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Be prepared for the worst-case scenario.
Relax. You're covered. The POC Spine VPD Tee wraps you in armor that would have made King Arthur turn and run. The Spine VPD incorporates shoulder cups, breast plates, and a spine protector so no matter how you fall, your upper body is protected. Visco-elastic polymer dough is what makes the POC Spine stand out among spine protectors. This special polymer conforms to the shape of your body for added comfort while helping to absorb impacts so your body doesn't have to. All of this protection is fitted around a design that allows your body the maximum amount of mobility so that you are able to avoid crashing in the first place.
- Flexible VPD spine protector
- Hard chest and shoulder pads
- Mesh fabric
- Hook-and-loop waist strap
- Full front zip
Tech Specs
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Size chart
|Back Protectors
|Body Length
|59 - 65in
(150 - 165cm)
|65 - 71in
(165 - 180cm)
|Pocito Back Protectors
|Body Length
|39 - 49in
(39 - 49cm)
|49 - 59in
(49 - 59cm)
|Hip Shorts
|Waist Circumference
|28 - 30in
(71 - 76cm)
|31 - 33in
(79 - 84cm)
|34 - 36in
(86 - 91cm)
|Bone VPD Arm
|Forearm Circumference
|7.9 - 10.2in
(20 - 26cm)
|10.6 - 13in
(27 - 33cm)
|Bicep Circumference
|8.7 - 11in
(22 - 28cm)
|11.4 - 13.8in
(29 - 35cm)
|Joint VPD Knee
|Calf Circumference
|11.8 - 13.4in
(30 - 34cm)
|13.4. - 15in
(34 - 38cm)
|15 - 16.5in
(38 - 42cm)
|10cm Above Knee Cap Circumference
|14.6 - 16.1in
(37 - 41cm)
|16.1 - 17.7in
(41 - 45cm)
|17.7 - 19.3in
(45 - 49cm)
|Joint VPD Shin
|Shin Length
|Bone VPD Leg
|Leg Length
|13.8 - 16.9in
(35 - 43cm)
|16.9 - 20.1in
(43 - 51cm)
|Joint VPD Elbow
|7.9 - 9.8in
(20 - 25cm)
|9.8 - 11.8in
(25 - 30cm)
|11.8 - 13.8in
(30 - 35cm)
|8.7 - 10.6in
(22 - 27cm)
|10.6 - 12.6in
(27 - 32cm)
|12.6 - 14.6in
(32 - 37cm)
- How to Measure:
- For best results, take measurements over your underwear.
- Calf:
- Measure the circumference of your calf at the widest point.
- Knee Cap:
- Measure 10cm above the center of the knee cap.
- Underarm:
- Measure the circumference around your underarms.
- Bicep:
- Measure around the fullest part of your biceps.
- Shin:
- Measure from the center of your ankle bone to the center of your knee cap.
- Leg:
- Measure from the center of your ankle bone to the center of your knee cap
Reviews & Community
Great product for MB- XC and trail.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
After having broken ribs, torn rotator cuffs and then last spring a separated shoulder mountain biking I decided to get some shoulder pads. I wore this vest all through the summer and into Nov with no problems. I wear a
Is the body armor on this removable?
Could you ride with just the spine protection and have the option to add the chest and shoulder protection?
Garrett, I just got off the phone with POC, they agree this was a great question! You buy it as a package and have to wear it as a package so you cannot remove anything, its all sewn in. If you want something more versatile, you have to spend a bit more and get the http://www.backcountry.com/poc-spine-vpd-2.0-dh-jacket . You can pick and choose what you want to use with that product.
If you have anymore questions feel free to send me an email or call!
Bill Porreca
I'm 5'8 175lbs. Chest right under the armpits is 46 inches. WHAT Size do you recommend. ?
Super Comfortable
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This back protector is great, after riding for a while you forget that you're wearing it. After the back piece warms up it becomes very compliant. The mesh of the shirt keeps everything cool and the back belt keeps things in place.
Ultimate Cosmic Power ... sort of
Overall: comfortable, flexible, and has a fit that won't leave you feeling like you're wearing a suit of chain mail.
Synthetic mesh breathes pretty easily (although all these 'pressure-suit' style armor tops are somewhat hot IMO), and the venting in the plates seems to do the trick. Shoulder and chest plates saved me from damage after I botched a landing at the Canyons and ended up rolling into a rock-lined ditch. Sold on this tee after that.
Waist closure fits great and has burly velcro that doesn't budge. Once you get this fitted and toss a jersey over it, it's not going anywhere. Spine protection isn't rigid, but like I said above, it saved my butt already. I couple this with some POC softie-style elbow pads as well. Fully rigid arms feel too restrictive.
Racers or regular tech-aggressive riders might look at something with longer arm protection and a rigid spine protection ... everyone else would do just fine with this tee.
I have yet to break my spine.....
Excellent purchase......the Tee is comfortable and form fitting. The spine protector works as advertised, soft and pliable until it takes a hit, then hardens nicely to take the shock.
I have been throwing myself off my roof onto my back and so far I haven't broken my back yet, although after the first try I should of worn a helmet too......
Protection Reality
Just a note of clarification. I run POC in the US and wanted to clarify the level of protection from our VPD Tee. This Spine VPD Tee has our HIGHEST level of spine protection that we offer. This piece passes the motorcycle level II test.
Originally we used (and still sell) spine protection with a hard plastic covering. Once we discovered and integrated the VPD into this piece we realized that we could offer far more protection from impact with the seemingly softer VPD that we could with the plastic protection. (the hard plastic shell only passes the motorcycle level I test).
Do not be mislead by the VPD. It seems soft and conforms to the body and is comfortable... but when you crash... this is the best piece we make with the most protection.
Can the shoulder pads be removed from the POC chest/spine VPD? Want the chest and spine protection, without the bulk of the shoulder protection. Thanks
nothing on the back
super light! could easily and happily wear it all day. but the back pad, d30, vpd or otherwise, is simply too thin and unstructured to do a decent job for protecting you in a crash. no scapula protection. shoulders and chest are great, so that's the issue here.... great shoulder and chest armor, but the spine protection is a 3/8 foam pad? sure it's better than just foam, but it isn't rigid plastic, and this is your spine we're talking about here, I want some hard plastic on top of this foam please. The separate POC spine protector is sure nice (not sure that you can get it at hullnroll) and it should be part of this product.
Hey I just got mine and it has the soft foam, and rubbery pad in another bag.
