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Ukraine needs the EU to speak with one voice to stop the "continuous inflow of heavy weaponry" into Russia, says Pavlo Klimkin, Ukrainian foreign minister.
Neil Atkinson, head of analysis at Lloyd's List Intelligence, explains that oil demand is steadily rising, and says there is strong growth on the supply side to meet that demand.
Russia may suspend all food imports from Ukraine because of Kiev's trade deal with the European Union, state news agency RIA Novosti reports.
Andrew Burkly, head of institutional portfolio strategy at Oppenheimer & Co., says the U.S. earnings season has been "really good" so far and discusses which sectors offer the best value.
Oil rose on Wednesday, with U.S. crude outpacing Brent, after oil stockpiles in the United States fell more than expected.
U.S. consumer prices rose in June as the cost of gasoline surged, pointing to a gradual build up of inflationary pressures.
CNBC's Bob Pisani and Art Cashin, of UBS, discuss easing tensions in Ukraine, the move in oil, and the rally higher in the S&P 500.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Another volatile day for commodities, as oil was down on the day. Nat gas got hammered again today, down another 2 percent. And gold was down, as well.
Even as U.S. shale companies pursue mergers, analysts don't expect them to become echoes of Big Oil deals that eventually fell flat.
Russia has called for the investigation into the downing of MH17 to be led by the "international community" and not Ukraine.
John Westwood, chairman of Douglas Westwood, says that a big drop in the oil price would be a "killer" for Russia as it relies heavily on revenues from oil and gas exports.
President Obama called for Russia to make good on its claims of wanting an open investigation into the crash of the MH17.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Volatile day for commodities as oil was down on the day. Traders continue to watch the Middle East
Crude dipped in choppy trading as traders searched for direction amidst political tensions in Ukraine and Gaza.
NBC's Jim Maceda reports anger is rising over the handling of the remains of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, and Russian President Putin appears unwilling to cut his ties with Ukrainian separatist.
The Obama administration is rolling out a series of reforms including lower speeds and thicker walls to improve rail safety. Biz isn't happy.
Sen. Ron Johnson, (R-Wis.), explains why the U.S. needs to get tougher with Russian President Putin.
Oil rallied as investors closely watched an intensifying crisis with Moscow over the downing of a civilian jet in Ukraine.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Crude was up on the day, while nat gas was down.
Kathy Lien, BK Asset Management, explains why the only markets to be impacted by the current geopolitical tensions are the local markets. And Matt Smith, Schneider Electric energy analyst, discusses how global tensions are impacting crude oil prices.
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Our daily column, 5 Things You Need to Know Today, will help you to get your day started and offer you some fodder for water cooler conversation.
1. Today is Ash Wednesday. It is the start of Lent for Christians. Some faithful receive a cross of ashes on their forehead as a sign of their faith. Also on Ash Wednesday, as well as Fridays during lent, Catholics abstain from eating meat (unless St. Patrick's Day falls on a Friday).
Lent ends with Easter, which is early this year on Sunday, March 31.
St. Bridget Church will hold Ash Wednesday Masses at 9 a.m. and 12;15 p.m and a ceremony only at 7 p.m.
St. George will hold Masses at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. with a prayer and distribution of ashes at 4 p.m.
St. Stephen's will hold Masses with ashes at 8 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. in English and a mass in Spanish with ashes at 7 p.m.
2. First Parish in Framingham will hold a Wellspring Wednesday. This event is billed as atime to "engage in community and explore our values." Cost $7. Event includes a hot meal and program options: "Exploring Spiritual Practices" Film and Discussion "The Beasts of the Southern Wild", or sing with the choir. All activities take place in the Parish House, except choir practice, which is held in the Meeting House.
3. Framingham State University will host award-winning photographer and
documentarian Dan Habib today.
Habib will screen each film, followed by a discussion:
- Including Samuel, 4 p.m.
- Who Cares About Kelsey?, 7 p.m.
The screenings and discussions are free and open to the public. They will take
place in the McCarthy Center Forum on the campus of the University. This event is wheelchair accessible.
4. Tonight, is senior night for the Framingham High School boys hockey team at Loring Arena. The Flyers will take on Wellesley at 7 p.m. Go Aaron, Eric, Andrew & Casey!
5. There is a free Capoeira class at Cais da Bahia, 82 Concord St.

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The joy of purchasing a hand-crafted piece of art can only be topped when doing so can help others. Epiphany studio and HAVEN of Oakland County announce a special holiday ornament promotion in support of the organization's mission to prevent and treat victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Additionally, the studio will host a kick-off sales event Thursday, Nov. 1 with free glass-blowing demonstrations.
Epiphany studio will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from its blown-glass ornament gift packages to HAVEN. The holiday ornaments, individually handcrafted in epiphany's Pontiac glass studio, are specially packaged in a set of three for $105 and are available now through December 2012.
Orders for the HAVEN ornament gift package can be placed by calling studio director Mary Griffin at 248-745-3786. Ornaments are individually hand blown, so color and design will vary.
The gift packs will be available beginning Nov. 1 at the kick-off from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at epiphany studio, 770 Orchard Lake Road, Pontiac.
That evening glass artist/owner April Wagner and her team of artisans will be hosting free glass-blowing demonstrations. The HAVEN ornament gift packages will be available for purchase, as well as many other gift items from the StudioE line by epiphany.
"We are proud to partner with HAVEN to raise awareness of the critical role they play in our community," said Wagner, owner/artist of epiphany studio. "The prevention and treatment of domestic violence and sexual assault deserves our support. We look forward to donating a portion of our proceeds this holiday season to help HAVEN reach out to those who need them most."
Promotions like this are examples of how local small businesses are stepping up to bridge the funding gaps experienced by non-profit organizations across metro-Detroit from diminished corporate giving and government funding. These local partnerships and promotions sustain critical programs needed by the community.


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PLAY THROUGH: Survived beach trip
- Last Updated on 10:27 PM 10/18/12
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We survived another beach trip and all went well even though our main man, Jim Burton, could not make it. His hand is getting much better, and I think knowing what was wrong with it now makes him feel a little better.
Another one of our stalwarts and good friends could not make it either, and he was sorely missed.
Randy Cage, better known as Bubbles, had some job requirements, according to him, and he could not get out of them. I appreciate his loyalty, but while I was there a reader e-mailed me the picture you see to the right of the column and I decided to do a little investigation.
It seems Bubbles was discussing with the Rinker boys and Doc Moore a new style of shorts that were popular in 1983, and he stayed to model them for prospective buyers and work on his tan.
