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NORMAN — Americans are frustrated their duly elected leaders can't figure out how to operate our government in a reasonable way. It may be no panacea for those folks, but it's worth discussing how we let it get this far out of control.
American democracy and its practice have changed a lot since the last government shutdown about two decades ago.
Political parties have become more susceptible to special interests. Money flows more easily into campaigns, and individuals or small groups can now influence an election where once it required a large amount of people making small contributions.
Part of that influence has even driven court decisions in certain states that influence where congressional boundary lines are drawn. Critics argue the intransigence of the GOP House tea party movement is bolstered by more of these representatives coming from districts that are so dominated by one brand of political thought, the representatives have no worries about re-elections.
This kind of concentration of power without accountability also derails the power of political party leaders. One only needs to witness how little control Speaker John Boehner has over his caucus to see how this has shifted the power of political party leaders. These political leaders were sometimes necessary evils. They were key players because they knew how to work with the other side to get things for their members.
Those kind of power centers seem to be fading away quickly. The tools for some of that power wielding also have gone away. There are no more "earmarks." While that kind of backdoor dealing was widely criticized, it often served a useful purpose for party leaders.
The changing media landscape plays another central role in this eroding of citizen democracy. The number of news reporters whose job it once was to serve as watchdogs for taxpayers and the public has been depleted by 50 percent in some news organizations over the last five years or so.
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I can't remember him, any pics of him at all?
Dreadator from The New Adventures would fit in well with the Classic mold. So What does the Org think? I know i've been putting alot of New Adventure topics up lately, it's mainly cause i've been marathoning the series the last couple of days.
I can't remember him, any pics of him at all?
Thanks Mike i was having difficulty finding a good pic of him.
You're welcome man.
I love this character. He is essentially the Predator with a different look but hey who cares? he is cool.
He-Man put Gepple's goo to good use in this episode.
I likes!!
I am going to have to rewatch all these episodes, I have not seen them for well over 10 years, and I did enjoy them.
Blimey, come to think of it, it might even be over 15 years!
I don't think I've seen this episode, but I like his look! I'll take one!
Not to sound like a creepy cheerleader for Uki, but it's nice to know there is at least one person on this forum who is extremely positive & friendly all the time. I don't think I could be that nice even if you paid me. If we ever give out awards for "forum member of the month", Uki gets my vote. -Mr. Shokoti
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this guy would be so easy to make essential all that is needed is a new head. The armor is essentially Skeletor's, the skirt piece is Horde Primes, and thats all he really is
I don't remember him... But why not?
With so many important NA characters still missing (Hydron, NA Skeletor, Flogg, Mara....) I doubt we'll see him anytimesoon though!
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Dreadator ? Not before 2017, thank you !
Only after Crackers the clown. Which would translate to never.
Yes please!
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Yes I would like to add him to my collection for sure.
Sure. He looks he would make for a cool figure.
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He'd be an easy/cheap character to make. The only real new parts would be his head sculpt and new armor. Everything else could be reused. Maybe they could do like a phasing/half clear Dreadator! Without the exploding crotch of course.
Yes! The episode he was in is one of my favourites.
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I feel that this guy doesn't get a fair shake simply because he was part of NA, but it's clear from his design that he would have fit in perfectly with the vintage toy line as an evil warrior, and I bet that if he had been made back then that he would be hugely popular. It's a shame really.


text: Lions head coach Jim Schwartz often has cited Bill Belichick and Jeff Fisher as two of his biggest coaching influences, so it doesn't take a lot of detective work to figure out how he has developed his policy on talking about injured players. Schwartz and QB Matthew Stafford, who was instructed to deflect questions about his ailing shoulder, said nothing firm about the timetable of his injury, but Schwartz scolded some media members for their "irresponsible" report about Stafford possibly being out for the season. For the time being, Stafford and PK Jason Hanson (knee) will remain inactive on the 53-man roster while the team evaluates their injuries. With the Lions playing a softer schedule in the second half and with the team gaining some momentum, we hear the decisions to keep both players available to return is tied into this. That said, don't expect Stafford to return anytime soon based on inside information we have culled.


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ATWATER -- A sheet of paper hangs from the north wall of the Thunderdome every practice.
There's a number of things printed on it, including inspirational or funny quotes, team goals for the day and season, and a 1 to 10 rating system of the Buhach Colony High boys basketball team's performance in the previous practice.
"Hustle/Relentlessness," "enthusiasm/team unity" and "defense/attacking boards" all are judged, with head coach John Bliss reluctant to give out high marks.
"A good day is usually fives and sixes," senior guard Joe Marquez said. "The goal is obviously 10s, but I've only seen a couple in my whole career."
The paper on the wall serves as a constant reminder that one good day doesn't guarantee another.
Buhach Colony learned all about that last season.
A pair of losses in a five-day span knocked the Thunder from atop the Central California Conference standings. They never recovered, finishing a game behind league champ Golden Valley.
With 10 returners -- including leading scorer Marquez -- and a healthy Aaron Cochran to play the middle, BC is looking to finish what it started last season.
"Our team still thinks about letting it get away," senior forward Roger Klauser said. "It motivates us everyday.
"As long as we come ready to work hard everyday, we believe we can get where we want to go."
Buhach certainly appears to have all the pieces in place.
Marquez, Stephen Hillyer and Jared Bliss comprise a trio of formidable shooters.
Tyler Dew and Marquez also give the Thunder good slashing options.
And few can match the frontcourt of Cochran, Klauser and Kaden Verdin.
"I think everybody is really excited about the options in front of us," Bliss said. "We still have plenty of work in front of us, but I like my team.
"Anytime you have experience under your belt and a little bit of understanding, it's a big advantage.
"Not only have most of them played together for at least three years, we played 70 AAU games together this summer."
Bliss expects the CCC to be improved across the board this season, but the Thunder certainly have to be considered among the favorites.
It's a pleasant change of pace for a school that's typically only had those kinds of expectations associated with its football program.
