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1. I just heard that I'm going to have two poems in The Georgia Review.
2. It looks very likely that I will be taking a group of Clarkson students to Vietnam next May.
Ring the bells that still can ring / Forget your perfect offering / There is a crack in everything / That's how the light gets in. [LC]
1. I just heard that I'm going to have two poems in The Georgia Review.
2. It looks very likely that I will be taking a group of Clarkson students to Vietnam next May.
The taxi's route to the airport passes through a number of suburban neighborhoods of varying degrees of prosperity and in each I noticed well cared for dogs on people's stoops. I'd noticed this in Hanoi, too, and it was one of the differences from eight years ago, when the few pet dogs I saw looked skinny and flea-bitten. Then there are the jokes about eating dog meat, but that practice seems to be receeding to the margins, confined mostly to older men concerned about their verility.� In the old days, I never saw anyone walking a dog on a lead, but the practice has become fairly common in Hanoi, where, in the mornings, people go down to the lake to exercise, many taking their dogs, who for the most part sit quietly waiting for their masters to finish their calesthenics or their badmitton game. The happy and contented dogs are a mark of increasing prosperity, I think. For purely sentimental reasons, I'm happy to see the change.
Someday I'll have to put the check-in procedures at Noi Bai into a story — no one would believe it as non-fiction travel writing. I always start too early for the airport, but today my early start paid off. Traffic was bad on the drive out of Hanoi and there was chaos at the airport as hundreds of Vietnamese workers on labor contracts were processed through to Cambodia and Laos. Their extended families came to see them off. And of course I had excess baggage, then there was no ticket number in the system for me. At various points I was separated from both my baggage and my passport for varying lengths of time. In any case, I'm now drinking iced coffee in the airport's internet cafe, so all is well. And I must give the Vietnam Airline staff people props. I was frustrated and sweating, but they were calm and professional amid the chaos. Must be because they get a lot of practice driving to work!
This is my last day in Hanoi and the truth is I'm ready to go. I haven't done much this last week except walk around the Old Quarter and buy presents for friends at home. Playing the tourist. It is of course very difficult if not impossible to get inside another place, another culture; but these last days I have felt mostly as if I'm just bouncing off the surfaces of the city. I am solitary under the best of circumstances, finding it difficult to throw myself into social rituals either abroad or at home, and I have not tried very hard these last few days to see people or go places that would require testing my language skills. The exception to this is in a few shops where I use Vietnamese to buy things. When I first came, I was adamant about using Vietnamese even in places where people speak English, but this last week, I have simply gone along with the English spoken by the waiters at my favorite restaurants. Perhaps it's because I haven't been feeling very well until the last few days, but I think I'm just culturally worn out. I don't know how anthropologists who spend a year doing fieldwork can take it — I can adapt for a while, but then I want to get back inside my own assumptions about the world.
So, I've been bouncing around, bouncing off of things. Literally, in one case. A couple of days ago I was crossing a street near my hotel in the established manner, walking slowly and letting the traffic flow around me, when a young woman on a new Honda Dream (with granny on the back) came barelling around the corner while talking on her cell phone, hitting me a glancing blow and knocking me backward a couple of steps, though I stayed on my feet. She stopped, said "Sorry" in English, then sped off, granny giving me a dirty look as they drove away. The traffic is perverse, drivers' behavior apparently calculated to extract maximum short-term advantage at the expense of safety and order, to say nothing of simple courtesy. Among family and friends the Vietnamese are deeply cooperative and supportivcce of each other, but in the broader public spehre, such as driving, there seems to be no sense of an abstract set of rules to which one ought to adhere. Even walking on the sidewalk, there is no standing aside to let another pass, but always the pressing of individual advantage.
This attitude shows up in economic relations as well. Twice in the last week, I've been cheated by street hawkers. It embarasses me to admit that I was an almost perfect victim in both cases. In the first case, I decided to finally give in and buy a couple of tee-shirts from one of the hawkers who work the streets around the hotels south of the Old Quarter. The shirts have pictures of Uncle Ho or a cyclo, with Hanoi or Vietnam under the image. The shirts should cost about three dollars, five for one with embrordery. I bought one shirt and went to dinner. On my way back, I was approached by another hawker who had missed the sale. "I saw you before," she said. "You work in Hanoi. Why you buy from that other girl, not from me?" she asked, putting on a big pout. That's when I should have walked away. For one thing, I was tired; for another, I'd already let her begin to manipulate me. I wanted to be a nice guy. She was pulling out shirts and handing them to me and talking a mile a minute and I was asking how much for this one how much for that one.* Did I mention I was tired? By the time we were finished handing shirts and money back and forth I had paid eleven dollars each for two shirts, a fact that only fully came into focus for me when I got back to my hotel room and my calculator. When I saw her a couple of days later she tried to tell me I had agreed to pay her another ten dollars! I told her I could have bought two silk shirts at one of the big shops for what I had already paid her and she asserted that "Those shirts are fake — real silk shirts are very expensive" and offered to show me. But when I told her I was going back to the hotel to get the shirts she had sold me so I could give them back to her, she disappeared. Haven't seen her since. I gave the shirts to one of her competitors, gratis. Continue reading "Bouncing off the Walls (VN Diary No. 37)"
Well, it took me a bit longer to recover than I'd anticipated and now I'm taking electrolytes and acidophilus to recover from the antibiotics. Ah, the joys of foreign travel! This morning, though, I feel great and even though it is blazingly hot alread at ten in the morning, I'm going to head out and buy gifts for friends and a couple of things for the house. I often get discounts in the shops as a reward from my efforts to speak Vietnamese, but I find that the closer I get to going home the more I find myself falling back on English.
