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SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE! Christmastime is looking swell for pretty, unassuming real-estate-agent Suzann: she just sold a house to a nice swinger couple; her husband Jeff scored a sweet new job; and her favorite holiday is quickly approaching. After a sudden tragedy takes Jeff away, Suzanne is left lost and lonely. Even worse, a friend of his confesses a secret: there's another woman. Her name's Fantasia and she works at the "girl club." In their grief, the two women form an awkward but meaningful friendship. Pushing away the ghosts of Christmas present, Suzanne falls into Fantasia's world of dance parties, shoplifting and substances! But maybe that's not what Suzanne's looking for either…
On the strength of just two incredibly intimate, intricate and idiosyncratic feature films in ten years, writer/director/actor/composer Shane Carruth has undeniably established himself as an auteur on the bleeding edge of science fiction.
PRIMER – By day, a group of small engineers work for a large corporation, and at night they unwind by conducting extracurricular experiments in their garage. While tweaking their latest project, they accidentally discover it has some highly unexpected capabilities…ones that may enable them to do and gain anything they conceive. Taking advantage of this opportunity will be the first challenge they face. Dealing with the consequences could be their last. 7:15pm
UPSTREAM COLOR – Kris is derailed from her life when she is drugged during a home invasion, drawing her into the unbreakable cycle of a mysterious presence that permeates the microscopic world. Along the way, she finds another being – a familiar man, who is equally consumed by the larger force. The two search urgently for a place of safety within each other as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of their wrecked lives. 9:30pm
NEW 35MM PRINT! ROB NILSSON IN PERSON! NORTHERN LIGHTS illustrates the forgotten history of the pioneer workers of the prairies – men and women who organized, in the American tradition, for their rights and fair practices. Directors Rob Nilsson and John Hanson, who share North Dakota heritage, filmed in the actual locations of the events, capturing the distinct beauty, and harsh reality, of the prairies. NORTHERN LIGHTS, in it's production and release, is itself a landmark of American Independent Cinema.
Combining the Vaseline-lensed sense and sexability of an early '90s Zalman King production with the DIY sex and sensibility of modern American Independent cinema, 24 EXPOSURES is Joe Swanberg's deeply weird take on that stalwart genre of late night cable, the erotic thriller. A fetish photographer with a wandering eye gets caught up in a murder investigation whelmed by a disturbed and depressed divorced Detective.
Check out the recent Film Independent article on the tour of the film here
Friday, February 21 – Tuesday, February 25
Friday 2/21 – Q&A with director Bryan Poyser and star Michael Stahl-David (CLOVERFIELD), featuring a live in-theater Air Sex demo by the reigning San Francisco champion.
Saturday 2/22 – Q&A with director Bryan Poyser and star Michael Stahl-David (CLOVERFIELD).
When broken-hearted Stan flies to Austin for the weekend in hopes of "accidentally" running into his ex Cathy, he arrives to find their best friends Jeff and Cara in the middle of their own vicious breakup. Before too long, battle lines are drawn – and with the Air Sex World Championship in town, anything can happen. Dir: Bryan Posyer. 2013. Digital. 91 mins. Fri – Mon., 8pm & 10pm, plus Sat. + Sun. at (2pm) & 4pm. Tuesday at 9:15 pm only.
Thursday, February 27, 6 pm – 9 pm, Little Roxie.
Noon Online Auction Ends
6:00 – 9:00 Gala Reception
6:00 – 7:30 Silent Auction
7:30 Last chance. Bid Live Before the Bell!
Join us for a lively auction closing party and the last chance to bid on your favorite artists' works. Registered bidders are invited to make a final bid in person or by proxy. For guests, an RSVP is requested with a $20 suggested donation.
Outrageous indie comedy directed by Jason Sklar starring Alex Rennie and James Pumphrey. Two belligerent brothers who haven't seen each other in years are reunited for their father's funeral (where they argue and tussle) and forced to travel (as they continue to argue and tussle) down to Branson Mo to redeem their inheritance: the family's lake home. Upon arriving, they find that the house is in terrible condition, and worse-yet, they'll have to fix it themselves before they can sell it and receive their money. What follows is a series of hilarious mishaps and costly misadventures where they break more than they fix but ultimately rebuild their strained relationship in the house they grew up in.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! The 12 O'CLOCK BOYS are a notorious urban dirt bike pack in Baltimore – popping wheelies and weaving at excessive speeds through traffic, the group impressively evades the hamstrung police. In Lofty Nathan's wild, dynamic new documentary, their stunning antics are envisioned through the eyes of young adolescent Pug – a bright kid from the Westside obsessed with the riders and willing to do anything to join their ranks. Dir: Lofty Nathan. 2013. Digital.
