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Rocky Mountain National Park > Mount Ida > Climber's Log
Mount Ida Climber's Log
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|Arthur Digbee
|Good hike
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2008
|We took the Milner Pass route in a heavy snowpack year; the switchback section (mostly facing NE) was covered in 4-6 feet of snow. After getting through the trees, the tundra was snow-free and an easy hike. We saw about three dozen bighorns in several herds. Beautiful views along the way and at the summit!
|Posted Jul 7, 2008 10:19 pm
|Calm day
Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008
|For being exposed to the weather all day, this was a calm and pleasant hike. Hiked among a flock of ewes for part of the route. The rams gave us no trouble at all. Snow in trees made for a trail-shortening bushwhack as we marched straight through the forest to treeline. Also provided a few brief glissades on the way down, which were refreshing. In sum, an excellent day above treeline.
|Posted Jun 30, 2008 10:13 am
|From Milner Pass
Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008
|Still lots of snow in the trees. Made for lots of postholing on the way down. We had 4 male bighorn sheep charge us in what I can only describe as a phalanx and then stopped short of us by 20 feet. Hmmm...
|Posted Jun 29, 2008 10:14 am
|Bob Sihler
|Second Try
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007
|The first time I tried, it was on a July afternoon in 2004, and a strong thunderstorm chased me away when I was less than a mile from the summit (one of the most terrifying experiences ever as I hustled across the open, rolling tundra with lightning, thunder, hail, and snow pounding the area).
No problems at all the second time. I started shortly after dawn and had a pleasant, uneventful hike there and back.
|Posted Dec 18, 2007 4:51 pm
|Route Climbed: Timber Lake TH
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007
|Did this long hike solo. Began at 7:30am. Summited at 12:30am. Its 5.3 mile to the lake alone; From the lake an additional mile "or so" and 1,840ft. higher on steep, off trail talus and tundra. The seclusion was surreal..saw Elk, Hawks, Deer & a Coyote!
|Posted Aug 26, 2007 7:50 pm
|From Milner Pass
Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007
|This was a consolation prize in what would have otherwise been a really long, really wet adventure in the park.
|Posted Jul 28, 2007 4:21 pm
|Ida to Timber Lake
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2006
|Very nice hike. We encountered a couple of sheep running down the trail toward us on the way to Ida. The route to Timber Lake is fairly easy to determine and definitely worth the time. We had a little trouble getting a ride back to Milner Pass, but all around, a great day.
|Posted Feb 25, 2007 7:22 pm
|quick access to a high peak
Date Climbed: Jun 26, 1989
|too lazy to keep heading over to Cracktop
|Posted Dec 19, 2006 5:46 am
|Survived the "Death March"
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2000
|A long day in the park ...
|Posted Nov 10, 2006 5:16 pm
|Michael Hoyt
|Death March
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2000
|A continental divide hike from Milner Pass to Bear Lake, later referred to as "The Death March", took us over Mount Ida, Chief Cheley Peak, and Flattop Mountain.
|Posted Nov 9, 2006 1:35 am
|Dan Leonhard
|great mountain!
Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2005
|I climbed this peak, like many others, on a trip across the Park. The peak gave me a little surprise after the summit- it had been hidding a storm coming my way! Pretty area. I'll do it over again and again!
|Posted May 31, 2006 8:00 pm
|Mountain Jim
|Milner Pass to Bear Lake
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 1969
|Total ascents = 8. First time on a long, one day, traverse from Milner Pass to Bear Lake. The summits that day included Ida, Chief Cheley, Cracktop, Julian, Terra Tomah, Sprague and Flattop. I've repeated that trip without the side trip to Julian and Terra Tomah on two other occasions.
|Posted Mar 29, 2006 1:19 am
|Route climbed: from Glacier Gorge Overlook
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 1995
|Ida was the first summit of five that day...Ida, Chief Cheley, Cracktop, Julian, and Terra Tomah. Actually Ida was the first and last summit that day since once we went out to Terra Tomah we returned over all of the peak and back to Ida. By the time we reached the summit for the second time the sun had just set. With no moon we couldn't see two feet in front of us even with headlamps and ended up huddling up until sunrise when we returned to our vehicle. I've returned to the summit of Ida 4 times since that day.
|Posted Feb 22, 2006 1:26 am
|Route Climbed: Milner Pass Date Climbed: June 6, 2004, August 4, 2004, and July 23, 2005
|Every time I've summitted, it has been a little different. The first time I snowshoed most of the way to the summit without following a trail (basically just going straight up). The second time I took my family and friends up the trail...which made things much easier! The final time I climbed was on route to Bear Lake.
|Posted Oct 16, 2005 8:19 am
|Brian Kalet
|Climbed Twice
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2010
12/21/2003: Day 3 of a Rocky Mountain National Park traverse from Cameron Pass to Grand Lake.
|Posted Oct 13, 2005 5:24 pm
|Route Climbed: via Milner Pass Date Climbed: September 11, 2005
|Beautiful day. Climbed Ida on Continental Divide ridge traverse between Milner Pass and Bear Lake. Think we saw pksander and Fabio in saddle between Ida and Chief Cheley, but didn't know (who) until I read this summit log just now.
|Posted Oct 6, 2005 5:55 pm
|Route Climbed: via Milner Pass Date Climbed: September 11, 2005
|Climbed Mount Ida and Chief Cheley Peak with Fabio on a beautiful September day. Cold in the mountains at our 5 a.m. start and a great hike to the summit of Ida and then down the steep ridge to the saddle and up Chief Cheley. A long and fun day.
|Posted Sep 11, 2005 10:48 pm
|Route Climbed: Milner Pass past Marmot Rock, up and over to summit Date Climbed: July 30 2005
|5 hours to top, primarily due to a 50 lb. six-year old daughter who needed to be carried most of the way, and then an overzealous ram bighorn who stood in our way near the start of the boulder hopping. After he laid down for awhile and then turned around, we could resume our climb past 3 or 4 false summits to the top. After lunch, a nice return to the pass after a few snowflakes and raindrops at the top.
|Posted Aug 14, 2005 9:18 pm
|Route Climbed: From Trailridge Road Store Date Climbed: Summer 03
|20 miles round trip- after summiting Mount Ida, we went for a little "off-road excursion!" We descended down the slopes to TOUCH all of the Gorge Lakes: Azure, Highest (this was my first time climbing scree- I was actually quite scared, I laugh at that now!), Inkwell, (yeah, ever cling to a rockface wall with a lake below you?!), Arrowhead, Doughnut, & Loves Lakes. We then begun the long UP and DOWN treck through Forrest Canyon, back to our start. From dawn 'till dusk... ended the last hour of the hike with one shoe off (blisters- don't get them anymore with my new awesome Merril boots!:-) The Lakes are AMAZING- each are unique and different in color- I've hiked most of the lakes now in RMNP, and these are by far my favorite. Do this hike, it's incredible! (You can do the Milner Pass trail and just "look" at the lakes.... but how fun is that?!:-)
|Posted Jun 11, 2005 10:34 pm
|Route Climbed: Standard from Milner Pass Date Climbed: September 10, 2004
|Good hike and was proved to be an elusive summit. Clouds limited visibility to around 100 yds. on the ascent and lifted about a mile or so into the descent.
|Posted Sep 13, 2004 8:54 am


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Jetfire, Jul 2, 2010.
And he still looks the part more than Baby Routh. See http://www.gerardchristopher.com/bio.html
Routh's as good as any actor who's played Superman and better than a number of them. Of course, he does act as if he has feelings, which is an apparent problem for some fans.
I don't think Routh is a bad actor, I just think he's totally miscast as Superman.
And the problem with the acting in Superman Returns wasn't that the actors showed feelings, it was that they didn't show enough feelings. It seemed to me that Singer kept every performance in that film as downplayed and subdued as possible, so that the whole thing came off as detached, languid, and rather sterile.
31 actually. If we want to be anal about it.
And to correct my earlier post, I keep forgetting this is not 2009 anymore. He's 52 now.
I want to be anal about it.
John Barrowman? is someone taking the piss?
There were rumors floating around that Hamm was the front-runner, but haven't seen anything lately. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he got the role. After all, his ex-wife is now The White Queen.
