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Lainey Gossip reports that Taylor Lautner was seen working out on set a few hours ago, and Rachelle Lefevre is back in Vancouver.
Lainey also reveals deets about this week's shooting schedule, which we mostly already knew, but also dishes on the *proposal* scene filming:
Monday this week, as I've already mentioned, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson were all on set by dawn. Very, very early starts to shoot on the edge of the woods. There's a tense discussion between the three of them, then Taylor/Jacob leaves and wolf-transforms, then between KS and RP it gets kinda romantic as there's talk of a wedding. Or something. They are shooting several options for a proposal, this is one of them – you'll have to wait to see which they end up choosing.
These scenes were shot over the course of two days. They wrapped Monday afternoon, then went right back at it Tuesday morning. Once again, all three actors were picked up before 6am and worked steady for 12 hours. Also present: several adult fans taking the day off, hanging out all day in the hopes of catching a glimpse of their favourites driving by.
Tuesday night most of the cast was at the Jackson Rathbone 100 Monkeys concert with the exception of Pattinson who was released from set late afternoon, was in Vancouver but did not want to take any focus away from his friend and his band.
Wednesday night and Thursday night it's been evening shoots at the Cullen House, working until almost daybreak for all vampires and Kristen Stewart. More of the same tonight (Friday).


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Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo OK to buy?
would like to get some feed back from other owners
love mine 20,000 miles bought from rental company
with 18 would like to know what luck you may have had with your jeep half scared into buying extended warranty with some other forums i have read no 7/70 powertrain warranty here problems would cost big money first jeep love it so far
thanks ahead of time for any feedback
keith tac wa.
love mine 20,000 miles bought from rental company
with 18 would like to know what luck you may have had with your jeep half scared into buying extended warranty with some other forums i have read no 7/70 powertrain warranty here problems would cost big money first jeep love it so far
thanks ahead of time for any feedback
keith tac wa.
mmjeep Posts: 1We just did the same. Bought a 2006 with about 16000 miles. Love the car but not happy with the gas mileage. The avg on dash display settles in around 12 (almost entirely city driving so far) first tank got 13 second tank got ~11. What kind of mileage are you getting? We bought the extended warranty on our "certified" used car. Couldn't pass it up for ~$750 to give a 8 year 80,000 warranty. I have been finding stuff about transmission problems on the hemi, hope the V6 fairs better!
cskalski Posts: 7Well, the 3.7 engine is the smallest one they offer in that very heavy vehicle, and honestly it sounds like its in pain over 3700 RPM. I have a 99 grand cherokee V8, and it really gets the job done in passing and highway cruising. Pushing the 3.7 in your 06 is going to get you 14 mpg. Great overall vehicle...I love mine, but I beg of you to please buy an extended warranty, but ONLY THROUGH CHRYSLER. No off brand warranties. My chrysler extended warranty saved me $7000.00 in repairs.
4x4 trucks need lots of maintenance, and it is more expensive. I just drove a 2008 grand cherokee provided by enterprise car rentals while my truck was in the shop (the extended wartranty gives me 5 days rental for FREE!), The 3.7 engine sounded like it belonged in a lawn tractor. Do yourself a favor, and get the 4.7 liter V8. It packs 305 HP and can run on E85 corn fuel and ethanol. Your gas mileage will go to 16 around town, and it will last longer since you dont need to work the engine nearly as hard to reach highway speeds, for passing, emergency lane changes, and there is NOTHING like the sound of a V8 when it accelerates. So, skip the rental and get the V8 Laredo.
loosenut Posts: 165agree about th V8,even heard that complaint about th -98's.where th straight 6 was a option,and how you had to work it harder,-needed more power to poll the boat outta the water,and still didn't get that mutch better mileage!..my -98 laredo 5.2 V8 -th trip comp says i average around 15/17,but i don't run cheap gas,at least midgrade..cheap regular burns up faster,so MPG goes right down th crapper!
I bought mine from a rental also 2008 with 20k miles after 2 months of in and out of serviceing(lucky that I had 36k mile manufactors warranty) there was a $7k worth of drive train repair which the warraty covered IM happy to say I love my GC too.So if youre getting close to 36k do not get your warraty with Chrysler ,there are a couple of warranty advertisements on TV or do research on the net and choose wiselly Im checking out the one advertised on TV. Good Luck...
The v6 fans better if youre Tranny or drive train is working properly my whole drive train was replaced and the manufactors warranty footed the bill. as far as fuel economy you have to remember its a six and it has to put out a heavier work load than an eight hence poor gas mileage i had that problem when i had my 04 altima v4 engine worse milage,the v8 faired better.I truely believe that there was a bad batch of trannys and or driveshafts on certain jeeps...
f1bash Posts: 1I am new to jeeps and have just bought a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd edition Quadra Trak 4.0 Litre Petrol Auto
Problem No1 when i jack up either front or rear axle to work on brakes wheels will not turn without great effort . tried putting Auto in neutral and transfer box but just the same . Brakes are not stuck any ideas
Problem No2 the Interior lights plus the red lights in the front doors are on all the time ,nothing puts them out unless i take the fuseout which puts out the interior lights and take the bulbs out the door warning lights . I gather when you open the jeep by the remote locking this puts the interior lights on for a few seconds but then they should go off . Mine don't . Any ideas please f1bash
boomdidit Posts: 2I purchased one of my many 02-03 Grand Cherokee Larado's 4x2's Straigt 6 Cyl. 4.0. You cannot kill these engines. I believe thats why Jeep stop making them because they are not making money to fix them. They are perfect and strong and keep running and running.
I have only had one problem and that was with 02 sensor's and I replaced them with Bosch o2 Sensors. No, NO, NO, Use only OEM JEEP o2 sensors. The car burned so much gas with Bosch and I went back to the brand new OEM o2 sensor's again and after a few hours and the computer reseted the jeeps ran perfect.. These jeeps do not burn gas at all compared to v6 or v8's. major difference....
I will say the my main 2003 is perfect along with the my other 20 plus Grand's. I use them for my business and have had no problems but changing transmissions after 130,000 to 140,000 but I am sure the midwest snow had alot to do with the problem trans. And thats our fault and neglect trying to get out of the snow by getting stuck within snow.
Every last one of them are strong and has much room, but a lil short on leg room for a 6 foot tall person after a long drive. Your knee will start hurting. Oh, if your a big person the seats will become angled, it happens.
But is great ride and strong and worth all the money. paid....well, I guess so, after all of them that i have purchased for work and Personal use.
I have one 2003 that has the lowest mileage of (156,890) and still strong and the highest 2003 is with (347,289) miles and is still strong. The 2002's are in between those miles and are perfect. Now, we wash them once or more a week and more, underneith, under the hood and inside and during the summer, winter etc and including under the hood and inside also. All of them look brand new inside and out.
I do not like the new ones because leg room has been cut back even more and hip room is smaller, not comfortable within 2005 and newer. Also, the rear of them are ungly and looks like a mini van...Yuck, thats all I can say, yuck. 2005 and higher.
Hope this helps.....
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Is 'native' gapless support (like in Vorbis) planned for Opus?
EDIT2: I tried quickly enconding to Opus with the last opus-tools CLI (opusenc) and it's always glitching, at 44.1k and at 48k. But I'm also using different settings than with LameXP.If I decode the LameXP Opus with opusdec CLI, then again, the 44.1k doesn't glitch, while the 48k does.
Where is the current "Transparent" settings right now, if there is any:)?
Quote from: zerowalker on 28 July, 2012, 07:50:39 PMWhere is the current "Transparent" settings right now, if there is any:)?Transparency is subjective. Furthermore Opus is on intensive development. So quality is improving constantly.To have an idea, the last experimental build is reaching the quality of MP3 130 kbps (LAME -V 5) at 80 kbps.
Is there any software that´s using Opus for speech transfer (skype like)?
Mumble will undoubtedly support Opus soon. Mumble upcoming features
Yes, you may use Murmur as server, and can tell friends about your IP address (or maybe DynDNS name) and other connection details to talk freely with each other via Mumble clients. But there are also public servers with voice chat channels, similar to IRC with text chat channels.The quality of the service depends on the (mainly upload) bandwidth from the server and each client, you can configure bitrate and latency / packet size.
It is a SourceForge project. So someone will probably be able to build an Opus DLL for it... But I would not recommend to rush it. It might be buggy. And it might be incompatible to other users not using exactly the same files.Patience, young Padawan.
One thing I've noticed is that Opus (the exp version of course) is pushing a lot of bits into pieces at higher bitrates for which other encoders like Vorbis or even Lame are using way less. Since Opus should be at least better than Vorbis at anything there could be probably a lot of average bitrate decrease done while still keeping the same quality overall.
I believe Gainless refers to something I would call "bitrate dynamics".If one reduces the overall bitrate target, it does not only reduce the bitrate for the complex scenes which consume a lot of bitrate, but also for the simple scenes which are satisfied with less bitrate already. Gainless is probably interested in "compressing" only the high bitrate scenes, which he feels seem to get out of control.
There might be situations where extreme bitrate fluctuations may lead to technical issues, e.g. regarding decoding buffers filled from slow sources like optical drives or network transfers.
Do you know the Xvid video codec and the parameters for "Overflow treatment" and "Curve compression"?


