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Poetry Unbound is a monthly reading series dedicated to presenting new work in a broad range of styles and genres, and to bringing together writers from different circles and communities, to strengthen and unite. This month, we are celebrating the release of Joan Gelfand's new book, The Long Blue Room, a piece which is both summons and recollection of the inherent activism underlying all forms of art: Gelfand's is a book of love poems, of hunger poems. In support of this theme, David Shaddock brings the night to life with explorations of the spiritual. And Todd Temkin is the architect of the group, shaping and supporting the flow of the evening's conversation with the hard buttresses of his experiences and context as a uniquely Chilean poet.
Poetry Unbound presents passionate wordsmiths on the first Sunday of each month, with a brief open mic, at the Art House Gallery in Berkeley. Hosted by Oakland writers Clive Matson and Richard Loranger.
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Joan Gelfand's poetry, fiction and reviews are in national and international publications. Joan is the Poetry Editor for the "J," the Development Chair of the Women's National Book Association and a blogger for the Huffington Post. Joan's newest collection of poetry, "The Long Blue Room," is forthcoming from Benicia Literary Arts, 2014. Previous books are: "A Dreamer's Guide to Cities and Streams," San Francisco Bay Press," "Here & Abroad,"(winner of Cervena Barva's Fiction Award) and "Seeking Center," Two Bridges Press. You can check out her website at http://joangelfand.com.
David Shaddock's poems have won the Ruah Magazine Power of Poetry Award for a collection of spiritual poems, and the International Peace Poem Prize, among other honors. His poems have appeared in such journals as Tikkun and Mother Jones. His books include "In This Place Where Something's Missing Lives" with an afterword by Rabbi Arthur Waskow, and "Dreams Are Another Set of Muscles," with an introduction by Denise Levertov. His play, "In A Company of Seekers," was performed at the 2012 Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy. He is the author of two nonfiction books on relationships and couples therapy, and maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Oakland.
Todd Temkin was born in Milwaukee, but has lived in the historic Chilean seaport of Valparaíso since 1994. In Chile, Temkin is known as a poet, urban activist, and Sunday columnist for El Mercurio de Valparaíso, the oldest Spanish language newspaper in continuous publication in the world. His poems have appeared in magazines throughout the US and Latin America and he is the author of two books, "Crazy Denizens of the Lost World" (University of Valparaíso) and "Moriré en Valparaíso" (Mercurio Aguilar), which was nominated for Chile's prestigious Altazor Prize—the only non-Chilean author ever nominated for the award. Other awards include the "Premio Ciudad de Valparaíso" and the Juana Ross de Edwards Prize. In 2003, the Chilean National Society of Architects named Mr. Temkin "Honorary Architect" in honor of his contributions to the preservation of Chile's national heritage. Since 2011, he has been a member of Chile National Art's Board (Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes), the only non-Chilean to be so designated.

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Sha'Teria Johnson, of Highland Springs, recently was named to the honor's list for the spring 2012 semester at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va. To be eligible for the honor's list, students must earn a grade point average of 3.75 or higher. The following students were named to the dean's list at MBC: Amanda Harrison, Yvonne Knight and Charnelle Smith, of Richmond; and Siobhan Beza, of Glen Allen. To be eligible for the dean's list, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.74.
The following students have been accepted by Hampden-Sydney College and will begin classes in August: Ahmad Rashad Rudd, of Henrico; Conrad Wesley Broadus, Jr., Tucker Valentine Brown, William Robert Hopkins, Samuel George Johnson, and Edward West Valentine, Jr., of Richmond; and Parker Harrison Campbell, Thomas Meredith Cole, III, Alexander Scott DeWees, Shane Thomas Duffy, John Donald Lloyd, Timothy Ryan Millican, Nicholas Christian Palmer, Jacob Bernard Pope, III, and Eric Douglas Shaver, of Glen Allen.
Gov. Bob McDonnell has appointed local residents to several boards and commissions: Advisory Board on Radiological Technology – Karsten F. Konerding, of Henrico, radiologist with Commonwealth Radiology, PC; Board of Optometry – Joseph E. Droter, O.D., of Richmond, optometrist; and State Rehabilitation Advisory Council – John M. Eisenberg, of Richmond, assistant superintendent of special education and student services.
Mary Cannella, of Glen Allen, recently graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, Ill.
The following students recently graduated from Mary Baldwin College: Jazzmin Booker, of Henrico; Paula Gatti, of Sandston; Sha'Teria Johnson, of Highland Springs; and Noran Knight, Yvonne Knight, Kelly Martin and Jacquelyn Slockbower, of Richmond.
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) International has selected Kathy Harkey as CIT Advocate of the Year and Chief Douglas A. Middleton as CIT Police Chief of the Year. Harkey became a certified trainer for CIT and has served as a family member trainer during the 40 hour training since the CIT inception in Henrico. She currently serves as program director for NAMI Central Virginia. Middleton plans to CIT train 100% of Henrico County police officers and the Henrico County Academy recruits. He is also committed to partnering with fire, mental health and the Sheriff's Department to ensure that all first responders are CIT trained.
Board leadership for Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc. (GRP) has changed effective July 1: G. Slaughter Fitz-Hugh, III, president of CapTech Ventures, Inc., has been elected vice chair. The following private sector members will continue their service on the Partnership board: Katherine Busser, senior vice president of Capital One; Robert P. DeLille, CEO at Creative; and T. Justin (Jay) Moore, partner at Hunton & Williams, LLP. The following private sector members will serve as board alternates: Ned W. Massee, vice president of corporate affairs at MeadWestvaco Corporation; Doug Roth, senior vice president and area executive at BB&T; Tracy Kemp Stallings, COO at HCA CJW Medical Center; and Kim Scheeler, president of Greater Richmond Chamber. Patricia S. O'Bannon, member of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors, will continue as a public sector board member. Virgil Hazelett, Henrico county manager, will continue to serve as a public sector board alternate. William C. Broaddus, partner at McGuireWoods, LLP, will continue to serve as General Counsel for the Partnership. Two Partnership officers, Gregory H. Wingfield, president and CEO, and Valerie Derricott, corporate secretary, were re-elected to their positions.
Celebrating 106 years
Former Sandston resident Mildred Taylor celebrated her 106th birthday Aug. 9. Taylor, who now lives in Powhatan, is still a member of Sandston Baptist Church. She was visited the day after her birthday by several members of the church, who played for her a recording of the entire church membership singing happy birthday to her during worship. > Read more.
YMCA breaks ground for aquatic center
YMCA officials gathered last week to break ground on the new Tommy J. West Aquatic Center at the Shady Grove Family YMCA on Nuckols Road. The center, which will featured 7,600 square feet of competitive and recreational space, including water slides, play areas for children and warmer water for those with physical limitations, is the fourth phase of a $4 million expansion at the facility. West was president and CEO of Capital Interior Contractors and a founding member of the Central Virginia Region of the Virginia Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors. > Read more.
Rotary donates to 'Bright Beginnings'
The Sandston Rotary Club recently donated $1,000 to the Sandston YMCA for its Bright Beginnings program, which helps provide children in need with school supplies for the new school year. > Read more.
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Enjoy the final days of summer with comedian Guy Torry, the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour or mystery writer Mary Miley Theobald at Twin Hickory Library. Another great way to welcome the beginning of fall is to check out the UR Spider Football season opener with man's best friend. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Bottoms up
Short Pump brewery offers more than just beer
I am still (happily) thinking about my entire experience at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery last week. Knowing nothing about this new brewery out of Denver, I was leery of brew-pub in the heart of Short Pump Town Center – this is not what I'd usually think of as a perfect fit, and yet, it was.
