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Prairie Resurgence in the Midwest
Suburban sprawl meant the introduction of lawn monoculture: perfectly cut, well-manicured lawns that became a part of pride for many American homeowners. However, in the Midwest, a new lawn resurgence is occurring: restoring yards to the native prairies that existed in pre-settlement days.
In an effort to manage yards and fallow farmland succumbing to invasive shrubs, more and more people are spending the time and resources to turn their property into the native ecosystem that once ruled the land. This practice is not only attracting more wildlife to areas, but it is changing the way people maintain their yards, as prairies require less watering and fertilizer, and no mowing!
Prior to colonial settlement, prairie took over central North America, making up nearly 600,000 square miles of grassland. This complex ecosystem was home to a diverse and teeming web of life, including now-tattered bison populations. However, farming and development have reduced much of this landscape. Tall-grass prairie habitats, a habitat dominated by grasses that can grow eight feet high, now occupies less than 1 percent of its former range, putting it among the world's most endangered ecosystems, according to the U.S. National Park Service.
Government agencies and conservation groups, aided by volunteers, have undertaken numerous restoration projects across U.S. and Canadian prairieland, some of them thousands of acres in scale. In recent years, we are seeing more and more private citizens joining in, restoring prairie to their own properties, from city yards up to 100 acres or more around rural homes and farms. In some cases they've re-created prairie where it never was before — on land that was originally forest or wetlands before settlers plowed it for crops.
Federal, state, and local programs offer financial and technical assistance, particularly for larger private projects on agricultural land, conservation groups also offer some help, and an industry of consultants, contractors, and native-plant nurseries has arisen for landowners who can't do it all themselves.
Bigger prairies obviously offer more wildlife habitat, and connected ones allow species to spread over larger territories, preventing gene-pool stagnation, say experts. But even small patches or yards count as pocket refuges for native wildlife that may have few alternatives.
While prairie restoration may not be successful in all parts of the country, returning our lawns to native habitats that may have existed before development will inevitably be better for the local wildlife populations. Also, creating native habitats in our backyard will reduce the costs we spend on watering and fertilizing any nonnative species.
Read more at Yale Environment 360.
Prairie image via Shutterstock.


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The Internet is a powerful tool that is once again being
used as a propaganda machine by groups not happy with Israel's invasion of
Lebanon, and vice versa. A number of US government web sites have been
targeted by cracking groups. The latest victim has been NASA who was
attacked by a Chilean group of crackers. With the seriousness of the
situation in the Middle East escalating, security experts expect further
attacks to be made on Israeli and American computer servers.
So far, NASA, University of California, Berkeley, various government web sites
and Microsoft have been targeted. Unfortunately, the fifty
or so machines publically compromised last week are just the tip of the
iceberg. These systems are just peripheral to the amount of Israeli and
Arabic computers under attack, but both sides are doing their best to conceal
the extent of the attacks.
Hackers from both China and the US have occasionally sparred with one another
since early 2001. The initial cyberwar started after a US spy plane
collided with a Chinese fighter jet in April of 2001. Thousands of web
sites in China and the United States were subject to defacements and hacker
attacks for over a month -- and thus earned conflict the title of the first
major cyberwar.
The difference between the Sino-American Cyberwar of 2001 is that governments
from all sides are participating a bit more, and damages are considerably
higher as well. Lebanese newspapers report that the major
Hezbollah-backed TV and radio stations have been compromised, and that whoever
has retained control of these outlets is now broadcasting messages that
Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah is a liar. PCs compromised in Europe and Russia have been used to send anti-Semitic and anti-Arabic hate mail. Israeli-based denial of service attacks against Hamas and Hezbollah websites have effectively crippled portions of the internet infrastructure on both sides of the conflict.
Digital warfare is certainly a component of modern warfare today: electronics
espionage and jamming are almost as old as electronics themselves. This
new facet of digital sabotage is another story altogether, with digital
warriors partaking from the comfort of their own cable modem virtually
side-by-side with government intelligence agencies hacking and counter-hacking
the same targets.

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Coming off breakout seasons, C.J. Wilson and Colby Lewis are firmly entrenched as starters for the Rangers.
Switching from the bullpen to the starting rotation, Wilson was 15-5 with a 3.38 ERA and allowed just 7.1 hits and .441 home runs per nine innings, third and second in the American League, respectively. Lewis was 12-13 with a 3.72 ERA.
Both easily reached career highs in innings pitched, Wilson with 204 innings and Lewis with 201 innings.
"My arm feels nice and loose already," Lewis told the Sacramento Bee . "It doesn't feel at all like 'dead arm;' I don't really believe in that anyway. I feel great. I don't feel like there will be any repercussions of throwing that many innings."
Said Wilson: "My body's great. I got MRIs and stuff to make sure. My body is actually cleaner than it was last year and two years ago.
"I still feel like there's a lot of room to improve. My main focus is to continue to look at the goals I had set, see where I feel short and why I fell short, and to bridge those gaps."
Raburn hopes every ball flies his way: Ryan Raburn believes he has what it takes to become a great outfielder and plays with a "hit it to me" attitude.
"When I'm out there waiting for the ball to be thrown," Raburn told the Detroit News, "I definitely want it to be hit to me. Anytime you start saying I don't want the ball hit to me, that's when it will be, and you're going to screw up.
"You always have to be ready for everything. You always want the ball hit to you."
Ray could bring new look as closer: Closer David Aardsma isn't expected to be ready at the beginning of the season following hip surgery, but the Mariners have veteran Chris Ray to potentially fill that role temporarily.
Ray saved 49 games for the Orioles from 2006-07. Following Tommy John surgery, he has changed his approach, mixing a two-seamer into his arsenal.
"I've had to learn to pitch a little bit more," Ray told the Seattle Times. "When you struggle like I did in 2009 when I came back, it's not the same as when you're first starting out and trying to blow everyone away with your stuff. You have to show them something different."
"Last year, I broke more bats throwing inside to right-handed hitters with my two-seamer than I have at any other time in my career."
Arencebia gets offseason boost from Bautista: Major League home run champion Jose Bautista took the time to help J.P. Arencibia when he wasn't bashing the long ball last season, and the Jays' catching prospect went on to lead the Minor Leagues with 32 home runs for Las Vegas.
"Last year, Jose was a big part of my success," Arencibia, who was the Pacific Coast League MVP, told the Toronto Sun. "We would talk a about hitting and what I needed to do to get better. He helped me out an awful lot."
Arencibia is expected to be the starting catcher for the Blue Jays, and he has been working out with Bautista during the offseason.
"It's a good match because we're both very alike in the gym and the way we go about our work," Arencibia said. "We've developed a really close relationship. We both really push each other.
"Jose's one of the hardest workers here, and he has a true passion to be the best at what he does. He doesn't ever do anything for show."
Granderson to enjoy normalcy of Spring Training: With one season in New York under his belt, Curtis Granderson is feeling a lot more comfortable as the Yankees get ready for the start of Spring Training.
"I know the guys more, I know the facility more, the coaching staff more," Granderson told the New York Daily News. "This year will be very similar in mentality to every other Spring Training except for last year. I'm excited about that. Everything is just normal again."
Santana shows progress by playing catch: When Johan Santana will take the mound for the Mets this season is still unknown. However, the left-hander is now playing catch, a good first step toward a return this season.
"He's thrown a baseball three times now," Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen told the New York Post. "We'll find out how he is and put together a program."
Pitching coach part of enticement for Harang: Playing close to home in a big ballpark with a former pitcher as his new manager, Aaron Harang may be poised for a bounce-back season with the Padres.
"Aaron's in a good frame of mind," Padres manager Bud Black told the San Diego Union-Tribune. "I think this is a classic case where a change of scenery is going to be very good for the player."
Harang said the main reason he signed with San Diego is to work with pitching coach Darren Balsley.
"Getting to pitch under somebody who understands exactly what I've been through and trying to get me back on that old page and move forward?" Harang said. "Yeah, that played a big part."
Jenks living a dream by playing for Red Sox: Hard-throwing Bobby Jenks isn't looking back as he moves from the White Sox bullpen to the Red Sox bullpen this season.
"This is a place that I've wanted to play in for a while," Jenks told the Boston Herald. "Once the opportunity came up here, I jumped right on it. It wasn't a matter of the money or years. That had nothing to do with the decision to come here. I wanted to play baseball for the Red Sox. I got that opportunity and I jumped on it."
Burriss glad to be part of Fan Fest: Some of the Giants particularly enjoyed the club's Fan Fest this winter.
