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Jeff Davis Peak Climber's Log
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|Group hike
Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2016
|Led by Daryn Dodge with help from David Sanger, our group (Andrew Kirmse, Jerry Kohn, Laura Newman, Bob McLaughlin) were able to all summit. See Peakbagger page for TR's and tracks, if desired.
|Posted Oct 30, 2016 11:17 pm
|Along with Markeeville
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2012
|Meetup hike.
Nice loop.
Class 4 pitch was fun.
|Posted Oct 18, 2015 3:34 pm
|south face
Date Climbed: Nov 15, 2014
|day hike with Jean and Sandra. 2 pitches.
|Posted Nov 16, 2014 12:43 am
|South Face
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2011
|2x. Discovered the tunnel on the descent after making the spicy traverse from the rap anchor. Good fun with dad.
|Posted Jul 4, 2011 12:00 pm
|Cool looking peak
Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010
|Climbed with the NorCal peak hikers. A few in the group summited but most chose not to risk a 4th class climb without helmets. Still need to come back and nail this one.
|Posted Jun 7, 2011 12:37 am
|Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: July 4, 2009
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
|Started around the corner from the standard route, went up some very loose 4th class, through a tunnel, and made a short traverse to the rap station. Broke a foot hold at one point and about ripped my arm out of the socket catching the fall. The chimney was great fun. Rapped down the standard route. Looked a lot easier and significantly more solid than my route.
|Posted Jul 4, 2009 6:27 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009
|Fun stuff, I guess I can't really tell the difference between 4th class and low fifth. I trundled a bunch of loose stuff off the main route since I was soloing, seems I was the first to climb it since winter. The chimney portion is pretty solid rock, not scary at all, just really fun. Downclimbing seemed like a safer alternative to the rap, loose rock being the main concern and all.
Couldn't see a thing from the summit, I hiked from the third gate up markleeville peak and over to jeff davis, snowed/sleeted/rained the entire time.
All in all, a cool peak that doesn't see a lot of action. I think the volcanic peaks between carson and ebbets are my favorite peaks in the Northern Sierra Region.
|Posted Jun 7, 2009 4:58 pm
|Thanksgiving fun
Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2007
|Nice easy little peak. Summitted just before dark and saw the sunset. It was quite cold and windy, but a fantastic view. Accidentally left a bunch of slings sitting near the belay rock. Bummer.
|Posted Sep 22, 2008 2:52 am
|South Side
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007
|Fun climbing. Definitely airy. Holds weren't quite as loose as they looked. The chimney was cool. Together with Markleeville Peak.
|Posted Aug 26, 2007 5:02 am
|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: Jan 13, 2006
|This was one of our better winter outings. Cold & windy, but highly enjoyable. Trip Report
|Posted Jan 27, 2006 1:52 am
|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: Jan 13, 2006
|Climbed The Nipple, Jeff Davis, and Markleeville on an ambitious and surprisingly successful snowshoe outing out of Red Lake with Bob. Glad we brought a short rope to rappel. Ours was the first winter ascent recorded in the register, which dated back to 1985. Cool peak.
|Posted Jan 23, 2006 7:15 pm


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Crab claws are usually hollow to allow for the soft tissue so I am not sure that this is what it is. Horns have two componants, an outer hollow keratin sheath and an inner bone cone. When the inner bone core is broken off the skull the inside has bony shelf like structures simillar to this specimen. So I favour a horn core and from the size a sheep or goat.
You may be right, then.
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Thank you John - I guess they would be there from butchers dumping waste in days before such activities were frowned upon.
We found one too yesterday!! On the bank in Greenwich. Ours is a little bigger, very blackened but looks the same as yours inside. I think it is a goat or sheep horn. God knows how old!!??
I've hung on to mine for ages - had it in a bowl of water which it soaks up so fast - but now I know what it is finally.

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PITTSFIELD -- Christina Barrett is one of those people who believes that if life hands you lemons, you make lemonade.
Barrett, 31, the director of Marketing and Student Recruiting at Berkshire Community College, had been training for several months to run her first marathon in New York City.
The Pittsfield resident was excited. Her friends and family were excited.
Then, of course, fate intervened, in the form of Hurricane Sandy. The marathon was canceled. Large parts of New York City are still without power.
So Barrett did what, in her mind, was the next best thing. She ran a 26.2-mile marathon on Sunday anyway. By herself. Here, in Berkshire County.
"This year, I decided to run a marathon," she said. "I trained for it, planned for it, I was going to do it. We had hotel reservations, everything. And then, obviously, I couldn't. At least not in New York."
"She said she was going to run a marathon on Nov. 4, and she did it," said her friend, Holly Kresiak. "We're very proud of her."
Kresiak and two other friends, Pete and Christine Hoyt, were at the faux "finish line" at Herberg Middle School. Christine Hoyt and Kresiak strung a piece of purple ribbon across the sidewalk so that Barrett could break it.
The two also wore T-shirts that read, "Run Barrett Run". Christine's husband, Pete Hoyt, held up a sign that read "Beer + wings ahead."
"We were with her from about mile nine," said Christine Hoyt. She added there were a few Barrett supporters scattered along the course; about a half-dozen in all, who followed her along the route. The course ran from Barrett's apartment in Pittsfield south into Richmond and then into West Stockbridge and then back north to the Herberg parking lot. She finished in five hours, five minutes.
Christine Hoyt said that Barrett laid out a much tougher, hillier course than she would have run in New York City.
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"They were great," said Barrett of her friends. "They encouraged me when I was running the hills."
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"He was great," she said, her voice halting with emotion. "He was always positive. When the race was canceled, he said, 'Don't worry, We'll figure out a way to do this.' He was a trooper. And when I was running today, he was always very positive."
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Sheets, Hart also heading to Midsummer Classic for Brewers
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
"It got to be a little bit overwhelming at times," Braun said of his radio and TV campaign last week. "But it was definitely a lot of fun, and obviously, it ended up being well worth it."
Braun and the Cubs' Alfonso Soriano and Kosuke Fukudome were voted to fill the three outfield spots for the NL at Yankee Stadium on July 15.Sheets was also voted to the NL All-Star team by the players' ballot and will head to the Midsummer Classic for the fourth time in his career and the second straight season. "It really is a big deal to say you're a Major League All-Star," Sheets said. "Once you're a Major League All-Star, you'll always be a Major League All-Star as long as you live, no matter if you stink every year. It's a title that sticks with you, and it's a big honor." Hart beat out four competitors -- all from bigger markets -- in the Final Vote balloting to earn his first All-Star berth.
"It's incredible," Hart said. "I thought maybe I had a chance the way the fans have been and the way they pushed Braun. But at the same time, we were going against New York and Philly and those are pretty big markets."
Braun, a first-time All-Star, will be the first Brewers outfielder to start an All-Star Game since 1999, when Jeromy Burnitz replaced an injured Tony Gwynn. The last Brewers outfielder voted to start a Midsummer Classic was Ben Oglivie in 1980.Brewers media relations boss Mike Vassallo and Braun expended a lot of energy over recent weeks to get out the vote for the 24-year-old, who is in his first full Major League season after winning NL Rookie of the Year honors last year following a May callup. He took part in radio and television interviews with outlets throughout the country, including Milwaukee, his hometown of Los Angeles and his collegiate stomping grounds in Miami. "Everybody was contributing," Braun said. "I really appreciate the support. Obviously, it wouldn't be possible, literally, without everybody's help." At the same time he stumped for votes, Braun slumped at the plate. He snapped an 0-for-19 drought with a fourth-inning single in Saturday's win over the Pirates and then homered in Sunday's series finale. He's hitting .279 this season with 21 home runs and 59 RBIs. Braun said again on Sunday what he told MLB.com last week: If he's asked, he'll participate in the State Farm Home Run Derby. Braun has been nursing a sore right hand and said he'd have to consult with the Brewers' athletic training staff before making that official. Good health has been key this season for Sheets, who improved to 10-2 with a 2.77 ERA by beating the Pirates on Friday at Miller Park. He will make his next start on July 9 against the Rockies and will be well-rested to pitch in the All-Star Game six days after that, if called upon by NL (and Rockies) manager Clint Hurdle. This may be a stupid question, but would Sheets like to start? He'll have a chance to lobby Hurdle this week at Miller Park. "They make up their own minds," Sheets said. "That is a stupid question, though. Of course I would like to start it. But I won't campaign for it. I'm just happy to be there." He has never been to Yankee Stadium.
|"These kids are special to me. Once you do this, you're a National League All-Star for life. This is a huge honor."
