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CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of Chicagoans are getting in the holiday spirit by reading letters that local children send to Santa — then making their wishes come true.
The U.S. Post Office in Chicago has received more than 12,000 letters at its Operation Santa station and more arrive every day.
Officials are receiving packages for delivery to some of the letter writers, and are urging Chicagoans to visit the station this week if they want to participate.
The Operation Santa station is open until Dec. 22 at the Main Post Office downtown. Letters are available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Operation Santa has been operating since 1912, when Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock allowed postal employees and citizens to respond to letters.


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WBA super middleweight Andre Ward's trainer said he was not surprised challenger Edwin Rodriguez didn't make the 168-pound weight limit for Saturday night's fight at Ontario.
Rodriguez (24-0-0, 16 KOs) came in two pounds over at Friday's weigh-in, which means the HBO fight will go on, but Ward's WBA title no longer is at stake.
"First of all, I was disappointed but at the same time, I wasn't surprised," said Virgil Hunter, Ward's long-time trainer, in a statement through their publicist.
"From us doing our homework on Edwin, we knew he lacked the discipline. It's unfortunate that he has to live with the fact that he disappointed the fans and cheated his team and all those people who have supported him. I could elaborate further, but this situation speaks for itself."
Ward (26-0-0, 13 KOs) will pocket an extra $100,000 from Rodriguez' portion of the purse, boosting the Oakland-based boxer's total take to $2 million.
A victory by Ward still would count as a title defense, but even if he were to lose he would retain his WBA crown.
Ward has not fought in more than 14 months, following shoulder surgery in January, but Hunter promised his man will hold up his end of the bargain.
"Our team has moved past it, we are preparing for (Saturday) night and our game plan will not change," Hunter said. "We will let him live with this unprofessional display and focus on our own preparations for another outstanding Andre Ward performance."

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text: Well I did say it wasn't the best analogy. Would you be ok with a recast first Doctor in a reboot of the universe? Steve, if you only like the Doctor for the actor who portrays him, doesn't that mean that you would disdain a novel with the character in it? Because the writer is trying to do an imitation of the character, trying to capture the mannerisms and voice ( a good writer, anyway).


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The world's biodiversity is down 30 percent since the 1970s, according to a new report, with tropical species taking the biggest hit. And if humanity continues as it has been, the picture could get bleaker.
Humanity is outstripping the Earth's resources by 50 percent — essentially using the resources of one and a half Earths every year, according to the 2012 Living Planet Report, produced by conservation agency the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Humanity is essentially in debt to Mother Earth, conservationists find. As of 2008, the most recent year for which data is available, humans were outstripping Earth's biocapacity by 50 percent. Biocapacity is the amount of renewable resources, land, and waste absorption (such as sinks for carbon dioxide) the Earth can provide. In other words, it takes the planet 1.5 years to restore what humanity burns through in a year.
All of this resource use is taking a toll. The Living Planet report also tracks biodiversity and species populations across the globe. This year's report details a startling loss of biodiversity around the globe: A loss of 30 percent of biodiversity on average, meaning a major decline in the number of different species of plants, animals and other organisms.
Many of the group's proposed solutions to humanity's out-of-control resource use center around Rio+20, the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development set for June 20, 2012. The meeting is designed to help create pathways for sustainable development in the future, said Kate Newman, WWF's managing director of public sector initiatives.
"As we're approaching a planet with 9 billion people on it, we need to find a global solution," Loucks said. "The challenge for us is this is a long-term problem. This is the Earth for millennia. We need to move beyond the election cycle, beyond the quarterly report cycle."
Are governments doing enough to address the issue of declining biodiversity? Tell us what you think!
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The 10 Most Unnecessary Hip-Hop Diss Tracks in Recent History
The Artist: Canibus
The Song: "J. Clone"
Who He Dissed: J. Cole
So, a guy goes on the record and sticks up for you and and says that he used to love your music—and your first response is to diss him? Well played, 'Bis. And then you release a weird apology the next day and try to take it all back? Uh-uh. We can't let that fly. Go sit yourself down on the sidelines and think about what you just did to the world by putting this out.


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F-Zero: GP LegendNew to the Game Boy Advance comes an advanced story mode for F-Zero: GP Legend. Players begin the game as a character called Rick Wheeler. As players progress through the Story Mode for Rick, they can unlock new characters - including F-Zero favourite Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh and the mysterious Black Shadow. Each story is accompanied by in depth cut scenes and dialogue that is unique to the perspective of each character. There are eight characters to unlock in total and 40 missions to complete in the Story Mode.The game also includes a number of other additional challenging racing modes. The Grand Prix mode has three different skill levels and three cups in each to win while The Zero Test mode requires players to master all manner of racing techniques to progress through 48 challenges. For the die hard racers there's the Time Attack mode and a Training mode, in which players can perfect racing skills and shave off vital seconds to their lap times.F-Zero: GP Legend is a single or multiplayer racing game for up to four players using a single game pak and four Game Boy Advances linked together. If each player has a copy of the game, then even more tracks and vehicles will become available to race.
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Fantastic 4Fantastic 4 is the only game that allows you to harness the Marvel Super Heroes' unique and amazing powers through a compelling single-player or two-player co-operative team based gameplay experience, based on the 20th Century Fox feature film. Authored by Zak Penn, who co-wrote the story for X2, the game follows the Fantastic 4 film's storyline and expands the adventures by letting players stretch, control fire and use invisibility and brute force to defeat evil Super Villains in new environments and familiar comic book locales. Challenged to master the individual powers of each Super Hero and combine them to level even more devastating attacks, players must battle some of Marvel's most notorious Super Villains, including, the ultimate evil - Doctor Doom - to save the human race from disaster.Features:relive the movie experience with character likenesses, locations and villains from the upcoming summer blockbuster.Go beyond the movie with a completely original storyline that follows the movie story arch (penned by Hollywood writer Zak Penn).Play as each unique member of the Fantastic Four as you assume their persona and master their individual talents to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and combat enemies:- Mr. Fantastic (Intelligence): Use your ability to stretch in order to attack from a distance, squeeze into tight spaces and reach places no one else can. Use Mr. Fantastic's brainpower to heal characters, hack computers, over-ride security systems and take control of enemy's weapons to use against them.- The Invisible Girl (Stealth): Turn invisible and perform stealth moves with ninja-like speed or immobilize enemies through telekinetic powers.- The Human Torch (Fire): Create walls of fire and supernova fireballs as you hover or shoot fire from your fingertips and bend flames at your will as you ward off enemies.- The Thing (Strength): Use brute force to pick up objects or tear them apart, break through walls and obstacles and obliterate enemies.Control the Fantastic Four together as a team with dynamic switching, team-based combat and two-player co-op mode.Wreak havoc on enemies in destructible environments that get thrashed in battle.
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FIFA Football 2003FIFA Football 2003 provides an immersive, authentic experience driven by an ALL NEW game engine. This is football gaming that lives by the rules of the real sport and absorbs the users in a world of detail and culture. FIFA is TOTAL FOOTBALL.Key Features:Total Gameplay Experience: FIFA Football 2003 introduces a completely re-worked AI engine that focuses on three new enhancements; team play, team tactics and real player attributes. Use the advantage of playing as a team to break down the opposition with precision passing and quality finishing. Face the onslaught of an opposing team 1-0 down in the 80th minute as they throw all their players upfront. And experience the challenge provided by the individual strengths and skills of European football's top stars.Total Ball Control: A fundamental change in the control of the ball including shooting, dribbling, and passing results in more natural gameplay - with deflections, missed headers and scrambled goals reflecting the real nature of football.Free Kick/Set Piece Control: Dead ball situations are a pivotal part of the real game. FIFA Football 2003 incorporates a new interface that requires the level of skill and strategy that has allowed stars like Roberto Carlos to shine in the real world. A new set-piece dynamic provides complete control over the power and swerve of free kicks. Find the angle, find the sweet spot and find the top corner.Total Authenticity: All the great players looking and behaving as they do in real life, competing in all the top leagues and all the greatest national teams from around the world. FIFA offers you total licensed football with over 175 licensed entities - 16 leagues, 450 teams, 10,000 players.Club Championship Mode: Experience total immersion and ultimate competition with 18 of the greatest European teams. Feel the intense big match atmosphere with all the star players, real stadia, real stats and your favorite club specific crowd chants. Now you too must endure the pressure of playing in Galatasary's famous stadium of hell.Unparalleled Match Presentation: Continuing the excellence of FIFA style TV presentation with some of Europe's greatest commentary teams calling the action. All new half time and end of match highlights let you re-live every key moment.
FIFA Football 2004For true football fans that demand the finest gameplay and comprehensive game modes, FIFA Football 2004 is the most complete and authentic soccer experience. A new Career Mode gives you the chance to take a team from the lower divisions, battle through ranks, sign new players, and turn them into champions. The action is deeper than ever with advanced levels of player detail and responsiveness. When you want to take on new competitors, connect to EA SPORTSTM online for PlayStation 2 or PC for match up gameplay, tournaments, downloadable content, and more. With immersive atmospheres, benchmark presentation, total realism with the world's premier clubs, and industry-leading gameplay, FIFA Football 2004 returns as the true authority in soccer gaming.Key Features:Groundbreaking Gameplay: FIFA Football 2004 offers a fine-tuned game engine and a new animation engine dramatically enhancing the smoothness in player movement through organic motion.Expanded Database and Controls: Enjoy richer depth to team AI, attributes, tactics, playing styles, and individual player personalities. New depth to control keeps FIFA Football 2004 easy to pick up and play but gives greater depth for the master.Be the Ultimate Player Manager: Be your own player manager with FIFA's deep Career Mode. Build your own squad and guide your club to the Championship by making calculated front-line decisions. Manage your team's budget and promote or relegate your players to sustain team objectives on the pitch. When one season ends and another begins new challenges will present themselves. The most successful player managers should also be ready for promotions, as some of the world's top clubs may have new job offers.In-game Management: You think it's easy being the Manager? Prove your tactical genius on the fly. Don't second-guess yourself after the final whistle-make adjustments mid-game and call plays in real time via the d-pad.Immersive Environments: More than 300 new crowd chants at an ever growing list of officially licensed stadiums help put you in the best seat in the house. From stadiums small and large, no football gaming experience offers a more complete library of the game's authentic environments. An all-new dynamic weather feature even affects gameplay.Broadcast Plus: Get a fresh perspective on game presentation with cutting-edge broadcast style quality. New camera angles, intelligent commentary and rich effects make up part of the authentic package.Play With The Best: More than 500 official licenses, including 16 leagues, 350 teams and 10,000 players are available. From the fast pace of Europe's super leagues to the Americas Club Championship, which allows you to play with the top clubs from the top European leagues such as Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France. FIFA Football 2004 provides for the most authentic selection of the world's top teams, players, and environments.A Game With No Boundaries: Take on opponents from anywhere around the globe via EA SPORTS online (PlayStation 2 and PC only). An online lobby area where gamers can meet, greet, chat and play FIFA Football 2004 head to head provides the ultimate interactive experience.
FIFA Football 2005All great players have a great first touch and, thanks to EA SPORTS' all-new fluid player kinetic system, the same is now true for FIFA Football 2005 users. This year, a player's first touch becomes the ultimate gift to those who can think quickly and act fast to outsmart the opposition. A brand new animation system ensures that every button press is directly mirrored on the pitch, accurately reflecting the speed and vision of the world's greatest players. Featuring more official team and league licenses than any other football game (including lower leagues from the most competitive European countries), an enhanced and extended Career Mode, EA SPORTS Online play for the PlayStation 2, PC-CD and Xbox and the all-new Creation Zone that lets you customise new tournaments or even put yourself into the game, FIFA Football 2005 is the only complete, authentic and intelligent football experience.Features:Master the First Touch: An accomplished first touch is the essential skill that separates great players from good ones. Our all-new fluid player kinetic system accurately reflects the first touch of every player in FIFA Football 2005's comprehensive database by directly translating their speed and vision to button presses on your controller.irst Touch Control: Immediately knock, trap or flick incoming passes in any direction with a well-timed flick of the wrist. Simply push the right stick to try and beat your marker or find that extra yard of space.Added Gameplay Depth: Off the Ball Control is better than ever in FIFA Football 2005. Take command of players not in possession of the ball by calling in tackles, jostling for space and sending your team mates on runs as you control the pitch. Now you can also control the movement of receivers at throw-ins as well as free kicks and corners.The Absolute Broadcast: With new in-game camera angles, smooth and continuous replay cut sequences and improved contrast and lighting for players and stadiums, FIFA Football 2005 has the look and feel of an authentic television broadcast. Intricate details such as wrinkle patterns, fonts and colouring on player kits add further depth to the presentation, which can even detect the context and importance of a moment and deliver an appropriate level of intensity in the broadcast.Enter the Creation Zone: Fulfil your dreams of superstardom on the world's biggest stage in the all-new Creation Zone. Customise players using the most advanced modelling system ever or set yourself fresh challenges by creating new tournaments.Deeper Career Mode: FIFA Football 2005's deep Career Mode tests your skills both on and off the pitch. Make the tough decisions behind the scenes to turn your team into challengers and then guide them in a 15-year quest for silverware.Immersive Environments: With authentic crowd chants, officially licensed stadiums of all sizes and a variety of weather conditions FIFA Football 2005 guarantees total football realism.Football's Ultimate Line-Up: 18 leagues - including official English Premier League, German Bundesliga, French LFP and Spanish LFP (Primera Liga) licenses - as well as 38 national teams and 15,000 players are available for selection. From the fast pace of Europe's super leagues to smaller up-and-coming lower division teams, FIFA Football 2005 provides the most authentic selection of the world's top teams, players and environments.EA SPORTS Online: Take your game online and challenge opponents anywhere in the world via a PC, PlayStation 2 or Xbox. Meet, greet and chat via the new and improved EA Messenger and then set up a tournament or play FIFA Football 2005 head-to-head using EA SPORTS' intuitive matchmaking system. Battle your way to the top of the world at the ultimate online sports gaming destination.
Finding NemoWhen a young clownfish named Nemo is captured by a diver on his first day of "school", his father, Marlin, embarks on an unbelievable quest to rescue his son.Features:Realistic 3-D environments and film clips.Low end system requirements.
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The book is quite readable, and points out a host of issues that we frequently overlook today. Like how a medieval monestary was designed like a machine, including running water. Cathedrals are also a testament to the stone masons and architects of the day, building on scales not seen during the renaissance and only renewed in the 19th Century.
That is, if you're into this kinda stuff.
Historical architecture is cool. Some day I'll finish the copy of Vitruvius I keep in the vomitorium


