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An electrophorus is a simple manual capacitive generator used to produce electrostatic charge via the process of electrostatic induction. A first version of it was invented in 1762 by Swedish professor Johan Carl Wilcke,[1][2][3] but Italian scientist Alessandro Volta improved and popularized the device in 1775,[4] and is sometimes erroneously credited with its invention.[5][6] The word electrophorus was coined by Volta from the Greek ήλεκτρον ('elektron'), and ϕέρω ('phero'), meaning 'electricity bearer'.[7]
Description and operation[edit]
The electrophorus consists of a dielectric plate (originally a 'cake' of resinous material such as pitch or wax, but in modern versions plastic is used) and a metal plate with an insulating handle.[8] The dielectric plate is first charged through the triboelectric effect by rubbing it with fur or cloth. For this discussion, imagine the dielectric gains negative charge by rubbing, as in the illustration below. The metal plate is then placed onto the dielectric plate. The dielectric does not transfer a significant fraction of its surface charge to the metal because the microscopic contact is poor. Instead the electrostatic field of the charged dielectric causes the charges in the metal plate to separate. It develops two regions of charge — the positive charges in the plate are attracted to the side facing down toward the dielectric, charging it positively, while the negative charges are repelled to the side facing up, charging it negatively, with the plate remaining electrically neutral as a whole. Then, the side facing up is momentarily grounded (which can be done by touching it with a finger), draining off the negative charge. Finally, the metal plate, now carrying only one sign of charge (positive in our example), is lifted.[3]
Since the charge on the dielectric is not depleted in this process, the charge on the metal plate can be used for experiments, for example by touching it to metal conductors allowing the charge to drain away, and the uncharged metal plate can be placed back on the dielectric and the process repeated to get another charge. This can be repeated as often as desired, so in principle an unlimited amount of induced charge can be obtained from a single charge on the dielectric. For this reason Volta called it elettroforo perpetuo (the perpetual electricity bearer).[9] In actual use the charge on the dielectric will eventually (within a few days at most) leak off through the surface of the cake or the atmosphere to recombine with opposite charges around to restore neutrality.
One of the largest examples of an electrophorus was built in 1777 by German scientist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg.[7] It was 6 feet (2 m) in diameter, with the metal plate raised and lowered using a pulley system. It could reportedly produce 15 inch (38 cm) sparks. Lichtenberg used its discharges to create the strange treelike marks known as Lichtenberg figures.
The source of the charge[edit]
Charge in the universe is conserved. The electrophorus simply separates positive and negative charges. A positive or negative charge ends up on the metal plate (or other storage conductor), and the opposite charge is stored in another object after grounding (in the earth or the person touching the metal plate). This separation takes work since the lowest energy state implies uncharged objects. Work is done by raising the charged metal plate away from the oppositely charged resinous plate. This additional energy put into the system is converted to potential energy in the form of charge separation (opposite charges that were originally on the plate), so raising the metal plate actually increases its voltage relative to the dielectic plate.
The electrophorus is thus actually a manually operated electrostatic generator, using the same principle of electrostatic induction as electrostatic machines such as the Wimshurst machine and the Van de Graaff generator.[3]
- ^ For information about Wilcke's research on the electrophorus (or "dissectible condenser"), see:
- Joh. Carl Wilcke (1762) "Ytterligare rön och försök om contraira electriciteterne vid laddningen och därtil hörande delar" (Additional findings and experiments on the opposing electric charges [that are created] during charging, and parts related thereto) Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar (Proceedings of the Royal Swedish Science Academy), vol. 23 , pp. 206-229, 245-266. Reprinted in German as: Joh. Carl Wilcke (1765) "Fernere Untersuchung von den entgegengesetzten Elecktricitäten bei der Ladung und den dazu gehörenden Theilen" (Further investigation of the opposing electric charges [that are created] during charging and the parts belonging thereto), Der Königliche schwedischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Abhandlungen aus der Naturlehre, … , vol. 24, pp. 213-235, 253-274.
- J.L. Heilbron, Electricity in the 17th and 18th centuries: A study of early modern physics (Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1979), pp. 418 - 419.
- ^ Pancaldi, Giuliano (2003). Volta, Science and Culture in the Age of Enlightenment. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12226-1. p. 73
- ^ a b c Jones, Thomas B. (July 2007). "Electrophorus and accessories". Thomas B. Jones website. University of Rochester. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ Pancaldi 2003, pp. 75-105
- ^ Lewis, Nancy D. "Alesandro Volta, The Perpetual Electrophorus". Electricity:A Summary of Scientists and their Discoveries. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ "Alessandro Volta". World Of Biography. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ a b Harris, William Snow (1867). A Treatise on Frictional Electricity in Theory and Practice. London: Virtue & Co. p. 86.
- ^ "Electrophorus". Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Ed. 9. The Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishing Co. 1910. Retrieved 27 December 2007. p. 237
- ^ Schiffer, Michael Brian (2003). Draw the Lightning Down:Benjamin Franklin and electrical technology in the Age of Enlightenment. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-23802-8. pp. 55-57
- Pancaldi, Giuliano (2003). Volta, Science and Culture in the Age of Enlightenment. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12226-1., pp. 73–105 Volta's 'invention' of the electrophorus
- Jones, Thomas B. (July 2007). "Electrophorus and accessories". Thomas B. Jones website. University of Rochester. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- Schiffer, Michael Brian (2003). Draw the Lightning Down:Benjamin Franklin and electrical technology in the Age of Enlightenment. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-23802-8. pp. 55–57. Place of electrophorus in history of electrostatics, although the author does not mention Wilcke's contribution.
- "Electrophorus". Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Ed. 9. The Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishing Co. 1910. p. 237. Retrieved 27 December 2007.


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Jackie Robinson is an American legend: The first black player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier, he shouldered the hopes of a generation, weathering a flurry of abuse to open the gates for future players to partake in America's pastime. Brian Helgeland's Robinson biopic, 42, will also secure a spot in history: history class. This is the kind of shoddy biopic that teachers will keep in the bullpen for sick days, so some hung-over substitute can put it on for a "lesson." Yet this is neither a good sports movie nor a worthwhile historical film. If one were to piece together Robinson's story based solely on 42, it would read as follows: Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) was a nice, college-educated man who loved his wife. One day, Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) called him up to the bigs. Most white players didn't like him, spending so much time snarling racial slurs they didn't realize he was both nice and good at baseball. Then everyone realized he was good at baseball. Then they were friends. Despite Boseman's best efforts, Robinson's character is criminally underdeveloped, and Ford is reduced to the kind of white-person-solves-racism role that scored Sandra Bullock an Oscar. Even the baseball sequences are lazily constructed. Hell, Remember the Titans is a more complex, moving portrait of racial tensions in sports. 42 is a hackneyed, cookie-cutter film that manages to tell us absolutely nothing about a turning point in American history. But on the bright side, at least it'll provide endless naps for future history students when their teachers are sick.
