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Plumb vast caverns, study railroad history and visit a Kennedy retreat in the Arizona desert
With exquisite landscapes serving as a backdrop, Arizona's deserts offer lots of fun outdoor activities for even the most adventurous visitors. Benson stands out for its rich history and its numerous diversions. The eclectic town will keep you guessing what's around every corner.
Founded when the Southern Pacific Railroad was built in the area in 1880, Benson is perhaps best known as the gateway to the Kartchner Caverns State Park. Named after a close friend of the president of the Southern Pacific Railroad, Judge William B. Benson, the area was originally developed as a resting place for the Butterfield Overland Stage mail delivery route.
The Southern Pacific Railroad served the area until the Union Pacific Railroad purchased the line in 1997. The cultural feel of the city is rooted in the Old West and traditional railroad heritage. In historic downtown Benson, the Benson Visitor Center is actually an exact replica of the railroad depot that stood over a century ago. Today, RV travelers can access Benson by Interstate 10, which runs through town.
Going Underground Off State Highway 90, just south of Benson at the foothills of the Whetstone Mountains, you'll find the magnificent Katchners Cavern State Park. This 550-acre park features a vast cave system that was first discovered in 1974 and wasn't open to the public until 1988, when it was purchased as an Arizona State Park. This pristine limestone cave has many unique features, including numerous minerals and unique formations that have been growing for thousands of years.
Visitors can choose from two hour-and-a-half guided tours to view the various calcite formations, including stalagmites that grow up to the ceiling from the ground and stalactites that hang like giant melting icicles. Both tours are a half mile long. The Rotunda, or Throne Tour, features the discoverers' original trail and explains the role that water plays in creating the caverns. The Big Room Tour takes you underground to discover the colorful formations as well as the cave fauna, both ancient and living.
The park's fascinating discovery center boasts a large gift shop, interesting displays about the region, a theater and museum exhibits. Hiking trails, shaded picnic areas, a deli, amphitheater and hummingbird garden serve weary travels seeking a peaceful rest stop for the day and night.
Kartchner Caverns is home to one of the world's longest soda straw stalactites. The 21-foot-long geological marvel is located in the Throne Room. Also in the Throne Room is the most massive and tallest column in all of Arizona, the Kubla Khan, which stands 58 feet tall. In the Big Room you can see the world's most extensive formation of brushite moonmilk and the first reported occurrence of turnip shields, birds nest needle quartz formations, and other unusual formations such as shields, totems, helictites and rimstone dams.
Camelot West Just outside Benson is the Jay Six cattle ranch, where a young John F. Kennedy recuperated from illness in the dry desert sun. Kennedy was also sent there in 1936 along with his brother, Joe, to work for rancher Jack Speiden. The 40,000-acre ranch has hosted a number of political figures over the years, including senior statesman Barry Goldwater.
This region of southern Arizona boasts some of the best bird watching in the world. Grab your binoculars and hit the Birding Trail on San Pedro River, not to mention the exquisite Waterfowl Viewing Pond. Avian fans will also enjoy the nearby southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory, which offers many activities, tours and guided walks.
If you tire of the wide array of birds and waterfowl, keep an eye out for the many mammals, reptiles and plant life that flourish in the area. The San Pedro River, which flows north from Mexico, attracts wildlife to its rich, fertile wetlands. The region is said to be one of the very last undeveloped areas in the United States. Historians say the area has hardly changed over the past century.
Held every April, the Benson Bluegrass Festival brings locals and visitors together for a long weekend of talented bluegrass bands, delicious southwestern food, arts and crafts, and exhibits.
Some history buffs might also enjoy a self-guided walking tour through Benson's Historical District to see buildings erected during the railroad era of the late 1800s and early 1900s. One such structure is the restored Zearing Mercantile, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has served as a general maintenance store and meat supplier in decades past. While walking down Fourth Street, the main street though town, you'll notice many murals along the route. These give the old west vibe that help make this charming town so appealing to the eye.
Check out the San Pedro Valley Arts and Historical Society's museum to discover exhibits and information about Benson's colorful past. Every year, the organization stages a reenactment of the Pony Express to honor the logistical challenges of early mail carriers.
Benson is a diamond in the rough that has something for everyone, with great nature trails, deep caverns and a railroad legacy that continues to fascinate.
For More Information: Benson Visitor Center 520-586-4293 www.bensonvisitorcenter.com Arizona Office of Tourism 866-275-5816 www.arizonaguide.com


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Two grants from the Community Foundation of North Central Washington will help TwispWorks bring AmeriCorps VISTA assistance to the region this year.
A grant of $1,000 from the Methow Valley Fund of the Community Foundation will pay some of the costs of renovating the Bunkhouse, where two AmeriCorps VISTA members are living this year; the Bunkhouse is also home to the TwispWorks Artist in Residence program.
An additional grant of $2,371 from the Regional Impact Grants will support the administrative costs of TwispWorks' assistance to the Tonasket School District. TwispWorks is providing supervisory support to Tonasket for two AmeriCorps VISTA members who will work on environmental education, recycling and math/reading tutoring at Tonasket Elementary School.

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THE environmentally fragile summit of Scotland's Cairn Gorm mountain is to be put up for sale after 34 years of ownership by a Scottish quango.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed a land management company to assess options for the ownership of the 3,500-acre Cairngorm estate, which includes a ski centre and funicular railway.
One option would be for HIE to follow the advice of its past chairman, Dr Jim Hunter, who said in 2002 that the estate could be owned or managed by the community. It is thought unlikely that the estate would be sold to a private owner.
Last night there was a cautious welcome to any possibility of community ownership. But one MSP said the new owner must be committed to winter sports and the railway and that Cairn Gorm should not be taken over by conservation bodies, such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which opposed the funicular project.
The estate, part of the Cairngorms mountain range, was transferred to the Highlands and Islands Development Board, HIE's predecessor, in 1971 by the then Scottish Office. About a third of the area is leased to CairnGorm Mountain Ltd, which operates the ski area and funicular.
The railway project cost 19.6million, including 2.7million from Europe, with HIE meeting the balance of 16.9million.
HIE says its policy is to dispose of properties it no longer needs. With no further developments planned at Cairn Gorm, it wants to identify potential "exit routes" from ownership.
Douglas MacDiarmid, HIE's director of global connections, said: "We're determined to do all we can to identify a strategy for the future ownership of the estate to balance the important role of the railway and ski slopes in underpinning tourism in the area with the need to manage public access and care properly for this sensitive environment."
Sheena Slimon, a local Highland councillor, said a community buy-out may be possible. "I'm not sure how they would feel about that, or indeed which communities would be involved. But it's a thought- provoking announcement and it presents a real challenge. It could be a goldmine, or it could be a poisoned chalice."
The possibility of the estate being taken over by the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA), will also be considered. A CNPA spokeswoman said: "The Cairngorms estate is at the very centre of the Cairngorms National Park so the investigations into the full range of ownership options for this area of land will, of course, be of significant interest to the park authority."
The controversial funicular was backed by Highland Council but was delayed as the WWF and the RSPB conservation bodies sought a judicial review on whether visitor management arrangements were adequate to protect the environment.
