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The following is a general overview of the components of a civil action in the Superior Court. Each case will vary.
Note that applications follow a different procedure.
Also, there are different procedures under the following rules:
For more information about these procedures, including flowcharts which summarize the processes, visit the Ministry of the Attorney General website at: http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/courts/. You may also wish to consult the Rules of Civil Procedure.
The plaintiff prepares a statement of claim, which contains a concise statement of material facts on which the plaintiff relies. The court issues the statement of claim.
The plaintiff serves the statement of claim on all defendants and files an affidavit of service with the court.
If the defendant does not defend the action, this affidavit of service is necessary for the plaintiff to obtain default judgment.
The defendant prepares a statement of defence and serves it on the plaintiff, and files a copy with the court together with proof of service.
The defendant may counterclaim against the plaintiff, crossclaim against a co-defendant, or make a 3rd party claim against a non-party.
Where a defendant fails to deliver a statement of defence within the prescribed time, the plaintiff may obtain default judgment from the court registrar or a judge, depending on the type of claim.
The parties must agree on a discovery plan if they wish to obtain evidence through the discovery process.
The parties must deliver to all other parties an affidavit that lists all relevant documents in the party's power, possession or control. Copies of the documents must be made available at a party's request.
A party may serve a notice of examination (Form 34A - PDF) on an opposing party, indicating a time and place where the party must attend to answer questions under oath. The examination is recorded, and where requested, transcribed.
Generally, only parties may be examined for discovery. The maximum time limit each party has to examine persons for discovery is seven hours. This time limit applies regardless of the number of persons to be examined for discovery.
Either party may set the action down for trial by serving and filing the trial record. A trial record includes a copy of all pleadings and orders relating to the trial.
The registrar places the action on the trial list, or in some locations, trial dates are fixed by a judge in assignment court.
The parties must attend a pre-trial conference before a judge or court officer to attempt to settle the case or narrow the issues.
The plaintiff and defendant make opening statements. The plaintiff's witnesses are examined and cross-examined. The defendant's witnesses are examined and cross-examined. The plaintiff and defendant make closing arguments.
A judge may give judgment in court right after both sides have finished presenting their cases. Sometimes, however, the judge may not give the judgment right away but will give the decision later (this is called reserving judgment).
The Rules of Civil Procedure set out requirements for statements of claim, including what they need to contain and what their format should be.
To start your action, you must have your statement of claim issued by the court. You can do this by bringing the following to the court:
You or someone acting on your behalf must come to the court in person to file these documents. Documents sent to the court by mail or courier will not be accepted.
Once your statement of claim is issued, it must be served on the defendants within 6 months, unless you have obtained a court order directing otherwise. Service (delivery) of documents is a very important requirement in processing your claim. To determine how you may serve your claim, review the Rules of Civil Procedure. The Rules of Civil Procedure also set out how you can prove that your claim was served, which may be necessary if the defendant does not respond.
How you respond to a claim depends on a few factors:
Do you agree that you owe the money claimed?
Do you disagree completely, or with just part of the claim?
Do you feel the person suing you owes you money, or that it is someone else's fault altogether?
Depending on how you answer these questions, there are different ways to respond to a claim. The options might include:
Your statement of defence (Form 18A - PDF) must be served on every other party in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure, within prescribed time limits. A copy of the statement of defence must also be filed with the court.
A lawyer is in the best position to advise you on how you should respond to a statement of claim, and which documents should be served and filed with the court.
You should not ignore the claim. If you do not file a statement of defence, you may be noted in default.
Being noted in default has a number of consequences. One consequence is that you will be deemed to admit all allegations of fact in the plaintiff's statement of claim. Once you are noted in default, the party suing you can seek a default judgment against you. See Rule 19 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for more information regarding default proceedings.
The purpose of discovery is to obtain information about the opposing party's evidence prior to trial. There are two main types of discovery: discovery of documents and examinations for discovery (where parties are asked questions).
Discovery has a number of significant benefits:
If you wish to obtain evidence using discovery then you and the other party must agree to a discovery plan.
The discovery plan must include specific information (see rule 29.1.03(3)). In preparing the discovery plan, the parties must consider the Sedona Canada Principles addressing electronic discovery .
The plan must be agreed to within 60 days after the close of pleadings and before making any attempts to obtain the evidence through the discovery process.
You must serve a sworn affidavit of documents (Form 30A [PDF] for individuals, or Form 30B [PDF] for corporations and partnerships);by the date agreed upon in your discovery plan.
An affidavit of documents must list all documents relevant to any matter in issue in an action that are or have been in your possession, control or power.
Documents are defined broadly and can include videotapes and information in electronic form, such as e-mails. There can be serious consequences for failing to disclose a relevant document.
After you serve your affidavit of documents, you must still disclose any new documents that you find if they are relevant. You can do this by serving a supplementary affidavit (Form 4D - PDF).
You may be entitled to inspect a document in another party's possession, and another party may be entitled to inspect your documents. The circumstances in which a document must be produced (i.e. provided to another party) are outlined in the Rules of Civil Procedure.
There are also limited circumstances in which the court can order production of a document in the possession, control or power of a person that is not a party to the action.
Examinations provide parties an opportunity to ask each other questions, under oath, in advance of the trial.
A party may serve a notice of examination on an opposing party, indicating a time and place where the party must attend to answer questions under oath. The examination is recorded, and where requested, transcribed. Generally, only parties may be examined. There are limited circumstances in which a non-party can be examined as well.
Each party may examine other parties for a maximum of seven hours in total. This seven-hour time limit applies regardless of the number of persons to be examined by a party. A party may be granted more time for discovery examinations if the parties agree or through a court order.
You must bring to your examination for discovery all of the documents listed in your affidavit of documents that are not privileged. You may be required to bring other documents and things as well.
