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I wasn't sure if the Rumble Room or No Holds Barred was more appropriate for this story, but here it is...
Let me start by saying, I'm sure glad I'm friend's with Ed Fitzgerald...
Setting: Virant's 31st B-Day party Willoughby Brewing Co. (Jan. 27th, 2006)
Time: 2:29am ( Now at 1899...long after Virant has left.)
Incident: Huge Brawl ( for no apparent reason)
Ok, here it is, long story short:
I'm at the bar '1899' with Ed Fitz and his Russian buddy ( We'll call him Yakov)... and these two dude's get into an argument ( I fucked your chick, blah, blah, blah, she's almost as good as your mom, blah, blah...that kind of shit. )
For some odd fuckin' reason, I befriend the one dude in the fight.
I guess, it would have made more sense if I knew the dude, his chick... or even his Mom , but I didn't... ( I might have been looking for a fight myself , I'm not sure?)...whatever the case may be, doesn't matter. Anyway, the instigator leaves, nothing happens, everthing is cool. Right?
No...Last call is over and it's time to leave. I still feel like I should have that one dude's back. Why? Good question. Just because...that's all I got for that one.
Ed, Yakov and I go outside and there looks to be an all to familiar problem...Mr. I wanna start a fight, but not finish it , is back...
I know, I know, get to the good stuff.
Here we go...Mr. Wiggerboy gets in my buddy's face again ( my buddy I knew for four minutes that is) and now we have a problem. Don't get in my boys face like that.
Ok, here is where I turn into a complete idiot ( I'm 29 years old.. mind you ) there is no reason for this.
Shit, It's Virant's birthday, he's not here, but it's his damn birthday and everyone should be a little more mature by now ( you would hope ), but alcohol can make a sane man crazy ( I'm not saying I'm sane in the first place, I'm just saying...)
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As the Days of Awe approached last September, President Clinton reached for a High Holidays prayer book and turned to the Yom Kippur liturgy in his search for the right words of contrition following his dalliance with a loose-lipped Jewish paramour.
Members of Congress then figured Rosh Hashanah was as good a day as any for a nationwide viewing of Clinton's videotaped grand jury testimony, and with that auspicious beginning, so began the carnival of insanity that was the Jewish year 5759.
In recognition of some of the year's bizarre antics from around the Jewish world, here's a gaggle of awards and observations:
Least convincing martyr: Monica Lewinsky, who, in her authorized biography, compared herself to Holocaust diarist Anne Frank and Jewish World War II heroine Hannah Senesh. The presidential seductress said she identified with the plight of Frank because independent counsel Kenneth Starr's "bullying" tactics had her "living in constant fear." And during her darkest hours, Lewinsky said she was sustained by thoughts of Senesh, who parachuted behind enemy lines to rescue Allied prisoners from the Nazis and organize Jewish resistance.
Most menacing Jewish lobbyist: Bill Goldberg. The 6-foot-4, 285-pound World Championship Wrestling star made his debut on Capitol Hill in February as a lobbyist for the Humane Society. Jesse Ventura may have already blazed the trail from wrestling to politics, but with all due respect to Minnesota's governor, he couldn't carry Goldberg's tefillin strap.
Best theatrics on the campaign trail: In a private meeting with Jewish supporters last October, then-Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R-N.Y., called his opponent, then-Rep. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a "putzhead." He also referred to the heavyset Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., as "Congressman Waddler" and proceeded to waddle around the stage like a duck. A month later, D'Amato found himself with plenty of time to practice his lame-duck routine.
That's why they pay him the big bucks: James Carville, one of three American political consultants who advised Ehud Barak in his successful campaign for Israel's prime minister, said Israel's campaign was not that different from America's electoral process. "Who won," he quipped, "came down to who got that all-important Jewish vote."
An honorary doctorate in psychiatry for displaying uncanny insight into the adolescent mind: Following the Colorado school shooting, Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga., said at a House hearing on gun control that if high schools were allowed to post the Ten Commandments, "we would not have the tragedies that bring us here today." It wouldn't have anything to do with those military-style assault weapons that Barr has so staunchly fought against banning.
Most outstanding commentary on the House's passage of legislation permitting public displays of the Ten Commandments: "Congress probably should spend more time obeying the Ten Commandments and less time trying to exploit them for crass political purposes," said Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
Runner-up in the previous category: After President Clinton said he would talk to lawmakers about "another option" to the Ten Commandments measure but declined to provide specifics, several pundits speculated that he was probably thinking of something more along the lines of nine commandments.
They should have been given honorary seats in Israel's Knesset: A comedic lineup of single-issue parties campaigned unsuccessfully during Israel's election. Among them: the Casino Party, which sought to legalize gambling; the Green Leaf Party, which sought to legalize marijuana; the Right of the Man in the Family Party, dedicated, apparently, to boosting the right of the man in the family; and the Natural Law Party, predicated on the idea that transcendental meditation is the answer to the Middle East's woes.
Most thinly veiled anti-Semitic utterance: Jerry Falwell told a conference on evangelism that he believes the Antichrist is probably "alive and here today," and when he appears, "of course, he'll be Jewish." What the founder of the now-defunct Moral Majority didn't say was that he'll also be a gay Teletubby named Tinky Winky, and he'll reveal himself onstage amid a throng of demons at Lilith Fair.
Best career move: Former U.S. Rep. Jon Fox, a Jewish Republican, took up substitute teaching in Philadelphia after losing his re-election bid, thus trading in one body of unruly, obstinate juveniles for another.
Most unsavory bit of imagery conjured by a foreign dignitary: Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlas, accusing Yasser Arafat of selling out his people, said the Palestinian leader has made one concession after another to Israel -- "like a stripper." Tlas further mused: "But a stripper becomes more beautiful with every layer she removes, while Arafat becomes uglier." You can leave your kaffiyeh on, Yasser.
Clearest indication that Y2K is approaching: All sorts of interesting people began emerging from the woodwork and descending on the Holy Land, including members of a Denver-based apocalyptic cult who were arrested for planning millennial mayhem to try to bring about the second coming of Jesus. Anticipating hundreds of thousands of Christian pilgrims, Israel's Tourism Ministry said it wants to welcome everyone to "the place where it all began" and has touted such events as a motorcycle rally from Rome to Jerusalem; a formation of a human ring around the Dead Sea on New Year's Eve; and a "Million Tourist March" to promote world peace. There are no plans yet for a jai alai tournament against the Western Wall, but stay tuned.
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For vulnerable families, continued postnatal care, provided by family midwives, is associated with improved maternal care and parent–child relationship
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This paper illustrates how findings from two related studies can enhance nursing and midwifery practice through the evaluation of the effectiveness of a family midwives (FMs) intervention.
Midwives educated about the health impact of infant maltreatment can be trained to support and strengthen maternal competencies in caring and relating to their infants' needs.
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Discover the value of true "family time" as you reconnect with your children and your inner-child on a journey deep into the Amazon. Don't waste another valuable vacation worrying about the details. Join IE and let our expert staff take care of all the arrangements so that you're free to enjoy family fun on the legendary Amazon! Join our Amazon Voyage for a journey packed with activities and excursions to energize, inspire and educate kids of all ages. Cruise into narrow tributaries where your kids can fish for piranha, spot wildlife on nighttime excursions, meet children growing up in remote villages and more! This is truly Amazon for the Kids. Ecotourism isn't just for grow-ups anymore!
