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The ultimate Cascades hike, along the ghost railroad
We day hikers often ask: Is there One Very Best Hike? For me the winner piles up points in a matchless variety of categories: Good scenery. Easy to get to. Rich historical setting. Embracing the best modern wilderness ethic of voluntarism, stewardship, and access for all. On top of all that, a great walk!
It's the Iron Goat trail between Wellington and Scenic in the Tye Creek drainage. This trail is on the other side of the valley from U.S. Highway 2 climbing the last few miles from the west to Stevens Pass.
The Iron Goat trail, a work in progress for almost a quarter-century, has long been the singular passion of a singular woman, Ruth Ittner, who had a love for trails borne of decades as a climber and hiker. She was a stalwart 50-year member of the Mountaineers and a leading light of Volunteers for Outdoor Washington (VOW). Ruth's spirit has long infused the Iron Goat trail. Sadly, though she planned to urge on her umpteenth work party on the trail in mid-July, she passed away in early June, a seemingly ageless 92 years old. Her place is now carved indelibly into the trail as history. I'll be up there with many others paying tribute to her this coming weekend. (See the VOW website for details.)
It was the grand-scale history presented by the trail that first drew Ruth's attention — that and a belief that a true mountain trail in the Cascades should be barrier-free for the enjoyment of the broadest possible public. The trail was once a railroad. Steep for a railroad, but gentle enough to be a trail for everyone.
The Iron Goat trail recalls some big chapters, and not so very old, of our region's history. So come along on a long trek with me into that grand saga. For those of you, also like me, fascinated by digging big tunnels, such as the one proposed for Seattle's waterfront, this is also a saga for you.
We begin with John F. Stevens and the Great Northern Railway. Stevens came a few decades later than and was no relation to early Washington territorial governor and Civil War general, Isaac Stevens, maker of the Indian treaties in the 1850s and then a Civil War casualty at the Battle of Chantilly in 1862. Our Stevens was the remarkable civil engineer who brought James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway from the plains across the Continental Divide to inland Washington and then over the Cascade Range to Puget Sound country. It all happened just a few years before the beginning of the twentieth century.
That was just a piece of Stevens' astonishing career working on railroad projects all around the world. He first came west in the mid-1880s as an assistant engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He located its route across the Rockies at Kicking Horse Pass near Banff, a route now followed by the Trans-Canada Highway. Then, engaged by James J. Hill and the Great Northern, in killer cold in the virtual dead of winter in December 1889, with a single Indian guide, he reconnoitered, and perhaps can claim to be the European who discovered, Marais Pass for the Great Northern's route across the Rockies. (Meriwether Lewis had looked for it on the Corps of Discovery's way home in 1806, but never got there!)
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Next, with the Great Northern tracks lined up to head west across Washington from Spokane, Stevens bushwhacked the Cascade Crest looking for the best route to the growing precincts of Puget Sound. In 1890 he found the way over the pass that now bears his name.
He then engineered the Great Northern crossing over the pass — up the narrow Tumwater Canyon after leaving Leavenworth, over the top on switchbacks, then a long descent including a sinuous detour far into the Martin Creek drainage to ease the grades on the elevation loss on the steep west side. Finally, from a depot at Scenic the alignment eventually met Tye Creek's distributory, the Skykomish River, along which ran the rails to Monroe and from there to Everett and Puget Sound. The line over Stevens Pass brought its first trains to Puget Sound in early 1893.
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Posted Thu, Aug 19, 3:17 p.m.
We, the Waterfront tunnel opponents have forgotten none of the lessons of digging tunnels in glacial til, below sea level. And thus refuse to be swayed by the siren songs of those who would dig to gain personal and corporate wealth and not fix transportation.
Notice that the train tunnel is not below sea level! And it's designed to haul freight & passengers while the WFT only moves automobiles, an energy inefficient vehicle which reached it's apex of use in the late 1990s and will be relegated to the dust bin of transportation soon.
Posted Thu, Aug 19, 11:20 p.m.
Interesting history, and the plug for the Highway 99 tunnel at the end took me entirely by surprise! Many tunnels have indeed been dug successfully in the past. But if it's that easy, why is there is now a very expensive machine stuck far below Lake Forest Park?
One other very minor factual quibble - the Great Northern RR route does not follow the Tumwater Canyon, it follows Chumstick Creek to the east.
Posted Fri, Aug 20, 6:19 p.m.
It was indeed an interesting article. I take no position on the proposed waterfront tunnel since I don't live in Seattle.
However I would like to make one small comment: The Great Northern alignment on the east side of the mountains was indeed along Tumwater Canyon. The realignment to Chumstick Canyon occurred in 1929. Highway 2 through Tumwater Canyon today is built on the old railroad grade. The small dam and reservoir that one encounters about halfway through Tumwater Canyon was built by the Great Northern Railway in the early 1900's. A penstock ran from the dam downstream a couple of miles to a power plant that the Great Northern used to generate the electricity that was required when they electrified the original Cascade Tunnel.
Posted Fri, Aug 20, 8 p.m.
Great history; thanks. I've hiked this trail in early autumn, fabulous fall colors.
Posted Sat, Aug 21, 8:13 p.m.
Thank you for paying tribute to Ruth Ittner. It is people like her who save our cherished landscape and heritage for the future. Her ability to create momentum around this trail and bring together hundreds of people who contributed thousands of hours made an enormous difference.
We need people like Ruth and organizations like the Volunteers for Outdoor Washington to make sure that our grandkids have these sorts of outdoor opportunities.
