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The congressional investigation into the Department of Veterans Affairs IT security protocols has ramped up after VA officials gave inconsistent explanations for at least nine state-sponsored data breaches since 2010 that potentially put at risk the private information of more than 20 million veterans and their families.
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has directed six formal inquiries to VA's Office of Information and Technology since Oct. 23, totaling more than 100 predominantly yes-or-no questions concerning routine IT security practices and standards mandated by federal law, including the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, demanded VA responses to all six inquiries by Nov. 14.
VA's recent track record for responding to congressional inquiries has been poor. According to one Capitol Hill official familiar with the investigation, VA has 111 outstanding information requests dating back to June 2012.
Questions for VA
The latest batch stems from revelations that multiple actors have compromised VA computer networks since March 2010, with VA officials unable to determine what information was exposed because the agency failed to comply with FISMA.
Some of the apparently-breached systems contained unencrypted personally identifiable information regarding veterans and their dependents. Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) and ranking Democrat Mike Michaud of Maine called that a "disturbing revelation" in a letter to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki after a June 4 hearing that saw VA officials provide conflicting information about the degree and nature of the breaches.
A source within VA OIT told FCW that no veteran's personally identifiable information, such as names or Social Security numbers, was exfiltrated during any intrusion attempts.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the only compromised data appears to be "domain server information" that resulted in "somebody swiping IP [addresses] and passwords for system administrators, which resulted in immediate shutdown."
"There are intrusions and there are intrusion attempts. Not all intrusion attempts result in a breach of data," the source said, attributing some of Congress' renewed investigatory vigor to a miscommunication of definitions.
"This is no repeat of the 2006 incident," the source added. In that incident, someone stole a VA laptop from a VA employee's home. The theft potentially exposed personal information, cost the agency tens of millions of dollars and led to the creation of the VA's Data Breach Core Team, which investigates data breaches and determines whether the agency will offer credit monitoring services to veterans in suspected breaches. The agency offered credit monitoring to 16,000 veterans in 2012, but a breach of every veterans' personal data could cost the agency hundreds of millions of dollars in credit monitoring alone, the source said.
Congress' dogged interest has created a "stressed environment" within OIT, where only about 20 of its 8,000 employees are compiling responses to the inquiries, according to the source. Many questions posed by Congress to VA contain sub-questions or require documentation, "making it more like 500 or 600 questions." The source said the agency is tackling the easier questions first in an effort to respond by the approaching deadline.
The source said the inquiries have added turmoil to a department that recently returned half its workforce from government shutdown and has a history of well-documented problems.
"It's another full-time job for a lot of folks, and the anticipation in submitting these questions is that it will beget more and they'll come back until they get a 'gotcha,'" the source said.
The Hill official familiar with the probe says the intention is not to burden the agency but to get answers to questions that should not be unfamiliar to any large IT organization. "These inquiries aren't meant to create extra work for VA. They are meant to make sure the agency is adhering to the laws, standards and guidelines they should already be doing," the Hill source said.
VA did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
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VA home telehealt continues to put Veterans data at risk
with most of the vendors having over 100+ security issues with their system, some of these system have critical and high findings for over 3 months and are still allow to operate.
This is in response to the post asking how much evidence is there with respect to anyone suffering substantive harm. The mere asking of that question, IMO, shows a real lack of knowledge of cyber theft. Tying actual identity theft to the individual/entity that actually performed the data breach is very difficult and if the actor is indeed a foreign nation then it's nearly impossible. If this poster is a government employee that individual seriously needs to reconsider their commitment of service to the nation's citizens and, more importantly, the veterans of this country.
The real issue is whether or not the VA systems were breached, if they were than how many breaches and what data was actually taken. These are simple questions and if VA officials needed more time to gather information then go back to the office, cull through the data and answer the questions. If you want to act like Stephen Warren and Stan Lowe try and avoid answering questions than expect a massive amount of detail questions that are designed to get to the root of the problem. As they say, we can either do it the easy way or the hard way, but either way it's going to get done.
Now to the facts; Jerry Davis indicated that there were eight or nine intrusions, either Jerry was correct or he wasn't, but it shouldn't take the VA five months to prove he was wrong if in fact he was. Additionally, ignoring Congress is arrogant, you might not like or agree with our elected officials but they are the only individuals that represent the citizens and veterans of this country so please, do all of us a favor and either answer the questions in a timely manner or find a new line of work. And stop patronizing us by stating what an honor it is to serve veterans, just do it!!! Personally your honor is not what I looking for, it's how you perform your service in an honorable way is what counts.
Finally, I didn't have a choice with respect to the VA storing my private information so please respect my instance on protecting it and you can start by answering our questions.
How much evidence is there that data breaches of these sorts actually result in any harm to anyone? I see many reports of data breaches, but few (perhaps no) reports of anyone suffering substantive harm.
This story is missing soooooooo much! Why don't you dig deeper into the core root causes and stop just giving us surface level stories. Push for job loss to those managing this chaotic government agency.
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Elections 2012: Vermont, state rep contests on tap for Tuesday
BRATTLEBORO -- A presidential election tends to drive up Election Day turnout, and some Vermont town clerks already have noticed that trend in the arrival of large numbers of early voters.
But there are plenty of other races on Windham County ballots -- most of them for statewide office including governor, U.S. senator, U.S. representative and even a hotly disputed contest for state treasurer.
Most locals won't find many choices when casting votes for the state legislature, however, as many incumbents lack challengers. One exception is a battle between two independent newcomers in the Windham-Bennington-Windsor state House district.
Here's a look at the highlights of Tuesday's races, from the top of the ballot down:
-- U.S. Senate:
The big battle: Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (www.bernie.org) vs. Republican John MacGovern (www.johnmacgovern.com).
Sanders is seeking his second six-year Senate term; he previously served 16 years in the U.S. House and declares himself "the longest-serving independent in the history of the United States Congress." He has recently discussed deficit reduction (in part by receiving more tax revenue from corporations and the wealthy) and preserving Social Security as priorities.
MacGovern is a Windsor resident and former Massachusetts state legislator who lists the national debt and a stagnant economy among his main concerns.
Also on the ballot: Pete Diamondstone of Brattleboro, Liberty Union Party; Cris Ericson, United States Marijuana; Laurel LaFramboise, VoteKISS; Peter Moss, Peace and Prosperity.
-- U.S. House:
The big battle: Democratic U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (www.welchforcongress.com) vs. Republican Mark Donka (www.markdonkaforvt.com).
Welch is seeking his fourth term as Vermont's lone House representative. Welch has said cutting defense spending is a key way to reduce the national debt and argued that the federal Affordable Care Act is "critical" to Vermont's efforts to enact a single-payer health-care system.
Donka is a Woodstock police officer and former Selectboard member in Hartford. He is concerned about the national debt and says "ObamaCare" will shift more health-care costs to middle- and working-class people or will lead to more governmental borrowing.
Also on the ballot: James "Sam" Desrochers, independent; Andre LaFramboise, VoteKISS; Jane Newton, Liberty Union.
-- Governor:
The big battle: Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin (www.shumlinforgovernor.com) vs. Republican Randy Brock (www.randybrock.com).
Shumlin is a Putney native vying for a second term. He touts Vermont's low unemployment rate and says he has worked to improve education, broadband access and agriculture. He is a vocal opponent of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon and is pushing for Vermont to enact a centralized, single-payer health-care system later this decade.
Brock is a state senator from Franklin County and a former state auditor who also worked in finance. He wants to make Vermont more business-friendly by addressing a "heavy-handed regulatory environment" and has been critical of Shumlin's health-care plans, releasing his own 25-point plan to address health-care costs.
Also on the ballot: Dave Eagle, Liberty Union; Cris Ericson, United States Marijuana; Emily Peyton, an independent from Putney.
-- Lieutenant governor:
The big battle: Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Scott (www.philscott.org) vs. Democrat Cassandra "Cass" Gekas (www.gekas2012.com).
Scott is a former state Senator from Washington County seeking his second term as lieutenant governor. He cites his "hands-on" efforts to help the state recover in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene last year among his accomplishments.
Gekas, making her first political run, said her priorities include universal health care and renewable energy. She most-recently worked in Montpelier as a policy advocate for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group.
Vermont's lieutenant governor fills in for the governor when he or she is out of state, presides over the state Senate and casts a tie-breaking vote in that legislative body.
Also on the ballot: Ben Mitchell, Liberty Union.
-- Treasurer:
The big battle: Democratic incumbent Beth Pearce (www.bethpearce.com) vs. Republican Wendy Wilton (www.wendywilton.org).
