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she didn't even flinch for her first time.
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text: As far as the TNG-lite rule goes, I would say that'll be more relevant early in the show. But even then, I personally feel like the constant tidbits we get about the characters in those episodes, which add up to far more substance later on down the line, do something to set DS9 apart from the other series, sometimes even elevating a bad episode to at least...worthwhile for something, and a meh episode to something OK. Regarding Cardassian nuance...you see more of that later. The Guard does have its share of undisciplined idiots like Jasad though--who clearly had some severe anger management problems.

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text: It's hard to believe that a lot of people really don't like the Slug Princess. But ever since her fight with Madara and how badly she is suffering right now, even being cut in half! And yet she can still talk and at least move enough to summon. Ever since that happen there's been a lot of hate going around her. She's not weak. Sure she can't use wood release or use medical ninjutsu as well as Hashirama can. But in all her story and background to her upbringing of herself is outstanding and what's even more inspiring is she has the Will Of Fire. To protect the village. It's no wonder she has the will power and energy. And yet she is humble enough to save the fellow Kages over herself. That is the most selfless thing she could have done. Come on guys? We may love her for her breast but in all she's a pretty awesome Hokage. It may be her downfall but she has saved a lot of lives in the process. She beat Madara in ways he can't even understand.


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DETROIT - The Wayne County Health Department has confirmed meningitis type B resulted in the death of a 19-year-old Livonia-native and Central Michigan University student.
St. Mary Mercy Livonia hospital in Livonia said Nicholas Collins died May 10.
The Mount Pleasant school earlier said it was notified by an alert originally from the Wayne County Health Department that Collins, who lived in Trout Hall, tested positive.
The Health Department said Thursday that final laboratory test results confirmed Neisseria meningitides serogroup B resulted in Collins' death. There is no vaccine in the U.S. to protect against the serogroup B disease, the department said.
Watch: Dr. discuss severity of meningitis
Meningitis is an infection of the fluid that surrounds a person's spinal cord and the brain. It can be caused by a virus or bacteria, but bacterial meningitis is more dangerous.
Central Michigan University treats students
Officials at the university are now treating students with antibiotics.
The school has asked anyone who had close personal contact with the Livonia man between April 30 and May 3 to contact health officials or a doctor.
People can contact the Wayne County Health Department at 734-727-7078. Central Michigan's Health Services can be contacted at 989-774-6577.
INTERVIEW: Wayne County Health Department on meningitis
Victim was sports star, 'great guy'
Local 4 spoke with several of Collins' former high school teammates. Collins was on the golf and football team. He graduated in 2011.
Friends say his nickname on the football field was "Speedy" and he had a strong golf swing.
"He was quiet, but when he talked to you, he talked to you. He was a really great guy," said Ryan Linn. "He was very unique. I had the privilege of playing football and golf with him and he was very exceptional at both sports."
Collins started his summer job Monday and was hospitalized on Tuesday. He died two days later.
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The key lies in knowing how to develop strong leaders
Strong, healthy small-group ministries succeed because they develop strong, healthy small-group leaders. So, naturally, one of the top concerns ministry leaders have is how to develop strong group leaders. How can you be sure they'll lead well? What will slow down the turnover rate? How do you get more people to lead?
Healthy leaders are empowered leaders. Empowered leaders are trained for success and entrusted with authority.
As ministry leaders, we must give our lay leaders more than just permission to lead. It's our job to provide them with three things: (1) clearly defined direction, (2) relevant training and (3) personal support. When you strategically equip them in these three areas, you produce an environment where innovative leaders lead with passion and power, and lives change.
A major key to empowering your leaders is adequate training, providing them with the resources they need and avoiding the temptation to let management become about control. If you provide inadequate training and resources, you'll create the need to hypermanage your leaders later.
An under-trained, over-controlled leadership environment always results in weak, tentative leaders and high turnover.
Effective training is far more than sharing philosophies. It's defining what "success" looks like by clearly defining direction and goals and helping your leaders create a plan of action. As you're developing your training, figure out what assumptions you're making about what your leaders will know and do when they're leading. Identify the top three or four things, and don't assume they can read your mind—train them!
At Gateway, our first step in training is an orientation for new leaders. In this session, we provide training on very practical things, such as how to get started, where to find curriculum, how to get people in your group and so on. Our initial training also defines the vision for our small groups, explains how leaders are trained and supported, and lets them know what resources are available for them.
Then, it's time to get started.
After our small-group leaders have started their groups we provide in-depth and practical training about caring for people, empowering group members, facilitation skills and more.
Why do we wait until after they're leading a group to train them in these areas? Because people learn best when they have a context in which to see and practice what they're learning. Imagine marriage counseling: You may spend hours in premarital counseling, but you don't realize how badly you need it until after you're married!
Another critical piece of the puzzle in empowering leaders is trusting them to lead well. The only way you'll be able to rest comfortably with this is if you're supporting and listening to your leaders within the context of personal relationships.
The Bible instructs us to "know the condition of our flock." You can do this through a core group of leaders who've been entrusted with caring for the other leaders. In order to feel empowered, your group leaders need to know who to turn to for help. If they don't feel relationally connected to these peoplebefore they need help, they won't turn to them when they actually do!
Far more people succeed than fail when using this approach to leadership development. In fact, very few people fail at all. When a leadership system is structured for support and not control, the cream always rises to the top. As marketing guru Seth Godin says: "When you open doors for people (instead of closing them), your followers are more likely to open doors for others."
Over time, you will see strong, healthy small groups emerge—because empowered leaders empower others.
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Did Rowling say that it was recessive? I honestly don't see how that works, as then there'd be no muggleborns and no halfbloods, you know, wizard and muggle children...I don't know...
Did Rowling say that it was recessive? I honestly don't see how that works, as then there'd be no muggleborns and no halfbloods, you know, wizard and muggle children...I don't know...
I think being magical is just something you inherit that genes have no effect on (like Downs Syndrome, for instance). Because it gets contradictory once you label it "recessive" or "dominant."Originally Posted by OliveOil_Med
If the trait was recessive, Squibs would be nonexistent because it wouldn't be possible for a witch and wizard to carry a Muggle gene. If the trait was dominant, Muggleborns wouldn't be around, as there would be no way for a Muggle parent to transfer a wizard gene to its child.
Onto answering your question: I don't think any Muggles are allowed to know of the existence of witches/wizards. News travels fast around the world, and it's impossible to trust everyone to be discreet.
This might not really be a credible sorce, but on Harry Potter Wiki, I found an article saying that the magic gene is dominant. But then, I would welcome the introduction of other articles and what they say about wizarding genetics.
And there is an excellent essay on the Lexicon about genetics.
I'm studing genetics atm (I just watched ten hours of lectures online in two days studying for an exam), so even though I can't be bothered to write an essay about wizarding genetics, I do have a bit of a theory
Okay, so first off, I'm not sure that there'd be one single gene for magic - that doesn't take into account the differences in magical abilities and things - I think it's probably a sequence of genes that work together. The genes for magic are probably a mutations of a genes, i.e. a phenotypes. Genes/gene sequences can be turned on and off by enzymes (or something, I didn't fully understand this part), right? So I kind of think that the wizarding gene would be dominant, i.e. loads of people have it, but only some people actually express the gene (and you only have magic if you're able to express the gene, and it requires a special enzyme or amino acid, or someting)? That probably doesn't make sense at all, but yeah


