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Around the world, months of practice are paying off in competitions.
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Rajdeep found confidence and pride on the cricket field.
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WW2 Lighter...no, not a Zippo - Belgium? German?
My Dutch-born father was in the U.S.counter intelligence(CIC) during WW2, and I found a lighter of his that I have no idea of its history, nor, if it is of any value beyond my family's appreciation. I have searched a lot of militaria antique websites, but I can not find any leads, nor anything similar that might indicate it's history or value. I do know that lighters with particular designs were given to the soldiers as "inspiration". There is a date on it of 1941, and I know that Belgium was occupied by the Nazis at that time. Any help would be appreciated.
Attached are photos of both sides with descriptions, translations, etc. On the bottom of the lighter, there is also a "plate" with hallmarks on either side of a head encircled with "ministere finance" on either side of the head. The head looks female? - (I did not take a photo of the bottom)
The first photo shows the side with a bronze or copper-colored, raised "frieze" of two solders' heads with two different flags behind their heads on the bottom of the lighter. Underneath the soldiers' head is written " IL FAUT EN FINIR" (translation is "THIS WILL END"). The top portion of lighter on this side has another raised, coin-like circle with an emblem of the Belgium "rampant lion" in center - "Belgique" is on both the left and the right of the emblem.
The second photo is of the flip side. - And, this is what really intrigues me about the lighter. - The bottom portion again has a raised, bronze/ more gold frieze of a bird(eagle?), atop the swastika. In it's talons? The top portion of this side has another raised "coin" with another different eagle(?), facing in the opposite direction and this time the swastika is encircled into its talons. It is very difficult to decipher the words/letters encircling the eagle, but it is definitely a form of "deutsh" and the "reich". At the bottom is of the coin is 1941.
My gut tells me that this was given to certain Belgium soldiers during its occupation, or may be any of the Allied troops who were there during this period. And, all the metals, except for the raised coins seem different.
Any information, or ideas as to where I might go to find out more, who be appreciated.

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Digging the archives, the image above shows the monument commemorating the canine contribution to armed forces. The inscription reads, "Twenty-five Marine War Dogs gave their lives liberating Guam in 1944. They served as sentries, messengers, scouts and explored caves, detected mines and booby traps. Their names are inscribed at the War Dog Cemetery monument at the Guam naval base: Kurt, Yonnie, Koko, Bunkie, Skipper, Poncho, Tubby, Hobo Ni, Prince, Fritz, Emmy, Missy, Cappy, Duke, Max, Blitz, Arno, Silver, Brockie, Bursch, Pepper, Ludwig, Rickey, Tam."
Here's more on how dogs help US army to capture Osama Bin Laden.
Even after a fortnight, the aftershocks of Abbottabad haven't yet subsided. It was quite a stir that the stealth mission stimulated around the globe. However neither the celebration recognizing the drawing of final curtains on the face of terror nor the controversy simmering over the alienation of Pakistan from the cohort operation has quite faded.
Amidst all the media brouhaha, there remains our good old friend ─ the dog who helped Navy Seals in the operation! Well, he is not quite in obscurity any more. There are articles being written about him in The SUN and The New York Times. Here's saluting our comrade for the gutsy galore!
Image courtesy: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Vince Vander Maarel
The news doing the rounds suggests that the name of the dog is Cairo.
Trained dogs have been braving the militants in Iraq and Afghanistan as well. Coupled with their inherent courage and caped in ballistic body armor, the dogs can survive shrapnel and gunfire. Dogs have proved far better than people or machines at quickly finding bombs. Personally, I detest having animals involved in imbroglio but given the state of the world, we can't trust humans to ward off terror.
Image courtesy: U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller
The Sun reports that the trained pooches attack anyone carrying a weapon and have become a pivotal part of special operations as they crawl unnoticed into tunnels or rooms to hunt for enemy combatants. The cameras on their heads beam live TV pictures back to the troops, providing them with critical information and warning of ambushes.
Image Courtesy: Coast Guard photo/PA3 Henry G. Dunphy
Closer home, NDTV reports that the cousins of the special breed canines, which assisted the elite US Navy SEALs in sniffing out Osama bin Laden from his safe haven in Pakistan, will now help Indian security forces in 'find and fix' anti-Naxal operations in dense forests and difficult terrains.
And it isn't all; dogs have always played a pivotal paw in many of such military operations. The operation that led to the capture of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussain was also aided by canine support.
After their service is done, most dogs are available for adoption. Loyalty is a quintessential canine trait! Goes on to establish (all over again) that dogs are a comrades' best friend too!
PS Images are copyrighted by their respective owners. To know more, read Rebecca Frankel's in-depth photo essay on war dogs.


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I like teen books. They're clever, easy to read, and they usually end well, even if the story gets messy in the middle. Here's what I liked, especially, about Notes from the Blender: It's told in two different voices: a boy and a girl (unrelated) whose single parents have hooked up and gotten pregnant. Suddenly Declan finds he's going to be step-brother to his biggest crush. Popular, beautiful Neilly, whose parents divorced when her father came out, now finds herself estranged from her mother, yet oddly open to making friends with Declan, one of the least cool kids in school. There are four positive gay characters in the story, including Neilly's father and his fiancé. Neilly likes her new stepdad-to-be, and she proudly defends her father's sexual orientation. Declan's lesbian aunt is minister at the Unitarian Universalist (UU) church he attends. The way the adults in the church are portrayed is pretty realistic of UU communities. Unitarian Universalism doesn't get much press in our culture, but teens who are UU's deserve to have their church show up positively in novels. He has a close relationship with his aunt and her partner, which deepened after his mother died. Declan's dad gets to be a real man with feelings, grief and awkwardness, who generally communicates well with Declan (even though he botched the chance to tell Declan about his new love, before there was a baby on the way.) Authors Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin also paired up for A Really Awesome Mess in 2013.
