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"Second Read" rewinds the tape after each NFL weekend to determine why the games played out the way that they did … and what it all may mean for the rest of the season.
It was a remarkable weekend for tight ends around the NFL. A dozen TEs scored 15 total touchdowns -- and the showcase of the impressive play from that position took place in New Orleans.
The Falcons' Tony Gonzalez and Saints' Jimmy Graham engaged in a thrilling mano-a-mano matchup. Graham's team came out on top, 31-27, but that was far from Gonzalez's fault. The ageless Atlanta tight end hauled in 11 passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Rather amazingly, he also appeared to be open on a 4th-and-goal incompletion that Matt Ryan tried to fit in to Roddy White late in the fourth quarter.
Graham, meanwhile, averaged 20.9 yards per catch (seven receptions for 146 yards) and scored twice himself.
The Falcons attacked Graham mainly with two guys: linebacker Stephen Nicholas and safety William Moore. But that pair botched coverage on Graham's second TD -- Graham beat a jam from Nicholas at the line and Moore was late closing -- and no one covered Graham on a blown defensive play for the TE's first TD.
The Saints, meanwhile, tried just about everything to limit Gonzalez: bringing Roman Harper or Malcolm Jenkins down, playing man with linebackers, even dropping Will Smith in a zone look once. Nothing worked. Gonzalez was targeted 15 times for his 11 completions, with one terrible drop to end Atlanta's comeback chances late.
What else jumped out on the Week 10 game film? Some thoughts:
1. Kyle Rudolph helped Christian Ponder in a big way Sunday: Before we turn our attention away from Sunday's sensational tight end play, a nod to Rudolph, who had seven catches for 64 yards and played a key role in Minnesota's win over Detroit.
Ponder's second pass of the day was a beautiful 54-yard bomb to Jarius Wright. After that, though, he played it a lot closer to the vest in the passing game, completing the majority of his passes within 10 yards of the line and never again throwing deeper than 15 yards downfield.
Why that worked (aside from the obvious Adrian Peterson domination) was that Rudolph mustered consistent success. The Lions paid heavy attention to Rudolph in the red zone, bracketing him with multiple defenders -- as Atlanta attempted to do with Graham. But Rudolph was able to slip outside the hash marks and find openings, which is what he did on his touchdown grab.
With Percy Harvin out of the lineup, Rudolph served as Ponder's go-to guy through the air. And the tight end delivered.
2. Ryan Tannehill's no-good, very bad day: Tannehill finished Miami's 37-3 loss with a miserable 42.4 QB rating. He tossed three interceptions on the day, each worst than the last -- and all of them came when he had time and a pocket from which to throw.
Akeem Ayers worked Tannehill twice in the first half, dropping in zone coverage to deflect a pass into Colin McCarthy's arms early, then jumping an Anthony Fasano route for an INT of his own. Later, Tannehill fired one right into the numbers of Zach Brown.
Tennessee was judicious with its blitzes and it's hard to say that the Titans' pass rush forced any of Tannehill's errors. The Titans brought extra pressure on two of those plays, but Miami's line did a tremendous job accounting for the pass rush. Tannehill still rushed his deliveries, resulting in big mistakes.
3. Cincinnati's O-line dominated the Giants: Chalk this up as one of the more surprising developments of Week 10. The Bengals absolutely stuffed New York's terrific pass rush, and seeing it happen is just as incredible to watch a second or third time.
The Giants recorded just three QB hurries and no sacks on 30 Andy Dalton pass attempts. Dalton can get rattled when pressured, but New York did nothing to fluster him. Give a ton of credit to Bengals' right tackle Andre Smith, who had a tough outing in Week 9 against Denver, only to bounce back and stymie Justin Tuck Sunday.
4. Who is going to help Brandon Marshall?: Marshall has been playing at an elite level this season. Despite a messy weather night Sunday (not to mention an injury to Jay Cutler), Marshall hauled in eight passes for 107 yards against a Texans defense going out of its way to limit him.
But the Bears continue to have problems finding other outlets in the pass game. Earl Bennett and Devin Hester combined for three catches and all of 13 yards; tight end Kellen Davis dropped at least two passes.
There should be openings, too. Houston blitzed on more than half of Chicago's passing attempts, while paying extra attention to Marshall. Which means that the other Bears' receivers were in one-on-one coverage or faced soft zone looks all night. They still couldn't work their way open. Will Alshon Jeffery's return from injury ease Chicago's woes? It had better, because no one else is helping much.
5. How New England deals with Aaron Hernandez's injury: Remember when the Patriots released Deion Branch just prior to the regular season? It feels like ages ago -- mainly because Branch since re-signed with New England and took back a key role in the offense.
With Hernandez out of the lineup, rather than try to force Michael Hoomanawanui or Daniel Fells into a pass-catch role, the Patriots have upped Branch's snaps. When Hernandez participated in Week 7 against the Jets, Branch was on the field for just 17 passing plays; Sunday, minus Hernandez, the Patriots ran Branch out on 35 of 43 Tom Brady pass attempts.
In fact, only Brandon Lloyd, Wes Welker and Rob Gronkowski have been seen more consistently during passing downs than Branch this season. It's just another example of how versatile New England's attack can be.
6. Denver took Cam Newton out of his game from the get-go: More on this matchup here, in a glowing review of Von Miller's game. But Miller wasn't the only one who made Newton's life difficult.
Newton dropped to throw four times on Carolina's ultimately unsuccessful first possession. Twice, he had pressure in his face when he completed a pass; twice, he tried to scramble and was dropped. And that pressure ruined Newton's day from then on. Denver's pressure totally unnerved the second-year QB, mainly because of how the Broncos shifted Miller around in their scheme -- according to Pro Football Focus, Newton completed 73.1 percent of his passes (19 f0r 26) when he had no pressure on him and just 20 percent (2 of 10) with pressure. Add in seven sacks, and it doesn't lead to much success for the Panthers.
7. What might have been for Philadelphia: While a team never wants to see anyone suffer an injury, let alone its starting quarterback, the timing could not have been much worse for Michael Vick's concussion Sunday.
Not only did it come early in a key game against the Cowboys, but it stopped dead in its tracks what was a very promising start from Vick. Dallas forced punts on Vick's final two possessions, but Philadelphia's first drive was a thing of beauty -- with Vick hitting 4 of 5 passes, including a TD toss to Riley Cooper. Vick also seemed to have found some openings in the flat against Dallas' defense, something he may have been able to exploit as the game went along.Nick Foles


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June 20, 2009
Happy 108th Birthday Edward Anthony Masen Cullen!
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Before considering an application by an alien the board shall require evidence from such alien that all immigration laws and rules have been complied with for such alien 's entry into American Samoa and his employment within American Samoa.History: Bd. of Tradesmen Examiners Regs., eff 28 Dec 72, Reg. 2.03.


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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.7.3 Supplemental Update
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Monday, March 5th, 2012, 15:49
Category: News, Software
Date: Monday, March 5th, 2012, 15:49
Category: News, Software
They may come from out of nowhere, but supplemental updates are a good thing.
On that note, Apple has released its Mac OS X 10.7.3 Supplemental Update. The update, a 38k download (provided you have Mac OS X 10.7.3 already installed), resolves an issue when restoring a Mac from a Time Machine backup.
As usual, the update can be located, snagged and installed via Mac OS X's Software Update feature. The software requires an Intel-based Mac and Mac OS X 10.7.3 or later to install and run.
If you've tried the update and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.


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At first glance, the NHL's decision to let general managers and owners talk to players for 48 hours last week seems like a positive step for the NHL lockout, which started Day 37 on Tuesday.
Communication is good, right? Answering questions, addressing concerns, catching up—you can do a lot with two free days.
That's not exactly the way it works, though. The league didn't inform NHLPA leadership that such a window was open, and the attempt—right or not—is being viewed as an end-around on executive director Donald Fehr.
"Most owners are not allowed to attend bargaining meetings," NHLPA special council Steve Fehr said via a released statement. "No owners are allowed to speak to the media about the bargaining. Interesting that they are secretly unleashed to talk to the players about the meetings the players can attend but the owners cannot."
The league, remember, published its most recent CBA proposal on NHL.com—a move that was widely viewed as a PR grab and an attempt to bypass the Fehrs as informational gatekeepers.
A more cynical viewpoint to take: The executives, particularly GMs, could use the window to sway players to accept a deal quickly and preserve an 82-game season—and, potentially, cause legal problems. On paper, though, that's not the case, according to Yahoo! Sports' Nick Cotsonika.