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Celebrity Clothing Lines: The Good, The Bad, The Extinct
Beyoncé and mom Tina Knowles' clothing line might surprise you. If you think the collection is all studs and minidresses, you're only seeing half of the equation. While the younger Deréon line is more sidewalk than catwalk, the House of Deréon lable is carried at retailers like Saks and ups the ante when it comes to sexy, chic dresses.


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Thome holds Alomar Jr. in high regard
Twins vet credits former teammate for teaching him about game
Jim Thome may be a member of the Minnesota Twins now, but he knows a Cleveland legend when he sees one.
"Sandy Alomar Jr. is the man," Thome told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I'm so glad he's back with the Cleveland Indians. It's great for the team and the city, and it's great for him. Sandy Alomar is special."
Thome continued: "I can't begin to tell you how much Sandy means to me," he said. "He's one of the finest people in this game. I love that guy. How can you not love him? Sandy took me under his wing when I was just starting out. He taught me so much about the game. I owe a lot to him."
Wigginton celebrates in speedy fashion: After his 10th-inning, game-winning double in Baltimore's 3-2 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday, Ty Wigginton avoided the standard pounding by quickly turning left then sprinting into the dugout.
"Did you notice nobody could catch me?" Wigginton told the Baltimore Sun. "I think I even gave them a little [Deion Sanders] into the dugout. Once I started high-stepping, they weren't going to catch me."
Niese finds his groove with seven Ks: Left-hander Jon Niese had another solid outing for the Mets on Saturday, retiring 17 of the final 18 hitters he faced to improve to 1-1 in a 9-1 victory over the Phillies.
"[Niese] is probably a bigger part of our team and our rotation than he thinks he is," Jason Bay told the New York Post. "He's pitched very well."
The 23-year-old Niese allowed only one run in seven innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. From the second inning through the sixth, he retired 14 straight hitters.
Lowe getting loads of run support: The Braves have scored 46 runs in Derek Lowe's six starts.
"It's fantastic, isn't it?" Lowe told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Those things you can't explain. There are years when I've gotten even better [run support] than this, and there are years when you lose 10 games and they score five runs in the 10 losses. There is no rhyme or reason to it. You are happy when it happens, but you don't go into any game expecting them to score or not to score. I'm definitely fortunate we've scored a lot of runs in my six starts and, as you've seen, I've needed pretty much all of them."
Jay plans to build off stellar April performance: Jon Jay, who is in his first week in the Major Leagues, learned on Saturday that he had been named the Cardinals' Minor League player of the month after a red-hot start to his season at Triple-A Memphis.
"It's nice just to see my hard work paid off, and I was able to get off to a great start," Jay, an outfielder, told MLB.com. "That was in April. Now we're in May. Hopefully, I can start doing some things in May and just continue on. It's a great honor. We have so many talented players in our organization. I'm just excited. I'm psyched to be here and be a part of the team. I'm just here to do my part and whatever role that is, I'm ready. I'm learning and adapting every day."
Bailey takes control in rare save chance: With Oakland limited to three save opportunities in the first month of the season -- its fewest since 1981 -- Andrew Bailey got the ball in the eighth inning on Saturday for a four-out save.
"As long as I'm getting my work in, it doesn't matter what inning," Bailey told the Oakland Tribune of entering the game before his traditional ninth-inning role. "The more layoff now, the better it will be for longevity."
"He won't have too many times when he takes four days off," manager Bob Geren said.
Francis scheduled to make rehab start: Jeff Francis, who has been rehabbing his shoulder for the past 15 months, is getting close to a return to the Rockies. He's scheduled to start on Thursday for Double-A Tulsa.
"He will be re-evaluated. Will he need one, two or three [starts]? Who the heck knows? I don't want him to feel any sense of urgency," manager Jim Tracy told the Denver Post. "But he hasn't felt any pain."
Fister puts up another gem: Doug Fister took a perfect game into the sixth inning on Sunday against the Rangers. He went on to allow three hits through eight innings as his ERA dropped to 1.29, lowest in the AL.
"Unbelievable. I don't know if you can pitch any better than he did today," Seattle manager Don Wakamatsu told the Seattle Times. "He keeps getting better and better, especially against an offense like the Rangers. To shut them down for eight innings is pretty phenomenal."
Howell working his way back from DL: J.P. Howell threw 32 pitches on Friday, and the Rays planned to have him throw another 40 pitches Monday.
"No off-days for us, the rehab boys," Howell told MLB.com. "We have plenty of nights off. That's why it feels good to work."
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City and Western Cyber Exchange announce cybersecurity initative
Thursday, September 27, 2012
The City of Colorado Springs and Western Cyber Exchange (WCX) are pleased to announce a new cybersecurity information sharing initiative to enable greater situational awareness across the community regarding the nature of attacks from cyberspace that are occurring to local businesses and government. The WCX Forum Initiative will establish a recurring format for businesses to exchange important attack information that will enable the community to be better prepared against cyber attacks. Jesse James, City of Colorado Springs Chief Information Officer (interim), representing the City of Colorado Springs and its support for this initiative, will host the initial sessions.
According to Doug DePeppe, a Founder of the WCX, "Threats from cyberspace continue to escalate. The special risks to this community might be described as a 'Digital Cold War threat', to put it in a modern day context. Yet, the threat is not cold, it's very prevalent. And, it's not just the military. The business community, both large and small, faces a similar threat that the national security facilities here face."
"There are many reasons why this Forum Initiative from the WCX makes sense", Jesse James said. "Improving situational awareness of cyber attacks benefits us all. Our networks can be hardened if we have greater understanding of attacks that may be happening across town or in certain sectors. The Waldo Canyon Wildfire adds another reminder of the reasons to be better prepared against threats to critical infrastructure, which cyberspace can also threaten these days."
More information about the Forum Initiative, including a sign-up page, may be found at the WCX website, www.wcyberx.org. The dates of the initial sessions are planned for mid-October. Jesse James will be on-hand to kick things off. Questions may be directed at Jared Owensby (719) 785-0300 or mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com.
About the WCX: The WCX is a consortium of concerned businesses, IT security professionals, and government representatives. Based in Colorado Springs, with partners across other regions, the WCX has been promoting a new, grassroots approach to collective cybersecurity since 2010, under the auspices of The Rocky Mountain Technology Alliance, a nonprofit. In essence, it is the modern day Fire Brigade for cybersecurity preparedness, functioning on a public-private partnership model. Cybersecurity preparedness is not an inherently governmental function. It requires the integration of the public and private sectors, engaged in dynamic information sharing and coordination of defenses in response to constantly changing threat conditions. In addition to improving community situational awareness and raising the cybersecurity hygiene level on an aggregated, community basis, the WCX will create a cybersecurity marketplace, bringing together supply and demand.
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CricZo XI - Draft Dashboard
9 Golds | 13 Silvers
Scorecard Draft - 2010 | Alphabetical Draft - 2011 | The Eras Draft - 2014 | All Time Australia Draft - 2016 | All England Draft - 2016 | Draft By Nation - 2016 | All-time Trading Game - 2016 | Dual 00-10 Draft - 2017 | Dual 80-90 Draft - 2017
Has Charlotte Edwards been taken?
Oh for a strong arm and a walking stick
I don't think that anyone's selected a keeper yet, so - Claire Taylor - the Adam Gilchrist of women's cricket. Probably a good slips catcher too if the need be.
Claire Taylor | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo
Watson's XI
01. Len Hutton
02. Mark Taylor*
03. Justin Langer
04. Walter Hammond (5)
05. Dudley Nourse
06. VVS Laxman
07. John Waite+
08. Andy Roberts (2)
09. Dennis Lillee (1)
10. Erapalli Prasanna (4)
11. Courtney Walsh (3)
12th. Claire Taylor
A US President for Cevno and we're all done.........
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Charlotte Edwards for me then - nearly done!
I think that this Draft is dying and needs resuscitation by Dr Jager........
We only need Cevno to pick, don't we?
We've been waiting a couple of days now for Cevno to choose a US President though. Since Cevno actually has 11 players (includes Belinda Clark) for his team and is missing in action yet again, we could proceed.
(Note: I can't find Cevno's US President Clause, maybe it exists somewhere if someone else has another look)
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Cevno's gone missing on CricSim and BATracer too, but I'll harass him over there so we can get voting under way.
Harassing Cevno is the answer to around 95% of problems
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This unit is fairly new. There was a needle valve on the compressor line when we got it.
We checked the pressure and it's fine.
I'm not sure how old it is. Would the date be encoded in the serial number?
We bought it from a liquidator.
The pressure was 38 psi. There's no frost on the evaporator coil.
I payed next to nothing for it, knowing that it had issues so I don't mind investing some money to get it fixed.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 9:56 AM
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Mountain View man charged in Palo Alto hate crime
Original post made on Apr 24, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 9:56 AM
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:00 am
Hope he gets what he truly deserves ,,,,, to rot in hell.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:23 am
>> Barrett is a "three-striker," with two prior prison sentences. He has been charged with a felony because he struck the victim in the head, Hendrickson said.
