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Winters coming, anyone have any recommendations on stopping door drafts?
I have heard that "Twin draft guards" are kind of junky. So was hoping some folks have some experience? Also any help with windows would be useful to. Moved into a big 100 year old house and it looks like the energy bill might be a bit more than I'd like.
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I don't have any suggestions, but I'm paying attention to see what others suggest. I also have drafty windows which I am reluctant to replace (size, overall look in the house with the older style) but haven't yet gotten any special kinds of curtains to block the draft. I think that will be a purchase this fall.
Replacing weatherstripping will go a looooong way toward stopping drafts. That includes the threshold seal under the door as well as getting a good seal around the outside edges of your door stop trim.
@jsimsace: Any recommendation on type of weatherstripping? Or perhaps a video or website to make sure I'm doing it right? (I like to second guess myself a bit on things I'm not 100% on!) Also... Waffles.
Here are some articles from the This Old House site.
They have more, I just searched on weather stripping. The web site for the magazine The Family Handyman is also a good source for DIY projects.
I was hoping this post had something to do with House Stark of Winterfell. They'd just throw more peat on the fire.
I can get back to you tomorrow, but it depends on the type of door that you have. If it's a "modern" metal door, there will be a kerf (saw cut) in the area just outside of your door. This is replaceable by a "refill". Older houses can vary wildly. I recommend a nail-on vinyl type that pushes up against the door. Again, I could tell you more tomorrow. :)
ok. old house tips for those that can't afford to renovate:
1. wear layers
2. fingerless gloves
3. space heaters
4. close off any room not in use (not just the vent in that room)
5. an old tub sock stuffed with wornout clothes is a great draft guard
6. blankets on every chair, couch, bed
7. ceiling fans do make a difference, just make sure they are turning right
8. plastic wrap the inside and the outside of the windows
9. go to thrift shops for the 1950's type insulated curtains (they may be ugly, but they work wonders, and you can hang something nicer on the inside with safety pins)
10. triple expanding foam is your friend
11. check your basement for extra drafts (holes in between bricks)
12. check the insulation on your water pipes
13. house shoes with rubber soles
14. expect feet on the furniture so have covers on the nicer furniture
15. candles make heat when burned
16. check your insulation in the attic for bare spots
17. fireplaces help--if the chimney has been cleaned lately
I use those cheap (like, $1.25 or less each) towels in the windows, plus insulated curtains (or blankets, because we're poor). Works pretty good.
I used twin draft guards in my old apartment, and it helped a ton. They aren't high quality and it was on the porch door, which I never used when it was cold, but if you don't plan on opening that particular door very much they're actually a really good solution.
Otherwise for common doors and stuff they get annoying and bad. I guess weatherstripping it your easiest solution then, unless you want to fuss with the twin draft guard and only count on it for one season.
@anorion: Gotta do what works, God knows we do. Smiles to you! =D
@jsimsace: My doors are old and rickety wooden pieces of crap. One has a bout a half to three inch gap. (Definitely one of those giant money pits, but rents cheap as long as i can keep the heat bill down.)
@sskarstad: I came in here in hopes someone would say, "just brace yourself against the door" or something to that effect. I guess that someone is me, now.
On topic, yes to weatherstripping. You can go to Lowe's or Home Depot and they should be able to help you get the right stuff. Also Great Stuff sealing foam is good for larger gaps, and they have a window version that dries semi-flexible.
@lazyzombie: Err Half to 3/4 inch gap! I'm a dummy.
thanks for the tips. trying to do a better job of winterizing our 90 yr old house this year.
Weatherstripping is pretty cheap and should pay off in a season if you have drafty doors. Get the kind that goes around the 3 sides of the door jam, plus a good door sweep for the bottom.
@tsfisch: Yep, exactly what we have done to our vacation home. It's cheap and very easy to do.
I need this too!
#1 Answer - DUCT TAPE!
I gave up years ago. My landlord is a cheap lazy bastard so I just ran masking tape around my doors.
Works very well.
If I had my own place I too would just replace the weatherstripping.
I've heard good things about those things that slide under the doors. My parents use them at their house, and they've only had positive things to say.
If your door is loose when closed, you may have to replace the strike plate or even the knob itself before it will seal properly.
As for windows, the clear draft guards that you put over the entire window case works remarkably well.
I am glad I'm not the only one who thought this was going to be a GoT reference.
As the owner of a 1920's home - everything that @moosezilla said is great advice.
I didn't forget about you! What I had in mind for your door bottom was this product. It is adjustable and can handle a 3/4" gap with ease (that 3" gap had me concerned). :)


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|Gearing up for the approach to Cheoah
The weather was ideal, the day started cool and mostly cloudy. The trail was in better shape than I anticipated coming off a recent burn and more recent heavy rain. Our descent to the car passed quickly and I took the extra time to take off my shoes, feed the dog, lube my feet, chug some water, eat some calories and grab a bottle of juice before continuing on down the trail.
My goal for this trek was to finish in 30 hours. Given my fitness, this seemed like a reasonable expectation, but I still wanted to be cautious and keep it nice and relaxed for as long as possible. Conversations with Adam and Carl had led me to believe that pain would be inevitable along this journey. Perhaps I could prolong the inevitable. I chose to walk, eat and drink a lot early on, but still clicked off checkpoints ahead of schedule.
Near Appletree, Uwharrie and I bumped into Denise Davis running down the trail to cheer me on. For those who don't know: Denise is the thru-runner pioneer of the Bartram. Having persevered through illness and injury, she finished her inspiring traverse on Veteran's Day, 2010. Now she was providing caloric and moral support for my attempt, truly a class act. After a quick break, Uwharrie and I continued on to the lake while Denise made plans to meet us closer to Franklin.
|View from Wayah
Leaving the summit by sunset (8PM), I began the rollercoaster descent to Franklin aided by hiking poles and Carl's powerful headlamps. The full moonrise was a sight to behold! Denise and Tony surprised me by meeting me half way down the ridge. I enjoyed our fleeting conversation before continuing on solo. Lily and Uwharrie hiked in a bit to welcome me to Wallace Branch at 10:45PM where I took a 15 minute break, ate pizza, switched shoes and socks and packed for the overnight stretch.
Alan Buckner and Tracy Taro ran the 14-mile road section with me out of Franklin while Denise provided vehicular support behind us the whole way. I am truly humbled and indebted to their tremendous kindness for helping me safely reach Buckeye Branch by 2AM. Thank you! Meanwhile, Lily and Uwharrie drove to Osage Mtn. Overlook to sleep and await my early morning arrival.
Halfway through the Bartram and an hour ahead of schedule, I felt great, but Denise cautioned me that I had hardly had anything to eat or drink in the last 3 hours. Denise, Alan and Tracy offered up any of the food items they had on hand. Realizing that I had forgotten to pack my instant coffee, I helped myself to Denise's stash of caffeinated gels. After quick farewells, I set off alone up Wolf Rock…
Here is where the inevitable caught me: on a long climb through the middle of the night, I could no longer keep my eyes open and my legs moving forward. Never before has sleepiness struck me with such a force. Over the next 15 miles, I plopped down at least half a dozen times on the side of the trail. Forward progress simply seemed impossible when fully immersed in one of these waves of drowsiness. And the waves just kept on coming.
I reached the summit of Scaly by dawn. The sun rose and moon set as I paused to take in the immense beauty of fog-enshrouded peaks rising out of frosty valleys below. Although the latter part of the night had taken a toll, my spirits were still lifted and I felt encouraged by the new day. I arrived at Osage a little before 8AM, one hour behind schedule. I quickly prepped for the 22-mile push to Warwoman Dell before getting too chilled, or too comfortable.
Much to my dismay, the sunshine did not relieve my drowsiness. On the contrary, the rising temperatures seemed to lull me to sleep. The stretch over Rabun Bald passed in a zombie-like blur and the descent to Warwoman seemed never ending due to several impromptu "naps." I eventually learned to splash cold creek water on my face and the back of my neck whenever I could.
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|Kissing the rock at the southern terminus

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How does the regeneration work? I know that if my creature is destroyed then I can spend X mana then tap my creature and move it out of combat. Is it attackable in any way after that? With spells or instants?