Some say that prostitution is a "victimless crime," because presumably everyone involved participates willingly. Rachel Lloyd, in Girls Like Us, demonstrates that many girls and young women recruited and trafficked into the commercial sex industry are clearly victims of the system.
Lloyd, the executive director of GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, was once a victim of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE.) She was eventually able to escape, through the support of a caring church community and some adults—surrogate parents, in essence-- who reached out to her, offering her a chance for educational and professional success, beyond the life she knew.
In Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World where Girls are not for Sale, an Activist Finds her Calling and Heals Herself, Lloyd breaks it all down: how the neglect and abuse most girls experience prior to exploitation sets them up to become victims of CSE; the methods pimps use to keep the girls from leaving; the stigma that surrounds girls, once they've become commercially sexually exploited. She also describes in detail what factors must be present to support someone leaving and successfully thriving, after living 'in the life.'
Lloyd, along with several of the girls served by GEMS, successfully persuaded the New York State legislature to enact the Safe Harbor for Exploited Children Act, which aims to protect –rather than prosecute—children subjected to sex trafficking.
When I read that Rin Tin Tin: the Life and the Legend was Library Journal's pick for top nonfiction title of 2011, I was intrigued.
Author Susan Orlean has written a wonderfully readable book, not only about Rin Tin Tin, the iconic dog star of films and TV. Her story ranges widely and touches on the early history of Hollywood and films, the bravery and use of animals in war, and much more.
The story begins on a battlefield in France during World War I. A young American soldier, Lee Duncan, discovers an orphaned German shepherd puppy in a bombed out kennel. He has left his own dog behind in America, and adopts the small pup. Duncan, who was raised in an orphanage, feels an affinity with the abandoned dog, whom he names Rin Tin Tin. He immediately senses that this is an extraordinary dog, and is fortunately able to bring "Rinty" back to the US. The rest, as the saying goes, is history—and what a ride it is!
Susan Orlean is a respected reporter who spent ten years researching and writing this book, the story of a dog born in 1918 and his descendants, and the people who loved them and helped to insure their legacy.
This is a book for all people who have ever had or loved a dog.
There are several elements that I feel, that while not required, certainly make for better reading when it comes to essays, reviews and personal reflections. They are: 1.) an energetic prose that flows well and that doesn't become bogged down in obtuse jargon and esoteric detail 2.) an economy and focus (most pieces should not exceed 7 pages in length) when summarizing a particular subject's value or importance to either the audience or the writer 3.) a calm passion and genuine curiosity for the subject matter and lastly 4.) an engagement with complex ideas or cultural values by mixing together an element of wit with a fierce and independent intelligence.
Geoff Dyer's nonfiction prose really hits the spot for me and for those who love writers willing to tackle a multitude of subjects with a fresh perspective, check out his Otherwise Known As the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews. Fans of the late cultural critic John Leonard or those who enjoy the inventive observations of Greil Marcus may also enjoy Dyer's work. Dyer tackles the books of writers like Richard Ford, Don Delillo, Lorrie Moore, and John Cheever along with personal takes on comic strips and life as an only child. He delves into the inner essence of works of art like J.M.W Turner's painting Figures in a Building, linking its evocative power with that of Tarkovskii's masterpiece, Stalker. Along the way, you'll learn about the impact of Richard Avedon's mixing of high art with fashion photography and how Susan Sontag's fiction pales in comparison to her contributions as a cultural critic. Dyer is never boring even when you may take issue with his opinions. You'll never end up with just a straight, descriptive review with Dyer. He's a deft craftsman with a talent for bringing out new readings on old subjects. Highly recommended.
In her acceptance speech for the 2011 National Book Award for fiction, author Jesmyn Ward said "…I wanted to write about the experiences of the poor and the black and the rural people of the south so that the culture that marginalized us for so long would see that our stories were as universal, our lives as fraught and lovely and important as theirs." If this was the goal for her award-winning novel Salvage the Bones, I certainly believe she achieved it. Salvage the Bones, set in Bois Sauvage, Mississippi in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina, tells the story of the Batiste family struggling to survive daily life in the shadow of a hurricane. Esch, the narrator, is fifteen and pregnant, and alone in a household of men. Her father, an alcoholic since her mother passed away, can think only of protecting the family from the hurricane, while her brother Skeetah is obsessed with his prize fighting pit bull and her pups. Her brother Randall is focused on winning a scholarship to basketball camp, and her little brother Junior relies on Esch to act as mother. Their lives seem dangerously close to falling apart even without the assistance of one the worst hurricanes in American history, and the threat of impending doom creates an uneasy tension in the novel. Salvage the Bones is the story of human struggle, endurance, and love, and I don't what could be more "fraught and lovely and important" than that.
Dana Spiotta's new novel, Stone Arabia, is about memory and obsession. Denise, the novel's narrarator explores her relationship with her brother Nik, who is a musician. Nik is creative and started several bands that almost made it, but not finding popular success doesn't stop Nik's flow of work. Strangely, not only does Nik continue to be prolific in recording music, he creates The Chronicles which compile the history of his fictional bands complete with album and concert reviews that he writes.
As Nik obsesses about his own little made up world, Denise obsesses about other people's problems she encounters through the media. Interestingly, Denise does not criticize the media bombardment we experience for desensitizing us to tragedy, but the exact opposite. She feels it makes her too sensitive to too many people's problems about which she can really do nothing.