I've had a good and relatively productive trip, but I'm feeling ready to come home. When I was younger, I loved travel and always fantasized about "getting away," but these days my instincts are profoundly domestic. I'm looking forward to gettng home to Carole and the dogs; I want to plant some herbs and peppers while it's still early enough in the year; and I am anxious to sit in my own little study and write — I've filled a notebook here, but I can't really do serious writing while I'm traveling.


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Nadia. Thanks for the kind words of appreciation!
This a tipical Dominican Guy (Moreno dominicano). He look as a tipical base ball player. Very nice capture. Congratulations.
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CLEVELAND — Hollywood has come to downtown Cleveland to shoot a new movie starring Nickelodeon teen star Victoria Justice.
Work on "Fun Size" is closing off parts of the city's Warehouse District this week, mostly during the overnight hours. Filming is expected to continue tonight into early Wednesday.
The movie also features comedian Chelsea Handler and "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville.
WJW-TV reports some scenes are being shot inside the Fortress Lounge, a downtown nightclub that's in a building co-owned by Jim Behrens. He told the television station the production has brought money to Cleveland and is helping the local economy.


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Goong © Park SoHee/Seoul Cultural Publishers
Perhaps it's because Goong's last volume (#15) was released more than a year ago as opposed to Alive's last volume (#16) which went on sale two weeks ago that the reception for the former is, shall we say, warmish.
Which is a pity because Shin has grown some, and the observation made by Twitterer mbeasi-san: that
every real issue in Goong can be ultimately summed up with, Shin is an idiot, (that I had to concede with a LOL) had already been nullified by developments in the volumes leading up to 15.
So let me drum up some Ganbare! enthusiasm for Goong here.
Goong 16 by by Park SoHee
When we last left our prince and princess, Chae Kyeong had agreed to divorce her husband so that Shin could keep his crown. Not apprised of his wife's reasons, Shin had promptly resolved to uncover the truth and win Chae Kyeong back.
Will he be able to?
Considering the soonjung manhwa by Park SoHee is still ongoing, I think it's safe to infer that they will continue to be together.
New manga
m&c! is also releasing the Family Game (Kazoku Gokko) shoujo manga by Karasawa Chiaki, originally serialized in LaLa DX. This standalone follows the story of the orphaned Mei. To earn money, Mei agrees to play the eldest daughter of a faux family and live with five total strangers under one roof. [Adapted from Midnight Scans' summary, excerpted by Baka-Updates Manga]
The summaries of Not An Angel (Tenshi ja Nai!!) volumes 5 and 6 are after the manga list.
m&c! manga and manhwa (2009.09.02)
Release links are hide/unhide. Click for more details and cover scans.
- Alive (Alive - Saishuu Shinka teki Shounen) 17 of 18+ by Kawashima Tadashi and Adachitoka
- Aoizaka Baseball Club (Saikyou! Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu) 12 of 21+ by Tanaka Motoyuki
- [New] Family Game (Kazoku Gokko) by Karasawa Chiaki
- Goong 16 of 20+ by Park SoHee
- Kirarin Revolution 11 of 14 by Nakahara An
- Monika (Turma da Mônica) 126 by Mauricio (Mauricio de Sousa Produções)
- Not An Angel (Tenshi ja Nai!!) 5 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako
- Not An Angel (Tenshi ja Nai!!) 6 of 8 by Shigematsu Takako
- Shinobi Life 3 of 7+ by Conami Shoko
Alive - Saishuu Shinka teki Shounen
Saikyou! Aoizaka Koukou Yakyuubu
Kazoku Gokko 「 家族ごっこ。 」 by Karasawa Chiaki
Goong 「 궁(宮) 」 by Park SoHee
Kirarin Revolution 「 きらりん☆レボリューション 」 by Nakahara An
Tenshi ja Nai!! 「 天使じゃない!! 」
Tenshi ja Nai!! 「 天使じゃない!! 」
Shinobi Life 「 シノビライフ 」
- [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 21 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi
- [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 22 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi
- [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 23 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi
- [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 24 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi
- [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 25 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi
- [REISSUE] Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) 26 of 31 by Makura Shou, Okano Takeshi
Jigoku Sensei Nube 「 地獄先生ぬ~べ~ 」
Volume 22 first published in Japan 1997.11
Volume 23 first published in Japan 1998.01
Volume 24 first published in Japan 1998.04
Volume 25 first published in Japan 1998.06
Volume 26 first published in Japan 1998.09
(1) Sources: Elex Media STO 2 September 2009 (release schedule) and m&c! (reissue covers)
(2) Links like this are Amazon.com search and/or product links (commercial), in case you're interested in another language version.
Synopses continued...