The league issued a memo telling execs they could answer questions about the proposal—which is based around an immediate 50/50 revenue split and paying players a portion of their lost wages against their own future earnings—but not lobby them to accept a deal, reports Cotsonika.
"(Any) effort to motivate the Players must be to have them act through their union, not instead of or in opposition to it," the memo read. "YOU MAY NOT: 'Negotiate' with a Player.' This means you may not explore alternatives or variations to the proposals on the table."
Regardless, the takeaway points: The owners are continuing their attempts to bypass Fehr, and the move annoyed the NHLPA. Considering that Thursday's league-set deadline for saving a full schedule approaches with no meetings scheduled, neither is a good thing.


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Feminist News
FDA Commissioner Offers No Clear Answer on Budget Cut for Women's Health Office
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach appeared in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee yesterday, claiming that no decision had been made regarding the alleged budget cut for the Office of Women's Health. An unnamed, high level official told the Washington Post earlier this week that the FDA intended to withhold $1.2 million of the Office of Women's Health annual $4 million budget, effectively halting any further projects in 2007. Von Eschenbach's comments did not offer a clear answer if the funds would indeed be withheld, but he maintained that such a budget cut would not have a negative impact on the office, saying, "There is absolutely no reduction or diminishing of the agency's commitment to women's health. I'm not downsizing the Office of Women's Health. I'm not saying there won't be a reduction... but it's not to be viewed as a reduction of our commitment to women's health," according to the Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report. funny pictures funny images funny photos funny animal pictures funny dog pictures funny cat pictures funny gifs
Women's advocates have voiced their concerns about the ramifications of the possible budget cut. Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) sent a letter to von Eschenbach demanding that the Women's Health Office be fully funded in order to function successfully, Reuters reports. The senators asked for a full explanation as to where the funds would be appropriated and pledged to work towards preventing the budget cut.
Media Resources: Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report 3/1/07, Reuters 2/28/07


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Saturday, July 12
Freshly made Navajo Tacos will be available 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Dolores United Methodist Chuch, 105 N 8th Street, Dolores. Cost is $7 per person or $5 for kids under 12. Also available are homemade baked goods and pies, and crafts. See the stone church that was ordered from the Sears catalog.
Montezuma Acoustic Trust at Mancos Valley Distillery. Doors open at 6 p.m.; music starts at 8 p.m. Glenn Smith on guitar, Hutchinson with vocals and banjo, Jack Tallmadge on stand-up bass. A live performance on KSJD on July 9 at 6:30 p.m.
MCHS Class of 1984's 30-year class reunion July 12-13. Saturday 6 p.m. at Stonefish Sushi: $35 a person. Sunday picnic 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Cortez High School.
Free Second Saturdays Concert Series. Music on The Plaza, 7-9 p.m., with Jill Haley, with music written while she was artist-in-residence at Mesa Verde National Park. Coming up Saturday, Aug. 9: Tarnished Brass.
Sunday, July 13
The Compassionate Friends hosts its annual Walk to Remember at 9 a.m. at the Centennial Park, Cortez. Registration at 8:30 a.m. Compassionate Friends is a national organization for families who have lost a child. Donations accepted. Call Cherie McAndrew at 565-6480 or Debbie Snead at 565-4732.
Tuesday, July 15
The Mesa Verde Gardeners hosts Design Workshop in advance of the Montezuma County Fair and Flower Show. Receive instruction on Fresh and Dried Floral Arrangements. The class will be held at 9:30 a.m. at 29204 County Road M. Call Dayna at 570-9048 by 5 p.m. July 13 to reserve a seat or for information.
Wednesday, July 16
Southwest Colorado Green Party quarterly meeting. Second floor of the Wilson Building, 16 W. Main Street, Cortez, CO at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Join Jim Jackson (Art Guffaw) of the Millibo Art Theater for the last Family Entertainment Program performance of the 2014 season, 2 p.m. at the Cortez Public Library. Jim presents an hour of circus silliness and gigantic bubbles. Part of the fizz of our Fizz! Boom! Read! theme. Free, by Golden Dreams through Onward! A Legacy Foundation. The library is at 202 N. Park St., Cortez, CO. Call 970-565-8117.
Thursday, July 17
Cortez GOAL Academy Open House about our free, blended high school at the Cortez GOAL Academy site at 19 N. Maple St., 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. We're an online schooling option, with drop-in centers, providing an accredited high school diploma to youths ages 14 through 21. Contact Kimberley Bradshaw at (970) 576-8076 or Liz Starks at (970) 213-0923 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Printmaking with artist Bryan Kyle, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Mancos Public Library, 211 West First Street in Mancos. Free. All ages are welcome.
Saturday, July 19
Watch "Open Sesame – The Story of Seeds," a new documentary about the importance of seeds, at 7 p.m. at Mt. Lookout Grange in Mancos (680 Grand Ave). Suggested donation of $5, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Call 509-830-4380.
Thursday, July 24
"Wildlife Conservation and Zooarchaeology," presented by Steve Wolverton at 7 p.m., Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, 23390 Road K, Cortez. It's part of the 2014 Four Corners Lecture Series. Admission is free. Call 970-564-4362.
Friday, July 25
Saint Barnabas of the Valley Episcopal Church in Cortez will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Bozeman-Gibson pipe organ with a recital by one of its builders, George Bozeman at 6:30 p.m. the public is invited. A reception will follow.
Saturday, July 26
Annual Mancos Centennial Scholarship Spaghetti Dinner will be held at the Mancos school cafeteria, 5:30-7 p.m. Dinner will be $10 for adults. Children 10 and under eat free. The dinner benefits two scholarships for Mancos high school seniors each year.
Mancos Boy Scout Troop 518 and Cub Scouts' annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser, Mancos School Cafeteria, before the Mancos Days Parade, 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Cost: $5 per adult; $2.50 per child 10 years and younger; $12 per family of two adults and two children under 10 years. Advance tickets sold at the school cafeteria door the morning of the event.
Thursday, July 31
"Does Theology Evolve?" will be the topic on Thursday, July 31st at 6:30 for the next "How You Can Be Part of a Christian Community with Integrity and Not Believe All Those Things You Thought You Had to Believe" conversation held at St. Barnabas Church (corner of North and Elm). Questions required. No answers promised. Call 565-7865 for information.
Tuesday, Aug. 5
First Tuesday Evening Market. Local produce, handmade goods, music. At City Park next to the Welcome Center on Main, 4-7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Support local economy, grow community! Information: Gretchen, 509-830-4380.
Friday Aug. 8
The 38th Annual Escalante Days celebration in Dolores, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday. Mountain bike race, live music, food, parade, softball tournament, bike race, duck race, activities for kids and families. Venues include Flanders Park and Dolores River Brewery's indoor and outdoor stages. Information: 970-882-4018, or dolorechamber.com.
Saturday, Aug. 9
Escalante Days mountain bike race starts at 9:50 a.m. at Fifth and Central in Dolores. Register at www.active.com by Aug. 6 ($35)or on race day ($45) at 8 a.m. at the Dolores Medical Office. Information: www.clubrunner.ca/dolores. Volunteers needed: Contact Laurel Rematore at firstname.lastname@example.com or 970-529-4642. Proceeds benefit various Dolores Rotary projects.
Seed School in A Day will be taught at the Mt. Lookout Grange, 680 Grand Ave, Mancos, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. It will be taught by Bill and Belle of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance. Register online at www.RockyMountainSeeds.org.
K-9 Search and Rescue Team Inc will be hosting their annual pancake breakfast at the "Doghouse" located at 35 Railroad Avenue in Dolores. Doors open at 6:00 a.m. Cost: $5
Through August
Indian Dancers and Sam Sandoval, Navajo Code Talker at The Cultural Center, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7-8 p.m. Every Wednesday at 8 p.m. in The Gallery: Sam Sandoval, WWII Navajo Code Talker. Note: Saturday, July 12 and Saturday, Aug. 9, there will be no Indian Dancers.
First Monday
Southwest Center for Independence Second Chance Brain Injury group meetings at noon at the Cortez office, 2409 E. Empire. Call Matthew at 570-8001.
Cortez Emblem Club No. 261 meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday (except in January and February). Call 565-2197.
First Tuesday
American Legion Ute Mountain Post 75 meets at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 320 N. Harrison St. Call 565-8151.
