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Friday, February 23, 2018
Scott loves baseball so much that I have to think Field of Dreams is among his all-time favorite movies.
Me? Not so much.
As a football and basketball fan who much prefers Costner baseball flicks like Bull Durham over Field of Dreams, I am only too happy to debunk a major myth depicted in the classic father-son tale.
If you build it, they will come.
Take my industry, for example…
In the real world, where Darth Vader is NOT offering inspiring monologues every 10 minutes, building something is just the start. It is where folks like us come in to talk media strategy, promotion, advertising, marketing, digital campaign and more.
I like to think more along the lines of Hilary Clinton – "It Takes a Village" of geniuses and realists to make them come.
What say you?
Just because you tweet, it doen't mean it will be re-tweeted.
Oh, and The Rookie, The Natural and Moneyball are all high on the list. But it's tough to top Crash Davis' "I believe in" speech in Bull Durham.


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It's hardly shocking that after nearly 30 years together Sting and Trudie Styler still know how to keep things spicy.
After all, this is the same twosome who touted the benefits of tantric sex. But the married parents aren't shy about what else they enjoy in the bedroom.
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"I don't think pedestrian sex is very interesting," the legendary singer-songwriter, 59, tells Harper's Bazaar of intimate moments with his wife of 18 years, 57. "There's a playfulness we have; I like the theater of sex. I like to look good. I like her to dress up. I like to dress her up."
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And for the duo, who got very close in a racy shoot for the mag, stress that their boudoir playtime isn't big on rose petals and over-the-top ballads.
When asked about the most romantic thing they've done for each other, Sting responded bluntly, "Romantic? We like tawdry."
PHOTOS: Hollywood's hottest married duos
Of course that doesn't mean they're not feeling the love.
The pair were quick to answer when quizzed about their greatest indulgences. Sting's response? "Trudie." Hers, of course, "Sting."

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When HPConnection was still in Lacey WA, I had Brian tune my drag rabbit a couple times then when I built a new AWD drag chassis, I again had Brian do some work on it.
He crafted the one-off T-4 twin scroll exhaust manifold and 4" shorty exhaust, from 16ga SS tubing. the car is a 4cyl Audi Coupe Quattro, and makes over 800 AWHP and 600 wtq and has run a best time to date of 9.34 sec @ 153.71 mph, making it the world's quickest and fastest Audi 4cyl Quattro drag car.
THANKS BRIAN!!!!! I will make this thing run 8's this season!
Photo credit goes to Ralph Ogata. Taken at PIR where we got booted (AGAIN for >135 without cage cert's.)
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Being a mum can be hard sometimes. Really hard. But not being a mum, when you really want to be. That's a whole different ball game.
Tomorrow is the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week. If you asked me 6 years ago whether I'd heard there of such a week, my answer would have been no. If you asked me whether I would be sat up on a Saturday night writing about losing a baby, I would have thought you were mad.
But here I am. A bereaved mother. Unfortunately not alone, but one of many.
It is estimated that one in four women experience pregnancy loss. A quarter. 25%. Before our own loss, I knew of very few people who have been affected. In the few days following Ewan's death, the number doubled if not tripled. People shared their own experiences or those of friends or relatives. Some were recent, others dated back 40 years. All too quickly, baby loss became far more common that I ever realised. Just less than 3 weeks after losing Ewan, one of my best friends received devastating news about her own pregnancy. The only slither of a silver lining being that I felt I was able to help her because of my own experience.
Talking about the loss of a baby is often taboo. I've often thought about why that is. I think generally as a society we don't like to talk about death. We find it uncomfortable. People don't know what to say to one another. Most likely for fear of saying the wrong thing. For some reason that is heightened when it is the death of a baby. Whether it is an early miscarriage or a full term pregnancy.
As part of Baby Loss Awareness Week I am here to talk about it. Break the Silence. That has always been an aim of my blog, I just unfortunately don't have the time to write often. But I'll be honest, I do sometimes worry that people don't want to read what I have to say about our experiences. I think I should write about jollier things. Silly really. If you don't want to read, no-one is stopping you.
So unashamedly throughout this week I've decided to either write a new blog or share an old one every day. To commemorate but also to embrace. I'll apologise in advance if they are upsetting (there is always a get out clause – you don't have to read them). Hopefully for those of you who have ready my posts before, you will know that I try to look for the positives. You know that I consider us to be so incredibly blessed to have two amazing, beautiful, energetic and fun-loving boys, who have helped us to heal in so many ways. But know that we will never ever fully heal. Any bereaved parent will tell you the same.
Please take some time out of your busy lives to find out more about Baby Loss Awareness Week. About the 24 amazing charities who are involved, who tirelessly raise awareness throughout the year and campaign for change.
If you know someone who has lost a baby, take time this week to acknowledge their loss. Whether it was last month, last year or 40 years ago. I am sure they will appreciate a hug or a few words so that they know you have been thinking of them.
Finally, if you can, join the Global Wave of Light on October 15th at 7pm. October 15th is International Pregancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Families all over the world will be remembering their babies who were taken too soon. Light a candle at 7pm and leave it burning for at least an hour. Post your photo to Facebook or Twitter to join the digital Wave of Light using #waveoflight


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There are some products on the market that are aimed at preventing dogs from barking such as sound collars (collars that emit a high-pitched sound when the dog barks), electronic collars (collars that deliver an electric shock to the dog when it barks) and citronella collars (collars that spray the dog's face with citronella scent when it barks). RSPCA Australia is opposed to the use of these devices.
RSPCA Australia is opposed to the use of any electronically activated or other devices which deliver electric shocks, such as anti-barking collars and invisible boundaries. Such devices are inhumane as they inflict pain, involve punishment and can be used to abuse animals. RSPCA Australia is also opposed to the use of collars that deliver aversive stimuli such as sound or scent, including citronella collars and high-pitched sound-emitting devices.
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Senator Rodríguez passes El Paso County Medical Examiner bill out of Senate
AUSTIN, April 15, 2013 — Today, the Texas Senate passed SB 336 by Senator José Rodríguez. The bill, which will make it easier for El Paso County to hire a sorely needed medical examiner, now moves to the Texas House.
"Despite an extensive, almost three-year search, El Paso County has had a difficult time filling its Chief Medical Examiner position," Rodríguez said. "This position is needed because of the critical services the examiner provides, including autopsies and trial testimony.
"Filling it is also important because of the fiscal impact on the county. The county currently has an expert on a contract that is far more costly to taxpayers than hiring for the position."
The search to fill this position has been difficult because there is a national shortage of medical examiners. According to a 2009 report by the National Academy of Sciences, it was estimated that fewer than 500 physicians nationwide practice forensic pathology full-time. It consists of specialized work, long hours, and the heavy pressure of being a courtroom witness.
Currently, to be appointed as a medical examiner in Texas, one must be a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board. However, it is unclear if a provisional license suffices. SB 336 clarifies that a county can appoint a medical examiner with a provisional license granted by the Texas Medical Board under Section 155.101 of the Occupations Code, if the person:
o is licensed and in good standing as a physician in another state, and
o has applied to the Texas Medical Board for a license to practice medicine in Texas.
As soon as the new appointee receives the provisional license, he or she would be able to perform autopsies and other non-administrative aspects of medical examiner position. This would enable the new appointee to begin this work immediately rather than having to wait until the license application is fully processed (average of three months).


