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Yesterday, President Bush signed into law legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) that would address the growing problem of falls and fall-related injuries among elderly adults.
Falls among senior citizens represent a serious health risk for millions of older Americans. They are the leading cause of injury deaths and the most common cause of injuries and hospital admissions for trauma in older adults.
Pallone, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, said The Safety of Seniors Act of 2008 is targeted at reducing these falls by creating prevention programs around the nation to educate seniors on ways to decrease the likelihood of a fall.
"Falls among the elderly are clearly an issue that affects and potentially imperils us all," Pallone said. "In fact, they are so commonplace that one in three Americans over the age of 65 experiences a debilitating fall every year.
"Effective demonstration tests, comprehensive public information and education campaigns can help reduce and mitigate these avoidable and frequently disabling injuries," Pallone continued. "This new law launches a comprehensive preventative care program to reduce the number and severity of falls to the elderly. I commend President Bush for signing this important bill into law."
The new law directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the following directives to reduce falls and prevent repeat falls among older adults:
* Improve the identification of seniors who have a high risk of falling and improve data collection to identify fall risk and protective factors; implement the most effective fall prevention and medication management interventions; assess the risk of falls occurring in various settings; and improve the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of elderly fall victims;
* Oversee and support national education campaigns focused on reducing and preventing falls among older adults and on educating health professionals about fall risk, assessment and prevention;
* Award grants for local and state education campaigns;
* Conduct research concerning approaches to reduce falls among high-risk adults living in long-term care facilities and strategies for in-home modifications;
* Evaluate the effectiveness of community programs; and
* Oversee and support demonstration projects designed to reduce the risk of falls in frail older adults, emphasizing projects that foster collaboration between healthcare providers and the aging services network or residential and institutional settings.
The law also requires HHS to report to Congress on the effects of falls on healthcare costs, the potential for reducing falls, and the most effective strategies for reducing associated healthcare costs.
Nationally, 42 percent of all nursing home admissions take place as a direct result of one or more injurious geriatric falls. It is estimated that in the State of New Jersey alone, more than 20,000 elderly residents are living in nursing homes as a result of geriatric falls.
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Question of the week, how good a student are you? Serious?
Most people who will take up the study of Kyusho Jitsu are adult martial artist who have been out of school on an average 15 years. The dropout rate for the average Kyusho Jitsu student is about 70%.
Many will end up taking the novice classes 2 times before they feel like they have learned and committed to memory what they must know.
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We forget how to be a student. Now some of it is ego, but most of it is we have forgotten how to be a good student. In my distance learning course I lay out all the materials you need to get a Black Belt in Kyusho Jitsu. It is all there in one BIG download. I place no time restriction on doing it, but I suggest at least 6 months of study and preparation for the exam.
But what is the key to success? Watch the video, read the materials, BUT TAKE NOTES.
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And of course get a partner and practice. But for the average martial artist the physical training part does not need to be pushed. However in the novice course it is mostly theories. And you need to trace the meridians on someone's body to know verbatim where they are.
If you are in our FREE Kyusho Jitsu Mini Course you should also be taking notes. Otherwise your retention will be very low, and your application even lower!
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Anglo-Saxon surname Cobbet came from the personal name Jacob. The surname Cobbet is derived from Cob, which is a pet form of the name Jacob, and is supplemented by the common diminutive suffix -et. Some experts state that the surname Cobbet is a nickname derived from the Old English word cubit, which means elbow. One expert is dumbfounded: "I cannot explain the somewhat common and well-known surname, unless it be a diminutive or corruption of a personal name. " [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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Have you ever been out and seen someone with a sharp outfit and thought to yourself; "I NEED that!" Honestly, it happens to me all the time. And I'm that creepy guy that asks them where they got it from. But in all seriousness fashion is an evolving phenomenon that is changing vastly by the season. It demonstrates a sense of creativity, personality and ambiance that can be perceived in different ways. With that being said, you are officially witnessing TWBM's debut of the Fresh Fit Friday series. This will include a sum up of the week's crispiest outfit and will provide insight on where you can find these staple items.
This combo is absolutely straight fire. It's a brilliant combination of sharp but trendy pieces that could have strangers coming up to you and asking where you got your threads from.
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The dinner bell is tolling for the 400-year-old tradition that requires would-be barristers to attend 18 meals before they can join the Bar.
The Inns of Courts are to reduce the number of compulsory dinners from 18 to 12 and students can fulfil their requirements by involving themselves in other educational or social activities away from the dining table.
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15. Kurtley Beale – 7
Dropped a pass uncharacteristically with a glaring overlap at his mercy in the second half and struck the majority of his punts poorly, but also sparked danger plenty of times. Purposeful and poised at full back, he remains a brilliant attacking weapon and again took the reins a few times at first receiver quite nicely.
