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John. We won't be at the race this weekend, as Haley needs to work on her grades it seems. You guys have a great time and be safe !!!
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from last weekend. The Coyote HS.
This race's report takes place up in Brooksville,Fl at the Mondon Hill property. This is our "home" race as we are both member's of Suncoast Trailblazer's. The property is very different from most in that being an old mining site it offers many elevation changes and a chances to ride in some clay vs. sand. The course for Sat afternoon was 10 miles.
Sat dawned with guarded optimism. Haley is riding on a familiar course so confidence should be high, but racing it is another story and anything can happen. Having her grandparents and a friend from school there for the first time gave her more determination to do well...."Beep"
Haley was off into the first corner and not last which is good. She ended up following someone off course on the slag pile as a barrier had been knocked down and some confusion ensued. Lesson learned on following the course and not relying on the rider in front to know the right way.
Apparently at some point on the course she was pitched off the bike in front of the paramedics. She said she saw stars as they ran up and said they were going to call it in. She asked them if she could just sit there a bit and collect her self. He asked "How many fingers am I holding up?"..."3" was her correct answer and they cautiously let her continue with the advice of "take it easy out there!". Glad to hear the EMT's were there to help and she toughed it out and continued on. I followed her for a few miles on her 2nd lap through the ravine and out to the field. She looked like she was having fun!
Haley ended up doing 2 laps and to quote "I only wrecked 3 times " so she seemed happy with that. Her grandparents were very impressed with what a she accomplished and the whole FTR in general. I think her friend also had a few stories to share at school on Monday, including her first experience using a port-a-potty.
Junior Girls
Place # Name AMA # Brand City, State Point Adv Laps Elapsed
1 169G Haley Schell Honda Odessa, FL 50 0 2 1:19:33
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HS#11....FTR Benefit HS
An area near Lake Okeechobee is the location for this race's report. The terrain is flat as you might imagine with some sand, mud( I'll get to that part later) palm trees and open fields thrown in. The Palm Beach Track and Trail club is the hosts for this event as all the proceeds go the the Florida Trail Riders org. PBT&T club was one of the first off-road clubs to call Florida home in the early sixties. They disappeared for many years but now local riders are trying to get it started again and hosting this event was their re-introduction to the FTR family. Course was 7 miles on Sat and 11 on Sunday.
Our Junior girls racer is currently on the sideline due to her grades. Missing 2 races has been hard for her but Haley has been re-motivated to do the work necessary to get back on the track. She did volunteer to work with the pee-wee races and had a great time and made some new friends.
My race started off well. I was 4th out of 24 going into the first set of corners.
We wound back and forth across an open field for 3/4's of a mile before we dove into the woods. I managed to pass Dave Davis (48C) just before the tight stuff so now I'm up to third. I simply can't run the pace of the top couple of guys as Robert Downs (172C) goes by and I settle into 4th place at the end of the first lap. I came up on a straggler early in the 2nd lap and I made the mistake of taking too long to pass him. This let Dave (48C) close back up on me. I can hear him, but I'm not making a mistake in the tight brush.
I know it's hard to pass in this stuff, and the roosting of my 300 help keep him at bay when the course would open back up. There were a few mud holes scattered through out the course. If you were smart and skirted the edges you could make your way around, albeit slowly. For some reason, I'm not sure why exactly, as we came up on one in particular I saw a set of tracks through the middle and went for it. A course worker saw my attempt and gave me the universal "twisting of the throttle to the stops" motion and I reacted with a fist full and dropped into the blackness..
and this where I come to a screeching halt. The throttle stayed pinned but the fact I had now buried the bike up to the foot pegs brought about a feeling of fear and anger at myself. I knew better than this, but here I am I hopped of the bike and tried to push the bike forward while gassing it but nothing was moving...I was stuck. I attempted to pull the back end of the bike up but it wouldn't come up. Here is where my mud hole guardian's jump in. I managed to plead "I'm in 4th place guys can you please help" as one guy helped me get the back end up and onto firmer mud. I then tried to start the bike but every time I kicked down my foot would slip off the kick starter as my left leg is also buried . Several stabs later I was humbled to ask if one of them could get their longer legs over the top and get it stared. I managed to stagger off finally with the wheels rolling but out of energy. If I've learned one thing racing is you have to recover on the fly. I knew every second i was sitting still, I was losing ground and guys behind me were gaining it. I spent the reat of the lap trying to get my energy back as i rolled through the chicane in 6th. I had lost 2 positions while mired in the mud, but it could have been waaaay worse without that help.
I wasn't too excited about the 3rd lap...I'm exhausted. I guess the cold I had early in the week wasn't helping any either. As I passed by the infamous mud hole again I shouted to the worker's "I learned my lesson the last time" as they laughed and I took the smarter way around.
Towards the end of the lap 20c (Charles Nix) came by me and i had nothing for him. I rolled through the scoring chicane for 7th place. I wasn't too happy with that, but it could have been way worse. I'm really excited about the next race as I know if I can cut down on the big mistakes I'll be back in the battle for wood !!!
Video of first lap from Master A riders perspective. (Tim Missimer)
Senior C
Place # Name AMA # Brand City, State Point Adv Laps Elapsed
1 21C Jorge Colon 105354 KTM Orlando, FL 50 10 3 1:34:56
2 631C Robert Branagh Honda Palm Bay, FL 47 5 3 1:36:00
3 18C Vernon Hackett 223505 KTM Port St Lucie, FL 45 4 3 1:36:30
4 172C Robert Downs Kawasaki Sebastian, FL 43 3 3 1:36:52
5 48C David Davis 854296 KTM Lake City, FL 41 2 3 1:37:09
6 20C Charles Nix KTM Inverness, FL 40 0 3 1:38:37
7 117C Troy Stainbrook KTM Odessa, FL 39 0 3 1:39:17
8 196C Mark Zaremskas 505078 KTM Eustis, FL 38 0 3 1:39:34
9 677C Oris (Don) Combee Yamaha Ft Meade, FL 37 0 3 1:39:59
10 38C Mark Boris KTM Lake City, FL 36 0 3 1:40:22
11 325C Frank Gamperl Yamaha Deerfield Beach, FL 35 0 3 1:40:35
12 15C Kevin Vaughan KTM North Port, FL 34 0 3 1:40:57
13 7C Adam Schmitt KTM Naples, FL 33 0 3 1:41:49
14 919C Randy Bolen 987702 Kawasaki San Mateo, FL 32 0 3 1:44:18
15 715C Brett Chase 743982 Honda Melbourne, FL 31 0 3 1:45:45
16 921C Brad Risser 944743 Suzuki N Palm Beach, FL 30 0 3 1:47:02
17 42C Brenton Teixeira KTM Key West, FL 29 0 3 1:54:39
18 251C Mike Warm 206868 Kawasaki Sarasota, FL 28 0 3 1:56:28
19 369C Dan Thaler KTM Deerfield Beach, FL 27 0 3 1:57:27
20 25C Harold Fletcher Yamaha Ft Lauderdale, FL 26 0 3 1:59:24
21 1C Ouri Kahn Yamaha Weston, FL 25 0 2 1:13:37
22 234C Erik Hjortaas KTM , FL 8 0 1 0:34:43
23 704C David Sommers Honda St Petersberg, FL 8 0 1 0:42:58
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HS#11....Sand Slinger Legacy HS
I really need to do these closer to when the race happened..
This race report takes us to Ona,Fl and the hosting club is the Sarasota Area Dirt Riders Assoc. (SADRA) The property is a mix sand, woods, peat bogs, and a few creek crossings. Sat loop was 7.5 miles and Sunday 10.5. There were some areas of concern after Sunday's practice lap but the club was able to reroute quickly.
