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Spurs Take 3-2 Lead to Miami
The Journal provides minute-by-minute analysis of Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. Jeremy Gordon and Ben Cohen offer commentary on the game and ABC telecast, and Chris Herring contributes from San Antonio.
Considering how fun they've been to watch, it's hard to believe that the last three games of the NBA Finals have ended up as blowouts. The Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs have started each contest engaged in the passionate ballet befitting of two philosophically and structurally high-level teams, poking at the other's weaknesses until an exploitable opening is found.
As we enter tonight's Game 5, it's not absurd to suggest that this is the most watchable Finals in years both for its narrative tension—though spare us the reactive jeremiads should LeBron James drop to 1-3 in the Finals—and for its level of pure basketball spectacle. Watch the Spurs, executing their schematic genius perfected over 15 years; watch the Heat, built around the best basketball player in the world and his Super Friends. When NBA fanboys profess their love for the sport, series like this are why.
On a micro level, there's plenty to be fascinated about as the series looks to break its 2-2 stalemate. His ability for highlight-reel passes aside, Manu Ginobili has struggled immensely to get into a scoring rhythm. Meanwhile, Tony Parker's leg might or might not be completely well, since Gregg Popovich's notoriously brusque press conferences haven't told us anything. The Heat have to wonder whether Dwyane Wade is truly back following his Game 4 eruption or if he just thinks he's back—a dagger for Miami's chances if he lapses to his bad habits of taking (and missing) ill-advised, confidence-driven jump shots.
We can't predict what's going to happen, though at the very least both teams should show up for a while before one overtakes the other—or maybe we'll see a repeat of Game 1, which ended on a shot taken with .0001 seconds left on the clock. Thrilling, right? At least we have another game or two after this one.
For basketball fans, the biggest question is what adjustments Gregg Popovich will make. He's already inserted Manu Ginobili into the starting lineup, the first time that's happened since Game 6 of last year's Western Conference Finals. For non-basketball fans, the biggest question is everything about Birdman Andersen's existence.
When Popovich was asked yesterday if he'd use a different strategy tonight, he said: "I'd hate to be trite and say anything is possible. Your question demands my triteness." So we definitely should've seen this Ginobili move coming.
Certainly an interesting move to put Ginobili in the starting lineup given how badly he's struggled in this series (averaging just over seven points per game). No question Popovich might be hoping to boost Ginobili's confidence, as Gary Neal — a reserve who's played lights-out against Miami thus far — would have seemed to be the more obvious choice. For what it's worth, tonight's Spurs' lineup, with Ginobili in place of center Tiago Splitter, has been outscored by almost 29 points per 100 possessions in 49 minutes of play this postseason. Not exactly stellar numbers.
Two questions about Popovich. Isn't this the type of move that always works out for him and never for any other coach in the league? And how many times do you think he's listened to "Yeezus" this weekend?
3-0 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 11:47 left
Manu's first shot is a pull-up three with time on the clock and not that much of a mismatch against Chris Bosh — maybe not the "right" play, but Manu's not-rightness is what's made him such a potent element for the Spurs whenever he's played well.
7-4 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 10:29 left
Ginobili whips a pass inside to Tim Duncan, who dunks on Mario Chalmers like it's 1999, when Chalmers was literally in grade school.
9-4 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 9:57 left
So… Mario Chalmers was not able to replicate LeBron's block on Tiago Splitter. He failed mightily, and Tim Duncan will probably make a highlight or two for his work.
9-6 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 9:57 left
Ginobili starts with five points and two assists on the Spurs' first four possessions. The correct answer to my previous question is that Pop hasn't listened to "Yeezus" once, obviously, but he did make Manu listen to it on loop for the last three nights and now Manu has no idea what planet he's even on.
9-6 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 9:40 left
Chalmers sort of makes good by aptly reading a passing lane, but immediately screws up the alley-oop pass to LeBron. How do you get that wrong?
11-6 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 9:25 left
When Miami botches fast-break opportunities, it always feels like that moment in the movie "Pleasantville" where someone misses a shot.
13-8 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 8:15 left
Chris, will Ginobili starting mess with San Antonio's rotations later in the game? And by later in the game I mostly mean the second quarter.
13-8 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 8:10 left
There's Miami at its finest: Bosh denies a Danny Green poster in transition, followed by LeBron sprinting the other way to finish a properly thrown alley oop.
16-10 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 7:00 left
I'd just like to mention that it's nigh impossible to keep up with this. These teams play so fast and so complexly that I feel like "ball good, ball nice" is the only comment I can make that's quick enough.
16-12 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 6:43 left
By the way, in case this doesn't get corrected, it's worth noting that Ginobili's first three was actually a two. His feet were very clearly on the line. Now if the NBA Finals were a middle-school math test, and the teacher accidentally marked an answer as right but it was really wrong, then you'd get to keep the points. Except it would be kind of strange if the NBA Finals were a middle-school math test.
15-14 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 6:16 left
Referees change the call. NBA Finals: still not a middle-school math test.
15-14 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 6:16 left
There's Wade with a block, this time against Gary Neal, who overestimates his ability by taking a shot inside the three-point line.
18-17 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 4:15 left
Chris, is there a sense in the arena that this game is basically do-or-die for the Spurs?
21-17 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 3:46 left
Not sure how much of it is making it onto television, but LeBron James is in quite the correcting mood. His teammates have been out of position on defensive rotations a handful of times already — both on the perimeter and in the post — and he isn't happy about it.
21-17 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 3:46 left
Yes, Ben, I get that sense. There was an usher behind me earlier talking with fans saying that he felt San Antonio had to win tonight because he didn't think the Spurs could win two straight in Miami. He made note of the fact that neither team had won two straight yet, but that if one team could accomplish it, it'd likely be a fatal blow for the other.
21-17 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 3:46 left
As Parker blows by Cole yet again, I'm struck by the Nash-like maturation in his game: his decision-making has improved exponentially with age, and he still has the quickness to make defenders miserable as they try to guess where he's going.