Dolores Mountain Quilters meets at 10 a.m. at the Dolores Community Center, 400 Riverside Ave, Dolores. The July meeting includes two demonstrations by Gail Braunn: easy half-square triangles, and disappearing 4 patch with variations. Information: doloresmountainquilters.org or Judith Swain at 970-560-4426.
First Wednesday
Diabetes support group meets from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in the Diabetes Education Room at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Learn how to manage diabetes; share share ideas with others. Sessions are free and open to anyone with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Contact Laura White, RD, at 564-2276 for details.
First Thursday
Montezuma County Republican Central Committee meets at noon at Shiloh's Steakhouse. Email Nicci Crowley at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 570-9372.
The Montezuma County VFW Post 5231 meets at 7 p.m. at the Post home in Mancos.
First Friday
First Friday Leadership at First National Bank in Cortez, 8 to 9 a.m. Free. Coffee and doughnuts at 7:45 a.m. Call Dena, 565-3414.
First and Third Thursdays
Learn signs and nursery rhymes at the Mancos Public Library at 10 a.m. All ages welcome. Call 970-403-9237.
Second Saturday
The Mancos Valley Historical Saturday meets at the Mancos Public Library at 10 a.m. For info Bob Huffman: 406-249-7733
Second Tuesday
The Montezuma County Historical Society Board of Directors meets at 11:30 at the Cortez Elks Club and include a no host lunch. Anyone interested in the history of Montezuma County and the Four Corners is very welcome.
Second Sunday
The Mancos Community Dinners each month at Mt. Lookout Grange in Mancos (680 Grand Ave). Pay-what-you-can dinner, bring a dish if you want. For information, to help out, or to make donations call Gretchen at 509-830-4380.
Second Thursday
A free legal self-help clinic for Montezuma County parties without an attorney are 2-5 p.m. at the Mancos Public Library, 211 W. First St. Volunteer attorneys will assist one-on-one, via computer link. First-come, first-served.
Third Saturday
Christian Motorcycle Association, CMA – Cortez Chapter holds its 8 a.m. breakfast, 9 a.m. chapter meeting and 10 a.m. ride (weather permitting). At Beny's restaurant in Cortez. Call Chapter President Steve Reed at 970-565-7233. No motorcycle required.
Third Wednesday
The Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon is held at noon at Shiloh Steakhouse. Call 565-3414.
Third Thursday
Dolores secondary PTO meets the third Thursday of every month at 3:45 p.m. in Mr. Thurston's office. Email Heather Alvarez at firstname.lastname@example.com or call Tif at 903-8752.
Fourth Tuesday
4 Corners Republican Women's Club meets at 11:30 a.m. at the Cortez Elk's Lodge. Information: 565-2197.
Fourth Thursday
Monthly Civil Air Patrol Senior Squadron's monthly meeting, 6:30 pm, First Baptist Church of Mancos, 150 N. Walnut St.
Last Thursday
Suicide Support Group, 6:15 p.m. Hospice of Montezuma, 1345 S. Broadway, Cortez. Information: 565-4400.
Every Sunday
First United Methodist Church has a Native American Worship Service at 2 p.m. Information: 565-3002.
Every Tuesday
The Montezuma Agility Dog Club's Basic Obedience classes for dogs 5 1/2 months and older. Classes are Tuesdays at 7 p.m., last one hour, and begin on April 29 and continue for six weeks. Class size is limited. Registration is first-come, first-served. Information: 970-882-5404.
The Dolores Public Library answers technology/software questions about Microsoft Word, email, digital pictures, etc. free at 2-5 p.m. Information: 882-4127.
Free medical care, Tuesday from 1 to 1:30 p.m., St. Barnabas Church, 110 W. North St., Cortez. Call 565-4436 to schedule or show up. Limited primary and pediatric care.
Every Wednesday
The Way Christian Church Bible Studies class at 6 p.m.
Every Thursday
Raising Readers Storytime offers songs, stories, crafts and silliness, using the Early Childhood Literacy Initiative program at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St. For preschoolers at 10:30 a.m. Older children may attend the craft at 11:15 a.m.
Free Community Dinner at 6 p.m. at the Cortez Family Worship Center Foursquare Church, 500 N. Washington. Donation appreciated. Call 565-3709.
Every Friday
Friendship Social Group, 1 p.m. at Beny's Diner, 640 S. Broadway, Cortez. For those who are looking for support with finding new friends and social activities after a loss, or need a break from the role of a caregiver. Sponsored by Hospice of Montezuma.
Every Saturday
The Mancos Indoor Flea Market is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the old hardware store in Mancos, 192 S. Main St. To become a vendor, call Queenie Barz at 749-9320. The booth fee is $15 per weekend, along with insurance and vendor license charges.


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Elk Mountains > Castle Peak > Climber's Log
Castle Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|North Face
Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2005
|Climbed the north face couloir to ridge and scrambled to summit. Unable to ski direct from summit so downclimbed to saddle and skied the north face from there.
|Posted May 29, 2007 1:56 pm
|good Elk introduction
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 1999
|Interesting but not frightening
|Posted Dec 17, 2006 4:28 pm
|Beware of the Boulders
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2006
|A friend had one literally roll off his back. Be careful!
|Posted Nov 5, 2006 6:18 pm
|Up ridge, down from col
Date Climbed: Aug 28, 1990
|Snow too hard to glissade
|Posted Sep 21, 2006 12:03 am
|Northeast Ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2006
|Very beautiful day. Climbed up from the pearl pass junction in the road.
|Posted Sep 13, 2006 3:46 pm
|Perfect Day
Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2006
|What a great mountain! Definitely a wonderful intro to the Elks and there super steep and loose scree/boulderfields. Despite a near-death experience when a friend had a several-hundred pound boulder ROLL OVER HIM(!!!), and questionable weather all around us, it was one of my favorite 14ers thus far. (Refer to James Hay's trip report for info. on possible route-finding mistakes in the boulderfield as there are several misleading cairns nestled among the rocks.)
|Posted Sep 12, 2006 6:35 pm
|Variation of the Standard
|It was a great snow/scree climb. The weather was pleasant basically the whole time except for right when we reached the top clouds surrounded us so we didnt spend much time up there. Overall it was a blast, great views, exciting atmosphere, and a good experience for the first time summiting a fourteener.
|Posted Sep 7, 2006 11:07 pm
|Vagabond Manifesto
|Lots of scree
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2006
|Second time's a charm, after failing due to weather three weeks ago. Also climbed Conundrum as well, headed to Buena Vista and did Huron Peak the following day.
The only thing with this peak is that the scree gets annoying on the descent! Beautiful mountain though.
|Posted Aug 25, 2006 6:08 am
|Summer 1993 - soloed N Coulour scramble
|See report on route page
|Posted Aug 18, 2006 12:34 am
|Mike Mc
|West Slopes
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2006
|Miserable! Never attempt the west talus slopes when they are snow free! From Conundrum Hot Springs this route is 3000 vertical feet of rotten, steep, mobile rocks. No me gusta.
|Posted Aug 7, 2006 3:40 am
|Route Climbed: NE Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2004
|First 14er! Been up 3x since. Awesome glissade!!
|Posted Aug 5, 2006 9:04 pm
|2nd Fourteener, 5x
Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2006
|2nd fourteener. I have been back five times and love it and Connundrum everytime. Skiing/boarding is always fun adn lasts in to the summer!
|Posted Jul 26, 2006 6:49 pm
|Eric Holle
|Route Climbed: NE ridge Date Climbed: July 16, 2006
|Great day in the Montezuma Basin. Ascent of the North Ridge, with Kris and Madaline. Continued to the summit of Conundrum, and glissade descent of the coulior.
|Posted Jul 19, 2006 2:58 am
|F Bomb
|NE Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006
|Good fun, parked at 10,2 in the Saturn, couldn't get accross the creek.
|Posted Jul 5, 2006 3:45 pm
|Woodie Hopper
|South Ridge/NE Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006
|Nice easy climb starting with Conundrum on the way up via the South Ridge route. I descended using the NE Ridge and had a great glissade down below the NE ridge. I drove to ~11,000 feet and parked at the junction with the Pearl Pass road.
|Posted Jul 5, 2006 5:25 am
|NW ridge, snow
Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006
|Got this one on my second attempt. Parked at 12,500 and climbed to the saddle via non standard detour with my skis. Snow was continuous to saddle. Dumped pack, ran up castle, then, back at the saddle, grabbed my pack, headed up Conundrum and skied the Conundrum Couloir. Partner ate it in the choke and tumbled 300 feet. Very scary, but he was alright.
|Posted Jun 24, 2006 11:37 pm
|Route climbed: NE Ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2005
|Continued to Conundrum, descent of NW ridge on scree for a couple hundred feet and then the snowfield.
|Posted May 15, 2006 4:09 pm
| Route Climbed: Northeast Ridge via North Buttress varation
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2003
|I drove my 4x4 all the way to the parking area 12,800 feet, got an early start before the holiday hordes arrived Part of a 10 day 18 14,000 ft. summit solo climbing trip.
|Posted Apr 23, 2006 1:21 pm
|Winter conditions
Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2006
|Climbed with Brock.
