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CALGARY, Alberta -- Nine years after being drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, Danny Taylor finally earned his first NHL victory.
Making only his second NHL start, Danny Taylor stopped 29 shots to backstop the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 victory against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.
"I'm a big visualizer so I've seen it a few times in my head," said Taylor, who was chosen by the Kings in the seventh round, 221st overall, of the 2004 draft. "To actually go through it, it's pretty cool. I'm very happy obviously. A lot of credit has to go to the guys in front of me. They played so well. They cleared a lot of rebounds."
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Calgary coach Bob Hartley was pleased to see Taylor bounce back with a great effort after allowing four goals on 37 shots during a 4-0 road loss to the Phoenix Coyotes in his first NHL start on Feb. 18.
"I felt that he was nervous in the first period after a couple shots, but after this he regained his composure," Hartley said. "He was solid for the entire game.
"It's a big moment -- first victory. He'll remember that one for a long time."
Jarome Iginla scored the winner at 12:36 of the third period to lead the Flames to the victory.
After scoring only once in his first 16 games of the season, Iginla now has five goals in the past four contests.
Mike Cammalleri scored a pair of goals for the Flames, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Lee Stempniak finished with a goal and an assist, while Jiri Hudler set up a pair of goals.
Jannik Hansen had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who have lost three of their past four games. Chris Higgins also scored for Vancouver, which beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 at home on Saturday night.
"I don't think it's a game that got away," Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault said. "I'm really proud of the way that we competed and battled tonight. We never used excuses, went out and played really hard, and in my opinion we deserved a better outcome."
Roberto Luongo made 21 saves for Vancouver.
Due to a snowstorm, the Canucks didn't even arrive at the Calgary airport until 3:30 p.m., only 2½ hours before game time.
Even so, Vancouver opened the scoring at 7:49 of the first period when Higgins took a breakaway pass from Hansen and then snapped a shot past Taylor on his blocker side.
"Once we showed up a couple hours before it was all business and guys got ready," Vancouver forward Alex Burrows said.
The Flames pulled even late in the first when Cammalleri wired a shot from just inside the blue line past Luongo. The veteran Vancouver goalie got a piece of the puck with his glove hand, but couldn't keep it out of the net.
Early in the second period, Luongo made a great kick save with his left pad to stop a shot off the stick of Sven Baertschi. Seconds later at the other end of the ice, Hansen batted a rebound out of the air and past Taylor to put the Canucks up 2-1.
Stempniak then tied up the game again when he converted a feed from Matt Stajan at 6:15 of the middle period.
Iginla's goal came only one second after a bench-minor penalty to Vancouver expired.
"We said coming in we've just got to throw a lot of pucks on net and just get an ugly one which we did," said Flames defenseman Mark Giordano, who drew an assist on the play.
Iginla attempted a centering pass to Jiri Hudler, who was driving hard to the net, and the puck deflected off Canucks defenseman Jason Garrison and past a stunned Luongo.
"Yeah, it was off of Jason," Luongo said. "It's not his fault. It was just a bad break. It's unfortunate that it had to happen at that time of the game and it turned out to be the winning goal. It's just a bad break there."
Cammalleri then added an empty-netter to seal the victory.
- After being acquired Thursday in a trade with the Nashville Predators for Joe Piskula, Brian McGratton made his debut on Sunday with the Flames.
- McGratton fought Vancouver tough guy Tom Sestito, whom the Canucks claimed off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. Following the second-period fight, McGratton saluted the crowd and was assessed a 10-minute misconduct in addition to a five-minute major.
- With his goal, Higgins extended his scoring streak to four games. He has registered three goals and an assist in that span.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- In the evolving history of relief pitching, Dave Righetti spanned eras.
By the time Righetti's active Major League playing career ended in 1995, closers usually pitched only a ballgame's final inning. But Righetti routinely was asked to do much more than that as the New York Yankees' bullpen ace from 1984-90. It was common for him to work as many as three innings, occasionally longer, in pursuit of a save.
SAN FRANCISCO -- In the evolving history of relief pitching, Dave Righetti spanned eras.
By the time Righetti's active Major League playing career ended in 1995, closers usually pitched only a ballgame's final inning. But Righetti routinely was asked to do much more than that as the New York Yankees' bullpen ace from 1984-90. It was common for him to work as many as three innings, occasionally longer, in pursuit of a save.
As a former starting pitcher, Righetti could physically adapt to pitching multiple innings. Perhaps more importantly, he could adjust to the task mentally through self-motivation.
"If there was anything that was kind of a credo for me, the one thing you wanted to do was be on a team, obviously, and you wanted to be on good teams," said Righetti, the Yankees' all-time save leader with 224 until Mariano Rivera came onto the scene. "And when you were, you wanted to be wanted by those people that were running those teams. Most of my career with the Yankees, I felt my job was to be as good as I could be. In this game, that's what it really comes down to."
Righetti was to be recognized for his accomplishments Thursday night as one of four inductees into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame (BASHOF). The Giants' pitching coach since 2000, Righetti has deep local roots as a San Jose, Calif., native who graduated from Pioneer High School. He'll join former Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown, ex-49ers tight end Brent Jones and the late A's owner Walter Haas in this year's induction class.
Righetti's skill was evident. He saved 25 games or more in each of his seasons as the Yankees' closer and twice made the American League All-Star team. In 1986, he accumulated 46 saves, then a Major League record.
Yet he inadvertently found himself in the middle of a raging, ongoing debate conducted by New York fans, and particularly the media. With an arm like his, should he start or should he close?
Righetti's proficiency as a starter at the outset of his big league career fueled this issue. He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1981, when he finished 8-4 with a 2.05 ERA, and on July 4, 1983, he no-hit the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. It was the first no-hitter by a Yankee since Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
Righetti was the first pitcher ever to throw a no-hitter and lead the league in saves (fellow BASHOF inductee Dennis Eckersley was the next hurler to accomplish this feat). The left-hander's versatility should have won admirers. Instead, it provoked impatience among observers, especially when Righetti blew a save or two.
"The writers had a field day with it, back and forth, pro and con stuff," Righetti said recently. "And it drove me nuts."
But Righetti's peers fully appreciated him.
"'Rags' is a great teammate, just an extremely competitive guy, no matter what he's doing," said former Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly, now the Los Angeles Dodgers' manager.
With great relish, Mattingly recalled an exhibition game in which somebody bunted for a single off Righetti. The next time the opponent came to bat, Righetti hit him with a pitch. Righetti always embraced a challenge; he couldn't understand anybody who would take an easy way out.
Experience taught Righetti not to let his competitive fire consume him. He understood this when he became the Giants' pitching coach.