21-17 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 3:46 left
Surprised that Popovich had more to say than "Don't screw this up" in his pre-game comments.
21-17 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 3:46 left
xIf Tony Parker was playing 1 on 1 against Norris Cole, how many times in a row do you think he could score? 30? 70?
25-17 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 2:30 left
That's three times Parker has gone right at Cole when he's gotten a bit of space, and three times he's scored. Wondering if that's enough for Spoelstra to stick him on the bench for good.
27-17 Spurs, 1st Quarter, 1:45 left
To take the Nash analogy one step further, when Parker starts his own offseason soccer game in New York, Norris Cole is definitely getting an invitation. To be the goalie for the other team.
29-17 Spurs, 1st Quarter, :59.6 left
Two things have been made completely clear already: Tony Parker (rightfully) believes that Norris Cole can't guard him. And even after Dwyane Wade's dynamite game from Thursday, the Spurs are content letting shoot jumpers from outside.
29-17 Spurs, 1st Quarter, :59.6 left
Boris Diaw falling down after scrambling for a rebound, then finding a streaking Kawhi Leonard a few plays later with a bounce pass while being double-covered in the corner, is the most Boris Diaw 2013 sequence ever.
32-19 Spurs, End 1st Quarter
Who does Chalmers think he is with that pull-up from way out to end the quarter, Gary Neal?
32-19 Spurs, Start 2nd Quarter
15-2 run for the Spurs to end the quarter. Second period will be key to watch, both because there's a chance Ginobili's sub pattern could be thrown off from having started this game, and because LeBron will have to take a breather at some point before the half.
32-19 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 11:50 left
Quick straw poll: What's the better alternate spelling for Spurs, Spurz or Spurse?
34-22 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 11:05 left
Spoelstra uses the word "horrible" to describe both options (and also the Heat's offense).
34-22 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 11:10 left
Tiago Splitter's agent breathes a sigh of relief after Splitter completes the dunk instead of getting blocked… again.
34-22 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 10:30 left
Are we sure that Tiago Splitter has an agent?
34-22 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 10:10 left
Tiago Splitter has had some really terrible sequences in this NBA Finals. Like, awful.
34-22 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 10:05 left
Those terrible sequences have produced a lot of congenial chuckling in my apartment.
36-22 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 9:39 left
Compared to that incredible turnaround air ball by Bosh, which produced a chorus of full-throated guffaws.
36-22 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 8:59 left
Wade is allowed so much space on the perimeter, and he doesn't have the confidence or ability to do anything with it. That's not a great sign as his athleticism will continue to erode over the next few years.
36-22 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 8:59 left
What is great for Wade is that his high-end socks line is launching later this year. In other news, Tim Duncan hasn't changed his socks since 1997.
36-24 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 8:57 left
I would like a bronzed plaque of Mario Chalmer's struggle face.
36-24 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 8:57 left
I would like a bronzed plaque of Mario Chalmers' struggle face.
39-26 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 8:25 left
Thing I find fascinating about Wade's lack of a jumpshot: It's the complete opposite of the other great shooting guards of the past 25 years or so. Jordan and Kobe got so much better as jumpshooters as they progressed and lost athleticism. Wade has been bad his whole career. And you almost wonder if getting LeBron made it less of an emphasis for him.
42-26 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 7:30 left
Danny Green, on the other hand, is not a bad jumpshooter. He hits two threes in a row and is now 21-of-41 from deep in the NBA Finals.
42-26 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 7:30 left
Wade maybe gets more of a pass on the lack of development in his game because he won at an early age, and because LeBron sucks up the bulk of criticism.
42-26 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 7:30 left
Spurs are now shooting 67% from the field tonight. You might remember they — and by they I mean Green and Neal — were lights out the other night, too. Chris, is San Antonio just catching fire at the right time, or how much does Miami's defense have to do with this?
42-26 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 7:30 left
That's just one made shot short of Ray Allen's record for Finals threes.
45-30 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 6:45 left
Danny Green sinks another one, and the guy who used to be the "Jump Around" guy at North Carolina now holds the NBA Finals record for threes.
47-36 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 6:40 left
San Antonio's made some garbage shots, but Miami's also gotten increasingly flustered as those garbage shots have gone on. Though look out, here they come with a 6-0 run as Popovich basically dares the refs to T him up with a temper tantrum.
47-36 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 5:45 left
Ben, some of it has to do with Miami's defense. For instance, Norris Cole being on Parker was a mistake and helped open things for Parker. But Ginobili, in particular, has been making so many plays and brilliant passes that it also looks like great offense from the Spurs. My one critique would be: How and why, at this point, is anyone leaving Danny Green open for a shot? You'd think they'd anchor someone on him at all times to make sure he can't get off shots from deep.
47-42 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 4:15 left
So we should probably mention: Ginobili is actually alive, Parker might have killed Norris Cole, and Danny Green has declared himself the nucleus. And the Heat are down five.
49-42 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 4:02 left
If my eyesight is correct, that was LeBron bouncing the ball backward through his legs to Battier before Ray Allen eventually ended up with a four-point play. What a savant, and the Heat are all of sudden looking a lot more focused.
49-42 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 3:21 left
Both of these teams are just beating the hell out of each other as they go for rebounds and putbacks. If you'll recall, Popovich and Spoelstra's in-game motivation has basically just boiled down to "GIVE A HOOT."
51-46 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 2:19 left
Being that Ginobili's game is best analogized as someone making a circus shot as they fall down, I was definitely expecting that to go in.
52-47 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 2:15 left
Meanwhile, for all the talk about Danny Green not missing, LeBron now has a game-high 16 points.
52-47 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, 2:05 left
Not sure how much it matters, but LeBron James has a really unusual stat line so far: 16 points, but just one assist and no rebounds.
59-52 Spurs, 2nd Half, :4.5 left
Basketball! Ginobili fouled on a three and makes all three, Battier hits a corner three, Parker swishes a tear drop, Wade cans a one-handed floater. Spurs have one last chance before the half.
