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Family and friends gathered to say goodbye to Staff Sergeant Marc Scialdo on Friday. He was killed in Afghanistan last week while on his second tour of duty.
The funeral Mass was held this morning at Saint John the Evangelist in Naples starting at 9:00 a.m. His funeral followed at 10:00 a.m.
A public viewing was held Thursday night at Saint Leo Catholic Church in Bonita Springs.
Many people who were part of Thursday's ceremonies never knew Scialdo.
Pat Corr never met the 31-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan, but she stood on the side of US-41 to say goodbye.
"It's just something that I firmly believe. These people need to know that we are here for them," Corr said.
The casket carrying Scialdo home to Southwest Florida arrived at Naples Airport, to finally reunite him with his family…and dozens of strangers.
"This man traveled 8000 miles to defend my freedom. This is my way of saying thank you," said well-wisher Leonard Leary.
Flashing lights led the way as the motorcade traveled to Bonita Springs escorted by deputies, firefighters and veterans.
"I remember the way they treated my brothers when they came home from Vietnam. It'll never happen again as long as I live and breathe," Leary said.
At the funeral home, flags waved to honor Scialdo's return.
"Sad, but at the same time we're proud. We're proud to be representing our United States," said Herschel Sloan
A welcome home, and a farewell, from people he never knew, but whose lives Scialdo touched.
Each offering their own sign of respect for his sacrifice.
"And they'll show it again tomorrow at the church," Corr said.
One of Scialdo's closest friends spoke to us on behalf of the soldier's family and describes what it's been like to go through a day of constant mourning.
"He was a wonderful brother a wonderful son a best friend that I could ever explain," said Anthony Valvano, Scialdo's best friend. "It's going to be hard no matter what we do."
Scialdo was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star today by Brigadier General John Hort during the funeral.
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Authorities say that a minivan stolen from a Woodstock family with a special needs child has been recovered. Cherokee County deputies say a red 2009 Toyota Sienna minivan was stolen from a home off of Ridgewood Drive overnight on Sunday. The owners reported it missing from their driveway early Monday morning.The missing minivan is customized with a wheelchair ramp for the family's 12-year-old son, Elijah Cook, who suffers from spina bifida. The boy's leg braces, a laptop computer, and cash were also inside the van when it was taken.The boy's mother, Brandy Brannon-Cook, said that she jumped in a car with a friend and immediately starting searching for the van. They found less than a mile from her home at a Metro Lodge motel in Cobb County. "I almost cried when they found it," Elijah Cook said. "Because it's not just an ordinary car. It's part of how I get around."Investigators found the boy's leg braces and the laptop inside the van, but the cash was gone, according to Lt. Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. Brandy Brannon-Cook said she had the money, which was about $400, in an envelope because she was going to pay bills on Monday.Police said they have some leads in the theft, but no arrests have been made.Anyone with information about the stolen minivan is asked to call 911 and report it immediately.
Firefighters are calling a man a hero after he helped save a family from a burning home in DeKalb County.
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Looking at the world through a rectangle is the simplest way to describe my work and a way of seeing that I tend towards whether or not I have camera in hand. Part Zen practice and part found art, these photos represent often mundane moments and details which otherwise go unnoticed. Removed from their contexts, they allow the viewer to view their subjects--or lack thereof--in the sole context of the rectangle itself.
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The Ohio Valley Mall is doing its part to stop bullying in its tracks, and on Thursday, the community gathered as the "Be A Buddy, Not A Bully," program was kicked off.
"Be A Buddy, Not A Bully" is the Ohio Valley Mall's new program, reaching out to pre-schoolers through 8-year-olds. At Thursday's kick-off, children heard stories from "Captain McFinn the Shark," and his friend Coral Rose. And everyone, from deputies to mayors to pre-schoolers signed the anti-bullying pledge.
On Saturday, there's an anti-bullying walk, starting at 11 a.m., for kids and parents.
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This New York City landmark houses a series of 16 period rooms from the late 19th century, designed by such luminaries as Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Herter Brothers. The Armory has been transformed into one of the city's premier alternative spaces for showing art; the beauty of this historical setting allows for interesting visual contrast with the series of contemporary projects commissioned by the nonprofit arts organization.
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There is no snap ring that I can see on the gear, but there is a pin through it holding it to the shaft. I'm thinking this is a typo and that pin sure looks like it has to come out for the shaft to move.
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The guns are sighted in, trucks packed up and hunters are dressed in blaze orange, but are their hearts ready for the hunt?
Dr. Wallace Radtke/Sanford Health: "Just because you are in good shape doesn't mean you are in good health."
Sanford Health Cardiologist, Dr. Wallace Radtke is a hunter himself. He has been hunting since he was a kid. He stays in shape year-round, but he knows a lot of hunters don't and that can cause big problems in the field.
Dr. Radtke: "A lot of times, men particularly, want to tough it out and show they can work right through it."
Dr. Radtke says hunters need to be aware of the warning signs of a heart attack. He says if you feel chest discomfort or tightness, you need to stop what you are doing. He says if it doesn't go away, you need to go to the closest hospital, right away.
Dr. Radtke says there are 4 things to remember while hunting, especially if you're not in the best shape: (1) Go slow, (2) Hunt on an empty stomach or at least don't eat a huge meal before you go out, (3) Pay attention to the symptoms, (4) Rest. Take a break when needed.
Dr. Radtke says moderation is key. He wants hunters to have fun without landing in the hospital.
Minnesota's deer gun season opened last weekend. North Dakota's deer gun season opens on Friday (11/9).
The Beltrami County Sheriff's office says a 66-year-old man died from a heart attack during Minnesota's opening weekend, this year.
Friends found William Spielmann having trouble in his deer stand Sunday afternoon.
He was dead when deputies arrived about 15 minutes later.
Spielmann was from Maple Lake, Minnesota.
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Will workdays work for Scott?
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Gov. Scott is so desperate to improve his public image that he claims he will start visiting the newspaper editorial boards he shunned during his campaign.
Also, the governor plans to steal an idea that Florida's former governor and senator Bob Graham stole from a politician in Iowa – 'workdays,' media events in which the governor will work at different jobs around the state to show that, despite the personal jet and the roughly $100 million fortune and the $9 million house on the beach, he's a regular guy.
When he ran for governor in 1978, Mr. Graham did 100 'workdays' to change his image. He was a liberal state senator from Dade County, scion to a farming and development fortune. He ranked fifth in a field of Democrats who wanted to succeed Reubin Askew. But the workdays, well, worked. And unlike Gov. Scott, who put in three hours at a Tampa doughnut shop on Wednesday before calling it quits, Mr. Graham worked a full day as everything from an ironworker to a worker shoveling horse manure during a thoroughbred auction. After he won, Mr. Graham did monthly during his two terms in Tallahassee and three terms in the U.S. Senate, adjusting to pick up hands-on information as times changed. After 9/11, he spent time with counterterrorism experts.
Gov. Scott wants those approval ratings to improve from roughly 30 percent. We think he hasn't ruled out running for president, which would be hard to do if you're disliked at home. Do you think what Gov. Scott calls "Let's Get to Workdays," adapting his campaign slogan, will help his image? Take our poll.


