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By Jayce Scott · November 12, 2010
What is a ghost's favorite pet or snack food?
…a Halloweenie.
In honor of the reason for the season I thought to put together a ¼ life
perspective on my favorite time and holiday of the year.
The childish nature of the above joke and the reference to hot dogs,
dachshunds, snack time and weenies will all become very apparent…so stay
with me on this.
Oh, nothing like sweet childhood memories of tricks and treats on a cool
autumn evening. As the sun went down, the wind gently swept a gathering of
fall leaves around my aluminum foil covered box robot costume. Jack 'o
lanterns and their hues of glowing orange lit my way from house to house.
Then over the next decade or two…maybe I just gave up toilet papering old
man Johnson's house last year…but imperceptibly Halloween lost all of its
sweet innocence of dress up, pop corn balls, bobbing for apples feel.
So I ask. What the freaking hell? I have been to sinful play at Mardi
Gras, in Rio, Chelsea Clinton's bachelorette party and when the LSD and
non disclosure agreements wear off I can tell you about my tour in Iraq.
But, Halloween has turned into the Sodom of the holidays. Skimpy costumes,
made to gothic up those coeds and that one girl who had four changes of
outfits, FOUR, count them four different Disney princesses…oh and the
hussy with the over 18 adult Hermione Hogwart's school skirt…hmmhmmm.
Shameful. Shameful.
And the most angry part about this travesty of lost childhoods, I have
already graduated from college!
It practically begs for me to put some sort of tag line about a witch,
black Sabbath and a ride on a broom stick here.
Oh, Great Pumpkin! Why do you tempt me so with things that my Quarter Life
has passed me by? As Sally said in the above mentioned, beloved cartoon
Peanuts TV special, "Where is my time? Where are my treats? I demand
The following demands I make on the holiday, Wicca, Hallmark and society
in general for ruining my holiday and/or to make up that I cannot have as
much fun as the kids today are.
1. One invitation to the Playboy Mansion's Halloween Ball. Just ONE
invitation please. What? Someone has to stay and hand out candy…might as
well be the fiancé. Wink, wink…nudge, nudge…say no more.
2. No more pumpkin carving kits. When my QL ass was a kid, I had
newspaper, a pencil and a paring knife…and imagination.
3. No X-ray machines. There was like one incident back in 1974 and it is
wallowed in urban legend ever since. No one puts razor blades in candy. If
people in your neighborhood do, that's because you live in a Federal
4. Laws that stop the purchase of toilet paper and eggs 48 hours before
Halloween should be repealed. And what if I had some QL GI track tummy
ache issues or needed to bake a wedding cake…huh? Huh? How else am I
supposed to follow the Food Network's Ace of Cakes without eggs?
5. Two-day Halloween national holiday. The day of and the day after. And
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and people who work at banks have to show up for their jobs. Stick it to
the MAN!
6. Bring back candy cigarettes. How else am I suppose to look cool?
7. All costumes must be homemade. Sheets, garbage bags, construction
paper, tape, etc. Except for the aforementioned college parties. Ladies?
Knock yourselves out. Boys? Break out the Jell-O shots. I'm bringing my
1999 party mix CD and we are tearing up the dorm.
8. Trick or treating must continue til after 10:00 PM. Man…you could not
pull me into the house with anything but a tazor. I had the streets all
worked out, plan of action, maps…these days, kids are all hustled away
into their homes to watch the I-Carly special before the sun goes down.
9. No Christmas crap in the stores til November 1. Let's not mess with
extremes here people. Some hard line Kansas evangelicals don't like mixing
the two, and personally I do not like to be pushed around by Target.
10. The Simpson's Haunted Tree House of Horrors television special can
only be aired in October. I am tired of Fox pulling its BS of a first
weekend in November after the NFL game wrap up.
That's my rant. That's my list of demands. That's my QL prayer to the
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The Telegraph of London broke the news -- because the U.S. press is in a drugged stupor - -- that the photos President Barack Obama is refusing to release of detainee abuse depict, among other sexual tortures, an American soldier raping a female detainee and a male translator raping a male prisoner.
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As I wrote last year in my piece on sex crimes against detainees, "Sex Crimes in the White House," highly perverse, systematic sexual torture and sexual humiliation was, original documents reveal, directed from the top:
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Review: Coherence (2013)
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Written and directed by James Ward Byrkit.
Starring Emily Foxler, Hugo Armstrong, Nicholas Brendon, Elizabeth Gracen, Lauren Maher, Alex Manugian, Lorene Scafaria, and Maury Sterling.
A new Patreon backer at the $50 level opted out of the usual reward of a plug in the "Become a Multiplex Patron" box (above, on the website), asking instead for me to plug the 2013 indie science fiction filmCoherence (with which he is not affiliated). I was happy to oblige, and so "A fan of Coherence" — a.k.a. The Patron, as I'll refer to him from here out — is, for the duration of his patronage, among Multiplex's supporters. (And, yes, I will review just about any movie a $50 backer asks me to.)
What really got my interest in the film (aside from being asked very nicely to see it) was that The Patron compared it to Shane Carruth's Primer, one of the best no-budget sci-fi movies ever made. I can definitely see the comparison: both are decidedly low-budget films with small casts and a science-fictiony premise. I feel like seeing the film fairly blind is probably the best, so I won't summarize the plot beyond the premise of eight friends having a dinner party when a comet passes over and Strange Things Happen, but I don't think I'm quite as enthusiastic as The Patron.
Unfortunately, the "go in as blind as you can" suggestion means I feel like I need to be pretty vague. Some clunky (and largely unnecessary) exposition gets spat out early on, which tried my patience a bit, but it gets fun as the plot gets rolling. And the plot is definitely the star of the film, not the largely forgettable cast of affluent, Southern California white people or the dialogue, which often feels improvised (in that it neither pushes the story forward nor reveals character, as good dialogue ought to).
