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My Dad ordered his first BMW today! He's getting a 2004 Sterling Gray/Black Leather X5 3.0iA with Steptronic (iA), Cold Weather, Rear Climate, Lumbar, Xenon, Premium Package, and Sport Package.
He ended up paying $1000 over invoice after a few days of back and forth negotiations which comes out to $48,845.
He's going to lease the X5 for 42 months including 20K miles per year, NYC taxes rolled in, 51% residual, and 5.16% interest (money factor) with a $0 cap cost reduction. Payments are going to be $835/month.
This may seem high to some, but with the 20K per year mileage the residual is lower compared to a 10, 12, or 15K per year lease.
2001 Honda Prelude Type SH/ 2011 BMW 328xi / 2011 Honda Pilot EX-L w/ Navigation
swsms Posts: 62I've been looking at '01 X5 3.0s and have noticed that the non-Sport Pkge X5s don't have color key door handles (ugh!!!). Has anyone ever had the dealer replace them with color-keyed ones? My wife loves the Titanium Silver but I can't deal with the black door handles. I know I could wait to find one with a sport package but just curious about the door handles. Please advise!!
rickrover Posts: 602I've had an 01 X5 non-sport 3.0 since new - the door handles don't bother me. No way would it cost $800 to have them painted. I was looking into getting all the 4.6 body upgrades on my 3.0 for the fun of it - all the parts barely hit the $800 mark.
I'm thinking of selling my titanium/ black 01 X5 3.0 with premium package, xenons, climate package with only 16k miles.. It's in Florida - never seen a winter.
I'm guessing that the body shop would have to remove all four door handles. I would think that they'd have a challenge painting the inside surface of the handle while it was still mounted on the door. To get to the door handle, the interior trim probably has to be removed as well.
I would want the paint baked on rather than just air-dried for durability and to resist chipping from the things like a ring on your fingers. This is the one painted surface that gets handled everytime you get into the car.
Parts are inexpensive relative to shop labor costs.
jasdmd Posts: 2Wondering if I could get some feedback regarding the performance of navigation system in 04 X5.
Going to the dealership, hopefully tomorrow, to place my order....$1500 under MSRP sound right? The first dealer would only order at full sticker price. I shopped four dealerships and this was the best I found.
jav27 Posts: 7Anyone out there experience a problem starting your X5's? It has happened twice within a week. It would not start, the lights and everything else lit up, but the engine would not turn. I decided to switch gear into neutral and it started just fine. I have taken it back to dealer for them to inspect and correct.
We're actually picking up our X5 tomorrow and will be taking BMW up on the Extended maintenance contract. We'll be leasing for 42 months and approximately 70K miles. We'll make good on the plan when we go for Inspection II service (about $700) and when we go for our second set of brakes at about 65K miles. BMWNA said that brakes on the X5 are costly as compared to other BMWs.
2001 Honda Prelude Type SH/ 2011 BMW 328xi / 2011 Honda Pilot EX-L w/ Navigation
Does anybody know of any options coming out in the year 2004. The reason I ask is because if you've seen the commercials for X-Drive (4 little angels), it shows an X5 with a panoramic sunroof, and at the bottom of the screen it reads "Panoramic Sunroof Avalible Spring 2004". Has anybody heard anything about this or other new options?
Thank a lot!
hombogero Posts: 5I drove the X5 3.0 with navigation. I found the Navigation System not that user friendly. I feel the system in my Infiniti to be superior. I am sure once you get used to it, it would be fine. The biggest kicker is that on a 51,820 MSRP car, there is no CD player. The reason I drove the car is my girlfriend is deciding between a Cayenne V6 vs. BMW X5 3.0. What do you guys think? After she saw the Navigation in the BMW, she has serious doubts about going with that option. She has to figure the price of the navigation, with the 6 CD changer.
greenlatern Posts: 77The nav is more than just a nav. For the price you also get the computer and the radio/cd is integrated into the screen. Though I rarely use it for navigation I wouldn't pass on it if I had to do it over again. You're right: it's got the user friendliness of DOS but once you figure it out it's alright.
The changer is a trunk mount DIO that you can easily do yourself. Buy it cheap from an online BMW dealer and plug it in. Other message boards claim this is a 10 minute job. I paid through the nose for mine :-(

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The short installation instruction for WordPress ("5 Minutes") state that:
This is the minimum of privileges / permissions that are needed and next to those, others are not needed.
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WordPress only uses one DB user for everything, and he'll need to have all permissions to the database. CREATE and ALTER are used when upgrading, sometimes. INSERT, UPDATE, and SELECT are used all the time.
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Seventeen Anne Arundel County public educators and four private school teachers have been named semifinalists for the 2013 Anne Arundel County Teacher of the Year award.
Of the educators nominated, five are elementary school teachers, six teach at the middle school level, five teach at the high school level, and one teaches at a special school. Furthermore, ten of the county's 12 high school clusters are represented by semifinalists.
The 17 public school finalists are:
- Lori-Ann Balzano, Davidsonville Elementary School
- Lesley Beavers, George Fox Middle School
- Danielle Bender, Mayo Elementary School
- Jennifer Bender, Chesapeake High School
- Jessica Francis Caldwell, Southern Middle School
- James Dell, North County High School
- Ruth Goldstraw, Old Mill High School
- Christiana Grue, Marley Middle School
- Joseph Hershfeldt, Northeast High School
- Amy Kostelnik-Insley, Jones Elementary School
- Allison Kuta, Meade Middle School
- Stacy Langhirt, Severna Park Elementary School
- Jenna Lerro, Annapolis Middle School
- Amy Miller, Linthicum Elementary School
- Denise Peach, Marley Glen School
- Michael Philip, Severna Park Middle School
- Jodie Stugard-Hogan, South River High School
The four private school finalists are:
- Debora Coates Consugar, The Summit School
- Tim Decker, Eagle Cove School
- Ellen Stanton, St. Martin's-in-the-Field Episcopal School
- Renee Tobin, Archbishop Spalding High School
A group of 52 Anne Arundel County teachers will be honored at the 27th annual Excellence in Education banquet at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum on April 29.
Five finalists for the 2012 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year award will be announced in March. The winner will represent the county in the Maryland State Teacher of the Year competition.
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2013 Roster & Payroll Page
by, 12-31-2012 at 04:27 PM (730 Views)
As we turn the calendar page from 2012 to 2013, its also time to turn the page and look forward to the 2013 season.
The Roster & Payroll page has become a pretty popular destination for TwinsDaily.com visitors, so Ive decided to make some changes to make it MORE informational (can you believe it?) but also more reader-friendly.
The 2012 page has been skinned down to the big-league payroll and is still viewable here (link not available yet...).
The meat and potatoes now the 2013 page can be found here (also in the Blue Ribbon on the Homepage).
First off, I always found it beneficial to be able to look at player and see the levels at which hes played over the course of the last couple of seasons. The issue with the old page was that once a player joined the Twins his development path was taken over by his current salary. To combat that, Ive divided the big league club or for now, the Spring Training roster into two different parts: a payroll part and an actual Twins roster with development paths.
The payroll part will house all of the 40-man roster as well as non-roster invites until they are sent down. There are also projected salaries next to all players who I loosely project to be on the Opening Day roster (more on that later). Players that are projected to be on a different roster have that listed as well.
Below the Total Payroll, youll find contract details options and incentives that could change payroll at some point. Right now, the payroll includes projected contract renewals. This is to give you a sense of what the Opening Day payroll will be.
Once you get past the Payroll section, youll find a table that will contain the numbers of all of the players, coaches, etc. If youre heading to Spring Training, you might find this helpful. If youre watching on TV, you might find this helpful. If youre into numbers like I am, you just think its cool to have. As players are sent down, I intended to change their color so that the active roster (from above) will be in black. If players have been in camp before, Ive used that number. If their most recent number isnt available, theyve been bumped to the end and will be moved when I learn their new number.
After that youll find all the 2013 roster projections. I added symbols next to left-handed hitters (*) and switch-hitters (#) and managerial staffs after each roster as well.
A few caveats here: While extremely fun its impossible to do so Ive limited the guess work as much as possible. Details to follow
Middle Infield I dont believe that Escobar, Dozier and Florimon will all make the Opening Day roster. In fact, my best guess is that Carroll starts at 2B, Florimon at SS and Escobar as a utility guy. That leaves Dozier in Rochester. Of course, the roster doesnt reflect that because as of now the perception is that they all have equal chances to make the team. So theyll stay there together until I know differently.