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Great job yesterday. You really hit a home run. From the associates at the airport yesterday evening to the senior executives (Ron, Susan, our CFO) this morning, everyone is talking about your presentation. Pretty amazing given the 20th birthday party we had on Monday night. I've received a bunch of positive notes as well yesterday. The buzz is all about you, not Sting. I joked about Ron being the opening act for Sting. Truth is, Sting was the opening act for you.
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Canadian gov't economists insist that stats on collapsing middle class mean just the opposite
I am confident the censored sections contained delicate military secrets. Agents' lives may be in jeopardy if their names are revealed.
Sounds like the hired economists from the Fraser Insitute to cook the books.
No, probably not. The Tories have been systematically suppressing any civil servants who don't toe the line. Telling the Masters what they want to hear is a career survival trait, even more so than in previous governments.
"Class mobility" is sales pitch that conservatives trot out to justify the existence of the hyper-rich.
With enough moxy and gumption, damnit, you might make it, too!
"There is no second wave of women, spouses, entering the workforce," said New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen, the opposition's finance critic.
No second wave? I thought that's what children were for.
Yeah, you're right, it's just that you don't usually get such creative reimaginings of the data coming from someone other than them.
Dear Canada,
You seem to be acting up a lot recently, and behaving like your cousin Australia, and we just want you to know that you don't need to elect a bunch of idiots to get our attention, we'll still love you anyway.
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While I was packing for the above television appearance last week (despite not owning a television, though Netflix and Hulu make rapid familiarization a lot easier), I was reflecting somewhat wistfully that I can't bring much unpasteurized Funky Butte Ranch goat cheese on the extensive TOO HIGH TO FAIL Pax Cannabis book tour that's about to kick off with the book's publication today.
I plugged in some of the early events' GPS coordinates and, if I want to be absolutely sure that I'll arrive alive at all two dozen or so events, I probably shouldn't eat any of the nutritively priceless garlic/peppercorn chevre beyond, say, Denver. As I stuffed my running belt into my duffel bag, I reflected that adjustments in diet, especially from home-milked to wider-world, can be some of the hardest to make. I briefly considered bringing my goats along on the tour. But then I remembered sushi. This was my staple when I lived along a sockeye salmon river in Alaska and to say I miss it is like saying Kumar likes medicinal herbs.
A distant tingling, born out at the spicier frontiers of my taste buds, rode a speeding hand-pumped railroad cart along a wasabi third rail to the tip of my tongue and on to the station way at the back of my palate. I remember the exact moment of this culinary/olfactory hallucination (usually portrayed in cartoons with the uncomplaining victim floating toward the source of the fumes), because, before stuffing the running belt between the hemp ballcap and the Carhartts, I had just hung up the phone and found myself one rung higher in my belief in humanity.
See, I had been on the horn with a practitioner of the automotive supply and repair profession. For many, this will provide sufficient surprise at my elevated state of mind. Too many folks don't associate "interaction with my mechanic" with "higher belief in humanity." Perhaps my expectations were low.
In fact, for a few weeks, having atypically dealt with every traditionally difficult demographic from solar electrical contractors to entertainment lawyers to airline industry frequent flier arbiters to an extended family of well-nourished squirrels claiming squatters rights under my barn, I had been telling friends and family that I had all but come to the conclusion that the days when business could be carried out by verbal agreement were numbered. (The squirrels, in particular, seemed averse to any kind of civilized negotiation, especially if it involved their not eating my expensive organic chicken feed.)
My overall (and rare) business world cynicism had started even before the barrage of real world phone calls and invoices intruded into my usual hummingbird-quiet world, as a protest my heart was staging against the to-me-distasteful social media era characteristic whereby "friends" are really people eventually interested in selling stuff to us (and vice versa). Life as used car salesmanship. This is not what I want at the base of any of my relationships.
In a few pointed arroyo-side rants, I had emphasized, perhaps over-emphasized, a few recent experiences by which I could mix the concrete for the foundation of my truth on this. And so confident was I about my almost-conclusion (admittedly much better, in a very relative universe, than an actual conclusion) that we were now not a society but a giant social corporation, that I bet a friend ten bucks that the manager at the nearest Big O tires (forty five minutes from the Funky Butte Ranch), Fred, even here in the aptly-named Land of Enchantment and despite my three-sets-of-tires loyalty over the years, would not let my mechanic pick up my new book tour RV for a break check, until he had obtained certain key credit digits from me.
"He's not handing those keys to anyone until paperwork has been signed," I told my hiking buddies. One grunted as though a yucca branch had stabbed him in the pancreas, which it had. "I bet they learn that as trainees," he groaned or agreed. Another took the bet (tellingly, comfortingly, without either of us writing it down).
I was wrong. About Fred. His was the call that came before my sushi fantasy, asking that I stop by, ya know, sometime, to pay him for the tires. And that, people, is just one chord in the solid vibe chorus under which I begin this tour. In fact, as TOO HIGH TO FAIL hits shelves and I cruise out to meet many of you (in person or in literature), I want to send props to the crew of rural New Mexico craftspeople who made it possible, from the strictly mechanical standpoint: part of the tour will unfold in a cozy 1987 RV. And those who have operated such a collection of obsolete (and often superior) parts and functions know that a 27-year-old vehicle is a 27-year-old vehicle. So this one goes out to Nacho, Ed and the crew at Speedy Wrench, and Fred at Big O Tire. Plus Donny Z, a true jack-of-all-trades. These fellows know about the nascent book. They are part of its mission. The pit crew.
They found and repaired everything from vacuum leaks to rusted tail pipes. On the subject of fluids alone, this old Tioga (pre-microwave and plasma TV, thank heavens!) is now one of the best hydrated organisms I've come across in my desert ecosystem in quite some time.
And that, as I say, was just the automotive section of the Auspiciousness Orchestra that's been serenading me here on the Funky Butte Ranch these past weeks. Or maybe it's been years now. My calendar is more seasonal than weekly. What feels like another key part of the Big Picture Syncopation that I find it hard not to interpret as metaphorically encouraging is the fact that earlier today my four-year-old burst into my office clutching what appeared to be the world's most perfect peach and announced (what you might call the dictionary definition of joyfully), "look what I found in the orchard!"
'Twas not just the first peach of the year, but in fact the first Funky Butte fruit of any kind. Ah, seven years from planting to payoff, and totally worth it. Juicy, is what I'm trying to say. I haven't cleaned the drip stains off my mouse pad yet.
And so under that kind of emotion (and nutrition!) now the fun begins. Has begun, I should say. Although by that I could mean a week, 42 years or 5 billion Millennia, star stuff that we are. But the specific immediate tour fun has already included several excellent moments on the very first leg, a short run to L.A. for the Conan O'Brien show. Before I even reached the airport, I enjoy a brief yoga retreat from a pass overlooking the nation's oldest designated wilderness. The stretching session included a brief and mutually supportive eye-to-eye with a young bobcat still sporting tufts of kitten fur. I came very close to petting it before remembering that this would violate proper cruising-to-the-Warner-Brothers-lot-through-ancient-ponderosa-pine-forest etiquette.
This is my life for the next month and a half or so (I hope to return just in time for post-Monsoon river rafting season): ping pong with Andy Richter one day and goat milking the next. Or as I think of it, Psychic Cross-training. One wants to broaden the areas in which one is n shape. And I hope the video that starts this Dispatch bears out my feeling that the book that spurred the Conan visit could hardly have enjoyed a more auspicious launch than last Wednesday's show. Certainly I could hardly have had more fun.
