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This course is a basic introduction to microeconomic analysis and its applications for public policy. Tools, concepts and models of economic analysis will be developed and applied to public policy issues. The course will explore the philosophy and values inherent in economic analysis and examine empirical methods to test the validity of economic models. Topics include: consumer and producer behavior, pricing and the forces of supply and demand, market allocation of scarce resources, the distribution of wealth and market failure.
Mode of Inquiry: Understanding Society
This course is an introduction to macroeconomics analysis and its public policy applications. Macroeconomics develops the analytical tools for examining how such aggregate economic variables as national output, the unemployment rate, the price level, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, budget deficits, the money supply and economic growth are determined. The models developed will be applied to consider how international trade and fiscal and monetary policy influence economic activity.
Prerequisite: ECON 122 recommended
This course is an introduction to the statistical techniques used in economics. It covers descriptive statistics, probability, statistical estimation and inference, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and simple and multiple regression. ECON 230 counts for only one half credit if the student has completed MATH 138 or similar Statistics courses.
General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning (*)
This course examines financial decision making and business and corporate finance and investments as related to the business structure and the institution. It examines corporate financial policies and structure, the capital markets and the mechanisms of investment.
Prerequisite: ECON 122
This course examines the banking system and the relationship between financial intermediaries, the Federal Reserve System, depositor behavior and monetary policy. Specific topics include the determination and structure of interest rates, banking regulation, money supply creation and macroeconomic policy.
Prerequisite: ECON 122
The focus of the course is on central banking and monetary policy, primarily in the United States. The class studies central bank decision-making, the relationship between central bank policy and financial markets, and some of the problems in conducting policy. The effect of Federal Reserve policy on output and inflation in both the short and long run is examined, along with how expectations can alter the effectiveness of policy. The class culminates in a mock Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Closed to students with ECON 332.
Prerequisite: ECON 122 and ECON 123 or consent of instructor
This course examines competing views concerning the fundamental determinants of labor market outcomes. The course explores the role of the labor market and other institutional factors in determining wages, employment and the distribution of income. Special consideration will be devoted to topics of poverty, underemployment and labor market discrimination.Closed to students with ECON 332.
Prerequisite: ECON 122
This course examines the relationship between market structure, conduct of firms, and market performance. Emphasis is on determining optimal public policy toward mergers, concentrated markets, and anticompetitive practices. Conflicting schools of thought and their implications for public policy are examined. Topics include specific monopoly and oligopoly behaviors, cartel theory, public policy toward merges among large corporations, and antitrust case history.
Prerequisite: ECON 122
The economic paradigm can make important contributions to understanding and alleviating environmental problems. This course examines the shortcomings of the market mechanism for allocating environmental resources and of public policies for mitigating environmental degradation. Topics include externalities, common property resources, public goods, property rights and cost-benefit analysis. Special consideration will be given to several contemporary environmental problems.
Prerequisite: ECON 122
The course focuses on government provision of goods and services. Economic analysis is used to explore why governments provide goods and services, how governments select particular projects and programs, and why various taxes, user fees, debt and intergovernmental transfers are used to finance government expenditures. Generally offered when the Oregon Legislature is in session, this course draws on current issues and personnel from state government to clarify and illustrate abstract concepts.
Prerequisite: ECON 122
This course examines the nature and performance of different economic systems in theory and practice. Included are capitalist market economies, centrally planned economies, socialist market economies and the economic systems utilized in various utopian writings and experimental communities. The challenges of reforming the economies of the People's Republic of China, East European countries and the republics of the former Soviet Union serve as a contemporary theme for this course.
Prerequisite: ECON 122
This course examines the structural characteristics of developing countries and major theories of economic development. Specific topics will include land reform, agriculture and industrialization, population and employment policies, the role of money and capital markets in development, trade and development, the impact of aid and foreign investment, and strategies for development planning.
Prerequisite: ECON 122
This course examines the workings of the international economy with an emphasis on current policy issues. Economic theory will be used to study the effects of trade among nations, the factors which influence trading patterns and the effects of trade restrictions such as tariffs. Financial relationships among nations and the functioning of the international monetary system will also be explored. Other topics include the role of trade in economic growth and development and the impact of foreign investment and the multinational corporation in both advanced and developing nations.
Prerequisite: ECON 122 required; ECON 123 preferred
This course explores modern theories of the behavior of households and business firms in determining prices, the mix of goods and services produced in the economy, the allocation of scarce resources and the distribution of income and wealth among the participants in a market economy. The successes and failures of different types of markets are considered along with public policies aimed at improving the performance of markets.
Prerequisite: ECON 122, MATH 141 or equivalent
This course examines theories of how consumption, investment and government spending behavior influence the total level of economic activity in an economic system and the impact of foreign trade on the national economy. Also explored are the ways in which government spending, taxation and monetary policies influence unemployment, inflation and the rate of economic growth.
Prerequisite: ECON 123
This course examines the supply and demand for health care services and the technology used in health care production. It examines social insurance, HMOs, health care reform and advertising about health care. It also looks at labor markets and professional training in health care.
Prerequisite: ECON 122
Supervised interns apply and extend principles developed in the Economics majors in public and private sector placements. Students accepted for this course will normally have second-semester Junior or Senior standing and will have completed most of the courses required for the Economics major. Interns work 10-12 hours a week at the internship site, complete an analytical paper based on a project under the guidance of the instructor and the off-campus internship supervisor, and attend periodic class meetings with other interns. Two credits are granted only in exceptional circumstances.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Economic theory is used to determine land valuation and site location and to explain the creation of real estate. This course will also explore transportation routes and urban amenities, as well as zoning laws, congestion and pollution.
General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing centered
Prerequisite: ECON 357
This course will trace the development of economic thought from the decline of feudalism to the present, investigating Classical, Marxist, Neoclassical, Keynesian and Modern Heterodox theories. The goal will be to understand the various theories as well as the historical context in which they became important.
Prerequisite: ECON 122 and ECON 123
Students enrolled in this course participate in the International Business Policy Competition. This course provides students with a hands-on understanding of economic analysis and business management through business simulation models. Students in this course will manage a business in a computer-simulated industry. Participation in the course requires that students put into practice the tools of economic analysis they have acquired in other courses. This course does not count toward the Economics major or minor.
Prerequisite: ECON 357 and consent of instructor.
This course examines advanced statistical methods used to quantify economic and business phenomena. Topics include regression, regression specification and functional form, multicolinearity, serial correlation, heteroskedasticity, exponential smoothing, seasonal adjustment and simultaneous equations. Skill in combining economic theory and available data to produce estimates using computer statistical routines will be developed.
General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
Prerequisite: ECON 122, ECON 123 and ECON 230, MATH 141 or equivalent.
This course is designed to explore the ways in which formal mathematical models can be used to analyze and interpret microeconomic and macroeconomic relationships and phenomena.
Prerequisite: ECON 357
This course examines an economic theme or topic using the analytical and empirical skills developed at the intermediate theory level. The course culminates in a project proposal for the Economics Senior Seminar course and in a major paper which develops core components of the proposal. Assignments include written and oral evaluation of the work of both peers and professionals, multiple drafts of the research paper and classroom presentation of principal methods and conclusions.
