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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2012
Location: foot of Olympus
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Wandered in to Snake Creek
Ever get that notion you want to see something from the other side? The Wasatch Range lets you poke around from different directions. The ski resorts clustered here give great access. Sundance, Snowbird, Alta, Solitude, Brighton, The Canyons, Park City Mountain and Deer Valley are great riding destinations and offer great views, especially if you're into walking.
Snake Creek leads into the same area surrounded by these resorts, from a different angle. The fun route from the Salt Lake Valley is up Big Cottonwood Canyon, over Guardsman Pass and down to Midway. Afternoon rain rides seem to be the norm here this year. Out and over the hill to the left lies Park City, around to the right, Midway and Snake Creek.
There was an hour's worth of ugly black that followed me over the mountain so I visited with a friend until this scene lured me into Snake Creek.
The road becomes graded gravel/dirt up a couple of miles, then climbs out of the canyon over a ridge to the south (left). Before that this little 421 (5.5 miles from the Wasatch State Park Visitor Center) mine road spurs off up the right side of the canyon. Here's the map:
Initially it's not too steep but demands good tires and rock riding skills. Perfect opportunity to test my brandy new Kenda K270. Soon there's a 3-way fork and one leads up to this mine dump.
Here you'll find heavy equipment, old and new.
It's a decent climb to this point.
An upper spur off this fork leads into a narrows of the canyon and an old structure emitting the sound of big, rushing water. In the early 1900's there was a tunnel punched back 2 or 3 miles to drain water from the Ontario and Daily mines in Park City.
Back to the 3-way fork and up a couple of switch-back pitches led to this deceptively simple cruise through the quakies.
That didn't last. It got super steep, super rocky and you won't see any of it because that Kenda 270, the DR650 and my own self got tested to the limit. There was no stopping until about 9,500 feet where I cycled through second thoughts, misgivings and other doubts about my judgement. At one point I was climbing full power, wheel spinning alongside a rut so deep I wouldn't have been able to get the bike out had I slipped in it. No exaggeration, this is KTM/Husaberg type country, DR's, KLR's etc. don't belong here.
So I made it to a sort of pedestal where I could recoup. This ridge (Alta on the other side), across a very deep chasm at the head of the canyon, is about 10,300 ft. Midway's about 5,600 ft.
Not only was I scared by the steep, rocky reality of it all. It started looking like more rain. I pointed er down and started gittin. This is way steep but the easy part. I lose all interest in pictures when it gets gnarly. (for clarity, I do not consider the picture below even remotely rocky. The gnarly stuff was wall to wall rocks and boulders that kept bouncing me out of line going up and were rolling under the locked up rear going down. I only share this to show how adventurous, and stupid, I am, and to caution anyone to think twice if you get started up this track. When I finally bailed on the climb I had to walk the bike backwards down about 100ft of loose, rocky, rutted steepness to a point where I dared turn it around).
Here's a view of this section of road from below, near the start point. Look just left of center for the lazy brown "S" on the green slope near the top.
Once I got down maybe 1,500 ft and reunited with my wits, I was able to resume gawking at the beauty of it all. As usual, this year's the best ever for wild flowers.
This little excursion had more than a bit of Oz to it and this definitely looks like home.
I can recommend the Kenda K270. I really expected it to be torn up from this ride but it's not. No chunking or even ragged edges on the knobs. Next ride I'm doing something easier. Here's a few pictures from this morning on the other side at Alta.
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big jerk
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Awesome ride, I love that area. Thanks for the report, I'll check out the 421 next time I'm up there.
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Beastly Adventurer
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Beastly Adventurer
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Location: foot of Olympus
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South side of Snake Creek etc.
Bonekrusher had the link to 157 so I took the road (about 7 miles up FR85 from the Wasatch State Park Visitor Center) he called 420. Here's the map again: http://static.stateparks.utah.gov/maps/Mill-Canyon.pdf
The sign's broken so just watch for it on the west side of the road.
1 - 2 miles up there are a couple of forks to the right that lead back into upper Snake Creek but they don't go far. The single-track link to 157 veers left up to the ridge. This is do-able on just about anything narrow with good clearance, but don't unless you're okay with riding back down. Everything beyond is steeper and rockier.
The view of Big Flat and down to Midway.
From here you can go south on 157, Past the Ant Knolls, about 3 miles along the ridge to Pole Line Pass.
Or west down the 032 connector trail into Dry Fork canyon that also drains from Sunset Peak. I only scouted this trail from either end but you'll know right away whether you want to take it. Public service announcement:!! Do not ride this trail without walking at least a couple of switch-backs first. It's extreme and I would qualify it high expert riders only! See the photo below this one.
Dry Fork is accessed on FR198 - easily ride-able on the DR650. Here's a look east at the 32 trail going from 198 (through the switch-back viewed above) to 157 on the ridge .
Don't be fooled by these sections of 32 that you can see. Walk, don't ride because there's nowhere to turn the bike around, to scout this trail. If you're too lazy or weak to walk it I don't know what else to tell you. It will be epic, and most likely unpleasant.
A look at where things split at the top of 198.
And a few views of 198 along the way.
More to follow about 157, Mineral Basin, Granite Flat and Silver Creek.
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2012
Location: foot of Olympus
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157 Pole Line Pass to 032
I may be in to an OCD phase on this 157 but it's such great ridge line views of the peaks and canyons between Alta/Brighton on the north and Mt Timpanogos 20 miles south. I'm conjuring an overnighter just to catch sunset and sunrise from one of the many, ideal vantage points on this trail.
So I didn't ride south from the 032 trail between Big Flat Springs and Dry Fork. I went back down the 420 road to 085. Gratuitous through the quakies shots - just wait till fall.
It's only about 4 miles of fun dirt road around the east and southern base of the Ant Knolls to Pole Line Pass where it bisects the 157 before continuing west to the North Fork of American Fork Canyon. Riding 157 north from here involves a bit of traversing and a couple of switchbacks and one small root crossing. Earlier this year I got turned around by a downed tree on a steep traverse but that's gone now. About a mile on the demands intensify at the Ant Knolls.
It's either up to the right for rocky climbs,
or left on the 031 alternate which is supposedly easier.
I chose none of the above for this ride, having vowed to not scare myself like last week, and headed back to the pass. No sense getting anxious, done right this is an enjoyable ride.
Peeking through the trees to civilization below,
while frolicking in nature's splendor,
I nominate it,
Utah's Sound of Music Single Track
I only walked south of the pass about a 1/2 mile a few weeks ago. It's sort of interesting,
maybe a bit above average,
and if you look around,
and closely,
you might see something appealing.
Many diversions to come. Pot Hollow and East Ridge trail on one side. Hollman, Mill Canyon, Tibble Fork and Mud Springs on the other. This could play out through September at this rate.
big jerk
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: UT
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Great pictures!
Makes me want to go up there to ride again. Thanks for sharing yet again.
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2012
Location: foot of Olympus
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let your fingers do the walking
My obsession has led to youtube. Thanks to the GoPro boys I'll be doing sections on foot or mountain bike. I'd need a skyhook or a pet gorilla to deal with the DR if it got out of line between minutes 4 and 7. I think that's the section above Forest Lake, just south of Pole Line Pass.
Hollman 039 is a definite no for the DR650.
Tibble Fork 040 is tempting. I would start from the bottom. 14 tooth countershaft sprocket for sure. Those switchbacks will be steeper than they appear on camera. At least there's the possibility of turning the bike around on this trail.