I was just reading about some of what it took to pull together just one piece of this project – the Iron Goat Trail Interpretive Site. Wow. Ruth started working with The Trust for Public Land in 2004 and it was five years before, with additional help from The Mountaineers, Burlington Northern, the Forest Service, WSDOT and others they were finally able to secure the land. And then it was another seven years and many more players before the site was dedicated (to Ruth). Twelve years on the interpretive site alone.
She was clearly a "singular woman." Let's hope, for all our sakes, that there are many more like her in the future.
Posted Sun, Aug 22, 12:23 a.m.
Very nice history indeed. I have yet to hike the trail, but will have to do so soon — perhaps combined with huckleberry picking on Tonga Ridge.
Posted Sun, Aug 22, 12:26 a.m.
I stand corrected. Knew about the dam and powerhouse but not that the RR first went up the canyon. Must've been too many curves?
Another little known fact about the GN is that they had an informal policy of tolerating freight hopping riders who didn't damage anything, which even lasted some years beyond the (1971?) merger that turned it into BN. Supposedly one reason was to help farm laborer mobility. I took advantage of it many times during my youth in the 70's - I doubt I'd survive an unassisted passage of that tunnel nowadays. It was one godawfully dirty way to travel, but fun. Not that there are any empty boxcars, or friendly bulls, left anymore - just a bunch of forgettable container trains, even if they now are the train set Warren Buffett's father never bought him.
Posted Sun, Aug 22, 12:40 a.m.
One other item to note is that Ruth, though a wonderful, energetic woman, was of the era and mindset that all trails were good, and that there should be trails pretty much everywhere. She was an advocate of flagging out new routes, and more than once I heard her enthuse about how "pretty soon, you'd have a boot beaten trail..."
Or more precisely, a muddy rut, in a place which had been untouched. I dearly hope that the heirs of Ed Abbey (who loved "blank spots on the map,") and Harvey Manning, who renounced and denounced unfettered trailbuilding, manage to keep some parts of the Cascades untrailed, and mysterious.
Posted Sun, Aug 22, 3:19 p.m.
I worked with Ruth when I was with the King County Office of Cultural Resources (now 4Culture) in 2002, and she was a fabulous person to work with. She was so focused, articulate, passionate about the Iron Goat Trail, and always prepared. I miss her to this day! I hope others engaged in preservation will call upon her memory and legacy as inspiration to continue their course.
Posted Mon, Aug 23, 5:54 a.m.
It should be noted that unlike the "robber barons" that preceded him, James J. Hill did not rely on political pull or monopolist protection laws from the government to build his railroad. He and his investors paid for it themselves. He was the first and last truly capitalist railroad magnate.
Posted Mon, Aug 23, 7:37 p.m.
During the 1960's my family enjoyed exploring the old Stevens Pass tunnel area on both ends. This article brings back memories.
Posted Sun, Oct 3, 4:21 p.m.
My Grandfather Earl James was a telegrapher for the Great Northern Railroad at Tonga Station Railhead during the tunnel #1 construction. His wife Jennie James (Klemp)was there also and did laundry and helped with meals for the crew members. Her brother Harry Klemp worked there too and both of my Uncles were born there. I'm extremely proud that my family was such an integral part of Washington Railroad history. I have pictures/photographs of them at Tonga and enjoy looking at them.
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Experienced gamers have probably moved on from playing Tamagotchi on a keychain, but to reignite their virtual pet fix Bandai has announced that Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. will be available on iOS and Android devices.
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Max Bluementhal: Israel breaks truce\peace and starts new Gaza war
Submitted by Invalid10 on Sat, 11/17/2012 - 16:58Max Bluementhal: Israel breaks truce\peace and starts new Gaza war
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Just days after the american elections and just before israeli -elections-.. why do these wars of aggression suddenly pop up just before an israeli election?
I think the likud party wants to stay in power so they create a war, just like duhbya did when he created the 1st surge in 03/04 Republicans did not want to lose the war so the "surge" brought them out to vote in droves, along with simultaneously swift boating Kerry.
This all happened in aug and sept.. just before our elections.
So on cue, the israeli gvt shoots and kills a 12 yo girl playing soccer a few weeks ago and then a few weeks later they are on the brink of a ground invasion, just like what happened in 08, and BIBI won then too....They provoke a war always prior to elecions- with hammas so the right wing likud party can stay in power. the people vote for them because they are fearful of palestineans just like the US gvt uses al queda- on us.. this is why they dont want peace. the likuds are neocons.
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Good journalism.
This TV report echoes other information I have read on the situation. Max Blumenthal drew attention to the fact that these events are driven by internal Israeli politics that he describes as "classic" behaviour by Israel's leaders. This is also something I have read in the articles of a friend who is a political prisoner in Bolivia and an Israeli dissident who has survived two assassination attempts by Mossad.
His latest three articles are about the current situation and you can link to other writings from them that give an in depth understanding of how Israeli leaders think and why they do what they do.
One thing Max did not mention is that the current Israeli operation that started on November 14 has a name: Pillar of Cloud, which is an effort to imply that this is the work of God by referring to the pillar of cloud that guided the ancient Israelites during their wanderings in the wilderness after they left Egypt.
"Jesus answered them: 'Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.'" (John 8:34-36)
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Okay, stop it.
I am a critic of Israel, no doubt about it. One of the things I can't stand in regards to the Israeli government? Dishonesty. As it turns out, I dislike dishonesty no matter who's being dishonest.
Call me crazy, but I seem to recall Israel's missile strikes being in retaliation for rockets fired from Gaza. Gaza, not Israel, broke the truce first - unless, of course, you're going to say that missiles from Gaza don't count because they're not Israel.
