they were giving us bloggers a free gift; now I expected maybe a tote bag with some vouchers and a nice shiny biro… I was so wrong!! As well as giving us a press discount of 30% off every item (I did a lot of christmas shopping!!) The fabulous organisers also allowed each of us to choose and take home one item from the shop! How on earth did we choose?! Well, it took two hours, a lot of debate and trying on until we all settled on lovely new winter coats. Mine was this amazing vintage leather jacket, I'd asked for one for Christmas so Father C isn't too happy with me, but I'm sure I'll think of something else for him to track down:
I cannot believe how generous Urban Outfitters were, they truly are an amazing company and this is an amazing store! If you live nearby please go and visit, and let me know what you buy!


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April 29, 2010
Thanks Failblog.com
Solid stuff here.
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October 16, 2009
Kanye on the Balloon
Had to share it. Enjoy.
Posted by Justin at 12:41 PM
October 13, 2009
Great Book--Life in the Boat
I got a request to review a book by Joanne Palmer of Steamboat Springs. You can read her weekly column here. The book is a compilation of her weekly columns and she is outstanding to read.
You can buy the book on Amazon.com.
Cheating on a hairdresser. Come on, that is just funny stuff. Plenty of stories about raising kids and in general living in a small ski town.
I am bookmarking her weekly column and adding it to the links at the sidebar.
Posted by Justin at 12:02 PM
August 21, 2009
Performance Enhancing Genie Use (The Onion)
Baseball Superstar Accused of Performance-Enhancing Genie Use
Posted by Justin at 12:21 PM
August 20, 2009
A COBRA Recruit's Diary (h/t Tim)
Check the COBRA Recruit's diary, done prior to the new GI Joe movie. Excerpts:
May 2, 1986 Today this guy in a blue uniform came up and gave me a pamphlet. Said he was a recruiter for COBRA, an outfit a lot like the army but without all those government regulations to slow down the fun. We talked a little and he said he liked the cut of my jib, thought I'd be great COBRA material.
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May 15, 1986
Signed up with COBRA today. I got real excited when they said I earned a signing bonus... figured it would be a couple hundred bucks that I could put toward a new bumper for my truck. Nope. Just a t-shirt with a funny-looking snake on the front. And I'm not supposed to wear it in public. Pretty weird stuff, but they seem like nice guys.
I report to COBRA boot camp out in Utah in the middle of June. The recruiter guy said that everyone around there thinks it's where some crazy old Mormon lives with all his wives. I'm not supposed to say anything about it to anyone. I'm supposed to tell Mom and Dad that I'm going off to work for the phone company...
June 20, 1986
Real boring day. I was all ready for some more physical training, but instead Sarge led us into a room full of phones and made us cold-call people and ask them if they wanted to switch their long distance to COBRA. During the break, Renfro asked Sarge when we became a long-distance provider. Sarge explained that we had to do something to make money if we were going to afford a private army with hundreds of tanks and planes and a Terrordome, not to mention all the expenses from the Serpentor genetic engineering project.
Good times.
Posted by Justin at 11:20 PM
August 15, 2009
Google Offers New Opt Out Privacy Feature (The Onion)
Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village
Posted by Justin at 10:39 PM
July 18, 2009
Arrested Development Drinking Game
From the inconvenient Bluth website that is a treasure trove of AD information, quotes, and so on:
My brother and I have developed an Arrested Development drinking game. It combines two of my favorite things in the world. Beer and Arrested Development. There's only one rule, and that is you must take a drink every time the show repeats itself.
Take a drink when:
* Tobias makes an oblivious homosexual reference (Even if it means me taking a chubby, I will suck it up)
* any character says "her?"
* Kitty shows her breasts
* there is a Hop-on reference
* Michael asks "Who?" (referring to Ann)
* Michael refers to Ann as something besides Ann (egg, yam, Annhog)
* there is any reference to Michael being a robot (not crying)
* there is George Michael-Maeby relationship reference.
* a character utters the phrase, "the mere fact that you call it that"
* someone references Stan Sitwell's alopecia
* Lucille rips on Lindsay's appearance
* "I've made a huge mistake"
* there is a never-nude comment
* someone does a chicken impression and/or dance
* there is a reference to the OC (don't call it that)
* Oscar makes a father remark about Buster
* "Marry me"
* "Well, that was a freebie"
* there is an illusion-trick standoff
* George Michael does his best Star Wars moves
* "Annyong"
* Cops mob a character (with the club beating at the end)
* "Hey brother"
* "You certainly have a type."
So awesome. Every time I hear "The Final Countdown" at a ball game, I think of GOB.
Posted by Justin at 11:58 AM
January 12, 2009
Brokeback Mountain Ski Area Participates in Vail Skier Rescue
From my friends at BrokeBack Mountain Ski Area:
Beautiful. A little photoshop works wonders.
Kudos to Beth Clark at BMSA.
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January 08, 2009
Chairlift Catches Pants, Hillarity Ensues
A little humor for you from Vail:
Wardrobe malfunctions don't just happen to celebrities. A 48-year-old skier was left hanging upside down, half naked on a chair lift at the Blue Sky Basin at the Vail Ski Resort in Vail, Colorado. His pants and underwear were apparently caught in the ski lift, leaving him bare bottomed and exposed.
Fortunately, the man, who has not yet been named, was not hurt.
How Did It Happen? Vail Snow Job?
The Vail skier, being called the naked skier by online searchers was hanging upside down for approximately seven minutes, a Vail spokeswoman Liz Biebl said. (Associated Press) The Smoking Gun reports it was 15 minutes. He had fallen through a raised chair lift and his his pants got caught on the chair when he fell, according to FOX.
Specifics about how the man could have ended up hanging from the chair were not released by the Blue Sky Basin in Vail, Colorado. More details about how the Vail skier started his New Year as the naked skier, were reported by The Smoking Gun and the Vail Daily.
The chair was not lowered as it should have been and the Vail skier fell through the gap. A child who was with the man is shown seated in the chair lift, as the man dangles beneath the chair lift, suspended in place by his right ski.
Photo Fall Out
The photo of the so-called naked skier, who was really only half-naked, resulted in a suspended job for the photographer, Marty Odom. Odom was not working in a professional capacity when he shot the photos, although he is a professional photographer.
He was at the Blue Ski Basin in Vail, Colorado skiing and he took the now famous photos of the naked Vail skier with his own camera. His images of the upside down skier were published in the Vail Daily, and Odom's employer, SharpShooters claim the suspension is due to the non-compete clause he signed.
Odom was doing what any other trained photographer would do, get the shot. The man was being helped, although not yet down from the chair lift when the photos were shot. History and pop culture are filled with priceless photos taken by photographers in the right place at the right time.
Posted by Justin at 10:48 AM
December 12, 2008
President Bush and President Elect Obama Call on Congress to Immediately Pass Ski Industry Bailout
Senior Whitehouse leaders have confirmed that President Bush is in talks with Congressional leaders to pass an economic stimulus package that includes money for snowmaking, hotel improvements, and ski subsidies to help bail out an industry stung hard by the recession.
