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Brussels Peak is a 6400'+/- ascent. The approach to Brussels Campground in the Fryatt Valley is 18k by bike and hike or 11k by canoe and hike. Either way it is a 3-5 hour approach. The Athabasca River flows fast and furious in the summer months by means of glacier melt that fills its banks to capacity. One would have to be an accomplished whitewater aficionado to ferry the gear over via canoe. My partner and I were accustomed to whitewater enough to perform this maneuver, but that also meant a longer hike versus bike if we did it that way. He was also quite the serious mountain biker so we rented a BOB trailer and biked in. I believe if you have an accomplished biker in your party, this is the best approach.
From the Geraldine Fire road trail head for Fryatt Valley, proceed 11+ kilometers to the Lower Fryatt campground. You will have to cross several log bridges and with a BOB trailer no doubt have to get off your bike a time or two on the steeper terrain as well as the creek crossings. Still it is better than hauling your gear on your back. Park the bikes at the Lower Fryatt campground.
Cross the bridge and ascend the Fryatt Valley Trail for 7 kilometers to the Brussels campground. These 18 kilometers from the trailhead cover about 1500'+/- in elevation gain. My advice is to continue up the major drainage that descends from the Mount Christie-Brussels Peak col directly across from the Brussels campground and camp at two tarns at the top of the tree line and below the massive headwall protecting Brussels Peak's western flank. Due to the volatility of Fryatt Creek area weather and little if any protection offered from storms on the North East ridge of Brussels Peak, it is best to gain an early start.
The Fryatt Creek crossing is really a full on river crossing during the summer months. It runs hard and fast fed by several glaciers up valley. There are several crossing options. The further you head south the narrower the creek bed, so it is best to attempt a crossing either directly across from the Brussels campground or slightly north of it. Pick an area after a braid or two which will allow for smaller volume. Be familiar with the buddy whitewater technique of crossing whitewater. Once to the other side, bushwhack through thick brush back south along the bank until you reach the main drainage coming down from Brussels and Christie.
Ascend this drainage up the left bank. This is an objectionable approach. An animal trail will show up here or there, but for the most part you are on your own. You will gain well over 1000' and break out onto marshy ground that forms around a huge pile of left over glacial debris (large rocks and old moraine) that originates the drainage. Move left through mosquito infested terrain and use the large scree slopes to the right as an opportunity to move out of the trees, but stay low, do not ascend any moraine you do not have to. Continue up to below the soaring headwall below Brussels Peak and Mount Lowell. Here you will find two tarns as you turn northeast to catch a fold in the headwall below Mount Christie and Brussels Peak. You do not need to load up with water here as the scramble up the headwall is adjacent to a waterfall.
Continue northeast until you take a right turn around a large red rock and ramp up to the base of solid rock scrambling that is well over 1000' below the col. This scramble section is full of about 5 rappel stations to climbers left of the drainage (waterfall). We did not rope up for this section, but some parties might find it more comfortable. The crux section is within the first hundred meters. After that it becomes easier. You eventually top out of this steep solid rock onto a huge scree ledge with another impenetrable headwall above it. Move left across snow or scree slopes towards Mount Christie. Again, you will find a gully or two that ramp back right to ascend this section. Once you top out here, you simply hike over to the col right below the start of the north east ridge of Brussels Peak.
Route Description
Again, for the umpteenth time, I have a problem with Sean Dougherty's Selected Alpine Climbs guide book. I have a dozen guide books in my office and this is the only one which consistently gets me in trouble. Locals have named it the "Book of Lies". I tire of defending it and will no more. The ironic twist is that we had my partner's grandfather's notes with us back at camp, and in retrospect, I would have much rather followed his first ascent notes than what one would think would be more accurate (modern) notes in the guide book. The main problem with his description on this climb is the circumvention of Brussels Peak to the east. What he fails to mention, but Ray Garner definitely mentioned, is that there is a substantial glacier hugging the eastern flank of Brussels Peak. I happened to be in trail runners I used for the approach. Not to mention that this glacier forms a formidable moat around the eastern portion of Brussels. Needless to say we followed the guidebook's advice and ended up having to jump the moat once we circumvented way more of the eastern walls then we needed to. We then had to climb a full pitch to get to the upper nasty "scree on slab" slopes above and traverse back north to the base of the ridge. My partner was not used to this type of scrambling and this section cost us huge in terms of time. In my opinion, you should attack the ridge direct. Start climbing from the col. There is no fixed protection except for belay stations (which of course the guide book gives no mention despite the fact they have been there a long time). The climbing is cleaner and it is a much more aesthetic approach. If you want to avoid the tougher climbing here, barely move over the glacier to the east and immediately jump the moat to gain nasty loose ledges that wander up to the ridge higher up. In any regard you will have some short sections to climb following my advice before you reach the start of the real climb.
Eventually you will make it to the base of the solid ridge (no more scree ledges to break up the terrain).
1st Pitch- The first pitch follows a chimney to the left up easy but loose rock which leads to a short steep section of really good rock.
2nd Pitch- Enjoy this nice 5.7 climbing on solid rock as most of this climb is loose. There will be a rap station at the base of this pitch that takes off the east side of the ridge on descent.
3rd Pitch- Scramble along the western side of the ridge until you find decent rock again. Rope up for a short pitch to the base of one of two roof options. This is easy climbing.
4th Pitch- The first and most clear roof is a black piece to the left that follows the ridge true. This pitch can be well protected and is much more aesthetic climbing than the other option, but also probably more in the 5.8 range of climbing. To get to the other roof, move right and follow an easy ramp of solid rock to turn a roof to its right, but on loose holds. Again, you have plenty of opportunity to protect this pitch as well. Either roof will get you to the base of a short ramp where you can build a station.
5th Pitch- I placed no gear on this pitch and it might be combined with pitch 4 via good rope management. Climb easy ground to the base of the Lewis Crack, the crux of the climb.
6th Pitch- Ascend the Lewis Crack and scramble to the first of four summits on Brussels Peak. The second pinnacle is taken direct, the third to the right and the four direct for the summit.


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Harvard removes reference to Yale murder victim in video parody
Published 12:00 am, Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The Harvard group that created a video parody that mentioned the Annie Le murder has apologized and removed the reference because of "concern that the line makes light of this student's murder and goes beyond parody," according to a press release issued tonight.
The spoof, a parody of a Yale recruitment video, features an alleged prospective student asking, "What happened to that girl that got murdered and stuffed in a wall?"