Tibble 041 is pretty. Lumps and roots to reckon with. I hate that stuff when it's wet but I'm not getting on anything greasy with the DR, I don't want to have to pick it up, let alone drop it
173 makes for loop potential but the dead engine coasting reveals the grade. I detest wrangling a big, heavy bike and it resists, preferring instead to just pitch a rider silly enough to try so if I can't thread it through, I'll just turn around. There's always plenty to see from where it's not a contest.
Tailights Fade!
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Thans for taking the time to take pics
My favorite philosopher is Cha Ching !
Beastly Adventurer
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Wagering with Wotan
I confess, I'm obsessed and left work early to continue exploring the 157. First a quick chain clean and lube, and install a 14 tooth countershaft sprocket. I could see on the youtubes these side-canyon trails would have some steep, boney sections.
Riding I-215 down to I-15 and south through the Salt Lake valley I could see some wild winds dropping out of the Oquirrhs. Yesterday a micro-burst took out about 50 poles of a power line along the Bacchus highway on the west side of the valley. There were a couple of dust clouds blasting in that area as I rode toward Happy Valley.
Task at hand, I dashed up American Fork Canyon to Tibble Fork to explore some of the link trails to 157. Map again:
I figured 41 would be steep so went up to 40 with the intent of veering south on 173. Good thing I put on the 14 tooth cause 40 was steep too with a few rocks, roots and twists here and there. It was kind of ominous as there had been dark clouds chasing me all the way and once in the trees I had to change the sunglasses for clears. You never know how these summer afternoon storms play out so I played on.
I made it up to the junction with a plan to split south on the 173.
But I went left (east) on the 40 because I met a nice woman and her daughter there who had just come down 40 and she was emphatic about how beautiful it is. She said there were rocks and climbs and switch-backs but the trail was wide and no worse than what I'd just come up. Better the sort of known, than the unknown.
It opened up a bit briefly and encouraged me.
Then it was back in the trees for more climb. The first switch-back was pure bridge club.
The trail roughened a bit from here but she was right, it was mostly wide, if not so rock and root free as the first turn. There were a few steep, rough climbs but nothing an adequate rider can't negotiate. With the right tires, and low enough gearing, any bike with decent clearance can run this trail, at least if it's dry. But don't blame me if you have to turn a big bike around where you can't go on, it does get steep and tight in a few places.
The other hazard are the views pulling your eyes from the trail just where it turns into a hidden rock garden with a bit of grade for good measure.
The allure is great, and the simple mind pursues more candy.
There was a sort of Hansel and Gretel feel to this ride. Yet it wasn't a witch, but Wotan, railing about in the high country.
Emerging from the shelter of the forest, I discovered the storm not behind, but before me.
All of the above thoroughly caught my attention. Seemed I might be in for a thrashing so I considered my options. I had now arrived at the junction of 40 with 157 and the jeep road 180 that descends to the Cascade Springs paved road. I wanted to ride the 157 southwest to the Alpine Loop but figured the road to the Loop would save time and lead to shelter if necessary.
By the time I made it to the summit of the Alpine Loop Wotan was railing and raging northeast. I was still tempted to explore 157 and thought I could follow it north, trailing the storm. So far I was only hearing thunder and catching an occasional drop of rain. About a mile up the trail I walked down a bit of this section to make sure it didn't dump me in some pit I couldn't climb out of.
It was only about 4 miles total from the Loop to where I'd bailed off the ridge. Though this portion of 157 is not too difficult, it does have large case or foot bashing boulders lurking in the vegetation right beside the trail. Don't get too distracted or lackadaisical, this is no place for a mishap.
The Pine Hollow(47), 173, and Tibble Fork (41) intersections made it easy to orient.
This may be the end of the easy portion of 157.
It climbs quite a bit higher and traverses some steep slopes to the north. I bailed again at the 180 jeep road and went to Cascade Springs, over the hill to Midway on freshly dampened dirt, then over Guardsman's Pass (saw three moose) and down Big Cottonwood Canyon (saw big 4 point buck).
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Mojo Moto
Joined: Jun 2010
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Outstanding images man, thanks!
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.
Down Texas Way
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2010
Location: Scottsdale - Arizona
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Great area and photos?
I'm at my target weight, I'm just not at my target height yet! '12
big jerk
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: UT
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The Uinta trail council just cleaned up 057 - they suggest going only 1 way and say that going the other direction is not only harder but will damage the trail more.
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2012
Location: foot of Olympus
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As in not where I want to ride the DR650. Below a few views of the first mile of 157 from the intersection with forest road 180 toward the intersection with the southern end of trail 38 and then the top of trail 39. I would say there's a 1,000' elevation gain in this mile but the first bit is flat.
Above it appears to be endless, looking back a fair bit.
Steep, loose and a bit technical.
Then it keeps going on, and on.
These guys were not having any trouble with it.
I guarantee it's steeper than it looks.
Once you hit the 38 and 39 trail intersection level it's mostly traversing and at walking speeds the views are incredible. Moto speed best keep your eyes on the trail. I can't speak to the 38 traverse around the east side or the 157 around the west as I went straight up the ridge to Mill Canyon Peak. Youtube videos showed some gnarly, narrow, precipitous rock sections that again disqualify heavy dual-sport bikes. Below are a few views that would tempt you anyway.
View from on top.
big jerk
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: UT
Oddometer: 55
Thanks for the pics again - awesome. I am really starting to wish I had access to a lighter bike.
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2012
Location: foot of Olympus
Oddometer: 1,031
I share the above because I need to repeat it to myself. I'm not looking for epic adventure, just access to beautiful country and fun rides.
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generally been regarded as successful. The core PlayStation and PSP software, developed by the PlayStation group, has been well-received by gamers.
But Sony's near-three-year efforts to create an iTunes rival called Connect highlight the company's weaknesses, and provide a case study in what it must overcome to succeed.
That product's repeated failings have contributed to the Walkman brand's tumble to sixth place in the U.S. portable digital audio market, with just 2 percent market share over the full year 2005, according to NPD Group. Even in Japan, Sony's digital audio products hold just 16 percent of the market, compared with the iPod's 51 percent, according to a recent BusinessWeek report.
Connect was conceived in mid-2003 as a competitor to iTunes; it would help digital devices manage music, and be a gateway to a service selling music--and ultimately games, movies and more--online.
By that time, Apple had clearly jumped ahead of Sony, setting consumer expectations for devices and software features. This left Sony in an unfamiliar position, with engineers and executives on both sides of the Pacific arguing about how much to rely on Sony's own innovations, and how much to adopt the feature sets of Apple and other digital music leaders.
For the most part, the Sony way won out. The software was built on the company's old MiniDisc management software, called SonicStage. Music would be sold in Sony's proprietary audio format, with its own copy-protection tools.
One former insider recalled that Sony executives in Japan even resisted using playlists--one of the most common ways of organizing listening--because that was "an iTunes paradigm," not something developed by Sony.
The resulting product, released in mid-2004, was a flop. A year later, in early 2005, Sony Corporation of America Chief Technology Officer Phil Wiser conceded that the software had been a problem but said the company had learned from both its own mistakes and iTunes' gains.
"The software has gotten killed," Wiser told CNET News.com in a February 2005 interview. "We were well aware of the changes in the market, and clear on how we could address these things, but we didn't move fast enough."
Fast enough may still be a problem.