Thursday, March 20- Friday, March 21
SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE! DIRECTOR LANCE BANGS & SLINT GUITARIST BRIAN MCMAHAN IN PERSON! Feature length documentary about the band Slint and the Louisville music culture they emerged from. Throughout the 1980s, a group of friends in Louisville, Kentucky grew up forming bands, breaking up, and reforming in different configurations. They were playing hardcore shows at ages 10-12, touring with Samhain as 14 year olds, recording for Homestead as Squirelbait at age 15, then formed Slint in their late teens and recorded the classic album Spiderland before they were 21. They broke up before the album's release, giving no interviews and vanishing into their own shadows. Two decades passed as filmmaker Lance Bangs assembled unseen footage of the teenagers writing and arranging Spiderland as well as the first on camera interviews with the band members and their contemporaries trying to decipher what they had been through. Featuring Slint, Steve Albini, Ian Mackaye, David Grubbs, David Yow, James Murphy and archival material from Will Oldham. Dir: Lance Bangs. 2014. Digital. Thursday at 7:15pm & 9:45pm and Friday at 9:30pm.


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General university degree requirements stipulate that 1) at least four units of the major or three units of the minor be taken in residence at Puget Sound; 2) students earn a GPA of 2.0 in courses taken for the major or the minor; and 3) all courses taken for a major or minor must be taken for graded credit. Any exceptions to these stipulations are indicated in the major and minor degree requirements listed below.
Music majors and minors must receive a grade of C- or better in all courses required by the School of Music. A course in which the student receives less than a C- will not satisfy the graduation requirements of the School of Music. Music Education majors must receive a grade of C or better in all required courses to fulfill Washington State teacher certification requirements. For transfer students, courses more than 10 years old on their transcripts may not be included in a major or minor offered by the School of Music.
Graduates will be able to achieve Washington State teacher certification by completing the Master of Arts in Teaching degree. (The MAT program is described in the Education section of this Bulletin.) Within a five-year program, students earn both a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a Master of Arts in Teaching. The Bachelor of Music in Music Education is a prerequisite in the Master of Arts in Teaching degree with certification in music. Application to the MAT takes place in the senior year. Details are available from the School of Education.
An endorsement in music requires completion of the major. Licensed, practicing teachers who wish to apply for completion of music certification, which includes completion of all music education major courses, should send a letter of application outlining previous certification, experience and goals, all transcripts, and a copy of their Washington teaching license. All unlicensed teacher applicants will be expected to complete the music education major and the fifth-year MAT program for teacher certification in music.
Keyboard or other instrumental majors enrolled in the music education choral/general degree program require four semesters of applied voice.
A student who desires a comprehensive program (demonstrated experience in both vocal and instrumental music) must complete an application process during the first semester of the sophomore year. If the student is accepted, a program will be designed to fulfill the instrumental, choral, and general degree requirements. The comprehensive music education major requires four semesters of applied voice.
Students who are planning to study music history or composition at the graduate level are advised to include the following courses in their programs:
Music History: Two units: MUS 494, Music History Thesis; and one course chosen from MUS 220, The Broadway Musical; MUS 221, Jazz History; MUS 222, Music of the World's Peoples; or additional unit of MUS 493, Special Topics in Music History.
Composition: Three units chosen from the following courses: MUS 301, Form and Analysis; MUS 401, Counterpoint; MUS 402, Orchestration; MUS 337, Composition; and MUS 437, Advanced Composition.