I do not know how many he sold but I did not see Doc or Phil with any on. They do not have legs as long as Bubbles though.
Some great golf was played. I had the chance or honor to play with Tommy Spencer and Phil, and they both were killing it.
John Mele and James Lewis played great all three days and would be up on top after the dust had settled.
In the young group right behind us, W.J. Long played 27 holes on Saturday and was only four over. That was pretty good considering the first two days.
We could not have asked for better weather the first two days, and even though it got cool with some wind, you expect that in October on the Grand Strand.
Some of the guys from the Folly were in Florence, S.C. playing some golf. I do not have all of the details, but I heard Chief William Murray was hitting it long and straight. Maybe he just needs to get out the county more often.
The beach was not packed, but it was a good number of golfers down there. I think most courses are hoping for some colder weather up north so they will have to come south to play.
I understand some of the boys are heading for Southern Pines in a few weeks to participate in some friendly competition.
Do not let Jimmy and Chris set you boys up. Sometimes it is best to just watch for free instead of paying to watch.
Speaking of Jimmy, he had his seventh hole in one Sunday on number five. They were playing nine extra holes, and Jimmy with a loaded team, knocked it in for a one.
Contrary to popular belief, Walter Robertson is not Jimmy's dad and June Hancock is not his granddaddy. They just always wind up on his team.
It sort of reminds you of Doc and Greg Meeks, even though Greg has quit playing quite as well for Doc as he used to and that will create a sigh.
Congrats are in order for Quinn Elliott for the way the greens have come through at Halifax. He inherited a mess, and even with all the doubters and experts he has gotten the course and greens in good shape. Keep up the good work.
Most of the charitable golf tournaments and club tournaments are just about over, and some have even put up the clubs for hunting. However, there are still a lot of good days left and you had better take advantage.
One comment on the tourneys played for charity. I have heard that the economy is the cause for some lesser turnout and to some degree it is correct.
But let us also be honest and look at the number of tourneys that are popping up everywhere. Merchants and businessman as well as the golfers only have so much to invest in golf.
Yes, I know it is good profit for the clubs and also a good fundraiser for the charities, but we are going to have to be realistic.
In the future, the tournaments that put on the best show and extra benefits are going to have the full fields.
By show and benefits I mean, prizes that match the entry fees, more thought on closest to the pin prizes, a vacation give away or whatever.
The old days of just teeing it up and playing is getting old, and you see the same team or teams winning every week.
Let some of the tournament directors travel just a short distance and get some fresh ideas, and hopefully the local charitable tourneys will continue to be successful.
Have a great week, play some golf, pull for your favorite teams and most of all be safe and be prosperous.


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bates is a possible right handed replacement. Give him a chance he can prove that. He replaced mike Lowell and Jeff bailey in 2009, for a stint with Boston and did well. Sometimes all a guy needs is a long enough shot.
Especially with all the talent that is wafting towards the Twins from the lower minors, it seems as though, with the exception of our starting pitching staff because, except for Gibson, we don't have many great starters, we will have a very home-grown team that has a lot of upside. With that home-grown talent not costing very much, we could, when this talent wave hits, go out and have more money to spend on higher-upside starters and even relievers. Therefore, I feel the Twins are kind of in a buffer zone, with several good players here already, but several more with significant upside on the way. Terry Ryan knows this, so the moves he made this offseason go towards that youth movement that shall be arriving soon; he brought in Carroll on a 2-year deal, and he is expected to be the bridge to Brian Dozier arriving. If any of the Twins highly touted outfield prospects finally show that they are ready for the bigs, they could take over for Willingham when his deal is up. Also, Chris Parmelee appears (or so it seemed when he was called up last September) that he could take over for Morneau if necessary. These deals are classic of Ryan, and he knows that he just needs to buy time until about 2014, when prospects like Rosario, Sano, Arcia, and others are expected to arrive in the show.
As you said in the article, I don't really see Doumit playing much at first, but the Twins do have several possible options besides Morneau. The ones that I would trust the most at first would be Mauer (because he is most likely going to end up there anyway) and Parmelee, although he needs to prove that the call-up last year wasn't just a streak of really good hitting.
I think that you are right about the Tigers definately losing many runs per game now that their infield looks like: 1b: Fielder; 2b: Inge/Santiago; 3b: Cabrera; SS: Peralta. You can't win games with that defense, but if they produce, they will win with their offense. The Twins need to do better both at fielding and producing at the plate to have a shot at contending this year. The good thing about having down years is that you get good draft picks, and the Twins definately need to score some big ones to help them out in their minor leagues.
Nick, I am sorry to say that I disagree with you on this one. I don't think that the twins even have a chance to win this year. In my mind I'm thinking that we need to prepare ourselves for last or second to last (if we can beat out the royals) in the division. I just can't see this team pulling out to many wins for the state on Minnesota this year.
I think we should release all our good players and give the young guys in New Britain a shot. They deserve it and payroll is not important anyways. Do you work for the Twins?
Good blog, Nick! I'm with you 100% Payroll isn't a direct link to win, as you mentioned, we need look no further than 2011 Twins. Take Mauer and Morneau's contracts at a combined $37 million, and Ryan has $63 million to put together the other 22-23 players on the roster. I'll take my chances, for sure.
Absolutely!! It was shocking to me as a season ticket holder ownership slashed payroll by $15 million after drawing 3.2 million fans in year two of Target Field (Financed by tax payers). They will be under a ton of pressure in 2013 to spend some loot after they lose 90-95 games this year.
Each Teams circumstances dictate the level of payroll they need. The Tampa Rays do not need a large payroll. Their farm system is producing star players. Yes Terry Ryan did more with less Money but look at who the farm system was producing back then. Do the current Twins need a little more payroll. The state of the Bullpen will give you that answer.
From your lips to God's ears on the defense. Last year was the most difficult season I've seen from a Twins team defensively in a generation. Not to malign Billy Smith about everything that went wrong last season, but we have to hope that Terry Ryan's track record when it comes to fundamentals will reappear.
I agree that overall he has done a good job so far given the salary constraints that have been put on him. I think it is going to take some tough, sometimes unpopular decisions to overcome the mess that we have created over the past couple of years. I believe we need to let things play out before passing judgment on Ryan.


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Filled with Fourth of July cheer and clad in the notable colors of red, white and blue, thousands of people lined major thoroughfares in Seaside on July Fourth to watch the Seaside Museum and Historical Society's annual holiday parade.
A special election will be held Sept. 16 between Lianne Thompson and Dale Barrett for the District 5 county commissioner seat.