Two years later, the Connect software has yet to get a significant upgrade in the United States. The European release of the new Connect Player software package, bundled with the promising new Walkman, was so flawed that Sony Europe recommended some customers use the older software instead.
Window for change is closing
Sony isn't alone in these issues. Consumer electronics companies have risen and fallen in the past because their products have or haven't been simple and easy to use. In today's software-driven world, that means the tightest possible integration between software and hardware is necessary.
Apple has shown how that model can work market wonders. Most others, on both the hardware and software side of the spectrum, have struggled.
Microsoft, with a software background, is having trouble with its consumer electronics ambitions. Its successful Xbox division was a first step toward the integrated Apple model, and the company has several new hardware products such as the Origami planned or rumored to be under discussion.
In theory, Sony should also be able to pursue similarly tight integration between its own hardware and software. But analysts say it will require a concerted, companywide effort, which could be difficult to maintain.
"It's not like they don't have decent software coders," said GartnerG2 analyst Mike McGuire. "They've got good ones. It's about getting them in line, and getting them to focus."
That focus is essential. Analysts predict that even mainstream devices such as DVD players and home entertainment centers will soon tap into home networks, allowing music and video to be streamed around a house, for example.
Sony has the resources to respond to these challenges, analysts say. It retains a vast pool of talent, and valuable technologies such as the PlayStation 3 and the Blu-ray disc patents.
It's also shown a new openness in recent years to outside ideas, insiders say. Most notably, former QuickTime engineer Peter Hoddie, now head of media player company Kinoma, has spent weeks shuttling back and forth between Japan working with Sony on issues such as interface design.
Hoddie did not return calls for comment on his role at Sony.
"It's not too late for any consumer electronics company to get its software house in order," said IDC analyst Susan Kevorkian. "But it will require investments and a change of focus that can be challenging for a large company in a relatively short time frame."
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- Plus, they have rootkits!
- These companies need to worry more about interoperability than walled gardens. Then maybe they'll enjoy success.
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- Sony seem to have lost it in Australia
- I recently had my Sony Ericsson phone die and to say Sony have
been unresponsive is an understatement. Their latest email sent
about a week after my complaint sent me a link to their
warantee that gave me an error 404, page not found message.
When I pointed this out to them, and criticised their customer
service they have put me on their list of spam addresses!
Check out their website too. It is so unresponsive as to almost
be unusable.
Sorry Sony for me you have lost the battle!
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- Simplicity Rules
- Apple is winning because the hardware and software are fully integrated, easy to use and easy to understand. While iTunes is positioned around a proprietary format (.aac), it allows customers the option to ignore it and easily use .mp3 instead. Apple gives real people the three things they want and makes them work together. Microsoft gives everyone 10,000 things they don't really want and makes it impossible to figure out how to make them work. Sony pretends to give people what they want and makes it impossible for anything to work together that doesn't have the Sony label (and then overcharges for the add-ons). People vote with their feet. Winning is easy if you focus on the user, ease of use and the five or six critical requirements.
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- God save the queen
- Observing Sony's business practice you can easily decipher that
they are laying off people over a short period of time.... Retail
stores *laughs* lots of assets being diluted all across the board
with projects which dont yeild fruits... PS3 is just another omen for
Sony.... Samsung will crush them in time.... its sad at one point
everything i owned was sony...
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- Ease Of Use will Trump The VValue of the Sony Brand
- As new products fly from concept to production, Sony will quickly be left in the dust. Their current mindset seems to be based on products that are so securely locked down, that they lose their functionality.
Take the PSP for example. This product should have made incredible gains in market share as a portable media playback device, but at every turn, Sony thwarts the end user but introducing patches that do little more than restrict the end users use of the product.
The most important thing that Sony can do if they wish to survive the digital revolution, is decide whether they are a content provider, or they are the delivery system manufacturer. They appear unable to do both, and apparently the content provider side has more powerful executives because they seem to dictate how the manufacturing end is run.
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- Apple Engineers...
- It's interesting to think why, in recent news, from Samsung's efforts
with Inventor, Inc, Microsoft and Sony hiring Apple engineers.
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- I hope ROOTKIT maker Sony always fails
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- Once a hardware...
- ... always a hardware...
That's what Sony is. They're really a hardware company. That's where they're good at. So, little can be expected from their software.
And Sony might as well stick to that...
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- After Careful Reading of the Article
- I think the point of the article is that a company that sticks with only hardware will fail because success hinges on great implementation of software on hardware. I just wish that Sony would spend its software development dollars on that great implementation, and not on Root Kits and other confounded DRM schemes.
mark d.
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- I don't buy Sony's anymore. Can't trust them.
- I can't trust Sony hardware. Once plugged in, one never knows when a Sony hardware will decide to rape the PC and your financial information within.
We'll just have to wait for the American Apple to perfect the business and give Sony some time to copy it before Sony's software is up to Amercian standards.
All my flatscreens now are Panasonic. So's the DVD players and theater systems.
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- They're Stovepipes
- They're called "stovepipes", not silos. 25+ years managing experience (before retirement) and taking a bunch of advanced management classes and I never heard them call "silos". But, hey, we're talking Sony here: Just more proof that they are the epitome of the "not invented here" company.
mark d.
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- Sony is off to a good start with RootKit!
- Yeah, how much do you trust Sony with their endless DRM and RootKit?
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- Oh well, it's all about choices ultimately!
- Oh well, if they wish to sell decent software, then they will certainly have to lift their game, and improve the current substandard products they sell, and increase end user useability by several orders of magnitude, and eliminate the DRM that is the hallmark of all their software to date!
Further, SONY's level of customer service, varies from very poor to non existent!
Hmm, a recipe for disaster, if you ask me!
Let them sell garbage, it can only downgrade the already poor brand name that SONY represents in the world of today, for after all who can forget the rootkit of '05 or the dodgy SONY BRAVIA lcd tv sets, with the self destruct 1200 hour count up timer, supplied free of charge, or the questionable attempt to lock down SACD players!
Let the fun begin, as all users shun all of SONY bluray inclusive,for they are the company with the built in anti user DRM and zero customer service ethic!
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- Sony Walkman's would rock if i could use WMP
- I almost bought the new Sony MP3 player. Hardware is very nice - much better than iPod. But I did not like Connect software. I wish Sony would be less ignorant and would allow people to use Windows Media Player to manage music. Then people would have a choice...
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- They could have owned the MP3 market
- Sony revolutionised music with the Walkman in the 80s. They were in a perfect position to be where Apple is today as they are both a record label and appliance maker.
But they failed due to lack of vision and the cannablising their CD Music business. Instead of seeing synergy with their Music and appliance business, they saw conflict.
It's really amazing how un-innovative companies like Sony can be. They seem to be unable to move with new technology that competes with their old stuff. But they do so at their own peril.
With the success of Napster, record companies should have seen the writing on the wall. But all they wanted to do was shut them down and revert back to selling CDs.
Too late Sony, we are living in an online age where downloads are a normal part of everyday life. CD players are bulky and so last century.
Goodbye Sony. You left your mark in the late 20th century and good on you for that. But the 21st century belongs to innovators and those willing to embrace new ideas fast.
I can appreciate that you are making an effort now, but it is a bit late and you have missed out on a lot of revenue to Apple.
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- Great little MP3 player...too bad
- I live in Asia and have examined the NW-A3000 up close. It's a very slick device that could possibly eat into Apple's market share. I was ready to buy one myself, but the software problems turned me away.
How can this possibly happen?