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Skip to comments.Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi under house arrest - Al Hayat TV
Posted on 07/03/2013 9:31:42 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi under house arrest - Al Hayat TV
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
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CAIRO (KABC) -- Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is reportedly under house arrest after the military ultimatum expired Wednesday, reports Al Hayat TV.
Morsi's spokesman denied the report, according to ABC News, but word of the house arrest provoked cheers in Tahrir Square.
This comes as Egypt's military moved to tighten its control on key institutions before their afternoon ultimatum expired.
The military stationed officers in the newsroom of state television on the banks of the Nile River in central Cairo. Troops were deployed in news-production areas.
Officers from the army's media department moved inside the newsroom and were monitoring output, though not yet interfering, staffers said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the arrangements.
This move shows the military's preparation for an almost certain push to remove the country's Islamist president when an afternoon ultimatum expires.
Earlier Wednesday, Egyptian leaders met with the army chief. This meeting also signaled the military was taking concrete moves toward implementing its plan to replace Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected leader who came to office a year ago.
The clock is ticking and no one is really sure exactly what will happen when the deadline is reached. It was imposed by Egypt's military Tuesday after massive demonstrations in the nation's capitol and it will be reached at 7 a.m. - 8 a.m. PT.
Under a plan leaked to state media, the military would install a new interim leadership, the Islamist-backed constitution suspended and the Islamist-dominated parliament dissolved.
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The new generalissimo can gloat that it was "the people's will" ...
Im glad to see the Egyptian people and military rising up against a tyrannical terrorist government.
I wonder if the NEXT government WON'T be tyrannical and terrorist. I can only hope. My husband and I lived in Saudi Arabia for five years and I went to Egypt twice because it was such a WONderful country. It is so sad. I wish them all peace and prosperity.
Just ask the Egyptian Copts how wonderful Obamas buddy Morsi has been to them.
The Egyptians probably treat their Christian brothers badly because the Christians have a strong work ethic and therefore OWN homes, businesses, buildings, etc. The hard working Japanese in Hawaii are, I am told, resented by the locals because they OWN so much of Hawaii.
The Indians who immigrated to east Africa were greatly resented by the locals because the Indians WORKED so hard and ended up OWNING much of Nairobi, etc.
Not a new story.
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The Copts are the native Christians of Egypt, a major ethnoreligious group in Egypt and the largest Christian group there. Christianity was the religion of the vast majority from 400800 A.D. and the majority after the Muslim conquest until the mid-10th century and remains the faith of a significant minority population. Historically they spoke the Coptic language, a direct descendant of the Demotic (daily, every, common) Egyptian spoken in the Roman era, but it has been near-extinct and mostly limited to liturgical use since the 18th century. They now speak Arabic.
Copts in Egypt constitute the largest Christian community in the Middle East, as well as the largest religious minority in the region, accounting for an estimated 10% of the Egyptian population. Most Copts adhere to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. The remainder of around 800,000 are divided between the Coptic Catholic and various Coptic Protestant churches.
Observation: When the ROMAN Catholic Church insisted on Latin as the language of the Mass, it drove away Greeks, Egyptians, etc. Then in 1962 the Pope allowed the VERNACULAR in all countries for the Mass.
That allowance TOOK AWAY the reason for breaking away from the Latin-centered Church. Most of those break-away Catholic communities reunited with Rome.
I was in Serbia this past month and went to Mass. The ONLY word I understood was "Jesus." Otherwise it was the EXACT same Mass as I hear in the USA. I could follow what they did, not what they said. :o)
In some non descript building in Israel, there are a bunch of Mossad agents laughing their asses off.
In this case, it looks like it WAS the peoples will. Those were some large crowds, and that is a gross understatement.
Well, I hope it was. Generalissimo's, by definition, don't like sharing ... anything. And since this was a MILITARY takeover, you can BET that the junta in charge will be FIRMLY (iron fist style) in command. I wonder if the new general would like his people to oust HIM one fine day. Just a thought.
Cairo has a quarter of the country's population. It is The City, The Capitol and The Center of Egyptian life. It also has SPRAWL, Los Angeles style...kind of a mess.
It reminded me of Mexico City sprawling out over the Valley of Mexico. URBAN SPRAWL.
From the Internet: As of 2011, there are approximately 20 Million people in Cairo. As of 2011, there are approximately 83 million people in Egypt.
My own comment: That would be 25% of the country's population in ONE city. YIKES!
I wonder if the fairy king is scared that the same thing could happen here..
At least the people in Egypt get things done by riots the only riots we have here are when someone is convicted of a crime and certain people use it for an excuse to lute..
NO doubt!
However, I don't wish a civil war on ANY country. From our own history I know how dreadful this is. I doubt if anyone from the north OR south saw much to amuse.
Civil war is a NO-WIN for all, even the Generalissimo. He will be expected to deliver. He can't deliver what the country doesn't have or produce.
The USA goverment gave HALF of ALL its foreign aid to Egypt 20 years ago. I wonder what we give now.
Boy, are you right.
Take notes,
maybe we should do the same to our mooselimb brotherhood creep
Generalissimo will have his hands full and will, no doubt, make the SAME mistakes Morsi made. What do you bet the "people" won't be ONE IOTA better off under the new management?
"If only it was the Fairy King that was under house arrest."
We should get a clue and do like the Egyptions do.
I admire the people of Egypt for actually caring enough about their country to go out and DO something about it. We can learn from them. What Morsi has done to Egypt pales in comparison to what 0bama has done to America (AND EGYPT).
Behind the curtain, concealed from view, are the money men, the business community. They have strong strings and are pulling them to make things move.
They are setting up a ruling group, a board of directors with an officer as chairman. The strength on the board will control future direction
Great news! The defeat of the Muslim Brotherhood is a HUGE setback for Muhammad Obama!!
That is absolutely false. It wasn't the use of Latin that drove away the Easterners from Rome. It was primarily a combination of doctrinal differences that had developed between the East and the West over time and the influence of regional politics.
The Eastern Catholic Churches have always been able to say mass in the language of their own rites according to the norms of their own liturgical laws. They did not have to say mass in Latin before Vatican II. In fact, the Eastern Catholics (those people whom you call the Greeks and Egyptians) had been saying mass in their respective liturgical languages for hundreds of years.
It was the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that had to conduct it's business in Latin before Vatican II. The change to the Vernacular did not affect the entire Catholic Church only members of the Latin Rites. The other Eastern Rite Churches were already using languages such as Koine Greek, Coptic, and other Vernacular languages in the liturgy long before the 1960s. These Churches were in complete union with the pope, hundreds of years before the suppression of liturgical Latin in the West. Indeed, the introduction of the vernacular into the Western Rites brought no sui juris churches back into union with Rome.
In fact, the Changes to the mass actually probably hurt ecumenism with the Orthodox, because the Orthodox are adverse to tampering with an ancient liturgy. (Contrary to popular perception, the Latin mass wasn't just translated into the vernacular. If it had only been translated, then there wouldn't have been so much controversy surrounding the changes. Instead, the mass was almost completely, and inorganically constructed by a committee, a fact lamented by Benedict XVI. Entire parts of the mass were altered, composed on the spot, cut out, or added into the mass. Consequently, the old mass has much more in common with the Orthodox Divine Liturgy than the new vernacular mass of the Roman Rite does.) A few years back, Alexei II, the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, the largest of the Orthodox Churches, praised the reintroduction of the Latin Mass by Benedict XVI as a move bringing the Catholic Church closer to the Orthodox sensibilities of tradition:
"We strongly adhere to tradition. The recovery and honoring of an ancient liturgical tradition is a development that we can welcome."
"Pay your legions, nothing else matters." - Augustus Caesar.
We should get a clue and do like the Egyptions do.
Agreed. However Egypt has a distict geographic advantage in that the great bulk of their population is in the Cairo/Heliopolis area. A big protest involving millions can be organized in just hours, whereas the US is a big spread out country with many metropolitan centers with the associated logistical problems of organizing an event of this magnitude
Aw, come on ...we put on Woodstock, didn't we? We could DO this!!
No argument there.
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Student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing and must have completed at least one full academic year at the nominating institution to be recognized on the GAC academic all-conference team. A nominee's cumulative grade point average must be a minimum of 3.30 based on a 4.0 scale.
A total of 470 athletes throughout the GAC earned academic all-conference honors during the 2012-13 school year. Arkansas Tech athletes are listed by 2012-13 classification, major field of study, hometown and GPA in parentheses:
• Baseball — Thomas Biocic (Sr., HPE Wellness/Fitness, Fort Smith, 3.41), Zach Eggering (So., Social Studies Education, Maryville, Ill., 3.54), Mason Reynolds (Jr., HPE Wellness/Fitness, Pine Bluff, 3.79), Kenny Spencer (So., Psychology, Texarkana, Ark., 3.42).
• Men's basketball — Tyler Friedel (So., RPA Natural Resources, Victoria, Texas, 3.47).
• Women's basketball — Westin Taylor (Sr., Agri Business/Animal Science, Silver Hill, 3.42), Jessica Weatherford (Sr., Psychology, Bonnerdale, 3.35).
• Cross country — Amanda Bradbury (Jr., Biology, Sardis, 3.92), Kayla Waldrup (Sr., Physical Education-Masters, El Dorado, 3.33).
• Football — Shane Jackson (Jr., HPE Teacher Licensure, Marshall, 3.61), James Marsden (Jr., Management/Marketing, Woodland Hills, Calif., 3.52), John Simpson (So., Broadcast Journalism, Lancaster, Texas, 3.30), Thomas Soehner (So., Biology, Prairie Grove, 3.67).
• Men's golf — Jason Purdy (So., Management/Marketing, Farmington, 3.61).
• Women's golf — Taylor Kline (So., Management/Marketing, Springdale, 3.45), Niki Possage (Grad., MTLL Non-Traditional Teacher Leader – Masters, Dardanelle, 3.45), Rebecka Surtevall (So., Management/Marketing, Stockholm, Sweden, 3.89).
• Softball — Siarra Gomez (So., Graphic Design Art, Fort Worth, Texas, 3.59), Cassady Haworth (Sr., Early Childhood Education, Morris, Okla., 3.43), Amy Kilpatrick (Sr., HPE Wellness/Fitness, McKinney, Texas, 4.00), Natalie Magie (Sr., HPE Teacher Licensure, Perryville, 3.59).
• Tennis — Maria Aleman (Sr., Mechanical Engineering, San Cristobal, Venezuela, 3.71), Allison Grahl (So., Management/Marketing, Fort Smith, 3.79), Nina Greenway (Sr., Nursing, Monticello, 3.95).
• Volleyball — Stephanie Channell (Jr., Political Science, Prosper, Texas, 3.68), Lindsey Layes (Sr., HPE Teacher Licensure, Fort Smith, 3.55), Sara Motsinger (Jr., RPA Theraputic Recreation, Normal, Ill., 3.54).


