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Ipanema Farme de Amoedo Beach
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The greater Ipanema Beach breaks up into smaller subsections where different crowds tend to stick together. This is a great place to find out where all the night time parties are. Just look for the party promotors who pass out flyers regularly. For anyone who's unfamiliar, "barbies" is the local name for Rio's muscle men and East of Rua Farme de Amoedo is where you'll find them. Also known as Farme Gay.
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Unlike any other beach.....Fantastic beach unlike another exerpience I've found so far anywhere else. Upon approaching the beach, you will see several rainbow flags when you cross Farme de Amoedo to the beach. Immediately you will be approached by two or three 12-13 year olds in different color jerseys. These are the cabana boys or the beach vendors reps ready to help you get chairs, umbrellas and drinks on the beach. There are 3 different companies resposnbile for Farme beach. My suggestion is to decline their services until you find a spot on the beach. If you hire them right away, you have to sit in their specific zone. So pic the zone you want and then one of the guys will reproach you. Chairs here are more of the style then towels. 90% of the beach will be in chairs and umbrellas. Once you get a beach hire for chairs and umbrella, he will also be getting you drinks. Again, most of these errand runners look like 12-15 years old but they are allowed to deliver alcohol between the bar and you. They will present you with a slip of paper that has your rental items on it and every time you order another drink, they will ask to see it to add more to it. TIP: you also get free wifi from this vendor but you have to ask them to put in the password. At the end of the day leave all your rental item in one spot and take your paper to the back table tents to pay out. Yes they accept credit cards on the beach. There are several variations of showers. Vendor provided which are right at the back of the beach which are free. The others are in the lifeguard buildings along with the toilets. BE ADVISED - there are no free toilets on the beach. You have to pay $1.75 in reals each time to access the bathroom. Same building also has open outdoor showers or enclosed private showers for rental complete with soap and towel, There are many vendors on this beach that will approach you frequently to sell sunblock, necklaces, blankets, zongas (speedo type bathing suit), sandwiches, various drinks etc.....they tend to only take cash but make life convenient. AT times it can be annoying and pestering. Keep in mind Rio;s beach water is not exactly clean and has sewage in it. So if you go in, do not put your head underwater and shower off after you get out. The Brazilians have a tolerance to the water that tourists do not and this an easy way to get sick. Beach is quiet on the weekdays, but insane on Sat & Sun. Sunday part of the roads are closed just for beach pedestrians and bike traffic. They will be filled with wall to wall umbrellas and amazing boys! Great eye candy beyond words. People tend t be friendly and try to communicate here, Use google translate app to help the translate back and forth.
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Celebrity's Century is about to enter a whole new era. The cruise line has announced that the 70,606-ton, 1,770-passenger ship is going to be renovated, and in a big way -- a whopping 314 verandahs will be added to the ship. And while the concept of tacking balconies on to older ships isn't groundbreaking (Costa Cruises added 242 cabins to CostaVictoria last year), a project of this magnitude is exciting, particularly for a cruise line with no new-builds on order.
The major overhaul will begin when the ship goes into dry dock next April -- and the new and improved Century will re-enter service in June 2006. The company has not yet assigned a shipyard; several shipyards are currently bidding for the project, which will take five weeks (and cost about $55 million).
A decade ago, when Century first launched, ships loaded to the brim with balcony cabins were just a glimmer in cruise line executives' eyes. These days, however, the percentage of outside cabins with verandahs (on non-luxury lines, anyway) can reach as high as 80 percent. In fact, on
Celebrity's newest ship, Constellation, launched in 2002, the percentage is 72.
Cruise Critic spent a few hours in Miami, where Celebrity's headquarters are based, to get the hot-off-the-press details on Century's upcoming rebirth. We basically learned that this time next year, Century will be well on its way to featuring many of the same elements and amenities that have made the line's Millennium-class ships
so successful. Highlights include:
314 brand-new balconies, to be added to existing oceanview staterooms. These balconies will measure 1.75 meters deep (just shy of 6 feet) -- which is actually larger than those found on Millennium-class ships
(measuring 1.32 to 1.4 meters). Also, because the addition of the verandah involves the removal of existing window casings, these cabins will also gain a square meter of additional space, and furniture will be rearranged to allow for better in-room dining possibilities, with a seating area and table near the sliding doors. Every Concierge-class cabin will now have a verandah.
New cabins will be added, too -- 24 to be exact, in a variety of stateroom categories. Up on the sky deck, a row of 4 Sunset verandah staterooms will be added (these clock in at about the same measurements as the lower deck verandah-cabins, but face over the aft end of the
ship), plus 2 oceanviews that adjoin to the Sunset staterooms located on either end of the row; 4 insides; and 14 suites. Editor's note: Six cabins on Deck 4 will be removed to make way for an expanded Fun Factory, so the net gain of cabins is actually 18.
Where are the new cabins going? They will actually be placed where the sports deck is currently -- and a new sports deck will be created on the uppermost level of the ship (which is now an empty space, without even a
handrail to speak of). The deck will feature a ball court and other activity venues, and will overlook the pool area.
The outdoor dining area off of the casual Islands Cafe will be beefed up with bar service, and will offer tapas to match the al fresco dining on Millennium-class ships. Inside, a sushi cafe will be added as well as
an evening Mediterranean cafe for casual dining in the evenings.
A specialty restaurant -- now considered a standard amenity on most mainstream cruise ships -- will also debut onboard, located off the main lobby (a seating area will be sacrificed to make room). While no theme has been set yet, the ambience is expected to mirror that of, say, Constellation's Ocean Liners -- intimate, romantic dining with table-side cooking ... and a delectable Michel Roux menu.
The spa area, which at the time of the ship's launch boasted the largest square footage of any at-sea spa, is also catching up with the times; its expansion is expected to be one of the biggest projects. The Spa Cafe, a
popular spot on Constellation, will be added adjacent to the spa, featuring healthy eats.
In addition to the expansion of Century's kids' facility, Fun Factory, a portion of the Crystal Room on Deck 7 will be sectioned off to make way for a brand-new teens-only lounge.
The underused Images sports bar will be transformed into a chic martini bar in the heart of ship on Deck 7.
The computer station, currently a cluster of about 15 terminals, will be updated to feature approximately 25 terminals. The High Seas computer education program will be instituted onboard to offer guests enrichment
The Cova Cafe Milano will also receive a facelift -- and there will be designated space for Celebrity's famed chocolate buffets.
Stay tuned for more details on the "new" Century....
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Washington, DC, 1994.
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Gauthier, Sheldon F.
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James Childers, 82, a Copeville, Texas, resident, born May 14, 1857, in log cabin on father's farm at Chamberburg, Kentucky. In 1865 the family moved to Arkansaw and at the age of 18, James went to work on a cattle ranch in the Indian Territory. After terminating his range career he farmed for a livelihood.
"I was born in Kentucky at a place called Chamberburg on the Ohio River. The event happened on May 14, 1857. My father, J. H. Childers, was an early settler of the section. During my childhood the country was sparsely settled and farming and logging was the means of making a livelihood.
"The conditions under which my family lived will be a fair illustration of the community as a whole. Our home was a two room log cabin. The average home was two rooms, some were one room structures and a few had three rooms. They were double log cabins with rooms on either side, one of which contained the fire place. The fire place furnished most of the light for the room during the dark hours, [excep?] during the summer season when candles were used, as well as heat and a means for cooking food. If company was making a call we would light the coal oil lamp.