General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing centered
Prerequisite: ECON 230, ECON 357 or ECON 358 (determined by instructor) and MATH 141 or equivalent
This offering is designed to enable a qualified student to engage in supervised study in topics not covered in other departmental courses.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor
Each student completes a research paper that builds on analytical methods from the required courses in the major. Other activities include written and oral evaluation of the work of both peers and professionals, development and presentation of a research paper and presentation of principal methods and conclusions.
General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing centered
Prerequisite: ECON 357, ECON 358 and ECON 470


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Convergent plate boundaries
Convergent plate boundaries come in several flavors, but they share one thing in common - plate collisions! Take a look at the differences between the three examples on this page.
Continental vs. oceanic plate convergenceIn a contest between a dense oceanic plate and a less dense, buoyant continental plate, guess which one will sink? The dense, leading edge of the oceanic plate actually pulls the rest of the plate into the flowing asthenosphere and a subduction zone is born! Where the two plates intersect, a deep trench forms.
Geologists arent sure how deep the oceanic plate sinks before it completely melts, but we do know that it remains solid far beyond depths of 100 km beneath the Earths surface.
When the subducting oceanic plate sinks deeper than 100 kilometers, huge temperature and pressure increases make the plate sweat. Well, not exactly, but the uncomfortable conditions force minerals in the subducting plate to release trapped water and other gasses. The gaseous sweat works its way upward, causing a chain of chemical reactions that MELT THE MANTLE above the subducting plate.
This hot, freshly melted liquid rock (magma) makes its way toward the surface. Most of the molten rock cools and solidifies in huge sponge-like magma chambers far below the Earths surface. Large intrusive rock bodies that form the backbones of great mountain ranges such as the Sierra Nevada form by this process.
Some molten rock may break through the Earths surface, instantly releasing the huge pressure built up in the gas-rich magma chambers below. Gasses, lava and ash explode out from the breached surface. Over time, layer upon layer of erupting lava and ash build volcanic mountain ranges above the simmering cauldrons below.
Look for curved volcanic mountain ranges with deep trenches alongside and its a safe bet that you're looking at a subduction zone.
Oceanic vs. oceanic plate convergenceIn a contest between a dense oceanic plate and a less dense, buoyant continental plate, you know that its the dense oceanic plate that sinks.
What happens when two dense oceanic plates collide? Once again, density is the key!
Remember that oceanic plates are born at midocean ridges where molten rock rises from the mantle, cools and solidifies. Little by little, as new molten rock erupts at the mid-ocean ridge, the newly created oceanic plate moves away from the ridge where it was created. The farther the plate gets from the ridge that created it, the colder and denser ('heavier') it gets.
When two oceanic plates collide, the plate that is older, therefore colder and denser, is the one that will sink.
The rest of the story is a lot like the continental vs. oceanic plate collision we described above. Once again, a subduction zone forms and a curved volcanic mountain chain forms above the subducting plate. Of course, this time the volcanoes rise out of the ocean, so we call these volcanic mountain chains island arcs. The Aleutian Peninsula of Alaska is an excellent example of a very volcanically-active island arc.
Continental vs. continental plate convergence
By this time, you understand enough about plates to guess that when the massive bulk of two buoyant continental plates collide there is bound to be trouble!
The Himalayan mountain range provides a spectacular example of continent vs. continent collision. When two huge masses of continental lithosphere meet head-on, neither one can sink because both plates are too buoyant.It is here that the highest mountains in the world grow. At these boundaries solid rock is crumpled and faulted. Huge slivers of rock, many kilometers wide are thrust on top of one another, forming a towering mountain range. The pressure here is so great that an enormous piece of Asia is being wedged sideways, slipping out of the way like a watermelon seed squeezed between your fingers.
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Cardiff nightlife exposed in new exhibition
A photograph exhibition offering a controversial insight into Cardiff's nightlife will open in Wales this weekend.
The Polish photographer Maciej Dakowicz, who's now based in London, aimed to capture the violence, drinking and general mayhem he experienced on the city's streets over a five-year-period. All the images have now been published in a book called 'Cardiff After Dark'.
– Maciej Dakowicz, photographer
At night, Cardiff becomes a large white canvas for the surreal and humorous, laced with some grit and sadness. Men dressed as women, women dressed as policemen, policemen losing their hats. A man seducing a woman in a club while his friend tries to seduce her hand. Superman walking off into a dark alley.
The photographs sparked concern by people in the past who told ITV Wales that the images showed "just how much of a drinking problem Wales has," but Dakowicz has always maintained that his images depict young people "having fun".
The exhibition will be on at the Third Floor Gallery in Cardiff between October 14 and December 2.


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What It's About: In this follow-up to 'The Da Vinci Code,' Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots -- the secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati -- are willing to stop at nothing to advance their goal of undermining the Catholic Church. This time out they're killing Cardinals ... and want to blow up the Vatican.
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ODEON is drawing up plans to issue cinema bonds as part of a £300m refinancing of the country's biggest cinema business on the back of a boom in box office spend. Cinema operators are confident that a strong release schedule over the next year will continue to drive increased audiences.
Kobayashi points to the domination of the best-seller lists by translated titles -- largely fantasy and inspirational books like Harry Potter and "Who Moved My Cheese?" -- as a sign of the decline of Japanese publishing. Ueda similarly notes that Japanese readers no longer want how-to books with experts lecturing them from the heights, in the traditional Japanese style, but rather interesting-to-read narratives speaking to them as equals.
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Within weeks of opening last October, Ocean Terminal hosted the Scottish movie premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. The complex is home to a number of big-name stores such as Debenhams, BHS and Gap as well as a Ster Century Cinema and a visitor centre for the Royal Yacht Britannia.


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There's another lesson to be learned from Skippy, who in his living hamster-ness reminds us once again that not all fuels are fossil. And just as there are many ways to spin a turbine, there are lots of ways to make fuel. You can even extract it from your garbage.
Ten years ago, Steve and David Gill weren't thinking about energy solutions. They were looking for something to do with the 200,000 to 300,000 pounds a day of waste they had leftover from peeling and chopping onions for salsa companies and supermarkets. They originally tried using it for compost on the 15,000 acres of onion fields they tend in Oxnard, Calif., but as their business grew, it became, Steve Gill says, "a huge, stinking mess."
The Gills had been hit hard by the California energy crisis in the summer of 2000, when the manipulation of the state's electricity market caused blackouts across the state. It made Steve Gill think: What if onion waste could somehow be turned into energy?
Gill called his friend, Bill Deaton, a chemical engineer and energy consultant from Kayenta, Utah. Deaton had an idea for seeding the Gills' onion waste with tiny bugs that would digest the waste and turn it into methane. "Digester gas," as it's called, has already been made from beer waste to run boilers at breweries; dairy farmers from Maryland to California feed digesters with manure and make a profit on the fuel. New York City makes 4.7 billion cubic feet of methane from its wastewater sludge. No one, however, had yet made methane from onions.
Deaton consulted the California Biomass Collective at the University of California at Davis, which determined that the sugar in onions makes them particularly nutritious food for microbes. He got a Dutch company, Biothane, to build a specialized digester. "It's heaven for microbes in the digester," Deaton says. "We give them the right temperature, the right pH, and make the food available. They eat all this stuff, and they develop gas. That's methane." Deaton and Gill elected to use the digester gas in a fuel cell.