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 1:03 PM
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School district, PTA to hold 'student services fair'
Original post made on Sep 10, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 1:03 PM
a resident of Barron Park
on Sep 10, 2013 at 3:10 pm
I wish the district officials would attend this fair and have a table where they explain what the they are doing to improve Gunn's counseling services, this affects the mental health of the students. We had a suicide attempt at the end of the summer vacation, and one anoother one just a week ago. Both were Gunn graduates; which probably means t that they were already experiencing mental health issues when they were at Gunn. Wonder if anybody noticed it.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Sep 10, 2013 at 4:47 pm
I need to understand the differences in the counseling models between Gunn and Paly. I hear all kinds of stories about how at Paly there is an on-line system for college applications and that students have a counselor and an advisor? Why are things so different? Isn't it one school district? Why is the Paly College website so much better than Gunn's? Why do we have two websites at all? The information on colleges and resources is the same right?
My son told me about the suicide attempts and that a suicide note was poste on Facebook. What is the school's policy on notifying parents? He was very upset about it and I could not believe that one of the incident happened on campus and no one told the parents or checked in with the students.
Can the new PR officer help to answer some of these questions?
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Sep 10, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Another Opportunity for the district to showcase what it is doing with it laundry list of differing and uncoordinated programs. There shouldn't be different resources and programs at all these schools. You don't need a confusing fair if you have one set of evidence based programs that implement best practices everywhere.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 11, 2013 at 10:59 am
Why did the district back out of sponsoring the OCR (Office for Civil Rights) event last year? The parent groups that did sponsor this event provided free child care as well (I think that may have been paid for by Ken Dauber). They also provided very good refreshments (paid for by the parents and not the district I might add).
This whole event looks like a PR event and I would be very surprised if parents learn anything new that will actually help change what has been happening (or not happening) in this district. The Board will be continuing to take direction from (instead of giving direction to as it should be) Supt. Kevin Skelly. He has streadfastly opposed requiring Gunn to move towards
the Teacher Advisory model that has been successfully operating at Paly for many years. He has also not been open and honest with the Board and the people who elected them. We need answers about so many things and not a smoke screen of an event that will is probably intended to give parents a false sense of security about things being perfect in "perfect Palo Alto".
It would be nice if the district gave a table to OCR people to hand out information intended to keep our children safe from the abuses of bullies throughout the district. I feel like Dr,. Skelly has bullied the Board into going along with whatever he dictates. It is time for them to show him the door. We have had enough.
By the way, was this event dreamed up by the $150K PR person brought on board recently?I want my tax dollars to be put to better use (or was the salary paid for by PiE money?). No matter........it's all a disgrace.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Sep 11, 2013 at 11:19 am
They have held these student services fairs many, many times in the past, but absolutely none of it has had any lasting effect. One year, they even had a "massage booth" for the Paly kids. Unless they do that daily, it won't help.
Even the peer tutoring is I effective: most kids know that the tutors are going to blab to others about "slow kids in school". most kids do not want to be seen going to a peer tutor. There is no privacy here, and adolescents crave and need privacy. The student services fair certainly does not give the. That!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 11, 2013 at 11:35 am
"Why did the district back out of sponsoring the OCR (Office for Civil Rights) event last year? "
Because it became clear the primary motivation for the event was to educate parents on how to file OCR complaints against the district.
Even then, the district members were criticized for attending. They were damned either way.
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Sep 11, 2013 at 3:27 pm
History can you tell us why you think educating parents about their rights is a bad thing? It seems there is nothing wrong with that (the title of the event was "know your rights" and the agenda included how to file a complaint with OCR when Dr. Skelly agreed to sponsor it. There wasn't anything that "became clear." It was always clear. I can post the documents if you are not clear about the hisotry of what happened, and when.
Can you also say why you think Skelly and Townsend should have been at the meeting? The purpose of the meeting (explained on the flyer. And above) was to educate parents about their rights and what they can do if their child is bullied based on race, gender, national origin, or disability. Having district staff present is potentially intimidating. Camille Townsend acted very oddly, photographing each slide (for what purpose is unclear). It is akin to having the company bosses attend a meeting for union members with the NLRB. There was no proper purpose for them to be present and that would be true regardless of whether they sponsored it (meaning allowed the use of space) or not.
Indeed there was no purpose for them to sponsor it. The CAC wanted the district to do it as a gesture of goodwill toward the disabled community. The district agreed, them reneged, then lied and said it had never agreed. The whole performance by the district on this subject was 1) unprofessional 2) unnecessary 3)had nothing to do with stopping bullying or helping kids.
This is national suicide prevention week. Is this fair the districts effort for that? Not enough.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Sep 11, 2013 at 4:05 pm
mr Skelly obviously realized that an awful lot of parents, especially at the middle school level where most bullying occurs, have complaints about HIM.
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2013 at 5:02 pm
Posted by Wish, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Sep 10, 2013 at 3:10 pm
I wish the district officials would attend this fair and have a table where they explain what the they are doing to improve Gunn's counseling services, this affects the mental health of the students. We had a suicide attempt at the end of the summer vacation, and one anoother one just a week ago. Both were Gunn graduates; which probably means t that they were already experiencing mental health issues when they were at Gunn. Wonder if anybody noticed it.
Why should it be schools' responsibility to act as psychologists? The question really should be did anyone at home or friends notice signs of instability. Perhaps some disturbed students do not take advantage of the counseling services. To blame it on the school is unfair.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 11, 2013 at 9:46 pm
As noted, it was presented to the district as an event to educate parents on OCR to which the district agreed. As soon as the real focus for the event was made clear, the district pulled out. [Portion removed.] The district, again, made the right decision.
Your second paragraph simply validates my point. Obviously you have a problem with the district. [Portion removed.]
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Sep 12, 2013 at 8:26 am
What @history is saying isn't true. The purpose of the meeting was to provide information to parents about their children's rights in regards to bullying and harassment. It was a standard presentation from OCR lawyers. There was also a question and answer period. Over 100 people turned out. (It was sponsored by PASS and SEAN and WCDBPA in addition to CAC).
I thought it was fine that Dr Skelly and Ms Townsend came. I hope they learned something useful.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Sep 12, 2013 at 12:21 pm
Manners are useful.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 12, 2013 at 8:25 pm
@CAC parent,
Read the Post's report of the event where they quote Ken Dauber saying exactly as I've stated.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Sep 12, 2013 at 8:59 pm
Real smart to plan it for the same night as the Senior Parent Night. Don't they look at any master plan for conflicts?
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Sep 12, 2013 at 11:53 pm
Here is the precise agenda exactly as it was proposed to the district that Holly Wade approved. it was sent to the district on April 16, 2013 at 8:30 am. please note item 4 below:
"Know Your Rights" Technical Assistance event for parent education in Palo Alto
1. The law of discriminatory bullying;
2. rights of parents and students under the law;
3. what OCR is;
4. how people can file a complaint with OCR;
6. who to contact if you have more questions.
Holly wrote back the same day at 5:18 pm: "Thank you for the follow up, I was able to speak to Dr. Skelly this morning and he welcomes this opportunity to partner with you on this information event for our community. Please let me know if we can assist you in identifying and securing a location for the talk, date, and any other assistance that you may need.
