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NBC's LAST COMIC STANDING'S Josh Blue To Perform At Comedy Works Downtown In Larimer Square, 12/21 - 12/22
Perhaps best known as the comedian who puts the Cerebral in Cerebral Palsy, Josh Blue exploded onto the national comedy scene capturing the laughter and admiration of millions as the winner of NBC's LAST COMIC STANDING. Josh debuted a special, Comedy Central Presents: Josh Blue, receiving rave reviews from fans and critics alike. More recently, Josh has been busy writing TV movies and performing his stand-up.
With quite the extensive resume, Josh has appeared as a regular guest star on Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia and his story has been featured on news networks nationwide. He was the first comedian to perform stand-up on The Ellen Degeneres Show and was named Best Winning Reality Show Guest for his appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly. He became the first comic to debut a stand-up special on the big screen when 7 More Days in the Tank was shown in theatres across the country. Josh has been featured in numerous print publications including People Magazine and The New York Times. Josh has also performed at the prestigious HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, Comedy Central's South Beach Comedy Festival, and The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas.
His stand-up routine is in a constant state of evolution and his off-the-cuff improvisational skills guarantee that no two shows are exactly alike.
Comedy Works is pleased to announce that Josh Blue will perform at Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square: Friday, December 21 at 7:00 pm, tickets priced at $22.50; Saturday, December 22 at 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm, also $22.50. Advance tickets are available. Call 303-595-3637 or visit them online at www.comedyworks.com.


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New American
March 22, 2012
The New York Times, never considered a model of objective journalism, is being accused of having an editorial double-standard after it published a full-page ad aggressively critical of the Catholic Church, but refused a nearly identical one critical of Islam. The anti-Catholic ad (left, top portion), run in mid-March by the atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), was framed as an "Open Letter to 'liberal' and 'nominal' Catholics," declaring that "It's Time to Consider Quitting the Catholic Church."
The "letter," from FFRF heads Annie Laurie Gaylor and Don Barker, is a thinly disguised canvassing drive, offering lapsed and liberal Catholic believers "a more welcoming home" in the darkness of the atheist clavern.
At heart the ad is little more than an attack on U.S. Bishops' for their firm stand against the federal mandate forcing contraception and sterilization on Christian institutions. "Why are you aiding and abetting a church that has repeatedly engaged in a crusade to ban contraception, abortion, and sterilization, to deny the rights of all women everywhere, Catholic or not, to decide whether and when to become mothers?" the ad challenges readers. It continues: "By remaining a 'good Catholic' you are doing 'bad' to women's rights. You are an enabler. And it's got to stop."
"You're better than your church, so why stay?" the ad goads. "Why put up with an institution that discriminates against half of humanity? … Join those of us who put humanity above dogma."
The ad made little positive impact on the FFRF's anemic membership, but did raise the ire of more than a few faithful Catholics. Bill Donahue of the Catholic League said that he had never seen a "more vicious anti-Catholic advertisement in a prominent American newspaper." He predicted that "not a single Catholic who reads this ad will be impelled to leave the Church. That is not the issue (Catholicism, unlike many other religions, is actually growing in the U.S., and worldwide). The issue is the increase in hate speech directed at Catholics."
The anti-Catholic screed also prompted Pamela Geller of the "Atlas Shrugs" blog to submit here own advertisement to the Times, challenging "moderate Muslims" that "It's Time to Quit Islam." The ad, meant to mimic the tone and intent of the FFRF ad, throws out a challenge to moderate Muslims: "Why are you aiding and abetting Islamic leaders who have repeatedly and publicly announced a jihad to subjugate Christians, Jews, Hindus, and all non-Muslims, and to deny the rights of all women everywhere, Muslim or not?" The ad concludes by inviting Muslims to join "those of us who put humanity above the vengeful, hateful, and violent teachings of Islam's 'prophet.'"
Not surprisingly, the Times passed on the ad, explaining in a letter to Geller that the "fallout from running this ad now could put U.S. troops and/or civilians in the [Afghan] region in danger." The Timessubsequently released a statement insisting that the paper had not nixed the ad completely, but had merely " made a decision to postpone publishing it in light of recent events in Afghanistan, including the Koran burning and the alleged killings of Afghani civilians by a member of the U.S. military."
Geller told the Daily Caller that she doubts the Times will ever publish anything critical of Islam, because "when is it ever a good time to blaspheme under the Sharia?" She added that the refusal "shows the hypocrisy of the New York Times, the 'gold standard' in journalism, and its willingness to kowtow to violent Islamic supremacist intimidation."
The Catholic League's Bill Donahue responded to the Times apparent double-standard, charging that it was the result of "either bigotry or fear." He added that the editors of the paper have "painted themselves into that corner" with their response to Geller's ad.
He said that "no rational person can maintain there is anything but injustice" in the Times decision to run one ad and pan the other. "It shows the disparate treatment and the duplicity of the New York Times. You can trash some religions, like Roman Catholicism, with impunity, but you cannot trash Islam?"
This article was posted: Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 4:00 am

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Calvary patients to pay for new TV, internet services
Patients at Calvary Hospital in Bruce will soon have access to pay television, email and the internet.
But the service will come at a price.
Calvary chief executive Ray Dennis said the hospital stopped charging patients for television rental several years ago because of reception and equipment problems.
"The existing system was pretty poor and we couldn't in all conscience charge people when the system we provided was pretty poor,'' he said.
Mr Dennis said an external provider has now begun rolling out new flat screen televisions in the hospital which will also be capable of providing internet and eventually clinical information services.
"It will have not just the free-to-air channels but also a number of cable channels and internet and email access. But it will come at a cost very similar to what they've got at The Canberra Hospital,' he said.
A basic package, which included free-to-air television channels and radio, would cost about $10 per day.
Fee assistance and relief could be considered on a case-by-case basis if patients were facing genuine financial hardship.
A Health Directorate spokesman said television rental fees had recently been scrapped at the Canberra Hospital, pending the introduction of a new patient information and entertainment system.
Before they were scrapped, fees had varied, depending on the length of rental, and whether or not a patient was a Healthcare Card holder.
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If you were 50 years old and made that trade i'd call it stupid. Just make trades that atleast have a 10 percent chance of happening.
If you were 50 years old and made that trade i'd call it stupid. Just make trades that atleast have a 10 percent chance of happening.
I just think you are a Celtic fan that is on this site, you really dislike my opinions on this board, I am fine about that, but most people here do agree with me unlike you, so there might be something wrong with you. Rider sucks get over it already.
Those trades aren't something that would happen, I realise that, but they are situations that would start us on the right path.
I think you should post more of your opinions, all I see from your posts are comments about someones posts, or bs from your ass.
Well here's a deal for you. You find another poster who thinks that trade is concievable and i will apologize and never respond to any of your posts again. Your the one who makes it personal. I haven't made a comment about your age for atleast a year. But what would i know i'm just a Celtic fan who comes on Knicks sites right?
That trade was a suggestion to fix the Knicks AS BEST AS Possible. You got to be one of the most unmotiviated so called fan I have ever seen on this forum, or in real life. You think you mad good cause you a college baller averaging 1 minute a game? That trade would never happen I give you that, but what we need is a trade like that.... I am not going to respond to post of yours either, this will be the last one, plus you did say that like 5 months ago as well that you wont respond to my post.
Okay here's a question for YOU!
Would you ever pull a trade off the Knicks got screwed over by??? if you were a Bulls fan and you would post a trade that benefited your team 100%
Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis have been acquired from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Tim Thomas, Michael Sweetney, Jermaine Jackson, 2 FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS!!!!.. Just answer that hater.
You are a f#ckin hater,
I don't even understand your question.
But at the time that trade benefited both teams. Atleast on paper it did.
The Knicks got a potential franchise center and a big contract that would expire the next season.
The Bulls didn't see a future with Eddy and his heart problems so they trade him away and bring in inexpensive expiring contracts and first round draft picks.
I've never had a problem with that trade. It was a gamble but Curry at that time had enough upside potential that made it worth taking a gamble. Plus Isiah and Brown thought the team would be be good enough that they wouldn't be trading away loterry picks.
