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Mota shows signs of kicking slump
Dodgers' struggling righty tosses 1-2-3 ninth vs. Angels
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
LOS ANGELES -- It was easily overlooked Friday night with 22 runners left on base, but struggling Dodgers reliever Guillermo Mota pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning against the middle of the Angels lineup. It was the first clean outing Mota has had this month and, while premature to declare his problems over, it might be a sign that a week of intensive work is paying off.
"We're just trying to get his confidence back," said pitching coach Rick Honeycutt. "Maybe he got away from it when we asked him to incorporate more sliders with his fastball and changeup. Last night, he only threw nine pitches, and they were all down."The 35-year-old Mota needed to do something. Signed to a $2.35 million free-agent contract to be a workhorse middle reliever, coming into Friday night he had an ERA of 9.00 and had allowed nine runs in his previous 6 1/3 innings. He lost the confidence of manager Joe Torre and was shuffled to the bottom of the bullpen deck. "He was much better last night," said Torre, who met with Mota on Saturday. "Swinging his leg gets his weight back. He knows he's been inconsistent. He's frustrated. There's nothing wrong with his arm." Mota said teammate Brad Ausmus told him that when Ausmus faced Mota in the past, he had trouble picking up the ball until it was almost being released. But in catching Mota this year, Ausmus said he picked up the ball sooner. "That was a good tip right there," said Mota, who huddled with Honeycutt and bullpen coach Ken Howell. Honeycutt went to the archives, digging up video of Mota pitching for the Dodgers in his first stint in 2004 and '05. Mota viewed the video at home and on the plane during the club's recent trip and discovered that he no longer was swinging his leg or holding his left arm high. "You can't give up on an arm like that," said Howell. "He's been holding his left arm too low when he separates to start his motion and he rotates and exposes the ball too early and the hitter has more time to track it. Keeping that arm up creates deception." Mota has been holding mini bullpen sessions this week to work on the revamped mechanics without throwing too much so his arm is fresh for the game. "My feeling is, I know I'm a better pitcher than what I do right now," said Mota. "I know I'm not pitching good, but they know I'm a veteran, they know what I can do. I'm throwing 94, 95, so I ask myself, 'Why is this happening?' It has to be mechanics. Ausmus really helped me. "I know that I was fighting myself, always fighting. Last night, the ball came out real easy. I got to get it to be automatic like that. For a reliever, sometimes it's hard to take it into the game. Last night was the first time and everything was natural."
Ken Gurnick 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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i have a sequential file named number.txt it contains the numbers 10 thru 20 . i need to access this file and add a value of one to each number. then create and write to a file called updatedNumbers.txt. this is for school. im trying to get a c to pass. i have took this class twice already. it is online with limted help. i'm so confused and i don't understand a lot of what's going on. i think i make take up heavy drinking if i don't figure out some thing soon. i would appreciate any help. i have posted a thread earlier on another project but have abandoned it it's too much for me. but any way here is my program any advice would be helpful and greatly appreciated.
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;
using std::ofstream;
using std::ifstream;
using std::ios;
using std::string;
int main()
//declare variables
string name = "";
int num = 0;
int updatedNum
//open and read the file
ifstream inFile;
inFile.open("numbers.txt", ios::in);
//determine whether the file was opened
if (inFile.is_open())
//read a record
getline(inFile, name);
inFile >> num;
while (inFile.eof())
//display the record
cout << name << " " << endl;
//read another record
getline(inFile, name);
inFile >> num;
} //end while
//close the file
cout << "The file could not be opened." << endl;
//end if
//create file object and open the file
ofstream outFile;
outFile.open("updatedNumbers.txt", ios::out);
//write the updated numbers to the file
outFile << heading << endl << endl;
outFile << columnHeaders << endl;
outFile << underLines << endl;
for (int x = 0;x += 1)
outFile << num[x] << endl;
//end for
outFile << endl << ;
//close the file
return 0;
} //end of main function

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2. Which is your favorite color out of red, black, blue, green, yellow?
3. Your first initial?
4. Your month of birth?
5. Which color do you like more, black or white?
6. Name of a person of the same sex as yours.
7. Your favorite number?
8. Do you like California or Florida more?
9. Do you like the lake or the ocean more?
10. Write down a wish (a realistic one). Are you done? If so, scroll down (don't cheat--)
1. You are completely in love with this person.
2. If you choose: Red: You are alert and your life is full of love. Black: You are conservative and aggressive. Green: Your soul is relaxed and you are laid back. Blue: You are spontaneous and love kisses and affection from the ones you love. Yellow: You are a very happy person and give good advice to those who are down.
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6. This person is your best friend.
7. This is how many close friends you have in a lifetime.
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David A. Friscia, MD
Eisenhower Medical Center Orthopedic Surgeon David A. Friscia, MD was installed as President of the Riverside County Medical Association (RCMA) on January 22 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage. A 20-year veteran of Eisenhower Medical Center and its former Chief of Surgery, Dr. Friscia is currently Secretary/Treasurer of the Medical Staff.
During his one-year term as president, Dr. Friscia has presided over the RCMA board of councilors meetings, served on multiple committees and helped grow RCMA membership. "Showing physicians the value of being organized and being a member of a professional group is a large part of what I do," says Dr. Friscia. "This year has been especially interesting and challenging with the passage of health insurance reform. There have been many changes and potential hurdles facing physicians. The RCMA will be quite relevant in terms of helping physicians adapt. For instance, the RCMA is very involved in health information technology, and we are one of the first counties in the state to organize an entity to help physicians show meaningful use of their electronic medical records and gain access to federal funding. The government has put quite an emphasis on electronic health records for efficiency and patient safety reasons. Doctors will need a lot of assistance in this area in order to make the transition, and the RCMA will help them do that."
According to Dr. Friscia, the RCMA offers many other benefits for physicians. "We help doctors with insurance issues, office staff and management issues, and problems with Medicare and Medicare intermediaries. In addition, we attend meetings in Sacramento and Washington, DC to represent physicians and do a lot of lobbying and advocacy for physician issues. In health care, there are so many issues we need to educate our representatives about in the interest of doctors and our patients. I think many physicians feel they don't have a voice, but we are continually working alongside the American Medical Association and the California Medical Association. The advocacy work we do on their behalf is extremely important."
The RCMA is comprised of more than 850 physicians throughout Riverside County. The organization was established in 1893 as a professional association of Doctors of Medicine to promote the science and art of medicine, the care and well-being of patients, the protection of the public health and the betterment of the medical profession.