Edit: What I really wanted to know is that if someone uses for example Shock on my creature can I say at that moment "Ok, I will spend 2 mana and regenerate my creature" or when that Shock is played it is resolved immediately any my creature is destroyed (assuming that it has 1 toughness and no regeneration shield on it)


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Two and Four Speed Transmissions - Rebuild Your JericoWritten by on August 20, 2012 Jerico Performance Products
Jerico Performance Products' Jerry Hemmingson may have first begun reworking Ford's Top Loader transmission into his own unique design in order reduce his timeslips on the dragstrip, but the quality of the transmission has made it a winner in many different types of racing.
Jerico's two- and four-speed Top Loader transmissions are extremely popular among road racers because of their light weight, extremely low rotating mass, and durability. But that has also made these transmissions highly prized among asphalt oval track racers with open transmission rules. Besides the already mentioned strengths, these transmissions also offer a wide variety of gearing options to help you find the right match for your track, and the simple design means repairs and rebuilds are surprisingly easy.
We recently stopped by the shop of Jim Cook Racing Transmissions while Cook was beginning the process of inspecting a Jerico two-speed transmission that an asphalt Super Late Model team had purchased used from another team. Wisely, the new owner of the transmission didn't want to risk a failure that kept them from finishing a race, so they had asked Cook to go through the unit and make sure everything was up to spec before bolting it into the race car.
It turned out to be a wise move by the race team. The transmission looked good at first glance, but Cook did find a few issues that he was able to correct quickly and easily before they could become big expensive problems on the racetrack. Cook also gave us some invaluable advice and things to look out for when rebuilding your own Jerico transmission.
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1 For oval-track racers, the two-speed version is often preferable over the four-speed version because you only need the high and low gears anyway, and the two-speed cuts rotating weight. Cook says it's easy to spot a two-speed Jerico because it uses a special case that only has two holes for shifter inputs. Jerico three- and four-speed transmissions all have three shifter inputs.2 The tailhousing comes off with the removal of four bolts, and it quickly becomes apparent just how simply these transmissions are built. Unlike a T10, another popular circle track racing transmission, the Jerico keeps reverse inside the main housing. The only thing inside the tailhousing is the lengthy output shaft.3 The team that sold the Jerico apparently used a mid-plate for mounting the engine and transmission, eliminating the transmission crossmember. To reduce weight they had cut off the crossmember mount (left). If you use a crossmember, make sure you find a tailhousing that still has the cast-in mounts (right, although this one has been modified as well).4 A C-clip is used to lock in both the main bearings for the input and output shafts. But the bearings have a slight press fit so even after removing the clips they won't just fall right out. Cook says you can use a chisel against the bearing's inner race to punch it from the inside out.5 The gears can't be removed from the case until the shifter fork is out of the way, and before you can do that you have to remove the shifter rail. Start by removing the bolt that holds the inner spring and detent plug in place.6 There's also a bolt on the exterior of the case that holds in another detent and spring set. Cook uses a pick to get the spring out.7 Now you can remove the main shifter rail. Make sure the rail is still smooth without any scars or wear grooves.8 Now you can rotate the shifter fork up until it's off the selector and lift it straight out of the case.
10 Here's a shot of the input shaft and the main gear after it has been pulled from the case. Note the groove cut into the face of the gear and the hole in the shaft that's on the same spline the groove in the gear runs to. The purpose of this hole is to feed oil to the needle bearings the shaft spins on. (The needle bearings have been removed, but you can see the housing bore it spins in.) When reinstalling the gear onto the input shaft, you must make sure the groove in the gear and the hole in the shaft line up, otherwise, Cook says the needle bearings will be burnt up by your second or third night of racing.11 With the main gears removed, the cluster shaft, as well as the reverse idler are revealed. The reverse idler gear spins on its own shaft and has its own shifter fork.12 Next, you can knock out the cluster gearshaft, but the cluster gear itself won't come out until you use a pick to remove the shim in the back side of the case. After that the cluster gear should lift right out.13 Clean and inspect all of the needle bearings that ride inside the shafts. When reinstalling them, it's helpful to use heavy grease to help stick them in place. Few things are as frustrating as hunting underneath your workbench for that needle bearing that fell out and rolled who-knows-where.14 Now you can get a clean look at the reverse idler gear and its shifter fork. To remove the gear, all you need to do is remove the idler shaft. Removing the shifter fork isn't necessary unless it's damaged or worn.15 Here, the shaft is being slid out so that the reverse idler gear can be removed.16 The individual gears can be removed from the main shaft by simply removing the C-clips.17 Changing gear ratios on the Jerico transmissions is as simple as swapping out the gearsets. Numbers are stamped on each of the gears so it is easy to reference them to Jerico's charts to determine the gear ratios. The key is to make sure you never mis-match the sets because they won't mate properly.18 The reverse gears showed some pretty bad signs of wear. It's likely a sign of a driver trying to move the transmission into reverse before fully engaging the clutch. Many other gear builders would have simply thrown out the reverse gear as well as the idler, but Cook always tries to work with his customers to save money wherever possible. With a little quality time with the grinder, Cook is able to recut the leading edges of the gear teeth. The three gear teeth in the foreground show how the teeth looked after Cook gave them back a bit of an edge. The teeth on either side are still untouched.
19 These are the dog rings that engage the sliders. On the left (background) is a relatively new ring. On the right (foreground) is a dog ring that's worn to the point of needing replacement. Otherwise, Cook says the transmission will continually pop out of gear.20 Reassembly is basically reversing the steps. The easiest method for getting the cluster gear is back in is to set the transmission on its end, slide the cluster gear into place and then slide the shim back on top. After that it should be a piece of cake to reinsert the cluster gearshaft.21 It can be confusing to get all the detent slugs and springs back into place. Here's how they lay out in relationship to the shift rails. When everything is properly installed, the detents will not allow the transmission to be in a forward gear and reverse at the same time.22 When putting everything back together, make sure the flat side of the dog rings are engaging the sliders. If the dogs are installed backward so that the angled sides are facing the slider to transmission won't stay in gear.23 Make sure to slide the input shaft into place first before installing the output shaft and gears. Then join the two halves together. Do it backwards and you won't have room to slide the input shaft into the case.24 With the main shaft in place, drop the high/low shifter fork in place and rotate it until the end is on the selector.25 Reinstall the main bearings and go ahead and lock them in place with the C-clips. This will hold the main shaft in the right attitude so that you can finish the shifter.26 Getting the high/low slider shaft into place can be tricky. After installing the lower half of the detent spring set, use a pick to hold the shifter fork in the right spot until you can get the slider shaft through.
28 Cook inspected the rear seal, which was still good so it wasn't replaced. But he did apply some lubricant to protect it when the transmission is first used.29 Instead of a gasket which can be finicky and leak-prone, Cook prefers a thin bead of silicone to seal the joint between the main case and tailhousing.


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The names of the Highway Patrol Officers from the officer involved shooting in Cottonwood have been released.
CHP Lieutenant Scott Frederick said Officer Aaron Gillham of the Red Bluff division and Sergeant James Malner of the Cottonwood office were the two law enforcement members involved in the shooting.
It happened just before 10 a.m. on Happy Valley Road near West Valley High School on December 4th.
Shasta County Deputies said California Highway Patrol officers attempted to pull over 48-year-old William "Billy" Kinyon (pictured above), who was driving in a red pick-up truck.
Instead of pulling over, Kinyon took off. While he led officers on a chase, Deputies said Kinyon brandished a gun.
One of the passengers was 24-year-old Michelle Short, who was 6-months pregnant at the time. Kinyon is the father of one of her other children.
Short was injured but recovered at home. Family members said the baby is doing okay.
The other passenger was 29-year-old Wendy Michaels. She was not injured during the incident. Michaels was questioned by investigators and then released.
Deputies said throughout the chase, there were multiple exchanges of gunfire. They said eventually, Kinyon stopped and got out of the truck, threatening officers with a handgun once again. That's when officers shot Kinyon.
He was treated at Mercy Medical Center for non life-threatening injuries.
All three people involved in the incident have a criminal history.
Deputies said Kinyon was sentenced to state prison in 2005 for drug related charges. He was released last year under AB109 and was put on probation.
Earlier this year, Kinyon was charged with drug related charges. He failed to show up for court and a warrant for his arrest was issued in November.