I was just thrilled this week when I checked the holds shelf and Rooster's revenge, the 3rd installation of Beatrice Rodriguez' Chicken Thief trilogy, was waiting for me! This wordless set of picture books that I dare say are of interest to ANY AGE is truly captivating...my husband sat with us on the couch as I "read" them to my daughter, and I even overheard him mentioning them to one of his guy friends. The illustrations are adorable, witty, with the characters' emotions perfectly portrayed on every page--no words necessary. A quick summary of the trilogy: in The chicken thief, a fox kidnaps a hen on a serene morning, and her friends give chase...in Fox and Hen together...well, hard to say without giving away the ending of The chicken thief but the title gives you an idea...and ditto to Rooster's revenge--VERY worth your while to find out!
For a fast-moving look at the crisis of the oceans, check out Mark Kurlansky's World Without Fish, a 2011 release geared to readers aged nine and up. Kurlansky, a former commercial fisherman, explains how overfishing, pollution, and global warming are a triple threat to ocean eco-systems. He argues that these threats must be resolved by the generation of people that are not yet adults. I appreciated the nuanced explanation of the problems and the potential solutions that are available to us. Punctuated by a multi-part comic strip narrative and other illustrations by Frank Stockton, World Without Fish is fascinating for its design alone. Mark Kurlansky is the author of the bestselling Cod, among other books.
Melissa Clark has had plenty of experience writing about food; she's a food columnist for the New York Times, a contributor to magazines such as Bon Appétit, and has written over 30 cookbooks. To be honest, her expertise intimidated me—I thought the recipes in her latest cookbook, Cook This Now, might be difficult to make or full of hard-to-find ingredients. Instead I found a thoughtfully arranged cookbook with recipes that incorporated simple, accessible ingredients and clear instructions. Each recipe includes a short addendum called "What Else?" that provides hints for making the recipe turn out just right and also tips for substitutions or variations. There's no going wrong with Clark's help! My favorite recipe is for cumin-roasted cauliflower served with yogurt and pomegranate (you can find this recipe on my favorite food blog, Smitten Kitchen); it may sound a bit fussy, but in reality it's simple to make and so delicious! I liked this cookbook enough to put it on my "Best of 2011" list.
I first heard of Randy Christensen, MD, when Diane Rehm interviewed him on her show, discussing Ask Me Why I Hurt. "Dr. Randy" is medical director of Crews'n Healthmobile, a mobile medical clinic providing health care for homeless youth in Phoenix, AZ. In this book, Christensen tells the true stories of many of the young people he's treated on the healthmobile, changing names and identifying characteristics, of course, to protect the privacy of his patients. We learn early on where the book gets its title, when "Mary" appears outside the van, wearing a beaded bracelet, with the words "ask me why I hurt" spelled out in block letters. Mary nervously avoided the doctor's direct questions, so it took a while for Dr. Randy to build enough rapport with her to trust he could ask the question, without her running away. When Mary did finally answer him, after several stops to the mobile, he learned she'd been seriously sexually abused by her father. Mary's and the other teenagers' stories told in this book are both heartbreaking and heartwarming, as many of them do ultimately find reason to hope and ways to heal. I take exception to the subtitle: "the Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor who Heals Them." To say this book is about the kids nobody wants isn't the whole truth. Many of the young people seeking health care at Crews'n have experienced serious neglect and/or abuse, often at the hands of family members, that is true. Yet, Mary finds sanctuary and a second chance with her aunt; ultimately, we learn that she goes on to finish her education and complete a master's degree. Donald—a boy whose father beat him so severely he sustained permanent brain damage--gains a loving family and caring community when Pastor and Mrs. Richardson take him in. Then there are all the workers from HomeBase, a shelter for teens, and UMOM, a shelter for homeless families, who help teens prepare for adult life, via GED and life skills education. To my mind, the book isn't really about Randy Christensen. Granted, he shared autobiographical details that help the reader understand the stresses of trying to balance family life with the particular challenges of his chosen career. And yes, as I read the story, I came to care about him, as well as the kids that visit the van. The book is written in first-person narrative, but the main reason for the book is that these young people matter, their stories matter, and Christensen felt they needed to be heard. Christensen shows us that there are a lot of young people suffering, there's a desperate need for more services and protection for them, and yet there are many people who care and are helping teens-at-risk make positive changes in their lives.
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POTSDAM Former code enforcement officer Timothy J. OBrien has taken preliminary steps to file legal action against the village, Mayor Steven W. Yurgartis and Trustees Stephen J. Warr, Eleanor F. Hopke and Reinhold J. Tischler.
Mr. OBrien filed a notice of claim with the village Wednesday, citing violations of state labor and civil service laws and seeking reinstatement of his position and benefits, and back pay less unemployment received. A notice of claim is a legally required step for anyone wishing to file a lawsuit against a municipality.
The action of the board is legally questionable and ought to be reviewed, Mr. OBrien said.
The villages Board of Trustees voted 3-1 to terminate Mr. OBriens employment effective immediately at its May 30 meeting. Mr. Warr abstained from the vote. The only trustee not named on the notice of claim, Ruth F. Garner, was the lone dissenter.
At the time, Mr. Yurgartis said Mr. OBrien was hired nearly a year earlier and was approaching the end of his probationary period, an assertion disputed by the notice of claim, which argues Mr. OBriens probationary period ended May 29, making him a full-time employee when the board fired him.
The claim says the firing broke the state civil service law, which requires written charges, representation and a hearing be offered to public employees prior to their termination.
The village did not tell him why he was fired, Mr. OBrien said. Basically, there has been no actual reason given to me, he said.
Mr. OBriens claim says the village violated the state labor law by firing him as a direct result of reports to respondents/defendants about dangerous code violations throughout Potsdam. The claim says Mr. OBriens firing might be retaliation for his refusal to issue permits and certificates of occupancy when he was aware that the building or structure did not comply with regulations.
Mr. OBrien said he thinks he was fired for doing his job.
