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|Biscayne Crime Beat August
|Written by Derek McCann, BT Contributor
|August 2019
I Need These More Than You Do2900 Block of NE 7th Avenue
It was laundry day and this tenant had spent a sleepy Saturday morning doing several loads of clothes in her apartment. She finished at 1:00 p.m., but eight hours later, she discovered that her iron and a blouse were missing. There is no sign of forced entry, but the victim said there are fingerprints on the sliding glass door where entry was made. Prints were taken but no matches found, and the Mystery Martha Stewart Burglar may already be wearing her new favorite blouse for a night on the town.
There's No Serenity Here600 Block of NE 72nd Street
This man was working on his laptop and made sure to save his latest MS Word document so he could come back to it later. He was famished so left to grab a bite to eat. He was gone less than an hour and returned to find his home alarm ringing. He checked the back of the home and saw that the glass on two windows had been shattered. Once inside, he thought everything seemed okay -- at first -- but then he was horrified to find his laptop missing. His work was gone. This was only item missing. Let us hope he backed it up on the cloud. Let this be a lesson for you, readers.
The Last Depot2700 Block of N. Miami Avenue
Police were summoned to a tattoo shop about a burglary. The front glass door had been completely shattered, and some tattooing items were taken. There are no leads. Many people are scared of people with tattoos, so it's kind of surprising this location was hit -- the veneer of ink intimidation appears to be fading into a thing of the past.
In a Word, It's a ToolNE 79th Street and N. Miami Avenue
In what turns out to be a puzzling tidbit, a man notified police that he was missing "his tool." The police report does not specify what kind of tool it was, only that the victimized man was missing...his little friend, we guess. He said he left the "tool" alone, on a Miami street, and that the "tool" was taken, kidnapped, and likely handed off to smugglers. Police gave the man a case card, but it did little good. An appropriate identification of the "tool" could not be produced due to victim's paucity of words.
Some People Don't Deserve Nice Things400 Block of NE 63rd Street
This victim was renting a house with a screened-in pool, which is where he says he spends most of his days. He had to sleep eventually and went to bed. He later found that his laptop had been stolen from the screened-in area. He said he did lock the screen door, but the thief kicked it in. The computer was one of the fancier new Apple models and is now no doubt sitting in the burglar's house, where said burglar is placing online orders with the victim's credit card info.
The Sounds of Stealth4800 Block of Biscayne Boulevard
A woman was going for her lunch break at Publix. She bought an iced tea and stashed her wallet inside a Publix plastic bag for safekeeping before she left the store. Hours later she found the bag empty. It is not clear if she put it down, as she also hinted that it was on her person the whole time. She wondered how it was missing because her wallet is very large and would have made a crashing sound had she dropped it. There was no sound -- just the mysterious disappearance of matter in the universe. No leads for police; just this report for us, so please be aware of sketchy people with large wallets if you can, and call police.
Rider Gets Shafted on Hop-On Bus401 Biscayne Blvd.
Our victim was using a Miami vernacular, we think, when he told police that he got on the "hop on and hop off" bus and took the loop to Bayside, where he transferred to another bus. On this bus he remembers sending a text message to a friend. He then put his cell phone back in a carry bag. By the time he came to his stop, the cell phone was gone, and he believes that someone on the bus took it, though he has no idea who it could have been. The old lady in the wheelchair creating a visual distraction when she boarded? It's a mystery for our victim, who really just needs to use his pants pocket for his cellphone in the future.
Ransacked and Abused.600 Block of NE 56th Street
A man came home and got out his key to open the lock when he was horrified that his lock, and the entire door, was missing, torn from the hinges. He searched his home and didn't see any missing items, but he discovered another side door was also missing. So two doorways were now providing open access to the nighttime goons, sort of like Walking Dead. Homeowner is encouraged to board things up before the next invasion.
Sometimes You Need to Do a Background Check2200 Biscayne Blvd.
A business owner was notified by one of his employees that the back-patio door was open, even though the owner had secured it the night before. He does have surveillance video of the incident, and on that video is an employee riding a bike to the location and then jumping a back fence. He then removed a pressure cleaner. He carried the pressure cleaner to the Dumpster. About 30 minutes later, a white van drove up and out stepped the rogue employee, who placed the cleaner in the van, never to be seen again. Owner has no information on this employee, aside from telling him: "You look strong. I'll hire you." No leads, but use this example as a reminder to check the Miami-Dade jail system before you hire.
Taking His Time For the Perfect Burglary Experience2500 Biscayne Blvd.
A thug arrived at this property on a bicycle and parked it, then went for the Dumpster. Yes, Dumpsters seem to be pretty hot for criminals nowadays. He removed his item -- another pressure cleaner! -- and walked off, carrying it without incident. He left his bike there but did come back an hour later and calmly retrieved it.
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Norma Shearer Biography
Nationality: American, Canadian
Died At Age: 80
Sun Sign: Leo
Also Known As: Edith Norma Shearer
Born Country: Canada
Born in: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Famous as: Actress
Height: 5'1" (155 cm), 5'1" Females
Spouse/Ex-: Irving Thalberg (m. 1927; d. 1936), Martin Arrougé (m. 1942–83)
father: Andrew Shearer
mother: Edith Fisher Shearer
siblings: Athole Shearer (sister), Douglas Shearer (brother)
children: Irving Jr. (1930–1987), Katherine (1935–2006)
Diseases & Disabilities: Alzheimer's
City: Montreal, Canada, Quebec, Canada
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Norma Shearer was an exemplary Canadian actor of the early 1900s who enjoyed a celebrated star status in Hollywood for almost two decades (1924 to 1942). Six times nominated and winner of one Academy Award, Shearer was known for her spunky ingénue on big screen. Though today Shearer is celebrated as a pioneering actor of her time, not many know that Shearer's claim to fame in films was an uphill task. She was rejected by most for her dumpy figure, sturdy legs and blunt hands. The incorrect alignment of her eyes that made her look cross-eyed earned her the ridicule of many. However, not for once Shearer let the criticism deter her from pursuing her dream of acting. With sheer determination and will, she stood strong against the opinion of others and constantly worked upon her acting talent. She got her big break in films in 1921. Soon after leaving a mark in silent films, Shearer ventured forth into early talkies with élan. She belted out hits after hits, under MGM.