Annie Le went missing on Sept. 8, 2009. Her body was found Sept. 13 behind a wall in the Yale lab where she worked, on the day she was planning to be married. Raymond Clark III was charged with murder and felony murder in her death and is awaiting trial.
"In the video, the nationally covered incident was mentioned by an audience member and the admissions officer character promptly brushed over the question," On Harvard Time said in its release. "Our intention was to comment on Yale's guarded treatment of their crime problems. The humor rested in the glossing over of a significant event, and not in the event itself. The line was not meant to make light of the incident or those involved, but rather to mock the university."
The satirists said they had heard concerns from students and faculty "who were closely connected to this incident" and who voiced concern that the line makes light of this student's murder and goes beyond parody." In response, a new video with the line about Le will be posted to replace the first version, they said.
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Android fans who live in the United States have had access to the wide variety of content on Google Play for a long time. That content includes movies, music, magazines, and books. However, Android users in Mexico and some other locations haven't had access to the full gamut of content that we take for granted here in the US.
That has changed for Mexican Android users starting this week with access to Google Play Books becoming available in Mexico. Mexican Android fans have access to apps and ebooks now. Books are available in local currency and local titles are available as well.
Google says that Mexican publishing firms that are offering digital books via Google Play Books in Mexico include Random House Mondadori and Planeta. Shoppers can also buy best-selling novels from other countries as well. As with the Google Play store in other countries, Mexican buyers will be able to access their new digital content on multiple devices.
Readers can buy a book using their Android smartphone and read it on their tablet or computer. Earlier this month reports began circulating that Google is working on a Play News feature that would reportedly offer newspapers and subscriptions the method similar to how it offers magazines right now. That service has not been officially confirmed.
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Newbie Dallas scribe cooks up success with 'Light Bread'
You'd think an ophthalmologist at Baylor University Medical Center would be too busy to crank out a novel. But after Dr. Cordell Adams' released his literary debut "Light Bread," (Sweet Tater Pie Publishing, $12.95) in September, things only got more hectic.
The novel — set in 1960s East Texas — is based on Adams' memories about his grandma. And the character Veola Cook, is charming readers across the U.S.
Adams still works at Baylor, and he recently returned from Washington, D.C., where he was doing booksingings. It looks like a second edition is soon hitting the presses. Adams self-published "Light Bread" and sold more than 3,000 copies within three months.
A longtime member of HRC and the Dallas Federal Club, Adams visits the West Village for a booksinging on Saturday.
Jan 24 at 2 p.m. at Borders Books & Music West Village, 3600 McKinney Ave. 214-219-0512. SweetTaterPiePublishing.com
On Feb. 10, another Joan Crawford book comes out: "Joan Crawford: The Enduring Star," (Rizzoli, $60) by Peter Cowie. It's mostly a handsome series of images and adds nothing new to understanding to Crawford, a Texan. Cowie only attributes one sentence to her Lone Star roots — that she was born in San Antonio to a Swedish-Irish mother and a French-Canadian father. The father left the family not long after Joan's birth and they moved to Oklahoma.
Cowie isn't interested in Joan's acting — merely her onscreen image with painstaking details of her gowns in each film. He also makes errors along the way. He says "Flamingo Road" is "set somewhere in the South — Missouri or Mississippi." The story is set in Florida.
He also describes the title character of "Harriet Craig" as "apparently embittered by her inability to bear children." The truth is that she was too selfish to have the children her husband so desperately wanted.
There are a few interesting pictures little seen before — including a rare picture of Crawford with Joseph Cotten on location for "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte" before she was removed from the film. But the "Enduring Star" is only for diehard fans, who must have everything.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition January 23, 2009.


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The Addams Family musical will make its Southeastern premiere at the Savannah Summer Theatre Institute tonight. Directed by Benjamin Wolfe with musical direction by Andrew Austin and choreography by Sarah Claire Smith, The Addams Family runs through July 27. Check out the production photos below!
Based on the fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams, The Addams Family musical brings back all of your favorite creepy and kooky characters from the television and film series in an all new hysterical adventure. Originally produced on Broadway in 2010, The Addams Family musical cast starred Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia.
Ranked as one of the top 5 theatre programs for high school students in the country, SSTI now draws students from across the U.S. and internationally to Savannah each year. This season, SSTI is hosting cast members from 15 states who will hone their theatrical skills and leave the Institute prepared to take on the demands of college and professional theater. The program culminates in two weekends of performances with alternating casts.
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Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm in Jelks Auditorium at the Savannah Country Day School. Tickets are: $10 General children, $15 General adult; $14 Reserved children, $19 Reserved adult, and can be purchased at the door and online at AddamsFamilySavannah.com. The Savannah Country Day School is located at 824 Stillwood Dr. in Savannah.


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The revamped Toitu Otago Settlers Museum is a massive hit with its first visitors.
Thousands of people have flowed in to the social history museum this morning, the first day it has been open to the public after a two-and-a-half year closure for a $37.5 million redevelopment.
The building has been extended with a new building and the refurbishment of an old railways depot doubling its gallery space and innovative displays and interactive technology bringing it into the modern day.
"It's just so much better than the old (museum), way, way better," 14-year-old Ainslea Boult said.
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"What we have got here is world class, and I think people are stunned."
The grand opening weekend follows Maori and civic opening ceremonies yesterday, and celebrations continuing through the weekend feature local music and community performances from salsa to Indian classical dance and Capoeria displays, to Japanese drumming, traditional Polish dances and war time songs from a 60s-plus entertainment group.


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PASADENA >> An attorney for a former Marine facing murder charges said Monday a Veterans Affairs hospital inadequately treated the veteran for post-traumatic stress disorder and failed to follow state law that could have prevented his client from possessing firearms at the time of the murder.
Marine Corps veteran Ricardo Javier Tapia, 32, pleaded not guilty last month to one count of murder and one count of attempted murder in the Dec. 20 shooting death in a Reseda apartment building of Giam Hoang, 73, and critical wounding of Hoang's wife, Hoan Thi Nguyen, 61.
Speaking to reporters at his Pasadena office, attorney William M. Paparian said he will request that a Los Angeles Superior Court judge transfer the case to the Mental Health Courthouse so Tapia can receive a psychiatric evaluation.
"I'm going to be asking court to suspend criminal proceedings because I'm declaring doubt as to the ability of my client to effectively assist in his own defense," Paparian said. "My client needs treatment before this case goes any further."
Paparian said Tapia, who is being held at Twin Towers Correctional Facility, on $4 million bond, is suffering from visual and auditory hallucinations.
After three tours of Iraq and a traumatic brain injury, Paparian said Tapia sees and hears the insurgents in Fallujah coming after him.
