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The chief backer of the anti-tax effort denied intimidating canvassers.
Sheffield Nelson, a former natural gas company executive and one-time Republican candidate for governor, said canvassers trying to get signatures from registered voters at precincts in Little Rock and east Arkansas were told they were breaking the law and had to move away from the voting sites.
Nelson said the people who told the canvassers to leave were wearing gear from Arkansans for Jobs and Affordable Energy, a group formed to oppose the tax hike proposal. The phone number for Arkansans for Jobs and Affordable Energy rings to the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce office, where Director Randy Zook denied the group had engaged in intimidation.
"Absolutely not, and it's a serious allegation that needs to be proven or somebody needs to hold Sheffield accountable," Zook said. "We had people passing out literature and observing and that was it."
Nelson said he was relying on reports from his chief canvasser. He also said at one precinct in Forrest City a woman flashed a badge, said she was a federal agent and told the canvassers to leave.
Nelson said he's working to track down the canvassers who were told to stop work and then decide his next step. Some canvassers who understood the law allows electioneering outside a buffer zone at polls' entrances stood their ground, but some stopped collecting signatures, he said.
Wells are now taxed at between 1.25 percent and 5 percent of the value of the gas being taken from the land. The measure would increase the tax to 7 percent.
Arkansans for Jobs and Affordable Energy raised $1.3 million through the end of April to fight the proposal, while Nelson's group raised $155,000 to support it, according to documents filed with the state Ethics Commission.
Nelson's group is one of several trying to gather the tens of thousands of signatures needed to place initiated acts or constitutional amendments on the November ballot.
Brent Bumpers, who is helping organize a fundraising drive for the Regnat Populus group, said the group is using volunteers and paid canvassers for its proposal that would ban corporate political contributions, end gifts from lobbyists to legislators and double to two years the time a legislator has to be out of office before becoming a lobbyist.
The group said last week it had raised about half of the $225,000 it expects to need to attain the 62,507 signatures necessary to get on the ballot, though the fundraising push came less than two months before the deadline. With the money coming late, Bumpers, a son of former U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers, said the group didn't have as many professionals gathering signatures Tuesday as it would have liked.
Marie Mainard O'Connell, who is involved in the Occupy Little Rock group and is helping collect signatures for the Regnat Populus proposal, said volunteers are coordinating with paid canvassers so their efforts don't overlap.
"It was a good day yesterday (but) voter turnout was lower than we were hoping," she said.
The coming Memorial Day weekend is an important one for people gathering signatures. The largest event in the state is Arkansas Riverfest in Little Rock, which drew an estimated 260,000 people over three days last year.
Nancy Todd, who is promoting a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize casinos in several counties, said she expects to have a strong presence this weekend.
"We think Riverfest will be huge, with the huge amount of people that will be here," Todd said.
Her proposal and a similar one put forth by Michael Wasserman of Gainesville, Texas, are facing organized opposition by a group of legislators, business leaders and clergy that are urging people to not sign gambling petitions.
The casino measures require 78,133 signatures to get on the ballot. The number is larger because they are constitutional amendments.
Ryan Denham, an organizer behind the drive to legalize medical use of marijuana, said the group has raised $40,000 and probably needs another $50,000 to pay canvassers through the home stretch. Denham said the Arkansans for Compassionate Care group is a little more than halfway to reaching its signature total.
The group had canvassers at polling places Tuesday in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Harrison, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Mountain Home and Mountain View, but turnout was so low that some canvassers moved to locations with more people.
"We were a little disappointed with turnout, but we ended up shifting gears and having a good day," he said.


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Study Evaluates Horses' Desire to Work
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Researchers concluded that, when given the choice, horses prefer not to work at all; in fact, it appears they'd rather be back in their resting place with their food and equine pals.
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Imagine a conversation between you and your horse, if horses could talk.
You: Good morning Spunky. Ready for a ride?
Spunky: Not really.
You: Oh come on. Don't you want to go out and work some dressage patterns? How about some trail riding, or maybe some jumping?
Spunky: Nope. Pretty happy right here with my buddies, but thanks for offering!
No, we're not about to tell you that researchers have found a way to make horses talk. But if they could, this is the kind of thing horses might say. European equitation scientists recently concluded that, when given the choice, horses prefer not to work at all; in fact, it appears they'd rather be back in their resting place with their food and equine pals.
"For a social, prey animal, it's not surprising that horses will generally choose feeding and social contact over locomotion," said Uta König von Borstel, PhD, researcher at the University of Göttingen in Germany.
König von Borstel and her fellow researcher Julia Keil, BSc, of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in Vienna, Austria, created a study in which horses were given the choice of more or less work. The team trained 18 warmblood horses in an arena set up with a Y-shaped entrance. If they took the left branch of the Y, they would work two circles before the rider dismounted. If they took the right branch of the Y, they would work only one circle before the rider dismounted. Once the horses had been trained sufficiently in that pattern, the riders dismounted and the horses were allowed to make the choice themselves: right branch or left branch?
As it turns out, they didn't seem to choose either one, König von Borstel said. In fact, their favorite choice was usually the exit.
"Results from the study suggest that horses prefer exiting the riding arena rather than being ridden at all," she said.
Whether that constitutes the horse as "lazy," though, is up for discussion.
"Lazy is an anthropomorphic (human-attributing) word that might not be right to use with horses," König von Borstel said. "It's really just a matter of preference for them. Our study seemed to be asking the horses to choose the highest priority among several competing motivations—food, social contact, and work."
Previous research has also suggested that horses will avoid any extra physical exercise and jumping when given the choice, she added. In fact, one study showed that they would rather be in the stall than in the paddock for turnout.
"They choose whatever is less work, which could be considered in colloquial terms 'lazy,'" she said.
Incidental behavioral observations during the study also revealed that the horses in the study perceived riding—and especially mounting—as uncomfortable, she added.
Even so, good riding (which takes into consideration the horse's physical health) should not be considered a threat to equine welfare, König von Borstel said. Even if asking a horse to do something it doesn't want to might seem contrary to its welfare, being a riding horse is good for its welfare in the long term, she said.
"The very vast majority of humans won't keep horses only to keep them as a pet on pasture," she said. "So the decision, then, is between having: (1) horses whose welfare might be slightly compromised for an hour or so per day by us riding them, or (2) having, in the long run, very few or no horses altogether, as we will have no 'use' for them and they are too expensive (for most people) to be kept as pets."
But even in the short term, horses might experience welfare advantages to riding that they otherwise would not, she added.
"The horse may be really happy to return to the barn after the ride (hungry, tired, ready for food and rest, and very happy to receive just that), but a horse that has been in the barn all day might not experience that kind of satisfaction because the situation is normal for it and it does not develop strong cravings for anything," she explained. "Emotions are generally strongest in response to some change in situation."
The study, "Horses' behavior and heart rate in a preference test for shorter and longer riding bouts," was published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research.
About the Author
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master's degree in English, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: As the holiday season kicks into high gear, the LGBT community of North Texas once again is responding in a variety of ways to help out those who are less fortunate.
This week Dallas Voice profiles five events intended to raise funds or other donations for a number of different causes. But the community's good will doesn't end with these events.
If you know of an individual, business or organization that is holding or participating in a charitable holiday event or effort, email the information to email@example.com.
TGRA Dallas' Hard Candy Christmas Show and Auction
While some local charities have experienced major declines in fundraising due to the bad economy, the Dallas chapter of the Texas Gay Rodeo Association has actually seen an increase, according to President Dan Nagel.
"When I was first elected to the board as the chapter's state rep four years back, my partner Mark Gurrola and I knew there were opportunities for improvement in our organization that were greatly needed," Nagel said. "With the condition of our economy, change had to occur. Our first goal was to partner with other organizations and businesses in the Dallas GLBT community. There really was no relationship at that time.
"Secondly, our events needed to be produced and promoted better than in the past. Third, the membership had shrunk and needed to grow," Nagel said. "We have successfully done all three."
The new and improved TGRA Dallas will again be on display Dec. 10, when the organization hosts its 25th annual Hard Candy Christmas Show and Auction. This year, TGRA Dallas will again team with the United Court of the Lone Star Empire for Hard Candy Christmas.
Nagel said Hard Candy Christmas was started by TGRA Dallas members Tom Davis and Michael Lee, who produced the first show in 1987. That night, a drag queen named "Boo-tee-La-Tits" took the stage and sang "Hardy Candy Christmas" by Dolly Parton, Nagel said.
This year, hosts and emcees will be Miss International Gay Rodeo Victoria Weston, Miss TGRA Trisha Davis and Empress XXIII Miss Donna Dumae.
"It's very Christmas themed," Nagel said. "Most of the entertainers will do Christmas numbers. There will be a lot of live singers. Not all of it is going to be live, but we try to fill this with 50 percent live vocal talents."
In addition to 20-25 auction baskets, the event will feature a Christmas tree on which bulbs will be sold until it's completely lit — and maybe even an elf or two, Nagel said.
"We produce this event basically cost-free," he said. "Our members will, out of their own pockets, go out and buy stuff and put auction baskets
together, so there's really no expense. I'd say about 99.9 percent of it will all go to charity. "
TGRA Dallas, part of the 29-year-old TGRA, hosts 10 fundraising events each year — or one every four to six weeks, Nagel said. Each year the chapter's board votes on beneficiaries for the following year's events.
For 2011, beneficiaries are Health Services of North Texas, Youth First Texas, Texas Legal Hospice, Legacy Counseling Center, Resource Center Dallas, AIDS Services of Dallas, the Sharon St. Cyr Fund and AIDS Interfaith Network.
TGRA is a nonprofit whose mission is to promote the Western lifestyle, produce rodeos and raise money for charity. And when it comes to the latter, Nagel said the Dallas chapter does it best.
"We're the only chapter out of TGRA that has these big annual events that have a lot of longevity to them," Nagel said. "I think here in Dallas we've been fortunate, because I've seen the other chapters fundraising go down the last three or four years, where ours has gone up."
TGRA Dallas and the United Court of the Lone Star Empire team up for the Hard Candy Christmas Show and Auction at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Dallas Eagle, 5740 Maple Ave.
— John Wright
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition December 2, 2011.