The restaurant and craft brewery opened in early June and features 10 beers made by female brewmaster Becky Hammond (pictured). This is the restaurant's second location in Virginia; the first is in Arlington. Behind glass walls, customers watched the beer brewing in massive steel barrels. For our up-and-coming beer region, it makes sense that Short Pump would jump on board.
As I walked up to the back of the mall near the comedy club, I was taken aback by what I saw: at the top of the stairs was an overflowing restaurant with outdoor seating, large umbrellas and dangling outdoor lights. > Read more.
Cultural Arts Center announces 2014 fall class schedule
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen is now registering participants for its fall 2014 schedule of classes.
The center will offer more than 100 classes for children and adults, covering topicssuch as culinary arts, fiber arts, visual and performance arts and more. Instruction is structured to appeal to a wide range of abilities, from beginners to experts of all ages. Class sizes are kept small to ensure maximum benefit for participants with generally no more than 15 students. > Read more.
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Posted by Jeff Jones, director, Trustworthy ComputingIf you are looking for threat intelligence from Microsoft, you are likely aware of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report which contains data and analysis from over a billion systems worldwide. In April, we launched volume 14 of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report which included a trip in Asia to discuss regional threat trends. While in Singapore, Tim Rains sat down with Rico Hizon from BBC World News to discuss the threat landscape in the region. You can watch the full episode here.
Regional threat trends are important in helping customers who do business or reside in those markets a way to better understand how to manage risk. Tim has previously blogged about regional threat trends and provided specific actions that can be taken to help protect against threats faced in the region. In the BBC interview, you can see Tim dive deeper into the regional threat trends for Asia and discuss how customers in those markets can manage risk. For more information on the global or regional threat trends, check out our latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report.
Posted by Adrienne Hall, general manager, Trustworthy Computing As I meet with customers, some ask: public or private cloud – which has more security risk? Actually, there are different sets of risks depending on the organization and their compliance needs.
A private cloud is a pool of computing resources controlled by a particular enterprise. Private clouds deliver a standardized set of services that are specified and architected, for the organization. The path to a private cloud is often driven by the need to maintain control of the delivery environment because of application maturity, performance and/or regulatory requirements, and business differentiation.
The opportunities offered by cloud computing requires a thorough assessment of benefits and risks.
Here are a few reasons why you might prefer a private cloud:
- A regulatory or security concern prevents you from allowing even encrypted data to reside in a public cloud.
- An in-house, customized application requires greater reliability or speed, potentially optimized through your own network rather than relying on the Internet.
- You want control over your assets, including physical possession of the hardware on which your data resides.
A Microsoft private cloud solution creates a layer of abstraction over pooled IT resources. Private clouds offer the scalability and pooled resources of cloud computing based on the organization's terms, within dedicated resources in their own datacenter or perhaps in a service provider's datacenter.
By Steve Lipner, partner director of Software Security, Trustworthy Computing Security, MicrosoftToday marks the first day of the Security Development Conference 2013. Security professionals from companies, government agencies and academic institutions have traveled from all over the world to learn, network and share proven security development practices that can reduce an organization's risk. As I sit here waiting for Scott Charney to take the stage, I am reminded that it's been almost a decade since Microsoft implemented its Security Development Lifecycle (SDL). So much has changed in that time. In the past decade, Internet usage has gone from roughly 350 million people online to more than 2.4 billion. Today there are more opportunities than ever before for developers. Windows 8 is still relatively new, the cloud is in its early stages of adoption and there has been an explosion in new mobile devices and platforms. While the Internet has created many new opportunities and ways to do business, it has also spawned a digital underground for online crime. Security breaches that have financial consequences or lead to intellectual property loss, website defacement or espionage have become a reality in today's computing landscape.
Many of the developers I talk with generally recognize the importance of security development. Despite this, the evidence suggests that the vast majority of organizations still have not adopted security development as a fundamental professional discipline. Microsoft recently surveyed over 2200 IT professionals and 490 developers worldwide. The survey found that only 37 percent of IT Professionals cited their organizations as building their products and services with security in mind. Furthermore, 61 percent of developers were not taking advantage of mitigation technologies that already exist such as ASLR, SEHOP and DEP. These mitigations have been freely available to the industry for years and are often simple additions to existing development practices–and yet only a minority of developers are leveraging them. This is concerning to me and it should be concerning to everyone who uses the Internet.
Posted by David Bills, chief reliability strategist, Trustworthy ComputingI've written before on the complexity of the cloud, including the notion that things will go wrong and the importance of planning ahead to minimize impact to customers when things do go wrong. Today Microsoft released a new whitepaper titled, "Resilience by design for cloud services", which provides a methodology for resilience modeling, along with detailed guidance and example templates for cloud services teams to use. The goal is to make implementation easy and consistent.The paper describes resilience modeling and analysis (RMA), which is based on an industry-standard technique called failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), but we've adapted it to more effectively prioritize work in the areas of detection, mitigation and recovery from failures – all of which are significant factors in reducing time to recover (TTR) for cloud services.There are four key phases of the RMA process:1. Pre-work. This is one of the most critical phases of the process and it's important to remember that the quality of the artifacts produced during this phase will have a significant influence on the final output. This phase covers two separate activities. First, the team develops a complete logical diagram, (or schematic), for their service which depicts every component, data source and data flow visually. Second, the team uses the logical diagram to identify all of the components susceptible to failure, (a.k.a. failure points). The team makes sure they understand the interactions, or connections, between these components and how each component in the ecosystem works.2. Discover. In this step the team identifies all potential failure modes for each component including the underlying service infrastructure elements and the various dependencies between those elements. The goal is to capture where the system can fail, (points), and how it can fail, (modes). We help guide this conversation with a pre-populated failure category checklist.3. Rate. In this phase, the team analyzes and records the effects that could result from each of the failures identified during the Discover phase. The RMA workbook contains a series of drop-down selections which help determine the effect and likelihood of a particular failure. These columns include the effect of the failure; the portion of users affected by the failure; the time it takes to detect the failure; the time it takes to recover from the failure and the likelihood of the failure occurring. This phase produces a list of calculated risk values for every failure type, and allows the team to prioritize their engineering investments based on those risk values.4. Act. The final phase is to take action on the items captured in the RMA worksheet and make the necessary investments to improve the reliability of the service. The ranking of failures captured during the Rate phase will allow teams to target their efforts toward the improvements which will have the biggest impact.If you are designing and deploying cloud services at scale, I encourage you to download this paper to read more about resilience modeling and analysis (RMA) and consider how implementing this process may help to improve the reliability of your online services.
By Adrienne Hall, general manager, Trustworthy ComputingMany organizations considering cloud adoption can benefit from timely trends research and simple, well-organized information about their current IT state to better assess the benefits of adopting a particular cloud service.
Today Microsoft released the new Trends in cloud computing report, which analyzes the results of current IT maturity and adoption practices of organizations worldwide that have used the free Cloud Security Readiness Tool (CSRT). The data consists of answers provided by people who used the CSRT over a six-month period between October 2012 and March 2013. This trends report helps organizations understand and evaluate IT security areas that are strengths and weaknesses. For example, areas of strength for those who utilized the tool are information security (through deployment of antivirus /antimalware software), security architecture, and facility security. Areas of weakness are human resources security, operations security, information security (through consistent incident reporting), legal protection and operations management.
