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In Seaside he's know as Crab Jesus. If you don't know Matt Kass, you're about to.
Matt Kass was a pro snowboarder before anyone had heard of Danny Kass, but you're more likely to know him as the co-founder and long-time president of Grenade LLC. Matt helped start the brand and grow it into a multi-million dollar business, which employed most of his friends. My career at Grenade started shortly after I bought a house and was freaking out about how to pay for it. Matt offered me a job at Grenade, and I spent the next year of my life doing whatever needed to be done, and generally being part of something pretty cool. A lot has changed since then, and Matt Kass more or less disappeared from the public eye. Ousted from the brand he started, and considered dangerous by some and a joke by others, Matt moved to the Oregon Coast, where he lives with his fiance and son and works as a professional fisherman. But after a few years out of the limelight, Matt hit me up, ready to tell his side of the story.
Brooke: Do you think you're crazy?
Matt: No, but I have had severe emotional damage done in my life as a child that causes me to act out.I sometimes lose control in given situations with anger. I have anger problems. Do you think I'm crazy?
Brooke: I know you're crazy.
Matt: hahahha, thanks.
Brooke: What's your biggest regret from your days running Grenade?
Matt: Starting it. Starting Grenade. I would never do it again. It was my Frankenstein. I sit around every day and miss my friends that I lost through it. Do you know why I'm breaking my silence?
Brooke: No. Do tell.
Matt: It's kinda cheesy. I sit around and everyone has their story about this or that. I was there, I know what happened. Some things that happened I still don't understand. Like I ask myself, "What the fuck happened? What could I have done differently?" Then I was reading Yobeat and Colin's interview and it all came together for me. It wasn't about me. It was about a group of guys and a time and place…like a movement…like a band! And when they break up it's never the same!
Brooke: All right, let's break it down to the undisputed facts real quick. Why did you move the company from Mammoth?
Matt: I kept the Mammoth operation, Danny and JC liquidated it, along with a lot of my friends. I kept my friends around so I wouldn't quit. I never liked my brother, I just liked Levins and Cole, so once they let all my friends go, there was no point for me to be at Grenade.
Brooke: Where did JC come from? How did he get involved?
Matt Kass: He was hired to help with our networking as a consultant. When Danny asked me to resign, I did. I was the manager of Grenade LLC until resignation or death. Of course he stiffed me on the 75k. But what's 75k among bros….right? Danny hired JC and made him the CEO and took over from VP to President.
Brooke: Right, but you're skipping a lot. I mean, I worked there for a year and Danny apparently didn't even know I did. So how did it go from you hiring Joseph to Danny ousting you?
Matt Kass: Danny paid me to resign per the operating AGREEMENT. He stiffed me on the 75k that I was to be paid as resignation. Danny took over as president and hired Joseph to replace me. So I was screwed in plain English. Next.
What about all the rumors of you flipping out when you left?
When I resigned, yes I broke my brother's laptop over my knee. Yes, I spray-painted my resignation on the side of the building because it was my building and my spray paint. And yes I took a gun out of there and then they lied about it and I lost my second amendment right to bear arms for two years.
Brooke: What have you been doing since then?
Matt Kass: I was the international and domestic sales manager at Betty Rides until I got fired. I went back to Grenade after being fired from Betty. Grenade moved when my girlfriend gave birth and I got a unexplained extended vacation. When I went in to the new office JC said I stole money again (which is a lie) so I got upset (aka I fucking screamed at that lying turkey), quit and walked out. While I was waiting for the elevator JC tried to beat me up even though I was holding a 3-month-old baby. Since then, I have decided my brother is nothing more than a pony and that if he will let JC push me around while I'm holding my son, aka his nephew, that he is no friend, brother, or family to me. I really did not like working at either Betty Rides or Grenade, in ALL honesty.
How did you end up living in the former "Office" location on Burnside? How long were you there?
Matt Kass: When Nicole and Danny lied on a restraining order, I was given 20 minutes to pick up personal stuff. She sold the rest of my belongings. After that, I was living in a warehouse in Washington, then I got evicted, because I did not have money, because I was never actually paid to resign. My family disowned me, and yes, I was forced to live in a skateshop for over 6 months and sleep on the concrete floor in an asbestos-filled building. I did enjoy it though. Cole made it a point to help me through the hardest time in my life because although he is a failure at life, he is a TRUE friend no the less. How is that?
Brooke: That's insane. Was Cole living there too?
Matt Kass: Yes, then when I saved up enough money to get a place, he lived in my van outside my house for 6 months. Curt Johnson also lived in the shop when he got kicked out of Flood's house. I also let homeless people sleep in there when it was cold.
Brooke: Here's a big one I have. Why didn't you sell Grenade when the opportunity arose? Quiksilver wanted to buy it, right?
Matt Kass: Yes, actually we were almost sold to Oakley. Danny was always trying to sell Grenade to his sponsors. He always wanted to sell out. I was the hold out. I always rode for small independent companies like Joyride and Mission 6. Danny rides for Oakley and Nike. I would NEVER ride for Nike or Quiksilver, or Gnu (because it's still Quiksilver.) I'm trying to make a comeback.
Will Matt recapture his pro glory of 2001? More importantly, does anyone still have that hella big Bjorn Leines poster?
Brooke: I want to know all about your comeback, but it seems like it would have made sense to take the cash and start something else, ya know?
Matt Kass: Do you know any bands looking to sponsor a crappy halfpipe rider? I have been working on another company since 2007. The new brand I'm working on is Called ENMY.
Brooke: Ok, I'll bite. Tell me about ENMY
Matt Kass: It's a outdoor lifestyle brand. I'm also helping out the guys at Sasquatch Skateboards. I was just hired a couple days ago, I'm really stoked. The kids involved are really talented. I'm in the process of forming a Distribution Company and our first 2 brands are "ENMY" and "Sasquatch Skateboards." I also started my own fishing business as well as being a dad. I'm busy.
Brooke: I'm confused. I thought you said started Grenade was the worst decision you ever made. Why would you start a new brand?
Matt Kass: I really feel like the industry is getting dry and needs a kick in the ass and I'm just the asshole to do it. I'm starting over without partners and because I feel like it is time to make a comeback. I want to bring my band to trade shows so we can play our awful music. I hired a coach to train me and everything. For real!
Brooke: Wait, what are you talking about? Now you're in a band with a coach? I thought you were making a snowboarding comeback. Are you drunk?
Matt Kass: No, I just got one of my wisdom teeth pulled. I have a coach so I can make a comeback. I have a band called "The Bent Screws" and when next SIA comes you will see the band and the brand. Hopefully I can start shredding soon, fishing season opens 2/1 though, so I'm going out on the water then.
Brooke: So let me get this straight. You're going to "train" for like 3 days and then launch a new snowboard career, and by next SIA you will have started a Poler ripoff and distribution company?
Matt Kass: I have been training since October of last year. I skate at least 3 hours a day and I'm in the best shape of my life, I'm not fat like the Dingo. I'll tell people who think I'm not gonna make a comeback, hey, I did one kassrole, why can't I do two? When I'm doing 540s below the lip I'll laugh too. I've told Gretchen (Bleiler) she won the X games with my run that I used to do. Sometimes my nollie backside 5 would go above the lip, and sometimes it wouldn't.
That reminds me of the number one snowboard joke of all time: you know where the best place to pick up snowboard chicks?
Me: Yeah, below the lip.
Matt: Hey, How am I ripping off Poler? You haven't seen one of my designs.
Me: You said outdoor lifestyle… which is what Poler is doing, but you're right, I haven't seen it.