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Here's a walkthrough manual on everything you need to know about traveling and staying in Phuket. Here are the reasons people typically want to holiday on this island:
1) See white pristine beaches (you need to island hop for this one – either Raya Island or Phi Phi Islands)
2) Stay in nice hotels at great prices
3) Get cheap Thai massages, spa and facial treatments
4) Eat cheap and fresh seafood (make sure you stay away from sashimi/fresh oysters)
I wanted a convenient, one stop solution for my travel needs, so I booked the flight and hotel package with AirAsiaGo.com. Total price is RM1.3k for two for 4d3n.
Booking process is quick and easy and you have over 70,000+ hotels to choose from. Plus the flights are cheaper when bundled with the rooms because AirAsia owns its route network, making pricing play a lot easier with its own Online Travel Agent. The package was a deal because October is low season at Phuket. Come Nov – Dec, get ready for mayhem.
Phuket Airport is 45 minutes away from the town area (we stayed at Deevana, Patong). So remember to get airport transport. We hired one through AirAsiaGo. It costs 650 baht, or RM65, which is market rate.
Our friendly driver came on time and was already waiting for us, although we landed 15 minutes early (9pm Bangkok time).
Deevana Resort and Spa – apparently the new rooms are a lot better. Our room was nice, but quite old. Remember to request for the new wing.
Food in Phuket
This meal cost us only RM70 (which is the cost of an average meal in Phuket for 2). We had a whole steamed fish, deep fried squid, fresh oysters (I think I got my food poisoning from this so stay away), kailan, and rice. This is a halal stall, which is a short walk from our hotel. Continental breakfast is provided every morning at the hotel from 6am – 10.30am.
View during breakfast time.
Shoppping in Phuket
1) Sunglasses should not cost you more than 200 baht. You can get them from legit stores at Jungceylon Mall which is smack in Patong town. Great location if you want to shop and go to the beach after. Stay in Millenium Resort, it's next to the Mall.
2) Generally, trinkets get cheaper as you walk further down towards the beach area during the day. Depending on your luck, some vendors up the road might sell it to you for half price if they are desperate for business (especially if they are closing for the day). I don't really buy the first customer best price basis.
Massage / Facials in Phuket
We got a 1 hour aromatheraphy massage + 1 hour facial for RM100 at Hanako Tokyo in Patong, which is next to our hotel. You can also get RM20 1 hour foot massages in shops as you walk down the road. It's a great deal.
Getting Around Phuket
Tuk-tuks (little jeeps used as local mode of transportation) start at 200 baht or RM20 to get around the island. It is expensive for the distance covered – it's like getting charged RM20 for a trip from Pavilion to Bukit Bintang. My suggestion is to walk it – you can cover the whole town in half a day.
Alternatively, you can rent a motorbike. It's cheap, and you can ride naked as long as you have a helmet on.
Island Hopping
It costs 900 baht or RM90 per person, for a full day island hopping trip at Raya or Phi Phi which includes transport, snorkelling, and food. This is the low season price with a 50% discount. My adventure ended abruptly here when I was struck with violent food poisoning and was bedridden for 2 days. I couldn't make for the to the island hopping activity, but the lady was kind enough to refund some of our money back (sunk cost: RM50). Find a lady called Nim during the day – she works at a stall down the road from Deevana.
Medical Care
Getting a doctor to call in to see you if you're too sick to move starts from 3,000 baht or RM300. You can opt to reserve cash for that or have your Mastercard/Visa handy. Just make sure you're able enough to move to sign off the payment.
The doctor that came to see me was the local town doctor called Dr Pornsak. He saw my state of non-stop vomiting and retching and jabbed with me antibiotics and morphine. "You OK," he said reassuringly before he left. His prediction came true about 12 hours later after I purged myself of the leftover toxins in my body for the 10th time.
Despite my harrowing experience, I truly enjoyed my stay in Phuket. It's a beautiful, laid back place and people are friendly. I am definitely going back to check out Raya Island. I'd probably go back for Zoom treatment (RM900) or LASIK too – medical tourism is flourishing here because treatment prices are cheap. Can Malaysia play catch up in this area?
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ronch wrote:Hi JBI. Yeah, I read your post about getting an FX a few months back. Just curious, did you ever use the stock HSF and noticed that it was pretty loud as well? Mine is almost deafening under full load. My main concern here is that I got a comparably hotter sample, and the fan is cranking all the way up to cool it. it's quite possible to get a hotter sample, isn't it?
To answer your questions, I'm using the latest BIOS (it came by default with the board), and in the BIOS UEFI it's cranking all the way up to 5000RPM+ and temps reach 66C, which never show up in AOD and Coretemp, although I suspect that's pretty much because the chip is running full throttle in the BIOS, when CnQ is yet to kick in. What's happening with AOD and Coretemp however, is strange in that temps swing back and forth from ~19C to ~26C in ~1 sec intervals. What do you think?
ronch wrote:If it helps in the discussion, I'd like to mention that the CPU seems to be cranking up to 4.1GHz instead of 4.0GHz. That's with all cores. I'm not sure if this is normal or not. Perhaps AMD wants this to go up to Intermediate Turbo Core right away instead of the 4.0GHz base clock with all cores boosting.
ronch wrote:@Arclight - Thanks for doing research, man. Yeah I saw OC Genie, but my concern is the deafeningly loud CPU fan and the wildly fluctuating CPU temperature readings, which could be tied to one another.
I notice now that every time I launch Coretemp, temps start to read at ~26C then fall quickly down to ~10C. The room is airconditioned now but I don't think it's THAT cold. I'm banking on faulty thermal sensors but if so, do I return the CPU or the board?
ronch wrote:The HSF is mounted correctly and does get warm


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October 19, 2006 10:35 a.m. EST
Peter A. Flies - All Headline News Newswriter
New York, NY (AHN) - Isiah Thomas, the head coach and general manager of the New York Knicks, issued a delayed reaction to cold criticisms made by a certain former Knick and current commentator during the NBA Draft. Former Knick Greg Anthony, now an ESPN analyst, disagreed with the choice of forward Renaldo Balkman, but the rookie has surprised his critics by playing solid basketball. And now Isiah is letting Anthony know that he never buried the hatchet.
On Wednesday, Thomas left no stone unturned in deriding Anthony, questioning not only Anthony's analysis of the draft pick, but also his skills as a commentator.
Thomas told the AP, "Greg Anthony should never ever be in a position to question myself on anything about basketball."
Furthermore, Thomas went on to mock Anthony's talent as a player.
"I do remember the kind of player he was. I'll leave it at that," adding that "Greg could only go left."
The trash-talk, reminiscent more of Bad Boy Pistons Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer than businessman Isiah, eventually settled into a kinder treatment of Anthony, who was not the only commentator with questions about Balkman as the 20th overall draft pick. Isaiah suggested that Anthony, as a former Knick, owed more loyalty and less disaffection to the franchise because of his association with the team.
"I know a Piston would never do that. A Celtic would never do that. A Laker would never do that. It wouldn't happen."
Isiah had Anthony on his brain, referring to him throughout the press conference even on questions off-topic.
As for the man who indirectly stirred up this argument, Balkman has turned a few heads so far, apparently fulfilling his own prophecy.
"It's a lot of doubters up there," he told the AP in July, "saying I'm not gonna be this and I'm not gonna be that, but when I step on the court, they're gonna second-guess themselves."
So far, Balkman, a 6-8 forward from South Carolina, has shown enthusiasm and hustle that has wowed the New York crowd into a standing ovation. The reception has, for now, vindicated Isiah and elevated Balkman's status at the 20th pick.
"I woke up the next day and I just sat there," Balkman said after being selected, "and I felt like, man, I just won the lottery. I got picked in the NBA. Number 20. Wow."


