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Tampa attorneys are being accused of running up costs by doing unauthorized work
The Tampa law firm hired to help the school district investigate its financial problems is being accused of running up costs by doing unauthorized work.
Trenam Kemker billed the district almost $39,000 as of Nov. 8, more than half of the $70,000 in charges so far as the district tries to figure out how it overspent by $8 million during the 2011-12 school year.
School Board members had specified they wanted an out-of-town firm to select an auditor, to remove any suggestion of a whitewash. Trenam Kemker was also asked to deal with questions from Navigant, the auditor they recommended.
But after reviewing invoices, School Board attorney John Bowen said Wednesday it seems that Trenam Kemker attorneys sat in on Navigant interviews and billed for other work that he said was questionable.
"There are charges in there that extend well beyond what the School Board authorized them to do," Bowen said.
Charles Harris, an attorney leading Trenam Kemker's team, said he was not authorized to speak about the audit or the invoice outside of meetings with the School Board or the district's audit committee.
No one else from the firm was available Wednesday to answer Bowen's concerns.
Trenam Kemker is billing the school district from $250 to $275 an hour, depending on which attorney does the work.
Invoices show that it billed the district for more than six hours for interviews with members of the district's audit committee and more than four hours to determine whether interview notes must be preserved as a public record.
Bowen questioned whether both items were within Trenam Kemker's scope of work.
Trenam Kemker attorneys also sat in on interviews Navigant conducted with School Board members, former Superintendent Tim McGonegal and former finance director Jim Drake, according to Ed Daugherty, the district's internal auditor.
"They have no business doing that," Bowen said "You don't need a law firm to sit in on interviews and oversee interviews conducted by professional auditors."
Jim Toomey, a member of the district's audit committee, said $7,000 in legal charges came after the firm was asked for an opinion as to whether McGonegal and Drake could be forced to participate in the audit.
That turned out to be a waste of time since both McGonegal and Drake agreed to answer any questions the auditors posed, Toomey said.
He also said some School Board members have been calling Trenam Kemker directly with questions.
"Every time you speak with an attorney they are going to charge you," he said.
School Board Chairwoman Karen Carpenter said the board will need to review an itemized bill before its next meeting on Jan. 14, when auditors are scheduled to present their findings.
The district has not yet paid the invoices.


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Ross' outing marred by home run; Rangers fall
Lefty allows two runs in third inning of work; Cruz, Baker and Allen plate runs
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The White Sox 8-4 victory over the Rangers on Wednesday at Camelback Ranch improved the South Siders' record to 3-0-2 at the outset of the 2013 Cactus League season.
Meanwhile, the Rangers slipped to 0-5. Those records mean almost nothing in regard to the teams' respective standing in the upcoming 2013 regular season, but the White Sox certainly aren't going to look away from a positive start.
Back at SoxFest, White Sox general manager Rick Hahn talked about highly-touted pitching prospects Nestor Molina and Simon Castro, their rough seasons in 2012 and their need to rebuild in the 2013 season. If the past two games against Texas are any indication, they both are on the right track.
Molina threw two scoreless innings in Tuesday's victory in Surprise, and Castro came back with three scoreless innings during Wednesday's victory. Castro struck out three and allowed one hit while issuing one walk, in an effort to bounce back from a decent if not spectacular 2012 season, during which the right-hander was bothered by a strained right forearm.
"We're just trying to take it day by day," Castro said. "I'm not focusing on what happened last year. I'm just focusing on what's going to happen this year. I'm just going to focus on an everyday basis now."
Texas pitcher Robbie Ross was one out away from having a second impressive outing in his bid to win a spot in the Rangers' rotation. After Alexi Ogando allowed two runs in two innings, Ross held the White Sox scoreless in the third and fourth. But he couldn't do that in the fifth.
He got one out on a fly to center and then picked off Alex Rios at first base after Rios reached on a single. But Ross hit Adam Dunn with a pitch and then gave up a two-run home run to Paul Konerko. Ross had Konerko at 3-2, but couldn't put him away.
"Just a 3-2 count, a fastball and Konerko got it," Ross said. "I felt good. Everything was going right until he got a hold of it."
Instead, Konerko hit a high fly ball to left that landed just on top of the left-field wall for a two-run home run. Dayan Vicideo singled to left, but Ross got Josh Phegley on a grounder to third. Ross has a 3.60 ERA in his first two Cactus League games and opponents are hitting .250 against him.
After the Rangers rallied for three in the sixth -- driven in by Nelson Cruz, Jeff Baker and Brandon Allen -- against Jeff Gray, who struck out the side, Conor Gillaspie lined a two-run homer to right to raise the White Sox lead back to three in the sixth. Gillaspie has a single, triple and homer in his last two games for the White Sox.
Pedro Borbon added the Rangers' final run with an RBI groundout in the eighth.
Rangers up next: Lance Berkman is scheduled to make his first appearance in a Cactus League game when the Rangers host the Indians at 2:05 p.m. CT on Thursday in Surprise, Ariz. Berkman, who was signed by the Rangers as a free agent in the offseason, has been sidelined by a strained right calf muscle. He will start at designated hitter. Derek Holland will be on the mound in his last start before joining Team USA for the World Baseball Classic.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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New sidewalk/curb cuts in Vintage Hills
Original post made by Vintage hills resident, Vintage Hills, on Jun 16, 2009
Comments (26)
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2009 at 12:00 am
It's happening in Birdland and The Gates too. I want to know what the cost is, per corner.
The yellow bumps are the same as what you'll see at every BART station. I've seen them in grey color too. Downtown Sacramento has long runs of the stuff, what with trolly tracks next to the sidewalk. Could be an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)safety mandate.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2009 at 7:51 am
Yeah! It surely helps the thousands of handicapped people strolling through Vintage Hills, Birdland and the Gates. And I'm sure the cost is close to zero. Well, at least we don't have school funding issues to worry about.
a resident of Downtown
on Jun 17, 2009 at 8:04 am
The yellow bumps are called "truncated domes". They are an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirement. Cities and other municipalities across the US are being sued or threatened with lawsuits if they don't have a plan or projects in place to upgrade public facilities to comply with ADA requirements. I'm guessing that's why you're seeing these go in all over the place (not just in Pleasanton).