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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
It's about the real economy now
4 comments:
Frightening stuff indeed.
- October 22, 2008 at 5:33 PM
- david welsh said...
Thanks John,
I have always thought Wal Mart and other low budget retailers would be beneficiaries of a slow down as they pick up people going down market. A demographic more than enough to offset those that fall out of their demographic through not being able to afford even down market retailers.
Is this downturn different, or am I wrong in the above?
David Welsh
- October 22, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Target would seem to be better, but wasn't there an issue with their credit cards?
Can't remember exactly, but I do remember them last year giving a card to anyone who asked.
As for the baby formula- I worked at a supermarket in an economically depressed area. Baby formula is much more a measure of fraud than anything else. It's value as a trading medium is very high. One reason is that it is one of the few 'high ticket items' that can be bought with WIC and food stamps. The person can then get it back into cash at about a 20% discount.
If one were going to scam the system like this, you would buy a lot where they have a lot, at the lowest price (assuming that at wmt) as soon as you could. Then hold and sell over the month. We used to call it food stamp day, 1st and 15th. Could be the new wiskey? There isn't as much tax involved.
Don't have any figures, just a series of observations made during the period of about 1991-1996.
- October 23, 2008 at 10:23 PM
- John Hempton said...
I did a lot of work on the Target credit card once. It looked absurd (delinquency was high) but it worked ok (default was low).
I have an explanation - but it is too speculative for this blog...
- October 23, 2008 at 10:48 PM


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A ruling is expected to be made today on Pennsylvania's voter ID law. The law would require voters to show identification when they head to the polls on Election Day.
Under the law, people will need a valid photo ID with an expiration date to vote at the polls. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett says the law is only designed to prevent election fraud.
Critics have argued, however, that it's a Republican-driven law that will sway younger people and elderly people from voting. They also say it's been too complicated and tough for people to go to PennDot to get their ID cards, especially seniors who may no longer have driver's licenses or can't find their birth cards or social security cards.
The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ordered a lower court judge to decide by today whether the law should stay in effect. The judge will have to decide whether the state has made it easy enough for people to get the proper ID in time for the election. The judge could also decide that voters without ID could cast provisional ballots and only sign a waiver, at least for the upcoming election.
A decision is expected to be made in Harrisburg today.


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I can remember back to the day when Rootes Group and British Leyland and Triumph had Acres and acres of airfields full of brand new cars stockpiled. I can also remember manufacturers such as Land Rover having a fleet of demonstrators which eventually they would sell through their dealers.
How long since the OPs car had actually been manufactured?
To the original poster. You need to ask Citroen what date that it rolled off the production line.
Many towns have VOSA inspectors that are just that. Ours is the local council. Ask about a VOSA inspection and notify VOSA of the faults as this could affect other Citroens. I still suspect it is a damaged car.
A bit of research:
the DS5 became in 2011 the first Citroën branded car to be assembled in Peugeot's lead European plant at Sochaux.
From Autocar:
The reality of the DS5's conventional suspension set-up is a fairly mediocre ride that is at best settled but short of sophistication, and at worst plies an uncomfortable blend of vague, unsettling body control and an intermittently grimace-inducing lack of bump absorption.
The weight of the car is noticeable as it shuffles from corner to corner in vigorous driving, while the ride is at its jarring worst under high cornering forces, where the DS5 feels fidgety and unsettled. Substantial steering kick-back over very poor surfaces at high speeds is another discomfiting trait.
Have a look at the picture in Autocar here http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/citroen/ds5/design You can see a colour difference even on their demonstration car.
Daily Telegraph:
Verdict: Terrific piece of design that utterly grows on you, and with a lovely cabin. But the ride on 19in tyres is shakier than a robber's defence.
There are serious sums of money at stake here. The OP needs to get professional advice NOW rather than relying on an internet forum.
Particularly when some of the posters on that forum are asking totally irrelevant questions.
The rear bumper is made from the same material as the front one and yet the paint finish is the same as on the rest of the car. There is no color or shade difference between rear bumper and the metalic body.
Thank you
Maybe so but this weekend I have been around 6 different dealers and not seen one car out of hundreds with mismatch paint. The only firm I know who can't be bothered matching paint correctly is a UK multi repair outfit who I wouldn't let near any of my cars. Blue is blue to them not the variances that exist.


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In addition to breakfast, hikers can have their picture taken at the church and mailed to a friend or loved one, along with a note from the hiker. Meals are served from 7 to 8 a.m. daily with a free shuttle picking hikers up from the Budget and Sapphire inns.
Sponsor a hiker, fight local hunger
Fight hunger in Jackson County by sponsoring Andrew Smith's Appalachian Trail hike this year, which he hopes to finish just in time for his 65th birthday.
Smith, a.k.a. Racewalker, will start his trail journey at Springer Mountain, Ga., in April and hopes to reach Mt. Katahdin in Maine by his September birthday. Smith has pledged $1 to The Community Table, a soup kitchen in Sylva, for each mile of the 2,180-mile trail he completes and challenges others to make their own pledges. Sponsoring Smith at a penny per mile costs just $21.80, a dime brings it up to $218 and a dollar per mile garners $2,180 to fight hunger in Jackson County.


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A damaging, irrational pack of nonsense is rebuked by politicians and slapped down by the courts. Proponents of the idiocy then step back and start surreptitiously (and sometimes openly) smuggling it into the classroom — if they can't get their way now, they figure, by corrupting the next generation and keeping them ignorant, maybe they'll be able to get their way later.
That's straight from the creationist playbook. That's what they've been up to for decades. So I'm completely unsurprised by what's going on in the UK, where anti-gay policies perpetrated by that awful person, Margaret Thatcher, were defeated years ago…and now they're being reinvigorated by injecting them into the schools.
Ministers, Opposition MPs and gay rights activists united to express anger and alarm over the disclosure that academies across the country had adopted policy statements that echoed the notorious Section 28 brought in by Margaret Thatcher 25 years ago.
The legislation, which was overturned by the Blair government, banned teachers in lessons from "intentionally promoting" homosexuality, a form of words that critics denounced for discriminating against gay pupils.
Campaigners have identified more than 40 schools across the country that stress in their sex-education guidelines that governors will not allow teachers to "promote" homosexuality, or are ambiguous on the issue.
So familiar…we're on the right side of history, but the good guys all naively cheer when the right laws are enacted or overturned, thinking that now the problems will go away. That's never true. Laws don't change people's minds, and our opposition knows that — and they've got these potent institutions, the churches, that they can use to promote extra-legal policies and attitudes and try to steer the populace back into the Middle Ages.