59-52 Spurs, 2nd Quarter, :4.5 left
Commentary for the last few minutes: ball nice, ball good.
61-52 Spurs, Halftime
Parker makes the half-court, buzzer-beating drive look so easy that it's almost as if Norris Cole was guarding him. Oh, wait. He was.
61-52 Spurs, Halftime
After that Tony Parker layup at the buzzer, what's the over/under on Norris Cole minutes in the second half: 3.5?
61-52 Spurs, Halftime
Biggest news of the night: new Jay-Z album on July 4. At least I think that's what that commercial was?
61-52 Spurs, Halftime
Still in disbelief over the fact that Spoelstra would put Cole out there on Parker for final play of the half. Not nearly as important (not yet at least), but reminds me a lot of Indiana not having Hibbert out there for the last play during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and LeBron making the Pacers pay for it.
61-59 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 10:38 left
That's a 7-0 run for Miami in barely a minute. You might say they're… (puts shades on) Heating up.
66-59 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 9:59 left
That new Jay-Z album coming out July 4 will be called "Magna Carta Holy Grail" and will be released first to Samsung Galaxy smartphone users, according to the Journal.
66-59 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 9:39 left
With a silly pull-up-in-transition, Danny Green officially holds the records for most threes made during the Finals at 23.
68-60 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 8:58 left
I know he played for two different D-League teams, but Danny Green's reeeeeeeaaaaaally past the point where he should be left wide open along the perimeter.
70-62 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 7:50 left
Just to be clear, "left wide open along the perimeter" is not, in this case, a euphemism for "Norris Cole."
70-65 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 7:29 left
You could make a 12-part mini-series about bricked shots off ridiculous Manu passes. He leads the Spurs with 8 assists and has even made a few shots.
73-67 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 5:05 left
Danny Green blocks LeBron on a fast break — let's do that again: Danny Green blocks LeBron on a fast break — and as Parker sinks a transition jumper on the other end, Green is still on the other side of the court, mumbling, "Hello, my name is Danny Green, you killed my teammate. Prepare to die."
75-67 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 4:44 left
Tony Parker goes right past Mario Chalmers in transition, so maybe it just doesn't matter who's on him.
78-74 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 2:30 left
Danny Green is 5-of-7 from three, is also the Magna Carta Holy Grail.
78-74 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 2:21 left
Let's play a game of ad libs: Danny Green's shooting this series has been (an event that makes you gasp and chuckle at the same time).
83-74 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, 2:04 left
Manu with the widest Euro Step gait in the universe, and the Spurs have taken a fire hose to this Heat. (superglues sunglasses to face)
85-75 Spurs, 3rd Quarter, :20.0 left
Manu stole this secret enchilada place on the outskirts of San Antonio that Wade found on Yelp before Thursdays game. Now he has 18 points and 9 assists.
87-75 Spurs, End 3rd Quarter
He just ate a chimichanga. He now has 20 and 9.
87-75 Spurs, End 3rd Quarter
Manu Ginobili was going through puberty when Norris Cole was born, and yet he just old-man-gamed his way past for a layup near the buzzer.
87-75 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 11:05 left
Wish I'd been wearing a bib before I spit everywhere after that wild Splitter hook shot attempt.
89-75 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 10:38 left
Pop is wearing a khaki suit that you can just imagine hanging at the end of his closet, gathering mothballs on mothballs, until he decided this morning to bust it out because oh why not. Which, as it turns out, is exactly what Manu did with his game. Ginobili up to 22 and 9 as the Spurs extend the lead.
89-75 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 10:31 left
Can't wait to see if there are any bailout-sized payouts on "Danny Green wins Finals MVP" bets placed before the season.
92-75 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 9:50 left
Odds on Green to win NBA Finals MVP before the series were actually the same as "any other Spurs player" at 30-to-1, according to Bovada.
94-75 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 9:31 left
In my game preview, I noted that each of the last three games have been neck-and-neck until a total eruption from one of the teams — and that's exactly what's happening here as the Spurs have gone on a 19-1 run in the last five minutes.
94-75 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 9:32 left
On the other hand, each Spurs run so far has been followed by a Miami run. On the other hand, this game looks over. So now we're either out of hands or back on the first hand.
94-76 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 9:20 left
Yahoo's Dan Devine points out that LeBron hasn't made a shot since the beginning of the third quarter.
96-76 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 8:46 left
Boris Diaw called for the indignity of getting elbowed in the neck by Mario Chalmers.
96-80 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 8:27 left
Danny Green fouls Ray Allen on a three-pointer for a four-point play. Not deja vu.
96-80 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 8:27 left
What's the record for most 4-point players made in a single Finals game? Ray Allen has two in 23 minutes.
98-85 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 7:24 left
Allen gets another three, Wade dishes to Bosh for a dunk, and even though it's still 13, this Spurs' lead suddenly feels like it's in jeopardy. Which just means Danny Green is due for a 38-footer.
98-85 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 7:23 left
One of Ben's many hands is owed some credit, as the Heat go on a mini-run to get within 13. I don't know much about calculating win probabilities, but I imagine the Spurs are holding steady at "probably."
104-87 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 5:18 left
It's amazing how the Heat have consistently failed to both block out Kawhi Leonard and remember that he's quick-witted and athletic enough to jump a lazy pass every single time.
106-89 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 4:30 left
OK, back to the first hand. Spo breaks the timeout telling the Heat to take it one possession at a time, reminding Miami that it was down 20 in basically every game of its insane winning streak. Except they're still down 17 because Ginobili, Parker and Duncan are wizards.
106-89 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 4:42 left
Are those MVP chants genuine ones for Manu, or sarcastic ones for LeBron?
106-89 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 4:16 left
They're for Danny Green! (Or sarcastic ones for Norris Cole.)
107-91 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 4:16 left
Ray Allen with a wild and-one and no one even cares. Again, I'm not sure about those win probabilities, but I think the Spurs have been upgraded to "yeah, definitely".