Matt Kass: It's more of a utilitarian style, fishing gear. I know about Poler, I like those guys, I even modeled for them for free. We're making fishing gear and outdoor lifestyle type stuff. If a kid wants to wear it snowboarding, that's his business. And I'm trying to start a distro company, but when I say that I'm trying to do it, I'm not trying to jump out over night like Vanilla Ice. The name of the company is called Ammo distribution– ENMY, Survival and Garden State grip tape. It's been a pet project of mine for a long time. When I started Grenade I wanted to turn it into a skateboard company. When Danny started he wanted to turn it into a TV show. That's the truth. When we ultimately fought it was because I didn't want to be on his TV show and wanted nothing to do with it. Dingo and Danny wanted to do it, they made they pilot and it looked like shit. I didn't even want to release the project. Danny's the one who wanted to be on TV.
Brooke: So, when Grenade ousted you, how many boats did you have in the warehouse?
Matt Kass: 2 or 3. I took one with me
Brooke: Did you buy them with Grenade money?
Matt Kass: Nope with my paycheck. My brother spends Grenade money on weed, all the time. I have proof.
Brooke: What proof?
Matt Kass: Receipts.
Brooke: Who gets a receipts for weed?
Matt Kass: I do. Danny took 80k from Grenade to start that awful TV show.
Brooke: Don't you think that TV show was marketing?
Matt Kass: No, it's embarrassing Danny stole money from Grenade and blamed me. JC stole money from Danny and convinced him I took it, I put 600k into Grenade and real estate and all I got back was 175k and I feel like they stole 10 yrs of my life. They never gave me a letter of recommendation even though they said they would.
Brooke: Well, at least you're not bitter. What have you been up to the last few years… how did you get back on your feet?
Matt Kass: Well do you want the truth? It was a hard climb. I was waiting for the 75k from my resignation agreement and it never came. I was counting on the money, so it really screwed me up. I started living in the shop because I had nowhere to go and Joseph told my friends at Grenade that they would be fired if they talked to me.
We got in trouble at the shop for selling graffiti supplies, got a 5k ticket, had to stop selling paint with was a giant piece of our sales. It was a dead horse. I closed the shop, got a house 6 blocks up the street and started working at Betty Rides. Which, sucked too.
Matt, Elliot and one hell of a flounder.
Brooke: Tell me more about ENMY. What specifically are you gonna make?
Matt Kass: You will see. ENMY is "bottom secret." There are a couple designs on facebook, but they are old. The new stuff is being made right now. I never really stopped designing T-shirts. I just stopped showing people. It was therapy for me. I've done T-shirts for small guys and menus for a pizza place. I just do shit on my computer to get by cause I got a kid and diapers ain't cheap. I'm no Pinski, I'm not gonna cut off my dick and put it in my ear and then call myself an artist — I lost him when he went bo-mo. That's Bohemian Modern.
Brooke: How are you funding the brand?
Matt Kass: By myself, I don't want partners. What I'm trying to get across to all these little brands is, don't fucking be me. Money does bad things to good people. You want my business advice? Here's three lessons I've learned.
1. Don't take a partner when you need a loan.
2. Be careful who you get into bed with.
3. Lying can get you into problems and through problems, but only the truth will get you out. You can't lie a fact. Be careful what you say or do, this is the info age and everything is recorded or on video somewhere.
I explained to my father yesterday, sometimes lying is a part of business. Have I ever told people lies? Yeah, I used to all the time. When I didn't know the answer to something, I would just say two weeks — it's from the movie the Money Pit — the contractor would always say "two weeks." Instead of saying I don't know I would always say two weeks, because it was embarrassing to say I don't know.
Brooke: Let's wrap this up. What else?
Matt Kass: Grenade could have been a lot more and should have been. When I think back of what I started, I think of it as something that that was great. When you used to buy a Grenade T you used to support people like you and Dave and Jesse and Tom and me; it used to be a family people. Now when you buy a Grenade T at Pacsun you're enabling Joseph to abuse snowboarding and snowboarders and you keep my brother drunk and on drugs. I know we all didn't do it right. I was never the best boss, and one of the worst things I ever did you caught the brunt of. If you ever asked for a recommendation from me you were a great employee in an environment a lot of people would have failed. I've had everyone's back, every day in that company.
Brooke Geery YoBeat's moral compass. Yep, that's scary.
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"It's funny how every article gets reduced to people battling each other in the comments."
– $$$
@ Dan Jaffe-Suggs
"…always tipped good"
Tip well, tip well.
Sounds like a Dan Mac & Bond Outerwear story.
It would have been infinitely cooler if grenade had just fizzled out and went under. Then it would have been remembered something legendary – something to help define that era of snowboarding. It was cool because it was core – it was about an image; an idea.
But now……well, just read the comments. They might as well sponsor shaun white and make extreme scootering gloves.
Jared Slater… can you stop posting on these stupid walls and come visit us already?? drive a convertible mustang rental if you have to.
Joe Eddy and Lane Knack killed it. Grenade died when they started making outerwear. Fishing is zen.
I really miss the shops: The Office in Mammoth and the immortal Propaganda shop in June. I loved how the Propaganda shop in June was always closed during peak riding hours, most of the inventory was still in boxes on the ground, and you could skate a mini and drink a beer even if you were too broke to buy anything. Also, the 2006 Grenade Games in Mammoth was the best shit ever. Grenade obviously has had quite the impact on the snowboarding world made evident by the passion of these comments and the fact that so many people still care to get the full story. Drink a beer.
*Sorry, I meant the '06 Grenade Games in June, not Mammoth.
I wonder if all this drama started over Dingos weight problem!? Danny put on some pounds too?! Could this be the reason that it all fell apart!?
Let me tell you something kid; Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either because they're too scared, or they don't recognize it when it spits on their shoes, Its about time Matt, my clothes are goin' out of style.
Of course i fucked up, I admitted i made "major" mistakes when i ran Grenade. The "point" is that the company was not just about "me" or the "company" itself…it was like a Band…and when you take away band members aka Me(matt) and all the other scrubs aka "riders that worked at grenade"…it didn't feel the same. I did this interview to help shed some light on what happened because i get asked almost every day. Snowboarding is About FUN and ask anybody who worked at grenade at was defianately fun at times. I cared about every person that worked @ Grenade. I know some people got shitty deals, i just wanted some of those guys to know i got a raw deal too. I think about skating stormriders when i first moved to mammoth and Met Bobby, Shawn, Brian, and Voich. Those guys went on to be some of grenade all star enmployees and riders. Wan Chow went to high scool with me. Aj O was of of the most talented artists i every met!
Poler is sold in Zumiez now…..BOOO!!!!!!!!!!
investigative g string hahaha
We had some good times, that was for sure. Everything doesn't work out the way we want it. That's life.
Let me know when you want to get the Band back together I will Hold So Cal together for you!
I MISS EVERYBODY. Those were the times of our lives. Just shredding and family. One glove
Chris on February 23rd, 2012 at 12:00 pm:
Sounds like a Dan Mac & Bond Outerwear story.
How so?
Totally like DMac and Bond.
Cause Grenade was started by a couple of Forum ex pats who had a solid network on both ends and some equity in their lives along with a few investors, used that to start a brand during the short lived eco trend and had their dreams squashed by the worlds worst financial crises since the depression and were forced to hang up their hats and find work with larger companies that could pay them enough to sustain their families and survive.
The parallels are uncanny…
A sad tale – not for business so much but for family and the 'family' – Yobeat this is not making fun of snowboarding it's just raw family business!!
They had the best stencles in the biz back in 1999
The parties at The Mansion in Mammoth back in 2000 were the best times, from what I remember. The crew was all time and the vibes were insane. Grenade was the coolest shit ever at that time. the snowboard business just has its own way of sucking the radness out of soulful brands.
typical industry clowns name dropping like anyone gives a shit
Look at all these comments, as if anyone really gives a fuck, Danny Kass is a drug fucked tool, that fat fuck Dingo is a goddamn oxygen thief, and JC is a typical con artist! Asiantony thinks he is some sort of messiah and understand this, money makes people fucked, family means nothing when there is cash and drugs involved, they both warp dudes minds! So grenade is probably an appropriate name, pull the pin and watch it explode, lets hope that they kill that fucking tv show with it!