Not An Angel 5
Tenshi ja Nai!! 「 天使じゃない!! 」 by Shigematsu Takako
To cheer up Hikaru whose relationship with Ayase-sensei seems to be floundering, Izumi invites her to Kyoto while he's filming a movie. Pest Kurobe is again in evidence, and this time, he might really uncover Izumi's secret!
The above and below summaries have been adapted from Go! Comi's for the same volumes (here and here)
Nope, Izumi's real identity is safe, but Hikaru's relationship with him might not be!
I will tweak this with my speculations for Shinobi Life 3, after I finish volume 2.
~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who now misses Kagetora and Beni
Level Comics 2 September 2009 manga: Death's Notice (Ikigami) 1 by Mase Motoro · xxxHOLiC 4 · AirGear 7 · Fly, Daddy, Fly! 1 by Kaneshiro Kazuki & Akishige Manabu · Attack 1 by Oshima Tsukasa · RED (Living On The Edge) 19 of 19
Cover images and source summaries used here for reference are © their respective intellectual rights holders. No infringement intended.
manga available this week (26 August 2009 street date)
- Elex Media: Naruto 45 · Otomen 6 · MÄR 13 · Tokkyu!! 2 · Rocket Man 9 · A Promise About Glass Shoe 2 of 2 · Shonen Star 56 · My Adorable Fatty Girl 5
- Level Comics: Rainbow 13 · Love Affair 3 · Little Jumper 5 · Vagabond 29 · ARMS 14 · Smurf Hitam · Michel Vaillant - The Great Challenge
- m&c!: Venus Capriccio 3 · Special A 13 and 14 · W Juliet II 2 of 2 · Song of Love 2 · Watase Yuu's Manga Manual Manga Yuugi · Love Me, Love Me Not 1 by Tachibana Yutaka
...and next (2 September 2009 street date)
Elex Media: Pandora Hearts 1 · The Ruler of Nabari 1 · One Piece 52 · Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 10 · School Rumble 2 · HanaLaLa 41 · Nakayoshi Lovely ~ Grapes
other invaluable resources
7&Y · Amazon Japan · Baka-Updates Manga · manaworld.com · libro.co.kr
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The University School of Milwaukee Wildcats completed their two game Minnesota tour as Nicole Unsworth's hat trick helped shut out the St. Louis Park Orioles 3-0 in their final regular season home game Saturday afternoon at The Rec Center.
Friday night, the Wildcats played at the Richfield Ice Arena and beat the Holy Angels Stars, 4-1.
Now to Saturday's game. Unsworth scored the first period's lone goal after she got a pass from Nina Anderson and scored from the center slot.
Unsworth, one of six freshman for USM, would tally twice in the second period. Her first goal came on the power play after she received a pass from Rose Revolinski. St. Louis Park would have a five on three opportunity for :59 seconds but they weren't able to get the puck past Wildcat goalie Jamie Hathaway. USM would wrap up the scoring when Unsworth went two on one and headed down the ice like the team bus heading down I-94 and she would get the hat trick on an unassisted short handed goal. Both teams didn't score in the third period.
Wildcat head coach Jason Wood stated the difference between the Wisconsin and Minnesota styles of hockey.
"Depth is the dictating factor in the style of play." He also mentioned that whereas his team plays two, two and a half lines, Minnesota schools play three or four.
USM improved their record to 15-2-2 and returns to The Badger State next Saturday, February 1 to host Middleton in a 7 PM game at Uihlein Ice Arena. St. Louis Park fell to 3-19-1 and wraps up the regular season next week with a pair of road games. The first is next Tuesday, January 28 against the Princeton Tigers at 7:15 at The Princeton Ice Arena. They will close out the regular season on Saturday, February 1 with a 3 PM game against the Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony Panthers at Fogerty Arena in Blaine.


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I've been incredibly busy lately. I knew that my first year of teaching would entail incredible amounts of work on my part and it has definitely proved to be all of that and more. I'm happy to say that I'm loving every minute of it, though!
Teaching high school students has proven to be one of the most rewarding and exciting experiences in my life thus far. I learn something new every day and there is never a dull moment both in and out of the classroom. What has surprisingly proven to be one of the most difficult things for me in my teaching experience so far is how my students have this incredible talent to somehow get me completely off topic. One second I'm talking about algebra and the next minute I'm talking about how New Zealanders call all candy lollies which I find confusing because whenever someone says lolly I think of a lolly pop but a lolly is really any kind of candy over here besides chocolate. I think? See – I don't even know. Wait, was I talking about triangles? Where am I? You darn kids!
Today, I was teaching a Trigonometry lesson and hilarity ensued.
A plane takes off at an angle of 41° with the ground. It travels through the air until it is 8m high. How far has the plane traveled through the air?
Don't worry. We don't actually have to do math. I will show you my beautiful picture that I drew on the whiteboard, though. I demonstrated how our diagram should be drawn (with some feedback from my students, of course), and then I drew in a plane because you've got to illustrate your triangle pictures!
The problem is… I can't draw. That is my plane. (If you play me in Draw Something then you will understand.)
A couple students started laughing.
One student said, "Miss! Haven't you ever been on a plane before?"