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Selena Gomez invites fans to ride in her SUV
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Gomez boarded the back seat of the vehicle but before driving off, invited the girls to join her for the ride!
Clive Davis invited Whitney Houston's mom, Cissy Houston, to his annual pre-Grammy party at the Beverly Hilton where he plans to honor and celebrate Houston's life. Cissy however, didn't just say no to the invitation, she called it "the most obscene thing," and says she doesn't understand why they would want her to attend "the party in which she died." Whitney Houston actually died in her hotel room hours before Davis' party kicked off last year.
They're the new on-again-off-again-it-couple... and supposedly they're on again. Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana first started dating at the beginning of 2012, but broke-up in March...only to get back together again in September�and end it again before the holidays. (Still with me???) Well now a source says they're secretly dating again because Cooper's mom is not too fond of Saldana, and is even encouraging her son to move on.
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David Barbour '79 is editor of Lighting & Sound America , a monthly trade publication covering technology in the live performing arts including Broadway, concert touring, corporate events, theatre architecture, houses of worship and much more.Sarah Elizabeth Bedard '09 currently in the MFA acting program at Brandeis University, will play Juliet in Romeo Loves Juliet a devised version of Romeo and Juliet in February 2013, and also play Electra in a production of Orestes scheduled for April.
Caroline Blais '07 works as Assistant Reservations Coordinator for Chamber Theatre Productions Inc. in Boston. Chamber is an educational theatre company that runs multiple national tours of stage adaptations of classic pieces of literature. Since graduating, Carolyn has acted in several shows throughout Boston with 11:11 Theatre Co. and SouthCity Theatre Co.
Mary Ellen (Baxter) Breen '83 is a nationally certified interpreter for the deaf and regularly interprets productions at theatres such as the Providence Performing Arts Centre, Trinity Repertory Company and Perishable Theatre.
Kenny Carnes-Beaupre '94 is a performance poet and creator of the play Pieces of War which he has toured throughout the United States. He is currently working in collaboration with the Office of Senator Jack Reed, Brown, the VA and the Veterans Task Force of RI to use theatre as a means to generate public awareness of post-war recovery issues, and to assist with the transition of Rhode Island war veterans suffering from PTSD upon their return from Afghanistan.
Richard Brundage '81 recently played Ken Gorman in Neil Simon's Rumors at the Broward Stage Door Theatre, where success led to the role of Cap'n Andy in the theatre's holiday production of Show Boat. He has signed to play lead roles in Noises Off, The Fantasticks, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, and a new play called The Unicycle Of Life at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse (NH) for summer 2013. This is Richard's fifth consecutive summer with the Playhouse.
Brendan Byrnes '92 most recently played "Munkustrap" in Cats, "Bill Ray" in On Golden Pond,. He has also appeared in Nite-Club Confidential at Sierra Rep in Sacramento , CA, The Screams of Kitty Genovese at the Theatre at St.Clements as a part of The New York Musical Theatre Festival, NYC. He also has a recurring role in the HBO television pilot Say Uncle and can be seen in the Disney film Enchanted. Brendan also had the pleasure of returning to PC in the spring of 2005 to direct and choreograph Brigadoon, the inaugural production at the Angell Blackfriars Theatre in the new Smith Center for the Arts. He most recently directed Charley's Aunt at PC in 2008.
Stephanie (Kraus) Carr '96 works full-time as the Director of Programs and Services for Pushcart Players, an Equity Touring Theatre Company for young audiences based in Verona , New Jersey . She also acts in several of the shows, most recently playing the role of Alena in The Last, The Very Last…Butterfly.
Jesse Cardozo '07 works for ShowMotion, Inc, one of the foremost scene shops in the industry. In addition to constructing Broadway scenery, ShowMotion also builds themed architectural interiors as well as automated platforms. Projects ShowMotion and Jesse have worked on are Jersey Boys (Broadway, Tour, Las Vegas), Rock of Ages (Broadway, Tour), The Marquee Nightclub at the Cosmopolitan Hotel (Las Vegas), Mohegan Sun: Casino of the Wind, and many others.
Nicholas Cipriano '08 designed the lighting and stage managed a production of Dramma Sacro di Santa Giocondina, a passion play produced by the Pontelandolfo Italian-American Community in Waterbury, CT. A tour of the show through communities in New York and Canada is planned.
Vincent Clark '74 made his professional debut in 1975 appearing at Olney Theatre in The Show-Off by George Kelly. Vincent is a member of the Acting Company of the Washington Stage Guild, a small Equity theater company in Washington DC , where he has appeared in: Major Barbara, Too True to Be Good, Heartbreak House, Man and Superman, Aristocrats The Play's the Thing and Steve Martin's The Underpants among many others. His most recent performances have been in Mawby Green's and Ed Feilbert's translation of George Feydeau's 13 Rue de L'Amour (May/June, 2007), and the area premiere of Michael Frayn's Democracy (July/August, 2007), both at Olney Theatre. Even though more than three decades have passed since graduating, Vincent considers the friendships made while doing theatre at PC to be among the most enriching and enduring of his life.
Elizabeth Clark '06 had this comment on her part in the CBS series Criminal MInds which aired in March 2013, " I'm not a nurse this time. While I will happily put the scrubs back on at anytime, it is nice to have a little variety. [If you saw the show, or the promo] you might recognize the girl at the computer."
Patrick Cohen '01 is currently living and working in New York, but will be relocating to LA sometime this year. He has worked at number of regional theatres including Long Wharf Theatre in Connecticut . He has done plays Off and Off-Off Broadway, as well as several independent films and appearances on One Life to Live and All My Children. He is currently starring in a new hit web series entitled We Need Girlfriends which can be seen at: www.weneedgirlfriends.tv, or on Youtube, Myspace, or as a podcast on iTunes.
Spencer Crockett '04 joined the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film at Providence College as Assistant Technical Director in 2007
Amanda Blake Davis '98 lives in Chicago where she performs with The Second City e.t.c., a nationally recognized improvisational comedy troupe. She can also be seen at the Improv Olympic Theater and in various independent shows in the Chicago Area.
Ted Deasy '87 has appeared in productions in New York and at regional theatres throughout the country including: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Syracuse Stage, Indiana Rep, Delaware Theatre Company, GeVa Theatre Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Milwaukee Repertory Theatre.
Devin Driscoll '08 was recently featured as "Angus McGuffie" in the 2008 Oregon Festival of American Music production of Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon .
Wally Dunn '82 has been Councillor at Actors' Equity Association since 2005 and is currently in the Broadway production of Monty Python's Spamalot performing the role of Sir Bedevere. He performed the same role in the Las Vegas and US Tour productions. Prior to that he was in the 1st National Tour of All Shook Up and had roles in the feature films The Good Shepherd and School of Rock.
Carl Gudenius '80 is professor of design in the Department of Theatre & Dance at George Washington University in Washington , DC and heads their graduate program. He owns a fabrication shop called Pro-Scenic, Inc. which produces scenery for theatre, television and corporate events. In the fall of 2006 he returned to Providence College as a visiting artist and designed scenery for the TDF production of Amadeus.
Christine (Gillespie) Facer '91 has moved back to the United States from England and recently played Agnes in a summer theatre production of Dancing at Lughnasa.