Los Angeles Police Department police officers placed Tapia under a 72-hour involuntary psychiatric watch 19 days before the murder because he was a "danger to others," due to a mental disorder, according to documents provided by Paparian.
Tapia's fiancee, Elizabeth Valdez, had called 9-1-1 on Dec. 1 after Tapia had grabbed keys for the safe where he kept his handgun, screaming people were coming after him, Paparian said.
Tapia was released from the VA psychiatric hospital in West L.A. the next day, Paparian said, and was told to stop taking sleeping pills, which doctors believed caused the hallucinations.
"Under California law, Ricardo Tapia was prohibited from owning, possessing, receiving, controlling or purchasing any firearms for a period of five years from the date of his admission to the VA psychiatric facility," Paparian said.
Paparian blamed the VA for failing to notify Tapia before he was discharged that he could not possess any firearms.
Nikki Baker, a spokeswoman for the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, confirmed that Tapia was a patient, but she declined to comment on Paparian's allegations due to privacy laws.
The LAPD also has a policy that any weapons should have been confiscated when a person is detained under the psychiatric hold, according to Paparian.
Police allegedly told Tapia they could not seize the former Marine's weapon under his right to bear arms, according to Paparian.
On the day of the murder, witnesses reported Tapia was acting irrationally and had pounded on several residents' doors with a handgun before he forced his way into the elderly couple's apartment, which was directly above the apartment he and Valdez shared with their 2-year-old daughter.
Hoang was fatally shot in the head and Nguyen was treated for multiple gunshot wounds.
Valdez, who is nine months pregnant, said in a prepared statement that the system failed her fiance and acknowledged the lives of "two innocent civilians were forever changed."
She said her fiance was prescribed more than 20 medications since he returned from duty in 2010.
"Marines receive intensive training to prepare them for combat, but there is no boot camp for transition back into civilian life," a teary-eyed Valdez said.


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Title: Willard A. Delano Papers
Primary Creator: Delano, Willard A.
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Arrangement: This collection is arranged into one series: Press Releases, arranged chronologically.
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This collection consists of United Press International and Bell Syndicate press releases concerning the death of Franklin D, Roosevelt and events relating to him in the months following his death. According to the donor, these materials were used for radio broadcasts.
Collection Historical Note
Willard A. Delano was a distant cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Youth turns passion for rap into AIDS message
By Su-May Tan
IPOH, December 2007 - Among the 10 winners of the recent international MTV-UNICEF VLOGIT contest, 22-year-old Malaysian, Chow Jia Long's entry stood out not just for its passion and zest but also because it was a rap.
Most of the contestants came up with short films and documentaries (a day in the life of a girl getting tested for HIV or interviews with students on campus) but Jia Long decided to follow the music route.
"I wanted to do something different," says this university student-cum-aspiring rapper-slash-actor. "Something that will grab peoples' attention, yet still fit with the theme." It also had to be something the audience could relate to. With an infatuation for hip-hop (and Eminem) since the age of 15, rapping became the obvious answer.
Rap, a voice for the forgotten
"Rap is not just about parties and the 'bling bling'," explains Jia Long. "Rap can be used to give a voice for the under-privileged, for the underdogs, for the people that are forgotten. Rap can be used to tell a moving tale, a dramatic story; to inspire people, and to give people hope."
Jia Long's rap entry achieves all this, telling the story from the perspective of a person living with HIV who contemplates suicide, but, when approached by his mother realises that there is hope, and with the support of his family goes on with his life.
Participating in the contest gave Jia Long the chance to spread the AIDS message from the point of view of a young person. "We always hear grown-ups such as teachers, doctors or political leaders talking about AIDS," he argues. "But we seldom hear any opinions from teenagers and young adults, so I thought this would be a good chance for the younger generation to express their feelings and thoughts on this somewhat controversial subject."
Realistic rendition
Despite not knowing anyone who is HIV-positive, Jia Long managed to come up with a very credible piece of work. An edge he did have, however, was a very sound knowledge on the topic. "I had an interest in HIV even before the competition," discloses this biotech student from Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
"Learning about the structure of HIV is part of the syllabus." Slipping into the shoes of a person with HIV however, proved to be another matter. "I did my own research on how the virus spreads, the symptoms and such," he reveals. "And I imagined what it would be like if I were the one going through this ordeal."
In producing his rap, Jia Long wanted his audience to feel the anguish and pain of a person living with HIV. In it he says, "My whole body is in so much pain. I feel the virus running through my veins…" But he picks himself up when his mother comes along and says to him "everything will turn out fine, eventually; just be strong, keep your head up high with dignity, hand-in-hand we now face the same common enemy, cause no matter what happens, you still got a family".
The lyrics are clearly one of the strong points of Jia Long's entry. He realised this too and ditched previous plans to film the rap in a back alley (to imply the sex trade) and opted for the simplicity of his dining room at home. "We thought this would make the audience concentrate more on the lyrics," he says. "Instead of having their attention diverted to the scantily-clad (lady) in the background."
Learning from the experience
Over the course of the video blog and from previous observations, Jia Long recognises the role of leaders in HIV prevention. "Leaders need to create awareness of HIV among the people, not just through talk, but also through actions," he stresses. "(They) need to search for the root of the problem, be it poverty, drug use, unprotected sex, the power differences between men and women or other factors, and start fighting this war from there."
As for his message to other young people, he says, "Be aware of the situation, and be knowledgeable. As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure, and for a disease that has yet to find a cure, prevention is all you can count on to stay alive and healthy."
In the words of his rap avatar, "For those of you who want to try it, don't do it for real. It may be too late for me, but it ain't for you."
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Final, Red Sox 5-4: It wasn't as easy as it usually is, but Koji Uehara retires the Mariners in the ninth to close out a win for the Red Sox.
Uehara allowed a single to Kyle Seager and walked Logan Morrison, but he rebounded to strike out Mike Zunino and induce a game-ending groundout off the bat of Dustin Ackley.
The victory allowed the Sox to avoid a three-game sweep and gave Clay Buchholz a win in his first start since returning from the disabled list.
The Red Sox now travel to New York, where they'll open a three-game set at Yankee Stadium on Friday.
Thanks for joining me tonight, everyone. And, oh yeah: Go USA!
Mid 9th, Red Sox 5-4: Brandon Maurer works a perfect ninth. Koji Uehara will look to close this one out for the Sox.
End 8th, Red Sox 5-4: Andrew Miller faces two pinch hitters — Willie Bloomquist and Cole Gillespie — and strikes out both.