Laughter followed. Because, of course, here I am – a foreign teacher standing in front of the class. This New Yorker teaching a class of New Zealanders while in New Zealand. Have I ever been on a plane? Gee, I wonder. (Maybe I should have taken it as a compliment that they think I fit in so well that I belong here.)
I looked at the student quite seriously and replied, "No. I actually swam here."
More laughter.
Then I continued with my board work.
The best thing about writing on the board is that you can turn around and smile and smirk while you're writing but the students can't see. Then you can turn around all calm and composed and make a perfect, premeditated remark at just the right time to make them not know what to think. Turn around and write again. Throw in some math. Catch them off guard. Rinse and repeat.
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A word, though, Internet? "Party Rock Anthem" was last year. LMFAO has a new song. It even hit No. 1 not too long ago. Any more of these things any longer after the charts cast "Party Rock" off, and people will be tossing around words like "classic" and "timeless" to describe the song that we just haven't quite come around to yet.


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i wish that my car were armed with photon torpedoes so that i could answer the litterbuggery of butt suckers with deadly force.
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One who litters flagrantly and repeatedly.
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Fire crews have gotten 100 percent containment around a wildfire in Golden Gate Canyon State Park.A Level 1 evacuation warning was originally issued by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office because of the Crawford Gulch Fire.Deb Frazier, spokeswoman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said a handcrew hiked up to the fire and were able to build a fireline around the blaze."It appears to be out," she said.Frazier said snow was forecast for the area of the fire on Saturday night.The Crawford Gulch Fire was 1/2 in size and burned in a remote and rocky area of the state park, Gilpin County sheriff spokeswoman Cherokee Blake said.The fire was spotted at about 2:30 p.m. by somebody in Jefferson county, Jefferson County sheriff spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said.A Level 1 evacuation warning was issued at 3:15 p.m. for homes within a 2-mile radius of the Golden Gate Canyon State Park.A Level 1 evacuation order means no mandatory evacuations are being issued, but an emergency notification is sent to homes in the vicinity to warn residents about the wildfire.According to Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, residents with special needs are advised to evacuate during a Level 1 warning. People with livestock or pets are also advised to move them out of the area.
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The Crawford Gulch Fire was the first time Jefferson County implemented its new wildfire evacuation plan.The plan was created and released in the aftermath of the Lower North Fork Fire. Three people died as a result of that wildfire, which destroyed 22 homes and burned over 4,100 acres.


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I've never paid much attention to the James Beard awards, apart from a casual browsing through their ranks to see if chefs I've experienced have been recognized for their work. This year, however, I found myself paying particular attention to the group of award nominations focused on writing, and wine writing in particular. As I browse through this year's nominees, I find myself struck by the notion that these may be perhaps the only national awards given to wine writers, and then I find myself paying even more attention.
This years nominations in the space of wine writing are as follows:
Books on Wine & Spirits:First of all, let me congratulate everyone who has been nominated. It's definitely a great recognition, and every one of these authors, publishers, and columnists works damn hard at their job and gets paid a lot less than they should.
Noble Rot by William Echikson
Scotch Whisky by Charles MacLean
The Wines of Bordeaux by Clive Coates
Newspaper Writing on Wine, Spirits, or Beer
Allie Johnson for "Wine Makes Us Wet" in The Pitch, Kansas City, MO 9/30/04
Elliot Essman for "Can the Corona for your Cinco de Mayo
Party" in Crosswinds Weekly, Albuquerque, NM 5/29/04
Randall Roberts for "Raising the Bar" in Riverfront Times, St. Louis 3/10/04
Internet Writing on Food, Restaurant, Beverage, or Nutrition
Alexander Lobrano for "Essential Restaurant Guide: Paris" on Epicurious.com 8/04
Jennifer Rosen for "When Corks Attack " They Do It With TCA" on Vinchotzi.com 2/8/04
Mark Rozzo for "Going Global: Argentina" on Epicurious.com 9/04
Magazine Columns (of any sort - only one nominee related to wine):
Lettie Teague for her column Wine Matters, and specifically the columns "Educating Peter", "Educating Peter: Geography Class", and "Educating Peter: The Rules of Pairing" 9/04, 10/04, 11/04.
Magazine Writing on Wine, Spirits, or Beer:
Lettie Teague for "Wine Matters " The Latest from Argentina" in Food & Wine 5/04
Michael Steinberger for "Kings of the Rhône (Chaves)" in Saveur 5/04
Natalie MacLean for "Waiter, There's a Flaw in My Wine" in Ottawa City Magazine 12/04
Newsletter Writing on Food, Beverage, Restaurant, and Nutrition
Nat Decants Wine E. Newsletter by Natalie MacLean
Pinot Report by Gregory S. Walter
Rosengarten Report by David Rosengarten
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award (one of the nominees is wine related):
Natalie MacLean for "American Idol" on Nataliemclean.com 7/16/04
Several things strike me as I look at this section of the nominations focused on wine. First of all, I'm stunned and appreciative that the Beard association actually has a category for Internet-based writing at all, so kudos to them for that. Though truth be told, there's enough writing out there that they might consider actually having separate categories for beverages and nutrition, though. I wonder if they will ever include blogs in this category, or consider creating a separate category for them?
