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5 Everyday Activities That Should Require a License
Government intervention in our daily lives is a hot topic these days. Why should the lawmakers of the land get to tell us what we can and can't do when they're barely able to keep their own shortcomings in check? I don't know the answer to that and I don't care, because if you ask me, the government doesn't interfere in our lives enough.
At some point in time, we realized that things like driving and practicing medicine are activities that only those competent enough to at least pass a test of some sort should be trusted to perform. I think it's time we extend that practice into a few other areas of life. For example ...
#5. Accessing the Internet
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In the days when having an Internet connection in your house was still a rarity, most people outside the tech industry didn't realize how much of our lives would eventually be spent online. If more of us did, we might have been a bit more selective about where we sent all those AOL disks back in the '90s.
Was there any way to know how badly this would end?
We weren't, though, and now we're paying the price in so many ways, it would take at least a dozen Crackeds to list them all. With that in mind, I'd like to focus on one problem in particular -- computer viruses.
In 2012 alone, viruses, spyware, and all that other insidious stuff milked American households to the tune of nearly $5 billion. Things have probably gotten too out of hand to put a stop to the tentacle porn and cat memes and all those other things that sometimes make the Internet terrible, but making people prove they're capable of protecting a computer before they buy one is totally doable.
It could be as simple as the test we already have to take to get a driver's license, except instead of highway safety, the questions would be geared toward proving you know better than to open an email attachment from an unknown sender or help a Nigerian prince transfer his fortune to a bank in the United States.
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Helpful hint: Most legitimate emails look like this.
This is basic red light/green light stuff. If you can wrap your head around concepts like stop and go, you should be able to apply it to what emails you open and what websites you visit.
I'm not saying it would fix everything completely, of course. Making people get a license to drive certainly hasn't made the highways accident-free, after all. It must have made them a little safer, though, and even if not, the concept spawned one of the finest movies of the entire 1980s, so you can still count the program as a success.
RIP whichever of you two died a while back.
Speaking of side victories, can you imagine what it would do for racial harmony in this country if, in order to use the Internet, the elderly had to memorize a few reminders that emails from strangers are rarely a valid source for legitimate news? Just like the Internet itself, little wins like that would spread to nearly every facet of our daily lives, if only we were a little more selective about who gets to go online.
#4. Driving an SUV
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Yes, I do know you already have to get a license to operate an SUV, but thanks for asking. The thing is, we're not just talking about driving here. You can't ride a motorcycle without a separate license in any state except Alabama, which is actually more of an indication of how good the idea is than if it were required in all 50 states.
We require that license because riding a motorcycle and driving a car are completely different things, as professional athletes like Kellen Winslow Jr. and Jason Williams (no, not the guy who shot his limo driver) have learned by way of career- (and bone-) shattering accidents that happened while riding motorcycles they didn't have a license to operate. In Winslow's case, he didn't even make it out of the parking lot of the dealership that sold him the bike before his accident happened.
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Don't worry, his abs were unscathed.
Granted, driving a car and driving an SUV are basically the same thing, but maneuvering them isn't the same thing. If you have a driver's license, we already know you can drive. That part isn't in dispute. Can you back your tank-sized vehicle out of a spot in the jam-packed parking lot of a Best Buy in under five minutes, though? Because some people can barely do that in tiny cars with lots of room, as you can see in this infuriating video:
Stuff like that certainly doesn't get easier in a large vehicle. You'll find that evidence here. Unfortunately, the video can't be embedded, so in lieu of running off to watch it right now, just make a mental note that it ends like this ...
Where else were they supposed to park?
... and remembering to come back and check it out later should be no problem. The point is, SUV travel is not an experience that's tailored to every driving style. The safest thing to do is assume that everyone is terrible at it until they're able to prove otherwise.
#3. Using Self-Service Machines of Any Sort
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The rise of self-service kiosks and lanes at places like the post office, airport, and grocery store has kind of been a double-edged sword. On the one hand, being able to skip lines and sassy customer service types in favor of handling business yourself is always a stress reliever. On the other hand, with the wrong customer behind the controls, "self-service" can devolve into "no service for anyone" in no time at all.
It usually happens in one of two ways. Sometimes the person servicing themselves hasn't touched a piece of electronics since the days when most of the world was cassette-based. Inevitably, that mysterious sea of buttons and prompts becomes an impassable quagmire of technological frustration that can only be quelled with the help of at least two low-level employees (usually the two who were helping the people standing in line) and a manager override that will take at least 15 minutes to materialize.
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"It's always break time somewhere."
It works both ways, though. Some people get too comfortable with their independence and lose sight of the fact that, at their core, self-service machines are meant to speed things the fuck up. Going through the self-service lane at a grocery store with $600 worth of items is not conducive to this process, nor is dispatching a month's worth of eBay store sales in one fell swoop while the people in line behind you who just wanted to buy a stamp curse under their breath in disgust.
Or what about ATMs? There are still people walking this Earth who do dumb shit like write their pin number directly on their debit card without ever realizing how terrible the idea is until their bank account is cleared out by petty criminals.
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They even get to keep the cards after they steal them!
All of these people have one thing in common: Their understanding of how and when to use self-service technology is fundamentally flawed, and the rest of us suffer as a result. Even if, for some reason, it's decided that an actual license is asking too much for this kind of thing when the points in this article are eventually presented to the powers that be, at least make people pass a quick pretest or something to confirm that they can use a self-service machine without making errand running a nightmare for the rest of us. Self-service ineptitude hurts everyone. Cut that shit out.


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Hall of Famer Morgan Wootten endorses Duquesne's Ron Everhart, who will interview this week for PSU job
May 29, 2011 - Cory Giger
Legendary high school basketball coach Morgan Wootten believes one of his proteges, Ron Everhart, would be a perfect fit as Penn State's new coach.
"I think it would be one of the great marriages ever made, I really mean that," Wootten said Sunday evening. "I can't say enough great things about Ron Everhart."