>> He could have faced 25 years to life in prison if convicted of this offense. But because the current assault is not a "strike" offense, under new sentencing guidelines Henderson estimated Barrett could receive a maximum of 10 to 12 years in prison.
So much wrong with this. First, with someone like this it's a shame to have to wait for three strikes. Second, why is provoking a physical fight and hitting someone in the head NOT a 3-strikes offense? Finally, who could possibly think that this guy deserves to walk around in the public, a timebomb ready to go off at any time?
I feel sorry for anyone who has to be around this guy, even in prison. It certainly sounds like he needs to be isolated from other people for good.
a resident of The Greenhouse
on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:27 am
Mug shot of this lowlife scum?
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:36 am
10-12 years sounds steep for starting a fight/mugging somebody. Punishment should fit the crime.
a resident of The Greenhouse
on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:52 am
This wasn't a mugging. This was a hate crime.
Matt: are you white?
If so, imagine a non-white accosting you on the street, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF YOUR SKIN, and kicking the s(no)t out of you, just because he is a lowlife, ignorant, bigoted scumbag with absurdly high anger issues.
This wasn't a fight. This was a statement made with physical violence. A statement meant to go beyond the one person he was beating up.
ie... TERRORISM.
Hate crimes are an established part of the law. Do you disagree with them?
a resident of Palo Verde
on Apr 24, 2013 at 12:08 pm
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a resident of Midtown
on Apr 24, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Gethin is a registered user.
Bad news: someone had to suffer racial and physical abuse
Good news: he will be put in jail for a very long time. Forever would be good with me but 25 years will do
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 24, 2013 at 2:06 pm
rick is a registered user.
our tax dollars at work. . .
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:25 pm
bru is a registered user.
Matt said:
> 10-12 years sounds steep for starting a fight/mugging somebody.
Well, maybe for a first time offender starting a fight, but mugging someone is a different thing.
If you want to discuss something fairly you need to be clear on what you are discussing, not move the target all over the board to mix my metaphors.
The first piece of information was that this guy was a Nazi.
The second that he was a previously violent Nazi.
He was also a third-striker. He also struck the man without provocation and called him a racist name. Now, I am not big on the hate crime thing, being white if someone slugs me, I think it is just as bad as if they slug another guy and call them a name ... but there are occasions where the idea of a hate crime does make sense.
Now do you understand or are you just going to make it into some kind of unrecognizable situation to make it look like this guy is an angel in disguise? I think we should be far less lenient for violent people, and that includes bullies in school or rapists too.
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New Studios Catering Company Menu
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Scrapping the Magic
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QuickGold, on Mar 12 2010, 07:37 PM, said:
While unique flavors are the BEST thing about the WDW table service restaurants, it's a little bit of a conundrum for counter service. While variety is good, most people seem to want to be able to enter the closest counter service restaurant and find the same food anywhere in the park, so they don't have to walk around trying to find what they like.
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General Specific, on Mar 12 2010, 10:55 PM, said:
If that were true, then no one would enjoy eating in World Showcase
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QuickGold, on Mar 13 2010, 10:11 AM, said:
Certainly not everyone is like that (I personally adore most of the eateries in that area with Biergarten being my favorite restaurant on Disney property), but Idoknow of people who are a little turned off by that sort of thing.
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Mr. Itty, on Mar 14 2010, 09:32 PM, said:
You are saddened. Catering Co. was indeed the location w/ pulled pork sandwiches.
Posted 15 March 2010 - 07:25 PM
Celebrating Disney's Animal Kingdom
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Anyway, I never actually ate at the S.C.C., but the shade there was always a welcome addition to a day of running around in the sunniness of Hollywood. As long as they keep that little gazebo thing, I'm cool with it.
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Politics Counts: Who Benefits From Farm Subsidies, Food Stamps
Dante Chinni writes Politics Counts every Friday. Mr. Chinni is the director of the American Communities Project at American University, which examines different types of communities across the U.S.
It's no secret that the current battle over the Farm Bill, which is stalled in Congress, has been a partisan slog. Democratic states and House districts, which hold large urban populations, are fighting to defend food-stamp money against Republican efforts to sharply cut spending. Meanwhile, Democrats and Republicans are also trying to reach a deal on restructuring agricultural subsidies to end direct payments and beef-up crop insurance and other protections instead.
Amid this complex fight, the reality of who benefits is also complicated: Farm subsidies don't follow the electoral map, and neither do food stamps. That is, it's not just Republican states and areas that benefit from farm subsidies or just big Democratic states that benefit from food stamps — the money for both items is spread pretty widely across the spectrum.
If you consider the top 10 states for agriculture subsidies for 2012, according to the Environmental Working Group, it's a mix of Democratic and Republican states.
Top 10 Farm Subsidy States for 2012 (excluding disaster money)
|Farm Subsidy Dollars
|$1.2 billion
|$1.2 billion
|$976 million
|$949 million
|North Dakota
|$917 million
|$908 million
|$770 million
|South Dakota
|$689 million
|$528 million
|$508 million
On that list, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota have all voted Democratic in the last two presidential elections – and all but Iowa have voted Democratic in the last four presidentials. Four of the six senators from those states are Democrats and their House delegations are majority Democratic, except for Iowa, which is split 2-2.
That's a lot of money for those Democrat-leaning states. And if you extend the time period and look at farm subsidies over the past 10 years, California, a strongly Democratic state, would be on that list as well.
The numbers for SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program commonly referred to as food stamps, show an even more complicated picture. The states with the greatest percentage of people using SNAP actually tend to vote Republican in presidential races — and they are mostly not the big urban states most imagine.
Top 10 SNAP states for 2012
|% of Population
Participating in SNAP
|New Mexico
|West Virginia
Other than Georgia, with Atlanta, and maybe Oregon, with Portland, that's not a list of what most people would think of as big urban states. That speaks, to some extent, to rural poverty in the United States and its growth in recent years.
In 2012, the Department of Agriculture estimated that 17.7% of the nation's rural population lived in poverty, compared to about 14.5% in "metropolitan" American. And the divide is growing. Those figures were 17% and 14.5% respectively in 2011.
And of those 10 states in the table above, seven voted for Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential campaign. In fact those seven states – Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama and West Virginia – are some of the reddest states on the electoral map. Eleven of their 14 senators are Republicans and their house delegations are all Republican – in total they have 36 Republicans representing them in the House and 12 Democrats.
To sum up: Regardless of the partisan split on the Hill, the spread of subsidies and SNAP money is broader and more bipartisan than many people believe.
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Thirteen women's and men's team competed in the meet. The Cyclones finished in eighth place and the Lady Cyclones finished in 11th. The Apaches finished at 13th place.
The Lady Cyclones were without Hannah ray due to illness and as such were unable to compete in the relays. However, they did score points in both of the relays they were able t compete in.
The 200-meter medley relay of Marissa Meyers, Toki Ghaffari, Morgan Burris and Andrea Bond finished in 14th place. The 200-meter freestyle relay of Bond, Ghaffari, Tori Luna and Meyers finished in 14th place as well.
Bond was the only individual scorer with 5th place in the 200-meter individual medley and a sixth place in the 100-meter freestyle.
The others included: Morgan Burris – 50-meter freestyle (21st) and 100-meter freestyle (24th); Toki Ghaffari – 50-meter freestyle, (42nd) and 100-meter freestyle (40th); Tori Luna – 50-meter freestyle (36) place and the 100-meter breaststroke (24th) and finally Marissa Myers – 50-meter free (32nd) and the 100-meter backstroke (23rd).
"Personal bests were the name of the game tonight," Russellville and Pottsville head coach Gary Knudsen said. "I like seeing the improvement from week to week, that shows they are working hard."
The Cyclones were also without several swimmers who were out due to illness.
Individual scorers included: Joe Griffin — 100-meter freestyle (6th) and the 100-meter backstroke (7th); Chris Newby — 50-meter freestyle (5th) place and the 100-meter backstroke (6th) place; Logan Roys – 200-meter freestyle (16th) and the 100-meter freestyle (14th) ; Jenner Robertson – 100-meter backstroke (8th) place and 100-meter flystroke (19th) With so few swimmers they boys only swam in two relays. The team of Griffin, JD Robertson, Jenner Robertson and Newby finished in 11th place in the 200-meter medley relay. The team of Griffin, Robertson, Newby and Roys finished in sixth place.
"It was disappointing from the relay standpoint, because we were hoping to make state relay times, but with some swimmers out with illness, that wasn't going to happen," Knudsen said. "However, I was proud of how those that were here came out and competed, with some getting personal best times."
The Apaches two-man team placed and scored points in every event they swam. Aaron Horne swam the 50-meter freestyle to a seventh place and the 100-meter breaststroke to a 16th place finish. Jacob Horne swam the 200-meter freestyle to an eight place finish and the 100-meter flystroke to a 16th place finish.
"Both boys swam well and are trying to get those first Pottsville state qualifying times," Knudsen said.


