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Linda K. Lynn, 61, of Bethel Acres, passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Oklahoma City.
Visitation will be 9 a.m., Friday, Dec. 28, and continue through time of service.
Service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 29, at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Brown Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
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Ski and snowboard instructors may know the "snow snake" as an imaginary creature who rises up out of the snow and bites the edges of children's skis or snowboards, causing them to fall. In "Sonder the Snow Snake," however, former nordic and telemark ski instructor Annie B. Fox.She re-envisions the pesky interloper as a fuzzy white snake, Sonder, who learns to help, rather than hinder, young skiers' and snowboarders' efforts to turn under the guidance of his wise "Grandslither."Her first children's book, "Sonder the Snow Snake," is a beautiful 32-page hardbound book with Japanese-inspired watercolor illustrations of snowy mountain landscapes, computer illustrations and a sweet storyline crafted by the now Boulder-based author-illustrator. "The book does have an intentional Japanese feel," said Fox. "It is a style of art that I am very drawn to. ... The theme of the book is also very Zen-like," she said. "One of the greatest lessons in Buddhism is patience."Time, practice and patienceThe story traces the young snow snake's efforts to become good at something - first at making snow angels, then at snow tunnels and eventually, at helping children to turn. Impatient at first, Sonder must learn the hard way - by causing a young skier to crash - that time, practice and patience lead to success. "When I worked at Copper Mountain ... I was in charge of about 10 first-graders every Tuesday morning for a few months," Fox said. "We would ski around on cross-country skis at Copper and sometimes a kid would fall down, and I told them about the fictional snow snakes. "But I realized that it was perhaps a little scary for a little kid to think about being tripped up on purpose. How mean can you be? So I let my creative and nurturing side run wild and I told the kids that the little snake was learning too, and he couldn't help it." Sonder resembles an ermine or weasel, and his name comes from the "father of skiing," Sondre Norheim, with a revised spelling that's easier for kids to pronounce. At the book's end, Fox includes other messages - including one about the importance of wearing a helmet on the slopes and another about the risks to cold-climate-loving creatures posed by climate change - which lend the book well to use by classroom teachers for extension activities. The author currently seeks board members for her climate education fund (www.savethesnowsnakes.org), which aims to educate underserved elementary school children about the science of climate change.
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There are a lot of people who think I can't do this. There are also a lot of people who think you won't show up because I'm not playing Madea. There are also a lot of people who are working overtime to try to discourage you from seeing Alex Cross as they do with all of my films... I'm hoping you'll prove them all wrong.
Can you believe we've done this 15 times? I gotta tell you, I'm so hoping you are planning on going out to see Alex Cross this weekend. I have never been more excited for you to see me do something. This is totally different for me. I loved it and I think you're going to love it too. You know that the opening weekend is how you're judged in Hollywood. So if you can, please try to get out this weekend. Be sure to check your ticket stubs to make certain they say "Alex Cross" and whatever you do, drop me a message to let me know what you thought. I love to sit by the message board and read your comments. You're the real critics. And judging from what I read on the board from those of you who went to last night's late night shows, you loved it too. TELL SOMEBODY... LOL
I know you may not know this, but there is a lot riding on this film. This is the first time that I have ever been considered for a role like this. Hollywood has never even offered it to me. I've done my best and I've done all I can. It's in your hands now.
I feel like a little kid in church about to do my first solo! :-)
Take someone with you if you can. This is an experience that should be shared.
Tom Joyner has "take a loved one to the doctor day"... Well today is "take a doubter to the movie day".
Alex Cross in theaters RIGHT NOW!!!
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The acquisition or transfer of relics in the Middle Ages required the creation of precious reliquaries to exhibit them for veneration by the faithful. Those relating to Christ himself, notably fragments of the wood of the cross, were naturally considered to be the most sacred.
They were placed in staurotheques crafted by various specialists working with precious materials: goldsmiths, ivory carvers, enamellers. Enamel is an artificial vitreous material whose colours are reminiscent of gemstones. The metal, which was either precious or made precious by gilding with gold or silver, could be prepared to contain the enamel in two ways: cloisonné work, which creates little enclosed cells to hold the powder which is then melted, or champlevé work, which largely superseded it from the 12th century, and involves chasing directly into the metal plaque. The metal itself, usually gilded copper, was pushed out by applying pressure to the reverse of the sheet, then chased.
The Petit Palais staurotheque was based on a piece probably created by the Mosan goldsmith Godefroy de Huy († 1175) for the Sainte-Croix church in Liège. The triptych composition and the iconography of angels bearing the instruments of the Passion adoring the cross are Byzantine in origin. The apostles occupy the two side panels. The enamels are applied in solid blocks of colour or are more subtly modulated: blues or greens flecked with yellow or white, shaded with cobalt, etc.
In spite of the generally very reliable tastes of the successive owners of the work – Prince Soltykoff in the first half of the 19th century and the Dutuit family until 1902 – doubts have recently been cast on the absolute authenticity of the work. Laboratory analysis using the most modern techniques available have proven it to be absolutely contemporaneous with known Limousin and Mosan enamels from the 12th and 13th centuries.


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Storm Davis wrote: I enjoyed it, but I was disappointed that they spent about 5 minutes on the "Beats, Rhymes & Life" album era, and that was really just talking heads speaking on how confusing it was for Phife that Dilla and Consequence were now influencing the music being made.
To me, that's the most intriguing period in the groups history, and I've never really seen any in-depth coverage on it.
It's clear that it was caused by a breakdown in the relationship of Tip and Phife, but I'd like to see the specifics of Dilla and Consequence coming on board, the formation of The Ummah, etc. Maybe the deleted scenes hold the answers I seek.
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One of the few positive outcomes of the current financial crisis is the emergence of taxpayers as informed stakeholders in the activities of government. The U.S government, mindful of this development, is conceivably more cautious when allocating funds to its different departments. One exception is the Department of Defense, which has consistently seen on average a rise of 5 percent in its budget allocation throughout the last decade, whereas most other departments have faced major reductions.
This is partly understandable due to the geo-political scenarios in Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea. As this is a matter of national security, it does provide a plausible explanation of why it has not attracted the wrath of taxpayers and media activists yet. But, have you ever wondered whether this increased allocation is justified on the basis of national security alone, or are there glaring inefficiencies in the Department of Defense that drive up project costs and timelines?


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Carl Fred Jordan, 89, of Avondale, Ariz., and formerly of the Waynesboro area, passed away on Nov. 19, 2012. He was born on Jan. 8, 1923, in Yangzhou, China, one of four sons to Carl F. and Eva Jordan. Carl was an Electrical Engineer, employed with the U.S. Army Civil Service Department. He enjoyed golf, bowling and attended First Baptist Church of Tyler for many years. Carl always enjoyed playing with his children and grandchildren. Carl is survived by his daughter, Nancy Chase of Avondale, Ariz., and son Michael J. Jordan of San Pedro, Calif.; his five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Chris S. Jordan, Curtis R. Jordan and Ray C. Jordan. Carl is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Helen Claire Jordan, who passed away in 2009, and his son Charles H. Jordan, who passed away in 2012. Arrangements are under the care of Lloyd James Funeral Home, Tyler, Texas.
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KATHERINE CLAYBAUGH, San Ramon Valley, H, So. -- Claybaugh had phenomenal sophomore year with 646 kills and 358 digs in 37 matches. She was named the East Bay Athletic League's MVP and led the Wolves to an NCS Division I title.
KELLEY WIRTH, Campolindo, H, Jr. -- Wirth was Campolindo's go-to player, as she finished with 585 kills, 123 digs and 114 blocks in 36 matches. She was named the MVP of the Diablo Foothill Athletic League.
BRYANNA DAVIS, Bishop O'Dowd, H, Sr. -- Davis, a transfer from San Leandro, made a big impact in her one year with the Dragons. She helped lead Bishop O'Dowd to the NCS Division III title, was named the West Alameda County Conference-Foothill Division MVP. She finished with 511 kills in 37 matches.
AMBER ERHAHON, Albany, M, Sr. -- Erhahon earned MVP honors in the Tri-County Athletic League-Rock Division. She finished with 283 kills and 82 blocks in 27 matches and hit an impressive .437 on the season.
HEATHER REED, Heritage, S, Jr. -- Reed, the MVP of the Bay Valley Athletic League, finished with 951 assists and 146 kills in 40 matches as the Patriots reached their first ever NCS final.
JESSY OBER, Monte Vista, S, Sr. -- Ober facilitated the Mustangs' offense as she led the East Bay with 1,067 assists, and was a first-team All-EBAL selection.
