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Mount Dubois Climber's Log
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|2nd Ascent, with snow
Date Climbed: May 26, 2017
|Up the A route, still significant snow in places. Took the B route down, snow cover for over 3000' of descent. Came out in the dark through the dreaded willows.
|Posted Jun 2, 2017 10:24 am
|DPS Route A
Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2015
|Yup, pretty much what Jim said below. We climbed a few days after a storm which left a couple inches of snow in spots. The aspens changing color down low were really nice.
|Posted Oct 19, 2015 11:40 am
|A and B
Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2014
|The road is definitely HC for the last 3 plus miles, plenty of boulders and erosion to get your attention. The road is closed well before what used to be the 2WD parking spot in the DPS guide. I camped at 8070' in a nice spot by the stream (the one higher camp spot was already taken). I hit the east ridge at 10.960' up a steep drainage which had (mostly) good footing. Initially the east ridge was gentle and very pleasant. However, from 12000 to 13000 it was a bouldery mess requiring one to pay attention to which were stable, and which would just as soon fall on you. The summit plateau was surreal, as it was the flattest and largest mountain top I'd ever been on. I heard coyotes near the summit! The last signature was two months old. I took the B route down, which went well until somewhere below 11000'. The map showed a straight line, which might look good on paper, but would take you through a side hilling, bushwhacking nightmare. Good sense prevailed and I found an alternate descent through this area. Another reason to not take one's beta too seriously and pay attention to the terrain.
|Posted Aug 17, 2014 6:57 pm
|Nice with a touch of snow
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2013
|Up DPS A (sort of). We looped up over the other two 13530+ peaklets, and down the ridge NE of the Jumpoff. Take Bob Burd's route off Jumpoff if you want descend that way-- we stayed on ridge and entered mountain mahogany Hell, then stream-crossing-thorny-plant Hell. Much nicer than I expected -- the snow added a lot -- and tougher than I expected.
The DPS "2wd" road to TH at 8300' (in Middle Creek Canyon) is very rough for the last 3.3 miles to campsite by stream. I got my soob (7.3" clearance) up there without bottoming out, but only by extremely careful wheel placement and driving very slowly in ~15 places. Use an HC vehicle.
|Posted Jun 4, 2013 1:14 pm
|Scott M.
|West Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2011
|CTC in 8:35 from the west (see Larry Tidball's link). This was a grunt going up and a toe jammer on the return. Interesting area particulary up top.
|Posted Jul 16, 2011 4:33 pm
|Good early spring outing
Date Climbed: May 14, 2005
|Penelope May and I hiked the peak from the NE in a very deep snow on May 14, 2005. On our way down we decided to take a shortcut that Penelope remembered from years ago, but we ended up benighted in one of the steep canyons. Had a fire and a wonderful bivi, even slept a bit. The view of the northern Sierra from the summit of Dubois is really nice.
|Posted Jan 24, 2011 12:40 pm
|Middle Canyon
Date Climbed: May 11, 2009
|I didn't think it was that bad although I was sore from the postholing adventure the day before. The first couple of 1000' to the ridge top took us an hour. After that, I was just an anchor on Matthew and Glenn. Boring top although the views were great.
|Posted May 13, 2009 2:05 pm
|Bob Burd
|Middle Canyon
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2008
|I thought the outing mediocre, but not as bad as Mike (below) thought. Trip Report
|Posted Aug 29, 2008 8:08 pm
|Middle Canyon
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2008
|Big slog from middle creek. Could be one of the worst outings I've ever had.
|Posted Aug 6, 2008 4:33 pm
|Cold and Windy
Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2007
|In 9 hours from Middle Creek with Daryn. A little snow and a lot of wind. Great views of the Sierras and the desert. See my pix at
|Posted Oct 3, 2007 4:36 pm


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As usual I get a top done (and in this case the back too) and then I lose interest. I have no excuse, I have a wonderful DIL who helps me quilt. She has called dibs on this one (after I get to use it on my bed first- lol)
I may have to purpose it as my B-day quilt (not saying which year) just to see it get finished.
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Donny Edwards is coming to the Center For The Arts for a single performance of "One Night With Elvis" that promises to be a good time.
Edwards is a two-time world champion Elvis Tribute Artist who has performed on hit television shows such as NBC's "Next Best Thing" and "The Young and the Restless." He has also played with some of Elvis's original band members such as D.J. Fontana, Elvis's drummer, and his backup group, the Jordanaires.
"We are going to come through there and bring back the spirit of Elvis, with his persona, and the atmosphere. That's the difference between me and other tribute artists; we are very authentic and even sing in Elvis' original key. And we have a good time doing it," said Edwards.
Edwards said being Elvis has always come naturally for him and that from an early age people would mistake him for the King.
"My mom said when I was a kid and an Elvis record would come on, I knew how to shake my leg. Ever since I was a kid, I remember watching him. I was an avid Elvis fan; it always stuck with me. When kids were jamming out to Bon Jovi, I viewed Elvis as the best. As I got older, people started to comment on my look. When I hit my teenage years I started to look more like him and people said, 'Hey Elvis.' It's funny because I was always drawn to it."
He said that he would occasionally work on his Elvis impressions by performing karaoke and working on different breathing techniques. Still, he never pictured himself making a career out of it. He said he was working as a manager at a Target in Houston when he was contacted by a talent scout from Las Vegas.
"I got hired to do a show in Oregon by a guy in Vegas who had seen that I won a few Elvis impersonation contests. He called me up and said 'Hey, you are doing really good, I think you are perfect for this show.'"
Edwards immediately moved out to Oregon, where he began work as a '50s style Elvis tribute artist.
Since then, his career has skyrocketed.