- Genres: Biography, Docudrama
- Release Date: Friday, April 12, 2013
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: PG-13 [ Language, Thematic Elements ]
- Critic's Score: D+
- Starring: Chadwick Boseman [Jackie Robinson], Harrison Ford [Branch Rickey], Nicole Beharie [Rachel Robinson], Christopher Meloni [Leo Durocher], Ryan Merriman [Dixie Walker], Lucas Black [Pee Wee Reese], Andre Holland [Wendell Smith], Alan Tudyk [Ben Chapman], Hamish Linklater [Ralph Branca], T.R. Knight [Harold Parrott], John C. McGinley [Red Barber], Toby Huss [Clyde Sukeforth], Max Gail [Burt Shotton], Brad Beyer [Kirby Higbe], James Pickens Jr. [Mr. Brock], Gino Anthony Pesi [Joe Garagiola], Brett Cullen [Clay Hopper], Jesse Luken [Eddie Stanky], Jamey Holliday [Pete Reiser], Derek Phillips [Bobby Bragan]
- Directed by: Brian Helgeland [Director], Brian Helgeland [Screenwriter], Thomas Tull [Producer], Dick Cook [Executive Producer], Jon Jashni [Executive Producer], Jason Clark [Executive Producer], Don Burgess [Cinematographer], Richard Hoover [Production Design], Kevin Stitt [Film Editor], Peter McNulty [Film Editor], Caroline Harris [Costume Designer], Mark Isham [Original Music], Victoria Thomas [Casting], Aaron Haye [Supervising Art Direction], Dennis Bradford [Art Director], Cindy Carr [Set Decoration]
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Highway 217 is the major north-south transportation route for the urbanized portion of Washington County. Traffic volumes have doubled in the past 20 years as the county has grown into a booming high-tech and residential center. Peak corridor travel is expected to increase an additional 30 percent during the next 20 years.
Every transportation planning effort that has looked at this part of the region has identified the need for additional capacity on Highway 217.
Figure 1. Area of Study
The goal of the Highway 217 Corridor Study is to develop transportation improvements that will be implemented in the next 20 years to provide for efficient movement of people and goods through and within the corridor while supporting economically dynamic and attractive regional and town centers and retaining the livability of nearby communities.
The study, which began in 2003, is a cooperative effort by Metro, Washington County, the Oregon Department of Transportation, TriMet, and the cities of Beaverton, Lake Oswego and Tigard.
A committee comprised of 20 elected offcials, business representatives and area residents has been providing guidance throughout the study process. Final committee recommendations on options to move forward and other next steps will be presented to regional elected offcials later this fall.
The Highway 217 Corridor Study is being completed in two phases. Phase I developed and analyzed a wide range of multi-modal alternatives in the fall of 2004. Alternatives were evaluated as to how well they addressed the study objectives in terms of travel performance, environmental and neighborhood effects, fnancial feasibility and cost effectiveness. Based on this evaluation, the alternatives were refned to three options that have been studied in more detail. This report summarizes the fndings of the Phase II evaluation, and the preliminary PAC recommendation.
Table 1. Highway 217 Alternatives
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Braided Ramps:
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* Potentially preferred interchange designs
Parts of:
* Included in the RTP Financially Constrained list
address the merge/weave conflict by reducing the number of interchanges and connecting them with frontage roads. This solution was applied at Canyon Road and Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway on Highway 217 where access to two streets is combined into one interchange. Drivers entering Highway 217 going north from Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway use a frontage road to enter at the Canyon Road entrance.
Figure 2. Split Diamonds on Highway 217
separate exiting traffc from entering traffc by creating a bridge for vehicles entering the freeway that does not descend to the freeway until it has crossed over the lane of traffc exiting the freeway. In this way, traffc engineers "braid" ramps with some traffc crossing over and some crossing under to prevent accidents.
Figure 3. Braided Ramps on Highway 217
Base case: In the evaluation of all multi-modal portions of this study, the Base Case assumed the current 4-lane highway design and existing intersections evaluated with 2025 levels of residential and employment development. It also includes arterial and transit service improvements which are anticipated to be built by 2025.
Level of study analysis: Approximately one to three percent of actual engineering for each option has been completed. More detailed design and environmental analysis is needed before a final alternative can be selected and built.
Funding considerations: Due to a lack of state transportation funds available, funding considerations have been a major focus of the study. State and regional policy requires every major project to consider tolling. In the proposed options, tolls are a "user fee" charged only to people who use the new tolled lane and/or ramp meter bypass. Other funding options have been and will continue to be considered. Due to the large funding gaps and the size of the project, a phased project is likely.
Phasing of construction: Given traditional funding amounts, a combination of interchange reconstructions and arterial street improvements could be made prior to the construction of new through lanes on Highway 217. Making these improvements first will address some immediate congestion and safety problems and will assist in reducing construction disruption. If additional funds become available, the project could be constructed in geographic segments. Priority interchange improvements include Beaverton-Hillsdale, Allen and Denney. The earliest completion date has been calculated to be 2014, however this assumes an immediate start to a preliminary engineering/environmental impact statement as well as securing funding.
Equity for all users: Results from other tolling projects around the country indicate that all income groups use and favor an express toll lane, although it is used more often by those in higher income groups. With a tolled lane, everyone has travel choices including using the regular (untolled) lane, driving on the tolled lane at a reduced fee during less congested times of the day, carpooling to share the fee and taking transit.
Congestion is greatest during traditional commuting hours (early morning and late afternoon). Studies of existing tolling projects show that higher income drivers tend to travel more during these peak hours. Unlike a peak toll, the gas tax requires everyone to pay the same fee, even if they are traveling during uncongested hours.
Overview: This option would include an additional travel lane in each direction that will be open to all traffc on Highway 217. Like all options, includes substantial interchange improvements to resolve merge and weave conficts which create safety and congestion problems.
Overview: This option would include a rush-hour toll lane in each direction in addition to the existing lanes of Hwy 217. Drivers would be able to enter and leave the express lane at I-5 and US 26 as well as at one intermediate point between the Washington Square and Beaverton regional centers. Tolls would be collected electronically without requiring stopping at a tollbooth. It also includes bypasses of ramp meters for toll lane users. Express bus service has been provided to take advantage of time savings on toll lanes and ramps.