The Seaside Cinema is undergoing an extensive face lift, complete with structural upgrades, several interior remodeling projects and the addition of new and improved amenities.
Five Seaside City Council seats will be up for grabs in the 2014 general election Nov. 4.
Clatsop County amateur radio operators joined with thousands of others from across the nation to practice and demonstrate their preferred mode of emergency communication during the annual Field Day event recently.
The owner of a historic livery stable in Gearhart is taking her case against the city to the Oregon State Land Use Board of Appeals.
Summer reading is even more pleasurable with a series of events scheduled throughout the next two months during the Seaside Public Library's Summer Reading Program.
Running through a tsunami drill got a little more dramatic at Gearhart Elementary School in June under the watchful eyes of a video crew, but emergency preparedness never has been taken lightly at the school.
The USA Jump Rope tournament is only a hop, skip and a jump away for Seaside's Tsunami Skippers.
For the first time since 1975, the Seaside High School boys golf team has brought home the state championship.
The District 1/4A boys' golf title is finally back with Seaside.
Two thousand golf balls were dropped from a helicopter over the Astoria Golf & Country Club May 10 as part of a fundraiser for the Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific. The balls were marked with donors' numbers, and those that landed closest to the designated pin won prizes. The league raised $10,000 to buy clothing for kids in need in Clatsop County.
Classic Soccer team tryouts for all boys and girls entering fifth to eighth grades are from 4 to 5:30 p.m. June 1 and 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 3 at the Warrenton Soccer Fields.
The more time I spend in Seaside, the more I realize how many amazing things we do as a small town. As part of the city's visioning Seaside for 2034 project, people ask me what I have been seeing as a pattern for the future.
On the last day of May, we attended a birthday party for Rosie Thiers at the home of Debbie Vail and Laurel Adelman. Such a fun time. Those girls are great hosts.
I am writing this just before Father's Day, and, as is usually the case at this time of year, which also happens to be near my father's birth date, I spend a great deal of time reminiscing about him.
My egg carton had a message that said, "To prevent bacterial illness, be sure when you cook eggs that yolk is firm." My eggs of choice are hard boiled (wouldn't you know?), but what about poached or soft-boiled or over easy? Wherever we turn these days, there seems to be a red flag about food. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Monday, June 16 passed just like any other day, starting with the morning coffee, a little stretching of the achy muscles and outside, an overcast sky. That's right, the first day of summer vacation began just as it has so many times before: "mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a high of 58 degrees."
Sharks, monkeys and moose take on personalities, entertaining skits are improvised, songs are accompanied with movement and ideas are transported from inside the mind to outside in the world at Aza Cody's summer Theatre of the Imagination series.
Miss Cascade's Rebecca Anderson, of Oregon City, wooed the judges and was crowned Miss Oregon on June 28 at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center.
Four groups will participate in the Drum and Bugle Corps Show in Seaside on the Fourth of July.
Their license plates read "II FUN," "YOU LUZ," "SEEE YA" and "RRRRR" and had signs on display that read, "Please don't touch my beautiful body."
Trail's End Art Association is celebrating 64 years as an art association with an art show, community party and gala reception July 4 and 5.
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8 Sneaky Ways to Raise Taxes
Politicians aren't ready to admit that before long, taxes are going up on most Americans.
If you're hoping that tax hikes on the rich will solve America's debt crisis, you're overestimating the power of the wealthy.
President Obama's budget proposal would raise taxes on upper-income earners by $969 billion over the next 10 years, yet the federal debt would continue to explode. To boost government revenues further, he'd raise an additional $122 billion from multinational firms, $90 billion from banks, $37 billion from oil companies, and $24 billion from hedge funds and private-equity firms. All told, that's nearly $1.2 trillion. And it would barely make a dent. We'd still have huge deficits, and the national debt would keep growing.
[See 21 things we're learning to live without.]
Taxing the rich will be one of the hot political stories this year. It will also divert attention from a much bigger story: Sooner or later, almost everybody in America is going to pay more in taxes. One reason is that spending on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid—which equals 56 percent of all federal outflows—continues to skyrocket, and cutting those programs, just as baby boomers begin to retire, would be politically perilous. Few politicians in Washington want to cut defense, which leaves little else on the chopping block.
At least 35 states face their own budget shortfalls this year, with revenue in many states coming in below projections that were weak to start with, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. When federal stimulus spending winds down in 2011, many states anticipate a "cliff effect," in which their revenues plunge. That means new revenue will have to come from somewhere—and there aren't enough rich people to provide all the funds. "It's inevitable that the government will have to find a way to have a truly middle-income tax increase," says Clint Stretch of consulting firm Deloitte Tax. "The trick is: how?"
Politicians, of course, don't want to admit that most of their constituents face a stinging tax hike. And until there's no other choice, they'll try to raise funds without having to mouth the "T" word. As federal, state, and local governments get desperate, here are some of the mechanisms elected officials will try to use to raise funds without getting run out of office:
Expansion of existing taxes. Raising income tax rates is so unpopular that most politicians consider it a last resort. Raising state and local sales taxes is a bit more tolerable, and it's even better if you're simply expanding a tax that already exists. "In many states, the first thing they'll do is squeeze more out of the taxes they've got," says Alex Meleney of Deloitte Tax. Some states, for example, could expand sales taxes to things not already covered, such as restaurant meals, salons, business services, Internet connections, and phone or cable TV service. It also makes sense to crack down on those evading existing taxes, by increasing the fines for late payments and underpayments and conducting more inspections to catch merchants and others who may be skirting their obligations.
[See why class warfare will dominate Obama's presidency.]
"Avoidable" taxes. A new levy is more palatable when politicians can make the case that you don't have to pay it if you choose not to. Consumers might be able to offset new gasoline taxes, for instance, by driving less or buying a more efficient car. Some states are mulling new energy or carbon taxes, with part of the pitch being that you can make up the difference by using less energy. Then there are the classic "sin taxes" on cigarettes and booze, which are only for people with unhealthy habits—and have already gone up in more than a dozen states, according to the NCSL. One new "sin" that could end up taxed: junk food.
Online taxes. This is controversial, because it could force online merchants to figure out tax rates for thousands of localities. But New York and a few other states are trying to impose regular sales taxes on Internet purchases, to replace revenue lost when those transactions don't take place in a physical store. A legal challenge to the so-called Amazon tax is pending in a New York court, and if the government wins, more states are sure to follow up with their own Internet taxes.
[If you like the bank tax, here are 13 others.]