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SUNNYVALE, CA, July 15, 2009 - ShoreTel, Inc., (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple IP phone systems with fully integrated Unified Communications, today announced an agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to deliver a unique unified communications (UC) and collaboration offering that combines a small business appliance, presence awareness, instant messaging and VoIP telephony in an "out-of-the-box" integrated solution for small and midsize businesses (SMB).
The ShoreTel offering leverages the newly announced Lotus Foundations Reach, which customizes and extends the IBM Sametime UC and collaboration capabilities, in an appliance designed for SMBs that does not require an enterprise administrator. The result is designed to be a tightly integrated solution that delivers on ShoreTel's commitment to brilliantly simple solutions and lets SMB customers quickly realize the productivity gains and simplicity associated with UC solutions. The combined solution will bring enterprise-class reliability, rapid scalability and lower IT costs to the SMB market that frees them from vendor lock-in and upgrade requirements.
ShoreTel's easy-to-use IP telephony will connect to Lotus Foundations Reach to provide an all-in-one integrated communications and collaboration solution. ShoreTel takes advantage of the self-managing capabilities of the Lotus Foundations appliance to further simplify deployment and reduce costs for smaller businesses that often have limited IT resources and skills. The combined simplicity and autonomic management capabilities of ShoreTel and IBM help eliminate the complexities of UC typically associated with other systems, and result in a simple, affordable and comprehensive communications solution.
"IBM and ShoreTel are putting the cost savings and productivity gains of unified communications and collaboration within reach of even the smallest businesses," said Phil Salm, IBM software solutions specialist for technology solutions reseller, CDW. "With Lotus Foundations Reach and ShoreTel telephony, small businesses can afford this comprehensive communications solution without sacrificing in terms of quality and features. Additionally, the simplicity of installation and ongoing operation will result in a quick ROI for customers."
Under the agreement, ShoreTel plans to integrate the IBM Lotus Foundations platform with the intuitive ShoreTel Director Management platform in a single "office in a box" appliance. ShoreTel's use of open standards leverages IBM's standard-based software to easily extend its telephony solutions to help increase employee productivity, speed business processes and reduce overall costs. This open approach also allows smaller businesses to expand without worrying about upgrade costs or requirements to purchase additional technology.
ShoreTel is adding its popular UC features, such as telephony presence, click to call, unified messaging and a single management console for voice applications, to the UC and collaboration capabilities of Lotus Foundations Reach. The result is an out-of-the-box solution that houses all of a user's communications tools, including e-mail, calendars, contacts, office productivity tools, network security, remote access, file and print sharing, and instant messaging, in one place to improve the overall user experience.
"The combined IBM and ShoreTel solution provides us with a comprehensive unified communications and collaboration offering designed specifically for our small and midsized businesses," said Michael Reed, president, NextiraOne Mexico. "With capabilities such as e-mail, instant messaging and telephony, our SMB customers will have access to the communications tools needed to effectively run their businesses all rolled into one affordable and easy to manage offering."
"Just this year, over 1,000 Microsoft partners have turned to IBM Lotus Foundations as a simple, fast to deploy and inexpensive alternative to Microsoft Small Business Server and Essential Business Server," said Caleb Barlow, director, Lotus Foundations, IBM. "The combined solution from IBM and ShoreTel provides SMBs with a complete set of communications and collaboration tools that are easy to use and affordable."
The agreement represents a significant opportunity for both companies to gain additional market share in the expanding UC sector, which continues to attract major vendors from other IT fields because of its rapidly growing popularity.
"Working with IBM, we're taking the next step in bringing unified communications to organizations of all sizes, with a solution that combines ShoreTel's IP telephony expertise and experience with IBM's collaborative technology," said John W. Combs, president and CEO at ShoreTel. "Together, we plan to offer SMBs easy-to-manage, efficient and cost-effective tools with the advanced collaboration and communications capabilities that until now have only been accessible to large enterprises."
ShoreTel, Inc., (NASDAQ: SHOR) is the provider of brilliantly simple Unified Communication (UC) solutions based on its award-winning IP business phone system. We offer organizations of all sizes integrated, voice, video, data, and mobile communications on an open, distributed IP architecture that helps significantly reduce the complexity and costs typically associated with other solutions. The feature-rich ShoreTel UC system offers the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) and the highest customer satisfaction in the industry, in part because it is easy to deploy, manage, scale and use. Increasingly, companies around the world are finding a competitive edge by replacing business-as-usual with new thinking, and choosing ShoreTel to handle their integrated business communication. ShoreTel is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has regional offices in Austin, Texas, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia and Munich, Germany.
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This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements by John W. Combs. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The risks and uncertainties include the company's ability to successfully integrate its products with IBM technology and other risk factors set forth in ShoreTel's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008 and its 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. ShoreTel assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this release.