"We cannot allow the Vails of the world to go belly up like American Ski Co did. Too many jobs are at stake and there are important national security interests. If these resorts close, not only will our national pride suffer by losing highly coveted Olympic medals, but all of the supporting industries like the Front Range Marijuana industry will be affected," Obama said in agreement with the bipartisan legislation.
I swear, I kid you not, this is the crap that we are hearing every day. Why not bail out my industry? Why stop at banks and car companies? Give some money to Vail and make season passes cheaper. Prop up my condo prices so that I don't bleed out my ass every year as I watch prices tumble.
I want some hope and change. =)
Posted by Justin at 05:08 PM | Comments (2)
July 14, 2008
Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog
It is finally here and all I can say is Awesome. High five me, Ted.
Barney Stinson is Dr. Horrible.
Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog.
Like snorting coke off of a stripper's ass...
Doogie Howser...
Come on.
Posted by Justin at 11:39 PM
May 14, 2008
Run Like Hell from Folks with Mullets
From today's Arizona Republic:
SCOTTSDALE - Police are searching for a man who shot and wounded a large dog in the 6800 block of East Almeria Street.
Police were called about 8 p.m. Friday by witnesses who said they heard a bang and the yelping of a dog.
The Rottweiler's owner discovered the dog, blood streaming from its mouth, near his carport door shortly after the gun shot, Scottsdale police said.
A veterinarian confirmed that the Rottweiler was shot once in the head, with the bullet entering the side of the dog's mouth and exiting though its tongue, police said.
The dog was unleashed and unattended when it was shot, police said.
Police said witnesses reported seeing a man in his mid-30s, 5-foot 8-inches tall, and 200 pounds with a dark mullet-style haircut running westbound on Almeria Street, away from the injured dog.
The dog is expected to survive, police said.
He was possibly driving a 1984 Firebird and wearing a Levis Jean Jacket with a AC/DC patch on it.
Posted by Justin at 12:11 PM | Comments (1)
February 25, 2008
Best Response EVER to the Arrested Development Movie
The best response to the AD Movie:
I would cry, but I don't think I can spare the moisture.
Second place:
It's happening, isn't it.
Third place:
Hey, what a great idea for a Hugh Grant/ Julia Roberts-type movie.
I seriously cannot get over the idea that AD might be coming back. I posted about it yesterday, but am still out trolling for tidbits of news to verify that this is a reality. Spread the buzz and plan to see it right away in theatres. Several times. And buy the DVD. Put it in your sock drawer next to Les Cousins Dangereux. I like the way they think.
Posted by Justin at 11:55 PM
February 24, 2008
Michael, I've Made a Huge Mistake
Few things have made me happier than this little tidbit from IMDB about the best show ever on television. Keith Oberman offers some commentary on the show:
I took a roadie to Denver in December with my friend Clay and popped in some AD about the time we hit Flagstaff. It took the entire drive up and back to watch the first two seasons, and at the end of the trip he took my Season 3 DVD's. He was hooked. So was every single person that I showed them too. Too bad more people didn't see it the first time around, but the success of Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno), Jason Bateman (The Kingdom, Juno), Will Arnett and Amy Proeler (Blades of Glory), and Tony Hale (though less so, but in hysterical Stranger than Fiction and Andy Barker, PI that was cancelled) have gotten the actors some buzz. AD revived or made all of them. So if you are even remotely a fan of the series, check this tribute video that is so well done, I laughed the entire 3:54.
First, Family Guy. Then new episodes and four movies from Futurama. Now this. Please let AD come back. I will order HBO or Showtime, buy it on DVD. On iTunes. Send money. Please Mitch... Please...
Posted by Justin at 02:28 PM | Comments (1)
February 23, 2008
Parenting Do's and Don'ts for First Time Parents (h/t Rob at Say Anything)
I almost pissed myself when I saw this site about parenting:
There are about 20 of them. I literally almost fell out of my chair.
Posted by Justin at 01:10 AM
January 11, 2008
Great News Story on Helping Those with Mental Illness (h/t The Onion)
In The Know: Is The Government Spying On Paranoid Schizophrenics Enough?
Posted by Justin at 11:38 AM | Comments (1)
December 29, 2007
A Little Night Poaching
Poach v. - to ride a closed run, a closer area, or to ski without a valid ticket.
Texas Ski Pants n. - wearing blue jeans while skiing
Kodak Courage n. - To do stupid sh** simply because there is a camera pointed at you
I have been whining because I am getting bored taking green runs at Brian Head. Well, I figured out how to entertain myself. Topless night poaching during a snowstorm in Texas ski pants. Video quality sucks because it is completely dark. But commentary is great. Not great conditions, but we have a location that you can drop into from the car and pickup down below. I didn't get to ski Loveland Pass and do the whole hitchiking thing while in Colorado last week, so this was at least worth doing.
Posted by Justin at 02:50 PM
December 24, 2007
Zales's New Diamond Ad (h/t Kevin)
My cousin Kevin sent me this:
Posted by Justin at 11:42 AM
December 13, 2007
Mike Huckabee's Iowa Campaign Commercial (Parody and Funny)
Huckabee is running for President as a Republican. It is rumored that he has a direct dial line to God.
Anyway, sorry to get all political, but this is hysterical. I try to keep this blog a-political, but this is a must watch for those of us that like politics.
Posted by Justin at 02:11 PM
November 21, 2007
Phil Jackson on the Laker's Defensive Woes (h/t Rob at Say Anything Blog)
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has spoken with the Los Angeles Lakers about a comment coach Phil Jackson made following Tuesday night's game in San Antonio.
The Spurs made 13 three-pointers in their 107-92 victory, and Jackson was asked if too much penetration was leading to open outside shooters.
"We call this a Brokeback Mountain game, because there's so much penetration and kickouts," Jackson said. "It was one of those games."
I am not sure that the Lakers were using the backdoor play before penetrating, but good comments from the Zen Master.
Hey, wait, let's check with Caroline at Eagle Valley Blog. Apparently there are some stories surfacing from the area that Kobe likes backdoor penetration himself.
Posted by Justin at 10:42 AM
September 06, 2007
For My Red Headed Son Jake
And just for good measure:
Posted by Justin at 11:30 PM | Comments (1)
August 31, 2007
High School Gets p0wned by Rival - Posted to Youtube
HILLIARD, Ohio (AP)—A high school student who tricked football fans from a crosstown rival into holding up signs that together spelled out, "We Suck," was suspended for the prank, students said.
Kyle Garchar, a senior at Hilliard Davidson High School in suburban Columbus, said he spent about 20 hours over three days plotting the trick, which was captured on video and posted on the video-sharing Web site YouTube. He said he was inspired by a similar prank pulled by Yale students in 2004, when Harvard fans were duped into holding up cards with the same message.
At the end of the video, Garchar wryly thanks the 800 Hilliard Darby High School supporters who raised the cards at the start of the third quarter during last Friday's football game.
"It couldn't have been done without you," reads the closing frame of the video.
Garchar, 17, created a grid to plan how the message would be spelled out once fans in three sections held up either a black or white piece of construction paper.
Directions left on stadium seats instructed fans to check that the number listed on their papers matched their seat numbers. Darby supporters were told the message would read "Go Darby."