U.S. / Lima
Fly to Lima, Peru — the nation's capital and largest city — and transfer to the Swissôtel for the night. Go to bed early — you've got nine busy days ahead! (D Aloft)
Iquitos / Embark Amazon Riverboat / Amazon River
Try to get a window seat for our flight over the Andes Mountains to Iquitos. The only way in and out of this frontier city is via plane or the river! Board our riverboat, home for the next seven days of our Amazon cruise. Settle into your cabin, then meet everyone on the top deck to meet our crew. (B,L,D)
Amazon for the Kids: Games will be a fun way to find out about the plants and animals of the Amazon without learning too much! Come up with your best "fish stories" because tonight we're storytelling with our local guides.
Confluence of the Amazon River / Río Ucayali
Wake up! That sound you hear isn't the alarm, it's the loud symphony of the birds and primates that call the Amazon home. Aboard motorized skiffs we see some of the ever-changing panorama of jungle life. Small villages dot the shoreline, and at this time of day we might even see village kids fishing or paddling dugout canoes (you'll get your chance soon!). This morning we'll be at the confluence of the Ucayali and Marañón Rivers, which marks the beginning of the Amazon River. We turn into the Río Ucayali, where we may find gray and bubble-gum pink dolphins. If you lived in the rainforest, where would you go to school? How do you stay entertained when you live in a small, isolated village? Visit a village along the river, with the chance to learn about the lives of the "Ribereño" people who live there. We'll visit their school (you can bring school supplies to donate) to learn songs and a little Spanish. Fortunately, you don't always have to speak the same language to have fun! Later, walk trails into the surrounding rainforest in search of giant water lilies (they can hold the weight of a baby!) and elusive wildlife, such as monkeys and sloths. (B,L,D)
Amazon for the Kids: Seriously...Pink dolphins! See if you can capture a great picture of our bubble-gum colored friends as your guide tells you legends of the pink dolphin. Map the trail of a leaf cutter ant and begin learning survival skills during an afternoon hike through the jungle. Grab a frozen lemonade and join your parents for Happy Hour on the top deck. Bring along a map to show village children where you're from before learning songs and playing. Paddle dugout canoes, made from a single tree!
Río Ucayali / Pacaya-Samiria Reserve
Forget what you've heard about piranhas as the "Jaws" of the Amazon River, today we explore a small tributary in search of red-breasted, white or black piranha. Grab a pole and with luck, you might even feast on your catch this evening! Journeying into narrow tributaries, look for primates, sloths and an enormous variety of birds. As the grown-ups "siesta," we continue upriver to the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, the largest wetland reserve in the world. An excursion here provides the opportunity to see primates including monk sakis, red howler, saddle-backed tamarin and squirrel monkeys. Head back into our excursion boats tonight for a chance to find caimans (keep your hands in the boat!), capybaras, common potoos, frogs and other nocturnal wildlife. (B,L,D)
Amazon for the Kids: There are more than 20 ways to cook a piranha, and you'll learn all about them as you fish for these colorful fish. Spend some time tonight stargazing as our crew teaches you about the Southern constellations. Spend your siesta time learning to play the cajón or zampoña — Peruvian instruments.
Pacaya-Samiria Reserve
Spend the day exploring this flooded realm, the oldest protected reserve in Peru. Bond with your parents over the binoculars as we look for wading birds such as herons, wattled jacanas and horned screamers. Don't worry, there are also lots of birds you already recognize such as parrots, including the endangered scarlet macaw. But not all of the interesting life is taking to the sky! We watch for increasingly rare giant river otters, and may also see black caimans and manatees. During a walk through an igapo (seasonally flooded forest), your naturalist will help you identify wildlife and mimic monkey and bird calls. (B,L,D)
Amazon for the Kids: What's the difference between a cute little frog and one with deadly poison in its skin? Two hints; look for its "blue jeans" and listen to all the survival tips your guide knows! Grab your bathing suit and take a dip in the Amazon...that'll top any story your friends have about vacation!
Pacaya-Samiria Reserve
The only people heading deeper into the Pacaya-Samiria are the scientists that are still here studying the rainforest! Skiffs are going to grant access even further into the heart of the vast wetlands, where we might find birds such as canary-winged parakeets and blue-and-gold and scarlet macaws. Primates are also fairly common, including noisy squirrel monkeys. At a ranger station we may take a short hike to explore the forest — a great time to perfect our rainforest survival skills. After a picnic lunch, make our way back to our Amazon River cruise ship through the maze of waterways. Once aboard the riverboat, it's your turn to join in as our ship's crew plays local instruments. (B,L,D)
Amazon for the Kids: Mmmm, Inca Kola! It's your chance to try Peru's most popular soft drink! Learn how to make a natural mosquito repellent from medicinal plants and how to find water in leaves during a jungle walk. Popcorn and a movie are a great way to round out the day!
Río Ucayali / Amazon River
Watching the sunrise may never be this much fun again! Sunrise in the Amazon means fishing bats, low-hanging sloths and an entire ecosystem trying to squeeze-in some hunting and eating before the heat of the day. If a sunrise skiff ride isn't for you, learn about Peruvian cooking. (B,L,D)
Amazon for the Kids: Soccer is definitely South America's favorite sport, and today you'll create your own jersey to wear (with pride) when playing with village kids. Join our captain to practice navigation and learn how they map a river that's always changing. Brush up on your Spanish by quizzing your Expedition Leader (he's NOT going to teach you any naughty words; don't ask). Start wrapping up your wildlife checklists from the Young Explorer's Field Guide while you've still got native naturalists around to answer questions.
Amazon River
Even if you don't want to wake-up for the early-morning birdwatching excursion, be sure to meet the group after breakfast for a trip onto the Yarapa River and Ubos Lake. Back aboard the riverboat, take advantage of the open-air top deck, learning to make Peruvian food before a festive farewell dinner. (B,L,D)
Amazon for the Kids: Show off your dance moves and musical ability at a festive dinner. You might even get your parents to wiggle their hips a little!
Iquitos / Lima / En Route
In the morning we disembark in Iquitos. Enjoy an interactive visit to the visit the Manatee Rescue Center, where biologists and volunteers care for endangered Amazon manatees that conservation authorities have rescued. After lunch, fly back to Lima and board overnight flights home. (B,L)
Arrive Home
PLEASE NOTE: Because conditions at the time of our visit and new opportunities always determine what is possible on the Amazon, our itinerary is flexible. The Amazon Voyage tour itinerary shown is a guide to what we may do, but it's always subject to change.
Read more about our Amazon River cruises [4] on the IE Travel Blog [5].
[1] http://www.ietravel.com/central-south-america
[2] http://www.ietravel.com/central-south-america/amazon-river-cruises
[3] http://www.ietravel.com/sites/default/files/interiorheader/amazon-family.jpg
[4] http://www.ietravel.com/category/amazon
[5] http://www.ietravel.com/blog


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Yesterday evening, as the late-summer sun was setting in a glorious blaze of orange and yellow, a pair of bright-blue dragonflies landed on the rope that supports our tree swing.
They were so beautiful, so enchanting in appearance, that I hurried outside to photograph them so that I could share the moment with you, my friends and family.
Unfortunately, the picture I got looked more like a rectangle filled with opaque black ink than a serene pastoral scene.
This immediately told me in no uncertain terms that my son, Gabe, has once again been tinkering with the settings on my expensive Nikon camera, defying my strict orders not to touch it anymore.
I'm not a violent man, and I'm not a huge fan of corporal punishment, but I honestly wanted to slap him silly. Then I remembered that he's a 15-year-old hockey player in the peak physical condition of his life and I'm a 50-year-old man who's spent most of my life sitting in a chair while I type and eat cookies. Concurrently, I also realized that the ensuing flow of my blood and spitting out of my broken teeth would be very unpleasant indeed.