So hopefully this thoroughly rebuts the false statement that the event "was presented to the district as an event to educate parents on OCR to which the district agreed. As soon as the real focus for the event was made clear, the district pulled out." The event was presented as a Know Your Rights presentation that always included (see 4 above) "how to file a complaint with OCR."
"History" is now simply telling a false story about this because what the district actually did by agreeing then reneging, then lying about it when caught out is embarrassing, unprofessional, and reflects poorly on Dr. Skelly and Holly Wade.
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Sep 13, 2013 at 1:01 pm
Not so chatty now?
a resident of Gunn High School
on Sep 14, 2013 at 9:49 am
Wow, thanks for the info.


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Four Angels players hit at least 20 homers this season, but speedy leadoff hitter Chone Figgins probably causes more consternation for the opposition than his slugging teammates.
"When he gets on base and he's running around, you're worried about him," Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia told the Los Angeles Times. "We've got to go out and keep those guys off the bases."
"I know I need to get on base," Figgins said after the Angels' workout on Tuesday in Angel Stadium. "I will get on base. When I do, I'm able to do so much. I can steal, take a base on a ball in the dirt, go from first to third on a single, score from first on a ball to the gap."
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"People can say whatever they want about home runs and big hits, but if you don't pitch and you don't defend, you are not going to win," Rodriguez told the New York Daily News. "The story of this has been CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte. All three of them were fantastic."
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Kazmir, acquired from the Rays in August, is familiar with the Yankees. He has a 6-5 record with a 2.67 ERA in 15 games against them, although he has not pitched in the new stadium.
"All you can do is just imagine it's just another ballpark -- you can't get overwhelmed," Kazmir told the Los Angeles Times.
"The first two innings are just to get comfortable in your surroundings and try to get through the lineup one time around and go from there," Kazmir added.
In the ALDS, the Angels started right-handed pitchers John Lackey and Jered Weaver in the first two games.
Rollins likes his role at the plate: Jimmy Rollins is back in form as the Phillies' catalyst at the top of the batting order.
"I like it," Rollins told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "You have to. On this team, everybody has to play a part, and that's my role. Sometimes, I'm real good at it. Other times, I'm not. The last couple nights, I have been able to get a spark going."
Dodgers bring lefties this time: The Dodgers are bringing more left-handed pitching in their NLCS rematch against the Phillies in an effort to help counter Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez, who combined for 110 homers and 327 RBIs during the regular season.
Starters Randy Wolf and Clayton Kershaw, as well as relievers George Sherrill and Hong-Chih Kuo, hope to neutralize the Phillies' slugging trio.
"They're pretty scary," Dodgers manager Joe Torre told the Los Angeles Times. "I don't think you can have too many left-handers. ... If I had a choice of lefty-righty against that part of the order, I think you go lefty."
Kuroda gives Dodgers an added weapon: Hiroki Kuroda, who missed the NLDS with a bulging disk in his neck, pitched against Minor League batters with no setbacks and could be activated for the NLCS. He went 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA last year in the playoffs.
"That will carry a lot of weight as long as you're comfortable with the health stuff," Torre told the Los Angeles Times. "But there is no question that the ability he had last year to pitch in the postseason, and even late in the season in important games, is a factor."
Werth brought a hunch into the dugout: Jayson Werth and his Phillies teammates knew good things would happen even though they were losing in the ninth inning in Game 4 of their NLDS with the Rockies.
"I came running off the field [after the eighth inning] with the feeling that we were going to win the game," Werth told MLB.com. "When I got in the dugout, everybody was on the same page. I guess you could say everybody was calm, cool and collected."
Thome not ready to forget Chicago: Future Hall-of-Famer Jim Thome is anxious to win a World Series championship as a member of the Dodgers but didn't leave Chicago behind when he was traded in late August.
"I'll be honest, I would still love to come back," Thome told the Chicago Sun-Times. "I still care about the city. I mean, we're going to live there. Chicago's very fond in my heart. The time that I spent there, [chairman Jerry Reinsdorf] treated me great. I guess we'll deal with that when this is all over with."
Lowrie could be facing surgery again: Jed Lowrie had surgery on his left wrist in April but may need further treatment.
"It really depends on what the doctor says," Lowrie told the Boston Herald. "I don't know what the surgery would be if there were to be one, but I guess it's not out of the question."
Martinez likely set for a return to Red Sox: One of the Red Sox's easier offseason decisions will be picking up the 2010 option on Victor Martinez.
"We made a trade that should address [the catching] for the most part next year," general manager Theo Epstein told the Boston Herald. "Victor is about as good as you're going to get. We're really happy with him, on and off the field, his leadership, his offensive ability, his desire to work with the pitching staff. Ultimately it's [manager Terry Francona's] call, but we've discussed it enough to know Victor's going to catch a lot next year. We'll see what happens from there."
Bay, Red Sox unable to reach a deal: Jason Bay and the Red Sox haven't been able to agree on a contract extension ... yet.
"We've had a lot of discussion with his representative through the course of the last nine months, and most of it has been under the radar screen and underreported even after the fact, so we'll just continue that and try our best to work something out confidentially," general manger Theo Epstein told MLB.com. "He's a pro and we have a lot of respect for him and what's he's done since we acquired him. You couldn't have asked more from him since the day he put on a Red Sox uniform, and that's a good thing, too, since we traded a pretty good player for him. We want the relationship to continue, so we'll see if it does."
Gonzalez made a name for himself in playoffs: Carlos Gonzalez, acquired last offseason in the Matt Holliday deal, batted .588 for the Rockies in their NLDS against the Phillies, collecting 10 hits in 17 at-bats. He scored five runs, hit two doubles and one home run and stole two bases.
"All I know is we pitched him in, and we pitched him out, but it didn't matter," Phillies reliever Scott Eyre told the href="http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13547989?source=searchles" target="_blank">Denver Post. "You like to see talent like that come up."
Sarfate cuts back on winter ball schedule: Dennis Sarfate is returning to the Mexican Pacific League to pitch for Hermosillo, but only for a month.
"The first year I went there, I went from the big leagues to the Arizona Fall League, to winter ball, to the Caribbean Series," the Orioles pitcher told MLB.com. "I had like one day off before the season started. That kind of burned me out. But the way I'm doing it this year is I'll go straight there, I'll play for a month, and then I'll come home for two or three months to train. And I talked to my wife, and I may go back out there in January if my team makes it to the playoffs."
Ludwick's a believer after pair of productive seasons: Ryan Ludwick was almost out of baseball before his breakout season in 2008, during which he hit 37 home runs and drove in 113. The Cardinals outfielder followed that up in 2009 by smashing 22 home runs and driving in 97.
"This whole Cardinals thing, since I've been here, has been a life-changing thing for me," Ludwick told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "It's a good feeling. I always wanted to prove I could play at this level, and I think I've done that. I don't know if you guys are a believer, but I'm a believer."
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I hit send before I finished.I am quilting something for my SS giftee, so I still have a few things to do and buy. I am so excited for this first Secret Santa for me.
I hit send before I finished.I am quilting something for my SS giftee, so I still have a few things to do and buy. I am so excited for this first Secret Santa for me.
Thank you Melissa, I wish you wonderful Holidays!! We have each other! Lol
I'm having such a good time with my first Secret Santa! I am still not sure about presentation, but I can't wait to finish my handmade stuff and then get it ready to ship! :-)
I finished up my project for my Secret Santa last night. Now I need to decide on the packaging too. Sure wish I could "hear" from my Secret Santa. I think she's been on vacation!!!
Was looking through a Christmas book, (one of those "Christmas with Southern Living" books), and found an awesome way to wrap packages. So cute. And, SO today!! Now, can't wait to get to that part. And, just one more thing to do!!
