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"My challenge has become how to stay on top of everything," Doug wrote in a question to our Ask the Editor feature on OrganizedExecutive.com. As the new head of a division with hundreds of employees and 30 operating units, he's concerned that he's learning about issues at the same time his boss and peers hear about them.
We offered advice on OrganizedExecutive.com and in the The Organized Executive's Priority One e-letter for dealing with the situation now, but when you take a new position, there are three types of people you should talk to on Day 1. Conversations with these people set you up for success:
- Your boss. Schedule an appointment with your boss to discuss the priorities for your position. Clarifying what your boss expects will show you where to focus your attention. Ask whether there have been issues in the past that you should be aware of to be effective now. If your boss previously held your position, he or she also may have some specific advice about how to oversee all those people. (Note: Even if you're the CEO, you have a boss. It may be your shareholders, your board of directors or your customers. We're all responsible to someone.)
- Your direct reports. In addition to a group meeting, talk with each person alone. Pay careful attention to whether there is more on their minds than they are revealing. Pave the way for them to be open with you. And if one of your direct reports also was vying for your new position, you will need to clear the air and discover whether you can count on that person's support.
- Your employees. Introduce yourself and begin to describe your vision, whether that's through an email, voice mail or video conference. But also take a few minutes on that first day to talk directly with some of the people who are several levels below you on the organizational chart. You will need their support, so listen to them and, when possible, incorporate their ideas into your vision.
There are many more people you need to talk with in the coming days and weeks. If you are one of six vice presidents, talk with the other five. Tap their advice for leading at this level, discover their priorities and agendas, and look for ways to collaborate with them.
Carve time each day for your assistant because that person's support will allow you to be more effective. Keep your assistant up to date about your priorities so that he or she can better manage your schedule and other assignments.
Build relationships with your partners, vendors and customers. By devoting time to them, you show that you recognize their importance.
Finally, if you don't already have a mentor, find one. Taking on a high level of leadership is a learning experience, and having someone to guide you will allow you to avoid mistakes or fix those you do make quickly.
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Technological wizardry, of course, is not for everyone. For those who consider state-of-the-art check-in too impersonal, there are a number of hotels at the opposite end of the spectrum that cater to those who, say, eschew the ATM in favor of a teller—not because they have forgotten their PIN, but because they want the face-to-face, "Have a nice day" interaction. "We only do guest-to-staff check-in," says Vivian Deuschl, corporate vice president of public relations for Ritz-Carlton. "Kiosks and other such impersonal ways of checking in are not really our style."
There is something both leisurely and luxurious about checking in to the new Palazzina Grassi, in Venice, a 26-room hotel designed by Philippe Starck with a rich material palette of stone, old brick, mirror, mahogany, and Murano glass and tile (see the It List). Guests can check in "anytime, anyplace" they choose. If you happen to come by water, for example, you can check in aboard the vintage 1962 Celli boat that transports guests to the renovated 16th-century palace's private dock on the Grand Canal, where a stylized bull's head on a wooden door is the sole sign that you have arrived. Or if you arrive by land, you can check in "at your leisure" in the bar over a glass of Prosecco, or in your room. "There is no 'reception.' It's more like a private club than a hotel," says owner Emanuele Garosci, a former car and motorcycle rally driver who did a stint, years back, working for hotelier Ian Schrager at Morgans and Paramount, in New York.
Check-in at the W Retreat & Spa—Maldives begins when guests arrive at Male International Airport, on Hulhule Island. There are W Welcome Ambassadors to greet them and direct them to the W Van that takes them to the W Lounge, where they are offered food, drinks, and, if they choose, a shower. Meanwhile, W Welcome Agents complete the check-in process before guests board a seaplane for the 25-minute flight to the private Fesdu Island, where the 78-villa resort is situated. Once guests arrive on the island, they are brought directly to their villas.
At AnaYela, in Marrakesh, Morocco, you do not check in at all. At least not in North Africa. Instead, check-in is handled long-distance, before guests arrive in Marrakesh. They are transported by SUV from Menara International Airport to the ramparts of the medina, from which it is a five-minute walk to the five-room hotel. The owners, former Berliners Andrea and Bernd Kolb, designed the hotel in collaboration with Yannick Hervy, and it opened in 2008 after a yearlong renovation. Local artisans did all the work on the 200-year-old riad by hand—from the architecture and pool to the furniture and flatware.
The Kolbs greet their guests not with desks, forms, and credit-card swipes, but with milk and dates, a traditional Moroccan welcome. "It would disrupt the process of giving our guests the opportunity to dive in to Marrakesh," says Andrea when asked about conventional check-in procedures. Which is not to say that the Kolbs don't recognize the importance of the moment of arrival, whether understated or formal or efficiently technological, just that it's evolving. In this case, at AnaYela, the idea is to offer the most authentic Moroccan experience possible, from the moment guests step out of the SUV into the throbbing medina and make their way to the front door.
Charles Gandee is a T+L contributing editor.


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1 Paul an Apostle of Iesu Christ by the will of God to preache the promes of lyfe which lyfe is in Christ Iesu. | 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, |
2 To Timothe his beloved sonne.Grace mercy and peace from God the father and from Christ Iesu oure Lorde. | 2 To Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. |
3 I thanke god whom I serve from myne elders with pure consciece that with out ceasynge I make mencion of the in my prayres nyght and daye | 3 I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. |
4 desyrynge to se the myndfull of thy teares: so that I am filled with ioye | 4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. |
5 whe I call to remembraunce the vnfayned fayth that is in the which dwelt fyrst in thy graumoder Lois and in thy mother Eunica: and am assured that it dwelleth in the also. | 5 I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. |
6 Wherfore I warne the that thou stere vp the gyfte of god which is in the by the puttynge on of my hondes. | 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. |
7 For god hath not geven to vs the sprete of feare: but of power and of love and of sobrenes of mynde. | 7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. |
8 Be not a shamed to testyfye oure lorde nether be a shamed of me which am bounde for his sake: but suffre adversite with ye gospell also thorow ye power of god | 8 So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, |
9 which saved vs and called vs wt an holy callinge not acordinge to oure dedes but accordynge to his awne purpose and grace which grace was geve vs thorowe Christ Iesu before the worlde was | 9 who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, |
10 but is nowe declared openly by ye appearynge of oure savioure Iesu Christ which hath put away derth and hath brought lyfe and immortalite vnto light thorow the gospell | 10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. |
11 whervnto I am apoynted a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher of the gentyls: | 11 And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. |
12 for the which cause I also suffre these thinges. Neverthelesse I am not a shamed For I knowe who I have beleved and am sure that he is able to kepe that which I have comitted to his kepynge agaynst that daye. | 12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. |
13 Se thou have the ensample of the holsome wordes which thou heardest of me in fayth and love which is in Iesu Christ. | 13 What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. |
14 That good thinge whiche was committed to thy kepynge kepe in ye holy goost which dwelleth in vs. | 14 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you--guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. |
15 This thou knowest how that all they which are in Asia be turned from me. Of which sorte are Phigelos and hermogenes. | 15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. |
16 The lorde geve mercie vnto the housse of Onesiphoros for he ofte refresshed me and was not a shamed of my chayne: | 16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. |
17 but when he was at Rome he sought me out very diligently and founde me. | 17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me. |
18 The lorde graunt vnto him that he maye fynde mercie with the lorde at that daye. And in how many thynges he ministred vnto me at Ephesus thou knowest very wel. | 18 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus. |
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Bus C started off their week with a rousing Shaharit at their host Shul, Congregation Or Ami. There, they read from the only Torah that has successfully been to outer space; It was a very cool experience! Later, they drove to New Orleans and visited Mardi Gras World, a space devoted to all things New Orleans! Bus C cannot wait to explore the Crescent City over the next couple days.


