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Consumers Provided with Game Sample Featuring Four Prominent UFC Fighters and the Franchise Debut of PRIDE(R) Mode Prior to Launch
AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Jan 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- THQ Inc.?(NASDAQ: THQI) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship ? ?organization today announced the? UFC ? ?Undisputed TM ?3 playable demo is now available for free download via Xbox LIVE ? ?Marketplace for the Xbox 360 ? video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, as well as PlayStation ? Network for the PlayStation ? 3 computer entertainment system. Consumers will explore a fantasy UFC matchup between current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. In addition, they will relive a classic PRIDE ? ?Mode rivalry between renowned UFC fighters and former champions Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Wanderlei Silva. The playable demo will also offer mirror matches, enabling consumers to play against friends or opponent AI as the same fighter, in the ultimate test of skill.? UFC Undisputed 3?is currently scheduled for release on February 14, 2012 for Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 system.
"The playable demo for UFC Undisputed 3 will give consumers their first taste of the virtual Octagon ? ?with four incredible fighters and unique gameplay experiences across UFC and PRIDE Mode," said Danny Bilson, Executive Vice President, Core Games, THQ. "We are eager to see how our fans worldwide embrace this engaging and powerful mixed martial arts gameplay experience."
"Fans have been waiting a long time for the next release in the UFC Undisputed franchise," UFC President Dana White said. "We can't wait for players to try the demo and compete with four of UFC's best fighters in Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Rampage Jackson and Wanderlei Silva."
About? UFC ? Undisputed 3
UFC Undisputed 3? will take players inside the virtual Octagon with focus on intense toe-to-toe combat, impressive visual presentation and significantly increased accessibility, including the debut of PRIDE ? ?Mode, two new weight classes and an impressive playable roster of more than 150 UFC fighters. PRIDE Mode will enable players to fight for the first time in the renowned Japanese MMA organization and include official commentators Bas Rutten and Stephen Quadros, authentic environments and notorious MMA rules, including the ability to execute soccer-style kicks, head stomps and ground knees to the head. Finishing an opponent will be more important than ever through devastating new moves, responsive striking controls, refined visual presentation and the introduction of a brand new, graphics-based submission system. In addition, players will now enter the Octagon with a choice between traditional and simplified gameplay control options, enabling them, regardless of skill level, to experience the intensity of UFC and nuances of MMA combat while executing simple standing strikes or more complex ground and transition mechanics.
Players will also experience the excitement of a live UFC event through significant visual improvements, including the introduction of much-anticipated fighter entrances, new camera positions, improved facial animations and a gritty, high contrast appearance. They will enter into battle with an unparalleled choice of more than 150 playable UFC fighters, including talent from the newly added featherweight and bantamweight divisions. Rounding out the virtual UFC experience with a revamped online experience, as well as a variety of new and returning gameplay modes, UFC Undisputed 3? lets players have their fights - their way - to deliver the most intense, competitive and engaging experience to date for the franchise.
UFC Undisputed 3?is currently in development for Xbox 360 and the PlayStation ?3 system, with a scheduled release date of February 14, 2012. For more information on? UFC Undisputed 3, please visit? www.ufcundisputed.com,? facebook.com/UFCUndisputed?and? twitter.com/UFC_Undisputed.
About Ultimate Fighting Championship ?
Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC ? ?is the world's premier MMA organization and produces over 12 UFC live Pay-Per-View events annually around the globe. In 2012, FOX will broadcast four fights annually. In spring 2012,? The Ultimate Fighter ? , UFC's signature weekly reality TV show, debuts on FX. UFC content is also distributed commercially to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions in the U.S. Globally, UFC programming is broadcast in over 149 countries and territories, reaching a half a billion homes worldwide, in 20 different languages.
UFC ? ?also boasts a powerful presence online, with UFC.com attracting over seven million unique visitors per month, while also possessing one of the most powerful social media followings in all of professional sports. To date, UFC has over six million fans on Facebook and over 400,000 followers on Twitter. In addition, UFC President Dana White is one of the most accessible and most followed executives in sports with more than 1.7 million followers on Twitter. On January 22, 2011, UFC continued to set trends in social media, becoming the first major sports league to stream live, broadcast quality action on Facebook.
Ancillary businesses include best-selling DVDs, a magazine, the best-selling UFC "Undisputed" videogame franchise distributed by THQ, UFC GYM ? , UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo ? ?festivals, branded apparel, trading cards, and articulated action figures.
About THQ Inc.
THQ Inc.?(NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ and the THQ logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.
Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and all logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies in the U.S. and/or other countries.
"PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Ultimate Fighting Championship ? , Ultimate Fighting ? , UFC ? , The Ultimate Fighter ? , Submission ? , As Real As It Gets ? , Zuffa ? , The Octagon TM ?and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks, registered service marks, trademarks, trade dress and/or service marks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC and licensed to its affiliated entities and other licensees in the United States and other jurisdictions. PRIDE ? , PRIDE FC TM , PRIDE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS ? and BUSHIDO ? are trademarks of Pride FC Worldwide Holdings, LLC registered in the United States and other countries.? All other marks referenced herein may be the property of Zuffa, LLC, its affiliates or other respective owners.? All other marks referenced herein may be the property of Zuffa, LLC, its affiliates or other respective owners.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
THQ Forward-Looking Statements:?The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the business of THQ Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "THQ"), including, but not limited to, expectations and projections related to the release of the UFC Undisputed 3 demo are based upon management's current beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, business, competitive, economic, legal, political and technological factors affecting our industry, operations, markets, products or pricing. Readers should carefully review the risk factors and the information that could materially affect THQ's financial results, described in other documents that THQ files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2011 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and particularly the discussion of trends and risk factors set forth therein. Unless otherwise required by law, THQ disclaims any obligation to update its view on any such risks or uncertainties or to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.
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Hi everyone. I joined this group a while ago and have been busy reading all the posts and checking out the awesome pictures!
I am a grandmother of 4 and live in Ontario in the beautiful Almaguin Highlands.
I am very new to quilting. I will be taking my first class on Friday. Cant wait to get started. I will be learning how to do a scrappy lap quilt - on the fence.
I bought myself a new sewing machine and am all set.
I look forward to participating on this group.

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Buckhead Imports Performance Stage 2 RMS supercharged E39 M5 goes 11.7@122 in the 1/4 mile - Dynos 525 wheel horsepowerVery nice results for this RMS Stage 2 supercharged E39 M5 that belongs to Buckhead Imports Performance. The vehicle dyno'd an impressive 535 wheel horsepower on a Dyno Dynamics and ran the 1/4 mile in 11.7@122. We must say it is very nice to finally see some positive results with RMS built/tuned hardware on the E39 M5. This supercharger kit will eventually be on sale to the public and we will bring you more details then as this is a promising start. Enjoy the pictures and video below.
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KEXP Reviews
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Formerly the Philly-based solo project of Birds Of Maya guitarist Mike Polizze, Purling Hiss has evolved into a trio with their fourth album, which is also the first recorded in an actual studio. The album's a first-rate set of '90s-influenced rock ranging from churning Nirvana fuzz-rock and psych-tinged Dinosaur Jr. jams to hooky Pavement slacker pop and moody psych-pop, highlighted by Polizze's impressive guitar work and hook-filled songwriting. 3/22/2013 - Don Yates
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My name is Monte. I've been on a bike since I was six (~32 yrs). Mostly dirt bikes and short trips on my dads GoldWings (1000, 1200, 1500). I got my first street bike (an 85 K100RT) a few years ago and have had several camping adventures with my oldest son. Looking forward to many more trips with him and my other boys.


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Skip to comments.Va. Gov. Candidate Terry McAuliffe Gets Tons of $ From Out-of-State Donors (Clinton money machine!)
Posted on 04/24/2013 4:50:21 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Out-of-state donors have apparently been very generous to one of the candidates for Governor of Virginia.
Even though he claimed recently that three-quarters of his campaign contributors are Virginians, new campaign finance reports show that Democrat Terry McAuliffe has gotten nearly 80-percent of his money from donors outside Virginia.
The nonpartisan "Virginia Public Access Project" found that in the first quarter of this year, McAuliffe accepted nearly 700-thousand dollars from labor unions and other groups in DC.
Another one-point-two million came from donors in New York, Chicago, and L-A -- and the effort was helped by former president Bill Clinton.
(Excerpt) Read more at pro.wmal-af.tritonflex.com ...
Much of the $$$$$ probably originates overseas
to influence the election (SSDD).
Even though he claimed recently that three-quarters of his campaign contributors are Virginians
So now we know that this lying sack of crap is a true democrat we have him in a lie already.