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Rolling Stones return to touring
The Rolling Stones are to return to touring late next month following the postponement of a string of shows in the wake of the suicide of Sir Mick Jagger's long-term girlfriend L'Wren Scott.
The band have announced new dates in Europe, with their live performances now due to resume on May 26 at Norway's Telenor Arena in Oslo.
The Stones had been poised to give details of the shows when fashion designer Scott took her own life in her New York apartment just over a fortnight ago.
Sir Mick, together with the band, called off their Australian tour as they came to terms with their loss. He headed to California with members of his family and a private funeral was held for 49-year-old Scott in Los Angeles last week.
The newly-announced dates are part of the group's 14 On Fire tour which will also see a night each in Portugal, Switzerland, Israel, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium and Sweden, finishing in Denmark on July 3.
No UK date has been announced at this stage although the conclusion of the current series of dates would leave them free to perform at the British Summer Time Festival in London's Hyde Park, at which they performed two nights last year, and which runs from July 4 to 13. It has still to fill the Saturday, July 5, headline slot.


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Lee volleyball finishes regular season unbeaten
GREAT BARRINGTON -- The Lee High School volleyball team finished the 2012 regular season unbeaten on Wednesday night, defeating host Monument Mountain 3-1. The scores were 26-16, 23-25, 25-13 and 25-15.
"We took three [sets] from Lee on the year, and I'm not sure any other team in the county did that," said Spartan coach Steve Piazzo. "I'm proud of my kids. They worked hard this season."
Lee finishes the season an impressive 19-0, and will await its positioning in the seeding meeting today at Turners Falls. Lauren Richardson led the Wildcats with seven kills, 14 assists, two digs and four aces. Teammate Katie Morin turned in 11 kills, four aces, two digs, 13 assists and four blocks while Vanessa Castillo had five kills and six digs.
For Monument, Kelsey Marzotto had five kills and five blocks, Rachel Couser had seven kills and a block and Meaghan Prince had seven assists, three blocks and three digs.
Wahconah 3, Greenfield 0
GREENFIELD -- The Warriors wrapped up the regular season, earning a 25-20, 25-12, 25-20 victory on the road.
Wahconah (11-7) got seven aces, 11 kills and a block from Beth McBain. Ericka Unwin added 11 assists, four kills and eight digs while Taylor Powers added four aces, three digs and seven service points.
Boys Soccer
Keefe Tech 5, McCann 1
FRAMINGHAM -- The Hornets made a long drive and a quick exit from the State Vocational tournament with a 5-1 loss to Keefe Tech.
The Hornets fell into a 4-0 deficit by the end of the first 40 minutes.
Shane Fuller scored for the Hornets in the second half after Keefe had made it 5-0.
While McCann is out of the vocational tournament, it has an 11 seed in the Western Massachusetts Division III tournament. It travels to Sabis for a 2:30 p.m. game Friday.
McCann Tech 0 1 -- 1
Keefe Tech 4 1 -- 5
First Half
KT -- M. Miranda (J. Ceullar).
KT -- I. Morreira (Unassisted).
KT -- I. Morreira (L. Machado).
KT -- Y. Pimenta (Morreira).
Second Half
KT -- Cuellar (Morriera).
MT -- Shane Fuller (Chad Raimer).
Women's College Soccer
Bridgewater 4, MCLA 0
BRIDGEWATER -- The Trailblazers saw their season come to an end in the opening round of the MASCAC
The hosts scored three times in the final 25 minutes of the first half, taking a 3-0 halftime lead. Olivia Creonte added a goal in the 65th minute to cap the scoring and propel Bridgewater into the conference semifinals.
Danielle Heinsohn made six saves in net for MCLA (7-11).
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The construction contract for the new San Marcos High School is increasing by $6.9 million.
San Marcos Unified School District trustees last week unanimously approved changes to the project and an increase to the "guaranteed maximum price" for the high school, from $143,736,823 to $150,665,179. The project is still within its original $180 million budget, said Gary Hamels, the district's superintendent for business services.
"It's an increase to the construction contract, but not an increase to our budget," Hamels said. "We kept a reserve, but exceeded that. This is not uncommon."
The additional $6.9 million will come from Proposition K funds. The $287 million bond measure was approved in November 2010. The reconstruction of 50-year-old San Marcos High is the first major Proposition K project. The new school is scheduled to open in January 2014.
The changes — known in the construction industry as "change orders" — are common in major building projects. This is the fourth change order for the high school work. The changes are mainly the result of modifications required by the Division of the State Architect, building modifications and additional work requested by the district, officials said.
In the project design's most recent review by the Division of the State Architect, the agency requested additional structural support, which requires more steel and concrete, Hamels said.
To offset the additional costs, the district worked with the contractor and architect to identify modifications or reductions. The total savings amount so far is estimated at $4.2 million, Hamels said.
Some critics, including bond oversight committee Chairman Bill Effinger, have said large portions of the school's original design have been cut. Hamels, however, said no buildings have been eliminated. In an interview in December, a project architect and district facilities manager both said the modifications will not affect any educational areas.
Hamels said the changes include such items as substituting concrete seat walls with less-expensive park benches; reducing roof overhangs, which affect shade; and choosing less-expensive facade finishings.
A proposed "Building G" that would have provided restrooms, concessions and storage on the football stadium's visitors side will be put off, but the electrical and plumbing infrastructure will be installed.
"They're rearranging the budget and dropping some of the wish-list items," said bond oversight committee Vice Chairman Michael Brock. "The facilities department is making it work."
Hamels said the district had to take similar cost-cutting measures during the construction of Mission Hills High School a decade ago.
"We cut out about $8 million worth of (items) from the original drawings," he said. "That's when construction costs went through the roof."
For example, he said, the district eliminated handball courts and changed the surface of the tennis courts from cement to asphalt.
Brock said the district likely wouldn't have had to face significant cost increases on the project if the district had waited for fully approved plans by the state architect.
"Since they started (ahead of approval), there (were) changes that needed to be made. When changes are made, usually costs are incurred," Brock said. "If the plans are approved prior to bidding, then everything would have been incorporated in the original guaranteed maximum price.
"For a job this big, they should have waited."
The district, however, favored a design and construction process that gets the contractor and architect involved early. The district was able to interview the bid respondents and check references, Hamels said. The district chose Lusardi as the contractor because of its experience with large projects and, as a local company, it has an investment in the community.
"When you take the lowest bidder, you don't know who you're getting," Hamels said. "Also, with the size of this project, (the lowest bidder) may not have ever done anything this big."


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Shane M. Butler, 30, and Melanie D. Chambers, 28, both of Russellville.
Dandridge R. Dunson, 33, and Jamie L. Nowotny, 35, both of Russellville.
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Ryan C. White, 27, and Amy L. Littleton, 24, both of Russellville.