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- In New York, Shearer carried the letter of recommendation that she had acquired from a local theatre owner in Montreal to Florenz Ziegfeld. As expected, the meeting was a disaster as Ziegfeld turned out Shearer almost immediately and even ridiculed her physical appearance.Unabated by the failed meeting with Ziegfeld, Shearer showed herself at every production house and every audition. Luck came her way when she was selected as one of the extras for Universal Pictures. What followed was a series of roles, all as extras, for several films including 'Way Down East' by Griffith. It was while shooting for 'Way Down East' that Shearer introduced herself to Griffith. This meeting too was a let-down as Griffith shoved her off as 'no good'.Undeterred by the rejection from Ziegfeld and Griffith, Shearer continued working as an extra. From the money she received, she saved enough to treat the incorrect alignment of her eyes and defective vision. For years, she practiced muscle-strengthening exercises that helped conceal her physical flaws.When acting as extras did not support her financially, Shearer turned to modelling. She took up modelling projects for quite a number of products, right from laundry soap to dental paste. She served as the face for Kelly-Springfield Tires even.It was in 1921 that Shearer received her beak in movies with a B-grade film, 'The Stealers'. Post that, in 1923, she received an offer from Louis B. Mayer Pictures, a studio in Los Angeles for an audition for a lead role in the film called 'The Wanters'. Upon receiving the offer, she left for Los Angeles.The first screen test of Shearer turned out to be a major disappointment. She looked hideous on screen. A second test was conducted under cameraman Ernest Palmer. Though the test was a success and got her the lead role, she was turned down by the film's director at the time of shooting who labelled her as 'un-photogenic'.Following her disappointment, Shearer turned to minor roles. A meeting with Mayer while shooting 'Pleasure Mad' got it all going for Shearer later in her career. He ridiculed her to the point that she became obstinate to display her inherent talent for acting. What resulted next was excellence in front of camera that clinched her six more films in eight months.In 1924, Louis B. Mayer Pictures was merged with Metro Pictures and the Samuel Goldwyn Company to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shearer starred in the first film of the studio 'He Who Gets Slapped'. The film was a major success and established both the studio and Shearer.By 1925, Shearer became a famous actor. She was the latest attraction of MGM productions and became a bona fide star. She had several films in her kitty. Unlike her struggling years when she fought for fame, the current challenge for Shearer was to retain her star status. She worked hard to remain among the best of best.Continue Reading BelowWhile her career steadily scaled upwards, Shearer fell intimately in love with her boss, Irving Thalberg who though showed steely presence publically, privately awed Shearer. The two did not unveil their feelings until 1927.By 1927, Shearer made a total of 13 silent films with MGM. Each of them was a major hit. The success earned her a role in Ernst Lubitsch's 'The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg'In October 1927, 'The Jazz Singer' was released. It was the first feature length motion picture with sound. The film dramatically changed the cinematic landscape and brought an end to the era of silent pictures. Interestingly, unlike several actors whose careers ended with sound, Shearer stood firm and steady. In fact, she prepared herself for the microphone way ahead as it was her brother Douglas Shearer who played an instrumental role in the development of sound in MGM.In 1929, Shearer came out with her first talkie, 'The Trial of Mary Dugan'. The film as a tremendous hit both commercially and critically and established a strong foothold of Shearer in early talkies. The same year, she came up with two more projects, 'The Last of Mrs Cheyney' and 'Their Own Desire'.Tired of her 'good girl' image, Shearer revamped her look for a photo shoot portraying her sexy side to camera. The shoot earned her a lead role in MGM's racy new film, 'The Divorcee' in 1930. Her brilliant portrayal of the character got her an Academy Award in the category of Best Actress.Following her super successful stint in 'The Divorcee', Shearer was featured in a series of highly successful pre-Code films, including 'Let Us Be Gay', 'Strangers May Kiss', 'A Free Soul' and'Private Lives'. All the films were major box office blockbusters and made her amongst the top-rated actresses of MGM.In 1934, when Production Code was enforced, Shearer restrained herself to period dramas and prestige films. The same year, she starred in the super successful 'The Barretts of Wimpole Street'. The film was a major hit and was followed by 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Marie Antoinette'.In 1939, Shearer played an unusual role in the dark comedy 'Idiot's Delight'. The movie was an adaptation from the 1936 Robert E. Sherwood play. The following year, she starred in the suspense thriller 'Escape' wherein she capped the role of the lover of a Nazi general who helps an American free his mother from a concentration camp.Towards the end of her career, Shearer starred in average films like 'We Were Dancing' and 'Her Cardboard Lover'. In 1942, she unofficially retired from acting.Continue Reading BelowRecommended Lists:
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- She won six nominations for Academy Awards for Best Actress category between 1930 and 1938. She received the Academy Award for her film, 'The Divorcee'.In 1938, she won the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress for the movie 'Marie Antoinette'.Shearer has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6636 Hollywood Boulevard.Recommended Lists:
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- Shearer was introduced to her boss Irving Thalberg while working for MGM studios. Though there was a huge age difference between the two, both of them grew very close and officially declared themselves as a couple on September 29, 1927. They were blessed with two children, Irving Junior and Katherine. Thalberg died an unexpected death in 1936.Following Thalberg's death in 1936, Shearer engaged herself in a brief affair with young actor James Stewart ad later with George Raft. Though Raft wanted to marry Shearer, his wife's refusal to allow a divorce and the disapproval of MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer caused Shearer to end the affair.Post retirement, Shearer married Martin Arrougé, a former ski instructor. He was ten years her junior. They remained married until her death.Towards the end of the decade of 1950s, Shearer withdrew herself from the Hollywood social scene completely. She breathed her last on June 12, 1983, of bronchial pneumonia at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California. She was entombed in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, along with her first husband, Irving Thalberg.To commemorate her contribution to cinema, Canada Post issued a postage stamp series, Canadians in Hollywood, in 2008 that honoured several Canadian actors including Norma Shearer.In 2008, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame
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- 1 How d'ya know itsa sockpuppet?
- 2 My new signature
- 3 Construction template
- 4 Koopalings Airship Source?
- 5 Let's be friend's!
- 6 Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS Artwork Concern
- 7 Could you send me some specific press kits/screenshots/videos/logindetails that you might have access to?
- 8 Mario Power Tennis Character pictures
How d'ya know itsa sockpuppet?
How d'ya know accounts can be sockpuppets? Unshy Guy 19:50, 30 June 2014 (EDT)
do ya? YOSHIKONG?
The preceding unsigned comment was added by ShupaMalleoBrudas (talk).
- You can tell because they usually act like childish dickheads with no dick, kinda like the guy above me. Hope this helps
My new signature
Won't be back until a long time... Iggy Koopa is fun and ALWAYS fun.
Construction template
Hey! Long time no chat :)
I just had a little question. When should the "construction" template be used? Because I've added it to the Reissue article since this article is far from being finished. I just want to know if adding this template means you're personnally working on it (in this particular case, I am not working on it, since I'm inactive on the whole).
Banon (talk · edits) 21:44, 4 August 2014 (EDT)
Koopalings Airship Source?
Hi YoshiKong! I was just wondering where you got this Koopalings Airship Artwork from. It's quite a nice piece of artwork, so I was just curious on what the source was.
Thanks! Cevan (talk) 16:11, 26 August 2014 (EDT)
Let's be friend's!
Wanna be friends?
But if we become friends i need help with teh userboxes.
- Uh, YoshiKong is retired, sorry for the inconvenience. ~~ Boo4761
Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS Artwork Concern
I had a question. I have all 5120x5120 artworks (excluding Mii Fighters) of the characters. All are shadowless, so I was wondering if I could add some shadowless versions and (most likely) replace some. Thanks!!!MamaWario YoshiKong has been inactive for over a year. J-Luigi (talk) 21:01, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
Could you send me some specific press kits/screenshots/videos/logindetails that you might have access to?
I'm interested in:
- Any tech demos
- Luigi's Mansion
- Super Mario Sunshine
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Super Mario 64 DS
- Mario Kart DS
- Mario Kart Wii
- New Super Mario Bros.
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- New Super Mario Bros. 2
- New Super Mario Bros. U
- New Super Luigi U
- Super Mario Maker
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Mario Power Tennis Character pictures
Hey, I saw that you uploaded high quality images of other characters on the Mario Power Tennis page and was wondering if you could upload one for Yoshi if it's not too much trouble.
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Every Brand is Global: Experience Considerations for Worldwide Audiences
Regardless of where you're reading this, or where your customers are, I have some news for you: Your brand is global. You need to start thinking about how that impacts your customers' experience.
For some, this isn't news. For others, whose businesses target a specific geographic market, this may come as a surprise. You can thank social media. As many brands have already learned, social cannot be contained within your desired geographical footprint. Here are a couple of the more memorable examples:
Dominque Ansel Bakery (a.k.a. The Cronut)
When the bakery that created the Cronut in New York was reviewed by a popular food blog, their website traffic went up 300%, with visitors from all over the world. Before they knew it, hundreds of people were lining up at the shop every day, and now the Cronut is being replicated at bakeries far and wide.
Roman Originals (a.k.a. What color is this dress?)
After this dress was posted on Tumblr, the whole world got in a fight about its true color. At its peak, the dress controversy generated 10,000 tweets per minute. Roman Originals, the UK-based retailer that created the $79 dress, sold over 3,000 dresses in ten days. Previously, they had hoped to sell 200 per week.
Whether intentional or not, every expression of your brand carries the potential of worldwide visibility. Today's brands must be aware of global trends and sensitivities that could affect your customers' experience. Here are a few things every brand should keep in mind:
Regional naming differences
Two situations fall into this category:
- Language differences that might be misunderstood. For example, in the US, the word "pants" typically mean jeans, slacks, or something of that sort. When the British say "pants," they typically mean underwear.
