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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 8:28 pm
Post subject: Which GPS unit should I buy?
Okay, so my Garmin Etrex Legend just broke
(the little cursor mousey thing on the front doesn't move when told to) so I am getting a full rebate from Best Buy cause I bought the replacement warranty. So, my question to everyone out there is which one should I buy with my in-store credit. Naturally, I feel like stepping up a notch and getting a more expensive one but I would like to get other opinions on which units have worked out best for them. My final selection will be limited to what Best Buy offers and I probably won't spend more than $350 bucks. I know of cachers who go out with $80 units and seem to have no problems at all. Thanks for any input.
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 5:12 am
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I'm sure you have different requirements than we do, since we use a dedicated car GPS and laptop for maps and the cache descriptions, then go into the woods with a dumb handheld. We always ask my friend "robertlipe" (1754 finds, author of GpsBabel software) which unit to get, then ignore his advice
I'm pretty sure that Robert prefers Magellan over Garmin in general, and hates laptops. I'll forward your request to him and see if he has any advice that you can ignore as well.. In the meantime, here is his response to my quite specific recent requirements...
> I left my PDA and Magellan GPS companion on the trail in a heavily
> used park. By the time I got back there this morning, it was gone.
Bummer. "Took golf ball. Left GPS".
> Disposable, compact, with lanyard would be the features I seek
> AAA batteries would be a plus.
Very few use AAAs, but if you want compact, don't care about the PC interface,
and you want AAA's, the low-end Geko 101 from Garmin might tickle your
It embodies almost everything I personally hate in a GPS: no upgradeable
firmware, no PC interface, it uses AAA's instead of AA's, no maps, a screen
too tiny to be useful, and it's just plain funny-looking. So it's odd that
the things I hate about it the most are all things you consider requirements.
I can't recall if it comes with a lanyard or not. Street price on those is
around $100. This is probably the replacment for the aging Banana (the
yellow Etrex). The big brother (201? 301?) adds a PC interface and an
internal compass.
You can probably find a Banana for $80 on the street or on a local shelf.
You can at least add the cable to it to attach to your laptop.
We have locals in the club with both that swear by them. I think both use
"real" GPSes to navigate to the site and then just take to the woods with
I don't know what your toy budget is, but the difference between a $100 unit
with no future and a $200 (admittedly a refurb) unit with compass and PC cable
and very reasonable maps that I can expand more with SD chips and topo
software (and soon turn-by-turn navigation) is a pretty easy choice:
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 7:11 am
Post subject: More $, but worth it IMHO
I swear by my Garmin GPS V. Big value-add over the eTrex series (I also own an eTrex Vista as a backup unit) is turn-by-turn routing. You can download street-level detail (software included) of the area to which you're traveling, and then you're good to go with the directions. As y'all know, I travel all over the country for my job - there's NO WAY I could have bagged as many caches after work each evening the way I did the 2 weeks I was there in the Twin Cities without this feature to save me the time of working it out via maps and/or dead reckoning with the GPS arrow.
Another bonus is a feature it has called "average location", where when you choose this feature it will continually "ping" the sats and average the readings for you. The more pings, the better the average. When I place a cache, I usually will let it ping 200-300 times, and unless it's a weird sat day (happens from time to time), my coords for my hidden caches are pretty much always spot on.
I dunno if Best Buy offers this unit, though; you may have to go on-line to find the best deal (I recommend TVNAV.COM...best prices and great service).
-Dave R. in Biloxi, MS, the Twin Cities' favorite guest cacher
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:42 am
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I upgraded from the eTrex Legend to the Garmain Map76s and love it. Lots of memory and a larger screen. Also a good car mount is availible (more handy than I thought) as well as some other bells and whistles that can be fun. I have also noticed that it is a bit more accurate and finds satalites a lot faster than the Legend did.
Irvingdog might speak to this thread as well. He's quite knowedgeable on this subject.
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:42 am
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towlebooth wrote:
I upgraded from the eTrex Legend to the Garmain Map76s and love it. Lots of memory and a larger screen. Also a good car mount is availible (more handy than I thought) as well as some other bells and whistles that can be fun. I have also noticed that it is a bit more accurate and finds satalites a lot faster than the Legend did.
I prefer my Garmin Vista -> Ipaq (cable that powers both units in the car as well). I use Pocket Streets (Streets and Trips 2004) on the ipaq and have full mapping (with pushpins of the cache locations via GPSBabel).
It's pretty nice when trying to find caches in the middle of no-where.
The cable wasn't cheap (about $63 with shipping) but has worked very well for me. I believe S&T runs about $39.99 before $10 mail-in-rebate.
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:28 pm
Post subject: You can't go wrong with the GPS V.
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:40 pm
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As promised, here is my friend Robert Lipe's opinion (just back from trashing the caches in St. Loius).
> Okay, so my Garmin Etrex Legend just broke (the little cursor mousey
> thing on the front doesn't move when told to) so I am getting a full
The click sticks are a common source of problems on that family of
Garmins. Everyone I know with one has had it in for service at least
I walked by the GPS display in BB just the other day; they have units
that aren't on their web site.
What's important to him? turn-by-turns? Portability? screen size?
batter life? use in a car over use in the woods?
$350 will get you into the land of mapping units without a lot of
excuses. Take a look at
Magellan Sportrak Map Pro (23MB of maps in a compact factor)
Magellan Meridian Gold (SD memory cards)
Magellan Plat (Gold with integrated 3-axis compass, barometer)
All three of these will do TBT's via Mapsend Direct Route due
Any Day Now.
Garmin Vista (nice screen, 2 axis compass, but has click stick)
Garmin GPS 76S (compass, bigger screen)
Garmin GPS V (turn by turns, but kind of klunky, requires 4 AA's)
About half of these units will bump right into the $350 range at bestbuy
pricing. If you're a backpacker that values weight and battery life
over features you'd like in a car (battery life no object, big screen
and turn-by-turns a plus) or even a boat (external antenna) your choice
will differ.
I can't recall if BB carries the ST Map Color - it may not yet be
discounted down to that range yet since it's pretty new. It adds hi-res
color screen (1/8 VGA) and 3-axis compass (like Plat).
I've hunted with every other one of the above units other than the ST
Map Color. The 76 wasn't a total embarrassment, but the reception on
the other two Garmins was terrible. Three different V's would lose lock
with an external rooftop antenna on an interstate for tens of minutes at
a time. And heaven forbid you're actually in the woods with a tree on
the horizon. Yes, "point and shoot" and integrated calculator are nice,
but if it won't hold a lock, it's failed the primary objective.
This is why I don't buy Garmins...They can't ALL suck that hard or
people would be lost in thier own driveways. But several rounds of
repairs and replacements haven't made them right.
(The Garmins in question were owned by JoGPS and Southpaw, the number 4
and 5 geocachers on the planet...)
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 3:12 pm
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I just got my BestBuy voucher for my broken Legend
back so I'm on my way today to get the Garmin V Deluxe. Thanks everyone for their input. Hopefully I'll like it as much as everyone else has that owns it. Oh yeah, anyone interested in buying/trading for a leather case for my old Etrex Legend? It's just sitting here. Thanks again
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 1:27 pm
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Just an update on my Garmin V. I love it! The autorouting and the accuracy are so much better than the Legend. I have fond memories with the Legend though and would still be using it if not for the clik-stick breaking.
One thing though, I had to buy a new computer to be able to load the mapping software onto the Garmin V. My old dinosaur Pentium 1 didn't have enough memory. Oh well, we needed a new one anyway!