...you stimulus money still at work
The system of government by "democracy" in this country is broken. The ruling liberal elite propagates itself with huge masses of money that is has accumulated through an economic system that it hates.
When in power it looks down its nose at the ordinary person who is forced into slavery to support the ruling elite.
"So now we know that this lying sack of crap is a true democrat we have him in a lie already."
Are you really surprised? Most likely not.
McAuliffe is a corrupt, criminal, filthy, treasonous, stinking piece of lib-dem garbage. He should be stood against a stone wall...
He is everything you say plus a few more. That is why he will probably be the next governor of Virginia.
After what McDonnell did by raising taxes, I don't doubt it. But that stunt will pale in comparison to what McAuliffe does, since the Conservatives will not vote this time around, as 'payback', like the idiots did in the 2012 GE. And look what happened.
Can you say tax evasion and money laundering?
Obama knows the drill----he did this as a 2012 candiate. Claimed he was so-o-o-o- popular, he was blanketed with contributions---that he was the FIRST billion dollar candidate. Too bad Repubs never got the FEC reports -----later in the campaign---Ohaha said he had to "borrow" to complate his camp[aign plans.
Ohaha's ex-COS Rahm Emanuel also pulled this stunt---when he "decided" he want to be Mayor. He went before the Chicago cams and said (with a straight face) that in three weeks he had collected $10 million in contributions. ROTFL.
Where is the money coming from? Here?
FOURTEEN TRILLION DOLLARS Behind The Real Size of Obama's Wall Street Bailout; A guide to the abbreviations, acronyms, and obscure programs that make up the $14 trillion federal bailout.
SOURCE motherjones.com
Mon Dec. 21, 2009 12:23 PM PST
The price tag for the Wall Street bailout is often put at $700 billionthe size of the Troubled Assets Relief Program. But TARP is just the best known program in an array of more than 30 overseen by Treasury Department and Federal Reserve that have paid out or put aside money to bail out financial firms and inject money into the markets.
To get a sense of the size of the real $14 trillion bailout, see our chart at web site. Below, a guide to the pieces of the puzzle:
Treasury Department bailout programs
(Remember that Obama's Treasury Dept was controlled by his then-COS Rahm Emanuel---a savvy, connected G/S lobbyist in the WH)
Money Market Mutual Fund: In September 2008, the Treasury announced that it would insure the holdings of publicly offered money market mutual funds. According to the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), these guarantees could have potentially cost the federal government more than $3 trillion [PDF].
Public-Private Investment Fund: This joint Treasury-Federal Reserve program bought toxic assets from banks and brokeragesas much as $5 billion of assets per firm. According to SIGTARP, the government's potential exposure from the PPIF is between $500 million and $1 trillion [PDF].
TARP: As part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the Treasury has made loans to or investments more than 750 banks and financial institutions. $650 billion has been paid out (not including HAMP; see below). As of December 21, 2009, $117.5 billion of that has been repaid.
Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) stock purchase: The Treasury has bought $200 million in preferred stock from Fannie Mae and another $200 million from Freddie Mac [PDF] to show that they "will remain viable entities critical to the functioning of the housing and mortgage markets."
GSE mortgage-backed securities purchase: Under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the Treasury may buy mortgage-backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. According to SIGTARP, these purchases could cost as much as $314 billion ---SNIP---.
LONG READ---go to web site to read more and checkout the shocking financial charts.
SOURCE http://motherjones.com/politics/2009/12/behind-real-size-bailout
Missing in Action: Stimulus Sheriff Joe Biden
Michelle Malkin | october 14, 2012 | FR Posted by lowbridge
Remember when Pres Obama bragged about Joe Bidens fiscal discipline cred in 2009? ...around the White House, we call him the Sheriff, Obama warned government employees. Because if youre misusing taxpayer money, youll have to answer to him.
Fast-forward to 2012. Call in the search teams. Since being appointed the nations stimulus spending cop, Sheriff Joe has taken a permanent donut break. Hes AWOL on oversight. In fact, hes been bubble-wrapped, boxed and kept completely out of sight. The garrulous gaffe machine hasnt sat down for a national media interview in five months.
The Democrats trillion-dollar American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, however, keeps piling up waste, failure, fraud and debt. Who benefited most? Big govt cronies. (Excerpt) Read more at michellemalkin.com ...
Obama said at the stim bill signing at a special ceremony in Colorado
that VP Biden would be in charge of "keeping track of every penny."
"Hi there, Americans. Obama put me in charge of the trillion dollar
stimulus. My son and brother are gonna help me disperse the money. "
Offshore Fraudster had links to offshore fund run by VP's relatives
Reuters on Yahoo | 2/23/09 | BY Ajay Kamalakaran
(Reuters) A fund of offshore hedge funds run by two members of VP Joe Biden's family was marketed exclusively by offshore firms controlled by Texas financier Allen Stanford, charged by regulators with an $8 billion fraud, the Wall Street Journal said.
The Bidens $50 million fund was jointly branded between the Bidens' Paradigm Global Advisors LLC and the offshore Stanford Financial Group entity headquartered in Antigua, and was known as the Paradigm Stanford Capital Management Core Alternative Fund, the paper said. Stanford-related offshore companies marketed the Biden fund to investors and also invested about $2.7 million of their own money in the fund, the paper said, citing a lawyer for Paradigm.
Paradigm Global Advisors is owned through a holding company by the vice president Biden's son, Hunter, and Joe Biden's brother, James, according to the WSJ. Paradigm's attorney, Marc LoPresti, who represents Hunter Biden and James Biden, as well as Paradigm, told the paper he did not know which Stanford entity invested the roughly $2.7 million. (Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
NOTE A lawyer for Hunter Biden and James Biden told reporters the Bidens NEVER met or communicated with Stanford. (/snicker)
Stanford is in jail for 110 years---but the Bidens got off scot-free.
The fact that his wife may be the next president of the U.S. gives Bill Clinton enormous power to strong-arm the heavy hitters in the worldwide leftist and Democrat Party donation-syndicate.
----and this---
MF Global went missing $1.4 billion while Bill Clinton collected $50,000 per month through his "Teneo" advisory firm in the months before MFG careened towards its Halloween filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, reports Human Events.
Clinton's "Teneo" was hired by MF Globals former CEO Jon S. Corzine to improve his image and to enhance his connections with Clintons political family, said the employee, who asked that his name be withheld because he feared retribution. The Teneo contract with MF Global lasted at least five months, the souce said. The board cancelled it after Corzine resigned.
Teneo is a dual-track company with one side devoted to merchant and investment banking and the other side set up to provide image and strategy consulting services. Clinton is the chairman of the companys advisory board.
(B) The Bank Secrecy Act needs to be mobilized here---in which banks are required to establish, implement and maintain programs designed to detect and report suspicious activity indicative of money laundering and other financial crimes.
The Bank Secrecy Act was enacted to protect the public from harm by identifying and detecting money laundering from criminal enterprises, terrorism, tax evasion or other unlawful activities, the special agent in charge for Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, explained.
L/E needs to examine McAuliffe, Corzine and Clinton's bank accounts
<><> Joint bank accounts might be used to facilitate the transfer of of govt funds. MFG monies may pay for personal and private expenses, credit cards, real estate sunsidies and vehicle purchases.
<><> To cover their tracks, fake invoices might be created to show that money deposited into accounts was being used for legitimate investment purposes.
The scheme might be advanced by issuing phony statements of payments from financial sources that actually covered the transfer of funds for MFG insiders own use.
<><> L/E is directed to get ahold of: (1) copies of MFG checks, (2) wire transfers, (3) account statements, (4) invoices, (5) bills, (6) delivery tickets, (7) correspondence including e-mail, contracts, loan agreements, and, (8) any other books or records. L/E should also explore (a) monies paid to brokers, sub-brokers, (b) family members, (c) mortgage brokers, (d) financial managers, and, (e) real estate agents, brokers, and developers.
<><> L/E should scrutinize MFG bank accounts for suspicious activites: (A) large deposits, (B) funds transferred from one account into another, (C) frequent requests for withdrawals.
Clinton machine bump for later......
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MLB.com to broadcast Yanks in-market
Live local games to be aired over Internet in landmark deal
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
These offerings include Yankees on YES, meaning fans in the Yankees' market will be able to watch live YES Network broadcasts of the Bronx Bombers' games live over a computer. The second in-market live game streaming product is expected to be announced next week, and MLB President and COO Bob DuPuy said in a conference call he expects more clubs to follow this season and then "we'll be up to a majority of the clubs" for 2010.
Upon launch, these will be the only live in-market streaming products in professional sports to include games with local broadcast television deals.