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List of Americans Abroad
Dalby North End romance ends with work permit denial.
Beasley reported to be near deal with Glasgow Rangers.
Bernardo's Italian training could benefit U.S. future.
Friedel, Rovers left to rue what should have been.
Onyewu is hopeful, but unsure of his Newcastle future.
Hahnemann is ranked No. 1 among Premier League goalkeepers.
Bocanegra hopeful Fulham can make late surge.
McBride's strong play makes him Fulham 'Player of the Month.'
Solid play earns Howard permanent spot, lucrative deal with Everton.
Keller clean sheet gives 'Gladbach 0-0 draw with Aachen.
Mönchengladbach used Keller shutout for rare victory.
Onyewu finally makes his move; he's loaned to Newcastle United.
Marseille must wait as Onyewu mulls Magpies offer.
Robles opts against MLS, signs with Kaiserslautern in Germany.
Onyewu move to Marseille is completed, Standard says.
Americans Abroad
(Monday, July 30, 2007) -- Freddy Adu has headed to Portugal to finalize his transfer to traditional power Benfica. Adu left Real Salt Lake July 22 and was expected to stop at his Potomac, Md., home and reach Lisbon yesterday.
Benfica and MLS reached an agreement for Adu, a midfielder and four-year MLS veteran at age 18, to move to Europe for a reported $2-million transfer fee, but Adu, through his agent Richard Motzkin, and Benfica have not been able to come to a contract agreement. The two sides have until August 31, the end of the current transfer window, to come to an accommodation.
"It's my understanding Freddy wants to go and visit and meet with their management, see their facilities, before making his final decision," MLS special vice president for marketing and communications Dan Courtemanche told the Associated Press.
England's Press Association reported Adu is expected to agree to a five-year deal with Benfica, which finished third last season behind Porto and Sporting Lisbon in the Portugese Liga and is currently in the third round of qualifying for the European Champions League.
"Major League Soccer and Real Salt Lake have given permission to Freddy Adu to travel to Europe to continue discussions with Portuguese club Benfica," Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis told the PA. "This is certainly a scenario that does not surprise us, and we would like to thank Freddy for his time here and wish him the best of luck."
Adu, a Ghana native, helped his transfer value, serving as a captain and generally excelling for the United States, which advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated from the recent Under-20 World Cup in Canada. He had three goals and four assists, tying for the for the American lead in goals.
It was the fourth time Adu represented the U.S. in a world championship, including a record third time at the under-20 age group. In 2003, he appeared in both the under-17 world championships in Finland and the under-20 event in the United Arab Emirates, and also played in the 2005 under-20 world tournament in the Netherlands in 2005.
Adu signed with MLS and was assigned to D.C. United, located near Potomac, in November, 2003, becoming the youngest professional player in modern American sports. An international onslaught of publicity followed Adu, who with his $550,000 annual salary and seven-figure promotional deals with Nike and Sierra Mist, made him MLS's richest athlete.
Adu's performance on the field did not live up to his well-publicized salary and at times he became a controversial figure when he went to the media top complain about his failure to regularly crack to starting lineup at D.C. United.
Before this season, he was traded to Real Salt Lake, an expansion team having experienced little success in its first two seasons and having difficulty making a deal with community officials for a new stadium considered essential to the club's future. Adu provided only one goal and two assists in 11 matches, 10 starts, for RSL, which has lost four straight contests, is a league worst 1-9-6 with 13 points and apparently is destined to miss the playoffs for the third time.
RSL does have a commitment for a new stadium, but did not deem Adu worth the financial commitment he carried. MLS had the option to retain Adu for the next two season at $750,000 per year. For Salt Lake, that would mean the team would have to spend its currently unused 'designated player" slot on the teen who, beyond the financial commitment to the player, would have him count as $400,000 against the salary cap, estimated to be in the $2.2 million range.
Benfica reportedly offered Adu a salary commensurate to what MLS would play him.
Now, Real has the flexibility to add a top-flight star, or at least a more productive player, to fill the slot. RSL recently took a look at striker Tony Vairelles, a 34-year-old who played eight times for France.
In four MLS seasons, Adu played in 98 regular-season matches, starting 69, and recording 12 goals and 19 assists. He started three of his seven MLS playoff matches, adding one assist.
Gary Davidson is SoccerTimes publisher and managing editor.
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He was born Aug. 31, 1949, at St. Mary's Hospital in Russellville to the late James Homes and Anna Jean Boren Hodges. He was a graduate of Dardanelle High School and Arkansas Tech University. For 19 years he served as the controller at ATU until he retired in 2011. He was a member of the Atkins Christian Center, the Yell County Wildlife Federation and the Takahik River Valley Hikers.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and Bill Reynolds of Alexandria, Egypt, and Jamison and Neil Ingram of Heber Springs; one sister, Deborah Brown and husband, Grover of Atkins; three grandchildren, Logan Ingram of Heber Springs, Brady Ingram of Heber Springs and Sadie Belle Reynolds of Alexandria, Egypt; a niece; a great-nephew; a great-niece; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at Cornwell Chapel in Dardanelle with Bro. Robert Norman officiating. Family will receive friends after the service at the Yell County Wildlife Federation Building in Dardanelle.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908.
Cremation arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home and River Valley Cremations in Dardanelle.
Online guestbook and condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com.
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El Paso was home to one of the few, if not the only, anti-gay initiative on the ballot anywhere in the U.S. on Tuesday. And The El Paso Times reports that the measure to roll back domestic partner benefits for city employees passed easily:
The ballot initiative was supported by conservative religious groups that took aim at the city's domestic partners ordinance from the time that it was passed by the City Council last year. But the way the initiative was worded caused confusion among some voters — and questions about how city officials will implement it.
"I'm sure there will be some legal action," Mayor John Cook said.
Fewer than two dozen city employees receive the benefit. Opponents say it sends the message that the city approves of homosexuality and of heterosexual couples living out of wedlock.
And the initiative struck a chord with a majority of the El Paso electorate.
The story goes on to say there are problems with the wording of the initiative, which says, "The city of El Paso endorses traditional family values by making health benefits available only to city employees and their legal spouse and dependent children."
The meaning of "endorse" is unclear, according to the mayor, and city legal staff says the measure could be interpreted to exclude retirees from DP benefits.
Good. Let's hope it gets tied up in court for a long time.


