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After Decades Of Involvement Mormon Church Cuts Ties With The Boy Scouts
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced last Thursday that it will be cutting most of its ties to the Boy Scouts of America, allowing younger boys aged 8-13 to remain in scouting while pulling the 185,000 older boys aged 14-18 from all scouting activities.
The Mormon Church has maintained that the move does not follow the Boy Scouts' recent decision to allow gay troop leaders, a topic the church still rebukes, but instead wants a new program run by the church worldwide and more closely tailored for Mormon teenagers, ABC News reports.
For decades the Mormon Church has been allied with the Boy Scouts, being that the two organization's values have been closely aligned. However, in the cultural shifts the country has seen, the Boy Scouts have diverged from Mormon principles.
In Thursday's announcement, the church stated that the scouts have been discussing allowing girls into their ranks but remained fervent that the decision was separate of such talks.
"The church is wedded very much to traditional gender roles and they see the Boy Scouts of America increasingly move away from that," Matthew Bowman, a Mormon scholar and history professor at Henderson State University said. "That means that they have come to see it as less of a hospitable place."
For as long as most can remember, the Boy Scouts of America has been synonymous with Mormon culture. It is almost a requirement for the young boys to become apart of the organization. The withdrawal will deal a heavy blow to the Boy Scouts, whose numbers have decreased in recent years.
Labour: the party of the non-working class
The Tories are winning over those abandoned by Labour
Theresa May's Tories have certainly been making eyes at 'proud and patriotic working-class people in towns and cities across Britain', as May herself put it last week. This week, the flirtation has continued, with May's announcement of the 'biggest extension of workers' rights' under a Tory government. And it appears to be an effective strategy. Polls suggest the Tories' support among skilled and unskilled workers, and even the unemployed, now dwarfs that of Labour.
The Tories' posture as the party of 'ordinary working-class people', as May characterised it last autumn, might not be entirely sincere, not least because some of the policies announced alongside statutory rights to unpaid leave for carers and bereaved parents look more likely to divide workers, rather than help them. In particular, Tory plans to force companies to publish data on racial pay gaps threatens to racialise the workforce, pitting workers against each other according to skin pigment. Still, while the Tories' posture may not be convincing, it is revealing. Just not about the Tories.
No, it says far more about the transformation of the party that for much of the 20th century dominated and represented the working class: Labour. That's the story here. Not that Theresa May has won the support of vast swathes of still-working-class Britain, but that the Labour Party has lost them, abandoned them, ignored them. That's why the Tories are in a position to speak for working-class voters – because Labour is not.
Remember this is the Conservative Party we're talking about here. Yes, it's channelled the hopes and aspirations of many working-class people before, especially during the 1980s, when the promise of self-betterment understandably resonated. But that was a long time ago. More recently the Tory party has appeared to be little more than a post-Oxbridge venue for Old Etonians to trot out New Labour hits. What it has not been is an electoral destination for 'ordinary working-class people'. And yet, just a few weeks before the General Election that is what the Tories have become: if not a working men's club, then at least a Wetherspoons.
It makes perfect sense when you look at it, though. While May is donning the proverbial donkey jacket and talking about workers' rights, what is Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn doing to 'woo working-class voters', as the Guardian inaccurately described his latest policy announcement? He's promising to save the NHS, of course, with a promised £37 billion cash injection over the course of the next parliament. The recourse to a 'save our NHS' gesture is predictable, but it's revealing, too. It captures a party that knows not how to speak for its one-time social base, only to speak to it, as an agglomeration of the poor and needy, people in want of treatment. Because that's what the working class is for Labour now: patients in waiting, objects of public-health prohibitions, and sermons about fizzy drinks and fags. That's why the NHS has become the sacred cow to whose udders Corbyn et al are determinedly attached. Because in Labour's eyes, it's what people need: beds and no circuses.
Not that Labour's estrangement from the working class can be laid solely or even mainly at the sandals of Corbyn. Its social base has been atrophying for years – at least since the collapse of the postwar consensus in the late 1970s. As one study reveals, in 1966, 69 per cent of manual workers voted Labour; by 1987, only 45 per cent did. That's a third of its working-class support haemorrhaged in a couple of decades. And this wasn't, as the standard leftish narrative maintains, down to the evil influence of The Murdoch Press or an epidemic of home-owning selfishness; rather, it was a result of Labour's having become a party of the state and, with it, the public sector, an increasingly careerist enclave that spoke for the interests not of the working class, but of the subsidised and the middle class.
Admittedly, under Tony Blair, whom Labourites now universally despise, demon eyes and all, Labour did increase its share of the working-class vote once more – but then, such was New Labour's late 1990s appeal, burnished by the decrepitude of the Tories, that it picked up support from all sections of society. What is more telling, as one former Labour pollster pointed out earlier this year, is that while it was in government New Labour largely hung on to its middle-class base and lost the working class. 'Between 1997 and 2010', he writes, 'for every voter Labour lost from the professional classes it lost three unskilled or unemployed workers'.
And so it continues. While May turns the Tories into the Party of the People, Corbyn, breathing sweet NHS-things into his supporters' ears, almost unwittingly pushes on with Labour's long metamorphosis into the party of the non-working class: the students, the vulnerable, the ill, and other 'victims' Labour now longs to look after.
In Limited Praise of Charlie Elphicke
British Libertarian Sean Gabb is voting Conservative
Last Sunday, my daughter assisting, I delivered about three hundred leaflets in North Deal for Charlie Elphicke, my Conservative candidate in the General Election. This was the first time in thirty years I had lifted a finger for the Conservative Party. I explained the electoral system to my daughter. I canvassed a dog who tried to eat one of the leaflets. I got into a kerbside debate that may have brought over a few Labour households. It brought back memories of my youth.
When I mentioned this on Facebook, one of my friends responded that Mr Elphicke had not been a Conservative Member of Parliament of the kind I would once have let myself support. I will not quote this response. It seems to be both accurate and damning. For his lack of commitment on the European issue, Mr Elphicke would, at the beginning of the present century, have been one of the easier targets of my Candidlist project. Now, I am willing to vote and even to campaign for him. I defend my choice with these observations:
First, Mr Elphicke has been a decent constituency MP. In 2010, I approached the British Council in Slovakia, to ask for its assistance in promoting my books. I was told that the officials there were too busy lobbying for action on "global warming" to find time for the promotion of English literature. I wrote to Mr Elphicke, who wrote sharply and at once to the relevant funding agency. Ever since then, the British Council has helped me pay my gas bills from the Slovak translations of my novels. I know other people with similar tales.
Second, and following from the above, he has been willing to put up with me for seven years. He gets an e-mail of denunciation from me on average once a fortnight. He usually answers these at length, and sometimes with confidential admissions that make it impossible for me to publish the correspondence. Indeed, after the Referendum, in which he had campaigned on the wrong side, I wrote him a nasty open letter of denunciation. He joined in the Facebook debate over this, and entered into another confidential e-mail exchange. He has not since then visibly avoided my company. The last time we met, he spoke to me in Greek.
These two are important observations, particularly the second. There are countries – I think of America – where parliamentary representatives are hardly ever accessible to their electors. I am lucky to live in a country where I can see my Member of Parliament walking about the streets without armed guards. I once bumped into Mr Elphicke while he was at my daughter's school. One of my students once made fun of him in the local Tesco. Everyone knows where he lives.
You can, of course, say this about most Members of Parliament. England is a country with a limited record of political murder, and even Cabinet Ministers are expected to show themselves in public. Mr Elphicke, though, steps somewhat beyond the minimal custom. You can ask him for help. You can make a nuisance of yourself, and have some chance of being tolerated. The Labour man he replaced in 2010 answered about one in three of my letters, and always with an unsigned postcard.
Most Members of Parliament are less than ideal guardians of the public interest. So far as I can tell, about half of them are nasty pieces of work. There is nothing to be done in the short term about this first. When you find yourself represented by a reasonable human being, you are under some obligation to re-elect him.
But I come to my third observation. Let us agree that Mr Elphicke is a man without any principled view of the European Union. When the Conservative leadership was in favour of staying in, so was he. Now the leadership is of a different view, so is he. I do not blame him for this. It does not in itself make him a bad man. It does not hold me from voting for him with a clean conscience.
The European issue appears to be settled in all but its details. Theresa May – herself a woman of no fixed principle – has committed herself to leaving. Her present peace of mind and her place in the history books both depend on how well she extricates us from the European Union. She seems clever enough to know this. She looks the sort who can bully or blackmail her way to an advantageous deal. Whatever else she has said or done, whatever else she may stand for, is not presently important. All that matters is that she should get the biggest possible mandate next month, and that the men we elect to sit behind her should be reliable. Mr Elphicke strikes me as completely reliable, and he therefore gets my support.