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Watched the video, doubted it, did some quick Googling, and as far as I can tell, you are indeed correct. My apologies, and please forgive me for the false accusation. I genuinely had no idea that anything had happened prior to the Gaza rocket attacks.
It goes to show just how effective the media-government complex is, that's for sure.
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We try and have one meatless meal a week!
I was a vegetarian for over a decade so I often go "meatless" without even realizing it! Many people think a vegetarian diet is bland, too difficult, or not hearty enough and I couldn't disagree more! There are great meat substitutes to use while initially making the transition and once you get the hang of it, incorporating vegetarian dishes that are hearty on their own is easy!
Love this! I have been trying to convince my hubby to jump on board-now that I have facts to show him, maybe we can finally go meatless!
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"Beck and Plato on Politics and Aesthetics"
Glenn Beck's bizarre Connect Four antics Thursday afternoon were amusing, but the best part of that segment was actually Beck's thoughts on the relationship between art and politics:
Landsman gave an interesting description of his job interview with Valerie Jarrett saying he'd "use art to change the world." I don't know about you, but I don't want art to change the world. I'd like people to change the world. Together, and out in the open. Not through some painting that makes me feel like that's a great idea. Fox viewers are always called zombies and idiots. But who are the zombies, somebody who's are getting real political discussion every day, or somebody making their decision through a painting or a broadway show?
At first glance, this seems like part of Glenn Beck's continuing effort to get people to ensure the continuing relevance of Richard Hofstadter, by melding the paranoid style with anti-intellectualism. But another way of looking at it is that Beck is recapitulating an argument Plato makes in The Republic about the inferiority of art to philosophy. The complaint, essentially, is that art is a kind of cheating that bypasses the faculty of reason and can mislead the people. This leads him to the conclusion that poetry ought to be banned in a well-governed society.
In contrast to Plato, Beck at least superficially has a strong libertarian streak. But I think there's reason to believe that authoritarianism is the main driver of right-wing politics in the contemporary United States. That's part of the reason why these days some libertarians are strangely enthusiastic about unlimited government surveillance power (see also Jonah Goldberg who thinks cigarette taxes are fascism, but torture and indefinite detention are great) while others don't seem very right-wing.


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Afghanistan U19 vs Bangladesh U19 Live Stream Highlights 15/2/2014
Watch Afghanistan U19 vs Bangladesh U19 Live Streaming U19 World cup 2014 with Live Score, Preview, Team News and Highlights on 15/2/2014 at Star Cricket. Bangladesh is taking on the younger side of Afghanistan in this match. As, the both teams are with ups and down in the Warm up matches. They didn't won a single match in their warm ups.
Match Schedule & Streaming Info.
Start Time 09:30 local | 05:30 GMT
February 15, 2014, Abu Dhabi On Channel 9 Star Cricket
Bangladesh u19 team is bit favorite for this contest because Afghanistan u19 team has less coaching facility as compared to Bangladesh. Bangladesh has the international ranking or rank while Afghanistan don't have it.
Afghanistan's Side is very talent no matter cricket is a game of no one. Any one can make it tough while it's a weaker team or a strong team can lose from weaker team. There are many upsets in the history of cricket. While the Asian condition might suit the Bangladesh and aggression of Afghanistan.
Both the teams will be aiming to start the event with the victory and go on with some pressure less games with the strong teams.
The depth is in the batting line up of Afghanistan while every one in the batting can make it go over the ropes. Aggression would be the key role for the Afghanistan as their senior team also known for.
Bangladesh spin attack is good while batting also is a good department of their team and their fast bowling is bit weaker which should be an advantage for the Afghanistan's batsmen.
Watch Afghanistan U19 vs Bangladesh U19 Live Scorecard 5th ODI U19 WCUP 2014 15 Feb 2014
Afghanistan U19 Squad :
Nasir Jamal (c), Abdullah Adil, Fareed Ahmad, Ihsanullah, Munir Ahmed, Sayed Shirzad, Hashmatullah Shaidi, Mohammad Mujtaba, Muslim Musa, Shahidullah, Usman Ghani, Ziarur-Rehman, younas Ahmadzai, Waheedullah, Sharafuddin
Bangladesh U19 Squad :
Mehedy Hasan (c), Mohammed Saddam, Abu Haider, Jubair Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nazmul Hossain, Rahatul Ferdous, Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Yasir Alir, Saeed Sarkar, Nihaduzzaman, Mustafizur Rahman, Litton Das, Joyraz Sheik
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So good it goes fast, tastes wonderful and is a big hit with whole family. Make only one batch at a time, looses something if you double recipe. Submitted by WENDI_WA1 Carbs: 23.4g | Fat: 1.5g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 3.3g | Calories: 114.1
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Balsamic vinegar and brown sugar make a sweet tart dressing for the berries. Serve as is or for an extra crunch with toasted nuts. Submitted by TAEBUFF Carbs: 6.7g | Fat: 28.8g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 1.7g | Calories: 283.6
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Tasty, refreshing salad for a main course or side dish Submitted by YASMINDURAN Carbs: 20.1g | Fat: 3.6g | Fiber: 4.3g | Protein: 6.6g | Calories: 132.4
Delicious and healthy, a great lunch on the go or at work. Submitted by JO_JO_BA Carbs: 37.6g | Fat: 1.8g | Fiber: 8.2g | Protein: 9.3g | Calories: 197.9
Very easy to make. Makes for a nice light lunch or side/salad. Submitted by UMMWALEED Carbs: 34.6g | Fat: 4.6g | Fiber: 9.5g | Protein: 10.1g | Calories: 205
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Delicious Tuna Salad w/Cottage Cheese... great for salad or sandwiches Submitted by THUMBSHOES Carbs: 10.5g | Fat: 6.7g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 12.2g | Calories: 146.7
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You make your own croutons in this recipe, much healthier than most store-bought fried varieties. Carbs: 30.1g | Fat: 8.6g | Fiber: 5.7g | Protein: 6.1g | Calories: 207.4
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The Light and How to Swing It: Retribution in the Firelands, part 3 {WoW}
Oct 13th 2011 7:54AM Taking off the seed with Divine Shield on Heroic is usually impossible with the tactic my guild uses due to how we deal with the orbs. Gotta blow that HoP on yourself.