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The "no new taxes" pledge taken by Republicans in Congress has been a huge obstacle to achieving bipartisan agreement on a comprehensive deficit reduction plan. Many Republicans interpret the pledge as ruling out revenue increases of any kind, even those that close narrow loopholes and special interest deductions. The devotion seems to extend to a "grand bargain" for deficit reduction that would actually enact future cuts in tax rates, but pay for some of the revenue loss from those cuts by limiting deductions and loopholes.
However, it is encouraging that some of the newly appointed Republican members of the debt limit deal's super committee have already indicated a refreshing openness to considering this approach. Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) recently told a group of constituents that "tax reform is long overdue" and that he is "not afraid of looking at tax loopholes" in finding common ground on deficit reduction. And, Congressman Dave Camp -- a Republican super committee member from Michigan who also chairs the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee -- when questioned about tax increases has said that "nothing is off" the super committee's table and that he is "willing to discuss all issues that might help us reduce our short and long-term debt and grow our economy."
This willingness is important because there are numerous tax cuts scheduled to expire over the next two years and under this current law, deficits will be trillions of dollars lower than if we continued with "business-as-usual" tax policy. In fact, this amount of revenue is enough to make the difference between sustainable and unsustainable deficits over the next couple decades.
What the super committee Republicans might be thinking about is that not all revenue increases are created equal in terms of economic effects. Economists generally believe that increases in marginal tax rates (think: income tax rates) dampen economic activity. However, revenue increases achieved by reducing special preferences in the tax code or "broadening the base" actually reduce the distortions in the tax system and enhance efficiency. Thus, getting rid of these so-called "tax expenditures" raises revenue to reduce the deficit and shrinks the size and scope of government. So, while paring back tax expenditures increases revenue to the treasury, it is more like cutting spending than "raising taxes."
For a "grand bargain" on deficit reduction, finding a way to bring in some revenue is a crucial piece of the puzzle to lower deficits in the medium term (10 years), because there is only so much spending that can be cut over a ten-year time period -- especially if politicians refuse to reform the large entitlement programs, as they did in the first round of debt reduction (and as will happen if the super committee fails and triggers automatic spending cuts).
So, if Republicans decide that reducing tax expenditures and increasing the efficiency of the tax code is permissible, that paves the way for sustainable deficit reduction.


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Arkansas Tech men's golf completed play Tuesday at the Cameron University/Territory Classic here at the Territory Golf Club by shooting a 596 to finish in a tie for eighth place out of 14 teams.
Tech, who was in second place after Monday's first round after shooting a nine-over par 289, struggled in Tuesday's final round as the Wonder Boys shot a 307 to fall six spots in the team standings to finish tied for eighth place with Delta State. Texas Wesleyan University took home the team title as they fired a 12-over par 572, while Abilene Christian shot a 586 to finish in second place and St. Mary's (TX) finished third after shooting a 587 for 36 holes.
Leading the way for Tech was junior Scott Genoway, who shot a 36-hole total of 143. Genoway followed up Monday's first-round 71 with a 73 in Tuesday's final round.
Texas Wesleyan's Mitch Hendon took home individual medalist honors as he shot a one-under par 139 (70, 69) for the two-day event, while Texas Wesleyan teammate, Paco Saracho fired a two-over par 141 to finish two shots behind in second place.
In addition to Genoway, junior B.J. Hawkins carded a 73 in the final round to finish tied for 10th place after shooting a two-day total of 146, while junior Jarred Carlyle, who was tied for the lead after the first round with Central Oklahoma's Brent Cole, struggled in the final round and fired an 81 to finish in a tie for 31st place after carding a 36-hole total of 150. Sophomore Jonathon Spikes shot a 157 (76, 81) to finish tied for 60th place after shooting a 157 and freshman Jacob Trammell finished tied for 66th place after carding a two-day total of 160 (78, 82) in his first collegiate tournament.
Tech will return to action Oct. 5-6 when it travels to Cleveland, Miss., to compete at Delta State's Derrall Foreman Golf Classic.
Suns' golf finishes sixth at Bubba Watson Invitational
Arkansas Tech women's golf concluded play Tuesday in the Bubba Watson Invitational hosted by the University of West Florida at the Stonebrook Golf Club by finishing in sixth place.
Tech fired a two-day, 36-hole total of 690 to finish five shots in front of seventh place Spring Hill College and 11 shots behind fifth place University of Mobile. West Florida, the host team, won the tournament by shooting a 640, while Montevallo and Henderson State tied for second place after firing 668s.
The Golden Suns shot 338 in Tuesday's final round after firing a 352 in Monday's first round.
Leading the way for Tech was freshman Ana Morales, who shot a 165 for 36 holes to finish in 11th place. Morales shot a 79 in the first round and then fired an 86 in Tuesday's final round.
West Florida's Bhavna Shetty took home individual medalist honors as she fired a nine-over par 153 (77, 76), while St. Leo's Meghan Costello shot a 155 to finish second and Mobile's Maegan Rice finished third after shooting a 158 for 36 holes.
Other Tech finishers behind Morales were junior Casey Wheeler, who shot a two-day total of 168 (86, 82) to finish in 14th place, while freshman Kyla McIsaac carded a 177 (94, 83) to finish in 25th place. Junior Danielle Lewis, one of two returners this season for the Golden Suns, shot a 183 (93, 90) to finish tied for 33rd place and senior Cassie Bartley shot a 186 (99, 87) for 36 holes to finish in 38th place.
The Golden Suns will return to action Oct. 1-2 when they travel to Oklahoma City, Okla., to compete at the OKC Women's Golf Classic.


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SuperTuxKart accepted in GSoC2013!Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Google's Summer of Code, is an annual sponsorship of programmers to improve selected open-source programs (or games 😀 ).
This year, quite a few interesting FOSS game projects got accepted (again) and one being our very own friends of the SuperTuxKart project.
Read more about their role as a mentoring organization here. So how about applying as a participant yourself and helping out this great FOSS game?
You can also browse other accepted mentoring projects here, if SuperTuxKart isn't your thing. Other notable FOSS game (engine) projects accepted are:
Nice summer of coding ahead 🙂


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KC designates Johnson with Bonifacio's arrival
Royals have 10 days to decide infielder's fate including trade, waivers
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
DETROIT -- Infielder Elliot Johnson was the player dropped by the Royals on Thursday as newly acquired infielder Emilio Bonifacio reported to the club.
Johnson was designated for assignment to clear space on the 25-man active roster. His departure leaves one opening on the 40-man roster.
The move came one day after Johnson was booed at Kauffman Stadium after making a crucial error at third base in a 5-2 loss to the Marlins. He was filling in for injured Mike Moustakas.
Johnson also has been in a funk at the plate, going 0-for-31 since his last hit on July 6. Overall, he had a .179 (29-for-162) average, with two home runs and nine RBIs in 79 games. On the plus side, Johnson was 14-for-14 in stolen-base attempts.
The 29-year-old Johnson arrived last winter as the player to be named in the deal that brought pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis to the Royals from the Rays for a four-prospect package that included outfielder Wil Myers.
Johnson played primarily at second base for Kansas City -- 57 games, including 36 starts. He also filled in at shortstop, third base, right field and left field.
Johnson could not be optioned to the Minors because he's out of options. The Royals have 10 days to determine Johnson's fate, putting him on waivers and, if he clears, offering him a Minor League deal.
"He's a good player, he's in a funk right now," manager Ned Yost said. "If he doesn't get claimed, then we may get him to Omaha and get him some at-bats and see what happens."
Yost said dropping Johnson was the obvious move after the club acquired Bonifacio and infielder Jamey Carroll in the last few days.
"The only other move was Moustakas on the DL and he's making improvements so that was the only other [possibility]," Yost said.
Moustakas, who has left calf tightness, worked out before Thursday night's game against the Tigers.
"He's walking without a limp, he's feeling better," Yost said.
Dick Kaegel 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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Take advantage of this oportunity to tour the 3,150 s.f. Miramar Community Garden located at Fairway Park. It is the first demonstration "micro farming system" in Broward County; an environmentally and economically sustainable system that creates a network of healthy food sources of naturally grown vegetables and fruits.
This is a FREE tour! Opportunity to purchase fresh produce after tour.