"This was the first time everyone was able to talk about what they went through, winning the World Series," Emmanuel Burriss told the San Francisco Chronicle. "After the season, everybody went home. Now, guys are starting to relive it."
Weaver says arbitration hearing not 'like sitting in math class': The Angels and Jered Weaver went to arbitration to establish his 2011 contract.
"It was kind of fun," Weaver told the Los Angeles Times of the hearing. "It wasn't like sitting in math class where I wasn't paying attention. It was interesting. You wish you didn't have to do it, but this game has become very business-oriented."
"It wasn't too harsh," Weaver said. "I have pretty thick skin, so nothing they said really bothered me that much. This decision won't have any effect on me pitching my butt off for the Angels."
Laird preparing to be ready when called: Gerald Laird knows he won't be getting 100 starts behind the plate for the Cardinals.
"When you've got a guy like Yadier [Molina], who likes to play and is definitely a great player, I know he's going to do the bulk of the catching," Laird told MLB.com. "But I'm just here to do what I can, and try to get the trust of the coaching staff to where, when I play, they know they're getting a quality guy."
Tillman plans to make an impression: Chris Tillman is as prepared as possible to win a job with the Orioles.
"I think I'm very prepared for Spring Training," Tillman told the Baltimore Sun. "I put myself in a good spot in the offseason to get ready for Spring Training and the rest of the season. You walk in here, see a bunch of new faces, see the names on the [locker] tags. It's an exciting time."
Coke making move from reliever to starter: As he transitions from reliever to starter, Phil Coke understands the importance of pitching deep into games and keeping the bullpen fresh.
"I know what that feels like on both ends," Coke told MLB.com. "I feel like it's absolutely my job to go out there and eat up as many innings as possible. That way, we have our three beasts in the back of the bullpen come out there and handle business like it's nothing.
"The last thing I want to do is put these guys in a position where they have to clean up a mess that I made, when I know that I'm better than that. I take that personally because I failed them. I failed the team because I didn't handle my business."
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Discussion in 'Fan Art' started by celebritymorph, Nov 14, 2008.
Click to see morphing video....if you dare.
ooooooooh my god... That's stuff of nightmares!
He does kinda look like some duplicitous bad guy / murderer / mastermind from a lame 70s film... must be the impression of a cold smile I'm getting from it.
So yes, creepy. And weird.
EDIT: Wait, it's Doctor Smith from the original LiS! So I was right - creepy, sneeky old man.
Most fascinating! A visual fusion of my favorite Trek captains and a tribute to my user name.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. It is awesome though, that has to be said
Shave his head and he's almost Shinzon ...
He looks like the science officer guy from Forbidden Planet (can't remember his name)
Must be from the same transporter accident that created Tuvix!
Reminds me of that ep. where either Beverly or Wesley is having those flashbacks of Picard bringing the dead body of Wesley's father home and Picard has hair.
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Thread: Wet or Dry, that is the question
Wet or Dry, that is the question
Okay, so in an attempt to extend my season I am looking at getting a new wetsuit or drysuit. I am noticing that there is a pretty big jump in pricing from one vs the other.
I winterize my boat usually in November and get it out in March / April time frame. I have zero desire to ski in the true winter months just because I don't feel like re-winterizing after ever day on the lake. I live in Atlanta and believe the water gets in the mid 40's at the coldest part of the year. I think its in the 50's now so I am looking for something that works well for 50 degree water and up.
For those of you that have tried both what would you recommend? Does the dry suite really keep all the water out and keep you really warm. I also noticed that the dry suits are kind of bulky, would that work with a life jacket on?
One final thought, what about your feet. I assume you have to go without anything on your feet when wakeboarding just because of the bindings but for surfing do you wear boots as well.
Anything else I'm forgetting about would be good too.
I have used my wetsuit down to 50 degree water and it was more then fine. I think if you want to stay dry then a drysuit is best, or if you plan to be in water lower then 50.Malo <--- Means--Evil or Mean One. This explains a lot.
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I have dry suits and they do extend my wakeboarding. It keeps most of the water out. If you crash hard you will get water in. Most of the time I only have a little water on the top of my shirt but other then that keep nice and dry. The problem I have with a wet suit is it has to fill with the cold water then your body heat will warm the water so you get to have nice 50* water on your body until it gets heated by you. Now if you have a hot water shower you can fill the suit with nice hot water before you jump in.
For the life jacket question yes they work just fine with a dry suit on. When you jump in the water with a dry suit on you will double your size since the cold water will expand the air in the dry suit. All you have to do is when your head is above the water line just grab your neck seal and let some air out.
Best thing about the dry suit is only your hair, hands and feet get wet so you get back in the boat and do not need to warm up as much.2008 Outback V - Sold but never forgotten.
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Re: Wet or Dry, that is the question
My son rides year round here. Loves the dry suit. He wears a pair of sweatpants and sweatshirt under it. This one is from Wileys Ski and from what I understand functions just as the Oneill. He wears 5mm neoprene booties with it but doesnt like to wear gloves or a hood. The water in this pic is 43º.
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I just don't think the water is cold enough to need a dry suit, plus i only need it a couple times a year while the water is less then 60. Once its 60 I'm trunking it.Malo <--- Means--Evil or Mean One. This explains a lot.
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Dry suits are the ultimate for warmth but you also have to consider cost. I think it makes sense for folks that will spend months with 45 degree water. I ski for about a month early and late season in 45-50 degree waters and find a wetsuit to be fine. The worst parts are your feet, hands and forehead which would all be exposed in a drysuit without other exposure protection. For the relatively cheap cost of a wetsuit, I'd recommend starting there. If you find that you push the season further or really need more, then buy the drysuit.
And definitely take it off at least to your waist when out of the water. Your brain will be convinced that the rubber suit is warmer than bare skin but don't listen. A wet suit sucks heat away in the breeze.2007 Mobius LSV
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Something you may want to consider is a different type of dry suit. I have whats classed as a hybrid in that it fits similar to a wetsuit and i wear a life jacket on the outside. Its not quite as snug as a wetsuit that i still wear shorts and a tee shirt and as for water entering barring a crash i stay virtually bone dry. Most drysuits are the bag type which a lot of people will wear a lifejacket inside.
You may want to look at some temp charts to help decide what you really want or need as there are some really good wetsuits that are rated for nearly the same water temps as they let very little water in . Similar to drysuits for usability but a little cheaper. Wetsuits usually are a little to a lot more flexable and sometimes a proper fitting apropriate thickness wetsuit is all you need. I wear mine to ski and surf mostly and as for booties and gloves and hoods i have all of the above and i usually decide what if all are apropriate depending on weather, water and sport. Waterskiing does not allow for booties and a hood constricts my view etc so i usually just have drysuit and gloves. Get in /get out but surfing can be for a lot longer timespan so dress accordingly.
We have much shorter season up here so this is what you need to do to get out from ice melt to just before freeze, and this has allowed me to make the most of our season and my boat.
BTW my suit came from overtons if you are interested in what i have.07 Outback DD
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I have both wetsuit and drysuit. I no longer bother with the wetsuit myself, but I do bring it because a friend sometimes likes to use it as a windbreak when temperatures are marginal.
Drysuits are much easier to get on and off once you learn the secret: use a little wakeboard binding slime on the outside of your hands and any tight points on your feet (bottom of heel and top of ankle). This will make it MUCH easier to get the wrist and ankle cuffs over your hands and feet.
The neck cuffs are usually graduated with concentric circles so that you can cut it to fit your neck. Allow for a little stretching over time.
Use silicon lubricant on the zipper once in a while. This will ensure that it slides and seals well.
The only non-trivial leakage that anyone has had with my drysuit is that one guy had about a four day growth of beard and the cuff didn't seal well around his neck. So, no neck beards are out during drysuit season.
You can use conventional gloves or get neoprene gloves to help keep hands warm. If you plan to do enough cold wakeboarding to justify either a wetsuit or drysuit, you should consider making your next set of bindings the closed-toe type. These are warmer. Since there is less leeway for fit, any sharing with others that you might have done previously will probably end. There will be "your" bindings, and the "mooch" bindings for others.
The main objection that people have to wearing a drysuit is that it appears too hard to get on and off. As I explained above, lube is a good remedy such that it's really easier than a wetsuit. The next most common complaint is that it feels odd and possibly a bit of a bother for twisting your body around when riding. I can't say much other than it's something to adapt. I'm sure that this varies a lot by individual taste and personal fit of the suit.2005 XLV, upgraded ballast, Comptech swivel wakeboard and hydrofoil racks, Monster cargo bimini


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'Be A Dear And Donate A Brassiere' Event At Garden Of Life Massage & Yoga Center Still Accepting Donations Through Tomorrow, November 10
November 9, 2012 at 3:54 PM
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WANTAGE, NJ - For Dawn Gomez, owner of the Garden of Life Massage & Yoga Center in Wantage, breast cancer is something that affected her personally, because of many she knew who had it.
