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Following in the footsteps of the Electric Daisy Carnival, festival founder and Insomniac Events CEO Pasquale Rotella has revealed that his company will launch Las Vegas editions of its popular Southern California festivals Beyond Wonderland and Nocturnal Wonderland.
The announcement came in an open letter posted to Rotella's Facebook page early this morning addressing concerns over the future of the Wonderland festivals, whose Southern California editions have begun to outgrow the 65,000-person capacity San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, Calif., where the events have been held in recent years.
Unlike EDC, which relocated from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in 2011 amid safety concerns, Rotella stressed that the new Las Vegas festivals will not replace their current versions but rather serve as expansions to accommodate popular demand while new SoCal venues are being sought.
Dates and locations for the Las Vegas versions of Nocturnal Wonderland, traditionally held in September, and Beyond Wonderland, held in March, were not disclosed, though Rotella confirmed that EDC will remain at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The part-time Las Vegan and husband of Holly Madison also revealed a partnership with a new, to-be-named local venue to host future Insomniac events in Las Vegas.
"We have an amazing new venue to announce in Las Vegas (EDC is staying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway), but anything that takes place in this new venue will be in addition to — not in place of — anything that happens in SoCal," Rotella wrote. "We are going to launch a Beyond and a Nocturnal Wonderland in Vegas. Of course we hope you can join us at all our shows, and, as always, we'll continue to bring magical and memorable experiences to each and every venue!"
With its burgeoning nightclub scene and A-list DJs, Las Vegas continues to emerge as new but fertile ground for dance music festivals to thrive. Attendance at EDC Las Vegas has more than doubled since its Los Angeles days, drawing an estimated 345,000 attendees over the course of its three days last June and injecting more than $621 million into the local economy, while the popular European dance music festival Sensation also expanded to Las Vegas last fall with a date at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The single-day Beyond Wonderland and two-day Nocturnal Wonderland, founded in 2010 and 1995, respectively, may be less popular than their massive sister festival at LVMS, but they're not far behind, with each drawing about 50,000 attendees.
Still, response from fans about the move to Las Vegas has been mixed, with some commenters on the Facebook post incredulous of Insomniac's expansion.
"I appreciate everything you're doing, Pasquale, but adding Beyond and Nocturnal, in my opinion, is just easy money for you. Adding Nevada to Beyond and Nocturnal sites is going to take the unique 'California' vibe away," wrote one fan. "Literally, people from Nevada can easily drive down to SoCal in a few hours to experience Beyond/Nocturnal ... EDC is acceptable to be global, but now Nocturnal and Beyond? That's just going to bring the wrong crowd for the wrong reasons."
While details on the new fests remain to be seen, the countdown to EDC Las Vegas continues: The dance music bash returns to LVMS for a fourth year from June 20-22, with the industry-oriented EDMbiz conference and a new dance music awards show taking place during the surrounding EDC Week of events.


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All In The Family
Husband and Wife Duo Join Eisenhower Primary Care 365By: Roxanne Jones
Family. It's a theme that suffuses the personal and professional lives of physicians Anne Montgomery, MD, and Glen Stream, MD, who joined Eisenhower Primary Care 365 in 2013. Each is Board Certified in Family Medicine. Each has held leadership positions with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Montgomery serves as Associate Director of Eisenhower's Family Medicine residency program. They're also married to each other and have raised two sons, now out of college.
The couple moved to the desert last fall from Spokane, Washington. "It's the first time we've worked together in the same practice," says Dr. Montgomery. In Spokane, she saw patients and taught residents and students about family medicine, achieving full professor status while still in her forties.
"When I first went to medical school [at Mayo Medical School in Minnesota], I thought I wanted to go into oncology, but found I loved all my rotations," she relates. "Toward the end of my second year, I did a family medicine clerkship with a family physician with a small child and realized that family medicine was not only fun but I could also have a family of my own. Plus, one of my mentors at Mayo ended up being president of the family medicine board, and it became my calling."
Before moving to Washington, Dr. Montgomery practiced full-scope family medicine in rural southern Minnesota. She also became a strong advocate for breastfeeding, teaching her patients and residents about its benefits, and becoming active in the national Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. She recently completed an MBA in Health Care Management at Gonzaga University.
Dr. Stream, originally from Seattle, completed his medical training there, including medical school at the University of Washington and a family medicine residency at Swedish Medical Center.
"Similar to Anne, I practiced in a small town for six years after training," he says. "From the time I was in college, I planned to do family medicine. I liked being a more comprehensive provider versus having a narrow focus. And I liked working in, and serving, a community to meet their basic health care needs.
"I relocated to Spokane to join a large medical group," he continues. "For a long time, I'd had an interest in information technology, so I completed a master's degree in informatics and led the electronic medical record implementation for the 300-provider medical group I was working for.
"I really like doing both patient care and informatics," Dr. Stream adds. "I like being the person who not only uses the system, but who works with the IT staff to improve the system for physicians. Ultimately, we can serve patients better."
While in Washington, the two physicians became active in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). In fact, they are the only couple to have simultaneously served as president of the national and state chapter of AAFP (he and she, respectively). Dr. Montgomery continues to serve on the AAFP's Commission
on Education.
Today, Dr. Montgomery's and Dr. Stream's diverse experiences, unique skillsets and commitment to family medicine have found an ideal home within Eisenhower Primary Care 365, the innovative program that offers patients extended face-to-face appointment times, continuous communication using secure online messaging,
and unprecedented access to their chosen doctor. They both practice at the Eisenhower George and Julia Argyros Health Center in La Quinta.
Dr. Montgomery sees patients three half-days a week, supervises the residents in Eisenhower's new Family Medicine Residency Program two half-days a week, and spends the remainder of her work week administering the residency program.
"I inherited someone else's practice, so I started seeing patients right away," she says. "But I like being busy." Dr. Montgomery is equally enthusiastic about her work with the Family Medicine Residency Program — one of the newest programs of its kind in the nation.
"I've been getting to know our current residents and was part of the interviewing process for the second group of eight residents who started earlier this month," she says. "It's really rewarding to be part of this new program, and we're working on ways to get more young families into the practice, and to involve the residents in community outreach."
In addition to seeing his own patients, Dr. Stream is putting his informatics expertise to good use.
"I'm involved in preparations to switch our electronic medical records to a new and improved system, and that's very exciting," he says. "It's a great opportunity to be a bridge between the folks who know the clinical aspects of medicine and workflow, and what information technology systems can do to support that.
"And, I absolutely enjoy being part of Eisenhower Primary Care 365," he continues. "Having that extended time for a patient's initial visit, getting to know the patient's history…it all makes a difference. It also provides a foundation for future online messaging regarding minor health issues that may arise between visits."
"Eisenhower 365 really emphasizes relationships between patient and doctor," explains Dr. Montgomery. "That is what gives me the most satisfaction — having good, long-term relationships with patients, getting to know who they are and what they need, and how I can help."
"To echo that, it really is all about relationships," notes Dr. Stream. "I was in my last job for 22 years, seeing many of the same patients all that time. I look forward to building that type of relationship with a new group of patients here, getting to know them and their families, and working with them to manage their health and wellness."
He also gives high marks to the Eisenhower 365 practice as a place to work.
"The staff and physicians who work here are truly focused and share a commitment to give the best possible care," adds Dr. Stream. "They also care about one another and work together well. Every day is a reaffirmation that we made a good choice to come here."
To learn more about Eisenhower Primary Care 365, call 760-360-3365 or visit emc.org/365.

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You got, you got some more moscato?
[Verse 1: Ab Soul]
Yeah, she's a mean girl, I'm a nice guy
We all know opposite attract, like a rail road and I like
You to do anything you please when you're with me, momma
Let's head home and crack a bottle of the Sutter Homes and hit some trees
Why not?
Where your head at? Hope it's in the gutter like mine, not where you find rats
Talking 'bout where you find ecstasy, come have a lil bit of sex with me
Can I hit it in the morning, 'til the sun has fallen
Like a new born, baby you stalling you know you want all this long dick
Oh shit, might want to make you my misses like I lost it, peek-a-boo
Lady your smile light up the room, Pikachu
You could put a nigga in a tomb (One) peek-at-chu
Let's pop this cork, let me rub on your neck
'til Victoria's secret get all wet
And Victoria's secret safe with me
Let Victoria's secret leave your legs
I know you had a hard day baby, relax your mind (Shit)
Soon as Christ turned water into wine, everything was fine
When things get hard to swallow, we need a bottle of Moscato
Puts me in the mood for your loving, ya love it
We can even do it tomorrow, just bring a bottle of Moscato
(Hum yeah, I know we said P&P Baby)
Puts me in the mood for your loving (But now we on something new)
Ya love it
[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]
Guess whose back in this mothafucka
Looking like a mothafuckin' Chi-town pimp, alright
Make my money flip, make my money flip
Make my money flip, I'll be in the gym all night
Came in the game with a dollar and a dream
And an AK clip with an infrared beam
I pop that trunk, make everybody scream
Put the missing punk on everybody's screen
Ain't nothing changed but the ends I'm holding
My dick is big and my nuts is swollen
I don't know if you've noticed but a nigga be rolling
With a bad bitch and the bitch be rolling
Dolphin pills and Moscato spills
Everything she need to get her thrill
No Hennessy on the bartender bill
Just good wine and a good place to chill
I feel I might get loose tonight and fuck your girlfriend
I mean I feel she might come through tonight plus her girlfriend
In a 5-Star suite with a 5-Star freak, slinging that dick while baby eat
On her punani, ooh mommys, look at yours bodies, I'm geeked
Having a good time
Put my pain in a mothafuckin' bottle
A chain and a diamond ring don't feel the same
If a nigga ain't got his eyes closed (eyes closed)
I know you had a hard day baby, relax your mind
Shit, soon as Christ turned water into wine everything was fine
[Bridge x2: Ab Soul]
I said, it's a celebration, clap clap bravo
Lobster and shrimp with a glass of Moscato
What up ho, what up?