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Little League Board of Directors Profile: Jon Litner
Little League Board of Directors Profile: Jon Litner
Sports played an important role in Jon Litner's childhood. At a young age he aspired to play the sport he loved the most, baseball, as long as he could, even possibly as far as a professional career.
When he realized baseball would come to an end after lettering as a catcher at Yale University, Mr. Litner was able to turn his love of sports into a successful career. He has worked for ABC Sports, the Baseball Network, the National Hockey League and launched SportsNet New York (SNY) with the New York Mets. Today, Mr. Litner is the Group President for the NBC Sports Group where he is responsible for all business and content for NBC Sports Group's 14 regional networks and the Golf Channel.
However, it was his passion for the game of baseball that started when he was playing Little League in his hometown of Peabody, Mass., that led him to accepting a position on the Little League International Board of Directors in 2006.
"I've had a lifelong passion for the game of baseball and a strong desire to teach children about the benefits of teamwork, exercise and competition through playing baseball," Mr. Litner, who now resides in Villanova, Pa., said. "Little League strives to develop a sense of personal fulfillment and foster leadership, character, loyalty and courage, all of which is broader than simple athletic excellence."
Mr. Litner, who also lettered at Yale in football and played for College Football Hall of Fame coach Carm Cozza, also credited his early years in baseball with helping him find the position that best fit him.
"I remember starting out in Little League playing shortstop, then moving over to pitcher, before finally learning to play catcher, and falling in love with that position," Mr. Litner said.
A 1985 graduate of Yale, Mr. Litner earned his legal degree from the Cornell University Law School in 1988. He began his career in sports television by putting his law degree to work as the general attorney for Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., handling business affairs for ABC Sports and serving as lead counsel on all major programming acquisitions and talent negotiations.
Mr. Litner joined Baseball Network in 1994 as Vice President of Baseball Affairs before returning to ABC as Vice President of Programming in 1995. In that position, Mr. Litner was responsible for overseeing college sports, motorsports, boxing and Wide World of Sports programming.
In 1998, he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Programming, and was responsible for the acquisition, scheduling and promotion of more than 500 hours of ABC Sports programming, playing a leading role in the creation of college football's Bowl Championship Series.
The following year, Mr. Litner joined the National Hockey League as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He worked at the NHL until 2005, when he took over as President of SNY, the television home of Major League Baseball's New York Mets.
Prior to his role with the NBC Sports Group, Mr. Litner was President of the Comcast Sports Group, overseeing all phases of operation for 14 regional networks, seven of which reside in the top 10 television markets in the country.
A three-time recipient of Sports Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" Sports Executive Award, Mr. Litner believes sports will continue to play an important role for America's youth, but he has some concerns.
"Compromising the team spirit of the game, and the enjoyment that comes from learning sports, by placing too much emphasis on winning at a young age is a concern for me," Mr. Litner said. "Kids should be able to have fun and hone their skills without the added pressure of having to win every game."
While several new Little League programs and initiatives have been created during the time he has served on the Board of Directors, it's the way the board is able to institute new ideas while keeping with the mission of the organization, which has been the same since the first game was played in 1939, that makes Mr. Litner feel Little League belongs at the top of all youth sports organization.
"Being a part of a team that makes an effort to create a balance between fostering an atmosphere for children to fall in love with the game of baseball/softball, while at the same time always putting safety first by instituting rules, such as the pitch count, bat regulations, etc.," Mr. Litner said in talking about what he is most proud of as a member of the Little League Board of Directors.
As a sports television executive for more than 20 years, Mr. Litner has seen and attended many of the most prominent sporting events in the world. Yet, one of the memories that has stuck with him through all of his experiences was a trip to the Little League Baseball World Series.
"I remember going to my first World Series in Williamsport and being struck by the incredible celebration of youth baseball," Mr. Litner said. "It was a slice of youth Americana and everything was about the kids. It was an amazing experience."
Mr. Litner and his wife, Polly, have been married for 18 years. They have three children, sons Michael and David, and daughter Jenna.


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By Ben Horney, Knicks fan since '94
After each game during Summer League, we'll choose the three best performances as the Three Aces of the game and break down what made them successful. There were plenty of positive signs in today's loss to the Pelicans, but the following three really stood out.
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 13 points (4-of-12 shooting, 1-6 from three), 5 rebounds, 3 assists.
Hardaway burst out of the gate aggressively, scoring 10 first half points. His first bucket came on a catch-and-shoot from the right baseline off of an inbounds play. As the game continued, Hardaway, perhaps due to fatigue, began relying on his outside shot rather than attempting to attack the rim. It was an up-and-down performance that should ultimately leave Knicks fans hopeful. His game seems NBA-ready, he just needs more reps.
Jeremy Tyler: 10 points (4-of-9 shooting), 11 rebounds
Tyler was very active in the paint, grabbing 11 total rebounds, five of which were offensive. He exuded a strong inside presence, something that the varsity Knicks might even be able to use once the regular season begins. He was third on the team with 10 points, and appeared to become more comfortable with his role as the game went on. If Tyler can keep this sort of play up, his future can be bright.
Toure Murry: 11 points (4-of-6 shooting), 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
Scoring 11 points in just over 12 minutes of action off the bench, Murry dazzled in his Knicks debut. Particularly awe-inspiring was a drive midway through the third quarter, when Murry split a pick-and-roll, drove to the lane and pump-faked before finishing with a beautiful finger roll to give the Knicks a two-point lead. Murry may have earned himself some more minutes going forward in this one.
Its encouraging to see that the Knicks aren't looking to acquire wheel chair granny players like last year and are hoping that some steady play from these youngins to earn a shot at this years current roster... I really do hope that Tyler is consistent, he could have massive role behind Chandler... T.H. Jr. & Leslie need to continue to elevate their game to be ready to compete for an 82 game season, but so far so good...


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Topic: Laurent Garnier @ Fabric
wow. how good was that?
it's been a while since i've seen mr garnier, and i'd forgotten how much he rocks. quite hard, but always funky - i was rooted to the dancefloor the whole evening. he's got to be the best DJ i've seen all year.
big hellos to nigel, rob, tania, benson, andy, jenny, esther, adam, tom, jess, simon, the two bens and anyone else i stumbled across on the dancefloor. special thanks to nayef for all the cigs!


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In 1867 the Austrian Archduke Ludwig Salvator visited Mallorca and loved it that much that he stayed. He built several large mansions such as Son Marriog and Son Moragues, but he also liked to get out into the mountains. To make life easier he constructed a path over a period of 25 years along the edge of the cliffs with spectacular views down to Valdemossa and Deia. This is the Archduke's Trail, the Cami de s'Arxiduc.
You can also see Michael Douglas's place from one of the spots on the trail ;-)


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'Edge of Tomorrow' Trailer Cruises on Web
In case you haven't yet had your fill of explosion heavy sci-fi action films, Warner Bros. debuted the first trailer today for "Edge of Tomorrow," which arrives in theaters on June 6, 2014.
Doug Liman, who also helmed "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "The Bourne Identity" directed the film, which was previously known as "All You Need is Kill," and is based on the illustrated artist-writer team of Yoshitoshi Abe and Hiroshi Sakurazaka novel of the same name.
Emily Blunt stars as the all knowing mentor and trainer to Tom Cruise's Major William Cage, giving Linda Hamilton's arms (think: "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" ) serious competition. Cruise meanwhile, is a bit of a bumbling, green solider who is fighting against a faceless but nonetheless determined to conquer Earth style alien invasion.


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This Friday, at 7:30 pm, the Brattleboro Music Centers Chamber Music Series presents the Rubens Quartet with special guests Dimitri Murrath and Judith Serkin, at Centre Congregational Church in Brattleboro.
The Rubens Quartet whose members hail from the Netherlands, United States and Israel has become one of the finest young quartets of its generation since being founded in 2000. The quartet has impressed audiences throughout its home country of the Netherlands and abroad, and is praised for its warm sound, remarkable sense of rhythm and harmony, and ability to communicate with an audience. The Rubens Quartet studied for three years at the Dutch String Quartet Academy (NSKA) in Amsterdam and finished its studies cum laude at the Hanns Eisler Hochschule in Berlin; during this time the quartet benefited from the guidance of world-renowned chamber music specialists, including György Kurtág and members of the Amadeus and Juilliard Quartets. The quartet was twice named quartet-in-residence at the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh (UK), has performed at the Gergiev Festival in Rotterdam, and appears regularly at the String Quartet Festival in Luberon (France) and at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The quartet holds top prizes from national and international string quartet competitions, and tours internationally.
Vladimir Mendelssohn praised the Quartet as, Four top players of their generation, driven by their idealistic love and dedication for quartet playing and having an absolutely impressive concert activity; this quartet belongs to the highest class of international quartets to follow and promote.
In Brattleboro, Quartet members Sarah Kapustin and Tali Goldberg, violins, Roeland Jagers, viola, and Joachim Eijlander, cello, perform Beethovens String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132; and are joined by Dimitri Murrath, viola, and Judith Serkin, cello, for Brahms String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36.
Born in Brussels, Belgian violist Dimitri Murrath has made his mark as a viola soloist on the international scene, performing regularly in venues including Jordan Hall, Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and Royal Festival Hall (London), the National Auditorium (Madrid), and Palais des Beaux Arts (Brussels). Murrath has won numerous awards, including First Prize winner at the Primrose Viola Competition and Second Prize at the Tokyo International Viola Competition. An avid chamber musician, Murrath has collaborated with musicians that include Miriam Fried, Gidon Kremer, Laurence Lesser, Paul Katz, Menahem Pressler, David Soyer and Radovan Vlatkovic. Murrath studied with Natalia Boyarsky at the Yehudi Menuhin School, David Takeno in London and with Kim Kashkashian for an Artist Diploma at NEC. He is now on the viola faculty of NEC and Longy School.
Beloved local cellist Judith Serkin, has toured extensively across the US, Japan, France, and Canada. She began her studies in Puerto Rico with Marta Casals Istomin, then continued with David Soyer at the Curtis Institute of Music, and with Mischa Schneider. Serkin was a founding member of the Guilford Quartet and of the Hebrew Arts Quartet (later known as the Mendelssohn) in New York City, was a member of the Iceland Symphony, in Reykjavik. and played principal cello for many years with Musica Sacra. She has been a participant of both the Yellow Barn and the Marlboro Music School and Festival, and over the years has performed on numerous Music from Marlboro tours. Ms. Serkin is a founding faculty member of the Brattleboro Music Centers Music School, where she continued to teach, and makes her home in Guilford, Vermont.
The Brattleboro Music Center Chamber Music Series will present the Rubens Quartet with Dimitri Murrath & Judith Serkin on Friday, January 18, 7:30 pm, at Centre Congregational Church, in Brattleboro, VT. Tickets ($30, $20, $10) can be purchased by calling the BMC at 802-257-4523 or on-line at www.brattleborotix.com. For further information visit www.bmcvt.org.