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On Ethics
Science and Martyrdom
George L. Murphy
St. Mark Lutheran Church
Tallmadge OH
From Perspectives on Science and
Christian Faith 41 (March 1989): 33-35.
© 1989 Americian Scientific Affiliation
In one experiment, M. Curie caused a relatively weak radioactive product to act upon his arm for ten hours. The redness appeared immediately, and later a wound was caused which took four months to heal. The epidermis was locally destroyed, and formed again slowly and with difficulty, leaving a very marked scar.1
Pierre Curie did not die from his experiments with radioactive materials, though that might have been his fate if he had not been run down by a horse-drawn wagon in the streets of Paris. Marie Curie's health was seriously affected, and her life probably shortened by her long work with radioactivity. In those same years at the turn of the century when the Curies and others were being exposed to dangerous radiation dosages in their studies of newly discovered and imperfectly understood radioactivity and X-rays, Jesse Lazear and Clara Maass were dying of yellow fever as a result of investigations into the causes of that disease and searches for its treatment.
We find injury and death as a result of scientific research throughout the history of science. Marie Curie's life in one way paralleled that of Galileo, whose blindness in old age was probably caused in part by direct observation of the sun with his early telescopes. In both cases, we might be tempted to say that "they should have known better," but that would be from the perspective of people who know the risks involved in what those pioneers were doing. It is in the nature of investigating new phenomena that one does not know the risks involved precisely because the phenomena are new.
Less well-known than Galileo or Curie is Richmann. He died repeating Franklin's famous kite experiment, after saying: "In these days even the physicist has an opportunity to display his fortitude."2 Chemists may think instead of Scheele, one of the greats of the eighteenth century. His health was certainly affected by the toxic materials with of hydrocyanic acid, and even reported on its taste3 Many other investigators have not been so fortunate in their excursions into the unknown.
Recently, the world was stunned by the death of the Challenger crew. Most Americans, who had gotten accustomed to the idea that the space shuttle was as routine as a commuter train, hardly knew what to make of such a disaster. In one way, of course, we did have a right to be surprised and angry, because later investigations have shown that those deaths could have been avoided if reasonable care had been taken. But we also need to realize that people have often taken a very naive view of the risks involved in space exploration, and in scientific research in general. Soviet cosmonauts and American astronauts had died in the line of duty before the shuttle explosion and, if the exploration of space continues, we can be sure that there will be other deaths. Who ever promised that the investigation of the universe was going to be easy?
A phrase like "martyrs of science" might call up a picture of Galileo being forced to recant, or of Soviet geneticists being persecuted because of their acceptance of Mendel's laws. That is indeed one type of risk which scientists have had to face. But one need not be regarded as dangerously unorthodox; one need not encounter persecution in order to find danger in science. The active investigation of the world, which is what modern science is all about, is risky. Anyone today working in a laboratory in which AIDS is studied is well aware of that. Even volunteers for a psychology experiment may in some circumstances be exposed to danger.
Of course we want the space program, and in fact all research, to be as safe as possible. No society which respects human life will have it otherwise. (And even a society which has no particular respect for human life in itself will probably want to avoid squandering one of its most important resources, its scientists and engineers.) In much the same way, the Christian Church has always highly honored its martyrs who have died for their faith, but has also condemned those who try to get themselves killed for being Christians. The words, "When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next" (Matthew 10:23), suggest that martyrdom is to be avoided if that can be done in a way consistent with one's faith.
We would have to make a similar judgment in the case of science. Doing an experiment without adequate safety precautions is simply foolish, and it is wrong to subject others to risks without their knowledge and consent in the name of science. But in some scientific fields, to insist upon total safety would be to forego the possibility of any advancement. It is not always possible to foresee the dangers which might arise in an investigation, and in some cases (as with attempts to develop treatments for diseases) it may well be felt by the people who are involved in the work that the unavoidable risk associated with a line of research is worth facing.
There would seem to be much more involved here than the mere possibility that things may go wrong. A person does not have to be a scientist like Pierre Curie to be killed in a traffic accident! Of course it is true that all of life is risky, but we are glimpsing another truth at least as deep as that. The scientific enterprise involves a certain forgetfulness of self, and a willingness to put the pursuit of the truth about the world ahead of personal comfort and even of personal safety. It involves at least potentially the willingness to risk one's life in order to know something about the nature of reality.
Plato was not primarily concerned with the search For knowledge about the physical world. But there may be a hint of this reality that we have glimpsed in the words he reports Socrates saying on the day of the death to which he had been sentenced because of his pursuit of truth: the philosopher must always pursue death and dying.4 Even the scientist who does not see nature as God's revelation may risk health or wealth or life itself for a truth and beauty which is, in fact, from God, for God's gifts in creation are available for all (Matthew 5:45).
In the wisdom tradition of Israel we find the willingness to sacrifice oneself for Wisdom which is explicitly recognized as God's gift:
I loved her more than health and beauty,
and I chose to have her rather than light,
because her radiance never ceases. (Wisdom 7:10)
It is through Wisdom that God gives understanding of the world:
For it is he who gave me unerring knowledge of what exists,
to know the structure of the world and the activity of the elements;
the beginning and end and middle of times,
the alternations of the solstices and the changes of the seasons,
the cycles of the year and the constellations of the stars,
the natures of animal and the tempers of wild beasts,
the powers of spirits and the reasonings of men,
the varieties of plants and the virtues of roots;
I learned both what is secret and what is manifest,
for wisdom, the fashioner of all things, taught me. (Wisdom 7:17-22)
In the New Testament Jesus Christ, the Wisdom of God (I Corinthians 1:30), calls people to follow him in the way of the cross. The scientist who is a Christian may move into unknown territory, knowing that there are risks involved, but also that the God whose truth is being sought is the God of the cross and resurrection.
Science and technology may also be means of service to humanity and to the whole creation. Thus, intelligent risktaking in their pursuit can be a following of the pattern given by the Incarnate Wisdom of God in John 15:13. This should come as no surprise to those who believe that the God revealed in the universe is the Crucified One.5 If that is the case, all approaches to the truth about creation will to some extent carry the sign of the cross.
1Marie Curie, Radioactive Substances (New York Philorophical Library, 1961), p. 6i.
2Quoted in John L. Heilbron, "Franklin's Physics,"' Physics Today, July 1976, P.36.
3Dictionary of Scientific Biography, editor-in-chief Charler Coulson Gillispie (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, L975), vol. X11, r.v. "Scheele, Carl Wilham
4"Phaedo," in The Collected Dialogues of Plato (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 1961), p. 46.
5Georgr L. Murphy. "The Paradox of Mediated Creation Ex Nihilo," Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith (December 1987); 221.
Scripture citations are from the Revised Standard version.


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Mönch Climber's Log
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|Jungfrau & Monch
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2016
|Climbed first the Jungfrau and than the Monch later in the morning.
|Posted Aug 29, 2016 11:17 am
|andre hangaard
|All alone on the Mönch
Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2014
|On the second day of my Swiss alpine weekend in October I climbed the Mönch over the normal route. As this was almost in the end of the season I was all alone during my solo climb.
As daybreak was late I did not start earlier than 7.00am.
The conditions were great and the corniched summitridge was very easy to negotiate. A nice and fun little climb which did require full concentration during certain movements.
|Posted Feb 18, 2015 4:42 pm
|Awesome combo!
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2014
|Climbed during the Jungfrau and Monch Mountain Madness Combo.
|Posted Oct 4, 2014 10:18 pm
|SE Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2014
|Very enjoyable climb. Gorgeous weather after 5 days of steady downpours. We followed a well-trodden path in fresh snow. It was so warm that we climbed in short-sleeve shirts all the way to the spectacular summit! Done in the company of my son Christoph and Dominick, our local guide. Highly recommended as a day trip (took first AM train from Grindelwald, had no problems with high altitude sickness).
|Posted Aug 1, 2014 6:45 pm
|Monch Summit
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 1997
|Climbed through AMS to successfully summit, then watched another climber trigger a moderate avalanche on the way down!
|Posted Jun 23, 2014 3:24 am
|Steve Larson
|SE ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2013
|Got a late start due to a luggage snafu that kept my partner in Zurich until the morning of the climb, but we had perfect weather and decent snow travel. What a wonderful place!
|Posted Aug 7, 2013 8:50 pm
|exposed finish ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2012
|Very nice climb. WOuld repeat.
|Posted Jul 3, 2013 9:39 am
|2nd time lucky
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2010
|Had aimed to get the first two trains of the morning up from Kleine Scheidegg but it was reserved for fat, lazy tourists, so we had to wait an hour. By the time we got the final arete near the summit it has turned to slush and was too dangerous. Retreated to Monchsjochutte and the next day retraced our steps and made it to the top. Beautiful views all round
|Posted Mar 24, 2013 8:50 am
|SE Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 1990
|Great weather and route was in decent condition. Snow was hard and went fast with crampons. Absolutely loved the summit ridge and view. Climb was over too soon; really wished the route was longer!
|Posted Nov 14, 2012 7:11 pm
|Exposed and beautiful
|Turned back on the snowy ridgeline, as my partner had old crampons, and ice balling made things difficult. Crampon walking skills are essential on such an exposed ridge. It's not the same as experience on flat/not exposed snow. Really fun scramble, I'd recommend ropes, but they're not essential for more experienced climbers. All in all well worth it, even without the summit :D
|Posted Sep 18, 2012 5:43 pm
|Beautiful view
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2007
|Nice short climb onto a snowy 4000er with a beautiful view over the green middle area of switzerland.
|Posted Aug 6, 2012 4:09 am
|Normal route
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2011
|Climbed the SE ridge normal route. The final ridge on the top is very nice.
|Posted Aug 15, 2011 5:58 am
Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2011
|Our first attempt was a failure due to nasty weather... the other 2 parties who attempted the climb on this day also bailed. Stayed at the hut (we were the only guests!!!!) and awoke to a beautiful but windy day. Had the entire ascent to ourselves in virgin condition! Nobody had summited in a couple of days and breaking a track along the narrow ridge was a bit unnerving. Incredible experience, our 1st 4000er in the Alps without a guide :)
|Posted Jun 22, 2011 8:02 am
|Sebastian Hamm
|3rd time fog on Mönch
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2011
|60 cm of fresh snow. First party to climb Mönch on this day. It took its time but we made it up. The third time on Mönch..I never had a summit view... ;-(
|Posted Jun 6, 2011 3:23 am
|First Swiss Summit
Date Climbed: May 10, 2011
|More challenging than I expected but made the summit along with our guide Stefan. Gabriela relaxed at the rain gauge part way up while we summited. Nice day only a fe clouds here and there. Two other teams also summited.
|Posted May 10, 2011 12:15 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007
|Soloed via SE ridge. Tried once, but got stormed off, tried a second time, and had a blast. Totally do-able as a solo route.
|Posted Apr 13, 2011 11:48 am
|Normal route
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2010
|With Jan and Karl Gunnar
|Posted Mar 2, 2011 11:08 am
|Monch SE ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2007
|I guided my wife up this route. Fantastic airy arete up near the top!
|Posted Dec 29, 2010 12:10 pm
|SE ridge
Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2010
|Perfect on a good day in October
Second 4000m peak
|Posted Nov 4, 2010 3:56 pm
|South Face
Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2010
|Climbed the South Face (Alpine D). Moved together for the entirety of the climb. Descended down SE Ridge.
|Posted Oct 17, 2010 5:15 pm