All this being said, I move of one of the more absurd wisdoms of British politics, which is that Conservatives are sentimental loyalists, and Labour is a party of hard-faced ideologues. The truth is exactly the opposite. Labour stopped being recognisably the party of ordinary working people at the end of the 1970s. After a fifteen year struggle, during which it split, the party was taken over by a charismatic liar fronting a generation of apparatchiks who proceeded to do well for themselves and for nobody else. During these thirty five years, Labour hung on to its core voters. It did badly in 1983 because of the Falklands War. It did badly in 1987 mainly because of the electoral system. It is only now that ordinary working people are responding to Mrs May's revised brand of One Nation Conservatism.
The Conservatives core cote, on the other hand, has been far more volatile. We abstained in large numbers in 1997, because of Europe. If all of us who abstained or voted UKIP in 2001 and 2005 had voted Conservative, Labour would have at least lost its majority. The Conservatives could have got an overall majority in 2010, and could have won a big majority in 2015. The main reason Mrs May seems headed now for a crushing majority is because almost none of us will vote UKIP. Large numbers of conservatives take a purely instrumental view of the Conservative Party. There is little brand loyalty. When it seems likely to do something conservative, it gets support. When it seems a lost cause, it is dumped.
About twenty years ago, I listened to Peter Tatchell's explanation of why he could no longer support the Labour Party. I forget what had upset him, but I do recall that he was almost in tears at the thought of no longer being a member of the Labour Party. It was a reaction I found hard to understand. Conservatives abstain, or vote UKIP, or come back to the Conservative Party, without a twinge of guilt; and returners are generally welcomed without recrimination.
In 2010, I voted Conservative for the first time this century because I feared Labour more than I despised the Conservatives. It was the same in 2015 – and because, in spite of all else to be said against him at the time, I rather liked Charlie Elphicke. Because the present election is effectively a rerun of the Referendum, I will vote for him again. However, a big win for the Conservatives this time may leave the political landscape so altered that other options will emerge.
Until then, Mr Elphicke, and through him Mrs May, will have my support. I may even accept his invitation, come polling day, to sit as a Conservative teller….
Inflating Muslim Claims To Jerusalem
Last Tuesday, coinciding with Israel's 69th Independence Day, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passed a resolution entitled 'Occupied Palestine.' The resolution denies Israel any sovereign claim to its own capital city, Jerusalem, and falsely describes Israel as the city's "occupying power" and speaks of the "cultural heritage of Palestine and the distinctive character of East Jerusalem."
Clearly, the intention of the UNESCO resolution is to achieve internationally the direct repudiation of Israel's Jewish history and sovereignty in favor of Arab claims.
Lying behind this Arab diplomatic offensive is an Arab street and Muslim world, neither of which have reconciled themselves to Israel's existence nor even the peoplehood of the Jews and thus the Jewish immemorial association and claim to Jerusalem.
However, this clamor and fixation on Jerusalem, quite recent in Muslim history, has led many to conclude that Jerusalem is holy to Islam and central to Palestinian Arab consciousness. This is, however, a propaganda fiction.
Though possessing important Muslim shrines, such as the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosques, Jerusalem holds no great significance for Islam, as history shows.
Jerusalem rates not a single mention in the Quran, nor is it the direction in which Muslims turn to pray. References in the Quran and hadith to the 'farthest mosque,' in allusion to which the Al Aqsa Mosque is named, and which has sometimes been invoked to connect Islam to Jerusalem since its earliest days, clearly doesn't refer to a mosque which didn't exist in Muhammad's day.
Indeed, the site of the biblical temples is called Temple Mount, not the Mosque Mount and –– in contrast to innumerable Palestinian Authority statements today –– was acknowledged as such for decades by Jerusalem's Muslims.
Throughout the British Mandate period, the Jerusalem Muslim Supreme Council's publication, 'A Brief Guide to the Haram Al-Sharif', stated of Jerusalem's Temple Mount on p. 4 that "Its identity with the site of Solomon's Temple is beyond dispute." (After 1954, all such references to the biblical temples were excised from this publication).
During the illegal annexation and rule of the historic eastern half of Jerusalem by Jordan (1948-67), Amman remained Jordan's country's capital, not Jerusalem, even as Jews were driven out and their property and sanctuaries laid waste: the Old City's 58 synagogues destroyed and Jewish gravestones used to pave roads and latrines. Jewish access to the Western Wall was also forbidden, in contravention of Article 8 of the 1949 Israeli/Jordanian armistice.
Historically, Jerusalem under Muslim control was no more a capital city than Mecca or Medina in Saudi Arabia or Qom in Iran. Jordanian-controlled Jerusalem enjoyed neither the attention nor affection of the Arab world or its rulers.
Quite the contrary: the eastern half of the city became a backwater, infrastructure like water and sewerage were scanty or non-existent, and its Christian population, denied the right to purchase church property, also declined. No Arab ruler, other than Jordan's King Hussein, ever visited. As Israeli elder statesman Abba Eban put it, "the secular delights of Beirut held more attraction."
Significantly, neither the PLO's National Charter nor the Fatah Constitution, the latter drafted during Jordanian rule, even mention Jerusalem, let alone call for its establishment as a Palestinian capital.
This would never be obvious from the tenor and content of Palestinian, Arab and Muslim pronouncements on the city today, which are as emphatic as to the Arab, Muslim and Palestinian primacy of the city as they are in denying its Jewish provenance.
Conversely, Jerusalem, the capital of the biblical Jewish kingdoms, is the site of three millennia of Jewish habitation — hence the 'Jerusalem 3000' celebrations initiated in by the government of Yitzhak Rabin.
The holiest of Judaism's four holy cities, Jerusalem is mentioned 669 times in the Hebrew Bible and alluded to in countless prayers. Major Jewish rituals, including the conclusion of the Passover Seder and Yom Kippur service, end with the age-old affirmation, 'Next year in Jerusalem.'
Jerusalem is the only city in the world in which Jews have formed a majority since the 1880s. Today, Jerusalem, in addition to being home to Judaism's greatest sanctuaries, is the seat of Israel's government, the Knesset, the Supreme Court, the National Library and the Hebrew University. Its population is two-thirds Jewish.
It is only under unified Israeli rule since 1967 that the city as a whole has been revitalized, enjoyed stunning growth and also, at last, full freedom of religion for its mosaic of faiths ––precisely what would be threatened by its redivision, as is already obvious in the Christian exodus from Palestinian-controlled Gaza and Bethlehem.
Whatever form a final peace settlement might one day take, there is no morally just or legally sound reason inflate or fabricate Muslim claims while denying Jerusalem's Jewish primacy and history.
The Trump Administration rightly condemned the UNESCO resolution. It should now defund UN bodies that practice this form of delegitimizing political warfare, starting with UNESCO.
Political correctness is most pervasive in universities and colleges but I rarely report the incidents concerned here as I have a separate blog for educational matters.
American "liberals" often deny being Leftists and say that they are very different from the Communist rulers of other countries. The only real difference, however, is how much power they have. In America, their power is limited by democracy. To see what they WOULD be like with more power, look at where they ARE already very powerful: in America's educational system -- particularly in the universities and colleges. They show there the same respect for free-speech and political diversity that Stalin did: None. So look to the colleges to see what the whole country would be like if "liberals" had their way. It would be a dictatorship.
For more postings from me, see TONGUE-TIED, GREENIE WATCH, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL, AUSTRALIAN POLITICS and DISSECTING LEFTISM. My Home Pages are here or here or here. Email me (John Ray) here.
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The United Nations needs to go the way of the League of Nations.
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Conversations With The Man Upstairs
As I have talked about before, I have a one year Bible that I have been reading through. Just recently I started reading through David's psalms. I have read these tons of times, but something hit me this time a little different. As you read through them, its great to see that even David had major ups and downs and to see how he handled them. We all go through those times in life but we don't all handle it the way he did. He would talk with God. Not just praying like we tend to do. I think in our culture we have trained ourselves to pray (and sometimes rather often) but when we do we are mostly praying the basics (forgive me, thank you, can this happen, prayer request). I don't believe that there is anything wrong with that at all, but what I am seeing from the way David prayed was that it was pretty much a constant conversation with God. It wasn't just the "ok we just sat down to dinner so we have to pray" prayer. He prayed all the time. When I say he prayed I mean prayed, sang, talked, yelled, cried, begged, etc.
This was kinda a wake up call to me. I mean, he when from times that he was expressing thanks to expressing grief or pain. The one that hit me the hardest was one that he was demanding God hold up His end of the bargain. I'm not saying we should constantly demand things of God, but that maybe David was on to something with this "talk to God no matter what is going on" thing. I don't pray like that. It isn't a lifestyle like that to me and I think it should be. Sometimes I do great, but generally I get so caught up in my life and what is going on around me, I forget that God is really the center of it all. When I don't realize that, I get onto the detour that takes me in a different direction away from Him.
I want a prayer life not just a prayer time.
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Dad permalinkAugust 24, 2008 5:52 PM
Good thoughts…
i am trying to figure that out as well.