109-98 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 2:31 left
"Yeah, definitely" back down to "There's no way it's not going to happen, but…" after Green misses a three and Allen makes one.
109-98 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 2:23 left
Illegal screen on LeBron… as Allen sinks a three. No basket. Back up to "yeah, definitely."
109-98 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 2:23 left
The refs call another moving screen, this time on LeBron right before an Allen three that would've taken it to single digits. They've been calling that all game: I get the rules of basketball and all, but fouls should be allowed/disallowed on the basis of asking, "Is this totally lame?"
109-100 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 1:37 left
As Ray Allen gets open for a layup, the Spurs whip the ball out of bounds leading to a foul on what would've been a Twitter-shattering Dwyane Wade dunk. Win probability downgraded to "Really?"
114-101 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 1:06 left
Parker runner, Green dagger three, and the win probability is up to "we're headed back to Miami with the Heat on the brink."
114-101 Spurs, 4th Quarter, 1:06 left
Danny Green shooting is like a rainbow exploding out of a dolphin's mouth as it leaps over a volcano.
114-104 Spurs, Final
And after all that: Home-court advantage holds. Heat vs. Spurs, Game 6, Tuesday at 9 p.m.
The Heat can't get anywhere near close enough as time winds down, and the Spurs take a 3-2 lead as the series heads back to Miami for at least one more game. With Manu Ginobili chasing Dwyane Wade's return effort with one of his own, you have to wonder if the narrative mumbo-jumbo congeals into a karmic force powerful enough to prove every columnist wrong. But we'll also remember Danny Green breaking the bank on threes, Norris Cole putting up a -14 in six and a half minutes, LeBron James putting up the quietest 25 points in history, Boris Diaw's shocked expression, and a bunch of little things that made a blowout pretty fun to watch, all things considered. (Give me a series of well-paced blowouts over one where the last two minutes take a half hour to to play out.) I'm sad to see it nearly over.


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Flowers, balloons and Harleys
Garage parties mix fun, advice to woo women riders
There's nothing like lifting a 750-pound motorcycle to set a woman's heart aflutter.
It takes more skill than strength, and it's one of the tricks taught at Harley-Davidson "garage parties," where women learn the nuts and bolts of motorcycles and are inspired to become riders.
Harley created garage parties, held at the company's dealerships, to recruit more women customers.
The free events cover everything from motorcycle clothing to engine maintenance. There's also the bike "lift" lesson, where a petite woman can lift a tipped-over motorcycle by using technique and her lower body strength.
"It was difficult but doable," said Sandy Haselow, who attended a recent garage party at Suburban Harley-Davidson in Thiensville.
"I was very pleased to know that if I ever get in a situation where the bike is on its side, I could lift it back up," she added.
Haselow, a Harley rider for five years, has attended two garage parties. She likes the events because they're casual yet informative.
"You can always ask questions which might pop into your head when talking about the mechanical aspects of a bike," Haselow said.
Some of the garage parties start out with flowers, balloons and snacks. Then the women tour the Harley dealership, learning the basics of motorcycle engines, transmissions, chrome-laden accessories and rider clothing.
"When it comes to clothing, some women want to be discrete. Others want to be billboards and have as much 'bling-bling' as possible," said Heather Wesolowski, general merchandise manager at Stock's Harley-Davidson in Manitowoc.
At some garage parties, women can climb aboard a running motorcycle that's strapped down to a machine. They can twist the throttle and experience the rumble of the powerful engine without having to take the bike on the road.
"We call it a virtual ride," said Lori Thiel, co-owner of Open Road Harley-Davidson, in Fond du Lac.
"You get a feel for the seating position and how the clutch and gears work. There's an adrenaline rush that says 'I did it,' " Thiel said.
Garage party guests get into the dealership's service department where they learn about things such as oil changes, spark plugs and air filters. They can ask questions without feeling awkward or intimidated, since the events are aimed at beginner motorcyclists.
"And you don't have some guy standing around who thinks that he knows everything about bikes, whether he does or not," Wesolowski said.
Experienced women riders are encouraged to bring their female friends to garage parties, where the guests range in age from teenagers to senior citizens.
Robin Butzke, a legal assistant in Milwaukee, brought a friend to a garage party at House of Harley-Davidson in Greenfield.
"It was fun to sit back and watch her soak up information like a sponge. She later got her (motorcycle) license and bought a bike," Butzke said.
Stereotype lingers
Motorcycle riding has been a male-dominated sport for many years, but women are the fastest-growing segment. About 12% of Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners are female, nearly triple the number from 20 years ago.
Many husbands and wives spend weekends and vacations riding together. Harley has a Web site for women riders.
"But there's still some stereotype of a woman not being able to handle a big, powerful bike," said Genevieve Schmitt, founder of Women Riders Now, an online resource for women motorcyclists.
Schmitt has been the guest speaker at 25 garage parties. One of her main messages is to make riding-time a priority.
"I tell women to write it down, in pen, on their calendar. And I tell them not to be afraid to ask for help with things like watching the kids so they have time to ride with their friends or by themselves."
For Harley dealerships, it's hard to tell whether a garage party with about 30 guests will result in the sale of a bike. Yet it's not unusual for someone to make that purchase during an event, even though it's not specifically aimed at sales.
One of the most common garage-party questions is "What is the right bike for me?" Harley-Davidson has many types of motorcycles, and choosing the right one can be daunting even for experienced riders.
"We explain the differences," said Laura Lawrence, general manager of Route 43 Harley-Davidson in Sheboygan.
"I would say that we have sold at least one bike at every garage party. At one party, we sold three," Lawrence said.
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I have the directory installed on my site for my local taxi business. My idea was that local people would search for other types of businesses and stumble upon my cab company. Is there a way to make the urls more seo friendly? I had my outsourcer set this up and the business directory url is http://reverecab.com/business-directory
Is there a way to change the url for this that I am not seeing to insert city name,state,other keywords so Revere-Ma-02151 business directory would be a bit better I think.