"I always thought we had the potential; I guess other people are just starting to take notice too," Marquez said. "We're confident entering the season, but we haven't won anything yet.
"We have to come ready to give maximum effort everyday and we'll see what happens."


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II. Adjourn to Executive Session: 6:35 PM
Discussion of strategy with respect to collective bargaining with SEIU and WEA, as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the WPS' bargaining position.
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The Short Term goal of the Masters Commission is to build a strong and trusting relationship between USA Judo and the Master Competitor in the United States. Also, to develop a line of communication with all Master Athletes to inform them of completion opportunities, rule changes, developmental opportunities (coaching, refereeing, promotion) and networking opportunities.
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You play as Altair, a rouge assassin in medieval Jerusalem. The year is 1191 AD, and the Holy Land is being torn asunder by the Third Crusade. The order of Assassins attempts to keep Jerusalem from falling into either side of the conflict's hands. By suppressing both sides, the Assassins attempt to keep a neutral "peace" in Jerusalem, always making sure one side never becomes stronger than the other.
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With the possible reveal of the PlayStation 4 tomorrow, it looks like Ubisoft may be gearing up for a big announcement of its own after sending out mysterious invites in regards to an Assassin's Creed event happening on February 27, 2013. MCV writes, "We've been invited to a mysterious Assassi...
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Blemish trick: Rub garlic (YES, GARLIC!) (which is a natural antiseptic) on any problem areas to gets rid of bacteria in your skin. This will help clear up zits.
Facial trick: Mash up garlic and mix with tomato paste. Rub onto your face and let it sit for 10 minutes. The lycopene and acids in the tomato helps with scarring and the garlic will pull bacteria from skin.
Look more awake by running white or off-white eye liner along the inside part of your lower lashline also called the water line. This gives the illusion of bigger brighter eyes.
Bad skin day? Try this trick!
Wearing a warm pink lipstick (no matter what your skin tone is) will help distract the eye from blemishes and imperfections.
Do you have dry or cracked heels? Rub vaseline on them and place a pair of socks on before bed. Your feet will feel smoother in the morning.
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CENTERVILLE — Austin Peterson kept a fantastic summer going right in the postseason, going 3-4 at the plate with a pair of RBI and a pair of runs as seventh-ranked Chariton got its postseason off to a fantastic start Friday with a six-inning, 10-0 shutout of Keokuk in the Class 3A, District 7 baseball semifinals.
Peterson had the first run-producing hit, driving in Austin Ridenour with an RBI single in the opening inning. It would start the first of three two-run innings for the Chargers, who steadily opened a commanding lead while Alex Wright made it more than stand up.
Wright, who drove in three runs and scored two of his own for Chariton, pitched around occasional trouble on the way to pitching a five-hit shutout. Wright moved to 6-0 on the hill for the Chargers, who put the game with a four-run sixth capped by T.J. Hockenson's two-run triple to dead center.
The loss ends Keokuk's season at 11-25. No. 7 Chariton (33-5) will return to Pat Daugherty Field in Centerville to play in the Class 3A, District 7 title game on Monday night at 7 p.m


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Sometimes fancy times call for a better-than-you-can-do-it-yourself blowout. We are lucky that there are three local drybar locations in Dallas to choose from when we feel the need to get our hair did. The newest spot in Dallas' Northpark Mall recently asked if we wanted to come in to see the space and get styled and we jumped at the chance – booking appointments for last Saturday afternoon since we had a party to go to that night.
Our whole experience was fabulous… From the complimentary drinks we sipped while waiting patiently for our chairs, to the great products used on our hair (Moroccanoil and L'Oreal), we both felt like we got the royal treatment (even though it comes standard at drybar). Like all drybar locations, the all white interior with signature pops of grey and sunny yellow made for a pretty and upbeat place to stay parked for our blowouts… They really thought of everything with hooks for handbags and personal iPhone/iPod docks so you can listen to your own music. Dirty Dancing was the movie on screen which didn't hurt the experience, either
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Winter rules the distant Elkhorn Mountains where the ice floes stack streamside and snow drifts line roadways and a sea of white spans the horizon.
It is bone-chilling cold that shows little sign of thawing!
But at Anthony Creek in Baker County, a Saturday morning warming fire chases the 20-degree chill away before you step aboard "T&T Wildlife Tours."
Alice Trindle shares the reins of the operation with partner Susan Triplett while local horseman Mike Moore lends a hand.
"For 20 years," noted Moore, "They've been taking people up and down this hill and get you up close to Rocky Mountain Elk as you will ever get in your life – a unique experience."
It is the only horse drawn wildlife tour in Oregon…and Jed and Waylen, a pair of Percheron draft horses, are the heavy pullers.
"This is their third winter they've been here helping us out," said Trindle."Part of it is their temperament; they are probably the most petted horses in the county. They are our equal partners."
Each weekend, all of the partners pitch in to feed the elk that make Anthony Creek a winter home from mid-December thru February; they will spread up to a dozen alfalfa bales to feed 150 elk.
"Scoop-loop is our biggest elk; a bull elk and he's a seven by seven. That means he has seven points (the antler points) on one side and seven points on the other. Antlers are quite amazing – the fastest growing bone in the animal kingdom…They can grow as much as an inch in a day and weigh up to 35 pounds on these rocky mountain elk."
T&T Wildlife Tours is an asset to Oregon's Fish and Wildlife Department that maintain nine other feeding stations across the 12,000 acres that make up the Elkhorn Wildlife Area.
For Ed Miguez and the other wildlife area staff it means traveling 145 miles each day.
The Elkhorn winter feeding program started in 1971 and today the feeding crew keeps 1200 hungry elk up in the forest rather than down on nearby ranchlands that are scattered across the valley floor.
Miguez is the Wildlife Area Manager and said that they will feed 850 tons of alfalfa hay each winter and the elk must be fed each day.
"We don't miss a day! These elk know that there's feed available on ranches for feeding the cattle in winter, so if we miss a day, there's a good chance we'll lose them. If that happens, it's extremely hard for us to get them back, so we don't miss a day."