Fergus Ewing, the Scottish National Party MSP, said: "It's essential that the new estate owners are committed to winter sports and the funicular. Under no circumstances should it fall into the hands of any of the conservation bodies who fought tooth and nail against the funicular."
Dave Morris, the director of the Ramblers Association Scotland, said HIE giving up ownership of northern slopes of the Cairngorms would "lift a dark cloud" that has hung over the mountains for 30 years when the estate was given over by the Forestry Commission.
"From this decision, one controversy after another has followed as HIDB and HIE have battled with conservation, outdoor recreation and local community interests over unwise projects.
"We hope the northern corries of the Cairngorms are transferred to a new body which fully reflects the range of local, national and international interests."


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Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila makes a warm-up throw to second base against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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The Detroit Tigers have drastically improved from last season when it comes to holding baserunners at bay.
Opponents successfully stole bases 81.5% of the time against the Tigers last season. They had the worst caught-stealing rate (18.5%) in the American League and were only ahead of the Washington Nationals (17.4%) in the majors.
The Nationals have gone from worst to best, throwing out baserunners 43.1% of the time this season. The Tigers have a success rate of 34%, which ranks third in the American League and fifth in the majors. ...


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The politics of money. Nearly everyone seems short on money, including state government. That's producing a lot of actions and reactions, and we're asking Iowa political journalists for perspective.
Borg: The politics of money. Nearly everyone seems short of money, including state government. And that's producing a lot of political actions and reactions, and we're asking Iowa political journalists for perspective on this edition of Iowa Press.
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On statewide Iowa Public Television, this is the Friday, December 25th edition of Iowa Press. Here is Dean Borg.
Borg: Merry Christmas and happy holidays from all of us here at Iowa Public Television. We're within a few days now of closing 2009 but, unfortunately, the difficulties of the past year don't disappear, especially the state's financial problems. Politicians know that all too well, and it's a good bet that they're dreading the challenges ahead and stretching declining tax revenues to cover what can be preserved from an avalanche of budget cuts. And it's an election year. Senator Grassley, Governor Culver, congressmen, state legislators all now having to put their names on ballots being handed to frustrated voters next November. Well, we're convening Iowa political reporters for their perspectives, Senior Associated Press Political Writer Mike Glover, Radio Iowa News Director Kay Henderson, from the Cedar Rapids area, Gazette Political Writer James Lynch and Des Moines Register Political Columnist Kathie Obradovich. Mike, I'm going to ask you, first of all, the politics of money. I've just ticked off the fact that we're coming into an election year. It seems that increasingly, in state and federal government particularly, government is increasingly partisan and contentious. With that sort a backdrop, what is the politics of Iowa's financial crisis?
Glover: Well, I think there's clear political folic. One, democrats in general run on having government do things for citizens. That's kind of the theme of the Democratic Party. Governor Culver ran as a candidate for governor with the idea that we're going to take state government and make it do something to influence the lives of people. Instead, what the economy has forced him to do is to cut everywhere, to cut back, to reduce, to make government do less. That's a republican approach. So I think Governor Culver is going to have that sort of basic problem of how do I match up what I'm doing as governor with what voters kind of expected of me. Having said all that, it's a year until the election. Iowa has not defeated a sitting governor since 1962, and I don't think this governor is a governor that can be counted out right away.
Borg: Kathie Obradovich, is he vulnerable in the politics of this?
Obradovich: Well, I think that this economy has reset the ball game in a certain extent because I don't believe that we would be looking at a competitive race for governor right now or competitive races for U.S. Senate, candidates coming out of the woodwork to run for congress in a year like this if we did not have the current economic conditions we have. Voters are very dissatisfied with their incumbents. They're dissatisfied with the way things are going in the state, so any incumbent, including Chet Culver, has to look at their chances of being reelected in this climate.
Henderson: Speaking of voters, I think if you would poll voters, they would sort of adopt the Nike theme, 'Just Do It.' Get the cutting over with. Do it. We're doing it in our own budgets. Do it at the state level. Do it at the county level. Do it at the city level. They just want action from elected leaders. If you're an elected leader, you're in a bad position because people want action. They don't want inaction.
Lynch: I think Kay is right, the people want to see the budget addressed. But I think because of the economy, it makes it much more important that the governor and the legislature do what they can to create jobs. Budget cutting is something that government needs to do. The voters need jobs.
Borg: The governor has taken sole responsibility, and this -- I'm going to focus first of all now on Governor Culver specifically. He's taken the responsibility for making the 10-percent across-the-board and budget cuts ahead of that all by himself, despite legislators saying call us into session, let us help. He has taken sole responsibility. There's a risk there.
Glover: They don't really want to be part of this solution because it is painful. And I think we can look at what the governor has been forced to do in terms of budget cuts, and it has inflicted real pain throughout state government and people will really feel the impact of this. Having said all that, I think you can overestimate the damage that it's done to him politically. He still is a very formidable candidate, will be able to raise significant amounts of money, will be able to assemble a significant campaign organization. I think right now the republicans have a significant challenge in getting this guy even if they can fight through what looks to me to be a competitive primary.
Henderson: And it may have even provided him with a campaign opening because republicans will not be able to paint him as a profligate spender. He will be able to compare his record with that of, oh, let's say a Governor Terry Branstad who spent sixteen years in office and has a record with which he can compare in terms of spending.
Glover: You're already hearing that whole issue get framed in the republican primary. You're hearing republicans say Terry Branstad, oh yeah, he was governor. He raised the sales tax not once, twice, and he raised the gasoline tax, and the state budget doubled during the time he was in office.
Borg: His own party people.
Glover: His own party people. But that's not going to end in June with the republican primary. That's going to be back for Culver to come back at him and say, okay, you talk about being conservative. I'm the guy who cut state spending. You're the guy who raised taxes.
Obradovich: The across-the-board cut too is going to be ancient history by next November. In the meantime Governor Culver is going to get bipartisan support for this government reorganization and efficiency plan that he's proposed. We've already heard republican leaders say some of these are their ideas. So of course they're going to support some of those ideas. And he's going to be able to come out of this next legislative session saying we made smart cuts in the budget that are going to actually benefit the state going forward as opposed to the 10-percent across-the-board cut which republicans can -- you know, their basic argument to that is it should have been done sooner. That argument doesn't carry forward.
Borg: Jim, what -- go ahead.
Lynch: I was going to say I think we'll hear republicans make the case that Culver was against these cuts before he was for them. They were -- they're arguing they were our ideas and democrats rejected them. Now they're for them. And I'm sure we'll hear that numerous times throughout the next session and the campaign.
Borg: Okay, Jim, in the Iowa legislature for the controlling democrats, what are the politics there of money?
Lynch: Well, I think they have similar problems to the governor that democrats, as Mike said, they like to see government do things. They take an expansive view. The additional problem they have is that in the house there are 51 democrats who want to have their own project that they want to see done and in the senate 32 democrats who have projects, and the leaders are going to have to keep tamping down those expectations and say, no, we can't do that this year, the money isn't there. You know, slow down.
Borg: But they're running on a record, Kay, that is democrats -- republicans have said all along we told you not to do this, we told you not to spend, and now you've got yourself into a hole.