April 14:
We climbed up to 11,430 feet and camped. Stormy all day, and we saw on small avalanche.
April 15th:
It was 9F in the morning and we climbed Castle via the Northeast Ridge and descended the north face couloir. Climb was mostly easy, but parts of the ridge traverse had some treacherous sugar snow, that was impossible to get a bite with the ice axe. Very warm day, and the snow was soft, so we arrived back at the car at 9 pm, a long day.
|Posted Apr 17, 2006 2:32 pm
|good spot
|Nice hike, great skiing all around. Made some nice turns from up high.
|Posted Apr 10, 2006 5:57 am


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Discussion in 'Old's Cool' started by Solo Lobo, Mar 2, 2007.
post 'em here!
I call this one "Bad Choice of Road"
i think its a good choice, myself.
here's one for you:
Nice! here's my h20 shot...
i have too many pictures
well, until boogie, dachewie or the others get off of thier lazy behinds I guess its just us
Too much desert for CO!! It's the top of Elephant Mountain in Big Bend, TX.
Ah. I thought maybe it was down below C Springs or Pueblo... putting 41N and 119W together in my head...
Smugmug is temporarily stunned. If Its still friday when I get back, I'll post whore more.
Here is me thinking about speed and pain.
same crossing
it was waaay easier than it look at first glance, wasn't it?
"I dont think we're supposed to be on THIS trail"
these, uh.. these arent the droids your looking for...
I've got your y-pipe right here, baby :eek1 :
just what exactly do you expect me to do with this? :huh
That was my buddy. I was feeling slightly more positive about the situation.
Where I'd like to be right now, provided the weather was the same...
sompeplace specific, or just the idea of "away"?
Beer and firewood:
That picture was taken on day one of a four day, dirt road trip around the Olympic Penninsula... gonna go and ride it again this summer!
he beat me by a hare:
Sounds good. damned if i dont want to do that, too.
gonna be a long night at this rate:


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Jacksonville father finally nabs peeping Tom, police say
A Jacksonville man told police his family had spotted someone looking through the windows of their home on several occasions, at times finding damage to window screens afterward.
Sunday police received a call from the man's 15-year-old daughter who said her father was restraining a man in their yard.
"The victim told me she was seated in the living room when she saw a sillhouette outside the back window," the officer said in the report.
The girl told her father, who then confronted the suspect outside.
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When police arrived at the home in the 6000 block of Forest Stump Lane, they found the father holding James K. Lowery, 60, on the ground in the backyard.
"The suspect had minor injuries due to the complainant confronting him," police said.
According to property records, Lowery is a neighbor of the family.
Lowery, chief engineer at WJXT TV-4, had no explanation as to what he was doing in the yard, but admitted to getting there under his own power even after drinking "an entire bottle of wine," police said.
He has been charged with trespassing with intent to commit an offense, public intoxication and resisting an officer without violence, according to the Duval County jail website.
Story: Sleeping father wakes to find intruder
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Man kills neighbor's dog for no apparent reason
A man waking up for the first time at his new residence in the 6700 block of Juliet Lane Sunday morning went outside to smoke a cigarette and let his dog, "Sloopy," out as well.
Sloopy wandered over to the driveway next door, so his owner began calling him.
About 7:40 a.m., Kenneth Wayne Martin, 57, opened the door and shot Sloopy with a 12-gauge shotgun, killing the dog as the owner watched, according to the report from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
When the owner approached him, Martin said, "Don't call the law, I have a bad heart," according to the report.
He did anyway.
After Martin was detained, he told police, "I made the biggest mistake of my life," according to the report. "I have no reason for what I have done."
Martin is currently in Duval County jail on charges of felony animal cruelty and discharging a firearm in public.
Excessive playing of Alanis Morissette incites battery
Jacksonville police arrived at a home in the 1400 block of Palm Avenue Sunday night to find a man with a large cut on his face and an unusual explanation.
The victim told police his boyfriend, 24-year-old Allen Blair Casey, hit him in the face with a plate because he was listening to Alanis Morissette, according to the report.
Casey had fled the scene, but was located at a park a short distance away.
"I asked the suspect if it was because he was listening to Alanis Morissette and the suspect stated, 'That's all that — — listens to.' "
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 10, 2013, 8:52 AM
Town Square
Palo Alto hopeful about buying historic post office
Original post made on May 10, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 10, 2013, 8:52 AM
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 10, 2013 at 10:52 am
What a waste of time, energy and money .... just leave the post office as a post office.
I hate conservatives and this neverending pointless war on anything government.
They will just go buy or rent another building and it will be like the miserable little post offices in other cities and pretty soon in rent they will be paying the same amount out and will not have saved any money at all, and we will all get worse service and the post office will against have to justify its existence.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 10, 2013 at 6:20 pm
The beautiful Birge Clark post office is the architectural gem of our town. Over the last several years the city council has been bent on building monstrocities and also allowing developers to tear down some of our charming buildings. Let's hope they finally get something right and buy the building so future generations can see what Palo Alto used to look like.
a resident of Ventura
on May 10, 2013 at 8:54 pm
Very exciting to hear about this possibility. I love the Post Office building, and would be really happy for it to be in good hands and being used well--and part of it, possibly, by the Post Office. I support the City Council's efforts here.
a resident of Green Acres
on May 10, 2013 at 9:01 pm
Use the Stanford money. This is a good use of it. (I wish it were as easy to get them to think about aesthetics and quality of life on the other side of town.)
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 10, 2013 at 9:16 pm
Agree with Katie. The Post Office is historic and needs to be protected. Other historic structures like the Gatehouse on Lytton and the front facade at the old Medallion Gallery on University next to La Strada have been desecrated by the overdevelopment associated with those projects. As is typical in Palo Alto the developers controlled the process so their priorities dictated the outcomes
and preservation of the historic resource was secondary. Developer
control of the process is the common theme in Palo Alto over and
over and over again and is ingrained in City Hall.
a resident of Community Center
on May 10, 2013 at 11:39 pm
Only if the work on it will NOT be done by any local developer or architect. We must see all the work previously done before choosing one. That leaves out anyone even remotely connected with the Mitchell Park library, the JCC, the Cheesecake Factory, 800 High St., Lytton Gateway, 800 Alma and many more.
We need a public Hall of Shame listing these community disgracers.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 12, 2013 at 10:47 am
re:conditions of approval
You are right. We need to end the status quo in Palo Alto. As far
as The Cheesecake Factory, approval of Roxy Rapp's new mega building at Bryant and Univ which has a setback encroachment waiver should have been contingent on a complete facade remodel at the least of
his CAKE to reduce it's impact on the University Ave streetscape.
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 13, 2013 at 11:04 am
Stanford money should be returned to taxpayers. If not, use it for post office so we don't get socked again. I have a real problem with using the building for government office, however. What a waste of a beautiful building by giving cushy offices to our local government workers. I would think there may be lots of revenue-generating uses we could think of. This building should be accessible to all Palo Alto residents on a daily basis. How about some arts use or volunteer-run restaurant or coffee house? Little theater?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on May 13, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Why is the city getting in the retail business? Didn't the city buy the old PAMF building back in 2001. It was supposed to be ready to be used by the Palo Alto Historical Association in the summer of 2011. So far, it's been on the books for 12 years and nothing has happened to it.
In addition, the planning department is using prime downtown space on the corner of Hamilton and Bryant, and now wants to move more planning people to the post office building?
El Camino Park is still not completed. Mitchell Park library is way behind schedule, to name just two projects that need the city's attention. Let's get stuff in order before finding new shiny objects to distract us.