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2009 at 8:13 am
What a total scam. The "lawyahs" and whoever owns the patent rights to this bumpy stuff and the local contractors and …
Lots of fingers in the taxpayer cookie jar here. What's next, foam pads at every crosswalk to "protect" you as you cross the street?
LOL if it weren't so sad.
a resident of Downtown
on Jun 17, 2009 at 8:18 am
Fortunately we are flush with "revenue" to pay for all of these sorely needed improvements.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2009 at 8:54 am
Julie is a registered user.
I think it's fine to make the sidewalks accessible to those in wheelchairs, regardless of how much it costs and regardless of how many disabled people live in town. I actually see quite a few roaming around in motorized chairs. The truncated domes must be a relatively new requirement. Years ago when they made ramps in all the sidewalks in S.F. they did not include those.
a resident of Birdland
on Jun 17, 2009 at 9:01 am
Hmmm, I wonder what happens when it's raining and someone riding a bicycle contacts this stuff at a less than 90 degree angle. One would think traction will be an issue. Watch out for the next step: warning signs at every one of these corners. Now we'll have the sing makers and the contractors and many others busy at work on phase two!
a resident of Downtown
on Jun 17, 2009 at 9:04 am
I want to know the total cost per intallation. Will someone check into this - Julie, PW, anyone?
a resident of Vintage Hills Elementary School
on Jun 17, 2009 at 12:23 pm
MainStreetDiva is a registered user.
Great. :-(
Both Bordeaux and Arbor already look like giant jigsaw puzzles. It looks pretty tacky...I wonder how much it saved to pour over just the cracks versus doing the whole street for one or two blocks?
Who decides whether a street is fully re-paved or just gets the jigsaw treatment?
I'm glad they are also repairing (or *appear* to be repairing) some of the buckled sections of sidewalk as well.
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Jun 17, 2009 at 9:56 pm
I think many posts here are bordering on "sick". Normal, common sense thinking would suggest that the "bumps" cost almost zero dollars if the ramp needs to be put in anyways.
Now, it seems people in this post have to be objecting to the cost of putting in ramps in the first place. They appear to be against making our sidewalks and streets accessible to people, who by the grace of God, relegated them to wheelchairs and other devices that without, they would not be able to use the streets and sidewalks. I invite you to take a wheelchair or electric scooter and try to negotiate some of our neighborhoods that don't have ramps at intersections.
The comment about "thousands of handicapped strolling through...." is particularly sarcastic and unjust. Let's count the miles of sidewalks put in throughout Pleasanton at a cost far, far, far in excess of the ramps being put in at a relatively few intersections in a neighborhood. Where are the hundreds of thousands of fully functional people walking on them everyday? NOT!!!! Seemingly there was money to fund the installation of infrastructure that hardly any healthy being in Pleasanton uses, but let's scrutinize the few bucks spent on the handicapped. The healthy are all driving their SUVs on our expensive streets. The unhealthy can't even get from point A to point B because the cost is too much?
Many in Pleasanton really should get their priorities straight... Sick.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2009 at 10:25 pm
"Normal, common sense thinking would suggest that the "bumps" cost almost zero dollars if the ramp needs to be put in anyways."
frank, you must be dreaming! Will someone look into the cost? Simple request. I wouldn't be surprised if the cost is north of $50 per sq. ft. NOTHING is free, my friend. ;)
I have no issue with ramps at every corner. My issue is with these silly yellow things.
a resident of Vineyard Avenue
on Jun 17, 2009 at 11:16 pm
OK, folks ... you too, frank! What a crock and I can't believe the waste of money as I walk the streets of Vintage Hills. Most corners were already equipped with curb cuts and adequate traction for wheelchairs and pedestrians. Although I cannot imagine many in wheelchairs would dare attempt these steep streets, let alone cruise along the sidewalks in this neighborhood. This was an unnecessary use of taxpayer dollars, and I wouldn't even comment if I wasn't familiar with this particular neighborhood. I can't speak for the flat lands of Birdland and the Gates, but I imagine the conditions there did not warrant change either. My guess is this was a budgeted item and our city leaders, in their infinite wisdom, decided to go forward anyway ... cause it's not THEIR money!!?? What a crock.
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Jun 17, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Would you please state some documentable facts as opposed to "I wouldn't be surprised"? Then, compare the cost to, say, a segment of sidewalk.
Also, break out the bumps added to a concrete surface versus to the cost of the concrete ramp without the bumps.
All you are doing in this thread is criticize the cost of a hypothetical that you created. You cite nothing that supports your complaint.
You go further and say I should do the work of looking into the costs, and clearly you have done none of this. I as well as other readers are not that stupid. You make the accusations, you do the work to support your arguments.
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Jun 17, 2009 at 11:37 pm
what a waste of our $$'s,
Okay, smarty, give me some numbers and comparisons about how this is a waste of money. You are talking to someone who understands how cities, school districts, counties, and states waste taxpayers money. All you folks do is express your indignation over things like intersection wheelchair ramps being fabricated in a neighborhood while you seem to tolerate real taxpayer waste such as government union mandated salary increases, overtime rules, and pension excesses. Real stupid in my opinion. You are living in some dream world when you say "Although I cannot imagine many in wheelchairs would dare attempt these steep streets, let alone cruise along the sidewalks in this neighborhood." Ever see the electric scooters and wheelchairs that many are using today? Are they supposed to drive over curbs to get around? Or do you expect them to drive cars and SUVs, like you do?
a resident of Vineyard Avenue
on Jun 17, 2009 at 11:41 pm
You obviously have strong opinions about this subject, and we can always say it's OK to "agree to disagree" BUT must we have gold plated sidewalks and wheelchair ramps in our community just because this is "Pleasanton" and we have millions of dollars to literally throw away. What about the unfunded retirement benefits of an admittedly underworked, overpaid city staff??? What financial crisis awaits our city government that has already impacted our school district???
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Jun 18, 2009 at 7:43 am
Stacey is a registered user.
Pst, Web Link
Sidewalk ramps are great for bikes too. I hope they installed sidewalk ramps at the Iron Horse Trail crossing at Mohr.
a resident of Alisal Elementary School
on Jun 18, 2009 at 8:12 am
"I invite you to take a wheelchair or electric scooter and try to negotiate some of our neighborhoods that don't have ramps at intersections ... Many in Pleasanton really should get their priorities straight... Sick."