Also on the actual listings themselves is there a way to make it so the url is created from name of business ,city name?
Like this listing http://reverecab.com/business-directory/205/bianchis-pizza
If you do a goog search for the same business http://www.yelp.com/biz/bianchis-pizza-revere this is the number 2 listing. I know Yelp has 40 million pages and their domain is older than mine but you see how they always jam the cit name in the url? Thats better seo.
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Opened 2 years ago
Closed 2 years ago
Last modified 2 years ago
#22922 closed Cleanup/optimization (fixed)
Add a better error messsage or an FAQ entry for InvalidBasesError
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Extend the User model using this method
from django.contrib.auth.models import User class Faculty(User): foo = models.CharField(max_length=10)
In 1.7 beta 4 this works. With 1.7RC1 I get:
Running migrations: Applying contenttypes.0001_initial...Traceback (most recent call last): File "manage.py", line 10, in <module> execute_from_command_line(sys.argv) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 385, in execute_from_command_line utility.execute() File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 377, in execute self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 288, in run_from_argv self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 337, in execute output = self.handle(*args, **options) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py", line 160, in handle executor.migrate(targets, plan, fake=options.get("fake", False)) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/migrations/executor.py", line 62, in migrate self.apply_migration(migration, fake=fake) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/migrations/executor.py", line 90, in apply_migration if self.detect_soft_applied(migration): File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/migrations/executor.py", line 134, in detect_soft_applied apps = project_state.render() File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/migrations/state.py", line 71, in render raise InvalidBasesError("Cannot resolve bases for %r" % new_unrendered_models) django.db.migrations.state.InvalidBasesError: Cannot resolve bases for [<django.db.migrations.state.ModelState object at 0x7f5d6af3ad50>]
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comment:1 Changed 2 years ago by bufke
- Needs documentation unset
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To reproduce you must not have 1.7 migrations for the app. On a app created with 1.7 you can just remove the migrations folder. I noticed the problem when trying 1.7 on an existing <1.7 django app and creating a fresh database with migrate.
comment:2 Changed 2 years ago by timo
You cannot have apps without migrations depend on apps with migrations which I think is the issue here. See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/migrations/#dependencies
It may be worth trying to raise a more useful error message, however.
comment:3 Changed 2 years ago by timo
- Summary changed from 1.7RC1 introduces InvalidBasesError when migrating with a Model that extends User to Add a better error messsage or an FAQ entry for InvalidBasesError
- Triage Stage changed from Unreviewed to Accepted
- Type changed from Uncategorized to Cleanup/optimization
comment:4 Changed 2 years ago by CollinAnderson
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comment:5 Changed 2 years ago by andrewgodwin
- Owner changed from nobody to andrewgodwin
- Severity changed from Normal to Release blocker
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Promoting to release blocker so we don't get more tickets like #22965.
comment:6 Changed 2 years ago by Andrew Godwin <andrew@…>
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from assigned to closed
comment:7 Changed 2 years ago by Andrew Godwin <andrew@…>
comment:8 Changed 2 years ago by magopian
Scratch that, sorry for the noise, I wasn't on trunk (but on 17c1), and didn't see that this was already fixed, my bad.
I can confirm the error message is now very clear.
comment:9 Changed 2 years ago by spam@…
- Resolution changed from fixed to needsinfo
I have analog example.Solved with remove from class Meta attribute 'abstract=True' in one is many classes (Sorry for my English,this is not my native language =) )
comment:10 Changed 2 years ago by charettes
- Resolution changed from needsinfo to fixed
From what I understand you might be hitting a completely different issue.
Please don't re-open fixed tickets but open a new one with a detailed report.


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Voters in Tuesday's primary elections will narrow the field of candidates seeking the Arizona attorney general's post.Read More »
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Opened 4 years ago
Closed 4 years ago
#19642 closed Bug (wontfix)
django.utils.functional.lazy issues
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I've found some issues meditating on the lazy() function. I'm reporting them as one ticket; please tell if I should rather create one per issue.
- promise, returned by lazy(), has no attributes of original class: lazy() thinks only about methods
- promise, returned by lazy(), has weird behaviour if resultclass has __mod__ method – it overrides it completely
- methods of promise, returned by lazy(), lack the __doc__ attribute – docstring is lost
- if resultclass explicitly define itself as a not hashable with __hash__ = None, promises of that class may still be hashable.
Following diff, when applied, adds four failing tests illustrating that issues: https://gist.github.com/4582334
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comment:1 Changed 4 years ago by akaariai
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My understanding is that lazy() will just defer the call of the given callable until it is accessed. The idea is to not work as a proxy for an object. So, for that reason marking as wontfix.
If some of the issues are seen as problems in "defer call to method" definition of lazy (the __mod__ issue?), then reopen...
comment:2 Changed 4 years ago by aaugustin
- Resolution wontfix deleted
- Status changed from closed to new
I'd like to take a look at the __mod__ issue.
comment:3 Changed 4 years ago by aaugustin
- Owner changed from nobody to aaugustin
- Status changed from new to assigned
comment:4 Changed 4 years ago by void
Patch, which can be used to solve issues in the ticket: https://gist.github.com/4605065
comment:5 Changed 4 years ago by aaugustin
- Resolution set to wontfix
- Status changed from assigned to closed
The second item was fixed in the patch for #19160. The three others are fairly minor and don't have actual consequences in the current code base.
The patch fixes a few things but it isn't quite production-ready (builtin_method_names = ['__hash__', '__str__'] - ouch)
For these reasons I don't think it's useful to keep this ticket open.
However, as discussed on IRC, it could be a good idea to re-implement lazy() by overriding __getattribute__ rather than by copying methods around, both design-wise and performance-wise (to be benchmarked). Feel free to write a patch for this and open a new ticket!


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Cylinder salute for all branches of the military
In honor of Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, several car clubs in the county will stage fund-raising shows this Saturday will benefit various military groups.