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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Singer Tracy Lawrence, who helped shape the sound of country music during the last 20 years, will perform on Saturday, May 3, at Johnson County Community College.
The country star will appear at 8 p.m. in the Carlsen Center's Yardley Hall. His appearance is being supported by the college's Cohen Community Series.
Tickets, which are $30 and $40, are available through the JCCC Box Office at 913-469-4445 or online at www.jccc.edu/TheSeries.
Lawrence has one of the most recognizable voices in country music. He has sold more than 13 million albums. Twenty-two of his songs hit the Billboard Top 10 charts and 18 singles hit No. 1.
Songs such as "Paint Me a Birmingham," "Time Marches On," Alibis," and "Find Out Who Your Friends Are," have inspired a whole generation of entertainers and fans. Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan frequently pay tribute to the singer live in concert by playing his double-platinum hits.
Lawrence's latest album, "Headlights, Taillights and Radios," shows off a new side of him, one that could ignite a new generation. It carries a signature meaning for the artist: "Headlights" look to the future, "Taillights" celebrate the past and "Radios" pay tribute to his success as one of the most-played artists on country radio.
The new album is a testament to how his music continues to evolve. The 11-song collection features some of his most progressive music to date.
The Cohen Community Series was inaugurated in 2008 through a gift from Jon Stewart, a member of the JCCC board of trustees, college alumnus and former president of Metcalf Bank in honor of the late Barton P. Cohen, president of Metcalf Bancshares, vice chairman and general counsel of Metcalf Bank and an attorney with Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP.
Previous presenters have included Vince Gill, Phil Vassar, Diamond Rio, George Will and Marcus Buckingham. All proceeds from these events go to JCCC scholarships and educational programs.


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What is your comfort food? This Churros dips in Dark Chocolate Sauce is definitely falls under one of my comfort food category. I love sweet and fried food, guilty!. Who needs San Churro while you can make your own and indulge yourself for rich late night snacks or breakfast snacks?
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Churros with Dark Chocolate Dip
110 g Caster Sugar
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
30 g Butter
150 g Plain Flour
1/2 teaspoon finely grated Orange Zest
1/4 teaspoon Caster Sugar
2 Eggs
Vegetable Oil, for deep frying
1. Combine 110 g Caster Sugar and Cinnamon. Spread mixture out on a plate
2. Put the Butter, Flour, Orange Zest, Caster Sugar, 170 ml Water and pinch of salt in a sauce pan. Stir over low heat until the butter softens and forms a dough with the other ingredients. Continue to cook for further 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the dough forms a ball around the spoon and leaves a coating on the base of the pan.
3. Transfer the dough to a food processor and with the motor running, add the eggs one at a time. Do not over work, if the dough is to soft, return it to the pan and cook, stirring over low heat until it is firmer. Spoon the dough into a piping bag fitted with 1/4 inch nozzle
4. Heat the oil in a wide sauce pan. Pipe 8-10 cm lengths of batter into the oil, a few at a time. The easy technique is to pipe with one hand and cut the batter off using kitchen scissors in the other hand
5. Cook the churros for about 3 minutes or until puffed and golden, turning once or twice. Drain on paper towel. While still hot, toss them in the sugar cinnamon mixture and serve at once
Dark Chocolate Sauce
2 Tablespoons Corn Flour
500 ml Milk and 2 Tablespoons, extra
200 g Dark Chocolate
Sugar, to taste
1. Mix the corn flour and 2 Tablespoons to form a smooth paste.
2. Put the chocolate and remaining milk in a sauce pan and whisk constantly over low heat until just warm. Add the corn flour paste. Whisking constantly, cook the mixture until it just begins to boil.
3. Remove from heat, add sugar to taste and whisk for 1 minute. Serve with the Churros


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Barbara began teaching on the campus of Aquinas College in 1987 and is currently an Associate Professor of Music, with course assignments including Voice Techniques, Private Voice, Vocal Pedagogy and Literature, Opera Workshop and Music Appreciation classes. As a soloist, she has given many recitals in concert halls and churches in addition to having been a featured singer in Grand Rapids Symphony Pops Concerts, with the Kalamazoo and Calvin College Oratorio Societies, the Grand Rapids Choir of Men and Boys, St. Cecilia Music Society (now SCM Center), the Ann Arbor Cantata Singers, at Lake Michigan College, Western Michigan University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the College Music Society.
Her performing career has spanned over four decades, from Art Song to Musical Theater, opera productions to Summer music camp recitals. Lansing Lyric Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, 18 productions for Youth Opera USA with composer Sanford Jones, Circle Theater, Spectrum Theater, Summerfest at the GR Civic Theater, the Summer Cooler Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, the Dominican Center at Marywood, and the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts are just some of the regional venues where her soprano voice has been heard in performance. Ms. McCargar toured in Austria and Hungary, recorded a CD, and performed in several concerts as a member and soloist with the Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids. Ms. McCargar has recorded a CD, Women's Works for soprano and piano, through River City Studios, Ltd. which evolved out of annual lecture recitals with her colleagues on the campus of Aquinas during Women's History Month. The 2005 CD includes songs for solo voice and piano by Larsen, Price, Moore, Beach, Glickman, and King. Fellow faculty members performing on the CD are accompanist and piano soloist, Mary Hurd, and pianist, Catherine Williams, O.P., playing extended works by Rhene Jaque and Lili Boulanger, respectively.
In the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Barbara is a sought after cantor, clinician and speaker on vocal technique, leader of workshops for the church cantor, and is the director of the St. Stephen Church Choir in East Grand Rapids. A long time member and past president of the GR Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM), she most recently was a presenter at the Eastern Regional NPM Convention in 2008. As a founding member of the vocal chant trio, Vox Angelica, she recorded "Hildegard von Bingen - Chants of Heaven and Earth", performed in concerts for mid-west regional conventions of NPM, been an Artist in Residence at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew, and toured Spain and Portugal as the featured artists in 2005 with the Diocesan Choir of Grand Rapids, under the direction of Dr. Brandon Spence. Recent recordings featuring Ms. McCargar are of her singing the work of Morton Feldman (Wind) which debuted on air in May of 2010 through Ogre Ogress, Marc Chan's I Sail'd Out To Sea (2009) for 3 voices and instruments, on the POSTCAGE project also for Ogre Ogress now in post-production, and on the soon-to-be-released CD called "Songs from the Abbey" featuring Linn Maxwell Keller as Hildegard von Bingen with The Hildegard Singers, recorded by River City Studios, Ltd.
