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Awesome, but that thing is HUGE!
I picked up another surge protector for personal use, but I can't help but to let all of you know about this excellent product. This surge protector is the CyberPower 1030HT. Manufacturer Link.
I picked it up as it looked quite nice, and certainly seemed adequate with a peak current of 260,000 Amps, and all of the other features. It also boasts 10 outlets, and another nice feature is that it monitors the incoming current and voltage. There are several LEDs on the front for displaying quite a bit of useful information. It also boasts protection for telephone, ethernet, and cable TV.
However, what I didn't realize about the product until receiving it was its size! (see comparison pic below)
It's HUGE... And then the contents.
The connectors.
Finally, the face.
So far I haven't run into any major problems with the CyberPower 1030HT (though I still am in awe at its size). The only complaint thus far is that with the retail packaging the 8 foot cord is wrapped quite tightly, and well, it appears there are a few little marks/indents on an area or two on the cable. The power cable is very heavy gage, and these little indents didn't come anywhere to touching the wire itself, but electrical tape can always be used if desired. In fact, these little indents can barely be seen by the human eye. Presently the CyberPower 1030HT goes for approximately $80 USD.
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I think I would have to wonder if Dallas was making things up if I wasnt there to experience the things he is talking about if the area he is in.
I am so glad that I was told that meetings didn't keep me sober, I would have never made it out of Arkansas alive. I had to depend on me, a good sponsor, the program of action and God to keep me sober. I not in anyway, nor would I ever say that AA meetings are not a great things. I love my meetings up here in Colorado, but I believe with all my heart that I stayed sober in spite of them in the area of Arkansas I was.
I also am very aware that I have a few resentments to deal with, I don't think anything will cause me to be as disturbed as someone or a group of someones getting in the way of others trying to help newcomers.
Don't give up Dallas, you are in my prayers and I do believe that you are doing the right things there, and a really good man told me the other day 'if you do the next right things, things will turn out OK'


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Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Richard Sala, reviews, Prince Valiant, Paul Nelson, Mome, Love and Rockets, Kevin Avery, Jordan Crane, Johnny Ryan, Joe Sacco, Jacques Tardi, interviews, Hal Foster, Greg Sadowski, Drew Friedman, Daily OCD, audio, Alex Toth | 19 Sep 2011 11:38 PM |
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• Review: "As journalist Avery documents in this cohesive biography-cum-first anthology of the onetime Rolling Stone record review editor's oeuvre [Everything Is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson], Nelson was a gifted early practitioner of new journalism and, though a child of the Sixties folk and rock counterculture, one of its most vocal critics.... Reading his inconceivably insightful profiles of Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Warren Zevon, and Rod Stewart helps make sense of a needlessly guilt- and disappointment-laden life — here was a hyper-romantic Midwesterner by birth but a New Yorker by necessity who thought he could transcend mundane cruelties by dedicating himself to the popular arts. Seamlessly incorporating the perspectives of Nick Tosches, Robert Christgau, and Jann Wenner, Avery has crafted both a cautionary tale and a celebration of a noir-influenced writer who deserves a place alongside Lester Bangs for his ability to live, always, in the music. Devotees of folk, establishment rock 'n' roll, and pulp fiction will rue not having discovered Nelson sooner." – Heather McCormack, Library Journal (Starred Review)
• Review: "[Richard Sala's] latest appetising shocker The Hidden returns to the seamy, scary underbelly of un-life with an enigmatic quest tale... Clever, compelling and staggeringly engaging, this fabulous full-colour hardback is a wonderfully nostalgic escape hatch back to those days when unruly children scared themselves silly under the bedcovers at night and will therefore make an ideal gift for the big kid in your life — whether he/she's just you, imaginary or even relatively real." – Win Wiacek, Now Read This
• Review: "I had the opportunity to do a Q&A panel with Johnny Ryan at SPX last weekend. One of the more interesting parts of discussion was when Ryan said how each volume of Prison Pit had to have a different vibe or theme so that the different books didn't feel interchangable. That's certainly true in volume three, as we see the inclusion of a new character, who, while just as violent and vicious as CF, is completely different in attitude and demeanor. Plus, he has one of the most amazing (and utterly grotesque) resurrection scenes I've ever seen. There's also a neat little bit toward the end where it seems like Ryan is heavily drawing upon the Fort Thunder crowd, particularly Mat Brinkman. All in all, it's another excellent volume." – Chris Mautner, Robot 6
• Review: "This [fourth] volume [of Prince Valiant] covers the most of the WWII years, 1943-44, when the paper shortage was at its highest. As Brian Kane notes in the introduction, this meant creator Hal Foster had to format the strip so parts could be cut for papers that had been forced to shrink their page count.... Still, while no doubt hampered by this new situation, it did nothing to harm his storytelling skills, and Valiant remains a hugely enjoyable action strip, as Valiant battles a variety of ne'r do wells on a quest to find his true love, Aleta." – Chris Mautner, Robot 6
• Review: "I've talked at length before about how good the Mome anthology has been, and while I'm sad to see it come to a close, it's nice to see it end on such a high note. Seriously, this is the best volume of Mome yet, with standout contributions by Chuck Forsman, Eleanor Davis, Laura Park, Dash Shaw, Jesse Moynihan and Sara Edward-Corbett. But really, there's not a bad story in this entire book. It might seem weird recommending the last book of a series, but if you gotta only read one of these things, this would be the one." – Chris Mautner, Robot 6
• Plugs: "Last weekend, I was at Small Press Expo... and went on a blind spree at Fantagraphics with Four Color Fear, an Alex Toth collection, some books by Jordan Crane and an impulsively bought Jacques Tardi book because CBLDF's Alex Cox told me I needed it." [Good ol' Alex – Ed.] – Kevin Colden, Robot 6
• Interview (Audio): Drew Friedman is the guest on last Friday's edition of The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC, talking about his new book Even More Old Jewish Comedians (stream audio and see a slideshow of images from the book at the link)
• Interview: Brian Heater's conversation with Drew Friedman at The Daily Cross Hatch continues: "But a couple of guys claimed that I didn't get their names right, like Don Rickles. His PR guy contacted us and said, 'he's really angry. His name is not Archibald, it's Donald Rickles.' So, we said in the second book 'Don Rickles says his name is not Archibald, so that will be corrected in a future volume.' Sid Caesar was annoyed. He called Fantagraphics and started yelling at Kim Thompson, because he claimed his name is not Isaac. He was on the phone with him for half an hour. He was doing Jewish schtick and German dialect. Kim was amazed."
• Profile: At Under the Midnight Sun, Adnan Mahmutovic surveys the work of Joe Sacco
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Meh, if it had been for the Galaxy S I might've become excited on a personal level, not to mention the fact it would almost certainly reach more people.
But the Spica is just a horrible little wannabe-smartphone.