Posted by David Bills, chief reliability strategist, Trustworthy ComputingI think most cloud providers recognize how important it is for them to be able to detect, diagnose, and resolve problems that threaten to reduce the availability and reliability of the services they offer. However, due to the plethora of components and dependencies involved in a typical cloud service, rapid detection, diagnosis and resolution of issues can be rather hard to achieve. Different root causes may manifest themselves as similar symptoms – this means it can be difficult to know for certain whether or not you have resolved an issue permanently.For example, slow response times could be traced back to queries that haven't been optimized or to fully-utilized network links slowing the transfer of data or to machines swapping from memory to disk and back. How you go about solving for each of these root causes is radically different, despite the same symptom – sluggish response!Many organizations focus their attention on incident management, but in my experience, it's the organizations that employ a robust problem management process that achieve greater reliability, agility and efficiency when managing their cloud services.Today Microsoft released a new whitepaper titled, "Problem management for reliable online services". The paper describes problem management and the benefits organizations derive from implementing a robust problem management framework. It compares incident management to problem management, and describes the fundamental concepts of effective problem management and outlines the problem management processes organizations can use to help improve the reliability of their online services. The paper also includes two real-world examples of approaches to problem management used by Bing and Microsoft IT.
By Jeff Jones, director, Trustworthy Computing
Today in Birmingham, England, Adrienne Hall, general manager of Trustworthy Computing, received one of three Professional Security Magazine's Women in Security awards for her leadership and significant contributions to the security industry and to women within the field.
Adrienne regularly meets with security industry leaders in business, academia, government and law enforcement to share ideas, strategies, and discuss timely security resources that advance industry learning and collaboration. She is often a keynote speaker at and frequently tailors presentations to include Cloud Computing. In particular, the ways in which Cloud vendors need to demonstrate the security, privacy and reliability of their Cloud solutions.
Adrienne is also recognized within the security industry for her leadership on the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR), which analyzes the threat landscape of exploits, vulnerabilities, and malware using data based on telemetry from over a billion systems worldwide. Threat awareness via data, insights, and guidance provided in the SIR can be useful in helping security leaders protect their organizations, software, and users. In addition, hundreds of thousands of people each month leverage the information contained in Security Bulletins from Microsoft, a consistent source of information published by Adrienne's group in partnership with Microsoft's Security Response Center.
The goal of these various investments and partnerships is to improve the state of information security; one that she acknowledges is more a journey than a destination in today's evolving threat landscape.
Posted by Jacqueline Beauchere, Chief Online Safety Officer, Microsoft
Almost 46 percent of Internet users are going online to find a job, according to recent data. That total nearly doubles when it comes to hiring managers using the Internet to screen prospective candidates. Increasingly, such statistics, coupled with conversations about online reputation – like the one at last week's 2013 FOSI European Forum – continue to show that in today's digital world, online information is just as important as an individual's past employment history. Held in Dublin and sponsored by The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), last week's event brought together some 150 representatives from government, including Frances Fitzgerald, the Irish Minister for Children and Youth Affairs; industry leaders from companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter the education sector, civil society, and the advocacy community to discuss, "The Year of the Digital Citizen: Online Safety, Data Protection, and Privacy."It was a question and comment from an audience member that sparked additional conversation, and underscored for me and others the ongoing need to attentively safeguard one's digital reputation.
Posted by Kim Sanchez, director, TwC Online Safety Communications, Microsoft
From loud talkers, to people who answer their cell phone while you're in mid-sentence, there are a number of mobile phone pet peeves that are getting under people's skin. Microsoft's Safer Online Facebook poll asked our social media fans; What do they find most annoying about the way people use their mobile phone? Have their ever…and, who is safer? Here's what they told us;
Their "Top Five" most selected pet peeves include:• Constant phone checking (44 percent of the respondents included this in their top five)• Loud talkers (41 percent)• Using or not silencing the phone when appropriate, for instance in social settings (40 percent)• Using the phone during face-to-face conversations (39 percent)• Delaying traffic (35 percent)
Have they ever…oh yes they did! Respondents shared with us, a number of entertaining stories; like pocket dialing while singing along to the radio. This may be simply irritating to some, but it's a great example of how you may be doing more than just annoying your social circles, or becoming a social outcast. In fact, you could be putting your personal information at risk.
Our Microsoft Safer Online poll found that: • Nearly half of respondents (47percent) said they have lost their mobile phone,• Exactly half (50 percent) said they have pocket dialed someone, and• More than half (58 percent) have shared their location


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The Illinois Tollway today activated Zero Weather Road Patrols to assist customers stranded in their cars during the severe cold weather and dangerous wind chills.
The Tollway anticipates mobilizing the Zero Weather Road Patrols throughout the week whenever temperatures or sustained wind chills fall below zero.
The 24-hour Zero Weather Road Patrols search for drivers stranded in disabled vehicles and respond to calls that come in to *999 motorist assistance, Illinois Tollway dispatch or Illinois State Police District 15.
While the Tollway's Highway Emergency Lane Patrol (H.E.L.P.) trucks sponsored by State Farm run from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, the Zero Weather Road Patrols work throughout the day and night, including weekends. Cars or trucks with empty fuel tanks, flat tires, batteries needing a boost, or overheated radiators are just some of the most frequent problems reported among drivers needing help.
"With the severe cold weather and extreme wind chills, we want our customers to stay with their vehicles if they become stranded and not try to go for help," said Illinois Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur. "Our Zero Weather Road Patrols are only a phone call away and ready to assist drivers who need help during these dangerous conditions."
There are a minimum of 11 Zero Weather Road Patrols, at least one from each of the Tollway's maintenance garages located throughout the system.
Zero Weather Road Patrols augment H.E.L.P. trucks and State Police patrols and ensure all segments of the Tollway system are carefully monitored, especially during the overnight hours. While on patrol, these vehicles also retrieve debris from the roadway and assist State Police, as needed.
The Zero Weather Road Patrols consist of crew cab trucks equipped with arrow boards for directing traffic around accidents or stranded vehicles and enough room to accommodate up to five passengers if motorists need to be transported to a Tollway maintenance garage, toll plaza or Tollway oasis while service is obtained.
The Tollway reminds customers that the seven oases located along the Tollway system serve as warming centers and also provide drivers an opportunity to check their vehicles or simply take a break.
The oases provide a variety of food, beverage and retail offerings, as well as Mobil fuel stations. On the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294/I-80), there are four oases: Lake Forest, O'Hare, Hinsdale and Chicago Southland Lincoln in South Holland. There are two oases on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) in Belvidere and Des Plaines and one on the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) in DeKalb.
Winter Weather Travel Tips
The Tollway offers the following travel tips to keep safe during dangerously cold weather:
- Be sure your cell phone is fully charged before heading out.
- Be sure tires are properly inflated during cold weather. Tires lose a pound of pressure for every 10 degrees the temperature drops. Check your vehicle owner's manual for recommended tire pressure.
- Keep your gas tank at least half full to avoid gas line freeze-up and ensure that you have extra driving time if the weather is unfavorable. Also, consider using winter or synthetic motor oil for colder temperatures, as conventional oils may thicken in colder temperatures. Check your vehicle manufacturer's recommendations for oil that meets colder temperature ranges.
- Keep a cold weather safety kit in your car that includes gloves, boots, blankets, road flares, water and a flashlight with fresh batteries. Other items to include: jumper cables, first-aid kit, basic tool kit, hot packs, bottled water and non-perishable snacks such as granola or candy bars.
- Stranded motorists should turn on their emergency lights and remain in their vehicles until help arrives.
- Cell phone users should call *999 motorist assistance for roadway assistance or to report other motorists pulled over on the side of the road. Before calling, motorists should try to note the roadway and direction of travel and nearest milepost or crossroad so the stranded motorist can be quickly located.
