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XTime for a little economic straight talk. This week's headlines informed us that Exxon/Mobil made a record profit of $14.3 billion for the 3rd quarter of 2008. Barack Obama immediately added this tidbit to his campaign stump speech to illustrate the unfairness gap between the haves and the have-nots, and also to bash John McCain's tax plan. The Barack Obama's of the world get very upset when private companies make such large profits. They see it as E-V-I-L and G-R-E-E-D-Y. In ObamaWorld, the more money you rake in, the more evil and greedy you are (federal government excepted). What Obama and friends leave out of the equation is this - Exxon/Mobil also paid $11.3 billion in taxes for the 3rd quarter. Isn't that enough ? Isn't that too much ? That money funds those endless government programs Obama loves so much (Obama has proposed increasing spending on no less than 175 government initiatives. I wonder when he finds time to sleep). You see, in order for Obama to redistribute wealth, there must be wealth to begin with, and it's our private sector that creates it. With so many American businesses struggling and/or failing right now, why is Obama holding up for derision the one company that is doing the best ? The reason is, Democrats play class warfare games to get elected, but Obama should realize that killing the golden goose doesn't make for very smart economic policy. It's not like we'd be better off if all our companies were losing tons of money, as the automakers, banks, airlines, and many others are doing. Count me as one who wishes all our businesses were as successful as Exxon/Mobil. That would take care of 98% of America's problems right there. In order to help our businesses be successful, which in turn enables our citizens to become employed, successful, and prosperous themselves, it just might be a good idea to HELP the business sector rather than add ever more hurdles for it to overcome. That's why John McCain's tax/economic policy, which lowers the business tax rate, keeps the capital gains tax rate low to encourage investment, and enables American businesses to be more competitive, is a REAL GOOD idea, while Obama's tax/economic policy, which penalizes business success and adds new business burdens, is a REAL BAD idea, unless we as a nation have some sort of perverse death wish.
While I'm on the subject, let's explode another Obama falsehood, one that he's repeated about 100,000 times by now. McCain's tax/economic policy is NOT the same as George W. Bush's, not at all. Bush cut the individual income tax rates for 100% of us, like Obama is proposing for 95% of us. McCain is NOT proposing individual income tax rate cuts. What McCain is proposing is to cut the business tax rate from 35% (second highest in the entire world) to 25%. I only wish McCain was cutting that tax rate even lower to attract more new businesses and more new jobs to this country. The object of taxation isn't to centralize wealth in the hands of the federal government, it's to help the people. Nothing helps people more than jobs. No government entitlement even runs a close second to employment for promoting the general welfare.
All this brings me to the news item of the day. In Janurary 2008, Barack Obama described his energy policy as follows:
Let me sort of describe my overall policy. What I've said is that we would put a cap and trade system in place that is as aggressive, if not more aggressive, than anybody else's out there. I was the first to call for a 100% auction on the cap and trade system, which means that every unit of carbon or greenhouse gases emitted would be charged to the polluter. That will create a market in which whatever technologies are out there that are being presented, whatever power plants that are being built, that they would have to meet the rigors of that market and the ratcheted down caps that are being placed, imposed every year. So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted. That will also generate billions of dollars that we can invest in solar, wind, biodiesel and other alternative energy approaches. The only thing I've said with respect to coal, I haven't been some coal booster. What I have said is that for us to take coal off the table as a ideological matter as opposed to saying if technology allows us to use coal in a clean way, we should pursue it.
Obama plans to bankrupt the coal industry, by design. The coal industry supplies 70% of our electricity. Funny, the Messiah didn't mention his coal bankrupting plans when he was campaigning in coal mining states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia. He pretended to be a friend of coal then.
During the same interview, Obama went on to say, "under my plan, electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket".
And you folks thought Obama was a friend to the middle class. You won't think so when you get your utility bills during an Obama administration. Obama's plans for coal come from the same left wing environmental mindset that have restricted our domestic oil supply and stopped nuclear power, leaving us dependent on countries like Saudi Arabia. If you are naive enough to believe Obama when he says he isn't beholden to special interests, you better think again. The environmental lobby is one of those special interests. Barack Obama will hurt every person in this country to appease them, by his own admission.
Most amazing of all is, Obama said he planned to bankrupt the coal industry and send electricity prices soaring BACK IN JANUARY, yet we haven't heard a word about it until now, on the verge of the election. Millions of people have already voted, and I bet next to none of them knew about this.
Instead of getting substantive information from the media, information that could help us make an informed decision about who should be the next president, we get "hope and change", and we get questions like the ones that Leisa Zigman, a reporter for KSDK-TV in St. Louis, asked Obama during a recent interview:
1.) "Your presidential campaign may go down as the most organized in history. Yet the polls remain tight in Missouri. In the last seven days what else can you say to sway undecided and McCain-leaning Missouri voters?"
2.) "Today, Bob Clark, founder of Clayco Construction, sent a letter to his employees. In part it read, 'Sometimes, but rarely, a person appears at the right time and the right place to transform ordinary people into thinkers and doers who can accomplish more than they ever thought they could. That truly is the definition of inspiration. Barack Obama has this quality. I have witnessed it personally many times.' In 2004, Mr. Clark raised thousands for the Bush campaign, but for the past two years, he's raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for your campaign. Please respond."
3.) "Who has helped your campaign more: Missouri U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill or Oprah?"
4.) "What was it like when you were in St. Louis in front of 100,000 people? What were you thinking as you looked out from the Arch to the Old Court House and beyond?"
5.) "Many people are worried about your safety. What are your thoughts in light of the alleged skinhead plot?"
One only marvels at how the Messiah maintained his composure under such withering journalistic scrutiny.
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STOCKTON - Food Day offers free health screenings and information, food tasting, music and fun for all from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct 24 at the Impact Teen Center, 725 N. El Dorado St.
A donation of canned food or other nonperishable for the Emergency Food Bank is appreciated. Raffle prizes have been donated by Safeway, Macy's and Stockton Symphony.
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Parliament chief whip announces support for Kiir
South Sudan's chief whip in parliament has come out in support of President Salva Kiir, saying that the president should not be toppled by force.
Tulio Odongi Ayahu, chief whip and member of the national parliament from Eastern Equatoria, also called for dialogue and warned that the Equatoria region would not participate in a civil war engulfing the country.
"We Equatorians will promote dialogue. We will not accept undemocratic methods to come into power. At present there is a leader in place. And this leader will have to complete his term of office. Those who may be thinking to take over power by means of violence will not be accepted by the Equatorians," he said.
He suggested that the opposition is making "premature challenges towards the elected president," saying they should have used the SPLM party convention and congresses next year as vehicles for their ambitions rather than "circumvent the procedure."
Ayahu claimed to be representing a group of parliamentarians from South Sudan's Equatoria region. He was speaking at a press conference after consultations with Vice President James Wani Igga today.
'Equatoria will not be battleground again'
The current vice president has a key role in backing President Kiir since he took over from Riek Machar in July. As the most senior Equatorian leader in government, he is also seen by many as informally representing the peoples of the greater Equatoria region, which comprises the three southern states of Central, Eastern and Western Equatoria.
Dinka and Nuer, the country's two largest ethnic groups, are largely absent from Equatoria, except in army garrisons and key urban centers such as Juba. But in the previous civil war the region was divided with some groups loyal to the Sudan Armed Forces, others to SPLA, and others to the SPLA breakaway faction led by Riek Machar.
Chief Whip Ayahu declared that the region would not be drawn into war again. "We will call for dialogue and that is the most important thing people want. We need dialogue and we need peace. And Equatoria will not accept to be the battleground again. We stand behind our leader. We stand behind our president," he said.
"The President is an elected president and the Equatorians express that they will stand behind the elected president," he said.