14. Israel Folau – 8
Did not manage the try-scoring fireworks of Brisbane in a terse encounter, but this was almost as impressive from Folau. His sensational aerial skills were showcased and he was more prominent, even used once by Will Genia down the blindside from a scrum. Poleaxed by Tom Youngs in the opening seconds and fireman's-carried by George North, Folau still returned 90 metres from 11 carries – that says it all.
13. Adam Ashley-Cooper – 8.5
After sustaining a nasty-looking shoulder injury at Suncorp, Ashley-Cooper seemed certain to miss out, but returned to be the heartbeat of this Australia performance. Startled into life by Brian O'Driscoll's big hit early on, he harried kick-offs relentlessly – defining how much more the Wallabies valued the ball – and was the most incisive midfield runner on display. Ashley-Cooper's best attributes are unyielding desire and support play; it was coincidence he scythed over at the death.
12. Christian Leali'ifano – 7.5
It took considerable minerals to look unfazed by this seismic occasion just seven days after being knocked out cold, and Leali'ifano's match-winning conversion demonstrated sub-zero composure. Even taking nerveless goal-kicking out of the equation, this was a measured outing that put the panicky option-taking of his more experienced opponents to shame.
11. Joe Tomane – 6
An early gather and gallop from a high ball got Tomane into the game, but he flitted in and out of it from then on. Grew shakier when Tommy Bowe began to time his chases right too, which was not ideal for his team. Still, off-loaded well and kept an over-worked defence honest.
10. James O'Connor – 5
Undoubtedly an evasive, effective runner and a decent defender, but O'Connor is not Australia's answer at fly half. In fact, his game-management – blighted by blind-alleys and uncertainty – could have cost his team dearly. Bagged an assist for the winning try, but without O'Connor in the number 10 shirt, this series would already belong to the Robbie Deans.
9. Will Genia – 8
Even on one leg, Genia marshalled magnificently. Clearly hampered by a dodgy knee, he was within his electric best as a running threat, but compensated by mobilising his pack superbly. Also – perhaps illegally – helped perforate Lions' platform by making a nuisance of himself at the base of the scrum.
1. Benn Robinson – 5.5
Well beaten by Adam Jones and so worn out by that exchange that his loose effort suffered. Having said that, Robinson racked up seven carries and six tackles – no shortage of effort.
2. Stephen Moore – 8
Ferociously physical at the breakdown and around the park to rack up the second-highest amount of tackles among the Australian side, Moore also hit his jumpers. Revels on the front line of these wars and clearly inspires those behind him to new levels. Overturned Tom Youngs' ascendancy from last weekend and held firm when Richard Hibbard entered the fray as well.
3. Ben Alexander – 6
An odd one. After starting his 50th cap like a steam train and forcing two penalties out of Mako Vunipola, Alexander then proceeded to surrender at the scrum somewhat – even getting turned 180 degrees at one point to hand Leigh Halfpenny three points. Remains in credit thanks to the importance of those early efforts.
4. Kane Douglas – 5.5
Paradoxically unable to impose himself as much in the absence of Paul O'Connell, Douglas was less impressive here. Uncompromising as ever but clumsy enough to spill at two pivotal points – if James Horwill is handed a retrospective ban, Douglas needs to be better.
5. James Horwill – 7
The Wallaby skipper has become the undoubted villain of this tour, but he won't care in the slightest. If this was the big Red's last contribution to the series, his exemplary leadership – most palpable when scenting blood and opting to taking a scrum late in the piece – will be missed. If it was not, the Lions' task is even tougher.
6. Ben Mowen – 7.5
Reminiscent of Justin Harrison 12 years ago in that his first Test steps have been so confident despite immense pressure, Mowen ran the lineout well – taking 8 of them – and was a tireless presence elsewhere. If Lions runners got isolated and he was lurking, it was curtains. However, half a point is deducted for getting on the wrong side of Joubert a couple of times.
7. Michael Hooper – 7.5
Lagged behind an inspired Sam Warburton for 66 minutes in a blockbuster breakdown battle, but grabbed the series by the scruff of the neck when his adversary's hamstring went. Twelve tackles and 10 carries are testament to another all-action evening from the openside.
8. Wycliff Palu – 6
More visible than during an oddly underwhelming first Test, Palu asserted himself with some close-quarter rumbles. Still short of his most destructive, though, and one ill-judged off-load spared the Lions when they were on the ropes. Worryingly for Warren Gatland, he looks to be improving.
Sekopu Kefu and James Slipper looked steady enough after Dan Cole had made initial inroads, while Rob Simmons bolstered the hosts in the all-important forward exchanges. Rob Horne barely had time to make a meaningful impression, but the star of the show was Liam Gill, whose livewire ways were encapsulated in the lineout steal that broke the Lions' hearts.
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Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4369, the Using our Energy to Build Better Communities Act:
"The energy renaissance occurring here in Eastern and Southeastern Ohio is having a positive impact on almost every sector of our economy, but none more so than in education. Young people are learning of the many opportunities coming from the good paying jobs resulting from the oil and gas boom. And, as local businesses grow and hire, our schools are expanding their programs to help prepare students for new and exciting careers right here in Eastern and Southeastern Ohio.