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Myers, Longoria shrug off comparisons
By Sam Strong / MLB.com
ST. PETERSBURG -- Thursday's 7-1 win for the Rays presented a number of standout performances, but Wil Myers and Evan Longoria shined on the offensive side, combining for six RBIs.
Myers and Longoria are often compared because of their sparkling batting statistics and similar batting stances, but both agree the similarities end there.
"Mentally, although we're very similar in that we're both winners and we don't want to get out, we definitely go about our business in a different way," Longoria said. "I don't see what he does and I don't feel like I need to because his work ethic has been great since he came up. It's not my position to question what he does. It's working. All I hope is that continues and we continue to win.
"Whatever similarities anyone on the outside want to draw, that's fine but there are definitely more differences than there are similarities."
"We have different playing styles," Myers added. "We play different positions. We have similar stances, but we also have very different swings to the ball."
Rays manager Joe Maddon does not like to compare the two either.
"Both equally wonderful to be around, but just different guys," he said. "It's just set up more than it is batting styles. Their actual approach is entirely different for me. Wil is more choppy and Longo is more lengthy on the finish."
Rays take to community to lend helping hand
ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays pitcher Matt Moore may be headed to the disabled list with a sore left elbow, but that did not keep him from having fun Friday with children at the two St. Petersburg recreation centers he sponsors as part of the Rays Dugout Club.
"I shot the basketball with my right hand and kicked a double in kickball," Moore said. "We're there to spread a message about eating well, staying positive and staying active. I know they had a good time interacting with me and I had a great time playing some of those schoolyard games."
Moore made his final visit of the summer to "The Moore Corps" prior to the series opener against the Blue Jays while pitcher David Price visited "Price's Pals" and outfielder Desmond Jennings checked in with "Jennings' Juniors."
Moore took over B.J. Upton's former clubs and said he is starting to feel like a familiar face there.
"It was a little more 'Matt' and a little less of 'Who's that?'" Moore said. "We're going to try to get out there more often. Next year, we'll try to restructure our visits so I'm not as much of a stranger around there."
Price, meanwhile, played dodgeball at his clubs and tweeted, "If you doubt my dodgeball skills just ask the kids at Campbell Park!! 95 from the left side ain't no joke!!"
If you doubt my dodgeball skills just ask the kids at Campbell Park!! 95 from the left side ain't no joke!!- David Price (@DAVIDprice14) August 16, 2013
Upon arriving at Tropicana Field, he admitted the radar reading was not quite that high.
"It was probably about 35 [mph], but I wasn't really throwing as hard as I could," he said. "I didn't want to pull anything. I just wanted to have fun. I got a couple kids out more by catching balls. I did dot a girl on her ankle. I hit my spots. I was pleased."
Jennings progressing toward possible Monday return
ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays outfielder Desmond Jennings hit in a batting cage Thursday for the first time since fracturing his left middle finger on August 3.
Jennings is eligible to come off the disabled list Monday when the Rays open a series against the Orioles in Baltimore, a goal manager Joe Maddon sees as feasible.
"He's making nice progress," Maddon said. "[Head athletic trainer Ron Porterfield] believes if he's not right on schedule, it isn't going to be far off that."
If necessary, Jennings would play in a rehab game Sunday, but a decision has not been reached.
Maddon acknowledged Jennings may not be at 100 percent upon his return and could have to play through pain.
"The biggest problem with a thing like that is mis-hitting a ball or swinging and missing can cause the most pain, or even on the defensive side," Maddon said. "Those are things you can guard against somewhat, but you may have to suck up a little buzz in the hand now and then. Desmond is a tough guy."
Extra bases
• Reliever Jesse Crain (right shoulder strain) threw from 105 feet Friday and will look to extend to 120 feet before attempting to throw off a mound.
• Designated hitter Luke Scott was held out of Friday's lineup for the second consecutive day because of back spasms.
Sam Strong is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Our club used the space, was able to find each other and enjoyed interacting with the clubs around us/ meeting new friends. It was also a pleasure meeting you when i arrived (hot and sweat as you may have been).
Only complaint would be the distance to a shower. Im sure that was just a challenge of the layout but we were closer in PA. Maybe a club area shower trailer would be nice.
MidAtlantic Riders
Thanks again for all you and Rob did setting this up. I know that our club (KC BMW MC) much appreciated being able to camp together.
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Fantastic job by our very own James Ballswin (Realizar). Cheers brutha on your first installment of Raptors Republic's "Loud Crowd Noise".
As I mention on the blog tonight, special kudos to Colin. Man, he was a natural in front of the camera. Great job and I hope to see more from you guys.
Source - Click hereWith the glitz and glamour surrounding NBA All-Star weekend, we thought wed use this moment to drop some fresh extra flavour to the game by releasing the premiere episode of our new RRTV original weekly series called LOUD CROWD NOISE!!!


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The headlines seem to hail the dawn of a new era. Poker was deemed by a judge to be a "Game of Skill," and better yet, "Not Gambling Under Federal Law."
But you may want to hold off on your plans to turn your den into a poker parlor.
Federal Judge Jack Weinstein on Tuesday ruled that a case involving a game of poker hosted in a warehouse in Staten Island that Texas Hold 'em was not a game of chance, and thus not illegal under the federal Illegal Gambling Business Act.
But local and state laws could still apply, meaning that the victory does not pave the way for everyone to open poker businesses now, experts said.
Even so, gaming advocates were pleased, having long believed the element of skill is a requisite for success.
"Poker is a game of incomplete information, but you do have enough information to make tactical decisions based on that information, which gives you an edge over an opponent that does not know how to use that information," said Peter Alson, president of the United States Poker Federation,
Bill Gantz, a partner at SNR Denton U.S. LLP in Chicago, is a "huge advocate for gaming" and specializes in its legal issues. While he agrees that poker is "clearly predominantly a game of skill," he thinks the celebratory verve with which this decision has been met is premature.
"Every time a decision like this comes down, you'll see a thousand blogs and articles, 'Poker's Legal in New York,' which shows just how superficial the analysis is," said Gantz by phone. "But this is not going to have an impact, really, on U.S. government enforcement or outlook toward Internet gambling. I don't think they're going to do anything differently."
What Weinstein realized, says Gantz, is "that the reason for the statute in the first place was to address organized crime involvement in enumerated games, which are the nine games listed in the definition (pool-selling, bookmaking, slot machines, roulette wheels, dice tables, and conducting lotteries, policy, bolita or numbers games), poker not being one of them at the time, in 1970, when this act was passed."
"One very important thing very early in Judge Weinsteins's opinion, on page 6, he notes that he's not deciding whether poker is a game of chance or gambling for New York law, he actually observed that New York has repeatedly and routinely considered poker to be an illegal form of gambling. What he's looking at is whether or not a business involving, he even says, 'involving an illegal poker game,' violates the federal IGBA (Illegal Gambling Business Act). So he's not even saying this is a legal game, let's be clear."
Bottom line: "It's not a game changer as far as the government's enforcement activities are concerned," said Gantz.