KYLIE CARLSON, Bishop O'Dowd, L, Sr. -- Carlson led the East Bay with 895 digs and was selected to the WACC-Foothill's first team.
Kirsten Sibley, Campolindo, H, So. -- 362 kills and first team All-DFAL
Brianna Karsseboom, Bishop O'Dowd, H, Jr. -- 403 kills for Dragons
Colleen Hannigan, Heritage, H, Sr. -- 278 kills, 46 aces and first team All-BVAL
Lo Utchen, Monte Vista, H, Jr. -- 242 kills, 292 digs, 240 points and first team All-EBAL
Maddie Smith, Foothill, M, Sr. -- 224 kills, 105 blocks and first team All-EBAL.
Caitlyn Quindoy, California, S, Sr. -- 471 assists, 209 kills, 81 aces and first team All-EBAL
Rachel Braunschweig, San Ramon Valley, L, Jr. -- 426 digs and first team All-EBAL.
Hailey Lindberg, Monte Vista, H, Jr. -- 276 kills and second team All-EBAL
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Marisol Tracy, Amador Valley, H, Sr. -- First team All-EBAL.
Joli Holland, Dublin, M, Sr. -- 286 kills, 123 blocks and first team All-DFAL.
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a firey email exchange between me and a "poet." m
Here's the story.
This girl I don't know at all sent me a poem/rap. Like most people who send me their poem/raps she thought she deserved an in depth critique...she probably expected one that consisted of praise.
Needless to say, I didn't respond with praise. I let her know that most of her material didn't make sense to me. It didn't speak to me. It was actually very uninformative. the kind of stuff you would write in your diary about specifics without mentioning the specifics...just alluding to them while saying "I will never forgive him/her for what he/she has done with that thing that is so important because of what I believed in when I was at that place."
heh...anyway...here's her response followed by the rest of the emails (apparently she didn't really like my "mom" talk either):
FROM "Kim brock" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
I think there may have been a bit of confusion here. i wrote it while i was stoned, obviously for a purpose...the points enhanced were there subconciously, shown throughout the writing but at the end i didnt care to specify because i already felt better than i did when i started. i dont know if you understand, but if its a waste of yer time, i'd either not want to know about it or maybe have you clarify a little. your words are genius and you sir, are an inspiration, my intentions were not to waste yer time, sage-is!-Kim
FROM "SAGE FRANCIS" <email@example.com>
if you wrote while you were stoned and you can't remember something like that then... I have no choice but to think it was a waste of time to read it.
FROM "Kim brock" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
I dont think im going to use the energy to respond to that exept to simply tell you i dont think youre very nice, and now when i listen to yer music i want to turn it off before it ends how much substance does that have? -kim
FROM "SAGE FRANCIS" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
You asked for my opinion and it is my honest opinion that you didn't offer enough to the reader. That's fine if it works for you...keep it to yourself. It's called a journal. not something you need to present to anyone else. just because you wrote something while you were under the influence of an outside substance doesn't mean you tapped into anything special. Especially when I can recognize that some of the writing is lacking substance and you have no explanations for the questions I asked. That's poor.
FROM "Kim brock" <email@example.com>
Congratulations DAD!
You are officially a complete A-HOLE,
and for all i know, anything "good" thats comes out of my speakers titled "sage francis" is written by a completely different person...someone a little more, open-minded, down to earth...maybe even shows a little bit of appreciation for having a fucking fan. well, wanker i'll know what to say next time someone asks me if i know who sage francis is..i'll say "gimme yer email address...i'll show you". you are a horrible icon as far as im concerned, and i know yer not concerned, but since you wanted to attempt to make me look or feel stupid, i thought i'd give ya a little notey back....you know, collaborate. i love you, but you should pay yer child support. -Daughter
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Hahahahaha... I think it's great that a person can't take one bit of criticism. Of course they were looking for praise, and pissed they didn't get any.
Wed Jul 10, 2002 12:55 am
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What an idiot.
Wed Jul 10, 2002 3:04 am
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Wow, so Sage has a lot of teenaged fans, huh? Good for his pocket$.
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Sage don't like my rap/poem...I'm not his fan anymore and he isn't such a great artist...Fuckin losers.
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hahaha she said wanker....
Wed Jul 10, 2002 10:17 am
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lol "wanker"...i think it's funny how whenever someone doesn't get an answer from Sage to their likin' they completely make a 180 turn and start shittin' on him, sad really...
Wed Jul 10, 2002 2:07 pm
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She wanted to know what he thought and all she did was tell her the Truth, lol is she an iddiot?
Fri Jul 12, 2002 9:03 am
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And i thought NSYNC and the Backdoor boys had all the 13 year old girls pissing in their pants over their music...aparently i was wrong...sage has got 13 year old groupies writing poems to him and calling him dad...sage heres my poem! it has a lot of alliteration and metaphors and stuff like that! check it out buddy! your an inspiration! i like your music!...I have nothing else to say...this was all pretty pointless...im just not that "underground" im gonna go listen to ja rule tell me how much and how well he has sex with my girl...peace
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I bet she still thinks about you.
Sun Jul 14, 2002 12:34 am
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she says "you tried to make me look or feel stupid"
sage waited awhile before he tried to make her look stupid if this is really from back in march
and 13 year old children shouldn't be getting stoned
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Reggie wrote:
Wow, so Sage has a lot of teenaged fans, huh? Good for his pocket$.
im 16 years old - are you trying to say that the kind of stupidity and faux-angst displayed here is becuase this girl is proably a teenager?!
shit man....
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i feel bad for SAGE, if he is nice enough to criticize your shit then dont bitch about it if you get a negative response.
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i like how in her first 2 responses there are capitols and good punctuation and in the last one there are no capitols, bad punctuation and lots of slang. this chick is hard to the core
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
AIKEN, S.C. – The nationally fourth-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball team closed out its season-opening five-game homestand with a 59-47 victory over Benedict on Saturday at the Convocation Center.
USC Aiken (5-0) led from start-to-finish in the victory over Benedict (2-4). The Pacers led by as many as 21 in the second half before emerging with the 12-point win.
The victory allowed the Pacers to extend their school-record regular-season home winning streak to 22.
Brittany Hill (Mechanicsville, Va./Quinnipiac) led a trio of Pacers in double figures with 17 points, three steals, two blocks, two assists and two rebounds. Hill claimed 13 of her 17 points in the game from the charity stripe where she was 13-for-15. She was 2-of-4 from the field in the Pacer win.
Kayla Harris (Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield HS) finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one block.
Daniela Tarailo (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point HS) was the final Pacer in double figures with 10 points. She also had six boards in the contest.
Alexus Jones (13) and Monique Weathers (11) were the top scorers in the game for the Tigers.
USC Aiken as a team closed out the win over the Tigers hitting 40 percent (14-for-35) of its shots as a team. The Pacers held Benedict to just 27.5 percent (14-for-51) shooting as a team.
The Pacers connected on 29 of their 37 (78.4 percent) free throw attempts in the game.
USC Aiken will next hit the road for the first time in the 2012-13 season to face off against current national No. 22 in Wingate, N.C. on Friday, Dec. 7. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.


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Here's More Evidence Why Apple Should Make a Cheaper iPhone
There are already arguments for Apple making a cheaper iPhone, but now there is some concrete evidence in a filing from Leap Wireless' with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The carrier said it is on pace to sell half as many iPhones as it committed to sell during the first year of its contract with Apple, which ends in June. Leap, which doesn't require customers to sign contracts, charges more for the iPhone upfront than major national wireless carriers like AT&T and Verizon which subsidize the cost in exchange for two-year contracts.
Here's what Leap is trying to do about the iPhone situation from a report by The Wall Street Journal's Anton Troianovski (emphasis ours):
The company said it was working to improve iPhone sales with more marketing and offering more financing for buyers of the device, and noted that its contract with Apple allowed it to lower the price at which it sells the iPhone to consumers.
Sure, marketing can help, but the kicker is that Leap is looking for ways to make the iPhone even cheaper than it already is.
The iPhone in of itself is not cheap, especially if the phone isn't subsidized. Leap charges $500 for the latest model. At carriers that offer two-year contracts, the same phone sells for about $200, or $650 without a contract. The iPhone 4S is available for $100, and the iPhone 4 is free, on contract with some carriers.
During the call to discuss Apple's first-quarter earnings, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the iPhone 4 — a phone that's two generations old — was under "constant constraint." It basically exemplified the demand for a cheaper iPhone.
There are also reports that Apple plans to release one as early as the end of this year, and one particular model of interest included using a polycarbonate shell.
