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CARERS IW PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP at Havenstreet Falconry
Date(s) - Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Carers IW Riverside, The Quay, Newport, IW PO30 2QR
Would you like to join our new group?
Learn how to use a digital camera?
Edit your photos?
Enjoy a walk at the same time?
We shall grow the availability of cameras to borrow / use each other's equipment / make available a shared digital platform to enable us to post, show and discuss.
We hope to explore the personal and expressive use of our assorted equipment to not only take "happy snaps / picturesque /memorable moments" but also photos with personal and symbolic meaning for us; capturing an emotion, a mood, humanity and mother nature in its many forms; photos to reflect ordinary moments or spectacular importance – for those involved. Digital facilitates experimentation – so let's explore being creative to produce photos of which we are proud to have captured.
If you are interested, please leave your name and telephone number, stating that it is for the photography group and we will be in touch. For Carers please ring 533173 to leave your details


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Ukraine vows to avenge 30 troops killed in rebel strike
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed to "find and destroy" rebel forces who used a rocket attack to destroy an entire armored convoy, killing 30 government troops at the eastern border with Russia on Friday.
Poroshenko made the announcement after an emergency meeting of his security Cabinet, convened after the early-morning raid. The attack came as Ukrainian security forces prepared an assault on the rebel strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk after routing rebels at Slovyansk on Saturday.
"For every soldier's life, the militants will pay with scores and hundreds of their own," Poroshenko declared on his website, according to Reuters. "Not a single terrorist will avoid responsibility; each will get what they deserve."
The attack was carried out using Russian-made Grad rockets at Zelenopillya, a border village in the Luhansk region, and injured about 100 troops, according to Zoryan Shkyrya, an adviser to Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.
The base was near one of three border crossings whose closure Russian officials had announced Friday.
At least 50 separatist fighters have been killed in government airstrikes over the past few days, military spokesman Vladyslav Seleznyov said.
Pro-Russian separatists have been fighting Ukrainian government forces since April, when they took over multiple government installations after Russia seized and annexed Ukraine's Crimean region.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for restraint and a return to peace talks, but Poroshenko has ruled out renewing a cease-fire that ended last week until rebels lay down their arms.


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Sometimes lathering on sunblock like clockwork just doesn't cut it. We still end up with burns. What gives? Turns out there's more we can do to protect our skin than just sporting some Coppertone and a tunic. Behold: SPF clothing.
In the past, we shied away from these tech-y threads. Why? Well, they ain't chic. But tides are a-changing and everything from floor-grazing maxis to wide-brim toppers are suddenly getting the SPF treatment and a major style boost. And we couldn't be happier to see the science infused into cool, everyday buys. Because one thing we're more serious about than style (if you can imagine it) is sun protection, and it's about time our wardrobes did more to keep up. Click through to peruse the SPF wares that are tops in our book. Trust, double-duty threads never looked so good.


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Pelican ProGear U100 Urban Elite Laptop Backpack
For most of us, a journey to the great outdoors no longer implies leaving behind all our electronic doodads. To the contrary, our cameras are digital, our compasses and maps are in our phones or GPS, and our nighttime reading is on a tablet. Which means unless you have the heart of a gambler (much less the navigating skills of a scout), you need to take steps to protect your tech, with something like Pelican ProGear's U100 Urban Elite Backpack.
Pelican is known for its line of ruggedized and waterproof hard cases that are used by professionals to protect everything from cameras to concert equipment. The company's latest, the U100, is a backpack that houses a waterproof, virtually indestructible hard internal case for laptops. In order to test out the U100's chops, we secured a laptop in its internal case and then jumped in some water – specifically, the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park. We swam across the Madison and this very review was typed on the other side. As you might deduce, Pelican's claims of waterproofness are genuine and our laptop stayed as dry as the day it was manufactured. But we should also point out that the rest of the backpack – and the items inside – got thoroughly drenched. (Pelican doesn't imply the backpack itself is waterproof, but we thought it wise to point this out, anyway.)
The U100 has a 16-liter capacity, and can fit a 15-inch laptop or 17-inch MacBook in the waterproof (and, it turns out, dust- and crush-proof, too) case. It also features four internal compartments, including an impact-resistant zippered pouch on the front for a tablet. The built-in ballistic nylon rigid case (with an equalizer control to prevent it getting vacuum-locked) forms the base of the backpack, which explains the extra plush lumbar back panel, and the next expandable compartment builds out from there. The third compartment is a top-loading, fast-access, TSA-compliant compartment for liquids and the like. Behind the padded back is a hidden compartment that is great for keeping your passport, currency, or other valuables during a trip abroad. While we suspect it could actually last far longer, Pelican says the case is rated to survive for up to 30 minutes in 3.3 feet of water.
The pack, it turns out, dries pretty quickly, especially if you pull the padding from the lumbar support. So now, to swim back…. [$300; pelicanprogear.com]
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Let's go back to September 1648. Negotiations between the Long Parliament and King Charles I were in full swing. Parliament wanted to restore Charles I to the throne after the Second English Civil War but to limit his power. King Charles agreed but later admitted this was only to avoid being detained.
In November of that year, Charles I started to cause havoc again, and the New Model Army (Parliament's forces) seized power and took Charles I into custody. On what charge? – Treason.
However, Charles did have supporters. Parliament still contained many supporters of the Newport Treaty, which itself supported the reinstating of Charles I. In order to proceed to the next stage of Thomas Fairfax's [leader of the anti-royalist force] plan. Fairfax then ordered Colonel Thomas Pride to stop the signing of the Treaty of Newport. Pride prevented 231 known supporters of the treaty from entering the House and imprisoned 45 of them. The remaining free members then became the Rump Parliament.
On 13 December 1648, Parliament broke off negotiations with the King and on 4 January 1649, the Commons passed an ordinance to set up a High Court of Justice to try Charles I for high treason in the name of the people of England. The House Of Lords rejected it, and as it did not receive Royal Assent (as every bill in Parliament, even to this day, requires the reigning Monarch to sign it to become law) though this didn't stop proceedings whatsoever.
Charles asked at the start of his trial on 20 January in Westminster Hall "I would know by what power I am called hither. I would know by what authority, I mean lawful authority", knowing that there was no legal answer under the constitutional arrangements of the time. He was convicted with fifty-nine Commissioners (judges) signing the death warrant.
The execution of Charles I was delayed to 30 January, so that the House of Commons could pass an emergency act entitled an 'Act prohibiting the proclaiming any person to be King of England or Ireland', or the Dominions thereof. This made it an offence to proclaim a new King, and to declare the representatives of the people, the House of Commons, as the source of all just power.
Picture: Charles I's execution in front of the Banqueting House at Whitehall.
The Commons voted to abolish the House of Lords on 6 February and to abolish the monarchy on 7 February; an act repealing the kingship was formally passed by the Rump Parliament on 17 March, followed by a bill to abolish the House of Lords on 19 March. The establishment of a Council of State was approved on 14 February and on 19 May an Act Declaring England a Commonwealth was passed. The Treasons Act made it an offence to say that the House of Commons (without the Lords or the King) was not the supreme authority of the land.
At Charles I's execution, he was so worried that people would mistake his shivering in the cold for shaking with fear that he wore two shirts. The execution took place at Whitehall on a scaffold in front of the Banqueting House. Charles was separated from the people by large ranks of soldiers, and his last speech reached only those with him on the scaffold. He declared that he had desired the liberty and freedom of the people as much as any, "but I must tell you that their liberty and freedom consists in having government…. It is not their having a share in the government; that is nothing appertaining unto them. A subject and a sovereign are clean different things."
Charles put his head on the block after saying a prayer and signalled the executioner when he was ready; he was then beheaded with one clean stroke. His last words were, "I shall go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown, where no disturbance can be."
After his execution, England became a republic for the first and only time in its entire history. Under Oliver Cromwell, England established a new order. After Oliver Cromwell's death, his son Richard took the lead of the country. However he couldn't maintain confidence with the Armed Forces, and before long, he himself was under question.
After a Royalist uprising not long after, the movement began to restore Charles II as Monarch. He entered London on 29 May, his birthday. To celebrate His Majesty's Return to his Parliament, 29 May was made a public holiday, popularly known as Oak Apple Day. He was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1661.
This interregnum period made England realise just how much it needed a Monarchy. For stability, leadership and a clear sense of command felt throughout the country. There is no doubt that the fall of Charles I and the rise of Charles II changed the way Monarchy was forevermore.