- Brands that have taken the same (or very similar) products and named them differently in different regions. For example, "Kraft Macaroni and Cheese," a staple for American kids, is called "Kraft Dinner" in Canada. Or, some products might only be available regionally, even though the brand is global.
In the first case, the biggest issue is usually on the brand side. Using a word that has multiple meanings in a social post could subject your brand to unintentional public ridicule if it reads differently in another region. All it takes is one expat with a popular Twitter account retweeting it. While you should always speak in a way that will resonate with your core audience, (i.e. if they say "pants" when describing the clothing that covers your legs, then say "pants"), also consider whether your words could be misconstrued in other countries that use the same language.
Additionally, be mindful when you translate copy from one language to another. Especially with tools like Google Translate, it's easy to lose the nuance and specificity that word choices can communicate in context. There are plenty of classic brand examples of this (you can find a laugh-worthy list here). This can be easily avoided by confirming translations with a native speaker.
In the second case, differing brand names or regional availability can create confusion and frustration with your customer base when your products get more global exposure. Chrissy Teigen, one of the most visible celebrities on social media, recently promoted a product, Pampers Pure, on her Instagram account.
The highlighted comments provide just one example of many. Customers all over the globe saw Chrissy's post, but weren't sure if they could buy this product where they live. In this case, Pampers cleared up the confusion by responding, but they could have avoided this altogether. When speaking about a specific product, be clear about where it is available. If it goes by multiple names, include all of them in the original post.
Security and protection
Whether required by law, or based in regional norms, the perception of security can significantly impact your customers' experience with your brand. With GDPR, we've seen a lot of fear that opt-ins around data collection might negatively impact customer experience. Since May, many brands have created tolerable, and in some cases, pleasing experiences around GDPR. However, other brands have simply avoided it by blocking visitors from EU countries. How frustrating that must be for those users!
If you choose to limit site access because of your GDPR fears, that's going to impact your brand negatively. There is no way around it. Watch your analytics to see exactly how many people are being affected by your choices, so that at least you can understand the impact and reassess if needed.
Different approaches to financial product security have a big impact on customer experiences. For example, in the UK, any credit card purchase over £20 requires a PIN. In the US, the same purchase requires a signature. In day-to-day transactions, this can cause confusion for both the employee and the customer. I've seen an American offer a corporate card to an assistant to pay for meal delivery. When the assistant refused because they didn't want to take their PIN, the American was baffled as to why they needed a PIN in the first place. Personally, I was once lectured by a Sainsbury's employee (in the UK) on how "unsafe" my credit card was because it only required a signature. He spoke as if I had control over the choice.
Customers don't care about rules and regulations. They just want their experience to be as easy as possible, without being confused or embarrassed in the process. Fortunately, there's a simple way for brands to make using their products in other countries easier for customers: If you know your customer is going to be in another country (either from usage data or through self-reporting), email them and let them know what they should expect, or what might be unfamiliar. Be sure to include contact information that will work at their destination (for example, by adding country code dialing instructions). A simple step can go a long way toward making your customers feel comfortable, deepening their trust in your brand.
Public company persona vs private company voices
In today's world, employee and customer voices can have the same reach as your brand's. Gone are the days when you could lock down your brand's public persona through smart advertising and good PR. Internal missteps can easily become public.
For example, a travel blogger recently took to Twitter after having a less-than-satisfactory experience ordering a drink on his United flight. While most brands are used to customer service issues popping up on Twitter, I would guess that United never expected one of their flight attendants to publicly attack the blogger, report inaccuracies about United's stocking of beverages, and call the customer a drunk. Read the full story here.
While it's impossible to foresee every possible situation, there are things you can do to lessen the chances of these types of interactions. Start by providing clear guidance on how you expect your employees to engage with customers, regardless of their role. Then, identify resources that are available to help your employees when they're dealing with a challenging customer situation. Supporting your employees with internal tools that help them deliver great experiences to your customers can go a long way. When considering the systems that your employees will work with every day, consider their usability and how they might drive efficiency for the employee. Also, provide your employees with channels for feedback, and stay open to suggestions on how to improve internal tools and processes. Then, make changes to improve systems based on that feedback, just like you would with your customers. Giving your employees a voice will make it less likely that they'll broadcast their dissatisfaction to the world.
I've seen the issues discussed above come up time and time again. However, this is by no means an exhaustive list. Do you have a challenge you're struggling to meet as your brand becomes more global? Give us a call.
Author: Amanda Gagliardi, Vice President of Experience Design
As Vice President of Design, Amanda leads Effective's New York City office and provides design oversight to clients. She specializes in solving problems at the intersection between customer experience and process improvement for digital and physical customer touchpoints. She's particularly passionate about making better experiences for Effective's clients. She loves working with teams to work through the best way to deliver to their particular client. "If our clients don't have a good experience with us, why would they trust us to build an experience for their audience?"


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Crown Group to open third SKYE Suites in Sydney
Crown Group's new development will come in Green Square, on the CBD fringes.
Quest opens its largest Aussie property in Melbourne
The new property is twice the size of regional counterparts.
JLL Hotels retained to sell three Canberra Abodes
Three Abode-brand properties in Canberra are on the market.
TFE Hotels brings new Vibe concept to Sydney CBD
The brand relaunch brings new colours to the city.
Aussie hotel real estate sales hit $1.8 billion in 2018
The biggest sale of nearly $200m came from the Northern Territory.
TFE Hotels unveils new-look Adina Coogee
New "earthy" colours now in effect at the beachside location.
Estilo Group forms JV with UAE hotel firm Bin Arar Holdings
Australia's Estilo Group has joined with a UAE developer to offer hotel management services.
Spider-Man to weave his webs into Novotel Hotels
Novotel has partnered with Sony Pictures to bring Spider-Man into some of its hotels.
Quirky hotel design plans revealed by MONA
Iconic Tasmanian museum MONA has unveiled plans for an on-site hotel.
New wing of rooms added in Ovolo Nishi upgrade
Expansion and revitalisation work is set to be carried out at Ovolo Nishi.
Oaks Hotels builds FNQ with Port Douglas purchase
Oaks Hotels has expanded its Australian network via a new acquisition.
IHG to bring lifestyle voco brand to Hunter Valley
Australia's fourth voco has been revealed, with NSW to welcome its first.
Brisbane embraces Ovolo as Valley doors open
Ovolo Group has opened its second Brisbane property in less than a year.
Choice Hotels ready to go with new Ingot Hotel Perth
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Was the life insurance industry ever really guilty of "excessive" churn or was churn a means to a politically-motivated end?
Appropriately defining and quantifying life/risk lapse rates and how they define the extent of churn needs to be settled before the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) can be accepted by all the industry participants.
Life/risk advisers could be forgiven for being confused about what the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) really thinks about the level of "churn", the quality of advice and the manner in which these feed into the LIF.
Why? Because in multiple appearances before Parliamentary Committees senior ASIC offices have made statements which, on the face of it, appear to be contradictory; at one moment suggesting that churn is not as prevalent as first thought while on another occasion suggesting that life/risk advice remains highly problematic.
Media coverage of ASIC's statements, particularly in Money Management prompted ASIC deputy chair, Peter Kell to use a further statement to a Parliamentary Committee to insist that the regulator was not confused and that there are still serious shortcomings where the provision of life/risk advice is concerned.
In particular, he claimed that while, "of the broad population of advisers with lapse rates that indicated a higher risk of poor advice, we have chosen 10 in the first instance" that "doesn't mean that there are no problems elsewhere, that every other adviser identified through this exercise is problem-free or that there aren't ongoing problems".
In other words, ASIC still believes major issues exist with respect to advice in the life/risk sector but is not yet in a position to quantify those issues.
All of which would seem to justify the calls from the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) for greater clarity from ASIC, particularly as the industry moves further through the process of implementing the LIF.
The AFA chief executive, Phil Kewin wrote to his organisation's members outlining his concerns about the seeming contradictions in the ASIC statements and seeking improved data on the issue of the quality of life/risk advice.