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When I was in high school, my theater teacher was asked to step into the role of Don Quixote in a local company's production of the musical Man of La Mancha. It was two days before opening night. The actor originally cast to play the formidable faux knight had begun to believe he was Miguel de Cervantes, the 17th century writer behind Don Quixote, the source novel for the musical adaptation.
Anyone familiar with the tale of Don Quixote will recognize the irony in this situation. The title character in Cervantes' masterpiece believes he is a knight and sets forth from his native La Mancha, his sidekick Sancho in toe, in search of adventure and to win the heart of the beautiful, virginal Dulcinea. In reality, Don Quixote is a middle-aged countryman named Alonso Quijano and his "virginal" Dulcinea is a prostitute named Aldonza. But hey, as Don Quixote puts it: "Facts are the enemy of truths."
From the 1972 film adaptation to numerous stage renditions, I've seen my fair share of Man of La Mancha productions. None have been more visceral, more effective or more impressive than Palm Beach Dramaworks' concert version, onstage at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre through July 21.
The first production in Palm Beach Dramaworks' Musical Theatre Masters Series, Man of La Mancha is presented in concert, meaning there is no set, minimal costumes and only a trio of musicians–a piano, drum and guitar player–shares the stage with the actors. A handful of music stands, a projector screen and a circular, rotating platform are the lone adornments.
Despite–or, perhaps, because of–this stark setting, the production is bursting with energy. The musicians and actors work in synergy; foreboding drumbeats penetrate the darkness and then reverberate through the hands of the performers, while Spanish guitar licks underscore character entrances. Under the direction of Clive Cholerton, comedic moments resonate beyond the pause for laughter and poignant points are stuck with the precision of an Olympic gymnast dismounting the balance beam. Ensemble members bounce between roles with ease, while the leads embody their characters so thoroughly that they appear to become one in the same. Cervantes would be proud.
|William Michals stars as Don Quixote in Palm Beach Dramaworks' "Man of La Mancha."
Veteran Broadway actor William Michals steals the show as the Man of La Mancha. He enters as Cervantes, soft spoken and knowledgeable, and transforms into Don Quixote, grandiloquent and delusional. He breathes new life into the musical's two cornerstone songs, "Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)" and "The Impossible Dream," and, though he was using a microphone, surely did not require one. Among many reasons to attend this production, Michals' performance is number one.
His sidekick Sancho, as played by Oscar Cheda, is the perfect accomplice. Cheda's quirky singing voice is a great counterpart to Michals' full vibrato and his steadfast devotion comes through in every ill-thought-out parable and vacuous grin.
West Palm Beach-native Alix Paige plays Aldonza, the experienced kitchen maid/prostitute who captures Don Quixote's heart. Paige has the most expressive face (particularly her eyebrows) I have ever seen. The production could be mimed and she would still portray every nuance of this multifaceted character.
Few musicals are as good in concert as in full-blown productions. Many rely on over-the-top dance numbers and theatrical spectacles that get thrown aside in stripped down stagings. Man of La Mancha is one of the exceptions. The illusionary qualities inherent in the show make it the perfect vehicle for imagination. Palm Beach Dramaworks embraces these elements and creates a vibrant production, full of talent and charm.
Man of La Mancha is playing through July 21. The second production in Palm Beach Dramaworks' Musical Theatre Masters Series, Company, runs from August 7 through 18.
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When today's parents and young adults were growing up, chickenpox was a given — almost a rite of passage — and when one student or child got it, everyone got it.
In fact, Dr. Mark Thoma said that when he first heard that a vaccine was developed in 1995, he thought it was unnecessary.
"It wasn't until I got to medical school and learned more about the disease, realizing that about 100 kids died in the U.S. each year, that I realized how beneficial the vaccine could be," said Thoma, a pediatrician who practices in Delaware.
Today, the disease is increasingly rare.
Bertha Douglas said she didn't know that her 5-year-old son, Kevin, should get the vaccine until his doctor recommended it for before he starts kindergarten in the fall.
"I thought chickenpox was pretty much obsolete," said Douglas, of Johnstown, whose three older sons are in high school and college.
On her doctor's recommendation, she recently took her son to the immunization clinic at Columbus Public Health.
Symptoms of chickenpox include an itchy skin rash that appears on the stomach and upper body. It turns into oozing blisters before scabbing over.
The disease lasts four to five days.
Now that the vaccine is widely used, children contract the disease less and less, making pediatricians hope it will go the way of smallpox, which was deemed eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1979.
In 2006, when Ohio started recording cases of chickenpox, there were 8,859 cases in Ohio. That number has dropped steadily each year since. There were 1,350 cases in 2010.
"The number of kids with chickenpox has decreased quite a bit," said Dr. Dennis Cunningham, physician director for epidemiology and infection control at Nationwide Children's Hospital. "But for now, we still see children who have the disease."
Thoma said that the disease won't disappear until all parents vaccinate their children.
The disease can become serious in some children, Cunningham said. Rare complications include pneumonia, encephalitis and death.
The vaccination comes in two doses: the first when children are 12 months old and the second when they are entering kindergarten.
"I recommend the vaccine for all of my patients," Cunningham said.
"Even though most children are OK, you just can't predict which kids are going to get really sick," he said.
Shingles, a more-serious strain of the virus, is rarely seen in children. It most commonly is found in adults.
Shingles is not a disease that authorities closely track, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do monitor it through surveys.
"Cases of shingles in children under 10 years of age have gone down 55 percent since the introduction of the (chickenpox) vaccine," said Stephanie Bialek, a herpes-virus specialist with the center.
"The risk of shingles is four to 12 times lower in children if they have had the vaccine."


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Everytime he points that crooked finger i go back to him pointing &saying "I did not have sex with that woman"
I have watched Chris Mathews. I must say, that he is very rude to his guests. If they are not saying what he wants to hear he either talks over them or goes to a commercial. I have seen him do this to Mr. Steele on more than one occasion. I can't understand why anyone would want to go onto his show if they don't share the same beliefs as he does. Just my observation.
I can honestly say that personally, my situation is better now than when Bush was in office. Could be luck, I don't know. But, I am better off now than 4 years ago.
Anti-intellectualism and fascism go together like bacon and eggs.
I am better off than I was 4 years ago and my house has not lost any value.
edited to add: The market rose to a new high today.
All success belongs to the dog, all failure to the trainer.
Real estate values around here have never gone down in the last 25 years. That's because we are not located in the Rust Belt or East and West coasts, areas controlled by large unions.
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The third Annual High School Bowling Challenge was held at Lucky Lanes in Fredonia on Super Bowl Sunday, featuring bowlers from high school teams all across the Southern Tier. The results are as follows:
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Semi-Finalist Qualifiers: A.J. Pencak, Tessa Gibbon, Sarah Pleva, Lydia Gozdalski, Liz Golubski and Mallory Wojcinski.
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Should we condemn the modernists for hijacking environmentalism, or do we concede they may have a point?want to cut the links between mankind and nature. So the modernists are also the proponents of rewilding, the restoration of large tracts of habitat and the reintroduction of the species that once lived there. Rewilding is a popular theme in modern environmentalism. But the modernists say that without technology, it can only be done by culling humanity. With technology, they say, we can more painlessly usher in the return of the wild, because more land can be liberated.
