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See the first white settlement marked by the Fort Henry Monument, from which this byway gets its name. A new monument now replaces the old one at the original site. The old monument relocated in an adjoining field can be viewed from the original site. This route trails along BLM land, desert and mountain ranges; where herds of deer and elk, as well as Sharp Tail and Sage Grouse can be seen as you journey along the Red Road.
This byway crosses Camas Creek, connects to County Road A-2 in Clark County at the "Y." Sand Hill Cranes are early spring visitors in the Camas Meadows. Luscious mountain streams are enticing for fisherman, hikers, bikers and campers. Beautiful fields of wildflowers include seasonal Camas which can be seen throughout the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and flat lands.
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Two-lane road, no mountain passes. North Rexburg exit to A-2 in Clark County to Kilgore Store exit paved. Only gravel road includes eleven miles Kilgore to Fremont County line, then paved to U.S. 20.
Mid-April to Mid-November. In winter roads become snowmobile trails. Year around County A-2 open to U.S. 20 and Rexburg Exit to St. Anthony Sand Dunes.
Henry's Fork of the Snake River; Fort Henry Monument; St. Anthony Sand Dunes; Civil Defense Cave; wild game areas; historical ranches; old Idmon town site; Camas Meadows Battleground; Targhee-Caribou National Forest. Ask about summer/winter sports attractions throughout these areas. Camping Campsites at St. Anthony Sand Dunes exit, Kilgore Store town site, Jacobs Island Park Ranch, all privately owned. Services Full services: Rexburg, Parker, St. Anthony, and all communities on U.S. 20; partial services Kilgore Store (no gas).


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Hokkaido Milk Toast
Hokkaido milk toast is popular japanese-style bread. It's soft, thick, fluffy and addicting. I found a recipe for Hokkadio milk toast in the 65 Degrees Tangzhong book and decided to try it out this weekend.
As you know, I love making bread using the tangzhong method, which you can read a little more about here. It takes a little more effort, but the results are worth it. The bread has such an incredible rise and stays so soft and fresh. This is something I've not been able to achieve with other bread recipes and I've been testing out a lot of bread recipes.
Anyhow, I finally got my hands on a copy of the 65 Degrees Tangzhong book which is the book that introduces the tangzhong method of making bread along with a ton of gorgeous pictures and recipes.
Of course, once I had the book, the problem is I don't read enough chinese to understand it. So I spent some time browsing through pictures and looking at the step by step photos. I'm slowly having my mom help me translate recipes I want to check out.
When I went through the book, the picture that stood out to me most was this recipe for Hokkaido Milk toast. The bread looks so incredibly fluffy when pulled apart. Hokkaido is an island in Japan. I believe the bread is named after a bread that is made in that region.
I followed the recipe for the most part, except that instead of splitting the bread each loaf into two sections, like the recipe called for, I did three sections. All the recipes I've used so far, have required the dough to be divided into four sections. To suddenly do two seemed so odd and they seemed so giant. Three sections was a nice compromise.
I was really really pleased with how the bread turned out. And the three sections came out evenly-sized, something I've been working on achieving as well because in the past, my four sections are not completely even and you'll see one push over the top of another.
This bread is soft and a little bit sweet. It's titled a "toast" as opposed to "bread" so I guess you are supposed to slice it up like toast, but I like just taking the chunks and eating the bread as is. I think if I had left the bread in two sections, it would be easier to make toast with it, since each section is so big.
Several people have asked me what kind of board I use to roll out my dough for breads. I purchased this Pastry Board a while ago, and I love it. It's very a sturdy wood board. The measurements written on it come in handy for measuring out how much I need to roll my dough out.
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That looks fantastic. Is there a great deal of difference between this bread and the milk bread that you posted up? Maybe in texture? Or perhaps taste?
i really wanna try this recipe cause it looks so yummy! i also bribed my little brother into reading harry potter with this >.> anywhoooo but i was just wondering what the measurements were in like cups and tbsp and such (i have no idea what it's called i'm a bit of a baking novice TvT) cause i don't own a scale so i can't really do weight measurements =[ can it be done like the Milk toast you posted before?? pls and thank you ^^
(or if you could show me a good conversion website that'd be fantastic too ^^)
okie dokie thank you ^^
I've been wanting to make this for a long time now, and the recipe here seem to produce a perfect hokkaido milk loaf. Well done! However, the measurements you gave are a bit daunting- so precise > <.
Do the measurements have to be this precise or can I just round it up to the nearest 10 grams?
Thanks! ^^
thanks for posting this recipe. have been making it ever since i saw your blog post and have even added several variations, did a matcha bread and a cranberry one.
I just came across your blog and would love to try this bread, but I was wondering what size bread pans you used?
Can I use bread mix instead of bread flour or what about bread plain flour? Is that okay?
Hi there. Thanks for posting the recipe for the hokkaido milk toast. The step by step photos helps a lot and gave me confident in making sure that I got it right. The toast came out wonderfully, and taste amazing. Thanks again, and I love your blog.
I am plan to running a small bakery which will be speciality focus on this Hokkaido bread,is there any machine you guys can recommended me for make that kind of bread
Hi there, just wondering can I substitute butter with oil? Also I tried using this recipe but my dough didn't rise while proofing. Any idea what I did wrong? Thanks for the great recipe!
Oh I've used a wheat flour for bread flour is it correct? Thanks
Oh yeah now that yo mentioned I did use dry yeast will it be ok to substitute it with the active yeast? Thanks
Hi, love your bread btw. It looks like the perfect bread, light & fluffy :). Sorry for all the questions but I want my bread to be as perfect as yours.
1)I just wanted to ask whether all the liquid ingredients are measured by weight not volume. I'd just like to know because you wrote it in 'gm's
2)How do you store the bread to make it last longer because my breads always go stale in a few days before I have time to finish it.
3)Oh btw, why do you have to roll the dough out into that 3 roll shape,does it affect the texture of the bread, or can I bake it as one big dough?
Hi, I'd like to know which of your bread recipes is better or your favourite
Hey there! I love your bread recipe! Its one of the softest I've seen on the Internet. I just have a few questions I'd like to ask.
-I'd just like to know if it was absolutely necessary to shape the bread like how you did. Does it affect the texture or can I just bake it like normal bread?
-How would you store the bread to make it last longer & keep it moist longer?
