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Built in 1840, this one of the earliest and best preserved architect-designed Gothic Revival cottages in the country. The house is one of the very few completely documented 19th-century structures--its documentation even includes a color rendering of the architect Joseph Collins Wells' design. Its owner, Jonathan Sturges, played an important role in establishing the validity of an American School of Art, leading broad-based efforts to display, publicize, and garner commissions for the work of American artists.
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As a matter of policy, the Minister will only accept an application to mine from the holder of a valid Prospecting Licence or State Mining Facility over the area in question. An application fee is charged as set out in S.I. No. 259 of 1996 - MINERALS DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, 1996. (Application fees for certain state mining facilities).
Whilst the information that will be required to support an application may vary somewhat in individual circumstances, and applicants are advised to consult the Exploration and Mining division, a generic list of what is required can be found in the following documents:
Base Metals (pdf document) Other than Base Metals (pdf document)
State Mining Facilities are negotiated on a case by case basis as required by Section 26 of the Minerals Development Act 1940, which also applies to Licences under the Minerals Development Act 1979 (see Section 17 of the 1979 Act). Typical conditions require adherence to best practice, ensuring full extraction of the minerals, prevention of subsidence, and proper rehabilitation of the mineral workings and financial terms including royalties. Compensation must be paid to private mineral owners where working such minerals is licensed under the 1979 Act.Examples of royalties and information on the taxation of minerals are included in: Fiscal Framework (2011). (pdf document)
There is public consultation before any Mining Leases or Licences are issued.
Two other main permits are required before a new mineral development can be started.
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Planning Permission under the Planning and Development Acts, and an Integrated Pollution Prevention Control Licence from the EPA for all but small developments of non-metallic minerals. An Environmental Impact Statement must accompany applications for developments involving the extraction of minerals under the Minerals Development Acts. The consent of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources is also required to make a valid Planning Application for such minerals.

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Apple announces iMovie for iPhone
As part of the iPhone 4 introduction during WWDC 2010, Steve Jobs announced iMovie for iPhone, with one-click sharing. This is basically iMovie from the iLife suite for Mac brought to the iPhone. Up to 720p editing and most of the functionality you'd expect, including transitions and Ken Burns effects.
Make beautiful HD movies anywhere with iMovie, the fun, feature-rich video editing app that's designed for iPhone 4. Create a video postcard of your day at the beach and publish it to the web without leaving your spot on the sand. Or make a movie of your child's birthday party and send it to your parents while the party is in full swing. You can start several projects on your iPhone 4 and finish them whenever you want and wherever you are.
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Apple announces iMovie for iPhone
a really good specs compilation & break-down:http://briefmobile.com/apple-iphone-4-complete-specifications-list
June 24th... not exactly what i was hoping for. i wanted the 18th!
Hopefully Apple used iMovie 06 HD as an inspiration, rather than the disaster that is iMovie 09.
when will it be released. i heard like 20 people say that it will be today but its not showing up in the app store for me?
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The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Glauchau and Hohenstein-Ernstthal. In August 2008, as a part of the district reform in Saxony, the districts of Zwickauer Land, Chemnitzer Land and the urban district Zwickau were merged into the new district Zwickau.
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When you use Microsoft Outlook Express to send and receive mail to a Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) server running Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003, you may receive the following error message:
Additionally, if you try to telnet to the server and access either port 110 (POP3) or 143 (IMAP), when the POP3 or IMAP banner appears, you are disconnected immediately, and you receive the following error message:
Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Account: 'account name', Server:'server', Protocol: POP3, Port 110, Secure (SSL); No, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F
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To resolve this problem, contact the Exchange Server administrator to see if he or she has to disable bandwidth throttling on the Exchange server. If you are the administrator of the Exchange server, follow these steps to disable bandwidth throttling on an Exchange server:
For more information about how to enable bandwidth throttling, search for the words "bandwidth throttling" in the following Microsoft Help and Support Center Web site:
For more information about bandwidth throttling, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/8af07c87-6dfc-44c6-873a-70f4d8e119aa.mspx?mfr=trueFor more information about how to troubleshooting error 0x800CCC0F, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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ISoft has signed a marketing agreement with US company, CliniWorks, to market its AccelFind software to healthcare organisations across the world.
The software enables users to extract and de-identify medical knowledge from any type of data; including free text notes, discharge summaries or structured data such as those stored in electronic records or lab systems.
The agreement will see iSoft provide AccelFind as part of its Life Sciences solution, under the 'Powered by CliniWorks' banner.
ISoft's director for life sciences, Dr Joerg Kraenzlein, said: "This is a tremendous opportunity to accelerate clinical research in a so far unprecedented way.
"[It will] tap into new areas of treatment options and value propositions that have the potential to change the way we perform medicine and use healthcare IT today."
ISoft has already signed a deal with German personalised medication company, Cytolon, to integrate the tool into its web based platform that integrates product search and matching-to-patient, logistics and follow-up for the matching of stem cell products.
The extract tool will allow hospitals and organisation to extract clinical information regardless of the database that they use.
ISoft's chief medical officer, Dr Michael Dahlweid, added: "Life Sciences is a new strategic asset of iSoft's solution portfolio with a huge growth potential.
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Donation of Data ?Virginian 236 weeks ago
Not sure i follow - who owns the data? Who has the right to decide what happens to this data - the patient or the clinician or the Trust? And one other thought - from my experience in the USA - companies are selling the data and making a pretty good income from it ! Be careful.
Data Ownership mk2DeeDee 236 weeks ago
The SOS is the data controller for the SCR and each legal organisation will have a nominated data controller who is responsible for ensuring the patient data meets the standards laid down by the care record guarantee, IG toolkit, DQ standards such as IM&T DES etc. The owner of the data in the patient record is actually the patient which is something the new government is going to great pains to point out. This brings Jon's point about data donation back to the fore but section 60 does lay out what type of data can be used without specific patient consent and by whom. I'm not sure if this helps or not but I thought I'd give it a shot. For more detail check out; http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/15/section/60
Data Analysis (acute sector)george385 236 weeks ago
I've worked with the NHS as both an employee, clinical locum, and IT contractor and in my experience (25years) I really don't see this kind of data analysis going on?
Its one of the reasons why - still today - hospital A will treat condition X with care plan 1, and hospital B will treat condition X with no plan whatsoever.
The anomalies of treatment become even more obvious when you start working across large geographic areas.
Can someone remind me what NICE was supposed to be for?
Every hospital trust still seems to be doing its own thing?
Many hospitals are still not even discharging their patients with a legible or complete discharge summary?
Interesting moveJon Hoeksma 236 weeks ago
Interesting move.
Cerner have already been making a lot of running in this area in the US. Its an obvious place for hospitals with a lot of patient data to go, to get more benefit for them and their patients out of the vast amounts of data they hold in EPR and clinical systems.
Hospitals know a great deal about patient treatments (including medications) and outcomes, there must be a growing overlap with the sort of clinical trials data systems used by pharma companies.