Haley race went well. She was 4 minutes slower than the leader(Zoe) the first lap and 5 the next, but she's racing the course and working the whole time. With 3 more years in this class she is excited about getting better. Since this race we've pulled arrows on an Enduro course, took some instruction at Sunshine mx track and rode many hours at Croom so stuff is starting to stick and making the honor roll for the first time this quarter takes some pressure off! She made the comment she saw Glenn on the course so was quick to stand up for the photo..ha!
Junior Girls
Place # Name AMA # Brand City, State Point Adv Laps Elapsed
1 5G Zoe Steindl KTM Sanford, FL 50 0 4 1:22:23
2 169G Haley Schell Honda Odessa, FL 47 0 3 1:14:55
After the practice lap I was really looking forward to this course. There were some open areas I was looking forward to letting the 300 run and the track was a great mix of things I liked. I even parked my bike next to Dave Davis(#48) in the hopes I could try and get a tow off of him into the first corner..ha!
The horn blew and I made my first mistake. As I threw my leg over the seat to give it a kick I was looking forward at the same time. Haley (who was holding my bike) was nice enough to tell me that's why I didn't get a good stroke on the kick starter and why it took 2 kicks to get going...thanks honey: I'm about 7th/8th going into the first corner and played follow the leader the first mile. No where real easy to pass, but I'm finally able to take a tighter inside line on a sweeping corner and make a pass on 20C so I'm up a spot.
Just as we head out on to a high speed area I have a strange sensation. My bike had turned into a rocking horse, and i can't figure out why. After pulling over, it's quite obvious..
That's the worse feeling watching everyone stream by as you sit there. I went back and watched the rest of the race from a different perspective...the sidelines. It could have been worse ..I could have broke and not the bike. I'm now armed with a new sub-frame, a Weight Watchers points calculator, and the feeling I've got some unfinished business...see you in Okeechobee!
Video of first lap..guy in my class.
Senior C
Place # Name AMA # Brand City, State Point Adv Laps Elapsed
1 18C Vernon Hackett 223505 KTM Port St Lucie, FL 50 10 4 1:48:00
2 520C Sam Jarczynski Honda Safety Harbor, FL 47 5 4 1:50:29
3 325C Frank Gamperl Yamaha Deerfield Beach, FL 45 4 4 1:51:24
4 48C David Davis 854296 KTM Lake City, FL 43 3 4 1:52:05
5 196C Mark Zaremskas 505078 KTM Eustis, FL 41 2 4 1:53:22
6 21C Jorge Colon 105354 KTM Orlando, FL 40 0 4 1:53:37
7 20C Charles Nix KTM Inverness, FL 39 0 4 1:53:39
8 919C Randy Bolen 987702 Kawasaki San Mateo, FL 38 0 4 1:59:04
9 38C Mark Boris KTM Lake City, FL 37 0 4 1:59:12
10 677C Oris (Don) Combee Yamaha Ft Meade, FL 36 0 3 1:25:48
11 12C Steve Ostergard Husaberg , FL 35 0 3 1:31:34
12 26C Robert Ryan 941623 Yamaha Lake Mary, FL 34 0 3 1:31:39
13 251C Mike Warm 206868 Kawasaki Sarasota, FL 33 0 3 1:34:02
14 369C Dan Thaler KTM Deerfield Beach, FL 32 0 3 1:37:29
15 869C Dave Edwards Suzuki , FL 31 0 3 1:39:35
DNF 117C Troy Stainbrook KTM Odessa, FL 0 0 0 0:00:0
Tbone screwed with this post 03-22-2011 at 10:30 AM
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HS12..Razorback II
Last weekend we headed back down south to Okeechobee for the Razorback II HS presented by SEFTR. The course consisted of sand, palmetto roots, and more sand. There were no elevation changes or water/mud crossings. Sat course was 6 miles and Sunday was 11 or so.
Haley had an eventful day. It started with the practice lap as we waited and waited for to come out of the woods.Eventually she slowly rolls in with a bit of a technical issue. Seems someone ran into her while navigating some palmetto's and the subsequent fall had wrapped her shifter all the way around backwards to the foot peg. 1st gear was what was available so made for a long frustrating loop. I shut-off her gas, laid the bike down and attempted to straighten it back, with the inevitable "snap" as it was now in 2 places. I managed to find one for a 450 at Atlantic Motorsports that worked...disaster averted. The next moment was at the starting line as we wondered" Where is Haley?". Seemed she didn't remember I had laid the bike down so she needed to treat it like it was flooded when starting it. After a mad dash to change the plug by fellow SCTB member's she made it in time for the start. One kick..2 kicks..drop into gear and she's off .
She rolled through the chicane for the first lap with a less than enthusiastic body language. The 2nd lap was a frustrating one as she dumped the bike and couldn't get it restarted. Amanda Richardson who was working the event was nice enough to stop and help Haley get going, but survival was the only thing on her mind. She rolled through to make 2 laps, and hours later was wishing she could race it again to get a better finish. She was the only Junior girl there this race so 1st place was hers, but I'm glad she still is not satisfied. After riding the course on Sunday I'm proud of her for doing 2 laps...tough stuff.
Junior Girls
Place # Name AMA # Brand City, State Point Adv Laps Elapsed
1 169G Haley Schell Honda Odessa, FL 50 0 2 1:11:48
The bike started in 1 kick so I had a good run at the first corner. As we headed for the 1st double green a rider in front of me blew the greens and had to circle around (21C Jorge Colon) so that put me 3rd out of 12. I was behind (196C) Mark Zaremskas. I started having some fun by yelling "I'm coming Mark. I'm gonna get you" at him as we wove through the woods. I need to use all the tools at my disposal to pass these guys.fight5 Eventually Mark made a mistake and I slide on by, so I'm in 2nd. Another few miles and Jorge (The guy who blew the double greens) comes banzai-ing past me with branches sticking out of his bike and the look of a man on a mission ("cough"..sandbagger.."cough") so I'm 3rd. This race I told my self I wasn't going to make the big mistake. After burying the bike in the bushes at Apollo and the mud hole at the benefit I was going to ride within my limits. My old KTM turns like a tractor and all those deep sand corner's are causing me fits. 3/4's of the way through the first lap on a long run of sand whoops a Yamaha passed me (325C Frank Gamperl) so I'm 4th as we roll through the chicane.
I was worried after the practice lap as I thought it had cost me too much energy. The course was tough, sandy, and the temp was coming up.To be in 4th at this point was better than I expected. Soon after I managed to lose the tip to my camelbak. As the water was running down my leg I tried to drink as much as I could and hope for the best. I'm tired, and dropping the bike 3 times on the 2nd lap just proves that to me. I'm leaning up on the bars and hoping every time I hang a right that it's the corner that leads out to the finish. I'm really worried that if I drop it again that's it. Then I see the checker's !!!
I ended up 4th on a course I just wanted to survive and brought home some wood, so I'm happy. The bike and I made it through in one piece and we're looking forward to firmer ground at Gatorback!!