DMac fucked over his friends, suppliers and customers. DKass only fucked his brother.
Dey Tuk his Jerb!!!
get dannys side!
Go get Nicole Jackson's story. She'll give you a clear insight to what really went down.
I know he reads this. And it never had anything to do with him or danny. It was the rest of the team that made the brand cool. Made the brand money. The team that never got paid.
fuck those jersey shore whores.
The firs time i met danny was 8 years ago. We went to hit 4 oclock rail in breckenridge. We would hit this a few times a week. Its a really long down rail and you can see the clip from smell the glove. We went there and they said we couldnt hit it. Since they were filming. They were dicks…we even offered to smoke them out…they "had their own". And ignored us until we just left. Truly the start of the decline of snowboarding. Its not cool….never has been. The only thing snowboarding is…….is fun
Matt I'm with Capko.. I left the business once JC cut us all form the sales team, but I am fully down to jump back in and dust off my sales pitch.. Besides the bar and nightclub business is soul less, thank god I have good business partners and staff..
I have seriously given up on any hope of snowboarding meaning anything even remotely close to what it used to for me.. I could really give half a shit about it now.. Some one really needs to breath some core values back into it and call out the motherfuckers turning it into mainstream Target shit.
Core is poor, but soul is priceless.
Matt is a Genius, he instinctively knew what was cool and what direction the company needed to go in. What other companies have started from nothing and had such a huge success. Look at apple, if you have read anything about steve jobs, he was a dick. He 'stole ideas' and made them his own because his final idea of perfecting other people's crap was the most important. Steve didn't invent the mp3 player or the smart phone but he raised the bar and changed the game. And that was all after he was sacked and then came back. I've got high hopes for matt in the future. His instinctual direction of where to take snowboarding is way more important than his sanity.
That old cover shot is my home mt. sick…
Matt holding it down for Mt. Shasta
Danny Kass=Sellout. Fuck Nike. All they want from Snow & Skateboarders is Money. Sweatshop scumbags…
Damn even a chemtrailed sky on the cover back in 2001!
i think the kass brothers should go home to the small ass mountains/hills where they grew so they can remember why they started riding. GO BACK TO BOLTS! get over this shit! so annoying to think the raddest happening in snowboarding is weak due to fuckin bills!?!. i never talked with matt, saw him with an army helmet on once. received a "sorry dude" from dan after he ran into me before the battleship rail on khyber. looking back i can tell the dude was overwhelmed by the mass of people on his dick coming down the trail. squash the smelly tird. i've heard that matt was super rough on dan growing up, so fuckin be it. since this is personal and all. you both gotta get the fuck over what has happened and remember why you dudes started ripping in the first place. grenade isn't dead. never will be in my heart because i looked up to the caliber of riding which was being pumped out by you and your friends. like friends who have passed, some things have had to happen. don't be shmucks forever. pick the tird up where you dudes left off and get with what is real. From the backside of Hidden Valley (HL) (peace sign from johnny got his gun) later
Anyone remember that time Grenade (mostly JC) fucked over a photographer in 2010? It's a great read… and it's not biased, because it's a bunch of email exchanges.
Matt and Danny are Badass. All you pussies who are scared to do anything and have not had the rise and fall should shut the fuck up. It's really hard to put yourself out there…. especially in this industry…….. Hats off to you both for at least shaking things up! Much respect.
not you dingo… zero respect! hahahahahahahahahahhah
Fucking sad article. Although I would like to see the other side of the story, We can all agree Danny Kass is probably the biggest piece of shit, asshole prick in all of snow sports and thats coming from a skier. I really can't fathom someone fucking over their sibling let alone their family disowning one of their members for such a silly thing.
Danny's unnecessary hate on skiers is fucking hilarious and the only people who take him seriously are his poser 12 year old fans. Dude's just bitter its freeskiings in the olympics and he missed his chance in 2010 by being a drunken idiot.
Double Planker, get your 12 year old Newschoolers.com ass out of here. No one needs your fucking shit you pink taco faggot.
WHAt The fuck !! Those where some of the funniest times of my life ! Wish you guys the best on realizing that your bro s and you can't put any$ between blood . What's up to all the rad people I never see anymore miss you fuckers! Matt and Danny figure it out don't be haters life's to short and that's coming from me the biggest hater
troy! whats UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its Matty K! Freshman POsse 4 LIFE!
Look, as a semi insider for awhile. This brand was poised to KILL IT on their own terms. However Matt never should have been running it. He couldn't get goods produced on time, he never paid his reps in the field on time (the company still owes me large sums for the ton of product I sold for them), and Nicole was the best thing about the company. Matt was always a lying, loose cannon. I was told the bullshit-2 weeks and we'll pay you. Lying piece of shit. As for Danny he was always cool, but a pothead for sure, but who cares he was an extremely talented snowboarder. So what if he wanted to do TV, go make money! Lastly, JC is just a NYC douche bag who doesn't get it! Yes in its hey day it was a family of cool kids bucking the system but couldn't handle the shine!
I like Cole and Levins too… that Zelahoski kid is alright too. Those were good portland days. Congrats to Matt for starting the raddest company ever, and knowing when to bail. People of sheer genuineness should be rewarded, the day will come.
The real story my ass, Matt Kass put the company into near bankruptcy. He lied, stole, and cheated anyone he could. There was a million great reason why Nicole left his junky insane ass and hopefully she is in a much better place. Matt rode Danny's coat tails as long as he could and spent every nickel grenade had at hooters and strip clubs. Matt Kass is a joke and everything he said in this interview is once again completely selfishly motivated by money. If he really cared about anything other then himself he would get a job and try to provide for his son rather then blow what little money he had on over priced hookers and drugs to feed his insanity.
Matt was a friend he was family and I miss the guy. He had so much enthusiasm and I loved going to grenade events in the day.


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Greeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaat. So. Today my dad told me that my mom was "uncomfortable with my feelings for girls." And proceeded to remind me (actually in a really nice way; I know it's a lot more my mom's viewpoint than his) that being so open and out about my sexuality could make people see and treat me differently, and could lead to total badness outside of NYC. And now I'm just feeling all annoyed at her for acting like it's this big issue for her while I've been able to accept and live with my sexuality. Not very much thanks to her. It's just really... gah. I feel like (I know this isn't completely valid, but it's still somewhat valid) that she has no right to make this an issue for her. And anyway, now I'm feeling all weird and uncertain again about people treating me differently. I'm sort of unsure of my footing. Again. Damn this. And wondering what'll happen if I have to revoke my lesbian-ness and slid back down the Kinsey Scale a little bit... argh. Stupid fucking world.
Bio regents are tomorrow. Goddamn. I think I know it all, but the questions are just so stupid, and I'm really afraid I'll totally fuck up and get like a 32%.
I'm sorry your mom is making you feel this way... just hold on, eventually she'll come around..
Regents are like exams right?
Ugh. Thanks. And yeah, regents are basically finals, except state-wide and designed for your average C student to do well on.
yeah, moms can be completly idiotic sometimes but usually they turn out ok in the end. I took my earth science regents today and i havet o say i think i fucked up on some things because of how how much i've been thinking about the issues i have with my mom but i doubt it really did much damage. My sister has bio tomorrow too. She thinks she's going to fail but that's only because she is really bad in that class soo... good luck!!! You'll do fine :)
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass
it's about learning how to dance in the rain"
First of all there are tons of people outside of NY that are fine with queerness. Forget about it and chill with my at the Pride parade lol.
Second of all the bio regents is just a joke of a test. Make sure your extended answers are complete but as short as possible. I never did any work and I got a 91 on that crap. Silly tests.