I'm just about done with buying/ making gifts as well. I too have been pondering the wrapping part. I read somewhere about someone using fabric as gift wrap -- might go with that using FQs. I've tentively grouped mine into four boxes within the mailing box, but am pondering perhaps wrapping each item separately. I just love to unwrap presents, but others might not enjoy it so much. My SS person has disappeared as well, so I'm not getting any last minute ideas from her posting. But this is still a fun endeavour.
I just love to unwrap presents, but others might not enjoy it so much.
I just love to unwrap presents, but others might not enjoy it so much.
Brigit-Carol, I think everyone enjoys unwrapping presents!
I personally love to wrap, but I try to avoid buying gift wrap supplies. I have a lot of rolls of wrapping paper from years ago and I also use the heavy brown paper that comes in all my packages from amazon (of which I have plenty!) and whatever paper is in the recycle bin. If paper is crumpled, I just iron it. Works fine. I haven't burned any paper with my iron yet. I also have a soft spot for plain old-fashioned newspaper as gift wrap. Not sure why, but it's appealed to me since I was a child.
I love to make bows with strings and selvages, but I don't think I've ever run out of traditional gift-wrap bows or ribbons in my life.
I also use fabric for gift wrap, but tend to save that for the more special occasions. Whenever I'm giving a bottle of wine, I always make a bag for it.
OK, I'm totally off on a tangent here. Did I mention I love wrapping gifts? :) I have all my secret-santa presents, but I need to do my family holiday shopping so that I can get in wrapping mode! :)
I'm at such a loss...I just don't even have ideas yet...I've tried stalking my person a bit, but can't seem to find her on the boards. But I need to get moving so I have some fun stuff for her to open up.
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Susie, Don't forget about the long questionnaires we all filled out at the beginning. There have got to be some tips in her answers to all those questions, right?
Good luck!
Susie, Don't forget about the long questionnaires we all filled out at the beginning. There have got to be some tips in her answers to all those questions, right?
Good luck!
Thank goodness for that questionnaire ! I want to make something special, but they didn't answer one ofnthenquestions, like what is your favorite quilt block? It sure would help me now if they would have answered that one! I really want to make something they would love, and pleasing to their eye... I asked the question in the general forum, I had about ten people newer, but my Giftee so far has not answered. Darn it. Anybody on here care to say what your fav block is in a quilt? Or whatever? Thanks guys
Okay, here's hoping it's me :) My favorite Christmas block is a log cabin. It's on my to do list to make a Log Cabin Christmas quilt. Since I've really only been quilting for about a year, my list is pretty long. I'll probably start wrapping after Thanksgiving. Puts me more into the mood. This has been fun. Hope my secret santa likes everything.
OK. just in case it's me I like the square in a square block. You can do so much with it. Fussy cut the center is one of them.
In case it's me, I love ALL blocks EXCEPT the churn dash block. That's the only one I've found so far that I think it horrible. I was in an exchange where I needed to make 30 of them...NEVER AGAIN! Ugh!
But I do love almost all other blocks I have ever seen.
And the questionnaire will help me out, I was just hoping to do some stalking myself, but can't seem to find my person.
I love all you people stalking - click on the person's name and it will take you to what they have posted recently. Some - although not most - but some - have posted Bio's and that might help you too. if you haven't posted your bio - you might want to - to at least help out the Secret Santa people...teehee
If you're looking for me I don't really have a favorite block unless New York Beauty counts!! and for the record, I LOVE to open presents!! It's just me and the cats on Christmas morning and they don't give me ANYthing to open! LOL
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Derek Needham scored 17 points, including a game-winning 3-pointer with 5 seconds left to lift Fairfield over Iona 66-64 Monday.
Justin Jenkins added 12 points and Maurice Barrow chipped in 10 points for the Stags, who have won six of their last seven games after losing five straight.
Fairfield (17-11, 8-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) trailed 61-54 with 3:48 remaining but outscored Iona 9-0 over the next 3 minutes to take a 63-61 lead.
Lamont Jones converted a three-point play with 21 seconds showing to help Iona (15-12, 9-7) regain the lead but Needham's trey on the Stags' next possession sealed it.
Fairfield dished out 17 assists, compared to eight for Iona.
Jones finished with 29 points for Iona, which has lost five of its last six games by a combined 10 points. Sean Armand (14 points) hit two 3s and broke Iona's all-time single-season record of 96 by one.


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The odds were stacked against the Crew on Saturday.
The Black & Gold were coming off two deflating losses in both MLS and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play and to make matters worse, the team returned to Columbus from its Thursday loss in Chicago at 2:30 a.m. ET on Friday morning after a seven-hour bus ride. On Saturday, the first-place Montreal Impact -- on two weeks of rest -- came to town.
But the Crew didn't lie down at home. Instead, Robert Warzycha's side rallied together for a dominant 2-0 victory behind first-half goals from Matías Sánchez and Dominic Oduro against the Eastern Conference leaders.
Perhaps that seven-hour bus ride provided the magic.
"Even though we had a lot of adversity in Chicago with the game being delayed and a bus ride, I feel like we built even more camaraderie on that trip as well," Goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum said. "Maybe there's something to that."
With only one home win to their name so far in 2013 entering Saturday's match, the Black & Gold had nothing less than three points in mind in front of the Crew Stadium faithful to begin a two-match homestand.
"I think we were just determined to go out there and win. I think everyone was in-sync, everybody had it in mind that this was a must-win game," Oduro explained after the match.
"This is the one that we really hope sets the ball rolling. We have Chicago at home next week."
Back from injury, Chad Marshall and Josh Williams started in the center of defense against the Impact, while Danny O'Rourke got his first nod in the starting XI since May 4. The three's integration into the Crew lineup paid off in the end for the Black & Gold.
"Those guys are the kind of players they are for a reason," Gruenebaum said. "It's also a calming influence to have Danny sitting in front of Chad and Josh."
O'Rourke and Sánchez paired well in central midfield. With O'Rourke taking on more responsibility, Sánchez was able to get forward and score his first goal for the Black & Gold -- a sixth minute deflection off an Impact defender and into the net.
"We asked one of the [central] midfielders to join the attack and be closer to the forwards," Warzycha revealed after the match. "Sánchez was first and actually he did very well. He took the shot and luck was on our side."
Added O'Rourke: "Whoever is in there, you have to have a balance and you can't really be flat. One has to go forward, one's got to stay back. It just so happens that I feel more comfortable in a defensive role where I can pick there forward coming up. It just so happens that [Sánchez] got forward and scored his first goal."
Sánchez hopes he can build on his chemistry with O'Rourke in games to come.
"Danny is a player who is always in the right position," the Argentine said. "That helps free me so I can interact on the field a little bit more with Pipa [Higuaín], Bernardo [Anor] and Oduro. I felt very comfortable playing with Danny.
"I hope we can continue to play next to each other and continue on the path of the wins."
For the first time since July 14 of 2012, Bernardo Anor found himself in the starting lineup for a First Team MLS match. The Venezuelan midfielder has spent the last year rehabbing his way back to full strength after suffering a torn ACL.
Head Coach Robert Warzycha had faith in the 25-year-old against the Impact.
"I thought he was the guy for the job tonight and I was right," Warzycha said. "I think he was doing very well."
Anor was happy to return to the field, but the victory made the occasion even sweeter.
"I'm very happy I got to play a full 90 minutes with the First Team," he said.
"It feels great just to be back on the field, my knee is very good. We got the result, I'm very happy."


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IMF Survey: Larger Latin American Countries Face Major Capital Inflows
April 25, 2010
- Some countries rebound more quickly than others
- Cyclically advanced countries must guard against boom-bust cycle
- Well crafted capital controls can be used as last resort to deal with large inflows
Latin American economies as a whole are recovering nicely from the global economic downturn, although the pace of that recovery varies across the region, Nicolas Eyzaguirre, IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director, said.
Larger commodity exporting countries with access to international financial markets are benefiting strongly from rising commodity prices and easy access to international finance. Smaller commodity importers that rely heavily on remittances have a more difficult outlook.