I was wondering if you did not get your rubber pad?
It's pretty dense although not hard shell, I had a hard time inserting it into the tee though.
yo man do a little reading next time most of poc stuff is rated for moto through the EU standards (very high) the foam on the back stiffens instantly with impact, rather high tech stuff. half the armor out there has no ratings what so ever where this stuff has undergone testing by an independent government organization. if it can save your ass falling off a moto bike going 100k , I think it's good enough for mtb.


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|Pulpit Reflections
As we enter 2013–devoted to living God's way!
By Pastor Russ Gaar
I am amazed by this truth: God wants us to live life fully engaged. God wants us to devote ourselves to wise living. I am amazed by this! God cares that I look at life and not drift off or zone out or ignore Him.

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If you like knitting and/or fashion, Luxe Knits: the Accessories by Laura Zukaite is for you. The models all look very happy. I'd certainly be happy wearing any of these lovely knitted accessories.
Something for Every Skill Level
Most of the featured knitted items are of an intermediate/advanced level, but there is a lovely airy smocking scarf that is easy, but looks fancy. A beginning knitter could try the multicolor leather bracelet or the motorcycle rib headband.
Visual Feast
The cover photograph is of the long silk gloves beautifully designed with four color transitions. All the photographs (done by Catherine Westergaard) and drawings are as incredible as the fashions. The polka dot dress, the pearls, the beaded necklace with safety pins, the shoes, the jewelry, the make-up, the hairstyles. You get the idea. Check out the book, but don't salivate--it damages the paper.
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Hey, welcome to the Guild! I admire your enthusiasm.
If you have specific questions, don't hesitate to ask; for now I'll just sit back and watch and chime in if I see something egregious.
I am absolutely, positively, splendiforously new to this forum as I had just found it this morning... and it is a wonderful community you have here, truly. It is very inspiring. So much that I have decided to be a part of it! So yes... I act a little non-serious but don't let that fool you! I may be a total greenhorn when it comes to cartography but I am incredibly enthusiastic about learning all I can to build a proper, elegant, realistic, and beautiful overworld map. Actually, I plan on making a few others for a couple of cities.
I have a personal project that I have been working on for two and a half years now (it's a fantasy comic book sort of thing). Mostly writing, editing, re-writing, character development, character design, and culture building. It is a constant work in progress and things change day by day (and all suggestions, comments, criticisms are welcomed and LOVED). As far as the actual world goes, I have only ever made rough sketches to get an idea for distance and placement of a few key places. A very BASIC overall image is clear in my mind as to what I want, but when it comes to understanding the unknown details that form the world, I know zip. Zilch! I do have a deep knowledge of photoshop and have an eye for aesthetics, so I don't think I'll need too much help once I get the base padded out. I also am experienced with Autodesk Maya and have no doubts I may try my hand at making a 3D version of future projects.
I have been scrounging about the threads for an hour or so looking for some guidelines and from what I've seen (so far), most start their "story" with a map. For me, it's the other way around. I've got a story and now I need a map to fit. Just to clarify, I'm not looking for you all to give the answers to me but for some form of guidance. A little poke or prod in the right direction so I can learn on my own how these things work.
SO. On with the details... I'll try to keep it as simple as possible.
The story takes place on a desert planet. The setting -- for those interested -- is very much a vision of the distant future straight out of the 70s (think Star Wars minus droids and spaceships) transplanted into a culture influenced by medieval Persia, Greek, Rome, and India. Technology is limited as resources are fairly scarce.
And now...! On to the absolutely sad little sketch I have padded out... It is scarce and pathetic, but I hope it is taken seriously. Please remember I am nearly 100% new to cartography.
(The yellow swirl is pretty irrelevant to the map-making, but in regard to the story and to put a few things in context, it's a wormhole to another dimension that ripped into Harenova in the past several hundred years and is very, very slowly expanding. It's world-breaking and influences the environment the closer one travels to its center. ........... FANTASY...! In the last century, the majority of the world became aware of it so all are in a scramble to find a solution. The wormhole did not exist before the formation of the continent so for the sake of making the map, pretend it's not there. )
- Harenova is a predominantly desert supercontinent. The rest of the planet is ocean. As far as scale goes... the planet is Earth-sized and the ocean covers 2/3 of it.
- Kala'Nea city is the most prosperous. Perhaps located on a river or oasis? Desert environment.
- Tartaros is pretty damn uninhabitable. Due to either bad weather/climate or lack of resources. There's a self-sustaining colony used as a research facility.
- The red line marks a ferry route, which will most likely change once I implement water currents.
- The blue lines are mountain ranges that MUST stay in those relative places.
With this first post, I am laying out notes for myself and for others to see. I am also asking for a little guidance in regard to tectonic plates and water/wind currents. I know a smidgen about how tectonic plates work but... not nearly enough. And I embarrassingly know nothing in regard to wind and water currents. I'm going to do my best in educating myself on these matters (hooray for the internet!) but I am open to any suggestions, tips, links to articles, links to science, SCIENCE!, links to other posts that I missed that cover questions, anything really!
I really am wet clay for this community to mold. I'm openly laying out my ignorance so thanks for all your help in advance...
EDIT: Clarity, grammar.
EDIT 2: Though now reading around... I think I might want to reduce the ocean size... maybe to 1/3 of the planet, which won't be too troublesome. Hrm. -makes mental notes-
EDIT 3: Playing around with the image in Maya to see what a 1/3 ocean would look like... looks neat, but I'm going to have to scale the entire map up. 2/3 Ocean is easier to visualize, but dare I sacrifice realism for aesthetic? -more mental notes-
Made a gif for funzies!
Makes a little more sense looking at it in 3 dimensions, but I think the ocean still needs to be smaller... and when I do that, the islands from the left and right sides form a little "bridge". Neat.
Edit 4: I'm just going to keep editing this first post until major significant progress... Stretched out the map to make it appear more like a world map instead of a single continent (adding little fiddly bits around the coastlines will help as will smaller islands...). Picked out some continental plates and am messing around with plate tectonics... Soon will figure out ocean currents. Then wind currents. Eee... Time to read some more.
Last edited by Vagabondage; 07-26-2013 at 10:03 AM.
Hey, welcome to the Guild! I admire your enthusiasm.
If you have specific questions, don't hesitate to ask; for now I'll just sit back and watch and chime in if I see something egregious.
Thanks for the welcome!!
Actually, I do have a question... I think.