Katie Hughes '06 works in the Production Office in the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film at Providence College and has stayed active in the arts community in Rhode Island working as an actor and stage manager with the Elemental Theatre Collective, the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, and the Barn Summer Playhouse at Roger Williams University. She continues to perform with and support the Manton Avenue Project, working with children playwrights living in the Olyneyville neighborhood of Rhode Island. www.mantonavenueproject.org
Patti Hughes '01 is teaching and directing high school theater at Westford Academy in Westford, MA. She teaches Intro to Stage, Advanced Acting, Public Speaking, Directing, and Female Playwrights. Hughes continues to act in community theater throughout the Boston-Metrowest area.
Adrienne Johnson '05 has worked as the Assistant Stage Manager for The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket, RI and then later as the ASM for Company One's productions of Gibson Girl at the Boston Center for the Arts; Plaza Theatre. She currently resides in LA.
Nicole Kempskie '95 most recently choreographed the spring tour of Max and Ruby for TheatreworksUSA and directed the New York revival of Tristine Skylar's play The Moonlight Room at the Bank Street Theatre, in NYC. She is the Co-founder and Artistic Director of Brooklyn Children's Theatre, now in it's fourth year.
Justin Langin '00 is currently attending the University of Miami 's prestigious graduate program in Motion Picture Production. He has completed three short films, one of which, The Ace of Pinecrest Falls, earned him the Best in Show prize at the University's Film Festival and a special screening on the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles .
Liz Larsen-Silva '05 lives in Chicago and has worked with Red Moon Theatre, Point of Contention Theatre, Hobo Junction, LiveWire and am now a member of the Piccolo Theatre Company, located in Evanston, IL. She has also appeared in several films, including Silent E^2 an independent project directed by Hurt McDermott. She will be working with him again in the spring, teaming up with actor Jim Ortlieb for a comedy short.
Joe Menino '77 In September 2012 Joe played the King of France in the Arkansas Rep production of William Shakespeare's Henry V. Joe is based in New York. Other roles in NY include: Glyn Maxwell's Agamemnon Home, Art, Iphegenia at Aulis, Hapgood, No Exit, An Enemy of the People, I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document. Joe and his wife Kathy are Co-Artisitic Directors at the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble in New York City.
John O'Hurley '76 recently appeared on Broadway as Billy Flynn in the musical, Chicago . In March 2007 he began a run as King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot at the Wynn resort in Las Vegas . John can also be seen on television as the host of the popular game show Family Feud.
Chris O'Neill '91 was a stage-manager/lighting tech for Holland America Cruise Lines and is now the Production Manager for Brown University Department of Theatre, Speech & Dance.
Rebecca (Kupka) Overton '95 made her Broadway debut in Saturday Night Fever and performed leading roles in national tours of 42nd Street and A Chorus Line. This summer Rebecca played Charity in Sweet Charity at the West Virginia Public Theater and Kathy Selden in Singing In The Rain at Lyric Theater of Oklahoma. She is currently a vacation swing in the Broadway company of Jersey Boys.
Kyle Pinto '04 traveled throughout Italy in 2007 with a "Theatre for Educations" group, A.C.L.E. that sends native English speakers to schools in Italy . He now lives in Connecticut pursuing his Masters in social work.
Therese Plaehn '01 played Emily in Our Town at the Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA. (see image on left)
Michael Propster '03 is in his third year of graduate school at the Brown University/Trinity Rep Consortium on his way to earning an MFA in acting. After graduating from Providence College, he toured the country with the National Players and worked professionally as an actor in Washington , DC.
Colleen Rosati '07 is the Creative Development Assistant at Disney Theatrical Group, directly assisting the Vice President of Licensing, Casting Director, Dramaturg and Literary Manager. She is also an adjunct assistant to the President and Senior Vice President of Creative Development.
Michael Sablone'98 lives in Los Angeles and is the Literary Associate at Center Theatre Group (Mark Taper Forum). Recently he was the dramaturge for the world premiere of David Henry Hwang's play Yellow Face at the Center Theatre Group, the world premiere of Paul Grellong's play Radio Free Emerson, staged at the Gamm Theatre in Rhode Island . Last season he dramaturged the American Premiere of Barry Edelstein's adaptation of Joshua Sobel's play iWitness, also at the Forum.
Erin Joy Schmidt '00 is currently playing Brook in a production of Other Desert Cities at Actors' Playhouse in Miami. Following this engagement, Erin will play Rose in a production of Dancing at Lughnasa at Palm Beach Dramaworks .
Chris J. Silva '03 works as the Fine Arts Department Chair and Theatre/Film teacher at Bishop Connolly High School in Massachusetts, where he also directs their theatre company. He recently played Mercutio in a new production of Romeo and Juliet with The New Place Players, a company he founded, now in its 10th year. In the spring of 2007 C.J. returned to Providence College as a visiting artist where he directed and choreographed the TDF production of Company.
Conor Tansey '05 toured the United States in the role of Tranio in Taming of the Shrew with The National Players based out of Olney Theatre Center in Maryland . He recently played Agent Hard in Point Break LIVE! – a parody based on the '92 movie Point Break – performed at the Milagro Theatre in New York City .
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As we reported yesterday, Sheetz received permission to build its second convenience store and gas station in Millcreek. So, we wanted to know why the City of Erie does not yet have a Sheetz.
Currently, there are four Sheetz stores operating in Erie County. They're in Millcreek, Harborcreek, Summit, and Edinboro. The company is also building a store in Girard.
Dave Hazelet, Sheetz' Director of Real Estate, says Sheetz has been not been snubbing the city. He says Sheetz may look at a location in the city after it begins its construction on Peninsula Drive in Millcreek.
"Absolutely. Absolutely. This (Peninsula Dr.) will be the 4th one in what we call the Erie market, which goes outside Erie and includes the new one being built in Girard. We'd like to have at least 4 or 5 more," he said.
Erie is currently dominated by the Country Fair convenience store chain. Hazelet says that dominance has nothing to do with Sheetz not having a store in the city.


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Treatment of Severe Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with High Dose Immunosuppressive Therapy (HDIT) and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT)." Multiple Sclerosis. 2000;6(6):414."
University of Washington Self-Efficacy Scale: A New Self-Efficacy Scale for People With Disabilities." Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2012."
Use and Availability of Assistive Technology in MS." International Journal of MS Care. 2006;8(2):41-42."
Use of antidepressants for treatment of depression, pain, fatigue, and sleep in multiple sclerosis." Multiple Sclerosis. 2008;14(S1):S155-56."
Use of cognitive aids and other assistive technology by individuals with multiple sclerosis." Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2009;4(1):1-8."
Usefulness of Depression Screening Protocol in MS Clinic Sample." International Journal of MS Care. 2003;5(3):122."
Using Motivational Interviewing to Promote Health in People with MS." International Journal of MS Care. 2003;5(3):109."


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Comfort-Aire's "V" Series mini-splits utilize inverter technology to reduce temperature fluctuations while saving up to 40% on energy consumption (compared to a standard mini-split).
Basically the inverter allows the compressor to run at variable speeds to match the demand, providing precise temperature control.
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An air conditioning system does not consume refrigerant, but reuses it. As long as there are no leaks in the refrigerant circuit, there is no need to ever add more refrigerant to an air conditioning system.