Most of the Elkhorn Wildlife Area is closed to the public in winter – except Anthony Creek, so it's a rare and wonderful learning opportunity.
An open viewing area allows you a chance to see the herd anytime or bring the family and spend a few bucks to see Oregon's largest game animal – up close.
"The younger bulls start some play fighting," said Trindle. "Some sparring – but really isn't too serious…pushing and pulling on each other really hard. They'll also make that noise you just heard – that "mewing" sort of sound. That's kind of his signal that 'I'll give up and you've won this round this time, but just wait until next time and another round."
Triplet added that after twenty years, they continue to learn as much as the visitors. "I think it's being able to do something you really enjoy! Alice and I joke that we're going to call it quits when it's not fun, but here it is 20 years later – we're still having fun."
"There's always something to be observed with these elk," added Trindle. "To be this close to these magnificent animals and to learn more about them is a real treat for everyone. That's a real special thing that we can offer folks who visit."
The Columbia River Gorge offers moments of magical beauty when the sun, and clouds dance their shadows across the cliffs to create lasting memories of the times each of us spend there.
"Enough memories to last a lifetime," I like to say. Especially along the Columbia River Scenic Highway – stretching eighty miles from Troutdale to The Dalles as an unmatched scenic byway that came to life nearly one hundred years ago.
Back then, it was called "America's Greatest Highway" and it was the vision of many people at the turn of the century, but the chief backer and promoter was Sam Hill, who hired engineer Sam Lancaster. Lancaster had traveled extensively throughout Europe and studied its roadways.
Oregon's version of a scenic highway was built in 1916 and, by making the most of the Gorge's size and splendor, it rivaled anything built in Europe.
The highway was designed for travel that followed the contours of the shifting landscape, with plenty of viewpoints and turnouts. It was enhanced with arched bridges, stone railings, and tunnels.
This magnificent achievement, the first paved road in Oregon, allowed Oregonians easier access between the eastern and western sides of their state. It also allowed them to visit many of the Gorge falls.
But over the decades much of it was bypassed for progress – and speed – called the Interstate Highway. It was a faster way to move people and commerce from this place to that and it left the historic highway in the dust.
Still, if you have the right guides who know where to look, you can touch history in the nooks crannies of the gorge where signs of the old highway still exist.
Recently, I joined Kritsen Stallman, who works for the Oregon Department of Transportation – and Ernie Drapela, a member of the Historic Highway Advisory Committee.
The duo loves to hike into the backwoods and explore any sections of the old highway that can still be traveled.
"You're walking thru the woods and it's all trees," noted Stallman. "Suddenly you come up to a section like this and say, 'Wow-it looks like the old highway."
Stallman and Drapela agree that there is treasure in the gorge – the old asphalt highway that is hidden under carpets of thick lush moss.
Drapela said that there are many places where Hill's dream road lies waiting to be re-discovered and Lancaster's engineering marvels wait for a second life.
"We have seen what happens when we neglect old sections of the highway and you kind of feel remorse over that. So, we want to put our arms around it and save it if we can. If you can design a use that makes sense – such as a trail for safety, for beauty, for fitness – well, why not go for it?"
Nearly twenty years ago the state launched an ambitious program to do just that as sections of the old highway we're restored just for hikers and bicyclists along a new Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail.
So far, eleven miles have been completed and include places like the Oneonta Tunnel.
Matt Davey is the Oregon State Parks Ranger charged with managing many of the trail sections and said that the tunnel restoration was a huge job, but it's really paid off with visitors:
"It allows people to walk through the tunnel and it got them off the roadway into adjacent parking areas – so, it's a much safer stretch for walking or biking now. It gives them a place to park and a safe way to access the Oneonta gorge too - a unique viewing opportunity and a slower way to experience the historic highway."
Other completed stretches include six miles between Eagle Creek and Cascade Locks, the Mosier Twin Tunnels and just last summer, the newest section, Viento State Park to Starvation Creek, opened to the public.
Viento offers a mile long reach that people are now able to hike for the first time in nearly sixty years.
A gentle five percent grade makes the biking and hiking easy, plus there's one particular feature that waits for your closer inspection: an original, four-foot tall mile marker with the number "58" carved into the concrete face.
Stallman added, "This is one of the last remaining original mile markers on the historic highway and this marked distance from Portland."
There are more sections planned down the road too. In fact, the state has embarked on plans to convert Twelve Miles By 2016, so places like the spectacular Ruthton Point will be open for your enjoyment.
"I think Ruthton Point is one of the most incredible views of the gorge from this section of highway. It really shows the craftsmanship of the highway too; the rock walls and how they designed the roadway to capture the river and mountain views. It's wonderful!"
Ernie added that it is all a legacy worth saving – places where visitors may hike and wear down their heels but build up their souls!
"You know, those original designers really understood the land – they didn't want to disturb the land anymore than was necessary to build the scenic highway and yet still allow for people to pass through in their automobiles. We think that deserves another chance at life for a new generation of hikers and cyclists too. Those folks back then did such a great job!"
While Oregon is blessed with a mild climate most of the year, winter can turn from the sublime to downright dangerous.
Under the warm, brilliant sun, Oregon's winter weather may fool you into thinking all is well in the great outdoors – it turn's out, that's not always true:
Jim Peters is a survival pro – a search and rescue volunteer for nearly 25 years – who said that the folk he's found had one thing in common:They forgot to ask, "What if?"
"What if a twist my ankle? What if I have to stay out overnight?" noted the longtime S&R volunteer. "What if I should need a shelter or a way of making a warming fire – would I know how to do it in the cold?"
Peters added that the answers demand preparation for the worst that Mother Nature serves up, even if it's just a day of family fun in the snow.
For example, would you know how to seek simple shelter?
Peters acted quickly when I put him to the that test – he scanned the trees – specifically, the tree wells that the deep snow had created.
