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Writing in Dutch daily De Volkskrant on Wednesday Wilders said: "Ban this wretched book just like 'Mein Kampf' is banned. Send a signal ... to Islamists that the Koran can never, ever be used in our country as an excuse or inspiration for violence."
Hitler's Mein Kampf, published in 1925, outlines the future Nazi dictator's racist ideology. It has been banned from sale in the Netherlands since the end of World War Two.
Ayhan Tonca, chairman of the CMO umbrella group of Dutch Muslim organisations said Wilders' comments were best ignored.
"This is typical Wilders. This is a ridiculous idea," he said "There is not much news at the moment so he is trying to create some."
Wilders, whose new party won nine seats out of the 150 in parliament in last November's elections, is well known for his firebrand remarks on Islam.
He has warned of a "tsunami of Islamisation" in a country home to 1 million Muslims, and has lived under heavy protection since receiving death threats from Islamist militants in 2004.
Wilders said an attack over the weekend by two Moroccans and a Somali on a young Iranian-born politician who heads a Dutch group for 'ex-Muslims' had spurred him to write.
The attack on Ehsan Jami, 22, caused an outcry in the Netherlands, where the November 2004 murder of Theo Van Gogh, a filmmaker critical of Islam, by a Dutch-Moroccan Muslim militant led to an anti-Muslim backlash and exposed social tensions.
Issues of immigration and integration no longer top the political agenda, despite the efforts of Wilders and his allies. "Allah sees the death penalty as fitting for those who no longer believe," Wilders wrote on Wednesday, adding this view had fuelled the attack on Jami, now under police protection.
The Muslim holy book should be banned from sale, from use in mosques and private households, Wilders added.
Earlier this year, Wilders called for a vote of no-confidence in two Muslim government ministers, questioning their loyalty to the country because of their dual nationality.
He has also campaigned to ban Muslim face veils, ban the building of new mosques and halt all Muslim immigration.
In April, Wilders was warned by the Dutch anti-terrorism chief that his anti-Islam statements had stoked anger in the Middle East, and that he was going too far.


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Jackson, McNeill could sit out entire season
But such contracts have been sparse around the league this offseason, and the Colts don't have more than a half-dozen starters to make happy in the next 12 months.
In addition to the aforementioned labor unrest, the team is explaining its inactivity by pointing to the volume of players (also Malcom Floyd, Shawne Merriman, Darren Sproles, Stephen Cooper, Eric Weddle and others) whose contracts are up after '10. The Chargers won't keep them all but want to make sure they keep the right ones.
Blame Smith for being a hard guy.
No, he did not have to send letters to Jackson and McNeill informing them they faced a reduction in their tender. But he needed to know who his players are. And the Chargers are not the only team to send the letter.
The Patriots sent one to Logan Mankins, the Broncos to Elvis Dumervil. Those two played in the last Pro Bowl with Jackson.
The Browns sent letters to all five of their unsigned RFAs. The Buccaneers sent one to left tackle Donald Penn. The Saints sent one to Pierre Thomas. And there were more letters to more players.
The reality, too, according to those familiar with the thinking of the players and their agents, is that Jackson and McNeill weren't going to play for their original tenders anyway.
Blame the players for not accepting their plight and honoring the system.
Jackson and McNeill could choose to sign their tenders by Monday, report for training camp and play in 2010 knowing their big paydays await. But they won't be the only players who continue staying away. Mankins is one possibility to join them on the sideline.
What can be done to salvage this situation, salve these wounds, save these relationships?
Only time will tell.
This is a shame.
The Chargers like both players.
McNeill, it can be certain, is high on the team's list of players it wants to sign to long-term deals. Only tight end Antonio Gates, whose contract expires after this season, is likely going to be targeted before McNeill.
But the Chargers have not even begun talking with Gates, so everyone else has to wait.
One solution might be to give Jackson and/or McNeill a higher one-year salary — perhaps something near the average 2010 salary of the top 10 players at their positions. That would be about $9 million for McNeill and $8.5 million for Jackson.
It's not going to happen, because the Chargers are not going to spend money like that right now. If they were, they'd just start forking over long-term deals.
But the Chargers could do it, just this once for these two players. It wouldn't even be like Smith was caving or had to fear it would be used against him in future years. Once the labor mess is fixed, this circumstance won't come up again.
The thinking (at least in part) in not trading Merriman and letting him leave after the 2010 season for no compensation is that the Chargers are a better team with him in '10. Well …
Norv Turner will do whatever is necessary to adjust and make sure Philip Rivers is protected. And even missing its leading receiver from the previous season, the Chargers' offense would be loaded.
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Sounds of the game… Celtics 118, Nets 86
|01.15.09 at 10:37 am ET
When the Celtics were in the midst of a slump that had them losing seven of nine, captain Paul Pierce said they needed to get their swagger back, especially on defense.
Well they can thank the Toronto Raptors and New Jersey Nets for helping them to regain some of the confidence that was on display when they opened the season 27-2.
Pierce hit all five of his three-pointers in the third quarter as the Celtics romped to their thrid straight win. This looked more like the romps that were common place in the first two months of the season. The defense forced 20 turnovers and even without Kendrick Perkins, the Green dominated the glass. And on the offensive side, Rajon Rondo, when he wasn't throwing in half-hooks, dished out 12 assists helping the Celtics ease to their 32nd win, by 32 points.
Doc Rivers said the team's rhythm isn't back but it's getting there.
Paul Pierce feels the team's confidence is coming back slowly but surely.
Pierce on his five three-pointers in the third quarter.
Rajon Rondo said the team is playing better after their 2-7 dip.
Rondo said he can sense the team is starting to play better together.
Eddie House said the Celtics are getting back to where they were early in season.
Bill Walker said his improved defense will keep him up with the Celtics.
Nets coach Lawrence Frank said the Celtics just kicked the Nets good.
Next up for the Celtics, after a day off on Thursday and practice on Friday, a rematch with the Nets in New Jersey on Saturday afternoon.
