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John and I waited for a while at the gas station. No one showed up. We then rode beyond the next gas station and there wasn't a bike to be found. John and BigBearRider rode up to the trailhead while I backtracked up Van Dusen. When I found h8chains, he had already backtracked to the previous stop and found no one. Joel went to get gas and then continued to the trail head. I went around the North side of the lake to get to the trailhead faster where I expected to find everyone waiting for us. Not a single bike was there except John and BigBearRider. We checked every street on the East side of Baldwin lake for bike tracks and none were to be found. I love it when a plan falls apart. After wasting at least an hour trying to figure out where everyone had gone we said puck it and started heading toward Pioneertown. We figured that KTami and luv2race must have gone to the hospital because Ami had fallen during the last section. We also figured that the rest of the riders just continued on there way. It was just h8chains, johngil, BigBearRider and myself.
BigBearRider crossing a small puddle.
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Along the way we found a few riders waiting for some other riders. None of them were even on the right road. We still had no idea what was going on so we just continued to Pioneertown. When we got there, only about half of the riders were there. While eating lunch, we found out that Ami was, in fact, in the hospital. Only it wasn't due to the fall we knew of, it was because of a fall he had later.
After lunch at Pappy & Harriet's, sito and I made an effort to secure my muffler. Thanks sito for the help and spafxer for the wire and PJH66 for the cutters. With an ADVrider group, someone will always have what you need. Due to time constraints, I didn't ask if anyone was carrying a mig welder.
Scorpion, johngil and spafxer
JohnF and scorpion
Jason and El Zorrillo
H8chains. Still a little warm.
Sito and BigBearRider. Finally they meet.
Riddler990, riceless950 and sito.
On the way back we finally crossed paths with most of the rest of the riders. They were moving, trying to get to Pappy & Harriet's before they switched to the dinner menu. I don't suspect they had much light on their way back.
The group I was with hit the puddle again.
El Zorrillo
And sito, the winner of the Big Splash Award.
Just before getting back to the street, I ran over a nail. After killing 2 new tubes, the nail was discovered, making the third one a little more successful. Thanks for all of the help guys. At least it wasn't hot and we had a good jack. Although I had wanted to stay in town and ride Sunday, by the time I got to Big Bear I just wanted to get home before something else went wrong with my bike. I could always coast down the mountain then get a tow if necessary. Luckily I had no issues on the 100 trip home, mostly in the dark.
All in all, I had a great day of riding with a lot of friends and would do it again in a second. I hope everyone else enjoyed it also with the possible exception of Ami.
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Featured Author - Laura Taylor - January 6, 2002
prevention has evolved as a smarter alternative to intrusion detection. Pioneer OKENA has
mapped application behaviors into rules, and is using these behavior rules to prevent
intrusions up front. This second-generation approach offers substantial bottom line
savings, and frees up IT resources for other tasks.
Company Background
an intrusion is useful. Preventing an intrusion is far more useful. OKENA's StormWatch
intrusion prevention technology offers break-through capabilities previously unseen by
traditional intrusion detection companies.
This is not
surprising news for anyone who knows OKENA's founder Shaun McConnon. Mr. McConnon founded
Raptor Systems in 1994, and at Raptor introduced the first firewall built for NT. In an
already competitive market, and defying security critics who downplayed the marketability
of an NT firewall, Mr. McConnon lead Raptor to become one of the most respected names in
firewall engineering, and later sold it to AXENT. (Just last year AXENT was sold to
Symantec, and has since introduced a souped up Raptor based firewall appliance called
visionary security technology seems to be one of the things that Mr. McConnon does best.
The word "OKENA" means "to fulfill" in Hawaiian, and OKENA's
pro-active approach to network and system intrusions holds promise to fulfill a segment in
the security market not yet developed by other vendors.
Information and Strategy
ILike a
firewall, StormWatch works through the configuration of a rule-set. Unlike traditional
intrusion detection systems, StormWatch works at the application level, not the network
level. Each application that StormWatch locks-down has a rule, or set of rules, associated
with it. StormWatch does come bundled with a default set of rules, however, more rules can
be added at any time for no additional cost.
rules are in essence, behavior rules that understand how the application they are
safeguarding behaves. If an application typically writes new data to a particular file, a
corresponding StormWatch rule will make sure that the data isn't written to other files,
owned by other users or other applications. Hackers often use strategies which involve
manipulating processes into writing data to incorrect files.
works by installing intelligent agents on the systems targeted for application protection.
A correlation engine that lives within the installed agents, makes decisions on whether
the instruction an application receives is within standard behavioral guidelines or not.
This is one of the elements of the product's INCORE (an acronym for Intercept, Correlate,
Rules Engine) architecture, and is fundamental to the pro-active technique that StormWatch
uses to protect applications from being lead astray.
If the
proposed action is suspiciously unusual, for example, instructing the application to write
to non-standard files, the rules that govern the application's behavior will prevent the
unacceptable action from executing. In response to unacceptable behavior patterns, the
StormWatch agent will begin a dialogue with a central management console that will begin
further analysis of the offending file. The management console records the unacceptable
activity, and if it finds similar reports of this unacceptable activity, it will update
the other intelligent agents on the network of the impending threat.
The agents
are able to prevent unauthorized modifications of the registry from taking place by
intercepting system calls. The management console communicates with the agents through a
secure encrypted SSL link making sure that the rules on the agent systems are always up to
date. If a new rule is written, distributing it to other agent systems is for the most
part automated. A test mode exists which allows administrators to test out new rules in
action, before installing them on production systems.
