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Bachelor Pads
Some Live Amid Dead Plants. Others Have a Taste for Rare Antiques. Either Way, for These Single Guys There's No Place Like Home
Visit Michael Bolton's house, and there are women everywhere. Even the back wall of the soaring foyer of Bolton's seven-bedroom Italianate villa is painted with a robed female figure who represents the goddess of music. But the $3.5 million Westport, Conn., estate of the 46-year-old Grammy Award-winning troubadour is hardly the Playboy mansion. The five women who bustle through the airy, flower-filled rooms are not wearing bunny ears—they are Bolton's assistants. Three more young women are in residence: daughters Isa, 24, Holly, 22, and Taryn, 20 (from his 15-year marriage to Maureen, from whom he was divorced in 1991). Shania Twain's husband, "Mutt" Lange, "once said to me, 'Michael, have you noticed that you are completely surrounded by women?' " recalls Bolton. "It never dawned on me."
One female is missing, though—the Woman. The 6'2" singer-songwriter, who has dated the likes of Ashley Judd and Brooke Shields and had a serious romance with Nicollette Sheridan, is still looking for a special lady to share his world. "I want to have an intense, deep, fully connected partnership with someone I respect," he says.
Since 1991, when he bought the property, Bolton, with the help of his daughters and an occasional decorator, has made his home base the kind of warm, romantic place that Ms. Right would love. Actually four houses on five wooded acres, the compound is surrounded by gardens of Old English roses and climbing vines that scale the Tuscan-yellow walls. "I love flowers," says Bolton, who favors old jeans and baggy shirts around the house. "You can smell so many different kinds of flowers here in the summer." Every corner of the 14,000-sq.-ft. main house contains its share of delectable Italian antiques. "Michael is the most Italian non-Italian I know," says Honey Labrador, a pal and vice president of production at Bolton's L.A.-based Passion Films company. The floor of his sunny kitchen, for instance, is off-white travertine marble flown in from Italy. But Bolton doesn't spend much time laboring over dinner. "You don't want to eat the food I cook," he says. "I can probably boil water." The refrigerator is stocked with Tupperware containers of vegetarian fare, delivered three times a week by a caterer.
Bolton is most fond of his 1,000-sq.-ft. bed-room suite, with its dimmer-controlled lighting, fireplace and balcony where he likes to have romantic dinners à deux. A few guitars lean against the wall by the king-size bed in case he's struck by a midnight songwriting inspiration. "An evening with someone very special would start with snuggling by the fireplace with lots of pillows," he says. Then they would share a late supper at a small handmade Italian table set with china and Baccarat crystal. The music? Marvin Gaye. But the details aren't what's important, says Bolton. "It's really about who you're with, isn't it?"
Steve Harris
If remotes maketh the man, Steve Harris, who plays defense attorney Eugene Young on ABC's The Practice, has some explaining to do. Like how come it takes five of the handheld gadgets to power up the Sony big-screen home theater that dominates his three-bedroom Los Angeles pad? And what is this intense and sensitive actor doing with such a macho monstrosity in the first place? "I did not buy all of this," the 6-ft., 215-lb. former college linebacker blurts out in his own defense. "It was a gift. A very generous gift." Nonetheless, he won't be returning it to the producers of Celebrity Jeopardy!, who bestowed the goods as a thank-you for appearing on their show earlier this year. "I can sit here and watch TV or listen to music," says Harris, 33. "I can have all the remotes next to me, something to drink. I don't have to move." Indeed, if not for the home theater, a bookcase and a black leather sofa and two chairs, the vast maple-floored living room of Harris's 1930s Spanish-style home would be bare. "Steve doesn't pamper himself with a lot of trinkets and things," says his mother, Mattie Harris. "He's not materialistic at all." Besides, as Harris explains it, "this is the first place I've had to go through the whole process of furnishing on my own—no roommates." And, after two years, no pictures on the whitewashed walls either. "I don't like things on the walls," says Harris. "I have a whole lot of art and photographs, but I don't have them hung." His entertaining style is similarly minimal—"Usually just a few friends over to watch a game or hang out," he says—which means the contemporary six-seat dining room table he recently picked up at L.A.'s eclectic Mortise & Tenon furniture store rarely gets a workout. Ditto for the fancy pots and pans that inhabit his red-and-white kitchen cabinets, although the bus driver's son from Chicago's West Side does occasionally cook—"the basics, chicken, pasta"—and washes everything himself. In another nod to his softer side, candles—some even cranberry scented—cast a moody light on his lair. "I just like having candles around," says Harris, who is single but dating. "I guess I'm not nearly as forbidding as I am on television."
Seth Peterson
As wild child Robbie Hansen on NBC's Providence, Seth Peterson plays the kind of guy who gives parents of teenage girls nightmares. In real life, however, Peterson, 29, is pure domesticated animal, the type who'd invite a guest to his two-bedroom, two-bathroom San Fernando Valley apartment for a glass of sparkling water—and serve it on a coaster. "I get a lot of flak for my neatness," admits the actor. Some of it comes from an ex-roommate—"We used to be really good friends, but he was just a lot messier than me," Peterson says—and some of it comes from his girlfriend, actress Kylee Cochran, 24. "I thought I was bad—until I met him she laughs. "If something's moved, he moves it back." Still, the 6'2" Peterson won't apologize for his cleaning compulsion, which includes using two fabric-softener sheets in each wash ("They make your linens very fabulous") and stacking his collection of James Bond videos in alphabetical order. "You have to dust," he says. "And you have to vacuum."
Emeril Lagasse
During the past 10 years, New Orleans chef Emeril Lagasse, 40, has opened six restaurants, written five bestselling cookbooks and has starred in a top-rated culinary show on the Food Network. After operating at full boil for so long, he has been trying to bring his life down to a simmer. "For years, it's been, 'go, go, go,' " the 5'10" two-time divorce explains. "Now I'm trying to have more personal time." Good thing he has almost finished renovating the two-story, French-style house that he bought two years ago. "It looks like a small chateau," Lagasse says. Thanks to the help of local interior designer Ann Holden, it's also decorated like one, with midnight blue silk covering the walls of the dining room and a marble tub in the master bath. The kitchen, of course, Lagasse planned himself ("I have every possible gadget"), though a few tips have come from his girlfriend, Alden Lovelace, 34, who works in real estate. "When we have an afternoon off, we shop for trash cans and Kleenex boxes," she says. Still, the only women Lagasse officially lives with for now are his daughters from his first marriage, Jessie, 20, and Jillian, 18—which leaves plenty of space to indulge in what he calls "Emeril time." "When it's cold out," Lagasse says, "I put on a big sweatshirt, make cappuccino and watch a football game."
Peter Krause
There's a lot to be said about having the space to bring your work home with you, especially if you've spent the day as sportscaster Casey McCall on ABC's critical hit Sports Night. "I can complete an 18-yard pass in the living room," marvels Peter Krause, 34, of the Los Angeles-area, Spanish-style house that he bought in July. "I know because a friend and I tried."
Not that the avid sports fan would be averse to a little furniture interference on the cavernous, nearly empty playing field that is the great room at casa de Krause (pronounced KROW-zuh), a three-bedroom, three-bath home built in the '30s. But the actor, who spent nearly a decade living in rented apartments while working in films and TV series such as Cybill, is still marveling over the two fireplaces, beamed cathedral ceilings and abundant wood and tile work. "It's like a work of art," he says. "That's why I bought it. Everyone makes fun of me for the lack of furniture, but I can't see hiring a designer to help me decorate."
Luckily, the previous owners gave the 6'1" Alexandria, Minn.-born actor a head start, leaving behind a massive dining room table, living room draperies and three wrought-iron chandeliers (one of which turns off and on with two ropes). On his own, Krause recently scored a chocolate-brown leather chair and ottoman from Restoration Hardware for the living room. "I like to 'stalk' things," he says. "Eventually I'll fill up the house, even if it takes the rest of my life." He has stocked the kitchen—"two of the first things I bought were a juicer and a ladder to pick the oranges" off the tree near his backyard pool, Krause says. That way he can pamper a steady stream of houseguests like Sports Night costar Sabrina Lloyd, who camped out for two weeks this summer when she was between residences. Lloyd, who calls her pal's home "so beautiful and incredibly empty," enthuses that "every morning he presses fresh juice." Krause's do-it-yourself attitude extends to laundry—"but not ironing, I'm more of a wrinkly guy." Though he also cleans and repairs "little things," he reports that women are generally most impressed "that there's always toilet paper in the bathroom." With everything in order, Krause likes to bask in his home's glory. "Sometimes when I finish work, I'll drive home, put the car in the garage, take off all my clothes and just jump in the pool," he says with a sigh. "I feel like I'm on vacation."
Michael Bergin