File photo: National Parliament of South Sudan in session (Gurtong)


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The ban had been scheduled to expire Nov. 30, but Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday he was moving up the date because new rules imposed after the spill had reduced the risk of another catastrophic blowout.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is back in the deep water oil-drilling business. The question now is when work will resume.
The Obama administration, under heavy pressure from the oil industry and Gulf states and with elections nearing, lifted the moratorium that it imposed last April in the wake of the disastrous BP oil spill.
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"The policy position that we are articulating today is that we are open for business," Salazar declared.
The reality is more complicated. While the temporary ban on exploratory oil and gas drilling is lifted immediately, drilling is unlikely to resume for several weeks at least as oil and gas companies struggle to meet a host of new safety regulations. For example, the CEO of a company responsible for a well would have to certify it had complied with all regulations. That could make the person at the top liable for any future accidents.
"Operators who play by the rules and clear the higher bar can be allowed to resume," Salazar said.
The April 20 BP spill, which was triggered by an explosion that killed 11 people, dumped an estimated 200 million gallons of oil in the Gulf, harming wildlife and severely cramping coastal businesses. BP sealed the well last month and expects to eventually pay at least $32 billion to handle the cleanup and damage claims.
News that the moratorium — much-despised along the Gulf Coast — was being lifted came as a federal judge weighed a drilling company's bid to overturn it.
The action also came just weeks before midterm elections in which Democrats face widespread criticism for overextending government actions on the economy, including the health care overhaul, the economic stimulus plan and the drilling moratorium. A federal report said the moratorium probably caused a temporary loss of 8,000 to 12,000 jobs in the Gulf region.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs denied that pressure from the oil industry or anyone else played a role in the decision to lift the moratorium ahead of schedule. It was, he said, "part of a very deliberative policy process ... that got done more quickly than the original timeline."
Salazar said he knew that some drilling supporters would say the new rules are too onerous, while critics would say risks remain in deep water drilling. The truth is, there will always be such risks, Salazar said, but "as we transition to a clean energy economy, we will still need oil and gas from the Gulf of Mexico to power our homes, our cars, our industry."
Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La., called the end of the drilling ban great news for Louisiana's economy and workers, while Sen. David Vitter, R-La., contended there would be a "continuing de facto moratorium" on drilling that could extend for months or years. Melancon is challenging Vitter for his Senate seat next month.
Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat, applauded the decision to lift the ban but said she would not release her hold on Jacob Lew, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Office of Management and Budget. Landrieu has blocked a Senate vote on Lew, in part, to protest the moratorium.
"Today's decision is a good start, but it must be accompanied by an action plan to get the entire industry in the Gulf of Mexico back to work," Landrieu said, calling on the administration to accelerate permit approvals for drilling in shallow and deep water and provide greater certainty about regulations industry must meet.
The White House expressed disappointment. Officials continue to believe her actions are "outrageous" and "unwarranted," Gibbs said.
Salazar emphasized that companies seeking to drill exploratory wells will have to prove they have the appropriate steps in place to contain a worst-case accident.
The new rules include many recommendations made in a report Salazar released in May, including requirements that rigs certify that they have working blowout preventers and standards for cementing wells. The cement process and blowout preventer both failed to work as expected in the BP accident.
Under the new rules, a professional engineer must independently inspect and certify each stage of the drilling process. Blowout preventers — the emergency cutoff equipment designed to contain a major spill — must be independently certified and capable of severing the drill pipe under severe pressure.
Todd Hornbeck, CEO of Covington, La.-based Hornbeck Offshore Services, said lifting the moratorium would leave the industry in a "de facto moratorium stage" until the government fully explains how new drilling permits will be issued.
"We're still in the dark," said Hornbeck, who heads up one of the companies that sued to block Interior's initial moratorium. His company provides vessels and other services for the offshore industry.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican and fierce opponent of the drilling ban, called the announcement good news, but added: "The devil is always in the details."
He said he will watch closely to see if new drilling permits are issued promptly.
Industry groups expressed similar skepticism. Both the American Petroleum Institute and the National Ocean Industries Association said they were concerned that a "de facto moratorium" would replace the one the administration lifted Tuesday.
Dan Favre, campaign organizer for the Gulf Restoration Network, a Louisiana-based environmental group, said the decision to lift the moratorium put the region at risk.
"The Gulf and our communities have a long road to recovery from the BP disaster," he said. Local fishermen are still out of work, effects on wildlife have not been fully assessed and long-term work is needed to ensure ecological and economic recovery, he added. "We certainly can't afford another oil catastrophe."
Ensco Offshore, which owns and operates offshore drilling rigs, asked a federal judge last month to overturn the moratorium. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman set a Tuesday deadline for legal briefs in the case, but has not said when he would rule.
Associated Press writers Dina Cappiello, Julie Pace and Darlene Superville in Washington, and Michael Kunzelman and Kevin McGill in New Orleans contributed to this story.


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I think I�ve watched Subaru grow up. It�s probably because of a Subaru 360 that was on the lift at a gas station in Vermont in about 1973. The 360 was a bug-eyed microcar, the first Subie brought to America. It was advertised as �cheap and ugly,� and in rural New England the former attribute still generally overshadows the latter. I remember that one because even then an engine rebuild at just 45,000 miles seemed lame, and the mechanic grumbled, �These things are made of reclaimed Narragansett cans.�
That was then. Now, I still live in the Frozen North, if not Vermont, and Subarus have become wildly popular. They�ve matured, too. They�re still inexpensive, and � since the 360 � they�ve gained a reputation for being weather-resistant and un-killable. There is an aura of quirkiness to them that appeals to people who aren�t hostages to status, even if they can afford Audis or Volvos. Furthermore, Subarus are among the least expensive all-wheel-drivers, which in snow country is pure gold. And finally, extended-body Subarus � wagons, that is � offer a lot of the attributes of compact or midsize SUVs, but often with better fuel economy and handling.
Over the decades, �Subaru wagon� has become nearly one word, like �Volvo wagon,� and it usually refers to the Outback. Until recently, the Outback was simply the wagon version of Subaru�s Legacy sedan, but the Outback is now a separate, if still very similar, model line. Ours is a $33,000 2.5i Limited (two steps up from entry level; one below the new top-shelf trim, called Touring), motivated by Subaru�s economical 2.5-liter boxer engine rated for 175 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque.
�Boxer� means the engine�s cylinders are arranged horizontally, two on each side of the crankshaft, in a flat layout; this makes the engine unusually compact and low-slung. Outbacks are also available with a 3.6-liter, six-cylinder boxer engine good for 256 horsepower and 247 lb.-ft. of torque, but the Four delivers plenty of smooth power.
The only transmission in the Outback is a continuously variable Lineartronic automatic with a manual mode and shift paddles behind the steering wheel. In ordinary driving, this transmission doesn�t whine like normal CVTs; it shows its true nature only under full throttle, and otherwise contributes to the Outback�s 25 city/32 highway MPG estimates. We got less than that, but in snow and arctic temperatures, which take their toll. Generally, these are good MPG numbers for a driveline that powers all four wheels all the time, not just when a sensor demands help.
Subaru calls its 4X4 system Symmetrical All Wheel Drive � torque flows straight back, in line with the engine, to the front and rear axles, and each axle half-shaft is the same length. It�s relatively simple, proportional and neatly balanced, and improved with Active Torque Split, which adjusts the power from wheel to wheel, depending on which ones have traction. The Outback also uses the same continuously variable hydraulic clutch in each axle to send extra torque to the outside wheels in the bends. This torque vectoring helps cars corner better on any surface, not just slick ones.
With its slight extra ground clearance, the Outback can be made to lean in corners, but it tracks accurately while providing a comfortable, controlled ride � and the AWD provides an extra margin of handling should you overcook it in a tight bend. (Remember, though, that any propulsion system is only as good as its tires.) The sole demerit in the Outback�s handling report card is wooden steering; better feedback would help the driver figure out what�s going on under those four driven wheels.