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Google Wallet: When you use it, strangers will call it pimpin' [App Reviews]
September 29, 2011 | by Charles West
Android App Reviews, Google, Lifestyle, Reviews, Samsung Nexus S
It's no secret that Google Wallet has been hyped up since the beginning of the year, to then only be amplified with the release of the Nexus S 4G. Well, I am here to tell you Google Wallet is worth every bit of the hype its garnished so far. I'm going to try my best to illustrate my experience with the mobile payment service and layout what the future of check-out payments should be — so hold on for the ride!
Early this morning I woke up to a nice treat, which was two firmware updates. These updates include the Google Shopper and Google Wallet app, which first started rolling out to all Nexus S 4G devices on Sept. 19. I must admit, when I purchased the Nexus S 4G on Saturday (after I moved my line to Sprint from T-Mobile), putting use to the NFC chip was one of my top priorities — so when the update finally came it was time to get it popping as soon as possible.
Once I completed all the registering requirements, I was then prompted to the screen where I had a choice of adding a Citi MasterCard, Google prepaid card (which is also MasterCard), or a gift card. I know, the lack in card choices is the only part that blows, but this is soon to change with Visa's recent endorsement of the mobile payment service. Anyways, I selected to use the Google prepaid card, which once activated adds an extra $10 for free (yes, you read right).
With my free money, I went to my local 7-Eleven where the store has the required NFC readers and used Google's money for gas (prices are real high up here). Before I used the magic that is Google Wallet, I happened to have a white guy probably in his early to mid 30′s waiting behind me. When the cashier punched in the price and set the transaction for credit, I then hovered my phone over the reader and [beep] the payment was sent — it was that easy! To say the reaction I got from the man behind me was priceless is an understatement.
After he saw what happened, he asked me "Hey, did you use your phone to pay for that?" I then proceeded to play it cool by just smiling first, then winking my eye giving him the thumbs up, he then added "That is pimp!" I felt like I a was on a TV show — I wish I could have captured the scene on YouTube for all you guys to see.
I guess the point is, no one really knows how Google Wallet will be ultimately perceived once it reaches the masses (the rest of the Android ecosystem of NFC enabled handsets). In fact, we don't even know if Wallet will beat out that other NFC payment option. That said, I believe that it can be the future of how people checkout of stores — if handled correctly. My experience was a smooth and quick transaction that had me in and out, so imagine if more stores incorporate NFC readers – you'd be "pimp" too.
Loyalty cards and banking information is stored securely in Google Wallet, and both set-up and use were simple. I can see my future being one without carrying credit cards, but just a drivers license instead. Does a future like this intrigue you? While you mull that question over, watch the video on how Google Wallet works below.


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Back On His Feet
Avid Walker Gets Moving AgainBy: Roxanne Jones
The pain in his back and leg had gotten so severe that 74-year-old Jay Kepner could barely walk.
"Even with a walker, I couldn't go any distance," recalls the Bermuda Dunes resident, a former long-distance runner who, after a hip replacement in 2008, began to walk for exercise, customarily clocking five kilometers. "I was in excruciating pain. It hurt to sit or to stand for any length of time. I couldn't trim my roses or pull weeds."
Nor could he fulfill his service as a lay minister to give communion to Catholic patients hospitalized at Eisenhower Medical Center.
"It entails quite a bit of walking, and I just couldn't do it," he says. "I couldn't do anything."
Kepner had tried conservative measures including pain and anti-inflammatory medications and some physical therapy. He also had seen a chiropractor with whom he discussed atreatment called decompression therapy, a non-surgical approach to relieving back pain and other problems associated with spinal disc injuries. "But he was honest and said I wasn't a candidate for that treatment," Kepner says. "He recommended that I see Dr. Shen."
Alfred Shen, MD is a Board Certified Neurosurgeon with Eisenhower Neuroscience Institute who specializes in complex and minimally invasive spinal surgery, surgical treatment of brain tumors and stereotactic radiosurgery.
"I first saw Mr. Kepner in August of 2012," Dr. Shen says. "His symptoms of leg and back pain had been progressively worsening over the past year and, in the four months before his visit he could only walk 50 yards. He'd have to stop and rest after 50 yards before resuming, only to have the pain hit again.
"For his age, he was in otherwise excellent health, and this [not being able to walk] was a major handicap for him," Dr. Shen adds. "He also is a great communicator and was able to pinpoint where the pain was, explain what aggravated it or what made it better, and that it was his leg, not so much his back, that bothered him."
"We examined Mr. Kepner and observed that he did have some weakness in his legs," he continues. "He had trouble getting out of a chair and had to use his arms to push off. For someone who up until recently had been walking 5,000 meters, that was a drastic change."
"His MRI revealed stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal and compression of the spinal cord and nerves) at two of his spinal levels," Dr. Shen notes. "He also had a tremendous amount of arthritis in his back, as well as degenerative disc changes."
The diagnosis was a condition called neurogenic claudication. "It's a constellation of symptoms affecting the leg and back," Dr. Shen explains. "The hallmark of the condition is that symptoms get worse when you walk long distances. After a period of rest, one can resume walking."
"Another thing is that people with this condition tend to walk with a stooped posture," he notes. "When they go to the grocery store they'll grab a cart and lean on it as they shop, since it's the only way for them to get through the store."
"Many of these patients can, however, ride a stationary bike seemingly forever even though they can't walk a block," he adds. "The forward-flexed posture helps open the stenosis."
What Dr. Shen found particularly disturbing in Kepner's case was the evolving leg weakness. "It suggested possible damage to the nerves that innervate [stimulate] the thighs."
While corticosteroid injections were another conservative measure that might have provided Kepner with some pain relief, Dr. Shen told him that they were not a long-lasting solution, and that he felt surgery was the best option.
"I really appreciated that he took the time to explain everything," Kepner says. "He has a nice demeanor and good bedside manner."
The procedure that Dr. Shen performed is called a laminotomy and decompression. It involves partial removal of a small portion of the lamina (the thin, bony layer that covers and protects the spinal canal and nerves) to alleviate pressure on the spinal nerves. In Mr. Kepner's case, this involved both sides of the spinal cord at the two levels.
"We make small windows in the bone to free up the underlying ligaments and nerves passing through that segment," Dr. Shen explains. "We do it under a surgical microscope; it's a very meticulous type of surgery, like working through a keyhole to free up the nerves." Kepner's procedure took between three and four hours.
"It's a traditional, open surgery — you might even say an old-fashioned procedure," he notes. "But 'oldfashioned' still works very well in the right hands." It worked extremely well for Kepner.
"From the minute I woke up, I haven't had a moment of pain," he says. "Dr. Shen had given me some pain medication before my operation which I used a little, but after the operation, nothing."
Kepner's surgery was on a Thursday in mid- September, and he was home on Saturday. He was prescribed a back brace to wear for additional support, and Dr. Shen told him to gradually increase his physical activity.
"I saw him two weeks after surgery and he was already walking a half mile at a time," Dr. Shen says.
Today, Kepner is back to walking his 5K distance, often while pushing his grandchildren in a double stroller. "I also got all my trees pruned, and I've increased my barbell weight from five to 25 pounds," he says. "And I'm back to serving at the hospital.
"I thank God and I thank the doctor for what he was able to do," he adds. "What a blessing it is to walk; you just don't realize."
Considering Surgery for Back Pain? Help Your Surgeon Help You
"When you see a doctor about back or leg pain, be as specific as possible about what the problem is," advises Neurosurgeon Alfred Shen, MD. "If you say that everything hurts, it's hard to hone in on what the problem is. But if you can articulate exactly where the pain is, where it radiates and what makes it worse or better, it's extremely helpful."
"In this day and age, everyone gets imaging studies and expects them to reveal precisely what the problem is," he continues, "but it takes some back and forth communication between doctor and patient to figure it out."
"In Mr. Kepner's case, his MRI looked awful; he had such severe multilevel disease and diffuse arthritis that the changes in any level of his spine could have been causing his pain," Dr. Shen says. "But because he was so good about communicating the details of his pain, we could accurately determine its source and apply a specific treatment to ensure a good outcome."