Nevermind don't answer my question. I just saw another person that had the same question, so this might be redundant for you
This is a great recipe! It really is the softest and puffiest type of bread. (Pertaining to earlier comments, I used active dry yeast and simply bloomed it in the milk, which I warmed, before adding it to the other dry ingredients along with the wet.) I used the resulting bread to make roasted plum and dark chocolate bread puddings. I am linking to this post/recipe on my blog, I hope you don't mind. Thank you!
Oh I would never Thank you again for the recipe! I will be using it many times, I'm sure.
(This is the the link to the post: http://lapechefraiche.blogspot.com/2013/08/puddnhead.html)
Hi, What's the difference between this one (Milk toast) and Hokkaido Toast in this post? http://kirbiecravings.com/2011/12/hokkaido-toast.html
if I wanted to make this more like hoagie rolls is that possible? how would you suggest rolling out the dough to achieve say a 12″ roll?


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The current junior class is already exploring topics for their senior capstone design projects. This looks to include a broad range of projects that will attempt to take on engineering challenges either locally or internationally. With the number of students and projects reaching record levels, the Department will be increasingly reaching out to alums and friends to help provide technical support and guidance for these students.
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Oregon Iron Works, Inc. (OIW) is a United States-based manufacturer of complex structural components and systems and specialized vehicles, located in the Clackamas area in the southeastern suburbs of Portland, Oregon (within the Portland metropolitan area). Established in 1944, it is involved in a number of different industries, supplying products ranging from high-speed boats for military use to purpose-built girders for roadway bridges. It has production facilities in Clackamas and in Vancouver, Washington, and currently employs about 400 people.
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"The longer I do this the more I think not talking to the media is a good idea. I always sound like a moron. And maybe it's because I am? Probably because I am,"
I wrote.
But what does an opinionated, eternal-attention-starved middle-child, do when her beloved religion is center court and she's got the ball? Maybe not the ball, but a ball, or, balls (I suppose) enough to take a phone call from the reporter in New York from Buzzfeed or answer the email from Religion Dispatches?
Then, when the article arrives like a loud whistle on web, there's the reaction! The drama! The scathing comments! The postulation! The ridicule from PEOPLE I KNOW IN REAL LIFE on the spaces meant for discussion of the masses. And the part where I run into a guy downtown who says to me,
"I was in a hotel room reading a really artsy magazine and there was a picture of you in a dress, with your arms out. It was a good article, I can't remember the magazine."
(This one perhaps?)
I just can't quit the press. It might be the best thing for the overall health of me (and my family) to stop returning inquiries, but it plays to the part of me who hopes for perfection, who wants to someday hear/read her own voice and think,
I like the sound of that.
One of the interviews I gave last week was for Meredith Blake from The Daily. I just want to clarify three things. (I always do everything in threes, it's a weird tendency, but it keeps me from yelling at my children SO LET ME JUST DO IT.)
1. The term "Bloggernaccle" is misused in this article. The Bloggernaccle is a group (or choir, so to speak) of Mormon-written blogs discussing and debating the doctrine, history, current events and ideas of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's all Mormon, all the time. There aren't posts about the sensuality hair loss or vlogs with Whitney. We went to battle on this here and here. It's also a place for my people's best writers and thinkers and I'm honored that someone would think my blog could belong to it, but alas, it doesn't.
2. It must be said time and time again, I didn't take over my sister's blog when she was in an airplane crash. I wrote about my experiences with it on my own blog. Writing/blogging was an important coping mechanism for me during that time. But I didn't touch her blog much, except to repost some of her old content for readers who were just being introduced to her blog/readers who missed her postings.
3. I love being quoted alongside Nat and it's happening with greater frequency these days. I think of the conglomerate of bloggers named in the Salon article about Mormon Mommy Bloggers, (the source from which much of this press originated) Nat and I represent the writers.We should have our own wire service--me and Nat taking calls, answering emails, taking no press-oners.
Get it?
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- March 06, 2012
- Creole Wisdom said...
When that whole incident with Jordan happened I e-mailed a bit with her. I thought the best thing she could do would be to address her misrepresentation on her own forum. She decided not to, and of course that was her choice. If that happened to me, I would of made a point to correct it on my blog, like you are doing here.
I guess I have to wonder who is checking facts at these publications. I work for a magazine and fact checking is just as important as the actual writing. It's not alright that details are messed up.
I do understand writers having an agenda, which some have.
I'd be interested to see if the media will ever focus on some of the "non-traditional" LDS women bloggers. People who aren't moms, like Mara from "A Blog About Love" and "No Sex in the City." I'd like to see that.
- March 06, 2012
- Jerusha said...
This is a toughie. Especially because a non-Mormon (like myself) wouldn't necessarily know the specifics of words like "bloggernacle" and perhaps that was Meredith's case. As a journalist I can understand why wrote the way she did; we're slaves to our readers and editors one way or another.
Still, when it's your life and yourstory, I know the details become important. I wouldn't like being misrepresented.
Perhaps be consoled in the fact that we all find you interesting and wonderful - and just want to know a little more. Even though we sometimes get it wrong.
- March 06, 2012
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- March 06, 2012
- Katamaran said...
I take everything I read with a grain of salt. We only know a small sliver of you, and other bloggers we "meet". It's not my position to judge, especially based on what the media writes (sadly they cannot be trusted with the facts, they have a NEED to make things more interesting). I dearly enjoy YOU and YOUR blog. I count myself as one of your dedicated "fans". Cheers!
- March 06, 2012
- alanna said...
For what it's worth, I think you're handling everything beautifully.
- March 06, 2012
- Carolyn said...
Don't sweat it so much--there really is no such thing as bad press right? And, most people don't think very deeply about that sutff because there is SO MUCH OUT THERE. I mean, I enjoy your blog, but after I read it I move on to lots of other things throughout the day--and one more thought--have faith in people--most people are fairly intelligent and most know that the media is not always right. Relax!
- March 06, 2012
- Tracie said...
I appreciate your blog for what it is and hope you keep marching on, letting us enjoy the view from where we sit. I enjoy your LDS voice because it's different than my own. Much of it resonates with me and so I keep coming back. Thank you! Onward and upward!
- March 06, 2012
- Fresh Hell, Texas said...