Notwithstanding its other objectives, ASIC owes it to Kewin and the broader financial planning industry to provide that improved data together with a viable interpretation of lapse rates and therefore some genuine numbers around the incidence of churn. To do otherwise will be to undermine the legitimacy of the changes being wrought by the LIF.
The most senior executives within ASIC should fully understand the continuing anger amongst life/risk advisers at the processes which gave rise to the LIF and the manner in which recent statements made before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services have raised more questions than they have actually answered.
The reality is that an appropriate and independent analysis of lapse rates and how that translates to the existence of churn should have been provided to the industry well before the Trowbridge findings gave rise to the LIF and until that issue is settled, grievances will remain.
The AFA is not asking for too much when it asks for proof of purpose in policy change and its request should be granted.


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I seem to be logged in okay, but almost every command I try results in:
[LOG] 2017/09/06 13:09:00 (ERROR) json: cannot unmarshal number 68719476495 into Go struct field UserOverview.permissions of type int
Any ideas?
1Password Version: CLI 0.1
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: macOS 10.12.6
Sync Type: Not Provided
Hm, sure:
op list documents: broken
op list events: works
op list groups: works
op list items: broken
op list templates: works
op list users: works
op list vaults: broken
op get account: works
op get document: broken
op get item: broken
op get template: works
op get totp: broken
op get user: works
op get vault: broken
Shall I go on?
Any idea what's going on here? Any work around?
same errors
I find it interesting that we didn't run into this issue ourselves while testing this. It seems like it's due to you having certain permissions set on your account, but I'm surprised that none of our test accounts had these set.
The workaround for the time being would be to create another user with fewer permissions and using that user as the CLI user. That's not a very fun workaround though. We'll get the issue resolved and a new build out.
@cwb71 @robertovalerio We've just pushed v0.1.1 with a fix for this issue. Please let me know if it's resolved for you!
That worked, thank you for the quick resolution!
Any time!


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Awful course all by itself is never great, in any case, it could imply that you have blocked conduits. Having a blocked corridor can slaughter you. This is the reason it's imperative to know the signs so you can get this in time.
Nearly in all cases, poor course implies you are in weakness and you have to go see your primary care physician. It could mean anything going from low circulatory strain to heart issues to diabetes.
What are some different things that may cause awful course?
Sitting excessively (see video at base for activities to support flow)
Eating inexpensive food, a ton
Corpulence (envision that)
For what reason is great flow significant?
Each organ in your body relies upon your free-streaming blood to get the indispensable supplements expected to work. Regardless of whether we hinder this procedure it can harm significant organs like the cerebrum and heart.
Think about an automobile overload on the 405 in Los Angeles for example.
At the point when this occurs, there is zero profitability occurring; nobody is completing anything (how about we imagine iPhones don't exist for a moment) or conveying products to zones that need it. All together for the city and encompassing territories to "remain alive," we need traffic to stream.
Incessantly TIRED? Seizing UP? Agony IN YOUR LEGS?
This could be signs that you have fringe conduit infection.
Here is the startling part, doctors often neglect to distinguish fringe supply route ailment (PAD) on the grounds that the manifestations look like such huge numbers of other medical problems, as per the American Heart Association.
What's more, beyond a shadow of a doubt, PAD can be intense so it's critical to bring matters into your very own hands to help the specialist precisely observe the issue.
Also, beyond a shadow of a doubt, PAD can be intense so it's essential to bring matters into your very own hands to help the specialist precisely observe the issue.
All in all, what precisely is PAD?
This happens when plaque develops in the supply routes, a condition known as atherosclerosis. Throughout the years, this plaque can solidify and tighten the supply routes, basically gradually gagging your body. Cushion typically influences the veins in the legs.
Leg torment and cramping
Deadness in legs
More slow than typical recuperating
Loss of hair on the legs
Sparkly skin
Remember that nothing from what was just mentioned indications may happen or be as detectable, so it's ideal to put your consideration towards preventive consideration measures.
Avoidance and Treatment
Here are our main 3 recommendations:
Expanding physical action
Eating a plant-based eating routine
Stopping smoking and drinking liquor
Dietwise, think about eating progressively ginger (place it in your smoothies) and garlic. Nutrient E is especially useful for flow, so nuts like almonds, Brazil nuts, and sunflower seeds.
Likewise, you can't turn out badly with getting more cell reinforcements nutrients C, D, and E, beta-carotene, and selenium. This implies hit your neighborhood rancher's market and stock up on natural products of the soil


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Why You Need to Choose the Car Repair Company that is Effective
It is vital to have a car to ease the daily activities. All the activities like taking the children to school, going to the job will be more accessible with the availability of a car. For you to achieve all that activities you require to ensure the condition of your car is maintained. Having the car maintenance, you will be able to prevent all the breakdowns to avoid failure of your appointments and commitments.
Thus very vital to consider choosing the right car repair service provider to assist you to solve the problems of the automobile that occurs frequently.Different problems are there that affect the motor vehicle. The car has the moving parts in the engine.Therefore, the more you consider using the automobile, the more you get the tear and wear of it. When you consider maintaining your vehicle, it will give you the right service.
It is wise therefore to consider the best car repair service provider. The primary purpose of the repair service is to check the condition of your vehicle engine oil. Having the maintenance of your vehicle by professional repair services your automobile will expand its lifespan.The right service will be able to change your car oil filter, oil and the maintenance of the whole automobile systems.
It is again wise to consider the car repair service that knows about maintaining your car tire.The reason is that the vehicle tire usually incurs some damages after the drive of some miles.Thus, when you ensure to have the maintenance of the well-being of your car your life too will be secure.
The reason for this is that when your vehicle tire wears and has no rectification, you can stuck on the road or even cause a car accident.You can, therefore, enjoy the various tire services from the car repair service provider.This includes the tire realignments, purchasing of the brand new tire, and the tire rotations.The automotive technicians will, therefore, ensure all your need of tire is met.
Maintenance of your vehicle by the qualified technician will make you live a good life. You will also get the knowledge of wearing of your tire or your vehicle from the best guidance of qualified technician.Various providers of car repair service have the preventative offer of maintenance practices.
Being close to the technician will help you to get the services immediately before the worsening of the problems. Ensure the car repair service you get has more experience in the same field.


text: Modular Procedural Automation Addressing the Post Recession Skills Gap Source: CCPS - Center for Chemical Process Safety Type: Conference PresentationConference Type: AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety Presentation Date: March 23, 2010 Duration: 30 minutes Skill Level: Intermediate PDHs: 0.50 Share This Post: A procedural operation consists of a set of tasks that are conducted in a set way time-after-time to achieve a certain goal such as starting or shutting down a unit or making a product. As demonstrated by Paul McKenzie (Bristol Myers Squibb) at the WBF NA Conference 2007 in Baltimore, it could even apply to the operation of an analyzer. These operations can be performed manually, semi-automated or fully automated and have for many years been associated with batch processes. Batch processes are procedural in nature, but typically involve sets of procedures running in parallel on varying process units and almost always need to have inbuilt flexibility. The ISA-88 standard has defined models and terminology for procedural operations in batch processes and how they should be organized. One of the key aspects of the standard is the ability to run these procedural operations flexibly. Procedural operations are also used in continuous processes for many operations including grade changes, transition management, start-ups, shutdowns, and even emergency procedures. In fact, in a recent study, the ARC Advisory Group indicated that continuous manufacturers are now seeing effective and repeatable transition management along with the use of operator sequences as a competitive advantage. Procedural operations have been used in continuous processes but, as with batch processes before ISA-88, they have typically been set up using strings of function blocks chained together or by straight line-coded applications. This is inefficient, not standardized and prone to error. Operational knowledge and the accompanying skill sets are leaving the workplace due to retirement, and the availability of good operators to run these procedures is diminishing. How to preserve the knowledge of the best operators on his/her best day has become the question. The same goes for engineers who have traditionally designed these "straight line" procedural applications and are now facing retirement. Modifying these "spaghetti-coded" applications can be difficult. A standardized approach to the design and implementation of these procedural operations needs to be replicated throughout a site and company. The current recession has exacerbated these issues as companies continue to cut workforces which gives rise to another concern – safety. The cause of some recent industrial accidents has been partially due to the lack of good procedural-based, emergency shutdown operations or an abnormal situation putting too much pressure on an operator in a crisis. The pressure initiates out-of-sequence procedural operations with disastrous consequences. To solve these issues, we are using the ISA-88 principles to address procedural operations in industries that are outside traditional batch operations and we have coined the term "Modular Procedural Automation (MPA). MPA would use the ISA-88 modules below the unit such as phases, control modules and equipment modules. This modularity would provide the standardization that would help with repeatability and reproducibility across units and from site to site within a company. It would help with safety, engineering and the retention of operator knowledge as well as with the training of new operators. Preview Presentation: Presenter(s): Maurice J. Wilkins Once the content has been viewed and you have attested to it, you will be able to download and print a certificate for PDH credits. If you have already viewed this content, please click here to login. Checkout Checkout Do you already own this? Log In for instructions on accessing this content. Pricing Individuals AIChE Member Credits 0.5 AIChE Members $15.00 AIChE Graduate Student Members Free AIChE Undergraduate Student Members Free Non-Members $25.00 Language: English


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For those keeping track, the baby is now six days late. Both the baby and I are still doing fine, but I am getting a little anxious. I'm also starting to get a little bored since I don't want to start any new projects just in case I'm, you know, interrupted by going into labour. In the past week, though, I've finished cross stitching two bibs, read all 800 pages of the entire Chronicles of Narnia, and watched both seasons of HBO's series Rome.