Outfield Two guys, huh? For now, yeah. There is going to be a 4th outfielder (in addition to Parmelee in RF). I dont see Hicks breaking camp with the big club. If I had to bet on who that guy is going to be right now Id guess it would come from the group of Clete Thomas, Wilkin Ramirez and Brandon Boggs. But since all of those guys are NRIs, Im not going to project them on the big-club. They are AAA-players until they prove otherwise.
Starting Rotation Right now there are five guys. Id be shocked if thats the starting five on Opening Day. I anticipate Pelfrey being on the D.L. I anticipate Gibson on Rochesters D.L (I think he'll stay in Fort Myers throwing bullpens for six weeks to help limit his innings and eliminate his innings in the cold weather). Harden, Blackburn, Deduno all have a shot, but, again, they are all NRIs.
Bullpen There is no way the Twins have those nine guys in the bullpen on Opening Day. Three are out of options. One is a Rule 5 guy. So those four need to appear here. That leaves Burnett and Fien. Odds are they are Opening Day bullpen guys, too. So theyre all going to be listed here for now.
Once you get past the fact that there are 38 guys listed, I think its pretty simple. The Twins will cut some of these guys, some will start at AA, some will be in the Major Leagues and some will have phantom knee tendinitis injuries.
Some names that I could see moving down (since I already gave you some names I thought might move up): Nate Hanson, Aaron Hicks (so he and Benson can both play CF) and a bunch of pitchers like Caleb Thielbar, Bryan Augenstein, Bobby Lanigan, Daniel Turpen, Andrew Albers and Blake Martin.
I think the winner of Deibinson Romero and Mark Sobolewski moves up to AAA and the other stays in New Britain. It makes sense to me anyway.
Besides the extra guys listed, I like how this roster turned out. Obviously some guys might not start the year here Nate Roberts? Alex Meyer? - but if I had to guess independent of how all the other rosters are configured, this is where Id put these guys. If a player ended the year in Rochester, I put them on that roster because I figured theyre going to camp with the opportunity to win a job there again.
The two names that are questionable here are Danny Santana and Michael Tonkin. Both could move up easily. The middle infield is especially unclear. Does Rosario stay at 2B? Does Michael play SS? Does Michael move up? There are extra bodies that need to play. I didnt want to make that guess on January 1, so I put them there together because, again, independently of each other I think they all belong here. You may disagree and say that Danny Santana is the shortstop in New Britain and Adam Bryant plays shortstop for the Miracle. I wouldnt argue.
Bullpens are pretty fluid. Tonkin could be here or in New Britain.
Again, a lot of names here. The Twins have held guys back in EST until the weather warms up and I bet we see that practice again. The guys that I listed here are guys that I dont think will play for Elizabethton at all. Take J.O. Berrios, for example. I dont think hell be in Cedar Rapids in the beginning of April, but I expect hell be there by the end of May. Byron Buxton could go either way. Revere and Hicks didnt start the season in Beloit, but joined later. Buxton is better than either of them, but has already been pushed more than the other two were.
The catching situation is fluid. Where does Grimes start? Wickens could move up clearing shortstop for Goodrum (which in turn would definitely bump Santana to AA). There are a number of outfielders listed as well. Not all will start the year in Cedar Rapids, but Id expect them all to see time there.
The pitching staff is quite deep too. Not being 100% sure which guys will get the chance to start makes it hard to project the destination, let alone the rotation and bullpen. Melotakis could relieve in Fort Myers. Bard could start or relieve in Fort Myers, but hes been hurt, so who knows?
All of the other names in the system except for those in the Dominican Summer League.
EST guys have a projected destination. I still havent added the DSL guys just because thats such a crapshoot. The international signees are still at the bottom followed by unsigned free agents.
As always, I want feedback. Is there something posted incorrectly? Is there something missing? I want this to be usable for everyone, so Im always welcoming others opinions.


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Playoffs pt. 3
by, 10-04-2012 at 02:26 PM (713 Views)
Now, to the AL. The final day of the AL was quite a wild one, with all the scenarios that could have played out, but it never really turned into an epic turn-everything-on-its head Day 162 as last year.
The day left the A's (what the heck?) on top of the AL West, the Rangers falling to the one-game playoff between the Wild Cards, the Yankees obliterating the Red Sox in Bobby V's last game there to clinch the East, and the Orioles going VERY quietly against the Rays to claim the second wild-card spot.
I will start with the upcoming divisional series match-up between the A's and Tigers. During the regular season, the Tigers won the season series between the two, 4-3, but the A's have home-field advantage because they won 6 more games than the Tigers.
Again, there is a player (this time on the Tigers) that makes me want to give this category right to that team (that player being Miggy). Just saying, if you earn the Triple Crown, you are getting some respect out of this Twins fan (for the first and only time ever). And again, that would be ignoring the statistical side of things. As I just mentioned, the Tigers have one of the best players in the Majors on their team, and his name is Miggy (I just refuse to call him by his real name for no reason apparent to me.) Now, since the All-Star Break, the Tigers are hitting .267 with 81 HR, 330 RBI's, over 500 K's, 263 BB's, and an OPS of .763. The Athletics, however have hit a mere .252, but with 112 HR (which leads the Majors), 374 RBI's, 704 K's, 255 BB's, and an OPS of .765. The Oakland A's lead the Majors in two very distinct categories since the Break, one good (leaders in HR hit) and one not so good (704 K's, as part of a season where they broke the record for K's in a season by one team, if I am not mistaken).
Miggy is leading the charge for the Tigers, and with Fielder at his side, those two have the firepower to take over the series. The A's, though, have gotten key support from unlikely sources all season, and they will look for the same unknowns to keep their offensive attack going.
Advantage: Leaning Tigers (ducks)
Here is where I knew the Tigers would have trouble with having Fielder and Cabrera in the same infield (unfortunately, not enough to keep them out of the playoffs), and I was right (mostly). Somehow, the Twins actually have a higher fielding percentage than the A's, and the same fielding percentage as the Tigers, which is not a good sign if you're a playoff team and there are teams who are losing 90+ games who are fielding as well as or better than you are. The Tigers could have a problem against the A's, as their catchers are giving up a steal percentage just south of .750 (A's are around .690), and the A's, when they have been given the green light, they get the stolen base nearly 80% of the time. Yikes! The A's have also given up fewer passed balls and wild pitches than the Tigers, and those two can be killer in the postseason where every base counts
I am looking at this to be the time where the Tiger's fielding deficiencies finally catch up to their abilities on offense.
Advantage: A's, most certainly.
Ah, pitching, the Achilles heel of so many teams. The A's have had even more turnover in their pitching staff than the Twins had this year, but it doesn't seem to have slowed them down a bit. If nothing has changed since a few days ago, I believe that the A's will be the first team ever to go into the playoffs with an all-rookie pitching staff. Quite the first season, eh? The Tigers, on the other hand, have had somewhat more success, mostly because of two pitchers, the AL K leader for most of the season, and Justin Verlander (didn't see that one coming? Neither did I.) The Tigers have been blessed with the top 2 pitchers in K's this year, Verlander and Max Scherzer, who for IP/K ratio kicks Verlander's butt up and down Motor City (Scherzer has thrown over 50 innings less than Verlander and has only 8 fewer K's). This 1-2 combo in K's leads the Tigers starters to an ERA advantage over the A's by about .04 points.
Statistically, the Tigers starters have a 63-51 record with a 3.76 ERA in just under 1000 innings, have given up 99 HR, have K'd exactly 900, walked just 263, have a BAA of .260, and a WHIP of 1.28. Their relievers are just about the same. They have a 25-23 record, with an ERA of 3.79 with just under 460 IP, have given up 47 HR (yikes!), have K'd 433, have a BAA of .249, and a WHIP of 1.31.
The A's have been just as good, if not even better. Their starters come into the postseason with a record of 64-54, with an ERA of exactly 3.80 in 958 innings, have given up 102 HR, have K'd 667, walked only 253 (league leaders), have a BAA of .264, and a WHIP of 1.28. Their relievers have been among the best in the game, considering. They have a record of 30-14, a miniscule 2.94 ERA (second behind the Rays, who else?), have thrown 512 innings, have given up 45 HR's, have K'd 469, walked 209, have a BAA of .209 (second behind the Rays again), and have a WHIP of 1.17 (second, again to the Rays.)
The Tigers have the "name" advantage in that they have Verlander and other "established" veterans on their squad, where the A's are relying on rookies and veterans who have been playing out of their minds, especially in the bullpen.