It's also interesting to me that there is not a single mainstream wine magazine or wine magazine columnist nominated. Lettie Teague from Food and Wine sits in the grey margins -- I consider the magazine more about food than wine. While I often think that most of the mainstream U.S. magazines (Spectator, Enthusiast, Wine & Spirits, The Wine News, Vine, WineX) are pretty crappy, I'm surprised not to see at least one nomination.
I'm also surprised at how sparse the newspaper columns and columnists are in these nominations. With the exception of Allie Johnson's piece on Kansas winemakers, none of the other nominees have anything to do with wine.
It's great to see Jennifer Rosen and Natalie Mclean get nominated, although truth be told, Natalie has got a few too many Beard awards already. They really love her stuff. I think Rosen's piece is a particularly nice bit of writing, and one of her better columns.
Gregory Walter definitely deserves mention for his slavishly detailed and passionate newsletter The Pinot Report, and I think the nominees demonstrate how much better the writing has gotten at Epicurious recently.
Overall, though, I must say I'm a little disappointed at the overall level of what is on offer in the wine writing world as evidenced by these awards. There are a few stars recognized here, like Bill Echikson's book, that is a fabulous piece of writing, but having read through many of the columns, newsletters, and articles, I'm left with the distinct impression that we can do a lot better. It's all competent, but most of it lacks a certain passion that somehow the writers in the food world are able to capture.
Of course, it's easy for me to sit here in my armchair and comment -- I'm not a paid wine writer doing this for a living. All the same, I maintain that the bar is set pretty low right now, and I challenge myself, as well as others out there to push themselves to write about wine in ways that quicken the pulse, stimulates the senses, and drives people to want to drink, to share, and to experience what the wine world has to offer.
I'll be watching. And writing.
Here is the full list of nominees, courtesy of Bruce Cole at Saute Wednesday.
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It's easy to understand why Snow Canyon State Park is the state's busiest. Few places in Utah offer the scenery or the variety of Snow Canyon—the red and white sandstone cliffs, the black lava, extinct volcanos, the earth-colored slickrock, the variety of desert flora and fauna.
The park, northwest of St. George about four and a half hours south of Salt Lake City, offers miles of trails, lava tubes, biking, hiking, horseback riding, scenic drives and the chance to camp under an umbrella of countless stars. It was enough to lure Robert Redford there so film segments of "Jeremiah Johnson," "The Electric Horseman" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
Despite the name, it hardly ever snows there—another reason for its popularity. It got its name not from the weather but from an early pioneer, Lorenzo Snow.
The only drawback to this park is its popularity, making it hard to find camping spots, especially in the spring and fall. Camping spots are pretty much booked every weekend throughout May, but a few sites are always put aside for walk-in traffic.
Inside the park there are 31 campgrounds, 14 of which have hookups for water and power, two group sites, 38 miles of hiking trails, 180 technical rock climbing routes, more than 15 miles of equestrian trails and the lava tubes. The Whiptail Trail is one of the most popular hikes because all six miles are paved, which attracts hikers, bikers and rollerbladers.
Kristen Comella, park manager, explains that there is a trail in and around the lava tubes, and there are two tubes that people can access. The lava tubes are popular with visitors. "What's truly remarkable about this park, though, is that within a five-mile stretch visitors go from open sand dunes to slickrock to the top of extinct volcanos," Comella says. "It's all there''
Snow Canyon's nearness to St. George is convenient because if you can't get reservations inside the park, beds and camp spots are usually available in town, along with restaurants, stores, shops and all the other services that go with a large community.
The park's creation goes back 183 million years when sand, upwards of 2,500 feet thick covered the landscape. This sand eventually cemented into stone. Wind and water then did their work and created an incredibly beautiful canyon. As recently as 20,000 years ago small volcanos erupted, which added lava and contrast to the land.
Snow Canyon was made a state park in 1962. And, as noted, spring and fall are the peak seasons. Winters, while comfortable, and summer, which can be very hot, are not as busy. Daytime temperatures at this time of the year are, on average, a comfortable 86 degrees.
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Camping: $16 non-hookup, $20 hookup
Camp sites: 31 units, 2 group
Trails: 38 miles
Climbing Routes: 180
Equestrian Trails: 15-plus miles
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Grenada, which received more hurricane-inflicted damage than any other Caribbean island this year (courtesy of Ivan), has at last begun to welcome the return of cruise ships. Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Spirit returned this week and, according to media reports, Hapag-Lloyd's Columbus visited a day later.
A spokesman for Grenada's tourism agency said that the Carenage, the island's lovely horseshoe-shaped harbor, has been cleaned up. Some restaurants there are open and vendors are once again at the dockside, selling saffron and nutmeg. Trips to Carriacou, for diving and snorkeling, have resumed. Beaches on Grenada are clear -- and the nutmeg factory is open.
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LeBron James left everyone in Miami hoping he would commit to the Heat after meeting Pat Riley in Las Vegas. But when that meeting ended with James remaining a free agent, the tortured city of Cleveland thought the Cavaliers had their chance to lock up their former King's return. Yet July 10 came and went the same as every other day in this saga, with James still free and unattached -- but can it realistically go on for another day?
