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Nothing defines Chinese New Year like fireworks. On the stroke of midnight, Beijing erupts in a riotous, deafening barrage of explosions that out-bangs any war zone.
This year's celebration, though, will carry ugly undertones of real war in the midst of rising tensions with neighboring Japan. On sale on the city's streets in advance of Saturday night's festivities is a box of pyrotechnics called "Tokyo Explosion."
Most fireworks here bear more benign names. "Golden Snakes Dancing Crazily" is expected to be popular, as Chinese welcome in the Year of the Snake. "Wish You Get Rich" and "Billionaire" play to traditional desires.
But some manufacturers are seeking to profit from a seething undercurrent of anti-Japanese sentiment that has bubbled to the surface as a dispute with Japan over ownership of a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea grows increasingly bitter.
"I Love the Diaoyu Islands" is one such product, referring to the Chinese name for the islands. In Japan they are known as the Senkakus.
"Aircraft Carrier Shows China's Might" is another, celebrating the October 2012 launch of the Liaoning, China's first carrier, which has become a symbol of Beijing's growing military strength.
Tensions around the islands edged up another notch this week, when the Japanese government revealed that a Chinese naval frigate had "locked on" to a Japanese vessel with its missile-guidance radar system.
On Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the incident a "dangerous" and "provocative" act "that could have led to an unpredictable situation."
On the Chinese Internet, however, angry micro-bloggers hailed the Chinese action.
"We should shoot at Japanese vessels before we warn them," advocated Li Xu on Sina.com's popular Twitter-like Weibo platform. "The only way to punish Japan is to annihilate all Japanese," added another commentator calling himself Truelove Leo.
The aggressively named fireworks reflect an anti-Japanese mood that the Chinese authorities sometimes seem eager to feed. Government and ruling Communist Party officials orchestrated anti-Japanese demonstrations last year when the island dispute broke out, and Chinese TV is flooded with drama series – one much like another – set during the Sino-Japanese war (1937-1945), featuring inhuman "Japanese devils" as the popular Chinese phrase has it.
There is even a theme park in Shanxi Province where tourists can dress up as soldiers in the Eighth Route Army, the Communist Party's main military force during the war, sing anti-Japanese war songs, and join in mock guerrilla battles against the Japanese invaders.
A public opinion poll released at the end of last year found that 87 percent of Chinese had a negative opinion of Japan, up from 66 percent a year earlier. And the feeling is mutual. A Japanese government survey in December found sympathy for China at a record low, with less than 20 percent of respondents reporting an affinity for their giant neighbor.
Not everybody buys into the prevailing atmosphere, however. When one Chinese blogger posted a screenshot from a recent TV drama capturing a particularly gory and ludicrous scene of a Chinese man tearing a "Japanese devil" in half with his bare hands, most of the comments were scathing.
"Another brainwashing drama," scoffed one. "The Communist Party is unparalleled in this field."


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Performance tune the LinkStation hard drive with Hdparm
From NAS-Central Buffalo - The Linkstation Wiki
OpenLink already comes with
hdparm, and actually uses it during boot. The article Performance tuning the LinkStation hard drive describes the details of changing the setting.
1. Install hdparm if you haven't already:
apt-get install hdparm
2. Open up the hdparm configuration file and modify the performance settings:
pico /etc/hdparm.conf
3. Change the default ROOTFS settings to:
ROOTFS = /dev/hda
4. Add the following information at the end of hdparm.conf:
command_line { hdparm -q[1] -m16[2] -c1[3] -u1[4] -S250[5] /dev/hda }
5. Test your old performance settings:
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6. Reboot your LinkStation and retest your performance settings. Tada!
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Monaco's Ranieri hungry for Lille revenge
Claudio Ranieri has revealed he has revenge on his mind ahead of Monaco's Ligue 1 home game against Lille on Sunday.
Lille were responsible for Monaco's first league defeat of the season in November, thanks to a Nolan Roux double at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Yet ahead of the return fixture, Ranieri's second-placed side boast a nine-point lead over their opponents and appear firmly on course to secure automatic qualification for the UEFA Champions League.
"I want to win on Sunday, and then I'm not sure what will happen regarding second place," said Ranieri. "I just want to see how my players are going to react after the first fixture.
"It always works this way. You always have revenge in sports. It's going to be a great game, against a great squad. It is the best defence in Ligue 1 alongside PSG. So I am expecting a great game.
"A good result for Monaco will be a win. Our main objective has to be the three points as always, but after that a draw can also be fine."
Dimitar Berbatov will be looking to score in his third consecutive Ligue 1 game for Monaco and the Bulgarian has not given up hope of usurping leaders Paris Saint-Germain to claim the title.
Monaco are currently 11 points behind PSG having played a game less.
"I know it's going to be a difficult game (against Lille)," said Berbatov.
"You know we're going to try and do our best because second position gives you the right to play in the UEFA Champions League, but let's not forget we still have a chance for the first position as well."


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The 38th annual History Conference at Western Illinois University will be held Saturday, April 6, on the Macomb campus.
The event, sponsored by the Department of History and the WIU College of Arts and Sciences, according a news release, will be held in Stipes Hall and in the WIU Multicultural Center.
A pre-conference reception will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, April 5, in the University Union's Sandburg Lounge. Conference materials may be picked up from 8 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, in the Stipes Hall elevator lobby.
The conference's Larry T. Balsamo Keynote Address, slated to start at 1:30 p.m., will feature guest speaker Stacey Robertson, Oglesby professor of American Heritage and Interim Dean of the Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her presentation is themed, "Voices of Abolitionists Past: Lessons for Contemporary Antislavery Activists."
Robertson is a scholar, teacher and activist whose research has focused on the antislavery movement. She has lectured at more than 100 venues nationally and internationally and has authored three books, "Parker Pillsbury, Radical Abolitionist, Male Feminist," "Hearts Beating for Liberty: Women Abolitionists in the Old Northwest" and "Antebellum Women: Private, Public and Political," co-authored with Carol Lasser.
Robertson's biography of an abolitionist, "Betsy Mix Cowles: Champion of Equality," will be released later this year.
In addition to Robertson's presentation, faculty from the WIU Department of History, teachers from local high school history departments and representatives of the Western Illinois Museum will present during the conference. Topics to be discussed include, "Personalities and Politics in Illinois Railroad History," "The War of 1812 and Canadian Nationalism" and "Local History Matters."
The conference will wrap up with a 3 p.m. walking tour of Macomb's historic downtown area.
Illinois public school teachers are eligible for continuing professional development units (CPDUs) for participation in the conference and are encouraged to note their desire for CPDUs at the time of registration.
The registration fee for professionals, which includes the event's luncheon, is $50 per person. The registration fee for full-time students is $10 per person, which includes the luncheon. Full-time students who do not wish to attend the luncheon can attend the conference for free. Registration closes Monday, April 1.
The registration form for the History Conference is available in PDF form at wiu.edu/cas/history/History%20Conference%20Brochure%202013.pdf.
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Without quite realising it - I have sped past my one year blog anniversary and missed the exact date {it was the 10th]...this is the post I was waiting to write for that auspicious occasion [hehe], so I thought I had best catch up and make it clear why I started blogging, and why I continue to do so....
I really wanted to start writing a blog to help me with my business...give me a place to 'advertise' [for want of a better word] my work, and what I was doing. I was not at the stage of being able to {financially or technically} build a website...so I thought a blog would be the next best thing. Funny how things turn out really, because it has actually been the best thing of all, and so much more than just a website.
I began to read design blogs after I graduated in 2005 {and was in the process of beginning to work from home}...and found that they filled the art and design 'stimulation' gap that was left for me after I left art-school. I really enjoyed seeing what other people were working on, and in a base way, it made me feel like I wasn't alone...which was wonderful because, of course, in my work environment..I am. So come January of 2006, I thought that making a positive move forward for my business would be a good thing to start the year off with, so I set up the blog...and off I went. I was overwhelmed with the response I received..about my work, any links I posted about...everything. I suppose when you set up your blog you don't really expect people to read it - that it will be something, and somewhere for you alone to write, document and sort through things.
I suppose for me, the big question here is really....Why I continue to blog....which is a much more personal decision now, rather than purely a business one.