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Posts by Minerva
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Can u please help me with fourth edition improving vocabulary skills short version ? Chapter 1 sentence check 2.
world history
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The World History
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Using debating terminology can you help me define this please? That there should be compulsory exercise at work thanks a heap Minnie W
Social Studies
Okay! I don't know the correct terminology for what I call MINI-LAWS. MINI-LAWS are laws added on to one big law. Example: Math has to make up 1/3rd of all lessons taught. MINI-LAWS would include...grades 3-12, college exempt. So can you tell me what the correct ...
Your teacher should have given you what X= alternativly what Y= then you should work out what either X or Y stands for. Take your first equation for example.. 2x-y=4 Q. IF X EQUALS 2 WHAT IS Y? Substitute x with four 2(2)-y=4 Now times 2 by the number in the brackets 2x2=4 so ...
Oh my! I have absolutly no Idea what Caudal Prehension is, or short defecation time, or pulmonary vusculature! Can anyone help please? Thanks Minnie
Thanks SraJmcGin. Cn anyone elso post me some sites PLZ thanks Minnie
Hi there guys! Its me Minnie AGAIN! Still I seriously need some non-profesor sites to use for my project. Here is the clincher my project is about THE ADAPTATIONS OF ARBOREAL SNAKES thanks MS Sue for clearing up what Arboreal means. So can anyone post me some sites? Thanks a ...
Confidetiality of Health information
Incorrect. There is confidentuality laws protecting that kind of thing USA and the things on that pt chart would have been consented to by the patiants. Hope it helps Minnie
126 X604 That is the formula. Now work it out
it is a equation. Is that what you are after. Otherwise tell me what Y equals and I will help Minnie
HI guys! Could anyone help me please? What is a arboreal snake? Thanks a heap Minnie
My debate is in three days time PLEASE HELP!!! I have adopted the split: Society and Individual. My side on the debate is: negetive. The topic is: That womans and mens sport should have equal airtime on television. My first point is: Economy. What should my second point be?
OH BROTHER! It doesn't allow bullet points! Ach! Here it is one more time... Good evening ladies and gentlemen, chairperson. We the negative team disagree with the proposition set in the topic That womans sport should have equal air time on television Which can be ...
Hi there! If this was in a real debate do you think the split would work? And do you think that Employment would work. By the way it is in australia! Any stats to help with my Employment would be good... Good evening ladies and gentlemen, chairperson. We the negative team ...
Ummm does this work with my heading? Sport and the Economy Our economy is at an uncertain point. High taxes, high maintenance and dont we all dread the announcement blaring on our TV? You know the one! The reserve bank has decided to raise intrest rates. With all that ...
What dya mean?
World War One
Hi there! Have any of you heard of the second battle of Villers-Bretonneux? I have and unfortunatly I need to know how many Australian Casualities there where. Can you guys help please Thanks Minnie PS> It was on 25th of April 1918
International Society
Does anyone know the terrorism threat in Australia? Thanks M
That is true, what I mean is in areas such as military how are we becoming americanized. What I need has to ber exempt from fashion movies takeaways and culture. I need the things that go on with the world not here at home in australia
1...2...3...4... This is so infuriating I have swapped the split on my debate and now "sob" I have to start all over again Could some one please give me some info on the Americanization of Australia internationally?
Social Studies
Casey, the three branches of government is Local, State and Federal
Social Studies
If you accept the fact that Australia is becoming americanized (causing harm) how would this affect australia's international image and realations? PLZ help me Thanks Minerva
So what I put down is right? Should it be: The Australian people are undergoing a change making the Australian people excessivly like the people of the United States of America.
Ok. What about this... The Australian people are undergoing a change making the Australian people excessivly like the United States of America.
Please revise this sentance: That we the Australian people are becoming to excessively like the United States of America Thanks Minerva
Debatind/ Sose
please I really need statistics and exact examples for my debate. I can not go up there and say many people think we are too americanized. We won't win. Please give me some stats. and eg. on the topic "that australia is becoming too american" Thanks Minerva
So what exactly is your Question? If it is which companies can I sue I think it would be both because Bord motors failed to cheak equipment and supplied a faulty car and Acme Brake company for failure to cheack equipment and supplying faulty breaks. You also need to cheak the ...
Debating/ SOSE
That Australia is becoming Americanized in a manner that is harmfull to its persons and culture. Could someone please give me some answers.
Debating/ SOSE
"That Australia is in a way that is harmfull becoming to american" Could someone please post some information on this i have been reasearching for ages! Thanks Minerva
maths, proportion
twelve men take 6 hours to finish a piece of work. after the 12 men have worked for 1 hour, the contractor decides to call in 8 more men to complete the remaining work. how many more hours would the 20 men take to complete the remaining piece of work? is this correct? 12 men 6...
would i feel warmer or cooler in a back t-shirt at night? i know that i will feel hotter in a black t-shirt on a hot day since black is a good absorber of radiant heat, so if it's at night? good absorbers are also good radiators. Why?
if i flip a coin, will the coin stop moving upwards first before it starts to move down? in other words, is there a moment when the coin is not moving at all? why? It stops and has velocity equal to zero at the top. ok.
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please explain to me what is e.m.f. e.m.f. stands for electromotive force. It is the work done per unit charge (Joules per Coulomb) by an electric field when electric charge goes from point A to point B. It is measured in Volts. 1 Volt = 1 Joule/Coulomb If A and B are points ...
science, absolute zero
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the thread of mercury in a thermometer is 17cm when placed above boiling water, and 9cm when dipped in melting ice. how long would the thread of mercury become if placed in a liquid with a temperature of 75 degree celsius. is there a method or formula for this? Yes there is a ...
'the scale of a mercury-in-glass thermometer is linear. one such thermometer has a scale extending from -10 degrees Celsius to 110 degrees Celsius. the length of the scale is 240mm.' what is linear? what is meant when the question said the scale is linear? how do i ...
how do i solve this equation? there is another answer other than 0, but i am not sure how to get it. 5x^2 + 7x =0 factor the term: x(5x+7)=0 Either term can be zero. You found the x=0, what value of x makes 5x+7 zero? Factor it to this form: x (5x + 7) = 0 There will be a ...
maths-- compound interest
find the compund interest on $2500 for one year at 4% per annum compounded half-yearly. which of these is correct? $2500(1 + 0.04)^2 or $2500(1 + 0.02)^2 The second one. 2500(1+.02)^2 Since the interest is compounded semi-annually you have to divide the annual rate of 4% by 2...
trighloroethane is a slvent used to remove grease from clothings. how, after use, is the solvent separated form the grease? a, chromatography b, crystallisation c, distillation d, filtration c. TCE (thrichloroethane) is very volatile. It evaporates and leaves the grease behind...
if a 10cm cube pipette were not available, which one of the following would be the best way of measuring a 10cm cube portion of a solution? a. weigh 10 times the mass of 1cm cube of the solution. b. weigh 10g of the solution. I think this is a trick question. There seems to be...