Once you are ready, and provided you are not noted in default, you can have your case set down for trial. This notifies the court that the case is ready to be tried, and the trial scheduling process can begin.
To have your case set down for trial, you will need to prepare and file your trial record. The Rules of Civil Procedure outline the requirements of a trial record (see Rule 48.03). A trial record includes documents such as copies of the pleadings and copies of any orders previously made in your case.
If you are the plaintiff in an undefended action, you can have your case set down for trial by filing your trial record with the court. Undefended actions go to trial when other avenues to obtain default judgment have been unsuccessful. See Rule 19 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for more information regarding default proceedings.
If your action is defended, you can have your case set down for trial by serving your trial record on the other parties and filing it with the court with proof of service, and upon payment of the appropriate fee.
As of January 1, 2015:
If you are unable to have your action set down for trial within five years, or placed back on the trial list within two years, you can keep your action from being dismissed if you:
If you have the consent of all parties, you can draft a timetable that:
If all parties consent to the timetable, you can file the timetable and draft order with the court. You need to file the timetable and draft order at least 30 days before the five or two year deadlines.
If all parties do not consent to a timetable, you can bring a motion for a status hearing to ask the court for an order allowing the action to move forward. This motion may be brought at any time before the five or two year deadlines.
A pre-trial must be held in all actions before a trial is held. A pre-trial is an opportunity for the parties to discuss a number of matters, including: settlement, whether the issues can be simplified, and how long the hearing is expected to last. A judge who conducts a pre-trial conference will not preside at the trial unless all parties consent in writing.
Within 180 days of an action being set down for trial, the parties must schedule with the registrar a date and time for the pre-trial which is acceptable for all parties. If the parties do not schedule a pre-trial within 180 days of the set down for trial, the registrar will schedule a pre-trial date (unless there is any earlier court order which provides otherwise).
A civil trial may proceed before a judge alone, or before a judge and jury. Unless a statute provides otherwise, a party may request that a judge and jury hear the action by filing a jury notice in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure.
At a trial, each party will present his or her evidence by calling witnesses and entering documents or objects as exhibits.
There will be an opportunity to introduce the judge or jury to your case at the outset of the trial during opening statements.
At the end of the trial, you will be given an opportunity to make closing arguments about the evidence heard during the trial and how the law applies to your case.
An order can be requested and made, generally at the beginning of the trial, to exclude witnesses from the courtroom until it is their turn to testify. This ensures that their evidence is not affected by what other people say during the trial.
If any of your witnesses are reluctant to attend the trial, you can require them to do so by serving them with a summons to witness (Form 53A - PDF) along with the required attendance monies. You may be required to file an affidavit of service of the summons.
There can be serious consequences for failing to attend a trial. For example, the trial could proceed in your absence or your claim may be dismissed.
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(Sep 16, 2009) Dutch newspapers reported on September 10, 2009, that the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Ab Klink, has made a proposal to change the anti-smoking law to apply anew to owner-operator bars and cafés. Two recent court rulings stated that the law is not applicable to such establishments "because the law is designed to protect employees; if there are no employees, then the law does not apply." (Health Minister to Relax Smoking Ban, RADIO NETHERLANDS WORLDWIDE, Sept. 10, 2009, available at http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/rnw-press-review-thursday-10-september-2009.)
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Despite falling to the Blue Devils, the game was tightly contested in the first half and W&M held DU to just two goals in the final 20 minutes of action. Individually, senior Maggie Anderson led the Tribe with four points (3g, 1a), while sophomores Taelor Salmon and Katie Stillwell both tallied a pair of goals apiece. Freshman goalie Lucy Ferguson also came up big with 14 saves in her collegiate debut.
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Luke Jackson's life revolves around his family, his faith and basketball, and now all three elements will blend as never before.
Wednesday, the former University of Oregon star from Creswell High School signed a two-year deal to play for Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem in Israel's top professional basketball league, the six-figure contract contingent on Jackson's passing a physical when he reports to the team in early September. It's the same franchise that owns the contract of former Oregon center Michael Dunigan, who is being loaned to a team in Italy for the coming season.
"I've always wanted to go to Israel, just because of the religious significance of the region, and the historical significance," Jackson said. "I'm really excited to go."
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This has got to be the most obvious of ex Lima models for Hornby to release. The Metro-Cammell class 101 was once seen across the length and breadth of the country from introduction in 1956, up until the last withdrawals in 2003, a span of almost 50 years and therefore is a must for almost any modeller.
Until the mid 1990s when Lima released their popular model, the only ready to run version of the 101 was a rather crude one from Triang / Hornby, who ceased production of this model in the late 70s. Lima spotted an obvious gap in the market.
In 2004 Lima ceased trading in the UK and the class 101 was once again only available second hand, fetching ridiculous amounts of money on sites such as Ebay. Prices as high as £130 for a three car blue and grey model were not uncommon. So well done Hornby for listening to us, and providing us with a much needed reasonably priced model.
Straight from the box the Hornby model has a very convincing look, however, this credit is due mainly to Lima. The livery application is excellent, as is the case with most current Hornby models. Only some minor queries here being; the shade of the warning panel on the blue and grey model. In my opinion it is too dark and looks more like a custard yellow than a warning panel yellow. (It is a slight improvement over the very plastic looking yellow of the Lima model though) Also, with the 3 car blue and grey model, on the two first class areas, only one should have 'no smoking' signs in the windows. The windscreen wipers and exhaust outlets come fitted on the Hornby model (as opposed to separately fitting on Lima models), and are painted accordingly. A good touch.