Healthcare taxes. You'd think healthcare was already expensive enough, but at least nine states have upped taxes on hospitals and other providers over the past year, according to NCSL. Of course, many of those added costs will be passed on to insurers, businesses, and ultimately, consumers.
Less federal aid to states. The federal government gives states nearly $500 billion a year in the form of Medicaid payments, highway funds, housing aid, education grants, and other stipends. One way for Washington to rein in spending is to reduce aid to states, which could force states to cut their own spending even more—or, more likely, come up with new taxes to pay for it.
Temporary surtaxes. Several states have been covering budget shortfalls with "temporary" increases in income or property taxes or with other surtaxes that will supposedly expire at some point in the future. If the economy comes roaring back, sure, legislators may rescind those tax hikes. But more often than not, they stick.
[See 4 things that could derail a recovery.]
Business tax hikes. Unemployment-insurance funds, which are financed primarily through a tax on businesses, are running low in many states, for obvious reasons. The federal government has been kicking in money for extensions, but that can't continue much longer. If the unemployment rate remains high—as even the White House now predicts—states will have to increase taxes on businesses to replenish their UI accounts. And the extra burden will flow through to workers in the form of lower wages. Businesses are also ripe targets for other taxes that governments don't want to impose directly on consumers.
A value-added tax. Some tax experts view this as the holy grail of revenue raisers and think it's inevitable that federal or state-level VATs—or both—will become common. A VAT is a tax imposed at various steps in the production of a good—i.e., every time "value" is added. Since there's no extra fee at the point of sale, consumers don't notice the way they would if the sales tax increased. But prices would go up, reflecting the added costs. VATs have been used to plug big budget shortfalls in Europe, Canada, and Japan, where they were intensely unpopular at first. But VATs also have some appealing benefits. Since they tax consumption, not income, they create incentives to earn and save more, which benefits the economy in the long term. They can be applied to select goods, with essentials like food exempt. And VATs can raise a lot of money in one fell swoop, which federal and state governments will need to do before long. Until then, be glad you're not rich.


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Journal Sentinel TV and film critic Duane Dudek looks at life on the small and big screen, and some of the cool stuff on both.
Fish Fry & a Flick returns to lakefront Friday
Fish Fry & a Flick begins its fourth season of showing outdoor films at Milwaukee's lakefront Friday with a free screening of "Zoolander," the 2001 comedy starring Ben Stiller as an idiotic fashion model brainwashed to perform a political assassination.
It is one of five films that will be shown on consecutive Fridays through September on a large outdoor screen at Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Drive. A fish fry by Bartolotta's and various items from local food trucks are available for purchase, along with beer.
No outside food or beverage is allowed.
Other films being shown include: Aug 17, a singalong "Grease"; Aug. 24, "Pulp Fiction"; Aug. 31, "The Wizard of Oz," paired with Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," sometimes referred to as "The Dark Side of Oz"; and Sept. 7, "Major League," a baseball comedy filmed at Milwaukee's County Stadium. Some movies being shown are rated R and intended for an adult audience.
The events begin at 5 p.m. and movies start at about dusk. In the past, attendance for movies at Fish Fry & a Flick has ranged from 3,000 to 5,000 people.
Here's a trailer that gives a taste of the event.
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The following address was delivered by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, at Stanford University's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.
The first story is about connecting the dots.
I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?
It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course." My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.
And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.
It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Let me give you one example:
Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer, was beautifully hand calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn't have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating.
None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it's likely that no personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later.
Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.
you left out my favorite line from the end of the first story… you basically butchered it. he said '…Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well worn path and that will make all the difference."
Please feel free to light a virtual candle or send virtual flowers for Steve at this memorial website – http://memorialmatters.com/memorials.php?page=SteveJobs
Great address by a Creative Genius and Inventor par excellence,Steve Jobs. 56 years is an young age for a giant like Steve Jobs. The world lost a true visionary of the digital age.
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The simplicity of this commencement address is what stands out. Steve sure did touch many hearts, weaved up beautiful threads from his life with just 3 stories.
In our hearts forever. Thanks Steve.
Still the best commencement address of all time. Sent to both my kids when they graduated. Great advice for all of us to remind ourselves of periodically: Follow your heart; stay hungry; stay foolish.
Steve Jobs showed us that real practice is not about being perfect, but manifesting to the best of our abilities the gifts that we are given. 'You've got to find what you love' – Steve Jobs sure did touch many hearts on this speech. I must say, that's great advice for all of us!


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Worcester, Mass. - October 8, 2013 - After dropping the opening set, the Springfield College women's volleyball team regrouped to defeat Clark University in four sets in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play on Tuesday. Set scores were 19-25, 25-18, 25-10, 25-19.
The Pride now improves to 14-1, 6-1 in league play, while the Cougars drop to 7-11, 1-5.
Lauren Holt (Granby, Conn.) had the finest offensive match of her young career, totaling a season-best 19 kills at a .500 clip to go along with a match-high six blocks. Tessa Smolinski (Hebron, Conn.) was equally impressive on the pin, producing 15 kills while hitting .481. She was also credited with match-best 12 digs. Whitney Miller (Cuba, N.Y.) directed Springfield's offense with 44 assists and Kerry Purcell (Massapequa, N.Y.) chipped in seven kills on 16 errorless swings.
Clark was paced by Shannon Glass-Smythe (Albuquerque, N.M.), who racked up 13 kills and eight digs, while Savonnah Rowe (New York, N.Y.) chipped in with nine kills and three block assists.
Springfield will square off with Roger Williams on Friday in a showdown of two of the top teams in the region. The match starts at 7:00 p.m.


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TEB is willing to pay for the transportation costs of a Swedish skater instead of paying for Candice Didier's subway pass. I don't think that travel costs are the main criteria.
TEB is willing to pay for the transportation costs of a Swedish skater instead of paying for Candice Didier's subway pass. I don't think that travel costs are the main criteria.
I think the French Fed has written off Didier.
"The team doesn't get automatic capacity because management is mad" -- Greg Smith, agile guy
I'm going to guess Glebova, too, or possibly even Osmond.
Re Didier, in hindsight it seems they made the correct choice - though one could argue that perhaps she'd have performed better at the Masters if she had any hope of getting an assignment out of it.
I think that if Nagasu doesn't get an assignment this time around, I'm going to send ISU a very angry letter.
Actually, I think China just went with the top of the alternate's list for both Voronov and Korpi. This may be Mirai's best shot.
And even speaking from a perspective of a crazy skating fan who follows everything, Nagasu would definitely NOT make an event any more attractive to me. I perceive her as a dead-in-the-water, not-improving-any-more, way-past-it skater. I highly doubt, she's going to make the 4CC and World teams this season.