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5 pack | 6"x106" Turquoise Satin Chair Sash
Item Number: SASHP_SS_TURQ
- Each order is for 5 sashes. Sashes are shipped untied.
- Approximate Measurements: 6" wide x 106" long.
- Material: Satin style with shiny finish
- How To Care: Dry Clean Only
- Edges are serged to form an elegant look when tied into bow form.
- For sashes only, does not include any other decorations
- All sizes are approximate measurements
- Due to different light settings the actual color might vary a bit from the pictures.
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Here's one from my reader Lindsey. She says it was at Walmart.
To make matters worse, I just ordered flowers for Mrs. Grumpy for tomorrow, and received a confirmation email reassuring me that they'll be arranged "by an artisanal florist".
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
We walked by an "Artisanal Restaurant" in Galway yesterday.
I snickered. And thought of you.
Where can one pursue a degree in "artisanal" anything. The last four letters are enough to make me say, "No, merci!"
Artisan Lettuce? they are edible WEEDS! Excuse me while go scoop my artisan fertilizer..aka dog poop.
Poor Dr. G. Serve your wife a nice cup of artisanal coffee when you give her the flowers...
After years of bogus quality improvement programs I have to say it doesn't make me hurl the way "empowerment" does.
The florist was made by an artisan?
At the risk of being called a total idiot, what does "artisan/artisnal" mean? What is the difference between "artisan" whatever and regular whatever? I am originally from the states but have lived overseas for the last 8 yrs so I have absolutely no clue about this latest fade.. although based upon the previous posts/comments ignorance is bliss lol
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! Start calling yourself an artisanal neurologist and charge extra for your services.
So there's a guy out there somewhere with extensive training and experience in... packing lettuce? Truly this is an era of specialization.
Good thing Artesian lettuce helps you get in shape. Wouldn't want to go round eating fattening lettuce!
Haha....I just took a pic of this at Meijer yesterday for you!
You could make a whole new blog about artisan things...
Awww! All the teachers and support staff at her school will be oohing and ahing tomorrow that Mrs. IB is getting flowers from Mr.Dr. IB. Sweet! What does she like?
How in the hell is lettuce artisanal? It's LETTUCE. We feel your pain, Dr. Grumpy.
I'm sure the purveyors of all this artisanal stuff are really sick of being compensated for their labors with all that drab, impersonal, mass-produced US currency. Why not get some paper and crayons and make your own artisanal money for them? Brighten their day!
I know what you mean. We have "artisan" bread at the grocery store. Some words are just over used to the point of putting me in a coma.
This reminded me of when our cafeteria tried to doll itself up and serve "Loquacious Legumes" aka roasted vegetables. Someone finally caught on when the regular staff started posting jokes about talkative beans on the internal bulletin board. It took a couple of months for the cafeteria staff to catch on though.
Artisanal lettuce is from a really obscure head of lettuce. You've probably never heard of it.
is that an artisan plastic box?
How about Artisanal Pencil Sharpening? At least it uses "artisanal" appropriately.
Artisan = made by hand .
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. I can see the sign outside now:
Grumpy, Artisan Neurologist
Guess I should rethink my Artisanal Mother's Day Mixed Geranium and Other Stuff Planters.
There is an awful lot of landscape companies with the word "artisan" in them, but this one struck my funny bone:
Or an Artisan printer?
"Epson Artisan 810 All-in-One Printer"
When did "artisan" become a synonym of "pretentious and overpriced"?
And so it was written, after the artisanal period , or epoch, the people of the earth ceased to care about the manner or quality of their food and appliances, buying ever more from the non artisinal peoples of the lands east of the big water, soon thereafter the peoples of the east of the big water shut them out, and thusly did their tribe disappear from the earth.
I was once in a band called "The Artisans". Oh the folly of youth!
Give up, Grumpy. Become an artisanal blogger. The dark side of the force is calling...
Get your rectal prosthesis from an artis-anal plastic surgeon....?
yeah...its MACHINE-planted, MACHINE-harvested, MACHINE-washed, MACHINE-packaged, plain old lettuce. Like it better?
Little Calf Creamery. Delicious homemade ice cream and food in Thousand Oaks!


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My LUSH Love List!
All right, Lushies, get ready to swoon over the latest and greatest vegan LUSH goodies. Yahooooooey! Since ChristmaHanukkahHanzFranz&Kwanzaaka is just a hop, skip, jump and booty slap away, there's no time like the present to hook yourself up with some supa-fab beautifyin' gifts to make you look über hawt!
My faves:
No Drought Dry Shampoo, $12.95: The older I get, the more I realize I can can get away without washing my hair for longer periods of time (shhhh, that's privileged information). Sers, between waking up at the butt-crack of dawn for work, sleepy nap times, slavin' away at the gym, and straight up laze-itude, washing my hair is often not a priority (unless it's crazy stank-nasty and so greasy you could fry tofu on it). 😉 Enter my beloved dry shampoo. I have been waiting eons and a satchel of dried flower petals for LUSH to come out with a dry shampoo, and they finally have! The key ingredients in No Drought—corn flour and talc—absorb excess oil and leave hair soft and clean-lookin'. The zesty fruity scent of lemon, grapefruit and lime leaves hair smelling to die for, too. LOVE.
Latte Lip Tint, $6.95: I'm a lip tint-y kind of chick. I'm all about subtle, soft (and tasty) lip color, so I can go all crazy wild with my eyes (without lookin' like a clown). This Latte shade has a soft golden (slightly sparkly) coffee hue, and it smells like powdered coffee, sugar icing and vanilla. YUM—try not to eat it! It's also packed with jojoba and Japan wax for mega moisture for super soft smoochable smackers! xx
Lustre Dusting Powder, $14.95: Being a former glitter addict, I now reach for pretty-smelling shimmery fairy dust aka body powder when I wanna be a sparkling princess. Lustre provides a subtle, golden bronzed glow with all the jasmine-y sexiness of LUSH's Lust perfume (one of my fave scents, for realio). Get your shimmer on and smell and look like the sex goddess that you are!
Which LUSH goodies are on your holiday wish list?
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I really wish you would bring back Lustre dusting powder back to Canada Lush please or let me know where I can purchase online elsewhere please please please
they need LUSH on Melrose.
I used to use Lush products until I found out some have parabens. 🙁 I know, disappointing.
First I want to say how much I love your website! Second I want to thank you for introducing me to Lush. I don't think I would have ever stumbled upon it without this blog. I just recently went to the Lush store at Water Tower Place in Chicago to check out their scents and a salesperson gave me a demonstration and sample of Herbalism. I have terrible skin and within a few days of using the sample, my skin is sooooo much better. Needless to say, I have a TON of Lush products on my holiday wish list now! Thank you so much for this blog and for featuring such amazing vegan products!
I LOVE LUSH. My daughter and I discovered them in August when we visited Great Britain. My Christmas Wish List would have to include Drought, Bubblegum Lip Scrub, and Snow Fairy lip tint. Oh, I can think of so many things I'd like
The Snow Fairy goodies are on my holiday wishlist! It will be the frosting on my gothcupcake ;P


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The West Lothian zoo is appealing for £60,000 to be raised for three former circus bears.
Carmen, Suzi and Peggy are currently in a holding pen in Belgium where they have been held in cages barely bigger then themselves.
For the last 20 years they have been transported around Europe as part of a circus act. The small zoo hopes to raise enough money to bring the bears to Scotland so they can live out their lives in space and peace.
This brings new debates over the laws of circus animals in the UK. While no animal circuses can be based in the UK, it does not stop others touring. There is a fear that tighter laws will come into force in England and encouraging some of them to also come to Scotland.
Four Famous bears:
Sooty has been making children laugh for generations and is a household name. Presenting his own TV show, along with Sweep, and performing magic the small bear has appeared in both children's and adult's programmes alike.
Tian Tian and Yang Guang the Giant Pandas who found fame in Scotland as they are the only Giant Pandas in the UK. They still have a waiting list at Edinburgh Zoo.
Paddington Bear is perhaps the oldest bear on our list and is famous for his love of marmalade. Paddington has become a cultural symbol for Britain and can be found in many tourist shops.
Wojtek the Soldier Bear – While the Polish army were travelling to Iran the soldiers came across a bear cub in the mountains. The soldiers took the cub in and he became part of the 4th Platoon where he developed a taste for beer and cigarettes. He often wrestled many of the soldiers, though few dared take him on. After the war in 1945 many of the soldiers settled in Europe, Wojtek moved into Edinburgh Zoo where his picture can still be found on the reception wall.