Baywatch's Michael Bergin spends six months of the year in a Pacific paradise taping the rechristened Baywatch Hawaii, but that doesn't stop him from missing his two-bedroom apartment in West Hollywood. Bergin, 30, rented the place three years ago, when he was cast as lifeguard J.D., then launched a painstaking quest for the elements. "If I'm going to be living with it for a while, I want it to be perfect," says Bergin, pointing out his moss-green velvet couch and down-filled chaise. His homey retreat is also filled with sentimental mementos, such as a sandstone vase filled with dried flowers—a gift from his onetime girlfriend, the late Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. Says his older sister Tina, a nurse: "Michael has a great sense of style, a lot like our mom's." That inherited taste is evident in striking touches: cast-iron candle sconces, a towering palm, a drawing of a little girl purchased at a crafts fair. "I adore kids," says the 6'1" Bergin, who became a dad on Oct. 8, when a former girlfriend gave birth to his son Jesse. Between work and fatherhood, the Naugatuck, Conn.-born actor has little time to date, but when he does invite a woman over, his approach is as comfortable as his decor: a rented video, some wine or beer and—don't be fooled by his gadget-filled kitchen—takeout. "We'll order in Thai or maybe sushi," he says. "I am not a cook."
Chris Isaak
"A mailbox with windows" is how Chris Isaak describes his two-bedroom San Francisco house. "It's kind of like the Kramdens' apartment. I loved The Honeymooners." That could explain Isaak's decision to stick with the living room furniture that his mom, Dorothy, a retired psychologist, picked up for him when he bought the place a decade ago. "I asked her to go to Goodwill and get me some tables and chairs. And that's what's here," says the 43-year-old rocker and sometime actor (That Thing You Do!). In fact, Dorothy Isaak takes credit for her son's "eclectic" taste. "I am a thrift-store junkie and so is he," she notes. Indeed, Isaak's home is as reminiscent of an earlier era as are his retro ballads. Take his bedroom: a re-creation—down to the tacked-up photos from sports and girlie magazines—of the room he slept in as a boy growing up in Stockton, Calif. "I took everything from my bedroom in my parents' house and put it in my new bedroom. I took the wood paneling and the exact same ceiling light. It's very relaxing; I feel like I have been lying there since I was 15."
Isaak's living room offers a great view of the Pacific, though, and the ocean is an easy walk away, even when he's carrying a surfboard. "You tell people you live in California and surf, and they have a picture of a Gidget movie," observes the 6'1" Isaak, an avid wave rider. But given that this is San Francisco, "it's more like some kind of German expressionist film—all foggy, cold and dark, and nobody around. Just me and the sharks." And so what if his place is a bit small for entertaining? Says Isaak: "My friends and I go out to restaurants and let them clean up."
Craig Kilborn
On the set of CBS's The Late Late Show, host Craig Kilborn doesn't like having anything out of place, whether it's a strand of blond hair—he keeps a handheld mirror close by for grooming touch-ups during tapings—or the pages of notes neatly piled on his desk. "He's very organized," says Zoe Friedman, senior talent coordinator for the show. Or as Kilborn himself puts it, "I don't like a lot of clutter."
But the decor of the three-bedroom, two-bath Mediterranean home that the 37-year-old comedian rents in the Hollywood Hills is a bit minimal even for his taste. "The walls are sparse, but the house itself is really cool," concedes Kilborn, who moved into the 2,200-sq.-ft. property from a 900-sq.-ft. one-bedroom Manhattan apartment last year. Indeed, he came west with hardly enough furniture to fill his new, larger space—and thus far Kilborn is content to keep the green velvet draperies and Art Deco chandeliers that came with the place. "Whatever I had before is what I have," he says. "I'm not buying anything until I buy a house."
Well, hardly anything. The 6'5" Kilborn did invest in outfitting his kitchen with gadgets both kitschy (a set of corn-shaped corn holders) and practical (a French press coffee maker). "Cooking elaborately at home is new for me," he notes. "You have to get all the stuff you need." And last summer he planted a container garden of tomatoes, rosemary, mint and basil in the backyard. Despite all that, "I still eat out too much," the never-married father of an 11-year-old son admits. Maybe he'd stay home more if he had somewhere to eat other than his patio. Says Kilborn: "My next big purchase is a dining room table."
When he picks it out, Kilborn, who hails from Hastings, Minn., won't consult an interior decorator, but he'll accept advice from friends and family. "My brother [Chris, 39] is into decorating and so is my girlfriend," he says. "I've thought a lot about it, and I like mixing styles, like Arts and Crafts with Deco." That adventurous spirit is already apparent in the industrial metal lamp in his office, the Indian-style armoire with metal bars in his dining room, and a mission-style Stickley chair in the living room. Recently, he also threw some ficus trees and ferns into the mix. "They're a nice touch," he notes. "One of them did die, but that's okay." After all, it means less clutter.
Shemar Moore
As an 8-year-old, Shemar Moore impressed his mother, Marilyn Wilson Moore, by picking out the border trim to go with the bathroom wallpaper. "He's always had an eye for color," she says, "so that was step one." These days, the 29-year-old Moore, who plays the hunky Malcolm Winters on The Young & the Restless, is taking giant leaps. For his first home, a $320,000 townhouse in Toluca Lake, a suburb of L.A., the actor shunned the bachelor ideal of leather sofas and a pool table in the dining room. He decorated all 6 rooms and 2½ baths himself, with calm earth tones, overstuffed chairs and scented candles everywhere, and he plans to convert one room into a gym. "I wanted it to be my vision," says the 6-ft. Moore. "I didn't want to look in a magazine and copy what I saw." He also ditched the idea of satin sheets in the bedroom. "You slide all over the place," he says. "And forget trying to cuddle with someone." Moore prefers to romance a date by baking cookies. "If a woman sees a man doing anything in the kitchen besides taking out the trash," he says, "it's 'Oh, he's the one, Mama. Daddy, buy your tux.' " But all that domesticity can wear a guy out. If Moore gets hitched, he says, he'll let his bride handle any future decorating decisions: "I'll say 'Baby, go for it. Just let me have my chair, my remote and my gym.' "
Scott Foley
When Scott Foley moved into the two-bedroom L.A. apartment he shares with a childhood friend, his decorating goals were modest. "I was hoping everything fit, and I wanted to have somewhere to sit when I'm watching TV," he recalls. Not only was money tight—this was just before the 27-year-old actor soared to stardom as Noel on The WB series Felicity—but Foley had just broken up with a live-in girlfriend and "pretty much lost everything, including the cats" in the split, he says. Luckily, roommate Kirk Drew, a venture capitalist, had a U-Haul full of furniture. Foley's only purchase was a king-size bed. "I'm 6'1"," he says. "I've got to stretch." Since then his possessions have grown. Candles crowd the mantel, and the wine rack is full to capacity. But there are still no knickknacks. Says Foley: "Guys don't have dustables." Maybe not, but there are items gathering dust—and offering silent testimony to the ways the Kansas native does not spend his time. Take his never-used Sony PlayStation. "I bought it because I figured, 'Isn't that what actors do?' " he explains. Then there's the exercise bike. Says Foley emphatically: "I hate working out."
There's a new woman in Foley's life now—Jennifer Garner, 27—whom he met in October 1998, when she guest-starred as Noel's high school girlfriend on Felicity. She has since moved into an apartment down the street, and the two spend much of their free time playing cards. "When the candles are lit and the wine is being drunk and there's a romantic CD on," says Foley, "we're playing gin." They also enjoy cooking, and Foley, though "not what I would call a healthy cook," is very good, Garner says. "If he makes mashed potatoes, he puts two sticks of butter and a tub of sour cream with two potatoes." Best of all, "he cleans up as he goes along. When he's finished, I just stick the plates in the dishwasher and say, 'You are my man.' "
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text: Well i just watched batman again and like omg. it was not as good as the first time becasue i remebered like all the like all the lines and i knew everything that was going to happen but still. I mean batman was freaking cool, and dont even get me started on ledger. I also think it so cool how kate or whatever she is called dies because it shows that there is so real story. Not like spiderman 1,2,3 and superman resturns but thats beside the point. Its also cool how she has some attitude and gives joker a smack upside the head. Not that i can say the same for Mary Jane. AAAAAAAAAA peter help me aaaaaaaa im being taken from this black version of you that we only see for about 5 mins in the entire movie AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Ahem sorry about that had to let it go. Anyway. I cant waittttttttt for the next batman movie becasue i heard that the one and only DUM DA DA DUM DUM DUM JOHNNY DEPP i going to play the riddler. Now thats bloody cool. Also the game looks prettty mad although we all no whats going to happen so they better put something we DINT expect to happen in. And unlike the spiderman game where u fall from the top of the empire state buliding just to glide to safety down or like superman game where u mash up a building with rays and cars and PEOPLE just to see it look as "Good" as new. I wanna see some GTA style do whatever you want occasinly see the bat light go off save some people drive the batmobile around gotham run some people over shoot down a building drive underneath and truck turn into a bike and kill some random guy for no apparent reason, just before going back to wayne manor for some dinner. thats the definiton of an ausome batman game. Also you should be able to actually explore the city as in like go into shops and that sort of thing. be bruce wayne and spend money on random stuff and yeah.