Curiously on the blue and grey model, Hornby have chosen to use the tooling of an example with four headlights, as opposed to the tidied up front end version of the "refurbished" units that had just two head lights, with the centre and roof level lights removed. This model is not necessarily incorrect, but as the vast majority of units were in a refurbished state come the blue and grey livery, it perhaps would have made more sense to release a "refurbished" version rather than the, by then less common unrefurbished unit.
On the track, the Hornby model performs very well and is very smooth running in both directions. The newer Hornby 5 pole skew wound motor is a vast improvement over the noisy Lima motor. Unlike some modern DMU models, this does not have the motor centrally mounted, powering both bogies. Instead the motor is mounted in one bogie and hidden inside the guards van, as with the Lima model. The fact that only one bogie is powered is not an issue here, as the length of the train in question is very short in comparison to that which a locomotive could be hauling around a layout.
As with most other ex Lima offerings from Hornby, the effort that has been put into bringing these up to acceptable modern standards is clear. They are however completely let down by the functional, but oversized Lima couplings. The appearance of this model would be improved dramatically with sensibly sized couplings similar to Bachmann's, or indeed Hornby's own coupling that is applied to their new models. Working lights and decent couplings would definitely bring this model up to modern standards.
To date, we have BR green, BR all over blue, blue and grey, and Scotrail (Strathclyde PTE) liveries available. No doubt, Network Southeast will follow soon. It would also be nice to see the short lived white with blue stripe livery, bizarrely overlooked by Lima in the model's earlier days.
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The World of Warcraft movie project is getting back into motion, as it seems that a new director, in the form of Duncan Jones, has taken over after Sam Raimi left the film at Legendary Pictures.
World of Warcraft is still one of the most popular online RPGs out there and various Hollywood companies have tried over the years to adapt its action into a movie and, for some time, Spider-Man director Sam Raimi was set to lead the project.
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Well, in spite of claiming that SUL is for the masses, I'd rather pose the question: is it no longer just for freaks?This forum is a companion discussion to BackpackingLight.com's growing body of literature about SuperUltraLight backpacking. In particular, appropriate topics for discussion here include: safety, comfort, gear choices and availability, and what is accomplished (practically and philosophically) by invoking a "SuperUltraLight" style. Our mission is very simple: to get y'all to try it just once every now and then...
Edited by ryan on 07/26/2005 18:13:58 MDT.
Ok so Im guessing theres a few other people on this group that live in warm climate places. I live in Australia and to me sub-5 is relatively easy. My absolute winter gear list for where I would walk would be comparable to some of your summer lists. I will be posting a gear list in the next few weeks (just finishing up some uni exams and then a off for a month of hiking here and there). Currently my gear including what I would take for a winter outing comes up to 4.2lb. Now theres a few things extra I could throw in there such as a cocoon when i get around to buying one and a bivy im going to make from spinnaker fabric and quantum. I also don't see the absolute need for a poncho. I have a GVP spinnshelter, thats pretty light for a full coverage shelter. other than that everything else is basically the same except that I really dont take much first aid at all. I think in the future I made moleskin my feet before I leave and save the weight in the pack. Because most sub5ing will be done over only short duration trips(more than 3days less than 2 weeks), one can save all kinds of weight. durability can go out the window for some items. such as using garbage bags and rubber bands and the like for keeping gear. Im not talking about completly "dirtbagging" it but theres many things that can be dropped. it also comes down to tayloring your gear specifically for your environment. If its mid summer here and the forecast says no rain for a weekend. i might just say why not leave my rain protection at home and save half a pound. if theres been no significant rain, why cant i just use a torso length 1/8" piece of foam and bundle some debris to keep me off the ground. if its around full moon time, dont worry about the light. why do i need hot food if the weather is warm. its these kind of things that make the difference. sub5 is a real fringe and i believe that you must make the mental transition in order to get right into it. you must stop relying on gear to get you through and start employing survival skills. i myself would rather take gear but im confident that if i didnt have gear i could keep myslef alive for long periods of time on just the environment.it seems like a lot of sub5 lists ive seen try to put as much extra gear in as they can, to get it up to 5lb rather than just leaving it out. if you can do without sunscreen for a few days then dont take it, why do you need layer if the weather is warm. its really quite simple if you want it to be. i dont have as much experience with this fringe level as the staff here but i think the more information that comes out about technique here the better off we will all be.
Paul,You have plenty of gear (as you mentioned) that you can drop to get to sub-5. It doesn't look like you "want" to. And that is an angle I want to explore. Is there really a reason to drop that last pound or two to get to sub-5? You probably won't notice the difference in pack weight on shorter trips. So, why give up those few extra comforts - is it worth it? My GUESS, is that I'll enjoy the challenge of sub-5-ing over the next few months. It'll be an interesting challenge to see what SUL gear works best. But, after the experiment is over, I won't be surprised if some luxuries creep back into my pack and bring it back up above 5 lbs. I'm also open to something different happening. Maybe the simplicity of sub-5 will be so enthralling, and the experiece so much more pure, I'll continue sub-5-ing. Maybe, as when I went from an 11 to 8 lb baseweight, I'll shift my paradigm and realize I didn't really need all those items I thought were essential in my 8 lb pack. I don't know, and that's what makes it so interesting! Can't wait to get out there!
Paul,any chance you can share your spreedsheet with the masses? For others to use?
For over two years now, I've been doing overnight or two-night hikes using a gear kit that weighs in at around 5.5 pounds. It's going to be very hard for me to go to a lower weight without giving up some significant margins of safety. But with the kit I'm using I've been out in temperatures down to about 28°F, and in significant wind and rain storms.I'm a very lean 6'1" and 185 lbs. So gear for me does weigh a bit more that gear for someone who is 6 inches shorter, but only by perhaps 4 or 5 ounces total.For the sake of comparison, I do think a more useful measure is percentage of lean body weight, rather that a fixed base weight. Perhaps we should have a 5% full-skin-out base weight challenge. For example, I've been measured recently as having 15.5% body fat, so my lean body weight is about 157 pounds. That means that I should shoot for a 7.8 pounds full-skin-out kit.