Advantage: A's
The Tigers have a slight, but definite advantage in the hitting department, and their strikeout pitchers should have a field day with the A's' strikeout-prone lineup, but the A's pitching staff is playing like established vets all, and the fact that they don't have to deal with Miggy and Fielder in the corners is a definate plus in the defense game
Prediction: A's in 5. Long and hard, this series will last all five games, but the A's 'pen will outlast the Tigers and give the A's a series victory.
Here are the links to my first two playoff predictions, with another one on the way, with the rest to follow as each series concludes:
Braves vs. Cardinals: http://twinsdaily.com/entry.php?1987-Playoffs-pt-2
Reds vs. Giants: http://twinsdaily.com/entry.php?1975-Playoffs-pt-1


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By BRADEN LAMMERS
An increase to the town of Sellersburg's water rates stalled again at the town council meeting Monday night.
The town has been seeking a bond to pay for $5 million worth of improvements to the town's water system. Among the improvements slated to take place are the drilling of two new supply wells, construction of a new booster station, a new 500,000-gallon water storage tank and to refurbish two of the town's existing water tanks.
In order to pay for the improvements the council said the town needed to increase its water rates.
The two options being considered would raise monthly rates for town residents to $26.24, compared to $13.25 based on 5,000 gallons of water usage and the second alternative, the rate would increase by 104 percent, to $27 per 5,000 gallons of water usage.
But an ordinance that would set those rates was tabled once again at the council meeting Monday.
"We have anticipated being able to approve the ordinance on water rates, we received our copy late in the week," said Town Council President Paul Rhodes. "We're not satisfied with some of the wording in it, talking to our attorney, nor are we satisfied with some of the rate issues that are addressed in it."
Questions for the council that remained unanswered related to a public fire protection surcharge.
"We're just not satisfied that's what we want — that they are where we want it," Rhodes said of the charges.
According to Indianapolis-based Umbaugh and Associates draft rate study, the hydrant charge — per equivalent meter size — in alternative one totals $5.22 per month, or in alternative two $5.37 per month.
Town Attorney Jake Elder said some of the language between the draft ordinances was inconsistent and the council did not have an opportunity to go through and review what was in the ordinance, as a copy was returned to the town on Saturday, from Indianapolis-based law firm Ice Miller.
"We've got a whole month now to deal with it," Rhodes said. "Each one of us will take a look at it and ask the questions that need to be asked."
Despite not approving the water rate ordinance, Rhodes said the rehabilitation of the town's water towers will move forward.
"Since we've got the BAN (Bond Anticipation Note) opened up it's not slowing us down," he said.
An engineering contract with Curry and Associates was unanimously approved at the council's previous meeting and Sellersburg Municipal Works Director Ken Alexander said he hopes to have a contract in place to complete the water tank rehabilitation by February.
It is expected that the council will vote on the water rate ordinance at its next meeting on Jan. 14.
Ambulance service
Sellersburg was presented with a proposal that would guarantee a greater level of ambulance service to the town if it signed a contract with Rural Metro Corp. ambulance service.
Rural Metro Corp. purchased Sellersburg Volunteer Fire Department's ambulance service, which operated as Clark County Emergency Medical Services, last year. The deal was approved by the Clark County Commissioners and carried the same provisions agreed to by Sellersburg VFD on the contract that extended through 2017.
But Dan Gillespie, Indiana division general manager with Rural Metro Corp., was on-hand at the Sellersburg town council meeting to ask the town to enter into an agreement of its own.
"Basically, what we're asking the towns and the townships to do is to enter into agreements individually," he said. "It allows us to put a little bit of control back in your hands. Right now, there's no dedicated ambulance to Sellersburg."
According to the deal with Clark County, seven ambulances are required to be in the county at all times. If Sellersburg agreed to the deal, the only difference would be a dedicated ambulance to the town, and the contract with the town would extend beyond county contract. The county contract guarantees the same response time offered in the Sellersburg deal.
"The only difference is if they have seven emergencies, they will bring another ambulance into our community," said Councilman Brian Meyer.
The council tabled a decision on entering into the contract.
Contract approval
The town council renewed the contract with Elder to act as town attorney.
There was no change in pay for the annual contract, which totals $52,000, and it was unanimously approved.


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Despite Comptroller Kevin Lembo's sobering budget projections, which were released this week, the Malloy administration announced on Thursday that it would still be able to balance it by the end of the year, according to The Day.
Lembo's monthly report shows that the budget is running a $95.7 million deficit, which is $22.1 million lower than the previous month. Malloy told reporters, however, that a second round of emergency cuts won't be needed and that the state will "end the year in the black."
Budget chief Ben Barnes said in statement released Thursday that Lembo's report didn't take into account , The Day reported.
Lembo stated in the report, however, his belief that those cuts wouldn't have much impact on the budget.


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A woman who has been staying at an upscale Racine hotel for nine years will be evicted after she ran up a $29,000 bill. A Journal Times of Racine report says Jana Ganjian first checked into the Racine Marriott in 2004.
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The good news is that after decades of furious growth, obesity rates finally seem to be leveling off in the U.S.. The bad news is that America's youth still appear to be dangerously unaware of the problem.
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Llama on the loose corralled in Missouri town
A llama on the lam cruised Main Street Tuesday before it mistook a resident's fenced backyard for a place to grab a meal and freshen up.
An oncologist uses scorpion venom to locate cancer cells
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Allready February hmmm starting to loath the snowing and the muddy streets when you are out driving. It becomes more slippery couse there is ice under the muddy snow and all the salt they are pooring out... aaa well it's still winter! The other week my back started to acting up and feeling sore so now I am at that point where I have to visit the doctor and that I'm not to fond of couse usually they can't do anything just a sickleave and pills and what good does that do when it feels like you have an open wound for a back!? On the other hand I'm sort of used to it, have been this way for over 20 years! Yay hurray! *Ironi for those who did'nt get it!! No not gonna go there it's better to think of all the things that's good in my life! ♥ Today in sweden is the pancake day and the day of the Lenten bun!! Some reporters on the lokal radio thought it would be a good idea to combine the two to a pancake lenten pastry!! Wounder how it would taste pancakes with cream and allmond paste in layers as a pastry?! hahaha might be worth a try! Recently I have been longing for maby a new song from Nickelback or a new video of one of the other songs on the album... and think I'm gonna wish for some of the albums as a b-day present! (just came to think of that) Now it's Wow time Pandaria one of my amusments in life.... among other things and I got alot to choose from!! ♥
The big holidays have come and gone and everything is going slowly back to a somewhat normal state with school and work. Still it feels like time are passing by too fast! Some things that amazes me are that there are so many irrelevant thoughts that gets stuck in my mind and memories that you rather hoped that you forgot about, bad stuff and they just churn and churn through the head. Anyone got a trashcan suitable for crap thoughts and bad memories???? No did'nt think so sure could've had use for one ritght now! Anyway it has been a somewhat relaxing time during the holidays and our son had a blast with the christmas presents. All in all it has been a nice couple of weeks and got some days off from work and just enjoying my time. Latley I have noticed that people seam to be abcent minded and hurry from one thing to another and don't see the old man or the woman that might need a helping hand. The cost when you offer to lend a hand is so little to what you gain instead, you might just done the day a little brighter for someone!! And that's a nice thought!! ???
Allmost Christmas eve!! That's when we celebrate x-mas in sweden and trying to enjoy it but it seams to me it's all about gifts and what I wish for is that my family will have health and love for eatch other and just be nice to one another! Theese past months have been hectic and not allways so good more than that we try to care for eatch other! So people let the love in your hearts surround everyone and don't give in to hatred!! Have a Merry X-mas and a Happy New Year!! ???
I've been stuck in a well of black and grey struggling to get out. Just getting up felt like moving throug mud, the grey threatning to pull me down again. But when I was standing up I started to notice the wind then the trees and the shirping birds, the colourefull butterflies. Life bursting out of everything telling me to join in, my heart throbbing against my chest, filled with love and life
angry with me trying to deny life. But the grey can still make you tripp and fall into the black makeing you feel out of place, useless and worthless. But you don't fall as deep as the first time couse you recognise what it is and fighting it off the best you can wanting and needing the joys in life and the happyness it brings. happyness it brings
Been a while since I wrote anything and right now is not a very good time either. I call it acheing weather!! That makes me cranky and ill fit to write or have anyone come over my poor family have to coup with me. I do try to not let it out on them but at times it's hard. You tend to sleep ill and you get very tired with acheing joints and muscels. Worst of all is that nothing seams to help unless you have a hot pool indoors!! Yeah right and I am made of money!!! Ok then you think of a tub but you need to move and at the same time be surrounded by hot water. A bit hard to move arround without baning the sides in a bathtub =) so what am I doing sitting infront of a stupid pc and trying to be funny! Yeah right!! ha ha (son comes running asking me to help out with his ps2 game spiderman, going down the stairs help him out and then have to go up again aaaarrrrggghhh) I hate stairs the worst thing ever with an acheing bodey!! NO now it's enough with whineing! I have had a wounderfull semester of three weeks witch 1½ was spent in our caravan =) and we are off again in the beginning of september!!