Senior C
Place # Name AMA # Brand City, State Point Adv Laps Elapsed
1 21C Jorge Colon 105354 KTM Orlando, FL 50 10 2 1:21:00
2 325C Frank Gamperl Yamaha Deerfield Beach, FL 47 5 2 1:22:17
3 18C Vernon Hackett 223505 KTM Port St Lucie, FL 45 4 2 1:24:05
4 117C Troy Stainbrook KTM Odessa, FL 43 3 2 1:27:04
5 196C Mark Zaremskas 505078 KTM Eustis, FL 41 2 2 1:27:39
6 46C Troy Lashon 822142 KTM Jupiter, FL 40 0 2 1:35:39
7 15C Kevin Vaughan KTM North Port, FL 39 0 2 1:36:47
8 42C Brenton Teixeira KTM Key West, FL 38 0 2 1:44:33
9 26C Robert Ryan 941623 Yamaha Lake Mary, FL 37 0 1 0:44:16
10 1C Ouri Kahn Yamaha Weston, FL 36 0 1 0:46:24
11 753C Erik Barr Honda , FL 35 0 1 0:47:54
12 25C Harold Fletcher Yamaha Ft Lauderdale, FL 34 0 1 0:54:18
DNF 2C Paul Michel Roque KTM Fort Lauderdale, FL 0 0 0 0:00:00
DNF 369C Dan Thaler KTM Deerfield Beach, FL 0 0 0 0:00:00
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Great job, TBone, and little TBonette!
Its habits that make us, and habits that break us.
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Thanks. These back-to-back races are tough on us old guys..
here is a photo how your suppose to take those sand whoops..
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Good Job Troy
It was a pleasure to meet you and your daughter Haley at the Razorback. It's only the second Race I have ever attended and the first in which i was able to ride the course and see what it's like (via the Saturday "FUN RUN"). What a damn tough course that was ! Hats off to all who survived.
Great report. Look forward to more in the future.
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Thanks for the photo's Steve! Now get a bike and come out and join us
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Awesome Troy! congrats to Haley!
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Hey Steverino
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Hey T-Bone and Haley,
Always enjoy your race report Troy. Good job on 4th without a camelback, I certainly couldnt have done more than one lap without fluids.
Good luck at Gatorback.
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HS#13 Gatorback HS
The race venue for HS#13 is the Gatorback motocross/supercross track and neighboring woods. The club (Big Scrub Trail Riders) was unable to use the mining area that they usually incorporate into their course but managed to eek out a 8.5 mile course that ended up being just as fun. The Sat course was 6 miles.
Haley and I are both new to the MX portions of the course. Taking a lesson at Sunshine MX track a few weeks ago helped ease some of the fear, but there's no experience like racing it. Haley race started well as she wasn't last into the first corner and due to Zoe (5G) spinning out on the mx course she had the lead for a bit. The first lap was uneventful as she was 1 minute behind the leader. 2nd lap she had an issue with an off-camber hill with a tree involved that required a re-do. She became more comfortable with the MX track over the last few laps which led to much fun on course. When the checker's came out she had done 4 laps with no major issues and her confidence definitely benefited.
Junior Girls
Place # Name AMA # Brand City, State Point Adv Laps Elapsed
1 5G Zoe Steindl Nacs Sanford, FL 50 0 5 1:21:04
2 169G Haley Schell Honda Odessa, FL 47 0 4 1:15:40
I'm up next. 18 riders in our line and a whole bunch of MX jumps in my future...yikes! I'm around 5th going into the first corner as the group of us struggle for traction and a way around the guy in front of us. A rider doubles a set of jumps and gets by along with a rider heading up out of the track. I pass 2 guys on the gas as we head into the first woods section so it's give and take at this point. It's got some whoops but nothing that really bad. I'm just trying to survive the first pass through the mx/sx sections as there are more places to make up time in the woods. A course like this doesn't have a bunch of opportunities to relax and my arms are feeling it. There are several off-camber hill climbs and descents as well as a butt-puckering hard/easy split. The easy way costs you aprox. 15-20 seconds but the hard requires a straight down drop that once you do it once isn't so bad, it's just the first time that puts your heart in your throat. At the end of the first lap I'm 7th.
On my 2nd lap my arm pump seems to get worse. At one point there are 4 of us within 20 ft of each other rolling over the sx jumps but no obvious way to make a pass. Adam Nix (20C) goes by as well as Eric Frendak (510C) back in the woods. I'm in 9th at the end of 2nd lap, and not feeling too racey. Then things turn around.
I'm starting to feel my hands again and getting in the groove. After a while I see Adam (20C) coming back to me.I manage to pass him at the SX track, but soon he's back by in the woods. There is a lapped rider holding us up but I haven't heard Adam hollering at him yet. I take the inside line on a uphill right hander and get Adam back as well as a chance to holler at the straggler who is nice enough to move over. At this point I'm having a blast! Granted I wasn't thrilled with my place at the moment, but the back and forth battle Adam and I would have over the next 2 laps made up for it in spades. bikeh
We roll through to end the 3rd lap nose-to tail. I made a mistake on the MX track and Adam puts some distance on me. I see him ahead at the SX track and I think" There's no way I'm going to catch him". All I can do is ride hard and hope to make it up. Soon enough he's in front of me and I yell "I'm back" as we head into the hilly sections. He took the line I used passing him on the lap before, so now I decide to just sit behind him, bide my time and wait. I see Eric (510C) up ahead who passed me earlier picking his bike up and I mange to follow Adam by and keep the heat on. He'd make time in spots only to let me get it aback in other's. There's a 150yd long stretch of sand whoops before we dump back into the MX track and Adam pulls a gap. My only hope at this point is to shadow him on the track and hope for a mistake. The corners are the place to be as he continues to take the inside line and I'm forced to try the outside where it's dry and slick. If it had been the difference between wood or not I might have pressed the issue more., but it was for 6-7th place, plus we had had so much fun up to that point why spoil it. I rolled through the chicane right behind him and had to let out a holler...what a blast! We'll see you at Chipley.
side note: I was 30 seconds faster each lap...just need to eliminate that arm pump!
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1 21C Jorge Colon 105354 KTM Orlando, FL 50 10 4 1:48:52
2 196C Mark Zaremskas 505078 KTM Eustis, FL 47 5 4 1:49:03
3 325C Frank Gamperl Yamaha Deerfield Beach, FL 45 4 4 1:49:39
4 520C Sam Jarczynski Honda Safety Harbor, FL 43 3 4 1:50:09
5 48C David Davis 854296 KTM Lake City, FL 41 2 4 1:52:25
6 20C Charles Nix KTM Inverness, FL 40 0 4 1:52:43
7 117C Troy Stainbrook KTM Odessa, FL 39 0 4 1:52:48
8 510C Eric Frendak 865855 KTM Windermere, FL 38 0 4 1:54:37
9 214C Stacy McCullough 234694 Kawasaki Lake Placid, FL 37 0 4 1:54:50
10 15C Kevin Vaughan KTM North Port, FL 36 0 4 1:55:19
11 41C Eric Sanders 846487 KTM Gainesville, FL 35 0 4 1:55:20
12 716C Jerry Bentley 108764 Yamaha Tallahassee, FL 34 0 4 1:56:24
13 828C Mike Hunter 744142 Honda Middleburg, FL 33 0 4 1:58:21
14 38C Mark Boris KTM Lake City, FL 32 0 3 1:29:02
15 919C Randy Bolen 987702 Kawasaki San Mateo, FL 31 0 3 1:32:55
16 26C Robert Ryan 941623 Yamaha Lake Mary, FL 30 0 3 1:33:43
17 251C Mike Warm 206868 Kawasaki Sarasota, FL 29 0 3 1:36:07
18 715C Brett Chase 743982 Honda Melbourne, FL 28 0 3 1:37:43
19 333C Bill Pitts 110733 Yamaha Orlando, FL 27 0 3 1:39:35
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Poll: Sparrow users, are you sticking with Sparrow for iPhone or switching to one of these alternatives?