Posted by Justin at 01:07 PM | Comments (1)
August 27, 2007
Miss Teen South Carolina Applies to MENSA
Alternate Title: Like How Come They Like Ask These Like Difficult Questions About Where the USA Is On the Map and Stuff
Being hot will only get you so far in life. And generally that means married to a wealthy doctor or businessman who is only interested in you for the stimulating conversation and your personality.
Posted by Justin at 10:31 AM | Comments (4)
August 26, 2007
Goodfoulers - Take on NBA Ref Scandal
Worth watching for certain:
Posted by Justin at 01:08 AM
August 25, 2007
Europe vs. USA (h/t Joel at Say Anything)
This is awesome.
Posted by Justin at 12:12 PM
August 13, 2007
Man vs. Wild (Not as Wild as We Thought)
Imagine crossing the desert, fighting for your life against the elements. Risking death. Crazy stuff.
Well, not so much. Check the video and see just how Wild things are for Man vs. Wild.
Ain't nothing but Mammals. Do it like they do on the Discovery Channel.
Posted by Justin at 10:51 PM | Comments (2)
August 08, 2007
Graffiti vandals have reached new heights in Chandler - the top of the unfinished Elevation Chandler structure, a high-rise hotel that has languished at Loop 101 and the Santan Freeway for more than a year.
"How they got up there, I don't know . . . was it dangerous? Sure it was," said Chandler Planning Director Doug Ballard, who noticed the large, elaborate graffiti on the eight-story concrete and steel skeleton Monday. He said developer Jeff Cline promised to paint over the vandalism by Friday, but there is still no news about if and when the project will be finished.
I am so not condoning or encouraging Tagging, but this is some Ballz right here. This is Chandler PD getting p0wnd.
Posted by Justin at 02:46 PM
July 16, 2007
Are You Serious?
From the Entertainment section of the AZ Republic:
Bikini mud wrestling isn't as sexy as you might think.
Saturday night at All Starz Sports Bar & Grill in Chandler, watching half-naked women writhe around in a kiddie pool of mud proved more akin to watching Animal Planet than the Playboy channel.
To raise money for the post-production of their independent horror film the Virgin Murders, producers organized a mud wrestling competition between the movie's stars and any Valley women who signed a waiver.
I wanted to post the pictures, but you can head there for yourself at:
Good stuff.
Posted by Justin at 12:18 PM
July 11, 2007
License Plates
I thought that I would share two license plates that I saw recently in Phoenix. Enjoy.
Posted by Justin at 11:39 AM | Comments (1)
June 18, 2007
Robot Chicken Star Wars
Last night's RC Star Wars was awesome. As expected from Robot Chicken and Adult Swim in general. Adult Swim.com has all the clips online and available for embed on your site. Two quick clips:
UPDATE: I had to move the clips to the extended entry due to slow page loads. Check them out.
The second one is slightly more "wrong".
Posted by Justin at 09:17 PM | Comments (1)
May 29, 2007
Robot Chicken Star Wars - June 17th
More here:
Something to fill the summertime gap. Enjoy.
Posted by Justin at 10:59 PM
May 22, 2007
Pre-fight Staredown... Improper Form
Good Stuff.
Posted by Justin at 10:18 PM | Comments (1)
April 25, 2007
More Sheryl Crow
Damn. Good stuff.
Now she claims it was a joke. Problem is that if her little joke was to get people to pay attention to Global Warming, I can't see how that makes a lot of sense. I am inclined to think that solutions like hers are no more or less practical than solutions to cut consumption proposed by folks flying private jets around the world to tell us how to do it.
Posted by Justin at 01:36 PM
April 24, 2007
BMSA Ski Patrollers Volunteer for Mammoth "Elevation" Week
BMSA Ski Patrol volunteers for Mammoth Mountain's "Elevation" week:
Brokeback Mountain Ski Area (BMSA) has recently dispatched a group of ski patrolmen to the California's Mammoth Mountain ski resort. The Brokeback Mountain ski patrolmen were aiding the Mammoth Patrol during the popular gay week.
The "Elevation" gay week at Mammoth Mountain is an independent event which attracts over a thousand gay and lesbian skiers and snowboarders annually.
Beth Clark and the entire BMSA staff are committed to diversity.
Posted by Justin at 03:24 PM | Comments (1)
April 16, 2007
John Stewart on Nancy Grace and Duke Lacrosse (h/t Wizbang)
Nancy Grace has nothing to rant about now.
Nancy Grace is a witch.
Posted by Justin at 10:54 AM | Comments (1)
March 11, 2007
For Adam at Highly Obsessed - Vlad Radmanovic Snowboard
Adam over at Highly Obsessed posted an open letter to Vladomir Radmanovic, the Lakers player who was recently fined $500,000 for his snowboarding accident:
On Friday, you admitted that your recent shoulder injury wasn't a result of slipping on the ice after all; rather, it was due to a spill you took while learning to snowboard for the first time. First, I want to commend you on finally telling the truth. You panicked at first, causing you to lie about the nature of your injury, but common sense prevailed. Well done!
Vladdy (can I call you Vladdy?), you seem to be getting a lot of flack for snowboarding when you're in the middle of a five-year, $30 million contract that pretty much explicitly says, 'don't go snowboarding'. In fact, I believe the last words your coach told your team were "You guys take care of yourselves. This is a time when things can happen." But that is neither here nor there; I'm here to tell you to ignore the critics! By learning to snowboard, you have gained cred in a commnity that buddies like Kobe and Phil could only dream of. You are finally on your way to your true calling. It's time to ditch your basketball career and hit the slopes, buddy. And we in the snowboarding community are ready to welcome you with open arms.
Adam, we got one up on your letter. Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic has this little nugget on his blog about the recent Suns-Lakers game:
Did you catch a glimpse of the "Go Suns" snowboard near the Lakers bench on Sunday? It was not-so-subtle shot at Vladimir Radmanovic, who lied to his team about how he suffered a separated shoulder before acknowledging a snowboarding accident and being fined $500,000.
It was the work of Suns superfan Michael Levine, whose regular displays of affection for the Suns are well-known to those who sit near him. He also has created such props as Raja Bell and Tim Thomas masks, "Trix" cereal boxes, Tim Duncan pacifiers, Milwaukee Bucks hunting gear, Braille signs for the officials and the classic "I'll have the mango salsa" sign for Chris Kaman.
Levine said that the Lakers coaches, athletic trainer, Smush Parker and Ronny Turiaf all laughed at the snowboard Sunday. So did everyone else who got the gag. The Lakers and the snowboard sign will be back April 13. Will Radmanovic?
I am offering right now to buy Kobe a season ski pass at Aspen if it helps. I heard he just loves Colorado and three years ago spent a ton of time in the Aspen area. Matter of fact, the Lakers let him have time off so that he could travel back and forth. Not sure if it was for business or pleasure...
Posted by Justin at 04:00 PM
March 09, 2007
Everything I Needed to Know I Learned from Adult Swim
So I am being my usual self and enjoying the free hours after the kids go to bed that I can actually watch some TV that is not age appropriate for a 6 year old. And low and behold, I find that most of the time at night I spend watching cartoons anyway. I am a sucker for one eyed alien chicks that used to be married to Al Bundy.