In the view of the modernists, all the planet needs is eco-versions of Steve Jobs.tide of environmental problems. He talked to technologists, and after supping with the devil, he emerged to call for a "great restoration" of nature by packing us all into high-density cities and intensifying farming. There is plenty of scope to do this with existing technology. As he told me a few years ago: "If all the world's farms could meet U.S. farmers' current yields, we would need only half as much farmland."
Environmentalism has been taken over by 'Arcadian sentiment' and has 'become its own antithesis,' says one modernist.Blomqvist argues that, even as the world's population continues to grow, and as consumption rises, "land use can peak out in the next two decades."
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Posted on 09/24/2003 8:31:24 PM PDT by archy
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CONCORD, N.H. - Some 5,000 liberty-minded Americans have been holding an election, but for a state rather than a candidate, and the one they choose will be a laboratory for what they call the biggest experiment in democracy since the Revolutionary War.
Balloting concludes Monday, and the winning state is to be announced Oct. 1. Then members of the Free State Project hope to quadruple their numbers within two years, move there, and start transforming it into a national model for small government, few laws and individual liberty.
"Projects of this kind have been done before on much larger scales," says project founder Jason Sorens, 26. He cites the Pilgrims, the Mormons and the migration of liberal, back-to-the-soil types to Vermont 30 years ago.
With a Web site http://www.freestateproject.org as a forum, members last year narrowed their choices to 10 states with small populations, libertarian tendencies and other characteristics. New Hampshire and Wyoming are considered favorites, ahead of Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Vermont, and North and South Dakota.
Supporters of New Hampshire like its relatively low dependence on federal money, lack of a general sales or income tax, and its "Live Free or Die" motto. The New Hampshire constitution also guarantees the right to revolt and does not prohibit secession. Project members say secession is not their goal, but that the provision could be a useful bargaining chip.
Wyoming scores for its tiny population, low property taxes, lack of statewide land use planning laws, and lack of "politically correct" laws such as those against hate crimes.
Strikes against New Hampshire include its lack of support for Libertarian presidential candidates and its relatively expensive political campaigns.
Though the premise of the project is that 20,000 committed individuals could be a genuine force in a small state, members bristle at the suggestion they want to "take over" a state.
"New Hampshire gets 20,000 new residents annually. So 20,000 people is not like locusts," said Vice President Elizabeth McKinstry, who lives in Michigan. "And in no state that's on our list will 20,000 people be enough to come in to 'take over.'"
Henry McElroy, a retired college professor and Republican state representative from Nashua, says the biggest change in the chosen state would be getting people involved in government.
"You should be reading, you should be studying, you should be doing a better job of understanding your place in society," he said.
Some free-staters have ruffled feathers by questioning the need to subsidize public schools and opposing laws against "victimless behaviors" such as marijuana use for medical purposes, prostitution and gambling.
That's partly why New Hampshire Democratic Chairwoman Kathy Sullivan considers the project "sort of a very fringe group that can best be described as anarchists."
One of 150 project members who already live in New Hampshire, James Maynard of Keene, has been recruiting in Massachusetts.
"With the attitude of everyone in Massachusetts, that freedom is just to their north, that would be a great source," said Maynard, 30.
Project members are mostly men and in their 20s and 30s. Roughly 10 percent are retirees; others are small-business owners. Not all are Libertarian Party members, but their principles are similar.
David Dawson, chairman of the Wyoming Libertarian Party, is a staunch project supporter. Dawson, 60, has run unsuccessfully for governor and Congress twice, and several times for the state Legislature.
"When you're a Libertarian without 20,000 liberty-oriented people in your state, it's not a race you figure on winning," he said. "But you get 20,000 people moving in here and that could change in a big hurry."
But Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, a Democrat, "has never gotten the impression that many (Wyoming residents) would support legalizing drugs or using secession as some sort of bargaining chip," spokeswoman Lara Azar said.
Libertarian candidates haven't done well in New Hampshire. But University of New Hampshire political scientist Mark Wrighton says the Granite State might be fertile ground for the project anyway.
"The words 'Live Free or Die' pretty much explains a lot of what goes on in New Hampshire," Wrighton said.
Absolutely! FYI, we've got several fairly current FSP-related articles posted at present, if you'd care to read them. And if you'd like, I'd be glad to add you to the FRee Republic *Porcuping* list for news and updates relating to the FSP project. With the election results coming in next week, I expect there'll be quite a few articles showing up.
There are a lot of Democrats in NH holding their breath right now, and really, REALLY hoping that Wyoming or Montana gets the FSP nod. I think they fear the end of their well-paying party hack jobs if the FSP comes to NewHampsterLand, and that's just almost enough reason for me to hope that it is NH that's so chosen- I'd love to see the crushed NH Dems running for taxpayer-paid positions in the neighboring Dem states spreading alarm and despondency.
I was one of those who really pushed for a two-front project, going for it in the East and West simultaneously, but it was thought that we'd be smarter to put our initial numbers and other limited resources into a single successful effort first, and there's certainly wisdom in that, even if it does violate the *all eggs in one basket* principle.
But whether East or West, NH, WY or otherwise, we'll know on next Wednesday. And I expect that'll be a busy day for a lot of folks besides weeping or celebrating Democrats.
If these 5,000 people were to go to NH -- or any other state for that matter -- & build the place into all the good & decent things as set forth in their goals?
How long before the riff raff would transcend upon 'em to sieze what's these people have earned & built for themselves?
That kind of coming would be inevitable, don'tcha think?
Isn't that, essentially, what's happened in California?
There'd be no way such a move [read: invasion] could possibly be stopped that c/wouldn't be called "discrimination" of one form or another by the beasts at the federal level.
Would mean if push came to shove -- & I certainly believe it ultimately would -- Washington would dispatch US troops to enforce "the law," & do so by force, if necessary.
The people would succumb to the will of the federal leviathon, or else.
Naturally I support this kind of thing 100% & then some.
But isn't the fed threat why whenever this kind of thing has been discussed in the past it was reasoned the "target" would have to be another nation & *not* any single state within the United States of America?
Isn't it Washinton DC & its constitution damning influence that's the problem?
Isn't it Wash DC what any freedom loving person is really trying to flee?
There's just no way any people(s) will be permitted to persue their right to liberty & happiness; IF, it'd mean ignoring the law(s) at the federal level.
Fact is, the way fed laws are written today, when it's all boiled down there exists no "right" of any one person or group which will prevent any other individual or group from destroying the another.
To that end we've seen words &/or phrases coined like, "majority," "protected class" & such malarkey just so the fed insanity can superceed whatever the founding father's had plainly stated would be the rights & rules of the individual states.
Crazy as it is, our constitution's been horribly distorted to reinforce the fed monsters in 2003 America & there's not a lot anyone can do about it.
There's been more than one message sent over the past decade or so which has served to buttress the fed's authority and woe unto those who'd attempt to try this *liberty* stuff.
Waco or Ruby Ridge, for instance, are but only two examples.
I think the feds have made it pretty clear they'll take no crap -- whatsoever -- from anyone, or state.
...who'd dare get in their way of "the plan."
I have lost a fight or two in my life, both in sandpit training sessions and barroom disagreements. But never to an opponent whose pants were on fire at the time.
You are welcome to come aboard as a *Friend of the Porcupines* as a *Static Porcupine,* one who offers the effort of their observation and intelligence without being in the position of being able to participate in the initial relocation and following political followup. There's plenty of work to do, some fun as all get out and some boring to tears.
The efforts, interest and not-so-close-to-the-forest-that-they're-blinded-by-the-trees observations of those who are intelligent and thoughtful are of tremendous importance as well. And don't forget that the idea is for the effort in the pilot state to take root and inspire follow-on efforts elsewhere; maybe your location will be the second in the Free State Project, or the third, fifth or tenth. The idea is for Liberty in our Lifetime. And not just in one state.