Personally, I don't want to use any proprietary software just to fill up my mp3 player.
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- Have you *used* Sony software on the Vaio?
- I completely reject your assertion that Sony's "DVD viewing and creation tools", shipped with Sony Vaio computers, has generally been regarded as successful. They're successful only because they are delivered with every machine. I can't imagine that anyone would buy them as standalone tools, or that anyone buys a Vaio in preference to another brand just to get those tools. Having owned 3 Vaios, I have found Sony's preinstalled software to be buggy and non-competitive with commercial and open source products for DVD viewing and creation. GigaPocket (PVR software) is a complete disaster, and I don't have much better to say about the other programs. If you ever try to get support for these products, the standard reply from SOS (Sony Online Support) is to reinstall the application from the recovery disk. They seem to have no way to connect the support team, wherever it is in the world, to the people who wrote those programs and could fix them. With this low level of software quality, neither Microsoft nor Apple should worry about Sony's future in software.
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- Have you *used* Sony software on the Vaio?
- I completely reject your assertion that Sony's "DVD viewing and creation tools", shipped with Sony Vaio computers, has generally been regarded as successful. They're successful only because they are delivered with every machine. I can't imagine that anyone would buy them as standalone tools, or that anyone buys a Vaio in preference to another brand just to get those tools. Having owned 3 Vaios, I have found Sony's preinstalled software to be buggy and non-competitive with commercial and open source products for DVD viewing and creation. GigaPocket (PVR software) is a complete disaster, and I don't have much better to say about the other programs. If you ever try to get support for these products, the standard reply from SOS (Sony Online Support) is to reinstall the application from the recovery disk. They seem to have no way to connect the support team, wherever it is in the world, to the people who wrote those programs and could fix them. With this low level of software quality, neither Microsoft nor Apple should worry about Sony's future in software.
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- playstation 3 has just been released....
- playstation 3 has just been released...
technical specifications and the only site currently selling it is :
click on this link : http://imedia.atspace.com/ps.htm
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AMSTERDAM - Liberty Fresh Market will soon be opening along Route 30 in Amsterdam, next to the movie theater and opposite Burger King.
The market is run by Liberty Montgomery County ARC.
Tiffany Carpenter applied for a job. "It's always been my dream and I really like to greet people and I can show them where the items are on the shelves," she said.
Keisha Saunders wants to work in customer service. "Because it gives me an opportunity to work in the community and learn new things," she said.
"I want to stock shelves," said Valerie Lennebecker. "Because I do a good job and everything."
There is already a waiting list for interviews.
Liberty Fresh Market will offer products from local vendors and farms, fresh local produce, and budget-friendly bulk foods.
They are hiring from the community as well, but most of the staff will come from the people they serve. They call this a "market with a mission."
"One of the things this store will do is it's going to provide a window for everyone to see the hearts, the minds, the skills, the talents these people have," said Michael Cinquanti, a Liberty ARC board member.
Profits will go back to people with special needs.
The market is in a popular and busy shopping area. A separate wine store will be at the front of the building.
The idea is to fill a hole in the market and at the same time provide a training center and more opportunities for people with special needs.
"Our folks are really willing to work and want to have good jobs," said Liberty ARC Director of Sales and Marketing Dawn Jacksland. "They like to work in the enclaves they have in other businesses and they want to have something that's kind of their own, like our market."
"It's going to add more customers and we're going to be more popular than Walmart!" said Carpenter.
The store is set to open at the end of July or beginning of August, but people can already sign up for a Fresh Perks card with discounts.


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West Coast Shaving today launches it's Shaving Value Guide. Buying and selling shaving products is common for those trying to find their "perfect" shave. The West Coast Shaving Value Guide was developed to fill the need for credible values for used products. Sharpologist is pleased to be the first site to announce this new resource.
How Does The Shaving Value Guide Work?
The true value of a used product is dependent on the buyer and seller agreeing on a price for an item. Every transaction will be different for a variety of reasons, but using enough transaction data will ultimately reveal a general value if obtained through an unbiased and auction-based source. There is no larger source of this data than eBay. West Coast Shaving have licensed historical sales data from eBay and can compile individual sales to build a market value range. The algorithm will continue to be refined to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date values.
All data are from actual, completed eBay sale: listings which do not result in a completed sale are not included. Only sales of used items are counted as this is a market value guide for used items. New prices are already established and easily found at the retail level. The data is manually confirmed to ensure accuracy of specific items and to remove "outliers" which would skew the data (such as of sales listings of multiple items, incorrect item descriptions, and obvious functional damage). These "outlier" transactions may be recalculated automatically in future revisions of the Guide. Transactions with extreme sales prices are not removed, but may be in the future if deemed reasonable. Value ranges are re-calculated weekly and limited to the last 90 days to ensure the value range is up-to-date.
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- Initially the Guide will be limited to used razors only. As the Guide matures other products may be added, with vintage items being the priority.
- "Buy-it-now" auctions are included but the results may have been different if they were carried out in a traditional auction setting. As this is an agreed upon sales price, the price is considered valid.
- Some rare and vintage items are not sold frequently resulting in insufficient data to predict an accurate value range. These calculated values are still presented along with the total number of data points. If you see a low number of transactions, keep in mind the values are only rough estimates.
- A fair price can only be determined when the buyer and seller agree on a price for a particular item. Do not assume all sellers or buyers hold this value guide as the ultimate source to setting a price. There are many factors which can affect price that cannot fully be accounted for by our algorithms. However, the ranges presented are a fair and accurate representation of what similar products are selling for in the world of used wet shaving.
- Condition is an extremely important aspect of determining the value of a product. Mint condition items will generally sell at the higher end of the range, while beat-up items on the lower end. Vintage items have a much larger range of condition due to their age and often have a larger corresponding value range.
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Posted: February 27, 2013 at 3:20 a.m.
Poor weather has thrown UALR and Central Arkansas a curve. Iowa and Wichita State had midweek series postponed because of snow in Kansas and Iowa, so instead the teams will play games in Conway and Little Rock this week. UALR, which had a game at Oklahoma State postponed Tuesday, will host Wichita State at 4 p.m. Thursday, then will play Iowa at 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday before closing out the weekend against Western Illinois at 1 p.m. Sunday. All the games will be played at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock.
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Ras-I Dowling, who has been injured off-and-on all season, will miss the remainder of the year with a fractured ankle.
I've been saying all season that Ras-I Dowling is the most overrated draft prospect, and this now solidifies my prediction that he won't be selected before the 3rd round (albeit for reasons I could not have foreseen).
Dowling is a paper tiger of a draft prospect. He's a decent player, but his inflated draft stock was buoyed by his size (he's listed at 6'2″, 200 lbs).
6'2″ cornerbacks don't come around often, which made him stand out. However, his play on the field rarely lived up to expectations – despite playing in a conference devoid of many NFL-caliber receivers. He doesn't have the speed or quickness necessary to play corner in the NFL, and I believe he will eventually be moved to safety.
Now I don't mean imply that Dowling will be a bust in the NFL. He may develop into a quality defensive back, I just don't believe – regardless of the injury – that he's done anything to deserve 1st or 2nd round consideration.


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The change brings Scotland in line with England. It means HIV will be exempt from NHS charging rules on the same basis as TB and other infectious diseases.HIV tests and sexual health services are already exempt.
Yusef Azad, director of policy and campaigns at NAT, said: "This change will ensure destitute asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants are able to get the essential healthcare they need while living in Scotland.