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As per Eric Koreen, thanks the Bargnani's disppearing act, DeRozan instantly becomes our biggest trade asset this offseason.
http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/...d-who-will-go/DeRozan's is the most uncertain case on the roster. On the one hand, he has quieted concerns about his ability to play alongside Gay — he averaged close to 20 points per game, getting to the free-throw line 7.5 times per game in 12 contests in February playing with Gay.
However, what was said at the time of the trade still stands: Both Gay and DeRozan cannot consistently hit the three-point shot, defend at a high level or create for others.
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC -- The 59th Atlantic Coast Exposition continued its rebound, bolstered by ever-stronger participation for the third straight year. Attendance has grown by an average 10% a year since the 2011 show; about 800 showgoers from operator, distributor, broker, supplier and manufacturer segments took part. It was held on Oct. 4 and 5 here.
The educational portion of the program featured three presentations. The first, led by Rich Carango of Schubert b2b/Schubert Communications (Downingtown, PA), explored the importance of effective marketing in today's image-oriented society and economical ways to do it.
The second, titled "Invest, Innovate or Die," was conducted by D/FW Consulting's Paul Schlossberg (Goshen, NY); it addressed the challenge of adapting full-line vending to the fast-changing perceptions and desires of today's consumers by combining the best available technology with close attention to detail on location.
Rounding out the seminars was a panel session featuring representatives from leading supply and distribution companies, including Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, PepsiCo, Vendors Supply and Vistar. The panelists discussed current trends in consumer preferences and the development of products that reflect them.
Two concurrent in-depth training sessions were held. Mike Frye of Southeastern Vending Services (Charlotte, NC) led a three-hour workshop on troubleshooting and problem solving for major brands of vending equipment and payment systems.
Noted "career coach" Ty Bello, Team@Work CoachÂshops (Spencerville, IN), conducted a supervisor "training camp," probing topics that ranged from performance management and coasting through communication and motivation to delegation, conflict resolution and team-building.
A highlight of the Atlantic Coast Exposition was the annual Awards Breakfast held on Saturday morning. ACE convention committee chair Gaye Tankersley, Food Service Inc., welcomed participants and asked them to pause for a moment and remember three distinguished industry pioneers: Sylvan (Van) Myers of Wometco; Food Service Inc. founder Gene Rountree; and James Howell (Jim) Sikes, who established Vendors Supply in the early 1960s.
Awards presented during the breakfast included North Carolina Vending Association and Virginia Automatic Merchandising Association Operator and Supplier of the Year honors, and the ACE Lifetime Achievement Award. This was presented to the late Bob McTaggart, a veteran of the American Tobacco Co. who became an operator with Wometco Enterprises, and then with Hampton Roads Vending, where he was named 1994 Virginia Vendor of the Year. Bruce Myers (Van's son, and also a Wometco veteran) presented the posthumous award to Gordon Vermillion (Kinston, NC), McTaggart's brother-in-law.
Exhibit awards were presented to Mondelez for best single booth, Coca-Cola Consolidated for best multi-booth display and Brokers Unlimited for best mega-booth in the 2013 expo.
GAME ON! The 59th annual Atlantic Coast Exposition got under way in Myrtle Beach, SC with the traditional ribbon cutting, and honored distinguished service to the industry at the Awards Breakfast on Oct. 5.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed posthumously on Hampton Roads Vending's Bob McTaggart, who died a decade ago. Above left, Bruce Myers (l.) presents plaque to Gordon Vermillion, McTaggart's brother-in-law and former owner of Vermillion Vending Service (Kinston, NC). At right, Gaye Tankersley, Food Service Inc. (Columbia, SC), accepts award lauding her service in chairing the 2013 ACE planning committee; making the presentation is last year's chairman, Wayne Seagraves of Canteen (McLeansville, NC). The event drew some 800 industry members, continuing its recent rebound.
The North Carolina Vending Association and Virginia Automatic Merchandising Association presented their Operator and Supplier of the Year awards at the 2013 ACE. At left, Chris Taylor (l.), Canteen (Garner, NC), accepts North Carolina Operator of the Year trophy from Scott Denhard, Canteen (Charlotte). At right, Lisa Kelly of Mondelez receives North Carolina Supplier of the Year award from Mike Frye, Southeastern Vending Services (Charlotte).
At left, Mark Matthews (l.), H&L Tom's (Virginia Beach), celebrates his choice as Virginia Vendor of the Year with the award presenter and 2012 recipient, his father Rick. At right, Virginia Supplier of the Year Award is bestowed on Frank Heatherly, G&J Marketing & Sales (Palm Harbor, FL), by Walter Abele, Vistar (Greensboro, NC).
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Wank Party 2011 #8 features a bevy of beauties, in David Kadera, Artur Lafek, Michal Herak, Gregor Bortel, Roman Demuth and Daniel Benda. The video starts with interchanging shots of Roman and Gregor playing squash and the other four guys in the pool, with a frisbee. David, Artur, Michal and Daniel get out of the pool and remove their swimming trunks and jump back into the pool. Gregor and Roman finish their game and join the guys in the pool. Then the fun really begins, as three guys climb on the shoulder of the others and start to play fight, having a lot of fun. Then they climb out of the pool and move to a relaxation room, where they dry each other. Roman, David and Artur take it a bit further and start to rub each other's bodies, the other guy notice and do the same. David and Artur really get things going by kissing each other, as Artur takes hold of David's cock. So now the action really hots up and as all the guys start to get it on, with kissing and caressing, in two groups of three. It is not long before the two groups come together, with David focussing his attention on Michal, while wanking Artur. Daniel gets in on the act by starting to wank Michal. Cocks are soon hard and the sucking begins, with David sucking on Artur, while he kisses Roman. Michal sucks on Daniel and wanks Gregor. David quickly moves to suck on Roman as well, switching between him and Artur. Daniel also gets in on the act and sucks Gregor as Michal sucks him. Lots of very nice sucking by the guys, which looks very good indeed. The groupings come together again so that David can suck on Michal while Artur attends to David's ass. A change of position sees everyone sucking or being sucked, or both, with hard throbbing cocks everywhere. It's not long before the action moves on and Daniel is rimming David, while Artur rims Michal with Gregor and Roman holding the guys legs in the air, to ease the access. Some fingering is also in order and duly happens, and we get a great view of two hot asses being well fingered. The natural progession is for some fucking and Artur slides his dick into David's willing hole, while Michal sits on Daniel's throbbing cock. Roman offers his cock up to David's eager mouth too and is duly accepted. Changing position so that Michal and David have their asses in the air lets Daniel and Artur fuck them nice and deep while Roman and Gregor's throbbing cocks get some attention as well. Michal and David swap positions, so that Artur and Daniel get a different ass to work on. After those asses have had a good fill there is still more to come, and the guys move to doggy, for some more deep dicking. Michal is also eager for a taste of Gregor's cock and goes down on it as he is being fucked. Gregor is ready to shoot his load and David and Michal go in close to get a taste as the cock blows. That is the trigger for the other guys and they lay Gregor down and all shoot there creamy loads over his body, to bring the party to a wonderful ending. What a lovely shoot with all the guys doing a great job.
Jan Vrana is from Teplice and is 18 years old. He is a student who enjoys cooking, rugby and fitness. Jan is a great looking guy, such a handsome face. The video starts with his interview and then Jan starts to massage his body for us, through this clothes paying particular attention to the cock in his jeans. as he does this a helping hand arrives and lifts his tee shirt to get to work on his upper body. His shirt is quickly removed, and reveals a nice slim body, which the hands massage as Jan massages his cock again. The hands then move round to remove Jan's jeans, which reveals a nice hard cock, which he grabs quickly and starts to wank. The hands caress Jan's legs, and then take hold of his cock too to assist in the wanking. Boy, that cock gets so stiff, with the head shining brilliantly. Fully erect, and throbbing Jan lifts his legs, to expose his sweet hole, covered in hair. The hands move in again and grab Jan's cock and slides a finger in to his ass hole. Jan is looking into the camera as his hole is being diddled by the finger. A vibrator appears and also enters the ass, while the hand continues to wank on the throbbing cock, which is gloriously thick too. This all builds up in Jan and he spurts a nice creamy load for us, while the vibrator is still in his ass. The hands take the opportunity to smear the cum over Jan's body before he departs for a well earned shower, taking a nice long piss for us before the shower starts. What a fabulous model Jan is, and what a great show he gave us. I do hope we can get him to go further.
Igor Premsyl is 27 and comes from Prostejov. He is a bodyguard and a boxer and likes fitness, boxing and vale tudo. Igor's video for Badpuppy is wonderful. It starts with a view of Igor's handsome face, and the camera pans down the full length of his body, showing his beautiful body. We see the outling of his cock in his jeans as the camera works its way down. Then back to Igor's face and chest, with his bulging biceps,as he moves a hand down to his nipples. Then he demonstrates some arm poses before turning around and poses some more. Such massive biceps. Igor slowly goes through a routine of poses which shows him off so well, and eventually his hands move to his groin, beginning to rub it and then undoing the jeans and pushing them down some to reveal an upstanding cock, rock hard, thick and throbbing. Igor begins to wank the cock for us, all the time also feeling his chest. He turns around and removes the jeans, so we see his ass for the first time, his hands massaging the cheeks before he does some more posing moves. Then Igor squats down a bit, so his ass cheeks separate, and he also pushes his cock downwards, so we see his ass and cock at the same time. Bending more we can now see his face between his legs, as he wanks his cock with the ass hole exposed. Igor then really grabs his ass and spreads the cheeks real wide so the hole is starting to open for us. such a great view of the hole with a hairy crack too, most inviting. Standing up with his cock standing proud Igor oils he body and wanks himself. He is really loving demonstrating his body for us as he works his cock and rubs his body. Laying down, legs open Igor continues to work on his throbbing cock before lifting his legs in the air so we get another view of that beautiful ass, and scrumptious hole. Igor is ready to pop, so he stands and shoots his hot load for us, a nice creamy stream of cum shooting out of it. The final act is Ivan showering to clean up and finish a most beautiful video.
Tomek Kubovy is aged 26. He lives in Kladno and works as a tennis coach. Tomek likes animals, fitness, dance and tennis. What a lovely looking guy he is with such a handsome face and very fit body. He looks fabulous in this stills shoot, as he smiles his way through it, with some great poses which show him off to perfection. We get some great pics of his cock, both flaccid, with his foresking covering the helmet, and hard, as well as pics of that beautiful ass, nicely spread to reveal the hols. I like Tomek very much indeed, so I know I will enjoy his video and hope we can move him on to some guy-guy contact.