As a result, the policy issues facing the region also vary, Eyzaguirre said at a press conference April 24, during the IMF Spring Meetings. The larger commodity exporting countries more integrated into the world economy have to pay special attention to their policies to cope with the flood of cash from investors seeking the higher returns available in countries with good growth prospects.
Boom-bust risks
Eyzaguirre cautioned that "cheap and abundant external finances raise the risk of a boom-bust cycle." To guard against that, these countries must first allow their exchange rates to appreciate to cope with excessive international liquidity, and return their fiscal policies to a neutral stance to lean against excessive growth. They must also use macroprudential policies to help keep their financial systems stable.
As a last resort, if these actions prove inadequate to avoid an overexpansion or excessive appreciation in the exchange rate, then "carefully designed taxes on capital inflows" may have a role on a temporary basis, he said.
While most advanced economies are projected to grow slowly in coming years, the prospects for Latin America are rosier. The regional economy contracted by 1.8 percent in 2009, but is expected to grow by about 4 percent this year, perhaps even a little more.
Not only has the region emerged more quickly from the downturn than have advanced economies, but "social costs in the region were more muted," Eyzaguirre said. In the larger Latin American economies, unemployment rose about 2 percentage points. In the United States, by contrast, unemployment rose 5.5 percentage points.
Smaller countries
While the commodity exporting countries with broad access to international capital markets have to guard against too much of a good thing—"the strong tailwinds from the global setting," as Eyzaguirre characterized it—other economies must adopt different policies.
Commodity exporters with less access to international markets will have to fight against their past habits of spending the increased government revenues from rising prices and build more credibility in their macroeconomic policy frameworks. They need to make some structural reforms to deal with supply side issues to enhance their ability to grow. They also need to normalize their relationship with financial markets, "an endeavor where the IMF could help," Eyzaguirre said.
Some other countries with good macroeconomic frameworks, mainly in Central America, are also commodity importers that face a slowdown in remittances from citizens living abroad. They will grow, but should manage their fiscal policies carefully, focusing attention on the poor and keeping some flexibility in reserve in case "some downside risk scenarios were to materialize," the IMF official said.
Smaller countries that rely on tourism and remittances face a bleaker future but should resume growth next year.
Difficulties of success
In response to questions, Eyzaguirre, said
• Brazil, which has instituted a tax on foreign capital inflows, is probably the most prominent example of a country that is targeted by foreign investors seeking a high return. Brazil has to "deal with the difficulties associated with success and for being considered a very promising economy." He said the IMF is not critical of Brazil's resort to a capital tax.
• "It will be very good for Argentina and for the world community" if Argentina were to resume its annual economic consultations with the IMF, which the second-largest South American nation abandoned several years ago. Eyzaguirre said that the recent global crisis showed how interdependent the world has become and how essential it is that a country knows what is going on in other countries when it develops its own policies, and that other countries know its policies. The IMF consultations, which it has annually with nearly all its 186 member countries, are at the core of the economic policy dialog among nations that the Group of 20 advanced and emerging systemic economies has called for. Eyzaguirre said it is especially important that Argentina hold such consultations because it is a G-20 member.
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according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report...adding FA Gasol to the Raptors to pair with JV would make us instant contenders
I know Gasol was on our radar big time during the BC era including with Masai was an assistant GM. He's only 33 and obviously we know his resume but he's coming off a down year for him but 17.4 pts & 9.7 rbs is a pretty solid "down year", he's either in decline or gonna have a huge bounce back year playing meaningful games again. He's recently been pretty miserably with the Lakers and he's not gonna cost anywhere close to the $19M his last contract was paying him. Only real scenarios i see would be him re-signing back with the Lakers or going back to the Grizz with lil bro Marc but you never know. what you think...Gasol finally playing for the Raps a good thing?


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CYPRESS – A driver was rescued from her overturned SUV after she plowed into a tree Tuesday morning.
The crash was reported about 8:15 a.m. when the Toyota 4Runner ended up on its side in the right lane of northbound Walker Street just north of Ball Road.
Firefighters pulled the woman, who was not injured, through the windshield.
Details of what led to the crash were not immediately available.
Northbound Walker was closed to traffic during the investigation.
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Graphic: Unemployment falls, but workers squeezed by dramatic freeze in pay growth
PUBLISHED: 11:05 11 June 2014 | UPDATED: 13:58 11 June 2014
Unemployment in East Anglia has decreased by 15,000 in the quarter to April, official figures have revealed.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), a total of 168,000 people were unemployed in the region between February and April.
The region's unemployment rate was 5.3% and saw a drop of 8.2% during the period.
Nationwide, employment rose by a record 345,000 in the three months to April but Britain's workers were squeezed by a dramatic slowdown in pay growth.
The number of people in work stood at 30.54 million, according to the ONS, after a rise which was the highest since records began in 1971.
It means 780,000 jobs have been added since a year earlier, the biggest annual rise since 1989.
But pay growth for the period slowed to 0.7%, a sharp fall on last month's figure of 1.7%, blunting hopes of a return to a period of real-terms pay growth.
The increase was well below the latest inflation rate of 1.8%, meaning the cost of living is still going up more quickly than pay packets.
This slowdown in total pay was largely accounted for by bonuses, which fell sharply compared with a period last year when in many cases they were deferred to April as tax changes were introduced.
But regular pay growth also slowed, to 0.9% from 1.3%.
Unemployment fell by 161,000 to 2.16 million, with the jobless rate dropping to 6.6%.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "This coalition Government is strengthening the foundations on which our economy is built, creating the conditions for greater confidence, more jobs and further growth."
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said: "There can be no doubt that thanks to the hard work of millions of people and businesses across the country, supported by a Government that has made and stuck to the right decisions, Britain is bouncing back."
The Department for Work and Pensions said the figures meant the number of private sector workers was up by more than two million since 2010.
Employment minister Esther McVey said: "As we build a stronger economy, businesses up and down the country are feeling increasingly confident about creating jobs, meaning many thousands more people are in work every day - ensuring a better future for them, their families, and for the country as a whole."


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Welcome to the second installment of luscious lip balms. These fabulous lip balms glide on so softy and silky, they leave your lips feeling conditioned and treated. Say goodbye to dry, scratchy smackers forever - those are certainly not allowed under any mistletoe this year!
La Prairie Cellular Luxe Lip Treatment, SPF 15, $40, is a clear lip protector that conditions sensitive lips while also providing SPF 15 coverage. This luxurious Swiss skin care line really knows how to do it right. This lip conditioner is so intense it will leave lips feeling soft and supple for days.
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• Time. Regardless of whether you know how to use Tweetdeck, HootSuite, or Twitter's app, it's not easy to juggle multiple accounts. Focus your time on making your personal account great, and show people you are worth the follow.
• Confusion. An important aspect of personal branding is giving people a good idea of who you are and what you do. If you have two accounts, which should I follow? The real person or the other account that just tweets business/career information? Don't fall into the trap of being confusing; it only clouds your brand.
• Transparency. I've stressed in many of my talks to students and professionals that openness and transparency are essential. To me, multiple Twitter accounts do not help. I want to know who you really are—and so do other pros and potential employers. Frankly, if you put the more personal tweets on another account, people will still find it.
• Noise. We've all heard folks complain about too many tweets. The presence of two accounts from one person adds to the Twitter noise. We see people tweet the same information, at the same time, from multiple accounts. That adds to the noise. Tweeting information that is valuable to your followers from one account cuts down on noise and confusion, too.
• Personality. I'm in the camp that wants to see your personal side, and that's not to sound like a stalker. Before I hit follow, I look at what you've tweeted about. It gives me—and others—a better idea of who you are and what you do. If you posted something about last night's hockey game, that's great. We don't, however, need to see the posts about beer pong or being hung over.