"During my childhood I did not know what tailored clothes were[;?] homespun was the only clothing people were able to secure. My folks, as all our neighbors did, raised the material, worked it into thread and weaved the thread into cloth and from this cloth made clothes. Even our shoes were home-made, the hides from our butchered stock were made into leather by the tanner of the community. The shoemaker made the shoes and they were good shoes too.
"Vegetables in abundance were raised in our garden and kept in a cellar from one crop to another. We raised wheat, corn and oats which gave us flour, corn meal, and feed for the stock. We hauled the grain to the [griet?] mill and traded grain to the miller for the milling charge. We had
"On our place was an orchard and from it we obtained our fruit, such as apples,
"Our smoke-house always contained a plentiful supply of hams and bacon smoked with hickory wood. During the winter months the climate of Kentucky is such that meat will keep without any processing, in summer it was necessary to salt and smoke meat. During the summer we never went hungry for fresh meat, the forest contained many different kinds of edible animals and fowls that were easily hunted. So far as food and clothes were concerned my father was never worried about an adequate supply.
"Even a stranger in the community was a welcome guest, and people went out of their way to give him a start. But if anyone became obnoxious they had their own way of dealing with such matters. If the stamp of approval was not placed on a man, the party was compelled to leave the community, and in severe cases if they failed to leave in a hurry they were returned to their creator. There was a [feud?] [between?] some people existing all [the?] time and generally one or more decisive fights would take place during the annual religious [cam?] meeting.
"There was no regular preacher in our community but a traveling minister held [service?] once a month in a one room log cabin and once each year we had a revival lasting a week. Almost everybody attended the revivals. Those living at a distance would bring a supply of food and camp at the meeting place. During the monthly visits and the revivals the preacher would busy himself attempting to adjust differences between parties. He always succeeded in getting many of the disputants to shake hands and rededicate themselves to religion, but a few would refuse until satisfaction was obtained in fighting it out with guns.
"Besides farming, logging was a means of earning a livelihood for many people throughout our district. The timber was cut and the logs were hauled to the [Chic?] River. From the river they were rafted to various points where sawmills were located.
"At the time the Civil War ended we moved to Arkansaw in two covered wagons pulled by oxen. We crossed the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee, and sent on to Pine Bluff. Father located a tract of land near Pine Bluff and there I spent my young manhood days. We farmed under the same conditions as in Kentucky.
"At 18 I left for the Indian Territory looking for [a?] job with a cow outfit and finally landed with a job in what has then called No-Man's-Land. That section was about 300 miles between its E. and W. border, and 50 miles wide between the N. and S. borders. At that time the territory was not attached to any state and since my time it has become a part of Oklahoma. It is that strip of land extending from the main area of the state and bordering on the N. of the Texas Panhandle. No-Man's-Land was used entirely for ranging cattle. There were some mighty large cowcamps located in the territory.
"Ranchmen were the rulers of the country. There were no state laws or officials to govern the section. Only the Federal Government had any authority there, and the Government did not maintain any courts or permanent officials to keep order. Therefore the ranchers maintained such order that existed. There was a code or rules
"The rules enforced related to the cattle business. So far as the relations between men there were no rules to speak of. Each man, more or less, took care of himself, except in the matter of stealing and killing without cause. It did not require much to justify the [?] shooting of a man. For instance, if two men became engaged in a quarrel, it was allowable for them to shoot it out and the best shot would be declared to be on the right side. If the shooting was fatal to aman, it was considered the result of his own doing and no one should be blamed. But, if a man was caught stealing a yearling, he was subject to severe punishment, even to being hanged or shot.
"Because of the condition existing in No-Man's-Land, there were many men who came there to keep out of the law's hands of some state. There was an understanding among the People that no one should ask questions about a stranger relating to his name, where he was from or what his former business was. It was left to the stranger to volunteer such information as he desired to furnish about himself. That the citizens behaved better than in other places, so far as obeying their laws, is indicated by the kangaroo court records. Almost all violations were committed by transients. The ranchers had a kangroo court before which violators of the code were tried, and the court was seldom called into session.
"When a stranger arrived he was accepted as a square man and treated as such so long as his conduct merited the treatment. With this condition existing one might think the territory was a sort of a den for the [seum?] of the United States, but as a whole the cowhands and the ranchers were about as dependable and square in their
"My first job on a cow outfit was with the 'ZH', owned by an Eastern corporation called the [Guscatine?] Cattle Company. The ZH was one of the large outfits ranging in the No-Man's-Land and its brand was carried by 60,000 or more cattle. Everything about the camp was kept in excellent shape. There was no slip-shod methods about the work or operation of the ranch. The headquarters had a well kept [rancher?] house, chuck wagons with the best of cooks. The [remuda?] was stocked with the best of cow-work trained horses that could be obtained.
["?]When I started work I was in range language a greener. My starting wages were $25, per month.for the first year. Thereafter they were $35. to [$40?]. per month. After the old cowhands had their fun with me as butt of their jokes they took me in hand and did all they could to help we learn they work. So far as riding a horse was concerned, I could do it fairly well, because during the days of my youth the horse was the chief [means?] of travel. Of course riding the range and doing cow work required somewhat different riding than the ordinary riding for travel. To learn this difference did not take me long. The part of the work I had to learn completely was handling the [lariat?]. This
"All the cattle on the ZH ranch were the wild longhorn breed and ready to run at any moment. It seemed, at times, they would run for the fun and exercise. This section was subject to severe electric storms and when one of these storms struck us we were sure of a job with a running herd. Most of the times we would be successful in holding the herd together and get the animals to milling. Occasionally, we would fail to do so and when the animals got away from us, it then required work and time to locate and bunch all the cattle. Many times we would fail to find all the animals, however, these would be located in the general roundup.
"I do not suppose there is an old cowhand who cannot, mentally and vividly, hear the snapping hoofs, clashing horns and the drumming of the animals feet hitting the ground, which came to their ears while a herd stampeded. During the darkness and a storm raging, the noise had an ominous sound. One could sense the danger ahead, because at these times it was necessary to ride at the best speed a horse could give, and do it over rough ground. [A?] cowhand was playing with Lady Luck every minute of the run. If the horse hit a hole or stumbled over a rock, thereby going down, the rider could not see what there was to avoid, and perhaps be thrown onto a rock or under the feet of crazed and running animals. On two occasions 'ZH' waddies were killed by a fall from a stumbling horse. Broken bones were a frequent occurrence.
"The general roundups were held each year in the Spring and Fall. The affairs were called a general roundup and all cowcamps in the range territory would join into one outfit, operating under one roundup boss. During this roundup the country would be thoroughly combed for cattle, one section at a time. The animals driven into the roundup [he?] [dou?] [rters?] [end?] there cut out according to brands, the yearlings branded and the [males?] casterated. It required three months to accomplish the work [and?] during this time we lived [on?] a chuck wagon life. [?] slept in the open rolled in our blankets. our [food?] [ate?] cooked over a camp fire and consisted of canned vegetable, dried fruit, beef and some [pastary?]. We had some bacon and to vary the meat died occasionally some of us would kill some game. Buffalos were still existing in rather large numbers and we ate a lot of choice cuts of buffalo meat.