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Topic: 0.6.0-rc1
I'm currently working with 0.6.0-rc1.
Could you maybe tell me what changes are going into this version.
Tried to get it to work on a rather unusual environment, that is Debian Sid, with versions of dovecot, postfix, amavis,.... from unstable/testing.
After playing around with it, I could see some changes in dovecot 1.2
Is there anything else you are working on/have changed in rc1.
At the moment I got problems with mail delivery, and was wondering if there is a change in this.
Also some of the config files, which should have been created by the install script for dovecot and postfix have not been created/updated.
Almost working, as in, I had to re-install Roundcube manually, and I can send mails from Roundcube.
Mails get accepted by server, but not delivered to mailbox.
Mar 30 16:18:35 derchris postfix/pipe[20386]: 9DD2AC020FD: to=<firstname.lastname@example.com>, relay=dovecot, delay=8254, delays=8254/0.02/0/0.18, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred (temporary failure)


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The Beds Police and Crime Commissioner is facing a criminal investigation for leaking confidential information.
Olly Martins has admitted to disclosing information about the death of Leon Briggs in custody to an associate.
The Independent Police and Crime Commission today announced a criminal investigation into the incident.
IPCC Commissioner James Dipple Johnstone said: "I am satisfied from the information we have at this time that the disclosure should be recorded as a conduct matter. Not least because of the concern this matter will have caused to the Mr Brigg's family and the local community means, there must be a fully-independent investigation to determine the full circumstances of that disclosure. Our investigation will be independent, thorough, and I want to reassure the community it will not detract from our important work investigating what happened to Mr Briggs in police custody."
Mr Briggs, 39, died on November 4 last year after he was restrained and detained by Bedfordshire Police officers and taken to Luton police station. His death is being investigated by the IPCC.
Mr Martins has admitted sharing information about the case with a third party, who then disclosed it to others.
A member of the public informed Beds Police of the breach, who then alerted the IPCC.
The Beds Police and Crime Panel gave Mr Martins a written warning in January and on February 4 the IPCC wrote to the panel directing it to record the incident as a conduct matter.
The panel then referred it to the IPCC, who determined that the matter needed to be independently investigated.
Commissioner Dipple-Johnstone will oversee the criminal investigation, which is separate from the independent IPCC investigation into the death of Mr Briggs.


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Depardieu has a Chechnyan fling
French actor Gerard Depardieu has continued his dalliance with Russia by hitting the dance floor in the Republic of Chechnya.
Depardieu, who has been at the centre of a heated debate over tax exiles in France, in January received a Russian passport from president Vladimir Putin. On Saturday he officially became resident of Saransk, a city of 300,000 about 400 miles east of Moscow.
Depardieu flew to Chechnya's capital Grozny and was treated to a lavish dinner by Ramzan Kadyrov, who has been ruling Chechnya with an iron fist since 2004. The two men joined each other for the region's highlander dance, known as lezginka.
Kremlin-backed Mr Kadyrov is a warlord's son who has been accused of grave rights abuses.


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BASTAD, Sweden, July 17 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Julia Goerges lost just four games Tuesday in advancing out of the first round of the Sony Swedish Open tennis tournament.
Goerges topped Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-2, 6-2 despite landing just 45 percent of her first serves. Three of the four games she lost came on service breaks.
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Well the title itself is a misnomer for starters as the disco era was a fairly short period during the mid to late 1970's as disco was eventually ousted from the music scene by Punk and the 80's were ruled by 2 Tone Ska then the New Romantics & synth music at least as far as the UK went any way.
Disco may have lived on into the 80's in America but it was replaced by electro, hip hop then rap followed by House music. Wikipedia even openly admits that disco died in 1979 but also states "the genre continued to be popular elsewhere during the 1980s", probably in less fashionable countries that hadn't adopted whatever was popular from England or America by then. Take it from someone who lived through all 3 decades, disco was dead and gone by the 1980's.
So whats on this album then?
1. High Energy - Evelyn Thomas. This was #1 in a few places in 1984 but can't really be classed as disco even though its origins are rooted there. The tracks title did spawn a new musical genre though.
2. Ain't Nothing But A House Party - The Contours. If this was ever a hit anywhere then I can't find any references to it nor could I find a release year, the song itself is a Motown tune. Definately not disco, not even close.
3. Another Man - Barbara Mason. From 1984, its best position was #45 in the UK charts so it can't be considered to be a hit in any way, shape or form. The Americans said it was R&B and it reached #68 in their R&B chart. So not a hit and certainly not disco.
4. Saddle Up - David Christie. Also from 1984, this album isn't doing very well as far as Disco era tunes goes so far is it? Christie was a French 1 hit wonder & this is it, I could only find 1 chart listing this as a hit and that was the Swiss chart where it was #4. The song itself certainly does contain elements of disco but then the French were always behind trends as far as music went.
5. Don't Stop The Music - Dina Carroll. From 1990 so its at least 20 years too late to be considered disco and it charted in the UK at #84 so it couldn't possibly be considered a hit. It sounds more like a House/Funk fusion if I'm honest, not even slightly like disco.
6. Hit And Run Lover - Carol Jiani. From 1981, it reached #4 on the US Billboard Club Play Singles chart. Its very synth pop & sounds a lot like "Trapped" by Colonel Abrahams or "Searching" by Hazel Dean. Its one of those dance music tracks that was really popular in gay clubs that were still mourning the passing of disco and would buy anything that sounded remotely like it.