I am consciously hopeful that the demographic cross-training will bestow on my constitution the endurance for healthy completion of what looks to be at least six weeks of Constant Discussion About the End of the Drug War. In addition to the live performance and slide show about the plant's journey from farm to patient, as documented in TOO HIGH TO FAIL, I on some days have five media appearances between morning yoga and bedtime. In truth, the Drug War topic is so timely (with key legalization elections this November in three U.S. states, decriminalization discussions in many more, and worldwide Drug War withdrawals from Uruguay to Portugal, not to mention an American public, even in the heartland, more than ready for a Drug Peace) the tour will probably go on much longer. But that's when the initial hardcover tour dates and media appearances at least break, ensuring that I can once again be awakened by hummingbird wings for a while.
And I'm happy to hit the road. More even than the fact that I believe in the book's message, and think it's imperative that America end the Drug War immediately, for the good of our economy and health, I'm excited because I feel happy with the book from a literary and journalistic perspective. From a strictly craft outlook, my goal is to improve with every project (heaven knows there's plenty of room), and I feel I have with this one.
Strategy-wise, possibly as a result of the lessons from its Wildlife Special-and-peaches start, and in sync with my general desire for sanity maintenance in life, I've been invariably takin' the scenic route as the TOO HIGH TO FAIL tour starts. And, near-flight connection misses aside, lovin' it. Take last week: the tiny 19th Century adobe village nearest my Ranch was typically inspiring before sunrise en route to Conan. Dodging dewy rabbits who felt they owned the cobblestone, I witnessed the liquid lemon shine radiating from new corn emerging from back forty meadows in long sunrise light. You think a Higgs boson particle has a short visible life? Try young corn coronas in July. The magic had washed into glaring summer sunlight by the time I reached pavement. The rabbits were already dreaming of the cool dew days. And now I get a chance to experience it again (or something equally ancient and inspiring) in a few days when I'm off to the East Coast for a CBS Morning Show appearance and live event at a great indie bookstore called Book Revue.
The momentum I derive from in-between moments like these (think camel stockpiling water) is one reason I so love tour time: I enjoy overflowing with wilderness energy in cities, before returning for a Monsoon massage recharge. And I get a huge kick out of the evens themselves. Perform. Laugh. Meet people. End the Drug War in a few minds. Move on through the heartland to the next gig.
But most readers of these Dispatches are not surprised to hear this. Hummingbird alarm clock life obviously charges my batteries, or I wouldn't live 41 minutes from the grocery store. In fact, living 41 minutes from the grocery store but snuggling the nation's oldest wilderness area is the price you pay If you want hummingbirds to be your alarm clock. That and lovably pain-in-the-ass goats.
I've known this for decades and have been living it nearly as long. I'll never forget the first night I slept in a city (San Francisco) after nearly two straight years in rural Alaska, where Live Entertainment meant a dude with a banjo in the stern of the salmon skiff. Falling asleep after a sushi gorge was no struggle. But the screaming ambulance that rousted me that early Millennium morning in San Francisco was so unfamiliar and unsettling that I guess I screamed for explanation from the guest room. "Go back to bed," my host shouted from across the apartment. "It's just someone dying."
After the Conan show last week, I had drinks with an entertainment executive who had expressed some interest in a television version of the astounding events recounted in the book. He was planning. he told me, a weekend getaway with his family at a campground in California's gorgeous Sierra Nevada mountains – the dude was genuinely psyched about the "quiet" he was about to inhale like medicine. And in this, of course, I recognized a kindred spirit. I also recognized that our lives were structured to be almost complete opposites in this area: this next month and half will be the first consistent exposure to noise; indeed to much non-goat contact, that I have encountered since the publication of FAREWELL, MY SUBARU four years ago. I'm pretty confident that I'm prepared, care of the Psychic Cross-training recounted in this Dispatch. Let's just say I've listened to every woodpecker and hawk message on my canyon runs since the book's editorial process wrapped up in the late spring. I feel prepped.
In fact, I realize that as I prepare to set the vegetable oil-powered Ridiculously Oversized American Truck for points East (then West in the RV), the only issue now is what I'm going to do when the Funky Butte Ranch goat cheese runs out. Goat farmers, if you come and see me on the tour, please bring some. I need to fuel up, physically, on actual Rugged Individualist food, as much as I do, psychically, on the good energy the universe seems to be raining over us of late.
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Will Ubuntu Take Windows 7 In Speed War?
The Ubuntu development community spent much of the last year losing a lot of momentum, as Microsoft gave birth to its Windows 7 operating system and its latest releases of the Linux OS failed to overly impress. It was bound to happen. After several solid years against the Windows platform, while the marketplace ate up and spit out Windows Vista in a fit of disgust, Microsoft finally began drawing a good amount of praise with Windows 7.
Meanwhile, some users began criticizing last year's Ubuntu release, version 9.10 "Karmic Koala," and took issue with items ranging from compatibility with flash-based Web sites like Facebook and Hulu, to boot time.
But among the many differences between Microsoft and the Ubuntu community is speed. While it took more than three (painful) years between the launch of Windows Vista and the launch of Windows 7, the Ubuntu folks are already in full stride toward the next desktop release of the Linux-based desktop OS, version 10.04 -- code-named "Lucid Lynx." (A Lynx is a breed of quick, flexible wildcat.) Lynx, due for launch in April, is known as an "LTS" release (for long-term stable.) We examined its Alpha version 1, which is still pretty much a rough cut, to try to get some sense of what's to come.
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re: Speed War
I (and a zillion other window users) couldn't care less how fast Unoobtu boots.
Until it can RUN Quickbooks and Autocad and Photoshop and CorelDraw and Microsoft Office and the 17 lab-specific window apps that control/manage/monitor our test equipment - it's a hobbyist OS and will never replace Windows OS on the desktop.
All these years, and the fanboys still think it's about the OS. It's NOT. It's ALL ABOUT THE APPS.
or even better
Instead of running said MS software, which is not 'better' software, merely more widely distributed, improve the efforts on native Linux apps that serve the same need.
As far as I am concerned, Linux, the OS, is already 'ready' for everyday use in any environment.
A great many of the native apps that are packaged into default installations/liveCD's, etc... are NOT ready and people easily confuse that with Linux as an OS as being not 'ready'.
Native Linux software developers really need to start focusing on putting out software that people want to use and are confident the apps will be capable.
To me, the biggest problem with Linux app development is this so called 'competition' with MS and even Apple. Forget about competing, just do what needs to be done to make your apps the best they can be.
In the end, by focusing on quality, your 'competition', will be taken up as being won anyway.
Big Bear
re: even better
I got a kink in my neck reading that paragraph. If Microsoft products aren't better - then why do the native Linux Apps need improving?
I agree, as an OS, Linux is "there". It's easy to install, it run's stable, can be made secure, and has the tools to monitor/manage it (ok, they're not centralized tools - so that's a bit of a problem - but it's getting better).
As to native apps being "As Good" as their windows equivalent, well..... when I can finally stop laughing...... I'll type that's not even close to being true.
Some day (and that day is NOT today, next week, next month, and probably not next year) they might be good enough for hobby/home/tech users.
They are not even CLOSE (not even a smidgen) to being ready to replace Windows Apps in the Business/Enterprise world.
There are numerous short comings - ranging from stupid naming schemes (yes, that actually does matter in the corporate world) to incredibly bad UI, stability, security, lack of features, disjointed navigation, ugly graphics, lack of documentation, and lack of anything but community support (i.e. did you try rebooting quality advice), to name the first 9 that comes to mind.
Lack of AD/GP integration and lack of centralized patch/update control are the two most important missing features (you try going around to 12,000 desktops).