Symmetrical All Wheel Drive is an outstanding active safety feature. Outback Limiteds come with passive safety features too, including automatic braking in reverse, automatic high beams, blind-spot monitors and rear cross-traffic alert. Our Outback also has Subaru�s best passive safety system, EyeSight Driver Assistance. This is, says Subaru, �the culmination of everything Subaru engineers know about safety.� EyeSight monitors traffic, manages the cruise control, warns you if you drift outside your lane, and can slam on the brakes automatically in an emergency. As part of Option Package 24, EyeSight is worth every penny of its $1,995 price tag.
� Silvio Calabi reviews the latest from Detroit, Munich, Yokohama, Gothenburg, Crewe, Seoul and wherever else interesting cars are born. Silvio is a member of the International Motor Press Association whose automotive reviews date back to the Reagan administration. He is the former publisher of Speedway Illustrated magazine and an author. Contact him at email@example.com.
� Symmetrical AWD
� EyeSight Driver Assist
� Good gas mileage for fulltime AWD
� Value for $$$
� Wooden steering
� CVT howl under full-throttle acceleration
Silvio Calabi: Subaru Outback emphasizes function over fashion
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Listener comments! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:04am
Bonjour Liz ! Bonjour to all listeners ! Vive El-G ! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:04am
good morning again! the cycle continues, uninterrupted. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:04am
Marmalade kitty:
Good morning Liz! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:06am
Liz B.:
Morning everyone and hope I'm not dragging you kicking and screaming into this Monday... | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:20am
Liz B.:
To any Noveller fans out there... a bunch of her gear was stolen from her car after last week's Seven Second Delay show at the UCB theater. Now would be a good time to purchase some MP3s on bandcamp or a record/CD at sarahlipstate.com | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:23am
All sounds amazing, thanks liz | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:26am
sorry to hear that about Noveller. somebody's always touching stuff that does not belong to them. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:28am
that's sucks ! i already purchased her last record, i hope it'll contribute to the buying of other gears. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:32am
Man, that sucks about Noveller. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:33am
freaking fantastic! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:34am
Marmalade kitty:
Pierre did you see any of the Tour De france stages this summer? | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:37am
@MK : you mean, did i see the bike race ? | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:39am
Marmalade kitty:
ya | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:41am
that's funny you're mentionning it Mk, because it passed just in a tiny tiny village in the south west of France (where i have a house), this year !! But i missed it, i was still working in Paris. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:42am
Go Lance Armstrong! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:42am
Marmalade kitty:
Je'adore le tour.. first time a Brit wins the overall race and i missed it! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:43am
I have to stop making such dopey moves. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:46am
hahaha… @DCE ! well yeah, Brits and bike seems to me like a long relationship. Then it seems pretty normal that one of yours won this one. I love the Tour too, even if it's a bit by nostalgia of the old fashion race, this very popular french thing. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:49am
Marmalade kitty:
I fancy riding up mount ventoux.. i'm crazy like that :) | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:49am
Cheri Pi:
a belated Hi to Liz and all! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:51am
i've done Mont Ventoux by feet, never by bike. I'm not suitable for such conquest :) | |
Mon. 8/27/12 9:57am
I've done Mont Ventoux by rental car. Petrarca I ain't. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:04am
'ello folks Liz great job on this years premium. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:06am
b23 here, ready for the weekend! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:08am
arne da torino (and berlin):
hello everybody. i am usually on a different schedule, not able to listen to liz' show. today i happily do. great sounds. great also that everything is available on FMA. grande! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:10am
Cheri Pi:
Oh B23....Happy Monday fella. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:12am
Did Andy steal her stuff? | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:17am
Cheri Pi:
hahha. Monday is my favorite day of the week. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:19am
This Girls Names song is so awesome - I am looking forward to the new record... thanks for playing. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:20am
I want your job and your attitude, CP. Well, actually I've witnessed your attitude so I don't want that... | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:20am
you one sick puppy CP | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:21am
Don't trust that day | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:22am
Cheri Pi:
and I don't drink coffee and am a morning person- I also wear a bullet proof vest ;) | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:29am
fred von helsing:
yes A Troubled See was primo | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:30am
Marmalade kitty:
I'll have what Lance and Cheri are having.. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:30am
Cheri Pi:
this Peg Leg Love is great. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:31am
Cheri Pi:
green tea??? | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:33am
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
Good morning people! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:34am
Andrew Waterloo:
@Cheri Pi, so you're always bullet proof? | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:46am
Cheri is not bullet proof she is bullet reflective | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:48am
Cheri Pi:
ha! Bull-shit reflective as well. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:49am
Which is why we are able to be such good friends. Otherwise I wouldn't stand a chance. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:50am
Cheri Pi:
smoochies @ B23 :) | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:51am
I like to think I am at least partly responsible for her bullet proofness. I made her an industrial strength dream catcher which doubles as armor. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:53am
Cheri Pi:
that beast works. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:55am
Greets, comrades. Bulletproof I can dig. Fan of Mondays, even. But no coffee? I'd crumble like a burned wickerman within 24 hours. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:57am
Cheri Pi:
green tea, for a gentle lift. trust me, I don't need coffee. I'm "special enough" without it. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:58am
Ya'll need more plant insecticide in you, to stimulate your metabolism. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 10:58am
...whereas I'm awaiting a shipment of THREE-PECKERED BILLY GOAT any day now, empty cup in hand... http://tinyurl.com/zbh2r | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:01am
Hey there bonjour BSI ! thought about you this summer, i had myself a Saison Dupont (for the first time) while listening to Manitou !! (and on top of that i'm heading to Bruxelles in two weeks) | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:01am
CP is right. I think she could actually hallucinate and need a straight jacket from merely sniffing dry oregano. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:03am
Hey Pierre! Saison Dupont & Manitou sound like a wicked mix! It's an expensive beer around here, so it's definitely a special-occasion beverage... | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:03am
mark vt:
nice | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:07am
Marmalade kitty:
Damn I forgot about Notting Hill carnival! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:09am
It was expensive where i was, but worth it !! Manitou was one of my summer records. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:10am
happy to have caught several great tracks while riding thru lyndhurst nj SIAMESE TWINS --- IN A BOX is outstanding. very nice | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:11am
Hello everyone! Good morning | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:15am
D in Miami:
Good morning, all! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:15am
I know the Salakapakka Sound System title is near unpronouncable for those of us outside Finland, but I believe the translation is "Love letter to the right-wing populists". Gavin [Spurious Transients] | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:16am
mark vt:
Does anyone here ride around on a motorcycle blaring music on those tiny motorcycle speakers? I hear those people go by all the time and wonder what the heck. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:17am
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
I saw Kid 606 open for the Butthole Surfers a couple of times. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:18am
D in Miami:
Funny, I just saw Otto Von Shirach last night. I've known him for years and his personality is a little over the top, too. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:20am
no motorcycles for me MARK VT. I respect them n will always look for their safety. matter of fact lots of my pals ride n one fellow does blast the music very loud. its an acquired taste i suppose. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:22am
I have a pet peeve with those Harley dudes whose lack of genital size must tie in with the loudness of their bikes. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:22am
George Carlin:
Over the top. Who's top? And where is the top? Where is it over? Who is spinning the top? This is over the top! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:24am
The Upremes:
Top...in the name of love... | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:24am
A decline of intelligence in *this* country? Was it made in the USA then? A lot of cards are made in China now, I suspect, so we can expect many more of these typos and quality control problems. (Not that we are also not capable of declining intelligence, but do we manufacture ANYTHING much anymore here, besides weapons? Surely not cards.) | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:25am
D in Miami:
Mark, I see them all the time, but they're always playing the worst music. I'd have a lot of respect if they had FMU blasting across the road. That would take some large genital size. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:26am
(...although we DO manufacture great radio, like Liz's show!) | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:27am
Liz B.:
Congratulaion on your wedding day! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:29am