7. Hang On In There Baby - Johnny Bristol. Finally after 7 tracks we get something from the 70's! From 1974 it was #3 in the UK but only #4 in the US R&B Charts despite being classed as a soul song, so yes it was a hit but no it wasn't disco.
8. Going Back To My Roots - Odyssey. From 1981 and it was more popular in the UK than anywhere else as it was #4, its best in America was #55 on the US Dance Charts. What you might not know (and I certainly didn't until I reviewed the album) was theirs was a cover version of Lamont Doziers 1977 funk original. Oh and his version is better than theirs.
9. So Many Men So Little Time - Miquel Brown. From 1983 and produced by Ian Levine, the same guy who wrote and produced High Energy. This track was actually the 1st creation in the HI-NRG club music genre made in an attempt to prove disco wasn't dead. According to Ian Levines Youtube entry it was #1 pop in France & Mexico & #1 on the US Billboard dance chart. It failed to chart in the UK, so we liked Sinitta but not her mum? Yep, she was Sinitta's mum!
10. Feet Don't Fail Me Now - Trammps. The only date I could find for this was 2006 and I could find no chart position at all, they were also listed as Soul as well as R&B. So not disco then.
11. We Are Invincible - 501's. From 1984 its another HI-NRG dance track, I can't find a chart position for this either in any countries chart so its unfair to be calling it a hit.
12. Love Machine - The Miracles. From 1975 and it was an actual disco hit too reaching #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as well as #3 in the UK.
13. Bass (How Low Can You Go) - Simon Harris. From 1988 this was a House track if it was anything but it was a US Billboard Dance #1. So yes a hit, no not disco sorry.
14. Strut Your Funky Stuff - David Christie. The only date I can find for this is 1995 but couldn't find any chart position. The album it was on was tagged as disco and its got quite a disco type sound to it, maybe disco but not a hit.
15. Footsteps Following Me - Frances Nero. From 1991, it reached #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it only got as far as #17 in the UK Charts. A nice tune but its more Motown/R&B influences than anything.
16. Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Croisette. From 1983 by the looks of it, its a HI-NRG cover tune in the vein of "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Communards. I couldn't find any chart positions for it anywhere in the world though.
17. We Are Family - Sister Sledge. An honest to goodness actual disco era hit! From 1979 it was #1 on two different US Billboard charts as well as also being a disco chart #1, we didn't embrace it quite as much in the UK as it only reached #7 on its initial release here however it reached #5 when it was remixed & rereleased in 1993. Personally I'd have sooner have had "Lost In Music", its a much better song by them.
18. Easy Love - Vikki Thomas. I'm wondering if they screwed up the labelling of this track as the only thing called Easy Love by anyone with that specific spelling is Vikki Benson from 1983, quite a nice synthy club track very much from the Pete Waterman school of music. It wasn't a hit though.
19. I'm Gonna Love You Forever - Jimmy Ruffin & Jackson Moore. From 1984 its yet another HI-NRG club track but I couldn't find any chart position for it.
20. Third Finger Left Hand - Angie Gold. From 1987 and another HI-NRG track also produced by Ian Levine, to be honest they may as have called this album "Now Thats What I call Tracks By Ian Levine" as there are so many by him on it.
21. It's Too Late - The Core.
22. Searching - Faces.
There is no information on the previous 2 tracks because I couldn't find any reference to either group. If Searching was by The Faces as fronted by Rod Stewart then I could find nothing about them having recorded it. I couldn't even find a group called The Core.
23. Sky High - Jigsaw. From 1975 and more funk than disco but certainly a bit of a disco influence. As soon as they started singing the chorus I recognised the song! They blatantly stole this from David Bowie as its the tune to "Life On Mars" which was written in 1971. This didn't do too badly being #1 in the Japanese Oricon International Singles Chart, it was #9 in the UK and #3 in the US Billboard Hot 100. I didn't know the band were Midlanders or that one of them was from my hometown of Coventry though.
24. Michael Jackson Medley - Ashaye. From 1983, the medley consisted of the following songs - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough,Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Rock With You & Billie Jean. I couldn't find a chart position for it but there was also a 12 inch version which also included Get On the Floor, Shake Your Body & Blame It On The Boogie in the medley.
25. Reflections - Evelyn Thomas. From 1986 it reached #18 in the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart so it was just about a hit but the song is quite a slow ballad type song, definately NOT disco.
26. Fly Me On The Wings Of Love - Celi Bee. From 1979 and it certainly sounds very disco from the intro, it reached #16 in the US Billboard Disco Charts.
If you were going by each tracks best position in ANY country then this album has 6 #1 records but then again it has 11 records that I either couldn't find a chart position for or they actually failed to chart in any country anywhere. Considering the staggering array of possible disco hits available this cd made an exceptionally poor selection of choices.
For an album calling itself a "Selection of Greatest Disco Hits" it has a distinct lack of Bee Gees or Ottowan or Gloria Gaynor. I do get the feeling the album was compiled in a very small European country where perhaps these were all minor hits but the compiler had no clue of the music scene outside his country.
(This review also appears on Ciao)
Disc #1 Tracklisting
1 High Energy - Thomas, Evelyn
2 Ain't Nothing But A House Party - Contours
3 Another Man - Mason, Barbara
4 Saddle Up - Christie, David
5 Don't Stop The Music - Carroll, Dina
6 Hit And Run Lover - Jiani, Carol
7 Hang On In There Baby - Bristol, Johnny
8 Going Back To My Roots - Odyssey (1)
9 So Many Men So Little Time - Brown, Miquel
10 Feet Don't Fail Me Now - Trammps
11 We Are Invicible - 501's
12 Love Machine - Miracles
13 Bass (How Low Can You Go) - Harris, Simon
14 Strut Your Funky Stuff - Christie, David
15 Footsteps Following Me - Nero, Frances
16 Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Croisette
17 We Are Family - Sister Sledge
18 Easy Love - Thomas, Vikki
19 I'm Gonna Love You Forever - Ruffin, Jimmy & Jackson Moore
20 Third Finger Left Hand - Gold, Angie
21 It's Too Late - Core (1)
22 Searching - Faces (2)
23 Sky High - Jigsaw (1)
24 Michael Jackson Medley - Ashaye
25 Reflections - Thomas, Evelyn
26 Fly Me On The Wings Of Love - Bee, Celi