And weren't you like 9 years old?
I never liked the Francis or Randolph trade, bu up until this season i liked the Curry trade, and i can admit to it.
A defensiveless player might be what you like but I definately would rather have the chance at getting Brandon Roy, or Rudy, Aldrigde, 07 draft Noah, Williams, etc.
The question is. you would want every trade to benefit only your team? if not you definately not a Knick fan, but I know its hard to benefit from a trade, because you got to give a lot out of one as well, my trades that you saw don't have that.
If you could tell me we we're deffinately going to get Brandon Roy or Aldridge then no. But at the time of the trade you couldn't tell me that.
If i could live in retrospect i'd do alot of things differntly. I honestly believed Larry Brown as the coach and a young promising Eddy Curry would put us in the playoffs, but obviously it didn't.
Okay so the Knicks got screwed over in the Francis deal no benefit what so ever....I dont want the Knicks to be screwed over ever again..thats the reason I make these unreal trades you get pissed off about.... I agree, that was a horrible trade with no direction. That trade was not a benefit at ALL! The expiring contract of Penny Hardaway for example, teams from all over the league where trying to get a expiring like that. But the worst trade that Isiah could possibly do is the Francis-Penny,Ariza trade.
Ratliff>>>>Curry defensively
Gms, coaches, players may change but as long as Dolan is in charge the results will stay the same.
LOL @ stupid calling other people stupid. Pancakes stay taking L's.
LOL @ GetRealstic getting body slammed by 126, classic.
NyKnicks126 - I like your proposed trade, GetRealistic is the least realistic poster on this website. Ive been entertained by your 2 recent battles. You had a great battle with ABCD, and yesterday you successfully shot down Get Realistic.
RIP Get REalistic
Thanks MSG33 I appreciate that man. I really do. You too are a elite poster on this board along with Metro, ABCD, GoDlee,Starks, Kiyaman and more just can't name them all right now.
The ABCD vs. nyKnicks126 arguement most likely resulted in a tie, it was all based on opinions and beliefs.


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Sefko: New-look Mavs catch on fast, push tempo to race past Bobcats
Dallas quickens the tempo to run the Bobcats out of the gym
Maybe it's just because we're used to a drip, drip, drip sort of offense around here.
Points have never come easy. Last season, the Mavericks needed four quarters and maybe an overtime to get to 97 points.
Saturday night, they had that many at the end of the third.
Speed, indeed, is the new addiction for the Mavericks. It used to be experience and savvy and superior ball movement. And they still hope to excel in those areas.
But nothing gets them buzzed like racing up and down the court, which they did all night long at American Airlines Center as the Mavericks crushed the Charlotte Bobcats, 126-99, in their home opener.
It was Rick Carlisle's 200th coaching win with the Mavericks. And the Mavericks remained unbeaten against the Bobcats at 16-0 since they entered the league in 2004. Charlotte has beaten every other NBA team at least once.
By revving up the tempo, the Mavericks created a lot of open spaces to operate in and that manifested itself in a terrific shooting night, led by O.J. Mayo, who nailed a career-best seven 3-pointers on his way to 30 points.
Darren Collison had 18 points and 10 assists, and the Mavericks welcomed back Chris Kaman from a strained calf muscle, and he responded by hitting his first eight shots and scoring 16 points in 20 minutes.
"We played better defense, we rebounded better and we were making 3s,'' Carlisle said. "You make 16 3s, you're not going to lose many games. It was good deodorant for some of our other transgressions.''
Also, it's worth noting that these were mostly the same Bobcats that went 7-59 last season and had played in Charlotte on Friday night.
Still, it was uplifting to see Kaman on the floor and even better to see how all the Mavericks embraced the fast tempo.
"Once it got warmed up, it felt really good,'' Kaman said of his leg. "I don't want to jinx it, but I felt pretty good. I want to be patient and move forward at a steady pace.''
Obviously, going 8-of-9 from the field, Kaman was doing something right. He also had some nice chemistry working with Dominique Jones, who was pressed into action because Roddy Beaubois (ankle) was on the inactive list for the game.
Jones had a couple of hustle plays in the second half and made a gorgeous look-away feed to Kaman for a dunk.
"I had some easy put-ins,'' Kaman said. "DoJo did a good job throwing me the ball in places that made it easy for me.''
Call it some DoJo mojo.
Meanwhile, it was the speed of Collison into the paint that set up so many open shots for his teammates and fueled the Mavericks to a 109-84 lead early in the fourth quarter after a Vince Carter 3-pointer.
While Mayo was hitting 7-of-10 3-pointers, the rest of the Mavericks weren't bad, either, hitting 9-of-15.
"D.C., I got to give him a lot of credit,'' Mayo said of Collison. "He got in the lane, and I got a lot of open shots. The least you can do is knock down the shot for him.''
Mayo said the third quarter, when the Mavericks turned a 61-53 advantage into a 97-81 runaway, was critical, especially the way the Mavericks bombed in the third quarter Wednesday in Utah, when they were outscored by 24.
"We had an opportunity to win that game, and the third quarter was terrible,'' Mayo said. "On the plane, a couple of us popped in the film and saw our energy and effort was so casual the entire third quarter. So we wanted to come out with an attack mentality.''
That meant pushing the ball whenever possible, which meant an emphasis on the rebounding department, which the Mavericks won for the first time in three games this season.
"You can't do that [run] unless you rebound,'' Mayo said. "We have great speed on the wings and Darren pushing the ball. It's all about getting that rebound.''
And if that happens, there's no slowing down in this new Mavericks offense.
"No way,'' Mayo said. "It's kind of crazy because you may get a little winded, and if he [Carlisle] sees you trotting, he'll get you a break.''
It's the new way. The fast way. The only way these Mavericks can make it work.


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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves set for Honiton stage
PUBLISHED: 18:30 21 January 2013
Tickets for the next production by the Honiton Pantomime Society are now selling out very fast.
Over the period Sunday, February 17 to Saturday, February 23, there will be six performances of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Ali Baba, the poor, righteous man, unsuccessfully combats the evil Al Raschid and his Forty Thieves.
He is helped by the lovelorn Dame, Cascara and Tinbad, a tailor so clever he can sew together the dismembered body of Kassim, Ali's rich, miserly brother. There is the beautiful slave girl Marsaina and the good and evil spirits Morgana and her adversary Avarice.
The marriage of Marsaina to Ali's son Haroun provides the perfect happy ending.
The performances will take place at Honiton Community College and tickets are now on sale at the Honiton Toy Shop.
Tickets cost £6.50 for evening performances and £5 for matinees.
A spokesman said: "Please come along and support your local pantomime society."


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I have uninstalled my previous version of ZoneAlarm (8.298.035) and installed the latest version of ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite (8.400.020).
Under the Firewall heading in "Zones" there are only two enteries, whereas in my previous version of ZoneAlarm, I remember there were about four enteries. I remember some headings saying DNS and DHCP servers? Now I just have two enteries, one being the loopback adapter and the other being the New Network. When I installed the latest version of ZoneAlarm, when it detected the new network, I placed it into Internet Zone. Have I done something wrong during the installation process?
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I recently bought this Series B on ebay:
I've got a few questions. One is that the lens glass appears to be a little foggy, or it may be due to the electronic flash on their digital camera. Is it possible to have lens fog removed?
Question 2: Theres a cord attached. I'm guessing that's for flash syncronization via a Graflite/Graflex flash unit, but i'm not sure.
Note: I can't answer anything physical about it. It's not going to be here for another week.
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Well, you have a project ahead of you!
1). Lens looks a little cloudly. Yes and at least half of that is reflection from the surface the camera is setting on and light glare. As lens age a white film froms on the inside surfaces of the glass elements. Barell lens are easy to disassemble and clean. Pay close attention to the position of each cell in the barrell before removing it. Some of these old Kodak lens have set screws holding the retaining rings in place, making it easier to get them back correct. Any cloudiness after cleaning is seperation of cemented elements or other glass deteration problems.