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A Bug in Your EarPosted Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at 10:12 AM
Keep it down!!
(My Holiday Bunker is where I go on the 4th of July to escape the patriotic pyrotechnics. I don't care for loud noises, so I go down there and wait it out like a Londoner during the Blitz. Sometimes I even say, "Chin up, mate! Worse things happen at sea!" and defiantly sing "There'll be Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs of Dover" as the thud of shells shakes the dust from between the bricks. But I don't do that very often. It seems wrong, after all, on the day we declared independence from them. So most of the time I just sit quietly and ponder my good fortune at living in a country that enthusiastically celebrates that independence by eating watermelon, grilling hotdogs, blowing off fingers and starting grass fires.)
The science news I ran across was that biologists have determined the loudest creature on Earth relative to its size, and have recorded it. It is Micronecta scholtzi, the so-called "water boatman." It is about 2 millimeters long and makes a noise as loud as a freight train. My inclination (and yours, too, probably) when I heard this was to say to myself (out loud, like I always do, even in public), "Oh yeah, right! Sure! 2 millimeters and as loud as a freight train? I totally believe that... NOT!" Then I giggle at how clever that was. But it seems to be true. The reason the tiny critters don't deafen people and blow out windows is that they live at the bottom of rivers and other bodies of water. And yet, even as they nestle in the mud at the bottom of the river, they can be heard by people on the bank.
Because they're really, really loud.
But my "oh sure, I'll bet" surprise about anything that tiny making that much noise was absolutely nothing compared to the "get the heck out of here" moment when I found out how the little guy makes the noise. It is done by the process fairly common in insects called "stridulation," which is making a noise by rubbing one body part against another. The real "do what now?" aspect of this particular example is which particular body part the little guy snaps violently enough to make a 99 decibel racket. (As loud as a front row seat at a full symphony orchestra blasting Wagner at you as hard as they can.) Of course, the very fact that I am blathering along now without actually naming which body part I'm talking about should give you a pretty clear idea which one it is. It isn't that I'm prudish, or even worried about offending readers. I just simply can't bring myself to imagine it, much less say it.
Did I mention that it is the male of the species that does this?
This is another example of when scientists should maybe think twice before pursuing certain lines of inquiry. Like Frankenstein creating life and those guys with the atom bomb, I think this discovery falls under the category of "Things Man Was Not Meant to Know." This man sure wishes he didn't know it, anyway.
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Last week?
Dez and The Bros flew to Spain to prove once and for all that women's soccer is superior to the men's game in every single way. (Proof? HERE and HERE)
Mission accomplished, friends. The 'beautiful game' has been buried once and for all in the United States. Hell, Messi is STILL sad.
Makes sense that ABC (ESPN) would want to kill any momentum soccer has made the past few years. They're losing the World Cup to FOX in 2018 and the Premier League to NBC this fall.
Do NOT cross the mouse.
In other news, what in the name of Francisco Goya happened to all the paella? My sophomore Spanish teacher SWORE that all people in Spain ate was paella. Yet we saw zero paella. No saffron at all. Not even in b-roll.
I've been living a lie, people.
Let's date…
7:02 – All this talk about family and… AWWW WHAAAA? We forgot that this guy is still waiting to make his debut this season.
7:06 – A special appearance from Catherine, Lesley and, umm… another girl from last season's Bachelor. No doubt they're here to provide Dez the needed support to get through the last stages of this magical journey. To provide prospective that only people that have traversed this path before can provide.
Or they're here to hunt for tube steak.
7:19 – This just in, I've got a comment from the clouds, since these two are so punny: LINK HERE
7:28 – "I'm a bit behind in my emotional process." Brooks explains his hesitation in going whole hog on his relationship with Dez. I'll put this here so we can all use this one later in our own lives, right? I mean you're going to use this too, RIGHT?
7:40 – Who else was hoping Chris was going to bust out some Cards Against Humanity instead of a twig pen and parchment for a poem?
7:50 – Annnnd, we have the most drawn out L-Bomb in Bachelorette history. He seems like the kind of guy that sends flowers to the office "just because". Or initiates a re-commitment ceremony without his wife even asking. Pump. The. Brakes. Bub.
8:09 – There's cheating. Then there is your girl on top of a mountain in Vail taking selfies with another dude and posting them on Facebook. Just saying.
8:17 – Sweetest go-kart track of all time?
8:21 – If betting were legal. And if you could make bets on Bachelorette go-kart races… The line on Zak (+280) vs Drew (-280) would have been massive (estimates in parentheses). Was there any doubt? Whatsoever?
8:32 – Drew with an L-Bomb. That's 2 for the day.
8:36 – Browsing the Ohio obits and someone came across this. Classic.
8:45 – Now that we're 105 minutes into this weeks episode, can we all agree that last week's teaser trailer might have been the most mis-leading video ever broadcast on TV? This was supposed to be a train wreck week. Instead, it's all but over?
CUT: Michael.
NEXT WEEK: Family, harmony, massage contraptions, overcome with love, the brother, the brother being a creeper.