"Mom has had breast cancer," said Gomez, referring to her mother, Laura, who was also in the store the day The Alternative Press stopped by. "I have many clients, and friends, who were also impacted."
In honor of those dear to her who have battled breast cancer, and October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gomez kicked off her second annual "Be A Dear, Donate A Brassiere," collection of new, and very gently used brassieres, to donate to those in need, who may be unable to afford to purchase a brand new brassiere. Her final day to receive the brassieres is tomorrow, November 10.
Gomez was inspired to hold the event after her friend, Michelle Van Allen, held a yearly "girlfriend party," where attendees brought along bras to benefit the "Be a Dear and Donate A Brassiere" cause, which was started in California. Van Allen's party yielded 70 bras alone, and, with donations to Gomez's store, 700 brassieres were collected in total. From there, Gomez donated them to agencies in Essex County.
"We're trying to keep as many as we can locally," Gomez said.
She has reached out to area non-profit groups such as Project Self-Sufficiency, The United Way, and DASI.
"There's a lot of people who have definitely responded to it," Gomez remarked, as she showed The Alternative Press an array of at least a couple hundred brassieres, in a variety of sizes, colors, materials, and styles.
Some of the bras, which have come in, Gomez said, are also prosthetic bras, to accommodate women who have endured single or double mastectomies.
Gomez said the drive for brassieres allows donors the opportunity to clear out their drawers of bras which may no longer fit them correctly, since it is recommended women get refitted at least once to twice annually. It will also keep the brassieres out of the landfill, where they may have been normally discarded.
"As a massage therapist, I know it affects a person's body when a bra is not fitting correctly," Gomez added.
The donations will serve a greater purpose.
"There is a need for them for women in shelters who are homeless, and experiencing serious life changes," said Gomez.
Gomez said some of these women, for example, are going to job interviews, and require the proper undergarments for their interview outfits, while meeting prospective employers.
Gomez has invited the recipients to her center for a no-cost yoga, or Pilates beginner class, or, a meditation class. While there, the women can pick out their brassiere of choice following the class. The offer for the free class is extended to the recipients through November 15.
Click here Garden of Life Massage & Yoga Center's website, and a complete listing of classes offered. Click here for the organization, Be a Dear and Donate a Brassiere on Facebook.


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Latest Claims News
"Restitution in Austria today"
AJR members particpated at an event at the residence of the Austrian Ambassador on Monday 4 April where a panel of speakers addressed an audience on the subject of "Restitution in Austria today".
The panellists talked about Austria's efforts in recent years to return real estate and cultural objects looted in the Holocaust and to pay compensation for personal suffering and losses.
The panellists included, Anne Webber, co-Chair of the Commission on Looted Art in Europe; Christoph Bazil from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture; Georg Graf of the University of Salzburg; and Michael Newman, Director of the Association of Jewish Refugees.
The event was hosted by His Excellency Dr Emil Brix, the Austrian Ambassador, at the Ambassador's Residence in Belgrave Square.


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Child Care Market Rate Survey Practices and Policies of States, Territories, and Tribes, 2005-2006 (ICPSR 21402)
Principal Investigator(s): Grobe, Deana, Oregon State University; Pratt, Clara C., Oregon State University; Weber, Roberta B., Oregon State University
The primary objective of this study was to describe current market rate survey methods, practices, and policies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, five territories, and the 28 Native American tribes that conduct their own market rate survey. A market rate survey is a tool to collect up-to-date information on what facilities, within given geographic areas, charge parents for various types of child care. A second objective was to identify the validity issues that emerge from this comparison of current market rate survey practices.
Variables are organized under six specific functions representing the market rate survey process. These were: (1) administration/organization of the market rate survey, (2) facility population and sample, (3) data collection, (4) data analysis, (5) dissemination of the results, and (6) rate setting policy.
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Grobe, Deana, Clara C. Pratt, and Roberta B. Weber. Child Care Market Rate Survey Practices and Policies of States, Territories, and Tribes, 2005-2006. ICPSR21402-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-02-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21402.v2
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Subject Terms: after school programs, child care, Child Care and Development Fund, Market rate surveys
Geographic Coverage: American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin Islands of the United States
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Cascade Volcanoes > Mount Adams > South Spur > Climber's Log
South Spur Climber's Log
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|Josh Lewis
|I got ripped off
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008
|On the glissade down, nothing but terrible ice. Then when I finally did, it ripped my pants. Well at least I had fun.
|Posted Jan 13, 2011 10:40 pm
|Mike Lewis
Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2008
|Didn't make it but I will be back! Broken middle finger and no crampons with icy condtions turned me around at False Summit. I have yet to be rewarded with that "best glissade in the nation". I look forward to it!
|Posted Nov 16, 2010 3:14 am
|Loved this Mountain
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2009
|Adams is amazing and beautiful. My partner didn't make it past base camp but that didn't stop me from soloing the upper mountain. Got up there before sunrise though. Made for chilly weather and bad pictures. Lesson learned.
|Posted Sep 14, 2010 1:17 am
|Good 1st Cascade Volcano
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2010
|This was my first Cascade volcano climb. I would highly suggest the South Spur route to those who are interested in climbing one of these peaks but would like to start out gradually before trying Mt Rainier or others. We were very lucky with the weather - I was expecting more cold and wind, but it was a pleasant surprise. We (a party of 3) camped at 9200' at Lunch Counter - just at the base of the main snowfield. I highly recommend doing that. I read some reports where people criticized lugging gear up the mountain when it is unnecessary. I am very happy that we did. The experience of sleeping high on the mountain is quite a thrill for those who don't do it often. Plus, it puts you ahead in front of the crowds. We started the climb up the main snowfield at 2:45AM, and we were the first to do so. A group of three others followed us, and two of them passed us by the time we arrived at the summit at 6:15AM. An early start was definitely key to avoiding the masses. On the glissade back down to Lunch Counter, there were LOTS of people coming up. Start early and don't be in a hurry!
A note about gear... I was torn between hiking and mountaineering boots. Since the weather was so warm (35F was the low at Lunch Counter), I opted for my hikers - Asolo Fugitive GTX in combination with Black Diamond Contact Strap crampons. I know, the Fugitives are B0 rated and don't have a full shank, but they worked comfortably and efficiently. If the weather was more serious or the route less defined, a mountaineering boot would be required. The BD Contact Straps bit into the crusty snowpack during the moonlit ascent. For glissading, bring a pair of slick nylon shorts - go to the thrift store before hand. I thought the ice axe was necessary for glissading down the main snowfield. I had to self-arrest several times because the speed was getting a little too fast. I think it would be difficult to do that with trekking poles only.
For those needing to rent gear, Next Adventures in Portland has ice axes, helmets, crampons, boots, etc. Portland State University rents those plus mountaineering tents (we took a Mountain Hardware Trango 3 - overkill with the weather we had, but nice and roomy!). I was very happy with Next Adventures and PSU! Per posting guidelines, I am in no way affiliated with either - I'm just satisfied with my experience and want to pass that on to others who might be in need of some rental gear.
|Posted Aug 5, 2010 10:47 am
|perfect conditions
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2010
|Camped at ~8600' the night before. Left camp at 5:15 and ascended in great conditions. Perfect weather all day. Beautiful summit!
|Posted Jul 27, 2010 11:14 pm
|Great weather, great mountain!