Although R-22 is an effective refrigerant, if it is released into the atmosphere it can contribute to the depletion of the Earth's ozone layer. The EPA has mandated the phasing out the use of R-22. It is being replaced by R-410A.
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For years this (still) under-appreciated route was one of the go-to routes for northwestern aid climbers looking to cut their teeth. Thankfully for those of us that like to try and climb things with our hands and feet, in 2008, local talent Mikey Schaefer had the vision and ability to unlock a free variation to the one blank pitch. His variation allows the whole line to go free at a relatively moderate grade. While this climb is more or less devoid of steep, clean splitters, it offers pitch after pitch of incredible climbing up intricate crack systems and faces on practically perfect rock.
The start's a bit tricky to pick out as there are a lot of random exploratory anchors around the base of the east face. Look climber's right of Liberty Cracks and try to connect the line down from features above... Some mellow snow travel is usually necessary to reach the base.
Most of the pitches have a lot of fixed gear most of which is good. Rumor has it that Mikey, on the ffa, updated all the fixed pins and pulled the manky ones.


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Eyetooth is an unmistakable spire that looms at the top of the Spire Four-Five gully. The tip of the spire is curving and produces a massive overhang on the uphill side. The routes to the top are fairly bold, and should not be taken lightly. Bring gear for any route, although a few bolts are in place. Also, a two-rope rappel is recommended. A one-rope rappel may be possible, with the addition of a downclimb in a 4th class chimney.
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Take trail #4 towards the Cathedral Spires. Take the climber's spur trail to the right before reaching the spires. Start counting major gullies. Pass the first 3 major gullies, and head up the 4th. This approach can be confusing. Tend leftwards, and identify the Spire Four-Five gully by being the most wide and open of any of them. If you have chosen correctly, Eyetooth will be very obvious sitting in the center of the gully. Do not attempt to find this from the uphill side because it cliffs out and you will not be able to reach the base of the routes.
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Bridgwater Carnival's great for charity, says Richard (From Bridgwater Mercury)
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Bridgwater Carnival's great for charity, says Richard
7:10pm Thursday 11th October 2012 in News
THIS week, in our series featuring the groups which benefit from Bridgwater Carnival, the Mercury has spoken to a lifetime member of the Youth Hostel Association.
Richard Elloway, right, said collections at Bridgwater Carnival really help charities like the YHA's in-house charity, Breaks4Kids, which helps provide holidays for disabled and disadvantaged children.
He said: "We collect for carnival and 50% of what we get goes towards the charity, which aims to provide young people with a rich experience in beautiful locations in England and Wales.
"The money's spread nationally.
"Disadvantaged children go to a youth hostel with friends for an educational experience using outdoor pursuits, such as rock climbing, beach activities and team building.
"Bridgwater Carnival's a great way to raise awareness of the charity, but I also enjoy raising money for the carnival itself."
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The Center's Director is Dr. Stephen Meyer, who holds a Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science from Cambridge University.The Center's Associate Director is Dr. John G. West, who holds a Ph.D. in Government from Claremont Graduate University and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington.


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Top linebacker recruit Reuben Foster will use his last official visit before National Signing Day to visit the Auburn Tigers. Foster spoke with New College Football Show: Next Class 2013, which airs on Fox Sports South, sharing that he thought it was the right thing to do:
"My last official visit is going to be to Auburn. They deserve that official visit."
Foster's recruitment has been one of the more dramatic sagas of the 2013 recruiting cycle. Foster originally committed to Alabama, but flipped to Auburn last July. However, he de-committed from the Tigers following the dismissal of head coach Gene Chizik, despite having already gotten an Auburn tattoo on his arm. Many think that Alabama could wind up getting Foster back, but a lot can (and probably will) happen before Signing Day on Feb. 6.
The five-star linebacker from Auburn (Ala.) High School has already taken official visits to Washington and Alabama this January, and will take an official visit to Georgia on Jan. 25 before finishing at Auburn on Feb. 1.


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Break a leg - it's all in a good cause: am dram group stages Puss in Boots charity performance (From Times Series)
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Amateur dramatics group The Warren performs Puss in Boots in aid of Barnet charities
9:00am Saturday 5th January 2013 in News By Natalie O'Neill
A company of amateur dramatics actors are donning whiskers, boots and crowns as they prepare to take to the stage in their annual charity pantomime.
This year The Warren theatre group is staging Puss in Boots in aid of Noah's Ark Children's Hospice in Barnet, Isabel Hospice, The Dystonia Society and Syncope Trust and Reflex Anoxic Seizures.
The Warren has been performing for more than 60 years, supporting charities across Barnet.
Vice-chair Lynne Tyson is this year swapping her notepad and pens for a frilly frock and crown as she prepares to play Queen Desdemona.
She said: "Puss in Boots is going to be a traditional family pantomime filled with lots of songs and fun characters.
"And of course it's for charity. We try to support local charities wherever we can. National charities get such a lot of support but sometimes smaller ones miss out.
"As we're a local group and we get people from the community coming to see us it's a great way to get together to support our charities."
The team has been busy rehearsing for their big performance since September.
This year's show will be held at The Bull Theatre in High Street, Barnet, from Thursday January 17 to Saturday January 19 at 7.30pm. There will also be matinee performances on Saturday January 19 at 2.30pm and Sunday January 20 at 1pm.
Tickets cost £10 per adult and £8 per child. To book, contact The Bull Theatre Box Office on 07982 462 668.
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In a rural community in the north of Costa Rica, a woman affectionately called "Blanquita" by her coworkers leads a planting team of the Flor Agroindustrias, a business dedicated to pineapple production. Four years ago, they began a process of organizational transformation to implement strategies fomore
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Sonia Leticia Recinos Pérez is a member of a Small Coffee Farmers' Association in the Department of Huehuetenango, one of the poorest in Guatemala, with extreme poverty rates over 30 percent. Her association has 140 members, including 69 women. Together with the other women, Sonia has contributed hemore
Uganda: Women's collectives fight for land rights, against corruption
In 2003, Joyce Nangobi was about to lose her home. In Jinja, Uganda, the land that she lived on was going to be put up for sale to low-wage manufacturing companies, leaving Joyce and the other residents out in the cold. The women in her town had neither the resources to purchase the land, nor more
In Niger, groups of women fight against sand encroachment
Squatting among around 15 women wrapped in beautiful colourful fabrics, Bintou Bira, well over 60, picks up handfuls of sand and puts it into plastic bags. Over the last several months, her group of 73 female nursery workers, in collaboration with the authorities of Mainé Soroa in southeasternmore
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Luru-Dashima, a female artisan from the Mosuo community in southwest China, never imagined her painstakingly hand-woven scarves would sit atop shiny shelves in Tangs, an upscale Singaporean department store. But for its latest Christmas sale, Tangs chose products not from Europe's famous fashimore
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Playboy.com: Why did you want to pose for Playboy.com?
I have always thought that the women on Playboy were absolutely gorgeous. I think it's an honor; some of the most beautiful women in the world and celebrities have posed for Playboy, so to be a part of it is huge.
Playboy.com: What do you bring to Playboy that is special?
I'm from Calgary, and I think Canadian girls are really down to earth. We're the kind of girls that like to wear sweatpants and a baseball cap and drink cheap beer, go camping in the woods and shoot guns. So I think I've got more of an outdoorsy, wild mentality.