Adult Swim on Cartoon Network has changed my life. First, I have decided to open a "Home Based Business". Did you know that it is a $100B a year industry and that over 20,000 US Homebased Businesses gross over $1M a year? That over half of the businesses in the US are "home based"?
Once I open my home based business, I am going to use all that money to buy natural herbal enhancements to make me a more desirable man. Because I am getting older and out of touch with what today's Freshmen college students talk and act like, I have ordered the entire Girls Gone Wild Series DVD's, focusing especially on the "Girls Gone Wild Extreme Sports" editions since I love to ski and these are exactly the type of girls that I should be looking for.
So then how do I meet these hotties to impress with my wealth from my home based business? Forget telephone date lines, I can text FLIRT to 43567 and I can flirt via text with real live local hotties via my cellphone. That is a date getter right there.
Finally, because I want to be able to have a meaningful conversation with these girls, I can complete my High School diploma from home. Did you know that High School grads earn an average of $200k more in a lifetime than non-grads? Well, who cares in my case because my home based business is going to make me rich.
Please note the disclaimer at the bottom in small print that flashes quickly across my blog:
The Justin depicted in this ad as a masculine, sexy, wealthy, intelligent skier is a paid actor. Experiences are not representative of the size of his "endowments", nor of his actual skiing ability. Financial results are not typical and your results will vary. Snowboarding increases chances that the actual "ski bum" that "works" from home may include occasional bong stains on the carpet and THC induced erectile disfunction that medication cannot correct.
Late night commercials seem to be targeted squarely at my brother Jeremy. He would be so much better off if he took the Masters Course from his High School Diploma Mill and learned TV and VCR Repair. Good times.
Posted by Justin at 11:52 PM
February 13, 2007
White and Nerdy
Perhaps the funniest thing I have seen in a while. No, wait this is funnier and is the definition of "white and nerdy":
This gentleman is selling his 1984 Ferrari Testarossa on e-Bay. Awesome, but before I buy a car for $60,000 from a dude, I better check the feedback for antiques71. You know, to see what kind of buyer and seller he is. Let's have a look at the last item he bought from eBay user aftenterprises on November 30th...
Please endulge me by going to those links and seeing what Antiques71 is all about. Me thinks that after his November 30th Purchase, he does not need his Ferrari Testarossa anymore. I kept screenshots in PDF so that I have this around for a while after the links die.
Posted by Justin at 01:11 PM | Comments (4)
January 22, 2007
Canadian Wood Spider
My uncle Troy sent me this wonderful video of the Canadian Wood Spider. Thought it merited a post on the website.
Note this is published under humor...
Posted by Justin at 12:14 PM
December 01, 2006
Season Pass from BMSA
I just got my new Season Pass from BMSA. Beth Clark has done a wonderful job with changing the atmosphere and promoting the new BMSA image.
The Ski Industry is all about differentiation. There are so many resorts that seem exactly the same. Same names for their runs. I mean how many places have a run named "Sugar" or "Bunny Hop" or some such crap. Not Skibrokeback.
Check below the fold for the picture. After seeing the conditions, I am not sure if I want to two plank it or just ride the corduroy...
Posted by Justin at 12:03 AM
November 12, 2006
Win a Free Season Pass at BMSA
Win a free season pass at BMSA in their new drawing this year. They are giving away five of them worth $275 each.
They redesigned their ski passes for this year and have a beautiful picture of the new Jack's Notch area on the lift pass according to Beth Clark, their director of marketing.
Check it out. Beth has offered for me to run a contest here too, and we are working on details.
Posted by Justin at 05:15 PM
November 03, 2006
Dude, You are So Busted
From the When You are Caught, You are Caught section of the news:
Colorado Springs, CO - Evangelist Ted Haggard admitted Friday that he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a gay prostitute who claims he was paid for drug-fueled trysts by the outspoken gay marriage opponent. Haggard resigned as president of the National Association of Evangelicals and stepped down as leader of his Colorado megachurch while the two groups investigate the allegations.
He denied the sex allegations but told reporters outside his home that he did buy the meth because he was curious, but he said he threw it away. "I bought it for myself but never used it," he said. "I was tempted, but I never used it."
Haggard, 50, said he never had sex with Mike Jones, a 49-year-old male prostitute who sparked the scandals when he told a radio station he had had a three-year sexual relationship with the minister. Haggard said he did get a massage from Jones after being referred to him by a Denver hotel.
I am totally saying I would go back to that hotel front desk and be pretty upset if they sent a gay prostitute up to my hotel room to give me a massage. I mean send me to a day spa or something. Maybe a mudbath, but normally, the only time a hotel recommends a gay prostitute instead of a massage therapist is when you ask for one. So you get busted doing meth and for having sex with a gay prostitute. So what. I mean who hasn't. One time, me and Robert Downey, Jr., were hitting the smack pretty hard and Eddie Murphy and Danny Bonaduce come by and we go and grab a couple of trannies...
Everyone has their vices. Dude, these are just bad vices to have. And home boy is gonna end up out of a job just like the governor of New Jersey did plus have to explain things to the family, wife, kids, etc. I am saying, say something like, "I made a terrible mistake and ask for your forgiveness" or something. Don't claim that you hired him for a massage and that you bought meth but threw it away. My kids lie better when I catch them sneaking extra Halloween Candy.
Posted by Justin at 03:38 PM
October 13, 2006
Forest Service Approves New Triple Chair for BMSA Serving Back Bowls
Brokeback Mountain Ski Area has received Forest Service Approval for a new high speed triple chair to serve the back bowl over the ridge from Jack's Notch.
From the BMSA website:
Environmental Impact Statement has been approved by the federal authorities in favor of BMSA plans to provide ski lift access to the back bowl located directly behind Jack's Notch. Several environmental groups have applauded BMSA on its long standing dedication to wildlife and plant species protection.
"In the era of high speed six-packs which carry thousands of skiers per hour our proposal to install a moderate speed triple chair has received a unanimous approval," says BMSA Director of Lift Operations John Clark.
The moderate speed triple chair will deliver fewer skiers and thus reduce adverse environmental impact. It will also provide for longer lasting, untracked powder.
The yet to be named back bowl is on the northern aspect and its legendary powder has been a favorite of backcountry skiers for many years.
The proposed chair lift will be in operation for the 2007/2008 ski season.
This is good news as it indicates that the resort is growing and the area is so sparsely populated that this provides some solid economic tourism dollars to the region according to Beth Clark, their director of PR.
Posted by Justin at 07:10 AM | Comments (3)
October 05, 2006
The Joke is on Me--Brokeback Mountain Ski Area
You ever take stuff too seriously? I had a fairly serious e-mail exchange with Beth Clark of Brokeback Mountain Ski Area in Wyoming. First, a couple of days ago, I got a contact e-mail:
Great blog. I thought you may be interested in checking out Brokeback Mt. Ski Area website. We were the best kept secret of the Rockies but now the secret is out of closet.