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2010
|The weather was good, but the day was long. FZTE and I arrived at the trailhead very late in the evening and we each only got a solid 1h30m of sleep. This made the route more of a grind than it needed to be, but we made it. I was one of the first climbers to reach the summit that day, and FZTE still made the summit despite a lingering stomach ailment that nearly ended his ascent. The glissades down from Pikers Peak were awesome! This was my 24th WA CoHP completed.
|Posted Jul 22, 2010 10:32 am
|boy scout trip
|sweet climb 2nd of the cascade volcanoes this is the one that got me hooked on climbing
|Posted Jan 20, 2010 2:13 am
|Triple Crown
Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2009
|Bagged right after St. Helens, 9 mile approach and bands of dirt and snow made it all hell. Beautiful summit day and made great friends.
|Posted Dec 26, 2009 12:33 pm
|2 day hike
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2009
|Did this in two days. camped a lunch counter, then went to the top the next day.
|Posted Jul 26, 2009 12:42 am
Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2009
|Very fun and rewarding route to the lunch counter.
|Posted Jul 22, 2009 1:41 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
|Glissade on ice resulted in the most painful injury of my climbing career.
|Posted Jun 25, 2009 2:10 am
|South Spur
Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2008
|Most of glissade routes were gone but the mountain was still a lot of fun. See trip report.
|Posted Sep 11, 2008 1:45 pm
|Perfect Weather
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008
|Started at 5:15 AM and summited 10 hrs later. I was with a group of 11 first time climbers and was able to teach them the basics of ice ax and crampon use. It was a great place for learning with great snow conditions. There was about a foot of new snow above Pikers peak and the summit was covered in rime ice. Arrived back at the car at 8:30 PM. It was a great day.
|Posted Aug 25, 2008 12:32 am
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|Nice solo hike
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2004
|Left Cold Springs Campground at 5:15 a.m.. Made the Lunch Counter by 9:30 a.m. Felt a little tired, so I rested for 30 minutes, melted some bug-infested snow and ate some peanut butter and crackers. Launched up the South Spur and realized there was no need for crampons and ice-axe. I was getting good snow purchase as it was softening. Dropped pack at Piker's Peak and made the summit by noon. Only one on the summit at the time. Felt Great!! Tremendous glissading adventure down the Spur. Got some good wilderness navigation practice on the way back down to Trail #183.
|Posted May 21, 2008 7:26 pm
|Summited in 1982!
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 1982
|Wasn't hot. No walled rock shelters anywhere, just camped
in the snow at Timberline. Why would anybody want to pack
overnite gear up to the Lunch Counter? Please allow three
days if at all possible. Bring goggles in case the winds
come up. The weather can change in an instant. (If you
go in early season, you can glissade halfway down the mountain.)
|Posted Dec 12, 2007 6:12 pm
|11.5 hours round trip
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2007
|It was extremely hot today. I brought just under two gallons of water and nearly drank it all. I don't know why anyone would want to lug up all the overnight gear for this non-technical route unless they just enjoy overnight trips. Early starts are key.
|Posted Jul 6, 2007 2:43 am
|Perfect Day
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007
|A cloudless day with almost no wind. This will be one I will be remembering for a long time.
|Posted Jul 3, 2007 12:55 am
|1st time!
|A great experience on Mount Adams for the first time!
|Posted Mar 26, 2007 3:28 am
|A favorite place!
|A very enjoyable trip. Memorable for the great family I was with!
|Posted Mar 26, 2007 3:27 am
|Best glissading in the Cascades :)
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Anything from Yoko Kanno goes on my list
kajiura yuki is also one of my favs when it comes to soundtracks
top favourites of mine would include Mai HiME soundtrack 1, Black Cat soundtrack, Kekkaishi soundtrack
Michiru Oshima who did FMA and who now did Xam'd Lost Memories is also one of my favourites
I have so many favourites I wouldn't know which to pick if it had to be one.. but if I had to then it would probably be the first Mai HiME soundtrack, I've listened to that one far too many times
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Last year went to Macross ... this year going by OP/ED Kemono no Souja Erin ~ Beast Player ~ looks like the most likely candidate
|2009-02-06, 02:26
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but I have to say Kanno's "Macross Plus" soundtrack is a masterpiece. I bought it in 1996 and I regularly listen to the whole thing almost twice a month. I can hum all the songs in my head right now.
And it never gets old or boring.
|2009-02-06, 06:35
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My favourite soundracks from anime are the ones for;
Death Note
Gun X Sword
Azumanga Daioh
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
Fullmetal Alchemist
I liked the Azumanga Daioh one because it was so unique and clever, the way they used sounds such as hitting kettles, to make it suit the atmosphere of the anime.
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Best 2007 soundtrack nomination and voting threads:
I thought about running a 2008 poll but was waiting to see whether musical scores were going to be a category in Kyomi's Choice Awards poll. I'm a little busy at the moment to do this again, but you're all welcome to pick up the torch.
I didn't find many of the scores I heard in 2008 all that memorable. The mix of quiet piano sequences and epic-scaled orchestral pieces in Shion no Ou was one of the best.
Of the ones I nominated in 2007, I still listen to the OST for Dennou Coil on a regular basis, and the ones for Bartender and Oh! Edo Rocket as well. "Guns 'n Roses," the OP from Baccano! is now my cell ringtone.
|2009-02-08, 03:33
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Baccano!'s OP still remains one of my favorites but I wish I could say the same about its music. The jazz was appropriate within the context of the series but without it, it sounds so bland.
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At one point, in the Rocket thread I believe, I wondered if the big-band influences had roots in the postwar American occupation. Some tracks sound like they could have been written by the Dorsey brothers.
One of the things that's so striking to me about the best anime scores is their use of percussion, a feature of both the Rocket and the Dennou Coil scores. It gives the music a distinctly Asian feeling.
Let me just pimp the score for Dennou Coil one more time. It's truly an extraordinary piece of work for a television sound track. I particularly enjoy the wide range of instrumentation and moods throughout.
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Also a while back I made a thread about what people thought to be the best OST of last year, no poll or anything though
But I must agree OST wise this year has been very low and sucky even lol
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Fullmetal Alchemist op3+4, ed1+2
Bleach op2+3,too many endings to list
Toradora op2 and both endings, they're stuck in my head all day.
Jigoku shoujo futakomori: during the start of an episode,during the hell scene, both ops, there are generally many well-blended melodies in this one.
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I've never hated anyone as much as I hate Matt "company man" Devlin. He's terrible and I sometimes wonder how much he actually knows about basketball. Leo is a close second.
If I were one of these billionaire fan owners I'd pay hubie brown whatever he wanted to do Raps games.
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A couple of weeks ago I was asked if I would care to host and moderate a "Shop Talk" session at Design West 2013, but there was one small problem...
A couple of weeks ago I was asked if I would care to host and moderate a "Shop Talk" session at the forthcoming Design West 2013 Conference and Exhibition.
These "Shop Talk" sessions are open to all attendees, and they provide a great forum for everyone to chat and share ideas. The title of the session in question is The Internet of Things: Boon or Bane of Society? As the official blurb states:
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe nearly ubiquitous connectivity of distributed sensor networks and intelligent agents. Today's society is just beginning to see the deployment of these devices. But, why are we looking for such connectivity and what will it mean in our everyday lives? Will the IoT make life easier or will it usher in the creation of Big Brother or Skynet?
Now, this is a topic that is close to my heart, not the least that like so many things I can happily argue both sides of the fence. There was just one snag
This session commences at 7:00am, which is a tad on the early side when you have a full day of "conferencing furiously" looming ahead of you. The person asking me to host the session did say (overly cheerfully, I thought) "Coffee will be served!"
Well, coffee is all well and good and I certainly wouldnt think of starting the day without it but dragging me out of my warm and snuggly bed requires something more than coffee something like bacon, perhaps?
So I raised this idea, and I was told that it may just be possible, but I was also informed that no one was going to make any promises, so I should keep my fingers crossed and they would see what they could do.
Of course I know as well as anyone that "it's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease," so I kept on slipping the topic of bacon into every Design West-related email that passed through my hands. At some stage I saw a copy of an email as it flitted between those who don the undergarments of authority and stride the corridors of power. One line in particular caught my eye this little beauty read as follows:
Re the Internet of Things Shop Talk Max is on the bacon train and its not slowing down is there any chance we can provide bacon at his shop talk?
"Be still, my beating heart," I thought, "dare we venture to hope...?"
And then I received an email from one of the show's organizers saying "If its the last thing I do, I will get you bacon for the attendees of your shop talk!"
Well, just a few seconds ago as I pen these words, I received I message that brought a little tear to my eye and re-established my trust in the world. This message which I plan on having framed for my office says: "I have bacon CONFIRMED for your shop talk on Tuesday!"
Oh happy, happy day. What a wonderful world it is that has bacon on the menu. Now, since I have gone to all this trouble, if you are planning on attending Design West (and don;t forget that Your FREE Expo Pass is waiting for you!) I hope it's not asking too much to request your presence at my shop talk session where we will guzzle hot coffee, munch on delectable bacon, and regale each other with our thoughts and musings on the forthcoming Internet of Things.