As a jazz performer Dr. Brewer has performed with such greats as J.J. Johnson, Max Roach, Urbie Green, Mel Torme, Randy Brecker, and many others. Among his many contributions to the field of jazz education, Dr. Brewer has been chosen three times to lecture at the prestigious International Association for Jazz Education annual conference (twice in New York City and once in Toronto). Dr. Brewer is also called upon each year to adjudicate jazz festivals and to perform as a guest soloist on public school jazz band concerts. Along with his tenure at Aquinas College and as a Jazz Artist sponsored by the Yamaha Corporation, Dr. Brewer is also on the jazz faculty at the Interlochen Arts Camp held each summer in Interlochen, Michigan.
At Interlochen, Dr. Brewer has taught many wonderful students from all over the world among them, five-time Grammy Award winner Norah Jones and Dr. Brewer's son, Matthew Brewer, an upright bassist currently performing with the great alto saxophonist and Blue Note recording artist, Greg Osby. At Aquinas College Dr. Brewer is the Director of Bands, concert and jazz. Dr. Brewer also teaches instrumental conducting, instrumentation and orchestration, jazz improvisation, studio trombone, History of Popular Music, jazz piano applications and techniques, band and orchestra literature and interpretation.
Mary Hurd has a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Northwestern University, a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the American Conservatory of Music and a Diploma in Church Music, specializing in Piano Performance, from Moody Bible Institute.
Since beginning to teach piano in 1972, Ms. Hurd continues to teach privately, managing an extensive list of private students across the entire age spectrum. She has taught courses in piano, piano pedagogy and music theory at Aquinas College, Grand Valley State Colleges, Grace Bible College and Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music. She has been with Aquinas College, teaching courses in piano, piano pedagogy, piano literature, and music theory, since 1994.
Ms. Hurd has been active both as a soloist as well as an accompanist, giving solo performances for music conferences and faculty recitals, and collaborating with many vocalists and instrumentalists for concerts in Western Michigan. As an accompanist, Ms. Hurd has travelled with choirs in both the United States and Europe. In addition to performing on live concerts, Ms. Hurd has recorded a CD of Women's Works, along with Soprano, Barbara Witham McCargar, and Pianist, Catherine Williams, O.P., including accompanying the vocal works, and contributing solo repertoire written by Rhene Jaque.
Sr. Catherine Williams (Emeritus) - Piano, Music Theory, Basics of Music, Music Appreciation, Liturgical Music, Piano Techniques I, Sight Singing and Ear Training, Elementary Student Teaching Supervisor Phone: (616) 632-2414 Office: AMC 111 E-mail: email@example.com
Dr. Mark Webb - College Chorus, Conducting Fundamentals, Choral Literature and Interpretation, Secondary Vocal Methods and Materials, Secondary Student Teaching Supervisor, MCEN Coordintaor
Dr. Webb earned his B.M. and M.M. in Music Education and Choral Conducting from the University of Michigan; and his D.M.A. in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University. Dr. Webb was a high school choral director for 33 years, most recently serving as Director of Choral Activities and Music Department Chair at East Grand Rapids High School. Dr. Webb is also the director of the Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids, and the Chancel Choir at Mayflower Congregational Church (Grand Rapids). He served as the Choral/Opera Coordinator for the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and directed the camp's International Choir from 2004-2009. In 2003, Dr. Webb was recognized as "Teacher of the Year" by the Michigan School Vocal Music Association, and "Arts Educator of the Year" by ArtServe of Michigan. Dr. Webb returns to Aquinas College this Fall 2011 where he has taught for several years, after teaching as a Visiting Professor at Albion College from 2009-2011.
Mr. Biser is a graduate of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton , N.J. While a student there, he sang under notable conductors of the day and toured with the world famous Westminster Choir. His major instrument was in organ, while minoring in voice. Mr. Biser completed his Master of Church Music in the summer of 2002 at Concordia University in River Forest , Ill. His vocal studies began in high school and continued through college. Mr. Biser studied voice with Robert Simpson and Raymond Kyser at Westminster Choir College . Since that time Mr. Biser has studied privately with Stanley Kolk in Grand Rapids and has also served as studio accompanist for Mr. Kolk.
Following his 1973 graduation from Michigan State University, Roger MacNaughton embarked on a full-time music career. Along with teaching and an active performance schedule, Roger writes and produces music for commercial broadcast and video underscoring through his company Acoustic Arts Custom Music Production LLC. Roger has also penned and produced CDs for the opening of the Lena Meijer Children's Garden in Grand Rapids and the Christian Reformed Church "Walk With Me" series.
Other credits include being named Composer of the Year in 2000 by the Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts and winning Third Place, Finalist and (3) Honorable Mention in the 2006 Great Lakes Songwriting Competition. Roger's original music CDs in the Acoustic Arts catalogue presently total four; an instrumental CD "Summer Dance," Jazz Trio CD "Blue Muse," piano and cello CD "Winter Canvas," and solo piano CD "Cold-Hearted Orb."
Carmen Maret - Flute
Carmen Maret, is a freelance performer, composer, and concert organizer based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is an endorsed Pearl Flute artist, Blue Griffin Recording artist and tours internationally with Folias, the flute and guitar duo that she co-founded with her husband Andrew Bergeron in 2002. She also manages Folias music, the blog and publishing company promoting new original works for flute and guitar.
Ms. Maret is the co-music director and choir conductor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids, MI and is the founder/director of the MAJIC (Musical Arts for Justice in the Community) Concert Series that provides donation based classical, jazz and world music concerts to the community to raise money for social justice organizations throughout West Michigan. In 2009, Carmen Maret also founded the early childhood music center Heartside Music Together at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Carmen received her Bachelor of Music in flute performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and her Master of Music in flute performance from Michigan State University School of Music. She also received a second Master of Music degree in ethnomusicology at Michigan State University with a focus on Argentine tango music and dance. Carmen Maret is co-founder of the Grand Rapids Tango Community where she works as a tango dance teacher and tango musician.
Carmen Maret's primary teachers are Mary Posses and Richard Sherman. She attended the Eastern Music Festival in 1999 and also studied with Peter Lloyd at his summer flute seminar in St. Andrew's, Scotland in 2000. Carmen has performed in with William Bennett and Julia Bogorad and attended master classes with Carol Wincenc, James Galway, and Emmanuel Pahud. Carmen's jazz teachers include Bobby Watson and Ron Blake. She also studied tango music with bassist Pablo Aslan.


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Nina Agdal is reacting (publicly!) to Adam Levine's surprise engagement. Levine surprised fans when news went viral that he was engaged to Victoria's Secret model and ex-girlfriend Behati Prinsloo, especially since he was supposedly dating Agdal! So what was the Aerie model's reaction and how is Agdal coping?
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Well, good news is that Agdal is apparently fine! "Nina is doing fine," a source told E! News about Agdal's state of mind. "But it's hard to believe he went from not wanting to get married at all to a straight-up proposal." We concur! Especially because it seems like Levine's was quite the proposal.
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"Adam Levine and his girlfriend Behati Prinsloo are excited to announce they are engaged to be married," a rep for Levine told People. "The couple recently reunited and Adam proposed this weekend in Los Angeles."
"I am so happy and excited and still can't believe it's true!" Prinsloo told ET Canada about her engagement to Levine. "It was a one-knee thing! It was serious, it was very old school!" Don't worry though the couple isn't planning anything just yet. Prinsloo revealed the couple is "just celebrating with our friends and family at the moment."