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There has not been a court decision that can answer this question definitively, or any reason for OCR to administratively rule on it. Generally, §504 and the ADA require that a school provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. The Department of Education regulations suggest three types of accommodations that may be made, one of which is the provision of auxiliary aids. The school is required to provide "auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in the school's program." Auxiliary aids and services are those that ensure "effective communication." The Title II ADA regulations list such things as qualified interpreters, Brailled materials, assistive listening devices, and videotext displays as examples but the list is not exhaustive. The services and devices listed are illustrative only and others can be considered auxiliary aids and services. (28 C.F.R. §35.104)
Whether assistive technology is an auxiliary aid in a distance learning course is debatable, particularly when a prerequisite for enrolling in a distance learning course is that all students (with or without disabilities) are required to have access to all the hardware and software necessary to participate in the course (that is, students who sign up for a distance learning course are required to have the compatible computer and Internet access). Under these conditions, a postsecondary institution is not required to provide students with the hardware or software necessary to take the distance-learning course. Therefore, a student who requires assistive technology to access the distance learning course would be responsible for whatever hardware and software is necessary to allow him/her to be ready to participate. However, even if it is not the legal obligation of the postsecondary institution to provide the assistive technology, it is the responsibility of the distance learning course provider to make sure that users with disabilities who use assistive technology have access to the web-based information.
Note: This article is an excerpt from the larger AccessIT document Web Accessibility and Individuals with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education: The Legal Issues [1].
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On Sandoval's goal:
"The soccer doesn't change that drastically, the level of play that we have doesn't change that drastically, so if we can make up the differences with our effort then often times we get results, and Devon is an essential guy for that. He'll give you everything he has and that helps you win games."
On the team's success with the system:
"Us being able to put anyone on the pitch and still win games is one of the large benefits of having a philosophy of playing in a system that we stick to 90% of the time. We train all of our guys in that same system, we train all of our guys against opponents system's within ours. So we know our weaknesses and we know our strengths, so we believe that if we put in the right effort that our strengths will come out."
On if today's win will give RSL a boost ahead of Tuesday's U.S. Open Cup Final against D.C. United at Rio Tinto Stadium:
"I hope so, you know we said for the next six weeks that the most important match for us is the Open Cup final, and yes we want to compete for the Supporter's Shield, but for me the chance to win something in a one off game has to take precedence. We are also very excited for the opportunity that we have, and really excited to play that matchup in front of our fans."
On the win:
"This result was huge for us. Yes, this was our "second team" if you want to call it that, but we're dangerous still. We were confident going in the game that we could get three points. We were coming off two straight losses and finally got a win. I think we're back on the right foot and we're ready for Tuesday."
On his goal:
"Lovel [Palmer] played a perfect ball, I made a front post run, headed it. I give all the credit to Lovel; that was a perfect ball.
On getting the start in goal:
"It was fun. It's a group that doesn't normally get to play a lot, but we have a lot of talented players. It's a great result, to come out here and get a result and kind of right the ship; hopefully the momentum carries into Tuesday."
On the team's performance:
"I thought we played really well. I thought we had more of the possession. We got the early goal, which was huge for us, we got off to a fast start and then to hold that lead on the road against a team that loves to put players forward; I couldn't be happier."
On his save on Russell Teibert:
"He had a good hit on it, yeah. Any goalie can make a good save but to be able to manage a game well is the part in which I'm most happy about how I played today."
Overall thoughts on the match:
"I thought Vancouver played pretty well, I don't watch a lot of Vancouver's games so I'm not sure how their game was compared to the norm but I did have to make that one save and defensively we played really, really solid. I feel like defensively we did a good job of not giving them that many good chances."
On the team's performance:
"I thought we played an excellent game. From what I've heard we've never won here and to get so many new guys on the field and even though we had a whole different team there was a lot of experience on the pitch. We played together, we defended as a unit and to get a 1-0 result here is an incredible thing."
On the importance of the win:
"It was great opportunity for us young guys to get our team back in the race for the Supporters' Shield. That was on the back of our minds the whole time and we wanted to prove that while we're here. It gives us an opportunity to be successful."
On looking forward to the U.S. Open Cup final:
"We're all excited. It's a big game for all of us. We have an opportunity to make history. We have a chance to know that we all contributed to hopefully winning the U.S. Open Cup."
Thoughts on the match:
"For the third game in a row, we started the game badly, which is really frustrating, and it's something we've worked on. We made sure we were focused and ready to go. We put ourselves in a bad spot to start with, and I just thought our quality was really poor. It was a disappointing performance, especially given how well we've played in our last two games. We've all got to look at it and see how we can do better. We've now put ourselves in a difficult spot as we go forward. But we've still got plenty of time to get the wins that we need. We need to turn it around starting next week against Portland."
On the double substitution strategy:
"To try and change the game, we weren't creating any chances so we wanted to put on a couple of forwards and try to make it more dangerous. Darren had half a chance in the box and that lifted us for a little bit, we started to go forward and create some more opportunities, but in the end it wasn't enough."
On what needs to be improved:
"I can certainly say today, the quality in the final third wasn't good. There was no good movement, there wasn't good connection of passes, there wasn't any good balls coming into the box, there wasn't sustained pressure, there wasn't winning second balls when we did put balls in the box. I can definitely pin-point those things for today."
On David Ousted's "Man of the Match" performance:
"He made a number of big saves today, and probably was our only player that we could say did well. I don't think anyone played well today apart from David Ousted. I think it was a terrible performance from everybody. That means it's a terrible performance from the coach as well. It was a real let-down and way below our standard."
Thoughts on the match:
"Definitely not a result or performance we will look back on with joy. I think we weren't there today and conceded a bad goal. We weren't able to create the chances we needed. It's an important stage of the season and we should be able to come out and perform better."
On his performance:
"We're here as a team, so when you talk about the team it's 11 of us and I'm in there. I'm not happy with the way we performed, myself included. We should've done better. [On the goal] I think I should've come across and tried to take the ball in the air. Maybe I get there and maybe I don't, but at least try and take the header away from him. I'm not happy with that goal."
On the impact of the substitutions in the second half:
"I think we had a great opportunity at home with a team that maybe had their mind elsewhere. I can't explain why we're not there and not taking an opportunity like this."
On the match:
"They were the better team, they had the desire today, and we got taught a lesson. We have to be honest with ourselves, I have no idea what happened, I have no explanation, I'm going to make up no lies, no nothing. They've got a system that they play, we struggle with their system, we struggle with it regardless of who they play".
On lack of sharpness:
"I don't think there was any change of mood on the pitch. I think we may have tried to overcomplicate things on the pitch, and we missed out on the simple things. We've got to be careful, just because they left their starting 11 at home doesn't mean they're going to change the way they play, and it shouldn't change the way we play."
On his goal scoring chance and boost of subs:
"It was a difficult one; just a bit of a heavy touch it's as simple as that. I thought it helped, but we didn't play well with each other well enough, we didn't give each other enough options on the ball. "
On the team's performance:
"The managers make the best decisions they can, but the players are the ones that play the games, and the players are the ones that need to play, and unfortunately we didn't take care of business tonight.
On the upcoming schedule:
"We know how important this game is to us, we don't need to put extra onus on our rivalry. Whether it's Portland or someone else, even in the Eastern division, these games are all must wins, and we've got to make sure that we reflect that in our performance. We just didn't do that tonight."


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Hexes seem to have a maximum number of units or stacks that can exist within them. Columns seem to form because there are too many units to fit within a single Hex.
The three-hex Column that retook Warchalking for Gobwin Knob contained twelve stacks, so the limit may be four or five allied stacks per hex.
It could also be that it was simply more efficient for the stacks to be separated, as their move stat was so different that, rather than slow down the fastest units to have them all arrive at the same time.
It is unknown why everyone doesn't just form massive superstacks to maximize bonuses; even if the stack bonus maxes at eight units, it seems that stack-range bonuses, such as the high stack-range component of Leadership, should be spread to as many units as possible (this strategy is touched upon in TBFGK 113). Also, stacks of nine or more units would have a buffer for their stack bonus, delaying the reduction of the bonus as the stack begins to lose units. Possible explanations include:
- Perhaps the limit on maximum stack size prevents it. This reference to a "max stack" appears to suggest this.
- Perhaps the bonuses only apply to the first eight units in the Stack.
- Perhaps each Stack can make a single 'attack', and anything beyond the first eight units isn't counted at all - thus, while it would provide spare durability, you can maximize your damage output by keeping the stacks as small as possible with the maximum bonuses. This would include the assumption would presumably be that you can reconsolidate your stacks quickly as they suffer attrition.
- Perhaps the bonuses actually decrease if a stack exceeds an optimum size.
Assuming Stanley took a max-stack to flee Gobwin Knob here Erf-b1-p077, the size for a max stack appears to be no less than 30 units:
- 3 x Knights +
- 1 x Stanley +
- 1 x Jack +
- 24 x (Group B) dwagons (assuming they all lived, minus the three killed by Ansom) +
- 1 x Stanley's Red dwagon +
- An unknown number of reserve dwagons.