Overview: This option would include an additional unrestricted travel lane in each direction on Highway 217 in addition to a new lane on the entrance ramps. Drivers who choose to use the new express ramp lane to bypass the queue at the ramp meter would pay a toll. Trucks would be allowed to use the bypass lanes. Express bus service has been provided to take advantage of time savings on toll lanes and ramps.
Note: All capital costs are in 2005 dollars.
Figure 4. Comparison of the Costs, Travel Time, and Delay of the Different Options for Improving Highway 217.
Table 2. Summary of Key Findings
For more detailed information on key findings, see the following reports: "Transportation Performance Report", Metro, July 27, 2005, Memo: "Phase II - Potential Environmental Impacts", Metro, August 26, 2005, Memo: "When Could Highway 217 Alternatives Be Built with Traditional Funding?", ECONorthwest, August 29, 2005, "Phase II Public Involvement Summary", Metro, September 2005
The Highway 217 Policy Advisory Committee approved the following preliminary recommendation for public review on September 21, 2005. After considering public comments, the PAC will make a final recommendation in November. The final PAC recommendation will be forwarded to JPACT and the Metro Council for approval. Conclusions from corridor studies are drawn without the level of engineering analysis and detailed environmental analysis that is completed as part of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS would be the next logical step for many projects identified or proposed in this document.
The PAC recognizes that the region needs additional transportation funding and supports efforts to increase funding at federal, state and local levels.
Due to the large funding gaps under all options, in the near term, seek higher funding priority for Highway 217 improvements at federal, state and local levels.
Seek long term solution to the congestion on I-5 south of the study area.
The evaluation found that congestion within the corridor will increase from three to eight hours a day if no improvements are made over the next twenty years. There is a need and support for a new through lane in each direction south of Canyon Road on Highway 217.
Public comments were much more negative about Option C (the tolled ramp meter bypasses option). There was a perception that the ramp meter bypasses are unfair and that people will respond negatively to those who travel on them. The public reaction to the general purpose and express toll lane was much more positive. Many people preferred the traditional general purpose lane to the tolled lane from a transportation perspective. However, due to concerns about the potential timeline for improvements for the general purpose option and the sense that tolling is a fair way to pay for improvements (i.e. those that benefit pay for it), most people expressed support for further study of the toll lane.
*Based on currently anticipated funding sources.
All of the options improve transportation performance on the corridor. The PAC recommends that the general purpose and express toll lane options be carried forward because of greater public acceptance and the importance of keeping potential financing options open. The tolled ramp meter bypass option should not continue as a separate option due to lack of public acceptance, limited potential revenues and the lack of projected usage for many of the tolled ramp meter bypass locations. Tolled ramp meter bypass locations that have potential should be evaluated further in the EIS process as part of the tolled lane option.
Due to the close spacing of interchanges and the growth in traffic volumes, major interchange improvements are needed to avoid serious congestion and safety problems on the highway and adjacent intersections. None of the interchanges meet current highway spacing standards and interchange improvements are necessary to meet level of service standards in 2025.
In the short term, the PAC recommends further developing and evaluating the following interchange improvements as part of a National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) process (along with other appropriate options). The following list provides a general order of priority for the recommended interchange improvements, but implementation of these projects should respond to funding opportunities and local transportation needs and could occur in a different order. Engineering and specific design of the improvements should be evaluated in the NEPA process.
The arterial improvements in proximity to the corridor in the RTP Financially Constrained System are critical for access to regional centers. These are listed on page four of the Phase II overview report. The evaluation also identified a series of north-south arterial improvements and extensions to Greenburg Road, Hall Boulevard, Nimbus Avenue and SW 103rd Avenue, which support the corridor travel needs. While these are not part of the recommended Highway 217 options, the north-south arterials significantly enhanced local access to regional and town centers, reduced congestion on Highway 217 and were better at reducing congestion than a package that also included several east-west arterial improvements.
In the short term, design and construct the arterial improvements within the financially constrained plans. The PAC recommends that local jurisdictions identify the following north-south improvements as priorities in their Transportation System Plan process. These projects are:
The study found a need for a north-south route to the west of Highway 217. A series of bikeways have been planned on the west side of Highway 217 in the cities of Beaverton and Tigard; however, several portions of that bikeway have not been constructed. The completion of the bikeway trails would provide a continuous route to the west of Highway 217.
Additionally, there is a recognized need to provide a route for the Fanno Creek Regional Trail where it crosses Highway 217 (between Denney Road and Allen Blvd.). Phase I considered a trail underneath Highway 217. However this is not desirable due to seasonal flooding and safety issues. Therefore, improvements should be made to the Denney over-crossing or a separate overpass should be provided. A connection of the Washington Square Greenbelt is also needed. Both of these projects will be included in future studies and are included in all alternatives considered in the Phase II evaluation.
The PAC recommends that priority be given to the following projects that complete a north-south route:
Peak hour commuter rail service between Wilsonville and Beaverton was assumed in all options. This and other transit improvements in the financially constrained system are needed to provide travel options and reduce congestion. Express bus service assumed to be provided on Highway 217 in the tolled alternatives attracted good ridership and achieved significant time savings over existing planned service.
The PAC recommends continued increases in transit service in the corridor study area over the next twenty years per the RTP. Express bus service on Highway 217, expanded commuter rail service, and other appropriate transit service increases should be examined as part of future RTP updates and in the EIS process.
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KINGSTON, RI -- August 17, 2006 -- University of Rhode Island Theatre selections for the 2006-2007 season offer drama, music, mystery and romance. There's something for everyone. Pick your favorites or better yet, attend all of them.
As an added treat this year, the prize-winning Theatre Department is offering the public Sunday MatChats, following the first MATinee of each production. The public can CHAT with the director, cast, crew and designers and get the answers to such questions as how do you pick your shows, how did you make the character disappear in a puff of smoke, do you have trap doors under the stage, was that the character's real hair, who builds the sets and costumes and how can I get involved?
All plays will be performed in J Studio or the Robert E. Will Theatre of the Fine Arts Center, Kingston Campus. For reservations call the URI Theatre Box Office at 401-874-5843. For group rate information, call 401-874-2712. For mailing list or additional questions, contact 401-874-5921 or 5922. Here's the lineup:
•FAT PIG by Neil LaBute. Fat Pig is a powerful play about body image and prejudice. It's sometimes shockingly blunt and cruel and contains adult language. Cow. Slob. Pig. How many insults can Tom hear before he has to stand up and defend the woman he loves? Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be generously proportioned and he is forced to explain his own preconceptions of the importance of conventional good looks. The sharply drawn play not only critiques society's slavish adherence to Hollywood ideals of beauty but also boldly questions our own ability to change what we dislike about ourselves. Performances will be on Oct.12 through 14 and 19 through 21 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 15 and 22 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $14 general public, $10 for senior citizens and URI faculty/staff, and $8 for students.
•THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson, music and lyrics by Carol Hall. The musical tells the true story of the high-profile closing down of a 130-year-old brothel outside the small town of La Grange, Texas in 1973. However, Whorehouse isn't really about sex any more than Fiddler on the Roof is about violins. At its most basic, Whorehouse is about how putting life on TV changes it, how TV changes people, and how the camera impacts that which it records. Whorehouse is about how lives are ruined by "reality TV" and about how TV can be used to destroy. It's about people in glass houses throwing lots of stones, about one group of people imposing their version of morality on others, and about America's preoccupation with sex. Please note: contains adult language. Performances will be on Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 and Dec. 7 through 9 at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 and 10 at 3 p.m. Admission is $18 general public, $14 senior citizens and URI faculty/staff, $12 students.
•BURIED CHILD by Sam Shepard. Winner of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize, Buried Child punctures the Norman Rockwell-like exterior of American family life, revealing a disturbingly rotten core. Set in rural Illinois farm country, the play depicts a family poisoned by repressed desires, shattered relations and a deeply suppressed secret. The arrival of two estranged relatives forces family members not only to face each other but also the secret they have been hiding. Who is the child buried in the back yard? Why have they been hiding the child's death all these years? Performances will be Feb. 22 through 24 and March 1 through 3 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 25 and March 4 at 3 p.m. Admission is $14 general public, $10 senior citizens and URI faculty/staff, and $8 students.
•PRIDE & PREJUDICE by Jon Jory, based on the novel by Jane Austen. All of the wit and romance of Jane Austen's classic 1831 novel come to life in this refreshingly fast-paced and engaging new adaptation. Finding a husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet's most urgent priority. But with four sisters, an overzealous matchmaking mother, and a string of unsuitable suitors, it's difficult to escape the subject. When the independent–minded Elizabeth meets the wealthy, handsome but enigmatic Mr. Darcy, she is determined not to let her feelings triumph over her own good sense, but the truth turns out to be far less clear than it seems. In a society where subtle snubs and deceit proliferate, is it possible for Elizabeth and Darcy to look beyond his pride and her prejudice to make the best match of all? Performances will be on April 19 through 21 and April 26 through 28 at 7:30 p.m., April 22 and 29 at 3 p.m. Admission is $14 general public, $10 for senior citizens and URI faculty/staff and $8 students.
The Theatre Department's production of Urinetown during the 2005-2006 season was recognized for excellence in the 2006 Motif Magazine Theatre Awards readers poll and voted "Best Production" by any college and university. In addition, Daniel Bilodeau was voted for "Best Lighting" and Luke Sutherland for "Best Scenic Design" for URI Theatre's production of Blithe Spirit.


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The Bridge, Winter 2015 offers articles and information about the life and ministry of Harding School of Theology. Here are some links and information that did not fit in the print version. Resources on World Missions Global Missions Conference 2014 Website HST's Missions Sabbatical Program: Latin American Missions Sabbatical Hogan-Cate Asian Missions Sabbatical HST's Missions Page Syllabi and book lists from related courses are a great way to see what faculty recommend for... Read more
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This is material SA Vice-president Steven Gaines shared in chapel January 29, 2015. Prayer Resources Compiled by Steven Gaines "Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving" (Col. 4:2 NRSV). When we walk into the HST chapel, a banner with that verse reminds us of this year's theme: "Life of Prayer." We hear, read, think, talk, and learn much about prayer and are encouraged to pray. Sometimes, however, learning about prayer can be easier than actually... Read more
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"Swing house is a style of house music and subgenre of electronic dance music...It fused old jazz, swing, ragtime samples over "swung" electronic house beats." ~Wikipedia
This subreddit is for anything even remotely related to swinghouse. Other genres that'd fit beautiful in here: electroswing, jazz house, swingdance, gypsy electro, acid jazz, ninjatune, etc.
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A lot of songs with overpowering bass-lines have made me go back and enjoy pure-swing. I felt like sharing: : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2S1I_ien6A
[–]hokeydokey 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (3 children)
I thought that one of the best things about swinghouse was that it sounds good loud and can rock dancefloors. But what do I know? I am more of a bop guy.
[–]oneplusoneoverphi[S] 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (2 children)
I feel like the bass in this song works just as well! Those drums at the beginning always get me going more than a lifeless digital add on could. Not trying be an elitist or anything; if you enjoy the electronic parts of the genre more that's okay! Neat that we can both enjoy the same music.
[–]lindyhop411 3 points4 points5 points 2 years ago (0 children)
Sing, Sing, Sing is actually not that great of a swing song. The arrangement was made by Louis Prima so he could show off his drumming skills, and it's actually more of a concert piece that a true dance number. It also steals it's main melody from the song Christopher Columbus.
If you ask me, one of the best swing tunes of the era would be Jumpin at the Woodside by Count Basie. Benny Goodman is called the king of swing, because he brought swing music to white audiences, but Basie was the real king. Just listen to these tunes:
Every Tub
Doggin' Around
Swingin' the Blues
One O'Clock Jump
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I like both really...
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Compared to ordinary encryption, public key is a type of magic. By splitting the scrambling-and-descrambling "key" into two components, a widely distributed public key and a closely held private key, it enables users to communicate in complete secrecy with people they've never met. And when that person replies, only the user will be able to read that message. Even more remarkable, it makes possible a "digital signature," assuring that an electronic message was generated by the person who claims responsibility for it. Together, these features allow us to create new forms of digital commerce with an unprecedented level of privacy. These possibilities also present a challenge to government, particularly to the NSA, which is accustomed to controlling the nation's cryptosystems. As cryptography slips into the mainstream, the agency is faced with a dramatic reassessment of its mission.
And looking over the agency's shoulder is Whit Diffie, who has emerged as a passionate and public critic of government cryptographic policy. His eloquence alone would make him a formidable figure in the debate over whether the feds should limit the spread of crypto, but his credentials make him a figure truly to be reckoned with. "I would say he is the elder statesman of cryptography," says Jim Bidzos, president of RSA Data Security. "Few people have the kind of insights he does."
Yet at one time, it looked like Diffie might slip into obscurity as an eccentric hacker who never made much of his genius for math and his laser-focus mind. As his wife tells it, on the very eve of the historic discovery of public key crypto, Diffie was virtually despondent. "He was telling me that he should do something else," recalls Mary Fischer, "that he was a broken-down researcher."
This was 1975. Diffie was 31, with only a bachelor's degree, and he had reached a point in life where, he says, "I was worried that I wasn't particularly remarkable as a programmer and that my lot in life would get progressively worse if things continued going as they were." All his life Diffie had jigged in perfect cadence to an internal tune, heeding little of convention. Had the music led him to a dead end?