Illinois Tollway Keeps Drivers Informed
The Tollway offers the following ways for drivers to get the latest travel information before they get on the road:
- www.illinoistollway.com – Construction/Planning section and Tollway Trip Calculator and real-time roadway incident information
- 1-800-TOLL-FYI – Daily lane closure and travel information (updated every two hours or as conditions require during winter storms
- www.travelmidwest.com – Real-time travel times
- www.nbcchicago.com – Up-to-the-minute traffic by roadway
- www.myfoxchicago.com – Latest traffic conditions
- www.twitter.com – Real-time roadway incident information at Tollway Trip 90, Tollway Trip 88, Tollway Trip 355 and Tollway Trip 94/294


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Machines & Mechanisms: Applied Kinematic Analysis
Merrill Prentice Hall; David H. Myszka
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Publication Date:2004
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Following this week's meeting of the Rush County Commissioners, only the Dec. 31 meeting of the panel remains for the calendar year.
Prior to opening a 9:30 a.m. public hearing on county highway bids for 2013, commissioners Tom Barnes, Marvin Cole and Ken Masters dealt with a brief list of items brought before them.
Rush Superior Court Judge Brian Hill and county probation officer Mark Fields were first to have the county leaders' attention and had a two-fold request.
The first was to renew the county's contract with Cedar Bridge youth detention facility. For a number of years the county has contracted with the facility to house at-risk youth.
The agreement sets a fixed price for up to 180 days of use of the facility.
Judge Hill and Fields also requested that the county enter an agreement with Richmond Wernle Youth & Family Treatment Center as a second alternative for youth treatment services.
According to Hill, Cedar Bridge does not offer staff-operated psychological studies for patients, and the county is required to pay additional fees.
"It's a break for us to have an option," Fields said.
Following a brief discussion, the county leaders asked that the matter be revisited at a future meeting and asked that Fields and Hill seek a contract rather than an agreement with the Richmond facility.
In an unrelated matter, Hill said that the county's recently formed Community Corrections Board recently met and received partial funding from the state by meeting stated requirements.
"For our first meeting and on such short notice, I was impressed that we had 14 of the 16 members present. We formed a committee to look for a full-time director," Hill said.
He continued by saying that they hope to have a director hired in early 2013.
Next to speak before the commissioners was county APC Director Kate Meyer,
Meyer requested that the county sign three ordinances related to the county becoming compliant with the American Disabilities Act.
The ordinances were signed by Barnes, Cole and Masters.
In an unrelated matter, Meyer then gained approval for a consulting services for county mapping and APC legal counsel Gilda Caviness, and for consulting services by David Rozier & Associates.
The county leaders next opened bids for contracts to provide supplies during 2013 for the Rush County Highway Department.
Asphalt Materials submitted the lowest bid to provide liquid asphalt to the county.
The county awarded Ag One the contract to provide unleaded and biodiesel for the county highway. Unleaded gasoline will cost the county $3.263 per gallon and biodiesel will cost $3,439 per gallon during the coming year.
All bids for crushed stone and gravel were accepted and bids for guard rails, posts and piping were continued until a future meeting.
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New Family Medicine training centre provides "comfort of home"
A state-of-the-art medical centre that will serve as the academic home to family medicine residents in the School of Medicine was officially opened in Belleville this week.
It's part of a $6.6 million expansion of the university's family medicine residency program funded by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. Queen's has provided $1 million towards the capital cost of the new centre.
"We are building on Queen's long-standing tradition of community-based family medicine training programs and further solidifying our presence as a regional School of Medicine serving communities from Oshawa to Ottawa," said David Walker, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. "Family medicine residents from Queen's will spend their two years of training at the Belleville Queen's Family Medicine Centre, providing quality healthcare to area citizens."
Rebecca Holmes is starting her residency at the Centre next month. She says staying in one place has multiple benefits. "Through continuous interactions with patients, health care providers, and local agencies, an understanding of the community's needs develops," she says. "This allows residents to better address these needs, through advocacy, research, education and direct patient care. You also develop rapport and trust among your colleagues, and your constant presence helps to create your identity as a family medicine resident. Not only is it beneficial to your professional development, but you gain a sense of belonging with the people and the community, and soon it will have the comfort of home."
Residents, physicians and representatives of the Queen's School of Medicine, the South East Local Health Integration Network, and the city of Belleville celebrated the Centre's opening with a ribbon-cutting reception and tours of the facility.
"The Centre will be a tremendous addition to Belleville and the Quinte area," says Jonathan Kerr, the Centre's curriculum lead. "Our enthusiastic, dedicated group of family doctors will be working alongside keen, energetic family medicine residents from Queen's to provide outstanding family medicine care to our patients. By focusing on preventative care and chronic disease management, the Centre will provide more people with their own family doctor which will shorten wait times in local emergency rooms or walk-in clinics."
Features of the two-storey, 12,000-square-foot centre include:
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The Centre currently houses five family physicians and two general surgeons, with two more family doctors scheduled to join over the next year and capacity for further expansion in the future.
Queen's family medicine residency program has also recently expanded to Oshawa and Peterborough.
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A DISGRACED police officer has been sacked after admitting child porn charges.
PC Christopher Little was handed a three year community order at Newcastle Magistrates' Court today.
The court heard how six indecent movies featuring children were retrieved from the 33-year-old's computer.
The court heard that one of the movies Little had downloaded showed an adult male engaged in a sexual act with a five-year-old boy.
At a previous hearing Little pleaded guilty to six counts of making indecent images of children and one count of possessing indecent images.
The court heard that two of the images were classed as category four images - the second most serious level of indecent imagery.
Little had been serving with Durham Constabulary and was based at Peterlee Police Station in County Durham.
But following the charges Adam Samuels, defending, told the court that Little was dismissed from the force yesterday.
Little, of Manor Drive, Benton, North Tyneside, was sentenced to a three year community order with a three year supervision order.
He must also pay £85 costs and attend treatment at a sex offender's group.
Passing sentence, district judge Stephen Earl told him: "As I have indicated, what underpins this type of offending is the abuse of children.
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This convenient location offers four-lane access to I-80, I-70 and Des Moines. The community enjoys daily Amtrak service to Chicago and points east as well as Denver and points west.
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SB Nation's Dan Rubenstein and Matt Ufford are here to break down Saturday's two Elite Eight games and make their predictions, but they're not terribly confident in their picks*. In fact, they're almost certain that they are wrong. If you're the betting kind of person, you should probably watch this video and then bet your money on the exact opposite of what Dan and Matt say.↵
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McFARLAND (WKOW) -- The public was invited to a visitation for a McFarland couple who died in a car fire last week.
The visitation for Brandon Slattery, 24, and Amy Damon, 21, was held at McFarland High School. The two were found dead inside a burned car early Tuesday morning.
The car was one block from the New Year's party the engaged couple had attended. It's unclear why they stopped or why they couldn't get out of the car.
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Sands Pizza & More, which was opened by Sherry Panks in early summer 2012 in the J. Mike Plaza off S.C. 707 in the Burgess/St. James area of Horry County, has closed.
Red Basil, a Thai restaurant with sushi and a martini bar that opened in May at 1604 N. Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach, has closed.
Fish Tails Bar & Grill opened in June at 532 Church St. in Georgetown, and it is now closed. Pamela Lambert, who also owns Castaways at 833 Front St. in Georgetown, owned it. Lambert says she'll soon be serving dishes from the Fish Tails menu at Castaways.
Mancuso's Italian Restaurant at 117 Rivertown Blvd. in Conway, owned by Joe Mancuso who has had other area Italian restaurants, has closed. Mancuso opened this location in mid-2011.