Phoronix: An Open-Source GLES Driver For Samsung's Galaxy GPU
Embedded Linux GPU driver support is a great big mess. There's no doubt about it. There's some partial open-source driver code, but nothing that's been quite popular or welcomed for integration into the mainline Linux kernel. There might be an open-source PowerVR SGX driver later in the year, but that's still months out. However, with more mobile Linux devices emerging that utilize these closed-up ARM GPUs, clean-room reverse engineering to write open-source drivers is going to be inevitable unless the vendors step up their Linux support game...
Meh, if it had been for the Galaxy S I might've become excited on a personal level, not to mention the fact it would almost certainly reach more people.
But the Spica is just a horrible little wannabe-smartphone.
more to the point , why start with the obscure Samsung S3C6410 GPU ?
why not do the far better long term OSS thing and do a current MALI 400 3D as probably found in 90 % of all ARM cortex device's this year! and be far better off later.
id advocate MALI today for the simple fact that half your job is done.
as MALI today seems to be already open in the 2D parts, so only the 3D provided in binary format is a problem right now.
and you kind of imply this yourself Michael
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...item&px=ODc3NA ,
"ARM Mali-T604 Arrives, But With What Kind Of Driver?
Posted by Michael Larabel on November 11, 2010
It would be nice if the situation would improve where there was an open-source 3D driver (ideally based upon the Gallium3D architecture) with an open-source DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) module with aims towards mainline Linux kernel integration, but it doesn't look like we will see that for the Mali-T604 or at least not immediately. This is pretty much the same situation across the embedded graphics world where the Linux graphics drivers are largely dependent upon binary blobs for all but basic 2D/X.Org support. "
and lets also not forget that Samsung now backs ARM's souped-up graphics platform
Mali T604 will support HD and 3D in low power devices, says ARM 11 November, 2010
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Mali is designed to work with ARM's latest CPU core, the Cortex-A15, which targets smartphones, tablets and even servers. Up to 16 2.5GHz cores can work together for these larger systems.
Mali T604 will be compatible with Microsoft's DirectX 11 and with OpenCL 1.1, both programming frameworks for parallel processing over multiple cores. The inclusion of DirectX 11 aroused speculation that this programming technology would soon be supported fully in Windows Phone 7. Currently, full compatibility with DirectX 11 is only seen in Windows 7, but that does not run on ARM processors (though its ties to the Intel x86 design may be broken at last if ARM moves up to servers).
OpenCL is a C-like programming language with APIs for parallel execution and is supported by many heavyweights including IBM, Apple, Intel and Nvidia."
MALI's not to shabby today even for the old 200 and current 400
"The Canvas demo by ARMs Demo Team is a Multi-touch interactive screen for media-centre applications written for the OpenGL ES 2.0 API. With a built-in physics engine for collision effects and other cool fun animations, Canvas is an advanced technical and entertaining demo in full HD on a wide screen TV. It can scale down to WVGA resolutions on portable devices as well. Canvas is build to show that 2D and 3D objects can live in the same application, for real media center-like use cases as well as casual gaming, or simply something to keep your kids busy at home. "
if you have a quick look you can even find ARM provide free OpenGL ES-20 and ES1.1 emulator's for both windows and Linux plus other interesting thing's to make your development easier.
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people Might find the ARM message board interesting reading to
My name is Tomasz Figa and I'm the (only) person responsible for the GLES6410 project.
The news about my project on Phoronix has really surprised me. Seeing that such a great site is interested in it is really nice. (I'm not new to Phoronix, I visit it regularly.)
My project is just a personal initiative started after seeing how bad the original OpenGL libs of my Samsung Android-based cell phone perform. I study IT at Warsaw University of Technology in Poland and I'm pretty interested in low level programming, so I thought I could get some more experience and new knowledge (along with a better working phone). And this is how and why it started.
What's also important, I always had interest in Free Software and that's why this is a purely open source project, without any proprietary bits. (I'm still being irritated by proprietary AMD or Nvidia drivers from time to time...)
Thanks for your interest in my project, best regards, Tom3q.
Interesting. So this Mali+A15 is going into Android 3.0 Tablets and smartphones. Makes me wonder if there will be smartphone distros one day. That is if Google has open API's for things like navigation (Google Maps) and synchronisation with Google servers, otherwise there would be little point for an Androied flavour.
Hi Tomasz,
thanks a lot for taking initiative in that regard
I'm sure if you'd also post in the Android Development subforum for the Galaxy S I9000 over at forum.xda-developers.com (link inside)
there would be more devs helping you with the development or they could also help you with learning programming in that area
Cheers !
(I'm also an owner of this excellent phone, btw.)
Hi, Tom.
You're quite welcome because as our beloved Michael already noted on many occasions, GPU support (not only) on embedded Linux is a huge mess. I was becoming quite desperate with my smartphone choices being slim to none because of that. That's why I really appreciate what you're doing and wish you well. You literally pulled my ass out of the fire. Let me know if there's something I can do to help.


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I doubt it was really terrific for Flatt's career to finish 9th as national champion. Especially after finishing 7th at the Olympic games even with two solid programs. Overall, I think Mirai came out looking better last year. Too bad she couldn't build on that this year. Oh well. There's always next year.
I agree that Mirai and Rachael still have time to make a splash and as Mirai said "it's not like my career is over."
Heck, if Alissa managed keep going to win the GPF and a second national title than why not Mirai?
Last edited by Layfan; 01-30-2011 at 03:31 PM.
My point was that Mirai came out of last year looking like the better skater and the better hope for the future.
The great disappointment was the both Mirai and Rachael showed how capable they were of winning that 3rd spot back with their Olympic skates.
Rachael could have done better than 7th, with Joannie out of the picture and Yuna and Miki and others not skating their best. And Mirai of course had an amazing opportunity to the medal but she freaked. Nerves and post-Olympic fatigue got in the way. They're only human.
If they had skated better the third spot would have been a cinch.
I think if Alissa and Rachael skate well the third spot is a cinch too. All we can do is wish them good luck.
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To whom exactly? I saw Mirai and Rachael as being on pretty equal footing based on their results. What has always stood in Nagasu's way are those pesky UR/downgraded jumps. That is more her Achilles' heel than it is Flatt's and when you don't fully rotate your jumps, you are screwed under COP. On top of that, for Nagasu to now be making clumsy, silly mistakes on her spins of all things, when that is supposed to be her biggest strength, she is just carelessly giving up precious points to the rest of the field.
First of all, I'm talking about last year and not this year. Spins were not an issue for her last year. There is no question that Mirai did not live up to expectations this year.
Maybe you thought Rachael and Mirai were equal. But for a lot of people, her fourth place Olympic finish raised huge expectations. Expectations for Rachael went down. Mirai got way more votes on polls on this forum and other forums and icenetwork than Rachael did on the question of who would win the national championship.
Personally, I still expect more from Mirai in the future. Rachael gets UR about as often as Mirai does. And with Rachael's weak spins, I rather think it's her that can't get ahead under COP.
But that is just my personal feelings. The reality on the ground is that both Mirai and Rachael have to prove that they can break out from middle-of-the-packdom.
Last edited by Layfan; 01-30-2011 at 03:47 PM.
