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The newly renovated Children's Room is open and ready for you to explore! There are many exciting new features including a parenting section, folk and fairy tales highlighted in the Alice in Wonderland Room, and more display space for new Fiction, new Non-fiction, and new Picture Books.
The Story Place has room for Lego at the Library, story time programs, and more. I hope you'll take time to come in and see the new Children's Room over the holiday break.
We've been busy renovating the Children's Room. Now there's a brand new Story Place! Soon there will be a new shelving layout and an exciting new Fairy Tale room that continues to feature Conrad Kaufman's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland themed murals and Jamie Rife's "Tall Small Alice" stained glass installation that so many have enjoyed over the years. The Children's Room will be closed Monday, December 16th, through Wednesday, December 18th, in order to change the way the room is arranged. The new Story Place will remain open for Toddler Storytime on the morning of Tuesday, December 17th. When Children's Room reopens on Thursday, December 19th, we hope you'll find an exciting new layout.
We're in the brand new Story Place this morning,
We're reading stories and we're having fun,
We're glad you came to Story Time this morning,
I hope that you will want to sing along!
Our next Musical Storytime is coming right up! Last time, the multi-talented Mr. Ben Lau showed, played, and told us all about the pedal steel guitar! What an interesting mechanical musical instrument! It was neat to see how the cables, rods, and pedals work with Ben's musical playing to create music. Plus the pedal steel guitar makes some pretty great letter crane sounds!
At Musical Storytime, we read stories, sing songs, play musical games and generally have fun with music, songs, and our imaginations. Everyone is always welcome. The program is designed for children from preschool age up to about eight years old.
The Local History Room has had to close up for a couple of days while we get organized into our expanded space. Things are quite a mess right now, but soon we'll be enjoying more room and a great new layout.
Our collection isn't accessible at the moment, but don't forget that all the genealogy databases can be accessed from any of the computers in the Central Library and the branches, and there are many wonderful local history and genealogy books available in the circulating collection.
Octy, who speaks with musical notes, not words as you and I do, wanted to let you know that the surgery was successful. Like Adele, John Mayer, and others lately, it was an issue with the vocal cords. Octy was overdoing it and was having a difficult time speaking and singing in tune. You might be glad to know that Octy's voice is recovering nicely. Octy would love to hear from you, especially with messages of "speedy recovery" or "best wishes". Feel free to drop Octy a line via the mailbox in Children's Room (see picture) or through the USPS addressed to "Octy" care of: Children's Room, Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 S Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
Fall back to school, back to football, bonfires, cozy fireside gatherings and fall back to fun @KPL! September is jam-packed full of programs and events for the whole family, so mark those calendars with your favorite fall picks!
Didyaknow?September is National Library Card Sign-up Month! Check out the local businesses supporting our efforts to spread the word about the most powerful card in your wallet - your library card!
Save the DateLibrary-Con: Friday, October 4 at Central. You won't want to miss this! Have you heard of Comic-Con? Come check out our spin on it at Library-Con, a one-day convention where you can dress up as your favorite character from popular media (books, movies, music, etc.) Stop by KPL Central in costume anytime between 11 am and 7 pm and get your very own Geek photo taken. Photos will be posted online for public voting October 7-9. For the little ones, the Children's Room is offering mask-making fun. It's also Art Hop night!
Fall ReadingIf you haven't heard the news, KPL released the book titles for 2014 Reading Together. Nope, that's not a typo, for the first time in the history of Reading Together, two books by two authors have been chosen for discussion, and they are sure to whet your appetite! Pick up your copies of The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields, and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan and Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter today, and get prepared for the best Reading Together yet!
Save a Life - Give BloodKPL is hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, September 3.
Used Book Sale!Don't miss the fantastic bargains at the Friends Annual Fall Bag-of-Books sale! Saturday, September 14, 9 am - 3:30 pm.
September Program & Event Highlights
For the AdultsCalling all music lovers, September is your month! Join us for the musical talents of Chris Richards + the Subtractions on Friday, September 18. Feeling a little luck of the Irish? Come for an enchanting evening of Irish music and story telling at O'Duffy's Irish Pub with authors Erin Hart & Paddy O'Brien on Thursday, September 10. GLAMA jama your string instruments on Friday, September 4 then GLAMA jama your vocal chords with a community sing along on Thursday, September 10.
For our bookworms and history buffs, delve into the tragedy of the 1950 crash of NWA flight 2501 in Lake Michigan with Valerie Van Heest, director of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates and the award winning author of Fatal Crossing: Solving the Mystery of NWA Flight 2501 on Friday, September 11.
Like birds? Explore our feathered friends via poetry with Robert Haight on Thursday, September 17 at Central.
Veg out with KPL and Vegan Gal Jill Ovnik on Thursday, September 24 at Eastwood. Ovnik will share her recipes for a happy and healthy life! Includes a cooking demo, recipe sharing and of course, taste testing!
Kiddy Korner Gourdness gracious, the Lord of the Gourd is returning to KPL to share his jaunty jack-o-lantern designs with his hands-on, how-to presentations. Join us September 16-18.
LEGO your creativity at LEGO at the Library September 3, 7, 18 & 21st. We provide the LEGO's, you provide the design. Kids and their adults are welcome.
Celebrate back to school at Eastwood on Thursday, September 17, 5:30-7:30 pm. Robin Nott and friends will get toes tapping and hands clapping with great music and entertainment, while the Fresh Food Fairy brings fun with food. Refreshments will be provided.