The default
rules that ship with StormWatch prevent inadvertent actions to your system caused by
trojans, worms, viruses, buffer overflows, syn floods, and port scans. Writing a rule for
a new or custom application requires knowledge of the application's files, executables,
directories accessed, and ports accessed, which does require some knowledge and expertise.
However, this process is not much different than the learning curve required in writing
firewall rules.
Product Strengths
advantage of StormWatch over traditional intrusion detection systems is that StormWatch
doesn't rely on attack signature analysis. Traditional intrusion detection systems compare
network traffic patterns with attack signatures, and the effectiveness of this methodology
depends on the vendor staying ahead of current system and network attack exploits, and
writing signatures which their product uses with pattern matching algorithms. If the
vendor misses a new exploit, if the attack signatures are not engineered properly, if the
customers do not download and keep their intrusion detection system up to date, the attack
signature-based intrusion detection system does not operate to its potential, and leaves
the customer network exposed.
One of the
problems with traditional intrusion detection systems is that they typically require
time-consuming hands-on management and administration. Traditional intrusion detection
systems compare suspicious activity with attack signatures. The problem with this approach
is two-fold: numerous false positives and false negatives are generated, and new attacks
are unending, which means that the intrusion detection system needs to be constantly
updated with new signatures. The usefulness of these systems depends on the vendor's
ability to keep up with new attacks by populating the signature database with new attack
In 1996,
Sandia National Labs did some research which showed that detecting false positives can
only be reduced at the expense of increased false negatives. Balancing false positives and
false negatives is an added chore that traditional intrusion detection systems give to the
IT staff that manages it. By preventing intrusions up front, balancing false positives and
false negatives is not required. This frees up a significant amount of administrative
time, and reduces the cost of ownership of the technology itself. Correlating false
intrusion attempts is an expensive use of company resources. It is enough work just to
analyze real intrusion breaches and attempts. With StormWatch, the analysis of false
negatives and positives is not something that will be added to an organization's security
agenda. StormWatch's ability to pro-actively prevent intrusions from happening in the
first place reduces the analysis of false positives and negatives.
to Michael Rasmussen, a security analyst with Giga Information Group, "Intrusion
detection systems (IDS) have received a lot of undeserved hype during the past few
.IDS systems, particularly network-based, are prone to false positives, missing
attacks and deception." Getting attacked creates work. Every time your staff spends
valuable corporate resources analyzing an attack, you are spending money. Every time your
staff spends valuable corporate resources analyzing an attack that didn't happen, you are
really wasting money. With StormWatch, analyzing attacks that never happened is not part
of the strategy.
engineering approach of StormWatch is based on understanding the correct way the
application is supposed to behave -- not what are the multiple ways it is not supposed to
behave. In the last few years, system, network, and application security threats have
grown by such magnitudes that online businesses are having significant problems keeping
pace with attacks, viruses, and online fraud. The sheer number of attack signatures that
need to be generated to combat all the possible exposures is growing at unprecedented
rates. In a recent survey of 538 security professionals conducted by the Computer Security
Institute, 85% reported computer security breaches in the last twelve months.
The Police
Commercial Crime Bureau in Hong Kong has reported that computer crime losses increased by
nearly 500% in the first half of this year compared with the previous six months. Keeping
attack signature databases up to date with the latest exploits has turned into a race
against the clock. While intrusion detection systems based on attack signatures offer some
protection, it is a development methodology that will become significantly harder to scale
in the years ahead.
to a joint publication by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and
CERT in June of 2000, " IDS products based on current signature-based analysis
produce useful results in specific situations, but since they cannot detect novel attack
patterns, they do not provide a complete intrusion detection solution." This same
report goes on to say that traditional intrusion detection systems require
"labor-intensive signature tuning." StormWatch blocks intrusions pro-actively,
and does not make use of attack signature files.
OKENA's technology is based on intrusion prevention, industry analysts will lump
StormWatch into the intrusion detection market -- a growing and established market.
Contenders like Entercept, Internet Security Systems, and Network Flight Recorder all
offer intrusion detection products that have advanced capabilities, and proven track
records. As these other intrusion detection vendors vie for the same market share, OKENA
will face numerous contenders coming out of the starting gate. New innovative competitors
will continue to crop up, and one potential threat is a European company called SecureWave
which also claims to offer second-generation intrusion prevention protection.
acceptance is necessary for any new break-through technology to remain competitive.
OKENA's success will depend in part on its ability to win over potential customers to a
new way of looking at and managing security and network intrusions. In order to take
advantage of the technology that OKENA offers, companies need to be willing to commit the
resources up-front that are required for pro-active security.
only on Microsoft operating systems, OKENA's management console might not appeal to UNIX
shops, however, OKENA has committed to developing a Solaris platform that will debut
sometime next year.
Recommendations and Predictions
It will be
important for OKENA to educate the market on the difference between their next-generation
intrusion prevention product and traditional intrusion detection products. Like any new
company, OKENA will need to gain customer confidence that they can adequately support
large deployments with complex applications.
With a
seasoned management team, and engineering leaders that are experienced in security,
Relevant Technologies expects OKENA to nudge its way into the established intrusion
detection market, and hold its own among some of the larger more established vendors. As
OKENA gains momentum, Relevant expects traditional intrusion detection vendors who wish to
remain competitive to initiate more pro-active approaches to system and network intrusions
similar in approach to OKENA's.
Today, the
IT security market is close to a $6 billion USD. Relevant expects this market to increase
by $2 billion dollars a year for the foreseeable future. Even in today's weakened economy,
new security companies like OKENA will be able to find a big enough piece of the pie to
remain competitive, as long as they control their growth, and don't jeopardize their
bottom line with excessive spending. Since Shaun McConnon has already proven that he can
lead the innovation of a new security technology company to profitability, Relevant
predicts that OKENA will be around for the long-haul, and should be considered a viable
contender in any intrusion technology IT decisions.