• Smarts. Twitter and many other social networks might be free to sign up for, but they all require responsibility. You can make your one Twitter account great by just displaying some smarts. Don't be so quick to hit that tweet button. Take a moment to consider your audience and your brand. Displaying smarts on your one account will go further in strengthening your personal brand.
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Move-in set for June 10
Courier staff
Renovations at Russellville City Hall are "substantially complete," project coordinator Brian Holstein said during a tour of the facility Friday afternoon.
The renovation was 98 percent finished, Holstein estimated Friday, adding the city would take possession of the building today.
City offices are expected to return to the historic West Third Street building June 10, Mayor Bill Eaton said Friday.
To view video from the newly-renovated City Hall, visit The Courier's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/courieronline.


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It's no
secret that Apple is a wildly successful software/computing company. Its
products compete with some of the largest tech giants in the world like Google
and Microsoft, yet it beat them all when Millward Brown (and over 2 million
consumers) selected Apple as the world's most
valuable brand in the 2011 BrandZ study.
Apple, the strategy is quality over quantity. The company has a smaller
portfolio than most tech companies, but that hasn't stopped it from being in
the top ranks. Just last month, Apple announced record fiscal
Q2 revenue of $24.67 billion USD.
Apple has
certainly come a long way after experiencing consecutive quarterly losses
during its attempts at reinvention in the mid to late 1990's. But many credit
Jobs' return to Apple in the late 90's for the company's turnaround and
introduction of revolutionary products.
according to Nike CEO Mark Parker, it isn't so much what Jobs did for
the company that turned it into a success, but rather, it's what he didn't do.
Parker recalls having a conversation with Jobs when he first returned to Apple
as CEO, asking for advice regarding
Parker's Nike products.
you have any advice?" Parker asked Jobs.
just one thing," replied Jobs. "Nike makes some of the best products
in the world. Products that you lust after. But you also make a lot of crap.
Just get rid of the crappy stuff and focus on the good
awkward moment slipped by where Parker just laughed at the advice, but Jobs
didn't even chuckle. He was serious about what he had said, and after thinking
about it a moment, Parker realized he was right.
had to edit," said Parker.
When Jobs
returned to Apple, he cut the product line down from 350 to 10, and focused
only on a few machines that were meticulously perfected. This strict focus has
led to effective product designs and communications for Apple. For instance,
when Apple released the next-generation MacBook laptops, the company announced
that its aluminum unibody enclosure reduced 60 percent of the machine's major
structural parts, making it thinner, lighter and surprisingly stronger.
think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on," said
Jobs. "But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the
hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm
actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done.
Innovation is saying 'no' to 1,000 things."


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Personal computing discussed
On 2002-01-09 12:12, Despite wrote:
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Hospitalist Nowak WelcomedPosted on December 21, 2007
Kristie Nowak, MD, has been welcomed to the staff of Southern Ohio Medical Center as a member of the hospitalist staff.
Dr. Nowak received a bachelor of arts in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry from California State University, where she was a cum laude graduate. She received her medical education from Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., completed her internship in Internal Medicine at Washington Hospital Center and her residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine at The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. She served as Chief Medical Resident at the Dept. of Veterans' Affairs Medical Center in Washington.
Dr. Nowak came to SOMC after serving as an assistant professor of medicine, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington, WV. She has previously practiced as a hospitalist at Kaiser Permanente, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD, and Capital Internal Medicine at Holy Cross. She has also practiced geriatric medicine at Riderwood Village Medical Center and general internal medicine practice in Silver Spring.
A hospitalist is a physician who specializes in the medical care of the hospitalized patient.


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ASHEVILLE — Lunch & Learn Series Workshop will be from noon — 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, 36 Montford Ave., Asheville.
Brad Shaffer, CEO of Parallax Ventures, will be the guest speaker. He will give a presentation on leadership styles and effective practices. In this Lunch & Learn workshop, attendees will be introduced to "full spectrum leadership" and will be given an opportunity to understand the seven levels of leadership and how these leadership styles help or hinder the manager/supervisor/leader and the organization he or she leads.
Shaffer has been an organization and leadership consultant for the past 25 years. He works directly with CEOS in a variety of fields to assist them in enhancing their leadership abilities and in developing their teams.
This event is free to Chamber member businesses. Each participant is responsible for his/her own brown bag lunch.
RSVP is required due to limited seating.
For more information, contact Amy Jackson, director of engagement, at 828-258-6107. To register, go to www.ashevillechamber.org.
Keller-Williams Realty has completed a new training facility at its Hendersonville location on 404 South Main Street.
The real estate agency plans to hold regional training sessions at the facility, which is open to any real estate agent regardless of company affiliation. Continuing education classes for real estate agents will also be held at the training center.
A ribbon cutting for the new facility will be held at 4:30 p.m., Friday. The event is sponsored by the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce.
Keller-Williams Realty has been operating in Henderson County since 2005.
ASHEVILLE — HomeTrust Bancshares Inc., the holding company of HomeTrust Bank, has reported a preliminary net income of $2.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, compared to $843,000 for the same period a year ago.
Net income totaled $3.4 million for the six month period that ended Dec. 31, 2012, compared to net income of $1.1 million for the same period in 2011.
The increase in net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 was primarily a result of the decrease in the provision for losses on loans, according to bank officials. On a basic and diluted per share basis, the company earned $0.11 per share and $0.17 per share for the three and six month periods that ended Dec. 31, 2012, respectively.
Compiled by Leigh Kelley
High Interest: Jan. 31
ASHEVILLE — Lunch & Learn Series Workshop will be from noon — 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, 36 Montford Ave., Asheville.


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Prayers on to you and the family. Praying Jana a successful surgery and perfect healing. Our God is the great physician...he can do miracles.
Friend me with her address so I can send her a card.
Praying that goes well today, let us know how she is doing. (((HUGS)))for you grandma!
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
I'm praying that she'll have fast recovery and enjoy her quilting soon!
Quilting My Rainbow
In my throughts and prayers today. Please let us know how the surgery goes. I know God will care for her and the healing will come fast.
Thanks for all the prayers and support. Jana's surgery was successful. It was a long difficult day. They had expected the surgery to be 4 hours and it ended up 7 hours. They say the reason was the disc had slipped so far and they had to be careful and go slow to not cause any damage during the repair. They where not able to get it 100% in place, but they said it was close as they could safety go. The docs are happy with the results. As you can imagine it was a rough night, but I've heard that she is up and chatting today. I'll be heading over to see her later today. She gets her brace on today. and may be able to come home this weekend. Jana says she does not want any more surgeries, as they Hurt!. Thanks again for the prayers.
Dardar - that is awesome news! I know the next months will be the hardest she goes through - for her age it is really hard to be patient but she has too. I will continue with prayers for a success. And I do know how she feels about surgeries - I have had so so so many. I told the doctors a couple years ago no more so when they say we need to do this - I just give them the look and say find me a way without you cutting me... so far I am making it... but there was a time when I had 2 and 3 surgeries a year and they started when I was your GDs age... oh my...I am so so happy though that the doctors are happy now lets know that it was a total success and it will be wonderful - I have lifted her up to the Lord and he will put his healing hands on her.
Oh Dardar, Prayers answered for a good result from her surgery. She sounds great! My prayers will continue for her quick healing and good outcome from the surgery. She sounds precious and I can agree that surgeries hurt, hopefully she will soon be able to forget that part. Ginny
Great news dardar! Give her a hug from us when you see her and keep us posted of her progress.
Millbury, MA
Please give Jana my love and I am so happy that everything went well. God is good, I give Him all the Glory and all the Praise.
Love and prayers to you also, I know this time was very stressful, but now all is FORWARD>
This is great news. I am so happy that the surgery went well and Jana is doing well. I will continue to pray for a successful and uneventful recuperation.
Vinton, Virginia
dardar:Thanks for all the prayers and support. Jana's surgery was successful.