So been working my as off theese past copple of weeks. With new shifts and places! But there is never enough time to get things done at home! Feels at times like I'm pulled apparat from diffrent directions and the only one who can put them together again is me, but I want to curl up into a bundle and not move! Life can be rugh and make you feel like you've been hit by a hurricane but there are times when you're at eas and feel happy. Hugs ?
Yesterday went from sunny to thunder storm, but our son had a great time at the beach with summer school and friends. Came home with alot of sand and a wide smile on his face, and they ärendet off again today. Only hope the weather will hold so that it won't rain. Funny how kids don't seam to feel the cold in the water. But I was the same way, dad allways called me a little seamonster couse I would'nt get out of the water when the time came to go home. Now I'm only a monster even though I love to swim I want it to be warmer water. This day has just started......wounder what it will bring more couse this morning when I checked the oil, the hood slamed down and crushed the oilcap and locked itself sideways making it allmost impossible to open. So now I can't close the oil refill tube on the engine ....sigh just my luck!!!!
Midsummer is over and rain has been pooring, all in all it has been a nice weekend. A typical swedish midsummer. Work on the other hand have been some what caotic, new timetables and new ways. Takes time to learn but in the end it usually works out fine. New things can be scarry and make people wanna run and hide from it or start protests. All changes and new things are not allways good, but sometimes you have to make the best of it.
theese few days have been more than enough, have been relocated so now I am starting my days at another place about 6 miles (swedish miles) from where I live... not so bad it's ok only everything is new to alot of drivers so there is chaos all over the county. All new and have to work at the same time... and I overslept this morning.... gawd I had 30 min to get to my location before my shift started and five am no wonder my head is split in two! All in all I guess the day did go pretty good but the phonelines did glow from time to time...... in all this I did enjoy the nature and landscape I drove through. Hopefully there will be somewhat slower tomorrow!! I sure do Hope so..... =)
This is upsetting me big time...what is?¿ Leaders of countries that hink more of themselfs than the people that live there and tries to make a living. The things they showed at the news yesterday made me sick ...3 months old babies injured by splinters from bomb and grenades, children dead becouse of them and no help allowed. How can this even be?¿ Why does the soilders not react against this?¿ Are they that brainwashed?¿ God help theese people....and I ......I feel so fucking helpless, not sure of what todo


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Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom
Children of BodomVeHeMeNcE on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 4:49pm
I don't like them, very over-rated band....
Children of Bodomzomboy on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 9:57pm
ooooh yes cob rule i saw em live n gtthe shirt n hate me has the catchyest riff ever i doo like em
Children of Bodomspookshowbaby on Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 2:57am
i like bodom..
the way the keyboardist plays his keyboard is interesting
see them live or watch a music video then you will know what i am talking about
Children of BodomIxCumxBlood on Friday, December 8, 2006 - 11:09am
Children of Bodom is pretty beast, Cannibal Corpse is more my squeeze.
Children of Bodommissusmint on Friday, December 8, 2006 - 3:05pm
I'd never heard these guys til they were with Slayer last summer. I missed most of their set (I was only there for Slayer) but what I heard sounded kinda like a little girl being tortured to loud grinding shop tools against a metal fence. Not my bag, baby.
Children of Bodommissusmint on Friday, December 8, 2006 - 3:06pm
Oh, by the way ... real metal doesnt have keyboards. Just another observation
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PLATTSBURGH — While many domestic cats are less than enthusiastic about being submerged in water, Connie Marsh's feline companion, Weasley, doesn't share their sentiments.
And it's a good thing too because not long after adopting him from Plattsburgh's Eagle's Nest Veterinary Hospital, where Weasley was brought after being rescued by police, Marsh heard a loud crash inside her Cumberland Head home.
Though she's not certain what caused the noise, it became clear when Weasley began walking funny that he was somehow involved in the incident.
"I did notice his back leg," Marsh said. "It went askew."
She and her furry companion returned to the Veterinary Hospital, where Weasley underwent invasive surgery to correct what turned out to be a broken kneecap.
Following the operation, Marsh learned of an interesting way in which her cat might rehabilitate his injured limb — Eagle's Nest's Ferno-Aqua Paws treadmill, the only underwater treadmill of its kind in the area.
The hospital, however, had only attempted to treat one other cat with the apparatus, which consists of a treadmill enclosed in a glass, water-filled tank that, according to Marsh, "looks like an oversized aquarium."
And that cat, said Caitlin McNulty, an assistant at Eagle's Nest, did not take well to the water.
Still, Marsh had a feeling that her inquisitive and joyful Weasley would be different.
"He's the type of cat that when you're loading the laundry into the washing machine, you had to hold him back or he would have jumped in," Marsh said.
So with McNulty's encouragement and supervision, Weasley braved the tank, submerging all four legs in water.
"It was amazing to me to watch," Marsh said. "The cat is, like, prancing in the water, and the treadmill is going, and you know it's helping."
"He took to the water really, really well," McNulty added.
Though he only stayed in the tank for about eight seconds during his first encounter, Weasley, who participated in the therapy twice a week for about eight weeks, eventually got to where he'd walk in the water for as long as 17 minutes at a time.
"He just put his feet down and kept walking," Marsh said.
Throughout the course of Weasley's physical therapy, he and Marsh became close with McNulty and Eagle's Nest receptionist Emily Fuller, who, Marsh said, did a fantastic job caring for her furry friend.
"They adore him," she continued. "He's adorable looking."
Marsh has even given Fuller the title of "Weasley's Godmother."
The curious cat, who is now just over a year old, completed his aqua therapy a few weeks ago and, Marsh added, is thriving.
"He's just back to being a cat that's in love with being alive," she said.
But the water-loving Weasley isn't the only North Country pet that goes against the norm.
Like many dogs, Dave and Lisa Benjamin's bichon frisé, Shadow, enjoys going for walks.
The 6-year-old pooch, however, prefers that Dave and Lisa's daughter Olivia do most of the walking, while he sits back and relaxes in an umbrella stroller.
"He just jumped up in it one day, so Olivia decided she would take him for walks," Lisa said of Shadow, who will stay in the stroller for as long as the 8-year-old is willing to push him.
"He's my friend," Olivia said, noting that she also plays tug-of-war with Shadow and has even painted his nails.
The Dannemora family also has two cats, Murphy and Heidi, both of which are polydactyl, meaning they have seven toes on each of their front paws.
The past few years have been challenging for 14-year-old Murphy, as she has developed cancerous tumors on three separate occasions.
Each time, a veterinarian removed the masses and ordered her to lay low for the monthlong healing process.
To keep her calm and safe, Dave converted the family's basement recreation room into Murphy's recuperation pad, complete with a TV and stereo to keep her entertained.
It will be a year this December since Murphy's last surgery, and so far, she remains cancer free.
On occasion, the Benjamin's also babysit Mikey, which belongs to Lisa's father, Richard Green.
In addition to mimicking the sounds of Green's cough and answering-machine greeting, the chatty Amazon parrot also asks, "What's your problem?"
Mikey put Dave and Olivia in an awkward position one day, when the three were standing outside the Benjamin home and the parrot let out a provocative whistle just as a group of teen girls walked by.
"It wasn't my dad," Olivia yelled to them. "It was the bird!"
But the girls, she said, probably didn't believe her.
Dave Drollette of Peru also knows a thing or two about animal antics.
His dog Brutus is quite the entertainer and will "sing" along to the sound of Drollette playing the harmonica.
The toy poodle also waves his front paws up and down for his audience.
"He's done that for years," said Drollette's friend Ginny Laport. "He sings and he waves at the same time."
When not being serenaded by Brutus, Drollette enjoys spending time with his miniature goats, Greta and Rosie.
In addition to eating saltine crackers out of his mouth, the goats gobble up the poison ivy and poison sumac on Drollette's property.