One interesting questions is whether the patient can control this data? How can they control whether they donate their data to the latest hypertension drug trial ---- get some tangible benefit in return? Or should donating data be a quid pro quo of recieving NHS treatment?
Quid pro quo?lindad 236 weeks ago
Agree that NHS data has huge potential to help researchers fight disease but have problems with patients 'donating' their data as a "quid pro quo for receiving NHS treatment"? We pay for NHS treatment (look at your tax bill) and IMHO no one should feel the need to give data as an obligation for receiving treatment.
Asking the questionJon Hoeksma 236 weeks ago
I was more just asking the question of donating data, as this is one the ideas that got mentioned by Christine Connelly and Stephen Burns at EHI Live.
I think their example was of a patient making a donation of data to Cancer UK.
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Families are the major provider of long-term care in America. In 2008, about 20% of adult North Carolinians reported providing care or assistance to a family member or friend with a long-term illness or disability.
In an effort to help family and informal caregivers care for their loved ones at home for as long as possible, The National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP), established in 2000, provides grants to States and Territories to fund a range of supports that assist these caregivers.
As the State Unit on Aging, the NC Division of Aging Adult Services administers the States Family Caregiver Support Program. Services are provided locally through 17 Area Agencies on Aging.
The NFCSP offers a range of services to support family caregivers. Specific services vary by county but generally include:
These services can work in conjunction with other State and Community-Based Services to provide a coordinated set of supports. Studies have shown that these services can reduce caregiver depression, anxiety, and stress and enable them to provide care longer, thereby avoiding or delaying the need for costly institutional care.
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Complete list of Trophies.
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Remember when I explained one of my methods for debt reduction whereby you would send in little bits of money to your credit card companies all the time, just as you got a few extra dollars here and there? Like, say, you returned something and were credited $20 to your debit card, you would then turn around and send a bill pay to your Visa card for $20? The idea being: you had been functioning without that $20 for however long, you wouldn't miss it, and though it wasn't a lot of money, little bits like this would be worth more down the road when you look at interest rates, etc.?
Well, turns out that: 1) I didn't invent this method, despite my thoughts to the contrary; and 2) that there is actually a name for it, taken from the concept of debt snowballing that we have already discussed. Yep: it's called debt snowflaking, and though I will still certainly argue that I am a unique and special snowflake, I guess other people have already discovered and documented this method before me. I read an article about the debt snowflaking technique on Get Rich Slowly recently that is helpful for people wanting to integrate this method into their daily lives, and points to the technique's having been originated on the iVilliage debt support discussion forums. Cited as a source for information on debt snowflaking is Jamie at I've Paid For This Twice Already, who has five golden rules for debt snowflaking:
- Snowflake early and often. Start now and make it a habit. If you get accustomed to this, it can become a game. Snowflaking can almost make debt reduction fun.
- No amount is too small to snowflake. "I have snowflaked as little as $1.04 and as much as $1313.74 and everything inbetween," Jaimie writes. "Any amount can be a snowflake, and any amount can make a difference."
- Anything can be a snowflake. Did a friend repay $5 she borrowed last week? Did you take cans and bottles in to redeem the deposits? Did Aunt Marge send you $20 for your birthday? Was your tax refund bigger than expected? All of these can be snowflakes.
- Snowflake as immediately as possible. This is key. Apply your snowflakes to debt as soon as possible, before you have a chance to spend the money. I know from experience how easily those extra dollars become books or videogames or new clothes. Snowflake when you get the money.
- Keep track of your snowflakes to use as motivation. "A lot of small amounts may not seem like a whole lot if you don't keep track of them," Jaimie advises. "Keep a running total once a month to see how those small amounts add up."
Source: "Five Golden Rules for Snowflaking," I've Paid For This Twice Already, 2008.
So I guess what we've learned is: when getting out of debt, great minds think alike. I think I'm going to start snowflaking again, this time on our mortgage. Sure, it's going to take a while to make a dent, but it's kind of exciting to watch how much your balance can go down just from these little, uh, flakes.
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Telstra's Sensis sacks 648 staff
blog It seems like we're always hearing about redundancies at Telstra's directories and digital division Sensis. Last week it was half the division's staff, this week the number has firmed at 648, according to an official Telstra media release issued this morning. Apparently the restructure is aimed at "digital growth". Right. The text:
February 21, 2013 Sensis, Australia's leading provider of directory and digital marketing services, for small-medium business, today unveiled proposed changes to its operations and business model to accelerate its transition to a digital media business.
Managing Director, John Allan, said the proposals, now the subject of consultation with staff and unions, were the next phase of an ongoing program to move Sensis from its traditional print-based business model to one better designed for the growing digital market.
Mr Allan said the proposed restructure will include the establishment of a new digital Customer Management Centre with 50 new roles, but is likely to result in an overall reduction of approximately 648 positions nationally. Those positions are expected to include around 391 back of house fulfilment and customer care roles which will be outsourced. Sensis currently employs approximately 3500 staff.
"Until now we have been operating with an outdated print-based model – this is no longer sustainable for us. As we have made clear in the past, we will continue to produce Yellow and White Pages books to meet the needs of customers and advertisers who rely on the printed directories, but our future is online and mobile where the vast majority of search and directory business takes place," Mr Allan said.
"Already, more than 60% of our customers now are advertising online and in mobile apps, while our White and Yellow Pages digital services received 18.4m visits in January 2013.
"We need to simplify our operation and invest in areas that make us more efficient, and meet our customers' growing demand for online and mobile services.
"Sensis needs to change in order to compete effectively, to deliver what our customers want and to achieve our ambition of being Australia's leading provider of digital marketing services.
"While these decisions are never easy, they are designed to position the company for future digital growth," Mr Allan said.
Key changes under the proposed restructure include: Establishment of a new digital Customer Management Centre; Improved IT capabilities to strengthen digital innovation and delivery capabilities Improved marketing and go-to-market processes, with reduced duplication; Restructuring the Yellow Pages sales operating model; Outsourcing certain back office functions to deliver around the clock support for the White and Yellow Pages customer care and fulfilment capabilities; Reduced duplication of senior and middle management roles.
"These changes will fundamentally change the Sensis business and position it for success in the long term. Right now that means making some tough decisions and I'm acutely aware of the impact on our people.
"Not one of these decisions has been taken lightly and we are working with our staff and the unions to provide further detail of our proposed digital transition to ensure the best support for those affected by the resulting changes." Mr Allan said.
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I guess it makes sense, although I'm interested to know who and where they'll be outsourcing too.
I don't know why I even get a phone directory I don't want it the purpose it once had is gone.
Yellow Pages online sucks as well it is far easier and faster to use Google for broad searches and something like Urban spoon for more niche things.
There's an opt-out page somewhere.
I haven't seen a phonebook for years.