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Thread: The value of coaching
The value of coaching
This may be rehashing an old thread - sorry I did not do any checking.
But I just wanted to remind everyone how valuable coaching is. I wish someone had seriously brought that to my attention 30 years ago. It is not always cheap, which is probably why I shy'd away from it as long as I did.
But I must tell you getting coaching was one of the best personal decisions I have ever made.
It started with a trip to Ski Paradise in Acapulco - which is a must go trip for a real slalom skier and plenty of fun for less accomplished skiers. Aside from the overall great time and lessons learned there - I came away with a coach that I could reach out to that was a little more local.
Through that coach (Doug at The Liquid Edge) I have had the chance to ski with Andy Mapple, Wade Cox, Will Christen, Parks Bonifay, plus a lot of great local talent. I have also engaged some local friends to share the experience which makes it that much more rewarding.
My skiing has gone from 40 years as a weekend hack to taking a serious shot at 32 off ( on a real good day).
If you were ever on the fence about coaching - get off the fence - you will never regret it. If you have a bad experience - try a different coach. We travel about 450 miles by car a couple times a year and keep going back.
Get coached - don't waitIf you believe something to be true, it will be - in it's consequences.
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Totally worth it. I agree, can make a world of difference in your skiing in just a few lessons , and really helps bring out some of the long lost passion.07 Outback DD
If you want to improve you need coaching plain and simple. I have spent time with Canadian Trent Findlayson and have improved drastically. Seth Stisher is coming in may and I hope I'm around to attend his clinic too.2014 Centurion Carbon Pro
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The following people had coaches throughout their careers: Joe Montana, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Sampras, Mary Lou Retton, Reggie Jackson, Peggy Fleming, Jim Brown, Brett Hull, Kristi Yamaguchi, Cy Young, Michael Jordan, and yes, Tony Romo. Well, there was a point there for a while anyway.My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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wish I had the ability to get away to ski paradise but with 3 young kids it's hard to leave the wife and kids behind while I fly out of the country for a week to ski... so I'll do the next best thing and drive the family to Santa Rosa beach for spring break in a few weeks and ski at Cory Pickos place for the week. Hopefully I can make this a yearly tradition as a start to the ski season. I better go hit the gym.2008 OBV
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Hey, that's in my neighborhood. Looks like a fantastic facility.
http://www.wakescout.com/directory/n...keboard-schoolMy Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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Yes its kinda hard to justify a dedicated holiday to go to a ski school. Fortunetely we as a family have gone to DisneyWorld twice in the last 4 years so i was able to sneek out in the mornings,early before most were awake do some skiing and then get back to Disney/family activities.
Not sure if they ever really caught on ,why i didn't fight those vacations too much??? Haha. Actually my family has been more than supportive, but knowing it never really cut into there time all was good.
Definetely recommend if ever in the Orlando area in particular, there are tons of ski schools to go to,or lots of places willing to take you out skiing. I went to Fluid Ski and would have no hesitation to recommend them. I got to hang out with an Upcoming Womens World Jump champ without even knowing it at the time as well. Jacinta Carrol. Marrion Matheau and one of the coaches Scott Elis. First time i was being coached by the (then) current World Slalom record holder,Chris Parrish.. Very relaxed, very informative and i had a ton of fun...
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Pickos was awesome- really laid back and flexible and I was able to pop in and ski a few quick sets a few mornings this week then get back to the family before they made it to the beach. The slalom lake is well protected from the wind. Daniel Odvarko was coaching and I got from him just what I was hoping- a few kernels that made a huge difference but would have taken me a long time to figure out on my own. I might have to make this a yearly tradition to start the season.2008 OBV
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Hudson takes rocky outing vs. Marlins in stride
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Tim Hudson has been around long enough to not be bothered after experiencing a rough outing in the middle of Spring Training. In fact, the Braves veteran pitcher was pretty jovial after struggling through five innings during Sunday's 10-2 loss to the Marlins at Champion Stadium.
"I was just working on backing up the bases and making sure I don't forget where they are," said Hudson, who hit two batters, surrendered nine hits and allowed six earned runs.
If Hudson is searching for positives with three weeks left before the start of the regular season, he can take solace in the fact that his arm is already stretched out. He threw 79 pitches against the Marlins on Monday and 97 more during this action-packed outing against the Marlins.
"I'm definitely getting work in," Hudson said. "But I need it right now. I'm not nearly where I want to be. I'll have three more starts left. By the end of spring, I should be up to 160 or 170 pitches."
Hudson's playful responses provide indication that he has not reached the point of the exhibition season where he is worried about results. Since completing two scoreless innings in his debut on Feb. 22, the 37-year-old pitcher has worked 10 innings and allowed 12 runs. His curveball has been inconsistent and his mechanics are still a work in progress.
"Physically, this is probably the best I've felt from a stamina standpoint," Hudson said. "The results just haven't been great. It's been hit or miss with some pitches. I'll make a couple good ones and then a couple bad ones. Hopefully, it will be different during the season."
Hudson began Sunday's outing by hitting Christian Yelich with a curveball. Three batters later, he surrendered a three-run home run to Marcell Ozuna, who fouled a couple two-strike pitches before hitting an opposite-field shot over the right-field wall.
Chone Figgins' two-out bloop single in the second inning scored two runs and added to the frustration felt by Hudson, who will be scheduled to complete six innings against the Mets on Friday.
"The last couple of starts have been a train wreck from a production standpoint," Hudson said. "But I'm out there pitching in situations that are stressful and trying to make pitches in difficult spots. I haven't exactly made pitches when I wanted to. But it's nice to have a situation where you can work on things and challenge yourself out there without hurting the team in a real game."
Francisco looking for edge against breaking balls
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Juan Francisco has gained some positive results, as he has spent the first two weeks of the exhibition season feasting on fastballs and showing his tremendous power potential. But his desire to earn an everyday role with the Braves will be influenced by his willingness to make himself less susceptible to breaking balls and offspeed pitches.
"We're trying to make his swing more efficient where he can actually be more accurate and become less timing-based where you have to time up everything perfectly," Braves hitting coach Greg Walker said. "He's gotten better at it. But he needs to keep fighting to become more efficient and not allow his body and all of his movements take away from his talents."
Francisco has hit .333 (10-for-30) with two home runs, two doubles and seven strikeouts through his first 11 games of the exhibition season. In the process, the pull-happy third baseman has shown more of a willingness to use the whole field by hitting the ball the opposite way.
Still, as the next couple of weeks unfold, the Braves would like Francisco to concentrate on quieting the motion of his swing. Over the past few years, he has developed a habit of shifting his body inward as he is loading to swing and then opening his front side too far during his follow through.
"We're trying to get him to where he can operate and be more efficient when guys start changing speeds or pitching out of the zone to him," Walker said. "A lot of that inefficiency of his body leads to that. He doesn't need it. He doesn't gain any more power. He doesn't need any more power. If he touches it, it's going a long way. We just need him to become more accurate and efficient."
Francisco, who hit nine home runs in 192 at-bats with the Braves last year, is battling with Chris Johnson to begin the season as the starting third baseman. If neither wins the job, manager Fredi Gonzalez might utilize a platoon.
O'Flaherty tosses batting practice without pain
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- As he completed a five-minute live batting practice session in pain-free fashion on Sunday morning, Braves left-handed reliever Eric O'Flaherty moved another step closer to making his exhibition season debut.
O'Flaherty's preseason preparations were put on hold when he strained his left groin during the first week of Spring Training. He has made steady progress over the past few weeks and is expected to be part of Atlanta's Opening Day roster.
"He had no problem at all," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said after watching O'Flaherty throw. "He looked great."
With three more weeks remaining in the Grapefruit League schedule, O'Flaherty should have time to complete all of his necessary preparations before Opening Day arrives on April 1. He made 10 appearances before the start of the 2011 season and nine before the start of the 2012 season.
Worth noting
• The Braves will begin having their starting pitchers hit during Monday's game against the Nationals. They used a designated hitter in each of the first 17 games they played this year.
• B.J. Upton recorded three singles on Sunday and got picked off of first base twice by left-hander Wade LeBlanc. He was replaced by pinch-runner Todd Cunningham after notching his third single in the seventh inning. Gonzalez playfully told his center fielder he was making sure he did not get picked off for a third time.
• Chris Johnson's third error of the Grapefruit League season helped the Marlins score two unearned runs off Jonny Venters in Sunday's sixth inning. Venters had not allowed a run in his three previous appearances.
Mark Bowman 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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The Atlanta Hawks staged a second-half rally which disintegrated a 13-point first-quarter deficit to defeat the Sacramento Kings, 122-108, on Feb. 22 at Philips Arena.
Atlanta led 93-88 to begin the final period after trailing the Kings by as much as 13 in the opening stanza. DeShawn Stevenson's 3 pointer at the 5:01 mark in the second quarter gave the Hawks their first lead since the opening minutes of the game, but Sacramento managed to hang on to a slim 63-61 lead at halftime.
"This was a tale of two halves," said Head Coach Larry Drew. "Defensively, in the first half, we had no presence. I knew from an adjustment standpoint there were some things I really wanted to do, particularly against Isaiah Thomas."
Atlanta elected to go with a smaller unit by substituting guard Kyle Korver for center Zaza Pachulia after the Kings opened by shooting 61 percent from the field, going 11-for-18 from the floor. Thomas scored 12 points in the period to lead the team as the 5'9″, second-year guard went 4-for-5 from the floor, including a 3-pointer, and a perfect 3-for-3 from the free-throw line. Sacramento gained its biggest lead at 27-14 following a 15-4 run with three minutes left in the period.
But the Hawks countered in the second with Stevenson and Jeff Teague. Stevenson scored nine points in the period while Teague contributed 10 during the same span.
In fact, it was Teague who hit a 24-foot, 3-pointer with just 2:20 left in the third quarter that put Atlanta up by three, 88-85. The Hawks led from that point forward.
But not before DeMarcus Cousins caught fire and Atlanta was forced to make defensive adjustments once again.
Cousins hit 12 points and pulled down five rebounds in the third before coach Drew made changes, and those changes came in the form of Josh Smith.
Smith, Atlanta's leading scorer and shot blocker, was called upon the defend Cousins. And according to Drew, Smith asked to take on the task single-handedly after the Hawks first began double teaming the Sacramento center.
"At the start of the third quarter, we doubled-teamed a few times…but it wasn't until we put Josh Smith on Cousins that he slowed down," said Drew. "Josh did a phenomenal job against him.
In fact, Cousins was held to four points in the fourth quarter and only two rebounds.
Atlanta went on to outscore the Kings in the final period, 29-20, while holding the visitors to 28 percent shooting the rest of the way. The Hawks also shared the ball, coming away with 33 total assists on the night.
Six Hawks players – Al Horford (24), Teague (20), Smith (18), Stevenson (17), Kyle Korver (10) and Devin Harris (10) – finished in double figures.