"I have mentioned our dread of stampedes and drifts but I must not fail to tell about the worst of all conditions which we were in constant fear, and this was the prairie fire. Every waddy was instructed to keep constant watch for fires and when smoke was seen to drop what one was doing, regardless of how important it was, and ride to the smoke. We all followed this rule strictly because it was necessary to stop a fire before it had a chance to spread.


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NVIDIA today announced the new GeForce 6200 video card. The GeForce 6200 is NVIDIA's answer to the entry-level market. You will typically find this series of card for sale between $120 and $150. NVIDIA has taken all of the technology from the GeForce 6800 series and have successfully moved it into the hands of the entry-level mainstream consumer.
. . . While we did not cover other uses for the 6200 here, it is full of features. Considering there is a possibility a passively cooled GeForce 6200, it could make an excellent video card for a home theater system or in a system where quiet computing is a must. The programmable video processor on board has a bevy of features that appeal to the home video / home theater enthusiast, which we will be hearing a lot more about soon. Due to some changes at product launch, we were not able to share this with you today, but it looks very promising.
You've seen our gaming results and you've seen what the GeForce 6200 series has to offer. If you are in need of an upgrade from an integrated chipset, or simply need a gaming card that will not break the bank, you may want to check out what the GeForce 6200 can offer.
The NVIDIA GeForce 6200 is an amazing gaming card for the price point that will no doubt fill in a huge need for budget gamers.
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NEW YORK — Trade shows are great for bringing together the industry's most important players and prospects. But all that product-seeking and hand-shaking comes at a cost. Airfares, hotels and restaurant meals represent a hit to your bottom line.
Uncle Sam does offer some respite for the trade-show traveler, however. Prudent and thorough deductions of travel expenses on your income-tax returns can help soften the financial blow.
As attractive and necessary as these deductions are, though, you must be careful how you proceed. Experts advise deducting only those expenses permitted by law.
"Travel expenses are red-flag audit triggers for the IRS—particularly in the areas of meals and entertainment," says Suzette Flemming, president of Flemming Business Services, a financial-management company based in Great Falls, Mont. "Unfortunately, the burden of proof for these deductions is on individuals, not the IRS. And the proof must be in the form of documentation."
Disallowed deductions can cost you plenty in tax penalties and interest. "The IRS will reverse deductions for any expenses not found to be legitimate, the restated income will become taxable, and any penalties and interest accrue for time that has passed," Flemming says.
Meal Expenses
You have to eat when you travel, and that usually generates some big bills. Special rules apply to these expenses. "People are often unaware that only half of meal expenses are deductible," Elwell says. "When they do their travel and entertainment allocations, having to allocate meals separately on a 50% basis sometimes catches them by surprise."
No deduction is permitted for meals unless you substantiate the expense with adequate records or evidence. Keep the following information on file: The dollar amount, time and place, and the business purpose of the meal.
Per diems
Itemizing expenses while traveling can be a chore. In some cases, you can save effort by opting for standardized deductions, or "per diems." These are available in two categories: lodging, and meals and incidental expenses (M&IE).
"The per-diem method is only available for a very limited group of business owners, including the self-employed sole-proprietors and single-member LLCs," Flemming says. "Employees may also use the method, as can shareholders, as long as they own less than 10% of company shares. All of this can be thrown out the window, though, if an employee is related to the business owner."
Per-diem rates vary by state
"Remember that you have to use the per-diem rates for the location of the venue to which you are traveling," Flemming says. "And there are separate per diems for meals and lodging." Visit www.gsa.gov for current per-diem rates and entering "per diem" in the search box.
Personal time
Everyone likes to spend some time touring when they visit a show. But how will that affect your deductions?
"People will very often take some personal time when they travel to conventions at exotic places," Elwell says. "The only requirement is that there is a legitimate business purpose for the convention and you use a method to allocate expenses between personal and business."
Such allocations should reflect the balance of time you spend between business and pleasurable pursuits. "If your primary reason for travel is the trade show or the convention and you can document that, then you can do personal activities such as sightseeing if they take up no more than 25% of the time at that location," Flemming says.
Take special care when you are traveling over a weekend, she adds, since Saturdays and Sundays are considered part of the trip when calculating the percentage spent on business or pleasure.
What if half of your trip is business and half is pleasure? "Then you need to pro-rate your expenses to reflect how much time you spend on business," Flemming says. "Maintain detailed records that describe what hours were spent on business meetings, with whom the meetings occurred, and what topics were discussed."
Finally, what if the trip is mostly personal in nature and you just happen to do some business? Travel to and from the destination is not deductible, but the expenses associated with the business portion of the trip are deductible.
Maintain records
Whatever the nature of the trade show and the details of your travel, records that support your deductions are critical. "It's often hard to adhere to the requirement to maintain a detailed record of trip expenses," Elwell says. "Very often, people will maintain the records for a couple of years. Then, because they are not audited, they get lax. They start asking themselves, 'Why am I doing all this recordkeeping?' [and] stop keeping adequate records. But the first time they're audited, they wish they had."
If this kind of detailed recordkeeping seems like a burden, think of it as a sign of the times. "As businesspeople travel more and we work more globally, the world is open to us," Flemming says. "At the same time, it's important to make sure our legitimate expenses are documented."


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Streamlining Your Kitchen
From Dean Dowd on June 14, 2010 in Kitchen Remodel
You admit it. You have cooking schizophrenia. One week youre Julia Childs doppelganger with an apron and French rolling pin, the next youre breezing through the kitchen as fast as possible and swearing to order take-out. Forever. So much of the blockage we get as chefs come when cooking becomes a labor, and not a love. We run out of time, out of energy, out of flour just when we need it most.
Whether you can boast a newly remodeled kitchen, or are using a temporary kitchen until time for your next move, you can create a streamlined, enviable working space. The major personalizing and perfecting will not be huge redesign projects, but rather, planning and professionalizing your kitchen. Here are three essential steps to get you on your way to enjoying your kitchen space better and perfecting that coq au vin.
#1 Create Areas. Accumulate materials and equipment according to where youll use them in the kitchen. Put oils and vinegars in the cabinet beside the stove, dry goods together, canned goods together. Put the pots and spatulas within arms reach of where youll need them. Child herself kept baking materials and equipment grouped in one cupboard, for instance.
#2 Create a Bulk Section. Instead of sorting through thousands of little containers and bags to complete your kitchen task, put everything into different-sized clear canning jars. You can get a dozen for about $10. Fill them with anything from cocoa powder to pasta, and not only appreciate the beauty of your food, but make the process of getting into your materials as easy as the unscrewing of a lid. This includes putting spices into those cute little glass jars, marking them with a label (think Paper Source, for you aesthetically sensitive), and keep them out for easy access.
#3 Plan Your Storage. Its the stuff behind the scenes that can drive one mad. Whatever your kitchen space, think of it as a general store. Stack and organize logically, and face labels forward. When an item starts to deplete, restock quickly and have what you need for impromptu cooking or after-work entertaining at your fingertips.