"You know you're competitive and you want your guys to be that way -- being a pro every day and keeping an edge," said Righetti, 54. "But I'm very mindful of not going over the line, so to speak. I'm a lot more patient."
Giants left-hander Jeremy Affeldt confirmed this.
"He's so calm," Affeldt said. "Nothing's ever a big deal. Nothing's ever, 'Let's revamp everything.' He'll ask you what you think. ... You don't ever feel you're backed in a corner that you can't get out of."
Righetti's diverse pitching background, which inadvertently caused him trouble in New York, has become an asset.
"He's done everything in this game. He's started, he's closed, he's been a middle-relief guy. You can't substitute experience," Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong said. "There's nothing that you're going to go through that he hasn't been through. That brings a lot to the table. When he's telling you things, you know that he's experienced it. He's not just going by what somebody else told him or what he thinks the situation would be like. You know that he's actually been through it. And that goes a long way when you're talking to players. That separates him from most of the people that I've been around."
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View from the Borderland: Why Leicester should send its students to Neshobe
After two go-rounds, Leicester is still a wallflower at the school merger dance, having been turned down by Sudbury and most recently by Salisbury. It's time to invite Leicester's 60 students and all of the town's taxpayers to come join us at Neshobe Community School in Brandon. We certainly have the room. The original building on the Forestdale Road/Route 73 campus was built in 1912 and originally served both Forestdale and Goshen, while the children in Brandon town at that time attended elementary school at the old Brandon Seminary, located on what is now Seminary Hill behind the Town Offices. Built in 1833 under the auspices of the Baptists of Vermont, it not only included classrooms, a laboratory and library, but dormitory rooms for 30 students. By 1865, the two town schools, one on Park Street and the other on Grove Street/Route 7 North, voted to lease the site for 999 years and consolidate the town school district.Overcrowding led to the construction of Brandon High School across from the Seminary building in 1917. It contained a gymnasium, and the nearby Town Hall was used for assemblies, school performances, and other events. But by 1953 even these two schools could not adequately serve the growing population in Brandon town as well as tuition-paying students from Goshen, Sudbury, Whiting, Orwell and Leicester. Students were attending classes in area churches and the Ayrshire Breeder's Association building that now houses a doctor's office, a hair salon, and a branch of the National Bank of Middlebury. Then, in 1959, tragedy struck: The elementary school was destroyed by fire. A nascent movement to build a union high school was now put on the fast track, and two years later Otter Valley Union High School opened its doors while Brandon Elementary School moved into the old high school. The modern elementary school on the Forestdale campus was completed in 1982. It contains a large and well-stocked library and a gymnasium/cafeteria that doubles as a performance space as needed. The art program is located in a separate portable classroom behind the building. The music room has its own space, as does the computer lab. There is a French program that begins in kindergarten and offers an intensive experience for older students. Neshobe also boasts a full-time school nurse, librarian, and school counselor. Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union's early childhood education program is now located entirely in the 1912 building as of this school year, along with kindergarten and several of the primary grades. The original auditorium of the 1912 building, along with several of the original offices, now serve for small group and individual instruction, while the cafeteria runs both a school breakfast and school lunch program. There are even two playgrounds: Thanks to the hard work and perseverance of a few parents and the pre-school teachers, the youngest children not only have an age-appropriate fenced play space, but their own snow-shoe trail through the woods and farmland behind the campus. However, Neshobe School's population has declined in the last two decades. Each year there is a difficult juggling act based on the best of predictions as to whether there should be two classes per grade or three. In order to maintain the high level of diversified services to meet all student needs and continue to provide the enrichment opportunities it offers as well, Neshobe School and the voters of Brandon would be well-advised to welcome Leicester's elementary student population. In general, the community has been very supportive of its school, both in terms of passing school budgets and in high rates of volunteerism. But a little financial cushion would be helpful in these lean times, especially because so many aspects of any school's budget are beyond the control of the local school board.The real winners of a school merger, however, would be the children and tax payers in Leicester. Currently saddled with an aging facility that requires extensive and expensive maintenance, they would be able to send their children to a modernized building that in the last few years was completely retrofitted with energy efficient roofing, windows and lighting They would bear only a fraction of the tax burden of maintaining this incredible educational facility, while their children would reap all of its benefits. And for the children, Neshobe School is clearly a great place to learn. A tightly knit and highly qualified faculty and staff work there. Everyone from the principal to the cafeteria staff exudes a caring attitude and knows each child by name. The resources simply cannot be matched by a smaller rural school district. While the commute to school would be longer, buses from OVUHS already travel to Leicester to drop off older students. Moreover, Leicester and Neshobe students would be learning the same curriculum; as any union district will admit, aligning curriculum among six small elementary schools is a Herculean task. In fact, RNESU this year added a K-8 Literacy Coordinator to its administrative structure as a response to the low test scores at OVUHS, recognizing that a stronger and more unified approach needed to occur in the lower grades if this is to change. And students who move from Leicester to Brandon mid-year or mid-way through their elementary school career would not face the challenge of starting over in a new school where expectations of what students have already learned are not always the same. 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Sunday Sweets: Autumn Awesomeness in Atlanta
Today's Sweets are brought to you by Highland Bakery in Atlanta, Georgia. The folks over at Highland routinely churn out the most jaw-droppingly gorgeous creations the South has ever seen, and I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite. So instead, I just chose some season-appropriate lovelies.
Doesn't this look like a giant Hallmark figurine? (I mean that in a good way.)
The cobblestones, the twisty vines, the gnarled posts! There's so much more to this cake than the cutesy mice. (Although the mice are pretty darn adorable, I must admit.)
I don't think I've ever seen sugar art looks so much like porcelain - just look at those leaves!
Next up: a perfect pumpkin:
I just love the simple design and creamy colors. I think cakes overall should use more orange, too, don't you? Year-round, I mean: orange is just underused.
Many thanks to Karen and the gang over at Highland Bakery for the lovely work, and for not hanging up on John when he said he was calling from Cake Wrecks. ;)


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Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
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Observing Student Problem Solving
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Problem solving is an integral part of mathematics learning. Students should regularly work on tasks where the solution path is not readily apparent and where solving the problem requires more than just merely applying a familiar procedure. "Solving problems is not only a goal of learning mathematics but also a major means of doing so. Students should have frequent opportunities to formulate, grapple with, and solve complex problems that require a significant amount of effort and should then be encouraged to reflect on their thinking" (NCTM, 2000, p. 52). As students think about new problems, they not only learn how to solve similar ones, they can also develop new skills and ideas.