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 2:05 pm
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this thread was the most helpful in my quest for info. (i think this is the first time i've ever searched the tech talk forum.)
i have a chance to upgrade my no frills garmin Etrex. i have the generic yellow one. it works fine for my purposes, usually, although i'm told the coordinate reading it gave me for my most recent hide of 'moving 123' was 100 feet off.
the biggest benefit i can determine in purchasing a Magellan SporTrak Map GPSr is that it has the built-in maps.
i had no intention of upgrading, but i'm able to buy one, brand new, for $75. the going rate at your retail behemoths is about $200, and the going rate on ebay is about $150. (obviously it can vary quite a bit.)
so, given that i don't travel with a laptop computer, internet-accessible mobile phone, or any other frill, are there any other benefits i'll receive from spending $75 i don't need to? (i'm assuming the re-sale value of my yellow garmin banana is so low that it's not worth unloading.)
am i likely to experience an accuracy improvement in my readings?
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 2:15 pm
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Cool you made a decision. I'd like a GPS V sometime, that autoroutin is really cool.
My broke GPS III+ sold for $51, bought a used eTrex Yellow for $44. I should get that tomorrow. I wish my GPS III+ was in better shape, I loved that. Maps are nice around the cities. But for geocaching here in cnetral WI the etrex should do.
BTW, if you want to make your own cables for your V it is really easy.
Luckily the GPS series can take a wide range of voltage through the external port, like 10-30V. You can make power and data cables easily. The V comes with data though right, because it comes witht he software.
I will be selling my external GPS antenna that I put a BNC connetor on (what the GPS series uses). Since my III+ started getting the antenna probs when I got it I haven;t had a chance to try it out
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A gateway is an address (the main IP address of a wireless network's router, for example) on a network that serves as an access point to another network (such as the Internet). You can use your default gateway to access your wireless router's configuration page by typing the default gateway address into the address bar of a browser.
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network protocol used by devices such as computers and printers to obtain configuration information so that they can operate on a network.
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An Internet connection method that uses existing telephone lines in the house and is the slowest form of data transfer. If the dial-up modem is in use, the phone cannot be used.
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Digital Subscriber Line. A high-speed Internet service that competes with cable Internet to provide online access. DSL operates over standard copper telephone lines like dial-up service, but is many times faster than dial-up. In addition to being faster than dial-up, DSL coexists with the telephone service, allowing users to surf the Net and use the phone at the same time.
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Encryption is a way to protect your wireless network from unwelcome users. It is optional but strongly recommended. By employing an encryption method, a password or key is used to code all of the messages sent over the wireless network. Only those devices that know the name of your network and the password can find and decode any network communications. The most common types of encryption are WEP and WPA.
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A networking cable (similar to a telephone cable, but thicker) that allows a device (computer, printer, etc) to connect to a high-speed network.
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A common connection point for devices in a network. A hub contains multiple ports. When a packet of data arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all devices connected to the hub can see all packets. This difference between a hub and a router is that routers can route data packets to a specific device connected to the router so that all devices do not receive it.
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Embedded Web Server. A web server that exists within a device such as a wireless router, that allows you to configure security and other settings. The EWS of a device can be accessed by opening a web browser and entering the IP address of the device into the address box of the browser (where you would normally enter URLs to access web sites).
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Fiber Optic Service. A data communication service that uses fiber optic cables to transfer data using pulses of light. Competes with cable and DSL Internet service providers.
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Any software program or hardware device designed to prevent computers on a network from communicating directly with external computers by filtering the information coming through the Internet connection into your private network or computer. A Firewall keeps hackers out and personal data in by acting as a barrier through which all information passing between the network or computer and external systems must pass.
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Uses a local cable TV line (not a phone line) to connect to the Internet, allowing continuous connection to the Internet. The phone can be used while your computer is connected to the Internet.
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A common connection point for devices on a network. A hub contains multiple ports. When a packet of data arrives at the input port, it is sent to all of the output ports so that all devices connected to the hub receive the packets. The difference between a hub and a router is that routers can route data packets to specific devices connected to the router so that all devices do not receive it.
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The most common type of home network, also referred to as "standard". An infrastructure network uses a router, hub or access point to connect different devices on the network.
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An IP address is a series of numbers by which computers, printers and other devices on a network are known. An IP address is usually issued by the local wireless router (network) from its DHCP service. A device is given an IP address that is similar to the wireless router's IP address. For example, if the wireless router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, a printer may be given an IP address of 192.168.1.5.
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(IP CONFIGuration). A Windows command line utility that is used to manage the IP address assigned to the machine it is running in. Used without any additional parameters, it displays the computer's currently assigned IP, subnet mask and default gateway addresses. IPCONFIG has several command line switches (parameters). For example, "IPCONFIG /all" displays a variety of data, including the computer's name (host name), Ethernet MAC address, and DNS server addresses.
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Internet Service Provider – A company that provides your home's Internet service. Examples include cable, DSL or FIOS Internet services.
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Local Area Network. A network that is usually contained within a single building and typically has several computers and other devices, such as printers, connected to it. Wireless networks are called local area networks.
MAC address Read more
MAC stands for Media Access Control. Every device capable of networking (computers, printers routers, etc.) is given a unique physical serial number by its manufacturer for use in network communication.
Mixed network Read more
A type of network that uses both Ethernet cable and wireless radio signals to connect multiple devices and share an Internet connection and other resources.
MODEM Read more
An electronic device designed to connect a single computer to the Internet. The word modem is an acronym for MOdulate and DEModulate. In order to connect to the Internet with a modem, you need service from an Internet service provider. An Internet service provider offers different ways to connect to the Internet: dial-up, high speed cable, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), or FiOS.
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A network adapter interfaces a device like a computer to a network. The term "adapter" was popularized originally as a reference to Ethernet add-in cards for PCs. Modern network adapter hardware exists in several forms. Most wireless network adapter gear for laptop computers is built in as an integrated circuit chip.
Roaming Read more
The ability to move around with a wireless networked device. If you have a wireless network at home, your notebook can roam to different rooms while remaining connected to your home network provided you are within range of the wireless signal.
Security software Read more
A method of protecting information, computer programs, and other computer assets. Most Security software includes anti-virus protection, and some security software will also include other features, like a software firewall program.
SSID Read more
Service Set Identifier. A user specified name that identifies a particular 802.11x wireless network.
Static IP address Read more
An IP address manually given to a device that will not change even if connected to a router with DHCP.
TKIP Read more
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, or TKIP, is an encryption method designed as a replacement for WEP without having to replace legacy hardware. The need for this arose when WEP was breached, and Wi-Fi networks were left vulnerable. However, TKIP uses the same underlying mechanism as WEP, and consequently is vulnerable to attack. It is sometimes referred to as WPA-personal. TKIP is not supported on 802.11n networks.
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Virtual Private Network - A secure network that is layered on top of an existing network. The private nature of a VPN means that the data traveling over the VPN is not generally visible to the other computers or printers on the existing network. An example of this is a computer that is connected on a home network as well as over a VPN connection will not have access to other devices connected on the home network such as a wireless printer.
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Wide Area Network. A long-distance communications network that covers a wide geographic area, such as a state or country. Telephone companies and cellular carriers deploy WANs to service large regional areas or the entire nation. Large enterprises have their own private WANs to link remote offices, using the Internet (the worlds largest WAN) for connectivity.
WEP Read more
Wired Equivalent Privacy. This encryption standard was the original encryption standard for wireless communication. WEP was designed to provide the same level of security as a wired network, but has since been compromised and is now relatively easy for hackers to break by finding the key.
Wireless channel Read more
Wireless network communication between network devices happens over a specific frequency also called a channel. There are several channels available for this communication. Typically the wireless router will chose a specific channel for all wireless network communication on a home network. Most routers allow the user to manually select a channel as well. Sometime choosing a different channel can improve network performance (see channel overlap).