Apple, for its part, is working to catch up to demand for its significantly cheaper iPhone 4 in the mean time. "We believe we can achieve a supply/demand balance on iPad Mini and on iPhone 4 during this quarter, Cook said at the time. It's still mum on new products as of Cook's last keynote during its shareholder meeting — as the company often is.
But momentum — and pressure — is building when it comes to demand for a cheaper iPhone. There are already many cheaper handsets offered that run Google Android mobile operating system.
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Kenny's Castaways, New York, NY
Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Fee > BagAC/DC Bag > Possum, Fluffhead, AlumniAlumni Blues, LizardsThe Lizards, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Fire, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Wilson
Average Song Gap: 2.5
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This was the first ever Phish show in New York City. AC/DC Bag was sung for Roger (presumably Roger Holloway), who was in attendance.
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4 Junta
3 The White Tape
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Laba Sosseh
1943 - 2007
Master of Salsa Africana
by John Child (
In tribute to the recently deceased
Laba Sosseh
, John Child offers this discographic profile of the Gambian-born singer and composer who was an early pioneer of the tradition of Africans journeying to New York to record with Latin musicians. "This monument of African music was amongst the first Africans to make an incursion into the international stage," said the Gambian newspaper
The Point
. Continues here:
Laba Sosseh
b. Laba Badara Sosseh, 12 March 1943, Bathurst, Gambia; d. 21 September 2007, Dakar, Senegal.
The son of a Senegalese father and Gambian mother, Laba was born and raised in Bathurst (renamed Banjul in 1973), the capital of The Gambia, a British colony at the time. Regarded as one of the greatest musical innovators in the Senegambia sub-region, he grew up listening to Cuban dance music of the '40s and '50s. Johnny Pacheco was one of his favourites and he became known for his perfect imitation of the Dominican bandleader's style.
From a family of griots (praise singers), he played the sabarr drum at traditional ceremonies and later joined the Foyer Jazz Band, with whom he began singing popular Latin numbers, and African Jazz dance band. In the early '60s Laba accompanied his father, a civil aviation worker, when he was redeployed to Dakar airport in Senegal. There he joined the
Star Band de Dakar
, founded in 1960 by Ibra Kassé as the house band for his prestigious Miami nightclub to celebrate Senegal's independence. Sidemen included the Nigerian sax player Dexter Johnson, singer Amara Toure and conga drummer Lynx Tall. Besides the Miami, Laba performed with the band in many clubs in Dakar, Bathurst and throughout the sub-region. In 1964 the Star Band fell out with Kassé and, renaming themselves Super Star de Dakar, relocated to the Etolie nightclub.
While with Super Star, Laba composed his trademark hit "Aminata", which he went on to record a number of times during his career. The 2-CD set
Dexter Johnson / Super Star De Dakar: Serie Sangomar 1
(CNR Music, 1998) contains a terrific rendition of the song by Laba with Super Star recorded live by Moussa Diallo in his nightclub Sangomar in Dakar between 1964 to 1974. Laba also features in
Starband - Superstar De Dakar - International Band featuring: Dexter Johnson: Serie Sangomar 2
(CNR Music, 1999), performing his hit
"La Bicycletta"
. Both CDs are essential collections of the roots of salsa africana.
He accompanied Super Star to Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast, where he took up residence and organised the Super International Band de Dakar, comprising Senegalese and local musicians, at the beginning of the '70s. Singer Pape Fall (b. 3 July 1947, Rufisque, Senegal) was briefly a member of Super International in the early '70s. The rare French vinyl albums
El Sonero de Africa
(N'Dardisc) and
El Sonero de Africa Vol. 2 / El Manisero
(Disques M.A.G.) compile Laba's early and mid-'70s recordings. Circa. 1977 he recorded with the Special Liwanza Band, making his debut on Aboudou Lassissi's Ivory Coast-based Sacodis label with
Lassissi Presente A Formidable Laba Sosseh - Special Liwanza Band
Lassissi took Laba to New York to record the classic albums
Monguito El Unico Presents Laba Sosseh In USA / Salsa Africana Vol. 1
Monguito El Unico Presents Laba Sosseh In USA / Salsa Africana Vol. II
Lassissi Presents Laba Sosseh / Salsa Africana Vol. 4
(all Sacodis, 1980) directed by Afro-Cuban sonero Monguito "El Unico" (b. Ramón Quian, Manguito, Matanzas Province, Cuba; d. 26 May 2006, New York), who had made his own debut on Sacodis with the bestselling
From Cuba To Africa / Monguito El Unico 1980
in 1979. Musicians involved in the sessions included pianist Alfredo Valdés Jr. and violinist Pupi Legarreta. The 2005 Sacodis reissue
Salsa Africana - Monguito El Unico And Laba Sosseh In U.S.A.
collects two tracks from the original
Salsa Africana Vol. 1
and three cuts from
Salsa Africana Vol. II
. Standout tracks, both originally from Vol. 1, are "Sitiera", featuring solos by Valdés Jr. and tres guitarist José García, and "Mi Corazón" with Monguito chipping-in lead vocals and chat and Mario Rivera (1939-2007) contributing some exciting sax playing.
Laba returned to New York to make two albums for SAR (founded in 1979 by
ergio Bofill,
driano García and
oberto Torres):
Roberto Torres Presenta A Laba Sosseh
(1981), produced by Torres and arranged by Alfredo Valdés Jr., and
Laba Sosseh
(1982). The latter includes "Aminata" and "Diamoule Mawo", reinvented as "Yamulemao" by Colombian superstar Joe Arroyo for his 1987 album
Echao Pa'lante
on Fuentes. SAR's house musicians sessioned on the albums, including Valdés Jr. on piano, trumpeter Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, trombonist Leopoldo Pineda, bassist Mariano Solano (d. 23 May 2007, New York City), conguero Alberto Valdés and tres player Charlie Rodríguez.
Laba journeyed to Paris in the early '80s to record
Maestro Laba Sosseh con l'Orquesta Aragón: Akoguin Theresa
(Disco Stock) with Cuba's Orquesta Aragón. He performed with the Cosmos Band in Benin. In 1998 he sang "Afromanicero" on
Cheikh Ibra Fall
(Dakar Audio Diffusion, 1998) by El Hadji Faye and Etoile 2000 de Dakar and joined the ranks of Africando for their fourth album
(Stern's Africa) to sing "Ayo Nene" and reprise "Aminata". In 2001 he celebrated his 40th anniversary in the salsa africana field with
El Maestro: 40 Años De Salsa
(Mélodie) featuring remakes of earlier hits like "La Bicycletta", "Sitiera" and the inevitable "Aminata". In July 2001 he joined singers Pape Fall, James Gadiaga and Mar Seck to record
Los Afro Salseros De Senegal En La Habana
(Pam, 2002) at Havana's Egrem Studio. He sings "El Manisero" and revisits "Aminata" yet again.
After a long illness, Laba passed away in a private clinic in Dakar on Thursday September 20, 2007 at around 3:00 am local time. Pape Fall and guitarist Cheikh Tidiane Tall announced his death on RTS, Senegal's state-owned media corporation. He was buried at the Muslim cemetery in Yoff, Dakar, and is reportedly survived by 27 children.
Check out these related pieces in The Descarga Journal Archives
Monguito "El Unico"
by John Child, June 17, 2006
In tribute to the recently deceased
Monguito "El Unico"
, we re-post John Child's discographic profile of the distinctive Afro-Cuban sonero, composer, bandleader, producer and mainstay of Aboudou Lassissi's legendary Sacodis label. In addition, Ken Abrams pays respect with his paintings entitled
Yo Soy Congo - Homage To Monguito El Unico
Alfredo Valdés Jr.
by John Child July 16, 2000
A discographic profile of the much respected pianist, arranger, composer and musical director. Alfredo was the principal arranger for the SAR and Sacodis labels and played piano on many of the sessions.
Alfredo Valdés Jr: The Son of Buena Vista
by John Child and David Barton July 16, 2000
A Cuban-American resident in the US for the last 44 years, Alfredito can claim a direct line of descent from the heyday of Havana's now internationally famous Buena Vista Social Club into the new millennium. For instance, not only did he witness Arsenio Rodríguez's legendary conjunto perform there when he was a youngster, but also played and recorded with this giant of Cuban music years later.
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Fluorescent tumours in the clinic
Munich/Groningen/Penzberg – For ten years, the application of image-guided surgery with tumour-specific fluorescent dyes has been limited to animal studies, because no one could predict safety or biodistribution of such targeted dyes in patients. Now for the first time, a Dutch-German team of researchers has found a way to convince regulatory authorities that their fluorochromes are safe and can be tested on human subjects. In November, the team got the go-ahead for a Phase I study in breast cancer patients with the fluorochrome IR dye 800 CW (LI-COR Bioscience) coupled to the antibody drug Avastin (Roche).