I said what up ho, what up?
Sip slow
That's our motto
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Point Park's Education Department will also be offering majors in secondary and special education, leading to Pennsylvania teaching certifications in both the secondary content as well as special education (grades 7 through 12). The secondary content areas include biology, citizenship, English, mathematics and mass communications.
"Students who come to Point Park to study education are able to choose whether they wish to pursue a single certification or a dual certification with Special Education," said Darlene Marnich, Ph.D., education department chair. "Ultimately we want to help our students understand where their teaching passions lie. From there we can guide them to their ideal educational goal."
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OCEAN CITY – Despite complaints of severely flawed catch data, state officials this week moved forward with new regulations for summer flounder in 2009 including an increase in the minimum size for keepers and the first season closure of the fishery in several years in an effort to bring the state's catch totals within the prescribed target number.
According to state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials, the recreational summer flounder fishery in Maryland, which is almost exclusively in the coastal areas along the Atlantic including Ocean City, surpassed its allowable harvest target by around 32 percent last year, necessitating a change in the regulations this year. This week, DNR officials announced a two-pronged approach to bringing the flounder harvest within the target range including a change in the minimum size for keepers from 17 inches to 18 inches with a creel limit of three keepers per angler per day, although the latter is likely a moot point with the new minimum size at 18 inches.
In addition, the changes announced this week include a summer flounder season in Maryland from April 15 to Sept. 13, effectively shutting down the fishery early and eliminating the fall season. While increasing the minimum keeper size is reason for concern for most area anglers and fishing boat captains, the closure of the fall flounder season is causing the most heartburn.
"A lot of people are going to get hit hard by this," said "Bay Bee" Captain Bob Gowar. "The poor guys trying to make a living- they're just getting torn apart by this."
According to the federal Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS), which tracks seasonal catch totals for various species, Maryland anglers reeled in roughly 90,000 keeper flounder last year, far exceeding the target total of 61,000 thousand for the state. The 32-percent difference necessitated the change in regulations for the upcoming season, but most anglers and captains agree the MRFSS numbers cannot be accurate and some simple math appears to bear that out.
For example, even if the flounder season was open every day of the year last year, anglers would have to catch 246 keepers per day to hit the reported 90,000 mark. If it was open for the roughly 150 days from April to September announced this week, anglers would have to catch 600 keepers per day to reach the MRFSS total. With most of the flounder effort concentrated around the roughly four months of summer, anglers across Maryland were catching 750 keepers last year if the 90,000 MRFSS numbers are accurate.
"There's no way we collectively caught all the flounder they claim we caught," said Gowar. "We didn't catch a tenth of what they said was caught last year. It wasn't 90,000. It was probably more like 8,000 if that, and that's everybody in the state."
With some changes inevitable based on the alleged statistics, local fishermen last month voted in favor of the management option announced this week. While most preferred no changes, a majority of anglers who voted in a straw poll following a public hearing in February in Ocean Pines preferred the fall season closure, although some preferred alternatives calling for a spring closure or even a mid-season closure as has been done in the past.
"The head boat guys, I think there are only four of us, were outnumbered on the vote on the favored option," said "Angler" Captain Chris Mizurak. "We would have preferred no closure, of course, but short of that, we would have preferred a spring closure. We really don't get going until May anyway, but the recreational guys really wanted that spring season open."
Mizurak said the fall closure will hurt ocean-going head boats and party boats more than the recreational anglers in the bay.
"For us, this will hurt more than it does the bay boats," he said. "This will take a big gap out of the fishing year when we're usually targeting flounder."


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Thornton undeterred by lack of breaks in his favor
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
HOUSTON -- Of the four homers given up by White Sox left-handed reliever Matt Thornton, three have come from left-handed hitters in Washington's Adam LaRoche, Seattle's Michael Saunders and Houston's Jason Castro. Thornton, though, doesn't mind the long ball, as long he's challenging hitters.
"I'm not scared of giving up homers. I throw strikes, so I'm going to give up homers, but it's kind of funny how it's happened this year," Thornton said. "I actually got a kick out of yesterday because that ball [Castro hit] went 316 feet and it was a home run and [Carlos] Pena hit a ball 404 feet [off Thornton] and he gets an F8. That's just the game of baseball."
Saunders' was a wind-blown shot to left-center at U.S. Cellular Field, where Thornton had to retrieve his hat from near the opposing dugout after the pitch. Castro's drive carried just over the wall down the left-field line, adding to a run of less than great luck over the past couple of years for the veteran.
"Ever since they named me the closer in the spring of 2011, it seems like I haven't exactly got a lot of breaks," a smiling Thornton said. "But that's part of the grind. You come back and keep on going and attacking guys, and I'm going to give up runs, give up hits, I know that, but it's about minimizing and bouncing back the next day."
White Sox seeking solution to recent struggles
HOUSTON -- With a 4-14 record since moving to the .500 mark via a May 26 home victory over the Marlins, the White Sox can agree on one thing concerning these past 18 games.
There isn't one thing that explains why the South Siders have struggled so much of late.
"We score some runs, and we don't pitch," White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale said. "We pitch and don't score runs or sometimes it's a combination of both. I don't think it's anything you can sit here and point fingers at any one person or group of people. It's just we are not getting lucky bounces and we are not putting it together."
"It's been tough. It's tough to put your finger on," said Jake Peavy, a rotation mate of Sale, currently on the disabled list with a fractured rib on his left side. "It's the same team that spent almost 120 days in first place last year. It just seems like sometimes you go through stretches where things are contagious. You just come up short."
Fans of the team don't want to hear excuses from White Sox players, coaches, manager Robin Ventura or general manager Rick Hahn over a disappointing effort landing them 10 games under .500 and 9 1/2 games out of first place entering Monday's series finale in Houston. But the fact of the matter is that the White Sox are not getting "boat-raced every night," as Peavy explained, basically meaning they are not getting beat badly and never had a chance.
Fifty-three of the club's 66 games have been decided by three runs or fewer, including a 10-15 record in one-run games. The White Sox have played 11 extra-inning games, which is tied with the Reds for the second-highest total in the Majors.
"That's the most frustrating part. We can taste it. We have it right there every night," Sale said. "That's kind of different when you get beat 10-1 or 11-2 and stuff like that. But you know when you are losing 2-1, 3-2 and 5-3, it stings a little bit more because you feel like you are right there.
"Nine-to-one games, you are coming in and saying, 'We had no chance in that game.' Every game we are coming in here and it was like, 'We had a chance to win that game.' We are good. We believe in ourselves. It's just not showing up, I guess."
Sale stands as one of the Major Leagues' top starters and agreed during Spring Training to a five-year, $32 million extension, with team options for 2018 and '19. Despite the fact that the 24-year-old would be the team's most attractive trade piece, he figures to be the face of the franchise for many years.
As for thinking about this group of players being broken up, Sale won't focus on anything but getting the team back on a winning track.
"You start worrying about external issues like getting traded, it takes away from what we are doing on the field," Sale said. "We need all of our focus on the field right now. Anything can happen. You can be 10 games out and 10 days later, you can be even and 20 days later, you can be 10 games up."
"We do have great leadership and even as bad as it has been, have been showing up and playing hard," Peavy said. "Everybody in this locker room cares and doesn't want to be in this situation. We've got to have a big turnaround in a hurry for us to climb back in this thing and we understand that."
Peavy not yet cleared to begin working out
HOUSTON -- Jake Peavy feels "a whole lot better moving around" where the fractured rib on his left side is concerned, an injury that sent the White Sox right-hander to the disabled list retroactive to June 5. But the fact that he still has to protect against sneezing, coughing or laughing shows the four-to-six-week projection for his return probably won't be sped up.
"They still won't let me do anything," Peavy said. "I asked yesterday if I could ride the bike or stretch, and still they said the two-week period to let the process start before we do anything. I guess the biggest thing is any kind of heavy breathing in my diaphragm expanding, we're trying to stay away from that.
"My life has been pretty easy as far as physical activity goes these past few weeks. It's been as uneasy as can be when the team is going the way it is going and you can't be a factor."
Peavy believes that bike work could start in the next few days. The plan also is to get another MRI toward the end of this 10-game road trip, or when the team gets back home, to make sure healing is taking place. Peavy's Charity Jam, scheduled for Sunday night at Joe's on Weed Street in Chicago, still will take place. If Peavy is unable to play the guitar, he will serve as emcee for the entertaining evening.
"We thought about calling it off, but we got too many good acts coming in and too much planning in," Peavy said. "Sunday night will be a cool, cool night if you can make it out. It will be worth coming out, I can promise you that."
Ventura treasures College World Series memories
HOUSTON -- As the College World Series continues this week, White Sox manager Robin Ventura recalls the great memories taken away from playing there for Oklahoma State in 1986 and '87.
The Cowboys lost the title game in '87 to Stanford, a team including future White Sox teammate Jack McDowell, who had helped to end Ventura's amazing 58-game hitting streak earlier in the World Series.
"Every college kid, it's a treat to get to go to Omaha," Ventura said. "And that's your goal as soon as you start your season, to be able to do it. Omaha does an unbelievable job of running that tournament.