text: I accidentally bought two boxes of Andes mint chocolate candies this week for a recipe that did not call for them. Instead, we found some recipes that used the Andes mints in the cookies. This is one of many recipes. Basically, these are chocolate cookies with an Andes mint candy melted on top and spread to make a think mint frosting on top. These were not my favorite cookie from the past 20 days. I like the chocolate mint flavor of the frosting but the actual cookie lacked taste. However, Emily disagrees and said she thought it had lots of chocolate taste. Try it for yourself and see what you think. http://www.recipetips.com/recipe-cards/t–2343/andes-mint-cookies.asp


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I may have posted about this before, but I just found this website that dumbs it down so even I can understand the issues at hand. I have a small problem with the amount they dumbed it down, which makes it seem fishy, but I still think this is something that everyone who uses the internet should be aware of. I'll give you my explanation (as I understand it)... You use the internet to send emails, read blogs like this (thanks), entertainment, news, etc... Well, you pay a company for the right to have access to the internet (probably Verizon or Comcast or ATT). These companies are called "Internet Service Providers" or ISP's for short. Well, as if Verizon, Comcast and ATT are not making enough profit, they've figured out a way to make more of a profit, I can't say I blame them because that's their job. But for you and I it stinks, because we have to keep paying. So how will they do it? They came up with this idea that Corporations have more important things to say than say my email to my sister. So, they want to put a "choke" on us peon's - so that the Corps can have more bandwidth to send their important data. So really it's going to come down to whoever has the big bucks to pay for high speed internet access will get the high speed internet access. - one of the more subtle points of this, is that this is a way of the big ISP companies controlling what gets sent across their pipes. So if Verizon doesn't like that my sister uses comcast, they could in theory "choke" her emails to me and vice versa. And as the video points out, this is what happened to our "PUBLIC" radio and TV airwaves. So... without further a due. (how do you spell a due? It's gotta be french).
Save the Internet.
rats, I use a small web page to generate my tecnorati tags and that appears to be down at the moment.
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Cyen, the "Save the Internet" site seems "fishy" because it is just that. In trying to promote their agenda, the folks over at STI have conveniently over-simplified many aspects of the net neutrality debate and totally omitted other aspects that proved particularly troublesome to their position. For a more comprehensive understanding of the issues surrounding net neutrality, I'd encourage you to visit my coalition's website at HandsOff.org.
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see my follow up post here:
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|I'm so glad the park didn't get storm damage!
This morning's air was too crispy not to enjoy a workout with the pups, so instead of risking the heat and humidity with an afternoon walk, I decided to down a 5hour energy (which accidently regurgitated itself later with a burp, consequently making me very hesitant to belch for the rest of the day in fear of it's wrathful return) and hit the park! Unfortunately the ground was still too wet for us to venture on the out skirting dirt trails to look from my beautiful lost driver's license, so we had to stick to the concrete. We came across two lady's all packed down for a camping trip, and turns out they are practicing carrying their loads for a pack-in/pack-out ,50 mile, 5 day trip in New Mexico with their boy scouting children....How fun! Two hours later, towards the end of our run/walk every mom in West Plano had decided to take advantage of the nice weather, bringing out their jogging strollers full of children, which wasn't a good situation with a frisky Callie running at my side. She just can't help but lunge and yap at anything with wheels.....it's her weakness (she thinks of it as a strength, I'm sure). I'm sadly coming to the realization that Sumo is just a flat out pansy, and while Callie's fire still burned bright, Sumo's had dimmed to a mere flicker which was reflected by the way he kept slowing us down for his lets-lay-down-in-the-grass-I'm-really-tired-breaks. He's currently wiped out on the couch while Callie is keeping guard over the apartment by the window. In case you were wondering, The Black Keys radio is a great Pandora station, with tune after tune of groovy beats to pair with a slow jog. With only a couple of bad apples, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
|If you don't love wild flowers, you need to get outta town with
your crazy self!
After getting back home, we went down to the dog park for an hour while I buried my nose in my Kindle. Can you tell someone is feeling slightly guilty about the upcoming doggie hotel stay? I just hate that they'll be cooped up all weekend while we are out having fun. After only a day of learning so far, I'm already convinced my E-reader was a bad-to-the-bone investment. There are some super cool features that no one talks about! As you're reading, you can scroll down beside words and it automatically tells you the definition in a footnote! Also, you can highlight things and bookmark them for future reference. I took it with me to the dog park to test its outdoor capabilities in the midst of pure sunlight beating down, and further to my surprise, despite the already good reviews, it reads even better in the brightest of bright lights! A traceless glare. I was trying to take a picture in the same light with my phone to document an example, and struggled to see a single darn thing on my phone! There's no book intimidation or underestimation by size, which allows you to purely focus on the reviews and value of content. And if you enjoy looking at the parameter of the book pages while you are reading, just to gage how far you've come from the beginning, or how close you are to the end, or to feel accomplished with yourself, have no fear.....you get to keep that feeling. There is a little timeline at the bottom of the page that tells you what percent of the book you have completed as you turn each page. By the way, if you haven't heard, Water for Elephants is an excellent book; so far I'm only 17% along, but I just started yesterday! Emotional and intricately detailed.
|We all know my phone despirately needs a Macro
setting, so ignoring the blurry close-up, check
out that word definitation! The little round blob to
the right is an air bubble under my screen protector
that I need to fix.
Funny thing: a lady I don't even know gave me a book this morning. I walked passed her at work, commending her on good author taste, and she insisted that I take the book, read it and pass it on, saying she bought it from her book club membership in a hurry and realized tonight that she had previously read the book! What a sweet lady……..and lucky me! I happen to love free stuff!
Now I have to give both dogs and myself a bath...................
Guess what? I still haven't finished packing and we are leaving tonight. Let's see just how long I can procrastinate this!
P.S. Way to GO MAVS!!!! Maybe they are earning some well deserved respect now.