The lens is the least of your conserns at this point.
2). There is an aftermarket flash synchroizer attached by the wind key. Replacing the wire on it and cleaning the contacts inside the cylinder may be difficult.
Read the RB user manual available on this site. It covers all you need to know to operate the camera.
The flash synchroizer is next to the wind key, below the wind key is the mirror lock and trip levers. On the mirror lock lever is a wheel with two indents or holes in it with one marked I for instanteous and T for time. With the wheel in the time position the shutter curtain will only wind to the widest opening. Triping the shutter the wind key trigers the flash sync when the curtain is fully open. This is the only way the flash will sync. It is called "Drop Curtain". Some older flash bulbs may have burned long enough for flash exposure on some of the other slow speeds.
With the wheel on the mirror lock lever set to Instanteous all shutter speeds are selectable.
According to the sellers description, the curtain around the front torn could be the bellows. Many post on this site about test/repair, use the search feature for "bellows repair".
It is a 3x4 camera, you will have difficulity finding film, few sources available.
It has a Graflex back. Older style are wider than newer type on 4x5's and should be the same on the 3x4's. Roll film back to fit will be a rarity but exists.
Serial number is on the lip of the view hood opening.
Look up any post by Bret Saunders to get his email and request his disassembly/shutter repair information.
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You really can't tell about the lens until you have a chance to examine it close up. Sometimes there's a layer of crud on the inside surfaces (probably lubricant, evaporated from the iris and condensed on the glass, mixed with airborne fugg). This cleans off nicely with Kodak Lens Cleaner or methyl alcohol. Other times the surface of the glass itself appears to have roughened (perhaps through oxidation), and only repolishing will solve the problem. If that's the case, looking for another lens would be cheaper, although having the work done and a modern coating added might well give you a superior optic.
It's hard to tell about the cord. From where it seems to originate on the body, it may be attached to an aftermarket synchronizer (Kalart made one; there are some interesting posts here by Micah in NC about his).
In my youth, people also added a sort of synchronization to "Series B" and similar Graflex reflexes by installing one contact on the mirror and another at the top of the mirror box, running one wire along the side of the mirror and another back from the fixed contact, and bringing them both out to a connector through a small hole drilled in the body. This works when you set the shutter at "O" with the mirror down -- then, when you press the release, the mirror goes up, the contacts "make," the flash fires, and the curtain closes. It works, but it's kind of a kludge.
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Amtrak's Downeaster links cities in Maine, including the state's largest city, Portland, and in New Hampshire with Boston's North Station, five times each day. Two of those trains (each way) initially will be extended to Brunswick.
Project funding included through $38.3 million in federal stimulus dollars to upgrade rights-of-way owned by Pan Am Railways. "We are proud to deliver this expanded service on schedule and on budget," said NNEPRA Chairman Martin Eisenstein. Eisenstein praised the joint efforts of the Federal Railroad Administration, Pan Am Railways, Amtrak, and the Maine Department of Transportation.
TrainRiders/Northeast, a rail advocacy group, is credited with helping establish and expand the service, which began in 2001. The group has scheduled a celebratory dinner in Freeport Thursday to mark the extension, with featured speakers including U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), and the Maine state commissioner of transportation.
NNEPRA says Downeaster ridership exceeded 528,000 passengers in fiscal year 2012, 4% above FY11.
The extension is "a huge milestone," said Patricia Quinn, NNEPRA director. "Really, the service expanding to Freeport and Brunswick was always part of the plan. When we inaugurated the service in 2001, it was supposed to happen in a couple of years. To make it finally happen is pretty exciting."
Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman said the extension "coincides with record ridership demand on both the Downeaster and rail travel throughout the country."


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The event occurred some 35 years ago, but jazz saxophonist and 54th GRAMMY nominee Dave Koz still recalls it with all the exuberance of a sugared-up kindergartner. The event in question was an Earth, Wind & Fire concert at the once world-renowned Los Angeles Forum. Koz was just 13 years-old.
"That show was like a blueprint for me," Koz says. "What I saw was … wow! In those days it was spandex, big afros, explosions, pyro. It was a spectacle and that's really what impressed me. That show turned me on like I can't even tell you."
As Koz's thunderstuck recollection illustrates, few events in life have the power to captivate like a concert. For musicians and fans alike, the concert is a time-honored event that can sometimes veritably alter the course of a life. In honor of the enduring power of the live concert experience, the GRAMMY Foundation will present One Night Only: A Celebration Of The Live Music Experience, the 14th annual Music Preservation Project, at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on Feb. 9.
Exploring the history and evolution of live concert performances, the event will be co-hosted by Sharon Osbourne and Steve Vai, and will feature performances by Bret Michaels, Mavis Staples, Dave Koz, Jonny Lang, A Fine Frenzy and more.
The GRAMMY Foundation event arrives at a time when touring is more vital than ever. According to Pollstar, the top 25 worldwide tour receipts totalled a combined $2.1 billion in 2011— nearly identical to 2010 grosses. Besides underscoring how recession-resistant the concert industry has been, the data also reveal that touring remains the income-providing "bread and butter" for many musical acts.
"I can't think of an artist now that has longevity in the music business that doesn't have a solid touring base," says Koz.
A professional musician since the '80s, Koz has been a front-row witness to the tumult that has upended the music industry, as digital technology and social media changes the way consumers enjoy music.
"I remember when I started, records took up about 80 percent of the time and energy that I put into my career," says Koz. "Now, it's really like 20 percent recording and 80 percent everything else."
More than 25 years into his solo career, Koz looms as a model of the perfect contemporary touring musician. Acknowledging the larger role touring has on careers, Koz has made some important career adjustments that allow him more creative control. Toward his goal of "touching the audience," Koz launched his own branded concert events, including the annual Dave Koz & Friends At Sea jazz cruise and the Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour. Sure, taking on concert production chores means more work, but Koz insists the resulting job security and fan interaction are worth it.
"It's a great responsibility, but it's also an incredible joy and honor to be involved in people's lives in such an incredible way," Koz says.
Koz instinctively tweaks his show, performing funkier material in the summer, then winding down to more romantic, holiday-inspired songs during the winter months. "I've always come from the position of crafting a show," Koz says. "I don't just want to play song, song, song. I want to tell a story. I believe that even if you're playing saxophone, which is the case in my world, that even without one lyric you can tell a story from start to finish. You can still get the audience to a place where they feel like they've gone somewhere."
Music, recording and touring have been inextricably linked for decades. In the '70s, many struggling recording acts including the Allman Brothers Band, Kiss, Bob Seger and Peter Frampton broke through to superstardom by issuing live albums. Since most pop acts virtually lived on the road, a new musical sub-genre was eventually born. Call it the "Great American Rock And Roll Road Song." The excitement and mythology of being a touring musician is superbly summed up in classic road odes such as Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again," Jackson Browne's "Running On Empty," "Bob Seger's film noir-ish "Turn The Page," and Bon Jovi's rock masterpiece "Wanted Dead Or Alive."
But it's not always big acts like Seger and Bon Jovi that can have an influence on audiences. GRAMMY-winning blues singer and guitarist Jonny Lang was inspired to become a musician after seeing the Bad Medicine BluesBand, a local Fargo, North Dakota group featuring guitarist Ted Larsen.
"Seeing Ted play guitar and feeling what I felt was so much different than what I had experienced just listening to records," Lang recalls. "I immediately thought, 'I have to do this. If I can make people feel this way, then this is what I was born to do.'"
Like his idols Steven Tyler and Freddie Mercury, Lang enjoys entertaining "without a net," largely improvising his way through his performances.
"I prefer to have zero plans besides the set list, and even that gets deviated [from] quite often," Lang says. "With music, there's a point where you can kind of decide that there are no mistakes for me, that I'm not going to hold myself to some standard that I'm making up for myself. You go out there and do what you know you can do, because you love to do it."