So kudos to Linux to being a "real" OS, but lets not try to fool anyone (include ourselves) that the native Linux Apps are equivalent to their Windows Overlords.
So I stand by my statement - ITS THE APPS NOT THE OS THAT COUNTS.
not so sure about that
You can dog Linux native apps all day long, I have my own personal experiences as well as the input from a variation of levels of users that lets me know Linux native apps are much better than you give them credit for.
Windows apps are fraught with bugs, hence the onslaught of updates that spews forth from Microsoft. They are nowhere near the perfect beast you might like them to be. They have a public record of crashing not only themselves, but can and will take the whole OS down with it. That's not so great. Just being popular and having more copies of it distributed only means it is popular, not better.
It is well documented MS used their money and market share to bully and otherwise force competitive software out of the market. Having the money to sustain patent suits and other thinly veiled law suits as well as abuse OEM contracts does not make Windows software better, only what is most availble.
I did agree with you before and I still do that the apps at this point in time are the most critical. Without solid, usable apps that people want to use (and yes, some of the naming schemes could improve, can't deny that)
Also, I stand firm in my opinion that Linux developers should not be using MS apps as a baseline or measuring stick to build against. It is this short sighted approach I believe that keeps Linux software from being the best it can be.
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The debut collections of Fashion Careers College graduates will be the highlights of the collee's 24th annual Golden Hanger Fasion Awards Gala Nov. 13 at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center — a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego. The finale will be the 13 costumes from the Timken Museum and Fashion Career College's third annual Art of Fashion event that was held in the summer. Doors will open to a no host cocktail reception and silent auction at 6:30 p.m. Dinner, a live auction, honoree recognition, and fashion show extravaganza will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $150 for dinner/show and $50 for show only. Chair for the event is Patricia O'Connor of North Park, the college founder and CEO. The event will honor Victoria Hamilton, executive director of the city of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture, Phyllis Parrish and Judy Smith of Bridgepoint Education and California Marine for their philanthropic contributions to the community.
For more information call Fashion Careers College at (619) 275-4700.
A North County Indian gaming tribe has signed a multi-year marketing deal with the operator of the San Diego Sports Arena that will rename the sports and entertainment venue as the Valley View Casino Center. Financial terms of the agreement with AEG Facilities, which manages the arena, were not disclosed, but it will allow the Valley View Casino & Hotel in Valley Center to be marketed along with the sports arena under its new name. The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians is the owner of the Valley Center casino and hotel. The agreement was approved by the San Diego City Council. "We look forward to the opportunities that this new venture will provide, including developing a great relationship with the city of San Diego," said Joe Navarro, president/CEO of the San Pasqual Development Group Inc., the San Pasqual tribe's gaming corporation. "Since our casino's inception we've been consistently looking for growth opportunities, expanding our casino, building our hotel, and now partnering with the finest sports and entertainment venue in San Diego County."
The gaming tribe will now market the Valley View Casino Center alongside its casino and hotel brand, and will now also be able to provide its casino guests with premium tickets for all events at the center. Ernie W. Hahn II is senior vice president and general manager of the arena, which was built in 1966 and recently underwent a multi-million dollar renovation to add a 6,500-square-foot VIP hospitality space, new lower-level seats, LCD televisions and upgraded concourse and arena entrances. The 15,000-seat facility has attracted several popular performers over the years such as Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and U2. It also has attracted sporting events and in November will host the 2010 Fed Cup Final between the U.S. and Italy.
UCSD Chancellor Awarded National Medal of Science
President Barack Obama named Marye Anne Fox, chancellor at UCSD, one of the 10 eminent researchers to receive the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists, engineers and inventors. "The extraordinary accomplishments of these scientists, engineers and inventors are a testament to American industry and ingenuity," Obama said. "Their achievements have redrawn the frontiers of human knowledge while enhancing American prosperity and it is my tremendous pleasure to honor them for their important contributions."
Fox, a nationally recognized chemist and academic leader, was named the seventh chancellor of UCSD in April 2004. Since her appointment as chancellor, the university has established new research and partnership ventures to further innovation and increase international collaboration, achieved a $1 billion campaign goal, expanded academic and campus programs and facilities, and has received national and international recognition in university rankings. Fox and the other recipients will receive their awards at a White House ceremony later this year. The National Medal of Science was created by statute in 1959 and is administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation. The medal recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering.
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Ira Flatow, science journalist and host of NPR's "Science Friday," has been selected to receive the 2010 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The presentation will be made at a public ceremony at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9 in the main auditorium at the Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science, Society and the Environment at 8610 Kennel Way in La Jolla. Reservations are required — visit nierenbergerprize.eventbrite.com or call Visitor Services at (858) 534-4109. The Nierenberg Prize was created to honor the memory of William A. Nierenberg, who was director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography for 21 years. A bronze medal and a $25,000 prize are awarded each year for outstanding contributions to science in the public interest. The award was created and is supported by gifts from the Nierenberg family.
The Urban Land Institute San Diego/Tijuana District Council's annual Real Estate Trends Conference will be held on Nov. 9 and will focus on residential and commercial markets, banking and Government. It will be held from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the Joe & Vi Jacobs Center, 4043 Euclid Ave., in San Diego. Through industry experts and peer panels, the event is designed to provide insights and strategies geared toward real estate professionals from San Diego and beyond. John McIlwain, ULI Fellow, will present the opening welcome and keynote speech on "Housing in America — the Next Decade." Retired Qualcomm co-founder and Leap Wireless CEO Harvey White will offer closing remarks on the topic of incorporating art into the education system. Conference presenters include Lynn Reaser, Point Loma Nazarene College, Fermanian Business and Economic Institute; Gary Sabin, Excel Reality; Doug Wilson, Douglas Wilson Cos.; Marie Kunac, Embarcadero Bank; Scott Ripperton, Wells Fargo Bank; Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego; Tom Murphy, former mayor of Pittsburgh; and Laurie Black, CCDC.
Admission fees are $85 for members, $50 for student members, $55 for Young Leaders and $100 for all nonmembers. To reserve a seat at the conference, visit ulisd.org.
The San Diego Potters' Guild's annual holiday sale will be held Nov. 13-14 in the Spanish Village patio area of Balboa Park. Thousands of pieces of hand-made ceramics will be offered for sale by area potters. Works range from functional ware such as plates, bowls, and coffee cups to more decorative and sculptural forms such as ceramic shoes, garden lanterns,and conch shells. Prices range from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars. Most of the Guild members will be available to answer questions about ceramics in general or their own work in particular. There will also be demonstrations of throwing pots on the wheel. Hours for the sale are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. For information call the Guild at (619) 239-0507 or visit sandiegopottersguild.org.
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The largest construction project at Southwestern College since the school was originally constructed in 1961 was started last month with the groundbreaking for the "corner lot" development. The corner lot at East H Street and Otay Lakes Road in Chula Vista will be the site of the 110,000-square-foot development that will include a new college bookstore, classroom space, food court, art gallery, culinary arts program, a wellness center, administrative offices, conference space and a police station. The project was designed by BCA Architects. Echo Pacific Construction Inc. is the contractor. The groundbreaking ceremony featured Raj K. Chopra, superintendent/president of the college; Yolanda Salcido, governing board president; Manny Lopez, president of Southwestern College Associated Students; Paul Bunyon of BCA Architects; Chris Rowe of Echo Pacific Construction and Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox.