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Words to Live by….
Be good even if bad is all around.
Today will be great if…..
- I can come on time.
- I can use my lunchtime to get started with the report on the SV.
- I can work on the performance evaluation which is one of the things I hate doing.
State of mind ….
- We're a thousand miles from comfort, we have traveled land and sea
But as long as you are with me, there's no place I'd rather be
I would wait forever, exalted in the scene
As long as I am with you, my heart continues to beat Rather Be by Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne
- Inspired.
- Stressed out but happy.
Today was simply amazing because …..
- Met up wih a friend, a former co-prof, and we would probably hook up together with C and M soon and I would most likely be the link.
- Wifi was rather fast in the p2p bus so I got my fill of current events to the detriment of catching up on my SV report….. hmmmm
- The AVP Storyboard presented essentially is how I envisioned it. Glad that the misplaced opposition to the initiative was rather mute and cold during the presentation.
- I can meet up with a friend for a nightcap….. then again, it's probably best that I go home early..
- Manong Guard's smile would be my weekender.
- I can go home earlier to watch TIMY and maybe the new soap and sleep early.
Grateful for …..
- Ending my day productively.
- MD being home after a hectic exams week.


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Richard Brown's Managing the Learning of History is driven by the twin motors of management theory and quality assurance - a powerful combination.
There is a key unifying chapter on Total Quality Management which offers an informed survey of the methodology, an inventory of the goals against which performance is measured and a commentary on the challenges, often raised by teachers, to this approach. His conclusion is disappointingly non-committal: "If it doesn't result in quality student learning, then don't do it."
This prolific writer is a self-confessed "parasite" with an enviable gift of distilling important truths from a wide range of writers and researchers. Some are pithy - "while there is an objective past there can be no objective history"; others reflect a commitment -"Authoritarian teaching styles heighten inequality between the teacher and the student, whereas research in the learning of history shows that listening to children, not just talking to them, hugely facilitates their learning".
Other dependencies are unforgivable - "Collaboration can be seen as constituting the metaparadigm of educational and organisational change in the postmodern age . . . as articulating and integrating principles of action, culture, development, organization and research."
Like such quotations, management theory diagrams can be powerfully hypnotic, no doubt due to their simple geometric forms - circles for reflective teaching, curves for the stages of team development, a triangle for a model of service quality and rectangles for the distinctions between quality control and quality assurance.
This is a book of vices and virtues. Among the former are its frequent self-evident generalisations - "Heads of History cannot implement change alone"; "Achieving a greater capacity for change must be explicit and pursued collaboratively in an all out manner". Its virtues lie in its bookstall, "successful management for beginners" style which may be broad brush in approach but conceals a great deal of common sense on such matters as gender and history, student self-evaluation and types of staff development. It may not sell ten million copies worldwide but it could recharge a goodly number of stale departments and set them on the road to self-improvement.


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How realistic is PS4 hacking game Watch Dogs?
Ubisoft's Watch Dogs recently arrived on PS4 and Xbox One, a city-hack adventure that promises much – but does it deliver?
Although its gameplay has earned almost unanimously positive reviews, Watch Dogs has bigger fish to fry than the critics. The game was developed partially in response to real world issues – such as the 10,000 government security cameras installed in Chicago, making it the most watched city in the United States.
Watch Dogs is designed to ask questions of surveillance in the modern day world. The hacking behaviours shown in the game are also meant to appear more realistic than your average first-person shooter, but how successful is the portrayal? See the above video to find out, or read the full analysis over at We Live Security.


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Hunt, P and Leader, S (2010) 'Developing and applying the right to the highest attainable standard of health: The role of the UN special rapporteur (2002-2008).' In: UNSPECIFIED, (ed.) Global Health and Human Rights: Legal and Philosophical Perspectives. UNSPECIFIED, 28 - 61. ISBN 0203850637Full text not available from this repository.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80016185783042499692018-03-07T15:29:49.871-08:00Ski Idaho ChallengeBlogging the Ski Idaho Challenge, final portion of the Northwest Ski Challenge trilogy.styrofoamtunahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-72988252189479241992008-01-12T16:48:00.000-08:002008-01-12T20:01:02.645-08:00Bogus BasinMy tour of Idaho came to a close at Bogus Basin on an especially busy Saturday. I grabbed my ticket at the ticket office in town to avoid any lines on the hill, and found the drive a little slow, but not unbearable. I suited up and headed to the slopes, and started with a tour of the hill, taking a series of runs clockwise around the hill until I returned to the base area for lunch.

After a bite to eat, I continued to explore the backside of the hill, and found every run very inviting, and nothing particularly steep or problematic. I had a blast seeking out powder in the trees, and the groomers held up quite nicely through the day. The layout of the hill, and heavy crowds, meant that the base area lifts had lines most of the day - but the lifts on the other slopes were moving very smoothly, and the lines all were very orderly.

I could hardly hope to see all of Bogus Basin in one day, but from the exploration I did accomplish, I found the hill an enjoyable cruise, with some great sections to interest most any rider. Aside from the large crowds due to Boise's proximity, there is little to complain about at Bogus - despite the name.

As a tribute to my final day in Idaho, I thought it fitting to visit the run at Bogus known as "Last Chance" - a fine back diamond that held wonderful powder, and proved once again that Idaho has some of the finest snow around.

styrofoamtunahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-3514751581704520962008-01-11T16:35:00.000-08:002008-01-12T19:48:07.208-08:00Magic MountainIt was a dream-like experience driving the snow-covered roads to Magic Mountain, where I found myself comforted by a family friendly hill, with days of fresh snow accumulation awaiting me. The hill was open the previous day, but there were few tracks, and it snowed overnight and through the morning filling most of them (and some of mine).

A fixed double is the workhorse at Magic, and reaches to just below the ridgeline of the hill, protected from the wind. Two easy runs frame the valley between, where powder accumulates in soft pillows. There is a nice pitch to the face below the chair, and the liftline provides a powder-hound's paradise, while those in search of more open runs head out along the ridge to any of a series of chutes down from the ridgeline.

Farther down, there are cliffs to beware of below, and rails set up for jibbing along the ridge. I found so much powder and wonderful cruising here, I continued to ride until the lift operators had to turn me away. This is a fine hill for exploring, and holds enough stashes to last for days after powder stops falling.

styrofoamtunahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-86825718413961639632008-01-10T16:19:00.000-08:002008-01-12T19:35:44.878-08:00PomerelleI had heard before I arrived that Pomerelle was very friendly for beginner skiers and riders. The day before my arrival, the area was closed - 26 inches of snow had closed the road, and it took all day and night to clear the blockage. Anticipating ample fresh powder, and plenty of pristine groomers, my father and I set out for the base area, at an elevation around 8,000 feet.

We arrived early, and located the critical service areas for food and rentals. I set out for a lap in the powder while dad checked out some gear to begin his day on the slopes. He elected to add a private lesson along with his rental, so I spent the morning exploring the gentle rolling slopes, and charting trails through the powder-rich trees.

Once the lesson was done, we grabbed a bite to eat before heading out to try a run together on the lower chair. We made our way down the slope, and all the way down successfully, but after three hours on the board, dad was done - I took off for a few more hours of turns, fresh powder for the whole day, and plenty of fun cruising. Nothing at Pomerelle was steep enough to cause me any worry, so I roamed the mountain from one end to the other.

styrofoamtunahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-16465683576923407402008-01-09T16:49:00.000-08:002008-01-09T20:10:15.543-08:00Pebble CreekFortune was smiling on me today, as I found myself in a powder playground at Pebble Creek. This little treasure is located just south of Pocatello, barely a thirty minute drive from town, and is well-loved by locals for the quality of terrain and easy access. I was concerned about the report of an 11 inch base, but I found that the coverage on the hill was actually not too bad, and the fresh powder was fantastic.

The folks at Pebble Creek were also kind enough to provide me with a personal tour of the slopes, and I discovered that with a little traversing, there were quite a few runs , and most were reasonably steep. I enjoyed a few runs beyond the ropes as well, which I have learned is standard practice in Idaho. Unlike Oregon ski areas, Idaho areas have very liberal open boundary policies, allowing unparalleled backcountry access.

The pitches at Pebble Creek are very consistent, and steep enough to satisfy my need for speed, but what really made this a great day was the abundant powder - and locals who were more than happy to show off the goods. I never lacked for company, and always had a chance to chat on the lift, as well as a point in the right direction.