Despite some genuinely terrifically creepy or suspenseful moments in the film, a handful of contrived plot points hold it back from being much more than a fun genre flick for me, but I found myself wondering what would happen next — almost up to the very end. A late turn in the film got more of an eye-roll from me than the shock that I think it was supposed register. As always, your mileage may vary, but the film's merits make it well worth a viewing, particularly for science fiction fans suffering from blockbuster fatigue.
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Nokia says it will not buy mineral products that benefit armed groups or those engaging in human rights abuses. Guest blogger Curt Hopkins asks how they will implement their policy.
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"Conflict minerals," those mined to support groups conducting armed conflict or engaging in human rights abuses, have been an issue since long before ReadWriteWeb first wrote about it in July of 2010. The mineral equivalent of blood diamonds, they include tantalum, tungsten, tin and gold, all of which are used to manufacture our electronics.
Nokia, the world's largest manufacturers of mobile phones, today published its policy on conflict minerals.
In a post on Nokia's "Conversations" blog, Ian Delaney lays out the company's public policy (PDF), which augments their supplier requirements.
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Hey world, I'm back.
My new goal is to get my athlete back. The person who can walk around holding her head high, knowing that she could take any comer.
Last week, I went to yoga every morning, and ran 2 miles to and from CrossFit each day. Best week ever. This weekend I've been working hardcore on giving myself more stretch marks with all the junk I've been stress-eating as I study for finals that are this Tuesday and Wednesday, but that's life.
I know I need routine. I know I need to push myself. Week after this one, I start a "Maymester" intensive class that'll be three hours of class per day. This just begs for order, schedule and routine. Sweeeeet. Also, I'm not going to buy a parking permit, so it's either take the bus in or ride my bike the 9 miles. Hopefully I'll be doing the latter more often.


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Originally written on Sox and Dawgs | Last updated 10/18/14
HARTFORD, March 3, 2012: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that defenseman Wade Redden has been named captain of the Whale. Redden, a 15th-year veteran who is in his second season with the Whale, and has 994 games of NHL experience in his career, is the sixth player to wear the captain's "C" in franchise history. He follows current Whale head coach Ken Gernander, who captained the squad for its first eight seasons in Hartford, Craig Weller, Andrew Hutchinson, Greg Moore and Dane Byers. The Whale has gone without a captain since Byers was traded by the parent New York Rangers to the Columbus Blue Jackets November 10, 2010. Redden's first game as Whale captain will be tomorrow, Sunday, March 4, when Connecticut visits Manchester to take on the Monarchs. Faceoff is 3:00 PM, and all the "Rockin' Hockey" action can be heard live on "The Rock" 106.9 WCCC-FM. The Whale are next on home ice at the XL Center this Friday night, March 9, in a GEICO Connect...
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PLAYERS: Wade Redden, Craig Weller, Andrew Hutchinson, Greg Moore, Dane Byers
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Norwegian Elkound Pet Portraits in Graphite Pencil by Katja Turnsek
Pet Portrait Commission Info
This is a pencil drawing I created of a dog named Taisho several years ago. The portrait drawing is in size A4 which used to be a standard size of mine. Taisho is a Norwegian elkhound (Jämthund), the client decided to commission this pencil portrait as a surprise gift for his wife.
This drawing took ca. 60 hours to complete, those hours were very intense. This is one of the most detailed pencil dog portraits I have done. Most of my portraits are less detailed than this one.
Drawing Information
Medium: Graphite Pencil
Size: 27,9 x 21 cm
Year Drawn: 2009
Subject: Dog / Norwegian Elkhound / Taisho
Commissioned by: Gary Rainville, USA
The Reference Photograph of "Taisho"
Gary provided with several beautiful photos of his Taisho. This one was a favorite from the very beginning though and that's why I created a pencil portrait using this one as reference. I created a mock-up of the original before I started up the drawing.
Hi Katja!
My apologies for taking so long to get back to you. As I mentioned, we decided to move recently and so my life has been upside down for a couple of months as we are nearly finished selling our house and moved into a rental home. We're now about 20 minutes south of San Francisco instead of right in the city.
While this was going on I finally got the portrait of Taisho back from the framers' and it looks great! I put it on a wall in our master bedroom and had my wife close her eyes while I stood her right in front of it. I told her this was her belated and now long-awaited birthday gift that she was surely going to love -- and so of course she couldn't imagine what it was -- and she was brought to tears. It's such a lovely portrait. You really captured his character and this is a piece of art we'll cherish the rest of our lives.
I'm really happy with how it turned out and feel so lucky to have kept digging on the Internet until I found you -- all the way in Sweden. The framers, who have seen it all, were really impressed with your work too. The eyes, the depth to the work -- they were pretty astonished. Attached is a photo of the framed piece. Getting a picture of Taisho is hard as he doesn't like to have cameras pointed at him. It took me a long time to get you a good photo to work with. And then having the framed drawing next to him adds to the complication, but I will try to get one of him and the drawing and send it along. I thought you might want to see the framing for now.
Best regards,
Gary Rainville


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Couple to debut 'Another Chance' at GH Film Festival
Interviews with offenders at the Washington Corrections Center for Women have been produced as a 30-minute video documentary about training to reenter the workforce after release from prison.
"Another Chance" has been selected to screen at the Gig Harbor Film Festival on Oct. 18 at the Galaxy Theater.
Maureen Reilly and her husband, Jim Reynolds, live in Vaughn and together run Seat of the Pants Productions as independent filmmakers.
Since 2001, they have produced short promotional and training videos for Kitsap Community Resources, the Navy shipyards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and an early-learning clip for the Bremerton School District.
In the spring of 2013, they were invited to film the Gig Harbor Rotary awards ceremony.
There they learned about the Rotary Re-Entry to Work program and decided to film it as a short documentary.
Reilly interviewed women at the prison in Purdy for nearly a month. When she heard of their fears, she realized that it was too much of a story for a six-minute video.
"They don't know how to support themselves legally. They're scared of being outside. This program gives them the confidence and support they need to survive," Reilly said.