Pearce served as Vermont's deputy treasurer before being appointed treasurer in January 2011. She is touting her experience in public finance and Vermont's AAA bond rating.
Wilton said she, as Rutland's treasurer, has helped turn around that city's finances. She also says the state treasurer's office needs more transparency and independence and has been critical of Pearce's management, citing high overtime costs.
Pearce said the overtime was necessary and has called Wilton's campaign "offensive."
Also on the ballot: Jessica "Jessy" Diamondstone of Dummerston, Liberty Union.
-- Auditor of accounts:
The big battle: Republican Vince Illuzzi (www.vinceforvermont.com) vs. Democrat Doug Hoffer (www.hofferforauditor.com).
Illuzzi is the Essex County state's attorney and spent 32 years in the state Senate before deciding to run for auditor. He was elected to the Senate as both a Republican and a Democrat for a dozen years. Illuzzi has said one of his top priorities would be to conduct a review of the state's information-technology spending.
Hoffer is a self-employed policy analyst who notes that he worked under contract with the state auditor for five years. The author of the Job Gap Study says he is a "stubborn investigator" who wants to ensure state money is being spent wisely.
The state's current auditor, Republican Tom Salmon, decided to not seek another term.
Also on the ballot: Jerry Levy, Liberty Union.
-- Attorney general:
The big battle: Democratic incumbent William Sorrell (www.billsorrell.org) vs. Republican Jack McMullen (www.jackmcmullenag.com).
Sorrell has been in office for 15 years and survived a stiff primary challenge from Chittenden County state's attorney T.J. Donovan. He touts his experience in criminal justice, environmental-regulation enforcement and consumer protection.
Among his current cases is an appeal in federal court regarding the state's attempts to shut down Vermont Yankee.
McMullen is experienced in business law and currently works as a consultant to technology companies. He contends Sorrell has pursued an "activist," partisan agenda and wants to devote more resources to combating drug-related crime.
Also on the ballot: Ed Stanak, Progressive; Rosemarie Jackowski, Liberty Union.
In the only other statewide race, Secretary of State James Condos is listed as a Democrat, Republican and Progressive. His sole opponent is Mary Alice Herbert, a Putney resident and Liberty Union candidate.
At the legislative level, there are few local races.
-- Windham County state Senate (two seats available):
The ballot includes incumbent Democrats Peter Galbraith of Townshend and Jeanette White of Putney. With two nominations available, Democrat Mary Cain of Brattleboro lost in the primary and is not on Tuesday's ballot, though she has campaigned for write-in votes.
Also on the ballot: Aaron Diamondstone, a Liberty Union candidate from Marlboro.
-- Windham-Bennington-Windsor state House (one seat available): Independents Emmett Dunbar (emmettforhouse.org) and Tim Goodwin (www.goodwinforhouse.com) both are making their first run for state office.
The district covers the towns of Jamaica, Londonderry, Stratton, Weston and Winhall. Republican state Rep. Oliver Olsen of Jamaica did not seek another term.
Dunbar is a South Londonderry farmer and educator whose concerns include education funding and taxes. He said tax breaks and increased broadband access could help boost the district's population.
Goodwin, of Weston, is a retired federal employee and certified public accountant. He has served on school boards and lists preservation of local school choice among his priorities along with economic development.
Aside from two Liberty Union candidates, there is no opposition for any other Windham County state House seat:
-- Windham 1 (Vernon and Guilford, one seat): Republican state Rep. Mike Hebert is unopposed.
-- Windham 2-1 (portion of Brattleboro, one seat): Democratic state Rep. Valerie Stuart is unopposed.
-- Windham 2-2 (portion of Brattleboro, one seat): Democratic state Rep. Mollie Burke is unopposed.
-- Windham 2-3 (portion of Brattleboro, one seat): Democrat Tristan Toleno defeated Kate O'Connor in the primary and is opposed by Liberty Union candidate Ian Diamondstone.
-- Windham 3 (Athens, Brookline, Grafton, Rockingham, Windham and part of Westminster; two seats): Democratic state Reps. Carolyn Partridge and Matthew Trieber are unopposed, having defeated Chris Moore in the primary.
-- Windham 4 (Dummerston, Putney and part of Westminster; two seats): Democratic state Reps. David Deen and Mike Mrowicki are opposed by Liberty Union candidate Owen Diamondstone.
-- Windham 5 (Marlboro, Newfane and Townshend; one seat): Democratic state Rep. Richard Marek is unopposed.
-- Windham 6 (Halifax, Wilmington and part of Whitingham; one seat): Democratic state Rep. Ann Manwaring is unopposed.
-- Windham-Bennington (Dover, Readsboro, Searsburg, Somerset, Stamford, Wardsboro and part of Whitingham; one seat): Democratic state Rep. John Moran is unopposed.
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He was referring to the abilities cast by Mages and Warlocks, if you look only 1 question up..
It's easy to whine like a little spoiled kid, but at least have the decency to whine about actual pertinent stuff.. wow
He was referring to the abilities cast by Mages and Warlocks, if you look only 1 question up..
It's easy to whine like a little spoiled kid, but at least have the decency to whine about actual pertinent stuff.. wow
It also doesn't irk me that 5 mans can give epic loot. Last bosses in heroics in BC dropped epics, but sorry kids, that was way harder than HoT heroics, and WAAAAAAY less purples. Even in Vanilla some bosses could possibly drop purples. HoT was a joke of set of heroics. Anyone who says otherwise is just lying to justify howw easy of a time it was. This is just becoming way too casual friendly. I fear the day when you start getting gear just for logging in 2 days in a row!
I'm sorry for judging and assuming on your general attitude presented, but that sort of attitude is what I got out of it. Casuals want to "keep up" with hardcores even though they spend less time in the game, but that is wrong. What should happen is casuals should be ABLE to catch up if they planned to play more. Less barriers. I understand the BC problem. That was the too many barriers part. If I had joined around the time SSC was being raided, it would take way too much time for me to catch up. But in Cata, if I joined around the time HoT heroic came out, I would be in mostly purples in a very short amount of time, and thats a joke.
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Well.....nothing against it that gearing up should be hard.LFR loot system is beyond terrible.Such a way extending content artificially by making no loot to drop.Pathetic..Just pathetic
The drop rate is the same as it was in 4.3. Just a different mechanic. Gearing is intended to take some time and effort. (Source
But if you go lfr for about every ID since it opened and nearly everytime you get only this "!"$()/"$!`! bag with gold and even with bonus roll only gold it gets annoying. Even in normal raids you have a way higher chance to get your gear and with the right buddies with the same amount of effort
Its easy to be an arrogant know it all little punk, but at least have the decency to actually know wtf ur talking about.....burned.
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I was trying to remove the over-annoying system beep I got using LMDE-Xfce edition.
I tried a few things which didn't work, including adding
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blacklist pcspkr
to the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file, but to no avail.
I also tried muting the beep in alsamixer but couldn't because pulseaudio seem to have overwritten my alsamixer configuration. It's actually so bad that I can't even choose if I want to play music to my headphones without having also my laptop speakers enabled. So if I mute the speakers, I just loose all the sound.. Just great. So now, if I unplug my headphones, tadaa, the sound will blast out my speakers. Just what I don't want.
Under Archlinux, I used to be able to choose through which outputs I would re-direct my sound, but not anymore... Anyways.. Wandering of my original topic here...
I finally did find that by running xset b off I could temporarily get rid of the system beep. Until the next reboot that is.
Well great! I thought. A leap in the right direction! I'll just add it to my .xinit script, and I'm in business, problem solved! Well... Wrong! Thinking again..
Gdm3 doesn't read .xinit. Neither does it read .Xsession. And no matter which script I would run, I would always keep that beep at logon anyways.
So I tried to add xset b off to an init.d script, but that didn't work either, because it needs an active terminal with a screen to connect to, and that is loaded (I think?) by gdm3... Adding it to the init.d gdm3 script didn't help either, for the same reasons.
Well, I finally find another tip on this forum, namely installing gnome-alsamixer and mute the beep there. It seems to have worked for the time being, but I still have to reboot to find out whether it will also have muted the logon screen beep. (I soo do hope it did..) And it also solved the headphones/speakers issue.
Anyways, all this semi-ranting for a few simple philosophical questions...
- Why is it so difficult to remove a system beep I didn't want in the first place?
- Where did my Linux-user freedom go to? If I wanted somebody else to decide I needed a system beep, and that my sound should come out of my speakers when there are no headphones plugged in, I would have stayed with Windows...
- Why do I have to install yet another program to solve that problem, while it should be a user-transparent thing to do?