Palo Alto has a bad case of ADD.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 13, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Aesthetically, Palo Alto has been ruined. It's commercial buildings remind me of the city of Fremont, more and more. Cheap, hideously designed, oversized stucco buildings.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 13, 2013 at 6:03 pm
Re: Mary
I agree about the ugly over-sized stucco buildings. You must be
referring to the huge building on Lytton at Bryant. The worst thing about this is it ruined the Gate House preservation effort and the
small plaza next to it. This is a typical Palo Alto debacle of
major proportions. But the developer needed to get his square footage.


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It is not a powerhouse with 47 horsepower two cylinder diesel motor and a 27 horsepower electric motor. 0-60 comes in 12.7 seconds. So, it's absurdly slow. But also absurdly fuel efficient for the two people it can hold.
Price? Likely in the 1XX,XXX range. Not going to be for everyone or the answer to fuel efficiency concerns for the average household. Press release and pictures below.
Volkswagen to produce XL1 at its Osnabrück plant in Germany, using carbonfiber technology
The XL1 is the most aerodynamic production car ever, with a Cd of 0.19
261 mpg combined fuel consumption was a vision-now it's a reality
Wolfsburg, Germany - The XL1 from Volkswagen is the most fuel-efficient production car in the world, with a European combined fuel consumption rating of 261 mpg. Thanks to its plug-in hybrid system, this two-seat vehicle can also cover up to 32 miles as a zero-emissions vehicle in all-electric mode.
The XL1 is an automotive standout that follows pure sports-car design principles: light weight (1753 pounds), exceptional aerodynamics (Cd 0.19), and a low center of gravity. This super-efficient Volkswagen thus has the ability to cruise down the road at a constant 62 mph while using just 8.3 horsepower. In all-electric mode, the XL1 requires less than 0.1 kWh to cover more than a kilometer.
The XL1 emits just 21 g/km of CO2, thanks to its high-tech lightweight design, aerodynamic efficiency, and a plug-in hybrid system consisting of a 47-hp two-cylinder TDI® engine, a 27-hp electric motor, a seven-speed DSG® dual-clutch automatic transmission, and a lithium-ion battery. The 261 mpg fuel consumption figure is a record that has not been achieved by any other vehicle to date, showing that Volkswagen is redefining what is technically feasible in the automotive industry. The XL1 also has a top speed of 99 mph and can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in 12.7 seconds.
Conceptually, the XL1 represents the third evolutionary stage of Volkswagen's 1-liter car strategy. When the new millennium was ushered in, Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Piëch, currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG, formulated the visionary goal of putting into production a practical car that had combined fuel consumption of one liter per 100 km (235 mpg). In the two-seat XL1, this vision has become reality.
Despite the tremendous efficiency of the XL1, the engineers and designers successfully came up with a body design which delivers more everyday utility than the two previous prototypes. In the L1, the 1-liter car that was shown in 2002 and 2009, the driver and passenger sat in a tandem arrangement for optimal aerodynamics; in the XL1, the two occupants sit slightly offset, side by side, almost like a conventional vehicle.
The XL1 is 153.1 inches long, 65.6 in wide, and just 45.4 in tall. By comparison, a Volkswagen Polo is slightly longer (156.3 in) and wider (66.2 in), but is significantly taller (57.6 in). Even a purebred sports car like today's Porsche Boxster is 5.1 inches taller. The XL1 will look spectacular going down the highway-a car of the future, built for today.


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Ulysses Gomez's release from the UFC this past month may have come as a little bit of a surprise, but he won't waste much time getting back on the horse looking to fight his way back to the promotion.
Gomez (9-4) on Friday told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) he has signed with the California-based Pandemonium promotion and expects to compete there for the first time later this year.
"I haven't signed my contract yet, but I had a couple good offers (after the UFC release)," Gomez said. "Pandemonium in Riverside, Calif., (is where I'll fight). They've got a show March 23, and then another one in May or June. I'll be fighting for them – it's a three-fight deal, which keeps me busy – which is what I like. If I do get offered another show and if it's not 30 or 45 days from their show, they'll let me do it. If it's the UFC, I could fight for the UFC."
Gomez fought twice in the UFC. His debut in 2012 as one of the most highly touted flyweight prospects in the United States was an upset loss to John Moraga at UFC on FOX 4. He returned this past month at UFC on FUEL TV 7 in London, but dropped a unanimous decision to England's Phil Harris.
While the loss to Harris was a unanimous nod, many fans and media members scoring the fight gave it to Gomez. Regardless, he was part of a spate of 16 fighter cuts the UFC made the following week – cuts that included the majority of fighters who lost on that card. UFC President Dana White later said the UFC still has 100 additional fighters to purge from its roster in 2013.
Gomez's release also came as a bit of a surprise because the UFC's flyweight division is its least populated weight class.
But Gomez said he understands the pink slip and was accepting of it – and just hopes to fight his way back there.
"I think they tell everyone get a couple wins and come back," he said. "But they do have to cut 100 fighters. If I had two chances in the UFC (and lost), they might want to give someone else a chance before they call me."
Gomez fought at bantamweight as well as flyweight before he came to the UFC. He won the now-defunct Tachi Palace Fights' flyweight title in 2010
He got a shot in Bellator's bantamweight tournament and won his opening-round bout, but had to pull out of a semifinal fight with eventual champ Zach Makovsky with a staph infection, and that was that.
After losing Tachi's 125-pound title in his first defense, he moved back up to bantamweight, won a fight, then won the title at 135 pounds before getting his call from the UFC.
But despite recent success at bantamweight – he's never lost a fight at 135 pounds – Gomez said he believes he'll concentrate on flyweight looking to get started on a win streak. But he has the option to fight in both divisions for Pandemonium.
"I prefer flyweight because that's where I need to be," he said. "But on the flip side, I've never lost at bantamweight."
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Toronto out: Jose, Davis, Bargs, Kleiza
Toronto in: Gay, Arthur, Jeff Green, Leandro Barbosa
Memphis out: Gay, Arthur, Zach Randolph, Tony Wroten
Memphis in: Jose, Davis, Pierce, Bass
Boston out: Jeff Green, Barbosa, Pierce, Bass
Boston in: Randolph, Wroten, Bargs, Kleiza
Raps Lineups
Grizz Lineups
Celtics Lineups
Why Raps: We get Gay, face it, Colangelo been targeting this guy since the offseason, although, he just signed a horrible contract, he's still good to go and capable of contributing 20+ ppts on any given nights. Perhaps a change of scenery, Gay will become a bonafide allstar and an elite SF in this league. With Gay pairing, DeRozan, we will for sure make some noises in the Eastern Conference, but most likely it will be next season. Arthur is a throw in so losing Davis may not seem that bad since Arthur can be a great backup PF. Bargs + Kleiza will net us a Jeff Green, who, after a heart surgery, is not quite his former self when he played for the Thunder but I believe given chances, he's still a top 15 PF in this league. Barbosa will backup Lowry for the season.
Why Grizz: The Grizz might wanna tank or stay in the playoff but with their two franchise cornerstone players gone in Gay and Randolph, the Grizz will have to work some magic and they get Calderon, a great backup who will play alongside his Spanish teammate Marc Gasol. Ed Davis is a starter in this league and perhaps will become a 20+ppts, 10rpg type of player one day but not for the Raptors, he deserves a better team, a playoff team like the Grizzlies. What the Grizz lack is backup C for Gasol, thus bringing in Brandon Bass who could manhandle at the 5 spot even though he's a natural 4. Paul Pierce will help the young team toward a playoff direction for a few years to come.
Why Celtics: The Celtics are looking trade anyone to make the team better, with the sudden loss of Rondo, the Celtics seem rail thin and probably will miss their chance for the playoff this year so they are looking for some retool. First, they acquire Z-Bo and Wroten in exchange for Pierce and Bass. Z-Bo will have an amazing year for the Celtics and possibly start at the 5 spot, thus KG will reform back to his natural 4 spot. Losing Pierce but gaining a 7 foot shooter isn't that bad, Bargs could sub in for KG or start at the 3 spot for the Celtics. Kleiza, a thrown in, probably will rejuvenate his career on a championship-caliber team.


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Wow, i thought this QB had some upside coming out of boise state, till the draft scouts were saying he couldn't even throw a sideline route. I guess he shut up some of his critics today against NE. He threw two TD passes. Looks alot better than Nassib at this point. Matt Barkley looks pretty good along with Zach Ertz over in philly too.
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Flu epidemic
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Budge Collinson is the founder of Infusion Sciences and creator of natural multivitamin producer, Youth Infusion. He says you should always consult with your doctor about your health decisions.