After reducing the size of the ocean and putting what I have so far on a 3D sphere, I'm aware of how potentially far away from the sun the northern and southern most parts of the map will be. The hottest climates will be along the equator, which works, I'm happy to say. The only thing I didn't consider was Tartaros' placement. It would probably have the nicest weather of all, which poses a bit of a problem since it's supposed to be a really crappy place to live... Though, a cold tundra environment would not change much especially if it were dry and would add biome diversity. Desert planet doesn't necessarily mean ALL desert. Let's see... Could probably muck the local weather up a bit by plopping volcanoes down there either in hot spots or near a convergent plate boundary... occasional spew of ash, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide would ruin people's days, wouldn't it? Actually, I think I might just do that! Why, of course I am a loving and gracious Creator! Mwahaha!
Bah. AHEM. What was my question again...? Oh, I think I just talked it out.
Okay, real question this time... I can't talk this one out like the last.
I'm doing some research on biomes and climate/rainfall to suit and adapt the intended environment for certain regions, islands, etc. Digging into the lovely Climate Cookbook, which I found in another thread.
If I want my planet to be predominantly desert and/or arid, should I decrease the size of the ocean? Is it plausible for a desert planet to have an ocean as large as it is now? I would like potential forest-y areas (-maybe- a rainforest here or there)... I'll get the answer on my own eventually... but I guess it's a question I should ask before I get too deep into this. I figure the issue can be solved with strategically placed mountain ranges and rivers. Altitude too.
P.S. -- I am very quickly learning about how wind currents work. This is exciting! Woo! LEARNING. SCIENCE!
EDIT: Uh. Well. Reading Climate Cookbook... and am... making an attempt to follow it. I picked out my major mountain ranges and am most likely mucking things up. I think I'm thinking about surface water currents alongside land wind currents. OY. But I think I'm making progress since this is revealing to me basic wind direction and now I'm thinking of windward-leeward sides of mountains and basic elevation of lands. Starting to formulate an idea of the climate around those areas. I think I need to do some cross-referencing of other maps... real and fictional.
EDIT2: Padded out surface ocean currents referencing the behavior of the real world map. Feedback is welcome.
EDIT3: Picked out warm and cool currents. Read a little about how warm/cool currents effect climate and decided to add a few land-masses to divert currents in the way I wanted. Blocked out basic wet (green) and dry (pink) areas. Offset the second image a little to show you the current on the far east and west of the map. Feedback appreciated as always... Though now looking at the second map, that current looks a helluva mess. I need to fix that.
Next up, figuring out air pressure of ALL THE PLACES...
Last edited by Vagabondage; 07-19-2013 at 02:18 PM.
Talking completely off the top of my head and knowing very little about climate patterns and rainfall except for what I've absorbed through osmosis over the years.... I would say that the bigger the ocean, the wetter the landforms are going to be. I know that the more land wind currents have to traverse, the drier they get, as there's no ocean below to act as a recirculator and re-moisten them. Also, high mountains act as rain barriers; if wind currents flow east to west, and you have a big mountain chain somewhere in your continent running north to south, the western side of the continent is probably going to be at a minimum very dry-steppes-y (is that a word? ), and again, depending on the size of the continent, maybe even drier.
Also, big deserts on Earth don't tend to sit directly on the equator, I believe due to intersecting/interacting air currents from the north and south hemispheres, which flow contrary to each other. The main Earth deserts - Gobi, Sahara, etc - are offset a bit north or south of the equator.
Take all of the above with a grain of salt and do get better info from more knowledgeable members (who I'm sure will be along shortly), but hopefully that gives you a place to start?
Thanks for the feedback!
And indeed it does help...! It confirms a few of my own criticisms, so at least I know I'm getting somewhere. A smaller ocean might make a significant change to the overall climate of some areas without having to compromise too much diversity. I will have to think about this...
The mountain's bit was what was confusing me the most (at this point but there's a lot that confuses me). I understand a little bit about windward-leeward sides of a mountain, but I don't know how much of a scale it effects either side and to what extremes.
As for the desert bit, I keep looking at world maps and recognizing that deserts don't usually occur on the equator. I'm going to do a bit more research once I... stop playing Mount and Blade.
I saw someone else's WIP where he had made a basic layout of a city/town in Blender. It was really inspiring and exciting, so I think I might have to do the same (especially since it would be wonderful for reference once I do get started on drawings). I think once I get a better idea of how water and wind works to affect the land (and once I make a nice outline of my continents, other mountains, and rivers), I'll start padding out land altitude. Ohhh. YES.
EDIT: I found a useful image. I'm going to paste it in here for future reference. I can see that at the equator, the heating of earth's surface has a significant difference compared to surrounding latitudes. I've got work in a few minutes, so I haven't had the time to do any actual reading. But the whole article looks incredibly informative. I'll read it as soon as I get back... in ten hours... ick.
Last edited by Vagabondage; 07-21-2013 at 11:52 AM.
Keeping in mind that the equator is more wet, I've started to plan out basic territories...
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After thinking about it, I believe I should expand the land area some more so I can have larger and/or more deserts.
Last edited by Vagabondage; 07-24-2013 at 12:24 PM.
I was wondering why it looked like my surface water currents were flowing the opposite of the examples from Earth... then I realized everything was fairly off-center. So now I've scrunched up the entire map and plopped on some ice caps (which won't be included in the final version because uninhabitable). NOW the weather should make more sense than what I was doing before. And Tartaros will have something closer to its intended weather than before. Oopsie poopsie. So now I need to re-think the water currents again... but that was fairly easy so it shouldn't take too long.
Edit: ...?
(Props to those who know what Gamoto and Malaka mean... I put them there as temporary names, but they're starting to stick... as are Nihileam "It's Nothing" and Nihilmagis "More of nothing!")
Decided that while I'd like this to be some sort of concept art and a reference for myself, the final piece will be made in the perspective of a character. It gives me some direction and bias in regard to presentation and style. It will also give me some freedom to tell a story with the piece too, which will be fun. I need to keep in mind SCALE. I don't think I am doing a good enough job of thinking of this as an ENTIRE PLANET. Especially when I have only split the world into five factions (even though they are major factions). I will put a scale somewhere on the map to help myself visualize everything.
I think I'm nearing completion of basic landmasses and water currents now. I'm a bit more knowledgeable about climate diversity. I'm giving myself some wiggle room now that I feel I have proposed a reasonable world to put certain biomes freely in some areas without having to worry too much about adhering to realism. Hardly anything about the story is realistic at all anyway... I just like having something plausible to work with. This is also HELLA FUN.