As a
security product pure-play (a company focusing on doing one thing well), in 3-5 years
OKENA is a likely acquisition target for a larger security company that is trying to
expand its product line. Creating partnerships with resellers and consulting firms will
assist OKENA is creating the competitive stance it will need to command future
marketability for potential prospects.
and agencies that are just starting to perform due diligence on intrusion detection
products will want to include StormWatch on their short list. In particular, large
organizations that are currently overwhelmed with security management, and want to take a
less labor-intensive approach to intrusions, stand the most to gain from a StormWatch
institutions that need to safeguard customer transactions, and cannot afford to lock the
barn door after the horse is stolen, are ideal candidates for this second-generation
intrusion prevention technology. StormWatch is not intended to take the place of a
firewall. It works well in conjunction with firewalls, and provides the type of
application level security that firewalls are not able to protect against.
administrators and security engineers that currently maintain firewalls, are probably best
suited for configuring and managing the StormWatch rules and agents. The management of
StormWatch requires some training, however, understanding what steps it takes to secure
your systems, networks, and applications is what it means to be pro-active about security.
About the
Taylor is Chief Technology Officer of Relevant Technologies, a security research advisory
firm that assists IT decision makers in making best-choice technology selections. Ms.
Taylor was formerly Director of Security Research at TEC, and prior to that was Director
of Information Security at Navisite. Ms. Taylor has also served as CIO of Schafer
Corporation, a weapons and reconnaissance national security contractor. Relevant
Technologies can be reached at http://www.relevanttechnologies.com.
INCORE and StormWatch are trademarks of OKENA, Inc. Other trademarks used in this document
are the properties of their respective owners.

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LEXINGTON, KY - JANUARY 22: Rajon Rondo #4 of Kentucky shoots the ball around the reach of Glen Davis #34 of LSU during the game on January 22, 2005 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 89-58. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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Doc Rivers stock in Boston is plummeting. Kevin Garnett's isn't far behind. Paul Pierce's future is sadly not really in his own hands, and Danny Ainge might be on the verge of making a deal that could be a fireable offense. While all this is happening, there is one member of the Boston Celtics organization who's stock appears to by slowly turning around. If you look closely, you can see an arc appearing that will help Rajon Rondo re-brand his image this summer. By now we've experienced enough of Rondo to know he isn't the most pleasant human being on the basketball court. Even off the court, he has had issues with personality and maturity. He's had problems with referees, whether bumping them or throwing balls at them. There is also the well-documented trouble with Ray Allen, which aided in some way Allen's departure to Miami. Off the court there was the cameraman incident, which showed him at his worst behind the scenes. The Kris Humphries fight he initiated for very l...
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Thomas Girst: The Duchamp Dictionary
22 Jul 2014
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AboutAuthor Thomas Girst discusses his new publication The Duchamp Dictionary (Thames & Hudson, 2014). Exploring Marcel Duchamp's life and work in more than 200 alphabetical entries, this book covers alchemy and anatomy to Warhol and windows. Featuring entries on Duchamp's most significant artworks, relationships and ideas, Girst's text offers an in-depth exploration of this important mind. Thomas Girst has studied Art History, German Literature and American Studies at Hamburg and New York Universities. He holds a PhD in American Studies and has been Head of Cultural Engagement at the BMW Group since 2003. As a cultural correspondent, curator, publisher and academic lecturer, he has written widely on modern and contemporary art. His publications include Marcel Duchamp in Munich 1912 (Prestel, 2012), The Indefinite Duchamp (Hatje Cantz, 2013), Art, Literature, and the Japanese American Internment Experience (Peter Lang, 2014) and BMW Art Cars (Hatje Cantz, 2014).
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Neal Foulds says the Snooker Shoot-Out was a success and praised winner Martin Gould.
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The event has been notoriously hard to predict over the past two years with outsiders Nigel Bond and Barry Hawkins mastering the one-frame, shot-clock format, and few would have named Gould among their list of favourites from the field of 64.
However, the Londoner performed well in this tournament last year, making a total clearance on his route to the quarter-finals, and beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final of a similar competition, Power Snooker, in 2011 - so he clearly comes into his own when he has to improvise.
Some players take a few shots to warm up but if you try to do that in Snooker Shoot-Out you may well be beaten before you know it. But credit to Gould because he gets into his game very quickly and thrives in this format.
He's a quirky character, someone who loves playing the game and he's got the spirit of the amateur in him. It's great to see players such as him come to the fore at these events; Snooker Shoot-Out has really shone a light on some of the players we don't often hear about or see on TV, and that can only be good for the game.
In fact, a player unfamiliar to many was responsible for one of the best moments of the weekend.
World number 48 Jimmy Robertson made probably the best clearance seen in this event against China's Tian Pengfei in round one. There were only two minutes left on the clock and the balls were in a terrible position, but he cleared up with a 57 break to win the match. You would have laid up any odds of him doing it but he pulled it off and it was a great moment.
The semi-final between Stephen Maguire and Allen was also a highlight. The scores were level and it looked like they were going to go to a shootout, but Allen cut in a thin black to win the match, which was quite superb.
So there were some really good matches over the weekend and I'm sure anyone tuning in with just a passing interest in the game would have been intrigued.
It's definitely an event everyone looks forward to and, although I'm not sure a series of these events would work, it's great to have something a bit different on the calendar.


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The Germantown Athletic Club recently hosted an exercise event with a 1980s theme.
Its '80s aerobathon harkened back to the days of leg warmers, neon colors and head bands. Beginning at 9 a.m. and lasting until noon, those in attendance participated in 25-minute sessions which gave them an opportunity to try the varied selection of fitness classes available at the Germantown facility.