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- Vitamin D: This more than other vitamins is key to preventing disease and maintaining strong bone strength. The best source of Vitamin D is sunlight, but since it's rare in the winter, you can get your daily dose of it through certain foods like salmon and tuna. It's also available through vitamin supplements and in pill or powder form.
- Add more garlic to your diet: Eating certain foods can give you the extra boost you need to keep your immune system strong. One of those foods is garlic because of its is antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties. Those help prevent infections from taking hold and spreading.
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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is concerned about efforts in the U.S. Senate to exclude Alaska tribes from tribal jurisdiction and protection provisions of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
"The Department of Justice sent its proposal for VAWA tribal provisions to Congress last July," Allison Price, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Justice, told Indian Country Today Media Network. "Those provisions were of nationwide scope and did not exclude any state or any set of tribes.
"To ensure the safety of Native women, it is critically important that tribal courts in Alaska and throughout the United States retain full civil jurisdiction to issue and enforce protection orders," Price added.
The Obama administration's stance comes amid revelations that sometime between the November 30, 2011 introduction of the bill and the February 2 reporting of the bill out of the U.S. Judiciary Committee, language was inserted that would exclude about 230 Alaska tribes from Sections 904 and 905. That's 40 percent of all federally recognized tribes in the United States.
Section 904 of the current bill is intended to recognize tribal court jurisdiction over non-Indian domestic violence offenders. Section 905 allows for tribal protection orders involving "any person," including non-Indian offenders.
If these sections are enacted with the exemption language currently in place, Alaska Natives would have less protection under federal law than Natives in the lower 48 states. While all other tribes in the U.S. would get new criminal jurisdiction – criminal jurisdiction that is badly needed, according to tribal and federal officials – Alaska tribes would not.
The office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has indicated that the senator is also concerned about the issue: "Senator Murkowski is extremely concerned about this inadvertent drafting error and she is in the process of resolving the issue through the amendment process," Matthew Felling, a spokesperson for the senator, told Indian Country Today Media Network on April 25.
But Murkowski's office has not explained her role in how and why the "drafting error" occurred.
On April 26, Felling added that Murkowski plans to offer a new technical amendment that "would ensure that Alaska Native tribes lose none of the civil jurisdiction they presently possess."
Murkowski's rationale for going this route remains unclear, since under Alaska tribes' current jurisdiction, the crime rate Natives suffer from is alarming, according to crime statistics.
"This omission from these bills is particularly appalling in light of statistics showing that Alaska Natives are vastly overrepresented among the victims of domestic violence," according to a draft letter from the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) addressed to Murkowski and others in the Alaska congressional delegation. "Although Alaska Natives comprise only 15.2 percent of the population of the State of Alaska, they comprise 47 percent of the victims of domestic violence and 61 percent of the victims of sexual assault."
Regional studies have also shown that Native women in the Ahtna region are three times more likely to experience domestic violence than other women in the U.S., and eight to 12 times more likely to experience physical assault. The daunting statistics have been even higher among Athabascan women, according to the studies.
"There can be no doubt that the situation among Alaska Natives is among the worst in the United States," the AFN letter states.
Murkowski has not explained why she would want to maintain this status quo in Alaska Native communities.
Earlier in the month, the Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska passed a resolution opposing the Senate bill's language that tribal leaders say "discriminates against Alaska Native families."
Read more: Senate Women Safety Legislation to Exclude 40 Percent of Tribes


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Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for 35-year-old Ronald Adrean Britton Jr. of Beebe. He's charged in the death of 26-year-old Michelle Asher.
The Log Cabin Democrat reports (http://is.gd/Gi7SoL ) that Asher's family said she had been missing for about 24 hours when a family friend went to her home and found her body in the yard on Aug. 14, 2010. Authorities say she'd suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck and torso.
Police arrested Britton later that day.
He has pleaded not guilty. Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday morning in Faulkner County Circuit Court.


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Party pics: Imua Bash
By: Tracy Chan Jun 4, 2014
The inaugural Imua Bash got Kamehameha Schools grads grooving at the Our Kakaako warehouse at 449 Cooke St. on Tuesday evening.
Part vendor showcase, part Hawaiian music concert, one section of the warehouse was dedicated to local vendors and food, while the other featured a stage with performances by Keauhou, Anuhea, The Brothers Cazimero, Kolohe Kai and Ikena Dupont and the Pocket Band. Sponsored by Kona Brewing Company, the all-ages bash was a lively affair that the organizers hope to bring back next year.


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Chris3123, Nov 5, 2012.
As if Tyson couldn't be more awesome.
Im gonna have to get this one..
He's one of my heroes.
I've been out of the comics loop for awhile, but...what the hell happened to Superman's costume?
The New 52
Basically another universe reboot. Here's the whole Justice League:
See, this is why I gave up on comics. All these bloody reboots.
what the hell? I distinctly remember hearing he died a few months ago. This is the guy who's always on the Daily Show, right? I thought they did a tribute to him and everything?
He's alive and well and a great follow on Twitter. Saw him speak at UConn two weeks ago!
And he's hosting the Cosmos sequel.
Bet you're thinking about Christopher Hitchens.
lol I was thinking the same thing, pretty hideous
Jim Lee tricked a bunch of people into thinking he was great designer.
No kidding. You just have to take one look at Gambit. Worst. Costume. Ever.
On topic, that is awesome!
I always took Krypton to be pretty far away in a galactic or intergalactic scale. 27 light years is a bit close, though I suppose it does make sense in the context of the story. (Apparently this somewhat reworked Supes is 27 years old and wishes to observe a certain event.)
I thought it blew up.
Well if it's 27 light years away and Superman is 27 years old...
Superman and Wonder Woman are an item now. Lois Lane has pretty much been made a background character. These kids in charge now have no clue, only that to them, changing things is the only way to make them "better." DC lost me way back with the first "Crisis On Infinite Earths" when they destroyed the original DC multiverse. I was a diehard Earth-2 fan. JSA, the original Superman and Batman, the All-Star Squadron, Infinity Inc. and so on.
I think the changes in Supes' costume also has something to do with the settlement that finally happened between DC and the estates of Siegel and Schuster.
But as far as Krypton's star, I don't think this one fits the bill. I (and others) long thought Betelgeuse may be the star of Krypton.
Remeber, in the original comics, the star didn't go nova, like the Christopher Reeve movies (and "Superman Returns") show but Krypton itself was destroyed from within.
So he's even two years younger now?
The late, great Dick Giordano of DC Comics (at one time, my comics art teacher) once said that Superman was "eternally 29"...
To be fair, the artwork in that panel isn't too great. But I'm not a fan of Superman's new suit either.
Tyson in the book will be very cool to see indeed!
Back in the day, 27 or 29 was 'older' than it is today, so to speak.
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All-Star voting races go down to wire
More than 1.5 million ballots cast in final 24 hours of voting
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
Rosters for the American and National Leagues will be revealed live at 7 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN's Major League Baseball All-Star Game Selection Show presented by Chevrolet. The program will feature the announcement of the 16 elected starters, as determined by fans, and 46 pitchers and reserves, as determined by the Player Ballot, the two All-Star Team managers -- Ozzie Guillen of the White Sox (AL) and Phil Garner of the Astros (NL) -- and Major League Baseball.
The All-Star balloting process, the largest such campaign in sports, determined the starters for the July 11 game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. It began in April and accumulated votes from MLB.com and the 30 MLB club sites, Major League and Minor League ballparks, 3,100 Wal-Mart stores, international outposts, and -- for the first time -- even at ballot boxes that were placed in nine Army/Air Force commissaries and one naval base in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was a massive process. Voting was again only online in the final week, and ended on Thursday night with the conclusion of the Monster All-Star Online Ballot on MLB.com.
Fans cast more than 1.5 million ballots in the final 24 hours, bringing the total ballots cast online to more than 11 million, with more than 141 million online votes. Many races for starting spots were simply too close to call in the final stretch, due to that online volume of fan participation. Players whose names are not called on the Selection Show still could have a chance, because the Monster 2006 All-Star Final Vote will begin Sunday night with your annual chance to choose the 32nd man for each league.
"MLB.com congratulates the informed and determined fans who cast more than 1.5 million ballots in the last 24 hours online, resulting in two lead changes in the online portion of the overall balloting program," said Dinn Mann, executive vice president-content for MLB Advanced Media. "With in-stadium ballots still being tallied, it is not known how the online lead changes will affect the overall results, but we at MLB.com will be watching with baseball fans around the world as both the starting lineups, selected by fans, and reserves for the American and National League All-Star teams will be announced exclusively this Sunday night on ESPN."