Without wanting to dress this up - or make a big deal of things....running your own business as an independent {small production} artist or maker is damn hard. Much, much harder than I ever thought it would be. As well as doing all the things a person has to do within a normal job or role as part of business {ie; books/accounts, dealing with internet orders, ordering materials and stock, balancing money, being the post-room person, dealing with all office admin, invoicing - chasing money owed} you also have to find the time to MAKE, DESIGN, and SELL the things yourself, a hugely time consuming act in itself - deal with and juggle many things, like galleries, stockists...securing future venues.....thinking and planning along the line a bit. It is a lot to worry about, and I do - worry. Maybe that takes up most time of all? For me, it is very financially challenging. I make next to no money...which, is to be expected I guess at this stage...but it can dent your morale. It is wonderful to have people there to pick you back up again, and confirm to you, on those days you can't quite remind yourself - that what you are doing is worthwhile!!
Blogging is the most wonderful support network. A family of artists, designers and makers who KNOW what you are going through, and what your contribution is worth...people who appreciate, and take the time to understand what you do. What I love about this online space is, that unlike many other online communities...there is, and shouldn't be, quite rightly, any space for negativity, undermining or insults. We stand up for each other, and support {through words, links and sales} each others work. There is so much criticism and justification of yourself and your work to be had in the 'real' world...blogging should be, and usually is, the most wonderful sanctuary from all that. Where you can put your work out there and just have it be. I have made so many truly amazing friendships from doing this, I am continually stunned and thankful at what a huge impact it has had on my life....and in turn, business.
I hope to be here for a good long while to come. Thank you all *so* much for reading, supporting, contributing...and buying! ;)).....I so, so appreciate it every day.
'till tomorrow, when I will have some new things to put out there {!}.....hugs to all, xox
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Why I blog....
Without quite realising it - I have sped past my one year blog anniversary and missed the exact date {it was the 10th]...this is the post I was waiting to write for that auspicious occasion [hehe], so I thought I had best catch up and make it clear why I started blogging, and why I continue to do so....
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- shoobydoo said...
Wonderfully put Abigail, I just wanted to let you know I've enjoyed every post of yours so far...it's a lovely insight into what you do and what inspires you and I'm looking forward to reading more in the future!
- 5:46 pm
- Mette said...
So well put. I really enjoy your blog, and your work. Wish you all the best for the future.
- 5:50 pm
- natalie said...
couldn't agree more!
esp your paragraph about supporting one another - which is so important! when mainly of us work away in the isolation of our own rooms/studios it is amazing to be supported (and inspired) by the online community!
Well done on one year in the blog world - I have immensely enjoyed reading your posts :)
- 6:27 pm
- jenny said...
yes, i echo what you say here too, and have thoughts the same things so many times about my own blogging. thank heavens for the amazing filter that is the web...that has brought all of us like-minded spirits together!
- 6:51 pm
- cindy said...
thank you abigail for your words and your talent. i learned a lot about the art of jewellery-making from your blog. here's to another year of goodness.
- 7:09 pm
- meghan said...
Well said, Abigail.
I've only recently (within the last month, or so)found your blog and have enjoyed seeing your beautiful creations and the inspiration they evoke.
The transition from art school to the real world is hard on people who enjoy the community atmosphere that working in a school studio provides (myself, included!). It's wonderful to have so many people to poke your head in at and just say hey!
- 8:48 pm
- jen said...
lovely post. i am glad to have found your blog and your beautiful work!
- 11:36 pm
- selflesh | s. Rankin said...
Your work is so lovely. Though I am not a frequent blogger or reader of blogs, I do take a look at a few, including yours. Thank you for being so generous! I am always inspired by your work and look forward to seeing more. In addition, when I have the opportunity... I hope to own one of your exquisite creations.
Shannon Rankin
- 12:20 am
- Showpony said...
Well I'm glad you do because you've inspired me to start my own. We met at the dreaded 100% east (2005), I found your blog a few months ago and its great to see how your getting on since then and to see your new designs.
- 4:32 pm
- ambika said...
What a lovely post capturing the sentiments of a lot of people out there. I think it was one of the founders of Six Apart who brought up the concept of 'being nice' at a web/blog conference and it's so wonderful to see that niceness--well, more than niceness--is a given in the craft/design/style community.
- 9:31 pm
- kelly said...
a v special post abigail...you have inspired me a great deal since i came across your blog 8 months ago + introduced me to a wonderful community.
thank you for sharing your talent with us all...happy 1st blog birthday :)
here's looking forward to a successful time ahead for your business + many more lovely posts to come! x
- 10:18 pm
- lisa s said...
oh sweetie... i wish i knew a good scottish toast.
here's to one year and many many many more. i think you can imagine how your words have hit my heart today.
i feel so lucky to have you in my life. you are so immensely talented - and someday you will be a millionare!!
- 5:16 am
- Janet said...
such honest beautiful words from you again, your talents will be celebrated as they deserve without a doubt, you are an inspiration to us all, just keep going xxx
- 10:33 am
- paola said...
As someone who is just doing the 'shop' bit, without actually designing and making the products, I have absolutely no idea how you manage to get everything done.
I've also just realised that I've just missed my one year 'blogiversary' and I could pretty much have written your post word for word.
- 10:53 am
- gilfling said...
You have echoed my thoughts and articulated them so well. I have just discovered your blog a short time ago and as a fairly recent art school graduate (edinburgh 2005) I completely admire what you have managed to achieve is such a short space of time. Yes it is hard, but you are definitely making your mark.
- 2:37 pm
- mati rose said...
happy one year abigal!
i hear you on the difficulty of going it alone and the wonderful support the blog land brings!
good luck in the next year my friend!
- 6:20 pm
- Cruz said...
Congratulations on your one year anniversary. I love reading about your work and your adventures. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
- 8:55 am
- Anonymous said...
This is my first ever comment...I just had to let you know how much of an inspiration your lovely design blog has been to me...so much so that I have decided to start my own =)
Having recently graduated from a design course I similarly find myself working alone and away from a 'stimulating' environment. Reading your blog and especially this post has reminded me of why I'm in this difficult business and why I find designing so rewarding. Thank you abigail for filling me with so much inspiration and enthusiasm.I look forward to reading another year of beautiful posts.
- 10:01 am
- cruststation said...
Thank you for your beautiful post. I am so glad you decided to blog and so often it gives more than expected, especially for artists I can understand the sometimes lonely struggle without feedback, and that's what the blogging community brings. On the plus side gets word out to people about your work. Hope for many more years of posting to come! XX
- 2:27 pm
- cally said...
Belated Happy Blogivarsary Abigail. I'm about to have my 1st one too, and am sorry I've only caught up on yours (and several others) this weekend.
And what a sensational post, it speaks to us all. And for me it is great to read as I'm wavering about taking the self employed plunge again. But I'm scared, I remember how hard it could be. But you are right, with a blog it is supportive.
Not like my 6 years of working 18hr days alone. Although there is much to be said for being able to work in just your knickers on a hot day it certainly will be nicer doing it and still be able to 'chat' with fellow bloggers.
So good for you Abigail, I think you work wonders and project yourself and your work wonderfully well on the blog, flickr etc as well as in real life places.
- 2:12 am
- Courtney said...
Your words ring so true. As an architect and designer in the world of high-end residential design, I find design blogs to be such a safe haven…full of open-minded, hard-working, passionate individuals that live, breathe and feed off of interesting (and often independent) design/designers. I find my favorite design blogs (of which yours is one) are a breath of fresh air amidst my daily grind.
I long to have a business of my own someday, to be more involved in the actual crafting of beautiful things and so admire your work and what you are sharing with the design community through your jewelry and blog. Keep it up! Your work and words are a pleasure to behold.
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Saturday night is about stripping down to the rougher, roguish, and restless in you and dressing it back up in a fine suit. Well, for me anyway. Sometimes. Maybe you, too? It's about getting weird and dancing. So this is Chromeo's Night by Night.
Chromeo is this Canadian electrofunk outfit composed of the virtuosic P-Thugg and Dave 1, and this song features on their Business Casual album. And their sound—this song, especially—really just highlights the night. In form, it's slick, clean, and dressed to the nines. Maybe even overdressed, replete with 80s synth as it is. But underneath it all, with its dark bass line and pumping guitar, it's pure id. It's pure, lusty abandon. And it's amazing. Seriously. If you hear this on the dance floor, you have to move.