I was interviewed at a pro-gay rights rally here in my very conservative city. I could not believe A)how my voice sounded, B)how I looked and C)what I said. They edited it fairly well but still...it was an odd experience.
But my feeling was, and still is, that I have to speak my mind and I hope you continue to do so as well!
- March 06, 2012
- likeschocolate said...
Did you see the piece in the New York times on the make over of the funeral potatoes and why their are so many mormon food bloggers. I wish I had the link to attach for you. It was a fun piece. Just keep being you.
- March 06, 2012
- Wan Family said...
You and your family seem like so much fun to be around. I love your honesty on your blog. I have no guilt when I read your blog, I only have a desire to see the funny things about my own daily experiences.
- March 06, 2012
- Hannah Mudge said...
Try not to worry about it too much. And when you do feel you've been misrepresented or your words have been twisted, call them out on it or explain that your point of view may actually be slightly different. There will often be an agenda that's different to your agenda, and you have to watch how you're represented in that respect. I have several friends who have had to do the same.
But at the end of the day, remember how fortunate you are to be getting the opportunity to get your voice out there :)
- March 07, 2012
- Laurenkri said...
If you and Nat had your own wire service I would probably call multiple times a day pretending to interview you guys because sometimes I just need more of your wit and observations. Plus it would be really fun coming up with different online magazine/forum/blog names and personas to convince you I was a different person.
"Hi this is Trudy from All Things Babylicious! Our readers want to know, at Huck and Erin's arranged marriage which muumuu do you plan to wear? And will You've Got Mail be shown at their reception?"
Seriously, wire service. Do it.
- March 07, 2012


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Well that was a rotten way to end the regular season, huh?
Playing for a first-round bye, the Green Bay Packers were just too sloppy and uneven to get the job done, falling 37-34 on the road to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. As a result of the loss, the Packers will be playing next weekend against these same Vikings, at Lambeau Field, at 7 p.m. Saturday night. Green Bay closes the regular season at 11-5.
Here are my takeaways from this disappointing contest:
- Slow starts. Slow @#&!ing starts. They've been an issue for most of the season with this team and that was the case yet again here. Green Bay came out flat, with no hustle or intensity, ultimately spotting the Vikings (10-6) a 13-point lead. Very disheartening to see. You're playing for a week off – and playing to keep your second biggest rival OUT of the playoffs – and THAT'S the way you come out of the gate? Credit them for fighting back, sure, but this team makes things much too hard for themselves a lot of the time.
- I've written this before, but it's worth noting again – do that in the playoffs and it could be over before you blink. Well, the playoffs are here. And they still haven't solved it yet. Troubling sign.
- This defense, while it has made some strides this year, is still fairly soft. That became crystal clear Sunday. The tackling, spotty as of late, was atrocious today. I understand Adrian Peterson is maybe playing better than anyone else alive right now. But that does not excuse what we saw. It was maybe more understandable the first time around, as Green Bay was without C.J. Wilson and Clay Matthews. But they both were active today. And Peterson still gashed them repeatedly.
- In two games against the Pack, Peterson has 409 yards on 55 carries. That's nearly 7.5 yards per carry. Green Bay has six days to figure out someway to at least slow him down a little. Doesn't seem incredibly promising, does it?
- After really regaining his old form over the past month or so, Tramon Williams completely fell off the table Sunday. One of the worst games I've seen a corner turn in, in all facets. Bhawoh Jue-level bad. The Vikings were not afraid of him at all. And his boneheaded penalty in the redzone kept a drive alive, when the Vikings would've settled for three points.
- And the man running this defense does his players absolutely zero favors, too. Biggest play of the game and you go with the patented "rush three, drop eight" scheme that works almost never? No, Dom. No.
- Aaron Rodgers was very, very good after his rough start. Made some huge throws. Throws that only a few other guys on the planet could make. That's all absolutely true. But his penchant for holding the ball too long really hurt him Sunday, as well. Of the five sacks he took, it sure seemed like they were mostly on him. He fumbled on one of those occasions, which led to six for Minnesota. With a defense that doesn't create turnovers like it used to, Rodgers has to play mistake-free ball. Is that fair? Not really. But that's the way it is.
- I've wanted to see more DuJuan Harris. Apparently Mike McCarthy did, too, as Harris picked up 70 yards on 14 carries. His future is bright. He's shifty and unafraid of contact.
- Great effort from all the pass catchers today. In particular, Greg Jennings. That was the Greg Jennings this team has been missing. That was the Pro Bowler. And, I know I've written this a lot lately, but Jermichael Finley turned in another outstanding effort. Starting to wonder if Green Bay brings him back next year now. He's really kicked it up a few notches.
- As for Jennings' sister's tweets? Well…I don't even know where to begin there. Delusional, that one.
- Randall Cobb returning next week will only make the offense that much more explosive. But he doesn't need to be on returns. I believe Jeremy Ross has that under control.
- Mason Crosby with a 51-yarder to end the first half? Are we sure the Mayans didn't mean December 31st?
- B.J. Raji continues to play like a man possessed. Love everything about his play over the past month or so.
- As for next week, it's hard to say much so soon as I'm still sort of processing everything from today. But I'll offer a few thoughts:
- The Packers have to somehow force Christian Ponder into a mistake or two. They did it the first time around and it was ultimately the difference. They did not Sunday and you can argue that was the difference, also. Ponder's confidence grew and grew as Sunday's game went on. They need to hinder that.
- Come out better. They haven't done that in either game with Minnesota this year. Again, a flat start could spell doom. But, a strong start lessens Peterson's impact, potentially. That's a must.
- Do what you do well, Mike. Getting Harris and the other backs involved is a key, yes. But you make your money passing the football. Play to that. Don't be scared. Same for you, Dom. Attack Ponder repeatedly.
- Please, Lord, don't lose to these guys at home in the playoffs again. This fanbase is going to be holding hands as they collectively jump off the ledge then.
- Lastly, for some of the Twitter people out there: These thoughts do not make people like me less of a fan than you, okay? Get that out of your heads now. Thinking critically does not – repeat: DOES NOT – make me less of a fan. Pointing out areas of weakness is not a sign of a "bandwagoner," okay? Get over yourselves. We all root for the same team. Some of us take a different path to doing so. But we ALL want the Packers to do well and win. Let's all accept fans for who they are, alright? Because I am not going anywhere. Ever.
- Happy New Year's everyone!