"An aerobathon is a good way to give members and non-members a 25-minute taste of all the classes we offer at the club" said Ruth Bozeman, GAC's group fitness director.
More than 125 participants attended the classes.
The '80s theme extended from the music in the step aerobics class to the clothes worn by participants as they danced and kicked their way into shape. One participant brought back memories of Olivia Newton John's chart-topping song "Let's Get Physical" with a T-shirt bearing the same slogan.
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What great pictures!! You guys went through some beautiful places, thanks for sharing them with us!
What great pictures!! You guys went through some beautiful places, thanks for sharing them with us!
Great TR and pics. I haven't been up there in 20 years - I may need to go next fall.
Lovely, just lovely!
Very fun report! Looks like a lot of fun.
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Great report, Norm. I guess I'll have to head up there someday!
By now the routine of it and the fact that I was buzzed before noon had become old hat. That in itself was nice but really, what was I learning that would justify such debauchery? I came on this trip to really learn despite what one would think. I wanted to learn WHY I liked what I liked. How the vines grew and what effected their flavor. I could certainly tell you what I liked, even why I liked it, but not how those grapes got their flavor much less identify a vine.
Dusty had his eye set on fixing that. A while back he had purchased a wine blending class at Ravenswood vineyards. We all looked forward to this but had no idea what it was to be all about. Despite this fact we looked to it with great anticipation.
We got up at about 9ish and got moving. WiddowBessler, Sharon and I walked across the street to get lattes and by 10 am we were on the road. Our Wine blending class was at 11 am so we used the extra hour to stop by Buena Vista Winery which is the oldest winery in California.
Seasons of the what?
Foliage along the path
The Barrel room
The tasting room
The ladies pose outside for a shot
Nice, but hardly remarkable tasting. Enough of that place.
On to the Wonderful Ravenswood winery.
We got to Ravenswood butthey were not ready for us just yet so we cooled our heels. It was here that the lovely Skywaygrl joined our group.
Soon enough a gentleman named Davecame out to introduce himself. He asked if we were on a time frame and we said we were at his disposal. He was happy about that and led us out to the actual vineyards to begin out tour and class.
Dave says hello
Temparnillo and weeds
California Poppy
Ravenswood is a completely organic winery. Good to know. So then the first question we aksed then is how they handle the weeds. Dave explained that they actually let them grow for a reason. Why? because when they DO cut the weeds down the decomposing vegetation provides nitrogen for the growing vines along with added flavor.
Dave talks to us about the Zinfandel vines
A hill of Zin
A first sprout
We were then taken to the Zinfandel vines. You can tell the Zin vines right off the bat because they are more compact, not so trelliced. Zin vines look like gnarled hands clawing out of the ground.
Now on to the blending class. We headed to the barrel room and, after a journey through the barrels we came upon a white table with six settings. We had five glasses in front of us. To the left were glasses of Zinfandel and Careggnan. To the right was Pettite Sirah and a glass of water. directly in front of each of us was an empty glass.
A grave outside the barrel room marked the death of the last wimpy wine
Into the barrel room
Through the barrels
The ladies working on their wine
Dusty and Skyway grl blending
Dusty corks his bottle
WiddowBessler getting her bottle made
Me putting a cork in it
We all were taught what each different wine brought to the pallete and we each made our own little blend. That was amazingly cool.
This was a beautiful experience.
We left Ravenswood wiser for the journey but awfully hungry. We stopped, again, by a general store for a few supplies and went to the park for a picinic.
Skyway grl at the cheese shop
We all piled into the car and next went to St. Francis Winery for our wine pairing class.
St. Francis the patron st. of animals
Dusty makes peace with St. Francis
The St. Francis tasting room
Truly an eye opener, this class taught us how certain wines go with certain foods and why.
The array of lovely foods and wines
Cab Franc
Lavendar at St. Francis
We left St. Francis and got to our last stop of the day, B.R. Cohn.
The tasting, I skipped it. I was too enamored with the cool dog that walked around the grounds.
Cool dog
me in the backseat
I snapped this one of Skywaygry
After the group was done there we packed in the van and went back to the hotel where Skyway grl had left her car.
We said our goodbyes and then lumbered up to the hotel rooms to relax before heading off to the Sonaoma Town Square for dinner
The old movie theater
The entrance to the old time theater complete with a mannequin in the box office
We ate Dinner at Maya and then strolled around the twon. Tony and Sharon then said their goodbyes and headd home. Fantasy55, WiddowBessler, Dusty and I walked back to the hotel.
What a great day.
More to come...
Very nice Norm. While I'm not a big wone drinker the process of making wine is so facinating to me. It really looks like a fun time, even without the buzz. I can thank MiceChat for forcing...uh giving me points in the gumball rally for seeing Seasons of the vine show at DCA. I would never have known about it and was very interested in the info they gave out.
Looking forward to your next installment.
I had a great time with all of you. All of your pictures are awesome except the one of me a little over the limit.
Oh God I posted that picture again. I hate when that happens.
Excellent trip report, Norm! Who wouldn't love great weather, beautiful scenery, tasty wine and friendly company?
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It has been reported that Kris Joseph has been sent back down to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA D-League. Kris had been recalled on Friday when Jeff Green's status was questionable due to a knee injury, and emergency depth was needed. He played 5 minutes in the win over Portland on Friday, but was a DNP-Coach's Decision against the Bucks. With the Celtics now having 3 days off before their next game, Joseph goes back to Maine in order to keep developing and get more reps. The Maine Red Claws have a game this afternoon in Portland. Follow Jun Pang on Twitter @CjEuLnTICS
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With temperatures hovering right at freezing Wednesday, Michelle Duckworth put on her cardboard body armor, including a helmet fashioned out of a kitty litter box, and went to war.