Deputies said Michaels and Short told investigators that during the pursuit Kinyon told them "he was not going back to prison."
According to court records, Short currently has a warrant out for her arrest after she didn't show up to court in August. She was charged with possession of a smoking device earlier this year plus trespassing and vandalism in 2011.
In 2010, Michaels was charged with four misdemeanors, including delaying an officer and trespassing. She spent 30 days in jail and was sentenced to three years probation, which she is still serving.
Kinyon is being charged with attempted murder, along with several other felonies and misdemeanors related to the incident. He is scheduled back in court January 10.


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WHEELING - Best-selling author Dinesh D'Souza, director of the documentary "2016: Obama's America," is scheduled to speak in Wheeling on Wednesday as a guest of the West Liberty University Economics Club.
A large crowd is expected for the noon event at River City Ale Works, 1400 Main St. in downtown Wheeling. Along with "2016: Obama's America," D'Souza is the author of the New York Times bestseller "Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream." His appearance is sponsored through the BB&T charitable foundation that supports the study of economic philosophy.
As of Monday, 150 reservations had been received for the noon program, said Jeff Knierim, vice president for Community Engagement at WLU. The $10 cost includes lunch. Reservations are still being taken by calling 304-336-8301. The event is open to the general public with reservations.
"This is already proving to be well-received. He is a hot property right now and this looks to be the best-attended of our lunch series so far," Knierim said of the early reservations.
Knierim expects D'Souza will provide his insight on the 2012 presidential election.
Erik Root, associate professor of political science and chair of the Center for Economic Philosophy at WLU, said, "We are pleased to present an author who is in great demand and invite the public to take advantage of an opportunity to hear his thoughts. He will also be available to sign any of his books that the audience may have in their possession."
In 2010, D'Souza was named the president of The King's College, a Christian college located in New York City.
At the college, D'Souza aimed to prepare students for careers in which they help to shape and eventually lead strategic public and private institutions. D'Souza spent 25 years as a writer, scholar and public intellectual to The King's College.
A former policy analyst in the Reagan White House, D'Souza also served as John M. Olin Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.


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The unit ball is compact in the weak topology iff the space is reflexive. Is there an analogous topology under which the unit ball is compact iff the space is super-reflexive?
(I know a space is super-reflexive iff the unit ball is super weakly compact, but I'm not aware of a topology which makes super weak compactness equivalent to compactness in that topology.)


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One man is dead, after his car ran off the road in Logan County.
It happened at about 3:45 Monday.
The Logan County Sheriff's Department says, 65-year-old James Bilbrey of Auburn, was southbound on Chandlers Road when he lost control.
Deputies say his Chevrolet HHR ran off the right side of the road, and flipped multiple times.
They say Bilbrey was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the car.
He was flown to Vanderbilt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.


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*Click the image to visit the club sport page.
The Club Sports Program promotes participation in a wide variety of activities, complementing the University's Intramural Sports Program and Varsity Athletic Program. Sport Teams participate in extramural collegiate games and practice with or without the support of a recognized coach. Club Sports are designed to help students develop leadership, financial, and organizational management skills through the opportunity to create, organize, and run their own club. The club itself will determine the length and type of game schedule to participate in, as well as, the amount of scheduled, organized practices. The Department of Intramurals provides advisement and administrative assistance to clubs, but emphasis is placed on student leadership and involvement, with the success of each club dependent on the dedication and commitment of its student leaders and members. All Club Sports are required to adhere to the policies set forth by the Department of Intramurals.
Anyone interested in organizing a Club Sports Team can use this Checklist to get started.
The Club Sports Council (CSC) is an organization that serves as an administrative body within the Intramural Program that has as its purpose to act in addressing issues that affect the operation of the individual clubs that are part of the Club Sports Program; and it is vested with authority to make decisions and/or recommendations as noted in the Intramural Constitution.
Along with the benefits and privileges of being recognized student organizations and members of the Club Sports Program, sport clubs assume certain responsibilities. As applicable, these include:
Adhering to the membership policy for Club Sports.
- Ensuring that prospective members are advised of the accident/medical insurance requirement for membership in a sport club in which physical contact is an inherent element of the sport.
- Following Intramural guidelines and procedures for the operation of sport clubs.
- Remaining in good standing with state, regional, and national affiliations as appropriate.
- Following the Risk Control Guidelines for sport clubs.
- Keeping the Intramural Office informed of scheduled club activities and events.
- Ensuring that club activities do not interfere with academic responsibilities.
- Completing and submitting all required forms and reports to the Intramural Office in a timely manner.
- Checking email routinely and the club mail box in the Falcon Center weekly.
- Maintaining the cleanliness of facilities reserved for club use.
- Providing for a smooth transition of officers through orientation and training.
- Ensuring that club members are informed of the Code of Conduct for Club Sports and understand the importance of conducting themselves in a mature and responsible manner that will reflect positively upon themselves, their club, and FSU or PC&TC.
- Understanding that student organizations are not agents of Fairmont State University or Pierpont Community & Technical College, and ensuring they make it clear in their representation to third parties that they speak only for their members and not for the University (e.g., the Fencing Club is the Fencing Club at Fairmont and/or Pierpont or the Fairmont State Fencing Club, but not the Fairmont State University Fencing Club). All Club Sport Team Names must be approved through the Club Sport Council.
- Complying with all local, state, and federal laws, University policies and regulations, and Campus Recreation requirements.
- Ensuring that prospective members are advised of the accident/medical insurance requirement for membership in a sport club in which physical contact is an inherent element of the sport (applies to all sport club teams).
- Ensuring that each club member listed on the Roster maintains a current GPA of 2.0 or higher, and is currently enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours.
- Ensuring that club members are informed of the Code of Conduct for Club Sports and understand the importance of conducting themselves in a mature and responsible manner that will reflect positively upon themselves, their club, and FSU or PC&TC.
- Seeking approval for fundraising activities from the Student Affairs Office through completion and submission of any required paperwork.
- Following basic guidelines as specified in the Student Organization Handbook.
NOTE: All uniform apparel, team shirts, use of FSU or PCTC logos etc. must be approved through the Club Sport Council.
- Ensuring that a Release and Waiver of Liability/Informed Consent has been signed by each member and submitted to the Intramural Office prior to his/her participation in club activities.
- Securing an updated, completed Roster, Advisor/Coach Contract Form, and all other necessary paperwork.
- Assisting in the scheduling of practice facilities/times/dates and home games. Ensuring that all visiting teams submit a Visiting Team Roster.
- Oversee the following of Campus Recreation guidelines and procedures for the operation of sport clubs.
- Provide equipment storage facilities if needed.
The following is a list of guidelines that the Club Sports Council will use to assess each club. The Council will review all of the club's activity and place them in the appropriate category.
These are the minimum requirements that must be met for a Club to be considered in GOOD STANDING:
- Have submitted 100% of the required Fall Start-up forms by the deadline date.
- Must continue to update club information and roster as necessary. All names listed on the roster must be verified by the club president and the Advisor.
- All trip planning forms must be submitted at least 5 business days in advance.
- Travel rosters must be submitted at least 24 hours before trip departure.
- Equipment checked out from the Intramural office must be returned no later than 3 business days following the event.
- Must be in communication with the Intramural office regarding club activities and events.
- At least one Club Officer must be present at all Club Sport meetings.
- Guidelines set forth in the Student Organization Handbook as specified for Club Sports.
- No current violations of the student Code of Conduct (Current is considered within the past six months).
Each sport club must have a full time faculty or staff member of Fairmont State University or Pierpont Community & Technical College as its advisor. He/she should be a person who is accepted and respected by club members, has a strong interest in the club, and is willing to attend some of the club's meetings and activities. While not required, it would be helpful if the advisor were experienced in the sport or interest area of the club. The advisor serves as a resource person to help provide direction and continuity to the club. He/she can contribute valuable knowledge and experience related to University operations and policies. The advisor may be called upon to give input and/or feedback regarding the programs and activities of the club, but his/her foremost task is to facilitate self-government by the students, while providing help or guidance as needed. The advisor is also responsible for verifying the club team roster. This includes verifying enrollment and gpa.
NOTE: Each club team is required to have an Advisor. The advisor can also serve as the coach if the team desires.
Responsibilities of the advisor could include:
- Being available to meet with the president and other officers as needed.