With the amount of backcountry terrain around Pebble Creek, there is certainly something for everyone, and as the coverage improves, the steeper pitches will only become more and more enjoyable. In bounds or out, Pebble offers slopes for all skill levels, and the locals couldn't be more friendly.

styrofoamtunahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-26135329557212106792008-01-08T16:35:00.000-08:002008-01-09T19:49:23.473-08:00Kelly CanyonKelly Canyon is a relatively small hill, served by a set of fixed double chairs. Their weekday operations begin at 12:30pm, and shortly thereafter they have a lesson session for local youngsters, who crowd the slope by the rope tow, and do laps on the shorter chair run above the tow. The big kids were riding the summit lift, which was the main lift serving the hill today. There is also another lift that reaches a little farther up the hill to access the back bowl, but today this lift was not turning.

I had another very nice powder day, and wasted no time ripping fresh tracks all over the hill, from the terrain park to the face, and all the way around the powder-filled areas to skier's right. It was a windy and low visibility day, but the turns were very nice, and although there were plenty of people on the hill, most were occupied in lessons at the base area, leaving abundant fresh tracks for those heading to the top of the hill.

Although the cruising on the lower mountain was great, and there were even some well-placed jumps which I greatly enjoyed, I had an urge to see what I was missing on the powder chair runs. I nabbed an off-duty employee, and we hiked to the top for a run of fresh tracks around the backside of the hill. It was a perfect finale for a fine day of cruising.

styrofoamtunahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-18483136884885085382008-01-07T17:08:00.000-08:002008-01-08T21:21:37.126-08:00Sun ValleyThere is little I could say about Sun Valley that has not been said before, and probably more eloquently. This is a posh resort if ever I have seen one, and everything is done well. Despite less than perfect weather, and equipment malfunction, I found Sun Valley a very nice place for riding - there is a very good range of terrain, the grooming is generally very good, and there are ample runs to keep a person busy for days.

Unfortunately for me, Sun Valley still caters primarily to the skiing public, and when I found myself with a broken binding strap two hours into my day, the repair shop at the base area directed me to a snowboard shop in Ketchum. Apparently Sun Valley does not carry any Burton equipment or parts. After a detour into town, I resumed my day on the hill, doing laps in the lesser-used corners of the ski area, seeking and destroying powder pockets and smooth corduroy.

I grabbed lunch on Seattle Ridge, did some laps on the wonderfully long Warm Springs chair, and eventually wore myself out with moguls and called it a day.

styrofoamtunahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-45755665026242040132008-01-06T16:04:00.000-08:002008-01-08T21:12:34.682-08:00Soldier MountainIt was a serious powder day at Soldier Mountain today, and I was lucky enough to get first tracks down the liftline. Visibility was very poor for the first hour or so, but then the clouds burned off to reveal pristine white runs all over the hill. Many of the best powder stashes required either a little hike, or a long runout, and this preserved the best snow for those willing to do a little work. It was nice to see folks being courteous enough to farm their turns a little as well.

I got a little greedy, and ended up chasing some fine powder out of bounds, followed by a healthy bootpack to get back to the ridge. Some of the best runs required some climbing, but I found a lot of untracked powder on the back side of the ridge (Dare Ya'), as well as through the trees on the front (Drop In). Overall, there was a light crowd for a weekend, which made for very nice conditions for the whole day.

One thing Soldier cannot offer is significant steeps - most of the ski area is very gradual in slope, very good for cruising, but nothing here is heart-stopping. However, on a powder day, the open slopes provide plenty of room for turns, and the dual-ridge access spreads the skiers well across the terrain.

styrofoamtunahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-64706220854608794202008-01-05T17:48:00.000-08:002008-01-07T21:04:10.928-08:00TamarackTamarack provided an example of a mixed blessing. It was snowing hard, with a load of fresh powder - but the wind and visibility prevented summit access, and stopped all backcountry riding as well. Instead of a scheduled cat ski trip, I joined a first tracks group - which turned out to be possibly the best snowboarding experience I have had to date. In spite of the weather, I followed our guide to powder stashed all over the lower mountain.

The blanket of white was deep and soft, and we cut lines through it all as part of a photo session - it was a blast to be on the hill before the crowds, farming turns with a crew of experienced guides and guests. I was having such a good time, and the conditions were so good, that I found myself nearly overtaking the guide at times.

By the end of the guided riding, I was familiar with the main runs on the hill, and started to branch out to areas farther afield as the day progressed. Later I ran into a gentleman from the morning's group, and we did some laps on the Wildwood chair, racing from powder stash to powder stash on our way back to lunch.

After lunch, it was time for trees, and I made my way along the boundaries where the trees were well-spaced for cruising. Once I had worn myself out, I walked back to the lodge for a massage. After a week on the slopes, it was wonderful to have some tension released, and I gathered myself for the drive ahead.

styrofoamtunahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-81781110900704676912008-01-04T16:27:00.000-08:002008-01-08T21:35:24.426-08:00BrundageI arrived early at Brundage, in time to survey the lodge, and learn my way around the facilities. News of my arrival preceded me, and I was greeted by the snow reporter for Brundage, who sent me off to take a run on my own in Hidden Valley, and then met me at the lift for my second run, and proceeded to give me a fresh tracks tour of the mountain. I had a great time with the fresh powder on top of groomed, about three inches of very light and dry snow which was ideal for turning with speed.

It was a beautiful morning, just a little windy, and once I knew my way around the lift system, I started mining for powder. At Brundage, I found it to be a very easy task - and as the day went on, heavy snow developed, and the whole mountain quickly became a powder playground. I especially enjoyed the new Lakeview area, which has some wonderful glades and also some splendid groomers. The area known as Mexico also was very nice - it held shocking amounts of powder, with nary a track to be found.

As the morning went on, the snow continued to pile up, and I started to run laps through the terrain park in between powder runs just to give myself a little rest. The hint of snow provided by the Little Ski Hill the previous night became a raucous assault of powder at Brundage, and made this one great powder day to remember. The layout at Brundage is very nice, and most of the runs require very little runout, which is especially appreciated on a powder day.

One of Brundage's landmarks can be seen below. In case you are having trouble discerning - this is a tree with festive ornamentation consisting of undergarments.
styrofoamtunahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-72321318055907558842008-01-03T19:54:00.000-08:002008-01-03T22:56:25.917-08:00Little Ski HillJust north of McCall, there is a small hill with a T-bar, run by the McCall ski club. The area has very limited hours, operating mostly in the evenings - today it was from about 3:30 to 8:30, but they open earlier on the weekend. Opening so late preserves territory not under lights, which apparently sees very light traffic.

My only complaint would be the lack of a discernible boundary (maybe I just missed it?) on the far side of the T-bar - on my second off-piste run, I ended up boarding all the way to the road below the ski area, and hiked back along a snowmobile track (it looked as if others had done the same). That said, it was nice to have a backcountry style experience on a small hill, and I cruised powder until the rope went up, announcing "night ski".

The grooming was very well done, and there was a race training course set up in the early afternoon, with lines of little skiers waiting turns and racing back to the base of the T-bar. I enjoyed the wide-open slopes, and found the quality grooming and gentle slope made for the perfect opportunity to practice riding switch, so I spent a few runs just riding switch and spinning, throwing in a few little jumps. I even landed my first 180 - yeah, not much, but it's a start.

Presaging another epic day to come, snow began to fall around 6pm. I decided to save some strength for the powder in the morning, and packed up around 7 o'clock. Three and half hours is usually a good time for a rest break anyway, and I needed to get into town to situate myself for the evening - the snow was still great, and I was having a good time up to the last moment.

After my last run, I spent another twenty minutes reviewing the historical photos in the lodge, with classic skiing newspapers and pictures of the founders of Idaho's ski hills. This Little Ski Hill has been around for seventy years, and shows no signs of slowing down. Apparently it has produced a few Olympians and National Champions over the years - and from what I saw, there are at least a few runs that could get you to near-Olympic speeds - some snowboarders had made a very nice jump at the bottom of one, but I wasn't feeling so adventurous, given the hike out.
styrofoamtunahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-18007108933807333122008-01-02T15:51:00.000-08:002008-01-03T22:47:54.814-08:00Silver MountainSilver Mountain is accessible only by gondola, which runs from the base area in Kellogg about three miles up the hill to the lodge on the mountain. The ride is, like any lift ride, weather dependent. Today it was a very windy day, so the ride was slightly slower than usual, and it was about 30 minutes from load to unload. It still got me to the top before the chairs were open, so I checked out the lodge, and planned a cinnamon roll break for later.