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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis enjoyed some serious alone time together during an escape from L.A. last weekend.
The longtime friends and That '70s Show costars went on a three-day getaway to the coastal town of Carpinteria, Calif., just south of Santa Barbara. While away, Kutcher, 34, and Kunis, 28, dined on sushi, shopped for fruit and flowers and spent plenty of time in private. They weren't spotted out on Saturday but made a coffee run the next day before driving back to L.A., where a solo Kutcher took in the Lakers game court-side.
Last week Kunis's rep denied rumors that the pair were an item after they were spotted going to dinner with friends and reportedly shopping for furniture. Neither rep would comment on their weekend outing, but a Kutcher source tells PEOPLE that the Two and a Half Men star has long held a torch for Kunis.
Still, another source close to the actor says Kutcher isn't looking for romance right now: "He always talked about Mila like a little sister. They're definitely close pals and have been. I think if anything she's a good time for him. But he's not looking for anything serious."
Do you think something is going on between Ashton and Mila? Feel free to speculate with us!
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Sierra Nevada > Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP > Charlotte Dome > Climber's Log
Charlotte Dome Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: S. Face
|Outstanding route
|Posted Oct 16, 2005 12:31 pm
|Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: June 25, 1985
|My first backcountry climb at age 17. The bushwhack approach from Bubbs Creek was tedious but worth it. I'll never forget the pristine granite and all those chickenheads! I don't know if we were initially on-route because I remember the first pitch being a chimney.
A wonderful route!
|Posted Sep 19, 2005 12:48 am
|Route Climbed: South face Date Climbed: 08/28/05
|James Demalignon and myself reached the summit in the early afternoon, after a very enjoyable climb up the south face. Anyone reading this that plans to climb Charlotte dome; please take a new pen for the summit log!
|Posted Sep 2, 2005 12:46 am
|Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: July 2, 2005
|What a fantastic climb. We thought that since it was a holiday weekend, the place would be crazy, but we ended up having the whole rock to ourselves. We hiked in from the West on Friday and then climbed and hiked out on Saturday. The descent back to camp wrecked us and it would have been nice stay at camp that night, but I think a few million mosquitos hatched while we were climbing and we had to get out of there as fast as we could (we were tentless in an effort to be "fast and light").
|Posted Jul 12, 2005 11:02 pm
|Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: June 19, 2005
|Awesome route - climbed with Keith G. as part of a week in the Sierras. Didn't see anyone for three days. Camped at Charlotte Lake, climbed the dome, and descended by moonlight.
|Posted Jul 6, 2005 11:33 am
|Route Climbed: South Face, IV, 5.8 Date Climbed: March 13, 1992, Winter Ascent
|In mid March 1992, Rich Henke, Nancy Jensen, Peter Green and I skied to Charlotte Dome from Onion Valley and in full winter conditions, climbed the South Face. The climb was great, the descent took everything out of us. Many rappels down slabs, that in summer were easy walk caused us to get back to the base next day in the early morning. Same day ski out followed. THE ROUTE IS EXTREMELY SUITABLE TO LATE WINTER SKI/CLIMB COMBINATION. Ours might have been First Winter Ascent
|Posted May 26, 2004 7:49 pm
|Route Climbed: South Face IV, 5.8 Date Climbed: August 1983
|Miguel Carmona, Bob Lindgren, Ed Evans and I climbed the classic S. Face in about 6 hours from our camp at Charlotte Lake in August 1983. We approached the formation from the East and that proved much harder than the climb, 12 hours from Onion Valley. One day in, climb and third day out. Miguel commented that the South Face would be a great winter climb as it faces south, catches all the sun and the approach would be almost easy on skis.
|Posted May 26, 2004 7:43 pm
|Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: August 2000
|Did the climb with Craig Morris and Funkness. Finding the start is the key. Thanks to Funkness' experience we did not go wrong. The first couple of pitches should not be hard...5.3 at most. When it gets steep you should be at the groove pitches. Look up and you will see, about 4-5 hundred feet up and to the left, the start of a steep arete with some bushes growing on it. Aim for this it is the key. From here a few more pitches will get you to the top....go do this one! I would walk in from the west and spend 3 days doing this. The two dayer we did caused me to suffer for at least two days once we got home!!!!!!!
|Posted Feb 20, 2004 3:49 pm
|Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: September 2003
|Climbed this in a 22 hour car-to-car push. I would not recomend it that way. We approached from the East. There were several parties ahead of us on the route, which slowed us a bit. On the hike out we both exhausted and hallucinating. The route is fun, but it is a long hike. Bubbs Creek wall looks interesting.....
|Posted Jan 26, 2004 7:52 pm
|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: Northeast Slopes/North Ridge Date Climbed: July 14, 2000
|This was the scrambler's route to the summit. Mark and I were on our way to Mt. Gardiner, and this was too tempting to just pass by. The best entry in the register was from a pair who did the South Face as a dayhike from Roads End. Trip Report
|Posted Jan 26, 2004 10:52 am
|Route Climbed: South Face route. Date Climbed: August 2000
| Excellent route. Partners were Craig M. and Guyzo. Did a weekend trip.
Also: May 1999, climbed an un-known route on the south-east face with Larry Cote. Bunch of pitches, some rusty 1/4 inch bolt's, about..5.9, nice route.
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In 1937, a California city just southwest of Hollywood tried to change its name - to Hollywood
Hollywood is the only neighborhood in Los Angeles with official boundaries. That's not because Jack Nicholson said so. It's because back in 1937, a city just southwest of Hollywood tried to capitalize on its contribution to the film industry by changing its name - to Hollywood.
Stephanie Frank, a doctoral student of planning and development at U.S.C., revives the lost history of this peculiar dispute in the January issue of the Journal of Urban History. Film companies flocked to Hollywood in the 1910s, in large part because it was close to the amenities of downtown Los Angeles but far enough away to be affordable. Hollywood quickly became the cultural capital of the film industry, with tourists rushing there to catch a glimpse of the gilded life.
But production companies themselves continued to expand outward into other areas - primarily Culver City, which became home to a number of major studios, including the giant Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Before long, some Culver City officials began to resent the fact that Hollywood's local economy reaped the benefit of its neighbor's hard work. This inferiority complex received official recognition in 1936, when Culver City adopted a municipal seal with the words "The Heart of Screenland" festooned across the center.
In early June the following year, the Chamber of Commerce adopted the slogan: Culver City, Where Hollywood Movies Are Made. At the very same meeting, Frank reports, one of the chamber's board members suggested taking the additional step of changing the city's name to Hollywood.
Needless to say, Hollywood's own Chamber of Commerce was none too pleased, and "a war of words between the two parties ensued in the local and national press," Frank writes. Hollywood leaders dismissed the move as a "publicity stunt," but Culver City leaders pressed their case - with the head of its Chamber of Commerce claiming that more than 30 percent of motion pictures credited to Hollywood were produced in Culver City. Politicians, post office officials, and even stars themselves got involved, as the dispute monopolized the pages of the Los Angeles Times.
The truth, writes Frank, was that Hollywood really was more appealing for tourists than Culver City. In Hollywood proper, you could catch a film premiere at Grauman's Chinese or Egyptian theaters, or see a star out dining at a supper club. In Culver City, you found studios that looked "much more like airplane manufacturing sites than star-filled playgrounds." Undaunted, Culver City's Chamber of Commerce passed the name change by unanimous vote on June 6, 1937, and prepared a petition for its voters.
Ultimately the city of Los Angeles stepped in to settle the contest once and for all. On September 20, the city passed an ordinance establishing the legal boundaries for Hollywood: Hyperion Avenue, to the east, the border of Beverly Hills, to the west, Melrose Avenue, to the south, and Hollywood Hills, to the north. In October, representatives from both Hollywood and Culver City took part in a reconciliation ceremony - arriving at Grauman's Chinese in a "gilded coach drawn by four white horses," Frank reports.
That put an end to the scuffle, but in some sense the feud formed a foundation for what Frank calls "the larger tradition of intrametropolitan conflict that bore postwar neighborhood skirmishes and NIMBYism":
Los Angeles is hardly unique when it comes to boundary making, conflict, or competition. While we tend to focus on cities competing at regional, national, and international scales, the local level is often the most contested space. This is so when municipalities find themselves in competition for external economic infusions, such as jobs provided by national or international corporations (which control the film industry) or tourism.
Or, as Jack might put it: some places just can't handle the truth.


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Democrats bang the opening gavel Tuesday on their national convention to re-nominate Barack Obama for the presidency, where they will sell him as the wise and humane alternative to Republican challenger Mitt Romney, a pitch they will repeat endlessly to an electorate that is more politically divided than ever.
There may be only one thing all Americans can agree on going into one of the closest elections in recent U.S. history: Deep concern over the slow economic recovery from the Great Recession and meltdown of the U.S. financial sector that began shortly before Obama took office.
First lady Michelle Obama's speech Tuesday night was to highlight the start of the three-day event. Popular former President Bill Clinton, whose 1990s presidency is trumpeted by Democrats as the last great period of economic growth, speaks Wednesday. The president speaks Thursday.
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The first lady previewed her remarks Tuesday in a radio interview, indicating she would offer a personal reminder of "the man that he was before he was president."
"The truth is that he has grown so much, but in terms of his core character and value, that has not been changed at all," Mrs. Obama said.
Obama, campaigning in Virginia, predicted he'd get "all misty" watching his wife's speech from the White House with their two daughters.
"Whatever I say here today, it's going to be at best a distant second to the speech you will hear tonight from the star of the Obama family," he said.
Obama and his party will be fighting Romney's argument during the Republican convention last week that the president has failed and will only lead the U.S. deeper into debt and economic despair.
Obama declared Monday that Romney's governing prescriptions are something out of the past.
"Despite all the challenges that we face in this new century, we saw three straight days of an agenda out of the last century. It was a rerun. You might as well have watched it on black-and-white TV," Obama told an audience of auto workers in Ohio. The president is hailed by auto unions for saving General Motors and Chrysler Corp. in 2009. Romney opposed the move, famously writing an editorial headlined "Let Detroit go bankrupt."
Obama argues that Romney brings nothing more to his quest for the White House than reprising the failed plans and policies of former Republican President George W. Bush.
Most Americans still hold Bush responsible for the start of the economic problems afflicting the U.S., but they are split on which candidate is best equipped to restore health to the economy.
Romney contends the president is a nice guy who has failed to make things better. The Republican candidate drew a line under that message in a statement Monday, the Labor Day holiday.
"For far too many Americans, today is another day of worrying when their next paycheck will come," he said.
Romney is keeping a lower profile this week as the Democrats meet. He drove from his vacation home in New Hampshire to Vermont to spend the day preparing for debates with Obama.
Polls show most Americans see Romney, a former governor and private equity veteran, as the better candidate to handle the U.S. economy, while Obama is seen as more likable and better able to understand the problems of ordinary Americans.
Their visions of America's future differ widely.
Obama is pressing hard on his contention that there are vast areas where the government can help fix the economy and put a safety net under hard-hit Americans. He's finally defending the landmark health care overhaul he oversaw in 2010. It was based on a plan instituted by Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts, though the Republican candidate now promises to repeal Obama's vision for the nation.
Obama is calling for higher taxes on Americans making more than $250,000 a year. Romney wants to keep all Bush-era tax cuts in place, with even steeper cuts for high-income earners. Obama argues his plan will help bring down the U.S. debt. Romney says his ideas will do that even better by helping businesses to make more money and pay even more in taxes even though the rate is lowered.
Obama is pressing to keep alive the Medicare program, the government health insurance program for Americans over age 65. Romney — adopting the budget proposals of his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan — favors converting the program to a system where retirees receive a government voucher that they can use in buying insurance on the private market. Obama contends that effectively will end Medicare.
On foreign policy, Romney notably did not mention the war in Afghanistan in his acceptance speech last week. Obama, polls show, is seen as far more capable of handling U.S. foreign policy, and he will no doubt highlight that when he speaks Thursday.
He will recall that he ended the war in Iraq at the end of last year, as promised, and will put an end to the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan in 2014.
And he holds a powerful trump card: His decision to order the Navy SEAL raid that killed terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden at his hideout in Pakistan last year.
Vice President Joe Biden, speaking to workers in Detroit on Monday, summed it up this way: "Osama bin Laden is dead, General Motors is alive.