Stool Pigeons, a bar and grill that opened 16 years ago at Broadway at the Beach, has closed.
A little more than one year after Baja Bistro Fresh Mex Grille opened at Broadway at the Beach, it has closed. Located at 1118 Celebrity Circle, near Ripley's Aquarium, LeRoy Peralta was the chef/owner. It offered quick-service dishes such as Taco Salad, Burritos, Quesadillas, Tacos and Nachos.
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Planet Wings is now open at 1780 Pine Island Rd. (near Five Guys across from Coastal Grand Mall), Myrtle Beach, serving 24 wing flavors (original and boneless), sandwiches (gyros, Philly Cheesesteak and more), burgers, salads and several Mexican dishes include burritos, quesadillas and tacos. Planet Wings also has a bar with beer and wine, and offers delivery within five miles, or even farther if the order is for more than $25. The number is 839-9464.
Pizzoli's Pizzeria opened recently at 3901 S.C. 544, in the Big Block Junction shopping center in the Socastee area. Owner Anthony Favoroso specializes in New York-style specialty pizzas, and on Mondays through Wednesdays, the purchase of one specialty pizza gets you another one for free. Pizzoli's also has wings, salads, sandwiches and calzones. This is a carry-out restaurant offering free delivery, and the number is 215-6672.
The new location of Angelo's Steak & Pasta is now open at 2311 S. Kings Highway, and the phone number remains the same: 626-2800.
Danny Cuevas recently opened Danny's Bar & Grill at 146 April Gray Lane at Fantasy Harbour in Myrtle Beach. The sports bar offers burgers, crab cakes, wings, sandwiches and seafood and daily happy hour from 4-7 p.m. with $2 drafts and $2.50 house drinks. The number is 796-2072.
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Susan Sarlo and Lance Lorenzen plan to open Rubi's Texas Grill by this weekend at 4310 McCorsley Ave. in Little River, in the former location of Papi's Texican Grill. Kitchen manager Bonnie Rogers has developed an entirely new menu with dishes including Deep fried Jalapeno Skewers, Pork Loin Burger with fresh apple salsa, Tuna Burger with pineapple salsa, Taco Bowls and Crab Cakes. Rubi's has a full bar and the NFL Network, draft beer pints are $2 all day every day (Coors Lite, Blue Moon, Miller Lite, PBR), and on Mondays the margaritas are $1.50. Planned fun includes dart tournaments, karaoke, live music and happy hour specials, and Rogers says she'll have daily inexpensive lunch specials. The number is 273-0265.
A new bakery called Crumb Buns is opening soon at 809 U.S. 17 S. in North Myrtle Beach. The owner and "cake artist" is Joe Trythall, and a sign on the shop's window says it will offer, "…Crumb Buns, Italian pastries, cakes for all occasions, breads, cookies, biscotti and more." The number is 663-0886.
Curtis Brown has purchased the restaurant known as Dino's at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, and he plans to open Castano's Italian Steakhouse in that spot. A soft opening is planned for Nov. 4 for dining experiences Brown is calling "dinnertainment" with music concerts shown on a big projection screen. Brown has 30 years' experience in the hospitality industry and has created a menu with many classic Italian dishes, such as Pork Chops in Cabernet Demi-Glace and That's Amore Ravioli, plus a lengthy bar menu.
By the end of October, Tongy's Schmackhouse will open at 201 Graduate Rd. in Conway, in the University Commons shopping center across from Coastal Carolina University. Three brothers – Blake Leek, Dustin Leek and Chad Leek – and Ohio restaurateur Dominic Fragomeni are the owners. Blake Leek and Dustin Leek will be the on-site managers. The restaurant's name is an old private joke from the brothers' college days when they described people who imbibed as being "schmackhoused."
When it opens, the kitchen will serve dishes like Crab Bruschetta, Fish Tacos, Nachos and a fried veggie medley for lunch, dinner and late-night dining. The number is 347-8664.
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Pastaria 811 at 11359 Ocean Highway in Pawleys Island now offers delivery service. It's open starting at 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Fridays and at 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, and the number is 237-5811.
Nick Batchelder, a chef at Louis's at Sanford's in Pawleys Island, was judged on Sept. 28 to be Myrtle Beach's Next Best Chef at a fund-raiser at Zulu Lounge benefitting Citizens Against Spouse Abuse II. Batchelder created a healthy and savory dish of Miso Glazed Local Black Drum with Chinese braised turnips and greens in dashi-ponzu broth. The fan favorite was Seafood Wellington by Chef Kevin Levine from Scatori's in Surfside Beach.
Two dinners are $22 on Monday through Thursday nights at Crossroads at House of Blues. On Mondays the special is a Maine Lobster dinner; Tuesdays featured BOGO dish is Fisherman's Platters; Wednesdays is Prime Rib; and on Thursdays two pasta dinners are $22, with a choice of three different pastas. "We're trying to do something for the locals," Executive Chef Mark Pilip said on Oct. 2. "We want to give back to them. We do appreciate locals coming out and supporting us, and this is our thank-you to show them that." Crossroads at House of Blues is at 4640 U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach at Barefoot Landing, and the number is 913-3746.
The Low Country Herb Society is having its Fall Garden Festival from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday (Oct. 12) and Saturday (Oct. 13) at Inlet Culinary Gardens at 5071 U.S. 17 Bypass in Murrells Inlet. Many herbs, veggies and flowers will be for sale along with heirloom pumpkins, gourds and squashes, and society members will be on-site to offer recipes and herb use suggestions.
Tasty seafood, hot cars and motorcycles, arts and crafts and more are coming to the Little River ShrimpFest taking place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 at the Little River waterfront. There will be children's activities and a Shrimp & Grits Cook-Off at noon on Sunday.
Through Oct. 15 tickets are $85 per person for An Evening at Sunnyside, when on Nov. 8 the historic plantation house off U.S. 17 Business in Murrells Inlet will be the site for hors d'oeuvres, desserts, wines, cocktails, live music, dancing and a silent auction to benefit Murrells Inlet 2020. After Oct. 15 the tickets are $100. Tickets can be purchased online at www.MurrellsInletSC.com.
Both Grand Strand locations of Logan's Roadhouse (1136 Oak Forest Ln., Myrtle Beach, 839-4666; and 4511 U.S. 17 S., North Myrtle Beach, 272-3435) are selling pink and black T-shirts featuring a crossword puzzle with a breast cancer awareness message. They are $10 each, and 100 percent of the purchase goes to the American Cancer Society.
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Troy Fischer, who's assault on a Startran bus passenger was caught on video, was sentenced Thursday morning in Lancaster County Court. Fischer was given 12 months probation and 100 hours of community service. Fischer, who now resides in Hawaii, was ordered to perform his community service at a homeless shelter there.
Fischer pled guilty to 3rd Degree Assault in July. The assault took place in March. It was caught on the bus's video surveillance camera. It shows Fischer becoming agitated by a passenger asking questions, and then punching the passenger repeatedly before dragging him off the bus.


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If you're trying to get pregnant in 2013, there are a few things you can do to increase your chances. Dr. Justo Maqueira from Emerald Coast OBGYN breaks down some resolutions to ramp up fertility.
"Anything you can do to reduce stress, reduce weight, clean up the diet," suggests Dr. Maqueira.
He says exercise is important not only for weight control, but also to help with sleep.
He says studies show that obesity can contribute to infertility.
"Some recent studies have shown that some trans-fats can also reduce fertility by decreasing ovulation rates," Dr. Maqueira explains.