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ecember 31, 2001
Bothell plans eagle watching trip
Bothell is holding its annual eagle watching trip along the Skagit River on Saturday, Jan. 12. The tour bus leaves Bothell City Hall (18305 101st Avenue NE) at 7 a.m. and returns to the same location at approximately 4 p.m. Cost is $38 per person which includes transportation, games, a National Forest Service Eagle Exhibit visit and a naturalist's talk on Skagit Valley eagles. Registration deadline is Monday, Jan. 7. Participants are asked to bring lunch, warm clothing, binoculars (if available) and their enthusiasm!
Registrations can be made by calling (425) 486-7430 or by faxing a registration form (found on www.ci.bothell.wa.us) to (425) 486-1992.
On-line registrations are not available at this time.
For other City information, visit www.ci.bothell.wa.us, contact the City of Bothell at 425.486.3256 or tune into BCTV Cable Channel 21 (within Bothell City Limits).


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|Matteri enjoys strong week
Despite the fact his team dropped both games last week, Rancho Cotate boys' basketball player Anthony Matteri personally had a good week.
In an eight-point loss to Santa Rosa on Feb. 6, Matteri led all scorers with 20 points. He also had four steals, two assists and three rebounds.
Casa Grande 73
Rancho Cotate 43
The Gauchos blew the game open in the first half by taking a 36-15 lead and were never threatened by the Cougars.
Still Matteri, who had 15 points, including a trio of 3-point baskets, made his mark on defense as he held Casa Grande's Cetrick Yeanay scoreless the entire game. Yeanay entered the contest averaging nearly 20 points per game. Rancho Cotate fell to 4-20 overall and 0-12 in the North Bay League. The season ends tonight for the Cougars with a road game at Maria Carrillo of Santa Rosa. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m.


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|H-251A-UN - HEADSET for VRC-12 with vinyl cushions, 24" cord and U-182 plug; black color. (R2L) Unused,
$21.00 each
|H-161D - Headset for VRC-12 with 300 boom mic, push -to-talk switch, & CX-8650 Y-coil cord; vinyl cushions. Black color. Headset impedance 500 ohms. (R2S) Unused,
$80.00 each
|7800H - UNICOM HANDS-FREE HEADSET for two-way FM radio communications in high noise environments. Uses throat mic and ear cushions with EPA noise-reduction rating of 23 DB. Operates on 49.86 MHz; controls for Volume and Squelch. Includes velcro adjustable head web & mic straps, 6" antenna, and fiberglass case. Requires two 9 V batteries; 6 lbs. (A2S,Q2J) Unused,
$99.00 each
|KS22990-L1 - PLANTRONICS HEADSET Starset Supra Amplified Operators Headset with voice tube by AT&T. Cushioned earpiece with adjustable headband. Comes with clothing clip and plug amp. Brown color. Unused in the original packaging. 2 lbs sh.
$40.00 each
|SMD-0-102-15 - ACS Operators Headset that fits over the ear with six earpices of various sizes. Equal to Plantronics Starset HS0309-1. Has dual connector with 1/4 inch plugs (similar to PL-55) for connection to system. Unused,
$40.00 each
|BLK-BAND - Old Military Black Leather Headband. Holds a 1 3/4" receive element. 2 lbs sh. (M2T,I5L) Unused fair condition,
$15.00 each
2 / $25.00
|HB-5 - Headband by Murdock for two R-14 and other 1.35 inch diameter elements. Headband only, no cord. Unused
$19.00 each
2 / $30.00
|H-157 - Roanwell Eagle Series Military Aircraft Microphone Headset with U-77 Connector. Double sided rugged headset for high noise operations. Comfortable shock resistant headband frame supports excellent noise attenuating ear cups. Equipped with dynamic or magnetic earphones. Soft foam pads add comfort, while noise cancelling. Carbon, dynamic or electret microphones transmit clear voice. Unsure wether this is the H-157/ AIC or 320/U version. Used Excellent.
$125.00 each
|PL-291-A - Two pin connector for older headsets and microphones, like the H-158. Used with 6" pigtail and terminal lugs. (R1X,B2T) Used.
$5.00 each
|PL-291-UN - Two pin connector for older headsets and microphones, like the H-158. (R1X,Q2X) Unused.
$7.50 each