"I got to go back as an analyst after baseball. So, it was a great event. I loved going to that place. It's a hidden gem of tournaments. People talk about Final Fours and bowl games. But if you like baseball, it's a great event."
Ventura remembers watching Bobby Thigpen, the current White Sox bullpen coach, participate for Mississippi State during the 1985 World Series. As for personal memories, there are too many too list.
"There are a lot of memories I can remember," Ventura said. "But I think when you first go there -- and we used to play at Rosenblatt Stadium -- and the first game is going on and you get to arrive there while a game is going on and get that excitement. The first time you are there is special."
Prospects Johnson, Thompson providing Minor relief
HOUSTON -- While the news has been far from positive at the big league level for the White Sox, there have been a ray or two of hope shining through from the Minor League side over the past few days.
Erik Johnson, the right-handed starter rated No. 3 by MLB.com among the organization's prospects, threw a five-inning, rain-shortened complete game in Double-A Birmingham's 1-0 victory Monday afternoon over Jackson. Johnson struck out four and walked one, lowering his ERA to 2.23 in 14 starts. Johnson has fanned 74, walked 21 and yielded just 57 hits over 84 2/3 innings, limiting opposing hitters to a .189 average.
In Monday's victory, Trayce Thompson knocked out three hits to give him six over the last two games. The outfielder is batting .435 with three homers, nine RBIs and five runs scored during a six-game hitting streak. The club's No. 2 prospect homered and drove in five during Birmingham's 9-8 victory on Sunday, and was named Southern League Hitter of the Week.
Third to first
• The White Sox bullpen has a 2.56 ERA in June, lowering its season ERA from 4.23 to 3.84. The relief crew has allowed just 13 homers, tied with the Braves for fewest overall.
• Dewayne Wise is 2-for-10 with a triple and two runs scored over three Minor League rehab games with Triple-A Charlotte. The outfielder is working his way back from a strained right hamstring that placed him on the disabled list retroactive to May 30.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This will be our first Chicken Rally and we're really looking forward to it! I just hope Ted fills some more tents, or I may have to find somewhere down there to buy one.
Connie Reaves here. Great Chicken Rally chair.
We advertise BMW riders and their guests are welcome. Essentially yes, all bikes. We haven't ever turned away anyone and don't plan to. If you don't currently own a BMW and you are on this list, please feel free to come, you are as welcome as the rest.
I might should qualify that a bit. Once, a large (around 16 to 18) group of "other brand" bikes showed up, told us that someone down the road told them about the rally. We DID turn them down. They had no BMW affiliation at all, the bikes were very loud on arrival, their only questions were about whether we sold beer and several very crude remarks were made about a pretty young lady working at our registration table. I told them very nicely that this rally was for BMW riders and their guests only.
On other questions, I have received over 200 e-mails inquiring about the recent tornado damages AND the current flooding news.
1. Our rally site was untouched byt the storms, the rally is on, all is well. We will take donations for the tornado victims at the rally whether it be money, food, hygiene products, baby products, clothing, toys for kids who've lost everything, or whatever else anyone might want to contribute.
2. Most know our rally site is on the river. Some do not realize it's the TENNESSEE river and the current flooding problems are on the Mississippi river. So there are no current flooding problems either.
Hopefully there wil be no more weather events in the next couple of weeks !!
Thanks for all the nice compliments on our rally. This is our 23rd year and we do try very hard to make it the best value of any rally out there, for your money.
You can't hardly even stay home for four days and only spend $45. It's our main goal to try to make sure everyone has fun.
If you're coming I HIGHLY suggest using Sherpa Mayberry's services. What easier way to camp than to come without that load on your bike, walk into a comfortable set up, and leave it to be picked up after you at the end of the week. Not to mention the other amenities he provides during the week, right at your fingertips.
www.sherpamayberry.com No, I don't get a kickback !!!
Any other questions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com as I don't get much time to come here and check due to getting this "party" together. You can check our website for most answers. www.bmwmoal.org
Thanks again folks and I can't wait to see ya'll !!!!!
Bump for a great Rally!!!
Lifes too short to ride an ugly Motorcycle
One thing that didn't make our rally ad, is we are going to have demo bikes there this year. It's been a few years since we had that so I'm excited.
Sorry, I don't know which bikes will be there.
We have a new Dealer opening up in the Birmingham, Ala area in June. They will be there answering questions, giving out small free gifts, and doing tires and service work. They will be Red Mountain Motorsports, so look for them !!!!!!!!!
Pandoras BMW from Chattanooga will be there with the Demo bikes.
We will have several other vendors also.
1800 pounds of chicken ordered so come hungry. 400 pounds of pork for BBQ on Thursday night.
The G650 GS we are raffling will be there for folks to look ( not sure if its one of the demo bikes or not). Want tickets, can't be there? You have about two more days to get them by mail/internet. firstname.lastname@example.com for info on that.
TODAY is the last day for pre-registration, but no worries, we have enough room for everyone so come on.
Rally site still damage free. Flooding is on the MIssissippi river not the Tennessee river where we are.
Okay, that about covers all the questions I've been getting by e-mail.
Oh yeah, one more................yes, we have mosquitos in the south. But the campground sprays ahead of time and they usually aren't bad at all, but bring spray just in case. My choice..........clear vanilla extract. Been using 20 years and it works, is all natural, and smells better, also will not stain clothes so you can put a little on your clothes too if you tend to get bit through your clothing like I do. HAHA guess the skeeters find me scrumptious.
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Mystical Realms Newsletter for July, 2008
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- Greetings!
Welcome to my newsletter for July, 2008! Please feel free to forward
this to anyone you think would be interested in keeping up with me. To
receive these newsletters regularly, please drop me an email or
subscribe online from my website (http://www.JefMurray.com ) or at:
http://groups.google.com/group/Mystical_Realms . Notices of new
paintings and events are at the bottom of this email.
Epiphanies =========
In the Deep South, we're so steeped in the macabre that it becomes
invisible, rather like a print gathering dust over the mantelpiece.
The pervasiveness of the grotesque and the bizarre in my homeland
reminds me of the old riddle about who discovered water. The answer?
Anyone but a fish. When you swim in strangeness, you never see it.
So, I'm wondering about all that weirdness down my way. And it's got
me questioning the seeing and the not seeing, the "what's real" and
the "what isn't".
"Haints" are a tradition in Dixie, and sometimes the realest stuff can
be the hardest to nail down. Ralph C. Wood wrote a book entitled
Flannery O'Connor and the Christ-Haunted South. I don't know Wood, and
I've not read his book, but the title teases me with lovely admixture
images of big tops and baptisms. There's a perky seediness evoked by
such a title. We'd like to think life is clean, straightforward,
antiseptic. But, on a day-to-day level, life down here seems more
ornery than orderly.
When I was a teenager, I attended tent revival meetings at the old
fair grounds in Rome, Georgia. These usually lasted about a week, and
each night the preachers focused on a different scriptural or pastoral
theme. Sweaty, balding men testified to their coming to Jesus on a big
stage while others would pray for and receive healing for diseases,
deformities, deficiencies. Folks were struck dumb by the power of the
Holy Spirit, fainting away into the soft sawdust scattered on the
Georgia clay.
My family was packed full of "intellek'shuls", so there weren't many
chances to discuss such things. They were just there laid out in front
of one to accept or not. Were the healings real? Or just some devilish
proof of the Fall? Were the preachers saints, or just some bevy of
bamboozlers preying on the hopes of the hapless? "And thus I clothe my
naked villainy / With old odd ends stolen forth from holy writ / And
seem a saint when most I play the devil." - Shakespeare
But this stuff is what we waller in all the time down in my part of
the world. I've relatives who continue to go to tent revivals. The
healers are different, but the message is the same. You can scoff if
you will, but for believers in "all things seen and unseen", you
always scoff at your own peril. St. Francis called himself the
Jongleur de Dieu God's fool. And, like him, if you mention such things
as prayers posited or miracles manifested, you run the risk of being
Yet, despite politicians who scoff at those who "cling to guns and
religion", these things are, in some sense, more real than almost
anything else. There are many fears in life: some truly are "haints",
bogeys left over from childhood. But others are worthy of your
attention always have been, always will be.
Down here, we fear the intrusion of giants into our affairs, knowing
that giants, whether they spring from corporate, or government, or
criminal loins, are myopic. They tend to stomp on smaller folk. And a
gun won't stop a giant, but it might make him take notice.
We also fear God, and this because, although we love God, we also know
that sometimes God has to use uncomfortable means to get us do what
needs to be done.
But perhaps more than giants or the Almighty, the thing we ought most
to fear, yet do not, is that hubris that proclaims that the devil the
biggest "haint" around does not exist.
Flannery O'Connor spent a lot of her writing life "unmasking the
devil" to a world that no longer believes in him. And it makes for
pretty uncomfortable reading, knowing that the lion roaring through
the night roars for thee. But I'd rather know the lion is out there.
And maybe that's why folks down here always seem a little different to
outsiders. We're a macabre peoples, perhaps because we've examined the
"enlightened" world and found it wanting. Offered the choice of
Faustus by a world that doesn't believe in Mephistopheles, we stick by
what we know, even if it is, seemingly, grotesque.
So, if I'm laughed at by more "enlightened" folk, people who claim
they aren't "hainted" by the reality of evil, I'll continue to cling
to my guns and to my God and to say a prayer for those who believe in
Nai Eru lye mánata (may God bless you)
Events =========
- There are seven new paintings up on my website at
http://www.JefMurray.com ! These include six Tolkien works (Nimrodel,
The Houses of Healing, Este the Gentle, Entwash, Beorn, and The
Landing of Elendil) , one new sacred image (Cana), and one painting
from C.S.Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia (The Wood Between the Worlds).