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it is time for you to step down ,your own city va.beach has asked you to resign you are now a ruined lady dragass
Used this picture in my request for her resignation. Says it all
Maybe the same people who painted GREEED on the Rotunda would like to copy this statement and put it on the Rotunda or, perhaps, a road trip to Virginia Beach and paint it on the headquarters of Dragas Inc. :-) ONLY KIDDING! Please don't deface the Rotunda.
When your hometown newspapers tells you to quit, it's time to do it. I have not read an editorial in a Virginia newspaper or the Washington Post that doesn't suggest it is time for the Dragon Lady to exit stage left.
The letter in the Daily Regress from her sister was pathetic. Does her sister write to the legions of people who have issues with the Dragas housing. I doubt it. Maybe her Mommy should write and tells us how wonderful her daughter is! NOT!
It is time for this circus to pack up tents and left town. Bye bye Ms. Dragon Lady.
Ms. Dragas: You probably do think that you did the wrong things for the right reasons, but the vast majority think you did the wrong things for the wrong reasons. How can you justify actions that catapulted you from being a relative unknown to one who is so widely disliked, resented, and held in such low esteem? We should thank you, however, for creating a firestorm that allowed us to show how supportive we are of President Sullivan and an indomitable spirit and strength of purpose that would make UVa's founder proud.
Rector Dragas is to be congratulated for turning UVa into a laughingstock. It will take years for the University to recover from this. 'Moving forward' is narcissistic nonsense at this point---the University is simply dead in the water, and will be for the forthcoming year.
Heckuva job, Dragie.
One wonders whether the housing "developed"by Dragas is of any higher quality than her BOV decisions. . . .
Let us count the ways we can say goodbye! Suggestions?
Dragas......Tick tock.....!
Ding dong . . . .
Dragas.....DUE PROCESS!
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Diversity, both cultural and biological, is the raw material for evolution. Without them we will not be able to adapt to the rapidly changing conditions that face us, says IUCN's Regional Director for South America João Stacishin de Queiroz.
Why is it so important to conserve biodiversity? For ecologists and conservationists the answer is easy, albeit at times unconvincing, and range from practical anthropocentric reasons (environmental services) to less tangible spiritual and ethical considerations. Social scientists have an analogous set of justifications for the conservation of different cultures.
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To the layman however, the conservation of biodiversity is neither important nor urgent. Hence, for decision makers, it is politically difficult to support investment in conservation. Those of us in the conservation community need to help them argue convincingly that the conservation of nature is essential for the future of humankind. We can approach this from many angles. Here I have chosen to illustrate the importance of biodiversity to our ability to adapt to a rapidly and unpredictably changing environment.
I focus on the biggest challenge we are facing: accelerated human-induced climate change. While the most sophisticated computer models so far designed have successfully predicted global changes and trends, we are still unable to foretell changes at smaller spatial scales, or the exact location, or intensity of extreme events. This will remain so for as long as the planet transitions from one climate state to another. The question to those concerned with society's ability to adapt to climate change is: How can we adapt if we do not know what to adapt to?
Strength in diversity
The theory of evolution points the way. It tells us that populations under pressure are able to evolve because diverse gene pools under pressure yield organisms that are able to cope with new conditions. Societies and the economic systems that have evolved under relatively stable conditions face a situation analogous to that of a population under stress—a climate that is changing rapidly and unpredictably. Society's ability to adapt, like that of a species, hinges on the biological and cultural diversity that it encompasses. It is from this diversity that viable systems will emerge. Diversity, both cultural and biological is the raw material for evolution; without them society will be unable to adapt to ever-changing conditions.
A race against time
Fortunately, humankind has many examples of social systems that exist in extreme conditions from which we can derive important adaptation lessons. Pastoralists in the dry regions of Africa survive in extreme climates by using traditional knowledge and movement to exploit diversity at the species and ecosystem level. Their resilience is such that in southern Angola, pastoral societies survived prolonged droughts and a devastating 35-year civil war. On Bolivia's Altiplano, Aimara communities use crop and environmental diversity to devise production systems that cope with droughts, frosts, hail, floods and economic uncertainty. But if we are going to benefit from this diversity and knowledge we need to hurry up and conserve them. Like record temperatures, the rate of loss of biological and cultural diversity is unprecedented.


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A WHOPPING 700 jobs all based on the Sunshine Coast will be up for grabs in the one day only event titled The JobShow.
And the thousands of people expected to flock through the doors of TAFE Queensland East Coast's Mooloolaba Campus on Wednesday, October 19, will have a variety of industries to pick from.
The JobShow director Kris McCue said there were jobs in a call centre, health, construction, hospitality, IT, defence and even positions for lawyers and apprenticeships up for grabs.
"We will be exhibiting over 30 major employers and we will also be listing jobs for about another 30 odd employers across the Coast," he said.
"Those employers who are not quite big enough to exhibit will also have their jobs showcased."
The JobShow has grown from strength to strength in its third event, increasing from 500 to 700 jobs on offer since last year.
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There was one question that kept arising that Mr McCue needed to answer.
"I really need to reiterate this is free, you don't need to pay to come along," he said.
"We have people contacting us asking how much it costs, but it doesn't cost anything."
While Sunshine Coast employment was in a far healthier state than three years ago, there were still many people looking for work.
"In 2013, things were pretty dire, but now we are performing as one of the top regions in terms of unemployment rates," Mr McCue said.
"We are at about 4.8% which is under the national and Queensland (6%) average and Youth Unemployment is around 9%."
The concern was many people were still "under-employed" and looking for extra hours to help fill the pay package.
The JobShow will offer more than an opportunity for jobseekers to meet face-to-face with prospective employers.
There will also be the chance to learn how to polish a resume with My Career Ninja offering free workshops.
Another team from Workplace Central will teach interview skills and social media workshops on the day.
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- Heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield says he hasn't retired
- Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lives with leukemia in his retirement
- Martina Navratilova serves as AARP Fitness Ambassador
- Retired NBA player Kevin Willis can still bench press 315 pounds
Retirement terrifies sports stars. The end of a glittering career can feel like falling off a cliff to an athlete who thrives on fame and fortune. And the longer the career, the harder the end game seems to be.
For living legends, it's especially tough to know how to quit. World heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield turned 50 this year -- but he still wants to box professionally.
"I'm not retired," he says. "If I can get a championship fight, I will."
He won't fight just anyone, though -- only top boxers. Because he holds five heavyweight titles, he tells CNN that young boxers could want to challenge him just because they have something to prove.
Holyfield can still draw a crowd, nearly 30 years after his professional debut. During a recent visit to CNN Center in Atlanta, fans swarmed him, taking pictures and shaking his hand.
"I keep myself right at the (professional) level, in case somebody feels froggy and says, 'I think I'm going to whup the old man,'" he says. "And they'd be shocked."