Giddens learns to wait
|01.14.09 at 11:13 pm ET
Just mention the possibility of playing and J.R. Giddens gets weak in the knees. The Boston Celtics rookie is trying to be patient, but it isn't always easy when his dream is dangling right in front of him. Giddens can see the big picture, though, and knows waiting is part of his game for now.
'As a competitor, it's always going to be hard because you want to play,' Giddens said before Wednesday's game against the New Jersey Nets. 'But as a realist, all I can do is just be slightly frustrated and just keep working."
Patience is one of the most important things Giddens has focused on over the past three months with the NBDL's Utah Flash. Being energetic is part of his personality. Now the challenge is controlling it on the court.
'I was just talking to someone about that last night, about one of the hardest things of being on that court when you're playing at that level is trying to calm yourself down,' he said. 'You're so amped and you see veterans out there that are so calm, composed, and relaxed. But when you're out there and you're so excited and you feel like you're going a million miles an hour. You've got to calm your motor down a little bit. I think going down to the D-League and getting the chance to get some games under my belt, I was able to get a more relaxed feeling out there on the court, just kind of maturing my game a little bit.'
Celtics rookie Bill Walker played with Giddens in Utah and saw changes in his demeanor.
'I think he's slowed down a lot,' Walker said. 'He's an extremely quick player, but he used to have a hop in his step before he would take off. But now he's slowed down and he is taking advantage of every possession he gets.'
Being more focused has allowed Giddens to zone in on what he calls his deficiencies. He hit the free throw line to improve his shot, shifted his attention from offense to defense, and strived to become 'a more balanced team player.' Knowing how to take two steps back has helped in his shift from the leader boards in Utah to the bench in Boston.
'I feel like when you're down there and you've got to do everything and then you come up here, I should be able to be more effective in my minutes,' he said. 'Less energy offensively, being more active defensively, so I just apply my work ethic around whatever role I'm needed to perform, which is probably going to be defender, rebounder, and just help on defense. Hopefully it'll make my transition easier to the NBA instead of having a lot thrown on me. I get to come in, get a feel for it, get to see and be around great players, and just try to add that to my game.'
Celtics head coach Doc Rivers does not put players on the court until they have earned their minutes in practice, so it may be awhile before Giddens is on the parquet. It's tempting to be so close, but ultimately he knows it is the best decision. He is still nursing a sprained wrist which he injured twice back in the D-League.
'If somebody needed me to play right now I'd be able to play,' he said. 'But I think probably a little rest wouldn't hurt.'
The competitor in Giddens wants to play. The realist knows he will when the time is right.
"Time is going to come," he said. "Just in the meantime, do everything I can to make myself better.'
Rondo or Harris?
|01.14.09 at 10:52 pm ET
Now that Jason Kidd is in Dallas and Chauncey Billups is in Denver, the Eastern Conference is set to anoint a new king of the point guards. The two leading contenders for the throne were on the floor last night at the Garden: Rajon Rondo and Devin Harris.
The debate, at least this season, comes down to what you want in your point guard. Harris has the dazzling numbers–23 points per game and 7 assists–that Rondo can't match. But Rondo has the wins, 32 after last night's victory over New Jersey, (click here for the recap) while Harris and the Nets are sitting on a 19-20 record.
Neither of those sets of figures are entirely fair. Harris has the big scoring average thanks to a team that has him and Vince Carter as the primary scoring options and an offense that plays to his strengths. Rondo has the wins in large part to who he has around him. Both players are having breakout seasons and both deserve to be on the All-Star team, which may not happen since neither will be voted in as a starter.
Choosing between the two comes down to a question of semantics. If you prefer overwhelming numbers on a talent-challenged team that is overachieving in large part because of those overwhelming numbers than Harris is your man. If you prefer your point guard to do a little bit of everything for a team that doesn't have a real need for scoring, then Rondo is your guy.
Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus had a solid breakdown on the situation (he also included Orlando's Jameer Nelson in the discussion) and he ultimately came down on the side of Harris, but not by much.
Pelton wrote:
Choosing between Harris and Rondo is more challenging. Using very different skill sets, they've nonetheless managed to be nearly identical in terms of per-minute performance and value. One could say that both players are perfectly suited for their team's needs, Harris offering the shot creation the Nets so desperately need and Rondo leading his superstar-filled team with his ability to distribute the ball while playing a key role in the league's best defense.
Ultimately, I'd give the slight edge to Harris.
I agree with Pelton's reasoning, if not his conclusion. Harris thrives in the Nets offense, which has been compared to the dribble-drive offense that the University of Memphis popularized last season with Derrick Rose at the point. It's not quite that in practice. It's more of a hybrid which makes great use the old tried and true pick-and-roll. Still, the ball is in Harris' hands quite a bit and ultimately the Nets fortunes rise and fall with his decision making.
Rondo doesn't quite have those kind of responsibilities, but he is obviously very important to the Celtics offense. When Rondo is clicking, as he was in the second half against the Nets, the Celtics are essentially unstoppable. He makes defenses react to his ability to get into the paint, and despite his outside shooting difficulties, Rondo's shooting percentage in the lane wouldn't be out of place for an accomplished four-man.
Interestingly, Pelton's numbers showed Harris to be a more impactful defensive player for the Nets than Rondo is for the Celtics, but I think that has more to do with the Celtics defensive dominance, which can obscure individual accomplishment, and the Nets defensive shortcomings, which can make a decent defender look better than he really is.
Last night Harris clearly had the edge in the first half when he scored 13 points, and got to the free throw line seven times. Rondo picked up two quick fouls and was hesitant to pick up a third. Harris' biggest strength is his ability to vary the speeds at which he attacks the basket and that's an uncomfortable place to be for a defender watching his fouls.
Rondo has a lot of respect for Harris. "He's having an All-Star year," Rondo said. "He's playing exceptionally well." Rondo knew that he would have his hands full with Harris once he got the ball, so his plan was to try to keep him from it once he passed halfcourt.