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- Half-day tour of West Marin's best-known oyster farms and restaurants
- Visit Tomales Bay Oyster Company, Hog Island Oyster Company, Saltwater Oyster Depot, The Marshall Store and Nick's Cove
- Get a behind-the-scenes look at how oysters are cultivated
- Savor a variety of oysters at each location, as well as baked oysters paired with wine at Saltwater Oyster Depot
- Enjoy a local picnic lunch on the banks of Tomales Bay
- All tastings and non-alcoholic drinks included
- Small-group tour limited to seven people ensures a more personalized experience
Why Our Insiders Chose This Tour
If you love oysters, it doesn't get better than this! They're super-fresh and straight from the farms that you visit. You'll learn a lot about your favorite mollusk on this tour.
What You Can Expect
- Brickmaiden breads
- Marin French Cheese Company's signature Triple Crème Brie
- Chutney
- Marin Sun Farms ham
- Bovine Bakery cookies
- Selection of fruits and nuts
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July 2014
Excellent tour,informative,fun,always interesting and never dull.Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and kept us interested throughout the trip. Needless to say the oysters were the highlight of the trip along with the hand selected cheeses,bread,pastries,and spreads at the picnic lunch. My favorite experience was learning how to shuck an oyster. Jim and Lori Las Vegas
April 2014
Truly amazing. It was an awesome tour. Our guide was knowledgable, friendly and had great insight into the area. The oysters were amazing. The picnic lunch, with the local honey and yummy cheese was perfect. We will be repeating that tour for sure!


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Chicago-based fuzz-rock trio Geronimo! (facebook/myspace) releases a music video for their catchy song "Design Yourself A Heart" today. The video was shot on July 10, 2010, and was produced by Minneapolis-based outfit Northern Outpost. The track is from the band's debut full-length album, Fuzzy Dreams. Earlier this year, I taped an interview podcast with band members Ben Grigg (keyboards/vox) and Kelly Johnson (guitar/vox), where they talked about recording Fuzzy Dreams and their creative process (click here to listen).
With intriguing visuals, the music video features band members Grigg and Johnson, along with drummer Matt Schwerin, running through various locations and dealing with excessive amounts of water. Over instant messenger, Grigg stated that the use of water in the video was the director's idea, and "has to do with a feeling of constant suffocation....The idea was that we were constantly gushing water, drowning on dry land. Also, that the three of us were essentially the same person, each going through the same experience, only outwardly different." According to Grigg, the band is currently in the process of writing new material for their second full-length album, which is slated for release next year.
The video is streaming online at vimeo, and you can also view it by clicking on the embedded player to the left. Fuzzy Dreams is available for download on iTunes, Amazon, and CDBaby.
Suggested Links
- Concert review: Secret Colours, Panda Riot, Geronimo! at Beat Kitchen 8/14/10 (with photo slideshow)
- Audio: Interview and live music session with Village
- Concert review: King Sparrow, Pet Lions at Schubas 10/15/10
- Concert review: Electric Six, The Constellations at Double Door 9/17/10
- Audio: An interview with Chew Heart


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(BlackDoctor.org) — Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine dating back to the 18th century, and was invented by a German physician named Samuel Hahnemann. Homeopathy is quite popular in Europe, with homeopathic medicines widely available in most pharmacies. Homeopathic treatment is also covered by the national health insurance in many European countries.
Here in the United States, homeopathy has grown in acceptance over the last several decades, however it is still denounced as quackery by the American Medical Association. Be that as it may, millions of Americans use homeopathic remedies or seek treatment from homeopaths each year, and homeopathic medicines can now be found in many mainstream American pharmacies.
How Does It Work?
Homeopathy employs minute dilutions of various naturally occurring plant-based substances for the treatment of a wide range of conditions. Based on the Greek word meaning "similar suffering", homeopathy employs a substance that might, in larger quantities, actually worsen or cause the symptoms that are being treated. A simple example might be the use of a remedy containing an extremely dilute amount of caffeine in order to treat insomnia. However counterintuitive this might seem (and difficult to prove scientifically), homeopaths believe that such a highly diluted dose of "what ails you" can actually stimulate the body's natural abilities to heal itself, especially for acute conditions. (Some people relate this phenomenon to vaccines, wherein proteins from actual diseases are injected into the body in order to promote an immune response.)
That said, when a homeopath prescribes what might be called a "constitutional remedy" for a client, the example above does not fully apply, since a constitutional homeopathic remedy is meant to treat multiple chronic symptoms and conditions simultaneously.
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Here's a quick take on fish tacos: just sauté fish, onions and peppers and serve with tortillas and some simple toppings. Poblano peppers vary immensely in heat level and tasting them is the only way to judge how hot they are. So before cooking, taste your poblanos and add a pinch of cayenne or a jalapeño if you want more heat. Use green bell peppers if you want a milder taco.
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Coaching Tip Number 11 - Double or Quits
Here's a game from Derry's coach, John Morrison. He could have kept it to himself but he chose to share it, so that others may try it and benefit from it.
If you want your 'free' takers to practise in a realistic environment, where they've been running in the game, making tackles, breaking tackles, passing, shooting etc,. and if you want to recreate a degree of pressure on the 'free' taker, do the following:-
Set up a practice game between two teams on a full pitch or near enough a full pitch [teams from 10 v10 up to 15 v15].
Before the game starts, scatter five or six flexible multimarkers [not the domes!] in an area between the 13m line and about 40m from goal. Do likewise at the opposite end.
Play the game as normal until one team gets a score from play. Now let a 'free' taker choose which marker to shoot from and let him take a 'free' from that spot. If he/she scores add this point to the original one scored from play. If he/she misses, take away the original point.
If he/she scores, remove the marker from that spot. This forces him/her to choose another marker next time. If he/she misses, leave the marker there, so that he/she will have to take a 'free' from that spot again sometime later in the game [i.e. pressure]
To ensure that the game flows and there is not a lengthy delay as the 'free' taker prepares, have at least two footballs behind the goal.
Let the 'keeper set up a ball ready for the kick out, while the 'free' taker is getting set. Once the shot is taken, the other ball should be kicked out.
Think about it. The 'free' taker has the added pressure of doubling the score rather than the double whammy of missing and wiping out the original one that earned him the 'free'.
Try it. It works a treat!
Coaching Tip Number 12 - Where is the 'Extra Man' ?
How many times have you seen a Gaelic football team earn an 'extra man' and still lose? How many times have you seen the same happen in soccer?
Unfair comparison? - Team size different? Number of players different? These are only smokescreens behind which a coach may hide.
Fact - When opponents lose a player, they will reorganise and this reorganisation will determine who is left free on our team. So, for the first few minutes, our coach cannot claim to nominate the 'extra man'.
Fact - The player left free is, more often than not, a defender. This comes about when opponents lose a defender or a midfielder or a forward. In the latter case there is little or no reorganisation needed. If they lose a defender or a midfielder, they will withdraw a forward to plug the gap. In either case, our side is left with a spare defender.
Fact - Few, if any, coaches prepare for playing with an 'extra man', so decisions are often made on the spur of the moment, rather than with any method.
Fact - Players must know and have experienced the various options re. using an 'extra man'. So, whatever strategies you devise as a coach for such an eventuality [e.g. playing the 'extra man' wide on the wing to receive passes, double-teaming on a particularly dangerous opponent, patrolling the area along the 45m line, acting as a 3rd midfielder to mop up loose ball etc.] must be practised if you want it to work rather than just hope it will work.