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The Heimskringla: A History of the Norse Kings by Snorre Sturlason. Done into English out of the Icelandic by Samuel Laing, revised with notes by Hon. Rasmus B. Anderson (London: Norroena Society, 1907). 3 vols. https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/1865,
The Heimskringla presents the German mythical god, Odin, as an actual historical figure and the first Norse king. Sturluson traced the history of sixteen famous Nordic kings from this ancient figure through Halvdan the Black (ca. 839-ca. 860) and Magnus V Erlingsson (r. 1162-1184).
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Things on the whole could not be going any better.
The team just took two out of three games from the hated Boston Red Sox to propel them into a tie for first place in the American League East.
When I look at the team as a whole, I see two specific strengths that are the best that the sport has to offer.
The Yankee lineup is as deep one through nine as any lineup in baseball thanks to the emergence of rookies Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar.
The lineup flexed their muscles Friday against Eduardo Rodriguez and Sunday against David Price.
The Yankee bullpen is the deepest in all of baseball. The quality of arms from Chapman, Betances, Green, Robertson and Holder is as scary a bullpen that you'll find in the sport.
If there is an Achille's heel, it's the back end of the starting rotation.
Of course, one through three, you feel pretty good about in ace Luis Severino, veteran CC Sabathia, and the best postseason pitcher a year ago in Masahiro Tanaka.
However, the Yankees expected Sonny Gray to be a part of that mix in a big way.
After all, the Yankees last year at this time gave up three pretty good prospects to acquire the young, reasonably priced starter from the Oakland A's.
Unfortunately, Sonny Gray has been nothing short of a disaster in Yankee pinstripes.
When you pitch for the New York Yankees, there are two things you must be able to do: you must be able to pitch at Yankee Stadium and you need to be able to pitch against the Boston Red Sox.
Sonny Gray can do neither.
In his Yankee tenure, Gray has the highest ERA at Yankee Stadium out of any starter that the franchise has ever had.
Against the Red Sox, Gray is pitching to an ERA hovering around 7.00.
Watching Sonny Gray get destroyed against the Red Sox on Saturday made it abundantly clear that this is a pitcher you simply cannot trust down the stretch or in the postseason.
The Yankees will need to get another starting pitcher.
It does not need to be Jacob deGrom, despite what some sports radio callers will tell you, but the Yankees need a starter to compliment the best lineup and best bullpen in baseball.
Your move, Mr. Cashman.
You can listen to me on Wednesday after Yankee baseball until 9 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. & Sunday and Monday from 2 to 6 a.m. on WFAN Sports Radio 660/1019 FM.
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Historic Range: $55.98-$159.95
Reviewers Paid: $70.00-$180.00
4-star: 19
3-star: 3
2-star: 0
1-star: 0
I bought this tent from Gander Mountain to go on light backpacking trips. the tent held up well, but every tent I've had so far with fiberglass poles, the poles shattered. i guess it's because i took it mountaineering but from now on I use DAC aluminum poles. if you buy this tent make sure you get aluminum poles.
Design: three season
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: i set it up in bout two minutes by myself
Weight: about five pounds 4 ounces packaged weight
Price Paid: $129.99
Amazing tent for the price!
- Roomy
- Warm (when you need it)
- Easy to set up
- Inside pockets
Very easy to set up. I can set the entire tent up within 3 minutes. I've never had a problem with the stability.
I seam sealed the tent and have had no problem with rain.
Ventilation is great if you unzip the fly and leave the mesh open. There are two openings to do this so you can get a nice draft if it's too hot. On the other end of things if it's chilly, I zip it all the way up and it stays a good 10 degrees warmer.
One of my favorite aspects to this tent is its inside pockets. There's an overhead hammock and a few side pockets in the corners for storage. I put my headlamp on low and set it in the hammock to have a nice glow to read/drink/see.
I've used this tent around 20 times in various conditions except winter. My girlfriend and I fit comfortably and I'm 6ft. I've recommended this tent to friends and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a great, affordable 1-2 person tent.
The only thing I'd change is the color! I'd love to get an Apex in green.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $120
Solid, durable, versatile tent.
I bought the XT Aluminum in 2004 and STILL have it in 2018. That's FOURTEEN years.
I guess it's not for sale anymore, so I guess this is more of a "tribute" review.
It's not the one in the website's pictures, but the one here.
There are no tears, nothing is broken, and nothing is wrong with it.* The aluminum poles are still intact. I've probably used it once a year—from Burning Man to Tennessee foothills in heavy, heavy spring rainstorm storms to west Texas deserts in July. Wow—so many memories...
I have never backpacked with this, so I don't know if it's considered heavy.
Easy to set up! I tried to pack it up nicely in the first few years, but now just cram it into the storage sack.
I've always used some sort of ground covering like a blue tarp. I've always pitched the fly really tightly (and as flat as possible with no creases for water to collect in), which I think helps keep the whole structure very secure, especially in high wind. I have never sealed the seams.
The vestibule zippers are annoying in that you have to crawl out on your hands and knees to open/close them, but I'm used to that. The vestibules are GREAT extra storage space for boots/packs etc and keeping things dry.
Inside fits two adults well. And a full size air mattress if you have one.
The vent is surprisingly functional and a great feature that keeps air moving when you need that. I have never noticed any condensation, but I've never camped below freezing, either.
I also think the design is aesthetically pleasing. It's a good-looking tent. Looks like a spaceship from certain angles.
Taking it to Yosemite next week, for more great memories.
*the pinch toggle on the STORAGE BAG broke, which is NDB, and not the tent :-)
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: ~$180 in 2004
Welcome to Trailspace, O Holm! We always enjoy a tribute review to worthy gear, so thanks for sharing one of your Eureka. If you have some pictures of yours in use, those would be great to see in your review too. Thanks!
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Thanks! Where were they taken?
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I purchased this tent several years ago because the dual vestibules would provide enough cover for gear for two people when backpacking. What I found was this tent is a fantastic all around good tent. It provides fantastic ventilation even with the fly attached, without the fly you can stargaze to your heart's content.
It's probably not going to be as light as many options, but this tent is very very versatile. To skimp a little weight I only stake the two corners where the fly/door attaches to the ground.
I've used it both for backpacking and car camping, and it does the trick in both scenarios. (Most people wouldn't want to use this for car camping, but in a pinch it seems much more spacious than most backpacking tents, especially considering the double vestibules.)
Last summer while backpacking in Pasayten Wilderness in northern Washington we were hit with an unexpected snowstorm, and got a foot of snow if not more. This tent performed fantastically and shed most of the snow.
My friend had a much more expensive Marmot tent that nearly collapsed because of weight from the accumulation. Another friend was so impressed by its performance/design that he bought one as an upgrade to his backpacking tent after that trip.
My only gripe is that the zipper design on the fly can be a bit annoying and tough to fully zip when in the vestibule...but it's really not much of an issue and shouldn't deter you from buying what is otherwise a very good tent which will provide lasting value.
Design: 3 season dome with dual vestibules
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Super easy
Weight: 5 lbs.
Price Paid: $100
I just brought this tent last week and tried it out immediately on the weekend at Mount Pisgah, NC. Setting up the tent is quite easy and error proof even for the new campers like me. My hubby and I are both happy about the inside space. It is quite roomy for our two Walmart sleeping bags, a backpack and some other stuff. With the raintop on, it provides some nice covered areas on both sides out of the tent for our shoes.
It was raining and quite windy whole night. The tent hold up reasonably well and kept us dry. Not mention that when I woke up, I found my tent was surrounded by about 1 inch water. (I used Eureka footprint though.) After a really heavy shower in the early morning, I did notice some drops penetrated from the top seams and side zippers. I don't know if such leakages avoidable by applying sealant to all exposed seams, as suggested on Eureka tent instructions sheet.
One thing I found a little awkward to use is the rain shield door, when you are trying to get out of the tent. It's always not easy for me to stretch my arm far enough for the zip head. I don't understand why not design the outer door unzipped from up down? Guess it will probably cause more leaking, maybe? Anyway, this is not a major issue for me.
All in all, as a first timer camper I'm quite happy with Apex 2XT. It is a good quality tent at a reasonably lower price compared with other similar 3-season ones on the market. Hopefully, the minor leakage problem will be gone after some extra seam sealing. Can not wait to camp out again. ^__^
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: easy
Price Paid: $120
When I first received this tent I was shocked to notice that the side of the box claimed that this particular tent was to be used as a casual campers tent, a "light use" tent.
I set it up to take a look at it and was some what disappointed at the material. It just seemed very cheaply made. I decided to take it camping with me on a night that reached temps somewhere in the middle teens.