After working in Oregon, Edwards entered a contest in Branson, Mo., and got hired to do Elvis-A-Rama from 2003 to 2006, where he took over as the main Elvis in 2005. He was then hired to be part of the "Legends in Concert" show after which he made his first television career in an English commercial in London. He was on the "Young and the Restless" in 2005, where he got to show off his singing skills. In 2006, he was hired by Elvis Enterprises to do a 50th anniversary of Elvis's show and performed with Elvis' backup group — the Jordanaires. Since that time, he worked private parties for celebrities such as Marie Osmond and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
"In my short career I have gotten to work with D.J. Fontana, Elvis' original drummer, and Jimmy Velvet, a popular '60s singer and close friend of Elvis. It's interesting to be with people that Elvis used to surround himself with," said Edwards.
Edwards said he has also traveled around the world performing sold-out shows from Australia to Japan. He has pretty wild fans everywhere he goes.
"When I went to Japan, I had a lady come to me and she was crying. I gave her a scarf and a kiss on the cheek and she dropped like a sack of potatoes. I had never had that happen. People get goose bumps and say that they feel like they are watching Elvis. That is pretty cool. I didn't see that coming."
He explained that he never lets the fame get to him and does not incorporate his Elvis character into his personal life.
"With me, when I put on makeup or put my hair up, it is only at work. Some people don't know how to turn it off. There is a time to start getting into character and there is a time for being me. I get back into the Elvis mind set by watching videos, and when I walk offstage I am back to being myself. Some people think they have to talk like him, flirt like him and it gets cheesy," he explained.
Edwards said that, like Elvis, he has one main lady in his life, his wife Donna. He said that they met in Las Vegas in an elevator after one of his performances and they were married in Graceland.
"I enjoy the compliments, but much like Elvis, I am very into my wife. Fans are respectful toward me and my wife," he said "She gets a lot of compliments and is involved in my career."
He said also like Elvis, he lives a pretty "rock and roll" lifestyle.
"I am pretty much booked until January 2015. I get sleep when I can, but it is basically go-go-go. Your body does fully adapt to it. You find that you can sleep better on planes than beds sometimes. However, I always eat right and to keep from gaining weight, I exercise. "
He also explained that he still works on his character and as he grows older, he is able to perform the different eras of Elvis' life. The actual show, called "One Night With Elvis," begins with a '50s-style tribute, followed by his whole career through the '60s and then into an hour-long version of the '70s.
"I am excited to come to Arkansas and perform," he said. "The crowds are enthusiastic and are an all-around fun crowd."
He will be performing with special guest Dion Pride (son of Charlie Pride).
Both of these world-renowned entertainers will be fronted by the eight-member band Fever!
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|Susan Novak-Weekley
|Kaiser Permanente
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|Primary Employer:
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|Years in position:
|10 years as Director (20 years in clinical microbiology)
|Day to day responsibilities:
As the technical Director of Microbiology I am responsible primarily for the technical aspects of my department. Daily activities include speaking to physicians about patient test results, approving some send out tests that are requested by physicians, interface with nurses and other laboratory professionals throughout our region, review procedures from a technical perspective and meet with other microbiology personnel to make decisions for the department both technically and operationally. Other duties include monitoring ongoing clinical trials and validation data and assessing cost analysis information on test internalization.
What do you love about your job?
The main aspect of my job that I most love is the knowledge that I get up every morning and perhaps make a difference in the life of a patient by helping a physician or knowing that my laboratory is a high quality laboratory that impacts patient care. In addition, infectious disease is very exciting not only from the varied infectious agents but also in the burgeoning new developments with the technology and equipment that we use in the clinical laboratory. The field is dynamic and exciting and evolving at a pace that does not allow one to get bored.
Degrees, experience, license(s), and skills required for position:
As an undergraduate I pursued a degree in microbiology not knowing what aspect of science I wanted to enter (medicine, veterinary science). Upon completion of my undergraduate studies I decided to continue on within microbiology due to my interest in the field and entered a PHD program. Graduate school allowed me to teach and perform research. Given my interests I was introduced to clinical microbiology and fell in love with the career. After my PHD I pursued a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical microbiology through the American Society of Microbiology CPEP program. This was a 2 year fellowship for PHDs or MDs to become clinical laboratory microbiology directors. During my fellowship I obtained my Limited License from the State of CA I microbiology and also obtained my ASCP license specializing in microbiology. I also obtained the ABMM boards. ABMM certification is recognized by federal and state governmental agencies as a significant component toward meeting licensure requirements to direct laboratories engaged in the microbiological diagnosis of human disease. Type of licensure might vary per state and specific job.
Tips/Advice for how to secure a job in microbiology upon graduation:
The technical aspects of microbiology or any field one enters are very important to secure a job. One must be competent in the field that one is working in. The licensure and certification are important to have to show competence in the field and obtaining those early on is probably the best when competing in the workplace. Interpersonal and communication skills are also extremely important in the clinical laboratory workplace today. These skills often leave an important first indelible impression on people that you are seeking employment with. I made sure that I exposed myself to various individuals in the field of clinical microbiology so that I fully understood the discipline and also what the opportunities were for me. Also, know the company/organization that you are interviewing with. Do research before you show up to an interview. Sell yourself, but know what organization you will be interviewing with and the role you will be taking on.


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State Police in Oneonta investigated a fatal ATV accident that occurred at 114 Stonybrook Road in the Town of Otego Sunday. 42-year-old Timothy Lewis and 49 year old Debra Chickerell, of Otego, were traveling on a dirt driveway, when they lost control of the ATV and overturned causing both the operator and passenger to be ejected off the ATV, into a parked vehicle in the driveway. Lewis was transported to Fox Hospital and was pronounced dead, Chickerell was transported to Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown and treated for a broken left arm, broken ribs and brain hemorrhage. The investigation is continuing.
Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 57-year-old Steve Eiler of Franklin on 1 count of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation for allegedly operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. Eiler is accused of failing to pay a fine from Town of Oneonta Court.