Can honestly say I'm one of those people that use the yellow pages to prop up monitors, hold doors open every year, and each year throw it out thinking: why?
They're behind the 8 ball online, good luck to them.
A very similar story to Yellow Pages in the UK. Reliance on paper directories. Outdated business model. Didn't keep up with the new competition from digital peer-review sites such as Yelp. Big losses. big job losses.
Yelp and Sensis actually partnered in Australia – http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1103
Both get advantages from the deal; Yelp was able to begin with it's database populated from Sensis. Sensis can display Yelp data (reviews, ratings, etc) across their apps and websites.
They also share data additions and corrections; a correction or venue added on Yelp will be submitted to Sensis, and vice versa. This lets them take advantage of those who are quite active on Yelp suggesting corrections and keeping everything correct and up to date. And of course; this is the same data that appears in Apple Maps/Siri, among others etc.
Yelp is beyond useless in this country keeping up with them here would be like chasing a turtle.
I'm completely stunned to find out they employ 3500 people when every service they have is easily replaceable with google (including all their digital ones). If they are not losing money hand over fist, they will be soon.
"If they are not losing money hand over fist"
"Sensis staff have been crushed by the scale of these cuts for a company that is part of Telstra which earlier this month posted record half year profits of $1.6 billion," he said.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/companies/telstra-to-sack-hundreds-of-staff-from-sensis-arm-report/story-fnda1bsz-1226582467792#ixzz2LW3yXVmv
ummmmm, referring to Sensis, not Telstra….
Well as a previous employee of Sensis, it doesn't surprise me to see job loses. Seriously there are people who did nothing but chat all day and go shopping. Sensis is a bureaucratic mess. The cost to do any IT projects there is sky high because they have so many layers of paper pushers. Move on Sensis people…
Thank God for Local Directories in the Northern Rivers! Lucky us, we get one price that includes all relevant mediums – print, online and phone!! No hidden white pages bills and the google search results are awesome – their site is fresh, modern easy to navigate. Certainly here in rural NSW there is a need for all mediums until we catch up with metropolitan areas. So good to have an alternative to Senseless (sic)!
So what was Project Morph all about then? Wasn't that supposed to position them for the digital revolution. They spent a mountain of money on that project and this is the result they've got.
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I am writing a paper on the play "Antigone" by Sophocles for my Eng Comp class. I wanted to write about the choices and consequences and I am looking for a good title for the essay, and also if anybody has any suggestions I could use for my paper.
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The title of your paper could be what you just stated was your topic "Choices and Consequences." Depending on the parameters of your assignment, I think it would be interesting to consider a choice and consequence for EACH character in the play and then look at who is satisfied with the consequences of their actions and who isn't. That might allow for a more interesting thesis/conclusion than just the more obvious point that all actions have consequences. Good luck!
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The idea of standing for what you think is right versus what someone else thinks is right versus what actually IS right is one of the compelling themes of this play. With that in mind, how about "He says, She Says." Seems a little light-hearted for a matter which has such serious consequences, but it is the crux of the argument.
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TInCaps home opener
First pitch: TinCaps vs. Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. Thursday at Parkview Field
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His friends call Michael Collins by the nickname "Tubby," which carries some irony considering he's still in lean, mean baseball shape.
"That was the nickname I got when I was 14 and it stuck," Collins said. "I was a kid in a baseball program where I was younger than the other kids. I wasn't a fat kid, but I was a soft, tubby kid and the other kids were older."
Tubby remains young, even today. At 29, he'll be the youngest manager in the history of the TinCaps (or the former Wizards) when they open their season Thursday night at Parkview Field.
He'll try to put his youth and energy to use. Collins might have more in common with his players than any manager in Class A baseball, a fact he intends to put to good use.
At 16, Collins left his home in Australia to join the Angels minor league system. So he can relate to some of the youngest Dominican players on the roster who are in a foreign country.
"Just like any of these guys, I signed a deal and the Angels sent me to Arizona in that league," Collins said. "Here we are, 14 years later, and it's much different (to be the manager), but it's the same game."
Collins bounced around the minor leagues, playing in the Midwest League with Cedar Rapids at one point. He had some strong seasons, but never reached the majors. Eager to remain in the dugout, he switched to managing. The last two seasons, he's guided Australian teams and he managed the AZL Padres in the Arizona rookie league last summer.
Thirteen of the TinCaps' 25 players played for Collins in the Arizona League last season. He worked with the rest in spring training and some in instructional league ball.
"I try to make it helpful being closely removed from playing, and I have a pretty good understanding of what these kids are going through," Collins said.
Is it an asset that he managed so many of the players with the AZL Padres? Collins smiled wryly and said, "You might want to ask them."
"I think that's definitely a good thing," TinCaps infielder Josh VanMeter said. "He knows a lot of us pretty well. He knows how we play and how we go about our business, so that's a very positive thing."
TinCaps catcher Dane Phillips, who played 58 games in Fort Wayne and 14 in Lake Elsinore last season, said he likes what he sees in Collins so far.
"He's funny; he has a dry sense of humor," Phillips said. "He's had great success managing, winning in the Australian league and he's done well with the Padres. I think he's way beyond his years as a manager. I'm excited about playing for him.
"This is the Padres' nicest facility in the minor leagues," Phillips said. "They wouldn't put a coach here unless they thought he was very, very good and could be very, very successful."
Collins led the Canberra Cavalry to the Australian Baseball League title this past season. The Cavalry claimed their first Claxton Shield, the championship trophy of the ABL.
"He has a great baseball IQ and has amazing leadership abilities," Canberra general manager Thom Carter said on the team's website. "Watching him manage our team over the last two seasons, you can see how players want to be their best for him. The players, management and fans in Fort Wayne are lucky to have him."
While it would seem natural to assume Collins has his sights on becoming a Major League Baseball manager, he emphasizes he doesn't want to look too far ahead.
Given his age, it's possible he could manage the TinCaps for two or three years, depending on his success and Padres management's plans.
"I don't necessarily set out and say I want to be a big-league manager or a big-league coach of any sort; that's probably a bit of a far-off thing," Collins said. "I got into this as an opportunity to stay involved in the game. I love it. I love seeing the players have success as individuals and as a team. I get a real kick out of that."
Collins will be joined on the staff by returning pitching coach Burt Hooten and hitting coach Morgan Burkhart, so he'll be able to bounce ideas off experienced colleagues.
The team has some quality returning players, including Phillips, pitcher Walker Weickel, first baseman Luis Tejada and outfielder Mallex Smith. Eleven players, including six pitchers, return after playing at least some of last season in Fort Wayne.
"It's a young team all the way around," Collins said.
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It will be baptism by fire for the Mississippi State secondary come Saturday.
The Bulldogs open the season against one of the better offenses in the country in No. 13 (Associated Press) Oklahoma State in Houston, Texas.
MSU lost several members of it's secondary from last year's squad including cornerbacks Johnthan Banks and Darius Slay.
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Oxford is one of those places.