So I head over and start looking around at their site. Not a lot of content, but it appears to be exactly what it is--a small resort on part with some of the other small resorts around the country. Not a lot of web development, not a lot of info, but a trail map, some stats, etc. Then I start looking at the runs:
Here are the lifts:
- Giddy Up
- Ride'm
- Uranus
- Pony Up
- Howdy Partner
Alright, let's check some of the trails:
- Over the Rainbow
- Glory Hole
- Peter Pan
- 8 Seconds
- Ramrod
Alright, that is not crazy off the wall. I mean, it appears a little odd. So I check out their PR area and they have a couple of articles about the goals of the resort, etc. I send a note back to "Beth":
So what is up with this:
"The recent Hollywood film "Brokeback Mountain" has generated unwanted attention to Brokeback Mt. Ski Area. The management of the Ski Area would like to stress that the aforementioned movie is based on a literary source and is a work of fiction.
"Contrary to some media reports the Ski Area was never involved with the filmmakers nor does the ski area have any interest in utilizing the popularity of the film to further its marketing goals. While the story of the film contains positive messages, Brokeback Mountain Ski Area is a family oriented resort and as such shares little in common with the fictional characters and situations depicted within the film.
"It is our understanding that the filmmakers and the author of the original story were unaware of the fact that the Brokeback Mountain Ski Area in Wyoming has been in business since 1965, long before the story has been written."
And then the new logo? And the names of the lifts and runs? Did you guys change the names and the logo to embrace the references to Brokeback Mountain? Just curious, because it seems to contradict the previous strategy. I would love to write about it and talk to you.
I get a note back that has more details, and I got my chuckle at the names of the runs. I am trying to be all PC and wanted to send a note back, but decided to start googling the authors of the magazine articles that they have in the PR section. Then the magazines. Then the people listed like Beth Clark or Jack Dunn. All come up zero. As I am scanning the listings in Google for "skibrokeback.com", there is nothing except this single post on a bulletin board called Gay Outdoors:
Hello All,
I am sure a good number of you will laugh quite a bit on this one. I've just completed a virtual Ski Brokeback resort project (http://www.SkiBrokeback.com). The site has been built in tradition of the Molvania project and I am sure you'll have fun while visiting our virtual mountain.
Ski Brokeback
Alright, Molvania. What the heck is Molvania... Check the Wiki on Molvania:
Molvanîa ('A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry') is a fictional country set in Eastern Europe for the mock travel guide Molvanîa: a Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry, described as "the birthplace of the whooping cough" and "owner of Europe's oldest nuclear reactor.". It was created by Australians Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro and Rob Sitch (of The D-Generation and The Panel fame) to parody travel guidebooks.
The book became a surprise success in Australia, sparking a bidding war for the international publication rights. However, the book became a centre of controversy when the UK's former Minister for Europe Keith Vaz accused it of exploiting prejudices about Eastern Europe.
There has also been some confusion about whether the country actually exists. This could be partly due to the fact that the name is close to the real eastern European country of the Moldova, the circumflexed letter "î" also being characteristic for Moldovan (Romanian), the language of that country. It has been claimed that some tourists who read the tour guide book believed that the country existed and made plans to go there, but this story is probably apocryphal.
Then I got it. I had been duped. But this is exactly the kind of thing that I find hysterically funny. Just real enough that I don't immediately pick it out as a hoax, but also off the wall enough that I am not sure. You don't want to make fun of it because it is so un-PC, but at the same time, you chuckle to yourself.
So go over and check the site out. Pay attention to the pictures. They seem strange, but not too strange. Everything is funny and off the wall, but not too funny and off the wall.
Well played, sir. Well played.
Posted by Justin at 12:35 PM
September 12, 2006
Ken Jennings of Jeopardy Fame--Where Are They Now
I am in SF again for the first half of the week, which means reading the USA Today that the hotel provides. Came across this article on Ken Jennings that won $2.5M from Jeopardy:
"I didn't turn in the Toyota for a Jag the day after I received my money," says Jennings, 32. "I did not want to be one of those 'Where are they now?' stories where the guy's living in a trailer. That would be totally ironic, right? You thought he was smart on Jeopardy, but then he spent all his money on coke or hookers or whatever."
Classic. How do you top that?
UPDATE: Forgot to close the html tags and it did some weirdness to the blog for a few. Love when I do that.
Posted by Justin at 10:34 AM
March 23, 2006
Joining the Super Adventure Club
One of the few vices that I have is my love for TV Humor. South Park, while at times just idiotic, is a staple of the IT Worker's life, much the same as Office Space and in general sci-fi movies are. When the Matrix came out, everyone was watching pirated copies of it on their laptops within days. When Star Wars E1 came out, despite the disappointment, Sith Lord toys ruled the workplace.
So last night, I forced myself to stay up to watch the sendoff to Chef on South Park. It didn't take much arm twisting to catch the new South Park and Mind of Mencia. I caught an episode of Futurama on Cartoon Network, just for good measure.
Check the article above on the war between Scientology and South Park. And to quote S3-E1 of Arrested Development-- "This Handsome young doctor on the today show said that post-partum depression medications lead to street drugs."
"That's not a doctor, mom, that's the actor Tom Cruise."
"Well, they said he was some sort of scientist or something."
Good times. Good times.
Posted by Justin at 02:47 PM
February 03, 2006
Brokeback... to the Future
Gotta see this parody of Brokeback Mountain from the folks at Chocolate Cake City brought to use by Wizbang.
Say it ain't so Doc and Marty. Say it ain't so.
Posted by Justin at 12:03 AM
October 26, 2005
Utah State Fair Videos--Featuring Napoleon Dynomite
Some things just need to be shared. I got a link to these videos via Willisms.com and went over to Jake Hilton's site to see what the fuss is about.
Jake has uploaded all of the Utah State Fair videos to his site and they are well worth checking out. Well worth checking out if you are a fan.
Note, I am spending way too much time surfing the Internet while waiting for the snow to come down. Another storm is coming to the Rockies this weekend that should leave some measurable accumulations (several inches hopefully). In the meantime, hope you enjoy some Utah humor.
Posted by Justin at 04:14 PM


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Friday, November 16th, 2012
Ernestown Windpark Inc. was awarded the 2012 SWITCH Rural Initiatives Award on November 8, 2012 at the annual SWITCH Awards in Kingston, Ontario.
Ernestown Wind Park is a small, 10 megawatt, low-impact wind park proposed for rural Loyalist Township, in Southeastern Ontario. Known as 'The Right Sized Wind Park, in the Right Place', the Project won this year's competition for 'addressing the unique needs and challenges of rural communities in achieving sustainable energy goals, and demonstrating the effective use and balance of natural resources in the pursuit of sustainable energy goals.'
Janet Gutowski, Warden, County of Frontenac, said of the company's community engagement program, "Ernestown Wind Park has taken a positive approach to local engagement. They are commended for following a positive and proactive approach to community engagement at a time when many developers are at odds with the communities asked to host their projects." Warden Gutowski further praised the company for their investment in, 'local consultation and stakeholder engagement by contracting staff to work within the community, engaging residents, and listening to concerns, and for promoting, ' long-term, low-impact energy that will complement Ontario's goals of clean and sustainable electricity generation, while impacting economic growth in the rural community.'
Ernestown Windpark is committed to the ongoing development of strong relationships with the Municipality and residents of Loyalist Township, through door-to-door engagement, community event outreach and support, information sessions on wind matters of interest to the Project's neighbours, coffee meetings, frequent newsletters, a well-water watch program, and continuing engagement of local and area businesses and companies.