It sounds sweet for Prinsloo, but we wouldn't blame Agdal for being a little, well, shocked about the whole thing. The Aerie model and European Wax Center spokesperson seems to be taking the whole thing in stride tweeting, "Life is good :) Venice Beach!" with a photo of her at the beach (looking amazing!). Agdal also tweeted she was on her way to Miami. "Bye LA! It was real. Next stop: Miami! Thanks for beautiful makeup and hair"
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"The Nina thing was not that serious and was not going to last," a Levine source told Us Weekly. "After Adam broke up with Behati, he couldn't stop thinking about her. He realized he really loved her and wanted to be with her." Although, it must be tough for Agdal, we bet the 21-year-old stunner won't have trouble finding a new rocker beau in no time especially since she told Cosmopolitan, "I feel better wearing a bathing suit than I do wearing clothes."


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Melt down about 200-300 bars of wax into a bucket. Then just pour it onto the board. This is the only way to get a perfect layer across the whole board.
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I use skateboard grip tape on the top and bottom of my board
I wax the bottom of my board so I can still ride when I "accidentally" don't land my kickflips correctly.
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Did Krystle snap out of her coma? Did Blake get out of jail? And did Alexis ever recover from that over-the-balcony tumble she took with ex-husband Dex Dexter?
When Dynasty was yanked off the air more than two years ago, many such big, unresolved story lines were left dangling like rubies from Joan Collins' ears and now, finally, we're going to get some answers: On Oct. 20 and 22, ABC will broadcast Dynasty: The Reunion, a four-hour miniseries bringing the Carrington chronicles into the 1990s.
For eight years, from Jan. 12, 1981, to May 11, 1989, Dynasty's eye-popping excesses and loopy plot twists made it one of the decade's highest-rated dramas; in the 1984-85 season, it even beat out Dallas to become the year's No. 1 show. Fans ranged from college kids to world leaders (both Gerald Ford and Henry Kissinger did cameos). Its cancellation caused by fading ratings and rising production costs that reportedly reached nearly $2 million per episode marked the death of the opulent '80s on prime-time TV.
But for two nights, anyway, the Greed Decade will be back, and after visiting the set, we're happy to report that Reunion has everything that made the original Dynasty such a hoot: outlandish plots, fabulous wardrobes, lavish settings, and even a shin-kicking cat fight.
On these pages, a taste of what you'll see this week, when Lifestyles of the Rich and Heinous makes its gaudy return.
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The evening meal is being served at the Carrington
mansion. Blake Carrington stands at the head of the table, his
champagne glass raised in a toast to his wife, Krystle, who has just
returned from Switzerland, where she was detained by being in a coma
for about three years. Seated at the table is the Carrington brood,
including Blake's scheming ex-wife, Alexis (who tried many times to
destroy his oil empire), his precocious daughter, Fallon (who once
got amnesia and forgot whom she was married to), and son Adam
Carrington, who once raped and beat his wife, Kirby.
''I am a very lucky man,'' Blake announces to the group. ''Everything a man could want is right here.''
Talk about forgive and forget.
''Don't try to analyze it,'' advises Kathleen Beller, the 36-year-old actress who plays Kirby. ''This is Dynasty. It's supposed to be fun, not profound. I personally could never figure out why all these rich people who didn't like each other lived in the same mansion. I'm sitting at the dinner table with a man who raped me? I mean, c'mon!''
Let's Get Physical
The place: the Merchandise Mart in downtown
L.A. Joan Collins, 58, and Linda Evans, 48, are getting ready to film
another in their ( series of famous cat fights. In past episodes,
Alexis and Krystle have duked it out in a lily pond, a mud puddle, a
beauty parlor, and a burning cabin. This time they'll be mixing it up
in a fashion-house workroom and don't ask why.
''It would be more interesting if I said that I really wanted to slug Joan,'' offers Evans before the cameras start rolling. ''But we've never had a (real) fight. Never screamed at each other. We respect each other.''
Standing nearby, Collins is chewing intensely on a piece of gum. ''I abhor violence,'' she says. ''I bruise very easily. I dread doing these scenes. I hate them.'' She turns to a group of onlookers. ''You're in my line of vision!'' she snaps. ''Stay still as stone!''


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Most Notable Achievement: Set personal best for sales of handcrafted genuine Indian jewelry.
Most Notable Disappointment: Failed to close six-figure deal with Coca-Cola Company for limited production run of "Coca-Pelli" bolo ties.
Quote (after tackling and handcuffing a man who had pushed Senator Strom Thurmond): "The mind and spirit are still willing even if the body has slowed down."
Oren Benton
Occupation: Millionaire deadbeat
The former uranium-trading king of the world once drew headlines when he loaded 100 cattle from his Colorado ranch onto a Federal Express jet and flew them to Russia as a gift to the government. After gambling hundreds of millions of dollars on a plan to corner the uranium market, though, Benton was the one flying coach. Claiming debts of as much as $1.2 billion and no cash--though he still lives in a $1 million loft in downtown Denver--Benton filed for bankruptcy in February, listing among his assets his $33 million stake in the Colorado Rockies. He then promptly asked a bankruptcy judge to pay him an annual salary of $750,000 for dismantling his fallen empire.
Most Notable Achievement: Inexplicably transferred $1.1 million to private companies under his control during brief stint as chairman of one public company.
Most Notable Disappointment: Denver offices raided by U.S. Customs agents who suspected him of illegally importing Russian uranium.
Quote (after being asked about $7,500 in clothes he purchased on his American Express card while his employees went without paychecks): "What the hell difference does this make? I just think it's trying to make some kind of newsiness out of nothing."
Kevin Tebedo and Colin Cook
Occupation: Family-values defenders
Tebedo, the former director of Colorado for Family Values, stood firmly behind Cook, a leader in the Christian gay-to-straight movement whose counseling sessions with homosexual men reportedly included mutual masturbation and prayer sessions thanking Jesus for "handsome thighs" and "fleshy balls." When Cook came under fire for his techniques--including reportedly advising one client to kneel naked by his bed and say, "Jesus, I would like to suck a penis right now"--Tebedo angrily defended his friend's efforts. Added Tebedo, "I've never been homosexual! And I never will be homosexual! Thank the Lord!"
Most Notable Achievement: Cook admitted secretly sniffing a pair of underwear belonging to a male college roommate.
Most Notable Disappointment: Colorado for Family Values loses Tebedo, reportedly to the patriot movement.
Quote (from Cook): "When someone says I'm unorthodox, I put my flag up and say, `Amen!'"
Mike Musgrave
Occupation: Webbocrat for hire
The former Denver Public Works manager distinguished himself last year by repeatedly crowing that Denver International Airport would open by May 15, 1994 (actual debut: February 28, 1995). For his next act, he quit his city gig last summer to take a big-money job with O'Brien-Kreitzberg, the same engineering firm whose lavish travel and lodging expenses he'd approved while it was running up a $5.8 million consulting tab at DIA. When other airport contractors accused him of helping steer money to his newfound employer while still on the taxpayers' dime, Little Mikey was shocked--shocked!--at the suggestion. But he did admit placing an angry phone call to an assistant city attorney who had the gall to suggest the city hire someone other than O'Brien-Kreitzberg on another city project.