Freed from foul trouble in the third quarter, Rondo was able to show all his skills and he responded with a six-point, four-rebound, six-assist line, while holding Harris to four points and one assist. Not surprisingly the Celtics blew open a 10-point game and turned it into a rout. Paul Pierce was a perfect five-for-five from 3-point range with three of them coming on assists from Rondo.
That's the kind of impact Rondo can create.
In a weird twist, this was the first meeting between the Celtics and Nets, but they won't have to wait long for a rematch. The two teams play again Saturday afternoon in Jersey and Rondo and Harris can continue the debate. It's really all in the eye of the beholder and in the eyes of this one it's Rondo, but it's close.
Celtics-Nets Game Blog: Fourth Quarter
|01.14.09 at 9:37 pm ET
What better way to kick off the final 12 minutes of a blowout than by introducing one of the Red Sox newest pitchers? Brad Penny helped Lucky out with a dunk in between quarters just as David Ortiz has done many times.
– Bill Walker is on the court for his first minutes since being called up from the D-League. Fellow rookie J.R. Giddens is inactive tonight. Check back later for more on Giddens' call up.
– Split screen on the Jumbotron of Walter McCarty and Tommy Heinsohn. McCarty mouthed, "I love Tommy" … a true Celtic.
– If you are looking to stay occupied during this blowout, check out Chris Douglas-Roberts' arm. That's some serious reading material.
– Gino Time. Celtics 105, Nets 78.
– It only took Walker eight minutes to become and instant replay. Patrick O'Bryant scored, too. The Nets have a lot to learn from this game.
– The Garden is clearing out with two minutes to go. This game was over in the third quarter.
– Eddie House limped off the court with under a minute to go. More details as they become available.
Final Score: Celtics 118, Celtics 86
Celtics-Nets Game Blog: Third Quarter
|01.14.09 at 9:02 pm ET
I referenced the Swamp Dragons in the first quarter and now seems like a decent time to tell one of the weirdest stories in the history of what has been a very weird franchise. The year was 1994 and the Nets had just drafted Yinka Dare despite the objections of just about everybody who wanted them to take Wesley Person, the sweet-shooting wing man from Auburn.
The Nets were getting hammered on the radio for the choice when something very odd happened. WFAN's Mike and the Mad Dog said they had a source who claimed the Nets had filed paperwork with the league to change their name to the Swamp Dragons. For five hours Mike and the Doggy just killed them. It was probably the most they would ever talk about the team until the Jason Kidd run earlier this decade.
By the time the show was over the Nets claimed that they would do no such thing and thus would remain the Nets. And now you know. Back to the game…
THIRD QUARTER WRAP: It looks like the Celtics of old are back. The ones that put the clamps down on the other team's offense and kill you with ball movement. Rajon Rondo had a big quarter and is now just three boards shy of a triple-double.
The numbers are pretty staggering for the C's in the third: 37 points 12-for-20 from the floor, 6-for-7 from 3-point range. The rout it on..
Third Quarter Observations
— A few technical difficulties on this end. Apologies. Quick start for the C's and an even quicker timeout by Lawrence Frank. It goes without saying that a nice 10-15 point win would be just what the Celtics need right now. Looks like they're going for the knockout punch.
— This is when you know you got it going: Rondo just threw the alley-oop to KG and it went right in the basket. The thought had crossed my mind in the first half that the alley-oop was getting very close to being goaltending. Maybe Rondo should shoot alley-oops?
— If you're a young big man and you want to learn how to defend the post, just watch tapes of Kevin Garnett. The man is a pure technician down there.
— The Celtics are just shredding the Nets "defense" right now. Good move by Lawrence Frank to bring in Eduardo Najera who will at least put a body on someone who cuts right to the basket.
— So at this point this game can go one of two ways. It can become a total blowout, or the Nets can make it interesting by keeping it within 15 points or so, which would mean a few more minutes for the starters than Doc Rivers would probably like. They've got two whole days off before playing New Jersey again on Saturday so a little extra rest would be like a mini-vacation.
— Walter McCarty is here, ladies and gentlemen. Walt-ah!
— KG is out after scoring 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds in 23 minutes. Is that it for him tonight?
Celtics-Nets Game Blog: Second Quarter
|01.14.09 at 8:14 pm ET
FIRST HALF NUMBERS: Celtics lead 51-41 at halftime thanks to 52.6% shooting from the field. KG leads all players with 14 points (6/8 FG) and Ray Allen has 10. The Celtics have also attempted 12 treys (4/12 3PG) compared to the Nets four (1/4). They slowed down Devin Harris in the second quarter (5 points) and limited his passing to just two assists.
Second Quarter Notes
– The second quarter gets underway with Ray Allen … Paul Pierce … Big Baby smiling from ear-to-ear after draining a three from way past the arc. That was Davis' first trey of his NBA career.
– Pierce is in with the second unit (Davis/Powe/House/Pruitt). Vince Carter, who threw himself on to the Nets bench earlier in the game, is on the court. He's a little hobbled but still aggressive at the hoop.
– Kudos to Big Baby for his effort on the boards. He may not be grabbing every missed shot but he is in the mix each time the ball goes up.
– Back by popular demand (allegedly), Celtics Slow Dance 3. It's another slo-mo video montage of memorable dance moves from the Garden set to LoneStar's "Amazed." I'll give the prize to my personal favorite, Soulja Boy Junior.
– Brook Lopez is back in with Davis and Powe as the Celtics big men. Doc Rivers, who has been watching Lopez since high school, said the key to guarding him is keeping him off the glass rather than trying to get your own rebounds.
– No look pass from KG to Big Baby for a three-point play. I hope the fans sitting courtside were looking when Davis jumped into them chasing a loose ball. Davis has four fouls in 12 minutes, not including barrelling over spectators.
– Who said Rondo didn't have a jumper? He drained a 20-footer as the shot clock expired. If only he could do that every night …
– KG ended the second quarter with huge "think about this at halftime" dunk.