Beers from breweries in Belgium, England, Scotland, Germany and the Czech Republic will be offered for sampling at the second annual Antique Brewery Fest Nov. 20 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St., in La Jolla. La Jolla Historical Society is presenting the event in partnership with Merchant duVin and Giuseppe's Restaurant and Fine Catering. "This is one of the newest fundraisers for the society and one where we have a lot of fun," said John Bolthouse, executive director. Attendees can learn how cultural and social history of beer from the classic brewing regions contributes to each brew's unique flavor and discover beer's role in history, from Germany's 1516 "Reinheitsgebot" to early taxation on beer to the breweries of the Trappist Monastery. The cost for society members is $75. Nonmembers are $90. Reservations can be made online at lajollahistory.org/events or by calling (858) 459-5335. All proceeds benefit La Jolla Historical Society.
More than 100 trees in Downtown's Gaslamp Quarter will be festooned with holiday lights on Nov. 7 in celebration of the season. The lights will be on display through Jan. 3 on Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues between Broadway and L Street. The Christmas Light Co. Inc. was selected for the decorations. The company has selected LED lighting that James Scianda, its president, says is brighter and uses only 5 percent of the energy of traditional holiday lights. The company and the Gaslamp Quarter Association will hold an official lighting ceremony on Nov. 7. For more information, visit thechristmaslightcompanysd.com.
Cindy Sandback and Chris Parkes, representatives of Administaff, will give a presentation on "HR Risks … and How to Avoid Them" at the Nov. 12 monthly seminar sponsored by the National Association of Women Business Owners San Diego. Their presentation will focus on trends in state employment practices and compliance, ways to protect yourself and your business from employer-related fines and lawsuits, options for dealing with your HR issues, and the timeline for health care reform changes and impacts. The event will be from noon to 1 p.m. at Brandman University, 7460 Mission Valley Road in Mission Valley. Pre-registration is required and seating is limited. NAWBO San Diego members can attend at no cost, while the fee for visitors is $25. Box lunches will be provided. Online registration and more information are available at nawbo-sd.org.
British Airways will start nonstop daily flights between San Diego and London Heathrow on June 1 next year as part of a new business agreement with American Airlines and Iberia. The three-class Boeing 777 aircraft will be used. British Airways Flight 272 will depart San Diego at 8:05 p.m. daily and arrive in London at 2:25 p.m. the next afternoon. British Airways' returning Flight 273 will depart Heathrow at 3:05 p.m. local time and arrive in San Diego at 6:15 p.m.
Forty-three percent of sustainability professionals make $75,000 or more a year, according to a survey conducted by UCSD Extension in collaboration with Sustainability: The Journal of Record. Sixty-two percent of the respondents said that their job does have promotion potential, and most would recommend sustainability as a career to their children. The results were published in the October issue of Sustainability: The Journal of Record and the fall issue of Prospectus, the magazine of UCSD Extension. In all, 366 U.S.-based sustainability professionals in workplaces that include corporations, nonprofits and government responded to the survey, which was conducted in the fall of 2009 and winter of 2010. "High-end salaries aren't just limited to those working in large cities, where the cost of living is likely to be higher than that in more remote areas," said Lori Tripoli, editor of Sustainability: The Journal of Record. "Interestingly, almost as many of those at the upper end of the salary echelon work in suburbs as in large cities with populations of one million or more."
Lee Swanson, public information officer for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, is the new president of the San Diego Press Club for 2010. Swanson succeeds Jan Rieger of McLane Rieger Communications Inc. Freelance writer Nicole Sours Larson was named first vice president, while fellow freelancer Jill Esterbrooks was named second vice president. Retired radio news reporter Reid Carroll continues as treasurer, and freelance writer Rebecca Chappell is secretary. Four new members have joined the board: Ed Joyce, environmental reporter for KPBS radio; April Harter, account executive and director of social media at Scribe Communications; Pauline Repard, a print reporter for more than 30 years; and Karolen Linderman of Web-media.
Proposed Chargers stadium in Downtown.
Gov. Schwarzenegger has signed legislation by Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher that eliminates the cap on the amount of state redevelopment funds for which Downtown San Diego's Centre City Development Corp. is eligible. "If you like the jobs, housing, and ballpark that Downtown redevelopment has already created, you will love what this bill does for our region," said Andrew Poat, vice president of policy for the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. The measure, however, was condemned by San Diego Councilman Carl DeMaio. "This action will have a major impact on the city's general fund. Had the cap not been increased, money would have gone back into the general fund – for basic services like police, fire and roads," said DeMaio.
Early estimates of the benefits include $7 billion to $9 billion in public funds – and two to three times that much private sector funding for Downtown redevelopment, housing projects and infrastructure. Some 100,000 jobs could result over the life of the legislation. Specific projects that are expected to benefit from the redevelopment include the North Embarcadero Project, affordable housing in the East Village and possibly a new stadium for the Chargers. The San Diego City Council must complete a community needs assessment and hold public hearings to gain input from stakeholders. The council also must approve all expenditures involving redevelopment dollars.
Four San Diego-area authors will discuss their books with the public during Old Town Gift Co.'s Authors Under the Stars program Nov. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Old Town Gift Co. is located within Fiesta de Reyes in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park at Wallace and Calhoun streets. Bette Blaydes Pegas will be speaking about her book, "Chasing a Dream in the Galápagos: A Personal Evolution"; Jack Scheffler Innis, author of "San Diego Legends: Events, People, and Places that Made History"; Joey Seymour, author of "San Diego's Finest Athletes: Five Exceptional Lives"; and R.D. Riccoboni, author of "From Old Town to New Town, San Diego Paintings."
Rendering of the Elements Bar in Quattra Via Aveda Salon Spa.
Grand opening is scheduled on Nov. 26 for the Quattra Via Aveda Salon Spa and Inner Beauty Gallery, located on the second level of The Forum mall in Carlsbad. The new, 3,600-square-foot facility was designed by Encinitas-based David Goldberg of Alba Design and architect John Dengler and Associates of Ft. Collins, Colo. Interior design services were provided by Solana Beach-based Jeanette Houston of Chevalier Inc. The spa is located in Suite 204 of The Forum at 1905 Calle Barcelona.


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The Government did not budget for IT when costing the 2012 Olympic Games, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report has revealed.
The Public Accounts Committee's 39th report said that the Olympic Delivery Authority failed to include £400m required for an IT system for the planned Olympic Park.
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In 2006 it was announced that the cost estimates had increased by some £900m, which included the IT costs.
The report said, "In November 2006 the secretary of state reported to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee that overall the cost estimates for the Olympic Park had increased by some £900 million.
"The increase included some £400 million for IT and site mobilisation and the costs of the CLM Consortium, appointed by the Olympic Delivery Authority as its Delivery Partner to assist in project managing the delivery of the venues and infrastructure. The original budget had used the costs of an urban development corporation as a benchmark for the Olympic Delivery Authority's running costs, with the result that these costs had been seriously underestimated."
At the time of the PAC's examination in March this year, and 20 months after London was awarded the Games, there was still no final budget in place. But on March 15, ten days after their hearing, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport announced a new total budget of £9b.
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We are seeking a highly motivated and versatile electrical engineer with a strong background in electronic circuits and embedded systems for full-time employment in the Baltimore/Washington DC area. You will be responsible for designing and developing hardware and firmware for miniaturized, low power wireless systems for biomedical and environmental sensing applications. The position requires demonstrated experience implementing ZigBee, Bluetooth, and/or other wireless technologies for telemetry applications. Applicant should also have experience with instrumentation design, analog circuit design, and microcontroller coding. Some experience with FPGA and DSPs is a plus, as is experience with low power circuits and energy scavenging. Most project work will involve discrete component design, but experience with ASICs is a plus. Exposure to and experience in MEMS/Microsystems is also plus. This is a hands-on job; applicant will be involved in all aspects of product lifecycle: requirements gathering, design, fabrication, and test.