The easiest way to see all of these is to go to my "Newest Works"
gallery by clicking the link below. The latest images are at the top
of the page:
. Do let me know what you think of these! I'm delighted to hear both
accolades and criticisms!
- The newest (July/August 2008) issue of the St. Austin Review (StAR)
(please see http://www.staustinreview.com ) is entirely devoted to
J.R.R. Tolkien. The table of contents, plus one article (specifically
on the women in Tolkien's legendarium) are now available for free PDF
download. The issue features cover by Ted Nasmith, plus artwork
throughout by Ted, Alan Lee, John Howe, and...er...myself. Please
spread the word! This issue should be a real delight for Tolkien fans!
- It is looking increasingly likely that I will be hosting at least
one talk/panel at this year's Dragon*Con (D*C) conference in Atlanta
on using art (and prayer!) to explore Middle-earth. More details will
be announced closer to Labor Day weekend, but in the mean time, you
can find out the current D*C Tolkien Track details at
http://www.TolkienTrack.com .
- I will be attending the upcoming Tolkien celebration, "A
Long-Expected Party" (ALEP) in Kentucky, on September 25th 28th,
2008. I was also delighted to have been asked to develop some of the
images that will be used for the event. You can see one of these on my
website at:
. The official website for ALEP (and registration info) can be found
at: http://www.alongexpectedparty.org/ . Some other ALEP-themed images
o The Party Tree -
o Outlandish Folk -
- Although I will not be able to attend this year's Oxonmoot in
England (September 25th-28th see
http://www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/2008/Info.html ), I will have
prints and perhaps some original works included in this year's art
show. These will be provided courtesy of ADC Books www.adcbooks.co.uk..
- Divining Divinity, the first book of verse by Joseph Pearce, is now
available from www.Amazon.com. Joseph is a world-renowned biographer
of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, Shakespeare, and many
others, in addition to being editor of the St. Austin Review (StAR). I
was privileged to have worked with him to develop illustrations for
each of his poems, and Leslie Kaufmann did a magnificent job of
pulling our efforts together into a sparkling jewel of a book. This is
the book that I highlighted in my talk at "Castles in the Mist", and
it is now available. If you'd like a copy signed by me, please drop me
a note.
- ADC Books now has an online catalog featuring Tolkien-themed
original paintings and prints from Ted Nasmith, Ruth Lacon, Peter
Pracownik, and myself. In addition, you'll find collectible items and
rare books featured in the ADC Books catalog. Please take a look at
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Straight Talk on Self-Driving Cars
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MADISON, Wis. -- Once Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) started to proliferate on the consumer automotive market, the media began to breathlessly anticipate a future of "self-driving cars." (This publication is no exception when we post a story like Can a Car Find a Parking Spot by Itself?)
The louder the buzz about autonomous driving, the more excited consumers are supposed to get. They might even accept its eventuality -- or so hope auto companies.
Well, not so fast.
There is a pretty visible gap between what ADAS is capable of doing today and how consumers envision the ultimate future of autonomous driving. The conversation on "self-driving cars" between automakers and consumers has barely begun.
It's important to note that engineering -- automotive, mobile phones, or consumer electronics in general -- is no longer just about what technologies can do. It's about how technologies convenience -- or sometimes unwittingly -- inconvenience people's lives. Consumers have been known to adjust their behavior to technologies, or "getting used to it," as the industry describes it. But don't believe for a minute that this is a given.
Many engineering issues today center on how technologies eventually emulate; mimic; and, if possible, understand people's actions, tastes, and emotions. Therein lies the challenge of the self-driving car.
Because a car is an everyday tool, the likely decisions made by self-driving cars must be deeply personal to most consumers. The essential design issue lies in anticipating what users might or might not do in advance. It's about knowing how a person behaves while driving.
In a recent interview with EE Times, Davide Santo, Freescale Semiconductor's safety and chassis segment manager, based in Munich, offered a no-nonsense straight talk on the future of self-driving cars. In his view, there are at least three high-level challenges, or "areas for investigation," that the automotive industry needs to work on before coming up with acceptable driverless cars:
Handover The first challenge is about the "handover" from car to driver -- in terms of making decisions and knowing when to return the car to "manual" control, explained Santo.
There will be times, Santo explained, when the situation on the road gets too tricky for a driverless car to handle. But at a time when that "handover" decision, followed by an appropriate action, needs to be taken within a matter of seconds, how does the car know if a driver is paying attention to the road? Is the human driver aware of what's around his car at that very moment?
Sure, sensors inside the car can keep an eye on the driver and be ready to get his attention, and tell him there's a train/helicopter/six-car crash brewing at the intersection, so maybe he should grab the wheel and steer for the ditch. But this all needs to happen very quickly. How the car gives back control to a driver, how the driver accepts it, and how fast -- all while the car is tooling along at 55 -- is a scary challenge.
As much as the automotive industry is eager to offer driverless cars, blindly following the trend could unexpectedly risk the reputation of a brand.
Think about it, said Santo. "For a lot of drivers, cars aren't just about safety. They're also about the joy of driving." An automotive brand like BMW, which billed itself as "The Ultimate Driving Machine," is now offering drivers, in its promotions, "Sheer Driving Pleasure." But if a driver loves driving his BMW, how does BMW enable him to express that love in a driverless BMW that doesn't let him drive?
Safety should certainly come first. But after all, people choose a car with a certain brand because they think the brand speaks to them. So, how carmakers incorporate that personality in driverless cars is an interesting quandary.
Cars will adapt "actively" to drivers, according to Santo. Santo said during his EET interview: "Why shouldn't my car speak with an Italian accent? The car will know that I speak English with an Italian accent, and the car can and should adapt to it when it speaks to me." That little idiosyncrasy could easily put a driver in a much more relaxed mood, Santo added.


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It sets the car off. I've seen a decent amount of people charged into that alarm car in the hard rain map with the playground, it always seems to go off. But if you still need a tester to verify what I've seen I can give you a hand.The Cow King wrote: »I've given up on testing the Chrager + Car alarm until A) some one helps or B) I figure out how to play VS by my self.
Because there AI is always always get close and melee I mean I couldn't get them to charge at all and when I did it was only if there was a obstacle in the way. :\.
JustinSane07 wrote:Damn it, it's fucking noon. I demand to know if Yami shit on a desk yet.
YamiNoSenshi wrote: »http://steamcommunity.com/stats/L4D2/achievements/
There seems to be a problem, but I'm not sure what.
CarbonFire wrote: »Man, I have over 5,000 kills with the Magnum
And over 24,000 kills total so far. L4D2 seems to have a lot more zombies to kill D:
Kuribo's Jew wrote: »scarab you have mental problems
more like zombie clown car bathroom with super fast zombieswe really should have restarted the finale when icy died. it was shameful that everyone didn't survive that.
same with the DK finale but that was just flat out bad playing by a couple peeps
we should do swamp fever tonight
you have to survive itwe should do swamp fever tonight
I'm at home until Thursday night or so.
Gotta complete DC and SF though, yes. Did you not get achievement credit for DK? I can't remember if you have to survive or not.
JustinSane07 wrote:Damn it, it's fucking noon. I demand to know if Yami shit on a desk yet.
you have to survive it
So we gotta redo that and hard rain for icy
we really should of restarted those finales
I guess home is a place that doesn't have a good computer? I guess we can redo hr and dk without you then.


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Our eight finalists represent a variety of countries and cities, and will join an audience of over 600+ international investors, press, and attendees. Together we will help launch several of these hopefuls to greatness. Until then, we look forward to hearing what they have to say and can't wait to award one of these eight companies the title of Founder Showcase Champion.
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Tagged: Dallas Green
I'm Back – Can the Same Be Said for the Phillies?
After a very long vacation from blogging, I'm back. I have just a quick list of excuses for my absence. For starters, I have experienced a complete life "do-over." After some hair-raising experiences including the deaths of 3 friends/family, I changed jobs, relationships, bought a house and am going back to school to work on my Master's degree. Change is good. Trust me on this one.
Change for the Phillies thus far this offseason, however, has been minimal. It was less change and more resurrecting history when the Phils signed Marlon Byrd, Bobby Abreu (minor league deal), Larry Bowa (bench coach) and Charlie Manual, rehired as an advisor. Not to mention dumping Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews in favor of Matt Stairs and Jamie Moyer in the broadcasting booth. And don't forget Mike Schmidt on air for Sunday games. It's a reunion!
Did you realize there are now no less than 4 Phillies managers back with the 2014 team? The current manager, obviously, is Ryne Sandberg. Former managers on staff also include Manual, Bowa and Dallas Green (front office). That is incredible. If you want to be with a team for life, sign with the Phillies!
With all of these blasts from the past, the season will at the very least be interesting to watch. But my initial impressions so far in watching Spring Training games are not too encouraging. The offense is still in hiding, as it has been for about 3+ years now. Ok, I know it is only Spring Training, but the Braves have no problem putting up 8-9 runs a game right now so why can't the Phils? Also, many pitchers, like Cole Hamels, are already or still hurt. But hey, the defense looks pretty good J
Of the few moves the Phillies did make this offseason, I actually like the return of Marlon Byrd. He did well with the Pirates last year, he has been open about his previous suspension and above all, he has something to prove. I love his attitude so far and he appears to have at least brought some smiles back to camp.
Beyond that, not much stands out. Ryan Howard has proclaimed his perfect health. That is nice, but we will have to wait to see if results follow. Howard will be under even more pressure this year now that he and the team are adamant that he is 100%. If he falters early, I shudder to think of the reaction from the press and the fans. They will tear the Big Piece into little pieces. I do not envy his position.