Alison Sudol can relate to Lang's damn-the-torpedoes performing philosophy. An acclaimed singer/songwriter who records and performs under the moniker A Fine Frenzy, Sudol says that performing has always been a trial-by-fire ritual for her —this despite the fact that the 27-year-old performer has been singing live since she was 11.
"It's always been this combination of being absolutely terrified and absolutely elated," Sudol says, "but that combination just pushed me get better and better at it, so I could just get the terror down."
Sudol cites old masters Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Billie Holiday, along with contemporary acts Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear, as performing influences.
"You get this feeling that their whole being is coming out and falling into the audience," Sudol says of her heroes. "It's raw and it's exciting, and it's never perfect. I have no interest in seeing a perfect performer. It's exciting to watch someone perform, and you feel like they're on the edge of a cliff."
In her desire to ignite a flame in the hearts of concertgoers, Sudol sculpts a show in which live song arrangements are subtly yet recognizably different than their recorded versions. "It's a lot of preparation," Sudol says. "Then you get on the road and see what works and what doesn't. You iron the kinks as you go. There's really no other way to do it."
Unfortunately, there's no way of getting around the downsides of touring either. The run-up to a tour can be tremendously hectic, with myriad business and logistical concerns to consider ("I'm so disorganized," laughs Sudol). Then there's the personal toll the road can take on a performer. Lang laments the strain touring takes on his family, praising his wife Haylie for "putting up with the myriad of crap" the touring life demands.
But in their sacrificial pursuit of performing excellence, musicians work hard to give audiences the same life-affirming jolt they themselves experience when witnessing their own idols.
"My biggest hope is that I can be that [inspiration] for somebody at a show," Lang says. "That it be something more than entertaining. Something deeper."
Like Koz and Lang, Sudol approaches live performance as an opportunity to tell a story, however difficult that may be performing songs culled from different albums. But when everything clicks, the payoffs — intense audience participation, sing-alongs, standing ovations and the like — can be absolutely exhilarating.
"You can be playing to a more conservative bunch, so you walk off stage and think to yourself, 'Wow, they hate me,'" Sudol says with a laugh. "But then you go outside to sign some stuff, and there's a line around the block and people are saying, 'Oh my God! That changed my life!' That's why I've learned not to cry after shows where I think things have gone terrible, because I'm usually wrong."
(Bruce Britt is an award-winning journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Billboard and other publications. He lives in Los Angeles.)
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Learn about the state's native trumpeter and tundra swans at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 NE Camano Drive.
Martha Jordan, a swan biologist and chairwoman of the Washington Swan Stewards, will discuss the birds' life history, biology and provide swan identification tips.
Jordan also will shed some light on the problems and controversies these birds face at their wintering ground, including the swan lead poisoning die-off, habitat issues and what is needed to ensure their future.
Jordan will also share photos that help clarify the difficult identification of these swans.
The Camano Wildlife Habitat Project, sponsored by Friends of Camano Island Parks, hosts this public presentation
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No gray. Leaves us with 3 bigs. Acy Amir and Ed.
No gray. Leaves us with 3 bigs. Acy Amir and Ed.
His sense of humour will be missed.
I am looking for my box of kleanex, (the other reason).
Just looking at our last meeting, JV had a really good night against them.
LOL, Kleiza has been hard on the eyes lately.
Looks like the game will be on TSN2 because of the lockout ending. at least the lockout updates are over
wish i was at the ACC for this one
tried getting tickets but could not get what i wanted for a reasonable price
When need Kyle in there!
Put Lowry in already, jose is getting ripped apart in every aspect of the game
hopefully lowry is coming in, because jose clunked it 5 times and there is not much happening on offense
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Jan. 24, 2008 -- New research shows that one day, some organ transplant patients may not have to take immune-suppressing drugs for the rest of their lives.
That's not the case today. When someone gets an organ transplant, they start taking drugs that suppress their immune system to avoid organ rejection -- and they stay on those drugs forever.
But in today's edition of The New England Journal of Medicine, doctors report on five kidney transplant patients and one liver transplant patient who were exceptions to that rule.
Further research may make it possible to transplant organs with "very low dependence on -- or in some cases complete freedom from -- long-term treatment" with immune-suppressing drugs, states an editorial published with the studies.
Kidney Transplant Patients
The five kidney transplant patients also got bone marrow transplants from their kidney donors. They got drugs or radiation before their bone marrow transplant to prepare their immune systems.
The five kidney transplant patients were weaned off immune-suppressing drugs without suffering organ rejection.
But it didn't happen right away. It took up to 14 months to get the patients off those drugs.
It's not that the patients had no problems after their transplants; several had leaky blood vessels that needed treatment. A sixth patient suffered kidney rejection and needed a second kidney transplant, after which he started standard immune-suppressing drug therapy.
The doctors who worked on those kidney transplants include Tatsuo Kawai, MD, of the transplantation unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and John Scandlin, MD, of Stanford University.
Blood Type Change
The liver transplant patient was a 9-year-old girl in Australia. Her blood type was O negative.
She got a liver transplant from a donor whose blood type was O positive. After her transplant, her blood type changed to O positive, the same as her liver donor.
Why did her blood type change? That's not clear. But she had a virus that caused a big drop in her white blood cells (which are part of the immune system) that lasted for six months after her liver transplant.
The girl developed severe hemolytic anemia (a serious blood condition) 10 months after her transplant. At that point, the doctors gradually eased her off immune-suppressing drugs. She recovered without rejecting her transplanted liver, according to her doctors, who included Stephen Alexander, MB, BS, of the University of Sydney's Centre for Kidney Research.
It will take more work to figure out "just the right dose and timing of immunosuppressive therapy" with or without bone marrow stem cell transplants, writes editorialist Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh's Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute.


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Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by corymiller, Dec 10, 2012.
On a positive note he won some man of the year award.
He will go to Washington and have a decent career.
I think Thomas Dimitroff opens the Atlanta Falcons wallet and signs him. Falcons fans have been drooling over Jared Cook all year. Rumor was that Atlanta inquired about Cook not too long ago. I really believe he will be a Falcon next year.
That would be one stupid potent O
Where'd that rumour come from?
A poster from Atlanta who yearns for Jared to be on his 2nd most closely followed team?
It's good finally see you have joined back on. Where have you been all season?
I was just kidding about Thomas inquiring about Jared. I think from many Atlanta blog writers that they will pursue Jared Cook in the offseason. You better believe I want him back in Nashville, but I highly doubt that will happen.
Not only would I not care... probably wouldn't even notice.


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With several House committees planning to act on climate and energy legislation in the coming weeks, the Waxman-Markey bill will likely face a series of changes as it makes its way to the floor. During today's OnPoint, Charles Drevna, president of the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, discusses his industry's concerns with the way this legislation currently handles the allocation of allowances. He discusses NPRA's plan of action as the bill makes its way through the remaining committees. Drevna also addresses how his industry is preparing for a national cap-and-trade program.


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BELLEVUE, WA -- Coinstar Inc. said it will seek approval to change its name to Outerwall Inc. at its stockholders meeting on June 27. The company's core businesses -- Redbox and Coinstar -- will retain their current brand names.
Coinstar said its proposed name change is intended to convey "pushing the walls of retail out into a new dimension through current and future automated retail solutions." The new umbrella corporate brand would also reflect the company's evolution from a single coin-counting kiosk business into multiple automated retail businesses, including its Redbox DVD rental machines and, most recently, Seattle's Best-branded Rubi coffee vending machines. | SEE STORY
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THERE is no place like Thargomindah according to young resident Jacinta Byrne.
Nine-year-old Jacinta and the 33 other students at Thargomindah State School recently filmed a video about why they loved living in their home town.
Thargomindah State School teaching principal Melanie Ludke said Toowoomba's singer/songwriter Josh Arnold had come to the school to do workshops with the students during their Small School Sports Camp.
"Before he came out my class and I emailed him our ideas about why we love living in Thargomindah and he wrote the lyrics to the song," she said.
"A lot of the lines are things the students came up with."
She said the students had a lot of fun filming the video, which was a great way of showing the world how great a place Thargomindah was.