If you can't find any other niche within the FSP that interests you- and there are many- I'd like to invite you to the Wyoming FSP discussion group. Whether it's picked as the location for the initial effort or not, it's a mighty interesting place with a lot of possibilities. Come on by and visit for a spell....
That was very much one of the factors that convinced me that there are some real interesting possibilities among the Eastern seaboard choices. I still prefer the Western candidate states, Wyoming and Montana in particular, for the reason that the numbers work out better there and will offer a better probability of more immediate success. And that would bring in jump-on-the-bandwagon followers who could be put to good use in second, third and fourth Free States Projects...one of which should certainly be NH.
I really hate the idea of having all our Porcupine eggs in one basket. Once things are spread out and progressing, even if slowly, in seperate states, I'll feel a bit better and can relax a bit. Maybe.
...who'd dare get in their way of "the plan."
That was, of course, also the attitude of the Communists ruling the USSR in 1990.
And a year later, you see what it got them. If it comes to that here, they can have a choice: go out quietly, like Gorbachav and the Communists replaced by Yeltsen, then Putin in turn, or go out like Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu of Roumania in December 1989.
Kingdoms fall.
I really don't want to move to Wyoming or the Dakota's.......
I really wish we were doing both. If the numbers to pull it off at all come along, then I expect they'll steamroller along enough that we would have enough to do so. One of the contingencies we really haven't planned well for is the possibility that we'll attract numbers WAY out of proportion to what we've expected: What happens if instead of 20,000, we get 200,000, or a half-million?
That may be bluesky, but the contingency really should be better provided for. As is, I expect the decision to pour all our limited numbers, effort and finances into a single focal point is a wise one, but I'd really be happier with a back up plan to deal with overwhelming support, just in case.
Hey, lookit all those folks with the pitchforks and torches. And one of 'em's got a rope....
Yea sure, Archy.
But there was an awful lot of misery between 1919 & 1990, too.
Even so, I can appreciate your point.
"If it comes to that here, they can have a choice: go out quietly, like Gorbachav and the Communists replaced by Yeltsen, then Putin in turn, or go out like Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu of Roumania in December 1989."
Yes, an excellent attitude.
I pray to God I live long enough to see such a scenario come to fruition.
"Kingdoms fall."
No argument there; &, who could argue this one's had "a fall" coming for some time, too.
Even if such a fall were only to purge the past 150 years or so of misguidance responsible for taking the nation so far from the framer's original intent.
"One of the contingencies we really haven't planned well for is the possibility that we'll attract numbers WAY out of proportion to what we've expected: What happens if instead of 20,000, we get 200,000, or a half-million?"
IF your organization were to attract a half mil numer; or, for that matter 20 times that?
I'd bet anything they'd be the kind of people one could expect order, cooperation & a spirit not seen on this continent for a very, long time.
Your "problems" would be the kind one might find extremely satisfying, I dare say.
"That may be bluesky,..."
Maybe not.
There'll be a lot of people watching y'all like hawks, &, I'll be one of 'em.
The possibility of this dream becoming a reality is exciting enough, but, if it were to become a smashing success?
It'd provide this citizen a golden opportunity to actually *see* which of my friends & neighbors are genuinely serious about the direction this nation's going, as opposed to what they've said.
Maybe even a chance to settle a few other things once & for all, too.
...like whose side God's really on.
Yea sure, Archy.
But there was an awful lot of misery between 1919 & 1990, too.
Even so, I can appreciate your point.
Worse, the Communists exported their misery to a number of locales that really wanted no part of a fight, just to be left alone. For their trouble they wore the yoke of Communist slavery and chains. For YEARS.
But not in Russia's neighboring Finland. When Finland's Communists tried to pull off their own coup there in 1918, it led to a 4-month Civil War, that left many of Finland's Reds dead, others jailed, and the rest running elsewhere for asylum. Only now, 80 years later, have the Communists and Communist appeasers achieved partyicular respectability and positions of power again. If it comes down to it, I expect the Finns will sort their problem out again without excessive difficulty. And there are lessons from them for Americans as well, Porcupines in particular.
...like whose side God's really on.
*** You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.***
--Psalm 91
The only anarchists I ran into have been at the counter-freeps I've attended and they all lined up with the leftists.
The only anarchists I ran into have been at the counter-freeps I've attended and they all lined up with the leftists.
It's easy to spot the anarchists, there' the ones with the 666 mark on their foreheads. No wait; that's AntiChrists, nevermind. Though, come to think of it....
New Hampshire Democratic Chairwoman Kathy Sullivan:
NH was indeed chosen; you're in luck!
You might want to check this out.
If these 5,000 people were to go to NH -- or any other state for that matter -- & build the place into all the good & decent things as set forth in their goals? How long before the riff raff would transcend upon 'em to sieze what's these people have earned & built for themselves?
That kind of coming would be inevitable, don'tcha think? Isn't that, essentially, what's happened in California?
Well, it is indeed NH that's been chosen, and I've been giving your concerns some serious thought.
At Halloween a year ago, we had roughly a thousand pledged supporters, a year after signups began. Now, not quite a year later, we have 5500. In two years.
Given the present rate of growth- which has not remained constant- it's predicted that we'll reach the goal of 20,000 members in We will reach 20,000 members in approximately 113.7 weeks, at which point the migration begins [though something like 150 Porcupines are already NH residents, and several from nearby states are making the move now, without hesitation, just as I would have had Wyoming been picked]
But the movements are to take place within a 5-year timeframe after the goal of 20,000 has been reached, perhaps as late now as 7 years into the future...and recruiting and pledges will NOT be halted. What happens if they continue to more than double the numbers of pledged porcupines annually for 7 years. Or quadruple, or otherwise increase exponentially? Oct 2002: 1000 FSP member porcupines/ gain 1000
Oct 2003: 5,454 FSP members [as of September 10, 2003]/gain 3500
Oct 2004?
Oct 2005?
Oct 2007?
Oct 2008? [Election year!]
Oct 2009? [5 years from the 01 Oct 2003 announcement of NH as the Goal State]
If the numbers *just* double each year from what they are now:
2004: 10,908
2005: 21,816 [porcupation migration to continue until completion in 2010]
2006: 43,632
2007: 87,264
2008: 174,528
[2009] [349,056]
[2010] [698,112]
NH State voter registration, September 02 2001 [after list purge]And the projection that the numbers will *only* double is a VERY conservative one, based on the last 24 months. I'm now not as worried as I was, but the Democrats had better be doing some fast dancing. It looks as if they could be in fourth place, not very good for a *major* party.
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Not that it would, should or could have any impact on this effort, hardly.
Just that forewarned *is* forearmed; so, the inevitability of this happening, eventually, must be a high priority of the FSP planners.
...of which I'm sure you're aware.
Not that it would, should or could have any impact on this effort, hardly.
Just that forewarned *is* forearmed; so, the inevitability of this happening, eventually, must be a high priority of the FSP planners.
...of which I'm sure you're aware.
'preciate it! And it's answered with a link to our original discussion of the matter, with a few other thoughts thrown in.
It's not the problem that I see as our greatest worry or threat, but you're right, it's one we should indeed be giving some attention to. And we will.
They do indeed; I believe the NH Libertarian Party chairman John Barbiaz is a FSP Porcupine, or possibly, like NH Governor Benson, signed on as a *Friend of the Porcupines*.