- Acting as a sounding board for the club in dealing with ideas and concerns.
- Advising the club regarding University policies and procedures.
- Encouraging the development of initiative, responsibility, and leadership in club members.
- Assisting the club in defining and achieving its goals and objectives.
- Reviewing the club budget and making recommendations as appropriate.
- Encouraging sound financial practices for the management of club funds.
- Keeping informed regarding club business and activities.
- Verifying the club roster for accuracy and eligibility prior to it being submitted to the Recreation office. (Minimum GPA 2.0 and currently enrolled in a minimum 6 credit hours.)
While each club may choose whether it wishes to have a coach or instructor, the Department of Intramurals recommends that competitive teams have a coach who is at least 21 years of age (This may be a requirement of some leagues or conferences.) The Department of Intramurals is not responsible for the selection, training, supervision, or compensation of coaches or instructors. They should be selected on the basis of their expertise and experience in the sport, certifications as appropriate, personal references, and their perceived ability to relate to club members. It is suggested that the club provide the coach/instructor with a position description that includes his/her responsibilities and authority. Several forms, including a Coach/Instructor Application and a Coach/Instructor Agreement are available for club use.
NOTE: If the coach is NOT a FSU or PC&TC employee an advisor will still be required. If he/she is an employee then they can serve in both capacities - Advisor and Coach.
The responsibilities of the coach/instructor should include:
- Following risk control and safety guidelines as established by the club, the Department of Intramurals, and/or any other governing bodies for the sport or activity.
- Coordinating practices/classes and providing instruction and training that will help club members to develop and improve their skills.
- Providing on court/on field management for competitions.
- Promoting fair play and sportsmanship at all practice/class sessions and competitions.
- Abiding by all applicable rules and regulations of FSU and/or PC&TC and any conference, league, or association to which the club may belong.
- Conducting himself/herself in a professional manner that will reflect positively upon the club and FSU and/or PC&TC.
The Department of Intramurals provides a diversified program designed to meet the recreational needs and interests of the University community. The Club Sports Program promotes participation in a wide variety of sport and outdoor recreation activities, complementing the University's Intramural Sports Program and Varsity Athletic Program. While the Department of Campus Intramurals provides advisement and administrative assistance to clubs, emphasis is placed on student leadership and involvement, with the success of each club dependent on the dedication and commitment of its student leaders and members.
If you have questions regarding the Club Sports Program, please come by the Intramural Office in room 101 on the first level of the Falcon Center, or contact Tina Mascaro - email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com (304) 367-4291.
Other Responsibilities:
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The Consent Counts project involves the BDSM communities in a nationwide education and activism program coordinated and led by the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. This multifaceted campaign includes a comprehensive is analysis of current laws and court decisions, the development of legal arguments for changing the laws, participating in court cases, and ultimately, through lobbying, education and grass-roots activism, changing state laws and the way the public and the courts view BDSM. An important element of the project also includes an Educational Outreach Program (EOP) to educate our own communities of the current state of the law, of the effort NCSF is undertaking and to involve them in our strategic planning process and development of "best practices" by which we can protect ourselves and facilitate change.
Click here to go to the Consent Counts Program Page
The concerns that result from contact with local and state child welfare authorities are occasionally troublesome for members of the SM/leather/fetish/poly communities. It is often difficult to accept the necessity of interacting with child/protective services and child/family services workers. Such persons are often empowered to make independent judgments that have a direct impact on family relations and personal freedom. This presentation provides a structure for acting in accordance with the best interests of your children and with due regard for your civil rights and the rights of others.
In 2007, NCSF organized a leather leadership round table at the Creating Change conference to discuss the goals of the BDSM-leather-fetish communities. The number one priority was determined to be the decriminalization of BDSM.
A subsequent town hall meeting at LLC was held to further discuss this goal and to establish an outline for a working plan for this 10-15 year project. This is a community-wide project with participation by national groups as well as activists to help determine the plan to accomplish this goal.
Earlier this year, it was determined that it would be in the best interest of this project for NCSF to take a leadership role. Since NCSF had already established the DSM project as a major area of focus, it made sense to also add the CONSENT COUNTS project as a major focus.
Tristan Taormino interviews former NCSF Executive Director Judy Guerin.
Reprinted with permission from On Our Backs Magazine
By Tristan Taormino
The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) was formed in 1997 as a national advocacy and lobbying organization that promotes tolerance of consenting adults to perform alternative sexual expression. NCSF's primary focus is the SM/leather/fetish community because it's such a large constituency that nobody else represents in Washington, DC. NCSF holds a seat on the National Policy Roundtable of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force where it meets with about 55 other groups like the Human Rights Campaign, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, ACLU, and AFL-CIO to talk about national strategic issues related to policy.
At 48, Judy Guerin, mother of three and longtime SM practitioner, was ready to retire. Instead, at the urging of community members, she took the job of executive director of NCSF, which plans to open its official office this spring in Washington, DC. Just before a March meeting of the National Policy Roundtable to discuss sex and politics and teaching GLBT leaders to be more comfortable addressing issues of sex, On Our Backs spoke to Guerin about sex activism and the bumpy road ahead under Bush and Ashcroft.
On Our Backs: So how did you become executive director of NCSF? Isn't it an unpaid job?
Judy Guerin: Yes, I'm doing it for free. NCSF really can't afford to have anyone in a paid position at this particular point in time. I've been involved in both the transgender and the SM/leather/fetish communities for a long period of time as an activist, and people knew that my children were getting ready to go off to college, and that I was getting ready to retire. They thought it would be a good opportunity to get me back involved in community organizing.
On Our Backs: So this was your idea of retiring?
Judy Guerin: Yes.
On Our Backs: What do your kids think of your job defending kinky people?
Judy Guerin: They actually are very supportive of it and think it's great. One of them is heterosexual, one is bisexual, and one is gay. I've raised my children to be very open-minded and diverse in their thinking. I've had interesting reactions from other people. A lot of people ask me, "What's a nice girl like you doing in a job like this?"
On Our Backs: And what's your answer to that?
Judy Guerin: [laughs] Well, my answer is that I'm fighting for sexual freedom rights, which I think is an important cause and deserves attention. I'm not afraid to say that I'm involved personally in alternative sexual practices, and that I've been a victim of discrimination and other things as a result of it, as have many practitioners.
On Our Backs: So your personal history is part of why you're so passionate about your job.
Judy Guerin: My involvement in SM/leather/fetish started really before there were organized communities, so I grew up feeling very much like a gay or transgendered person might feel. I felt different, abnormal, like I didn't fit in, and I wasn't able to share this with other people. It was a great feeling of freedom to actually be able to realize that this is a very common interest and it's not abnormal and lots of people do it. Today, it's much easier to do because there's much more information available. But 15 or 20 years ago, that was not the case, and people still today experience tremendous discrimination because of it.
On Our Backs: What are some of the things NCSF does?
Judy Guerin: We work on a lot of incidents when people get arrested because they're doing SM or clubs get shut down. We send a team of people out and we work with the media to try to get the situation portrayed properly. We work with the communities to organize and to try to figure out what to do legally, politically, and financially. We're seeing more and more of these incidents because the sexual freedom movement in the United States has really taken hold, and it's started to have a lot of activity now.
On Our Backs: That's very much like the gay and lesbian movement. The more visibility of gay and lesbian people, the higher incidence of hate crimes. Do you feel the same things in the sex-positive community?
Judy Guerin: Yes, it's just a natural part of the process, and the way that any movement wins its rights. We've seen a tremendous explosion of people coming out of the SM closet over the past three to five years.
On Our Backs: Wasn't NCSF involved in the Attleboro case last year?
Judy Guerin: Yes. Attleboro was a case where an SM play party in Attleboro, Massachusetts, was raided by police. A woman was arrested for "assault with a deadly weapon", for allegedly striking another woman with a wooden spoon. In Massachusetts, consent is not a defense, and there's some previous case history related to an SM case in the seventies that is not favorable toward this. The person who hosted the party was also arrested on a variety of charges. Both of those cases are still pending. We were really successful in turning the initial media response around. At first, the media focused on "Sadomasochistic Sex Club Raided by Police", which makes it sound like all of the people were perverts and deviants; after we came in, the media began questioning whether the police themselves infringed on people's civil rights.