The Duquesne head coach is on PSU's radar and is scheduled to interview for the job early this week, sources confirmed to the Mirror on Sunday.
Everhart played at DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland for Wootten, whose 1,274-192 record in 46 years made him the most successful high school coach in history.
"I've had over 21 of my former players become Division I head coaches," Wootten said, "and I would rank Ron Everhart right there with the very best of them, no question."
Everhart is one of the names that has appeared on most lists of potential candidates at Penn State, along with Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Rob Jeter, Drexel's Bruiser Flint and Boston's Pat Chambers, among others.
Everhart turned around a Duquesne program that won just three games the year before he arrived and has gone 83-74 there in five seasons. The 49-year-old also coached seven years at McNeese State (92-104) and five years at Northeastern (82-68).
"He goes to Duquesne, which couldn't beat anybody in years, and wins over 20 games there," Wootten said.
Wootten also said he would love to see Penn State basketball make the right hire and be successful.
"I'm a Penn State fan and have known Joe Paterno my entire career," Wootten said. "I would love to see [Everhart] there because I just know the job he would do.
"He's the total package. He knows the game, he can teach the game, he can attract players that want to play for him, and he can represent the university with nothing but style and class."
Wootten, who retired in 2002 and is one of only three high school coaches in the Basketball Hall of Fame, said he left a message with PSU athletic director Tim Curley on Everhart's behalf. The coach also praised Everhart's recruiting skills and contacts throughout the mid-Atlantic.
Duquesne, which went 19-13 this past season, has players from Queens, Brooklyn and Detroit on the roster who were recruited by Everhart.
One potential obstacle to the PSU job for Everhart is a recruiting violation that occurred under his watch at Northeastern. The NCAA found a university representative had violated rules by purchasing a plane ticket for recruit Benson Egemonye to visit the United States from Nigeria in 2004, and the recruit also was given use of a university calling card.
Northeastern was placed on probation and had scholarships reduced in 2009, after Everhart had already been at Duquesne for three years.
Everhart certainly will have to explain his side of that story when he meets with Penn State officials, and it remains to be seen if that will hurt his chances.
Duquesne won 11 games in a row in the middle of this past season but struggled at the end, losing six of its final eight regular-season games and falling to St. Joseph's in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Duquesne athletic director Greg Amodio reportedly wasn't happy with the late slide, but given how far the program has come under Everhart, the school can't complain too much.
Everhart may have some baggage, but he has shown an ability to recruit and turn programs around in a hurry.
Those should be two of the most important aspects Penn State considers during the hiring process.
Cory Giger is the host of "Sports Central" from 4 to 6 p.m. daily on ESPN Radio 1430 WVAM. He can be reached at 949-7031 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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By: Ricky Treon on May 14, 2014 - 9:46am - Add new comment
The photo to the left of this text is of an actual sign posted at the TCY sports complex on the south edge of Borger. It was so good that I had to take a picture as I walked in.
I'll mostly let the sign speak for itself, adding only that I agree with each point it makes. I have been a player, coach and official in local youth sports. It's hard sometimes to keep in perspective what's happening out on those fields: Kids learning life lessons about teamwork and working hard, and experiencing winning and losing.
By: Ricky Treon on March 19, 2014 - 6:55pm - Add new comment
Amarillo Globe-News columnist Jon Mark Beilue highlighted in September the Amarillo stop of Project 22: A 22-day cross-country journey/documentary highlighting the statistic that 22 veterans committ suicide every day.
It appears that stop will make the cut, as the trailer contains a shot of one of the two men, Dan Egbert and Matt "Doc" King, speaking in our city.
By: Ricky Treon on February 3, 2014 - 10:26pm - Add new comment
When I first read this headline on FoxNews.com, I thought I was misinterpreting.
But, sure enough, the students at Fort Collins High School were told they couldn't include "'Merica Monday" as part of their winter spirit week, according to Todd Starnes.
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Schools in Clovis, N.M., were temporarily placed on lockdown Monday after a man threatened to shoot the local Social Security office and take guns into a school, according to the Clovis News Journal.
By: Ricky Treon on December 18, 2013 - 8:46pm - Add new comment
Several sources have reported that "Duck Dynasty" dad Phil Robertson is on an indefinite hiatus from the popular A&E show after his anti-gay remarks in GQ.
The Hollywood Reporter said the news comes after Robertson compared homosexuality to bestiality in an interview with the magazine.
By: Ricky Treon on November 20, 2013 - 7:00pm - Add new comment
Cops trying to help the government, or officers abusing their power?
Several Metroplex news outlets have reported that off-duty Fort Worth police officers were stopping motorists at random to collect saliva and blood samples for a nationwide survey.
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A bomb threat forced Clovis High School to lock down Tuesday, though officials believe it was a prank, according to a report by the Clovis News Journal.
The News Journal story said students congregated in the school's gym Tuesday morning as authorities swept the school for explosives. After none were found by 9:30 a.m., according to the report, students were allowed back to class.
By: Ricky Treon on October 31, 2013 - 3:38pm - Add new comment
I'm not great with numbers, but something didn't quite add up when I read this AP story:
"KATY — Voters in a Houston-area school district are being asked to approve a $69 million football stadium that would be the most expensive in state history.
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So by now most of you have probably seen the Sava! exit sign making the rounds on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Huffington Post and other major news sites.
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Proud of our boys
Posted 28 May 2013 - 05:23 PM
I have been lucky enough to cheer for a team where every year was a competetive year. I arrived in Vancouver in 94 just after the riots and was very interested in this game called hockey. My cousin was watching the Canucks play the Wings and he was being all gooey about how this Canucks team was just one win away from winning the 'cup'. What 'cup'? The 'Stanley Cup'! The cup that caused the riots, he says. In the Philippines, we last took a stand and marched the streets, peacefully, for our rights. What is this cup that can cause a riot?