I was very impressed at how well it stood up to the colder climate. I stayed comfortably warm and had a good night's sleep. When I woke up I was expecting to be frozen with condensation but again to my surprise the inside of the tent was completely dry.
However there was a nice thick layer of ice covering the exterior, but like I said I stayed quite warm. It's only been on one camping trip and my favorite climate is 100 degrees and 110% humidity so we will see how it stands up then. Until then I have to say that I was fairly impressed.
Design: three-season freestanding dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: nice simple design for very easy set up
Price Paid: $110
Extremely light and roomy. This tent surpassed my expectations for the price.
- Setup
- Comfort
- Element protection
- Rainfly seam
This tent has been wonderful! The two vestibules make getting in and out a dream in bad climate. I have used it for short backpacking and car camping.
On backpacking trips it allowed two of us to store gear outside the main dome and have more then enough room inside and we had a dog. Car camping it was an even better surprise when we found out that a queen size air mattress fits perfectly inside do give us a dream sleep for the weekend.
The only issue I had was one of the dogs caught a tie line and it pulled the bottom seam apart with to much ease. Other than that it was wonderful!
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $100
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4 years ago
Good product for day hiking and resting at night. Recommended for weekend or longer canoe adventures. Super easy to pitch and dries fast.
- Easy to pitch
- Plenty of space for two with vestibules
- Good ventilation
- Bulky and heavy for long backpacking treks
- Cold in winter
Took this tent to Boundary Waters for 10 days and other weekend camping. The tent is easy to set up and has plenty of room for two with gear in the vestibule. If you are solo, all of that room is yours.
Was stable in some wind and survived 6" Ohio snow one night. Never got wet with a ground tarp. It vents very well and it never seem to be moist.
It packs up tightly, but may be too heavy for long backpacking trips. I would suggest a hammock for that.
I will have this one for many more trips over the next few years and I expect to wear it out.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $180
Welcome to Trailspace, marquezjim. Thanks for sharing your Apex review with us. I hope you'll keep us posted on how it continues to perform for you.
5 years ago
Compact when packed, easy to use, good starter tent.
- Price
- Durability
- Weather proof
- Not ultra-light as sometimes described
I bought this tent 5 years ago for a ridiculously low price and it has held up remarkably well, despite abuse and nights spent with a hairy, wet, clawed German Shepherd. It's kept me dry in torrential rainstorms and is very easy to set up by yourself, though it fits two adults, gear, and a dog (if you all like to cuddle).
Never had any issues with zippers catching or breaking, which is a huge pet peeve of mine. It has always seemed stable and condensation has not been an issue. I have not yet had the chance to use it in real wintry weather, however.
It's not ultra-light, but certainly not huge or crazy heavy when packed. Good buy for my "starter" tent.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $70
Great tent for 3 or 4 seasons that pitches nicely and fits on a pack great.
- Durable
- Roomy
- Breathe able
- Pricey
This tent weighs about 5 lbs and is great for backpacking in cold weather and warm weather. It keeps rain out very well. It is a bit pricey but is worth it because it has good vestibule and has two doors.
Any questions about it email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $119
Good starter tent, heavy for backpacking.
- Durable
- Well made
- Affordable
- Roomy with 2 vestibules
- Fiberglass poles
- Heavy
- Large pack size
This tent is nice, for the price. It's made very well and never leaked on me. It held up to moderate use with my dog and still looked like new when replaced.
The tent however is heavy (6 lbs trail weight), packs large, and uses fiberglass poles which always make me nervous. This thing weighs more than my current big 3 (Nemo Meta 1P, Mountain Hardwear Phantom 45, Big Agnes Q-Core), and looking back, it's hard to believe I hauled it around as long as I did.
It is marketed as a backpacking tent but it is definitely more usable as a car camping tent.
The tent breathes fairly well, but could use some venting closer to the floor.
The tent is freestanding so it sets up very easily.
It sheds water well and handles wind without a problem as well.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $100
Just enough room for me 6'4" and my gear. Vestibules provide additional space to keep gear dry.
- Large vestibules
- Easy setup
- No visibility
- Rain fly zipper
I was looking for a fairly inexpensive tent that was big enough to keep myself and my gear dry on a rafting trip in Alaska. With a tarp laid down under the tent, the two side vestibules were able to keep my gear dry during a steady rain overnight.
The setup was easy with just two poles and hooks on the tent. There are no windows, just the mesh openings that look into the vestibules on each side. If you leave the vestibules open, you will have a nice cross-breeze, but if it's raining, you can enjoy staring at the inside of the tent.
Also, the vestibule zippers go all the way out and down to the ground making it somewhat akward to open and close fully. After a steady rain, the fly is wet and trying to keep your gear dry can be challenging when trying to open the vestibule to get out of the tent.
Overall this is a good buy for the size of the space inside the tent and the area under the vestibules.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $130
My Boy Scout Troop owns a lot of the Eureka! brand tents and we all love them! We recently got the Apex 2XT and used them this past weekend in 28 degree weather!
What I like about the tent is that the rainfly stretches down so you can put your pack there and not have to worry about it getting wet. What I also like is that it has a mesh door so you can get the air flow in and out of the tent.
What I don't like is that the floor is really thin and could rip if you wore shoes inside it (don't wear shoes inside it). When you are putting up the tent don't try and fold it up, just stuff it in the bag. It makes it a whole lot easier.
Price Paid: $130
Leaving on a Boy Scout campout, I stopped in Gander Mountain and "decided" I needed a new tent since I was backpacking/camping and my old larger Eureka was getting pretty thin. I saw the Apex 2xt and it seemed to be just what I wanted so I bought it. Now for the review: I spent two nights on sandy/dirt ground.
First, the negatives - forget the little stakes that come with the tent, they are just not long enough to hold in any kind of sandy soil (why do tent companies even bother with these after all these years of complaints). The fly design is interesting in that the tent itself is easy to open but you have to reach way out to the ends of the fly to get to the zipper. (An additional vertical zipper in the side of the fly would have been nice.) Now this is not so bad unless the ground is wet, dirty, sandy, whatever!
Finally, the worst thing is that we had a nice long rainstorm the second night. No wind. I literally watched water bubble through the zipper seams, drop onto the mesh, and then onto my arm, bag, floor. The total amount of water wasn't that great but when they specifically advertise on their box that the tent is sealed - then I expect it to be, at least for a few months time. The little pop-out vent also leaked and let water drip into the tent.
Here are the Positives - the tent is roomy enough for me and I am 6'2". I at first though I might even have room for a cot on some campouts (I am in my 50's) but decided that would be pushing it. There is plenty of mesh and ventilation. The way the fly is designed it will catch air on either side of the fly and direct it into the tent. The zippers are very smooth opening and don't get caught.
I like the little extra height the tent has over some tents in this category. It has two pouches sewn in one end but I wish they would have put at least one in the other end. During the rainstorm it was nice knowing the tent has a bathtub floor (aside from the leaking zipper seams.)
Overall, a nice tent and I think that after I seal all the seams and get used to the fly zipper that I will enjoy it.
Design: three season backpacking / camping tent
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: excellent
Weight: 5 lbs 12 ounces.
Price Paid: $129
So i bought this tent for cycle touring last summer (09). Had it out for a two week ride around Wisconsin. Held up great, but the floors a little thin, so get the foot print.
It was big enough for two people, and the gear we had to keep dry. Got nailed with a thunderstorm the third night, and was very happy it pitches quickly. We were also assaulted by numerous ground squirrels, and it held up well to their constant investigation.
One thing i will say, I'm 5'11", 170 pounds, and I was pushing it for room in the tent. v\Vestibules are large enough for 2 panniers and a Trunk, as well as a hiking backpack (riding partner made a bad decision there).
Cost, dual doors (key) and dual, big vestibules
Well a couple more guy lines could be provided, as the corners of the fly tend to touch the bottom of the tent.
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: 5 minutes, in the dark
Price Paid: $120
Nice tent for the Price, This tent replaced a Eureka Timberline that is over twenty years old. The first time I took it camping it was pouring down rain set up was quick for being only my second time, and it was in the dark and raining. Quality seems very good and the two vestibules are large and allow easy entry into the tent.
It's a little tricky zipping the vestibule door closed all the way without having to lean across the open ground, but it can be done. It was nice to be able to leave my muddy boots outside the tent but till have them protected from the rain under the vestibule. The first night it rained moderate to heavy all night long and I stayed dry, with plenty of ventilation.
I would buy this tent again.