Tween & Teen TidbitsGot a tween or teen who is less than thrilled about returning to school? Curb the complaining and have them cartoon with Kenjji, create some fun projects with Washi, duct and packing tape at Tape It or plan programs and projects at T.A.B.
It's also never too early for them to begin thinking about college and how to prepare for it. Join us at one of the many sessions offered of Think College this September. The Kalamazoo Area College Action Network (KACAN) will share their insight on accessing information and preparing for college.
Calling all Ally Condie fans! Meet the author of the New York Times bestselling series Matched. Mark your calendars for November 7 at 6:30 pm at our Central location. Book signing and refreshments included. Book sales courtesy of Bookbug.
This is only a taste of what's to come this fall, for more fun @KPL, visit our calendar. We look forward to seeing you!
Do you remember your first wallet? I do. Mine was purple canvas with hot pink piping and a Velcro closure. In it was a few coins and my first piece of identification - my library card. I still remember the pride I felt the first time I checked out books at Palos Heights Public Library. My library card was like a golden ticket to Wonka's factory.
September is Library Card Sign-up Month - a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind parents and caregivers that a library card is the most important school supply of all.
Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. For students, a library card is their most essential school supply. A library card proides access to e-books, online homework help and a multitude of online research tools and resources for their studies. A library card at KPL also means access to computers and free Internet access. For those without Internet access at home, a library card may mean the difference between failing and having a successful school year.
Library Card Sign-up Month is also a great time to share your first library card story with friends, family and colleagues who don't have their own library card. Share with them the true value of libraries, and tell them what your library means to you! More than just books, today's libraries offer DVDs, CDs, e-books, music downloads, free Internet access and computer use as well as access to hundreds of online resources.
If you don't have a library card, what are you waiting for? Get signed up today!
What is your first library card story? Share it with us in the comments below, and we may feature your story on the homepage of our website during the month of September!
If you've been on the second floor of Central Library recently, you've seen some signs of renovation. Soon, some of that work will move to the first floor Children's Room. Yes, we'll soon see some changes that will support our new emphasis as a Family Place Library. That designation will align us with over 300 libraries in 23 states which have made a commitment to serving families with children from birth to age 5. Here's the website: http://www.familyplacelibraries.org/.
What makes a Family Place Library special? Here are the core components:
Here at KPL, we're just getting started on implementing Family Place Libraries. One of the most exciting projects is expanding the space in Children's Room at Central Library so that we have more room to play! Soon, you'll see a brand-new Activity Room open, the Story Room will lose one of its walls, and some things will be re-arranged. We're excited about this time of growth and hope that you'll be a part of our development as a Family Place Library!
The next time you visit the second floor, you may think to yourself that things are not exactly the way you left them. It's not your imagination; we have started to move things around in anticipation of renovating the Clarence L. Miller Family Local History Room. At this point the changes are minor, but we hope you will enjoy a lot more wonderful sunlight as we remove the shelving that once defined the eastern edge of the Local History Room. This also allows us to immediately serve patrons in this area from one desk, rather than two. We expect to start truly kicking up dust near the end of August.
Speaking of dust, on the first floor you may hear some construction noises coming from the staff areas. In preparation for the expansion of the Children's Room, we are moving things around and consolidating spaces. Advances in technology and process improvements have helped use less space to circulate more materials. This frees up some square footage adjacent to the Children's Room, which can be annexed to provide more activity space for children. So those noises you hear will become a fun new space in just a few months. Stay tuned.
The Association for Library Services for Children maintains a great web resource for families: the cleverly-named Great Websites for Kids. The folks at ALSC are always watching for terrific resources for this list; recently, they added ten new sites. Aimed at kids up to age 14, there are also some very good sites aimed at parents and caregivers.
Using links like these, which are all vetted by the American Library Association, is one way for parents to sort through the immensity of the internet in search of quality sites for kids. Take a look at some of these and let us know what you think.
This is what a Monarch caterpillar looks like when it's ready to morph from a caterpillar into a butterfly. This animal has already been alive for several weeks. As in the Eric Carle book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, it began as a little egg laid on a leaf. The egg was laid by a Monarch butterfly. Then, after the caterpillar hatched from the egg, it got bigger and bigger as it munched on milkweed in its caterpillar form until a few days ago when it climbed up high to hang so that it could turn into a chrysalis. A few weeks after it morphs into a chrysalis, it will emerge in butterfly form. Then, it will be able to lay eggs that will hatch into very tiny Monarch caterpillars.
Have you seen very many Monarch butterflies this summer? I have not. I'm told Monarchs have had a difficult time migrating northward. Maybe you'll come to the library to check in on the chrysalis and borrow some books about butterflies.
Anita Silvey always has great recommendations and reminders about children's books. She has spent her professional life reading books, writing about books, reviewing books, and promoting books. Now she has a great website: the "Book-a-Day Almanac."
Here's the website: http://childrensbookalmanac.com.
Urban Fiction writer, Earl Sewell, will be at Alma Powell Library July 30 at 6:00 pm. Mr. Sewell is not only an urban fiction writer but he also writes a series of teen books for Kimani Tru. I've read a couple from his teen series called Keysha's drama series. I enjoyed Maya's Choice and If I were your boyfriend. One of the things I liked about Mr. Sewell's teen books is that they are very diverse and culture wise. Many teens would find a lot to identify with, if not for themselves then for some of their friends. Mr. Sewell addresses a great deal of the challenges young people face today. In Maya's Choice Maya's cousin, Viviana, moves in and it makes life difficult for Maya and her life begins to fall apart. In If I were your boyfriend Keysha has a lot to learn and life changing decisions to make.