If that's true re: Nagasu, that's partially because most people thought Flatt wouldn't have much of a future. Most people expect to see Nagasu attempting to make Sochi, whereas Flatt seems much more "one season at a time." I agree that they should've been able to get three spots (that they didn't was a huge surprise to me)
Well said. That's what Czisny did after the Olys. I'm still amazed at what she's been able to accomplish this season, even if she ends up bombing out of Worlds.How you respond to disappointment and adversity is what defines a champion. Do you give up or do you fight your way back, improve your weaknesses, and prove all your naysayers wrong?
that's partly why but that's not the only reason.
In any case, turns out it was Flatt that came out ahead with her perserverence and hard work and I hope for the best for her at worlds. I'm also glad that we'll get to see her new SP again and I hope the international judges receive it well.
^ I agree RD with what you said and the person you quoted! Hats of to Alissa for the hard work - physical, emotional, all of it!
Jennifer Krik was a wonderful skater. She had neat and tidy jumps, like Kristi Yamaguchi and Tara Lipinski, rather than big ones. She was able to develop a distinctive and eye-pleasing style, best shown in her routine to the Chicago soundtrack.Originally Posted by Lavender
Kirk made the Nationals podium only once, a bronze in 2004. But she went to Worlds twice, because in 2005 bronze medalist Kimmie Meissner was too young. Jenny had bad luck at Worlds, being sick both times. If I remember correctly, in 2004 she was so sick she had to withdraw after the short program.
Her career was cut short by an eating disorder just as she was coming into her own.
I must put an asterisk, however: At Nationals she TOLD us she was a new skater. At Worlds, as reigning Natl champ, she'll have to SHOW us that she is a new skater.


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We have been keeping our eye here on SyFy Channel's Defiance. Is it possible to tie in both a TV Series and a Video Game simultaneously? The great experiment begins in April and Mania will be covering it. Check out the first 14 minutes of the pilot below.
The Pot: In the year 2046, it's a new Earth – with new rules. Over thirty years after various alien races arrived on Earth, the landscape is completely altered, terraformed nearly beyond recognition. To the town of Defiance, on what used to be St. Louis, comes the mysterious Nolan (Grant Bowler) and his charge, Irisa (Stephanie Leonidas). As they settle into town – overseen by the mayor, Amanda Rosewater (Julie Benz) and filled with residents like the powerful Rafe McCawley (Graham Greene), enterprising lounge owner Kenya (Mia Kirshner) and the ambitious, alien Tarrs (Tony Curran and Jaime Murray) - events begin to unfold that threaten the fragile peace this border town has fought for.
Defiance, from the minds behind Battlestar Galactica and Caprica, debuts on Syfy on April 15 at 9/8c.
For more details check out The Official Defiance site on SyFy.com.
I would not boost like a flop show like Craprica however. I plan on watching either way don't need to watch the preview. Looks like they are putting all their sci fi (sy fy?) eggs in one basket on this one getting rid of Santury and Eureka. I hope they make it for true sci fi sake or it's more cheap reality crap.
No I wouldn't be listing Craptica in the show's resume either. I didn't really care for BSG it was just ok. But I won't hold those two shows against them and will give this show a chance. If they pull this off it could be as big as TWD.
I was never able to get into BSG...that is, I never caught it from the beginning, and everybody said I couldn't just jump in. I plan to watch it if it's on Netflix when we finally get it. I didn't think Caprica was as bad as you guys seem to, but I know it was far from a favorite. I really miss Eureka also, but really, Warehouse 13 fills the Syfy comedic niche pretty well. I think they need something more action and drama oriented, and this show looks like it's going to deliver pretty well.
I'll be watching this....at least at first. I can add 1 more to the 3 shows I follow that are currently running
BSG was pretty awesome so that alone gives me hope. Never got around to Caprica so can't judge
I'm sorry, but BSG being just "ok" ... I could not possibly disagree with you more. It was an unprecedented Science Fiction show, that may see no equal (short of Babylon 5). And the best part about it was not even the "Sci-Fi", though it was pretty awesome, but the "human element" .... the story itself. If this show even approaches BSG, I would be extremely happy, but I am skeptical. After watching the preview, the part that worries me the most, and which BSG did not have to deal with, are the special effects .... particularly in regards to the aliens and alien creatures. If it looks too cheesy .... or too much like one of SyFy's many "B-Rated" monster flicks .... this show will go to crap. I'm really pulling for another Battlestar Galactica experience ..... and if you haven't seen BSG, what is wrong with you??? Go get it .... now! Please let this be something along the lines of that, and I will be happy.
It's got potential. I'm hoping the "human element" (dad and daughter chiming/harping in the car together) wasn't just reserved for the first 15 min or for the first few episodes. So many times with these shows they suck you in with some good writing and character development and then jettison it with some formulaic week to week yawnplots. I wasn't too impressed with the aliens and their Mad Max-esque garb. All their garb and chaotic dress looked new and unused, like the cast dropped by the prop and garb room on the way to the set and just tossed on some mismatched articles. Oh well.
As for the two folks naysaying on BSG... goodness. BSG, one of top 10 best tv series of all time!! How can you "meh" BSG? That's like saying I'd rather watch CSI or another episode of Law and Order over Breaking Bad, GoT, or the Walking Dead.
I didn't say I hated BSG, I just didn't think it was all that. I have friends who loved BSG, but hated Caprica.
What worries me about this show more than anything else is the idea of running a tv series and video game universe simultaneously with each one impacting the other. It all sounds cool in theory, but I'm not a big gamer, so how will that effect those of us viewers who don't get the online gaming experience mixed in. Will we be missing major storyline points and the like? That just seems like a problematic way to go about a TV series.
And put me in the camp of being "meh" about BSG. I only watched the entire run of the series after it was off the air. My girlfriend at the time was adamant that I watch it. She loved it! I know, sounds like an odd role-reversal. Anyway, I watched the whole run with her. It was okay, but I didn't think it was the "bees-knees" or anything. I didn't like the jump in time between 2 of the seasons where they leaped ahead several years. And the ending of the series was "bleh." Didn't care for it. Still, the impact of that series was good for tv sci-fi and it was a good show. Just didn't think it was the end all be all of Sci-Fi. And Crapica was just that...crap.
One of the big turn offs of BSG for me was the pseudo religious mumbo jumbo. The other was that they had FTL drives but didn't have energy based weapons. That just bugged me.