I wonder what an opinion like this is based on. Routh said and did so little of note in "Superman Returns" that I feel like it didn't give me enough exposure to his acting to really judge him fairly as a good or bad actor. As others have, I blame the director and writers of the script more than him.
Yeah, I know he's done a lot of movies since "Superman Returns", but the only one I saw was "Zack and Miri", and he was in that one for like 5 minutes.
So the opinion is based on his other works. You just can't form an opinion because you haven't seen his other works. But that doesn't change the fact that he has done enough work to convince other people he can act.
Personally, Chuck convinced me Routh is the right actor for Superman.
I'd rather see someone with some actual meat on their body, closer to Alex Ross's take. No more scrawny beanpoles, please.
Like this guy?
That guy looks half retarded.
"Duuuhh, hey Bats...what's goin' on?"
All you need to look like Alex Ross' Superman is a barrel chest and the ability to constantly look at everyone with his head tilted way back, staring down his nose at them. Apparently Ross thinks these are the key elements to making someone look powerful.
And as I pointed out much earlier in the thread, Christopher Reeve was a "scrawny beanpole" when he auditioned for the part. The thing about muscle is that you can always gain more of it.
Well in that case, Patrick Warburton!
Who should also play captain marvel.
Warburton would have been a great choice for Captain Marvel several years ago (I don't really see him as Superman), but in any case he's too old for either role now: he'll be 46 this year.
46? Say it ain't so! Quick, get him some geritol!! Clearly 46 is waaay over the hill.
Let alone 62... http://www.themovieblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/stallone-butch.jpg
All HGH. But he still is THE LAW!
Brandon Routh is by far the best choice.
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IMF Survey: Big and Small Financial Systems in Spotlight in 2013
January 16, 2013
- G-20, interconnected financial sectors under review
- Canada, Italy, Korea,
- Switzerland among 16 countries IMF will examine
- Focus on how problems in one
- country can affect others, connections between financial institutions
What do Switzerland and the Kyrgyz Republic have in common? Both will get visits from teams of International Monetary Fund experts this year to examine the safety and stability of their financial systems.
The IMF plans to evaluate 16 countries' financial health—ranging from Italy and Poland to the Kyrgyz Republic and Guatemala—to spot any potential trouble on the horizon (see box). These assessments are part of the IMF's Financial Sector Assessment Program. In each case, the IMF produces a detailed report that includes recommendations for the country on how to strengthen its financial stability.
Jurisdictions the IMF plans to assess in 2013
Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of Congo
Hong Kong SAR
Kyrgyz Republic
United Arab Emirates
With continued uncertainties clouding the global economic outlook, this list includes seven jurisdictions with large, interconnected financial sectors, including some Group of Twenty advanced and emerging economies, such as Canada, Italy, and Korea.
In addition, as Europe progresses toward closer financial integration, the IMF expanded the exercise to cover European institutions with a financial sector assessment of the European Union as a whole.
IMF focus on financial stability
The IMF's Financial Sector Assessment Program assesses three key components of financial stability in all countries:
• the soundness of banks and other major financial institutions, including through stress tests;
• the quality of financial sector supervision, including banking, securities, and insurance, where the sectors are systemically important; and
• the ability of supervisors, policymakers, and financial safety nets to withstand and respond effectively in case of a crisis.
The IMF tailors its work in each of these areas to a country's individual circumstances, and takes into account the potential sources of risk that might make the country vulnerable, as well as policies to help make the system more resilient.
While the focus of the program is on systemically important countries, the smaller jurisdictions the IMF plans to visit in 2013 face their own challenges. These include establishing strong and adequately resourced financial oversight mechanisms, building macroprudential frameworks, and developing deeper capital markets.
Given the growing reach of global banks, the IMF closely examines cross-border supervisory cooperation arrangements. In countries where foreign-owned banks have a major presence, it is essential that the host country supervisor has enough tools and good communications with the parent banks' regulators.
Strengthening oversight of systemic countries
Since 1999 the IMF has monitored countries' financial sectors on a voluntary basis through the Financial Sector Assessment Program. In developing and emerging market countries, the IMF conducts these assessments in cooperation with the World Bank.
In the wake of the global economic crisis, the IMF has strengthened its surveillance of systemic countries' financial systems. In September 2010, the IMF's Executive Board agreed the world's top 25 financial sectors would undergo a mandatory financial check-up every five years. In 2013 the Executive Board will review the formula that determines the classification of countries as systemically important.
By 2014, the IMF will have completed the mandatory review of almost all of the top 25 financial sectors.
"This is a tangible example of how the IMF has learned the lessons from the crisis," said Dimitri Demekas, an assistant director in the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department, which manages the Financial Sector Assessment Program. "We have strengthened and improved our oversight of the largest, most financially interconnected jurisdictions."
Specific recommendations call for action
The IMF's financial assessments provide countries with specific, actionable recommendations on how to reduce risks, improve supervision, and strengthen crisis management. Each report has a table with key recommendations, and rates them according to priority and time-frame for implementation.
Countries are free to implement or not, but the IMF follows up and monitors countries' implementation.
Demekas said countries either fully or partially implement roughly 70 percent of the IMF's recommendations in the Financial Sector Assessment Program.
New methods for new risks
The IMF learned a number of lessons from the crisis that began in 2008. It has expanded its risk assessments to cover a broader range of risks such as liquidity and sovereign risk, and different forms of transmission of financial shocks across borders through financial interconnections. The assessments focus on how problems in one country can affect others, and on the connections between financial institutions. The IMF, among others, is developing what are known as network models to try and understand how events in one financial institution, market, or country will impact others.
The IMF has developed new tools for stress testing both solvency and liquidity risk. Stress tests are hypothetical scenarios designed to find weak spots in the banking system at an early stage, and to guide preventive actions by banks and those charged with their oversight.
Also, stress testing is increasingly applied to financial institutions other than banks, and models have been designed that can be applied consistently in all assessments under the program. And the IMF has established seven best practice principles for the design and implementation of stress tests.
"With the higher public profile of stress testing comes increased scrutiny on methodologies and assumptions" said Demekas. "Given that we have been using this tool for more than ten years all around the world, the IMF is best placed to propose guidelines for stress testing in our own financial assessments but also more broadly."
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George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, co-chairman of Lucasfilm, discuss the future of Star Wars movies in a video posted on YouTube.
Lucas, who created the franchise, will serve as a creative consultant on the new project, with Kennedy, running the show as executive producer. Kennedy will also take over the role of president of Lucasfilm, reporting to the chairman of Walt Disney Studios, and become the "brand manager" for the Star Wars franchise.


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The International Monetary Fund recently released its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO), April 2011. Chapter 3 of this document is titled, "Oil Scarcity, Growth, and Global Imbalances" (36 pgs).
As far as this author is aware, the IMF has not done any previous work on peak oil, and the new Outlook seems to be the first acknowledgment by the IMF that the peaking of global oil production is a situation which could be both imminent and serious.
Mainstream media have paid little attention to the new WEO, and the coverage which has been provided has focused primarily on its optimistic aspects: "Gradual and moderate increases in oil scarcity – which seems the most likely scenario – would have a small impact…."
However, these reassurances are qualified throughout by many provisos. Indeed, the WEO observes that we may be in unprecedented territory with respect to oil supply: … global oil markets have entered a period of increased scarcity… a return to abundance is unlikely in the near term" (p. 89). The authors then qualify their earlier reassurances: "… the risks [oil scarcity] poses should not be underestimated, either. Much will ultimately depend on the extent and evolution of oil scarcity, which remain highly uncertain. There is a potential for abrupt shifts, which would have much larger effects…" (p. 90).
The WEO correctly observes that the current situation "must be considered in terms of underlying fundamentals" and then states, "These [supply] constraints became obvious when global crude oil production stagnated broadly during the global economic boom in the mid-2000s" (p. 97). What the authors should have emphasized was the fact that this stagnation of conventional crude production has persisted: despite the incentive of sustained high prices, conventional crude has been stuck at around 74 mbpd for over six years. They might also have mentioned that this unprecedented situation was highlighted by the IEA's prediction last November that "Crude oil output… never regains its all-time peak… reached in 2006."