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Two provocative group shows at the always reliable Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities rise to the challenge of making realistic painting lively and new. Occupying about half of the expansive main-floor galleries is Still Reality: Narrative and Interior Paintings, whose title would seem to advertise a stodgy still-life exhibit, but that's definitely not the case. Instead, Arvada Center curator Susan Sagara, who organized Still Reality, took a wider view and also included figural and landscape paintings. The four well-known, accomplished and compatible painters she chose for the show all employ representational imagery, but none use it to make traditional paintings.
First up is Jerry Kunkel, the longtime University of Colorado fine art professor who's been exhibiting around here for more than twenty years. Kunkel is represented by several very impressive, multi-part paintings that feature enigmatic subject matter. The show opens with a pair of large Kunkels: "Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear" and, hung across from it, "She Wanted Everything to Count," both done in oil on assembled small panels of masonite. For these pieces, Kunkel has created individual paintings with clearly defined margins on individual panels; the tiny paintings, which are all the same size, feature different subject matter (although most show the figure). Each of these panels has been pierced at all four corners so they can be attached to the wall with prominent tacks; Kunkel makes unlikely juxtapositions of the images by simply lining them up and arranging them in an inverted stair-step grid. Kunkel's painting style, which has taken many twists and turns over the years, here combines the character of photographs and the expressive and naive painterly techniques. His sources range from the old masters to pop art.
Kunkel uses many of the same sources in the marvelous "Some Things Are Almost Impossible"--but rather than in a grid, here a dozen square paintings are lined up horizontally. Running below is a typeset narrative caption on a black ground that takes up the topic of the impossible. In another Kunkel piece, "She Got the Whole," five individual paintings are again hung in a row, but instead of being arranged tightly, they're widely spaced on the wall. While most of these five paintings reveal different views of a man, including an erotic torso detail (perhaps Kunkel himself), "She Got the Whole" is more than a portrait series. Another panel captures a birdbath in twilight; yet another a pair of hands that cradle a globe, which might relate the piece back to its title. And each of the images is "framed" in a gold-leaf field with a real frame around it.
There's a definite dark mood to Kunkel's approach, and though it's difficult to say precisely what these paintings are about, they evoke broken relationships--and provoke considerable thought. Many artists now use this multi-part format, but based on the pieces shown here, Kunkel is one of the best at using it effectively.
Beyond the Kunkels, the soaring central gallery holds a group of large photo-realist paintings by another Boulder artist, Linda Lowry. Although Lowry teaches art at Arapahoe Community College, her paintings are miles away from that workaday world and capture interiors that reflect a life of luxury and beauty. In the striking oil-on-canvas "Philae's Temple," Lowry records a beautifully appointed room complete with grand piano. But even though she's clearly based this painting on a photograph, she has radically altered the perspective through unconventional foreshortening. The view seems to be through a fish-eye lens (the photo on which the painting is based was likely taken with a wide-angle lens), and the vertiginous effect leaves the viewer feeling as though he might literally fall into the painting.
Also dizzying is Lowry's "Bucking Tradition," another oil on canvas that illustrates a dining room appointed with traditional furniture and modern art. All of Lowry's paintings shown here include pictures of other paintings. In "Bucking Tradition," it's a non-objective color-field work, which Lowry renders realistically--in the process creating, perhaps unintentionally, some conceptual content by making a representational version of an abstraction.
The back gallery features the work of Denver's Scott Greenig and Margaretta Gilboy. Like Lowry, both Greenig and Gilboy take photo-realist-based approaches to their work.
Although Greenig is the only artist who contributes landscape paintings to Still Reality, he's long given this traditional form a tweak by dividing his paintings into different parts that give the viewer various perspectives on related scenes. For "High Tide," an acrylic on wood that's a vertical diptych, on the top and functioning as the background is a seaside view; on the bottom, serving as the foreground, is a pile of dead fish, stacked neatly as the day's catch. The two panels are divided by gilt moldings placed within the traditional frame. Another Greenig diptych, "Burning of the Grand Banks," an acrylic and mixed media on wood, places a blazing prairie--in a scene that's mostly sky--next to a tiny realistic model of a canoe.


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The meeting took into account the opinions of Porter residents, who were more vocal than the board of trustees who originally disbanded the unit.
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We've all been waiting for the day when Pinterest would allow businesses to verify their accounts. The popular website recently announced this feature and it's definitely something to consider. Verifying your business on Pinterest will help to increase your website traffic and overall engagement.
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Until now, Pinterest users had to click on a somewhat hard-to-find icon to find your website. Once you verify your account, your profile will prominently display a direct link. This means that other pinners and friends of pinners will be able to easily find your website and start sharing your site. Yay!
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[OS] President Obama Nominates Stephanie Dawn Thacker to Serve on US Circuit Court of Appeals
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President Obama Nominates Stephanie Dawn Thacker to Serve on US Circuit Court of
WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Stephanie Dawn Thacker to
serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
"Stephanie Dawn Thacker has displayed exceptional dedication to the legal
profession through her work and I am honored to nominate her to serve the
American people as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals,"
President Obama said. "She will be a diligent, judicious and esteemed
addition to the Fourth Circuit bench."
Stephanie Dawn Thacker: Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals
for the Fourth Circuit
Stephanie Dawn Thacker is currently a partner at the law firm of Guthrie &
Thomas PLLC, located in Charleston, West Virginia, where she specializes
in complex litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and
criminal defense. She also teaches as an adjunct professor at the West
Virginia University School of Law.
Thacker was raised in Hamlin, West Virginia. She received her B.A. magna
cum laude from Marshall University in 1987, and her J.D. from the West
Virginia University School of Law in 1990, where she graduated Order of
the Coif. After graduating law school, Thacker spent two years in the
Pittsburgh office of the law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now K&L
Gates). In 1992, after working briefly in the West Virginia Office of
the Attorney General, Thacker joined the law firm of King, Betts &
In 1994, Thacker joined the United States Attorney's Office for the
Southern District of West Virginia, serving as an Assistant United States
Attorney in the General Criminal Division, where she handled a wide range
of criminal prosecutions. While at the United States Attorney's Office,
Thacker participated in the first prosecution in the country under the
Violence Against Women Act.
In 1999, Thacker moved to Washington, D.C. to work as a Trial Attorney at
the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section ("CEOS") of the United States
Department of Justice. Her work there focused on prosecution and training
in connection with child pornography, child sexual exploitation, sex
trafficking, sex tourism, obscenity, and criminal non-support offenses.
During Thacker's seven-year tenure in the Section, she spent two years as
the Deputy Chief of Litigation and two years as Principal Deputy Chief.
While at CEOS, Thacker was awarded the Attorney General's Distinguished
Service Award, the Department of Justice's second-highest award. Thacker
left the Department of Justice and joined Guthrie & Thomas, the successor
firm to King, Betts & Allen, as a partner in 2006.
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Safety Harbor, Fla., (March 5, 2008) - Mease Countryside Hospital is now offering the local community more comfortable and less invasive treatment for prostate cancer, gynecological cancers and other conditions with the addition of the da Vinci Surgical System's advanced robotic technology to the hospital's surgical suite.
"The addition of the da Vinci robot system is a continuation of the commitment to the quality health care Mease Countryside is providing the north Pinellas and south Pasco communities," said Jim Pfeiffer, FACHE, executive vice president, Morton Plant Mease Health Care and chief operating officer, Mease Countryside Hospital. "Technological innovations are producing benefits not possible just several years ago, and now Mease Countryside's patients can take advantage of those benefits."
The da Vinci robot system consists of a surgeon's control console, a surgical cart with four robotic arms, and a binocular-like monitor positioned close to the patient that magnifies the surgical area 10 times larger. One robot arm holds a camera displaying internal organs, with the other three maneuvering surgical tools.