Henderson: That is the republican argument. Democrats will argue -- and you've already heard them make this argument, that we have been responsible stewards of the state money. And if they do produce a budget that spends dramatically less than the current year's budget, then they'll be able to go to voters, as Kathie mentioned. A year is a long time. By the time this campaign is waged, we're going to be almost a year from the time we're sitting here and democrats will be able to point to their recent record.
Borg: What you seem to be saying, though, is, yes, a year is a long time but it depends a lot on what happens between now and next November.
Henderson: Sure.
Glover: A lot depends on that but I think we need to step back and a take a larger look at things. Yeah, the state has got a big budget problem. I don't know that the democrats who are running the legislature and the democratic Governor Culver would do things a lot different in this upcoming budget crisis than republicans would. Look at the bigger picture. It is the first midterm election of a new democratic president. History would teach us that that's a pretty good election for republicans because the party in power tends to give up some seats in the first midterm election. However, the economy seems to be driving the election. It seems to be driving voters in this cycle. That tends to help democrats. We don't know the answer to that question, and I think those are the sorts of things that will be driving voters come next November. Is the economy as we see some signs beginning to turn around a little bit? If the economy seems to be turning around, getting a little brighter, that might be a good sign for democrats.
Obradovich: If they certainly improve the mood of voters, and that has got to benefit incumbents even in the year when, as you say, it's likely to be a good year for republicans.
Henderson: You mentioned a key word, Kathie, 'incumbents.' I think the polling data that we're seeing, particularly on the national level, is that incumbents of both parties are seen by voters in a negative light. And so I think what happens in the next few months in terms of action at the statehouse will help determine whether that tide turns or if just being someone who has honorable representative or honorable senator or honorable governor before their name is a detriment rather than an advantage, because historically in this state and everywhere else, being an incumbent is a good thing. This may shape up to be a year in 2010 when being an incumbent is a bad thing.
Obradovich: And a lot of times when voters say in polls throw the bums out, they still like their bum.
Henderson: Yeah, not our bum.
Borg: Well, for republicans as a whole, Jim, what do they have to do to capitalize? Generally they are out of power. They're out of power at the federal level. Concentrating on the state level, they lost the legislature. They're way in the minority in the legislature. They've lost the governor's office. What do they have to do to capitalize?
Lynch: They need to seize the moment, and that is the discontent among the voters with incumbents, the discontent with government spending. They need to reach out to those tea party conservatives and get them to support republican candidates. And you know, if you look at this a year ago, I don't think anybody would say we think the Republican Party would be reinvigorated as it is today. They seem to think they have a shot in the November elections. It's a long time until November, but they seem to think that there's a chance that they can win the governorship, that they might pick up a congressional seat, that they might pick up the Iowa house.
Glover: They're among the few who think that. I think the republicans -- the republicans, before they can actually become competitive again, have to heal themselves. Jim, there's a big division within the Republican Party, and it's between those tea party social conservatives and moderates and that sort of stuff. And what they're doing at this moment is squeezing people out, saying you're not conservative enough for us, you're not hard lined enough for us. To grow, parties need to expand. They need to find a way to energize that base, to mobilize that base, but to grow the party.
Obradovich: I agree that they have internal disagreements that they have to heal, but I do think that nobody would have thought the Republican Party would come as far as they have. You know, they are fielding competitive candidates in a lot of these races. Five candidates now running against Leonard Boswell. And I think that kind of energy comes from the fact that people are dissatisfied, you know, and the economy gives them an opportunity. They're looking at that opportunity and trying to seize on it. When we see Terry Branstad running again, in a year, if he wasn't pretty sure he had a shot at winning. And I do think that that kind of thing is -- it's symbolic of the fact that the party is trying to come back and they are making strides.
Glover: And the old cynic that I am, I'll wait and see.
Borg: Kay, will that division within the Republican Party at all be felt in the governor's race?
Henderson: Surely. You are seeing it play itself out in the campaign trail every day. While these candidates have sort of gone dormant or hibernated, it seems, for the month of December, you're having a real debate between a person named Bob Vander Plaats, who sees himself and many conservatives see him as their standard bearer, the person who will pursue an agenda to get rid of gay marriage in Iowa, against Terry Branstad, who says things like I worked with democrats in the legislature, because democrats were in control and you have to work across party lines to get things done. That is the real debate happening in the Republican Party. And so it will be interesting because, if you look back at past republican primaries, it's often the moderate candidate who wins because there are more than one conservative candidate standing who divide the conservative base of the party. We'll see something really interesting happen in the first few months of 2010. Are some of those republican candidates going to drop out and make this a two-person race, Bob Vander Plaats and Terry Branstad?
Borg: So what I seem to hear there, that the nomination -- the republican nomination isn't a given for Terry Branstad.
Glover: I don't think it's a given for Terry Branstad. I think he starts out with better name recognition than his opponents. Certainly a longer history. But I think there are a lot of questions to be answered, Dean, about the health of the Republican Party as it's currently constituted. And I think this primary will go a long way toward answering those questions, but I don't think we can make the assumption now that Terry Branstad is the nominee.
Lynch: I think if Terry Branstad is the nominee, republicans are going to be all in on that race. They're going to put all their eggs -- all their money on that race in trying to reclaim the governorship.
Borg: To the detriment of what?
Lynch: To legislative candidates, congressional candidates, any other republican who's running for office.
Borg: I see. Is that going to translate, Kathie, into the U.S. Senate race too with Chuck Grassley, the incumbent there, being challenged by -- well, there's going to be a democratic primary.
Obradovich: Yes, there is a democratic primary and, you know, I think that having strong candidates on the top of the ticket, competitive races on the top of the ticket does trickle down. I mean I think that it's better to have a competitive race that is attracting attention at the top of the ticket than a cake walk that voters are bored by. If Chuck Grassley does have a competitive challenge, that is going to -- whatever work he does to get reelected is going to help people down the ticket.
Glover: And Jim is right, I think. If Terry Branstad is the republican nominee for governor, a lot of republican eggs will go into that basket. But I don't think that will hurt Chuck Grassley because by its nature, senate races are not financed in the state where they're run. He'll have plenty of money, plenty of organization and all that kind of stuff, regardless of how much republican effort is put on the governor's race.
Borg: Roxanne Conlin -- we talked about Terry Branstad seeming to have the edge, but not a given in the republican nomination for governor. Roxanne Conlin has name recognition going into that. It's a story I tell often. I remember the first time that Bill Clinton came out to campaign for his wife, Hillary Clinton, for the Iowa caucus campaign the summer before the caucuses. We all went gaga: oh, it's the Clinton juggernaut; it's the Clinton juggernaut; who can stand up to the Clinton juggernaut? I was with Barack Obama at the time, and I asked him that very question. And he said elections are not about looking backwards; elections are about looking forward. I think that's a problem Terry Branstad will have. I think it's a problem Roxanne Conlin will have. They're figures from the past, and I think they've got to find some way to make themselves relevant now. But put that in the context of Chuck Grassley is a long-time incumbent. You've got two people there who have been around a long time.
Glover: And that's one of the things this campaign will flush out. I think if you take chuck Grassley -- and let's make the assumption that Roxanne Conlin wins the democratic primary, so it's Roxanne Conlin against Chuck Grassley. You'll have two historical figures running for the senate. Which one is the most?