I made my way down to the chair, and took a ride to the top of Kellogg Peak - and after a run on the groomers, I took the plunge into the North Face glades. I was amazed at the great snow conditions in the trees, and surprised to find so much powder untracked after a night without snow and a holiday weekend. Other parts of the hill did show some wear, but in the trees, and where the bushes were exposed, plenty of goods were on display.

I gazed longingly at the stashes below Wardner Peak, but the traverse and climb were more than I could handle on my sore knee, so I stuck with the trees below the ridge, zigzagging my way to powder stashes throughout.

styrofoamtunahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-9627368148083280202008-01-01T16:09:00.000-08:002008-01-03T22:30:42.543-08:00Lookout PassAnother bluebird day in northern Idaho, and I find myself at the edge of the state, parked at the base of the Idaho side of Lookout Pass, planning my first turns in Montana territory too. Lookout has the most convenient access to the freeway I know of in Idaho, basically a private exit with a lot right next to the ramp, and a lift from just above the lot straight to the top.

Only a week before I arrived, Lookout opened their third chairlift, adding a significant amount of intermediate and expert terrain - this terrain is still developing, and the trees do not appear to have been thinned this season. However, there are five or six new cleared trails, and they are excellent.

Apparently this was the first good weather day at Lookout in about two weeks - just my luck. As advertised, Lookout had great snow, and plenty of it, with only a few areas of thin cover in this relatively early part of the season. In the trees, there was ample untouched powder, which kept me busy most of the afternoon. I think Lookout has the most skiable trees I have seen anywhere - most of the woods are very friendly to riding, with your choice of slopes from very flat to moderately steep.

Lookout lacks any extreme terrain that I could see, but has enough to keep most folks content for a day. You will probably ride until the last chair, or nearly so, because the slopes are all just right for cruising. The only thing that might wear a person out would be the terrain park - it is a wacky one, unlike any I had seen before (video at youtube shortly).

styrofoamtunahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-76873648687373157132007-12-31T16:22:00.000-08:002008-01-02T17:58:49.944-08:00SchweitzerFolks in the northern Idaho and eastern Washington area seem mesmerized by Schweitzer. The quality of the snow, the facilities, and the sheer size of the mountain (2900 acres) make it the number one destination for skiers and snowboarders from all around the region. Recent improvements to the lift system have brought Schweitzer to the forefront of modern tech, providing efficient access to most of the mountain (with the notable exception of the over-burdened double serving the lower parking areas), with a new six-pack on the outback side, and a quad and triple combination replacing an aging double on the front. The snow today was day-old powder, but with plenty of groomers, and such dry powder, the chop was minimal.

I began my day with a quick ride up the Basin Express, where I shared the chair with a friendly local who gave some helpful advice on where to point my board, pointing out some groomed chutes on the left of the Lakeview Triple. I did a quick warm-up lap on the Basin chair, and then up to the top. There was just a wisp of cloud at the top, and the day was otherwise bluebird, with beautiful skies and only enough cloud to keep things comfortable. I traversed down to a single-diamond chute called "K-Mac's", where I found dry powder off to the sides, and a very nicely groomed central section. I split my time between the two, and then buzzed through the "Stomping Grounds" terrain park to hit a few small jumps on my way back down.

My next run from the top of Lakeview I cut through some trees below the ridge, and then crossed over to the other side for more trees on my way to the "Great Escape" quad. This lift provided access to some wonderful tree runs on the front side, but I left those until later in the day, intent on becoming familiar with the outback bowl. With no hesitation, other than to snap some photos, I dove into Whiplash, a double-black thigh-burner, and then made the run-out to the Snow Ghost chair.

From there, I caught the ridge and rode the T-bar to the far corner of the Outback, cutting through the trees all the way down along the school-themed side of the bowl, and to a lunch stop at the Outback Inn. After lunch, I rode Stella for a few laps, enjoying the blue cruisers and trees to both sides of the six-pack, before crossing back to the front side to do laps on the Great Escape quad, and then making my way back to the South Bowl chutes, dropping in at letter "F" and cutting across through the trees to untouched stashes below the ridge line.

I finished up the day with a few more tree runs off the Great Escape, and then made my way back to the lodge, where I grabbed a mocha and my powerbook to make some blogging happen for my devoted readers. I hope all who are reading the blog enjoy - and please be patient as I am working hard to get the photos up here very soon. Probably will have more time for that in the next two to three days, so keep your eyes peeled for updates. Sorry, but no video so far in Idaho - technical difficulties involving a frozen camera being the culprit. I'll keep working on it.

Also.... Happy New Year! Keep watching Ski Idaho, Ski Oregon and Ski Washington for 2008 - the trifecta is still in progress, and the revolution will not be televised - it will be broadcast via the web.

styrofoamtunahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-25352332297986690482007-12-30T15:06:00.000-08:002008-01-02T17:49:07.901-08:00Bald MountainBald Mountain is another small T-bar served area, out at the remote end of the Gold Rush Scenic Byway, north of Pierce, ID. This gem of a family ski area is nestled on a peak, with a mid-mountain lodge and beginner tow, and situated with ridge access at the top providing a very wide swath of terrain. Again, it was destined to be a powder day, with about a foot or two loose on top with another two feet or more of base. Steeper than the previous two, Bald Mountain provided plenty of challenge, with great powder, tight trees, and an excellent face below the upper lift house with fresh turns all day.

I followed some friendly locals to find the powder stashes, and even watched some backwoods cliff jumpers brave a 20 foot leap over rocks and into powder. It was clear in the morning, and snowed lightly in the afternoon, making for a very nice snow day. By the end, I was getting a bit tired, and finally had my first unscheduled dismount from the T-bar - so I decided to call it a day. After three more runs in deep powder, I fell again, and really did call it a day. On to bigger things...
styrofoamtunahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-30016528158946819602007-12-29T18:55:00.000-08:002008-01-02T17:42:57.321-08:00SnowhavenI arrived at Snowhaven around 2:30pm, in time to see the hill in daylight, and I went straight to business. I opted for the combo-marathon ticket, a $20 special allowing unlimited lift access for skiing and tubing. Seeking to rest a little after the drive, I suited up and headed for a few runs on the tubing hill. I was suitably impressed with the size and speed of the hill, but also surprised at the freedom and fun I found.

Unlike many tubing operations, Snowhaven fully appreciates that a waiver of liability means it is okay to let folks have a little fun. Running starts were no problem, and multi-tube flotillas were common as well. I had never seen a mass of eight tubes descend at speed in unison before - it was quite a sight. Satisfied that I would be back for more tubing (open until 9pm), I strapped in and slid over to the T-bar. Unlike the rope-retracted type at Cottonwood, Snowhaven has the traditional hard-bodied hydraulic T-bar - but the skills of riding are largely transferrable. I had no trouble riding the lift to the top, and found myself surprised at the amount of untouched powder remaining so late in the afternoon.

I cruised all the dimensions of the small hill, and satisfied that I had made the most of the boarding possibilities, made my way back to the tubing hill. It was a great relaxation after a long day of T-bar riding to simply sit back and slide up on my back, and then slide down on my front. I had a quick dinner of sausage and fries, did laps until I was ready to hit the road, and finally packed it in around 6:30. 90 minutes later I found a small roadside hotel on the way to my next destination, and checked in for the night.
styrofoamtunahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-2317412361931273682007-12-29T13:40:00.000-08:002008-01-02T17:31:56.161-08:00CottonwoodIt turned out that I arrived on opening day at Cottonwood Butte, and the conditions were basically perfect. Three to four feet of untouched powder everywhere, except for the prisitine groomers freshly pressed at dawn. I had never used a T-bar style lift before, but I was so eager to get started, I actually made the mistake of driving down the access road before it had been plowed. I did quite well, and made it to the ski area - but I got stuck when I had to stop for the snow plow, and had to put on chains for about 100 yards of driving. It turns out that on a powder-covered road, the Civic can actually float.