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Ryan Payton: Japanese devs feeling heat from the West
Ryan Payton, formerly of Kojima Productions, now unemployed in Seattle, thinks the sun is setting on high-end game development in The Land Of The Rising Sun. "The Japanese public seems to be disinterested in next-gen and high definition gaming," he told Kotaku. "There is a stigma still attached to western technology there." "There have been […]
Ryan Payton quits Kojima Productions for family reasons
According to this Kotaku post, Metal Gear assistant producer Ryan Payton has quit Kojima Productions, citing family reasons. "Back when I joined Kojima Productions in 2005, I hit the ground running and didn't stop until we shipped Metal Gear Solid 4," he said. "Then, for the first time in three years, I wasn't working on […]
Kojima concedes he may stay with Metal Gear for fifth game
Speaking to Kikizo at E3, Konami creative legend Hideo Kojima admitted that he may well end up producing a fifth Metal Gear game. Never saw that coming. "When we look ten years into the future, maybe yes, I may well end up spending more time on the Metal Gear series," he said. "I always intend […]
Fission success: MGS4 nearing four million shipped mark
We all expected Snake's final adventure to be a smash hit, but now we have numbers, kinda. According to PSU, by way of a Konami sales report, Metal Gear Solid 4 has shipped 3.94 million units worldwide. However, don't confuse "shipped" with "sold." PSU did note that "about one out of every four or five […]
Kojima to make Games Convention return in 2008
According to this NintendoEverything piece, Metal Gear dev star Hideo Kojima will return to Germany for Games Convention this year, after demoing MGS4 to press at the event in 2007. Other stuff the publisher's looking to air: Games PES 2009 Silent Hill Homecoming (PS3, Xbox 360) Castlevania Judgement (Wii) Dancing Stage Rock Revolution Lost in […]
Kojima on MGS4 dev: Sony gave us a lot of advantage with pre-release PS3 hardware
Speaking to the BBC, Hideo Kojima has spoken about how Metal Gear 4's life started as a consultation with Sony on the birth of PlayStation 3 itself. "We started to work on Metal Gear Solid 4 four years ago, after finishing work on Metal Gear Solid 3," he said. "At that time we really didn't […]
June NPD: MGS4 takes comfortable lead as US bestseller
Surprisingly no one, NPD data for JUne has shown that Metal Gear Solid 4 was by far the bestselling game in the US last month, but a shock comes with Guitar Hero On Tour at number two with over 400,000 units sold. There's no accounting for taste. Figures below. PS3 METAL GEAR SOLID 4 774.6K […]
Japanese software figures - week ending July 13
Last weeks chart here. Another week Nintendo can be proud of. Altus's Persona 4 goes straight in at the top for PS2. No Metal Gear Solid in sight. Full list below: [PS2] Persona 4 (Atlus) – 193,000 [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 30,000 / 2,353,000 [NDS] Densetsu no Starfi Taketsu (Nintendo) – 29,000 [WII] Mario […]
MGS4 on 360: "It's inevitable," says highly-placed source
Following last night's shock news that Final Fantasy XIII will release on Xbox 360, VG247 has been told be a very senior UK industry source that an 360 version of Metal Gear Solid 4 is "inevitable". "There's only MGS left now: for a few months at least," said the mole. "It's inevitable. Konami knows how […]
Japanese software figures: Nintendomination again
The Japanese software charts, courtesy of NeoGAF, are almost completely dominated by Nintendo yet again this week. See for yourselves: [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) – 47,000 / 167,000 [PS3] Initial D Extreme Stage (Sega) – 43,000 [NDS] Derby Stallion DS (Enterbrain) – 38,000 / 186,000 [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 31,000 / 2,323,000 […]
MGS4 tops Spanish and German software charts
Metal Gear Solid: Guns of the Patriots has taken pole in the Spanish and German software charts for week ending June 22, GI reports. According to figures from Media-Control GfK International, Square-Enix's Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core is straight in at number three in both territories. The full chart listings for both countries are through […]
Ridiculous no-kill MGS4 completion movie posted
After the link. This 152-minute video shows someone earning the Big Boss Emblem in Metal Gear Solid 4, which involves beating the game on the highest difficulty with no deaths, no alerts, no kills, no recovery items, no stealth suit and no special items in under 5 hours. Needless to say, watching this will ruin […]
MGS4: 3 million copies "shipped"
IGN's reporting that MGS4 has shipped a total of 3 million units worldwide. We already know the game has sold 1 million in Europe in its first week, and that it shifted around 500,000 units in Japan in its first seven days on sale. The figure was revealed at the Sony PlayStation Business Review in […]
Metro gives Metal Gear Solid 4 a 3/5
Free London newspaper the Metro has reviewed Metal Gear Solid 4 with a 3/5 (equivalent to a 6/10), Videogamer.com reports. The paper hilariously insulted all Kojima fans by saying the plot was "utterly overblown" and that it "somehow manages to be both rubbish and exceptional at the same time". The review jumped at the gameplay […]
MGS4 is second-highest scoring console exclusive this gen
As Metacritic shows, Metal Gear Solid 4 is now the seconf-highest scoring console exclusive this generation, next only to Mario Galaxy. MGS4 has an average score of 95 percent, while the vaunted Wii platformer managed 97 percent. Thanks, N4G.
Payton: MGS4 pre-launch was "a blur"
Speaking to 1UP, MGS4 associate producer Ryan Payton has admitted that running up to the game's launch was more than a little taxing. "It's all kind of a blur," he said. "I tell people who visited us at the Nasu Boot Camp event back in March that I don't really remember much about it because […]
UK charts: Metal Gear goes top
Metal Gear Solid 4's gone top of the UK chart, becoming the second fastest selling PS3 game in Britain yet, second only to GTA IV. Last week's charts here. List is for the week ending June 14. Metal Gear Solid 4 – Konami LEGO Indiana Jones – LucasArts Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar Mario […]
What Metal Gear is: "The joy, the smiling faces of people who accomplished the impossible"
We love you Hideo. Speaking to Der Spiegel – translated here by GamingInGermany, Kojima has summed up the past 21 years of Metal Gear as only he could: by making very little sense. "Things you consider as impossible – around the world and in the game itself – are still possible," he said. "In regards […]
MGS IV will shift more PS3s than GTA IV, says analyst
Gamesradar is reporting that EEDAR's Jesse Divnich reckons MGS IV will drive PS3 hardware sales harder than GTA IV. "Sony's PlayStation 3 can claim a relative small victory as its hardware unit sales were up 150% over last year; additionally, they managed to outpace their closest rival, Microsoft's Xbox 360," said Divnich. "This will likely […]
Songs from your HDD on your MGS4 iPod after FW 2.4?
According to this eu.playstation.com thread, the MGS4 in-game podcast says that you can play music stored on your HDD on your iPod – although this isn't currently possible in the game. Perhaps after Firmware 2.4 is released this feature will become enabled, otherwise it appears someone way have got their wires crossed. The Firmware update […]
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This week, mischievous Mercury (the sign of communication) goes retrograde in Aries through April 23rd.
If you act like a know-it-all at this time, your words will get misconstrued as outright arrogance, so try to keep yourself extra humble the next couple of weeks.
Especially this weekend, when war-craving Mars also moves into Aries. All signs should keep their head low, their facts right, and don't do anything scandalous that could fire up your haters.
It's not all bad. When Mercury slows down, it gives you a breather to actually start focusing on details and not just move at a frenetic pace. Want to know more specifics? Go forth and read the details on your sun sign! If you know your rising sign, read that too.
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Hello, nurse! Five planets are engaging in some hardcore games on the Aries playground this week. Starting this weeking, Aries' ruling planet Mars joins the Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus on the Aries jungle gym.
We bet you can already feel the heat. Aries, you will have extra dynamic energy; You could sell ice to an Eskimo if only your mojo wasn't so hot it would melt it.
This all sounds fantastic and usually it would be the perfect time for you to go out on dates, speak in public, or get half a years worth of ideas cemented into the minds of those that matter. But remember–Mercury is in retrograde.
Even though you feel like rushing forward and skimming over the stuff you deem superficial, take a deep breath and make sure you do everything impeccably. If you have to sign a contract, make sure you know what it says. If you have turn in a report for work, make sure you read over the thing three more times than you normally would.
Be patient and detail-oriented with your new-found energy and great things are bound to happen in the next six months.
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Taurus (Apr 20-May 20)
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Ugh, Mercury retrograde is not only affecting your future and present, Taurus, it's also making you retrace your past steps. Because of Mercury retrograde, If you've done anything in your past without the utmost involvement, you might have to go back and clean up a mini-mess. I
n general, this will not be a stellar career week, but there are other aspects in your life that will make up for that. Or, distract you at least.