A fuel cell makes electricity through chemistry. It works like a battery that never needs recharging, as long as you keep feeding it hydrogen. FuelCell Technology Inc. of Danbury, Conn., manufactures a fuel cell that converts methane to hydrogen internally, mixing hydrogen electrons with oxygen electrons to make electricity, heat and water. It's quiet, emits nothing and with combined heat-and-power, it runs at 90 percent efficiency.
Fuel cells have limitations. They need pristine methane to run properly; the sulfur that stings your eyes when you chop an onion will poison a delicate fuel cell. The California Energy Commission awarded a $106,000 grant to an Illinois company, Gas Technology Institute, to figure out how to take the sulfur out of the onions. The solution will extend to other agricultural wastes in the future.
The system will take a few months to ramp up, says Deaton. The microbes, which came from Anheuser Busch -- they're "beer bugs," Deaton says -- have to adapt, eat and digest before sufficient gas can be harvested. For now, the Gills' two 300-kilowatt fuel cells operate on natural gas, connected up to Southern California Edison's grid. They inoculated the digester on June 8, and expect to have onion fuel by fall.
The state and federal governments have been supportive: California's Public Utilities Commission ponied up $2.8 million from its Self-Generation Incentive Program, and the Gills will get another $1.8 million from the federal government, money that would have trickled in as an investment tax credit before February's stimulus bill turned it into a grant. The entire project, including all the research, cost $9 million, but the Gills will save hundreds of thousands of dollars every year on waste disposal. With the incentives, he expects it to pay for itself within five years. And he can be confident about the math: Although natural gas prices fluctuate wildly several times a year, the price of onion gas is always the same.
Steve Gill acknowledges that his transition to local power was far from simple. Negotiations with Southern California Edison were "time-consuming," he says. (Utilities typically extract a number of significant fees for the transition to local power.) He might have given up were he not intent on "getting rid of a huge problem," he admits. And "now we've turned the whole thing into a demonstration project."
The University of California at Santa Barbara has adopted Gills Onions as a teaching model for other agricultural operations, and now Steve Gill goes around, he says, "helping other guys do this thing. Because really, you shouldn't have any waste out of a food plant. There's a use for everything."


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The University of Tennessee Women's Basketball Team recently celebrated their 59-46 win over Rutgers University in the women's NCAA tournament championship game with a hometown party at the Knoxville Convention Center and served as both a celebration of the win and a thank you to the local fans for all their support.
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Images in different location
I'm as new as it get to the whole web site building:
I created a web sit on my Mac Laptop OX 10.6.4 and the pages with images in viewing area show the images where I intended for them to be and everything look fine.
I transfer the web sit to my Desk top, which I had just now installed Mac OX 10.8.2 And the images in the web sit viewing area are at a completely different location .. Any ideas on why this has happened? And how I might fix that?
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Hi ridefree, I've moved this to the CSS forum, as it sounds more like a CSS issue. It sounds like your images are placed in relation to the browser window, meaning that they will move around depending on the width of your browser window / viewport.
We'd need to see an example to ad vise on how to 'tie them down'. Normally, you'd do something like create a containing div and place the images inside that.
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For some reason or another the image is staying put on Mac OX 10.8.2 now.. My new bit of head ache in following the book I got is.. It is dated back to 2011 so the bit about adding facebook to the model website has lost me completely ... Is there any other book that you might suggest that I could possibly have a go at .. one with a model and is a bit more up to date.
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The Savage Arena lies high above the Storm Mountain Picnic area, about 600 vertical feet according to our friends the Ruckmans. The highlight of the crag is the 3 star classic Savage Dance, which goes at 12b. There are 4 others, all in the hard .11 to .12 range, and all require gear except Savage Dance.
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From the picnic area, hike along the main paved trail past the amphitheater. When you hit the big hole with the pipe in it, head right on a well worn trail. When this trail jogs left back south, head straight north to the obvious talus gully left of the Bumblebee wall. Head up this talus gully for about 10 minutes till it ends. Avoid the henious shwacking possibilites by escaping right up some 3rd/4th class stuff into another gully of sorts with a few cairns. Hike another 5 minutes to the base of the crag, which is southwest facing and in a fairly open area. The Ruckmans always scare me when they say "long approach", but this one wasn't too bad. No longer or worse than the approach to Choss Garden to me.
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Savage Dance 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b UT : Wasatch Range : ... : Savage Arena
To say this climb is anything less than sheer ecstasy would be utter blasphemy, so I will not. The Ruckmans give this one 3 stars, who are generally right on, and this one is no exception. I'm not a big fan of writing word for word what the book says about a climb, but look this one up as it is a classic one liner. Enjoy a few jugs, but mostly solid incut edges with a few crimps and cracks up a slightly overhanging face. The crux wasn't super tricky, but its a pumpy climb for sure. ...[more] Browse More Classics in UT
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I'm considering including tips on how climbing partners can engage in co-creative coaching to help each other improve in my book, Think-Play-Send. What has worked for you when your partner helped coach you or vice versa? Thanks, Don
Using facts and THEIR experience if they are going to critque, not going off of what others do or say, etc. Also an egoless environment where there is no such thing as better than or worse than, just me sharing my experience with you. Drop the egos, negative attitudes and speak truthfully and were goodto go. Edit: if one is getting frustrated when not understanding/seeing try explain from a different point of view. Also explain things via a story, try and EXPAND their mind (capacity) and help them see the whole of the situation so they can grow faster, smoother, more naturally.
"Also an egoless environment where there is no such thing as better than or worse than, just me sharing my experience with you. Drop the egos, negative attitudes and speak truthfully and were goodto go." +1
Yelling 'OFF BELAY' just before they approach the crux usually motivates my partners to send.
I've noticed that partners who might need some coaching are usually also a bit preoccupied with all the other stuff they think about when climbing (knots, gear, adrenaline, etc.), so I've had some success when I discuss stuff later, like over beers. Then maybe next time I'll mention what we talked about regarding a particular route or situation if it seems appropriate.
give em the old good cop bad cop routine. you'll need some handcuffs, a length of rubber hose and some incriminating photos. A safe word would be good too. wait...wrong forum.
When in doubt keep your mouth shut, especially if it's your girlfriend struggling on the end of the rope. I've learned that my girl might take longer to figure out a sequence but if I give her a chance she usually finds beta that works for her. I try to save suggestions and critiques until we're standing next to each other unless she asks for it on route. Ultimately that helps both our confidence levels � her learning that she can figure things out on her own most of the time and me knowing she can think for herself. It's easier to trust her on multi-pitch routes, when she's below, out of sight, and I'm sure she appreciates the practiced faith in herself then, too. When it boils down, climbing is mostly a personal journey and it's good to remember that when you're tempted to tell someone how to do it.
I find that only giving advice/beta only when asked works the best. No one likes to be told what they're doing is wrong especially while climbing!
+1 what D Storm said about remembering climbing is in every way personal. For me this triggers annoyance at how (not training related) a lot of people (on these forums) try to state/create rules for climbing. There are no rules, rope or no rope, closely spaced gear or run out, clip the bolt or don't, climb into the 5.11, 12, 13, etc grade or don't. Which leads me to: when working with someone, before you commented, get to know where that person wants to be, what type of climbing, how hard, how often, etc. The answers to these questions will dictate if and what I say. Maintaining the balance between comfort and uncomfort, fun and serious, part time (climber/ing) and full time (long and short sessions to include switching your routine up for spontaneity and to confuse your body, etc etc) is key.