"These agreements are an important part of our global effort to give fans greater access to our game," Commissioner Bud Selig said. "It is important that fans in local markets have portable flexibility to stay connected to their favorite team if they can't be at the ballpark, and I believe this represents a significant step in that direction."
"It's an historic day for sports," said YES CEO Tracy Dolgin. "For the first time, old and new media are really meeting. It means more convenience and portability for all of our consumers. It's only appropriate that it is happening first for the most historic franchise in sports, the Yankees. ... Now, on this historic day, with the cooperation of the Yankees, Cablevision, YES Network, MLBAM, the YES Network has really broken a logjam by being the first team to introduce in-market streaming to what are the greatest fans in the world."
MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) has entered into a partnership with the YES Network and Cablevision to provide live YES Network Yankees telecasts to eligible Cablevision customers throughout the Yankees home broadcasting territory. The offering, which will be implemented through an authentication process managed by Cablevision and MLBAM, will be available to Cablevision customers who subscribe to the Family Cable (expanded basic) level of television service and Optimum Online.
The Yankees on YES package, available for a one-time fee of $49.95 for the remainder of the season, or for $19.95 for any 30-day period, is scheduled to launch at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 8, with the YES Network's Yankees-Twins broadcast from the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
"I'm sure Yankees fans will appreciate it," said Yankees captain Derek Jeter, who played in the historic 2002 game that marked the first live stream of a Major League Baseball video broadcast. "You see how they've always come out and supported us before this, and everywhere we go, there are people wearing Yankees gear. Anything that gives fans more access, it's a positive. I think it's great. I'm pretty sure more teams will follow."
Beginning immediately, eligible Cablevision subscribers can review frequently asked questions about the product and purchase Yankees via web pages accessible through YES at Yankees.com, YESNetwork.com and Optimum.net.
Bob Bowman, CEO of MLBAM, also called it an "historic day" and in discussing the "complex agreement" he thanked YES, the Yankees and Cablevision "for having the vision, the courage and the perseverance to get this deal done. There are a lot of interested parties here, a lot of important business models here that had to be respected and enhanced. But one thing we all did was put the fan first, to try and give him or her more choices and more options and recognize where we are in the technology world. This announcement today and the product launch of July 8 is proof positive. We're very excited and very grateful for all of the hard work of all of our partners in getting here today.
"This continues what has been a longstanding approach of baseball to make games available to its fans through electronic means, beginning way back when. I still remember when games were on radio, then broadcast TV, then cable TV, satellite TV, satellite radio, and MLBAM streaming games out of market in 2002, and then finally getting to where we are today in 2009 -- putting the fan first and giving him and her the most opportunity to see a ball game on the off chance they can't go to a ballpark. That has been an underpinning of baseball for the last several decades, I would say almost a century.
"The structure of this deal is an add-on feature to someone who's already a subscriber in the offline world to YES, to give them more opportunities and more portability, and it protects and enhances the existing economic relationship, which we think is important. ... We are hopeful at baseball and MLB.com that there will be more clubs, more RSNs, more MSOs that will join us in the 2009 season, and we look forward to making some of those announcements in the weeks ahead. ... The time is today and we're optimistic."
MLB, which in 2003 became the first sports league to broadcast live video of its full season over the Internet, has now made two major announcements within a week about breakthrough technology in the category of live-game streaming.
On the night of June 17, subscribers to the MLB.com At Bat 2009 app were able for the first time to watch live video of MLB games over their mobile devices, thanks to this free upgrade to the existing service. MLB.com At Bat 2009, available at $9.99 for the year, is the top paid app in iTunes' Sports area, and fans can watch up to two live games per day on an iPhone or iPod Touch until full daily schedules are made available soon.
YES's territory includes 7.5 million households around New York City, Long Island, much of New Jersey, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and parts of Pennsylvania. Fans will be able to access Yankees on YES "anywhere within our YES territory," Dolgin said. So if you are a fan living in Westchester County, for example, and want to watch a Yankees day game while at work in Manhattan, you will be able to do so through authentication.
Cablevision was first because it is the largest cable operator in the YES footprint, but Dolgin said it's just a start and that talks are under way with Time Warner and others to extend this service.
"I just want to point out how excited we are," said Hal Steinbrenner, the Yankees' managing general partner. "It's always been important to us, and always will be, to keep up with the latest technology out there. The new stadium is the latest example of that. We want to take advantage of what's out there -- particularly when they benefit our fans, as clearly this deal does. ... This is going to give our fans a variety of ways to view their games. . . . We're pretty sure our fans are going to be excited about these different options, and we're pretty sure a lot of fans are going to take advantage of it. I want to thank all the parties involved as well. It's been an interesting few months but we've accomplished a lot, and we look forward to the months and years to come."
Only one person will be able to use the account at any given time, and standard MLBAM procedures are used to require a subscriber to verify an account if it is detected that the account is frequently being accessed from different locations.
Fans have clamored for this kind of breakthrough for years now. Why has ground finally been broken on this key issue?
"It was the energy of YES and Cablevision, the support of the Yankees and the hard work of Bob Bowman and his staff," DuPuy said. "A lot of effort, discussion, and the agreement by the Commissioner -- he's committed to getting the game to our fans in portable fashion as well as television. This was RSN (regional sports network) and Cablevision-driven. As time and technology has evolved, as the ability to authenticate has become better, from a technology standpoint it was a combination of all those things that got us here today."
Dolgin said Cablevision and YES will heavily promote Yankees on YES. Examples on the YES Network will include: play-by-play announcer Michael Kay discussing it during game broadcasts to TV viewers, short ad spots to tell fans where to go to get it, and "we will even have short tutorials on the air to show you how to use it."
Dolgin and Bowman said the pricing was consistent with out-of-market MLB.TV services, and that in both cases the product exists primarily to follow one's own favorite team.
"Remember, fans aren't paying to get Yankee games," Dolgin said. "They're getting Yankee games. What they're paying for is the portability, the convenience, a great feature stack. They're paying to access it in a different way.
"They're going to be home, at office, sitting in front of computer. It's a huge benefit. Maybe they're sitting in their backyard watching their kids play baseball, and they're sitting there with a laptop. I don't think many people are going to make the choice sitting in their living room with a big 50-inch TV set. Also, Cablevision has built a great wi-fi network, with hotspots."
The media player for Yankees on YES and subsequent offerings will be similar but not identical to the MLB.TV player known to hundreds of thousands of subscribers worldwide. Bowman said the No. 1 strength of the in-market player will continue to be the high-def picture, which transformed the MLB.TV product at the start of this season. He said the player tracker, typically enjoyed by fantasy owners on MLB.TV's player, probably would not be included because "it makes less sense in-market." The Yankees on YES player will show Yankees games only.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. Yankees reporter Bryan Hoch contributed to this report. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Brendan Vickery: Divers find missing man
The family of a Victorian man who died after jumping off a cliff into a northern NSW quarry have been notified of his death.
Brendan Vickery's body was found three-metres under the surface of the Island Quarry swimming hole at Byron Bay by four police divers on Monday afternoon following a half hour search.
It was found "up against a rock ledge," Inspector Darren Steele of the Tweed police told AAP.
Authorities began looking for the 20-year-old after his mates reported him missing on early Sunday afternoon.
"Witnesses indicate he jumped off the cliffs a couple of times during the day," Inspector Steel said.''We believe it was the result of him jumping that caused his death.''
The man is yet to be formally identified, but police say it's the missing Victorian and have contacted his next of kin.
Several people have severely injured themselves at the popular water hole over the years.
''Certainly we'd be discouraging people from diving from the rock cliffs into the water," Inspector Steele said.
Island Quarry trust president Shane Rennie told AAP he was upset by the "terrible" incident.
But he wouldn't comment further, saying the matter was under investigation.
The man's death isn't being treated as suspicious.A report is being prepared for the coroner.
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Trim The FatBy: Sally Saban, MS, RD Clinical Nutrition/Patient Services Manager Eisenhower Medical Center
Everyone knows the importance of reducing the amount of fat consumed. The simple fact is that diets high in total fat have been directly linked to health problems such as obesity, diabetes and some types of cancer. In addition, too much saturated fat and trans fat raise an individual's blood cholesterol, and high cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease.
To maintain good heart health, saturated fat should not exceed seven percent of the daily total caloric intake. For a 2,000 calorie diet, that seven percent translates into approximately 16 grams of saturated fat. Trans fat should be avoided as much as possible.
Changing a lifetime of eating habits doesn't happen immediately; however, change is absolutely possible.