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PH'ers In the News: Michelle Gascoigne
It's been a bumpy road filled with twists and turns, but Gascoigne, who has scleroderma, a condition which damaged and hardened the tissue in her lungs and caused pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs), believes the worst is behind them.
Gascoigne was an active mother coaching her two sons' soccer team and supporting the sport; then in 2004 she began to notice her energy begin to wane. By 2009 her condition was diagnosed: scleroderma and PH. Read the rest of Michelle's story from the Plainsman Newspaper of South Dakota.
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- Michelle said...
Wow I just googled my name, and this came up. Didn't realize it. Well and update on me is great. I am 15 months out and doing well. My lungs are amazing. I still have issues with the Scleroderma but I am very Thankful to my donor and his/her family for giving me the Gift of Life.
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Kingston unveils ultra low-latency DDR3 memory modules
"Kingston Technology has announced it is first to market with ultra low-latency PC3 1375MHz DDR3 HyperX memory modules."
Published: 13th July 2007 | Source: DigiTimes |
It would seem DDR3 is already maturing, PC11000 modules with a CL5 latency is nothing to be sniffed at.
|Kingston Technology has announced it is first to market with ultra low-latency PC3 1375MHz DDR3 HyperX memory modules.
"Our new HyperX DDR3 ultra low-latency modules give early adopters and performance enthusiasts the opportunity to push their DDR3 motherboards as far as current memory technology will allow," said Mark Tekunoff, senior technology manager at Kingston. "With new chipsets on the horizon, Kingston is positioning HyperX to be the go-to memory for all DDR3 needs-for gaming and mainstream systems."
In its second foray into the DDR3 overclocking market, Kingston's ultra low-latency 1375MHz, CL5 product is the first production DDR3 module to achieve CL5 at PC11000 frequencies (1375MHz)-giving the performance-conscious consumer another option when building their next gaming rig, said Kingston.
Kingston achieved the highest gains in its new DDR3 without overclocking memory bus frequencies. The ultra low-latency HyperX is shipping in 1GB modules and 2GB memory kits.
If only the modules were more affordable. By Q1 08 I'm sure quite a few more enthusiasts will have adopted DDR3, at these speeds and latencies are you tempted? Have your say
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Also i am curious to know how the firmware upgrade is performed?
I have the MP301 with a 500Gb drive partitioned as primary and formatted as FAT32.
Mine registers a maximum of 1,200 files at about 15% done and stops counting even though it continues to scan up to 100%. 3000 would be a luxury!
The current format was done with h2format.exe although I previously tried the same with swissknife.
I thought I could live with the 1,200 limit if I could get it to see the 1,200 I actually want to play. It seems to have read the folders in reverse order so I copied around 1,200 files to a folder called XMedia, so it was clearly the last folder. The MP301 just ignores it.
I've tried moving XMedia to various locations. I've tried different format tools and re-copying the files. It only ever sees the original 1,200 files. If I delete those leaving only XMedia, it sees nothing!
How can I get it to forget the first 1,200 it saw and scan again?
Better still, how can I get it to see the 10,000 files I actually have?
Can anyone help?
If u remove the 1200 it found out of the 30000, does it recognize 1200 different ones ?
Hi, could you comment on the User Interface? Is it difficult to navigate? Also, is the fan loud or quiet?
Also i am curious to know how the firmware upgrade is performed?
The user interface is somewhat clunky. Worst part is that it is based on something like the old 8.3 file name limits so it displays about the first 6 characters of the filename followed by a number to keep them unique. Very difficult to see which file is which when they're called something like Friend_7.
It's a bit tricky to to navigate between videos, music and photos.
It can't get it to play music while browsing photos.
I can't see a random play function for photos and music.
The remote is very directional so I have to set directly in front of the box and point directly at it.
The fan isn't too loud but it seems to have a high pitched whine bordering on a squeal. The TV sound normally covers it.
The disk and fan don't seem to spin down on standby so I switch it off at the front panel.
I still have the 1200 files limit and am waiting for RaidSonic to develop new firmware. Not sure if that actually means there is some in the pipeline and whether it's a known fault which will definitely be fixed. It could be just a stock response.
Hope that helps.
Hi! I have the same problem... It just recognizes 1.200 files of more than 30.000 I stored... Any ideas on how to solve this? Is there something we can do on this?
My vendor gave me the choice of returning it or waiting for RaidSonic. I opted for the latter but many weeks have passed. If you have an option to return it and know a good alternative then I'd recommend you do that.
I've mailed Raidsonic to ask where my new firmware is. If I get a reply I'll post it.
There is no mention of a firmware update method in the manual. The sales blurb does say it is upgradeable. It's not stored on the HDD. I expect there's some kind of hidden maintenance mode to allow it to be sent over USB. I expect I'll find out if and when the firmware comes.
If u remove the 1200 it found out of the 30000, does it recognize 1200 different ones ?
I tried some experiments along these lines.
It seems to somehow remember the original first 1200 files it saw, even between formats. Once it has those 1200 registered it won't see anything new. It has some kind of memory. Removing the 1200 meant that it saw nothing.
I created a folder called zMedia. That placed it last alphabetically but meant the box scanned it first. I copied the 1200 items I most wanted to see into there. It didn't see them, just the old 1200. I tried various things including reformats, front panel resets and factory resets from the menu. Then I gave up, switched off and left it a few days.
Strangely enough the next time I tried it, it picked up the 1200 in zMedia, so I now have access to some files I actually want to see. Perhaps leaving it alone helped it forget it's memory of the initial 1200 files?
I now have new ones to add so I'm hoping I can get it to do the same again somehow...
Strangely enough the next time I tried it, it picked up the 1200 in zMedia, so I now have access to some files I actually want to see. Perhaps leaving it alone helped it forget it's memory of the initial 1200 files?
You said "some files". It means that you couldn't access to all the new 1200?
You said "some files". It means that you couldn't access to all the new 1200?
I can access all 1200 new files in zMedia.
When I said some I meant some of the thousands I would really like to see!


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World leaders at ECOSOC endorsed UNESCO´s leading role in the implementation of EFA
World leaders at ECOSOC endorsed UNESCO´s leading role in the implementation of EFA
Countries participating in the 2011 High-Level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted a ministerial declaration on 8 July that recognizes the strong links between education and progress towards all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), thus placing education at the heart of development.