Henderson: And the other odd thing is last week on this show, I posed a question to republican leaders referring to the potential of the geriatric, back-to-the-future ticket on the part of republicans, Chuck Grassley and terry Branstad being at the top of the ticket. There's also the geriatric factor of Roxanne Conlin, whose name was last on the ticket in the 1980s, so it's like a VH1 back-to-the-'80s special. If you look at those four top-of-the-ticket races, Chet Culver is the youngest by far of any of those people. And so in some respects he may benefit from the fact that the other major candidates in Iowa are far older than he is but, conversely, the Iowa electorate tends to be old and they tend to support people and reelect people --
Glover: And I think you need to look at the basics of the campaigns that are out there. I often describe Chet Culver as a democratic Terry Branstad because he focuses on grass-roots, door-to-door, down-to-earth campaigning every day. When he was secretary of state, I remember he would come in, in the morning, look around, not a lot to do here as Secretary of state. I'll go off to Fairfield. Spend the day at Fairfield, talk to the Lion's Club at lunch, go to the high school in the afternoon and have a reception after work, and then get up the next morning and do the same thing over and over again. He's constantly out there doing the kind of grass-roots, door-to-door campaigning that Iowans have grown to expect. He's going to be a formidable candidate.
Obradovich: Ultimately the I-jobs program gives him a ready-made campaign for the summer and the fall and into next year because he can go out to every little town and cut a ribbon or break ground on projects that were funded with that state I-jobs bonding money. And even though republicans, you know, they are criticizing every step of the way the fact that the state borrowed for that, it's still an opportunity for the governor to go out and do something, you know, good for a community.
Henderson: And by criticizing him, they're in some way criticizing their own Terry Branstad because he, over the course of sixteen years, okayed millions upon millions upon millions of borrowing plans. If you look at the campuses in Ames and Iowa City and Cedar Falls, you see lots of buildings that were built by bonding money.
Lynch: I expect you'll see Governor Culver use those ribbon cuttings as a big part of his campaign because he's not going to have the money to be announcing new programs and other new initiatives, so that's going to be his chance to go out and say see what I'm doing for Iowa.
Glover: And that's why I think there will be a fallout from this republican primary because, as I mentioned, what you're hearing from the more conservative republican candidates is, oh, Terry Branstad, he's the one who raised the sales tax not once but twice, he's the one who raised the gasoline tax. I think Chet Culver will keep those things in his back pocket and turn around and use them in the general election campaign regardless of who the republican nominee is.
Lynch: And Branstad's response to that is I learned from my mistakes. Culver hasn't learned yet. He wants to go back to bad budgeting practice of using the road use tax fund to fund troopers and things like that.
Glover: Which you did, Governor. [ laughter ]
Lynch: But he says he learned and he ended that practice. So, you know, we're going to have that debate.
Borg: Kay, let's go back to the U.S. Senate race. Is there an Achilles' heel for Chuck Grassley? There is an anti-incumbent sentiment, you say --
Henderson: There's an anti-incumbent sentiment.
Borg: But does he have Achilles' heel is what I'm getting at and I'll let you answer. Does he have an Achilles' heel at all in his health care debate?
Henderson: I think his Achilles' heel is more about his relationship with the conservatives in his own party who seem to think that he is not conservative enough. I was at an event in Adel, a town hall meeting that attracted hundreds. I know Kathie was there at that event as well. He got booed by that crowd of mostly members of the tea party movement and conservative republicans when he was trying to explain his vote for the Wall Street bailout. He got booed. So he has big problems with the conservatives within his own party, and the problem is those are the people that do the legwork. Those are the people that drive people to the polls. Those are the people that talk about how great Chuck Grassley is to their friends and you've got to support Chuck Grassley. In the end I think those people will come home, but right now he's got fence mending to do.
Glover: And the problem Chuck Grassley faces is a primary problem because that could divide the party, and he had managed to dodge that bullet. He's not going to get a primary. So I'm not sure how -- in a race between Chuck Grassley and, let's say, a Roxanne Conlin, I'm not sure -- those people may not be as excited as they want to be, but I'm not sure they can go against him.
Henderson: But if you look at -- let's go back to the Jim Lightfoot for governor race. He lost in some part because republicans from the northwest quadrant of Iowa were not that energized about his candidacy and didn't vote for him. So if you lose on the margins, if you lose a little enthusiasm in people who decide, okay, I'm not going to vote on that top-of-the-ticket race, you lose in little gradations, and if democrats somehow get energized and are somehow energized about a common candidacy, that's the real problem for him.
Borg: Kathie?
Obradovich: I don't think Grassley has gone so far to the center that he has changed his -- I'm not sure that the electorate even has gone -- has left him behind and moved to the right. What's so interesting is that Grassley and Branstad both for most of their careers have been accused of being too conservative. They're now having to adjust to this new reality where there's a segment of their party that doesn't believe they're conservative enough. Ultimately, though, they've got to stand on their record. And they both have had solid conservative records all of their careers, and they're going to be able to tell that to voters.
Borg: Jim Lynch, in the congressional races, anybody there vulnerable?
Lynch: Well, incumbents generally win, so it's -- you know, it's hard to take down an incumbent.
Borg: Well, you've got Bruce Braley in the first.
Lynch: Bruce Braley looks pretty solid.
Borg: You've got Loebsack in the second.
Lynch: Loebsack will have a challenger. There are three people in that race. I think depending on who the candidate is, he'll have a stiff challenge, but he's got the incumbency. Boswell has all sorts of opponents, and maybe part of that is people position themselves for 2012, thinking that this is Boswell's last go-around and they'll have name recognition and some organization for 2012.
Glover: The one we haven't mentioned is Steve King in western Iowa's fifth district. I think he's okay. I don't think a democrat is going to beat Steve King in a district that's overwhelmingly republican.
Borg: What about Tom Latham?
Glover: Tom Latham? I haven't seen a challenger emerge right now that looks to me to be the kind of challenger that's going to oust a sitting congressman.
Henderson: And the interesting thing about Latham is the way he's approached health care reform. He has been much more moderate in his criticism of health care reform than, let's say, Steve King. And he's doing that because he represents a district that has a nearly even split of republican and democratic voters.
Borg: Let's look back at 2009. You see politically winners and losers, and I don't mean just in the legislature. I mean overall. Kay?
Henderson: I'll go first. For winners, I will say Iowa's political class. The idea that the 2010 election started so early in 2009 is really interesting to me. You have people already employed full-time on campaigns. You have candidates coming out of the woodwork. I worked a lot harder in 2009 covering the gubernatorial race than I ever thought I would at this time in 2008. In terms of losers, I would say incumbents at this point are losers because voter angst is at a really high level.
Glover: Labor. Labor was a loser in 2009. The state's budget problems forced a democratic governor elected with a strong support of organized labor to go back to those unions and say you've got to take cuts. In the private sector, labor has taken the same kind of cuts as the economy has gone through the recession.
Borg: Winner?
Glover: A winner would be I think incumbents, because incumbents, I think, have managed to keep themselves alive. And at the end of the day, there will be a lot of talk about 2010 being an anti-incumbent year, and most of them will get elected.
Lynch: My winners and losers are pretty much the same. Culver won. He got I-jobs, which was the big project he wanted. He also got this huge budget problem to deal with. Social conservatives lost the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage, but it's a winner as an issue for fund-raising and rallying the troops. And my whole list is they're on both sides of the ledger.