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Another Perspective On The Podiatric Residency Crisis
I have been following the struggles of the 86 podiatry school graduates who were not matched with residency training programs this summer. My heart goes out to these young people and I wish them the best.
Things were much different for podiatry graduates when I graduated from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (OCPM) in 1974. There was one residency program for every four graduates. It was assumed that the cream of the crop would be selected and the rest of us would do a preceptorship under an established podiatrist or open a practice fresh out of school.
Since I was not of the upper crust of my class of 102, I planned to open a practice. One of my reasons for choosing podiatry was that I never wanted to have a boss again. Being a total smart ass got me fired a few times and I doubted I would do well working for another doctor or for a clinic.
I applied to one residency program, the quality Seattle program, then known as Waldo Hospital. I was honest and a bit of a smart ass when I interviewed with the director. I told him that I did not care for surgery. A surgery professor, Raymond Suppan, DPM, told my class that a quality podiatric practice only involved 15 percent surgery. I shared this with the director, noting that a year of a surgery residency would be a waste of my time and simply delay the inevitable fact that I would learn to practice podiatry by practicing podiatry, not by running around a hospital dressed in green pajamas, cutting holes in feet.
This did not impress the director, who admittedly dreaded the thought of me practicing in the state of Washington. I heard stories about the selection process where my name kept coming off as a threat to the profession. I had a few strikes against me.
The Seattle program favored graduates of the California College of Podiatric Medicine, which was considered the top school in those days. I came from the wrong school, had a bad attitude about residency training and was in the middle of my class standing.
Since I assumed I was toast in the selection of residents in the only program I applied for, I made the best of my last two years of podiatry school. I kept a relatively busy clinic schedule by dragging all of my neighbors into the clinic. I lived in a large apartment complex and introduced myself to all of my neighbors as a podiatry student who would love to help with their foot problems.
I was also a medic in the Army Reserve. Each summer, I volunteered to work in the podiatry or orthopedic clinics of the Army hospital where my unit served. I felt ready to tackle podiatry practice when I finished my fourth year at OCPM. A monkey wrench got thrown at me.
The Seattle program accepted me. I guess they felt that I needed rehabilitation.
The residency was not a waste of my time. I learned a lot and made peace with podiatric surgery. The program made a tremendous difference in my career. I had a larger range of options to offer my patients and the confidence to practice in a rural community where I was the only DPM for the first 15 years.
Now we must be innovative and come up with a solution for our 86 new colleagues without residency programs. It is no longer practical or, in most states, possible to get a podiatry license without at least a year of residency training. In 2000, the new gold standard for podiatry was a three-year residency. Most have a heavy emphasis on surgery. We should consider the option of training some podiatrists to do what podiatrists have done for the past century: simple foot and ankle care.
The podiatry schools need to do their part by training students to practice basic podiatry in the third and fourth years rather than chase them off to hospitals for externships. Every graduate should be capable of performing the basic duties of a podiatrist.
It was a pity when I was interviewing a three-year residency graduate for a job and she didn't have the foggiest notion of how to perform a simple nail procedure. She then informed me that she didn't plan to do nail care.
For now, the schools need to create a fifth clinical year for their graduates who do not match. That is how podiatric residencies originated. The schools also need to cut their class sizes so we do not have this problem every year. It is hard enough to recruit new students and our current mess could kill the profession.
Dr. McCord retired in December 2008 from practice at the Centralia Medical Center in Centralia, Wash.


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Allied Stores Corp.
List of Deals
- 1936 Allied Stores Corporation: 4 1/2% debentures due 1951
- 1945 Allied Stores Corporation: 200,000 shares of 4% cumulative preferred stock ($100 par value)
Hahn Department Stores was organized in December 1928 as a holding company for the purpose of purchasing a large number of long-established department stores. Hahn went public in early 1929 with a $22,700,000 offering of 6 percent convertible preferred stock and 454,000 shares of common stock.
Using the proceeds from this offering, the company initially acquired twenty-two stores nationwide that were determined by Hahn to have good earnings records and that were "the most important in their respective sections of the country." These companies included Jordan Marsh of Boston, L.S. Donaldson of Minneapolis, and the Bon Marche of Seattle. The Hahn strategy was that after the acquisition, each department store would continue to operate under its own name and under the same managers, who also owned a substantial amount of the common stock of Hahn. The central organization was presented as a place where "expert executives" would be concerned with coordination of buying merchandise and other activities that would benefit from a chain store.
The Hahn Department Store Company continued to operate under that name for only a few more years. In 1935 the Allied Stores Corporation was founded as a successor to Hahn. In the decades to follow, Allied continued to grow through sales and more acquisitions, until in 1986 it was acquired by the Campeau Corporation. Allied and Federated Department Stores, another Campeau subsidiary, were merged in 1988 to form Federated Stores, Inc. In 1990 Federated filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, from which it emerged in 1992. In 1994 Federated and R.H. Macy & Co. merged, creating the largest department store chain in the United States.


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Cleaning a facility, even under perfect conditions, can be challenging.
When facilities host a variety of events, those challenges rise exponentially.
The evolution in cleaning equipment has provided facility managers with a number of options in hardware.
However, people — not machines — are the key to getting the job done successfully.
Focusing on management principles, the following includes a number of suggestions on how to best utilize the people involved in event cleaning.
Set Clear Standards
One of the most difficult aspects of cleaning is its subjectivity.
What constitutes "clean" for one person may not be clean for another.
Therefore, before developing an action plan, you must have clear, objective standards of what is acceptable and what is not.
For example, do you consider it a success if the restrooms are cleaned every 15 minutes during an event, or do you need to have porters for the restroom to ensure they are immaculate at all times?
Don't make the mistake of setting standards in a vacuum.
Prior to setting your standards, consult your clients, guests and stakeholders to obtain their input.
In addition, the standards you set need to be attainable and measureable.
Are they possible to achieve within the budget and time constraints you have? Finally, your standards should vary for different events.
The expectations for an elegant sit-down dinner are far different than they are for a rock concert, and your standards should reflect those differences.
Turning Standards Into An Action Plan
Now that you have set your standards, you need to have an action plan to get there.
It may be helpful to break each event into the following three cleaning categories: Pre-event, event and post-event.
Each of these categories should have a specific timeline with the amount and type of labor built into it.
Some of the issues you will need to address in your action plan include:
1. Pre-event cleaning
How should the venue look when guests arrive?
How do you keep the building clean during move in?
2. Event cleaning
Are you flexible enough to deal with the unexpected during a live event?
Do you have enough paper products for the entire event?
3. Post-event cleaning
How long do you have to get the facility in shape for the next event?
Do you need any special equipment to return the facility to normal?
Housekeeping, like any other business component, needs good management to have any chance of success.
The larger the event, the deeper the management staff should be.
Even for smaller events with just a handful of housekeeping staff, we recommend having an onsite supervisor to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Nothing can ruin an event quicker than a failed cleaning plan.
A good management staff can prevent this from happening.
Take the time to find the right people, even if it costs you more than you anticipated.
In the long run, hiring the proper management team will provide you with a great return on your investment.
Aside from managing your employees, communication is important.
Have you given your people the proper tools to communicate with each other during an event?
In a big building with a large crowd, it can be difficult to locate people when you need them, creating unnecessary frustration.
Make sure your people have the tools — cell phones and/or two-way radios — to communicate with one another at all times.
For large events, it may be helpful to have a dispatcher, a critical clearinghouse for receiving and transmitting cleaning calls to the proper employees.
Making Trash Removal Easier
Oftentimes, facility managers fail to provide a sufficient number of trashcans and recycling bins for an event.
It might be helpful to think of it as a basic math problem: If you have X amount of trash and recycling that will be generated during an event, it has to go somewhere.
By increasing the number of receptacles available during an event, you reduce the number of times the cleaning crew must empty them and also limit the potential for overflowing trashcans to create an unsightly mess.
When in doubt, always stage a few more receptacles than you think you will need. The same principle applies to the back of the house.
Do you have enough open tops; did you empty your compactor prior to the event; is your trash hauler aware of your event; are they available to make special trips to accommodate your needs; do you have storage space for your recyclables until they can be picked up?
There are few things more frustrating, not to mention the potential for negative public relations, than not having the ability to properly dispose of the trash generated during an event.
A Flexible Mindset
No matter how well you plan and execute, one of the certainties in the event business is that anything can happen.
To successfully host events, the housekeeping team must have a flexible mindset and a can-do attitude.
Did the event attract more attendees than anticipated or is it running longer than originally scheduled?
If so, don't stress; it's all part of dealing with events.
Have contingencies in place and make the best adjustments you can on the fly.
If you don't panic, neither will your staff.
Few things are more difficult than estimating the right amount of labor for a first time event.
When you are not sure what to expect, it may be best to overstaff.
If you discover during an event that you are overstaffed, you may be able to send people home early to save on your budget.
On the other hand, once the event begins, if you find you are understaffed, you may have limited options.
Keeping good records is essential to making informed staffing decisions, especially if you host an event multiple times.
For large events, your regular housekeeping personnel may not be sufficient to handle the crowd.
It behooves you to develop a good relationship with the temporary labor agencies in your area.
Temporary help can get you over the hump for large events, and most reputable temporary agencies will work with you to find the type of laborers you need.
When dealing with temporary laborers, you should always consider the "no show" factor.
For example, once you determine the number of workers you need for the post-event cleaning, you should request more than that number from the temporary agency.
Experience suggests that not all temporary help will show up for work.
How Did You Do?
It is essential to take the time after each event to evaluate how you did.
What worked; what didn't; what would you do differently next time?
There are myriad tools to assist you with this process, including before and after photos, event checklists, written and oral reports from your staffs and attendee surveys and comments.
At times, the evaluation process can be painful, but it is an important tool to help make your next event more successful.
By using the tips provided above, you can more successfully manage the cleaning of your next event.