Playboy.com: In your behind-the-scenes video you're singing; can you actually sing?
My mother was a professional singer and actually used to open for Aretha Franklin. By the time I was four years old I was on the road touring with her. I didn't know my father—it was just her and I. I've been to 23 schools over the United States and Canada. She passed away when I was 16 so I decided to carry the music on. This led me into meetings with a lot of major record labels. I've worked with a lot of amazing producers and the most talented people in the industry—I'm really lucky.
Playboy.com: Who's the biggest or best name you've worked with in the music industry?
Oh wow, there have been so many, but I'd have to say the one woman who impacted me the most would be a producer named Sylvia Massy. She's got a studio out in north California—bands fly from all over the world to work with her. She's worked with Prince, Aerosmith, Paula Abdul and is one of the sweetest women I've ever met.
Playboy.com: What has been your strangest celebrity encounter?
I had just gotten back to L.A.; I was standing outside and waiting for my boyfriend at the time to pull up his car. I'm very impatient so I started pacing back and forth and my boyfriend could see this big black SUV. When I walked over to my boyfriend he was like, "Do you have any idea who was just checking you out?" I was like, "No!" and it had been Mike Tyson.
Playboy.com: What are your biggest turn-ons?
I like men that are confident risk-takers; I need a strong man. I think confidence is the sexiest quality in a man or a woman.
Playboy.com: What is your favorite piece of lingerie?
Men's boxers, 'cause I'm Canadian and don't like to fuss.
Playboy.com: What is your greatest fear?
To be restrained and feel like I'm trapped.
Playboy.com: What is your biggest vice?
Being impatient!
Playboy.com: Describe your greatest unfulfilled fantasy.
I think to have somebody like a boyfriend sitting in a room dictating the scenario. If there was another girl or guy in the room, having him dictate what he wants them to do to me.
Playboy.com: What are you especially good at doing?
I know how to read a person, that's a talent. I'm really intuitive; I can meet you and tell you a bit about your life story without knowing you. I'm really good at reading energy and have a very strong intuition.
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A beautifullly written and insightful article Nicole. I loved your answers, and I learned a little more about you, which is always fun! : ) Congratulations on your success with Playboy. Indeed Playboy is graced with some of the most gorgeous women around the world, and as I believe you to be the most beautiful women in the world that I have ever seen, then I am escatic and happy, to know that you have now joined those real, natural beauties! Much Love Paul OXOXOXOXOXOXO


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The robots are coming--and they want jobs. Here's what the experts say will happen by the year 2025.
Not that we need a reason to enjoy a piece of fried catfish, but here's one anyway. August is national catfish month, however they celebrate the flaky fish at Mississippi catfish farms year round.
One such farm is Simmons Catfish, nestled deep in the Delta in Yazoo City. When Harry Simmons started catfishing in 1976 he had just four ponds and now there are ponds as-far-as the eye can see.
1,000 acres of his plot on Erickson Road is devoted to raising the southern delicacy and in 37 Simmons has become one the area's largest employers.
"Now we have about 250 employees and we do about 400,000 lbs. a week," Simmons said.
Despite those impressive figures Simmons says they are in the midst of a recovery after hitting peak levels seven years ago.
"Catfish had grown to being the second biggest commodity in the state back in 2006," Simmons said.
Then a series of setbacks crippled catfishing in the Magnolia State. First, the financial crisis brought on high feed prices, and many farms did not survive.
Catfishing acreage statewide was cut in half from 150,000 acres to 70,000 acres. And when things for Simmons seemed like it could not get worse.
"This whole area was flooded, so we had to deal with the most severe flood in my lifetime," Simmons said.
During the Great Flood of 2011 the Mississippi River and several tributaries came out of its banks flooding many areas of the Delta. Simmons Catfish was not spared and had to overcome yet another obstacle.
When the water subsided Simmons and his employees persevered, and while they are on the upswing their challenges are far from over. The invasion of foreign fish in the last decade has taken a bite out of the market for U.S. catfish.
Simmons is optimistic that a new state law mandating that restaurants, like grocery stores, label on their menus what country their fish comes. Simmons says the new labeling law will provide customers with a choice.
"Hopefully, the consumer will agree with us that it's better to supports this U.S. brand and these U.S. workers and the quality is better on top of that," Simmons said.
Simmons does not pretend to know what their future holds, but he has pride in his product. And he is confident that his team is as durable and resilient as the fish they farm.
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A Spanish government official is drawing international fire for using some violently machista language.
José Manuel Castelao Bragaño, who until Friday served as chief of the government agency that assists Spaniards living abroad, resigned from his post last week after saying at a meeting "las leyes son como las mujeres, están para violarlas."
Translated literally, the phrase reads: "Laws are like women, they're there to be raped." The word "violar" means both "rape" and "violate" in Spanish. Castelao's expression played off the double meaning.
Castelao, 71, who previously served as a conservative deputy in the provincial legislature in Galicia, told the Spanish daily El País that he's resigning for personal reasons that have nothing to do with his comments.
He served as president of the General Council of Spanish Citizens Abroad for less than one week.
Last Tuesday, Castelao shared his thoughts on women, rape and the law during an official meeting of the General Council of Spanish Citizens Abroad. The group was voting on a proposal.
"No problem," Castelao said, according to El País. "We've got nine votes? Put down 10 … Laws are like women, they're there to be raped."
For those in the room, Castelao's remark was shocking. "It was an absurd and unfortunate phrase, and worse coming from him, the head of a government agency," said Ana María Navarro, who sits on the Council, according to El País.
Later that day, Castelao asked for forgiveness. "I don't have absolutely any thoughts against women, who deserve all of my respect," Castelao said. "In fact, I'm devoted to women."
But neither the apology nor the Castelao's resignation three days later proved enough for the leftwing Partido Socialista Obrero de España (PSOE). The Party's secretary of equality, Purificación Causapié, filed a complaint with the federal Attorney General's office on Monday, saying: "His statements may constitute the crime of provoking violence."
The aging Castelao's comment highlighted a lingering machismo in Spanish society. But the near universal condemnation of his remarks also showed how little tolerance Spaniards now have for offensive comments from public officials.
Of course, insensitive and inaccurate rape comments aren't limited to the culturally-specific brand of sexism that has historically been a feature of life in Spain and Latin America.
Conservative Missouri Congressman Todd Akin drew national attention earlier this year by drawing a nonsensical distinction between rape and "legitimate" rape then, inaccurately claiming that the female body had ways to avoid pregnancy in the latter case. Akin, a Republican, will challenge Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill in the November election.
In 1990, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Texas Clayton Williams likened the bad weather at a cattle roundup event to a rape and said "If it's inevitable, just relax and enjoy it." Williams ultimately lost the governor's race by a wide margin to Democrat Ann Richards.