The WEO barely touches on the matter of export decline, which is surely one of the more pressing aspects of oil scarcity: "Finally, the simulations do not consider the possibility that some oil exporters may reserve an increasing share… for domestic use…. If this were to happen, the amount of oil available to oil importers could shrink much faster than world oil output, with obvious negative consequences for growth in those regions" (p. 109).
This brief section seems greatly understated: the number of oil producing countries which are post-peak and in decline continues to grow, as does domestic consumption within exporting countries. Export decline therefore cannot be "a possibility" but rather an eventual certainty, as is the fact that we can't all be importers.
The authors also warn of the potential for human emotions to exacerbate an already precarious position: "… perceptions of oil supply risks could still become more volatile…" (p. 32).
IMF analysts indicate a realistic understanding of just how delicate the emerging situation appears to be, and their final two pages (Box 3.3) explore several major vulnerabilities. The authors correctly point out, "Studies have noted how small increases in the probability of very unlikely but catastrophic events (such as oil shortages…) can have dramatic effects on human behavior" (p 121).
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In summary, Chapter 3 of the new World Economic Outlook contains some very significant observations. It is therefore worthy of much more attention than it has received so far.
This brief video reiterates the key points.
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The daughter of Richard and Mattie Treat, she was born May 3, 1924, in Dover. She married the late Earl Ballard and after Mr. Ballard's passing she later married the late Henry Davidhizar. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. She enjoyed crappie fishing, reading, sewing and crochet and spending time with her grandchildren. She also was a member of the bowling league at Oakland Plaza in Missouri.
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This collection consists of first-person accounts, biographies, promotional literature, local histories, ethnographic and antiquarian texts, colonial archival documents, and other works. The collection's 138 volumes depict the land and its resources; the conflicts between settlers and Native peoples; the experience of pioneers and missionaries, soldiers and immigrants reformers; the growth of local communities and local cultural traditions; and more.
Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters, 1862-1912
This digital collection integrates two collections from the holdings of the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Solomon D. Butcher photographs and the letters of the Uriah W. Oblinger family. Together they illustrate the story of settlement on the Great Plains. Approximately 3,000 glass plate negatives crafted by Butcher record the process of settlement in Nebraska between 1886 and 1912. The approximately 3,000 pages of Oblinger family letters discuss land, work, neighbors, crops, religious meetings, problems with grasshoppers, financial problems, etc.
Westward by Sea: A Maritime Perspective on American Expansion,1820-1890
This selection of items from Mystic Seaport's archival collections includes logbooks, diaries, letters, business papers, and published narratives of voyages and travels. The unique maritime perspective of these materials offers a rich look at the events, culture, beliefs, and personal experiences associated with the settlement of California, Alaska, Hawaii, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest. A number of photographs, paintings, maps, and nautical charts are also included to illustrate the story of Americans' western seaborne travel. Various themes are touched upon, including whaling, life at sea, shipping, women at sea, and native populations.
Other Collections Related to the Early History of the Ohio Valley Region
The African-American Experience in Ohio: Selections from the Ohio Historical Society
Drawn from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society, this collection illuminates the history of black Ohio from 1850 to 1920. In particular, search the keyword with the terms 'Henry Clay', 'Ohio River' and 'Kentucky'.
America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1862
The Library's daguerreotype collection consists of more than 725 photographs dating from 1839 to 1864. Portrait daguerreotypes produced by the Mathew Brady studio make up the major portion of the collection. Search the keyword with the term 'Kentucky' to see portraits of prominent Kentuckians of the time.
America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets
For most of the nineteenth century, before the advent of phonograph and radio technologies, Americans learned the latest songs from printed song sheets.These were songs being sung in music halls or new lyrics to familiar songs, like "Yankee Doodle." Song sheets are an early example of a mass medium and today they offer a unique perspective on the political, social, and economic life of the time. The collection spans the period from the turn of the nineteenth century to the 1880s. In particular, use the keyword search with the terms 'Kentucky' and 'Ohio River'.
Map Collections: 1544-1999
The focus of Map Collections is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress. See especially:
The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789
Civil War Maps
. In particular, use the keyword search with the terms 'Kentucky' and 'Ohio River'.
Southern Voices: Texts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
These two collections from the libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill each won an award in the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library competition.
First-Person Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920
includes the diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, travel accounts, and narratives of prominent individuals and also of relatively inaccessible populations: women, African Americans, enlisted men, laborers, and Native Americans.
The Church in the Southern Black Community, 1780-1925,
traces how Southern African Americans experienced and transformed Protestant Christianity into the central institution of community life. In particular, for both of these collections, use the keyword search with the term 'Kentucky'.
Other Collections Featuring Politics Relating to the Ohio Valley Region in this Period
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
This collection brings together the records and acts of Congress from the
Journals of the Continental Congress
The Congressional Globe
, which ceased publication with the 42nd Congress in 1873. In particular, search the keyword with the terms 'Burr Conspiracy', 'Henry Clay', 'Kentucky Resolutions', 'Daniel Boone', 'Ohio River' and 'Kentucky'. Also, see the
United States Serial Set Number 4015 Indian Land Cessions in the United States
and search for Kentucky Indian tribes such as 'Shawnee', 'Cherokee' and 'Chickasaw'.
George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799
The complete George Washington Papers collection consists of approximately 65,000 documents. Document types in the collection as a whole include correspondence, letterbooks, commonplace books, diaries, journals, financial account books, military records, reports, and notes. In particular, search on the terms 'Lord Dunmore', 'Aaron Burr', 'Burr Conspiracy', 'Kentucky', 'Ohio River', 'Cherokee' and 'Shawnee'.
The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
The complete Thomas Jefferson Papers consists of approximately 27,000 documents. Document types in the collection as a whole include correspondence, commonplace books, financial account books, and manuscript volumes. The collection ranges in date from 1606 to 1827. In particular, use the keyword to search the terms 'Aaron Burr', 'Burr Conspiracy', 'Kentucky', 'Ohio River' and 'Cherokee'.
Words and Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Division's First 100 Years
Ninety representative documents spanning from the fifteenth century to the mid-twentieth century including the papers of presidents, cabinet ministers, members of Congress, and other prominent Americans whose lives reflect our country's evolution. In particular, use the keyword to search the terms 'Henry Clay' and 'Kentucky'.
Other Library of Congress Resources
Exhibit: Religion and the Founding of the American Republic
This exhibition demonstrates that many of the colonies that in 1776 became the United States of America were settled by men and women of deep religious convictions who in the seventeenth century crossed the Atlantic Ocean to practice their faith freely. That the religious intensity of the original settlers would diminish to some extent over time was perhaps to be expected, but new waves of eighteenth century immigrants brought their own religious fervor across the Atlantic and the nation's first major religious revival in the middle of the eighteenth century injected new vigor into American religion. See especially,
Section 7
, the Camp Meeting that discusses the Kentucky Revival.
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Q: What exactly is SIDS, and why does sleeping on the back prevent it?
Answer from Dr. John V. McDonald, director of Neonatal Services at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center:
We think that sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) results from babies "re-breathing" the carbon dioxide in their own breath. When a baby's face is close to the mattress, loose pillows, or stuffed animals, the baby can be forced to inhale the carbon dioxide that he or she has just breathed out. Ultimately, this suppresses the baby's breathing system.
For some time now, a national "Back to Sleep" campaign has been urging parents to have their babies sleep on their backs. This is the most effective way to prevent the kind of re-breathing I described above.
It's been difficult to convert some parents' thinking; many have traditionally thought that the greatest threat to their babies while sleeping was choking on the liquid that they spit up, so sleeping on the back seemed risky. But evidence has shown that sleeping on the back does not increase the risk of choking. In fact, since the Back to Sleep campaign launched in the mid-1990's, overall infant mortality rates from all causes have gone down.
The most current data show that just 27 babies died of SIDS in Oregon in 1999. That's down from a rate of about 100 per year before the campaign started.
At Providence hospitals, we give out t-shirts for newborns that read "This Side Up" as a reminder that sleeping on the back is safest. We believe strongly that all babies should sleep on their backs, and that loose pillows or stuffed animals should be kept out of the crib.