- Is nobody else concerned that the program I had to install was gnome-related, meaning that if I hadn't already had a few gnome programs installed, it would probably have come with some dependencies I didn't want in the first place?
Mmm.. Well perhaps this is a bit of a complain from a luxury standpoint.. If I wanted a dependency-lean system, I could always set it up myself from scratch and avoid gnome/xfce/things-I-didn't-want but I felt a bit lazy this time, and I really like the new grey mint-theme...
So please don't take this post as an attack, but as an invitation to experience exchanges and constructive thoughts.
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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by zapvor, Apr 24, 2007.
Fast forward 5 years.
Lets not get ahead of ourselves.
Sup, give me ******** home address cos I gotta start looking for jobs.
sure, if by "delivery," you mean, "post a pic for you to drool over:"
hey, jrp, are you free tomorrow morning to play? i need some advance warning, so that i can find another doubles pair for us to play with.
You shouldn't be talking about said peeps on a public board. I'll help you. Send me an email with your resume and lets talk on the phone.
Remember the first rule of fight club.. same rule above.
D'oh! so I went ahead and edited my post. I sure hope nobody besides you read it! :shock:
I shall send u an email sometime soon! (when my resume is prepped and ready that is)
If you do, you'll have a little blonde first grade clone who will absolutely adore you forever.
What? I wasn't laughing...I was saying...'really'???
I missed him on NYE, because we were too busy creating various champagne cocktails. Completely missed the ball drop, and when we turned it on they were showing the crowd, and then we immediately turned the channel to watch the stupid car jump.
I seem to remember that, too! And *that* was what made me laugh!
One one down with geting some dubs together @ Rockcreek park? If we can get 4, I'll see if they have any time open.
i am up for it JRS
Oh dear! We were almost at the bottom of the page! No way Jose!
Though, if you guys are doing what I'm doing, you're huddled around a space heater, and trying to figure out how to keep your toothbrush from freezing overnight.
I read it.
Sure hope I don't end up with a horse head in my bed...I'm a bit of a blanket hog.
how about that arizona / green bay game...
I enjoyed both games today. It brought Sup much happiness, in the form of winnings! Go Vegas!
and before THEJRK starts up with his cowboys...
See, that horse head is taking up way more than half of the bed!
And, I can't believe you actually found a picture of cutting an avocado. Poor JRK is going to have flashbacks!
so raiden-where in hoco are you? that would make it tougher to meet up
any predictions on the cowboys / vikings game? romo has to start acting like his normal late-season self...right?
Watching PurePrestige vs Shcmad duke it out on court 4.
Anyone else notice how PP hits his forehand and backhand with the same side of his racquet/strings.
He's our own TW Alberto Berasategui (1994 French Open finalist) with an emo hairstyle
i have my money on schmad. let's say 6-3, 7-5. and i set the over/under on unforced errors at 152.
I'm not sure.
I see a lot of Shcmad Safin expressions.. like this:
Followed by some odd PP expressions like this:
Think it's anyone's game.
Around Columbia...where in MoCo are you?
Typically if I play someone in MoCo (like TFM), I go for Fairland because 1) it doesn't have membership/guest fee but only court fee, and 2) its closer to them than my HoCo courts.
Another good place to meet up would be Wheaton, but I've never played there outside of a USTA team, so I have no idea how the membership stuff works there though.
Tiny Titan was the victor, 6-1. Shcmad, why you hit so hard(and flat).
Why you fabricating scores eh?
Zap - you playing Moco Combo or Mixed - 8.5/8.0?
Raiden - Shoot me an e-mail - firstname.lastname@example.com - HoCo here
schap -- i'm playing moco combo 8.5 and mixed 8.0. does that mean i'm gonna run into you? heck - does that mean i know you?
Don't think we know each other yet...
I declined an 8.0 MoCo offer due to HoCo Mixed and indoor blocks but I am playing 8.5 combo - will provide more details once I know team ect...my 4.5 partner set it up...
Couple guys from my USTA team played MoCo last year and are trying to bring me on their teams, MoCo tends to be more competitive than HoCo as I'm sure you know...
I'm been a little lazy with TWMAC - need to make it to an "event"
my thoughts after our first match this weekend:
i had the masseuse come before the match to give seated massages, but next time, should i have her come after the match?
since the next match will be in a much colder bubble, instead of a toasty barn, should i bring carafes of coffee with assorted liquors & whipped cream? or should i bring mulled cider?
weigh in, people. i'm taking my captaining responsibilities very srsly, obviously. tfm, enjoy playing on your two moco teams, you mofo.
1. I'd vote for massage after the match. Since it's a seated massage, you are not really warming up your body and getting ready for the match. I'd suggest a dynamic warm up as described here in the USTA website: http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/content/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=249177&itype=7418
Some types of sport massage may be beneficial pre-match if it's focused on specific things for tennis, but I'm thinking seated massage may not havethis goal (IMHO).
2. I'd go for the coffee, assuming it's post match.
Any of you guys in the Mid-Atlantic in the Hampton Roads area? I'm a 4.0 player looking for a hitting partner. I get free time @ ODU and can hit just about anywhere in the area. Shoot me a line via my profile here.
your mileage may vary -- but i like a bit of caffeine before a match (okay fine - i like A LOT of caffeine). helps me come out fresh instead of being warm 3 or 4 games into the first set.
i agree with this statement....caffeine is great...
Agreed - however - I think those people that drink Soda on the court during the matches are crazy.
nice cup of coffee pre-match - post-match is reserved for beers
Actually, studies have shown that a little caffeine before sports can increase performance... it's just the alcohol Alice was going to add to the coffee would prob be better after the match.
Alice - Can I be on your team? I don't want to play, I just want all the food and massages... and by food, I mean liquor.
Are you saying that sometimes you have that 'not so fresh feeling'?
so much so that i've seem tfm use tampons for his dampener
Breakfast didn't taste so good on the way back up...half hour until lunch.
Sup - did you get my e-mail about possibly picking up one racket tonight?
I'm hitting at the FRC @ 10:30pm.
schap -- you ever hit at the circle d? they have a tennis social i go to once in a while on friday nights. from 7pm to 10pm. $20. the tennis is great but even nicer is that they have a bar so between matches you can have a drink or ten. good fun.
downs_chris -- i always try and get a coffee or a red bull or smoke some crystal meth before a match.
JRK -- i always have that not so fresh feeling. we should walk on the beach together and i'll ask you, "JRK, you ever have that, you know, not so fresh feeling?"
just passed wookie on the way back from lunch. he and sappy are apparantly on their way to some lesbian tavern. i'm surprised they didn't call hollywood. guess they want em all to themselves.
Alot of stright chics go to 1esbo bars. They think dudes wont come to hit on them. So if you go to 1esbo bars there aint that much competetion for the straight chics.
Ive never been though, thats just what I hear
...or ten. Nice touch, nice, I'm usually a BYOB type of guy but if we must purchase from the bar then I guess I can spring....
Not a huge Circle D fan but a lot of friends and teammates head there often...I should try though, Friday is usually one of those nights where my wife is always free....for some reason....but may be there this Friday as she is busy....
Can anyone play during the day here?
I cant hit pretty ever. But I will give you a word advice for survival.
Change your Avatar as soon as possible.
Superman to the rescue (Sup2dresq) will probably send a couple Quidos to meet you at your horse. or you may wake up next to a horse head.
Obviously there is no topping Tecmo Bo. But seeing as your boys with TFM and now about this circle D place i figure can you can get close to his avatar.
Plus Id rather see these pics instead of a Superman logo. No offense inteded for either Clark Kent or the man of steel himself.
Why am I having a hard time believing that last sentence???
p.s. Went to that duck joint on Rte 7 and it was the bomb... or whatever the Chinese word for bomb is... Sappy help me out.
Nice Split finger there!
Not changing the avatar until after block tonight.
Have to scheme up something crafty.
FYI - Man-made - solid flotation device...
Now what about this ***** bar?
We went for lebanese food and it was tasty.
TFM is just hating on my lunch. Snickers bar @ lunch again today TFM???
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Has anyone made the Puzzle Hearts Quilt from Feb 2011 issue of Quilters World? I spent Sunday making the small hearts section and Monday making the Pinwheel blocks which are suppose to fit together....but they don't.
The instructions say to cut the background fabric for the small hearts to 1 3/4" strips then cut 5" rectangles from that, however the template is 2" so I cut 2" instead. That one I caught. Then the the next part is to make the pinwheel blocks and attach the small hearts strip to 2 pinwheel blocks that are sewn together and they are suppose to be the same size but here is a 1" difference.