- At the half … Celtics 51, Nets 41
Celtics-Nets Game Blog: First Quarter
|01.14.09 at 7:38 pm ET
We are live from the Garden for tonight's game between the Celtics and the New Jersey Nets. We are at the midway point of the Celtics season and oddly this is the first meeting between the two teams. The Celtics have already played Toronto four times, the Knicks three times and the Sixers twice, but no Swamp Dragons so far. Curious.
We'll be following the matchup between Rajon Rondo and Devin Harris all night, but there's also an intriguing situation with 7-foot rookie Brook Lopez and Brian Scalabrine, who is most definitely not 7-feet but is starting in place of Kendrick Perkins.
Away we go… Read the rest of this entry »
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The area around the Upper South Falls is the heart of the Park. Here are large picnic grounds, campgrounds, a conference center, café and gift shop as well as large parking areas. The South Fork of Silver Creek ambles through the grounds en route to its dramatic leap over the Upper South Falls. This is the most emblematic fall of the Ten within the...more
0.3 miles in the opposite direction from the parking lot on OR 214 - which is not a very large lot and will probably be filled on the weekends - going downstream along the North Fork of Silver Creek, you come to the glorious Lower North Falls. This waterfall is the most dramatic on the North Fork. It tumbles over basaltic cliffs and you can see the...more
Upper North Falls - 65 feet (20 meters)
Upper North Falls is 65 feet (20 meters) tall and is the farthest west of the major waterfalls in Silver Falls State Park. The trail leading to it is almost completely level, and is only about 0.25 miles (less than half a kilometer) long.Despite the name, Upper North Falls is not the furthest north water fall in Silver Falls State Park. The name...more
Perimeter Trail: completing the loop...
Not completed until approximately 2008, the Perimeter Trail completes a forest loop around the borders of Silver Falls State Park. This allows visitors to pass through a vast area of the park that before was relatively unknown to visitors.Most likely, it will still be relatively unknown to visitors. The trail has no water falls right now (though if...more
Go for a Hike! Enjoy the Waterfalls and...
This is, after all, why you probably came all the way out to Silver Falls State Park to begin with. If you wanted to picnic, you could have done that in town! (Though the park has a really nice set of picnic facilities that are very popular in the summer months.)There are quite a number of different trails in the park, and several different loops...more
Trail of Ten Falls
The trail of ten falls is the most popular draw of this park. It is a seven mile loop trail which passes 10 different waterfalls. The trail starts near the South Falls Lodge- which is a historic building and not a hotel- and descends in a series of steps to the bottom of the canyon.The first of the falls, Lower South Falls, is about a mile from the...more
Middle North Falls - 106 feet (32...
Middle North Falls is set fairly far back from the Canyon Trail, and therefore a spur trail has been built over to the falls. However, this spur trail does not allow a very good view of this 106 foot (32 meter) tall drop in the North Fork of Silver Creek.The Canyon Trail (the main trail that runs along the North Fork of Silver Creek) really offers...more
North Falls
Testament to the Trail of the Ten Waterfalls great design, it finishes with one of its best at the North Falls at the polar opposite end of where you began at South Falls. Though not quite as impressive from above as South Falls, North Falls biggest charm is in the cavernous cutout trail that goes not only behind it but forms a half circle in its...more
Upper & Lower South Falls
While there are many waterfalls on the Trail of the Ten Waterfalls, the best are at polar ends of the loop hike. Some of the falls in between are more like cascades and surely others are a lot more impressive in times of high water. We did the hike in early July and undoubtedly the water level was not at its best. That said, the South Falls were...more
The Trail of the Ten Waterfalls
There are 24 miles of trails in Silver Falls State Park but the big attraction here is The Trail of the Ten Waterfalls. This 8.7 mile trail has been designated a National Recreation Trail for good reason. It not only passes by ten very pretty waterfalls, it goes through a beautiful section of lush temperate rain forest that will leave you falling...more
Picnic Areas
While you can picnic just about anywhere, Silver Falls State Park is located in an area that is sort of a suburb of state forest and national forest land. So, there is the potential of this being a bit of a wilderness experience during the right time of year.However, the sad thing is that the park has become so popular that it is very difficult to...more
Lower North Falls - 30 Feet (9 meters)
Many of the falls in Silver Falls State Park have undercut rock ledges. This is not the case with Lower North Falls. Instead, it is a bit like a very steep ramp with water flowing down it.The largest of the logs that you see stuck in the falls has been there for many years. You can see this old log stuck in the falls from a photo I took in November...more
Silver Falls State Park Restaurants
After a long hike you may want to have a sandwich, hot soup or coffee at the lodge. Nice rustic ambiance. Has indoor seating and makes for a nice rest stop/lunch break.
Favorite Dish: The sandwichs were fresh and delicious!
Silver Falls State Park Transportation
Their is a day use fee of $3 for parking in Silver Falls State park. It is good for 24 hours so you could possible use it for a portion of the next day as well. The ticket if you are caught without a pass is supposedly $45 so it is probably worth paying the fee.Their is also a Annual and 2 year Annual pass that go for $25 and $40. Inquire at the...more
worth the detour
It is unlikely there is bus service to Silver Falls State Park so you'll need a car to get here. It is located 70 miles and 90 minutes south of Portland and a whopping 110 miles and 2.5 hours from the popular coast. But it is a short 25 mile and 45 minutes if you are driving I-5 in Oregon. Whatever the distance you are looking at, it's well worth...more
Park Fees, Parking, and Other State Park...