P.S. -- Dagger Sea routes are wrong. Going to fix them later. -sigh-
Past events:
Proposed Opening of the Rift: Α/ξθ͵͵ (Aleph - 69)
The Rift Takes its First: Η/σξϛ͵ (Heth - 266)
Our Lady's Sleep: H/σογ (Heth - 273)͵to H/τια/Θ͵(Heth - 311 / Thet [Current])
This Year: Θ/β͵ (Thet - 2)
Estimated World Population: 360 million
(The Hive considers only those capable of complex language and/or mathematics to be people. This rules out many Asps, Northern Nomads, and young children.)
The Northern Nomads of Phrojana, Tandha, and Litilgarmi are an unknown people to the Hive as they are unfit for warmer climates. Asps treat them as commodities to entertain and then eat. A few skeletons and mangled cadavers have been found by Pantheras tribes. Their skin is proposed to be covered head-to-toe with white and black fur. Illustrations from surviving Pantheras paintings shows them to be ape-like. Jaw samples from skull fragments point toward omnivores. Their submission to the Asps leaves them a mystery to the rest of the world.
The diversity of asps ranges from small reptiles to massive beasts to humanoid serpents. They live in their own personal dystopia of tribespeople trading each other among themselves in a constant civil war. They are technologically inferior but their brutality and hostility keeps them feared enemies of Pantheras and Northern Nomads. Weakness is not tolerated in their culture and psychological conditioning (that is, those susceptible to it) keeps most in line. They are rather neutral about the Rift in the long run, but when part of their lands was devoured, they fled. There are small groups scattered throughout the deserts who live on vagabonds.
Asp beasts compromised major areas of Pantheras tribelands in an attempt to escape the Rift devouring their own. Hive colonies offered safety in exchange for their servitude. Pantheras lost ownership of the peoples of Oxhorn Bay, Stepping Stones, Gamoto, and Malaka. Those who did not manage to escape were split between the Incubi and Hive. Both of which use them as slaves for entertainment or manual labor (if they are not lazy hedonists -- which most are). Those who have been granted freedom or wander Hive streets are neither ostracized or praised, but ignored. Most of the peoples from the islands and Pantheras jungles are pagans and/or polytheists. Only a select few do not believe in gods.
Incubi are truly neutral so long as their lands and strict culture are left undisturbed. Even so much as passing through Cathedral Valley is a threat punishable by public death by the Hive or imprisonment by Incubi. No one wants to be imprisoned by an Incubus. Demands are made from time to time and the Hive often bends to them. However, the demands have become more aggressive as time progresses and the Hive has become wary. While Incubi had once asked their exiles be executed on site, the Hive now finds use in keeping the estranged creatures alive as they are obedient and submissive in the loss of their people and purpose. The Incubi are a monotheistic culture worshipping a masculine, dominant deity (similar to the Judeo-Christian God). They believe the Rift to be an apocalyptic blessing. They have been aware of its existence for ages as they appear to have built their population from it. Perhaps they have knowledge of how to traverse it safely?
The Hive is incredibly intelligent. Mathematics and science reign supreme. The culture allows for its people to worship any deity or practice any spiritual beliefs (within the law), but Hive aristocracy and those seeking to be in their favor are monotheistic and owe their alleigance ultimately to a goddess referred to as "Our Lady". A handful of Hive members are appointed at birth to be her interpreters and mark the beginning and end of eras based on their ability to hear the voice of their Lady. Times of silence are referred to as "Our Lady's Sleep". The Hive see the Rift as a threat to their control over the world and seek to -- if not obliterate it -- at least regulate it.
Tartaros is the safest and easiest to manage place away from the Rift's chaotic and reality-bending influence. It was a prison island before becoming a colony for research. It remains such, but offers a more diverse people. The island itself has its own unique cultural ways.
The Southern Ocean belongs to the Hive and is home to a few oceanic trade routes.
Hive ships traveling from Amelia have begun to face unwanted incubus visitors lately claiming to have lost their way in the Spiral Sea (named after its cyclical current).
The Northern Ocean is infested with sea snakes and other primeval creatures adapted to its warm waters. It is best to avoid them.
The Stepping Stones are a chaotic paradise. The inhabitants that manage to survive the climate are either passive neutrals or pirates.
Last edited by Vagabondage; 07-24-2013 at 05:40 PM.
To be updated...
Collecting references for this and future pieces.
Ancient Arabia Map Fragment?
Pascaerte van 't Westelycke Deel van Oost Indien, van Cabo de Bona Esperanca, tot C. Comorin
Der Berg Sinai
Macrobian world map, 10th century (For the text...)
The Rift:
Antique map of Anemographica by Lotter
Planetae et Radiationes In Cancri Dodecatemorio
Scenographia Systematis Copernicani
Non-Map Inspirations:
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymous Bosch
Islamic Illuminated Manuscript 1
Tabernacle world view in the Christian Topography 6th century -- WHAT IS THIS? WHY IS IT SO AWESOME? THE MOUNTAIN IS IN A BOX.
"Bootleg Disney World" -- Dat castle.
Free Relief Layers for Google Maps
Unicase -- Simple. Easy to read. Calligraphic.
Masonic Tattegrain -- Beautiful. Not gonna use, but gives me an idea of what I'd like
Intellecta Monograms -- Whaaaaaat the???
CF Nelson Old -- Ooooh! I like the sketchy geometric look.
Japanese (?) Map -- For the aged, folded look...!
As for my map... I'm going to start sketching out rivers (will update this same post with a new image later today). When that is finished, I'll start a new document entirely to create a more detailed version of the coastline. Then I'll start working on the composition for the border and informational legends, compasses, n stuff.
EDIT: After looking through all of the strange curiosities of maps from the medieval era and how esoteric they feel with their lack of knowledge and strange illustrations. I'm starting to feel as though I should take a more unconventional approach to the map I have so far. I find myself asking the same question over and over: What if the world really was flat? What if the sea was endless? While that might be back-tracking on my part, I don't mind. Like I said in my first post, I've been working on this idea for two years and I have often turned back on decisions that didn't feel right until I found one that fit... like a proper piece in a puzzle. Certainly I need to compromise some realism for the sake of emotional and psychological aesthetic.
Discworld works, doesn't it?