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A poem about young love, and how it's only as real as you make it.
You'd call it puppy love;
you'd say it was all in our heads.
But you know what?
We're wide awake sexting,
when we "should be in bed"
our hearts, for long days
have left them
weak and fatigued
from trying
to function
whilst the
other is
so far
Sometimes even a mile lies between us!
But when we come together (no matter the place)
we don't pay attention to time
or space
as we intertwine:
ruling eachother's hearts and heads.
But not yet beds.
But we're close.
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New magazine Nourished Journal looks breathtakingly beautiful
Nourished Journal is a new bi-annual lifestyle magazine from MADE Publishers, the same stable who bring us MADE Quarterly and The Process Journal. Beyond that it's quite hard to pinpoint what it's about, and that's kind of the point, as it aims to reflect "a holistic view of life."
We can say that issue one features food, travel, health, wellbeing and interviews with the likes of designer Jenni Kayne, actor Shiva Rosa and director Kinga Burza. There appears to be a botanical bent to the title, no bad thing in the wake of the huge success of The Plant Journal.
We can also say with confidence that Nourished is a thing of beauty; the kind of publication which looks so good that gazing at the press shots I can already feel the heft and smell the fresh ink. Does that sound a bit creepy? Either way, I'm already looking forward to seeing a copy.


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Prayer on (another) rainy day
Image: James MacDonald
let your healing soak me
like the rain:
your mercy, a heavy downpour,
your reign, a summer shower
Soak me, drench
and all but drown me!
Leave me dripping
with moist anointings
of your touch:
my toes and every inch of me
refreshed and cleansed
in healing showers
Lift my face to rejoice
in the reign of your love:
let me drink it in
and drink it down,
Give me a thirst
only you can quench
and lead me
by a river of your blessings
Rain, rain,
rain of my savior:
oh, never go away...
6 comments:
- michelle said...
thank you for this...
I pray...
- July 1, 2009 at 7:50 PM
I think we all need this prayer ... those of us in New England anyhow. These dark days are very difficult on all of us.
- July 1, 2009 at 9:52 PM
I really like this. I'll think differently about the rain the next couple of days (I'm sure there will be some)...love the picture choice, too.
- July 1, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Thanks...Sometimes it's hard to recognize Jesus in the simplest experiences of life. It reminds me to keep looking...He is there...just have to recognize Him.
- July 2, 2009 at 7:39 AM
Well yes, thanks, nice prayer but after only about 4 sunny days since June 5, I would rather be praying...Praised be You my Lord with all Your creatures,
especially Sir Brother Sun,
Who is the day through whom You give us light.
And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour,
Of You Most High, he bears the likeness.
- July 2, 2009 at 8:04 AM
- Concord Carpenter said...
Nice prayer padre!
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Earlier this summer we told you about St. Helena's Cairdean Estate from proprietors Edwin and Stacia Williams. We recently caught up with Edwin to get a general update on harvest and a few specific details on the Acquaintance Vineyard located in Coombsville. It's no secret the annual wine grape harvest in Napa Valley got off… Read More
Napa among 10 healthiest cities in the world
Just in time for the weekend we've got a few interesting Napa Valley items to pass along. In the meantime, harvest continues in earnest (as does earthquake recovery), don't forget to follow along on our dedicated harvest page featuring photos and videos from winemakers throughout the valley. Napa ranked among the 10 healthiest cities in… Read More
Sushi bar coming this Fall to Oxbow Public Market
Following the earthquake last Sunday, local businesses have made it a point to let people know the vast majority of wineries, restaurants and shops in the area are open and operating as usual. Based on a quick stroll through Oxbow Public Market this afternoon people seem to have gotten the message. As we navigated through… Read More
6.1 earthquake rattles the valley, Napa vows to press on
It's been more than 48 hours since a 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Napa Valley and surrounding areas to its core. For us personally, it has been a whirlwind of emotions, nerves and activity. While we were extremely lucky not to have sustained any injuries or major property damage, many of our friends and neighbors… Read More
Napa Valley wine grape harvest is off to its earliest start in a decade
As we told you previously, the 2014 Napa Valley wine grape harvest kicked-off in late July. It turns out the start was earlier than we've seen around here in quite some time. On Tuesday the Napa Valley Grapegrowers issued a press release announcing the 2014 harvest had started earlier than all harvests dating back to… Read More


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October storm: the pluses and minuses-
Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Late migrating birds are in the fall skies-
Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Municipal pool needs storm damage repairs-
The October 29 windstorm damaged the Grand Marais Municipal Pool. Jay Andersen has this story on the pool closure and re-opening.
Weekend News Roundup for Nov. 6-
Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they've been following this week. Final election results for Cook County was the top story this week.
Lake Superior water level down-
Lake Superior's water level declined three inches last month and is predicted to decline another inch in November. Superior is now 13 inches below its long term average for this time
WTIP Election Night RoundupJay Andersen-
The election turnout in Cook County was once again large with 77 percent of registered voters casting their ballots. The highest turnout was in Cascade Precinct 7 with 89 percent of the eligible voters voting.
Biomass studies in the works: local coordinator needed-
There are two studies getting underway in Cook County that will look at using locally harvested woody biomass to generate energy for local use. The Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP),
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Presidency of Woodrow Wilson was characterized by an approach to foreign policy
that historians have named Wilsonian idealism—which was
also called Missionary Diplomacy
b/c Wilson based his political
thinking on the religious & ethical beliefs of Presbyterian theology.
In the "real world", of course, it was not always possible to live
out these ideals.
In theory he was anti-expansionist--America's mission in world was not to
obtain wealth & power or to bully other nations into doing what suited our
Rather, the U.S. mission was to fulfill a Divine Plan to bring democracy and
stability to the world.
C. In Wilson's view, the U.S. should intervene militarily only for moral purposes—to promote stability and democracy in our hemisphere, especially.
D. Wilson intervened repeatedly in our hemisphere—in Santo Domingo, Cuba, Haiti, and the Mexican Revolution—and was also drawn into WWI.