Whit Diffie, it seems, had always been different. Born in 1944, he was the sole offspring of Bailey Wallace Diffie and Justine Louise Whitfield. They had met as foreign service workers in Madrid in the 1920s and married in Paris in 1928. Diffie senior became a City College of New York history professor specializing in Iberia and its colonies, and Whit grew up in Queens, in perhaps the only atheist Camelite household in a mostly Jewish neighborhood. "One of Whit's oldest friends told me he had an alternative lifestyle at age 5," says Mary Fischer.
Diffie didn't learn to read until he was 10 years old. There was no question of disability; it was obvious he was a bright, curious child. He simply didn't read, and no one considered it a horrible problem. During the fifth grade he spontaneously worked his way through a tome called The Space Cat and immediately progressed to one of the Wizard of Oz books. Later that year, his teacher at PS 78 - "Her name was Mary E. Collins and if she is still alive I would like to find her," says Diffie - spent an afternoon on the subject of ciphers, and Diffie was so taken he had his father check out all the cryptography books in the City College library. But his code mania soon faded, and he pursued other interests - castles, camouflage rockets, and poison gases. (As late as his junior year in high school, he considered a career in the military.) Diffie also became interested in math - "I thought of myself as a mathematician in high school," he says.
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he harbored contempt for computers - he thought himself too pure a mathematician to have much truck with them. This began to change after he earned his degree in 1965. The Vietnam War dampened Diffie's military enthusiasm, and he became a self-described "peacenik," with no desire to deploy the armed rockets and poison gases that had entranced him in his youth. Like many, he found a way to avoid the draft - working for a defense contractor. It was the Mitre Corporation, a Massachusetts systems engineering company that worked for the Defense Department. The job was a plum - while technically a Mitre employee, he would write LISP code at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. There Diffie was exposed to the best computer hackers in the world. By the time he left Mitre in 1969, Diffie was over his contempt for computers.
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Although there are many ways to meditate, the soothing power of repetition is at the heart of some forms of meditation. Focusing on the breath, ignoring thoughts, and repeating a word or phrase -- a mantra -- causes the body to relax. While you can learn meditation on your own, it helps to take a class.
Joint pain and stiffness in the hands can make tasks like writing, cooking, and cleaning more difficult. Hand exercises can help strengthen your hands and maintain flexibility and range of motion. Note in your Journal which exercises help. Conditions: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis Symptoms: reduced joint movement, stiffness, stiff joint, swollen joint, joint pain, joint tenderness, finger pain, hand pain Triggers: Treatments: Categories: Exercise
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2. Reduce stress in your life. Stress intensifies chronic pain.
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"He does make the game easier for us as a team," Coach Mike Brown said Saturday. "There's no doubt about it. He's definitely added another dimension to the whole process."
The addition of Sessions, acquired in a trade with Cleveland, also has given opponents more to think about when facing the Lakers. No longer are the Lakers strictly a post-up team featuring two 7-footers and Kobe Bryant.
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Perhaps the saltiness of the cheese was the main culprit or the raw red onion clashed with the slight tart finish to the wine. Or more likely I just wasn't paying attention; the summer sun and those sultry days of a few weeks back (remember them?) can do that.
Now Rkatsiteli as a grape I am familiar with (much planted in Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and of course the Ukraine) but Mtsvane? According to the Georgian Wine Society, who supplied this wine, Mtsvane means "new, young, green" (referring to the unusual colour of the fruit when ripe), is often blended with Rkatsiteli adding a fruity, aromatic balance. Here the Mtsvane dominates, comprising 85% of the blend. (Either way its another addition to the Wine Century Club list of tasted varieties)
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BUNDLES OF JOY: Twin girls were born prematurely Monday to Brian and Mira Vats-Fournier at the Mother Baby Center at a Minneapolis facility operated by Allina Health and Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Minnesota's preterm birthrate measurably increased in 2012, according to a new report.
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Mira Vats-Fournier, 43, of Shoreview, who is diabetic, gave birth on Monday to twin girls at 36 weeks. Above, Brian Vats-Fournier fed daughter, Jaya, while mom held Kiran. Both babies are healthy.
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Minnesota preemie births show a sudden increase
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Minnesota was one of only 17 states that failed to reduce its rate of preterm births in 2012, despite taking comprehensive steps to combat the problem.
The state's rate of preterm births remained lower than the national average, but crept up from 9.9 percent of the total in 2011 to 10.2 percent last year.
The surprise result is contained in a report being released Friday by the March of Dimes on preterm births, those that take place before 37 weeks of gestation.
"When I saw this report, I was like, 'aw, shoot!' " said Danielle Prenevost, communications director for the March of Dimes' state chapter.
The rate of preterm births ticked upward even though Minnesota has successfully cut the number of pregnant women who smoke, the number of teens who have babies, and the number of doctors who induce labor too soon. The state has also increased the rate of pregnant women who have health insurance.
Health officials suspect the 2012 figure could prove a one-year setback in a decadelong run of improvement. But it shows the need for more work in preventing preterm births, which are strongly associated with birth defects, infant deaths and expensive hospital stays.
Health workers said it also underscores the growing need to focus on the overall health of pregnant women in the state, since they are increasingly likely to be overweight or have chronic health problems.
The number of births by women with chronic high blood pressure increased from 508 in 2006 to 688 in 2010, according to a Star Tribune review of federal birth statistics. Those women are twice as likely to give birth prematurely compared to others.
Many women who are obese, have diabetes or lupus also are at higher risk of giving birth early, said Dr. Lisa Saul, a high-risk pregnancy specialist at the Mother Baby Center in Minneapolis.
"Honestly, 20 years ago these women wouldn't have been able to get pregnant and even consider having babies, but now they can" because of infertility treatments and other medical advances, she said.
It's not clear, however, that the increase in pregnancies among women with serious health problems contributed to Minnesota's increase in preterm births last year. The 2012 birth data in the March of Dimes report is still preliminary.
Other risk factors such as race, age and pregnancies involving twins or triplets are all associated with preterm birth risks, as well. And in four of 10 preterm births, the underlying cause is a mystery, Prenevost said.
Still, the health of mothers is key, she said. The March of Dimes has given $25,000 each to two Minneapolis community agencies this year to specifically improve the health of pregnant women by giving them information about diet, exercise and stress relief.
The first group of predominantly low-income women who participated have dramatically increased their purchases of fruits and vegetables. Most also have reported using stress-management techniques they learned in the Family Partnerships' health decisions program.
Managing the stress of expectant mothers has emerged as a major challenge, said Princess Titus, co-founder of Appetite for Change, the other local agency supported by the March of Dimes.