Usually I limit advice to 'spotting' footwork and telling my partners that their feet might not be going where they think they are going. If I am going to offer advice its only when I can explain both why I think the move works, and why it may not work for them. If by 'partners' you mean significant other, then I simply hope someone else will provide beta. Couching my wife is a lose-lose situation, my advice is always 'wrong', unless it is 'right' which is worse.
Not exactly in the same vein as everyone's philosophical/psychological advice, but the best coaching tool I ever saw was a laser pointer used to point out holds from the ground. It made giving beta advice 100 % easier, especially with new climbers.


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Not getting the actual use case, so which API you are using for this ?
And what is the actual use case in details ?
I am using the following
Oh sorry. I am using carbide c++ v2.7 withS60v3.2 sdk
Lets go this once again.
1. Which API are you using:
- Which actual API in the header, and which function of it
2. What is the use case
- What are you doing with the API excatly
I am not getting you
Basically I'm askign you on what is the thing that you are suing from the header mentioned that is requiring the capability. simply adding a header would not pose any requirements for additional capabilities, the thing that requires capabilities is generally a function call, so just copy paste a code snipped (not whole project, just couple of lines in where you use any API requiring teh capability)
And which part of question What are you doing with the API exactly you are not understanding ? basically you would use some API, and some function of it to do some specific task, so what is that task you require the API for ?
Basically I want to avoid the situation in which I am popped again and again for Access point Selection
you could maybe search older discussions & wiki example with keywords like ECommDbDialogPrefDoNotPrompt , I'm rather sure you can get this working without the NetworkControl capability.
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I have been toying with the idea of building a bouldering cave in my garage, and I was wondering what expertise/experiences anyone might have re: the best ways to go about it. I've read the Metolius book on home gyms, but I was looking for some more personalized, "Do this... Don't do this, it sucks..." type of info. MM
Randy Leavitt wrote a how-to book that's pretty good. My own experience is don't make it all really steep, and it actually takes discipline to avoid buying nothing but jugs.
I built a climbing cave in my garage - it has three 8x4 plywood panels at 26 degrees, a vertical panel of the same size to the left, two 8x4 horizontal roof panels, and also at 90 degrees to the three overhanging panels 3 more 8x4's which are vertical (they're fixed to a storage cupboard, I'll make them overhanging one day.) Each panel was pre-set with about 60 t-nuts in a grid pattern. I use lots of jibs for feet and lots of slopers and jugs for the hands - I don't have many crimpers, as I'm prone to finger injuries. I have mattresses on the floor. I have bolt hangers along the roof panels, to practice clipping under physical stress. The whole thing has removable panels to facilitate storage (my drum kit is back there somewhere.) I have created routes and marked them with tape and even printed out a little guide sheet for when my mates visit (I encourage them to create new routes.) I tend to favor Entreprise and Stone Age holds. One can have fun with lighting. I have my old 60w Yamaha mixer and speakers in there - with iTunes ported from my computer. Genrally the most fun I have in there is setting new and inventive routes. All in all a great place to hang in the evenings when the weather is nasty, or it's dark - all I need now is a keg and I'll be set.
Matt, Even though I live pretty close to a climbing gym, about 6 miles I still built my own wall. Why, because at the end of the day if I want to get in a 15 minutes session to blow the cobwebs out I can do it and also I got really tired of the scene. So go for it... Design I would recommend that you start with pen and pencil and draw up lots of sketches. Once you have it down to two, draw them to scale, and then buy some high quality cardboard from a hobby shop and make scale models. It sounds a lot of work but it will be worthwhile for working out angles, material quantities and also how it is going to fit. Once you have selected your final design, build a full scale replicate of the wall using cheap pvc tubing, broom sticks etc and black plastic sheeting. This allows you fully see what the thing is going to look like and whether it is going to work for you. With my current wall I had to make sure that I could still fit two subarus into the garage for storage if we are away overseas. Materials Materials are very important. Here in Littleton, I wouldn't recommend buying wood from Home Depot. They tend to have very low quality wood and its hard to find a straight piece. You want the straightest driest material only. Lowes has better stuff. I don't know how it is where you live, but sometimes these chains are pretty much the same regardless of where you live. Use 6 x 2 for main supports. 4 x 2's are just not strong enough. Do a ton of bracing and supplement with plywood braces etc for corners. Use a good quality finsih plywood so you don't have to deal with bits bracking off. Tools You don't need a lot of tools, other than a drill, drivers, plane, saw, corner square etc. One thing that came in very handly was lots of clamps. I ended up borrowing about a half a dozen of them. This is particular important if you are building it by yourself, as holding a piece of plywood up and screwing in by yourself is a hell of a workout. Holds: I brought the majority of my holds from Wilderness Exchange in Denver, from the Metolius 2nd's bin. Great holds for a fraction of the piece of new ones. Hopefully, there is place close to you that you could do the same. Other holds I have include cheapholds which I really like as well. I have about 80 holes per panel in a random pattern. Below is a picture of the wall. Its not large or steep but its a load of fun and it allows me to get a fix whenever I want too without having to deal with driving, parking or rapp music. If I didn't have to store the 2nd car I would of have the main wall steeper, but I can still get a hell of a burn from wall I have. I don't do routes or problems, its just for building contact strength Start small and build as time and money allows.
John, looks like your'e fortunate enough to have a nice high ceiling in that garage. Kind of a key parameter there. One thing I read once was about padding. The idea was to use 2-3 layers of carpet padding, then 1-2 layers of carpet. Forces of impact (elbow, hips, etc.) are dispersed about the surface better than with a mattress.
I have a 10 foot ceiling that kinda helps... For padding I use an home made crash pads. They cheap to make and easy to store up in the ceiling. For foam I use 4 inches of soft foam glued to 2 inches of hard foam. I get the foam from work as this stuff is used pretty much in the packaging of servers etc. Sometimes I buy it cheap from Joannes. Motivation, no problem, Its really easy to hang the ledge, drink beer and watch tv.
My roomies and i built this wall in a barn we have in the back of our house. It' about 700 square feet of climbing and fun. We started with the low incline wall on the left and than just kept adding and adding as we progressed. For plywood we ended up using shop grade T and G because it was much cheaper. Everything was screwed in. We used a simple grid pattern with some modifications due to braces and existing wood. T nuts are cheaper through some of the machine shops. can't remember off the top of my head who we went through, but most of the manufacturers you call seem to know what it's for and are happy to help. Just have fun with it and get creative. We put a small 45 degree wall on the right, that we actually don't use all that much because it's only one sheet across and hard to do much more with than big dynamic moves because of how narrow it is. One thing that I wish we would have thought more about was using small gaps in the plywood for crimpers and such. On the 45 degree wall (don't know how well you can tell) we used a screw up in our construction to make a nice small finger crack that is really fun. Play around with it. Major benefit is the ability to drink Jack Daniels without gym employees bringing the wrath. Old mattresses are everywhere. Check out freecycle dot com for old beds and things for padding. Being in a college town, kids are always moving and leaving old mattresses and cushions on the side of the road to burn or whatever they do. Don't know if any of this helps. Good Luck!