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
I thought the twist was going to be that you discovered you purchased a card that Kurt Braunohler had altered and put back in the card rack. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:31am
D in Miami:
Maybe that's the Greek way of spelling it. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:31am
mark vt:
One time I heard a guy go by on a bike and he was blaring (love that word, blare) some local radio station and it happened to be a The Cars song, one of them. Probably the same one that is over played on those stations. And I thought what the heck, too bad there isn't a famous band played on those crappy cookie cutter stations called The Bikes. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:32am
D in Miami:
Quintron put on an awesome show here. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:32am
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
Was the card Christmas-themed? 'Cause, you know...there's no L. :rimshot: | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:33am
Andrew Waterloo:
I think there may actually be 2 Cars song in mainstream radio rotation | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:34am
D in Miami:
How about Gary Numan's "Cars"? | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:35am
Liz B.:
I wish the card was a Kurt Braunohler creation! Sad state of affairs when a giant greeting card conglomerate can't even bother to hire proof reader (or one who knows how to spell!). | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:35am
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
There's three songs from The Cars' "Heartbeat City" album that pop up everywhere: "You Might Think," "Magic" and "Drive." | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:37am
D in Miami:
I see errors on news sites like NY Times all the time, Liz. I don't think proof readers even know the language anymore. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:40am
Copyeditors can't get no respect no more. They keep getting downsized. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:40am
In fairness, actual dedicated "proofreaders" are a dying species. Media companies are killing a lot of those positions & glomming-together different disciplines into these weird job descriptions. So there's no specialty skills anymore, just cube-farms of mutant frankenstein types. ... at least that's been my observation. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:41am
What Ike said, 15 seconds earlier. (!) | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:42am
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
Did you hear about NBC's big error on Saturday? HEADLINE: "Astronaut Neil Young, first man to walk on moon, dies at 82" | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:43am
Oh that's interesting, BSI. I didn't know combination mutant downsizing was the problem. Sheesh. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:43am
mark vt:
can anything not be satisfied by adding "this" after it? As in: proof read this. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:43am
Liz B.:
Congratulaion NBC! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:44am
still b/p:
There seems to be No Proofreading Required at all on particular sites, which we won't mention, but whose sloppiness strikes me as Nullifying Professional Responsibility, and as Nuisance Prone Reportage. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:46am
Chris from DC:
Downsizing and outsourcing. Quality in publishing just isn't "cost effective" anymore. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:46am
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
BLERG...I fail at reading. I thought the "l" was missing from congratulation. Now I feel doubly-stupid for making a bad joke over something I misread. :rollseyes: | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:47am
D in Miami:
Neil did so much for rock music and our space program. He will always be remembered. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:47am
Andrew Waterloo:
It really seems like Microsoft packed NBCs only rudder when they left the building. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:47am
Cheri Pi:
this set is so KILLER Liz! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:47am
mark vt:
thank god we have the wfmu playlist and comments board for us people who are pendants. I can come here anytime and be relieved with like minded people among the abyss. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:49am
mark vt:
abyss this | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:49am
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
Here's a screen cap of the NBC headline: http://tinyurl.com/NBCAstroFail | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:50am
great single, this gasoline! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:50am
My GF and I wrote a song called "Space Hero" last night dedicated to Neil Armstrong but we may have to go back and edit it to reference this ridiculous gaffe | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:50am
D in Miami:
"Copyeditors can't get no respect no more." Love this! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:51am
I miss having moon men walking on my face. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:53am
mark vt:
I missed the NBC headline. What was it? Something like John Armstrong going to mars and such? I thought that might happen. I don't have no TV. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:54am
@D in Miami, did you also note Mark's "pendants" @11:47? I assume that was a funny intentional misspelling like my "no respect no more." ;) Cool show Liz! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:55am
still b/p:
"Keep on rocketing in the free world...!" | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:56am
Oops, intentional gaffe on my part, not intentional misspelling. See, I can't even talk about errors correctly. Some copyeditor I am. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:57am
it's a known known, that talking about errors will result in MORE ERRORS. still b/p, you always crack me up! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:58am
Marmalade kitty:
Great show Liz! Take care kids! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:58am
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
@mark vt: Check my 11:49 comment. It has a link to a screencap of the NBC article. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:58am
copy editor:
MK, did you mean "take care of the kids"? | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:58am
mark vt:
rocket bike to the mars. blaring music. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 11:59am
Liz, you always get me through Monday morn..thanks! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 12:00pm
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
Neil Young was the first man on the harvest moon. | |
Mon. 8/27/12 12:00pm
Congratulaions on another great show! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 12:00pm
Marmalade kitty:
..take care, kids! | |
Mon. 8/27/12 12:00pm
BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):
Have a great week. Liz and everyone making comments! Until next time... | |
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National speaker and retired Connors State College Executive Vice President, Dr. Jo Lynn Autry Digranes, has been selected to the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges Hall of Fame.
Digranes spent 21 of her 35-plus-year career at Connors State College in a variety of capacities. Beginning in 1991, she served as the assistant to the director of the Muskogee campus. In 1994 she was promoted to the Vice President for Continuing Education and Director at the same campus. By 1997 she branched into the technology leadership, serving as the VP for Academic Services and Technology at the Warner and Muskogee campuses until 2001 when she began serving as the Executive Vice President for all campuses as well as the acting Vice President for Academic Services.
"During my undergraduate college days I enjoyed attending school and being involved in the activities, so I believed education, particularly higher education, would be a good career," said Digranes.
Pursuing her passion, Digranes attended Oklahoma State University where she earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in sociology and later a Master's of Science degree in Student Personnel and Guidance for Higher Education. In 1987, she completed the Ph.D. program at The University of Oklahoma, earning her PhD in Educational Technology.
For 35 years, Digranes worked in K-12 public education, community colleges, universities (both private and public), and Native American education agencies. Since 1997, Digranes has served as a peer reviewer, team chair, and member of many review panels for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, one of six regional accreditors. She is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation.
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Got my first heli about a week ago, an Eagle 50H03, crashed it about 15 minutes into looking it over from my dining table ...so I thought I'd start out with the simulation software this time around
In addition to the control board that comes with the Eagle 50, I also purchased the Esky Simulator FMS with the control (0905A) (from XHeli.com ...by the way, great guys to do business with -in my experience) ...I really have not gotten any of the controllers to be recognized by the sim software What I'd really like seeing is getting the controller from the Eagle copter to work, this way it'll match the actual copter controls, but even getting the software to recognize the Esky controler would be a huge leap.
The Eagle 50 came with an RS232 cable, so I purchased the card, installed drivers, etc. Installed FMS, but can't any of the Controls to work (except for keyboard) I have listed:
Parallel/Serial IRQ interface 32 bit vxd, Parallel/Serial IRQ interface 16 bit dll and Serial PIC interface (I take it this last one is the new RS232 card?) Anyways none work ...even the Esky control board does not work
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Ninety-five tonnes of aid departs for Philippines
A plane loaded with more than 95 tonnes of aid has left the UK as part of Britain's response to Typhoon Haiyan.
The aircraft left East Midlands Airport for the Philippines late yesterday evening, International Development Secretary Justine Greening wrote on Twitter.
A British Airways jet is also expected to leave the UK this morning after offering aid agencies including Oxfam, Save the Children and Unicef the aircraft to fly emergency supplies to the disaster zone.
The latest aid delivery comes after HMS Daring arrived in the Philippines yesterday as it gets ready to provide humanitarian assistance to the worst-hit areas.
Isolated communities yet to receive aid after typhoon
The Philippines is facing up to the task of rebuilding after Typhoon Haiyan - which killed close to 4,000 people.
Many isolated communities are yet to receive significant aid, despite a huge international relief effort and there are fears disease could take a hold on those trying to survive.
ITV News Correspondent Angus Walker reports:
New video shows power of typhoon as it hit Philippines
The power of Typhoon Haiyan as it ripped through the Philippines last week was captured on film by an aid worker in Eastern Samar.