Executive Director of SWITCH, Tyson Champagne, said of the company, "Ernestown Wind Park has provided an example of a truly sustainable clean energy solution by working with community members to develop a project that addresses the needs of all stakeholders."
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Just a remark and some thoughts again related to the redirect problem (Uncategorized techniques: Meta redirect), although of course previously discussed [1]; first of all, if you think about referring to .htaccess or other server-side redirects, don't forget to rename this issue, and maybe it's even now useful to simply call it 'Redirect'. I don't agree to this flat banning of redirects since they can be used reasonably (except related to auto-refreshing mechanisms almost causing Usability as well as Accessibility problems, and 'abuse' of meta elements). So I'd prefer to recommend server-side redirects (via PHP or .htaccess) when they are really unavoidable (!), as it might be the case when an important resource has moved (I sometimes encountered this problem when having restructured a site while there is huge traffic on it). Normally there will be no alternative for a redirect in this case (especially in business use), and I again rather see massive problems when sending users into the nirvana, since only a small amount of users will either go ahead and follow a link to the new file location or even take the trouble to search for this resource, and so they will mostly leave the site; also imagine telling companies not to use redirects (even in sensible cases) -- that's absolutely unrealistic (and imagine what effort it might be to create even dynamic pages referring to new file locations). I don't want to protect anyone who misapplies redirect mechanisms, I only want the WAI to offer realistic, fair, and acceptable mechanisms, rather appealing to 'common sense' than banning everything which 'might' entail problems. Otherwise, if you are that convinced that redirects are absolutely unnessecary and only causing problems, persuade Apache or PHP developers or even the responsible W3C working groups to chuck out all redirect opportunities. And, last but not least, almost no user of screen reader or voice browser technology won't even notice if he's redirected via a server-side technology; and do you notice it using a Web browser? Are you that struck when being redirected (try [2])? And don't you see Usability and/or Accessibility problems when landing on 'Error 404' pages? -- But I'm only repeating what I said before, so I guess you understand what this post was about to express, and I hope the WG will only recommend server-side redirects in cases where it's inevitable. All the best, Jens. [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2003JulSep/0131.html [2] http://meiert.com/lib/documentation/var/selfhtml80.zip -- Jens Meiert Interface Architect http://meiert.comReceived on Friday, 24 October 2003 06:38:09 UTC
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KABUL - Afghanistan's president said Saturday that the United States failed to consult Afghan forces when calling in an airstrike this week that killed 18 civilians, and warned that his government in the future will consider any such actions as violating the country's pact with Washington.
Presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi said that President Hamid Karzai met with investigators earlier in the day and concluded that U.S. troops had called in Wednesday's strike without co-ordinating with Afghan units.
The incident occurred during a nighttime raid on militants taking cover in a village. These raids are a major irritant in Afghan President Hamid Karzai's relationship with the international military coalition. Karzai says the raids put civilians at risk of injury or death. Military officials say such operations are key to capturing and killing Taliban leaders.
The U.S. and Afghanistan signed an agreement in April that put the Afghan government in charge of such operations — a move designed to resolve some of the longstanding tensions.
But when villagers in Logar province displayed the bodies of 18 civilians killed in a U.S. airstrike on Wednesday, Karzai quickly called on the international coalition to explain itself. Faizi said that the investigators told the president that Afghan forces had surrounded the house in question but that the U.S. troops decided not to wait for them to try to flush out the militants and called in aircraft instead. They only discovered later that there had also been women, children and old men inside.
"This airstrike was a one-sided decision, and not co-ordinated with Afghan security forces," Faizi said. He said that Karzai and his advisers decided after hearing the investigators' report that they would consider such actions in the future as a breach of the special operations pact.
"The continuation of uncoordinated operations and civilian casualties are against the recent decisions made between Afghanistan and the United States," Faizi said.
The U.S. commander in Afghanistan apologized for the civilian deaths on Friday and a NATO investigation ruled that the coalition forces were responsible for the unintended deaths of civilians. However, NATO officials have not said that they acted against the special operations agreement.
NATO forces officials in Afghanistan could not immediately be reached for comment. A U.S. spokesman declined to comment on whether the pact on special operations had been violated in the Logar incident.


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Mandarin is made up of a group of connected varieties of Chinese spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. As most Mandarin dialectic is found in the north, the group who speak it is often referred to, especially among Chinese speakers, as the "northern dialect". When the group is taken as one language, often done in academia, it has more native speakers at nearly a billion than any other modern language.
A southwestern-dialect speaker and a northeastern-dialect speaker may have trouble communicating except through standard language, mostly because of the variances in tone. Nonetheless, this variance within the language is less obvious than the much greater differences found between other varieties of Chinese; this is thought to be down to a recent spread of Mandarin across China, combined with a greater ease of communication and travel compared to the mountainous south of China.
For the majority of Chinese history, the capital city has been in the Mandarin area, making it very influential. Since the 14th century, at least some form of Mandarin has been the national lingua franca. In the early part of the 20th century, a standard form based on the dialect of Beijing, with elements from other dialects was accepted as the national language. Standard Chinese, which has also been referred to as "Mandarin", Pǔtōnghuà or Guóyǔ, is the official language of the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China, and one of four official languages used in Singapore. It is also one of the most used types of Chinese among Chinese diaspora communities globally.
"Mandarin" is an English word, derived from Portuguese mandarim, from Malay menteri, and from Sanskrit mantrin with a meaning of counsellor or minister, originally meant an official of the empire. As their dialects were varied and frequently mutually unintelligible, these officials conversed using a koiné based on some northern dialects. After Jesuit missionaries learned this standard language in the 16th century, they named it Mandarin, from its Chinese name Guānhuà, meaning the "language of the officials".
In everyday English, stating Mandarin will refer to Standard Chinese, which is often just called "Chinese". Standard Chinese has its origins in the particular dialect spoken in the capital of Beijing, with some syntactic and lexical influence from other Mandarin dialects. It is the official language of the PRC and the ROC/Taiwan. It is also in use as the language of instruction in the PRC and in Taiwan. Mandarin is one of the six languages used officially in the United Nations, where it is called "Chinese". Modern day speakers refer to the modern standard language as Pǔtōnghuà, meaning on the mainland, Guóyǔ, in Taiwan or Huáyǔ, in Singapore and Malaysia, but not as Guānhuà.
This text uses the term "Mandarin" in the way that is used by linguists, alluding to the diverse group of dialects spoken in southwestern and northern China, which native linguists call Guānhuà. The alternative term Běifānghuà, meaning Northern dialect, is used increasingly less among Chinese linguists. By extension of this, the term "Old Mandarin" is used when referring to northern dialects recorded in texts from the Yuan dynasty.
Natives who are not linguists may not recognize that the different languages they speak are classed in linguistics as members of the Mandarin language in a broader sense. Within Chinese cultural or social discourse, there is not a common Mandarin identity that is based on language alone; rather, there are strong regional identities centred around the individual dialects because of the cultural diversity and geographical distribution of their speakers. Speakers of other forms of Mandarin different than the standard will typically refer to the variety they speak by a geographic name—for example Hebei dialect, Sichuan dialect, or Northeastern dialect, all regarded as distinctive from the standard language.