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skorasaurus has commented on the following diary entries
|Weird things seen from above Los Angeles
|22 days ago
Nice catches, thanks for sharing - also enjoyed the talk in Seattle.
The green cars could be taxis or a fleet of government or business vehicles?
|about 2 months ago
I recognized your name from IRC way several years and giving tons of advice and bouncing off ideas of how to tag things, etc. Thanks for all of your contributions.
Have fun, and good luck!
|TIL about OSRM debug map
|2 months ago
thanks for posting the debug page for OSRM, I never knew about it :)
|Missing Maps - Sierra Leone
|3 months ago
Great job Nick and thanks for sharing and helping build the OSM community there.
From experience, working in the field with HOT can be draining and have many obstacles that most people are unaccustomed to (limited cell phone signal, intermittent electricity, poor roads) that can make tasks much more time-consuming and difficult than you originally anticipated. Kudos to you and the team for persevering!
|Adding sport= tags to leisure=pitch.
|5 months ago
Nice write-up.
What do you mean by touch football? American football? I'm not sure how you could distinguish a pitch to be American football instead of touch football. In the USA, it's still somewhat common to have American football pitches near elementary and high schools.
There's also many pitches that are used for multiple purposes (in some cases you can see the overlap of the field markers); where I tag it as leisure=pitch and sport=multi
|How do you map while on the go?
|about 1 year ago
Also, thanks for the suggestion on opencamera; I hadn't heard of it until now!
|How do you map while on the go?
|about 1 year ago
Depends on: my mode of transportation [walking? biking? a passenger in a car? having a friend or one of my volunteers with me in my car as drive?], what I'm trying to map, where I'm going, and if I'll be there again.
Usually, it's osmtracker + the voice recording feature; I practically never use the poi icons on osmtracker. before mapillary, i'd use its photo feature as well if I was doing photo.
mapillary: use it some sometimes while walking or bicycling and want to capture a lot of details, like in a dense urban environment; I also occasionally drive for my job and have a co-worker/volunteer hold the phone for me; I haven't found an useful phone mount yet for my s5.
I very rarely edit OSM directly while surveying, with a mobile phone because: it's too time consuming; I'd rather edit when I go home, my phone [s5, droid] is too small [can't see the screen well], sucks up a bit of data [I can just capture the info and then edit at home]; As crazy as it may sound to an outsider, I like the interface for JOSM more than vespucci.
I never used any apple apps, so can't comment on that.
|Addresses in Oklahoma
|over 1 year ago
That's a bummer.
ODI (Open Data Institute) and Open Addresses would be really interested to learn more about the situation including the specific legalese, etc.
Have you contacted them?
|Hamlets in US cities
|over 1 year ago
sk53, I don't know the answer to that. I haven't found any established, consistent practice for trailer/mobile home parks, apartment building complexes, public housing projects, or named communities (usually in wealthy American suburbs outside the city) or any use of it for me yet, so I haven't mapped them yet.
I think neighborhood and suburb wouldn't be appropriate for them because these housing types mentioned above usually very defined boundaries unlike neighborhoods and suburbs.
Alex, I've found that hamlets imported in urban areas to be the first 4 types that you've described as well as another type for me, a historical name that represented an old neighborhood or city name that's no longer used in any context, so I've deleted the node.
|HOT 2014 Contribution Review: What's Been Done and What's Next
|over 1 year ago
Congratulations on your scholarship!
|HOT 2014 Review
|almost 2 years ago
Nice recap Russell; it was great to meet you at SOTM-US in April!
Also, thanks for following through with the quorum - 3rd time ended up being the charm :)
Looking forward to another HOT year in 2015.
|Visualizing improvement in improving Carroll County in OpenStreetMap
|almost 2 years ago
Jedrezj Pelka,
The link has been corrected.
|Visualizing improvement in improving Carroll County in OpenStreetMap
|almost 2 years ago
thanks. I have been devoting most of my mapping time lately with this and I look forward to getting back with HOT. :)
|New MapRoulette challenge: TIGER Mismatched Ways
|almost 2 years ago
wow, that was completed quickly! Looking forward to seeing the next batch!
|State Parks and National Parks
|about 2 years ago
The Cleveland OSM community has thought a bit about this because there's an Cleveland and the region has a large parks system, The Cleveland Metroparks. In addition to operating the zoo, they maintain 'reservations' that are used for an extremely wide variety of activities: some are areas that are mostly forest, have a few nature trails which are unpaved and activities besides walking through them are prohibited. Others allow people to have picnics with charcoal BBQs next to several baseball diamonds; others have golf courses; Some of these have all of these features in the same 'reservation'!
We tentatively agreed to use leisure=nature_reserve although I am not sure if it's the most appropriate tag to use.
|Importing 1 million New York City buildings and addresses
|about 2 years ago
Thanks for the great recap alex: it's informative but also well presented :)
|10th Anniversary Name Fix Challenge
|about 2 years ago
There's a few questions that we have in cleveland for this challenge: a several of the ways we've seen are "Highway 17 (Trans-Canada)'," for example. fo's the tagging for this? is there a relation for the trans-canada?
|Visualizing Notes added to OpenStreetMap through Craigslist
|over 2 years ago
Nice work. Is there a way to display only notes that are still open? Have you thought about implementing this?
|Project: Puerto Rico TIGER Fixup
|over 2 years ago
Good work. A while back, I noticed that PR's roads were really bad (not aligned with imagery) from the TIGER import but was occupied with other tasks.
I look forward to see how it looks in the future!
|Editing on steroids?
|over 2 years ago
I too have tried both of the water tracing plugins (scanaerial and its older iteration, lakewalker) and neither had worked well enough to use on my typical workflow. the nodes would be often clumped together in excess or just plainly wrong.
One thing that haven't been mentioned yet is something whose name escapes me, but you can add and move additional nodes to an existing way very quickly and easily. I've been editing for just under 3 years now, and this trick/ability, added to JOSM in sometime in 2012, has been the most valuable addition to JOSM in the past 3 years! In fact, the printing on my CNTRL button is worn away from using this!
To activate it, select a way and then press W. With your mouse, you can move the node you've selected on the way and if you would like to add an additional node, hold down the CNTRL button.
If you're editing any relations, the reltoolbox plugin is essential.
Huge +1 on the buildings plugin. That is a very useful tool and makes things much more efficient.
I'd also checkout the JOSM tips and tricks page. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JOSM/Advanced_Tricks