Plan Philippines Community Development worker Nickson Gensis was near badly-affected Tacloban when the storm approached last Friday and he and five others took refuge in the top floor of a boarding house.
His footage shows the storm completely wash away a house as winds of up to 170 mph battered the country.
While much of the boarding house he was in was flooded and destroyed, Mr Gensis was back on the job only a few hours after the winds subsided looking to deliver aid to survivors.
TV and pop stars join celebrity Philippines appeal
Members of pop band One Direction and stars from TV's Downton Abbey and Strictly Come Dancing will join the host of celebrities who have already leant their support to the Typhoon Haiyan charity appeal.
The boyband will launch a special celebrity telethon via Twitter while other stars will answer calls from people donating to the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Celebrities lending a hand at the phone-in at 4pm-7pm tomorrow will include broadcaster Andrew Marr, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, comedian Stephen Merchant and actors Alan Rickman, Joanne Froggatt and Allen Leech.
The emergency fund has so far raised £35 million for the humanitarian effort in the Philippines, while Friday's annual Children in Need fundraiser, which raised a record amount, is donating £31 million to the appeal.
Greening: HMS Daring an asset for remote communities
International Development Secretary Justine Greening said British warship HMS Daring, which docked in the typhoon-hit Philippines today, is a "real asset" for being able to reach some of the more remote communities who are struggling in the wake of the disaster.
HMS Daring's aid mission to Philippines
Portsmouth warship HMS Daring has today loaded her stores at Cebu port with lifesaving humanitarian aid and is on her way to Philippine islands that have been without help since Typhoon Haiyan struck. The flight crew flew their Lynx helicopter on six recces of remote areas for signs of destruction.
From the images that came back, the command team have now identified several areas that are desperately in need of aid. Aerial imagery taken from the Lynx show flattened housing, scattered possessions, large vessels blown onto shorelines and the word 'help' spelt out in palm leaves on the beach.
Greening hails British public's 'huge generosity'
As a flight loaded with more than 95 tonnes of UK aid prepares to leave East Midlands Airport for the Philippines later today, International Development Secretary Justine Greening hailed the "huge generosity" of the British people.
HMS Daring's arrival is a major boost to DFID's disaster experts and medical teams already deployed in the Philippines. This Royal Navy vessel will help us open a lifeline and allow us to help many more victims of the disaster.
More British help is on its way. This latest flight will be full of medical supplies, water tankers and forklifts to get aid moving and help clear bottlenecks at the airports.
The British people have shown huge generosity over the past days and DFID is working with charities to make sure all their donations get to those who need it most.
HMS Daring, which landed in the typhoon-ravaged country this morning, will now be used to load, transport and distribute 500 shelter kits onto previously-identified islands along with 10 tonnes of high-energy biscuits.
HMS Daring to 'help get donations to those who need it'
HMS Daring will "help get donations to those who need it" in typhoon-hit areas of the Philippines, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has said.
She wrote on Twitter:
British people have shown huge generosity and HMS Daring will help get donations to those who need it #UKaidHaiyan http://t.co/jK5L30uoZT
HMS Daring docks in typhoon-hit disaster zone
HMS Daring has arrived in the Philippines as part of the UK's emergency response to the disaster.
The Type 45 destroyer and her crew have docked at the island of Cebu ready to provide humanitarian assistance to the areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, the Department for International Aid and Development said.
They have spent the last three days carrying out reconnaissance work in and around the Philippines, using a helicopter to survey the areas which have not yet been reached by international relief teams.
The Lynx helicopter will now be used to fly shelter kits, food and medical supplies to those remote areas.
HMS Daring arrives in Philippines with aid supplies
British warship HMS Daring has arrived in the Philippines as part of the UK's emergency response to Typhoon Haiyan, International Development Secretary Justine Greening said.
Ms Greening wrote on Twitter:
HMS Daring has arrived in Cebu to help get emergency supplies to Typhoon Haiyan survivors stranded in remote areas #UKaidHaiyan


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The C.C. developments don't mean much at all for things in R2. If anything, that year apart eliminated any possible feelings she may have developed and made her go back to the way she was before to some degree.
I wonder if we'll ever know what she really thinks. That makes me think it would require to actually be very emotional and I can't imagine any circumstances that could cause such a thing to occur.
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Also, I never said that C.C. wants a love relationship to blossom between Lelouch and Kallen. I will go as far as to say that I think C.C. recognizes the potential for a relationship between them, though. The point of my post was to say my interpretation of C.C.'s facial expressions, not to imply that she's cheering for any coupling. If you must know my opinion of the whole thing, I think it's a case that C.C. loved someone a long, long time ago and for whatever reason, possibly Geass related or something, was forced to end that relationship on terms that she didn't want. Because she cares for Lelouch and, I think, identifies herself with him, she doesn't want to see the same thing that she went through happen to Lelouch. These are just my opinions and views on the scene in question and my interpretation of C.C.'s facial expressions. However, I still think people cheering for CCxLelouch AND the people cheering for KallenxLelouch are kind of out of their mind. I've seen some people post garbage in an attempt to pass that off as evidence that "C.C. is the right person for Lelouch!" or "Kallen is the right person for Lelouch!" I seriously think all this pairing nonsense should relax, there are some people who get really worked up over the whole thing. Quote:
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C.C's name probably has something to do with the contract Lelouch and her made. I dont care so much about her name but what she was doing in China and why she knows the path, maybe we will find this out in 11.
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I don't think C.C. is any sort of goddess. It was already confirmed that she was originally a normal human being. It's possible I suppose that she is the one that appears in legends.
And they have decided who she is. They even know her real name. At least, Yukana, Fukuyama, Taniguchi, and Okouchi know for sure.
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you are all certainly right ....her name need not matter, what's important is her role, which I presumed will be bigger in the upcoming episodes....bigger than we could ever imagine...I'm not being bias,her character links all the geass users which makes her that important...I also think that she and marriane reallly are close to each other, maybe marrianne knew something that wasn't supposed to be known...that's why ahe was killed...(oooh ....nevermind)
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I wouldn't say bigger than we could ever imagine. Just more than she has had in R2 so far. I'd rather she not become of mega importance anyway since that seems like a set-up for her to die or simply disappear.
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I think it would be a lot more interesting to learn more about C.C.'s past and Geass than all that mecha stuff but that's probably just me^^
C.C.(and V.V. for that matter) is the magical part of the show which should definatly come later.Getting to know her real name would be very interesting and why she calls herself "C.C.".Those could be her initials or the Cs stand for something else.Perhaps there once was an A.A.or B.B. and she is one of the last "Geass givers" that live or are in the human's world(it's an idea).Though it doesn't have to be a real mythological person like Morgan Lafey, she could be some sort of known witch/goddess in the Geass world that they made up...
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And again, C.C. was a normal human being before becoming immortal. I don't think she's any sort of goddess. I honestly hope he is exaggerating. I don't see how a name would solve so much. That pretty much means she's probably important or something.
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You know that moment when you're on an adventure just really missing your own bed and your own coffee mugs? Well, we never had that while up in the PNW. Nope, we really didn't want to come home when it came time. We wanted to stay forever under cozy blankets, sipping perfect coffee out of new mugs, laying in the sunshine under the evergreens, and maybe have another babe up there who I could dress in thermals and tiny mittens. Because adventures make you dream crazy dreams. Of course, when we finally got to sleep that first night in our own bed, I slept what felt like a thousand sleeps. So good to be back in our bed and sip out of our coffee mugs when we woke that first morning. Of course nearly a month later, we're missing all the majesty of the PNW. Like whoa.
Let's not get sad, though. I have more to share!