The wings won that day and my cousin was angry. I said to myself: 'I'm gonna cheer for those guys'. I don't want a team that caused riots!.
I go to school and I play hockey for the first time. I passed the puck to my goalie and i scored on my own net. My whole team was dejected but they said 'it's ok, we'll score back'. Although I scored another goal on my own net I remembered what it was like to play the game. I watched highlights on tsn and followed the wings religiously. NHL 91 was my very first video game. NHL 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 all followed.
I put my faith in the wings. I prayed for them. I cried for them and I trusted in them. Every success they had, I felt, was also my success. I had something to believe in.
96 was a major year for me and all wings fans because this was the Yzerman goal. I remember me sitting down in front of the TV then jumping uncontrollably. It was 'our year'. Finally after losing last year. Then we face the avs and draper gets hit. We lose the series.
I was still in grade school and had been bullied so I just went home, waited for wings highlights and got my taste of success. Then March arrives and mccarty pummels lemieux, scores the winning goal and exacts the full revenge. I felt a sense of euphoria knowing that there's always a next time. We win the cup despite being underdogs to the flyers. I watch vlad's crash video. I was dejected. Next year we play our hearts out after losing a key player and sweep washington. I see Stevie put the cup on vlad's lap and wheel him around while the whole team was behind him. I cried. I get teary eyed even now. They did something more than for themselves. I applied that in my life.
Mediocre years came but I still got to watch hall of fame players wear a wings jersey. Fedorov, larionov, coffey, ciccarelli, vernon, shanny, hull, robitaille, murphy, clark, cujo.
Then 02. Hasek takes us to the finals and during the year I watched Zata and Datsyuk play alongside Hull...i knew they'd be superstars. 08 and 09 come and last year.
I reflect back and realized that I've been very lucky. I watched hall of famers, loved the game and applied everything the wings did, to my life. I go through hard times and know there will be a next time. I go through good times and enjoy it cuz there might never be that chance again. I never regretted anything. Last year was when the last of my childhood heroes left. Lids and homer. I loved them both. Then I look back at this team that they built. They're young and inexperienced still. But, like I did, believed.
In a year that 29 teams would have used to tank and get first pick, we go to second round and take the best team to 7. I never once doubted. I prepared for the worst and always expected the best. It has been a joy to watch the new era carry that torch. In retrospect, we should have been all playing golf after the season. But this team made it possible for more palpatations and for wings fans everywhere to still believe.
Let's go red wings *clap* *clap**clapclapclap*!
- Opie, Travis, b.shanafan14 and 23 others like this
Posted 28 May 2013 - 05:49 PM
Tomorrow will either be a bitter end to an incredible and surprising season, or another chapter in a Cinderella story for the ages. Either way, the wings are the best organization in sports and I'm proud to be a fan.
This season has made me prouder than any other because we are exceeding everyone's expectations.
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Good rule of thumb is always take an octopus everywhere. Better to have one and not need it than find yourself thinking, "Damn, I wish I had that octopus".
Posted 28 May 2013 - 06:02 PM
Posted 28 May 2013 - 06:16 PM
Well said!
Somehow, the Wings have strived AND succeeded without Lidstrom, without Holmstrom, without Bertuzzi, without Helm, and without DeKeyser. Somewhere along the line in this shortened bastardized season this ragtag, crippled, makeshift, old and slow, rookie-peppered bunch of hockey players became a TEAM. A team that has taken the number one hockey squad in the world to a seventh game. Still nobody much is talking about them with any sense of what it took for them to get where they are.
It simply doesn't matter. Anybody with a penchant for sports history will be talking about this team in years to come, and they will get their due. They are a miracle of their own making. I am so very proud to be here in this moment. To savor their valor, and experience the thrills and chills at their very Trying.
I love you Detroit Red Wings. Thank you so much for who you are, and what you have become. And I am so very proud and honored to be one of your fans.
- puckloo39, wingsgirl001, swedishconnection and 6 others like this
"He even ate with women who at that time were accorded the same status as the family donkey. Are we willing to break bread with, say, child sex slaves, transgender teens and undocumented workers? Because when Jesus comes back to Earth, that's where he'll be hanging."
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
Posted 28 May 2013 - 06:17 PM
Beautiful. Thanks for posting this.
Yesterday was bitter. Tomorrow won't be, if the refs do their jobs properly. We play a game 7 against a team who most of us, myself included, wouldn't dream of reaching it, let alone the realistic possibility to win it. My personal prediction at the beginning of the postseason was Hawks in 6. And I think of myself as an optimist.
So I join you in being proud of the guys. Let's GO Wings !
Edited by derblaueClaus, 28 May 2013 - 06:18 PM.
"I'd have my **** out if I scored four goals. Id have my **** out, stroking it." - "Jumbo" Joe Thornton
Posted 28 May 2013 - 06:20 PM
I'm proud this team has played best with their backs against the wall. Winning out late in the season and then beating Anaheim twice, all while facing elimination.
I just wish the team wouldn't make it so damn hard on themselves. They haven't made anything come easy this year.
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Posted 28 May 2013 - 06:25 PM
Well said.
Posted 28 May 2013 - 06:30 PM
Just look at how he hangs his sunglasses from his banana hammock in that last pic. This guyf****** rules. --kipwinger
RIP MidMichSteve. Save us all a dram.
Posted 28 May 2013 - 06:53 PM
Let's be real honest here. The Wings are not the best team on paper right now but they are definitely making much better teams work for it and play on a whole different when their backs are against the wall. If****** love that s***. I like it that this team will work as hard as it can and will itself to make it this far. They have come real far and it makes me really excited for next season. If we go out tomorrow night I won't be very upset, but I know it will leave the question of,"if we did win how much further could we go?" going throughout Red Wing Nation. The Hawks are a good team, I am just happy we can settle the final divisional rival bout with an epic Game 7.