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The annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20 in Spartanburg, S.C. pitting the best of the best from North Carolina against the top players from South Carolina. Defense could be the name of the game as North Carolina and South Carolina are led by defensive ends Donte Moss and Malliciah Goodman, both national top 50 prospects.
Moss, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound five-star prospect from Jacksonville (N.C.) Northside, is listed as a linebacker on the North Carolina roster so it will be interesting to see if he stands up the entire time or if he's used as a down lineman in passing situations. Either way he has the speed and athletic ability to dominate. Moss, a North Carolina commitment, is joined on the North Carolina defense by numerous standouts.
Cornerback Josh Hunter from Charlotte (N.C.) Mallard Creek is also a UNC commitment and highlights the North Carolina secondary. The 6-foot-2, 172-pounder can play cornerback or safety and is a ball hawk. Joining him in the secondary will be Norwood (N.C.) South Stanly cornerback Terry Shankle, yet another UNC commitment, who has arguably the best ball skills in the country for a defensive back. Statesville (N.C.) West Iredell standout Quan Rucker, a Wake Forest commitment, will also be in the secondary.
In addition to Moss, the North Carolina front seven is formidable. Joining Moss at linebacker is fellow UNC commitment Hawatha Bell from Matthews (N.C.) Butler and Rockingham (N.C.) Richmond County 'backer Justin Jackson, a Wake Forest pledge. Big linebacker Spencer Shuey from Charlotte (N.C.) South Mecklenburg will also be interesting to watch. And up front, UNC commit Jared McAdoo from Chapel Hill, N.C. and Windsor (N.C.) Bertie star Travis Bond are a solid 1-2 punch. Bond. A 6-foot-7, 330-pounder, Bond projects as an offensive tackle in college but will apparently start the week on defense.
Not to be outdone, the South Carolina defense is impressive as well. In addition to Goodman, a Clemson commitment, the defense is deep at numerous positions. The front seven will be led by Goodman and fellow defensive end Sam Montgomery from Greenwood, S.C.. Like Moss, Montgomery is listed on the roster as a linebacker so the 6-foot-4, 230-pounder will likely play some up and some down. South Carolina commitment Justice Cunningham from Pageland (S.C.) Central will be on the defensive line and Florence (S.C.) West Florence star Avery Murray, a Maryland commitment, will line up with Montgomery at linebacker. Tennessee offensive line commitment JerQuari Schofield from Aiken (S.C.) South Aiken will line up along the defensive line for the South Carolina team as well.
The South Carolina defensive backfield appears to be the strength of the defense. Duncan (S.C.) Byrnes safety Justin Bright and Roebuck (S.C.) Dorman safety Walt Canty will patrol the middle while Beaufort, S.C. athlete Jimmy Legree and Greenwood, S.C. stud D.J. Swearinger anchor the outside. Central (S.C.) D.W. Daniel cornerback Jerrodd Williams adds depth to the secondary. Bright is committed to Florida State, Canty is headed to Duke and Williams is a Virginia Tech verbal. Both Legree and Swearinger are South Carolina Gamecock commitments.
Both defenses will be testing by plenty of talent on the offensive side of the football. The North Carolina offense is led by quarterbacks Everett Proctor and Brett Mooring. Proctor, from Fayetteville (N.C.) Jack Britt, is committed to NC State and is a superb athlete while Mooring, from Vanceboro (N.C.) West Craven, is a big pocket passer.
Both quarterbacks will certainly try to get the ball to Rivals100 wide receiver Jheranie Boyd from Gastonia (N.C.) Ashbrook. The UNC commitment is one of the fastest players in the country and could also impact on special teams. He's joined at wide receiver by Durham (N.C.) Hillside athlete Corey Gattis and Durham (N.C.) Southern Durham wide out Kendrick Wiggins. Gattis will play his college ball at Duke while Wiggins is undecided. Duke commitment Perry Simmons from Raleigh (N.C.) Sanderson will be a big target at tight end.
At running back, North Carolina boasts Lewisville (N.C.) Mount Tabor athlete Hunter Furr, a North Carolina commitment, and Shelby, N.C. speedster Larry Raper. Connellys Springs (N.C.) East Burke athlete Tyler Shatley, a Clemson commitment, will line up at fullback.
And the North Carolina team is very strong along the offensive line. Asheville (N.C.) T.C. Roberson guard Nick Allison, who is committed to South Carolina, Rocky Mount, N.C. lineman Whit Barnes, a Wake Forest commitment, and Bunn, N.C. center Ty Howle, a Penn State commitment, will anchor the middle of the line. Kernersville (N.C.) East Forsyth tackle David Collins, who is committed to North Carolina, joins Rivals100 tackle Xavier Nixon from Fayetteville (N.C.) Jack Britt on the outside. Ahoskie (N.C.) Hertford County big man Will Simmons adds depth. He is committed to East Carolina.
The South Carolina offense might not be as strong up front as the North Carolina offense, but they have plenty of playmakers. Rock Hill (S.C.) South Pointe athlete Stephon Gilmore will be playing quarterback for the South Carolina squad. The Gamecock commitment will try to hook up with Rivals100 wide out Alshon Jeffrey from St. Matthews (S.C.) Calhoun County as often as possible. Gilmore will have Bennettsville (S.C.) Marlboro County wide receiver Kinsman Thomas and Rock Hill, S.C. star Asa Watson as targets as well.
At running back, Sumter, S.C. speedster Roderick McDowell leads the way. One of the fastest players in the nation, McDowell could be hard for the North Carolina defense to keep in check. McDowell is committed to Clemson.
Up front, Greenville (S.C.) Christ Church tackle J.K. Jay, also a Clemson commitment, leads the way for South Carolina. He is joined by Gaffney, S.C. tackle Denzelle Good, a 6-foot-6, 325-pound NC State commitment and St. Stephen (S.C.) Timberland guard Quinton Washington.
The North Carolina team will be coached by Clayton, N.C. coach Gary Fowler while the South Carolina team will be coached by Anderson (S.C.) Westside coach Ted Luckadoo.