Wireless LAN Read more
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) or Wireless Network. A network in which data is transmitted without wires, increasing user mobility and access to data.
Wireless router Read more
A wireless router is networking hardware that allows both wired and wireless devices to connect to a network. When connected to a wireless router, devices such as computers, printers, and other Wi-Fi enabled electronics can share one Internet connection AND connect to each other. Connections can be made to the wireless router through a wireless connection or a wired connection using an Ethernet cable.
WPA Read more
Wi-Fi Protected Access is considered a much more secure encryption method than WEP. However, some early network products only support WEP, which is why some users still use it. WPA2 is the latest version of WPA.
WPS Read more
Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Enables users to easily configure new wireless networks, add new devices and enable security on their wireless network.


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By John Boyle Herald Columnist
Welcome to the summer of hype.
And for planning purposes, go ahead and mark your calendar for the autumn of hype, which will follow shortly.
When the Seahawks kick off training camp Thursday, they'll be preparing for a season of incredibly high expectations. The Seahawks have one of the league's most talented rosters, led by a blossoming star in quarterback Russell Wilson, and for a lot of fans, anything short of a Super Bowl appearance will be a letdown.
Rarely, if ever, has there been so much buzz around a team in this region. Expectations were also sky high for the early '90s Huskies, the mid-'90s Sonics and a few different Mariners seasons. However, with the NFL being as big as it has become, and with 24-hour sports news and social media magnifying everything, this buzz is different than anything we've seen around these parts.
When camp begins this week, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll doesn't just have to worry about getting his team ready for games, he'll also have to make sure his young and talented team is able to handle the unprecedented expectations.
Everywhere you look, there's a story in a national publication or on ESPN or the NFL Network talking about how good the Seahawks will be, about how bright Wilson's future is, about why Seattle will be playing in the Super Bowl come February. You better believe players are hearing at least some of it. And a week before camp opened, the team announced that nine of the 14 training camp dates open to the public were already sold out. That's right, Allen Iverson, we're talking about practice.
So then the question becomes: will the hype become a distraction? Will the expectations of greatness weigh on this team?
Carroll often has pointed out that expectations were as high as possible during much of his tenure at USC, and his teams usually handled it well. Carroll's feeling is that if his team focuses on the work at hand and not the outside noise, everything will be fine no matter how many people tell the Seahawks how good they are going to be.
"We're going to do this with a clear thought about working really hard every single day; that we're out here to make the very most that we could possibly make out of each opportunity and each practice," Carroll said during his team's final minicamp in June. "We'll just take it one day at a time."
Of course that's easier said that done.
The good news for the Seahawks, however, is that they should be well equipped to handle the hype. Wilson, who quickly won over the locker room last year and is respected by offensive and defensive players alike, is too focused, too driven, too maniacal in his preparation to let his teammates slack off.
"You can't worry about the expectations," Wilson said. "I think the biggest thing that we have to expect as a football team is to prepare the right way. That's what we have to bring to the table; we have to win every day. Every opportunity that we get we have to bring our 'A' game.
"There are a lot of great football teams out there right now. We have a lot of talent, that's for sure, and we have a great coaching staff and a lot of great players, and the best fans in football. So we're excited about the season, but we can't get too far ahead of ourselves."
And as good as that Seahawks defense is, as much as people are willing to crown the "Legion of Boom" as the best secondary in the league, there is no better group at finding motivation in just about anything. Tell Richard Sherman he's the best corner in the league, and he'll tell you he's still upset about being a fifth-round pick. Between the late-round picks like Sherman and Kam Chancellor and the players who didn't get the chances with other teams that they've received in Seattle like Chris Clemons and Brandon Browner, there will be no shortage of players with chips on their shoulders no matter how good you tell them they are.
Asked how he feels about the attention on his team, Sherman shrugged and answered, "indifferent."
"It's part of the game," he said. "You're in the NFL, you're going to have some eyes on you. You've got to treat it the same. You treat the two imposters the same, is what they say."
Never mind the fact that Sherman was referencing a Rudyard Kipling poem — seriously, what NFL player does that? — indifference is the perfect way to handle the outside world heaping praise months before the pads even come on.
So the next, less important part of the equation is this: if the Seahawks are ready for the most-hyped season in franchise history, are fans? Are people at this point going to be able to go into the season and react to things rationally, or would a 2-2 start induce state-wide panic? Will every ankle sprain be viewed as a sign that the perfect season is unraveling?
The fact is, this season won't be perfect. Yes, the Patriots went 16-0 not long ago, but that isn't happening this season for the Seahawks, so know that there will be bad times. Wilson will throw an occasional interception, a tough schedule might mean a loss or two you weren't expecting, and unfortunately, somebody important will suffer an injury, that's the reality of this violent game.
The Seahawks will be good, probably very, very good, but this young team could still be a year or two away from their peak.
If hip hop artists need a hype man, the 2013 Seahawks season might need a take-a-deep-breath-and-be-rational man. And yes, I just invented a terribly boring profession. But the hype isn't going to die down; the buzz will only grow with training camp kicking off, so now we wait to see just how the Seahawks handle it.
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Illegals caught working at O"Hare Airport
I'm so glad we have alert citizens who were able to detect this activity. We all need to be constantly vigilant to protect our country's security. We need better methods to detect false IDs and must complete background checks for all employees at jobs such as these which can affect our safety. Friends of mine who work civil service jobs at a hospital need to scan their fingerprints twice a day to get paid correctly. Can't we at least be this diligent with our security???
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Here's a story out of Houston, Tx, that speaks to the effectiveness of the new border fence they're erecting. Guess better fences do make better neighbors, at least as many see it:
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Is New York's Proposed Licensing of Illegals Fair?
The following article offers an interesting perspective on the administrative policy change initiated by New York's Governor Spitzer to allow illegal aliens to apply for drivers' licenses. Apparently, he feels that it will provide better documentation of their locations and status. Others feel that it is discriminatory. Here's another perspective:
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Editor's note: As of November 14, 2007, Governor Spitzer has decided to withdraw his proposal! It seems he was met with an overwhelming amount of opposition and his popularity suffering a dramatic decline in the polls. This is why it is so important to make your voices' heard.
Spitzer changes his mind about giving drivers licenses to illegal aliens
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August Offensive 5
The Film
Running Time
09 min 41 s
Canadian War Records Office, Ministry of Information
Once again, the extraordinary variety of guns employed at the front is clear in this clip. We can appreciate the hard work a gun crew did, but what is not visible is the danger the gunners faced. The enemy, like the Canadians (but not as effectively), maintained elaborate counter-battery operations that aimed to spot the Allied guns and neutralize them. Balloons were used to watch for the flash and gun positions were triangulated. Sound ranging was another location method, and skilled counter-battery work could pinpoint a gun in under three minutes and deliver heavy explosives within a few metres of the position. Guns were also vulnerable to air attack, and soon camouflage netting was employed to break up a gun's outline. Similarly, as the war wore on, shell fuses became more sophisticated—some were designed to bore into the ground, some to explode on contact with the ground, and some to explode as soon as they touched barbed wire, ideally cutting gaps through which attacking infantry could move.
Pieces of History
Artillery: The Great Killer
Tim Cook
Historian, Canadian War Museum
In 1914 and 1915, artillery proved it was the great killer. For those caught in the open, shrapnel and high explosive shells wreacked havoc. Thousands were left rotting on the battlefields. However, artillery guns were vulnerable to small arms fire, and they could be driven away from the front. But the guns were soon firing indirectly from hidden positions several kilometeres to the rear, still causing terrible damage. Soldiers were forced to find safety in trenches, digging beneath the ground to escape the murderous fire.