"Currently, the federal government, and some states, receive revenue in the form of royalties and permit fees as federally owned land - like the Wayne National Forest - is leased to companies to tap into our vast natural energy resources. Unfortunately, our counties do not directly receive any of the revenue generated from these drill sites on federal lands. My legislation would change this, by redirecting 20% of this revenue back to the very counties from which it originated. This bill requires that this revenue must then be used to support education initiatives and road improvements within that county -- at no additional cost to the taxpayer.
"One of my most important jobs is listening to the hardworking taxpayers I represent; that's why I decided to act. I am hopeful the House will take this bill up and pass it as soon as possible, because the hardworking taxpayers of the counties comprised of federal lands deserve to benefit from the revenues derived from energy development on those lands."
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One of the best wintertime golf destinations in the continental U.S. is Palm Springs, home to scores of desert golf courses worth playing.
The Career Builder Challenge utilizes several courses for this four round Pro-Am event, the Nicklaus Tournament and Stadium Course at PGA West, as well as private La Quinta Country Club.
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This tutorial will teach you how to easily create light effects in Photoshop. We will play with blending modes, adjustments layers and brushes. We will use smoke brushes, but I recommend you to experiment with any kind of brush set. Remember that the key to obtain the best result with this technique is to create at first a dark background, then introduce the ... Read More
Last week I was waiting hours in airports, as usual, I was wandering and checking out banners and signs when I found a beautiful Sony ad of a cel phone called Xperia. The thing that really caught my attention was the wallpaper of the phone. It was a colorful light bean crossing the screen . I really like the effect and thought to myself, that is a good idea ... Read More
One of the most popular tutorials I have writen is the Sparkling Hot Girl in Photoshop. It was a very straightforward technique on how to create some nice light effects mixed with a hot girl. Everything over a dark background. Since then I have received emails asking me how to create light effects over white or light backgrounds. So I decided to try some ide ... Read More
The best book I've ever read on drawing is one called Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. After reading it, I'm still pretty bad at drawing, but I did learn a lot about light and shade. In this tutorial we are going to take some very basic principles of light and shade to make a rather impressive-looking text effect. ... Read More
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In this tutorial, Ill show you several super easy techniques for incorporating remarkable light effects to your work using Photoshop. Youll need only 10 minutes to make your own set of abstract brushes (Ill show you how) for use in enhancing your design projects. We will work with textures tooIll demonstrate how to give an interesting look to a human bo ... Read More
In this Photoshop tutorial Ill show you a simple technique that can be used to enhance any kind of subject with stunning light effects. We will use in particular selection tools, gradients and brushes to achieve the result. ... Read More
Have you ever wanted to see what you would look like after a complete makeover? Today, Im going to show you how to transform a regular, every day photo into a real glamour shot. In this tutorial, you will learn how to retouch a models face and subtly manipulate her hair. In addition, we will enhance the canvas by adding attractive lighting and 3D effects. ... Read More
Add colourful, personal flare to your work by incorporating doodles and textures, writes Craig Shields Doodling is an everyday event for most creatives. Whether youre etching out little characters on the back of an envelope while youre on the telephone or creating a complex masterpiece in the back of a notebook, its an essential element of developin ... Read More
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So I was bored this morning and decided to put together a new CD for my car (yeah, I'm not fancy with one of those FM transmitters yet, I kick it old school) and this is what I came up with. People on twitter seemed to like the list, so I figured I'd post it here with the zip for everyone else to enjoy and know that this is what I'll be listening to for the next few months because I only ever have one CD in my car…
If you've got your own playlist full of summer anthems post it in the comments!
Download: Chemical Jump's Summer Anthems Car CD (Zip, 171mb, 320kbps)
1. Wolfgang Gartner – Space Junk (OVERWERK Remix)
2. Avicii – ID (Levels)
3. Cascada – San Francisco (Wideboys Club Mix)
4. Afrojack – Pop On Acid
5. Justice – Civilization (DJ DLG Lazor Mix)
6. The Dream – Take Care Of Me (Figure Remix)
7. Nero – Guilt
8. Bag Raiders – Sunlight (Armand Van Helden Remix)
9. Daft Punk – Too Long (French Government Be Awesome Edit)
10. Bingo Players – Cry (Just A Little)
11. D.I.M. & TAI – Glass
12. Calvin Harris – Awooga
13. Alex Metric & Steve Angello – Open Your Eyes
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teapain May 21, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Control+Alt+Delight May 21, 2011 at 12:47 pm
damn good call with OVERWERK remix. i could never get tired of that one
Reuben May 21, 2011 at 12:54 pm
you missed one song which i think should be on there
samlky May 21, 2011 at 12:59 pm
forum collab
~400 songs
Sjoerd Romkes May 21, 2011 at 6:27 pm
I'll just skip Awooga and burn this on CD, fantastic list. :)
Eric Shepard May 22, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Guh :( Stereotypically generic album art is… well, stereotypically generic.