text: The New Yorker has a very unflattering review of the movie. Not to say that this is necessarily a film that will appeal to the art crowd, but it does bring up some disturbing points for me. I was a fan of the original graphic novel, which I read back in the 80's as it was originally published so I know the story but I don't want this thread to contain too many specific movie or plot references for those who do not want to know about them. Check out the review: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/03/09/090309crci_cinema_lane


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Jason Wu Expanding Full-Steam Ahead for Spring 2010; Cathy Horyn Unsure About All the Buzz
Jason Wu Expanding Full-Steam Ahead for Spring 2010; Cathy Horyn Unsure About All the Buzz
>> In January, Jason Wu went from buzzy among the fashion community to internationally known, thanks to one Michelle Obama, and his Spring 2010 reflects the sudden change in pace: he's trying to go a little sexier, and little more modern to have an all-around broader ready-to-wear reach. He added knitwear, outwear, and daywear, launched four styles of sunglasses, and hopes someday soon to get into handbags and accessories.
Ymre Stiekema made her New York Fashion Week debut at the show, and Yulia Kharlaponova slipped and fell on recently-Windexed mirrored runway, but that wasn't the only slip-up in the collection, according to Cathy Horyn, who wrote in her review:
"Have you ever become completely irritated by a box of chocolate? You know the kind: concept chocolate, artfully arranged in a just-so box, flavors exotic and trying. I'm afraid that was my overall reaction to Jason Wu's collection on Friday at the St. Regis Hotel . . . He should try a little less hard is the answer. Not everything in life is a spotless decorator interior or a magazine spread. He should loosen up a bit. And why the uniformly short hemlines, six inches above the knee? That in itself is the sign of a fairly conformist outlook."
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Down to mere hours to kickoff, Ute fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2012 football season, and more importantly, to get a look at the finished product Kyle Whittingham will put on the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium Thursday evening. After observing an efficient, productive fall camp, here is UteZone's blueprint for what fans might expect to see through the course of the Utes' second go-round in the Pac-12.
Prediction One: Improved Offensive Production
With injuries and turnovers rampant, the 2011 offense finished ranked 109th in the nation in total offense with an average of 310.8 yards per game. With nowhere but up to go, it doesn't take an expert to predict an improvement in Utah's production. Senior John White is the security blanket for the Utah offense, but he won't take anyone by surprise this season. Pac-12 defenses undoubtedly know his name, and are familiar with what he can do on the field. Expect a productive season out of White, but not as productive statistics-wise as 2011.
Fortunately, the Utes now have a passing game to go with White's ground attack, and Jordan Wynn and the Utes will now be two-dimensional rather than one-dimensional. A few wrinkles and interesting personnel packages can only help make things easier for White.
Even with questions on the offensive line and sheerly by balancing things out, look for Utah's offense to make a significant jump up in total offense rankings, hovering around the midway mark in ranking somewhere in the no. 50 to no. 60 range this season. If properly utilized, Utah has too many weapons for a defense to account for, and the Utes have a new offensive coordinator in Brian Johnson who understands that.
Johnson has shown as a player that he has a solid understanding of today's game and his tenure is promising, if for no other reason than that he's likely to stay at Utah, providing stability to a previously unsettled position on the Ute coaching staff. While the product on-field through camp was positive, and Johnson's players have bought in fully to what the young coach is doing, he will hit road blocks, as he has yet to call a single game as a coach. Certainly, developing a feel for calling a game is an acquired skill and one that takes time. With good instincts, and the input of other experienced offensive minds around him, Johnson will do well, but look for rough patches along the way.
Since being named offensive coordinator, Johnson has cited his many influences, including Andy Ludwig, the former Ute offensive coordinator who oversaw Johnson's tutelage as a player. Ludwig revealed a tendency to go extremely conservative in tight games, or through large middle portions of games, and Johnson may have picked up that tendency from his experience with Ludwig. Conversely, going too aggressive to compensate for big momentum shifts in games could also haunt the young coordinator, and how he manages the emotional highs and lows of games remains to be seen.
Inexperience in this one aspect notwithstanding, Johnson's offense is designed to reveal, or maximize mismatches in the defense, and the Utes should come out ahead more often than not. Look for red-zone offense to continue to be an Achilles Heel for the Utes, however, as the Utes have not yet shown that they found an answer for that area of weakness. In the same vein, third-down conversions and penalties were also weaknesses for Utah last season, and both are key factors to an offensive turnaround for the Utes this season. Should they resolve these lingering issues, Utah could find itself in the midst of a special year.
A healthy, confident and prepared Jordan Wynn helps to bolster the assertion, and Wynn may yet enjoy his first full season as a DI quarterback.
Prediction Two: Utes Will Be Tops in Pass Efficiency Defense
One of the surprises of 2011 was the quality of play Utah got from its secondary, in particular the corners. On paper, losing the speedy Conroy Black to graduation hurt the 2012 prospects for this unit, however, for "cornerback U", replacing Black won't be a problem. With starters Ryan Lacy and Mo Lee, the Utes enjoy confidence, experience and speed that won't drop off from the impressive outing Black enjoyed last season. Last season, the Utes finished third in the Pac-12 in that category.
With young, talented and speedy backups Tyler White, Lewis Walker and Wykie Freeman, as well as veteran Reggie Topps and Mike Honeycutt in the mix at the nickel position, the Utes' secondary will be as good as last season through the air, but is hugely improved in stopping the run.
Look for the Utes to finish improved in this key category again, after finishing third in the Pac-12 in run defense. With a reputation for great run defense, opposing offenses will look to the air to loosen up the Utah front seven, giving the secondary plenty of looks throughout the season. This group should also be near the top of the conference in passes defended, and pass breakups, and will jump in total pass efficiency defense, where they finished 6th in conference play last season.
Prediction Three: Special Teams Will Be Pivotal
Any knowledgeable football fan understands the importance of special teams play, no matter how over-looked or under-appreciated it may be. For the Utes, special teams will play an even more significant role in the outcome of the Utes' season.
In regards to questions about the kicking game, the one consistency over the past two years has been inconsistency. Coleman Petersen has demonstrated the physical capacity to execute key kicks, but the mental aspect of the kicking game loom large with the junior kicker. Not likely to iron out the kinks completely, hope that Petersen's misses aren't too untimely or costly. Conversely, he'll surprise by nailing a kick most expect him to miss in a repeat performance of last season.
While punt return coverage is solid, there are chinks in the armor in the kick return coverage game, and the big plays need to be minimized, especially against the top-shelf talent USC will bring to Salt Lake City on October 4 in key Pac-12 showdown.
Look for punt returners Charles Henderson and Geoff Norwood to put on a show this season, drastically changing the face of games via field position. Equally exciting, but limited due to a new NCAA kick off rule, DeVonte Christopher and Reggie Dunn will look for rare opportunities to make returns.
Expect the Utes' starting average field position to improve thanks to these two burners, in what could be an X factor for the Utes, especially if the Utes get the type of down-field blocking it got from the likes of Greg Bird two seasons ago. Bird indelibly left his mark on the special teams unit, making a name for himself by putting down would-be tacklers, giving his return man the daylight he needed in order to make a play. Since leaving his mark, that unit has tried to live up to that name as a source of pride. Recently absent, a return to that mind-set could be in store for this group.
The Utes have an excellent punter in Sean Sellwood, who is a luxury given his solid, and consistent play. In addition to Sellwood, however, the Utes have added an extra element to the punt game with the addition of kicker Tom Hackett. In the absence of a long-distance kicking game, the Utes now have an additional option in Hackett, who has proven adept at punting from around mid-field and downing the ball inside the ten yard line, or even the five yard line.
Down the line, the Utes should win the field position battle almost constantly. On the biggest, most competitive stage in college football, any advantage helps and the Utes have greedily hoarded several weapons to help them gain them in the special teams arena.
Look for a returned kick for a touchdown this season, but be prepared for the Utes to give one up, as well.
Prediction Four: Increased and Improved Pass Rush
Bad news for any opposing Pac-12 quarterback, the Utes will bring an improved pass rush to the table, and can do it with its down four lineman, freeing up linebackers and secondary to stay home in coverage, or to make tackles in the box. Mixing up looks and personnel, the Utes will bring pressure from everywhere and will be rewarded in the form of more sacks, but bear in mind that their aggression can, and will be used against them. Look for more screen passes from opposing teams to counteract the rush, and hope that Ute linebackers stay disciplined when it happens.
Utah was fifth in the conference with 20 sacks during conference play, and 29th in the nation with 30 total sacks for the season.
With a few tricks up their sleeve, as well as the luxury of pass rush specialists like Trevor Reilly allow the Utes to confuse quarterbacks with deceiving initial looks. Don't be surprised to see Ute defensive ends with an interception, or two this season.
Prediction Five: Turnover Margin Turnaround
2011 was wrought with costly and untimely turnovers, and the Utes suffered through a season where the defense was repeatedly put in bad positions, thanks to the offense's many mishaps. In conference play, Utah was at zero in turnover margin, handing the ball over to opponents 20 times, and taking it back again another 20.
While the Ute defense pulled through more often than not, it could only do so much. Look for the Ute offense to become a solid ball security team in 2012, and look for the faster, youthful and more aggressive defense to turn the ball over more than in 2011.
A resourceful and hungry group, the Ute defense carries a swagger that comes from leading the Pac-12 in most statistical categories in 2011. As such, this group has no questions about whether or not it can compete week in and week out in a BCS conference. That confidence, by all accounts, is the difference maker for Kalani Sitake's group coming into this season.


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Ford has found out the hard way over the recent
months that one poorly received system in a car can create a massive backlash
when it comes to consumer feedback in the important J.D. Power rankings for
initial quality. Ford was sitting high in the fifth position last year. Fifth
spot was the highest ranking for any non-luxury carmaker. This year Ford
dropped like a rock to 23rd place.
J.D. Power says the blame
lies partly with the new MyFord Touch system that attempted to take Sync
one step further. The problem is that Sync originally had about 100 commands
that it recognized and the driver could use. The new MyFord Touch system
recognizes about 10,000 commands.
Ford and Nuance partnered for the voice
recognition technology in Sync and the companies are working together to make
the Sync and MyFord Touch system much easier to use by allowing it to recognize
naturally spoken questions and the intent
of the user.
This will let the driver ask a question to Sync
any way they want and the system will do the legwork of turning the spoken
query into a command that the system can execute. The goal is to get the system
to the point where the driver can ask "Did the Tigers win last night"
and the Sync system will understand the driver wants the score for the game and
speak it back.
Ford lead voice control engineer Brigitte
Richardson said, "It will recognize what you want or decipher the intent
of what you want." She also said, "It will help people who can't
determine the right command to use. It coaches you to get the information you
Ford has been working on this revamped version of
Sync for over a year, however, the company points out that the system isn't
ready for commercial use just yet.
Ford is also working on a side project looking
at bringing voice-controlled fun to your drive. The project is called "Sync
my Brain" and is a trivia game that uses voice commands. The game asks a question
and offers multiple-choice answers to choose from. Ford's Nello Santori said,
"It [Sync my Brain] is purely a research project. There is no production
intent. We are looking at whether there is a place for something like this as
we work to improve voice recognition."


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(KFOR) Oklahoma City Police officers have arrested a suspect who allegedly carjacked a taxi cab and led police on a high speed chase.
Police followed the suspect by air, ground, and the taxi's GPS.
NBC affiliate KFOR's helicopter was following the chase and pilot John Welsh hovered over the suspect so officers could locate him after the man hid in tall brush.
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