After leaving the gorge very early in the morning—because coffee was the worst kind of terrible at the dreamy lodge making said lodge far less dreamy—we made our way back into Portland. Downtown Portland to be precise where we beheld the amazing that is Blue Star Donuts and more delicious Portland coffee. Guys, Blue Star is obnoxiously delicious. Little dude really loved watching them make the donuts (you have a perfect view of everything they do while you sit and try not to embarrass yourself by shoving said donuts in your face hole). They take crafting donuts to an entirely different level of savory flavors. Both in presentation and taste. Go. Go fast. Get some.
After coming out of our donut nirvana, we stumbled a bit back into Southeast Portland for some more coffee. Because I had a long list of coffee roasters I wanted to try while visiting. We popped into Heart coffee and it was just lovely (as was the neighborhood surrounding it). Modern and very Portland (I say with complete adoration). Maybe people from Portland would disagree. But I'll say this: the folks in line in front of me looked like they had rolled out of bed perfectly put together in flannels and slouchy beanies, smelling of pine. PINE, people. It was one of my favorite moments. I ordered a double almond latte and it was gorgeous (and oh so good).
it was like some kind of golden hued wonderland
From there we just putzed around town, playing with little skeletons attached to parachutes that I found in the Target dollar bin while frockling about in a number of open green spaces all about town. Until we got hungry, that is. Finally forging together two of the last places we HAD to try, LARDO and the PBJGrilled truck. Everyone was poking at us to try these two places, but we were running out of time. One of my favorite lady blog friends had mentioned to me no less than three times that we needed to hit PBJGrilled. So we grabbed a couple (okay, fine we couldn't choose and grabbed three) sandwiches from the truck and snagged a table in the patio at LARDO wherein we had beer tasters (Again? What? Everyone has a hobby.) and those famous LARDO fries. Every bite of food lived up to all the rage and the beer did it's job. Look at these boys' ridiculously happy faces while noshing on this lunch.
Later that evening, we met up with new friends (side note: I say "new friends" because Joan and I are pen pals. Yup, like with pen and paper and stamps. But she offered us her guest room when she heard we'd be in town and we thought, heck yes! We'd never actually hung out in person so this was kind of a risk for all of us. Spoiler Alert: It went just fine!). So yeah, met up with Joan and her cute husband (they are newlyweds and adorable) at The Oregon Public House. Fitting a few doors down from that first place we went to with our other friends at the start of the trip. Portland feels very small town like that. Another neat thing to mention, The Oregon Public House is a non-profit pub. How totally neat is that? Drinking beer and becoming more involved in your community. Color me impressed. We met up, had not entirely awkward hellos thanks to our always outgoing child, and grubbed while sipping some dang good local brews. We really liked this place. The guy that you ordered grub and brews from (maybe you call him the bartender if you're ordinary, or not me) had the most amazing beard I've ever seen in my life on a real person. I couldn't stop looking at it or talking about it awkwardly or trying to take a picture of it.
Joan and her man led us back to their home and we put our child to bed because it was really late. And after many nights of late bedtimes, we were all wearing thin of any kind of normal behavior. Traveling with your kids isn't hard if you all remember to get some damn sleeps. But before we go on, look at this guy's beard I mentioned. If I had been more libated, I might have asked for a picture with him. Also, look how dark and charming. I just dig a dark, charming, well-bearded establishment with brick walls.
The next day, our gracious hosts skipped their responsibilities to go adventuring with us by way of another great brew pub (so many brew pubs in the PNW!), The Green Dragon, and a jaunt over to Sauvie Island for all the pumpkin fun we could handle. Fun Fact: The largest island on the Columbia River and LARGER than Manhattan. Did I mention Joan is kind of bonkers for pumpkins? I didn't because "bonkers" is an understatement. All pumpkins, all the time with Joan in the autumn months. So, of course, she had to be the one to take us on a pumpkin adventure.
We corn mazed, took a hay ride, and snagged some pumpkins before heading to Stumptown so I could try one last coffee roaster (at her cute husband, Jeff's recommendation). It was much better than other Stumptown experiences I've had down here in Southern California. That's why you go to the source. Still not my favorite Portland roaster, but happy we stopped on our way back to her home where she made us a lovely savory pumpkin (what did I tell you about her and pumpkins??) quiche.
Can we talk about the kindness of acquaintances for a moment? Let people be kind to you. I'm mostly giving myself a pep talk here. But really, let people take you in and host you for a few nights. This was outside of our comfort zone, but we really felt so humbled by it. Note to self (and any of you that might like it): Let people be kind to you. Kindness breeds kindness, you know?
From here, we made the long drive home. And I thought I would just tack that little statement on at the end here, but when I started to write about it, I couldn't believe how much I had to share. I decided it best to break it up into a last hurrah post. An epilogue, if you will. It's a little bit emotional, too, and might stand better by itself. That's gonna be five travel posts, but you know what? It's my blog. I guess I get to do that.


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Sawatch Range > Mount Columbia > Climber's Log
Mount Columbia Climber's Log
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Old Ickabod | Route Climbed: Harvard and Columbia Traverse Date Climbed: July 2003 | |
I was able to summit both of these peaks in a day. The hike toward bear lake was gorgeous and I did see a bearprint on the trail. A nice hike to the summit of Harvard. The traverse to Columbia is much farther than it looks. However, it is a lot of fun! The scrambling up to Columbia's Summit was boulder-riffic! | ||
Posted Mar 28, 2005 8:50 pm |
ColoradoScott | Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: September 14, 1985 | |
It is a beautiful trail hike into Horn Fork Basin; well worth it for the fun, even without the climb. After reaching timberline in the basin we angled up to the northeast, encountering much scree on this route. Two steps forward, one step back. It felt like 6,000 ft elevation gain, probably because it was. Once the south ridge is attained, it's a simple hike to the true summit. This was another memorable climb from the standpoint of seeing no one else all day. Try that on a nice weekend now! I guess there will still be solitude on 13ers though...alas. | ||
Posted Feb 4, 2005 11:54 am |
Natasha | Route Climbed: Harvard-Columbia via Hornfork Basin Date Climbed: July 4, 2004 | |
Had a great day, first time spending this much time on a class 3 section...it was tough, but we really enjoyed it. The scree coming down from Columbia leaves MUCH to be desired and seemed endless. Some unsolicited advice, bring ankle gaitors. Surprisingly, we didn't run into that many people doing Harvard, especially for a holiday weekend. We didn't see anyone on Columbia...very peaceful. | ||
Posted Oct 14, 2004 11:18 pm |
mr_g | Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: June 23, 2001 | |
A short climb, relatively speaking, although it was steep until we reached the ridge. Trekking poles came in handy for this one. | ||
Posted Oct 12, 2004 8:52 am |
jrf | Route Climbed: East Slopes / Three Elk Creek Date Climbed: September 11, 2004 | |
After what I've heard about the standard route I decided to give this route a shot. This route is long and feels even longer once you get down. The bonus is that this hike is gorgeous and you likely won't see anyone else until the summit. The false summits on the ridge get kind of depressing but if you tough it out you'll get there. You can't even see the actual summit until about 10 feet from it. The skeleton forest to get up to the ridge crest is awesome. | ||
Posted Sep 13, 2004 8:16 pm |
Zeke | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2004 | |
Great day, blue skies and a wonderful and easy climb with good friends. took us 9 hours car to car and we took our time, and also enjoyed the summit for about 30mins. | ||
Posted Sep 4, 2004 11:58 pm |
bdewoody | Route Climbed: West slope Date Climbed: August 14, 2004 | |
After searching around for trails that looked like they may head to the summit I found what was most likely an animal trail. It went straight up the large scree gully on the west slope. I stuck to the larger rocks as much as possible and made the summit in good time. | ||
Posted Aug 21, 2004 12:28 am |
Larry V | Route Climbed: Harvrd-Columbia combination from Horn Fork Basin Date Climbed: Aug 1983, July 1998 | |