"Our advantage is that we already have a lot of clinical data about the safety and biodistribution of the cancer therapeutic Avastin, which binds to VEGF produced by cancer cells," said Werner Scheuer from Pharma Research & Early Development at Roche (Penzberg), who developed the antibody-flurochrome conjugates in cooperation with Vasilis Ntziachristos (TU Munich) and Go van Dam (Medical College Groningen). In the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine (52(11): 1778-1785), the authors provided evidence that their cancer imaging agent behaves in animals as Avastin does in humans. For proving safety in humans, they will use microdoses of the dye – 100 times lower than the lowest dose in which the cancer drug shows an effect. "We want to statistically prove that breast cancer patients benefit from image-guided surgery with targeted fluorochromes," explains Ntziachristos. He has developed a camera system that can identify the tumour margins with seven times better resolution than a surgeon can with the naked eye. A pipeline of antibody-fluorochrome conjugates is already being tested in animals.


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About the Book
In Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog, Tom Watson's hilarious sequel to Stick Dog, Stick Dog returns with the same crew of friends, and they're hungrier than ever. As the dogs embark on their quest for hot dogs, they learn they're not the only ones on a mission—a band of raccoons are following close behind, and they're ravenous, too!
In this second book, Stick Dog and his four friends, Poo-Poo, Mutt, Stripes, and Karen, must execute a master plan for stealing hot dogs. The closer they get to the hot dog vendor, the more difficult their mission becomes. With the same hilarious antics, the five dogs are met with many challenges along the way, including having to distract the frankfurter guy and Karen getting locked in a human's house. No matter what, these dogs have their eyes—and stomachs—on the prize.
In this second book, Stick Dog is at it again—and he's hungrier than ever. He and his four friends, Poo-Poo, Mutt, Stripes, and Karen, must execute a master plan to steal some hot dogs. But the closer they get to the hot-dog vendor, the more obstacles they meet, including:
- A team of raccoons that wants the hot dogs too
- Hot-dog-snatching plans that are a little, umm, not so hot
- A dognapping . . . sort of
Readers will delight once again as Stick Dog and his gang of goofballs work to overcome these challenges and more—to satisfy their hunger for hot dogs.
Educator and Librarian Resources
Product Details
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 10/08/2013
- Trimsize: 5.5 in (w) x 8.25 in (h) x 0.81 in (d)
- Pages: 224
- List Price: 12.99 USD
- Ages: 8 to 12
- BISAC1: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs
- BISAC2: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- BISAC3: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
- Lexile® Measure: 630L


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Headlines for Thursday:
- The sun _does_ come up after all 00:39
- Bloglines wrap-up 22:32
- Deciding not to Ryze to the occasion 22:55
|@0900-1100 Q2 Study for MIE1407F from 2005.10.20 (mie1407f)
|@1100-1200 Q1 Attend lecture in MP134 from 2005.10.20 (mie1407f)
|@1600-1800 Attend GSU orientation for women
|@1600-1800 Join knitting group at Women's Centre : E-Mail from Cezary Niewiadomski
|@1800-2100 Ryze networking event at Betty's
|@1820-1855 Q2 Exercise: Basic step drop-in class at Field House from 2005.10.20
|@1900-2100 Crochet group at Graduate House
Betty's 240 King Street East, Upstairs Toronto, ON, Canada
1. The sun _does_ come up after all
Headed off to Bad Dog Theatre to watch improvised comedy. Great fun. Hung out with people after the show. Have made one good friend, I think. Bill said he doesn't mind just randomly hanging out. =)
Also got called by Dominique and my mom... =) Awwww...
In other news, my breath is starting to mist in the cold, and I'm packing my light leather coat because it's not warm enough. The thick turtleneck sweater that used to keep me warm in Japan let a little wind through, so I changed into one of the thick coats I picked up at Goodwill. That kept me pleasantly warm. My lace-up boots are still okay, though.
Oh dear. To think it's just October...
2. Bloglines wrap-up
Online progress indicators
Clair Ching wrote about personal logs, giving my website as an example of online tracking. Merlin Mann wrote about keeping a personal status page. (Hmm, I should add something like that...)
TV is bad for you
"Kill the television" - Kathy Sierra of Creating Passionate Users.
Absolute worst thing to do: leave the TV on as background noise. Strangely enough, that's how most people I know use it. Terrible thing. I think that's why so many people have a hard time dealing with silence and relaxing...
Microsoft pooh-poohs developing countries
Microsoft: even if you give people free software or computers, they won't have the expertise to use it.
Well, duh. You can't be an expert on something you haven't _used._ Microsoft can go ahead and feel that way, while open source people work on bridging the digital divide...
3. Deciding not to Ryze to the occasion
I ran for cover just as big raindrops started splattering on the sidewalk. The guy at the door directed me to the party upstairs, where I found three people sipping drinks at the bar and having a lively conversation about different cultures--and in particular, the late-night habits of people in Lisbon. =) I warmed up to them right away because one of them was talking about his sabbatical--ah, another person wandering outside the ivory tower! So I ordered a softdrink and settled in.
We got around to introductions maybe five minutes into the conversation. They asked me what I did, and I told them I'm taking HCI. Some confusion ensued. They asked me what department that's under. Even more confusion. Turned out it was a small party for people from George Brown College. Heh. I couldn't blame the guy who gave me directions at the door--I looked like a student!
I eventually found the Ryze get-together. The organizer was already there. She pointed out a thick roll of green tickets and described the evening as a business networking event. I nodded--I'd figured out that much from the website--and then she wrapped up with "...and that'll be around $20."
Now _that_ I didn't see on the website.
I did some very quick calculations in my head. Even if the thing included dinner, I didn't feel that $20 was worth cold-call conversations in a crowded bar.
I thanked the organizer politely and chit-chatted with the other early-birds there about social networks. I wanted to get a sense of people's energy levels. You know how there are some people who can make you instantly feel that you know them and they care about you? Well, I didn't really get that off the people there. They were more along the lines of "Hmm, that's interesting. <change topic>"
It was a toss-up that evening between Ryze and the crochet group at Graduate House. The crochet group won. (Okay, there was also meeting up with Calum, but it's a pity that that invite came a bit late...)
I took one last, quick look at the four people standing around the tickets, drained my 7-up, and headed back to the dorm.
Transit fare going there: $ 2.50
 Softdrink: $2.50
 Transit fare coming back: $ 2.50
 Realizing that I'm not into networking for networking's sake: ... =)
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The Epilepsy Innovation Seal of Excellence awards are, like the New Therapy – Commercialization (NTC) program,, designed to accelerate the advancement of research from the laboratory to the patient. SEALs are provided to academic and commercial groups worldwide. The program seeks to advance the development of new therapies including but not limited to medicines, biologics or devices. All proposals must demonstrate a clear path from the lab to the patient and are evaluated with consideration for their potential value to patients, likelihood of successful development including regulatory approval and the timeframe of development. Drug development may be stimulated at the early phases leading to an IND.
The Epilepsy Innovation Seal of Excellence award is not primarily a grant program. The program provides a competitive, in-depth review by the Scientific and Business Advisory Boards, an actual SEAL that may be used by the awardee to generate interest in the project, and a one-time $25,000 grant for the research. The SEAL is award for one year, renewable upon application, for up to a total of four years; the funding for this award is only provided for the first year. The applicants will typically have a research budget of between 1 and $5M for the overall project--amounts that currently exceed the resources of the Epilepsy Foundation. The Epilepsy Foundation will assist the awardees in finding funds for the selected projects.
Epilepsy Innovation Seal of Excellence Award
Applicants must demonstrate background work beyond the basic science discovery stage. Applications are accepted for a wide range of products; projects in drug development must be at least pre-IND, with outstanding promise, usually from animal models.
Areas of interest include:
- Novel approaches to treatment.
- Platform technology to advance screening techniques that can be utilized by multiple laboratories, including utility of techniques for early proof-of-concept trials.
- Adaptation of treatment in development for another therapeutic area to assess utility for epilepsy (while maintaining patent protection).