MEATS, POULTRY, FISH Always trim visible fat from meat, and remove skin from chicken before cooking.
Braise: This slow cooking method will tenderize meats, remove fat and add flavor. To "braise" is to cook in liquid in a covered container. Braising can be done on top of the stove (over a low flame in a covered pan) or slowly in a covered pot in a 350º oven.After the food is cooked, refrigerate, and then skim the fat.
Roast, Bake, Broil: Cooking with dry heat. Grill: Place meat on a rack allowing the fat to run off. Try a grill basket for fish.Use a cast iron skillet or other heavy cookware that conducts heat slowly.Wipe the pan with an oiled paper towel. Curing the pan turns it into a "non-stick" pan.
VEGETABLES Instead of adding butter, heavy cream sauces, or melted cheese to vegetables, try these low-fat options.
Grill: Use a grill basket for fresh vegetables, corn or potatoes.
Roast: Lightly brush olive oil on sliced vegetables, such as squash, eggplant or tomatoes, and roast in oven. Toss cubed sweet potatoes in honey, or toss potato wedges with rosemary and a small amount of olive oil and roast in oven.
Steam: Steam fresh vegetables, and toss with chopped herbs and a squeeze of lemon juice.
Blanch: Blanch green beans, asparagus or carrots in flavored, low-sodium broths.
Stir-fry: Combine snow peas,mushrooms, soybeans, broccoli florets and julienned carrots with minced garlic and a teaspoon of olive oil or a healthy nut oil.
- 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless (4 ounces each)
- 3 Tablespoons green onions, chopped
- 5 teaspoons honey
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon orange juice
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice
- 1/8 teaspoon anise
- 1/8 teaspoon thyme
- 1/8 teaspoon sage
- 1/8 teaspoon rosemary
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Combine green onions, honey, lemon, orange and lime juices, anise, thyme, sage, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Pour marinade over chicken. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Grill chicken, or bake in a 350° oven for 25 minutes.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION per 4 ounce chicken breast: 204 calories, 26 g protein, 18 g carbohydrate, 3 g fat, 70 mg cholesterol, 159 mg sodium


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Parkinson's treatment could change after genes study
The results of a worldwide study into Parkinson's could help revolutionise how the degenerative disease is treated, experts have said.
The major study, part-funded by Parkinson's UK, looked at which variations in genes increase the risk of people developing the incurable brain condition.
Researchers looked at DNA from more than 100,000 people with and without the condition for the study.
They identified a further six sections of DNA to the 22 already known to increase the chance of a person having Parkinson's.
The findings could help scientists to find new pathways involved in brain cell death and lead to new ways to prevent and treat the condition.
Researchers said the new sections of DNA could now be studied to find how they contribute to the development of the Parkinson's.
Claire Bale, research communications manager at Parkinson's UK, which helped to fund the study, said: "This study is an important step in our mission to stop Parkinson's in its tracks.
"We know people develop Parkinson's when nerve cells in their brain die. But we still don't have a complete picture of the genetic fingerprints that are putting people at higher risk of developing the condition.
"We're excited to see that this study has unearthed more genetic clues about who is at risk.
"The results could unearth completely new ways to tackle the condition, so we can stop the death of precious brain cells once and for all."
The findings have been published in Nature Genetics.


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Motorhead's Motorboat Cruise Adds Testament, Down, High on Fire + Kill Devil Hill
When you've been around as long as Motorhead and delivered the goods for decades, you've definitely got a little pull. As if the initial lineup for the Motorhead Motorboat Cruise was not proof enough, just take a look at the bands who just signed on to join Motorhead at sea.
Organizers have revealed that Testament, Down, Kill Devil Hill and High on Fire will all take part in the cruise's inaugural run.
They join a lineup that already features Motorhead, Megadeth, Anthrax, Zakk Wylde, Danko Jones, Fireball Ministry, Wilson and Jim Breuer, making it "The Loudest Boat in the World."
With Zakk Wylde, Down (featuring Philip Anselmo) and Kill Devil HIll (featuring Rex Brown) on the bill, there's a good chance fans will get treated to a few Pantera classics on the ship, as Anselmo and Brown recently joined Wylde for a performance of 'I'm Broken.'
The Carnival Ecstasy will set sail from Miami on Sept. 22, visiting ports of Key West (Fla.), and Cozumel just off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Tickets for the cruise are currently available at this location.
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Wanna Bet? The 10 Craziest Wagers Ever Made By Rappers
The Rapper: 50 Cent
The Bet: No money was on the line, but in September 2007, Fif said that if his album, Curtis, got outsold by Kanye West's album, Graduation, which was dropping on the same day, he'd retire from the rap game. Gambling with your gamble? Now, that's G!
The Result: Kanye easily outsold 50. Yet, last we checked, 50 is still rapping. Hmmm…Not that we're complaining, but you do know how to make good on your bets, right, Fif?


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Top 10 Looks From Topman Design's 2013 Fall Collection
Topman Design premiered their Fall 2013 collection in London recently, pulling inspiration from Norwegian fishing culture and military gear.
The collection incorporates cable knit sweaters—both vibrant and neutral colors—harem pants, parka jackets and high collar shirts donning oversized, bold cuts. Topman makes great use of color in this collection by mirroring the Fall with orange, deep red, black and beige throughout.
Topman Design's ready-to-wear collection will hit retailers later this year.


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Moore opens eyes, sets stage for next season
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Matt Moore was entering the game.
He is the Rays' 22-year-old left-hander, who holds a warm spot in the hearts of the team's fans and management as the newest, shiniest, and fastest toy. Now for the question the Rays are left to ponder during the offseason: What do they do with him next season?
"It's a tough thing to answer right now," said Andrew Friedman, executive vice president of baseball operations for the Rays. "Obviously, when we sat here at Spring Training and mapped out what an ideal year for him would be, he met it, and even exceeded it."
Already the Rays have a stellar group of starters in James Shields, David Price, Jeremy Hellickson, Jeff Niemann and Wade Davis. Also waiting in the wings are Alex Cobb and Alex Torres. Most Major League clubs should have such problems.
Moore shot through the Rays' farm system, finishing out his Minor League season with a 12-3 record with a 1.92 ERA in a combined 27 starts for Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham. Included in those starts was a no-hitter for Montgomery on June 16, when he struck out 11 and walked two, needing just 106 pitches to close the deal.
He made his Major League debut Sept. 14 at Baltimore in relief of Davis, and he surrendered a home run to Matt Wieters in his 1 1/3 innings. Then he threw three innings in relief of Niemann on Sept. 10 at Boston, when he entered the game in the sixth and allowed one run on two hits. The two relief appearances paled in comparison to his first Major League start on Sept. 22 at Yankee Stadium, when he struck out 11 in five innings en route to his first Major League win.
After the Rays made a charge to win a playoff spot on the final day of the season, manager Joe Maddon wheeled out Moore to start against the Rangers in the first game of the ALDS, and Moore came away the winner in a 9-0 Rays win. He allowed two hits, walking two and striking out six. Tuesday, he pitched two scoreless innings of relief before getting touched by Adrian Beltre for the Texas third baseman's third home run of the game.
"I guess when talking personally, I'm fairly happy with the way everything went [in 2011]," Moore said. "It's just a little hard to appreciate it right now because it's done."
Despite Tuesday's performance, Moore managed to open the eyes of Texas manager Ron Washington.
"He is a tremendous athlete," Washington said. "He has a bright future, and I wish him all the health moving forward. But, once again, Tampa just keeps stacking pitching. This kid had a tremendous arm, a lot of life in it."
Unless somebody knocks off the Rays' socks with a blockbuster trade, chances are they will hold on to all of their pitching until the end, or near the end, of Spring Training in 2012, if they trade any of their pitching at all. That way they can make sure they don't have any injuries before trading any of their prized arms. At that point, in theory, they would be able to field offers from teams that need starting-pitching help, which is an annual occurrence prior to the start of the season.
If nobody gets traded, it'll be "Game on" for who will claim the top five spots in next year's rotation, with Moore leading the way.
"I think I'm going to start my workouts in a couple of hours to make sure I can still be in this rotation," Price said.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Bone DNA Decays Too Fast for Evolution
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
DNA is a biochemical that contains genetic information. And like all other cellular ingredients, it decays if cellular systems don't maintain it. Now, scientists are more confident about how fast it falls apart after a cell dies.
A team of researchers recently completed a thorough investigation of 158 ancient leg bones that belonged to giant extinct birds called moa, which once lived on New Zealand's South Island. Using radiocarbon ages and measures of DNA integrity, the researchers generated a DNA decay rate with unprecedented rigor. But their results do not fit with claims from secular scientists who have found plenty of examples of intact DNA from supposedly million-year-old samples.