The first four games for the Chargers are against Jackson Prep, Starkville, East Side and Lafayette.
It's the hope of Oxford head coach Johnny Hill that schedule will toughen up his squad.
East Rankin Academy coach Matt Butts used one word to describe last Friday's 27-14 loss to Central Hinds Academy.
"Terrible," Butts said. "(It was) absolutely, positively terrible. We turned the football over three times and the defense did not play well at all. We just played terrible."
East Mississippi Community College football coach Buddy Stephens could certainly find a reason to be distracted if he wanted to be.
When the Lions travel to Pearl River Community College tonight to open the season, Stephens will be returning to a place where he was a two-year letterman on the offensive line (1987-88).
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Baffert Horses, Beholder Top Oct. 28 Works
Some of the leading contenders for the Nov. 1-2 Breeders' Cup World Championships, including Game On Dude, Paynter, and Beholder worked at Santa Anita Park the morning of Oct. 28.
Some of the leading contenders for the Nov. 1-2 Breeders' Cup World Championships, including Game On Dude, Paynter, and Beholder worked at Santa Anita Park the morning of Oct. 28.
A flashy gray colt by The Pamplemousse impressed trainers and pinhookers at the Barretts Sales & Racing October yearling sale, with Bob Baffert going to $160,000 to buy the top-priced offering at the Oct. 8 sale.
Zipping over the Churchill Downs main track the morning of May 13, Mike Pegram homebred Govenor Charlie breezed six furlongs in 1:10 4/5 in his final preparation for a possible start in the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
Led by 29 nominees from trainer Todd Pletcher, 369 horses were designated for the 2013 Triple Crown series prior to the Jan. 26 deadline for early nominations at a cost of $600 each.
Led by grade I winner Drill, a trio of California juveniles will invade Louisiana for the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III), a race that will give the winner plenty of earnings heading into next year's Triple Crown.
The Factor worked a sizzling seven furlongs in 1:22 1/5 Oct. 25 at Santa Anita, and afterward trainer Bob Baffert said he intends to give him first preference in the BC Dirt Mile (gr. I) when pre-entries are announced.
On July 31 at Monmouth Park, Shackleford will try to stamp himself as the division leader when he leads a field of eight in the $1 million Haskell Invitational (gr. I).
Alienation, who made an eye-catching return in her season debut last month, will shoot for her first stakes win in the $250,000 Prioress (gr. I) July 4 at Belmont Park.
Three-year-olds Awesome Patriot, Coil, Jaycito, Smash, The Factor, and Uncle Sam could all be major players for Bob Baffert during the second half of the 2011 season.
San Vicente winner The Factor worked a mile in 1:38 2/5 for the March 19 Rebel Stakes
Rapport set blazing factions and still had something left in the tank for the stretch drive, as she rolled to a dominating 3 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 Victory Ride Stakes (gr. III)Aug. 28 at Saratoga.
Baffert confirmed 25-year-old Martin Garcia will ride Lookin At Lucky in the Preakness. It will be the first Preakness ride for Garcia, who will replace Garrett Gomez after Lookin At Lucky endured a series of troubled trips.
Kentucky Derby (gr. I) favorite Lookin At Lucky and stablemate Conveyance were back on the track at Churchill Downs May 6 for the first time since last week's "Run for the Roses," both colts galloping 1 1/2 miles.
Ken McPeek and Bob Baffert have a pair of showdowns to look forward to this weekend at Hollywood Park, including the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I).
Two-time champion Indian Blessing has been retired from racing and booked to recently retired Zensational.
Zensational, the first horse to win three consecutive grade I sprint stakes, has arrived at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington to stand the 2010 breeding season.
The eagerly anticipated 3-year-old debut of 2008 champion juvenile male Midshipman will occur Friday, Sept. 18, in the third race at Belmont Park, a 6 1/2-furlong conditioned allowance that represents his first start over a conventional dirt track.
The 2009 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductions, held on Aug. 14, came together like a great American tapestry.
Recent grade I winner Zensational is the clear standout in the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 8 at Del Mar in a field that was buoyed by the surprise addition of Eddie Read Handicap (gr. IT) victor Global Hunter.
Trainer Bob Baffert won the first stakes of his career with a horse he bred when Misremembered led all the way to upset 7-10 choice Grazen in the $284,000 Swaps Stakes (gr. II) at Hollywood July 18.
After showing her fondness for Belmont Park with a front-running triumph in the Acorn Stakes (gr. I) one month ago, Gabby's Golden Gal will cut back in distance for trainer Bob Baffert in the Prioress Stakes (gr. I) July 4.
Bob Baffert's lightly-raced homebred Misremembered, two-for-two on Hollywood Park's Cushion Track, presents an intriguing possibility in the $100,000 Affirmed Handicap (gr. III) June 20. The 1 1/16-mile test for 3-year-olds includes no heavyweights.
Trainer Bob Baffert said he wanted to test his champion Indian Blessing over Hollywood Park's Cushion Track before deciding which way to go with her this summer. After her fourth-place finish in the $72,800 Desert Stormer Stakes June 14, a race won in front-running style by Coco Belle, the Hall of Fame conditioner had his answer.
As of about 6:45 a.m. EDT, every horse was on the grounds at Pimlico Race Course for the May 16 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
Zayat Stables' homebred Pioneerof the Nile, second in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), breezed a half-mile in :47 3/5 at Churchill Downs May 11 as the Empire Maker colt prepped for the May 16 Preakness Stakes (gr. I). The time was fourth-fastest of the morning among 48 horses working four furlongs.
Hall of Fame trainers D. Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert kicked off the annual Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders' trainers' dinner April 28 with humor and vivacity, and that attitude lasted throughout the evening.
D. Wayne Lukas, the dean of Kentucky Derby trainers with four winners from 42 previous starters, expressed confidence in Flying Private following the colt's four-furlong work in :47 2/5 April 27.
Godolphin's pair of contenders for the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) Desert Party and Regal Ransom turned in sharp works April 18 in their first serious training at Churchill Downs, while Illinois Derby (gr. II) winner Musket Man worked a strong six furlongs under Derby jockey Eibar Coa.
California stars Pioneerof the Nile and Chocolate Candy, the first two finishers in the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) April 4, arrived at Churchill Downs April 16 to prepare for the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Pioneerof the Nile had his final workout at Santa Anita on a blustery but sun-drenched morning April 15, busting four furlongs on the Pro-Ride racing surface in a bullet :46 1/5, the fastest of 39 drills at the distance.
Chocolate Candy, runner-up in the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), worked five furlongs under new rider Mike Smith on Pro-Ride in :59 1/5 April 12. The son of Candy Ride is scheduled to leave April 14 for Louisville to prepare for the 135th Kentucky Derby.
Even as he prepares to ship Pioneerof the Nile to Churchill Downs April 14 for the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), trainer Bob Baffert says he's still trying to figure out what kind of running style the son of 2003 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Empire Maker possesses.