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What if you really like good laybacks. I think Nagasus is still more than good.
At 19 years old I think Nagasu is certainly young enough to reinvent herself. I just can't dismiss her so easily.
As long as nobody picks Flatt...
I'm sure COC would pick Biryukova so that's a done deal, but something tells me either Mirai doesn't want a second GP or USFS doesn't want her to have it, so that leaves Flatt on the table...
USFSA should really pull Flatt and give her spot to Mirai. But maybe they don't want Mirai and Ashley facing off against each other. And they probably don't want any skater to suffer the embarrassment of having a spot pulled even when they can't land triples.
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BAILEY, Peggy Jane, 79, homemaker, died Saturday. Services 1 p.m. Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.
HANEY, Wanda Faye, 85, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Bradley Belltower Chapel, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.
MANSKE, Mary A., 85, retired Southwestern Bell supervisor, died Dec. 19. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Foster's Ivory Chapel, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.
MAYER, Joseph I. "Joe," 80, died Sunday. Services noon Friday, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Bradley Funeral Service of Muskogee.
MULL, James L., 59, died Saturday. Services pending, Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.
SWEARENGIN, Julie Ann Bennett, 65, homemaker, died Sunday. Services pending, Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematory.
STACKHOUSE, Russell James, 76, retired, died Dec. 18. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Greenhill Cemetery, Foster-Petering Funeral Home.
CHECOTAH — MORELOCK, Johnny Lawrence, 79, truck driver, died Sunday. Services pending, Hunn, Black & Merritt Funeral Home & Crematory, Eufaula.
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ARKOMA — HULL, Wendal J., 80, business education teacher, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Mallory-Martin Chapel, Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Spiro.
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A funeral service for Ralph E. "Junior" Heath, 66, Henryville, will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Adams Funeral Home & Crematory, Henryville, with burial to follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. He died Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, at Hillcrest Village, Jeffersonville.
He was born March 30, 1947, in Scottsburg to the late Ralph E. Heath and Dora (Morris) Heath. Ralph graduated from Henryville High School in 1965 and retired from Cummins Engine Company, Columbus, Ind., as a dock attendant in 1998. He enjoyed being a history reenactor. He also worked part-time at Frazier History Museum specializing in Native American history. He was a self-taught artist and loved to draw.
On June 6, 1969, he married Linda L. Hawk in Underwood, Ind., who survives.
In addition to his wife, Ralph is survived by three children, Tonya (Garrett Emmert) Heath, Henryville, Kevin (Rebecca) Heath, Sellersburg, and Brian Heath, Henryville; two grandchildren, Hannah Norskov and Sarah Norskov, both New Salisbury, Ind.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Everett Heath.
Friends may call on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Tuesday, which will be conducted by Pastor Leon Armstrong.
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In their final game at Riggs Field, Clemson seniors Maddy Elder and Heather Marik finally tasted ACC victory.
The Clemson women's soccer team ended more than four seasons of ACC frustration Sunday afternoon by defeating N.C. State 1-0 in the final regular-season home match for the Tigers.
Elder and Marik have been mainstays in teams that lost 39 straight ACC matches - part of an overall 45-match conference losing streak that dated back to Oct. 9, 2008, when the Tigers defeated N.C. State 3-0.
Clemson finished 0-10 in the ACC in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and had lost their first nine conference matches this year - with many of the setbacks coming to conference rivals ranked among the top 20 in the nation. Clemson's 2008 season had ended with a six-game ACC losing streak.
Both Elder and Marik are four-year starters - Elder on attack, and Marik in back. Elder led the Tigers in scoring as a freshman, sophomore and junior.
The ACC victory was also the first for second-year coach Eddie Radwanski, who coached a string of nationally-ranked teams at UNC-Greensboro before coming to Clemson.
"It feels great to walk away with a win today," said Elder. "That is the direction that this program is heading. It definitely feels like a weight lifted off our shoulders and hopefully the team can keep this going into next year."
"This was a good way to go out," said Marik. "It has been a long road, but to get that goal and to get the win today - it just feels like it has paid off. This win should give the team good momentum heading into next season."
The Tigers outshot the Wolfpack 17-12 in the game, and had several good scoring chances.
The game-winning goal was scored at the 72:26 mark by freshman midfielder Jenna Polonsky. Seconds before, Elder took a hard shot from the left side which glanced off the post and landed inside the box. Polonsky used her left foot to tap the ball just over the line and out of the grasp of N.C. State's goalkeeper.
Junior goalkeeper Morgan Hert recorded five saves for the Tigers and improved her record to 1-1 in goal on the year. In the final minutes of regulation, Hert came up with a diving save on an NC State shot that would have tied the game, and a Wolfpack rebound shot slipped just side of the left post.
"I feel good for the players," said Clemson coach Eddie Radwanski. "They have not given up all season. They came out with the right mentality and conviction to play. Even after we scored, we kept at it until the very end of the game. We were the better team today and I'm proud. The crowd was also great today. They were very supportive and it was obvious that the team was feeding off their energy.
"I'm very happy for the seniors," he added. "They are two great kids who have given everything to this team. Maddy was the player of the game today. It was clear that she really wanted it. She won every ball and she never got down. Heather Marik has played like a warrior over the past month and has really stepped up her game. I'm happy, especially for them, that we were able to end on a good note.
"Looking at the big picture, we beat South Carolina earlier this year, and we won an ACC game to finish the season. This is a good step forward for the program."
Clemson 1, NC State 0
Game Summary
Clemson – Polonsky (unassisted) 72:26
Saves – Hert (CU) 5, Hopkins (NCSU) 0
Shots – Clemson 17, NC State 12
Corner Kicks – Clemson 3, NC State 4
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Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Psychology
Hometown: Highland, IL
My fellowship experience
"As an educator, this initiative has made a major impact on my view of relationship building with coworkers. I have seen what a difference it can make for students when the school places a high importance on communication. As I prepare to graduate from Cornell this spring and teach in a classroom of my own, I will use this experience and incorporate it into my own classroom by communicating with the teachers below me whether it is preschool, first grade or even fifth grade."
Ashley Sexton '07
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Fifteen in 5 Fellow for Early Childhood Development
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Cedar Rapids, IA
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To work with the Fifteen in Five Early Childhood Initiative Project for the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation and the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. The goal of this initiative is to make learning available for all children who are under the age of four. The initiative intends on developing information packets and providing scholarships for families who are living in poverty, thus allowing children who live in poverty to have similar educational opportunities as children who come from a financially stable household. In addition to the previous goal, the initiative also set a goal to prepare all children in Linn County to be "kindergarten ready". In order for children to be "kindergarten ready," the initiative needed to find out what educational system was currently implemented in these school districts. This is where my research comes in to play.