"Most of these women are saying they are still at work or still caring for family members or caring for other children," she said. "So their lifestyles haven't changed but their bodies are changing. They're caring for two people now."
Convincing them to slow down means convincing them that they are not doing it just for their own well-being. "We ask them, 'would you do it for your baby?' " Titus said.
Mira Vats-Fournier did a lot for her babies after learning that she would be at a high risk of preterm birth because she is diabetic and carrying twins. The Shoreview woman constantly monitored her blood sugar and kept regular appointments at the Mother Baby Center to make sure that she and her babies were healthy.
A vegetarian, she also increased the amount of protein she consumed — even though it revolted her husband when she ate peanut butter and salsa sandwiches. But she resisted other cravings.
"I craved salt a whole lot," she said. "I have to admit it."
Her twin girls, Kiran and Jaya, were born at 36 weeks on Monday. Everyone at the center wanted her pregnancy to last longer, Saul said, but the medical testing and prevention efforts resulted in a healthy mom and two healthy babies.
"Yeah, I kind of do a happy dance if 36 weeks is where we got and we had two healthy babies," Saul said. "Sometimes that is the absolute best we can do."
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Tiger's birdie on 16 at Augusta The greatest golf shot I have ever seen. Period.
The volume on my TV was turned down, so when I looked up all I saw was Tiger celebrating and the gallery going out of their minds. So thanks for the link. It definitely ranks up their with Larry Mize's chip shot on #11, which I did see live.
I really can't believe I watched as much of the last round of the Master's as I did. I had forgotten how much fun a good round of golf can be,


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How is it possible to turn down 90 Euro-babes in a club atmosphere where anything—yes, anything—goes? You can't. Now granted, more than a handful of these wild women are Euro-porn performers, but they and the others present are unquestionably in a mass party mood, and the constant heavy-beat techno music never gives them even a few seconds to wind down.
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Anyone else having a go at this ?
I have entered the Edinburgh marathon, and wondered if anyone else is having a go at this one. It is supposed to be quite a fast course, so hope to improve on my time in the FLM.
Have tarted training now, so hopefully will be well a truly ready for my 2nd marathon. Hoping for 4hrs 30 min.


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Essay on the Origin of Languages
"Essay on the Origin of Languages" (Essai sur l'origine des langues) is an essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau published posthumously in 1781.[1] Rousseau had meant to publish the essay in a short volume which was also to include essays On Theatrical Imitation and The Levite of Ephraim. In the preface to this would-be volume Rousseau wrote that the Essay was originally meant to be included in the Discourse on Inequality but was omitted because it, "was too long and out of place."[1]
In this text, Rousseau lays out a narrative of the beginnings of language, using a similar literary form as the Second Discourse. Rousseau writes that language (as well as the human race) developed in southern warm climates and then migrated northwards to colder climates. In its inception, language was musical and had emotional power as opposed to rational persuasion. The colder climates of the north, however, stripped language of its passionate characteristic, distorting it to the present rational form. In the later chapters music is used as a metaphor to convey language's transition.
Chapter Nine of the Essay is an explication of the development of humankind, eventually inventing language. As this format closely adheres to that of the Second Discourse, some have discussed whether one account ought to be read as more authoritative than the other. As the text was initially written in 1754, and was sent to the publisher in 1763, it appears safe to argue that the tensions between the Essay and the Second Discourse were intentional.
The third chapter of Jacques Derrida's Of Grammatology critiques and analyzes Rousseau's essay.
- ^ Victor Gourevitch, "Rousseau: The Discourses and other early political writings" Cambridge University Press 1997 p. 393–4
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- Evolutionary anthropology
- Evolutionary linguistics
- Evolutionary psychology of language
- Human evolution
- Language acquisition
- Linguistic anthropology
- Linguistic universals
- Neurobiological origins of language
- Origins of society
- Origin of language
- Origin of speech
- Physical anthropology
- Proto-language
- Proto-Human language
- Recent African origin of modern humans
- Signalling theory
- Social evolution
- Sociocultural evolution
- Symbolic culture
- Universal grammar
- Gourevitch, Victor. "Rousseau: The Discourses and other early political writings" Cambridge University Press 1997
- Moran, John H., Gode, Alexander "On the Origin of Language" University of Chicago Press 1986
- Derrida, Jacques. Spivak, Gayatri. "Of Grammatology" Johns Hopkins Press 1998
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April 7, 1982
The President of the United States of America, Mr. Ronald Reagan, who is on a visit to Jamaica,
paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Sir Florizel Glasspole and held discussions this afternoon
with the Prime Minister, the Right Honorable Edward Seaga.
In the discussions with the President, Prime Minister Seaga expressed the appreciation of the
Jamaican Government for the assistance which the United States Government has provided for
Jamaica's economic recovery program. The Prime Minister noted that since his official visit to
Washington in January 1981, a number of issues that had been raised at that time have been
carried out. He noted the following:
-- The signing of the Double Taxation Agreement, which facilitates the holding of conventions in
Jamaica by giving the same opportunities to write off business expenses against U.S. tax liability
as if the conventions took place in North America;
-- The purchase of 1.6 million tons of bauxite for the U.S. Strategic Stockpile, which partially
offset the reduction in Jamaica's export earnings from bauxite caused by cuts of bauxite/alumina
production last year;
-- The provisions of balance of payment support through the U.S./Jamaica Bilateral Economic
Development Program, which has enabled the importation of raw materials and other essential
-- The establishment of the U.S. Business Committee in Jamaica under the cochairmanship of Mr.
David Rockefeller and Mr. William Sneath, which is serving as a catalyst for the promotion of
investment, technical assistance, and tourism. This Committee has so far initiated 46 investment
proposals involving U.S. $130 million.
The Prime Minister emphasized that these special assistance programs have been fully and
effectively utilized by Jamaica to produce a strong turnaround in the first year of the economic
recovery program. He pointed in particular to the following:
-- A growth rate of 1.8 percent in 1981, the first such positive growth since 1973;
-- A balance-of-payments surplus at the end of the first year of the program -- the first since
-- Repayment of all outstanding arrears by March 31, 1982, 9 months ahead of program schedule
with the IMF;
-- Continued reduction of the unemployment rate;
-- Reduction of the inflation rate from 28 percent in 1980 to 4.8 percent in 1981;
-- Commencement of the restoration of the tourist trade, with hotel occupancy levels now of
nearly 90 percent;
-- Receipt of some 500 new investment proposals with a total capital investment potential of U.S.
$800 million.