All my seams are exact 1/4". I went to the designers website and she has a page for errors and corrections for patterns but this one is not listed.
Very Frustrating!!!!!!
All I can do is sew a strip to each side and recut to 6" instead of 5".
I am just wondering if there are other mistakes before I spend more time on this quilt top.
It is listed as an Advanced quilt so I have been very careful to sew everything exact and press everything in the correct direction. There are alot of very small parts.
Has anyone else attempted to make this quilt?


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One of the top baseball prospects in America, Jason Heyward is likely to make his Major League debut some time in 2010. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound right fielder put up eye-popping numbers at three Minor League stops in 2009, batting a combined .323 with a .408 on-base average and a .555 slugging percentage.
Heyward, who was drafted 14th overall in 2007 out of Henry County High School in McDonough, Ga., has impressed scouts at every level with a precocious sense of plate discipline that bodes well for a successful transition to the big leagues. A poised and confident 20-year-old who will be arriving for his second big league camp with the Braves later this month, Heyward took a few minutes between sessions at the recent Rookie Career Development program to answer some questions:
MLBPLAYERS.com: How did you first fall in love with baseball?
Heyward: I started playing when I was 5 years old, but I'd already been messing around and swinging a bat with my dad from the time I was 2 or 3. It was a period when he was playing softball and we lived in New Jersey. I liked to watch, too, and we had a lot of fun with the game. It was a sport where I could contribute a lot on my own, but it was a team game, too. I just liked to swing the bat, and playing defense was always fun for me, too.
MLBPLAYERS.com: Did your dad influence you to play?
Heyward: He introduced the game to me. He gave it to me as something to do in the summertime to stay out of trouble, and I stuck with it. By the time I was 10, I had decided this was something I wanted to do the rest of my life.
MLBPLAYERS.com: You're big and athletic. Did football or basketball enter the equation for you?
Heyward: I never played organized football. We'd goof off and play games, and I'd be a quarterback or receiver or something like that, and we'd have fun. Basketball I was pretty good at it. I used to play with the guys on the team in high school. It was a lot of fun. The guys liked that. I guess I was a small forward, but I wasn't on the team or anything. I never played organized basketball, either.
MLBPLAYERS.com: The football and basketball coaches weren't after you all the time to suit up for their teams?
Heyward: We won the state championship in baseball in my sophomore year, so I was good after that. The other coaches were like, OK, he's a baseball player. They were upset, but they respected my decision.
MLBPLAYERS.com: Who was your favorite player?
Heyward: Derek Jeter. Because of the way he plays the game. He's captain of the Yankees. He always respects his teammates, on and off the field. But it really comes down to the way he plays the game. He's got that sixth sense out there. He always knows what's going on before anyone else does. It's cool.
MLBPLAYERS.com: What kind of music do you listen to?
Heyward: I like to listen to music. Anything except country, opera and, maybe, heavy-metal rock. I like a pretty big variety. Lately it's been a lot Jay Z, a lot of T.I., a lot of Drake. My walk-out song is "What You Know" by T.I. It's probably going to be with me for quite a while.
MLBPLAYERS.com: Your parents are both Dartmouth grads, right?
Heyward: Yes, my dad's name is Eugene Heyward Jr. He's an electronics engineer, and he works for ITT Industries on the Air Force base in Warner Robins, Ga. My mom, Laura Heyward, is a quality analyst for Georgia Power.
MLBPLAYERS.com: How about college? Was there an expectation that you would attend college?
Heyward: I was heavily recruited -- Clemson, Georgia Tech and UCLA -- and I had decided on UCLA. But, as far as the draft goes and whether to turn professional, my parents left the decision to me. We did our homework. They helped get me into a school, but whether to sign or not was left up to me.
MLBPLAYERS.com: Out of all of the amazing numbers you've put up in the Minors, the thing that jumps out is that you have tremendous patience. How did you develop your plate discipline?
Heyward: I began working on it really young. Fortunately for me, we had a coach who knew something about the game. His name was Ricky Archer. We had a lot of little drills. For some, we didn't even have a bat in our hands. We'd just watch pitches and learn to recognize them from the different spins and we'd have to say "strike" or "ball" let him know if it was in the strike zone. It went on and on over time, and we all became more comfortable at the plate that way.
MLBPLAYERS.com: With all of the notoriety you've already received and all of the honors and awards, how do you keep yourself humble?
Heyward: This is life. You receive gifts from God that can be taken away just as easily as they've been given to you. Baseball is a humbling game, anyway. You fail seven out of 10 times and you're a Hall of Famer, but a lot of it comes down to how well you handle the seven times you fail. That's what makes the player. That's what builds character, and that's what can expose a character flaw. Personally, I don't dwell on anything that happens -- good or bad. I take what I can from something, I try to learn, then I move on to the next at-bat or defensive play.
MLBPLAYERS.com: What did you learn last Spring Training that might help as you prepare for this year's camp?
Heyward: It was fun. I learned a lot about the game -- physically playing the game on the field -- but I also got to know a lot of guys on the club, the coaches and the training staff and the organization. You always want to be a good teammate, so you begin to understand what that entails at this level, too. I'm going to go about it the same way this year -- just go out every day and have fun, learn more. I want to put myself in position to help the club.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Does this mean that the iPod will now support Next / Prev track over AVCRP Bluetooth headsets/speakers.
If so, I shall upgrade straight a jailbreak way, (when a JB is released)
Apple has released iOS 4.1, which Steve Jobs outlined in his presentation one week ago, during which he also introduced Cupertino's new iPods, revamped Apple TV, and iTunes-based music sales social networking effort, Ping. Although the update can be installed on the iPhone 4, 3GS, and 3G, plus the iPod touch second-generation …
Does this mean that the iPod will now support Next / Prev track over AVCRP Bluetooth headsets/speakers.
If so, I shall upgrade straight a jailbreak way, (when a JB is released)
If it helps, I can skip forwards and backwards through tracks using the controls on my car stereo. My iPhone 4 is connected via bluetooth. Pretty sure that didn't work before 4.1
I was reading MACrumors and there were a few posts indicating that there would be full AVCRP support. If not, then the next version would. Yeah, whatever!
It seems that Apple is aware of the issue and SEEMS to be working on it. I just bought a pair of Platronics 903 headset... it works okay for the phone but is a FAIL on the music app on my Iphone.
I just keep sending email to the developers. I hate to JB my new Iphone... but maybe I will have to just to get this feature.
Track skip works great with my BT MW600 headphones.
Actually, 4.1 work well now with the 3G not like 4.0 did. with the exception of the bits left out of course but it's an improvement non the less
Will wait for the jailbreak.
I was actually quite looking forward to this feature. A good High Score Table can improve even the most mediocre game...
"I don't care if it's crap, as long as I'm No1"
How does IPv6 support look?
I understand it was a bit sketchy in previous releases, but the mobile market is where we're going to see the earliest uptake of IPv6, simply because the carriers will run out of IPv4 addreses soonest there.
2:10 PM, CST - nothing on the website, iTunes still says 4.0.2 is latest release...
They *just* fixed the last of the several annoying bugs that made blogging (Google Blogspot) using the iPhone into such a royal PITFA. Right now (with 4.0.2) everything I need to mobile blog is working. Dare I update. I'm scared...
Upgrade to 4.1, but only after using Tinyumbrella to save your SHSH blobs. This way you'll be able to downgrade to 4.0.2 if you aren't happy with 4.1.
Ever since installing iOS4 on my 3G it's run like a dog and is borderline unusable.
Could this be a sneaky way of getting people to upgrade to the iPhone 4? If so, it was obviously planned in Job's secret island whilst stroking his white cat. Not sure I want to upgrade now my arm's been twisted.
How I wish I could downgrade to iPhone OS version 3.1 as iOS4 offers very little to 3G users, certainly not multi-tasking.
4.1 on my 3G is noticeably faster and the wifi can now stay connected for more than a few seconds. I've not tried GPS yet, but hopefully that's fixed too.
Well Lifehacker.com have instructions on how to downgrade a 3G to iOS 3.1 if that is your wish, though you might want to try this upgrade first as it is supposed to help with the performance issues on the 3G.
My battered old 3G is now a metric f*ckton faster than it used to be. So try upgrading to 4.1 first, then decide on the downgrade.
"a feature, of course, that's only available to Apple's two FaceTime-enabled handhelds, the iPhone 4 and new iPod touch."
Apple have said that they plan to release the protocols as Open Source IIRC from the iPhone 4 launch.
Then again, I don't blame you for taking an "I'll believe it when i see it approach".