Climbed with Dad the first time, Aaron and Luke the second time. Got wet both times. Descended in the dark and the rain the first time, after wasting precious time off route. Encoutered the buzzing of electricity in the air near the summit, following hail on Harvard. | ||
Posted Aug 14, 2004 6:52 pm |
Saintgrizzly | Route Climbed: Frenchman Creek Date Climbed: Summer, 199? | |
Columbia is one of the easier of the Sawatch, and in many respects one of the most rewarding. I climbed it by myself, on a beautiful day, and was quite taken with the terrain gradually unfolding during the trek upward. For some reason, maybe the gentle tundra leading up to the summit, maybe the lack of any kind of "extreme" steepness on the route, or possibly just the nice weather, the word that kept running through my mind then, and--years later--now, is "gentle." I think Columbia a quite personable, gentle mountain. (Beautiful view of Harvard, too, and--if one so chooses--the traverse between.) On this almost perfect day Columbia combined all the elements to offer one of the best of reasons we go into the mountains. I like it's personality! Then, a unique thing happened on the way down: there was a pack of coyotes in the brush on the other side of the canyon, and when they all started yapping and howling at once, the noise by itself would have been impressive, but that, coupled with the echoing across the canyon, gave an impression of a substantial number of the critters on the loose. Never saw hide nor hair of even a single coyote, but their caterwauling and carrying on gave me goose bumps, it did--just the mountains and the sound of animals gleefully doing their thing. A very nice day! | ||
Posted Jul 31, 2004 4:36 pm |
DaveC | Route Climbed: se slopes Date Climbed: june 99 | |
i didn't think this was nearly as bad a route as its reputation. had to run for it, though, as clouds were rolling. camped in horn fork basin. | ||
Posted May 20, 2004 9:21 pm |
RyanS | Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: August 19, 2002 | |
This is my least favorite route on a 14er. A trip report is available here. | ||
Posted Apr 12, 2004 12:09 pm |
hhsilleck | Route Climbed: off route from Harvard Date Climbed: July 2002 | |
Climbed Harvard and decided the connecting ridge looked unpleasant to traverse solo, so I decided to descend into the Three Elk Creek drainage. This made for a long day (7000+ vertical feet) - bring lots of water. | ||
Posted Jan 10, 2004 7:17 pm |
Grant | Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: June 14, 2003 | |
Alan Ellis, had an idea of having the first annual SP campout at the Twin Lakes CG. I decided to go and nine of the Sp members went to it including me. It was a lot of fun and I met some excellent people. The group was going to hike Elbert and Massive during the event, but I have already done both of them and passed on Elbert for Columbia and La Plata for Massive. I attempted this peak last year and didn't make it due to my dog, Amanda. So I knew the route and the steepness involved on getting to the top. After hiking up the very steep 1,800 foot slope I reached the ridge at 13,600 feet. From here it was a fun ridge walk to the summit. Columbia has surprisingly good views from its summit, some of the best of the Sawatch Range, although I never want to do it again from this route. | ||
Posted Dec 18, 2003 12:58 am |
JonBradford | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: November 2001 | |
I have trouble saying I made this summits as I neared the final 20 feet a lightining bolt cracked to the west. I ran downhill with my dog Sopris. I don't know if I can take credit fo summiting. I was aweful close. Whatever the case I will probably go back to linger where I had previously ran away. Jon | ||
Posted Dec 13, 2003 8:04 pm |
Nelson | Route Climbed: South facing slopes (standard?) Date Climbed: September, 1995 | |
A perfect fall day. I don't remeber the loose talus that other log entries discuss. Seems to me like it was mostly a nice tundra walk, with many rocks to step on, leave no trace. But don't rely on my memory! We did not do Harvard that day. | ||
Posted Oct 20, 2003 8:29 am |
miztflip | Route Climbed: West Slopes Date Climbed: September 17, 2003 | |
Ugh!! Climbed this in conjunction with Harvard the "Hard Way". Left N. Cottonwood TH at 3:30am. Due to the weather I did not do the traverse after Harvard, instead I returned to 11600ft in Horn Fork and climbed Columbia's West Slopes. This added over 3 miles and 1100ft to the normal link-up. I thought is would be fun to continue straight up which was a big mistake. I found myself and rotten 3rd and 4th class rock near the ridge. Winds were gusting to 60mph making the ridge traverse to the summit tough. Made it back to the car at 11:15am. | ||
Posted Sep 18, 2003 9:16 pm |
dp | Route Climbed: W slopes via N Cottonwood trailhead Date Climbed: July 21, 2002 | |
A long scree-laden trek from just above treeline to the summit ridge. Not nearly as much fun as Harvard (perhaps that goes for the universities as well!) It is easy to lose the route and end up on lots of loose scree and talus on the way up; we found the trail easier to follow on the descent. Although the ascent route that we took worked out just fine we found that the trail to the south of our ascent route appeared easier. | ||
Posted Aug 31, 2003 1:08 am |
Speedy | Route Climbed: Rabbit Ridge from Harvard Date Climbed: July 12, 2003 | |
Yikes. Everything Bryan said below is true. It was a lot longer than we thought! I'm always proud of us, though, and how we stick it out. I guess we didn't have a LOT of a choice, though. We could either make it to Columbia and head back down or go BACK to Harvard, which would be as hard, if not harder. So we kept on truckin! I thought the ride down from Columbia was pretty crummy, but I didn't think it was ridiculous. I kind of like sliding down scree. I know I would NOT want to go UP that route! There was a guy with his dog going down with us. The poor dog was NOT happy and his owner had to carry him down half the scree. I felt bad for both of them! I guess I learned that if I bring a dog up a mountain, I should avoid scree-filled slopes! We were hoping to hike out that night but it was getting really late, and it was fun to camp there again anyhow! Can't wait til our next trip to CO so I can add on to my 9 fourteeners! | ||
Posted Jul 23, 2003 12:44 am |
Bryan W | Route Climbed: Rabbit Ridge Traverse from Harvard Date Climbed: 7/12/03 | |
After making Harvard in just over 3 hours, I was feeling pretty good and wanted to go for Columbia. We started out by following 3 groups. As it turned out, it was like the blind following the blind. The trail was pretty good as it traversed the rabbit ridge. However, a little over half way there the trail ended. You could either start rock climbing the ridge or drop down the scree. We dropped down the steep scree and then had to do some serious boulder hopping. I mean some of these were the size of a car. From there we could head back up the boulders and snow fields, but we chose to head east and intercept the Frenchman Creek route. Not much of a trail there, but we did make the summit some 5 hours after leaving Harvard. Spent just a few minutes on the summit and started heading for the descent route into the Horn Fork basin. The west slopes on Columbia are terrible steep scree and there is no avoiding it. So, I followed the ridge to about 13,700' and then scree surfed all the way to about 12,000'. What a terrible route, I would do Columbia from any other route than this one. Finally, made it back to camp 12 hours later. No packing out tonight....decided to spend one more night at camp. | ||
Posted Jul 16, 2003 1:06 pm |
big_g | low traverse from Harvard Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2003 | |
I traversed over from Harvard. Well, traverse is the wrong word. I climbed down into the upper basin and climbed Columbia from there. I bit lower than I wanted to go at 12,500. Eventually, I made the summit. The hike back down into Horn Fork Basin was terrible loose dirt and scree. Not recommended. If you want to bag Harvard and Columbia I suggest doing them from Frenchman Creek. | ||
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any one know of any 24 hour races coming up near Manchester, dont mind a few hours on a train but have no car...any sujestions?
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want to enter a 24 hour race near manchster
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Aren't they all pretty much finished for the year? Except SITS which is probably sold out. Relentless 24 up in Fort William is a cracking race, not til October so plenty of time to try get a lift up.
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SITS would be about the closest. I bet there'll be some posts tomorrow pleading for a replacement rider.
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MTL Loop in Sept is only one I am aware of but it is not 24 hours. I am sure you could do a few laps if you wished.
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Ride down to the BigBikeBash. Post on here your starting time and we will see if you are fast enough for a prize when you arrive.