Last week, the village hired former code enforcement officer John G. Hill out of retirement for the interim. Mr. Yugartis previously said he expects to fill the position permanently this summer.
Mrs. Hopke would not comment. Mr. Yugartis, Mr. Warr and Mr. Tischler did not return calls.
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Managing Customer churn as well acquiring new customers is an ongoing problem for all carriers... as such, they make it difficult for customers to switch providers. To this end, practically all carriers worldwide engage in 'false highly-persuasive' advertising. They will typically lure consumers with the offer of FREE smartphone and then hook, reel and lock them in with long term service plans that are designed to not only subsidize the cost of the cell phone but provide wireless voice & data services at premium prices. To further enforce customer loyalty, carriers lock their giveaway phones to only work within their network frequencies - thus making it difficult for consumers to leave them for another carrier.
In some cases, the programming may be easy to reverse, with the user simply reformatting the cell phone or removing the phone's memory card. In other instances, the phone may be designed in such a way that it is impossible to use it with another network, with most cell phone brands, like Apple, Blackberry, Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, HTC, LG Mobile and Sony to name a few, manufacturing specific phones for particular networks.
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I find this a fascinating topic - risk assessment is a complex and very interesting topic, both from a psychological and from a quantitative perspective. We tend not to to do it very well, unless we have rigorous metrics, and as others have pointed out, the relevant statistics are as often abused as properly used. The edarnell.com page that Buck cited looks like a very nice attempt to break down the frequencies of fatal back-country events. IMO, it provides a pretty clear picture of the things one has to avoid to stay safe. The main thing I'm wondering after reading this summary is what proportion of the people were day-hikers and what proportion were multi-day backpackers. It has seemed to me for several years that most of the fatalities I hear about are among day-hikers, and it kind of makes sense. If I get lost backpacking, the biggest risk is that I'll worry someone by not getting out when planned. If a dayhiker gets lost and doesn't know how to create shelter, it can easily be fatal. I may also be wrong, but it's also my impression that it's usually dayhikers who have most of the worst falls (maybe it's just because there are more of them, or maybe the reporting's clearer).It can often be pretty trick to compare hiking risks to other risks, especially when there aren't clear data on the frequencies of events. I've often said that the drive to the trailhead is the most dangerous part, but is it really? It probably depends on where I'm backpacking. If I drive 1000 miles roundtrip, then my chance of dying from the trip is on the order of 1/100,000. I have no idea what most of the annual risks mean in the besthealthdegrees chart (were those people out for 5 days/year or 100?), but if the McKinley mountaineering data are to be believed, then a 10 day trip there gives me about 1/1000 risk (~ 100 times more than a 1000 mile drive). On well-traveled, gentle sections of the AT, my chances of dying from an accident are probably lower than they are on a typical non-hiking day. If I'm solo in some rugged true wilderness, it might be closer to the McKinley stats.What seems most clear to me personally, though, is that the biggest risk associated with backpacking is not doing it. Other than motor vehicle-related risks, falls, and poisoning (the big three accidental causes), almost all of the biggest risks are non-communicable disease risks that are reduced by getting out and getting moving.Cheers,Bill S.
On a serious note, exercise (sweat) induced calcium loss is a long term effect not many are aware of. Supplements aren't a bad idea. My mom used to hike a ton but had to stop backpacking after her bones became weak and she broke an arm hitting a tenis ball. Obviously an anecdotal story that doesn't show a link but sweating has been documented to increase calcium loss and there are few times I sweat as much as hiking up mountain passes.
They REALLY need a better way to prevent stupid people from killing themselves at Vernal Falls ... I think a more SIGNIFICANT call to action like "if you cross this line you're going to die"
As an aside, regular blood tests are a good idea for anyone interested in fitness.I have to go back. I get tests ever 3-6 months. I've found out LOTS about myself this way.- I'm prone to anemia- I have postural orthostatic tachychardia syndrom- prone to low blood pressureYou can run a complete blood count. Testosterone levels. Iron, etc.If you're female, a vegetarian, don't eat red meat often, or do a lot of jogging - you need to pay attention to anemia and your complete blood count.... a few other things.Do you know your resting heart rate? This is a GOOD measure of how much stress your body is under and how much recovery you need. Professional athletes have heart rate monitors they sue to detect their heart rate variability to determine if they need to rest.I've used this do determine if I am having issues with altitude and how over taxed I am (vs if I'm just being a wimp).You MAY have some minor health issues that are holding you back. By paying attention and talking to your doctor often you can find them.
If one hikes based on their skill and experience (each trip matched to these), there is almost no risk. Of course there is the chance of an accident -- especially if you are in over your head -- which skilled and experienced hikers don't do.So...We can sit at home and worry about the risks -- akin to sitting at home and waiting to die; or we can get out into the wilderness and live our lives.
Edited by ngatel on 05/12/2013 15:59:00 MDT.
The other day I stepped over (and nearly stepped on) a baby rattlesnake crossing the trail. I didn't even notice until my friend behind me pointed it out.
Edited by justin_baker on 05/13/2013 21:38:56 MDT.
While not directly related to hiking/backpacking the Accidents in North American Mountaineering books and the statistical breakdowns from 1951 to 2007 make for interesting reading. Slips/falls on rock are the leading cause of death followed by slips and falls on snow/ice. Avalanches are surprisingly far down the list.Exposure to falls seems to be the #1 killer in the backcountry if the other data in the thread are valid.Stats tables:http://c535846.r46.cf2.rackcdn.com/anam_2007.pdf
"Of course there is the chance of an accident -- especially if you are in over your head -- which skilled and experienced hikers don't do."+1 with the caveat that in the life of almost every experienced hiker comes that time when sh!t happens. ;o)
"Of course there is the chance of an accident -- especially if you are in over your head -- which skilled and experienced hikers don't do."Hmmm... methinks that begs the question how skilled and experienced hikers get that way?? Sure, we can learn from others. But we also learn by taking risks -- by being over our head. The trick is to balance between pushing ourselves some -- but not too much -- to enhance our knowledge and skills -- but still be around to put them to good use in future trips. :)
Edited by ben2world on 05/25/2013 21:01:54 MDT.