"With the monitor providing three-dimensional internal images of the patient, the robotic arms scale, filter and translate the surgeon's movements to make them more precise, said Lonnie T. Klein, M.D., who recently performed Mease Countryside's first robot-assisted prostate cancer surgery.
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For prostate cancer surgery, robotic arms allow for the removal of a cancerous prostate gland by making four to six small incisions, as opposed to traditional prostatectomy procedures which necessitates large, open surgical incisions in the abdomen.
"Despite robot-assisted surgery being relatively new, the patient benefits are quickly making the procedure an accepted standard of care for the treatment of prostate cancer," said Michael Szostak, M.D. Drs. Klein, Richman and Szostak are all board-certified urologists and will be using robotic surgery techniques for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Gynecological cancers and other conditions that will be treated at Mease Countryside through the surgical robot include ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer and severe endometriosis. "Robot-assisted surgery is superior for the treatment of gynecological diseases and conditions," noted Hector Arango, M.D., gynecologic oncologist and the first surgeon in Florida to treat endometrial cancer using the da Vinci robot. "The minimally invasive technique allows us to bring life-saving surgery to women with less of the complications commonly associated with major abdominal surgery."
Mease Countryside becomes the second hospital in the Morton Plant Mease system to add the da Vinci robot to its surgical suites, after Morton Plant Hospital first offered the procedure in 2005.
Established in 1985, Mease Countryside Hospital is a 300-bed facility committed to improving the health of everyone it serves. Since 1997 Mease Countryside has been awarded nine Top 100 Hospital designations in the areas of stroke, orthopaedic, intensive care and overall care by the Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success. In 2003, the hospital was awarded Magnet Designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the most prestigious national recognition of excellence in nursing care. The hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care are part of the first group of hospitals nationally to have earned re-certification of the Gold Seal of Approval™ for stroke care from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Mease Countryside Hospital is located at 3231 McMullen Booth Rd., Safety Harbor, Fla., (727) 725-6111.
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About Halfbrick
Founded in 2001, Halfbrick has been on the forefront of the Australian game development industry for many years.
From humble beginnings developing licensed titles for platforms such as GBA, DS and PSP, we have expanded our portfolio with a range of hugely successful, independently released games on multiple platforms.
With the success of Fruit Ninja on iPhone and iPad, Halfbrick has catapulted to become one of the most well known indie developers in the world, proving that a little dev down under has the world class skills needed to make a big splash on the global market.
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Shainiel Deo
Chief Executive OfficerShainiel is the only original Halfbrick founder still standing. He didn't kill the others, merely proved his superior skills with a disco throwdown.
When he isn't jet-setting around the world speaking with other executives of the video game world and making Halfbrick the way it is today, he can be found playing Fight Night or barefoot fishing. He's just that kind of stand-up guy.
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His lead artist Hugh tries dressing up in fancy clothes to impress him and get free candy. It works every time.
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"On LinkedIn, you have many smart, talented, and skilled professional connections," said the company in a statement. "We are introducing Endorsements, a new feature that makes it easier to recognize them for their skills and expertise."
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Manda has just recently joined the VCA South County team after graduating from Foothill College in 2012. She has been working in the veterinary field for the past four years, and looks forward to growing with the VCA team. In her free time Manda enjoys being artistic through drawing, crocheting, sewing and playing piano. She also enjoys spending time outside in her garden, and grooming our blind resident dog, Dave. Manda's furry and scaly friends consist of three dogs (Betty-Boop, Gretschen, and Phoebelynn), a cat named Madasyn, a bunny named Zoe, and a snake named Charlie.
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Jenni has been working in the veterinary field since 2007. She started out in Virginia working at a large eight doctor practice, after ending her career training horses. While Jenni has an interest in equine medicine, she has always worked for small animal practices. Due to her own horse having a neurological condition, Jenni took an interest in neurology and worked in a surgery and neurology department at a specialty referral veterinary hospital located just outside of Washington DC as a pain management nurse. She joined the VCA South County team in the summer of 2011, after relocating with her two daughters across country.
Jenni's family includes her two daughters, Skylar and Claire, her two dogs, Lola and Brutus, her mare, Wynny, and cat, Dylan. She also provides a foster home for rescued Pit Bulls, through a rescue based in Lompoc called Shadow's Fund. Between kids and pets, Jenni spends what little free time she has doing some freelance writing, or studying for her Bachelors of Arts in Communications. Her long-term goal is to work in public relations and social media for 5013 (c) nonprofit groups that specialize in animal welfare.
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Thomas McBride
Tommy joined VCA South County in early 2014. He started with VCA in 2011 at an emergency hospital in Redding, CA. He moved to San Luis Obispo in 2013 to attend Cal Poly. He enjoys taking his animal science class and is currently applying to Veterinary Schools all around the world. While not studying or working, he enjoys volunteering at The Marine Mammal Center, in addition to hiking, climbing and surfing. Back home in Redding, he has an extremely energetic, very sweet McNab named Buddy. He also enjoys taking Dave, a blind VCA resident, on weekend vacations to the beach and to stay at his house.
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[583] Thyroid Rests or Malignancy: Can BRAF Mutation Analysis Help in the Differential Diagnosis?
Anna Best, Cary Chisholm, Daniel Smith, Mae K Lopez, Kimberly Walker, Robert S Beissner, Arundhati Rao. Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX
Background: Thyroid rests can pose diagnostic challenges for status of metastatic disease in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). BRAF V600E mutations are commonly seen in PTC and may indicate aggressive behavior. Mutational status can serve to differentiate metastases from benign rests. To our knowledge, only one case has reported in which a benign-appearing thyroid rest in a cervical lymph node was reclassified as a PTC metastasis by testing for the BRAF V600E mutation. We present the first case series in which BRAF mutation status is investigated in multiple lymph nodes with thyroid rests.
Design: We identified 20 cases of thyroid rests from 1988-2011. 13 were diagnosed as benign and seven were indeterminate as benign versus metastatic. 10/13 benign rests were in patients with PTC; five had other metastases. 3/13 cases were discovered incidentally, not in the context of a known PTC. All seven indeterminate rests were in cases of PTC; four had metastases in other nodes. Five control cases of metastatic PTC in lymph nodes and five primary PTC's without metastases were identified. Cells from areas of interest were laser-captured, amplified using Quiagen's BRAF Pyro Kit and analyzed on the PryoMark Q24 sequencer.
Results: BRAF mutations were not identified in the 20 benign and indeterminate rests, including cases with metastases to lymph nodes. Five of the 10 benign-appearing rests had metastases in other nodes: two had BRAF mutation in the primary and in the metastasis, and three had the mutation in the primary but not in the metastasis. In the other five cases, three had BRAF mutation in the primary and two did not. 4/7 indeterminate cases had metastases in other nodes: two had BRAF mutations in the primary and in the metastases, one had the mutation in the primary only, and one had the mutation in the metastasis only. 3/7 were without metastases and had BRAF mutations in the primary. 4/5 PTC control cases with metastases had the BRAF mutation in the primary only, and one was negative. 4/5 PTC control cases without metastases had BRAF mutation and one did not.
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This Week in Blu-ray: Houston, We Have a Problem
Blu-ray Spotlight By Neil Miller on April 14, 2010 | Be the First To CommentThis Week in Blu-ray, I'm late. Only a day, but late nonetheless. I suppose it has something to do with Kick-Ass Week here on FSR, but that's no excuse. You need your fill of what's happening in the ultra-crisp world of high definition home entertainment. Luckily this week is a slow week, with very few titles that have been deemed worthy of your attention.
Avatar comes out next week. Any guess as to what my recommendation will be? As for this week it's pretty slim pickings, but there a re a handful of new movies worth a rental including ones featuring Woody Harrelson as a homemade superhero, Russell Crowe as an aging detective from Buffalo, and a boat filled with rock n roll DJ's getting high and getting laid. And all of them are better than Avatar.