Killer song list, though. I'll definitely make sure to delete that Calvin Harris track and play the shit out of the rest.
Coomo May 22, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Spot on mate!
Mododj Dubstep May 23, 2011 at 2:25 am
Very good mix of genres!
Hector May 23, 2011 at 7:38 pm
cry just a little did i
Mau5 May 23, 2011 at 8:02 pm
Erik Huizinga May 24, 2011 at 2:46 am
Number 11 (glass) in the zip file doesn't contain any artist/ album / album art (!) information! Please fix it, so all songs will show up correctly in my player!
btw, I love that you featured a cascada song. :P ultimate jumping music (I know, a bit too happy music, but you have to admit ;))
Alex Markessinis May 24, 2011 at 7:11 am
Great call with ID, i already declared that my summer song when i first head it. I love the upbeat melody.
Alex Markessinis May 24, 2011 at 7:12 am
Heard* oooooooppppppssssss
millas May 24, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Loving this CD concept, make some more sometime!
I also still bang the CD player in the hooptie.
jaBROni May 24, 2011 at 6:35 pm
What about http://youtu.be/JW0hYLnagcQ!!!!!
jaBROni May 24, 2011 at 6:38 pm
i mean http://youtu.be/JW0hYLnagcQ !!!
Ben G May 24, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Maybe the Ant Remix of Awooga
Its better than the original
Notje May 25, 2011 at 12:26 pm
the wideboys remix kicked it!
Justin May 25, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Thanks, putting this in my car
Joe May 26, 2011 at 12:13 am
another sick summer list


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Prospective University of Georgia students can now access admissions information and other features on their Apple iPhone or iPod Touch.
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Honoring the Past; Looking to the Future
The University of Georgia will celebrate the 225th anniversary of its founding with a two-day symposium April 22-23.
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Freshman FAC(T)S is sponsored by the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, which offers majors such as family financial planning, consumer economics, fashion merchandising, furnishings and interiors, consumer foods, and child and family development.
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A team of public relations students created a hyper-local, grassroots campaign to promote the 2010 U.S. Census in the Athens area.
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We became beekeepers because of our love of honey. Since we consume a lot of honey, we want to produce a product as pure as possible Traditional beekeeping relies on synthetic chemicals to treat varroa, nosema, American Foulbrood and safeguard comb against wax moth. All these miticides and antibiotics leave behind residues in the wax linked to increased queen turnover and poor colony health. Beeswax acts as a sponge, soaking up many different chemicals. Using techniques gleaned from our travels around the world, we've developed an organic approach to beekeeping. While we can't control where the bees fly and forage, we can control what we put into the hive.
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The people at Eagle Plains Lodge took great care of us; opening the kitchen when we arrived after it had been closed and making us all dinner. They could only offer us one item and it was the most expensive thing on the menu (prime rib) but we LOVED it and devoured it and gladly paid for it. Breakfast was delicious and we all met up and discussed the goal for the day…..the Arctic Circle.
Originally we had decided to do the Arctic, 20 miles north of Eagles Plain and then head up to the Northwest Territory and dip our tires over the border there, an additional 40 miles up, but we scrapped that idea due to the experience of the night before. We heard that the road up to the Northwest T was like that last 70 miles we encountered the night before; wet, slippery and overall not good. Cathy, our ambulance driver, was also the Forman for the road maintenance crew up there, the first permanent woman Forman in all of the Yukon Territories. She went out early in the morning to scout the road conditions for us and promptly came back with her findings which helped us make our decision. But the 20 to the Arctic? No one was going to talk us out of that!
I had to assess my injuries from the night before and make my decision as to whether I was going to go or not. Hell Yeah! I'm going! I decided this is what Advil and Ben & Jerry's was invented for! So I downed my Advil, got my gear on, and dreamed of possible Ben&Jerry's waiting for my successful return. We all saddled up, revved our engines and we were OFF!
And it was a beautiful ride. When the 15, of us arrived at the Arctic sign the celebration commenced. Let me share with you some of the emotions that we all shared there. First, we celebrated for our Kathy, now in the Anchorage hospital with 3 cracks in her pelvic bone. She got so close in miles before she fell, only 70 miles short. And when you traveled the roads we traveled up to then, 70 is just around the corner. So we celebrated for her and cheered her success.
Then… we celebrated remembering the reason we rode. Breast cancer.
2 years prior was another ride organized by the same duo, Gin & Sue, and for the same reason. Cancer. It was the first dirt bike ride they organized after 13 years of organizing motorcycle fundraisers. I was the first to sign up but was unable to follow through due to an unscheduled dismount I had had 2 months prior that landed me in the hospital. That was The Dirty Dozen riders of Colorado. Cindy Fata was on that ride. And months after that success which raised close to $50K, both Cindy and Gin were diagnosed with breast cancer. And I'm happy to say they are both now survivors. In so many ways.