This is really inspiring. I am not much of a boulderer; it takes a sexy boulder to keep my eyes off the cliffs and cracks up above. That being said our small home wall has me getting back into the groove a lot faster than I would if I had to deal with all the gym BS, which may or may not be worse in Vegas than it is where y'all live. I'm going to sketch out some plans, hopefully some photos soon.
I made a small wall in the garage so that I could still fit two cars in. Since the wall was mostly at 90degrees, I just bought smaller holds. If I wouldn't have moved, I was adding a slight angel on the next panels. I also lived 3 miles from a climbing gym, but you can't drink beer and jack all night at the gym (something about insurance is what they told me). I didn't climb on it as much by myself, but people always wanted to come over and boulder, so I got out on it at least several times a week. I'm really missing it now that I live in a 1 bedroom apartment. Dan cutting the ceiling for a roof brace Putting the roof up Finished.
I made a small wall in the garage so that I could still fit two cars in. Since the wall was mostly at 90degrees, I just bought smaller holds. If I wouldn't have moved, I was adding a slight angel on the next panels. I also lived 3 miles from a climbing gym, but you can't drink beer and jack all night at the gym (something about insurance is what they told me). I didn't climb on it as much by myself, but people always wanted to come over and boulder, so I got out on it at least several times a week. I'm really missing it now that I live in a 1 bedroom apartment.
I made a small wall in the garage so that I could still fit two cars in. Since the wall was mostly at 90degrees, I just bought smaller holds, which meant it was mostly crimps and small slopers. If I wouldn't have moved, I was adding a slight angel on the next panels. I also lived 3 miles from a climbing gym, but you can't drink beer and Jack all night at the gym (something about insurance is what they told me). I didn't climb on it as much by myself, but people always wanted to come over and boulder, so I got out on it at least several times a week. I'm really missing it now that I live in a 1 bedroom apartment. I ended up buying a lot of Atomik Climbing holds because they were really cheap and gave me free t-shirts for ordering from them. I really needed shirts without holes in them but refused to spend money on non-climbing paraphernalia, so it worked out well. They held up well and I'd buy them again. I got the T-nuts off ebay for some ridiculously low price and grid-bolted the 4x8 sheets. All in all, it was around $200 after materials and holds, but that was really skimping on a budget.
Matt, I hope you love home projects. I put one in my basement: Its finished; i.e., painted and trimmed with old climbing rope. The wall is 7' tall x 23' long with a 5' overhang and a 4'x 13' horizontal section. We, my brother and I, put in 500 hours! ...spent $3,000 including 100 holds (Metolius, Nicros and another brand from Phoenix) ...made 22 trips to home depot and Ben 'jamin Moore (for paint). We hand cranked all the t-nuts (around 500) with glue instead of using a hammer. Since its a semi-permanent deal I would consider 1" plywood next time. If you are 1/2 carpenter and have all the tools (nail gun, brad gun, paint sprayer, air compressor, chop saw, cordless drill with socket drivers and every other kind of thing) you'll be good. For the simple 5' overhang we used 12ea. 2x4s in support. Figuring the angles and installing the wood is an adventure. I bought the t-nuts from a bulk supplier on-line and decided to "test" each one before installation. One in five would not take a bolt! I spent two or three hours with a tap screwing around with this item. It seemed to take forever. Since it was in a finished basement the dust and paint over spray were major obstacles as were the 13 steps for every chore. We had to build a containment with plastic sheeting. We also had to trim around two windows and a door. These tasks added quite a bit of time. If you do paint it use the backing rod method of plugging the holes and a sprayer. That was slick and the finished product looks professional. Of course, now it is covered in black marks from the shoes. I am glad I have the thing. I use it a lot and it is really cool. Would I do it again? I don't know. Good luck!
I found this article to be a great resource when building my bouldering cave. For me purchasing 100's of holds was out of the question and Max (the author) shows some really creative substitutes. My favor is the ski binding toe peice crimper. Looks a bit ghetto but it will get the job done! (you can see the ski binding hold if you look close)
I am building a a small rock climbing gym in my garage and wanted some ideas for designs and angles. I have the size measurements if you need them for a reference all you need to do it reply and ask. :)
Andy Librande has some great ideas on his website: andylibrande.com/homeclimbingwall/
I can't wait to until I move out of this apartment and into a home so I can build something like you guys have.
The only board youll need to get super strong at all angles - Sixty degree 12' x 8'(height, width) Maybe add a one foot kicker at the base. Avoid putting all jugs, as you can put a bunch of relatively small pinches and crimps without hurting your fingers. Even if you start out with large holds just fill the space with small screw on feet. You'll never be bored, although you will likely never have repeat visitors because its so damn hard. But that's the point right?
i would recomend making it simple. a buddy and i did a lot of angles. like panels coming in to form complex triangles and such. features like edges and arretes tend to become part of every problem at that point if they are w/in reach. we had more fun on the wider section of the wall that was well overhung. we mixed sand in floor paint and rolled it on for a nice surface. 2 bigger sections of the wall are vertical and never get used. i geuss think about what youre after as far as pitch.
I have to agree with Devin. His description is almost exactly what I am running, but in addition to the kicker I also have a one foot head board( my woody is free standing outdoors). I am a carpenter by trade and have built or assisted in the construction of six home gyms and decided on the sixty degree wall because the ease and cost of construction (my wall cost only a couple hundred dollars and I built it in only a few hours) and because the angle works well. I found that trying to set worthy problems on less angled walls is challenging, unless long traverses are possible. Two of the horizontal roofs I've done are similar in that setting hard problems is difficult and dangerous (they were at ceiling height), another roof was at four feet and is safer/funner. If you have the space for the sixty degree wall it is an awesome workout and even my young children can make it to the top if they pay attention to their footwork.
Even a vertical wall can be made fun/challenging. I had only a small area to traverse but it included an arete/projection (structural concrete column)to go around and the holds were unique as I had carved about half of them. I had mostly small slopers, crimps, some small cracks and ledges. None of it more than about a flange deep. I am a big fan of the wood hold, I really like mahogany and walnut as they carve easily and are pretty durable/dont get greased over. I would recommend ash too but it does not carve easily with hand tools and has a tendency to split if you go too small. Woods with a denser annular structure like cherry or maple tend to grease over too fast. Woods with less density won't hold edge details and also tend to split. The best part about the wood is that you can easily resurface a hold in a few minutes with a rasp or coarse sand paper.
For each section or wall angle give it at least five feet of width. Any less and you get chimneys or dihedrals which almost always end the same way when setting. I recommend a long wall of moderate overhang(25 degrees maybe)
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I'm of the opinion that the word "epic" is fairly overused when attempting to describe most science fiction space operas. Yet here in retrospection, I find myself quite unable to coin a more fitting term to describe the endlessly twisting romp that is the Farscape saga.
Let's begin this review by immediately dismissing one of the most ridiculous and laughable criticisms I've encountered surrounding the property: the fact that many of the creatures inhabiting the Frascape universe are in fact puppets (or more specifically complex computer controlled animatronics). To steer clear of this series on that fact alone is simply ludicrous and equivalent to protesting Return of the Jedi due to the construction of Jabba the Hutt.