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NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Bionic limb replacements that look and work exactly like the real thing will likely remain a Hollywood fantasy, but fast advances in human-to-machine communication and miniaturization could bring the technology close within a decade.
That is the outlook of Rutgers biomedical engineer and inventor William Craelius, whose Dextra artificial hand is the first to let a person use existing nerve pathways to control individual computer-driven mechanical fingers. Craelius published an overview of bionics entitled "The Bionic Man - Restoring Mobility," in the international journal "Science," on Feb. 8.
Craelius believes "bionic technologies can be adapted for restoring some degree of almost any lost function," and that if progress continues at its present pace, "human-machine communication could soon lose its distinction as the No. 1 obstacle to bionics."
"Communication is key," Craelius said, "and it is getting easier."
As an example, he described a wireless implant the size of a grain of rice developed at UCLA by a team led by Dr. Gerald Loeb. This can be injected under the skin to provide independent communication between nerves and bionic devices. Craelius said while it may require more than 1,000 connections between the brain and bionic devices to communicate the data for a complex action like walking, it is probably achievable, even if most of the necessary computer processing is done outside the body.
Miniaturization of components will soon bring even that processing inside the body, Craelius said. "The number of transistors we can fit onto an integrated circuit doubles about every 18 months," he said. "At this pace, within the decade, the processing for complex bionic activity will be implantable in the brain or elsewhere in the body."
While scientists are eliminating obstacles to communication and miniaturization of bionics, they still need to devise ways to protect the tiny devices from electromagnetic interference and corrosion from bodily fluids, Craelius said. Battery capacity and recharging are also concerns as the devices handle an increasing number of tasks.
"Finally, users who subject themselves to brain implantation of hundreds of electrodes are not going to want bulky plastic sockets for their new bionic limbs," he said. "Creating a more natural integration between the limb and existing bone is going to be vitally important. A human feel is a crucial part of bionic restoration."
Human feel is an area Craelius is addressing in his own work with Dextra, an artificial hand he developed along with a team of Rutgers students and Nian-Crae, Inc. The prosthesis gives a person who has lost a hand natural control of up to five independent artificial fingers. Controlled by electrical signals generated by the user's remaining muscles and tendons, Dextra has been demonstrated to permit such complex hand activities as typing and piano playing. It has a plastic socket that encases an amputee's upper limb and some of the processing and communication is handled by a device worn outside the body.
"Right now we are miniaturizing the human-machine interface to help make Dextra feel more natural," Craelius said.
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Raining on Hamish Linklater's Parade at Shakespeare in the Park
Updated 3:17 p.m. Friday
By my troth, it's the rare classically trained actor that breaks character during a performance of William Shakespeare's work. Not that "sore distractions" a plenty don't exist, from hacking coughs and trilling cellphone rings to the pale glow of an iPhone screen as a worried parent texts with a babysitter.
When performing at the Delacorte Theater in the outdoor splendor of New York's Central Park, add hovering helicopters overhead, theater-loving raccoons, and of course tempest-like weather to the slings and arrows of potential distractions.
During Thursday night's production of The Public Theater's "Much Ado About Nothing," after several rain delays, Hamish Linklater, one of the leading thespians of the day, finally snapped. In Act V, Scene II, when his noble Benedick is struggling to compose a love poem to one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters, the saucy Beatrice (Lily Rabe), he sits down in a chair to steel his concentration. Breaking character, Mr. Linklater instantly shot back up and mouthed "It's wet" to the audience, before resuming the scene standing.


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I can't seem to edit my post so here's the video
I can't seem to edit my post so here's the video
Another DeRozan Drew League video. Say what you want about "pick-up basketball" and "no defense" but his game is looking quite developed, especially his jumper and handles.
Twitter - @thekid_it
Bargs= Captain Italia
Lowry= Iron Man (makes the biggest impact in the movie)
Fields/Kleiza= Banner/Hulk (Fields is the calm smart one, Casey subs in Kleiza when we need that toughness at the SF spot)
Valanciunas= Thor, the Demigod from a faraway place
Obviously Bryan Colangelo is Black Widow
Ross is Hawkeye, you don't see him join the main team until later in the movie, and has nice range/shot
Some more nostalgia
From NBA.com
Well maybe it's just me but nothing special this year.
DeStorm and Amir with Amir doing a pretty nice dunk.
...the clock would have to catch up to Boston (why won't they get old already?!)
...it must be proved that you can take the Nets out of New Jersey but you can't take the New Jersey out of the Nets
...similarly, something truly New York Knick-ish would have to happen to the Knicks (they are trying to sign 'Sheed)
...Bynum would have to play one game and blow his knee (hmmm...that could actually happen)
Slim chances for any of those which would make Charles right. But if anyone of them comes true, here we go! Then again, maybe we should just worry about winning as many games as we can and then see where we land.
Its all good because the way I see it, respect is earned and this new group hasn't played a single game together. This team has its work cut out for them being in the Atlantic which is arguably the toughest division in the NBA. All these critics better stick to their guns because once Toronto begins to put up some numbers they better not try to act like experts at predicting shit.
Ohhhh... whoops
Thought you guys were referring to the user named charlz on this site...
Sweet pump up mix! Credit to Los Manos from the RealGM Raps board!
that was actually pretty sick, thx for posting that up.
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Hotel Cancels Reservation Because of Epileptic Son's Service Dog
A North Carolina family's reservation at a Best Western in Baton Rouge, La. was canceled after the they informed the hotel that they would be bringing their epileptic son's service dog, a golden retriever named Chip, with them.
Karen Vaughn's son, Beau, has a rare form of epilepsy called Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, which requires that he have Chip, who is trained to alert the family when Beau has a seizure.
The Americans with Disabilities Acts covers service dogs like Chip, so while the Vaughns are not required to give notice when they bring the dog, they often do anyway as a courtesy. When they told the Best Western, the hotel responded by canceling their reservation.
"We got an email saying due to unforeseen circumstances, they will not be able to honor our reservations," Karen Vaughn told WAFB. Working through that they said, 'Oh you're bringing a pet and Best Western isn't pet friendly.'"
An employee at the hotel told WAFB that they are aware of the law that allows for Chip to be there, but also said "workers can't go against what the owner says."
Karen Vaughn, an attorney who specializes in the rights for children with special needs, was contacted a week later by Best Western corporate to apologize, and to tell her that they would honor their reservation.
"I've already booked with another hotel that's understanding and happy to follow the law," she told WAFB. "I don't want to go to a hotel where I have to force them to follow the law."
UPDATE 06/19/14, 3:57 p.m.: Best Western corporate sent along the following statement:
Best Western International requires each independently owned and operated hotel to comply with all federal, state and local laws and standards, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA"). We provide extensive training to ensure our hotels understand and address the needs of guests with special needs. When this matter came to our attention, we immediately provided direction to the hotel and a reservation was offered to the family. We deeply regret the matter and we will continue to proactively communicate ADA requirements and training to Best Western branded hotels to ensure all guests are treated with the utmost dignity and respect.
Further, we have restricted the hotel on our reservations systems and we have required the hotel to stop representing itself as a Best Western branded hotel (cover or remove all Best Western signs and logos) until its representatives attend a hearing at our corporate headquarters at which their future association with Best Western will be decided.


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The Phils score enough runs in support of a good performance by Cole Hamels as they defeat the Padres, 3-2.
The Phils' offense knocked in enough runs to support a good start by Cole Hamels as they go on to defeat the Padres, 3-2.
The Phils took the lead in the first as Jimmy Rollins hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the year, and the 38th lead-off home run of his career, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils increased their lead in the second as, with a man on second, and with two men out, Brian Schneider hits an RBI single, knocking in Ty Wigginton, who had reached first base on third baseman James Darnell's throwing error, before stopping at second base as the ball went into the camera well, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Padres got a run back in the third as, with two men on, and with one man out, Jesus Guzman hits an RBI ground out, 5-3, scoring Chris Denorfia, who had earlier doubled, then stole third base as part of a double steal, making it a 2-1 Phils' lead, while sending to third Yonder Alonso, who had earlier walked, then stole second base at the tail end of the double steal. The Phils added to their lead in the fifth as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Juan Pierre hits an RBI double, scoring Schneider, who had earlier doubled, then moved up to third on Cole Hamels' sacrifice bunt, 1-3, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. The Padres cut the Phils' lead down to 3-2 in the eighth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Nick Hundley hits an RBI ground out, 6-3 scoring Guzman, who had earlier doubled, then stole third base. That would be the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his tenth save of the season by pitching a 1-2-3 ninth, getting Cameron Maybin to fly out to right for the game's final out.