The Declaration, unanimously adopted, notes the importance of moving beyond the second MDG of universal primary education in favor of a more holistic and inclusive vision of education systems.
The Annual Ministerial Review is organized each year by the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs to assess progress made in the implementation of the MDGs. This is the first time that ECOSOC focused on education. UNESCO played a lead role in shaping the agenda, facilitating regional preparatory meetings and contributing to the UN Secretary-General's background report for the Annual Ministerial Review.
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While all the currently announced dates take place in Europe and Israel, we're hopeful the
tour will extend to North America at some point. Young first performed in Israel with
Pearl Jam in 1993, so this will mark Crazy Horse's Israeli debut when the band plays
Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv on July 17 for a performance dubbed "The Past, the Present and
The Future with Neil Young and Crazy Horse."
Here's the current list of Neil Young and Crazy Horse dates:
2014-07-10, Live At The Marquee, Cork, Ireland
2014-07-12, Hyde Park, London, England
2014-07-17, Yarkon Park, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2014-07-20, Münsterplatz, Ulm, Germany
2014-07-21, Collisioni Festival, Barolo, Italy
2014-07-23, Wiener Stadthalle, Wien, Austria
2014-07-25, Warsteiner Hockeypark, Mönchengladbach, Germany
2014-07-26, Filmnächte am Elbufer, Dresden, Germany
2014-07-28, Zollhafen - Nordmole, Mainz, Germany
2014-08-01, Bergenhus Festning - Koengen, Bergen, Norway
2014-08-05, Lokerse Feesten, Lokeren, Belgium
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Last night Neil's solo acoustic "Honour The Treaties" run through Canada continued in
Winnipeg. Check out the setlist:
From Hank To Hendrix, On The Way Home, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Love In Mind,
Mellow My Mind, Are You Ready For The Country?, Someday, Changes, Harvest, Old Man, A Man
Needs A Maid, Ohio, Southern Man, Mr. Soul, Pocahontas, Helpless, Heart Of Gold
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Friday, I got away for a quick 24 hour trip (due to work) to the Apache Kid wilderness between Albuquerque NM and Las Cruces NM. It is a seldom visited wilderness area and about 30 minutes on gravel NM road to get to the Springtime TH and CG (7500 ft) , so we arrived after lunch the nearby town of Truth or Consequences, NM (about 1:30 pm). The forecast called for 30% rain and delivered all 30% as we started hiking. We stopped the vehicles just as the light freezing rain started, so I quickly changed into what was supposed to be my sleepwear (Cap 2 zipT). Another backpacker pulled up and started unloading a massive pack with what he said had 4 gallons of water and a rifle strapped to one side . Quickly donning our packs we started our climb of seemingly endless switchbacks up 2600 ft (approx. 2 + hours) plus 4-5 miles to San Mateo Lookout/Peak (10,142 ft), trying to arrive before sunset. Skipping the fleece on the way up, I had some problems with my layers under a wind, then rain, then both shells, .. than my buddy wearing jeans, though he quickly chilled on any sort of break. Ascending into the clouds as they got thicker, rain turned to sleet. It topped out for a little bit and we found part of San Mateo spring. Don't forget your pre-filter.We expected dry conditions so packed all our water. Probably wise since we would have spent time pre-filtering anyways. A couple large switchbacks brought us to a central trail junction and a decision. We chose to go straight up the middle up to the lookout. Green moss against the first slushy snowBattered by relentless sleet and wind I led up to the lookout, except we could not see very far as we headed deeper into the cloud, so it wasn't really a lookout this evening. Though protected my camera was either getting the outside wet from too falling moisture or too much vapor from my body if I kept it in a pocket.Not that there was much view to savor, … more storm was our only reward. Here's the lookout and cabin the next morning which was a little calmer … We went inside an unlocked FS cabin to dry off, change layers, and cook dinner. Attention went to an iPad with a Trimble app that received GPS signals throughout our trip and I made a mental note to check it out. A thermometer outside revealed the temps hovered just around freezing but never plunged below. The howling wind never stopped however. After dinner, hot chocolate, tea, etc… we looked up and above the lenticular clouds, through sometimes inside a break, the full moon hung out surrounded by a clear sky … for everyone else who was off the mountain. So there we were … Nothing else was happening that night so everyone fell asleep early.Morning was leasurely coffee and waiting for the sunrise. We were still in the clouds but it was far less windwhipped. Descending we started to hit more sunlight and I switched into a windshirt and just plain nyco pants. Coming down to the spring we met the heavy packer from the parking lot who had made it 2 miles and 1500 ft the day before, …. going up to the cabin. I kind of winced at the load on his back but to each his own. At the halfway mark ridge, I took a picture with Elephant Butte reservoir shining in the distance: End-state: We remarked that it was enough adventure to get a wilderness fix despite being quick and a 5:30 pm sunset… with battling the elements, lighting a fire, etc… Maybe a little adventure makes a 24 more satisfying? ed: END
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Great trip report. Amazing what even 24 hours in less than ideal conditions can do for the soul. True Wilderness Therapy.
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I'm trying to put together a list for 2 months of traveling interspersed with 7 or 8 overnight backpacking trips. I'm having trouble wrapping my brain around all the gear considerations. Any help would be appreciated. Here's a quick rundown.Trip: Winter peak bagging 9 holy peaks in China, with overnight camping at each. Mtns. from 250 meters to 3000 meters in height. Mostly on trail stuff with a lot of stone steps. Temps from about 20 F. to 70 F. Plane and train travel and stops in big cities like Shanghai, but no home stops.wghts in oz.Clothes:Mtn. Hardwear Pack Pants (15) Polypro Tights (7) Silkweight Capilene T (4)Smartwool Hoody (10)Micropuff Pullover (11)ID Pertex Windshirt (4.3)Fleece Gloves (3)Schoeller Beanie (4)Thorlo Wool/Synth Crew Socks (2 pr.) (6)Inov8 Flyroc 310 (10.5) Pack:Dana Designs Racer-X (34)WXtex Pneumo Drybag 25L (7)Shelter:Gatewood Cape (11)Spinnaker Groundsheet (3)Sleeping:Nunatak Arc Alpinist (20)Equinox Bivy (6.2)Ridgerest 3/4 (9)Gear:Petzl Tikka Plus Headlamp (2.5)Black Diamond Approach Poles (18)Montbell Scoop (1.6)Platypus Hoser 2L (3.5) AquaMira (2)Yaktrax Pro traction aids (5.7)First aid kit in silsack (2)Silsack and passport/money etc. (1)Small bottle of bronners (1)Packtowel (2)Guidebook sections + blank sheets and pen (6)210.6 oz.