Once I got parked properly, I went in to see how the operation was set up. It was before 9am, and opening was scheduled for 10am, so I crawled back into the car and changed into my gear, watching as the locals began to arrive for the morning. After a sufficient mass had gathered, I made my way back to the ticket counter to begin the challenge proper.

I took a moment to watch and observe at the base of the lift, watching others load before taking the plunge. A single called for a partner, and I hopped up and volunteered - and amazingly, I managed to ride the T-bar to the top with no trouble. From there, I followed the crowd to the right, and followed the groomer down the face of the hill, observing the banks of powder to each side of the trail. I tried another groomer for my second run, taking a left at the top of the lift, and found myself stuck on a skate-out traverse. Comfortable that the conditions were awesome, and eager to hit the powder, my third run I went right at the top, and then cut straight down the face of the hill, following some fresh tracks through the three feet of fluff.

I continued to chase the powder from all angles, until I eventually found a spot too flat, and had to hike out. Lunch time. A quick burger at the lodge had me refueled for another 90 minutes of T-bar and powder punishment, at which point I made the call to head to my next stop. The after-lunch rush was a deciding factor, and I simply felt I had see the hill, and should be on my way in time to see the next hill in daylight.
styrofoamtunahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-63194397039643131622007-12-23T15:42:00.000-08:002007-12-23T15:49:35.618-08:00Idaho snowboarding starting next weekend!So far this season I have been splitting my time between Ski Washington and Ski Oregon sites - by Christmas, I expect to have boarded at 6 areas in Washington, and 8 areas in Oregon so far this season. I plan to eclipse both with a string of (up to) 16 areas in Idaho (conditions permitting) from next weekend through January 13th. Stay tuned for regular updates as I post the details of my progress.styrofoamtunahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001618578304249969.post-43013913768128391202007-10-21T10:05:00.000-07:002007-10-21T10:19:40.429-07:00Ski Idaho ChallengeFirst, you should know about the N.W.S.C.C. Northwest Ski Challenge. This program, initiated by Steve Coxen, began with a Ski Oregon Challenge in the 2005-2006 season. This program challenged snowriders to ski/board at least 9 areas in Oregon during a single season. There were a total of 11 areas on the list, and to my surprise, I was the first snowrider to reach them all, and the only snowboarder to do so. You can read more about my experience snowboarding Oregon at my Ski Oregon blog.

In the 2006-2007 season, the N.W.S.C.C. added a Ski Washington Challenge, while retaining the Ski Oregon Challenge. Having visited all of Oregon's resorts the previous season, and enjoying the experience, I decided I would make the effort to visit all the areas in Washington. I did so with fervor, and rode many of them on their opening weekends. It was a great early season, and I managed to visit all 12 lift-served areas on the Ski Washington Challenge before the end of 2006. Take a look at my Ski Washington blog for details. I started 2007 by breaking my leg during some post-midnight snowboarding, and had to sit out the season until April 21st.

During the 2007-2008 season, a third challenge has been added to the previous two, completing the trifecta which is the Northwest Ski Challenge. The third challenge is, of course, the Ski Idaho Challenge. This season should be a very good one for Idaho, with early snows already blanketing upper slopes at some ski areas. I will record my progress in snowboarding all 16 Idaho resorts this season using this blog, where you will find narrative, photos, and possibly even the occasional video from my adventures.

You'll still want to keep an eye on the Ski Oregon and Ski Washington blogs as well, as I am planning to update those with more adventures this season as well.styrofoamtunahttp://email@example.com


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Yes Please! LOL
Spring is here and my terrace is the place to be ladies.
Somebody told me today that I was a poet . And who would have thought, I didn't even know it.
You know who you are. x
This one goes out to my lady.
This one's for all my single ladies.
All my single ladies.
And here it is ladies...............
Big, isn't it?
(The terrace)
Tune in next week for more scintillating shots.
P.s. LOL!


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I will rate the New Claim Condos based off of what they are, a lower end economy accommodation. This is not a fancy high end condo complex. I would compare it to a basic Travel Lodge or Econo Lodge. So if your going in with...More
So gross! First off what is with the caged hot tub in the middle... Creepy! Second the elevators are deadly and almost took my brothers leg off! Three the room was so gross! Cigarettes buds on the floor, couch looked like it was covered in...More
I was not impressed at all with the New Claim Condominiums. We walked in the building and the whole building was under construction without any prior warning. There were scaffoldings, wood, paint and tools scattered everywhere. The hot tub was also closed which is a...More
We are staying here for a week and it is fine. One traveler was not happy and she was wrong as the condo is fine.m It is a great location and floor plan. the rate is very reasonable for park city.
I have traveled all...More
My wife and I enjoy regular trips to Park City. We need a good place in a good location that won't break our budget, and this is it. We can walk to shops and restaruants, or hop the bus to Main Street. The unit gives...More
"No views, just pick one you like"
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The pathologist's report states that Mr Woolmer's death was due to asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed said: "We face shock and outrage and great sadness for Bob's family. There has been speculation that as a result of all this, the World Cup will be discontinued. That will not be the case.
"Perhaps it will be a measure of the game and its resolve as to how we can complete this World Cup in view of this shock."
He said the former London Metropolitan Police commissioner Paul Condon was standing by and willing to assist with the murder inquiry. Condon has been involved with helping the ICC fight corruption within the sport.
Shields added that the Metropolitan Police, South African and Pakistan forces had been contacted over the investigation but so far the Jamaican police were working solely on the case.
The Pakistan cricket team, who flew from Kingston to Montego Bay on Jamaica earlier on Thursday, said they were shocked by the latest development.
The police are questioning everyone in the hotel in the case. Even West Indian captain Brian Lara and official Clive Lloyd have given their statements," Ashraf said.
the Pakistan team took 90 minutes to digest the pain of their three-wicket loss to outsiders Ireland at Sabina Park before assembling on the team bus for a sombre ride back through the dark and seedy streets of Kingston to their hotel.
It is believed an argument took place between Woolmer and some team members on the bus, but it had faded out as they reached the foyer and went to their rooms.
Woolmer stayed in his room - No375 on the 12th floor, just across the hall from West Indies captain Brian Lara - for the night. As he often did, the coach rang room service for his dinner, dealing with his side's loss by sending emails, including one to his wife, Gill, in Cape Town.
In the last email, sent on a laptop now in the possession of Jamaican police, Woolmer said the loss - as devastating as it was - did not cut as deeply as the defeat of South Africa in the 1999 World Cup in England.
for more information surrounding this tragedy see: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21435740-601,00.html