"There – see that natural little cave in there, he said as he pointed to a nearby spruce tree with its branches bowed low from the weight of fresh snow.
"You can crawl right in there and could probably rest in there just the way it is."
Peters said that a "tree well" with branches bent low keeps out overhead snow and protects you from energy-sapping winds.
"Plus - there's a lot of needles down here on the ground - really thick and spongy – excellent to sleep on. I won't be sleeping on the snow."
He pulled a lightweight tarp from inside his daypack, unfolded it and laid it across the ground. "This will keep me from getting wet and if there's a little bit of wind that does come thru here, this will help block it too."
Peters said that the "right" clothing is critical for staying warm too. He insisted that you should never wear cotton, (it won't wick moisture away) but you rely on a base layer of polypropylene or other synthetic wear.
"It has a wicking property about it that pulls moisture away from the skin into your insulating layer of clothing – and for that I use thick fleece."
Peters wears a waterproof shell over the fleece because it also blocks the wind. He added that you not forget a hat too for if your head's left uncovered, up to half your body heat can escape.
"Keeping your ears covered is as important as fingers and toes because when they get cold, it starts to affect your attitude. You want to have a positive mental attitude."
Attitude means attention to preparation and that equals energy conservation.
"You don't want to spend a lot of time building something that takes a lot of effort and energy," said Peters. "You want to save your energy as much as possible - find something Mother Nature already started. That's the way to go."
Sharon Ward is another search and rescue volunteer who partners with her dog, "Seeker," to find people who get lost in the outdoors.
She said that when people head for snow country, anything can happen: "Often we'll get someone who has gone out for a fun day in the woods and a foot or two of snow comes down and they can't drive out. They're stuck!"
And when the sun goes down – getting stuck takes on a whole new dimension.
"If it's dark," said Ward, "there are many dangers – you could fall in a creek, fall off a ledge; we've had people who walked straight off ridges at night – so at night it's very dangerous to travel in the woods."
Ward is a big believer in carrying essentials to help you make it thru a night or two – items that are packed away in your rig - like water…in a shatter proof lightweight container of plastic or aluminum.
She added that you should carry food; even as simple as nuts and raisins or other high-energy food.
Don't forget a whistle to signal for help, a lamp or flashlight with spare batteries, a knife and some source of heat.
"I always bring hand warmers in the winter, added Ward. "They are wonderful and inexpensive and you can put them in your boots or mittens to warm you up."
She always carries a small first aid kit and keeps everything in a small daypack or fanny pack – stored away in the vehicle. If you leave the car on a hike, you can take your essentials with you.
"If you do these small things, you'll be well on your way toward surviving your time should conditions change and you get stuck.
Search and rescue experts agree it's "the little things" added together that could make a big difference in your ability to survive an unexpected turn of events.
You should also check the weather and be sure of the forecast, leave a note with someone – a friend or family member – that says where you're going and when you expect to return – and pack some survival essentials and keep them in your vehicle – either in a daypack or fanny pack.
All of this may just help you through an emergency in the great Oregon outdoors.
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and you may wish to take someone special on this "Grant's Getaway."
The time is right to travel down treasured trails in Oregon State Parks to discover the romance of waterfalls.
While the Columbia River Gorge has long impressed us with its gigantic size, I cherish its nooks and crannies even more – especially where the water flows and famous falls whirl and shimmer and ripple and where you can leave all distractions behind.
"This really is a place where you can shut your cell phone off, turn the lap top off and re-connect with each other and with the past," noted Diane McClay, Oregon State Park's Ranger.
At 125 feet, Shepperd's Dell is small in size as Gorge falls go. It rolls out of Young's Creek to become a foamy moment that resembles a bowtie turned on its side.
The water boils and roils, then slips and slides down forty feet of smooth rock face before it twists and shoots up high to celebrate its freedom and falls into a rocky cradle.
George Shepperd opened Shepperd's Dell to the public in 1915 as a tribute to his wife.
What a romantic!
One mile east of Shepperd's Dell is Bridal Veil Falls State Park, a day-use site for a picnic or a stroll down a half-mile trail to a stairway and viewing platform.
The park's namesake drops in two tiers and it is best enjoyed with someone special.
You'll see why when you stand on the viewing platform and gaze up at the 160-foot waterfall plunging twice in a wide, steep slide.
Diane added, "It looks the veil of a bride's gown coming down and across the back. In fact, a lot of people get their wedding invitations stamped at the Bridal Veil Post Office, so there is a lot of nostalgia and a connection to history."
If time is of the essence and you're ready to head back toward Portland, travel west on the scenic highway past Shepperd's Dell Falls a mile and a half to Latourell Falls, where an incredible show speaks for itself.
Latourell Falls hisses and bellows and shouts for attention as it falls 249 feet. It's the second-highest falls in the Gorge and seems to take on a life of its own you can't help but appreciate.
The falls was named for Joseph Latourell, an early settler of the area, and donated to the state of Oregon in 1929 by Guy W. Talbot.
A paved trail allows you to hike to the base of this falls and continues across a bridge to a picnic area.
Diane cautioned to keep safety close to heart when you trek this way: "One can get lost in the beauty of this area and we strongly suggest that people have their feet grounded when they start looking around – you can get overwhelmed with both the height and the massive nature of the rocks in the area."
Ninety miles to the west, photographer Don Best likes to say he hasn't met a waterfall he doesn't love: "to shoot with a camera."
Best is a lifelong local in Tillamook County – his grandfather arrived by horse and wagon and his father told tales of old growth timber, giant elk and waterfalls galore.
So, Best looks up at Munson Falls, (the tallest waterfall in the Oregon Coast Range), with a nostalgic nod to a somewhat romanticized past and offered us a tip or two that might help you capture the best that falling water offers.
"The secret to shooting a waterfall is to get as slow a shutter speed as you can so that the water looks silky. To do that dial that shutter speed to 25th of a second or even 15th of a second. All of that water will have a real silky look to it."
Best added that there are many waterfalls in the Tillamook State Forest that go unvisited and are under appreciated.