The Vettes for Veterans Corvette show in Carlsbad has 125 Corvettes registered and more on the way, said organizer JD Duncan with the North Coast Vettes.org club.
Last year the show raised $7,000 for two charities at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The hope this year is to raise $8,000 to benefit Cal-Diego and the Semper Fi Fund at Pendleton, Duncan said.
The show area (in the parking lot of TGI Fridays) will be decorated in red, white and blue and there will be large flags saluting all six branches of the military, he said.
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The show is open to all years, makes and models, including motorcycles. The primary show lot is filled with 170 preregistered vehicles, Hanson said, and there is access to another 50 to 75 spaces at the entrance for day-of participants. I'll be there with a Torch Red 2014 Corvette Stingray.
Among the features will be around a dozen vendors, pinstripers, the flame-throwing "Wild Thang," raffles, a silent auction and a live auction by Joe Bradley Auctioneers. Among the live-auction items will be a big screen TV, passes to Jay Leno's Garage and weekend vacation trips. Proceeds will benefit San Diego Warrior Foundation and Freedom Station.
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Nov. 9: Warriors United, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hawthorne Machinery Co., 16945 Camino San Bernardo, San Diego 92127. Show $35; free to view. Sponsors include Rancho Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge Ram, Barona Resort and Casino, Bank of the West, Dixieline Info: EdHansonsMuffler.com and WarriorFoundation.com.
Nov. 9: Vettes for Veterans Corvette show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., TGI Fridays, 850 Palomar Airport Road, Carlsbad. Sponsored by Weseloh Chevrolet. Show $30; free to view. Rain date Nov. 16. Info: JD Duncan (858) 733-1017 and NorthCoastVettes.org.
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still well above $5, aren't you the one predicting a collapse below $5 forever? Maybe it will when they pay back their TARP money.
Are you implying he's dumb? YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!If anyone doubted Boiler's intelligence, here is the proof. He thinks HCBK has TARP funds.17-Dec-09 07:39 am Gee, why can't you repay da TARP out of petty cash, if you are so 'well capitalized' ? boiler_roomhttp://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Business_%26_Finance/Investments/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stocks_H/threadview?bn=27366&tid=24671&mid=24671


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Bill advances to clear up Forest Service-Coconino boundary error
WASHINGTON — Congress is one step closer to fixing a property dispute over the boundary of Coconino National Forest, which cuts through 26 neighboring properties as a result of a 50-year-old surveying error.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved a House bill Thursday that would let the affected property owners repurchase their land from the government, a total of 2.67 acres, for a combined $20,000.
The bill is "a bad deal" but is better than no deal at all, said Esther Stewart, a homeowner who will have to pay about $4,000 to buy back a house she already paid full price for in 1990. Stewart said she will have to pay the most out of any of the group.
The problem started in 2007, when the Bureau of Land Management surveyed the forest's boundary and realized that the previous survey, from 1960, was wrong. When the bureau moved the boundary to its correct position, it wound up running through people's properties in Mountainaire, a community near Flagstaff.
Stewart said she woke up one morning in August 2007 and found a sign in front of her yard declaring it part of the national forest. She said she had talked to some Bureau of Land Management employees who were surveying the area that summer, but did not know they would move the forest's boundary into the middle of some people's homes.
"I had given them cookies and iced tea," Stewart said. "I'd like my cookies back now, anyway."
Coconino County Supervisor Matt Ryan said it became a bigger problem when some Mountainaire homeowners wanted to sell their property but could not find buyers because of the confusion over the property line. For people with limited income, that is a serious financial burden, Ryan said.
"These are lower- and middle-income, working-class communities," Ryan said. "It's not as if they have a huge cash flow sitting out there."
Stewart said she could afford to buy back her share of the disputed land, but that she had savings and was better off financially than most of the people living in the area.
"Some of these people are downright poor," she said.
While Stewart is not thrilled with the buy-back deal, Ryan said the bill is a compromise between property owners and the Forest Service and that it is important to find some way of returning the properties to the homeowners.
The latest bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Flagstaff, and Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Prescott, is their third attempt at solving the problem. Kirkpatrick introduced a bill in 2010 that failed to make it out of committee and Gosar's bill in 2012 passed the House but died in the Senate. The current bill still needs to go before the full Senate for a vote.
"After years of headaches and hassles, these homeowners are closer than ever to a resolution," Kirkpatrick said in a statement Thursday.
Coconino National Forest spokesman Dean Jones said the Forest Service supports the bill and wants to make sure the property owners can keep their homes.
"We want them to have their properties back," Jones said. "That's the important thing."
The 25 homeowners are still paying county taxes on the 26 affected properties, despite the fact that the land is technically owned by the federal government, Ryan said. He said the county decided to continue taxing the properties and performing services like road maintenance, but that property owners have the option of asking the county assessor for an exemption from the tax.
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GAO-11-22: Published: Oct 28, 2010. Publicly Released: Oct 28, 2010.
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The President has announced his intention to improve the acquisition process, particularly given the half a trillion dollars the federal government spent in fiscal year 2009 on acquiring goods and services. The Department of Defense (DOD) spent $384 billion in fiscal year 2009 on goods and services--double what it spent in 2001. A high-quality workforce with the right competencies and skill sets will be critical to improving DOD acquisitions. GAO was mandated to determine the efficacy of DOD's certification training for its acquisition workforce. GAO assessed (1) DOD's capability to provide certification training, (2) the extent that such training reaches members of the workforce, and (3) the extent that previous training recommendations have been implemented. To conduct this work, GAO compared DOD's certification training to GAO guidance for effective training programs and analyzed policies, data, and previous reports on acquisition training.