"It was lots of fun, recording it was my favourite part," Jacinta, who sang most of the song, said.
Her cousin Emity Warner said she enjoyed recording the video in the sand hills and had a lot of fun singing with her father who also appeared in the video.
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri, October 3, 2008 (ENS) - The vice presidential candidates, Democratic Senator Joe Biden and Republican Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, held their only debate of the election campaign at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday night.
Among many other topics, the candidates differed on how they would deal with energy and climate change if elected on November 4.
A poll taken continuously as the debate was taking place, shows that of 1,195 respondents to the climate change topic, Biden's statements were approved by 83 percent of Democrats, 64 percent of Independents and 16 percent of Republicans; while Palin's statements were approved by 84 percent of Republicans, 36 percent of Independents and 17 percent of Democrats.
Asked who won the debate overall, of 1,182 respondents, 80 percent of Republicans voted for Palin, 87 percent of Democrats voted for Biden, and 69 percent of Independents also voted for Biden.
The results were gathered simultaneously through text messaging and a web tool and displayed live on Mediacurves.com.
On the topic of energy independence and tax breaks for big oil corporations, Governor Palin accused Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama of voting in favor of a 2005 energy bill that gave tax breaks to oil companies.
Senator Biden countered by saying that Obama voted for that energy bill "because, for the first time, it had real support for alternative energy."
"When there were separate votes on eliminating the tax breaks for the oil companies, Barack Obama voted to eliminate them," Biden said.
Then Biden asked a question of his own about the position of Palin's running mate, Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain, on tax breaks for big oil companies.
"If John really wanted to eliminate them, why is he adding to his budget an additional $4 billion in tax cuts for ExxonMobils of the world that, in fact, already have made $600 billion since 2001?" asked Biden.
Palin did not directly reply to that question, but she said, "I had to take on those oil companies and tell them, 'No,' you know, any of the greed there that has been kind of instrumental, I guess, in their mode of operation, that wasn't going to happen in my state."
As governor, Palin helped pass a tax increase on oil company profits, although she opposes the windfall profits tax proposed by Senator Obama.
However, in Thursday's debate, when Biden said, "Look, I agree with the governor. She imposed a windfall profits tax up there in Alaska. That's what Barack Obama and I want to do," Palin did not challenge or deny his statement.
Obama's proposal for a windfall profits tax on oil companies would target profit from the biggest oil companies by taxing each barrel of oil costing more than $80, according to a fact sheet on the proposal. The tax would help pay for a $1,000 tax cut for working families, an expansion of the earned-income tax credit and help for people who cannot afford to pay their energy bills.
Palin said, "Energy independence is the key to this nation's future, to our economic future, and to our national security. So when we talk about energy plans, it's not just about who got a tax break and who didn't. And we're not giving oil companies tax breaks, but it's about a heck of a lot more than that."
She blamed the "East Coast politicians" who do not allow energy-producing states like Alaska to tap into domestic sources of oil and gas.
"We're circulating about $700 billion a year into foreign countries, some who do not like America - they certainly don't have our best interests at heart - instead of those dollars circulating here, creating tens of thousands of jobs and allowing domestic supplies of energy to be tapped into and start flowing into these very, very hungry markets."
"The chant is 'drill, baby, drill,'" Palin said. "And that's what we hear all across this country in our rallies because people are so hungry for those domestic sources of energy to be tapped into."
She then blamed her Democratic opponents for what she called "the energy crisis that we're in."
"You even called drilling - safe, environmentally-friendly drilling offshore, as raping the outer continental shelf," Palin accused. "There - with new technology, with tiny footprints even on land, it is safe to drill and we need to do more of that. But also in that 'all of the above' approach that Senator McCain supports, the alternative fuels will be tapped into: the nuclear, the clean coal."
This week, Congress allowed the long-standing moratorium on drilling for oil and gas on the outer continental shelf to expire although it has been renewed annually by every Congress since 1981. Conservationists object to offshore drilling that might spill oil into sensitive coastal ecosystems and say it would divert resources from renewable energy development.
Moderator Gwen Ifill of PBS asked the candidates, "What is true and what is false about what we have heard, read, discussed, debated about the causes of climate change?"
Palin said, "Alaska feels and sees impacts of climate change more so than any other state. And we know that it's real."
But she equivocated on the issue of whether or not the Earth's rising temperature is due to human activities.
"I'm not one to attribute every man - activity of man to the changes in the climate. There is something to be said also for man's activities, but also for the cyclical temperature changes on our planet," she said.
Biden laid the blame on human activities. "Well, I think it is manmade. I think it's clearly manmade," he declared. "And, look, this probably explains the biggest fundamental difference between John McCain and Barack Obama and Sarah Palin and Joe Biden."
"If you don't understand what the cause is, it's virtually impossible to come up with a solution. We know what the cause is. The cause is manmade. That's the cause," Biden said. "That's why the polar icecap is melting."
"We've got to reduce emissions," Palin declared. "John McCain is right there with an 'all of the above' approach to deal with climate change impacts ... tapping into alternative sources of energy and conserving fuel, conserving our petroleum products and our hydrocarbons so that we can clean up this planet and deal with climate change."
Biden countered, "We have three percent of the world's oil reserves. We consume 25 percent of the oil in the world. John McCain has voted 20 times in the last decade-and-a-half against funding alternative energy sources, clean energy sources, wind, solar, biofuels."
To curb greenhouse gas emissions, Biden said he and Obama would rely on "clean coal and safe nuclear" as well as "wind and solar."
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Bucs narrow field to three for top pick
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
MLB.com will offer live coverage and analysis of the entire First-Year Player Draft from June 7-9 on MLB.com/Live. The first round and Compensation Round A will be broadcast live on MLB.com and MLB Network on Monday, beginning with the Draft preview show at 6 p.m. ET. The Pirates will make just one Day 1 selection.
The assumption across the industry is that Washington will snag 17-year-old Bryce Harper with the Draft's first pick.
Even though Huntington left the door open for a possible college pick, it's believed that for the first time since 2005, the Pirates will use their first-round selection on one of the two high school players. While noting the risk that comes with drafting a player -- particularly a pitcher -- out of high school, Huntington has, for weeks, noted that the strength of the 2010 Draft class lies in the young talent.
"The high school players are a little out in front right now with the upside," Huntington said, speaking on his weekly radio show. "Harper, Machado and Taillon seem to be standing above this class, given the injury to [LSU pitcher Anthony] Ranaudo and the on-and-off performance of [Ole Miss pitcher Drew] Pomeranz."
Machado, a 17-year-old shortstop out of Miami, is represented by agent Scott Boras, though the Pirates have promised not to shy away from a player because of his representation. Taillon isn't expected to be a particularly easy sign either, given his representatives (Hendricks Brothers) and his commitment to attend Rice University.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Correia uneven in outing as Twins edge Rays
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- In a familiar Grapefruit League matchup, the Rays and the Twins met Saturday for the fifth and final time this spring, and the Twins came away with a 6-4 win at Charlotte Sports Park.
David Price made just his fourth official start after pitching in Minor League contests in his past two outings due to the Rays having off-days when he was scheduled to pitch.
Wilkin Ramirez singled off Price to open the Twins' second. One out later he stole second then scored when Dan Rohlfing singled to left.
Kevin Correia started for the Twins, making his sixth appearance of spring. The right-hander, who signed a two-year deal with the Twins in December, surrendered a leadoff home run to Jose Lobaton to start the Rays' third that tied the score at 1. Lobaton was 3-for-3 on the day.
Price walked in a run in the fourth, and third baseman Evan Longoria's error allowed another run to score to put the Twins up 3-1.
Correia surrendered back-to-back RBI doubles to Yunel Escobar and James Loney in the fourth. Loney then scored on center-fielder Aaron Hicks' error to put the Rays up 4-3.
Price allowed two earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out seven in five innings.
Correia went 4 2/3 innings and allowed three earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two.