Unfortunately, I can't exactly move like Dave 1 up there. But suffice it so say I know what I'm doing. Now get out of here. Go find someone to take home. Or twelve. [iTunes]
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They spayed at 8 weeks?! Not saying that's wrong, just I've never heard of it.
My Emma has an umbilical hernia too. It's gotten a little bigger as she's grown, to a little larger than a quarter on an 18 lb pup, but it's not causing any trouble. Per the vet's suggestion we're waiting to have it fixed when she's in to get spayed.
Since you don't want to put your girl through anything so soon, I'd think you can wait. I don't think it will close on its own, though.
I was concerned about Emma's until the vet let me know that if it ever starts bugging Emma, she'll start to lick at it and then we'll know to take her in right away. Until that happens or she gets it fixed at 6 months old, it's just a part of her anatomy and nothing to worry about.
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If its truly umbilical, it is not related to the spay. The spay surgery is between the umbilicus and the vulva, so if there is a lump about 1/3 the way down from the umbilicus, then it might be the spay surgery. Its hard to keep puppies quiet, and if there were other puppies to play with, a suture may have come loose and now there is a gap.
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Tourism is big business in the Lowcountry. Bluffton is a direct recipient of that visitor traffic. That's why a growing debate over how tourism tax money is distributed by the town has gotten the attention of people at Town Hall and the groups who benefit.
It seems the debate has reached fever pitch as a former mayor and councilman attended a recent meeting to basically ask "why change something that doesn't appear to be broken?" We have to agree on that level. But on the broader view, it is time for the town to take a closer look at how it funds groups who draw those tourists to the greater Bluffton area. High time.
About a month ago, we said we would support changes for the greater good - as long as the town does its due diligence and communicates its intentions.
And, it seems the town is working to have that conversation.
Finance Director Shirley Freeman explained the ideas from town staff at a recent meeting on how to curb groups' reliance on hotel tax money.
These include:
• Funding only programs that can't turn a profit but benefit the community;
• Toughening the current recommendation of a 50-percent match into a requirement;
• Limiting the funds available for grants to focus on other projects such as public facilities and parks;
• Funding only advertising or at least giving those requests greater weight;
• Funding events based on the percentage of attendance made up by tourists;
• Setting a percentage reduction in grant value each year or recurring event.
Freeman was the messenger and in response to direction from the mayor and Town Council, drafted the options available to the town.
The raging debate is triggered by the town's rapid growth and tourism development groups who are seeking a little help in the form of this hotel tax money.
The funds in demand come from taxes levied on lodgers, a portion of which comes back to some municipalities for tourism-related expenditures, from marketing to throwing events and operating facilities that "enhance the ability of the county or municipality to attract and provide for tourists," according to the state legislation that established ATAX spending.
By law, counties or municipalities earning more than $50,000 in ATAX revenue have to form an advisory committee to make written recommendations. That committee in Bluffton meets quarterly to hear from various groups lobbying for grants before making recommendations to Town Council for ultimate approval.
A change in 2010 to the application asks organizations to match any tax appropriation with its own funding and to work toward financial independence. This would help to make way for requests from new applicants as well as a shift toward beautification and public facilities. And, it's that part of the law the mayor and Town Council refer to when they say they are looking for other options for giving out the funds.
No longer will the usual groups be assured of receiving requested funds. To put a little more icing on the cake, the town estimates about $331,000 will be available this fiscal year, up more than $200,000 from what was authorized in 2010. This is good news and bad news. It just depends on how you look at it.
For new groups hoping to get a little piece of the cake, it means an opportunity. But for longstanding groups in Old Town for instance, it may mean the town plans to help a new organization and use one of the options outlined by Freeman.
After hearing from people at the recent meeting who wanted more time to discuss concerns, Town Council members and the mayor called for a larger meeting before the end of the year between the town and local organizations before enacting any of the reforms.
That's certainly good news. A healthy debate and open dialogue about the funding process is necessary.
The next deadline to submit an application for funding is Sept. 28 and the next meeting of the advisory committee is 6 p.m. on Nov. 6. We do question why the town would set such a meeting for Election Night. If the town wants a conversation, we recommend that they have the meeting at a different time to include as many voices as possible.


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Brad Keselowski strolled through the Daytona 500 Club with his cell phone in one hand and a half-empty bottle in the other.
Nope, not beer. Not this time.
Keselowski was drinking orange juice Thursday at Daytona 500 Media Day, which officially kicked off Speedweeks. Still, the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion was his usual, laid-back, outspoken self — offering up some of the best one-liners during a daylong event filled with jokes, repetitive questions, canned answers and optimistic outlooks for the upcoming season.
Three months ago, Keselowski was chugging beer in Victory Lane after clinching the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Now he's fielding questions about defending his title, tweeting from his race car and the budding relationship between competitors Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.


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Accolades have poured in steadily for Judy West-Wing, as her 30-year career as a St. Joseph County employee comes to a close today.
Accolades have poured in steadily for Judy West-Wing, as her 30-year career as a St. Joseph County employee comes to a close today.
Former and current courthouse employees, previous commissioners and a variety of county residents have stepped forward to wish the Centreville resident well in her retirement.
For the past 20 years, West-Wing has served as county administrator, the highest, non-elected position in county government. She succeeded J. Patrick Yoder, who became the county's first administrator in 1990.
West-Wing, 54, has said goodbye to her share of employees through the years. Being on the receiving end, she said, is less comfortable.
"Anybody who knows me well knows I'm not a person who wants to be in the spotlight … I'm actually a very private person in a very public job," she said. "There have been a lot of goodbyes already and it's still somewhat of a surreal experience for me."
The public caught a rare side of West-Wing last week at her final county commission meeting.
As past and current commissioners, and Clerk Pattie Bender, all gathered around West-Wing at the conclusion of the Jan. 15 meeting to present her a watch, West-Wing's eyes welled with tears as she started to thank the group for their gift and kind words.
Her comments were brief as she attempted to maintain her composure. Her closest workplace confidant, Bender, also became teary eyed as she hugged West-Wing. The two have enjoyed a sister-like friendship throughout West-Wing's tenure with the county.
"It all started with my phone call to her in 1982 to get her to come here," Bender said during last week's meeting. "It was the beginning of a deep friendship that will continue … I'm sorry to see you go."
West-Wing said no longer working with Bender will be tough. She said Bender was her first contact with the county and mentored West-Wing in the Flint-area native's early years as the county's purchasing agent.
It's been a friendship West-Wing has savored.
"We hit it off right away," West-Wing said. "Through the years, we haven't always seen eye to eye on certain issues and that's OK. Back in my early years, we'd have our differences, but then we'd go have a beer afterward and everything was smoothed over."
The other relationship West-Wing has valued through the years is with her administrative assistant, Pat Kulikowski, who was in place when West-Wing succeeded Yoder.
West-Wing, a Michigan State alumna, said she's at a loss to detail how important Kulikowski has been to her through the years. She did manage to say that having such a savvy and professional administrative assistant has made work life a smoother experience.
"Pat is just amazing … so courteous and so friendly," West-Wing said. "We've worked so well together, to the point that the day-to-day-to-day things she just knows what to do and most of the time I don't even have to ask for this or that because she already has ready for me what I need."
West-Wing and her husband, Dan, have a 10-year-old daughter, Kenleigh. Her daughter is a major reason West-Wing has decided to retire. She acknowledged how fortunate she is to be able to retire at such a relatively young age in order to spend more time with her daughter, who is active in sports and other undertakings in which West-Wing wants to be more involved.
Although West-Wing said she hasn't been counting the days until retirement, her daughter has.
"Kenleigh has had to put up with a lot of phone calls that have interrupted our weekends and evenings," West-Wing said. "It makes me feel good to know she's as excited as she is about me being home after school and able to attend more of her events, and that really (substantiates) it was time for me to retire."
The process of clearing an office where two decades of administrative work has taken place hasn't been easy. West-Wing said she has sorted through stacks and stacks of papers and documents that are either irrelevant or will have no meaning to whomever is named as her replacement.
As she prefers to be behind the camera instead of in front of it, West-Wing said she has taken countless pictures through the years and she came across a number of some old photos — many featuring people who have since retired or passed away – during the process of clearing her office. Other photos document the courthouse restoration, the addition of the jail and the work done on the building to accommodate central dispatch.