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 14, 2007, 12:00 AM
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The challenge of Chekhov
Original post made on Sep 14, 2007
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 14, 2007, 12:00 AM
a resident of Shoreline West
on Sep 14, 2007 at 1:11 pm
I have seen the Pear production of Three Sisters; it's one of the most magnificent things they've ever done.
However, it's unfortunate that Melody Dye wasn't up to the level of interpretive excellence necessary to understand the nuanced beauty of perhaps the best production of a Chekov play that I and my friends have ever seen - and, we are not amateur theatre goers.
In all, the Pear production of "Three Sisters" is marvelous, and very illuminating. It's experiencing - as do most Pear Theatre productions - a sold out run.
If you have time - even if you've never read a Chekov play - go see this wonderful rendition of a story that moves, and reflects back life and its depth more than most things we experience as entertainment today.
[Remaining 1,220 words of post removed by Mountain View Voice staff]
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Sep 14, 2007 at 1:20 pm
i was there with "Theatre goer" and couldn't agree more
for addtional, in my view, far more competent reviews of this work, see the following. these reviews are not without their quibbles, but they - unlike the voice' review - do full justice to this exceptional production
Web Link
and, here's one from the San Mateo Times (I think)
"Three Sisters," by Anton Chekhov. Translation by Craig Lucas.
PERFORMED BY: The Pear Avenue Theatre
WHERE: 1220 Pear Ave. Unit K
WHEN: 8 PM Thur. to Sat.; 2 PM Sundays. Closes September 30
TICKETS: $15 to $25.
When you attend a show at the Pear Avenue Theatre, it's likely
you will enjoy a performance as good as you will see anywhere.
That's because many of the best of the Bay Area performers are
drawn to this 5 year-old forty-seat enterprise that specializes in
the best of the theatrical literature, irrespective of commercial
And, a chance to perform in the "Three Sisters," by Anton
Chekhov, is just the sort of classic work to which serious
performers flock.
As a result, director Jeanie Forte was able to gather together
one of the best casts in memory. Forte, herself, is an
accomplished, insightful and sensitive director and with these well
cast actors, and another period-inspired set by Ron Gasparinetti,
this sizes up to be a memorable performance.
The three sisters are from the Prozorov family, raised along
with their brother, in comfortable circumstances in Moscow, as
children of a military father, whose death, along with their
mother, brings them now to live in a small "nowhere" town in the
Olga (Meredith Hagedorn) is the eldest, a spinster, and the
inheritor of the "mother of the family" role.
Masha (Elizabeth Coy) is the most beautiful of the three, but
full of ennui from her marriage at age eighteen to a much older
Fyodor Kulygin (John Baldwin), a high school teacher who is boring,
self-centered, somewhat pompous, but an eternally loving and
forgiving husband.
What Kulygin needs to forgive is her affair with the local
military commandant Alexander Vershinin (Andrew Harkins),
complicated by his being married and with two children.
The youngest is Irina (Sarah Cook), eternally yearning to
return to her happier days in Moscow, even as she is fending off
the marriage proposals of another military officer, Baron Nikolay
Tusenbakh (Rob Dario).
In the European fashion of the day, sisters defer to and
protect brothers and Andrey (Thom Gorrebeeck), needs much of that
when he marries the scheming, more common Natasha (Shannon Stowe),
who sets about to take control over the household.
A 60 year-old army doctor Ivan Chebutykin (John Hutchinson),
is a close family friend, and a cynical onlooker and belittler of
the importance of the typical human foibles that assail this
family, as only Chekhov's great human insights can record in a few
hours, and are the typical dynamics of most upper class families,
David Hamilton is excellent as Captain Vasily Solyony, a
sarcastic pain-in-the-butt guest in the house along with his fellow
officer Baron Tusenbakh.
Jim Johnson is an actor who brings unique nuances to each
minor character role he undertakes and, as Ferapont, the town's
District Council watchman, he brings great relief comedy at sorely
needed times.
Lynda Marcum is perfect as Anfisa, the aging family servant,
fearful of being thrown out into the cold world as she becomes less
This is a far-looking and perceptive play, set in about 1900,
where Chekhov foresees the decay of Russia's priveledged classes
that are eventually completely terminated by the Russia's
Revolution eighteen years later.
Also, in true Russian introspective tradition, Chekhov blends
in the kind of philosophical musing that only the upper classes had
the education and time in which to engage.
But, that doesn't in one whit diminish the enjoyment of a
great theatrical work, constructed by one of the world's greatest
playwrights, in a very approachable modern translation by Craig
Mountain View Voice Editor
on Sep 14, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Don Frances is a registered user.
Theatre goer,
While we very much welcome opposing points of view on Town Square, we don't allow personal attacks on the writers themselves, be they from our staff or other posters.
The part of your post I've left up provides one example of what I mean -- "it's unfortunate that Melody Dye wasn't up to the level of interpretive excellence necessary ..." -- which is a fancy way of saying she's stupid. I've taken out a full 1,220 words worth of similar remarks, with every paragraph calling her by name and finding some new way to insult her personally.
a resident of North Whisman
on Sep 14, 2007 at 3:31 pm
I like and admire the Pear, but Shirley's comment " When you attend a show at the Pear Avenue Theatre, it's likely you will enjoy a performance as good as you will see anywhere." struck me just a bit funny. You see, the last time I went, an actor actually forgot his lines and had to very obviously back up and repeat them. I see plays all over the Bay Area and at Ashland and this is one of the first times I've ever witnessed this.
But I wouldn't suggest this deter anyone from going to the Pear though.
a resident of Monta Loma
on Sep 14, 2007 at 8:44 pm
I didn't see Theatre Goer's review, but I have just read your reviewers take on that play. Was your reviewer at the same performance I was at, the one where several people stood up applauding at final curtain?
Much of what your critic has written seems disjointed, and more about what she thinks she knows, rather than what she saw and heard. There are too many thatre critics writing from the head, with little heart showing up in their work
I heard last evening that the entire run is nearly sold out, as often happens at the Pear. From now on I'll look elsewhere when I see a review from this theatre critic. Thank goodness I didn't see her review until after I'd sen this play. It was great!
a resident of another community
on Sep 22, 2007 at 9:29 am
I just saw this production last night. I couldn't agree more with Melody Dye. I favor the Richard Nelson and Van Itallie translations of Chekhov, but I'm really just quibbling. Solid cast, middling translation, lacking the proper tempi as well as higher and lower emotional ranges, not personalized enough, playing area too small for such a large cast, needed the air taken out... capable cast, unsure direction. Check out the Nikos Psacharopoulus TV version of The Seagull or the various films by the Russian director of Burnt by the Sun to get a better idea of the performance level that is needed. I am grateful that other are as passionate about Chekhov as I am, as a final note.


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I have access to a unix machine and i have created a simple c++ program, 1st.cpp.
But when i tried to compile at command prompt using the below command
g++ 1st.cpp it says
ksh: g++: not found
I also tried gcc 1st.cpp. But same error
Does this means that i do not have c++ compiler on that machine or am I using a wrong command?
Please advice.
Also how do I know what machine/os(HP or Sun or RISC) I am in? Is there a unix command that gives me environment/system(Unix or Linux or AIX) information?
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He's just opened his first featured exhibit, at Palo Alto's Gallery House, and that happened fast, too. He's been painting seriously for less than a year.
When Hill was younger, he tried to pursue art, sometimes oil painting, but that fell by the wayside. He worked in printing in the '80s and did some calligraphy, and those things kept his visual-arts sensibilities alive. Still, his career path didn't lead him back to his own painting for a long time.
"I went from truck driving to printing to desktop publishing to programming," Hill says, standing amid the canvases and slabs of wood and cans of acrylic paint in his Mountain View garage studio. A respirator face mask sits ready to protect him from the next spray, and bamboo shades and drapes of fabric are spattered with color from where Hill has spray-painted through them to create texture. Fortunately, his landlord is also an artist.
It was a film that finally drop-kicked Hill into making art a significant part of his life. He watched "Exit Through the Gift Shop," a 2010 documentary about the mysterious graffiti artist Banksy, and got hooked. Banksy, a British 30-something, keeps his identity hidden, spraying and stenciling his sociopolitical statements on buildings, bridges and walls.
"It just kind of sparked me," Hill says. "I just started painting on stuff in the house, pieces of wood. ... Oil painting takes so long to dry. This way felt so fast and loose."
The medium and the method inspired Hill, but not the message. Rather than painting about politics, he prefers to focus on faces: emotions and expressions, and the countenances of musicians and other creative types he admires.
In the hall of his home is a favorite painting: his bluesy, haunting image of the late Syd Barrett, the troubled Pink Floyd co-founder who left the band in 1968 and became a recluse.
Gazing at the darkened face and deep-set eyes, Hill quotes from his favorite Pink Floyd song, murmuring, "Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky." It comes from the tune "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," which was a tribute to Barrett.
The painting, called "Black Holes in the Sky," contains the stylized letters that show up in many of Hill's paintings. Here, one of the words is an elaborate and almost unrecognizable version of "Barrett," repeated over and over.
Sometimes the words in Hill's work are clearly stenciled English; sometimes they're a mix of Spanish and German and a vivid iconography something resembling Japanese.
Hill tried to use real Japanese in the past, but he doesn't speak it. When he attempted "resolution," meaning "finality," he wound up with the kind of "resolution" more suitable for a jpeg. He decided, "Somebody's going to end up slugging me if I use the wrong thing," and went with his own fictional language.
In the current Gallery House exhibition, which runs through April 28, Hill is showing "Black Holes in the Sky" with about 14 other paintings. He said he had liked the gallery and simply submitted his work. Now he's a member. Titled "Outbreak," the exhibit also features work by Pat Mayer. The Redwood City artist often incorporates found objects into her mixed-media pieces.
"I see beauty in a piece of rusted metal, a torn page from an old book, even a piece of discarded cardboard," Mayer wrote in an artist's statement. "Most often I have no preconceived idea of where these objects will take me as far as composition or subject matter goes. I like the viewer to discover what may or may not be familiar at first glance."
Both artists encourage viewers to look deeper at their work. They don't seem interested in creating images that are a snap to understand. Hill is even reluctant to make his titles specific. In what he calls his "baby face" series, for example, Hill purposely puts not-too-evocative titles on the paintings of young faces (which are often surrounded by mysterious words).
Looking at his painting of a baby wailing, he says that the wrong title could easily push viewers' interpretations in one direction: serious and political, or light and silly.
"It could be called 'Crying in Darfur' or "Get Me a Pepsi,'" he says. "It's all context."
When it comes to their materials, both Hill and Mayer tend to work with many strata. Mayer has her found objects, and Hill sometimes paints over and over on the same canvas or piece of wood. "I'll just do layer after layer," Hill says. "I'll put down stencils, layers, more stencils, colors." The result is deep and vivid.
In his garage studio, Hill displays pieces of a work in progress. He's started with a stock photo of a face, then blown it up large in his computer. Sometimes he turns the face into a woven pattern or stretches it in the photo program. Then he goes to Kinko's and prints it out big.
Back in the studio, Hill takes an X-Acto blade to the giant photo. He might cut it into strips, or cut out some of its features to make a stencil. Then he creates the painting, spraying and brushing. He originally worked on wood, but now that the size of his paintings has grown along with his confidence, canvas is proving less unwieldy.
One slab of wood became his desk. "On the bottom is a failed painting of David Gilmour," Hill confesses, flipping up the desk to show ghostly images of the Pink Floyd musician.
Other paintings that succeeded — and made it into Hill's first exhibition — include "Helios," a long rectangle of acrylic on wood depicting several faces, all of them looking up. Two women look expectant; one man is glum; one man seems a bit manic. What are they looking at? Who knows?
"Shoot Pool Fast Eddie" is a square of acrylic on linen, centered on the serious face of Jackie Gleason in the movie "The Hustler." Hill muses about the character in that movie, who was focused on playing pool when he was young, then left that world before returning years later.
"I tried to do art when I was younger," he says. "It's kind of my theme, too."
What: "Outbreak," an exhibition of art by Jay Hill and Pat Mayer
Where: Gallery House, 320 S. California Ave., Palo Alto
When: Through April 28. The gallery is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A reception is set for April 7 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Info: Go to http://galleryhouse2.com or call 650-326-1668. To see more of the artists' work, go to http://jayhillart.com or http://pdmayerart.com .
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Is it possible to create 3d graphics without using directX, openGL or any other 3d api?
Or, I know it is possible. But then I first have to create my own rasterizor, which I dont really want to do.
If anyone can remember, I posted a screen shot of a small game I am working on. Its a top down shooter. I would like to add a few 3d elements to it. What I need is to be able to create 3d cubes and pyramides and apply a texture to them. I would like shadows as well, but that is by no means necessary.
So, is it possible to create 3d cubes and pyramids with textures without having to use a rastorizor or rayTracer? I know how to create the objects in wireframe (using matrices to transform, apply a perspective matrix and use a line drawing algorithm to draw between the points), but im not sure on how to "fill" them.
Any ideas, thoughts or links would be appreciated.