Edited by RedLightGoesOn, 28 May 2013 - 06:54 PM.
Posted 28 May 2013 - 07:48 PM
Posted 28 May 2013 - 08:28 PM
That one goal that Nyquist scored where he had the puck and the whole hawks defense on a string was enough for me to nod and not care if we lose this series. We have a winning future ahead of us and the Hawks can't take that away from us in this upcoming game 7.
They may move ahead, but next year, we'll be back for the 23rd year straight.
Posted 28 May 2013 - 10:11 PM
Posted 29 May 2013 - 01:03 AM
(But preferably win tomorrow)
"Everything he does is exciting to watch." -Holmstrom describes Datsyuk
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Posted 29 May 2013 - 01:16 AM
Posted 29 May 2013 - 06:49 AM
That was beautiful.
Nothing more I can add.
Go Wings.
RIP MicMichSteve. I was fortunate to have called you my friend.
Posted 29 May 2013 - 07:26 AM
Great post! I completely agree. Its been a real honor to be a Wings fan all these years. Lots of great players, moments and memories
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Posted 29 May 2013 - 07:45 AM
I love me some Wings and I am quite proud of them this year. Especially for not castrating the officials in game 6, which they had all the reason in the world to do. I love how they're always calm, cool and collected. It makes it a little easier for my blood pressure to go down when crap like game 6 happens. Let's hope we see an all ings WCF!
I like this team.
Posted 29 May 2013 - 09:33 AM
Great post.
I feel very positive this post-season, which I haven't been in a while. Watching how this team competes every game. Watching our young prospects grab the torch the way they have. Surviving 13 (going on 14) games of precious playoff experience against the #1 and #2 seeds the way they have has been an incredible and pleasant surprise. This team has learned so much, through the good (3rd line goals) and the bad (Smith lapses), which in the long-run makes me hopeful for the future.
It isn't over yet. Let's hope its just beginning. GAME 7 in the top-seed's barn. LGRW!!
Posted 29 May 2013 - 09:52 AM
Very well said!!! This is positive. Detroit Red Wings Fan till I die
Posted 29 May 2013 - 09:55 AM
Not much more i can add that others haven't already said.
We weren't even supposed to make the playoffs, and once we did, no one expected us to get this far. The fact that we're here, at Game 7, in the 2nd round against the Blackhawks, no less, is something to be extremely proud of.
Obviously, I'm pulling for a win, but even if we lose, these boys have all of my respect and of course, i will love them no less.
Captain Z!
RIP MidMichSteve ♥
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Morgan County BOE levy explained
May 6, 2013
BERKELEY SPRINGS — The Morgan County Board of Education held a town hall May 1 to explain its justification for continuing a special school levy that has been in effect since 1958. About 200 attended....
The people DO get to vote on continuing the levy as they have for the past half century. When enrollment is down, the state CUTS the amount of Morgan County tax dollars returned to the county. The additional groups funded provide services in the schools for the students at much less cost than the schools can provide. The pro-levy attendance and speakers outnumbered the antis about 10 to 1 and were coherent in their comments.
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Enrollment is down and, consequently, additional funding for supplemental goodies are needed for the teachers. How's that work again?
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Because, quitwhining,if these items were subject to individual levy funding it would be "No, no, and no" for most of them. But when they are quietly tied to the coattails of the "for the children" crowd, only one "Yes" is needed to fund them all.
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Why does a school levy contain the following;Morgan County Health Department ($10,000), the West Virginia University extension office in Morgan County ($20,000), the Energy Express Program ($40,000), Morgan County and Paw Paw Public Libraries ($65,000), Morgan County Parks & Recreation ($25,000), Morgan Arts Council ($15,000) and Morgan County PRO Officer ($35,000)?
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A funny peice of comedy used by Spaceghost on the Spaceghost Coast to Coast episde "Boo Boo Kitty"
"One, one is the lonliest number you'll ever do... boo boo, oh what a fine cat, what a lovely wife you would have made."
AciDroP tarafından 26 Temmuz 2003, Cumartesi
It's like a livestrong, only it's white so it doesn't attract bees.And, of course, it says 'one' on it.It raises money for Africa. Fergie,Snoop Dogg, Alicia Keys,Kanye West, Jay-Z, Simple Plan,Brad Pitt,Madonna and Sting all wear a 'one'.Cancer is OUT, Africa is IN!
"man, all these wristbands are gay, but if i had to wear one, i'd probably wear a 'one'.
Nastina tarafından 1 Eylül 2005, Perşembe
The first number you learn in school, tht is, if you went there...
-now erapeat after me kids: one, two, three, four...
Anonymous tarafından 2 Kasım 2003, Pazar
bye; cya lata
Osama: Bye shaq!
Shaq: one
Shaq: one
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A form of fighting. To throw down the ones is to fight weaponless, one on one. ones must be called by one party or the other, and there has to be a good reason, shit talk etc. A person cannot call ones because someone else called ones on somone else.
"I call ones!"
"Wanna throw down the ones?"
"Wanna throw down the ones?"
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A way of dismissing an asine conversation or person often sugested with little to no respect.
cris: yo lemme skill that L bitch you hit
cheder: nah bitch ONE
cheder: nah bitch ONE
Joeycracks tarafından 15 Ağustos 2007, Çarşamba
To me this is so stupid. When I end a conversation with one of my cousins, they say "one." That gets on my nerves. I think it is just stupid. All you have to say is bye.
Talk to you later,one.
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Shoe rack serves as feed retaining wall
Some auger mixers have a tendency to spill over the low front end, so we bolted a double shoe rack to the flat stock of the mixer wall with a washer and locknut. This rack is durable and still allows us to view the batch of feed while preventing feed from spilling over the front of the mixer.
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WASH. By Margaret Wrinkle. Atlantic Monthly Press. 405 pages. $25.
Among America's biggest problems is its failure to come to terms with its greatest sin: slavery.