My own preference is to practise using the 'extra man' wide. Opponents find it much more difficult to mark width rather than depth. It tends to stretch them much more and gaps begin to appear. Playing the 'extra man' wide also provides a release player for others on the team. Players are not lulled into a false sense of security about the 'extra man' covering for them if they mark loosely. What's more, if the opponents move a player to mark this 'extra man' after while, the response is simple - move the new 'extra man' wide on the other side of the pitch. Believe me, it does work and it has worked!
Whatever you decide, make sure you practise it. Gone are the days when any of us can afford fill sessions with endless drills and without reference to the 'what ifs' that appear in a match!
Coaching Tip Number 13 - Silent but Deadly!
Here's a simple idea for use in either small-sided games or full practice games, best used for short periods at a time [e.g. 5 minutes]. One of Ireland's top coaches uses it regularly.
Rather than point out the advantages of such a game, I'm going to leave them out.
Here are the rules:
Start the game as you want to play it, be it a small-sided or full-sided one, be it on a shortened pitch or not. Let the game run for a few minutes to get the flow going and then introduce a single rule. NO SPEECH ON THE PITCH! That includes...no calling for passes, no reminding teammates to mark opponents, no speaking to the referee, no issuing instructions of any kind.
Should any player break the 'no speech' rule, award a 'free' to the opposition.
Remember...impose the rule only for short periods at a time [e.g. five minutes on, five minutes off]. The concentration required and the frustration endured will prove too much for some and the game will lose its zest.
You may decide to tell players beforehand your reasons for running such a game or you may decide to let them find out for themselves.
Coaching Tip Number 14 - Caution - Ladders in Use!
A word of warning to all of those coaches who have been swept away by the craze that is 'Ladder Work'. Without doubt, ladders have their place in coaching.
They are useful tools to aid the development of fast footwork, balance and coordination.
However, such is the interest in this approach, that some coaches are overdoing ladder work. Will this lead to a generation of footballers who are both nimble and evasive, but have forgotten the absolute need to develop long strides instead of short ones in order to break a tackle, complete a good lift and make ground more efficiently?
Last year I watched a player jink his way about the pitch, looking busy at all times. It wasn't until I saw him up against a long-striding opponent or two that I realised he was busy going nowhere and that the speed of his footwork was doing nothing for his pace over the ground. Only sustained work on lengthening his stride improved his effectiveness.
Coaching Tip Number 15 - Your Session Checklist
How good is your coaching session? How well does it address the needs of your players, be they 8, 18 or 28 years of age?
Here's one suggestion for a checklist...a guide to follow when planning a coaching session.
In every session you should be working to develop:-
Forget the idea that there should be whole sessions with no ball involved. Design your sessions to include each of these four elements and the players will not only develop more quickly, they'll enjoy doing so.
Working on TECHNIQUE means seeking to improve each player's first touch on the ball. First touch is often only applied to receiving the ball, but if you think about it, first touch covers all techniques - a better kick pass, a better block, a better lift etc. You must be prepared to help players to develop the correct techniques and never let bad habits linger.
ATHLETICISM is an umbrella term for all physical fitness work. You may be able to develop this using the ball or you may have to set aside a specific part of a session to work on it. Whatever the case, there is little reason to work on it in a forest, on the roads or on a mountain - do it on the pitch...but not to the exclusion of everything else.
SPEED OF THOUGHT is the part of any session that frightens coaches. Many tend to steer clear of it and argue that it's something that a player either has or hasn't. No chance!
All you have to do to develop speed of thought is to set appropriate conditions on a drill or a game during the session. Do you want your midfielders to release the ball earlier? - put a two-touch condition on them to help develop the correct instincts. But don't just do it in one session and never again. Repetition is the key - even for 10 minutes of every practice game.
Just think about ways you'd like a player to change - then work out a method to do so in practice - simply hoping for it after a chat will not work!
TEAMPLAY - Does your team have any game plans? How often do you practise them? Do you simply talk about them and expect players to act it out? Think about it - does a director of a play simply hand out the script and put the actors straight onto the stage in front of the audience? - rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!
So...look at your next session - have you included work on these four elements? If not, do it now!
Coaching Tip Number 16 - KICK IT - RUN IT
For underage players the key to this is really to let the players experience the problems and work out the solutions for themselves. If you decide to use the game, do not be tempted to give players the answers. If they think it through themselves, they'll learn to use their ideas in a game proper.
Create a mini-pitch [approx. 40m x 25m]. At one end only, set up goals using cones or posts.
Choose two teams of four players each. Start one team in a line across an end line. Give the ball to the other team and start them from the end line that has the set of goals, but with only three of their players lined across it. The fourth player does goals to allow a 3 v 4 situation to develop outfield.
On the whistle, one of the three kicks the ball high and long towards the opposing team of four. Both teams advance quickly to meet each other. The team of four should now be in possession of the ball.
The four must work the ball past the three to get in a shot for goal. A score is only awarded if the ball is kicked low into the goal [on or close to the ground].
Should the three win the ball back, they simply work it out to the far end-line.
After each play, the teams switch roles, rotate goalkeepers and start again.
Not much to it! So it seems. Quite a boring game then!
Not so! What happens is that the team of three will win the ball back and score more often than the team of four. This is not due to any slick move on the part of the three, but on poor use of players by the team of four.
You, as the coach should let these situations develop for a while, before taking the four aside and suggesting that they come up with a better decision re. how they use the extra player. In no time at all, the game will switch in favour of the four. Remember...let them make the decision...and let them think of new ones each time so that the opponents cannot counter.
With regard to contour-moves, you may also find that the three will sort out some defensive ploys themselves. So much the better. Everybody develops, everybody wins and you get a taste of what players can do for themselves [with a little coach input, of course]. Good luck.
Coaching Tip Number 17 - A Moving Pivot
How many of us set up drills and exercises that involve a pivotal player? This is the person who, in a line drill, stands in the middle, receives a kick pass from a player, feeds it back as the same player runs by and then turns to wait for the next pass from the opposite end.
Acting as a pivot does mirror the game, but only if the pivotal player builds movement into his/her role. There is little or no point in standing still at any stage when playing this part. To let players do so, will only lead to them copying it in a match. A pivot should always keep on the move, mimicking the movement from a match when he/she is jogging or walking about, while being marked by an opponent.
The pivot should do this as he/she weighs up the situation and decides when to change pace and move to receive the pass and return it. In a game there will be a brief window when this is possible, so in a drill it must be the same.
To sum up - never leave a standing pivot to dig a hole in the one spot on a pitch. Keep that player on the move, even when the ball is not being passed. Then build in a change of pace for the pass. Try it in your next session. The game demands it and so should you!
Coaching Tip Number 18 - T.I.P.S.
This is a method of spotting potential future stars for professional soccer. It is used by scouts and those who wish to sign the young players who may make it big. So what has it to do with Gaelic Games? We can use it to encourage players to change.
T stands for TECHNIQUE....I stands for INTELLIGENCE.....P stands for PERSONALITY.....and S stands for SPEED.
Three of these always seemed sensible and were easily understood. Scouts looked for players who had good technical skills, made quick and proper decisions on the pitch and were fast, both in reaction and speed over the ground.