See the Silver Falls Map for a better idea of how the park is laid out. The U shaped black line on the far right side represents the curve where highway 214 curves around the North Falls Parking Area. Winter Falls is at the center of the map where the "you are here" mark is. South Falls (the main activity area of the park, and the location of flush...more
Silver Falls State Park Local Customs
Recycling Goes to Benefit Charity
Recycling has been going on at Silver Falls State Park for quite a number of years, and you will find recycling bins in a number of locations.Money from the sale of recycled materials goes to benefit a work program for individuals with developmental disabilities.So, please put your trash where it belongs, and put your recyclable materials where...more
June D. Drake Photography Collection
June Drake was a photographer and Silverton resident. His campaign in the 1920s and 1930 led to the establishment of Silver Falls State Park in 1931.A key feature of his pamphlets were his own photographs.Today, many of his photographs are owned and preserved by the University of Oregon Library, Special Collections. See the web site...more
Al Faussett's Running of the Falls
On July 1, 1926 a northwest Daredevil named Al Faussett (1879-1948) ran the falls in a canoe. Local businessmen tried to prevent Al from taking on this challenge but he was savvy and decided to buy the land around the falls. Publicity for the event brought thousands of spectators and was covered by papers and news crews.The canoe was filled with...more
Silver Falls State Park Warnings and Dangers
Steep Walls, Rough Narrow Slippery...
Silver Falls state park is FAR from the worst when it comes to narrow trails that hang out over the edge of cliffs. In fact, many trails in Oregon are more hazardous. However, inexperienced walkers or hikers are also far more likely to come to this park due to its fame and general popularity among the general population over some of the other...more
Trail Hazards
As is the case with hiking their are almost always dangers. In many places along this trail system it would be fairly easy to find a steep cliff to fall over. That would not be a fun way to spend your vacation so pay careful attention to slope conditions. When hiking beneath the undercuts also look for any falling debris it is not common but could...more
Take care and heed the signs at the top of the waterfalls. People fall off every so often regardless of the warnings here. Atop the South Falls, a father and child just went over the top not too long ago. After heavy rains, the creeks can gain a lot of momentum. Also, in the winter and early spring, the trail in the canyon can be frosted or due to...more
Silver Falls State Park Tourist Traps
As is common in many State and National Parks it is easy to get caught in one place and enjoy that feature for a long time. South Falls is typically what people find at this park. It is close to the most accessible parking and arguably the most impressive waterfall in the park.
Unique Suggestions: Enjoy the Falls to the fullest but realize that their are so many other excellent waterfalls and trails to tour while you are there.
Fun Alternatives: Check out the 'trail of ten falls' and hike around for a while to see the rest of the beauty of the park. You will find that many of the other waterfalls, even though they are smaller, are just as if not more appealing.Related to:
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Silver Falls State Park What to Pack
Luggage and bags: Silver Falls State Park is the realm of the day hiker so a small day pack will suffice. You'll want to bring plenty of water to drink and at least a snack for a ten mile hike.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Good sturdy hiking boots should be worn for the Trail of the Ten Waterfalls. It is ten miles with lots of ups and downs so you need ankle support. We saw people doing it in flip flops...not good for your feet.
Photo Equipment: A wide angle gets lots of lush green in your waterfall shots.
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: By all means bring a tent. This park has one of the best campgrounds in Oregon and it would be a shame to come just for the day or to leave for a motel when you can camp in a temperate rain forest.Related to:
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Silver Falls State Park Off The Beaten Path
be sure to cross the road and under the...
Though not really on the path of the main Trail of the Ten Waterfalls, Upper North Falls is part of the ten and well worth the short detour to get to them. They are often overlooked since you have to cross the road and go under a bridge to reach them. But for those who do, they are met not only with one of the more thunderous waterfalls on the...more
McKay Falls
McKay Falls is only about 14 feet (4 meters) tall and is more of a pit stop than a final destination. It is located in a small park and has also been altered by a dam which was constructed above its crest. Visiting the falls and park would be good to do on a more cloudy day since the beauty is lost in the sun. It does also have a grassy area and a...more
Stasel Falls
At 125 feet (38 meters) Stasel Falls is likely the tallest waterfall in the Shellburg falls area. It is however the most difficult to view. The falls have undercut the rock face and created a large boulder that is detached from the face by appx. 10 feet (3 meters) and looks to be very unstable. If the falls were more accessible I'm sure it would be...more
Silver Falls State Park Favorites
listening to the locals
The campground was as my cousin had foretold, a real beauty and a bargain at $16. We opted for two nights to wait out the heatwave in the lush forest that provided much relief from it as well as a spiritual uplift. The trail was the real bonus. After spending the previous four months hiking some of the nation's best, this one did not falter or...more
we finally got our minds working
It felt so good to be back on a trail again, it could have been one far less pretty and it wouldn't have mattered. As it was, it was one of surprising scenic beauty. Sure, we had heard about the falls but no one quite prepared us for the lush forest we now walked in wonder through. Up and down would be a better description, but that felt great...more
Trail of Ten Falls
Probably 99% of the people out on the park trails will be encountered somewhere along this trail - maybe 80% of these will be between Upper and Lower South Falls. There are many more miles of trails extending back into the forests behind the canyons. You can find the trail map at:...more
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Finlay, William
Dr. William Finlay, Meigs Distinguished TeachingProfessor of Sociology (view Dr. Finlay's Meigs video), is co-director of the UGA Study-Abroad Program in Stellenbosch, South Africa. He has been at the University of Georgia since 1988 and received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University in 1983. Prior to coming to the University of Georgia, he taught at the University of Iowa. Dr. Finlay's specialty areas include the workplace, organizations, and economic sociology. His current research project focuses on the importation of South African wines into the United States, testing market and network models of these transactions.
- Ph.D., Sociology, Northwestern University, 1983
- M.A., Sociology, Northwestern University, 1979
- B.Soc.Sc. (Hons., First Class), University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1976
- B.Soc.Sc., University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1975
Selected Honors, Awards, and Grants
- 2015 Regents' Award for Excellence in Teaching
- 2014 Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Research Fellowship
- 2014 Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award
- 2012 Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor
- 2011 Lothar Tresp Oustanding Honors Professor Award
- 1999-2002 General Sandy Beaver Teaching Professorship, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia
- 1995 Special Sandy Beaver Teaching Award, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia
- 1990 EGOS Award from the Organizations and Occupations Section of the American Sociological Association for the book, Work on the Waterfront: Worker Power and Technological Change in a West Coast Port.