Price Paid: $109
This tent is excellent! My parents purchased it for me in 2003 when I was old enough to start backpacking with the Ventures...I have since taken it on hundreds of camping/backpacking trips and use it in all 4 seasons...it even went to Philmont with me!
I'll admit I have seam-sealed twice since I got the tent, but not because it's leaked, just because it's good practice. I have had both original fiberglass poles splinter on the end...however, I feel it was due to my abuse back in the day when I didn't know what I was doing as a young Scout. It is also pretty easy to go to a local backpacking store or Gander Mountain and find a replacement pole section. If it should cost at all it won't be above $2 for the re-stringing, and the pole section around $5.
I love the mesh in the summer time, and the vestibules are a godsend when it rains. It's big enough for 2 people WITHOUT gear...the vestibules can store a pack but it will be tight...I prefer using a pack cover instead. I have slept 3 people in it on two occasions, once in the fall and once in the winter...it was tight, but it wasn't uncomfortable.
I would encourage buyers to look around, but at the same time keep this tent at the forefront of your mind. It only has two poles running in an X design, so it does sway a bit in the wind. I haven't had it in heavy winds, but it's survived many a blizzard and heavy rainstorm. Occasionally the fly will collect condensation, but it usually runs down the inside and drips off the bottom.
I would urge buyers to get the fitted ground sheet as well, as its sometimes difficult to find a tarp a similar size, and if you roll it correctly, you can fit the (fitted) ground sheet into the tent bag as well. I wish you luck, and don't hesitate to email if you have any questions about it!
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very Easy
Price Paid: $125
My Eureka Apex 2XT kept everything quite dry during a very wet weekend of blustery wind and 2-3 inch rain.
Design: 3 Season, 2 pole rectangular dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Quick set up, even in the dark.
Weight: about 6 lbs
Price Paid: $160
I bought this tent in Mar. '05 to replace an old no-name-brand 3-man geodesic dome that I just wore out. I was attracted to the dual doors and vestibules as much as the price.
Overall I am very pleased with the quality of the tent, and it is not as snug with 2 adults as some other "2" man tents I've spooned in (this is where the dual doors/vestibules SHINE). :D It is very easy to set up and while there are lighter tents out there, for the money and spaciousness it is relatively light but I'm no thru or long distance hiker either. I've been in some heavy, sustained downpours and with near gale winds. Neither the fly (itself) nor the bathtub floor leaked (I do use a footprint) and I've awakened dry every time (except for #1 below...). FWIW, it can handle a small snow load. ;)
The tent loses points for:
1. Condensation, even when it is not so cool that I can see my breath the inside of the tent and fly collect a lot of moisture from the air and my breathing (happens when I'm solo, too). Reaching for the fly's zipper on a chilly am to run to the sinks can be a cold, damp experience. :( Or maybe it is better suited as a two season tent. And yes, I pay attention to staking the tent and guying out the fly for maximum air circulation. (Two occasions this is not a problem: warm temps or well below freezing).
2. Some rain penetrates through the fly/vestibule zipper openings, not at the seams which I also sealed (I'm not relying on even Eureka for that). Maybe a better (wider?) gusset overlapping the zipper would eliminate this admittedly minor issue.
Although it would increase weight, perhaps at least one of the doors could have a zippered panel to cover the mesh door for foul weather entry/exit. Entering/exiting the tent in heavy weather in the present configuration also lets in too much of the weather.
Enough sniveling! It is a solid tent both in construction and value. I would buy another one, and recommend it without hesitation. Four solid thumbs-up (there ain't no such critter as 5-star in this price range...)
Design: Free standing
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Easy-peasy, I've done it in the dark without a light
Weight: Approx. 6 lbs.
Price Paid: $89.99
Just returned from a trip to Buffalo National River. This tent is extremely spacious for its size. It fit my wife and me as well as a lot of gear. The vestibules were great for holding our packs.
I only wish it were lighter, but I haven't found any thing as spacious that was a whole lot lighter. All in all, we really like it.
Design: three-season freestanding dome with 2 vestibules
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Easy to set up.
Weight: 5lbs, 6 ounces
Price Paid: $110
We bought 14 of these tents for a Boy Scout troop 3 years ago. The previous scoutmaster wished us luck in this venture, assured us they would never hold up.
Boy, was he wrong. Our troop camps at least once a month and these tents still look like new!!!! We have had only 1 broken pole in all this time. We never even did any seam sealing and have had very little leak problems. We camp mostly in Florida and the ventilation in these tents is awesome. A great product.
Design: Three season freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very easy, even new scouts can do it
I used this tent at a field camp in the Precordillera Andes Mts. in Argentina. I borrowed this tent for the month in Argentina and despite being extremely old and beaten upon by countless other students over the years it held up wonderfully!
Most of the other tents used showed all the abuse they had suffered over the years but this tent still looked great. Temperatures dropped well below freezing during the night and winds shifted dramatically from hurricane force to nonexistant within minutes, despite all this the tent never broke a sweat! It even weathered the famous Zonda wind storms, known to blow over the Andes.
Tent had tons of room for 2 people with gear for a month. We could have easily packed another person inside if we wanted to be cozy, or in a pinch.
My only gripe was that some condensation would run down the sides of the tent on especially cold nights, resulting in a a bit of frost along the inside perimeter of the tent. But I have yet to find a tent which completely eliminates condensation.
Extremely easy to set up and tear down. The two doors and two large vestibules make storing gear extremely easy. This tent inspired both myself and a friend to purchase Eureka! tents for ourselves.
Ease of Setup: EASY
Price Paid: Borrowed
I bought the tent in 1997 for a run on the Tatshenshini-Alsek and have never had much of an urge to replace it. It's lasted longer than any other heavy-use camping gear I own.
It goes up and comes down pretty quickly. It serves me just as well on whitewater rafting trips in Yukon and Alaska as it does at home in Florida. I pitch it very tight to prevent rain pooling, and I think that also helps it to withstand a stiff wind. A few years ago one of the original fiberglass poles split; I replaced those with the lightweight aluminum poles and Ol' Man Tent just keeps rollin' along.
It's never leaked, probably because I re-seal the seams, all of them, at least once a year. After every trip I use a flashlight to check for small holes; I think there are maybe two small patches in the floor. I also always protect the floor with a blue tarp ground cloth, which is almost weightless. I like stuff that lasts a long time, and I've no doubt those precautions help a lot.
I especially like the door arrangement, with an inner door of nylon behind the mesh door on each side. I tie it back, open, in warm weather and close when cold/windy.
One squawk: the fly zippers require me to wiggle halfway out and reach far to unzip them from inside. I was one of (probably) many who asked Eureka for a better way, and I guess the curved zipper is the result--although I could have predicted some leakage there. A wider eyebrow over it might solve that.
Eureka's Pinnacle Pass tent is a virtual twin of the Apex, except that the PP has a 3-person model.
The difference between Apex and PP is about like that between a Ford and the equivalent Mazda, which Ford used to build.
Design: 3-season freestanding dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: easy for one person. 2 are better in a wind.
Weight: I don't know; pretty light for its size.
Price Paid: can't recall
I have had this tent for several years. It is pretty good as far as I'm concerned. I was in a heavy rainstorm last time I used it and it did seem to let water slowly seep through the walls in a few places, but this could just be the material wearing out. The vestibules are excellent and have plenty of space for a 5000cu in pack and my boots on each side while still leaving a clear path to exit the tent. Breathes well, but still picks up a lot of condensation on the inside of the fly.
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: takes less than 5 mins.
Price Paid: $150
I have the 2005 model Apex 2XTA, which comes with the aluminum poles. For the price I have found the space, build, and materials above par. The material is polyester taffeta (floor, sides, fly), which is 10-20% stronger than the nylon taffeta. The 2006 model only has a polyester taffeta fly, the floor/sides: nylon taffeta. The polyester mantains its shape (doen't streach as much as nylon) when wet and wind blown. It is hot in the wet summer if you put the fly on, but has enough netting to cool down when you peel the fly back half way. As an added bonus, the yellow color is visually uplifting when you are trapped inside the tent for hours during the day due to heavy rain like I was.
Design: three-season
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: one person, easy.
Weight: about 5 pounds
Price Paid: ~$150
Baked in a Timberline 4XT in July 2005 trip to DC and wanted a better breathing lightweight tent for summer use (summer camp with scouts; backpacking trips, canoe trips). This tent suits the bill with large areas of mesh, twin doors, twin vestibules. Best value ($20 rebate through 7/31/06). Quick setup that my 13-year-old mastered easily. I am concerned about corner pocket durability in two corners that may tear through. Have not field tested yet.