Dr. Maqueira also recommends starting prenatal vitamins three months before trying to get pregnant. Another resolution you'll want to make...stop smoking.
"Smoking is extremely bad for fertility and for the pregnancy. You need to stop smoking and get help if you need to stop smoking," he says.
Reducing caffeine is also a goal you'll want to have.
According to Dr. Maqueira, "All of this is extremely important for fertility, or if you need in vitro fertilization, it will increase the success rate of in vitro. "
Dr. Maqueira advises that if you are under 35 and have been trying to conceive for a year with no success, see a doctor. If you're 35 or older, only wait 6 months before seeking help.


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I've been periodically checking GuideStar every so often to see when the Big East would release an updated 990 form (which nonprofits have to file with the IRS.) It was tough slogging for a while, but once again I finally hit pay dirt. Want to see what John Marinatto made last year for his "leadership"? That'll be page 7. Revenue numbers start on page 9. What exactly is the difference between the two sets of payout figures? One says Rutgers was paid $8.16 million by the Big East, while the other says $4.36 million. (Both sets include all schools, and aren't broken down by sport.) In fact, I think they went and filed an updated 2010 form that didn't include that breakdown, as I remember it from last year. Forms for private universities such as Syracuse remain a useful source of information - the last page of SU's sheet indicates a $1.9 million payout to Jim Boeheim, and a $1.26 million payout to Doug Marrone. Another item of note: the Big Ten paid approximately $23 million to its member teams in this time period, while the ACC ranged from $11 to $14 million.
Sources suggest that if NBC, which is desperate for sports inventory, signs a TV contract with the conference, it would be willing to pay the Big East football teams $10 milllion apiece and throw in an additional $4 million for the 16 basketball schools. One of the network's ideas may be to run a full day of Big East football, along with Notre Dame home games, from noon to midnight Saturdays on either NBC or its still-growing cable channel.That's from the Daily News. Mark Blaudschun shares similar thoughts.
Click the link, it has the transcript of a very interesting interview on this subject. Update: out of San Diego, some early projections have the new Big East contract paying all-sports teams $11 million per year. Take that, Brett McMurphy.
It's unfortunate that the Big East didn't do this a year ago when it might have actually done some good, but the ineffective and unqualified John Marinatto has finally been removed from his post. Now is the time for the Big East to purge any remnants of factions loyal to Marinatto/Tranghese/Gavitt. Marinatto should have never been hired in the first place over Kevin Weiberg or Nick Carparelli. Right now, the Big East's non-football programs to need to sit down, shut up, and get the hell out of the way while real men of action like Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti take charge of ongoing television rights negotiations. That's why Marinatto had to go now. You can't have some cronyist nitwit signing off on a crappy deal that would consign Big East football programs to poverty. It's time to play hardball, and whether the non-football schools get lost in the shuffle should be the least of the league's concerns. Now, if the conference wasn't being run by morons who hate football and making profits, we could have just listened to Pernetti a year ago and not seen the conference thrown into turmoil. Update: this ESPN report is laughably bad in many respects.
The Providence media (who else) started leaking these rumors recently, and now Brett McMurphy from CBS, who is close with John Marinatto, is now taking the rumors public? My response? Wait for Tom Luicci to confirm. As we saw with the Villanova rumors, what Providence wants does not always come to pass, because the Big East football teams can choose who they want to play against. Memphis would need 75% of the Big East football teams to agree before they join for football. Memphis, of course, is horrible at football, and has not been anywhere close to respectable over the past few years. The only way this remotely makes sense is if FedEx doubled their initial offer. For now, fans of competitive Big East football just need to hope that the dolts in Providence are trying to force their will on everyone else through the media again, and that the smart athletic directors like Tim Pernetti are trying to hold their ground. Pretty much, let's see what the Rutgers leaks are over the next few days. If Luicci are Sargeant say this is a done deal, THEN we're screwed. until then, there is still a flicker of hope. Update: and McMurphy says it's done.
Brett McMurphy reporting that BYU is unlikely to join the Big East due to an unwillingness to surrender home television rights doesn't necessarily mean that BYU to the Big East is dead. It means they're negotiating through the media. Consider the source. If John Marinatto has a story to get out there, McMurphy is one of his preferred mouthpieces. Update: now the AP says the deal is dead. Naturally, the Big East will now go after San Diego State, because God forbid they actually offend Villanova by inviting Temple.
It's not too interesting on the surface, but the main revelation is that the attached bylaws confirm previous media reports that the Big East needs a 75% majority on all votes. Big East football is also treated as a separate entity for football votes.
In case there was any question that the Big East basketball schools run the conference like a dictatorship. The Big East is reportedly poised to add Memphis, because Temple would be too threatening to Villanova's privileged status. The same Memphis that would be the third BCS conference team in a relatively small state. The same Memphis that has one of the worst football programs in the country. I don't know if West Virginia's suit will succeed, but yeah, I think they at least have a good point that the Big East conference is intentionally wrecking football. Now everything is poised on federated members like Boise and Air Force actually joining - which probably happens, as the Big East is still far more desirable than the MWC or similar options. Stay tuned.
The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting that prominent New Jersey politicians, including Governor Chris Christie and Senator Frank Lautenberg, have offered to lobby for Rutgers University athletics during the ongoing period of conference reshuffling. Those gestures are appreciated, and it may well make sense for RU to tap those resources behind the scenes. In public however, there is little value to making a public spectacle, making Rutgers savvy to request that local politicians stay in the background now. Rutgers's entire bid to join the ACC and Big Ten is centered around dignity, prudence, and good judgment. Rutgers is the academically-oriented athletic program where student athletes don't make headlines for the wrong reasons. Nothing makes a school or an athletic department look worse than in appearing to prostrate and beg through the media. What did Louisville and West Virginia get out of Mitch McConnell and Joe Manchin trading press releases besides negative publicity? In fact, WVU's suit against the Big East publicly cites the comments of UConn president Susan Herbst and CT Governor Dan Malloy. Rutgers is clearly making the right call in trying to stay low key, and maneuvering behind the scenes. Besides, nothing's going to happen until Missouri and Notre Dame move anyway. Wouldn't it just be perfect if ND jumps to the ACC, and Boston College ends up blocking UConn's bid for the ACC due to their inability to keep their collective mouths shut in 2003? That scenario could be very well in play at the moment, and would be the perfect validation for Rutgers and Tim Pernetti playing it cool and refusing to panic.
Now the Big East conference is officially in its death throes. It's hard to feel any anger towards West Virginia over the move, just envy. Rutgers, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh led the fight over the summer to drag the Big East kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century. John Marinatto and co. responded by saying, "no thanks, we're good. By the way, you have to add Villanova or else." The Big East made its intentions loud and clear, which is why its basketball conference will soon be nothing more than a glorified Atlantic 10. Football rules college athletics, and any party unable or unwilling to acknowledge that will inevitably be trampled. Now the next domino in the ongoing reshuffling is Notre Dame, which conceivably could go to the Big XII, Big Ten, or ACC. Once they decide, the Big East formally dies, and any remaining Big East football schools learn their ultimate fate. Update: here's Mark Blaudschun talking up Notre Dame joining the ACC for everything but football, and UConn being #16. This scenario does not jibe with the ACC's public comments against federated membership and unequal revenue sharing.
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i climbed orange clonus sunday (nov 25th) fun adventure! alas!! i lost my number 4 BD Camalot! big bummer~it's up on the last pitch...if anyone happens to retrieve my old faithful #4., I would definitely treat to beer of choice ..contact bethan 907-306-8787 thanks in advance :)
I definitely saw it up there on 12/6, but it wouldn't budge. It is still there... waiting for you. Sorry! Believe me, I wanted to get it out.