Also, Sulfuras normal is heavily devalued as a goal. The Shannox hc axe is superior to it and is far easier to obtain than a Sulfuras after the last round of nerfs.
WoW Archivist: The changing raid design of Naxxramas, page 2 {WoW}
Sep 20th 2011 9:06PM The problem with Wrath's Naxx wasn't the downsizing of the raid. As pointed out in the article, they simply folded neccessary class abilities into the encounter when they knew fielding a class of that many was simply unfeasable with 10 or 25 players.
What did go wrong with Naxx was the tuning of it. Bosses were simply not lethal enough.
Patch 4.2 hotfixes for Sept. 14 {WoW}
Sep 15th 2011 6:57AM What is so bloody hard about the robot.
It's so simple, mash 1 until you have enough energy for a charge, then charge it. Repeat ad infinitum. I liked that the enrage would produce more slags than the robot could cope with, it added an actual soft enrage to the fight and was one of the few 5 man heroic bosses that require the dps to pull their socks up or wipe.
WTB an actual Heroic difficulty, not this rubbish.
The Overachiever: You can't get there from here {WoW}
Aug 19th 2011 9:53PM There are quite a few players crudely nicknamed "Scrub Lords" because they attained their title/mount during a server bug during Wrath of the Lich King that reset the AQ gate status.
This explains a Death Knight having one.
Breakfast Topic: How do you prefer to access "hard modes"? {WoW}
Jun 3rd 2011 10:47PM I don't get the logic behind the "Average player will be confused how to trigger the hardmodes"
1) Average players are probably not good enough to do hard modes.
2) By the time Average players are geared up and ready to start attempting them, the Internet is full of guides on every detail of the fight, including how to trigger the hard mode.
3) Dungeon Journal will probably give it away.
So yeah, I don't buy the explaination. I think Blizzard just got lazy.
New Blizzard support site lets you track, edit, and update your GM tickets {WoW}
May 26th 2011 6:30PM And we'll inevitably still be ignored about that guildless level 80 with max mining and herbalism that's been in Twilight Highlands to last 4 days straight.
Gold Capped: Competition in tailoring {WoW}
Apr 14th 2011 5:32PM Use a Goblin alt to buy the vendor materials needed for things like Vial of the Sands and the chopper.
Breakfast Topic: Design your fantasy vanity loot {WoW}
Apr 3rd 2011 9:18AM 25 man Giant Death Robot Guild Mount.
That is all.
The Lawbringer: Fighting the gold fight -- how the strategy must change {WoW}
Mar 19th 2011 10:21PM While this suggestion is brilliant, as any method to make Authenticators mandatory is, I fear it won't fully kill gold selling. Account hacked-based gold selling maybe, but not gold selling. They will simply find another way.
I firmly suspect there would be a big return of farmbots. Powerlevelling services would be uneffected unless Blizzard starts proactively looking at accounts that suddenly jump their I.P. Address to China. Certain places in the game right now are DEAD. I mean full on, 100% dead. You will not find players in these areas.
Case in point, the crypts outside Karazhan where you kill mobs as part of the old attunement quest. In a given month, maybe one person will go inside them. Because they got lost. These places can be relentlessly farmed by bots for gold from drops.
A way of combating this is to detect accounts that have been logged on for extensive periods at a time and obliterating drops from mobs until the account has been logged off for a certain period, with some kind of authentication process in case it actually is some nutter whose played 16 hours straight, as is the case on launch day usually.
Breakfast Topic: The most memorable raid interruption {WoW}
Mar 18th 2011 10:51PM I had a similar one in a Botanica run back in Burning Crusade:
"brb, cat giving birth"
Explained shortly afterward that her cat was in a box next to her desk, taking a rather long time to do nature wonderful, messy miracle.


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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Health information technology is a growing field, enjoying exponential increases in its number of job openings. But finding the people to fill these positions has proven challenging.
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Storm core together at training camp, ready for title defense
After the complete Storm core practiced together Tuesday, Seattle looks like an even more versatile team in 2011.
Seattle Times staff reporter
Meet the Storm
Ify IbekwePosition: Wing. Height: 6-2.
Age: 21, born Oct. 5, 1989 in Los Angeles.
College: Arizona.
Acquired: Drafted in the second round (24th overall) by the Storm in April.
Hometown: Carson, Calif.
• Has two brothers and one sister who played college hoops, brother Ekene suiting up for the Toronto Raptors (2009) and Portland Trailblazers (2010) summer league teams.
• Averaged a career-double for Arizona and is a two-time Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year.
• Name, Ifunanya, means "God's love."
• Art of rebounding: "In college, they put me wherever because I'm not a post and I'm not a guard, yet. Just being taller than most guards, it was easy to get a lot of rebounds. Being more athletic than most posts, it was easier. It's the timing of the ball. That's one of my strengths. But it's something that I can get better at."