The President was impressed with the turnaround in the Jamaican economy. He was pleased that
U.S. assistance programs had helped support the Jamaican economic recovery program. He noted
Jamaica's well-established democratic and constitutional traditions, its respect for human dignity,
and its strong, just, judicial and parliamentary systems. The President took note of Jamaica's
severe economic and social difficulties and pledged the continued support of the United States in
helping to overcome these difficulties.
The President congratulated the Prime Minister on the success of the first year of the economic
recovery program and agreed with the Prime Minister's statement that this success had in large
part been possible because of the determination of the Jamaican people to earn their way out of
the problems of the past through investment and trade.
In these respects, the President noted, Jamaica was already giving emphasis to many of the
strategies proposed in the Caribbean Basin Initiative. Both leaders agreed that the initiative's
strategy to expand domestic production, strengthen the private sector, promote trade and
investment, and pursue sound self-help measures was fully consistent with the recovery program
being carried out in Jamaica.
Both leaders underlined the need for a concerted comprehensive effort to solve the economic
problems of the countries in the Caribbean Basin area. The expanded market opportunities
contained in the Caribbean Basin Initiative proposals offered a particularly important stimulus for
economic development in the region.
They agreed that in the case of the eastern Caribbean special attention should also be given to the
urgent infrastructure needs of the countries.
The President and the Prime Minister reviewed recent developments in Central America and the
Caribbean, and noted with pleasure that the people of El Salvador have, in the March 28
elections, demonstrated overwhelmingly their commitment to the establishment of free democratic
institutions in that country.
The President of the United States expressed appreciation for the hospitality shown to him and
Mrs. Reagan and their entire delegation during their visit and said that it would serve to further
strengthen the friendly relations exisiting between the two countries.
Note: The President met with Prime Minister Seaga at Jamaica House, the executive office
building of the Prime Minister.
Following the meeting, the President went to the residence of Loren E. Lawrence, U.S.
Ambassador to Jamaica, where he and Mrs. Reagan stayed during their visit to Jamaica.


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Mt. McKinley: Nugent & Team Begin Their Journey on the Mountain
Posted by: Billy Nugent | May 17, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 7,300'
Wow, after a couple hectic days in Talkeetna our crew finally completed packing all of the food, fuel, and assorted junk (but still expensive junk) that we'd need for our Denali expedition. We were greeted with fair skies and calm winds for our flight out to basecamp where after a hot meal we've settled in for the night. The crew is certainly eager and excited for the challenge and the hard work that lies ahead but is undoubtedly feeling slightly apprehensive. It's hard to imagine that one wouldn't be surrounded by such massive mountains on all sides. The weather tomorrow is calling for another sunny day and we plan to take full advantage by pushing a single carry out to the base of Ski Hill.
More news to come as the situation develops…
RMI Guides Billy Nugent, Gilbert Chase, Geoff Schellens, and the rest of the gang.
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Hi Brandi and Elizabeth its time to put all that prep to work. I'm sure that there is a lot of hard work ahead but remember to take some time… read more
Posted by: Chris on 5/19/2012 at 9:32 am
Hi Gilbert-
Plow that road for me! We'll cross paths in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to seeing you again (do you still have that boyfriend?)
read morePosted by: Larry Seaton on 5/18/2012 at 8:29 pm
Mt. McKinley: Nugent & Team Settled in at the Base of Ski Hill
Posted by: Billy Nugent | May 18, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 7,800'
Whew. Heavy loads today! Despite the burden the crew enjoyed a second great day in the Alaska Range under blue skies and warm temperatures. Today's walk was a long haul but the crew did great on our first physical portion of the expedition. We've settled into a new camp at the base of Ski Hill which is approximately 7,800'. Not much else to report other than tired legs and full bellies as we snug up for the night after a great meal.
Hasta mañana.
RMI Guide Billy Nugent and the gang
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Great job guys…remember its the miles before the elevation. Keep up the good work and fingers crossed for good weather. Best wishes Brother Paul
read morePosted by: John Fletcher on 5/20/2012 at 4:52 am
Brandi & Elizabeth, I wanted to send you a nice bottle of wine to congratulate you on your "little hike" As much as I searched i could not find a… read more
Posted by: MS on 5/19/2012 at 8:26 pm
Mt. McKinley: Nugent & Team Move to 9,600' Camp
Posted by: Billy Nugent | May 19, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 9,600'
Today's walk was pleasantly uneventful and brought us from Camp 1 at 7,800' up to Camp 2 on top of Ski Hill at 9,600'. Clouds came in and out along with some intermittent flurries which broke up the heat from the direct sun. Walking temperatures were actually much more comfortable than yesterday's constant, direct sun. The team dined on some delicious cheese quesadillas with grilled onions, peppers, and chicken before retiring to our tents. It pays to be in the sack before the shadow and chilly temperatures descended upon camp. High pressure is supposed to build again for tomorrow and we aim to take advantage by pushing our camp up to 11,000' before crummy weather sets in half way through next week.
All for now,
RMI Guide Billy Nugent
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Elizabeth and team, so happy to hear all is well and you are getting higher and higher.. Stay focused, eat lots, rest and enjoy the beauty and each other.
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Posted by: Maureen Bartron on 5/23/2012 at 7:22 am
Hi dad, it's the last day of school. We bought an iPad and downloaded lots of games. We are having an end of the year party on Thursday, right after… read more
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Mt. McKinley: Nugent & Team Update
Posted by: Billy Nugent | May 23, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 11,300'
May 22:
Resting here at 11,300' on Mt. McKinley... Not much to report other than worsening weather through the day today and that while hanging in the posh (cook tent) the team was able to solve most of the world's problems. We broached the taboo subjects of politics, religion, economics, ancient societies/civilizations, space exploration, extraterrestrial copulation, ancient ruins, plate tectonics, coral atoll nations and the rising sea level, doomsday cults, classic car restoration, moral bankruptcy, and escalating health care costs just to name a few. Currently it's snowing moderately but fortunately without wind. A good day to rest after all. Hopefully we get a small break in the weather tomorrow so we can push a load of food and fuel up around Windy Corner which will put us in position to move up to 14k camp.
RMI Guides Billy Nugent, Geoff Schellens and Gilbert Chase
May 21:
After an uneventful night we awoke to more mostly sunny weather with some high cirrus clouds. The plan was to sleep in a little and enjoy the first morning of the expedition where we didn't have the chore of breaking camp. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast of smoked salmon on toasted bagels with cream cheese and then geared up for our walk down to the cache at 9,600'. After less than four hours we had retrieved all of our groceries and returned to camp at 11k. After eating dinner and hanging out, the glacier in camp suddenly settled sending a large shock-wave through the ground, needless to say scaring the crap out of everyone. I've never really felt a glacier do that before, pretty wild. Tomorrow calls for a rest day which might be good timing with the weather as things seem to be slightly deteriorating. There are some lenticular clouds forming on the peaks across the Kahiltna which may be indicative of some moisture on he way.