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"I got mine at the Art Center," said Duckworth, punching the air with her robust tube, the yellow-tissue crown on her helmet also intact.
The cardboard battle, a spoof on Live Action Role-Playing (where participants act out their characters' actions), was planned last week by Facebooker Shane McDermott when the air was warm and if not dry, it least not blowing snow.
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"The snow just made it all the more epic," said warrior James Williams.
Indeed. Tuesday was the first time in history the National Weather Service offices here and in Little Rock had issued blizzard warnings, which means sustained winds of 35 mph or higher with considerable blowing snow that reduces visibility.
Memphis' accumulation was about 1 inch, but the scene in northeast Arkansas is decidedly different.
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Christmas snow is quite rare in Memphis. The greatest was 1963 when 10 inches covered the city Christmas morning. There were 2 inches on the ground in 1962 and 2004; 1 inch in 1998 and traces each in 1966, 1980 and 1990, according to the National Weather Service. Christmas was rainy 45 times in the last 137 years; sleet (or freezing rain) happened three times. The wettest Christmas Day came in 1987 when 4.24 inches of rain soaked Memphis.
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The Cleveland Indians avoided aribtration with backup catcher Lou Marson, signing him to a one-year, $1 million deal. Marson, 27, was eligible for arbitration for the first time in his five-year career in the major leagues. He's expected to continue to back up starter Carlos Santana this year. Last season, Marson played in 70 games and hit .226 with no homers and 13 RBI. His average was slightly higher than his career mark of .220.
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The Carpenters Arms can be found just outside of Laugharne in Broadway, on the way to Pendine. We called in for lunch on our final day in Laugharne in July 2010 and had a wonderful experience. The pub was virtually empty except for the four of us and mine host was very welcoming. We were seated in the restaurant area and offered the lunch menu or the evening if we wished. We all ordered from the evening menu and were delighted with what we got. The Lamb was beautiful and our sons mixed grill was ENORMOUS. He's a tall lad and has a hearty appetite and he managed to wolf it all. Lesser mortals should be warned though!! The welcome received from the host was wonderful. He was just what mine host should be, jovial, happy and quietly efficient. Go see for yourself.
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Hey how's it going!!! I would describe myself as a pretty laid back, positive, loyal, and a helpful person. My friends mean a lot to me and I'll do about anything to help them if they ever needed it. I consider them family to me. I'm currently in school. I'm working on my Bachelor's degree in Business. I also have a 2 year degree in Automotive Technology. I'm very handy. I can fix almost about anything and if it's new project I never before I'm all about learning something new. I'm a big fan of the outdoors kayaking, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, camping, sports etc… I don't like being cooped up inside. I'm a very active person with lots of energy. I go the gym and mountain bike during the week. I try to stay in somewhat good shape and have lots of energy to burn off. Fishing is really my favorite thing to do when I have free time away from school and work. It's one of the most relaxing things getting on the water at 4am watching the sun come up. I'm mainly stick to bass fishing or inshore saltwater fishing. I lived in Florida my whole life. I'm also a pretty big sport fan. Baseball, hockey, NASCAR, and football are my favorite. I'm also a huge music fan. Mainly listen to country, classic rock, and some alternative rock. Favorites are Tom Petty, Brooks & Dunn, Staind (Aaron Lewis), AC/DC, Zac Brown, Eric Church, Sound Garden, and George Strait. I'm looking for somebody who I can trust (which everybody wants). But mainly looking for somebody I feel comfortable with. I'm kind of shy meeting new people but I do my best. Once I start getting to know you I do open up lot. Not sure if this is enough info but if you would like to more send me an email.
Camping , Cooking , Dining out , Fishing/Hunting , Movies/Videos , Music and concerts , Playing cards , Playing sports , Travel/Sightseeing , Watching sports
Auto racing / Motorcross, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Football, Golf, Hockey, Other types of exercise, Tennis / Racquet sports, VolleyBall, Weights / Machines
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
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I have Dogs
I like Exotic Pets, Fish, Horses
I have a Doberman Pinscher, his name is Bandit. He's crazy!! All he wants to do is play play and play and try to steal apple pie off the table. But he's a great dog.
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Maine, Florida Bay, Daytona International Speedway, Homestead Miami Speedway, Hardrock
Indian River Community College, Fort Pierce, FL
Music: Country, Classic Rock TV Shows: Scrubs, House, Family Guy, King of the Hill, Big Bang Theory, Duck Dynasty Food: Pretty much anything Hobbies: Cars, Trucks, Fishing, Sports Favorite Teams: Marlins, Panthers, Packers, Maple Leafs, Gators.
Try to stay active as much as possible. Fishing, boating, mountain biking, gym, hanging with friends, kayaking, camping, sports.
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|Light brown
|Auburn / Red, Black, Light brown, Dark brown, Blonde, Dark blonde
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|No Way, Occasionally
|Social Drinker
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|Technical / Science / Computers / Engineering
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Veterinary Technician and on my free time I work on cars.
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|Never Married
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|Have kids:
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|White / Caucasian
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|Some college
|High school
Going to IRSC working on my Bachelor's degree in Business. Have already a degree in Automotive Technology.


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My wife's DR200SE arrives next Saturday. Since I have my KLR set up just like I want it, the DR becomes my winter project. First thing is off with the muff and carb and ship them to Keintech for mods. Next is gearing; but I have a question or two that maybe you can help me with....