The moa bone researchers, publishing in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, discovered that after only 10,000 years, DNA strands in bone would be so far dilapidated that DNA sequencers could no longer process it.1 They found that their DNA decay data best fit a logarithmic decay model, which follows the molecule's initial disintegration into large fragments as happening faster than its later disintegration into smaller fragments. At room temperature, they measured the half-life of DNA to 521 years.2 After this time, only half of the amount of DNA present when the animal cells died should remain. And after another 521 years, only half of what remained after the first half-millennium would remain, and so on until none remains.
Inconsistent results have frustrated prior attempts to measure DNA's decay rate, probably caused by differences in setting, nearby chemistry, amounts of water, and other factors that accelerate the inevitable chemical DNA decay. This project minimized variables by focusing on the moa bones, which experienced consistent temperature and burial conditions, and by analyzing so many of them.
So, one set of secular scientists presented a DNA decay rate that precludes millions of years, and another set of secular scientists presented DNA from fossils deemed to be millions of years old. Both cannot be right.
One commenter on the Nature News report of this new DNA half-life posted, "This is nonsense. There's been dozens and dozens of reports of DNA isolated from sources orders of magnitude older than 521 years," along with cited reports of ancient DNA.3
Should the supposedly million-year-old DNA from fossils justify calling this study's analysis of 158 bones "nonsense," or should the analysis of 158 bones call into question the age labels of reportedly ancient DNA samples? Secular scientists have been processing the same vexing questions for decades regarding protein decay rates and proteins found in fossils, including dinosaur bones.
But abandoning the millions-of-years dogma in favor of a young world solves the whole problem. Ancient DNA is in the fossils and DNA half-life is short, which makes perfect sense if the fossils are only thousands, not millions, of years old.
- Allentoft, M. E. et al. The half-life of DNA in bone: measuring decay kinetics in 158 dated fossils. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Published online before print, October 10, 2012.
- Specifically, this is their determined half-life for a 242 base-pair segment of mitochondrial DNA called the control region. The researchers calibrated this result using time in years from carbon dating the fossils bones. Although carbon dating is unreliable in older samples, it often provides reasonable age information for objects within the relatively recent time range of these moa bones. See Aardsma, G. A. 1989. Myths Regarding Radiocarbon Dating. Acts & Facts. 18 (3).
- Kaplan, M. DNA has a 521-year half-life. Nature News. Posted on nature.com October 10, 2012, accessed October 12, 2012.
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Article posted on October 24, 2012.
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Norwich charity hopes Aston Villa game will help boost fundraising appeal
A Norwich charity which helps vulnerable young people and adults is looking to expand its service - but needs help from the public to raise £20,000.
The Base Community Trust opened in April last year as a partnership between The Hewett School, Parkside Special School and Barnardo's, but became a charity in its own right this year.
With a centre at The Hewett School site, off Cecil Road, the charity helps young people and adults through services such as youth clubs and adult learning.
But the charity is hoping to expand and has launched an appeal to raise £20,000.
Joanna Tuttle, company secretary of The Base, said: "We have reached an exciting point where we can see the potential to support many more young people in the local area, however to do this we need to raise further funds and as most charities are aware this is not easy at the moment."
The charity employs two part-time youth workers and has raised £5,000 towards bringing in a full-time youth worker. But Emma Blake, centre manager, said: "We hope to raise a further £20,000 to enable us to meet the needs of more young people who experience a wide range of challenges in their lives - from low self-confidence to coping with self-harm, or to an unsettled home life due to unemployment or low income in the family."
Norwich City Football Club chief executive David McNally is a trustee of the charity and recently hosted a business breakfast at Carrow Road to highlight the charity's work.
The charity will be holding a "bucket collection" at Carrow Road next Tuesday night before the Canaries' Capital One Cup clash with Aston Villa.
Anyone who can help the charity should email email@example.com or call 01603 463121.


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(CBS/AP) When it comes to fertility treatment, women who get three or more embryos implanted have no better odds of conceiving than women who get just two, a new study shows. But those women have a greater chance of risky multiple births.
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"Women who have gone through infertility treatment want the best chance of having a baby, but we need to explain that the data shows transferring more embryos doesn't actually do that," said study author Dr. Scott Nelson, head of reproductive and maternal medicine at the University of Glasgow.In Western Europe, where some countries pay for in-vitro fertilization (IVF), many authorities recommend a single embryo transfer for women under 37 and a maximum of two embryos for women 37 to 40. For women over 40, three is often the limit by law.
Guidelines are relatively lax and unregulated in the U.S., however. The U.S. has seen a rise in multiple births, such as in the case of "octomom" Nadya Suleman. Suleman had octuplets in 2009 after her doctor transferred 12 embryos. She'd already had six children through IVF.
Most fertility treatment in the U.S. is paid for privately and can cost at least $10,000 per cycle, which experts believe encourages the use of more embryos in the belief it will improve odds. During IVF, eggs are fertilized with sperm in a lab dish and then put in the womb.
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine recommends - but does not enforce - single embryo transfers for women under 35. For women 35 to 37, they advise two to three embryos, and three to four embryos for women ages 38 to 40.
For the study, published in the Jan. 12 issue of The Lancet, researchers analyzed data for all 124,000 IVF cycles in the U.K. between 2003 and 2007, which had resulted in more than 33,500 live births. The women were 18 to 50, with varying histories of infertility.
For women under 40 who had two embryos transferred, the live birth rate was 33 percent overall. With three embryos, that dropped to 25 percent, though researchers weren't sure why. Nelson said it might be due to the higher risk of miscarriage in a multiple pregnancy and that miscarrying one fetus would jeopardize the entire pregnancy.
For women over 40, the live birth rate was 13 percent whether they had two or three embryos transferred.
Why do some women get more embryos? Nelson said patients may pressure doctors to transfer more, believing it may boost their chances of having a baby.
"Doctors may feel if they don't do what their patients want, they'll just go down the street to another clinic," he said. "They need legislation to help control the situation."
U.S. data from 2009 showed about 52 percent of embryo transfers involved two while 23 percent used three embryos. Nearly 12 percent involved four to seven or more embryos. Only about 14 percent used one.
Multiple births have a higher risk of problems, including an increased chance of miscarriage complications during pregnancy, including high blood pressure and diabetes. Twins and triplets are more likely to be premature and have an increased risk of developmental problems such as cerebral palsy.
Dr. James Grifo, director of the New York University Fertility Center, agreed doctors should avoid using more than three embryos. But he said it's warranted in some cases, such as older women with a history of failed treatment.
Grifo said the fact many Americans pay for their treatment out of pocket makes a big difference. "I spend a lot of time trying to talk patients out of the three-embryo transfer and you can't always do it," he said.
"My last set of triplets was a patient who demanded I put back three embryos," he said.
Grifo said the patient wasn't swayed by the data. "She delivered the triplets and they're fine, but I wasn't happy about it."
WebMD has more on IVF treatments.


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Archivist is a network device configuration archiving and versioning program. It uses Subversion as its revision control system. Its multithreaded design makes it quite fast and thus suitable for operation on large networks with thousands of network devices. It supports Cisco IOS, Cisco CatOS, Juniper JUNOS, and Brocade/Foundry MLX series, but it can be easily extended to support any SSH or telnet-based network device by creating your own config download and post-processing scripts.
rConfig is a network device configuration management utility for network engineers to take frequent configuration snapshots of their network devices. It lets you choose which commands you want to run against your devices. Simply configure rConfig with the list of commands you wish to apply to a category of devices, and add devices to the category. Create a scheduled task, and rConfig will do the rest.
The klish is a framework for implementing Cisco-like command-line interfaces on Unix systems. It is configurable through XML files. "Klish" stands for "Kommand Line Interface SHell". The klish is a fork of clish-0.7.3. The original clish was developed by Graeme McKerrell. The klish adds some new features, but is compatible (as much as possible) with clish's XML configuration files.