On Our Backs: Sex and politics haven't had such a great relationship, especially recently. Do you think it is still difficult to talk about sex in a political arena?
Judy Guerin: I think it's a little bit more acceptable to talk about sex, even more than it was two years ago, primarily because of the Clinton/Lewinsky affair. I mean, once the word "pussy" was said on a national news program - ex-Presidential Counsel Lloyd Cutler told Mike Wallace that it is as normal for the President to "talk pussy" with his friend, Vernon Jordan, as it would be for anyone else - sex was being much more openly discussed on television. It just became very common for people to hear about sex that was a bit unusual, with cigars, for example. So if you review all of the academic studies and papers that have been written about the impact of the Clinton/Lewinsky affair, I think the one positive aspect for the sexual freedom movement is that it is now a little bit more acceptable to talk about sex. Also, the young people in the United States who've grown up in the MTV generation have a very different and much more fluid view of sex, sexuality, and gender than people in my generation do.
On Our Backs: So now that Clinton is gone, and we've got Bush, what do you think is in store for queer people and perverts and leatherfolk under Bush? Did your duties double once he was elected?
Judy Guerin: One of our main concerns is that during this presidential term, there is a likelihood that there will be several Supreme Court Justice nominations, possibly three or four. It's already a very conservative and split court. Appointments that Bush makes will impact our lives for the next 50 years since these are lifetime appointments. I think the good news about the way the election happened is that it limits somewhat how conservative this administration can get, but I don't think any of us are encouraged by some of what we've seen so far, particularly the appointment of John Aschroft.
On Our Backs: I've heard rumors that, for example, the porn industry is terrified. They're hysterical about Ashcroft's new job. People who run adult businesses are concerned about being shut down or being targeted with obscenity laws. Do you think it's realistic?
Judy Guerin: I just think that whenever possible there will be conservative trends to target groups or prosecute for obscenity based on morality issues related to the radical Right.
On Our Backs: If someone runs their own local BDSM organization or support group or party, what should they do to protect themselves?
Judy Guerin: It really depends on the circumstances. We have a national law enforcement outreach program, and we not only go around the country and educated law enforcement about the difference between SM and abuse and domestic violence, but also educate the community in how to protect themselves legally, both private citizens and groups doing different types of events. The problem with SM and the law is that it's poorly defined; many times the laws are vague. I think that these attacks will continue, and I think that they'll get worse, because as it becomes less acceptable socially to persecute gays and lesbians, these people will look at other people to persecute, and SM folks are really the next group on the list. On the other hand, you know, the Republicans do have strong beliefs in privacy rights, and that's how we will approach the issue with the administration is that what consenting adults do in private shouldn't have government interference.
On Our Backs: But don't you also think that especially more radical Republicans are into privacy rights except for, notably, gays and lesbians, minorities, and other people who fall outside their idea of "normal". They like privacy, but it is applied with a double standard.
Judy Guerin: I think that's true. While I said earlier that it's a little easier to talk about sex in the United States right now, it's not politically comfortable certainly to talk about sex. Politicians are not likely to endorse sex-positive initiatives that may have some moral implications for them. I think it's a difficult four years, and I'm disappointed that we're dealing with this administration. But I also think that if you look at what's happened with the GLBT movement during Republican administrations, there's also a strong unity building and a strong movement building during those periods of times. I think we have a big job socially to change the perception of SM that gets constant negative reinforcement in the media and entertainment industry. I think this is a good opportunity for the SM/leather/fetish community to really unite, get organized, and do some of the groundwork we need to move forward in the future.
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SAN ANTONIO (February 7, 2013) – The San Antonio Rampage Sled Hockey Team, the two-time defending champions of the Midwest Sled Hockey League, will host their fourth annual sled hockey tournament this weekend at Northwoods Ice and Golf Center.
The Rampage sled hockey team is a member of the Midwest Sled Hockey League and will host the three other teams in their league, the Colorado Avalanche Sled Hockey Team, DASA St. Louis Blue and the RIC Chicago Blackhawks. In addition, the Rampage will welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning Sled Hockey Team for this year's tournament.
The tournament kicks off at 3:15 p.m. on Friday with a matchup between the DASA St. Louis Blues and the RIC Chicago Blackhawks. The San Antonio Rampage Sled Hockey Team will take the ice for the first time on Friday at 4:45 p.m. against the Colorado Avalanche Sled Hockey Team. Admission to all games is free to the public. Below is a full schedule for the tournament.
Prior to Saturday's game at 5:45 p.m., the Rampage Sled Hockey Team will host a Military Appreciation Ceremony. The Rampage (AHL) will host their 10th annual Military Appreciation Night, sponsored by Champion A.C., on Saturday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m. at AT&T Center.
The San Antonio Rampage Sled Hockey Team features three U.S. National Sled Hockey Team members with Rico Roman, Josh Sweeney and Jen Yung Lee. The U.S. National Sled Hockey Team won the 2012 International Paralympic Committee Ice Sledge Hockey World Championship in Hamar, Norway, and the 2012 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Calgary, Alta.
The Rampage are currently in second place in the Midwest Sled Hockey League with a 6-1-0-1 record and are only one point behind the DASA St. Louis Blues. Sweeney (10 goals, six assists) and Roman (eight goals, eight assists) lead the team with 16 points each in eight games.
The San Antonio Rampage Sled Hockey Team was the first team to form that consists of all wounded military service members. The team is run by Operation Comfort, a nonprofit organization that works with wounded Service Members coming from Iraq and Afghanistan who are recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio, Texas.
The Rampage Sled Hockey Team was formed in January 2007 and was adopted by the San Antonio Rampage shortly thereafter. The Rampage (AHL) continues to host various fundraising events, including their annual Military Appreciation Night on March 2, to raise money to support the Rampage Sled Hockey Team. The sled hockey team started with seven players and has quickly gained popularity in which the team now consists of more than 20 players. The team began playing in tournaments in 2008 and has since traveled throughout the United States.
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Today I'm tasting a brace of "craft" rye whiskeys from the High West distillery – the first legally licenced distillery in Utah since US Prohibition ended.
I'm starting off with High West Rendezvous – the first commercially available whiskey from the distillery. It was named after the 19th century meetings of mountain men, who gathered together in the summer to trade their various wares (mostly fur). These gatherings were frequented by the kind of men who wore coonskin caps, bushy moustaches and moccasins, and the whiskey they drank at the time was fairly raw and fiery. More...
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Mokelumne Wilderness > Round Top > Climber's Log
Round Top Climber's Log
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|Sam Mills
|Route Climbed: Crescent Moon Couloir Date Climbed: March 20, 2004
|Great outing on a fun route. Next time I will try the left varietion.
|Posted Mar 22, 2004 3:20 pm
|Route Climbed: Crescent Moon Couloir up, West Ridge down Date Climbed: March 20th, 2004
|YEAH! What a great climb in a great company of fellow SP-ers. The route turned out to be easier than I anticipated, but steep enough to keep you excited throughout. This turned out to be an awesome way to start my alpine climbing season!
|Posted Mar 21, 2004 11:16 pm
|Route Climbed: West ridge, Crescent Moon Couloir Date Climbed: Quite a few times, recently March 20. 2004
|Reached the summit on an exciting new route (to myself) Climbed with other SP.com members, good time, good climb, and good company.
|Posted Mar 21, 2004 11:41 am
|Route Climbed: Crescent Moon Couloir Date Climbed: March 20, 2004
|Great climb! Good weather, decent snow, sweet views. The steepness of the upper part of the couloir was really exciting!
|Posted Mar 21, 2004 12:45 am
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: July 26, 2002
|This area is beautiful in early summer with many wildflowers. I saw someone skiing down the persistent snow patch to the right of the use trail. My second time up at the summit, I plan to return soon.
|Posted Feb 24, 2004 4:15 pm
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2005; Jan 18, 2004
|Snowshoe ascent, ski descent, wonderful day, nice hard snow, not too hot. pics
|Posted Jan 20, 2004 12:32 pm
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: October 11, 2003
|Dave Kiene and I were aiming for Mt. Tallac, but the road was closed for the marathon so we could not get to the trailhead (!!!). Instead we decided to head to Carson Pass and Round Top. This was my first summer-time trip to the area after two winter trips earlier this year. Beautiful scenery! The entire route is Class 2 with the exception of the last 15-20' to the top of the East summit block (Class 3). On the summit I've met two NY-ers who brought their skis... hoping to ski down the "glacier"... in early October... Hmmm...