Apple could have also supported the existing standard for UMTS video calls; but naturally that would mean that they would work on non-Apple hardware as well, we can't have that now can we.
UMTS video calls happen over the cellular network, not over Wi-fi and the Internet, so that standard is not really relevant to Apples 'video calling' feature.
And your point about them not working on non-Apple hardware is irrelevent - Apple have stated that their standard will be open, so other hardware can work with it eventually.
If you had chosen a standard for bi-directional video streaming over the Internet then you'd have a point, but as it stands your point is void.
Well that's nice! It got to the end of the update and then said it failed. My phone is left on the "Connect to iTunes" logo.
I've made several attempts to Restore and I've tried deleting the update and forcing iTunes to download it again, but no luck.
Looks like it'll be a trip to the Apple Store for me.
....on a separate computer. This has happened twice to my son's iPod touch 2G with iOS4, it's a royal PITA but can be worked around I think.
I had this problem when I tried updating to the first release of iOS4.
It was due to a corrupt download.
1) Find the downloaded iOS update in your app data folder (sorry too long ago for me to remember exactly what it was called and which folder).
2) Delete the file.
3) Connect to PC and open iTunes.
4) It should say that it needs to restore from your last device backup (hope you have one).
5) It will redownload the iOS update and hopefully work this time.
No luck. Tried deleting the update to force iTunes to download it again and also tried performing the update on a different PC with a fresh copy of iTunes. Same issue (Error 1013).
Appointment at the Apple Smug Bar booked for Saturday, till then I am phone-less.
Yes, this did work for my friend who bricked his. Move the restore to a fresh computer. God only knows what kind of footprints ITunes leaves around!
Previous updates were reasonable... we each have a different Vista logon and hence iTunes needs to update each phone separately which will require a separate download for each phone. I wonder how large corporations get round this ?
Does anyone know how good the HDR app is ?
PS - as at 13:50 BST the new PDF manual for iOS 4.1 is on the Apple site.


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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — New gun laws go into effect December 1 in North Carolina. Yesterday Gov. Bev Perdue signed a bill that will give North Carolinians more legal protection when they shoot at an intruder.
The new law also allows for concealed carry licence holders to have their guns at state parks.
Though the regulations are intended to give more rights to law abiding citizens they are getting mixed reactions.
"I was happy that she signed it," said Kirk Andrews, owner of Backwater Guns in Wilmington.
As a supporter of gun rights he was glad to hear that Gov. Perdue signed into law House Bill 650, which expands the rights of North Carolinians who legally use their weapons.
"The laws are designed for law abiding people; not for felons," Andrews said. "Felons don't follow the law. The only thing the new law does is affect law abiding people."
The new law gives people more legal protection when they fire a weapon at an intruder whether they are at home, in their car or at the work place. North Carolinians will no longer fear prosecution in a situation where they feared for their safety and defended themselves.
"It makes it very clear that somebody that is lawfully acting and lawfully in their home and someone is unlawfully gaining access to that home is not going to be responsible on a criminal or civil basis," New Hanover Co. Assistant District Attorney Charity Wilson said.
Besides legally protecting citizens, the new law also lets concealed carry license holders have their gun in state parks. This worries citizens like Michael Fulp, who often walks in Carolina Beach State Park.
"We have a lot of wildlife and deer in here, and I'm afraid that people will take the opportunity to start shooting at deer and that type of stuff," Fulp said. "There's a lot of people that walk and bike in here along with tourist and we have trail campgrounds and kids around."
Gun advocates say incidents like this are highly unlikely.
The law also makes it a state felony to falsely give information to a licensed firearms dealer. Until now, that was just a federal felony. Now an offender will face charges on both levels.


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Nancy Price, the FIS and a Troll at the Seaside December 21, 2012Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary , trackback
Nancy Price was an English actress who was famous in her day and yet is now all but forgotten: thespians suffer that fate. NP interests Beach because, in the 1950s, she was a member of the Fairy Investigation Society. You would have thought that anyone who would care to get involved in such an unfashionable outfit would have had strong fairy views: well, not necessarily or at least not strongly expressed fairy views. In fact, NP wrote a score of books ranging from autobiographies to essays with a strong accent on the countryside, but Beach has found relatively little fairy fodder so far. True as a young girl she peopled (in an imaginary fashion) the landscape of her home with fairies. She also, aged eight, went for country walks with Sabine Baring-Gould who told her tales about fairies and witches. But Beach has not found a fairy sighting: can anyone put this right? drbeachcombing AT yahoo DOT com A Nancy Price archive has some fairy stuff but nothing interesting: quotations from Lewis Carroll etc. etc.
NP did have psychic beliefs. She claimed that she had encountered ghosts on a number of occasions, ghosts that she believed were echoes of previous times rather than spirits. She also had a peculiar experience as a young girl in Worcestershire when 'a naked man covered with blood jumped through the tall hedge immediately in the path of my spirited cobb'. It has happened to us all, Nancy… She whipped her horse on and escaped.
In the quarter or so of her canon that we've examined to date the closest we come to fairies is a troll. Our heroine was at Grange over Sands in Cumbria, a town she eulogises. However, while sitting on the end of the promenade she saw a peculiar being. She describes this all very matter of factly.
I was sunning myself on the seat at the end of the little promenade when she walked slowly past me. Her black eyes had a rapier-like dart – they pierced. She was hideous, short, thick-set. She had a pale, yellowish face, and around it grew a black growth of hair like a Newgate frill. She could easily have shave it, but probably on some lonely hillside this was the vogue. She wore a hideous mustard-coloured garment which had no particularly shape. She had large hands and carried a stick. I knew at once that here was a troll. Her face was cruel and powerful. She possessed a certain dignity. I felt sure she was a troll of repute. Heaven knows what had brought her down from her hills. I should never have seen her save that she stayed a short time looking out to sea over those miles of amazing sand where hundreds of gulls were sporting themselves. I should never have known her for what she was had she not turned and looked at me for a few moments; those moments seemed hours, her eyes fastened upon me with steel rivets. My head began to swim and swell; I felt it was only a matter of time before she would possess my soul, yet I was helpless to prevent it. My dog growled and lowered his tail. She took a step towards me, and he gave vent to a defiant snarl; leaping on to my lap he faced the troll, his little teeth gleaming. The troll's face relaxed; I could not say that she smiled, but something in the nature of amusement seized her, then her eyes left me and she passed on. I never saw her again, but I am quite sure that she is even now taking part in some evil rite in the dark shadows of the wild hills. (1935)
In five hundred years when historians cite this they'll argue about what satirical lunges were behind this description: what did our authoress really mean by 'troll'. We who live just eighty years after know better. Mrs P believed herself to be a 'sensitive', though Beach has a strong suspicion that she had just come face to face with the local wino and her dog could smell the meths.
On a final random note Beach found a curious annotation in one of Nancy Price's books. In Nettles and Docks (great name) her preface was written by Norman Birkett who describes the author as 'a fighter on the side of all things which are honourable and true and of good report amongst men'. The first reader of this book, who went by the nickname Scoops put a single exclamation mark next to the sentence. In the 1940s there was still the unfair idea that any woman in the theatre…


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• Kyle Harris, 26, possession of a firearm by certain persons, possession of body armor and possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) — $50,000.
Harris was pulled over for a traffic violation on Wednesday, according to a police report. The officer noted Harris appeared sweaty, shaky and nervous, and said he had illegal body armor in the car. When the officer went back to his patrol unit to speak with dispatch, he noticed Harris "frantically" moving in the vehicle, according to the report. The officer noticed Harris put the vent cover back on the middle right air vent when he returned to the car.
The officer saw a pistol under Harris' left leg, secured the weapon and placed Harris under arrest. A search of the air vent turned up 13.7 grams of marijuana and the magazine from the pistol.
Police recovered $1,813 from Harris' wallet and pocket.
• John Anderson, 56, failure to appear — $200,000.
A warrant was issued for Anderson's arrest after he failed to appear for a Sept. 23 court date.
• Angela Horton, 49, failure to appear — $200,000.
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Palisades > Mount Agassiz > Climber's Log
Mount Agassiz Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: West slope Date Climbed: August 11, 2004
|I could not resist to bag this one on the way back from Dusy Basin. After missing the right chute, I ended up scrambling over a Class 4 headwall before reaching the summit ridge. 1 hr 20 min up and 50 min down (from/to Bishop Pass). What a view!