The Twins pulled ahead in the seventh, 5-4, and didn't give up the lead. Rays' pitcher Jim Paduch struck Ryan Doumit out swinging, but he went to first on a wild pitch and was replaced by pinch-runner Drew Butera. Paduch then issued a walk to Chris Colabello, and both he and Butera scored on a single from Eduardo Escobar.
Up next for the Twins: Right-hander P.J. Walters is scheduled to take the mound against the Blue Jays on Sunday in a 12:05 p.m. CT start at Hammond Stadium. Walters, who is competing for a spot in the rotation, has been solid this spring, as he's yet to allow a run in 10 innings. Right-hander David Bush is slated to start for Toronto. Watch the game live on MLB.TV.
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The stars came out for the west coast premiere reading of Oscar winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black's play 8 based on the Prop 8 trial. The likes of George Clooney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christine Lahti, Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, Jane Lynch, Martin Sheen and Matt Bomer reenacted the courtroom and personal drama of the historic legal battle to have Californa's gay marriage ban, Prop. 8, overturned and helped raise more than $2 million for the cause.
The script of 8 was adapted from courtroom transcripts, first-hand accounts of drama in the courtroom, and interviews with the plaintiffs.
Rob Reiner directed the stage reading, and Bryan Singer, a film director, was the presenting sponsor of the event, which served as a fundraiser for American Foundation for Equal Rights.
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|Rustler Park
Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2016
|Parked at Rustler Park, walked the road to Long Park and then took the Crest Trail to the top. There were some nice views along the way but the summit itself is a dud. I saw about a dozen whitetail deer and 6 turkeys during my hike. Good times!
|Posted Oct 22, 2016 12:57 am
|from Longs Park Trailhead
Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2015
|I hiked this one on the way to New Mexico. It has a nice trail.
|Posted Oct 30, 2015 6:39 pm
|Mormon ridge
Date Climbed: Dec 11, 2014
|Tagging an ultra on the first day of a short desert peak-bagging trip. The area has burned in the last 5-10 years, obscuring the trails. Trip report.
|Posted Dec 15, 2014 7:18 pm
|rustler park
Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2014
|I tried and failed to get a 2wd Nissan Exterra up the Long Park road- plenty of clearance but not enough traction on the steep and rocky section. I ended up having to back down the road which was a little stressful. I parked at Rustler Park and hiked up the Jeep trail to Long Park before merging with the main trail. This route is quite a bit shorter than advertised (and shorter than the signs indicate). I would guess its about 9 miles round trip. The summit is pretty underwhelming- no views.
|Posted Nov 4, 2014 11:52 pm
|Paul McClellan
|Burned Timber
Date Climbed: Mar 23, 2014
|Followed the Crest Trail from Rustler Park to and from the peak. Passed through much burned timber - the occasional live forest demonstrated how much must have been lost by recent fires. The trail was virtually clear of any snow and the weather was ideal. I enjoyed the views to the north.
|Posted Mar 28, 2014 12:23 am
|Chiricahua Peak
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2009
|Very simple hiking with moderate to easy hiking terrain. Peak has no real views but with good timing the meadows can be full and blooming. I saw fire damage mostly on the western ridges below the trail line. Many blue berry patches early on and encountered a brown bear crossing the trail 50 yards in front of us so be aware of your surroundings.
|Posted Jul 9, 2012 11:05 pm
|Chiricahua sweetness
Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2008
|A great hike with Nick and Allen through beautiful mountaintops to the highpoint of the Chiricahua Mountains. Plenty of golden aspens, too.
|Posted Nov 17, 2010 9:43 pm
Date Climbed: Apr 30, 2009
|If I had to do it again I would have driven that road since it wasn't very bad. But nonetheless this was a pleasant enough hike and I can't complain about getting a COHP and an ultra.
|Posted May 5, 2009 12:48 am
|From Rustlers Park
Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008
|Great Day for a hike.
|Posted Feb 23, 2009 12:30 am
|Rustler Park
Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2008
|Not to exciting of an area. Carried both kids most of the way and survived the 11 mile RT, total 70 lbs with kids and gear. Pictures and map at http://www.willhiteweb.com/arizona_climbing/chiricahua_mountains/chiricahua_peak_258.htm
|Posted Oct 19, 2008 2:16 pm
|Rustler Park
Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008
|Meadows, wildflowers, and alpine forest...a pleasant surprise and a nice change from Phoenix summer weather. Also went over Flyes Peak and saw a glass jar summit register. Spent the next morning hiking to Heart of Rocks in the National Monument - very cool area and well worth a full weekend of exploration.
|Posted Sep 14, 2008 9:53 pm
|Don't roll the benchmark
Date Climbed: Sep 26, 1993
|Hiked before 1975, 1993, 1998 and 2001. The summit benchmark
is in a loose block. In 2001 tacked on Flys peak and 9570
for extra credit.
|Posted Aug 5, 2008 6:17 pm
|Via Turkey Creek
|I did this as a backpack years ago. We parked at Turkey Creek, and hiked up the Saulsbury Trail to the Crest Trail and over to Anita Park. We summited Chiricahua Peak after setting up camp. The next day we cruised down the Mormon Ridge Trail to our car.
|Posted Sep 26, 2007 10:21 pm
|Rustler Park
Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2007
|Great views of Cochise county along the hike. Couldn't see a lot from the summit, but it was cloudy by then and snowing
|Posted Mar 28, 2007 4:16 am
|Dan the Jones
|Maany years ago I enjoyed a great Christmas camped out underneath this mountain. It ended up snowing like crazy.
|Posted Mar 9, 2007 7:31 pm
|Much longer than anticipated
Date Climbed: Mar 7, 2007
|With a few free days on the agenda, I decided to head for the warm heights of southern AZ. Unfortunately I picked the Chiricahuas which had a pretty good blanket of snow covering them above 8k feet. The "easy stroll on a trail" that I was expecting turned into ~6 miles of easy south facing trail, broken up by ~5 miles of shin to hip deep post-holing. I made the summit and when I returned to my car at Rustlers Park, I immediately took a nap!
|Posted Mar 9, 2007 7:24 pm
|Dennis Poulin
|Rustler Park
Date Climbed: Nov 15, 2006
|Another great hike on a good trail. Not much of a view from anywhere along the trail.
|Posted Nov 22, 2006 5:43 pm
|Day Hiker
|Route Climbed: Mormon Creek Date Climbed: 2005 October 27
|I finally got to summit this one with no snow on the trail. It goes a lot faster in running shoes; I was back in Willcox by 11:00.
|Posted Oct 27, 2005 8:42 pm
|Bob Bolton
|Route Climbed: Rustler Park Date Climbed: May 23, 2005
|Duane and I picked our way from the New Mexico border to Rustler Park in the dark with incomplete (inaccurate) directions "leading the way". A Whip-poor-Will sang off and on all night long, keeping us awake much more than we wished. However, we had a great hike in comfortable temperatures for our second of nine Ultra-prominence summits in nine days.
|Posted Jun 4, 2005 12:00 am
|Day Hiker
|Route Climbed: Mormon Creek Date Climbed: 2004 December 03
|It was snowy again, but not as much as 11 months ago. I'll have to come back some time in another season, so I can see what the trail is like near the top without snow on it. I don't think many people hike to the summit of this one in the winter. Above the junction southwest of the peak (N31.84344 W109.29884 elev ~9150ft), I saw absolutely no human prints in the snow, just deer.
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When the doctor prescribes a medication, most Americans assume the medication has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for this particular condition. However, that may not be the case. The doctor may be prescribing it for what is called off-label use.