This is a science fiction series with a heavy slant toward fantasy; coming up with creatures that border on the very edge of human imagination is a feat accomplished through either computer generated imagery (CGI) which, in case you've been living in a cave this past decade, has pretty much taken over modern filmmaking or through practical (physical) effects, be it puppets, props, suits, or dummies. In this case The Jim Henson Company, under the stewardship of late Jim's son Brian Henson does it the old fashioned way with mechanical creature designs that are remarkably lifelike. And perhaps I'm biased, but actual physical characters on set tends to provide the human actors a realism to play off that even the finest CG efforts struggle to duplicate. Truly this modern day puppeteering effort is every bit as dazzling in action as Jim Henson's original vision in classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
That said, Farscape deviates from the aforementioned films by taking a fairly realistic scientific swing to establish the fantastical worlds and characters occupying them. Since the most effective reviews tend to be those which draw useful comparisons, let me take moment to attempt to liken Farscape to some other contemporary science fiction efforts. Structurally, the series resembles the tones found in shows like Stargate Atlantis with a bit more emphasis placed on rich and lavish visuals (both in its characters and settings). There is a sociological and political undertone, especially early on, that harkens back to the original Star Wars trilogy. And finally there could certainly be some loose comparisons drawn (especially in the later seasons) to the likes of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica once earth becomes a predominant factor to the once-distant-conflict taking place.
To summarize the plot (and considering it requires a full 4-seasons and a 4-hour feature film to do properly), I will do my best to condense the endlessly twisting prose into a few brief paragraphs while avoiding any major plot spoilers.
John Crichton is a modern-day IASA (International Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronaut involved in a top-secret experimental project dubbed "Farscape One". During a test flight above Earth orbit, a random wormhole appears, swallowing Crichton and his module while instantaneously transplanting him to a distant region of the known universe. Upon his molecular reassembly, Crichton's module inadvertently clips another passing craft, a light-armored fighter, causing it to spin out of control and collide with a nearby asteroid. The resulting impact kills the craft's pilot instantly while Crichton escapes with only a nick in the fuselage of his ship.
Dazed and drifting amidst a heated interstellar conflict, Christon's tiny craft is detected then rescued by a nearby organic-ship, named Moya, which it turns out has been hijacked by escaped convicts of various alien species. As such the earthen transplant suddenly finds himself aligned with a band of intergalactic outlaws and further complicating matters is the fact that the police force in hot pursuit (the Peacekeepers) just so happen to be led by a fellow named Crais. When Crichton made his untimely appearance through the wormhole, it was the craft of Crais' brother he collided with and destroyed. Talk about starting off on the wrong foot!
Like any serial, perhaps the utmost important factor to consider is the level of viewer trust required in the writing. After all, embarking upon a series of this magnitude is quite a large commitment both in terms of time and emotional attachment. It's easy to start forming bonds with these characters and poor writing, if even only temporary, can cause definite ripples on the proverbial water. Fortunately the collaborate effort of Rockne S O'Bannon and David Kemper is such where suspension of disbelief occurs very early on and the inevitable rotation of cast that occurs when a show runs this long is handled believably and properly. Perhaps the greatest strength of the team is their ability to traverse so many episodes without stumbling into the usual snafus and pitfalls associated with doing so: formulaic plots, recycled themes, dead-end story threads. In fact, it's tough not to be impressed with the fact that little plot threads set up very early on in the series are revisited and expanded upon in the later seasons flawlessly (and often unexpectedly). Truly no part of the plot structure is wasted here.
Of course this isn't to suggest the entire run is without flaw. The show does suffer from the usual slumps and growing pains just like any other. Of particular note are those episodes that spend a great deal of time (sometimes whole episodes in fact) within Crichton's mind; one that mimics an episode of Loony Tunes and another that was essentially a virtual video game stand out as examples. The transition of certain characters is equally topsy-turvy from Gigi Edgley's odd initial portrayal of the character Chiana to the ridiculous introduction of the mystic Noranti. Finally, some characters (such as the loathsome Stark) manage to do little more than annoy the viewer from their introduction to the series' conclusion. However, and perhaps rarer still, is that even the most annoying characters the show throws at you are revealed to be so remarkably different from their real life counterparts, which just further proves the acting range of the incredible cast.
A&E's release of the entire series (save the final miniseries/ feature film- more on that later) actually marks the second domestic release of the series on DVD. The first was handled by ADV Films (AD Vision) in the form of small volume releases that were later grouped into box sets. The trouble was distribution was fairly limited and, not unlike the anime titles they shared catalog space with, quite expensive compared to other domestic television releases. Further complicating things, ADV lost the rights to the first season of the show to Sony, which prompted miscellaneous collections to hit the market.
A&E snagged then released all 88-episodes of the show (and 15 hours of bonus features) across 26-discs and packaged them up as either individual season releases or as a single complete box set. While robust in the ADV releases, A&E actually managed to add more material to the special features set. Additionally A&E's box set makes use of thin pack cases and takes up about 1/10th the shelf space of ADV Films' bulky release and perhaps even more impressive still is that the complete series, (which was going for as low as $54.99 brand new), comes in at just a little over what ADV was asking for each 4-episode release. About the only disadvantage to the newer box set comes in the form of the bit rate which is roughly 2/3 that of ADV's on account of compression required to fit nearly double the number of episodes on each disc. However, it is barely noticeable save for occasional slight pixelization.
Now about that miniseries snafu; try as they may to finally place the entire saga into a single collection, A&E, like ADV before it, couldn't wrestle away the rights to the final chapter of the saga ("The Pacekeeper Wars") is yet a separate entity meaning unless you enjoy ending a show on one of the worst cliffhangers imaginable, be sure to order the Peacekeeper Wars DVD set from Lion's Gate.
And no, this is no mere marketing gimmick to soak a few extra dollars out of fans; in truth the show's broadcast run on SyFy (then Sci-Fi Channel) was scheduled to go five seasons, but was cancelled due to lack of network financing after only four. The response from fans was both immediate and overwhelming yet Sci-Fi refused to budge on the issue. In fact so intense was public outcry that various financial backers in Europe stepped in to offer their support to Brian Henson, so that in 2004, The Jim Henson Company was able to produce a four-hour mini-series event to properly wrap up the series story arc; this is what we now call The Peacekeeper Wars.
In all, it is difficult, if not impossible, for me not to recommend this series to science fiction aficionados of all disciplines; it manages to combine some of the best elements of space opera, drama, fantasy, and hard science into a romp with a storyline that is nearly impossible to predict. In fact it's equally hard not to recommend it to fans of solid entertainment, regardless of the genre. Well-developed characters, realistic interactions, unique sets & locales, intricate societies and alien races, interesting technology, and even a nice dose of genuine humor round out the show's attributes. Highly, highly recommended entertainment. Epic even.
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So after all this time and a final debate, what enlightenment have Republican candidates for the United States Senate offered the people of North Carolina? What ideas have they for continuing the economy recovery, which has been slow off the mark in this state? What great positive thoughts do they have for improving public education? What steps will they take as senators to protect our states fragile and for the tourism industry, tremendously valuable environment?