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"The $100,000 we have in the endowment fund at the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation is going to guarantee we have money for maintenance and any repair issues that the (U.S. Army) Corps of Engineers isn't able to do," he said.
During Thursday's ceremony of the recently repaired segment of seawall along the Grand River channel, an engraved stone was unveiled honoring the work conducted by the Corps of Engineers.
Corps of Engineers Area Engineer Tom O'Bryan said the wall is important to Grand Haven's harbor, as without the structure there wouldn't be the navigation channel.
Work involved in the reconstruction project along the seawall included tearing out the old concrete superstructure and wooden boardwalk, and repairing the earth anchor system that connected the seawall to the shoreline. Those anchors had come loose.
To read more of this story, see today's print edition of the Grand Haven Tribune.


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Fortune and GloryKill the Obsidian Colossus.
|Obsidian Colossus Defeated
DescriptionWe have to keep moving, <name>. It's just a matter of time before those troops get their act together.
The coffer should be just beyond these ruins.
Stay on your toes. Something tells me this isn't over yet...
Good to see you're still in one piece, <name>.
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|Colossus Smasher Breastplate
|Arrowspike Longbow
|Harrison's Climbing Hook
GainsUpon completion of this quest you will gain:
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Gold climbed for a second day as a technical indicator signalled further advances and investors weighed demand for a haven amid tensions in Ukraine.
Bullion for immediate delivery rose as much as 0.4% to US$1,315.81 an ounce and was at $1,315.14 at 2.29pm in Singapore (1.29pm Thai time). Prices fell to $1,305.02 on Tuesday, the lowest since Feb 14, before closing 0.2% higher. Gold for June delivery advanced 0.3% to $1,315.60 on the Comex.
Gold held above its 200-day moving average at $1,296.83 an ounce on Tuesday, signalling support to some investors. Prices climbed 9% this year on signs of a faltering global economy, whiled Russia's annexation of Crimea sparked the most serious confrontation with the West since the Cold War.
''The 200-day moving average is just under $1,300 an ounce, so on a technical basis its likely to be supported,'' Victor Thianpiriya, an analyst at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, said by phone from Singapore. Ukraine and Russia was providing a bit of a safe-haven bid.


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Charles Dickens
Marsh Area Group
Pip (Philip Pirrip, Handel) The narrator of the story who tells of his rise to wealth, his desertion of his true friends for that wealth and a chance with Estella, and his humbling by his own arrogance. At the end of the story he has learned wealth does not bring happiness.
Joe Gargery The kind blacksmith married to Pip's sister who is the moral reference point for most characters in the story. In spite of Pip's snobbery, Joe remains faithful and loving to him and is always there in Pip's hour of need.
Mrs. Joe Gargery (Georgiana M'Ria) Pip's abusive older sister who constantly reminds Pip of all she has done for him, especially "raising him up by hand." She is attacked by Orlick and later dies.
Biddy The young girl from Pip's night classes who helps with Pip's sister after the attack and later marries Joe. She is Pip's early confidant and understands him well enough to see through him.
Uncle Pumblechook Joe's pompous, self-important uncle who arranges for Pip to visit Miss Havisham's house and who arrogantly assumes himself to be the reason for Pip's good fortune.
Dolge Orlick Joe's assistant in the forge, who is responsible for the attack on Mrs. Joe and who later tries to kill Pip.
Mr. Wopsle (Mr. Waldengarver) A clerk in Pip's church who wants to be a clergyman but gives up and goes to London to be an actor.
Mr. Trabb The local tailor and undertaker.
Mr. Trabb's Boy Mr. Trabb's assistant, who ridicules Pip about his new station in life, but later helps rescue him from Orlick.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubble Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Gargery. He is the town wheelwright, a person who builds and repairs wagon wheels.
Mr. Wopsle's Great-Aunt The old woman who holds night classes for the village children and sleeps through the classes. Biddy is her granddaughter.
Squires The proprietor of the Blue Boar, an inn in Pip's village.
Philip Pirrip, late of this parish The inscription on the tombstone of Pip's father. It is how Pip refers to his father.
Georgiana, wife of the above The inscription on the tombstone of Pip's mother. It is how he refers to his mother.
Alexander, Bartholomew, Abraham, Tobias, Roger The names on the five little "lozenges" or tombstones next to those of Pip's parents. They are Pip's deceased brothers.
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Watts News
Monthly Newsletter of the
Olympia Amateur Radio Society
P.O. Box 2861, Olympia, WA 98507
Another year has rolled around, and this is my last Oval Shack column because the new leadership team takes over next month. I have enjoyed the last two years as the President of OARS, but felt that it was time for the club to have a new leadership team. I wish the best to Leroy, N7EIE and Duane, WB7ROZ and know that they will do a great job of running the club for the next year.
At last month's meeting (which was held in Building 3, Courtroom 2, thanks to the hospitality of Kip, K7KIP) we discussed BPL (Broadband over Power Line), also called PLC (Power Line Communications) because there was a Washington State Senate hearing on the subject on Thursday, December 4.
Our Western Washington Section Manager, Ed Bruette, N7NVP had been asked to make a short presentation to provide the Amateur Radio viewpoint on this subject. Besides Ed, there were five (5) vendors trying to sell equipment and two (2) PUDs (Public Utility Districts) who want to deploy the service making presentations, so Ed definitely had an uphill battle to slay the dragons. Ed wanted to convey his thanks to all the OARS members who showed up to support him during the presentation.
For those of you who don't know, BPL is a plan by power companies to use the local power lines to provide broadband Internet access using the spectrum from ~1.7 MHz to ~30 MHz. As you can see, this covers our entire HF spectrum. Currently they are limited by the power limitations of FCC Part 15 devices, but are already looking for a way to increase the power to get additional reach and speed.
These locals are then brought back to a hub/router where they are concentrated and put on a fiber optic line. In order to get the concentrations necessary, they must bridge the RF over the transformers which lower the voltage to provide individual premises with power. This is all new equipment and technology for power companies in an area with which they have no experience.