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- LRT-154: Augusta 54" free standing soaking tub
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- T-TDRN: Toe-tap drain assembly with overflow
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- Covered under Giagni's 25 year limited warranty for tub fixtures
- Tub constructed of high-gloss, stain resistant acrylic with a core of stone resin composite to ensure durability and superior heat retention
- Soaking tub - provides the user with a soothing and relaxing bathing experience
- The Augusta Collection features a rolltop design, offering old-world style in a durable and lightweight form
- Free standing installation is ideal for rooms with limited space and offers a striking design element
- Equipped with an overflow - permits the user to enjoy a deep soak without worrying about spillage
- Drain and overflow assembly included
- Tub feet included for complete installation
Faucet Features:
- Covered under Giagni's limited lifetime warranty
- Constructed of solid brass, ensuring durability and dependability
- Premier finishes resist corrosion and tarnishing through everyday use
- Includes a hand shower - ideal for spraying down the tub or rinsing off after a bath
- Deck-mounted installation - faucet mounts directly to the tub fixture
- Handles operate on 1/4 turn valves, with an integral diverter handle on the faucet body
- ADA compliant - complies with the standards set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Features an extra secure mounting assembly
- All hardware needed for installation is included
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- Overall Height: 13-1/2" (measured from base to highest part of faucet)
- Spout Height: 2-2/5" (measured from base to spout outlet)
- Spout Reach: 6-1/10" (measured from center of faucet base to center of spout outlet)
- Hand Shower Flow Rate: 2-1/2 GPM (gallons per minute)
- Tub Spout Flow Rate: 6.1 - 6.9 GPM (gallons per minute)
- 2 holes required for installation
- Faucet Centers (Distance Between Handle Installation Holes): 8"
- Complete with rough in valve system
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Are 7-11 committees tilting at windmills?
In a scene from his literary masterpiece, "Don Quixote," Miguel de Cervantes depicts the eponymous main character, riding at breakneck speed on horseback, lance leveled for the attack, at windmills he'd mistaken for giants. The scene, while comical, is an allegory with a number of interpretations. The most common, however, is that of a battle that cannot be won or fighting an unbeatable foe.
Why am I talking about "Don Quixote" in my opinion piece? Simple. After attending the last five Chester area District Advisory or "7-11" Committee meetings, I find myself asking if the committee is fighting a battle that cannot be won.
For those of you that have not heard about the committees, or what it is they are tasked to do, let me summarize briefly. In each of the four communities, Portola, Chester, Indian Valley and Quincy, a 7-11 committee has been formed and tasked with formulating a recommendation to the Plumas Unified School District (PUSD) regarding proposed school closures and/or consolidations.
Yes, I said school closures and/or consolidations. The PUSD administration has proposed, due to a projected deficit in the coming years, to make drastic changes to the educational landscape of Plumas County.
Those changes, should the PUSD board of trustees choose to adopt the administration's proposal, will begin next year with the closure of Greenville High School, the consolidation of the two elementary schools in Indian Valley, and the consolidation of the two elementary schools in Quincy. This is slated for the 2012-13 school year.
Phase two of the changes, ostensibly, would occur the following school year. In this phase, Chester Junior-Senior High School and Chester Elementary School would be consolidated to one site.
Phase three, if adopted and the student population dips enough to warrant this step, would have all high schools but Quincy High School closed and students bused to Quincy, diverted to magnet or charter schools, or educated using distance learning tools. Needless to say, it isn't a pleasant picture for anyone to think about.
Let me be clear. I am in no way, shape or form trying to discount the work and the passion that all of the committee members have for their community and their schools. Undoubtedly, this can be said of every committee member of each of the four committees located throughout Plumas County.
They are, in my humble opinion, doing a fantastic job with a deplorable situation, and everyone needs to thank them profusely for their proactive volunteerism in the face of adversity.
Where my concern lies, and why I wonder if their hard work is in vain, stems from the document often referred to in the meetings, the Facility-Budget Study prepared by the Plumas County Office of Education administration for the PUSD board of trustees.
Anyone reading the document can see exactly where the administration stands, and what it wants to do in order to mitigate the purported budget deficit. The administration has made up its mind, and it put together a nice and tidy report that supports the recommendation.
Believing that the administration has already made up its mind, I have my doubts that the PUSD board of trustees would seriously consider alternatives to those recommendations.
What do I base this on? Besides a gut feeling, this is based on my own personal experiences. I cannot begin to count the number of board meetings (school and otherwise) I have sat in on or been a part of as a member. Rarely have I seen a board unequivocally disregard or not approve, at least in part, an action recommended by its superintendent, executive or director.
Could the PUSD board of trustees surprise me? Of course, and I certainly hope they do. The three-phase plan proposed by the administration is a flawed proposal based on financial projections, both in funding and expenditures, which are still so nebulous that I cannot fathom how or why this entire issue is even an issue this year.
Yes, I understand that the funding for Plumas County schools is down due to a downturn in property values countywide. Yes, I fully understand the difference between Basic Aid districts and Revenue Limit (ADA — Average Daily Attendance) districts, and I know the need for a reserve fund. Being part of the education community, I also know that the time is coming for some tough choices to be made.
What I don't understand, however, is if the district is projecting a nearly $4 million deficit for the next school year, why are line items, like the $800,000 being put into the reserve fund (basically a rainy day savings account for the district) not on the table for discussion?
But more than that, what I don't understand is why the administration jumped straight to school closures. Why, knowing how each community feels about its schools, did the administration propose to close schools without looking at alternatives that would leave the community intact? Why did the administration settle on its three-phase plan for its recommendation?
I don't have these answers. I wish I did. But that brings me back to the topic of this rant. Are the committees titling at windmills? In regards to the PUSD board of trustees' decision slated for April of this year, I think maybe they are. Though with the recent action taken by the PUSD staff at the last board meeting regarding the leadership of the administration, maybe the trustees will not weigh their recommendation quite so heavily. Maybe, just maybe, more teeth will be given to the recommendations of the 7-11 committees, who speak with the voice of their communities.
I'm just not convinced it will play out that way. To be sure, the trustees will listen politely to the 7-11 committee reports on March 28. They may even mull over the alternatives presented to them from those committees, but I still feel in the end that it will be for naught.
So then the question is, why were the committees formed? In my cynical way of thinking, committees were formed to show the public that "everything" had been done to avoid the unfortunate actions the board of trustees had to take in order to avert a financial disaster.