I guess 5 in a nice number, as far as numbers go. It was real easy to learn my 5 tables in grade school, and the US treasury makes a bill in that value. But really, what's wrong with sub-6ing it anyway?(BTW, I think sub-5ing is a completely legitimate challenge to entice us to push our limits. :)Looking over Carol's list, which is very skim, it doesn't look like a camera could be added without bumping over the 5 lb mark. On second thought, that Torsolite could be replaced by cut-to-size closed cell foam (did I hear a moan from the crowd?) saving 4 or 5 ounces. I think I would add a few more emergency matches and some deep wound disinfectant, in case things get freaky out there.
I see you're taking the Speer Hammocks Top Bag. Is that the same as the Top Blanket?How do you like this item? I was interested in this product, but Ed Speer said it would be too narrow for ground sleepers. Any comments?Thanks,-adam
Last year, or maybe it was the year before I was experimenting with how low I could get my pack weight. I was able to get below 5lbs... but I didn't like the experience, so my summer, go light weight bounced back up to 7lbs. If I was willing to spend $150, I could get my base weight down to 6lb (pick up a G6 pack rather than my GoLite Dawn, get a BA 44" Air Core pad). So, what preventd me from staying at a sub 5lb weight?1) Poncho as shelter and rain protection. I much prefer a rain jacket to a poncho, and I like a tarp which provides more coverage than a poncho.2) Minimalist pad for sleeping. I don't sleep well on foam mats or self inflaters. I actually sleep through the night using a thick air mattress.3) A few luxuries. The camera I take is only 4oz, fleece pillow case is 1.2oz, Brunton ADC Pro (I am a weather geek) is 1.8 oz which totals 7oz. If all I cared about was trimming weight, I could leave these behind and be completely safe.Another way I could save some weight is dropping the cooking gear. In the summer I find that I don't want hot food or to hassle with cooking with strong mosquito pressure.My list normal list is in excel http://www.verber.com/mark/outdoors/gear/backpack.htmlThe list for my last SUL-ish trip is http://www.verber.com/mark/outdoors/gear/backpack-slight.html--mark
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Adam,Thanks! It's the Speer Top Blanket. I'll correct that in the article. It is narrow (about 30 inches). It works great in a hammock (review coming this summer). I picked it for my sub-5 trip because I'm only expecting lows of about 60 and it's the lightest sleep quilt/bag I have in my arsenal at the moment. I haven't tried it on the ground yet. I expect it'll be fine for temps that warm.
One of the basic techniques of ultralight backpacking for reducing weigh it to start with the "big three" (Pack/Shelter/sleeping). The ultralighter concentrates on base weight as opposed to the traditional backpacker that uses total pack weight, including food and water.It seems to me that when you start getting down to the 5 lb area a paradigm shift needs to occur. You now have "the big two" (food and water) which are the main weight contributors, with the base weight seeming almost a minor thing. It seems that to reduce your total weight more bang for the buck can be achieved by thinking of new techniques to deal with food and water. The subject of lightweight food and techniques for carrying less water really need to be explored further. That's the next frontier.
I've done 4 weekend hikes this spring/early summer that could be classified as SUL, with a base weight below 5 pounds.Key has been to reduce the number of gear items to a minimum, skipping kitchen and using a poncho-tarp setup with down top bag & small inflatable matress.I've definately enjoyed it, the hiking is more fun, I can occationally run when I feel like it, making and breaking camp is quick and easy. The less gear I bring, the more freedom and connection with my surroundings I feel. The gear list has basically been:*Pack*Poncho-tarp*Sleeping bag*Matress*Ground sheet*Balaclava*Thermal sweater*Mittens*Knife*Mosquito head-net*Tooth-brush & paste*Mug(+wallet, keys, bus pass)Worn were thin softshell trousers and thin soft shell jacket, cap, t-shirt, underwear, socks, trail runnning shoes, Katadhin filter bottle in pouch on belt.The pack is only 1000 cu in, so it is also essential to have compact, high-energy food. A thin foam mat can be a lot lighter than a TR Prolite 3 matress, but takes up too much space.But this has been easy on low-land trails. Doing the same when hiking in the mountains will be much more of a challenge, but I'll give it a go this summer./Moe
Daniel Goldenberg wrote:>>It seems to me that when you start getting down to the 5 lb area a paradigm shift needs to occur.You now have "the big two" (food and water) which are the main weight contributors, with the base weight seeming almost a minor thing. It seems that to reduce your total weight more bang for the buck can be achieved by thinking of new techniques to deal with food and water.<<For a JMT hike with my wife last year, we packed about 56,000 calories into about 1,300 cubic inches weighing around 34 pounds -- including packaging. That calculates out to 3.6 calories per gram, which is pretty close to the 4 calories per gram of pure protein or pure carbohydrate. While it's probably possible to pack food a little denser than we did, your meals would probably not be as nutritionally balanced as mine were (and I know because for several years I've been using nutritional software to balance vitamins, minerals, amino acids and such when planning my hiking meals).Techniques to reduce the water one carries probably come down to tanking-up more at water sources and moderating your energy output to reduce sweating, or perhaps selecting routes that see water more frequently. Techniques to increase the density or reduce the amount of food carried will probably have to do with more frequent resupply, or poorer nutrition.In sumary, while I think some people can probably make improvements in this area, others are probably near the practical limit already. Without including techniques to live off the land (certainly a taboo in national parks), what other options exist?