1. Which sprocket to change ? Is a larger counter-sprocket (the one on the engine side) available thru Suzuki, or do I have to order it online ? Is it the same part number as that for the DRZ400 ? (or a unique DR200SE-only part) Is there a favored website that sells these things (I presume so...)
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Handicap accommodation was horrible
My mom has been coming here for years, traveling from Alaska. She and I have vowed never to return. We plan to discourage all of our friends and family not to go to THAT place.
If you can dream do it now and take a picture of your money. Cause when you leave here you will have neither
Nicest Casino in WA
Played here quite a few times. Table games are great. Don't play much slots, but return seems to be about average based on my experience in Vegas and other WA casinos. The buffet is a great deal. Most dealers and floor people have been polite and courteous.
Beautiful but not impressed
This is beyond doubt one of the prettiest casinos I have every seen and Oh, the food. The buffet is incredible. Unfortunately, the slots are so tight you cannot enjoy yourself for very long. I did see one person win though.:) Lots and lots of great machines with a good variety. Would go back if for no other reason the beauty.
The Las Vegas of North Seattle
If you are looking for a Las Vegas style of casino close to Everett and a little North of Seattle, this is the place for you. It is very big with a big selection of slot machines. The pay outs are not very good, but they do have the newest ones. I like to play the table games. Craps and 3 card poker are my favorite ones to play. Beer prices are expensive for a casino. $6.00 for a micro beer! The restaurants are good, but expensive. It is also very smoky!
Very nice for a larger Casino.
Have stayed in RV (free no hookups)a few times. The food is very good, Buffet well worth the $.
They finally have free coffee like the others. Players club is very good!
Friends have stayed in the Hotel and LOVE it!
They need to sell their grass, its perfect!
Tulalip is the best!
Instead of the annual Vegas anniversary trip, hub and I decided to stay in WA and do a casino trip. Tulalip has always been one of our favorite places for an evening out. Food is great. Atmosphere is fun. The players club is probably the best,you just need to know how to use the perks by talking to the people that work at the desk. Tulalip tribes do, by the way, give back to their community. Valet parking guys are prompt and efficient. Nice selection of machines. Table games are also always busy.
Dream On
Your chances of winning the Lottery are greater than winning at Tulalip But If you're looking
for the over 40 club in mini skirts you hit the jackpot on a Fri/Sat night. Foods gone downhill, drinks ok. Slots are drop a hundred for a two dollar payout and table games you're at their
disposal. So take a couple hundred Bucks,give it to the waiter at the door, pick yourself up a forty year old and go to the movies. You,ll enjoy it more.
Don't Bother- Big Rip Off
This place is a money pit. Don't bother unless you have a big bank roll. They have become snobby, with the lack of service to back it up. The food was the last thing that still had integrity, but now even that has gone. The walk up food place has raised the prices and cut the amount of food. The slots only pay out if you make HUGE bets. If you want a legitimate gambling, go to Reno or Vegas. The Indian Casino's are here to make money for the Indians. They are a drain on communities and only give back to the small region that hosts them. Save your money and play for fun online. Then donate what you would have lost to the homeless.
Save your money
Been going to Tualip for some time. Never came out ahead. They do set their machines to suit themselves. Don't,believe
that they don,t. Foods okay but not as good as Snoqualmie. If you want to win go to other casinos. Outside Wash. I've
never herd of a big winner at Tulalip. California casinos are better, much better.
Much hype and lousy service.
Lines are extremely long for cocktails on a Saturday night. The line to get into the dance floor had a one hour wait throughout the night.
No self service beverages for soft drinks or coffee. Prices were very steep for alcoholic beverages. Paid twice as much for a Bud Lite than what we usually pay at other casinos in Washington. My wife and I have played at nearly every tribal casino in WA and the Tulalip has the tightest slot by far. The only people we observed winning on the slots were MAX bet players. We are in no hurry to ever go back.
It was great, now it sucks!
bathrooms not enough stalls for disabled.
disabled parking, I swear everybody in washington is disabled.
what ever happened to non smoking? that place is a smoke stack. I reek like smoke every time I come home.
customer service is great when they know you and when you give good tips.
some restaurant is expensive, food not bad.
I've had good luck on winnings but It seems that your luck is good its bound to end. I have not won in a good while. I figure that
the casino knows that. Casino is tighter on winnings!
Over all this place WAS fun!
Great Experience
Drove down from Vancouver to do some shopping and stayed here for 2 days...
This place is the closest experience to a Las Vegas casino that I have been to outside of Las Vegas. The main entrance of the casino is stunning. They have a great selection of Slot Machines and the reward system with your Players Card, you can add up points really fast which you can get cash back!
We booked the `stay and play`package which included a Buffet Breakfast each morning. We used ours for late breakfast, early lunch. Fantastic selection, great service and tasty food...
The rooms are amazing... Super comfy bed and soft linens, and the best shower I have ever seen in a hotel. Three shower heads that hits places I did not existed on my body.
Can`t wait to go back!
We came from Hawaii to Tulalip for four days for my Daddy's 96th birthday. It was a most wonderful experience. We were treated like royalty at all times. The staff went far out of their way to see that everything was just right for us, and I appreciate it VERY MUCH. I found them all to be very personable and caring.
The hotel is simply beautiful, My only complaint was that the windows don't open for a breath of fresh air. The beds were wonderful, everything felt new and expensive. Even the hallways are gorgeous. The Tulalip Suite is simply to die for. The other suites are all very nice. My Daddy had the Orca, and it was like a home with an incredible bathroom.
We played slots sometimes for 10 hours straight. I found them to be generous and fair enough. We won thousands, lost thousands, but still came home with more than we went with. My problem is that I don't know when to quit. lol
We ate at all the restaurants but the Bay. Of course it isn't New York greatness, but we had no complaints. It was all quite nice and good. As for prices...well, I live in Hawaii where EVERYTHING costs more, so I thought it was all a good deal.