Most Notable Achievement: Played golf at Pebble Beach with O'Brien-Kreitzberg executive last March in apparent celebration of DIA's long-awaited opening.
Most Notable Disappointment: Drove seventeen consecutive tee shots into ocean in botched attempt to impress future employer.
Quote (from the assistant city attorney): "I thought [Musgrave's phone call] was highly irregular."
Chuck Green
Occupation: Defender of small animals
The Denver Post columnist moved from the editorial page onto B1 this year and quickly set about proving how often he could whip his readers into a lather. The Green Hornet launched one community crusade after another, most of which lasted about as long as it took his audience to finish their orange juice. His one-man campaign to convince drivers to put black electrical tape on their left taillights in honor of a slain Denver policeman, for instance, fizzled when city officials suggested turning on headlights as an alternative. But the Chuckster hit big with his teary series on behalf of Keko and Snowy, the ill-fated Wheat Ridge canines who succumbed to antifreeze cocktails served up by a man Green delighted in pummeling--and pummeling--in print. Sic 'em, Chuckie!
Most Notable Achievement: Continued to carry parakeet on shoulder in effort to bolster reputation as a Real Character.
Most Notable Disappointment: After collecting thousands on behalf of Keko and Snowy's civil suit, he learns that state law prevents dog owners from collecting punitive damages.


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by Gerald E. Sherard 429 South Moore St. Lakewood, CO 80226-2629The State of Colorado has a rich history of mining which began in the mid-1800s. Many books have been written about Colorado's mining towns with the most noted authors being John K. Aldrich, Robert L. Brown, Perry Eberhart, and George R. Eicher.
In the mid-1800s there was no organized reporting of mine fatalities but in 1884 the death of 59 miners at the Crested Butte coal mine in Gunnison County inspired the State of Colorado to pass legislation requiring mining companies to report their accidents.
Colorado's major mine accidents, their causes, and number of men killed are as follows:
January 24, 1884, Crested Butte Mine, Gunnison Co., Colorado Coal & Iron Co., gas and dust explosion ignited by a lamp, 59 killed.
November 13, 1885, Bull-Domingo Mine, Custer Co., explosion and fire, 10 killed.
September 9, 1889, White Ash Mine, Jefferson Co., White Ash Coal & Mining Co., inundation with water when Old Loveland shaft broke into White Ash workings, 10 killed.
January 10, 1893, Como No. 5 Mine, Park Co., Park Coal Co., gas and dust explosion form blown out shot, 24 killed.
January 4, 1896, Anna Lee Mine, El Paso Co., caving in of shaft, 8 killed.
February 18, 1896, Vulcan Mine, Garfield Co., A.T.&S.F. Coal Co., Explosion of gas and dust ignited by firing shot in the chute, 49 killed.
September 3, 1897, Sunshine Mine, Garfield Co., Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., explosion of gas and dust ignited by a lamp, 12 killed.
November 20, 1901, Smuggler Union Mine, San Miguel Co., fire, 28 killed.
August 7, 1902, Bowen Mine, Las Animas Co., Victor-American Fuel Co., explosion of dust ignited by giant powder, 13 killed.
October 28, 1904, Tercio Mine, Las Animas Co., Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., explosion of dust ignited by blown out shots, 19 killed.
February 19, 1906, Maitland Mine, Huerfano Co., Victor-American Fuel Co., explosion of gas caused by open lights, 14 killed.
April 22, 1906, Cuartro Mine, Las Animas Co., Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., explosion of gas and dust ignited by open light, 19 killed.
January 23, 1907, Primero Mine, Las Animas Co., Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., explosion of gas and dust ignited by a safety lamp, 24 killed.
July 6, 1909, Toller Mine, Las Animas Co., Cedar Hill Coal & Coke Co., explosion of gas caused by open light, 9 killed.
January 31, 1910, Primero Mine, Las Animas Co., Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., explosion of gas and dust, 75 killed.
October 8, 1910, Starkville Mine, Las Animas Co., Colorado Fuel and Iron Co., explosion of dust caused by arc from runaway trip, 56 killed.
November 8, 1910, Victor-American Fuel Co., Las Animas Co., explosion of gas and dust caused by a fire, 79 killed.
December 4, 1910, Leyden mine, Jefferson Co., Leyden Coal Co., mine fire, 10 killed.
February 4, 1911, Coakedale Mine, Las Animas Co., Carbon Coal & Coke Co., explosion of dust caused by a blown-out shot, 17 killed.
June 18, 1912, Hastings Mine, Las Animas Co., Victor-American Fuel Co., explosion of gas caused by a defective safety lamp, 12 killed.
December 16, 1913, Vulcan Mine, Garfield Co., Coryell Mine Leasing, explosion of dust powder caused by an open light, 37 killed.
April 27, 1917, Hastings Mine, Las Animas Co., Victor-American Fuel Co., explosion of gas and dust caused by an open safety lamp, 121 killed.
March 31, 1919, Empire Mine, Las Animas Co., Empire Coal Co., explosion of gas by short circuiting of electric feed wires, 13 killed.
August 18, 1919, Oakdale Mine, Huerfano Co., Oakdale Coal Co., explosion of gas caused by defective safety lamp, 18 killed.
March 24, 1922, Sporis No. 2 Mine, Las Animas Co., Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., explosion of gas and dust ignited by an electric arc-cutting machine, 17 killed.
May 5, 1923, Southwestern Mine, Las Animas Co., Rocky Mountain Fuel Co., explosion of gas and dust ignited by an open light, 10 killed.
January 20, 1936, Monarch No. 2, Mine, Boulder Co., National Fuel Co., explosion of gas caused by an electric arc, 8 killed.
January 27, 1942, Wadge Mine, Routt Co., Victor-American Fuel Co., explosion of gas caused by arc-electric machinery, 34 killed.
December 28, 1965, Dutch Creek Mine, Pitkin Co., Mid-Continent Coal Co., explosion of gas, 9 killed.
April 15, 1981, Dutch Creek No. 1 Mine, Pitkin Co., Mid-Continent Coal Co., 15 killed.
The major mine accidents in Colorado which resulted in a large number of fatalities at one time were caused by gas and dust explosions in underground coal mines. However there also were a large number of fatalities which resulted from accidents involving one or two people, Based upon the 1934 to 1938 time period, the leading cause of these small accidents in decreasing order of frequency are listed below.
Causes Underground:
- Falls of roof (rock, coal or draw slate) - the most common cause of fatalities
- Falls of face or rib
- Mine cars and mine locomotives
- Explosions of gas or coal dust
- Explosives (not including those in No. 4)
- Shaft and slope
- Electricity (not resulting in explosions)
- Suffocation from natural gases (not from mine fires and explosions)
- Mine fires (burns, suffocations, etc.)