DOD's certification training program--provided by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU)--generally demonstrates the capability to provide effective training, though some attributes of an effective training program are lacking. DAU ensures that strategic and tactical changes are promptly incorporated into training; uses centralized and decentralized training approaches in design and development; collects data during implementation to ensure feedback on its training programs; and analyzes its training during evaluation. However, DOD lacks complete information on the skill sets of the current acquisition workforce and does not have outcome-based metrics to assess results achieved in enhancing workforce proficiency and capability through training efforts. In 2009, GAO recommended that the Secretary of Defense identify and update on an ongoing basis the number and skill sets of the total acquisition workforce--including civilian, military, and contractor personnel--that the department needs to fulfill its mission. DOD agreed and to date has completed about one-fifth of its workforce competency assessments. At the end of fiscal year 2009, 90 percent of DOD's acquisition workforce personnel had completed required certification training or were within required time frames to do so, according to DAU data. However, DAU reports that it cannot provide for all training requested for the entire acquisition workforce. DAU has offered more courses in recent years, and high-priority personnel--those needing to complete classes for certification in their current position--constitute the majority in DAU classes. DAU plans the number and location of its classes based on data that DOD officials noted are generally incomplete when submitted, and DAU must adapt during the year to support new requirements as they are identified. DAU has identified the need for a new, integrated student information system that will provide better insight into the workforce it supports and is in the early stages of its procurement. DOD reports that most of the training-related recommendations from previous reviews--the Gansler Commission, the Panel on Contracting Integrity, and a prior GAO report--have been fully implemented and some actions are still under way. DOD has either fully or partially implemented 15 of the 19 recommendations GAO reviewed. Both the Army and the Office of the Secretary of Defense have taken steps to respond to the Gansler Commission recommendations. Most of the recommendations made by the Panel on Contracting Integrity have been implemented, with the exception of two recommendations related to assessing guidance and reviewing a specific training topic. GAO made four recommendations pertaining to the Defense Contract Audit Agency's government auditing standards training and expertise, of which one has been partially implemented and three have not been implemented, but some actions have been taken. GAO recommends DOD establish milestones for developing metrics to measure how certification training improves acquisition workforce capability and a time frame for acquiring and implementing an integrated information system. DOD concurred with the second but not the first recommendation. GAO continues to believe DOD needs to develop additional metrics.
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Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: Although DOD did not concur with this recommendation, DOD officials agree that metrics are needed and believe the Department continues to focus its training to help improve organizational performance. According to a DOD official, in 2012 the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) completed its first efforts in conducting Kirkpatrick Level 4 evaluations of training, intended to determine the impact of training on organizational performance. Additional analysis was completed in FY13 which collected and analyzed survey results from more than 326,000 course evaluations to better understand how course evaluation data can be used to study the relationship between DAU training and business results. The FY13-15 DAU strategic plan contains milestones for the expanded use of Kirkpatrick Level 4 evaluations and the implementation of a learning analytics program to document the impact of DAU learning assets on workforce and acquisition outcomes.
Recommendation: To improve the development, implementation, and evaluation of acquisition workforce training, and in order to demonstrate and track how training efforts contribute to improved acquisition workforce performance, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (USD(AT&L)) to establish milestones for the development of metrics to measure how acquisition certification training improves the proficiency and capability of the acquisition workforce.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: DOD concurred with this recommendation and has implemented it. In January 2011, GSA awarded a contract to the Campus Management Corporation for delivery of an enterprise-wide, commercial off-the-shelf student information system for the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). DAU has developed a project life-cycle plan with design, configuration, user testing, and training occurring during 2011 and 2012. DAU plans for the system to go live in July 2012. Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund tax money will be used to support contract costs associated with development and implementation of the student information system.
Recommendation: To improve the development, implementation, and evaluation of acquisition workforce training, and in order to improve DOD's ability to identify specific acquisition training needs for planning and front-end analysis, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (USD(AT&L)) to establish a time frame for completion and ensure resources are available for implementing an enterprisewide, integrated student information system.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
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John Muir's first steps into nature were in Wisconsin
Conservationist found love of outdoors as a boy in state
Portage — Yellow prairie docks, goldenrod, black-eyed susans and purple New England aster rimmed the bucolic lake as Tiger swallowtail butterflies flitted from petal to petal and dragonflies helicoptered overhead.
This was John Muir's first outdoors classroom.
Long before he founded the Sierra Club and pushed to create the National Park System to preserve Yosemite Valley and other wilderness areas, John Muir was a child growing up in Marquette County. It's where he learned to love nature, where he first recognized the force of glaciers, and where he decided landscape needed to be protected — an utterly foreign concept at the time.
This year is the 175th anniversary of Muir's birth in Scotland — he moved to Wisconsin at age 11 — and the centennial of the publication of his autobiography "The Story of My Boyhood and Youth," parts of which first appeared in the Wisconsin Alumni Magazine.
The heart of his book centers around his life growing up on a Wisconsin farm in Marquette County. Today, the land near his family's first homestead is John Muir Memorial County Park, a few miles north of Portage.
Aside from orchids and lilies, which are no longer found here, and more abundant tree growth, the area looks much the same as when Muir hunted for birds' nests and rode his pony Jack through the sedge meadow.
"Oh my gosh, this lake is the one where he learned to swim," said Kathleen McGwin, as she helped lead a recent field trip of John Muir's boyhood haunts sponsored by the Natural Resources Foundation. "He almost drowned in it, and he took his horse into it and got stuck in the mud."
Now known as Ennis Lake, it was called Fountain Lake when Muir lived here. A hiking path surrounds the body of water where Muir watched American Indians spear muskrats and weekend kayakers now paddle among lily pads.
This is where the famous conservationist learned to love nature.
In his book, Muir recounts jumping off the wagon carrying him and his brother to the small shanty built by his father near Fountain Lake and finding a blue jay's nest. It was 1849.
He writes of running along the brow of the hill where the shanty was built, down into the meadow, searching the trees, grass tufts and bushes, discovering more treasures — nests of bluebirds and woodpeckers, and becoming acquainted with turtles, frogs and snakes in the creeks and springs.
"This sudden plash into pure wildness — baptism in Nature's warm heart — how utterly happy it made us! Nature streaming into us, wooingly teaching her wonderful glowing lessons, so unlike the dismal grammar ashes and cinders so long thrashed into us. Here without knowing it we still were at school; every wild lesson a love lesson, not whipped but charmed into us. Oh, that glorious Wisconsin wilderness!"