At the national level, the equipment and service providers have already asked the FCC to make this an unregulated service and outside their domain of interest. At the state level, they are asking for legislation to let them offer the service.
On Thursday, December 4, 2003, (the same day as Ed's presentation) FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) filed comments with the FCC stating that this would be a threat to the FNARS (FEMA National Radio System), which will help us in our efforts.
We have other allies who have also cautioned against rush to deploy this service, so there is hope!
I suggest that you all take some time to familiarize yourself with the threat of this technology and support the ARRL's efforts to protect our spectrum from the threat. You can go to the ARRL website http://www.arrl.org/news/bandthreat/ to get more information.
Happy Holidays and the best to you and yours in 2004!
73, -- Ken Dahl, K7TAG
From the Wings of the Oval Shack
Greetings from the bustling metropolis of Yelm. Yeah right.
My name is Leroy Smith. I've had the call N7EIE for about a year now, and have been a proud member of OARS for just as long. It was my privilege and honor to be elected as the OARS President for 2004 at the October meeting. Thank you.
As Ken and Lee have indicated, I also think that new blood in an organization occasionally can be a good thing. That would be me. And Duane Braford (WB7ROZ) is also new to his elected office as our Vice President. Frankly, if Duane hadn't stepped up into the Vice President's office I would have been hesitant to accept the office of President. But with him at my back, we can handle it! He is an amazing ham radio operator.
A little about me: I was first licensed as WN1RPV in Rhode Island in 1971, then WG6JES and KG6JES in Guam, then WA6UAZ in San Diego in the late seventies. I was president of the South Bay Amateur Radio Society (SOBARS) in Imperial Beach, CA in 1979. Being in the Navy, I then started going to sea on the USS Constellation off and on until I retired from the Navy in 1989.
I moved into an ungrounded apartment next to a trunk power line in 1985 and couldn't hear anything on HF for seventeen years. Then my wife Carol and I bought our retirement house in Yelm last year, and I am back up on the air with General class licence N7EIE. I couldn't GET a better CW call!
Right now I only operate HF CW. I am very active in the Washington State (Section) Net, and have the RN7 liaison slot on Saturday nights. I am also TCC station Golf on Monday nights. Keeps me busy, and outa bars.
I cannot presently hit the OARS repeater with my 5 watts from down at the Nisqually River bank. We need a Net Control Station for the 2 meter info net on Tuesday nights. Please call me at (360)458-8286 if you can help out.
I will be starting up a slow speed (10 WPM) CW net for the Olympia Amateur Radio Society on Tuesday nights at 2000 local on 3.680 MHZ. I will serve as net control, and we will use normal CW net procedures. Notice that frequency is in the Novice band, so hopefully any Novices or Tech Plus licensees can QNI. Hopefully we can also get a liaison from the ARES and/or OARS info net on VHF to the OARS Net on 80 meters.
One of the main things I like about OARS is the inclusiveness I have seen at the meetings and events. I realize VHF operating is a large part of this society, but there is room for all aspects of Amateur Radio operations in OARS. And I hope we keep our focus on public service as well.
Thank you for your confidence in Duane and me in the coming year. Let us make it fun!
-- Leroy Smith N7EIE
Treasurer's Report
As of 11/30/03
GENERAL FUND (checking account)
Previous balance $ 803.25
Income 0.31
Expenses 5.00
Ending balance 798.56
REPEATER / PACKET FUND (savings account)
Previous balance $ 972.10
Income 0.00
Expenses 0.00
Ending balance 972.10
-- Ed Fitzgerald, N7WW, Treasurer
OARS Hams join in the BPL battle
Amateur Radio in Action
From: Ed Bruette
To: Ken Dahl, K7TAG, Lee Chambers, KI7SS
Ken and Lee,
You guys can take a bow! The first note below is from the CEO of the League. Congratulations and thanks. It would have been much more difficult without your efforts.
73, Ed, N7NVP
From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ
To: Bruette, Edward (SM WWA)
Subject: Amateur Radio in Action column
That's excellent, Ed. It speaks very well of the status of amateur radio in Washington that you were asked to appear at the hearing. Congratulations to all who were involved.
73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruette, Edward (SM WWA)
To: Hassler, Dave K7CCC
I've attached a couple of pictures taken at a WA State Senate hearing on BPL. The first was just prior to the hearing while I was doing last minute preparations for my presentation and the second was during the presentation. The caption for the 2nd one is:
SM Ed Bruette, N7NVP, making a BPL (Broadband over Power Line) presentation to the WA State Senate Technology and Communications Committee. Dan Crane, KB7DFL and Bob Goodnow, N7JHJ (also pictured), and Bill Vodall, WA7NWP (not pictured) were in the audience. Photo taken by SGL Lee Chambers, KI7SS
I was called by William Bridges, the senior staffer for the Senate Technology and Communications Committee, mid-Tuesday morning and informed there would be a hearing on BPL Thursday afternoon at 1400. He wanted to offer me an opportunity to make a 15 minute presentation of the Amateur Radio point of view. The reason he called was because he received an inquiry from Gloria Sharp, WA7GYD in EWA, asking if Amateur Radio was going to be represented at the hearing. The purpose of the hearing was to educate the committee on the BPL technology. The agenda was:
Part I -- What is broadband over power lines and how does it work? Where is the technology being used?
Part II -- BPL examples in Washington
As you can see, I was after the industry. My presentation was done with the aid of PowerPoint and outlined the Part 15 device limitations, the interference issues both to and from Amateur Radio, BPL trials in Europe and Japan, and the other users of the spectrum who will be impacted by interference from BPL. I concluded with a quote from the NTIA comment to the FCC NOI that indicates BPL is a promising technology, but before deploying BPL the existing licensed users of the affected spectrum must be protected.
I included the first 37 seconds of Ed Hare's BPL video in the presentation, along with a NTIA spectrum allocation chart that I modified to show the potential loss of spectrum. The chart is attached as a jpg.
The committee did not ask any questions after my presentation. The non-verbal feedback I got from the committee was positive, as was the feedback from the four Hams in the audience.
I was pleasantly surprised to hear the industry say the powerline is an antenna. Equally surprising was an admission by the Chelan Co. PUD that they have gotten letters from local Hams.