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The streets were filled with beer loving, BBQ eating, blues happy people in downtown Napa on Saturday. It was the 3rd annual Blues, Brews & BBQ festival. Main Street was closed off to all traffic as locals and visitors alike danced to 7 local Bay Area blues bands. Rumor has it there were 20 micro brewed beers in the Beer Garden. There were many vendors serving different styles of barbecue, but I was in Bounty Hunter rib heaven all day, so I didn't see much else except the blue haze from the multiple grills cooking hundreds of pounds of food.
We had a booth set up next to the main stage - thank you Downtown Association for the awesome placement. We rolled our smoker right to the edge of the booth and served piping hot, perfectly spiced ribs from about 1pm until 4:45pm, when we sold out for the first time in the 3 year history of the event. Thanks to all of you who stopped by and had (at least) a half rack.
The highlight of the day was the Rib Eatin' Contest, which we set up a little differently this year. Instead of local winemakers competing for the glory, we held two raffles allowing locals to compete for the coveted Golden Smoker award. We selected 6 contestants from our raffle in the Wine Bar and 6 contestants from a raffle on The Vine, KVYN, one of our local radio stations. Last year's winner Matthew Peck also competed in the contest. He gave it his best shot, but there's a new champion who can bask in Rib Eatin' Glory….Darren Turbeville, owner of Toy-B-Ville specialty toy store, who smoked the competition at 27 ribs!!! Throughout the contest, he had a few hardy challengers, but towards the end of the 10 minutes he pulled ahead.
Thank you to all the contestants for coming downtown and making it a fantastic event. And a big congratulations to Darren! We look forward to watching you defend your title next year.
Next up for the BH crowd is to take this show on the road! We're packing our corkscrews and heading to Laguna Beach next month for an evening filled with exceptional wines and hors d'oeuvres with a good-time guarantee. If you're down that way, look us up!
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Hey, I'm a uni student who enjoys running long distances, especially in a well forested hill of some sort, then sitting round in my 'skins' drawing a picture or reading a story that usually incorporates great philosphies like how to live my life, which I never actually incorporate into my life cause I'm too busy reading the damn things all the time.
Anyway, my favourite anime character would have to be: Manaka Kisaragi, or the girl from boogiepop phantom who releases butterflies of light upon curious people who encounter her.
------Next would have to be Kenshin,
------also Ed and Spike(Cowboy Bebop),
------Lord Canti the 'TV angel'(FLCL),
------Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga(Azumango Daioh) because she is such a random blur of my own daydreaming days.
------And even though Ergo Proxy was such a dissapointment in the end I have to put Pino in here because she is a great character that adds a light-hearted and honest naivity to a bleak heavy show, providing the simple answers or questions...
------...Also Skwisgaar Skwiglef, the lead guitar from dethklok is the man cause he's pretty much the animated version of Alexi from Children of Bodom (I'm listening to them at the moment)...and Toki cracks me up. Toki:"Candy. Tastes like chicken, if chicken were a candy." Lmfao that kicks my teeth in every time.
My favourite non-anime films include Deer Hunter, A Clockwork Orange, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Waking Life, Tsotsi, The Lives of Others, Amelie and Wasabi (although I only just recently saw Wasabi so time hasn't had the chance to wear that one down yet). They're all great films that should be watched with an open mind, but are essentially a great experience...I'd also have to add the series Carnivale, loved it since the moment I saw it and know that any anime fan would thoroughly enjoy this.
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The ava, there is no way you've seen it before.
^^ Because it is an unique one. Created from my picture. =_=" So there is no way you've seen else where. (tehehe) Or perrhaps someone else took it and used it ??
It's strange yea... heh... my sis said it's spooky =_=""'''
And what's Skwisgaar??
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I know those characters! (well.. I guess it is kinda famous) Although the names escape from me.
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This simple chicken recipe cooks up in just 15 minutes! Serve with a green salad, fruit and whole-grain bread to round out the meal
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This is a great main dish salad or leave the tuna out and is a wonderful side salad
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I use the dark meat and broth for homemade chicken soup with homemade noodles. The chicken breast makes wonderful chicken salad or use in casseroles.
You can leave the shrimp out and add chicken if you like or no meat at all.
To have a non meat dish cook the ground beef seperately and add to 1/2 half of the rice mixture. Roasting the peppers and removing the skins takes a little longer but is worth doing.
Meatless-Or add chicken or shrimp. Can change vegetables to what you have on hand.
May be served hot or cold. Change veggies, nuts to suit your taste. I used grilled chicken breast or if in a hurry buy a rotisserie chicken to use.
Recipes I've Rated:
- whole wheat cornbread
- White Chicken Chili
- Tangy Salad Dressing
- Broccoli Salad
- Sizzle of Corn & Tomato
- Vanilla Fruit Salad
- Green Tea Smoothie
- Watermelon Smoothie
- Grilled Halibut Fillet
- Kale with Sesame
- Spinach Feta Scramble
- Lemon Pepper Cod
- Mediterranean Chicken & Peppers
- Strawberry Smoothie
- Coleslaw
- Angle Lush with Pineapple
- Tortilla Pinwheels
- Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
- 20-Minute Chicken Creole
- Baked Rice Pudding
- WholeWheat,Walnut Pancakes for 2
- Terrific Turkey Meatloaf
- Green Beans Sauté
- Chicken Thighs and Rice with Honey Lemon
- Round Steak
- Whole Wheat Banana Bread


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MILAN - There is a fight here, and in Lansing, to keep the local Secretary of State branch office open, and it has bipartisan support.
Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced a plan in June that would involve closing the Milan office at 1158 Dexter St. in the North End Plaza and consolidating it with the larger office in Ann Arbor.
The idea is that through the consolidation of resources, the Ann Arbor office could offer improved services and enhance its technology to do more than just renew drivers' licenses and register voters.
Both state Rep. Kathy Angerer (D., Dundee) and state Sen. Randy Richardville (R., Monroe) say the closing would put undue pressure on the local community.
"When you consider both the economic consequences on the community and the impact on individual citizens, Secretary Land's decision to shut down the Milan branch office simply does not make sense," Ms. Angerer said last week. "People from three counties have come to rely on this location for its notably fast and friendly service."
The Michigan Department of State Branch Modernization Program targets ten offices statewide for similar consolidations.
According to the state program, the Secretary of State's improved Web site enables residents to do more online. As a result, the Web site says, residents do not have to go to local offices as frequently.
"I know [Ms. Land] has worked hard to further modernize the operations of the Department of State and I applaud many of her efforts," Mr. Richardville said. "On this particular branch, however, I have to respectfully disagree with the secretary."
Both legislators said the Milan office is much more efficient than the Ann Arbor office.
The Milan office did 96,402 transactions for $12.13 million in revenue, while the Ann Arbor location had 131,357 transactions worth $13.87 million in 2006.
The Milan City Council passed a resolution in support of keeping the office open.
"There are about 96,000 transactions there a year, and for a town of about 5,800 that's quite significant," said Dan Bishop, the city administrator.
"It brings a lot of money into our community, helping our local economy."
Mr. Richardville said the closing could burden senior citizens.
"I am particularly concerned for the senior citizens and those with disabilities who may already have difficulty visiting the Milan office," he said.
"Traveling farther will make it increasingly difficult for these residents to obtain licenses or complete necessary paper work," Mr. Richardville said.
Ms. Land said the new consolidated branches will have high staffing levels and offer additional services like credit card payment, driving records access, instant title transfers, and testing centers for mechanics.
She said she is trying to add services without asking the cash-strapped state for more money.
Lawmakers must balance a budget - which now has a $1.8 billion hole - for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
Other branch offices in the area include: 7200 Lewis Ave., Temperance; 1107 South Telegraph Rd., Monroe; 1114 South Winter St., Adrian; and 59 East Saint Joe St., Hillsdale.


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