Cindy faced her chemo and radiation with the mantra, "I WILL ride to the Arctic Circle. I WILL ride to the Arctic Circle." She successfully finished her treatments in May, just 2 months before we all started our Adventure for the Cure. Gin's diagnosis and mastectomies were in Nov 2009, just months after the Colorado ride. 21 months later she is still cancer free.
And we celebrated them. Strongly.
That's why we did this. And we stayed up in the Arctic for about 3 hours, celebrating Gin and Cindy, celebrating the people in our individual lives who we loved through cancer, fought with through cancer, lost to cancer. We celebrated them too.
Cindy's love, John, also a Dirt Brigade rider, celebrated his love's success and we celebrated his support of her. I celebrated my mother's life and my cousins' battles with the disease and for my friends and untold others. Each of us had a story we celebrated. Cheering celebrations. Quiet celebrations. Celebrations where one of us would walk away from the group and go into themselves, communicating with the past and with those we lost.
(Sue just read this part and broke down crying, remembering her pain as her love of 35 years, Gin, was diagnosed, dealt with, and ultimately was able to carry the banner of Cured. And remembering the bittersweet moments at the Arctic in celebration.)
And we celebrated together. As the Dirt Brigade Riders for a Cure. We ate lunch up at the circle, talking and celebrating life. One of us looked up and there it was again….the start of a beautiful rainbow. We ate as we watched it grow, arcing across the sky. We ate as we watched it become more vivid with each passing second, each minute. It spread a canopy of purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, as if to protect us. So bright. Colors so strong.
And under this canopy we released the ashes of our friend, Woody. A friend to all of us, even those of us who never met her. Woody was a strong motorcyclist who rode with Gin and Sue for over a decade, raising many a thousand of dollars. Woody was diagnosed in June of 2006. In her devastating battle towards health she pledged to join the Dirty Dozen riders in Colorado. She didn't make it. We lost her June 13th, 2009. 2 months before the ride.
Gin, Sue and Cindy each took some of the ashes and sent them up to the rainbow while the rest of us watched and wept.
And then, again, we became adventurers. We each collected a rock from the hillside at the Arctic and collectively built our own Inukshuk. That's ok, we didn't know what it was either. Here's the explanation.
Sue, Pink and I were trucking the 9 motorcycles lent to us by Yamaha and Kawasaki up to Anchorage in Pink's RV. We stopped at a gift shop in Teslin, Yukon where 5 years prior I had stopped. The cashier told me she liked the color of my do rag (the headpiece that bikers wear to protect our hair. Yeah, I know. It doesn't work.) It was Fuchsia with flames. I wasn't ready to part with it but I took her address and promised to send her one. Well, I'm a bad girl. I never did. So we stopped at this gift shop and went in. I asked the cashier if there was anyone still working there who was there 5 years ago. She said she was. I said that I had come by 5 years ago and the cashier then had……She interrupted me saying, "Liked the color of your bandana." yikes! She remembered! I ran out to the RV and grabbed a bandana giving it to her. She was so touched that I remembered (and I was so embarrassed that she remembered). We told her what we were heading towards now; our ride for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. She was so touched by this, and by her bandana that she gifted us with a small statue of an Inukshuk. After she explained its meaning, we vowed to have it as a part of our morning ceremonies before each day's ride. The Inukshuk is a statue of stones that the Innuit built to lead the way for others to follow and to wish for them a safe journey. Many travelers have taken up the tradition now as a way of feeling connected to the land and to announce to the world, "We were here."
So now, our celebration warming us, we again became adventurers. We each collected a rock from the hillside at the Arctic Circle and collectively built our own Inukshuk.
Our time at the Arctic was coming to a close. I think it invigorated us. Buzzing conversations began about attempting the 40 miles up to the Northwest Territory. Some wanted to go, others wanted to go back to the lodge. Those who wanted to go grouped to the left. Those who wanted to go back to the lodge grouped to the right.
And there I was, stuck in the middle again.
I so wanted to go. I wanted to color in another territory in my map of states, provinces and territories that I have ridden through (49 states, 5 Canadian provinces and territories). But I had just crashed the day before and still wasn't sure how I was.
Lowering my head, I moved to the right. It was a good choice. I was alright, but I did have to switch to a new bike (which had already been given the moniker, "squirrelly bike") and I wasn't really comfortable with this new mount. Also, I still hurt and needed to take it easy.
Well, as easy as I could knowing what was coming.
And this is the end of part 3. Part 4 next time I get internet service
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Dawson in the Yukon and a day of rest after the eastbound ride over Top Of The World. In the morning we walked into the Midnight Sun Hotel and restaurant. The waitress asked, "How many?" "16," I said. Her jaw dropped, one eyebrow raised. Then she just threw her hands up in the air and said, resigned, "Just sit anywhere." She was wonderful.