I tried to go down from the summit via Crescent Moon Couloir, but it was filled with loose rock and ice patches. Will be back to scale it in the winter. Fun half-day outing!
~1hr30m to the summit from Carson Pass at easy pace.
|Posted Oct 12, 2003 2:18 pm
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: 9/3/03
|Great hike. The views were excellent if a bit hazy out. Overall I'd higly recommend this peak, and can't wait to do it again.
|Posted Oct 5, 2003 11:09 am
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: October, 2002
6/94 - beautiful views from the top.
10/02 - In search of snow.
I highly reccommend the circumnavigation hike.
|Posted Sep 20, 2003 12:41 am
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: November 30, 2002
|Scrambled up to the west summit on an early season ski trip. Photos here.
|Posted Aug 17, 2003 5:07 pm
|Dave K
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 2000
|I'm not sure why, but I waited nearly a dozen years to climb this beautiful mountain. Worth the wait.
|Posted Jan 22, 2003 5:38 pm
|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: West ridge / Crescent Moon Couloir (descent, Apr '04) Date Climbed: November 2, 2002; April 4, 2004
|An enjoyable summit, which was teeming with crowds even on this (admittedly beautiful) early November day. Headed over to bag The Sisters and Fourth of July bump, I mean peak, afterwards.
Came back to climb it again with Bob in April 2004 as part of a ridge traverse from Kirkwood Ski Area around to Carson Pass. We descended Crescent Moon Couloir--a bit spicy without an ice axe. In retrospect that was probably foolish, but it was great fun anyway.
|Posted Dec 13, 2002 11:43 pm
|Route Climbed: West Ridge to East Summit Date Climbed: September 2002
|Great summer afternoon outing. Quite busy at the top though, given it was Labor Day Weekend.
|Posted Sep 17, 2002 5:58 pm
|Route Climbed: Round Top Lake side Date Climbed: June, 2000
|Nice views, though it was windy as hell! If three city girls can made it up to the top with me, then anyone can, hope they are not reading this.
|Posted Aug 13, 2002 10:46 am
|Joe Hanssen
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: Summer '98; March '02
|'98 Hazy day hike to the top.
'02 Ski descent of West Ridge.
August 16th '03 Bachelor Party climb w/ 9 others (to burn off the 4 am drinks from the night before in S L Tahoe)
|Posted Jul 29, 2002 10:45 am
|Route Climbed: Crescent Moon Couloir Date Climbed: April 13, 2002
|What a great trip!!!!! The couloir was fantastic and offered just the right level of scariness (which wasn't much) considering I hadn't donned crampons in two years AND I was climbing solo. Snow was a little soft, but for a snow route, this time of year...duh! Go check out my trip report if you wanna hear more!!!
|Posted Apr 15, 2002 9:00 am
|Route Climbed: West Ridge, East Ridge Date Climbed: 6 April, 7 April
|This mountain is a pile of gravel... but it was fun! The register reads like a singles ads page.
|Posted Apr 8, 2002 5:54 pm
|Route Climbed: Crescent Moon Couloir Date Climbed: March 31 2002
|Nice day hike. Not much evidence of Traffic in the Couloir.
|Posted Apr 3, 2002 8:07 pm
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: Feb 26, 2002
|We took a nice ski tour. Climbed to the saddle between the west ridge of Round Top and the east side of The Sisters and skied down into the bowl above Round Top Lake, and down to Winnemucca Lake.
Very nice setting for a day tour. Didn't see anyone in the backcountry on a tuesday. Snow sucked: alternating between pure ice, breakable crust, and mashed potatoes. Still waiting for it to corn up for the spring.
Trip Report on my website.
|Posted Mar 4, 2002 10:05 am
|Route Climbed: Crescent Moon Couloir climb & ski descent Date Climbed: March 2 & May 26, 2002
|Reached the summit on March 2. A gorgeous day trip from the SF Bay Area - read about it in my SP Trip Report.
I came back to ski the couloir on May 26, 2002. I reached the West Summit on that trip but decided to focus on the ski descent of the couloir rather than scrambling over to the East Peak on that trip. For more info, check out my 2nd Round Top SP Trip Report.
|Posted Mar 3, 2002 10:06 pm


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When I was in college writing papers I would literally write one sentence, then go back and re-read the entire paper that I had written up to that point. I would do this over and over again.
Thankfully I'm not writing papers anymore, but I've noticed a similar habit when coding - if I'm working on back end code I'll go through a bunch of other files to make sure they are organized and complete. If I'm working on front end, I'll make a change to one page, then I'll go through the entire website to make sure everything looks good.
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Dreams - 02-21-2007, 07:36 PM
This thread is for if you want to post dreams that you've had, and by dreams I mean R.E.M. (rapid eye movement) in your sleep dreams, not "I wanna be a firefighter" type things. They can be funny, wierd, happy, sad, make no sense whatsoever, whatever you wanna post, just no innapropriate things for obvious reaosns, including that everyone does not need to know about your 'intimate fantasies', I'll say. If you want you can put how it made you feel, why you think you dreamt it, what you think it might mean, etc. Anyways, I'll start.
Last night I had this dream that me and a few other kids from school were walking on this big sidewalk in a forest type area on some sort of school tour. Suddenly the landscape changed and now there were only like 5 people left, including myself, and the sidewalk changed to giant baby block letters. When we looked up at the sky the clouds were shaped like teddy bears and toy soldiers and things like that. The whole sky was this blue-ish pink-ish tinge that wouldnt ever reaslistically happen. Under the sky, to the right, there was a weird metal-bare playground wiht the equipment incredibly spaced out and it seemd to stretch on forever. Like...you guys remember that movie 'Baby Genius' from 2000-ish, it was a kids movie, it kinda reminded me of the place where they kept the babies but creepier and more surreal. We kept walking and we got to a fancy gate in the path, and on the other side were all these people of differnt cultures, dressed in the outfits that most people traditionally think of as a 'native outfits'. Like, there were Africans in brightly colored robes and headdresses, Swiss people dressed like the girl on the hot chocolate box, Egyptians in pharoh (sp?) getups, you get my drift... and we walked into the gate and there was some sort of big festival going on. It was celebratory yet at the same time had an evil and mournfull vibe. We were about to go into a big palace that looked the the palace in 'Aladdin'..and that's when my dog woke me up..
End of that right there...kinda pointless, but it was really cool. Kinda scary though, something about all those people at the end, their eyes were cold and I woke up scared of, well, I have no idea.
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Barry Bonds Puts His Beverly Hills Estate on the Market for $25 Million
Former Major League Baseball player Barry Bonds has put his home in Beverly Park—an exclusive gated enclave of Beverly Hills, Calif.—on the market for $25 million.
The estate, according to a person familiar with the home, has seven bedrooms and 14 bathrooms. It also has a music room, theater, wine room, gym, spa and elevator, according to a recent advertisement. There's also a guesthouse and a pool on the 1.85-acre property.
Mr. Bonds bought the home from Kenneth and Grace Jacobson for $8.7 million in 2002, according to public records. Back then, the house spanned about 11,500 square feet and had six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. As part of a significant renovation, Mr. Bonds added a two-story wing to the home, expanding its square footage.
According to a recent advertisement, Mauricio Umansky, founder and chief executive of real-estate firm the Agency, has the listing. He declined to comment. Mr. Bonds did not return a request for comment.
—Lauren Schuker Blum
A 40th-Floor Penthouse Sells for $27 Million, Setting a Sales Record for Miami Beach
A 7,100-square-foot penthouse in Miami Beach, Fla., has sold for $27 million, the highest price ever paid for a private residence there, according to Mark Zilbert, chief executive of Zilbert International Realty, which brokered the deal. It's also the most expensive condo ever sold in Southeast Florida, according to Mr. Zilbert.
The penthouse is located atop the Setai Resort and Residences, an oceanfront complex in South Beach built in 2004. Spanning the entire 40th floor, the home has four bedrooms, six bathrooms and floor-to-ceiling windows that offer views from all sides. The home also includes a 3,000-square-foot rooftop terrace with a summer kitchen, a Jacuzzi and an infinity pool that overlooks the ocean.