Cole Hamels (5-1, 2.28) got the win as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up just a run on five scattered hits and three walks, while striking out five. Jose Contreras received his third hold of the year as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on a hit, as he struck out a batter. Antonio Bastardo recorded his sixth hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only batter that he would face. Jonathan Papelbon received his tenth save of the season as he threw a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. Jeff Suppen (2-1, 1.69) took the lost as he went six innings, giving up three runs, only two of which were earned, on six hits and two walks, as he struck out a batter. Alex Hinshaw and Brad Brach combined for two scoreless innings, giving up two hits (one hit apiece) and three walks (Hinshaw (1), Brach (2)) between them, while striking out three (Hinshaw (1), Brach (2)).
The Phils had eight hits in the ballgame, with Juan Pierre (Single, Double, RBI) and Brian Schneider (Single, Double, RBI) both leading the club with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Home Run, RBI), Shane Victorino (Single), Ty Wigginton (Single) and pinch hitter Carlos Ruiz (Single), had the other four Phils' hits. The Phils also had three walks, and one stolen base (Victorino (11)).
The Phils (16-19, 5th East) will conclude their eight-game home stand with a two-game series against the Astros (15-19, T-4 Central), starting tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils' starter will be Joe Blanton (3-3, 3.24), who is coming off a no-decision against the Mets on May 8, where he threw six and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out seven, in the Phils' 7-4 lost. He will be going for his fourth win of the season. The Astros will counter with Lucas Harrell (2-2, 4.58), who is coming off a no-decision of his own against the Marlins on May 9, as he threw five and one-third innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out four, in the Astros' 5-3 lost. He'll be trying for his third win. The Phils will be going for their second straight win while hoping that the bullpen have finally become stabilized.


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Why Buy New? Our Guide to Thrifty Shopping
There are multiple arguments for buying clothes second hand. 1. It's cheaper. 2. The clothes are pre-washed, thus guaranteed to still fit after you take them home. 3. You aren't contributing to more "stuff" filling the world, just re-using what's already out there, and 4. Fashion recycles itself, right? So technically nothing ever goes completely out of style.
Luckily, Portland has over 50 second-hand shops for your thrifty shopping needs. Whether you've just arrived in Portland and need to pick up a plaid flannel (staple pdx garb) or are heading to a Big Lebowski-themed birthday party and are missing an oversize bathrobe or bowling team uniform, a thrift store is bound to be just around the corner.
For your convenience, the shops are organized by location. Let's start near the hostel in the Northwest neighborhood.
William Temple House Thrift Store NW 22nd and Glisan Street
This is closest second-hand shop to the hostel and also happens to be one of the best. It's nothing glamorous, but generally has amazing deals, as well as a great selection of jewelry and miscellaneous household items. Best of all, sales go to support William Temple House's mental health counseling and emergency social services to individuals and families in need.
What's Upstairs? NW 23rd and Johnson
Definitely more high-end merchandise than William Temple house, with a large collection of designer clothes, bags and accessories. Even with the barely used couture goods, the prices are fair.
Pop-Up Shoppe NW 23rd and Lovejoy
It's easy to walk by this shop a hundred times without noticing it, but once you do, it is impossible to get in and out in under an hour. This basement space is crammed with antiques, vintage apparel and accessories, classic old toys, trinkets you'd expect to find in your Grandparents' house, jewelry, and much much more. It seems unorganized and cluttered, but digging around is part of the fun.
Goodwill NW 22nd and Burnside
Most people are familiar with this thrift store chain. Nothing fancy, but you can always find something good!
Buffalo Exchange SW 10th and Burnside
Conveniently located just across Burnside street from Powell's Bookstore, this shop has a great selection of the newest trends and styles for men and women. It isn't necessarily cheap, but you can get great deals on things like designer jeans, shoes, and jackets.
Magpie SW 9th and Washington
Huge selection of vintage clothes, jewelry, purses, shoes, sunglasses, and costumes. Everything from Grace Kelly gowns to wild west cowboy boots, and it's all in great condition.
Buffalo Exchange SE 37th and Hawthorne
Larger version of the shop on 10th and Burnside in downtown.
Crossroads Trading Co. SE 37th and Hawthorne
Similar feel to Buffalo Exchange, with trendy, hip clothes, but with better. Friendly, helpful staff, laid back atmosphere, and a great selection of men's and women's clothing. One of the best consignment shops in Portland.
Red Light Clothing Exchange SE 36th and Hawthorne
Huge store with a huge selection of recycled clothing, both modern and retro, plus fun extras like vintage bathing suits, top hats, scarves, and a whole sections of funky vests. Give yourself time to get through it all!
Rock n Rose 6th and E. Burnside
A vintage consignment shop with both new and used clothing for men and women. Great shoes and boots, sunglasses, and sweaters, plus a selection of locally-made jewelry, greeting cards, and graphic tees. Make sure to check out the sale rack out front for extra good deals.
Modo Boutique 7th and E. Burnside
A very small store that isn't overwhelming like many other second-hand shops. Even thought the selection is limited, it is all high quality. Definitely a spot worth checking out!
Rerun 707 NE Fremont St.
Amazing selection of clothing, household goods, furniture and much, much, MUCH more. It's nearly impossible to leave without buying something, especially because the prices are great and it's just too fun to keep looking around. Everyone's favorite (not-so-secret) best kept secret in Portland.


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DALLAS -- Derek Fisher watched a lot of basketball during his hiatus away from the game. And from what he saw, the 16-year veteran felt the Dallas Mavericks were the perfect fit for him.
Fisher signed a contract with the Mavs on Thursday and went through his first practice on Friday morning. It was a practice that left Fisher with a bloody nose -- compliments of an errant elbow -- and with renewed confidence about how he can help the Mavs.
"I've been really training hard and keeping myself ready for this moment, not knowing where it would be,'' Fisher said. "I think I got here with a group of guys that everybody's working hard, trying to win.
"It felt good to be back on the court.''
The Mavs were having serious issues at the point guard spot, which is why they reached out to Fisher. The combination of Darren Collison, Dominique Jones, Rodrigue Beaubois and rookie Jared Cunningham just hasn't been able to to run the offense with any fluidity on a consistent basis.
"I think every team that I've been on, in particular when I've been a free agent, when I choose to go to a team it's a variety of factors,'' Fisher said. "It's never just about the money, it's never just about the playing time, it's never just about being on a contender.
"It's a combination of factors that are really important to me.''
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Sony has announced the first wave of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale DLC characters will be available next month. On February 12, fans will be able to play as Gravity Rush's Kat and Starhawk's Emmett Graves. Best of all, both of these characters will be completely free to download for the first two weeks.
Kat is described as "an up-close melee fighter who utilizes her ability to manipulate gravity to turn the tide in battle." Her ability to bend gravity allows her to dash, slide, and fly from one place to another. Sony recommends those who enjoy AP burst combos and varied mobility to play as Kat.
Emmett brings his signature ""Build & Battle" style from Starhawk, calling down different structures to aid him in battle, including Rift Extractors for AP and Flak Turrets that fire at will." Aside from his default rifle and pistol, Emmett can also call for additional weaponry in the form of shotgun and rocket launcher loadouts. The loadouts also change his level 1 super, giving him a total of five different supers to choose from.
Both new characters will have alternate costumes, Arcade Mode cutscenes, Trial Modes, and everything else the original PlayStation All-Stars characters have.
A new "Fearless" level — a mash-up between Heavenly Sword and Wipeout — will also be available for purchase in February. Those who purchase it can select the stage offline and in non-ranked lobbies, while those who choose to pass over it can still play it in online ranked games.
Sony has said more All-Stars characters willb e coming in the future, more towards March 2013.