Ed Hare has a copy of the PowerPoint file if you want to review it.
I'll be glad to answer any questions you may have. 360-698-0917 (H) or 360-340-0552 (Cell).
73, Ed Bruette, N7NVP
WWA Section Manager
Christmas Observations
OARS Net check-ins
The following stations checked in on the OARS General Information Net one or more times on the dates of Nov. 25, Dec. 2, or Dec. 9:
The net meets at 7:30 every Tuesday evening on the OARS 147.36 MHz repeater. All Hams are invited to check in.
Naval Communications
"Skipper," the sailor said to his captain as he saluted, "A special message just came in for you from the admiral. I have it right here."
"Read it to me," the captain ordered.
The sailor began reading nervously, "You are without a doubt the most idiotic, lame-brained officer ever to command a ship in the United States Navy."
The skipper responded, "Have that communication decoded at once!"
-- from David ZL3AI, via packet
New Universal Licensing System interface
The FCC on December 14 will unveil a new on-line filing interface for its Universal Licensing System (ULS), on the web at, http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls, which includes the Amateur Service. To implement the changes, the ULS on-line filing system will be down from 12 AM EST Saturday, December 13, until 10 AM EST Sunday, December 14.
Among other features, the ULS's new look will include easier-to-read on-screen forms that guide users through filing and simplify such routine tasks as applying for license renewal, address change or vanity call sign. The FCC says the introduction of its new system, called "ULS License Manager," concludes phase one of an ongoing ULS overhaul by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
ULS License Manager will be compatible with most major Web browsers and computer platforms and no longer will require downloading Java and Java Script files. An FCC staffer involved with implementing ULS License Manager notes that all features may not be in place when the system debuts.
The ULS will require all filers to log into the system using an FCC Registration Number (FRN) and Commission Registration System (CORES) password. Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs) no longer will be accepted for log-in purposes, the FCC said.
Once the new system is up and running, all licenses and applications in the ULS database will be converted to the new ULS License Manager filing environment.
There's also a new paper version of FCC Form 605, dated December 2003. One change is that Form 605 no longer requests a date of birth and will only accept an FRN and CORES password. There are no Amateur Service-related changes to any Form 605 schedules. The FCC says Amateur Service applicants may continue to use the March 2001 (or later) edition of Form 605, although it encourages use of the newest version. The new FCC Form 605 now is available via the FCC Web site at http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form605/605.html.
To assist with any ULS issues after the changeover, the Technical Support Hotline staff will be available Sunday, December 14, from 10 AM until 6 PM EST. Normal hours are weekdays (except holidays) from 8 AM until 6 PM Eastern Time. Technical Support is available via the FCC Web site at http://esupport.fcc.gov, or telephone 877-480-3201 (TTY 202-414-1255).
ULS licensing support and forms information is available weekdays (except holidays) from 8 AM until 5:30 PM Eastern Time via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com, or telephone 888-CALLFCC (225-5322).
-- ARRL Bulletin ARLB071
Once upon a time, God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?" God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction, and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael. Look what I've made."
Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, "What is it?" "It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put life on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance."
"Balance?" Inquired Michael, still confused.
God explained, pointing to different parts of earth . . . "For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while southern Europe is going to be poor. Over there I've placed a continent of white people, and over there is a continent of black people," God continued, pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."
The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land mass and said, "What's that one?"
"Ah," said God.. "That's Washington State -- the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful streams, hills, and forests ... The people from Washington State are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent and humorous, and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking, and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats, and carriers of peace ."
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then proclaimed, "What about balance, God? You said there would be balance!"
God smiled, "Wait until you see the idiots I put in the other Washington."
-- from Gene Mouncier
Time to pay your dues
All OARS membership dues are renewed on January 1. Please remember to make a timely payment. Renewal information is printed on the back cover of this newsletter.
OARS Potluck Planning
Through the efforts of Lee Lininger, we have secured the use of the Olympia Search and Rescue (OSAR) Building on the Yelm Highway for our annual Potluck, which we decided to do in the first half of January. That means we would either do it on January 10th or 17th. I think that we should do the 10th, but would like to get a feel of how many would attend on either date. We need to do this in the next couple of days to let OSAR know our plans.
I am also thinking that we should plan a late afternoon start time (~16:00?) to accommodate those who don't like to drive or stay out late in the evening.
Let me know soon what your thoughts are so that we can begin planning.
-- Ken Dahl, K7TAG
New time for WSEN
The WA State Emergency Net (3985 kHz.) will move to 1730 PDT on Mondays. The reason NM John Rollman, KJ7SI made this decision is because the 75 meter band conditions seem to go to change significantly for the worse about 1800.
Unfortunately, the WARTS net is shifting to the same time slot. We recognize this will put some folks in the position of trying to do 2 nets at the same time but it can't be helped. Hopefully you will be able to find a way to work out the time conflict on Monday evenings.
The Saturday morning net will remain at 0900 PDT. We have had to shift to the 40 meter frequency (7245 kHz.) at least once on Saturday, and we may have to resort to that tactic again -- so remain flexible.
Since I have the key down, I'd like to take this opportunity to invite those of you who are not active in your local ARES and/or RACES team to join us and support the community with emergency communications. Please let me know if you need contact information for your local team.
-- Ed, N7NVP
New Terror Threat
At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule, and a calculator.
At a morning press conference, Attorney general John Ashcroft said he believes the man is a member of the notorious al-gebra movement. He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction. "Al-gebra is a fearsome cult," Ashcroft said. "They desire solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents." They use secret code names like "x" and "y" and refer to themselves as "unknowns," but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. "As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, there are 3 sides to every triangle," Ashcroft declared.
When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes."
"I am gratified that our government has given us a sine that it is intent on protracting us from these math-dogs who are willing to disintegrate us with calculus disregard. Murky statisticians love to inflict plane on every sphere of influence," the President said, adding: "Under the circumferences, we must differentiate their root, make our point, and draw the line." President Bush warned, "These weapons of math instruction have the potential to decimal everything in their math on a scalene never before seen unless we become exponents of a Higher Power and begin to factor-in random facts of vertex."
Attorney General Ashcroft said, "As our Great Leader would say, read my ellipse. Here is one principle he is certain of: though they continue to multiply, their days are numbered as the hypotenuse tightens around their necks."
-- from David ZL3AI, via packet