If you're a urban fiction lover or like teen books that are full of life challenges then please join us to meet and hear from our guest Earl Sewell.
The Kalamazoo Public Schools 2013 Summer Reading lists are a great place to get reading suggestions to read twenty minutes or more per day. The lists are arranged by the grade students to which students are "rising" when school starts in the fall. These titles are great choices for Summer Reading or any time of year, but they are just the tip of the iceberg. Looking for more great summer reading ideas? Come visit! We'll be glad to see you! Don't forget to check in for Summer Reading Games with your gameboard or get signed up if you haven't already!
The National Association for the Education of Young Children has some fine online materials about playing with music at home with children. Kids love music and you will love the ideas for incorporating music into your play with children. I appreciate the great music for children that's on the NAEYC site, as well.
We know that playing with music can be a powerful and enjoyable tool to learn about the world and to develop reading readiness skills. All children's programs at KPL incorporate music in accessible ways. Musical Storytime at KPL features a special musical guest every month. Kalamazoo Public Library has lots of recorded music for children available to borrow as well and additional resources if you would like more ideas about playing with music with your children.
The Kalamazoo Public Library is celebrating the Earth with a variety of programs for all ages in the coming weeks. This afternoon at Oshtemo, tweens and teens can make crafts from recycled items. On Saturday, also at Oshtemo, join us for a family-friendly outdoor concert with the Earthwork Music Collective. The Kalamazoo chapter of the American Chemical Society will be at the event to talk about the impact chemistry has on the planet, and the Organic Gypsy will sell delicious food from her truck. You can learn to make your own green, nontoxic cleaning products at Eastwood on April 23, and learn how to make compost for your garden on April 30 at Powell. KPL's librarians will be at the People's Food Co-op on April 27 to read stories for Grow It Yourself Day.
What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day?
One of the great rewards of parenting is remembering how to play make-believe. A perennial favorite is ghost hunt. The kids want to play a game of looking for ghosts around the house. A child proclaims that a small flashlight is actually an instrument to reveal where the ghosts have been. Ectoplasm? It's suddenly everywhere we look! Kids aren't seeking to be too scared when they engage in imaginative play about scary subjects. They know how to stay in control of their own make-believe. Children's fears and interests might inform their play as they learn how to regulate scary feelings. I'm pretty sure my job as a parent is to play along. As demonstrated by the dad in the family favorite My Neighbor Totoro, laughter is the ever available antidote to childhood fears. It also can be helpful to mix up a big batch of monster repellent in order to ward off bedtime fears.What are some of your favorite ways to make-believe with the kids?
It was a Musical Storytime to remember when special guest Jay Gavan brought in his sitar, one of the best known instruments from the classical Indian musical tradition. Jay told us all about the sitar and accompanied us on sing-along versions of "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (Octy's Favorite), "On Top of Spaghetti", "Buffalo Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight", and, to celebrate the start of baseball season, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".
Join us for the next Musical Storytime on Monday, April 8, at 6:30 pm.
What fun we had at Wednesday's Family Literacy Night program for kids and parents from El Sol Elementary. We had stations set up all through Central Library, staffed by El Sol teachers, with activities for the kids. There was library card signup going on, kids were making Reading Buddy puppets, doing Mad Libs, learning about accessing info on the KPL website, seeing the Local History room in action, and even having a back-room tour!
Staff from many departments helped out: Spanish-language help from several library staff members, a great visual display of photos created by Local History staff, Facilities Management crews who set up, tore down, and cleaned up everything at the end of the night. Staff at the public desks did a great job giving directional assistance and helping families feel welcome here.
I know that an event like this can seem disruptive in a library, but it really does help us introduce new families to KPL so that they see the library as a place that has some relevance for them. It's also an opportunity for us to strengthen our connections to the principal and teachers at a school. We had a great time last night and are already making plans for next year's event.
photos: Bill Caskey
Kindergarten orientation is March 20th at all Kalamazoo Public Schools elementary schools. Recent legislation in the State of Michigan has changed the entry age for kindergarten. Over the next two years, the entry age will gradually be changed to require children to be 5 years old by September 1st rather than the current cutoff date of December 1st.
Here's how the entry ages will gradually change over the next few years: • 2013-2014 School Year – at least 5 years of age on November 1, 2013. • 2014-2015 School Year - at least 5 years of age on October 1, 2013.• 2015-2016 School Year - at least 5 years of age on September 1, 2013.
Inspired by Sarah Weeks's book Pie, these young cooks are building a lattice crust with some help from their mom. Kids love to eat. And kids want to help create the food they eat. Plenty of practical kitchen skills can be learned and practiced when you share kitchen duties with the kids. Have a satisfying time in the kitchen by meeting children's interests where they already have skills and then extending just a little bit. A three year old is often content to dump some dry ingredients into a mixing bowl whereas a seven year old is likely able to interpret meaning from a recipe, measure ingredients with scoops and scale, prepare a salad, and prepare many elements of a meal to be proud of. Of course, it's best to hold onto potentially hazardous kitchen tasks involving high heat and knife skills until children are ready.
Your library has lots of cookbooks for children and their adults to use together. Some popular favorites include the Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook, the Little House Cookbook, the Around the World Cookbook, and Vegan Lunch Box among many others. Chop Chop is an excellent magazine about cooking for kids and families. Share kitchen tasks with the kids for memorable times in the kitchen and an even more delicious dinner.