We head to the ninth with the Red Sox holding a one-run lead.
Bottom 8th, Red Sox 5-4: A largely successful outing by Clay Buchholz ends on a sour note.
Brad Miller smoked Buchholz's first pitch of the eighth inning into the seats in right-center field — the third home run the right-hander has allowed tonight.
John Farrell stuck with Buchholz for one more batter — Stefen Romero, who got good wood on a hit that Jonny Gomes dove to catch in left field — before calling Andrew Miller in from the bullpen.
Mid 8th, Red Sox 5-3: Brandon Maurer took over on the mound in the eighth and proceeded to mow down the Red Sox.
Maurer allowed a two-out single to A.J. Pierzynski but struck out the other three batters he faced, including Jonny Gomes, who now has been punched out four times tonight.
Clay Buchholz will head back out to pitch the eighth with just 74 pitches under his belt.
End 7th, Red Sox 5-3: Clay Buchholz completes his sixth scoreless inning and picks up his first two punchouts in the process.
Buchholz, with the Red Sox's bullpen active, struck out Logan Morrison and Mike Zunino before getting Dustin Ackley to fly out to center to end the frame.
If this was his last inning, the Red Sox have to be pleased with his performance.
Mid 7th, Red Sox 5-3: Tom Wilhelmsen has done a nice job of settling things down here for the Mariners.
Wilhelmsen got Jackie Bradley Jr. to ground to first and struck out Brock Holt before surrendering a single to Daniel Nava — Nava's third base hit in as many plate appearances since flying out back in the first.
First base was as far as Nava would advance, though, as Dustin Pedroia popped out to shortstop Brad Miller to end the inning.
End 6th, Red Sox 5-3: The Mariners put runners on for the first time since the second inning, but a well-timed double play keeps them off the board.
Endy Chavez grounded a base hit into right field, and James Jones sent a rocket at Stephen Drew that the shortstop could not handle to put men of first and second with no outs.
Robinson Cano flied out to Daniel Nava in right for the first out, and Kyle Seager, who homered off Clay Buchholz for Seattle's first run, sent a grounder straight up the middle that Drew turned into an inning-ending twin killing.
Mid 6th, Red Sox 5-3: A bit of ill-advised baserunning leaves the Red Sox off the basepaths in the sixth.
A.J. Pierzynski looped a bloop single into left field to lead off the inning, but Dustin Ackley cut him down trying to stretch it into a double. It was the catcher's second hit of the road trip, and his first since Game 1 of the Oakland series last Thursday.
Xander Bogaerts then struck out, and Stephen Drew grounded out to short to close out the frame.
End 5th, Red Sox 5-3: The Mariners go down in order again in the fifth.
Clay Buchholz needed just nine pitches to retire Dustin Ackley, Brad Miller and Stefen Romero, and he looks to be in great shape after that shaky second inning.
The bottom half of the Boston order, which largely has struggled at the plate tonight, will try add to Boston's lead in the sixth.
Mid 5th, Red Sox 5-3: The Red Sox add another run, but the inning could have gone much worse for the Mariners.
David Ortiz, batting with the bases loaded and no outs, grounded into a double play. Shortstop Brad Miller, who was playing on the right side of second base as part of the Ortiz shift, fielded the grounder and took it to second himself before firing to first to nab Ortiz.
Jonny Gomes then struck out swinging for the third time tonight to end the inning.
Top 5th, Red Sox 4-3: Hisashi Iwakuma's night is done.
The Mariners starter allowed singles to Brock Holt and Daniel Nava and walked Dustin Pedroia to load the bases with nobody out in the fifth.
That was enough for manager Lloyd McClendon, who calls in right-hander Tom Wilhelmsen from the bullpen with David Ortiz coming to the plate.
End 4th, Red Sox 4-3: If you leave out the second inning, Clay Buchholz is having a very nice outing. He retired the side in order again in the fourth — well, sort of.
Daniel Nava nearly made a highlight-reel grab to rob Kyle Seager in right field, but the ball popped out of his glove at the last moment. Seager made a late decision to stretch his single into a double, though, and Nava was able to recover in time to nail him at second for the first out.
Logan Morrison and Mike Zunino then flied out in consecutive at-bats to end the inning.
Mid 4th, Red Sox 4-3: Hisashi Iwakuma gets through the fourth inning without incident, retiring the side in order.
Xander Bogaerts flied out to the warning track in left, Stephen Drew grounded out to first and Jackie Bradley Jr. flied to center to end the inning.
End 3rd, Red Sox 4-3: First-inning Clay Buchholz returned in the third, inducing three straight popups to set down the Mariners' Nos. 1, 2 and 3 hitters in order.
Though he hung a few pitches in the second, Buchholz isn't having any trouble finding the strike zone. He's thrown 25 of his 33 pitches for strikes.
Mid 3rd, Red Sox 4-3: We might have a barnburner on our hands.
Hisashi Iwakuma did not look particularly strong here in the third, allowing three consecutive hits to open the inning.
Jackie Bradley Jr. led off with a double to right center field, and Brock Holt and Daniel Nava followed with base hits. Nava's single up the middle scored Bradley from third, tying this game up at three runs apiece.
Dustin Pedroia flied out to right for the first out of the inning, but David Ortiz then put the Red Sox back ahead with his third RBI of the night.
Hisashi fell behind Ortiz 3-0 and probably should have walked him, as his fourth pitch looked to be a little too low-and-outside. It was called a strike, though, and Ortiz went on to line a long single over the glove of Stefen Romero in right field to bring Holt home.
Iwakuma struck out Jonny Gomes and A.J. Pierzynski to end the inning.
End 2nd, Mariners 3-2: So this Kyle Seager kid can really rake, huh?
Seager continued to crush Red Sox pitching, blasting a solo homer to center field off Clay Buchholz to cut the Mariners' deficit to 2-1. The 26-year-old now is 6-for-10 with two home runs, seven RBIs and five runs scored in the series.
The M's weren't done, though. Logan Morrison followed with a single up the middle, and Mike Zunino got a hold of a Buchholz cutter and deposited it over the left field fence, giving Seattle a 3-2 lead.
Buchholz rebounded to retire the next three batters in order, but this is not a promising start.
Mid 2nd, Red Sox 2-0: Nothing doing for the Red Sox, whom Hisashi Iwakuma retires in order with three groundouts to the right side of the infield.
A.J. Pierzynski, Xander Bogaerts and Stephen Drew are the victims.
End 1st, Red Sox 2-0: Clay Buchholz has no problem getting through the first, as Endy Chavez, James Jones and Robinson Cano fail to hit the ball out of the infield.