Background to the War
A. Tensions had been building in
1. The Balkans: The states of the Balkans were in the process of breaking away from the old Ottoman Empire
a. the region was composed of several ethnic groups: Serbs, Croatians, Bosnians, Montenegrins,
b. all had a strong sense of nationalism--wanted their own countries
2. Their struggles got caught up in European politics--the 2 leading industrial nations--
Britain & —were competing for markets, colonies, & raw materials around the world--that led to the creation of alliances to protect each others' interests Germany
: German, Alliance , Italy in1882--become the Central Powers Austria-Hungary
Triple Entente:
, France 1894; Britian-1907--become the Allies Russia
3. These alliances led to arms races & building up of armies
a. The German military machine was especially formidable; military spending quadrupled in the decades before the war
B. In 1908 sparks fly and conflict begins
1. Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Hertzegovina--upset various factions in Europe
2. Then, in 1914 a Serbian nationalist forces assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand - heir to Austrian throne, so
declared war on Austria Serbia
C. Russia backed
against Serbia , then the Entente (France & Britian) drawn in on the Serbian side Austria-Hungary
1. Against German,
, Italy Austria-Hungary
2. Although
switched sides in 1915 Italy
American reaction
A. Wilson promptly declared neutrality & traded w/
both sides
1. But the Allies bought more--3 billion in food &
manufactured goods & 2.2 billion in armaments & we loaned them over 2
billion $
2. Moreover, Americans were deeply divided over the War
B. Some Americans favored the
1. Germans & Austrians were 1/4 total for-born or 1st
generation immigrants
2. The Irish also naturally favored
C. Other Americans favored the Entente
2. Banking and commercial interests advocated
intervention on the side of the Allies
D. Most Americans, however, just wanted peace--a peace
movement sprang up
1. Advocates of peace saw agitation to get into war as a
result of lobbying bankers & arms manufactures who stood to profit from
2. Radical labor groups like the Wobblies and the
Socialists saw imperialism behind the war & feared the rich would profit
while the poor fought the war
3. Women activists founded the Women's Peace Party
(Women's International League for Peace & Freedom)
under Jane Addams they had 40,000 members
E. British press played up German aggression;
1. When German Army overran neutral
2. They claimed many German atrocities = bayoneting
babies, raping nuns, running factories where human fat was made into soap
(this was mostly exaggerated, but it comes back to haunt
us in WWII when many thought tales of Hitler's camps were the same thing)
F. Thus, a tide of public opinion forming towards GB -
away from
Submarine warfare and the rights of neutrals finally trigger our involvement
A. International law recognized our right to inspect non
-contraband goods in any belligerent ports not under blockade--we wanted to keep
tabs on who was shipping arms but the European powers did not cooperate
B. The Brits blockaded
In 1915, Germ announced area around GB war zone & all ships entering the area would be sunk regardless of whether they were neutral or civilian ships
C. WW sent many messages to
; better not destroy our ships or hurt our people Germany
D. But of course they did: the
1. in May of 1915 the British luxury steamship
warned this luxury liner not safe in American newspapers—knew were 42,000 cases of munitions being smuggled Germany
Brit went ahead w/ ship—
sank it - 1198 dead - 128 Americans Germany
Americans outraged - WW sent angry notes demanding reparations & promises to never do it again; 1 year later Germ apologized
2. then in March Germans sunk French liner (unarmed)
- several Americans were injured Sussex
WW threatened to break diplomatic ties
Germans responded w/
pledge - spare all lives on merchant ships if WW would guarantee Brits wouldn't smuggle w/ them the Sussex
E. Despite continued neutrality
E. Despite continued neutrality
1. 1916 National Defense Act
- raised 500 million for defense; got this money through new graduated
income tax
F. Election of 1916 - fought over ?
of isolation;
G. Zimmerman telegram 1917; Brits
intercept message from German Foreign Secretary Zimmerman to the government of
1. He proposed an alliance with Germany should
2. If Mexico helped Germany defeat the U.S. Germany
promised to return the territory taken from Mexico in the Mexican War of 1846
J. further U - boat sinkings finally led to war in
A. Wilson saw the war as an idealistic crusade to
"make world safe for democracy"! To sell this to the American people
he created the Committee for Public Information
– with George Creel in charge
Creel sold the war as a noble crusade of good against
evil: democracy against autocracy; he used 150,000 painters. writers, actors,
educators & clergymen to get his message out
This drew great support: $ raised by citizens' groups was over 21 billion dollars!
1. But had a dark side: the country plunged into an hysterical backlash;
people turned on German-Americans, pacifists, Progressives, & the Irish;
many communities banned German books, music, public speaking in German; more serious intimidation tactics included vigilante mobs and lynchings;
B. Urged on by the general hysteria, Congress passed
legislation that violated civil liberties
1. The Espionage Act, June 1917
- 20 years in prison, fine of 10,000 to anyone who
- helped enemy, obstructed draft, encouraged
insubordination in armed services
-the government read and censored mail under this act
2. The Trading w/ the Enemy Act, Oct 1917 shut down all for magazine publications
in addition to cutting off
all trade to
3. Sedition Act, May 1918: established fines &
imprisonment for anyone who discouraged the sale of war bonds
made it illegal to "utter, print, write, or publish
any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of
government of US or Constitution or flag or uniform of Army or Navy."
Over 1500 persons arrested under this act including: labor leaders—Wobblies, pacifists,
socialists: Debs spent 10 years in a federal prison for anti war speeches
college professors—fired;
Professor of history Charles Beard dismissed for criticizing the government Columbia
led to the founding of the AAUP--American Association of University Professors
C. Mobilization for the war also contributed to the expansion of the activist state & greater control of business by govt.
1. 1916 the War Industries Board coordinated war
production across the private sector:
it allocated all raw materials to all business,
emphasizing the war machine; set production schedules for arms manufacturing,
and induced competing companies to cooperate and save raw materials
2. 1917 the Fuel and Food Administrations also expanded
the power of the government to act on business
controlled all energy production—mostly coal; introduced daylight savings time to help save energy;
controlled agricultural production for the war machine
and oversaw voluntary "downsizing" by ordinary Americans
Result of this mobilization: The economy boomed: From 1914-1919 factory output grew by more than a third; agricultural production soared and ag. prices went up
After the war these agencies disbanded, but the precedent had been set for centralized control of the economy for later emergencies
3. Thousands of women worked in war-time industries and
in other areas of mobilization and service
suffragettes claimed that women's wartime service entitled them to gain the vote; they marched on the White House and embarrassed Wilson--how can you be for democracy abroad if you deny women at home their right to vote
this finally won the passage of the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920; which granted women the right to vote
women's economic gains were more fleeting, however;
most lost their jobs when men returned home from the war
women's economic gains were more fleeting, however;
most lost their jobs when men returned home from the war
The War in
A. War fought - trenches - Amc only fought 1 yr: Spring
of 1918 to Nov 1918
B. Europe saw tremendous losses:
Fr: lost 1 out of every 28 people in pop [NOTE: remember this the next time someone makes a snide comment about how the French are "cheese eating surrender monkeys" b/c they did not join us in Iraq]
Germ: 1 out of every 32 people in pop
Eng: 1 out of every 57 people in pop
C. US lost + 50,000 - dead from action, 63,000 from
disease, 2,200 MIA, 206,000 wounded
A. The "Big 4" met to decide the peace: WW -
US; Prime Minster David Lloyd George -
B. WW had high idealistic goals - to settle issues to war
& create a balance of power; create a better society;
2. Self-determination for all nations- including
adjustments in colonial areas; freedom of seas & trade; arms reduction;
redrawing Europe boundaries to return to their pre-war configurations; all
treaties & trade agreements made in open; a League of Nations
C. However,
1. All points failed except the League—which was not a
police force but rather an international forum for disputes
2. It had no authority, no armies, and no way to make
members pay dues; only had conscience & participants
3. It did, however, make permanent the court of
international justice—the World Court—at
D. WW had to sell League at home to get treaty ratified,
but he failed
1. partisanship—
2. extreme nationalism—some feared the surrender of
American sovereignty to foreign international power
3. isolationism—others
feared abandon
4. personal pettiness—WW was high-handed,