Governor Cuomo signed a bill that strengthens Leandra's Law and provides new safeguards to keep drunken drivers off New York's roads. The update makes it a felony to drive drunk on a conditional license. The bill also limits the circumstances in which a court can waive the installation of an interlock device to only when a person under oath attests that he or she is not the owner of a motor vehicle and will not operate any vehicle during the period of the interlock restriction. The legislation also expands the requirements for the use of ignition interlock devices by making youthful offenders subject to the same ignition interlock requirements that are now applicable to adults.
Governor Cuomo signed legislation that would require public and private colleges in New York State to provide written information on fire safety and sprinkler systems to students residing in college-owned or operated housing. The notification would include a description of the fire safety system for the student's housing facility, including whether or not the housing facility is equipped with a fire sprinkler system. The legislation followed a fire in 2012 at Marist College where 3 people died in a fire in an off-campus housing unit.
Delaware county DPW announced that county route 23 in the town of Sidney would be closed Tuesday in order to replace a culvert. The closure will be between quarry road and Marble Alley between 7:30 and 4:00 PM. The detour ill be river road to crane hill road.
A coalition of environmental organizations has sued the state Department of Environmental Conservation against the state's effort to roll back dairy farm regulations in order to support the needs of Greek yogurt manufacturers across the state. The Sierra Club, Riverkeeper and Citizens Campaign for the Environment claim the state violated the federal Clean Water Act with plans to increase the number of cows that farms can maintain without having to comply with waste-management regulations. Governor Cuomo announced the plan to change those rules last year, at the "Yogurt Summit" in Albany, New York is the leading maker of Greek yogurt among all 50 states.
New York is banning trade in shark fins starting next summer in an effort to protect the marine predators. The fins are used in Popular Chinese Soup, An estimated 73 million sharks are killed worldwide to meet the market demand, Governor Cuomo said that the Sharks are caught, their fins are cut off and the sharks are returned to the ocean to die, a procedure that he called inhumane & upsetting to the oceanic eco-system.


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Hi ALL!
Just wanted to let you know that with the change in policy for meet n' greets at the rally, I'll be posting a message on the message board about the location and time of the LGBTQA get together. I should be getting to the rally on Thursday afternoon.
EVERYONE is welcome to join us, so long as you're not out to 'change our minds' or 'convert' anyone. Respect, as Aretha sang!
*LGBTQA = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Ally
Looking forward to meeting new people and catching up with old friends!
See you in Sedalia!


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I've got a network that has a failing 24 port Cisco (unmanaged) gigabit switch. This particular office has 14 workstations and soon just 1 server (AD, DHCP, DNS) and a good number of network printers. The issue is that they recently had some new ports ran all over the office by the electricians (who screwed up the wiring on the Cat5e, go figure). So they now have about 4 wall jacks that aren't event hooked into the switch so they are dark. I wanted to bring these ports live for when someone hooks a laptop up for conference, and replace the failing Cisco. Unfortunately I'm in that nasty point where buying a 24 port replacement wont do the trick for ports, and a 48 is almost overkill but also costs a lot more and the only decent ones available are managed.
This particular office doesn't seem like it would really benefit from a managed switch, unless I'm not taking into consideration certain things. There are no VOIP phones, separate subnets, or anything like that. They simply access Quickbooks files via the file server and work out of them over the network. The only other thing I've got running on the server is a simple OpenFire server for interoffice chat/file transfer (rarely file swapping). I don't really see the benefit of a 48 port switch that's managed and there aren't any quality unmanaged switches. I recently installed a Cisco ASA 5505 and configured it with a simple Inside/Outside (no additional Vlans).
What I perceive to be the best options are....
A) Purchase 2 x 24 port unmanaged switches and run one off of the other. If needed to separate things out, I can always use the ASA to "Manage" them and simply hook the 24 port switches to the ASA.
B) Purchase 1 x 48 port unmanaged switch (crappy quality from what I've seen), and pay the extra cash, 200-300 bucks more than 2 x 24.
C) Purchase 1 x 48 port managed switch, very expensive in comparison. I'd be running this in the most opened manner and wasting the features that were paid for, but retain the ability to down the road manage the network via the switch if need be.
This office is not likely to "expand" as they are fairly cramped in their office and already expanded out the office last summer by buying space from the renters next door. They decided to make this their long term home, one or two more systems at max being added. However, I can see the addition of other devices like more networked printers. They already have a new phone system in that allows them to manage it via a web interface, so I don't see VOIP going in anytime soon either.
Found this 24 port unmanaged switch. I'm not in the habit of purchasing junk hardware, but with the glowing reviews, its a bit hard to ignore this switch.
http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/P ... 6833704065
Any takes on TP-Link, I've used some of there stuff against my will and they seem like another Trendnet, a no frills networking company. It does come with a 5 year warranty... which means nothing if the company won't back that warranty though. For $100 bucks that seems to be a very affordable way to get into some 24 port gigabit switches. The Cisco equivalent runs $375, one hell of a difference there.


text: Hey I was just curious.. In the fight when Naruto and Bee team up to fight against Edo Nagato and Itachi, Nagato was able to use all six paths by himself in his own body. I'm curious if he could do this before he got the six bodys and placed a different path in each body? Or was he never able to use any paths before he put them in the bodys, and was he able to use just one path before after Jaraiya left? Please don't hate or negative comment I don't know the answer to this and just wondering!


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We have little to say about little Tengu. Beautiful, elegant, simple, concise. Plug him into your usb port and one of his numerous faces interact with the sounds in the room. He'll sing along, he'll parody the boss, he'll even give a face to the screaming sirens of New York City.
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Don't know much about books, or book clubs? Does the prospect of choosing your club's books each month--or as some clubs do, for the entire year--leave you in fear? Well, Kenneth Davis, author of the bestselling Don't Know Much About Series comes to our collective rescue with his suggestions for an entire year's worth of book club reads (I particularly love his shout out to my baseball team ;)). Read on for some great recommendations, I will definitely be bringing this list to my next meeting!