I have begun counting the days until the first real pitch of the season to see what this team really has to offer. Is the winning team back or just a rerun of last year? More thoughts on Spring Training to come…stay tuned.
Phillies and Dodgers Families Mourn After Senseless Tragedy
Two baseball families are in mourning today after a terrible tragedy. Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords held a routine voter meet-and-greet in Tucson on Saturday that turned into a blood bath.
A lone-gunman shot 18 people, including Giffords, killing six of them. Giffords survived, despite being shot in the head. But one of people killed was 9-year old Christina-Taylor Green, daughter of Dodgers scout John Green and granddaughter of Dallas Green.
Dallas Green currently serves as Senior Advisor to the GM for the Phillies and was the manager of the 1980 World Series Championship team. This senseless act of violence has sent shock waves from coast to coast as the Green family mourns the loss of this precious child.
Christina-Taylor Green was born into tragedy on September 11, 2001. She left this world much the same way she entered it, during a heartbreaking catastrophe. The young third-grader was an aspiring politician who attended the meet-and-greet after being elected to her school student council.
Politician Sarah Palin has drawn much criticism after this shooting due to a map she published earlier in 2010. The map to the right literally "targets" specific representatives who voted for the Obama health care bill and even includes a countdown at the bottom, "17 more to go!" Giffords was one of the targets.
Some blame Palin for posting what was surely an extremely distasteful and potentially dangerous message. But while Palin should be ashamed for using gun targets in this advertisement, the real criminal is the man who held the gun.
If there was ever a case for a public hanging in the modern world, this certainly may qualify. What kind of seriously damaged human being could bring himself to slaughter innocent people, especially a child? This tragedy leaves us all with more questions than answers.
My heart breaks for the entire Green family. They will all be in my thoughts and prayers.
Photo courtesy of the Green Family
Interviews With Dallas Green, Gary "Sarge" Matthews and Virginia Ventura Marina
Today I had the opportunity to speak with two former Phillies stars and, as an added bonus, I spoke with one of the players from the former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Dallas Green is a former Phillies pitcher, former Phillies manager and currently holds a position as Senior Advisor to the General Manager with the Phillies.
He is probably best known for being the manager of the Phillies 1980 World Series team. With a career that ran from 1960-1967 as a player and 1979-1996 as a baseball manager, Green has an amazing history. Here is our conversation:
Jenn: Name one thing people need to know about you?
Dallas: Well the obvious thing is I am the only manager in 100 years that won a World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies and that Charlie Manuel has joined me. But there are only two of us around and I am still going.
Jenn: How would you compare your managerial style with that of Charlie Manuel?
Dallas: Much different. I mean, we had a different ball club too and there were different circumstance. My style was (pause), some of the players didn't like my style but we won a Championship and that's all they remember now.
Jenn: There has been a real cultural change among players since the time you played. Players did not usually socialize but today, they are out during batting practice, chatting and being friendly. How do you feel about that?
Dallas: Well I'm still old school. You know, I think the other team used to be respected but be left alone. Even though what has happened in baseball is that with free agency everybody has become friends, and the union has been part of that, and the change of teams. We never used to change teams. We sign with the Phillies, we play with the Phillies most of our career, so that kind of stuff has changed considerably.
Jenn: You were born in Delaware and attended the University of Delaware…
Dallas: Born and raised in Newport.
Jenn: Were you a Phillies fan growing up?
Dallas: Oh yeah I went to the old Blue Rocks stadium in Wilmington, Delaware and saw Robin Roberts first game there. Obviously at the University of Delaware, Mr. Carpenter was a very big part of the Delaware sports program and I went to school on a scholarship that he provided so it was natural that I would sign with the Phillies. (Editors note: Bob Carpenter owned the Phillies for nearly 3 decades)
Jenn: You actually played with Robin Roberts…
Dallas: Well besides being a wonderful pitcher, he was a great man. And all of us that were touched by him remember him that way. He was a very special pitcher and unbelievable Hall of Fame statistics that are mind-boggling in today's baseball. But he'll be remembered more as a great man.
Jenn: What is your favorite memory of Robin Roberts?
Dallas: Well, I think the first time we met was probably the best time. We became very good friends. He kind of befriended me my first Spring Training in a Phillies uniform and of course he was a veteran at that time and had already won a lot of baseball games. So for him to befriend me at the beginning of my time, I always appreciated that.
Jenn: What is the strangest thing a fan has ever said to you or asked you?
Dallas: Probably this one. (laughs) I can't recall that.
***I would like to offer my sincere thanks to Mr. Green for his time and generosity.
I also spoke with Gary "Sarge" Matthews who played for the Phillies from 1981-1983. He is currently on staff as a TV and radio color announcer.
In his 16-year playing career, Sarge played left field and ended with a lifetime .281 batting average and 234 home runs. Here is our conversation:
Jenn: Yesterday I heard from Scott Franzke that you were into wood whittling. What is that about?
Sarge: Well, I mean for the baby (Franzke's newborn son, August) what I did, I knew some people in Florida. It's the Yoder's company. They do a lot of different, special baby-type things and instead of having the full name "August" I decided to go with "Gus." It (wooden train) has a caboose on it, engine and everything so, quite appropriate for today (National Train Day).
Jenn: There has been a real cultural change among players since the time you played. Players did not usually socialize but today, they are out during batting practice, chatting and being friendly. How do you feel about that?
Sarge: Well, me personally I don't particularly care for it but you got to realize too that, you know, things have changed so much that this is what they do now. I mean, they are friendly with each other. We were friendly but it was after the game not during the game. So, you know they still give a solid effort in being friends with somebody but it would have been hard, difficult for me to. But this has been going on for about the last ten to twelve years or so that they've been pretty friendly. It's just the time of the age.
Jenn: How did you get into broadcasting?
Sarge: Well, believe it or not I had when I finished playing, I had a radio show called The Major League Baseball Network and it was a syndicated show all over so that kind of got me involved with it. Then I did some things with the Toronto Blue Jays on television and radio. So, I mean if you know the game it's still difficult because there are things you haven't learned that you got to learn in school. But at least the hard part is you know the game now you have to work on delivery and being able to convey your thoughts to the fans in a special kind of time. So, you learn to do it. Our job is not as difficult as the product on the field. We don't have as much stress win, lose or draw and then we reap the benefits like these two rings. (Sarge shows me both his 2008 World Series ring and 2009 National League pennant ring, one on each hand)
Jenn: What was your most embarrassing moment as a player?
Sarge: Well, I mean obviously everybody has missed balls, things like that. You know really back when we were playing it was really more no-nonsense. And if it was an embarrassing thing like missing a ball, or I missed some fly ball or whatever before, it is not talked about very much. Especially if you lose because you know we didn't play a lot of jokes or laugh a lot. We'd play jokes for instance, Ryne Sandberg used to always tape on my directors chairs the little mechanisms, the sticks, and would just put them flush on there and every time I'd come in there I would fall right on the ground if sitting. We would play more practical jokes then get on each other about embarrassing moments.
Jenn: What is something that most people do not know about you that you might like to share?
Sarge: Well I don't know how many people know that I get my nails done. And when on the road, if at all possible, I always get some fresh Gardenias and put them all over the room because I love flowers.
***Thank you to Sarge for his time and sincerity. Sarge is a great big teddy bear…easy to talk to and always entertaining.
My final conversation was with Virginia Ventura Marina; she played first base for the Rockford Peaches in the former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
The AAGPBL is the women's league that the 1992 movie, "A League of Their Own" was based on.
Jenn: You played for the Rockford Peaches…
Virginia: I played for the Rockford Peaches in 1951 and 1953. In 1952 I had a medical problem and then I played with the Chicago softball league down in Florida.
Jenn: How old were you when you started?
Virginia: I was fifteen.
Jenn: You were allowed to play at fifteen?
Virginia: Well, my father allowed me to come out here because my friend, Joan, played also for Rockford. She was two years older than me. But I had to finish my school year before I was allowed to come out. I went to Peoria in 1951 in the spring. I was fifteen and we went to a two week try-out and I got a contract.
Jenn: How did you get interested in baseball to begin with?
Virginia: Well, my girlfriend, Joan Kneble, also played for Berger. Her father started a team in our home town, Garfield, New Jersey because there was nothing for girls. I met Joan at the YMCA. They gave us a ½ day for swimming; that was it. We started a team and from that, it spiraled and about 5 or 6 of us from our regional team made the Peaches.
Jenn: Did you follow baseball growing up and if so, did you have a favorite team?
Virginia: Yeah, you know I liked the Brooklyn Dodgers then they moved out of town. I used to go see the Yankees and the Giants because they used to take us (to the games) on buses.
Jenn: Do you still follow baseball today?
Virginia: I do, but not as close as I would like to. I am too busy running around.
Jenn: How did you feel about the league being dissolved?
Virginia: Well, I didn't return in '54 because there were rumors going around that it was going to dissolve. You know, it was a great experience for me and I would have loved to go back. But being that they would dissolve them, my father wouldn't sign the contract. You had to be 21 at that time and they did have a team that toured around the country.
Jenn: What did you think of the movie "A League of Their Own?"
Virginia: Those girls were the originals. They started in '43. Great movie. I mean it's a little Hollywood, but good.
Jenn: What keeps you busy these days?
Virginia: Well, I am retired. I'd been selling real estate for almost 30 years. I'm not doing that now right now. I'm going to be 75. I run around with my daughter and my grandson, things like that.