Is this the new standard? "I stuck a cam....my 2nd could not get it out...it was not worth it to me to rap down and re-climb the pitch to get it out...could you please retrieve it for me with your skills....haul it out and get it back to me? I will buy you a beer." The last pitch of OC is easy to rap back down and re-climb. When we retrieve ropes and gear you folks leave behind, we are actually cleaning up litter, first and foremost. If the gear and/or rope has any use to the party hauling it out, good for them...the class thing to do is to simply thank them for cleaning up after you.
Dow...thanks so much for cleaning up the crag for us, and if in your world there is such a thing a Karma, you'd best hope that there are other things you do in your life that tip the balance back in your favor. "Small unselfish acts of kindness may bare fruit."
Karma??? You need to experience a bit more in life. Climbing is the most self centered activity on earth. If you want karma raining down on you, work a project in East or West Africa. Get real. A stuck cam you could not get out and/or did not put in the effort to get out is not a "lost" cam...."lost" would be more representative of leaving some pieces on the ground and not realizing it until you returned home. That request for return would make sense. Begging for a stuck cam to be returned is no doubt the new standard amongst some of you, that I concede.
Well put, D money. Sounds to me like someone needs to.....HARDEN THE FUCK UP! The world keeps getting smaller. Remember when Red Rock used to be a wilderness?
Sounds like a couple of folks probably tried pretty hard to get that cam unstuck. Another two of you are oh so sure of yourselves and have certainly never regretted having to leave something behind on a climb, I'm sure. Most of your posts are thoughtful and well-worded. In this case, please lighten up gentlemen.
Sure, but shit happens. You aren't required to return gear to people if it is left on a climb. They are not entitled to get their gear back either. And it isn't karma. But if you know who the person is and they request it back, is returning it not the right thing to do? People leave gear all the time around Red Rock. My girlfriend got one of my cams so horribly overcammed on the first pitch of OC last year. I was unable to get it out despite two nut tools and 20 minutes of work. It eventually did come out via someone else (over a month later) after it had been beat to shit and pried out of the crack with some sort of a short crowbar. Shit happens. Long, arduous rappels and meandering, ledgy terrain leads to stuck ropes. Cams walk (when not properly slung) and people make mistakes when placing gear in sketchy situations. If you leave a piece of gear on a route, you have said good bye to it. But if someone feels like they would like to return it to you, more power to them, it's just the right thing to do.
^^^^Why bring rational thought into a climbing forum, clint? Have fun on the new years trip, btw. Just ballbusting. I got a stuck #3 back for the price of a thai curry once, also my strangely forgotten #1 for a second trip up Dark Shadows to the top in a week. Nothing wrong with a little reward for gear returned. It's Crissmass, everyone should lighten up, or at least Harden the Fuck Up, as previously mentioned. Remember when losing gear just meant losing gear, end of story?
yeah sometimes I open my big mouth and before I know it i've gone ahead and made a point. dammit! J-tree tomorrow, can't wait! Nothin like new years in the tree!
So... I'm just going to go ahead and chime in and say I climbed OC in mid December and on the last pitch I pulled out the old style #4 by hand while leading... I don't know what the other poster is talking about "working on it," unless it's like a lid on a jar of pickles that he loosened for me and I simply pulled out. This piece was clearly forgotten and not "stuck." Things happen.
Just paid top dollar for a couple of those old 4s, nice find! Now the ethical dilemma gets into fifth gear...
I've never gotten a piece of gear that I haven't begrudgingly returned to the owner. "Hey did you see a #4 up there?" "Hey were you able to get those nuts out on the first second and third pitches". Holy crap it hurts to give that stuff away. You work for 15 minutes on a cam and then the owner collects it from you at the base. I guess I tend to believe more in the harden the fuck up mentality, but always give in to the 2012 Karma free love guilt trip.
Probably should have posted this a while ago to calm things down - the owner of the cam was contacted and it is in the process of being returned.
Welcome back to the most edited page in the Nevada forums. Hope you didn't miss all the fun, the admin elves were taking away the good stuff overnight like a bunch of Dickish tooth fairies. Speaking of fairies, I believe someone called you a dick a while ago-ignore the voice behind the screen, it's squeaky and needs lots of cookies and hugs. Class move A.Y., I wouldn't blame you for keeping it regardless.


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Modern civilization began right here in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley. Also known as the Fertile Crescent or Mesopotamia, this is the place where, six thousand years ago, agriculture, writing and mathematics were brought into widespread use.
The term "Middle East" comes from the British navy, which used it to describe the countries on the trade route from Europe to India and China. Everything from Afghanistan to Morocco may possibly be classified as "middle eastern", depending on whom you ask -- and when.
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When northern Europe was still lurking about in slimy cold stone castles playing chess, the Middle East was enjoying the flowers of poetry, luxurious craftsmanship, music and literature. In fact, the Renaissance in Europe was partly inspired by stories brought back from the middle east by travelers along the trade route.
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Isiah Thomas believes he could have made LeBron a Knick
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Isiah Thomas is the coach of FIU — for now — but he's still very much in a New York state of mind.
And in a long piece on ESPN.com, he argues that LeBron James would be too, if Thomas had still been leading the Knicks' franchise.
LeBron James would have taken his talents to the white lights of Broadway, not the white sand of South Beach, if Isiah Thomas had anything to do with it.
"I have to believe that," Thomas said, "because that was my plan. So I stick to it."
Hired as president of the Knicks in December of 2003, Thomas said he targeted James as the centerpiece of a future title winner in New York "from the first day he got in the league, as soon as I got the job."
Thomas guessed James would ultimately sign an extension with Cleveland that would keep him with the Cavaliers through 2010, but went about acquiring players he thought would appeal to LeBron, anyway. Eddy Curry and Jamal Crawford, for instance.
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So the man criticized for never having a plan actually had one. It might've been crazy to focus on 2010 in 2004 and 2005, but Thomas had many friends in the business who thought he was crazy to assume control of the Knicks in the first place. His overmatched predecessor, Scott Layden, had left behind a dreadful roster that was some $45 million over the salary cap.
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Thomas was trying to survive until he could recruit James, the longest of long-term strategies doomed from the start. "That's a problem with being a visionary," Thomas said. "You're way too far out, and by the time it catches up, people will hack you to death."
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By R. Scott Macintosh
BEIJING-- Ming Zhaung is never without a place to sleep, food to eat, or ink for his brush. The Zen master of the Bailin Temple in Hebei Province is constantly cared for by his devotees - now more than 1,000 students, most of whom started attending his lectures last summer.
"I am always traveling to spread the Dharma," says Mr. Ming, who makes a circuit of homes and meeting places throughout China. "Everything is provided by my students."
As China becomes more wealthy and worldly, it's also experiencing a growing interest in spirituality. Chinese are emerging with "more time and freedom to think," says Yuan Ci, a monk who works with the Buddhist Association of China in Beijing. In doing so, they are helping to revive China's venerable religions, like Buddhism.
In urban areas, China's new Buddhists are young, college-educated, and upwardly mobile. They are looking not only for purpose in their lives, analysts say, but for a way to cope with the pressures of modernization and high expectations.
Spirituality is "the peach orchard outside the world," says Gyan Giri, director of the Mountain Yoga retreat center in Beijing, citing a Chinese saying. "It's finding an Eden or a utopia where people can lead a better life."
China's market economy, Yang Fenggang, a sociologist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., wrote in an academic paper, is "accompanied by widespread moral corruption, which prompts many individuals to seek a theodicy, or a religious worldview, to put the seemingly chaotic universe into order."