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BUFORD - School Board members Monday night discussed the possibility of moving the entire student body over to a "uniforms-only" dress code in the near future, perhaps as early as the upcoming school year."I get daily complaints about dress code problems," said board chairman Phillip Beard. Buford Middle School students adhere to a strict dress code, including khaki or black pants and collared shirts. Rachel Adams, the middle school principal, said the results speak for themselves. A study conducted by some of her students revealed a sharp decrease in discipline problems as a direct result of such a dress code. Beard added that implementing a uniform dress code would also take a lot of pressure and expense off of parents and "back-to-school" shopping. "Of course, the most positive response we got during the study was from teachers," said Adams. A survey of rising ninth-grade students and their parents revealed adamant opposition to a uniform policy, according to Adams. She could not be sure how many parents actually saw the survey, which was sent home with students, and could not verify that the results were not skewed. With that in mind, board members decided to mail a survey to all parents of Buford High School students in the next couple of weeks. The matter will then be taken up and a decision made at the July Board of Education meeting. Buford Academy recognized as top-achieving school Buford Academy was recognized as a Title I Distinguished School by the state of Georgia last month. Buford Academy earned this distinction by meeting or exceeding the Adequate Yearly Progress goals for three years straight.
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6800GT Bios updating.
I have been forum hoping and browsing tech support over eveywhere.
AMD, ASUS, PNY, Corsair....
So I came across a forum where a guy stated he had similare problems to my graphics card. My PNY 6800GT AGP runs fine in most applications but on demanding graphical games such as farcry and half life 2 it will suddenly crash to a pink fragmented screen. It looks bassicly like when the old NES systems crashed you had to take out the ROM and blow it off.
He said he updated his bios and it fixed it fine and im really tired of running thoes games at 1024x768 when i know the card can handel the higher resolutions fine.
Bassicly it was a birthday gift and its always done this in thoes 2 specific games and have not seen it in any other app. I even thought maybe the stock cooling with 98° sunny florida weather might be causing it to overheat under load so I tossed an Artic Cooling NV5 on it but it still does it.
SO here is the important question. I already found a good guide for updating the bios, but god dang I can not seem to find a bios for a PNY card by the manufacturer... will another one work for it?...
If anyone else would like to help me out with this task i would greatly appreciate it.
Oh BTW im new on the forum so hi to everyone and thx for any help
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*edit* let me explain the details a little bit better. The ONLY game iv had this weired crash on is HalfLife2 and Farcry and only at 1280x1024 or higher, HL2 did it once at 1152x864.
Iv tried plenty of other demanding game demos, Battlefield 2, SplinterCell Chaos Theory, and FEAR. but it doesnt seem to happen on thoes.
Re: 6800GT Bios updating.
Sorry I can't help you. I had a zero response to an inquiry about my Pixelview 6800 GT AGP a couple of months ago. I have not been able to find a good "generic" upgrade bios for my card.
Re: 6800GT Bios updating.
This site has tons of bios, here is the pny section. Good luck :)
And remember although the chance is small, there is always a risk of the update going bad.
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Re: 6800GT Bios updating.
Do you overclock? I had the exactly same issue with my eVga 6800GT and I found out it was my overclocking. When I was starting to play HL2, on the first scene where g-man appears talking to you, the system locked with the same pink fragmented screen. It was the only app that it happened. I played Doom3, with no problems. I was overclocking my card a little bit, only the core, so it was at 380/1000, and this happened all the time when I played HL2. So I down-clocked it to the stock, at 350/1000, and no more crashes happened. The problem is the crap cooling of these cards based on the reference design, and I guess yours have the same crap reference cooler.
If you are overclocking, return it to stock, and check if it happens again. If you are not overclocking, better RMA your card. Keep in mind that flashing the BIOS might void your warranty.
Re: 6800GT Bios updating.
This use to happen to me ONLY when playing HL2. When I had it at stock speeds, it would do it after 40 minutes of play so I didn't mind it much. Then, I OC'ed my card and it was doing it after 10 minutes.
I replaced my stock cooling with a Zalman and it hasn't happened since.
I suggest getting a Zalman over the NV Silencer. Silencers are known to not effectively cool the core. Read reviews and see for yourself.
Re: 6800GT Bios updating.
i noticed this slightly, im going to try modifying it a little bit.
i might actually try a zalman just to see how it does.
Core Temps are idle at 50° thoe, wich compared to stock im 5° lower
i still think the bios may be the problem, im going to pick up a PCI video card just incase so if it does mess up i can go at it again.