Ben is so right.Alexander McCandles died in alaska most likely because he hitch hiked there. if he had of walked to alaska, he would have along the way learned the difference between break up and run off, and thusly he would have know what he was facing when he tried to egress and the river was in flood stage.that's my spin on his loss.v.
...but backpacking in likely to be no more risky than daily life at home and work depending on your individual lifestyle and choices.
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"Hmmm... methinks that begs the question how skilled and experienced hikers get that way??"Probably by hiking a lot and being observant on every hike to learn about wild places.Skill is developed by doing something over and over.
"Actually falls are one of my biggest fears, especially on solo trips. "In 2005, my buddy apparently slipped and fell a short distance, probably while trying to get water out of a stream in the Sequoia NP, but he hit his head on a rock, ended up face down in the water without me to pull him out, and drowned. So I guess a very unlucky combo of #1 and #3.Made worse in that I planned the trip, but was not able to go at the last minute because I was too ill. I drove him to the trail head, and reported him missing when he didn't show up. He was in an area very near where folks take their 10 year olds on their first backpacking trip, about 7-8 miles from the road with designated camping areas and so on, but no one saw him slip. So I definitely worry about falling all the time. I usually go solo and have a fused ankle. Definitely tends to focus ones attention when scrambling and alone.
Edited by millonas on 05/28/2013 23:15:02 MDT.
Rattlesnakes are always a hazard on the trail! Just be smart on how you approach and avoid them.
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Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. MONSTER.
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From my foster parents, the Deans, I received the love that was ultimately to strengthen me, even when I had forgotten its source. It was my foster mother, a half Indian-half German woman, who taught me to read, though she herself was barely literate.
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Imagining Independence: At the Intersection of Cultural and Foreign Policies, In An Independent Foreign Policy for Canada?, edited by Brian Bow and Patrick Lennox. (2008, University of Toronto Press).
A Comment on the Effective Possibilities of Multilateralism, In Can the World Be Governed?, edited by Alan Alexandroff. (2008, Wilfrid Laurier University Press).
Limits to Liberalization: Local Culture in a Global Marketplace. (Cornell Studies in Political Economy Series, Cornell University Press, 2007).
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Posted on February 12, 2008Killswitch Engage, 36 Crazyfists, and Five Pointe O are in the country. The Roadrage Tour has begun. KsE & 36 CF arrived at Gatwick yesterday, Five Pointe O just this morning. With two 12-bunk tour buses loaded up it was straight up to Nottingham for tonight's show. "It's our first real tour bus," tells Brock (vocals for 36 Crazyfists) excitedly. Welcome to the delights of coffin-like bunks y'all.
As of right now, 3:15pm, most of Five Pointe O are sleeping... trying to make a rapid adjustment to the different time zones! Some of Killswitch Engage have been hanging out, getting ready to soundcheck shortly. "Mike gave me this weird cigarette", says Alison, RR Rep on the road. "It's perfectly legal, some strange indonesian herbal cigarette with sugar in it?! It's made my tongue numb."
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Once a star high school athlete, Ray Drecker (Thomas Jane) finds himself at the end of the line as an underpaid PE coach whose wife and kids have left him. After taking a local self-help class, he teams with an old flame to help market his biggest asset with hopes of fortune and luck as a male escort.Cast: Thomas Jane, Anne Heche, Jane Adams Network: HBO Airs: Sunday, June 28, 10 PM
Above: Power Suit from Avatar on display at E3This morning, SlashFilm's Russ Fischer made a mega post about Avatar in which he compiled everything he has been able to gather on the film from his trusted sources and from producer Jon Landau's presentation at last week's E3 conference. (UbiSoft's Avatar game will be released concurrently with the film). Head over to SlashFilm for all the goods, or check our our Cliff Notes version after the jump – BOTH CONTAIN SPOILERS!
Being a movie star is hard. You have to deal with all those fans constantly wanting your autograph… the measly millions of dollars made every movie (barely enough to pay…
The NY Daily News reports that John Stamos is interested in bringing his sitcom Full House to the big screen. The actor is looking to recast the extended Tanner Clan with Steve Carell, James Franco and Tracy Morgan as Danny, Uncle Jessy, and Uncle Joey respectively. I'm not excited to see this happen at all. If you're going to bring anything back, bring back Manimal.Spiderman rumor mill turns again. (NY Post)Mickey Rourke is awesome. (Guardian UK)Monsters Inc 2 in the works. Billy Crystal works again. (Movie Hole) Steve Guttenberg resurfaces in a slasher flick. (Dread Central)Dominic Monaghan returns to ABC in some form. (io9)
I have nothing to say about this image other than a) Thank you,SickPigs.com for bringing this masterpiece to my attention and b) if you are the person responsible for this masterpiece and you like "Dexter," then I have a Dexter Bobblehead courtesy of Showtime Networks for you. Just email us with evidence at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll reward you. Today's Top Links: Christina Marie Red Carpet Moments Nick Cage Hires Witch Doctor NBA Finals Girlfriends Microsoft's New Gaming Best Performances of 2000s Why Does TV Suck? Star Wars/80s TV Mashups Brock Lesnar Smashes Odor Actresses Get Ripped Women Make Men Dumb Warrant Over One-Piece Etiquette Issues 5 Types of Dog Owners Cooking With Beer Fight Turns into Strip Clash Of The Titans Pic Modern Day Jesus Pwned in an Elevator Congressman Protests NBA
"Oh my God…" That was what the woman sitting behind me in the theater kept muttering as we watched The Hangover together. I have to admit, I had a similar reaction to this clever and raunchy comedy, albeit a silent one. I can understand why Zach Galifianakis's ass might elicit such a response, verbal or internal. In a world of reimaginings and adaptations, it was refreshing to experience an original piece of material taking full advantage of its potential. The concept is so simple it's a wonder no one's thought of it before, but hallelujah for the people out there like Todd Phillips who get creative when delivering big laughs.