He called it a "treasure hunt for nature's beauty" and he added: "The fun part of it all is discovering them but I always tell people that God is better at the posing part than I am at taking pictures. Waterfalls are spectacular."
You've many spectacular waterfalls to choose from when you visit the 9,000-acre state parkland called Silver Falls State Park.
It offers a gorgeous Trail of Ten Falls plus the rustic South Falls Lodge that stands large from rock and timber construction.
Dorothy Brown-Kwaiser, a Park Ranger at Silver Falls said, " The lodge is gorgeous and I think it's one of the highlights in Oregon. Natural materials, timbers, big stonework and a huge, open room with big beams and a rustic feeling. There's a fire going and it has that smell; just feels like a lodge, like you're in a wilderness feeling surrounded by nature."
Campers can let the romance last longer inside rental cabins that offer many of the comforts of home. (Reservations are advised.)
Remember – rain gear and hiking boots will make your hiking adventures more comfortable in winter.
"It's a bit quieter this time of year," noted Kwaiser. "You experience things differently – more on your own without the crowds and so the sounds in the park are different. There are so many reasons to be here – but really, the waterfalls are at the center of everything at Silver Falls State Park."


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Its a grind every night, said Schwartz, who was the Blues 1stselection , 14th overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Bus trips are fun to be on. You play a lot of games in a short amount of days. Its a good experience. I havent been a part of it for too long yet, but I am definitely having fun.


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For more than a decade, Mount Washington artist Kevin Spitze, 66, has painted the Arroyo.
Years of practice have informed the co-founder of the Mount Washington Plein-Air Painters' knowledge of the area's rolling hills and lush flora. He understands how the light plays of its subjects and how the dense vegetation fills a canvass.
He was comfortable and at home in Northeast LA, and perhaps that's why, after a decade of painting in his own backyard, he traveled into the unknown.
This summer, after retiring from his day job as an IT recruiter, he set off an a adventure to capture a new array of colors in foreign landscapes.
In June, he and fellow Mount Washington Plein-Air Painter Rick Wilson embarked on a 12 day journey through the Southwest, making stops in Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, painting larger-than-life vistas like the Capitol Reef, Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly and the Grand Canyon.
An exhibit capturing that trip, Parallel Views of the Southwest Loop, is currently on display at Space Studio, located at 1504 Million St. It will show from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, and from noon until 10 p.m. during the South Pasadena Arts Crawl on Saturday.
"The show is really a celebration of the trip," Wilson said. "We've paired up the paintings side by side, and even though we were painting the same landscape, they are quite different."
Each man painted twice a day, capturing the same landscapes.
"It really got us into the flow," said Wilson of the routine.
After more than a decade of following the same painting routine, Spitze said the Southwest offered greater challenges beyond just using a different color palette.
"We had to capture as much as possible in a short period of time," he said. "You can't go back and recapture it the next day because of travel."
In between stops, Spitze said he and Wilson spent much of the time talking about their craft and being inspired by the freedom travel.
"Most of the conversations were about painting, what we could do to get better," he said. "It was like a pilgrimage to all of these locations that so many great artists have painted. It was the trip of a lifetime."


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AT&T Ready to Rollout HSPA 7.2 in Dallas
It seems as if AT&T is gearing up to launch their HSPA 7.2 in the Dallas area, making good on their promise of having it rolled out in
6 major cities 1 major city in the US. (If anyone in Charlotte, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, or Miami is seeing signs of the boost yet, let us know).
This is indeed the right time for AT&T to give their network a boost, especially with image the latest Verizon "map for that" commercials portray.
With these upgrades, you should have a better wireless experience with more capacity on our network and improved coverage inside your home and other buildings throughout the DFW area. Look for improved coverage in area communities like Allen, Arlington, Carrollton, Colleyville, Dallas, Denton, Ft. Worth, Frisco, Garland, Grapevine, Grand Prairie, Irving, Keller, Mesquite, McKinney, Lewisville, Plano, Richardson, Rockwall, Southlake and more. We updated nearly 1,000 cell sites in these areas! The fastest gets faster! AT&T has the fastest network in Dallas/Ft. Worth* and we're excited to announce that Dallas will be among the first 6 major U.S. cities in which AT&T plans to upgrade its existing 3G technology to HSPA 7.2.** This new upgrade will provide considerably faster mobile broadband speeds, and we plan to make it available by the end of the year.
AT&T claims to have spent 50 million to improve their 850 mhz network in Dallas alone. That should mean pristine service for those enough luck enough to be a resident of the Dallas area. At least you that's what one would hope...
[Thanks to David for the tip!]
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Not in a major city here so I'll get it in about 5 years
And yet I'm still running on EDGE while Verizon 3G flies around me for years? Good news, I'm moving to Santa Fe next year, bad news, no ATT 3G there either, oh, but Verizon is...
Hopefully Boston is somewhere on their list. It would be nice to get value out of my $100 a month iPhone bill.
Hard to believe some cities are coming before others. Somehow I think DC & Boston should have come before Charlotte or Houston. I'm happy with full 3G in the DC Metro area, but HSPA wouldn't hurt either.
Add another 20-25 major cities (incl. DC, NYC and SF) and I'll be impressed (well, not really but perhaps satisfied). Until then ... yawn...
I don't see anything over 300mb/s or lower in the Houston Downtown area. I get better speeds north in the Humble area outside of downtown. AT&T is sucking hard here. :(
I live in Dallas! The only problem is that I have an iPhone 3G and not an iPhone 3GS =/
Um, I think Houston should definitely get it before DC and Boston. It is the 4th largest city in the US you know?
I'm in Dallas and in my home I went from 1 bar to full bars! Finally I don't have to stand in the corner to get a signal inside!
Live in LA area... 3G speed is great....
In Houston I noticed that I now have full bars in the elevator at work. I was wondering why that was. Now I can be annoying just like those Verizon pricks!
I'm in Houston metro area and I have constant 3G its great!!