But it's his rooster, Louie, that really keeps people on their toes.
The bird does not like women, according to Drollette, and nobody can attest to that better than Laport.
"I went to pick the rooster up, and when I did, he attacked my leg," she said.
But Louie, Drollette said, wouldn't dare hurt his owner, who threatens to make soup out of him if he misbehaves.
Still, the rooster has been known to fly the coop.
Drollette once found him perched in a nearby tree, ensuring the neighbors woke bright and early to the sound of cock-a-doodle-doo.
Louie, however, later returned to his pen, which is complete with a mirror, on his own accord.
"He has to have a mirror, so he can look at himself," Drollette said. "He thinks he's beautiful."
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Andrew Hornery IT'S THE most ruthless real-estate game in town as egos and big names go head-to-head in the hunt for a slice of about $200 million worth of the most spectacular homes imaginable.
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Rachael Oakes-Ash A wide selection of opulent spa resorts can help you detox and recharge after a hectic summer.
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The focus of Breast Cancer Awareness efforts are focused on women -- the ribbons are pink, after all. But men can get breast cancer too.
Patch sat down with a few local experts about male breast cancer:
- Dr. Lyndsay N. Harris, the director of the Breast Cancer Program at the Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center
- Dr. Katherine Lee, breast specialist in the Cleveland Clinic Breast Center
Patch: Why is it important to talk about male breast cancer?
Dr. Lee: It's important because men don't think they can get breast cancer. They don't think they can receive a mammogram screening. The discussion should be focused on breaking the myths and informing people on what is fact versus fiction. Men will say to me "men can't get breast cancer." So they tend to show up late, when the lump has been there for several months, which is usually stage 2 or later. And that means that it has already spread to the lymph nodes because they have been waiting. I see this 50 percent of the time. If they never heard of male breast cancer, they think the lump will go away.
Patch: How common is breast cancer in men?
Dr. Harris: Male breast cancer is certainly less common, but it is a significant problem. Out of 100 cases 1 will be in men. The lifetime breast cancer risk rate is 1 in 1,000 for men. The average age is between 50-70 years old. So it is not often seen in younger men.
Patch: Is there a stigma related to male breast cancer?
Dr. Lee: Yes. There may be some stigma as it is widely a women's area. If a man goes to a breast center, it is predominantly female. The physician, the technician that takes the mammogram are mostly all women. So men may feel discomfort.
However, there are groups that are raising awareness among men. Take the NFL for example. The players, wearing pink socks and the pink ribbons this month, are bringing exposure to a venue that men watch. I think this is sparking a discussion for males. They are having conversations with their wives and girlfriends, and asking questions like "what is this." This generation of awareness is the key, as men usually discover breast cancer when it is advanced. So knowing the issue is essential for survival.
Patch: What are the symptoms for male breast cancer?
Dr. Harris: Male breast cancer presents almost always as a lump in the breast. Usually there is an enlargement of the breast tissues, although it is not as dramatic as in women. However, there are men who are at higher risk. High risk patients produce more estrogen than normal. It's interesting because the cancerous tissue is almost always estrogen positive.
We typically see this in the setting of liver disease, alcoholism, obesity and there is a genetic syndrome Klinefelter. In that case a chromosomal abnormality results in an extra "X" chromosome. Another symptom could be hypogonadism, which results in impaired testicular function, and leads to a low or non-existent sex drive, or abnormal sexual functioning. In general anything that has affected the liver causing high estrogen, resulting in extremely low testosterone could put a man at risk for breast cancer.
Patch: When should men be screened for breast cancer or receive a mammogram?
Dr. Harris: Screening is recommended for men that carry the BReast CAncer gene 2 (BRCA2) or those who have already been found to be in the high risk category. Men should be screened for the BRCA2 gene if their mother, sister or relative was diagnosed with the gene or breast cancer. We recommend genetic testing for the BRCA2 gene if the mother was found to carry it, because it is likely for that person to develop breast cancer. So if a mother finds that she carries this gene than her son should at the very least should be tested for the gene, and if not tested then take a screened mammogram.
Dr. Lee: The question is why is he getting a screening mammogram? He should know something like he is high risk. The men we see in our center definitely have problems when the request a mammogram. So they receive a diagnostic mammogram, which is a more extensive mammogram compared to a screening mammogram.
Patch: Does family gene tendency matter if you're a man?
Dr. Lee: Yes. You should research your family tree as much possible to see if there is a genetic link. We find that men diagnosed with breast cancer carry the BRAC1 or BRAC2 gene. Usually if a mom has this gene every sibling has a 50/50 chance of inheriting it from their mother. A patient might see women in his family, sisters, moms, cousins, aunts, that have breast cancer or ovarian cancer.
Patch: How common is male mastectomy?
Dr. Harris: Mastectomy is almost always the course of action because there is so little tissue. Some men also receive medical therapy such as chemotherapy or hormonal therapy in the form of anti-estrogen medication.
Patch: What type of examinations can males do at home and do doctors teach them this on visits like women?
Dr. Lee: They can self exam, but if a man is not at high risk I don't think they are taught to do the self exam compared to women who are taught this in routine doctor visits. But in the face of no high risk issues the men are not learning. Usually men discover they have breast cancer because they feel a lump when they are putting on their clothes, or maybe they experience discomfort in the area.


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I would suggest Southern Witch Series by Kimberly Frost. It is a paranormal romance(yes, that is a genre) but I just love the lead heroine, Tammy Jo. It's witty and good witch series. It's on going and the third book was released in January.
Book 1, Would-Be Witch
Book 2, Barely Bewitched
Book 3, Halfway Hexed
Another series is Elemental Assasins by Jennifer Estep. It is a violent series but the books are so well written and there is nothing weak about the lead character, Gin Blanco. Gin is probably the strongest female lead character I've read since Anita Blake. Quote about the series from the author's website.
I started the series on audiobook last year and fell in love with the series.The Elemental Assassin books are set in the fictional Southern metropolis of Ashland, where Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina meet in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. The books focus on Gin Blanco, an assassin codenamed the Spider who runs a barbecue restaurant called the Pork Pit in her spare time. Gin is also n elemental or person who can control one of the four elements – Air, Fire, Ice, and Stone. Gin has the rare gift of being able to control two elements, Ice and Stone in her case. Besides elementals like Gin, Ashland is also home to giants, dwarves, and vampires.
Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin, #1)
Web of Lies (Elemental Assassin, #2)
Venom (Elemental Assassin, #3)
Another Assassin series that is really really good, Sabrina Kane series by Jaye Wells. Sabrina is assassin but she's half vampire and half mage which are mortal enemies in the book. So Sabrina has had a hard existence and she's considered an outsider on both communities.
Book 1, Red-Headed Stepchild
Book 2, A Mage In Black
Book 3, Green Eyed Demon.
I couldn't get into the Kelley Armstrong books. Funny how you read a werewolf series and didn't like alpha male thing(that's the whole werewolf culture/pack thing). I like a strong female lead, maybe that's why I don't read too many werewolf series, except for Kitty Norville.
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"My bronze feels like gold, said the bronze medalist Carolina Kostner
I love the library's "reserve" option - that way I can afford to try tons of different authors, including the great suggestions I've gotten here.
I've now started Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson. It's not bad, but so far it's pretty "witch light" and has tons (read too many) werewolves for my taste...


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Oregon's beaches are popular destinations for all sorts of recreation activities.
This spring, one of the most popular sandy stretches is along 18 miles of shoreline in Clatsop County.
That's where thousands of razor clam diggers have discovered one of the best clam seasons in years.
As springtime moves into high gear, the best low tides of the season bring a bounty of seafood close at hand.
Local resident, Steve Fick, likes to say, "when the tide goes out, his dinner table is set --- with razor clams."
Fick grew up in Astoria and he really digs this recreation:
"Oh, Grant, there are clams galore this season – one of the best, most plentiful clam "sets" in recent history. The biologists say the harvest could exceed one million clams. Wow, huh?"
That much is certain, but if you've never dug this sport – how do you get started?
Fick handed me a "clam gun." – it's the tool of choice for beginners learning the ropes of clam digging.
It's a hard plastic tube, with a covered top that has handle built into it, plus there is a small hole on the top so that the tube act like a siphon.
You press the tube or "gun" down into the soft sand up to three feet deep, and then place your thumb over the hole, lift and pull the tube full of sand – and hopefully, the razor clam – back up to the surface.
"Try that clam hole right there, Grant," noted Fick.