If you're reading this during Land of the Lost's opening weekend and happened to have come here from our homepage, you may have noticed the GIANT LAND OF THE LOST AD enveloping it. So, for those of you who think our advertisers dictate our reviews, you probably shouldn't read on. (And those of you who thought our "Best/Worst Movie Time Machines" piece was a thinly-veiled ad for Land of the Lost, you should just stop reading the site entirely.) Because I genuinely liked Land of the Lost.
Today, Summit released two new clips and six new stills from the upcoming Kathryn Bigelow-directed war movie, The Hurt Locker, opening June 26th. The first clip, entitled "Die Comfortably," features loose-cannon Staff Sgt. William James (the badass Jeremy Renner) resigning himself to the fact that if the bomb he's diffusing goes off, his armor isn't doing squat to save his life. The other clip, which you can watch after the jump, is called "Cell Phone, Two O'clock," and gives a tiny clip of the film's tension quotient, as St. Matt Thompson (Guy Pearce) – bedecked in full blast suit and all – is compromised by an insurgent with a cell phone-cum-detonator. And the guy's got Thompson's number… on speed dial… Check out the clip after the jump. We'll have a review for anxiety-inducing The Hurt Locker coming soon, but suffice it to say my sphincter was clenched the entire movie so as to avoid dropping a deuce in the pristine Wilshire Screening Room. And I want to be invited back there.
Brilliant find by Serious Lunch. The new Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien set looks exactly like Super Mario Bros 3. Which is fitting because Conan himself looks remarkably like Nintendo Power magazine's Nester.Here are your other Friday morning headlines… Chris Pine may hop onboard Unstoppable. (Empire) Predator reboot wants Arnie. (Cinema Blend) Nothing is sacred. Bladerunner also getting the prequel treatment. (io9) Michael Bay can buy and sell you. (/Film) Ivan Reitman will not let Ghostbusters 3 suck. (The Playlist)
EDITOR'S NOTE: After posting what we thought was a funny riff on Mike Tyson – essentially a fake "on set journal" kept by the famed fighter during his work on The Hangover – some of our readers made it known that in late May, Tyson suffered the tragic loss of his 4-year-old daughter, Exodus. We agree with these readers that right now is not the time to be placing a humorous spotlight on Tyson, and have removed the original post. Screen Junkies offers our sincere condolences to Tyson and his family.
IT MIGHT GET LOUD TRAILER – Watch more Funny Videos In directing An Inconvenient Truth, filmmaker Davis Guggenheim basically managed to make a guy in a suit giving a Powerpoint presentation engaging. So it stands to reason that his upcoming film, It Might Get Loud, which gives an intimate look into the lives of guitar gods new, old and middle aged – Jack White, Jimmy Page and U2's The Edge, respectively – will be the documentary equivalent of a 90-minute H.J. An H.J. with a most bitchin' soundtrack. An H.J. with at least three solos involved. But not a solo H.J. That's just masturbation. Read more on the project and check out some production photos of the legendary guitar heroes after the jump. Try not to throw your panties at the computer.
THE Final Destination Trailer – Watch more Movie Trailers The new trailer for The Final Destination – a title that either means it's THE definitive chapter in the series, or the filmmakers are huge Ohio State fans – premiered today, and we have it (above). I've been a fan of the Final Destination films. They're good, schlocky fun and don't pretend to be anything else. This one's in 3-D, no less, and I can't think of a more perfect type of film to make egregious use of the ever-improving 3-D technologies, until they figure out holographic porn. That's when James Cameron quits. Today's Top Links: Mandy Ashford! Best Stoner Food! Kate Winslet's B****r! LOL Sexy Mannequins! Super Mario Galaxy 2! Sh*tty Crossover Flicks! Evil CG Pigeons! Colbert Talks Sue-age! Best Superpowers! Awkward Family Photos! Over-Caffeinated Food! New Metal Gear Solid!
Last week, Anna Friel made Screen Junkies' list of 12 Actresses You Should Know, and after Land of the Lost hits this weekend, you should know her very well. We had a chance to sit down with Anna at Universal's Land of the Lost press day in Hollywood, and record what she had to say. Here's some of that chat. We had some fun with the real audio to help give it a little more context. Yes that's right… context! Enjoy. Anna Friel Talks LAND OF THE LOST – Watch more MOVIE TRAILERSCheck out photos of Anna After the jump!
On Friday, Land of the Lost hits theaters. Somehow, Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, and Anna Friel are hurled back in time. We here at Screen Junkies decided to take a closer look into movie's most iconic time-traveling devices. Truly, any time machine is pretty cool, but given a huge selection of methods, we've pinpointed our favorites.(Click image to Cretacious Era-size it) What is your preferred time traveling device? Give your position a voice, so that we can help push the inventors into the right machine for adventures into the time-space continuum. If you don't travel in time in style, boy, you aren't travelin'.Oh and for those of you pissed we didn't include TARDIS… maybe because it's TOO SOON, MAN!