360-FAAR (Firewall Analysis Audit and Repair) is an offline, command line, Perl firewall policy manipulation tool to filter, compare to logs, merge, translate, and output firewall commands for new policies, in Checkpoint dbedit, Cisco ASA, or ScreenOS commands. It is all contained in one file. It can read policy and logs for: Checkpoint FW1 (in odumper.csv / logexport format), Netscreen ScreenOS (in get config / syslog format), and Cisco ASA (show run / syslog format). It uses both inclusive and exclusive CIDR and text filters, permitting you to split large policies into smaller ones for virutalization at the same time as removing unused connectivity. It supports policy to log association, object translation, rulebase reordering and simplification, rule moves, and duplicate matching automatically. It allows you to seamlessly move rules to where you need them. 'print' mode creates a spreadsheet for your audit needs with one command.
chan-sccp-b is an extension of the original chan-sccp implementation for the Asterisk soft-PBX. It lets you hook up a Cisco/SCCP Phone to your Asterisk server using the SCCP protocol, which works a lot better than the SIP firmware on the same phone. It provides full phone functionality instead of just a simple SIP channel provider. It offers functionality like shared lines, hotline functionality, guest login, dynamic speeddials, private line automatic ring-down (PLAR), personal softkey configurations, Dundi support, SCCP extended dialplan functions, manager support, and custom device state buttons.
KVpnc is a KDE frontend for various VPN clients. It supports Cisco VPN (vpnc, vpnclient (a proprietary client from Cisco)), IPSec (FreeS/WAN, Openswan, strongSwan, racoon), PPTP (pptpclient), OpenVPN, L2TP over IPSec (l2tpd, xl2ltpd, openl2tp) (usable with FreeS/WAN, Openswan, strongSwan, and racoon), Vtun, and OpenSSH. Smartcards will be supported within OpenVPN and strongSwan. vpnc is a replacement for the Cisco VPN client, and is used as a client for the Cisco3000 VPN Concentrator. FreeS/WAN, Openswan, and strongSwan are IPSec clients for Linux 2.4.x/2.6.x, and racoon is an IPSec client for Linux 2.6.x and *BSD. l2tpd, xl2tpd, and openl2tp are Linux L2TP VPN clients/servers.
Cisco Template Manager (CTM) is a set of tools that make it easy to manage Cisco configurations over a whole network based on your self-defined templates. With CTM you will have a unified configuration in your entire network, which is the basic building block of operational stability and security. The pre-defined templates support regular expressions. It supports the C760x, C730x, C37xx, C35xx, C29xx, C28xx, C18xx, and C17xx family series.
check_nwc_health is a plugin for the Shinken (or Nagios/Icinga) monitoring system. It is used to check hardware health, environment, interfaces, pools, uptime, etc. of a great range of the most popular network components like switches, routers, firewalls, proxies, load balancers, etc. Currently it can monitor: Cisco IOS, Cisco Nexus, F5 BIG-IP, CheckPoint Firewall1, Juniper NetScreen, HP Procurve, Nortel, Brocade 4100/4900, EMC DS 4700, EMC DS 24, Allied Telesyn, and Blue Coat SG600.
Andrisoft WANSIGHT is a fully featured network traffic analyzer and collector. It provides in-depth traffic analysis, traffic accounting, and bandwidth monitoring, and enables you to generate complex traffic reports, graphs, and tops, instantly pin down the cause of network incidents, understand patterns in application performance, and make the right capacity planning decisions. It supports 10GbE packet sniffing and NetFlow, sFlow, and IPFIX.


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President Gerald R. Ford
The Eisenhower Medical Center family joined the nation in mourning Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States, who died peacefully at his Rancho Mirage home on December 26, 2006 at the age of 93. Known internationally for a presidency that was filled with challenges, President Ford was recognized in the Coachella Valley as an active and visible local citizen who chose a special town to call home after his term as President.
Survived by Betty, his beloved wife of 58 years, President Ford also leaves behind four children, Michael, John (Jack), Steven and Susan, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His half-brother Richard also survives him.
Long-time friends of Eisenhower Medical Center, President and Mrs. Ford participated in many milestone events. President Ford's association with Eisenhower Medical Center spanned almost 30 years, and most visibly began with his dedication of the Wright Building in 1979.
"President Ford was a statesman in the highest sense and led us through extraordinary circumstances," reflects Harry M. Goldstein, Chairman of the Board of Eisenhower Medical Center. "We will always be grateful for his leadership of our country, and here locally, for his special kindness and generosity."
In 1982, in the presence of President and Mrs. Ford, as well as the Hopes and Co-Founder of the Betty Ford Center, Ambassador Leonard Firestone, Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush dedicated the Betty Ford Center at Eisenhower, which has since achieved international recognition for its excellence in the treatment of drug and alcohol dependency.
Between 1983 and 1988, President Ford dedicated several more Eisenhower Medical Center facilities as well as new additions to the Betty Ford Center. Continuing his goodwill and enduring relationship with Eisenhower, President and Mrs. Ford were named Honorary Co-Chairs of the 2002 Eisenhower 30th Anniversary Gala, "A Star- Spangled Celebration," in addition to Ambassador and Mrs.Walter Annenberg and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hope. Julie Nixon Eisenhower emceed the event.
Eisenhower Medical Center was again honored when President Ford, along with civic leaders and other dignitaries, joined in celebrating Bob Hope's 100th birthday in May 2003 at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower.
Returning to private life at the completion of his presidency, President and Mrs. Ford built a home in Rancho Mirage where they enjoyed friends, family, golf and fundraising in their desert community. President and Mrs. Ford were known for their generosity and were active in raising money for the Betty Ford Center as well as many other Coachella Valley charities. A regular at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf tournament, President Ford enjoyed immensely his friendship with the Hopes.
"President Ford's foresight, exemplary character and integrity, his lifelong commitment to serving our country and our community have set the highest example of character and caring for us all," noted Goldstein. "We, and our country, have a lost a great man and a dear friend."


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Interactive genomics: querying genomes across the cloud
November 18, 2013 | By Microsoft blog editor
Big data: you can hardly pick up a newspaper without reading about some new scientific or business acumen derived from mining some heretofore-untouched volumes of digital information. Well, I'm happy to say that genome sequence data—which certainly qualifies as big, both in volume and velocity—is joining the party, and in a most meaningful way. When combined with information from medical records, genome data can be mined for new insights into treating disease.
Currently, however, genomics analyses are dominated by batch processing, which means that simple analytical questions can take days to answer. A more efficient way to exploit genomics data would be to run queries against a large genome database in the cloud, by using a platform like Windows Azure. In this scenario, the queries are answered across the network in seconds.
Towards this vision, I have been working with researchers at University of California San Diego (UCSD) and have invented the Genome Query Language (GQL), which features three operators that allow error-resilient manipulation of genome intervals. This, in turn, abstracts a variety of existing genomic software tasks, such as variant calling (determining whether a person has a different gene from the reference) and haplotyping (ascribing genomic variation as being inherited from the mother or the father). GQL is inspired by the classic database query language SQL and has similar operators; however, GQL introduces a major new operator: the fault-tolerant union of genomic intervals.
To understand how GQL could be used on the Windows Azure platform in the cloud, imagine that a biologist is working on the ApoE gene, which is responsible for forming lipoproteins in the body. Wondering how ApoE gene variations affect cardiovascular disease (CV), the biologist types in a query with the parameters "ApoE, CV" on a tablet computer, just as you might enter a search-engine query. The query is sent to the GQL implementation in the cloud, which returns the ApoE region of the genome in patients with cardiovascular disease. Since the ApoE gene is quite small, the data is processed quickly in the cloud and returned in seconds to the biologist's tablet. The biologist can then use customized bioinformatics software to mine the data to identify variations.
We have implemented GQL on Windows Azure and used it to query genomic data expeditiously. We have shown, for example, how GQL can be used to query The Cancer Genome Atlas for large structural variations by using only 5 to 10 lines of high-level code. The code took approximately 60 seconds to execute on the Windows Azure application in the cloud when run on an input human genome file of 83 gigabytes. GQL can improve existing software as well by refactoring queries, significantly speeding up results. It could also be used to facilitate browsing by queries and not just location within the UCSC genome browser.
To make the GQL implementation provide interactive speeds, two optimizations were crucial: cached parsing and lazy joins. Combined, they sped up query processing by a factor of 100. I encourage interested readers to explore the details of our research—the GQL queries we used, the optimizations we implemented, and the experimental results we achieved—in the Microsoft Research Technical Report: Interactive Genomics: Rapidly Querying Genomes in the Cloud.
—George Varghese, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research
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I'm currently visiting my brother in Arizona and his computer chair is sturdy and cushy, however its not all that great to look at with the wear and tear of use and shredded chair fabric. So this is my attempt to make a quilted cover for it. The bagginess of it is to allow addition pillows under neath to cush my tush..:shock:
I am still trying to decide if I should cover the arms which are plastic or just finish off the bottom and sides of seat. ??? Thoughts or comments always appreciated. :thumbup::thumbup:
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Credit Union ONE Houses Home City's Offices
The $808 million CreditUnionONE in Ferndale, Mich., is proving the importance of working closely with communities by assisting the City of Ferndale, which was in dire need of temporary office space, the credit union said.