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On the 7-8 December 2012, MWD joinned the Chiang Khan Short Films Festival organised by Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS). This aimed to present key pressing issues in the Chiang Khan community through the form of short films and to encourage wider public debates.
Chiang Khan District is situated in Loei Province of Northeastern Thailand. It is a small town located by the Mekong river. With the cooler weather in winter, delicious local cusines, beautiful long row of wooden houses, and cultures similar to Luang Prabang of Lao PDR; the town becomes one of the most popular tourist destinations for the Thais in recent years.
Tourism brings different faces of change to this town. While it is obviously boosting the local economic, it challenges the existence of local identity and sustainability. In addition, Chiang Khan is one of hundreds communities in the Mekong where will be impacted by the proposed hydropower development projects. This small town sits between two proposed Mekong mainstream dams: Xayaburi and Pak Chom.
With the initative of Thai PBS and in collaboration with local authorithies, resort and guesthouse operators, NGOs and academic instituions; the public forum and short film screening event were organised. It drew hundreds of people to exchange the ideas, learn about new information of the development of Mekong mainstream shared by MWD and find way to make their city sustainable, as well as to enjoy the short films which were screening at night by the Mekong river.
Although there was not a cconcreted conclusion of how to make the town sustainable, more importantly the information shared in this event inspired further discussions among different stakeholders in the community.
Mekong film screening in Chiang Khan is part of the Asia regional screening. The film is directed and produced by Douglas Varchol and funded by CGIAR Challenge Program for Water and Food, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the Swedish International Development Agency.
IUCN and Thai PBS has a 3-year MOU to work together to raise public awareness on environmental conservation, communications and capacity building, joint programme production and public campaign.


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Just a quick post before bed so I don't get behind....
Diane - Loved your New Moon vid!!! It is really beautiful. Thanks for the link. Again, I was lost in the romance.I noticed your perve mirror got taken down........sorry if I called attention to it!!! I guess the Mods are doing their jobs! Don't let that discourage you from posting!!
st8girl - You are not intruding and you should just join us!!! There are some 20 somethings, some 30 somethings, some 40 somethings and even a couple of 50 somethings on this thread (I'm one of those!) There are even a couple of under 20's to remind us of our youth! Many of us have kids. What's your name and what part of the world do you live in?
Caryn - Nice pics - I have GOT to get some more sources!!! Hey, another thing from the Twilight Commentary - Rob said the version of "Never Think" used in the movie was not the best version. As a musician, I really felt for him on this. He seemed genuinely disappointed that people were hearing the slow version of the song - the other one was better in his opinion. You can tell that he takes his music seriously. I would love to hear his preferred version - have you heard it?
My husband just scowled at me - Gotta Go!


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It seemed to come out of left field. After two days of meetings with the Raptors and Knicks, with a battle between the two franchises developing behind the scenes, it seemed that free-agent point guard Steve Nash had to choose between his desire to live and play in New York and the potential that he could multiply his legacy as a Canadian sports icon by finishing his career in Toronto. Both offered big money and a good living.
"How can you not consider something like that? It was more about legacy than anything else," a source close the situation said of Nash potentially playing in Toronto.
But Nash chose the Lakers. On late Wednesday, in a stunning turn to a weird few days, word out of Nash's camp was that he would bypass the opportunities presented by the Raptors and Knicks and, instead, would hitch on with Kobe Bryant and Co. in Los Angeles.
This, despite Nash saying less than two weeks ago that it would be difficult to play in L.A.
"I'm a bit old school. I think for me, it'd be hard to put on a Lakers jersey," Nash told ESPN Radio New York on June 25. "That's just the way it is. You play against them so many times in the playoffs, and I just use them as an example. I have the utmost respect for them and the organization, but I think it was Larry Bird (who said) he would never play for them."
Suddenly, things in Lakerland look much different. Going back to last December, in the wake of the lockout, Lakers president Jim Buss had been on the hunt for a franchise point guard. His attempt to trade for Chris Paul was torpedoed at the last moment and, over the months that followed, attempts to obtain Kyle Lowry from the Houston Rockets and Rajon Rondo from the Boston Celtics wound up going nowhere.
When Lakers coach Phil Jackson retired after the 2010-11 season, Buss wanted the team to move out of the triangle offense and into a system that could better exploit the talents of center Andrew Bynum, with Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant on board, too. The key to that was getting a point guard, not a position of huge need in the triangle.
But playing in the more traditional offense employed by new coach Mike Brown, the point guard position became a priority. The best Buss could do was Ramon Sessions, acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers at the trade deadline in March. Sessions played well during the regular season, but fizzled late in the year and in the playoffs.
Nash is not the guy Buss had in mind, make no mistake. But even at 38, he is exactly the kind of playmaker who can bring some order to the underachieving Lakers offense, which spent too much of the last two years focused on whether Bryant was too selfish, Gasol was too passive or Bynum was too flighty.
Nash will help these guys get better—he is a point guard who, after all, got his team within a game of the playoffs despite Marcin Gortat and Jared Dudley being the top two scorers.
Nash will be under some pressure in L.A. While the Lakers still feel they have championship capability, this group, even with Nash, might not be able to keep pace with defending conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder. But the thought of running pick-and-rolls with Nash and Gasol, and with Nash and Byuym, must be making coach Mike Brown's eyes light up.
But speculation has naturally turned to the Lakers' potentially acquiring Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic. Howard has said he's willing to sign a contract extension with only one team—understood to be the Brooklyn Nets—but he's always wanted to play with an elite point guard. It's fair to wonder if the acquisition of Nash could nudge Howard toward putting L.A. back on his list.
The Lakers were a pretty good team last year, even with an obvious weak spot at the point. Now, they have the chance to be a contender.
That was a factor for Nash. As the last few days have worn on, the question of Nash's desire to play for a winner has lingered. He had played on good teams in Phoenix and Dallas, but has never been in the Finals. Joining the Raptors or Knicks would have meant wrapping up his career without a chance at a ring. Now, he has that chance.