Addendum: I ran into bennovak(see below) on the summit not knowing that he is also an SP-er.
|Posted Aug 16, 2004 11:44 am
|Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: August, 11, 2004
|A real nice day hike and climb. The rock up the typical shoot close to the pass is stable and the view of the Palisades from the summit is incredible. You can hear rockfall from the palisades. Long lake and Saddlerock have plenty of Brook trout in them and the Dusy Basin lakes have some Goldens. Not a bad idea to bring a fishing pole.
|Posted Aug 13, 2004 2:29 am
|Route Climbed: West Slope Date Climbed: July 29, 2004
|Day hiked from South Lake. TH-summit in 3hrs50min.
|Posted Aug 11, 2004 12:48 am
|Route Climbed: some west slope chute Date Climbed: July 10 2004
|Amazing day for a great climb - no clouds, no tstorms. Left TH at 5:50, Bishop Pass at 8:00. Took one of the West Face chutes just S of main chute and then slogged to a smaller rib to get to some fun class 3/4 rock. Summit at 10:40. Spent an hour there gawking. Back at TH at 4:30 PM. We were the guys who ran into Diggler on the way back, but were too frazzled to give good info. All in all a great summit and plenty of fun variations on the W slope.
|Posted Jul 20, 2004 11:50 pm
|Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Trailhead. Date Climbed: July 2, 2004
|Came in from South Lake Trailhead for the day. Nice view of the Palisades. Watched a big storm come in and dump on the lakes below. Cool!
|Posted Jul 6, 2004 9:56 pm
|Route Climbed: West slope Date Climbed: August 9, 2003
|Day trip from Bishop. The view along the Palisades from the top is outstanding.
|Posted Jun 11, 2004 1:15 am
|Route Climbed: Southeast Side via Agassiz Col Date Climbed: October 4, 2003
|From the frozen lake below Agassiz Col it looks like tough class3 but it isn't too bad once you're up on the slope. Follow my route description. Winchell looks tempting. So many Palisades peaks, so little time.
|Posted Jun 2, 2004 2:01 pm
|Route Climbed: Bishop Pass Date Climbed: October 2003
|Took advice on SP page - followed one of the chutes to right. Fun scrambling with some interesting sections on an otherwise boring rubble climb. Great views of Palisades and into SEKI.
|Posted Apr 11, 2004 9:05 pm
|Route Climbed: Up from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: June 1994
|Puzzle Pass to West Slope.Descent via Southeast Face,South Ridge.Solo
|Posted Mar 11, 2004 11:39 pm
|Route Climbed: from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: Sept. 1998
|A couple of inches of fresh snow made this climb a littlle more exciting than it otherwise would have been.
|Posted Mar 8, 2004 3:02 pm
|Scott M.
|Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: August 12, 1989
|Did this as a day hike from South Lake. My wife stayed below the pass while I bagged this fun scramble to the top. Terrific views!
|Posted Feb 16, 2004 12:39 pm
|Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: August 1998
|Spent the night at Saddlerock Lake, then bagged the peak the next day. Almost entirely firn snow from Bishop Pass. Fun! Great view from the summit.
|Posted Jan 23, 2004 12:51 pm
|Rinat Shagisultanov
|Route Climbed: North West/West Slope, class 2/3 Date Climbed: November 28, 2003
|A group of 5 (Taras Usyk, Elena and Rinat Shagisultanov, Olga and Alex Kizler - San Diego/LA) hiked up on the snow up to the base camp @ Saddlerock Lake (~10900 ft). We used the snowshoes from the Long Lake. Next day, we hiked up to Bishop Pass and started blimbing the NW section on directly to avoid the scree and talus on the regular West slope. We used the chute to next to right of the Y-shape one that ends with the small glaciated section. Most the route is class2 with some class 3 moves. Riched the summit in the threatening conditions (snow and blizzard) that finally cleared when we summited @ 2 pm. We downlclimbed the route that appeared to be tge West slope (a lot of scree) and had to use the crampons and ice axes on the hard snow. Returned to the base camp @ 6 pm and hiked out next day undr the clear skies and spring-like sun. The viewes of the Palisades, Dusy Basin and Goode are great. Excellent moderate winter trip.
As of Nov 29, the South Lake Rd was closed @ Parchers Resort, so it added extra 3/4 mile to the South Lake TH.
|Posted Dec 1, 2003 12:11 pm
|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: West Slope from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2003; Sep 3, 2004
|After climbing Lamarck out of North Lake in the morning, I headed down to South Lake to get Agassiz in the afternoon. I chose the "wrong" chute (on the far right side), which worked out well as it was a surprisingly enjoyable scramble. Beforehand, I'd had hoped to climb Goode on the way back as well; those plans were a tad ambitious.
Came back in Sep 2004, both to pad my SPS stats for the year and as a warm-up for a more ambitious Joe Devel/Pickering/Newcomb dayhike the next day. I just headed straight up the talus slopes on the left this time--much quicker than last year's chute, but not as much fun. Weather looked ominous, but I made it up and down before the clouds developed into anything more than some light snow flurries.
|Posted Sep 29, 2003 12:44 pm
|Route Climbed: NW chute from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: September 6, 2003
|We started up the wrong chute (right of the standard route) but then traversed over about 2/3 of the way up. After summitting we took the standard route back down. Stunning views up top!
|Posted Sep 8, 2003 11:24 am
|Dave K
|Route Climbed: Standard route from Bishop Pass Date Climbed: August 17, 2003
|Wow, what a view of the Palisades! I highly recommend this one.
It looks like we climbed it the day after Mrolph.
|Posted Aug 19, 2003 6:00 pm
|Route Climbed: West Slope Date Climbed: August 16, 2003
|A great day hike from South Lake. I got bored with the loose rock in the center of the gully and climbed out to a rib between the gullies (class 4 to gain the rib then class 2-3, fairly solid rock) then follwed it up to where it petered out several hundred feet below the summit. Great view of the Palisades!
|Posted Aug 18, 2003 10:45 am
|scared climber
|Route Climbed: West facing gully near Bishop Pass Date Climbed: 7-7-02
|Climbed the middle gully facing west on Agassiz. A relatively easy scramble after 500 verticle feet of loose scree and talus. Class 2 - 3. "Popped" up to the summit ridge at 13,600 feet and walked to the summit. Very warm (80 degrees) at the summit and calm. Spectacular views!
|Posted Oct 15, 2002 8:02 am
|Joe Hanssen
|Route Climbed: West Slope Date Climbed: August 21 '02
|This is a rather easy class 1-2 route from Bishop Pass that takes just over an hour. The view of the Palisades from the top is well worth it.
|Posted Aug 28, 2002 6:10 pm


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Bigger motor for the Evora with a blower, should be no contest. The PDK trans really helps the Cayman S out with efficiency compared to the traditional manual in the Evora S and it is also 189 pounds lighter. The Cayman S also happens to have a lower base price.
So which is quicker around the track? The Cayman S. It is more planted, lighter, and just seems to be much more refined. The Evora S just does not feature the same level of polish and seems to be behind technologically as well as the lack of a dual clutch gearbox shows. The Cayman is simply the better drivers car and everyday car. It being cheaper is that much more of a bonus.


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Yesterday, between meals with the inlaws, I somehow found myself suddenly *free* for 2 hours. Instead of working, what do I do? I decide to try my hand at set-stalking. However, I'm sorry to report that my first day was a fail, and I only managed to accomplish two things: 1) Met other TwiStalkers, and 2) made my husband (a.k.a. Mr. TwiCrack Addict) mad at me.
Mr. TCA was surprisingly game to indulge his wife's 'hobby' (Don't think I won't be re-paying him big-time somehow...I'm just scared to find out how), so we jumped in the car with a GPS and were good to go. First stop? David Thompson Secondary (a.k.a. New Forks High), where Plastic Edward and I run into two other happy sets of TwiStalkers within our first 5 minutes of arriving. Fun! :-)
Next, we find ourselves in the same 'hood as Maggie and Latrina, the lucky ladies from Minnesota who met KStew in a bathroom the other day, and we pop by to say hi. These ladies are *professionals*; they've been in town only for a few days yet have managed to meet both Kristen AND Taylor Lautner.
He was very sweet. He said "HI, I'm Taylor what's your name?" hand shake *shiver down spine*
"Maggie, we met in Minneapolis."
"yeah at the Hot Topic tour."
"Oh, at the signing?"
Daddy Lautner; " you didnt fly in from Mineapolis did you??"
"Umm, yeah i did actually."
Both; "wow" under breath
"would you mind if i took a picture with you?"
"sure, no problem"
"Is it gonna freak you out if i pll out my GIANT camera?"
laughs "no"
he squeezes in next to me, puts his hand on my lower back, which i copy, mmm sculpted back.