Google has bought Mac and iPhone Gmail app, Sparrow, and while it will still be maintained, it will no longer be kept in active development. What that effectively means is, no more Sparrow for iPhone, at least not in the way that matters.
So, if you're Sparrow user, what do you plan on doing?
You can certainly keep using the Sparrow app we have today until, at some point in the future it stops working. You won't get that push update you've been waiting for -- you won't get any new updates, but you'll keep what you have. For a while, at least. But you also have some other options...
You can switch back to the built-in Apple Mail app. It doesn't support Gmail specific features like stars or labels, but it does have universal inbox, push via Exchange ActiveSync, and will be getting additional features like VIP inbox with iOS 6 this fall. It doesn't "fit" the Gmail workflow, but it works and Apple isn't abandoning it any time soon.
You can switch to the official Gmail app, which is basically Gmail.com in a thin app wrapper so it can access contacts, and attach images. It offers excellent support for Gmail the way Google built it to be used, but isn't a great iOS app the way Apple meant them to be built.
You can go to Gmail.com on your iPhone. No, seriously. You can.
If you're really bummed, you can do like former Google employee #20 and new Yahoo! CEO #20 Marissa Mayer did and leave Gmail entirely...
Or maybe you've thought of something else? Let us know what you're doing in the poll above, and give us the details in the comments below!
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Poll: Sparrow users, are you sticking with Sparrow for iPhone or switching to one of these alternatives?
TheVerge is reporting that the Sparrow team will be joining the Gmail team, which could mean that native Gmail apps are going to be replaced (or at least heavily informed) by Sparrow.
(crossing fingers)
Oops! Should've posted this in this thread, not the other one--sorry. Anyway:
I don't use anything Google except search (without signing in). Bought Sparrow months ago, but as soon as I saw it wouldn't really replace the stock Mail on my iMac (no POP), I never used it. But I kept it on my Mac and phone, waiting to see if Apple improved Mail or Sparrow improved. Sparrow was almost there, but now that they've gone to the Dark Side, I just deleted it forever.
Too late, I've uninstalled it on the iPhone and the Macbook.. Back to in-built clients, such a shame..
Lump me in with the "don't really care" crowd. I've been Google free for the last couple of months and I haven't missed it one bit.
Google reminds me of a child molester. They lure you in with the offer of "free" services, and before you know it, they're taking advantage of you by stealing and cataloging all your personal information, in the name of marketing and advertising.
I already switched moth OSX and iPhone app to Mail.app
I've always hated Sparrow. I'm glad I never bought it.
I was giving Sparrow a try after years using Postbox, which I love. When I was just getting used to the gmail-like workflow again, waiting for push on iPhone, the iPad app, and lots of improvements on the desk version, I received the e-mail. Deleted all apps, and went back to postbox, still the best solution for e-mail in my opinion.
Postbox may not seem so "native" for gmail but it supports it in a VERY good way, I recommend a look at its trial version for those orphaned by Sparrow.
Supporting our own Triage. It's very fast, powerful, advanced. e.g. File a mail with one swipe. Respond or forward a mail with one swipe and a tap. Very easy to do everything, including typing, one handed. Not very pretty right now, granted, but help is on the way. Under active development.


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Jane Provides Foreword in Former Student's New Book
Crowdfunding Success - JGI Raises Funds for Herbal Medicine Project
Recent Research Conducted at Gombe Sheds Light on Chimpanzee Psychology
Jane's Statement on Intensive Farming Video
After watching a six minute clip on worldwide food production, Dr. Goodall lends her voice on why intensive farming is harmful to both our environment and the suffering animals. Read Jane's full statement below.
Livestream: Go Wild with Jane Goodall in Panama
2014 All Saints Church
Jane's Statement on PETA's 98% Human Video
After seeing this animated video by PETA, Dr. Goodall lends her voice on why using chimpanzees in entertainment or keeping them as pets is damaging to their personalities and overall well-being.
Making a Difference: Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots
Produced by National Geographic Television, this short video highlights Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, the global youth program of the Jane Goodall Institute which was founded by Dr. Jane Goodall and a group of Tanzanian students in 1991.
Jane's Statement on Steve Cutts's Animated Video "Man"
See how we have harmed the planet in what Dr. Goodall calls, "a clever cartoon that provides a chilling commentary of our selfish behavior." Read more of Jane's thoughts and watch this animated video created by Steve Cutts.


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Bardo — The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) Friday adopted by a majority the bill pertaining to the loan guarantee agreement signed between Tunisia and the United States, which will help issuance by Tunisia of a bond on the American financial market.
One hundred and nine deputies voted for this agreement, 14 abstained and 30 voted against.
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ProMedUSA Pte Ltd
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ProMedUSA Pte Ltd is a Singapore Private Limited Company.We are the exclusive importer and distributor in Asia for the entire range of Crystal Air Ozone Generators (ozonizers or ozonisers) for both air and water treatment.Most of Singapore's 3,4,5 and 6 star hotels, resorts hospitals, F&B Outlets, Tobacco and Cigar Divan's, Cleaning Contractors, Recycling Enterprises and ...
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Pure & Secure, LLC. is the leading manufacturer of premium water distillers for families and businesses. For over 40 years our Pure Water brand of water distillers has been recognized as the single most effective way to protect against the full range of possible contaminants that can be found in water. Pure & Secure, LLC. is a family owned business that still manufactures ...
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Telkonet Inc. (OTCQB: TKOI), is a publicly traded clean energy company that helps clients decrease operating expenses, reduce carbon footprints and improve sustainability with the green technology EcoSmart intelligent wireless energy management system. Telkonet offers EcoSmart technology to achieve a balance between energy efficiency and occupant comfort. EcoSmart ...
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56 thoughts on "Thirsty?"
Mais ce vrais? ce ne pas des "I'm first weenies"
John McGregor
Only Monkey can save us now!!!
Dexter's Lab Joke
Is the glass completely empty or is there a monkey on it?
Hell Wil, this piccy is 288 KB !!! Whoever is paying the webhost bill is in for one hell of a shock if you get too many visitors.
Anyway isn't it supposed to have WWDN or 50,000 monkeys, or somethin' on there too ?
OK – you sold me…. how much ? Unless of course you're gonna visit EBay again
It would sure look better wih beer in it though.
No No No, Mark…
You don't put skunk squeezin's in a monkey glass…
You put banana juice in a Monkey glass…
(Someone, plese, save me from the gutter, for the current is strong.)
Actually, the image is from the ebay page, so it won't matter how big it is. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!
Okay, I'll stop now.
Cool glass though. I wish I could bid on 'em!
wow number 6! im in the front thats soo cool Wilio man!
im luvin that cup up there lol.
exactly a month since River Phoenix's birthday
Cherish, you evil twin you. We were doing evil laughs at the same time. 😉
I have that exact same glass! You can buy them at Cost Plus for two bucks, and I love them. It kind of disturbs me that the moneky is oddly sheep-like, though.
Heh! GIMPped it smaller, resaved, now it's just 96K.
Yep, I got them at Cost Plus. The image links to an auction for an autographed version =]
Think of the children!
Think of the monkeys!
Think of the monkey children!
Think I'll go have a beer…
mmm… monkey.
mmm… beer.
mmm… cool story later.
Are you okay, man? I'm sad from visiting your auction, and I don't really know why.
Take care,
Hi Wil! Great update! It was really informative and full of fun facts for the whole familiy!
Plz join the http://superevil.tv forums! We are so very low, and a underground leader/actor such as yourself would save our morale. Thx!
Sometimes Monkeys make people cry.
It's weird like that.
Would you like to buy a monkey???….