He describes seeing millions of lightning bugs throbbing with tiny lights on a sultry evening at Fountain Lake. Muir revels in the drumming sounds of partridges, the whipoorwill calling out its name, the love song of the Jack Snipe on cloudy evenings and the low bass bellowing of bullfrogs.
"Back then they really wrote passionately about nature. Today people might think it's really flowery writing, but John Muir was quite eloquent," McGwin said, stopping to look at a pencil drawing Muir sketched of the meadow she was standing in at that moment.
Mark Martin, who led the field trip of Muir's boyhood places with McGwin, stopped to point out flora and fauna to Muir enthusiasts. He noted that some of the creatures Muir wrote about are no longer around — passenger pigeons that once were so plentiful they darkened skies are now extinct, and prairie chickens and red-headed woodpeckers are scarce or non-existent in Marquette County.
The daylong excursion included visits to a pretty white church built in 1865 by Muir's family and neighbors; a cemetery where some of Muir's family members and friends are buried; Observatory Hill, where Muir and his family picnicked and celebrated the Fourth of July; and the second farm built by his family, called Hickory Hill.
At Hickory Hill, which is still a private working farm, Muir fans saw the large red barn built by Muir and the well he dug; they clambered down into the tiny root cellar where Muir carved the models of his inventions he showed at the Wisconsin State Fair, including clocks, automatic horse feeders and an early-rising machine. One of his inventions, a clockwork desk that moved his books according to the time he allotted to study each of them, was built during his years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is on display at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.
Nowadays few people associate Muir with Wisconsin, even though he spent his formative years here, Martin said.
"Most people think of John Muir in California and Yosemite. They aren't aware of his involvement in southern Wisconsin. Most people have never heard of Muir Park and don't know what it means," said Martin, who recently retired from the state Department of Natural Resources.
McGwin, who co-wrote the book "Muir Is Still Here," and Martin are board members of Wisconsin Friends of John Muir, a group started a few years ago to preserve Muir's legacy in Wisconsin. The organization has organized an exhibit on Muir's childhood at the Montello Historic Preservation Society, 55 W. Montello St. in Montello, on Friday and Saturday afternoons.
To celebrate the 175th anniversary of his birth, Wisconsin Friends of John Muir has scheduled three gatherings in Montello for visitors to help stitch a panel on John Muir to be added to a Scottish diaspora tapestry. Visitors can stitch at the Teapot Quilt Cottage, 505Main St. in Montello, and have scones and tea at the historical society while listening to readings of Muir's writings and his favorite author Robert Burns — from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 21 and 29 and from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 2.
At UW-Madison, which Muir attended between February 1861 and June 1863, there are a few tangible signs of the student who studied chemistry, biology, English, botany and geology before lighting out for America's wilderness. His dorm room in North Hall features a plaque, a bust of Muir is in Birge Hall, home of the botany department, and Muir Knoll directly across from North Hall was dedicated in 1918. There's also Muir Park on campus.
In his autobiography, Muir writes about his first botany lesson, when a classmate used a flower from a black locust tree outside North Hall to explain how the grand locust is a member of the pea family. But Daniel Einstein, UW-Madison's historic and cultural resources manager, said Muir condensed his story.
"He always knew his plants, he always knew the names of trees and flowers, but it was this moment outside North Hall where a mechanistic understanding of the plant world occurred," said Einstein, who has researched Muir's roots at UW and recently taped a one-hour program on Muir for Wisconsin Public Radio.
Much of the history known about Muir is gleaned from correspondence between him and Jeanne Carr, the wife of one of his professors, who was a mentor and literary muse. He baby-sat their children and read books from their library. The Carrs moved to Berkeley in California, and when Muir moved to the state he re-established his friendship with the couple.
"Yes, he went out to Yosemite. Yes, he was the first one to float the idea that glaciers were responsible for carving Yosemite Valley. But where did he get those ideas? Madison," Einstein said.
When Muir's family moved from Scotland to Marquette County, they tried to grow wheat at the farm near Fountain Lake, but after several years they realized crop yields decreased with each harvest and moved to Hickory Hill. Muir's sister and her husband remained on the land.
As a young adult, Muir asked his brother-in-law to sell him the land so he could preserve the lake, the bogs and meadows because he saw how grazing animals — he called sheep hoofed locusts — can destroy property. Muir wrote that even if he never returned, he would know the land was saved. But his brother-in-law refused.
"He saw very quickly what happened when you don't treat land with respect," Einstein said. "His brother-in-law said land is to be used for human benefit, it's not to be set aside. It was at that moment I think John Muir first started to think about preservation of land."
For information about Wisconsin Friends of John Muir, go to www.johnmuir.org/wisconsin/


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Area code 309
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Area code 309 is a telephone area code serving the west-central portion of Illinois. Cities in this area code include Bloomington, Canton, East Moline, Galesburg, Kewanee, Macomb, Minonk, Moline, Morton, Normal, Pekin, Peoria and Rock Island, in addition to many smaller communities within the western part of central Illinois.
The area code was created in 1957 out of the northern portion of 217 and the western portion of 815.[1] Area code 309 was the only new area code created in Illinois between the 1947 advent of NANP and the 1989 creation of area code 708—itself one of the last available area codes in traditional X0X/X1X format.
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On my D300, I have 3D Tracking as default in a3 setting for my ACTION custom menu and have assigned the f5 to fast swicth my dynamic area with the knob. I can then access 9, 21 or 51 but i cannot go back to 3D Tracking unless going via the menu. is here a way to get faster access back to 3D tracking?
Thank you for the insights.
#1. "RE: 3D Tracking quick access" | In response to Reply # 0celine1640 Registered since 19th Jan 2013Sun 20-Jan-13 10:25 AM
sorry. I was under AF-S and not under AF-C. all sorted.