- Roof fall due to car or machine knocking out post
- Rush of coal, rock, or gob
- Other falling material or objects (not being handled by injured worker)
- Falls of persons
- Hand tools
- Handling materials
- Stepping on nails or other sharp objects
Causes Surface (including tipple, breaker, shops & yards):
- Explosives - the most common cause of fatalities
- Mine cars and mine locomotives
- Railway cars and locomotives
- Electricity (shock or burns)
- Machinery on surface
- Falling objects
- Falls of persons
- Handling materials
- Hand tools
- Boiler explosions or bursting steam pipes
In 1920, a poll was taken to determine the nationality of the 12,799 men employed in and about coal mines in Colorado. The results of this poll for the more common nationalities is as follows:
Nationality, No. of Men
American, 3651
Mexicans, 2325
Italians, 2292
Croats, 857
Greeks, 405
Slavonians, 369
Negroes, 258
Bulgarians, 245
English, 223
Austrian Germans, 221
Scotch, 210
Welsh, 192
Poles, 176
Germans, 153
French, 148
Spaniards, 122
Russians, 116
Irish, 104
Hungarians, 93
Serbians, 72
Bohemians, 63
Swedes, 63
Finlanders, 54
Rumanians, 38
Japanese, 18
Montenegrins, 18
Belgians, 16
In 1984 a survey was conducted to determine which counties had major coal and precious metal mining activities. A summary is listed below.
Name of County; 1984 Mining Activity
Archuleta; coal
Boulder; gold, silver, lead, copper
Clear Creek; gold, molybdenum, silver, copper, lead
Custer; perlite
Delta; coal
Eagle; gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc
El Paso; coal
Fremont; perlite, coal, uranium
Garfield; coal
Gilpin; gold, silver, copper, lead
Gunnison; coal, molybdenum
Huerfano; coal
Jackson; coal
Jefferson; uranium
Lake; gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper, molybdenum, tungsten
LaPlata; coal, silver, lead
Las Animas; coal
Mesa; uranium, vanadium, coal
Mineral; silver, lead, copper
Moffat; uranium, coal
Montrose; uranium, vanadium, coal
Park; gold, silver, lead, uranium
Pitkin; coal, iron
Rio Blanco; coal
Routt; volcanic scoria, coal
Saguache; uranium
San Juan; gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc
San Miguel; uranium, vanadium, coal, gold, silver
Teller; gold
In the Bibliography list below are given libraries which possess the annual reports. Often more detailed information on the accidents listed is given in these references. In the fatality lists the first three letters of a county's name was used for the county abbreviation except for the following counties:
MOZ - Montezuma
RIB - Rio Blanco
RIG - Rio Grande
SAJ - San Juan
SAM - San MiguelIn addition BD. means buried.
Annual Reports of the State Inspector of Coal Mines, Dept. of Natural Resources, State of Colorado, 1884 - 1962. (Arthur Lakes Library - Colorado School of Mines, TN805.C6, A2) (Colorado State Archives) (Denver Public Library - Western History Upper, C622.33, C719re) (U.S. Geological Survey Library-Denver, 402(271), C719)
Annual Reports for the Bureau of Mines of the State of Colorado, 1895 & 1896 & 1919 through 1962 (No publications 1925, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1945, and 1948). (Arthur Lakes Library - Colorado School of Mines, TN24.06, A2) (Colorado State Archives) (Denver Public Library - Business Documents, CD Mil.1: 1896- 1932, CD Con. 3.1: 1933 - 1962) (U.S. Geological Survey Library - Denver, 402 (271), C72)
Card Index File, "Mine Accidents", Stephen Hart Library, Colorado Historical Society - Denver
"Index to Accidents May 12, 1895 to May 31, 1900", Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Mines, Colorado State Archives (Basis of data for annual reports for Bureau of Mines)
Raymond, R.W., A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms (1881)
Information which may be given for each entry which follows is the name of the person killed, their occupation, nationality, age at death, martial status (S = single, M = married, W = widow), number of surviving children, years of mining experience, county in which the accident occurred, company's name, mine name, date died, cause of the accident, and other comments.


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The Band (the handle the Hawks assumed in 1968) soon proved it didn't need Dylan to make great records. The outfit's bow, 1968's Music From Big Pink, was a fine introduction, and 1969's The Band, highlighted by "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)," sounded even better; the album is so deeply rooted in the type of North American music Robertson first absorbed while north of the border that it stubbornly refuses to date. A handful of subsequent platters (especially 1970's Stage Fright and 1972's Rock of Ages) were also first-rate, and although a collaboration with Dylan on the 1974 studio platter Planet Waves didn't hit anticipated heights, the same year's live Before the Flood showed that the remarkable connection between Dylan, Robertson and the rest remained very much intact. But Robertson was becoming restless, and after staging The Last Waltz (which included guest appearances by Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Van Morrison) and participating in 1977's Islands, his final studio excursion with the Band, he set off on his own.
In the more than two decades since, Robertson has overseen the soundtracks for the Scorsese films Raging Bull, King of Comedy, The Color of Money and Casino; acted in 1979's Carny alongside Gary Busey and Jodi Foster and in 1994's The Crossing Guard with Jack Nicholson; and put out two well-reviewed but modest-selling solo platters, 1987's Robbie Robertson and 1991's Storyville. But it was the opportunity to assemble the score for 1994's The Native Americans, a history of Native Americans made for the cable channel TBS, that laid the groundwork for Contact From the Underworld of Redboy and Making a Noise. All three efforts allowed Robertson to dive into the literal and metaphysical environments that helped shape him but that he wasn't always comfortable revisiting.
"When my mother was growing up, her aunt from Toronto told her, 'If you're going to get ahead, you need to lose the Indian thing,'" he says. "And when she'd go for a job or to meet people, her aunt said, 'Don't even bring up the Indian thing. That's the way it works out here in the world.' Now, when I was growing up, it wasn't like that; it wasn't like I was told 'You've got to hide this.' But her experiences, and the experiences of some of my other relatives, had a profound effect on me. There's a famous phrase that applies to this: 'Be proud that you're an Indian, but be careful who you tell.'"
When Robertson became a public figure, he didn't go out of his way to conceal his Indian heritage, but neither did he trumpet it. "In the Sixties there was this whole thing with the peaceniks and the beatniks and the hippies and all of that who wanted to go back to an Indian way of life--and even though they meant well about it, they didn't get it. So that made me feel better about things than I had, but still a little bit weird. And people would also make jokes. Not mean jokes--not redboy jokes--but jokes in regard to things that Indians are supposed to know, like, well, 'Why don't you ask Robbie? He's the Indian.' It wasn't mean-spirited, but nevertheless, it didn't make me say, 'Yeah, I'll cover that for you.' It made me think, don't bother me, please--because it wasn't the right kind of support or encouragement. And then there was the whole romanticism of things, where everyone thought of Indians in this completely romantic, corny, stereotypical, cliched kind of way--like the Indian on the hill with his arm raised against the sunset. That brought out a whole denial thing, a big guilt and denial thing."
Overcoming these feelings was a gradual process, Robertson says. "It wasn't a single incident at all, but a culmination of a whole bunch of things," he says. "I saw books starting to be published, and there was an openness that I could hear in people's conversations and attitudes that I could hear, and that was different from before. I could hear a respect factor--a respect for people who understood that God is the earth and the sky and the gift of life. It all added up to an awareness, a different kind of caring, and it made me believe that now would be the time to share some of the things that I've been carrying around with me my whole life. Because you can't share something if nobody else wants to share it. If that was the case, the idea of making a record and doing a documentary like this that would never be seen and never be heard would be too heartbreaking."