Am I wrong? I certainly hope so, but the cynic in me won't admit that until the PUSD board of trustees proves me wrong. So … prove me wrong, please


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Windy Waters and I talked on the show this morning about "guilty pleasure" songs. The one I named this morning was Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" but there are many others. It's a topic that I love to talk about and one that always gets good participation. Honestly, I love every music discussion we have whether it's your first concert, first record…doesn't matter. I'm a music geek and it's the main reason I got into radio. I wanted to listen to music I loved and share that love with the masses. Wikipedia lists the definition of a guilty pleasure as "something someone enjoys and considers pleasurable despite feeling guilt for enjoying it." However, I don't believe in guilty pleasures. I don't think you should ever apologize for what you love, no matter how ridiculous it may seem. I don't have any guilty pleasures now, but that wasn't always the case. Back in 2000, I was working as a manager at KB Toys in one of the suburban-Cleveland malls. It was one of the most fun jobs I've ever had. We used to get these CDs in to play in the store that would have about 100 songs on them, plus commercials about specials we were running. One CD would last us 1 to 2 months, then we'd get the new one. In the spring of 2000, there was a song on one of these CDs that I became obsessed with. It started with this killer harmonica part that led into ooey-gooey bubblegum-pop goodness. A catchy melody with smooth harmonies and a chorus that absolutely soared. I had no idea who this artist was but I knew that this song made me happy. I'd get goosebumps when that harmonica came through the speakers and I'd sing my heart out every time it was on. I didn't care how many customers we had in the store! After about 2 weeks, I couldn't handle it anymore. I needed to know who the master songsmiths were that weaved this 4-and-a-half perfect minutes of musical brilliance together. Off to the office I went and dug through my desk until I found the envelope the CD came in. I pulled out the paper and eagerly scanned the list of songs on it. I was not prepared for what I found. The song was called "If Only" by the band Hanson. Wait…what? Surely I must have read that wrong. HANSON?! Yes. THAT Hanson. The brothers who released MMMBop, one of the most infamous songs of the 90s. The 24-year old musical snob in me was NOT equipped to handle what was happening to my world at that moment. Everything I had come to believe about music was now in question. I think I kept my love for that song (and the band) in the closet until 2004, which was when their next record came out. The song Penny & Me forced me to admit out loud that the brothers Hanson had matured into an excellent band with some great songwriting skills and anyone who says otherwise is just wrong. It was around the same time that I retired my use of the term "guilty pleasure" and went along with the idea that there are 2 rules to music (rule #1: if it sounds good, it is good; rule #2: there are no other rules). Yes, I like "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus. Yes, I know every word to "Everywhere" by Michelle Branch. And you know what? I don't feel the least bit guilty about it. As a matter of fact, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want...
I got a text this morning while I was on-air from my girlfriend. She had just heard the new Tim McGraw song "Lookin' for That Girl" and was completely losing her mind. We started talking about the song and the upcoming CD and she could barely contain her excitement. We had a similar conversation recently about the new Eric Church song and the soon-to-be-released CD, too. While we may not always see eye-to-eye on our music tastes, she gets just as excited and passionate as I do for new music. It's one of the things I love about her. That conversation with her got me to thinking back about hearing new music for the first time. It was one of the things I loved about radio when I was younger. And it's a whole different beast today. There are so many different outlets. Sure, you can hear all the new stuff from your favorite artists on Froggy, but there's so much new technology at your fingertips. You hear all the time about artists debuting new songs at certain websites, exclusively for a TV show or even live streams of the new CD weeks before its release. Not only that, but I'm pretty sure that you can find leaked copies online via methods that aren't exactly a popular choice among record labels (read: illegal download). I'm 36 years old. When I was a kid (and even in high school) we didn't have all of that. I had 2 main sources of getting music. One was from my buddy JT. He was the man. His cousin was a few years older than we were and had access to all of this incredible music. Whether it was new Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Garth Brooks, Janet Jackson or Helloween, I always knew I was going to hear it from him pretty early on. The other, obviously, was the radio. They would tease new songs and I would sit for what felt like hours with a blank cassette and the tape deck on pause, waiting to record the song I was waiting for. Eric Carmen's "Make Me Lose Control" is the very first song I can remember being obsessed with taping off the radio. I also remember Westwood One would do album release parties. They'd play a few songs (not yet on the radio) from the new record and interview the band about it. A lot of times it'd be done in front of a live audience. It'd be a Sunday night and I'd stay up (again with the tape deck paused) ready to record, then play it back over and over, studying every lyric, note and piece of trivia I could. Of course, recording off the radio and dubbing to another cassette was the start of making radio shows as a kid too. Heather McRibbits and I talked a lot before I sat down to write this about how she'd record songs then make commercials and interviews and everything else. But that's a whole other blog for another time. So I guess that although technology has evolved over the years, the aforementioned conversation made me realize that the excitement is still there. It proves once again what I've always felt: music and the love we share for it is neverending…
It's Halloween!! There's so much to love about this time of year. The weather has turned cool and the leaves are changing and it's almost perfect outside. I love seeing all of the little trick-or-treaters in their best scary (or not-so-scary) costumes walking around and begging for free candy. Heck, I still walk around the office begging for free candy (just not in a costume).
I'm a fan of scary movies, too. I've seen them all. The Exorcist, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Evil Dead 2, Friday the 13th, Psycho, Carrie, Paranormal Activity. They're far more fun to me than scary and it's definitely better to watch them now than any other time of year. There's not a lot that scares me these days (after all, I was married once). But there IS something from my childhood that not only scared the bejeezus out of me then, it still gives me the creeps today. You might want to sit down for this one because you're not going to believe it.
Stop laughing!! I'm serious!! In case you didn't know, the music video for Thriller came out in December 1983 to much fanfare. It was an epic 13-minute video that was more like a movie and it changed the way music videos were made forever. It's pretty much regarded as the greatest music video of all-time. It's been 30-years since I last watched it, so I'll do my best here to summarize it for those who might not have seen it. Michael Jackson is walking in the woods with his girlfriend and he turns into a werewolf, or something. Turns out it wasn't for real, but in a movie they were watching in a theater. His girlfriend runs out and he goes after her. They end up arguing whether or not she was scared and then the song starts. The video then features graveyards, dancing zombies and a chilling Vincent Price narration. I was 6-years old when the video came out and was with my parents at my uncle's house the first time I saw it. The werewolf, the dancing zombies, the undead rising from the grave…none of this scared me. What got me was the end. Zombie MJ and the rest of his crew are about to get the girl at the end when she wakes up and realizes it was all just a bad dream. Michael is there to comfort her and offers to take her home. As they're walking out of the house, Michael turns back with this evil smile and yellow eyes. The camera freezes on it as Vincent Price's maniacal laugh closes out the video. What follows is an absolute, 100% true story. I screamed and cried louder than I had ever screamed and cried before. Something about those eyes and that laugh freaked me out and I lost it. I ran over to my Mom and jumped in her lap, tears streaming down my face as my Dad just laughed at me. The crazy part is that I am now 36-years old and not only have I never watched that video again, I can't even listen to the song. If it comes on the radio or on TV, I immediately change it. I can't listen to the duet with Paul McCartney that was on that record because I know that Thriller was the next song on the record. I couldn't even look up pictures for the video to include in my blog. Crazy? Ridiculous? Yeah…maybe just a little. Anyway, nothing before or since has ever scared me that bad and I'm not sure it ever will. Is there anything that scared you that bad? Message me on Facebook (http://facebook.com/jumpinjack1037) or email me at email@example.com and let me know. Hoppy Halloween!
The Florida Georgia Line concert went on-sale weeks ago, yet people are STILL buzzing about it and I can't help but get excited too. I don't know what it is that makes me romanticize going to concerts and everything about it. For me, it's an experience like no other. I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't do drugs. Never have. Music and concerts have always given me a high that could never be matched. I remember being a kid and listening to old 45s with my Mom all the time. She had the coolest record collection, too. Everyone from The Beatles to Kenny Rogers to The Eagles to Crystal Gayle to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. We'd sit on the floor with her record collection spread out everywhere and sing along for hours. It's one of my most favorite memories growing up.