Ya know, there's nothing like a tall glass of Monkey in the mornin' to start off the day…
bad monkey!
or like my alex says… FREE THE MONKEYS!
i'm such a dork…
Monkeys are good, yes.. now if only we had a Cost Plus here in Darwin, Australia!
Actually, I'm much more fond of lemurs. 😉
That really does look like a sheep. A brown sheep. I can't really explain why, but I think it is really fun that Wil found some glasses he likes, bought some extra for people that would also like them, and is selling them on ebay. Its such a simple little thing that would have been impossible 10 years ago. It made me smile.
50,000 monkey's my butt…there's really been only one monkey all along…and he's not even at the typewriter!…bet he's plastered now that he's sucked all the gin outta that glass!
Nick Nolte liked to drink from his Mihnkey glass.
"I can't really explain why, but I think it is really fun that Wil found some glasses he likes, bought some extra for people that would also like them, and is selling them on ebay. Its such a simple little thing that would have been impossible 10 years ago. It made me smile"
*big grin*
exactly =]
nice looking monkey, although i prefer the rabid kind. (click my name)
somebody better buy wil's damn glasses or he's never gonna get off this monkey thing!…let alone post anything new!…buy the glasses!…they make a perfect gift for all occasions!…and they're easy to use to…just fill 'em and drain 'em!
It's already at $76.00 at eBay.
I sell Pint Glasses all over the place at UE for like $10 and you think people get all excited? Noooooo.
Stupid Wheaton and his Stupid Monkeys.
Just cleaning out the garage and found some old glasses and put them up for auction. Good for you! Wil, your making all of the fans here -excited-! We were cleaning at my house too, is it hard to set up an E-bay account? We are gonna sell some of our junk. Right now I am watching TNG on TNN! Wil was (is still) so CUTE!
It's amazing what people will buy to own a piece of Wil.
Although this monkey may look like a sheep do not be fooled. Afterall the catarrhine nose (characteristic of old world monkeys) is clearly visable, the eyes are towards the front of the head and the skull is in the shape of a dome. Unlike the sheep which is a prey animal therefor having the eyes more towards the sides of the head. But I don't know what the hell is going on with those mickey mouse ears. Obviously the artist did not consult the zoo on this piece.
dude- don't tell me you ran out of Heinekin- That's so wrong!!!!!!
I thought Cost Plus changed their name to World Market? Maybe I need to go make a trip and pick some up….
have you SEEN my blog? too bad the bidding is waay past my market level for glasses… great promo!
That was amazing!
As obvious as it should already be to us, if there is one life lesson I'll take from wilwheaton.net (And I will) it's that celebrities are human. Man, did that story ever bring me back. You always assume that celebs are these invincible amazing people who do EVERYTHING you've always wanted to do. I guess it takes stories like this to realize that celebs still have feelings and aren't made of stone.
I think you've taken us all in that time machine with you, though we're all getting off at different stops.
I often wonder why people play money for an autograph.
I mean, what is it you're getting.
A signature.
Go work retail, accept credit cards, get tons of signatures.
What makes celebrities signatures so important?
When they write "To my friend Dave, have a great life, hugs and kisses, etc etc" do they mean it? Or are they thinking "Geez Dave, if this'll get you off my back…(sigh)"
Then you think of the price.
over $100 for a glass with a signature on it. When you think about it, the only thing, other than the $2 cost of the glass, that wil invested in it is time.
I'm glad wil can put a price on his time, I can't. I have a real hard time doing it.
Then again, i'm rather whacked. =D
Whoops! Ignore my comment, was meant for the story above this one
that monkey does look like a sheep.
maybe it's a monkey-sheep hybrid called meep or shonkey or shmonkey or shmeep or something… 😀
Or maybe it's just feeling sheepish cause of being
sold on Ebay pretending to be a monkey?!
no this does not make any sense ..its too damn early.
Uh…are you making money off this? Seems kinda tacky to be selling your own swag.
I just checked the latest bid for the glasses on ebay, and the bid is up to $112.50 made by stargazer7of9…hrm…sounds familiar… 😉
The "shmonkey" (as per suzy), looks like it needs more to it. Wil's autograph would fill up the empty space around the glass, but we need some nice, relaxing beverage to fill up the inside.
150 bucks for glasses?? OMG, Wil, does this prove to you that we still love you?
You are right to call your readers monkeys. Whatever you write or say or sell, is automatically touted "the coolest thing ever!" All the monkeys are always so far up your ass cuz they all want to be your bestest friend… you must be making a killing off these idiot sycophants. You should try auctioning off a piece of your own shit- you'd still probably get a $100 bucks for it.
ha ha good luck!
he-he monkey..What wil you drinking? Banana juice?;)
Cool monkey! Reminds me a bit of the Monkey Island computer games. I loved those when I was a kid.
Oh, no. Don't do this to me! Monkeyness from Wil Wheaton? I'm too poor for this!! But… I want. *sniff*
Well, the glasses finally sold for $177.50. Congrats to the lucky winner. Wil, you should send the person a photo of yourself drinking out of your own monkey glass.
I just wanted to say that Jake of 8bit Joystick.com is a proud supporter of Evil Ninja.net's
Buy Bush a PlayStation 2 Campaign
Quoth the site.
Simply put, BBPS2 is a protest fund-raiser. The object is to raise enough money to buy President George W. Bush a PlayStation 2 and a copy of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs, in the hopes that he uses it
oh to be just an ordinary guy huh!
but the fans just won't let go wil they lol
instead of quasimodo saying "the bells, the bells"
there are famous people (what does that mean anyway "famous")out there saying "the fans, the fans".
keep it up wil, just an ordinary "famous" guy.
nice to know Mr stewart was truthfull about your acting ability, and obviously had a great deal of respect for you also! another ordinary "famous" guy? (ref: your faq)
regards to you and yours
reb and mine
Holy shit, wheaton, you are the devil. $177.50 for two goddamn monkey glasses? Your fans are fucked in the head.
There is no god.
I think I'll get drunk and try to forget you exist.
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By Stephen J. Kotz
The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities is seeking nominations for its annual list of endangered historic places. Compiled through a nomination process, the list, which appears every other year, also encourages citizens to participate in defining cultural and historic significance and engage in developing alternatives to the status quo within their communities.
Previous lists, drawn from islandwide submissions, have ranged from agricultural sites, country estates, inns, historic districts.
SPLIA is now accepting nominations for the 2015 list. Anyone who knows of an important historic property that is threatened is encouraged to download a form by visiting SPLIA's website: www.splia.org. The deadline for submissions is November 30.
The society notes that historic properties spanning the length of Long Island are regularly threatened by a variety of complex issues that all point to a need for their greater appreciation and protection. The society launched its inaugural List of Endangered Historic Places in 2010 to broadly educate the public about the region's wide range of historic environments and provide support and greater visibility to local efforts working to save at-risk resources.


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Removed Alien Charged With Illegally Returning To U.S.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. ‑ A resident of Baltimore, Md., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of re-entry into the United States after deportation, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
The one-count indictment named Wilson Tabora-Henriquez, 19, as the sole defendant.
According to indictment, Wilson Tabora-Henriquez, an alien, was formally removed from the United States by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on May 27, 2009. Tabora-Henriquez was found on May 23, 2011, in Pittsburgh.
The law provides for a maximum total sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant. Defendant has been placed on detention.
Assistant United States Attorney Paul E. Hull is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case.
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Staff of Alameda-based Perforce Software competed in the first Octocat Dodgeball Invitational, competing against teams from other tech firms like Twitter, Github, New Relic, Twili and Plum District. The 19 teams were paired randomly for each round, according to the software firm, up to the final showdown. (Games followed the rules of the National Amateur Dodgeball Association.)