I've always wanted to ground myself in some sort of realism, but I can't forget that this is a fantasy world. I want to invoke that feeling I get when I look at ancient maps. The feeling of this is what people really believed. Extraplanar forces were presumed to be in control of worldly, natural phenomena. That monsters roamed the sea and devoured ships. Certainly some of those things exist and while I would like for there to exist some "advanced" technology (sandmobiles, mechanical monsters, etc. -- the sort of things reserved for aristocracy who had either studied the creation of such things or commissioned them) there is a certain amount of unknowing I'd like for my audience to comprehend. Like the whole thing is essentially ouroboros or a mobius ring.
It's a bit of a far stretch to make, but I think I may be able to make something elegant and strange if I work at it. I'll experiment with what I've got now.
To illustrate what I mean, I need to point out that the initial inspiration for my little pet project of two years was Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and ultimately his map of Hell. Harenova used to be called -- in its entirety -- Tartarus, but I figured that was absolutely absurd and far too forward. As I strayed away from the biblical fan-fiction and started to study mythology and theologies, the story veered away from the polarization of good and evil and toward the ambiguous, eastern philosophy that everything is connected. There's no doubt that Dante's Inferno left a dream-like vision in my mind that I would like to achieve.
Bah, what is this, my blog?!
Something like this... I'm going to reduce the size of some continents and enlarge others. Tartaros is absolutely too large.
tl;dr -- Vagabondage is thinking and trying to be an "artistic" hipster in her endeavors.
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I think its personal preference and what you are used too. I like straight spotters because they are alot easier for me to find things in. The only advantage I can see to an angled is you can use it on a shorter tripod.
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I think its personal preference and what you are used too. I like straight spotters because they are alot easier for me to find things in. The only advantage I can see to an angled is you can use it on a shorter tripod.
Angled is more comfortable to keep your neck in a natural position. It handles digiscoping way easier. You can rest your binos on the top of the eyepiece for really stable glassing. Target acquisition comes really easy after using a few times.
Straight is going to pack down smaller and has easy target acquisition right off the bat
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i think it would be cool if some of these retailers that sell these things would do a clinic in the hills somewhere with their diff binos and spotters set up on pods for customers to actualy do hands on eye on testing. as was said earlier, in a store or even in a parking lot as i said earlier just doesnt do these things justice. i know id go and participate and would prob be more likely to buy.
The downside to putting on a clinic (trust me I've debated this more than once) would be first off having a large enough stock of items to give people a good variance of options. And then hoping enough people attend to make it worth your time. Big stores such as bass pro, cabelas, sportsmans warehouse would not (IMO) find this appealing. They want to attract people into the store so they stumble into other shiny objects and fill their cart. I find this option appealing. BUT. Lack the capital of a big chain store to make it happen. It's a catch 22!
valid point
I've noticed going from straight to angled is pretty easy. But angled back to straight gets tricky. At least for me.
I have the Razor HD in straight and wish i would have gotten the angled for all the reasons mentioned above. However, for using it with a window mount in the truck, the straight is nice.
I prefer angled, the only time I like straight is when using a window mount in my truck.
Just as idahobow stated.
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Oklahoma City Thunder fans: Meet the Rockets
In 10 days or so, you're going to know more about the Houston Rockets than you ever thought possible. That's what happens when your team plays a playoff series. You come to know the opponent quite intimately. You'll know more about Greg Smith than you do Trey Metoyer, OU fans. Know more about Patrick Beverely than you do Phil Jurick, OSU fans.
To get you jump-started on the Thunder-Rocket series, I thought I'd offer up a primer on the Rockets, who play in OKC on Sunday and Wednesday before the series shifts to Houston for games April 27 and April 29.
STARTING LINEUP: Four guys you know. James Harden, whose trade created a sensation last October, and Jeremy Lin, whose ascension in New York last season created a world-wide sensation, are the guards. Chandler Parsons, who looks a little like a surfer (he played at Florida, after all) but plays like Shane Battier (OK, he's not that good, but still…) is the small forward. And Omer Asik is the center. That leaves power forward. With the trade of Patrick Patterson to Sacramento, the Rockets have been experimenting. Greg Smith, a second-year pro out of Fresno State, has started the last 10 games.
BENCH: Not good. Carlos Delfino is Houston's best scorer off the bench, 10.6 points a game. Six-foot-1 rookie Patrick Beverely out of Arkansas is the first guard off the bench. Francisco Garcia, who came over in a trade with Sacramento, plays 17 minutes a game, mostly ineffectively. OSU's James Anderson plays a little. Aaron Brooks, once a budding star with Houston, is back, signed in March, but barely plays. Terrence Jones, a 6-9 rookie out of Kentucky, and Donatas Motiejunas, a 7-foot rookie from Lithuania, help inside. But it's not much of a bench.
COACH: Kevin McHale was an NBA star with the Celtics. As a coach, he's been so-so. McHale ran the Timberwolves organization and stepped in twice to coach Minnesota, going 19-12 during a 31-game stretch in 2004-05 and 20-43 during a 63-game stretch in 2008-09. Last season, McHale took over at Houston and went 34-32. So this season, when the Rockets went 45-37, is McHale's first full NBA season coaching.
STYLE: The Rockets like to run. They play as fast as any team in the league. The Rockets lead the NBA with 100 possessions per game. The Thunder ranks ninth in that category, 97.5. Houston is not particularly adept at defense. The Rockets try to outscore you.
HOMECOURT: The Toyota Center never has been identified as one of the league's noisier environments. The Rockets average 16,672, which is 92.4 percent of capacity.
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: Very little. Harden played 43 games with the Thunder. Delfino played 36 playoff games with Detroit, Toronto or Milwaukee. Asik played 21 games with Chicago. Brooks played 19 games with Houston in 2008 and 2009. Anderson played eight games with the Spurs last season. Garcia played six games with the Kings. Meanwhile, the Thunder's starting lineup of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Kendrick Perkins and Serge Ibaka has started 37 playoff games as a unit.
PLAYOFF HISTORY: The Rockets won back-to-back NBA titles in 1994-95 with Hakeem Olajuwon, Otis Thorpe, Vernon Maxwell and Kenny Smith. Clyde Drexler was on the squad in '95; Scotty Brooks was on the squad in '94. But Houston was a force in the '80s, too. The Rockets made the 1980 NBA Finals, led by Moses Malone, and the 1986 Finals, led by Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson. In the 25 years from 1975 through 1999, Houston made the playoffs 20 times. But this is just Houston's sixth appearance since, and the Rockets have only one series victory during that time — they beat the Blazers in the 2009 first round.