I must have asked a thousand questions about the artists, the lyrics, the album cover art…and she answered every single one of them. I got to hear stories about all the great concerts she went to when she was younger. I remember looking at old Polaroids she took at a Moody Blues concert where she was right up front. So close she could touch the band members. I think this was where my concert obsession started. I was crushed the couple times she went to WGAR's Country Fest and didn't take me because I was too little. Starting at around age 3, I would put on these little concerts for my family. Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa (and sometimes Uncle Dave!) would be in attendance as I ran through the 1979 hit "Gold" by folk/alt country singer John Stewart, then followed it up with an encore of "Jesus Is Just Alright" by the Doobie Brothers while strumming my plastic Mickey Mouse guitar (which I later upgraded to a Dukes of Hazzard guitar).
The first real band I ever got to see play live was in 1992. First, let me clarify something. When I say "real" band, I don't mean my Mom's buddies in The Cleveland Beat that played in bars and at the County Fair. I'm talking the Oak Ridge Boys. It was during that year's Presidential campaign. George H.W. Bush had a public rally on October 28th. Bruce Willis and the Oak Ridge Boys were there. My high school marching band was one of several that were invited to play as well and I got to see the Oak Ridge Boys perform a couple of songs. Not an actual concert, but it was still a pretty cool experience. My first real concert was July 18th, 1995. Van Halen came to Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH with Skid Row and Our Lady Peace. I was absolutely blown away. The power and energy. The drums and bass thumping in my chest. The roar of the crowd and the sight of 20,000+ with their fists in the air singing along with every single word. To that point, it was the most amazing thing I had ever experienced and I wanted more. I became a concert-going junkie. I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that I've seen hundreds of shows in many different cities and states (and Canada!) and made many priceless memories. I've waited in line at 5am for tickets to go on-sale. I've gone to shows by myself, knowing that I'd run into 1 or 12 friends before the end of the night. The lights would go out and I'd hit the crowd and just get lost until the lights came back up again.
I finally got to see a concert with my Mom! Billy Joel and Elton John's Face to Face tour came to Cleveland on April 15, 2003. The joy on her face that night took me right back to the living room floor with all of her records. I think that might be my favorite all-time concert. The farthest I've ever traveled for a show was to see Pearl Jam in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The date was September 11th, 2005 and I skipped out on my 10-year high school reunion to go.
The best seat I've ever had was for Sammy Hagar in Columbus, OH on June 25th, 2006. I was ON THE STAGE. It was the most I've ever paid for a ticket and it was worth every penny.
It's been a few years since I actively attended concerts. I've mellowed out a bit in my old age, but I do miss it sometimes. Thankfully, my job has given me a chance to make some cool new memories. Being a lifelong radio fan and now a DJ, finally experiencing the Grand Ole Opry was something I'd dreamed about for a long time. It's the show that made Country Music famous! I got to take my girlfriend for her first Opry show on her birthday this year and it made me happy to see her smile. Old Crow Medicine Show absolutely tore the house down.
Last weekend, I also got to take my son to his first concert when we went to the Big O Music Fest in Owensboro. Parking and walking through the field at Reid's Orchard to the front gate reminded me of my first long walk to the front gate at Blossom almost 20 years ago. It was kinda like coming full circle, I suppose.
So…yeah, I'm excited for FGL on October 10th!! I hope you are too and I hope you're able to make some memories like I've been lucky enough to do over the years. Heck, we'll be making them together that night, won't we? I may even get lost in the crowd one more time.
Froggyland is absolutely buzzing since the big announcement that Florida Georgia Line is coming to the CFSB Center on October 10th. In the days leading up to the announcement, Davey Croakett and I were talking about the show and the opening acts, Colt Ford and Dallas Smith. It went something like this: DC: "Hey, did you hear who the openers are for the show?" Me: "I heard Colt Ford. Who's the other?" DC: "Dallas Smith." Me: "Um…who's Dallas Smith?" DC: "Let's learn together!" Davey searches Google and the second I saw his picture, I freaked. Me: "Wait…THAT DALLAS SMITH?!" DC: "Huh?" Me: "THE GUY FROM DEFAULT?!" DC: "Surely, that can't be the same Dallas Smith." After a little detective work, we realized that it was indeed the same Dallas Smith. ANYWAY...Before becoming a Canadian Country sensation, Dallas Smith was the singer for the rock band Default. The band released their debut record The Fallout in 2001 (which quickly sold over a million copies) and their first single off the record was "Wasting My Time". In the summer of 2001, for about 2 months, this was the greatest song ever recorded. I loved that song. I'm serious. I wore that CD out. In August of 2002, I got to see Default play live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in beautiful Cleveland, OH. From 2001 to 2002, MTV would film weekly concerts in the summer at the Rock Hall and play them on TV. Tickets were only $5 and they had some pretty epic shows there. It was awesome. Rock bands, pop singers, R&B artists…it seemed like they brought everyone to town and I think I went to almost every single one of them. ANYWAY, Default absolutely tore the house down which you'll see in the clip below. (1,000,000 bonus internets to anyone who can spot a young Jumpin' Jack in the crowd) As I sit here typing away, I'm listening to that record and I feel like I'm 25 years old again. It serves as a reminder of a great time in my life and will always hold a special place in my heart. You can check Dallas Smith and his music out here at his website. Time will tell as to what his legacy as a country artist will be. All I know is that, while I'm stoked to see FGL and Colt Ford on October 10th, I'll be geeking out when Dallas hits the stage to kick off the show. And Dallas, if you're reading this, October 10th will be a #ThrowbackThursday. So if you don't mind, please play "Wasting My Time" when you finish your set. The kid in the back with the yellow Froggy shirt sure would appreciate it.
With the release of Man of Steel just days away, I thought it'd be appropriate to blog today about Superman and what he means to me. Regular listeners of the show and Facebook friends know that I am a HUGE geek and am completely unapologetic for it. Comics, superheroes…I never grew out of that phase. I was always a fan of Spidey, the Hulk, Batman and others.
The new Hardee's/MoS commercial is one of my favorites right now
But, it was the Last Son of Krypton that really captured my imagination. Here was a guy that was everything I wanted to be as a kid; tall, handsome, virtuous, with super speed and strength. He could fly and bend steel and he was bulletproof. You couldn't really hurt him.
Coming from a broken home as a child, it was that last one that really stuck with me. You couldn't hurt him and he always beat the bad guys. Man…if I could be Superman, I'd never have to hurt again. Cartoons and comics were a vehicle for escape that I still kinda use to this day.
Yep...that's me!
The very first time I saw a real-life Superman was with Christopher Reeve's iconic portrayal in the 1978 movie. I was only about 3 when I saw it and I was captivated. In fact, I was so emotionally invested that in the scene where Lois Lane falls from the helicopter, I actually dove off my couch to try to save her!! I'm pretty sure that when my Mom was alive, she told that story to every girl I ever dated.
Superman: "Easy, miss. I've got you." Lois Lane: "You...you've got me?! Who's got you?!"