As trenches were strengthened with barbed wire, deep dugouts, and machine -guns, an enormous weight of fire was needed to smash the enemy defences and support the infantry. But there were not always enough shells in the early years to feed the guns. And so the infantry were killed in the tens of thousands as they attacked undamaged enemy trenches in frontal assaults. As the war lengthened, artillerymen received nearly unlimited supplies of shells through the enormous production of munitions factories. New tactics were also developed to improve the accuracy of the guns.
Artillery shells contained high explosives, shrapnel, and, later in the war, poison gas and smoke. Both the high explosive and shrapnel shells were timed to detonate in the air above a target. High explosive shells blasted holes in the trenches and the concussion alone could kill, as lungs collapsed under the force of the explosion. Shrapnel shells were equally deadly, consisting of more than 300 rounded metal balls that exploded downward in a cone-shaped rain of whirling metal. As well, the casing of the shell was designed to explode outward, creating jagged, uneven shards of steel that tore through flesh.
By 1916, commanders believed that massive artillery shoots, involving hundreds of thousands of shells, would annihilate the enemy defenders. This would allow the infantry to punch a hole through enemy lines and restore mobility on the Western Front.
However, it was often hard to hit, and then destroy, the narrow and well-fortified trenches. The problem also lay in the shell fuses. Earlier types were not sensitive enough to explode on contact, especially with shells tasked to clear barbed wire. As a result, many of the shells exploded in the ground, killing very few of the enemy, leaving the infantry to fight their way through defences-in-depth. By the end of 1916, newer, sensitive fuses that exploded on the slightest contact harnessed the destructive power of the artillery and, equally important to the infantry, cleared barbed wire from in front of enemy trenches.
Tactics again changed during the later phases of the bloody battles of the Somme in the last half of 1916. The gunners would never be able to destroy all of the German defences, and even one machine -gunner could kill hundreds of attacking infantry. Instead, the artillery sought to suppress enemy fire through a "creeping barrage," and give their own attacking infantry enough time to cross the killing zone of nNo Mman's Lland.
Gunners fired their shells to create a "creeping" wall of fire that slowly moved forward over the enemy lines at fixed intervals: 50 yards (46 m) every couple of minutes, less for muddy ground, more for open warfare. In effect, it was a screen of fire and explosives. As this moving wall of shrapnel and high explosives chewed up the ground in its path, the infantry were told to "lean into the barrage" and stay as close as possible. Although friendly fire was expected and occurred, the casualties would still be lighter than if the creeping barrage moved off and allowed German machine -gunners, waiting in the safety of deep dugouts, to get to the top of their trenches before the infantry crossed nNo Mman's lLand.
At the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917, the gunners had perfected the creeping barrage. Yet enemy gunners still took a fearful toll as they laid down their own counter-barrages to catch the follow-on waves of infantry. The enemy guns had to be stopped, or slowed, but it was exceedingly difficult to identify, target, and destroy camouflaged guns several kilometeres away.
Accurate intelligence was essential, and new and refined forms of science aided the gunners. The Canadian Corps was lucky to have Brigadier-General Andrew McNaughton, commander of the counter-battery office for much of the war, who embraced new technology and tactics. A prewar professor at McGill University, he turned to science to save his soldiers lives.
The Canadian Counter Battery Office (CCBO), established in February 1917, gathered intelligence and processed information on the enemy to assist in knocking out his guns. Aerial reconnaissance from the Royal Flying Corps (later Royal Air Force) was of great assistance as airmen photographed the front from great heights. Later in the war, observation aircraft circled the battlefield, passing real-time information to the gunners through letter drops and primitive wireless radio.
As the CCBO developed after April 1917, this information-gathering and target-selection became more sophisticated, with new technology, like sound-ranging and flash-spotting, assisting gunners to find and destroy enemy targets.
Flash-spotting involved the coordination of observers. At least three posts were needed, usually spread out along several kilometeres. When an enemy gun position was spotted by the revealing flash as the shell left the barrel, the observers were telephoned by headquarters to turn their attention to that spot. After studying the flash of the gun, the observers would hit a key that was connected to a lamp at headquarters. From the observers' bearings, and by triangulating their estimates, enemy guns could be located with high precision.
Sound-ranging worked on a similar principle. Listeners sat two kilometeres behind the line with their microphones. Additional posts were manned well ahead of these positions. As long as there was not more than one shell per second being fired, on hearing the crash of an enemy gun, the forward listening post pressed a key that started an oscillograph, an instrument that recorded on film the sound of the shell in flight as it reached each microphone in turn. The time-intervals between the microphones allowed the CCBO to analyse the information and, if conditions were optimal, pinpoint enemy guns to within twenty-five 25 yards (23 m). All available counter-battery guns would be aimed on that spot to deliver a destructive shoot of 50-100 shells. Chemical shells were also used to kill or force the enemy gunners to wear debilitating respirators that severely affected the rate of fire.
In the last year of the war, artillery had perfected the creeping barrage and was steadily improving its counter-battery work. Further tactical refinement allowed gunners to fire more complicated barrages, like a box barrage. The box barrages set up a wall of fire and explosives around an enemy position —-- usually a trench —-- which effectively isolated it from reinforcements. It allowed assaulting Canadian infantrymen to capture and consolidate a position without fear of immediate counterattack.
By war's end, 43,914 gunners had served in the Canadian artillery, and 2,565 had lost their lives from disease, injury, and battlefield wounds. They had fired tens of millions of shells, reducing the landscape to a desolate wasteland, and an estimated 60% of all wounds were inflicted by shell fire. The First World War was indeed a gunner's war.
Selected Bibliography
Cook, Tim. No Place to Run: The Canadian Corps and Gas Warfare in the First World War. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1999.
McNaughton, A.G.L. "Counter-Battery Work." Canadian Defence Quarterly 3, 4 (July, 1926).
McNaughton, A.G.L. "The Development of Artillery in the Great War." Canadian Defence Quarterly 4, 2 (January, 1929).
Nicholson, G.W.L. The Gunners of Canada: The History of the Royal Regiment of the Canadian Artillery, Vol. 1: 1534-1919 Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1967.
Rawling, William. Surviving Trench Warfare: Technology and the Canadian Corps, 1914-1918. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1992.
Swettenham, John. McNaughton, Volume I. Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1968.
Other Materials
The Expanding Allied Offensive
The first move in the Allied scheme to extend the stalled Amiens offensive on both wings was made on the southern flank on August 20 1918, when the French Tenth Army of General Mangin struck northward from the Aisne between Compičgne and Soissons with twelve divisions. An advance of nearly five miles in two days carried the assault to the river Oise between Noyon and Chauny. On the 21st the French Third Army (General Humbert) on Mangin's left resumed operations with some success, while on the same day north of Albert the British Third Army initiated Sir Douglas Haig's share in the renewed offensive. General Byng's forces struck a telling blow on the 23rd, when a two-mile advance towards Bapaume netted 5000 prisoners from General Otto von Below's badly shaken Seventeenth Army. This achievement was matched on Haig's right flank, where the Fourth Army had taken up the battle astride the Somme and the 1st Australian Division had shattered two German divisions on the southern bank. The next two days saw some slight progress on both the Third and Fourth Armies' fronts, and on August 26 an expansion of the battle into the First Army's sector brought the Canadian Corps once more into action.