As for many families, our family computer has become a center for listening to music. It can be difficult not to be distracted by the screen when it's time for an impromptu dance party. I like to turn the screen off or, for a more festive effect, drape a tapestry over the screen. Dance parties with kids work better when the music is heard, not seen. It's always a good time for a dance party! Moving with music as a family is a stress buster and a brain boost at the same time. While I don't actually know that dancing with your kids in the living room boosts brain power, I do know that you can connect your child to music that's important to you - like your favorite dad rock on Freegal - and beat the winter blahs. When you and your kids are dancing to music together, you're enjoying music, movement, and each other's company.
"You're Never Too Old, Too Wacky, Too Wild, to pick up a book and read to a child." ~ Dr. Seuss
Reading with our children is something we know that we should do to help them become great readers. But it's not always evident how best to go about it. As parents we often hear the message to read to our babies but if we are new to parenting, we might wonder what reading to a baby should look like and what benefit it is to the child or the parent. Over the next few weeks, I want to give a few tips for reading to young children, especially the things that helped me as a new parent. This will be a series of posts on six pre-reading skills children need to develop with some tips on how to practice each skill at home with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Our strategic priority is "Creating Young Readers" at KPL and we want parents and caregivers to have the tools they need to be their child's first and best teacher! Stay tuned for more early literacy resources from our library staff!
Last year I planned a trip to Ecuador.
In researching for the trip, I used many library resources. I studied Spanish through the help of the Pimsleur Method, an excellent process for learning a language. (Carve out 30 minutes a day to 'escuchar y repetir' – listen and repeat – perhaps during your daily commute. After several days, you have the beginnings of a new language under your belt!) I also checked out a few Spanish language instruction books, so I could begin to recognize the words I was learning to say. MeLCat came through, for me. When I was ready to move on to a different Pimsleur level, I requested my next set of CDs via interlibrary-loan through MeLCat.
I watched movies about South America or set in Ecuador and practiced listening to Spanish, while viewing the gorgeous scenery. I devoured books about the Galapagos Islands. The Friends of the Library bookstore was my friend, too. There I purchased a gently-used Frommers Guide to South America, at a bargain basement price.
I also gathered information about the people and culture of Ecuador through the CultureGrams online database. (Note: anyone with a KPL library card may access this from home. Please ask at the Reference Desk, 553-7801, for more information.)
Using the Value Calculator, I figure the library saved me around $200 for this process alone. What trip would you like to plan? How can KPL help you save while you research your next travel experience?


text: The Community Awareness Emergency Response organization in Sarnia's Chemical Valley has opened up the phone lines for a new public information service for both sides of the border. The group's Dean Edwardson says a 24-hour pre-recorded call-in telephone message line is available to residents in Sarnia-Lambton and St. Clair County Michigan. Around a dozen companies have signed on board...representing over half the firms in chemical valley. He says most of the calls will likely involve questions about the flaring process in some of the stacks and various noises that are heard from time to time. The telephone number is 1-855-4Sarnia or 1-855-472-7642.

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Sun Puts OpenSolaris on Multimedia Course
The free OpenSolaris UNIX derivative from Sun has not exactly been known for its multimedia capabilities. This should soon change.
According to a Sun blog entry from Brian Cameron, the next big release of Open Solaris 2009.06 should support multimedia formats over GStreamer 0.10 and the related Fluendo codecs from the not so free world. Thus OpenSolaris 2009.06 will provide a plug-in framework similar to what Ubuntu has been doing for a while: if the user tries to play an unsupported file type, a notice appears that the necessary components are available for sale or are downloadable. Sun is using the Codeina source code from the Fedora project for purposes of notification and codec downloads.
The GStreamer update also brings with it support for a few new programs, among them the Songbird player, Rhythmbox music management application, and Fluendo's Elisa media center.
Although GStreamer allows a slew of formats, the framework lacks the components for playing DVDs. Cameron assures us that Fluendo promises to make DVD playback available soon. The OpenSolaris team is also working on integrating the Audacity and Jokosher multitracking editors.
OpenSolaris and DVD playbackDVD playback is a MUST. If OpenSolaris was just for servers (and it is) well then who cares about DVD playback,...
The point is Sun can't put OpenSolaris in the PC/Desktop/Home Computing Market Mode without "mutimedia" playback abilities. -of "ALL" kinds.
Games too. I don';t care if they have to rebuild "Wine" from scratch, but Sun has to realize that its either all "Windows/Apple" applicabilty, or its nuthin' !
Would anyone like an OpenSolaris like that?
Issue 169/2014
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Linus Addresses Criticism for Harsh Language
Kernel king admits his tone has alienated volunteers, but says the demands of the process require directness.
New SSL Attack Lets a Malicious Listener Steal Session Cookies
New flaw in an old encryption scheme leaves the experts scrambling to disable SSL 3
Leading Open Source Coder Rants about Rants
Lennart Poettering wants to change the way Linux developers talk to each other.
HP Splits into Two Companies
Enterprise giant frees itself from ink and home PCs (and visa versa).
Mozilla Labs Shuts Down
Mozilla's product think tank sinks silently into history.
Internet Giants Launch Collaboration to Improve Open Source
TODO group will focus on open source tools in large-scale environments.
Fedora Announces New Partition Manager App
New tool will look like GParted but support a wider range of storage technologies.
Mozilla Releases a New Firefox
New public key pinning feature will help prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.
Tool Predicts Which Websites Will be Compromised
Carnegie Mellon researchers say 3 million pages could fall down the phishing hole in the next year.
SSH Key Management Guidelines
The US government rolls new best-practice rules for protecting SSH.