• Body art: Ibekwe wears white tape on her left wrist with "AO1" marked in ink. She also has a small tattoo of a star on the hand and a cross behind her right ear. "It stands for Audience of One. My only audience that I play for is God. ... I was in high school and just got (the star). I love stars and bows."
Jayda Evans
If Swin Cash could get a moment, there's a flick she'd like to see: "Bridesmaids."
A whirlwind, so-called "offseason" included her being her mother's maid-of-honor. After an approximate year of planning for the May 1 ceremony, surely the movie will provide some needed laughs.
"She was a beautiful bride," said Cash, whose mother raised her as a single-parent. "We brought in a wedding coordinator, but my mother is so detailed I was still (making arrangements) and was like, 'What did we hire this lady for?' It was stressful. If it was anyone else besides my mom; I'd rather not be maid-of-honor ever again in my life. But it was my mother, so I had a really great time."
The wedding was after playing a season in China, representing the WNBA at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, helping Team USA win gold at the FIBA World Championships in Czech Republic and before a three-day training camp in Las Vegas with the national team. So, when Storm coach Brian Agler said he was going to give Cash and Sue Bird a two-day breather before they had to join WNBA training-camp, Cash was thankful.
"I needed my time down and I took it for the mental and my body," she said.
Both All-Stars practiced Tuesday, completing the reunion of Agler's six core players that have been on the roster since he was hired in 2008. The continuity allowed the staff to play a lot of five-on-five against the male practice squad, challenging the players to pick up schemes during live action.
"Sue's in a class of her own," said Agler, who had returnee Tanisha Wright and trade acquisition Katie Smith run the point in Bird's absence. "She's an exceptional point guard. When you add her to the team, you see your execution improve, and when you add Swin to the team, you see your intensity improve."
In addition to intensity, Cash said she displayed some new skills learned while playing overseas.
The three-point line in China is about a foot further back than in America, a change after Cash shot a career-high 50 percent from the range during the WNBA playoffs. Cash also worked on a midrange game, averaging 13.8 points and 6.0 rebounds last year for Seattle.
"I understood what I did last year, but people are going to study us," said Cash, a three-time WNBA champion. "That's what I was telling 'T' (Tanisha Wright), that it's important that we compete hard here and strive for perfection here so that we're prepared for it — those little breakdowns, when they make a run, or T and I making threes last year and them taking it away from us. What's our next thing? That's how teams are successful and get back to winning multiple championships."
Bird and Cash were impressed with the newcomers, Cash noting jokes from outsiders that it doesn't matter who Agler retains on the eventual 11-player roster because they won't play. Rookie Alison Lacey, a star at Iowa State, and Australian Abby Bishop had that trouble last season.
But the current players said a post was needed and the possible final slot could go to either an inside or outside player. Agler, who's also director of player personnel, plans to make more roster decisions this weekend. He'd like to get close to his final roster when Seattle travels for its first exhibition game in Los Angeles on May 25.
One thing is certain, however. After the complete core practiced together Tuesday, Seattle is even more versatile. Agler had center Camille Little work on her three-point shooting while playing in Israel and at camp, she's played Cash's small forward position along with post Le'Coe Willingham.
"We're a very versatile team, you know Brian loves that," Bird said.
"I think you're going to see a lot of different combinations this year from both guards and post players. Not me. You know where I'll be."
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If it is the same one looks like she is just standing around eating |
- Posted by west_gardener (My Page) on Sun, Oct 14, 12 at 18:26
This must be the longest labor in history. Glad I'm not a giraffe mama. |
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I cant get the linkmto work but I heard she had the baby tonught |
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I wonder if the mama gets to sleep or rest. Do they kneel down to sleep? have to google to find out amazing good pic too |
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Today we celebrate the birth of the Baby Justin and give thanks with gifts of pictures, videos and gifs. It's JB's 17th birthday which means one very important thing, right? Justin Bieber is one year closer to being old enough for me to date. He's another year closer to voting! Yes, soon he will have the power to make a name for himself at the ballot box. Until then, we will have to wait and hope that the world takes notice of our cutest Canadian export.
We're only three months into 2011 and JB has already had a busy 17th year. Let's take a run over to the photo gallery and see what Shawty Mane has been up to since the big 'ol disco ball dropped on December 31.
To get even more Justin check out his Artist Page which includes pictures, music videos, interviews AND clips from his film (the one you've seen, like, a bazillion times) showing the singer's rise to fame.
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I realize that to get an "official" answer I should consult some sort of professional. But, I have a wall in my basement which until recently surrounded a very poorly constructed bathroom. Anyway, to make a long story short, the drywall, studs and the shower surround (plywood in parts!) were soaked through and covered in all sorts of funky mold. I hated the batroom anyway, so I tore off the walls and took out the rotten shower surround.