When my friend, Book Club Girl, asked me to come up with a reading list for a year of book club reads, I thought, "Oh easy. I just wrote Don't Know Much About Literature with my daughter Jenny Davis. I can come up with twelve great books."
But then I started to think about the question and it became daunting. Should they be Great Books? Must reads? My favorites? I'm a historian–should it be a whole list of historical fiction? What if they hate everything I suggest?
In a panic, with the choices threatening to overwhelm me, I hit on some ground rules.
I had to love the books. And, I didn't want them all to be historical fiction. But as a historian, I thought that some of them should have a little historical flavor. I also tried to avoid the obvious, so I wouldn't recommend anything that too many people have already read. And I wanted to keep them on the shorter side: all but two are under 300 pages. No War and Peace here.
Then I thought it would be fun to connect them to the calendar. So here are my twelve: Each book celebrates the birth month of an author, a holiday or some other event connected to that month. Like most such lists, this one is very arbitrary. These are all among my favorite authors and books, with a mix of classic and contemporary. So, Book Club Girl, here goes--
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (born January 24, 1862). When I was in school, Edith Wharton was not in vogue That has changed. The Age of Innocence is as timely today as in 1920 when it first appeared and won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, the first won by a woman. Juicy buzz: I don't watch "Gossip Girl," but its creator reportedly modeled that series on Wharton's novel of turn of the century New York society.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (born February 2, 1882). Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel is simply the most influential book I ever read. (Alternate: Dubliners, a collection of short stories including the great novella The Dead.)
Alice Walker's The Color Purple, in honor of International Women's Day (March 8). The 1983 Pulitzer and National Book Award winner is the story of a woman in the 1930s Deep South, told through her letters and diary entries. One of the best books I have read in the last 30 years.
The Natural by Bernard Malamud (born April 26, 1914). April might be the cruelest month, as T.S. Eliot said. But it also means baseball season and Book Club Girl's World Champion Yankees take the field. So it's only natural to read one of the best novels set in the world of baseball. (Alternate: Malamud's The Fixer)
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. This is my birthday month, so as a present to myself, I will pick one of my favorite books that has nothing to do with May. Turned into a memorable Merchant-Ivory film, it is the story of a proper butler in a British aristocratic household in the years leading up to World War II. A contemporary masterpiece.
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. May closes with Memorial Day, a holiday inspired by the Civil War, and the battle of Gettysburg was fought over the first three days in July. That makes June a good month to read this Pulitzer-winning novelistic retelling of the events at Gettysburg in 1863.
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. No brief description does justice to a sweeping allegorical novel that commences with the births of some highly unusual children at the moment India gains its independence on August 15, 1947. One of the great books of our times, I had the privilege of reviewing it for Publishers Weekly as young, aspiring writer.
Ken Kesey (born September 17, 1935). A tossup here between One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest or Sometimes a Great Notion. Go with Cuckoo's Nest if you haven't read it or only seen the movie.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie (born October 7, 1966). Born and raised on the Spokane Indian Reservation, Alexie is a highly praised poet, novelist and filmmaker. This is a collection of his stories. (Alternate: Reservation Blues).
Blindness by José Saramago (born November 16, 1922) Saramago is Portuguese and won the Nobel prize in 1998. This is his most famous book – the story of a city in which suddenly and without explanation, people go blind. It is dazzling. (If you have time, add this short story by Irwin Shaw: "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses," a perfect story set in New York on a November day.)
Very torn here. Willa Cather was born this month. How about O, Pioneers? But there's no Dickens. There should be Dickens. And I left off Of Human Bondage. But in honor of Christmas, I suggest reading Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory. And since that is so short, you can also read Capote's Other Voices, Other Rooms.
What else did I leave out? No Updike, Steinbeck, Flannery O'Connor, Dos Passos. Oh well, wait until next year.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - With Thanksgiving only about a week and a half away, the Salvation Army of Northeast Florida has just a few days to come up with more than 1,000 turkeys.
The organization is asking locals for their help.
Every year, the Salvation Army hands out the birds and all the fixings to families in need. Volunteers say for most of the families, it's the only way they can celebrate.
"To help the children, the less privileged to have something to fill their bellies and have that warm family feeling for Thanksgiving, it's the least we can do," volunteer Darlene Clark said.
"Giving back is what everyone should do," volunteer Opal Berrian said.
Major Dean Hinson, of the Salvation Army, said that to feed as many people as the organization does, it can't happen without the help of local residents.
"If people will go when they buy their Thanksgiving turkey and buy a second one, they could get it cheaper closer to Thanksgiving," Hinson said.
The Salvation Army hopes to have a little more than 1,000 turkeys by Saturday. That gives volunteers Sunday and Monday to sort the food so they can hand it out Tuesday to families.
The organization also feeds the homeless a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving at 1 p.m., as well as on Christmas Eve.
"We will fill this dining room three or four times with people to come and eat Thanksgiving day with us," Hinson said.
The drop-off location for the turkeys is at 900 W. Adams St. Downtown. The Salvation Army is also accepting grocery store gift cards and monetary donations.
Call 904-301-4855 to make a monetary turkey donation or 904-301-4780 for turkey drop off information.
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Alai'asa v. Peka
ALAI`ASA FILIFILI, Plaintiff,
PEKA TE`O, Defendant.
High Court ofAmerican Samoa
Land Titles Division
LT No. 28-92
February 24, 2000
[1] Where a boundary encroachment is claimed, the Court will not scrutinize and interpret survey maps filed in a separate case; the expert testimony of land surveyors would better assist the trier of fact.
[2] A plaintiff claiming a boundary encroachment has the burden of proof and fails to carry it where the defendant is related to the registered owner, the registration is in derogation of the plaintiff's claim, and the[4ASR3d271] preponderance of the scant evidence in the case supports the defendant's presence on the land.