Reject Radio: Episode 26: AHOY
Movie News By Scott Beggs on November 16, 2009 | Be the First To CommentThis week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we avoid getting hit by a volcano. By. That. Much.
Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 140 – 2012 Pounds
Features By Kevin Carr on November 13, 2009 | Be the First To CommentKevin and Neil meet up in the Magical Studio in the Sky for an epic show about the end of the world. They gush (sort of) over Roland Emmerich's movies and dance a jig around how awesome Fantastic Mr. Fox is.
The Reject Report Preps for the End of the World in 2012
Box Office By John Cairns on November 13, 2009 | Comments (7)Well, the end of the world is coming to a theater near you this weekend, and that will be the main focus here at the Reject Report. Yes, the long-awaited disaster epic 2012 is finally upon us and it is sure to be one big hit.
Pirate Radio is a perfectly balanced comedy with a brilliant cast. Hard to believe it's only Richard Curtis's second film as director.
Win a Copy of the Pirate Radio Soundtrack!
Free Stuff By Neil Miller on November 9, 2009 | Comments (5)We're back on the gravy train, headed for a freesville, baby. That's right, FSR's elite team of covert operatives have returned with more sweet swag to give away to our most prized readers.
The Movie Watcher's Guide To November 2009
Features By Rob Hunter on November 2, 2009 | Comments (5)Hello again movie fans! You may have noticed that there was no Movie Watcher's Guide to October. There are several completely legitimate reasons for this, but instead of boring you with details please allow me to give a quick recap of the month's box-office releases… The Invention of Lying, Whip It, Amelia, Astro Boy, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, and Saw VI all pretty much bombed, while Zombieland, Couples Retreat, Law Abiding Citizen, Where the Wild Things Are, and Paranormal Activity all did fair to brisk business. There, now you're caught up through October. On to November! November 6th The Box Who did it? Directed and written by Richard Kelly; starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella What is it? A young couple receives a mysterious box containing only a button and a note. Press the button and two things will happen… one, they'll receive $1 million dollars, and two, someone in the world will die. Will they press the button? Duh… What about it? Kelly has taken a classic short story by Richard Matheson ("Button, Button"), which was previously made into an episode of "The Twilight Zone," and turned it into a movie. It's not always a wise move to stretch something from a much shorter medium to a feature film, and early reviews (like the one at Gone Elsewhere) have been fair to meh about it which doesn't bode too well for the movie. Or for Kelly… who some are starting to suspect was nothing but lucky with his debut film, Donnie Darko. Watch […]
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Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour
- Instant Confirmation
- Perfect introduction for first-time visitors
- Recorded commentary by audio headphones
- Multiple departure times and locations available
- Ideal choice for families
Discover Sydney's highlights including the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, the historic Rocks district and Sydney's CBD (Central Business District). Hop off the coach to browse the stores in modern shopping areas or grab a bite to eat at the bustling Sydney Fish Market. Stretch your legs as you stroll around the Royal Botanic Gardens or the tree-shaded paths of Hyde Street Park. The choice of activities is yours!
Bondi Beach is a suburb with a popular beach located just 4 miles (7km) east of Sydney's city center. Enjoy the sea and sand at the beach, or check out the cafes, restaurants and shops around town, many with fantastic ocean views.
The Sydney and Bondi coach tours connect at 100 William Street or Central Station stop. The bus departs every 15–20 minutes from each stop and tickets are valid for 24 or 48 hours from first use. Please check the current schedule for operating hours; the bus does not operate 24 hours per day. Families can save with the Family Pass, valid for 2 adults and up to 4 children.
Below is a partial list of stops on the Sydney and Bondi hop-on hop-off tour. (Find the full list on the Schedule tab).
- Sydney Opera House
- Sydney Harbor Bridge
- Bondi Beach
- Darling Harbour
- Circular Quay
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Sydney Aquarium
- Town Hall
- The Rocks
Recent Photos of this Tour
Schedule details
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Board the bus at any of the following stops:
Sydney Route
Stop 1 Circular Quay.
Stop 2 Wynyard
Stop 3 Queen Victoria Building
Stop 4 Town Hall
Stop 5 Cook and Phillip Park
Stop 6 William Street
Stop 7 Kings Cross
Stop 8 El Almein Fountain
Stop 9 Woolloomooloo
Stop 10 Opera House
Stop 11 Botanic Gardens
Stop 12 Parliament House
Stop 13 Hyde Park North
Stop 14 Australian Museum
Stop 15 Central Station
Stop 16 Power House Museum
Stop 17 Fish Markets
Stop 18 The Star
Stop 19 Maritime Museum
Stop 20 Convention Centre/ Hard Rock Café
Stop 21 Imax
Stop 22 Aquarium
Stop 23 King Street Wharf
Stop 24 Overseas Passenger Terminal
Stop 25 Campbell's Cove
Stop 26 The Rocks
Stop 27 Circular Quay
Bondi Tour
Stop A Central Station
Stop B Chinatown
Stop C Cook and Phillip
Stop D William Street
Stop E Paddington
Stop F Bondi Beach
Stop G North Bondi
Stop H Rose Bay
Stop I Double Bay
Stop J Australian Museum
April to August: Operates between 8:30am to 5:00pm
- Bus operates daily (September to March) every 15 minutes for the Sydney route and every 30 minutes for the Bondi route.
- Bus operates daily (April to August) every 20 minutes for the Sydney route and every 30 - 45 minutes for the Bondi route
Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.
Pricing information
Click the link below to check pricing & availability on your preferred travel date. Our pricing is constantly updated to ensure you always receive the lowest price possible.
24 Hour Ticket Code: 24HOUR |
Unlimited use on Sydney & Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour for 24 hours from time of first use |
24 Hour Family Pass Ticket Code: 24HFAM |
Unlimited use on Sydney & Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour for 24 hours from time of first use. 1 x Family Pass, valid for 2 adults and up to 4 children.To book please enter 1 adult only and all child names |
48 Hour Ticket Code: 48HOUR |
Unlimited use on Sydney & Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour for 48 hours from time of first use |
48 Hour Family Pass Ticket Code: 14HFAM |
Unlimited use on Sydney & Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour for 48 hours from time of first use. 1 x Family Pass, valid for 2 adults and up to 4 children .To book please enter 1 adult only and all child names |
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Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour
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- Pre-recorded commentary
- Food and drinks
- Admission
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Cruise ship passengers arriving to Circular Quay, please note your nearest stops: Stop 1, Corner of Alfred and Pitt Street, Circular Quay
- When booking the 24 or 48 hour Family Pass, only the lead passenger name is required for a booking of up to 2 Adults and 4 children 16 years and under. At time of booking you only need to enter 1 adult to complete your booking
Traveler Reviews
Reviewed by: Kelly, January 2015
This tour was amazing!
Reviewed by: rlakeron, December 2014
I loved the Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off tour! It was exactly what I was hoping it was going to be, covering many spots along the way in a fun and interesting sight-seeing ride for tourists. I enjoyed sitting in the open deck on top of the bus and soaking in the views of the city and especially Bondi beach. This was definitely the best way to visit Sydney and Melbourne for me and the best thing was that it was so inexpensive! I will not hesitate to ride again!


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Reviewed on November 1, 2008
Gr 1-4 In this follow-up to "How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World" (Knopf, 1994), a spunky young baker is in the mood for cherry pie. She has the ingredients this time, but she's missing the equipment (bowl, pan, rolling pin, etc.) needed to get the job done. Traveling back and forth across the United States according to instructions that are given recipe style (and can be followed o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on October 14, 2008
In this spirited sequel to , Marjorie Priceman turns her attention to the varied landscape of the United States. In New Hampshire, Priceman's little baker rappels down a mountainside to retrieve granite (good for making pastry slabs); in Hawaii, she lounges on a beach before scooping up a pail of sand (which she'll turn, near the book's end, into a glass measuring cup). By drawing connections between o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More


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kitepower wrote:MMORPGs for me. Like Guild Wars.