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(August 21, 2013) NEW YORK, NY- As the culinary world meets the tennis world for the 14th annual BNP Paribas Taste of Tennis on August 22 at the W Hotel there will be a special mini reunion. Among the more than 20 chefs participating in the event, some will be alumni from the Bravo network television show Top Chef.
The winner of the first season of Top Chef Harold Dieterle told Tennis Panorama that he is looking forward to the event: "None of my fellow chefs from Season 1 are participating, but I'm excited because I know that Top Chef has seen so many great chefs come through as contestants. Given that there are so many Top Chef alums cooking at Taste of Tennis, I know I'll be in great company."
"I enjoy participating in cooking events with other chefs," noted Top Chef Masters season three veteran Floyd Cardoz. "Having chefs from Top Chef Masters and Top Chef is always fun as you all have gone through the wringer with the show. Being able to cook with these chefs is always fun as we don't always get to hang out together."
Taste of Tennis demonstrates the connection between tennis players/fans and "foodies." Some of the Top Chefs spoke about it.
"There's no doubt that the two worlds overlap a lot," Chef Dieterle said. "I think it's no surprise that you'd see many of the same people in the sidelines at a tennis match that you'd see at a table at some hot restaurant; both can certainly cater to glamorous crowd."
Dale Talde from Top Chef season 4 agreed: "I think the tennis culture goes hand in hand with food. People in tennis seem to appreciate nice food."
Some of the chefs we contacted talked about their funniest moments during their respective seasons.
Jonathan Waxman from the first season of Top Chef Masters said "making the world's ugliest wedding cake which the bride just adored!"
"In one of the episodes we did not have much time to shop," noted Chef Cardoz. "I went to the second level of the store and was trying to get to the down escalator. Unfortunately it was not the down escalator but the one coming up. I kept on trying to push the cart onto the escalator. After struggling to get on for 5 minutes, two young girls came up to me and explained to me that I was on the wrong escalator. I have never felt dumber in my life! Thank God it didn't make the show!"
"The most memorable experience was having to learn to be open-minded and cook with all of these crazy ingredients they were throwing at us," confessed Chef Dieterle. "Like Spam? I'd never cooked with Spam. But I had to drop all of my preconceived notions and get creative. It was definitely memorable—really teaches you to think on the fly."
"You know, before going on Top Chef, I'd been living alone for almost 10 years. All of a sudden, I had to learn to live in a house with a bunch of other people. That brought with it many funny moments—you put a group of strangers in a house and make them spend all of their time together for weeks on end, and funny things happen. It's safe to say I was one of the quietest people there, but I definitely saw a lot of silly times in that house."
Chef Talde's bed was misplaced in season. "One time after a 24 hour challenge, my bed accidentally got moved into another room. When I came back to the apartment, I just couldn't find my bed."
But for all of the chefs who participated in Top Chef, their appearance on the show changed their lives.
"It was a great springboard for exposure and to really get my name out there, which was invaluable when I opened Perilla in 2007," said Chef Dieterle. "But I think so many people do Top Chef and then don't go back into the kitchen—I was so excited to get back to the restaurant kitchen after the show."
"I never realized how much I affected people until after the show," explained Chef Cardoz. "I do get recognized a lot more. I was in Mexico this year and someone stopped me at the hotel I was staying at. I always make it a point to be nice to anyone who gets the courage to stop me."
The BNP Paribas Taste of Tennis takes place on Thursday 22, 2013 at the W Hotel NY from 7pm-10pm and will be hosted by No. 1 player Serena Williams. The event benefits the James Beard Foundation. The event is produced by AYS Sports Marketing.
Follow Tennis Panorama's live coverage from the event on twitter @TennisNewsTPN
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Discussion in 'The Sandbox - AKA Flatistan' started by kaosrider, Feb 7, 2013.
How's that for customer service!
Yoo Riders;
little vid with some photos of our ride X Florida, enjoy and share:
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Kubano Out!
Nice pics Kube!
Great vid Kubano!!! You got some Video skills son! HOLY Schniekees it looks like I was overserved in the pics. LOL Steve looked a little rough in the Am as well. So much for the Crown!!! Cheers. Wanker. How did the two rides compare/contrast?
You sir, are an excellent photographer, thanks for the video and photos.
Glad you had fun, seeya next time.
Good on ya Cesar! Good stuff.
Ju n Baby GeSus learned well from our ONF sand camp!
Nice video, and good song!
yes Chess Master you are entirely right, this first ride was more challenging, your skill gets over board, and if you don't have them, you just harden the fuck up!,
the last ride was easy, more oriented to get done by every rider, we talked about the sand over the brick road, that was the only deep adventure part i did encountered, ohhh i did learn how to change a tire in the middle of nowhere.
working in the next video, from the DDS ride, will have it up soon
for you all Wankers, piece out!
Kubano Out!
Cycle Gear was one of three fine sponsors which took an interest in our CADS ride.
Here are the grand winners of the final drawing at the banquet. It should be noted Cycle Gear donated a full Explorer riding outfit. Helmet, Jacket and Pants.
So three prizes were awarded.
Cycle Gear said they would honor each winner with the option of the winners to just pay the balance of the Explorer package.
This is seriously "cool beans".
Carson, above pix was given a used helmet by a lady customer .
Slimy aka Dave chose the helmet & took up Cycle Gears offer. Oh this is one happy rider.
Here Bill found his hard to fit long arms right at home in his new Explorer Jacket.
Here Carson & his chauffeur were eyeing the Explorer helmet but got the pants.
Pond #6. Second day headed East. Carson w/ his impatient glare, as to say ride w/o your gloves, we are already dead last. It would be faster in pix taking.
Is this the beginning of a thread JACK ?
Nice job on the photos and video! Really enjoyed them.
That the first new piece of kit Billy has had since 1956?
That just cracked me up!!!!
I think he bought his Highpoints sometime in the early 70's........he's still wearing them too!
Very good editing & fun to veiw it again.
As previously reported Jim Bruce traveled from Massachusetts with his friend Pat to join us for a little ride through Florida on the Tran-Florida GS Rally. Jim bought a brand new Triumph Tiger 800XC for this trip and it preceded to eat not one, but two rear wheel bearings. The second failure destroyed the the wheel hub and swing arm, making his bike unrideable. Two wheel bearing failures in less than 400 miles???? :huh
Update: Triumph promised him a new bike. Last week Triumph came through and replaced his broken bike with a brand new 2013 Tiger 800XC, plus some accessories to make up for the ruined vacation. I love a happy ending!! <label for="rb_iconid_24"></label>
That's SWEET!! Good on ya Triumph
Pat is a friend of mine, & I rode down Sat morn to meet the two of them at the riders meeting. Hated to hear what happened to Jim, but I'm glad to hear the great resolution.
Hey guys, here is the new Tiger sans crash bars. Backordered is what they told him.
As Bill pointed out about about feeling like he was being chased by Germans with Wolfgang behind him, I'm gonna have to start calling Jim Captain Hiltz with that green Tiger.
Congrats on the new bike, glad to see they made things right.