uncompromising, and sanctimonious--people fought him on personal grounds
6. we finally ended war w/ joint
resolution—we made separate treaties w/ each person in the conflict
A. Inflation and recession followed the war, 1919—1921
1. With the end of war, the government cancelled
contracts with industries and dumped returning servicemen on job market
2. Yet business continued to produce faster than
consumers would absorb
3. So fed reserve system raised interest rates &
reduced flow of money; this resulted in inflation--the cost of living rose 97%
between 1918 and 1920; the economy contracted, and unemployment jumped up to 10%
B. In response to growing pressure on workers, there were a series of strikes - factory workers and miners trying to keep wages up with cost of living; ltogether in 1919 there were 3600 strikes involving over 4,000,000 workers
1. In 1919 steel workers across the nation struck for an
8hr work day, 6 day week, higher wages, recognition of union
the company - US Steel - refused all these demands and,
after a 4 month struggle, violence broke out; the press blamed "the
In 1919 400,000 coal workers walked out - demanding
a 60% wage increase, 6hr day, 5 day week
Attorney General Palmer got a court injunction
against it & the strikers were forced to back down
2 Most disturbing, however, was the 1919 Boston Police
Strike—which began over low pay
Police Commissioner fired 19 protesters & the entire
work force walked off; there was an outbreak of looting & rioting in Boston
Mass. Governor Calvin Coolidge called in the national
guard who put down the strike
Public reaction - for Coolidge and against the workers;
many blamed communists b/c Russian Revolution had followed series of workers'
3. And Bolshevik leaders had just
met in
American Communist Party formed at this time—very small
and mainstream organized labor strongly opposed them; only the IWW (Wobblies)
But the backlash against communism hit organized labor & any labor leaders tied to the communist or socialist parties was driven from office
C. In this climate of economic and social upheaval, the
Palmer Raids occurred
1. They began w/ a bomb scare in 1919 when an alert
postal worker discovered a 3 of suspicious packages addressed to 36 prominent
public figures—JD Rockefeller & Chief Justice of the SC Oliver Wendell
Holmes included
2. Turned out to be bombs - detonated by police – no
one was hurt, but the public reaction was one of hysteria
3. Under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover & Attorney
General Palmer the justice department conducted an investigation of suspected
4. These led to a series of raids on anarchists &
workers' groups in 1920 in which hundreds of aliens who had committed no
crimes were deported
5. These raids violated civil liberties—violated laws
of due process, coerced confessions & police brutality
6. In the end, the raids didn't unearth any weapons (only
found 3 pistols)
but Palmer claimed that he had found evidence there was
going to be a huge uprising on the1st of May 1919:
the police & state militia armed to teeth, but it
passed without revolt; discredited Palmer
D. Last Gasp of repression: Sacco & Vanzetti
1. April 1920 2 men in
2. Shortly thereafter, Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo
Vanzetti were charged; they were Italian immigrants & self -proclaimed
anarchists who had evaded the draft
3. The trial was a travesty: Judge Webster Thayer
referred to them as "those anarchist bastards" and acted like a
prosecuting attorney
evidence was purely circumstantial - and focused on the
fact that they were vocally anarchistic
4. In 1921 they were convicted of murder—they sat on
death row for 6 years (until 1927) while court battles raged over their
conviction and sentencing
5. In August of 1927 both were executed; long term
results: Anti—Communism hysteria would become a permanent part of our national
E. But the immediate legacy of this trial was Immigrant
1. the 1921 Emergency Quota Act - limits yearly
immigration of every country to 3% of that group in US in 1910
2. the 1924 National Origins Act – allows immigration
of 2% from any group that was here in 1890
this was preceding the huge wave of Eastern and Southern
Europeans, so it favored Scand, Irish, British, & German immigrants
In the end, Americans were bitterly disillusioned by war and the upheavals of
its aftermath and wanted to go back to isolationism. The1920 elections saw a rejection of Democrats &
their internationalist plank supporting the League. Republican Warren G. Harding
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The remains of dragons look just as frightening and your Halloween party guests will wonder what you have been up to when they come across the Stoker's Moors Dragon Skull while taking a pleasant stroll in your garden.
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Outreach to Mexico
Mission Statement:
To create a short term missions experience for Hampton Falls First Baptist Church in Mexico. We will serve and minister to a specific Mexican community, an orphanage called La Casa de la Esperanza. We will convey the message of the gospel of Jesus to those we meet through bible school, service projects, teaching and fellowship, as well as encouraging and fostering spiritual growth. We also desire, to grow in humility, cultural sensitivity, compassion, group unity and in our walk with Christ.
Who: Candidates must be over 16 and be regular attenders of Hampton Falls First Baptist Church.
Where: Tijuana, Mexico – La Casa de la Esperanza
When: November 19-27, 2015
How much: $975 per person. To be raised by team fund raisers, personal fund raising letters and/or personal funds.
Important Dates:
September 1st - Applications due - (Interviews will be scheduled.)
By September 14th - Interviews will happen & team will be selected
September 21st - Team meeting #1
October 19th - Team meeting #2
November 9th - Team meeting #3
Direct questions to John Wilson or Mark Stowell
*Don't put it off...there is a book to read:
|Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence
|David A. Livermore
|Don't let the goats eat the loquat tree
|Dr. Thomas Hale
|The other side of glig, glig mountain
|Dr. Thomas Hale
|My Savage, my Kinsman
|Elisabeth Elliott
|Through Gates of Splendor
|Elisabeth Elliott
|J. Hudson Taylor, a Man in Christ
|Roger Steer
|Living Beyond the Limits
|Franklin Graham
1. Three Mandatory Meetings: September 21st, October 12th, and November 9th:
Committed to learning:
A. Basic Language skills
B. Cultural Sensitivity
C. Personal Spiritual Growth
D. Group unity
E. Planning Construction projects
F. VBS lessons
G. Translation Work
H. Spanish music
2. Raising required funds and meeting appropriate deadlines.
A. Getting a passport
3. The trip itself:
A. Give with a heart of service
B. Love with the compassion of Christ
C. See through the eyes of another culture
D. Become part of a team and give up your rights
And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing. And He said to them, "Take nothing for the journey neither staff nor a bag nor bread nor money, and do not have even two tunics a piece. And whatever house you enter, stay there and take your leave from there." And departing they began going about among the villages preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. Luke 9: 2 - 4, 6
And it came about that while He was praying alone, the disciples where with Him and He questioned them saying, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"
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You Can't Eat Natural Gas
Previously, the usual bidders at Colorado's premier auction for unallocated water, hosted by the Northern Water Conservancy District, were Coloradan farmers bidding on water supplies needed to produce crops or plant more acres. This year, they're competing with oil and gas industry giants seeking water for drilling and fracking.
Farming and environmental advocacy groups raise legitimate concerns about the lasting negative impacts of fracking.
Gary Wockner, director of the Save the Poudre Coalition, noted that "water first used for agriculture can stay in the hydrological longer, but water contaminated by fracking is generally removed completely [and that] any transfer of water from rivers and farms to drilling and fracking will negatively impact Colorado's environment and wildlife."
The process of fracking involves injecting a highly toxic chemical mixture of compressed gases containing radioactive minerals thousands of feet underground, forcing the extraction of petroleum and natural gases. And as Wockner alluded to, this procedure permanently contaminates the aquifer, eliminating the ability to obtain drinkable water from the aquifers in that region.
While hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and other drilling advancements have unlocked vast supplies of domestic natural gas, fracking operations pose a significant threat to Colorado's wildlife, agricultural industry, and public health.
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Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Oddometer: 153
July brought me two weeks off work. I had been planning a tour around Europe and couldn't wait.
Here's the setup.
I was heading for Folkstone to catch the train. Rather than do the full journey in one go, as I done the year before, I decided to stop at Lancaster with some family. I headed from Falkirk following the M80/M74/M6 until Carlisle where I took to the Lake District.
Poor Cat.
The next day was I was heading for Folkstone. I was going to visit the National Memorial Arboretum on the way south, it wasn't far from the motorway and would help break up the journey.