As with all of the other varieties of the language, there is noteworthy dispute as to whether Mandarin is a dialect or a language.
Most Han Chinese living in south-western and northern China have become through history native speakers of a dialect of Mandarin. The North China Plain meant few barriers to migration, leading to comparative linguistic homogeneity over a widespread area in the northern part of China. In contrast, the rivers and mountains of southern China have produced the other six groups of Chinese dialects.
Despite this, the varieties cover a massive area containing around a billion people. As a result, there are pronounced variations regionally in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar, and many varieties of Mandarin are not mutually intelligible.
Most of the northeastern area of China, except for Liaoning, didn't receive major settlements by Han Chinese until the 18th century, resulting in the Northeastern Mandarin dialects being spoken there differ little from the type spoken in Beijing Mandarin. The Manchu people who inhabit this province now speak these dialects exclusively. The frontier areas of Southwest and Northwest China were colonized by Mandarin speakers, and the dialects in those provinces also closely resemble their relations in the core Mandarin area. Despite this, long-established large cities that are very close to Beijing, such as Baoding, Tianjin, Shenyang, and Dalian, have distinctly different dialects.


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Bradford Cow: The Bradford Cow is a cross between a Hereford and Braham cow.
Chital Deer: The Chital Deer often maintain their spots into adulthood.
Citrus latifolia, or the Persian Lime Tree: is also known as a Tahiti Lime Tree and produces limes about two and a half inches long.
Rollinia deliciosa, or the Lemon Meringue Fruit Tree: produces a fruit the size of a cantaloupe that can be eaten fresh or used in cooking.
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Jostaberry Jam: is a bit tart, dark, and delicious!
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The End Of My Sexless Marriage.To all here in ILASM, I joined this group almost 2 years ago. Looking for answers to my collapsing marriage. Trying to beat the odds.. Well, I had posted the following on another EP's spot. I will share it here as well.... English is my second language. Hope the contents will relate to the language of committed love and devastation of loosing that love. To all newbie who just joined. This board is reality. Stories being posted are not fictions but true life experiences. Learn from it. My finding are: It take two to make a marriage work. It doesn't matter how long the marriage lasted, when the spouse checked out, he or she is out. And Love is a four letter word.
After posting this story, I finally got enough courage to ask again for a divorce. This time with full intentions to follow through with it. I have no plans. All I have is I know I can survive without her. The pains she had caused me are so painful, it's numb to the touch. For 5 years, I gave and she took. My inner core tells me Family come first. Must keep family unit as a whole. Suck up the miseries and one day it will be better. I've been chasing the Happily thereafter Rainbow. Trying to beat the odds of not being a statistic. Well, I am a statistic now. Married for 24yrs, age 48, male, two kids, one adult (f), one teenager (m), Self-employed, asset $1.5mil. Reason of divorce: Ir-irreconcilable differences. Requesting full custody of the child. Asset split 50/50, Liabilities: assume all. The dark clouds are giving way to a big bright Sun. The rainbow is slowly fading. It's time to venture out and enjoy the Sun, on my own. My soul are fully exposed, hope I will not get burn.
Thx EP, your site been very supportive and I had made a lot of friends here. A lot of courageous and sad stories. Will use it and learn from it. Again, I just wanted to said thx to all and good living.
Because I have been in your shoes, I can say with confidence that you will have a brighter tomorrow. I wish you the best in life.
That fully exposed soul is going to be vulnerable - but it is alsio the very BEST way to attract what you truly want and need to your life!! I'm so glad to see you have takenthedifficult but brave choice to live your own authentic life. May you find joy, happiness and sexual intimacy with someone who really fancies you and loves you back!!
Don't be a stranger ptat. You are an inspiration to many. Come back occasionally to tell us how you are doing and how your love life is progressing!
You have a lot of guts...courage. I wish you lots of luck in your new path x
When used wisely EP can really be the best support group you will ever find. Congratulations on your new beginning!


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REMEMBER THIS... Part 2.
Remember This… 'Video Arcades'
Goddammit remember when quarters meant something and not just jingo-jango dancing around in your pockets? Going down to wherever the hell you knew had at least one cabinet and spending hours pounding on the buttons, unless you sucked or just had only change for one or two dollars and those moments sucked ass because you always thought "if I only had a few more dollars"?
Remember how there was always the pro-kid with a whole row of quarters lined up on the screen, decimating every kid who entered the arena? The pro-kids were also the go to people for all your video game info: new codes cheats, strategy or you were just lazy and watched him beat the game so you could go back to school and brag how you saw the ending before your friends did.
Some of you had video arcades in nice areas like Multiplexes, Laundromats, the Mall and the others, which is fine. However, I like to remember all the places that had games but were in places that kids shouldn't be in, like pool halls, drug fronts, and possible today – a Magic Johnson theater.
I and my friends would go to any place we could. We knew where the SNK games were, were the Tekken games were, Time Crisis, Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter Alpha; we had that shit down like GPS. One of my favorite places was the Dominican pool hall on 147street, one of local spots to score 'Charlie'. I liked it mostly because it had SF Alpha II. (I didn't become friends with Charlie till years later).
But, in Manhattan you had options. During the 70's & 80's there was PLAYLAND in Hell's Kitchen in the heart of Times Square, a large space filled with every damn game you could think of. Street kids, kids cutting class and kids who couldn't even spell school were there. You could even get a fake ID there and yes I had one and it served me well for years. Another arcade was further downtown and has since changed its feel but, I'm talking about CHINATOWN FAIR situated at the end of Mott Street. It was dark and dank and on and weekends hustlers would bet rent money and possibly win someone's pay check over heated matches on the latest fighting games. The local gangsters would venture in and there were some rules you never broke like "don't throw". At one time they even had the infamous Tic-Tac-Toe playing chicken.
The arcade days were fun… remember?
Nowadays, you get so pissed off after some douchebag kills you with a knife during C.O.D. ... On the bright side I will admit it is pretty damn fun now to be a sociopath on multiplayer these days but, it was even more fun and memorable when you knew a tense vs session could lead into the best donnybrook of the year.
Alas nowadays, these are just memories and not many of the great spots are left. Chinatown Fair closed and recently reopened but, it's friendlier and looks like something for the random passerby in spite of the Street Fighter and DDR still present. No, those days are over and we must accept our place in the present; screaming at the top of our lungs and throwing empty ramen noodle containers at the screen because, SwaGG187 called you lame.
So what are your favorite memories of the video arcade? Leave some yarns in the comment box. And remember UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT and tap the rewind button.
So what are your favorite memories of the video arcade? Leave some yarns in the comment box. And remember UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT and tap the rewind button.


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Katherine Elizabeth "Katie" McGrath is an Irish actress from Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland, best known for playing Morgana in the BBC One TV series Merlin. Imdb & Wiki state that she was born on 24 October 1983 and many fans celebrate this as her birthday. However, we know that this is not actually Katie's birthday.... as referenced in an interview where she says so and says "although it would be fun to have a birthday around this time of year". We do not know Katie's real birthday so we refer to this date as Katie's "Honorary" birthday.