The U.S. Embassy has confirmed the death of Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine. The 72 year old actor was discovered early Thursday morning in his Bangkok hotel room. Currently there are conflicting reports concerning the cause of death. Screen Junkies would like to offer our sincere condolences to all of David's loved ones.Less depressing morning news…Eminem was implicit! (Cinema Blend) Bruno put a lady in a wheelchair. (Reuters) Short Circuit remake grabs a Robot Chicken scribe. (Empire) Prison Break's T-Bag joins Heroes. (THR) Winona Ryder is totes cray-cray. (The Playlist)
Ridiculous Dead Snow Promo – Watch more MOVIE TRAILERSOur friend Dustin Rowles over at Pajiba stooped below his normal level of journalistic excellence in order to bring everyone's attention to this ridiculous promo for Dead Snow, the Norwegian Nazi Zombie horror flick we posted the trailer for a few days back. If anyone can spot just how this video pertains to the film, you win a Screen Junkies tee-shirt. You know how confident I am that you won't find a direct correlation? Because we don't even have Screen Junkies tee-shirts right now. (If you'll settle for a Holy Taco one, that's a different story.) Today's Top Links: Josh Brolin Is Cowboy Two-Face (FilmDrunk) The 10 Greatest Conan O' Brien Characters (Manofest) Hot Tiffany Joy Gallery (GorillaMask) 5 Kinds of People Who Dont Pick Up Their Dogs Shit (RegretfulMorning) Cartoon Chicks Brawling (TheBachelorGuy) Rick Santorum Dating Advice (Asylum) Recent Grads Twitter Page (Holytaco) THe Amazing Click-A-Chick (BustedCoverage) Sexy Lana Cox (Uncoached) Left 4 Dead Trailer (Unreality) The Electric Cherry (Walyou) Turkish Talk Show Brawl (NothingToxic) Sweet Tetris Orgy (Atomfilms) The Pour Elle Remake (Filmofilia)
Splash News posted this new photo of Tracy Morgan in Kevin Smith's buddy cop comedy A Couple of Dicks. No reports as to the full context of the scene, but it does appear that Mr. Morgan is dressed as a cell phone, and taking flight atop a bicycle. As this is a cop film, my guess is that he's disguised himself as the phone – a disguise that was compromised – and then he commandeered the bicycle as the foam phone suit proved too cumbersome for fleeing on foot. Then again, this could just be a Kevin Smith's metaphorical homage to our exponentially shifting communications technologies. I mean, the guy did direct Mallrats, after all. See the photo in its entirety – including just what Tracy is riding his bike away from – after the jump. [via ComingSoon]
We don't post a lot of game trailers on Screen Junkies, but this one for Bio Ware's new Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO game is too pants-crapping good to pass up. Marvel as some Sith badasses julienne some Jedi. All you foodies/assassins out there know what I mean! We'd like to thank one of our faithful readers, the man known as "Library," who brought this to our attention, while also making noting that the game's featured R2 unit "looks so retro, it's almost steampunk." Mr. Library, you are a junkie, and a scholar. Thank you for finding time in between your daily hentai viewings to submit content.
Pauly Shore is America's Great Divider. Even his blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance in a popular 42-second online film is enough to make people hate the whole thing and remind themselves and the rest of the Internet how much they hate him. LAST DAY DREAM – Watch more Funny Videos In an unprecedented move, Screen Junkies has completed the first ever survey of Pauly Shore cinematic scholars, as well as a few undergrads majoring in "Pauly Shore Studies," which some of schools in the UC system have made available as a path of metriculation. The results of our unprecedented survey demonstrate that there are basically only three Pauly Shore jokes, repeated in film after film. These are those jokes.
Just a friendly reminder from Screen Junkies to never piss off Elisabeth Shue. We here at the site absolutely love this thespian and her solid body of work. Even Hide and Seek. With guns like those she could have easily been cast as Thor.(Photo: TMZ) The Final Destination trailer premieres…. on Friday. Sorry if I got your hopes up. (Dread Central) Dead Snow trailer is dead-Nazi-riffic! (The Playlist) Scream 4 set to become mockery of itself. (Empire) Scott Pilgrim vs. The Avengers. (/Film) First pic of Josh Brolin as Jonah Hex. Read it and weep, Thomas Jane. (Cinematical)
This evening, The Hollywood Reporter posted that Kurt Wimmer, writer of Street Kings, Equilibrium, Ultraviolet and the upcoming Salt , has been hired by Neal H. Moritz and Original Films to complete a draft of a Total Recall remake. They're calling it a "contemporized adaptation."All I'm saying is that I hope they don't go the CG-route with the three-boobed lady. At Screen Junkies, we prefer our mutated female breasts to be all-natural latex prosthetics.
This afternoon, Screen Junkies received an email from the man known as "Impeto," asking us if we might help spread his musical gospel to the online film community. We were skeptical at first. Impeto's broken English did not do him any favors in dispelling the thought that his email was part of an elaborate scam to drain the entirety of Screen Junkies' sizeable bank account. But Impeto's passion transcended the need for syntax (or coherence, for that matter). We watched the clip above and… well… we sh*t our pants a bit. We're calling it today, June 2nd, 2009: Impeto is the next great film composer. He may also have usurped Keyboard Cat's throne. If you can fight through the Impeto-induced tears, check out today's Top Links: MacGruber movie explodes into pre-production. (Film Drunk) Melissa Maria Gonzalez is Topless (Gorilla Mask) Review of Killshot with Joe Gordon Levitt (Pajiba) New 'Man in the Box' Episode! New 'Man in the Box' Episode! (YouTube) Are "Yoga Toes" heralding a new age of Porn? (Asylum) Cool Live Blog from E3 (UnrealityMag) Reservoir Dogs and Muppets = Hilarious (Sick Pigs) Alicia Silverstone's Daily Planner… Then and Now (Regretful Morning) Will Ferrell on "Man Vs. Wild" (The Bachelor Guy) Classic Works of Art… Updated (Holy Taco) Hooters Waitress Car Wash Returns (Busted Coverage) Norm McDonald: A Tribute to the Man That is Awesome. Period. (Uncoached)
Network: FoxCast: Mark Valley, Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBrideProducers: Jonathan E. Steinberg, Simon West, McGSynopsis: An hour-long drama based on Vertigo's espionage comic series written by Peter Milligan. The series was based on the Human Target character created in 1972 by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino.