I don't know what their numbers are, but I bet you can find out from the link. NH listed 242,028 registered voters as undeclared, 36.8% of their total, in the 2000 election, second only to the Republicans and well ahead of the Democrats in a distant third place. And soon, perhaps fourth....
Not all of those *undeclared* are Libertarians, of course, but I'd expect that most Libertarians are so registered. And it'd certainly be a good number for the Libbies to shoot for.
But I'd expect most Porcupines to register, if not necessarily vote, as Republicans.
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In short: Top raceIn full: 2nd krr - from the start to the finish , everything you can hope for in a race- the organisation is fabulous , Marshall's and organisers put a smile on your face - the cheering all the way was great - I can't find enough superlatives to describe the experience ! Date of review: June 1, 2014
In short: Average raceIn full: Average race to say the least . The queue at the end without any watered was diabolical . Not a single banner , no time watch at the end . Course itself is ok but nothing exceptional - park was open to public so we had to avoid kids and dogs - live locally so easy to get to . But only a few race in January it was nice to test myself - will do it again Date of review: January 14, 2014
Date of review: July 14, 2013
In short: This race is a gem !In full: From the start to the finish : a race made by runners for runners for all availability - the laps race didn't bother me at all - It is a bit hilly but no boring - thanks so much to the race director Ian J Berry and the team of tzruns - Date of review: June 1, 2013
In short: Special raceIn full: All the profits from this race go for a special cause - some nice hills - mix terrain but mainly Tarmac - Good organisation medal and home cake at the finishing line - with gospel singers ! - A race made for runners and organise by a charity : cannot go wrong ! I will be back Date of review: May 12, 2013
In short: A nice 10 kIn full: My 2nd ted pepper , smashed my pb too ! Nice presents at the end , a well organised race planned perfectly and well executed - thanks Blackheaht and Bromley Harriers ! Date of review: May 6, 2013
In short: Nice timeIn full: Nice race around the valley- good medals with a banana at the end - good atmosphere - car park was a nightmare with the mud but everyone helped each other - Date of review: April 22, 2013
In short: X country In full: A though race but well organised and well marshalled . Lovely cake at the end and a beautiful medal . Nice local race . Date of review: March 24, 2013
In short: Good race Date of review: February 25, 2013
In short: First race of JanuaryIn full: I do run at Norman Park and was interested by this 10 k race. Reading previous reviews, I was a bit worried.. The race itself is 4 laps of Norman Parks, and few laps of the athletic track. I did enjoy this race. Nice tee shirt and medal,it will be nice to have a big clock at end , Overall a nice local race. Date of review: January 13, 2013
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2011-12 Season (Sophomore): All-Summit League first team...Started all 31 games and led the Bison in scoring and rebounding...Ranked 10th in the Summit League overall stats with 15.4 points per game and was sixth overall with 6.6 rebounds per game...Ninth in the league in field goal percentage (.520) and sixth in 3-point shooting (.450)...Five double-doubles including 26 points and 10 rebounds in the season opener at San Francisco en route to tournament MVP honors...Had six other games scoring at least 20 points...Dropped a career-high 30 in the five-point win at IUPUI including 10 of 15 free throws...Scored 29 at Southern Utah including the go-ahead basket with 17 seconds left in overtime...His free throws with 6.9 seconds left in the next game lifted NDSU to one-point home win over Kansas City...Scored in double figures 25 times including 13 straight games to end the season...Named to the Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic Team.
2010-11 Season (Freshman): Started 20 of 29 games played and finished as NDSU's leading rebounder (5.7 rpg) and fourth-leading scorer (8.2 ppg)...Season-high 19 points at Kansas City was one of 11 double-figure games...Had three double-doubles in February, including a season-high 12 rebounds in the home win over South Dakota State...Ranked 10th in the Summit League-only stats for rebounding (6.3 rpg) and free-throw shooting (.822).
2009-10 Season (Redshirt): Sat out the entire season as a redshirt in the Bison program...Played in both exhibition games against Minnesota State Moorhead and Concordia Moorhead.
High School: Graduated in 2009 from Newberg High School...Averaged 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game his senior year under coach Mark Vernon...Led the Tigers to a 19-8 record and advanced to the state quarterfinals in Class 6A, the state's largest division...Named Pacific 6 Conference Player of the Year, all-state first team, and finished third in the state Player of the Year voting...Participated in the Les Schwab Northwest Shootout, the Oregon Gatorade All-Star Game, and was a McDonald's All-American nominee...Averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists his junior year and earned a spot on the all-conference first team.
Personal: Enrolled in university studies...Born July 6, 1991...Son of Wayne and Kris Braun of Newberg, Ore...Family includes four older sisters, Mallory, Kalie, Allison and Alexandra, and a younger brother, Nicholas...Played AAU basketball for Team Jones, operated by Fred Jones of the Los Angeles Clippers and coached by former Oregon State player Pat Strickland...Had walk-on offers from three Pac-12 schools.


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Ray Lei: A couple days ago I saw a survey on the internet, and some people called me a trendy animator.
Yeah, the trendy animator. But indeed I'm not really trendy at all. For example, my pants were made by my mom. And I don't really think of myself as an animator, because I do lots of different kinds of works. I draw, and I still think of myself as the kid who enjoyed drawing in class. Suddenly one day I found out I could do animation, but at the same time I also found out I could do murals, too.
You also compose music.
I just want to do everything. For me, animation is one of those things. There are a lot of different sides to life—hanging out with friends, relationships, skateboarding, drawing. These activities are the ways that we express ourselves. I think I have multiple positions at the same time, and maybe my design level is not as high as professional artists, but it's just me, like a free-style person.
How would you define your style?
Actually I haven't found out yet. Right now I think I'm in a bottleneck. I've been stuck in this problem for a while; people like my works and think those works are pretty good, but for me they are not good enough. I guess I need more exploration and life experience so that I can keep improving.
Recently you've been doing a lot of multi-media installations—you've even started a band, right? Yes. Well, it's not officially a band—just some of my friends and I playing original music. In fact my friends already had their own band, and they've won some awards. Most of the sound sculptures of my animations are made by them. Those are my college friends, but after we graduated from college, everyone was too busy with their jobs. We found out that we didn't have time to write songs, so we just decided to be together and play music. Last year we made some works, such as the combination of animations and free-style music. This year we'll try something different.
What's the process for incorporating your art with music?
I think the main idea is free-style—that we can do whatever we want. What I am thinking is just playing the animation spontaneously, and when people get more and more excited, then we add music. And when people calm down, we put another animation. That is the idea that we used last year. But this year I want to add other factors such as B-Box, VJ, DJ tattoo... so that all young people think animation is funnier, not just that boring flash on TV. It could become more creative and when we play it live, it has more energy.
Do you generally work at home or in a studio?
Most of the time I work at home, but I still have to go to other cities such as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Canton, Beijing, Hong Kong.
Do you have any long term projects in the works?
Actually I'm doing a long project right now. I'm working on some animations that tell a similar story: at first there is a threat, but in the end there is peace and love in the world. After these projects, I have another long project. It's about my family: how I deal with my parents getting older and older, facing the history of my family. This project might take some time.
It sounds much different than a lot of the work we see these days.
I want to do this animation because I feel like college students think they are artists and are being noticed because they found something new on a foreign website and they imitate it. They tell people they are artists, or designers. For me I can't stand this behavior, but frankly, I was one of them once. However, I think those young people should search themselves, because I know during this rapid development of our country, our young generation doesn't want to look back. Lots of young artists or designers simply imitate trends. Once the trend is gone, they are gone, too. They don't look inside themselves, so they lack creativity.