Rome was pretty good, even though it was far from accurate. I really appreciated how they didn't make the city itself the beautiful marble megalopolis that most of us picture when thinking of Rome. The city wasn't clad in marble, as it were, until after the series took place. (Octavian used the captured Egyptian treasure to start the transformation.) The city was dirty, the people rude and rough, and life clearly hard for anyone not a patrician. The depiction of Egypt, at least in the first season, was a bit disappointing. I'm not sure where the idea for the ratty wigs and face paint came from. In the second season, Egypt was a little better. However, Alexandra was more a Greek city than an Egyptian one, but that's me being nit-picky and not appreciating that Rome is about the drama and not about the "copyright-free history of Rome", as Miss Q has reminded me.
I am very surprised by some of the changes made for the sake of drama, though. For example, in Rome, Caesar's freedman, Posca (a fictional character), steals Marc Antony's will from Egypt and takes it to Octavian Caesar in Rome. In actuality, Marc Antony had left his will with the Vestal Virgins, as was the custom. Octavian (or someone in his employ) broke into their home/temple and stoled the will. Much more interesting and dramatic in my opinion. What about Marc Anthony's wife Fulvia, who is thought to have tried to start a civil war in his name? And as for Cleopatra and Marc Antony's deaths, more than a little artistic license was taken there. Surprisingly, Cleopatra still used a snake.
I wonder, though, about how genuine it is to set a story in a well recorded historical time, and present it as a fictionalized re-telling of events, and then change so many things. Sure, it is TV and it is all about the drama and the ratings. But how many people are now going to think that Octavia was an adulteress, when in fact she was held to be a paragon of Roman virtue; or that Marc Antony had an affair with with Octavian's mother when nothing of the sort happened. Maybe in the next series about Rome, the creators will assume that Remus defeated Romulus, and call the show Reme.
I read The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs at the weekend. On the surface, it seems like this would be an odd choice for a Pagan, but I found it very interesting. Maybe that was because I am fascinated by all religious practises, or maybe because A.J. Jacobs is a very funny writer.
The book deals with Mr. Jacobs attempt to live by all, as in 700 some odd, rules in the Bible for a year. Some of them he tackles only once, like living in a hut in his living room, and others he tries to follow all year, like attaching tassels to his clothing and not trimming his facial hair or side locks.
As part of his project, Mr. Jacob also visits with people who take the Bible literally, to varying degrees. He visits an Amish bed-and-breakfast, an orthodox Jew in Israel (his ex-uncle, Gil), a group of Red-Letter Christians, snake handler Jimmy Morrow, a Falwell mega-church, and the Creation Museum.
While the Creation Museum was still under construction when he visited it, Mr. Jacobs managed to give a fairly good impression of what its creators believed–creation happened literally as described in the Bible. Dinosaurs, they say, walked the Earth with man, which is demonstrated by a display of a young cave girl playing next to a (vegetarian) raptor. If you are interested in learning more about the Creation Museum (from a sceptic's point of view), I found this blog entry: Your Creation Museum Report and accompanying Flickr photo set. Be sure to note that signs that state that venom only became harmful after "Adam's Sin". Also, thorns are given as proof that dinosaurs lived along with humans, because thorns appeared only after "Adam's Sin" and they have been found in the fossil record next to dinosaurs. (Also notice that Eve doesn't even rate high enough to be considered as part of the "Sin"…)
I did get more out of this book then a few laughs at the expense of Creationists. I gained an understanding of some of the Biblical rules that many people in our society follow, often unknowingly; chief among these include the passages people use to condemn homosexuality. I also gained a better understanding of Judaism and Christianity as a whole. But like Mr. Jacobs, a confirmed atheist, my religious stance has not been changed. Rather, I think I am now more committed to following the rules of my own faith more carefully, because I am now more aware of what they mean and why they exists.
Today's Writer's Block question on livejournal asks What do you think the lower age limit should be for LiveJournal and other social networks, and why? and it's a question that got me thinking.
I'm torn two ways here and both because of Regan
On one aspect, she… wants to do the same things I do, both online and offline, and this includes facebook, twitter, blogging etc.
I liked Livejournal's answer of 'yes, you can join but we need parental permission' and they emailed me and asked me first.
Livejournal also blocks her from viewing any journals that require you to be 14+ or have certain keywords/interests.
Facebook because I knew she only really wanted to play Farmville, I gave her permission to lie about her age on the application.
I am very careful watching who adds her and make sure she knows exactly who the people she's talking to are.
On the other hand, I full well know the risks and dangers of children being online.
I am, however, as I said, very careful and have made sure she understands the dangers and do keep track of her activities.
Her account on the computer has full child restrictions on, netnanny etc preventing her from accessing any inappropriate websites.
So. Basially. I don't think there should be an age restriction. It's not the internet and the denizens of who are responsible for censoring what my child sees/does… it's me.
I do police what she sees and I'm pefectly happy for her to be using livejournal, facebook and twitter with my supervision. As she grows in maturity and continues to prove her reliability, she will of course have more freedom online.
This was initially a question I saw on That's My Answer. I left a quick brief reply but then started to think more about the topic which birthed this post
What social media do you participate in? And how much time in your day do they suck?
I have a livejournal, a wordpress site, facebook and twitter.
Livejournal takes me probably only about an hour or so, to post if necessary and to read through and comment on my friends list.
I don't check every day though, probably only a couple of times a week although I'm getting better and posting and commenting more regularly than I was. .
WordPress depends. Posting, reading and commenting again about an hour. If I'm adding any articles or there are fanlistings to join then maybe another half hour to an hour.
Again, not on a daily basis, more like 2-3 times a week depending on what I have to say and I'm getting better and remember to post and comment.
Facebook… is fast becoming one of those sites I'm not really sure how I lived without. But less for the people connection and more for the games. Vampire Wars, Farmville, Cafe World… all so addictive and so much fun. That's a couple of hours a week or so – depending on when my crops etc are ready!
Twitter I want to get more into but I'm never really sure what I'm supposed to say on them. I love reading other peoples tweets though, little snippets of life fascinate me.
Last night, Q and I watched The Da Vinci Code. While it was Q's first experience with the story, I was intimately familiar with it. Firstly, I had read the book about two years ago, and was neither impressed or disappointed. But the idea of Christ's bloodline was something I knew about from some reading my father had done years ago.