I say thank you, and give him a sideways hug while slyly inhaling his heavenly scent.
it was grand. I said a bunch more about how sweet he is but i dont remember all my blatherngs. Apparantly my brain shuts down when i meet famous people.
Mr. TCA and I go into the [dude-oriented location] to pretend to browse, and see...NOTHING. By now, Mr. TCA thinks I am *nuts* and lets me know it on our walk of shame back to the car ("How is it that you have all these graduate degrees yet here you are trying to find Edward Cullen?" etc, etc, etc.). And I start to think I'm nuts too. After all, I'm a grown woman walking around with Plastic Edward in my purse.
So, I sheepishly say g'bye to the lovely Maggie and Latrina (*sniff*), and head home, only to live vicariously through their adventures.
Lesson of Day 1? Leave it up to the professionals. And don't bring your husband set-stalking.
The end. (Or is it? It's not over yet! 7 more days to go. hehe)
P.S. Did you know that the food in Vancouver is *amazing*? I can't stop eating.


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April 2, 2009
Evocative Bella New Moon Poster
I love this evocative, fan-made New Moon poster by saveme620, which I found over at my happy place, Letters to Twilight. This is one of the best I've seen; makes me wanna curl up and cry.
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I saw this over at Eyes of Amber too - I love its feel of Bella being lost in the woods *tear* ...is that really Kristen though?ReplyDelete
This is great, and totally different than so many of the other ones! Totally makes me think of those blank pages in the book labeled just with the months...ReplyDelete
Allison: totally - those blank pages kill me! Argh, I love the agony - I can't wait for this movie!!!ReplyDelete
seriously.. i got goosebumps anticipating the movie!ReplyDelete
is that really fan mdae???It looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
That pic is awesome. Doesn't look like Kristen though...is it???ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2009 at 2:44 PM
this is not kristen i am 100% sureReplyDelete
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Because it's the only explanation that works with the evidence we have.
Is this long enough?
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Because it's the only explanation that works with the evidence we have.
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richardelguru says
Much too long :-)
btw how do we submit these?
Dhorvath, OM says
It's not about length.
generallerong says
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chigau (違う) says
smellyoldgit says
Why use one word when a thousand will do.
theophontes (坏蛋) says
Because it's the only explanation that works with the evidence we have.
Atheism, per se, does not provide any explanation at all. Where atheism feeds into this, is that it gives us the realisation that we are alone here. With no metaphysical explanations available, we are forced to seek explanations in observable reality. Perhaps, instead, you are referring to science?
Actually science only attempts at truth. We know it doesn't work as a complete explanation but only goes part of the way there (Feynman¹ was saddened by the idea that -at least for the biggest questions – we shall some day succeed.²) As scientists we can live with this. But religion cannot. It must have
The Explanation ™ , The Truth ™.
There is another "explanation" we need to address. That of purpose. Can science give an answer? I doubt it. Can atheism (as a disbelief in gods and the supernatural)? Not by itself. That is merely a negative. What we need is a more encompassing approach, and this we have in Humanism.
Science aspires to explain. Humanism gives us purpose.
religion gives us nothing but lies and censure.
¹ Though he raises another issue. We might be incapable of chosing between different explainations of the same phenomenon:
Therefore psychologically we must keep all the theories in our heads, and every theoretical physicist who is any good knows six or seven different theoretical representations for exactly the same physics.
It is like the discovery of America – you only discover it once. The age in which we live is the age in which we discover the fundamental laws of nature, and that day will never come again. It is very exiting, it is marvellous, but this excitement will have to go.
MG Myers says
richardelguru –
Submission information is here.
Also, if anyone has suggestions for the Monday Metazoan or Botanical Wednesday, feel free to send them to PZ. Readers come up with some of the best ideas!!!
Crudely Wrott says
@theophontes (坏蛋)
Purpose? You expect the universe at large to provide that? Or philosophers? For comfort's sake or to clean the windshield?
How 'bout you and I assigning purpose as we go about doing whatever it is that we do? You know, purposefully. Simply because we can.
Of course, I could be wrong about that. Perhaps there is no purpose. Perhaps sentience is like virtual particles, suddenly appearing and then gone, mutually annihilating.
But in the mean time . . . we seem to take both great comfort and great distress because of one another. Life is too short to know for sure why that is so. Still, the ride is really something, innit?
theophontes (坏蛋) says
@ Crudely Wrot
You expect the universe at large to provide that?
No. The universe at large will provide all we need to understand and explain it. But it cannot say what we should do with that. We must provide that.
Or philosophers?
They can help. In principle (though we are long beyond those days) religion can also provide purpose. Our own created aspirations – the purpose we give ourselves can provide very positive improvements in our life circumstances. The Greek aspiration to "virtue" created a great civilisation that continues to feed us to this day. So that indeed:
For comfort's sake or to clean the windshield?
Yes, on both counts. Hell, we can now set our science to work for us – to the extent that we can even create windshields. (Hephaestus would have been so proud that we have become like him.)
How 'bout you and I assigning purpose as we go about doing whatever it is that we do?
Together or separately? Ultimately, improving ourselves individually does improve us all. But, in my purview, we should ultimately be driven by social rather than individualistic daemons.
Perhaps there is no purpose.
If we do not create a purpose, there shan't be one! It is not like gravity or hydrogen fission. (I wisely leave aside the debate of "free will" for the moment. This may mean nothing more than the universe folding in on itself – unexpectedly seeing itself. Surprised – even in its complete determinism.)
Life is too short to know for sure why that is so. Still, the ride is really something, innit?
Indeed, there need be no deeper "meaning" to our lives beyond the ephemeral enjoyment it gives us.
Crudely Wrott says
@theophontes (坏蛋)
Thank you for taking the time to reply in such a thorough manner. I actually agree heartily with the essence of your reply in spite of my rather sarcastic tone.
I've been in a surly state of mind of late and my comment above is a reflection of that state. I do need to work on that. Life has been tough this year and my usually sunny disposition has clouded over considerably.
theophontes (坏蛋) says
@ Crudely Wrott
I hope things start getting better for you. This is an interesting subject, I think you will agree, and tone is of little consequence. (Especially on Pharyngula.)
chigau (違わない) says
Crudely Wrott
have a *hug*


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Dining and drinking at Billund Horse Track
There are good opportunities to have something to eat or drink at Billund horse Track.
Have a delicious meal or dig into the buffet while enjoying the beautiful view of the oval.
At Restaurant Tarok, you get the combination of a stunning panoramic view and great food prepared with fine and fresh produce, served by our enthusiastic waiters. The menu varies between race days and can be viewed on Billund Horse Track's webpage before.
At the cafeteria in the main building's middle floor, you will be close to the finish line and will have direct access to the spectator seats. Here you can but sausages, chips, ice cream etc. and warm and cold drinks. This is also the part of the race track where the totalisator and our play corner for children are located.
If you instead wish to enjoy a meal near the stables, Café Staldsvinget is worth a visit.
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My daughter, who just went back to Washington state after visiting for a week, has found a kitten under her deck. She thinks the mother is a cat that was killed on the road at her house. She cannot keep it as she is allergic to cats but I told her that I would take it. I have been dithering about getting a pet and, as a friend said today, FATE took a hand and gave me one.
DD will be back here when the oldest is out of school for the summer on June 15th and she will bring the kitten. In the meantime she got food and kitten milk, says it's really skinny, and will make sure it is socialized (two kids ought to do it) as she cannot bring it in the house. She will take allergy meds to bring it but, she can't live with it and have it lingering in the house.
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RIVERSIDE – Finding out how many military veterans are sleeping on the streets in Riverside County will be the goal of a walking survey today in locations countywide.
The Department of Public Social Services will deploy personnel into multiple communities beginning at 6 a.m. to identify homeless veterans.
The "point-in-time count" is being funded by a $45,800 grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Though a federal initiative, the effort dovetails with local programs intended to end homelessness among former service people.
Last spring, the Board of Supervisors formed the Veterans Assistance Leadership of Riverside County — VALOR — committee to implement measures aimed at providing assistance to dispossessed vets, among other things.
A 2013 canvass identified just under 300 veterans living in transient camps, under bridges and in temporary shelters, according to county officials. Previous surveys have estimated as many as 900 homeless veterans in the county.
The survey will enable local agencies to gauge what resources and services are required to help veterans get off the streets, officials said.