The entire NBA -- especially Chris Bosh and the Houston Rockets -- needs James to commit to someone so other free agent moves can be made. With James still on track to go to Brazil on July 12 for the World Cup final the next day, logic would dictate that he settle this before then. In addition, the Rockets are pressed for time to land Bosh, especially with time running out to match Chandler Parsons' offer from the Dallas Mavericks.
The Cavaliers had hope that it would all be over on July 10, according to Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. They even thought it was "only a matter of time" until James recommitted to them. Instead, he stayed at his skills camp in Las Vegas and was even seen with Dwayne Wade throughout the day.
Both Cleveland and Miami have now been strung along even longer than they were in 2010. Is all this just going to end the exact same way, or have a more heartwarming ending for the Cavaliers? It seems like those are the only two possible endings to this ordeal, unless James has had super secret meetings with another team like the Rockets or Los Angeles Lakers.
But those two clubs are in the much tougher Western Conference, which seems to automatically rule them out for James. Technically, he is playing it very safe this time, as he will either show the loyalty to his current team that he didn't in 2010, or have a triumphant homecoming. Any other decision might backfire to the rest of the public -- although going out West and leaving the comfort of the putrid East would show far more courage.
At this point, everyone wants to know if James has the courage to end this now, sparing everyone a very long weekend. Everyone will be on the edge of their laptops to find out today, just like every day this week.


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Casey Jones To Play In Hula Bowl
Jan. 7, 1997
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech senior offensive guard Casey Jones has been selected to play in the 1997 Hula Bowl all-star game, scheduled for Sunday, January 19 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The game, which will be broadcast live by ESPN and Mutual Radio, features the top graduated seniors players from across the nation in a North-South all-star format. Jones will be a member of the South team that will be coached by Florida State's Bobby Bowden.
Jones, a 6-5, 283-pound health major from Shepherd, Texas, started at offensive tackle for the Red Raiders in the recent Builders Square Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. He started only one other game this season, his final home appearance against Southwestern Louisiana, at left guard and scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard plunge in the fourth quarter of the 56-21 win.
Penciled in as one of the top offensive linemen in the Big 12 prior to the season, Jones mmissed the first six games of the year due to an appeal of his academic eligibility to the NCAA. He received a temprary restraining order and, later, a temporary injunction to be able to play prior to the Nebraska contest and saw action in each of the final six games of the year.
Jones is the 19th Red Raider to play in the Hula Bowl. Last season, All-Americas Zach Thomas and Marcus Coleman participated in the game.


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TEMPE, Ariz. – Sun Devil Athletics today announced that game times for day one of the Sun Devil women's basketball team's annual ASU Classic will be moved up in order to avoid logistical conflicts with Saturday's Pac-12 Football Championship Game being played at Sun Devil Stadium.
Saturday's ASU Classic doubleheader at Wells Fargo Arena will begin at 9 a.m. when Long Beach State takes on Harvard in the first game. The Sun Devils will then square off against Sacred Heart in the second game beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Sunday's game times will remain the same as originally scheduled with Sacred Heart facing Long Beach State or Harvard at noon. ASU will then take on either Long Beach State or Harvard 25 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
Both of ASU's games will be streamed live at http://pac-12.com/videos/arizona-state-university. Saturday's game can be heard live on 1440 AM KAZG and Sunday's contest can be heard on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060.
Currently 6-1, the Sun Devils have won their last five games, including an upset of (then) No. 11 North Carolina at the Cancun Challenge this past weekend. This week's contests begin a stretch that will see the Sun Devils play four of their final five non-conference games at home.


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Things kinda irritating me:
1.) The broken B key on my computer makes me want a whole new laptop.
2.) Really really early mornings. Over it.
3.) Especially when they involve a three-year old who thinks chapstick is for wall art.
4.) My wheezy cough that has made it hurt to breathe for the last week.
5.) The weird weather. First I hated the mugginess, then decided it was okay and I actually liked being warm, then it got really cold and rainy and threatened heavy snow, then no real snow. Not that my sweet southern kids weren't thrilled anyway:
|"Mommy mommy it snowed! Can we build a snowman?"
Things kinda impressive to me:
1.) The childrens museum downtown, where we are now members (thanks Nick and Barbara)!
2.) Charlotte walking around everywhere, already.
3.) My new neon coral shoelaces, fashion inspiration from a certain predictable five-year-old. (Neon coral is maybe my new favorite thing.) (They're more neon in real life than this pic. No camera can appropriately capture the neon coral goodness.)
4.) The play set out back. Gifted by Opa and Oma, erected by Mark and a few coworkers, loved by all in this house.
5.) Rex, gifted by Another Nathan. I love anything my kid loves this much.
6.) Mark, who took all three kids to the zoo last Saturday so I could sleep off a church youth lock-in.
7.) Spicy chocolate with popping candy inside. Y'all, find this and purchase it. Stat.
8.) Target's selection of adorable winter sweaters on clearance.
9.) Birthday treats for Another Nathan. I made red cupcakes (from a mix), then our friend Macy made an awesome Iowa cake (she's super talented).
10.) Myself, for finally getting it up to blog again. Praise me and make me feel like I was missed mmmkay?