***I would also like to thank Virginia for her time as well. It was a true honor to meet her; she was a pleasure to talk to.
Thank you as well to the staff of Philadelphia's National Train Day for inviting me to speak with these honored guests. It is very much appreciated. :O)
No Charlie, No Offense, No Win
Today's 4-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves was disappointing. With an offense that looked to be getting back on track, the Phillies bats took a little nap today. While they collected 9 hits and 4 walks, the Phils simply could not score those runners. Shane Victorino had the only RBI of the day. Leaving 9 men on base is just not going to get the job done.
With two errors committed in the first inning alone, things looked scary early on. But Joe Blanton did escape the inning, even after hitting a batter. He lasted 6 innings and allowed 3 runs total, which is a quality start. But the offense gave Blanton no support so he walked away with his second loss in his second start of the year.
Four relief pitchers were used and Danys Baez gave up the final Braves run in the 9th. The line-up was a little odd today; Chase Utley got the day off and Placido Polanco moved to second with Greg Dobbs at third. Manager Charlie Manuel was absent from the game as well for "personal" reasons. Pete Mackanin managed in his place. Maybe the players were just missing Charlie today and decided to give the bats a rest? Who knows…
But they will get another shot at the Braves tomorrow with the very fashionable pink bats, in honor of Mother's Day. I will be there and hope to have some awesome photos when I return ;o) Game time is 1:35pm.
National Train Day
I attended National Train Day at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station today and had the opportunity to interview Dallas Green, Gary "Sarge" Matthews and Virginia Ventura Marina of the former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Those interviews will be posted shortly.
In the meantime, here is a quick look at the event. There was a historical display of baseball memorabilia as it related to the time when rail travel was prevalent for these events. Here is a bit of that:
There were also model trains on display and some interactive exhibits, like this digital photo fun where you and your family could be put on cartoon trains:
Overall, the event was very well organized and jam packed with interested people looking for some free entertainment. And let's face it, how many times each year can you amuse the kids for free? A job well done :O) Big thanks to the staff for inviting me!
Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
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Moyer Makes History
The age-defying miracle that is Jamie Moyer never ceases to amaze. Tonight, with a 7-0 win over the Braves, Moyer became the oldest pitcher in history to throw a complete game shut-out. Not only that, but he did not walk a single batter and gave up only 2 hits. That is a miniscule 2 hits away from a perfect game. Unbelievable.
This is truly history being made right before our eyes; it is something we may never see again. A 47-year old man defies the laws of time. The last time Moyer threw a 2-hit shut-out was in 1986, 24 years ago. In his final at-bat in the 8th inning, the crowd went wild as Moyer kept fouling pitches off and worked an 11-pitch at-bat. As if the pitching were not impressive enough, Moyer shows everyone he is a class act and a true professional.
As for the offense, Jayson Werth continues to maul opposing pitchers, launching a 3-run shot into the left field seats in the 3rd inning. Raul Ibanez appears to have slipped the slump and went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. Wilson Valdez collected the last 2 RBI to make up for hitting into a double play earlier in the game with 2 men on base. 7 out of 8 starting position players had a hit and Chase Utley was on base all 4 times he batted with 2 hits and 2 walks.
The Phillies will take this 4-game win streak into tomorrow afternoon's game. Joe Blanton will make his 2nd start of the year; game time is 3:10pm. But before you check out the game, stop by the 30th Street Station for National Train Day where you can get autographs from former Phillies, Dallas Green and Gary Matthews.
Go Phillies!
Photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
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Former Phillies To Sign Autographs At National Train Day
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 8th at the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, two former Phillies stars will be at the National Train Day event. Manager of the 1980 World Series team and former Phillies pitcher, Dallas Green, will be signing autographs from 11:30am to 1:00pm.
Then from 1:00pm until 2:30pm, former Phillies left fielder and current Phillies broadcaster Gary "Sarge" Matthews will also be signing. Another baseball legend, Virginia Ventura Manina, of the former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League will also be on hand for autographs from 2:30pm to 4:00pm.
The event is FREE and open to the public. Here are some more details about the event:
An experience for the whole family, National Train Day allows Americans to Discover the Rail Way while enjoying free live entertainment, interactive and educational exhibits, kids' entertainment, model train displays, cooking demonstrations and tours of notable private railroad cars, Amtrak equipment, freight and commuter trains.
Exclusively at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station celebration will be the exhibit "Baseball Junction: The History of Baseball and the American Railroad." In the early days of America's favorite pastime, baseball teams traveled by train across the country to meet their rivals on the diamond. This exhibit will showcase memorabilia, photos, news clippings and videos depicting the time period when baseball and rail travel went hand in hand. Former players will be appearing, and photos from the recent Amtrak Series will be displayed.
James Beard Award-winning chef and Amtrak Culinary Advisory Board member, Tom Douglas, of Tom Douglas Restaurants in Seattle, Wash., will prepare a dish currently featured in Amtrak's Acela Express First Class service during two live cooking demonstrations, 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Chef Douglas will be assisted by Chef Kevin Miller, Gate Gourmet, and Amtrak Chef Christian Hannah.
The event will feature live musical performances from the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale at 12:00 p.m. and Phresh Select at 2:30 p.m. Additionally, the Radio Disney Road Crew will be on hand to entertain throughout the day.
The 30th Street Station is located at 30th and Market Street . Visit the National Train Day web site for more details.
Photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
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This is something we already knew. It seems that other GM's and media are finally realizing BC will not trade CB.
According to a Tweet from Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski, several executives attempted to initiate trade talk with Bryan Colangelo in regards to Chris Bosh.
There is virtually no chance the Raptors even entertain dealing Bosh before the deadline.
"That window's not even open a crack," one executive said.


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Mailport March 2014 Issue
Mailport: March 2014
MOB Searches
I used Uni-Gard pink antifreeze (rated for -50 degrees) to winterize my boat. The leftover jugs all froze solid at -14�or perhaps they froze before the night got that cold. The consequence for my boat�s systems? No telling until the spring, I guess.
Mark Baldwin
Ella, Seasprite 34
Blue Hill, Maine
It is completely normal for -50-degree antifreeze products to freeze at about +10 degrees. Squeeze the bottle or remove the lid, and insert a knife. What you will find�we hope�is that it�s only slush, not solid ice. Presuming there is no water dilution in your pipes�there shouldn�t be if you drained or blew out all of the water first, or let the glycol run for a bit�you should have burst protection of metal parts to -50 degrees and plastics to about -20 degrees. If there was 25-percent dilution, you may be in trouble; much depends on the geometry of the piping.
For more on winterizing products, check out the Feb. 3, 2014 blog at www.practical-sailor.com, and look for a series of PS articles on antifreeze and engine coolants this summer and fall. We will be testing products and exploring topics including burst point, corrosion, and how to avoid foul potable water from winterizing.
iPad Apps
I�ve enjoyed following your articles on iPad apps (PS, August 2013, April 2013, April 2012, March 2013, February 2012) and have downloaded some that you recommended. I recently downloaded SEAiq (www.seaiq.com), a charting app. I think it is better than iSailor. The SEAiq website has an excellent user guide. Hope you will report on it soon. I�d also like to see you report on iRegatta and Skipper.
David McMillin
Endless Summer, Ranger 33
The Woodlands, Texas
We�re working on a new test roundup of tablet and smart phone apps, and we�ll plan to include these in the mix. Be sure to check out our review of the Regatta Recon app in this month�s Chandlery section.
Mooring Notes
Your Dec. 2, 2013 blog post, �Boat Mooring Upgrade Primer,� missed two important points. First, a single-leg system is only as reliable as the weakest part in the system; there is no redundancy. Be it a chain link, a shackle, or rope, when it breaks, the boat is gone. Secondly, how is the average sailor going to handle a 400-pound weight to say nothing of handling 1,100 pounds?
The mooring system I have been using since 1995, which was published in Practical Sailor�s September 2003 Mailport section, eliminates those two limitations. The system worked for my 6,200-pound San Juan 28 for 11 years and was upgraded in 2007 to handle my 30,000-pound Tayana Vancouver 42. However, like all things related to boating, periodic maintenance is required.
Mike Hirko
Destiny, Tayana Vancouver 42
Gig Harbor, Wash.
Galley Coffee Making
I just read your article on coffee making aboard (PS, January 2014), and feel compelled to reply with my path to the perfect cup o� java (perhaps the 21st expert in the galley!).
The grind is by far the most important piece of the puzzle. As you�ve said, fresh beans are an obvious preference, but grinding to a proper and consistent size is critical. And of course, the optimum size is a function of the brewing method employed. The Hario Skerton Coffee Mill is a manual grinder made of stainless steel and high-quality plastics that uses ceramic cones to grind, is adjustable from coarse to fine grinds, is very affordable ($35), uses no electrical power, and provides a minor aerobic benefit as well.
I prefer a French press method of brewing, and strongly recommend the Frieling stainless-steel products. Cleanup doesn�t seem that challenging to me: While underway, dump the grounds overboard and rinse the carafe, then wash with fresh water. In the slip, it�s a tad messy but certainly worth the effort. And I make my brew powerful enough that the effort is no problem!
Doug Blacke
Bijou de la Mer, Island Packet 420
San Diego, Calif.
Card Scanner Test
Any chance of doing a review of business card readers or scanners? There are a few around, but the first two I had were atrocious. Luckily, I was only out of pocket a few bucks but I got nil reads from them, not even close! I guess like a lot of cruisers, we get lots of business cards. I can type the info in, but I like to see the boat pictures that go with a lot of them.