A lack of pace changed the game plan for odds-on choice Pioneerof the Nile, but jockey Garrett Gomez improvised, enabling the son of Empire Maker to hold off Chocolate Candy for a one-length win in the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) on a picture-perfect day in Arcadia, Calif.
Trainer Julio Canani says The Pamplemousse doesn't need the lead to win the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) April 4. After a couple of interesting developments when entries were taken, that theory could be put to the test.
Gabby's Golden Gal, trained by Bob Baffert, romped to a 13-length win with Victor Espinoza in the saddle in the $200,000 Sunland Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at New Mexico's Sunland Park March 29.
Mayor Marv, one of two colts entered by trainer Bob Baffert, is the morning-line favorite for the $800,000 Sunland Park Derby March 29. It's the New Mexico racetrack's richest race.
The Pamplemousse, Pioneerof the Nile and Chocolate Candy, the three top choices for the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) on April 4, each worked on the track's Pro-Ride racing surface March 25.
Odds-on choice Pioneerof the Nile got the test he needed in preparation for his big showdown with The Pamplemousse next month, turning back a challenge in the stretch to win the $200,000 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita March 14.
Pioneerof the Nile, heading into the $200,000 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) March 14 as the West Coast's top Triple Crown contender, takes on an ambitious group of six up-and-coming colts at Santa Anita.
Indian Blessing might pass the $2 million Golden Shaheen (UAE-I) in Dubai on March 28, trainer Bob Baffert said.
Last year's champion 2-year-old Midshipman will miss the Triple Crown after he sustained a minor soft tissue injury to his left fore leg during routine exercise at Godolphin's Al Quoz Stables in Dubai Feb. 28.
Southern California shipper Mayor Marv leads all the way for jockey David Flores in the $100,000 Turf Paradise Derby Feb. 21, winning for Bob Baffert and Mike Pegram.
Triple Crown contender Pioneerof the Nile, overcoming traffic problems on the final turn, charged from the back of the pack to win the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) in the final strides over 17-1 shot Papa Clem at Santa Anita Feb. 7.
Bob Baffert, an old hand at getting horses ready for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), starts heading down the Triple Crown path once again when he saddles Pioneerof the Nile for the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita on Feb. 7.
A day after entering Eclipse champion female sprinter Indian Blessing in the $300,000 Santa Monica Handicap (gr. I) at Santa Anita, trainer Bob Baffert said the 4-year-old filly would not participate in an anticipated rematch with Ventura after all.
A rematch of last fall's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint battle at Santa Anita between the victorious Ventura and champion filly Indian Blessing looms in the $300,000 Santa Monica Handicap (gr. I) Jan. 31. But after entries were taken Jan. 28, trainer Bob Baffert said he was unsure if Indian Blessing would run.
Every so often a juvenile filly comes along that just dominates her competition, and Stardom Bound did just that in 2008. What makes her accomplishments even more dramatic is she was able to inhale her rivals with hold-your-breath, last-to-first moves.
Like 19 other of his predecessors in the 25-year history of the Breeders' Cup, Midshipman used a Breeders' Cup victory as a springboard to being voted champion 2-year-old male.
Century Park, the least regarded of three fillies entered by trainer Bob Baffert in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at odds of 24-1, made every pole a winning one thanks to a crafty ride by returning jockey Tyler Baze at Santa Anita Jan 11.
CashCall Futurity (gr. I) winner Pioneerof the Nile remains on target for his 3-year-old debut on Feb. 7 after turning in a bullet five-furlong drill of :57 3/5 over Santa Anita's Pro-Ride track Jan. 11.


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WHEN Hercules chopped the head off the Hydra, the freshwater snake-monster of Greek mythology, two heads grew back in its place. Now the modern freshwater Hydra, a simple animal related to jellyfish and coral, is proving equally surprising: it carries a plant gene, the first ever found in an animal.
Matthias Habetha and Thomas Bosch, of the University of Kiel in Germany stumbled on the misplaced gene while studying the symbiosis between Hydra and a single-celled alga called Chlorella. Chlorella provides photosynthetic energy to the Hydra polyps in return for a safe place to live. When the Hydra reproduces, it transfers Chlorella cells to its eggs, ensuring its offspring start life with the alga already on board.
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Here are the new eBook titles for the week of 7/21 that are available from OverDrive.
Here are the new eBook titles for the week of 7/21 that are available from OverDrive.
Here is what you can find on the shelves that is new next week. Come in and visit us, or put your items on hold from home! We will let you know when they are ready for you to pick up!
I have been thinking a lot this week on The State of The Book and Print (yes with a capital P) and it's not a pretty state. It's rather like the worst stretch of the Jersey Turnpike littered with jack-knifed tractor trailers. Newspapers are struggling and letting their people go at an alarming rate. Magazines are folding without warning and book publishers are scrambling. Most of you know that I read on my Kindle for my commute but I have to tell you that while reading the new Jane Smiley this week (totally tied for first place with All the Light We Cannot See for favorite book of 2014) I loved coming home to the physical copy of the book. I loved holding it in my hand, would get nervous if it wasn't close by and I didn't even mind one little bit when I woke up this week with a dent in my forehead from falling asleep on it. Earlier this week, The Traveling Companion shared with me this piece from the New York Times about the joys of slowing down, turning off the gadgets and reading from the actual paper source. Weather willing, this weekend we will be heading for a beach, and there will be the cooler containing the Contraband Beverages and Solo cups (sshhh! Discretion please!), some lunch, the beach chairs and the beach bag containing towels, sunscreen, the most recent issue of the New Yorker, the Weekend Edition of the New York Times and books. This morning on the train I started one that is coming out in January that I first heard about in May at a lunch with some Hachette editors. They were using words like masterpiece, magical, and comparing it to To Kill A Mockingbird. Editors don't use those words or comparisons lightly. Even more remarkable is that The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton is a first novel. So while on my commute I will be reading it digitally, this weekend will find me holding the ARC at a lovely quiet beach. I hope the same holds true for you too. Slow down; grab a deck chair, a hammock, an Adirondack chair, whatever the seat of preference is and a piece of true print. This week we have some cringing, swirling maelstroms, love for books, princesses, surgery, a survey, four wives, and a diaper bag. Playlist? Of course!
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Thomas is reading an old favorite of mine and Stephanie's. We have been begging him to do it for a while now and he finally listened. And this is the closest he will ever come to admitting we were right. "I'm eternally late on everything that is 'decent' in literature. To continue this theme, I have just started reading May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes. The novel tells the story of a middle aged Nixon professor named Harold who is always living in the shadow of his alpha male, short-tempered younger brother, who is an executive at a very prominent news network. When Harold's kid brother snaps and commits a senseless act of violence, Harold suddenly finds himself taking care of his brother's two adolescent children, Nathaniel, an emotionally disturbed twelve year old with a taste for controlled substances, and Ashley, a six year old trapped in the body of an eleven year old. Together, the three of them begin to learn just how much life can make one cringe. I'm cringing as I write this to be totally honest."