Will check in tomorrow from our rest day…
RMI Guide Billy Nugent and the gang.
May 20:
Hi everyone.
Today was another great day of unbelievable weather for our push up to the 11,000' camp. We left behind a cache at our previous camp at 9,600' of mostly food and fuel (alongside some miscellaneous personal items) and thus enjoyed a significantly lighter move than the loads from the previous two days. After a little bit of digging and improving of an abandoned camp we moved in and enjoyed a great tortellini dinner.
Hoping for a smooth first night at a new elevation,
RMI Guide Billy Nugent
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Paul, missing my mountain man!! I'm very Proud of you baby.
The temperature at the happiest place on earth will hit 100 degrees for the holiday weekend.
Posted by: Sherri on 5/24/2012 at 5:58 am
Hi John C and gang ,everything seems to be going to plan for you.Mart and gang arrived ok.Be good and be safe,talk soon.
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Mt. McKinley: Nugent & Team Carry to Windy Corner
Posted by: Billy Nugent | May 23, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 11,300'
Woke up today to splitter (blue) skies and warm temps! The original forecast was for a snowstorm to hit the range sometime today but it didn't appear that way to us this morning. The incorrect forecast was great news for us and we were able to push a load of supplies up around Windy Corner this afternoon. The crew made it back down to camp at 11,000' in time to soak up a bunch of afternoon sun. Needless to say our tans are coming along nicely with all of this good weather. Tomorrow, weather permitting, we plan on picking up camp and heading up to 14,000'.
The team is climbing great and in great spirits! Wish us luck on a big day tomorrow…
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Hey SENIOR! Haha good luck on the mountain must be freezing up there while its a horrible 100 degrees back in Tucson :b. Well I drove my bros to pinetop… read more
Posted by: Junior on 5/25/2012 at 6:31 pm
I love you so much, mom. I was crying about it five minutes ago. Maybe Im on a sugar high from mission carnival. Sherman
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Mt. McKinley: Nugent & Team at 14K Camp
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Geoff Schellens | May 24, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
Well, we've made our move on up to camp at 14k on a scorching hot day with our second trip around (not-so) Windy Corner. We rolled in around 4:15 pm where Mike Walter and his crew were kind enough to leave us a great looking camp to move into. This left us with significantly less work building walls and digging platforms, lucky us! Thanks Mike! Clouds have moved in this evening and it has started to snow a bit but we are already fed, settled in, and for the most part crashed out. It was a tough day especially with the heat but the gang persevered.
'til tomorrow,
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Mt. McKinley: Nugent & Team Back Carry
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Geoff Schellens | May 25, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
Today saw pretty much constant snow all day long. Fortunately, the winds have remained calm and our crew was able to back-carry today despite the precipitation and stay right on schedule. We are now sitting pretty at 14,200' with all of our provisions and fuel. The weather is supposed to remain a little bit squirrelly through tomorrow which will coincide nicely with a well-deserved rest day. We spent most of the afternoon after the back-carry chilling in the posh and sport eating. Good times. The crew is in good spirits and pumped for the climbing ahead!
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Hope your rest day was filled with sleep, laughs, and food. Stay well, think of you all the time and each step you take gets you closer and closer. Roger… read more
Posted by: Maureen Bartron on 5/27/2012 at 8:34 am
just FYI for those at home—you know that these aren't specifically photos from this trip or this team. the guides only have sat phones, not an internet connection!
these… read more
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Mt. McKinley: Nugent & Team Enjoy a Rest Day
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Geoff Schellens | May 27, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
A rest day! Yay! We did such amazing things as sleeping in, more turbo tanning, sport eating, walking out to the Edge of the World, more sport eating, fixed line practice, and packing for tomorrow's carry up the fixed lines. Per the norm, the team is in good spirits but perhaps a bit anxious for tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be in and out for the extended forecast so we are planning to stick to our schedule until we are forced to wait.
Hoping for a great day tomorrow, once we get this cache in we will be on standby for good weather and hopefully pulling the trigger on our move to high camp and subsequent summit push…
RMI Guide Billy Nugent and friends
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Hello GRD from AOMS in Tucson Arizona. We are thinking of you and tracking your progress. Your almost to the top!!! WooHoo!!! Looking forward to the Summit pictures, stories and… read more
Posted by: Robin Alexander on 5/29/2012 at 8:22 am
Hi Donny. We are so proud of you. The whole family in St Louis is following your team's progress. Uncle Jim
read morePosted by: Jim on 5/29/2012 at 4:40 am
Mt. McKinley: Nugent & Team at 17,000'
Posted by: Billy Nugent | May 30, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 17,000'
Hey everybody back at home, this is Billy I am checking in from our high camp at 17,000'.
The team moved up yesterday. It was looking a little bit iffy weather wise but it looked like we were going to get a window. The weather cleared right up for us for our move and we moved right into high camp and set up shop. We were considering taking a shot at the summit today but winds returned and we opted to rest here at 17,000'. So everyone is snug in their sleeping bags, hanging out in the tent. Things are sunny here in camp right now but we had a fair bit of wind up on the ridge above Denali Pass that is going to keep us from going at least today. We are keeping our fingers crossed for tomorrow. We have enough supplies to last about a week up here. So we are hoping for a good weather window and the team should be able to get out there and punch the summit.
So we'll give you a call tomorrow and let you know what we are up to.
Take care,
RMI Guide Billy Nugent
RMI Guide Billy Nugent checks in from 17000 on Mt. McKinley
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Howzit Elizabeth!
Hope you're staying warm up there at 17,000'...fricken crazy man! Safe travels to you and the team
Dent & Jenny
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I just left a comment for the wrong team. Im in computer right now and Evelyn and I say hi. Don't worry it's freetime. Love you mom
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Mt. McKinley: Nugent & Team Waiting at 17,000'
Posted by: Billy Nugent | June 01, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 17,000'
Hey, everybody it's Billy.
I'm calling from 17,000' where we are enjoying our third rest day or you could call them weather days. We have been sitting around in the clouds, it has been snowy and windy. We are hoping that this high pressure that is supposed to build this weekend over the mountain actually happens and we'll get a chance to climb. Right now the team is hanging tight, chilling in their tent, every now and then getting out and working on the snow walls, trying to maintain sanity and waiting for this weather to lift so we can take a crack at the top. I'll give you guys a call again tomorrow, let you know if anything new develops.
Take care,
RMI Guide Billy Nugent checks in from 17,000 ft on Mt. McKinley.
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