I had to rate the Gaming tables above, but we didn't play the tables. I saw/heard alot of winners, though.
We go to Vegas, too, but I have to say I had every bit as good of a time at Tulalip as I have ever had in Vegas. We absolutely WILL return. Probably for Daddy's 97th birthday!!!!!!!!
The Hotel is way overpriced. I would never stay in the hotel, its $200-$500 a night plus %11 tax for a 3 star amenities. You can get a spa suite in vegas for $90 a night at a 4 star hotel. You are better off flying down to LV to gamble if you plan on staying a few nights. The hotel is still new so the prices will come down eventually.
The service there is kinda bad, nobody is super friendly but its also high volume.
The buffet was better than average, not excellent but pretty good for a buffet. The food is pretty bland but it has a lot of variety and a good dessert bar.
Remember to get your rewards card, it will save you money at the buffet and other things.
Blame canadians??
We have visited this casino twice and i was going to be going there on a bus trip from British Columbia Canada and i would like to assure you that this Canadian is not above complaining or criticizing poor service etc. Too bad you had to blame us for the decline in this casino, did you complain or at least try to let them know how unhappy you were with this kind of customer service?
the number of bad reviews i see here makes me reconsider whether or not i should pay to spend 3 nights and 4 days going to
the casino and hotel. security is a real concern but so are the bad food reviews. maybe our bus load of 53 CANADIANS should find somewhere else to spend our dollars? The only way to change this kind of poor customer appreciation is to stop patronizing them. We enjoy our travels through your lovely state but don't paint all of us with one brush stroke.
Best of the Locals
First of all, this is a beautiful physical facility, and they keep it nice and clean.
The parking is convenient, unless you go when it is mobbed, and there are ample ticket/money changing machines inside, avoiding lengthy waits at a cashier cage. . The entire casino is now finally on one convenient machine system. They all take cash and tickets, and the tickets out are all interchangeable in all of the other machines. This was not always so.
We have found their machines to be extremely fair and playable, but that's always a matter of which types you play and how you play them, and whether you are willing to walk away with a win or a draw in the end.
They probably do the best job of keeping their machine inventory current of all the local casinos. Most of their machines are now the penny stacked wild/free spin bonus types. They still have a lot of Copper Droppers on one end, and rows of Meltdowns in denominations of $.25, $1, and $5. There are also still some of the nickel novelty bonus types still around too, but mostly newer "pennys" now..
The buffet is average for the price. They are a bit greedy when it comes to drink prices, considering you are in a casino gambling and not getting comped drinks in Wa. casinos. For example, $4.25 for a bottle of Bud, before tip . This is why I rated food/drink a "2". The restaurant offerings are better than that. The hotel itself is beautiful, but again, expensive to stay in for Marysville Wa. I was forced by the website to rate it above, but have not actually stayed there.
All in all, I believe this is probably the most well run of the local tribal casinos, and a good place to play.
Slots are a joke at both of them....
Is it just me or have the slots gotten more stingy within the past year or two?....When you hit the button to stop the reels from spinning and normally about the time they stop you see half the screen is wild the machine glitches and goes right by the rows of wilds and then stops on ones without wilds!!!!!! Plus it never fails when i actually get a couple of good spins in a row all of the sudden this Host shutdown appears on the screen...after seeing this my winning anything more on that machine becomes next to nothing...its almost like someone is changing on the fly the odds of the machine im playing.......I know its gambling etc etc but ive been going to this place for 3 yrs 1 or 2 times a week......and it doesnt take a fool to notice that they clamped down those slots there....ive played slots in convenience stores down in Vegas that were looser then Tulalips.........i liked that place but not now
Player Beware
Player BEWARE!!!! If you've got open Hardways bets pending after the point is made, they pretend they don't hear you call it off, if you do ask for confirmation they won't respond, and more importantly, if a Hardways does hit before the point is made you're not going to get paid either!!!! They say you called it off!!!!!! If you're winning, they'll usually find something wrong with your throw, or maybe the Stick Man or other employee will purposely cause friction with someone at the table with the intent of changing the momentum - I've even seen the Stick Man go so far as to aggressively start whacking his stick against the table. I've also experienced the employees parroting back my wager to me and insisting that I restate my wager word for word instead of easily responding with a simple yes or no. The craps employees also frequently under pay or when it's busy, not bother to pay you at all – and then reluctantly paying you after the fact. So much for the sweet little casino ads / commercials that are on TV showing couples having so much fun and employees that are being so nice......trust me, it's a pile of horse manure
Beautiful Casino with HORRIBLE service
I made reservations at the hotel last month because a colleague of mine had mentioned she had enjoyed playing here. I also heard there was a outlet mall nearby, so my husband and I went to check the Casino out. Clean casino, nice rooms for the price, but service is HORRIBLE! Some of the staff they hire seem to be young and don't really know how to provide the best service to their patrons. I had lost a cellphone when I had stayed to play and when I went to security to ask for assistance, not only did they leave their post and NEVER return, but it happened with two different security staff. I am under the impression that most that work there care very little about their patrons. I've observed many workers who look very unhappy to be there. Especially at the card tables. Employees are very quiet, make little to no eye contact, and when prompted for conversation, usually didn't respond. Not very friendly at all.
The casino is also very smoky. I would appreciate it very much if this casino took the time to filter out the smoke-filled air. Otherwise I would play longer. I don't like how I smell after sitting at a slot machine for an hour. The hotel and outlet mall appear to be the saving grace for this "resort." It's the only reason I would return. Primarily to go shopping. The hotel is good, but after walking around the casino and seeing what it has to offer, I don't think I will be coming back.