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Samsung INNOV8 Review
0. phoneArena posted on 02 Oct 2008, 06:31
Now it is 2008, the 'I want it all and I want it now' trend in the phone industry is more appropriate than ever and simply having the best camera- or business phone is not so attractive. The phones from the higher class are already attempting to be good not only in one but to perform well in all possible aspects, becoming 'all-in-one' devices...
This is a discussion for a review. To read the whole review, click here
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How is that a "9" average? Anyone can see if you take the averages, it is a "8.25".. still, I know you aren't going just by averages, but other models have higher numbers overall, and still score the same..
2. kai (unregistered)
the quality of camera is preet good. pretty clear and detailed. one website has reviewd to compare it to canon camera. actually, they are at same level.
3. Amo (unregistered)
I was about to buy this one, but the photos do look disappointing (although other reviews I have seen had better pictures), maybe this specific handset had some problems. Maybe someone can help me, would this phone be able to play movies in avi format? The format plays perfectly on my computer with DivX Player, but will this phone play them also? Thank you.
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Install coreplayer and then you can watch avi file coded by divx and xvid
5. Amo (unregistered)
Thank you for your advise.
6. Phone Freak (unregistered)
This was a silly review. I have this phone and can tell you the sound quality is the best between any phone I have had before. ex. N95 8B, E90, E71 iphone 16GB. The phone design is awsome! only problem I have is software and firmware support from Samsung. No updates?
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yep. sound quality is awesome, better than any mp3 player or phone ,its unrivaled in terms of sound quality, i wish steve jobs will listen to some music on this phone
8. Nik (unregistered)
Are you kidding me? Only one for style? This phone is a ten plus, it's beautiful.
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R1AA085 is old softwaer..... R1BA038 the last softwear
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anyone can give me advice for choosing between innov8 and omnia? thx~
11. rename42 (unregistered)
Another wishy washy review. The phone is good .. its not to good! Make up your mind!! PS I own one and it is a very good phone.


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Michael Jackson's Nine Greatest Dance Moves
Michael Jackson wasn't just the King of Pop, he was also the King of MTV and the greatest video star of all time. It wasn't because of his amazing special effects and wardrobe choices; he was king because of his insanely innovative dance numbers. Jackson has influenced a generation of performers, including Justin Timberlake, Usher, and Britney Spears, who'd probably just be standing behind a mic belting out a tune were it not for the Gloved One. As we observe the fourth anniversary of Michael Jackson's death, we bring you his signature moves, from his early days with the Jackson 5 to the moment he unleashed the Moonwalk and beyond. -- By Amy & Nancy Harrington


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Equipping U.S. children for success in challenging times
Early last month, I'd been enthralled each night watching the Olympics. Now that it's September, my focus turns back to school and school shopping lists. You can't miss the signs or commercials urging you to shop now while the specials are good.
However, as I began shopping for my three children, my heart was somewhat pained.
Our country is a world leader in many ways. The United States won an amazing 104 medals in the Olympics. But many American children who are seeking to take part in that greatness by learning and completing school face amazingly difficult conditions.
Some don't even have access to basic school supplies.
According to the National Retail Federation's 2012 back-to-school spending survey, the average parent with children in grades K-12 will spend nearly $100 per child on school supplies alone. Overall, surveyed families will spend $688.62 on their children for back-to-school items, up from $603.63 last year.
That's a staggering number for families already facing tough times. Today's students are not only bringing their own supplies on the first day of school, but classroom supplies like copy paper, Kleenex, and Ziploc bags.
Why are the costs so high? Children grow, and until we figure out a way to get their clothes to grow with them, the annual price of buying shirts, pants, and shoes will remain.
And shrinking budgets for classrooms have pushed the cost of many vital supplies onto families. Teachers need items like Kleenex® to ensure that runny noses are wiped and their classrooms don't become ground zero for the spread of germs.
The Olympic creed states: "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
I have sat with hundreds, if not thousands of young people who do this each day. They walk to school afraid because their neighborhoods aren't safe. They engage and learn despite the distraction of hunger or other issues. They dream of making a difference, despite underfunded schools that only graduate 50 percent of students.
They do this because they value education and the life-changing difference it can make. They have committed to the struggle.
Those students entering high school this year begin their own Olympiad, the four-year interval between the Olympic Games. They will be graduating the next time we watch the Summer Olympics.
Each of us are able to support them, and all those children who follow them, as they build their academic muscle and increase their skills and knowledge to compete in the job market. We can help all children receive the education and training they need by ensuring they have the basic tools to learn.
The modern Olympics were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin, who was born in 1863. He believed that the education system could be reformed through sport. He also saw how athletic competition could promote understanding across cultures, thereby encouraging peace.
Coubertin was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games and dedicated his life and fortune to try to persuade people to revive them. Eventually, he managed to bring together representatives of many different countries in Paris in 1894, and the modern Olympic movement began.
I believe access to a quality education and having the tools you need to learn is key to breaking the cycle of poverty in the life of a child. The education of all our children is key to breaking the economic crisis we currently face.
Like Coubertin, I hope to encourage a revival -- this time, in care and concern for the country's children. We should see their success or failure as far more significant than even that of our Olympic athletes. The quality of their education speaks to who we are as a country. We can do more and make a bigger difference.
We invite you to join World Vision's U.S. Programs in championing the cause of children. Together, let's help them live the Olympic motto --"Citius, Altius, Fortius," which is Latin for "Swifter, Higher, Stronger"-- in every facet of their lives.
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Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty this week announced the addition of Anthony Homer and Diane Lawson to its team.
"With the addition of Diane and Anthony, we are able to focus on our core Lakewood Ranch market while expanding general brokerage business in Sarasota and Manatee counties," said Brian Kennelly, president of Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty.
Homer's background includes the management of more than 500,000 square feet of office and retail space in Lakewood Ranch and downtown Sarasota. Formerly with Hembree & Associates, he served as a tenant representative to several national and global companies. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Sarasota Association of Realtors, as a member of SAR's Commercial Investment Division and is the founder and past president of the Sarasota Young Realtors Association.
Lawson has been in the commercial real estate industry for more than 20 years specializing in sales and leasing of office and retail space. Formerly with Abbey Realty and Management for more than 10 years, she was recognized as one of Gulf Coast Business Review's Top 40 under 40 for her expertise in this industry in Sarasota and Manatee counties in 2005. In 2007 Lawson served as president of the Commercial Investment Division of the Sarasota Association of Realtors.
Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty this week announced the addition of Anthony Homer and Diane Lawson to its team.


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Last week, I posed the question of what might happen when people start believing their own lies. This was prompted by the fact that the Republican party and the Romney campaign and their supporters seemed to be willing to reject any information that went against what they wanted to believe. This election at least partially supplied an answer to my question and that is that you end up looking like a fool because at some point reality slaps you upside the head.
In particular, I was struck by the message that was being pushed that Romney would win easily, which was the one outcome that had no empirical basis whatsoever. The polls and poll aggregators had consistently shown a close race in the national vote and a comfortable victory for Obama in the electoral college, with a very small chance of Romney pulling it off. Their track record in past elections had been excellent and the 2012 results were another vindication for the 'quants', as they have come to be known,
I thought that the Romney campaign bigwigs, the Republican party leaders, and their pundit supporters were well aware that there was no basis for their exuberant optimism and were cynically promoting this false view out of some vague theory of psychology that this would fire up Romney voters with enthusiasm and increase their chances of going to the polls and, conversely, depressing Obama supporters to make them more likely to not vote. I felt that they did not really believe all that stuff about Romney's momentum and last minute huge surge of enthusiasm and that this was just a story they fed the rubes in the hopes of squeaking out a narrow victory. How could they not know about the actual data that was out there that was pretty well known to even complete outsiders like me?
But the one thing that has emerged quite clearly is that they actually believed their own words. Report after report has emerged that Romney was shellshocked by his loss. The campaign had even planned victory fireworks on election night.
Could they have really been that deluded? According to other reports, they indeed were.
Romney supporters point to a series of brash statements made by advisers that seem out of touch with reality in retrospect. Inside the Beltway, Republicans trained their fire on senior Romney advisers like Ed Gillespie and political director Rich Beeson for appearances on last weekend's Sunday shows. Gillespie said the electoral map was expanding, and Beeson predicted a 300 electoral vote win for Romney.
"There were a lot of Republicans who were on calls that the campaign was having led to believe we had shots in Pennsylvania and Minnesota," one Republican operative supporting Romney said. "I think Republicans are split right now between confused and shocked, and also I think they are wondering did the Romney campaign have numbers we didn't have."
Inside tight-knit Romneyworld — where many of the GOP nominee's senior aides have worked together since Romney's time as Massachusetts governor — there was a sense Tuesday that the White House was within reach. Over the last few weeks, especially after Romney's strong Denver debate performance, some staffers were openly speculation about jobs they might nab in a Romney administration and discussed what the shape of the transition effort.
After getting some sleep, a senior campaign official praised the skill of his opponents in Chicago, saying Obama's team ran a "technically proficient campaign."
"People really did think we were going to win," he said. "I thought going into yesterday that we could and would win. You've got to give them a lot of credit: They changed the electorate."
Romney bundlers and mega donors were optimistic Tuesday afternoon as they mingled in the Westin Boston Waterfront hotel lobby, picking up their donor packets and prepping for a private party before what they believed would be a Romney victory.
Some of the pundits who got it badly wrong are not stupid people. They are paid, handsomely, to keep up with the news. And yet, George Will predicted 321 votes for Romney. Perhaps nowhere was the shock of the outcome more palpable than on Fox News on election night. Anchor Megyn Kelly seemed stunned.
I find this truly incredible. If I, as an outsider, could have read the writing on the wall so long ago, how could these people, insiders all and professional news people, have missed it?
This is what happens when you start believing your own lies and hype and move away from reality. While there are many things that one can criticize about the policies of the Obama administration, one thing seems clear, that they do have at least one foot firmly planted on the ground. And their campaign reflected that. The Obama camp is clearly reality-based while the Republicans are not
You cannot fight reality. You either come to terms with it and try to find ways to use it to your advantage or you will be at the receiving end of one shock after another. That way lies madness.