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Amtrak is already at work repairing and restoring the station, deemed by many one of the gems of the Northeast Corridor, but also seeks to develop the surrounding area, including in part over existing rail yards, which offer potentially significant and profitable air rights.
Amtrak reportedly is working with nearby Drexel University and Brandywine Realty Trust to redevelop the station and nearby neigborhood. Amtrak said others involved include SEPTA, which also uses the station, the city of Philadelphia, and nearby University of Pennsylvania. Not mentioned as a potential partner: New Jersey Transit, which serves Philadelphia with its Atlantic City Line service.
The station, already Amtrak's third-busiest, is readily accessible by varied rail modes and bus service, but is somewhat hostile to pedestrian and bicycle access and can be difficult to reach by automobile.
Parties interested in submitting master-plan proposals may contact Amtrak's Carlton Myers.


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Cyclegadget.com is closed down. I am looking for a tank bag they carried. It was a smaller shape is approximately 6X10 inch square and about 4 inch high. It sits in a black screw-down connection to the top of the RT.
Does anyone know the manufacturer or where else to get this tank bag?...help appreciated
I found this pic...I think this might be the tankbag I am referring to


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3 Points Credit Unions Pressed on Capitol Hill: Video CUTs
Credit union leaders attending CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference met with members of Congress as part of the trade group's Hike the Hill program.
In video interviews with Credit Union Times, the executives said their top advocacy priorities were taxation, data security and raising the member business lending cap.
The conference wrapped up on Thursday.


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Report: Contract Towers Cheaper, Safer
A recent report (PDF) from the Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General found that contract towers are cheaper to operate than FAA towers. The contract towers also had a lower rate of safety incidents compared to similar FAA towers. "On average, a contract tower cost about $1.5�million less to operate than a comparable FAA tower, mainly due to lower staffing and salary levels," according to the OIG. The OIG made several suggestions to the FAA to improve the program, including strengthening financial oversight and implementing voluntary safety reporting systems at the towers.
Contract towers are used at 250 low-activity U.S. airports that otherwise wouldn't have air traffic services. The OIG based its cost comparison on 30 randomly selected contract towers and 30 FAA towers with a comparable level of operations. For the safety study, the FAA reviewed 240 of the contract towers, which reported a total of 197 safety incidents, compared to 362 incidents at 92 similar FAA towers. The OIG said the FAA should include contract towers in voluntary reporting systems for safety incidents, such as the Air Traffic Safety Action Program currently in place at all FAA facilities.


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Legislators from here should be the last people to introduce a bill to kill the film incentives program.
State lawmakers from the region that benefits most from the state's film incentives package should be the last people to introduce a bill to kill the program. But that's what state Reps. Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover, and Chris Millis, R-Pender, have gone and done.
Thank goodness it looks as though it won't get much further in the House.
Catlin dislikes incentives in general, especially those offering refundable tax credits based on what productions spend in the state. He has plenty of company among voters, who have become frustrated that large companies and Hollywood filmmakers get money back while the taxpayers are not seeing similar relief.
The problem is that North Carolina is not the only state that offers these incentives, and if we cannot remain competitive, filmmakers will pass us by. That's what was happening before former state Rep. Danny McComas, R-New Hanover, and other Cape Fear area legislators pushed to increase the film incentives package to the current program, which refunds up to 25 percent of production costs.
Since then, Wilmywood has been in full swing again. Two major-network TV shows, the upcoming blockbuster "Iron Man" and dozens of other productions have set up shop in North Carolina – a large percentage of them here in Wilmington. Those incentives not only bring the productions and the stars, but they produce local jobs for film crews and all sorts of support services.
House Bill 994, which apparently has little chance of passage, would take away the refundable credit, effectively causing North Carolina to surrender its robust film industry to more generous states. At present, the state is doing well competing even with states that have more generous incentives because there is already an infrastructure in place for movie making.
Catlin and Millis don't seek to be known as job killers, but good-paying local jobs would go away if this bill were to pass. Even if it managed to get past the House, state Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover, said he would work hard to save the incentives.
A recent report from the Fiscal Research Division of the General Assembly gave the impression that the incentives haven't provided ample benefits. Those ordinary residents who work in the film industry or help supply productions know differently.
While the 2012 incentives payouts are still being calculated, productions spent an estimated $376 million last year, not counting what crewmembers and others spent with local businesses outside of the production costs, or the tourism it generates. In 2011, the state spent $30.3 million on incentives based on production spending of more than $242 million. That's a pretty good return on investment.
There is little question that many if not most of those productions would have gone elsewhere had the 25 percent incentive not been in place. Unlike traditional businesses, which look for reasons to locate permanently in a community, film productions are transient. The producers don't care about good schools, or nice parks, or cultural opportunities or the general economic climate. However, the hundreds of experienced film workers who call this place home are part of our community. If the film productions go away, so do their jobs.
That would be a loss not only to the economy, but to our community.