I would like you to take a walk through my kid's schooling situation for the next 10 years. Thousands of kids will be in need of good education, and they tell us money is non-existent. I don't people are sick because they don't see it like you Frank. We do have our priorities straight, they're called our kids.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 18, 2009 at 8:12 am
Truncated domes are designed to assist visually impaired people.
I stand by my point that there is no free lunch here. There is a real cost to taxpayers.
Here's some initial research. It was not easy finding pricing. This is not uncommon, since suppliers want to avoid direct online cost comparisons – it's a for-profit business opportunity.
"…designed for the visually
impaired to feel the raised, truncated domes
with their feet. This, in combination with the
tapping cane, can alert them to a different
surface than the surrounding concrete sidewalk
and an upcoming intersection."
Web Link
Up front cost:
"Average cost to fix wet set tiles by replacing the entire ramp: $2,500.00"
Web Link
Repair cost:
"When I repair the glue down products, I have to grind the surface (without damaging the surrounding tiles), pressure wash to remove the concrete "talcum", let it dry for a few days, barricade, etc., etc., to the tune of $600.00 to $900.00. "
Web Link
"… installed only by trained licensed installers , on site, fitting our product to your unique individual site conditions and contours, like no other product can. All pricing … includes labor, materials, and all installation costs, so there's no confusion as to how to install the materials, wondering if it's done right...it's all done for you by trained professionals, with their first focus on helping you achieve your goals."
Below is a memo from the United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration. This is an unfunded federal government mandate.
KEY POINT: From a read of the memo, it looks like Pleasanton is going beyond the requirement, since we are adding truncated domes to ramped corners that appear to be in good condition. The mandate says any new construction OR ALTERATION of sidewalk ramps must include truncated domes – "State and local governments are required to apply the minimum design standards when constructing and altering pedestrian facilities, though we encourage higher than minimum standards where possible." (paragraph 4).
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Subject: INFORMATION: ADAAG Detectable Warnings
(Truncated Domes) Date: May 6, 2002
From: (Original signed by)
Dwight A. Horne
Director, Office of Program Administration In reply, refer to: HIPA-20
To: Resource Center Managers
Division Administrators
Federal Lands Highway Division Engineers
Recently a number of questions have been raised by people from various agencies concerning the use of detectable warnings, specifically truncated domes, when constructing or altering curb ramps. Truncated domes are the standard design requirement for detectable warnings for determining the boundary between the sidewalk and street by people with visual disabilities.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the lead agency that oversees the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)(1990). The U.S. Access Board develops the minimum design standards for complying with the ADA. The Department of Transportation is a designated agency responsible for enforcing the standards and implementing regulations of the ADA's Title II (State and Local Government Services). The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is the enforcement authority for overseeing pedestrian discrimination issues under the Title II implementing regulations.
Detectable warnings were required in 1991 by the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessible Guideline (ADAAG) (regulatory standards) for hazardous vehicular ways, transit platform edges, and curb ramps. A suspension was placed on requiring detectable warnings at curb ramps and hazardous vehicular ways, but not for transit platform edges. The reason for the suspension was to conduct research on the performance of their detectability. The DOJ continued the suspension through July 26, 2001, which allowed 10 years for conducting research. The research determined that other designs used in place of truncated domes such as grooves, striations, and exposed aggregate, were not detectable in the sidewalk and roadway environment because of the similarities to other surface textures and defects. Truncated domes have a unique design that can be detected underfoot and with a cane, and other surfaces are not considered ADA equivalent and therefore do not comply with the ADA requirements.
The DOJ had the option of allowing the suspension to expire on July 26, 2001 or publish a Federal Register Notice to continue the suspension. They decided to let the suspension expire. Consequently, since July 26, 2001 detectable warnings are again required. FHWA is obligated to enforce the requirements, and State and local governments are required to apply the minimum design standards when constructing and altering pedestrian facilities, though we encourage higher than minimum standards where possible.
The original ADA design standard for truncated domes is found in ADAAG (4.29.2). After the research was conducted, a new design recommendation was made for the dimension and placement of the domes on curb ramps. Both FHWA and the U.S. Access Board are encouraging the use of the new design over the original. Information on the recommended design and other useful information are included in the attachment.
Web Link
Sidewalks, crosswalks and other walking surfaces that were
installed before July 26, 2001 are not subject to the requirements."
Web Link
Conclusion: It looks like we are spending more than we need to. Anything built after July 26, 2001, we need to retrofit. For all other construction, we should wait until the economy improves significantly before we retrofit. Scarce taxpayer dollars need to be spent wisely.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 18, 2009 at 8:29 am
Stacey, thanks for the link. The City of Pleasanton will not pay with cash or a credit card (see below), so the cost per square foot will be higher. The prices listed do not include labor costs.
FROM Stacey's linked page:
Website prices may vary from specific branch prices and represent prices for CASH and / OR CREDIT CARD payments only. No payment terms are associated with website prices.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 18, 2009 at 9:28 am
Julie is a registered user.
I don't think it's about having "gold plated sidewalks", I think it's about providing a high quality environment for people with disabilities. I also don't think it's about taking money from education or any other group.
The truncated domes were found, after a decade of research, to be the best solution for the issue. It appears that it wasn't legally necessary to put them in if the sidewalks were older than 2001. It appears that the goal is the improved safety and livelihood of a disabled person and I don't feel comfortable holding that goal lower than my goals for my children. It's a shame that the economy stinks and that some groups have not been fiscally responsible, but what's worse is those two situations putting people against each other over what's more important: disabled people or children.
Just because you don't *have* to do something doesn't mean you shouldn't. Perhaps a blind person would argue that 5 more children in a classroom pales against his or her ability to move safely around town.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Jun 18, 2009 at 9:42 am
Stacey is a registered user.
Frank wrote: "All you folks do is express your indignation over things like intersection wheelchair ramps being fabricated in a neighborhood while you seem to tolerate real taxpayer waste such as government union mandated salary increases, overtime rules, and pension excesses."
I think Frank's got it right.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 18, 2009 at 10:15 am
"All you folks do is express your indignation over things like intersection wheelchair ramps being fabricated in a neighborhood while you seem to tolerate real taxpayer waste such as government union mandated salary increases, overtime rules, and pension excesses."
It's not a zero sum game. What's real taxpayer waste is subjective. I happen to believe that government union mandated salary increases, overtime rules, and pension excesses AND the excess installation of these cones are all in the same catagory - real taxpayer waste. My opinion.