The buyer bought the apartment through a Delaware entity from a group of European investors, according to people close to the transaction. Those investors first purchased the penthouse for $15 million in June 2010.
Those investors often leased the penthouse for $30,000 a night or more, according to a person familiar with the property. Past guests have included Simon Cowell, Madonna, Jim Carrey and U2, among other celebrities, according to Jeff Miller of Zilbert International Realty, who represented the buyer.
Janne Keskinen, one of the investors in the property and a broker with Kendall Gables Realty, brokered the transaction for the sellers.
Larry Ellison Buys in Malibu for the 28th Time, Paying $18 Million
Software billionaire Larry Ellison has paid $18 million for a 2,300-square-foot home in Malibu, Calif., belonging to Jerry Bruckheimer, a movie and television producer whose credits include the "CSI" television shows as well as "Top Gun," "Armageddon" and the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies.
Mr. Ellison, an avid property buyer, owns homes on both sides of Mr. Bruckheimer's house, according to a person familiar with the area. The home is Mr. Ellison's 11th purchase on Malibu's Carbon Beach, this person said, and his 28th real-estate purchase in Malibu. (Mr. Ellison has sold off some properties since purchasing them, this person added).
The single-story house, which was never listed for sale, has Jeffrey Katzenberg, Haim Saban and Paul Allen as neighbors.
The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home sits on about a third of an acre and overlooks the ocean. It has 70 feet of beachfront property, but does not have a pool. The home was remodeled by Mr. Bruckheimer about 10 years ago.
Mr. Bruckheimer bought the home in 1987 for $2.4 million, according to public records. Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency represented Mr. Ellison in the sale. Mr. Ellison declined to comment.


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While stress testing my router using MDK3, I got the message "REALLY BIG WARNING!!! Seems like a client connected to your target AP leaks PLAINTEXT data while authenticating!!"
I viewed the tool source and it showed that the WPA2 key is sent in plain text, after repeatedly being rejected due to MDK3 denying all WPA traffic. How can I view the packet containing the cleartext WPA2 key in Wireshark? I tried
wlan_mgt.rsn.akms.type but it was not helpful.
MDK3 is a Wi-Fi testing tool from ASPj of k2wrlz. It uses the osdep library from the aircrack-ng project to inject frames.
i may have misinterpreted the source code of mdk3. can anyone make things clear by specifying the origins of this warning and its causes.(am not a c programmer but i can still figure out what the algorithm is doing).
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This is not a great question but I use a lot of cliffhangers. And I have a habit of making cliffhangers in the end of every chapter that I write just to hook the reader. The question is, is it a good idea? Won't it look monotonous after a while into the novel?
I would say no. Not for a book.
Regardless of how you are defining cliffhanger, I don't think you need an aaiiigh!! moment at the end of every single chapter. A chapter should end for a reason, but that reason doesn't have to be a shock, reversal, discovery, or threat to life/limb/happiness.
If you use the same trick or tool repeatedly, in the same place or the same way all the time, it gets old. Your reader becomes jaded. You wouldn't use the same sentence structure over and over, right? You mix it up. So why use the same narrative tool?
Soap operas and lengthy serials need cliffhangers because the story never ends. You need a reason for the audience to keep returning. A book is pretty much by definition a finite narrative. (Even reeeeeeally long ones like A Song of Ice and Fire and Lord of the Rings.) At some point the story will come to a conclusion, and you hope your reader will complete the journey with you, so you can afford to end an internal arc because the larger arc of the entire story is still going.
If you have a neverending story, then you have to use cliffhangers to drag the audience along, because there's no quest to finish. There's no The End coming — you have to give the audience something to come back for.
It depends.
Ending each chapter on a cliff hanger is a plot device used in some genres, like thrillers. Dan Brown uses it extensively in his books, as do some other writers. If well done, they can make the book more exciting, and gives it that 'can't put down' feel.
On the other hand, if done badly, it irritates the reader, as it seems the only purpose of each chapter is to put the hero in even more trouble. Also, if your characters are boring, the reader might just say, go ahead and die already. Certainly I've thrown away books where the hero was getting caught by gun toting henchmen every five minutes, just so each chapter could end in a cliffhanger. And this was in the first 3-4 chapters.
So, I'd say no, they should not be used in every chapter. My advice (as a reader, as I have no experience as a writer writing cliffhangers) is:
If not sure, put your book away for some time and then read it as a reader. Do you feel the cliffhangers make the book enticing, or like a soap serial, their only purpose is to get you to the next week / chapter?
Proper tense cliffhangers should be kept for a few occasions, otherwise your readers will guess what is happening, because they know it needs to have a problem by the end of the chapter. Like Eastenders.
However leaving the ends of chapters in limbo - unresolved, with the characters walking off to certain death, while you take up another thread of the story will have a similar effect, of keeping the readers going and wanting to know what is going to happen to them.
At the same time, resolving everything raised in a chapter during that chapter is boring, as there is no sense of long-term development of the characters and situations. Sometimes, you just need to move the characters on in a chapter, and prepare for something later.
Monotonous cliffhangers seems like an oxymoron.
In principle, I'd have no problem with consistent chapter-ending cliffhangers, provided that it didn't get overdone. After all, pretty much any literary device can be overused.
In this case, overdoing it would depend more on quality than quantity. The more you use a literary device, the better you'd be at using it, lest it become worn and trite. If these cliffhangers are forced, corny, cheesy, or contrived, then even every third chapter would be too much. But if they provide a natural, intriguing, riveting free-flowing transition into the next chapter, without being repetitive, why not?
So, would a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter constitute overuse?


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So I was thinking (dangerous, I know) - would it be worthwhile to add a slight "reputation slip" mechanism if a user isn't seen for a decent length of time?
For example if you're not seen for, say, 6 months your rep sinks a little bit to reflect the fact that you're not very current.
Good idea? Bad idea? Thoughts?


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Thursday, July 12, 2012
On Birthdays and Cake
So, what about recipes for cake? And icing? Although it's not perfect (a little too dense, I think) I have had the best results using Isa's cupcake recipe (chocolate or vanilla). I have also used this recipe, but find the end result to be rather tough and chewy. Also, the measurements are annoying when doubling or tripling (or I just hate math). A double to triple batch will work in the shaped pans, and 40-50 mins baking time. Just make sure to follow the instructions re: preparing the pan.
On to the icing. I use buttercream frosting which is made exactly the same way as its non-vegan counterpart with the exception of subbing margarine (Earth Balance) for butter. I usually use half the liquid and make a stiffer icing that will keep its shape even in the hot days of summer. I colour the icing with Wilton Icing Colours. The company assures me that their "icing colors are plant based and vegan." I like the gels because they are concentrated (a little goes a long way) and they don't thin down your icing. Here is the Hello Kitty cake I made for Vegan Daughter's birthday.
For birthday dinner I signed The Conscious Cook out of the library and made the Summer Chopped Salad
Posted by Vegan Dad at 8:42 PM
13 comments:
- Sandy Keith said...
If you would like a great vegan chocolate cake recipe, check out my blog, www.7shadesofvegan.blogspot.com and look for the title, No Way That's A Vegan Chocolate Cake. It's the tenderest, fine crumb vegan cake I've ever eaten.
- July 12, 2012 at 9:05 PM
- Jill Carroll said...
You and my husband would be best friends if you met- if you live in the vicinity of DC you must tell me! I have been thinking this for a while and I thought I should just out it out there. Love your food!
- July 12, 2012 at 9:26 PM
- toad said...
Happy birthday! Keep up the good work, your recipes are delicious. And the photos are mouthwatering!
- July 13, 2012 at 7:50 AM
- toad said...
Happy birthday! Your recipes are delicious and the photos are mouthwatering! Keep up the good work.
- July 13, 2012 at 7:52 AM
- Kathleen Richardson said...
Your son did a super job on your birthday cake!
- July 13, 2012 at 2:53 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
Sorry to say that I don't love any where near DC, but I will be researching at the Library of Congress soon.
- July 16, 2012 at 10:46 AM
- dreaminitvegan said...
Your son is following in your footsteps when it comes to cake decorating. Wow! Happy Birhday!
I'll have to check out that cookbook from out library because the last pic is making me hungry.