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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Mayfield got three free throws with three seconds left in the game - two of them off a technical foul assessed Clovis's J.C. Pacheco - and the Trojans upset the Wildcats 72-69 Saturday night in the New Mexico Class 5A Region C championship game.
The game was tied at 69 when Pacheco fouled Mayfield sophomore Jeremy Lawson. Pacheco reacted to the call and was assessed a technical. Lawson hit the second of his two free throws, and teammate Mike Abernathy hit the two technical foul free throws for the final margin.
The win sends Mayfield (17-7) into next week's semifinal round of the state tournament. Clovis, which was ranked No. 2 in Class 5A at the end of the regular season, finished the year 21-5.
The late free throws decided a game in which the lead changed hands four times in the final two minutes.
"I knew it would be a tough game on the road," said Clovis coach J.D. Isler, who was unhappy with the final moments. "Our kids played hard. They always give me everything they have. We just couldn't get in a rhythm tonight."
Senior guard Danny Everett scored 15 points for the Trojans before fouling out late in the game. Julian Koetter added 12 points, Lawson scored 11, and Abernathy finished with 10.
Clovis was led by seniors Chris Hall and Thomas Roberts, each with 14 points. Pacheco and A.J. Porterfield added 11 points each.
Third-year Mayfield coach Tommy Morrow said the trip to the state semifinals caps off the program's turnaround which started after the Trojans went 3-20 the year before he took over.
"Im so happy for these kids," Morrow said of his squad. "Its been an upward progression for us."
"Clovis is a fantastic team," Morrow added. "I don't know if many people gave us a chance, but I knew we had a chance. I feel very fortunate to win."
Clovis scored the game's first seven points, but Mayfield rallied with an 8-0 run, and the game was tied 17-17 at the end of the first quarter.
A 10-2 run by Clovis gave the Wildcats a 27-19 lead, but again Mayfield answered - this time with 10 straight points.
Mayfield let 42-36 at halftime after Julian Koetter scored off an offensive rebound.
Hobbs 68
Las Cruces 55
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) - Three-time defending champion Hobbs shook off a slow start and rode a late first-half scoring run to a 68-55 win against Las Cruces in the Class 5A Region B title game Saturday night.
The Eagles (21-4) will be going after their fourth straight state title under coach Russ Gilmore, formerly of Tascosa, in this week's state tournament in Albuquerque. Hobbs will play Rio Grande (21-5) in Thursday's semifinal round in The Pit.
Las Cruces (13-12) used a tough defense to take a 10-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. Hobbs hit just two of nine shots in the quarter.
The Bulldogs still led 19-17 with just more than three minutes left in the first half, but Hobbs' potent offense then got going. The Eagles outscored Las Cruces 12-2 during the next minute and a half to take a 27-21 lead.
During the run, Hobbs' full-court press forced four turnovers that let to baskets by Billy Austin and Chris Dunn and Steve Rodriguez. Rodriguez also hit a pair of free throws.
Las Cruces never got closer than five points the rest of the way.
Dunn with 16 points and Austin with 15 led the Eagles. Rodriguez added 14 points, and Dee Sessions had 11. Sessions hit all four field goals he attempted and was 3-for-3 at the foul line.
Vince Morman led Las Cruces with 25 points. No other Bulldog had more than 8 points.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post1228864610781636101..comments2016-08-23T01:39:20.228-07:00Comments on Adventures in Babywearing: We Don't Need Another HeroStephanie Precourthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-23136143722115601742008-08-08T15:33:00.000-07:002008-08-08T15:33:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for writing this. I know that ne...Thank you so much for writing this. I know that neither of my births were me trying to be anything or prove anything, they were just me trying to make the best decision I could. And for us that meant away from doctors and drugs. There's nothing heroic in that, or nothing more so than any other mom when she makes decisions for her family.Summerhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-13986312283585492782008-08-08T08:51:00.000-07:002008-08-08T08:51:00.000-07:00Stephanie...did you read my birth store for my lat...Stephanie...did you read my birth store for my latest baby boy?? I had him at home...my only one I had at home. It was the BEST experience ever.
http://butterflykiss21.blogspot.com/2008/03/babys-here.htmlButterfly Kisseshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-20457821911764989612008-08-07T19:49:00.000-07:002008-08-07T19:49:00.000-07:00How exciting! She's getting so close to being here...How exciting! She's getting so close to being here! I'll be praying that everything goes smoothly.Ali Bloggerhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-91564258719899205572008-08-07T11:06:00.000-07:002008-08-07T11:06:00.000-07:00This was beautifully written. They way your words ...This was beautifully written. They way your words capture the love you have for this new life...breathtaking.Becoming Mehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-84745434062322382802008-08-07T09:05:00.000-07:002008-08-07T09:05:00.000-07:00Amen Sister! I'm the same way. Natural childbirth...Amen Sister! I'm the same way. Natural childbirth is very manageable. The pain is not like "broken arm pain." It's for a good reason! I take advil at the first sign of a headache or mentrual cramps. But childbirth? I stay away from the meds.Lorihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-83109468318227461832008-08-07T08:45:00.000-07:002008-08-07T08:45:00.000-07:00You may not feel or want to be herioc, but you are...You may not feel or want to be herioc, but you are an inspiration to MANY, MANY women. The choices that you've made and continue to make help women know that we can make our own choices too. Thank you for that!Heather @ Not a DIY Lifehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-70306421984254822822008-08-06T22:58:00.000-07:002008-08-06T22:58:00.000-07:00I guess when it really comes down to it, I'm just ...I guess when it really comes down to it, I'm just so proud of you for following your heart. This was a beautiful post Steph.

p.s. My natural birth with Carter was the best one too!Life With All Boyshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-51656718494803072752008-08-06T22:52:00.000-07:002008-08-06T22:52:00.000-07:00Good for you! I love how you put this, that it is...Good for you! I love how you put this, that it is your choice and your life. I wish you the best and I'm sure it will be beautiful!
GennyGennyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-21858253375507507612008-08-06T22:13:00.000-07:002008-08-06T22:13:00.000-07:00Precious thoughts. Prayers and blessings to you a...Precious thoughts. Prayers and blessings to you and your family as you await the arrival of your little girl.

And thank you for your comment at 5M4SN...it means a lot.melody is slurping lifehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-26798726900902232722008-08-06T21:44:00.000-07:002008-08-06T21:44:00.000-07:00Amazing post Steph - your an amazing mom...strong,...Amazing post Steph - your an amazing mom...strong, beautiful, soft - perfect! :) Your look on the world is so great too, never looking down on anyone just doing what is right for your family! :)Jennhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-81782410177046179782008-08-06T20:52:00.000-07:002008-08-06T20:52:00.000-07:00I am about 9 weeks and am working on planning a ho...I am about 9 weeks and am working on planning a homebirth VBAC. Not only do I think it is the best shot I have to have a natural birth, but I just feel happy and peaceful when I think of doing it at home.Cairo Mamahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-74223194998132667332008-08-06T20:30:00.000-07:002008-08-06T20:30:00.000-07:00I hope it goes great!My grandmother had all her ch...I hope it goes great!

My grandmother had all her children at home -- all 12! There wasn't another option for her.Damselflyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-46952044567539825182008-08-06T20:29:00.000-07:002008-08-06T20:29:00.000-07:00It is great to read other views even though I am n...It is great to read other views even though I am not having a home birth...only 5 weeks to go...(hubby isn't too sure of the homebirth thing). We are happy with our decision. It is encouraging to hear people share what they believe and not worry what others think. We are all different and different things work for each of us. Thanks for sharing.The Austell Familyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-34410156459929938312008-08-06T20:20:00.000-07:002008-08-06T20:20:00.000-07:00I'm SO, SO excited for you! GREAT post!I'm SO, SO excited for you! GREAT post!Tinahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-88843793636727677722008-08-06T20:04:00.000-07:002008-08-06T20:04:00.000-07:00beautiful and i love that you point on your not tr...beautiful and i love that you point on your not trying to be heroic. i got that a lot - "you don't have to be a hero". I'm not either - i know my body, i'm confident and that's what i want!
Great post.Andreahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-48256382747706688942008-08-06T20:01:00.000-07:002008-08-06T20:01:00.000-07:00All I can say is that was so very well said.All I can say is that was so very well said.Lizz @ Yes, and So is My Hearthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-52200711984298312452008-08-06T19:58:00.000-07:002008-08-06T19:58:00.000-07:00Having never been blessed to give birth myself, bu...Having never been blessed to give birth myself, but being in the delivery room for one of my best girlfriend's 3rd baby AND the delivery of my 2nd daughter, I can definitely say ALL women who give birth are my personal heroes... no matter how they choose to "do it."

that was one looongg sentence!Daneenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-40457231807046737492008-08-06T19:45:00.000-07:002008-08-06T19:45:00.000-07:00I think it is awesome that you are going to do a h...I think it is awesome that you are going to do a homebirth, and what is best for you and your family.