Update: August 15, 2006
Carried around Isle Royale for a week and huge storms hit the first two days. Heavy rain and heavy winds did produce a small leak on windward side of this tent at the very top of the door. Just drops - but it was a leak. I will note it faired better than much more expensive tents on the trip. Tent breathed very well. Twin vestibules and twin doors are very convenient! Almost a pound can be saved with the aluminum pole version - worth considering at $20 adder when on sale.
Design: three-season freestanding dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Minutes - but would prefer ring clips on all four corners
Weight: about 6 lbs 4 oz
Price Paid: $89.99
I have never really owned a nice tent before this one and I can say that I am thouroughly impressed with the quality of product you get for the money. I am quickly becoming a Eureka! loyalist. I have also purchased a silverdale sleeping bag by Eureka and just as impressed. I would buy anything from Eureka!
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Takes a minute to understand the concept but after you have set it up once its really easy.
Weight: light
Price Paid: $79.95
I use this tent and love it. I have never had the tent leak on me. As for the person who wrote the review above, the tent did not leak the rain through, that was your breathing that created the moisture on the inside. You were probably in temperatures below which the tent is rated and may not have had the tent staked out properly. Without proper airflow between the fly and the tent, moisture will accumulate, but this is true for any tent. There is a tab in the middle of the two longer sides that must be staked out to help with the circulation.
Design: Three-season
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very easy
Price Paid: $89
This is the first new tent I've owned since I bought one over ten years ago. I didn't think tents would change much, but I was wrong. The Eureka Apex 2XT is extremely easy to set up, is very light weight/compact, and comes with seams sealed from the factory. I'm sure this isn't news to most people, but compared to the tent I got in the late '80s, which was modern at the time, the Apex is good stuff. I've been very happy with it.
When you set up the tent for the first time, do read the directions. It's not hard, but there are a couple of cords and clips that aren't obvious how they work unless you've had a similar tent previously. After the first time, setting up is very simple.
The model I got has the fiberglass poles, which are supposedly not as robust as the aluminum, but I've had no problems and it was $30 less. Once the tent is staked out, it's very secure. I've camped out in two storms (bad luck, that) and slept dry through both of them while the tent remained stationary. The trick is to find high ground and use the stakes. The tent fly worked well and the vestibules are good for keeping your dirty boots/stuff.
The inside of the tent isn't large, but it does give one person enough room to move around, sit up and read, etc. The two vestibules could be used to stow all your stuff, but I prefer to have all the dry things inside the tent with me, which takes up the room that a second sleeping bag would use. For me and my stuff, this tent is the perfect size.
Air circulation is very good. Zippers and fasteners are first-rate with no problems experienced. Having two doors is nice cuz you don't have to think so much about orientation. I like the bright yellow and black color scheme, but I'll bet some people would prefer a more conservative color. Other than that, I can't think of anything to change about this tent.
Design: Three-season freestanding dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Quick & easy set-up
Weight: 6.5 lbs
Price Paid: $99
This tent is fantastic! I took it camping in hot humid weather and in heavy rain. Not only did I stay completely dry but the ventilation kept me nice and cool in hot weather...and warm in cold weather! If you can't afford an expensive Marmot tent, this is the PERFECT tent for you and your gear.
Design: 3+
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very easy
Weight: approx: 5LBS
Price Paid: $119
The tent set up fast and easy; I used it in the dead of winter and found it capable of 4 season use. Then it rained the next morning and it leaked enough to drench the inner top roof..I was lucky enough to have the rain start in the morning. I didn't seamseal but to be honest i've spent 40 dollars on cheap tents and they have leaked only on the floor corners..not on the roof. The tent was real warm in the below freezing temps but was real wary of the leakage.......i guess seamseal is the answer for this tent.
Design: 3 season plus
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: easy and fast
Weight: 5 lbs 3 ozs
Price Paid: $100


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All hands were on deck this week as teams coped with injuries, suspensions and CONCACAF Champions League demands while trying to keep pace in the furious MLS stretch run.
There were a lot of understudies involved, but the drama remained first rate, ranging from tight, one-goal nail-biters to high-scoring, back-and-forth affairs.
There were four two-goal games by veteran attackers, a number of streaks ended and extended and, when it was over, two marquee names, David Beckham and Thierry Henry, sat atop the leader boards in assists and goals, respectively.
Let's roll it back.
Bouncing Back
The Galaxy opened the week with a bitter defeat to Mexican side Morelia in the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday night. Up 1-0 with seven minutes to play, they gave up a pair of goals, had one of their own dubiously disallowed and fell 2-1.
Back in MLS on Saturday night, LA faced Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the last-place team in the league and seemingly just what the doctor ordered for a club looking to shake off a tough loss.
But as last-place teams go, Vancouver might be the best in MLS history. That's no backhanded compliment: The 'Caps are a skillful, consistently entertaining team with three of the top offensive talents in the league in David Chiumiento, Camilo and Eric Hassli.
They would not be a pushover, and could be a trap game for any team taking them lightly (See: New York, Week 26).
The Galaxy kept that in mind and took care of business. Mike Magee scored two goals, Robbie Keane had a goal and an assist and Bryan Jordan and Beckham each had two assists.
Seattle Sounders FC won their midweek CCL game, downing Costa Rican side Herediano 2-1, but last time out in MLS play, they suffered a rare home defeat to Real Salt Lake.
This past weekend they battled a D.C. United side flush with optimism following a 3-0 road win over Chivas USA in Week 26. The Black-and-Red's victory in LA had come at a cost, though, as they lost influential attacker Chris Pontius (seven goals, five assists) to a broken leg.
They missed him at CenturyLink Field, where Seattle romped to a record-setting 3-0 win. The hosts got two goals from Álvaro Fernández and two assists from Mauro Rosales to push their season point total to a club-record 51.
Rosales' assists gave him a franchise-record 12 helpers, and the sellout crowd of 36,242 increased Seattle's 2011 total attendance to 553,987, also a record.
Unfortunately, much like DC's win the previous week, Seattle's big day came at a cost: Rosales went down with an apparent MCL strain after a needless tackle by DC defender Daniel Woolard in the 90th minute of the lopsided game.
Plugging Holes
If Seattle have to make do without their best player in the coming weeks, they can take heart from Eastern Conference contenders New York and Philadelphia, both of whom pulled out gut-check victories—and ended lengthy winless skids—without the services of several key players.
The Union were missing starting goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón and attackers Justin Mapp and Veljko Paunovic when they took on East leaders Columbus (who were missing Emanuel Ekpo, Emilio Rentería, Chad Marshall and Eddie Gaven) on Saturday night.
Philly started seven players younger than 23—including 16-year-old Zach Pfeffer—and still got a crucial 1-0 win, thanks to Sébastien Le Toux's sixth goal in the past six games. The victory halted their winless streak at eight games.
The Red Bulls faced a similar situation heading into their Saturday night game against FC Dallas. New York, who had not won since July 6, began the match on the outside looking in at the MLS playoffs, and were missing four starters, including top scorer Thierry Henry and Designated Player Rafa Márquez.
But veteran goalkeeper Frank Rost and striker Luke Rodgers returned from injury to lift New York, with Rost making several excellent saves and Rodgers bundling in a perfect cross from Juan Agudelo for the game's only goal in the 36th minute.
New York's win vaulted them over DC and Portland into the 10th and final playoff spot, while the Union's victory pushed them to within two points of Columbus at the top of the crowded Eastern conference, where the top four teams are separated by two points.
Squeaking By
The Houston Dynamo remained in that pack with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over San Jose on Saturday night. Rookie Will Bruin struck the winner in the 80th minute, one-timing a cross from Luiz Camargo past Quakes 'keeper Jon Busch.
The East's second-place team, Sporting Kansas City, had a chance to reclaim first after Columbus' loss to Philadelphia, but came up short against in-form Real Salt Lake, who got a header from Nat Borchers for the game's only goal.
It was the fourth consecutive win for Jason Kreis' men, who moved into third place in the West and have two games in hand on Seattle and LA. The 2009 champs will not be overlooked come playoff time—and they can't be counted out of the Supporters' Shield race, either.
The 2010 MLS Cup champs, on the other hand, are going through a rough patch. Colorado lost their third straight, falling to Toronto FC 2-1 at BMO Field, where against TFC the Rapids are 0-5 all time, oddly enough.
The Reds' goals came from Dutch striker Danny Koevermans, who has six goals in seven MLS games this year.