After breakfast some of the Dirt Brigade riders motored around the scenic road surrounding Dawson others went panning for gold while a few of us walked around town, soaking up the local color (which was grey, as in cloudy). Yep, I walked the town. After TopOfTheWorld I wanted a day with both feet planted firmly on the ground. The Midnight Sun restaurant which is also the local Chinese restaurant offered us a great discount on dinner and in the evening we all met up there and had a FEAST! My GOD I never saw so much food come out from a kitchen in my life! And yes, I tasted all of it. It was delicious. Dirt Brigaders were photographing the food left and right. I swear we have more collective photos of all the food we ate during this ride than we do of scenery.
Dinner over and a quick stop at the Downtown Hotel and Bar where we watched our Laurie and Brendan enjoy a SourToe cocktail (a shot of your choice with a petrified human toe dropped in it). After dinner the agenda consisted of finishing laundry, showers, sleep and we prepared ourselves for……
25 miles out from Dawson and then you turn left to start the Dempster Highway trek. You mark the beginning of this journey by taking photos with the Welcome To The Dempster Highway sign. Then you mount your bikes and start the engine and notice the next sign:
"There are no emergency medical services on this road." It also informs you that the first fuel stop is 370 kilometers ahead at Eagle Plains." (roughly 225 miles)
As the smallest of our bikes could only go about 80 miles without a stop, this could be a problem. And guess who was riding this peanut tank? Yours truly. These bikes are not built that close to the ground so this was the only bike that my feet could get CLOSE to the ground on. Our follow truck, named Jethro, was equipped with a 60 gallon gas tank for 'on the road' fill ups. Jethro was donated to us to use by Motoquest Motorcycle tours of Alaska. They also donated the diesel to run Jethro which was a major financial donation for them to do! This enabled us to focus more on raising money for the Susan g. Komen foundation. Driving Jethro was the most wonderful young man most of us have ever met. Brendan. This 23 year old was so knowledgeable about dualsport riding, about motorcycle mechanics, about the area (even though he was raised in Colorado) and about people. He cared for us, laughed with us, watched over us. He also brought down our average age since all of us ranged from age 45 to 64.
Get ready. The story gets interesting now.
First it was quite fun. We said goodbye to pavement at the start of the Dempster. We shall see it no more as we travel this road. Gravel, ruts and frost heaves abound numerously, but we were all maneuvering around them skillfully. An amazing feat when you remember that most of us were practically virgins to this dirt bike sport. We slalomed through a town called Tombstone. Not a name I wanted to encounter on this remote and infamous road. We were joined by another biker named Jordan who was camping near us in Dawson. We didn't want him to attempt this road alone so we had him pack in with us in the back, just in front of our truck, Jethro. He had been riding since the east coast, but many of us questioned his bike choice for the Dempster. It was a huge BMW R1200GS. Quite heavy and not set up with 50/50 tires (50% dirt / 50% road) like our mounts.
The night before, many of us made conversation with the RVers who were camping near us. On these roads its customary for people to share stories of the road conditions and difficulties that they had come across. We heard stories of a couple on a Harley riding up the Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay just a day or two before. They crashed and the man died, his wife on the back seat injured. They were medevaced out. We also heard of two bikers, a husband and wife, on our Dempster who the day before crashed, he injuring his ankle. A passing motorist (and believe me, there are not many of them) stopped to help them and suggested they drive up to Eagle Plains with him and retrieve their bikes tomorrow as there was a bear with 2 cubs circling them all. About 100 miles in we passed them, loading their bikes onto a pickup truck.
Things were going great and I wasn't too concerned with these stories. My experience with these AlCan related stories is that most of them are true, but they're not meant to scare you. Like New Yorkers who are often accused of complaining, these stories are meant to boast. Look at what I accomplished! Look at what I survived!
And surviving we were! And flourishing!
The gravel became slick and slippery. The ruts were now filled with a mushy chocolate pudding mixture of dirt and gravel, making it hard to see how deep they were. The suspension on these bikes are made for these ruts and I was doing great.
Until I wasn't.
I have never heard of a TankSlapper before in all my 26 years of street riding. It's basically when the motorcycle shakes its head violently left to right almost hitting the ground with each direction change. Sort of like a front wheel fishtail shake with the handlebars oscillating from full lock right to full lock left. It happens generally when your front tire hits a slight bump and knocks it out of alignment.
I hit a rut. It turnout out to be deeper than I thought and my front tire quickly sank. I throttled up to push myself out of the rut and my front tire hit the lip of it, sort of like a slight precipice. And that's all it took. I felt the wobble and told myself to relax, not grip the handlebars -not fight it, but in a snap the wobble became violent. I tried to stay holding on as the bike violently and quickly steered itself from left to right to left to right and then…
Crash hard to the right and I was down, sliding in the mud. I prayed that I would stop before the road ends and drops off to…well….somewhere lower than the road. I prayed that the bike would come to a stop before it slid into me, pushing me over. I prayed as I slid. I stopped sliding. And laid there. My eyes were closed and I started an inventory of my body as the others came running up to me. Toes, moving. Check. Ankles moving. Check. But painful. Legs have sensation. Check. But ouch. Fingers, arms, everything seems to be moving. Good.