Chavez and Jones grounded out to Buchholz and Brock Holt, respectively, and Cano lined out to Stephen Drew, who made a nice leaping grab to rob the former Yankee of a base hit.
Mid 1st, Red Sox 2-0: Clay Buchholz has a two-run cushion before he even hits the mound.
Dustin Pedroia beat out an infield single with two outs against Hisashi Iwakuma, and David Ortiz followed by blasting a two-run home run off the right field foul pole to give the Red Sox an early lead.
Leadoff man Brock Holt saw eight pitches from Iwakuma before grounding out to shortstop, and Daniel Nava saw just three before lofting an easy fly ball to center field.
After surrendering Ortiz's bomb, Iwakuma struck out Jonny Gomes on three pitches to end the inning.
Buchholz will see Chavez, James Jones and Robinson Cano here in the first. Cano was particularly bothersome to the right-hander during his days with the Yankees — he's a career .375 hitter (12-for-32) with four doubles and a homer against Buchholz.
10:10 p.m.: Hisashi Iwakuma's first pitch to Brock Holt is high for ball one, and we are underway in the Emerald City.
Holt, Daniel Nava and Dustin Pedroia will be the first to bat against the Mariners starter, who is looking to bounce back after a rough start against the Royals last Friday.
8:15 p.m.: A few notes from manager John Farrell's pregame news conference, some more noteworthy than others:
— Mike Napoli is not in the starting lineup because he is dealing with some lingering soreness in his toe. Brock Holt will start at first base — his first time seeing action at the position since June 7 — but Napoli will be available as a pinch hitter.
— Though Clay Buchholz's return gives the Red Sox a glut of starting pitchers, Farrell said the plan "for now" is to have Jake Peavy make his next scheduled start. Peavy was roughed up in Tuesday's loss, allowing seven runs on eight hits (including two home runs) and two walks in five innings. Brandon Workman, Jon Lester and John Lackey are the scheduled starters for the Sox's upcoming three-game series against the Yankees.
— It appears that it still will be some time before we see Shane Victorino in a Red Sox uniform again. The outfielder, who has been rehabbing in the minors, has been shut down due to back soreness. There is no new timetable for his return, Farrell said.
— Not a new development, but it's worth mentioning again that reliever Chris Capuano was designated for assignment earlier today to make room for Buchholz on the active roster.
7:50 p.m. ET: Clay Buchholz makes his return to the major league mound Wednesday night in Seattle, taking the ball for the Boston Red Sox for the first time in nearly a month (30 days, to be exact).
That's a sizable gap between starts, but time for Buchholz ease back into his rhythm is a luxury the Red Sox really do not have.
The Sox have been beaten and battered during their current West Coast swing, losing five of their first six games and blowing a five-run lead in the final two innings of the other before being bailed out by David Ortiz in extras.
Boston's pitching staff — starters and relievers alike — has looked especially suspect through the first two games of a three-game set with the Mariners, allowing a total of 20 runs while the Red Sox offense has provided just five runs of support.
So, if there were ever a time for Buchholz to shake off his early season demons (2-4 record, 7.02 ERA in 10 starts before his stint on the disabled list), now would be it.
Starting opposite him will be Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma, who also has battled injury and inconsistency this season. Iwakuma didn't make his first start of the year until May 3 after straining a tendon in his finger during spring training, and he's been the epitome of a hit-or-miss starter since returning to the rotation.
Four of the 33-year-old's 10 starts have been nearly flawless, including three in which he pitched either seven or eight innings and did not allow a run or a walk. The other six … not so much. Iwakuma has given up four or more earned runs four times this season, with his worst outing of the year (five runs, nine hits, one walk, two home runs in five innings) coming in a 7-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals last Friday.
First pitch for this series finale won't be until 10:10 p.m. on the East Coast, and we'll be bringing you plenty more updates and analysis leading up to it. In the meantime, here's a look at the starting lineups both teams will be trotting out:
Boston Red Sox (35-43)
Brock Holt, 1B
Daniel Nava, RF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Jonny Gomes, LF
A.J. Pierzynski, C
Xander Bogaerts, 3B
Stephen Drew, SS
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Clay Buchholz, RHP (2-4, 7.02 ERA)
Seattle Mariners (42-36)
Endy Chavez, DH
James Jones, CF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Kyle Seager, 3B
Logan Morrison, 1B
Mike Zunino, C
Dustin Ackley, LF
Brad Miller, SS
Stefen Romero, RF
Hisashi Iwakuma, RHP (5-3, 3.04 ERA)
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Which Parenting Rules Should Be Broken?
There's no such thing as a perfect parent and some of those parenting rules you hear are made to be broken.
Ever feel like you will never be the "perfect parent"? I'm so, completely, totally, unequivocally not the perfect parent. I'm far from it! What does that even mean—"perfect"? And who's out there judging us anyway? I decided that in the spirit of parents supporting parents, I'm going to share some of the rules that I break--the rules that keep me from being the perfect parent. I'm also going to defend myself because maybe some of you break these rules too and it's OK. It's OK not to be perfect all of the time.
My Kids Play Video Games
My kids play video games. They love video games. My husband plays video games and, yes, I also play video games too. There's more gaming going on in my house than there probably is in yours. My husband has hosted a couple of video game podcasts and we own more gaming machines than anyone I know. We do set limits on the amount of game play time the kids have, and homework has to be done prior to playing. Sometimes we fail at time limits because we, the parents, are playing games. Family game night in our house doesn't always involve board games, but we are still playing together, and with our Xbox 360 Kinect and our Nintendo Wii both sporting games that involve motion sensors, we actually do get up off the couch and move our bodies.
Sometimes We Eat Fast Food
It's a good thing we get up and move because sometimes we have to burn off those French fries we just ate. Yeah, you heard me right, French fries. It's terrible, but fast food does find its way into our lives. Personally, I think most of it is garbage and doesn't taste very good, but somehow, those hamburgers and fries find their way into my kids' mouths at times. I know other parents do it too because when we sometimes go to that one with the play area, it's packed. My kids eat plenty of healthy fruits and veggies every day. They are very good about it, so I'm forgiving us for the once-in-a-while stray into unhealthy territory. Do you do it too? In one-parent families or families where both people work outside the home, sometimes the convenience of fast food will afford you more family time. As long as it's not more than once or twice a month, I think you should forgive yourself too!