East Haven Mayor Wants Some Tacos
East Haven mayor Joseph Maturo takes the prize for the most unforgettable comment against Latinos. In a broadcast interview, New York City-based WPIX reporter Mario Diaz asked Maturo: "What are you going to do for the Latino community today?" in response to police arrests for harassing Latinos and Maturo proudly responded: "I might have tacos when I go home, I'm not quite sure yet." To say that his comment was out of line is an under statement. You really have to work hard to make statements as insensitive as this one! Although he tried to apologize for his racist comments, Maturo's remarks had already gone viral. The Latino community in East Haven, according to the Census, make up 10.3% of the town's population and it's quite likely Maturo offended every Latino in the area. But at least the mayor got what he wanted: an immigrants' rights group in East Haven delivered thousands of tacos to Maturo's office the day after he made his taco comments.
Romney's 'Self Deportation'
Although Romney has remained  quiet on the subject of immigration in the last few weeks of the GOP campaign,  nobody has forgotten about Romney's oxymoronic addition to the English language 'self-deportation.' In response to a question regarding if whether to enforce his position on illegal immigration, he would support mass deportations, Romney answered "Well, the answer is self-deportation, which is people decide they can do better by going home because they can't find work here because they don't have legal documentation to allow them to work here." Romney's use of the term 'self-deportation' and his genuine belief in it as a viable means to deal with the 13 million undocumented immigrants who would not be allowed to remain in the U.S., led to substantial social media outcry, an attack by his primary opponent, Newt Gingrich (to be expected), and a measure of agreement from fellow candidate Rick Santorum. For us 'self deportation' was nothing short of comedic, not to mention completely disrespectful.
Herman Cain: 'How Do You Say Delicious In Cuban?'
On his 2011 campaign stop in Miami, Herman Cain took some time to try some Latino cuisine, and offend a few Latinos along the way. After biting into a croqueta at Miami's famed Versailles Cafe, Cain asks, "How do you say delicious in Cuban?" Cuban, as many know, is not a language. But if you must know, delicious is delicioso in Spanish.
"Undocumented Immigrants Multiply Like Rats"
From a 'bunch of Mexicans' to 'rats.' In a health care panel, Tennessee State Rep. Curry Todd asked prenatal health care officials if they require potential patients to show proof of citizenship in order to be accepted for treatment. When one woman explained that such a process is prohibited and unnecessary because children born in the U.S. will be granted citizenship, Todd responded, "they can go out there like rats and multiply, then." Rep. Todd later said he had used the wrong wording. "I was actually wrong, and I admit when I'm wrong," Todd said, before clarifying that he should have used the term "anchor babies" instead. Well, good thing he decided to 'tone down' his language from rats to anchor babies.
Hillary Clinton 'Si Se Pueda'
"Si Se PuedA!" Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, got her protest chant a little mixed up. "Si Se Puede!" ("Yes It Can Be Done") was the motivating slogan first popularized by Cesar Chavez back in the 1960's when referring to social change for immigrant workers. Thank you Clinton for making the attempt in Spanish. But, no thanks. Considering even the news anchors are making fun of her, her effort falls under the category of embarrassing things more than anything else.
Lou Dobbs Endorsed Comment That Immigrants Brought Leprosy
In 2005, radio and television host Lou Dobbs endorsed his guest's comment that Latino immigrants have brought leprosy into the U.S. The guest speaker in Dobb's show was medical lawyer Madeleine Cosman, who said, "we have some enormous problems with horrendous diseases that are being brought into America by illegal aliens."  CNN correspondent Christine Romans, who was invited to speak at his show, responded "It's interesting, because the woman in our piece told us that there were about 900 cases of leprosy for 40 years. There have been 7,000 in the past three years. Leprosy in this country." Dobbs, without questioning any of the information, replied "incredible." Although he didn't apologized on air, he admitted he was wrong according the NYTimes.  But this is not the only anti-immigrant criticism Dobb's has received. In another instance in his show, he suggested that Mexicans were plotting to reclaim the Southwest and that former president Vicente Fox's visit to Utah was a "Mexican military incursion."
Puerto Rico Must Speak English, According To Santorum
After travelling to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico to campaign, Rick Santorum told Puerto Ricans they would have to make English their primary language if they want to pursue U.S. statehood. "Like any other state, there has to be compliance with this and any other federal law," Santorum said. "And that is that English has to be the principal language. There are other states with more than one language such as Hawaii but to be a state of the United States, English has to be the principal language." Looks like Santorum is not up to date with the U.S. Constitution which does not designate an official language, nor is there a requirement that a territory adopt English as its primary language in order to become a state.
"Spanish is The Language Of The Ghetto"
Newt Gingrich called Spanish "the language of living in the ghetto." "The American people believe English should be the official language of the government. . . . We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto," Gingrich said.  We wonder if Gingrich was aware that there are 329 million native speakers and Spanish ranks as the world's No. 2 language in terms of how many people speak it as their first language?
'A Bunch of Mexicans'
Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck is facing an ethics complaint following an incident where he allegedly used the phrase "a bunch of Mexicans" to refer to a group of elected and appointed Latino officials. Apparently the person Cluck said the comment to replied "I don't think you can say that." The mayor then responded "what, Mexican?" Although the mayor apparently doesn't remember using that phrase, there are enough witnesses saying he did. One employee filed a complaint against him. "What is most important is that the integrity of the workplace be maintained for city employees," Rivera told FOX 4 in a phone interview. "It's unfortunate any employee heard the comments and was offended enough to file a complaint." Yes mayor, that is quite unfortunate.


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Ryan Fitzpatrick
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Trent Dilfer says Tebow is a completely different QB. And he has a ring.
Hi, I'm an NFL QB. I never won a National Title. In fact, I never even played for one. While we're being perfectly honest, I would never have had the opportunity because I played football at a school that 99% of college football fans couldn't find on a map. I'm shorter than Vince Young. I'm the same height and nearly the same weight as Ryan Fitzpatrick. My 47-30 career record won't be as impressive to you as Vince Young's, who does have a better career winning percentage than I do. I also wasn't drafted in the top 5. I actually wasn't drafted at all. But who's the better QB when you compare the two of us?
None of the things you listed mean a thing when it comes to being a successful QB in the NFL. National Titles and draft status? Seriously? lol
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This thread was fun
Evil will always triumph over good because good is dumb.
Is it too late to change my vote to Vince Young?
Apparently, the correct answer is Ryan Fitzpatrick.......
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Can't Buffalo just get a good HC and a solid QB
Fitz is a stopper QB until the real deal comes along
Chan and his coaching staff, Wanny mainly, are just god awful
Come on y'all, we need a QB. It is plain to see. Fitz is not an NFL quarterback. He may be smart but he lacks arm strength and accuracy. If it is Fitz or Chan, it pains me to say goodbye to Chan, but they both need to go. We have a lot of offensive weapons, but Fitz does not make it work. Hopes of the playoff s are over, lets start working toward next year!
The saddest thing is that this franchise is so vulenerable that we have no viable option to Ftiz. Come on! He has been far from a lock for some time. Where do we go now?????
The fact that this is the only question that is being asked at this point in the season illustrates the problem. Neither of them can compete at this level. Come on! Letr's get real!


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Is the SF District Attorney's Office biased against cyclists?
There's been much discussion over the last year about whether police and prosecutors in San Francisco are biased against bicyclists. And while the San Francisco Police Department has admitted problems in their investigations of collisions that injure cyclists and pledged to do better (with mixed results), the District Attorney's Office doesn't seem have gotten the message.