Before KRUSE, Chief Justice, and ATIULAGI, Associate Judge.
Counsel: For Plaintiff, Tautai Aviata Fa`alevao
For Defendant, Afoafouvale L.S. Lutu
This matter came on for trial after languishing for many years on the Court's pending docket. This case is an offshoot of another larger land dispute involving four of Faleniu village's leading families following the reversion of a certain area of land that had previously been leased to and occupied by the Mormon Church. Following reverter, pursuant to a stipulated settlement with the Church,[1] the senior matai of one of these families surveyed and claimed almost the entire reversionary interest. This in turn provoked a response from the remaining interested families, including Alai`asa Filifili, the plaintiff in the matter now before us ("Plaintiff"), asserting their own competing claims with surveys that went beyond the confines the Church leasehold. In the end, these competing claims hatched the litigation in Moea`i v. Te`o, 8 A.S.R.2d 85 (Land & Titles Div. 1988). The Moea`i case resulted, inter alia, in an award to Plaintiff described as "that portion of his survey which is also within the Moea`i survey, with the exception of the tracts retained by the [Mormon] Church and without prejudice to whatever rights Seigafo may have." Id. at 93-94. The Court ordered that "each party may register the portions of [land] described in the opinion as his family's communal land." Id.
In his efforts to secure his judgment granted in the Moea`i case, Plaintiff has determined that his boundary line runs through defendant Peka Te`o's ("Defendant") home. Hence this lawsuit arose.
Plaintiff is the senior matai of the Alai`asa family of Faleniu. He claims that Defendant has her home partially located on his family's communal land known as "Toa." Plaintiff seeks ouster of Defendant and the removal of her home from his family's side of the boundary line.
Defendant contends that her home is located within individually owned land known as "Maugasaa" belonging to the late Talanoa Talanoa of [4ASR3d272] Faleniu, from whom she claims entitlement.
Plaintiff acknowledged in his testimony that Defendant's presence on the land was through a person named Talanoa who was Western Samoan in origin. While his knowledge was vague as to a connection between Talanoa and Defendant, whom he thought was Talanoa's niece, Plaintiff's explanation about Talanoa's presence in the vicinity was that Talanoa had originally arrived in the Territory through the Mormon Church and that he thereafter married into the Si`ufanua family of Faleniu. Plaintiff further testified that his father, who also held the Alai`asa title, had in the 1940s granted Talanoa permission to live on "Toa," that Talanoa and his family migrated shortly thereafter to United States, and that apart from a family member named Fiso, the Talanoa's have not been heard of since. Plaintiff asserts that the permission given to Talanoa did not extend to Defendant.
Defendant's claim of derivative entitlement through Talanoa is corroborated to some extent by the records of the Territorial Registrar. Volume 2 of the Native Land Titles reveals at page 9 the registration in individual ownership of 2.767 acres more or less of "native land" named "Maugasaa" located in Mesepa, Western District, to Talanoa. The registration bears the date Feb. 5, 1949. Additionally, the Talanoa family member referred to by Plaintiff as "Fiso," also took the stand and identifying himself as Luteru Iosefo Fiso, testified that he is very familiar with the area in dispute since Talanoa was his step-father. Fiso further testified that his mother, while a member of the Moea`i family, was married into the Si`ufanua family; that he, his parents, and his brothers and sisters all lived on Maugasaa; and that Defendant is a relative of his step-father's.
[1] The issue of whether or not there is an encroachment is not readily determinable on the evidence before us. For reasons unknown unto the Court, no expert testimony was offered on the claimed encroachment. But this is certainly a case where the expertise of land surveyors, "by reason of [their] knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education" would surely "assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or determine a fact in issue." T.C.R.Ev. 702. In lieu thereof, the Court is invited to embark upon its own scrutiny and interpretation of the survey maps filed in the Moea`i case, and determine therefrom in light of the Moea`i Court's generally worded judgment in Plaintiff's favor, whether there is a boundary encroachment as is claimed. (See Pl.'s Rebuttal Resp. to Def.'s Final Arguments 2.) We decline the invitation.[4ASR3d274]
Conclusion and Order
[2] Alai`asa as plaintiff has the burden of proof. We conclude that he has failed to discharge that burden. Despite his claim to an encroachment, the evidence shows that Defendant is related to Talanoa, that Talanoa is the registered owner of individually owned land known as "Maugasaa," and the fact of registration is in derogation of Plaintiff's claim to Talanoa's permissive use of the land through his predecessor-in-title. We are satisfied that Defendant has provided a credible showing as to her presence on the disputed area and conclude that such presence is, on the preponderance of the scant evidence before us, lawful and derived through Talanoa.
The complaint will, therefore, be dismissed.
It is so ordered.


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Zero Dark Thirty: Counting the human cost
15 Feb 2013 00:00 | Emma Brockes
When Osama bin Laden was killed by United States special forces two years ago, Kathryn Bigelow was deep in preparations for a movie about the failure to capture him during the early stages of the war in Afghanistan.
The script, by Mark Boal, was nearly finished. They had scouted locations in Kazakhstan and were soon to helicopter into Bagram and Jalalabad to see the terrain they'd be trying to replicate.
When news of Bin Laden's death came in, it blew apart the project in such a way, Bigelow says, that any frustration was eclipsed by a sense of being "propelled by history".
In fact, she says: "I think our first thought was: 'Well, at least we have a third act.'"
As it turned out, Bigelow and Boal, who had successfully collaborated on The Hurt Locker three years earlier, quickly realised it was not a third act but "the entire story". Zero Dark Thirty, which has been igniting feverish reactions since before its first screening, is an account of the 10-year CIA search for Bin Laden and the raid on his compound in Pakistan that resulted in his death.