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I think PJ has done pretty well and while being skeptical of a first time NBA President and GM with no executive level experience other than his peerless coaching record; he has dispelled my skepticism and I'm going to give him an A for his first 90 days because I think he is on his way to achieving what he discussed in his book about changing the culture of the NY Knicks.
From some of his player moves I see a prudent exec not prone to throwing money around and looking for guys that fit in his system rather, I think you'll see him pass on stars that don't have chemistry with the team. It's a concept that SA employs with Buford where he measures a player against certain criteria the Spurs have for players.
The News published this article with excerpts from Phil's book and from it I see a guy with a vision and the experience of many years to pull it off.
Exclusive: Phil Jackson talks about return to Knicks and Madison Square Garden
Once a player on the Knicks' championship teams, the Zen Master became an NBA legend as a coach with the Bulls and Lakers, but couldn't resist the call to come home.
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Seth Wenig/AP It doesn't take long for the Garden crowd to warm up to Phil Jackson again. Despite an intense rivaly with the Knicks as the coach of the Bulls in the '90s, Jackson is welcomed back to try and restore the franchise.
From ELEVEN RINGS: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty. Reprinted by arrangement with The Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC. Copyright 2013, 2014 by Phil Jackson.
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Theres a part of me that has always longed to lead a simpler, more ascetic life. But Ive had to balance that with the demands of constantly being in the public eye. When I retired from coaching, Jeanie urged me to stay up to date with what was happening in the basketball world which I did but my first inclination was to go inside and become more attuned to my inner minister. I fantasized about slowing down, living more mindfully, and dedicating myself primarily to service. I was happy being the chief cook and bottle washer at home and spending a good part of my time buying the groceries, making dinner, and taking care of the household. I taught meditation to some business executives and flirted with the idea of mentoring students at the Union Theological Center. As long as they didnt call me Reverend, I thought, it would be OK.
Then Irving Azoff invited me to his birthday party.
Irving is a prominent music industry executive who manages The Eagles, Christina Aguilera, Steely Dan and other stars. Hes also a long-time Lakers fan, who Id often seen at games sitting with The Eagles Glenn Frey along the baseline near our bench. Irvings wife, Shelli, is famous for throwing a large Just Us Girls party at their home in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles. Not to be outdone, Irving decided to toss a similar bash for around 150 male friends to celebrate his birthday in early December. The guest list included several members of The Eagles, actor Larry David, CBS head Lester Moonves, and Jim Dolan, the executive chairman of The Madison Square Garden Company, which owns the New York Knicks. Irving gave me a heads up that Jim wanted to talk to me about his team.
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Knicks owner James Dolan and Jackson at the president's introductory press conference. Dolan has promised Jackson full authority on basketball moves, something he hasn't often done in the past.
There was a lot to talk about. A few months earlier Jim had replaced the Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald with former Madison Square Garden executive Steve Mills right before the start of training camp. The team had gotten off to a shaky start in October and things went from bad to worse when star center Tyson Chandler broke his leg in early November. I told Jim that he needed to be patient. Its only five or six weeks into the season, I said. Your team hasnt had time to gel together yet.
In my view, the Knicks needed to pick up the pace, move the ball more effectively, and play a tougher brand of basketball. Jim and I sat in Irvings office discussing the plight of the Knicks for an hour or so and almost missed dinner before we decided to pick up our conversation again after the holidays.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Irving Azoff, chairman and CEO of MSG Entertainment, helps the Knicks bring in Jackson.
Our next tete-à-tete was at Jerrys Deli, a New York-style hangout in Marina del Rey, not far from my home. Jim, who had recently formed a joint venture called Azoff MSG Entertainment with Irvings firm, was in town to discuss revamping the Lakers former home, The Forum, which was now part of the Madison Square Garden enterprise.
Jim asked me what I would do with the team if I came on board. Id have to get really involved if I was going to be part of the operation, I said. Id need to know what was happening on a daily basis.
So what kind of role do you want? said Jim.
Rick Bowmer/AP Re-signing All-Star Carmelo Anthony is Jackson's first big completed job.
Well, I know I dont want to be general manager.
Irving was listening from a booth across the room.
Make him the president, he said to Jim. He needs to be the president.
That was it. A week later Steve Mills flew to L.A. and we devised a plan for how we could work together. I was impressed by Steves business savvy and his willingness to step down as the teams president to work with me as general manager. I thought we could make a good team.
What intrigued me about the job was the opportunity to re-create the culture from the ground up, much as I had hoped to do with the ill-starred franchise in Seattle. Jim had pledged to give me full authority over the basketball operations and a free hand to make whatever changes were necessary to bring another championship to New York.
Still, I wondered how much impact I could have given the fact that the team was seriously over-extended vis-à-vis the new collective bargaining agreement. The Knicks had eight players under contract for 2014-2015, including Chandler, Amare Stoudemire and Andrea Bargnani, for combined salaries of around $50 million, and the current salary cap was $58.7 million. Not only that, but the teams only bona fide star Carmelo Anthony had announced that he was planning to test the free agent market in the off-season. Plus the Knicks didnt have any draft picks to play around with and many of the top players were recovering from injuries. This would be an interesting ride.
AP Jackson during his playing days with the Knicks.
Our final meeting took place on March 2 at the La Quinta Resort near Palm Desert, California. Jim, a risk taker at heart and a veteran maxi-yacht racer, asked me to design an outdoor adventure for himself, Steve and me. I had a guide lead us on a wild chase across the desert in all-terrain vehicles to see how my future colleagues would respond in hostile territory. They did fine; I was the one who got lost. Or rather, as Daniel Boone once said, Ive never been lost, but I was mighty turned around for three days once.
That trip removed any doubts I had about moving forward. Under the clear desert sky, Jim and I had a meeting of the minds and we set a date in mid-March for my return to the Knicks.
When I arrived in New York, my first job was to stabilize the direction of the Knicks and get everybody in the organization speaking in one voice about where we were headed. I wasnt talking about making a quick turnaround, but building a strong, sustainable future for the team based on the principles of teamwork and selflessness outlined in this book.
For me, the key is building trust. I dont want to be the kind of president who huddles privately with the GM and keeps everyone else in the dark. In my new role, Im not going to be as hands-on with the team as I was as a coach, but I can open up the circle and make sure everybody with good ideas gets a chance to be heard.
We have some talented people in this organization, but they need more direction. Our scouts and analysts also need to align the tons of information on potential prospects they churn out every day with our long-range vision for the team. To that end, were planning to analyze every team in the league and figure out as a group whats driving them, so that we can make moves now that will make sense three to five years down the road.
Phil Jackson's autobiography 'Eleven Rings.'
New York is a media pressure-cooker and the Knicks have been hurt frequently in the past by ill-conceived leaks to reporters. Nevertheless, Im not a fan of putting tight restrictions on the media. Instead I prefer to build trust within the group so that everyone is committed to protecting the teams most vital secrets. Its a tricky dance sometimes. Ive spent a lot of time during my first weeks in New York dispelling rumors about what moves Im planning to make. Every time a bogus story surfaces in the media, my message to the staff is: Dont worry. Were not deviating from our long-range plan. The key is to trust each other. And if somebody violates that trust, then well deal with it. You may be able to fool me once, but never twice.
Another thing I intend to address is the teams culture of indifference. Back in pre-historic times when I was a player, we didnt have an in-house concierge service. We had to wash our own clothes, distribute our own tickets, and take care of our nutrition plans (if thats what you want to call meals at the Carnegie Deli). Im not saying we should go back to the DIY system, but we need to re-establish the sense of professional responsibility that went with it. The question is: Are the Knicks going to be a coddled group of players who have to rely on somebody else to look after their every whim or a team of serious-minded professionals whose top priority is getting the job done?
During my second campaign with the Lakers, we had some great team leaders Kobe, Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol who often went through hell physically to play the entire season. During my final year, we had six players who played all 82 games. In 2013-14 the Knicks didnt have one. The goal is not to be super macho, but to fight each battle together and protect the teams hard-won bond.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Former Knicks players (l. to r.) Clyde Frazier, Phil Jackson and Dick Barnett put their hands in.
Resilience isnt the Knicks biggest problem, however. When I talked to the players in the postseason, many of them said that they really liked their teammates off-court, but not everybody was on the same page when they hit the floor. And, contrary to media reports, they didnt blame the coach for their lack of harmony; they blamed themselves. They hadnt been willing, they confessed, to make the sacrifices necessary to join together as a team.
New York Daily News As the back page of the March 16, 2014 edition of The News says, Jackson's had a long career in basketball that comes full circle with a return to the Big Apple.
Its good to be back in New York. Although the city has changed dramatically since my first trip here as a rookie forty-seven years ago, it still feels like home to me. I love the energy, the intelligence, the pace of life in the city. In L.A. you can hide in your own bubble for weeks on end. But in New York you have shoulder-to-shoulder contact with the whole world everywhere you go. Its invigorating.
No question, I have a big job ahead of me. Now that weve hired Derek Fisher as the new head coach, we need to bring in a some new players to complement Carmelo (who has decided to stay with the Knicks), change the team chemistry and give the team more of the grit and character New York is famous for. Derek was an exceptional leader when he played for me on the Lakers and Im certain hell inspire the players to meld together and play the game the right way.
Soon, the honeymoon will be over. I can already sense the sharks circling in the water. But that doesnt bother me. What matters now is waking up every morning and getting a chance to do something Ive always dreamed of: re-awakening the team that Red Holzman built, the team that changed my life forever.