I love how whenever we hear from Miss Elisabeth of the CL she is so enthusiastic about what she has just consumed it just shines through her review. This week is no different. What's up Miss E? "This week I read, no, devoured, a new release by a debut author. The Queen of the Tearling, by Ericka Johansen, is everything you could possibly ask for in an adult fantasy - there's excellent world building, great character development, a breakneck pace, and most importantly, a strong, confident, intelligent heroine at the center of a swirling maelstrom of political intrigue. It's the best thing I've read in a long, long while. The book begins as our heroine, Kelsea, turns 19 and is escorted by armed guards from her secluded, secret childhood home to the castle of the kingdom she is meant to rule - The Tearling. The story is set on a continent that erupted from the sea after a natural disaster several thousand years in the future, and the world is an intricate blend of acknowledgements of things we have now such as eBooks, and the seven volumes of Rowling, medieval feudal societies, and grim references to the events that caused a modern world to be replaced so thoroughly. Although the character is young, the book is decidedly adult - language and references to sex means this is NOT a good crossover title for 14 year-olds. The author was inspired to create her heroine after hearing then presidential hopeful Barack Obama speak about hope and change in 2008. The movie rights have already been sold, the script is being written, and Emma Watson is set to star. I can't wait for the sequel and the movie!"
Speaking of Steph, here she is! "I read Books & Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich, after it was recommended to me by a good friend. I love Erdrich, and this book is fantastic. For her fans, it offers insight that's not found in her other books. For those who haven't read her yet, it's a fantastic extended essay, and an American memoir of real substance. What I loved best about it is the overarching question: 'Books. Why?' Even though she meanders off to explore the geography and history of Ojibwe Country, her family, the language of Ojibwemowin, the resurgence of traditional belief, and her internal life she always returns to this one question. She offers a number of specific answers throughout the book: 'Because our brains hurt," and 'Because they are wealth, sobriety, and hope.' She is always thinking about what books have meant to her and mean to so many of us. What book lover can resist?"
Pat S is reading The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport. "As a longtime student of Russian history, I really enjoyed this study of the four Romanov princesses. While frequently grouped together, almost as a collective, Rappaport aims to delineate distinctive personalities for each of the four ,Olga;stalwart, Tatiana;composed and private, Marie;merry and empathetic, and Anastasia;fiery. Using primary source material previously unavailable, Rappaport is able to draw credible portraits not just of the four princesses, but also of their parents in their family roles. And may I say, hemophilia wasn't the only illness that was passed down in that family. While not a page turner, it is an interesting read for the history buff."
Pat T enjoyed a medical thriller Doing Harm, by Kelly Parsons to be specific. "Steve Mitchel, a young, confident surgical resident is in line for a good position when he completes his residency. However, he soon discovers that life can change on a dime when one of his patient's dies, and another's surgery is compromised. With the help of his junior resident, Luis, they try to uncover the person responsible for all these deadly escapades. I suspect this gripping novel will keep you up past your bedtime, as it did me!"
Julie Rae began as a student intern this spring and we thought she was so awesome we asked her to stay for the summer. She will be leaving us all too soon to begin her freshman year at Ursinus College. Here is what has been in her beach bag. "Recently I've read two quick summer books that are perfect for a day at the beach. The first one is The Rosie Project, about a genetics professor who is attempting to find a wife in the only way that makes sense to him: by conducting a survey. But his logical method turns up with nothing but dead ends until he meets Rosie, a woman who meets none of his criteria. The Rosie Project is a wonderful book with tinges of hilarity and depth. The other book worth mentioning for a summer read is Mrs. Hemingway. This book follows the marriages of Ernest Hemingway's four wives. I left the book with a sense of awe for the author because it was researched meticulously that I felt connected to each of the wives. "
Jeanne. Only one thing. So worrisome. "I read The Objects of her Affection by Sonya Cobb. Cobb's first novel is interesting, page-turning and describes an all too possible turn of events. Sophie Porter is a bright young woman who is trying to get back into the tech working world after having two children. Having grown up feeling ungrounded, she craves a home of her own. She and her husband, who works at the Philadelphia Museum of Art curating Renaissance pieces, buy what seems the perfect home until the bills start coming in. Sophie is desperate to manage without telling her husband of their predicament. Then she meets Harry, owner of an antique shop in Manhattan. How can one woman, a diaper bag and antiques possibly mix to solve her money woes?"
DJ Jazzy Patty McC is here with The Playlist. Hey Patty! What's good? "Summertime marks the longer, slower days we all enjoy. Extra daytime hours feel like stolen time to be shared with friends and family while sipping freshly squeezed lemonade, eating berries, biking, swimming and lots and lots of beach time reading. This weekend marks the annual Maker Faire Detroit event held at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. It's a big deal. Seriously, if you don't know what a Maker Faire is, you've been missing out on GREAT innovation and talent steeped in a pool of sweat, commitment and healthy risk-taking. Yes, I will be attending with my kiddos. One can't help but think about past brilliant makers like Johannes Gutenberg. His invention of the printing press is touted as the most important event of the modern period. Without his invention we'd have no Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution or dare I say, LIBRARIES! Librarians and media folk are often asked about the viability of physical print with the suggestion that it's passé. All the folks I know including makers give a resounding NO! We need a beautiful glossy magazine, a book to be opened and its fresh new goodness inhaled. (yes, there's even a perfume for that) Print is not dead. Every psychologist will tell you that human beings require, crave and need touch. While I am a huge proponent and consumer of digital media I still love the touch and smell of a book and magazine. This will never change, so Make On, Create and Long Live Print!"
In the immortal words of Rocket J. Squirrel, "That voice! Where have I heard that voice?"
The plucky cartoon squirrel's voice was provided by June Foray, who also lent her talents to Cindy Lou Who, the Smurfs, Natasha Fatale, and countless others. She is just one of dozens of voice actors featured in a new documentary, I Know That Voice, that puts faces to the voices we've heard for decades.
Voice actors are more than imitators or readers -- they bring life to the characters they portray. We learn how to get started in this unique field, what it's like to be part of a voice acting project, and hear plenty of great show business stories along the way. This new film is a treat for the ears and eyes, a unique look behind the mike at decades' worth of unsung talent. That's all, folks!