And, how will they try to make sure that all North Carolinians, whom they want to represent and serve in Washington, will enjoy medical care for themselves and their children and grandchildren?
After three debates, the answers appear to be: None, none, none, none and we dont know.
The people have been cheated. When a candidate, any candidate in any party, announces for public office at any level, he or she owes the people a platform of ideas, the ability to articulate them, the gumption to stand behind them and the confidence that those ideas will prevail against the scrutiny and criticism of opponents.
The players in this campaign include Heather Grant, a nurse and she says a steadfast conservative who has stuck with her pledge not to use negative campaigning. Sorry to say for Ms. Grant that in this campaign that fits the old cliche of bringing a knife to a gunfight. Except she didnt even bring the knife. Perhaps thats to her credit, but she just hasnt been a player.
Which brings us to the three others: Carys Dr. Greg Brannon, House Speaker Thom Tillis of Cornelius and Charlotte preacher Mark Harris.
They brought guns, but nobody could shoot straight, and the result has been a pathetic primary for those who expected substantial debate on issues or dare we hope, some actual positive ideas to advance the state and help its citizens.
The people have been shortchanged, and all three of these guys are responsible.
Brannon, a tea party favorite apparently, has the endorsement of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, which should have nothing whatever to do with North Carolinas Republican Senate primary. One would think North Carolinas independent Republicans wouldnt want Rand Paul to tell them who their senator ought to be, but OK.
And Brannons predictably spouted the tea party line of ignoring federal laws in favor of state authority, dismissing Obamacare and climate change. For a revolutionary bunch, the tea party is surprisingly predictable.
Harris has the gift of gab and has lately gone into attack mode, implying his opponents have baggage. He sees Brannon carrying a suitcase related to allegations his mislead investors in a tech company startup and Tillis toting the ol Samsonite for not being fully committed to the anti-gay marriage amendment lawmakers put before voters.
Tillis, basically a tuna salad business-type Republican who doesnt appear entirely comfortable with the fire breathers, recently has had to reassert his conservative credentials to assure GOP voters that he could hold his own at the sirloin buffet with Harris and Brannon.
Its embarrassing, or should be. The guy won election to the state House, then speaker, and the others are riding him like a $2 mule for not towing the right-wing line? Good grief, Tillis seems to be saying lately: What do you guys want? Medicaid expansion blocked, check, unemployment benefits cut, check, Obamacare attacked, check, and the anti-gay marriage amendment passed, check. Cmon, guys!
And now, with the primary less than a week away and Republicans charged with choosing an opponent for incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, the party is divided and when it comes to sound ideas to help the state and the country, theres dust in the bottom of the ideas well. Nothing positive. Nothing of substance. Nothing. Gov. Pat McCrory has endorsed Tillis, a curious choice in a way in that hes siding with one Republican against others. But McCrory cant afford to buck the speaker. His endorsement, given his low profile, likely isnt going to help anyway.
When the primary season began, Republicans thought they might have a pretty lively time of it but still emerge with a strong candidate in Tillis, whos had big money backing and the support of national Republican leaders. Instead, hes had to swing way right even though he knows he cant win the Senate seat without moving back to the political center, or at least getting off the right shoulder.
Hell probably win the nomination, even if he has a runoff, but hell be bloodied by the family feud, and in Hagan, hell have an opponent who is a skilled debater and will hold him to account for everything hes said in the GOP primary.
In the meantime, coming up with a few ideas wouldnt hurt.
Deputy editorial page editor Jim Jenkins can be reached at 919-829-4513 or at firstname.lastname@example.com


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...Next up on my hit list of people to speak to was Kris Humphries. It wasn't necessarily that I was desperate to talk to him but he was sitting on the sideline seemingly watching the meddia mass surround Deron, so I went over to him and asked him a couple of basketball related questions.
And then, with confidence at an all time high, I asked about his other half – Kim Kardashian. Nothing inappropriate as some of you may have. I simply asked if she'd be joining us in the UK as she'd travelled to Minnesota and Houston previously.
Humphries looked completely dumbfounded until he politely told me he was only there to talk basketball. Fair enough.
But it didn't stop the British tabloid 'The Sun' from using his quote and a Toronto online paper. The media can get something out of nothing.
I spoke to a few other players from the Raps and Nets, including coaching staff but nothing that stood out. I then made the trip across London to the Westfield shopping Centre where they had an NBA fanzone. Robert Horry and Dikembe Mutumbo were there and I wanted to grab a word with whichever one I could. Surprisingly, they were both free to chat and I had to choose which one I wanted to speak to.
Now do I speak to Dikembe Mutumbo – the defensive legend who has contributed so greatly to so many wonderful charities throughout the world and is an overall fantastic guy?
Or do I talk to Robert Horry who has won more rings than MJ and has pretty much seen and done it all?
It's a close call. Two guys who would be unbelievable to interview. But in the end, my decision came down to one thing:
Rick Adelman sums it up within the first 10 seconds of that clip. I wouldn't understand a thing dude says. No offence Dikembe, I love you and I love what you stand for but listening to you would be like trying to understand what a bumbling pot is saying. No chance.
So I spoke to Robert Horry, conducted a quick fire question round where he said Demar Derozan can dump better than Blake Griffin and that the Knicks have NO WAY of winning the title this year. I hated Robert Horry before I spoke to him, told him as much (to which he laughed and said 'So do a lot of people!') but by the end of it, I liked him. He's a good guy. Good sense of humour, honest and up for a laugh.
So that was day one. No idea how any of it happened. Not sure why any of it happened to me but there is no doubt I took none of it for granted. None.
Day two was pretty much the same as day one, spoke to a few different guys, the most likeable being Anthony Morrow and Jordan Farmar. You get the feeling with those guys that you could probably be buddies with them pretty easily whereas with someone like Brook, he looks like he wants to eat your babies.
Day 3 was game day and the schedule was something like:
Practice session
Practice session
Lithuanian Embassy
Locker room
More press was limited to a rushed 15 minutes session so it was a case of throw your questions in quick or you miss out.
First up was Deron who was more open but then I saw the big man, Brook Lopez, was walking through.
I'm a 6'3 guy but next to Brook I felt like a dwarf. He had a big ol' scowl on his face and looked, once again, like he wanted to cause me some serious harm but I still went ahead and asked him whether he'd ever done what Lebron, Wade and Bosh had done but done it with his brother, Robin, and discussed playing together in the future.
It elicited a laugh which instantly dropped my fear factor from 97% to 95%. For a guy of his size and for a guy with his demeanour, making him laugh was a big win.
I then asked him a question about his rebounding numbers being low (which he then made me look incredibly smart for asking before the first game against the Raptors by grabbing 2).
And then, just as other media had turned up to ask him if he liked the UK and what he thought about the coming Olympics I asked him a question I thought he might appreciate:
"Which comic book film are you most looking forward to?"
He laughed, answered and then laughed again. Me and Brook are now BFF's.
Now, for me, the one part of the days schedule that stood out was the visit to the Lithuanian Embassy. Randomness personified. It was for the Lithuanians to talk about Eurobasket 2011 which is being held in Lithuania.. The sole reason I went was because a NBA great was there. Who do you think it was?
Arvydas Sabonis.