Thank you Dadar for the update, I thought of her and you yesterday and I'm so happy that all went well. Let us know how she is doing and tell her that we are all thinking about her. (((HUGS)))
Dardar I'm so relieved that the surgery went well. Now with more prayers and her youth and health, things will go forward. Tell Jana that I'm sending her a warm quilty hug. She needs to listen to the docs and do any physio they are asking her to do. Things will go better and better for you and the family.
Angèle from NWO
That's really good to hear Darlene. I will continue to keep her in my prayers.
I wish her and you the best of luck with surgery and recovery. I know it can be tricky and you have friends here who you can lean on to gripe and ask for advice and chat with if you need us.


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Alps - Eastern Part > Berchtesgaden Alps > Watzmann > Climber's Log
Watzmann Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2014
|Having attempted this with a friend in July 2011, but only able to reach Hocheck due to the weather, I did the traverse this year. Started on the Friday going up to the Watzmannhaus, took around 3hrs with great views of the Berchtesgaden valley and surrounding mountains such as the Hoher Goell. A rather packed hut but still managed to get some sleep, then got up around 0530 to see the sunrise and set off at 0630. Took an hour and a half to reach Hocheck then set off on the traverse. Did it free, without via ferrata gear (though I did make use of the steel rope and spikes at times!), due to climbing experience here in the UK - I felt confident at this sort of grade though there were two or three downclimbs where you had to be very careful. A rare day in the Alps with dawn-to-dusk blue skies and no clouds in the vicinity so great views of the surrounding Berchtesgadener Alps and further-away central Alps, I guess I was looking at Grossglockner but wasn't sure. 36 mins Hocheck-Mittelspitze, the trickiest part just after Hocheck, then 1hr50 to Sudspitze which had more in the way of tricky downclimbs. Worth it though - best views were on the Sudspitze, including a view down to Konigssee. Then for the horrible bit... a very nasty 3 hour downhill scree slog to just above the Wimbachgrieshutte. Didn't enjoy that at all but the rest of the route made it worth it. Finally an easy just-under-2-hour stroll back to Wimbachbrucke. Glad to have done it on such a great day!
|Posted Jul 29, 2014 4:30 pm
|Winter ascent. Parked in Konigsee and hiked up to the Watzmannhaus. Winterraum was open but Jan thought it was far too comfy with its beds, fireplace and blankets so we moved on. Slogged up the shadow of the mountain to the little Schutzehutte on the summit. Stuck there from sunset after 1700 to dawn at 0700. Thank Christ we brought whiskey.
Its more of an emergency one, three little benches inside it and a table. Cold, cold, cold. Worth it! Didn't meet other mountaineers till the next day.
|Posted Feb 27, 2014 8:17 pm
|Watzmann To Inglostadter
Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2012
|Headed up to the Watzmannhaus in a couple of hours arriving at 20 00. They appearred to be a bit annoyed by the late resevationless arrival. Teaming up with some Austrians, met on the way up, made a late start. This ment getting stuck behind hundreds of fat scared Germans getting great valve from their brand new Via Ferrata kit. Despite leaving the hutte at sunrise did not get to the Sudspitze until 13:00. Great views on a an extremely clear and warm day. The scree desent to Weimbachtal was the trickiest part of the massif. Through the Deaddog Gallery to the Inglostadter hutte arriving about 18:30, a little bit delirious (heat, length of walk and pounding from the Rock under foot).
|Posted Feb 26, 2013 10:17 am
|Tomas Kristofory
Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2012
|I slept the day before in the Watzmannhaus. It ran the day before in the afternoon and night, but in the morning the rock was dry. I climbed the Hocheck, Mittelspitz and Südspitze and descended to Wimbachgrieshütte. It was a wonderful trip for me and in nice weather.
|Posted Nov 20, 2012 6:47 am
|way back when...
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 1979
|one of my first summits
|Posted Jan 16, 2012 5:13 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2011
|I had slept in the Watzmannhaus, and then went up to the Hocheck summit in the early morning. Short, easy hike. Some snow on the trail already. Decided not to continue to the mittelspitze as I did't have any gear with me and it seemed to have ice on it on the steeper parts. Went down to Ramsau and up the Blaueishut where I climbed Hochkalter the next day.
|Posted Sep 27, 2011 5:54 am
Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2009
|Together with a friend we rushed up and down to Hocheck from the parking lot at Wimbachgrießbrücke in 9 hours. Great day with great weather.
|Posted Jan 10, 2011 6:15 am
|Watzmann, 1993 and 1994
Date Climbed: Jun 20, 1994
|In 1993, on July 1st or 2nd, I went as far as Hocheck on a splendid day - the afternoon colors were beautiful when I arrived at the summit. In 1994 I did the Mittelspitze, by the normal route via Watzmannhaus as well. The weather wasn't quite so glorious this time.
|Posted Dec 18, 2009 11:27 am
|Route Climbed: ridge-traverse
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2009
|The two of us started at the Wimbachbruecke at 4am and reached the Watzmannhaus at 6.30 am - just on time to have a headstart on the crowds that started from there. Traversed Hocheck, Mittelspitze and reached Suedspitze at 9.40am. The descent to Wimbachgrieshuette is not all that pleasant. The upper part has plenty of loose rock while the trail in the lower part was partially destroyed by water. The 12k stroll back to Wimbachbruecke was very nice again and didn't feel as long as I thought it would.
|Posted Aug 24, 2009 4:20 pm
|normal route
|Posted Feb 24, 2009 12:15 pm
|Mittelspitze 2.713m
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
|27.07.2013: 3. Watzmannkind 2.165m from Hammerstiel ~770m and back
08.07.2012: Hocheck 2.651m from Hammerstiel 770m and back
24.08.2008: 3. Watzmannkind 2.165m from Hammerstiel ~770m and back
22.07.2006: Mittelspitze 2.713m from Kühroint 1.420m
19.08.2005: Hocheck 2.651m from Wimbachbrücke ~700m and back
|Posted Nov 30, 2006 11:56 pm
|Watzmannhaus - Hocheck - top
Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2003
|2 days of worst weather - aiting - at the 3rd day successful!
|Posted Sep 5, 2006 2:28 pm
|Michael Graupe
|Route Climbed: Traverse Date Climbed: July 1984
|Dayhiked the traverse Wimbachbruecke - Watzmannhaus - Hocheck - Mittel - Suedspitze - Wimbachgrieshuette - Wimbachbruecke. Sunny day with clouds drifting up from the E-face made for a spectacular scenery.
|Posted Mar 10, 2006 1:11 am
|Route Climbed: Watzmannhaus - Hocheck Date Climbed: 08 October 2005
|Wonderful walk at best conditions. Much too windy for going further to the Mittelspitze.
|Posted Oct 27, 2005 4:05 am
|Route Climbed: normal route from Berchtesgaden Date Climbed: July 13, 1995
|Great day hike to a perfect mountain in the area.
|Posted Sep 15, 2005 3:18 pm
|Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: 14. August 2005
|From Wimbachbrücke via Mitterkaseralm to the Watzmannhaus. From there to the summit of Hocheck.
very nice climb. not difficult.
|Posted Aug 15, 2005 10:04 am
|Route Climbed: Traverse Date Climbed: 18.07.2005
|Started from Wimbachbrücke at 05.00 and did the traverse over the ridge to Wimbachbrücke via Schoener Fleck as a daytrip - wiil be back some day, Kederbacher?
|Posted Jul 31, 2005 4:51 pm
|Route Climbed: Hocheck Date Climbed: August 2004
|Went up to the Watzmannhaus with my mother and father in August and dropped mom off there. Dad and I continued on to Hocheck but because of the time didn't move across to the Mittel or Sudspitze. Clouds were covering the summit most of the way but we broke out as we got up top for a little. Mittelspitze looked amazing with a fresh dusting of a couple of inches of snow (in August!). Good day.
|Posted Jun 14, 2005 12:44 am
|Joerg Marretsch
|Route Climbed: Ridge traverse from Watzmannhaus to Wimbachgries Date Climbed: 29 July 1999
|After the night at Watzmannhaus we had a wonderful day during our traverse and th hike down over Wimbachgries back to Ramsau.
|Posted May 16, 2005 11:50 am
|Mathias Zehring
|Route Climbed: ridge traverse Date Climbed: August 25th 2001
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2001
|very fine day, good conditions but _very_ many people on the route. Between Mittelspitze and Suedspitze the sole did not stick to my boots any more so I was lucky to reach the valley with some improvisation.
|Posted May 15, 2005 12:17 pm


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How to buy handguns
Choosing a new firearm can be a daunting task. There are many good brands of firearms to choose from, but sorting through all the marketing hype and technical specifications can leave you scratching your head.