Here are the new eBook titles for the week of 7/21 that are available from OverDrive.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Think Like a Freak: The Author's of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
I Said Yes to Everything: A Memoir
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
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Here's a little something I bet you did not know about us. We love some good food. In fact, we are a little obsessed. Come into the offices or walk up to our service desks anytime and if you should happen upon 2 of us chances are pretty good that you will hear us discussing what we had for dinner, or what we are going to have for dinner. Monday conversations are devoted to not only what we read/watched, but also what we ate/prepared over the weekend. We are about food the way some workplaces are about the weekend's big game or the TV show everyone is currently obsessed over. Good recipes are meant to be shared, and then tweaked and shared again. In fact, a former coworker once said that it should be an employment requirement; the ability to cook something delicious and then share the recipe (Alison H. I am looking at you!). Did you really think it was a coincidence that Erin always features a glorious, gorgeous new cookbook for her Fall Meet the Author series? A bunch us are sharing CSA shares and having the best time getting the e-mail on Tuesday from Erin clueing us into what we have to look forward to. The cool news here? You can join in! On our Tumblr feed we have been featuring what we have been cooking and enjoying complete with pictures. Yes, the Traveling Companion is being made to 'sing for his supper' by photographing my CSA dinners. I feel it's a small price to pay. I think he does too. This week we have Arson, Grand Central, a brutal murder (is there any other kind?), Vicodin, professional sabotage, and some Iowa. The Playlist? As they say in the Mid-West "You betcha!"
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Grand Canyon Loop: Ulterior Motives
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Joined: Feb 2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Oddometer: 908
DAY ONE: Mesquite to Toroweap
As the time between the "invite" and the start of the ride was a period of a few months, there were lots of pre-ride developments. The smartest one was to start the ride in Mesquite, NV instead of Vegas as it would save either many miles of whooped out stuff going north out of Vegas....or the 60-mile paved ride from Vegas to Mesquite.... I was informed that the group would rendezvous in Mesquite the night before we were to leave on April 20th. One guy, Bobby, flew in from Pennsylvania (Boy were his arms tired....
), so the gang would be driving truck, trailer, bikes from upstate Nevada to Vegas to pick him up and we would all meet at the casino were they booked cheap rooms (as they prided themselves in being cheap bastards). I had been in Mesquite for a day, had sorted through my stuff, and still wasn't sure which of the three different jacket/pro systems I would use as it depended on weather and, as I found out , the altitude of the routes...last year they were in snow.
I was ready with a cooler of beer to welcome the guys to Mesquite and around late afternoon BobZ began to litter my cell-phone with their cramped yet beerey ride accounts as they approached Vegas airport.
Remember, I had never met any of these guys and only knew BobZ from his 690 thread contributions and his avatar....which certainly makes him look the role of some crusty desert rat who consults the moisture content of antelope scat to determine the best way out of sand washes that could swallow a trophy truck....and when we spoke a few times on the phone before the trip, his voice was a ringer for someone who sounded like a cross between Kris Kristofferson and Tom Waitts....about as smooth as a rasp
As for the other guys....??? WTF did I know???? A social challenge for a misfit like me
I anticipated their arrival at their hotel/casino and drove around the parking lot (which was about 800 acres in size) and on the third circuit, saw a truck with a trailer full of orange bikes (two "red" as well). This HAD to be The Guys, so I drove up beside them at the hotel entrance, rolled a window down and got the attention of one of them closest to my truck:
"You guys can't park that here....you are gonna have to move it!" The fellow looked in my cab and said, "Yeah, we know....we are just checking in."
I pointed out that the space was reserved for a group of misfits who were going to be riding around the Grand Canyon. This created enough cognitive dissonance for the poor guy that I was pleased to see the confused and mildly irritated look on his face.
"Effin A", I thought ! I just scored my first point
I leaned a little closer and introduced myself....David was the guy and quickly acknowledged the situation....we both seemed to think it was funny
.....but then, he had been drinking beer and farting in a cramped truck for 6 hours....so who knows what was really going through his head at that moment
. I got out of my truck and began to get introduced to the group....BobZ was in the lobby stealing room keys so it took a bit for him to join us....nametags had been suggested by me in pre-ride e-mails just to demonstrate that, again, I am hilarious and have a poor memory for names at times....
The parking lot was also infested with HD "Pirates", so we poked fun of them as well as ourselves before driving over to where their rooms were. They accepted some beers as they began to unload bikes and gear ....the ride had just begun
I joined them for a while while they ordered and ate supper ...the conversation was quite varied and I agreed to meet them the next morning "ready to ride" by 9:00 AM.
The next morning the usual cluster-f was manageable and I finally determined which jacket I would take thanks to BobZ's claims that we would be riding at elevations up to 7-8000 feet. I decided on the Darien with the armor removed so I could enjoy my new pressure suit handcrafted by John in Spokane....the Juggernaut was a beauty...
(BIG sizes for guys like me....)
And, in the parking lot packing frenzy, I realized I forgot my kneepads back in my truck so whipped back to retrieve them.....
So, around the crack of 11:00 AM or thereabouts, we rode southeast out of town into the desert.
The players at this time were:
Trail Bosses: BobZ and Kevin
Ride Pigs: Bobby, Dan, David, Travis, Travis (yep, 2 Travises....more on that later.)
I am not going to say much about these guys at this time except that they are a great group of folks. They sure as hell weren't sure about me, yet welcomed me aboard.....making it clear that my Canadian status set me up for third-world country jokes and other similar assumptions that Canadians hope to get electricity soon and don't know about cow's milk....but more about that later.
We rode east on gravel road up to some rockier doubletrack up into the mountains east of Mesquite.
Waiting for the last guys on way up to the high-plain:
We dodged a clot of quadders pulling large trailers full of camping gear up into the mountains....they were dressed in the usual attire of quadders....yet they seemed friendly enough....
Within an hour we had gained some elevation up to an alto-plano....folks were jostling for position and to find their pace and we were off!!!!
Four riders in this pic:
I like to let the fast guys go ahead as I don't like to have someone "at my six" or to ride in dust. As such, we were all trading positions and looking for the ride groove.
At one point early into this section I waved Dan ahead and he accepted, only to run out of road at the next corner. He is an accomplished desert racer but was getting used to a bike new to him that had the Valdez Acerbis tank, so he took a while to find his brake pedal. I saw him go down fairly hard, but he shook it off....elbow damage seemed to be the entry fee for that corner.
We snaked along gaining and losing elevation and approached a canyon wall with a narrow jeep trail. This offered a technical challenge...the real first one of the ride...no good pics of it as it is one of those sections you are too busy riding to stop and snap a few pics....but it is off in the distance at the right side of the pic....it is the sandy-coloured part on the hillside:
I rode ahead of the group at the approach to this canyon wall as they were waiting for someone and I knew they would be along shortly. When I realized the track would take us along the cliffside, I thought, "Geezuz....is this where I show my first "That Guy"moment by failing the ledge and rocks????
I managed through the one crux section with only a minor sideways move....and then nailed it !!! Too bad no one saw it
. It wasn't really that difficult, but it was early in the ride and I was still anxious about what we would be getting into....
Here is that part ....these guys were helpful to one another ...