Pajama Days
Finally, we have something around here we call "pajama days." It's exactly what it sounds like. We all just hang around the house and watch movies, play games, take naps, and basically be lazy… all while wearing pajamas. I'm not going to defend this at all. If you don't already have pajama days in your life, I highly recommend them!
The Rules We Never Break
So, as you can see, I'm not a perfect parent by any means, but I still think I'm doing a pretty good job. My daughter just got her second perfect attendance certificate in a row. We always wear helmets when we ride bikes and seat belts in the car. We brush our teeth twice a day, and we never miss a day of reading together. My husband and I love and cherish our children every day. We all have those days and they don't make us any less perfect, because really, is there such a thing anyway?
That's it for now. Thanks for reading and for being the best parent you can be!
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The Army ROTC program at OSU has commissioned more than 6,000 officers.
$333,334 gift amplified to $1 million through Pickens Legacy Scholarship Match
The Cherokee Nation Foundation gave $333,334 to Oklahoma State University to endow Cherokee Nation Foundation scholarships as part of Branding Success: The Campaign for Oklahoma State University. This represents the first time a Native American Nation has endowed a scholarship at OSU. With a match from OSU alumnus and entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens, under the Pickens Legacy Scholarship Match (PLSM), the gift will total $1 million.
"OSU is a national leader in Native American graduates, with a large contingent of Cherokee Nation students," said OSU President Burns Hargis. "This scholarship will provide life-changing support to generations of Cherokee Nation citizens who pursue their academic dreams at OSU. We applaud the Cherokee Nation Foundation for stepping forward in a momentous way to benefit its citizens and their educational pursuits at OSU."
The Cherokee Nation Foundation's mission is to provide higher educational assistance to Cherokee citizens and help to revitalize the Cherokee language.
"Education has always been a cornerstone of Cherokee values," said Kimberlie Gilliland, executive director of the Cherokee Nation Foundation. "The Cherokee Nation built the first institution of higher learning for women west of the Mississippi River, and was the first tribe to develop a written language. Partnering with Oklahoma State University through the Pickens Match in our education initiatives allows us to multiply the impact of our donors' dollars in a significant way, while continuing our proud history of educational excellence."
"This gift is a perfect example of the impact the Pickens Match will have in perpetuity on not only OSU students but the entire state. Everyone benefits when people are provided the opportunity to pursue a college education," said Kirk Jewell, president and CEO of the Oklahoma State University Foundation. "OSU is fortunate to have such great friends and partners as the Cherokee Nation Foundation. We are grateful to the people of the Cherokee Nation for this gift and we commit to advancing our mutual goals. Branding Success has brought us together with many of Oklahoma's constituents to achieve greater access to higher education."
The Pickens Legacy Scholarship Match was announced on Feb. 26, 2010, at the Branding Success campaign launch event where T. Boone Pickens pledged a $100 million matching gift opportunity for donations or pledges for scholarship endowments. He later further expanded the program to have even more impact for current and future students across the OSU system by extending the deadline for commitments to Feb. 28, 2011, and increasing the match. This program included 2,665 donors committing $71.5 million, for a total impact of $191.5 million. A total of 316 new scholarships were added and 80 existing scholarships were increased by this program.


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A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.
Quotes can be one of life's greatest sources of inspiration. They encourage you to live your dreams and become the person you always hoped to be.
Here are some quotes worth remembering.
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SACC Website Grade Ski Resorts Environmentally
Ski Green Resorts
Skiers, in general, tend to be more environmentally aware than the rest of the population. Ski resorts are another matter entirely. Different resorts deal with the natural resources around them differently and some are more green than others. If you want to ski at a responsible resort you should check out Ski Area Citizens' Coalition (SACC) website.
SACC ranks the top ten as well as the ten worst environmentally-friendly ski resorts. You can select your area of the country and find out what resorts near you scored well on the environmental report card. The resorts were graded on how they impact roadless areas and if they purchase clean energy, participate in making new snow, are involved with logging old growth forest, among other criteria. Being green on a large scale is more than just having a recycling program.
I was surprised that Kirkwood, by Lake Tahoe in California, was given an F. It seems their land preservation policies just plain stink. On the other hand, family-friendly Alpine Meadows, also in the Tahoe area, is environmentally friendly.
Bring the color green to your Winter sports season that is usually covered with white. Ski Green!


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by Tom Kaczynski
A collection of 11 enigmatic architectural images: The Tomb of Jack Kirby, fossilized bloom, cyclopean outpost, and others. Some were previously shown on the Transatlantis blog.
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'Weekend Effect' Boosts Trauma Patients' Survival Chances
Trauma patients who've been hurt in car or bike crashes, shot, stabbed, or suffered other injuries are more likely to live if they arrive at the hospital on the weekend than during the week, according to a study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
The research, published in the current issue of Archives of Surgery, also shows that trauma patients who present to the hospital on weeknights are no more likely to die than those who present during the day, contrasting previous studies showing a so-called "weekend effect" in which patients with emergent illnesses such as heart attacks and strokes fare worse when they're hospitalized at night or on weekends.
The study found that the trauma system's unique organization and staffing appears to serve as a built-in protection for these critically injured patients, and may provide a roadmap for restructuring and coordinating emergency care.
"Whether patients have an emergent illness or a severe injury, the common denominator is time. Patients must rely on the system to quickly get them to the place that's best prepared to save their lives," said Brendan G. Carr, MD, an assistant professor in the departments of Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and a lead author of the study. "Trauma systems have been designed to maximize rapid access to trauma care, and our results show that the system also offers special protection for patients injured during periods that are known to be connected to worse outcomes among patients with time-sensitive illnesses."
The researchers studied 90,461 patients who were treated from 2004 to 2008 at Pennsylvania's 32 accredited trauma centers. About 25% of the patients presented to the hospital on weeknights -- defined as 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday -- and about 40% arrived on weekends -- 6 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. on Monday. Neither the weekend or night patient groups experienced delays for crucial brain or abdominal surgeries often required for trauma patients, compared to weekday patients, the study found.


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A night out about nothing: Jerry Seinfeld to perform in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Comedian and sitcom great Jerry Seinfeld will perform Friday, July 26, at Rabobank Theater.
Seinfeld will take the stage at 7 p.m. that night, according to the venue.
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Audi 1-2-3-4 victory at Spa on premiere
Ingolstadt/Spa, – Audi delivered a thrilling premiere of two new vehicle models: Romain Dumas/Loïc Duval/Marc Gené won the Spa 6 Hours, the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, in an open battle of the vehicle concepts. Crossing the finish line behind the Audi R18 ultra of the trio were last year's Le Mans winners Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer. They had dominated the race in the early phase with the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, the first diesel hybrid sports car in history. In the end, they had to admit defeat though. The other two Audi driver teams completed the perfect 1-2-3-4 victory of the brand.