"We won the first round, two out of three games. We were out by the second round. It was hysterical…. and there were lots of outfits spoofing the movie, 'Dodgeball,' " said Allison Banks, director of human resources for Perforce and the team's coach.
"We wore armbands and T-shirts and came with 'cheerleaders' with black and gold pompoms. There were lots of short-shorts, knee socks, headbands and wigs," Banks explained.
The friendly competition among the tech companies gave employees a chance to socialize outside work, according to Perforce. Plus, it was a successful charity benefit.
Perforce played on behalf of the Alameda Food Bank and donated $1,500 to local cause and $1,500 to the tournament as part of its participation. Some $27,000 was raised for the winning team's charity: Heifer International, which works to empower families worldwide through sustainable development. (The event took place at the Mission Recreation Center in San Francisco.)
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THIS IS NOT just Memorial Day. It is also the 215th anniversary of the opening of the first Constitutional Convention.
First? Yes, now that the Archivist of the U.S. and Congress have validated the proposition that state actions to amend the Constitution are everlasting, the second Constitutional Convention is a certainty.


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|There is a 30% discount ticket for Matsumoto-Castle for our customers only.
|You can borrow a bike free of charge. (Bikes are available on a first come basis.)
|There is a free internet space in the lobby. Internet connections are also available in your room. You must provide your own laptop.
|We also have Yukata(a traditional Japanese summer robe) available. If you would like to try one please ask at the front desk.
|The coin-operated laundry is on the 2nd floor. It is 100yen per use. You must also rent a laundry key .
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Welcome to Yostmark
Yostmark is the premiere mountaineering and backcountry shop in Teton Valley, ID. Clair Yost opened the store in 1993 and is the inventor of the Mountain Noodles, one of the first soft, fat, powder skis made for the excellent powder conditions of the Tetons. Owned and staffed by backcountry enthusiasts, Yostmark is the best source of information and gear for the backcountry whether it is skiing (Nordic, telemark and AT), snowshoeing, climbing, camping, hiking or backpacking in the Tetons and the west.
On the way to Grand Targhee Resort and the amazing backcountry of Grand Teton National Park, Teton Canyon and Teton Pass, Yostmark is your one stop shop for all your backcountry needs. Conveniently located on Ski Hill Road and Third St. in Driggs, stop by on the way to your adventure for local backcountry banter and camaraderie.
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Photographing the Mad T Party
Cars Land and Buena Vista Street opened last month along with another attraction that seems to get a lot less attention, the Mad T Party. Mad T Party is Disney California Adventure's latest dance party, replacing the popular ElecTRONica in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot. Love them or hate them, these dance parties are quite popular with local teens and twenty-somethings. The loud music and the craziness on the dance floor might be offputting for some, but I highly recommend photographers check it out as the high-energy scene with bright lights, colors and shapes make for some incredible photo opportunities. It's quite challenging, too, which is an added benefit for anyone looking to expand their skills to include low-light concert style photography.
Mad T Party runs nightly during the summer but will likely run on weekends only during the off-peak seasons. The show starts at 7pm, early enough in the summer that there is still some daylight. This might seem like a good time to photograph the event since there is still daylight to work with, but things don't really get going until after dark so I recommend showing up around 9pm when the show peaks. There is a main stage where a live band and a DJ dressed as the White Rabbit alternate sets, and a side stage featuring various acts from a dance crew to a human slinky. Yes, I said human slinky. It's one of the most popular acts in the show and is worth a look.
Some general tips for shooting the Mad T Party
Wait til after dark when things really get going. Make sure to see the live band! They are the highlight of the show, they bring the most energy, and of course they are great to photograph! Before and after the band, the other acts rotate on the side stage so be sure to check them out as well.
Mix it up with lens selection. Try some ultra wide shots of the stage, using the element of the crowd to enhance the photos. For these, I put the camera on live view and held it high above my head to get a more dramatic angle. If the band is playing, try getting up front for some wide close-up shots. Then after a song or two, put on a telephoto lens, anything in the 100-200mm range and stand back behind the crowd and zoom in tight on the performers for a different perspective.
In this type of shooting environment, I recommend shooting in manual mode. Open the aperture as wide as it will go. There is no need to use shutter priority because in this dark environment the camera will likely stick with the widest aperture anyway. So use manual mode and open that aperture up as wide as it will go. Then select a shutter speed that will freeze the action. These performers do move a lot so you need something fast, no slower than 1/200sec I would say. I recommend for the live band to try for 1/400sec. And finally, control your exposure or brightness by setting the appropriate ISO. For this environment, you wont have to go higher than ISO 1600 and most cameras, including point-and-shoot cameras with manual settings capabilities handle ISO 1600 quite well. Most of the photos in this article were at 1/400sec, f/4 and ISO 1250. I do have a lens that opens up to f/2.8 so I was able to bring my ISO down to ISO 800 for some. But generally, I think 1/400sec, f/4 and ISO 1600 will be a good starting place for shooting this event.
Like I said, photographing the Mad T Party is a challenge and that is why I enjoy it so much. Next time you're at Disney California Adventure, give it a try! And maybe bring some ear plugs… ;)


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"This will not take place as long as I am in office", the minister said.
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The Mae Cadwalader Hollenback Board Room is equipped with a projector, DVD and CD players and speakers. It is strongly recommended that you make arrangements with D.U.S.T. (Drexel University Student Technicians) or IMS. (Instructional Media Services) to provide a/v support for your event.
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As the years have passed, the field of unconventional warfare has grown, including the development of chemical warfare. Even in ancient times, armies used unconventional means, such as poisoning water supplies, causing plagues and disease, etc. During the First World War chlorine gas was used to neutralize the capabilities of armies and the home front. As these weapons were improved, their threat grew ever more fearsome. In the Iran-Iraq war widespread use was made of unconventional weapons and the injury to the civilian population was horrendous.
Chemical weapons are designed to harm the body, based on its physiological characteristics. The extent of the injury is usually great. The severity of the injury is usually directly proportional to the degree of concentration of the chemical materials to which the body is exposed, and the duration of the exposure.Injury from these materials can come from different sources: the launch of chemical warheads, delivery of chemicals from place to place through the transport of poisonous loads, etc.
Chemical warfare is defined and classified on the basis of two main characteristics: • Degree of toxicity – the extent of the damage that can be caused by the weapon when it contacts the human body.• Speed of effect – the amount of time it takes from the moment the chemical material penetrates the body until symptoms of injury appear. The effect can be either immediate or delayed.
At present, there are four possible ways of penetrating the body with chemical weapons:• Through the respiratory system• By contact with the eyes• Through the digestive system• By contact with the skin
Penetration of chemicals through the respiratory system or by means of contact with the eyes is often more severe than penetration by contact with the skin or through the digestive system.The chemical materials can appear in any of three possible states:1. Solid – the material in its frozen form2. Liquid3. Aerosol – (a state somewhere between a liquid and a gas – spray).
Most chemical weapons are launched in liquid form and are converted to a gas only when the material is dispersed. The robustness of a chemical weapon (highest in a solid state) is the measure of its ability to remain active in the field after it is dispersed, until the dangerous material is no longer poisonous. The chemical materials are commonly odorless. Some of them do actually have a smell, but for use as weapons of war, preference is given to those that are odorless so that it will be more difficult to identify the material.Injury by chemical weapons necessitates that the victim be removed from contact with the material as rapid as possible. That is, quick evacuation of the wounded from the site, so that they can then be stripped and detoxified.