Taurus, there is no way to beat around the burning bush: you've gone through a tough time personally. But you've made a lot of steps towards personal healing and you almost have all the tools (and humble perspective) to start changing aspects of yourself or your life that haven't spoken to your true self and your personal integrity.
This is a great time to start therapy, reassess your spirituality, or start praying.
The new moon in Aries helps you move past your stubborn Taurian denial of your problems, finally surrender your subconscious ideals, and move forward with focused introspection.
PAGE 3 What's in store for Gemini?
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
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Gemini is ruled by Mercury, so you think that the normally chatty, social Gemini would be instructed to crawl into a cave until Mercury turns direct.
Actually, you might be fighting off all your old crushes and high school bullies as they pop up through the magic of social networking or even old school style–the phone.
Considering the highly potent energy of five influential planets in Aries, you might actually start a creative project with one of these old, friendly faces that you reunited with. Remember the adage that old friends are gold?
Well, you might be feeling this to an extreme as you feel a disconnect from some of your "newer" friends. You aren't indebted to anyone. Be polite and move on to more positive pastures.
The new moon in Aries might aid you in your endeavors to create relationships that will take you to fantastical places and not just being the coolest person in a small town. The wonders of the internet are that you can communicate to the entire world, so start thinking global.
PAGE 4 How're things going for Cancer?
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
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This Saturday, the ever-motivated Mars enters Aries in your tenth house of career with the Sun, Jupiter, Mercury, and Uranus. While your horoscopes has been basically screaming career for the last couple of months, with this stellar motion towards success you will be even more goal-oriented.
You'll want to go full force and push yourself to inhuman limits. Go ahead and do this, but make sure you focus on only a few tasks, otherwise you'll spread yourself way too thin and with Mercury in retrograde this will burn you out.
It's OK to be ambitious, but make sure you are being conscientious of how other people feel around you and that you are striving towards goals that benefit humanity–not just yourself. When you are at the height of your energy, you sometimes rub people the wrong way and this week, we want everyone to play on your team.
Especially someone from your past, like an old co-worker or boss.
Leo (July 23-Aug 22)
Get ready to show-off those quintessential Leo traits of compassion and diplomacy. Leo, you'll want to stay as flexible as possible and if you come at a situation with grace, the combo of your innate conscientiousness and the Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus in other fire-sign Aries are ruling your ninth house–your house of expansion and dreams–will help you achieve immense success.
The best way to move through this week (and through the rest of Mercury retrograde) is to focus on the big picture. Not what do you want at that moment, but what do you want in the next year? Two years? Ten years?
A consummate gambler, your Leo instinct is for instant gratification. Mercury in retrograde will help you practice patience and moderation, mostly because you won't be getting everything you want right away.
For a few rare weeks, you might actually have to try more than once to be good at something or to make sure something is taken care of, Leo.
PAGE 6 Are things looking up for Virgo?
Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)
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People always forget that Virgo is also ruled by Mercury. Virgo's are also fantastic communicators, but unlike the constantly moving Gemini, Virgos communicate in more subtle, profound ways.
The subdued nature of the Virgo might have had you craving more interpersonal connection in your life lately, Virgo, but unfortunately Mercury retrograde means that for the next few weeks, you will still have to hold your breath and proceed with caution.
Luckily, everyone else will slow down as well so you can pull back and really take a look at the inner workings of the people around you. Are their core values compatible with yours?
If you can find a connection with someone during Mercury retrograde, that person might be your next best friend or lover.
Just make sure you take it all in stride.
PAGE 7 Will Libra ride the wave of success?
Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22)
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If you want to grow and evolve as a person, Libra, you are going to have to stop being all about the party and more about honesty. Sometimes Libras have a hard time connecting with people on a deeper level with people, but they are always liked because Libra's are usually beautifully turned out and full of charming social grace.
However, deeper relationships can't operate on this level for too long. Aries in your relationship house is a grand reminder of this and when Mercury turns retrograde you will start pondering some of your mistakes from your past.
If people stop being amusing to you or trying to serve your ambitions, you tend to subconsciously turn on them, Libra. It's not that you are self-absorbed, you just aren't comfortable in emotional situations.
With Mercury in retrograde, you might begin to view yourself (and others) differently. Don't be surprised if you get a call from an ex-boyfriend or an old friend.
Here's the thing: Learn from your past mistakes and move on, but don't think you have to rekindle that relationship. Keep moving, but this time, remember that other people are only human. Just like you.
PAGE 8 Can Scorpio score high in love?
Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21)
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You can get a little obsessive-compulsive about your external environment this week, Scorpio, but honestly it's sort of refreshing from your usual bouts of highly internalized anxiety.
Just try to take a deep breath and find ways through your stress and anxiety. Get a massage, do yoga, or talk to a therapist.
There is a lot of positive movement in your career sector, but with your indescribable neurosis and anxiety this week, you'll have to find a way to deal with that stress–even though it is positive stress.
In order to counteract those highly charged feelings, go out of your way to do things that you would normally deem as "boring," but that are the opposite of what you feel. If you usually have an engagement every night of the week, lay low.
If you go running after work, go for a walk and do some meditation. If you eat meat, try going vegetarian for a little while. Anything to get you out of the frazzled Type A phase you are currently going through.
PAGE 9 Does life keep up it's party rock anthem for Sagittarians?
Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21)
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With Mercury turns retrograde in your sector of drama, fame, and public attention you should try to make a good impression–or keep your head low.
This might be impossible, because you are getting a lot of extra attention these days and the incredible independent Sagittarius is not usually comfortable with the spotlight. It's inevitable, but make sure it's for the right reasons, not because of your sometimes overly frank i.e. tactless nature.
Think of yourself as a product. You want to brand yourself the right way and make sure you are putting forth the right message to your audience. While everything is slowed down with Mercury in retrograde, you'll have time to really think about how you want to appear to the world.
An example of how this may manifest, is that an ex or an old friend might pop up and remind you of the person you once were. Was that person awful? Do you wish you could more like the past version of yourself?
Deeply ponder your true identity. If you strive for personal authenticity, you will be more likely to have the fun and spontaneity you constantly crave.
PAGE 10 Will Capricorns put their practicality to the test?
Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19)
Capricorn, you've been sort of skating along drowsily, like a bear that wishes it were in hibernation, but has to go through the motions of life to pay the bills.
With Mercury in retrograde and Mars irritating the Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, and Uranus there, you will finally have to deal with whatever issues you've gone through–especially family issues.
Capricorns can get cranky, but are usually way too nice for their own good. During this time, you better make sure you communicate everything you are feeling, even if it is dissent. In fact, a lot of people haven't respected you because when you are too nice, people start to think you are being insincere.
Show them what really matters to you, Capricorn.
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Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18)
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While Mercury retrograde is going to effect your house of communication this transit, you will also have a lot of forward momentum to…communicate more than usual.
What this means is that instead of spouting off on every typical Aquarius revolutionary idea, you'll have to censor yourself to a degree. That is if you want to actually get the things you want from life.
As an Aquarius, you have no problem pissing people off and making intellectual enemies, but this time around you have to be extra careful to say the right things to the right people or suffer consequences that might keep you from achieving your goals.
Because Mercury retrograde (which rules communication and travel) is in your house of communication and travel, you are going to want to hold off on purchasing anything new like a computer or a car.
Your natural inclination is to move forward as quickly as possible, but you will be well-served by a little bit of patience, Aquarius.
PAGE 12 Can Pisces manage all of their feelings?
Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)
We know: Pisces are one of the most creative signs in the zodiac and what that means is sometimes, well, to be frank, most of the time, Pisces has a huge problem with money.
Luckily, that creative mojo can usually keep Pisces in a pretty good place but when Mercury turns retrograde you are going to want to be extra conscientious of what happens with your money.You'll want to go on pretty princess shopping sprees, when you should be saving up and investing in your future a little bit.
This can be a very powerful time for you if you actually follow that credo, Pisces, because a little bit of focus for you can go a long way.
You'll be attracting all the people necessary to accomplish long-term goals and you are going to want to make sure that you have a polished package to present to them.
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I was at work last January and did what I often do when I have a free moment: I Googled my little brother. I'd been searching for him for more than a decade, so when I typed in "Thomas adopted November 1990, Salt Lake City," I didn't expect to find anything.
I hadn't seen Thomas since he was 4 days old and I was 1 year, but I always felt he was a part of me. When she was pregnant, my mom, Bobbi Ann Campbell, arranged for an open adoption with a family who could give him more than she could—she was single, and times were really hard.