Page 3 on a heavy-geek site and no mention yet of Minecraft? How surprising. And add me to the turn-based strategy camp, I'm getting too old for twitch stuff, and I suspect that even when I was younger, the idea of a "strategy" game that can be determined by a players "Actions per Minute" would have seemed off to me. More power to the people who like to play them, but if I'm sending a regiment halfway across a continent, I'd like more than 5 seconds to think about what I'm doing.
rainbowconfetti wrote:or syberia I and II, grim fandango, the sherlock holmes sseries- come on woot!
and myst, crystal key, OH and the new back to the future game!!
theyankster wrote:Point and click adventure games!!! Monkey Island FTW!!!
That is my absolute favorite game ever! I'm supposed to be getting it for Christmas from my little brother.
rpg. KOTOR 1, Morrowind, Fall Out, games like that to me are awesome. edit: I forgot Assassin's Creed. Games where your in a sand box environment(GTA too). But mainly I point out Assassin's Creed because I love the history mixed into the game.
Yup. Adventure games need to be re-discovered. They still top my list by a gazillion miles. (and, yeah, Syberia gets 11 stars out of 10) If you haven't played a good one... that's kinda sad. No idea what yer missin'!
RPG's - golden sun <3
Sports - I'm shocked you folks didn't add this as an option. What're you, 13 years old?
garyoa1 wrote:Yup. Adventure games need to be re-discovered. They still top my list by a gazillion miles. (and, yeah, Syberia gets 11 stars out of 10) If you haven't played a good one... that's kinda sad. No idea what yer missin'!
there is no such thing as a bad one
milujite wrote:That is my absolute favorite game ever! I'm supposed to be getting it for Christmas from my little brother.
the new one? i loved that one, excelent series
Racing. Specifically Gran Turismo. After that, RPGs (pen & paper, or computer)
TPS like Uncharted are great. But I think I prefer FPSRPGs like Deus Ex. Also, I've seen Thi4f while at Square Enix/Eidos in Montreal.
Portal, Portal 2, etc...
All of the above.
Two words... DARK SOULS get it, play it... die often.
RPGs. And not the anime style with the big purple eyes, spiky hair and giant swords. D&D style sword and sorcery quests, inspired by Tolkien and R.E. Howard and played on a PC as God intended.
Course ideal is RPG's with a puzzle or two! Or an adventure game! *she thinks nostalgically back to Gabriel Knight games.
DrunkOnTheWind wrote:I was on the beta test team for Calendra's Cistern, which was arguably one of the all-time greatest FMs ever... Ah...miss that game...
I just played through that one for the first time a month ago. It definitely placed in my top 5 in terms of game play, story, and difficulty. Then again I'm a Ghoster so I always have a challenge. Calendra's made me sad because its a technical fail when you open the chest with the head, he's very loud and tends to put the guards on alert, but it definitely was a fun challenge. I also managed to get my rooftop climber's guild card stamp for that mission too. I'm currently denied Thief as well, my PC not only had to be taken out of my room since we're putting down hardwood, but the day I had to take it out it wouldn't turn on anyway and kept telling me it failed to overclock when I never overclocked in the first place, so I'll have to figure out how to fix it to get my fix.
...insult swordfighting... *sigh*
Kill Woot Box of Cobwebs Since the worst thing in the world is to deal with crashing servers whilst trying to score a Box of Cobwebs why don't we have a game that would help Woot (aka Amazon with MASSIVE server power) figure out how to make their trash work. Top prize is free Box of Cobwebs#39;s for life! Trust me, I can do it.
mfritz07 wrote:Racing games
While I like my share of all games in all the genres listed as options, adventure games, especially the classics are some of my favorites with some classic RTS following right behind.
Bring back Leisure Suit Larry!
Zork FTW! Kingdom of Loathing never gets old. Or at least, when it does start to get old, the developers do something to make it playable again. And I don't know how to categorize something as weird & one-off like Katamari. It's nice to see games like that hit once in a while. The originality is appreciated.
Fallout is my current obsession, but just prior to that, I was playing Spore. Also, there's always the "timekill/jewelquest" games but I gave those up when I ran out of time to kill. (Toddlers will do that to ya.)
Visual Novel. they can tell fantastic stories, and im on my computer too much to read actual books.
FPRTS. Like Battlezone.
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Barros-Dios JM et al. – The presence of airborne radon even at low concentrations poses a risk of developing lung cancer, with tobacco habit increasing considerably this risk.
Methods- A hospital-based case–control design was conducted in two Spanish hospitals.
- Consecutive cases with histologic diagnosis of lung cancer and controls undergoing trivial surgery not tobacco-related were included.
- Residential radon was measured using standard procedures.
- Results were obtained using logistic regression.
- Three hundred and forty-nine cases and 513 controls were included.
- Radon exposure posed a risk even with a low exposure, with those exposed to 50 to 100 Bq/m3 having an OR of 1.87 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.21–2.88] and of 2.21 (95% CI, 1.33–3.69) for those exposed to 148 Bq/m3 or more.
- Tobacco increased appreciably the risk posed by radon, with an OR of 73 (95% CI, 19.88–268.14) for heavy smokers exposed to more than 147 Bq/m3.
- Less frequent histologic types (including large cell carcinomas), followed by small cell lung cancer, had the highest risk associated with radon exposure.


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NutVal 2008: Implementation of Optimisation Algorithms in the Planning of Food Aid Rations
The application of linear programming and other mathematical optimisation techniques is common practise in the business world but has only recently entered the world of human public health nutrition.
In essence, the approach allows a user to make decisions on how to allocate limited resources (e.g. food stocks) so as to achieve an optimal outcome (e.g. dietary quality) while minimising costs. These techniques offer the potential to improve the design of food products, analyse the best possible diet obtainable at a given price, and optimise the design of food aid rations.
The World Food Programme (WFP) currently supplies food to about 23 million people and is working to improve the nutritional impact of its programmes. However, it has been documented that food aid rations frequently fail to meet minimum standards for nutrient content and outbreaks of micronutrient malnutrition in food aid dependent populations have resulted.
What we are doing
This project builds on previous work by the Nutrition in Crisis Research Group in developing the spreadsheet application NutVal 2006.
Design of a user friendly software application to facilitate a planning process for food aid rations that ensures that minimum nutritional standards are met, while at the same time minimising costs, will provide a valuable tool for improving the performance of food aid operations.
We are working in close collaboration with colleagues in WFP, Rome, and UNHCR, Geneva, to ensure that the design of this enhanced software tool is as user oriented and practical as possible.
NutVal Web Site
A NutVal website has now been launched where the latest news on development will be posted, and comments, suggestions and bug reports are welcomed. The latest version of NutVal (currently NutVal 2006) is also available for download and news on the development of an updated version can also be found on the NutVal site.


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Since 1952, Wah Fong Tea Company has been a purveyor of fine teas to premier hotels, private clubs, and popula...