Chicago have an in-form striker of their own, Dominic Oduro, and he scored his 10th of the year to lift 10-man Chicago to a 3-2 win over struggling Chivas USA in a lively one at Toyota Park.
After going up 2-0, the Fire lost defender Cory Gibbs to a red card in the 37th minute. Chivas battled back to tie it on goals by Juan Pablo Ángel and Nick La Brocca before Oduro stepped up to win it in the 85th, sending Chivas to their fourth straight loss.
Wild Ones
While Chivas fade, Portland have won four in a row at home following a 3-0 thumping of New England at JELD-WEN Field on Friday night.
Diego Chara, Kenny Cooper and Darlington Nagbe got the goals in the high-flying, entertaining affair that featured chances at both ends.
Week 27 kicked off in similarly back-and-forth fashion at Crew Stadium this past Wednesday night. Columbus lost midfielder Emanuel Ekpo to a red card 11 minutes in, but visiting Houston could not capitalize on their man advantage, and they needed a late goal by Calen Carr just to tie 2-2.


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It must be fun being David Plouffe. Not only do you get to run rings around Republicans during election season, but you get to watch the Republican "brain trust" learn the wrong lessons from defeat, thereby improving the odds that your party will continue to run circles around the GOP.
For example, many Republicans believe that the key to winning the Hispanic vote is caving on immigration reform (thereby allowing many millions of illegal aliens eventually to vote). Many also seem to think that Marco Rubio can salvage the GOP's image with Hispanic voters.
Plouffe makes short work of both delusions. On immigration reform:
The bigger problem [Republicans have] with Latinos isn't immigration. It's their economic policies and health care. The group that supported the president's health care bill the most? Latinos.
On Rubio:
The Hispanic voters in Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico don't give a damn about Marco Rubio, the Tea Party Cuban-American from Florida. You know what? We won the Cuban vote! And it's because younger Cubans are behaving differently than their parents. It's probably my favorite stat of the whole campaign. So this notion that Marco Rubio is going to heal their problems — it's not even sophomoric; it's juvenile!
Given Plouffe's track record, these views should be taken much more seriously than the romantic view of the Republican establishment that Hispanics are just waiting to vote Republican if only the party would yield immigration reform and parade Marco Rubio and a few other Hispanic politicians more. To call the current wishful thinking of the Republican establishment thinking on the subject "juvenile" is probably to be kind.
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Here's what I came up with:
It took forever to cut out all of the pieces. Each square on the graph paper finishes at 1.5 inches so there are a lot of pieces to this 9 block quilt.
So far I have one block put together:
I love the way it looks! I cut up a bunch of left over white-on-whites, grays, blacks and reds to use in the block. It is a great use for scraps, especially smaller pieces. It finishes at 18 inches so the main body of the quilt will be 54"x 54".
I am looking forward to putting the other 8 blocks together this week. There's a lot of time that goes into each block, but I just love the way it looks. It feels so good to get back to some sewing!


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Lethal Human H5N1 Influenza Virus Replikin Gene Still Upregulated
Replikins announced its latest findings regarding the virus replikin count in human H5N1 influenza virus. The company's software-driven analysis has found that the prevalence of these sequences has remained high in Indonesia; in addition, higher counts now have been found in China. These statistics reflect an "upregulation" of this gene which has been linked to the lethality of influenza viruses. When factored in with previous findings, this suggests that the H5N1 outbreak in Indonesia is not over and that the next country to show an increase in human cases and mortality rate will be China.
This is the second of a series of reports on the use of a new methodology to isolate "in silico" and to track and control specific replikin gene activity in several disease states.
A software method, called FluForecast, has been designed to measure Replikins, a class of proteins containing high concentrations of amino acids lysine and histidine, that have been determined to be related to rapid replication and virulence. Rather than being evenly distributed in the virus genome, replikins have been found to be concentrated in specific genomic areas. The area of each genome with the highest concentration of continuous replikin peptides has been isolated in silico and named a Replikin Peak Gene (RPG). Using proprietary computer algorithms constructed to identify, count, and track historically this class of proteins, replikins have now been analyzed in 130,488 protein and genome sequences. These include all the accession numbers for common strains of influenza and other lethal virus isolations published between 1917 and 2007 in the PubMed repository. The method is being applied to the diagnostic and therapeutic control of virus and bacterial diseases.
When the replikin count of the SARS virus dropped in 2003, it signaled correctly that the SARS outbreak shortly would be over. Similarly for each of the influenza pandemics and epidemics of the last century, for which the replikin count had been elevated before and during those outbreaks, decrease in the strain-specific replikin count which was causing the outbreak gave advance notice that the outbreak was over. For H5N1 influenza, each of the onsets and cessations of the outbreaks from 1997 to the present were correctly predicted by the replikin count.
In 2006 a drop in the number of human H5N1 cases gave rise to optimism that the H5N1 human outbreak might be over; the replikin counts rose at that point, however, and the outbreak has continued. In addition, comparison of replikin counts for virus specimens in several countries showed that the highest counts were in Indonesia. In 2006 Replikins also announced its prediction that the percent mortality in humans due to this virus, rather than declining, would in fact increase, and that the first country in which this would occur would be Indonesia. In 2007, both of these predictions made in 2006 were shown to be correct.
The current persistence of the upregulation of the H5N1 replikin peak gene in Indonesia, and its additional increase in China, support continuing efforts to organize public health measures and to prepare appropriate anti-viral drugs and vaccines.


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Just google "presidential debate not a game-changer" and you'll find there lurking the liberal media's true response to the debate. But, as James Carville said on CNN, "Obama just debated with a chainsaw" and lost. Chris Matthews went on yet another crazed rant, while Bill Maher tweeted his disgust, no doubt wondered what he had wasted a million dollars on. President Obama and the liberal media were severely beaten up last night.
Had Romney lost the debate, the liberal media would have been quick to place an RIP tombstone on their coverage of his presidential campaign. This is the headline they've been building up to in recent weeks. Romney is unknown, lackluster they said. Last night, they learned some unknowns about the President and if they didn't know it before they realized that teleprompter-less he is the lackluster one.
Mr Obama's arrogance was that he assumed the RIP sign was already set in stone. Perhaps he thought he only had to do a Clint Eastwood and debate with an empty chair. Or, was he just trying to give a performance to make Jeo Biden look good next week? All sorts of excuses were offered on Twitter under the hashtag #ObamaDebateExcuses, and if this doesn't give the comedians great material to take the plank out of the eye of their election humor, then I don't know what will.
Joking aside, Obama found Romney on the top of his game and ready to show the electorate his strengths. What was surprising was not the fact Romney won, but the scale of his victory. CNN released a poll that gave the Governor a 67% win vote on the night.
Of course, Romney had to win, but what will put the wind into the sails of his campaign is the scale of victory. Charles Krauthammer, who I so often agree with, said this was no game-changer, but I have to qualify his statement. True, there is no immediate real game-changer, but if Romney wins on November 6 the suddenly wise media will look back on last night and say "yep, that was a game-changer."
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Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club President Stan Kahn recently exchanged flags with Yalcin Karayel, a student from Bursa, Turkey, working at the Carousel Resort Hotel for the summer. Karayel's father Bulent Karayel is a Rotarian in Bursa and sent the flag with his son. In addition, Karayel presented members of the Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club with good luck eye charms from Turkey.
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New research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston suggests that ancient Chinese herbal formulas used primarily for cardiovascular indications including heart disease may produce large amounts of artery-widening nitric oxide. Findings of the preclinical study by scientists in the university's Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM) appear in the Sept. 15 print issue of the journal Free Radical Biology & Medicine.
Nitric oxide is crucial to the cardiovascular system because it signals the inner walls of blood vessels to relax, which facilitates the flow of blood through the heart and circulatory system. The messenger molecule also eliminates dangerous clots, lowers high blood pressure and reduces artery-clogging plaque formation.
The results from this study reveal that ancient Chinese herbal formulas "have profound nitric oxide bioactivity primarily through the enhancement of nitric oxide in the inner walls of blood vessels, but also through their ability to convert nitrite and nitrate into nitric oxide," said Nathan S. Bryan, Ph.D., the study's senior author and an IMM assistant professor.
Herbal formulas are a major component of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), which also include acupuncture and massage. "TCMs have provided leads to safe medications in cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes," said C. Thomas Caskey, M.D., IMM director and CEO. "The opportunity for Dr. Bryan's work is outstanding given that cardiac disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States."