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We walked past this building and I wished we had went in so please make a point to check it out. Inside the Senior Center they have saved a wonderful piece of Santa Monica's history. Inside is device called a camera abscura. There is a turret that holds the lens and mirror that reflects the light and image down to another mirror disk. There is a ships wheel that you can use to turn the lens turret 360 degrees. What a wonderful simple invention. Glad they have saved it all these years for people to enjoy!
especially on Main St, but also at other locales around town!
On Sunday, Farmer's Market is a great way to spend the day, especially with the kids. There are usually crafts and pony rides which the little ones particularly enjoy. For breakfast fans, delight in the refreshments at the patio of Victorian, a gorgeously restaurant with lush gardenings. Of course, anyone can partake at the market to get an alternative lunch and be entertained musically. The Sunday market is from 9:30 AM- 1:30 PM. Other markets are on Wednesday (from 8:30- 1:30 aat Arizona/2nd St intersection; on a busy Saturday from 8:30-1:00 at Arizona/3rd (near Promenade) and also Sat at Pico from 8 AM-1PM)
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Many know the pier and Third Street Promenade. More visitors are getting to know Main St, inlcuding myself. Santa Monica's Main Street is not quite like a typical one in the Americana tradition that is depicted.
While there is a small neighborhood market, some charming little restaurants, a general store or two and others common Main St. Americana shops, Santa Monica adds a unique flair . Overall, the architecture here is less Americana and more ecletic-international. The barber shop is quite chic, like a woman's salon. Eateries here like Chinois are ultra-trendy and expensive (no $2.00 power breakfast deals here).
Come here for the more local experience of the city. Quaint (yet still very pricey) homes are just steps away from the Main drag.
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Great local boutiques on Main Street and Abbott Kinney. Live performers and shops on Third Street Promenade and Venice beach boardwalk. Surfing, rollerblading, jogging, nightlife, movies, fortune tellers. Sunset dance at the Pier. Bergamott Station for 33 galleries/museums. READ the free LA WEEKLY for current events.
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Elaine Price
Published: Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 11:49 a.m.
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Elaine Lucille Walls Evans Price, 81, a native of Dallas, a former resident of Houma and resident of Baton Rouge, died at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with burial in Hope Haven Cemetery in Gonzales.
She is survived by one daughter, Claudia Richard and husband, Rod, of Gonzales; one son, Bill Evans and wife, Lois, of Flower Mound, Texas; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ralph W. Evans; her second husband, George A. Price; her parents, John and Hattie Mae Walls; one sister, Ellon Walls Evans; and two brothers, John and Bill Walls.
She was the office manager for Economy Brick Sales in Gonzales and was a member of the VFW Womens Auxiliary.
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To WriterofWords, I think she is using 18 gauge. Artistic Wire can be bought at Hobby Lobby and comes variety colors and gauges. But Beadaholique.com has a better variety. If you don't find what you want trying searching Artistic Wire online. They have recently merged with another company. They used to be located in Elmhurst IL and I was able to stop in and pick up my orders. I truly miss that convenience.
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Informative video, but it sounds like she is saying the higher the number, the thicker the gauge. That is false. With wire, the higher the #, the thinner the gauge. Therefore 26, 28 gauge is very thin which is great for intricate patterns. Gauges such as 16, 18 are great for something you don't want to be flexible where the design will come apart.
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She never says what guage she is using.
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Most of Elin Melberg's "I wish, I wish, I wish in vain", was still on a plane as of Friday, so I viewed only a partial installment of the piece at Pulse. As of yesterday though, the work had arrived and was installed at Gallerie Maria Veie's booth. It's unlikely I'll be able to make it over to Pulse once more to see the piece, but the shots from the artist's blog look good. Keep an eye out for the work.
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Births announced this week are: Cameron Brett Blankenship, Nov. 16, son of Steven Brent and Patsy Blankenship.
Fourth grader Laura Kendall won the 8/9 year old girls classification in the State Elks Club Hoop Shoot Competition in Frankfort.
A twin-engine Beechcraft Baron airplane crashes on a Leesburg farm claiming the life of a race car driver.
• 50 years ago: Ideal Furniture Store opened on South Main Street. Godfrey Barnes is the manager.
25 years ago . . .