- July 18, 2012 at 12:14 PM
- Karen Anne said...
Nordic Ware has some great specialty cake pans, and made in the U.S.
- July 25, 2012 at 4:15 PM
- olovesfood said...
Totally agree on the dense-to-tough curse that vegan cakes have. [Eggless] chocolate cake can be moist and crumbly thanks to, well cocoa. I've yet to find a decent vanilla cake! Cookies are good though. Teehee. Keep cooking! Awesome blog!
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Pre-Schism means before A.D. 1054. Post-Schism means after 1054.
One can quite often read here the both terms, but what do they realls mean?What is pre-Schism, what is post-Schisma? before when, after when?
Nevertheless, when one hears the terms pre-Schism and post-Schism, they are used in reference to the year 1054, and not in reference to some other year.
Far be it for me to "hijack" this thread, but I've been trying to research the Great Schism in regards to when Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem, and Russia formally declare a schism between themselves and Rome? Many thanks in advance!
Antioch and Jerusalem were declared to be in schism by Rome when the patriarchs were dismissed by the crusaders and Rome appointed theirs.
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The 7 Most Baffling Video Game Adaptations of Everyday Life
#3. Walk It Out
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The Wii asked gamers a question: Would you like to work out while you play video games? And the answer was an overwhelming "Yes!" ...
... that lasted about two months, and was then followed by an even more overwhelming "Turns out we were wrong!"
It was a fine idea in theory: exercise in private, without risking injury or embarrassment. But if you're thinking it was all thrilling pro sports and kickboxing entertainment, you sorely overestimate the Wii's understanding of the term "fun." Meet Walk It Out, the reasonable stroll simulator.
Via Kotaku.com
You can tell by the way he does his walk, he's a woman's man. No time to talk.
Walk It Out is exactly what it sounds like: You walk about a small town in the guise of your custom Mii, more than likely hilariously designed to resemble a wang with a face. Ah, but Walk It Out was much, much more than walking ... what's that you say? Jumping?
Don't be ridiculous.
There was also city building! You, too, could explore all the thrills of a controlled mosey combined with all the excitement of basic city planning. Little bubbles dotted the landscape, allowing the player to build houses, statues, even the occasional road! Can you imagine, FULL walking access to residential neighborhoods AND roads?! All for less than $150?!
Via Kotaku.com
The $25 "Mild Knee Pain" DLC is intense.
#2. Garbage Man and Street Cleaner Simulators
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We understand the desire to simulate a new and exciting career that you're not able or willing to pursue in reality: a professional athlete, a race car driver, a space marine (we hear the benefits are terrible). With video games, you could be any of those things. Or you could give up on even digital ambitions and just be a metropolitan mid-level sanitation worker instead.
If you can figure out which item on the previous list doesn't belong, then you've already avoided the mistake that Excalibur Publishing made.
Via Excalibur-publishing.com
We truly wish we could say that was a satirical Photoshop.
Garbage Truck Simulator has you take on the role of an unassuming street grunt in command of your very own municipal beast of burden. You're tasked with cleaning up the streets -- only literally, of course; there's no Charles Bronson DLC for Garbage Truck Simulator. You receive fines for speeding or for crashing, but it's not like your lumbering garbage truck is really capable of "speeding" anyway.
Via Excalibur-publishing.com
You missed some hobo urine: 50 point penalty.
Staying with the theme of "simulating things people don't like doing even if they get paid to do them," Excalibur also released Street Cleaning Simulator. If you're wondering what happens if you decide to put the pedal to the floor and get the real action started, well ... so is the game. Your street cleaner tops out at around 10 mph. Hopefully they rendered the annoyed honking and obscenities screamed by other drivers who have been stuck behind you for the last 15 blocks.
#1. Hide and Seek
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Sneak'n Peek was a virtual game of hide and seek. Now, we know that sounds pathetic at first: Why simulate a game that easy to play in reality? There's no expensive barrier to entrance like golf or paragliding. Real hide and seek only requires two things to play:
1) another person and
2) objects
Via Gamefaqs.com
Evidently played by the people on road signs.
But actually, we could see an ambitious, modern-day video game version of hide and seek doing quite well. Give the player an entire city to hide in! Or a moonbase, or the set of Tron -- wait, no, give everybody jet packs! But alas: Sneak'n Peek was very much an authentic hide and seek simulator. No superpowers. No exciting environments. Just an old, empty house and two unremarkable, pixelated player avatars.
Via Gamefaqs.com
"If a friend isn't available to play, the computer will be happy to hide from you." - A sentence clearly typed through tears.
Still, maybe it's for ... kids with disabilities? Kids in bad neighborhoods with tiny apartments? There's no answer to "Who is this game for?" that doesn't make us very sad inside. And even worse, Sneak'n Peek was an objectively terrible simulator. It turns out that, to play hide and seek well, one needs places to hide. Experienced hide and seekers posit that "hiding" may even be up to 50 percent of the game. And while it did the seeking part just fine, hiding was something Sneak'n Peek just couldn't pull off: Thanks to hardware limitations, the game featured "up to" 20 hiding places, total, scattered across four entire rooms! Rooms that looked like this:
Via Cemetery Games
Wait, that's a game?! We thought it was a photo!
Is he under the bed, or is he ... dead, I guess? Probably under the bed.
The game could also be played solo, but parents: If you ever catch your kid playing a solo game of virtual hide and seek, hock the Atari and get him into therapy immediately. That's a clinically verified sign of crippling depression.
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MARLIN (October 5, 2012)—A fight that exploded into what police said was a riot in a Marlin neighborhood sent two people to a local hospital with minor injuries, authorities said Friday.
Some arrests have been made and others were pending Friday, police said.
The fight was reported at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of Park Street in Marlin where officers found about 20 young people yelling and making threats.
Some of them had cuts and abrasions and one was taken by ambulance to Falls Community Hospital where he was treated and later released.
A second person taken to the hospital by private car was also treated and released, police said.
Because of the number of people involved, Marlin police requested assistance from the Falls County Sheriff's Office, the Department of Public Safety, the Lott and Rosebud Police Departments and two county constables.
Witnesses told officers that the fight "quickly turned into a large uncontrollable gathering," police said in a press release Friday.
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- BSO Case Number: PB01-12-08365
- PIO Number: 01-12-33
- Date: December 19, 2001
- Time: 2316
- Place of Occurrence: 1501 S. Dixie Highway, Pompano Beach
- Craig Renzi, 1480 E. Sample Road #307, Pompano Beach
- BSO K-9 Vader
- Dana Michael Murphy, 28, 11/12/73, 2497 Smoke House Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia
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A Virginia man is behind bars today after biting a police dog that was attempting to apprehend him after he committed a hit and run accident in Pompano Beach Wednesday night.
Broward Sheriff's Office Dep. Samuel Sirico was on routine patrol in the 1500 block of South Dixie Highway when he was alerted by squealing breaks and witnessed a white pick-up truck, driven by Dana Murphy, rear end a black Chevrolet driven by the victim, Craig Renzi. While Dep. Sirico attended to the victim, Murphy fled on foot to a nearby junkyard near the intersection of Dixie Highway and McNab Road. A perimeter was set up, while BSO Dep. Frank Maio and his K-9 partner, Vader, responded to the scene.
After refusing to come out and surrender, Murphy was warned, and Vader was sent in to apprehend him. Murphy fought back during the apprehension by striking Vader and biting him in the face. Dep. Maio and Vader were able to gain control of Murphy, and he was taken into custody.
Murphy, who's been living in Broward County for the past eight months, was treated at North Broward Medical Center for the bites he sustained. Vader sustained injuries to his right eye. He was transported to the Hollywood Animal Hospital where he was treated and released. Renzi was not injured.
After being released from the hospital, Murphy was booked into the Broward County Jail on the following eight charges: DUI; DUI (with property damage); leaving the scene of an accident; failure to use due care; driving with license suspended; burglary of a business; resisting with violence; and injuring a police dog.
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The young Indians are replacing 11 seniors from last year's group, and as always new faces are expected to step up. Incoming sophomore Wyatt Hammond took over at quarterback for the Indians' offense and threw for two touchdowns — a 15 yarder to fellow sophomore tight-end L.J. Jenkins and a beautiful 32-yard seam route to senior Jamarlon "Pooh" Bowers.
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