Beaten up and robbed in the bathroom, AND more!
I am writing this review to warn women and anyone else who is thinking about going to tulalip casino.
I went 2 weeks ago, and was beaten up and robbed in the woman's bathroom by 2 other people.
When I went to file a report with security they said there were no tapes as it was a bathroom and DID NOT BELIEVE ME!!
They would not even take a report!! When I demanded to speak with a supervisor they threatened to have me escorted off the property. Of course I left and filed a report with my local police department.
Because they are on Indian land there is nothing they could do...
So end of the day I had over $1000.00 STOLEN from me, and got bruised from assault.
The way they operate their business is HORRIBLE.
Negative reviews are spot on!
First off, let's refrain from the insults people. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. When people post for no reason but to insult the writer of a review, one can truly see what their motivation is.
The casino is what it is. The profits go to the natives and customer service is dreadful. It seems the neighboring casinos are all quite similar in respect to sucking the patron's dry and being terribly tight with their slots. The hotel looks really nice, but it is too expensive to stay there.
It is true, there are many Canadian license plates parked at the Casino and the neighboring Outlet stores. I have talked to several Canadians in the Casino and while they say the buffet recently improved, it can be overpriced for dinner.
Speaking of buffets. The Eagle Ridge Buffet has some horrible staff. I saw a very mature staff member (waitress) dropping a salt or pepper shaker lid on the carpet floor as she was arranging the table and filling up the shakers. I was waiting to see what she would do. The waitress looked to her left and then to her right after she bent down as if to pick up the lid. After she saw nobody was watching her (except for us who were behind her), she picked up the shaker lid and then placed it back on the shaker, and right back onto the table. You may want to think twice about having food at the Casino ;)
Big talk lousy customer service
I was treated so badly by the valets there and when I wrote up an incident report (twice) and sent it to several "upper management" there, I heard nothing! NO apology, no anything! I'll take my money on up to Angels of the Wind from now on.
Needs to work on their customer service...
I don't play slots too much, but the table games are great with the exception of customer service. Three times in this last week dealers have misplaced my bets on the craps table. Luckily, only one time did it end up costing me money. Just keep an eye on them.
When questioned about it they get very defensive as if they couldn't have ever misplaced a bet, all three times the player next to me had to tell them that they had misplaced my bets on top of theirs. I have also witnessed pit bosses being quite rude when it was uncalled for. This is my biggest problem with the gaming floor.
On Dec 21st they had a $30,000 giveaway given out to 10 different players. There were so many people there that no one could hear the names they were calling out. It was a waste of time to be there. They then used a microphone that worked everywhere else in the casino except where we were standing, and there were plenty of speakers directly above us. It was extremely poorly executed on the casino's part. Apparently this was their first rodeo. Many people were mad at them, much yelling occurred towards the staff.
Know the odds, know your limits and have fun.
The Worst!
Food: The Buffet is OK, not great but OK. Fine Dining is nice but way over-priced for what you're getting.
Hotel: Nice but highly over-rated, way too expensive.
Slots: Absolutely horrible, Ive been playing here for years and the slots NEVER get better, If you're lucky once in awhile you may win a little bit to make you excited, leading to you spending more.
Your best bet is honestly to save your money plan a trip to Vegas, the live shows, food, gaming they offer are worth the time and money if you get the chance to go to Vegas.
Tulalip's good quality is they give back to their own people, that's probably why the slots are horrible and food is just average. So basically if you're visiting the Tulalip Casino just keep in mind your funding checks for the local natives and don't be surprised if you don't win. (all the casino's slots are operated by computers so don't kid yourself they do control the amount of winning/losing etc.)
In Reply to Sam
This is a decent casino, coming from a non-complaining Canadian as Sam would say. Sam is a fool with no knowledge of Canada or our standards, Sam doesnt mind losing his money with the low percentage lottery scratch system that Washington Tribal casinos? use because Sam is a complete idiot.
Not Impressed
The place reeked of smoke and is very over-rated. without the outlet stores they wouldn't make it.
the best most beautiful casino in wa. state
I have been visiting the Tulalip casino for approx. 5 years and to this day, I have to say there is no other casinmo (and I've frequented the 6 in the closest vicinity), that even? come close to Tulalip's spectacular artistic work in carpentry and nor have i won at as frequently, or at all.
I Have only one issue with the casino and that is that your security looks for problems with customers. I have been stopped by security and watched as they harrass others unecessearily.
I would guess if I am playing there should be a definite reason for them to wreck my enjoyment and it truly does ruin a good time and draws unwanted attention to us who like to remain unnoticed.
i am thirsty
need free soda machines. For this fact we drive all the way to Emerald Queen or to Angel of the Winds. I think the casino is a nicer casino, but it seems really stuck up there. Slots are tight. Food is horrible. But really the only reason we drive a lot further away to play at the other casinos is that I get thirsty playing those slots all day, and I feel if I'm dumping a few hundred dollars every other day into the slots that I could at least get free soda.
You can win there...
Have spent 16 - 17 hrs a time there. The comp reward isn't great, only $20+ after you get 2,000 points, but the points are fairly easy to get if you move around.
You can win there, however, you should get your own water as the servers don't come around very offen. Just ask the bartenders. Drip coffee is free at some areas too.
This casino has some good energy, lots of slots & table games. I like the variety of the buffet, compared to Muckleshoot/Clearwater & Snoqualmie it has the biggest choices, and well presented.
Not much interaction with staff because you can't find any. We were very comfortable and were kept amused staying that long, and the hotel lobby is a nice resting place when we need it.