Selected Publications
- Vallas, Steven P., William Finlay, and Amy S. Wharton. 2009. The Sociology of Work: Structures and Inequalities. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Finlay, William and James E. Coverdill. 2002. Headhunters : Matchmaking in the Labor Market. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. (Paperback edition with a new afterword published in 2007)
- Finlay, William. 1988. Work on the Waterfront : Worker Power and Technological Change in a West Coast Port. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.


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Sarasota 3-0 T2. Dorn singles, Valaika homers.
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Sarasota 3-0 T2. Dorn singles, Valaika homers.
sometimes it takes a while to adjust... seems a lot of folks forget that baseball is truely, in every sense of the word, timeless and that patience needs to be exercized in a lot of cases.. see stubbs, bailey, etc. :)
Michael Griffin got his first AA homer today. Sam Lecure has given up two hits through five innings. 2-0 Chattanooga, middle 5th.
Robert Manuel (Sarasota) has gone 5 innings, allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. He is old for his level, but he has put together a very solid year in Sarasota.
Coming into the game he had 61ip, 53h, 10bb, 61K, 0 HR despite being a fly ball pitcher. He has come out of the bullpen a lot, this is only his 5th start of the year, but he has been very solid.
Louisville doesn't get much of a break from the stud pitching down on the Yankees farm. Last night they got Phil Hughes on rehab and all he did was allow 2 hits over 5 innings. Tonight they get Joba Chamberlain making his AAA debut. Check out this kids numbers this season
Team League W L ERA IP H HR BB SO
Minors 8 2 2.72 79.1 57 4 26 115
The Reds traded Dave Williams (and cash) for Robert Manuel. Manuel's control is good that he can hit an ant with a baseball from 300 feet away. I'm using hyperbole, but his control is very good--possibly the best in the system.
Chattanooga up 4-0 now, top 7th. Marland Williams with an RBI triple, J. C. Boscan singles him home. The Lookouts lineup is less than imposing today, but it's getting the job done. Lecure is out, his line is 5.1IP, 2H, 0R, 3BB, 3K. Asadoorian has taken over.
Sarasota won 5-0
Manuel: 5 Innings, 3 Hits, 0 Runs, 2 BB, 6 K
Ruzic: 2 Innings, 3 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BB, 3 K
Viola: 2 Innings, 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BB, 3 K
Dorn: 4 for 4 with 4 singles and 1 walk
Valiaka: 1 for 4 with a homerun and 3 RBIs
T. Gutierrez: 2 for 4 with 2 singles
DeJesus: 2 for 5 with 2 singles
Perez: 1 for 3 with a single and 1 RBI
Box Score: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...arafa_dunafa_1
Chattanooga just finished up a 4-2 win. Asadoorian gave up a run and left the bases loaded with no outs in the 7th. Pelland came in a gave up a sac fly, but otherwise shut the Braves down, throwing the last three innings and striking out seven.
Pelland today: 3 Innings, 2 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BB, 7 K
Pelland in July: 9.2 Innings, 5 Hits, 1 Run, 4 BB, 19 K
If Pelland can just command that stuff of his, wow!
This is the one who keeps impressing the heck outta me. I believe he makes another leap this season to AA.
He is killing the lower levels.Quote:
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Moreau, Y; Preneel, B; Burge, P; Shawe-Taylor, J; Stoermann, C; Cooke, C; (1996) Novel techniques for fraud detection in mobile communications. In: (Proceedings) ACTS Mobile Telecommunications Summit, Granada, Spain.
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Did Gohan lose his mystic power at DB GT? If so why?
It seems like he did, but I can't come up with a good in-universe reason why he should have.
Just blame it on the overall shoddy writing in GT. Odds are either someone just forgot about that ability or TOEI wanted more screen time for Goku, less for the other characters.
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Trans-Asia posts 35% jump in 6-month net income
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MANILA, Philippines—Publicly listed Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. of the Phinma group disclosed Tuesday that its net income reached P298.3 million for the first six months of 2013.
Company president Francisco L. Viray said the first-half consolidated net income was 35 percent better than the same period in 2012 "due to higher revenues." He did not provide further details.
Earlier, Trans-Asia said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange that it had also declared property and cash dividends.
"The corporation declared a dividend composed of shares of stock in Trans-Asia Petroleum Corp. (TAP) at the rate of 2.55 TAP shares for every 100 Trans-Asia shares held, and cash in the amount of P0.013 per share to Trans-Asia's shareholders of record as of Aug. 5, 2013, with shareholders residing in the US receiving cash of P0.0385 per Trans-Asia share in lieu of TAP shares and the P0.013 cash dividend, subject to the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory agencies," Trans-Asia said.
For the first quarter of 2013, Trans-Asia reported P431.7 million in consolidated revenue (more than double the P181.3 million reported in the same period in 2012) and a net income of P164.9 million (more than thrice the P41.8 million in the same period in 2012).
Trans-Asia attributed the significant improvement in its financial performance to its robust power supply business as its net trading revenue grew to P293 million on increased energy sales as well as lower power costs.
Trans-Asia owns and operates various power generation facilities. It also sells electricity through bilateral contracts and through the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). The company has stakes in several petroleum exploration, development and production contracts as well.
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I hear ya. My jewelry magazine collection has Gold, silver, Swarovkis, lampworked and everything else! Most of the time, no one in Australia stocks what is seen in the American magazines. Or they only have very limited stock, its expensive, or its sold out! And by the time it comes back into the shop, I've gone and made something else that doesn't involve those components.
I wish we had more variety like in USA. It is kinda sad though. All the magazines and books say to use top quality materials like gold filled and such, but as a beginner myself, I find it off-putting when someone says, I should have used gold and silver and Swarovski crystals. There are alternatives out there, that do have the same sparkle as a Swarovski crystal but with half the price tag.