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I've more of a bike-packer and I've been working on trying to find where the SUL line is for that. When I started looking for info, all I was finding were gear lists where people were packing huge coleman tents, white gas stoves, a week of clothing changes, and camp showers. OUCH! So far, the only SUL-like gear list for bike touring I've found is by the Jardines, and it's very... um... well, we're familiar with Ray Jardine. Bike touring assumes you'll be contacting civilization more but will be far away from repair parts if something does break (sometimes involving overnighting bigger things to yourself). Also, even though weight is a significant issue, aerodynamics matter just as much and therefore compact gear is important. Just like packrafting, it poses an interesting challenge and while a LOT of effort has been put into lightening bikes, very little attention goes into what people are packing. I'll be taking notes over the summer's (short) tours and I'll try to put together a SUL list for bike touring.
Hey Kit..a kindred soul! I've been doing short (2-3 day) trips on old mining/jeep roads in the Sierras and have found out that bulk is at LEAST as important as weight. Since I am in desert water consumes space and weight, leaving not much space for everything else. Look forward to your results.
I've often wondered this but have never heard an explanation......So you get to your campsite and its pouring down rain; all the while you're "wearing" your evening's shelter (the famous tarp/poncho). Now, how do you erect your shelter without getting soaked in the process?Same process in the morning when its still raining and you're trying to break camp.I'm sure there's an easy answer that I just haven't thought of.
Two keys to this.1. You need to be efficient and fast about pitching the tarp.2. You need a water resistant wind shell to hold you over for a few minutes while erecting and/or adjusting your tarp, getting water, taking a pee, etc.Upon arrival in camp, I take off my pack and drop it in a relatively sheltered area. above the treeline, it may just stay on. I grab stakes and guylines, which are easily accessible in an accessory pouch kept at the top of my pack or in an outside pocket. I attach all the guylines to the poncho, while wearing the poncho.Now the fun begins.Take off the poncho and lay it flat on the ground.Immediately stake the two back corners. You can even do one stake while still wearing the poncho.Stake a third corner, pop a shortened trekking pole at the rear ridgeline, and stake the ridgeline. You now have an a-frame in the rear.Place an extended trekking pole at the front corner and stake that out. You now have a lean-to pitch in the front.Cinch the hood and tie it off.Get under the tarp and out of the rain.If you're really good, you're pretty much done. If you've been hasty and things aren't exactly right, you can generally reach or dash out to make fine tune adjustments to get a taut pitch.When it's pouring and I really have to go fast, I manage the process between taking the poncho off and jumping under the finished tarp in 90 seconds, plenty of time to get very wet, even with a water resistant wind shirt. But then again, you can do a lot with campsite selection by locating your camp under tree foliage, out of the wind, etc. Above the treeline, this process gets a lot shakier and you put yourself at greater risk for doing something wrong.
July 4, 2005 will be the start of an overnight backpacking ultimate extreme superlightweight record. I have begun training by going barefoot, carbo-loading, sleeping in my screened patio,exercising and conditioning my body, all while naked. I will start my two day and one night trip into the high sierras stealthly and early in the AM from an undisclosed location. My total weight out will be zero. I will have carbo-loaded for 3 days prior. My route has numerous pre tested streams for water. By then my overall tan will help with the intense sierra sun. I have picked out a few nice camp spots with natural foliage for a soft bed. When I get hungry, I may be able to eat a few well chosen natural products. If not I've fasted 2 days before with no ill effects. My three concessions to weight may be the application of a dose of that great 100% DEET and a sun screen and a liberal dose of zinc ointment to appropriate places. At night I plan to cover my self with pine needles and perhaps leaves. My early AM return will also be stealthly. The anonymous posting will prevent mass crowds from showing up and causing excess smog polution and a traffic jam while witnessing this historic event.
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As part of my Animal Battle show I've been making a whole bunch of Battle Flags. Each flag is handmade from linen I bought from the fabric store, cut into triangles, dip-dyed, and painted on with inks. I wanted them to be very simple and raw, so I didn't make any efforts to snip all the loose threads or sew or use any finishing techniques.
To me, there is so much more life to these drawings that can exist off the page, and the flags are the first element to do so. I'll be hanging strings of flags across the gallery and on the walls as part of the exhibit. They've been almost as much fun to make as the drawings themselves.


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Friday Night Lights: Dontre Wilson goes off and Mundt makes a couple big plays
Rounding up action among Oregon's committed recruits Friday night …
Dontre Wilson of DeSoto (Texas) went absolutely nuts, rushing 15 times for 249 yards, including touchdowns of 49, 78, 12 and six yards.
Thomas Tyner and Aloha High of Beaverton had a playoff bye, FYI.
Tyree Robinson returned a punt 35 yards and hauled in a 28-yard touchdown reception as Lincoln High of San Diego wrapped up its regular season with a loss. His twin brother Tyrell stood out on defense.
Darren Carrington of Horizon in San Diego caught four passes for 101 yards and a score, and also threw a touchdown pass.
Tight end Johnny Mundt caught two passes for 106 yards, and both went for touchdowns as Central Catholic of Modesto won.
Chris Seisay had an interception as American Canyon (Calif.) wrapped up a conference championship.
Matt Wogan of Porter Ridge (N.C.) got a ton of practice on extra points in a 69-0 victory.
Finally in a somewhat surreal development, not only were all three of Oregon's committed offensive line recruits injured this season, another guy they're pursuing, J.D. Hinnant, was in a serious car accident Friday. Best wishes on a full recovery.


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The Delaware Blue Hens and the St. Joe's Hawks got the 2008 lacrosse season on the right foot, albeit early, with a scrappy 18-10 battle. The Blue Hens got five goals from senior attackman Vincent Giordano. Sophomores Martin Cahill and Curtis Dickson both added four points. St. Joe's was paced by senior Steve Varga's six points and freshman Scott Cullinan's five points.