One picture in particular, however, caused her to stop and chuckle.
"It was probably around 1999, a photo of Jeff Middleton back when he was prosecutor," West-Wing said. "It was a Friday summertime luncheon and he was in his dress clothes raking pine needles. I had held on to it to blackmail him someday but never did. What's disgusting is he looks just as young then as he does now … I don't know how he does it."
West-Wing said she is planning to take a class through the St. Joseph County Intermediate School District, as she is contemplating substitute teaching. She earned a bachelor's degree in education and had planned to be a gym teacher before Bender's call in November 1982.
She said now, however, isn't the time to make a list of what she'll do in retirement.
"I still have an office to finish cleaning out," West-Wing said. "I can guarantee I'll be the last person to leave the courthouse (today) and I'd be surprised if I didn't come back in Thursday to finish up."
County commissioners are looking to hire a firm to assist them with landing a replacement for West-Wing


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Green, North Carolina, US
|Usual Difficulty
|IV-V+ (for normal flows)
|2.88 Miles
|Avg. Gradient
|178 fpm
|Max Gradient
|342 fpm
The Green Narrows is the southeast's most famous steep creek. It epitomizes a low-volume, boulder congested, pool-drop character, with a couple of slides thrown in for good measure. Unique in the fact it is dam released and runs roughly 300 days per year, it still retains the feel of a wilderness creek due to the depth and inaccessibility of the gorge, the decent water quality and fabulous landscaping, and the .6 mile walk downhill with your boat to get to the put-in.
First run in it's entirety in 1988, and long after remaining a holy grail for whitewater enthusiasts, the Narrows has been eclipsed by a few other commonly run creeks of greater difficulty. Nonetheless, it remains the bread-and-butter of the Asheville area Class V paddling scene, and is still a mighty big sandwich to bite into. Most of the rapids are tight and technical, requiring precise boat control to run smoothly. Many of the boofs are not just fun, they are mandatory. Boaters with strong Class IV skills who walk the Big Three have been shown down successfully countless times now, and yet boaters with strong Class V skills still get hammered here on a regular basis. Sadly, the river is the site of now three fatalities and countless other minor and major injuries. It is not to be taken lightly. The 100% release level, with minor differences between 7-9 inches on the stick gauge, is "the standard". While a couple rapids get easier at 200%, and there's nice padding at higher water, most rapids get harder. The time between rapids also gets much shorter, and the penalty points can add up quick.
Although running the Green is staple food ---a happy meal--- for regulars just trying to shut out the noise and stay safe, it is also the daily training ground for many of the country's elite creekboaters, and the annual Green Race is a most revered and hotly contested affair. Held at high noon on the first Saturday in November since 1996, it draws huge crowds and even a grilled cheese sandwich and/or hot burrito sales program. Another fabulous event, Jerry's Baddle, a paddling & bicycling biathlon fundraiser held each Spring, is now in its tenth year and hugely successful as well. And, September 2013 was the first edition of the Green River Games --- featuring the "Silverback", a triathlon gruel-fest of 8, 8, and 8 miles throughout the Gamelands. The Summer of 2014 brings Rodeo back as an exhibition Green River Games competition in June. Not surprisingly, these events have a homegrown, homemade kind of feeling, and reflect the strong and diverse community that has built up around the Narrows. Seriously, you hear it or feel it all the time: "...man, I LOVE the Green."
Three Day Release Schedule
Page of Maps
Shuttle and Hiking Directions
Duke's Lake and Flow Page
The Green Race Information Page
History of Access, Parking, & Releases
Chris Bell's Green Page
Big Hungry Dams Being Removed
Some Tuxedo Dam History
The High Water Summer of 2013
The Green River Flood of 2018
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The Narrows is wholly located within the Green River Gamelands, a rugged tract of more than 14,000 acres along the Green River in Henderson and Polk Counties. Owned by the people of the State of North Carolina and managed by the NCWRC, the primary purpose of the Gamelands remains wildlife conservation and management. The 16 miles of trails (best map here) are for foot and bicycle traffic only. River otters, bears, deer, snakes, turtles, fish, and all manner of birds share this beautiful place. Take note that camping is not allowed on state Gamelands save for in one gravel turnaround near the far end of Big Hungry Road. The nearest campground is Wilderness Cove, a mile or so past Fishtop, and is a fine place.
Arguably, the Green's water quality has been going down over time thanks to the increase in development upstream in the watershed. Following heavy rains the creek runs browner now and carries more sediment from poor erosion control measures. See this picture of Toilet Bowl to learn more. Even without recent rains, sediment left in the creek-bed is churned up every time Tuxedo is turned on, which means that early in a standard 5-hour release the water is much cloudier than just a couple hours later.
Those interested in the early nomenclature used on the Green ---such as the "Brain Mirror", for example--- will enjoy reading Tom Visnius' 1991 notes. Visnius, along with John Kennedy, is normally considered as having the first full descent of the Green in 1988. On the Facebook, hook-ups are made and other information exchanged here Finally, not every river has a holiday that's cause for true celebration, but the Green does and it's called Ladshaw Day.
Water to Put-in = 2.5 hours
Water to Take-out = 4 hrs. 22 min.
The river empties much faster than it fills.
The latest sensible put-on is 1 hour after
turn-off, but 90 minutes is the outside
limit...you must then paddle w/o delay.
The water begins to run down at the break
rock below Sunshine approximately two
hours after turn off.
Rapids: Keep scrolling down past all this intro stuff for the rapids description section. In that section, several alternate pictures are shown and different lines are described, yet no attempt has been made to describe everything. There are "race lines", "200% lines", several hazards left unmentioned, and a myriad of little cul de sacs made for good or ill. More detail and better pictures will come along. Feel free, if you're in it for the money, to find me and pass on any suggestions you care to....it's a work in progress. --- John Pilson (12/6/07)
The Green Key Way: ...In order to access the Narrows put-in by parking at the end of Gallimore Road, you need to use a gated and locked parking lot which is rented by the Green River Access Fund. Keys for the "Gallimore Creek Access Area" (the parking lot) cost $60 each. The cost for camps and commercial groups is $200. The keys run annually, with the normal program being from April to April. Keys are now available at Green River Adventures in downtown Saluda at 111E Main St. (828) 749-2800. More information, including how to order a key through the mail, can be found here: Green River Access Fund, and the Access Fund's Facebook page. Green River Access Fund, P.O. Box 792 Saluda, NC 28773. email@example.com
Use of the parking lot is for keyholders only, and is self-policing. There are NO other parking spots at the end of Gallimore Road, save for two that are reserved explicitly for hunters and fishermen across from the lot. You are subject to ticketing and towing if you park there as a boater. Volunteers do the work at the Access Fund, your key is paying the rent, no one's making a dime, and all boaters who access the Green here need to pony up the funds to support the continuing use of it. Cheap entertainment. Keyholders are reminded to lock the gate behind them each and every time they come and go, and to not let in people without keys. Key purchases and other donations are tax deductible.
The No Key Way: ...If you don't paddle the Narrows enough to warrant buying a key, then paddle the Upper Green first to access the Narrows. No big deal, takes hardly any longer all said and done. Alternately, to perform the Gentleman's Poach, drop your friends and gear at the put-in trail and drive back around to Fishtop, getting a ride back up as "just a body". So, no problem running if you don't have a key.............just don't use the lot.
|Rapid Name
|Features (Legend)
|Bride of Frankenstein
|Whale Tail
|Boof or Consequences
|The Squeeze
|Go Left and Die
|Reverse Seven Foot
|Zwick's Backender
|Gorilla/Pencil Sharpener
|Gorilla/The Notch
|Gorilla/The Flume
|Gorilla/Scream Machine
|Gorilla/Nies' Pieces
|Power Slide
|Rapid Transit
|Groove Tube
|Toilet Bowl
|Hammer Factor
About the links found throughout the Rapids Section below... Right now, because of AW's new Wiki formatting, if you click on a link and then later hit "back" (browser dependent) you'll get taken back to the main front page for the Green and NOT where you are this section. Until I get 'em all changed to "Open in a New Tab" then I recommend you do that yourself. That's the habit I've gotten into when in this section ---- same goes for clicking on a picture, many of which have further information described in the text.