It opens with a black screen, over which real audio from 9/11 plays, the screams and entreaties as shocking now as they ever were, and what follows, including scenes of brutal "enhanced interrogation" of detainees in CIA "blackspots", is either "a wrenchingly sad, soul-shaking story about revenge and its moral costs" (the New York Times) or "false advertising for waterboarding" (the New Yorker) — a film that, ultimately, "endorses torture".
Bigelow's approach
At 61, Bigelow is a striking figure, slight, angular and tall. She is softly spoken. Her assiduously neutral position on the politics of the film brings to mind, ironically, a politician. There will be many accounts of the war on terror, she says, of which hers will be just one: a specific story, told from a specific point of view, informed by Boal's interviews with CIA operatives.
"I feel very confident with his reporting," she says, "very confident with my handling of his reporting. And I think we can both, with confidence, stand by that film from beginning to end."
Bigelow's approach to the film and the ensuing furore has clearly been influenced by her experiences on The Hurt Locker. In that movie, the wider controversies of the war in Iraq are sidelined in favour of the experiences of the soldiers: the beads of sweat, the dust, the fly dancing on an eyelash as the eye looks, unblinkingly, down the barrel of a gun. These small details accrete, over the course of the film, into something like a moral force.
In 2010 Bigelow justifiably won an Oscar for best director for The Hurt Locker, becoming the first woman to win in that category.
Zero Dark Thirty takes "a similar perspective", she says, with its focus on the individuals, a group of CIA agents tasked with finding Bin Laden. "It's a very human piece, and it's a story of determination. We can all, as human beings, identify with believing in something — believing in something so strongly that there is nothing else in your life.
"It's a real tribute to the men and women in the intelligence community who obviously have to, by the nature of their job, work in complete secrecy. It's a nod of respect and great gratitude."
Attention to detail
But when Bigelow says her aim was "to be faithful to the research, to not have an agenda, to hope that people go to see the movie and judge for themselves", she overlooks the film's structural sympathies. I suggest to her that one could argue that torture is such a black and white issue that to provoke sympathy for those engaged in it is in itself reprehensible.
"That's an interesting point. But I think that you certainly see the human cost. And also, if it had not been part of that history, it would not have been in the movie."
By "human cost", she means both the bloodied, humiliated form of the detainee in the film and the deadened responses of the CIA agents, some of whom were killed in the 2009 suicide bombing of their base in Afghanistan. Bigelow trusted Boal's reporting when he turned in the script, but I wonder if she insisted on knowing his sources — if, when it came to the most controversial scenes, she needed to satisfy herself that they were double-, triple- or quadruple-sourced.
"Having worked with Mark on The Hurt Locker, I felt like his attention to detail is so acute — and he comes from the world of investigative journalism — that it's sort of like ... He described the way we worked together as he cuts the vegetables and I make the soup."
Brought up in California, Bigelow went to art college in San Francisco and then on to a fine arts programme run by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. At that point her only thought was to become a fine artist.
She got into filmmaking by default, falling in with some video artists and being inspired to make a short film herself. It was called The Set-Up (1978) and ran along textbook grad-student lines: a 20-minute exposition of "two-men fighting each other as the semioticians Sylvère Lotringer and Marshall Blonsky deconstruct the images in voice-over".
"Film wasn't something I searched for," she says. "I backed into it."
There followed a series of low-budget films, the odd music video (for New Order, in 1987) and, in 1991, Bigelow's first big hit, Point Break, the surfing blockbuster starring Keanu Reaves and Patrick Swayze. It established a certain muscularity of style, which Bigelow consolidated with Blue Steel, Strange Days and K-19: The Widowmaker.
Apolitical mind-set
She is firmly of the belief that commenting excessively on women's restrictions in Hollywood only compounds their ghettoisation — although this is also, surely, another facet of a generally apolitical mind-set. "If there's specific resistance to women making movies," she has said, "I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies."
If not politically, then as a filmmaker at least, Bigelow must have been delighted that two of the CIA sources in Boal's script were youngish women.
"Well, that's the thing," Bigelow says. "Women in defence, I think, are sort of the unsung heroes. I was first of all surprised to learn that women were at the centre of this hunt. And I was sort of surprised that I was surprised. You don't think of a young woman being a terrorist-hunter."
Making Zero Dark Thirty was like an epic puzzle, she says, and she sheepishly confesses that's one of the things she likes best: "Logistics. I know it sounds crazy, [but] I do enjoy it. Because it's like finding order out of chaos."
Given the film's scope and ambition, the budget was relatively tight at an estimated $20-million. The major expense was recreating the compound where Bin Laden was discovered. Bigelow became obsessed with the accuracy, right down to the fixtures and fittings.
"We had to build it in a structurally sound way to withstand the rota wash of the helicopters. The production designer even researched what tiles were on the floor, replicated the bed frame and the oak chest of drawers — it was all from the ABC footage they were playing after the assault."
When she gives any thought to the vastness of the story, and to the radioactive sensitivity of so many of its elements, she reassures herself that, "as a filmmaker, it's a responsibility to engage with the time I live in. You're kind of creating an imagistic version of living history." And with all the risks that entails. — Guardian News & Media
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I really take my time to cut the pieces to the measurement - I sew them at 1/4' seam - when I put the rows together, there is one that look smaller, the corners don't match - it is so frustrating.....
what I'm I doing wrong?
Hi Sissi. That is frustrating, isn't it? How much smaller is the block that's the wrong size? I would measure the seam allowances first. If they are ok, then be sure that all seams are pressed flat. You can also check the dimensions of each piece in the block to be sure they were cut correctly. These are the areas where I usually find my problem when this happens to me.
Hope this helps. If not, I'm sure there will be others with suggestions too.