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America's Most Dangerous Mayor has long advocated stricter gun control laws - not just in his own mayoral jurisdiction, but in other places around the country. Not content to merely govern New Yorkers, Bloomberg has begun to put his personal fortune on the line to oust Second Amendment advocates around the country.
The Sacramento Bee reports that Bloomberg spent millions in opposition of a pro-gun Democrat Congressman in California. His efforts were rewarded, as the NRA-supported Democrat lost to a more liberal candidate.
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The Trail Runner Blog Symposium
October Topic: Are lotteries a good way to manage admittance into popular trail races?
We're on the lookout for the best and brightest ideas from the worldwide trail-running community, and we want to hear your voice.
Here's how the Symposium works:
September Topic: How can trail runners avoid burnout?
Deadline: October 30, 2014
Want to sign up for once-a-month notifications of new Symposium topics when we post them? Drop us a line at
Why a Blog Symposium?
- To provoke thought and spark dialogue in the greater trail-running community about topics we're all passionate about
- To build a community of runners who love to write
- To diversify the voices and opinions on trailrunnermag.com
- Because we all love to geek out on each other's tales from the trails
What if I don't have a blog?
- Create one! Most platforms like WordPress, Blogger and Tumblr offer free, easy-to-learn options. Alternately, you could offer to write a post on a friend's blog.
What are the rules?
- Length is flexible, but we prefer a post from 500-800 words.
- To be considered, your blog post must include either (1) this badge: (right-click on image to save it for use on your blog), or (2) a link to trailrunnermag.com in your text
- Do not email us content or attachments directly; please only email a link to your blog entry
- Don't be afraid to be opinionated!
What topics have been discussed in the past?
September 2014: How can trail runners avoid burnout?
August 2014: Trail runners attempting technical mountaineering routes with minimal gear—inspiring or reckless?
May 2014: Is it easier to date a non-runner or a fellow runner?
April 2014: Is trail running becoming too commercialized?
March 2014: What would you nominate for the best "old-school" trail race?
February 2014: Are tech gadgets more help or hindrance on the trails?
January 2014: Should there be drug testing at trail races?
December 2013: Is there too much emphasis on competitive results in the sport?
November 2013: Do trail races do unnecessary harm to the environment?
October 2013: Should kids be allowed to run ultras?
September 2013: As trail running grows in popularity, how should races adapt to prevent overcrowding on the trails?
August 2013: Is there too much emphasis in the (trail-running) media on ultra distances?
July 2013: What constitutes an "unfair advantage" in a trail race, and what—if anything—should be done to even the playing field?
June 2013: Tell about someone awesome you've met through trail running.
May 2013: Social media—boon or bane to trail running?
April 2013: Can trail running develop into an unhealthy addiction?
March 2013: Are bigger prize purses at trail races a positive or negative thing overall?


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Ever feel like you're talking to a brick wall? The television comedy Frasier was one of the most popular TV series in US history. It's been called "a thinking person's comedy." Reruns are ubiquitous, about six episodes daily in our area. Frasier Crane, the protagonist, is a caring, sensitive, cultured – but insecure and sometimes …
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Sign up for a Crutchfield account Overview Details Customer Reviews Q&A Articles & Videos Our take on the Clarion CCA750 iPod® Cable by Ken Nail Why would I need an iPod® adapter? An iPod adapter allows you to connect your iPod to your car stereo, then access your playlists with your stereo's controls - a great idea for several reasons. One, you can scroll through your song titles on your stereo's larger display, instead of squinting down at your iPod. Two, you can route the adapter cable to your glove compartment or center console, so your iPod stays safely out of sight. Three, the iPod adapter keeps your iPod fully charged, so it's ready to rock when you leave your car. And last of all, some adapters bypass your iPod's internal digital-to-analog converter, using your stereo's superior DAC to turn your files back into music. The CCA750 cable lets you watch video content from your iPod on select Clarion DVD receivers. 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Jackson's Eibach Civic at the 2013 HFF Challenge Event #4
Here is a little footy from NWP Jackson's in-car camera as he races around the track at Streets of Willow in his EG Civic on Eibach Multi Pro R2 coilovers. For lots more videos from other track days, check out Eibach's Channel on YouTube.
Nisei Showoff | August 11, 2012
The Annual Nisei Week Car Show was this past weekend, and as always, the show was a good one. If you weren't able to make it, don't worry, just take a look at Phryxis's Nisei Coverage and you'll see everything that you missed.
Wek'Fest SF 4 | February 19, 2012
Rodrez is back with more awesome video coverage. The following is a few words from Ernesto Sarmiento, and a couple of the cars that caught our attention during the roll in, at Wek'Fest in San Francisco.
Video Feature | 2001 Integra Type R – Dallas, TX
Here is a user submitted video documentary on NWP member 99slammedcivic's 2001 Integra Type R. The video is very well done, and we wanted to share it with the rest of you. Enjoy.
2011 SEMA Show
SEMA 2011 in Las Vegas was another amazing show, and trying to cover the entire event always becomes a very difficult task due to the enormity of the show. Below is just a small portion of what was showcased at SEMA this year. If you have never attended, I strongly suggest you try and do so. Big thanks to the guys at Eibach for the hospitality throughout the week.
The Chronicles 3rd Anniversary Meet at Eibach
Congrats to our friends over at The Chronicles on their 3rd year in operation. The site just keeps getting better and better. Below is Rodrez's video coverage of their Anniversary Meet this past weekend at Eibach. As usual, the turnout was great, and big thanks to everyone who made it out.