Unlike the snow, Harrison County's Fillies couldn't get the last shot to drop and lost heartbreakers on Friday and Saturday. Friday night at home the Fillies lost to Paris 51-49 and Saturday they traveled to West Jessamine and fell 44-41.
Friday night the Lady Greyhounds jumped out to a big lead outscoring the Fillies 17-6 in the first quarter. More than half of the quarter was gone before the Fillies scored, and they were already down six points.
Recreation baseball sign ups Saturday
Harrison County Recreation Department director, Rick Chasteen, has announced that sign ups for this year's baseball leagues will begin Saturday. The sign ups will be at Sports Unlimited from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 20.
This includes Little League, coach pitch, tee-ball, instructional and pigtail softball.
The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approves $7,500 at their monthly meeting in support of a Deceased Farm Animal Removal Program in Harrison County. The Harrison County Fiscal Court submitted a proposal to the Harrison County Agricultural Development Council and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board.
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I saw where a couple of coaches were asking the Kentucky High School Athletic Association to look into having class baseball and other sports like they do football.
This would, of course, not include basketball which already has a class A tournament. Besides, the basketball tournament is the big cash cow that operates the rest of the tournaments that do not pay their own way.
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Steve Snapp and Jo Ann Snapp to Lewis B. Furnish III and Jan T. Furnish, Lewis B. Furnish Jr. and Katie Furnish, Kendall D. Furnish, 120.30 acres in Harrison County, $475.000.
Jesse Chatman and Georgianna Chatman to Kevin Moore and Janet Moore, Tract 2 - 2.476 acres on Leesburg-Leeslick Road (Ky. 1842), $13,000.
The Harrison County Thorobreds hosted one of the favorites to win the 10th Region Friday night and Mason County showed one and all why they are rated so highly.
In a game where Harrison County never led, Mason County pulled away to an easy 71-51 victory. Easy, not to say the Thorobreds didn't try hard, but like the Clark County game, they never could get shots to fall early and just kept falling further behind.
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YIELD: Serves 4
For sauce:
Heat olive oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, tomato and bell pepper and cook until vegetables are soft, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Add chicken broth, almonds, and bay leaves and simmer until sauce is thick and chunky, about 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before using.)
For meatballs:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Thoroughly combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Shape mixture into 1 1/4-inch balls. Arrange meatballs on heavy large baking sheet. Bake until cooked through and firm to touch, about 12 minutes.
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Curried Chicken Over Aromatic Rice
|Converted long grain white rice
|1 1⁄4 Cup (20 tbs)
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|To Taste
|Skinless boneless chicken
|1 1⁄4 Pound (Breasts Or Thighs)
|2 Clove (10 gm)
|Fresh ginger
|1⁄4 , sliced, peeled
|Sliced ginger
|1 , peeled (1 Quarter-Size)
|Ground cardamom
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Ground cinnamon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Ground coriander
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Ground cumin
|1 Teaspoon
|Vegetable oil
|1 Tablespoon
|2 Tablespoon
|Frozen spinach
|10 Ounce, thawed (1 Package)
|Evaporated milk
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Tomato paste
|1 Tablespoon
|Freshly ground black pepper/Dried red pepper flakes
|To Taste
1. Combine the rice and the water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over low heat. Season to taste with salt, cover, and cook until just tender, 15 to 17 minutes. Keep the rice warm, covered, off the heat until the chicken is done.
2. While the rice cooks, cut the chicken into 1/2-inch cubes. Coarsely chop the onion in a food processor. Add the garlic and ginger and chop fine. Combine all of the spices in a little bowl.
3. Heat the oil and butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. When the foam subsides, add the' onion mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender and a little golden, 5 minutes. Add the spices and cook, stirring, until you can smell the toasted spices, about 1 minute. Add the chicken and continue to cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is partially cooked, about 5 minutes.
4. While the chicken is cooking, puree the spinach with the evaporated milk and the tomato paste in a food processor. Add this to the chicken and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through and most of the moisture has evaporated, another 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat, season to taste with salt and black or dried red pepper.
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Granted I didn't really see much of value in the training methods utilized in the videos, but I've learnt from experience not to judge too quickly. We may only be seeing part of the training picture. Or I may be wrong.