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A man has died in the large fire burning in Victoria's east.
His body was found in a burnt-out car in the Seaton area late on Friday afternoon, police said.
The body, found at about 5pm (AEDT) on Friday, has yet to be formally identified, police said.
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The fire began in the Baw Baw National Park on Thursday afternoon but spread to an area of about 45,000 hectares on Friday.
The town of Seaton, about 200km east of Melbourne, is home to about 215 people.
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Fisher Towers/Onion Creek Towers > Ancient Art > Stolen Chimney > Climber's Log
Stolen Chimney Climber's Log
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|SO NIce
|Great little half day climb. Awesome summit. I really enjoyed the .10 pitches, chimney and the summit pitch. 10 a/b no more than that.
|Posted Jun 19, 2013 12:14 am
|Must do
Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2012
|Must do, if only for the summit photo. I am no 10d climber, and the two bolted sections went by easily enough... 10a/b maybe?
|Posted Mar 12, 2013 12:05 pm
|Good Times
|First trip to Moab
|Posted Aug 15, 2012 12:54 pm
|Ancient Art
Date Climbed: Apr 7, 2012
|Climbed Ancient Art with Yasu via Stolen Chimney route. Led all pitches. Fun route to the incredible summit!
|Posted Apr 9, 2012 12:10 am
|last climb of the year
Date Climbed: Dec 31, 2011
|Daniel and I bailed on Jah Man due to frigid winds, but this was a great consolation route.
|Posted Jan 1, 2012 12:52 am
|What a great day!
|Even with a crowd of 20 other people on this short climb it was still a very fun climb! a french boy chose to summit in nothing but his harness... LOL
|Posted Oct 24, 2011 1:52 am
|Liba Kopeckova
|great day
Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2011
|lovely, but super crowded day. Great summit! Felt much easier than expected.
|Posted Oct 23, 2011 11:52 pm
|Dow Williams
|Ancient Art
Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2011
|My second ascent. Led all the pitches with Joe K. in tow. That last pitch never gets old. I went more straight up left of the pin this time versus further left right off the diving board. The night we arrived, could not get on route due to a cluster of three in front of us who had no idea what they were doing, ropes and gear getting stuck. Then we came back in two days, same thing. A group of three, one at a time on second and third, no one had any clue what double ropes were. Took forever and I got the sunburn to prove it!!! IF YOU ARE GOING TO CLIMB IN GROUPS OF 3, BE RESPECTFUL AND SAFE AND LEARN WTF YOU ARE DOING. Beta page is a bit confusting on the rap I notice. Double 60m ropes get you to the ground from the large ledge below the final two short pitches.
|Posted Oct 15, 2011 7:07 pm
|Liba Kopeckova
|Re: Ancient Art
|Dow, we met a party of 7 French people there today (right behind us, luckily), and a party of 8 in front of us... Climbing was about 1.5 hrs, and waiting at anchors about 2.5 hrs. Luckily, a lovely day with some great views....
|Posted Oct 23, 2011 11:51 pm
|Hell Yea!
|One of my favorite days out climbing.
|Posted May 17, 2011 8:29 pm
|Chimney lovers dream!
Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2011
|Chimney pitch was awesome and fun. Summit pitch was crazy but didn't seem so bad because I never looked down! I'd do it again in a heartbeat! Loved it. Think I'd like to lead the chimney pitch next time.
|Posted Apr 3, 2011 7:17 pm
|chimney yes, but screwed from there....until the second time!
Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2011
|4/15/11- returned w/aaron complete ancient art via the stolen chimney and corkscrew summit. the chimney was straight forward this time around, and i loved it! felt real good standing on top of this tower.
3/19/11- climbed the stolen chimney w/seth and AJ. the bolt ladder was a tad rough, yet P2 on the chimney itself was pretty cool and posed fun challenges to get past the roof and through squeezes higher up.
overall, a fun outing which i'll have to return and complete as the winds(~25-30 mph) were killing us at the top of the chimney and we didn't believe it would be wise to continue along the sidewalk and up the corkscrew while getting hammered continuously. another time for that
|Posted Mar 20, 2011 11:29 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2010
|Def. harder then 5.10b if you free it all. Closer to 5.11 is what I think. Insane exposure and summit!
|Posted Jun 26, 2010 11:26 pm
|Summit of a Lifeclimbtime
Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2007
|A real doozy up beyond the chimney. Makes you want to spill the beans off the side.
|Posted Apr 14, 2009 2:18 pm
|Great Climb
Date Climbed: Apr 22, 2005
|One of the best climbs I've done. When we arrived at the base of the route, we were the 6th party of the day - two were on the route, one was rapping the route, and two more parties showed up right behind us. Looking forward to climbing it again.
|Posted Mar 31, 2009 12:34 pm
|Rocker Paully
Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2009
|not as heady as I was told it was. The exposure doesn't seem too bad after having tried the Titan
|Posted Mar 24, 2009 12:46 am
|first desert climb
Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2007
|This was my first climb in the Moab area (or any desert really - I prefer high-altitude glacier climbing mainly). My bfriend was prepping for the 24 Hour of Moab race so I hired a guide and climbed Ancient Art as well as a few routes on Wall Street. To me, the exposure was pretty intense and I was just following. We had the route to ourselves but had an audience of hikers down below screaming "Oh my God! There are people up there!" :-)
|Posted Jul 6, 2008 7:44 pm
|Dow Williams
|Mud Fest!
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2008
|Can you buy this much fun? I doubt it. I agree that the first pitch goes at 5.10a, no need to aid it (unless you are from CA and don't like cobblestone mixed with sand). Decent little nubins here and there through 3 bolts. By far the toughest free climbing is that 3rd short face pitch with a tough move or two (think left, not bolt line). The final pitch was a blast. We each had to lead it of course. It was interesting going first, not knowing exactly what lay ahead. Spooky exposure, but tons of fun and easy climbing.
|Posted Jun 5, 2008 10:23 am
|I felt like I was being made to walk the plank on a pirate ship
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2008
|I have heard a lot of horror stories about the rock/mud of the Fisher Towers. I didn't truly believe them until now. This is the most climbed route in the Fishers, and should be clean of loose rock by now right? Wrong. I believe all the stories now. Don't let this stop you from climbing the route. It is an easy (the climbing is not 5.11, but is really no harder than 5.10) climb, with a short approach, good protection, and the most spectacular summit in the desert. The mantle onto the diving board is exciting on the way up, and even better on the way down. I truly felt like I was being made to walk the plank.
|Posted Jun 4, 2008 6:42 pm
|fun and free
Date Climbed: Mar 24, 2008
|Climbed with Liz on a windy day. We both didn't think any of the free climbing was harder than 10a but still enjoyed the whole route.
|Posted Apr 24, 2008 9:21 pm