All proposals will be evaluated by our Business and Scientific Advisory Boards, as described below:
Proposals are rated on the likelihood of success by the Business Advisory Board as:
- Intellectual Property Strategy & Status; Freedom To Operate
- Can this Get to Patients: Investment Potential & Likelihood of Ongoing Funding Support
- Probability of Success / Time Factor
- Fit with Program Mission / Patient Impact
- Overall Impression
Proposals are rated on the likelihood of success by the Scientific Advisory Board as:
- Quality of Science
- Probability of Successful completion of milestones / outlined program
- Timeframe of Success
- Fit with Program Mission / Impact on Patients
- Overall Impression
These grants are awarded primarily to programs that have progressed beyond the basic science discovery stage, with the exception of potential drugs, which may be at the pre-IND stage. Investigators of drugs are strongly advised to have their compounds screened, as appropriate, by the NINDS ASP Program. Investigators are expected to have an established record of achievement in the area. Full intellectual property (IP) rights (composition of matter) are preferred over method of use IP. Clinical programs must have a reasonable protocol and sample size to assure that the results will be meaningful; studies of patients should describe the type of seizure/epilepsy that will be investigated. Device programs should present novel concepts for treatment. Applicants should not use the $25,000 prize as the proposed budget, but should apply for the amount needed to complete the project or the project phase. Detailed budgets are encouraged.
Confidential information should NOT be sent to the Epilepsy Foundation or provided in any grant application without advance discussion with the Epilepsy Foundation and only with appropriate confidentiality agreements.
Scientific questions about appropriateness of an application should be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Henry Louis Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama Feb. 5, 1934 and was one of 7 siblings growing up. His family was extremely poor. As a boy, he helped pick cotton with his father to help the family financially. Aaron also started playing baseball as a young boy. He practiced his swing by hitting bottle caps with sticks. Although he dabbled in other sports, it was always baseball that kept his focus and winning became a byproduct of any team Aaron played for. In high school he helped his team win the Mobile Negro High School Championship before starting his professional career.
After trying out for the Brooklyn Dodgers as a teenager and not making the cut, Aaron joined the Mobile Black bears in the Negro League. Shortly after the starting with the Black Bears, Aaron moved to play with the Indianapolis clowns minor league team. Aaron's biggest break was when he signed with the Boston Braves, and a Brave is how he is remembered today.
With a career that spanned 22 years it was only once that Hammerin' Hank Aaron was awarded baseball's Most Valuable Player award. Although he accumulated 2,297 runs batted in, 1,477 extra base hits, and a total of more than 3,000 career hits, it wasn't until he broke Babe Ruth's career home run record that he received the praise he deserved. But in some ways, this was the worst part of his career.
As Hank Aaron approached Babe's record, he received countless racist letters threatening his life and intimidating his family. On April 8, 1974 the Atlanta Braves played in front of a home crowd of 53,775 people, all of whom came to see Aaron break Babe Ruth's record of 714 career home runs. In the fourth inning they got what they came for as Hank battered the baseball to the Braves' bullpen off of Dodger's pitcher Al Downing.
Since his baseball career ended, Aaron has been inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame; he spent time as a Vice President in the Braves' organization and in 1999 Major League Baseball commissioned the Hank Aaron Award to honor the best overall offensive performer in the American and National Leagues each year. Most recently, Aaron received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, from President George W. Bush.
Aaron's life continues to be a symbol of integrity and inspiration for the nation. Baseball continues to play a major part in American life and it is because of men like Aaron, a true hero on and off the field, that inspire young men and women to continue to play from generation to generation.
Source: Biography.com: Hank Aaron


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The estimated cost for a large expansion at the Eagle River Center has doubled as the firm tasked with presenting a conceptual site plan presented its findings to the Eagle County Commissioners this week
Architect Todd Gralla from Populous, the firm hired by the county to complete the conceptual work, presented his design to the commissioners on Monday. The Populous estimate figures the entire project will cost $11.5 million, but that it can be divided into two phases. Phase I would cost an estimated $7 million while the second phase would come in at around $4 million.
Gralla noted that Phase I includes a new barn building located south of the existing Eagle River Center. The new structure would include 210 horse stalls.
"This would accommodate what our average users tell us they need to host multi-day equestrian events," Gralla said.
The first phase would also reconfigure parking and vehicle entrances at the center site and provide RV parking on the southern side of the bench when the buildings would be located. An outdoor warm-up arena would be constructed on the west side of the building and the Eagle River Center entrance, kitchen and restrooms would be relocated to the east end of the building.
Phase II of the plan would include enclosing the warm-up area. "It is, essentially, an extension to the west of the existing Eagle River Center," said Gralla.
He noted that the concept plan includes architecture mirroring the existing Eagle River Center with masonry walls and a metal roof. But cutting back to an all-metal building, Gralla said the county could trim costs of Phase I from $7 million to $5.7 million.
"I am not surprised by sticker shock any more. That's what happens when you take things to the next level," said Commissioner Jon Stavney when the $7 million price was presented.
However, Stavney noted that it is a big cost jump from the original estimates in the $3 million to $4 million range. Because of the increased costs, Stavney noted that if the county were to proceed, it would likely have to limit the project to the Phase I proposal. "When you look at Phase I ... How much is our highest level of programming diminished?"
Gralla noted that the need for 200 horse stalls is the primary improvement required to convert the facility into an equestrian center for multi-day events. "That was the primary focus that everyone told us was necessary. They liked and appreciated the arena. The problem is they can't use it for more than one-day events."
The move to multi-day equestrian events has been the focus of the Eagle River Center expansion proposal since it was launched back in May 2011. The expansion plan reflects the county's programming concerns for the facility. The commissioners asked staff to review the facility's operations with an eye toward maximizing use and identifying new programs that would help close the gap in its operating cost recovery.
During the Tuesday meeting, Jan Miller of Eagle County Buildings and Grounds noted that on average, over the past three years, the county has only recovered approximately 37 percent of the costs associated with operating the Eagle River Center. Even with the expansion, the center itself is expected to operate at a loss. However, the county believes it would offset those loses by attracting more visitors to the area who will then boost sales tax collections.
"It would not take money from the existing conventions that might be in Vail or Beaver Creek. This is new money, new visitors," said Tom Hyatt, Eagle County controller.
For the potential financial impact of the center, the county has cited a study by the American Quarter Horse Association estimating the economic impact of an average size, two-day horse show to be around $189,000. That figure includes money spent by participants on hotels and meals and assorted needs. It does not include numbers from possible horse show attendees. By applying that model to the Eagle River Center, the county staff noted the total impact of the center expansion could reach as high at $178 million by 2020.
When faced with the higher cost construction estimates, the county commissioners did not dismiss the expansion out of hand. But they noted it will take more consideration and study before they are willing to proceed.
"This wouldn't be a revenue maker for the county, but an economic development project for the community," said Commissioner Jill Ryan. "It's a big chunk of change and I really want to make sure it is worth the investment."
Ryan suggested bringing in representatives from the Vail Valley Partnership to examine the plan and offer suggestions.
Stavney noted that the county may have to spend additional money to complete an in-depth study of the equestrian show market to make sure the center plan is solid. He noted that a $7 million investment from the county's capital improvement fund would represent a major commitment and officials would have to be very confident that the money would be well spent before proceeding.
Commissioner Sara Fisher said it may be a good idea to re-examine all the planning that has gone into the entire fairgrounds property.
"What we are trying to figure out is how we are going to stop losing money there, more than anything," she said.
With the construction cost estimate completed, the commissioners instructed staff to compile additional information from various equestrian groups, explore possible fund-raising options for the center and examine the impact the project would have to the county's capital improvements budget. The commissioners have a capital improvements fund budget work session planned Feb. 19 and a strategic planning session slated for Feb. 26 and they noted the Eagle River Center discussion will be a central topic for both.


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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - July was the best month for real estate transactions since 2008, as the valley's real estate market continues its slow recovery from the market collapse of 2009.
According to the latest monthly report from Land Title Guarantee Co., July real estate transactions were up 25 percent over July of last year. Year-to-date sales are up 13 percent from 2011. Total dollar volume for July was up 50 percent from the same month in 2011, although it was the lowest volume month of the year.
As is usually the case, most transactions - 82 percent in July - were for $1 million or less, with relatively few high-end sales boosting the dollar volume numbers.
There were 41 sales in Eagle and Gypsum in July, with several short and bank-owned sales. Those relatively low prices pushed the average sale price to just less than $642,000.
Meanwhile, just five sales in Beaver Creek accounted for 12 percent of the $73.8 million in sales volume in July. The valley's single biggest sale - a $5.75 million unit at the Arrabelle in Vail - accounted for nearly 8 percent of the total sales volume.
For the year so far, 47 sales in Vail Village - less than 6 percent of the total for the year - have accounted for 19 percent of the valley's sales volume for 2012.


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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Friday, Sep. 20, 2013
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW) -- Walker Posey is quick to tell you that he's a big fan of Project Jackson.