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SALISBURY – A public hearing was held on Monday evening in regards to the city's towing ordinance, providing the opportunity for those victimized by local towing companies to air their concerns.
Jim Richardson of Claiborne, Md., and his wife were passing through Salisbury last week when they stopped for dinner at the Back Street Grill and accidentally parked in the neighboring lot of Glidden Professional Paint Center. Consequently, their car was towed by Adkins Towing Company.
"I ran out to find a tow truck driver had already hooked a cable to our front axle but the car was still in the parking lot, it wasn't on the truck and I asked the driver to release my car," Richardson said. "I expected to pay something but I thought it would only be reasonable for him to release my car … he said 'the only way you're going to get your car is to come up with $175 in cash'."
According to Richardson, the tow truck driver refused to take him to an ATM and added that he would have to pay an additional $75 for an overnight storage fee. The Richardsons arrived at the Adkins Towing office and the owner refused to release the vehicle.
"I did the only thing I knew … I called the Salisbury Police Department and I'm grateful to them because they intervened," Richardson said. "They called Ms. Adkins and finally she sent someone out at 9 o'clock and this all stated at 6:30 …we gave them the $200 we had and she threatened us that if we didn't come up with other $50 which we owed she said 'I'll drive to St. Michaels and find you'."
According to Richardson, "predatory towing" is not an uncommon problem in many cities across the country.
"Cities have failed to pass specific ordinances that govern what towing companies may charge or describe the circumstances in which a car may be towed will continue to experience problems from these predatory towing companies," he said. "Some cities have serious parking problems but have passed laws that limit what towing companies can do as well as provide certain protections to the car owner."
Richardson provided the council with suggestions to be included in the proposed towing ordinance to avoid situations like he experienced. The owner or the agent of the vehicle must be in presence when the car is being towed, the owner or the agent must give written authorization on the site of the tow, within one hour prior to removing a vehicle from private property the owner or agent of the property must give written authorization that includes the time they first noticed the vehicle, the time they called the tow truck company, the license number, their signature, job title, their address and phone number.
"This would eliminate the tow company trucks just running around town and observing a car that is illegally parked and just towing it away," he said.
Salisbury resident Charles James had his vehicle break down on the side of Route 50 and Delaware Avenue at 4 a.m. A police officer assisted James which resulted in the officer having to call the first tow company on the police tow license rotation, which was 56th Street Towing, also known as Parson's. James' vehicle was towed back to his residence and he was then charged $225 for the four-mile tow.
"The trouble is there is no control on these towing companies," he said. "You're at their mercy and they know it … someone needs to come up with some rules."
Gary Pusey of Gary Pusey Quality Cars in Fruitland believes that the fees and some of the rules and regulations included in the proposed towing ordinance are "unjust".
"These prices that have been suggested … we're going backwards just as fast as we can in this business," he said.
Pusey asked the council to keep in mind the responsibility a tow company takes on when they tow and store a vehicle or when a tow driver has to wake up at 3 a.m. to report to an accident scene. He added that a new equipped tow truck costs around $90,000 plus the costs to insure the truck, put a driver behind the wheel and to put fuel in it.
"Please don't expect for drivers and companies to go out when they can sit home and look out the window and make just as much money … there is just no point in it if you cut this thing too thin," he said.
Pusey suggested for the city to monitor tow companies on a complaint basis.
"Deal with the people that are problem children but deal with them as they come instead of punishing everybody," he said.
Pusey asserted that a quality tow company needs to be compensated for work, time and the experience necessary to operate a legitimate tow company.
"I'm afraid if something doesn't change from what we heard you're going to lose probably 90 percent of your good tow companies," he said.
Police Chief Barbara Duncan recommended the city adopt a tow fee schedule similar to the Town of Ocean City because the fees appear to be representative of those followed by other jurisdictions in the state.
Duncan also suggested the council consider a provision instituted by Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties. They both apply an administrative fee of $25 and $50 for vehicle owners failing to claim their cars from tow lots within a specified time.
The council expressed eagerness to take into account the public hearing speakers' concerns and suggestions and to discuss the towing ordinance in a future work session.


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Entering a contest against Katy (Texas) High, it is pretty simple to figure out what will be coming at you all night; the Tigers average 43 rushing attempts per game vs. just 11 passing attempts. The tough part is figuring out which player to key on.
Katy has given carries to 14 different players on the season, and eight different Tigers have scored at least one touchdown on a rushing attempt. The balance on offense was put in focus again this past Friday when five different players scored a touchdown, four of them on the ground, in a 38-13 victory over Katy (Texas) Seven Lakes.
The victory was paced by four-star standout Adam Taylor, who ran for 124 yards and a touchdown, which was slightly under his season average of 126 yards per game.
Taylor has rushed for 883 yards and 16 scores on the year but is sharing the workload as he continues to work back from a knee injury that limited his junior year to just two carries.
His then-replacement, sophomore Rodney Anderson, has carried the ball for 260 yards and leads the team in receiving with 17 catches and 309 yards this year as he has shifted into a back-up role with Taylor returning to full strength.
The addition of senior running back tandem Ricky Bickham and DeMonte Davenport gives the team a quartet of players capable of leading Katy to its first state title since 2008.
"It's great," Taylor said. "When you get winded you can have a great back come in. With Rodney, Rickey and DeMonte, we have some great backs. Other people don't have the luxury of having so many great backs."
Combine the rushing numbers of those four with starting quarterback Kiley Huddleston, and they account for 242 of the team's 303 carries and 1,678 of its 2,114 rushing yards.
The ability to play physical defense as well as that ball control offense has Katy ranked as the No. 1 team in the state, which is good enough for the No. 4 spot in the national RivalsHigh 100 rankings this week, just ahead of No. 5 DeSoto (Texas) High.
The Texas playoffs are broken into two divisions per classification based on the top four teams in each district. The two schools, regardless of record, with the highest enrollment move into the Division I bracket and the two lower enrollment programs are placed in the Division II bracket. At this point in the season, it is a mathematical improbability that the two top-ranked teams in Texas will play on the field to determine the final rankings.
For Taylor and the Tigers, ensuring that they are not the first class of Tigers to go without at least one state title since the graduating class of 1996 is of more importance than national rankings.
"My main goal is focus on my team," Taylor said. "Accomplish what we wanted for the last four years and win states."
TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT?: Common knowledge suggests that innovations from the college level make their way down to the high school level, and we're starting to see it in the polls.
The college football polls have the trio of Alabama, Florida, and Oregon battling perceptions, resumes and results for where each belongs nationally. Likewise, the RivalsHigh 100 has to come to grips with how to weigh its own top three teams of River Ridge (La.) John Curtis, Bradenton (Fla.) Manatee, and Cleveland (Ohio) St. Ignatius.
While none of the top high school programs are mirror images of the college counterparts, the similarity in the arguments for and against are remarkably close.
Playing the role of top-ranked Alabama will be John Curtis, Oregon's plight is shared by Manatee, and the claim made by Florida can be overlapped with that of St. Ignatius'.
Like Alabama, John Curtis has a devastating running game and a defense that is relentless. The team has one significant victory on its resume in the early weeks against a team that was highly regarded in the preseason, but that victory has been marginalized. Curtis, since administering a staggering beating to Tampa (Fla.) Plant, has not played a team worth much of anything. And despite a defense allowing only one touchdown against its first team, the call to slide is starting to be heard.
Manatee, like Oregon, has the most explosive offense and the least impressive defense of the trio. The team has a couple of solid victories, but nothing that jumps off the page. And while a playoff run by Manatee should include some quality teams -- much like the back end of the Oregon schedule -- the relative strength of Florida high school football, like the Pac-12, is lacking this season.
St. Ignatius boasts the best resume of the three but is the least sexy pick with the most substance on the season. Also, like Florida, the offense is not based on a singular strong suit but relies on balance and smart play. The defense can create turnovers and create field position. What may be the ace in the hole for St. Ignatius is that it can still add more quality victories than any team ahead of it. Like the annual World's Largest Cocktail Party to be played next week in Jacksonville between Florida and Georgia, St. Ignatius will engage in the Holy War, a nationally recognized rivalry with Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward.