Borg: Kathie?
Obradovich: I'd put the middle class as a loser in this economy and, you know, I think it's going to take a long time to recover. And as far as winners are concerned, you know, I would concur with what's been said. And, you know, I think that generally speaking, voters who are paying attention are going to have a really exciting political season. So I would say voters are a winner.
Borg: We're going to have you all back in six weeks and see how these predictions come out. Thank you very much for all your perspectives today. On our next edition of Iowa Press, republican Congressman Steve King, just mentioned a minute ago, western Iowa's fifth district congressman, will be updating us on his priorities and particularly on the health care overhaul at the usual times, 7:30 Friday night and 11:30 Sunday morning. Now, many of you are using the Internet for commenting to our Iowa Press staff. The address, on the lower area of your screen, is email@example.com. I'm Dean Borg. Thanks for joining us today.
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The Big Bang Theory Season 4 Episode 19
The Zarnecki Incursion
Leonard comes home to find a police officer talking to Sheldon in their apartment because he was robbed. Someone had hacked his World of Warcraft account and stole all his weapons, gold, and even his battle ostrich.
Unfortunately for Sheldon, the police couldn't help him, so he gets the guys together to track down the hacker. While they are doing this, Leonard ignores Priya, who leaves upset. Across the hall, Penny, Bernadette, and Amy are having ice cream with alcohol and having girl talk.
Wolowitz is able to track down the hacker, Todd Zarnecki, and the guys decide to drive the two hours to get Sheldon's stuff back. Leonard breaks his date with Priya, so he can go with the guys. When they finally get to Zarnecki's house, they fail. On the drive home, Leonard's car breaks down and they call Penny to come pick them up. When Penny finds out they failed to get Sheldon's stuff back, she turns the car around and goes to Zarnecki's house. She succeeds in convincing him to return Sheldon's items after kicking him in his "little special place."
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- The Big Bang Theory
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I have DirectTV also and I noticed the bleep. That smells of censorship!
The minute I saw the big bully add insult to injury by taking Sheldon's sabre instead of returning his points I knew
Big Sister-Penny was going to have to step in to resolve the issue.
So in tonight's (3/31) episode, when the cop is telling Sheldon he doesn't have jurisdiction in Pandora, the sound on my TV went out for a second or two before the word Pandora. It seemed more like it was bleeped out, but without the bleep sound. Anyone else? (I have DirecTV, by the way)


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Police say the man, whose name has not been released, was sitting in his vehicle when he spilled soda on the gun Saturday afternoon. The man wiped the gun clean, and the weapon accidentally discharged as he was replacing the magazine.
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The Monroe County Black History Month Blues Series is approaching and fans can expect to see Grammy winners, living legends and up-and-comers.
The series of free concerts sponsored by the Monroe County Library System kicks off Feb. 4 and ends Feb. 25 with seven events planned.
All are free thanks to the 2014 Blues Coalition of community co-sponsors: Monroe County Community College, DTE Energy Foundation and Friends of Bedford, Friends of Carleton, Friends of the Dorsch Memorial Branch Library, Friends of Ellisand Friends of Ida. It's also supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
This is the 27th year for the blues series, which was created to celebrate Black History Month through the blues, organizers said.
Here's the schedule:
Feb. 4 — The Madcat Midnight Blues Journey, 7 p.m., Ellis Library & Reference Center, 3700 S. Custer Rd.
Monroe debut of the band formed by Ann Arbor harmonica player Peter (Madcat) Ruth. The band includes guitarist Drew (Cap'n Midnight) Howard, bassist Mark Schrock and drummer Mike Shimmin.
Feb. 11 — "Before the Blues," 7 p.m., Dorsch Memorial Branch Library, 18 E. First St.
The Rev. Robert B. Jones will present a musical lecture on the traditions of the blues.
Feb. 18 — An Evening With Dom Flemons, 7 p.m., Carleton Branch Library, 1444 Kent St., Carleton.
This show is a rare solo performance by Carolina Chocolate Drops co-founder Dom Flemons. The Grammy winning multi-instrumentalist demonstrates "new soundscapes" based on traditional music.
Feb. 20 —Andra Faye and Scott Balantine, 7 p.m., Ida Branch Library, 3016 Lewis Ave., Ida
Andra Faye, a former member of Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women, makes her solo debut. The vocalist and multiiinstrumentalist will be joined by guitarist Scott Ballantine.
Feb. 22 — "The Big Gig," 7 p.m., Meyer Theater, La-Z-Boy Center, Monroe County Community College, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd.
The series' annual big concert this year will feature Texas psychadelic funk bank the Relatives, the Heritage Blues Trio and Michigan's Third Coast Kings. The Rev. Jones will host and perform.
Seating is first-come, first-served and doors open at 6 p.m.
Feb. 24 — Jim Gill, 6:30 p.m., Ellis library
The family concert is aimed at children and their parents. Because of library capacity, tickets are required and will be available at Ellis starting Feb. 4. The concert is free.
Feb. 25 — Jerry (Blind Boy) Paxton, 7 p.m., Bedford Branch Library, 8575 Jackman Rd., Temperance.
The 24-year-old performer has been called "the whole package."
For more information on the blues series, call the library system at 241-5277 or visit www.monroe.lib.mi.us/blues.htm.


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Cubs Fans Drink Early, Die Nearby
The gimlet eyed besuboru fans at Home Run Derby spotted a Cubs fan handing his kid what looks like a beer during yesterday afternoon's game against the Giants at Wrigley. Corey Hart's daughter is jealous that he gets it in a cup. Maybe the dad wants him to get alcohol poisoning to ensure placement in the Wrigley… »


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When the world's leaders get together in a place called Rusutsu, Japan, and agree to cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2050, it sounds like something a long way away that could hardly mean anything to folks in Monroe County.
And, it is true, most experts pooh-pooh the move as meaningless rhetoric.
But few places in the world have more at stake than Monroe County. How many other communities have two coal-fired power plants – not to mention a cement plant.
From the perspective of the world, the critics are probably right. It's too little, too late, and isn't likely to make any kind of an impact on the health of the planet.
From our perspective here in Monroe County, it could mean a lot if it leads to tougher controls on greenhouse gas emissions.
Most Monroe County residents want clean air. They appreciate the steps that DTE, Consumers Energy and Holcim have made to clean up their emissions. Many probably would support tighter controls that would make the air even cleaner and do our part to slow global warming. And we also have a nuclear plant and another on the drawing boards – one of the best solutions to burning more carbon.
But most Monroe County residents don't support controls that would cost the community thousands of jobs.
The leaders of the world's most powerful countries appeared to dodge any real commitment to cutting pollution. There are lots of reasons for their hesitation. Those reasons are understood better in Monroe County than in most places.


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|Analysis of clinical outcomes with respect to spermatozoan origin after artificial oocyte activation with a calcium ionophore.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 24114629 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|PURPOSE: Fertilization failures have occurred repeatedly in reproductive centers after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and artificial oocyte activation (AOA) has been used to prevent it. This study was performed to investigate whether spermatozoan origin influences clinical outcomes of AOA with a calcium ionophore.