The period of rest and refitting that would normally follow participation in such extensive operations as the Amiens battle was denied the Canadians; for in these last hundred days of the war each major offensive so rapidly succeeded its predecessor that unprecedented demands had to be made on the stamina of the forces employed. Back under General Horne's command in its former position east of Arras, the Canadian Corps was confronted by a series of formidable defence positions which the enemy was holding in strength. Immediately in front of the Canadians, about Monchy-le-Preux, were the old British trenches lost in the German offensive of March 1918, and to the east of these lay the enemy's former front line. This was backed up, two miles east of Monchy, by the so-called Fresnes-Rouvroy line, which was actually an extension south of the Scarpe of the original line joining Rouvroy (south-east of Lens) to Fresnes (north-east of Arras). Another mile to the east the approaches to Cambrai were blocked by the strongest position of all-the Drocourt-Quéant line (the southernmost portion of the Wotan I-Stellung), which, extending northward from the Hindenburg Line (Siegfried-Stellung) at Quéant, had been constructed by the Germans to contain any Allied advance into the Douai plain. Still farther east, crossed by the main road at Marquion, was the unfinished Canal du Nord, connecting the Somme Canal with the Sensée Canal. Though not yet extensively fortified it formed in conjunction with the Sensée marshes a major obstacle.
On August 22 General Currie outlined to his divisional commanders his plans for an attack eastward astride the Arras-Cambrai road. The Canadian Corps had been given the task of forcing the Drocourt-Quéant line south of the Scarpe and advancing to the line of the Canal du Nord. Having thus broken the hinge of the Hindenburg system the Corps was to swing southward and sweep down behind that formidable position in order to deny the Germans opposing the Third Army a rallying ground. On Currie's right the 17th Corps, operating on the Third Army's northern flank, was under orders to cooperate with the Canadian Corps, attacking south-eastward along both sides of the Hindenburg position.
General Currie's was an important and a difficult assignment. The enemy's main defence positions, supplemented by various subsidiary switches and strong points, were among the strongest on the Western Front. The ground was pocked with the scars of 1917 and early 1918, and in the litter of old trenches and fortifications German engineers had found ready-made positions which they had considerably strengthened. Furthermore, topography was on the side of the Germans. The battle area spread over the north-eastern slopes of the Artois Hills, whose summits about Monchy were over three hundred feet above the valley-bottoms of the Scarpe and the Sensée. The latter river, flowing generally eastward, together with its tributaries had dissected the hills into numerous deep valleys. The intervening ridges and high points, often mutually supporting, the enemy had fortified with a skill that demonstrated his mastery in military engineering.
The Germans' general defensive plan at this time was to give up ground in the region of the Lys and Ypres salients and to fight a determined rearguard action in the Somme area. Ludendorff overruled the views of those staffs (in particular Crown Prince Wilhelm's) that favoured a major voluntary retirement into the Hindenburg and adjoining defence systems. His purpose was by means of a gradual fighting withdrawal to wear out the Allied forces before they reached the Hindenburg position, thus gaining time to reorganize behind that formidable defence line. The defences about the Arras-Cambrai road in the Monchy area would form the pivot of any German retirement south of the Scarpe, while the security of Prince Rupprecht's northern armies also depended on retaining them.
These positions became the initial Canadian objective. With the enemy expecting attack, except for the actual hour of assault, surprise was clearly impossible. It would be a case of launching successive frontal, grinding assaults against well-established lines manned by tenacious, alert troops.
Adapted and used with permission from Nicholson, G. W. L., Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919. Ottawa: Queen's Printer, 1964, p.399-401.
Teaching Materials
Sounds like Field Guns
Grade Level: Secondary 9-12
Time Allowance: 45 minutes
Films: August Offensive 4, 5
Summary: Students create a film about World War I field guns by choosing film clips and writing poetry that evoke the images and sounds of the guns.
The founder of the National Film Board, John Grierson, made a remarkable film in the 1930s called Night Mail. It showed how a letter written in London, England, to someone in Scotland, was sorted overnight on the train and delivered the next day. A poem about the sorting of the mail was composed especially for the movie and read to great effect as the film played. The poem captured the rhythm of a steam train:
This is the Night Mail crossing the border,
Bringing the cheque and the postal order,
Letters for the rich, letters for the poor,
The shop at the corner and the girl next door….
Letters of thanks, letters from banks,
Letters of joy from the girl and the boy,
Receipted bills and invitations
To inspect new stock or visit relations.
(See the full text at: www.newearth.demon.co.uk/poems/lyric206.htm)
Field guns (and not machine guns, rifles or tanks) were responsible for most of the dead in World War I. Approximately 25% of the war dead were never found and were counted as missing in action because they were blown up by field gun shellfire. John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields in memory of a friend killed by artillery.
Your Task:
In the same way that John Grierson captured the spirit of the Night Mail through film and poetry, write a poem and choose film clips from August Offensive 4, 5 to capture the spirit of the field guns of World War I. These weapons were not as imposing as tanks or airplanes but they were the most deadly weapons of all in this war.
• Either choose the film clips to match the poetry or write the poetry to match the film clips.
• Use poetic techniques such as:
Onomatopoeia (the sound and the word are the same)
Similes (comparisons using like or as)
Metaphors (comparisons that state something as something else: "guns are swords of death")
Rhyme (words that end in similar sounds)
Alliteration (repetition of consonants: guns, groaned, grandly)
• Try to capture the mood of the guns as used in this war.
• Capture a sense of this period using words and phrases of the time, such as "going over the top" or "trench war."
Title of your film:
Description of film clips from August Offensive 4, 5
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We Heart Japanese Designer Anrealage's Effervescent Charm
Japanese designer Anrealage is the spirit sister of American sportswear designer Thom Browne. Both play with proportion and shape, and in the process create new forms and bodies. And Anrealage's designer Kunihiko Morinaga is guided more by architecture than by current fashion trends. She loves Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi most. "I love all of Antoni Gaudí's work. The way he used patterns and recurring motifs was really cool and I love the design process behind the La Sagrada Familia. Gaudí made scale models and hung wires upside down to create the curves of the building. Also, his philosophy about architecture fitting within nature can be applied to fashion too." But the body — and more expressly the obfuscation of the body — is at the core of Morinaga's work. "We set ourselves the challenge of designing clothes in sizes and formats that had never been seen before. So yes, we were challenging the perception of the "normal body," but just by trying to create a new way to design, rather than attacking anything." Check out some of her incredible, effervescent designs. [Vice]


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Stop Blaming Christy Mack: Porn Stars Don't Deserve to Be Beaten
In his online avatar, MMA fighter Jonathan Koppenhaver (better known as "War Machine") is wearing a tank top bearing the slogan "I DO ALPHA MALE SHIT." Right now, that image hangs hauntingly over a Twitter feed in which Koppenhaver reveals that he is running from the police after his ex-girlfriend Christy Mack claimed he had beaten her so badly that she had to be hospitalized.
Mack took to social media (warning: these images are disturbing) on Monday, three days after the alleged attack, to describe the injuries she suffered. Mack claimed that Koppenhaver found her with an unidentified third party, forced her to undress, and proceeded to break 18 of her bones, saw off her hair, knock out several of her teeth, and injure her liver with a kick to the side. A few hours later as Mack was presumably lying in hospital, Koppenhaver simply tweeted: "Hungry…"
As is typical in high-profile cases of sexual assault and domestic violence, the victim-blaming has already begun, spearheaded by Koppenhaver himself. In his most recent tweet, he writes: "I only wish that man hadn't been there and that Christy and I would be happily engaged. I don't know why I'm so cursed." As theCenter for Relationship Abuse Awareness (CRAA) notes, rhetoric like this assumes that "the victim is equally to blame for the abuse, when in reality, abuse is a conscious choice made by the abuser." Koppenhaver acts as if the beating was inevitable because Christy was with another man even though he actively perpetrated the abuse.