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- Purée melon in food processor. Add sugar and lime juice; pulse until sugar is dissolved.
- Pour into shallow metal baking pan. Freeze about 2 hours, stirring every hour, mixing ice crystals into middle.
- Let granita stand for 5 minutes at room temperature. Scrape into chilled glasses and serve at once.
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Sharing Gift of Wellness; Cereal Celebration Menu
I continue to riff on the idea of spreading the gift of wellness via acts of kindness and play. Modeling in action and speaking about it only go so far. Immersing people into experiences are where change is likely to occur: Acts of Kindness + Great Attitude = Positive Change.
Today, we tackled breakfast and the default of many working adults: either skipping it entirely or eating something quick (and perhaps too often unhealthy). And cereal becomes one such default if kids are in the mix.
This is the menu shared with colleagues today at our Quest Cereal Celebration. People of all different ages, backgrounds, and fitness levels enjoyed this experience and shared how the food was surprisingly good! Hopefully, this gives these tremendous colleagues other options for them, their family, and their friends!
A. Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal
- Chop up two Quest Nutrition Beyond Cereal cinnamon roll bar into 30 pieces each and place in a bowl
- Pour Almond Milk, Fairlife Milk, or MuscleEgg vanilla in a bowl
- Sprinkle with Cinnamon
- Enjoy!!
Macros (w Muscleegg) Cal: 360 Pro: 49 Carbs: 36 (6 net) Fat: 9
B. Waffle Sticks
- Slice a Quest Beyond Cereal Maple bar in three
- Fill a ramekins with sugar free syrup
- Dip and eat
Macros: Cal: 110 Pro: 12 Carbs: 17 (3 net) Fat: 4.5
C. Protein Hot Chocolate
- Heat up water (or aforementioned milk)
- In a shaker, put one serving of Quest Nutrion chocolate protein with 16oz hot liquid.
- Shake and pour into 2-4 mugs
- Shave pieces of a Quest Nutrition S'mores protein bar into each cup
Macros (w water and without bar shavings) Cal: 110 Pro: 23 Carbs: 4 (2 net) Fat:0
D. Blueberry Muffins
- Cube a Quest Nutrition blueberry muffin bar into 6-8 pieces
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Place piece on baking sheet for 3 minute, flip, and bake for another 3-5 minutes
Macros Cal: 190 Pro: 21 Carbs: 22 (5 net) Fat: 6
E. Cookie Jar Cereal
- Chopped the Quest Beyond Cereal chocolate bar into 32 pieces and place in a bowel
- Microwave Quest chocolate chip bar for 10 sec, break into 12 pieces, roll into balls
- Bake rolled balls for 5 min at 350 degrees
- Place the baked cookies into the bowl with Beyond Cereal bar
- Pour 3/4c of liquid in the bowl and sprinkle with cocoa
- Place bowl in fridge for 3-5 minutes
- Pull bowl out and pour remaining 1/4c of liquid in bowl.
- Boom!!!
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What I love about old farm equipment is the ingenuity that went into its design, and the its evolution over time.
Always amazes me that so many designers got it so close to right from the start that even over 50/80/100 years, the concept is pretty much the same with some minor tweaking.
A little more tweaking in the case of that loader, but the concept is good.
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Eliminating the need of a handbag/wallet – WanderFolio is the protective tri-fold iPad case combining a folder to keeping your important documents and papers and cards etc. The case can stand lifts the iPad to 45-degree position. Furthermore, the flexible material provides protection from scratches and damages at the edges and sides of the iPad. The folding cover on top grips the iPad using a built-in magnet.


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WRX vs. 350Z
Well i knew this but most had no idea.... the wrx has the basic startup mods nothing fancy...almost what i got ( rest is in the mail :)
Enjoy !!
and NO its no an STI...just a WRX.... just ..lol
those little buggers gain an extra 50ponies at the wheels supposedly with just a chip/up'downpipe!!! i love em!
i`d take a WRX over a nissan
I'd take the 350z :) beautiful car! wrx is f00gly.
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almost exactly like mine...gotta take some pics once i put the exhaust springs/rims on next week :)
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first one was a sti... this one is more like mine but mine looks better ..lol
Heh, I'm not picky. I'll take them both.
the first one looks nothiong like yours if you have a stock wrx :P
STi is nice, and st000pid fast!!! Car i wouldn't mind getting!! 0-100 in 4.8sec and 1/4 mile in 13.2! im gonna wait a couple of years and get one in the high $29k range :)
Mine looks more like the 2nd pic.... but i liked the first STI pic so had to post it :)
But you gotta remember a STAGE 2 WRX ( TBE/CHIP) pulls the same WHP as a stock STI so for ALOT less cash you can have STI power...for about 1500$ in mods
chip, downpipe, and some nice suspension and a original WRX here in canada is as fast as a Sti, well in the range anyway.
i like the upgradability of them i think more then anything and the awd
STi transmission is 10x better than of a normal WRX though, amonst other superior things.
oh ya, dont forget the 4ft wing~! cant beat that
and the wing on the STI is brutal... i hate it myself
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Lenin Peak Expedition. Climb Lenin Peak. Lenin peak's range climbing
Key information:
Duration of the tour: 21 days
The number of climbers in the group: 2-15
Elevation: 7134 m
Location: Kyrgyzstan
Lat/Lon: 39.34690°N/72.86920°E
Peculiarity: High altitude climbing, mountaineering
Season: July - August; Base Camp in 2018, will operate between 1 July and 2 September 2018.
All inclusive GUIDED tours with guaranteed departure dates: Available
Maximum comfortable packs, ideal for entry-level climbers: Available
The cost of international flights: Not included
The cost of local flight: Included (In Bishkek - Bishkek packages only)
The cost of personal insurance: Not included
Personal equipment: Not included. Please note that we do not rent plastic boots, crampons, ice axes, carabiners, belay systems, ascender / descender devices, warm clothes, sleeping bags, sleeping mats and other items of personal use.
The development of the tour in accordance with customer's requirements: Yes. Please note that we do not do registration in the border zone separately from the tour.
The price of the complete basic package in 2018: 1180 USD/pax / 1000 USD/pax (self guided).
High-Altitude guide: Yes, in the framework of fixed dates packages or on an individual query to the entire 21 day program.
The cost of the services of a high-altitude guide: 1 guide for 1 pax – 1400 USD 1 guide for 2 pax – 1600 USD 1 guide for 3 pax – 1800 USD
The maximum ratio guide - customers: 1:3
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Fixed dates (Guided, joining based): More >>>>>
from 1 July to 22 July
from 8 July to 29 July
from 15 July to 5 August
from 22 July to 12 August
from 29 July to 19 August
from 5 August to 26 August
from 12 August to 2 September
Program cost Bishkek-Bishkek in 2018:2050 USD/pax. Program cost Osh-Osh in 2018: 1870 USD/pax. We invite participants for the season 2018.
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Base Camp in 2018, will operate between 1 July and 2 September 2018
Climb Lenin Peak
Situated in the Pamirs on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tadjikistan, close to the borders with China and Afghanistan, Lenin Peak is one of only five 7000 meter peaks in the former USSR. At 7134 meters it is the third highest, the others being Peak Communism (7495m) and Korzhenevsky (7105m), both in the Pamirs, and Peak Pobeda (7,439m) and Khan Tengri (7010m) in the Tien Shan. To climb all five admits you to the elite group of Russian climbers known as Snow Leopards. Lenin Peak is considered the most accessible 7000-meter mountain. There is a high way going almost to the foot of the peak. Also Lenin Peak by the normal Razdelny route is practically no technical climbing involved.