After putting in 100 yards above the confluence with Big Hungry Creek, there's an easy half-mile plus of class II-III warm-up. The gauge is located 200 yards downstream from Big Hungry, to your right at the top of a long pool. It was installed in the Fall of 2005, following the loss of the "gauge rock" back at the confluence.
Then the walls close in......the bottom drops out......and the fun begins. Check out a gradient chart of the Narrows for an idea of where this gravity sport is about to take you.
Enter Bride by going either between the two flake rocks at the beginning, or to the left of them. After the first drop of about three feet, there's a smaller pourover below which can make for a good playspot. Use caution after the top drop so you don't end up in the undercut on the right.
(1) Traditional Line -------- Seems to be rarely done now-a-days, but this used to be how everyone was taught. Catch a set-up eddy on the right, not washing out the bottom of it to the trees and undercuts of the "lobster trap" below. From this set-up eddy, ferry into the entrance slot with some good upstream angle, catch the eddy straight ahead on the left.....turn and boof into the eddy below on the right....then ferrying out in front of the drop and around the undercut.
(2) Race Line ------- This has a smallish double-boof/hump program then a squeezey entrance. Stay right and slow down after that to feed back left into the race line boof finisher (shown in both photos here). Super fun to run clean!
A nice perspetive from over Frankenstein's shoulder and some other chatter about the rapid is found here.
Johnson Branch -- Below Frankenstein, there are multiple lines through a six foot drop and then some boogie water on the way to Pincushion. Immediately below this drop there's a tiny feeder creek called Johnson Branch that comes in from the right. You can see it on the topo map.
After the short stretch of boogie water with multiple routes, you come to Pincushion, a four foot drop with a blind entrance flowing into a pointy rock below and left of center. Enter the top slot on the left, line up and go right around the rock at the bottom. An alternate line is to take the bottom entrance and run to the left around the pincushion rock, but this requires more a bit more water than a low summer release to run clean.
Below Pincushion is a two-drop Class III+ rapid with multiple routes available.
16" Green run
19" Green run
20" Green run
22" Green run
24" Green run
26" Green run
28" Green run
Courtesy Shane Benedict.
Whale Tail begins with three different entrance slots and is a beautiful little slide with a two-foot drop at the bottom. Do not go over on the far river left side. A couple of small holes later and you're in the set-up eddy for Boof or Consequences.
At 10 p.m. in near pitch darkness and paddling boats loaded with the infidel's favorite beverage, the committee has recently determined this becomes Class III-plus rapid.
After Whale Tail things get pretty steep for a while.....this is the beginning of the goods. .
Starting about here Mama Green straightens out a bit and drops head-long into the heart of the gorge.....the next five hundred yards drop at over 400' per mile.
The main line at Boofers is to stay with the flow leading in, wiggle through some squiggles, then bank right for the first drop (shown in the background of the above photo). Turn left for the bottom drop without getting pushed too far left or right (into an undercut or pin potential, respectively). There is a "back door" entrance to the main line that is sometimes done by people to get a better handle on the main drop if they haven't run it much, and it requires a little wheel-chair move to get it started.
For Boofer's sneak on the right, eddy out at the top and look for the slot just to the right of the midstream boulder. The line involves sliding through the narrow slot, catching just enough of a little flake rock, dropping about six feet and turning left in a hurry -- to avoid a personal introduction to a modestly undercut wall. Eddy out or re-enter the main flow for the bottom drop. While the sneak can be done all clean and fluffy-like, pinning/broaching dangers from getting too far left when dropping in are real -- and are briefly documented at the end of this fine dawn patrol clip from October 2010.
Squeeze is the name for the sneak line at Go Left. From the eddy below Boof, hit the first drop going right, squeeze through the narrow slot and then pencil down four feet into a little pool. Cruise down the final slide of about ten feet where you'll need to head left to hit most of the flow and avoid a glorified seal launch --- especially at low summer flows (not a problem at this spooky level).
After the pool below Squeeze and Go Left, there is a sweet little left-hand boof on the right-hand side of the main flow out. I used to think that this boof was about where you entered Polk County. But not any longer...
The County Line: A Welcome Center Just for You?
This next tidbit is pretty remarkable..... Looking at the Polk County GIS aerial photo reveals that the Henderson County/Polk County boundary line, shown in this picture, crosses the river perhaps only 15-20' below the exit slot to Go Left And Die --- thus making the hole there at the base of the drop perhaps best called the "Polk County Welcome Center". Props to GIS sleuth Paul Bartholic for this one.
Go Left is the first of the Green's "Big Three" (the others being Gorilla and Sunshine). Here, proceed down the same as Squeeze but head left instead of right. You then boof over a log, skim merrily across a foamy plateau, and drop six feet towards a narrow slot at the bottom. Nice pic here from the pool below. During the Green's first full descent in 1988, John Kennedy called this one Orange Juice Squeezer.
Overall, Go Left is as good a place as any to pretty much have your shit together. Missing your line and hitting the right slot at the bottom is a fine way to piton before being worked, but passage is allowed over there too, depending. Plenty of Green Race carnage has been filmed here over the years by the folks at LVM and others. For example, a visit to the Polk County Welcome Center can be dynamic. Here's another video clip. The rapid is normally scouted from the right. Tragically, Go Left had its first fatality, and the river's third, on May 5th, 2018, with the loss of Matt Ray, who pitoned and flat-pinned in the center area of the drop.
Things change a little at high water --- and at really super-duper high water....witness this shot of Adriene running Go Left at 25", and a sweet clip at the modestly splashy 30"-or-so.
At the end of the next little pool is Reverse Seven --- named (without inspiration) because it is vaguely similar to the Chattooga's Seven Foot Falls, though a bit smaller and, of course, reversed. If not running direct you can catch the eddy on the left below Reverse Seven to get ready for Zwick's, immediately downstream. Running direct has the advantage of placing you in the flow towards Zwick's already moving, and sets up well for success. It's also more fun.
If you are going to scout Zwick's, most get out on the right before Reverse Seven Foot to do so, but you can also sneak into the back of the Reverse Seven Foot eddy and get out easily to scout Zwick's on the left. Worth doing if you haven't.
For many people, this is the first place to get worried. Zwick's consists of two real features: the top hole, as seen in the photo on the right, and the drop into the bottom hole shown here. Enter the top center-ish with a little right angle and a big left stroke to power over and beyond the hole. Bank left and ride down the shelf following the main tongue of green water, taking a left-to-right boof at the launch pad over the bottom hole. If you get blown left at the top hole, stay left and run the bottom hole on the far left, not in the seam.
Don't underestimate Zwick's. Lots of good boaters have been hammered here --- as well as this author, who spent considerable time "back in under", which a zero release picture shows the potential for. What can compound a bad time at Zwick's is the fact that Chief lies in wait just 30 feet downstream and is in the outflow from the bottom drop.
If you want, it's possible to sneak the top hole --- ducking in to the right just before the rock to Andria's right, above. The exit drops you out immediately below the hole, where you can then finish "race line style" or with the regular bottom boof.
Chief is one of the most dangerous rapids on the Green and is the location of the Narrows' first kayaking fatality. There have also been a number of near misses here, so it's a good idea to exercise extreme caution in this straightforward looking two-drop rapid.
The main line is center-ish off the top drop, pointing right and then heading down the main drop on the right side of it with a bit of right angle. Underneath the outflow of the main drop lies the infamous pin rock -- with a deep pocket to its right. This series of pictures at "no release" gives you a good handle on the bad program at Chief. Penciling in on the bottom drop while running the normal line can be highly suboptimal because you might pin in the deep pocket, with escape being something of a coin toss. A January 2011 incident during a low water run details the potential here.
Also, do not go off the drop sideways or angled left. Running left at the bottom (at juicier flows) might engage you in a "not what you came for" undercut cave-like situation, followed directly by an out-of-boat experience and then beer and television.
At levels higher than ~8", a mid-river sneak is available. However, almost all Green paddlers agree that the sneak is much riskier than the main line since it involves banging off a shallow shelf onto the rock that seperates the sneak from the main line. Hitting this rock the wrong way could send you backwards toward the pinning potential, which is exactly what happened during the drowning. If portaging Gorilla, catch the eddy on the left just above Pencil Sharpener.
For kicks, here's a photo from upstream at a high water 25" on the stick gauge.....don't try this at home.