MANAGEMENT: Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is considered one of the NBA's moneyball-type thinkers. Heavy into analytics, the deep study of statistics. Morey's assistant is Sam Hinkie, an OU graduate from Marlow.
OWNERSHIP: Les Alexander has owned the Rockets for 20 years. He's a former stock trader from New Jersey and is considered a solid NBA owner.
FRANCHISE LEGACY: For 40 years, Houston has had good big men. Elvin Hayes, originally, until the Rockets inexplicably traded him to the Bullets for Jack Marin. Malone. Sampson. Olajuwon. Yao Ming. Of course, this Houston team is built around its backcourt.
GREATEST PLAYERS: In addition to the big men, the Rockets' greatest players ever are Calvin Murphy, the 5-foot-9 dynamo who scored almost 18,000 points, and Rudy Tomjanovich, the No. 3 scorer in Houston history who coached the great Olajuwon teams.
FRANCHISE ORIGIN: The Rockets started in San Diego in 1967, stayed four season and moved to Houston.
ALL-TIME COACHES: The Rockets have an interesting history of coaches. Alex Hannum, Wilt Chamberlain's long-time coach with the Warriors and 76ers, coached the Rockets for two years in San Diego. Tex Winter, a big-time coach at Kansas State in the '60s who is credited with helping Phil Jackson install the triangle offense with the Bulls, coached the Rockets from 1971-73. Del Harris and Bill Fitch each coached the Rockets to the Finals. Don Chaney, Elvin Hayes' teammate at Houston U., then a long-time Celtic, coached the Rockets 1988-92. Then Rudy T., Jeff Van Gundy, Rick Adelman and now McHale. The Rockets have actually had quite a consistency on the coaching front. Forty-six NBA seasons and 12 head coaches. Few franchises have been that stable.


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ESPN talked to Urban Meyer, and Meyer came out and said that Notre Dame job could be his dream job. This does not have anything to do with Cyclone Football , but I just wanted to see if anyone heard that news.
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It's the start of something big.
I haven't heard that, but doesn't he know he is playing for a NC title next year? And...Offensive Guru Charlie is still there...
Heard it....but I'd hate to see ND get a quality coach
Weis and ND are perfect for each other
Are we allowed to post threads today that don't involve our coaching search?
What about Urban Meyer to ISU?
Sorry...that template thread earlier got to me....Ditka in 3 2 1
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I would seriously laugh though, if he left a great gig in Florida for the Irish.
Fire up the D-Mac as Florida HC posts! ;)
The Thing Is Too Is That He Said Florida Was The Best Job In The Nation... Don't Know What Side Of The Fence He Is On.
If Meyer went to ND, they would be winning national championships within 5 years.
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If Meyer went to ND, they would be winning national championships within 5 years.
I couldn't agree more. Meyer is a great coach.
Did Urban ever say he was "firmly entrenched" in Gainsville? Only if he has said that will I believe he is going to take over the ND job.
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The Thing Is Too Is That He Said Florida Was The Best Job In The Nation... Don't Know What Side Of The Fence He Is On.
Do You Write Book Titles For a Living?
Which might open the door to Charlie Strong?
He said that he might like to coach there one day when his kids were out of high school. Here's the article:
Meyer still considers Notre Dame his 'dream job' - College Football - Rivals.com
Sounds like somebody is lobbying for a contract extension and/or pay raise.
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AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State softball team fell in the series finale to No. 17 Baylor 8-3 Sunday at the Cyclone Sports Complex. The game on Sunday also marked Senior Day as the Cyclones honored their five departing seniors in one of their final games at the Cyclone Sports Complex.
The Lady Bears improve to 41-12 on the season, 12-4 in Big 12 play. ISU is now 22-28-1 on the season, 2-13 in conference competition.
Baylor Starts Fast, ISU Misses Chance to Respond
BU got to work in the top of the first inning as their first two batters, Kaitlyn Thumann and Ari Hawkins both drew walks and Holly Holl singled to load the bases with no outs. After getting the first out, Linsey Hays looked like she had a grand slam to left, but it ended up going off the wall and allowing a pair to score to make it 2-0 Lady Bears.
Baylor got the bases loaded again and Sarah Smith made it 3-0 with a single. However, Katie Johnson was able to get things back under control as she got Liz Paul to strike out looking and Justine Young to ground out to force Baylor to leave the bases loaded, three of the Lady Bears' 14 they left on base.
Iowa State got into action with back-to-back infield singles from Brittany Gomez and Sarah Hawryluk in the bottom of the first. Lexi Slater then drew a walk so ISU had the bases loaded and no outs. Rachel Hartman hit a sacrifice fly to right that allowed Gomez to score and Hawryluk to move to third. However, Slater tried to move over from second and BU got her 9-to-5-to-4 at second. Aly Capapert left Hawryluk on third as she struck out to end the inning.
Home Runs Again for Baylor
The Lady Bears had seven home runs in the first two games of the series and it was the long ball again that helped move Baylor out of sight. ISU got off to a good start in the second as both Thumann and Hawkins flew out to Henry. On Hawkins' at-bat, Liana Henry made a diving, over-the-shoulder catch on the warning track to prevent extra bases.
However, Baylor saw Holl and Clare Hosack draw walks to bring Hays back up and after just missing a home run in her first at bat, she left very little doubt in her second at bat as she powered a 3-run home run over the wall in right to put Baylor ahead 6-1.
Paris Imholz entered for the Cyclones after the home run and settled things down with a few scoreless innings. In the top of the fifth, Sarah Crockett led off with a pinch-hit single and Thumann cashed it in with her seventh home run of the season over the wall in right to make it 8-1 Lady Bears.
Iowa State Takes Advantage of Baylor Errors
Liz Paul was in the circle for her third inning of work and she induced a pop up of Sara Rice to get things underway. However, third baseman Robin Landrith, who took over for Smith at third, dropped the pop up. With Rice looking to take an extra base, Jordan Strickland threw to second, but her throw was well wide and allowed Rice to advance on a pair of BU errors.
Another error saw Rice to score as Henry's grounded to short, but Strickland's throw to first was short of the bag and past Holl at first. Two batters later, Hawryluk brought home her fellow senior as she fired a triple down the line past third and into left to make it to the final score of 8-3.
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Oceanside took the April 29 series opener, 5-2, behind Martin's three hits and two RBIs and senior pitcher James Long. It was Long's fifth win of the season. The following day at home, senior Francis Rapp drove home the tying and winning runs with a fifth-inning single as the Sailors took a 4-3 decision. Junior Chris Hood went six innings, and junior Pat Broder worked the seventh for the save. Baldwin senior Ryan Mahoney drove in three runs in the series.