On Contact From the Underworld of Redboy, Robertson touches upon a slew of Indian-oriented themes: Witness "Sacrifice," featuring a spoken-word interlude by jailed activist Leonard Peltier; "The Code of Handsome Lake," a narrative that condenses a Six Nations legend about an eighteenth-century Seneca chief; and "Peyote Healing," which explores hallucinogenic rituals without exploiting them. Native musical textures are also prevalent, most overtly on "Stomp Dance (Unity)," made in conjunction with the Six Nations Women Singers. But Robertson doesn't make the mistake of slapping these concepts onto his songs like so much war paint. Instead, he mingles them with thoroughly modern sounds contributed by the likes of programmer Howie B, who's worked with Tricky, Massive Attack and Bjsrk, and DJ Premier, the sonic architect for Gang Starr. It's an ambitious, forward-looking blend that Robertson says came together in the most natural way possible.


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Lift Line: Baldy Challenge
Top to Bottom in One Month
Every mountain has its secrets. The backsides and their stashes, the lonely two-seaters, the wayward tree lines and everything in between. Local pride comes in knowing where to find the good snow and how to avoid the crowds, both of which require a semi-polished understanding of all of the above.
For some, this February's first ever Baldy Challenge, a PK's Ski & Sports sponsored contest to ski the entire mountain, began as a test of that knowledge. I can assure you more than a few people thought, "Ski for a month and I'm entered to win my choice of K2 skis? Done. Let's go to Averell's or Apple's and celebrate."
And if you've grew up chasing gates on Cozy and Hemingway, and optimistically dropped $25 to enter the contest, the first few days were likely straightforward. Seattle Ridge and the Bowls: check. Warm Springs: double check. But then you may have encountered those unnamed cat tracks, such as Kenny's, and realized that the real "challenge" was shredding the hidden, the snowless and the hardly skiable on Baldy, upon which you may have begun to question your resolve. Since in reality, this competition has been more about commitment than anything else. Crustiness will beat cockiness, as it should.
No advantages have gone to the fastest skiers; everybody had before this year's grand ol' Leap Day to date and initial the list's 93 boxes. No advantages have gone to the best skiers; an hour struggling down Inhibition looks the same on paper as getting to Cold Springs in five minutes. Even that local knowledge, as valuable as it is, only made the slightest difference. Need directions finding Stylehung? Call the "Baldy Challenge Hot Line" (PK's land-line) and stay in the game. The playing field was leveled at the start, Hot Doggers!
What's great about the Baldy Challenge is that the grand prize, to be awarded between 6-8pm at Whiskey's on March 1st, is wide open. The participants I've talked to couldn't have less in common–other than they mildly enjoy winter. And their approaches have varied, ranging from the slow and steady to two-day marathoners (because skiing all of Baldy is one day is plain ludicrous). Some have carried the checklist to the lifts. Others are making mental notes. Being that this is the competition's maiden season, there are no proven strategies.
My hope is that the heaps of glory, the rounds of high fives and the piles of smooches (the true prizes!) go to a tortoise, one of the many who put his or her money down and yet had no pretensions of victory, because ultimately the proceeds of PK's Baldy Challenge go to the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. A new pair of K2s is killer, but there's nothing better than supporting the next generation, who are the future keepers of Baldy and this challenge.


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Mass. teen missing for 2 days found alive in Maine: Teen survived by building snow cave
Nicholas Joy got lost Sunday at Sugarloaf Mountain
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine - Maine wardens say a 17-year-old skier who was found alive and well at Maine's Sugarloaf ski resort survived two nights in the wild by building a snow cave for shelter while walking toward the sound of snowmobiles during the day.
The Maine Warden Service says a snowmobiler found Nicholas Joy, of Medford, Mass., Tuesday morning on a trail off the western side of Sugarloaf Mountain. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Joy was reported missing Sunday afternoon after he and his father took separate trails from the top and he failed to show up at the bottom.
Wardens say Joseph Paul, a snowmobiler from Warwick, Mass., who was not part of the search party, found the boy.
Sugarloaf General Manager John Diller says Joy and his parents had a tearful reunion.


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I'll be bringing well-ripened Brie and some other appetizer. |
I'll get the kids to bake up something yummy, most likely containing huge amounts of chocolate. You know us! Andi |
- Posted by nightnurse1968 z7-8Washington (My Page) on Sat, Aug 25, 07 at 0:46
I'll bring Doris' birthday cake and a salad or maindish. :-) |
Mmmmmm...birthday cake.... How about a fruit salad? I think I'll do that. |
Looks like appetizer, fruit salad and birthday cake. YUM!! Any other contributors?? |
Oh, probably salmon pasta salad, but I haven't decided yet. Teresa |
Kellie, I can bring drinks/ beverages (coffee/ teas/ OJ). Can we request Lanelle a kettle for tea? I can also bring a green salad. |
- Posted by plantknitter 8 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 07 at 17:02
I was thinking of bringing some sparkling grape and sparkling cherry soda, And a marinated cucumber/onion/ tomato salad. Maybe something else substantial/ if/ I think, Danika is coming with me. We will be going to Edgewood after the trade for an NPA tour. Judy |
- Posted by jburesh1388 z8 WA (My Page) on Thu, Sep 6, 07 at 17:48
I'll focus on some sort of main dish. |
I think I'll bring some zucchini bread (more like a spice bread but it has a vegetable!) ;) |
- Posted by grrrnthumb z8 WA (My Page) on Fri, Sep 14, 07 at 10:59
Kellie do you have a recommendation for what you need more of? Desserts/main dish/drinks, etc? I'm not a great cook but I can track down whatever you might still need. :) - Tom |
I couldn't make up my mind but finally settled on chicken enchiladas and corn bread. |
Hi Tom, I'm answering for Kellie because I know she's at work late and leaving early to come to the trade. It looks like we're short on some finger food if you can do that? Thanks, Lanelle |
- Posted by grrrnthumb z8 WA (My Page) on Fri, Sep 14, 07 at 13:45
I'm assuming non-dessert type finger foods? Horse-doe-urvs and the like? I can do that! |
Exactly. |
- Posted by franswindowbox 7/8 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 15, 07 at 1:01
Hi all ~ I was unable to make the May trade so I'm supper excited that I am going to see U all tomorrow. Sorry about the late reply , but I didn't think I was going to get to go. So I will bring some healthy finger food, and some fresh pears and figs. I won't be able to bringing anything to trade, but I know U all ~ your always generous and I know I'll be bringing some plants home anyway! Love U guyz can't wait to see U~ Frani P.S. the only thing I would really like if anyone has any, is some (white crocosmia) not sure of name?? |
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Johnson Controls: Plant Not Leaking Lead
U.S. battery maker Johnson Controls is at odds with Shanghai's environmental regulator over the credibility of tests the company says show it was not responsible for severe lead poisoning cases in children discovered earlier this year.
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based company said Wednesday that an investigation by the China Electric Equipment Industry Association found its battery factory in Shanghai's eastern suburbs was not the cause of elevated blood-lead levels among children in a nearby community. Instead, it pinned blame on a recycling facility in the area.
But Shanghai Environment Bureau official Ju Chunfang, who participated in testing the Johnson Control plant, said the association's investigation is not independent because the company commissioned and paid for it.