He pointed to a small, quarter-sized dimple in the sandy surface.
"The clam's neck is just under that dimple. It's a giveaway sign that there's a clam down there. Go for it!"
And so I did – the tube easily slid down its length, I covered the hole and lifted the tube full of sand that held a dandy four-inch long razor clam. It was slick and it was easy!
So easy that anyone can do it! In fact, it's hard to call the activity "work" because the clams are so plentiful this spring. Flick added that over a million clams might be harvested this year from the 18 miles of Catsup County beaches between Seaside and the Columbia River.
"That's where 95 percent of all the clams in Oregon are dug – the beaches right here," added Flick. Flick is an old hand at the clam game – he can even spot the critters in the surf:
"Well, sometimes when they're feeding, they stick their neck up and out right in the shallow surf line – it makes a little v and we call those 'knickers.' Once you get the knack for spotting them, it's easy."
Fick relies on a short-handled shovel with a long steel blade – a clam shovel that's specially designed to quickly dig deep enough to get hands on the speedy razor clam.
Speed is critical because the razor clam moves through soft sand like a hot knife through soft butter. "You go about two inches to the side of the dimple and then you pull the shovel toward the hole," explained Steve. "You pull the sand up and reach your hand in underneath. Feel for the neck and pull the clam up – but not too hard or you pull the neck off."
It's a technique that takes practice, so first-timers usually stick to the clam gun technique for a successful clam digging adventure.
But be cautious – Fick noted that the clam gun technique has drawbacks, as there's greater potential to break the clam shell with the gun rather than shovel.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife manages the clam resource and there are important rules and regulations to note: A state shellfish license is required for clam diggers fourteen and older. Each clam digger must dig their own limit of 15 razor clams and you cannot put any back. Remember: even if you break a shell or dig a small clam, the first 15 that you dig you must keep.
It wasn't long before each of us had dug our limits when Steve smiled and said, "I never met a clam I didn't like --- to eat. Let's go!" With that, we were off to his kitchen for a quick lesson on how to prepare our clams.
"First, I like to rinse them off – get as much sand off the clams as possible."
Fick is as skilled in the kitchen as he is on the beach and makes quick work of our 30 clams. He offered a tip – he gives the clams a quick dousing of hot water – enough to open the clams but not cook the clams and he quickly followed the hot water with a cold-water shower. The icy-cold water stopped any cooking of the clam.
A few quick flicks of his small sharp knife and he cleaned each clam of its stomach contents. Then he doused each in an egg bath; that was followed coating each side of the clam in soda cracker meal. The combination provided a nice coating to both sides of the clam.
The preheated (medium high) frying pan contains a generous amount of vegetable oil. Flick cooked the clams less than two minutes a side (golden brown on each side) and he cautiously advised that overcooked clams taste "like rubber and are too chewy."
The meal of cooked clams provided a satisfying reward; the sort of activity that builds strong memories of the Oregon outdoors:
"It's the whole process – to me, said Flick. "It's a lot of enjoyment to come down here to the beach early in the morning, dig clams, walk around – take the whole family down. "You feel like you've really accomplished something at the end of the day…I enjoy that."
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Paddling Across Klamath Lake Wildlife Refuge
While Klamath Lake feels huge at first glance, you'll feel comfortable and right at home inside the cozy confines of a canoe or kayak as we paddle across the Upper Klamath Wildlife Refuge's designated "Canoe Trail" where hundreds of bird species make their seasonal home.
In the vast Klamath basin, summer mornings arrive on brilliant sunshine and a soft, cool high desert breeze. A place where wide timeless vistas allow your mind and imagination to wander among mountains, grassy meadows, broad lakes and ponds into rich mysterious marshlands.
You don't need to be an experienced birder to enjoy Klamath Marsh music when you join Darren Roe of ROE Outfitters. We recently joined Darren, his wife Jen and their friend Melody Warner on the Upper Klamath Wildlife Refuge.
As we loaded our gear into dry bags and prepped for a morning of paddling, Darren noted: "It is amazing to folks that come here for the first time and they always want to know – why aren't there more people here?"
It was an intriguing question as we left the pavement far behind to discover an enchanting world that was all ours to explore. The Upper Klamath Wildlife Refuge Canoe Trail extends more than nine miles and that takes you into the heart of a freshwater marsh on the north end of Klamath Lake.
"It is splendid and scenic with just a ton of wildlife species," said Roe. "This waterway is mostly fed by freshwater springs that help to create these waterways – they actually well up out of the ground."
"And it's a friendly place to paddle too," added Jenifer Roe. "There aren't a ton of tough turns, you don't need to be an expert paddler. It's really friendly to someone that's just beginning to paddle a canoe."
The braid work of channels that make up the Canoe Trail are defined by bulrushes and cattails and plants called "Wocus" that are always at your side.
The marsh is home to hundreds of wildlife species – especially bird life – from small red wing blackbirds that flit from branch to branch in an endless parade of feeding activity to the large and dramatic White Pelicans.
The big birds arrive at Klamath Lake on 9-foot wingspans from as far away as Baja and will summer in the Klamath Basin's nesting and brooding wetlands.
"Typically we see them flying across the lake and occasionally you'll see a group actually fishing for the perch."
Unlike the more common California Brown Pelicans that spend summer months in the Pacific Northwest, White Pelicans actually "tip" to feed and do not dive to capture their prey.
They also work as a unit, a group that will circle the fish and then tip over to feed.
Over 4,000 square miles of south-central Oregon and northern California's water natural drainage is stored across the Klamath Wildlife Refuge. While only a fraction of historic wetlands remain today, Darren Roe noted that the Canoe Trail allows the visitor a close-up view into a wonderfully rich and diverse world that is also soothing and peaceful:
"There are so many different mini-eco-systems in the basin; you will go from crystal clear spring creeks out in the lake where the water bubbles up out of the ground. It is very unique – hard to find all of those things wrapped up in one place."
It is a place where ducks, geese and shorebirds rest and probe muck of the marshes. The abundance of varied bird life includes Oregon's largest concentration of nesting bald eagles.
Diverse habitats, varied wildlife within a refuge system where 80 percent of all Pacific waterfowl are funneled.
Jenifer Roe added that the Upper Klamath Lake's protected Canoe Trail allows a closer visit that's filled with surprises!
"Make sure you take enough time off so that you can really enjoy it. Once you get here and experience the canoeing, kayaking and fishing, the disappointment is going to be that they couldn't get it all done in one trip."
Klamath River Redband Rainbows
Who does not love to cast into rivers or streams for big, hungry trout? Mark me down as one who cannot resist the allure of magical places that hold big-finned secrets in the riffles and runs.
So it is this week as we travel to a designated Wild and Scenic section of the broad-shouldered Klamath River in Southern Oregon.
We joined a couple of pros that know just the right flies to cast into the river and provide us a chance to catch the Klamath's red-band rainbow trout.
The adventure begins south of Klamath Falls on a roadway that demands your attention! A rough roadway with bumps and jumps and a jarring ride down a single track dirt road that leaves you wondering: where is this adventure headed?
And then you arrive – riverside! Where scenery softens and the world is reborn along Oregon's remote wild and scenic Klamth River.
Our hosts, Darren and Jen Roe of ROE Outfitters, told me that the Klamath Canyon is known mostly for its rafting, but wanted to impress me with why it needs to known for its fishing too.
That began with preparation – so a rod, reel and waders are required. Plus, a collection of imitations of nature's creations that promise to catch fish.
Darren noted his preferences: "Stone files and red headed prince nymphs and a salmon fly and a golden stone. You want to unhook your fly, not walk up too close and just plop it in closely – then pick it up and go a few feet further."
High buttes crown the canyon rims as the Klamath River carves its way through Oregon's volcanic cascade mountain range for 11 miles to the border with California.
You can easily watch the canyon come to life: vegetation cools the riverbanks and shade covers the boulders and provides a home for insects:"The biggest passion here is the fly fishing," noted Jen. "It's a great large population of red-band rainbow trout and the food source is really incredible as well as the aquatic life."
The Klamath River is managed as summertime catch and release fishery and that means flies or lures only – no bait allowed. Once I got the hang of the technique: casting and then stripping line, I was into fat rainbow trout too.
The fish are all wild red band rainbow trout and it is prolific fishery – fish range from 9 to 16 inches and average 11-13 inches. The river has been protected as wild and scenic since 1994 - a special place that's a distant world away from city hubbub and noise and aren't we lucky it's that way!