She said she worried that the women would not want to appear on camera, but that the Rotarians have a good rapport with the offenders. Only the women who volunteered and were cleared by officials appear in the video.
Reilly said she would like to expand the story into a full 60-minute documentary to follow up with the women in the program. She wants to ask them how the classes helped them and how the Rotary scholarship fund made a difference.
"This is primarily Maureen's project. She gets all the credit. She has managed all of the elements herself, and she's done a great job. I am really proud of her," Reynolds said.
The Gig Harbor Film Festival screened 42 films in 2012, and will show a similar number during the sixth annual festival Oct. 18-20 this year.
For tickets and information, call the office at (253) 851-3456.
View a trailer here: vimeo.com/74311548.
PHS grad is making some waves in paracanoe racing
Lakebay's Megan Blunk has the heart of a champion and the arms to prove it.
She won two silver medals during her first Paracanoe World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, on Aug. 28, and she has set her sights higher.
"It makes me just want to fight that much harder and win next time," she said.
Blunk competed in the Trunk and Arms (TA) classification. She came in second place in the women's K-1 and V-1 races. Her K-1 final finish time was 57.507, just half a second behind first place, Emma Wiggs of Great Britain. Improving on her K-1 heat, Blunk turned in a time of 1:10.838 in the V-1 final, 7.595 seconds behind Jeanette Chippington of Great Britain.
Alan Anderson, coach of the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak racing team, met Blunk about two years ago and was inspired by her drive.
"When I made the decision to add paracanoe to our program, it was my intention to help athletes with disabilities understand our sport and to perhaps give them something healthy and positive to do. I have realized that, working with Megan, it's kind of the other way around –– she inspires all around her, including me, to be better," Anderson said.
Blunk said she tries to put herself into uncomfortable situations so she can push herself.
She said it helps her to build confidence and make her stronger.
"When I was able-bodied, I wasn't happy, but I slacked off and didn't do anything to change it. Fighting to overcome disability has allowed me to feel like an athlete, and to know who I am.
"It feels really good because it shows me not to second-guess myself and if you just go as hard as you can, then you can accomplish your goals," Blunk said.
Blunk's teammate, Ann Yoshida, won the bronze medal in the women's V-1 Arms (A) direct final in 1:31.382, finished 25.754 seconds behind Chippington, the first-place finisher. Yoshida lives in Hillsboro, Ore. Vadim Kin, from Seattle, came in seventh during the V-1 A final.
Ryan Padilla, of Gig Harbor, completed in the men's K-1 A using aluminum braces to support his legs and straps to hold them still. The steering mechanism on his canoe allows him to adjust the rudder to counter side winds. Such modified equipment is typical of Class A paracanoeists, Anderson said.
The Nelo Viper 55 is the standard paracanoe and is designed according to International Canoe Federation Touring Specifications.
According to Nelo, paracanoes are designed for stability and balance and weigh more than other canoes. Paddlers who can use only their arms could be vulnerable to the wind, so their boats have a lower the center of gravity and are heavier on the bottom.
All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The Paralympics were started in 1948 as a small group of British World War II veterans and has become one of the largest international sporting events today. Paralympians strive for equal treatment with non disabled Olympic athletes, despite a large funding gap between the two events.
Blunk has returned to her study of psychology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she plays wheelchair basketball.
During the next two years, she will train for both basketball and paracanoe and try to qualify for the Paralympic summer games in 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where paracanoe will make its Olympic debut.
The U.S. paracanoe squad currently consists of nine paddlers, and "I am excited to be part of a pioneering effort," Anderson said.
Popular KP winery is up for sale
Before it was Trillium Creek Winery, it was a tiny ad in the Tacoma newspaper that read: Three parcels of land totaling nearly 12 acres of blackberries, trees and possibilities.
Claude Gahard had been making raspberry and blackberry wines for 20 years before moving to the Key Peninsula in 1992. In 2000, just prior to planting their Pinot Noir vineyard, his wife Claudia told him: "You're French, let's make wine ..."
They did. It was educational and fun, and soon turned into a labor of love lifestyle.
"It was luck and divine guidance," said Claudia Gahard. "We didn't know they (the grapes) needed to be planted on a hillside."
In the years before the first crop was harvested, the couple had designed and built their dream French farmhouse.
The two-bedroom home, complete with a den/office, features open-beam ceilings, hardwood floors, a brick fireplace and stainless steel appliances.
The happy-go-lucky duo added an Alsatian cottage tasting room, a rockery, a shop and a large underground wine cellar to the Home-area property.
Gahard continued his career as a commercial pilot while his wife worked on the property between his junkets with Continental Airlines, until he retired after 18 years of service.
Gahard said he met with Gerard Bentren from Bainbridge Island Winery for grape-growing and wine-making tips and contracted with Paul Burgess vineyards to purchase bulk Syrah, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon varieties from Eastern Washington.
The winery buys between 30,000 and 50,000 pounds of grapes every year to make low sulfite (50 parts per million) wines. "There are no headaches and no hangovers," Claudia Gahard added, "but you can't store them on the top of your refrigerator."
She said the two of them are solid business partners. "Claude takes care of the inside and I take care of the outside."
They met in a grocery store in Oak Harbor, where Claudia worked in public relations. She said the chemistry between them was "instant." They will celebrate 35 years of marriage in September.
The Gahards have recently put the winery up for sale with Wilson Properties.
The couple plan to build a bed and breakfast winery in Lake Chelan after their granddaughter graduates from high school in two years. When it happens, they plan on being open during the summer months.
"I will deliver to my best customers," Claude Gahard said.
Gahard said about half of his present customers have become good friends, most of whom prefer wines made in the French style.
"This is a people business. It's all about personal relationships," he said. During tastings, he emphasizes wine and food pairings, in the French tradition.
"No matter how you feel when you come in, you leave happy," Claudia Gahard said.
For information, call (253) 884-5746.