It was a long run of voting that started in April, and the final weekly voting updates were released this past week. Will there be a last-week development like the one in 2003, when Albert Pujols went from fourth place among NL outfielders all the way to top overall vote-getter in that league? Will there be a late change like the one in 2001, when Cal Ripken Jr. took over AL third base from leader David Bell on his way to that game's MVP honor? Sunday is the time to find out.
One of the most interesting races has been AL catcher. Jason Varitek of the Red Sox (1,090,102) and Ivan Rodriguez of the Tigers (1,047,987) were neck-and-neck in the final update, the tightest race of any 1-2 leaders on the ballot. But many eyes were on Minnesota's Joe Mauer, who moved up to third with 769,284 and was batting .392 on that last day of voting. Just behind Mauer was Jorge Posada of the Yankees, at 768,280.
Robinson Cano of the Yankees, bidding for his first All-Star starting assignment in only his second Major League season, entered the final week on top of the AL second base leaderboard with 1,045,221 votes. That was 78,569 more than Mark Loretta of the Red Sox, while Tadahito Iguchi of the White Sox loomed within reach with a vote total of 849,149.
In the AL outfield, nine-time All-Star Manny Ramirez of Boston had taken over the status of his league's top vote-getter with 1,936,373 votes, slightly ahead of the 1,932,366 cast for Vladimir Guerrero of the Angels. Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners rounded out the starting outfield with 1,393,462. Now we will see whether the Yankees' Johnny Damon can jump back into the top three status that he held in the early going during voting; he needed to make up about 170,000 votes to catch Ichiro. More than 400,000 votes behind Ichiro was Toronto's Vernon Wells, in fifth amid a sensational season north of the border.
Big leaders entering the final week for the AL included David Ortiz of the Red Sox at first base (nearly 650,000 votes ahead of Jason Giambi of the Yankees), Derek Jeter of the Yankees at shortstop (more than 450,000 votes ahead of Miguel Tejada of the Orioles), and Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees at third base (less than 900,000 votes ahead of Mike Lowell of the Red Sox. Yes, that's a lot of Yankees and Red Sox this year high on the AL charts, and that just means there could be a lot more grumbling around the Majors if there are no late-chargers to supplant them.
The NL outfield was very much TBA. Jason Bay of the Pirates jumped to No. 1 in the final updates and was on course to start in front of his home fans. Carlos Beltran of the Mets and Alfonso Soriano of the Nationals filled out the remainder of the starting outfield pending the final voting surge. Ken Griffey Jr., the Reds' veteran of many All-Star outings, needed to make up more than 117,939 million votes to catch Soriano. Andruw Jones of the Braves was in fifth, 116,777 behind Griffey.
Shortstop Jose Reyes of the Mets surged past David Eckstein of the Cardinals (last year's starter) to take over the top spot midway through the voting-update process, and he entered the final week still on top. But one of the more intriguing movements in the voting the past month was the sight of Pittsburgh's Jack Wilson blowing past Eckstein and into second place, just 81,988 votes away from Reyes. Edgar Renteria of the Braves and Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies were fourth and fifth, respectively, and all were within striking distance in what emerged as a drama race.
Considering the recent play of the Mets and Pirates, as well as Reyes' recent back-to-back NL Player of the Week awards, it probably would classify as the shocker of the Selection Show if Wilson (.266, 7 HR, 23 RBIs), a past All-Star in his own right, wins this spot amid a monster first half for Reyes and the Mets. Anything's possible, and recent history has shown that fans in the All-Star host city certainly make a strong push at the ballot box. It is time to see what the mass public had to say about it during the last week of voting at MLB.com.
While Pujols probably had the NL first base job pretty well locked up, across the corner there was a big question about whether his Cardinal and past All-Star teammate, Scott Rolen, could jump past leader David Wright. The Mets' star was more than 300,000 votes ahead entering the final week.
There was much less margin at second base, where Chase Utley of the Phillies was leading Houston's Craig Biggio by 139,024 votes. Voters could see Jose Castillo of the Pirates, only 184,153 behind Utley, out of the corner of their eyes in third place.
Many fans have grown up believing that Mike Piazza owns the NL catcher position, but his replacement with the Mets held a huge lead. Paul Lo Duca had 1,281,767 votes, with Piazza, now a Padre, second with 880,948 -- a margin of 400,819. It's hard to imagine an NL All-Star team without Piazza starting behind the plate, but it seemed a foregone conclusion this time. Piazza was the NL's last All-Star MVP, 10 years ago.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game Selection Show also will reveal which player captured the most overall votes. Pujols was in command entering the final week despite the injury that cost him some playing time. He had 2,206,409 votes, and we'll see whether he might even break the record for most votes. Boston's Ramirez was 270,036 votes behind in the bid for that distinction
For the fifth year, immediately following the conclusion of the Major League Baseball All-Star Selection Show, fans will once again select the final player for each league's 32-man roster via an online vote exclusively at MLB.com.
The Monster 2006 All-Star Final Vote will provide fans the opportunity to cast their votes from two lists of five players from each league over a four-day period. Guillen and Garner each will designate five players who will be the candidates for the Final Vote. Balloting will continue until 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, and the winners will be announced on ESPN and MLB.com shortly thereafter.
Once again, fans also will be able to cast their Final Vote from their mobile phones, and it is especially recommended this year with the extended Fourth of July weekend and so many people away from their computers. Fans can simply text the word "VOTE" to 36197 in the U.S. or to 28776 in Canada and be instantly registered to receive Final Vote ballots. Cost is reduced this year to 30 cents per text entry.
First let's find out who is going to the big show. We know the jerseys will be black for the AL and gold for the NL. We know the All-Star Game will have a dazzling new site. Now it is time to find out who plays.
"It's done, and thank God it's done," Guillen said with a smile after doing his part to help fill the AL roster. "The weird thing about it is sometimes you have to pick people over others, with the way the roster works. It's not easy because they put you in situations you don't want to be."
The 77th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International, with pregame ceremonies beginning at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive, national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage and MLB.com Radio will provide exclusive play-by-play coverage of the game on the Internet. XM Satellite Radio will provide satellite radio play-by-play coverage of the XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Milwaukee baseball mainstay Logan passes away
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
SEATTLE -- Johnny Logan, a four-time National League All-Star, the scrappy shortstop for the 1957 World Series Champion Milwaukee Braves and one of the great characters in Milwaukee's history, baseball and otherwise, died Friday evening. He was 86.
Logan, who had battled kidney ailments for years, was surrounded by family when he passed away at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, which overlooks Miller Park and the former site of Milwaukee County Stadium, where Logan and future Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews were the enforcers for the great Braves teams of the 1950s.
More recently, Logan served as an area scout for the Brewers, and was a boisterous and beloved fixture at home games before his health failed.
"He's one of my best friends, and even though you know it's coming, it's still hard," Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker said. "He's been such a fixture around Milwaukee and with the organization. No matter what he did, he was always a Brewer. He wasn't a Brave, he was a Brewer."
The Brewers honored Logan in June with a star on the team's Walk of Fame at Miller Park. Uecker served as emcee during a ceremony on the field before the Brewers played the Phillies.
"Believe me, this is the biggest honor that I received," Logan said that day. "Getting an honor here in Milwaukee at Miller [Park] is outstanding. To me, I'm proud of being a Milwaukeean."
Logan played in Milwaukee from 1953-61 and appeared in four All-Star Games as a member of the Braves. Logan hit .268 with 93 home runs and 547 RBIs in his 13-year career, leading the league in doubles in '55, winning the World Series in '57 and the NL pennant in '58. He finished his career with three seasons in Pittsburgh, then returned to Milwaukee and made a home there, twice running for Milwaukee County Sherriff in the 1970s.
"He was one of the toughest players I've ever been around," Uecker said. "And a really good shortstop, too. He had a guy alongside him in Eddie Mathews, who was another fireball, you know what I mean? A guy who wouldn't take anything from anybody, and Johnny was the same way. Some of those games with the Cincinnati Reds with Johnny and [Reds second baseman] Johnny Temple -- you knew something was going to happen every time. …
"Johnny has been such a great friend and I can think of hundreds of things that have happened with him."
None of which are printable in full. One of them involved a brand new car and a sausage in the tailpipe.