METHODS: A total of 185 ICSI cycles with a history of no or low fertilization was included in this retrospective study. The outcomes of AOA after ICSI were compared with ejaculated-normal, ejaculated-oligo-astheno-terato or extracted-testicular spermatozoa.
RESULTS: There were significant differences between the previous standard ICSI cycles and AOA cycles in the rate of fertilization and clinical outcomes among cases with different sperm origins. Thirty-eight healthy babies (20 singles and 18 twins, 29 cycles) were successfully delivered, and no congenital birth defects were observed.
CONCLUSIONS: Most patients with a no or low fertilization history obtained an increased fertilization rate and a positive clinical outcome with AOA regardless of the origin of spermatozoa.
|Hye Jin Yoon; In Hee Bae; Hyoung Jun Kim; Jung Mi Jang; Yong Su Hur; Hae Kwon Kim; San Hyun Yoon; Won Don Lee; Jin Ho Lim
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I know its posted somewhere but I can't find it.
I know its posted somewhere but I can't find it.
To find it go to Dashboard. If you look right above your avatar is a line of links. Click on the one that says Upgrades. It'll list all the subscription details and so on.
The gist of it is the following:
Support Manga Tutorials and get extra features! You'll be able to:
- Write blogs,create groups, make polls and quizzes
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- Display up to 100 images at once at the Gallery
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...and much more!
I prefer the old forum where we didn't have to, you know, pay for anything.
You still don't have to pay for anything. You are on a free account right now.
Paying only gets you the ability to upload bigger sized artwork, other abilities, no ads, blogging abilities and in future some pretty neat things I have planned out. As I said in the other forum, you don't really need a Premium account because the basics the Free account covers most of everything anyways.
In other words, the new forum has the same features as the old forum. If you want to pay though, you get extra features.


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I installed MS SQL 2005 Server Express Edition instance X on SERVER where is
already installed SQL 2000. When I try to connect to SERVER\X from CLIENT
machine in LAN with SQL Server Management Studio Express I get error:
An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When
connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that
under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections.
(provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 28 - Server doesn't support
requested protocol) (.Net SqlClient Data Provider)
From the SERVER I connect regulary with SQL Server Management Studio Express
to instance SERVER\X.
SQL Server Express is working, SQL browser is working. It is enabled remote
One more thing I can regulary connect from CLIENT with Enterprise Manager to
SERVER on SQL 2000.
How could I solve this problem?
You may need to use the SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration to give
access to both Local and Remote connections. By default, the express edition
allows only local connections.
I didn't understand if X (which is the new Express Edition instance I
guess?) is a new instance or old... You say "you installed it and tried to
connect but it didn't work" and you also say "from the SERVER (which is the
SQL Server server I believe?) you connect regularly using SSMSE to the X
instance (which was supposed to be the new one according to your first
statement??)"... Maybe I just didn't get it...
Anyway, if Windows Firewall is ON on the SQL Server server, then set a
static port for your problematic instance and let that port in Windows
Firewall. Ensure that TCP protocol is enabled as Rob's already mentioned.
Set your IP settings and port settings and try again.
Ekrem Önsoy
This was the problem, thank you very much!
But why in server properties (in SSMSE) is remote connections enabled?
Properties window is about executing Stored Procedures from remote servers.
If you check it (and enable Remote Connections from Surface Area...) then
your remote servers will be able to execute SPs against that instance of SQL
Whereas, Remote Connections in Surface Area Configuration is about
enabling\disabling TCP or Named Pipes protocols. You can enable\disabl these
protocols using Configuration Manager too.
Ekrem Önsoy
. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 28 - Server doesn't support
requested protocol)"
Network protocols are disabled in SQL Server 2005 Express by default so we need to enable TCP/IP:
# Launch the SQL Server Configuration Manager
# Expand the "SQL Server 2005 Network Configuration" node
# Left click the "Protocols for SQLEXPRESS" node to view the supported protocols
# Right click the "TCP/IP" protocol and select "Enable"


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A homeless man is accused of sexually abusing a female relative earlier this year.
According to Iowa City Police criminal complaints, on Jan. 11, the victim and 41-year-old David L. Hamm were lying down next to each other in the woman's bedroom. After watching some television together, the woman said she fell asleep and woke up later with Hamm's finger inside her.
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23 red and fortified wines.
by Tom Cannavan
Second set of notes on a large tasting organised by the Scottish based fine wine and food group, Peckham's. Below are notes on 20 reds plus a few fortified wines. This was another very good line-up at reasonable prices. The Ceps de Sud old vine Mourvedre is a great £5($8) worth, the Californian wines were strong as a group and Australia and South Africa showed very well. Not to be forgotten, France was represented by some fine, classic wines as well as more "internationally" styled examples.
White wines in part I
Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Tastevinage (Cave de Hautes-Côtes) 1995 - £7.99
Pale crimson colour. Subdued nose, rather stalky at first then bright berry fruit shows through and hints of more complex, darker components. Medium bodied and could do with a year or two to open up. Some spice in the finish and reasonable length.
Latour-Giraud, Volnay Premier Cru Clos de Chenes 1994 - £17.49
I've been impressed by various Meursaults from this domaine in the past, but this is the first of their red wines I have tasted. Colour is a soft ruby red, just browning. Nose is rather closed and needs some coaxing. Refined violet aromas emerge, along with red berry fruit and just hints of vegetal, composty notes. Fine, soft strawberry fruit on the palate, very creamy with a nice framework of toasty oak and supporting acidity. Integrated and long, this is nice stuff, drinking well.
Bouchard-Finlayson (South Africa) Galpins Peak Pinot Noir 1997 - £12.99
Lightly perfumed nose with toasty oak and rather weak fruit character. Palate is medium bodied and chewy, with moderate tannins and acidity but not enough fruit or substance. Rather disappointing compared to their Chardonnay.
Ninth Island (Tasmania) Pinot Noir 1998 - £8.49
Medium crimson red colour. Nice cabbagy nose suggesting wet earth, truffles and toasty oak. Lightly charred quality on the palate followed by very bright strawberry fruit with a smooth, chocolaty body and creamy finish. Successful commercial style, and very nice indeed. A much better buy than the wine above.
Clos Malverne (South Africa) Pinotage 1996 - £6.99
Robust aromas of pepper and grilled meat. Good chewy fruit in the mouth too, tasty and spicy with meaty density and a decent finish. Individual stuff.
Château Canada Bordeaux Supérieur 1994 - £5.75
Soft ruby red. Nice, meaty, mature nose with plummy fruit. Rather dry on the palate, but decent balance of tannins, fruit and acids. Drink up.
Château Teyssier St-Emilion Grand Cru 1995 - £11.99
Bright ruby/crimson colour. Earthy nose with ripe, dark, berry fruit and hints of charred wood. Very firm on the palate. Some raspberry and redcurrant fruit, but tight and very dry on the finish. Needs a year or two.
Clos Malverne (South Africa) Cabernet/Shiraz 1996 - £6.49
Charred and toasty nose. Coffee-beans. Good weight, slightly green, herbaceous edge but lots of creamy, red-berry fruit too leading to a dry, peppery finish with quite high acidity. Good.
Balgownie Estate (Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 - £11.49
Very dark, inky colour. Cool, minty, typically Australian nose of sweet, ripe blackcurrant fruit, sloes and damsons. Firmly structured palate with fine tannins rounded by the quality of the fruit. Balanced, with good length and developing complexity. Very good.