Serenity Salon celebrates 10 years of service
Earth-toned walls set the mood in the Serenity Salon and Spa.
It is a cozy place where clients are welcomed with tea or espresso and a smile.
Located on State Route 302 near Minter Creek, the building housed Collins gas station and garage in the 1920s. Later it served as a video store, then a pizza restaurant, and was purchased in the early 2000s by the owners of Ravensara –– a locally-owned coffee stand.
The popular salon leases the front section of the space. On April 5, the Serenity Salon celebrated 10 years of business at this location.
Co-owners Tracey Hasenbuhler-Oliveira and Rachelle Erdt hosted a Key Peninsula Business Association social to mark the occasion.
They want clients to know they will be open during upcoming road construction which will permanently block their current driveway. A new entry is being planned to allow vehicles to enter the parking lot from 118th Street, as a left turn lane is added at the intersection.
Serenity is a full-service salon for hair, nails and aesthetics.
They provide manicures, pedicures, and apply acrylic nails. They give haircuts and permanent waves, and apply hair coloring and foils. They also offer paraffin hand dips, and face and body waxing. Three pedicure chairs and a make-up station are set in a room off the main salon, offering a degree of quiet and privacy. To complement their services, the owners said they are looking for a massage therapist, either as an employee or to lease a station.
Hasenbuhler-Oliveira compounds bath salts and foot scrubs for use during pedicures. She is an artist who crafts jewelry.
Her Kruk-id Stitches line includes beaded earrings, necklaces, hair clips, beach glass pieces and rock hangers. She supports local artists, several of whom have work displayed for sale in the salon, along with her own creations. She also offers a line of aromatherapy calming scent pouches, as thoughtful last-minute gifts.
Both owners live on the Key Peninsula. Erdt has been in the beauty business for 25 years and is licensed for all services available at Serenity Salon. Stylist Corina Henry, a seven-year employee of the salon, lives in Gig Harbor near Fox Island. Tanya Ames travels to work from her home in Tacoma to style hair. Both are employees of the shop. They all take walk-in customers, subject to already-scheduled appointments. Clients who make four referrals are rewarded with a free haircut. Gift certificates are available.
To continue their anniversary special, they have agreed to take 20 percent off any hair service during the month of May.
"We are all very thankful that we were able to get our voices heard within the state planning. We are thankful for the upcoming road improvements for the safety of our community. We are thankful that we will continue doing business on the Key Peninsula," Hasenbuhler-Oliveira said.
For hours and information, call (253) 841-0009
Lakebay woman's business boom helps land jobs for hundreds
In the three years Michelle Spruell has owned NNRI Consulting, Inc., she has helped more than 400 clients find work.
She operated the business out of her Lakebay home until it outgrew the space.
Last year, Spruell opened an office in Gig Harbor and hired more staff to meet the demands of being a state and federal employment vendor.
It is Spruell's belief that employers are looking for a specific set of skills from job-seekers who match the skills necessary to perform a particular job.
"The good news is that most job-seekers posses these skills to some extent. We help them focus on their skills and match them to job announcements. The better news is that job-seekers with weaknesses in these areas can improve their skills through training, professional development or obtaining coaching/mentoring from someone who understands these skills," said Spruell.
Once her clients understand the skills and characteristics most employers seek, they can tailor their job-search communication –– resume, cover letter and interview language –– to showcase how well their background aligns with common employer requirements, Spruell said.
As a woman-owned business with state and federal contracts, Spruell and her staff of 12 serve some 13 counties in Washington from Port Townsend to Portland. They help individuals who face barriers to employment such as disabilities, criminal histories, lack of experience or transitioning to a different career.
According to Dennis Funk, NNRI executive consultant, their company uses a holistic approach to employment.
"We focus on individuals and align them with the core values of the job market where they can fit. Spruell, herself, had a disability and was confined to a wheelchair during her school years. She understands discrimination and how it can affect confidence in a negative way," Funk said.
Spruell said her company may be a for-profit, "but we serve people first."
NNRI starts with "tangibles" in a career mapping workshop called the "The Hope Session." The next step is goal exploration and setting realistic expectations. A third workshop is career development for targeting resumes, cover letters, creating portfolios and learning to decipher job announcements which focus on disclosure of barriers to employment.
Step four is professional interviewing. Clients practice one-on-one, group, panel, phone and videotaped interviews. They also feature "speed" interviews, where prospective employers gain efficiency by spending less time with more candidates to find the right fit.
The final phase is Networking 101, where the concept of social media, branding and professionalism are introduced. The sessions cover two to four days, and have a one-hour lunch break each day.
Some training cost can be defrayed by state and federal funding for work re-entry, veterans and disability programs, Spruell said.
NNRI offers some free workshops and 1- to 3-day "boot camp" sessions. They also offer job coaching and case-by-case consultations.
When the unemployment rate climbed to more than 11 percent, NNRI placed 58 percent of their clients who took the workshops in order.
"We make no guarantee, but it is our vision to help people who are being lost," Spruell said.
NNRI Consulting, Inc. is named for Spruell's daughters, Natasha Nichole and Rachel Irene.
For information, visit nnriconsultinginc.org or call (253) 514-6753.
State ramping up for work on dangerous SR-302 highway
Another recent accident in the vicinity of the Wauna curves brought out road crews for shoulder repairs and gave drivers a glimpse of major roadwork slated for Key Peninsula's highway in 2014.
Steve Fuchs, project engineer with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), said the highway has been identified as having many accidents.
He said the goal of the upcoming project is to increase safety by reducing the "frequency and severity of the accidents by reducing congestion."
The $6.5 million "Key Peninsula Highway to Purdy Vicinity Safety and Congestion" project will be funded by the Transportation Partner Account.
Fuchs said there are two main intersections of focus. One is at 118th Avenue and SR-302, where the state will add left-turn lanes to try and reduce some of the major left-turn accidents. The other area of interest will be at the west end of the Purdy sand spit, at Goodrich Court and Goldman Drive, where they will also be adding left-turn lanes.