For this week, the RivalsHigh 100 will remain unchanged with John Curtis, Manatee, and St. Ignatius on the top lines. How long that remains the alignment is yet to be determined.
TOP 25 TINKERING: For the second time this season there will be no teams dropping out of the Top 25, but this time not all the teams held the same spot as the week prior.
The move that may have the most impact for the push toward a national title comes in Texas where Katy (Texas) High and DeSoto (Texas) High switched places from last week with Katy moving up one to No. 4 and DeSoto down to No. 5. DeSoto currently has the better resume of wins, but Katy has been more consistent with its play. If both were to win out it would become a great debate as to which should be higher and possibly which should claim a national title.
Also in the Top 10, Bellevue (Wash.) High jumped two places, moving ahead of Hoover (Ala.) High and Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) University from No. 9 to No. 7. The trio of teams are dramatically different from one another in nearly every aspect but have been closely compared over the last two weeks. This is far from a final placement for any of the three.
Loganville (Ga.) Grayson continues to climb back toward the Top 10 as it jumps from No. 17 to No. 14 and becomes the highest-rated one-loss team. Grayson had ascended to the No. 1 position earlier in the year before it was upset by Lilburn (Ga.) Parkview. Grayson is the third Georgia team inside the Top 15, joining Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County and Marietta (Ga.) Lassiter.
Finally, Nashville (Tenn.) Ensworth broke into a quartet of teams from Texas as it moved from No. 23 to No. 20 on the heels of its shutout victory over Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy on national television. Cornelius Elder racked up more than 300 yards on the ground in the win. Ensworth has been the top team in the state all season and inside the Top 25. The win over Brentwood Academy, which remains the No. 5 team in the state, was enough to push Ensworth up three places.
JERSEY UNSURE: There are very few districts across the country that could argue for being more difficult than the Big North in New Jersey.
This week's slate of games proved again to be a rankings changer as Paramus (N.J.) Paramus Catholic unveiled its version of the Wildcat to down the presumed top team in the state, Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph Regional, 44-35.
Behind the amazingly talented Jabrill Peppers, Paramus Catholic stormed out to a 35-7 lead before St. Joe climbed back to tie the game in the fourth quarter.
A last-minute field goal figured to be the difference in the game before a St. Joe fumble was returned for a touchdown to spell the final outcome.
The result will push four of the Big North's United division programs into the RivalsHigh 100 with Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco taking its turn atop the state rankings followed by Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic, Paramus Catholic, and St. Joseph Regional.
The rankings will likely have a very short shelf life as Don Bosco is set to play Bergen Catholic this week, and all four will trade blows on Thanksgiving as Don Bosco will play St. Joseph and Paramus Catholic will square off with Bergen Catholic.
ON HIS SHOULDER: After suffering its first defeat of the season -- and falling from the Top 10 -- Duncan (S.C.) Byrnes took to the field this week against a Mauldin (S.C.) team that was looking for its first significant win of the year. And behind a stellar night passing from junior quarterback Shuler Bentley, Byrnes claimed a 72-27 victory.
Bentley, son of offensive coordinator Bobby Bentley, threw for 406 yards and seven touchdowns in the game.
Byrnes trailed 13-6 early in the contest, but used a defensive stop to turn the tide and the arm of Bentley to break open the contest.
Bentley spread his touchdowns to five different receivers. Running back Evan Sudduth and receiver Tavin Richardson hauled in two apiece, while Akia Booker, Greg McHam and Dylan Quinn each caught one.
Booker had seven catches for 115 and McHam gained 150 yards on six receptions.
Coincidentally, nearly three years to the date prior, Bentley's adopted brother Chas Dodd threw five touchdowns in a 72-27 victory over Mauldin.
ON DECK THIS WEEK: It isn't an official rivalry week across the country but it might as well be with the slate of games this week.
The three nationally ranked matchups this week are headlined by The Holy War in Cleveland as No. 3 St. Ignatius will take on Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward. Not to be outdone, No. 65 Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco and Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic will take their battle to the fairgrounds for what may be the most attended regular season game in New Jersey this year.
The third ranked game is between two teams separated by less than 100 miles, No. 12 Louisville (Kent.) Trinity and No. 62 Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller.
Rivalry games litter the nationally relevant schedule in games with ranked versus non-ranked teams.
No. 2 Bradenton (Fla.) Manatee will host undefeated but largely untested Palmetto (Fla.) High; sharing the same city pairs No. 26 Miami (Fla.) Central with Miami (Fla.) Northwestern; a bitter battle between No. 33 Duncan (S.C.) Byrnes and Roebuck (S.C.) Dorman will ignite; Trinity League action will showcase a pair of games with No. 52 Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco against Anaheim (Calif.) Servite as well as No. 52 Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei will take on Orange (Calif.) Lutheran; a Monday makeup game will feature Baltimore (Md.) Gilman against Baltimore (Md.) Calvert Hall; opposite sides of Tampa will be showcased when No. 71 Tampa (Fla.) Plant looks to get over on a Seffner (Fla.) Armwood team that has had the better of the series; and No. 82 Mission Hills (Calif.) Bishop Alemany looks to continue its strong season against previously ranked Encino (Calif.) Crespi.
Other non-rivalry but very relevant games on the slate include No. 35 Delray Beach (Fla.) American Heritage traveling out-of-state to play West Monroe (La.) High; No. 36 Rock Hill (S.C.) South Pointe will take on York (S.C.) High; No. 57 Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier squares off with Louisville (Kent.) St. Xavier; and Gainesville (Fla.) High will go to Boot Hill to take on Madison (Fla.) Madison County.
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Three of the four remaining Republican presidential candidates stopped in Minnesota on Monday, hoping to win support from voters heading to their precinct caucuses Tuesday evening. Though Minnesota's party caucuses are non-binding, a win could show momentum for a candidate in a still-fractured race.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich greeted an audience of several hundred in a Bloomington hotel ballroom Tuesday evening with a promise to repeal President Barack Obama's signature health care reform legislation, and a full-frontal attack on GOP front-runner Mitt Romney, the former Massachussetts governor.
"The fact is, when you look at his record as governor -- not the commercials, his record -- governor Romney was functionally pro-abortion, pro gun-control and pro-tax increase," Gingrich said. "The fact is, between his tax increases and Romney-care, he had the third-worst record of any governor on job creation. Pitting that against Obama, I think is very dubious."
He also asserted that Republicans can only win back the White House is they nominate a conservative candidate. He cited recent nominees Bob Dole and John McCain as examples.
"When we nominate moderates, they lose. In 1996, we nominated a moderate, he lost badly. IN 2008, we nominated a moderate, he lost badly," Gingrich said.
Gene Parks and his family came from Rosemount to hear the candidate. As they left, Parks, his wife and sons picked up Gingrich lawn signs, and Parks said they're impressed.
"We are conservative. We don't make any qualms about being conservative in this liberal state of Minnesota. And we've been watching the candidates and seeing how the media -- and actually, even the Republican party themselves -- have sort of been picking on Newt and that tells us right there that something good must be going on with him as a candidate," Parks said. "This sort of reinforces tonight what we've been feeling all along."
The latest poll of likely Minnesota caucus voters from Public Policy Polling puts Gingrich in third place with 22 percent support. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum leads with 33 percent, followed by Romney at 24 precent. Texas Rep. Ron Paul has 20 percent. But 35 percent of the roughly 900 polled said they could change their minds.
Santorum spoke to a crowd of about 200 people in Rochester Tuesday morning, and also criticized Romney's health care track record in Massachussetts. Some of the features of a reform package he signed there are similar to those in the federal law that Obama signed.
"A presidential candidate from the Republican side, going up against President Obama, with a failed health care system that he authored in Massachusetts, that is the basis of the health care system which started the tea party movement in this country, it's the basis of the angst and anger among Republican and conservative and ranks beyond conservatives as to the government take over of our lives....is not the candidate we want to nominate."
Romney, meanwhile, campaigned in Colorado, where he's also trying to win over social conservatives ahead of that state's Republican caucuses on Tuesday.