Route Description
Base camp is situated on a raised meadow between two steep river valleys. The ground is a carpet of wild garlic and alpine flowers. From BC we head over the Puteshestvinnikov Pass (4200m). The ascent usually takes 1-1.5 hours by a good path. Sometimes there is snow on the pass. Then we descend to the left moraine of the Lenin glacier. Further we should cross the river carefully. The best time for crossing is early morning, as the river rises rapidly throughout at this time. Across the left moraine of glacier to the Lenin glacier (4100m) and hike to camp 1 (4400 m).
From camp 1 at 4400 meters, we cross the dry Lenin Glacier and ascend the long snow slopes which run directly to the summit (north face). At 5000 meters we traverse to the west and, ascending gently, we arrive at the rim of a large snow basin. We cross this, traversing beneath Razdelny Peak. A short climb up a scree/snow slope leads to camp 2. There are a few crevasses on this section of the route but it is straightforward snow plodding. It is, however, a long and tiring day, and an early start is needed to avoid the worst effects of the sun. Directly above camp 2 is an easy-angled couloir which leads to the north ridge of Razdelny Peak (6148 meters). Initially the ridge is almost level, but as we approach Razdelny Peak the angle steeples.
The final 400 meter climb to the summit of Razdelny Peak is straight-forward but the effects of altitude make it hard work. The views from the summit are superb. To the north we can finally get the true perspective of the Alai Plain while to the south there are a multitude of snowy peaks. Peak Communism and Korzhenevsky dominate our view of the south Pamirs. Further east the Wakhan and Hindu Kush are clearly visible, and on a good day it is possible to make out Tirich Mir. From Razdelny Peak the ridge dog-legs to the west and drops down 100 meters to Razdelny Pass at 6000 meters. It is here that we will make camp 3.
From camp 3 the whole of the summit ridge is visible. From here we will have two options. Either we climb directly to the summit and back to camp 3 in one long day, or we place a fourth camp at about 6400 meters. From camp 3 we follow the broad ridge to a plateau (the site of camp 4) at 6400 meters. We traverse this back to the ridge proper where it steepens to form a short step which is turned on the north side. Above this the ridge is broken and rocky until we reach a large snow plateau. We traverse this and rejoin the ridge just below the summit.
The summit at 7134 meters is crowned by a number of plaques, including one of Lenin himself. The views, as you would expect, are outstanding and stretch right across the Pamirs to Mustagh Ata and Kongur in China. Further in the distance is the Hindu Kush and further west still the Karakoram.
Sample program: 21 days
Day 1. Arrival in Bishkek, accommodation in a hotel
Day 2. Flight to Osh, transfer Osh-Achik-Tash BC.
Day 3. Acclimatization ascent of Petrovskogo peak.
Day 4. Descent to the base camp.
Day 5. Preparation day
Day 6. Climb to the camp1. 4400 m.
Day 7. Climb to the camp2. 5300 m.
Day 8. Climb to the camp3. 6200 m.
Day 9. Descent to the camp1.
Day 10. Descent to the base camp 3600 m.
Day 11. Rest day.
Day 12. Preparation day.
Day 13. Climb to camp1.
Day 14. Climb to camp2.
Day 15. Climb to camp3.
Day 16. Climb to camp4. 6400 m.
Day 17. Ascent of the summit 7134 m. and descent to the camp3.
Day 18. Descent to the camp1.
Day 19. Descent to the base camp. 3600 m.
Day 20. Transfer to Osh.
Day 21. Flight to Bishkek. Accommodation in a hotel
Please note that the above itinerary is intended to be a guideline only. Unforeseen problems with team fitness could occur and there is always the threat of bad weather to force last minute changes. This period will also include essential rest days taken at Base Camp.
Ibn Sina Lenin Peak routes
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Cost of the packs in 2018:
Bishkek – Bishkek program full package: 1180 USD/person
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Given cost includes:
- Boundary zone permit, OVIR registration, visa support (if necessary)
- Meeting/seeing off at the airport
- All transfers according to the program
- Flight Bishkek – Osh – Bishkek and back (please note only 15 kg incl. hand luggage are free of charge!; Extra kilo costs 1-2 USD/kilo)
- Accommodation in hotel with breakfasts for 4 nights in total during the program (* please consider early check in the hotel)
- Lunch en route to/from BC
- Rent of walkie-talkie
- Registration with rescue team
- Ecological fee
Osh – Osh program full package: 1000 USD/person.
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Given cost includes:
- Boundary zone permit, OVIR registration, visa support (if necessary)
- Meeting/seeing off the airport
- All transfers according to the program
- Accommodation at hotels with breakfasts (2 nights in total, please consider early check in the hotel)
- Lunch en route to/from BC
- Rent of walkie-talkie
- Registration with rescue team
- Ecological fee
Services that are included into both packages at Base Camp and Camp1:
Services in the base camp "Achik Tash" on 3600m:
Services in the camp 1 on 4400m:
Accommodation in double tents. Each tent is equipped with mattresses and wooden platforms and electricity.
Accommodation in double tents with mattresses and wooden platforms.
Meals – full board
Meals – full board
Guide-consultant's services
Guide-consultant's services
Dining-tent, WC, storage, baths and shower
Dining-tent, WC tent, storage tent
Medical kit
Medical first aid in the base camp (professional doctor)
Electricity 220V, permanent source of electricity!
Electricity 220V, 50HZ, only in the evening in the dining room, source-generator
Cost of Small package: 300 USD/person
Given cost includes:
- Transfer Osh-Achik-Tash BC-Osh
- Accommodation on the territory of Base Camp in own tents, usage of BC's infrastructure
- Ecology fee payable for usage of territory at BC
- Registration with local Rescue Team
- Usage of long-distance radio telecommunication service
- Rent of ultra-short wave radios during ascents (only for the groups with more than 3 pax)
- Frontier zone permit
- Official registration with authorities of Kyrgyzstan and visa support letter (if needed)
- Consultancy of a doctor
The cost of all packages does not include:
- The cost of Kyrgyz visa
- International flight
- All optional deviations from the main itinerary
- Beverages and meals not included in main menu
- All personal expenses (extra luggage fee, room service, medical expenses/insurance, etc.)
- The services of a mountain guide and porters for ascending
- The rent of mountaineering equipment for ascending
- Meeting/seeing off at the airport
- Accommodation in hotel
All inclusive Guided tours
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Price of AI tour in 2018: Bishkek - Bishkek - 2050 USD per person.
Price of AI tour in 2018: Osh-Osh - 1870 USD per person.
Transport schedule Osh - BC "Achik Tash" for 2018:
|2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31
|2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14
Transport schedule BC "Achik Tash" - Osh for 2018:
|20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
|1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 1
The cost of extra services:
Mountain Guide services:
1 guide for 1 person – 1400 USD
1 guide for 2 persons – 1600 USD
1 guide for 3 persons – 1800 USD
* Guide is working with the client during whole program beginning from Base Camp "Achik Tash" on 3600 m.
Porter Services:
Base Camp (3600 m) – Camp1 (4400m) - 3 USD per kg
Camp 1 (4400 m) – Camp2 (5300m) - 6 USD per kg
Camp 2 (5300 m) – Camp3 (6100 m) - 8 USD per kg
Camp 1 (4400m) – Camp3 (6100m) - 14 USD per kg
* We are counting carrying up and carrying down the baggage separately. The price for carrying up and carrying down is the same.