With roughly 100 million followers, Buddhism is the largest religion in China, according to government statistics. It also is the most favored. Senior officials have been known to seek Buddhist masters for guidance - and many turn a blind eye when Buddhist masters disregard laws that prohibit teaching in private settings, something that can result in punishment for Christian leaders of "home churches."
"Exceptions to the regulations are often made in regard to Buddhism," says Mr. Yang. "You can buy Buddhist scriptures at public bookstores, but the Christian Bible is not allowed to be sold. Of course, if you ask for it in sincerity, some bookstore manager might find a copy for you under a hidden cabinet."
Still, other religions are gaining followers as well. Yoga is attracting more practitioners, ironically because of its image as a fashionable Western trend. And Protestant Christianity is the fastest growing religion in China, according to Yang, who notes an increase of young converts in recent years. Academics estimate that there are 50 to 80 million Protestants in China. Often, Chinese will move back and forth between religions, according to their needs.
"The Chinese have traditionally been religious opportunists," said Gene Cooper, a professor in anthropology at the University of Southern California. "But if you've had success getting your prayers answered at the Daoist Temple, then that's the one you go back to."
Because of the leeway given to Buddhism, its revival has been more evident. This April, for example, the Buddhist Association of China, the official supervisory organ, will launch the first World Buddhist Forum to "find out how Buddhists can take action to make a peaceful world," says Yuan Ci.
"Unlike Christianity and Falun Gong, which authorities view as 'alien' and intrusive, the government has adopted a fairly loose reaction to the reemergence of local 'popular' religion, which is experiencing a renaissance," says Professor Cooper.
To reach his followers, Ming ignores the rules on home teaching. On Sundays, his students pack a Beijing apartment, sitting cross-legged on the floor to listen to lectures on Zen philosophy. "In Buddhism, there is destiny," says Fang Fang of how she became one of Ming Zhuang's students. "One day in 2004, I realized that I must find a teacher in Buddhism. So I prayed for it. Last year, I met my teacher."


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Harmony Cabin in Pinetop
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 9
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type Cabin
- community Pinetop Lakes Country Club
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 570 - $ 965 / week
$ 1,500 - $ 2,200 / month
vacation rental description
**** *****ALL Published Rates are for 1-4 people ******
** HOLIDAYS priced differently .
OFF PEAK rates: Sept 21st - Nov 20th ....... and April 1st - May 19th Off Peak Rates vary but an example of Off Peak Rates is : $100 Mon-Thurs. and $115 Fri-Sat. Some O/P rates are lower... call for details.
PEAK RATES are $150 per night ** HOLIDAYS are $165 per night
MAY 20TH - SEPT 20TH and NOV 21ST - MARCH 31ST
We also collect a cleaning fee of $80 (1-4 people; 2 beds) each additional bed used adds $5 to that price
All rates are based on an occupancy of (1-4 people) Each additional person is $10 per night per person. SPECIAL pricing for Children (decided by age.)
Harmony Cabin is located in Pinetop Lakes Country Club, 1 ½ miles south of Pinetop, Arizona. It is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath + loft fully furnished home. Harmony sleeps up to 9 people. It is an unusual home in that it has 6 sides and a fantastic covered porch that wraps around 4 sides. There is a bbq grill (gas/propane) on the porch.
The Master bedrm has a king bed... the middle bedrm has a queen... the 3rd has a full bed... the loft has a single bed & the couch opens into a queen bed. Linens are provided as well as extra pillows & blankets.
There are 3 tv's, 2 dvd players & stero cassett player, cd player & high speed internet,
Kitchen is equipped with: microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator,coffee maker, toaster & pots & pans, a blender as well as dishes, cups, glasss & utensils. Ironing board & iron are also provided for your convience.
Harmony also has a vacuum , brooms, dust pan as well as washer & dryer.
We have a guest book on the kitchen counter top that provides you a place to jot down your comments about your stay at Harmony. There is also a photo album of what the home looked like when we purchased it… and another with photo's of some of our past renters & their stay with us. Feel free to email or snale mail us a few photos of your stay & we will add them to our Harmony Cabin family photo album
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Carlene Jen 480-980-2677
cabin rental amenities
There are 3 tv's, 2 dvd players & stero cassett player, cd player & high speed internet. ALSO WIFI
Sunrise Ski Resort near by. Hon-da Casino right up the road.
***lakes**mountains**resturants**shops**casino**antiquing**horseback riding**golf or just plain relaxation** stays of more than 5 nights can have access to the Community Rec Center (Pool tables, tennis, Air Hockey, game machines, library, outdoor swimming pool etc. ) for a minimal charge.
activities and attractions in Pinetop Arizona
There are many lakes close by on Forest service land and on the reservation. The closest lake is about 12 minutes away, Woodland Lake. There are many Reservation Lakes about 25 minutes away. The area has manyForest service designated hiking and mountain biking trails as well as golfing and skiing. Pinetop Lakes Country Club is just a few minutes away and has a beautiful sem-private golf course...as well as an equestrian center.
Sunrise Ski Resort is very close and offers over 60 downhill runs as well as cross country skiing, sledding and snow boarding.
If you are a snowboarder or downhill skier that's one of the reasons we purchased this house, to be as close as possible to the Ski Resort. No more long tiring drives back to your hotel in Lakeside, Pinedale or
Show Low after a day on the slopes. Pinetop, Lakeside and Show Low offer many fine restaurants and shops. Hon-Da casino is only about 5 minutes up the road. If you want to relax after a long day & enjoy cable TV and check email using our Internet.
Activities and Attractions in Pinetop Arizona
This is what you can do here and in the Pinetop area: quadding, mountain biking, golf, tennis, go carts, minuture golf hunting, biking, fishing, skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, sledding, kayaking, gambling, movies, restaurants, museums, antiques, horseback riding etc.
To get to Sunrise from our place you do not have to go through Show Low, Lakeside or Pinetop, there are only 2 stoplights and highway travel between you and the mountain!
If you like hiking, you can get a day hiking permit from the White Mountain Apache Tribe. For quadding and hunting we are also about a half mile from US National forest land.
vacation rental rates
Rates are based on occupancy of 1-4 people per night.** each additional person is $10 per person per night. *** (After 4 people)--Children are priced according to age. Please call or email with THEIR AGES.**
Holidays start at $165 per night. **2 days before & after the Holiday are priced at Holiday rates.
Nov 21st - March 30th .... and May 25 - Sept 20th
Sept 21st - Nov 20th ....... and April 1st - May 24th . Off Peak Rates
vary but an example of Off Peak Rates is : $110 Mon-Thurs. and $125
Fri-Sat, Sun. Some OP rates are lower... call for details.
There is a $80 cleaning fee (occupancy of 1-4) added to the rent for each additional person after 4 we add $5 to that fee. [ some exceptions for parties of 2]
What you are suppose to do when you arrive and before you leave will be emailed to you along with a copy of the Contract
Carlene Jen 480-980-2677
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Top things to do in Pinetop
- Numerous Lakes ** & **Mountains
- Sunrise Ski Resort
- Bumper Cars /Mini-Golf
- Get out of the "HEAT"
- Hon-Da Casino
Top things to do on a budget
- Play horseshoes
- Take a bike ride
- Drive up to the Lakes
- Play board or card games
- Read or just sit & enjoy Nature
Top things to do with a family
- Sledding or Skiing
- Bike rides or Hikes
- Play cards or board games
- Enjoy your time away from the Rat Race
- Visit the Apache Museum
Carlene Jen , owner