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10 aviation organizations you can support on #GivingTuesdayTuesday, December 3rd, 2013
It started with Gray Thursday, for stores that (foolishly) opened at 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving day. Then we had Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, then Cyber Monday. So today, we're at the second annual #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday was created to be a national day of giving to kick off the holiday season and as a way to celebrate and encourage charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations.
There are some great organizations out there doing a wonderful job of promoting general aviation and protecting our freedom to fly. So below are my 10 picks of groups I'm sure would love to have your #GivingTuesday donations.
- Because charity begins at home, I'm supporting the AOPA Foundation with a $50 donation. The courses it funds via the Air Safety Institute have be invaluable as I continue my flying lessons.
- Any organization that encourages more females to fly is worth supporting, which is why Women in Aviation International makes my list. I've been a member since 1996.
- Speaking of women, pilot and CFI Lynda Meeks is helping to encourage and grow the next generation of female pilots through her Girls With Wings organization.
- As the daughter and granddaughter of Air Force officers, I am a big supporter of all things military. And the work being done by Veteran's Airlift Command, which helps transport those injured serving their country, is worthy of our charity dollars.
- As a minority woman, I would love to see more people of color discover the joys of general aviation. To that end, Orlando-based Vision of Flight provides GA opportunities for economically disadvantaged youths.
- Another group that helps people of color learn to fly is the Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship Foundation. It offers aid to to assist financially disadvantaged and deserving students in the pursuit of their educational goals, preferably leading to careers in the fields of aviation, aerospace and science technology.
- The Air Care Alliance serves as a clearinghouse for groups offering humanitarian flying using volunteer pilots. Make a donation here, and they will make sure it gets to the right place.
- I guess that I've spent a good chunk of my life at both branches of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. This museum serves as the repository for the history of aviation and space, and is worthy of our continued support.
- The EAA Young Eagles program has flown more than 1.6 million children — for free — since 1992. Many children were hooked after that first flight, and anything that encourages the next generation of pilots needs to be funded.
- Last — bur certainly not least — for my pick of organizations to be supported on #GivingTuesday is the Recreational Aviation Foundation. I had the chance to spend time with them during the AOPA Summit, and I really admire their efforts to keep recreational air strips across the country open for pilots and their friends and family to enjoy. Plus they got my award for one of the best fundraisers ever, which I wrote about for AOPA Online here.
So I hope you will consider donation to one or more of these worthy organizations on this second annual #GivingTuesday!


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The Eastern Sierra's active race calendar ranges from a low-key winter trail series to the area's signature ultra, Bishop High Sierra Ultramarathons in May.
Kozak has competed in countless ultras across California and holds the 50-mile course record (7:06) at Bishop High Sierra Ultramarathons (see below).
Q&A with Jeff Kozak
Mammoth has developed a reputation as a training ground for elite-level distance runners. How has that affected the Eastern Sierra's trail-running scene?
Andrew Kastor, Deena's husband, has had a huge impact on the local running community with his creation of the High Sierra Striders running club. High-profile road runners expounding the virtues of trail running in their training programs is a big plus, but the main reason trail running is growing in this area is it's countless, unbelievable trails.
Is there a real trail-running "community"?
There are a few hardcore trail runners doing their own thing, but there is a cohesive running community. The High Sierra Striders based out of Mammoth is one hub, and Sage To Summit in Bishop is another. Each supports the other and its events.
What's the thing you do called "run and bag" all about?
"Run and bag" combines running and peak bagging. Many peaks in the Sierra have fairly easy Class-2 to-3 routes, so you can summit in your running shoes even if there is very little rock climber in your repertoire. And you can throw in a biking component for a "bike and run and bag" adventure.
One of my favorite routes is to road bike from Bishop at 4200 feet up to South Lake [22 miles, 5500-foot ascent], run to Bishop Pass at 12,000 feet [six miles], then scramble the final 2000 feet of vertical to Mount Agassiz's summit. It's a great long training day and doesn't exclusively trash your running muscles.
Why is the Bishop High Sierra Ultra your favorite race?
Race weekend always has a family reunion feel that culminates with some quality post-race beer drinking and conversation. Watching the alpenglow sunrise on the towering Sierra Crest on the long, relentless climb up the rough and rocky, dirt road that defines this race always evokes a deep sense of awe. I think of the Sierra as my spiritual mountain range, and, every May, this race confirms that feeling.
Best Races
- Bishop High Sierra Ultramarathons 100K, 50-Mile, 50K and 20-Mile, May 21, 2011, Bishop, California. Run mostly on dirt roads and short sections of singletrack; much of the 100K and 50-Mile courses climb above 7000 feet. The race's website (www.bhs50.com) warns: "The race is exposed, dry and high!"
- Moeben Ultra 50K and 25K at Mammoth Mountain, September 17, 2011, Mammoth Lakes, California. Runners follow hiking and biking trails to reach the 11,000-foot summit of Mammoth Mountain for 360-degree views of the Eastern Sierra. (www.highsierrastriders.org/Ultra.html)
- Wild Wild West 50K, Marathon and 10-Mile, May 6, 2011, Lone Pine, California. About 60 miles south of Bishop and just west of Death Valley, this race runs on dirt roads and singletrack through foothills near Mount Whitney. If the course looks eerily familiar, maybe that's because you saw one of the many Westerns filmed here. (www.lonepinechamber.org/wildwildwestmarathoninformation.html)
- Sage to Summit Winter Trail Race Series 10K and Half Marathon, varying dates November 2011 through April 2012, near Bishop, California. This series has a homegrown feel. (www.sagetosummit.com/events.html)


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According to a news release from city police, a car was stolen from a driveway on South Market Street in the city. Fulton County Sheriff's Deputies had a brief pursuit involving the vehicle, which was last seen on County Highway 107 in Perth. While continuing the investigation, the release said city police were contacted by Ohio State Police, who located the vehicle in Springfield, Ohio, and arrested three individuals in the stolen vehicle.
Tyler M. Pettingill, 18, of Johnstown, Harley D. Ryan, 18, of Gloversville, and Jordan A Koch, 16, of Johnstown, were in the car, police said.
Pettingill was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and fifth degree conspiracy, Ryan with fifth-degree conspiracy and Koch with fourth-degree grand larceny.
According to police, Pettingill and Ryan waived extradition and were arrested in Ohio and arraigned in City Court with bail set at $15,000 cash or $30,000 bond. Koch was released to his mother due to being only 16 years old. Koch was issued a ticket as an adult shortly after returning from Ohio.
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Midge Leitch, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, having closed her referral practice which focused primarily on performance horses in Cochranville, PA, is now a member of the Section of Sports Medicine and Imaging and serves as the Clinician in Radiology at New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, PA.
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Walking The Line (Our Appropriate--or Inappropriate--Use of The Horse)
October 01, 2010
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Here's how RW members rated this race (1044 votes).