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Another pay-it-forward line at Starbucks drive-thru gave people a chance to do something for a stranger and feel good today on the heels of a very long pay-it-forward venue Thursday. One man squashed that feel-good venue at Starbucks today after hearing about the 10-hour pay-it-forward line the day before, according to ABC News on Aug 22.
Blogger Peter Schorsch drove to the same St. Petersburg, Florida Starbucks and got in line with another pay-it-forward event underway. When it came his turn and he was told that the person ahead of him paid for his order and asked if he would like to do the same, he said "no," reports Yahoo News today.
"When a barista asks you to pay it forward, it is no longer spontaneous," said Schorsch. Thursday's line went for 10 hours until customer 458 refused to pay-it-forward. The woman who shut down the feel-good-deed the day before just left without saying why she put the brakes on the venue. In contrast today, Schorsch was more than happy to have his say on why he said "no."
He starts out by saying "I'm really not trying to be a Grinch." Then what was he trying to do? He knew there was another pay-it-forward line going on, so did he see this as his 15 minutes of fame? Did he have a need to save the folks in line from a "cheesy" deed? At one point during his interview he said that it was "cheesy" how folks heard about the pay-it-forward line from yesterday and showed up today to do the same.
If you don't want to pay for the person behind you, then don't, but why get in line to deliberately put an end to this because in your opinion it is a phenomenon that needs to be stopped? If it makes folks happy, why should one person make it their mission to put an end to it?
It is understandable if someone in back of you orders enough coffee to break your bank, then you have to say no, but this guy bragged that he tipped the barista $100. So what was his problem?
He said that "this is turning into a social phenomenon and I just had to put an end to it." Does this man really think his "no" will end this social phenomenon? He must be a very influential blogger to stop people from a pay-it-forward good deed. Finally, who is this guy to "put an end to this "social phenomenon?" If you really want to be a hero of some sorts, there are plenty of bad "social phenomenons" that need ending.
Schorsch thinks that some folks comply with the barista's request to pay for the person behind them out of guilt and not generosity. So he not only stopped the little feel-good exercise going on, but while in line he took his time to analyze the reasons people do this.
Although Schorsch can't prove it, he thinks this has become a marketing ploy for Starbucks. It must be one for Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's and the toll booth on the highway because these are three of the places recently with a pay-it-forward gig going on.
He said some patrons are driving to this particular Starbucks after hearing about the 10-hour pay-it-forward event yesterday. He calls this "cheesy" and "ridiculous," but yet, he was one of the people who heard about it and got in line at this particular Starbucks today. He is different though, he went there to save the people from themselves and eliminate that little extra smile they might have experienced today.
He then tells the media that he just wrote a short blog about Starbucks yesterday, but in no way was he trying to advertise his blog. "I don't think my credibility is in question. I'll let other people decide if I'm credible," said Schorsch. He goes on to say that he has 30 advertisers on his blog. Is that a credential of some type?
It seems as if Schorsch found himself in the center of a controversy recently when allegations were made that he asked for money in return for "good stories," an allegation which he denied. The folks making this claim are not named, but are referred to as "active in politics."
Maybe if Mr. Schorsch doesn't like the pay-it-forward idea he can just write about it. He doesn't have to actively go look for a pay-it-forward line to get into so now everyone there who wants to be part of a big feel-good event has their chances squashed.
With all the horrendous injustice going on today around the nation and the world, maybe his energy would be better spent trying to stop something that causes others pain instead of getting in line to cut off those smiles! People can speak for themselves, if they don't want to do it, they will say no. If Schorsch didn't want to do it, he could have just said no and then go on his way like the woman who stopped the venue on Thursday did. Instead he got his 15 minutes of fame!


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The "Trent Richardson experiment" is about to begin its second year in Indianapolis, and as hard as it is to imagine that the highly touted running back out of Alabama could be any less productive than he was during the 2013-14 NFL season, there's a number of factors this season that suggest this just may be the case.
For one, the Colts have already lost a number of key offensive linemen to injuries this preseason, and devoid of any last-minute pickups, may have to resort to starting rookies and inexperienced linemen in some very key positions on the line. This situation would be tough for any running back to succeed in, but may prove almost impossible for a player like Richardson, who is still trying to regain his confidence and settle in to a comfort zone with a relatively new team.
Then, there's the emergence of Andrew Luck, whose talent is no longer a secret or question to the rest of the league. This emergence of Luck's talent, and the Colts' successful offense in the air, means that when opposing teams circle the Colts on their calendar, their defense has one thing on their mind: stopping the pass.
On the surface, this pass defense strategy sounds like a good thing for Richardson and the rest of the Indianapolis Colts' running corps. After all, if defenses are more focused on Luck, then there's less focus on stopping the run game. But defending against the pass means passing becomes less successful for the offensive team, especially in longer yardage situations. This puts more pressure on the running game to gain those few extra yards on first and second downs, and forces the offense to run on a more "predictable" play structure in order to secure a shorter third down situation.
And the statistics are there to prove that point.
Take, for instance, Luck's rookie year in 2012. In that season, Luck's ability to perform in the NFL was still relatively unknown, and in that year, the Colts' third down conversion percentage was 41%; even with a rookie in the backfield. Last season, with Richardson in the backfield, the third down conversion percentage dropped to 38%.