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Well, the chinese teachers i trained with/learned from tend to actually know not so much about western training or contactsports and tend to overrate their own.
Dont get me wrong, ive seen really good ones, but te majority ive met are so-so, and ive known and still know people who train(ed) with chinese masters and i also know from secondhand there's a lot bs going around.
I think it was clear to see in that interview that Omar really wanted to belong and clearly enjoys this traditional master-student relationship.
My master is important, therefor i as his student, am too.
The techniques, stances movements/footwork werent all that, i know european traditional chinese kung fu sifu's who could have taught him that aswell.
But hey, they;re white so it isnt that exotic huh?
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text: The Phoenix: Endsong wiki last edited by Garsia on 04/25/13 02:08AM View full history SynopsisThe return of PhoenixBeast started preparing a machine to contain the Phoenix Force as Cyclops prepared himself in the Danger Room to kill his wife. Quentin (Kid Omega) decided on using the Phoenix's help to revive the deceased Cuckoo and so seeks her out. Problems arrose when the Shi'ar discovered that they had not, in fact, destroyed the Phoenix Force (their earlier attacks had only managed to weaken it), and continue in their pursuit.Storm and Nightcrawler went to stop them since they had to contain the Phoenix before it inevitably killed again in the machine Beast had created. Using Cerebra, Emma located Jean and the X-Men (Cyclops, Emma Frost, Beast, Angel and Kitty Pryde) took the fight to her. Colossus stayed behind on Cyclops' terms saying that they couldn't have him pull his punches like before. Kitty and Peter said their good byes. Meanwhile, Jean had suceeded in separating herself from the Phoenix force and buried herself in ice, leaving the Phoenix to roam without a host in the form of Jean Grey. Arriving there Kitty uncovered that Jean was under the ice - but that's when the Phoenix attacked. Quentin Quire was getting closer to his goal but the corpse's hand kept falling which stopped him along the way. The Phoenix then revealed the true nature of her return, she wanted a power supply for herself and the beams in Scott's eyes were what she needed. The X-Men and the Phoenix force went on in an epic battle while Storm and Nightcrawler were trying to stop the Shi'ar agents. Scott came up with the plan of having Kitty kill him by crushing his heart, but the Phoenix kept talking of how much she loved Scott. His heart jumped by hearing this and asked Kitty to kill him. Emma stopped her by stepping into the rogue force's path and that's when Scott's heart truly jumped of joy. Emma reassured the Phoenix that she kept talking about love for Scott because she remembered what Jean wanted, but her emotions were merely an echo of Jean's. Emma then offered herself as a host of the Phoenix force. Kitty, who worried what this power could do to the former "White Queen", phased through Emma's body and put her hand around her heart. Scott told her to allow the Phoenix to take over Emma.Emma, now struggling to control the power of the Phoenic Force was pushed by Scott inside the egg shaped machine Beast had created. The Phoenix and the beams from Scott's eyes had found their destiny, they were in equilibrium, but Scott and Emma were now stuck in there indefinately. Kid Omega liberated them both and the Phoenix granted Quentin's wish and revived the Stepford sister.However, Sophie refused Kid Omega and fell dead again. Jean Grey then came out of the ice and went against the force and pulled it out of Emma. They both bonded again in good terms allowing her to have control. Using Cerebra the Stepford Cuckoos showed Jean all the people that loved her and the people who miss her. The Shi'ar agents then attacked but Jean protected her fellow X-Men. In the end Jean took Scott into the White Hot Room, revealing herself to be the White Phoenix of the Crown - the most powerful incarnation of the Phoenix where host and force are utterly combined . As a last request she asked Scott to let her see his eyes and then said good bye.The Stepford Cuckoos then were seen waking to the Phoenix's force in their minds.Note: The events of what happen later with the Stepford Cukoos happen in Phoenix: Warsong.Collected EditionsX-Men: Phoenix - EndsongX-Men: Phoenix - Endsong HCNon-U.S. EditionsLyudi Iks. Feniks: Proschal'naya pesn' (Russia)Creative TeamWriter(s) - Greg PakPenciller(s) - Greg LandInker(s) - Matt RyanColorist(s) - Justin PonsorLetterer(s) - Clem RobinsEditor(s) - Mike Marts, Sean Ryan, Stephanie MooreCover(s) - Greg Land, Matt Ryan, Justin Ponsor


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Corporate Runaways: BOS -> CO - 2 dogs in a Ural
Cross-country and back on a 2012 Ural Patrol in the hottest part of the year with two dogs in 17 days? More than 5,000 miles and an international border crossing? Time constraints? Maintenance intervals? And side trips to visit family?