He says he trains every day, so that he always feels ready to fight at the top level. But Holyfield also faces a fight outside the ring: He lost his Atlanta-area mansion to foreclosure in 2012.
So he understands the perils of quickly rising from modest means to riches -- then back again. He is trying to get his financial house in order. He recently took a sales role with Primerica, a financial services company. Holyfield sees it as an opportunity to teach others how to manage money.
"When I was 21 years old, I was a millionaire," he says. "You're talking about a guy making $8,000 a year, working 40 hours a week, made the Olympic team, went to the Olympics, two weeks later -- a millionaire."
When Holyfield signed his first million-dollar contract three decades ago, he had been working three jobs that together earned him less than $10,000.
"It was just all of a sudden," he says. "I came into boxing, I made big money."
But getting used to big swings in the bank account isn't the only challenge celebrity athletes such as Holyfield face. They also have to learn how to live without the constant cheer of the crowds once they're out of the spotlight.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 65, was one of the world's most famous basketball players. He remains the record all-time scorer in the National Basketball Association. He still has to duck to get his 7-foot, 2-inch frame through most doorways.
But when he retired as a player in 1989, after 20 years of professional play, he was at a loss.
He told CNN: "The first training camp that I missed, I was like, 'Jeez, what am I going to do now?'" He quotes another sports legend -- Jackie Robinson -- to describe how he felt when he retired.
"He said that athletes die twice," Abdul-Jabbar said. "You know, when that first career is gone, that's a death."
That adjustment was harder for Abdul-Jabbar to process than his cancer diagnosis in 2008. He has chronic myeloid leukemia, a blood cancer that he manages with drug therapy.
"I think that (retirement) was the more difficult adjustment because you don't know what to do," he said. "I'd had this incredible career." But when he started to cultivate his talents off the court, he discovered a new calling. Now, he says, he wants to be known for his writing -- not just his basketball prowess.
"I always tell people I can stuff a basketball into a hoop, but I also have a mind," he said. He has written seven books, including one for children, that focus on contributions from African-Americans to U.S. culture. Inspiring young people to pursue paths in science, math, engineering and other disciplines beyond professional sports is a passion. Because of his reputation as a famous athlete, his advice resonates with young fans."It's really important that young people get ... that there's more to their life than sports and entertainment," he said.
Abdul-Jabbar also works as a paid spokesman for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, which makes Tasigna, the drug therapy he takes to manage his CML. He says this role exposes him to a new fan base.
"People come up to me now and start talking to me about someone in their family, or a friend, or a loved one that has some type of leukemia." He said the experience has opened up a new world to him.
Sports psychologist Jack Llewellyn says that very few professional athletes want to think about coming to the end of their careers while they're still playing. "As a consequence, very few of them are prepared for that next chapter."
Finding a passion off the court while she was still playing in major tournaments helped Martina Navratilova. The tennis superstar, now 55, played professionally well into her 40s. She said that after retiring, "you become irrelevant really quickly."
But because she never defined herself solely through tennis, she was able to accept the transition.
"My sense of self-worth did not depend on winning matches," she said.
Navratilova still is committed to keeping fit: she runs with her dogs, skis,


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It's a tossup which is more galling: that Donald Rumsfeld digs himself a few feet deeper with each remark he makes before a congressional committee, or that his interrogators don't seem to notice.
Take this morning's hearing before the Senate appropriations committee, at which Rumsfeld appeared alongside not only the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq but also Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The two Cabinet secretaries appeared jointly—an unusual event—to make the case for President Bush's $65 billion request for emergency funding to sustain the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
You'd think this would be a prime opportunity for Capitol Hill's top overseers to grill the Bush administration's top decision-makers on where they think the wars are going, the prospects for troop withdrawal or deeper immersion, the interplay of risks, opportunities, and budgets.
Think again.
Sen. Robert Byrd, the ranking Democrat, posed some pertinent questions, or started to anyway. What are our plans, he asked, if all-out civil war erupts in Iraq? Will our troops hunker down, will they withdraw? If not, which side will they fight on? Do we have plans for such a contingency?
Rumsfeld replied, "The plan is to prevent a civil war and, to the extent one were to occur, to have the Iraqi security forces deal with it, to the extent they are able to."
That's not a plan, and Rumsfeld must know it. He even, wittingly or not, left an opening in his reply—Iraqi security forces will deal with it, "to the extent they are able to"—that any high-school debater would have plowed through with gusto. "To what extent are they able to?" would have been one decent follow-up (especially since U.S. officials in the field have noted that many of these security forces have stronger allegiances to ethnic factions than to a central government).
But nobody followed up.
Rumsfeld was asked about the Zogby poll reporting that 72 percent of American troops serving in Iraq think the United States should pull out within a year. He replied that he hadn't examined the poll, that he'd only read about it in the newspapers, and that he didn't believe it anyway, because every soldier he's talked with over there is enthusiastic about the mission.
Two reasonable follow-up questions that no senator bothered to pose:
- Do you really think, given the way you've hounded generals and colonels who dare disagree with you, that some enlisted man or woman is going to tell you we should get out?
- Maybe the poll is flawed, but don't you even want to take a look at the thing? If it really does reflect the thinking of a majority of troops, shouldn't you be aware of that?
On the larger strategic questions, too, Rumsfeld's testimony eschewed logic and fact. In his opening statement, he likened the Bush administration's war on terrorism to the visionary programs and institutions that Harry Truman's team put in place at the outset of the Cold War—the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, NATO, and the World Bank, "to name a few." These creations, Rumsfeld said:
[M]ay seem, to people not rooted in history, a part of a carefully crafted, broadly supported structure, leading inevitably to victory in the Cold War. But of course, things were not that way at all. In fact, these were days of heated disagreement. Yet together, our national leaders of both political parties … understood that a Cold War had been declared on our country—on the Free World—whether we liked it or not. That we had to steel ourselves against an expansionist enemy, the Soviet Union, that was determined to destroy our way of life. Though this era is different, and though the enemy today is different, that is our task today. We must fashion new approaches to enable us to work … in ways unimagined before, and to partner with other nations, if we are to defeat this peril to our way of life.
The question practically screams out (though nobody so much as whispered it): Where are your Marshall Plans and NATOs and World Banks? Where are your plans to work "in ways unimagined before" to defeat this new adversary? Why is Rumsfeld comparing himself and his colleagues to the likes of George Marshall, Dean Acheson, George Kennan, Paul Nitze, and Truman himself, when they so clearly come up short?
And speaking of people "rooted in history," as Rumsfeld put it, what on earth compelled him to make this comment (again, in his opening statement):
The enemy cannot win a single conventional battle, so they challenge us through non-traditional, asymmetric means, using terror as their weapon of choice.