I'll never forget the way that movie made me feel and, as an adult, that's the way I look at superhero movies. I don't care about how it matches the comic or how they changed the outfit or anything like that. I just want to get lost for a little while. I want them to make me feel like a kid again.
"I totally tried to save you this one time..."
Compiling and reading the news everyday, I see all kinds of death, destruction and all-around bad news. This is exactly why it's the perfect time to be reintroduced to the Man of Steel. Clearly, the world still needs a Superman. He may not always be the coolest or the edgiest. He may not be snarky and witty or an anti-hero. I'm okay with that. He's still MY hero and "truth, justice & the American way" will never go out of style.
Now, if only I could find some adult-sized Superman footie pajamas… "…on my soul, I swear that until my dream of a world where dignity, honor and justice are the reality we all share, I'll never stop fighting. Ever." - Superman
Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the 3rd Annual Hickman County Spring Chicken Fest in Clinton, KY. It was my first year going and I was REALLY excited after hearing how much fun Windy Waters had the last 2 years out there. The poster says it's, "A Feather Rufflin' Good Time," and I was ready for it!
When Windy was there last year she competed (and did really well) in the Chicken Dance Contest. Given my past as a professional Chicken Dancer, I knew I could do at least as well as she did. Maybe even a little better. I embarked on an intense 3-week training regimen to get ready and felt I was well prepared. More on that later.
We made the hour long trek to Clinton and I was pretty nervous. It rained cats and dogs pretty much the whole drive there. I was afraid we'd get there only to find out the event had been rained out. Much to my relief, things were going forward as scheduled when we got there and we got right to setting up. Something pretty incredible happened after we got our tent up. Mr. Froggy was a little upset about all the rain and decided to do something about it. He chicken danced. This was no ordinary chicken dance, though. It stopped raining as soon as he was done. Seriously. It didn't rain a single drop the rest of the time we were out there. I don't know if there was something mystical about the way he did it and I wasn't about to dwell on it. It was time to have some fun!
And a fun time we had. Considering the weather, there was a great amount of people there checking out the booths of arts & crafts, the games for kids and the chicken. Oof. There were food vendors cooking a million kinds of chicken and it smelled sooooooo good. It was pretty yummy, too! It was hard not to spend all of my money on all that tasty chicken.
Shortly before noon, they held the first of many events that day: the kids chicken clucking contest! Willie Cluckin' Nelson kicked off the contest and the kids had a pretty good time. After that, I started warming up for the Chicken Dance contest. I double-knotted my Adidas and got my "wings" a flappin'. My confidence was at an all-time high. Little did I know, I was about to come crashing back down to earth.
I was approached by a representative of the southeast division of the APCD (Association of Professional Chicken Dancers). She proceeded to tell me that I had been disqualified from that afternoon's competition and had been suspended indefinitely. I know what you're thinking. "What? This is a travesty of justice!" Well, in the spirit of "National Honesty Day," I have to come clean and say that I got busted for cheating. Yep. Banned substances. Whilst in the middle of my training regimen I realized that I'm no spring chicken and my days of competitive chicken dancing were long behind me. That, combined with the pressure of trying to compete with Windy Waters, led me to use PEDs. You know: Performance Enhancing Drumsticks. I was also caught with pine tar under my wings…er…arms for a more smooth flap. I'd like to extend my sincerest apologies to my fans, my family and the APCD for my actions. Still, a good time was had by all and I hope to be invited back next year too! (*Okay…being that this is "85% of a true story," it's clear that part of this story is made up. I'd like to set the record straight on that now. I wore Asics that day, not Adidas.)
You know, I normally try to find things fun or unusual for my blogs. I figure that we all deal with enough serious stuff every single day that sometimes you need to check out something entertaining to take your mind off of it and brighten your day. This week's blog deals with the serious stuff. More specifically, it puts the serious stuff in a bit of a different light. It's about The Gratitude Jar. TheGratitudeJar.com is a website that's made quite a splash recently on the internet and the concept is pretty cool. It's a chance to not only read uplifting messages from others, but it gives you a chance to share what you're grateful for in your life.
From their Facebook page: Expressing gratitude for your blessings has been scientifically proven to create optimism, decrease health problems, and protect your heart against heart attacks... It has also been unscientifically proven to create more things to be grateful for... true story!!!
It's really easy for people, especially me, to get caught up in the stress of day to day life and turn mole hills into mountains. Car trouble, money trouble, feeling sick, something goes wrong at work, trouble with a family member…sometimes all you can focus on is the negative stuff that's happening. I do it more than I'd like to admit. I have a lot to be grateful for, though. I have 3 amazing children that I am very proud of. I have the most incredible woman in my life. I'm doing what I've always dreamed of doing and I get paid to do it. I've got some really great friends. I've got a roof over my head and food in my fridge and shoes on my feet. Life isn't so bad. "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." -Thornton Wilde That quote is straight from The Gratitude Jar's homepage. It's a message that we all should remember as often as we can. What are YOU thankful for? Feel free to tell me at firstname.lastname@example.com Check out The Gratitude Jar at this link. You can also like them on Facebook by clicking here.
Valentine's Day is just a couple of days away and while it's supposed to be a time for love, it can also be a time of great stress and agony. Especially for guys.
There's so much pressure to deliver on Valentine's Day. Do I get her the chocolates? Do I not? Am I picking out the right jewelry? What if she's allergic to the flowers I pick out? How can I be original without being cheesy? It's even harder if you're romantically-challenged like me. She might say it's not a big deal or any gift is better than no gift but if you fail to deliver on V-Day, you're gonna be in the doghouse buddy. Or maybe you're celebrating Valentine's Day alone this year. Is there anything more depressing? How do you handle that?
Of course, maybe we're just trying too hard. Maybe we're over-thinking the entire holiday. After all, isn't simple sometimes better? And who has a more simple approach to over-thought adult problems than kids. Ryan from Guyism.com hit the streets get some advice from kids about how to handle Valentine's Day. You'll laugh...you'll feel awkward...you'll want to give this dude a hug. Check it out.
Hey Froggyland! I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and safe travels! As always, I went home for the holidays. If you didn't already know, home for me is beautiful Cleveland, OH. I always get teased about being from there. If it's not the crummy sports teams, it's the burning river or some other nonsense. I think the jokes are all funny but I truly believe with my whole heart that Cleveland is the greatest city in the world. There are a lot of things that we Clevelanders are proud of, and one of those things is that parts of the holiday classic A Christmas Story were filmed there.
The exterior shots of the neighborhood along with the old Higbee's Department store all made it into the film. Higbee's is no longer there (pretty sure it's a casino) but Ralphie's house still stands strong on West 11th Street. A Christmas Story is my girlfriend's all-time favorite Christmas movie so when she found out about this, she demanded that I get her pictures while I was home.
In 2004, a fan of the movie bought the house and restored it to look like it did all those years ago and it's now a pretty popular tourist destination. It's open all year round for tours and the house across the street was turned into a museum with props and costumes. There's even a gift shop to pick up some pretty sweet memorabilia from the movie. Yes…you can buy your very own leg lamp.