Pencil Sharpener is the top drop of Gorilla. Many people run far right here, down a small slot that drops about eight feet. Others run a race line off the center or the double-drop "Flying Squirrel" on river left. Eddy out right or left to get ready for the next drop...The Notch! You can see the "Birthday Eddy" in the left foreground of this picture.
Like many rapids, Pencil Sharpener can be sobering to look at with no water.
The Notch is is the tricksiest part of Gorilla. Although the flume is photogenic, The Notch is the crux move of the rapid. Here, the entire river drops through a 196cm wide slot with a big undercut ("the garage") on the right, a boiling eddyline and the main drop of Gorilla twenty feet downstream. One can catch the river right eddy below The Notch ("The Notch Eddy") to set up for the main drop, or go direct. For some perspective, check out this view of The Notch from above, this sub-out, this higher water sub-out, this one of a hand paddler, and these historic photos..
Just before The Notch on river right is the "birthday eddy", named for the much-loved and highly respected Daniel Delavergne. He caught the eddy on his birthday in 2006, just days before his death. A little memorial service was held a year later, and examples of people catching the eddy from that day can be found here.
Talked about, dreamt about, feared, respected, loved, and well-known the world over, Gorilla is a signature rapid like perhaps no other. And this Monkey raises the bar.
Many great pictures from interesting angles (including this one, and this one) can be found in the photos tab of the main page and all across the interwebs. The main drop of Gorilla is sometimes called "the flume." From the river right eddy in the Notch, peel out and a couple of strokes later you're ramping down to the pad and off the main drop of 16-18', headed towards the Speed Trap. Aim to be about two or three feet away from the river left wall for best results at Gorilla. Although the flume itself isn't a 5.2, the entire rapid, from Pencil Sharpener through Speed Trap certainly merits it. Over about 10", watch out for the Speed Trap as the flume gets easier and the Speed Trap gets tougher. Of course, at 19" the whole thing is just a walk in the park.
After landing Gorilla, it's not all fun and games until you get to the speed trap, as (1) you can't see, and (2) the "face breaker" protruding rock is 3/4 of the way through the run-out on your left if you're upside down. People huck themselves off the Monkey all the time, but the chances of something going wrong here are very real.
If you're walking the Monkey, you can re-enter our beautiful Rio Verde via the well-known seal launch (also seen here), sliding at a good clip down 30 feet of bedrock and dropping 6 feet back to the water-world just below the Speed Trap. Don't forget a boof stroke at the lip.....you're landing in about 6 inches of water, with Scream Machine immediately to your left. Above about 12" on the gauge it becomes increasingly difficult to get right enough to avoid the hole in Scream Machine, so some people will pass on the seal launch and continue walking to the bottom of Nies' Pieces.
The first of four slides, Scream Machine is a ten-foot drop below Gorilla. You'll want to ferry to the right at the top, but the current will blow you left, and you can end up right in the sweet spot in the middle-left. At levels above 11-12", the hole at the bottom left gets pretty beefy --- witness this photograph of a would-be screamer taking his licking at 19".
If you catch the little eddy at the bottom right, look up and see a great hemlock growing right out of the rock wall. But you wouldn't have time at this level.
Here's a great shot from behind the paddler during the 2007 Green Race.
At the top left of Scream Machine is a tricky little pot hole called the "Rock Star Eddy".
For a minor discussion about the trees in the picture above, go here.
The final drop in the Gorilla sequence, run it either to the left side or right side of the big and slanted mid-stream boulder below Scream Machine. It consists of a double drop/slide on the left, or a big single drop on the right with a tricky boof (and a grabby hole at higher water). Probably more than half the people run left at Nies', with a bit of right angle to avoid the wall at the bottom -- and it would into mayhem during the now defunct Head-to-Head portion of the Green Race. If you run right, you "can't get far enough" up against the right hand wall for the Super Boof.
Both sides of Nies' Pieces are shown in the background of this photo, and here is a good look at the river left side with no water.
Power Slide is a fun 30-foot slide with a beefy hole at the bottom. The standard line is to run center to center-right here at normal flows, breaking through a curler before turning left and down -- avoiding the meat of the hole. Some people plug the hole for fun-and-happiness, and sometimes they are worked-over as a result. Running left of the hole is an option, and/but swimmers on that side can have a difficult time of things. Don't assume someone in trouble there will be quickly delivered free of recirculation.
Get a bit further right on Powerslide at higher water (as shown in the photo above), and at even higher water, YOU make the call...
Also, there's a nice hero eddy at the top left of Power Slide. It's easier to get into smoothly than out of smoothly.
A couple of short pools later comes Rapid Transit. Rapid Transit is the final and largest slide, but consists of broken ledges, a wall on the right, and a large undercut on the left if you drop off early over there. Enter the ride center-ish down a shallow tongue of green water, engage the diagonal curler, avoid the crack along the wall on the right, and be-bop yourself on down what was originally known as the "New Speedway Boogie". A great high water (25") photo can be found here. There was a large tree in the entrance for a year or so.
The left line: dropping off the left side of the mid-slide fist rock pointing about 10 o'clock left, facing nearly square-on the overhanging boulder before boofing right, can lead to a super-smooth line called "Subprime Loan", but it is a little tricksy and not without the hazards of possible foreclosure or rate adjustment. Right here is some fine dawn patrol footage that has a little Subprime in it at 1:08.
Higher water provides an alternate entrance to Rapid Transit --entering another slot at the top left-- feeding you back in just below the diagonal curler. It can be seen in the middle of this wicked nice clip from the LVM boys: Do Not Feed To Cattle.
A revealing photograph from the Pulliam Creek Trail found here shows Rapid Transit from 100's of feet above the river.
This is a big rock jumble and is usually portaged, unless one of the left side sneak routes are open for business. Portage Nutcracker on the left, but if carrrying both Groove Tube and Sunshine, then portage on the right from the pool below Rapid Transit.
At high water, a super-sweet boof on the right is available, removing some of the portage, and is pictured above. To see a video of this line.....at a piping-hot 26"......clickety-click here and look 3 minutes in. This boof, being called The Spout(?), is getting run down to around 10" now, but normally is done with a bit more flow. The lead-in to it requires a serious lack-of-failure. Click on the picture for more information.
The one trail out of the gorge proper is located on river left at Groove Tube. It is very steep for the first 150 yards, then turn left at the top of the steep section where it T's into the Pulliam Creek Trail. From there it's a mellow 2 mile walk uphill to Big Hungry Road, where you turn left again for civilization as we know it. Don't run the Green without knowing about this trail. Also, three rapids below Sunshine, at "Triple Cracks", the Green Cove Trail terminates on river left, and using it to go downstream 3.5 miles to below the take-out is an option, but longer than the Pulliam Creek Trail. The Gamelands map, which does NOT show the short steep drop-off trail section to Groove Tube, is here in a pdf file
Groovy clean fun here, and it sure is common to look forward to this one.
(1) Main Line: enter left as in photo above and slide down the entrance into a fabulous 10' boof -- with piton potential depending on where and how you land. Don't wipe your face on the rocks along the left wall going down. Check out this picture of the left line from behind the boater. And this one.
(2) Center-right Line: this line delivers a pretty swell auto-boof right onto your plate, and lands you in the current heading towards Sunshine.
If you're not running Sunshine, take your seat in the second eddy below Groove Tube on the right to portage or scout. Sunshine is directly below and pretty easy to wash into. Be sure you know where that eddy is!
Check this photo of an 18" level from the 2013 Jerry's Baddle, and some 15" Tubing from 2007.
Sunshine is the Green's most difficult rapid and one of its most consequential due to the river pounding over a 12-15 foot drop onto a broken rock shelf. Here's a nice angle on the drop, taken from the portage route on river right. Late in 2010 the entrance (getting into and out of the set-up eddy) changed for the worse, making the standard line a fair bit tricksier. And check this head-cam angle from the top.
Poor lines through Sunshine have caused countless injuries, including paralysis. Bring your A-game, recognizing fully the consequences of a bad line, or walk this one. Start your run of Sunshine in the river left setup eddy. From here, you will want to ferry across and with a great boof stroke, power yourself into the river right eddy below. Depending on how things go, you'll either catch this bottom eddy, with possible cave time, or feed back left into the bottom drop.