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Hassan Town Board supervisors approved $30,000 for the purchase of a new pickup at a reconvened town board meeting Monday, July 18.
The 2001 pickup currently used by the town's public works department has 97,000 miles on it. Mounting repair costs prompted the purchase approval.
Public works supervisor Bill Boetner says the size of the pickup allows winter plowing on trails where no other vehicle could fit. It also is valuable, he adds, in clearing snow from cul-de-sacs.


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Falguni & Shane Peacock Fall 2012
Falguni & Shane Peacock not only captivated us, but showed signs of growth and maturation with their latest collection. Sporting high arching space-age brows, models walked the runway wearing an array of thing-high cocktail dresses and floor-length gowns composed of leather, sheer panels and prints. The designers wouldn't be themselves, of course, without feathers and glitter, which highlighted their more elaborate dresses.


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A Season on Ice
By DAVE CALDWELL
Published: December 26, 2004
HOCKEY Central for New Jersey Devils fans has been moved, at least for now, west on Route 3, to a conference room at the back of a Quality Inn that hunches next to an austere exit ramp. On this recent Tuesday night, the room is filled with people who have wandered in from the cold to talk about a sport that has knocked them into a wall.
Welcome to the monthly meeting of the New Jersey Devils Fan Club, which bills itself as the largest in the N.H.L. But there is no National Hockey League, really. Players and owners -- engaged in a three-month struggle that seems to grow more contentious with each idle day -- have no collective bargaining agreement. The fans are angry at both sides.
There have been no games to attend, and, as a result, not as much for the members of the Devils Fan Club to discuss. The Devils have won the Stanley Cup three times in the last 10 years, so there are plenty of happy memories to share. But memories are all they have. They cannot look forward to another promising season.
Usually, Hockey Central for Devils fans is a folding table in the corridor nearGate A of Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, no more than two miles from the Quality Inn. The table was pulled out before home games and was adorned with the fan-club banner and signs for trips to some of the team's road games.
Now the fan-club banner -- attached to the head table for the monthly meeting at the Quality Inn -- looks stark and sad. Usually, the fan club sets up trips to as many as a dozen road games. But this season, it has arranged trips to a handful of nearby minor-league games. And minor-league hockey, the fans say, is not the Devils.
''Everybody's talking about hockey withdrawal,'' Trudy Stetter of Mountain Lakes, the president of the fan club, said with a weak smile.
Ms. Stetter, who worked for AT&T before retiring, has worn her hockey necklace to the meeting. Attached is a charm with the Devils' logo -- a swirling NJ with the devil's horns at the top of the J and a spiked tail at the bottom -- and three replicas of the Stanley Cup, representing those won by the Devils in 1995, 2000 and 2003.
She does have an agenda for the meeting. The co-authors of a book about youth hockey have been invited to speak, and the fan club is collecting toys for a holiday drive held in conjunction with the team. But that is about as close to hockey as they will get, since the prospects of a settlement seem grim.
Lou Lamoriello, chief executive, president and general manager of the Devils, attended a fan club meeting in September, just as the old collective bargaining agreement between the players and the owners expired, and he said he did not have many good answers about the work stoppage.
''What our message has been is that we, as an organization, are doing everything we can do to participate in any way to get the game back,'' Mr. Lamoriello said in a recent interview. ''Everything we're doing, quite frankly, is for the game and the fans.''
As he put it: ''The most important thing is to be honest. We don't try to say anything is better than it is or bleaker than it is.''
It is bleak enough. Attendance at the monthly fan club meetings have dropped. So has the membership itself, from 1,300 to 900. To fill the void for fans suffering from slapshot withdrawal, Fox Sports in New York has been broadcasting tapes of memorable Devils games on Tuesday nights this month, but the fans can only replay videotapes and relive the wonders of the Cup years for so long.
''There's no motivation to join right now,'' said Ed Bogaert, a retired police officer from Mountain Lakes who is a former fan club president.
For all intents and purposes, the fan club has become a support club -- a crutch. For season-ticket holders, Devils games are usually cocktail parties, with or without the cocktails. The regulars meet and mingle at a game. They catch up with each other between periods in the stark corridors of the Continental Arena.
''It's almost like when you haven't seen your family for a while,'' said Clare Wharton, the featured speaker and a Devils fan who wrote ''The Baffled Parents' Guide to Coaching Youth Hockey,'' with Bruce Driver, a former Devils defenseman. ''You want to know where everyone has been.''
They certainly have not been at the mall buying Devils merchandise. The holiday season is usually a busy one for Ron Kurzweil, who owns Sports Express, a shop in the Livingston Mall that sells personalized Devils sweaters, among other sports paraphernalia. ''Our hockey sales are nonexistent,'' Mr. Kurzweil said.
Sports Express, a 10-minute drive from the Devils' training facility in West Orange, has been open for 13 years, he said, and during that time any number of Devils players have visited his shop to autograph merchandise. This year, Mr. Kurzweil said, the players have not been around and sales have suffered.
''With no hockey,'' he said, ''there's a tremendous amount of ambivalence.''
Minor league hockey has continued, and several fan club members have tried to scratch an itch for hockey by going to American Hockey League and East Coast Hockey League games within driving distance. For instance, the Albany River Rats, an A.H.L. team that is the Devils' top farm club, play less than three hours away.


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April 26, 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the explosion, which was one of the worst nuclear accidents that the world has ever seen.
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Mac OS X 10.6: The home folder
The home folder stores your documents, preference settings, and other information. A home folder is created for each user of your computer when his or her account is set up. If you are the only user of your computer, there is only one home folder. The home folder isn't actually named "Home"; its name is the same as the short name specified in your user account. Your home folder appears in the sidebar of Finder windows.
When you are logged in to your account, your home folder's icon is a house. If your computer has multiple accounts and someone else is logged in, that person's home folder has the house icon, and your home folder has a folder icon.
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Webpages for hosting your personal websites.