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Good Bad Stuff Up Ahead: Number Two: (of 20)
First up! These amazing one shots came in at Aintitcool over here!
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Also interesting... Bay posted this little rant Friday on his blog here that really gives you a bit of insight into just who's kissing whose ass and the whole "Bay approach" to Transformers. love it or hate it.
Almost a 100 days left. I guess I should start posting every week? I've been working my ass off - the cut is really coming along -the shots ---awesome. Some of the most difficult renders in ILM history. Sometimes up to 38 hours per frame. The Show West thing was fun to see the scenes play in a 1000 person house. But they just saw 25 minutes so it is hard to feel engaged because they are not seeing the full run of a movie. Harry called me to tell me how he loved it. I see all the dickwad talk back people who claim they have read a finished script. Impossible - I kept the only draft for the last two months before shooting. That's where did major retooling to the script - yes the scene beats are similar but a very different script. We are still writing the robot voices. They talk about just 20 minutes of action at the end - yeah right. This is by far the most action I have ever put into a movie - I have 12 huge set pieces. Boy I get tired of these lame cry babies on the net. -BAY
And of course, purists are mourning the casting of Hugo Weaving as Megatron instead of beloved Frank Welker, the original voice of the dastardly villain, but aren't these same fans secretly "Geekgasming" over Agent Smith's attachment to Tranformers? You bet your mighty Gobots they are! After his performance in "V" I think he should overdub Barney and give him more of an edge.
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At SceneDoc, we know our corporate culture drives what we do.
That means it's not just about making great technology. It's about catalyzing that technology with an important purpose: keeping officers safe when they go out everyday and risk their lives to protect and serve the communities in which we live.
Every decision we make, from a senior executive's choice to create corporate change to a developer's determination to implement the best product features, to the former officer's we have on staff and their resolve to market our solution because they believe in the value and have seen results with the software—these all stem from the knowledge that the work we do serves a greater purpose.
SceneDoc software unifies communication, collaboration and field-based reporting, yes. It also positively affects the lives of officers, agents and field personnel, everyday, for the better—and that's where our purposeful culture comes into play. In law enforcement, for example, we know more officers make it home safely because they're off scenes faster, and for first responders, we know more lives are saved because our software makes their process more efficient.
So how do we do it? What are the best ways to integrate a culture of purpose into every level of the company?
These three key elements play an instrumental role in building a culture of purpose, integrity and trust:
Consistent communication of purpose
When everyone knows why they're doing what they're doing, integrity and trust are infused into every level of the company. We know it's so important to continually communicate the implications of what every SceneDoc-er is doing. From sharing features and benefits of the software to the development of new software upgrades, we know our team needs to know what a positive impact their work is creating.
When we communicate that purpose, our clients win because they're getting the best product with the highest level of innovation wrapped into it.
An inclusive, fun work environment
At SceneDoc, we know that when a SceneDoc-er is rested, happy and having fun, they contribute with more clarity and purpose than someone who is overworked. That's why we provide the team with an upbeat environment and include quarterly events like team-building days to keep SceneDoc-ers performing with purpose, integrity and trust to deliver their highest quality work.
We also know inclusivity drives productivity, equating to a happier, healthier team with purpose in what we do. Each quarter, for example, we determine the best team-building day and have SceneDoc-ers steer the choice of activity. This way, everybody has a say in the fun we have.
A complex-to-simple approach
It's simple, really. Just as we integrate a complex-to-simple system in software development, so too do we adopt this approach for our corporate culture. We provide SceneDoc-ers with the whole picture—continual communication on what a difference we make in the lives of officers, agents and field personnel, and a fun, inclusive environment in which to thrive. The results are simple: a culture where purpose, trust and integrity are at the heart of everything we do.
To learn more about what a difference SceneDoc makes, request a demo here.
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Short Communication
Is it Time for CD5+ B-cell Malignancies to have a New Taxonomy?Douglas Smith*
Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, USA
- *Corresponding Author:
- Douglas Smith
Associate Professor of Oncology
Division of Hematologic Malignancies
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
1650 Orleans Street, CRB1 room 246 Baltimore
Maryland 21287, USA
Tel: (410) 614-5068
E-mail: [email protected]
Received date: January 30, 2014; Accepted date: March 20, 2014; Published date: April 07, 2014
Citation: Smith D (2014) Is it Time for CD5+ B-cell Malignancies to have a New Taxonomy? J Leuk (Los Angel) 2:133. doi: 10.4172/2329-6917.1000133
Copyright: © 2014 Smith D. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Virtually everything has a name. With names, we hope to succinctly convey a set of qualities allowing for the rapid communication of ideas. In regards to neoplastic diseases of the blood we have re-categorized and re-named illnesses for years.


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Pi x Drzwi
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Bramma Cafe
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- 3-Course meal (mid-range) USD 9.9
- Fast food Combo meal USD 5.19
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[Cinema] Nowhere to TurnCinema @ Korea/Art Cinema 2010.03.30 14:17
One of the most important subjects that have been dealt with through Indie movies in the last 10 years has centered on 'youths.' However, rather than 'youths' being filled with hope, the youths in Korean indie films are portrayed as wretched beings suffering with depression, worried sick about their uncertain future. Simply put, they are of the "880,000 won generation." First termed in the book <880,000 won Generation> by economist Woo Seok-hoon, this generation refers to the present-day youths in their 20s who are exploited by older generations for low-paid, temporary labor. The 880,000 won generation in
Such is the story of Soo-yeon (Cha Soo-yeon), the protagonist in the film Nowhere to Turn. Although she is a university graduate, she has no dreams or hopes. She wants to enroll in a music school in
It is frustrating to observe Soo-yeon, a typical characteristic of 880,000 won generation. She doesn't strive to accomplish anything. Although equipped with talent, she has no big plans on utilizing it. In other typical films about youths, Soo-yeon would win the festival after much meandering and leave for
However, in Nowhere to Turn, the emerging director Lee Seung-yeon doesn't allow Soo-yeon to even dream. This is a point that differentiates this film from Take Care of my Cat, the most acclaimed youth film that appeared in the Korean film scene 10 years ago. At least the characters in Take Care of my Cat embark on a plane and take off for
Nowhere to Turn was produced with a mere budget of 100 million won; yet its technical perfection is outstanding compared with other indie films released in the last few years. With generous non-paid involvement of the lighting director Koh Nak-sun, many of the scenes were refined and styled, even to the point of being comparable to commercial films. Koh Nak-sun was the lighting director who filmed The President's Last Bang by Lim Sang-soo. The cast of the film were also outstanding. Particularly, Cha Soo-yeon who played Soo-yeon showed her nuance-filled acting as seen in her 2007 film For Eternal Hearts. In addition, the original sound track of the movie is a rarity in
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2nd March | Abdallah Abu Rahma – originally posted on Haaretz | Bil'in, Occupied Palestine On February 20, 2005, we, residents of the West Bank Palestinian village of Bil'in, set forth, accompanied by supporters from around the world, and marched to the west side of the ...Read More »
Extremist settlers hurls abuse at injured ISM activist
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PCHR report: Israeli attacks on fishermen in the Gaza Sea
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Jews Against Genocide: Blood bucket challenge at Yad Vashem
29th September 2014 | Jews Against Genocide | Occupied Palestine Jews Against Genocide held memorials for the victims of Israel's recent genocidal attack on Gaza during which the speakers poured buckets of blood like liquid over themselves at Yad Vashem holocaust ...Read More »
The Israeli offensive on Gaza caused full or partial damages to 75 kindergartens and day-care centers
21st September 2013 | Democracy and Workers' Rights Center in Palestine | Gaza, Occupied Palestine The Democracy and Workers' Rights Center field teams have documented full or partial damages to 75 kindergartens and day-care centers caused during the 51 day Israeli offensive ...Read More »
Israeli settlers attacked internationals and a Palestinian shepherd
15th September | Operation Dove | At Tuwani On September 14th, two Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian shepherd and two international near the Israeli outpost of Mitzpe Yair, in the South Hebron Hills area. During the aggression, the settlers stole ...Read More »
Israeli police beat a Palestinian and confiscated his tractor
13th August 2014 | Operation Dove | at-Tuwani, Occupied Palestine On August 12th, at approximately 9.45 a.m., near the South Hebron hills area village of at-Tuwani, Israeli Police beat a Palestinian and confiscated his tractor. The 20-year-old man was driving his tractor, carrying ...Read More »
Un Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, stand for law and justice or resign!
7th August 2014 | Badil | Occupied Palestine For humanity and the little remained credibility of international law: Un Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, stand for law and justice or resign! Mr. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, We, the under signed Palestinian human rights and community-based organizations are ...Read More »
'Jews Against Genocide' hold memorials for killed Palestinian children in front of Israeli govt buildings around the world
19th July 2014 | Jews Against Genocide, posted here | Occupied Palestine Jews Against Genocide (JAG) held a memorial service in front of the Knesset for Palestinian children killed by Israel in its current attack on Gaza. A pile of bloody ...Read More »
Jews Against Genocide hold memorial for Palestinian children at Yad Vashem
13th July 2014 | Jews Against Genocide | Occupied Palestine Yesterday, Saturday, 12th July, Jews Against Genocide (JAG) held a memorial service for Palestinian children killed by Israel in its current attack on Gaza. JAG set aflame to a pile of dolls covered ...Read More »