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'Ta ta' means good-bye, so I would think 'I'm bouncing' means simply 'I'm leaving'.
Student or Learner
I'm bouncin, ta ta.
Here are my wild guess,
I'm still alive, he he.
I'm here and there. But bye for now.
What does that mean? :wink:
'Ta ta' means good-bye, so I would think 'I'm bouncing' means simply 'I'm leaving'.
Thanks, MM.
Bye is a short for bye-bye
Is "ta" a short for ta-ta?
'Ta' on the other hand usually means 'thanks', I believe, but we should wait for a Brit to advise us-- it is a definite Briticism.
Yep, 'ta' means thanks. ;)
And 'ta-ta' does mean goodbye.
Thank you, MM, shane and tdol.
Do British adults prefer to say "ta-ta" or "bye"? TDOL? Red? shane?
Do American say "ta-ta" once in a while or all the time? MM? Cass?
I think it depends but I would like to know your preference.
[u]Something interesting from Dictionary.com
Word History: No doubt more than one reader has wondered exactly how goodbye is derived from the phrase God be with you. To understand this, it is helpful to see earlier forms of the expression, such as God be wy you, god b'w'y, godbwye, god buy' ye, and good-b'wy. The first word of the expression is now good and not God, for good replaced God by analogy with such expressions as good day, perhaps after people no longer had a clear idea of the original sense of the expression. A letter of 1573 written by Gabriel Harvey contains the first recorded use of goodbye: To requite your gallonde [gallon] of godbwyes, I regive you a pottle of howdyes, recalling another contraction that is still used.
godbwye for now.
Adults?! No offense here. Everytime when I come across these double-structured words, such as coo-coo, ta-ta, num-num, poo-poo and son on, I would say it sometimes but in a more cuty way. :wink:Do British adults prefer to say "ta-ta" or "bye"? TDOL? Red? shane?
I wouldn't use 'ta-ta' and I see exactly what you mean. I don't here it used very much in London. It might be more common in other regions. 'Ta' is widely used.
When I was young, my dad always used to say 'ta-ta' when saying goodbye to his friends. He always pronounced it 'ta-da' though. ;)


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MISSION VIEJO – Sparked for the second consecutive week by the big-play exploits of junior safety Hunter Remington, the Mission Viejo defense proved to be all the offense the team needed to advance in the CIF-SS Pac-5 Division playoffs
Remington returned two of the Diablos' four interceptions for touchdowns in the first half as the Diablos defeated Westlake High of Westlake Village, 42-10, in a first-round game Friday night at Mission Viejo High.
"With our corners and our safeties, things have clicked for us," Remington said. "We've been able to be in the right spots at the right times."
Remington had three interceptions in last week's victory over El Toro, returning one for a touchdown. As a team, the Diablos have now recorded 10 interceptions in their past two games.
"If we keep doing some of the things that we've been doing, this defense can do great things," Remington said.
Mission Viejo (11-0), the No.2 seed in the Pac-5 Division playoffs, will play host to Long Beach Poly in the second round next week. The Jackrabbits defeated Bishop Amat of La Puente, 40-2,5 in a first-round game at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach.
"We're really coming together and playing as a team," Diablos coach Bob Johnson said. "Our defense helped carry us tonight. We've got Poly at home next week and they are a team that seems to peak at the right time. It should be a great game."
Westlake (6-5) took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on a 28-yard field goal by sophomore quarterback Kevin Robledo.
The Warriors forced a punt from the Diablos offense and were poised to add to their lead near the midway point of the quarter. They drove to the Diablos 8-yard line, but a fumbled handoff by junior Neil Uskali was recovered by senior Garrett Marino at the Diablos' 16 to end the threat. Using a well-balanced mix of run and pass, the Diablos took a 7-3 lead with 2:33 left in the first quarter as Marino powered into the end zone from 2 yards out.
Westlake , which outgained the Diablos 199-126 in in the first half, marched into Mission Viejo territory on its' next possession, but on 4th-and -3 from the Diablos 34, Remington corralled an errant pass from Uskali at the Diablos' 11 and returned it 89 yards to give Mission Viejo a 14-3 lead.
"It was a last second decision for the quarterback, and when I caught it, all I saw was an open field in front of me," Remington said.
Diablos senior Max Redfield made it 21-3 with 4:30 to go in the second quarter as he stepped in front of an Uskali pass and raced 79 yards into the end zone.
"The quarterback stared at his receiver," Redfield said. "I had my eyes on the end zone the whole time and the guys did a great job blocking."
Remington capped the defensive scoring explosion with just under three minutes to go in the half as he plucked an Uskali pass and sprinted 42 yards into the end zone, giving the Diablos a 28-3 lead.
"I was telling myself that I better score on this one too," Remington said. "I saw No. 9 (Westlake running back Dashon Hunt) coming and I knew I had to beat him to the end zone."
The Warriors narrowed the lead to 28-10 with 9:25 remaining in the third quarter, as Uskali connected with junior Alex Egurbide on an eight yard touchdown pass on fourth and goal.
Following an 15-yard interception return by Diablos senior Ryan Pesak, junior fullback Daniel Marx powered in from one-yard out to give Mission Viejo a 35-10 lead with 10:28 remaining.
Junior Alex Suchesk, who gained 77 yards on 18 carries, scored the final points of the game on a three yard touchdown run with 5:58 remaining in the game.
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Back spasms keep Lee out of lineup
Star first baseman doesn't start in finale vs. Nationals
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Lee came out of Saturday's game after an awkward swing aggravated his back. He had a similar problem in May 2007, and was sidelined for one week.
Maybe the time off will help. Last year on May 19, he hit a pinch-hit grand slam for an 11-6 Interleague win against the White Sox in his first at-bat after missing five games.
"There's really no news, I'm fine," Lee said Sunday. "Today's just a precautionary day. I just had some spasms [Saturday]. That's all it is. I feel fine, it's no big deal."
Lee was receiving treatment, and could be back in the lineup on Monday when the Cubs open a brief three-game road trip in Pittsburgh.
On Saturday, he struck out swinging to end the fifth and then hunched over in pain.
"Every once in a while, I get spasms in there," Lee said. "[Saturday], I took a real awkward swing and it gave me a little scare, but it's no big deal."
Lee has received treatment in the past for the spasms, but said it's not something he has to deal with on a daily basis.
"It's something that doesn't ever go away," he said. "It's not something that affects you daily. [Saturday], you saw the awkward swing and it flared up."
Daryle Ward started at first base Sunday in place of Lee, who was batting .290 with 18 homers and 74 RBIs. Lee has hit only three home runs since the All-Star break. Maybe the spasms have something to do with that?
"No," he said. "It was just a funny swing and it flared up."
Also missing from Sunday's Cubs lineup was outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, who was 1-for-13 on this homestand, and is hitless in his last four games. Fukudome looked at video of his swing and met with Cubs manager Lou Piniella before the game.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Contributor, Energy Central
Customer analytics = customer value
Utilities are operating in an era when their customers are surrounded by new levels of engagement everywhere they turn, as other industries leverage analytics to improve efficiency, customer service metrics and bottom line performance.
Fortunately, many utility leaders are proving to be just as agile in adopting new processes and technologies that enable them to also show measurable improvements in their internal customer operations as well as engagement with external customers.
These advancements rely on leveraging data to create value across multiple functions. The goal is to move from basic data management to achieving business intelligence, and from "BI" on past events and trends to predictive applications.
Today I'll address analytics as they apply to external customers. Utilities are engaging in customer analytics to improve their internal operations that serve those customers—such as call centers, credit and collection practices and demand response programs—as well as to improve their engagement of customers to increase customer participation in a variety of programs.
Here are a few examples of how utilities are applying analytics to external customers in ways that demonstrate tangible improvements to business processes.
- Call center operations: Analytics applications are changing how incoming calls are processed—traditionally a costly, labor-intensive activity—in ways that lower costs for the utility and resolve issues more swiftly for the customer. Voice recognition software, for instance, can bring order to the unstructured data inherent in customer trouble calls. Detecting patterns among keywords enables customer service managers to improve how billing information is presented, even shorten payment cycles.
- Credit and collections: This is also an expensive function, but one in which analytics applications are enabling customer service operations to identify different customer profiles and define the best form of communication to move more customers to payment in less time. One utility has reported annual savings of $4 million, a gain made by leveraging analytics for this function.
- Demand response program design: High levels of participation in demand response programs can create a significant benefit. Analytics can be applied to define customer segments and improve program marketing. A family of five living in the suburbs probably won't elect the same demand response program as a college student living in a studio apartment, working the night shift. Analytics can help utilities identify and target these disparate customer groups.
These initiatives are not isolated examples. We are on the front end of an analytics-driven revolution in utility customer service. According to the Utility Analytics Institute's Market Outlook & Forecast published in December 2011, planned customer analytics spending in the United States and Canada is projected to grow from about $180 million in 2011 to nearly $719 million in 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 32 percent.
This growth rate reflects the needs of the utility industry as well as the efforts of analytics solution providers, which are bringing expertise to our industry gained in other vertical industries. Applying customer analytics experiences in industries such as hospitality, financial services and online retailing to utility customer operations, of course, is not a simple overlay. But the lessons from those other industries are being successfully applied to ours.
The next five years will see utilities manage their internal and external customer operations in increasingly intelligent ways, creating value for both the utility and its customers across a number of critical operations.
Mike Smith will present preliminary results from the Utility Analytics Institute's forthcoming Customer Analytics Report at CS Week in Dallas, April 30 - May 3.
Mike Smith
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Front Range > Woods Mountain > Climber's Log
Woods Mountain Climber's Log
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|Watrous Gulch & Ruby Creek
Date Climbed: Dec 15, 2006
|12/15/06 - Climbed Woods, Parnassus and Bard from Watrous Gulch.
1/6/16 - Winter loop over Woods, Parnassus, Bard, Robeson & Engelmann from Ruby Creek.
|Posted Jan 7, 2016 11:36 am
|Liba Kopeckova
|windy hike
Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2014
|From Herman TH, not much snow at all, easy hiking, strong wind, went up Parnassus, onto Bard, then continued to Robeson, retraced back and returned (had to rehike Bard and Parnassus) over Woods and Machebeuf. Easy bushwasck back down to the trail.
|Posted Nov 9, 2014 9:53 am
|Sarah Simon
|Watrous Gulch
Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2014
|Amazing blue sky day with the dogs! Cold as heck up top but warm and sunny below 12k or so. Scary dry in the high country, though. With Mikey plus Logan, Jackson and Gabby. Great day!
|Posted Nov 8, 2014 8:27 pm
|Ruby Creek Mega-Traverse
Date Climbed: Oct 25, 2014
|Meetup.com hike with Leonard, his dog, Maya & Bernice. This was the last of the five peaks we climbed this day. It was my second time on Woods this year, and third overall. We saw no other hikers, it looked like they were going to Parnassus. We took one last break and then headed down over Point 12730 and back into Ruby Creek. My legs and feet were pissed off, which means it was a very good day for hiking.
|Posted Oct 26, 2014 6:03 pm
|No crowds nice setting
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2014
|Just an easy outing on a rest day.
|Posted Sep 1, 2014 7:29 pm
|Watrous Gulch
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2014
|CMC Ararat training hike. This was second time on Woods. There were 4 of us. It started out a little cloudy, but then the sun came out and it turned out to be a glorious day in the mountain. We headed over to Machebeuf afterward.
|Posted Jul 7, 2014 2:53 pm
|Ted Eliason
|On the way to Parnasus
Date Climbed: Apr 5, 2014
|Nice potential ski lines
|Posted Apr 5, 2014 10:08 pm
|Winter climb
Date Climbed: Nov 24, 2009
|Afterwards ascended Mt Machebeuf (12,805') before descending Watrous Gulch.
|Posted Jul 26, 2013 7:53 pm
|From Watrous Gulch
Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2013
|Came up Watrous Gulch to saddle with Parnassus. Barely had time to tag the summit before weather started to come in. Did this with Deb.
|Posted Jun 29, 2013 3:41 pm
|Windy Woods
Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2012
|I wanted to do another mountain but the wind made me change plans. Full TR: http://www.coloradoascents.blogspot.com/2012/11/woods-mountain.html
|Posted Jan 7, 2013 6:57 pm
|Watrous Gulch
Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2012
|Tacked this on after Mt Parnassus
|Posted Nov 17, 2012 8:19 pm
|Bard, Parnassus, Woods and Machebeuf
Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2012
|Started from Herman Gulch, wrapped around Parnassus and up the SW slopes of Bard. Followed the ridge on over Parnassus, over to Woods, over to Machebeuf, then bushwhacked back down to the Watrous Gulch/Bard Trail Intersection. Nice loop, easy terrain.
|Posted Jun 16, 2012 12:23 pm
|Via Parnassius
Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2011
|Geting ready for winter, nice hike before storm.
|Posted Oct 16, 2011 8:52 pm
|Post-partum hike 2
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2011
|Second hike at altidude since having my baby and it was a butt-kicker because of all of the snow! We should have had snowshoes! Tons of post-holing after the trail ended. We bailed around 12,300. Next time I go for this one, I am going to add Parnassus.
|Posted Jul 9, 2011 11:18 pm
|Pete Castricone
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2010
|Watrous Gulch to Hermans Gulch via Woods.
|Posted Aug 6, 2010 6:25 pm
|3 mountains/ one day
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2005
|Machebeuf, Woods and Parnassus on this day. Climbed with Aaron and Ellen, Randy and Sharon, my "usual suspect" companions. We would have tried for Bard also, but we were too tired to go for it.
|Posted Sep 17, 2009 7:11 pm
|Watrous Gulch Loop
Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2009
|Rkymtn and I headed up Woods from UN 12,805 en route to Parnassus. An excellent outing overall. We made quick work of the loop and avoided the afternoon storms.
|Posted Jun 15, 2009 10:27 am
|Watrous Gulch Loop
Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2009
|Haliku and I headed up Woods from point 12,805' (aka Machebeuf) en route to Parnassus. It was great to be out and we managed to make good time to avoid afternoon t-storms.
|Posted Jun 14, 2009 10:22 pm
|Watrous Gulch
Date Climbed: Oct 25, 2008
|W/Parnasus on an extremely day!
|Posted Nov 2, 2008 8:23 pm
|Watrous, Herman, 12805
Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2005
|We first climbed Watrous Gulch to Woods via the SE ridge from the Parnassas saddle. We then traversed SW over to 12805. We then followed the ridge west to the Pettingell saddle where we met the Contential Divide trail. We followed this trail down into Herman Gulch for the return to the trailhead.
|Posted Mar 22, 2008 4:33 pm