The cyclist community was appalled last month when District Attorney George Gascon refused to follow SFPD recommendations and file criminal charges against the commercial truck driver who killed cyclist Amelie Le Moullac in August, a high-profile case that highlighted SFPD bias and triggered a series of hearings on the issue at City Hall.
Now, a San Francisco jury has voted overwhelmingly to acquit a cyclist who collided with a pedestrian last year, finding that the collision was clearly accidental and that the cyclist tried to avoid the victim who jaywalked to check the parking meter for her car and then abrupted reversed course and collided with the cyclist.
"The evidence in this case was clear: It was an accident, not a crime," Deputy Public Defender Tammy Zhu said of her client, 20-year-old John Kewin, who faced up to a year in jail after the DA's office charged him with reckless driving.
But the jury last week voted 11-1 to acquit Kewin, siding with witnesses who said he tried to avoid the collision over one witness (ironically, a cyclist) who testified that Kewin was riding too fast. So the DA's office this week decided to drop the charges.
Public Defender's Office spokesperson Tamara Barak Aparton told us charges should have never been filed in the case: "I don't think it should have been, it was clearly an accident and not a crime."
The DA's Office has refused to file criminal charges against any of the four motorists who killed cyclists in San Francisco in the last year, even in cases where the drivers were making illegal turns across bike lanes and making no efforts to avoid the cyclists.
Does the District Attorney's Office have a bias against bicyclists? We left messages with two different spokespeople from that office, and we'll update this post with their replies if and when we hear back.
system AGAINST cyclists?
I didn't say jurors were biased, I said police and prosecutors were biased. This case shouldn't have been filed, as the jurors seemed to indicate.
Because he got off?
despite a complete lack of clear evidence which would lead to a conviction*. That actually is the false standard that this same troll probably has claimed justifies the lack of charges in the Le Moulac case, but the two when looked at side-by-side show an obvious bias against bicyclists.
As they say: "You've been served."
They prosecute the winnable cases knowing and expecting that they won't win them all.
Trying and failing in one case doesn't mean that the decision to prosecute was wrong. Juries are fickle and you never know for sure.
to "prove a point" or to "make a statement" even though the history of such prosecution has no credible chance of succeeding; like prosecuting someone for domestic violence even though there was no contemporaneous police report and the supposed victim refused to cooperate with police.
In the case of Amelie Le Moullac, a truck driver made an illegal turn and killed her and was videotaped doing so.
My experience riding is that at least half of all drivers don't even know the right way to merge into a bike lane before making a turn, so the DA could have done much to "protect women" (and men) by bringing a case as the police felt was justified; even if, as you suppose, a conviction was unlikely.
assume bias whether it is there or not.
and BTW, I saw the amelie tape and it was totally inconclusive.
I see far more cyclist busting through stoop signs and lights than I see cars doing that.
Just yesterday while driving I stopped at a red pedestrian light to allow a pedestrian to cross and four cyclists barreled through without stopping.
Oh, and what license are you risking losing? Oh wait, none.
Really? Maybe you're not paying attention then. Every day I see cars speeding down narrow streets, blowing through lights and stop signs, even driving down sidewalks. When cyclists do it, it's exasperating, when someone piloting 2 tons of glass and steel does it, it's deadly. The police need to control against the known, clear, and present danger, motorists in this city.
Everyday you see cars driving down sidewalks? Your whole argument just went plooey with that asinine comment.
Just yesterday, I just saw a car driving down the sidewalk a block away from my apartment on Dolores St.
Rarely otherwise. Parked cars mean you cannot get back onto the street
...if it were a car driver who "tried to avoid the victim who jaywalked to check the parking meter for her car and then abruptly reversed course and collided with the driver's car".
Would charges have been brought?
The idea is laughable. They didn't even bring charges against a driver who ran over an old man with a cane, walking across a crosswalk, with the signal-- and which was caught on video.
Now, I'm in favor of prosecuting people who hit pedestrians. But as it is, the record of who gets prosecuted and who doesn't is very lopsided.
excuse me, guest, but have you ever had to defend yourself in a court of law? if not you don't know what this person suffered. and the charges should never have been brought in the first place. a jaywalker who steps in front of a moving vehicle is clearly at fault.
The jury acquitted the cyclist, which means the prosecutor was wrong in charging him. Whereas that same prosecutor refused to charge someone for killing a cyclist. That's the double standard the article talks about.
never have brought the case, because another jury might have convicted.
And it certainly doesn't mean that the defendant is not guilty.
Our system is rigged to allow many many guilty parties to get away with it, because we deem that to be better than one innocent man being convicted.
The bias is the other way. You need near certainty and unambiguity to win a criminal case. That is why OJ got off but lost at the civil trial.
Then the case was a real turd, presuming there is plenty of bias against cyclists in the silent majority of the general populace.
Of course, if there is NOT bias against cyclists in the general populace, then the whole argument against bike lanes falls apart.
Pick your poison.
disregard for our traffic laws. So it is possible that a jury would be more biased than the DA, who will generally only prosecute if they think there is a reasonable probability that they will prevail
The jury slapped down the DA and SFPD on this and slapped them down hard.
They either find the case is proven or not proven. Given the burden of proof required in criminal cases, many many guilty defendants walk, like with OJ.
That doesn't mean the DA was wrong to bring the case, because nobody scores 100%.
Anyway, blame yourself because the DA position is elected
Gascon and the SFPD were pwned by the jury.
The DA is elected.
So you "pwned" yourself, and at your own expense.
The SFPD has discretion in what cases it brings to the DA and the DA has discretion in what cases it charges. In this case the SFPD was wrong for bringing the case and the DA was wrong for charging it.
Why are there multiple examples of comments referring to OJ in their arguments against this piece? The DA should not have brought the case simply because they haven't brought equivalent cases when motorists have killed cyclists and pedestrians.
DA should not bring a case to trial that they might not win.
Trained Russian bears on bikes wouldn't enjoy quite such protections, but even in their case, anyone who carelessly killed them by making an illegal turn with a motor vehicle would be liable for punishment under animal cruelty law. Hope this helps.
(By-the-way, I bought my first tank of gasoline in about four months yesterday. Funny how you can get used to not having a car.)
Because you are a fifty-something unemployed white male desperately clinging to his rent-controlled shithole with no girlfriend, wife, children, family or friends.
Ask me if I care
other 11 into submission.
and reveals an object worthy of pity not scorn.
He might be a troll, but that doesn't mean he's wrong you bombastic, self-important twit. You've referred to yourself in the third-person multiple times. Who the hell does that? When someone like Kanye West does it, at least he's actually accomplished something. Doesn't make him any less of an egomaniacal jerk but at least he can reference the amount of records he sold. When someone like you does it, well... that's just sad and pathetic.
IT's a great time to sell your bike and start SKATEBOARDING! not at all dangerous. unless you're a wimp! lol
Gascon ain't all bad. He brought charges against Mike Petrillis for the photo of Weiner at the urinal.
Good to see San Franciscans slap down the SFPD and DA on this.
in the local jurist (sic) milieu
evict Ed Lee, & evict the entire CC of SF D.A.'s office, all appointees before you wake one day in the near future in a proto fascists utopia.