I need to get an idea if this 3.5 inch thick block wall is bearing any load whatsoever in my house. It is a ranch & this is under the upstairs bathroom. I would love to take out this ugly block wall, shift around a bit and make use of the space more wisely. There is a massive steel beam running the length of the house with steel posts supporting it, so I'm pretty sure this is bearing the brunt of the load. Four joists seem to either rest on or pass right over the wall. Any opinions? Don't worry, I'm not planning on tearing the wall down right away, I'm just trying to plan out my new basement. Photos: View of wall
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oh yeah, it isn't on the blueprints either. |
Unlikely but you need someone to inspect in in person. |
I took down one section which was obviously not structural, it was free standing and barely attached to the wall, it was also just sitting on top of the concrete floor. Who does that sort of inspection? |
From your description, the block walls seem extremely unlikely to be part of the original structure--they rest only on the concrete floor, there's a proper steel beam, and they are only 4" block. I've taken down several of these hideous DIY basement baths made of brick and block. (They must have gotten them free somewhere--what a pain to cart away.) You should be able to get some educated assistance from your local building permit/inspection office. Bring along your copy of the blueprints. |
hideous isn't even the word to describe this. When we moved in the house tested Radon positive & they installed a mitigation system. Though now I've taken a good look at this corner 7 tore out the DIY nightmare the PO me there are huge cracks in the floor & it seems that the area around the main drain stack is open to the ground under the slab. I suppose the radon fan is doing no good! Once I get it fixed up I'll have to re-test. I do want to do some DIY myself, but after all the half-a&&ed jobs they left me with, I want to make sure I do things right. |
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Impostora (lit. The Impostor) is a Philippine drama currently being aired on GMA Network. It is directed by renowned director Maryo J. de los Reyes starring Sunshine Dizon and Iza Calzado. The series is the first of GMA-7's grand 57th anniversary offering, it began airing on June 4, and is scheduled for an 18 weeks run. Detail
Pre-production Thee were many speculations what would be Sunshine Dizon's new project after her first solo project, Bakekang was a success[1]. Many people wanted her to play a good-evil person, similar to her role in Encantadia and Bakekang, as the title suggest. Jean Garcia, a famous Philippine drama antagonist, was included to the cast, and then people realized that this series will be a classic soap opera. The name of Iza Calzado was also added.[2] The story is patterened like a komiks novel. The series is based on RJ Nuevas's original komiks creation. Reaction The series was heavily praised by the critics, but received mixed reactions from the audience, mainly because of its complex plot. But on its second week, the series begins to rise in ratings as the older version of the kids appeared. Crew
Plot An intriguing story of deception and desire. The story starts out with conjoined twins, Lara and Sara (Calzado), whose successful separation proves to be both a blessing and a curse. When the twins grow up, a freak accident will scar one of the sisters' faces. Nessa's (Dizon) lover (Alandy), who is also a surgeon, will intervene and restore the face of the twin. But this time, it's a completely different face. Cast and Characters Main Cast
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About to list my home in the next couple of months and I'm planning on taking two identical ceiling fans with me because they don't make them anymore and they look better than anything currently on the market. I was going to leave the fans in place for staging purposes but some people I mentioned it to thought it didn't fall under that category. I thought about putting new fans in before we start showing but again it will be poorly staged compared to having these fans in there. Is this something that should be identified to the potential buyer up front in the listing like you do with the refrigerator and washer/dryer or is it ok to not even mention this? |
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- Posted by LuAnn_in_PA (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 16:04
Avoid any confusion... replace them before you list your house. |
You will either need to label the fans as not conveying or replace them. If I were looking at a house and the ceiling fans didn't convey, I'd be mentally reducing my offer, because I'd have to do *something* to replace the ceiling fans. And whatever I did, buy & install new fans, replace them with ceiling light fixtures, cover up the hole where they once were, it would cost me time and money and energy. You don't want your buyers thinking like that. Just get reasonable replacements and install them. Pack up the old fans so buyers never see them. |
- Posted by done_again (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 16:59
Definitely take them down and put something else in their place before you list, take pictures, and show your house. If your current fans are the only thing that'll keep the house from looking poorly staged then you should take that into consideration now rather than later. Surely, you can find an inexpensive fan from a big box store that'll be just fine. Lighting and fans may help the overall appearance of the house but they're easily changed so it wouldn't bother me. |
- Posted by mike_in_kc (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 19:37
I'm not really Mike but his wife, Marg. Anything that is attached to the house should be removed prior to showing. You may exclude things such as curtains but specify that in the listing. We sold a house that had a fence with a shed attached. My husband is a good artist and had painted a detailed mural on the shed doors. We were informed by our real estate agent to replace them or buyers would insist we leave them. We moved into our current house in 2008. The sellers were being difficult. They had a huge pot rack in the kitchen on a vaulted ceiling above a buffet island. (They had a lot of Calphalon and LeCruse cookware.) There would be no way to take the pot rack down and remove the hooks. They had lots of fancy curtains, several silk from Pottery Barn. All were excluded according to the listing. We met their offer contingent upon their leaving all that stuff (minus the cookware). I did refrain from asking for other things. Bottom line -- if you don't even want to think about letting it go, take it away. Also, when selling be reasonable. |
It is true that anything attached to the house (including drapery/curtains/miniblinds and ceiling fans) must convey. Unless you specifically exclude them in your contract, if you took them down after signing the contract and before closing, it would be considered theft. |
- Posted by julieboulangerie (My Page) on Sat, Mar 9, 13 at 0:17