Check out G4's near-fifteen minute clip of Avatar auteur James Cameron talking all about the film, the accompanying video game, and how at this point, he's sort of figured out that "Impossible is Nothing." Of course, ADIDAS has been reminding us of that for years now, but it's a little harder to believe a shoe. I'm really starting to believe that James Cameron is the solution to all the world's problems. You just have to tell him he can't do it. Then he'll figure out a way to do it, but also make it 3-D. I anticipate a 3-D vaccine for AIDs (in THX sound) no later than 2050. In the meantime, bring on Avatar.
Bizarre news out of England this morning. Del Monte held a vote amongst 1,000 British women to decide which celebrity they should create a replica of in popsicle form. And Daniel Craig is the "lucky" winner. The result looks like a cross between Han in frozen carbonite and a Tool video. Mostly it's totally creepy but I guess it's not as bad as this E.T. cake.(via The Frisky)Mo' better mo'ning headlines…Bill Murray is a man of the people. (Guardian UK)Bryan Singer is soooo over the Nazis. (The Playlist)Photographic proof of Titans clashing. (Pajiba)Best Worst Movie Director Interview. (/Film) Catching up with Problem Child's Junior. (Uncoached)
LAND OF THE LOST CLIP – CHAKA GIVES DR. MARSHALL FOOD – Watch more Funny VideosAbove is a Break Media/Screenjunkies.com exclusive clip from Land of the Lost. Press play to see Dr. Rick Marshal (Will Ferrell) partake in his first sample of local cuisine, which the hirsute Chaka (Jorma Taccone) is more than happy to introduce him to. I had a chance to check out the entire film last week, and I have to say that the TV promos, trailers and clips that have come out thus far aren't a fair indicator of the finished film's tone. It's waaaay more "adult" than I imagined. I'm not kidding when I say that the movie features bare female breasts and an F-bomb in the dialogue (though not in the way that you might expect).In short, the flick pushes its PG-13 rating to the limit.Follow Screen Junkies on TWITTEROther Junk You Might Like:Lost vs. Muppet Babies is like Wizard of Oz vs. Dark Side of the Moon.Melissa Maria Gonzalez
It's been 30 Years since Ridley Scott's Alien made audiences think twice about chest pains, and Fox has decided to extend the franchise's mythology, albeit backward with a prequel. Read more about it at Filmofilia. They also have apparently signed off on a director, Carl Rinsch, whose name Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 director Tony Scott dropped to Collider's Steve "Frosty" Weintraub a few days back. Rinsch has a background in commercials (see a piece of his recent work above), and came to the attention of the Scotts when he, at the tender age of 23, walked into their commercial and music video production company RSA and slapped down his reel, after which he was promptly signed. Let's hope Rinsch walks the David Fincher path and turns a successful commercial career into a successful feature film career, except the part where he takes whatever Fincher did with the Alien franchise and does the exact opposite.Today's Top Links: Bruno Teabags Eminem (SickPigs) Top 5 Movies You Could Never Make A Sequel To (Pajiba) Bella Valentine is kinda hot. Maybe because it's summer (GorillaMask) Dedicated NES Fan (IAmBored) The Best House Ever (Cracked) The Elm Street Report (DreadCentral) Tribute To Men Staring At Boobs (HolyTaco) Hot Katerina Stidouki Gallery (BustedCoverage) Grooming For The Everyman (TheBachelorGuy) Mindi Smith Is Sexy (Uncoached) E3's Bayonetta Trailer (UnrealityMag) Hot Sluts, Episode 1 (AtomFilms) My Dog Is Sick! (TomOatmeal) Sexy Babes That Tweet (Chickipedia) Street Racer Dies (NothingToxic)
Variety reports that Universal and Illumination Entertainment have acquired the screen rights to Martin Handford's best-selling Where's Waldo? books, and they have a plan to turn the series into a live-action family film already in the works. No word on what the plot may be, but something tells me they're not going to do a direct conceptual lift of the books. I can see that pitch meeting. "Hey, remember Russian Ark?" *Universal meeting room trap door opens, swallowing misguided writer* The last time we saw Waldo come alive was in the 1991 TV series, in which Waldo and his dog Woof traveled the world – and through time – solving mysteries at the behest of Wizard Whitebeard.So Waldo gets a deal with a Hollywood studio after after disappearing for a good decade… Interesting… Deals like this don't just "happen," right? Where exactly has Waldo been? I've got a pretty f**king good idea.
Last night, the MTV Movie Awards ran a brand new clip from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in which Sam (Shia Labeouf) and Sam's so-unattainably-hot-you-have-to-slap-yourself-in-the-face-while-making-cartoon-gurgling-sounds girlfriend (Megan Fox) hide out in an abandoned home from a bunch of Decepticons. It's Michael Bay's homage to the Diary of Ann Frank. Watch the clip after the jump.


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Members of the East Carbon/Sunnyside Fire Department work to clear a smoke filled apartment at Whitmore Squares in East Carbon. Fire officials were dispatched to the apartment of Lois Stubbs just after 1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon to battle what was reported as a "small kitchen fire." One of the burners in the apartment's kitchen reportedly caught fire when grease was ignited on the range. Stubbs as well as her neighbors were led to safety as fire officials arrived and put down the blaze. According to those on scene, the fire was put out quickly with large amounts of smoke causing the only real damage. Fire officials cautioned residents to be mindful of grease build up around burners as the substance is highly flammable and often difficult to put out.
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