"I think Project Jackson will be a huge boost for our local economy," says that funeral director and embalmer and Posey Funeral Directors in North Augusta.
The public-private venture to bring the Augusta GreenJackets, a hotel, and more to the North Augusta Riverfront has recently cleared some big hurdles.
"The great thing, in my mind, is that it's all public space and that our entire community can use it and that it can benefit all our citizens," says Posey.
But with thousands of new visitors, will they be safe or will criminals try to cash in too?
"I think the police presence in the town center and Hammond's Ferry and Project Jackson will be key."
In North Augusta's proposed budget for 2014, City Administrator Todd Glover already has policing Project Jackson in mind.
"We will take measures to increase public safety," Glover says. "As we get the growth here, we want our Public Safety to be able to keep up with the growth."
Under the proposal, two more officers will be hired next year. Two more will also be hired in 2015, 2016, and 2017 too. Glover says a new precinct will also be installed as part of the new development.
"You know, we haven't really gotten too deep into it, but it may actually be some different types of patrols, either foot patrols, bike patrol, things like that, golf carts," says the city administrator.
Glover says there's also plans to put high quality cameras all over the place. He says they'll be along the river, on the Greeneway, on public buildings, in public parks, and on some roads. Glover says the cameras will be placed near the development and in other parts of North Augusta too. He says officers can watch the camera feeds live, or they can go back and watch what's been recorded.
"I haven't necessarily heard from people that [Lake Olmstead Stadium] is unsafe, but I think this will just be a more welcoming type of atmosphere," Glover says.
For those who may see the cameras as an invasion by 'Big Brother,' Posey has a response.
"I mean, if you're not doing anything wrong, there's nothing to worry about," he says.
Glover says theoretically it will be almost impossible to commit a crime on public property in North Augusta without having your picture or your license plate's picture taken. Glover says the cameras also have night-vision.
In addition to the efforts to police Project Jackson, North Augusta Department of Public Safety will also soon commission a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle. Lieutenant Tim Thornton says the vehicle was obtained through the government buy-back program, and it'll officially be unveiled next week.
Lt. Thornton says officers are still converting the vehicle into a more city-friendly setup. It previously served with soldiers in Afghanistan.


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Several weeks ago, an idea was born. Tonight, the idea becomes reality.
The newest addition to Frisco's recreation offerings, the Ski Tour Training Series, launches tonight at the Frisco Peninsula Recreation Area. It takes advantage of the exploding alpine touring trend and its associated growth in randonee racing.
Sprint races are all the rage in Austria, involving multiple transitions on short courses. Local skier and Frisco race assistant Michael Hagen saw the tubing hill as an ideal candidate for a similarly styled event. And thus was born the Ski Tour Training Series.
"Mike (Hagen) helped us work out a course," Frisco recreation programs manager Linsey Kach said. "We wanted to create an opportunity for them to practice transition, getting familiar with your gear, moving in and out of your bindings."
The series is geared toward both avid racers and those just hoping to learn.
"We will have some people around to give tips and techniques," Kach said. Like Hagen.
"(The Ski Tour Training Series) capitalizes on the fact that (the venue) is not big. It's not the disadvantage, it's the advantage. We'll capitalize on that and have lots of laps and lots of transitions where people can practice," Hagen said. "It will be interesting, but not technically difficult."
To make it less intimidating, the race isn't quite a race. There's no official timer. Instead, it's a 45-minute window where participants can track how many laps they can complete. There are no prizes, just giveaways.
"It's not like you're going up to Peak 8, it's to help you work on your transitions," Kach said.
Each race costs $10 and takes place at the Frisco Day Lodge (which conveniently has refreshments and beverages for sale for family and friends wanting to watch). Tonight is the first race, followed by two others: March 8 and March 15. It all kicks off at 6:30 p.m. - a time set so interested racers from the Front Range can join.
Because it's at night, a headlamp is required. So are skins.
"It's more geared toward touring/alpine types of skis," Kach said. "You can't have just scales, because it's to work on those transitions."
Those who want to participate but don't have equipment can call Wilderness Sports in Dillon, an event sponsor that rents the gear.
To kick off the series, Hagen plans to do a free clinic at 6 p.m. to walk people through the idea of transitions, which can save up to an hour in certain races with multiple directional changes. If it takes a racer 15 minutes to switch from uphill to downhill mode and vice-versa, four transitions can cost him or her a lot of time.
Some racers will be among the ranks of those looking to do the Power of Four Ski Mountaineering Race in Aspen, the Winter Mountain Games in Vail, the Grand Traverse in Crested Butte, Arapahoe Basin's The Grind, Breckenridge's The imperial Challenge and more - like the more casual Breck Ascent Series or the rumored return of Arapahoe Basin's randonee series.
"It's a great workout and a great race for serious people," Hagen said. "It's a great training opportunity. It's more fun than training. The climb is a couple of minutes and then a transition. By the nature of the course, it's a tremendous interval workout. ... It's the definition of a high-intensity workout. Add the competition, and it's a fantastic workout that can be harder than people would do on their own."
Hagen added the course will include flat sections that will encourage participants to skate - which is important, because often, skating is faster than using skins and climbing.
Can splitboarders come?
Hagen paused as he considered the prospect before he said yes.
"They are welcome. The transitions are much slower, so they're at a huge disadvantage against skiers, but if there's a couple of them, they can battle against each other," he said.


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Set II is so fun to listen to. This place held less than 3,000 people and the acoustics might have been some of the best I have ever experienced. It's an Opera House, to reiterate again the sound in this place. You can definately hear it in the recordings. These are the kind of auds that sound better than the sbds could. Ambience man! Ahm-bee-on-sss!! This Makisupa has a calm meandering reggae feel. Seems longer than usual when I listen. Mike's bass is extremely pronounced here, bouncing off the acoustically perfect walls. CTB was a dime a dozen during this tour as it had just been debuted a week earlier in Cali but is perfectly placed here. This SOAM is very tight in the type I format. Really nice directional jamming at high velocity. This might be my favorite It's Ice ever.
The coup de gras here on this night is this Harry Hood. There is so much intimate emotion portrayed in Trey's guitar on these audience recordings. It starts off so delicate and slowly builds into a beautiful culmination of instrumental story telling. As most know, at one point he kills all amplification on his guitar and simply plucks the notes using the room as his speaker. He takes it THAT low, and then they slowly builds it up to the peak, and the release is really something special. At 15+ mins, this Hood was particularly long for fall 95. You want to hear beautiful Phish? You headphone this Hood, and you will be rewarded. The whole show for that matter. Then PM me to say thanks.
Truely some of my favorite Phish right here. Can't say it enough. In the forum when someone asks the fav show question, this one always comes to mind. Nothing fancy looking, just exceptional energy, and the perfect notes to express that energy. If this show were food, it would be McDonalds french frys. Nothing fancy, or exotic. Just done perfectly. Who doesn't like McDonald's french frys?


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This month's film program is all about love and inspiration.
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By gundogrentals
Good afternoon!
I wanted to share a business venture that myself and partner are pursuing in hoping to make public before the 2013-14 bird hunting season. We are looking for constructive feedback whether good or bad about our idea and what we hope to bring to the overall duck hunting scene. If you are like me being that you own a bird dog/s or not, sometimes we wish our bird hunting experience was just a little bit easier. Tired of lost birds? Mad about delayed shooting just to retrieve a downed bird? Miss the friendly excitement and companionship of a well trained bird-dog machine? Then GunDogRentals is the place for you!
For those hunters who may not have the time, money, or space to train experienced well rounded hunting dogs, it can be a real burden when retrieving your own ducks. Guide services are expensive and great pedigrees are hard to find without paying a hefty price. Gun Dog Renting is not a new concept and there are several kennels in the United States that currently offer these kind of services to hunters on a daily, weekend, monthly, or even seasonal basis (prices vary). Now I know what you are thinking, some may like the concept but others disagree or are skeptical about getting involved with these type of programs these kennels offer (location mainly). But listen up, we may have a smarter solution!
GunDogRentals.com (not currently live) is taking the retriever/bird hunter experience to a whole different level! Our search and match website will be two parts:
A) Responsible hunters search for potential retrievers within their area to rent for a morning hunt or longer (dove, duck, quail, pheasant, etc)
B) Private dog owners or businesses with experienced hunting dogs willing to lease their dogs based on their choice for a fee to worthy hunters (waterfowl only)
A specific detailed search page will filter through posted entries and place a match or two between a potential dog renter and hunter where the two can then engage on hunting specifics way in advance of the scheduled hunt date. This is no Craig's list or eBay! Our team will interview interested prospects (dog owners & hunters) before they post their services and everything will be kept private between dog owners and hunters until a match and agreed upon price / location has been accepted. Now if dog owners choose to go along with their retriever to work them or just send them off for a few hours/days, the choice will be up to the two parties.