Victim-blaming, as the CRAA describes it, is a particularly dangerous mindset that simultaneously allows abusers like Koppenhaver to disavow responsibility for their behavior while discouraging survivors like Mack from reporting abuse. Even outside observers might be tempted to blame Mack for her own abuse in order to "reassure themselves" that they will not experience abuse "because I am not like her."
In the particular case of Christy Mack, the victim blaming is taking on an even more defamatory dimension because Mack, as headlines around the web are sure to remind you, is an adult film actress. In virtually every publication from TIME toTMZ she is introduced by the same four words: "porn star Christy Mack." You might think "porn star" is her first name and not her profession.
Of course Christy Mack's occupation should not simply be left out of news reports but the way in which her occupation is always in the foreground is troubling. Women in Mack's occupation are routinely devalued and disrespected because of the nature of their work. Earlier this year, for instance, PayPal, Chase, and other financial institutions shut down the accounts of clients who work in the adult entertainment industry, citing clauses in their terms of service. And, as the documentary After Porn Ends recently demonstrated, the social stigma of having worked in pornography tends to follow women like Mack long after they have retired from the industry.
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The Old Boy
Theater review by Jenna Scherer. Clurman Theatre. By A.R. Gurney. Dir. Jonathan Silverstein. With Peter Rini, Chris Dwan, Laura Esterman. 1hr 15mins. No intermission.
It's unclear why Keen Company and A.R. Gurney chose to revive and revise The Old Boy, the playwright's dull 1991 prep-school drama. You could almost sneeze from the patina of dust that's settled on the show. With its focus on self-reflection among the privileged classes and AIDS-crisis-era homophobia, the subject matter and format are both as stagnant as the air in a headmaster's office.
It's the Bush '90s, and charming, dickish politician Sam (Rini) has returned to the New England boarding school where he passed his charming, dickish youth to give a speech to the graduating class. While he's there, he runs into Harriet (Esterman) and Alison (Marsha Dietlein Bennett), the mother and wife of his old school chum, Perry, who has died under "mysterious" circumstances. Through a series of flashbacks, we see the teenage Sam mentoring Perry (Dwan) in the ways of privileged-white-guy-ness, even as it becomes increasingly apparent that his charge isn't into sports and babes so much as classical music and hot dudes.
Gurney's characters speak very much like characters in a play, spouting expository information and platitudes, all while carefully hashing and rehashing the playwright's already obvious themes. Jonathan Silverstein's rote staging and the actors' lethargic performances make the stakes feel even lower than they already are. The bright spot is Dwan, who, though stuck in the role of the sensitive gay cardboard cutout, brings energy and interest to the sleepy proceedings. Like all WASPs, Gurney loves interfering in other people's lives, but he has no sting. Redemption, when it comes to these characters, feels like just another dish that's been served to them on a silver platter.
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We have digitized dozens of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's free educational materials for your use. Teacher guides are listed with corresponding standards and grade levels for your convenience. Student worksheets and other printable resources are also available. Be sure to check back periodically or sign up for our Teacher Resources e-mail list, as more resources will be added.
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Update! This ring is even better! The ring's former bezel (the platinum around the diamond) threw some shadows into the diamond. The result - an amazing bezel that lets this diamond literally pop with dazzle. See our new photos to be entranced and swept away.
This is the ring which simple says "forever" that is on the dream list of every woman. Start with a sheer wonder of a diamond of over a carat at 1.02. Add a snowy white old European brilliant cut diamond of G color and a very fine clarity of VS1 and the ring rises to near perfection. Top that off with a classic sinuous platinum mount which features swags and tiny bows, open work and accent diamonds and you have The Three Graces top pick in engagement rings.
Moreover, sixteen (16) single cut diamonds dot the ornate mille grain surface for an additional total estimated diamond weight of .16 carats. Embraced in platinum, the bezel of the central diamond ensures minimum wear exposure over time. Elegant in its lines, graceful and artful, no one can resist this ring which in 30 years will still be in style. A wedding band is easily worn with this ring if desired. This is not to be missed!
Date: Circa 1910.
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Spotlight show • Last year, a snowstorm wrecked Lights' plans at The Complex, but it looks like the local weather this week will be accommodating. Lights is the stage name of 25-year-old Canadian Valerie Anne Poxleitner, who's touring in support of her second album, "Siberia." The synth-pop musician plans to revisit "Siberia" again soon by recording an acoustic version of the album, she said in a phone interview. " 'Siberia' was quite a triumph in that I pushed myself," she said. "I was challenging myself as well as my fans, because they're growing up with me. 'Siberia' will always be an important place for me." Lights is also known for incorporating, well, lights and other bells and whistles into her live performances. "There has to be several senses that have to be serviced," she said. Arkell is also on the bill.
When • Friday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m.
Where • The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $20 at SmithsTix
Father John Misty
Spotlight show • Father John Misty is the stage name of Joshua Tillman, a former member of Fleet Foxes. (In an odd coincidence, two other members of Fleet Foxes, who play as Poor Moon, will perform at The State Room the day before Tillman.) He has been recording solo releases of his experimental folk music for nearly a decade, but his recent release "Fear Fun" is his second as Father John Misty. In a phone interview, he said he feels more creatively fulfilled than he has been in a while. "It's more like me enjoying myself," he said. "Enjoying oneself, for me, is a barometric reading of [whether] what I'm doing is anything good." Before writing "Fear Fun," Tillman went into seclusion along the California coast and wrote a novel that refocused his thoughts, he said. "The novel was a chance to write with zero personal context," he said. "I wasn't beholden to any stock-in-trade creative parameters. I got way outside that perspective." Le Sera and Jeffertitties Nile are also on the bill.
When • Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 p.m.
Where • Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $13 at 24Tix
Martin Sexton
Spotlight show • It seems appropriate for the 46-year-old bluesy folk musician (and often one-man band) Martin Sexton to visit Salt Lake City the day after Election Day after all, the native New Yorker has been thinking more and more about the state of the world lately. His most recent EP, "Fall Like Rain," included a cover of Buffalo Springfield's epoch-defining "For What It's Worth." "I truly believe we have reached the new '60s," he said in a phone interview. Change begins with him and his peers, he added. "If it doesn't start with art and music, where is it going to start?" For the near future, he admits that raising children is his focus, and he can't imagine having 12 children, even though he was one of 12 siblings. "There would be too much distraction," Sexton said. "I wouldn't be able to give each the love and attention they need."
When • Wednesday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m.
Where • The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $20 to $25 at SmithsTix
Poor Moon
Poor Moon, a band made up of longtime friends Christian Wargo, Casey Wescott and brothers Ian and Peter Murray, will perform. Wargo and Wescott are members of Fleet Foxes.
When • Friday, Nov. 2, 9 p.m.
Where • State Room, 638 S. State St., Salt Lake City
Tickets • $12 at thestateroomslc.com
Sera Cahoone
The country-folk musician Sera Cahoone will perform with The Parson Red Heads and Utah County band Desert Noises.
When • Sunday, Nov. 4, 9 p.m.
Where • Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $8 to $10 at 24Tix
Tyler Ward
Denver-based acoustic pop-rock musician Tyler Ward has performed with musicians such as The Fray and the Jonas Brothers.
When • Monday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m.
Where • Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $15 at 24Tix
Colt Ford
The singer's unique musical style blends country and rap, and he's noted for co-writing Jason Aldean's No. 1 single "Dirt Road Anthem."
When • Thursday, Nov. 8, 5 p.m.