We know the wound is insufficiently healed. We see its legacy every day in the way forms of racism persist. And we watch, often too passively, as some among us act to prevent healing — exemplified most profoundly by the common attitude that "the past is the past," that the great-great-grandchildren of slave owners cannot be held responsible for the actions of their ancestors, that blacks should just get over it already.
We know, of course, that these arguments are attempts, sometimes deliberate, sometimes subconscious, to evade the truth. And the truth is: We need much more of it, along with a lot of reconciliation. Maybe this can eventually happen. Maybe not. Meanwhile, the wound festers. Consider the Trayvon Martin case.
So it comes as a terrific surprise, a shock really, to read Margaret Wrinkle's novel "Wash," which is all about slaves and slave owners in the early years of the new Republic. It is a graceful book filled with the brutality of slavery and the humanity of those involved. It does not avoid the truth. It does not cut corners.
It presents people in full dimension and in context, showing how slavery was a complicated and perverse phenomenon that easily educed the evil in some people, but could not simply be dismissed as a mere distortion of history. An entire economic system, a whole culture depended on it. If you were unfortunate enough to be born into this system and culture, whether black or white, you were pretty much stuck.
This is not to say that the abolitionist pursuit was either misguided or futile (Wrinkle touches on it in her novel). Many thoughtful people fought against slavery, and that opposition succeeded in chipping away at the institution. Eventually, it won the day.
Let's admit right off that writing novels about slavery is a difficult endeavor indeed. Few have succeeded in conveying the nature of the system while simultaneously presenting believable and sympathetic characters. But this did not stop Wrinkle, a native of Birmingham, Ala., who grew up with an intimate knowledge of unresolved racial issues. The title "Wash" reflects the name of its slave-protagonist, Washington, but it also might be an allusion to the writerly effort to scrub the grime from the issues so they may be seen clearly.
'Eyes on the clouds'
The story is set in the early 1800s, in Western Tennessee, which saw an expansion of the domestic slave trade as settlers ventured forth into the country's heartland, and it presents characters engaged in a particularly distasteful aspect of slavery: human breeding for commercial purposes.
Wash is the child of Mena, a captured African woman purchased in Charleston by the soldier-landowner Richardson. He lends Mena to his friend Thompson, a humane recluse who takes the young African with him to a remote North Carolina island, where he chooses to live out his remaining days.
Mena, it turns out, is pregnant. On the island she gives birth to Wash (named by Thompson) and steadfastly holds onto her culture and heritage, passing her knowledge slowly and surely to her young son. Thompson tolerates the "mojo," affording Mena and Wash plenty of slack.
His interest in Mena is infused by affection. In one particularly lovely sequence in which Thompson discovers her pregnancy, he teaches her how to swim:
"Soon as she lay back, soon as her dark billowy dress lay drenched against her front, I saw her belly for the first time. It reared up so round, I couldn't believe I hadn't seen it before. She was good and pregnant. Five months by my best guess. My mouth dropped open as she lay there floating in my palm but she kept her eyes on the clouds. Wouldn't look at me but she started breathing shallow just like I'd showed her. When I took my hand away, she floated on her own."
Eventually, the old man dies. Mena and Wash are claimed by Thompson's two brutal sons and put to work on a Tennessee plantation.
Wash finds the adjustment difficult. He has grown up to be a hard-headed outsider, unwilling to forfeit his "African" or forget his ancestors. He is tall, dark, handsome, mysterious, and he strikes fear in his fellow slaves who hug their Christian bible and worry about anyone too reluctant to cast his eyes downward in the presence of whites.
This gets him a load of trouble, and Wrinkle renders it with all the violence and cruelty it demands, but without excess, always attuned to the context and history of the time.
The story is told from the differing perspectives of its main characters; Wrinkle writes mostly in the first-person, shifting quickly from one to another, but she also inserts sections written in the third person. It's a testament to her achievement that this mash-up unifies into a cohesive, flowing narrative. The reader is pulled along, eager to understand what is going through the minds of each of these fascinating people.
Clinging to identity
It is perhaps first and foremost a sweeping psychological portrait, a lesson in how people under stress adapt, how they connect with one another even when forces beyond their control regularly tear them to shreds.
"It's always the dead who got to stretch out to the living," Wash says. "You get so you can read a living man's mind. See straight into his heart. But what you got to tell him ain't always what he wants to hear, and the living can be some kind of hardheaded, acting blind to us even when we could save em some real time and trouble. But some things stay slow to learn and I know it can seem easier to slog on the hard way. I remember making that exact same choice myself."
We learn about Richardson's ambivalence toward slavery, his dependence on Wash, both for commercial gain and human interaction. We learn about African traditions and how they were tenuously conveyed to the U.S. and into the hearts and minds of those able to listen. We learn about the dysfunctional dynamics among slave communities and between whites and blacks. Above all, we enter the minds of Wash, Mena, Pallas and Rufus, each clinging hard to their African identities in the face of overwhelming odds.
To read about how the young Pallas, destined eventually to become an accomplished medicine woman and companion of Wash, was sequestered in an isolated cabin for the purpose of providing sexual relief to the young sons of a slave owner, how she emerged nearly dead inside but somehow found the strength (and the help) to reclaim her soul, is to come face to face with just one of the terrible legacies we have yet to confront fully as a society. It is a particularly heartbreaking passage in this remarkable book, yet full of hope and humanity.
Or there is the story of Rufus the blacksmith, who takes the young Wash under his wing. After the woman he loves is sold away, he descends into a pit of alcoholism and depression, never to emerge whole again.
And there is Wash himself, confused by the changing circumstances into which he has been thrust, yet eloquent and insightful at the same time. The character is fully formed, endearing and sympathetic. He grows and learns, sometimes fretfully, "falling back into the grip of his story," sometimes with such grace and poetry the reader is left trembling.