*Membership plans to dog owners will pay a yearly membership fee and every transaction that is accepted will incur a 7.5% fee (pending). Hunters will be able to login and freely roam the site for a potential match before the big hunt.*
We want some feedback from our fellow DU members about our idea to bring the bird dog hunting experience to responsible hunters who enjoy the sport. Please let us know what you think and any ideas you feel would make our website a safe & remarkable experience! Thanks and happy hunting!
Nick Traweek
Katy, TX
By ducker
I have leased dogs before but only to reputable guides with varifiable credentials.
I would have a real problem leasing to some schmo off of a website.
i guess the whole "responsible hunters" thing would be a sticking point for me. How could you positively guarantee me that these people are responsible and who pays for my dog if they are not?
By ESutter
Something to think about might be who's responsible if the dog gets hurt on the hunt.
There are a few ways to look at it...of course there's obvious negligence, but then there may be lots of gray areas as well. Lots of situations exist where it may be difficult to place blame...barbed wire comes to mind, or even sharp sticks in the water.
Just something to think about.
By gundogrentals
Ducker, thank you for your feedback and concerns.
You bring up a couple of great points that I want to discuss.
1) You mentioned that you have leased your dog/s in the past to guide services privately which I find interesting. How did you get hooked up with these reputable guides and under what terms? Do you feel that if you advertised your bird dog to guides/kennels instead of the general public online, would that make you more comfortable to utilize our services? We would also have an option (encourage) any private deals matched to allow the owner to work his/her dog during the hunt. Again, the decision will be determined by the involved parties.
2) A safe and responsible experience is our number one goal. Our detailed interview process / age restriction cut-off & after hunt survey will all determine whether our members are serious, knowledgable and credible. Of course, we won't be able to 100% weed out the schmo's you mention but hope to do a good job of it. We will also rely on our dog owner members to report any hunters that are trouble and irresponsible, prompting an immediate expulsion from our site.
Please feel free to comment further and anyone else that sees this and has an opinion.
By ducker
I have leased twice to guide services. The first was a guide that called me looking to buy a started dog because his had died suddenly. I did not have anything for him at the time but I was working a couple young dogs that were to be part of my breeding stock so I leased him one of my older, experienced, dogs for the season while he located and trained a young dog for the following season.
The other was a referal from a puppy buyer. This was a young guide just getting into the buisness that wanted to give his clients the full waterfowling experience but did not have a dog of his own. I leased him a dog for a month and later raised and trained a pup for him from one of my breedings for the following season.
I did not know either one of these guys before hand. They both lived out of my home state but I felt comfortable after checking out their web sites and talking with some references.
I am not sure I would be comfortable leasing a dog to anyone I have not checked out myself.
The time, monitary and emotional investment in every one of my dogs is extremely great.
By gundogrentals
Thank you ESUTTER for your feedback and concerns!
This type of online business is not always easy to explain to a lawyer from a legal stand point. Just like renting a car or UHAUL, there would have to be an agreed contract along with an option to purchase liability insurance just-in-case the dog is seriously injured. This would all be set up through a company lawyer.
A kennel here in Texas that leases their dogs each season "requires"a refundable deposit of $1250.00 for the rare cases of a dog that is killed or not brought back.
These are all issues we are fully aware of and concerns that anyone that is involved may have. Further research and planning on our side will need to determine the best way to handle these type of situations because in a non-perfect world, will come up eventually. Even though insurances and deposits are great mind easers for our customers, we want to make sure we offer a safe and intuitive experience initially so that we minimize having to use them very often.
By Mallard Mugger
While I can see a need for the service, I'm with Ducker on this. There is to much at stake to risk the dog's life or training. If $1250 was all I would see for the loss of my dog (which I know you haven't specified the amount, just used and example), that might cover the initial cost of the pup but what about food, training materials, and my time invested in training for the dog? Not to mention the price of gas for training and the loss of a pet. If I let anyone use a dog, it's people I have trained or hunted with and know my standards and how to run/handle them.
On the flip side, what is your requirements for a dog to be in the program? What is your bar set at for qualifications? I've seen MHs that I don't want to hunt with but that could just be the standards I set. I've also seen SHs that I would readily hunt with. You've probably ran through most of this already but just putting food out for thought.
I doubt I would ever use such a service, either as a dog owner or a client but I wish you Good Luck with your adventure.
By gundogrentals
Thank you MALLARD MUGGER for your feedback and concerns!
Let's address both parts of your post separately.
1) Like you, I love my labs more than anything and have dedicated a lot of my time, money, and effort to see them well trained and steadfast companions. With that being said, lets take the "me not being there" out of the equation and focus on "if you were there (parental guidance)" during the hunt. You would get the opportunity to be with your dog, work your dog in a live situation, possibly hunt (depending on your clients), and then get paid in the end. Does this sound like a private guide service? Maybe. But the overall goal is for hunters out there who don't have the time and money to put into a dog year round, to get an opportunity to retrieve their birds for a far less cost making the whole experience a whole lot easier. Its a win-win situation for everyone. The dog owners gets to monitor their dog & get paid (whether birds are shot or not - possibly payment would be based on total amount of birds retrieved) and gun-dog-rentals would strictly become a stepping stone for a passionate hobby that you enjoy each year anyway.
2) Dog owner requirements are another topic. The big obstacle for us is proving a dogs worth virtually as best we can. We will also rely on our hunters to give us feedback on dogs they lease that were not at the level originally posted and outlined in the beginning.
All potential hunting dogs will need to meet a set of standard requirements. Any credentials beyond the minimum (Bronze Membership) will require paperwork as most likely their costs are higher and expectations for the hunters greater.
Minimum (Bronze Members): AKC Certified, Canine good Citizen Class (CGC) Completion or equivalent, 6 months or older in age, detailed description of training received and live hunts successfully tackled, picture + profile at gundogrentals.com, member in good-standing
Silver Members (all above +): Junior Hunt Test Passed (working on Seniors)
Gold Members (all above +): Seniors Hunt Test Passed (working on Masters)
Platinum Members (all above +): Masters Hunt test Passed
We have divided this up so that both dog owners and hunters know what they are getting and paying before agreeing on a hunt.
Please comment further as we really need as much feedback as possible. Don't be shy, take a shot!
By ducker
I guess the only way I would get involved in something like this is if I raised and trained a dog specifically for the purpose of being a rental.
If the rental demand was great enough to pay for food, housing, vet bills, and other up keep and training costs I could probably do this without getting too emotionally attached to the dog or feeling as great a monitary loss through lost future litters or stud fees if something did happen to the dog.
I would probably have to see some sort of positive market research in my area of the country to let me know that it would be a worthwhile investment on my part before I would put that kind of time and effort into a dog.
By ducker
After seeing gundogrentals last post I have to say that while watching the dog work is the most fun of any hunt, I tend to hunt 5-7 days a week throughout the season myself and would probably not have time to accompany a dog on one of these hunts just to run the dog.
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Now, this MKV I have (16 GB aprox.) won't play on the PS3 (but will play in VLC in the computer), and I don't know what can I do to make it work. I think the file has sound in FLAC format or something, so when I try to play it on the PS3 I get the infamous "File is corrupted" message.
I'm running a 2.5 Ghz Core 2 Duo with 4 GB of RAM HP running VIsta Ultimate, and have installed the latest media server version (1.10.51). I even tried a couple of version before this and didn't work neither.
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Re: "Corporate welfare," by Morgan Liddick, column, Dec. 19
In his recent column, Morgan Liddick heaps all the blame for the need for affordable-housing subsidies in Summit County on the evil ski corporations, which simply won't pay a living wage. Thus is the deficit between low wages and high housing costs foisted onto the unwary taxpayer.
While it's true that the ski industry underpays its employees and is certainly part of the problem, the bigger issue is the tilted playing field that results in a resort area where housing prices are skewed wildly upward due to the market for second homes and other vacation housing. Even in the depths of the recession, when housing prices dropped significantly, the average worker making the average wage couldn't touch a halfway decent home anywhere in the county.
Except, of course, in those areas where forward-thinking officials and builders had offered assistance. If you believe, as many do, that home ownership is part of the foundation of creating sustainable communities, then you know that affordable housing subsidies and other tools to encourage lower-cost building are critical to that effort. Liddick purports to be concerned about worker wages, but at the heart of his argument is the tired conservative mantra that taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for much of anything, and that, somehow, the magical "free market" will work it all out.