"We are trying to remove a lot of the fixed objects in the right of way –– mostly trees, so where we can (where wetlands aren't present) we will remove trees so when people leave the roadway they aren't wrapped around a tree," he said.
When construction delays start up next year, Fuchs said he is hopeful that drivers will be as patient as possible.
According to Fuchs, there are also plans to install six pullout areas on the shoulder where vehicles can clear the roadway to allow emergency vehicles to pass. Each pullout will be 120 feet long.
The state does not have the budget to widen shoulders all along the 6.23-mile project, but Fuchs said the Legislature appropriated some money because they recognized the need to make some safety improvements.
"I think we have a very solid justification where we plan these improvements based off a roadway safety audit completed in 2009 in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration and the State Patrol," he said. "We also did a speed survey and were able to reduce the speed from 50 to 45 mph."
Fuchs plans to advertise the project near the end of this year, and construction will start in the spring. He said it's a one-season job and construction should be done by fall 2014.
Fuchs attends Key Peninsula Community Council meetings for quarterly updates on state road projects.
For information, call (360) 570-6600. A full project description is available at wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr302/kphtopurdysafety/.
Of love, life and friendship
A Key Peninsula woman fights for her life and her best friends step up to help
By Irene Torres and Scott Turner, KP News
Last month, Amanda Messinger, 22, sat in the center of her St. Anthony hospital bed surrounded by her dad and best friends Jessica Skelton and Stephanie Hahn.
Amanda has all the support in the world, but what she needs most now is a gift from a complete stranger. A bilateral lung transplant is the only way to save her from the grip of cystic fibrosis (CF) –– a condition that threatens her young life.
Skelton and Hahn say they know what love is, and have put theirs into practice. Their "Pandamanda" fundraising campaign is all about love for their friend.
Because Messinger loves pandas, the two friends used a likeness of the bear when they designed T-shirts and bracelets to sell to help pay for her medications, a caregiver, breathing treatments and hospital travel expenses.
Messinger is no stranger to doctor appointments, especially at the University of Washington, where a lung transplant team is waiting for a matching donor.
In mid-October, doctors at the UW thought they had one. Messinger and her troop of friends and family traveled from her Key Peninsula home only to learn that the donor lungs would not expand. Messinger stayed in the hospital ICU for two days, disappointed, but still hopeful.
Messinger wants her community to understand what CF really is. She said most people are clueless when she explains it to them.
According to her dad, Mitch Messinger, CF is a genetic disease that attacks and scars the lungs. People with CF don't absorb enzymes or nutrients, and most die of malnutrition, infections or other complications –– sometime before their 20s, he said.
Messinger grew up with her sister, who experienced the same disease and the routine of hospitalizations and medications and she watched her illness progress until her sister died.
During a recent hospital visit with his daughter, Mitch Messinger said he has been through a lifetime of pain, but insists he has hope and strength in his faith. He was told a cure for CF would be widely available in five years. He's still waiting and fighting by his daughter's side –– 20 years later.
"She is the strongest, most caring person I know. She deserves a second chance with new lungs.
"I taught my kids to believe in God and life after death. I have to believe there is more to life than this. All you take with you is your love. Life is precious and too short to worry about the small stuff," Mitch Messinger said.
He said he is grateful for her friends' awareness and fundraising efforts.
"She's their angel. I am so proud of her, all that she's gone through, and what she's fighting now. Maybe this is the purpose of her life, to reach out to people who can help her and other kids with CF," he said.
Messinger said her friends are very close to her and understand her condition well.
"The only 'cure' they're offering is a lung transplant, and that's a 50-50 shot," said Skelton. "It's sad that someone would have to die so that someone else could have a second chance at life."
Skelton said that Messinger just wants to live and experience the world the way everyone else does.
"She has touched the hearts of many. ...I will do everything in my power to keep her here as long as possible," she said.
Messinger's friends have set up a few ways the public can help her cause.
To learn more about their fundraiser, visit facebook.com/PandamandaTransplantFundraiser.
To learn about cystic fibrosis visit, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twjg7v-pTO4&feature=youtu.be.
KP man is cooking barbecue and launching themed parties
When Greg Murphy's father started his barbecue business in 1968, he told his son "It's better to work for yourself, because you're getting paid for what you do."
Years ago, Murph, as he's called, had a 1965 Apache tent trailer up for sale. Somebody stole the canvas around it's shell and left him perplexed.
He came up an idea to convert it into a mobile barbecue pit, then landed a contract with King County ballparks for their food concessions, and got busy cooking –– following in his father's footsteps.
Since then, he said his Murph's BBQ and Catering business has become a staple at the Puyallup Fair and at other venues throughout Western Washington, including Bumbershoot, Pridefest, Taste of Tacoma, and most recently at Key Peninsula's Volunteer Park.
Murphy expanded into Pierce County when the Seattle Super Sonics basketball team played in Tacoma during a remodel at the Key Arena.
He has owned a restaurant and a bar and grill, but says he doesn't want all the responsibilities of being open seven days a week.
Murphy loves sports, especially track and field; and has followed the Olympics since 1984. He attended the games in Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Greece, Italy, Beijing and Vancouver, British Columbia. Murph's BBQ sponsors qualifying Olympic athletes and he has tickets for the 2014 games in Russia.
"I'm a pinhead," he said. "I make my money on barbecue and spend it on the Olympics."
He has transformed the Volunteer Park concession stand into a football tailgate party with Seahawks memorabilia lining the walls.
"During (Seahawks) away games, we go outside, play football, get dirty, then come inside to watch the game and eat."
Murphy is a season-ticket holder for the Seattle team and attends home games. During the baseball season, he said he will be changing the concession décor.
He moved to the Key Peninsula a year ago. He wanted something different and wanted to build on his name brand recognition; but found the Key Peninsula to be different than anyplace he's ever lived or done business.
"It's hard to market myself out here because I'm a special events and catering guy."