"It was pretty soon after that day when my time came for me," Wash recounts. "I guess living full on like I did wore me out. I'd learned not to let my anger light me up so bad, and Pallas stayed steady helping me smooth my edges. But still, my day came much sooner than I thought it might. ... It came right on me out of the clear blue sky. Didn't have no time to fight it. Felt myself lifted up out of myself, like I'd felt plenty of times before, but I could tell this time was something different. I could tell this time I wasn't coming back, so I turned my eyes to Pallas."
The reader, privy to the immense psychological and physical abuse Wash must endure, is left marveling at how his mind and soul could have remained intact. In the end, it was his heart that gave out.
Wrinkle renders all of this with a carefully simplified language that somehow rings true. She is concerned less with capturing the precise nuances of actual speech and more with finding a way to reveal authentic thoughts, ideas, expressions. Her special vernacular is perhaps the key that unlocks this Pandora's Box without permitting the furies of slavery to fly off in all directions. Instead they swirl and churn before us, contained by the intelligence of the writer and the beauty of her novel.
It seems to me that "Wash" achieves something extraordinary: a full-fledged confrontation with one of the most difficult aspects of our nation's history. With a careful, thoughtful application of her pen, Wrinkle has given us an honest and important expression of hope. She has illuminated the darkness of slavery and invited us to explore it as the accomplices we surely are.
With "Wash," Wrinkle has given us a firm foothold that leads in the direction of truth and reconciliation. We would do well to take this step. And to thank her for her help.
Reviewer Adam Parker is the arts writer and book page editor for The Post and Courier.


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sanskrit for sunrise, sunset, and various other times of the day regarding sun and moon
plus it's my name
plus it's my name
It's romantic to take your girlfriend (named sandhya) for a walk and watch the evening sandhya. :0
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quote: (This makes no sense to me as I would think logic minded people would be more conservative than liberal)
quote: I do make what some would call "outrageous statements" but that is just from their perspective. In the circles I travel in, my thoughts and beliefs are right in line with everyone I know... with the majority of the country.
quote: But thanks for pointing out the whole free speech argument... it is funny how people on the left claim to be for it, but then try to silence anyone with an opposing viewpoint. I guess what they mean by free speech, is freedom to say what you want, but our freedom to suppress it.
quote: Interesting. How so? The image I'm left with when I hear the word "conservative" is someone who holds religion, traditions and "moral" over scientific progress and freedom of the individual.
quote: You cite religion, tradition, morals, science and freedoms as if it was a list you have to prioritize or balance. I see each of those as separate entities. I don't have to give up freedoms to respect traditions.
quote: No, exactly. And that was really my point. The image I have of conservatives (This image may very well be a wrong one, I'm not denying that.) is that many of them seem to put for instance their religious beliefs, or what they themselves find "morally right" (what does that even mean?) over other people's freedom to live their life the way they want and find right and just.
quote: "I don't like it/my religion doesn't allow it, therefore it should be prohibited for everyone." It's a matter of trying to prevent anyone with opposing views from exercising their rights, which is, amusingly, the exact thing many self proclaimed conservatives in here seem to want to pin on liberals. :)
quote: And no, having morals is not a hindrance to scientific advance. :) Morals is entirely a good thing. The problem starts when people try to impose their morals on others, thereby limiting other people's opportunity to advance. This I feel is somewhat of a conservative trait.


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April is a great time for beer lovers to be in North Carolina in general and Greensboro in particular. That's because all month long the whole state is celebrating North Carolina Beer Month. Craft breweries are flourishing in North Carolina, which is among the top ten states with the most breweries and has more breweries than any other state in the South. That translates to more than 100 breweries and brewpubs from the mountains to coast. Many of the beers produced use locally ingredients grown in North Carolina such as sweet potatoes, kumquats, sorghum, blueberries, blackberries, persimmons, barley, wheat, rye, and hops.
Greensboro is celebrating with a "Hops Around Greensboro" celebration when many local restaurants will be serving a wide variety of locally produced craft beers. There's even a race called Tap N' Run where participants get a beer at different points during the race. Fortunately, at only 4 kilometers (2.5 miles), it's a short race that most of the competitors complete within an hour.
One of the things I love about craft beers are the creative names these brews are given. Take, for example, Black Mamba Oatmeal Stout, Skipping Stone Stout, Moe-Beer American Ale, Farmer Ted's Farmhouse Cream Ale, White Zombie Ale, HellYesMa'am Belgian Golden, Sparkky's Coffee Chocolate Milk Stout, Wilma's Wandering Eye PA, Hoppy Gnome, and Death by Hopps. They're all from North Carolina.
I would be remiss to talk about beer without mentioning a fantastic local store that is famous for its "wall of beer." Bestway Grocery, at 2113 Walker Avenue, Greensboro, (just 2 miles from the Troy-Bumpas Inn B&B) has an impressive assortment of beer for sale. Their beer menu is available on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BestwayGrocery. This independent, neighborhood grocery store is the place to go whether you want an expensive domestic to a framboise, saisson, Belgian, stout, porter, IPA, bock, brown ale, or witbier. And, the store has a good selection of most commonly shopped for groceries and household items, too!
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Soccer 'Header' Impact Likened to Hard Punch
LONDON—New research into the impact of a soccer ball when players "head" the ball suggests that the forces can be substantial and that headgear designed for the sport doesn't appear to mitigate those forces much.
In addition, researchers found that the more inflated the ball, the greater the acceleration factor when it strikes the head.
Scientists at Imperial College London examined the force of ball-to-head contact in soccer because it has been rarely studied compared with other types of head contact in the world's most popular sport, such as player head-to-head contact.
The rules of soccer prohibit players from trying to control the ball with their arms and hands.
Experiments measured the forces and acceleration of a regulation, adult-size-5 ball propelled repeatedly at a magnesium dummy-like head at 18 meters per second, which is considered the average speed a ball is kicked by nonprofessional players. As a comparison, the researchers measured forces exerted on the dummy head by punches from amateur boxers.