Southwest Florida
a few places to check are..
from the back, check you seam allowance to make sure that it is a perfect 1/4"
make sure there is not fold in the seam...when you press your seams sometimes you can press a fold into it...make sure they are pressed flat
make sure that the pieces are cut the right size
if it is an 1/8 or so..maybe think about making your seam a little smaller for that one block...
hard to explain on the computer sometimes...good luck with the problem
Ontario, Canada
I just had this happen to me last night. I measured and trimmed up all my blocks to make sure they were exact and wouldn't you know it, when I assembled the rows together, one is off a bit but the end blocks are lined up. I started to freak out about it and contemplated tearing them out but finally convinced myself that since the end blocks were square, there probablly wasn't much I could do so I left it alone. A little imperfection gives it character...although it makes me want to rip my hair out. Some say that if it is perfect, it doesn't look hand made.
Good luck!
Downey, CA
sissi, most of the time when your block is just a little smaller or a little bigger, it is your seam that is the problem. it is not unusual for a pattern to be wrong either, that happens more than you'ld think. what pattern are you working on? just a smidgeon more or less on a seam can make a difference and the more seams the bigger the difference. 1/16 of an inch doesn't seem like much, but it can add up over a lot of seams. gini
gini in north idaho
when that happens to me I find that my cutting is off
happy, that's a good point. your cutting has to be very accurate, too. maybe, mearsure after you cut to see if your pieces are exact before you piece. gini
sissi:what I'm I doing wrong?
Your human like all of the rest of us!!! The hints others have posted here are a great help and the most often errors. Quilting is funny like that! Chin up -- have fun and laugh at yourself and all of the rest of us, because believe me we all have seams that just don't match up! Darn it anyway. LOL
A bed without a quilt is like a sky without stars.
Patty Mc
Oregon & Arizona
Snowbird Quilter:because believe me we all have seams that just don't match up!
and, the funny thing is, it seems like the seams in my face are matching up more and more now, hmm, but that has nothing to do with quilting. gini
gini:seams in my face
Ah Gini, You've done it again! I really don't want to think about those seams!
Some days the seams on my face are about the only ones that match up.....LOL.
Vinton, Virginia
You've already received some very good suggestions, so there's nothing I can add. I've been in your position many times, though, and can empathize with your frustration. Sometimes I just decide to accept the "shortcomings". There's no shame in imperfection IMHO.
Kissimmee, FL
Celine, as Joyce said, all of the suggestions you've received are great. One other thing you might consider is sewing your seams at a scant 1/4" which means you moved the needle to the right a click or two. I believe this item is the single most important thing I learned when I first startee quilting. Unfortunately, I didn't learn it until I'd been quilting for about 2 or 3 yearrs!
Gillette, WY
Sissi, All the advice you have recieved is wonderful. The only thing I would add is each persons 1/4" is different but if your 1/4" is the same on all your blocks then they should all match up ...I no longer try to make my seam the 1/4" but I try very hard to - but what I try most is to make them all the same - no matter if I am 1 thread shy or 1 thread over the 1/4" - if they are all the same you should be okay...
To accomplish this I use my 1/4" foot with the guide on it and fun my fabric right along it. If you don't have a foot like this you can make a guide by using different things...when I first started i needed a longer guide then the foot ws so I used several stickies - I put the needle down on the 1/4" place and set my stickies right along that and run my fabric along that. It gave me consistent seams.
Some times I find that I iron instead of press too and you would be amazed at how I can change the size of a block with my iron - especially if I use steam - I would try pressing with a dry iron for a while and see if that helps you.
Set the seam first with the iron on top - then gently press it back and lay the iron on top to gently press it over.
those are the only things I can think of that might help you!
Althea :if your 1/4" is the same on all your blocks then they should all match up ...
thea, this only works if you are just doing simple squares, or a pattern like log cabin.. if you have triangles or many seams. the blocks may not be the right size to match up to the blocks you are adding them to. and if your seams are a scosh too big they can cut off points.
i've made my iron my friend too. it is amazing how many oopsies you can fix with an iron. gin


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I set my Program Settings to Maximum. Recently, I have done a clean re-install of Windows and everything I use on the computer. When I went through Microsoft Update, I pretty much clicked on all the Express AND Custom options to download and install.
So then, I have this new program at my taskbar that I am unfamiliar with: "Search Desktop" dialog box. I don't know when this program was available or how I ended up configuring it.
Furthermore, since the clean reinstall (and subsequently, reconfigration of a cleanly-installed ZA)... every time I start up Windows, I get a "Suspicious Behavior Alert" regarding: Microsoft Windows Search Indexer ... Search Protocol Host ... and searchindexer.exe
When I did "ALLOW" the dialog box for one time, the computer apparently freezes as if it was scanning the whole hard drive.
My question: Since this is a Microsoft software, should I ALLOW PERMANENTLY this supposed suspicious behavior?
Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition
Software Version:7.0
Product Name:ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite


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Higher ed for monsters, goofy version of Google figure into flicks
This week, we begin at the university:
Monsters University
3.5 stars
Rated G, 103 minutes.
Available Tuesday on DVD and Blu-ray and in various download formats.
Disney-Pixar's computer-animated treat, a prequel to their earlier hit Monsters, Inc., again takes up the high jinks of cuddly monsters Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (John Goodman).
The story follows the two friends when they first meet at Monsters University. They prove so competitive, they end up being expelled before finally deciding to work together.
Helen Mirren voices the school's Dean Hardscrabble, and Alfred Molina is Professor Knight. Other voices are supplied by a distinguished group, including Steve Buscemi, Sean Hayes, Dave Foley, Nathan Fillion, Aubrey Plaza and others. And Randy Newman contributes one of his inimitable music scores.
Monsters University comes in all disc formats, downloads and combo packs. The abundant supplements include commentary, four deleted scenes, and around nine "making of" featurettes, covering the challenges of creating a prequel, a look at the university, Newman's music and more.
The Internship (2.5 stars) Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson team up again in this buddy comedy that hopes to rekindle some of the zany magic of their 2005 hit Wedding Crashers. The results prove lukewarm, however, as the two struggle under Vaughn and Jared Stern's script, from a story by Vaughn, that is meant to draw laughs from the fish-out-of-water scenario but feels noticeably light on the laughs.