"Trapper! Trapper! You okay?" (Yes, that's my biker name. Trapper.) How scared they must have been to see me laying there with my eyes closed. I eventually spoke and they started to help me up but I wasn't ready yet and denied the help. One of our riders, Rita, ran up and quickly; took charge of the situation as she has been trained in accident scene management. With her help and guidance I eventually rose to my feet and we looked at the bike. The front cowl and speedometer was gone. The right bark buster was a few feet away. It was decided that I should join Brendan in Jethro for the last 70 miles of our trek, as we weren't sure of the condition of the bike. Or me. Rider John suggested also that I just enjoy the last 70 miles in the dryness of the truck, but I found out later why he felt that way. He wanted us to get going fast as he and Sue saw that bear with her cubs a few feet away. I'm glad they didn't tell me. As they helped me out of my gear and into the truck I became aware of more aches and pains and was secretly glad of the respite.
Brendan and I were driving along and were a bit behind the bikers as the truck can't maneuver this road as well as a bike. 20 miles after my accident scene we saw our bikes on the right side of the road and our bikers on the left side of the road. And Kathy laying on the ground. We were in shock as Kathy, at age 60, was one of our stronger riders. A tank slapper had gotten her too. Rita was called into action again. Kathy was fully conscious but not getting up though. Rita thought maybe a broken pelvis was sustained, and that worried us as that could cause Kathy to bleed out internally into that region. We grabbed our satellite phone but it was not getting through due to the extreme cloud cover. We activated our Spot Finder which is supposed to send a message out in case of emergency but got back, "message failed." Again, no service. We were worried. Sue Slate hailed down a passing car driven by a First Nation family who lived in the area. They had a radio phone and they called ahead to Eagle Plains for an ambulance. At this point also, our BMW friend Jordan decided he had had enough and turned his wheels around to camp at the side of the road for the night. He knew it was too dangerous for him to continue. We believe he headed back down the road as we didn't see him after that.
Sue Slate and her partner Gin Shear are the organizers of this event and have organized many such rides, albeit maybe not this challenging, since 1993 raising a collective 2.4 million dollars for breast cancer research. They decided that Gin, Rita and another staff member, Shirley, should stay with Kathy and wait for the ambulance while the others get up to Eagle Plains. On the way up we passed the ambulance and hailed it down as Rider Mike promptly and accidentally dropped his bike in front of it onto the bike's right side. There's a technique in picking up a bike that enables anyone of any size to pick up any bike and Mike quickly got to it. Put your back low against the bike's seat, grab the handlebar with your left hand and pull it to the right, grab whatever you can on the back of the bike with your right hand and start stepping backwards, pushing the bike up as you go. Then just let it fall on its kickstand. Perfect Mike! Go! Go! Keep going! Great! Now let it fall on its kickstand! Yep. That's it. Yep. Uhhhh, you forgot to lower the kickstand before you started. While he was lifting it again, Sue (known as Mama Sue) was ordering the ambulance driver to inform the trio left behind that by NO means should they ride up! They were to wait for Jethro to come back and get them and their bikes. The driver, Cathy, now officially scared of Mama Sue, did as told. The ambulance got there, decided that a helicopter should be called and Kathy was medivaced out by air to Dawson where she was stabilized, then sent onto Anchorage hospital.
Meanwhile, the rest of the troops slipped, slid, and white knuckled their way up to Eagle Plains. The collective sigh of relief by all riders as we pulled into the parking lot was surely audible to Australia!
And the trio left behind? Bless them, as they were out there in the cold and rain for over 5 hours. But they did see the most amazing rainbow grow in the sky as the helicopter took off. The first of many amazing rainbows we experienced.
Tenting at Eagle Plains was on the agenda, but agendas were made to be broken. We all spent the money and got ourselves rooms for the night, four to a room as their were only four rooms available.
Tomorrow…..the Arctic Circle
And this is end of part 2. Part 3 next time I get internet service
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Regional Reviews: Minneapolis/St. Paul
The Christians
Also see Arty's reviews of Queens and Trouble in Mind
The Christians deals headlong with a strongly Christian, fundamentalist leaning church and what happens when its leader begins to question some of its assumptions. Having started out in a small store-front church, charismatic Pastor Paul has guided the growth of his church to a congregation of over a thousand, in a beautiful, state of the art building that has just been paid for through an ambitious fund-raising campaign. He takes the occasion of the Sunday sermon celebrating the retirement of the building fund debt to reveal the train of thought that has led him to reject the notion that only fellow believers will be granted grace in their life after death, and that the concept of hell is neither logical nor grounded in bible verse. It is his intent to move the church, as a whole, in the direction of his newly found "truth."
Pastor Paul's sermon shocks the congregation, starting with Associate Pastor Joshua, once Paul's protégé, who is unable to accept on any terms Paul's new ideas. Their conflict starts a schism in the church that extends to the Board of Elders (represented by Brother Jay, head of the board), a wide swath of church members (represented by Jenny, a single-parent for whom the church has been a haven of support), and even Paul's marriage to Elizabeth, first seen as an adoring and dutiful preacher's wife until the dam holding back her own beliefs and fears breaks open.