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I would like to get my 1st smartphone, and would appreciate advice given by someone who isn't a salesclerk trying to sell me just whatever he has on his shelf.
Not important: built-in stun gun, free snap-on silicone vibrator heads, coffee warmer, gaming, watching or making movies, face detection.
Important: unlocked and under $180
for use in Europe, Asia, and maybe US
possibility to replace stock mp3 player for great sounding one
GPS supporting download of off-road maps or at least mark waypoints
capacitive touchscreen w/ physical volume dial
largish screen that can be read in direct sunlight
at least 16 GB onboard memory, or SDHC card slot - preferably on the outside of phone, and even better if it's hot-swappable
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I can't really think of anything that fits all your criteria...
The problem is the combination of low price point, direct sunlight visibility and the need for navigation (presumably offline navigation).
Maps/Navigation (assuming you want a GPS unit with offline navigation)
As far as I know iOS and Android both need an internet connection for maps and navigation to work. Nokia phones will do offline navigation but most will fail on one of your other requirements. The sunlight visibility on the cheaper phones is not sufficient and the UI is usually hopelessly outdated. I doubt any phone is ideal for use as a primary off road navigation device. When I go into the sticks I bring a paper map that wont run out of batteries and that has a large viewable area.
Sunlight visibility
No screen will do well in direct bright sunlight. That is a fact, there are just degrees of suck. Amoled screens do better than the LCD ones in general or the other alternative is to get a really bright LCD phone. Neither alternative is cheap.
Possibility to change stock mp3 player
If the hardware is up to spec than the only thing changing the mp3 player app does is add features like an equalizer. You can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear.
Perhaps you could clarify this point a bit " GPS supporting download of off-road maps or at least mark waypoints".
I will be in India for a while, and even if I'm in a village w/ thousands of people it won't be in the Garmin roadmaps, so I want a way to find myself around many winding narrow streets, back to my hotel rooms, etc. If it's not possible to download maps ahead of time at a hotspot, I would still like to be able to mark on my phone, "This tree is at such and such co-ordinates," for viewing later. Any Idea what would offline nav. would be called on the specs sheet? 2 types of GPS are listed.
I can always hold my hand over the phone to block the sun. Not a big prob considering its what will charge my 2 solar powered battery chargers.
So about the mp3, then I'd need to look at any sony or samsung phone?
Aaah OK that cleared things up a bit.
If you are going to India it would make sense to check with the locals to see what they use for navigation. I have never been there so I can't really comment on that. Perhaps one of the locals could chime in. I would imagine that the navteq/nokia partnership have a good hold there but again I have no real way of knowing.
For maps to work offline you need to be able to download maps, that's not really something they put on spec sheets. It is application specfic. So google maps for example allows you to download a small cache (it really is very limited) from google maps. There might be (/probably are) other navigation apps for android that will allow you to download maps.
The two types of GPS listed in spec sheets are GPS/A-GPS. That is not related to offline/online access to maps. From my understanding the A-GPS or assisted gps allows for a faster GPS lock using positional data from cell towers.
For the mp3 player it depends on how much you intend to use it. If you want to be listening to tunes all day, expect to do navigation and still have some juice left for emergency calls you will probably be disappointed. You might be better off with 2 devices. Sound quality will vary, some will be good, others not so good. Test if for yourself.
My recommendation: have a look to see if there are any Nokia phones with the Ovi Maps feature in your price range. They will likely be an older model running Symbian. Nokia N8-00, C6-01, X7-00 might be discounted enough. You'll get little eye candy and a UI built by engineers instead of designers. If you can find an android app that with good support in india that might also be an option.
The new Nokia 610 is a little over the budget but does what you want as far as I can tell.
At initial checkings, I found 400 Euro average for those, but then I found them for half that, so I am considering. I guess I like the size/shape of the Galaxy S Minis. Not a candy bar, nor a "tablet". Guys, are those any good for the preferences I mentioned above?
Dunno if you are still on looking but it looks like google just blew things wide open by announcing offline support for their Google Maps service. I stand by my prior recommendations though since this feature is unlikely to filter down quite yet.
I'm still considering options, realizing now that I will sometimes need to type, and with my clumsiness, typing on a capacative screen will be a big problem and using a stylus on a resistive screen is even worse, so maybe thinking one of those nokias w/ a waterproof case, using a small bluetooth keyboard? Do all bluetooth devices charge separately, or do some charge from the phone's battery?
there are apps that you can buy that allow for map downloads. I used one for a while and it was decent. new car ahs built in nav so no need anymore
The new Google maps that Google just reveled a couple of days has offline (ability to download maps) support. It should be out in a couple of weeks.
I had mentioned earlier that this is for the winding narrow streets of India (where only cows, pedestrians and rickshaws go). Our car in Europe has a Garmin, but we bought it separately - car is 22 years old.
If typing accuracy is a concern you might do well to up the budget and get something with a large screen and decently fast processor, instead of that extra keyboard. You'll waste less potential that way. The bigger the touchscreen the easier it is to type on.
If you have an old dumbphone lying around somewhere it wouldn't be a horrible idea to get something like a samsung galaxy player 5.0 as your data device and save the battery on the dumbphone for when it really matters.
Sideways, I tried typing on a large screen and found it really a problem. I am considering between the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro mini and regular, and the Motorola Milestone 2 (possibly known as Droid in US) - all "side sliders", but am seeing that several of these aren't working properly with Skype. Does someone know if this is only certain versions of Android that don't work? Could I just use a dif release? Or would a different Voip service work better?
Yes, I would love to use my 11 year old Motorola Accompli 009, but the networks it supports are so limited that it's very hard to send a simple SMS from it in India, what-to-speak of Pinging.
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This Rotten Week: Predicting Alex Cross and Paranormal Activity 4 Reviews
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Coming off a big week for the Rotten Watch, were looking to keep the momentum going. This time around weve got Alex Cross catching serial killers and more folk recording crap going bump in the night.
Just remember, I'm not reviewing these movies, but rather predicting where they'll end up on the Tomatometer. Let's take a look at what This Rotten Week has to offer.