But what exactly did personality mean? Did they reject players who were sullen or quiet or dull or loud or volatile? No! It seems they determine personality as a 'willingness to learn from mistakes and an openness to new ideas'.
So, if you know of any player who simply wants to play his/her own game and has no 'personality', tell them to find one quickly - their future in Gaelic Games depends on it!
Coaching Tip Number 19 - Pay the Price
What about a game to allow defenders to work on tackling without fouling? What if the same game gave forwards the incentive to get closer to goal and even draw 'frees' from the opposition?
Let's say you have 21 players; set your pitch from the far '45 to one set of goals [i.e. approx. 75m in length]. In front of the goals create a large semi-circle of multimarkers. This must start on the end line, 20m from the left post, arc out to 30m in front of goal and then arc in to finish 20m from the right post on the end line.
Play 11v10 with one team made up primarily of attackers and the other of defenders. The goalkeeper plays for the defenders. Start each play with a kickout. Let the forwards attack the goal when in possession. Only points count.
Should they shoot and score from outside the semi-circle, they are awarded 1 point. A score from inside the zone earns 2 points. A 'free' scored from inside the zone earns 3 points.
Defenders must work to keep the scores to a minimum, so they must make sure they do not commit fouls inside the zone and that they mark tightly enough to keep down the number of 2 point scores. Defenders can earn scores for themselves, by winning the ball and working it up the pitch to cross the far 45m line while still in possession. The coach can determine how many points should be given.
Try it...show defenders that if they are too rash and lack organisation they will pay the price!
Coaching Tip Number 20 - Attack and Break!
A simple message for all coaches -
Make sure you work regularly to get your players to attack the ball when going for it and to break the tackle when moving forward with the ball.
To let players away with waiting for a nice bounce, stopping when faced by an opponent or trying to kick through them will only lead to a generation of average footballers in our county - don't let it happen...always work to make them the best we can!


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HADLEY, Mass. - The finishing touches are being put on the UMass Rowing Boathouse as the University of Massachusetts prepares to host an opening ceremony for the structure on Sunday, Sept. 8. The interior was being painted while the last of the siding was being secured in place on Thursday.
Shelving to store boats has been bolted to each side of the structure and will allow the squad to make the most of its open floor space on the main level. Painting has been completed within the team rooms located at the back of the facility as well as on the second level.
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Just as the effects of a challenging economy are felt by families in every community, cancer, too, has a far-reaching impact. No matter how the stock market is performing or what the current unemployment rate may be, there are still many people battling a cancer diagnosis and many others who are lending support alongside loved ones every day.
These realities make the dollars donated and volunteer hours devoted to the American Cancer Society – a part of Lancaster County for many years – critically important.
Lancaster County 4-H welcomes you: What's the meaning of this sign if there are no 4-H clubs?
The 4-H pledge is "I pledge my head to clearer thinking; my heart to greater loyalty; my hands to larger services and my health to better living for my club, my community, my country and my world." The 4-H motto is "To make the best better."
What could be better in this day and time than to have such a club to help empower our youth during their trying times?
Last week was Volunteer Appreciation Week, with Sunday, April 22, being Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day.
I want to take this opportunity to personally thank each and every Girl Scout volunteer for their contributions to our organization.
God has blessed me with some very good students to work with in the First Baptist Church drama team. We started this team a year ago to give young people the tools and knowledge they need to make the right choices in life – not like the ones I made as a young person.
When I was 13, I got caught up with drugs, alcohol and gangs. By the time I was 18, I was sent to prison, where I spent three years. I didn't get saved until I was 26. I later got married and now have three children.
There are many reasons to vote for a politician. Lately, it seems it's done mostly to see that the team wearing your jersey controls the government. Or you vote because the person closely mirrors your own beliefs.
National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, is a time to recognize and celebrate the thousands of men, women and young people who volunteer in communities across the country.
I am a volunteer coordinator at Hospice Care of South Carolina and I want to honor all those dedicated to providing care and support for patients and families in our community who are nearing the end of life's journey.
John Realmuto's letter in April 13 edition of The Lancaster News seems like someone who has jumped on the "Beat Down Lancaster" bandwagon. I gotta admit those "We are Lancaster" yard signs are tacky. Makes me want to add a line, "What you see is what you get."
Lancaster will rebound, in time. I think Mr. Realmuto has a good suggestion for eduction changes to equip our people with new skills. However, he doesn't offer any suggestions as to what type of training.
I am grateful for the support I have received. I'm currently serving as treasurer after filling the unexpired term of Mr. R.E. "Dick" Rowell, who died in January 2011. I have to give thanks to Lancaster County Council and the Lancaster County legislative delegation for the letters of recommendation supporting me to fill the unexpired term as treasurer. I would also have to thank Steve Willis, our county administrator, for working with me to make it possible.
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Last week I wrote a guest post for Christine Kane's blog about my 2009 word of the year, which of course got me thinking about 2010. I'm a sucker for a fresh start. That clean, pure, fresh, supple (yes, supple!) feeling I get at the start of a brand-spanking new year. Ahhhh.
But I would also consider myself part of the resolution backlash. That whole self-mastery thing… it tends to backfire. So for anyone like me, with resistance to setting New Year's resolutions, maybe choose a word instead – like an intentional theme for the year to come.
And to write up my 2010 word of the year, I'm borrowing the idea of an Itty Bitty Personal Ad. Although choosing one word to guide an Entire Year of My Life isn't really all that itty bitty. Which means I get to be purposefully vague. Which means my word should probably be clarity. But, no.
I love the structure, and light-hearted irreverence of the personal ad. And I would like to get better at asking for things, and expressing what I want with some clarity. And I love the delicious irony that my word this year is kind of tangentially related to the sort of thing real personal ads are seeking.
So let's do this.
2010 Word of the Year… Connection.
Related: Friendship, Family, Relationship, Community.
And I think the idea of this whole personal ad thing is to maybe start small. Not with something life-sized, like, oh, I don't know, how I relate to myself, other people, the world around me. But, oh well, I have a whole year, right?
What I want:
More connection. Stronger, deeper relationships. And a sense of community. It sounds all warm and cozy and kind of jovial. I want to keep letting the right people in, and reach out to them, too.
My circle of old friends is so spread out. The friendships I've made lately feel so comfortable and nourishing. Our conversations and time together feels exciting and boisterous. I walk away feeling cheered and inspired. And it would be cool to actually see more of these people.
Or these kind of people. Because these particular lovely people are sprinkled all over the planet. Awesome for travel; highly inconvenient for weekend brunch.
Ways it could come:
I guess it's normal that this is the hardest part, right? If we knew how to get there, we'd just go. So, brainstorming here…
I could say yes to invitations and opportunities just a tiny bit more often than I do now. And it could feel exciting and comfortable at the same time. Juicy and safe, gutsy and nonchalant.
Someone (or more than one someone even!) I already adore could move closer.
I could find new ways to connect with the people I love who live far away.
I could (now this is totally crazy and so I hesitate to even say it, but it is within the realm of possibility, so…) move again.
I could find ways to keep connecting with my online people.
I could will move to a living situation that's dog Grover-friendly.
Some of my current relationships could shift, change, and grow. Or I could be willing to let them drop away to create open space.
I am so incredibly willing to be surprised.