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For her new role in an adaption of The Three Musketeers, Milla Jovovich took her hair to a lighter, brighter shade of strawberry. "Let's face it," Jovovich told PEOPLE on Tuesday at N.Y.C. premiere of the modern jailhouse drama, Stone. "17th-century hair kind of sucks." So to make her old-school onscreen coifs more fun, Jovovich recently brightened up her tresses by going "strawberry auburn" to star alongside Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz, and Luke Evans in the The Three Musketeers remake. "All the girls in the movie are blonde. So I wanted to go for strawberry auburn. Not everybody has that color today," she explained of her new hair tone, created by her longtime stylist Philip Carreon. "And I liked the idea of something on the blonde side, because it was only in the 18th and 19th centuries that hair got really interesting." And for her glamorous look on the red carpet Tuesday night, Jovovich's hair was trimmed into a long, lopsided bob. And can they work her current cut into a period coif? "Oh, yeah," said Jovovich, who will play M'Lady de Winter. "We do a half-wig and curl my hair in these beautiful-looking curls. It's gorgeous." Tell us: What do you think of Milla's new strawberry shade? –Jeffrey Slonim


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Discussion in 'Regional Forums' started by Gerg, Dec 17, 2011.
I am in... Bikes booze and good friends. The new year is looking brighter already
The sacrifices I make for you guys and gals...
Rode up to Kernville today to chat with the MRA folks and check out the Campground. Things look good!!! Of course the winter wear and tear hasn't happend yet but they have done some smoothing of some of the sites and the trees are growing nicely! By Warped XX we should have a TON of shade. Another couple/5 years any you might be able to string a hammock
The bad thing is there isn't any appreciable improvement in the availability of RV sites so be prepared to have to park in the upper parking lot if we can't squeeze you in. Tag along trailers and small motorhome shouldn't be an issue but 5th wheel and larger tag along trailers will be, period.
Be prepared for a major bitch session after the 1st. I have to have a 50% deposit by the end of January!
Happy Holidays!
Darn you are a whiny shit. :eek1 I try to bring one RV. After "learning" what warped is really about.......:slurp:jose:dg
I ain't bring the RV this year. I'll ride the XRL up and tent camp.
You will have $$ next week!
Whiny Shit??? I prefer Squeaky Wheel
And after this year, I'm going back to the tent as well. This is #8 and there was only one where I used a tent
Well....... apparently, you can be taught....
Hey! Twice in one week. Time to change you name to Vicious Cat.
No more wine for you.
Just gotta read the tag line...
Just sayin
I just didn't think she would burn the bridge with ME ON IT!
Maybe time to make the Cat some of my "special" chili. Lots of Habaneros, just enough Molasses to cover the initial burn, then enough garlic to get some reflux action going. I need to remember to bring a fire extinguisher to put out the burning Cat tent!
Feed her that and we had better keep her away from any open flame!
Note to self.... do not partake of any offered food
I'll feed you wine first, you will never know what hit you. :huh
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all you FF's!!!!!!!
And Peace and Goodwill to ALL!
And Lots of Holiday Beer to Drink!! :slurp
Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Year to All! (But especially for Gerg, he'll need it.)
Merry Christmas!
Here's to more riding in the New Year!
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United States Hospital AIDS/HIV and Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care Survey, 1988, 1989, AND 1991 (ICPSR 6455)
Principal Investigator(s): Andrulis, Dennis P., National Public Health and Hospital Institute
The purpose of this study was to obtain information on hospital-based treatment of persons with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and other Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-related illnesses. Aggregate data were obtained from each surveyed hospital, with the hospital as the unit of observation. Topics covered included patient demographics, service volume and structure, sources of payment, and types of services and treatments rendered. Information was also solicited on inpatient and outpatient AIDS/HIV hospital utilization, patient discharge disposition and likely mode of exposure, hospital community AIDS/HIV education programs, and policies for the treatment of AIDS/HIV patients, for employees with AIDS/HIV, and for the confidentiality of AIDS/HIV patients. Additionally, hospital administrators were queried about monitoring and tracking of outpatient services and the existence of special hospital-operated AIDS/HIV outpatient clinics. Financial characteristics covered included net revenues, costs, and charges for inpatient and outpatient AIDS/HIV services, payer source, and methods used to determine costs. In 1989 and 1991, separate data were obtained for pediatric AIDS/HIV patients.
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Andrulis, Dennis P. United States Hospital AIDS/HIV and Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care Survey, 1988, 1989, AND 1991. ICPSR06455-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06455.v1
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Police, community and calendar briefs for Dec. 11, 2012.
Man charged with brandishing gun
A 34-year-old man was arrested Sunday after being accused of threatening another man with a gun and firing a shot.
Joshua Nune Davidson was arguing with a man on the top level of the Extended Suites at 5001 E. Silver Springs Blvd. just after 3 p.m. Both men were staying at the hotel, according to Marion County Sheriff's Office reports.
During the confrontation, Davidson reportedly went to his room and returned to the scene of the argument. Reports state that a short time later he flashed the gun in his waistband then pulled the firearm and fired a shot toward the parking lot.
Davidson told officers he did display the weapon because he was in fear for his safety, but said he did not fire the gun.
Several residents told officers he did fire the gun.
A shell casing matching the bullets in the weapon was found at the scene.
Davidson was booked into the Marion County Jail on one count each of aggravated assault with a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. He was released late Sunday after posting bond, which was set at $8,000.
No one was hurt during the incident and it was not clear why the men were arguing.
Driver struck by train in stable condition
The 25-year-old Citra man who was thrown from his car after it was struck by a train over the weekend was in stable condition Monday at a local hospital.
Jedrek Tyrell Turner reportedly tried to drive around the activated railroad crossing gate at State Road 326, just east of Northeast 36th Avenue at 3 a.m. Sunday, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports.
Before Turner could drive over the tracks, the 2001 Hyundai he was driving was hit by a southbound train. Turner, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown from the car, reports state.
Turner was taking to the newly-opened Level II trauma center at Ocala Regional Medical Center. He was listed in stable condition Monday afternoon, said ORMC spokeswoman Suzanne Santangelo.
Charges in the crash are pending, authorities said.
Winners announced for Belleview parade
BELLEVIEW — The Belleview Chamber of Commerce has announced winners of Sunday's Christmas parade:
1st - Belleview High School
2nd - Lake Weir High School
3rd - Belleview Middle School
Equestrian units
1st - Fantasy Arabian Riders
2nd - Summerfield Stompers
3rd - Peruvian Horses on Parade
Motorized units
1st – St. Theresa Catholic Church
2nd - 1st Florida Chapter Military Vehicle Preservation
3rd - Papa Johns
Commercial floats
1st - Legendz Of Ocala Cheerleading/Gym
2nd - Doc Holiday Inc.
3rd - The Arts District
Non-commercial floats
1st - Belleview South Marion Football and Cheerleading
2nd - Summerfield Stompers
3rd - Belleview Santos Elementary
Marching units
1st - Belleview High School Air Force JROTC
2nd - Scionti's Martial Arts
3rd - Martial Arts World
President's pick
St. Theresa Catholic Church
Donations sought for Helping Hands
The Helping Hands thrift stores need donations to help serve displaced men, women and children. Needed items include appliances, furniture, auto tools, clothing, shoes and nonperishable food.
Items can be dropped off 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 9536 SE Maricamp Road or 8820 SW Highway 200, Ocala.
For more information, call 680-0287 or 237-1761, or visit www.helpinghandsocala.org .
County compressed natural gas seminar
Local businesses and interested parties are invited to attend a compressed natural gas installation seminar hosted by Marion County Fleet Management from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 19 at 3330 SE Maricamp Road, Ocala.
The event includes a demonstration of a 2012 Chevy Silverado being converted to run on compressed natural gas.
Registration is required by Friday.
For more information, call 671-8570.
Tickets on sale for theater benefit
A Christmas Musical Revue Dinner theatre will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church at 4047 NE 21 St., Ocala.
Tickets are $30 per person. Proceeds benefit the Ocala Civic Theatre.
For more information, call 236-2274.
Farmer's markets held in the area
Lady Lake: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Lady Lake Chamber of Commerce, 106 S. U.S. 27/441, Lady Lake. (527-4197)
On Top of the World: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays, Circle Square Commons, 8405 SW 80th. St., Ocala. (427-3982 or 854-3670)
Belleview: 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, City Hall Park, 5331 SE Abshier Blvd., Belleview. (537-4197)
Ocala: North Magnolia Merchants Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, 834 N. Magnolia Ave. (216-4524)
Ocala: Ocala Farm Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, downtown square. (426-8244 or ocalafarmmarket.com)
Dinner theatre will benefit CF Foundation
The College of Central Florida Foundation's 2013 dinner theatre presentation will feature "Funny Money" by Ray Cooney.