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Bear River Range > Naomi Peak > Climber's Log
Naomi Peak Climber's Log
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|good family hike
Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2012
|enjoyable fall day. Too late in the season for any flowers. Most scenic part was actually the drive up Logan canyon- the Maple trees were a brilliant red
|Posted Oct 10, 2012 12:25 am
|Fall day.
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2012
|Hiked from Tony's grove with my sister. One of the most enjoyable county high points. 10th Utah CoHP for me. Met a guy on the trail trying to do as many High Points in 24 hours as he could. He was going for 5 or 6 - Bull, Naomi, Willard, Thurston, and maybe finish with Murdock and Eccentric...hope he makes it!
|Posted Sep 15, 2012 10:42 pm
|Fun Climb for the gang
|Made this climb when I was dating my soon to be wife. It was a nice hike, no technical climbing. My wife got elevation sickness, or motion sickness on the way back down.
|Posted May 28, 2012 10:39 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2011
|Nice hike with my new bride!
|Posted Nov 5, 2011 5:36 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2011
|First hike since moving to Logan. Beautiful wildflowers, amazing views.
|Posted Sep 29, 2011 2:49 am
|Naomi Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
|Been to the top of Naomi Peak multiple times, this was the most memorable.
Summitted just as the sun was about to set in the west. An afternoon rainstorm had just rolled past, and the sun passed beneath the cloud bank for very last few minutes before sunset. The soft lighting and moisture in the air was palpable.
|Posted Aug 1, 2011 5:27 pm
|Tony Grove
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2011
|Neat area. Still a surprising amount of snow for almost being August.
|Posted Jul 30, 2011 10:17 pm
|Tony Grove
Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009
|Nice view. Fairly crowded. Did this as part of a CoHP day with Bridger.
|Posted Jul 5, 2011 12:59 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2011
|I had hiked this mountain before (2008), but with this year's snow pack, it was no simple hike. There was still over 80 inches of snow at Tony Grove lake, and much more than that as my climbing buddy, Jono, and I made our way up. We cramponed up at Tony Grove lake, in fact. As we approached the summit, the sun was rising. At the summit, we could see that weather was moving in. We decided to do a traverse over to summit Mt. Magog anyway. The ridge to the summit of Magog was fairly corniced, but we made it without roping up (would have been smarter to do so, though). As we approached the final 200m of the push towards the top of Magog, we got hit hard with rain, sleet and then snow. We summited Magog and bolted for Tony Grove lake and home. It's great that we have a fun climb in our own backyard!!!
|Posted Jun 23, 2011 2:12 am
|Very pretty hike
|Seems to be everyone's first hike when they move to Logan, and I understand why. Lots of nice features along the way...wildflowers, sinkholes, large trees, etc.
|Posted May 5, 2011 2:41 pm
|Multiple Ascents. All via normal route. This area may be best wildflower area in Northern Utah.
|Posted Feb 23, 2011 8:22 pm
|Tony Grove
Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008
|Easy ascent, tons of wildflowers. Snow was still around even in July.
|Posted Nov 11, 2010 11:47 pm
|Tony Grove
Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2010
|Nice fall colors but uncomfortably hot.
|Posted Oct 3, 2010 10:06 am
|Tony Grove Trailhead
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010
|:^) Punchline has me covered.
|Posted Sep 13, 2010 11:48 am
|Tony Grove TH
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010
|Started out the only ones on the trail but on the way down the masses were going up. Very nice climb, perfect weather - saw a couple maples changing colors on the drive in ... fall is on it's way!
Note: $5 to park in the TH lot
|Posted Sep 6, 2010 4:09 am
|Tony Grove
Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2010
|Great hike with my son during a family vacation to Bear Lake. Wildflowers everywhere. Watched two sailplanes from the summit for 40 minutes. Beautiful day and hike. Second county highpoint this summer.
|Posted Jul 20, 2010 7:45 pm
|Travis Atwood
|Tony Grove
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010
|Nice easy Saturday morning hike. It's a really beautiful area!
|Posted Jul 17, 2010 4:43 pm
|Pretty Mellow Hike
|Great hike in a beautiful area.
|Posted Jul 5, 2010 12:47 am
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009
|been here many times great hike from Tony Grove.
|Posted Mar 29, 2010 2:41 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009
|Beautiful wildflowers throughout the hike. Saw a few other hikers throughout the day, but was mostly in solitude. Awesome views from the top.
|Posted Jan 11, 2010 10:18 pm


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