Philadelphia, PA - As can be expected for the first game of the season and February 9th, this was a far from perfect lacrosse game. However, it did provide some excitement to the nearly 1,000 in attendance. The game began as expected, Delaware midfielder Martin Cahill got the scoring started less than a minute and a half into the game. Thanks to a lack of parking at St. Joe's, the opening goal wasn't seen by this reporter.
St. Joe's quickly stepped up and proved that they're not a pushover. Following the opening goal, St. Joe's had a long, controlled possession. With some sharp cutting, they got a great opportunity inside. Delaware goalie and captain Tommy Scherr came up big with a point blank save. They finally got on the board with a high bounce shot by Scott Cullinan for his first career goal shortly after.
Going the other way, Delaware had a few good looks at the net and St. Joe's goalie junior Erik Hotaling came up with what appeared to be three saves of his own. (This stat is probably off as the official score sheet said that Hotaling had only six saves in the game, despite what I thought I saw as two different stretches of three saves and a few other point blank ones.) Back on the offensive, senior attackman Steve Varga pushed down the side. He didn't have much of an angle, but managed to squeeze a lefty shot just inside the pipe.
Less than two minutes later with another controlled possession, Varga below the GLE extended towards the sideline. He pulled his defenseman, the 6'6" redshirt freshman Pat Dowling out. Dowling went for an over-the-head check on the shorter Varga. Varga ran through it and left Dowling behind. Drawing the slide, Varga pushed it inside to Chris O'Neill and finished it for the 3-1 St. Joe's lead.
Delaware finally managed to cut the lead. Sophomore Curtis Dickson dodged the entire St. Joe's defense and managed to stick Delaware's 2nd goal. He paid the price with a hit at the end, but it was a great individual effort. Surprisingly, a stick check wasn't called after. St. Joe's held for the last shot of the quarter and managed to draw two penalties with just three seconds left in the quarter: one for an illegal body check and the other for a slash.
At the end of the first, St. Joe's had a 3-2 lead. They played the type of game they needed to stay with the faster, more athletic Blue Hens. A controlled offense kept the ball out of Delaware's hands and smart possessions gave them the opportunity to beat Delaware's defense when they became impatient and overextended.
Things changed in the 2nd quarter. Despite starting two men down, Delaware managed to get the ball back quickly. As they were killing the penalty, they called a timeout. Out of the timeout, Cam Howard started with the ball and sent a high pop fly over behind the goal to Vincent Giordano. Giordano caught it, tucked it inside and beat the St. Joe's D to seemingly tie the game. Unfortunately, due to a miscommunication Delaware had too many on the field and the tying goal was wiped off. They didn't wait long to get it back. Cam Howard drove from X to his right with nothing there he rolled back to Dickson at X. Dickson caught it and drove to his right forcing Howard to switch and pop back to X. As Delaware's attack likes to run a switch play behind, Dickson pretended to flip it back and got a step on his defender. He then got to the GLE and went underneath and beat Hotaling to tie the game at three.
Soon after Dickson's goal, Howard beat his man top-side going to his left. Hotaling came out to double and turn him back. Somehow Howard managed to miss the open net and put the ball into the side of the net behind. After St. Joe's cleared and Delaware got it back, midfielder Kevin Kaminski got it on the clear. The longpole slid and made a check which looked like it should have knocked the ball loose. This gave Kaminski a step as he sprinted down the alley and put a nice right-handed shot to the far pipe. 4-3 Delaware lead. As Delaware was fighting to pull away, Hotaling again came up with a couple of big saves with about 7:30 left in the half. (the official stat sheet said he only had one save in the quarter however).
St. Joe's would tie the game again at 4. Following one of Hotaling's saves there was a looseball in front of the net. Hotaling had it clamped, but Giordano hit a St. Joe's defender in the head and knocked him over. The illegal body check gave St. Joe's a man-up which they would capitalize on. Delaware answered with their own man-up goal to grab the lead again. On the ensuing face-off, freshman Anthony Ruiz jumped early and gave St. Joe's a possession and as the new NCAA rule states sprinted straight off the field. This gave possession to St. Joe's, but they weren't able to take advantage of the numbers advantage, because their FOGO had to run off as well rather than stay and play offense.
Ruiz wound up being a solid 16 of 26 on the day. Facing off was one of the big questions of the year as Delaware graduated NCAA record holder Alex Smith. While Ruiz shares Smith's motorcycle grip and got close to his success rate, he was different in that his primary move was to jump the ball as opposed to Smith's clamp/plunger technique. Ruiz was penalized about four times for jumping early, and did benefit a couple of times as the refs appeared to miss a couple times where he jumped the whistle. Oddly he wasn't credited with any groundballs, but he did add a goal in the 2nd quarter.
Despite not capitalizing on the transition opportunity following the illegal procedure, St. Joe's did get a quality possession. Steve O'Brien ended it by driving and feeding across the middle. It looked like he missed his target as the ball went just over another St. Joe's player, but Chris O'Neill caught it all the way on the backside and put a righty bouncer in to tie the game at five. Giordano would add one shortly after to make it 6-5. Following that came Ruiz's goal. After winning the faceoff, Ruiz got possession at the top of the box, made a right-to-left split dodge and swept to his left. He put a nice lefty jump shot in to give Delaware the 7-5 lead heading into halftime.
St. Joe's managed to capitalize on another man-up opportunity to start the 2nd half to make it 7-6. That was the last time St. Joe's would be within a goal. The Blue Hens went on a three goal run to be answered by two Hawks' goals to bring it to 10-8, before finally exploding for six goals to pull away to the 18-10 win.