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It's been asked, however
Where's the Touch Pro 2?
The iPhone 3G S is now upon us, bringing with it incredible new things like MMS, video recording, laptop tethering, stereo Bluetooth and the marvel of cut and paste. Hang on. Haven't other smartphones been doing this sort of thing for ages? While iPhone mania shows no sign of dissipating among the faithful, another big …
Where's the Touch Pro 2?
when it comes to picking a phone (or any other product really) I generally look for something that satisfies the need for which I am buying it. For a phone I want (in order):
Good phone (calls, texting, MMS - in that order)
Customisation (ring tones, themes, home screen - I want it to feel like *my* device)
Good camera (can't be arsed to carry a separate digicam all the time)
Non-network based mapping
Connectivity (bluetooth, wifi etc)
Web (rocking horse poo)
Email (golden rocking horse poo)
Music player
Oh and yes i want a physical keypad. I cannot stand doing text input on a touchscreen, tried it on multiple devices and I loathe it with a passion that is almost holy.
So looking at all the above shockingly enough the iPhone isn't the best fit for MY* needs. I know. I know. This means that I need to go to the White Room for "re-education"
What it does mean however is that my current N95 fits the bill in most every respect, sure its not perfect, The tendency of the text client to slowdown when I get above about 2000 message in my inbox is a pain in the ass, it would be nice to change the snooze length on the alarm (you let me change EVERYTHING else but not that??) and yes occasionally it gets confused and thinks my photos need to be upside-down (N95 users will know what I mean) but they aren't deal-breakers by any means. Oh and because its not got all the Beautiful People(TM) falling over themselves to hand over wodges of money I got a contract that suits my high need for minutes/texts at a very reasonable price without forking over anything for the phone!
May you all find your perfect phone!
*Your needs may vary
Wait until you can try the HTC Hero. I'm currently trialling it for one of the UK networks and you are going to love it. How can you take my word for that? Because I'm an Apple fan-boi and I'm thinking I prefer the Hero to my iPhone...!!!
I'm going to go a bit further, and say that the K800i is the best phone I've ever actually owned.
With the screen brightness at 50%, which is still very bright, the phone lasts me 4 to 5 days with calls, texts, and messing about on the internet using opera mini, which with the zoom on the new version is a joy to use.
Most of Sony Ericsson's newer phones still use mostly the same hardware as this, but use cheaper processor chips, so that's why the K800i, especially with the latest firmware release a few months ago, is faster than those! Which works out great for videos, applications, games and using the internet, but not good for the upgrade cycle. I quit my contract to keep this thing, as I realized I had found the phone I can live with for many years until it eventually dies.
I want to make an important point: WHY ARE YOU ALL SO CONCERNED WITH WLAN?!?! You do know that in many other countries, unlimited or very generous data charges are cheap, ie: £5 to £10 per month equivalent?
Why should you be turning off pictures on your web browser on your phone? Don't the networks *want* you to be at least on a package that makes you use the internet on your phone, or download applications, etc? It's crazy!
WLAN is free, and I don't think so many people here can be bothered paying subscription charges to BT and the like to get wireless access. Admittedly phones suffer in the battery life department whilst using 3G, but with opera mini and just normal GPRS, I still find it acceptable, given it's a phone, and very usable.
The networks in the UK are crazy, I've been around the world, and nobody's bothered with wireless WLAN on their phone, because data is included for them in a package. That's why in Japan and China people can use the internet on the subway or bus to work, and not worry about the cost of downloading pictures.
It's craziness!!!!
Nokia's first touch phone is the Nokia 5800 which also seems a much better spec than the iphone 3gs
"I remember the original iPod (yes, I am that old). A lovely looking piece of kit but hampered by DRM issues and a distinct lack of features."
Clearly, your memory is failing. The original iPod - the 5 Gigabyte one with the mechanical scroll wheel - was unhampered by DRM... because, well, DRM didn't exist. The iTunes Music Store didn't exist.
iTunes was a software product that ran under Apple's OS9, and soon after, OS X, and was ostensibly there to manage MP3s on your Mac. It was there to rip your CDs to AAC or MP3 - neither with DRM. AAC tracks and MP3s could be moved to devices that supported them. (IIRC, early versions of iTunes didn't even rip to AAC, hence some of my music is still in it's mp3 format). The 1st gen iPod appeared some time after iTunes was introduced.
Features? Well, autosyncing over 400mb/s firewire was /slightly/ quicker than 12mb/s USB 1.1 (the only option on other players at the time unless you count SD players). I'd say that was a feature. Physically smaller than the competition? Feature. A pleasure to use? Feature. 40 channel equaliser? Er, ya got me there.
Sorry for the history lesson, but it annoys me when people lay the whole DRM issue at Apples doorstep, when in fact it was instigated by the record industry so that Apple (and others) could sell music online. And everyone knows that.
Yeah, but it's still a S60 device. My E51 is S60 and the browsing is less than stellar. Plus, while you can get an HTC Magic for free on a £30 18 month contract, you can't get an N97 until you hit £45 24 month (At least from Phones4U, where I went yesterday to look at both of these phones).
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Yes it's an S60 device & yes that OS has had problems and I should know because my last 4 or 5 phones have used it. The problem here though is you are knocking the s60 5th edition without knowing the score because this baby really is much, much better. The speed is near enough instant and smooth & packed with features. Also I'm not tied down to Apple!
Yes, the K800i was/is a great phone. It was by far the best phone I had ever owned until I switched to my iPhone 3G. Since doing so the only thing I've occasionally missed is the great camera, but not much TBH. The K800i camera might blow the doors off the camera in the iPhone but it's still just a toy compared with any real camera, even a point and shoot cheapie. So, for the typical "taking a pic for an MMS" usage a phone camera gets the iPhone camera is as adequate as that on the K800i or any other phone camera.
"messing about on the internet using opera mini, which with the zoom on the new version is a joy to use." and "with opera mini and just normal GPRS, I still find it acceptable".
You are joking aren't you?? Granted, Opera Mini is about as good as mobile browsing can get on a screen the size of a postage stamp but it's still a huge chore. To be used only when there's absolutely no alternative. Mobile browsing with Safari on iPhone however is just amazing, as good as using the browser on your PC or Mac. The same can be said for e-mail. Yes, it worked, painfully, on the K800i, but on the iPhone it's pretty much as good as on a PC. When I'm at home I frequently check my mail and surf the net on my iPhone rather than walk 5 yards to the iMac sitting in my office.
Videos on the K800i?? Watching them? See "postage stamp screen" above. Since I've had my iPhone I've been able to watch entire series (like Lost, Alias etc) on the train to work. You really lose nothing compared to watching them on TV.
Oh, and about people's WLAN "obsession". Guess what? My iPhone contract with Vodafone in Portugal gives me a 500Mb monthly data limit. That's perfectly fine for daily surfing (and yes, we can surf the net on the metro here) but you'll soon blow it if you watch a few YouTube vids or use streaming radio, so yes, WLAN is very important.
I would have gone for an iphone 3GS but for the same reason as tomjol (too pricey for the minutes and texts and phone you get) I didn't.
I went for the HTC Magic. Certainly it's got failings but email and internet are great on this. I hardly use gmail or thunderbird on my PC anymore. And pretty much every app I've tried work great and the integration is really good, if not perfect. It shines for the same reason that the iPhone shines, if maybe a little less brightly : outstanding usability. My Nokia E71 did more out of the box but despite being a great phone, was a pain to use by comparison. Also the Magic benefits from the same promise of ongoing OS updates as the iPhone but without ever having to connect it to a PC.
Sadly it doesn't look as good as the iphone but much to my liking, doesn't attract much attention.
Nothing will ever be as good as the iPhone.
Practically ALL the touchscreen phones can beat the iPhone in terms of specs. However none of them have the same mad cult of followers - hence difficult to beat.
I however think almost all touchscreen phones are better than the iPhone, especially in terms of price.
I didn't buy an iPhone for the sole reason I have an iPod Touch and didn't want to replace it. It's a lovely device but I bought the HTC Touch Pro 2 instead for Outlook and multiple input options.


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1. If you haven't planted your summer garden, get on it. No time like the present. Get the old out, dig in new amendments, buy plants, plant them and mulch. Now.
2. Think about what you want your garden to look like over all. This will help lift your spirits so when the time comes and you are moved to do so, you can start with the projects you feel drawn to.
3. Start your fertilizing program from day one and keep it up until harvest. If you are going organic, stock up on your favorite materials. If you are using slow-release synthetic fertilizers, buy a 50-pound bag. It will last a year.
4. Feel what your plants need and when you get the insight, buy just what you need for that plant. It will tell you when it needs food. This way you will be in harmony with its natural life cycle.
5. Start with a clean yard and keep it that way. No weed will be able to get by you and in this way your plants will prevail. This is the way to have a low-maintenance project. Stay on it.
6. Companion planting is good for the garden and good for the earth. Live and let live, every plant has its place even if we didn't plant them.
7. Hire a designer to draw up plans for the next season's plantings. Get references and check out their past projects to secure a reputable design.
8. Take a walk through yours and other people's gardens with prospective designers to feel if they are who you want to work with.
9. Hire a maintenance contractor with all the skills and tools necessary to get the job done right. Check his or her references and look at some of his or her other clients' properties.
10. Walk through your garden every day and look at your plants. Play music to them, eat a meal out there and take a nap in a hammock. In this way you will know what your garden needs and will be able to provide it in its own time.
Good gardening.
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