Alex Cross
Though I dont have any actual evidence of such, Im fairly convinced James Patterson runs a third world sweatshop of underpaid and exploited child writers who churn out thousands of words each day for fifteen cents an hour. How else to explain how many books this guy pumps out? What do you think? He just likes to write and is one of the most prolific (in terms of sheer numbers) writers of the last thirty years, including writing or co-writing twenty-seven books in the last two years? I dont believe it. I barely get this column handed in once a week.
The other explanation: he has a document, a shell of a novel, that he just auto-populates with a new character or plot line that he comes up with. This would fit the If youve read one Patterson book, youve read them all idea.
Yet for the number of crime novels hes written, surprisingly few have come to the big screen. Only two in fact, with Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls. Other than that, Patterson isnt too much of a theater guy.
But in this new movie, Detective Alex Cross makes a return to the big screen. Seeing as how Morgan Freeman is probably too old to keep tracking down murderers, the mantle is passed to Tyler Perry. This is the first time Perry has starred in a movie that he didnt write or direct (so already a positive for this flick) and he tracks down a serial killer played Matthew Fox.
One more not-so-quick sidenote: The tag line for this flick is Dont Ever Cross, Alex Cross. Are you kidding me? Thats the best they could come up with? Just for sh#$s and giggles, Im going to throw out some other options. These are just off the top of my head:
Hes got a Cross to bear
Dont get Alex, Cross with you
Youll need the sign of the Cross
Alex Crosses another killer off the list
They're not better, but they're certainly not worse, and I took literally thirty seconds thinking of these. Come on Hollywood.
Directed by Rob Cohen, who the trailer folks remind you directed The Fast and the Furious (52%), but conveniently leave out The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (13%) Stealth (13%), Alex Cross appears a stunning mash up of over the top killing, contrived action, Perry emoting at every opportunity, a fairly scary looking Fox, explosions, Perry getting ggrrrr-so-angry!, horrible dialogue, and every action/detective cliche in the book. In other words, it looks bad. If this was the effort to boot up a run of Alex Cross movies over the next few years, it might not completely work. But not to fear, there are roughly a jillion other Patterson books to choose from. Adapt one of those. The Rotten Watch for Alex Cross is
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|Electric rates to increase; snow removal addressed by City Council
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Electric rates, snow removal and tree assessment were main topics discussed at the Nov. 3 Holyoke City Council meeting.
Electric rates to increase
Beginning Dec. 18, electric rates will increase. The purpose for the change is to permit the City of Holyoke to offset rate increases under which the city purchases its wholesale energy and power requirements.
The adjustment is limited to an adjustment in rates which will allow the city to keep pace with the increased costs of wholesale power and energy which it purchases for distribution to its retail customers. The retail rate increase requested is the minimum necessary to preserve the financial integrity of the city's electrical system.
The new rates will result in an approximate increase of nine percent for residential and commercial customers.
Customers wanting more information may contact the City Clerk's office at 854-2266.
Snow removal issues
An item not even on Tuesday's meeting agenda was brought up during committee reports. Mayor David Nygaard said it was brought to his attention residents were not pleased with how the snow removal was handled with the last snow Thursday, Oct. 29—particularly downtown near the businesses.
The process was delayed that Friday morning because city crews had to clear the runway at the airport due to an expected plane coming in, City Supt. Mark Brown said. There was also a funeral in town and the streets needed to be cleared. Those two places were cleared before downtown work began.
"It wasn't an ideal situation for us and I apologize to the business owners," Brown said.
Board members questioned Brown about early morning snow removal near downtown businesses. Brown said it would be nice to see store owners and employees have the sidewalks cleared by 6 a.m. He said they usually get crews started clearing snow around 5:30-6 a.m. depending on the storm and amount of snow.
He said in the past, the sidewalks get cleared after city crews have already cleared the streets. The snow from the sidewalks is pushed back into the street in some places, which hampers parking.
Another issue were the piles of snow near the intersections along Denver Street. Brown said it would help if snow could be pushed toward the alleys instead of intersections to help decrease visibility issues.
Council member Ray Bailey suggested presenting business owners with a letter explaining the requests.
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Linda Langelo, with CSU Cooperative Extension, updated the board on the condition of some trees around Holyoke. She conducted a tree assessment in town, documenting trees and taking photos. She also mentioned the community garden raised about 923 pounds of food this year compared to 1,080 pounds last year.
Langelo said almost half of what they harvested this summer went to the Methodist Food Bank.
The east side of town is a bigger problem area compared to the west, according to Langelo when it comes to the trees. She said the west side has a younger tree population.
Board members officially recognized Langelo as the tree assessment consultant and approved a $1,000 a year stipend.
Jim Blake and Brian Akey presented board members with information on the golf course. The Holyoke Golf Course requested a reimbursement and board members wanted to receive clarification on where they stand.
Blake said he is worried about where the golf course will stand at the end of the year. He also mentioned they have seen a drop in memberships.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - Two organizations well known for their generosity throughout the year may soon be going against each other in a court of law.
The Salvation Army is trying to evict a group that is backed by Union Temple Baptist Church in Southeast, DC.
Bruce Johnson reports on the argument between the two.
The Spirit fitness and wellness center which was founded and promoted by Union Temple Baptist church, and is housed in the Salvation Army's Southeast D.C. headquarters.
It seemed like the perfect fit some years ago when the well-known non profit teamed with the church to launch a fitness center where there had been none in this part of town---but that was then:
A representative for Union Temple declined public comment Monday. The church just recently helped distribute two thousandfree turkeys to needy families. The fitness center was to be another example of its community reach.
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Yost expects Gil Meche to begin his rehab assignment this Saturday in Omaha. He will start off throwing 20-25 pitches and will build his way to 40. When Meche eventually returns to Kansas City, Yost plans on using the pitcher only after the fifth or sixth inning and for only one or two frames at a time. The manager said Meche will not go back-to-back days this year because it doesn't make sense to push him.
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Joakim Soria is tied for second in the Majors in saves after notching his 35th last night against the Indians. Yost said it is a great feeling to have a guy like Soria as a closer because he has total confidence that the pitcher will get the job done. Yost realizes that Soria will eventually make a mistake or two, but as far as he's concerned, Soria is as close to a robot or machine as you can get.
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With the trade of Kyle Farnsworth and the placement of Robinson Tejeda on the D.L., the Royals were left without some set-up relievers between the starters and Soria. Since then, other guys in the bullpen have had opportunities to try to fill the void. Yost believes opportunity is a wonderful thing, and the right guys will stand up and take charge when given the chance. Recently, Blake Wood has shook off some rookie stumbles to take the reins in the eighth.


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