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Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening somewhere in the area. Here's a look back at some weird goings-on over the past week.Put your hands up — and give me your bible. A man walking alone one night last weekend in the Dominion Hills-Boulevard Manor area of Arlington County was robbed at gunpoint of his cell phone and Bible, according to police, who say a man was robbed at gunpoint of both his phone and his bible by men in ski masks.
At about 11:20 p.m. Aug. 11, a man walking along the sidewalk in the 6000 block of North Wilson Boulevard was approached by two unknown men wearing ski masks. Police say his bible and phone were stolen.It's the third robbery in the same two-block stretch of Wilson Boulevard reported in the last week.
That's one way to make an entrance. A small plane that ran out of fuel made an emergency landing at Wawa Gas Station in Fredericksburg at Shannon Park Drive and Tidewater Trail early Monday morning, Virginia State Police reported.
Jerome Matthew Orlando, 33, from Broadway, Va., was flying from Tampa, Fla., to Charlottesville when he was diverted to Stafford Regional Airport due to foggy conditions, Sgt. Les Tyler of the Virginia State Police said.
On his way to the Stafford Airport, the pilot notified ground staff he was running low on fuel, and was subsequently diverted to Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg.
"He ran out of fuel as he attempted an emergency landing at Shannon Airport and landed on Tidewater Trail alongside the Wawa parking lot," Tyler said.
"There were no injuries, the plane did not hit any cars, and there was minimal property damage," Tyler said.
Not your average Fido: While the folks at Alexandria Animal Control have received calls about raccoons holing up in SUVs or taking strolls through King Street Metro Station, the office heard a new one this week—a ring-tailed bandit was being kept as a pet in Del Ray.
On Aug. 3, an Animal Control officer responded to a complaint of a person hoarding raccoons in the unit block of E. Custis Avenue.
After a brief investigation, the officer discovered just a single raccoon being kept as a pet.
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A shipment of six boxes containing chicken skeletons arrived on July 5 from China. The shipment also included several baby chick bodies in display cases, said Stephen Sapp, a spokesperson with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's public affairs office.
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The league received a call about a snake trapped in some netting in Crystal City on Aug. 11. An animal control officer responded and freed the animal.
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Three Years After Closing, Inox Restaurant is official leaving its former space.The landlords for the restaurant space at 1800 Tysons Blvd., the former home of Inox Restaurant, say the eatery shut down three years ago but never sold off the equipment, including flat-screen TVs, oak dining tables and leather chairs and stainless steel industrial kitchen equipment. The restaurant couldn't find a seller that wanted the space intact.
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Charlotte Brynn
From Openwaterpediaopen water swimmer from New Zealand who lives in the state of Vermont in the United States. She is the Executive Director of the Swimming Hole in Stowe, Vermont, U.S.A. and an open water swimmer who completed the inaugural In Search of Memphre 25-mile marathon swim in Lake Memphremagog. She is also one of the top swimmers in the Go The Distance program at U.S. Masters Swimming and an ice swimmer for completing a 1.19-mile swim in water under 4.8ºC (40.8ºF) in 30:38 on 26 April 2013. She also completed the first 2-way crossing of Lake Champlain, 16.8 miles between South Burlington, Vermont to Willsboro Point, New York on 4 August 2011 in 8 hours 30 minutes.
She participated in the 28.5-mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in June 2013 and the World 10-mile Swimming Championships held in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont on 6 July 2013. She won the women's division at the 2013 Lake Willoughby Swim in Vermont and competed in the inaugural Cold Water Challenge in Fairfield, Connecticut.
World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Nomination
Brynn was nominated for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year.
Shark Encounter
During her attempt to cross the Catalina Channel, she experienced a shark encounter where a tooth of a leopard shark was found in her torso.
Professional Career
Brynn specializes in working with people who are looking to regain function, either from a past injury or from inactivity. She also likes to work with people to help them gain strength both physically and mentally by achieving goals - whether they be performance based, competitive or non-competitive.
Bachelor's Degree of Physical Education, Otago University, New Zealand
AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
AFAA Certified Fitness Instructor
AFAA Certified Kickboxing Instructor
AEA Certified Aquatic Instructor
ASCA Level 2 Swim Coach
WSI Red Cross Swim Instructor
NZSCA Certified Swim Instructor
Certified Kranking Instructor
Certified Spinning Instructor
Ice Mile
Involved in fitness & aquatics for 20 years
One on One Personal Training
Group Exercise Instruction
Swim Coaching & Swim Instruction
Injury Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy Assistant with patient rehab, including strengthening, stretching & general conditioning
Go The Distance
Brynn is also one of the leading swimmers in the annual U.S. Masters Swimming Go The Distance competition. The annual GTD program is the most popular event offered by U.S. Masters Swimming. Thousands of members participate annually who have collectively logged a total of more than one billion yards for the year (over 577,000 miles). GTD is a self-directed program intended to encourage Masters swimmers to regularly exercise and track their progress. There is no time limit for the distance milestones, except that they must be achieved in each calendar year. Speed does not count - just the effort to attain whatever goal you set for yourself.
2013 World Open Water Water Swimming Woman of the Year Nomination
Brynn's nomination reads:
Charlotte Brynn has a deep passion for the open water and the individuals she coaches. She also loves to push her own envelope of physiological potential as she competed in the World 10-mile Championships and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, and attempted one of the most audacious channel swims in recent history. During her swim from Catalina to California, Brynn was hit by a shark in her swim late at night. The bump left a scar and a tooth on her hip. But she keep swimming and did not get out despite the blackness of the evening and the turbulence of the ocean. Brynn stroked on for another 11 hours before being fished out for hypothermia. For her dynamic spirit, for helping others realize their swimming dreams while she pursues her own, for her willingness to swim on despite a shark encounter, Charlotte Brynn is a worthy nominee for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year.