Waste and abuse happen when there is weak or no accountability.
a resident of Vineyard Avenue
on Jun 18, 2009 at 10:23 am
Yeah, Frank, you got that part right!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 18, 2009 at 5:23 pm
We need some wheelchair ramps in Valley Trails.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 18, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Actions have consequences. You can read that in the affirmative or negative. It is true in both cases.
It all depends on your interests, or so it has.
See when you go in to vote, you and your vote are determining just exactly how our government is mandated to spend your and even your neighbor's money.
It's called responsibility. And it deserves some thought.
Little groups of people with self-interests meet up and establish their ideas for society. A little group of people walk around and tell their nifty idea to other people to get their signatures. Then this little group of people get a ballot initiative in place. Suddenly a little group of people influence how a big group of people are expected to spend their money/assets.
You see, it may sound good to vote "for" these things, but this is why they say, "Hindsight is 20/20". Here we are in an economic downturn. Suddenly random road work is being contemplated.
I didn't say, anything is wrong with the ADA, but consider this your learning curve the next time you think it will 'feel good' to check the box on anything that costs money and take money away from things we "really" want.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Aug 13, 2009 at 2:04 am
Why were some corners left without cuts along Touriga? I can see aleast 5 or 6 when I drive up that street. All other have been cut.
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" Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Author: Philip Jose Farmer / Edition: 1 / Paperback / 443 Pages / Book is published 2010-03-30 by Tor Books "
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'Riverworld' is the collective name for a series of science fiction novels written by award winning author Philip José Farmer between 1971 and 1983. There are five books in the series 'To Your Scattered Bodies Go' (1971), 'The Fabulous Riverboat' (1971), 'The Dark Design' (1977), 'The Magic Labyrinth' (1980) and 'Gods of Riverworld' (1983). Although the novels are stand-alone characters recur throughout the series and there is an overriding story arc that binds all of them together. This is a combined volume of book one and two.
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The main character in the first book is the famous English explorer and adventurer Sir Richard Francis Burton, we first meet him an elderly man on his death bed on Earth but moments after death he 'wakes' up floating in a vast chamber filled with other countless human bodies. Before Burton has time to react a hooded figure appears and zaps him with a weapon that renders once again him unconscious, the next moment he again awakes to find himself on the shores of a great river surrounded by hundreds of other people in the same situation. After teaming up with a group of other resurrectees including Kaz a Neolithic man, Alice Liddell the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland and science fiction author Peter Jairus Frigate Burton begins to wonder what the nature of Riverworld is and who the mysterious hooded stranger was that he saw while in 'limbo'. This strange world has all that is needed to survive although no land animals or invertebrates exist. Food is provided within metal canisters that each person finds with them when they awake and that have to be refilled once day by connecting them to special mushroom like structures distributed a regular distances through the landscape.
Is this the afterlife? If not what is the purpose of this world? Who or what is controlling the fate of the billions of re-born humans on the planet? Intriguing questions are posed such has how would different cultures from different times of earth history react to one another. Would great men and women from history outside of their natural environment once again rise to positions of leadership on this new world? Would moral and ethical rules become redundant in a world without death; resurrectees can't die permanently on Riverwolrd, if killed they are simply reborn somewhere at random along the shores of the massive river. Would religion still be of any relevance in a world where the tenets and belief of the old religions have been shattered?
These fascinating questions are examined and played with by Farmer in this entertaining and thought-provoking first instalment of the series. Of course having the whole population of the world past and present at your disposal to populate the story Farmer has fun pitting against each other. The repressed Victorian sensibilities of Alice Liddell are mirrored by the bohemian arrogance and vivacity of Burton. Hermann Goring one of modern history's most evil men comes face to face with survivors of the holocaust and an equally evil ancient Roman king. With an almost limitless array of characters Farmer expands his Riverworld vision with ever greater complexity.
By the time of the second book set some two decades on from the first, humans on Riverworld have progressed and small empires and states some built on slavery, some feudal and others with primitive democracy have sprung up all over the shores of the river. The re-born humans cannot reproduce on Riverworld, women are re-born virgins but they aren't able to get pregnant, no one ages past 25 years of age. So the dynamics of relationships and family units are totally different from Earth. Complex societies are beginning to form and when iron deposits are found metal working starts becomes possible leading to improving weapons and technology. Now man's concerns are not simply with survival but start to look towards more detailed explanation of why they have been re-born on Riverworld and who is behind this 'miracle'.
In this second book the intriguing clash of cultures and personalities continues with Sam Clemens better known as Mark Twain teaming up with a sub-human giant cavemen he has named Joe Miller, are accompanied by the 10th century Norse king Erik Bloodaxe and his band of Viking warriors aboard their longboat. Clemens like Burton has come into contact with the one of the mysterious hooded strangers now known only as 'Ethicals' and is now determined to discover the upstream river source and possibly learn more about the being that control this world. Clemens once himself a Mississippi riverboat captain is determined to build an electric power paddle driven riverboat to complete his journey up stream. But in a world with scarce resources and competing powers progress towards his dream proves difficult.
As societies become more complex in this second book Farmer explores the means by which some human society can obtain and retain power and dominion over others. As Clemens comes to lead a fledging state which he tries to organise on strict democratic rules he soon realised that he has to compromise his precious principles in order to progress his goals even if that means going into an alliance with disreputable men and making deals with power hungry tyrants. Once again the cast of characters is a colourful one including King John of England, German aviator Lothar von Richthofen brother of the famous Red Baron, famous swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac and mythical hero Odysseus.
'Riverworld' is an intelligent mixture of unabashed fantasy adventure tinged with philosophical, moral and ethical debate, as all good science fiction should be. Farmer examines some of the most basic questions about what it is to be human within the confines of a compelling and thrilling science fiction adventure. The characters can't fail to be enthralling being modelled on some of the most interesting people in history. Farmer does a good job in bringing these to life on the page and manages to realistically re-invent some to suit his story.
In terms of the central premise of the story I believe Riverworld is unique and it certainly warranted him winning the prestigious Science fiction Hugo Award in 1971.