Company Profile
Since 1952, Wah Fong Tea Company has been a purveyor of fine teas to premier hotels, private clubs, and popular restaurant groups. With our emphasis on quality products, services and integrity Wah Fong has established long term working partnerships with our numerous customers. With its incorporation in 1993 Wah Fong has expanded its products and services to include in house specialty tea blends, tea pouch and pyramid tea bag packing, gift and premium tea packaging, customized product packing and much more. Products Wah Fong offers a wide range of product blends from popular classics to trendy favorites and wellness enhancing teas. Using a global source of teas, herbs, and botanicals, Wah Fong delivers a variety of fine infusions to enjoy in quiet serenity or to share in pleasure with friends. Both connoisseurs of traditional fine loose leaf teas and active life-stylers embracing convenience of tea bags and portioned packing can indulge in Wah Fong's extensive selection. Services Wah Fong's three master blenders share more than 80 years' experience in custom tea blending and developing signature teas to grace special tea menus and fine tables. Our production team is on hand to custom pack teas in individual serving sizes, in pot pouches, or for promotional, festive and all occasion gift packaging. Food and Beverage industry professionals and retail businesses can enjoy support services including: -recommending tea selection, presentation, accessories and equipment -consulting on tea concept and design -collaborating on tea cocktails and tea pairing dinners -conducting tea workshops and training programs Company Integrity With 60 years of quality products and service to the food & beverage industry, Wah Fong has established the reputation of bringing exquisite teas to excite the senses at the best tables for a "Healthy Enjoyment of Quality Life." |
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Since we received a half dozen pasture-raised eggs, several fresh onions, and a bag of new potatoes in our produce box this week, a frittata seemed like a good way to use up several things in one hearty meal. I kept this frittata fairly simple but you should feel free to adapt the basic recipe below by adding or substituting other ingredients.
Although I baked this frittata in a pie dish, it is easiest to cook the dish from start to finish in a frying pan or skillet (saves you the washing of one more dish) so the directions below are for that preparation. A frittata makes a great lunch but is also hearty enough for dinner if served with some salad and bread or another side dish or two. And it's tasty hot or cold.
Frittata With Chevre, New Potatoes & Herbs
Serves 4
* 6 eggs, beaten
* 3 medium-sized potatoes, scrubbed
* 1 medium onion, sliced or diced (up to you)
* 3 oz goat cheese, crumbled (I used a delicious herb chevre made by Cypress Grove)
* 2 tsps fresh herbs, rinsed and dried (I used thyme, sage and marjoram but dill and parsley would be tasty, too)
* 1 tsp sea salt
* Several grinds of black pepper
* 2 tsps olive oil
1. Boil the potatoes until just tender when pricked with a fork. Drain and let sit until cool enough to handle.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium-sized frying pan or cast iron skillet, heat the olive oil over a medium flame (you will be baking the frittata in this dish so be sure to choose one that is both oven-proof and large enough to hold all the ingredients.) Sautee the onions in the oil until translucent.
3. Cut the boiled potatoes into 1-inch cubes and mince the fresh herbs. Beat the eggs in a bowl, throwing in the minced herbs and seasoning with the sea salt and pepper (use enough salt to season the whole dish.)
4. Add the potatoes to the onions in the skillet and stir well to coat all the pieces with oil. Turn the flame down to low and add the eggs and goat cheese to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes or until the bottom is set. Transfer the skillet to the oven and brown it under the broiler for 3 or so minutes (keep it at a bit of a distance from the flame if you can) until the top is set -- be sure to keep a close eye on this since things can burn very quickly under the broiler. If your frittata mixture is deeper than about one inch, you may want to bake it in the oven for a 5-10 minutes before you finish it off with a minute or two of broiling.
5. Remove from broiler and allow to cool slightly then cut into generously sized wedges, and serve.
A few more recipes you might like:
- Curried Egg Salad
- Leek & Goat Cheese Galette
- Potato Leek Soup With Fennel & Herbs
- Roasted New Potatoes With Rosemary & Sea Salt
- Spinach, Onion, Thyme & Cheese Quiche
- Steamed Potatoes With Herb Butter


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Apps and More
I write and maintain a number of applications, open-source frameworks and hacky side-projects, all of which can be found here.
These projects have made it to the revered "Apps" category, which means I consider them stable and useful enough to be used by everyone. With the exception of Teleport: AddOns, all of them are open-source and can be found on my GitHub account.
Couch Slouch
A Mac OS X application that allows your TV's remote to control your Mac, and can also have your Mac and AV system react to one another — whether it's having your Mac wake up when you switch on your TV or having your TV and AV receiver switch off when your Mac goes to sleep.
More info at couch-slouch.com.
Teleport: AddOns
If you play World of Warcraft on more than one computer, you'll have run into problems keeping your setup just how you like it. Sure, World of Warcraft syncs its own settings, but not your AddOns or their settings.
Enter Teleport: AddOns, a free program for Mac OS X and Windows that syncs your AddOns and their settings via Dropbox or an external hard drive or USB stick — with more sync sources coming soon. Whether you play World of Warcraft on your Mac or PC (or both!) Teleport: AddOns has you covered.
Available for Mac and Windows coming soon. Download Teleport: AddOns for Mac here.
Mac OS X has a nifty shortcut – Ctrl+Eject – for shutting down your computer. On older Apple keyboards, these keys are on opposite diagonal corners of the keyboard, and at the end of the day you can simply hit the two corners of the keyboard then Return to switch off your computer. However, with the new Apple Aluminium Keyboard, the eject key is in the middle of the top row of keys – hardly as convenient! Instead, F19 takes the top right spot.
ProShutdown is a free program that restores the "opposite corners" shortcuts by listening for Ctrl+F19 and friends, and displaying a shut down dialog when these are pressed. It displays a small (removable) "F19" icon in the menu bar to remind you that this shortcut is available.
Download ProShutdown here.
Timelapse for Aperture
Timelapse for Aperture is a dead-simple Aperture Export plugin that creates video directly from your Aperture library — simply export your photos using "Time Lapse…" in Aperture and you'll have a video suitable for editing in your favourite video editor in no time.
This plugin requires that Aperture is running in 64-bit mode.
Download Timelapse for Aperture here.
500px Aperture Uploader
An Aperture export plugin for uploading your photos straight to the popular 500px photography site. The plugin allows you set the name, tags, description and category of each photo, as well as optionally marking them as private. This metadata, as well as the URL of the photo on 500px, is saved back to your photo in Aperture so you'll always know where your photos are.
This plugin requires that Aperture is running in 64-bit mode.
Download 500px Aperture Uploader here.
Open-Source Components
These projects are for developers to use in their apps.
An Objective-C framework for hosting iTunes Visualiser Plugins in your own audio application.
Available on GitHub.
Objective-C implementation of Apple Guide for guiding users around your application.
Available on GitHub.
A simple Objective-C serial port class.
Available on GitHub.
C# core for Teleport: AddOns. Designed to run on all Mono-supported platforms and .NET. Currently unstable and not used in the Teleport: AddOns application, but it will be soon!
Available on GitHub.
C# implementation of the Sparkle auto-updating framework. Only runs on Windows.
Available on GitHub.
Other Projects
I also work on some less-polished projects, which are more about hacking and having fun than producing a polished app!
C# command-line application for interfacing with the sensors and servos on an Arduino-powered RC car.
Available on GitHub.
A project playing with a set of IKEA Dioder LED strips connected to an Arduino Mega 2560.
Available on GitHub.
A libspotify-based Spotify client for Mac OS X Lion.
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Weather - Page 2
Elk Find Adequate Forage at Refuge
Snow, Frigid Temperatures Spreading Across Wyoming
Wyoming Braces for Cold Snap
Natrona County Schools Snow Day Make-Up Day Announced
Casper Continues Branch Cleanup Operations
City of Casper Continuing Massive Snow Storm Cleanup Effort
Cemetery Clean-Up Volunteers Wanted
City of Casper Now Operating 10 Tree Branch Drop-Off Locations
Update 1:20 p.m. Tuesday: City officials say they've closed six smaller tree branch collection sites. The Ag. Extension, Viking Court, YMCA, Wyoming Boulevard near Fairside Road, McKinley Street and 25th Street and North Casper Recycling Depot locations have been closed after reaching capacity.
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City Closes a Pair of Tree Branch Collection Sites, Cleanup to Continue Through Sunday
City of Casper officials have closed two tree branch collection sites.
Pete Meyer, Casper's assistant public services director, says branch collection sites at the University of Wyoming Agriculture Extension Office on Fairgrounds Road and the North Casper Recycling Depot on K Street have been filled.
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