He read these lines as if the first clause were a boast and the second clause were an accusation of unfair behavior. Doesn't Rumsfeld remember the famous story about Col. Harry G. Summers' conversation at the four-party military talks in Hanoi in April 1975, just after President Gerald Ford conceded defeat in the Vietnam War? Col. Summers, then the chief of the U.S. delegation's negotiating team, was chatting with his North Vietnamese counterpart, Col. Tu. "You know, you never defeated us on the battlefield," Col. Summers said. "That may be so," Col. Tu replied, "but it's also irrelevant."
Leave it to Rumsfeld to invoke memories of Vietnam as others in the administration are trying to dispel such comparisons. Leave it to the Senate to miss the slip-up.


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Forget owning a white iPhone, this is all about transforming your handset into something alternative. We get to see a lot of smartphone extras here so, as part of Style Week on at Pocket-lint, we're bringing you the very best and easiest ways of making your mobile look beautiful.
Smashing up a brand new phone, scratching it or generally accidentally defacing its beautiful exterior isn't much fun. That first mark you discover is like someone has dropped your baby. It's usually followed by the purchase of some sort of cheap phone cover from a mobile unlocking shop. Big mistake. Why detract from a device's beauty just to save it from the odd scrape? Instead, think of a mobile phone case as chance to make your gadget look good.
Those who are fans of the countryside/farmer/foxhunter look currently rocking Dalston may want to consider the Pipetto HunterWanderer Case. Its Barbour-like styling and tartan interior is about as East London as it gets. It also keeps your iPhone damn safe, thanks in part to its fold over front screen protector.
Keeping up the countryside feel is this herringbone iPhone case, with leather buckle and steel ring for your headphones to go through. Herringbone has been keeping vintage types trendy since before time began and this case is no exception. It also should keep your phone warm through these unpleasant winter months which, whilst being entirely unnecessary, is always nice to know.
Moving on from the vintage look, how about going a bit arty? One of our favourite selections of cases this year has to be the Threadless range released by Griffin. They very much adhere to the straightforward iPhone case design but it's the pictures on the back which make them cool with everything from psychedelic spacemen with ghetto blasters on their shoulders to the ports and patterns print of the back of an home cinema amp.
The closest thing we can compare them to is the Uniqlo tshirt shop in Harajuku, which changes its stock nearly every week. The Threadless cases are similar and there are so many awesome designs that you'll never bump into anyone else with the same case as you.
Belkin does a sort of Club Tropicana iPhone case that has some sort of bizarre power over us. We like its translucent fade and pastille colours. They're also not as fussy as most iPhone cases. Less is more don't forget.
More one for the ladies, perhaps, are the cases from our friend, Orla Kiely. While any fool might have a bag with one of her famous prints, smartphone sightings are far more rare.
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So we've had wood (ish), we've had plastic, we've even had herringbone. What's missing? Leather, of course, distressed chocolate flake leather in particular. This case allows you to slip your HTC Sensation, iPhone, Galaxy S II or anything phone related and slab shaped into relative safety.
Finally, if none of the big brands seem to tailor for your unit, then head over to Etsy and search under smartphone case and you'll find all sorts from the weird to the wonderful.
You might not be a fan of cases. This is understandable. They tend to add a little extra thickness and weight and that might not be what you had in mind when you ordered your super-slim smartphone. Decals (basically stickers) are another option, and can be an even better way of adding your own form of personalisation to your mobile.
Head over to wrappz.com where you can upload your own image and transform it into a special phone, tablet or other gadget cover. You pick an image, size it up and then send off for it to get printed. Being able to pick your own photo means you can be as stylish as you want. We opted for an Indiana Jones themed one, but then that is our own idea of style. You might want to go for something a bit more German say, Kraftwerk for example or even a bit of Bauhaus.
The other option is something like GelaSkins, who has a gallery of pre-made artwork which is awesome in its own right. Take this creation from Andy Gilmore for example, a bit nu rave, we know, but definitely turns your handset into something eye catching.
Headphones and Headsets
Style isn't just about the phone looking good itself. Its no use having an uber sexy looking iPhone with a set of big plastic blobs hanging of it and going into your ears, particularly if you're actual handset spends your entire journey to work hidden away in your jacket pocket. You need a set of headphones to compliment the device itself. They might just be the only part that strangers judge you on.
Without doubt one of the best sets of headphones we came across this year, and easily one of the sexiest, was Atomic Floyd's Super Darts. All metal, tough and sounding downright incredible, they were perfectly suited to the 3.5mm jack of our brand new white iPhone 4S.
Adidas Originals is a brand that has been turning out cool retro style products for a good few years now. What better then than a combination of its styling knowledge and Sennheiser's audio expertise, namely its HD 25 headphones which sound and look great anyway. Very urban but not quite as in your face as some of the releases from the Beats range. These are understated and cool in their own right but if you'd rather be a little more explicit, then there's always the likes of the Marshall FX cans.
Of course, if your earware is all about phone calls rather than music, then you're in the tough territory of Bluetooth headsets. Fortunately, Etymotics, who normally turn out high quality headphones, has now turned its hand to crafting headsets too. The EtyBLU2 somehow succeeds in avoiding that typical call centre look that most of them tend to give while also sounding great and being easy to use. Otherwise you could go with the good looking but quite common Aliph Jawbone or perhaps the Motorola H790 for something as discrete as possible.
Android does a nice job of looking swish straight out of the box thanks in part to its live wallpapers. These interactive backgrounds tick along on your phone's home screen and are highly customisable for those in the know.
Some of the best looking live wallpapers we have seen are totally free and sitting on the Android Market right now. Without doubt our favourite is the Light Grid wallpaper, which isn't a massive strain on the battery, looks great and can be customised to exactly how you want your handset to look. You can vary the size, colour and oscillations of the shifting tiles that populate you phone's home screen.
Another option is to go with something more minimal but no less striking in the shape of Colours which does pretty much what it says on the tin. The downloadable app gives a choice of hundreds of interestingly named solid pastille desktop backgrounds to choose from. It takes a while to find one to your liking but, once you have it, it will likely stay your wallpaper for a good while.
The iPhone is a bit more difficult on the wallpaper front, partly due to the fact that it has a stationary background. Crafty devs and picture masters however have managed a few fairly stylish attempts. The danger is with the iPhone that fan made backgrounds tend to be horrendously tacky. Keep it simple though, like the phone, and you can definitely have things looking good.
We're fans of this retro style Pacman background in particular, partly because it shows off the deep blacks on the iPhone 4. You also want to make sure whatever you use is Retina Display resolution, provided you have the current gen phone.