I wish I was able to do something a little more natural, unfortunately, I have a very small pelvis that wants to hold my babies inside. :) So, another c-section is pretty likely in my case. Oh well, if that's what it takes to have my precious little ones, I'm totally cool with that!

The end result is what I can't wait for!Amy's Blah, Blah, Blogginghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-46248201296380715402008-08-06T19:04:00.000-07:002008-08-06T19:04:00.000-07:00I simply adore this post.I simply adore this post.Lisa~Crazy Adventures in Parentinghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-42388914912480694282008-08-06T18:31:00.000-07:002008-08-06T18:31:00.000-07:00Aren't those last few weeks so exciting as you ant...Aren't those last few weeks so exciting as you anticipate "the moment"?!Sheilahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-81231622761897741142008-08-06T18:02:00.000-07:002008-08-06T18:02:00.000-07:00I loved reading this, Steph. I am so excited for ...I loved reading this, Steph. I am so excited for you to have this experience. I can't wait to hear your story and see pics of your new little girl. I'm so happy for email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-79448812312966222032008-08-06T17:21:00.000-07:002008-08-06T17:21:00.000-07:00That is a great post... I am so proud of you...That is a great post... I am so proud of you...Luhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-27757524337319561842008-08-06T14:12:00.000-07:002008-08-06T14:12:00.000-07:00It's funny the vast responses that I've had from p...It's funny the vast responses that I've had from people just having a natural birth at a birthing center. From "wow you are brave" to "what are you going to more up in the hills and eat granola all day long." (Seriously my sister in law said that.) When really it's a decision one that my husband and I decided was right for us.

Who knows, I'm glad you've made the choice that's right for you!! I can't wait to see your little beauty!!!