The data showed the average forces of a soccer-ball header were similar to those exerted on the head by punches from amateur boxers, according to Daniel Plant, a researcher in Imperial's department of mechanical engineering, who presented the data Friday at a helmet-safety science conference at the university.
In studies with soccer balls, there was little difference with or without headgear, and in the case of one type of headgear, there was evidence the force on the head was greater when a helmet was worn than when not, according to the data.
Researchers also found that balls inflated at higher pressure hit the head with greater acceleration, even when kicked at the same speed.
The size of the ball matters, too, with greater forces exerted by larger balls, said Dr. Plant. The scientists say this mean that players, particularly young ones, need to use the appropriately sized, smaller ball for their age, and it shouldn't be overinflated. In general, two sizes of balls commonly are used.
"In our studies, ball pressure made a big difference," Dr. Plant said.
Depending on the age, youth players should use a ball of size 4 or smaller. And players should make sure the ball doesn't absorb water, since that makes it heavier, according to Dr. Plant. Newer balls come with a coating that inhibits water absorption, which isn't the case with older leather balls.
Dr. Plant said that proper technique and training are critical to reducing risk of injury.
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Carrie Preston Wins an Emmy, But Loses a Snack
"[She] sends me a photo of herself weeping, so I thought, 'Let me give her a call and see what this is about,' " Preston, 46, told PEOPLE in a video interview. "She was like, 'You got nominated!' "
By the time the True Blood star's publicist called to confirm the good news, the excitement had begun to kick in.
"I was saying, 'Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God' in the streets of New York, which probably made me just look like any other crazy person walking around the city."
It was the first nomination – and the first win – for Preston, who was given the award on Sunday for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her portrayal of The Good Wife's Elsbeth Tascioni.
"I've never been to the Emmys as a nominee," she admitted. "I'm always on the arm of my husband, Michael Emerson, who's been nominated about 550 times."
Preston wore a gown designed by Makato Takada, a designer she's been working with since 2007, when he was a student at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology.
"We're going for black and white [because] we want the red [of my hair] to be the only color," she explained.
Preston and her husband of 15 years share a sweet ritual before the Emmys each year. "We make peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches and we put them in little brown paper bags and we take them with us to eat after the red carpet because when you go to the Emmys they don't feed you," she said.
"It's hours before you're going to eat again, so we always get a little snack," she added. "We kick our shoes off in the corner somewhere and we eat out little peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. It's kind of a tradition."
But their plans were foiled on Sunday night. Preston Tweeted a pic of her husband being stopped at the entrance to the awards show along with the caption, "Security took away our Scoobie snacks at the #CreativeArtsEmmys Noooooo!"
However, a little later, the sandwiches were forgotten as a smiling Preston posted a pic holding her Emmy. "And then this happened," she wrote. "#Incredible."
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Emory E. Gargon Jr., 85, Garvey Manor Nursing Home, Hollidaysburg, passed away Monday at Altoona Regional.
He was born in Gallitzin, son of the late Emory E. Sr. and Helen (Hooder) Gargon. He married his loving wife of 60 years, Tessie J. Nigro, in 1952, and she passed away on July 9, 2012.
Surviving are a daughter, Joan Simpson and husband, Douglas, of Bedford; a son, Emory E. III and wife, Tracy, of Columbia, Md.; three grandchildren: Ali and Tori Gargon and Devin J. Simpson and wife, Fallon; a sister, Helen Beck, and a brother, Eugene, both of Johnstown.
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He was preceded in death by an infant son in 1953 and two sisters: Irene Gurchick and Genevieve Gonda.
Emory was a graduate of Cresson High School. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a corporal during WWII. He was a teletype mechanic while serving with the 775th AAF Base Unit on Johnson Island and served six months in the Pacific Theater. He retired from Altoona Area School District's Maintenance Department with 35 years of service.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and also belonged to the VFW and American Legion Post 945 with many years of service. He was a member of the Lakemont Lions Club, where he received the Lion of the Year Award in 1998, and he was a scoutmaster of Troop 117 at St. Mark's Catholic Church.
Emory was a master craftsman who had the talent to fix almost anything. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, the beach and spending time with his family, especially his deeply-loved grandchildren.
Friends will be received from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013, at Santella Funeral Home, where a vigil for the deceased will be held and a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. by the Lions Club. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Committal will be at Calvary Cemetery with full military honors.
In memory of Emory, contributions may be given to Sacred Heart Church, 511 20th St., Altoona, PA 16602; Lakemont Lions Club in care of Charles Harter, 2409 W. Chestnut Ave., Altoona, PA 16601; or Troop 117 in care of St. Mark's Catholic Church, 416 Sixth Ave., Altoona, PA 16602.


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Man arraigned on charges in beer distributor robbery (Updated: 1:23 p.m.)
An Erie man is in jail and the search continues for a second suspect in the robbery of an eastside beer distributor Thursday night.
Christian Castejon, 18, of the 700 block of East 22nd Street, was arraigned this morning by Erie 5th Ward District Judge Joseph Lefaiver on charges of robbery, conspiracy, prohibited offensive weapon and possession of marijuana, crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He was apprehended by police in the area of East 22nd and Wayne streets shortly after police said he and another man robbed Ace Beer Co., 2511 Pennsylvania Ave., of $65 Thursday at about 7 p.m.
Police said one of the robbers had a small handgun. No one was injured in the robbery.
The other robber was described as a black male in his 20s or 30s who was about 5 feet 10 inches tall and thin.
Castejon was placed in the Erie County Prison on $25,000 bond after his arraignment.