He said the bureau began another investigation of its own last week and insisted that Johnson Controls has agreed it is the largest source of lead emissions in the area.
Local officials believe that the plant, which is much larger than other battery factories in the area, had to be the cause of the poisoning cases. In an interview, Ju cited several instances of periodically high emissions tests and prevailing wind patterns as the reason for that allegation.
Xia Qing, the scientist who led the probe cited by Johnson Controls, said it was commissioned by the Electric Equipment Industry Association, and was not paid for by the battery maker.
The tests showed abnormally high lead levels at a waste recycling facility near the community whose children were poisoned, with lead levels three times the current national standard and 10 times a pending stricter national standard. Zinc levels were 15 times national standards.
"I have three conclusions. First, trust the Chinese environmental protection laws. Second, the lead poisonings were not caused by Johnson Controls. And third, pay more attention to the recycling stations and companies," said Xia, an engineer with the China Research Academy of Environmental Science.
The Johnson Controls factory was shut down in September after it reached its annual quota for lead use. The plant has sought repeatedly to get permission to expand production, but local environmental officials say such requests will not be approved due to concerns over lead emissions.
Johnson Controls says it intends to resume production in January as usual.
"We believe this is a comprehensive investigation based on facts," said Alex Molinaroli, president of Johnson Controls Power Solutions. "The results corroborate our own data and prove that emissions from our battery plant could not be the cause of elevated blood-lead levels found in the community."
Johnson Controls had insisted all along that its plant's emission controls and equipment would have prevented any significant contamination.
Production at a second, but smaller battery plant in the area had also been stopped.
Soaring use of cars and electric scooters is driving strong demand for lead acid batteries, and their production and recycling are a key source of lead contamination.
The lead emissions problem drew attention after families living in Kanghua New Village, a small block of apartment buildings erected 15 years ago to house farm families moved to make way for the city's Kangqiao Industrial Zone, said checks showed many of their children had abnormally high blood lead levels.
The village, a small gated community of low-rise apartments, is located just north of the zone and close to chemical, battery and electronics equipment factories.
Johnson Controls earlier said its factory has lead emissions at about one-seventh the Chinese national standard and employees are regularly tested to ensure their blood lead levels remain low enough.
The company is a major supplier to the automotive industry, with 50 manufacturing, recycling and distribution centers supplying more than a third of the world's lead-acid vehicle batteries.
The company is expanding in China, planning a new $100 million plant to make start-stop batteries for vehicles. Such batteries cut fuel use and emissions by automatically shutting off a standard gas-powered engine when it idles and restarting it when the driver engages the clutch or releases the brake.
Researcher Fu Ting contributed to this report.
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Teddy Zig Zag, James Kottack, Ripper Owens, Keri Kelli & Rudy Sarzo in Russia
Project Rock from Russia with Blood. An All-Star band with Ripper, Sarzo, Kottack, Kelli & Zig Zag
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By: Gerry Gittelson
As the old saying goes, the show must go on, and that's something renowned guitarist Keri Kelli takes to heart.
Kelli, playing with a top-notch all-star jam band called Project Rock earlier this summer, cut his palm severely on the very first note of "Neon Nights,"but even though the Californian was bleeding all over the place, he never missed a note.
His hand a gory mess, Kelli's Gibson guitar was soon a Cardinal red, but the band played on, and he was the only guitar player.
Russian fans raise their hands to Project Rock
Ripper & Keri live in black and white!
Keri's Gold top Gibson covered in blood post show!
"It was ROCK. There was blood everywhere. It was insane," Kelli said. "But we couldn't stop because all this happened right out of the gate.
Kelli asked a tech for help, but all the assistant could do was shrug. Eventually, Kelli wrapped his hand with duct tape and forged on.
"I probably should have gotten stitches but I never did," Kelli said.
Through the years Kelli has played with everyone from Vince Neil to Slash to Alice Cooper and now John Waite. Project Rock is an all-star featuring something refreshing: actual all-stars as opposed to other outfits – without naming names – that use the term loosely.
Kottack, Ripper & Kelli
A sea of Russian rock fans watch Project Rock live
Here is a capsule look the other members:
Ripper Owens of Judas Priest is the singer. His life story formed the basis for the movie "Rock Star," and he played big role in putting the whole project together. He also fronts Dio's Disciples.
Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy, Whitesnake, Quiet Riot) plays bass. He has performing in huge arenas for decades. "His name is synonymous with "rock and roll," Kelli said.
Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis plays best. He was a backing musician on stage for Guns N' Roses for five years beginning in 1990, so there are few pianists with more stripes.
James Kottack plays drums. He has been a member of Scorpions for 18 years – the longest stretch for any drummer in the history of the superstar band from Germany – and Kottack, whose roots include being a founding member of Kingdom Come, is roundly considered among America's best stickmen.
Teddy, Rudy & Ripper
Rock N' Roll Russian Style
Keri Kelli face masked & hand bandaged all over Russia!
"Playing in this band is pretty cool because all of us have been doing this a long time," Kelli said.
Project Rock returns to Russia in October for another series of concerts. Here are the dates:
Russia Tour October 2013
10/4 – Petropavlovask-Kamchatsky, Russia
10/5 – Nahodka, Russia
10/6 – Vladivostok, Russia
10/8 – Khabarovsk, Russia
10/10 – Magadan, Russia
10/12 – Krasnoyarsk, Russia
10/14 – Novosibirsk, Russia
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Jay-Z and Kanye West have unveiled an explosive new music video.
They previewed it on screens during the Watch The Throne tour, and now the full video for No Church in The Wild, which features The Dream and Frank Ocean on vocals, has hit the internet.
The cinematic piece, shows images of riots and clashes with police and was directed by Romain Gavras, who was also responsible for M.I.A.'s controversial video for Born Free (the graphic one which was removed from youtube after complaints).
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text: Louisianans seem to be tiring of Governor Bobby Jindal, but a new poll shows they are also warming up to the idea of "Governor David Vitter." The Public Policy Polling survey of 600 likely voters in Louisiana finds Jindal's disapproval rating at 53 percent. It is a significant shift in voter opinion, says Public Policy's Tom Jensen. "Just four years ago, in the wake of the oil spill, Governor Jindal was one of the most popular governors in the country and now he's settled into a position where he's one of the least popular governors in the country," said Jensen. Jindal has often said that he doesn't base his policies on opinion polls. But Jensen says based on their poll's results, it appears even Louisiana Republicans are down on the governor. Jensen said 51 percent of likely Republican primary voters in Louisiana do not want Jindal to run for president. "So that's a concern: if people don't like you in your own home state, how can you expect them to like you in Iowa and New Hampshire and those kinds of places," Jensen said. But the results shouldn't be interpreted to mean the state's voters are less conservative, either. Jensen says their survey also looked ahead to the 2015 governor's race and finds conservative Republican David Vitter is in good position to be Jindal's successor. "Fifty-one percent of voters approve of him, only 33 percent disapprove," Jensen said of Vitter's numbers. "In hypothetical match-ups with Democrats Mitch Landrieu and John Bel Edwards, Vitter is up by double digits." Republican Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne has also indicated he'll run for governor in 2015. But Jensen says as it stands now, Vitter would win in a run-off against Dardenne.


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