How cool is that? If you ever get the chance, I recommend visiting this piece of cinematic history. You can also find out more about the house by clicking right here. See you next time!


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By Joe Parrino
Town Council is considering how to manage the spending of Measure R and Measure U funds, appointing committee members to help with the issue and considering some very high-end, and worthwhile, projects. All in the name of addressing the needs of ALL recreation opportunities in Mammoth for residents and visitors, and to create a sustainable economy year round. The projects under consideration all require enormous capital outlay, and one recreational opportunity missing from the discussions is to open up the existing Motocross track for public recreational riding.
By Kim Stravers
It was short, this summer – a tease. Skiing in shirtsleeves through June and early July, we sunned ourselves on ridges, looking wistfully at the meadows and mountains beyond and wondering how long it would be before they'd grow wildflowers instead of rotten corn. It was August before the high country melted out enough for most of us to explore it in hiking boots and running shoes, and the aspens went gold within a few short weeks. Then, by November: winter.
Mammoth Times Editorial A place for Mammoth High School students to gather during lunch time is a gift worthy of recognition by the entire community. Some students hang out at Vons during their break; others clamber like goats on the rocks in the High School parking lot. Joanne and Byng Hunt just made the goat option more attractive.
Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of this midterm election has been the swarm of negative Nevada TV ads from Tea Party candidate Sharron Angle and incumbent U.S. Democratic Senator Harry Reid.
To state the obvious, we do not live in Nevada. This is not our election. It seems absolutely obscene that we must be subjected to these repetitious, superfluous ads. They turn to gray, vision blurs and mute buttons are pushed.
Which is not to say that we wouldn't equally be inundated by ads for California governor, among others.
When the Eastern Sierra Unified School Board learned it was facing a $2.5 million deficit earlier this year, it should not have found that out at a figurative "two minutes to midnight."
The economic writing has been on the wall for years, now.
But it did, and in three months, it cut dozens of teachers and classified staff, without the time to give the issue the in-depth kind of analysis such a radical move deserves.
Mammoth plays at Bishop tonight in football. That's about as big as it gets around here. We're fired up.
The Mammoth/Bishop rivalry has been going on for more than 50 years. Bea Beyer tells us that when she moved from the Bishop schools to Mammoth, she and some students would sleep in the gym to protect their turf from the vandalism that had been going on for years.
There have been effigies hung from freeway overpasses, Clorox poured on a field, toilet papering, etc. It's been your basic cross-town rivalry, up and down U.S. 395 and we think it's actually pretty great.
The relinquishing of the Beekley Collection by the Mammoth Lakes Foundation strips a vital layer away from Mammoth. The collection has enhanced the ski reputation of the town and ski area. It added considerable cachet to the International Ski History association annual meeting two years ago.
But it's losing its home in Edison Hall on the campus of Cerro Coso Community College.
On our calendar, we see the Millpond Music Festival is coming up this weekend, signaling either the end of summer or the beginning of fall.
Whatever. One thing is for certain: the fall shoulder season is here, and all around us, everyone is fattening up.
The bears are getting more plump, for sure, and as they lumber through the town, they no doubt notice with disheartening alarm that the sloppy visitors are gone and the dumpsters are secure again. Bummer for them, we suppose.
Bike shops are turning into ski shops. Around here, that's like aspens turning. Time is getting short.
At last Tuesday's Wildlife Committee meeting, police chief Dan Watson commented that there was a bit of a communications breakdown over Labor Day weekend when it came to bear complaint response. Watson, who was out of town over the long weekend, said he is going to call for a conference with members of the U.S. Forest Service (who were not present at the wildlife committee meeting), Department of Fish and Game, as well as Mono County and Mammoth Lakes Police Department, to talk about these jurisdictional issues in the Mammoth area.


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We like the product and it's functioning. It was easy to install. However, when looking at the picture, imagine the word Dyconn written in gold/yellow letters under the faucet arm It is quite distracting, and takes away the nice image from what you see.
This was a great replacement faucet. It is very modern, I like the design and unique water fountain.
I bought one of these for a powder room vanity a bit ago. When I received it, I was amazed. It's solid (and heavy) and absolutely gorgeous. In fact, I loved it so much I just bought another one for a different bathroom. You will NOT be disappointed with this faucet.
Faucet is exactly as shown and described. I used it at a bar sink because I wanted something that didn't look like a kitchen faucet. This did the trick. It is beautiful!
Unfortunately, I had to return them because my builder said they wouldn't work for our situation. I was so upset!! I loved how they looked online, but the pictures did t do it justice. Not only is it pretty, it is made well. I couldn't believe how heavy it was. I would not hesitate to buy it again. If I had a situation that required it. I think my builder said it wouldn't work because he used all Delta products for the plumbing in the wash room, so I had to get a Delta faucet. I wasn't a happy camper. I LOVED this faucet!!! Beautiful, elegant, extremely well made and heavy duty.
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I bought this faucet because I thought it looks good, so far everyone loves it, looks good, and really stands out.
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Gallery: Low-Impact Pinus House Takes Flight in a Brazilian Pine Forest
Custom bases were installed on the eucalyptus poles.
The home's low-impact design goes well beyond its use of raw and minimally processed materials. The home is set on only six piers and constructed with beams and eucalyptus poles, so it can be disassembled in the future and will leave just a trace of its impact left on the landscape. The structure supports a single floor and is topped with a roof that flares out. A section of glass tucked below the canopy gives the home access to plentiful natural light and views all year-round. The northern glass also gets direct sunlight in the morning and winter. The upper windows open to create a cooling cross breeze. The structure's bridge-like design minimizes material use, and the exposed supports and projecting roof line gives the home a kinetic quality – it looks as though it is ready to take flight.
Insulation in the temperate climate of 1,800 meters above sea level is achieved by stuffing expanded polystyrene (better known as Styrofoam) which was salvaged from trash and packaging into the walls. The project is capped with Onduline roof tiles which are made from cellulose materials and have an R-value comparable to cork.
The interior is finished in raw plywood and pine, and finger-jointed cabinets are made from FSC-certified, sustainably harvested eucalyptus – a hard but fast-growing wood. Waste wood from constructing the shell was used in the interior, reducing the project's waste materials dramatically. Two solar thermal panels heat domestic water, off-setting the home's electrical demand.
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herbis October 26, 2011 at 6:16 am
Fantástico e perspicaz seu projeto !
Gostei tanto que o convido, caso queira, a tornar-se PARCEIRO em empreendimento hoteleiro na Serra da Canastra com modelos similares, um pouco menores, estilo lodge, sobre canyons e cachoeiras… numa área de 4 hectares… com dezenas de campos rupestres e desfiladeiros… herbisprofessor@!gmail.com -
manuel prada vazquez October 25, 2011 at 5:19 pm
me encantaria obtener los planos de araucaria forest. Saludos . manuel prada.
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