Hugs,
HeidiButterfly Mamahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-36446671507159862712008-08-06T14:04:00.000-07:002008-08-06T14:04:00.000-07:00Got to this post late, Everyone already said the t...Got to this post late, Everyone already said the things I would like to say. Beautiful post, just beautiful.Renhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-8256787770546907042008-08-06T12:39:00.000-07:002008-08-06T12:39:00.000-07:00What a beautiful post, and a great way to look at ...What a beautiful post, and a great way to look at it.
I certainly remember FEELING like a superhero after giving birth. I thought that if I could do that I could do ANYTHING. :)Kathrynhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Annotated Bibliography: N.T. Wright and the New Perspectives on Paul
Annotated bibliography of works on N.T. Wright and the New Perspectives on Paul.Read More
What's Wrong with Wright: Examining the New Perspective on Paul
My assignment in this hour is to give a critical review of an influential book by Anglican author N.T. Wright, the Bishop of Durham. The book is titled What Saint Paul Really Said. It's a fairly thin paperback …Read More
Was Luther Right?
Martin Luther turned the world upside down in the sixteenth century by proclaiming the Pauline gospel. Luther, who was a professor of biblical exegesis for many years, slowly came to an understanding of the righteousness of God in Rom. 1 …Read More
An Explanation of the New Perspective on Paul
First, my disclaimers: I am not a New Perspective on Paul expert. A seminary president sometimes has the role of getting up to speed on an issue that has suddenly become hot in the Church, and he should make no …Read More
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Is the word Justification always used in a forensic sense in this argument, or also in a moral and physical? The former we affirm, the latter we deny, against the Romanists.Read More
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1. Those whom God effectually calleth, He also freely justifieth: not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous; not for any thing wrought in them, or done by …Read More
Martin Luther's Definition of Faith
Faith is not what some people think it is. Their human dream is a delusion. Because they observe that faith is not followed by good works or a better life, they fall into error, even though they speak and hear …Read More
The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
The third controversy which has arisen among some theologians of the Augsburg Confession is concerning the righteousness of Christ or of faith, which God imputes by grace, through faith, to poor sinners for righteousness. For one side has contended that …Read More
"Of Justification" from "The Defense of the Augsburg Confession"
In the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and, below, in the Twentieth Article, they condemn us, for teaching that men obtain remission of sins not because of their own merits, but freely for Christ's sake, through faith in Christ. [They reject …Read More
Of Justification by Faith
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Many who have embraced "the New Perspective on Paul" are also proposing a different slant on the doctrine of justification by faith. When the text of Scripture is interpreted in the new light, they say, Pauline support for the principle …Read More
A Reformed Critique of the New Perspective
The New Perspective on Paul, as it has been called, raises serious questions for Protestants committed to the doctrine of justification by faith. This school of thought does so in two ways. On the one hand, it questions the Apostle …Read More
A Man More Sinned Against than Sinning?: The Portrait of Martin Luther in Contemporary New Testament Scholarship
To put it bluntly, it seems to me that the current revision of the doctrine of justification as formulated by the advocates of the so-called New Perspective on Paul is nothing less than a fundamental repudiation not just of that …Read More
The New Perspective on Justification
At the last meeting of this presbytery, I was commissioned to present a paper on the theological movement known as the New Perspective on Paul as it relates to the doctrine of justification. This request notes a growing movement that …Read More
A Defense of the Old Perspective on Paul: What Did Paul Really Say?
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Native Americans/American Indians: A Teaching Module on Images and Myths
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To say that the Native American is a myth is to speak of the dual meaning of that word: Native Americans as a group contend daily with their own images, filtered through commercial culture, through nostalgia, through their own self-conceptions and those of the tourists, romantics, and the general non-Native American population. There is no one Native American type, and the contest to understand, direct and control the image, the narrative, the history-- in short, the "myth"-- of the American Indian is a continuous one.
Yet most students of American culture, whether high-schoolers in Germany or professors in Chicago, have a passionate interest in the history and culture of the Native American tribes. Teaching the subject, then, is an attractive notion-- but how to do it with sensitivity, tact, and some measure of objectivity?
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Across our great land, spring-cleaning is now underway: Cellars are being swept clean, attics emptied, and closets meticulously weeded out. And how will all that stuff be disposed of? Rummage sales, yards sales, Salvation Army, Goodwill-you name it.
So, you find an old pair of Levi 684 bell-bottoms in fairly good condition at the church rummage sale for $2. Too bad for whoever donated them that they didn't know they could have sold them at an online auction for up to $85!
Or someone finally cleaned out that box in the attic with Dad's old jeans from the 1950's. At their yard sale, you pick up a very nice pair of 501XX Big E's for 50 cents. Too bad for them they didn't know the jeans could have sold on the Internet for $1000!!!
And at the Goodwill, you spy a 506 XX Big E jacket for $5 (how did that get through to the sales floor?!?). Whoever donated it should have taken a $1500 write-off on their taxes, because that's what it's worth online.
Yes, this is an excellent time to be a collector of vintage Levi's!
First patented and sold in 1873 for the working crowd, Levi's riveted jeans were eventually appropriated as fashion statements by the rebellious and disaffected youth of the '50s (think James Dean and a young Marlon Brando). Vintage Levi's are now in demand around the world, with collectors willing to pay many times their original values. (The Levi Strauss company paid the largest sum ever, $46,532, in 2001 when they won an eBay auction for a pair of jeans dating to 1880.)
So, how do you know if you've got a pair of vintage Levi's? Well, it helps to know when the company added or changed features. For example, remember the "Big E" mentioned earlier? In 1936, the company added a red tab, bearing the "LEVI" name, to the back pocket. In 1971, the capital letter "E" was change to the lower-case "e." Over time, there have been changes to the back patch, number of pockets, etc., as well.
In the case of jeans (as in any other collectible) knowledge certainly pays, so the following recommended books and sites will help you:
Related Web Sites
History and Timeline at the official Levi Strauss & Co. Web site.
Jeans: the True Blue Facts
AntiqueWeb: Vintage Clothing
"This Is a Pair of Levi's Jeans: The Official History of the Levi's Brand,"
by Lynn Downey, Jill Novack Lynch, Kathleen McDonough, Moda Designs Incorportated (Illustrator)
"Denim: From Cowboys to Catwalks, A Visual History of the World's Most Legendary Fabric,"
by Graham Marsh (Editor), Paul Trynka (Editor)
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The Woodsville Opera house showed movies in the Twenties, Thirties and possibly Forties, according to Woodsville native Shirley P. Cobb. It stands in the center of Woodsville and has a large three faced clock tower. It currently houses some retail shops and apartments.
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The original chandelier is now in Alumni Hall in Haverhill, NH.
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This page has a photo of the Opera House as well:
The caption of the photo link posted above by Neal G says that the Opera Block was constructed in 1890. There is a theatre listed under Woodsville NH in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. However, it's not the Opera House, but the "Music Hall". I don't know if they are one in the same. According to the Guide, the Music Hall had 600 seats, and was on the second floor of its building. The proscenium opening was 21 feet wide x 18 feet high, and the stage was 22 feet deep. Quincy Scott was the Mgr. Local hotels were the Wentworth, Johnson and Parker House. The population of Woodsville was given as 1,300.
This postcard shows a theater on Central Street, but the theater is part of the Hotel Henderson.
Yeah, nice that they saved the curtain and chandelier. Too bad they couldn't have left it where it was and restored the Opera House!
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Some photographers are fighting a losing battle. The artistry once required when shooting is now being largely replaced with after-the-fact editing, as imperfections, the wrong pose, unwanted street lamps, or even closed eyes can be easily fixed. Why carry a bunch of filters or complicated adapters and be stuck with a single effect on your shot, when you can just shoot with a bare lens and simulate hundreds of effects after the fact? Of course, the art is still important, but now you can easily save otherwise unrecoverable shots or make a mediocre shot outstanding.
Photography purists will scoff at the idea of replacing filters with digital equivalents, but Tiffen's Photo fx Ultra iPad app does just that, and it does it well enough that even serious photographers should consider this app indispensable. On just one iPad you can now carry 77 of Tiffen's most popular filters, but the pest part is the price: 77 filters cost just five bucks.
(pre)Set it and Forget It
The app works on a basic principle of filters+presets. You can choose from Tiffen-specific filters such as Glimmerglass, or more generic filters such as center spot and high contrast. Filters are sorted into eight categories—including Diffusion and Grads/Tints—while other digital filters such as Film Lab and Photographic, offer additional manipulation options. Each filter contains a number of presets, which can be anything from the intensity of a special effect to the warmth/grade of one of Tiffen's hardware filters.
The combination of filters and presets gives you more than 900 no-brainer image options, so you can do anything from applying a diffusion filter to balancing the lighting in a shot. This requires just two taps: pick a filter, then pick a preset. For example, you could choose the Light Balancing filter then the 81C Yellowish preset to warm up a coolly-lit scene. Done. Can't find the perfect filter/preset? There's a search function for that—just tap the magnifying glass icon.
If you want more control, every preset comes with a set of sliders that control the changes being applied to the image. The Light Balancing example from above offers control over the Amount, which adjusts the intensity of the yellowing effect, and control over how much of the image's original highlights are preserved. Most of the time it's easy to find the exact look without touching these additional settings, but to get an image just right is still only a simple, three-step process.
Photo editing apps can be complicated, so Tiffen's relatively simple and uncluttered interface for Photo fx is appreciated (though as of this writing it hasn't been updated for iOS 7). You have the ability to quickly show/hide various onscreen elements such as the presets tray and control sliders, while tapping the crop, rotate, and paint buttons zooms you into a full screen view with relevant controls running along the top. In general the ability to work full screen is fantastic, especially to compare before/after (by toggling the thunderbolt icon), though I found it mildly frustrating that you have to manually exit full screen mode before you can make any additional edits. Tapping the Presets tray icon should automatically take you back to editing view.
Not content merely to be a filter app on steroids, Photo fx also offers a robust layering and painting options, too. You can apply only one image filter at a time, so if you want to color correct and add diffusion effects you simply tap the arrow icon in the upper right to add a layer. It is possible to combine multiple changes such as cropping, rotating, and a single filter without adding layers. The painting interface offers the ability to selectively mask an image with a filter by painting or erasing, and you control the brush size/softness/opacity with a simple slider mechanism.
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In general, highlighting a killer feature should focus on something the app actually does, but I couldn't get over Photo fx's price. For only $4.99 I could replace an entire camera backpack worth of gear that I used to carry for my DSLR with more flexible options. All the pictures in this review article were taken using a DSLR with a CPL, imported to my iPad via the Camera Connection Kit, then edited using nothing but Photo fx.
If I had to pick a favorite software feature, it would be the ability to simulate a neutral density filter. I love the sky darkening abilities they offer, but generally don't like their fixed nature because it limits your scene composition options. With Photo fx I can apply an ND after the fact and change the angle/size of the filter area easily, allowing a diagonal rather than strictly horizontal subject.
Once you're done editing, you've got a staggering number of options for sharing. Obviously there's Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter, but you can also email your completed picture or "Open In," which lets you move the picture to another app on your iPad. Best of all, though, is the ability to "Email Setup," which takes your edits and bundles them into a .dfx file, which you can open in Tiffen's desktop software to make more precise adjustments. This is perfect for starting your edits on the road and fine tuning when you get home; the only limiting factor is you are stuck emailing one pic/settings file at a time.
Photography ain't what it used to be, and that's a good thing. Photo editing apps usually offer some pieces of functionality associated with desktop software, but Tiffen's Photo fx offers a compelling iPad replacement for even very serious photographers. On my iPad 2, the previews were lightning fast and renders were acceptably snappy, so on a newer iPad you'd likely never encounter any speed issues. Just as a DSLR or iPhone's instant preview lets you see your shot as soon as its taken, Photo fx gives you a serious editing suite while you're on the go for instant enhancements.
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Buy Tiffen Photo fx Ultra for iPad
Category: Photo & Video
Seller: The Tiffen Company
Requirements: iOS 5.4 or later
Compatibility: iPad
File Size: 19.3 MB
Version Reviewed: 5.0.1
Price: $4.99
Age Rating: 4+ (though I doubt any four year olds are doing major photo editing)


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