Our mother loved him so much! She saved his tiny baby booties and exchanged letters and photos with his family for the first years of his life. Everything was handled through the adoption agency, so my mom never knew the last name of the family who adopted Thomas.
Then, in 1994, when I was 5 and Thomas was 4, our mother vanished. It was two days after Christmas, and she dropped me off at a friend's while she went to pick up her paycheck and go to the grocery store. She never came back. Police couldn't find a trace of her. Her car was found illegally parked in a nearby neighborhood a year later. The laundry she'd done the morning she left and $10 my great-grandmother had given her were still inside.
My great-grandparents raised me in a wonderful home near Salt Lake City that was full of memories of my mom. We didn't know what happened to her, but my brother was out there. I needed to find him.
My mom never revealed who Thomas's dad was and the adoption agency couldn't disclose anything about my brother, so I had very little to go on. I knew his first name, that he was born in November 1990, and I'd seen a childhood photo of him with Seattle written on the back. When I was in high school, I'd spend hours searching Facebook and adoption websites for a boy named Thomas in Seattle. As soon as I was old enough, I registered with the Utah adoption registry. Nothing.
But then that night at work, up popped an article in our local paper about a Thomas Linton who was an incredible athlete and did a lot of work for his community. It also mentioned that he hoped to find his birth mother, Bobbi, although the article spelled it Bobbie. I knew it was him! I could barely breathe—I almost blacked out. I slammed both of my hands on the desk and just started to cry. My boss came over and asked what was wrong. "I found my brother!" I cried, then ran out to call my great-grandmother and give her the news.
By the time I got back to my desk, my amazing coworkers had found a phone number for him, and without thinking, I dialed. A man I assumed was Thomas's father answered. I blurted out that I thought I was his son's biological sister. There was a pause. "What happened to Bobbi?" my brother's dad, Kent Linton, asked.
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A Board of Governors committee continues to work on trust accounting forms that can be included in Bar rules to help members comply with trust accounting regulations.
Board member Andy Sasso, chair of the Disciplinary Procedure Committee, said the committee is getting input from The Florida Bar Foundation, which runs the IOTA program in conjunction with lawyer trust accounts.
On a related matter, Sasso said the committee is working on additional language for the trust accounting section of the Bar's annual membership fee statement. He said many lawyers don't realize that it's mandatory for the section to be filled out. Lawyers must indicate whether they have complied with trust accounting rules or that they don't have trust accounts.
Sasso said the committee wants to make it clear that Bar members cannot ignore answering the trust account section. Although the Bar has been pushing compliance, around 3,200 lawyers have not filed an answer as required, he told the board. That figure is down from around 8,000 members before the Bar began its compliance effort.
The committee also is looking at a change to Rule 3-7.10 to define community and civic service standards for suspended attorneys seeking reinstatement.
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Never saw such a bunch of dedicated riders having so much competitive fun in such heat. Seems an event worth keeping in our future rally matrix.
For us 'cleaner' riders, perhaps something will be thought of to mimic the GS comraderie.
Never saw such a bunch of dedicated riders having so much competitive fun in such heat. Seems an event worth keeping in our future rally matrix.
For us 'cleaner' riders, perhaps something will be thought of to mimic the GS comraderie.
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It takes more than making a fuss. If you really want to see something at a national rally, then *YOU* need to come up with a plan. That's what Ian did, and the results were amazing.
I think you will find that we are always open to ideas, but we don't have your vision - nor your passion - for your concept.
So start thinking about it and put together a proposal. Outline your idea, how to make it happen, how you would market it to generate enthusiasm, come up with the costs and revenue stream, what kind on space would you require on the actual rally site itself, etc etc etc.
And then, if you are serious about your concept, you need to bring it directly to the board. I, for one, would love to hear what you come up with.
Sue Rihn #43753
BMW MOA Ambassador
Sometimes it's the bend in the road that makes life worth the ride.
We've got dedicated GSers, who love to play adventure dirt riding skills! It has grown into a very active group of riders and rally attendees, looking for a annual event to share comraderie like no other time of year. I hope the GS(National Rally) events continue on and on and other BMW model specific can do the same, as volunteers suggest and step up to the plate. Its a volunteer rally, made from members stepping UP. Kudo's to Visian, making the GS Phenom this year a success and new level achieved. Well done. Thanks to all my GS Rider friends, showing up, willing to go the distance at the rally track and beyond. Without guys/gals like you yearning for the real BIG gusto in life, where'd we be!!!GO GS. Randy"Polarbear"Owens
I had dinner with Josh Farnsworth last night (winner of the GS Giant). He has taken the lead in forming a GS charter club and it is our hope to continue what Ian has started. Our vision is to become active and constructive members of the MOA and promote the overall GS adventure. Our goal, once the club is officially launched, is to host regional events, training, etc. and work with the MOA to grow GSG rally competition.
Look for our future presentations to the BOD!
~~ Tracy ~~
If the rally is held somewhere near a track, why not try to invite one of the superbike schools to give a track class, kind of associated with us, but not part of... Then, you get those S1000RR riders involved with the rest.
Motorcycle Gymhkana?
Set the track up in a parking lot area at the rally. Hold several sessions. Bike classes can be established to put like bikes together so people can compare times and do a bit of bragging. It keeps the event on site. Minimal additional expense. Provides entertainment for observers and participants. This can appeal to the avid sport rider, militant ATGATT MSF proponent, young or old because it combines a timed competition with a low speed track that requires both great street riding skills and the ability to pick the best racing line for the track layout.
Pass the mustard and UP THE REVOLUTION!
What was the outcome of the meeting held to review future rally direction?
We are still in the middle of the discussions. This week on Thursday will be our fourth conference call on this topic. We hope to have some sort of a report at the board meeting next week, but in no means will we be finished with our discussions. There are some good things coming out of this though! I am optimistic with our direction.
Sue Rihn #43753
BMW MOA Ambassador
Sometimes it's the bend in the road that makes life worth the ride.
I, for one, am very happy that the board is responsive to the membership. Knowing many of the BOD quite well, I can assure everyone that they, as a whole, are a group of very hard working, great people.
Unfortunately, at the last few rallies, I've not been able to partake of many wonderful events, { the WWII encampments come readily to mind.} being ensconced in my personal 3rd circle of hell. AKA: THE BEER GARDEN. { Fortunately, the "germans" like beer , so they showed up, and brought their machine guns too!}
That having been said, these rallies are phenomenally better and more varied in content than in the past. Remember Durango guys?
My rally consists of old/new friends, Airhead Central for an hour or two each day, and the fun/trouble I can get into riding to and from the rally.
So...regardless of my low participation, from what I see, it is a robust, wonderful time. Can it be made better? Sure. But enjoy what we've got too. It's pretty darn good.
See you in Sedalia.
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As much as I like Bargnani, if we were to pick another top PF, I would look at moving Bargs. For the right return of course. A young core of Drummond, JV, Ed Davis and Amir would be awesome. Although there would not be much offence lol. Maybe someone would improve that part of their game over the summer. I think Drummond would be my pick at 5 if those guys are gone.
The other option is Lamb if he has great individual workouts, I think we'll see other guys move up during that period. In that case I would be looking for DeMar to make the transition to SF. Also their will be more movement as the tourney continues.
I'm not sure they'd look to move Andrea if Drummond is drafted. Like JV, he's going to need at least a few years of growth. They'd be better of keeping Andrea in this case and letting him solidify his status as an elite big man scoring threat... And potentially solid defender/rebounder.
Giving two rookie bigmen big minutes at the same time seems like a bad idea right out of the gate. I think one of Ed or Amir is out and if they take a big then eventually Andrea could be out.
I think at #5, Beal will be in play - and could likely be the best available (depending on who pulls a "Tristan" and reaches for a selection ahead of us). Even if Drummond pulls out, Davis - Barnes - MKG - Robinson ... maybe even Sullinger or Lamb could all go ahead of Beal.
He would push Demar, and may end up taking his starting role - if he's still in town.
The final brilliance of the draft will be when BC snags Kabongo with a later pick.
"We're hearing FR Texas PG Myck Kabongo is leaning toward leaving for the NBA, despite being a likely 2nd rounder according to scouts."
With the help of two 2nd rounders, several young PF's, and cap space - we can get the late 1st rounder it may take to get Myck.
Scary part is, that roster doesn't even reflect the impact of our $10-20M in cap space. SF or PG upgrades? Who knows.
The only way to bag a classy lady is to give her two tickets to the gun show... and see if she likes the goods.