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What's In A Name: How To Buy Quality Olive Oil
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Extra virgin, cold-pressed, first-pressed, stone-pressed, unfiltered, low acidity... The lexicon associated with olive oil is confusing. I'll break down the vocabulary for you so you can focus on the pure, wonderful taste.
American oil is in such a bad way because oil merchants aren't held to the same truth in labeling as they are in syrup, and can package every oil, fresh or rancid, genuine or soybean-laced, with the same meaningless label: "extra virgin, first cold pressed, bla bla bla."


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Obama: 'Angry' if Secret Service allegations true
Sunday - 4/15/2012, 11:30pm EDT
By JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) - President Barack Obama, speaking for the first time about allegations that Secret Service agents hired prostitutes, said Sunday that "of course I'll be angry" if those accusations are proven true by an investigation.
Obama said the agents represent the United States and are supposed to conduct themselves with the highest levels of dignity anywhere in the world. "Obviously, what's been reported doesn't match up to those standards," Obama said in a news conference wrapping his appearance at a Latin America summit.
The president never directly mentioned that the specific accusations, confirmed by media outlets, that agents were cavorting with prostitutes before the president arrived in Colombia.
The Secret Service sent 11 agents home and placed them on leave for misconduct as the agency reviews what happened.
"I expect that investigation to be thorough, and I expect it to be rigorous," Obama said. "If it turns out that some of the allegations that have been made in the press are confirmed, then of course I'll be angry. ... We are representing the people of the United States, and when we travel to another country, I expect us to observe the highest standards."
The unseemly topic dogged Obama to the end in Colombia, where he fought to keep a focus on America's trade relations with partners throughout the Americas. And it is likely to follow him back to the United States as lawmakers in the Republican-led House consider whether to hold hearings.
When Obama took a question about the topic, he was standing next to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.
Obama tried to put the controversy in context by lauding the agents who protect his life.
"These men and women perform extraordinary service on a day-to-day basis protecting me, my family, U.S. officials," Obama said. "They do very hard work under stressful circumstances and almost invariably do an outstanding job. So I'm very grateful."
He said he would reserve judgment until the investigation is done.
Five U.S. military service members were also alleged to have been involved in the incident.
The Secret Service agents at the center of the allegations had stayed at Cartagena's five-star Hotel Caribe. The 11 employees in question were special agents and Uniformed Division Officers. None were assigned to directly protect Obama.
The scandal probably is not an isolated incident, a leading House Republican said Sunday.
California Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of a House investigative panel, said he wasn't certain whether Congress would hold hearings on the misconduct. But lawmakers will be looking "over the shoulder" of the Secret Service, he said, to make sure that the agency's methods for training and screening agents aren't endangering the nation's VIPs.
"Things like this don't happen once if they didn't happen before," said Issa, who leads the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Appearing Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation," Issa said: "It's not about whether the president was in danger this time. It's whether or not you need to make changes so the American people can have confidence in all of their workforce."
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Red Bull Indianapolis GP will air LIVE on FOX Sports 1 on Sunday, August 18 in a four-hour programming block that starts at 11:00am ET.
Following nine races — the first half of the 2013 MotoGP schedule — Repsol Honda's 20-year-old rookie Marc Marquez, has won three races leads his seasoned teammate, Dani Pedrosa, by 16 points. He also holds a 26-point lead — one more than offered by a race win — over reigning defending champion Jorge Lorenzo on the factory Yamaha.
The last time a rookie made a serious run for the premier class championship was in 1998 when Italian Max Biaggi, a four-times 250 champion, who won in his 500cc debut in Japan, was leading the points table with only three races to go with a three-point lead over eventual champion Mick Doohan and a five-point lead over Alex Crivillé.
Going into the Grand Prix of Catalunya that year, Biaggi was on course to match Kenny Roberts' 1978 feat and become only the second rookie ever to win the premier class title in his first season.
Then Max blew up. He was given a stop & go penalty for passing Alex Barros under a yellow flag. To make matters worse, Max refused to enter the pits and was black flagged and excluded from the results. Doohan won the final three and Biaggi only managed one fifth place from his final three rides.
Holding the points lead after nine rounds is significant. Statistically the leader after nine rounds has gone on to take the title in all but two occasions since the all-rounds-count points systems was introduced in 1977. The exceptions were in 1992 when Mick Doohan, badly injured in Assen at midseason, lost the lead and the title to Wayne Rainey, and in 2008 when Dani Pedrosa came into the German Grand Prix with a four-point lead but crashed in the rain while leading and then missed the subsequent USGP due to injuries sustained in Germany.
Marquez: "The win does not taste the same when Lorenzo and Pedrosa are injured"
Still, even Marquez himself points out that his last two wins, over Cal Crutchlow and Valentino Rossi in Germany, and over Stefan Bradl and Valentino Rossi in Laguna Seca, were less satisfactory because Lorenzo and Pedrosa were not at full strength. (Lorenzo was fifth at the Sachsenring riding just 36 hours after having eight screws and a titanium plate affixed to his broken left collarbone, and Pedrosa, who broke his left collarbone in Saturday free practice, did not start in Germany. At Laguna both his Spanish rivals were riding in pain from their injuries and finished fifth and sixth with Pedrosa beating Lorenzo.)
So, will the return of Lorenzo and Pedrosa restore order and put the upstart in his place? After all, this season was supposed to be a duel between #99 (Lorenzo) and #26 (Pedrosa) with Rossi and Marquez fighting with the likes of Cal Crutchlow, Stefan Bradl, and Alvaro Bautista for the third step on the podium.
In the seven races prior to Germany when Lorenzo and Pedrosa were uninjured, Marquez finished in front of each three times and behind each three times.
And, although Lorenzo and Pedrosa have paid in points and pain for their crashes, Marquez was fortunate not to have been injured in his high-speed crash at the end of the long Mugello straight. The Italian GP at Mugello was the rookie's toughest weekend so far — four crashes, including the one that took him out of second place with five laps to go on race day, a crash that cost him 20 points.