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Back-to-back Gold Gloves for Mauer
Twins catcher's fielding percentage third in AL at position
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
On Tuesday, Mauer was named the winner of a Rawlings Gold Glove Award for the second consecutive year. Managers and coaches from each Major League club vote for the best defensive players in their respective leagues. They are excluded from voting for players on their own team.The rest of the AL Gold Glove winners this year were White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle, Yankees first baseman Mark Texeira, Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco, Rays third baseman Evan Longoria and Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. The outfield winners consisted of the Angels' Torii Hunter, the Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki and the Orioles' Adam Jones. While Mauer, 26, made himself a front-runner for the 2009 American League MVP Award thanks to his amazing offensive stats -- earning his third batting title by hitting .365 and recording career highs in home runs (28) and RBIs (96) -- his .996 fielding percentage ranked third among all AL backstops. Mauer's arm wasn't quite as strong as it was in 2008, as he threw out 26 percent (19 of 73) of would-be basestealers, but his 3.53 zone rating ranked first among all AL catchers. Mauer committed just three errors in 758 total chances, making 105 starts behind the plate -- an impressive number considering that he didn't play in Spring Training and missed all of April due to lower back inflammation. "When he's not in the lineup and not in the field handling the running game and everything, you miss those things," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said just before Mauer's return to the lineup on May 1. "He's an All-Star, and, you know, probably the best hitter in the league. So, yeah, you miss that a lot."
2009 AL Gold Glove winners
|Joe Mauer
|Mark Teixeira
|Placido Polanco
|Evan Longoria
|Derek Jeter
|Torii Hunter
|Adam Jones
|Ichiro Suzuki
|Mark Buehrle
|White Sox
It's the ninth straight year that the Twins have boasted at least one Gold Glove winner and the 40th time overall that a player from Minnesota has captured one of the fielding awards. Mauer becomes the second Twins catcher to earn the honor in back-to-back seasons. Early Battey, the only other catcher from Minnesota to win a Gold Glove, took home the award in 1961 and '62.Mauer's 2009 season defensively might best be defined by one play in New York on May 17. The game against the Yankees was tied at 2 in the ninth and the go-ahead run for the Bombers was at second base with one out. Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli lined a shot up the middle that reliever Jose Mijares tried to catch behind his back with his glove. Instead, the ball bounced back toward home plate, and Mauer charged to field it. Faking a throw to first, Mauer thought he might have a chance to throw the runner out at third. But when he turned he saw Brett Gardner already racing down the line and had to outrace the speedy outfielder, who only two days before had hit an inside-the-park homer against the Twins. Mauer changed direction and began his charge for home. On a football-type run and dive, Mauer reached out his glove and tagged Gardner in the chest to prevent the winning run from scoring "I've never seen anything like that," first baseman Justin Morneau said of the play. "I can say that for a fact. ... What's most impressive is that it's not like he could see where the runner was for most of the play. He was looking directly at me. But he knew what he was going to do before he even saw where the runner was. To think that quick and make that play, it's pretty unbelievable." While Mauer's defense earned him this award, his offense is also a big reason why he's considered one of the best catchers in the game right now and why he might rank among the best in history by the time his career is complete. The 26-year-old became the first catcher in Major League history to earn three batting titles, and he's the only AL catcher to win one. The 2009 season marks the 53rd year of the Gold Glove Award. The first Gold Gloves were awarded in 1957 to one player at each position from both leagues, then expanded the next year to include a lineup of nine players, one from each league.
Kelly Thesier 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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Neurosarcoidosis is a complication of sarcoidosis, in which inflammation occurs in the brain, spinal cord, and other areas of the nervous system.
Sarcoidosis - nervous system
Sarcoidosis is a long-term disorder that affects many parts of the body, mostly the lungs. In a small number of people, the disease involves some part of the nervous system. This is called neurosarcoidosis.
Neurosarcoidosis may affect any part of the nervous system. Sudden, facial weakness (facial palsy) is a common neurological symptom that involves the nerves to the muscles of the face. Any other nerve in the skull can be affected, including those in the eye and those that control taste, smell, or hearing.
The spinal cord is another part of the nervous system that sarcoidosis can affect. People may have weakness in their arms and legs, and difficulty walking or controlling their urine or bowels.
The condition can also affect the parts of the brain involved in regulating many body functions, such as temperature, sleep, and stress responses.
Involvement of the pituitary gland can cause:
The symptoms vary. Any part of the nervous system can be affected. Involvement of the brain or cranial nerves can cause:
Involvement of one or more peripheral nerves can lead to:
An exam may show problems with one or more nerves.
A history of sarcoidosis followed by nerve-related symptoms highly suggests neurosarcoidosis. However, symptoms of the condition can mimic other medical disorders, including
Blood tests are not very helpful in diagnosing the condition. A lumbar puncture may show signs of inflammation. Increased levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme may be found in the blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). However, this is not a reliable diagnostic test.
MRI of the brain may be helpful. A
There is no known cure for sarcoidosis. Treatment is given if symptoms are severe or are getting worse. The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms.
Corticosteroids such as prednisone are prescribed to reduce inflammation. They are often prescribed until symptoms get better or go away. You may need to take the medicines for months, or even years.
Other medicines may include hormone replacement and medicines that suppress the immune system.
If you have numbness, weakness, vision or hearing problems, or other problems due to damage of the nerves in the head, you may need physical therapy, braces, a cane, or a walker.
Mental disorders or dementia may require medicines for depression, safety interventions, and assistance with care.
Some cases go away on their own in 4 to 6 months. Others continue off and on for the rest of the person's life. Neurosarcoidosis can cause permanent disability and, in some cases, death.
Complications vary depending on which part of the nervous system is involved and how you respond to treatment. Slowly worsening or permanent loss of neurological function is possible. In rare cases, the brainstem may be involved. This is life threatening.
Call your health care provider if you have sarcoidosis and any neurological symptoms occur.
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if you have a sudden loss of sensation, movement, or body function.
Aggressive treatment of sarcoidosis turns off the body's faulty immune response before your nerves become damaged. This may reduce the chance that neurological symptoms will occur.
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Josephson SA, Aminoff MJ. Neurological complications of systemic disease: adults. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, Pomeroy SL, eds. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 76th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 58.
Krumholz A, Stern BJ. Sarcoidosis of the nervous system. In: Aminoff MJ, Josephson SW, eds. Aminoff's Neurology and General Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2014:chap 49.
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If Dema Kovalenko has to leave the Los Angeles Galaxy, he'd at least like to find himself back in the company of friends.
The veteran Galaxy midfielder said on the eve of Wednesday's first-ever MLS Re-Entry that if he's picked up by another club, he'd like to once again ply his trade in the Eastern Conference, either with D.C. United, Philadelphia or Chicago.
Kovalenko is one of a number of proven veterans who face an uncertain future with the Re-Entry Draft, where other teams can choose to pick up a player's contract under its existing terms. Players in the draft either have an expired contract or had their options declined by their teams, making them available for selection by a new club.
Other players who could potentially find themselves with a new team at the same pay rate are Juan Pablo Angel, Frankie Hejduk, Jimmy Conrad, Pat Onstad, Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Josh Wolff.
Kovalenko, for one, is curious about what will happen next for him and his fellow veterans. But he certainly has strong ties through his previous playing days in Chicago and D.C. United, as well as with Philadelphia Union coach Peter Nowak, with whom Kovalenko first bonded with as a rookie in Chicago in 1998.
[inline_node:323135]Kovalenko won his only MLS Cup with Nowak at the helm of D.C. United in 2004. Kovalenko said he would feel comfortable back in the nation's capital, where former teammate Ben Olsen is now running the show.
"When I had three years there, I was happy there. I knew people there," Kovalenko said. "I think the fans like me there. It would be good for me."
"At this point in my career, I just don't want to go a place that's something new to me and I have to change and again start from zero," Kovalenko added. "If it happens, it happens. … But I'd be more comfortable going somewhere where I was there before."
Kovalenko has appeared in 24 regular-season games and made six postseason starts for the Galaxy since joining from Real Salt Lake in Jan. 2009. He battled injuries much of last season but returned in time for LA's successful push for the Supporters' Shield, and he started all three of the club's playoff matches.
If Kovalenko is not selected by another club on Wednesday, he'll have the option to renegotiate with the Galaxy for a smaller salary than what he made this season. He's unsure how those negotiations will transpire, or if he'll end up returning to LA.
But like many of the 35 players on the list for the Re-Entry Draft, getting picked up Wednesday is the ideal resolution to a new and unique opportunity in MLS.
"I've always been realistic and reasonable, and I think it's a reasonable salary," Kovalenko said. "Hopefully somebody takes me, because I still have a couple years left to help a team. And I think everybody's in the same position who's on that list."
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