Performances will be held at 5:45 p.m. Feb. 6-10 and 12:15 p.m. Feb. 9-10 in the Webber Center, 3001 SW College Road.
Tickets are $55.
Proceeds support the CF Foundation Promise for the Future Fund, which provides the college with resources to start new programs or expand existing ones.
For more information or tickets, call 854-2322, ext. 1416.
WOMAN'S CLUB: The GFWC Woman's Club of Ocala, 11:45 a.m., Ocala Elks Lodge, 702 NE 25th Ave., Ocala. Gloria James will speak about the Kyleigh Faith Foundation, Inc. (351-2708)
PTSD: PTSD support group, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., College of Central Florida, 3001 SW College Road, Room 102, Building 42, Ocala. (875-8200 or email@example.com)
BASKET WEAVING: Basket weaving, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1126, E. Silver Spring Blvd., Ocala. (629-9657 or 817-2967)
NAR ANON: 12-step support group for those with a loved one suffering from addiction, 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 1839 NE Eighth Ave. Road, Ocala. Newcomers 6 p.m. (naranonfl.org)
T.O.P.S.: Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1126 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. Weigh-in 5:45 p.m. (236-4157 or 732-6947)
TOASTMASTERS: Marion United Toastmasters, 4 to 5 p.m., United Way of Marion County, 1401 NE Second St., Ocala. (816-1264)
BINGO: White elephant bingo, 1 p.m., Forest Community Center, 777 S. County Road 314A, Ocklawaha. (438-2840)
STAMP CLUB: General Francis Marion Stamp Club, 7 p.m., Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 6455 SW State Road 200, Ocala. (www.ocalagfmstampclub.com)
CRIME STOPPERS: Crime Stoppers board, 8:30 a.m., Ocala Police Department, 402 SW Pine Ave., Ocala. (843-1499 or ocalacrimestoppers.com)
NARAFE: National Association of Retired and Active Federal Employees, noon, La Roccos, 5545 E. State Road 40 (867-0117)
CAROLERS: Wings of Faith Carolers perform, 6 to 8 p.m., downtown square, Ocala.
DVD PRESENTATION: "Education Under Fire," 30-minute DVD of Iran's denial of higher education for students who are members of the Baha'i Faith, 2 p.m., Marion County Public Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (693-4482)
WOMEN'S GATHERING: Discussion of diverse December religious events, The Interfaith Alliance of Marion County women's gathering potluck luncheon, 11:30 a.m., 1009 NE 28th Ave., Ocala. (873-9970 or firstname.lastname@example.com)
FOREST READERS: Book club, 10:30 a.m., Forest Public Library, 905 S. County Road 314A, Ocklawaha. (438-2540)
MAGIC: Magic with Brian LaPalme, 3:30 p.m., Freedom Public Library, 5870 SW 95th St., Ocala. (438-2580)
DAUGHTERS: United Daughters of the Confederacy, 11:30 a.m., Ocala Elks Lodge, 702 NE 25th Ave., Ocala. (622-6485)
OPEN HOUSE: Holiday open house, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chambrel, 1801 SE 24th Road, Ocala. Festival of trees and silent auction; musical presentation at 2 p.m. (368-7710)
JOE ACABA: NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, 6 p.m., Silver River Museum, 1445 NE 58th Ave., Ocala. Open house 4 p.m. Seating is limited. (236-5401 or www.SilverRiverMuseum.com)
MARKETING COMMITTEE: Marion County Tourist Development Council Marketing Committee, 10 a.m., Hampton Inn, 3601 SW 38th Ave., Ocala. (438-2800)
To submit information for this list, send an email to email@example.com or visit www.ocala.com, scroll down and click on EVENTS CALENDAR on the right.


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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:07 pm
Post subject: Geez!
This conversation makes me glad that I already have a Medalist Ektar fixed and board mounted. And a 107mm Ektar. And a 101mm Ektar. And a 100mm f/3.5 Tessar. And a 101mm Velostigmat. And a 80mm Heligon. And a 105mm Xenar (both f/3.5 and f/4.5).
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How do you choose which to use?
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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:34 am
Post subject: Whichever One I Want To
Just whatever I feel like using at the time. I have 55 lenses. I'm a sucker for cheap glass. Most expensive lens I have was $199 (a mint 180mm F/4 Tele-Arton). The cheapest ones were given to me for free. I was dangerous when I drove long haul. I could and did stop at MPEX every time I went thru Columbus. In fact, between March 94 when I bought my Century from the original owner until I stopped getting thru Columbus in 2001, I spent $5,556 but I have over 100 items. Of course I also bought stuff from Arlington Camera in Arlington, TX, KEH when they had their store in Dallas from 1990-2000, and Columbus Camera Group.
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55 lenses? That's not many.
But seriously, which of the 55 do you carry with you?
My solution to "more lenses than be carried" was to have some shootouts and to think hard about which focal lengths made sense. My travel kit's still too big, but its almost manageable.
You bought from CCG? Amazing. I've never found anything there that seemed worth their price. I must have been lucky.
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The only thing I bought fom CCG was a RH-12 Insert (just the insert, not the complete holder) for $49 on 08/10/99. 55 lenses not much? I didn't include the 46 35mm lenses I have. I usually don't take my Graflex with me in the truck. I just use it locally. When I do take my Century with me, I just take one lens and RH holder. It all fits in a small hard case that way.
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Gentlemen, I beseech thee: please show a little pity for those newly arrived Graflex enthusiasts in your midsts!
Some of us will never be so fortunate to have acquired such a large cache of equipment as yourselves. It may be that we have not the resources, or simply sufficient hours remaining in the brief slice of life alloted to us, to obtain and trial a sample of each and every lens ever produced during the past 100 years.
Oh, but from your own vast and varied experiences we could learn so much!
If only you would please share with us just a sampling of your own images that you consider special, or important, or pleasing. Or simply fun! Help us who are now blind to glimpse among those troves you possess which of these lenses you personally consider to be most the joyful and desirous, and why.
Help us to make informed decisions. Help us so that whatever meager pittance we do have may fall in wise expenditure. Help us to preserve and sustain your own hard-won Graflex traditions for the sake of future generations of film photographers, the world over.
Whatever you can offer, even just an image or two, even just now and then. Any and all would be most helpful, and definitely appreciated!
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Vitaly, I keep a lens diary. All being well, it will eventually be published in French and English on the French LF site. The text is ready and I've sent a pile of photos (taken on film, then scanned) of some of the lenses. I'll inform you when it is published.
At one time Emmanuel Bigler, who translated my English into French, and I contemplated including a series of shots taken with some of the lenses in the article. We've given up on this.
Emmanuel didn't like the first series I offered him, taken in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. He said that they weren't distinctively American, could have been taken in France. He didn't say, but could have, that a good lens used well takes a technically good picture, end of discussion.
The second series, distinctively American, showed only that lenses that are good enough shoot well. I'm sorry, but I have a strong prejudice against sample shots taken with lenses. Good lenses are good and there's little basis for choice among them.
In a way I've taken direction from my late friend Charlie Barringer. Charlie was an enthusiast of all things Zeiss but also collected lenses that were "extreme," the more extreme the better. Hence his 44/5.6 Super Aviogon and his 80" Zoomar Reflectar. Wide angle lenses are good, the wider the better, and so are long focus lenses.
The important lesson you should learn from my adventures is that taking pictures is more important than accumulating lenses.
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I most certainly agree! Making photographs is the whole point of having this stuff in the first place. (For some of us, anyway!)
I would also say this: *viewing* photographs is also important. We can talk about this lens or that film all day long. But the mere utterances have little value until we are actually able to see the photographs themselves.
I think we learn to make good photographs by seeing good photographs. Not that we see to merely copy or replicate the work of others. But by seeing the photographs of others, we may be inspired, and learn what may work for our own vision and purposes.
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