Currently, during the preseason, the Colts are sitting at an even worse 36% third down conversion rate. And, while this may not be indicative of their regular season performance, none of the starting running backs have shown anything to suggest that this number would be significantly higher if they played the whole game.
And, while the debate on whether or not high third down conversion rates truly equal success, it seems hard to discount the overwhelmingly high historical correlation between teams that convert on third down and those that hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season. But even with the conversation on third down conversion and winning up for argument, there's almost no disagreement that gaining key yards on first and second downs leads to a higher third down conversion success.
Meaning, if the Colts want to be successful in the regular season, then whomever they have starting at running back in their first regular season game against Denver needs to be someone that can consistently gain three or four yards on first and second downs, and allow Luck to have the more attainable third-and-four, or less, situations to work with. After all, in third-and-long situations, passing is almost an inevitability rather than an option. Making the play more predictable and easy to stop.
But the numbers and the variables seem to suggest that Richardson may not be that guy to get those key few yards on first and second downs this year. Last year, Richardson seemed to struggle with choosing the right hole to run through; he seemed to bounce around in the backfield looking for an Alabama-sized gap, and he's shown more of the same this preseason with holes that have become even more small due to the injuries on the offensive line.
And, in a year when the running game will be crucial to the Colts' success, but tougher to accomplish due to a weak line, Richardson appears to be almost doomed for failure from the start.
But if Richardson won't be the guy to lead this team to success in the backfield, perhaps the even scarier thought is: who can?


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I have this dedicated server :
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2 x 400 Go Software RAID
i have one web site with a low traffic in this server, 150< daily.
and another Facebook application with a high traffic 50,000+ daily UV.
my Facebook application have : 1 SWF file, some php files with few array functions, and MySQL queries, i start receiving : Too many connections from MySQL, i fixed it, and i want to know what is the best : Apache , PHP, MySQL configuration for this kind of traffic ?
the new problem is that the Fb app page not load sometimes.
btw, I'm using Centos 5, Plesk 9.0.1, PHP+MySQL 5.
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Re: On the purity of Haskell
Dan Doel <dan.doel <at> gmail.com>
On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Ketil Malde <ketil <at> malde.org> wrote: > Chris Smith <cdsmith <at> gmail.com> writes: > >>> I wonder: can writing to memory be called a "computational effect"? If >>> yes, then every computation is impure. > > I wonder if not the important bit is that pure computations are unaffected by > other computations (and not whether they can affect other computations). > Many pure computations have side effects (increases temperature, > modifies hardware registers and memory, etc), but their effect can only > be observed in IO. > > (E.g. Debug.Trace.trace provides a non-IO interface by use of > unsafePerformIO which is often considered cheating, but in > this view it really is pure.) The point of purity (and related concepts) is to have useful tools for working with and reasoning about your code. Lambda calculi can be seen as the prototypical functional languages, and the standard ones have the following nice property: The only difference between reduction strategies is termination. Non-strict strategies will terminate for more expressions than strict ones, but that is the only difference. This property is often taken to be the nub of what it means to be a pure functional language. If the language is an extension of the lambda calculus that preserves this property, then it is a pure functional language. Haskell with the 'unsafe' stuff removed is such a(Continue reading)


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If you are planning on having a baby in 2010, make your number one resolution to improve your health habits now. Many women wait until pregnancy to improve diet and exercise, but you might be surprised to discover that you can improve your chances for a healthy pregnancy by making those changes months before conception.
First, see your doctor or midwife. Most women wait until a home pregnancy or missed period to schedule an appointment, but it's a good idea to see your doctor before conception. You can go over your health history, get up to date on your vaccinations, discuss any prior pregnancy issues, and start taking prenatal vitamins and supplements.
- If you are taking anti-depressants or other regular medication for any reason, you will want to work with your ob/midwife and your specialist to consider going off medication throughout your pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Pre-pregnancy weight has been proven to have a direct effect on fertility and fetal health. Overweight women have a harder time conceiving and underweight women have an increased rate of birth defects and fetal growth restriction. If you need to gain or lose weight, start six months before conception.
Change your diet now. Increase your fruit and vegetable intake, switch to whole grain products, limit fish products that are high risk for mercury contamination, and cut out high-sugar, refined/bleached flour, and limit as many pre-packaged and fast food products as possible. Remember that chocolate in moderation is never off limits (unless you are allergic!)
You might already have made the resolution to quit smoking, drinking, and caffeine, but attacking this triple threat in preparation for pregnancy now will make it easier to completely eliminate those habits once you are pregnant.
- You've read the Surgeon General's warnings that smoking and drinking can cause devastating birth defects and pregnancy complications, but did you know that they can also affect your ability to conceive? Quit now and it will be easier to maintain a drug-free lifestyle once your baby is born.
Start engaging in pregnancy-friendly exercise that you can keep doing right up until the Big Day - yoga, pilates, walking, swimming, dancing, moderate strength training, and moderate aerobics are all good bets to get you in shape.
Getting pregnant in 2010 is an exciting prospect. By using the New Year as a catalyst for making improvements to your health before conception, you will be giving you and your baby the best possible start in life.
Happy New Year!


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