Here are some things to consider when you are shopping for a new firearm that will assist you in making a good choice and keep you in control of the buying process.
1. Price: The first, most basic question is, "What will your budget allow?" While price shouldn't be the only consideration, one has to be realistic about finances. But don't sacrifice performance or durability in the name of paying less. If it is low quality, it may not last long or malfunction at a critical moment.
When looking at the prices of handguns, the key is to think practically about its features and only pay for what you know you need.
2. Mission: What is the intended mission you have in mind for this handgun? Think of handguns like golf clubs. You can try to work with one club, but you are better off with a well-considered selection for Patrol, SWAT, detective, undercover agent — all will have needs unique to their mission.
Handgun types fall into these general categories: duty weapon, reduced-size duty weapon, off-duty weapon, backup gun, hideout gun. Taking a realistic look at your mission will help you determine what features you desire. It will also help decide size and weight to some degrees, as well as extras such as round count, light rails and so on.
For general patrol and SWAT missions that are open carry, and for most off-duty concealed carry, full-size guns offer the best performance in terms of weight, size, capacity, sight radius, and controllability. Slightly reduced size and weight might be just the ticket for detectives or concealed carry.
3. Mode of Carry: How will you carry the firearm? Will it be in a duty holster? Concealed carry? Fanny pack? Undercover? Hideout position or backup gun?
For backup guns and hideout guns, ability to conceal it will dominate the selection process. If the gun is too big or heavy, you may end up leaving it at home. For off-duty or concealed carry, many prefer a slightly downsized version of their duty weapon for its lesser weight and ease of concealment (including in a fanny pack). You do give up some control and capacity, but the trade-off is something you will have to judge for yourself.
Also, remember to think about climate or mission considerations and what type of clothing will fit with the mode of carry. Hot summers may preclude wearing a jacket to avoid standing out as a gun carrier. Here a slimmer/smaller gun can be worn in a higher ride or inside the pants holster with a squared bottomed shirt hanging over it.
4. Capacity: An important factor, but don't let capacity become the driving force in your selection. Too many people play follow-the-leader rather than make an educated choice. Aim, controllability and manipulation of the trigger are far more important than mere capacity.
5. Size and Weight: We are all born with different hand sizes. One of the first things to do, after determining the firearm is in a safe condition, is to grip the firearm and see whether the middle of the pad of the trigger finger rests easily against the trigger when you finger is relaxed. If you have to stretch your finger to get the middle of the pad on the trigger it is most likely too big for you. Now try this same test while wearing any gloves you would wear for duty or off-duty wear. This can be a deal-breaker.
Shooters with smaller hands almost always benefit from a narrower frame size that allows a stronger grip and gives a better reach to the trigger. I would gladly give up a few rounds of capacity in order to increase controllability and speed. But note that smaller guns do not necessarily have smaller frame circumferences. For a shooter with small hands, you will need to find a gun with a shorter reach from the tang to the trigger.
Weight can be a mixed blessing. A lighter gun is good up to a point. Lighter, polymer-framed guns can be more difficult to control under rapid fire compared with steel framed guns when shooting some of the hotter duty loads. I see many people having problems with flinch when shooting a lighter gun, especially if they shoot only a few times a year. Here a full-size or steel-frame gun might be a much better choice.
6. Ergonomics and Controllability: This encompasses the individual preference of the shooter and comprises conscious and subconscious choices. How well does the gun point for you?
When you bring it to eye level, are the sights falling into line with your line of sight? Some guns allow you to feel like you have built-in radar. Grip angle and shape, as well as thickness of the grip, will factor into this equation. Certain guns just point better for you, and you know that your sights will be aligned naturally for you.
In this department it's safe to say that full-size handguns provide a better gripping platform for both hands, and, with barrels between four and five inches long, the slight increase in barrel length provides a bit more sight radius and bullet velocity. Being a little heavier, they tend to be a bit more controllable over a lighter, shorter platform.
But then again, it's all about personal preference. My advice is that if it is otherwise a high quality weapon, has sufficient round count, good sights and trigger then buy the one that points the best. Only you can determine this.
7. Trigger System: This is a crucial part of shooting well. A heavy trigger pull, too long of a reach, or a complex trigger manipulation does nothing to assist you in getting good hits in a timely fashion.
The single-action trigger, a la the Colt 1911 Government Model, remains one of the most popular triggers in the world for high-performance shooting. And for good reason — it is an extremely viable trigger system for law enforcement and lends itself well to large and small hands when combined with a 1911-style handgun.
Striker-fired systems are a close second to the single-action trigger and, in some ways, superior for certain modes of carry. Now that the Glock patent has expired, we are seeing a host of weapons from other manufacturers with this style of trigger. I think this system will become the dominant system for law enforcement in the future.
8. Caliber: We can have endless debate about stopping power of the various calibers, and it is endless fun, but not necessarily the most practical way to assess a gun you are looking to buy. Also, if you flinch quite a bit or shoot poorly with the weapon, your confidence will suffer.
Consider going to a caliber that allows you to shoot well and still have a viable caliber. Far more important is how well you can shoot the gun, the size of the gun, and the weight you will carry.
9. Reliability: It has to go bang every time you need it to go bang. My standard test for a carry firearm is 500 rounds, without a malfunction, with the ammo I am going to carry on the street. Some of the smaller automatics with shorter slides may not cycle as reliably with a certain round as another gun with a slightly longer slide. It should feed flawlessly with the rounds you intend to carry.
10. Durability: This is a big one for me. I shoot 40,000 to 50,000 rounds a year on average. I have, conservatively, more than 200,000 rounds fired on one of my guns, using the original frame, and it is still in great shape.
Most guns are rated to a service life of 10,000 to 20,000 rounds, even though they routinely shoot more than that. Even if you don't shoot a lot, it gives you peace of mind to know your gun won't break when you need it most.
Don't expect a small, light hideout or backup gun to have the same durability of the full size guns. They have a different mission and generally will be carried a lot and shot enough to maintain a strong sense of competence with it. Undercover cops need something they can hide well and they may need to compromise a bit on size and durability to have something that they feel they can use.
11. Aim or 'Shootability': This is a subjective topic and is a bit different than controllability. How well can you shoot the gun? You will be looking at what kind of sights are on the gun and how well you can see them, the weight, reach and length of the trigger pull, muzzle recovery after recoil, weight of the gun and type of load you will be shooting.
If you are shooting a hot round in a light gun and find yourself pushing shots around a lot because you are flinching all the time, then it is too much for you. My advice is to go to a local gun range and rent one to shoot or find a buddy that has one and shoot it.
12. Serviceability: Never buy a gun that you can't service easily. It should be easy to take down and clean the gun. It should also be easy to add aftermarket parts like good sights and a better trigger job. Also, make sure to ask what the warranty service like, and if the manufacturer has a reputation for quality and timely repair service. Factory reps that are accessible go a long way toward making a gun more attractive to purchase.
Do you have any other suggestions for officers purchasing and evaluating handguns? Please leave a comment below or email firstname.lastname@example.com with your feedback.
PoliceOne Firearms Columnist Ron Avery contributed to this report.
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