Drummond's draft positioning will be highly dependent on workouts. I expect that if he wows with his size and athleticism and shows some motor in workouts, he will be a solid 2-4 on many teams' boards. Remember how Biyombo shot up the rankings last year, even though he showed very little offensive skill? He was drafted on his physical attributes, athleticism and enthusiasm. No matter where the Raptors draft, it will be good for them if Drummond impresses GMs and scouts during the pre-draft workouts.
I know the idea is to dismiss the idea of trading up, but out of curiosity.. If we landed the #3 selection and had the opportunity to trade our pick + Ed Davis to draft Anthony Davis would you do it? How high is everybody on him? Personally, I'd do it in a heart beat, but I've been wrong before... Once.
Between Andrea's blank stare with mouth open, and Davis' unibrow we would undoubtedly have the smallest casual female fanbase in all of basketball.
It's like he has Tom Selleck's mustache on his brow.
It would be like tripping into a mountain of gold two consecutive years.
I guess my question was, "How far has Anthony Davis separated himself from the pack?"
It appears he is at least Ed Davis better than any other selection. What if we substituted Ed Davis with Demar Derozan? Would you go that far??
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Bradley Dale Peveto has one heck of a challenge in front of him this week.
The football coach at Northwestern State, a Football Championship Subdivision school in Natchitoches, La., must lead his team to West Texas for a matchup with a Texas Tech team whose players will be bigger, faster and stronger.
And to think, that's probably the easy part.
Peveto's biggest task this week has been helping keep his team calm and focused while a growing storm approached an area where some players' family members live. Hurricane Isaac, which was downgraded to a tropical storm by Wednesday afternoon, made landfall in southern Louisiana on Tuesday night, quickly leaving thousands without power.
Northwestern State was forced to alter its plans and leave its campus by bus on Wednesday morning — one day earlier than originally scheduled — in preparation for the 6 p.m. kickoff Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.
By Wednesday afternoon it appeared the storm avoided leaving a direct blow on New Orleans, but the team was set to leave in the morning without a full picture of what potential damage they were leaving behind.
"It's been tough," Peveto said by phone on Tuesday. "I was at LSU when Katrina hit. These kids don't know what's going to happen. We have some worried young men right now because of that history."
Peveto knows that history all too well. He was entering his first season as an assistant coach at LSU when Hurricane Katrina, the devastating natural disaster that claimed 1,800 lives in August of 2005, roared up the Gulf Coast.
Some of his players lived an even greater nightmare in the wake of the storm. Derek Rose, a senior linebacker, was forced to flee with his family from their home in New Orleans. Rose spent a year in Atlanta, Ga., before returning to Louisiana for his junior and senior seasons of high school.
"Whenever you hear about a hurricane or anything like that, you always think about what happened during Katrina," Rose said.
Rose counts himself lucky for being able to return to the state he called home. Some of his teammates chased away by the storm settled in Texas, finishing their high school careers here instead of returning to Louisiana.
"That's why a lot of our guys are excited to come back here and play," said Rose, whose team finished 5-6 last season.
Tech coach Tommy Tuberville has also experienced the horrors a massive storm can produce. Twenty years ago this month, Tuberville was an assistant at Miami when Hurricane Andrew pounded South Florida, leaving behind more than $26 billion in damage.
"We were at a Saturday scrimmage two weeks before our first game and the head coach (Dennis Erickson) tells us all to go home and take care of our families," Tuberville recalled. "But it was more than going home and taking care of your families."
Tuberville's house was spared during the storm, but the rest of Miami's coaching staff wasn't so lucky. Erickson watched his home get ripped apart by the hurricane.
"You go to bed one night, the storm hits and everything is destroyed," Erickson recounted during an interview with Fox Sports in 2009. "You wake up the next morning and the sun is shining — except there's nothing there."
Isaac appeared to be losing strength by Wednesday afternoon, and as the Demons made their way to Texas, focus shifted to a football game they are all eager to play.
"We have a great opportunity in front of us," said Brad Henderson, Northwestern State's senior quarterback. "Guys are really excited, ready to play in front of 80,000 fans. We are all fired up."
Henderson may have overestimated the attendance — at full capacity, Jones AT&T Stadium holds a little more than 60,000 — but it might feel like 80,000 strong to a team playing in a much more hostile environment than it's used to.
Still, with all that's going on for the Demons this week, a jam-packed, loud-as-a-rock-concert stadium might just be welcome relief.
"There's a lot of things that you just can't imagine what goes on with one of those (hurricanes) coming and then after it's gone," Tuberville said. "Our prayers go out to those people down there."
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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The 2013 Colorado Learning Assistant Workshop will take place in Boulder, CO and will run from Sunday, October 27 to Noon on Tuesday, October 29. The workshop begins at 3:00 pm on Sunday, at the hotel.
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Rangers hold on for fifth straight win
Hamilton's monster homer gives Texas enough cushion
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- Josh Hamilton hit a baseball 460 feet in the eighth inning on Friday night, the third longest home run ever hit at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. "We needed it," Rangers manager Ron Washington said afterward. "We needed it bad." He was right. Hamilton's blast gave the Rangers a 10-3 lead with three outs to go, but they were barely hanging on at the end before pulling out a 10-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Angels scored five runs with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and had two runners on base before C.J. Wilson, facing the potential go-ahead run, got Howard Kendrick on a grounder to second baseman Ian Kinsler to end the game. "That was a big one," Wilson said after earning his first save of the season. "Every game against a division opponent is big, but we had to win that game -- absolutely had to -- after we had such a big lead." By holding on, the Rangers have won five straight games and, at 21-14, are now 2 1/2 games ahead of the Angels in the American League West. The Rangers have also won 15 of their last 20 games to move seven games over .500 for the first time since June 19, 2005. The 21-14 mark is also tied for the third best record after 35 games in club history. "All I know is we won the ballgame and we're very happy," Washington said. Maybe, but the Rangers had a hard time celebrating this one in the clubhouse, despite some prodigious offensive feats that included a pair of home runs by Kinsler and a three-RBI night from both Hamilton and Andruw Jones. "They battled their tails off at the end," Kinsler said. "It was a good win, except for the last out of the game. It took us a while, but we'll take it. We need to come back a little more intense tomorrow so we don't let the momentum they gained in the ninth inning carry over." Kevin Millwood went six innings to get the victory and Derek Holland, who suffered from a migraine headache before the game, came within one out of his first Major League save. Holland, who entered the game in the seventh, retired the first two batters in the ninth before the Angels came storming back with five runs against both him and Darren O'Day. "They're a good team," Hamilton said," They're not going to quit, just like we won't quit. You don't want to give them hope and intensity for tomorrow so we have to be on top of our game so we don't let that happen." Said Angels DH Mike Napoli, who had a single in the inning, "I really thought we were going to do it. After we fought back like that, I was kind of upset we didn't pull it off."
Hamilton unloaded in the eighth off of Angels reliever Shane Loux by crushing a pitch into the second deck of the Home Run Porch. The official measurement was 460 feet, making it the third longest home run in the history of the ballpark in Arlington. Paul Sorrento of Tampa Bay hit one 491 feet in 1999 and Jose Canseco hit one 480 feet for the Rangers in 1994.Despite the distance, Hamilton said he didn't get all of it. "I hit it toward the label a little bit," Hamilton said. "It vibrated in my hands. But it was one of the easiest swings I've had." The Rangers won this one because of their offense early and their defense all night. The Rangers scored seven off Angels starter Joe Saunders, who entered the game fifth in the American League with a 2.66 ERA. But the Rangers scored seven off him in 5 1/3 innings, including two home runs from Kinsler and a two-run home run by Jones. The Rangers led 6-0 going into the fifth inning and 7-2 when Saunders left after allowing Kinsler's second home run with one out in the sixth. Saunders is now 0-4 with a 10.29 ERA in four career starts in Arlington, even though he is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA in four starts against the Rangers in Anaheim. "It's killing me," Saunders said. "I'm not pitching well here, and I've got to figure out a way to get them out. Every pitcher has a park that doesn't really agree with them, and I have to dig deep here, do whatever it takes." Millwood, who entered the game seventh in the league in ERA, allowed just two runs in six innings despite giving up nine hits and two walks. When it was over, Rangers pitchers had allowed 22 base runners on 16 hits and six walks, but avoided complete disaster, because the Rangers turned three double plays behind them. Holland also picked off a runner in the seventh inning and Hamilton threw out Kendrick trying to score from second on a single in the fifth. "Those double plays were huge," Washington said. "They saved runs. That's what defense does, saves runs." The Rangers were saved from disaster on Friday night.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.