A previous supporter abortion rights, he has struggled to convince them he's conservative enough. In a radio interview, he said he supported the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision -- later reversed after a massive public outcry -- to strip breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. And in a rally near Denver, he accused the Obama administration is forcing religious institutions to distribute "abortive pills."
In Minnesota, his campaign co-chair Tim Pawlenty attacked Santorum in a conference call with reporters. The former Minnesota governor and presidential candidate highlighted what he described as Santorum's long history of pork-barrel spending.
"He's held himself out as the perfect or near perfect conservative, when in fact that's not his record. So, we just want to make sure that the rhetoric and the claims and the image that he's trying to present to the conservative base is not a false one," Pawlenty said. Like Santorum, Ron Paul has focused on courting supporters in Minnesota. In St. Cloud, he brought his message of economic populism to an audience that included a large number of college students:
"You introduce this notion that government has power to redistribute wealth. Well, guess what? They do that. It's always meant we're going to help poor people get some wealth. But who gets to redistribute the wealth? The lobbyists. And guess where they redistribute the wealth? From the poor to the rich! It makes no sense."
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)


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PORTLAND, Ore. The world's first micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) accelerometer technology capable of tracking vibrations in industrial equipment at frequencies as high as 22-kilohertz (kHz) debuts today at the Sensors + Test Conference (May 6-8, 2008, Nuremberg, Germany). Created by Analog Devices Inc. (Norwood, Mass.), the MEMS technology uses unique differential accelerometers--two side-by-side MEMS mechanisms capable of cancelling out common mode noise. ADI's vibration and shock sensors are also small enough that equipment designers can build vibration=detection chips into industrial process-control devices, rather than as add-on modules.
Today, vibration sensors are piezo-electric-based modules that are limited to about 5-kHz frequencies and cannot be mass produced the way ADI uses CMOS processing lines to mass produce its accelerometers. As a result, according to ADI, it can undercut the price of piezo-electrics by 50 percent--$35 as opposed to $70.
"[ADI] is in the right place at the right time with the right product," said Marlene Bourne, chief analyst at Bourne Research (Scottsdale, Ariz.) "Manufacturers are looking for all the help they can get to improve production and equipment efficiency. While the industrial market is certainly small compared with consumer electronics (in terms of unit shipments), it's an incredibly important market revenue-wise; the margins are much better. This is because MEMS sensors are addressing identifiable needs within the industrial sector and, thus, providing tangible value."
Also, instead of bolting a piezo-electric module onto the side of a piece of vibrating industrial equipment, ADI's chip-based accelerometer sensor can be integrated right onto the circuit board of the device when it is manufactured. ADI expects that some piezo-electric module makers will retrofit their MEMS chips into existing bolt-on modules, but it also expects makers of industrial equipment to cut out the module maker and just integrate their MEMS chip into their motor, pump, gear box, or other piece of industrial equipment.
Vibration sensors are becoming increasingly popular on industrial manufacturing lines, because they can sense on-coming failure before they happen. For instance, a bearing going bad will vibrate at a high-frequency before it fails. And as it gets closer to failure, the frequency will drop until it finally burns out altogether, possibly damaging the rotor it is supposed to be protecting. For that reason, predictive maintenance is becoming increasingly popular.
"The current trend in industry today is to go beyond preventive maintenance, to predictive maintenance [PdM]," marketing manager Christophe Lemaire at ADI, said. "Predictive maintenance can lower the cost of repairs by more than 25 percent, if you can detect them early.
"It can cost ten times more to repair equipment if you have wait until it fails," said Harvey Weinberg, senior applications engineer at ADI.
According to Lindsay Engineering (Camarillo, Calif.), vibration analysis provides up to three-times more return-on-investment, when compared with other PdM techniques, such as infrared thermography or ultrasonic analysis.
ADI's family of differential vibration and shock sensors for industrial markets joins its family of iMEMS accelerometers for automotive and consumer applications. As with ADI's other iMEMS accelerometers, its vibration and shock sensors come in a ceramic package. They are available in 70g, 250g and 500g ranges.


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Yashin & Blake's loss hurt Isles
This may be a great group of people here now and the foundation for something moving forward but nice guys finish last as the current Islander team had some fun with Jason Blake as Mark Zwolinski tells us in the Star erecting a mock plaque for him on the Islanders new wall of fame here and Tim Wharnsby in the Globe & Mail here with a sign that said he is a former forty goal scorer that gave him a good laugh.
Both Alexei Yashin and Jason Blake could have failed here this season as they did in 2005-06, that has to be written going into this.
Blake could simply have lost his ability to finish and that might have happened here while Yashin may just be a player who only plays hard for a select amount of games and with age cannot do what he used to do in his twenties without other world class players to help him.
I also cannot debate the merits of not paying Blake that kind of money in that long a contract or walking away from Alexei Yashin which seemed more about not being a quick enough healer for Ted Nolan or much of a talker to the media which won him no popularity contest with the media or public.
Having written that Islanders missed Yashin's world class shot/offensive ability, his strength on the puck in the offensive zone and Blake's ability to carry the puck on a team of players who cannot carry the puck.
On this team the veterans have been a disappointment and underachieved all season statistically. A very good case can be made many nights Bergenehim and Comeau have outworked them and that is completely unacceptable on a team supposedly based on grit, character and heart which seems why Yashin was bought out even though he likely will outscore the entire roster based on his final season where he played hurt and missed significant time with his knee injury.
Jason Blake was the hardest worker every night when he put on an Islander uniform and always did something to get his team going and that has been missing here also.
Blake is still one of the league leaders in shots, but what he did here in handling the puck gave other players room to get in position that on this years team they do not have. It's a skill that clearly is lacking on the Islander roster today and one that fits the Islanders like no other team in the NHL.
Richard Park is never going to fill that role no matter how much he's played as a top six forward as he cannot score and no matter how hard he works
It's also more than fair to say no one on this roster has a shot like Alexei Yashin. Not Mike Comrie, Bill Guerin or Miroslav Satan and all three this season have disappeared for even longer periods of games than Yashin with far less production.
Sometimes you have to look at things for what they are and in this case for year one Yashin and Blake's loss hurt the Islanders.
Ted Nolan said earlier these imports would be judged based on how they played in the second half and that's fair when you have a lot of players coming to a new team, he also talked about a merit system as his veterans went fourteen games with two or less goals.
They lost seven in a row, won six in a row and all season proved the only thing they were consistent at was being inconsistent unlike the 2006-07 club that did go from one game over five hundred record in late Jaunary and finish ten games over five hundred.
Sure a lot of good reasons can be given for why this team failed this year. You lose three hundred games to injury and play with that kind of schedule it's a very tough go and the same could have happened with Blake and Yashin.
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Intriguing thoughts about Yash and Blake. Historically, if you recall from HF, I was neither a Yashin detractor nor booster. I felt the expectations of his ability as per his contract and his performance were two things that most fans couldn't separate.ReplyDelete
That is why he was bought out. Because the fans simply didn't want to see a $7 M+ player play like a $4 M player. And, as the theory goes, it was to show Smyth it would be his team.
I don't think the braintrust thought they'd lose out on both Smyth and Drury. So Yashin had to go. Hindsight, yes they should have kept him, but maybe they sell fewer tickets, too. Tough call.
As for Blake, you're right about what he brought last year. But he couldn't make a go of it in TO, that contract is an albatross, and there is nothing to say that a big part of those 40 goals was playing with Yashin those first couple of months.
They seriously need to sign an anchor UFA (or trade for one) that they can build the O around, a la they way they had hoped to around Yashin.
Personally, I hope Yashin makes it back to the NHL and has some success. I always felt he seemed like a nice guy and was unfortunate (from a PR standpoint) to have been offered that 10 yr deal.
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I hope Yashin makes it back too, too many worried about his contract but results don't lie and the Islanders took a step backwards without his strong puck handling ability.
Regarding selling tickets the Islanders will sell zero playoff tickets and there is no doubt he got more out of less than Mike Comrie and Bill Guerin did this year.
Since they committed to Park, Hilbert they absolutely need a front line impact player or two to supplement what they cannot provide on offense. That does not even include the loss of Satan, Fedtenko or Vasicek who to me should not be back.
Cannot have this many players on your roster who cannot score and expect to stay in contention.
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