As Delaware started to pull away, Giordano showed his ability for dodging to his right hand to create shots and an equal ability to finish them. While the Delaware attack was highly touted coming into the season, some of the middies showed their explosiveness. Howard, Dickson and Giordano seemed to work well together at the attack. As far as the team offense was concerned, it was a different look from last year. Last year's team was predicated a lot on dodging to get the ball moving to attack the backside. A lot of the dodging in this game seemed to be to dodge to either shoot or to draw the slide and feed the crease for a shot.
Overall, St. Joe's had opportunities to stay in the game. Delaware gave up nine minutes of penalties on 12 penalties that for the most part were the right call. Along with adding five goals, Giordano also had four penalties. The Blue Hens were clearly looking to play a physical style, one which likely put St. Joe's off their game plan a little. As the season progresses though, they will have to channel the aggression to be within the rules. Many of the penalties were hits where the players went in high making contact with the opponents' helmets. They won't be able to afford nine minutes of penalties a game in order to get back to another Final Four.
Both teams had some sloppy turnovers, but again it's February. If St. Joe's can take some of the poise they showed early, they can make some noise in the MAAC this year. They looked like two different teams at times during this game. They capitalized on a respectable three out of nine man-up chances, but gave the ball up easily on some of the ones they didn't score on.
For Delaware, the defense turned it on in the second half and put pressure on St. Joe's both with their bodies and their sticks. As the game wore on Pat Dowling, after being beaten a couple of times early, picked up his play a bit. Tommy Scherr was solid in goal as can be expected for Delaware. He had a couple point-blank and off-the-shaft saves in his total of 10.
The season gets in full swing now as St. Joe's stays at home for a battle with Patriot League Lehigh next Saturday. Delaware returns home to host UMBC next weekend.
|Steve Varga
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|Scott Cullinan
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|Chris O'neill
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|Steve O'brien
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|Alex Lopes
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|Sean Evans
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|Peter Slowik
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|Erik Hotaling
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October 6, 2015
Seven states trying to block part of the federal health care law that requires contraception coverage are continuing with their lawsuit despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld most of the law.
A spokeswoman for Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning says he and six other Republican attorneys general will still challenge the rule, which they say violates the rights of religious groups that object to contraceptives.
The other states suiting are Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas.
Constitutional law experts say it isn't a frivolous lawsuit, noting that recent Supreme Court rulings showed sympathies for religious organizations being burdened by government.
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Many people travel thousands of miles to search for rare and elusive avian species inhabiting the frigid tundra of Alaska or the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica. During the dead of winter, birds are sometimes hard-pressed to find food in certain areas.However, one does not need to go to these places in order to observe diverse species of birds; the backyard garden can attract a multitude of them. Birds need food, shelter and water throughout the year, even more so during the cold days of winter. Most birds feed on seeds, small berries, insects and, in the case of water fowl, fish. If birds are able to find their basic needs in your yard, you will be in for some entertainment. Plants that have berries, nuts or fruits will be attractive to them. Evergreen trees and shrubs provide a welcome source of shelter. Birdfeeders are great, but the plants in your yard can be just as attractive. Providing a diverse cluster of plants, especially native plants, can attract birds of many species. Birds love small trees such as dogwood, sourwood, sparkleberry and redbud, while shrubs like blueberries, viburnums and hollies produce and abundance of seeds and berries. Vines like yellow jessamine, Virginia creeper, and clematis provide shelter for birds to nest and forage. The ruby-throated hummingbird loves the orange and red flowers of the trumpet creeper vine and coral honeysuckle. Birds do not like to be out in the open, but prefer to be in areas that offer cover. The various types of plants in the landscape can provide some protection and security. Birdfeeders can provide an additional source of food to birds, particularly during the winter months when it might be in short supply in some areas. Seed is healthier for birds in a feeder than it is on the ground, where it can rot. The feeders come in many varieties. Some are small and hang from a wire, while others are larger and mounted on steel or wooden poles. Suet is simply animal fat mixed with nuts, raisins, peanut butter and dried fruit. Suets have high calories that provide high energy for the birds, especially during the colder weather. You can also put cut-up fresh fruit, raisins, and nuts on the platform feeders. Often, squirrels will raid the birdfeeder to feast on the free meal. That's why several feeders are made to be squirrel proof, with a squirrel baffle that prevents them from climbing on. Also, you may want to supply the squirrels with some food to their liking in another part of your yard to divert them from your feeder. Birds need a source of water, even during winter months. Bird baths are an excellent source of drinking water and a place for them to wash off. Bird baths come in every imaginable size, shape and cost, so pick the one that suits your taste. Make sure you change the water every few days, and during the warmer weather, drop a few mosquito dunk tablets in it to control any breeding mosquitoes. Pans and other containers on the ground can also be a source of water as can ornamental goldfish ponds. The birds that like to build nests in birdhouses usually build ones naturally inside the cavities oif trees. Such birds are bluebirds, wrens, sparrows, finches and woodpeckers. The species that will that will build a nest your birdhouse is partly determined by the type of habitat your yard provides. Multiple trees with dense shrubs in your yard and surrounding area will attract the forest-loving birds while open expansive fields will attract birds that prefer those types of habitats. Many species are territorial and will not tolerate other birds. Others tolerate different species in their territory, while still others prefer to have many types of their own kind around them, like purple martins and tree swallows. Learn the types of habitats that each species of birds that visit your yard prefer. You can put up a several birdhouses for different types of birds. With some understanding of the habitats of birds, and the various species that visit your yard, you can be thoroughly entertained by them. Timothy Daly, MS, is an Agricultural and Natural resource Extension Agent with Gwinnett County Extension. He can be contacted at 678-377-4010 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I had the joy of attending the "Quilted Treasures" quilt show this morning, put on by the Genesee Star Quilters in Flushing, Michigan. It was nice that it was held at my own church!