Jen offered: "It's really just about getting off the main highway and getting out and exploring all of these great things like the Klamath Lake Wetlands and the river and lake fishing – too many people pass it by. They don't think it has anything to offer and that's really wrong."
"It's so peaceful, it's so quiet, added Darren. "It so beautiful too - I think it's just a well-kept secret – I think people just honestly don't know it exists."
Valley of the Giants
The Valley of the Giants makes you feel small in a secret place that lets your heart soar as tall as the giants that live there. I recently joined a small troop of travelers led by retired BLM Forester, Walt Kastner.
We traveled for hours deep into the Oregon Coast Range to explore a unique 51-acre grove of old growth Doug fir trees.
Kastner pulled a the metal tape from its spring-loaded container to measure the circumference of a nearby giant – he stretched his arms and pulled the tape all the way around the huge tree and after a few minutes: "Finally, "27 feet! Wow!" noted Kastner. "By my formula that's a nine foot diameter – and perhaps 450 years old – at the least – probably older."
The giant tree was but one of scores that you will see along the 1.5 mile long forest trail that meanders through the Valley of the Giants.
Kastner advised us to pause often and admire the valley's diversity of trees – not just their size but also their placement in the valley.
"If you stop and look around, you can see you've got some very large trees that are deep and complex. Look at how variable the spacing is between the trees – some are clumped up, others far apart, plus there are standing dead trees and downed trees. There's just so much diversity and complexity in here."
The Valley of the Giants is a small snapshot of what much of Western Oregon's fir forests may have looked like – perhaps 150 years ago. It is so special a place the BLM has protected the public parcel since 1976 as an Outstanding Natural Area for study and research.
"Forest scientists can come here to study and learn how these types of stands developed and by knowing that, you can incorporate what they find into the management plan for some of our younger stands where you might want to manage for older forest characteristics…it's kind of a living laboratory," said Kastner.
The North Fork of the Siletz River bisects the valley in classic "pool and drop fashion," noted BLM staff member Trish Hogervorst.
A hiking bridge allows you to access the trail and gain entry into a lush forestland that receives nearly 200 inches of rain each year.
"The music of the water is such a wonderful secret in some ways," added Trish. "Not many people make it out here and you'll often be the only one out here. It's just beautiful!"
The Valley of the Giants is remote and access is limited because private timberland surrounds this public island of old growth trees. The BLM offers a free brochure with a map and mileage directions. Still, BLM Recreation Planner, Traci Meredith, noted that it's a challenging route – even under the best of conditions.
"You can make a wrong turn pretty easily if you're looking the other way, so stay alert and follow directions on the map."
There is no camping in the Valley of the Giants – no campfires are allowed and you must stay on the moderately graded trail. There is a picnic table along the route, so you are able to stop for a time and enjoy the experience with friends or family.
Still, given its remote location, you should plan on a full day to reach and hike through the valley. Traci added, "I love it out here, it's big, open, quiet. It's not considered a wilderness but people sure feel like they're in a wilderness out here."
Dan Wood and Mari Kasamoto were enjoying the giants for the first time and agreed they'd never seen anything like the grove of ancient trees before. They didn't know that Doug fir trees lived so long.
"These big trees are amazing when they're up in the air," noted Wood. "But you can't tell how tall they are until the fall – and in here you have soaring trees but also the fallen ones and you can actually see how big and wide and tall they are at the same time."
"It's very peaceful and relaxing," added Kasamoto. "I would definitely come here again. It's so special a place."
Call the BLM (503-375-5646) to receive a copy of the recommended driving directions.
The map directions begin at Falls City, five miles southwest of Dallas. The driving route is 30 miles but it will take you 90 minutes to reach the valley. Follow the directions closely and carefully. Caution: much of the route is in large rock or gravel and the logging roads are notorious for puncturing car tires. I discourage taking the family car or van – if you choose to do so, take along a second spare tire.
Whalen Island
Wildness rules Whalen Island! Clay Myers Natural Area includes nearly two hundred acres of forest, sand and estuary and it's a place meant for the quiet times.
The state park property at Whalen Island is prized because there are few folks around. "We don't get huge amounts of use here," noted Oregon State Parks and Recreation Manager, Pete Marvin. "You often have the place pretty much to yourself and that makes it nice."
The waterway surrounding Whalen Island is called Sandlake and it is shallow throughout; it averages just 2 feet deep at flood tide.
The estuary wraps around the island on the high tide and that is the time you will find paddlers like Marc Hinz launching kayak excursions to explore the parkland.
"I like to bring folks here to enjoy the quiet, serene and secluded nature of the waterway," said Hinz. Marc Hinz is a co-owner of Kayak Tillamook and he leads tours for a company that specializes in coastal estuary trips: "You don't see many people here because it's too shallow for motorized boats."
Hinz adds that Sandlake's isolation means paddlers should be prepared to handle any issue that might arise on the water.
"Even though it is a shallow waterway, there are deeper parts and the tide does recede out into the ocean. So it's important to wear your PFD, bring an extra paddle, basic first aid and a communication device in case you get into trouble."
Whalen Island is tucked between two landmark coastal features: Cape Lookout to the north, a massive forested headland that juts more than two-miles out to sea.
Cape Kiwanda is to the south and where are you're face to face with an offshore island called Haystack Rock. There is also a giant sandy hillside that is perfect playground for the young at heart. Don't miss the popular destination that satisfies both thirst and appetite called the Pelican Pub and Brewery.
Tillamook County manages Whalen Island Campground's eight acres that offers 30 sites for tents or trailer. There are no water or electricity hooks ups, so your rig must be self-contained.
Back in 2000, when Oregon State Parks acquired Whalen Island, they built a trail to provide visitors access across the property. The looped trail is two and a half miles long and winds through a forest setting that – every now and then –opens to reveal stunning views to a sprawling sandy beach with breakers just beyond.
"The park is unusual for sure, added Marvin. "It's an island in the middle of one of the most pristine estuaries along the entire Oregon coast. It is special, unique and should be prized by those who come to visit. It's Oregon!"


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December 6, 2013 | WMFE - As people around the globe pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday, one Central Floridian recalls his connection to the South African leader during the height of apartheid. Richard Lapchick helped lead a U.S. anti-apartheid sports boycott of South Africa.
Lapchick says the boycott exerted unique pressure on the sports-obsessed South Africa at a time when oil, trade and currency could be smuggled in.
Mandela later told Lapchick the boycott heartened him during his years in prison because it illustrated the international community's commitment to change.
"I'd never heard a world leader, and I don't think anybody had, talking about love and forgiveness as a basis of government. But that's what Nelson Mandela talked about and in fact operationalized as he ran for and was elected president."
Lapchick now is chairman of the DeVos Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida.
His activism earned him an invitation to Mandela's inauguration. He remembers Mandela as humble, warm and an avid sports fan who was a high-profile boxer before his political work.


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UPDATED: Friday, July 13, 2012 --- 7:53p.m.
Release from Sun Prairie Police:
Matthew Jon Harrington has been identified as the person responsible for the robbery at Associated Bank located at 640 E. Main St. in the City of Sun Prairie. Harrington is currently in custody at the Dane County Public Safety Building on a probation hold.
Charges are pending for robbery of a financial institution and will be added early next week.
Harrington was the lone participant in the robbery.
Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2012 --- 2:00 p.m.
Press Release from Sun Prairie Police:
On July 11, 2012 at approximately 9:52 am, the Sun Prairie Police Department received a report of a bank robbery at Associated Bank located at 640 E. Main St in the City of Sun Prairie. The suspect entered the bank and handed a note to the teller demanding money. The suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No weapons were displayed and no one was injured during this robbery.
The suspect is described as a male white, late 20's, approximately 5'05 to 5'09 heavy build. If anyone has information about the robbery or recognizes the suspect they should call the Sun Prairie Police Department at 608-837-7336 or tip line at 608-837-6300.


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Lets face it. Were all on the public dole. Some of us get checks; the rest of us get tax breaks.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney got into political hot water when he said 47 percent of Americans are dependent on government. Turns out, he was on the low side. Pew Research reported last week that more than 55 percent of Americans have received, or are receiving, benefits from Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, welfare or unemployment coffers.
But Pews data are low as well.
The real number the one that will push us into fiscal oblivion regardless of what Congress does is 96. Nearly all of us 96 percent get a federal subsidy in one form or another. Thats the calculation of Cornell government professor Suzanne Mettler and John Sides, associate professor of political science at George Washington University. In the researchers estimation, the only people not on the take are children too young to fill out an application.