So begins our test trip driving our new Ural and an F650GS cross-country from Boston to Colorado, carrying our two dogs. If all goes well on this trip, planning for a RTW will kick into high gear!
How did we get here?
When our Americas trip was almost over, we were ready for a break from the road. Believe it or not, sleeping in a different place every day, riding 300+ miles everyday and seeing a host of extraordinary sights can actually wear on a body. We traveled 18,000 miles in 114 days, with only 18 rest days - and most of those were spent repairing motorcycles or recovering from being ill. So we were ready to head home at the end of our trip.
Fortunately (or unfortunately, as the case may be) we only needed a few weeks to recover at home before we began to miss the rhythm of being on the road. Wake up, ride through beautiful landscapes until you get tired, take a break, ride some more, check out whatever cool stuff catches your fancy, and then stop whenever you get tired of riding for the day - or when dark finds you, whichever comes first. Its hard to adjust to a corporate job and life in a cubicle after 114 days of that kind of freedom.
So it wasnt long before we were talking about being on the road again. Next time - the world! Something about Mongolia just caught and held our attention. And of course, theres a whole world out there to explore - wed enjoy getting to Mongolia however we routed our trip! Tentative planning for a RTW began, but there was one problem... what would we do with the dogs?
When we returned home from our Americas trip, we discovered that Kays dog was much changed. He was no longer the happy-go-lucky canine who ran up to greet everyone in the park. He was stiff and snappish with strangers, and a year of canine therapy has only partially rehabilitated him. After that experience in leaving our dogs with dog-sitters, I was unwilling to leave them behind again. They had to come with us.
We looked at various options. Tow trailers behind the F650s like some of the bicycle trailers for kids. Rig up some kind of sidecars for the F650s. For a brief period, we were enamored with the idea of taking Stella scooters with sidecars - they fit our criteria for a ridiculous vehicle and would have been a lot of fun, but Kay has major issues with the Stellas shifter. Or... maybe we could buy a production sidecar motorcycle? Maybe a Ural?
We began casually shopping our local Ural dealer. And then we began more than casually considering the idea. The Ural requires FAR more frequent maintenance intervals than our F650s - like every 1,500 miles, which on our Americas trip was about every 5 days... and obviously that was a turn off. Who wants to stop and deal with changing fluids and doing other maintenance so often?
But we kept coming back to the Ural. The Ural sidecar seemed roomy enough to hold both dogs - if we went with a Stella and a sidecar hack, wed need two of them to carry both dogs. And with two dogs, would we really be traveling at a particularly fast pace anyway? Theyd need frequent rest stops, and we want to do our next RTW at our own pace, with no deadlines, so we could handle doing shorter mileage per day with more frequent rest days. The Ural began to seem like an option that might actually be compatible with our travel style.
I started lurking on Soviet Steeds, reading everything I could about the Urals known issues, maintenance requirements and how people generally feel about their beasties. Whatever their faults (of which there seem to be varying degrees, depending on whos speaking, from the Russian metallurgy to the inability to travel at more than 65MPH) most Ural owners tend to speak very highly of their bikes. These bikes, more than many others Ive read about, really seem to inspire a lot of love and affection. There was something alluring about the way people seemed to speak of their Urals. It drew me.
I looked into other sidecar options, including custom hacks for the F650 or other bikes... but the Ural was there with her siren call. The Ural didnt require an endless and expensive series of tweaks to get the setup and handling just right. It was made to drive a sidecar. It had awesome features, like 2WD (which we think would be very handy in places like Mongolia, where only something like 4% of roads are paved) and a reverse gear. And if we bought a new one, wed have the advantage of the Ural warranty - 2 years and unlimited miles. More and more attractive.