His menu includes the usual barbecue fare: turkey, chicken, ribs, pulled pork/chicken/beef sandwiches, sausages, hamburgers and hot dogs with side dishes.
He's joined the Key Peninsula Business Association and works with other businesses to meet their catering needs.
In 2011, Murphy lent his expertise to the Key Fest fair and served as a working volunteer with a stand for roasted corn and pulled pork sandwiches.
During January, he plans to begin marketing "theme" parties, from the "usual to the unusual." He said that he can feed between 20 and 1,000 people. "I've got wheels. I will come to you," he said, smiling.
KP author tells a true-tale of fling between horse and goose
From the kitchen in one of the barns at Gentle Giant Meadows Ranch, Maureen Sikora loves to watch nature go by. "It's like a painting that never gets finished," she said.
About two years ago, Sikora, her husband (Greg Sikora) and the neighbors around their Lackey Road ranch, noticed something strange.
A Canada gosling was following Quest, their 19-hand Shire horse, everywhere he went.
When the horse walked, the gosling trailed. When Quest galloped, the gosling flew head-high to keep pace.
Maureen Sikora wrote about the strange pair on her ranch website blog –– a spot she keeps her family in England updated on her life and well-being.
During the summer, Sikora said Renee Riva, a children's author, read her blog and asked if she could use her story for a book. Sikora said yes... .
Riva sent Sikora a draft, but Sikora said the story was not exactly as she remembered. Sikora then returned the copy back with her version of the true tale. Riva loved the writing and the two co-author the book and titled it "Gertie and Quest: A True Story."
This is Sikora's first book, and she said that her husband's photography helps bring the words to life. The book is available now.
Nearly all of the animals at Gentle Giant have names and are well cared for, Sikora said.
Quest's mother is named Lady. Quest's full name is Bridie's Bequest, after Sikora's mother. Gertie the gosling was hatched on the ranch's pond soon after a migrant pair of geese arrived to spend a summer on the Key Peninsula.
"We never hand-fed the geese. We never encouraged the relationship. When male geese arrived with their courtship moves, Gertie ignored them," Sikora said.
Sikora said Gertie often focused her attention on Quest, who never seemed to mind. At the first hint of (2010) winter, Gertie flew away with her parents, but the Sikoras were not surprised to see her return in the spring. They are curious to know if she will return with her life-mate next year.
Sikora said she will donate copies of her 40-page, self-published hardback book to school libraries.
"I would like for children to be able to read the book, to see the pictures, and through the words, feel what it is like to see different species interact. I want them to feel the joy of watching nature and to be inspired by it.
"I never thought of myself as an author, but this could be the start of a series. I enjoy the process; I just need to find the time to write."
To view a video of Gertie and Quest, visit gentle-giant-meadows-ranch.com/foresaken-love.html.
The book can be purchased at gentelgiantmeadowranch.com or at amazon.com.
A worthy KP cause: Angels Needed
The Angel Guild is a thrift store, tucked into an inconspicuous space in the Key Center Corral.
The impact the nonprofit and its volunteer angels have made on the Key Peninsula since its inception is substantial. As of December 2012, the total of proceeds from the sales of donated items stands at $1,010,458.
The Angel Guild has provided monies for grant funding for nearly every qualifying organization on the Key since its inception in1979.
A year ago, shop hours were expanded to open on Tuesdays. Since then, the average store income has increased by $1,700 per month. With that and the aging, illness and absence of some of their 40-50 regular workers, organization leaders have identified a need for more volunteer help.
A Saturday visit to the shop found two clerks at the counter and two workers in the sorting room.
Phyllis Henry and Betty Beal, two of those volunteers, both said they enjoy getting to meet the customers and socializing.
"It's always exciting when someone finds the perfect bargain. And the price is always right," Henry said.
Beal said she is surprised at the number of brand new items received, tags intact.
"It's the mail orders that don't fit. They are too much trouble to send back, so they donate them," she said.
Brand names like Coldwater Creek and Lands' End are commonly found in the shop, they said. The volunteers who sort the donations set all prices and store policies don't allow the clerks to change them.
Henry said that grandparents often come in with their grandkids and let them pick out a few toys for a quarter or 50 cents, and "everyone leaves happy."
Nancy Korseck said she had shopped in the store so often, a clerk had suggested she should volunteer, so she did.
She finds the Angel Guild a good way "to help a lot of people." Now she is in charge of the sorting room and works two days a week researching prices, evaluating items for sale and placing special items on eBay for auction or Amazon.com for sale. She said that some items need to reach an expanded market, outside the Key Peninsula. She recalled a McCoy cookie jar that sold for over $400 and a box of Wedgewood pattern dishes that were sold by the piece and brought in over $1,800.
Marlene Miles, who does the quality control from the shed behind the store, checks for soiling, working zippers, missing buttons, rehemmed items, rips and tears. Miles also oversees the adult puzzles and the children's toy section and takes the dolls home to clean and dress them, and to fix their hair.
"People are surprised at how clean everything is. But most of it doesn't come in that way. It can be discouraging," Korseck said.
The Angels try to take in as many donations as they can, but due to federal regulations for baby furniture and factory recalls of certain brand appliances, those items cannot be accepted —"even if it looks brand new."
A full-time paid coordinator, Carla Parkhurst, runs the store. There are volunteers dedicated specifically to testing the sewing machines, organizing craft materials, overseeing the books, managing the jewelry department, testing electronics and equipment, testing the bread machines by baking a loaf, and so on.
Shoes and purses that do not sell in the store are picked up by an individual who pays the Angel Guild a small amount for them. He then ships the items to third world countries.
Sorters can encounter surprises, not all of them pleasant. "The work is dirty and heavy," Korseck said. "And those with allergies don't come out here (to the shed)."
A finance committee meets monthly to review grant applications and make recommendations. "Our greatest need is for volunteers who take their time commitment seriously," Treasurer Ann Nelson said via email.