"Some of the things that we did over the winter months, when I would come home and get all of the guys together," Uecker said, laughing. "Dan [Larrea, the Brewers' traveling secretary] and Tony [Migliaccio, the clubhouse manager] and all the guys in the clubhouse, we'd go to lunch all the time. That was a regular event with Johnny, and I mean, some of the things that we did to enhance the lunches after were fantastic. To this day, until he really got sick there, Johnny would fight anybody in the world."
The Brewers issued a statement:
"Johnny Logan was a longtime friend to Milwaukee baseball. His connection to both the Brewers and the Braves and the Milwaukee community was very strong. Virtually every person associated with the Milwaukee Brewers has been touched by Johnny through his many visits to the ballpark and terrific stories about his time in the game. We will miss Johnny deeply and will never forget his colorful character and personality."
Funeral arrangements will be announced later, according to the club's statement.
"He was a character, but he also was a wonderful player," Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Friday. "Of all the great hitters on those Braves teams -- Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Red Schoendienst, Joe Adcock -- Johnny was one of the best clutch hitters they had. He was a critical part of those great teams.
"Give Johnny credit. After he retired, he stayed here and made his home in Milwaukee. He was a wonderful man, a lot of fun to be with. And he was very loyal to the Brewers. We will miss him badly. I feel really sad."
Out for year, Weeks has to decide on surgery or rehab
SEATTLE -- Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks will decide in the coming days whether to undergo surgery for a torn tendon in his left hamstring, but his 2013 season is over, the club confirmed on Friday.
That diagnosis came after Weeks, injured when he stumbled over his bat running to first base on Wednesday in San Francisco, returned to Milwaukee for an MRI and an examination by Brewers head physician William Raasch. It revealed that one of the three tendons that comprise the hamstring had separated from the bone.
Whether or not he opts for surgery, rehabilitation is expected to take 4-6 months.
"You always feel for guys who have an injury that bad," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "Rickie, because the guy is so tough, when he stood up I thought, 'Well, maybe it's not that bad.' He doesn't show any pain on his face. And then you go in and look at it and you just are like, 'Man.' When you start talking about tearing off the bone and stuff, that's bad. I know he still has a decision to make on what he wants to do, to try to rehab it or have surgery."
Brewers head athletic trainer Dan Wright said that this particular tendon -- the semitendinosus -- is sometimes harvested and used in ACL repairs.
"There are athletes out there that don't have them," said Wright, citing Brewers first baseman Mat Gamel's second knee surgery earlier this year. "So, you can rehab them and allow it to scar down and play as is, so to speak, or you can go with the surgical repair. …
"In this case, we're going to leave it up to Rickie to make his decision. We've loaded him with the answers and answered the questions as far as the positives and negatives of each. I'm sure he's going to want to discuss that with his agent and people and decide what the best course is."
The advantage of the surgical option, Wright said, "is it allows you to get back to the normal anatomy, so to speak. That's the advantage -- you try to get the leg as back to normal anatomy as you can. Without doing that, the leg can still heal and function, but theoretically you're working on two-thirds of the hamstring as opposed to the full hamstring.
"Rickie's a strong guy. He's one of our best, most compliant, most dedicated guys. There's no question he's going to make a full recovery."
Scooter Gennett was recalled from Triple-A Nashville to take Weeks' spot on the roster and will serve as the regular second baseman, Roenicke said. Weeks will earn $11 million in 2014, the final guaranteed season of his four-year, $38.5 million contract, and has an $11.5 million vesting option that will become guaranteed if he is healthy at end of 2014 and has 600 plate appearances in 2014, or 1,200 plate appearances in 2013-14 combined. Weeks, 31 next month, batted .209 with 10 home runs in 399 plate appearances this season.
Asked whether Weeks' second straight subpar season could lead to an offseason change at second base, general manager Doug Melvin said only that "Scooter will play [the rest of this year] and Rickie is signed for next year. That's where we're at. … There's other issues with the club, other positions. We have people to play there [at second base]."
Roenicke ejected for arguing fan-interference call
SEATTLE -- Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was ejected Friday after arguing a call that temporarily took the go-ahead run off the scoreboard in Friday's 10-5 win against the Mariners.
Carlos Gomez had just scored all the way from first base on an error charged to Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager, who allowed a Yuniesky Betancourt grounder to get down the left-field line. But Gomez was ordered back to third when the umpires ruled a fan had touched the ball as it banked off the wall.
Roenicke engaged home-plate umpire Dan Bellino and third-base umpire Tim Welke in an animated discussion that resulted in Roenicke's second ejection this season. The other was April 23 at San Diego for arguing balls and strikes.
"I didn't argue the point that it hit a fan, because I didn't even know if it hit him," Roenicke said. "The home-plate umpire was the only one who didn't see it hit the guy's arm. So, the other three got together, all three of them said they saw it hit the fan. I didn't argue that.
"What I argued was, it didn't affect the ball coming off the wall. [The Mariners] didn't even attempt to get 'Gomey' at home, so he should have scored. So, the one guy who didn't see the play, he's the one who rules the run scores or not. How can they ask him? He didn't see it hit the spectator, so how does he know how the ball comes off? Really, all of them should have got together and said, 'How does that ball get affected, does he score anyway? You don't leave it to the guy at home plate who doesn't see the play."
Roenicke added: "I stayed out too long. I should have got kicked out. I just told him that he took the easy route out, which he did. He took the easy call, which is spectator interference, and you just give the guy a double. That's the easy way, and he took it. I stayed out there too long, because I thought I was right."
With Roenicke banished to the clubhouse, Gomez scored anyway on a bloop single by Jeff Bianchi.
Weeks' injury creates opportunity for Gennett
SEATTLE -- Scooter Gennett's demotion to Triple-A lasted less than 48 hours. He rejoined the Brewers on Friday to be the starting second baseman for the remainder of the team's injury-riddled season.
Gennett, 23 years old and No. 10 on MLB.com's list of the top Brewers' prospects, replaced Rickie Weeks, who was lost for the season to a left hamstring tear.
Considering Weeks' struggles over the past two seasons, even before his latest medical setback, could this represent an opening for Gennett beyond the rest of this year?
"I don't know if you say it is an opening, but there is a great opportunity for him right now to play," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "I don't mean that to put pressure on him, to see he has to go out there and play great, hit .300. But, it's a great opportunity for a guy that a lot of people really like and have wanted to give the opportunity to. It's there for him.
"Defensively, we can see what he can do, and we'll see how he handles not just the September callup, where you might get only 15-20 at-bats, but he's going to be out there most every day. I'll move some guys in there once in a while, but most every day, he's going to be in there."
Gennett started Friday against Mariners left-hander Joe Saunders. He had just been optioned to Triple-A Nashville, joining the team in Colorado Springs, just as the Brewers were beginning their game in San Francisco on Wednesday night. In the eighth inning of that game, Weeks was injured running to first base on a groundout.
On Thursday morning, Gennett was informed he was needed back in the big leagues.
"It's unfortunate that I have the opportunity now because [Weeks] got hurt, but at the same time I have to approach it just like I would if he was here," Gennett said. "Do the best job I can, leave it all out on the field and hopefully contribute to the team winning. … I'm used to playing every day, so I don't think it will be a big adjustment."
Last call
• The Brewers had originally intended to activate third baseman Aramis Ramirez from the disabled list on Friday, but pushed back the plan in the wake of Rockie Weeks' season-ending injury. Instead of serving as the designated hitter Friday, playing a few innings at third base Saturday and then taking Sunday off, the Brewers opted to wait until Sunday at the earliest, according to manager Ron Roenicke.
"He's fine. He understands," Roenicke said. "The thing is, he's been pushing to get to a certain date that he wanted to be active, and I told him all along: 'That's fine to have that goal, because that's what you should be pushing for, but if things happen and you get set back a couple of days ... We've waited this long, let's just make sure we're right.'
Today kind of was the plan, but I think this gives us a couple more days to make sure he's a little more ready. Maybe by being on his feet a little longer, he won't go through that soreness that you go through, and then when he comes back, he'll be able to play more."
• Friday may have been the Brewers' first regular season game in Seattle since 1997, when Milwaukee was still an American League city and the Mariners played in the Kingdome. But Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker pointed out the team had visited Safeco Field before -- in 2000, for an exhibition game at the end of Spring Training. It was a brief and not particularly pleasant visit -- the Mariners scheduled a day game after the Brewers played the previous night in San Francisco.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.