Balgownie Estate (Australia) Shiraz 1996 - £11.49
Very deep, opaque crimson/black. Concentrated nose of peppery, black fruits. Quite Port-like, with high, confectionery notes, shoe-polish and mulberries. Palate is serious, dark and tannic with good length and spicy concentration. Very good again.
J.Lohr (California) Syrah 1996 - £9.99
I enjoyed the 1994 of this, and the current vintage doesn't disappoint. Vibrant crimson colour. Attractive nose of creamy, summer- pudding berries on the nose. Scented and lush. Plenty more black and blueberry fruit on the palate, seamless, toasty-oak and a long, flavourful finish. Very nice.
Tortoise Creek (Languedoc) Syrah/Mourvèdre 1997 - £4.49
Yes, despite the name, this is a French wine. Purple/crimson colour. Quite leathery and briary on the nose with earthy, peppery notes. Decent quality of fruit, subdued acidity and barely noticeable tannins. Not bad and easy-to-drink.
Ceps de Sud (Languedoc) Old Vine Mourvèdre VdP 1996 - £4.99
Second wine from this producer and another little gem. Medium/pale crimson colour. Nose of saddle-leather, damsons and plums. Good depth of berry fruit on the palate, raspberries and cream and a nice smoky edge. Smooth and full of flavour with a nice long, pure finish. Excellent.
Colori (Puglia, Italy) Primitivo IGT 1997 - £4.49
Vibrant cerise colour. Bright black cherry fruit with hints of aniseed and spices. Nicely structured palate with liquorice, bitter-sweet cherries and black pepper. Fine, drying tannins. Good stuff at the price.
Amador Foothills (California) Sangiovese 1996 - £10.99
Pale ruby red. Smooth, characterful nose with tobacco, herb and cherry notes. Same on palate, very smooth but with enough acidity to keep it sharp. More red berry and bitter-cherry fruit, good long finish. Nicely done.
Martin Brothers (San Luis Obispo, California) Nebbiolo 1996 - £9.99
The great, tannic grape of Barolo made in a fruity, more approachable style. Pale orangy-red colour. Dusty, sweet, red fruit nose with creamy oak. Palate is rounded and smooth with darker, bramble fruit and dark-roasted coffee. Really quite grippy still and might need a little time. Very good.
Amador Foothills (California) Zinfandel 1995 - £10.99
Dark crimson colour. Tight, restrained, nose. Hints of pepper and spice. Tannic wine, dry and seriously styled. Rich fruit beneath the grippy tannins, cherries and blackberries. Dis-jointed, but should come together with time.
Quinta de la Giesta (Portugal) red wine 1996 - £4.99
Lightly perfumed nose, but giving little away. Very stripped-down style on the palate. Chewy, with dry, woody tannins and high acidity. Not giving much pleasure.
Cartuxa (Portugal) Tinto (red wine) 1995 - £10.99
Ruby red with brown on rim. Seductive nose of vanilla and red fruits with a distinct peppery note and some sweet, flowery, violet scents. Broad, creamy palate with plenty of ripe, vibrant fruit softened by oak. Long harmonious finish. Styled like a decent Rioja Reserva, I'd have been happier if this was a pound or two cheaper.
Fortified wines
Valdespino Fino Innocente Sherry - £7.95
Beautifully delicate, dry nutty nose with refined yeasty aromas and mineral notes. The dry, balanced palate is very clean and structured with layers of non-fruit flavours, great length and lovely harmony.
Valdespino Manzanilla Sherry - £7.49
Very pale, hint of straw. Delicious, cool nose with some citrus fruit and a nutty aroma. Palate has a classic and very distinct salty tang, more dry, elegant nutty flavours and a long finish. Another fine Sherry.
Niepoort "Petres" Vintage Port 1990 - £14.99
This wine, "Petres" is something like a Bordeaux "Second wine". It is not a true Vintage Port (made only in years declared as vintage) and it's not a "Single Quinta" either, as it is often made in years when a vintage
declared. Production is small and, unless you live in Scotland and near a branch of Peckham's, this might be hard to track down - but it would be worth it. Quite a youthful, dense, ruby colour. Silky and seductive nose crammed with warm summer berries, chocolate and rich, sweet plummy fruit. The palate continues the opulent theme, smooth and very concentrated with lush, ripe tannins, a creamy depth and lighter, flowery notes peaking through. Good length. A fine, mature Port, but still with 10 years ahead of it.
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So, the Kings again, huh? After playing in Portland on Friday, the Trail Blazers and Kings travel due south for a second leg at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento on Saturday night. It's extremely rare for two teams to play a home and home set on back-to-back nights, even in a playoff series – a more tenacious blogger might even tell you the last time it happened but let's just say it's rare – so it will be interesting to see what effect it has on the game.
Any adjustments from Portland likely will focus on better defending Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, who only threw up 35 points on Friday. Robin Lopez and his backup Joel Freeland both had solid games on both ends of the floor, but simply were not equipped to handle the pure natural scoring ability of Cousins. Truthfully, few are when Cousins has it going. Coach Terry Stotts may try LaMarcus Aldridge on Cousins, as Aldridge is Portland's best post defender. Aldridge gives up around 25-30 pounds to the 270-pound Cousins, but Lopez and Freeland are not remarkably bigger at only 255 and 245, respectively. Aldridge is also the best athlete of the three and with Cousins hitting his jumper as he was on Friday; Aldridge is slightly more comfortable defending away from the basket than the other two Blazer big men.
If Aldridge does in fact match up against Boogie for any stretch, that might also mean that Aldridge would be at center – shh, don't say it too loudly – and Dorrell Wright would be at the 4 (!!!). Sacramento doesn't have a second real big man, generally tending to play Patrick Patterson alongside Cousins up front. But since Patterson lacks back to the basket offensive game and generally prefers to shoot jumpers, he doesn't present a difficult mark for a "stretch 4" like Wright. Now that Stotts has given us a small amuse-bouche of this Aldridge-Wright lineup, I will continue to campaign for it here until we get a full helping because obviously Stotts reads this site and has an immense level of respect for my opinion.
During a playoff series, what often swings the outcome from game to game is how well the auxiliary players, in particular the shooters, can pack their games on the road. In the comfort of the home routine, in a familiar gym, and riding the energy of the home crowd, a shooter can find the rhythm that may avoid them on a strange court in a hostile arena. The two most likely candidates to experience such a swing are Portland's Wes Matthews and Sacramento's Marcus Thornton. Matthews filled his role to near perfection on Friday, while Thornton couldn't have hit the galaxy if he fell out of space. Back home now though on the fertile banks of the Sacramento River, Thornton will have ample opportunity to re-discover his shooting stroke, especially if Portland sends a lot of double teams at Cousins and concedes open looks to Thornton and the other Kings shooters.
Of course, none of this will probably matter that much (sorry you had to read through to the last paragraph to get that concession). The Kings played sloppy offense and defense on Friday, and it's unlikely that they will improve from that sloppiness – or get new players – on the second night of a back-to-back. For Portland, the automatic production of Aldridge and Damian Lillard has yet to wane so far this season and this doesn't seem like a matchup that will trouble them. And even though Boogie did hang 35 in the Moda Center on Friday, the Blazers still won by 13 points going away.