The Angels only make grants to Key Peninsula organizations or activities that benefit the people on the Key Peninsula. They do not give to individuals, religious or political organizations. A list of grant recipients posted next to the door inside the store includes Mustard Seed Project, KP Community Services and Food Bank, KP Civic Center, Peninsula Light, Boy Scouts, KP Fire District and the KP Community Council, just to name a few.
Store vouchers are given to the needy through the KP Community Services and Children's Home Society. All donation requests must be mailed to P.O. Box 703 Vaughn, WA 98394. Donations are tax-deductible and receipts are available for that purpose.
These Angels may have retired from their paying careers but none of them has slowed in their commitment to community. They all work a minimum of 12 hours a month. All of them enjoy meeting other women who have the same interests and helping with customers. "It is fun. No day is the same," Korseck said.
For information, call (253) 884-9333.


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TLD's Canadian Rippers Top 2 in Garbo DH Women's Pro
MTB - Whistler, BC
Crankworx Whistler's Garbanzo DH is infamous for being the world's longest DH track used in competition. Canadian World Cup racer Steve Smith has been defeated by the very long and technical track the last four times he has raced it; either crashing or just not going fast enough.
This year Smith finally defeated his nemesis, crossing the finish line with a time of 12:33.27, an impressive feat considering the length of the course is 12km and drops 3,400 vertical feet. Second fastest man was Columbian Marcelo Gutierrez Villega +5.48 and in third, Australian Chris Kovarik +15.40.
Canadian women swept the podium today with Casey Brown in first at 14:28.74, Miranda Miller in second +3.23 and Whistler's Claire Buchar (CAD) +3.26.
"This is the first time I have had a clean run in competition on Garbanzo and I took the win," says Smith. "It is a long race so you don't absolutely 'kill' anything. I just kept a good pace all the way; I wasn't really slow and I wasn't really fast."
This kind of race really tests the World Cup racers since they train to reach the maximum speed they can sustain for the duration of 3-4 minutes. The Garbanzo track has them descending three times as long as that. The most successful riders have to find the fastest pace they can sustain for a long period of time and just hang on. At the end of the day, the conditions couldn't have been more ideal for the race. The track was rolling really quick and the clock showed it with athletes coming in with the fastest times ever recorded in Garbanzo DH competition.
Course Route
The same course as 2011 was used - Riders start behind the Garbanzo lift hut -> Original Sin (including the uphill section) -> exit Original Sin at the step down/step up tree island on the Dave Murray flats -> proceed down Blue Velvet -> traverse and proceed into In Deep -> after rock face turn left towards Container (FatCrobbat would require a right turn at this point) -> from Container into No Joke/ Duffman -> remain on Duffman until merges with Golden Triangle -> continue on World Cup Singletrack -> Ho Chi Min -> Longhorn -> Monkey Hands -> GLC drops to finish.
Online Results:
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Christine Lynne Burke Photography
Ask me anything
I just love image making. Capturing millions of tiny light rays in a little box and watching them explode onto my viewing screen. No wonder so many races believed that photography can take your soul.
Its certainly captured mine.
My current personal project is called 40x40. It is the creation of 40 personally outstanding photographic portraits by time the clock strikes 4pm on 26th June 2012, my 40th Birthday. It feels like a rather daunting project right now but laying a patio just doesn't cut the mustard! I have 20 weeks & 1 day left to complete it, that equates to 2 portraits a week. Which would be easy if I hadn't added in the outstanding bit…. After all where's the challenge in being average?
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"This constitutes the terrible plausibility of these images, and part of the basis for their success: they do describe and also enact a world in which people are socially atomized, politically weak, and are governed by their place in the image world. In demanding that the maximum visual detail be wrung from their subjects, they silence and still them. In their seamless, high-resolution depictions, they present the victory of the image world over its human subjects as total and eternal.
While the results may hold apparently radical elements – that the passivity and image victimhood of the subjects may rebound on their viewers – the ambiguity of such images finally salvages artist and viewer. Such images oscillate between identification and distancing, honoring and belittling, critical recognition and the enjoyment of spectacle, and access to the real and the critique of realist representation. Despite the vast amount of data in these images, their specificity is low in terms of unambiguous statements about their subjects. Given that lack of specificity, so standard a feature of art-world production, what is highlighted instead (as Rosler argued) is self-projection by the photographer, and, we should add, by the viewer. Dijkstra says that the bathers in the beach pictures are "more or less a self-portrait." So we find ourselves in that familiar real of thorough ambiguity, complex as a trap for thought, though far from complex, indeed clichéd, as a configuration in art production, in which, in the free-trade zone of the art work, artist, and viewer are offered matching opportunities for the apparently non-instrumental play of their creative and intellectual faculties."
— Julian Stallabrass What's In A Face?: Blankness and Significance in Contemporary Art Photography in October, Vol. 122 (Fall 2007)
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Atlanta Hawks rookie Mike Muscala set a new career-high with eight rebounds in last night's loss to the Washington Wizards.
Muscala's previous career mark was five boards, which he set in his NBA debut on March 2 at Phoenix.
Muscala has appeared in 15 games this season with the Hawks after playing majority of the year in Spain, and is averaging 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
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PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage joins Vinnie & Cook on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan. He would rather not have seen Kevin Correia struggle against the Marlins on Tuesday night, but he's still happy with what the staff has done this year.
He tells us which pitcher has surprised him the most, what A.J. Burnett has brought to the staff, and what the future may hold for Brad Lincoln.
Ray also gives all the credit to Neal Huntington for assembling the pitching staff, and explains why he doesn't worry about the offense's struggles.
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CM Punk is scheduled to make another appearance at a Comic Con. The former WWE Champion will be doing the one in Portland next weekend. He will be doing photographs and autographs to start and will finish up with a questions and answers session.
John Morrison posted a picture of himself with some Star Wars fans at the Comic Con in Albuquerque.
Aside from being one of the most known tag teams of all time, the British Bulldogs were cousins. Dynamite Kid's father was the brother of Davey Boy Smith's mother.