A couple of negative points about the books can also be made. Often the philosophising in the form of prolonged debates between some of the characters can slow down the narrative. Also certain aspects of the story have dated; for one thing the most recent humans resurrected on Riverworld are from 2008 the year when the Earth is destroyed in a global catastrophe. In addition some of the themes about civil rights and the introduction of black nationalist groups as well as some decidedly hippy ideology feel a little outmoded and firmly grounds the stories in the 1970's.
One word of warning, if any of you have come across the terrible 2003 TV pilot for this story and the later 2010 even worse TV adaptation please try and put these out of you mind and approach the books anew. The TV adaptation not only were made badly they were also completely different in storyline, not even using the same characters or evens in the book.
'Riverworld: Including to Your Scattered Bodies Go & the Fabulous Riverboat' in paperback (443) is available from Amazon uk for £10.21 with free delivery at the time this review was written.
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Discussion in 'Pros' Racquets and Gear' started by Setmatch45, Dec 10, 2012.
What racquet is Pat Rafter using on the Sr. Tour this year?
Lower third of the page.
Looks like a blacked out Yonex frame.
Well on the Powershares Champions tour last month looked like he was using Dunlop 500 but back a while ago he was using his old Prince with a Dunlop 500 PJ! So it still maybe that.
Rafter has been using his Prince Precision Response with the Dunlop Aerogel 500 Paint job.
I wonder if he rates a customized build, or whether it is stock customized to his preferences. He isn't even playing much on the champions tour.
I still find that PJ extremely weird.
Did he actually use the TT Warrior or was that a PJ on his Precision Response too?
Nope, he did not really use the TT Warrior. It was a PJ too.
Man, Pat really likes that Prince Stick!
One of my all time favorite players.
Is that the greatest paint job of all time?
Not sure... but you can see the Double Bridge in the pic. As far as I know he was still using the Prec Response.. then moved to the Ti. Response PJ and then the Warrior PJ that was named after him... I think we started out using the Graphite II MP...maybe some one can confirm. He was not using them stock in any event. I got to hold one of this frames many years back... I could barely swing it...
BTW... the string pattern is 16 x 20 on that frame...The Dunlop PJ..
Greg Raven measured his sticks some years ago. Probably never used the Response Ti. At least flex appears to be custom.
Weight: 360
Balance: 32.35
Flex: 69
Swingweight: 355
Response Ti is the greatest racket ever
It was very enjoyable at the net. Still haven't found another racquet that volleyed like it. People can wave their Pro Staffs and Prestiges at me, but when it comes to pure volleying, I'll take the Precision Response Ti.
Gorgeous paintjob too.
didnt he use an all black proto type of racquet at the 2000 us open or something ?
You mean the Prince Precision Response 660? It was a really dark maroon red, so it could have easily passed as "black" on non-HD era.
it was a black frame with lead tape before he switched to the white warrior racquet
i think he lost in the 1st rnd of the usopen with it
It was just paint jobs that changed.
The Response TI received an 83 rating when TW did it's review in 1999 - I didn't see anything else that high until the past couple years.
Rafter never used the P.R.Ti, he used the original P.R. to be painted like Ti.
When I knew the family he was still using his Response, weighted and gripped to his preferences. I never heard anything about the flex being customised - could well have been. He wasn't much of a gearhead from what I can tell.
That was just after his second US Open win. I have no idea if he actually changed after that or just kept paintjobbing.
The more recent pics certainly look like a Yonex though.
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Is There Still Time To Shamelessly Exploit Tim Russert's Death? Yes!
NBC newsman Tim Russert died of a heart attack more than two weeks ago, but that doesn't mean that it's too late for desperate flacks to try piggybacking on the man's death in order to snatch a little media coverage for their most marginal clients. For example, here's a question you've probably been asking yourself since that fateful day: "COULD HOLISTIC MEDICINE HAVE SAVED TIM RUSSERT?" Holistic medicine pioneer and tasteless quack Raphael Kellman, MD says "YES!":
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COULD HOLISTIC MEDICINE HAVE SAVED TIM RUSSERT? Raphael Kellman, MD, Holistic Medicine Pioneer Says YES!
(New York, NY) With Tim Russert's sudden death from a heart attack we are left wondering, who is at risk of heart attack and sudden death, how can we prevent this from happening to ourselves and loved ones and can we reverse heart disease?
Tim Russert had so much information at his fingertips, the best cardiologists and the best of what conventional medicine could offer, yet he still could not be saved. Because we are flooded with information from the pharmaceutical industry and the media about new drugs we have come to believe that only drugs can heal disease. According to Raphael Kellman, MD, Internist and Holistic Medicine Pioneer, "Scientific information about the benefits of nutraceuticals (natural compounds) and how deeply they can improve biochemistry function unfortunately gets blotted out of view. From Tim Russert's tragic death it becomes clear that merely controlling one's blood pressure and cholesterol with medications is not sufficient."
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BERLIN – Berlin's only bookstore came online last month, fulfilling a dream of the owners, when Steve and Suzanne Marcalus added 1,500 books to their Coffee Beanery coffee shop in the James Barrett Medical Building.
The Marcalus' decided to reinvent their business recently, getting out of the retail pharmacy trade attached to the coffee operation, and adding bookshelves, thereby filling an empty retail niche in Berlin.
Suzanne, an avid reader who favors mystery and action-adventure novels, has always wanted to own a bookstore.
"Not having a bookstore in this area, I thought it would be a good idea," Suzanne said. "To me, it's a natural fit."
"She's always wanted to open a bookstore. This is her baby," said Steve.
The Marcalus' have removed the former retail pharmacy items, and customers can now browse and buy books, then enjoy their purchases on a couch, in the armchairs and at small tables, with coffee and a muffin at their elbow. The operation also offers free WiFi Internet access and a television.
"We had to kind of reinvent the business," said Steve. "I had two choices. One was to shut the place down and sell it off, or reinvent the business…one of the things Berlin doesn't have is a bookstore."
The coffee, breakfast and lunch aspects of the business remain unchanged by the addition of the retail bookshop
In the first 10 days, the Coffee Beanery has sold roughly 10 percent of the book stock.
"So far, the bookstore's been pretty successful," Steve said.
He said he's seen a lot of interest from customers who do not want to travel to Salisbury to buy a book.
At the moment, the store has roughly 1,500 titles in stock, with another 1,500 to be added in the near future. A small selection of used books is also available.
Books range from popular, current fiction and classics, to photography, cooking and biography. The store offers a 10-percent discount on all new titles.