I had lunch here then hit the road. This was going to be a slog with mile after mile of motorway, I just buried my head and got on with it. Later that day I checked in to a campsite I had prebooked just outside Folkstone.
The next morning I was on the train.
Thirty minutes later I was in France and heading for Germany. I rode throught Belguim, passed Spa racetrack where I briefly watched some racing then I arrived at my first stop for the night.
This was one of the best campsites I have ever stayed at, so modern and clean and it was only thirty minutes or so from the Nurburgring. I booked in for two nights, next day I headed for the ring minus luggage.
I took a walk around the visitor centre then watched some racing.
Back at the campsite there was some sort of party going on in the village.
The next morning I awoke to blue skies. Three German guys on three BMWs arrived the previous night and setup next to me.
Today I was heading for Baden-Baden, nothing particularly interesting happened that day, just a bit of Autobahn
The following day I am heading for Konstanz via the senic B500.
Stopping for a break
I found a campsite early afternoon, it was scorching, I pitched my tent then worked on my tan
The next day was going to be a long one, I was heading for Italy via Switzerland then the Stelvio Pass.
Taking a break.
I had my GoPro with me, heres a few shot from the road.
Lots of hairpins.
This next one made it into Ride magazine.
Stelvio Pass
I found a little campsite later that evening, the the following day it was off to Lake Como.
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Laura Kirk said, "It's kind of a complete sport, a lifelong sport, and a great family sport."
Fifteen days in to 2014, and some folks may be struggling to stick to new years resolutions. President of the Northwest Arkansas Fencing Center in Bentonville, Laura Kirk says making fitness fun can keep you focused.
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Kirk said, "you burn 400 calories an hour so you are getting cardio."
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
~ Mark Twain
The Reds turned him in to a converted OF RP who they won't promote and the cash to buy out Rheal Cormier. The entire Deno hype was less about him specifically than about the Reds not properly using an asset.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
For me it was Paul Householder (pre-RZ days, I know).
I thought he was going to be the next Mickey Mantle.
Austin Kearns. Maybe because I never really liked him and others here thought he was a perrenial All Star. He gets the Jimmy Binnie award. For those Flyers fans out here know what I mean. Binnie avg'd 6 pts his Sr. year, 4 pts his Fr-Jr. year. Many Flyers fans thought he was star, and a great shooter. Many of them still believe this even after his last game as a Flyer this year. I'm a die hard Flyer fan, so I'm not a rival fan taking a shot at them.
Kearns. The Deno bit was largely joking, and Wily Mo was full of potential, but there was always an element of doubt. Kearns seemed like a sure thing.
Who knows, maybe some day....
The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.
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Redus and Householder, yes and yes.
Frank Pastore and Bruce Berenyii, too.
Add in Dann Billardello to my own personal Wall of Shame.
As for Redszone as a whole, no doubt it's Dunn on the current team. He's given pretty much a free pass by some more knowledgeable fans on ORG because of his "Old Man" skills. (Of course, in the Sun Deck, they crucify him.)
As for ex-Reds, Kearns was considered by some (blush) to be similar to HOF RF such as former Tiger Al Kaline. Deno was merely considered a probable All Star by others.
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If we're going back to pre-Redszone days there's always Santo Alcala, Steve Henderson, Doug Flynn, Manny Sarmiento, Tom Carroll, Bernie Carbo....and later on, the guy the Reds should've kept instead of Larkin, Kurt Stilwell.
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Pet Sitters International (PSI), the world's largest educational association for professional pet sitters, recently surveyed its member businesses to determine the most popular types of pet pampering taking place during the holidays.
The majority of the 337 respondents indicated that their clients' pet pampering takes place primarily in the form of extra treats and toys. But the feedback doesn't stop there. Professional pet-care givers are quick to note that over-treating and over-feeding is typical among many pet owners.
An overwhelming 93 percent of respondents said they provide pet-sitting services for pets that they classify as overweight.
The findings are in line with 2010 information from the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, which reports that 44 percent of dogs and 57 percent of cats in the U.S. are obese.
While most pet owners pamper their pets with good intentions, some of these behaviors can have long-term negative effects.
PSI member Cheryl Wilson, owner of T.L.K. Professional Pet Care Service in Watertown, MA, finds that over-feeding is one of the most common problems she encounters.
"I try to offer my clients advice on more appropriate amounts to feed their pets and remind them of the health risks that come with pet obesity," Wilson said.
Other PSI members noted that pet owners request that their pets be given too many fatty treats. Cari Brown, owner of The Cat's Meow Pet Sitting Service in Maryland Heights, MO, was asked to do just that—until she intervened.
"One of my clients used to give unhealthy snacks to their cats until I educated them on proper nutrition for cats," Brown said. "Now the cats get grain- and corn-free snacks that are full of protein."
PSI member Lynn Hall, owner of All Creatures Great and Small in New Point, VA, faced a similar predicament.
"I cared for a dog that was morbidly obese and yet my client continued to request that I feed it a high calorie, rich meal," Hall said. "I eventually lost the client because I expressed my concerns. The dog is now on medication and a low-calorie diet. As much as I miss that pup, I feel that I did the right thing to help save its life."
According to Patti Moran, PSI president, overindulging during the holidays and beyond is no longer solely a human issue, but one for canines and felines as well. She said that experienced and qualified pet care givers are in a good position to take note and intervene.
"Professional pet sitters spend a lot of time with pets and pet owners, likely more than any other pet-care professional," Moran said. "Their familiarity with their clients' pets and families make them well-suited to offer pet-care advice on good nutrition and similar topics. As PSI's survey indicates, professional pet sitters truly care about the welfare of the pets in their care."
The majority of professional pet sitters can quickly identify health issues and household hazards. Some of the most frequent recommendations professional pet sitters give their clients, especially around holidays, include:
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Last week was an interesting and important one in my life.
I finally received my Supreme x Nike SB Dunks and that's in the same week as Apple launched their new very expected iPhone 5.
Even though the latest gadget from Apple has seemed to receive quite some criticism for the lack of new features, I can't help it;
Apple has made me fall in love… again.
Now, I might not be the hardest person to convince when it comes to Apple products and I'm not shy to admit that I own most of their basic electronics such as a Macbook Pro, iPad, iPhone, Apple Tv etc., but that doesn't mean I can't have a negative opinion about them.
I see through the bullsh*t they sometimes pull off, but in my opinion, the iPhone 5 does not go under that category.
Even though most of my friends (and the rest of the world) have been complaining that the iPhone 5
doesn't have new "groundbreaking" features Apple has made some quite interesting improvements.
Let me sum up:
The iPhone 5 is thinner, lighter and taller, it's made out of better material, the display is bigger and better, the camera is better and comes with a new panorama function, the A6 processor is smaller, the battery lasts longer, it comes with the new iOS6, which has several new features such as a very nice map/GPS system and last but not least, the price is the same as the current iPhone 4s.
For some people this might sound overwhelming, for others impressive, and to some disappointing, but no matter what your opinion is about the new iPhone you can't argue that Apple knows how to make their products look absolutely stunning and indispensable;
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The way Apple portrays the iPhone 5 in this introduction video is brilliant. They have managed to make the phone look like a piece of art, and by selectively choosing what new features to focus on, they have made sure that the new iPhone comes across very impressive, and as always with Apple, everything is simple, clean and well-designed.
Whether this has convinced you or not, I'm definitely getting the new iPhone 5 in black on black.