Pastor Paul's sermon and Associate Pastor Joshua's response are in and of themselves weighty matter for a play. Yet, while the context of The Christians is a Christian churchand Hnath has written dialogue and stage action that depict this setting with great felicitythe play really addresses a larger issue, that is, whether there is room for multiple perspectives within a single community. To what degree are certain beliefs required of all who claim membership in that community? Who decides what beliefs those are? When is change a positive force, and when does it undermine the very nature of purpose and identity? These issues can be applied to any faith community, and certainly have been fiercely argued in relation to our current season of political campaigning.
The play begins with a "church choir" on stage, singing several rousing songscontemporary Christian music, with the words appearing on monitorsthat set a tone of jubilation and goodness, an expectation that within these walls all will be well. Pastor Paul, his wife Elizabeth, Associate Pastor Joshua, and Elder Jay mingle with the audience, greeting some as fellow travelers on this spiritual path before stepping up to the altar and taking their seats in the kind of plush chairs that create a sense of enduring strength and power as viewed by the church members in the pewsor in this case, the audience in the theater. Amy Rummenie directs this procession and transition from pageant to play with a solid sense of how these things are experienced. Her direction perfectly draws out the play, with seamless transitions and an energy that builds as we witness the growing upheaval created by Paul allowing his thoughts to veer beyond established boundaries.
The five principal actors are each perfect for their parts. Andrew Erskine Wheeler is wonderful as Pastor Paul, exuding the necessary charm and charisma, and with hubris enough to believe his flock would follow where he leads. As Joshua, Kory LaQuess Pullman conveys the staunch posture of one who has built his life upon his beliefs, and with enough charisma of his own to be believable as a challenge to Paul's prominence. Veteran actor Charles Numrich perfectly plays Elder Jay. Taking a politician's tack, he minces words and circumvents issues, trying to pacify all sides, but the look of disgust he gives Paul when the preacher finally goes too far is one of the most telling moments I have seen on any stage this season.
Bonni Allen as Elizabeth is the perfect picture of a prim preacher's wife, dressed in a pink skirt and jacket set, smiling and nodding from her chair behind Paul as he delivers his sermon. Only when she finally reveals her own thoughts, beliefs, hopes, and fears do we see how much more there is to this woman than first met the eye, and Allen taps convincingly into Elizabeth's strength. As Jenny, Brittany Parker brings us immediately to her side, creating sympathy for a woman trying to make sense of massive shifts in the world she had come to depend on. When she raises concern about her duty to nurture her young daughter's soul, we feel how fraught Jenny is over making the right decision. The eight member choir not only sing (quite beautifully) but act throughout their scenes on stage, visibly responding to Paul's startling proclamations, to Joshua's rebuttal, and to Jenny's testimony. The same is true of the church piano player, Rick Bernardo.
Hnath is a young playwright with a phenomenal ability to unspool the complexity of the fabric of contemporary life. His play Death Tax seen last spring at the Pillsbury House Theatre, addresses issues around end-of-life care and the ethical questions raised by ever-increased life expectancy. His more recent work Red Speedo (not yet seen in the Twin Cities) is about the use of performance enhancing drugs in sports. The Christians tackles our ability to be as diverse and inclusive as our national rhetoric purports us to be, if it means we cannot claim a monopoly on truth. It is important, it is timely, it is wonderfully written and superbly mounted. A solid achievement by any measure!
The Christians, a Walking Shadow Theatre Company production, continues at the Mixed Blood Theatre through June 11, 2016. 1501 S. Fourth Street, Minneapolis, MN. Tickets: advance sale - $22.00, $20.00 for seniors; at the door: $26.00, $24.00 seniors; $15.00 students; $18.00 for MN Fringe button holders at select performances; $10.00 Economic Accessibility Tickets (advance sale only). Call 612-375-0300 or go to walkingshadowcompany.org.
Writer: Lucas Hnath; Director: Amy Rummenie; Scenic Designer: Eli Schlatter; Costume Designer: Sara Wilcox; Lighting Designer: William P. Healey; Video Designer: Megan Reilly; Sound Designer: Eric Wigham; Music Director: Shelly Domke; Choir Mistress: Sophia Bauer; ; Stage Manager: Penny Laden Kissinger; Assistant Director: John Stephens; Assistant Stage Manager: Rachael Gay; Assistant Costume Designer: Emma Downey.
Cast: Bonni Allen (Elizabeth), Charles Numrich (Jay), Brittany Parker (Jenny), Kory LaQuess Pullman (Associate Pastor Joshua), Andrew Erskine Wheeler (Pastor Paul).
Choir: Sophia Bauer, Sue Gerver, Siri Hammond, Anika Kulander, Anita Mack, Lily Noonan, Jessica Thompson Passaro, Alex Yang; Pianist: Rick Bernardo.