City officials recently approached the 106,000-member credit union, seeking to use a portion of office space in a building owned by Credit Union ONE while the Detroit suburb's current offices are being remodeled.
Credit Union ONE agreed to allow the city to use part of the building located across from Ferndale's main city offices. After obtaining approval from the City Council, the 43rd District Court and part of the local police department moved into the Credit Union ONE building.
"We couldn't be happier to have such a partner as Credit Union ONE in this project," April Lynch, Ferndale's city manager, said in a press release announcing the move. "It was a wonderful convenience to be able to move just across the street thanks to the accommodation by Credit Union ONE."
According to the city, the renovation is expected to take approximately a year to complete.
"This is what community is all about, reaching out and helping when we can," said Thomas Schaeffler, executive vice president and COO of Credit Union ONE. "It was very professional and enjoyable working out the details with the City of Ferndale."


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Southwestern University has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership program.
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Walter Mondale and Garrison Keillor are among six University of Minnesota alumni who will lead tonight's homecoming parade.
The former vice president and the host of "A Prairie Home Companion" will serve as grand marshals along with NFL Hall of Famer Bobby Bell, Gopher women's basketball standout Lindsay Whalen and Deb Hopp, vice president of publishing for MSP Communications. The late Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlaug had also been chosen as a grand marshal, and his daughter will participate in the parade in his place.
Officials expect up to 30,000 students, alumni and others will attend the parade, which starts at 7 p.m. at 15th Avenue Southeast and University Avenue. It then travels along University Avenue and ends at the new TCF Bank Stadium.
The stadium will open to the public at 6:30 p.m. for spectators to watch the parade on a live video feed. A pep fest featuring the university's marching band and remarks by Keillor and Gopher football coach Tim Brewster begins around 9 p.m.
The Gopher football team takes on Purdue at 11 a.m. on Saturday.


text: Main Content Senate Bill 0354 (2007) rss? friendly link printer friendly Friendly Link: http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2007-SB-0354 Public Act 47 of 2007 (Effective: 8/3/2007) Find this PA in the MCL Sponsors Michelle McManus - (primary)Alan Cropsey (click name to see bills sponsored by that person) Categories Natural resources: wildlife; State agencies (existing): natural resources; Natural resources; wildlife; double-crested cormorant; provide for control program. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 40107c. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4471'07, HB 4614'07 Bill Documents Bill Document Formatting Information [x] The following bill formatting applies to the 2007-2008 session:- New language in an amendatory bill will be shown in BOLD AND UPPERCASE.- Language to be removed will be stricken.- Amendments made by the House will be blue with square brackets, such as: [House amended text].- Amendments made by the Senate will be red with double greater/lesser than symbols, such as: <<Senate amended text>>. (gray icons indicate that the action did not occur or that the document is not available) Documents Senate Introduced Bill Introduced bills appear as they were introduced and reflect no subsequent amendments or changes. As Passed by the Senate As Passed by the Senate is the bill, as introduced, that includes any adopted Senate amendments. As Passed by the House As Passed by the House is the bill, as received from the Senate, that includes any adopted House amendments. Senate Concurred Bill Concurred bill is the version passed in identical form by both houses of the Legislature, issued prior to availability of the Enrolled bill. Public Act Public Act is a bill that has become law. Bill Analysis House Fiscal Agency Analysis Analysis as Reported from Committee (06-07-07)This document analyzes: HB4614, SB0354, HB4471 Summary of Senate and House Bills (06-05-07)This document analyzes: HB4614, HB4471, SB0354 Senate Fiscal Analysis COMMITTEE SUMMARY (5-16-07)This document analyzes: SB0354 FLOOR ANALYSIS (5-17-07)This document analyzes: SB0354 FIRST ANALYSIS (5-18-07)This document analyzes: SB0354 ENACTED (8-13-07)This document analyzes: SB0354, HB4471, HB4614 History (House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE) Date JournalAction 3/15/2007SJ 24 Pg. 302REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS 5/22/2007SJ 48 Pg. 729REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 5/22/2007SJ 48 Pg. 729COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT 5/22/2007SJ 48 Pg. 729REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 5/23/2007SJ 49 Pg. 735REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 5/23/2007SJ 49 Pg. 735SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN 5/23/2007SJ 49 Pg. 735PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 5/29/2007SJ 52 Pg. 789PASSED ROLL CALL # 152 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 5/29/2007HJ 54 Pg. 830received on 05/29/2007 5/29/2007HJ 54 Pg. 831read a first time 5/29/2007HJ 54 Pg. 831referred to Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources 6/5/2007HJ 56 Pg. 855reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 6/5/2007HJ 56 Pg. 855referred to second reading 6/7/2007HJ 58 Pg. 881read a second time 6/7/2007HJ 58 Pg. 881substitute H-1 adopted 6/7/2007HJ 58 Pg. 881placed on third reading 6/7/2007HJ 58 Pg. 881placed on immediate passage 6/7/2007HJ 58 Pg. 881read a third time 6/7/2007HJ 58 Pg. 881passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 198 Yeas 105 Nays 0 6/7/2007HJ 58 Pg. 881returned to Senate 6/12/2007SJ 58 Pg. 860HOUSE INSERTED FULL TITLE 6/12/2007SJ 58 Pg. 860LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES 7/19/2007SJ 72 Pg. 1103HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN 7/19/2007SJ 72 Pg. 1103 ROLL CALL # 232 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 1 7/19/2007SJ 72 Pg. 1103GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT 7/19/2007SJ 72 Pg. 1103FULL TITLE AGREED TO 7/19/2007SJ 72 Pg. 1103ORDERED ENROLLED 7/24/2007SJ 73 Pg. 1113PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/23/2007 @ 11:09 AM 8/22/2007SJ 79 Pg. 1169APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 8/2/2007 @ 8:40 AM 8/22/2007SJ 79 Pg. 1169FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 8/3/2007 @ 2:55 PM 8/22/2007SJ 79 Pg. 1169ASSIGNED PA 0047'07 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT


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Who says lost discs never find their way home?
Had an interesting experience during my vacation a couple of weeks ago, the story of which came to a happy conclusion just a hour or so ago with a trip down to the post office.
Two weeks ago today, around 7:30 PM, I was at Clover Dell Park in Sedalia, MO, on the last hole of a long 72 hole filled day. The back nine at this particular course was shall we say minimally maintenanced, and last hole was a long 635' shot that after you got past some early pine trees was open to the pin. I break out my orange P-PD, throw a rudimentary lefty hyzer over the pines, and step out to the side to see around the trees to view where it landed, and breathed a sigh of relief when I saw it hit the ground.
Problem here is the ground here isn't exactly nice even, park quality yet. Still a lot of rutted spots and depressions, with clumped grass, any spot of which your disc could hide in and you'd not see it unless you walked right over it. I searched for about five minutes and with sunset looming, and me still needing to do an hour's drive that evening, I started to get panicky. Then my cell phone rang.
The phone said that the call was from area code 319, and not knowing where that was, I assumed it was a wrong number, but went ahead and answered it. Turns out the call was from a guy from Iowa, who was playing at Lake Hastings in Hastings, NE, and had thrown his disc into a water hazard there. In the process of searching for it, he had found other discs including mine, which I had thrown in that lake last October. A disc that thought that I had thrown it in so deep, that nobody would have found it.
And what was that disc? Lo and behold, it was an orange P-PD, the replacement of which I was now presently looking for in choppy grass. I was rather taken in by the coincidental nature of this. I mean what are the odds? Eventually, I did find my disc and finish the hole.
I told him to text me his name and address, and I'd send him a bubble mailer, which I sent off with some stamps for the return trip and a $3 reward the following Thursday. Today, I got the mailer back with my disc. Here's the original and its replacement, united again. After nine months underwater, the one on the left still looks good.
So to Andy Endorf from Waterloo, Iowa, a hearty and genuine thank you. The disc golf world could use more guys like you.
I might note that this is the third time I've had lost discs returned by mail, and the second time from out of state. This is why I put my name and phone number on them. Doesn't work all the time, or even half the time, but on occasion it does deliver results.
Awesome story. Awesome ending.
That's sweet, I'm glad you got your old PD back & found the replacement you were playing with. I agree 100%, always put your name & # on your discs.
Thanks for sharing Scarp - glad it found it's way home!
Also I like the class way you made it easy for the Mr. Endorf. :clap:
Personally, I don't get not inking discs once you've decided to bag them (although that really can depend on the courses you decide throw them on - some courses have a much higher/lower risk of disc loss than others).