Now, I'm not gonna say he hated everyone in the room but it certainly seemed it. Talking to him, you clearly got the impression that he'd had his fill of media over the years and as a result was loathe to speak to any of us. Still, I got a 4 minute chat out of him whereby he said a lot of nothing.
It was great to be able to tick of the list the fact I'd spoken to an NBA legend but he'd also soured the experience by being prickly.
After the chat with him I went on to raid the free food they had on offer and drink the Lithuanian beer they had waiting for us. So I still won at the end of the visit.
Back to the arena and with the game approaching, we got access to the locker rooms. First port of call on this occasion was Jordan Farmar.
Because I'd been tasked with asking him a question. The question came from Twitter from one of his biggest fans/stalker and related to a tattoo she had. I had to ask Jordan what he thought of it.
This is the tattoo:
So, I approached him, asked him and he told me he thought it was 'Cool. Crazy but cool'. Frenchy got involved and said he'd had a fan do the same for him.
Spent only a few more minutes in the locker rooms and then went court side for the game.
I'm not gonna go into details for the game because you all watched it but it was hella difficult writing a game report, watching the game, tweeting about the events and popping up on Netsdaily.com to make the occasional comments. But I achieved it with minimal sweating and crying and felt proud of myself.
Gone are the days of simply watching a game now. I have to be doing something else whether it's tweeting or commenting on a team's game thread, I've lost that simple pleasure of just watching a game.
And that's one thing that struck me as I sat there, 5 press rows back from court side:
Reporters and journalists can rarely just watch a game now. They have to be doing something else.
I had the game going on live in front of me, I had a tv monitor by the side of me showing the game feed, I had my laptop open with the game stats on one webpage, twitter on another webpage, netsdaily.com on a third web page and a note pad and pen by the side of the laptop to record noteable events and potential questions. Crazy shizz.
It's a dream job, there's no doubt about it, but don't for one minute think these guys have it easy because they don't.
To be continued..


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Is Paradise Calling You? Come experience Destin! in Destin
- bedrooms 1
- baths 1
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type Condo
- community Seascape Golf Resort
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 450 - $ 875 / week
vacation rental description
Come and experience the most celebrated town in Northwest Florida...Welcome to Destin! Located along the panhandle of Florida, Destin is quickly becoming one of the top vacation locations in the world. It's no surprise that the readers of Southern Living voted Destin the best destination in the southeast, (Article posted on Sept. 25, 2007).
Vision Airlines has direct flight into Northwest Florida Regional Airport, (VPS). Listed below are the cities with direct flights:
Destin/Fort Walton Beach to: Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Atlanta; Louisville; Little Rock; Baton Rouge; Savannah, Ga.; Fort Myers/Punta Gorda, Fla.; Birmingham, Ala.; Huntsville, Ala.; St. Petersburg/Tampa; and Macon, Ga.
Destin/Fort Walton Beach to: Chattanooga, Tenn.; Asheville, N.C.; Columbia, S.C.; Orlando-Sanford, Fla.; and Shreveport, La.
Northwest FL Beaches International Airport in Panama City Beach, (ECP), is now open and Southwest Airlines has a hub there, too! Now the Southwest slogan "Wanna Get Away" takes on new meaning for Northwest Florida. Finally...there is two low cost air carriers to the beach...Thanks Southwest and Vision!
If Destin isn't calling you yet...there's more!
Destin Florida was rated in Southern Living's Travel Readers Choice Awards as follows: #1 out of 10 for "Best Beaches", #3 out of 10 "Best Family Destination", #9 out of 10 "Best City" and #10 out of 10 "Best Weekend Getaway", (Article posted in Southern Living January 2009).
Seascape Resort is located in the prestigious "Beaches of South Walton" on Destin's eastern edge and provides visitors with a relaxing escape and yet comfortable atomsphere. Seascape Resort has over 2000 feet of pristine white sand beach, 300 acres of lush greens and tranquil lakes, on-site 18 hole golf, tennis 5 swimming pools (1 heated), bike rentals and water sports.
Our villa is located on the ground floor, has a covered porch with swing, overlooking the 16th fairway in the gated golf community of Seascape. It has just been remodeled and is awaiting your visit! The unit has a brand new king size bed, carpet, stove, microwave, dishwasher and a new VCR/DVD player & TV etc... This villa has over 800 sq ft of living space. Much bigger than almost any other one bedroom unit in Destin. Within short walking distance(inside the resort) to the wonderful, emerald-green waters
of the Gulf of Mexico(4 minutes).
The master bedroom has a king-size bed, TV, and lots of closet space. The living room has a 27-inch, wide-screen TV with DVD/VCR combination. The sofa pulls out into a plush, queen-size sleeper. We also have a brand new full size Futon with a very comfortable
mattress. Our unit can very comfortably sleep six adults or 4, 5 or 6 person families. We also have a Graco "Pack and Play" and booster seat available if your family has little ones.
Our kitchen has everything you need to make your short- or long-term stay with us comfortable. The dining area will seat four people. A resort grill is located withing 10 feet of our unit for your grilling needs.
One of the five pools is directly across the street from the villa. Our villa has an outside storage closet for all of your beach chairs and toys! For our boating and RV guests, Seascape offers a storage area that is gated, for your safety, convenience, and peace of mind.
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condo rental amenities
Amenities: High Speed Internet Access, Phone, Air Conditioning,
TV, DVD/VCR, Stereo, CD Player, Full Kitchen, Microwave, Dishwasher,
Refrigerator, Cooking Utensils provided, Linens provided, Washer,
Dryer, Pool (shared), Charcoal Grill (BBQ), No Smoking, Golf Course,
5 Pools, 8 Tennis Courts, 2000 ft. private beach, Beach Walkover,
Whales Tail Club
activities and attractions in Destin Gulf Coast North
Biking, Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Fishing, Shopping, Restaurants,
Sightseeing, Swimming, Snorkeling/Diving, Boating, Sailing,
Waterskiing, Surfing, Windsurfing, Parasailing, Jet Skiing,
Shelling, Rafting
vacation rental rates
10/1/13 - 12/31/13 ... $75nt, $450/wk
3/8/14 - 4/11/14…$120/nt, $675/wk
4/12/14 - 5/23/14 … $100/nt, $600/wk
5/24/14 - 8/9/14 …$875 wk (Sat to Sat)
8/11/14 - 9/6/14 ... $95nt $575/wk
9/7/14 - 9/30/14 ... $90nt, $525/wk
10/1/14 - 12/31/14 ... $80nt, $475/wk
We accept Paypal for credit card payments. (3% fee added to billed amount for this service, min fee $25)
($200) Damage Deposit required, returned after inspection.
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$75 cleaning fee and 12% tax added to all rentals.
$115 Weekly Per pet fee. Must have prior approval and under 25 lbs.
This is a NON SMOKING unit.
Rates are subject to change without notice.
tyson flugstad 770-795-0302
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Top things to do in Destin
- Biking
- Swimming
- Shopping
- Skiing
Top things to do on a budget
- Grill fresh seafood in your condo
- Rent bikes and ride within and outside the resort
- Golf at the full size course
- Join a round robin at the tennis courts
- Catch some hoops at the resort basketball court
Top things to do with a family
- Ride Bikes
- Play Tennis
- Swim in one of our five pools
- Visit the Fast Track Course
tyson flugstad , owner