It made attending very easy.
I can't show all of the quilts in the show, but here were some of my favorites via Flickr. Some photos show the whole quilt, others just show close-ups of parts I wanted to remember.
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Friday, August 21, 2009The Lipscomb Bisons soccer team will play an exhibition game Saturday at 11 a.m. with Louisville.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) - Unsure what to do for Valentine's Day? Cary Kelly, owner of Ah love Oil & Vinegar, wants you to get creative and prepare your sweetie a delicious dish involving heart healthy Olive Oil & Vinegar.
Kelly, owner of Ah love Oil & Vinegar, food specialty stores in Arlington and Fairfax, Va., joined JC Hayward on Tuesday to prepare Olive Oil inspired dishes for you to try for Valentine's Day including a chocolate olive oil mousse, a plate of bacon brownies, and her Sweet and Spicy Balsamic Marinade.
At Ah love Oil & Vinegar locations, Kelly is committed to promoting artisan-crafted foods and focuses on products that have few steps between the earth and table.
See Carl Kelly's Sweet and Spicy Balsamic Marinade Recipe below!
1/4 cup Dark Chocolate Balsamic
3/4 cup Roasted Chili Olive Oil
1 garlic clove, smashed
1 shallot, roughly chopped
1 tsp coffee granules
1 sprig fresh rosemary
The recipe is perfect for 2 steaks or 4 pork chops.
Put meat in a baggie. Add all ingredients and massage until meat is well coated with marinade.
Allow to rest in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
Take baggie from refrigerator 1 hour before cooking to allow meat to come to room temperature.
Remove meat from marinade. Blot with paper towels (this will allow the outside the sear).
Sear on grill to brown, then turn heat down to medium and allow to cook. If cooking in the oven, sear both sides in a pan, then move to a 350 degree oven.
Save the pan juices for this delicious sauce:
Put pan juices in a saucepan. Add 1/4 cup Dark Chocolate Balsamic. Cook on medium-high heat stirring constantly until reduced by half. Pour over meat and serve.
Bacon Olive Oil Brownies Recipe:
½ cup Bacon Olive Oil
10oz Bittersweet Chocolate (use good quality, at least 60%)
1 ¼ cup Sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ tsp instant coffee granules (Starbucks Via are perfect)
1 1/4 tsp smoked Spanish Paprika (sweet or hot)
4 Organic Eggs
3/4 cup Flour
¼ cup unsweetend cocoa powder
1 ¼ tsp sea salt
1 tsp Baking Powder
4 slices of bacon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease a 7 ½ x7 ½ square baking dish and line with Parchment Paper. The parchment paper should come up approximately 1-2 inches on two sides.
Chop 3-4 slices of raw bacon into small pieces. Fry bacon until browned but not quite crispy. Drain on a paper towel. (this can be done ahead of time; chop bacon and store in the refrigerator)
Roughly chop the chocolate. Place a large glass bowl over a pot of water. Set the pot on the stove over medium heat. Add the chocolate and the olive oil to the bowl. Stir the chocolate until melted. Remove the glass bowl from the heat and set it aside to cool, approximately 10 minutes.
When the chocolate has cooled to room temperature, whisk in the sugar. Next, whisk in the vanilla, coffee and paprika. Gradually whisk in one egg at a time until each is fully combined.
Fold the flour, cocoa, sea salt and baking powder into the chocolate mixture. When fully combined, pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Using a spatula, level the batter in the pan and smooth the top.
Place the pan in the center of the oven. After about 20 minutes, sprinkle the bacon bits over the top of the brownies, bake for an additional 15-20 minutes until a knife or cake tester can be inserted into the brownies and removed clean.
When brownies are done, remove them from the oven and set on a rack to cool for 25-30 minutes. Run a knife along the edges between the parchment and the baking dish then gently lift the brownies out of the pan with the parchment. Cut the brownies, serve warm with vanilla ice cream and more bacon bits, if desired.


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We're out for a walk, when the dog spots a squirrel up ahead and takes off in pursuit. The squirrel flees into a yard and dodges around a small ornamental maple. Emmy doesn't alter her course in the slightest, and just before she slams into the tree, I pull her up short.
"What'd you do that for?" she asks, indignantly.
"What do you mean? You were about to run into a tree, and I stopped you."
"No I wasn't." She looks off after the squirrel, now safely up a bigger tree on the other side of the yard. "Because of quantum."
We start walking again. "OK, you're going to have to explain that," I say.
"Well, I have this plan," she says. "You know how when I chase the bunnies in the back yard, when I run to the right of the pond, they go left, and get away?"
"And when I run to the left of the pond, they go right, and get away?"
"Well, I've thought of a new way to run, so they can't escape."
"What, right through the middle of the pond?" It's only about eight inches deep and a couple of feet across.
"No, silly. I'm going to go both ways. I'll trap the bunnies between me."
Because I keep getting odd looks when I describe my book project at this meeting, I whipped up a pdf version of chapter one, so I can point people to it and give them a feel for what it's like. This is just the latest draft version of Chapter 1, saved as a PDF.
Important caveats: this is not a final version, and I'm putting it up here for demonstration purposes only. It's subject to change dramatically before it gets close to publication. It's also subject to disappearing entirely, if I decide to take it down so as not to spoil things. But for the moment, at least, here's the first chapter, on Particle-Wave Duality.
The snippet above is just a teaser from the dog dialogue that opens the chapter. It's followed by a longer explanation aimed at human readers, with occasional interjections from the dog. The conceit is that she's reading along as I go through the draft, and pointing out spots where I didn't provide enough information to answer all her questions.
I hope you enjoy it, and I hope this gives a clearer picture of what's going on than the elevator pitch that keeps getting me sideways looks…