Where • The Westerner, 3360 S. Redwood Road, West Valley City
Tickets • $12 at SmithsTix
Red Desert Ramblers
The regional band is noted for its blend of bluegrass, country and swing music.
When • Thursday, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m.
Where • Sugarhouse BBQ, 2207 S. 700 East, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free
This metal band which features classically trained pianist Con Janssen is on a world tour promoting its fifth album, "Requiem of the Indifferent."
When • Thursday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m.
Where • The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $25 at partytix.com
Typhoon and Laura Gibson
Former Twilight Concert Series performer Typhoon and Laura Gibson will perform at this intimate venue, along with guest Lost Lander.
When • Thursday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m.
Where • Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, Salt Lake City
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(Fox 10) CAMP VERDE, Ariz. - The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is searching for an inmate who escaped from the Camp Verde jail Saturday afternoon.
Wade Cole Dickinson, 28, was last seen in the area of Hwy 260 and Old Highway 279 in Camp Verde around 2:30pm. He was wearing an orange jumpsuit and running in an easterly direction. Authorities say he was spotted late Saturday night near Interstate 17, but wasn't found after a search.
Dickinson is described as being 6'1" tall and 190 lbs, with brown hair and eyes. The latest reports indicate Dickinson was seen wearing a white button-up shirt, khaki pants and dark socks. He has cuts on his legs that were likely caused by barbed wire.
YCSO says Dickinson tried to steal a car from a business across the street from the jail after the escape. Residents in the area are asked to be extra vigilant while he is at-large. This includes being cautious when entering your car, locking your car/doors/windows at home, and not picking up hitchhikers or stopping if someone flags you down.
Dickinson was in jail on charges of fraud, theft, prohibited possession, and possession of dangerous drugs. He has family in the Camp Verde and Prescott Valley communities.
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JACKSONVILLE — Authorities are investigating after a woman's decomposing body was found near downtown Jacksonville.
Officials said the woman's body was suspicious because of where it was found in the bushes. No other details were given.
The Florida Times-Union reports that investigators want to talk with a man in his 20s who was on a bicycle and told workers at a glass company that he discovered the body. He left after that.
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The Southern-fried drama "Mud" is an electrifying example of what happens when you merge a crackerjack yarn with a very specific setting, and then pour on the heat with riveting performances.
In rural Arkansas, two 14-year-old boys, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland), have discovered an old boat stuck in a tree on a remote island downstream from their town. They plan to make the boat their clubhouse, until they quickly figure out someone's already using it.
The man using it, played by Matthew McConaughey, says his name is Mud. He says he used to live nearby, but has been away a long time. Mud also says he's come back for his girlfriend, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon), from whom he has been separated for a long time.
But Ellis learns more about Mud from other sources. He learns from state troopers that Mud is a fugitive, wanted for killing a man. He learns from Juniper that others want to find Mud before the police do. He learns from Neckbone's Uncle Galen (Michael Shannon) that the river washes up all sorts of trash, human and otherwise. And he learns from Tom (Sam Shepard), who lives across the river from Ellis and is the closest thing Mud had to a father, that little of what Mud says can be trusted.
At the same time, Ellis is learning other things about love. He watches as his parents (Ray McKinnon and Sarah Paulson) veer closer to divorce. And he experiences the pangs of first love when an older girl, May Pearl (Bonnie Sturdivant), is sweet to him. Because of these events, Ellis' view of true love especially where it pertains to Mud and Juniper becomes quite skewed.
Writer-director Jeff Nichols creates a drama equal to his 2011 breakout "Take Shelter." "Mud" channels Ellis' observations and feelings about a tumultuous age when young love and family turmoil intertwine through an intense crime story. It's a coming-of-age story with a fascinating, if highly unreliable, adult figure looming large.
It's the twinned performances of McConaughey and young Sheridan that give "Mud" its juice. McConaughey shows, as he did in "Killer Joe," that he can be a tightly coiled spring waiting to go off. And Sheridan (who appeared in Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life") captures adolescent pain and determination without obvious histrionics.
The other "character" that makes "Mud" work is the Arkansas backdrop. It is Nichols' authentic portrait of a life, of houseboats clinging to the river and people scratching out an existence there, that makes Mud's desperation and Ellis' grit ring true.
Boys help a fugitive (Matthew McConaughey) in this gritty drama centering on love and murder.
Where • Area theaters.
When • Opens Friday, April 26
Rating • PG-13 for some violence, sexual references, language, thematic elements and smoking.
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Why the Tea Party Is a Nativist Libertarian Movement
For weeks now, reporters have been buzzing about the "strange bedfellows"—from Tea Party right and Glenn Greenwald left—who have joined forces to challenge the government's power to spy. "Terrorism policies have a way of jarring the usual left-versus-right categories," declared NBC. Or as Greenwald himself asked in 2011, "Is there potential for a right-left alliance" against the national security state?
I'm skeptical. On domestic drones and NSA surveillance, some liberals and conservatives are indeed joining forces. But the sad truth about the much-heralded left-right civil-liberties coalition is it will be least effective where it is needed most. The reason is simple: the Tea Party is not a libertarian movement. It's a nativistlibertarian movement. It's uninterested in defending the civil liberties of those political and cultural outsiders whose civil liberties face the greatest threat.
To understand what I mean, go back to January 2012, when Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), cofounder of the Senate's Tea Party caucus, was detained by Transportation Security Administration officials after refusing a pat-down at the Nashville airport. In response, the senator's father, former Rep. Ron Paul, said something unintentionally revealing. "The elderly. The disabled. Little kids," he thundered. "All victims of an out-of-control police state."
The elderly. The disabled. Little kids? If America's become a "police state" in recent years, those aren't the demographic groups that have been feeling its wrath. Last year, the Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize for revealing that the New York Police Department, with help from the CIA, had "subjected entire neighborhoods to surveillance and scrutiny" and "infiltrated" dozens of student groups and houses of worship, without any evidence that the residents or members had committed crimes. The NYPD wasn't targeting retirement villages and Girl Scout troops. It was targeting Muslims.
Between 2002 and 2011, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union, the NYPD also stopped and questioned New Yorkers more than 4 million times, 90 percent of whom were completely innocent. Almost 90 percent of those stoppedwere African-American or Latino. For its part, Arizona in 2010 gave police vast new powers to stop suspicious-looking people and demand to see their papers. And, contra Ron Paul, they weren't targeting people in wheelchairs.
As has happened throughout our history, the people who have suffered most from the expansion of state surveillance since 9/11 have been members of unpopular and marginal groups. But for the most part, when Tea Partiers warn about a "police state," they're not worried about Muslims, African-Americans, and Latino immigrants. After the AP report about NYPD spying on Muslims, for instance, 34 members of Congress signed letters urging the Justice Department to investigate and the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings. But as Yasmine Taeb and Isaac Levey of the Arab American Institute have noted, not a single Republican was among the signers. In May 2012, Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) offered an amendment urging the Obama administration to stop funding police programs that violate federal anti-discrimination laws. House Republicans voted against it 224-16.
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SAN BERNARDINO - Marsha Olguin says she's not an angel.
The 57-year-old takes credit only for being a "helper."
But Mary's Table, where Olguin works, is a place for miracles and second chances.
Mary's Table, part of Mary's Mercy Center, provides hot meals daily (except Fridays) to the hungry. The center also includes St. Joseph's Clothes Closet, which distributes donated, gently used clothing to those at or below the poverty line.
There, the San Bernardino resident works with the homeless, the aged, families in need - giving hope, she says, to those without hope.
A single mother of two, including an autistic son, Olguin estimates Mary's Table feeds 8,000 hot meals every month.