"To be a full bookstore, you need more than just the quick reads," Suzanne said.
"We're trying to make it a little bit for everybody," said Steve.
The Coffee Beanery can also pre-order upcoming titles and order in any book in print.
"We have access to all the titles," said Steve.
The bookstore makes sense in that location, close to the Routes 113 and 346 crossroads, and located on hospital grounds, according to the local couple.
"This is becoming more of a surgery center. It's become more of a destination place for people," Steve said.
The couple plans to add a book club in May and host signings and readings by local authors and potentially visiting regional and national authors. They would also like to work with local artists. They hope to see customers of all ages and walks of life.
"We'd like to encourage high school kids, if they want to have meetings, book clubs here. We love to see the high school kids come in here," Steve said.
Hours at the Coffee Beanery will expand soon, to open an hour earlier at 7 a.m., with the shop shut down for the day at 4 p.m. Beginning in May, the coffee shop and bookstore will also be open on Saturdays.
The coffee shop still emphasizes coffee drinks, sandwiches, salads and pastries, including genuine Smith Island Cakes, in addition to the bookstore.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will work with state agencies and private groups to embark upon the water quality and wetland restoration projects.
The bulk of the money, $20 million, will go to restoration of hardwood bottomland along the Mississippi River, from Wickliff, Ky., to Baton Rouge, La. The work will focus on acreage in the batture — land between the water's edge and the levee. The rich land floods regularly and supports a variety of wildlife.
The project will involve more than 7,000 acres this year and up to 30,000 acres when completed.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in an interview that the program is targeting areas with "pressing natural resources issues."
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The work will include restoration of 7,280 acres this year, and up to 30,000 acres once the project is completed.
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The USDA devoted $3 million to a project along the Cache and White rivers in Arkansas, where The Nature Conservancy will work with landowners to protect or restore 2,000 acres of wetland habitat this year. When the project is complete it is planned to cover 6,000 acres.
A smaller scale project along the Cache and L'Anguille rivers in northeast Arkansas will cost $215,000 to create conservation buffers to reduce sediment and fertilizer that runs off into the waterways. The project will include 100 acres this year and, ultimately, 600 acres.
"All of this has been designed to create a healthy outdoors," Vilsack said, adding that pristine natural areas attract hikers, hunters, birdwatchers and others, helping boost local rural economies.


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Discussion in 'Racing' started by xr400r, Jun 16, 2012.
so - JC is in
Great news! I haven't seen Johnny since spring of 1990 if my recollection serves me!
This year, for the third time we are going.
The team has the support truck and the RV in England
The two KTM 450 are being finished and send to France on October 16th.
Colombians Marco Saldariaga and Mateo Moreno are the riders of those two bikes.
Bikes were prepared by Scott Spears here in Missouri.
Michael Stanfield is racing KTM Rally Replica.
My KTM XC 150 is in Spain, this year is going to be prepared by JVO, the first JVO KTM.
We still have spots in the container if anyone needs to transport items to France
It is going to be a great Dakar
Hi Luis,
Darn right it's gonna be a great Dakar! RMS going again too. It'll be BicyclePhil and I running the truck this year. Truck is in the UK right next to yours ;-) Let's talk about your container. Check PM's or have Mike call me.
ADV folks, RMS will have room for two tourists this year. Contact me asap if you are interested.
So people from the U.S. racing this year include:
Johnny Campbell
Kevin Muggelton
Mike Stanfield
Luis Belaustegui
Am I forgetting anyone? And I realized I've been assuming that JC had ridden a bike in the Dakar before, but that's not actually the case, is it?
Even without Jenny and Llewellyn not racing, if I've counted correctly The Crown is sending another 10 riders (UK, Australia, South Africa,Canada).
Yes JC has riden a XR 650r in Dakar ( Africa no less ):eek1
2001--8th overall/1st privateer, Paris-to-Dakar Rally
I have to wonder if it cost him less than 15,800 Euro's to get the 15,800 Euro entry fee for free? Not sure if he hired a bike package for the Safari or brought his own over.
Rumors are that Patsy is not sending a support team....maybe some Brits backed out?
Mike Stanfield is going? I thought he wasn't accepted? Super cool if he got in. Always good fun to cheer for someone to defeat the odds
More Canadians than Americans this year....odd...
I got the same impression chatting to her a month ago in Serres. She was heavily championing the Africa Eco race as an alternative and "back to the roots" race which is cheaper to do for the motorcycle enthusiast who doesn't have access to a trust fund
David Reeve of Zambia racing a KTM that costs him 192 million!
David Reeve FB
Yea, RMS was gonna go with Patsy, but she changed plans and now we are sending our own truck.
Did I mention we have room for two tourists? Ted, come back again?
Anyone else want to write a book, live the dream, etc?
I think Ted will tell you it was worth it.
the link above is a bit misleading... 30k euros ~ 192m Zambian kwachas ~ $37426 (US). what a crazy exchange rate!
Some Verhoeven promo shots on the dakar bike here;
Freedom Rally Racing is assiting
Colombians Marteo Moreno and Marco Salsariaga on KTM 450 prepared by Scott Spears
and Luis Belaustegui (myself) with KTM 150 prepared by JVO, The first KTM -JVO.
Here is a picture of the computer model. I can upload pictures as work advances.
Freedom Rally Racing is sending a 40 foot container that leaves for France on Oct 16th, if anyone has stuff to send, contact Mike Stanfield.
We also have room for tourists, and two spots for motorcycles and mechanics.
The team has a state of the art support truck and a beautiful motor-home, for the ones that do not like to chew dust while asleep (not my case)
As soon as I figure it out I post pics.
As Charlie says
Fun Fun
One pic at the time
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Hi there, am a bit of a rookie at this so bear with me. Yes we are doing Dakar 2013, we being David Reeve from Zambia and two of us are going along as pit crew/support etc. Also on the team that we have joined up with (Orange Service Team) is Ingo Waldschmidt from Namibia (done Dakar twice and finished both times), and have just heard that we also have Clayton Jacobsen from Aus and also a quad rider possibly/probably.
From SA side there is quad rider Sarel Van Biljon going, and bikers Glen Grundy & Brett Cummings on Hondas, as well as Darryl Curtis and Riaan Van Niekerk.
Did training and navigation course in Namibia recently and David got used to his new KTM RR 450 as well as worked out what all them gadgets on the handlebars were for!!