In the study, researchers performed laboratory tests on DanShen, GuaLou and other herbs purchased at a Houston store to assess their ability to produce nitric oxide. Ancient Chinese herbal formulas used primarily for cardiovascular indications are made up of three to 25 herbs. The formulas can be administered as tablets, elixirs, soups and teas.
Most Chinese herbal formulas marketed in the United States are not considered drugs by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said Yong-Jian Geng, M.D., Ph.D., study co-author and cardiology professor at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. They are considered dietary supplements and are not regulated as strictly as drugs.
Scientists also tested the capacity of the store-bought TCMs to widen blood vessels in an animal model. "Each of the TCMs tested in the assays relaxed vessels to various degrees," the authors stated.
"Further studies should be considered in humans, particularly those with cardiac indications," Geng said. "Hopefully, we will have more data to report in the near future."
While fully integrated into the healthcare systems in some parts of Asia, ancient Chinese herbal formulas are often considered alternative medicines in Western nations. Part of the reason, according to Bryan, may be that until recently little was known about how they work.
"The next step is to identify the active components of the TCMs that are responsible for producing the NO. We are currently trying to isolate and identify the active component or components," Bryan said.
Yaoping Tang, M.D., an IMM postdoctoral fellow, was the lead author of the study titled "Nitric oxide bioactivity of traditional Chinese medicines used for cardiovascular indications." Also collaborating on the study was Harsha Garg, an IMM senior research assistant.
Bryan is the editor of a new book titled "Food, Nutrition and the Nitric Oxide Pathway: Biochemistry and Bioactivity" published by DesTech Publishing and works in the IMM Center for Cell Signaling directed by Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., who won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his work with nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. Bryan and Geng are on the faculty of The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston.


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The road into Senghenydd from the imposing Welsh castle town of Caerphilly snakes along the side of a steep slope that drops into a rocky valley below. Lined with red-toned terraced houses constructed from local stone, the village almost clings to the hillside, and though coal mining died out here long ago, the landscape still bears its scars. You may need to pause on the high street to allow stray sheep to cross the road – this is one of Britain's most rural corners.
Senghenydd is home to the Aber Valley Male Voice Choir, and though the choir gives concerts all over the world, it is here in the village's ex-servicemen's club that the sound is created and honed to perfection. The 59 men, many of them second- or third-generation choristers, perform everything from sombre hymns to 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Singing in both English and Welsh, their voices swell in four-part harmonies, as rich and complex as an orchestra.
Male voice choirs are a Welsh institution, part of the lives of thousands of working men from Snowdonia to the Rhondda. The choirs grew from the companionship and community spirit forged by the men who worked down the mines of the south and the quarries of the north.
Times have changed, but they are still going strong. The choir in Senghenydd practises twice a week (the men come as much for the camaraderie as for the music), and visitors are welcome to drop in on a rehearsal – an intimate and moving experience. The high proportion of silver hair in the choir ranks might raise concern about whether the younger generation will carry on the tradition. But with nearly 150 male voice choirs in a land just short of three million people, this unique part of Welsh life is in no danger of disappearing.
For a closer look at the Aber Valley Male Voice Choir, see www.aber-valleymvc.co.uk.
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Muddle in the Greenwood Lacks Legend's Derring-Do
Movie Review: Robin Hood Brings Kingdom of Heaven Revisionism to Sherwood Forest
Ridley Scott wants you to know that the Crusades were a bad thing. Five years ago he made a whole movie about it, Kingdom of Heaven, but you may have missed it, or perhaps you saw it and forgot pretty much everything but the battle scenes.
Now Scott has made another movie with a more formidable leading man, Russell Crowe, rather than Orlando Bloom, not to mention a more marketable title. While it's not as central to Robin Hood, Scott would like to remind you of some of the finer points from Kingdom of Heaven you might have missed or forgotten: Christians committing atrocities against Muslims as well as their fellow Christians; the hypocrisy and corruption of bishops and even popes.
Like Kingdom, Robin Hood is replete with the opportunism and foolishness of the Crusades. That the whole business was originally a Christian reaction to aggressive Muslim expansionism is an idea even more studiously ignored here than in Kingdom of Heaven.
Once again, a peasant hero reminds us that no man is a knight or peasant, but thinking makes him so, and a blacksmith or a stonemason can, and in all likelihood will, shape the destiny of nations. Would you be astonished to learn that there is a proto-feminist heroine who dons armor for the climactic battle? That not only is Richard the Lionheart's brother John a degenerate, perfidious schemer, Richard himself (briefly seen at the end of Kingdom of Heaven at the outset of his crusade) is a cruel and venal marauder, as bereft of honor as of funds?
So Robin Hood is better than Kingdom of Heaven, or at least more watchable in most respects. I'll give it that. The story by screenwriter Brian Helgeland is more interesting, the moral issues less muddled, the hero more compelling, the heroine more relevant, and the romance at least relatable, if not especially engaging.
At this point, I suppose I ought to discuss how the film is a sort of revisionist origin story in the gritty epic mode of Braveheart, Gladiator, King Arthur and Kingdom of Heaven. It should be pointed out how the legend's traditional themes of economic oppression, banditry and derring-do have been displaced by a Norman scheme of conquest, seditious Scottish noblemen, the sacking of England and the great principles of the Magna Carta.
Perhaps I should note the initially confusing introduction of a character called Sir Robert Loxley who is not played by Crowe, and how it comes about that Crowe's character, a peasant named Robin Longstride, takes to calling himself Robert of Loxley after the real Sir Robert dies in battle in Normandy. Robin even goes to Nottingham and winds up helping Loxley's widow, Lady Marion (Cate Blanchett), retain her husband's lands by continuing to pose as the dead man. (There are shades of The Return of Martin Guerre, although Marion does make Robin sleep on the floor.)
There's a scheming French monarch, a couple of bald bad guys, a loyal regent trying to save England from John's folly, and some inexplicably masked feral youths running about in — no, wait. I'm sorry; I can't pretend to be objective about this.
I'm just so sick of this: this grim, joyless faux-realist medieval world, with its constant brutality, hypocrisy and debauchery all but unmoved by beauty, serenity and humanity. I'm sick of movies in this King Arthur / Kingdom of Heaven mold that seem almost entirely lacking in sympathy and affection for their hero's world, that celebrate a hero who stands apart from and over against that world.
I'm sick of movies that seem obsessed with rubbing our noses in the supposed harsh reality behind our romantic illusions, especially in an age when the harsh reality is taken for granted and the romance all but forgotten.
Here is a small example: On the eve of the siege in which he will fall prey to an archer's arrow, King Richard takes note of Robin's courage and honesty, and asks him candidly whether God will be pleased with Richard's sacrifice.
Robin answers frankly that by massacring innocent Muslims they have become godless men (and recalls a Muslim woman whose last look was not one of fear or hatred, but pity). Richard's response to Robin's candor is to have him clapped in stocks. You see, he was brave, honest — and naive.
Now let me tell you another story about Richard's death: from Wikipedia. Seeing a defender with a crossbow shooting at him from the walls, Richard was amused and applauded the archer — until a shaft went home. Later, the archer was captured and brought before the dying king, whose wound had become gangrenous. The archer expected to be executed, but Richard pardoned him, gave him 100 shillings and sent him on his way. Isn't that a better story than Richard clapping Robin in stocks?
Where Kingdom of Heaven made a flawed but credible effort to treat the Church with some measure of even-handedness, Robin Hood can't be bothered. "Between the sheriff and the bishop," Marion snaps, "it's hard to say who is the greater curse on common English folk."
In previous productions, Friar Tuck often provides a more positive, if not especially pious, example of the clergy. Here, though, Mark Addy's Tuck is at pains to make clear that he is "not a churchy friar," and certainly he's given nothing "churchy" to do or say.
At least Robin seems capable of a sincere expression of Christian piety, as when he buries his alter ego in France, crossing himself and uttering a prayer for the dead man's acceptance into heaven. Later, though, Robin builds a funeral pyre for an old man killed by one of the villains. Wasn't cremation pretty much unheard of at that point in England?
In the end, Scott tries belatedly to bring in the familiar iconography of the Robin Hood mythos: a carefree, idyllic existence in Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood, we are told, is an origin story for a new franchise. Can anyone imagine a sequel to this sprawling epic having anything to do with any of Robin's traditional adventures? How do you follow up civil war and invasion with robbing from the rich and giving to the poor?
Steven D. Greydanus is editor and chief critic at Decent Films. He also blogs at NCRegister.com.
CONTENT ADVISORY: Battlefield violence and mayhem; an adulterous bedroom scene (nothing explicit); a brief assault on a woman; some profanity and crass language. Mature viewing.