The alternate line here is "Sunshine Left". It's very tight, scary to look at, and not done by a whole lot of people. Here are two excellent shots of the left line, from the top. At 200% and up, Sunshine gets run more or less right down the middle.....check this 29" Richter-high photo to see it.
A careful observer will notice why Sunshine is named Sunshine, but this topographic map also explains it.
The Lower Section: After maybe taking a little break at Sunshine, there are no major rapids until the Toilet Bowl/Hammer Factor combination at the end --- well over a mile downstream. It's just fun Class III and IV, with a couple of long shallow stretches, and you'll be sure to enjoy all the tricky eddies, fun boofs, and alternate lines on this stretch of easier rapids. Some have names, and in order those are sometimes called:
On Any Other River This Rapid Would Have A Name
Triple Cracks
Colonel Dick's ...or... West Prong Rapid (picture)The Boof That Hurts ...or... Stupid Boof --- (including a secret sieve of pure evil, on the left, midway)Green River Rodeo Hole
All American Boof.........(All American Sieve)
Naked Lady Boof (picture)
Blackwater Falls
Baby Sunshine (picture) / Baby Hammer Factor
After the long pool following Baby Sunshine, there's a nice Class III lead-in with multiple lines and a couple different ways to run Toilet Bowl, which sports a decent-sized hole. Some people run top left and boof back right through it, but most probably boof right after angling down the main tongue feeding the bowl. With more water a far right line with a double rock bounce or one big boof works wonders. If you're not linking Toilet Bowl and Hammer Factor together, eddies await you on the left and right.
For those of you prone to a little bit of potty talk, some eddies here are surely pleasant diversions on a Summer day. One is a tight little eddy directly above the drop called the "Saluda Stuffer", which normally requires the stern of one's boat to hang out over the hole. It's seen this this video showing a couple different lines.
Sometimes the Toilet Bowl gets dirty.
Hammer Factor has an intimidating look to it with the huge looming undercut boulder on the right side, but is pretty harmless at normal release levels. There's a small set-up eddy that gives you a chance to look at most of it, and the eddy can be entered a couple ways, including a fun boof (levels above 9") when using the left-most slot. From that left-hand set-up eddy, the standard deal is to drop in, ride the curler to your left and get up on the shelf. The more shelf-life the better, as it skirts you around the worst of the hole. Here's a nice shot from the bottom of the rapid at 11", another at 8.5" , and yet another one from above at a guesstimated 30".
At higher water it becomes more important to square-up to the hole once dropping off the shelf. Many people are spooked by Hammer Factor at high water, as stories of swims, and tandem swims, abound. Check this head-cam photo of Mr. Benedict dropping in at 16".
An alternate line -- which looks harder than it is -- is the "right line", and starts from the river right and rattlesnake infested pool directly above the drop. Enter by boofing over or just left of a finger rock and aiming straight for the left wall, then continuing with the same shelf-life program as before. At the end of this video clip there are a few examples of the right line. Another alternate is briefly catching an eddy halfway through the rapid....called Fear Factor.
Danger: In late December 2011, a new sieve opened up at the bottom of the pool where that snake was (mentioned above). It's about 6-8' to the left of the beach where one might take out there, and sucks empty-ish the bottom 1/4 of the pool/eddy. Do not stumble yourself too close for inspection, but boat inspections and regular right-side lines are easily enough done. It's big enough for a boat and feeds itself out under the main huge boulder overhanging the regular line. The "shower room" (accessed from the pool below Hammer Factor) is now curiously dry as a result of this change. Heads up.
As an aside, in 1906 a pair of overly ambitious civil engineers from Spartanburg, SC (Ladshaw and Ladshaw) proposed building four dams on the Green instead of the one we have today, and used a name apparently common at the time -- "Fish Stop Falls" -- for the rapid we know as Hammer Factor. Friends, let us rejoice that their plan was not chosen.
This is The End
After the nice Toilet Bowl & Hammer Factor back-to-back combo-platter of goodness, your party is about over. There's a couple hundred yards of Class II, including one sweet little thing called Bitch Slap, and you arrive back at Fishtop. Take out on the small rock beach there, or run another stupid little rapid and enter another world. Alternately, and normally only done at higher water, go left around the island after Hammer Factor, passing the green wall, and arriving at the Fishtop Beach proper. Good for an occasional passing amusement.
For those interested in hiking up the 1/4 mile or so from Fishtop parking to Hammer Factor, there is an easy trail on river right that isn't too hard to find --- and then with some modest clamboring about one can wind up on the boulder overlooking the drop (above right).
Be careful with your sports beverages at Fishtop --- they are kinda-sorta illegal in the parking lot, depending. Truth be told, they are illegal anywhere in Polk County within 50 ft. of the river.
Because the Narrows is paddled regularly year round --- and on a Summer weekend can seem downright crowded, there is a tendency by some people to let down their guard and take it for granted. There is also a not un-common opinion that "anybody" can get down the Green if they are halfway capable, and new people occasionally step up to the Green before they are ready to. Things can turn into a shit-show in no time. Three people who were qualified Class V boaters have now died here. Many many others have been injured, sometimes seriously, with one of them being paralyzed for life. Nearly all of these people surely belonged on the Green, and yet things went tragically wrong.
I don't have the answers; that's not my game. YOU need to think about it and talk about it. I'd at least suggest you have a few of the basics down pat; namely, full safety equipment, a first aid kit, whitewater rescue training or knowledge, familiarity with the terrain and trails, truly solid paddling skills, and the ability to go to Plan B without freaking out. Finally, what perhaps is difficult to teach is the ability to keenly observe and act with clarity, speed, and aggression when trouble is brewing for someone else. Think about --visualize-- being that guy for someone. For inspiration, check this now famous save from Dave Fusilli out in Washington state.
This little box is here to keep the bug in your head that paddling Class V creeks is serious business. Although the Green is seen as relatively forgiving compared other more dangerous creeks, the Narrows has messed a lot of people up. Yeah it's fun and all --- the kind of fun that hooks you and you just can't get enough --- but step off your game for a moment and things turn south in a heartbeat. Trust me, I know.Backboards: There were two backboards at the Green but the one at Gorilla is gone. The one current backboard is on river right and is hidden from view, not far from Sunshine. It is accessible 50' down the portage route below Rapid Transit, and then uphill a spell. Again, river right. Most Green locals know where this one is, or should.


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And I hope you're not mad at us...we're really not trying to start anything...however, we also don't want you to think we're some barbarians that torture our dogs...we don't...we adore our dogs...we use much more positive reinforcement than we do punishment or negative reinforcement - and only use those when needed - which isn't all the time...
pitbullmamaliz wrote:Christine, I hated e-collars as well until I actually worked with a trainer who used them in a very gentle fashion. Mine also has 127 levels, and I used it on Inara on level 9, I think. I couldn't even feel it. She was so happy with it, prancing around with her tail wagging, because it was such gentle training. Sounds strange, but it's true. If I had more money I'd still be training her with it - I just can't afford the monthly trip to MI and the trainer's cost, and I'm not comfortable using it without a lot of guidance. But honestly, any training tool is only as bad as the person on the other end.
amazincc wrote:I also think they are counterproductive for fearful dogs
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Even more than counterproductive, IMO they are DANGEROUS to use on a fearful dog.
amazincc wrote:I always praise Mick for obeying, at least verbally. Is that a bad thing???
I do it because he is so extremely fearful and aggressive.. I want him to know when I'm pleased w/him for doing the right thing, each and every time. I thought I was re-enforcing the good behavior that way and not letting him doubt his "good" decisions.
He does know when I'm not happy as well... we finally are at the point where I can (mostly) verbally correct him, and he will stop being an asshat.
I abhor e-collars, personally.
cheekymunkee wrote:SisMorphine wrote:
Even more than counterproductive, IMO they are DANGEROUS to use on a fearful dog.
I agree 100% & I dont know why ANY ONE would think that would be a good idea.
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I don't think it's a bad thing if it's what works for you and Mick...RESEARCH suggests that you shouldn't do it all the time...but I know plenty of people who do...
The thing the research says is this:
If you reinforce a behavior ALL the time, it's easier to extinguish.
So, let's say you give a treat every time your dog sits...then all of a sudden, you stop rewarding that, then Mick might say "well, screw this, I'm not getting food anymore when I got it all the time before now, so maybe that means I don't have to do this behavior."