Have fun and good luck to all your riders
Dakar rookie, if you haven't been on this forum during previous Dakars, let me tell you that you've found home. If you are able to post any updates before, during or after the Dakar it will be enormously appreciated. Any bivouac/behind-the-scenes stories/pictures will be particularly appreciated. Thanks for posting in this forum!
Thanks for the Welcome guys... yip I think I lurked in previous years but spent most of my life absolutely glued to the live tracking and frantically texting other like minded people or the wife of one of the riders...
This year, I am so lucky to go with, but not sure if I will be able to keep you updated all the time, I am hopeless with technology but will try to do something or at least afterwards try and give you an idea of what went on. This has been my dream since the 80's and I still cannot believe that David would take me with as his support crew.
For further info or to try and give you an insight into us lot in Namibia/Zambia go onto the guys FB pages, David Reeve's Zambia Dakar 2013 Challenge and Ingo Waldschmidt: 1st ever Namibian to participate in the Dakar.


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TOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan says it has halted beef imports from Brazil after the South American nation notified the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) of the discovery of the protein believed to cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow.
Brazilian officials said the animal that died in Parana in December 2010 did not have BSE, commonly called mad cow disease.
Japan imported 1,435 tonnes of Brazilian beef in 2011, accounting for 0.3 percent of total beef imports, Japanese Agriculture Ministry ministry data showed.
The OIE has maintained Brazil's status as a country with an insignificant risk of BSE, Brazilian officials said, adding Brazil would pursue legal action if necessary against any importer trying to exploit BSE claims to block imports of Brazilian beef.
The outbreak of mad cow disease in Europe, North America and Japan over the past decade often prompted beef importers to embargo shipments and caused temporary chaos in the industry. Brazil is the world's largest beef exporter.
Results of tests carried out in England this month by the OIE on tissue from the Brazilian cow, confirmed the presence of the protein, called a prion, Brazilian officials said on Friday.
They said the protein likely appeared after a spontaneous genetic mutation in the 13-year-old cow.
But the results suggested the animal would have been unlikely to go on to develop the disease had it not died of other causes, the Brazilian agriculture ministry said, adding the simple presence of the protein, called a prion, is considered an atypical case of BSE.
Japan imported only heat-treated beef from Brazil as it cannot bring in fresh beef from the South American nation, which has reported foot-and-mouth disease.


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Aspergillus immunodiffusion test; Test for precipitating antibodies
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False-negative results are possible. For example, invasive aspergillosis often does not produce a positive result, even though Aspergillus is present.
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
Stevens DA. Aspergillosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 360.
Patterson TF. Aspergillus species. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 258.
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San Juan Range > Mount Sneffels > Climber's Log
Mount Sneffels Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: Lavender Col Date Climbed: August 6, 2005
|The day started out with a steady drizzle but finally let up around 9am. The Lavender Col route was a bit muddy so we stayed to the side on the rocks as much as possible. There are spots of snow in convienent places for an occasional snowball....
It was a great climb, the clouds even lifted every now and then to let us see the surrounding area.
One problem though.....There was no summit log. We searched around for it and no luck. Lots of pens had fallen under the summit cairn, but no log.
If you climb this route, watch out for excessive erosion on the way up to the saddle. Try to stay on the bigger rocks and not slide down the fine stuff.
|Posted Aug 6, 2005 11:51 pm
|Route Climbed: Lavender Col Date Climbed: August 2, 2005
|great climb, great conditions although we were hit by rain and sleet on the descent. the view from the top is amazing!!!
|Posted Aug 6, 2005 3:26 pm
|Route Climbed: Lavender Col (Standard Route) Date Climbed: June, 5 2005
|39th 14er!
|Posted Jul 13, 2005 3:04 pm
|Route Climbed: Snake Couloir Date Climbed: June 25, 2005
|Second ascent of Sneffels, but the first by this route. This was one of the best 14er routes I've ever done. Snow was perfect and the weather cooperated until I was off the summit. Great Route!
|Posted Jun 25, 2005 5:49 pm
|Ed F
|Route Climbed: Lavender Col Date Climbed: June 17, 2005
|Skied from just above Lavender Col. Nice day.
Trip Report: Skiing Sneffels
|Posted Jun 20, 2005 8:49 pm
|Route Climbed: Lavender Col Date Climbed: June 11, 2005
|This is probably my favorite 14'er climb to date other than Crestone Peak. Tremendous views with an incredible amount of snow persisting in June. With stable snow, this is a great late spring climb. See my trip report.
|Posted Jun 13, 2005 9:56 am
|Route Climbed: Yankee Boy basin Date Climbed: July 1994
|One of my favorite Colorado climbs!! Looking down to
Yankee Boy basin and the surrounding peaks was
an incredible summit experience!! Don't miss this one!!
|Posted Apr 4, 2005 11:10 pm
|Route Climbed: Lavender Col (Standard Route) Date Climbed: August 2003
|Beautiful Hike. Clouds enclosed us the whole way to the top, then pow! The clouds opened up, and you could see for miles. The lakes down below were crystal blue, it was amazing. On the way down it started to rain, then lighting. The drive back to the campground we saw water ripping through side canyons, you definately don't want to be on that road up through yankee boy basin through a really bad rain storm or you might get washed way down into the river. Although that water was eye catching to watch explode through those canyons.
|Posted Mar 15, 2005 9:40 pm
|Larry V
|Route Climbed: Yankee Boy Basin, south slopes Date Climbed: September 1993
|Beautiful mountain, beautiful day.
|Posted Jan 24, 2005 10:07 pm
|Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: July 10, 2004
|Spectacular vistas and a fun scramble! We saw some deer and lots of two legged creatures!
|Posted Dec 12, 2004 12:24 pm
|Route Climbed: Yankee Boy Basin Date Climbed: September 12, 2004
|Had a mini suv with little clearance so, we parked at the parking area below the TH. A thunder storm quickly came in, but literally lasted only 5 minutes, and we had clear weather the remainder of the hike. Once on the summit, we saw 2 other storms in the distance so, we took a few quick snapshots and immediately headed down. Gorgeous mountain, gorgeous hike, wish we could have remained on the summit longer....
|Posted Oct 13, 2004 7:23 pm
|Route Climbed: Yankee Boy Basin Date Climbed: July 30th, 2004
|A very quick climb from the TH, with minimal exposure. And for those seeking more fun, don't go up the SE col, climb the ridgeline next to it for Class 3 fun. Wish I had a 4x4, so I wouldn't have had to hike from the Camp Bird Mine.