@Jeremy Sikora
Can we get an update on which iPhone's support HSPA 7.2? Is it only the 3GS?
It seems like it is a curious move to be touting this when Sprint just released 4G service here in Chicago. If Sprint had a Hero with 4G capability, I would give it a try.
At least for me here in Houston, I get good consistent speeds on 3G. Check out the link below for an idea of what I get.
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@Joe McG
Yes, only the 3G(s) supports the 7.2 speeds.
Would be nice if they'd roll out actual 3G coverage in SW Michigan (Kalamazoo to be exact) like they've been promising for a year now.
Again AT&T i'm sure doesn't want to lose the exlcusive agreement with apple. It needs to do everything humingly possible to survive. With out the iphone they just have the bb and standard winodws mobile (whoopie)
I like it when people compare verizons network to AT&Ts Verizon has 3G here and AT&T doesn't. Verizon has 3G because their entire network was upgraded to 3G because their standard network was 56K. Not edge, 56K.
Verizon is getting ready to go through the same thing AT&T is going through now, next year. Verizon when is my 4G coming? I'm sick of your 3G that's almost the same speed as AT&Ts edge network. 4 years. The same time it took for them to upgrade their coverage to full 3G. That not 2 years later they have to upgrade their entire network yet again. 2003-2007 only this time your going to have 10x the data hungry phones on your network. Not only is AT&T upgrading their network un the middle of the iPhone phenomenon they are trying to male it work for everyone. It's pretty bad when the FCC makes a statement about the iPhone alone consumes upto 50% of the "US" alotted and available bandwidth. When the phone only comprises or 9% of AT&Ts network and sucks down upto 69% of AT&Ts data and bandwidth.
The phone would crush any network and now AT&T is upgrading their network not from 2003-2007 when there were maybe 2 smartphones on the market that you could even check your email with. They are doing it with the iPhone already on their network. 4096% data and bandwidth usage increase since 2007.
I tell people everyday that have AT&T ready to go to Verizon. It's coming to them the same way AT&T has it now. AT&T is just leading the way. Let them get the iPhone before their 4G network is complete and they will see the same exact problems. 400-700K on their 3G is nothing to me when I get 1600-2100K all day long. And I live in the San Francisco bay area.
Miami/ft lauderdale has superb AT&T 3g
Texas is getting it before San jose ca? Didn't Texas just get cell phones a few Years ago lol?
Hum... Working in downtown Dallas and just ran a speed test on my iphone. Got a whopping 432Kbits per second download speed. Doesn't appear to be much of an improvement yet.
When the hell is NYC getting this upgrade?
"Gearing up to launch" it's not out yet Rex.
I live in Ft. Worth, and have been watching AT&T's network progress in this area for last couple of years. As of Nov. 11th, there's no HSPA 7.2 in DFW area. And as Dallas is AT&T's HQ, you would think this area would be 1st for improvements. That doesn't seem to always be the case. AT&T's ads all mention before end of year or something similar for DFW.
The 3G network in this area is very strong with usual data speeds of over 2 Mbps down/1 Mbps up. I rarely experience dropped calls or the signal problems that were common when I was on Sprint. Will be interesting to see how much 7.2 improves things.
I live in Dallas and have a 3GS.. The signal has actually gotten worse! My neighborhood is shown on their coverage map ad 100% data/3g.. I can barely hold a conversation in my home and often have to go outside to talk.. AT&T is a joke! We need iPhone on other carriers asap!
@bish- They've had 3g in Mount Pleasant for part of this year now, and recently fired up their 3g network in the tri-city area (MBS). I'm sure you'll get your cake soon. Seems like AT&T is actually trying to make real improvements to their network. 2 years late... but... better than nothing. Plus I get 3g everywhere I frequent so I can't really complain.
Miami I always have good speed on my 3gs and service here for lots of ppl have been spotty like dropping quickly to no service then back idk if that's a sign of 7.2 ?
So having to walk outside is the carriers fault you live in Texas where every house is 2 foot thick concrete and insulation? What are other carriers going to fix that AT&T hasn't? It's the phone. You can hold your hand on the right bottom corner of the phone which is where everyone holds the phone and watch the signal bars drop. There are even YouTube videos on it. I can make it do it everytime.
Seriously screw the rest of the country, we can't make phone calls in NYC roll out more stuff here
@ Gregg - will the 7.2 rollout actually help with the thick walls issue? That is my problem - I get no service inside my home b/c the walls/insulatation on the windows blocks it. if I open the sscreen door - full service! I am waiting for the microcell to come to chicago so I can have a phone in my house. Will the 7.2 rollout help with that issue or just make speeds faster?
When did it became available in Los Angeles area? I live in Downey about 15 miles from downtown LA and haven't notice any change in 3G coverage. I have the 3g iphone and I only get two to three bars inside my house. I hate going outside in order to talk on the phone and get 3g signal..
This upgrade increased coverage with the 850Mhz band in DFW area. The 7.2 rollout is separate and should be turned on by eoy here.
Speedtest for my 3Gs from N Dallas is 1350k/250k, unchanged from Sep.
Sprint launched 4G here a few weeks ago but have no phones that support it yet, only USB for PCs.
@Matt - 850Mhz will help the wall penetration issue
- Hspa 7.2 'should' double the 3G speed
For other cities, from their earlier press release:
"All told, the company plans to deploy HSPA 7.2 in 25 of the nation's 30 largest markets by the end of 2010, and to reach about 90 percent of its existing 3G network footprint with HSPA 7.2 by the end of 2011."
I got an email this morning letting me know AT&T put up a new tower a few miles from my house. Coverage is still sporadic, but I do get close to full bars in my house sometimes now, when I was getting one...or even none before. I get full 3G outside though, even before the tower.
I live in the San Diego area by the way.