When Rossi beat Marquez in Assen, the Spaniard was riding with a broken finger and was generally beaten up after a big crash in FP3. Marquez offered no excuses, but Rossi said, "Assen is a very good track for Yamaha."
Many journalists and most fans now consider Marquez the favorite to win the championship. Of his three principal rivals, one, Rossi, has repeatedly said that he no longer believes he is a candidate for the title. His objective is to win another race or two and, in his own words after Laguna, "to beat Marc in a battle at a track where the Honda is not so strong."
This was supposed to be a Lorenzo-Pedrosa rematch
Pedrosa, who hopes to be fully recovered this weekend at Indianapolis, was the fastest rider over the second half of the 2012 season, and lost to Lorenzo by 18 points. But a freak brake problem while sitting on the grid and waiting for a restart in Mugello led to him starting off the back row and crashing after being involved in contact with Hector Barberá on the first lap while fighting his way through the field.
But, long before that, at Assen, Lorenzo himself had been taken out in Turn 1 on lap one by Alvaro Bautista. Each rider also crashed once without "help" and took a zero: Pedrosa's big mistake came in the penultimate race in Australia. After winning three in a row and five of the last six (the one he didn't win was Misano, a Yamaha playground in recent years), Pedrosa led the opening lap but crashed at Honda Hairpin after being overtaken three corners before by Casey Stoner. Had Pedrosa accepted that Stoner was unbeatable at home (he won that year for the sixth straight year) and taken second, he would have closed the gap to 20 points — and then if the final race had gone as it did…but those are all "what ifs."
Certainly Lorenzo would have ridden differently in Valencia if he had started with only a 20-point lead. As it was, he had already clinched the title and wanted to beat Pedrosa one last time after having ridden the second half of the season protecting his lead.
So, will the return of Lorenzo and Pedrosa at Indianapolis, put the rookie back in his place? Remember, Marquez´s winning race time at Laguna Seca was 15 seconds slower than last year's win by Pedrosa. But temperatures were higher this year and riders complained of strong winds.
When I asked Marc why the race was that much slower and whether he could have gone faster, he said, "I didn't ride in MotoGP last year so I can't compare, but we were slower than last year's times all weekend. Perhaps if I had been pushed more I could have done the race is maybe four seconds less, but not 15."
Emilio Alzamora, 125 World Champion in 1999 and Marquez´s manager and constant companion, smiled when I put the same question to him. "I have no idea how fast Marc could have gone and I don't think he does either. He always races whoever is fastest."
Hmmm… So I looked at the 19 races (16 in Moto2 and three in MotoGP) that Marc has won in the last three years. Only once has he won a race by more than 2.4 seconds and nine on the 19 wins were by less than a second.
That one race that he won by a larger margin, by 5.8 seconds, was at Indianapolis last year in Moto2 over his archrival Pol Espargaró. That day Marc admits he wanted to send a message to his long-time adversary. (The two have been racing each other since they were pre-school kids in the extensive Spanish youth events.)
The last race that he won in Moto2 was by 1.2 seconds over former 125 World Champion Julian Simon of Spain, but he started 33rd and last on the grid after being penalized for knocking Italian Simone Corsi off in a free practice.
No one now seriously questions whether Marquez is the real thing. But how fast can he go? That may depend on how hard Lorenzo and Pedrosa push him.
Indy starts a string of three races on three consecutive weekends. After that a week off before the Grand Prix of San Marino at the Marco Simoncelli Circuit of Misano, then another one weekend break before Motorland, Aragón (Spain), another free weekend and the home stretch consisting in yet another string of three grueling "fly-away" races on three weekends (Malaysia, Australia and Japan), and, after a final free weekend, the season finale in the tight and twisty Valencia bullring.
There is a always a bit of luck involved and, in a sense, Pedrosa and Lorenzo, unlucky to break collarbones, were lucky that the long summer break came when it did, allowing both to get back into fighting form for the three-race stint that starts in Indianapolis.
Injuries and luck are always part of any MotoGP battle, but in statement made just prior to flying out to Indy, Dani Pedrosa said about the Indiana circuit: "This is a place where we go very well, but the circuit has its difficulties. There are three types of surface around the track and that makes set-up very difficult, but, as I said, this is track is not so bad for us."
And "not so bad" in the language of the soft-spoken Catalan, means that he is quietly confident.
Jorge Lorenzo, who said the day before his big crash in Assen, that he was "riding the best I ever have in my life," has been working to recover fitness and was pleased with his test of the Yamaha seamless gearbox at Brno (Czech Republic) last week, although the new gearbox, it seems, will only be fitted to the fifth and final engine of the five-engine allocation and probably will not go on track until Misano at the earliest.
Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Factory Racing, summed up Lorenzo's first half of the season in an interview with MotoGP.com: "Jorge has won three races. He was in his role as leader and looking strong. I believe he is the most complete rider in the championship at this moment. But he injured his collarbone twice and that set him back. We believe that he will be back to form quickly."
Marquez, constantly asked if he is surprised to be leading the series, said, "I was never expected to win the title this year. I thought I would spend the first half of the season learning and maybe fight for a podium or two before getting into the position of maybe fighting for a couple of wins in the second half. The riders who must be feeling the pressure are the ones who were expected to win."
But is Marc feeling the pressure? "No. At the moment the objective, our mindset, is exactly as it was over the first half of the season. For sure I feel a little pressure because we are leading and because we have done some good races. That way you feel just enough pressure to keep your level of riding."
So, will Marquez equal that, until now, unequaled feat of winning the premier class title as a rookie? Since Roberts beat two-times World Champions Barry Sheene to win first time out in 1978, the closest anyone has come was the run on Mick Doohan by Max Biaggi in 1998.
Pedrosa put it like this: "These next three races are going to define how the season will go. Up until now things have been pretty even."Indianapolis GP, MotoGP, Noyes Notebook


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