Sheepy's Turbo S2000
Here is a short clip from Rodrez featuring Sheepey's latest project. The Rodrez video endeavor is just beginning, stay tuned…
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As some of you may know, Northwood Pizza the restaurant was on the brink of permanent closure. All efforts to save it appeared to have been exhausted, and we all began to accept the fact that one of our favorite spots for car meets would no longer be. However, a former employee has stepped up to the plate, and has announced that he will be reopening Northwood Pizza in the same shopping center in the very near future. We will be having an NWP meet there once it's back up and running, but the exact date is not known at this time. We'll keep you posted. For more information, check out the post in the forum.
Talk About a Show Off.
I'm ok with the rock star entrance, but taking up two parking spaces, that's just not cool.
First Ever Type R Plank
Now that seemingly everyone has taken up planking, including many of the out of work NFL players, and various NBA players, it was time to apply this new trend to our own Honda community. Unless someone has a picture to prove otherwise, here is Puza doing the first ever ITR wing plank.
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"It's JDM Yo" Anniversary Meet
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BMC Mountainbike Racing Team is splitting up its roster this weekend. While Alexandre Moos is representing Switzerland at the European MTB Marathon Championships in Kleinzell (Austria), his teammates Julien Tamarcaz, Patrik Gallati, and Balz Weber line up against the likes of current World cross country Champion Jose Hermida (Multivan Merida) at the Swiss Racer Cup.
The fifth round of the 2011 Swiss Racer Cup is hosted by the ski resort Engelberg-Titlis. Where Nordic athletes are jumping down the mountain, some of the best mountainbikers of the world are scheduled to slide through the mud this weekend.
There are a few gaps in the regular Swiss Cup start list. BMC-rider Miritz Milatz, for example, is using the weekend following his German national title defence to recover and build up for the upcoming world cup races in North America. Many other riders are equally putting in a training block before resuming racing for the second part of the season. Patrik Gallati is hailing straight from high-altitude training with the Swiss national team to spice up his training with some race mileage.
Fast Race Facts
Date: Sunday June 12th 2011
Event: Swiss Racer Cup
Location: Engelberg-Titlis, Switzerland
Departure: 3:00 pm CET
BMC Team Roster: Patrick Gallati, Balz Weber, Julien Tamararcaz
Course Length: 25,6km
Elevation change: 1.090m
Weather forecast: cloudy, 18°C
Surface conditions: muddy
Start list: www.racerbikescup.ch/rb-cup2011/startlisten/05_engelberg.php
Event Website: www.racerbikescup.ch
Twitter Live Coverage: https://twitter.com/#!/BMCmtbRacing
Riders' opinions: due to the rain in recent days, the course has become slippery. The conditions serve both BMC riders well.


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Episode Guides
About the Show
Musical comedy series following an optimistic teacher attempting to inspire a diverse group of teenagers to realise their potential and restore the school's show choir to its former glory
Series 2 Summary
As term starts, the Darwinian fight for survival begins, old rivalries are cast aside, new alliances are formed and hearts are broken all over again. The arrival of the boys' new football coach, Shannon Beiste, presents a problem. As funds from both Glee Club and the Cheerios are diverted to the revitalised team, Will and Sue form the unlikeliest of alliances when they attempt to bring down 'The Beast'; no mean feat when she stands at 6'1, is a former maximum security prison officer and can dead lift a Cadillac...
Episode 1 - Audition
After returning from summer break, the kids discover they're still school outcasts.
Tina and Artie split up, Will tries to recruit new Glee Club members and Sue has a new formidable rival.
Meanwhile, Puck and Santana go under the knife, and Quinn shows up at Cheerios tryouts. Will Sue let her join?
Episode 2 - Britney/Brittany
Curious about Emma's new beau, Dr Carl Howell, Will convinces her to bring him in to talk to the kids about dental hygiene.
Will is reluctant to allow Brittany and the gang perform a Britney Spears number. Can they convince him otherwise?
Finn and Rachel come to blows when Finn rejoins the football team, Brittany hallucinates about Britney Spears, Sue and Will fall out and Britney Spears makes a cameo appearance.
Episode 3 - Grilled Cheesus
Finn has an existential crisis when he believes he has seen the face of Jesus in his cheese sandwich.
Meanwhile, the kids rally around Kurt after he has a disaster of his own, and Will tries to talk to the Glee Club about spirituality, much to Sue's disdain.
Later, Sue confides in Emma about her childhood.
Episode 4 - Duets
As the glee club works on a competitive duet assignment, Finn and Rachel conspire to help a new member win.
A love triangle develops between Mike, Tina, and Artie, and Puck gets himself in trouble.
Episode 5 - The Rocky Horror Glee Show
Will decides that the club should perform The Rocky Horror Show for the annual school musical.
Finn has body confidence issues and Sue is asked to do a controversial piece about McKinley for the local TV station.
Later, Emma's new boyfriend confronts Will.
Episode 6 - Never Been Kissed
Finn and Sam find an unconventional way of controlling their urges - until Coach Beiste gets wind of their tactics.
Kurt is encouraged by Blaine, a pupil from Dalton Academy, to stand up for himself. But when he does, there are unforeseen results.
Meanwhile, Quinn confides in Sue that she suspects Sam and Beiste of having a fling; Puck and Artie go on a double date with Santana and Brittany; and Coach Beiste reaches the end of her tether.
Episode 7 - The Substitute
A substitute teacher, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, fills in for Will when he is struck down by 'Monkey Flu', and wins over the whole New Directions clan.
Sue fills in for Principal Figgins, who also has the flu, and tries to flex her temporary muscle around campus.