Nerve agents are among the most toxic and dangerous of all chemical weapons. They are colorless, odorless and tasteless, and are capable of killing large numbers of people quickly and without warning.The material occurs in either a liquid or gaseous state, or as a spray (fine liquid droplets).The penetration of nerve gas into the human body interferes with the regular function of the nervous system, and it acts very quickly. Symptoms of nerve gas injury include (in the order of their appearance): runny nose, chest pressure, blurred sight, difficulty in breathing, increased sweating, nausea and vomiting. The appearance of at least two of these symptoms is an indication of such an injury.A person stricken with nerve gas loses control over the muscles of his body, convulses, sweats and loses sphincter control. The action of nerve gas is relatively swift. The reason for death is usually respiratory or cardiac arrest. Most nerve gases enter the body through the respiratory system.
Mustard gas, affects the human cell culture system. When it enters the body, cell culture stops, which causes the appearance of blisters on the skin. Symptoms of poisoning appear only hours after exposure. The material is usually a liquid aerosol spray and the blisters are not caused by heat, but by chemical action. These chemical warfare agents may cause death if breathed into the lungs and are a cause of pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs). For this reason, it is critically important to be in a sealed room and to wear a mask.Note: infliction with mustard gas is not usually life threatening.


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I have been a long time fan of PnP games. I own a lot of them, including Shadowrun, Earthdawn, Legend of the Five Rings, and even Steve Jackson's TOON as well as some other minor ones (like Outbreak Undead: a Zombie Survival Simulation). I have also enjoyed some of D&D based games like Neverwinter Nights which I feel captured some of the better elements of PnP (Character Creation). However, I do not often play PnP games due to the fact it is very difficult to get a good group together, takes an enormous amount of time to play each session, some games can get bogged down very easily in overly complex rules or dice rollling, the fun is mostly based on the people you're with, and preparing a session or story as a DM is an incredible task that requires a lot of responsibility which is often completely in vain due to the alternative paths the players take the storyline.
PnP games are nowhere near as easy to play or prepare for than a video game. Granted that there are increased difficulties in MMO or online video gaming. Getting a good group together or avoiding people who ruin the games is infinitely more difficult online among trolls and children (or man-childs). Many believe that it is a feature of DDO to ruin quests for new players (or new rogues specialized in perception) by declaring where any and all traps are- on a perceptionless mage or fighter. It wasn't uncommon for someone like myself to find the best entertainment in Everquest 1 by training a large group of mobs to a heavily populated entrance, to zone out and back in to see all the grief and corpses created.
Still... Everquest 1 is often argued as a game which brought a "PnP feel" to video games. DDO does a nice job with some quests and the DM's narrative. While the fun of it all is arguable, I believe that the "adventure" of Everquest 1 and the "small story" in the DDO quests are good attempts at bringing in a PnP feel to video games. I certainly love the character creation and "adventure" in PnP games. The freedom, the "dynamic content", the fun of it all. Yet I despise a significant more number of responsibilities PnP create which video games instantly solve for everyone.
The question remains... how would YOU implement PnP adventure, or a PnP "feel" to a video game?
MMO or simply multiplayer- it doesn't matter. Turn based, real time, WoW-like, UO/NWN isometric view- it is up to you. What "features", what type of gameplay, what style of game design, would encourage more "adventure" and less "grind"?
I would prefer to stay away from suggesting player-created content, unless the game was designed to include a very hefty content creation toolset or encouraged content construction (as opposed to content creation) similar to that of making your on dungeons in DUNGEON KEEPER, instead of making your entire own MOD in "Half Life". The reason I want to stay away from user generated content, is because it tends to be crappily made content or unfinished content with very little quality content. The discussion is geared more towards the developer providing the content, even if in a dynamic way (or not).
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Perhaps a small group, rogue-mode RPG in a dangerous and mysterious labyrinth or a Dark Souls style castle? Large chunk of the content could be randomized encounters, tied together on some major goal ("ring the bell at the top, ring the bell at the bottom") and after clearing encounters whatever the group chooses as their direction the places and encounters they would have to engage on the way would be randomized. An encounter could even be another group of players trying to do the same thing. The whole game could be instanced tied together with smart "match making".
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Cato Middle College High School
Cato Middle College High School
A Collaboration Between Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Central Piedmont Community College
Cato Middle College High School (CMCHS) opened in fall of 2007 and was Charlotte-Mecklenburg School's first Middle College program to be housed on CPCC's Cato Campus. A second CMS Middle College opened recently during the Spring Semester and is housed on CPCC's Levine Campus.
The school's serve as a part of the Governor's Initiative that plans to place a Middle College in every school system in North Carolina.
The Middle College experience serves as a comfortable transitional period for juniors and seniors between the high school and college lifestyles.
CMCHS Coursework
CMCHS students are required to meet and maintain certain eligibility requirements in order to be selected for the program and to remain in the program. Students complete their junior & senior year HS graduation requirements in courses on the Cato Campus and are eligible to enroll in CPCC courses on any of the College's campuses.
The CMCHS faculty and staff includes 9 certified CMS employees including the principal, 6 teachers, 1 counselor and 1 secretary. Required high school courses are taught by CMS teachers who collaborate in developing an integrated curriculum. CPCC courses are taught by Central Piedmont Community College instructors.
To learn more about the Cato Middle College High School, please visit http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/catoHS/Pages/AboutOurSchool.aspx.


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RagFest 2014 was a big hit with fans
Paul Orsi
Erika C. Miller
Eric Marchese
Gary Rametta, Bill Mitchell, Paul Orsi, Brad Kay, Eric Marchese,
Marea Boylan, Jimmy Green & Andrew Barrett
RagFest 2014 was a big hit with fans,
drawing attendance of 130 during the two-day festival (October
18 and 19) at Steamers Jazz Club and Café in downtown Fullerton.
Highlights of the weekend included the festival debuts of The
White Star Line Ragtimers and soloists Paul Orsi and Tim Rotolo.
The White Star group is led by Frank Sano, whom festival audiences
know as the founder of the Albany Nightboat Ragtimers. Orsi was
a Disneyland pianist from 1983 to 1993. After a more than 20-year
absence from the public eye, he returned to ragtime performance
in 2014 and was RagFest's headliner, appearing on both days
of the festival. At age 21, recent college graduate Rotolo had
already appeared at several Northern California festivals –
notably the West Coast and Sutter Creek ragtime festivals –
before making his first appearance at RagFest.
Returning from RagFest 2013 were Tom Marion and his Ragtime String
Trio and pianists Ryan Wishner and John Reed-Torres. Audiences,
in fact, got plenty of great solo piano all weekend long from
Brad Kay, Doug Haise, Andrew Barrett, Vincent Johnson, Gary Rametta
and Eric Marchese.
The festival also featured great vocal entertainment from the
vaudeville duo of Evans & Rogers and from ragtime singer and
audience favorite Erika C. Miller. The piano-banjo duo of Bill
Mitchell and Jimmy Green also provided a musical change of pace.
Many audience members lauded the event as either "the best"
of the 14 RagFests held since October, 2000, or "one of
the best" in recent years.
RagFest 2015, the festival's 15th anniversary, is scheduled
for October 17-18, 2015. Be sure to mark your calendars now!
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The Orange County Ragtime Society
2015 dates:
February 21, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
March 21, Noon to 3 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
April 18, Noon to 3 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
May 16, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
June 20, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
July 18, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
August 15, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
September 19, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
November 21, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
***Also on our calendar is RAGFEST 2015!***
October 17, Noon to 6 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
October 18, Noon to 6 p.m., Steamers Jazz Club
There is no cover charge or admission price for OCRS meets.