On the other hand, when you only reward sometimes, Mick might say "oh, well it's no big deal that I didn't get a treat this time b/c maybe next time I'll get it since I don't always get it all the time, anyway."
Not sure if that makes sense...
I typically reward EVERY time when I first start..then go to every other time, then every 2, then I start to mix it up...
As far as e-collars, I definitely don't like them on fearful dogs...in fact, I am working with a client right now whose dog doesn't have the best nerve, yet her previous trainer put her dog in an e-collar...I keep telling her to take it off...then I have another client with an 8 month old dog in one...ugh, I won't even put my dog in one before they are almost 3...
Liz, you're talking about the 202 you got from me, right? I am so glad you like it! Many people DON'T know how to use them, that's the big problem, IMO. When I first started to train with Sacha, the trainer put one on her, and didn't really show me how to use it...so now I have a dog that is extremely collar-wise, and won't listen to a word I say! After that, I did a lot of research, and asked a lot of questions about how to use an e-collar. It's definitely not my primary training tool, but it is one of the tools in my bag of tricks.
airwalk wrote:Well Scoots isn't fearful, but I do want him to ALWAYS look to me for direction but I tend to mix up my reinforcement. Sometimes it's a hot dog treat, sometimes just a quick pat, sometimes just verbal atta boy - once behavior is learned I slowly move the reinforcement down to maybe every fourth of fifth time. Just enough to keep him looking, but not enough so that is the reason he does the behavior...does that make any sense.
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...so if something happened that I knew would frighten him, I'd give him something to do really fast, then reward him for that...
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...so if something happened that I knew would frighten him, I'd give him something to do really fast, then reward him for that...
Oh... I didn't explain myself very clearly... I DO give him something to do.
Like when we're out for a walk and we see someone approaching us, he'll look up to me - I then tell him "walk" (means NO lunging or any other asshat behavior), and once we're past the stranger I praise him by saying "good walk".
I don't reward him for just looking at me, but he now does it whenever he's unsure of a situation... and then I give him directions on how to act. That's what I reward afterwards... following directions.
I really think if I stop doing that he'll revert to old behaviors.
He's very much a dog who wants to please and I don't see the point in not rewarding that each and every time. I guess it's just me.
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Ohhhh....I gotcha! Sorry...misunderstanding. I was more thinking that if you told him to sit in your house, you'd reward him each time! oops!
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Ohhhh....I gotcha! Sorry...misunderstanding. I was more thinking that if you told him to sit in your house, you'd reward him each time! oops!
Good God, no. The day wouldn't be long enough...
But in stressful situations I praise away like a maniac.
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Naturally, a little argument ensued. People were complaining about how Jesus was shown here (obviously), and other people fired back that it was true, etc. you know the drill. Anyway, someone said they were getting tired of seeing "atheist shit" on the page, and asked what was wrong if you just believe in God, and you're not using it for money or power, or whatever. I told him and anyone else listening that since the religious get to post things about what they believe and how they think, then nonbelievers should have the right to express their thoughts as well. Another person came in and told me that this was not an opinion, this was simply trolling, and if he insulted my beliefs I'd get mad. I told him it really should not be a big deal.
I come back an hour or so later and a few more people have responded. The previous person posted as well. He said, "But it's really offensive saying that someone important to someone's faith is a myth. I hear atheists and agnostics talk about how Christians should be more tolerant of other people's beliefs, but when it comes to our beliefs, they're usually very intolerant. If I even mention how I believe homosexuality is a choice and how I believe it's wrong, they start cursing at me and calling me bigoted."
Now, I am quite through dealing with the people on that thread, as they will only drive me insane. But how could I explain? Christians hate on atheists and other beliefs quite often. They still ask that we respect them, but how? How can someone expect me to respect their disrespect?
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I explain that to christians by reminding them that they say "don't hate the sinner, hate the sin". . .but for me it's "don't hate the deluded religious person (most of them anyway), hate the delusion". . .
The Romans, the Christians, the Zoarastrians, the Muslims, every group has persecuted others. Today, Christians are persecuting the atheists. Tomorow, when the Christians will be in a minority and the atheists will be in majority, the atheists to will persecute the Christians. This is very apparent to me from the hate spewed by atheists. This only goes to show that human beings are still savages, almost as they were during the crusades.
At the end of the day, we have to be rather blunt about what we stand for and stop pussy footing around. I, for one, would like to live in a world where religion does not exist at all.
I think that the arguments are moot, we know that the bible, religion, scriptures, god and jesus is simply not a sound argument nor an ideal way of life.
I am rather tired of debating this subject because I may as well be debating over the existence of aliens or unicorns, and still these people don't get it. They have had a couple of thousand years to get their point across and, really, it just isn't working.
They do not understand that we do not want religion in our government no do they understand why. I like the quote: "If your religion is so personal, why do I keep hearing about it?"
I just get offended at the ridiculousness of it all, I cannot fathom the fact that supposedly intelligent human beings cannot live their lives for exactly what it is and that we need to hang on to ancient beliefs in order to 'be good people' and to explain our existence. I am ashamed of the human race for being so stupid and ignorant. I also don't get why they are so offended by the non-religious and that blasphemy is so bad. I am tired of having to watch what I say because it may offend someone who believes in fairy stories - GTFOI FFS.
My new years resolution is to not be worried about offending the religious any more, stuff it, I will say what I want, when I want and wait for mankind to wake up to itself and stop being so stupid.
It's weird. Christians know that atheists exist, right? They generally understand what an atheist is, don't they? It's not as if that picture completely blindsided them. In fact, I'll bet that it depicts a question that many people--believers and nonbelievers alike--have asked themselves at one point.
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I think most peoples belief in religion comes out of their need to believe in god. Most people do not even know their scriptures. If they can be convinced that there was no need for any god for creation of the world, their faith will start faltering. Considering the speed at which science is growing and is becoming all-pervasive in human life, I do not give much time for the survival of religions.
I like that poster. I also like the choice of color - the nonchristian religions are portrayed as full of light, while the Jesus poster is gloomy and forbidding. Probably not intentional, but I like that.
Interesting thing about that comment "what was wrong if you just believe in God, and you're not using it for money or power, or whatever." - how much do we see faith used for money and power? Does the writer ever look at the news? Have they ever heard of megachurches, Rebublicans, Pat Robertson?
You are right about avoiding the thread because they will drive you insane. Also that they are hypocritical, they expect their religious faith to be honored, but religionists have disrespected, and persecuted, people who were not their religion for millenia.
Aye, we all know of these horrible and loud preachers for which Christianity is a money making, guilt trip factory. This kind of religion in my opinion is something that I have very little respect for, but I do respect the individual believers, or at least as much as another person I should say. I know of many Christians that are very inclusive towards others that participate in a lot of charity, because they feel that it is their duty as a Christian.
When people use their faith as a tool to build bridges I applaud them, regardless of what I think of their motivations. I am convinced that they are in fact being great people, and I hope that they would be the same if they were not Christians. This kind of very personal and inclusive religion is something that is quite on the rise in the Netherlands. These kind of Christians are actually more like the "hippie/buddy" Jesus then the fire and damnation bully that Pat Robertson preaches about.
I'd like to belief that this is due to the fact that the Dutch people are quite critical to religion and that for instance, at my work at the lunch table the subject of religion is openly discussed. This in turn has caused many theists to examine their religion and their views more critically. A lot of the Christians that I know of are nothing like the money grabbing preacher that push their religion likes pimps on the corner of the street.
Even an anti-theist cannot deny that there are plenty of admirable theists, and that the major disagreements don't have to be a source of conflict between theist and atheists. Most of these Christians that I know of are more outraged and ashamed by the more vile aspects of "their" religion then I am. (FYI, I wouldn't piss on Pat Robertson if his ass was on fire.)
They need to speak up though, as it does seem to be that these inclusive (moderate?), Christians are a minority in their respective religions, judging by their spokesmen.
Argh, long post. I saw Pat Robertson's name and I just couldn't help myself.
Rob, be careful of insulting Pat Robertson. You are aware that he is quite formidable, and can leg press 2,000 lbs.
He's training to carry the cross, is he?
These "inclusive" christians can afford to be pleasant. They KNOW that YOU are going to Hell. No inclusiveness in Heaven.
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