One that really shows off what the display can manage is this picture of the inside of the phone and the A4 chip. It looks superb if you leave it as your handset's lock screen. In the end, the included iPhone wallpapers do the job for us really. After all, Apple is pretty stylish in its own right and they all act to just compliment the phone's looks perfectly.
Screen Wipes and Protectors
Not necessarily the most exciting element of smartphone styling but crucial if you don't want the looks or screen of your beloved device to be damaged are wipes and protectors. Nothing's more uncool than a scratched up smartphone.
Easily the toughest is the Zagg invisidbleShield. It's totally clear and difficult to notice provided you have applied it properly to the phone. This, unfortunately, is not quite so easy and requires a steady hand combined with impeccable sticking skills. Get it wrong even the slightest bit and the whole effect is lost. Do it right and your phone is scratch-proof for life.
Something a bit less shiny and with the added bonus of anti-glare is the PhoneDevil Magic Screen protector. Who can argue with matte? It's a style classic and has been keeping people trendy for years. You can even get matte cars now, who would have thought.
Screen wipes are quite possibly the hardest thing imaginable to make stylish, so we have been a bit inventive here. We opted for these Leica branded microfibre cloths, partly because, well, Leica do know how to take care of glass and you only want the finest for your new touchscreen. Also because the branding and logo just look so good.
The other choice is something like Brasso's Gadgetcare. Not stylish in itself necessarily, but its cleverly formulated screen-cleaning liquid shines up gadgets so that they look like they just came out of the box. It also adds silicon and anti-static qualities back to the handset, should you have regularly smeared it with greasy fingers.
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Dan Walters: Rough justice prevails in insidious California land case
An insidious political syndrome popped up in California during the 1990s involving large tracts of land whose owners wanted to sell to state and federal governments.
The owners would announce, very loudly, plans to develop their properties, sparking Pavlovian opposition from environmental groups and political pressure to "save" them from a rapacious fate.
Those efforts would culminate in acquisition by the state or federal governments at inflated prices, allowing the politicians involved to polish their environmental credentials and landowners to walk away with big bucks from taxpayers.
It happened in Southern California with Catellus Corp., a spinoff from the Southern Pacific Railroad, which acquired immense tracts of land throughout the state as 19th-century subsidies for laying track.
Catellus erected billboards announcing plans to develop some desert lands, and environmental groups protested that development would harm plant and animal species. Sen. Dianne Feinstein took up their cause and the firm traded 405,000 acres of economically worthless desert to the federal government for valuable property that could be profitably exploited.
It happened in San Francisco Bay when Cargill Corp. swapped and sold 16,000-plus acres of salt flats, getting $100 million based on appraisals that were later denounced by a judge as wildly inflated. The appraisers who participated in the deal were disciplined for unprofessional conduct, but the money still went to Cargill.
And it happened on the North Coast when corporate raider Charles Hurwitz, having acquired Pacific Lumber Co., threatened to cut a tract of old-growth redwoods known as the Headwaters Forest. The environmental groups went nuts, conducting months-long and occasionally confrontational protests, demanding that politicians intercede.
Hurwitz had paid $970 million for Pacific Lumber and its more than 200,000 acres of timberland, but state and federal governments eventually paid him $495 million for just 7,000 acres of it, even though it would have been virtually impossible for him to obtain regulatory permission to cut its trees.
Even so, Pacific Lumber eventually slipped into bankruptcy and the bankrupt company's litigation trustee, Avidity Partners, sued the state, alleging that a piece of the sales agreement was that the firm could accelerate timber-cutting on its remaining acreage, but that permission was later denied by state agencies.
A Sacramento judge tossed the case without a trial, and last month, a state appellate court agreed.
The judicial decisions dispensed, one could conclude, rough justice. Hurwitz made out like a bandit on the Headwaters Forest, but never got the rest of the deal in a formal contract, so lost the big money from accelerated logging.


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Two centuries ago, the Peninsulari, the residents of a peninsula were ruled by a Half-elven (Edain) King on a distant throne. He cared nothing for the human subjects who made up the eastern border of his kingdom for he was forever meddling in the affairs of the elven lands. The humans of the Peninsula wree left to pay tribute but gained no protection from the Army of the Green.
There was an upset in succession, and the Kingdom was thrown into a civil war as several generals and lords fought with one another to see who would become the next King of the Green. The Peninsula was called upon by several factions to levy troops. The seven district lords of the Peninsula drew together a meeting and decided that now was the time to make a stand for freedom from the distant tyrant.
Each wore a special ring forged at the same time by the most skilled smith in the peninsula, binding the will of the land, and the blood of the lord together in a ring. The rings were distributed to each lord, and each was used as a symbol of human freedom in the short series of battles that followed as the few loyalist militias were cast out of the peninsula.
There was a retaliatory war, but the Peninsulari were well prepared, and the Army of the Green was exhausted from a long civil war. The seven lords won freedom for the Peninsula and created the first republic in a land of Kings.
Magical Properties:
A Ring of the Arch-Duke cannot be worn by anyone other than a blood relation of its first wearer. Thus, if a hopeful lord could not wear the ring, he does not have the lineage to rule.
So long as he is on his home ground, the land dedicated to the Ring/First lord, the wearer is immune to magical fear, and has his ability to lead men increase, as well as a great reserve of willpower.


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The full-size Ram pickup truck, revamped for 2013, still has its Hemi V-8. But a new and impressively powered V-6, with best-in-class fuel economy plus towing might, is getting all the attention.
The new, 3.6-liter, double overhead cam V-6 is naturally aspirated and mated to a first-ever-in-a-full-size-pickup-truck eight-speed automatic transmission.
The V-6's 305 horsepower and 269 foot-pounds of torque at 4,175 rpm are up appreciably from last year's 3.7-liter V-6 that produced 215 horsepower and 235 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000 rpm.
Some Ram passengers might not even realize they're in a V-6-powered truck, because the burly-looking Ram just seems like a V-8 kind of truck and because the new Ram's V-6 power can come on easily, smoothly and with strong sounds.
Best of all, a 2013 Ram two-wheel drive model with the new V-6 carries a government fuel mileage rating of 17 miles per gallon in city driving and 25 mpg on the highway. This compares with the previous tops-in-the-class Ford F-150 with V-6's rating of 17/23 mpg. Note the Ram's V-6 rating is nearly identical to the 17/23-mpg government rating for the smaller, 2012 Chevrolet Colorado pickup with two-wheel drive and lower-powered, 242-horsepower, five-cylinder engine.
Last year, the best federal government fuel economy rating for the 2012 Ram with old V-6 was 14/20 mpg.
As new Rams start traveling to showrooms, consumers are debating online whether a V-6 can win over hardcore, full-size truck buyers who value utility and ruggedness and are accustomed to V-8 power.