For those of you who haven't read the book or don't know exactly how the story ends, I won't spoil it other then to say, if the theory is true, I'm feeling a little ripped off. Seriously though, I believe that Jesus almost certainly did have children, and that there are likely millions of people walking around with his blood in their veins. I also believe Jesus was not the literal son of God, but rather His figurative son. Meaning that Jesus was a very special man who was very aware of the divine, and did his best to let others know what he knew. Sadly, things probably haven't turn out as well as he would have hoped, I'm sure.
But what about those people who may carry Jesus's blood? Well, I don't think they are (or would be) any more or less special then anyone else. I believe that we all carry the divine within ourselves, but some of us are more aware of it then others. I know that I am special and loved by the divine, but I also know that I can't walk on water or turn water into wine.


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Originally published in the King County Journal, June 8, 2003
By Mike Archbold, King County Journal reporter
The 12-mile-long Green River Gorge is the last river-cut rock canyon in Western Washington, slashing down 300 feet into the Puget Sound's 50-million-year-old sub-tropical past.
A wild place of natural wonder just east of Black Diamond, the gorge remains isolated, allowing it to survive man's intrusion.
Coal miners came and went, their passage marked now by a ghost town, pieces of cable, and rock-filled mine entrances. A coal seam, part of a mine abandoned decades ago, still burns today.
Fossils, petrified wood, even a petroglyph are found here by the rafters and kayakers, fishermen, hikers and berry pickers who know the gorge's beauty.
BLACK DIAMOND—In the depths of the Green River Gorge, a giant black and brown sandstone rock rises at a steep angle like a whale breaching from a white-flecked green sea.
The sandstone glistens with the record of the 50 million-year-old subtropical climate that once covered this land. On its flank, a tiny dipper bird goes about its business, clinging to the vertical face.
Elsewhere in the gorge, rock cliffs give way and spruce and cedar trees mark the steep, forested sides, feathering the rim 150 to 300 feet above the twisting river.
Black bear, deer, elk, cougar and bobcat easily find seclusion here. Kingfishers, mergansers and even an eagle or two commonly ride the narrow airspace.
Always there is the moving water, sometimes roaring as it crashes over rocks, sometimes silently pooling in a rocky grotto or lapping at a small rocky beach.
From the deck of a rubber raft bouncing through the Green River Gorge on a winter day, there is no mistaking that this is a special place—a river-carved canyon wilderness unique in Western Washington.
A call to preservation
Thirty-four years ago, farsighted conservationists like Wolf Bauer, together with state park planners, moved to preserve the gorge and the lands along its rim. Bauer understood its uniqueness.
He and three other members of the relatively new Washington Foldboat Club (now the Washington Kayak Association) were the first to kayak the gorge in the 1950s.
They rode in German-built collapsible boats, the forerunner of the modern kayak.
"This canyon didn't belong in this area," Bauer, now 91, said in an interview at his Vashon Island home as he recalled that first canyon tour.
It was summer and the water was low, he said. Most Western Washington rivers flow through soft glacial till in wide, meandering valleys. But Bauer said the Green River cuts for 12 miles through 50 million-year-old bedrock.
The only two other river-cut rock canyons in Western Washington were on the Cowlitz River; dam reservoirs now cover them.
The trip that most kayakers now make in three or four hours used to take two days. Bauer and his companions photographed the gorge and explored where miners once worked.
In a 1966 newspaper article that became a call to action to preserve the gorge, Bauer, an engineer and geologist, wrote:
This Green River Gorge is, in reality, a fantastic corridor of natural history into which curious man can descend to browse among the open shelves of geological displays. Since many of these shales and sandstones were laid down millions of years ago during tropical climates, the most casual visitor will be particularly intrigued to see firsthand imbedded fossils and fossil imprints of shells, vegetation and … carbon remains and coal seams.
Many people in the Puget Sound area didn't even know the gorge existed. There was talk at that time about building a dam in the gorge.
"I got there in time," said Bauer, who had also written a proposal to the state to preserve the gorge.
His call was heard
A 1968 study of the gorge by the state Parks and Recreation Commission recommended a conservation area to forever protect the gorge's unique ecological and geological reserve.
It called for an aggressive program of land purchases and development of public parks at its east and west ends.
It recommended interpretive centers to explain the gorge's geologic, human and ecological history. It proposed both hiking and equestrian trails along its rim.
80 percent preserved
In 1968, the state owned no part of the gorge's 12-mile length. Starting in the 1970s, the state purchased the private Flaming Geyser Resort at the west end of the gorge and turned it into Flaming Geyser State Park.
In 1983, Kanaskat-Palmer State Park was formed at its east end, effectively bookending the gorge. Palmer Coking Coal agreed to sell several sections of land in the gorge that became the centerpiece of the conservation area.
The state now has acquired nearly 80 percent of the land in and along the gorge that was identified in the Green River Gorge Conservation Area Plan. The plan for the 14 miles of river is still a guiding light today.
Randy Person, who until a few months ago was the State Parks regional planner for the gorge conservation areas, said that from 1969 through 2001 the state spent $7,757,065 to acquire 2,158 acres.
The job is not done yet, and each year the land becomes more expensive. Person recalled that in 1971, the state bought 40 acres for $15,000. In 1993, the state bought 35 acres in the conservation area for $162,000.
There still are no gorge trails for man or horses; don't expect any in the near future. The planned interpretative centers are non-existent.
A number of critical areas remain in private hands, including the Green River Gorge Resort.
Here the river squeezes between high rock cliffs and house-size rocks. Overhead the 150-foot high Green River Gorge Bridge offers a tantalizing view of the most striking section of the gorge.
Owner Jim Carter closed the resort in the mid-1980s out of insurance liability concerns and has closed off his access to the gorge below.
The resort property is also home to some 50 residents who live in cabins, RVs and mobile homes. A handful of homes intrude elsewhere on the gorge, their decks and roof lines a jarring note to purists floating between the canyon walls.
They are all on the north side of the river. On the south side of the gorge, the Palmer Coking Coal Co. has platted six 15-acre residential parcels on property that sits on the rim above the state's Icy Creek steelhead rearing pond.
Palmer mined in the gorge into the 1950s, closing the last underground coal mine in the state at nearby Ravensdale.
Mining history
If coal was still king, the gorge would be a very different place. It would never have survived modern man's first intrusion in search of the precious ore that powered the country and heated homes before oil.
In 1879, the Black Diamond Mining Company of Mount Diablo, Calif., sent a party north to look for coal in Western Washington. They spread out, looking for outcroppings of coal hidden beneath the forested land.
Bill Kombol, president of Palmer Coking Coal of Black Diamond, can paint a vivid picture of the flat coastal plain that once was East King and Pierce counties. His great grandfather, Joshua Morris, was a member of the exploration party that discovered coal in the gorge.
The gorge provides a window to the past, a cross section of geology dating back 50 million years to when subtropical forests fronted an inland sea with a boggy shoreline.
Over geologic time, successive forests and the rising and falling of the inland sea left layers of vegetation and sandstone.
There were at least 17 different layers of lush tropical growth and 17 layers of sandstone in the coal seam here, Kombol said.
As later geologic forces crunched and scrunched the once-flat plain and built the Cascade mountains, Kombol said that ancient plain of coal, sand and shale was tilted up and down, twisted and broken apart.
Much later, glaciers further carved the landscape, shaving off the tilted coal seams where they reached the surface.
Today, coal seams peek out from the gorge walls, although the company quit mining in the gorge nearly 50 years ago.
The town of Franklin
Discovery of the McKay coal seam in July 1880 led to the creation of the town of Franklin in 1887.
Located across the river from the present Green River Gorge Resort, it didn't take long to attract miners and their families.
In its glory days, which lasted until the 1920s, more than 1,100 people lived there on the hill above the gorge. Today only a few moss-covered concrete foundations poke through the thick underbrush.
Don Mason of Kent, a history buff and president of the Black Diamond Historical Society, continues to keep it alive with tours and old photographs.
The entrance to the townsite is off the Cumberland-Franklin Road through a locked gate. The state has an easement across the flat area there, simply known as the Flats. Here the Knights of Pythius Hall built a community center. Baseball teams from rival mining towns played for bragging rights.