Eric J Lee
|Posted Sep 10, 2004 3:18 am
|Route Climbed: Yankee Boy Basin Date Climbed: August 3. 2004
|5th time up; I never tire of this mountain.
|Posted Sep 6, 2004 3:53 am
|Route Climbed: Lavender Col - Yankee Boy Basin Date Climbed: August 31, 2004
|Molly the mountain mutt and I left the trailhead (12,000 ft) at about 7 am. Reached Lavender Col about 8:30 and the summit about 10:30. I know, I'm slow but I had to help molly. She can go up places she can't go down. She did quiet well until we got to the excape notch in the couloir. I needed to boost her through. We spent about 20 minutes on top taking pictures, drinking water, eating trail mix, signing the register etc. This is one of the best view summits around. Getting down was easy after getting to the coulier but I had to help Molly 5 times to get there. The new and improved trail half way up the scree to the Col is great. Got back to the TH about noon.
|Posted Sep 2, 2004 7:19 pm
|Route Climbed: Southwest ridge, Couloir from Yankee Boy Date Climbed: '80's, '90's, 00's
|Easy to see why this is mountain is on most people's top ten list. It has everything for climbing, from scrambling to the technical-only north face. And it's a nice mountain to look at. And has a nice view on top. And (unless you're doing the north face) you have to go through Yankee Boy flowers to start.
I've done the mountain several times, with Aaron and Ellen, and--good for him!--my brother Chet's only fourteener; and other people I don't remember at the moment.
Something about Sneffels gives it an immediacy and personality staying with you even after you're long off, and doing other things. Right on, I say!
|Posted Aug 11, 2004 12:31 am
|Route Climbed: Yankee Boy Basin to Lavender Col Date Climbed: August 2002
|Lots of scree, scrambling, loose rock, and exposure, grueling up and down, fantastic views all around, great, great, hike....
|Posted Aug 1, 2004 5:59 pm
|Route Climbed: Lavender Col Date Climbed: July 26, 2004
|Climbed this one with my sister. We were the first to summit this particular day; had the summit all to ourselves. What a beautiful mountain!
|Posted Aug 1, 2004 7:37 am
|Peter Eliassen
|Route Climbed: Yankee Boy Basin Date Climbed: June 22, 2004
|Great hike!
|Posted Jul 22, 2004 3:52 pm
|Route Climbed: Ascended SW Ridge, descended Lavender Col Date Climbed: 20 July 2004
|Nice climb, especially the last 500 feet. Route-finding crux is definitely before the notch. Traverse into the notch from the east, not the west! Unless you like unusually rotten gullies (almost crushed by a one-ton boulder that slid when I leaned on it) or free-soloing loose 4th/5th class rock, that is.
Only sustained 3rd class climbing is in the gully above the notch. I'd question the existence of any 3rd class on the exposed upper part of the ridge. Especially if you ascend the use trail east of the ridge proper.
Otherwise, this is a classic and highly recommended summit. Awesome views, and no solitude! Shared the summit with ten others and saw perhaps a hundred others in Yankee Boy Basin.
|Posted Jul 20, 2004 11:34 pm
|Joseph Bullough
|Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: July 10, 2004
|My first 14'er. Some fun scrambling but also much loose crappy rock. Started early to avoid crowds and was rewarded with about 5 minutes of solitude on the summit before a steady stream of hikers began to arrive. Outstanding summit views.
|Posted Jul 12, 2004 10:36 am


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Seward House Museum Unveils Underground Railroad Exhibit
"I think it is wrong to hold men in bondage at any time and under any circumstances. I think it right and just, therefore, to abolish slavery…"
William Seward, 1850
On Tuesday, June 22, Seward House Museum opened an exhibit celebrating the Seward family's dedication to abolition and the Underground Railroad.
In 1891, a newspaper article about the Seward family stated "It is said that the old kitchen was one of the most popular stations of the Underground Railroad." Appropriately, the exhibit will be located in the former basement kitchen and dining room.
While Seward worked nationally for the cause of abolition, his wife Frances and longtime servants Nicholas and Harriet Bogart oversaw the use of the Seward home for this endeavor.
While on a rare visit to Auburn in 1855, Seward was thrilled to open his home to two fugitive slaves. He later wrote his wife "The underground railroad works wonderfully. Two passengers came here last night."
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This exhibit is made possible through the generosity and support of the Underground Railroad Heritage Trail, a program of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
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The Brown Bag Lecture Series began Wednesday, June 30. Throughout the summer, visitors are invited to bring their lunch and enjoy talks covering a variety of historical topics including Civil War music, abolitionist Emily Howland, and 19th-century fans. Lectures are at noon on the following Wednesdays: July 14 & 28, and August 11 & 25. Admission is free and no registration is required.
On Saturday, July 10, Seward House Museum hosts a Garden Party and open house from 10AM – 5PM. Visitors can enjoy self-guided tours through 15 historic rooms, then stroll into the garden for crafts, Victorian lawn games, living history portrayals – including a dramatic presentation of 19th-century actress Charlotte Cushman, and a few more surprises. Admission is free.
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Seward House Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, is located at 33 South Street in Auburn, New York. It was the home of William Henry Seward (1801-1872), governor of New York, a state and U.S. senator and secretary of state to Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. As secretary of state under President Johnson, Seward negotiated the purchase of the Alaskan territory, derided by critics as "Seward's Folly."


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It is called a mucosal culture if the sample involves the mucous membranes.
Mucosal culture; Culture - skin; Culture - mucosal; Nail culture; Culture - fingernail; Fingernail culture
The health care provider may use a cotton swab to collect a sample from an open skin rash or skin sore.
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There is no preparation needed for this test. If a skin or mucosal sample is needed, your provider will tell you how to prepare.
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Risks include slight bleeding or infection in the area where the skin sample was removed.
Croft AC, Woods GL. Specimen collection and handling for diagnosis of infectious diseases. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 63.
High WA, Tomasini CF, Argenziano G, Zalaudek I. Basic principles of dermatology. In: Bolognia JL, Jorizzo JL, Schaffer JV, eds. Dermatology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 0.
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