Reservations are not required, but seating is first-come, first-serve.
The format is 'open piano,' meaning that those with demonstrated
ability performing ragtime (or ragtime-related music) are welcome
to perform. See the OCRS page for further
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to take a breather.
This mission is actually for me, but you're welcome to play along if you'd like.
Level of Commitment: Baby Steps, possibly
I have a couple of phrases that I've caught myself saying a lot lately:
"I'm just keeping my head above water."
"I may not be able to keep all my balls in the air anymore, but I at least try really hard to keep them from rolling all the way out of the room when I drop them."
If you feel like each day tumbles into the next, like you're constantly moving and never quite finishing anything, like your nose if just barely above the surface of the water…this mission is for you.
If you make a to-do list on Monday and you're still working on the same one on Saturday…this mission is for you.
And if you wish your kids were more helpful in the kitchen…this mission is for you, too.
When my weeks fly by so quickly that Sunday becomes the next Sunday before I know it, it's hard to take a minute to even evaluate what balls I'm dropping, and more importantly, what balls I should be juggling that I haven't even noticed.
Last week I had a quiet Friday morning at home when I was supposed to be at a moms' group at a church, giving a talk on incorporating kids into the kitchen.
The rain and flooding here caused the meeting to be cancelled, and although it was a bummer that I had prepared a talk I didn't get to give, it was an awfully pleasant morning with my two littlest ones.
I don't want it to take a weeklong rain and flooding to get me to slow down and enjoy my kids, and I don't wish a catastrophe on you to knock you into slowing down, either.
What's Happening in the Long Term?
This week, I'm determined to step back from my daily and weekly lists and look at the big picture. I'm going to do some of the prioritizing activities (again) from Amy Andrews' Tell Your Time, and set some goals for the summer.
I encourage you to set a "big goal," something that you want to learn, something you want to accomplish, a system you want to set up or organize by a certain date. This is the wimpy person's version of a "bucket list" – it's just one thing. Or two. But certainly not a whole bucket full.
The point is to make a goal, any goal (or 3), for the kitchen, the household, the green living journey – for each member of your family. Set a short deadline, like "end of summer" or "by the time he's 9." No more than 6 months, because you want it to be reachable so that you can set another one.
One of my major goals needs to be "finish unpacking boxes from moving in December 2011." Or also, since I haven't really instituted a good cleaning schedule since the move either, I might make that my goal with 31 Days to Clean and 28 Days to Hope for Your Home as my guides (it will probably take me the whole 59 days of both books in succession to get my act together!).
I also really need to get composting set up, something I hoped to do last summer but did not get a plan or supplies…and thus failed.
For the Kimball Kids in the Kitchen
That speech I was supposed to give was going to encourage the women listening to set 1-3 concrete kitchen goals for each of their children before they left the room that day.
I planned to share some examples of what kids can do at every age, using GNOWFGLINS Real Food Kids eCourse as a guide for the ages we haven't experienced yet since my oldest is just about to turn eight.
(RFK, by the way, is totally inspiring as far as what the teachers' children can DO at such young ages! Prices for GNOWFGLINS eCourses are raising for the first time in 3 years, but if you are a member before May 19, you get "grandfathered in" at whatever level you sign up for. Might be the right time to try a month if it's something you've been considering – other classes include Fundamentals, Sourdough, Cultured Dairy, Fermentation, and Dehydration.)
I didn't get to share my challenge with any other women, but in the course of planning for the talk, I started setting summertime food goals for my own kids.
Last summer, we decided Paul, age 7, should learn to make tacos and guacamole on his own. There was a third goal, but I can't remember it. He is an awesome guac maker now!
This year, we want to teach him to do hand dishes, cut vegetables with a sharp knife, and make a recipe all by himself.
For our nearly-5-year-old girl, Leah, we want her to learn to dry what her brother washes, soak dry beans and brown rice, and perhaps increase her own knife skills a bit. (She's already a whiz at cutting hard-boiled eggs, cooked potatoes, cucumbers, and bananas.)
And for the 20-month-old, we want to teach him to carry a real plate flat while walking across the room. There will likely be other goals for him, but he's changing so much that I don't know right now what he'll be able to handle in 3 months.
Kid Routines
We go in and out of good routines at our house, typically starting fresh with the new school year and petering out by this time in the spring. Beds are not always made, dishes might be forgotten on the table until Mom mentions the dishwasher, and weekly cleaning chores get abandoned for the call of the sunny outdoors.
This week, my kids may be surprised by a new routine. I'll be printing either the "high fives" from the eBook Organizing Life as Mom or the Easy Peasy Chores cards (that one is a little more intensive, but more comprehensive as well, and it would keep me on task too).
Mom's Routines
Now that I determined that I'm a "routine" person and not a "schedule" person using The Homemakers Guide to Creating the Perfect Schedule, something that didn't surprise me in the least, I need to get working on my own homemaking routines. Since our schedule is about to change for summer, I'll chart out "morning" and "afternoon" for each day with a goal category for each time slot.
Now…to find the time and space to actually step back! I'll write it on my to-do list for today…
How About You?
Do you need to pause life and take a look at the big picture? Can you set some goals for your kids and yourself with finite, achievable deadlines?
If you need some inspiration for simple, baby step changes to make in the kitchen and natural living areas of life, be sure to check out the past Monday Missions to see if there are any you may have missed, and if you're new here, try the 10 Back to Basics Baby Steps we reviewed in Jan/Feb. of this year.
If you're curious about some of the resources I mentioned in this post, they're fresh in my mind because I'm browsing the eBooks and eCourses included in an Ultimate Homemaking Bundle Sale that started at 9:00 a.m. EST today (4/29). For 6 days only, you can get 97 resources from well-known bloggers and authors for under 30 bucks.
The 7 eBooks I mentioned here are valued at just under $65, so even if they all were 50% off for Black Friday, the bundle sale would still be a better deal.
And if your goals aren't in the area of cleaning and organization, there are a dozen other categories and 90 more eBooks to peruse for guidance, advice, and camaraderie as you decide what you want to accomplish in the next few months, big picture style. Click here for more info.
What are your "big picture" or "do it this summer" goals? I bet some people out there are having chickens for the first time…!
I'd love to see more of you! Sign up for a free email subscription or grab my reader feed. You can also follow me on Twitter, get KS for Kindle, or see my Facebook Fan Page.
If you missed the last Monday Mission, click here.
Kitchen Stewardship is dedicated to balancing God's gifts of time, health, earth and money. If you feel called to such a mission, read more at Mission, Method, and Mary and Martha Moments.
Disclosure: There are affiliate links in this post to most of the ebooks, from which I will earn some commission if you make a purchase. See my full disclosure statement here.


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- Free clinic to boys and girls, ages 8-13 (Cannot be enrolled in 9th grade or above, due to NCAA Rules)
- Learn the fundamentals of football, instructed by Aggie coaches and players
- Participation is limited to the first 500 youth that register
- Pre-Registration is required; please complete the registration form and medical release waiver below and return by Email, Fax or Mail (Fills up quickly...Email or Fax suggested)
- Check-In at the McFerrin Athletic Center - Gilliam Indoor Track (located to the southwest of Kyle Field off Wellborn Rd)
- Doors open at 11:30 AM; the clinic will begin at 12:30 PM and conclude 1:30 PM
- Parking: West Campus Lot 61 or West Campus Garage, across the RR tracks off Wellborn Rd. on John Kimbrough Blvd. (Please be mindful of Construction around Kyle Field)
- An adult must remain on-site during the clinic; Not responsible for participants after the clinic has ended