It was manageable, but any error had a high price for failure due to the drop-off. We were doing fairly well of keeping up with each other and following the rule of stop-wave-ride at route deviations:
Dan at the ledge section:
Kevin was the track-keeper Trail Boss and was lead guy most of the time. Here is one of his self-portraits where he is admiring himself:
He tended to walk around with his helmet on in various "mountings"....
but here he is full-face:
Kevin is a very good rider and placing #2 in last years King's of the West speaks to his abilities....
Aside from his riding and GPS skills, he is quite a mechanic.....sometimes demonstrating some reluctance to consider other's suggestions....until TT demonstrated his WWTTD acumen ....but that will come up later.
We rode off the cliff section into pine and juniper forest looking for BobZ's "shortcut", only to retrace our steps back along some VERY sweet damp red clay-sand-soil double track that we all liked beaucoup... no pics because we were having fun....except one of David waiting patiently in the sweltering heart for three of us to get out of BobZ's shortcut sidehill adventure...
The plan for Day One was to get to Bar 10 Ranch for a 5:00 supper that Kevin had arranged ....but as the day had a late start and some slow-downs, we got there in time only to be told supper would be at 6:00.....which would not allow us to ride to Toroweap for our first camp....
We were hot, tired, thirsty and hungry when we arrived at the ranch. It is a working ranch and a cool place....
You can sleep in chuckwagons....eat good food, and take helicoptor or raft rides in the Grand Canyon from there...
We hung out waiting for dinner and had our first "destination readjustment", as we counted on our fingers and toes enough times to figure out we would not make Toroweap before dark....BobZ was bummed because the whole point of the trip was for him to sleep in a cave.....but he got over it...
Posing by the ranch lodge....
The water tap was social central....
A few riders were there (V-Strom and 800GS) and off-road was new to them....they rode in on roads, so we felt a bit smug about knocking off our first day with no major issues. They were nice guys and we had the usual conversations.....until two attractive female guests began to do yoga on the lawn nearby.....someone was said, "Are you doing yoga?" To which the older of the two (early 30's) replied, "No, we are showing off!"....We were too busy gawking to take any pics....
After dinner, I asked a cowboy if there were any camp spots between us and Toroweap as I doubted riding there in the dark was something I wanted to do...and a few others tended to agree....and we ended up a few miles south of the ranch at a pretty "Sedona-like" red sand/rack spot where we set up and had our first fire.
And wouldn't you know it.....ALL these guys had chairs !?! They were kind enough to pull up a large rock for me by the fire.
Ulterior Motives
#1: BobZ indicated in initial e-mails that he wanted me to join the ride as he wanted another "Old Guy" on the ride (I am 60 and he is a youngster in his late 50's). Maybe I was going to be there to make him look good???? I wasn't sure, but he was explicit that this was ONE of his ulterior motives.
We woke up and started packing before the sun rose over the cliffs behind our camopsite. It was most fitting that we discovered some cowboy memorabilia in the sand as we were leaving on Day Two...
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Every January, I share my numerical rankings of the 10 most enjoyable movies I saw during the previous year. I do not, however, share my numerical rankings of all the other titles I caught during those 12 months, as such a list would, I think, be hopelessly arbitrary, terribly self-indulgent, and something that only a person with too much time on his hands would attempt.
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The Change-Up, in which Jason Bateman's discontented husband and father magically swaps bodies with Ryan Reynolds' perfectly contented slacker dumb-ass, is an appallingly smutty and juvenile slapstick. In the segment that finds Reynolds (in Bateman's body) preparing a late-night feeding for his pal's infant twins – with one tot seen playing with butcher knives and the other reaching into the blender and sticking his tongue into an electrical socket – it features one of the most painfully unfunny scenes in cinema history, and I'm not excluding any given scene in Sophie's Choice or Schindler's List.
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Next Friday January 27th
Don't miss these great opportunities – especially if you are getting ready to enter the medical school application cycle this summer. This is a great opportunity to learn more about admissions and to meet deans and directors of admission from a variety of schools across the country.
Columbia University Medical School Fair
Fri., Jan. 27, 1-4:30 p.m. Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium
Please join the Premedical Association for the Columbia University Medical School Fair where more than 30 schools (list updated regularly) are expected to gather to speak with students from Columbia University and Barnard College.
Admissions Deans Panel
Fri., Jan. 27, 10-11:30 a.m. Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Cinema
Prior to the Medical School Fair, students are invited to attend the Admissions Deans Panel where panelists will discuss the application process and answer questions about applying to medical school.. Registration is required.
The Multiple Mini-Interview: A New Approach to the Medical School Interview
[Break-out session during the Medical School Fair.]
Fri., Jan. 27, 2012, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Satow Room, Lerner Hall
Led by the Associate Dean of Admissions at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, this break-out session is a unique opportunity to learn about this new approach to interviewing medical school applicants, what it's like, why it's effective and even enjoyable. Registration is required.


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|Admission is normally limited to students with an MA in Art History. However, applicants with a degree in a related subject may also be considered. A curriculum vitae and a writing sample (e.g. art history essay) must be sent as electronic copies directly to the Graduate Assistant. Applications must be made online . A brief Statement of Interest (maximum one page), outlining the specific area(s) of research the student wishes to pursue and with which faculty the student wishes to study, must be submitted as part of the online application. Two current academic letters of recommendation must be sent either electronically through the online application process or alternatively as hard copy to the Graduate Assistant. Two official transcripts must be sent to the attention of the Graduate Assistant.
Please visit the School of Graduate Studies website for further information regarding the Application Process.
Carolyn Dowdell, Ph.D. candidate, at the Mosaic Museum, Istan, Turkey
Reading knowledge of one language other than English and if necessary, a minimum of one additional approved language related to the area of thesis research.
The requirements are set according to the general Requirements for Degree Programs specified in the Graduate Calendar.
Students normally register in two art history seminars each term, in addition to any language courses that may be needed.
The School of Graduate Studies and Research at Queen's University offers graduate students four years of guaranteed funding ($18, 000 per year). The funding package may be comprised of Queen's Graduate Awards, Teaching Assistantships, named internal Fellowships. Students are urged to seek outside funding and students with at least an 80% overall average must apply for available fellowships (e.g., Ontario Graduate Scholarships, Doctoral Fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) in order to qualify for Queen's funding after their first year. Several Bader Fellowships (up to $30,000) for doctoral research in Europe may be awarded annually to students who have completed course work and language requirements, successfully completed their two field essays, and had Thesis Proposals approved.
All eligible applicants should apply for external funding SSHRCC or OGS.
Johanna Amos, Ph.D. candidate, carrying out research for a year in Europe on Jane Morris, with Morris embroideries and a dress that may have been worn by Morris, funded by SSHRC and a Queen's Bader Doctoral Award
Students planning to apply should contact a potential supervisor or the Graduate Coordinator. For detailed information see the graduate calendar.
Year 1 and Year 2: Successful completion of 3 term courses two field essays (a detailed description of the field essay requirements are available in the Graduate Handbook), and ARTH908 (Ph.D. Thesis Proposal.
Year 3 and Year 4: Thesis research and writing.