But as gasoline prices remain high and business and household budgets stay lean, the newly efficient 2013 Ram has appeal.
And that's before looking at the truck's well-styled interior, special exterior Rambox storage areas and pricing.
Ram officials say the 2013 base pricing is not changed much from 2012.
Starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge, for a base 2013 Ram Tradesman Regular Cab model with two-wheel drive, short bed and carryover, 310-horsepower, 4.7-liter, single overhead cam V-8 is $23,585. Note this V-8 comes mated to a six-speed automatic, not the new eight-speed transmission.
The lowest starting MSRP, including destination charge, for a 2013 Ram with four-wheel drive is $27,345. This is a Tradesman Regular Cab with short bed and carryover, 310-horsepower, 4.7-liter V-8.
Buyers can substitute the new V-6 for the V-8 in the Tradesman, for an additional $1,000, a Ram spokesman said. Or, they can move up to an SLT, with starting retail price of $28,445 with two-wheel drive, regular cab and short bed, to get the new V-6 and eight-speed transmission standard, plus a range of SLT features.
Competitors include the 2013 Ford F-150, which has a starting retail price of $24,665 for a base, two-wheel drive XL model with regular cab, short bed and 302-horsepower V-6 with six-speed automatic.
Ford also sells a 3.5-liter, turbocharged V-6 for its F-150 light-duty truck.
Meantime, the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado's base engine _ a 4.3-liter, Vortec V-6 _ produces 195 horsepower but 260 foot-pounds of torque at 2,800 rpm. Starting retail price is $23,590 with two-wheel drive, regular cab and four-speed automatic transmission.
There are dozens of configurations of Ram that provide for crew cab seating or full-out, roomy Quad Cab six-passenger seats, plus beds that stretch 8 feet long and a third engine that's a 395-horsepower, 5.7-liter Hemi V-8.
The model variety and Ram's in-your-face, Kenworth semi-hauler front exterior styling have propelled Ram to third best-selling pickup in the United States, after the Ford F-150 and Chevy's Silverado. The 2013 Ram keeps the aggressive look but has mild-to-the-eye changes that most people won't notice.
Stretching at least 17.4 feet from bumper to bumper and standing more than 6 feet tall, with a raised hood that's at chest height on most people, the 2013 Ram is an imposing presence, even when it's just a two-door regular cab with short bed, as was the test truck.
The tester with 20-inch wheels fit nicely inside a home's two-car garage, though a worried driver stopped to ensure there was clearance for the tall truck's roof.
The new-for-2013 power-folding outside mirrors handily provided walk-around space inside the garage, where the truck parked neatly next to another vehicle.
The tester was painted a bright red that attracted attention. So did the Ramboxes _ two not-too-deep, plastic-lined, narrow storage spots atop the sides of the pickup bed. Even short-statured people can reach in and get items out of these boxes.
For 2013, these optional Ramboxes have locks linked to the truck's central locking system, so when doors lock, the boxes automatically lock, too. A driver doesn't have to walk from one side of the bed to the other to manually lock them.
The test V-6-powered Ram moved with spirit up hills and through traffic, with everyone on board seeing above other vehicles. The ride was quieter than expected, though strong engine sounds came through during hard acceleration.
Alas, because of pedal-to-the-metal driving, the tester only got 15.4 mpg in travel that was 80 percent in city traffic and 20 percent on highways.
Note there's no shift lever for the eight-speed transmission. Drivers turn a rotary dial to shift gears, which is weird-feeling.
While the Ram's regular suspension kept the sharpness of most road bumps away from passengers, the ride still was bouncy. The truck responded quickly to steering inputs and felt centered, but the Ram felt big in its handling. Turning circle for the regular cab tester with 20-inch wheels was nearly 40 feet.
Ram offers a new air suspension system that raises the truck body for off-roading over obstacles and lowers the body for aerodynamic highway travel.


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LUBBOCK - A woman who was with a group of children playing a late-night game of hide-and-seek when a Texas teen impaled himself on the horn of a bull statue saud she isn't exactly sure how it happened, but the boy's death was a "pure accident."
Marenda Podhorksy, a mother of four who was one of two adults nearby when 14-year-old Miguel Martinez impaled himself on the statue's horn as he played in a park early Saturday near the National Ranching Heritage Center on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, said she's not sure whether the boy slipped, tripped or was trying to hurdle the horn.
"There are a hundred scenarios that could have happened," said Podhorksy, whose son Jeremy Warren was friends with Martinez. The teenager was spending the night with Warren and the boys and some other children were awake well past midnight after eating sweets to celebrate her boyfriend's birthday.
There is gravel around the statue and light fixtures surround it, so the teen could have slipped on the gravel, tripped on a light fixture or been trying to jump the horn as Warren had done a short time before the accident, the woman said.
"Maybe we shouldn't have been out that late," she said. "It was pure accident. We'd been playing for like an hour."
When Podhorsky heard a thump, she thought Martinez might have been knocked down by the bull's horn during a game of hide-and-seek. Instead, the boy suffered a chest wound. Podhorsky said she knew when she saw what had happened that Martinez might die.
University police are investigating the teen's death. The department would not release a tape of the 911 call made by Podhorsky's boyfriend.
Martinez lived with his 18-year-old sister but was over at Podhorsky's house almost daily, Podhorsky said. Her son, she said, is dealing with his friend's death as well as can be expected.
"We just keep talking about the good times," Podhorsky said. "I hate it for my kids. I hate the fact that I couldn't help him. He wasn't my kid but I claimed him as my kid. He was with me all the time. I just feel like I let him down."
Messages left Tuesday for Martinez's sister, Vanessa Martinez, were not immediately returned. Attempts to reach their mother, Judith Leseberg, were unsuccessful.
A friend of Vanessa Martinez, Brenda Garcia, said she heard that the teen was able to remove himself from the horn "and then turned around and said, 'Jeremy, help!'"
Warren told KCBD-TV in Lubbock that he then rushed over to his friend.
In a statement, the university said changes could come as a result of the accident.
"Anytime unforeseen accidents occur, we review our policies, practices and even our facilities to determine if any changes are needed to avoid similar events in the future," university spokesman Chris Cook said.


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It has been a long time since I last posted, since the new year my life has taken some unexpected turns. My good friend, climbing partner, mentor and inspiration in life...Carlyle Norman...died. She was struck by a rock high on a Patagonian spire, she survived for a while but then fell to her death, on January 16th. She came to rest at the foot of Aguja Saint Exupery. The closest place to heaven that I have seen on earth. If you want to read an account of the accident, go to alpinist.com.
This blog site will no longer be the main site in which I share my stories. I might update it from time to time and keep it running -- it ranks well in the search engines -- but I will be posting most of my new material at my site -- joshuaLAVIGNE.com --.