There was a hotel, a school and two saloons. One- and two-story wood frame homes clung to the hillside. A railroad line was built to Seattle.
Mine shafts burrowed into the hillside following the rivers of coal, dropping thousands of feet. They ran under the gorge and poked into its flanks near the water's edge.
Today most of the shafts are blocked and filled with ground water that flows back into the gorge.
On June 28, 1891, the gorge echoed with the sounds of a gun battle between African American miners brought in as strikebreakers and the striking Franklin miners. One man was killed.
Disaster struck in 1894, as 37 miners died in a smoky fire, the worst mine disaster in Western Washington history.
In 1913, a fire destroyed a residential area known as Dogtown. That year the Franklin mines were closed; they reopened the next year as World War I increased demand for coal.
But by 1920, Franklin began disappearing into history. In the 1970s, the Franklin site once again drew crowds, this time for weekend motorcycle hill climb competitions.
Besides coal, clay and cinnabar for mercury were mined from the gorge. Streaks of the distinctive cinnamon-colored cinnabar can be seen in the sandstone rocks.
Today, at low water, abandoned coal cars can be seen in the deep pools, including one just down river from the Green River Gorge Bridge.
Under the bridge itself, partially hidden by brush, is the remains of an old donkey engine, a small steam engine used as a locomotive.
Further down, the old rail bridge used to haul coal from a mine still spans the gorge. It now carries the City of Black Diamond's water supply from its watershed adjacent to the gorge.
A pile of rocks anywhere in the gorge usually marks an old mine entrance, now sealed. Thick cables rise out of the water. Heavy-duty key rings are sunk in solid rock.
Across from the old Franklin site, a coal mine deep below that caught fire many decades ago still burns. Water filters through the heated rock, warms to 80 degrees and seeps out of the hillside into a shallow man-made pool of rocks. It is a welcome soak for cold hands and feet for rafters on a winter day.
Dam controls the Green River
While the Green River in the gorge may appear wild, the Howard Hanson Dam upriver, operated by the Corps of Engineers for flood control, dictates the flow of water.
The flow level, measured in cubic feet of water per second, can rise and fall on a daily basis. Flow is also dictated by rain, flood control requirements and the needs of Chinook salmon listed under the federal Endangered Species Act.
Rafters and kayakers usually can only run the gorge between May and November, when flows and water depth are high enough. Heavy rains in January and March allowed winter runs this year.
The City of Tacoma Utilities Department, which draws water from its Green River watershed, is the biggest threat to boating through the gorge, say kayakers.
The utility has plans to take even more water for its Pipeline No. 5 project, which could further deplete the water needed for white-water rafting. The gorge, however, does have a friend: its splendid isolation. Don't look for highway signs in the area pointing to the gorge.
The one-way Green River Gorge Bridge and the Kummer Bridge on State Route 169 south of Black Diamond provide scenic overlooks, though serene reflection is hard with cars zooming by.
Except for boaters, access is by foot. The state parks at each end allow the adventurous to enter the gorge during low summer water, but there are few other easy public access points.
To those who know the gorge—its neighbors and fishermen—there are numerous hidden trails that drop down into the gorge and follow its twisting path.
Jay Cohen spent part of his 51st birthday a couple of months ago catarafting through the Green River Gorge.
"It was beautiful,"' he said. "I can't think of anyplace else I'd rather be."
Fellow catarafter Mark Burns, 35, from Covington, joined him on the river. They had bobbed and dipped 16 miles from the City of Tacoma headworks above Kanaskat-Palmer State Park through the gorge to the Whitney Bridge by Flaming Geyser park.
Catarafts are one-man crafts with a seat and oar locks strung between two air-filled pontoons. They are light and more maneuverable than rubber rafts. And more exciting, users say.
Burns' hands were still cold, hours after getting off the river. It had been as wet a trip as they could make it, forgoing easier routes through the rapids and past van-sized rocks to enjoy spray-in-the-face fun.
That's the way the two veteran gorge boaters like it. They said they have run the gorge more than 200 times. Cohen, a self-described semi-retired carpenter, confesses to being a whitewater fanatic. "My ex-wife uses other names," he said, laughing.
Between Jan. 1 and April 2, according to his whitewater log book, Cohen had been through the gorge 17 times, including a birthday trip. He made his first trip here in 1981.
If the water flows through the gorge were predictable, Cohen said it would be the most popular whitewater river run in the state and even in the Northwest.
"It's a classic pool-and-drop river," he said.
Some of those drops can be 10-12 feet high. Ledge Drop One, Ledge Drop Two, Paradise Drop, Bob's Hole, Mercury, The Nozzle. Rafters make up their own names for the rapids; there is no formal list.
On the whitewater scale of 1 through 5, 5 being the roughest, the gorge has Class 3 and Class 4 rapids, and even some Class 5 depending on the flow of water.
Paradise Drop is just below the Green River Gorge Resort. There, water pours over a huge rock creating an eddy where kayakers love to play. They can ride the wave caused by the eddy like surfers.
During the summer, the low-water gorge is a jumble of huge rocks separated by pools. Cohen said it is possible to take an inner tube through the gorge if the boater knows what he or she is doing.
The gorge and the Green River in general are not for the inexperienced.
The water, especially in winter, is incredibly cold, and it doesn't warm up much during most summers.
Currents are dangerous and can suck swimmers underwater and pin them onto rock ledges or under logs. A 30-year-old Mill Creek man celebrating his birthday drowned in the river last week just west of Kanaskat-Palmer State Park. The cold water and current swept him under a log.
Drownings in the gorge are not uncommon for those who do not respect its hidden power, Cohen said. No trip through the gorge is exactly the same.
Cohen said flows change, trees and rocks move, rapids change, eddies appear and disappear.
Burns recalled a winter freeze in the late 1990s where many trees fell into the water. He rafted the gorge with a friend, armed with a chain saw in the front of the raft to clear a path.
The gorge also attracts fishermen, sunbathers, hikers and berry pickers.
The gorge has captivated Kanaskat-Palmer State Park Ranger Dennis Myers, who has spent nearly his entire Washington State Parks career here. He has rafted its rollicking length more than 160 times in 23 years.
"I like the isolation. When you are down in the gorge it seems 100 miles from nowhere. Here you are in King County, the biggest population center in the state."
Bruce Richards, an Enumclaw-based game agent for the Department of Fish and Wildlife, has hiked the gorge for nearly three decades and floated it for the past 10 years. For him, it's also the wildness of the place that attracts.
"It's so wild; it feels like you are a million miles away from anything. When you go down there, it's like going back in time."
Beginners can start by floating the river through Flaming Geyser Park and then graduate to the stretch of river from the State Route 169 Bridge to Flaming Geyser.
The next step is from the Green River Gorge Bridge at Franklin down to Flaming Geyser. Myers said the upper gorge from Kanaskat-Palmer State park to the Green River Gorge Bridge is reserved for the experienced.
The majority of the Class 3 and 4 rapids are here, including the Nozzle. The Nozzle is a series of three large rocks that span the Upper Gorge. A rafter can pass on the left, right or middle. The middle is preferred, but the gap is so narrow a rafter has to pull in his oars at the last second as the raft scrapes through on a column of fast-moving green water.
What makes it harder, said Myers, is that the Class 4 rapid called Mercury comes just before the Nozzle, requiring a rafter to set up quickly for an imminent squeeze play.
The fishermen
Boaters are boaters, and gorge fishermen are fishermen, and rarely do they mix, said Stu Mercer, who manages the state Department of Fish and Wildlife's rearing pens just upriver from Kanaskat Palmer State Park and at Icy Creek in the gorge.
Palmer handles steelhead; the ponds at Icy Creek rear Chinook salmon.
Mercer is a gorge fishermen and, like most of that cadre, likes to fish where people ain't. That's why the gorge is so attractive, he said.
"Let's just say I don't fish with the crowds," he said.
Mercer often leaves his home on the bank of the Green River next to the Palmer rearing pond and walks downriver into the gorge. He knows the trails well.