McGrath studied the International Baccalaureate at St. Andrews College before graduating from Trinity College, Dublin with a degree in History. She wanted to work in fashion journalism and took a job at Image magazine, before becoming a wardrobe assistant on the set of The Tudors.
While working on The Tudors, McGrath was advised to try acting, so she sent photographs around Irish agents.
She said:
A couple of the producers said I should give acting a try. I just thought, 'Why not?' It's like running away to join the circus, everyone wants to do it when they're young but then you grow up and get a proper job. But somebody's got to do it or you wouldn't have the circus.
McGrath was cast in Damage, an Irish TV-movie in 2007. She also starred in Bedrock Productions's play La Marea at the Dublin Theatre Festival 2007.
She also appeared in the feature films Eden and Freakdog, before being cast in Merlin.
McGrath also starred in a five-part docudrama for Channel 4 exploring the life of Queen Elizabeth II, in which she played a young Princess Margaret.
In 2010, McGrath was cast in Madonna's directorial debut W.E., a King Edward VIII biopic. It was later revealed that McGrath is to play Lady Furness, the king's former mistress who introduces him to Wallis Simpson.
In February 2011, McGrath began filming the comedy-drama film A Princess for Christmas in Romania.
In September 2011, McGrath started voice recording for a character in an upcoming animated short film Trìd an Stoirm. Later that month, McGrath was cast as Oriane Congost inLabyrinth.
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2007 Damage - Rachel - TV movie
2008 Eden - Trisha
2008 Red mist - Harriet Chambers
2008 The tudors - Bess - Episode: "His Majesty's Pleasure"
2008 The Roaring Twenties - Vixen - mini TV show
2009 The queen - Princess Margaret - Episode: "Margaret"
2011 W.E - Lady Thelma - Furness
2011 A princess for Christmas - Jules Daly - TV movie
2012 Trid and Stoirm - Alice/The Banshee - Animated short movie
2012 Labyrinth - Oriane Congost - mini TV show
2008-2012 Merlin - Morgana - Mainrole
2013 Dracula - Lucy Westenra
2014 Leading lady - Jodi Rutherford
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Strangest thing happened the other day during a customer upgrade. Our automated scripts were in the process of creating a view and I received the error:
ORA-01720: Grant Option Does Not Exist.
OK….. I get it… BUT…. I didn't even execute a GRANT statement!? I was just executing a CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW…. what gives?
Doing some searching online, I didn't find too much that fit my issue. Everyone was getting this error with a GRANT statement. So, I turned to My Oracle Support and I found my new favorite note (only because it saved the day). Because I could not find my solution outside of My Oracle Support, I thought I'd post it here to help others.
Note: 1628033.1 – Post Upgrade to 11.2.04, "create or replace view" execution fails with "ORA-01720: Grant Option Does Not Exist"
According to Oracle:
"The code was changed in 220.127.116.11 so that create view behavior is similar to grant. If you try to make a GRANT on an existing view and the view owner does not have the grant option, then ORA-1720 is the expected result (even in 220.127.116.11). In 188.8.131.52, we have simply made CREATE VIEW consistent with the GRANT behavior, i.e. if an incompatible grant exists, then the new view definition must not be allowed (even with FORCE). In other words, we do not allow incompatible grants to coexist with the view definition and so an error must be thrown. The behavior in release 18.104.22.168 (and earlier) was incorrect; the new behavior in 184.108.40.206 is intentional and correct."
To correct:
1. Remove all grants on the view before REPLACING the view. This will ensure that no incompatible grants exist.
2. Drop and recreate the view. Dropping the view will automatically remove all grants.
In my case, the customer had just upgrade to 11.2.04 and bingo, immediately ran into this issue. Hope this can help someone else!
I had a support case open with our ERP vendor because one of their patches threw this error. I could not convince them that, per the , the fact that their script ever worked didn't make their script correct.
The security domain does not contain roles when a CREATE VIEW statement is used. For example, a user who is granted the SELECT ANY TABLE system privilege or the SELECT object privilege for a table through a role cannot use either of these privileges to create a view on a table that belongs to another user. This is because views are definer's rights objects, so when creating them you cannot use any privileges (neither system privileges or object privileges) granted to you through a role. If the privilege is granted directly to you, then you can use the privilege.
If both of the following conditions are true, then the grantee can create views on the table, and grant the corresponding privileges on the views to any user or role in the database:
* The grantee receives object privileges for the table with the GRANT OPTION.
* The grantee has the CREATE VIEW or CREATE ANY VIEW system privilege.
So, I decided to check for the least expected, but not unheard of reason… we upgraded Oracle. This isn't the first time Oracle has tightened enforcement of design (signature mismatch was a biggie years ago).
A. GRANT SELECT ON referenced-object WITH GRANT OPTION TO view-owner;
B. REVOKE existing grants then CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW
C. DROP VIEW (drops existing grants) then CREATE VIEW
Option A would be the preferred method as revoking existing grants would break most likely break other security configurations.
Thanks for sharing! Use the WITH GRANT OPTION worked for me.
Tx, now you saved us the day :-)… In our case we extended the view with an additional select on a new introduced table. We did "CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW… " but it did not work. Then we added the missing grant but still the same error when trying do "CREATE OR REPLACE…" the view.
The steps that worked: 1) Drop the view 2) Add the grant to new table 3) Create the view…
thanks.. it was very useful.
Tx. for sharing it worked.
It works for my after dropping view and creating.
Thanks much.
Thanks. What a find. Saved my day
this also worked for me, thanks so much.
This was very helpful. Thank you for sharing
Still works. Still helps.
Thanks, it helped me.


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I have simulated oscillation of water drop in air using FLUENT. I need to measure the radius of the drop (same as locating the interface accurately) at each time step so that I can plot radius vs. time plot.
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A New York transgender woman was treated for cuts and bruises after being pushed onto the train tracks in a subway station near Greenwich Village, according to NBC Channel 4 in New York. Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
According to reports, the man who pushed the 28-year-old woman was "acting erratically." Witnesses said he approached the victim and asked, "What are you looking at?" He then ran to a nearby trash can, pulled out an empty plastic bottle and threw it at the woman. He then went back to the woman and pushed her onto the train tracks.
Surveillance video, from which the screen grab above was taken, shows the man running to the trash can to dig out the plastic bottle.
Thankfully, the victim in this instance suffered no serious injuries. But it is clear evidence that even as celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner are bringing the world's attention to bear on the trans community and in doing so, hopefully, making the world a better, safer place for trans women and men, the hatred and violence against transgender people continues.
As Laverne Cox said in a Tumblr post yesterday (June 2):
"Most trans folks don't have the privileges Caitlyn and I have now have. It is those trans folks we must continue to lift up, get them access to healthcare, jobs, housing, safe streets, safe schools and homes for our young people. We must lift up the stories of those most at risk, statistically trans people of color who are poor and working class. I have hoped over the past few years that the incredible love I have received from the public can translate to the lives of all trans folks. Trans folks of all races, gender expressions, ability, sexual orientations, classes, immigration status, employment status, transition status, genital status etc.. I hope, as I know Caitlyn does, that the love she is receiving can translate into changing hearts and minds about who all trans people are as well as shifting public policies to fully support the lives and well being of all of us. The struggle continues…"