A contrary point of view: it sounds like the fans belong in in your house. I would leave them and let them convey. Is it really worth it? Does your new place need two fans? |
I had a deal almost not close because the sellers decided to remove the chandelier and another light. My buyers were very upset and almost walked away from the whole deal. It took days before buyers, sellers, lawyers all came to an agreement. The sellers dropped their price by thousands in order to keep the buyers. Remove any fans, lights, curtains now and replace them with something decent that looks nice. This way you do not have exclusions that buyers have to wade through. Make it simple and easy for a buyer.. |
- Posted by kellienoelle (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 21:53
I have a chandelier I had intended to take with me when I move. We had somebody come by to look at our house before we actually listed it, so didn't have the chance to put the old chandelier back up. They ended up making an offer, I tried to list it in the exclusions, but the offer asked for the darn chandelier. Guess what, the chandelier is staying. I think once they see it and are decorating around it, they cant' unsee it. I'd take the ceiling fans down. |
Replace them before the listing agreement is even signed. What they never see they cannot ask for. The buyer liked the brand new gas stove. |
- Posted by desertdance (My Page) on Wed, Mar 13, 13 at 10:35
We purchased a home on a short sale, and the zillow photos showed the home furnished. The disclaimer said "bird baths, pavers and silk curtains do not convey." Imagine our surprise when we compared what we bought to those real estate photos. The chandelier was gone and replaced with a cheap ceiling fan!! There is not one towel rack in the entire house! It's okay with us because we got a really good price for the neighborhood. But if you are selling as a standard sale, you really should replace those fans prior to having realtor photos taken. Good luck! |
Ok, I understand anything permanently attached (draperies/rods/blinds, ceiling/wall-mounted lighting, fans, mirrors, bathroom fixtures, etc.) convey. We're reviewing a potential buyer's offer who has written in "all window treatments and all lighting to convey". Well...we don't have any window treatments other than shoji screens and small decorative table lamps/lights. Our REA claims this write-in does not include our personal items. It's just a skittish buyer who is adding boilerplate. I'm of the mindset, the potential buyer saw how we staged, wants those items and would not have added the write-in otherwise. Personally, I'd remove the fans and replace with something appropriate to the space. Remove & replace anything you want to keep. That's what we did...antiques, musical instruments, paintings, area rugs all went into storage. Even though I'd have enjoyed using some of the things for staging, I didn't want to take a chance on a potential buyer writing something in to a contract. |
If you *really* want those fans, remove them now. Anything less and you are just asking for hard feelings. A personal anecdote: my mom was staging what had been my grandmother's house for sale, and she bought a fair number of furnishings that would initially be used in the house while it was on the market and then later replace some of their current things. The buyers fell in love with an electric fireplace Mom had purchased to act as an attractive space-heater in her own guest bedroom. They went so far as to make the sale of the house contingent on her leaving it behind. It was a $200 outlet item, so she wasn't too broken up about it. But she was a bit put out that something she had picked out for a specific location in her home was now the property of someone else. Moral of the story: if your buyer can't have it, get it out of the house before they see it. |
Draperies do not convey. The rods that are screwed into the wall need to say, but the fabric drapes/panels that are hanging on the rods do not convey. If that was the case, then towels that are hanging on towel rods should convey too!! |
It depends on what is standard practice in your area, chispa. Around here, drapes are expected to convey unless specific other provisions are made. (I still haven't gotten around to replacing the yellow checkered curtain in my new bathroom.) |
- Posted by dreamgarden (My Page) on Thu, Mar 21, 13 at 10:46
"Does your new place need two fans?" If not then do yourself a favor and leave them. Or if you want to go to the bother, replace them with something less expensive and sell them on eBay, etc. |
"I understand anything permanently attached (draperies/rods/blinds, ceiling/wall-mounted lighting, fans, mirrors, bathroom fixtures, etc.) convey. " Define "permanently attached." Draperies them selves are just hanging on a rod. The rod is hanging on hooks. The hooks may be screwed (easily removed) or nailed (NOW you might have hit "permanent.") Pictures do not convey, but the nailed in hangers do. There are also 'local understandings' of what conveys in many places. Nailed vs. screwed has come up. If you damage pulling nailed items you are on the hook fr at least the damage. Best to leave it. Things screwed may be removed with less risk of damage. Putting a huge list of "Does not convey" in a listing is generally a turn off to buyers and may attract excessive attention (The "I want that" syndrome"). Better to just remove things ahead of listing that do not convey. |
"permanently attached" items as explained by our REA are: Mirrors (such as in a bathroom) It is a fairly comprehensive list she gave us. I'm sitting across the way for a showing, otherwise I'd give more details :-) Another thing was leaving the hearth tools, wood caddy & fire grate. It's considered "customary". When working with a REA we have to trust that person knows the score for the locale/area. Especially for neophyte sellers *grin* who do not want any drama or trauma. If a buyer wants all of the new towels & fluffy robes we put out for staging/showing so be it. If a buyer wants the staging/showing dishes & utensils so be it. If a buyer wants the hutch in the kitchen or the tall dining table & chairs so be it. We're willing to include everything in the house...that's why we rented a 10x12 storage unit for anything we'd not negotiate over. Well, except the dogs & cats. They do NOT convey. |
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Marsha, I couldn't find an email for you and wondered if you would send me the measurements you created for the falling charms quilts. I want to make a lap quilt and hope to do it this weekend. Thanks, Bev |
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- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Tue, Dec 3, 13 at 9:38