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Mercury vs Liberty Final: 80-76 - Recap
The Mercury grabbed an 80-76 win over the Liberty on Tuesday, behind an 18 -point effort from DeWanna Bonner at Prudential Center.
Phoenix won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the 6-point spread. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 154.5.
Phoenix got 18 points from Candice Dupree and another 17 points from Diana Taurasi. Diana Taurasi contributed 9 assists, while Diana Taurasi cleaned the glass with 6 rebounds.
The Liberty got a 17-point performance from Katie Smith, who was supported by 13 points from Alex Montgomery. Plenette Pierson had 6 assists in a losing cause for New York, while Plenette Pierson grabbed 15 rebounds.
The Mercury hit the break leading 43-41 before taking care of business in the second half.
New York won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 42-29.
Phoenix looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sky. The Liberty will aim to get back on the winning track at Indiana.


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Since the mid-1970s, victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Marion County have had a safe place to turn when they had no place else to go, thanks to Dr. Judy Wilson, founder and CEO of the Ocala Marion County Domestic Violence Shelter/Sexual Assault Center.
Since the mid-1970s, victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Marion County have had a safe place to turn when they had no place else to go, thanks to Dr. Judy Wilson, founder and CEO of the Ocala Marion County Domestic Violence Shelter/Sexual Assault Center.
There was no local center dedicated to abuse victims before Wilson established one in Ocala in 1978. She also established satellite crisis centers in Citrus, Lake, Sumter and Hernando counties. In addition to being an administrator, individual and group therapist, and a local and statewide public education and prevention speaker, Wilson often serves as an expert witness and consultant for the court system and for law enforcement agencies. She also established and implemented a video-taping program for sexually assaulted children.
"Dr. Wilson is a tremendous advocate for women, children and families," said Dawn Westgate, executive director of the Kimberly's Center for Child Protection.
Westgate said Wilson is not only "very influential locally," she is extremely committed to abuse prevention.
"It takes a strong person — and a unique personality — to work day-in and day-out with people that are hurting," Westgate said. That Wilson has been actively involved in the field for more than 40 years, Westgate added, "really says a lot about her commitment to the cause of keeping women and children safe."
Wilson was honored this year by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida as one of four Women of Distinction, whose professional accomplishments make them positive role models for young girls and who exemplify Girl Scout ideals by serving their communities. She received the award in Tampa last month at the scout council's 12th annual Women of Distinction Luncheon and is the first recipient from Marion County.
Although it is not a requirement for nominees to have been Girl Scouts, Wilson was a scout from first through twelfth grades.
"Earning badges, surviving primitive camping trips and riding in a Senior Girl Scout horseback drill team gave me the skills I needed to often swim against the tide and do the right thing," Wilson said.
"Dr. Wilson is the epitome of a Woman of Distinction," said Kim Jowell, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. "Through her personal experience as a Girl Scout, Dr. Wilson fostered skills that have empowered her to blaze trails throughout her career and to touch countless lives as she's served Marion County over the past 40 years. She's a compassionate and fearless leader who serves as a tremendous inspiration for today's girls."


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Stem Cell Tragedy: ADF Lawsuit Blocks Badly Needed Medical Research
Attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) should be ashamed of themselves. They have succeeded in temporarily hindering sound science and impeding research that could save lives – just to push their fundamentalist religious agenda.
Yesterday, a district court issued a preliminary injunction to stop embryonic stem cell research. The ADF, along with Advocates International, had gone to court to stop the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from funding experiments using human embryonic stem cells.


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2. In the question section, is the domain name stored in a multiple of 32 bits?
3. How do you represent the message format in a structure or what is the best way to do so? I have the following:
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According to Intel senior vice
president Anand Chandrasekher, the company's less
than stellar first quarter was due to the termination
of its entry-level chipsets. ATI, VIA and SIS picked up the slack
when 845/865/915 supplies ran dry, but Intel still suffered from a
self-inflicted wound.
Thanks to a chipset supply agreement
with ATI, Intel is certain that the shortages of the past will not
continue in the future. If Intel wants to combat any further inroads
to be made by AMD, this is at least a start. Intel's Core
architecture should take care of the rest. From DigiTimes:
The shortage of Intel chipsets has
driven up rival AMD's relative market share, as more equivalent
chipsets for AMD-supported motherboards were produced by third-party
suppliers, the sources said. Intel's resumption of production of
its 865 chipset is considered to be the chip giant's first move to
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I ride for a while...take a short nap, ride some more....nap.....(leave your helmet on and it will act like a pillow, but you might wake yourself up snoring)
As a new found member of the sleep apnea club, when I hear that someone is tired during the day, performing below par(pun intended), snoring & some of the other stuff mentioned above-you need to get a sleep test. I'm also in the camp that "if they test you" , you will have it. I'm beginning to wonder who doesn't have it!
IMO, to compare golf & riding is the basically the same as they are both somewhat self destructive activities.
On a serious note I was one of those that wakes up feeling great & never a fatigue problem- but I really have it!
One thing for certain, fatigue on a bike is very real and should not be taken lightly. I have twice proven it is possible to fall completely asleep at the handlebar. Brief though it was, I was "alseep at the bar", having nothing to do with liquor. Luckily, in both cases I awoke before disaster struck.
If you are fatigued and tired, don't push it. Don't ride.
Get trained! The best "performance" upgrade you can get is YOU. Visit msf-usa.org for training info.
i would always carry my Camelbak with me, but only drank from it when i stopped. For the past 2 years or so I have taken to wearing it, and drinking from it about every 10-15 minutes. I find that i stay much more refreshed and alert throughout a full riding day by doing so. And, it forces more frequent stops along the way. having to pee really forces wakefulness!
Ride Safe, Ride Lots
I drink a lot of espresso regardless. Long riding days don't adversely affect me at all, if I have the right clothing in cold weather, and if I am dressed light enough in hot weather. I posted somewhere else about roughly 11 hours with no more than a 30 minute lunch break and two 10 minute fuel/pit stops, and I felt like a million bucks that night and the next morning.
R75/6, Non functioning 2014 FJR1300A
Bikerfish nailed the right advice for avoiding dehydration.
If riding in the west, and especially in hot weather, -- my opinion, for what it's worth -- is that you CANNOT stay properly hydrated by drinking only at gas stops. And, many times these western roads have few-and-far-between gas stops, anyway. Try crossing the Mojave in summer heat without a Camelbak, and you might not make it.
When we get dehydrated, the first thing to go is the "judgment/reaction" part of the old walnut. . .not the best thing to lose when on two wheels.
AGE is a huge factor in both fatigue and recovery time. An older person can be in great physical shape, do everything "right" - good sleep, etc., and might still feel tired the day after fatiguing activity -- (that would be some hours of concentrated riding, versus a round of cow-pasture pool.)
Learning to pace oneself as we age is part of the deal, and trying to conform to another's regimen may not be a good idea. I intend to keep riding until they pry my cold, dead fingers from the bars, face set in a final smile.
Walking Eagle
I did 108 miles on mountain canyon roads today...two days after doing the same ride. I felt no fatigue at all. But...I attribute this to water, good diet and (this is huge, since I can vouch for the difference in not wearing them) good earplugs. Holy cow...I cannot believe how much better my rides have been since I cut the noise. In fact, I have NO IDEA how I did this ride without them.
Last summer I rode straight through from Vancouver BC to Las Vegas Nevada, a total distance of a little over 1300 miles. It took just about 20 hours. I drank a lot of water, ate several power bars and took 4 or 5 naps of 20-30 minutes in grassy areas at rest stops. I intentionally did not eat any large meals since I am aware that a meal can tend to make me sleepy. Even with these precautions that I considered reasonable, when after covering about 1,000 miles I pulled into Ely Nevada for my last gas stop, I forgot to put my feet down when I pulled up and stopped at the gas pump. Fortunately, I prevented the tip over, but it was close. I made it on into Las Vegas without incident. However, there is no question that I was not ridding safely for the last 400 miles or so and I will never attempt such a ride again.
I think a certain level of fitness is important for distance riding. Heat, wind buffeting, vibration, continually concentrating, it takes it out of you.
Core fitness will help prevent back issues.
Also, as we age, we lose muscle mass (Sarcopenia), and anaerobic workouts can reduce the loss.
"When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."
I rode a cruiser for 3 years and never had any problems. Then I bought a K1200rs and a few months after that a new pair of size Large Dainese gloves. Shortly thereafter I began to experience my hands falling asleep / going numb. I don't know if it is the gloves or the riding position of the bike. Gloves are size large and I don't have XL hands.
Maybe the gloves have shrunk over time? I live in CA and they have probably absorbed a lot of sweat. They are pretty tight. I can't recall if they were looser when I first purchased them.
I believe the prior owner of the K1200 added risers. I have the old mounts and the ones on the bike look to be taller and adjusted up all the way.
Anyone else have this happen to them?