According to his daughter, the Dynamite Kid has been recovering well from a series of strokes. The former WWE star acknowledges that it will be a long road towards complete recovery, though.
WWE is reporting that Dynamite Kid, one half of the famous British Bulldog tag team with Davey Boy Smith, has suffered from a stroke several times over the last couple of days.
A picture has surfaced online of WWE legend Dynamite Kid in a wheelchair. Next to him is David Hart Smith, the son of his long time tag team partner Davey Boy Smith.


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Drake – Take Care Lyrics
Know you've been hurt by someone else
I can tell by the way you carry yourself
If you let me, here's what I'll do
I'll take care of you
I've loved and I've lost
[Drake: Verse 1]
I've asked about you and they've told me things
But my mind didn't change, I still the feel the same
What's a life with no fun? please don't be so ashamed
I've had mine, you've had yours, we both know
We know, they don't get you like I will
My only wish is I die real
Cause that truth hurts, and those lies heal
And you can't sleep thinking that he lies still
So you cry still, tears all in the pillow case
Big girls all get a little taste
Pushing me away so I give her space
Dealing with a heart that I didn't break
I'll be there for you, I will care for you
I keep thanking you, just don't know
Try to run from that, say you're done with that
On your face girl, it just don't show
When you're ready, just say you're ready
When all the baggage just ain't as heavy
And the parties over, just don't forget me
We'll change the pace and we'll just go slow
Won't ever have to worry,
You won't ever have to hide
If you've seen all my mistakes
So look me in my eyes
Cause if you let me, here's what I'll do
I'll take care of you
I've loved and I've lost
[Drake: Verse 2]
It's my birthday, I get high if I want to
Can't deny that I want you, but I lie if have to
Cause you don't say you love me
To your friend when they ask you
Even though we both know that you do (you do)
One time, been in love one time
You and all your girls in the club one time
All so convinced that you're following your heart
Cause your mind don't control what it does sometimes
We all have our nights though, don't be so ashamed
I've had mine, you've had yours, we both know
We know, you hate being alone
You ain't the only one
You hate the fact that you bought the dream
And they sold you one
You love your friends but somebody shoulda told you somin' to save you
Instead they said…
(Dont tell me, I don't care, if you hurt)
(I don't tell you, you don't care)
Know you've been hurt by someone else
I can tell by the way you carry yourself
If you let me, here's what I'll do
I'll take care of you
I've loved and I've lost
Schizophrenic Brain Cells Created in The Lab
The neurological root of schizophrenia continues to baffle researchers, but a new cell model of the disease could provide fresh insights into the condition.
Fred Gage of the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California and colleagues took connective tissue cells from people with schizophrenia and programmed them to form stem cells. The team then coaxed these cells into becoming neurons that can be used to better understand their behaviour and to test new drug candidates.
Confirming previous work in cadavers, the neurons (pictured) made fewer connections with each other than would be expected from healthy neurons. Adding the antipsychotic Loxapine improved their connectivity. The new model removes some environmental influences and allows researchers to probe the biology underlying schizophrenia using live cells.
Journal reference: Nature, DOI: 10.1038/nature09915
Image Credit: Kristen Brennand / Salk Institute for Biological Studies
RIP Leroi Moore
3 years ago today, we lost one of the greatest musicians of all time……however, his music will live on forever! no one could ever replicate the sound that came from his sax!
August 19, 2008
the world lost one of the GREATEST sax players of all time………your sound can never be replaced Leroi, but it will live forever and it will always give me goosebumps or tears! You and your sax are eternal and the band will never be the same!
"The love you got is surely all the love that I would ever need"


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'Arrow' Season 2 Finale Spoilers: Katrina Law's Nyssa al Ghul to Return
Only three episodes remain in the second season of the CW's 'Arrow,' and while last week's "Seeing Red" threw us more than a few curveballs, it seems May 14 finale "Unthinkable" already has a surprise twist in motion. Not only will 'Spartacus' star Katrina Law return as Sara's ex-lover/League of Assasins leader Nyssa al Ghul, but it may surprise you what side she's on!
You're warned of potential spoilers for the current season of 'Arrow' and its upcoming finale, but it seems fans weren't far off to presume Nyssa might be the "old friend" Sara referred to in leaving Starling City last week. Entertainment Weekly scored the first photo of the finale featuring Nyssa's return, as the character leads the League of Assassins in combating Slade's mirakuru army for the fate of Starling City.
Those following the series will remember that Nyssa earlier popped up in "Heir to the Demon" looking to return her former lover/fellow assassin Sara Lance (Caity Lotz) to the fold, but ultimately allowed her to remain free in Starling City. Whether she has any ulterior motives in coming to Sara's aid remains to be seen, particularly if we might see the League take a stronger presence next season, or perhaps its figurehead putting in an appearance.
Well, what do you think? Will the 'Arrow' season 2 finale be the most impressive episode to date, now that Nyssa and the League are confirmed to return? What do you think the return will mean for next season? Check out a preview of Wednesday's "CIty of Blood" below, and give us your 'Arrow' predictions in the comments!


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Lithium Reveals Its $200 Million Plan for Klout
Lithium unveiled its two new Klout-backed products.
Lithium unveiled its two new Klout-backed products.
Klout released a completely redesigned iOS app Tuesday. The newest version of the app reflects the company's recent shift from focusing on measuring individuals' Klout scores, to actively helping its users raise their scores. See also: Why Klout Had to Change -- and Why You Shouldn't Count It Out While the previous version of the app emphasized fluctuations in your Klout score and areas of influence, the updated app helps users expand their influence in topics they care about.
It's still unclear exactly how Apple plans to use Topsy, the social media analytics firm the tech giant acquired on Monday for a reported $200 million. The possible theories are intriguing and numerous; speculation includes improvements to Siri, building social integration into Apple TV, and even the creation of an Apple search engine to rival Google on mobile devices.