Mercedes is vexed by Sue's decision to ban junk food in the school canteen; Terri cares for Will while he's sick; and Kurt spends more time with Blaine.
Episode 8 - Furt
Sue's mother Doris arrives to check in on her daughters. Rachel rallies the football team to stop Karofsky bullying Kurt.
Kurt tells his dad that he wants to change schools to Dalton Academy. Will he go?
Elsewhere, Kurt and Finn get some surprise wedding news, Quinn receives a romantic offer and Sue decides to marry herself.
Episode 9 - Special Education
The New Directions go head-to-head with Kurt and the Warblers in the sectionals competition.
Meanwhile, Will tries to showcase some of the other Glee club members, Kurt struggles to muster the team spirit needed at Dalton Academy and Artie boosts Brittany's confidence.
Emma and Carl grow closer but trouble brews between some of the younger couples.
Episode 10 - A Very Glee Christmas
When Finn tries to bring a little holiday cheer to McKinley High, Artie discovers that Brittany still believes in Father Christmas.
Rachel wants Finn to sing her a Christmas song to atone for his recent behaviour. Will he?
Meanwhile, Will encourages the choir to be more charitable, the teachers pick their secret Santas, and one manipulative coach rigs the present-giving in her favour.
Episode 11 - The Sue Sylvester Shuffle
Tensions flare between Finn and Karofsky who continues to give him and the Glee members a hard time.
Will and Coach Beiste take action and force Karofsky and the other football players to join Glee club for a week.
Sue wants Quinn and the Cheerios to focus all their attention on bringing home the nationals trophy and asks them to choose between Glee club and cheerleading.
Episode 12 - Silly Love Songs
Finn is filled with newfound confidence after winning the district championship and sets his sights on an old flame.
Will asks the club to pair up and sing the world's greatest love songs to each other - which leaves some members embarrassed.
The kids set up a charity kissing booth to celebrate Valentine's Day and Kurt leans some surprising news about Blaine.
Episode 13 - Comeback
Rachel tries to launch a social comeback at McKinley High with some help from Brittany.
Sue takes her defeat badly; her reaction is extreme enough to cause Emma and Will to be concerned.
Quinn is in a quandary about her love life; Sam seeks Justin Bieber's advice on girls; Puck tries to impress Lauren; Sue joins the Glee club and Sam starts a tribute band.
Episode 14 - Blame it on the Alcohol
Principal Figgins warns the pupils about the dangers of underage drinking and coaxes the Glee club to perform a song which highlights the problem.
Finn and Puck persuade Rachel to throw a house party. In their booze-fuelled state, the revellers play a game of spin the bottle.
Will worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation. He turns to Coach Beiste, who asks him to join her at her favourite honky tonk bar, The Rosalita Roadhouse, for a night of stress relief. Meanwhile, Blaine and Rachel hit it off.
Episode 15 - Sexy
Free-spirited substitute teacher Holly Holliday (Gwyneth Paltrow) returns to teach the children about sex education.
Artie is worried when he hears through the grapevine that Brittany thinks she might be pregnant.
Sue lets some Glee secrets slip to Kurt and Blaine; Emma is concerned about Holly and Will's liberal approach to teaching the kids about sex; and Rachel, Emma and Quinn have a Celibacy Club meeting.
Later, Lauren tells Puck that she wants to make a sex tape.
Episode 16 - Original Song
The New Directions decide the only way to win Regionals is to write and perform their own original songs.
Quinn is hell-bent on getting Finn back and ruling McKinley once again; Rachel and Quinn work together; Blaine and Kurt land a duet at regionals and Quinn and Sue inspires the glee club.
Episode 17 - A Night of Neglect
The glee club members help another of McKinley's struggling societies to raise vital funds, but when Sue hears about the show of support she quickly moves to put the kibosh on it.
Episode 18 - Born This Way
Will teaches the kids a valuable lesson about self-acceptance - through the music of Lady Gaga.
Lauren and Quinn go toe-to-toe for the prom queen crown and Rachel struggles with a life-altering decision.
Episode 19 - Rumours
Sue revives the school newspaper so she can plant disruptive rumours in it.
The glee club discover some interesting new information about Sam, and April Rhodes returns and tries to convince Will to hit the road with her.
Episode 20 - Prom Queen
When the booked entertainment cancels at late notice, Principal Figgins asks the New Directions to perform at the prom .
The competition for prom king and queen heats up, and a familiar face returns.
Episode 21 - Funeral
The New Directions work on their set list for Nationals - with a little help from Jessie St James. An unexpected loss rocks the world of one of McKinley's own.
Episode 22 - New York
In the series finale, the Glee club go to New York to compete with other show choirs for the nationals.
The pupils struggle to find inspiration for their original song; Will tries to keep a secret; and a love-struck Finn takes a daring shot at winning Rachel back.
Rachel meets her Broadway idol Patti LuPone, and the kids find themselves awestruck by their competitors. Can they win at the nationals?
Glee synopsis
Musical comedy series following an optimistic teacher attempting to inspire a diverse group of teenagers to realise their potential and restore the school's show choir to its former gloryEpisode Guide >
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Nineteen-year-old Kamie Crawford was crowned Miss Teen USA 2010 on July 24, 2010, at the beautiful Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas.
Before winning her first pageant title, Miss Maryland Teen USA, Kamie attended Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland. She graduated in June of 2010 with an impressive 4.0 GPA. Kamie plans to attend the University of Alabama's pre-med program in the fall of 2011, and hopes to eventually become a dermatologist with her own skincare and cosmetics line.