My commitment:
Not to overcommit. I must still be carrying some remnants of the whole "Adhere to New Year's Resolution as a Form of Self-Mastery" concept, because my brain keeps coming up with scary ideas like "say yes to every invitation" (NOOOOOOO…) and "reach out to one person a day" (ewwww).
To notice when connecting scares me, and to make space for it instead of forcing myself into something and then feeling too vulnerable or exposed.
To be willing to let go of the way I think it's supposed to look or happen.
To look for the ways I'm already there. To live where my feet are planted right now.
I will try harder to keep in touch with people who live far away. Understatement alert: Sometimes I'm not the best at this. I will take it seriously.
So this personal ad is kind of purposely vague, because you know, I have a whole year. And because, yeah, I'm crap at expressing what I want. So hopefully I'll keep tweaking and refining this ad during the year, and getting more specific, more descriptive, more elemental.
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I have downloaded the source, and gotten it to build. I follow the directions in the link above and everything is fine until I run the ddms command. At this point, if Eclipse is running I get the error 'Could not open Selected VM debug port (8700)'. If I close Eclipse, then ddms runs with no problem, and I can the the processes on the emulator. However, if I now open Eclipse, I get the same error.
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Should Cyclists Dismount at Crosswalks?
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Today the DailyCamera is running a story on how the City and others are suggesting changes to the existing law that cyclist to ride through a crosswalk to requiring cyclist to dismount when crossing a crosswalk.
First reaction would be, "why are you riding on the sidewalk" because riding on sidewalks is dangerous? But after watching the above video its clearer that these "crosswalks" they speak of are more like cycling paths that cross-over a road. CU Campus is full of them and the other one off campus would be Walnut street and its cut by Folsom. Given that clarification will new laws and possible enforcement change the behaviors of those creating a dangerous situation? There are already laws that require cyclist to stop at stop signs and lights but that for some has no effect. Others in the cycling commuting are against such a new law change as explained in the Daily Camera Story. Please do read the Camera's story because they do a fair job of giving both sides of the issue.
Personally I'm not for requiring a cyclist to dismount at crosswalks like the one exists on Walnut and Folsom, I know how to cross safely and I do not dart into traffic while at the same time I do not submit to the cars because crosswalk users do have the right-away. However I AM for requiring cyclist to dismount at crosswalks that are typical sidewalk/intersection type which are probably about 95% of the crosswalks in the city but probably not the ones targeted in this new law. Related story on Cyclist on Sidewalks create bad reputation
Take our Poll Where do you stand on the crosswalk suggested law change?
This DailyCamera story is going to create a ton of comments, here are a few
Encouraging bikes to ride through crosswalks (which then implies riding on the sidewalk) blurs the line between a vehicle that must follow the same laws as cars, and some kind of rolling pedestrian. As a cyclist and as a driver I think this is pretty dangerous. Ride on the road.
I think most bicyclists go through pretty slow. The really dangerous ones are pretty infrequent, but they really are endangering themselves, and cars can't be expected to anticipate them. I don't know if any have been hit, but I would think they would be.
The only bikes that really drive me nuts are the occassional goofballs who go the wrong direction for the side of the road they are on, sometimes just for very short distances like to reach a wheelchair ramp or something. They end up being in a completely unpredictable place and even good defensive drivers are eventually going to hit them. I can hardly believe it when I see it.
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Not all crosswalks are created equally
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Not all crosswalks are created equally, when a bike path cross over a road (or other way) those intersections need to be treated differently.
That is just a technicality, the real problem is arrogant/ignorant humans on bikes (do not want to call them cyclist) that disregard their safety and the ethics of human interaction.... Don't dart into traffic but don't be scared like the guy on a bike in the video who just stands there at the crosswalk.
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Seems pretty simple. If this
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Seems pretty simple. If this is really a problem, just add stop signs on the street, so vehicles using the road must stop at the crosswalk, no matter what. If that's too draconian, then a yield sign (though that's already implied by the crosswalk markings).
Users of the crosswalk have the right of way, whether they're walking, running, or riding a bike or skateboard. It's drivers' responsibility to yield to anyone in a crosswalk.
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Users of a crosswalk have
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Users of a crosswalk have the right of way when they're being lawful. You can't expect drivers to yield to whomever has the ability to jump out into the crosswalk at any second.
Should drivers exhibit caution when approaching or driving through a sidewalk? Absolutely.
But there's some responsibility on the part of bikes/peds/skateboards/whatever to not dart out in front of a moving car.
The expectation that cyclists dismount at crosswalks doesn't mean that cyclists have to dismount to cross the street. If you're using your bike like a motor vehicle, that is, following traffic, riding in the street, etc, then you wouldn't need the crosswalk, and you shouldn't dismount.
If, however, you're riding on the sidewalk--in either direction, then you should be travelling at pedestrian speed, which means you should not be passing any more pedestrians than are passing you. Most people walk at about 2-3 miles per hour. At that speed, it's difficult to remain upright on a bike without massive swerving.
The suggested change to require dismounting is just a way that the powers that be can ensure that cyclists are travelling no faster than pedestrians.
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The speed ONLY applies to
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The speed ONLY applies to entering speed, not traveling speed within the crosswalk. I take it to mean the max ped speed, not average. Regardless, I pull up .... stop to make eye contact and wait for cars to slow down. I expect this to take a couple of seconds and I expect cars that are "on top" of me to continue ... looking back a resonable number of cars for a reaction (usually a wave). I do not wait for them to stop (safe slow is good) because that is more disruptive. I do not walk across because I think that that is SLOWER and more disruptive. The above does not always work smoothly and it can be dangerous ... usually due to a car in a far lane that insists on NOT stopping. This scenerio relies on 2 responsible operators with both being courteous. I usually end my trip with a little wave and a thank-you.
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Typical Boulder
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This is standard Boulder lawmaker behavior: pass laws to try to solve any perceived problem.
Here's the issue - "darting" across crosswalks is *already illegal* for *anyone* - pedestrian, skateboarder, cyclist, or freaking unicycling mime. You have to give cars sufficient time to stop, then proceed through the crosswalk.
So existing law already covers this situation, much as it covers riding 2 abreast and impeding traffic, running stop signs or red lights, and riding the wrong way on the street, etc, etc. Yet I have *never*, in more than a decade of living in Boulder, seen a SINGLE PERSON cited for breaking the law on a bike. I'm sure a few have, but the bottom line is that at this point NOBODY on a bike, skateboard, or on foot expects to be held accountable for their actions on the road. To some extent I could make an argument that this is true of many car drivers as well, but that's beside the point.
So the solution is to enforce the existing law, not pass new ones. More laws that aren't enforced aren't going to change anyone's behavior - and how much good does it do to have an extra charge to bring up against a skateboarder who's on a ventilator in the ICU because he/she darted in front of a car?
Put some cops on bikes, or on foot, or both, and hand out some tickets to people who are breaking the law, regardless of what vehicle they're operating. That's the only way to get through to people.
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Walt was not on the group
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Walt was not on the group ride a few years ago when everyone was stopped and ticketed for running the stop sign at 65th and St Vrain.
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Here's an idea: pass a new
Submitted by Jon (not verified) on
Here's an idea: pass a new law whereby cars have to travel through all crosswalks at a pedestrian pace; this will surely eliminate all serious incidents.