Was I supposed to send you an email??? Yikes-I didn't know-sorry! :( It is an incredibly fast ~& that makes it fun~ quilt to make. It is from Jenny Doan at Missouri Quilts - I watched her tutorial. Here are my notes -- 2 charm packs makes a generous throw (80 blocks) 1. Chain Piece Charm on strip for the short side - press well -- I got 7 sometimes 8 out of a strip 2. Chain piece Charms from step 1 onto strip - got 6 per strip 3. Layout: I made 7 across - 9 down with a 1.5" + 3.5" borders -- 54 x 66.5 for a Nap / recliner quilt for DH. He likes borders & he thinks 49 x 56 after shrinkage is perfect. If you are using one of the fabrics from the charms for the border -- do not let it land on an end or corner. I did - it bugs me -- so I had to add the inner border to separate it. The other one I made from 2 different Charm packs I had bought along time ago and I don't seem to ever use charms. It is so fast to make. It would be really cute 'girlie' or for a baby. |
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- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Tue, Dec 3, 13 at 9:52
Bev-I read your goals for Dec -- YES the Falling Charms is very doable by Christmas. I was able to find the tutorial, put together the fabric from my meager stash, cut out all the 5" squares and strips from scraps, and get it finished to the top stage -- in 1.5 days. My only interruption was feed and walking the dog. I should also mention - in both quilts, I had one way design fabrics--pay attention to how you place them. A few I had to resew after they were on the design wall so 'heads' wouldn't be upside down :~) |
Wonderful advice, Marsha. Thanks, I'll give it a try and post a pic, of course, if I succeed. |
- Posted by littlehelen (My Page) on Tue, Dec 3, 13 at 21:31
Marsha, when you did your falling charm quilts, did you use all one color throughout for all the charm borders, like the one on missouri star tute? V. |
- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Tue, Dec 3, 13 at 22:02
Yes, I used the same fabric for all the background strips. I did not use a solid, but a textured shaded lightish gold on one and a Moda primitive muslin on the other. It was an ecru with mottled tan. I think it would be way to busy if you used different color strips. Both my quilts were theme quilts, so the charms were the focus. I think this quilt would look spectacular in a black or navy or any deep dark color as the strips and batiks for the charms. Lots of possibilities for kids quilts. I'll post my pics soon. I'm always on the wrong computer to post the pics. |
The lap quilt is finished, washed, wrapped and under the tree. Marsha, I used your directions and it came out the perfect size. I wasn't sure about the burgundy quilting, but it is growing on me. These are some of the same fabrics I used for her Kimono wallhanging, which she loved. Everything was from my stash. Sorry for the three posts, but I am too lazy to put in in photobucket tonight. |
Oh, that is beautiful. I really like the burgundy quilting, it adds a nice touch. beverly |
Oh so pretty. Love the colors and quilting. I got hooked, but only made a table runner, will post once I quilt it. LindaB/CA |
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- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Mon, Dec 23, 13 at 9:36
I see the hearts quilted in the border! Fabulous! Your choice of fabrics are perfect for this quilt. I like the burgundy quilting. I also used a contrasting - ish thread -- and wasn't sure until after I washed it and see it being used, it was the right choice - a darker or contrasting thread helps break up the monotony of the background. I am sure she will love it! Did you like making it? Will you make another? It does feel good using fabric only from your stash -- now I know how good that feels! (Sharon must always be giddy!) I am so happy you took the plunge and got this completed this month. Think about how fast this quilt would be to make if you used charms and didn't have to cut the squares. Thanks for posting the pictures -- and Photobucket has become a real pain to use. |
- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Mon, Dec 23, 13 at 9:44
LindaB -- I want to see your table runner! |
Somewhere I read a post about this pattern and the "poster" said that next time she would do the sashing (plain) strips a bit narrower. It would reduce the "empty" space but would affect the overall size. Maybe try it on a runner or something small. This pattern is in my 2014 folder of must-do's. Theresa |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Mon, Dec 23, 13 at 18:33
Your fabric choices are great, Bev! And I like your loop-de-loops and quilted hearts......nice job! I don't know that I would make the strips any narrower, but it's a thought. I still need to sew my blocks together.....been busy with pillow cases. Marsha! Shhhhh, now everyone will know my secret for giddiness. LOL DH ripped the knee out of his flame sleep pants the other day and was getting ready to toss them when I grabbed them, cut them off at the rip, made him some shorts and used the leg fabric for a cuff on a Batman pillowcase. LOL Oh yeah, use it up! Dig deep! SharonG/FL |
- Posted by littlehelen (My Page) on Mon, Dec 23, 13 at 21:09
Well done..., nice quilting as well! I think Marsha has us all hooked on trying at least one Falling Charms this year. It's on my to do list. Sharon...so you stole, oops saved, your dh pants ...now that's impressive !!! V. |
At first I thought the burgundy thread was too much contrast, but like Marsha, once I washed it and got used to it I was glad it broke up the pink. I really enjoyed making it. It worked up so fast. I always feel like I am in a rush. If I ever make things up a little ahead, I would leave them on the new design wall (flannel backed vinyl) I bought but haven't hung yet for a few days. There are a couple spots I would have changed out a lighter block for the darker one, but I am very happy with it. I'm having a hard time not showing the pic to her sister, who will appreciate it. I asked DD if she wanted to open a present early, but she was shocked and said I had to wait to give it until Christmas. I guess the tables have turned and she is the grown up and I am the child now. LOL Sharon, at least you weren't so frugal you cut the pants off while he was still wearing them! |
Thanks for posting about this, I went to the site and it looks like a project I would like to do. Also there are a couple of Jacob's Ladder videos there that look like winners. I did the Jelly Roll Race quilt and it really did work out fast and came out pretty well considering I wasn't too fond of the fabric. Haven't been posting lately because of illness in the family. Grandson (11) was in the hospital for 2 weeks, 2 months ill before that. He was finally diagnosed with Crohn's which pretty much devastated all of us. But he's back home and looking and feeling much better. It's been difficult and unfortunately will have to be something that we will have to very closely monitor from now on. In the meantime, while he was in the hospital I got bronchitis and didn't dare go for fear of infecting him while he was on the equipment. I'm pretty much wiped out physically and emotionally. Will be glad to kick this year out the door and get back to a normal life, and back to the sewing room. |
Ritaweeda Sounds like a rough time. Sure hope the new year brings you health and happiness to erase all the frustrations. Merry Christmas |
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