It has been all down hill in the CC of S.F. since the night of the 2010 election and Ed Lee's pathetic (non majority) RCV (12 ballots!) election victory.
left turn at a signal-controlled intersection. He'd stopped at his red signal and then proceed to turn right coming straight at me. I was looking straight at him so I braked hard to keep from going under his wheels and shouted irately at him which elicited an apology.
Was it the need for prescription glasses on his part or inattention? Or was it simply the driver's inate expression of power which comes to some people when they sense that mass differential between their vehicle and another's means they really don't need to share the road fairly?
I pause to think again of the recent story of the fellow who supposedly ran a stop sign in the vicinity of Broadway and Gough and was described as "running into" a driver making a left turn into a driveway. Is it possible that the bicyclist did not run the sign any more than does your average San Francisco driver--including cops of course!--and yet he got blamed for his own injury simply because of the bias against bicyclists?
My experience yesterday says it is a decided possibility.
Anyhow, it is realities such as this which makes my own sometimes bold disregard of traffic signals seem completely legal under what is perhaps my imprecise understanding of "perfect necessity" legal doctrine.
After all, why should I wait at a red arrow when there are no cars* around only to proceed later when a driver may be present and quite liable to run me over as I pass in front of them? ... meanwhile having waited in a state of nervousness of being run down from behind?
This is why the Idaho Stop law makes perfect sense.
*also, of course, must look out for pedestrians and other bicyclists.
it was clearly safe to do so?
Because that just gives license to violent lawbreakers.
The driver risks getting a scratch in his paintwork and lilli risks oblivion.
So you believe that law breakers should be coddled if they are stronger than you? Obviously the poster managed to survive.
It is your job to get out of the way of something much bigger than you rather die making a futile point that nobody gives a crap about anyway
It is the job of the motorized vehicle to violate the law with impunity.
but if my attention had been momentarily distracted by some imperfections in the road surface I might have not spotted his move in time; perhaps only slowing enough to dent-in the side of his minivan and have the SFPD to brand me as reckless and self-destructive.
And yet you want sympathy?
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I think what impressed me most about A Matter of Loaf and Death was the simple fact that it came out mere three years after the largely successful Where-Rabbit film (which itself came out a full decade after the prior W&G film, A Close Shave). I'm not sure if this has to do with the animation process being perfected or the infusion of Ardman resources from three successful DreamWorks collaborations, but it's great that gang has been able to follow up a solid effort with another solid effort so quickly.
Returning to its typical 30-minute runtime, A Matter of Loaf and Death places Wallace and Gromit into but another new business venture.
From window washers, to rabbit control, this time 62 West Wallaby Street converted into bakery-mode complete with ovens, robotic kneading arms, and contraptions that can only be described as "Wallace-esque". Calling their new venture "Top Bun," profits are raising right along with the bread dough up until the moment Wallace falls head over buns in love with a seductive bread-industry icon, Piella Bakewell.
Oblivious-er than usual, Wallace is high on life with the course of events but Gromit finds himself concerned by the news that 12 local bakers disappeared mysteriously and all of them seemed to have had connections with one miss Piella Bakewell.
The humor, once more, is spectacular. If the low key comedic bits don't capture your attention the first time through, the scene that spoofs the famous pottery wheel/ Righteous Brothers bit from the movie Ghost certainly will! I was also quite enamored with the segment that spoofs the pay-loader suit made famous in James Cameron's ALIENS.
I'm surprised to observe around the web the general consensus that this one happens far too quickly (or is too short as the complaints seem to balk). Interestingly, save for the Where-Rabbit, all of Wallace and Gromit's films have been 30-minutes or under. How quickly we get spoiled!
To counter such complaints, truly this team does their absolute best work when the proverbial clock is ticking. The pacing here and the near-frantic exposition harkens back to the early-shorts, particularly reminiscent of the structure of A Close Shave.
I must confess to having inadvertently viewing this one out of order but as a result of the error, can state with absolute certainty that despite the general consensus, this one looks and feels a lot more like the original W&G shorts than it does the slightly out of place Where-Rabbit full length feature.
In all, some argue that A Matter of Loaf and Death is too short in runtime or not as clever as the earlier entries of the franchise but I completely disagree with these sentiments. Having been afforded the luxury of viewing the entire Wallace and Gromit collection within the course of a week, I can state with absolute conviction that this one more closely resembles the original features than it does the more Hollywood-finessed Where-Rabbit that preceded it. Highly recommended entertainment!
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To echo other reviewers here - this tour is well worth the money! The buses are clean and comfortable, the recorded narration is informative and interesting, and certain drivers will augment the programming with other points of interest.
A few caveats: Make sure you print out your confirmation email from Goldstar! As others have said before, there are multiple "Hop On Hop Off" double-decker bus services at Union Station. The Goldstar instructions are misleading - the ticket booth was not anywhere near the parking deck, and your tickets are not on "Will Call." We found the desk/kiosk near the front entrance and the East Wing, and although the staff knew about Goldstar, they would not accept my confirmation number, or even me showing them my confirmation email via Blackberry. I was forced to go print the confirmation email from a nearby cell phone shop (Wireless Experts, Inc) that offered wi-fi access ($1 per page plus internet usage, and a $10 minimum for credit cards), and this was used as a voucher to basically purchase free tickets.
Also, while on the upper deck, stay in your seat and duck! We watched another tourist ignore these rules and attempt to change seats multiple times while in-motion. A telephone cable knocked his hat off, and we found him again the next day with a band-aid on his forehead after he apparently caught a tree branch.
Be careful when getting off the bus! The upper level is equipped with a camera that allows the driver to see when passengers are getting up to leave. However, some drivers tend to breeze through the lesser-used stops, and one didn't notice that we were leaving. I moved quickly, but the bus started moving again abruptly and my wife slipped and fell down a couple of stairs. The driver apologized, of course, but you may run into this as well.
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We loved this tour! Weather was fantastic and we didn't have to wait more than 15 minutes for the next bus.
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See the sights of the nation's capital from this open-top bus. The Yellow Loop is a hop-on, hop-off tour that encompasses 24 stops throughout the nation's Capital. This is the only double-decker bus tour that serves Georgetown and the National Cathedral.
During this tour you'll enjoy the National Cathedral, the Lincoln Memorial, Union Station, Georgetown, the White House and much more.
Hop on or hop off at any of these Yellow Loop stops:
Stop 29 Union Station
50 Massachusetts Ave. NE
*Stop 30 Ford's Theatre *
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Stop *31 The White House *
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Stop *33 White House North *
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Stop *35 Dupont Circle *
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Stop *37 Woodley Park / National Zoo *
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Stop *38 Washington National Cathedral *
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Stop *39 Embassy Row*
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Stop *40 Georgetown Inn *
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Stop *41 Georgetown Canal / Shops *
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Stop *42 Georgetown Harbor *
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Stop *43 Four Seasons *
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22nd St. & Constitution Ave. NW
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17th & Constitution Ave. NW
Stop *47 Photo Stop at the White House *
Constitution Ave. NW (at the light)
Stop *48 American History Museum *
Constitution Ave. & 13th St. NW
Stop *49 Natural History Museum / Old Post Office *
12th St. & Pennslyvania Ave. NW
Stop *50 Marriott Metro Center *
775 12th Street NW
Stop *51 Convention Center *
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Stop *52 Union Station *
50 Massachusetts Ave. NE