Points: -4
Daily Camera Editorial and Opionion section
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Editorial http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_14702683#axzz0icrXRRGw
Dead wrong, laws that go unenforced will hurt all cyclist by giving haters something to point at even if the cyclist is being safe about riding through an intersection
Opinion section
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By Patsy R. Brumfield / Daily Journal
Harry Bostick pleads not guilty in DUI-death case. Judge orders no drunk driving or sober driving without valid license. (PRB – That is correct.) Condition for bond at $50,000.
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PONTOTOC – Harry Bostick of Oxford is scheduled to plead not guilty this morning to Pontotoc County charges related to the 2011 highway death of 18-year-old Charity Smith of Okolona.
Bostick, 55, is expected to appear in circuit court with his attorney, Tony Farese of Ashland.
A Pontotoc County grand jury indicted Bostick May 10 on three charges – driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and DUI-death.
The indictment claims that on Oct. 7, 2011, Bostick drove a motor vehicle while intoxicated and caused the death of Smith as she drove her vehicle on U.S. Highway 278. Smith was killed when Bostick's vehicle collided with hers.
Her sister was seriously injured in the accident.
Bostick gained public attention in early January when departing Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned him, with several hundred others.
The former IRS agent was pardoned of a DUI-3rd conviction for which he likely faced prison time.
When he was pardoned, Bostick was in jail under arrest for violating his probation because of the accident in which Smith died.
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What to make of NBC's "The Blacklist," which arrives on DVD today ahead of its upcoming September 22 second season premiere? The show is like a mix-tape of numerous other shows on TV, a little bit of "CSI" here, some "Hannibal" there. James Spader stars as Raymond "Red" Reddington, an international super-villain who mysteriously surrenders at FBI headquarters one day with an offer to help the agency capture the world's worst criminals.
The pilot of "The Blacklist", directed by Joe Carnahan, features some thrilling action sequences which go above and beyond the standard network TV fare, and sets the action-thriller template for the rest of the series. The show is surprisingly violent (there seem to be people shot in the head in every episode), and explosions are plentiful. However, the best pyrotechnics belong to Spader, who completely owns the show with his portrayal. Spader is dependably fantastic; unfortunately, the rest of the cast is in his shadow.
Quite simply, the characters at the FBI simply aren't very compelling. Megan Boone portrays Elizabeth Keen, an FBI profiler who serves as Reddington's sole contact with the FBI. We spend half of each episode with her character, yet she becomes more opaque as a character as the season continues, and even seems to get less competent at her job with each episode. Diego Klatenhoff, fresh off being a bland distraction on "Homeland," plays a bland distraction working with Keen in the FBI. At first, he's wary of Reddington, but as the season goes on, he becomes an ally, and at no point is this subplot compelling. The FBI is also completely inept in this series, letting Reddington travel freely and kill people and trick the agency at every turn. It's difficult to root for gullible dupes, and Spader makes them look foolish week after week.
The show also hits all of current TV cliches, from the endless expository dialogue to the corny fake-out dream sequences to the in media res show opening to the obligatory show-closing musical montage featuring a song from a bland indie folk act. At times, the show is generic to the point of frustration.
Except, of course, for James Spader, who carries as much of the show as he can. Suave, scheming and manipulative, it's a role right in Spader's wheelhouse, a five-star performance on a two-star show.
The audio/visual quality is decent for network TV. This is a show with a constantly booming soundtrack; your subwoofer will get a workout.
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One of the most famous units of the U.S. Army during WWII was Easy Company, the soldiers who became known as the Band of Brothers. This 1/62 scale model plane is the same kind these paratroopers leaped from behind enemy lines at Utah Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Signed by William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the original 140 members of Easy Company.
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The C-47, the military version of the DC-3, is still in use today, and is one of the most influential aircraft in history. This "Band of Brothers" C-47 is signed by William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the original 140 members of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
William Guarnere joined Easy Company to fight in World War II. He made his first combat jump on D-Day as part of the Allied invasion of France. Guarnere earned the nickname "Wild Bill" and lived up to it; he was terror on the battlefield and had a reckless attitude toward the Germans. Guarnere received the Silver Star for combat during the Brecourt Manor Assault on D-Day, and was later decorated with two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts, making him one of only two Easy Company members, along with Lynn Compton, to be awarded the Silver Star throughout the duration of the war while a member of Easy.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I'm so excited to be featured in the November 2012 issue of JCK (Jewelers' Circular Keystone) Magazine! JCK covers style trends and jewelry industry issues, so it's essential reading in my business. The JCK peeps selected me for their "JCK Asks …" feature and it was one of the most fun interviews I've done. I love that it included photos of my dogs and cat. Also, the intro by Melissa Rose Bernardo made me literally laugh out loud. I can't believe she noticed (and mentioned!) my baked-potato post. Read the interview online here (or click the image below) to learn what five items are on my desk and which five songs are dominating my playlist.
Thanks again for writing about me, JCK! I couldn't be happier.
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Cardio – seven days a week! I'm wilting, just thinking about it. Great fun interview – congrats!
Congrats on the coverage – keep up the good work! Gorgeous photo of you, and I had to take a peak at your playlist. We saw Plan B this summer, fantastic.
Great interview, Wendy! Nicely presented, too.
Awesome article!! Are you estatic? Isn't JCK one of Thee Industry Mag's? Now I know why you fit into all the clothes in your closet (your post from yesterday) because you workout 7days a week.
Anyway as for superstitions I do the same with anything in my life if I want something to be a success I don't talk about it until it actually happens. I like your hair in the pic do you have it in a low pony tail? Glad they shared pic of your fur babies I hate when people don't acknowlege them as kids
How awesome Wendy!! You and your jewels look fabulous!
This is a really nice interview! And not just because you mention me! LOL
Congrats on the article! I absolutely love that FitzRoy is featured, too. I can see him on a billboard one day, adorned by a fabulous WendyB piece of course!
Great profile! It's true that your baked potato post was outstanding.
Loved the interview, especially the pet parts :).
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If you ever questioned why something like the FDIC was useful, take a look at the state of affairs in the bitcoin market right now. Mt. Gox, the once dominant trading platform for the virtual currency, appears to be suffering a terminal illness, with a leaked crisis document obtained by GigaOm and published late Monday night stating that Mt. Gox had "lost" about 750,000 BTC worth around $375 million.
The exchange's website has been taken down, and currently displays the following message
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In light of recent news reports and the potential repercussions on MtGox's operations and the market, a decision was taken to close all transactions for the time being in order to protect the site and our users. We will be closely monitoring the situation and will react accordingly.
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While the $375 million figure is, of course, malleable due to the ups-and-downs of BTC value, 750,000 BTC -- or to be precise, 744,408 BTC is about 6 percent of all the bitcoins in circulation.
Though it is unclear what will happen to customers of Mt. Gox, a number of other bitcoin community members said, in a statement, that they would work together to reassure customers and the general public. These include Coinbase, Kraken, BitStamp, Circle, and BTC China.
As nascent a currency as it is, bitcoin investing holds substantial risk. The revelations about Mt. Gox only go to further show just how risky it really is.


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Cardinals Down Yankees In Spring Training FinaleStephen Piscotty hits two home runs in 9-1 win
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Former Cards OF Leads Astros Past YankeesColby Rasmus HR was all Houston needed to win AL Wildcard game & celebrate afterward
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