After a final trip shopping at our local Ural dealer, we decided to pull the trigger. (At this point, we had still never driven a sidecar rig, or a Ural - the dealer does offer test rides, but every time we were there that wasnt an option due to various things.) We had no idea if wed like a sidecar bike, or the Ural in particular, but we took a leap of faith and decided that THIS would be our beast for the RTW trip. We didnt even know if the dogs would take to riding in a sidecar. This was to be an expensive gamble.
We placed our order in March for a 2012 Ural Patrol in Blue and White, and after completing a sidecar training course, we took delivery of our new rig at the beginning of May. After a few initial mechanical hurdles, our relationship with the Ural seems to have settled into a comfortable place. Its a lot of fun to drive, but a lot more work than a two-wheeler. And happily, the dogs have really taken to riding in it! Weve done many day trips and local rides, a few weekend camping trips... and now is our first big test trip with the dogs in the Ural. If this goes well, well green-light the RTW - hopefully for next year!
We leave Boston on Thursday, July 19. Were heading for Colorado, to Lake Granby, for a rally with our other motorcycle tribe - the F650 folks from the Chain Gang. Were hoping to hit Colorado in a week of travel, bum around for a few days at the rally, and then head back across a different route that takes us into Canada and back home. Well be traveling through 17 or 18 states, depending on how we go, and the Canadian province of Ontario, in 17 days. And well be doing it with two dogs on a barely-broken-in 2012 Ural Patrol (weve just hit 2,500km!) and my reliable F650GS, now with around 29,000 miles on the clock.
Sounds like a pretty awesome vacation to us. And maybe well find some adventure along the way.
Nervously ready to board by CorporateRunaways, on Flickr
Doggle-Wearing Dogs by CorporateRunaways, on Flickr
This should be interesting.
I do have a question. Given that border crossings seem to often be a PITA, at least according to the ride reports I have read, including yours, what's it going to be like with dogs? I would think some countries may not even allow animals.
Looking forward to this trip and hopefully the RTW. Don't see to many long rides with dogs, be curious to see how this all turns out. :D
Canada, for example, only requires proof of current rabies vaccination. (And Ontario requires that your dog can't be a pit or pit mix.) Other places require a recent medical check from a veterinarian to certify that your dog is healthy, or even special documentation you have to get completed by government-org-certified veterinarians.
So yeah. I think it'll definitely add an element of complication to border crossings. But when we do the RTW, whether it be soon-ish with the dogs or later after the dogs are no longer with us, we plan to take our time and not have a schedule or a date when we need to get home. So if we're delayed at a border crossing, it really won't be a big deal. *shrug* It's all part of the adventure!
love it!
I'm ready. let the trip began!!!!
I will be watching this one! :thumb
Been looking for a rig to take our dog with us, and I too keep coming back to the Ural. :nod
Can't wait to see how it works out for y'all! :ear
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If you come through Indiana would like to meet up with you and get some pics.
Enjoyed your trip to SA.
Safe Travels
One more thing to take into account while traveling with pets is that a lot (most) hotels/motels outside US/Canada/Europe simply do not allow pets... This is one of the things that frustrated me a lot when my dog was still alive, as every time we planned an overland-family-vacation, we had to make a LOT of compromises regarding route and places to stay due to this reason... Lot's of time we simply ended up sneaking the dog (a Golden Retriever) into the room, but something tells me that two dogs on an Ural side-car will not manage to get unnoticed :rofl...
Have a great trip!
If yer anywhere near there, drop us a PM and we'll see if we can meet up!
We'll be curious to see how it holds up over the long term, but we've got it covered for now!
Our current route across the US and Canada has us camping every night except one. Although given how hot it's supposed to be, I wouldn't be surprised if we give up and look for dog-friendly lodging with AC one or more days. We'll have to play it by ear!
Followed you on your way down South. Then saw your initial woes on SS, gotta sit back and watch this.
One of the best writers on this site, that'd be you, Dachary.
look forward to following your trip
Hello you two. Good to see you aregoing again and I am very impressed with the Ural. I wish you all luck an happiness and look forward to following your trip. best Wishes. Rod
Being dog loving adventurers...
Other than that, I look forward to following your ride report. I know you and the pups will have a great adventure together.
Ride safe!
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I am in iowa until sept. Let me know if you are coming close to ft dodge
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Honestly, doing *any* of Canada is probably pushing it on this trips' constricted timeframe but...
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