But before I leave, I would like to post a couple more stories. Here are some photos from Jonny Walsh's and my free ascent of Spicy Red Beans and Rice. Located on the west face of the North Howser Tower in the Bugaboos. We did the first free ascent of the route over 2 days in August 2011.
The photos are a mix of Jon Walsh's and mine. We carried Jonny's Canon 5D and my Lumix GF1 on this climb so that we could get some high quality video. A little cumbersome at times but worth it.
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Approaching to the base of the route...Sketchy!
|The summit ridge above the west face of the North Howser Tower
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Attempting too free Young Men on Fire. We bailed after this pitch and continued climbing the Shooting Gallery to access the upper face where we joined Spicy Beans and Rice (SB&R)
|Photo: Jon Walsh
Trying to imitate Peter Croft with the four point stemming.
|Photo: Jon Walsh
Climbing the first 5.10 pitch above the bivy ledges. The Warrior continues up straight and the route SRB&R continues up and right.
|Jonny leading out in the evening light. The first of several 5.11+ pitches on the climb.
|Waking up, 8 pitches up below the headwall.
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Getting into the meat of it on the first 5.12 pitch.
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Re-joining the Warrior in the upper corner systems of the Headwall.. A beautiful and well protected 5" crack,
|The summit!
My seventh time to the summit via the west face, it's gotta be pretty good back there : )


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Maple products are a unique phenomenon with a rich history. The sweet sap of the sugar MAPLE (Acer saccharum) was known and valued by the native peoples of eastern North America long before the arrival of European settlers. An Iroquois legend tells of the piercing of the bark of a maple and the use of the "sweet water" to cook venison, a happy accident which established the culinary tradition of maple-cured meats. French settlers probably learned from the Indians how to tap trees to obtain sap and how to boil it to reduce it to sweet syrup or sugar slabs to be stored for later use.
The Ojibwa called the Ishkigamisegi Geezis, the fourth moon, was the Moon of Boiling.
"sugaring off" period the "maple moon" or "sugar month." The tradition of sugaring off became established in communities in the deciduous forests of North America and has survived to the present time.
World production of maple sugar is limited to the Maple Belt, the hardwood FOREST stretching from the Midwestern US through Ontario, Québec and New England and into the Canadian Maritimes. In the fall, the sugar maple lays down concentrated sugars in the rays of the tree; these sugars mature during winter and are harvested while the frost is still in the ground. The sap flow is stimulated in spring as the days become warmer and temperatures rise above 0°C during daylight, followed by below-freezing nights. Within the tree, positive pressures (as high as 165 kPa or 1.6 atmospheres) produce a natural flow of sap that is tapped by boring holes into the tree. The clear sap rushes out of these holes and into the collection system.
As the pressure drops during the day, the sap flow slows down and stops. Negative pressure is then found within the tree, and it begins to absorb water through the root system. The next day, as the tree warms up, positive pressure is restored and the pumping action yields another flow. The process continues for about 6 weeks in early spring. At the end of that time the sap takes on a cloudy appearance and the sugar content drops off dramatically. During the height of the sugaring season, sap contains about between 2% and 5% sugar; towards the end of the season less than 1%. During the maple harvest, the tree will give up about 7% of its sap; tests confirm that this does no long-term damage to the tree. Many of the tapped trees are well over 100 years old.
There are various sap-gathering methods. Traditional bucket collection, although still used throughout the Maple Belt, is being replaced by a vacuum-tubing system that reduces labour and creates a more sanitary environment for collection. Once the maple sap is collected, it is evaporated into syrup. The dilute raw material is reduced to remove excess water; nothing is added. It takes approximately 30-45 L of maple sap to produce 1 L of pure maple syrup. Water can be removed from sap by using various systems, from wood-fired evaporators to reverse osmosis systems that separate water from the sugar molecules at high pressure. However, the sugarhouse remains the focal point of maple-syrup production; each sugar maker has one of his own.
There are about 16 000 maple-syrup producers in North America. There are about 16 000 maple-syrup producers in North America with over 80% in Canada. In 1995 total world production was 18 981 kl, of which Canada produced 14 890 kl. The province of Québec produced 13 540 kl, which represents over 90% of the total Canadian production. The rest of the Canadian production came from Ontario (5%), New Brunswick (4%) and Nova Scotia (1%). Canada's share of the world's maple production is increasing. In 1992 Canada produced 75% of the world's production. In 1995 Canada's share was 79%.
Maple syrup is a pure, natural sweetener, the only other liquid natural sweetener being honey. Maple syrup has an abundance of trace minerals that are essential to good nutrition: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, zinc, copper and tin, as well as calcium in concentrations 15 times higher than honey. It contains only one-tenth as much sodium as honey, an important consideration for those on a salt-restricted diet.
Maple syrup is graded according to colour, flavour and density; standards are prescribed by law. It must be in the range of 66-67% Brix (a hydrometric scale for sugar solutions) or 32-34% on the Baumé scale (for liquids heavier than water). Anything less or more cannot be graded and sold as pure maple syrup.
After witnessing another extraordinary Canadian spring phenomenon where she discovered the secrets of Canada's liquid asset, a famous British culinary expert (Delia Smith) attempted to describe Canadian maple syrup: "a unique ingredient, smooth and silky textured, with a sweet, distinctive flavour - hints of caramel with overtones of toffee will not do- and rare colour amber set alight. Maple flavour is, well, maple flavour, uniquely different from any other, and ultimately quality is determined by what they call the long mouth feel".
In 1995 total exports of maple products was 19.5 million kg for a value of $80.4 million Canadian. Over 70% of Canadian production of maple products is exported. The most important market is the US, with 77% of total exports. Other principal buyers of Canadian maple products are Japan with 4.2%, Germany with 4.9%, the United Kingdom with 2.1%, Australia with 1.8% and France with 1.7%.
In the early part of the 1970s, the traditional buyers were the large food companies. When the US Food and Drug Administration reduced the minimum volume of maple syrup that must be listed as an ingredient in products sold as "maple syrup" and "maple sugar" from 15% to 2%, sales plunged dramatically and the industry experienced a major crisis. Efforts were made to develop a new market aimed directly at the consumer and the growth of this market has rejuvenated the industry. Maple products are now consumed in over 30 countries. Maple syrup remains one of the best natural sweetening sources in the world. It is still served mainly over pancakes, but recently it has also been considered a condiment. It is now used in fine cuisine to prepare sauces, glazes and vinaigrettes. In addition to its use as a syrup or as an ingredient in fine cuisine, and capitalizing on its magic and mystery, some consumers around the World prepare concoctions for special diets or for purification purposes or during special events such as fasting.