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It was built in 1895 when Colonel William M. Graham, the Presidio's commander at the time, allowed a group of businessmen known as the San Francisco Golf and Country Club to create a nine-hole course within the post. Greens fees were just 50 cents. The Presidio's signature trees were at first absent, since the huge stands of eucalyptus and Monterey pine had not fully grown in.
he founders hoped for a quick expansion which the Army did not immediately approve. Many of the original members thus left the Presidio for a new course near Lake Merced. The remainder formed the private Presidio Golf Club (PGC), whose members were allowed the same "courtesies and privileges" that officers enjoyed. Though no one knows for certain what these privileges were, it is clear the relationship was amiable.
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Sometimes the course was called into service for non-recreational purposes. President Theodore Roosevelt reviewed the troops on the links in May 1903. Three years later, the course was used as a refugee camp for survivors of the 1906 earthquake.
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Dear fellow Loopsters,
Before you cry "Not RUN related!!!!" and point the finger at me, read on. I promise there's a WHOLE LOT of runs in this bloop. Maybe not the ones you expect.
I'm sure some of you know that I was due to work in the US for a few days in April.
As luck has it, I were to travel to a few places not too far from some wonderful Loopsters, so of course I set out to have a few impromptu Loop meetups…
First stop: Lexington, KY: close enough to a few of the people I had met at Marshall 2012. Unfortunately, while travelling on the plane I must have eaten something bad, as I caught the mother of all stomach bugs – let me tell you, it was pretty bad. I didn't realise, however, until after meeting up with my pal sfschas and having a Texan dinner…
Little did I know that a storm was already "brewing" inside me. Man, that Shiner Bock tasted wonderful, though.
Thank you Sass, you drove such a long way to meet up – and you brought Yuengling!! Those are the marks of a true friend! Sorry I started feeling awful after dinner… I'll have to make up next time we meet!
The next day, after work, I met up with Loop wonder gdionelli, the one and only… I was so excited to meet her again, as we've often kept in touch since Marshall and I am proud to be able to call her a true friend. Unfortunately, my bowels had other plans, so I skipped dinner and just tried my best to be my usual amiable self while gdionelli and my work colleague were nibbling away. Gdionelli, I am sorry again I had to rush to the gents a few times during dinner – often mid-sentence… at least I didn't fill you in on the messy details while you were still eating.
So, though sick and hurting, I conjured up my best possible smile for a picture – gdionelli is worth the effort!
"Dear bowels, please stay put for ONE flipping minute while I have this pic taken"
Second stop: Lancaster, PA. Double meetup!!
By the Friday I was feeling much better, thanks to a visit to the doctor (thanks gdionelli, for providing a clinic and driving directions! you're a star). So my meeting with meowmom and john227 didn't need any silly bog-induced interruptions. John came with his son, while meowmom brought cookies… all made for a truly nice evening. I even managed to have a bit of broth and a Yuengling. I had actually asked for a glass of plain water, but the waitress had other plans. Of course I'd never (EVER) turn down a beer, so I thought I'd take a chance. Luckily no adverse event happened… so I even managed to be good company for my friends!
Guess the restaurant
John had to leave early, so that left meowmom and myself for some public house shenanigans. I'll leave it to my friend to describe the characters we saw (and spoke to) in the pub, if she wants. I'll just say that this girl is a lot of fun, a world-class hugger (oh yes) and an absolute blast – even before beer! We stayed up drinking Yuengling until almost 2 AM (bear in mind meowmom goes to bed early usually, so I must not have been too boring - ha!). Thanks for a wonderful time!
Third stop: NYC, NY
Who could say no to the enticement of a unique place like New York City? Even a mountain lover like myself is oddly attracted to that "can't-quite-put-my-finger-on-it-but-I-love-it" factor that some places possess. I suppose it may be the fact that it's so… different. Or maybe the people. Unlike some Loopsters, I am very much a people person, and with so many characters around I had a total blast. But such a blast wouldn't have been complete without meeting our own Ms. Ritz:
I was lucky enough to spend a few hours with her on a sunny afternoon. Again, not an awkward moment… this girl is all you expect to be – and then some. She is quite the talker (despite her nagging cold), and of course I wasn't shying away from talking either!!! Great fun – and she does like her cakes!! I hope to meet you again soon, Ritzers! Now, if you only were a drinker…
For the record, NYC saw my comeback as a runner… I managed 10 miles in Central Park. Then flew on to South Carolina, but no Loopmeet there…
I also would like to mention here those awesome Loopsters I contacted, but for a number of reason was unable to meet: runningchick, n2runningbad aka Dean, Reigansdaddyrunning, NicNac, browncoat, Run4pic, Ket'sMeow, Jenster, Peg. It was a crying shame… rock on however!!! Hope to meet you (again) soon!
Until next time… blog yous later
Yours truly
P.S.: A special "THANK YOU" to the Loopsters I texted while stuck in La Guardia Airport, seeking news about our pals in Boston (I was very very worried and unable to get online after I saw the terrible news from Boston on the airport screens). Your updates meant a lot to me.
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What cold and what stooopid stomach? Love you! Glad you got a good run here! ;-)
---come visit me at RunningAndTheCity!
Don't you have a 77 mile race coming up? Shouldn't you be tapering, or something?
Those east coast people get to have all the fun.
I was sorry to be so far away from that area!!!!!! Your meet with Meowmom made me especially jealous, she seems like too much fun!!!!
I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 26.2.
Attitude is everything
"Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing" - Hunter S. Thompson
It was great seeing you, even if you did have to skip to the loo a few times!
Nice trip (except for the stomach thing)!
Sounds like you had a nice trip except for the unexpected "trots".
Love the pics with your Loop friends!
Running = Happiness
Stomach bugs suck!!! Great trip though! Can't wait til you make it out the West Coast! See you next month!!!
Glad you enjoyed yourself and the Yuengling!! Unfortunately we can not get it in Illinois.
You made the most of your trip over here. Everything but the stomach sounds good.
Run on everyone.....................Steve
Glad you were able to see so many Loopsters! I wish you and Brian would have gotten the memo that it was 80's Hair Band night at the bar. I am jealous you met the Great Ritz and Meowmom . Hope to see you again one day. Unfortunately there are no modern roads nor airports in Kneebraska, just the good ole pony express. Cheers .
Sounds like a great trip, except the stomach thing.
Your bowels turned out to be no match for the healing power of The Loop!
That was plenty running-related for me! Sucks about the stomach bug but I'm glad you stil had fun!
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step
-Lao Tzu
great to see you again... hope to see you in October
Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
Hey TO, not to worry, we brought our bubbleperm wigs and moshed to our hearts' content! I have a steed ready to come visit you!!
great loop meetup!! sorry about the bowel issues though!
Nice little tour!! Sorry about the stomach issues.. Come to Pgh, second time around!!
You NEED to come to Louisiana!
Next time you're in Lancaster give me a shout as I live in the next county.
Oh shoot. I KNEW I'd miss someone. Grrrr
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Present: Jim Wettlaufer, Earl Johnson, Christian Petersen
Motion made by Earl Johnson, seconded by Jim Wettlaufer, all in favor, to accept the minutes of the December 5th meeting.
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