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|Mt. Bukhansan is situated in the northern part of Seoul. Designated as a national park in 1983, the mountain is 78.45km wide and has 6 districts and extends out into Gyeonggi-do Province. The name Bukhansan means "big mountain in the north," and it is also called Mt. Samgaksan. Mt. Bukhansan has such smooth curves that the large granite rocks sometimes look as if they would slide down the mountain. The sharp peaks provide contrast to the dozens of valleys and rivers flowing below. The mountain has many different kinds of peaks but its main peak is Baegunbong. The granite peaks blend well with trees, and there are about 1,300 kinds of animals and plants living on the mountain. Among the granite peaks, the best known is Insubong Peak's Giam rocks. The world famous granite rock peak Insubong is over 200m above sea level, and there are about 100 mountain paths leading to the rock. When you stand on Baegundae and look down, sometimes you can see as far as Seoul City and the Hangang River.
Bukhansan has a rich history as well. Silla's King Jinheung Sunsubi Monument on Bibong Peak, the Bukhansanseong Fortress built along the mountain's ridges, Sangunsa Temple built by the monk Won-Hyo, and numerous other temples occupy the mountain areas. Especially, Bukhansanseong Fortress is a must-see tour site if you are visiting the mountain. The fortress was built with a wall spanning about 8,500m, built specifically to stop foreign invasion. It is one of the representative mountain fortresses of the Joseon Era. In the fall, the view you can get from the fortress of the mountain is spectacular. Temples are also representative of rich culture that flourished on Bukhansan. The Seungasa Temple on the east Bibong Peak, with Maaeseokgayeoraejwasang (seated rock-carved Buddhas) carved into a 5m granite rock, and the Munsusa Temple located halfway up the Musubong Peak, with purified mountain water dropping from the ceiling of Munsugol Cave, are indicative of both Bukhansan's history and culture.
With its granite peaks and Bukhansanseong Fortress, Bukhansan is perfect for hiking in all seasons. In the spring, all kinds of flowers bloom, and in the summer, lush forests carpet the numerous valleys. The hiking path along the valley is perhaps the best summer mountain climbing course. And the fall is the perfect time to visit the temples and pavilions in their autumn colors. In the winter, the snow-covered mountain scenery is very beautiful. The park averages 5 million visitors and has received the Honor of being in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the national park with the highest number of visitors per square foot.
|N/A (Open all year round)
|Night-time Hike Restriction Notice
|Hiking at night is prohibited (from sunset to 2hrs before sunrise).
|Mountain Not Access Period
|Seasonal Forest Fire Caution Period TBD by park directors based on fire weather advisories, precipitation levels, and other local conditions.
|Hiking Course
|▲ Bukhansanseong
Fortress Course (3.4km, 2hrs 45min):
Bukhansanseong Hiking Support Center (북한산성탐방지원센터) → Daeseomun (대서문) → Deungungak (등운각) → Baegundae (백운대)
▲ Baegundae Course (1.9km, 1hr 30min):
Baegundae Hiking Support Center (백운대탐방지원센터) → Harujae (하루재) → Baegun Shelter (백운대피소) → Baegundae (백운대)
▲ Sinseondae Course (3.3km, 1hr 40min):
Dobong Hiking Support Center (도봉탐방지원센터) → Seowonteo (서원터) → Dobong Shelter (도봉대피소) → Seokguram (석굴암) → Sinseondae (신선대)
▲ Mangwolsa Temple, Podae and Hoeryong Course (5.8km, 2hrs 20min):
Wondobong Hiking Support Center (원도봉탐방지원센터) → Deokjesaem (덕제샘) → Mangwolsa Temple (망월사) → Podae Ridge (포대능선) → Hoeryong 4-way Intersection (회룡사거리) → Hoeryong Hiking Support Center (회룡탐방지원센터)
▲ Uiam Course (2.5km, 1hr 10min):
Dobong Hiking Support Center (도봉탐방지원센터) → Bomun Ridge (보문능선) → Cheonjinsa Temple (천진사) → Uiam (우이암)
▲ Obong Course (6.5km, 3hrs 30min):
Songchubunso (송추분소) → Songchu Waterfall (송추폭포) → Obong 3-way Intersection (오봉삼거리) → Obong Peak (오봉) → Yeoseongbong Peak (여성봉) → Obong Hiking Support Center (오봉탐방지원센터)
▲ Sapaesan Mt. Course (5.5km, 3hrs):
Songchubunso (송추분소) → Hoeryong 4-way Intersection (회룡사거리) → Sapaesan Mt. (사패산) → Wongaksa Temple (원각사) → Entrance of Sapaesan Mt. (사패산입구)
▲ Daenammun Course (5.8km, 3hrs):
Bukhansanseong Hiking Support Center (북한산성탐방지원센터) → Daeseomun (대서문) → Jungseongmun (중성문) → Daenammun (대남문)
▲ Samobawi Rock Course (4.3km, 3hrs):
Gugi Hiking Support Center (구기탐방지원센터) → Daenammun (대남문) → Cheongsudongammun (청수동암문) → Samobawi Rock (사모바위)
|Activity Information
|Hiking Support Centers are available.
|Parking Facilities
|Admission Fees
|Available Facilities
|Camping sites, Shelter, etc.
|Parking Fees
|Available sites are Wondobong Peak Parking Lot 2, Wondobong Peak Parking Lot 3, Lower Songchu 2-gyo Parking Lot.
Fee: [S] 2,000 won / [M] 4,000 - 5,000 won / [L] 6,000 - 7,500 won
Free: Regular shuttle buses (Not including monthly parking leasers)
|Not permitted
Bukhansan National Park
Gireum Station (Seoul Subway Line 4), Exit 3.
Take Bus 110B or 143, and get off at the last bus stop.
Bukhansanseong Fortress
Gupabal Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 1.
Take Bus 704 bound for Bukhansanseong Fortress (북한산성).
Get off at the Bukhansan Mountain entrance bus stop.
Dobong Area
Mangwolsa Station (Seoul Subway Line 1)
Walk 10min to arrive at the Dobong management office of Bukhansan National Park.
* Public transportation routes are subject to change, please double check for matching direction from the official website before visiting.