Olguin has a dozen volunteer "elves" who help with cooking and serving the thousands of meals.
More than 300 volunteers from various faiths, schools and community organizations donate their time to the nonprofit center that is committed to serving anyone in need.
"Our volunteers are inspiring and awesome," said Olguin, who has served at Mary's for 15 years. "The people who come here to help are true angels. They have the heart to serve the community."
The center is planning a Christmas Celebration. About 1,200 gifts will be distributed. There also will be include a bike giveaway.
"We have gotten so much help from Santa Claus Inc. and the San Bernardino Fire Department's Spark of Love toy drive, as well as individual donors," Olguin said.
In addition to Mary's Table and St. Joseph's Clothes Closet, Mary's Mercy Center provides hot showers, bagged groceries and the shelter of Veronica's Home of Mercy, a residential home for temporarily homeless women and their children.
Volunteers also bag donated groceries each week for poverty-level families who have a place to cook their food.
Bags are filled with beans and rice, canned vegetables, cereal, powdered milk, tomato sauce - and sometimes extras like macaroni, frozen foods and produce.
Then there are the bags for the homeless, food that needs no cooking - crackers, power bars, peanut butter and jelly, bread, cookies, tuna and sausages for families with children who might be sleeping in a car or under a bridge, Olguin said.
Homelessness is on the rise and the center is seeing more families - or the custodial parent with the children, she said.
"You see a lot of families where both parents are out of work," she said.
Olguin's family has a long tradition of volunteering and donating time to local church and charity groups.
"It's just the way I was brought up," she'll tell you. "Nobody's perfect. We can't do it alone."
Olguin's mother, Amparo Olguin, who died in January 2010, left a legacy as director at Home of Neighborly Services. Olguin's sister-in-law, Debra Olguin, is director of Veronica's House of Mercy.
Other family members help throughout the month as well.
Olguin's sons, Brian, 25, and Eric, 21, carry on the tradition and also help at the center. Brian, who is autistic, helps with loading and unloading, in the kitchen, the yard and visiting with people.
"I wouldn't trade my life for the world," Olguin said while hugging Brian.
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AMES, Iowa —The film "Out to the Lakes" recently received awards of achievement in the documentary and educational production categories and an award of excellence in music from the Iowa Motion Picture Association. The Iowa Learning Farms film encourages viewers to think about water quality and their personal relationship with their local lake or water body.
The case study presented in the film is Black Hawk Lake in west central Iowa. Iowa's most southern glacial lake, Black Hawk Lake is used mainly for recreational activities including swimming, boating and fishing. On screen, several local residents share their experiences and concern for the lake that has brought them so much personal joy.
Even though the film focuses on the happenings at one particular lake, the same sentiments can be applied to many lakes in Iowa and the Midwest. Like Black Hawk, lakes throughout the Midwest have been periodically closed due to high bacteria or algae levels. Some lakes are filling up with sediment coming from nearby fields at rates higher than what should be naturally occurring. The challenge to viewers is to recognize water quality problems and to reconnect with their lake to help improve water quality.
"Until we understand what is happening in terms of our water quality, soil quality and climate variations, our lakes and water systems will continue to degrade," said Jacqueline Comito, ILF program manager and director of the film.
ILF team member Ann Staudt served as music and art director and Des Moines resident Jon Anderson produced the film. All the music is original, composed by Staudt, Todd Stevens and Anthony Stevens and performed by Ames group Joyful Hearts. The film uses watercolor illustrations created by Iowa State University student Jessica Willemssen.
The film features Iowans, not actors, who care deeply about where they live and their local water quality. It also features environmental experts from the Department of Natural Resources, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. The film offers insight to what Iowans know, or don't know, about water and water quality.
Copies of "Out to the Lakes" are available at no charge by request: contact ILF by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by U.S. mail at Iowa Learning Farms, 219A Davidson Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011. Please include a mailing address in the request. The film also can be viewed in its entirety on Iowa Learning Farms' YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/IowaLearningFarm. For more information about Iowa Learning Farms, visit the website, http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ilf/.
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Photo caption: Ingrid Gronstal Anderson (left) and videographer Jon Anderson shoot film footage at Spirit Lake for the latest Iowa Learning Farms video "Out to the Lakes." The award-winning film explores the human relationship with lakes and local water bodies and was filmed entirely in Iowa.


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Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection
The Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection
For a vintage family day out, all roads lead to the Cotswold Motoring Museum.
In a lovingly converted watermill adjacent to The Cotswold Cottages, The Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection has seven galleries across 7,500sq² packed with motoring memorabilia from the past 90 years, with over 50 vehicles, and more than 45 motorbikes, pedal cars and caravans on display.
Plus, it's also home to TV's superhero-car "Brum", a huge attraction for kids of all ages, along with a fascinating collection of toys.
Guests at The Cotswold Cottages receive free entry to the museum during their stay.


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Grisly happenings in Oz cinema
Grisly things have been happening in and around Australian films in the last 10 days. First, a man accused of beheading his neighbour, successfully applied for work on Ivan Sen's film Mystery Road, and then the new horror film Redd Inc had to be halted while an audience member was resuscitated.
Jonathan Andrew Stenberg is now in custody but when he auditioned for a bit part in Mystery Road he was on the run, it is now alleged.
"He had stopped in Winton (in central Queensland) and bizarrely decided to audition for the film," said producer David Jowsey. "He was friendly and helpful, even offering to do security on the film. We contacted him to follow up and he emailed back with his real name and mobile number. Some days later he was arrested in Darwin."
His audition sheet listed his address as "back of truck (swag)" and his background as "8 years Aust Army, 1 year Iraq, 1 year Afghan, 4 years carpenter/builder, qualified first aid instructor, qualified weapons instructor".
He has been extradited to Sydney and it is understood that he will be in court tomorrow.
Mystery Road is about a detective who returns to his small outback home town to investigate the murder of a teenage girl. Arclight is handling sales.
Meanwhile, the Dungog Film Festival screening of director Daniel Krige's horror film Redd Inc, which will be playing at the Puchon Fantastic Film Festival later this month, had to be halted while paramedics attended to an audience member who lost consciousness.
No information is available on what affected him or whether he had a medical condition, but the film does contain some very gruesome scenes including a beheading.
Redd Inc is about a sadistic boss who chains six workers to their desks and etches warnings into their flesh when they don't deliver.
It seems regional Australia is simply not ready for the most terrifying regional manager in movie history," said producer Jonathon Green. "Twenty long minutes passed before the man was deemed OK and the audience was allowed to enjoy the conclusion of the movie. We were later told that someone else had also fainted in the foyer. We wanted a reaction but never expected this!"
Green claims that his film is the first to use Internet-generated footage and stills. Using crowd-sourcing techniques, the creative team invited people to fake their own death and send in photographic proof, and also provide artworks to decorate the office in which the film is set.
Readers' comments (3)
...asked people to fake their own deaths and send in the proof...yes, very creative and interactive - and pathetic.
Jonathan Andrew Stenberg was also a bodyguard for Miranda Kerr....
Anonymous: Yeah I'm all for crowd-sourcing, internet auditions etc, but asking someone to fake their own death is a bit of a cruel hoax to that person's friends and family (and neighbours, the local community...). Wouldn't call it 'pathetic' as you did but I don't think it's a very ethical thing to do.
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Wii Play - Game On! - Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library, Main Library
Ages: TW
10 West Ramapo Road - 845-786-3800
Garnerville, NY 10923
Description: Tweens are invited to join the library's weekly video gamer's club and challenge themself and their friends on the Wii. Gamers can practice before participating in tournaments on the library's big-screen TV! No registration required. Each Monday.