Rent of high altitude tent – 80 USD per tent.
Rent of already installed high altitude tent – 60 USD per night.
* Usually we use ARCTIC FOX SILICONE and FOX EXPLORER tents.
High altitude food (high altitude food is preparing by yourself) – 120 USD per set.
Gas cartridge Kovea (230ml, screw) – 9 USD per balloon.
Rent of rope - 30 USD for program.
Rent of cooking set – 25 USD per set.
Rent of gas stove – 25 USD per stove.
Equipment for camps 2 and 3 for Lenin Peak
At the camp 2 at the height 5300m a.s.l. and the camp 3 at the height 6200m a.s.l. there are tents FOX EXPLORER for double/triple accommodation and ARCTIC FOX SILICONE for double accommodation.
Tent FOX EXPLORER
Outer tent: Polyester 190T, PU 7000
Tent ARCTIC FOX SILICONE
Outer tent: Ripstop Nylon silicone 5000
|X1 Solo Stove KOVSTX1S
Extremely compact and economical, features include folding spindle, adjustable
Cookset Kovea Hard 23
The Kovea Hard 23 Cookset is a quality aluminium (30-micron hard anodised coating) cookware set comprising a 1.8 L cooker, a 1 L cooker, a frying pan, 3 plastic dishes, a folding scoop and a rice scoop. With an anti-corrosion and anti-brasion coating, the set is durable enough to be taken into the bush. The bowl and plate are also microwaveable.
|Gas Cartridges KOVGS230
230G Iso-Butane/Propane Cartridge
|Static Rope
Made in Russia
List of items, which will be of use:
1) Garments, footwear — a standard high-altitude set
2) Camp gear – a tent (is advisable to be of high-peak standard), a sleeping bag, a sleeping pad, a gas stove, plates and dishes.
3) Climbing gear – ice-axe, crampons, harness, self-security line, 2 x Screwgate karabiners, plastic mountaineering boots
4) High-altitude foodstuff
The set of the high-altitude foodstuff
|in asortimente
|quick cooked porridge
|porridge in pack "Bistrof"
|15 bags, 40 gr
|rolled oats; semolina; musli
|1000 gr
|fat; smoked fat; smoked sausage, meat cuts, sausage product
|1500 gr
|cheese product
cheese, melted cheese
|1500 gr
|dried fruits
|dried apricots; raisins; prunes; dates; peanuts; walnut
|1500 gr
snikers; mars; chocolate in bars
|10 bars, 60 gr
|chocolate candles; honey; halva; jem,biscuits in assortiment
|2000 gr
quick cooked: noodle ; пюре; rice; buckwheat
|1000 gr
|canned food
|canned stewed meat; fish; condensed sweet milk
|5 cans
|sublimated soup
|in assortment
|10 bags, 60 gr
|hot drinks
|Tea; coffee; cacao; sugar; dry milk
|70 packs
|cold drinks
|instant drinks in assortment
|10 packs
|bakery product
|crackers; bread; biscuits
|1500 gr
|solt; mustard; lemons; ketchup; polyethylene bag; toilet paper;candles ; wipes;
|if needed
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In ancient geography, Cappadocia was an extensive inland district of Asia Minor (modern Turkey). In the time of Herodotus the Cappadocians occupied the whole region from Mount Taurus to the Euxine (Black Sea).
Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of Mount Taurus, to the east by the Euphrates, north by Pontus, and west vaguely by the great central salt desert. But it is impossible to define its limits with accuracy. Strabo, the only ancient author who gives any circumstantial account of the country, greatly exaggerated its dimensions; it is now believed to have been about 250 miles in length by less than 150 in breadth.
That author tells us that the name of the Cappadocians (Katpatouka) was applied to them by the Persians, while they were termed by the Greeks "Syrians" or "White Syrians" (Leucosyri). Historian Josephus claimed that these people were founded by the biblical figure Meshech, son of Japheth, "and the Mosocheni were founded by Mosoch; now they are Cappadocians." AotJ I:6. For more on Cappadocia and 'Meshech' see Ivane Javakhishvili. Under the later kings of the Persian empire they were divided into two satrapies or governments, the one comprising the central and inland portion, to which the name of Cappadocia continued to be applied by Greek geographers, while the other was called Pontus. This division had already come about before the time of Xenophon. As after the fall of the Persian government the two provinces continued to be separate, the distinction was perpetuated, and the name Cappadocia came to be restricted to the inland province (sometimes called Great Cappadocia), which alone will be considered in the present article.
The kingdom of Cappadocia was still in existence in the time of Strabo as a nominally independent state. Cilicia was the name given to the district in which Caesarea, the capital of the whole country, was situated. The only two cities of Cappadocia considered by Strabo to deserve that appellation were Caesarea (originally known as Mazaca) and Tyana, not far from the foot of the Taurus.
Little is known of the history of Cappadocia before it became subject to the Persian empire, except that the country was the home of a great Hittite power centred at Hattusa (the modern village of Boguskoy in north-central Turkey), which has left monuments at many places. With the decline of the Syro-Cappadocians after their defeat by Croesus, Cappadocia was left in the power of a sort of feudal aristocracy, dwelling in strong castles and keeping the peasants in a servile condition, which later made them apt for foreign slavery. It was included in the third Persian satrapy in the division established by Darius, but long continued to be governed by rulers of its own, none apparently supreme over the whole country and all more or less tributary to the Great King. Thoroughly subdued at last by the satrap Datames, Cappadocia recovered independence under a single ruler, Ariarathes (hence called Ariarathes I), who was a contemporary of Alexander the Great, and maintained himself on the throne of Cappadocia after the fall of the Persian monarchy.
The province was not visited by Alexander, who contented himself with the tributary acknowledgment of his sovereignty made by Ariarathes before the conqueror's departure from Asia Minor; and the continuity of the native dynasty was only interrupted for a short time after Alexander's death, when the kingdom fell, in the general partition of the empire, to Eumenes. His claims were made good in 322 by the regent Perdiccas, who crucified Ariarathes; but in the dissensions following Eumenes's death, the son of Ariarathes recovered his inheritance and left it to a line of successors, who mostly bore the name of the founder of the dynasty.
Under the fourth of the name Cappadocia came into relations with Rome, first as a foe espousing the cause of Antiochus the Great, then as an ally against Perseus of Macedon. The kings henceforward threw in their lot with the Republic as against the Seleucids, to whom they had been from time to time tributary. Ariarathes V marched with the Roman proconsul Crassus against Aristonicus, a claimant to the throne of Pergamum, and their forces were annihilated (130 B.C.). The imbroglio which followed his death ultimately led to interference by the rising power of Pontus and the intrigues and wars which ended in the failure of the dynasty.
The Cappadocians, supported by Rome against Mithradates, elected a native lord, Ariobarzanes, to succeed (93 B.C.); but it was not till Rome had disposed at once of the Pontic and Armenian kings that his rule was established (63 B.C.). In the civil wars Cappadocia was now for Pompey, now for Caesar, now for Antony, now against him. The Ariobarzanes dynasty came to an end and a certain Archelaus reigned in its stead, by favour first of Antony, then of Octavian, and maintained tributary independence till A.D. 17, when the emperor Tiberius, on Archelaus's death in disgrace, reduced Cappadocia at last to a province.
Cappadocia contains several underground cities, largely used by early Christians as hiding places.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.