In short: new event and just about perfect first time out of boxIn full: can't think of much that could have been better. lots of parking, stress free number pick up, decent start area, nice route, drinks a plenty all way round, good support, nice finish. i found the route really nice, yes out and back but vehicle free on a countryside path. I wouldnt change a thing.Date of review: June 1, 2010
In short: well organised, great medal/tee shirt, flat and massive PB potential.In full: Enjoyed this my 4th marathon alot, and as its now my local marathon will hopefully be doing it every year. Very well organised, nice medal and tee shirt and enjoyed the refreshers bar (old school) at the finish.I run part of the route regularly on training runs so knew how boring the cycle path run can be, but trust me it feels alot better running with another 999 runners so the route wasn't as bad as expected.Overall a great race.Date of review: June 1, 2010
Date of review: June 1, 2010
In short: Flat fast with plenty of spectator placesIn full: Everything went smoothly, parking attendants, registration, start off, marshalls, lead cyclists, finish goody bags, water, toilets, showers, I was really impressed by the organisation. The lead cyclist next to me did a great job of making sure everyone kept to the right side of the cycle path (it was a there and back race).Date of review: June 1, 2010
In short: really enjoyed itIn full: an out and back route never pleases everybody but I enjoyed it. Marshalls were excellent, drink stations were just right and organisation was just perfect. For the 1st Chester Marathon well done all involvedDate of review: June 1, 2010
In short: Fast, flat, but the route was unimaginative.In full: Any new marathon is good news in my book and the Chester Marathon should be welcomed.The event was faultlessly organised, and the runners were well looked after in their quest to complete 26.2 miles.Even the perennial problem of sufficient toilets before the start wasn't an issue at Chester. They seemed to have thought of everything.My only criticism was the marathon route. A couple of loops around minor roads used up the first 4 miles, then 20 or so miles of Greenway (tarmaced paths on a former railway line) literally taking you on a 10 mile dog-leg! It may have been flat, but it was mentally tough and pretty boring. On thing that normally gets me through the marathon distance is being distracted by your surroundings and the variety of terrain. Today's marathon was punctuated by clusters of supporters to cheer you through but there wasn't much else I'm afraid.I know that staging a marathon is a fine balance to ensure that the impact of road closures and on Sunday shoppers is minimised, but it would have been fantastic to have route the marathon through the historic city centre and take in the many sights. It may have jeopardised the chance of a PB, but would have made the event so much more memorable.Date of review: May 31, 2010
In short: the most boring race in the world ever!In full: i know people have said this was great, fantastic etc stc, but alhough it was seemingly organised ok etc,but this was a depressing,completely boring race, running on a cycle path for near 24 miles was depressing, getting abuse from people on bikes wasnt my idea of fun, sorry but this really wasnt a good race and i know i wasnt the only peeved of punter!Date of review: May 31, 2010
In short: Scenic it may not be, but a fast/PB course it certainly is. Very well organised and supportedDate of review: May 31, 2010
In short: Brilliant Organisation, great marshalls and drinks station helpers. Great T shirt and goodie bagDate of review: May 31, 2010
In short: Congratulations to the organisers, 1st class event ran smoothly. PB potential aplentyIn full: As a first-timer, this was a great intro to marathon running. Really smooth organisation, a great course (very flat and fast), some good pockets of support and friendly field all giving it their best. Nice touches like the handshake and congratulations with the medal, the brilliantly friendly marshalls and locals and a decent medal, t-shirt and goody bag. No shortage of drinks on a humid day either - now I've gone the distance, I've learnt a lot about salt/cramping (like many others in the later stages), but that's the nature of this marathon beast I guess. Good stuff from the organisers, thanks a lotDate of review: May 31, 2010
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Hannah's Shoot
Happy Monday! Another busy weekend...almost didn't think I was going to make it, lol. But a few monsters and red bulls got me through. This weekend I also tried out my new starflash eyeshadows and pro longwear lipgloss duos and so far so good! I'll do a more thorough review on them later.
About 2 weeks ago I had the opportunity to do a shoot with a model named Hannah. She recently moved to Atlanta to further her modeling career. I actually met her at my makeup artist group meeting. We wanted something a bit different...after looking at her portfolio and mine, we wanted to go for something a bit more couture and high fashion. If you look at Fashion Magazines, a popular makeup look is dark eyes and lips. I wanted to mimic this on Hannah. I only used two eyeshadows on her...carbon and rice paper. On her lips I used a mix of a dark brown and deep burgundy red lipstick (sin lipstick). After that, I did some heavy contouring to give her a very sculpted and defined look.
The pictures came out fab. I absolutely loved her new hair...it definitely added to the edgy vibe. And I will say, the girl had her model poses down!
Here's What I Used (All MAC unless specified):
-Smashbox photofinish primer
-Cinema secrets foundation
-Graftobion dual foundation powder
-definitive sculpting powder
-housewine blush
-spiked eyebrow pencil and embark e/s for brows
-carbon e/s
-rice paper e/s
-kohl pencil in smolder
-Two Faced eyeshadow insurance
-Red Cherry lashes
-L'oreal voluminous mascara
-chesnut lip pencil
-all grown up lipstick from the mattene collection
-sin lipstick
On a random note, I wanted to put up swatches for my girl SilverLips. I didn't forget! Here are swatches of two MAC pro lipsticks: the burgundy one is called Sin and the red is Lady Danger.
12 comments:
- xoxo Jaimie said...
Hannah looks really pretty! I'm diggin that Sin Lipstick.
- August 4, 2008 at 12:42 PM
- yummy411 said...
awesomeness and fabulosity LOL!! does your bf always do the photography?? great stuff ren. i'm so happy for you!
- August 4, 2008 at 12:45 PM
- yummy411 said...
oh i posted my first comment here which was intended for your atl fashion week post. this model looks great. i love the last shot. the angle is super.
- August 4, 2008 at 12:46 PM
- Ethereal Prey said...
don't forget high fashion means putting a squid or something strange on your head too while jumping on a trampoline...lol...looking good as always...
- August 4, 2008 at 7:14 PM
- Tracy said...
Another job well done!
- August 4, 2008 at 7:28 PM
- Yellow Fever said...
wow ren! gorgeous job-the makeup matches her top perfectly!
- August 4, 2008 at 7:57 PM
- CupcakeLove said...
You did a great job on Hannah ! :)
Her pictures came out gorgeous
- August 4, 2008 at 8:53 PM
- Askmewhats said...
Girl girl girl!!! I love the look! you are really good sis!
- August 4, 2008 at 9:13 PM
- Seymone said...
Aww Ren Ren.. U did forget me because I ask u for the swatches of sin.. LOL. Its all gravy I went to the pro store and picked it up..
By the way, u were supposed to give the link for cinema secrets.. I can probably find it but I wanted ur opinion on what palettes to get?
Love the shoot. It looked very high fashion.
- August 4, 2008 at 10:46 PM
- Nic Nic said...
great work, the lip looks really pretty especially lady danger!
- August 5, 2008 at 3:53 PM
- LadyJane said...
The makeup matches her outfit nicely :) I agree, her do is nice. Very edgy.
- August 5, 2008 at 5:52 PM
- jstar said...
oh she looks gorgeous!
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In support of the American Heart Association's national "Go Red for Women" initiative, Thompson Health will host a "Go Red for Women Day" on Friday, Feb. 4, from noon to 2 p.m. at F.F. Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St., Canandaigua.
The community is invited to hear Dr. Bryan Henry, medical director of cardiology, speak about "Ten Steps to a Healthy Heart." In addition, two local women will share their "Stories of the Heart": Kris Thorsness, an Olympic gold medalist and assistant Ontario County attorney, and Mary Ellen Quinlan, reporter for the Honeoye Herald.
From 1 to 2 p.m., Thompson Health's cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation departments will host an open house on the first floor of the hospital. The open house will provide risk factor identification, free blood pressure screenings, body mass index (BMI) measurements and an action plan for preventing cardiovascular disease in women.
This event is free, open to the public, and all are welcome, whether or not you have had a cardiac event. Participants are encouraged to wear red. Call Thompson Health's Cardiology department at (585) 396-6635 for more information.