Vaughn and Wilson play two hapless salesmen left adrift when their company goes under. They then have the brilliant idea of applying for an internship at Google, which they hope might lead to a job. They are somehow selected and find themselves competing with a large group, all better educated, smarter and about half their age. But of course they use their wily smarts to succeed in various contests, all while a romance flickers between Wilson and Rose Byrne.
Supporting help comes from The Daily Show connections Aasif Mandvi, Josh Gad and Rob Riggle. The party that comes out looking best, not surprisingly, is Google.
The DVD comes with two versions of the film, unrated (125 minutes) and PG-13 (119 minutes). The disc includes commentary with director Shawn Levy, eight minutes of deleted scenes, and an 18-minute "making of" featurette, "Any Given Monday."
The Beauty of the Devil (3.5 stars) In 1951, Rene Clair, prolific French director and one-time World War I ambulance driver, helmed this lively take on the Faust legend. The film had been more recently overlooked but has now been gratefully recovered and remastered for issue by the Cohen Film Collection.
Clair, who loved to work in the fantasy genre, benefited here from the presence of aged French icon Michel Simon in the role of Professor Faust, who barters his soul to the devil for money, success and prolonged youth. Popular French actor Gerard Philipe takes the role of the reimagined youth who finds himself in constant dilemmas and love affairs, all while being guarded and watched by his hovering devil, Mephistopheles.
Clair came to America during World War II and directed two hits, I Married a Witch and And Then There Were None, both delightful successes that still hold up today.
Not rated, 97 minutes. The DVD contains Pierre-Henri Gibert's excellent 50-minute documentary on Clair, Through the Looking Glass with Rene Clair: Master of the Fantastic.
Funeral in Berlin (3 stars) and Elephant Walk (2.5 stars) The Warner Archive Collection releases two unrated titles worth looks for various reasons.
The 1966 espionage-caper Funeral in Berlin (102 minutes) followed 1965's The Ipcress File, the first of Len Deighton's Cold War novels featuring Michael Caine as Harry Palmer, an often obstreperous employee of England's MI5. Palmer's boss sends him to Berlin to help bring a defecting Russian officer (Oscar Homolka) to safety.
But once there, Palmer becomes mixed up with various intrigues, including, of course, a beautiful woman (Eva Renzi) and even a former Nazi concentration camp officer gone into hiding. Director Guy Hamilton took time off from his many James Bond films to render a methodical, cool piece of deceit and bountiful double-crosses.
The 1954 film Elephant Walk (102 minutes) remains notorious for several reasons. The film began with Vivien Leigh in the lead female role. For various health problems, she was replaced by 21-year-old Elizabeth Taylor. Also, the film's ending called for a herd of elephants to destroy the Ceylon (Sri Lanka) plantation known as Elephant Walk. But, being elephants, they refused to follow their cues, leading to an escalated budget and a delayed shooting time for veteran director William Dieterle.
The film is based on Robert Standish's melodramatic novel about a tea plantation owner, John Wiley (Peter Finch), who travels to London to marry and bring back his new wife, Ruth (Taylor). The charm she saw in London dwindles away as John resorts to his plantation-owner mentality, bossing his wife along with the servants.
Before long, Ruth begins responding to the attentions of John's manager, Dick Carver (Dana Andrews). Domestic squabbles, a cholera epidemic and thwarted love play out somewhat desultorily until the culminating scene when the elephants finally take over.
And finally, from this week's TV arrivals:
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts: Complete DVD Collection Fix yourself a drink, or two, light up a cigarette, and then — and this is the important part — look very, very relaxed. Only with such preparation will you then be ready to watch Dean Martin in his role as host in 53 roasts of an all-star celebrity group. He also sits for a roast himself.
Appearing on television from 1973 to 1984, the shows sat down some strange targets, such as the first, Ronald Reagan. Also included among the odd participants were Barry Goldwater, Wilt Chamberlain, Hubert Humphrey, Truman Capote, Hank Aaron, Evel Knievel, Ralph Nader and others. But some more fitting names catch the eye: Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, Frank Sinatra and others.
The affairs played on network TV and lacked the venom seen in the modern Comedy Central roasts. But the roasters included some of the best comics then working, thereby proving unfailingly hilarious.
The set comes on 24 discs and also includes an additional 15 hours of supplements, including new interviews, Dean Martin specials, a 44-page collector's book and much more. And included for the serious Dino fan is a 7.5-inch Dean Martin figurine.
Also available Tuesday on DVD: Harlequin, R.I.P.D.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The real estate rollercoaster during what economists have dubbed the Great Recession appears to be getting smoother, at least in most parts of Northeast Florida.
One local real estate agent told Channel 4 the amount of homes on the market has dramatically decreased. Records show around 3,000 fewer homes are on the market now than there were a year ago.
According to agent David Elian, it's a good time to be a seller because "their homes are actually selling."
Channel 4 found it's taking less time for realtors to sell a house in surrounding counties.
In Duval County, it took more than three and a half months to buy a home last year. In 2013, it's down to three months.
In Clay County, the figure was at just over four months last year compared to three and a half months this year.
The numbers are similar in St. Johns County, with Nassau being the only county lagging behind. At the end of 2011, it took a little over four months to sell the homes in Nassau. Now it's up to over seven months.
"What that produces is a very high inventory. You had high supply and low demand. And now it's shifted and so now we've got a higher demand and lower inventory," said Elian.
The public's perception of the housing market depends on who you ask.
"I heard about that, but I'm not frankly believing it, because I just feel like the market is going up again, then it's going to drop down again," said Mike Lamparello.
"The economy's starting to get a little better and inventory's going down on existing homes. So I mean that's the way it goes. Reduce your inventory, prices will eventually go up," said William Hector.
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