Back on Earth here in Summit County, we know - and have known for years - that progressive policies to help teachers, cops, ski workers and others get into a home of their own is the best way to keep them around to be part of a community. Just ask anyone who's ever had to commute from Alma, Leadville, Georgetown or Fairplay how engaged they can be in community life when all their time is spent either working or commuting.
Perhaps someday meaningful work can be done to shame or compel the ski industry into paying a living wage (ski workers' unions, anyone?), but until that time, we should help those we can with the tools at hand. Happily, it works out that the bulk of the county's property and sales taxes are paid by the vacation and second-home owners who caused the problem in the first place.
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ASR Engineering has been removed as a vendor
ASR Engineering is no longer a supporting vendor at BimmerBoost. There are several reasons for this and this is being brought to your attention in order to prevent our members from incurring losses. There have been several issues with ASR that are simply inexcusable and we can no longer in good conscience endorse their business. The only reason ASR ever was a vendor here in the first place is due to a pre-existing arrangement with two members on the staff before this site came into existence. This arrangement was honored in good faith but simply, enough is enough, and the reasons why are below.
You may have seen recently where user George Smooth posted his experience with ASR. This is just a bad situation in which Abid simply has shown no heart, doing absolutely nothing to resolve it. There is $3320 that Abid took for an exhaust that he did not deliver. If this was not bad enough, it has caused issues for George in his home country of South Africa. These issues prevent George from taking his family on vacation out of the country or ordering certain parts from overseas. All it would take to correct this is $100 and Abid won't even do that. To put it simply, Abid has no conscience. If it isn't bad enough he has stolen over three grand, he does not even have the decency to put up $100 to help George resolve his banking situation. Low class, despicable, and something we will not tolerate.
We wish this was the only story, but it isn't. Some users may be familiar with GT3 Ranger who in good faith sent Abid his M5 to do a twin turbo project. Well, we have been in contact with GT3 Ranger from the beginning of the project and warned him that Abid could not deliver something so complex. Ranger pushed ahead anyway and now can not even get a hold of Abid after spending... well, not our place to say. We won't go much further as we do not wish to violate Ranger's confidence but obviously the twin turbo has not been completed and he ended up having to buy another M5 while this one collects dust. Abid promised him the world and did not deliver and Ranger simply has no choice but to eat the cost that Abid pocketed and has lost complete faith in this ever being completed or even getting any money back.
ASR has been removed from M5board for scamming people on exhausts. ASR takes deposits, and does not deliver the product. Abid refuses to answer phone calls, return e-mails, or communicate in any fashion with those he has scammed or even anyone else for that matter. If you are in the Florida area you are likely safe as you can meet him face to face. But as you just read with George, if you are overseas, forget it.
ASR Engineering is not to be trusted, they simply can't be. The customer service is poor, they have scammed our members, and simply are a bottom tier BMW shop if even that. Installing nitrous on a car does not make you a world class tuner capable of doing custom twin turbos on a BMW M5 S85 V10. I pointed out on M5board that I would not trust Abid to tune my radio and that this V10 project was beyond his abilities. For that, I was temp banned as Abid forced Gustav to do so ($) and I'm sure Gustav is preparing his apology. History has shown ASR's true colors and ASR will not be endorsed here. BimmerBoost will also pony up the $100 to resolve George's situation and if Abid has even a single honest bone in his body he will do the right thing. He has had since January of this year to do that though, so no one hold their breath.
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bimmershop - 11-16-2010, 12:43 PM
Well, I guess it will be my time to get my money back from ASR. I have refrein from posting anything about my issues with ASR and Abid, but with reading this post I have to do it...enough is enough!!!!
I ordered a full turbo upgrade for the N54 335 for one of my customer...
I paid in full for the complete kit: Turbos upgrade, clutch/flywheel, meth kit. 7500$ + $$ in August 2009
Well at that time it was suppose to take 3-4 weeks to get everything..... Ya!!! right...
After that no news, no e-mail, no phone...So I am getting a little worried and pissed off, so I hop on a plane and fly down to Miami in January 2010..(note that I am from Montreal, Canada)
Wow, to my surprise Abid is there to greet me and a buddy of mine.. after 3 hours of bull$#@! I was not able to get my money back but a bunch of promises...
So Abid made sure I got all the parts except the turbos cause they were not ready... (meth kit, clutch/flywheel/ procede) in a very fast way. Wow! I was glad and my confidence came back..ok. I got parts to show for.
He also gave me a check for 3000$ just as if I gave im a 1500$ deposit on the turbos, that i could deposit is the date we set on the arival of the turbos came up...fair enough.
I leave ASR a happy fellow... Now months go by and NO NEWS!!!! So I get pissed once again, go to the bank as decide to deposit the ASR 3000$ check...no luck, NO FUNDS!!! So I am screwed again with 4500$ at ASR and NO turbos.
So I keep sending e-mail, phone messages with no answers. I decide to go legal.
A bounced check is fraud and I got my attorney checking out the process for me to get my money back.
2 months ago I suddenly get a message from ''Robert'' the ASR sale rep saying the the turbos will be ready soon and I can get them. By that time I have already purchased a set from Turbo Dynamics in the UK and I am not interested in ASR anymore, I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!! So I get a reply from''Robert'' saying that Abid is out of the country but they will issue a refund as soon as he is back....
I'm still waiting and I, once again, can't reach them.
Man that sucks.....
I WANT MY MONEY, whatMs so hard with this concept?
Anyway I am looking for a plane ticket to make a little visit south as it is getting cold up here.
First stop Police station for fraud and the US attorney I met at the racetrack.
One more stories for this tread....
LostMarine - 11-17-2010, 08:18 PM
wow, i havent been following this thread as i already knew the shady BS for a while and it came as no surprise they were removed, but now i read a few more people with the same problems. just incredible the level scum that place is.
A regular guy can sell something on a forum and if he doesnt ship in a matter of days he is labeled as a scammer and harrassed at every turn, yet a COMPANY does it for huge amounts of money, over not months, but did i read over a year and they continue to due business? wow. i hope they arent a vendor anywhere else.. kinda shows you what those forums are really all about then..scumbags
If I was GT3 Ranger and I spent what he did you better believe I would hold Gustav partially responsible, BIG BUCKS LOST.
LostMarine - 11-17-2010, 08:26 PM
i would say legal action would be the first step, but Gustav being overseas would be more difficult. but as for ASR, you bet id be in court with that one. $xx dollars, + XX% over the course of however long. and whatever other BS a lawyer would throw out there
Lock n Load - 11-18-2010, 01:58 AM
Never in my life did I ever imagine this would have come to where I find myself now.
I can not begin to measure how I feel. I trusted, believed and placed total confidence.
Well where am I now?
I apologize for not going into details but currently it is not appropriate. Things are still very complicated and trust me, not good.
bimmershop - 11-18-2010, 01:45 PM
Lock n Load - 11-18-2010, 06:45 PM
Its so sad how that situation played out, for Rangers and the communities sake I wish this project would have been completed and not in a legal issue witch is probably what is going on now. What ever you can share Ranger i would love to know how close to a working TT S85 were we? and what were the main barriers? If you cant say i understand
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Orthopaedic surgeon Darshdeep "Ishu" Singh, DO, MS, has joined Bayhealth Orthopaedic Surgery of Dover and Milford. Board certified in orthopaedic surgery and fellowship trained in hand and upper extremity surgery, Dr. Singh helps to expand the already robust services offered at the practice.
Dr. Singh treats a variety of disorders affecting the hands, wrists and upper extremities and uses arthroscopic or minimally invasive approaches. He cares for a variety of musculoskeletal disorders including arthritis, fractures, ligament and tendon injuries, Dupuytren's, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, and nerve injuries.
Dr. Singh earned his medical degree from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo, Calif., in 2005 and a master's degree in medical education from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pa., in 2010. He completed both an osteopathic traditional internship and orthopaedic residency at Millcreek Community Hospital in Erie, Pa. Dr. Singh was fellowship trained in hand/upper extremity surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hamot.
Bayhealth Orthopaedic Surgery is part of the Bayhealth Medical Group, a partnership of highly trained physicians, their clinical staff, and an administrative support team that operates practices throughout central and southern Delaware.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Singh at his Dover or Milford office, call (302) 730-4366.
Bayhealth is Southern Delaware's healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and in Milford. Bayhealth provides a wide range of medical services, including cardiovascular, cancer, orthopaedics and rehabilitation, pediatrics, respiratory care, sleep care, surgical weight loss and women's services.