Kamie has been dedicated to cheerleading for the past seven years. She has served as captain of her high school cheerleading squad, has been awarded numerous spirit awards for her devotion to the sport and was named Winston Churchill High School's Outstanding Cheerleader of the Year in 2010. When Kamie is not cheerleading, she enjoys surfing the web, going to the movies and singing…in the shower.
Kamie will use her title to encourage others to realize they can do anything as long as they have the confidence to believe in themselves. During her year-long reign as Miss Teen USA, Kamie will attend the New York Film Academy, make appearances around the country and work with charities such as Best Buddies, D.A.R.E, Girl Talk, Sparrow Clubs and Project Sunshine.
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so kinda a lazy day start - nice breakfast garlic eggs - got on the trail little after noon. Great conditions 40's no wind 100% visibility.
The start of the trail was clear: no snow and minimal water trickling down.
I was intending to go over to Flume and have a little fun climbing up the slide, but I was jogging the "approach" and ran right past the cut off :( oppsi.
Anyways, after 1 - 1.5 miles in a little dusting of snow, perhaps 3000' ? But no concern nor need for any spikes, defintley not any need for double plastic YET ; )
Up by the tent camps the trail became mostly snow but very minimal 1-2' so again regular boots still fine
I reached the summit of Liberty in under 2 hours to find great views! Visibility just amazing!!! Pretty comfortable up there maybe 10-20 knt winds with 25-30 F so I just sat there in a polypro and eat a couple of cliff bars. Back down to the car very quickly with a light jog... all in all round trip maybe 3 - 3.5 hours for 8 miles roundtrip with maybe 3000' elevation gain? Not a bad afternoon of exercises :)
Wish I had some pics to share, but only took the cell and I won't disrespect by posting that crap... Perhaps this old shot from out west this spring will make up for it
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Yellow sapphires have held the world at attention. Unlike other similarly colored gems, the sapphire stands alone basking in its own light. Revered by a number of jewelry designers of the 1800s (such as Giuliano), this dazzling sapphire of an estimated 7.5 carats is claw set as the central stone in a classic Victorian era cluster ring of 18k yellow gold top over silver. With a surround consisting of fourteen (14) old mine cut diamonds and a total diamond weight of about 1.3 carats, the gems are set rub over collets of silver creating an intriguing scalloped perimeter.
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Measurements: 1-11/16 inches (1.8 cm) in length north to south on the hand by 5/8 of an inch (1.5 cm) in width measured from diamond to diamond and rises 3/8 of an inch (0.9 cm) in height off the finger. Weight of 8.8 grams (5.6 dwt).
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Garnets and gold make for an outstanding turn-of-the-20th century necklace. A trifecta of three lengths of warm 14k rose gold (a center length of twisted rope chain bounded with sections of a square wheat pattern) is appointed with five slides. Each of these slides is engraved with gorgeous foliate and leaf designs on both sides. The luxurious necklace concludes with an oval garnet cabochon set in a tongue and groove clasp with a safety chain.
Date: 1900.
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A change in judges is under way in the criminal case of a former county water board member accused of conflict of interest in connection with the failed regional desalination project.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Terry Spitz said Wednesday that Judge Pamela Butler concluded that the pending trial of Steve Collins would disrupt her already busy calendar, and she decided to seek a retired judge to take over the case. Spitz said Judge Stephen Sillman is believed to be a leading option, though retired judges Robert Moody, John Phillips and William Curtis were being considered.
Sillman's possible appointment to hear a motion by Collins' defense attorney Dan Clymo to dismiss the charges, and potentially to conduct the trial, was discussed during a scheduling conference on Wednesday. Prosecutor Stephanie Hulsey said a court hearing was scheduled for Aug. 29 about who should be assigned to hear the dismissal motion.
Clymo did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Herald on Wednesday.
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Burt, a renowned federal death penalty legal adviser, missed at least two scheduled court hearings, drawing an admonition from Judge Butler that he should be ready to go to trial at some point this year.
After Clymo was assigned to represent Collins on May 31, the trial was rescheduled to start Jan. 27.
The case has been potentially complicated by reports that district attorney investigators interviewed former Marina Coast Water District board member Ken Nishi after he wrote an opinion piece published in The Herald last month. In it, he said he had attended meetings with county officials, including supervisors, in which Collins' paid consulting work on the regional desal project was discussed openly.
Collins is accused of conflict of interest for being paid more than $160,000 by RMC Water and Environment after he helped arrange for the firm to receive a county contract to manage the desal project, which fizzled partly because of that.
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Collins has pleaded not guilty to more than three dozen charges, including grand theft for allegedly charging Castroville artichoke grower Ocean Mist Farms for public meetings that he never attended or that never occurred. Other charges allege he accepted payment for official acts and attempted to dissuade witnesses against him.


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Eicca grew up near Helsinki, Finland, in a musical family. Inspired by the example of his sisters who played instruments, he began playing the cello at the age of nine. His interest in music turned to a profession when he attended the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
Read MoreAs a freelancer Eicca played for several orchestras, including the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Avanti! chamber orchestra. He is also a founding member of the Total Cello Ensemble. In 1993, Eicca and his mates surprised their fellow orchestra members by playing three songs from the Metallica album, Ride The Lightning. According to Eicca, as a poor student he did not have notes for any other albums.
Two years later, Apocalyptica performed at the Teatro Heavy Metal Club in Helsinki on the same night with His Infernal Majesty, later to be known as HIM. A week later, Kari Hynninen of Zen Garden Records contacted Eicca to discuss a deal to make their very first record, "Plays Metallica by Four Cellos".
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