External links
- On Golden Pond, Adults Swimmers Go The Distance
- U.S. Masters Swimming website
- Go The Distance Program
- The Swimming Hole
- On Golden Pond
- NYC Swim Bio
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Strong Field Prepares For The Big Apple
- A Mindset To Swim Mega Miles
- Kingdom Swim
- Rob Madell Proves It Is Never Too Late
- WOWSA Battle: Brian Phillips vs. Eric Nilsson
- Emma Otto-Moudry Can WOW The Crowd
- Pure As White In Lake Memphremagog
- Marathon Swimming
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- I Got Stung
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Guri Bosch Takes Canine Division
- Shark Encounter Leaves Tooth In Charlotte Brynn
- A Real Shark Tale By Charlotte Brynn
- Cold Water Or Your Money Back
- 2013 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
- Cold Water Training Turns Into Cold Water Challenge
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- 2.6 Miles Of Cold Water Challenge
- Why Swimming Across Lake Champlain Is Just Training
- Charlotte Brynn In The English Channel
- When Failure Is An Option
- It Is The Little Things That Are Valuable


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The Senate Majority Coalition Caucus, Republicans and two Democrats, blocked efforts to pass a $10.5 billion transportation package, which would have included a 10-cent gas tax increase.
Tuesday night was the first of ten stops on a feedback tour for state lawmakers.
"Until you know what the citizen wants to do and how they want to do it," commented State Sen. Curtis King (R-Yakima), "It's a little difficult to say, 'do I get the answer [to funding]. That's why we're doing this."
Sen. King chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, and helped block the revenue plan from the legislative floor. The Senate majority, led by Republicans and two Democrats, stated taxpayers were not ready for an increased gas tax and demanded reforms to the Department of Transportation.
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Cool guys, if you have pics to share of your methods please do, I think I get what you're saying but a visual would be nice. Let me show you what I want to avoid.
Just throw the rope into a small backpack and have the rope come over your shoulder. Tie knots every 30 feet or so for backup. If set up correctly the rope will feed perfectly out of your pack, over your shoulder and when you feel the knot you know you have to stop and untie it. The system shown in the pic might be what they recommend but it's a nightmare to manage.
I have found using the Silent Partner that for me it is much easier to just have one back up loop on my harness, and when I run out of rope I just untie and then pull up another 30-40 feet of rope and retie. Sometimes I have to clip off on something or hang to do this, but thats the penalty for using the Silent Partner and being able to move quickly.
shoelace prussiks. they snap if you fall on them and you're on the anchor.
Three solos of El Cap, two using a Gri-gri as a belay device and one using a Silent Partner. With the GG, I had to use rebelays (klemhiest knots tied with 3 foot, 5mil cord slings) more often than with the SP. The SP would feed itself quite nicely as I moved if I had a 20-30 foot loop hanging down from my harness. I use a Screamer at the anchor more to avoid a FF2 fall onto it should the first few pieces pull than anything else. I've free climbed only a little with the SP and can't really comment on the best way to set it up for that. The beauty of the Klemhiest knot is that it is a one way knot, it will hold the rope up but when the rope stretches and the knot hits the biner, the knot will release and the rope will flow through, as the rope moves back down, the knot will grab again. I fell on Zenyatta Mondatta and stopped even with a Klemhiest I had tied and watched it release and saw it grabbing the rope later when I was cleaning. With an SP, you only need one to hold the anchor system up and then one mid pitch. I would NOT use the clove hitch technique at all or ever.
nbrown, I think I understand your point. when I prussik a shoelace I suck the slack up through it to get as much out of the pitch as possible, esp if I don't know where the next anchor is getting built for sure. When I build the upper anchor, tie into it on the end of the rope opposite lower anchor tie-in - so that I am between both anchors, sp still on the same clove - remove slack, if any, between me and upper anchor, downclimb the pitch and clean, tr back up after cleaning lower anchor, adjust upper anchor if neccessary for upward pull, lead next pitch, and so on... (I skipped all the back-up/loop rigging details bcause this is confusing already) a few early-season sp mod multi-pitches done this way are great for getting the jitters out and getting healthy.
Report: I did a full 70m pitch with the SP a few days ago. At about 35m rope drag got pretty bad with both sides of the rope hanging down to the ground, no safety loops were used. It happens that at 35m there was a set of chains on this route so I plugged in, flaked the climbing side of the rope over my shoulders and slung the flaked rope on the chains to feed out for the rest of the pitch. This effectively alleviated drag for the rest of the pitch. Some notes: -I was using a Petzl 9.4 rope, there was drag created in the device so I'm going to try my Sterling 9.2 next time. -At no point did I feel like the rope was going to back-feed, eg the weight of the anchor side of the rope would start pulling through the SP. This could change with the 9.2 rope. -Instead of a safety loop, if I had a good rest I pulled up a section of rope and tied a clove-hitch on a biner and simply let that hang, when I got to the biner while climbing I could un-clip it one handed. So, if I fell AND the SP failed to lock it would run into the biner on the clove-hitch. I fear that this would damage the SP but like I've said before I have pretty good confidence in the SP locking up. -When I found a bolt I clove hitched the rope to it giving my bottom anchor a back up and hopefully taking some weight off the anchor side of the rope. -This route was a 5.6 slab so I think some of the rope weight on either side of the SP was diminished by friction on the slab. I'm looking for a more vert route to test this theory for the future.
I think the instruction manual for the SP recommends a rope w/ a diameter between 9.8mm and like 10.2 or something... I use petzl 9.4mm also, and for this reason, put off buying an SP and soloing this season... Would the SP catch a lead fall onto a 9.4?
I have to ask. Why are you trying to reinvent the wheel? A number of experienced users of the SP have weighed in with their experience(s). The majority of what is being said/described is very similiar. Folks have a few slight variations on the basic system, some based on function, some based on preference. But none of them really change the overall fundamentals that are outlined starting in the SP manual. There is a reason for that; it works and is as safe as possible. josh
Why are you making it hard on yourself? Climbing without a backup knot is stupid, mostly because it keeps the device from functioning properly. You only need to retire your backup clove maybe 4 times a pitch. You will have no drag, and you can climb on a beefier rope. Blanchard tested the SP on ropes down to 8.9 and it worked, so going with a smaller rope is not a problem. The problem is that doing multiple single rope raps on a 9.2 or even a 9.4 will kill a skinny rope. The sheath will stretch and you end up having 2' of dead rope (sheath only) in a short order. Anyways if you want to do it gumby style, I guess that is your prerogative. I hope it doesn't end badly.
I'd personally listen to everything Kevin and NBrown say. I've never met two more experienced rope soloist before. Climb safe and I hope you find a system that fits your style well.
Can someone explain to me like I'm 5, What the backup knot does, and how it works? I went out to use my SP yesterday, but It was getting dark and I did a very easy 5.7 and did not come close to taking a fall. This makes me feel like I did not use the device correctly, and just want to make sure that I have everything down for the next time I test it. So my understanding of it is probably wrong, but is a backup knot where you first setup the device correctly (as per the manual), take about 30~ft of slack, then do a clove hitch and attach that to your harness? Also, how would the SP work with multi pitch? If you anchor on the ground and you reach the end of the first pitch where you're out of rope, how do you undo the ground anchor and keep going?