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text: Kyle Cunningham: Victim Of Changes? Kit Palmer | December 15, 2010For Kyle Cunningham, the 2010 season was a year of changes. The 21-year-old from Texas headed into the '10 Supercross Lites Championship riding red, a T.I.S.C.O.-backed Honda, but before the East Cost Series was over, he was singing the blues, though rather happily, aboard a Valli Motorsport Yamaha. And before it was all over, he had moved up to the 450cc class, finishing out the last two Supercross rounds riding Ivan Tedesco's YZ450F after his teammate and former Lites Supercross champ suffered an injury. While change can be good, having so many in one year can be perhaps a little too good. Still, Cunningham turned a lot of heads while riding the 450, especially with his fourth-place finish at the series final in Las Vegas. It was just his second ride ever on the 450 and it was an impressive one. Cunningham stayed with Valli Motorsports and on the 450 for the outdoor championship, where he continued to post consistent finishes through out the year until a broken wrist suffered at the X games forced him to miss the last four rounds. Cunningham has made another change since the end of the 2010 racing season, latching on to the DNA Energy Drinks/Star Racing Yamaha team, where he'll return to the 250, or Lites, class for 2011. Cunningham said he enjoyed his experience on the 450 but feels that the 250 class is more his style, especially when consider that he barely weighs 150 pounds. Unlike last year when he didn't lock down a ride until just before the start of the Supercross Championship, Cunningham is already dialed in and ready to go for 2011. We recently spoke with Cunningham, who was testing in California, and talked to him about his 2010 season and new deal. So what are your plans for 2011? Well, I'm riding for DNA Energy Drinks/Star Yamaha now, and I'll be back riding in the Lites class. How's testing going on your new bike? I've been doing some testing right now and making some last-minute touches on the bike, and just trying to get us as comfortable as we can. I've been pretty happy with the bike setup and where it's at. Today, we're just trying to find some different things on the bike to see if we can make some gains in any different places, but everything has been going good. I've been riding a lot of laps. The Yamaha track has been closed down for the last week or so getting rebuilt. We've been riding the same track as last year, so that's going to be nice when it's done. Like I said, we've just been burning some laps, and I've been working with my dad a lot, trying to get my lap times down and get comfortable on the bike, and be prepared coming into the season, unlike this year. Things didn't come together for you right away this year for 2010, did it? No, it was kind of last-minute, I didn't know where I was going, it was a little bit of a yard sale through out the year, going to the 450 and going from a Honda to a Yamaha, so it's nice being with the Star Racing Team now, with Bobby and Brad, and getting to work with Will, and Ross at Enzo again. I feel like I'm more in my comfort zone. How happy are you starting the new year on familiar machinery? Oh, I'm really happy staying on the same bike. The bike hasn't changed that much from 2010 to 2011, so a lot of the stuff I did last year is incorporating well into this year. Hopefully I'll come out swinging in the first round. When did you seal the deal with Star Racing? About a week or two after X Games. It was done pretty early, but I couldn't talk much about it. You broke your wrist at the X Games. How is it doing now? I broke the navicular. It's doing good, but it still gets sore from time to time with a lot of laps and riding four days a week. It was a longer road for me than I expected. I tried to come back and ride outdoors and get ready for Pala, but that didn't really happen, it wasn't worth coming back for one round and take a chance of hurting myself. What did you do after you broke your wrist? I went back home and took about two and a half, three weeks off. I stayed in Texas and hung out with my family and stuff and kind of recovered. I started gym training and cardio and things like that about four weeks after my wrist. I couldn't do many push-ups and stuff, but I wanted to get a jump start on coming into the season. I knew I had my deal [with Vali Motorsports] and knew everything was going the right way, so I wanted to prepare. I think it paid off, I don't feel like I'm trying to catch up all over again. The injury gave me some time off, it gave me some time to get back to the right place I think. I think I learned a lot, I'm sure. How did you like riding the 450? The 450 was good for me, I learned a lot with it, I feel like I rode the 450 really well. It taught me to learn to ride a little different way. How do you like riding the 250 again? I like it. Getting on the Lites bike – I can move around on it a little more, the 450 was a lot of bike for me at a 148 pounds, it was a big learning curve. I never rode one in the amateurs and that's why I kind of surprised myself at Vegas, coming from the back of the pack and finishing where I did. I think the transition back to the Lites class is good for me. I feel really confident on it, especially attacking the whoops and everything. I feel really good on it. You're pretty much a Yamaha guy these days. I like the bike and Yamaha is a great company. I've worked really well with them in the past. I rode for them in '07 and in '06, my last year as an amateur. So it's been good to work with the guys again. Will you be riding the East or the West Series? I'm pretty much prepared for whatever. I'll be ready to go at A1 if that's where I'm at. [Ryan] Sipes [teammate] has a little injury right now that he's recovering from – surgery in the off-season – it's taken a little longer for him to get better. Gannon [Audette, teammate] is out in Florida riding, so it's been me and Gareth Swanepoel testing out here. I'm just going to prepare for the first round and see what happens.Do you have any strategies going into the 2011 season?I think the biggest thing for me right now is to get out of the gate. I think I can do that on this bike. The bike feels really well so I think I can put myself up front and hopefully run with those guys. I think it's going to be a good year, like I said, the start is the key to the race lately, and I think if I can get out of the gate I can be a frontrunner for the championship. The beginning of the year, I threw some good finishes away trying to make passes too early in the races. That hurt my points a little bit. I'm looking forward to a great year. I'm going to go out and put up some great results. I learned a lot this year from the 450 class and riding with different guys, so I feel real good right now, I'm just going to keep pounding off motos and training hard and when I line up for the first round, hopefully I'll come out swinging and be in the hunt for that championship right off the bat.Kit Palmer | Off-Road EditorKit Palmer started his career at Cycle News in 1984 and he's been testing dirt and streetbikes every since – plus covering any event that uses some form of a knobby tire. He's also our resident motorcycle mileage man with a commute of 120 miles a day. Comments


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Raleigh, N.C. — Steve Gerling is a master builder, but his creations are closer to art than architecture. Though his building blocks are small and plastic, his imagination is unlimited.
Gerling and a legion of LEGO builders will gather at the LEGO KidsFest this weekend at the Raleigh Convention Center.
He is one of only seven master builders in North America, but the event will draw a sellout crowd of more than 27,000.
Chris Steininger, another master builder, said it's a tough job to snag, but master builders' creativity pays off.
"I get paid to play with LEGO," Steininger said. "I could think of worse things to be doing."
The blocks build not only works of art but children's creative skills, Gerling said.
"The creativity is absolutely unlimited," Gerling said. "Anything you can imagine, you can create in LEGO bricks."
There are no limits to the creativity that constructs LEGO masterpieces, but one rule at the convention is certain: Attendees should keep their shoes on to avoid stepping on the tiny bricks.
Though many parents love the kind of play LEGO blocks allow, stepping on one can be painful.
"It's like, 'I'm going to throw all your LEGOs away!'" Gerling joked.


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