Once you consider a disc "in your bag," it's probably gonna get through on at least some gnarly holes. If you have a name & # on it, at least there's a reasonable chance of it coming back to you. Chances are someone will find sooner or later (or much later). With a number on it, the chances of you getting it back are based on the whether or not the finder is a bottom feeding scavenger or not... maybe a 20-25% chance??
Go numberless, and you pretty much giving up any shot of getting it back, unless a friend finds it... maybe a 1-2% chance? :rolleyes:
I have to say, in 30-some years of playing, I've NEVER had a lost disc returned to me, and I've never returned a lost disc, (but I HAVE returned plenty of FOUND discs, and had plenty of FOUND disc returned to me) so ...
nope, LOST discs never find their way home. :p:p:p
cool story
A long time ago I used to write on my disc the date I got it.
Had one returned to me this weekend - an Ontario Cobra with a 1998 tournament stamp - and a 5/16/2001 date on the back.
Someone found it a PIAS and got it and gave it to me. One of the crazier disc return stories I've had in a while.
The 2nd disc I lost for more than 10 years and have had returned.
nice story!
I just lost my favorite disc yesterday playing the new Super White course at lemon lake on I think it was hole 15. Just kicked off a tree and went left into some bushes. had 6-8 people looking and it is gone :(
Hopefully a good soul finds it and gives me a ring for their reward.
Just got off the phone with a guy in the Kansas City area who found a disc I lost on vacation. Looks like another disc is coming home. I better start buying bubble mailers in bulk.
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Wasatch Range (Central) > Red Baldy > Climber's Log
Red Baldy Climber's Log
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|Red Baldy
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2017
|Climbed from the White Pine Trailhead - ascended the steep shoot in between the two points, descended through the northwest slope (much easier)
White Pine TH / Northwest Slope - 07/13/14
White Pine TH / West Ridge the Bullion to Snowbird - 07/23/17
|Posted Aug 3, 2015 6:30 pm
|Red Baldy
Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2014
|Posted Oct 7, 2014 9:06 am
|Red Baldy
Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2014
|October 4 2014
My dad led a Wasatch Club trip to Silver Glance Lake. Kimberly, Kessler, Shaylee, my dad, and I met three others at the REI in Sandy before driving to the trailhead. We all hiked to Silver Lake at a moderate pace, but Kim wasn't feeling well and opted to stay at Silver Lake. Shaylee decided to stay with her.
The rest of the group hiked up to Silver Glance Lake, in a beautiful mountain cirque. We were all going to climb up to the Silver Glance/White Pine Pass, but one of the group had to be back early (3 pm), so other than Kessler and I, everyone turned back half way to the pass. Kessler and I climbed as fast as we could up to the pass and then over to Red Baldy. There was a little more scrambling than I remembered and there were a few places where the snow was about a foot deep in places, but we made our way rather quickly to the summit of Red Baldy. It was a beautiful summit, as always.
We only had less than an hour and a half before we were supposed to be back at the trailhead so we decided to try a quicker route down the south face. The route was a pain and we probably should have used the route we ascended.
We made our way down to Silver Lake with only 30 minutes left to make it to the trailhead. We were only a little late and it took us 35 minutes, but rushing it made us tired.
Red Baldy was a nice peak as always, and it was nice to climb it again. The last time I had climbed it was more than 15 years ago.
Other Ascents
May 1999 via White Pine Lake
July 1997 via Silver Glance Lake
July 1996 via Bullion Divide
July ? 1990's (year unknown) via Silver Glance Lake
|Posted Oct 7, 2014 8:56 am
|Bullion Divide
|Scrambling was fun up to Red Baldy! Nice views! I could hear people talking all the way down at White Pine Lake. You lose hope yet again if you decide to do White Baldy. Worth it, though!
|Posted Sep 20, 2014 12:27 pm
|Garon Coriz
|Quick Day Hike
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2014
|White Pine and back with Duc. Left around 11 am and returned about 4:30 pm. Clouds were menacing at times but never unleashed their fury, thankfully.
|Posted Jul 27, 2014 11:43 pm
|David Mortensen
|Red Baldy
Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2013
|I did this as part of the Bullion Divide (Hidden Peak to White Baldy). The views from this summit were great in all directions. One of the best views in the Wasatch I have seen. The route up White Baldy looks pretty rugged from this peak. The descent towards White Baldy was interesting as the rock changed from red to white.
|Posted Sep 25, 2013 3:31 pm
|Rocky Alps
|Bullion Divide
Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2013
|Did as part of the Bullion Divide (took Snowbird Tram up to Hidden peak, then scrambled over AF Twin Peaks, Red Top, Red Baldy, & White Baldy, then descended down White Pine). Red Baldy was quite impressive when viewed from the Red Top/Red Baldy saddle to the northeast, and the peak had some of the most fun steep scrambling of the day. The views south towards Mount Timpanogos, all the lakes down American Fork Canyon (Silver Glance Lake, Silver Lake, Silver Flat Reservoir, & Tibble Fork Reservoir), and the changing fall colors were pretty cool. See "Good As Gold" trip report for details.
|Posted Sep 25, 2013 1:43 pm
|Fun Hike
Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2013
|I love this hiking area. All the peaks along this range are so great!
|Posted Sep 22, 2013 11:54 am
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2013
|Red-white-red-white with WMC. Started Red Pine, climbed the North Face direct to the summit of White Pine. Descended east from there and climbed Red Baldy via the west ridge and descended via a very fun glissade down the northwest face back into White Pine.
Trip report
|Posted Jun 8, 2013 10:32 pm
|Bullion Divide traverse
Date Climbed: May 4, 2013
|On Bullion Divide traverse. The east ridge was the start of the fun part. Trip report.
|Posted May 4, 2013 7:39 pm
|andrew david
|Via Silver Lake Flats
Date Climbed: May 5, 2010
|Love this peak as the end destination from the Silver Lake Flats. You pass by three Silver Lakes, each getting smaller and less visited along the way. You'll catch them all in a photo from the climb up Red Baldy making a cool pic, with each early in season at different levels of thaw. This was the first peak I used strap-on crampons for. Probably preferable to the scree trudge that late summer will mean.
|Posted Feb 16, 2013 4:10 pm
|Bullion Divide
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2012
|Made the summit as part of the Bullion Divide (Baldy to Red Baldy) 5 peaks in less than six hours from trailhead to trailhead.
|Posted Oct 12, 2012 10:42 am
|From Cecret Lake
Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2012
|Made the easy traverse over from America Fork Twin Peaks.
|Posted Oct 8, 2012 12:18 pm
|Bullion Divide
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2012
|with WMC
|Posted Aug 19, 2012 1:50 pm
|Red Baldy
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2012
|8/18/2012 With WMC as part of the Bullion Divide.
|Posted Aug 18, 2012 11:42 pm
|Birthday run up from American Fork Canyon
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2012
|I decided to do this route to celebrate my birthday today. I drove up to the end of the road past Silver Lake Flat reservoir. I ran from the TH all the way up to Silver Lake in about 30 minutes and then had to route find my way up to Silver Glance (I found a bit of a trail on the way back down). From Silver Glance I decided to go straight up the scree field toward what I figured was the summit. I was amazed at how fast the climbing went and I just scrambled the final 1100 feet up the scree on all fours quite fast. I was blown away by the views from the Summit...might be the best in the Central Wasatch. Highly underrated! I raced down in about an hour and I'm paying for it right now but it feels GOOD!
|Posted Jul 9, 2012 11:20 pm
|Quite Enjoyable
Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2012
|Went up White Pine and over Red Top. Fun little scramble. Had the summit to myself despite the dozens of people down at the lake below.
|Posted Jul 9, 2012 10:11 am
|North Eastern Ridge
Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2012
|Nothing better than seeing these mountains covered in snow; met the wizard of the wasatch on top and slid down the North Face on my butt! What a day in the mountains.
|Posted Apr 21, 2012 6:25 pm
|White Pine
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2011
|Hiked up here thinking it was White Baldy. Then on the summit I looked towards Pfeifferhorn and saw the true peak. Guess I'm an idiot. Whatevs, hiked the rest of the Bullion Divide west -> east. I'll get WB later. Or something.
|Posted Aug 27, 2011 1:36 am
|Matthew Van Horn
|Red Baldero
Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2011
07/18/009 Red Baldy from White Pine, then traverse to White Baldy, then traverse to Pfeifferhorn
12/06/2008 With UT Outdoor Group
09/13/008 from White Pine
Also summited on 8/5/2006 Bullion Divide to White Baldy from Devil's Castle.
|Posted Aug 25, 2011 12:20 am