Mike pretty much answered it. What we are really holding out for though is the 4G network. Which is 700Mhz on both Verizon and AT&T. So funny as it seems, phones should work on both networks. But what I would expect to see would be more of the subsidizing going away or the actual ETF going up. Which Verizon has already set in place, starting November 15th. Otherwise people will be able to go back and forth between Verizon and AT&T. But 700Mhz would actually more than double the reach and in building coverage we are seeing with 1900Mhz now.
I'm in southern Colorado, and I have EDGE network. But 25 miles north there is 3G 850mhz. AT&T has been promising 3G here for about a year. I hate paying for 3G network but can't take advantage of it since I don't live in a bigger city. BTW I have the iPhone 3GS. I might have to get that new DROID
re: Boston... Apparently the three worst cities for AT&T's 3G network are NYC, Boston, and SF. AT&T probably has the same problem for all three cities: putting up a high enough density of cell phone towers to cover the area and to swap signals as users move around the cities. In the greater Boston area, some communities are highly resistant to the placement of cell phone towers.
I don't see how AT&T can boost network speeds in areas like Boston right now. Cities and highways in Texas are an easier target.
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale has 3G but its not blazing. I stream Orb all the time and 50% of the time it stutters and is unwatchable. I also have a lot of trouble sending email through the 3G network.
Downtown Miami south beach, does anyone have a lot of dropped call...
Geat 3 g coverage..
Why are they upgrading others 3G when some of us still don't even have it. That is bulls*&t.
NYC anytime soon....that should be included as a major city :-( i want faster 3G
Well I ran a test on my 3gs and I'm still getting same speeds here in Dallas. 1800kbps down and 200 up. That figure is unchanged from before the upgrade. I'm going to be pissed if I keep hearing this upgrade advertising and speeds don't reflect such upgrade. Won't do anything..,.But I'm still going to be pissed!! Hmmm!!! Love the iPhone though.
@Bent24 they haven't done the hspa7.2 speed upgrade yet, only the 850Mhz coverage upgrade. Speed upgrade will be a Christmas present for DFW if they meet their schedule.
My 3G is perfect in Boston, and why dallas ?! boo
In Chicago AT&T can be fast but still drop your Internet. For example within one mile I can go from 3000 Kbps on 3g to getting kicked off o to edge. Speeds are better at night. I live in lakeview, rep okay reception downtown in the loop sucks. Last year though speed topped out at 1200 so it is getting better with greater regulatory... If not tmobile is getting 21mbps come next year, rumor thou.
I think AT&T is doing something in Los Angeles, I always check the speed and have got 200-400 kb since September (when I got my iPhone) and for the past two days I have been getting 1-1.6mbps... This is connected to 3g for both test. Soo still not 7.2 fast but 3 times faster.. So something must be going on.
I got this email as well. From Rowlett I still have great coverage, but no 7.2.
From the Knox/Henderson and 75 area I get aweful bouncing between edge and 3g. And the 3g is almost unuseable due to traffic I assume. I could throw my iPhone and hit the downtown Dallas apple store from this spot!
Wonder when we will get 3G?????? Was told June, then July then August then September Then October Then now?? Almost my entire state has 3G but us... Go Figure!!!!!!!!! AT&T can BLOWME!!!!!!!!!!
Natesac, uh.. there is no Apple Store in downtown Dallas. The only one in Dallas is in the North Park Center, which is not downtown.
We're getting upgrades here first for a few reasons - 1)AT&T is based here. 2)Texas has a LOT less red tape involved when it comes to wireless towers and stuff. This is another reason there are a bunch of WISPs here. Sprint noticed this too, and Dallas/Ft Worth is one of the first Clearwire markets also. San Francisco complains about poor coverage, but San Franciscans fight new cell towers tooth & nail, citing debunked research about cell phones giving kids cancer and complaining about ugly equipment/etc. A lot of the SF Bay Area is like that. The angry 'NIMBY' crowd is a huge roadblock for decent cell coverage. They file lawsuits when a company wants to put a cell tower at a school, and Richmond, CA actually has a BAN on new cell towers! Here's an example "The call to revamp the regulations surfaced earlier this year when Point Richmond residents objected to a cell phone antenna on an apartment building at 260 Water St. They worried about potential health effects and said the commercial apparatus does not fit with the neighborhood. In addition, they argued that the city did not notify residents or hold a public hearing first."
Californians only have themselves to blame for poor cell coverage.
The best part about all the Verizon and Sprint talk of their 4G networks is that they are only implementing those networks for Data and are not upgrading their Voice network in this process in any way...yet AT&T already has the fastest 3G network for Data and most advanced GSM network for Voice...and AT&T's network allows for simultaneous use of both of those products on your handset at once. That's why I can be on my iPhone making fun of someone using a Droid, all while downloading/sending email or downloading a new song off iTunes.
Sprint's 4G (WiMAX) is glorified Wi-fi, and only offers average download speeds of 2-4Mbps. They are piggy-backing off Clearwire's data network to offer this service on a highly limited basis.
As HSPA 7.2 goes live Sprint and Verizon will once again be far, far behind. And when 14.4 comes out starting in the middle of 2010, yikes! And then there's AT&T's 4G coming in 2011...by that point Sprint will probably be out of business, and Verizon will be wondering what to do next.
Yeas so 7.2 is def In la now.. Of course you won't get 7.2 Mbps. But just got 2.5 mbps on my speed test using Los Angeles as server, must say much faster than my verizon wifi dsl service.
Janey there's also an Apple store in the Knox Cole area, north of downtown Dallas.
"...Apparently the three worst cities for ATT's 3G network are NYC, Boston, and SF..."
My brother loves the iPhone but tells me that he experiences very unreliable ATT service and many dropped calls in the northeast Atlanta suburbs as well.
Just got a 2.9 Mbps in Ft. Worth. Looks like we're live on the 7.2 now.
mavsman: no, we're not. Sorry. :-) If we were, we'd be getting faster than 2.9... we're still hitting the max of 3.2. :)
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A mother is the biological or social female parent of a child.