Hello everybody, I am very interested in roped solo and I am reading the most I can to get the best out of other people's experience before getting a silent partner (that is, by the way, almost impossible to find in Europe). A question came across my mind while trying to figure out how a solo lead could work: would it be a good idea to use Petzl Tiblocs to stop the rope from dragging and auto-feeding the device? If I think about it, to me it seems like it would fit better than a bootlace prussik (or similar) knot. Faster setup, better feeding of the rope in case of fall. But if nobody came with this idea there must be a reason why. Could the Tibloc damage the rope somehow after a fall? Thanks everybody!!!


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Denying parade entry was wrong
I was reading about the denial of a candidate for local office the right to march and participate in the Terre Haute Labor Day Parade. Let me first state I'm a lifelong Democrat and a retired union officer.
Although I have friends in both major parties and some who aren't members of a union, I chose to be both because the major leaders of the Democratic Party and labor unions have been of great benefit to the middle class and workers, especially since the days of FDR.
With that being said, I was greatly ashamed and disappointed in the decision to deny a Candidate the right to participate in the parade.
We as union members should be supporting anyone's rights whether we agree with them or not as long as they are not a party to or supporting an illegal organization.
Since I can't see any reason for the denial, I can only assume the decision-makers were either ignorant or closet supporters of the denied candidate because without doubt he is getting vastly more coverage and recognition now than if he was allowed to walk a few blocks with his small group in the parade.
I will finish by stating that the Terre Haute Labor Day Parade we have today is the result of a meeting of a few individuals who were proud of labor's history in the Terre Haute area and thought a parade would be a great way to express our thanks to the workers.
To drop a few names of that primary meeting it included officers of the local Building Trades Council. Dale Walden, Jimmie Strange, Bob Boyer, myself and a Local Democrat, the well-known Nick Peters. It has been several years ago and if I missed anyone, I'm sorry.
Let me close by saying that if the denied candidate ran in my area I would not vote for him, but I damn sure wouldn't deny him any of the rights I want my friends to have.
— William E. Eyre
Back to photo ID issue, again
Printed on Friday, Aug. 31, in the Trib-Star was another "rant" from the Associated Press talking about "Court rejects new Texas voter photo identification law."
What rags me about that article is that it states that "the law imposes strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor," but once again, it does not state or describe nor define what the strict or unforgiving burdens are.
My question is, If these voter ID laws are such unforgiving burdens, why aren't these burdens explained? Are these burdens embarrassing to the poor or are they just another Democratic sham to allow voter fraud?
If a list can be printed showing these unforgiving burdens to have true validity, it could put a stop to all this misunderstanding and court time.
I would suggest that you read or re-read my letter printed on July 31, 2012, "What's up with those without IDs," and James Camp's letter, "Nothing improper with voter ID laws," written this summer also.
Another letter in the Readers' Forum dated Monday, Sept. 3, is headlined "GOP in Congress has only one goal," and talks about Congress failing to accept its share for the difficulties facing our country. It also goes on to state that the Republicans in Congress have only one goal, to bring down Obama. This could be somewhat true, and if so they are to be commended, congratulated and supported.
The letter continues with the rant about alleged voter fraud and "restrictions that prevent hundreds of thousands of people from voting." I challenge this statement. How did the author of this letter come up with this figure? If Rebecca can back up this claim with facts, she should be leading the charge for total voter reform. Grabbing statistics out of thin air is easy. Try proving them.
— William P. Thiel
Terre Haute
Thanks for quick help after wreck
I would like to thank Scott Hollingsworth at Vigo Dodge for so graciously coming to our rescue after we were involved in an accident that damaged our car beyond driving on Sept. 1.
We called 911 and after talking to the fire department and waiting for police, my husband called Scott. He was there right away with a car for us to drive over the long weekend.
Thank you again, Scott and Vigo Dodge.
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This is 40 ** (R) Judd Apatow and Paul Rudd have impressive resumes in romantic comedy, both individually and together. Apatow's writing, directing and/or producing has included Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Pineapple Express among a fine body of movie and TV work. Rudd has brought a reliably engaging persona to a slew of leading and supporting roles, including two of the above titles. One other successful collaboration was Knocked Up. This film is essentially a spinoff, with the secondary couple (Rudd and Apatow's wife, Leslie Mann) from that one now featured several years later, as their marriage is being severely stressed on multiple fronts.
Rudd's record business and Mann's boutique are foundering; squabbles abound between them and with their two daughters (also Apatow's real-life family); Rudd is secretly supporting his dad (Albert Brooks), while Mann barely knows hers (John Lithgow). A deft comic touch is required to juggle all these conflict points; alas, no one was apparently up to the task. The result is surprisingly unpleasant and unfunny. Many of the laughs range from familiar to forced, apparently striving for the touch that has worked so often. But context is everything, and there's just too little to like about the principals, leaving us short on feeling any emotional investment in their fates. The waste of the available talents on both sides of the camera makes this product especially disappointing. (12/21/12)


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- In a large skillet, brown ground beef. Drain fat. Stir in seasoning packet and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Let cook for 5 minutes, stir occasionally.
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This dip was amazing! I made this with Old Elpaso's Hot and Spicy Taco seasoning mix. I think it would have been a little bland had I not used the hot and spicy seasoning. I was a little unsure of this dip when it was done as the cheese was just sitting in there and not incorporated, until I stirred it all together and it came together perfectly!
I used a can of diced tomatoes instead of crushed tomatoes, and it worked very well! I drained them first and added only a tiny bit of the juice. I used ground turkey instead of beef, and no one could tell the difference. For a little kick, once the cheese had melted all the way, I added some hotsauce to the pot. My cheese took a little longer than an hour to melt, so I would recommend starting ahead of time. Don't let it go too long in the pot! We had this for new years, and after the toasts at midnight, the dip had gone brown and had a bit of a burned taste (even on the low setting).
This was the easiest and most delicious dip, I've ever made. I would recommend this dip to anyone. It needed nothing extra; I served it with Frito Corn Chips. The only note to make is that it takes much longer than an hour in a crock pot on low. I had to turn the tempertature to high, so that it would be ready within an hour. Defintely a Keeper.
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- 327 cal
- 16%
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- 23.1 g
- 36%
- Carbs
- 10.2 g
- 3%
- Protein
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- 38%
- Cholesterol
- 78 mg
- 26%
- Sodium
- 1018 mg
- 41%
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