Terry Hogan
Via email
We usually leave these types of tests to Consumer Reports (www.consumerreports.org). Can any other readers recommend a good business-card scanner?
MOB Searches
Coincidentally, when an article ran in the New York Times about a fisherman rescued off Montauk, N.Y. (Jan. 2, 2014), I had been practicing navigating back to an MOB, and I came up with a simple idea that chartplotter manufacturers should build into their units.
This is the idea: When the MOB button is activated, rather than just dropping a waypoint and activating a bearing back to that waypoint, the computer could generate an expanding square starting at the MOB with each leg no more than 1 nautical mile from the adjacent leg�a route so to speak. This would be the recommended search pattern.
Under my idea, if the MOB is not at the waypoint when the vessel gets there, the autopilot could go into the search pattern, as if it was following the route, freeing the captain to do a visual search and guaranteeing a comprehensive search. This is a very simple thing to program into existing software that can do routing already. It could save a life. I know my idea is no substitute for a seasoned skipper knowing sea state, set, and drift, but it certainly could not hurt as a guide.
Doug Rothkopf
Sabre 402
Sea Cliff, Nassau County, N.Y.
The print versions of the July 2013 review of handheld VHFs and the October 2013 PS Editor�s Choice article both stated that the Icom M92D featured Class D DSC capability when in fact, it does not. Since that time, Icom has changed its claims that the M92D is Class D to state that it is instead SC-101 in the U.S. The European version of the handheld is said to meet the Euro Class D standard, but the Federal Communications Commission is more strict in its classifications. This news does not change the review�s final ratings, nor does it affect the M92D�s status as an Editor�s Choice product.
The May 2012 issue misstated the design loads for strong points on a 35-foot sailboat, according to the table of theoretical loads used by the American Boat and Yacht Council. Indicating minimum design loads for deck hardware used for anchoring or mooring (cleats, bitts, samson posts, etc.), the table shows that the cleat for a working anchor on a 35-foot sailboat should withstand loads up to 5,400 pounds. Other information appeared in the May 2012 issue.
The February 2014 PS Advisor headline should have read �Tankless Gas Water Heaters, Install in well-vented space and get a CO alarm.�
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Hurdle: Main objective in doubleheader is Game 1
By Nate Taylor / Special to MLB.com
NEW YORK -- As a child, manager Clint Hurdle thought a doubleheader was one of the coolest aspects of baseball. Before Sunday's doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, Hurdle reminisced about how he would watch back-to-back games as a batboy during the weekend afternoons in the Florida State League.
Hurdle's Pirates will try to perform better than they did in a twin bill earlier this month, when the Orioles swept them on May 1. The manager said one of the issues playing a doubleheader is trying to not overwork the bullpen. Hurdle is hopeful that starters Charlie Morton and Gerrit Cole can pitch into the late innings in both games.
Hurdle said his main objective Sunday was to win the first game before worrying about the second.
"The only difficulty is it's usually harder to win two games in one day than it is to win a game today and a game tomorrow," Hurdle said before Saturday's 7-1 loss. "I think they can be engaging. I do think there's times when it can help your ballclub, because you can get reps for guys who might not get them."
The Pirates' lineup is expected to change in the second game when they face Yankees starter Vidal Nuno, a left-hander.
Hurdle said he does not approach a doubleheader much differently than any other game during the season. One of the few issues is making the decision as to whether a reliever can pitch in both games and still be effective. Hurdle said he would rest a reliever in Game 2 if he threw 20 or more pitches in the first game.
"There's not much new that comes at you," Hurdle said Sunday. "I try not to over-strategize too much. There might not be guys you can go back-to-back in both games. ... The most important game is the one we're playing first."
Cumpton called up, then sent back to Triple-A
NEW YORK -- The Pirates on Sunday called up Brandon Cumpton, a right-handed pitcher, as their 26th player on the roster for the doubleheader against the Yankees. On Tuesday, Cumpton pitched six innings and allowed two runs in his start for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. His ERA for Indianapolis is 1.41.
He didn't appear in either game and was then sent back to Triple-A after the twin bill.
Earlier this season, Cumpton started two games for the Pirates. He allowed six runs in 12 2/3 innings.
"He's fresh and he's shown up well," manager Clint Hurdle said. "I think we have seen a lot of velocity. The fastball velocity might be a mile or two faster."
Hurdle also said closer Jason Grilli would have his next simulated bullpen sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday. Grilli is recovering from a strained left oblique.
Pirates avoid Tanaka in series against Yankees
NEW YORK -- One Yankees pitcher the Pirates were not scheduled to face during their trip to New York was rookie starter Masahiro Tanaka, who has been one of the most impressive players this season. Tanaka, who is set to take the mound Tuesday against the Cubs, has a 6-0 record with a 2.17 ERA. He has struck out 66 batters in 58 innings.
"From what I've seen, he's got a nice arsenal of pitches," said Russell Martin, a former Yankees catcher. "He has some late action with his hard slider and splitter. He's pounding the strike zone and expands with quality pitches when he's ahead in the count."
Martin said he would have liked the Pirates to have faced Tanaka, just to see how they would perform against him.
"He doesn't give in," Martin said. "From what I've seen so far, he looks like an awesome competitor. I love facing guys like that. I like facing [Tigers starter Justin] Verlander. I like facing the best."
Nate Taylor is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Cowlishaw: Why Arizona OF Kubel makes perfect sense for Rangers
Columnist Tim Cowlishaw answered questions in a chat Thursday. Here are some highlights.
Will ... In the potential Ranger's lineup you posted below, who plays CF? Would it be Murphy?
Tim Cowlishaw: In that lineup, Kinsler would be in cf. You wouldn't want Murphy out there. Obviously you have the choice of going with Martin and Gentry if either shows he can hit or both hit enough to platoon, that gives you some more defense and speed and you move someone around and take Olt out except against left-handed pitching.
Michael Garza ... do you think the rangers would trade for jason kubel or try to sign for michael bourn if they dont go for justin upton?
Tim Cowlishaw: Glad you brought that up, thank you. When the D-backs signed Cody Ross, I thought, "Why don't the Rangers get Kubel?" Good left-handed bat, what they need, not that expensive. I think he makes perfect sense.


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Leafs sign Morgan Rielly to entry-level deal
Cam Charron
August 03 2012 02:59PM
As reported by everybody, Morgan Rielly's three-year entry-level deal was signed Friday afternoon. Not too much of a story here because it's rare that a team won't sign its first round pick.
However it's interesting that the Leafs stuck with the three-year term. For the new collective bargaining agreement, part of the owners' proposal was to lengthen entry-level deals to five years. The Leafs aren't the only team to sign their first rounder, but I'm wondering whether there was no thought on the part of the team to "well, why don't we see if ELCs are lengthened in the CBA"?
But that's a minor quibble. If the Leafs don't rush Rielly's development, it'll be five years anyway before they even have to worry about his second deal. Rielly missed most of this past WHL season with an ACL injury, so it's safe to say that unlike Luke Schenn, Rielly probably won't spend his 18-year old season in the pros. There are no options for him other than the NHL or the WHL.


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FOUNTAIN VALLEY – Hundreds of Orange County residents participated in the fourth annual Walk 4 Water Saturday to raise funds to drill wells in Uganda.
This year's walk included someone who spent her childhood in Uganda, walking every day about 3 miles each way to fetch water.
Lydia Natoolo, 33, said seeing Americans all the way across the world from Uganda getting out of their comfortable homes on a Saturday morning and walking to raise funds gives her hope.
"It keeps me excited and dreaming bigger," she said. "It's life to me. That's what makes me excited."
In Uganda, water isn't easily accessible. Women and children are usually the ones who must walk miles to retrieve it, and the water they get is typically muddied, and has diseases that make adults sick and kill some children, Natoolo said.
The walk, which took place this year at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley, began four years ago after Huntington Beach resident Gene Toth took a trip to Uganda with Hope 4 Kids International, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to drill wells in Uganda and other nations among other charity work.
After getting back, Toth and his wife, Elaine, decided to help by organizing the walk to raise funds and drill wells near schools and orphanages so children there don't have to walk for water.
Proceeds are sent to Hope 4 Kids, which coordinates drilling the wells and maintaining the wells.
It costs $10,150 to drill a well that can last for 50 years if maintained properly, according Angie Simon of Hope 4 Kids.
This year's walk was organized with the goal of raising funds for New Hope Orphanage in Uganda. Before the walk, the Toths raised enough to drill two wells, Gene Toth said.
Saturday's walk attracted more than 300 people and raised $30,000, Walk 4 Water spokeswoman Robyn Williams said.
Natoolo, a Mission Viejo resident who is studying to be a nurse, plans to go back to Uganda to help after completing her education. She praised the Toth's efforts.
"They create a sense that God is answering my prayer," she said.
Contact the writer: 949-454-7363 or email@example.com


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Police chiefs in South Yorkshire are promoting the use of Pass 18+ cards for young people to prove their age.
The new proof of age card was officially launched nationally last week and now South Yorkshire officers are urging people to sign up, to avoid them having to carry valuable forms of identification, including passports, into pubs and clubs to prove they are over 18 years old.
Chief Inspector Richard Lambert said: "Although there have been several proof of age cards around in the past, the launch of this new, standardised card is the most fundamental change to the Pass Proof of Age Scheme since its launch in 2003.
"The benefits of the card are twofold. Firstly, it is a standardised form of identification which will be far easier for door and bar staff to identify and verify.
"Previously, the fact that there were so many different proof of age cards available meant that they may not have been accepted everywhere, as staff at licensed establishments may not have been convinced as to their authenticity.