Lets examine one of the moochers identified by Mettler and Sides.
That would be me.
Currently, no federal check(s) is deposited into my checking account, and I havent collected a dime from the six programs identified by Pew. But I have benefited greatly from two federal subsides one good, the other bad.
The good subsidy is the benefit I received under the G.I. Bill. U.S. taxpayers forked over about $22,000 for my college education, which led to me to secure higher-paying jobs. No doubt Ive repaid taxpayers several times through higher income and consumption taxes.
But the real social value of the G.I. Bill was that it compelled me to earn my benefit. Before the first check was cut, I gave the U.S. Navy four of the longest years of my life. To paraphrase President Obama, I had skin, a lot of skin, invested in my government benefits. Once in college, I didnt waste a moment in class given the high personal cost I paid for it through military service.
The mortgage interest deduction is the bad federal subsidy Ive received for no other reason than I qualified. I havent had the guts to figure out what Ive cost the U.S. taxpayer by simply being in debt. Others have. The mortgage interest deduction is calculated to cost the Treasury a bit north of $100 billion per year. What do Americans get for that investment?
In my case, they got nothing. I didnt need a tax incentive to understand that owning a home provided a better lifestyle and stronger financial position for my family.
Heres the real problem with the mortgage interest deduction. Its immoral. Renters essentially pay for the mortgage interest deduction because they dont receive it. Since most people rent because they dont have the money to buy, this is yet another federal program through which the poor subsidize the middle and upper class.
Higher education is another area where Robin Hood switches sides.
Theres a strong correlation between family wealth and college attendance. Pell grants were established in 1974 to even the post-secondary field for low-income families. Over the years, though, the middle class has weaseled its way into the program.
In an examination of Pell grants, which cost approximately $35 billion per year, Jenna Ashley Robinson and Duke Cheston of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy found that 25 percent of the grants went to households that made 133 percent of the federal poverty level or more.
Of the recipients who came from families earning more than $60,000 annually, 20 percent enrolled in expensive private universities instead of getting more bang for the buck at a public university.
And so it goes.
The truth is, the fiscal cliff that House Republicans and President Obama are arguing over is really nothing more than a speed bump.
The real financial crisis facing the United States is the growing number of Americans who collect benefits from Uncle Sam, not because they need them, but because they can.
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Crusaders Fall in OT at Northern Iowa
Friday, September 19, 2003Ann Caley's penalty kick goal 7:11 into overtime lifted Northern Iowa to a 2-1 victory over Valparaiso on Friday evening in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The Crusaders found the scoreboard first as Allison Swanson (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley H.S.) tallied her first goal of the season at the 31:54 mark on an assist from Lindsay Holley (Waldorf, Md./Westlake H.S.).
The Panthers tied the match at the 52:15 mark in the second half on a Jillian Carroll goal, setting the stage for overtime and Caley's match-winner.
Danielle Guerra (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton H.S.) made four stops in goal for Valpo (0-6) while Anne-Marie Witko made five saves for Northern Iowa (6-1). The Panthers outshot the Crusaders 14-12 for the match.
Valpo will return to action on Sunday afternoon when the Crusaders travel to Drake for a 1 p.m. match.
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The prisoners released were all non-violent offenders.
Statewide, 328 inmates tasted freedom early. Gov. Patton signed the executive order last week, putting the early release into effect. He also released 567 inmates last month.
The state has saved over a million dollars through the early release plan.


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Tony Gibson remembers the last time he was in Mountaineer Field.
It was not a pleasant memory.
It was Nov. 25, 2011, and the game was the Backyard Brawl.
The last time before that he had taken part in a Backyard Brawl it was a disaster, West Virginia playing Pitt for the right to face Ohio State in a game for the national title in 2007.
You will recall the day.
Pitt stunned the four-touchdown favored Mountaineers, beat them on their home field in a game they could not win, a game that drove Rich Rodriguez out of town and out of favor, taking most of his staff with him to Michigan, including Tony Gibson.
He was villianized by association, a turncoat who would go to Michigan for three years, then spend a year with another former WVU assistant, Todd Graham, at Pitt.
That brought him back home to Mountaineer Field for the Brawl in 2011, a game he would lose again, this time wearing the Pitt colors and falling 21-20 as he watched the Mountaineers sack the Panther quarterbacks 10 times.
"It was hard," Gibson admitted on Wednesday, now back with the Mountaineers as safeties coach under Dana Holgorsen. "It was hard to come out of the tunnel on the other side, and there were a few fans who had some choice words for me."
One can only imagine, for there has not yet been a lot of forgiveness for Rodriguez on the part of many Mountaineer fans, but at least there was nothing physical, nothing thrown at Gibson that day.
"It was clean fun," he said.
Following that season at Pitt, a year Rodriguez sat out of coaching, he rejoined his mentor at Arizona for one year, but there was something inside him telling him this wasn't the right place or the right time.
He had followed the Mountaineers in his absence.
"When I left after the 2007 season, I always watched what West Virginia was doing, and I always wanted to be a part of it again. I never thought I'd get the opportunity," he said.
But last year the Mountaineer defense came undone and they needed not only experienced help rebuilding it but also needed someone who was a master recruiter, and Gibson certainly qualified there, having had a hand in bringing quarterback Denard Robinson to Michigan and Russell Shell to Pitt, the nation's top running back prospect in 2011.
He was floored when he heard from WVU defensive coordinator Keith Patterson, who was the defensive coordinator at Pitt when he was there, wanting to talk about a job.
"When Coach Holgorsen and Coach Patterson gave me the opportunity, I jumped all over it and accepted the job and the rest is history."
"Just to get back home and be part of West Virginia football again, it was very exciting and an opportunity I could not pass up," he said.
Leaving Rodriguez, however, could not be easy. They had a long and close relationship.
"When you work with a staff for so long, it's tough," he said. "I have to make decisions that affect me not only professionally, but personally. I felt this was a great opportunity."
Tony Gibson, a native of Van, was coming home. He could be near his son, who is attending Wesleyan, and the rest of his family.
It hit just how nice it was the last Sunday of recruiting.
"After the recruits left, I drove up to Uniontown to my mom's house She cooked spaghetti and washed my clothes. Everything was good," he said.
He had himself a house on a Morgantown golf course, a job he wanted and, what's more, he could contribute immediately through recruiting, grabbing off a pair of recruits whom he had worked long and hard to sell on Arizona.
One was linebacker Brandon Golson, a player from Georgia Military College who had missed most of this past year with an injury, but the key player well may be Mario Alford, a 5-9, 175-pound speedster who could become the dynamic slot WVU needs to replace Tavon Austin.
"I've coached teams with guys who could fly … Stevie Slaton, Pat White, Noel Devine. This guy is in that same mold. He can absolutely fly," Gibson said.
He wasn't yet ready to call him another Austin, but he didn't say he couldn't be.
"I coached against Austin in that Pitt game. To put that tag on Mario right now is unfair to that kid. I don't know if there was a better player in the country than Tavon. If he gets that good, that will be great for everyone," he said.
It's tricky bringing a player or two with you from one school to another after you've spent so much time selling them on the good points of the school you left.
"That's why you have to go with guys you have a relationship with. Mario and Brandon, I had a great relationship with those guys," Gibson said. "All I had to do was sell them on West Virginia and get them in to meet the staff. When they came on the visit and walked in the front door, I knew we had them. They loved it here; they fit into our schemes; it was pretty easy with those guys.
"Any time you change schools, situations change. I told them that it was not the same as it was. The head coach is still there at Arizona. The coordinator is still there, but the relationship you build with a kid recruiting him over a year and a half, that's hard to replace.
"Once the process is over and they get here, the position coach is who they are going to deal with. Mario and Coach (Lonnie) Galloway got along great. Brandon and Coach Patterson had a great weekend together."
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July 30, 2014
(NBC15) Vernon County Sheriff's officials say there's no doubt that a Hillsboro man killed his wife and kids before later killing himself.
Investigators have been closely examining the notes left behind by 42-year-old Joseph Ganshert.
Police say he first shot his wife, then his five year old daughter Mandi and 14-year-old stepson Troy.
Authorities believe all the victims were asleep at the time and don't believe sedatives were used. Sheriff Gene Cary explains, "If something else was in their system, if they were given sedatives or something of that nature, we're not aware of that. We don't anticipate that will be the case because we found no medicines like that in the house."
In the notes left by Ganshert, he says God asked him to send his family to heaven. The notes are very detailed and even include funeral arrangements.
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