- Alphabetized by author
- A Kanga is Generally Regarded as One of the Fiercer Animals. I am not frightened of Fierce Animals in the ordinary way, but it is well known that, if One of the Fiercer Animals is Deprived of Its Young, it becomes as fierce as Two of the Fiercer Animals.
- A. A. Milne, in Winnie-the-Pooh (1926)
- We should take mothers in high seas and drown them there, they are as poisonous as lead in the air.
- Philip K. Dick, in the Dark Haired Girl (1989).
- The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men — from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., in "The Professor at the Breakfast Table" in The Atlantic Monthly (May 1859), p. 618.
- Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.
- All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
- Attributed to Abraham Lincoln in Josiah G. Holland, The Life of Abraham Lincoln (1866), p. 23; and George Alfred Townsend, The Real Life of Abraham Lincoln (1867), p. 6. According to Townsend, Lincoln made this remark to his law partner, William Herndon. It is disputed whether this quote refers to Lincoln's natural mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, who died when he was nine years old, or to his stepmother, Sarah Bush (Johnston) Lincoln.
- It is as unnatural to force a child from the mother as from the father.
- C.J. Parker, in Inhabitants of St. Katherine v. St. George (1714), Fortescue, 218; reported in James William Norton-Kyshe, Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904), p. 188.
- So loving to my mother
That he might not esteem the winds of heaven
Visit her face too roughly.
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600-02), Act I, scene 2, line 140.
- And all my mother came into mine eyes
And gave me up to tears.
- William Shakespeare, Henry V (c. 1599), Act IV, scene 6, line 32.
- Everywhere the need exists for maternal sympathy and help, and thus we are able to recapitulate in the one word motherliness that which we have developed as the characteristic value of woman. Only, the motherliness must be that which does not remain within the narrow circle of blood relations or of personal friends; but in accordance with the model of the Mother of Mercy, it must have its root in universal divine love for all who are there, belabored and burdened.
- Edith Stein, in The Significance of Woman's Intrinsic Value in National Life (1928).
- The bearing and the training of a child
Is woman's wisdom.
- Alfred Tennyson, The Princess (1847), Canto V, line 456.
- Happy he
With such a mother! faith in womankind
Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high
Comes easy to him, and though he trip and fall,
He shall not blind his soul with clay.
- Alfred Tennyson, The Princess (1847), Canto VII, line 308.
- Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
- William Makepeace Thackeray, in Vanity Fair (1847-1848), Vol. II, Ch. 2.
- All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his.
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations[edit]
- Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 531-32.
- Stabat mater, dolorosa
Juxta crucem lacrymosa
Que pendebat Filius.
- At the cross, her station keeping,
Stood the mournful mother, weeping,
Where He hung, the dying Lord.
- Anon. Translation by Dr. Irons.
- At the cross, her station keeping,
- Alma mater.
- Fostering mother.
- Applied by students to the university where they have graduated.
- [Milton] calls the university "A stony-hearted step-mother."
- Augustine Birrell, Obiter Dicta. Phrase used also by De Quincey, Confessions of an Opium Eater, Part I. Referring to Oxford Street, London.
- A mother is a mother still,
The holiest thing alive.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Three Graves, Stanza 10.
- The mother of all living.
- Genesis, III. 20.
- * There is none,
In all this cold and hollow world, no fount
Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within
A mother's heart.
- Felicia Hemans, Siege of Valencia, scene Room in a Palace of Valencia.
- The mother said to her daughter, "Daughter, bid thy daughter tell her daughter that her daughter's daughter hath a daughter."
- George Hakewill, Apologie, Book III, Chapter V, Section 9.
- Mater ait natæ die natæ filia natum
Ut moneat natæ plangere filiolam.
- The mother says to her daughter: Daughter bid thy daughter, to tell her daughter, that her daughter's daughter is crying.
- See Greswell, Account of Runcorn, p. 34. Another translation.: Rise up daughter, and go to thy daughter, For her daughter's daughter hath a daughter. Another old form in Willets' Hexapla, in Leviticum, Chapter XXVI. 9.
- I arose a mother in Israel.
- Judges. V. 7.
- If I were hanged on the highest hill,
Mother o' mine, O mother o' mine!
I know whose love would follow me still,
Mother o' mine, O mother o' mine!
- Rudyard Kipling, Mother O' Mine.
- There was a place in childhood that I remember well,
And there a voice of sweetest tone bright fairy tales did tell.
- Samuel Lover, My Mother Dear.
- * A woman's love
Is mighty, but a mother's heart is weak,
And by its weakness overcomes.
- James Russell Lowell, Legend of Brittany, Part II, Stanza 43.
- The bravest battle that ever was fought;
Shall I tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you will find it not;
It was fought by the mothers of men.
- Joaquin Miller, The Bravest Battle, Mothers of Men.
- Her children arise up and call her blessed.
- Proverbs, XXXI. 28.
- They say man rules the universe,
That subject shore and main
Kneel down and bless the empery
Of his majestic reign;
But a sovereign, gentler, mightier,
Man from his throne has hurled,
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.
- William Stewart Ross ("Saladin"). Poem in Woman: Her Glory, her Shame, and her God, Volume II, p. 420. 1894.
- And say to mothers what a holy charge
Is theirs—with what a kingly power their love
Might rule the fountains of the new-born mind.
- Mrs. Sigourney, The Mother of Washington, line 33.
- Who ran to help me when I fell,
And would some pretty story tell,
Or kiss the place to make it well?
My mother.
- Anne Taylor, My Mother, Stanza 6.
- Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of children.
- William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Volume II, Chapter XII.
- They say that man is mighty,
He governs land and sea,
He wields a mighty scepter
O'er lesser powers that be;
But a mightier power and stronger
Man from his throne has hurled,
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.
- William Ross Wallace, What Rules the World. Written about 1865–6.
- Sure I love the dear silver that shines in your hair,
And the brow that's all furrowed, and wrinkled with care.
I kiss the dear fingers, so toil-worn for me,
Oh, God bless you and keep you, Mother Machree.
- Rida Johnson Young, Mother Machree.


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