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Pujols, Ludwick named NL All-Stars
Outfielder honored for first time in six big league seasons
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Ludwick was one of three outfielders voted in by National League players. He is one of six outfielders on the squad that will represent the Senior Circuit on July 15 at Yankee Stadium.
"It's unreal," said Ludwick, who will celebrate his 30th birthday two days before the Midsummer Classic. "I'm still kind of shocked at the whole thing. I've been through a lot."
Pujols, making his sixth straight All-Star appearance and the seventh of his eight-year career, was one of seven players named to the team by manager Clint Hurdle, who helms the reigning league champion Rockies. Pujols departed Busch Stadium without speaking to reporters on Sunday.
"I picked Pujols because I don't see how you can play an All-Star Game and him not be on the National League team," Hurdle said. "That is my personal opinion."
The 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International, with pregame ceremonies beginning at 7 p.m. CT. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage. XM will provide satellite radio play-by-play coverage of the XM All-Star Futures Game.
As recently as 2006, Ludwick spent the entire season at Triple-A Toledo in the Tigers organization. He signed with the Cardinals as a Minor League free agent prior to the 2007 season, and began '07 at Triple-A Memphis. But a hot start at Memphis got him back to the big leagues, and Ludwick has thrived for the Cardinals ever since.
"It's a great story," manager Tony La Russa said. "It shows a lot of guys are paying attention. He inspired lot of people. He deserves it too."
Ludwick got off to a torrid start in 2008, carrying a slugging percentage of better than .700 into late May. He has cooled off somewhat lately, but remains one of the most productive outfielders in the league. Ludwick is hitting .290 with a .367 on-base percentage, a .577 slugging percentage, 17 home runs and 58 RBIs.
"Tony called me in his office and congratulated me," Ludwick said, "and told me it's a long way from the [Triple-A] All-Star Game."
Drafted in the second round in 1999, Ludwick was a top prospect in the A's organization and remained highly regarded after trades to Texas and Cleveland. But a string of injuries derailed his march to the Majors, and it wasn't until '07 that he played as many as 50 games in a big league season.
"I couldn't be happier for the guy," said outfielder Skip Schumaker. "He's worked his tail off to be not only in the Major Leagues, but to be a guy who does damage at the plate, and a guy that people ought to be worried about at the plate.
"[He's had] injury after injury, and [he's] finally getting his chance and doing something with it. He's made the most of every opportunity he's gotten since he was called up last year. I couldn't be more happy for the guy."
Pujols is a four-time All-Star starter, but this marks the second straight year he has not won the fan vote. He started in the outfield in 2003, at first base in 2004 and 2006, and as the designated hitter in 2005. Last year he was named to the squad but, in a controversial decision by La Russa, did not appear in the game. It is conceivable that Pujols could still be named the NL's designated hitter for this year's contest.
Pujols is batting .350 with a .471 on-base percentage, a .624 slugging percentage, 18 home runs, 48 RBIs and more than twice as many walks as strikeouts.
Matthew Leach 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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Google Science Fair 2012
I was pleased to hear that the Google Science Fair was back for the second year. This is an annual event that adds excitement for student scientists around the globe. It's open to students ages 13-18. All projects are submitted online. Last year, the Google Science Fair became the largest online science fair in the world with over 7, 500 entries from more than 90 countries.
There are some changes this year, which should add to the international challenges.
- Accepting submissions in 13 languages
- Choosing 90 regional finalists: 30 each from the Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia Pacific
- A "Science in Action" award, sponsored by Scientific American for a project that addresses a social, environmental or health issue to make a practical difference in the lives of a group or community
Submissions are open through April 1, 2012, and Google will announce the regional finalists in May, and select the 15 finalists in June 2012. Google Science Fair winners will be awarded their honors in Mountain View, CA on July 23, 2012.
As a teacher, I used to love science fairs as much as the kids did. My students enjoyed really becoming scientists, and even though I tried treating them like that, they filled the role completely at science fair time. Whether students worked alone or in a group, the vocabulary, planning, experimenting, lab notes, results and reports blended for the most professionally done presentation students' could do. I'm pleased that all of this is not lose on Google's education crew.
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Anyone that is already using Glider already has the ability to see any of the encounters in the game. While the purpose of other copyright-circumventing devices is to display content the user hasn't economically paid for, with Glider the user has already paid for seeing all of the content.
The intended purpose of the law was to protect revenue streams of companies by ensuring that users pay for access to copyrightable works. Blizzard is using the law in this instance to protect their revenue stream by preventing other players from quitting the game, not using it to ensure that unauthorized users don't have access.
The real problem is that Blizzard is saying 'This using broke the cheating rule, therefore they were in violation of the EULA, therefore they weren't an authorized user, therefore any attempt to go around that protection is against the law', but glider's primary purpose is to allow cheating.
(A) is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title;
Circumventing Warden is not the primary purpose of Glider, but rather is a secondary function in order to allow the primary purpose.
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