"I'm always like the old fool who wants to see what's around the next bend on the river and regrets it when they have to walk back."
Mercer also likes the quiet of the gorge. "There are no cars down there," he said.
The fishermen also like the steelhead and trout that run through the gorge, though—as with many rivers in the Puget Sound area—there aren't as many as there once were.
In the late 1970s, it was the second- or third- best steelheading river in the state.
"I've got fish to 25 pounds," said Mercer, who has been at Palmer since 1988. "The steelhead average 6-10 pounds."
There are no real tricks to fishing the gorge, he said. Tackle depends on water conditions. One spot he likes is about a mile and a half downriver from Palmer, just above where the river goes through a bedrock wall.
Mercer's knowledge of the gorge has come from fishermen who have fished here for decades.
"It's word of mouth," he said. The trails come off the canyon rim, and the old fishermen know them well. "We call them brush-busters," he said.
There used to be conflicts between fishermen and boaters, he said. While fishermen were trying to fish a pool, four or five boaters would get in the way. Sometimes there were words. But most of that conflict has gone away, he said.
Access limited
All access to the gorge is by foot. A couple of the easiest entry points are at the end of gated dirt roads off the Enumclaw-Franklin Road south of the Green River Gorge Bridge on the southside of the river. There are no signs, though.
"We've put up signs, but they disappear," Myers explained.
The hikes are less than a mile to the rim and down the steep flank of the gorge. They are the only gates off the Enumclaw Franklin Road not marked with a no-trespassing sign. The first gate is rust colored, and on its back is lettered "Hanging Gardens access."
Hanging Gardens is a popular spot with a wide rocky beach area that faces a sandstone wall 150 feet high, giving the place its name.
Myers said the sandstone is etched with small cliffs where plants have found purchase. Ferns sprout from the ledges during the summer, their fronds cascading downward like a hanging garden.
The next public gate south is silver colored. The dirt road leads to the Icy Creek Rearing Ponds. At low water, there is a beach.
Icy Creek is a gash of white, spring-fed water tapped to fill ponds where Chinook are raised to yearlings before being sluiced back into the river for their journey to the ocean. The creek is named for the temperature of its water.
At the old townsite of Franklin near the Green River Gorge Bridge there is also a beach access, but visitors must bluff their way past "No Trespassing" signs erected by Green River Gorge Resort owner James Carter.
He objects to people using his property to drop down to the gorge. Myers said the state has an easement across the Carter property to state park land that provides access to the river.
The beach there gained brief notoriety a couple of decades ago when it was listed as clothing optional in a magazine for nudists. A slide has since reduced the size of the beach.
There is also access to the gorge where State Route 169 crosses the Green River between Black Diamond and Enumclaw. That route is steep, and better left to the adventurous.
Perhaps one of the more unique finds here is the petroglyph carved a half-inch deep into a large moss- covered boulder at the Flaming Geyser end of the gorge.
Myers steers the raft easily toward the rock. Park rangers don't like to say exactly where it is located, fearing vandalism.
The carved figures, however, are unmistakable. They depict the outline of a fish, an elk or deer, and a man.
Petroglyphs aren't uncommon in the region, but State Parks Archeologist Dan Meatte said the images on the rock are unlike others found in the region along the coast, and few have been found in the inland area of Puget Sound.
Are they authentic? "Good question," he said. "I can't say one way or the other."
But there it is—another window into the Northwest past, another wonder of the Green River Gorge.
Special place
Resort owner Carter, a former commercial abalone diver from California, came upon the Green River Gorge 25 years ago after traveling the country looking for a special place to live and work.
The resort, which dates back to the 1930s, was rundown, Carter recalled.
But the waterfall that cascades into the river just below the resort was but one of the gorge's attractions.
"It's just a beautiful place, and so peaceful," he said while watching a crew cut downed fir and cedar trees into rough-cut lumber on a portable saw-mill.
Carter said that over the years he planted several hundred redwood trees on his property. The redwoods like the climate and grow fast, he said.
Carter thought the resort could survive, but by the mid-1980s liability concerns forced him to close. The resort, however, is now home to a unique industry: Carter Lift Bags used by divers to raise items from under water.
He makes plastic bags that can lift from 25 pounds for divers to 25,000 pounds for commercial salvage and Navy/Coast Guard use. They are sold all over the world, he said.
But spreading the gorge's beauty remains a goal. Carter is thinking about opening a private membership club for RV owners. He estimated there is room for at least 50 RV sites. He figures an Internet site extolling the beauty of the gorge would easily attract vacationers.
His wife, Linda, said everything is special about the gorge, which she has explored over the years. There is one special place she has found.
"I have this big flat rock that has sun on it all day," she said. "The dogs come with you. I swim in a pool of deep water."
It's one of her secret places, and she said local tribal members have told her is a sacred place.
"That's what they say," she said, smiling like a believer.


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As I drove home from work tonight I was thinking how dark it was at 5:30pm – I'd been inside all day. I hadn't seen much sun. To make matters worse, my drive home that normally takes 15 – 20 minutes took 40. It's the first big snow of the year and much to my dismay, 4 hours later it's still snowing. Many love the first blanket of snow. Those that love it are probably not the ones driving home during rush hour where everyone has forgotten how to drive, and the cloud cover was heavy making it particularly dark. Tonight I was lucky. The car behind me, not so much. I witnessed a car slide into them from my rear-view mirror. As I was watching, I moved forward to avoid being the 3rd vehicle in a chain reaction.
Why the talk about doom and gloom? Well, according to researchers from the University of Oregon in dark rooms more bacteria was found to be alive and able to reproduce (e.g. viable and potentially infectious) as compared to rooms that were exposed to sunlight or even UV light. Let's be honest. Many of us spend an inordinate amount of time indoors, particularly in the colder months. The more time we spend indoors, the more time we are exposed to dust particles trapped inside with us and the bacteria that may be hiding in the dust.
The researchers found that dust that was kept in the dark contained microbes that were closely related to species associated with respiratory diseases and that these microbes were absent in dust exposed to daylight. They also found that a larger proportion of the bacteria found were outdoor air-derived bacteria, indicating that the microbiome of indoor dust exposed to daylight makes it resemble bacterial communities found in the great outdoors.
The study would suggest that the long held belief that sun is good for our health is true. Contemplating the design of buildings such as schools, offices, hospitals and homes in a way to allow as much natural light coming in as possible may reduce the risk of dust-borne infections. It also highlights the importance for routine cleaning and disinfection. As we now know that dust carries infectious pathogens and that the darker the space the more concentrated the bacteria is, we may want to rethink our cleaning programs as well. Do we need to increase the frequency of dusting areas that we may touch on only a weekly or even monthly basis? As the dust accumulates so too does the concentration of pathogens. Air movement can move the dust which may lead to transmission of infections.
Bugging Off!


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Engagdet is reporting on a few details about a new series from Dell, the Dell Latitude E series. Among the details, it's going to have 12″, 13.3″, 14.1″, and 15″ models, along with LED-backlit widescreen displays. Some models will feature eSATA and DisplayPorts.
One particularly interesting bit of info – the 14.1″ model weighs in at around 4.25 pounds (1.93kg). That's pretty lightweight for a 14.1″ laptop, even if it is widescreen – there are quite a few 13.3″ and 12″ laptops still weighing around 4 pounds.
Presumably the E Series would be replaced the D series, such as the 12″ Dell Latitude D430 which came out around the middle of last year (and the D420 which came out in 2006). Since few details have emerged, chances are it will be several months before the E series is available, which puts it about a year after the D430, and most importantly, that would allow it to make use of Intel's upcoming mobile chipset, the Montevina platform. As well, backlit-LED displays and flash-based solid state drives (SSD) should be considerably cheaper.
A few weeks ago, Digitimes reported on the Montevina platform, saying that it would be out in May (or shortly thereafter) with a wide range of releases, including 3GHZ Quad-Core CPUs (obviously those wouldn't make it into the smallest of the Latitude E lineup).