"And secondly, by carrying the Pass 18+ card, people can prove their age without having to carry passports or birth certificates around.
"If these items are lost not only are they very expensive to replace, but they could potentially be used to steal someone's identity. However, with the Pass 18+ card, there is a far lesser risk of fraud should it be lost."
Visit www.pass-scheme.org.uk to find out more about the scheme.


text: Heroes' Gate was set up as a memorial to 12 000 citizens of Szeged fallen in action at the sugestion of the mayor of Szeged, József Pálfy, the designs were made by Móric Pogány, based on Kuno Klebelsberg's conception. It was inaugurated on 30 May 1937, and was decorated by the largest open-air fresco in Europe. Vilmos Aba-Novák's fresco has a special place among the memorials to the victims of Word War I not only because of its large size and peculiar style, a kind of primitive art, but also because of its qualities and its fate: it was hidden behind a layer of plaster for nearly fifty years. The monumental wall paintings place the visions of war into a framework of Christian mythology. In the middle of the barrel vault of the central arch the huge figure of Christ of the Last Judgement and a group of angels with trumpets symbolize the belief in resurrection. Next to it, towards the Tisza the vault is occupied by the allegory of Faith, groups of priests and ministers consoling the widows and orphans, a soul-stirring sight, pay their homage to the fallen men, together with young men taking their oath. On the other side, towards the city the allegory of Action can be seen, soldiers charging, led by Miklós Horthy sitting on a horse. The wide arch in the middle is flanked by two smaller ones. On the smaller vaults, stirring visions complete the three monumental compositions. The two limestone figures, the living and the dead soldier were made by Éva Lőte. The frescoes of the small arch towards the Tisza and of the large central vault spanning the road have emerged from under their coat of plaster and are accessible to the public since 29 September 2000, owing to the persistence and sustained efforts of the Aba-Novák Foundation, funded by the Aba-Novák family.


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The stop, 88 feet above ground level, was closed in part to allow rebuilding of the Culver Viaduct. Station work included rehabilitation of stairs and platforms and a new escalator enclosure.
The station offers F and G train service to residents of the Gowanus and Red Hook neighborhoods, the latter heavily impacted by flooding from Hurricane Sandy last October. Residents there have complained that the lack of access to Smith-Ninth Street has limited the neighborhood's ability to recover economically.


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Sawatch Range > Geissler Mountain East > Climber's Log
Geissler Mountain East Climber's Log
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|Aclimitization Hike
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
|We climbed from Lost Man Pass while prepping for the 4 Pass Loop. Beautiful day. Just beat the lightning getting back to the car. Fabulous day!
|Posted Apr 12, 2017 8:31 pm
|East and West
Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2016
|East and West
|Posted Oct 17, 2016 11:37 am
|Geissler Mountain East
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2015
|The large volume of snow made it more dramatic.
|Posted Aug 15, 2015 3:46 pm
|Snowy, wet, muddy
Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2015
|I called an audible on this one today. It turned out to be a nice outing despite the mix of snow coverage, melt-off, and the resulting mud. Route: up the trail to Linkins Lake; headed north from there across the bench and toward the saddle between the two peaks; went up snow, rock, and loose dirt directly to the summit of West; then down the NE ridge to the saddle and up again to East.
|Posted Jun 29, 2015 1:17 am
|Summit Ski
Date Climbed: May 23, 2014
|This peak is a classic summit ski once Independence Pass opens.
|Posted May 25, 2014 6:35 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2012
|Traverse of all three Geissler tops: up via Linkins Lk, and down the Lost Man Loop trail. Most recently with Katie, 15. Favourite short but ridge-y route in the area.
|Posted Oct 27, 2012 12:36 pm
|Both summits
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2008
|Nice half day outing.
|Posted Oct 15, 2012 12:15 am
Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2011
|fall hike
|Posted Oct 7, 2011 9:52 pm
|Loop from Linkins Lake
Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2011
|Went up from Linkins Lake. Spectacular wildflowers up from the lake. Went over the 13186 peak to the main west peak at 13301. It was getting late and weather was brewing so we skipped East Pk and went straight down to Independence Lake. Got back to the car as the hail started.
|Posted Sep 6, 2011 1:15 am
|West summit
Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2009
|Hiked up to W summit with my son to acclimate for Mt Elbert. Most of the area was still covered in snow. When we got near Independence L, decided to head straight for the saddle, then up to the top. Clouds looked ominous, so we didn't stay long, and didn't try E Geissler. Great views in every direction, and didn't see a soul til we got back to the car.
|Posted Jul 23, 2011 11:56 pm
|Wiktoria Plawska
|West Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2011
|Lots of snow for this time of the year, gaiters and crampons helped in steep parts off-trail.
|Posted Jul 10, 2011 8:44 pm
|Geisslers w/ 13001
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2008
|1st: 8/3/08 Solo climb, started at the upper trailhead for the Lost Man loop and headed to the saddle between the peaks. Then up the West peak, traversed to the East peak and descended to "Lost Man Pass", some easy 3rd class if you stay on the ridges. From there I traversed high to get to the PT 13001 saddle and up the ridge. This ridge has 2 major steps, but you can avoid them on grassy ledges/gullies on the left to keep the route class 2+. It started to rain at 11.45am, right when I got back to the car, perfect timing I guess.
2nd: 6/18/17 Ski descent with Rachael, was holding snow pretty well, summit was melted but able to ski just below the summit to about 11,800.
|Posted Aug 4, 2008 9:57 am
|Geissler Loop
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
|My dog Savannah and I climbed to Lost Man Pass (Great trail to the top) and the to Geissler East by the East Ridge. Our descent took us down the west ridge to the saddle with West Geissler. Because she was with me we had to avoid some of the rock steps on the descent by staying slight below the left side of the ridge. Climbing the SW ridge direct would probably make for a fine Class 3 or Class 2+ route. At the saddle there was still the remains of last year's cornice (no axe neede though). As we started to climb up the steeper NE ridge of West Geissler, the clouds that had been building started to rain. We turned around about 100' above the saddle as I didn't want to get caught on steep wet granite. The shower really started in about ten minutes later and from the saddle we did the high tundra bench traverse over to Linkins Lake. The area just above Linkins have one of the most beautiful displays of wildflowers I have ever seen. No camera though.
|Posted Aug 3, 2008 12:20 pm
|Eric Holle
|Route Climbed: West ridge Date Climbed: May 26, 2007
|Climbed the East and West summits with my buddy Wilson. Beautiful day for a nice hike, both ridges from the saddle were fun! Great glissade. We should have been skiing like the other 15-20 people who were up in the Roaring Fork basin cruising around.
|Posted May 29, 2007 10:56 pm
|Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: August 9, 2003
|A very nice day to climb!
|Posted Oct 21, 2005 1:27 pm
|Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: 25 September, 2004
|I hiked to Lost Man pass and then up the East Ridge of East Geissler. I continued down its West Ridge to the East Ridge of West Geissler and to its summit. The West summit is also a ranked 13er and see very few ascents. The summit register was placed there over 2.5 years ago and contains only about 21 names.
Great views of the surrounding area and fun climbing on very stable rock.
|Posted Sep 27, 2005 9:09 am
|Route Climbed: East ridge Date Climbed: August 9, 2003
|Nice day to bag a peak. Nice view all around.
|Posted Apr 1, 2004 10:57 pm


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Famke Janssen: Hugh Jackman Worked Out Between Takes During Wolverine Filming
Famke Janssen has gone toe-to-toe with some of Hollywood's biggest leading men, from Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye) to Owen Wilson (I Spy) to, most recently, Jeremy Renner when she starred as the evil Muriel in Hansel & Gretel.
PHOTOS: Hugh Jackman's insane body
During a phone call from her home country of Holland, the stunning actress, 47, recently spoke with Us Weekly about the DVD release of Hansel & Gretel, what it was like to play a witch, the shocking secret behind Wolverine costar Hugh Jackman's physique and why she'd happily take over Liam Neeson's role in Taken 3.
Us: How did you feel about playing a witch in Hansel & Gretel?
FJ: Living in Holland I grew up with these stories. Honestly speaking it's not the most flattering proposal, but it was great to work with Jeremy. It was hard not to laugh at myself when I caught my face in the mirror with that ugly makeup on. It was really incredible what they did with those cosmetics.
PHOTOS: Wow! Did you know Famke once dated Ben Affleck?
Us: How was it working with Jeremy and Gemma Arterton?
FJ: Everyone was great. We had an amazing time shooting it, and despite how weird I looked they actually looked pretty cute!
Us: You recently shot a scene in Wolverine with Hugh Jackman. How did it feel to be back with him on set?
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FJ: Hugh is one of the best guys in Hollywood, I love him. He is just an incredible actor, and someone I respect immensely. It has been such an honor to be involved with the X-Men films for so long, I was very happy to be coming back. Not to mention he¹s not bad to look at.
Us: What is that guy's secret?
FJ: I'll tell you one of them. He has a set of weights on set with him all the time. I'd be filming a scene in bed with him, where he¹s supposed to be asleep, when the director yells "cut" he jumps up and goes over to pump weights until their ready to shoot again. Then he just lies back down when the scene starts again and closes his eyes. He's a machine.
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Us: So Taken 3 is happening?
FJ: Liam Neeson said he was not interested because he thinks the plot would be a little ridiculous, but I think you never know. I'd love to. I'd be happy to take over his role, and his paycheck. Maybe he could be the one that¹s kidnapped! I could save him, I know how to fight. I've got some skills as well.
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Famke Janssen: Hugh Jackman Worked Out Between Takes During Wolverine Filming
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