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Skip to comments.THE MARK LEVIN SHOW, Live Thread Tuesday Feb. 19, 2008
Posted on 02/19/2008 2:29:47 PM PST by Fudd Fan
Welcome to The Levin Lounge Step in and have a virtual FRink.
Will we hear
Welcome all, to the most FUN LIVE THREAD on FreeRepublic.com!
You can call Marks show: 1-877-381-3811
Mark explains it ALL and boy do we NEED him!!
Levin Frinks List:
1. Yhello, Yhello, Yhello
2. Get off the phone you _________________ ! :
3. Wiener Nation Mention
4. Mark says Thank Me" or "Thank Me very Much"
5. Mark makes the gargle sound or Levintizes a caller
6. "Women's Underwear" (OVERBITEs Theme Song) or "I'm Against It" by Groucho
7. A FReeper Mention or a FReeper Caller
8. A MarkLevinFan.com Mention
9. Mark mentions Lactose Intolerance or gives away Free Government Cheese
10. It's [time] Under God!
11. Mention of the New York Slimes or Washington Compost
12. Mark calls someone a Dumbass or plays a FatTed clip
13. Mark plays and SINGS! Kumbaya
14. Mark says God bless us! or THERE, I SAID IT!
15. Mark mentions the clintonoids with their hemmorhoids
16. Mark plays the Quack Quack or cuckoo clock sounds
18. A RuPaul supporter or Crazy-Jim-From-Brooklyn gets by the call screener
and last but most important
20: Michelle Obama is proud.
Hi rockblues!
Good evening Fudd Fan!
Hi Girl!
Hi UVNV!
Howdy - Present!
Hi Lori!
Hi, Fuddy.
Unlike Michelle O., I am proud of our country!!
Hi WB!
If you want on (or off) the *PING* List, post on this thread or FReepMail me.
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Hi RWI!
Hi Biggirl!
Mark's former boss!
Hi rocks!
Evening, UnVNV!
Rocks looks new to me. :)
Howdee, Workerbee!
Do you have any idea how difficult it is to find the perfect medicine cabinet without paying 500 bucks or more for it? Holy carp!
Unlike Michelle "Aunt Esther" Obama, all conservatives are proud of our country!
How is the house building going?
Yes I do have an idea! We've faced that problem too.
The foundation will be poured tomorrow.
What did you do?
I can not wait for Mark Levin's reaction to Castro's announcement that he will step down....
Ed Meese on Hannity talking about TGO!
And TODAY....... I ordered TOILETS!
That was my excitement for the day.
We looked... and looked... and looked... finally found one that we both liked. I don't remember how much it cost.
Yhello! Yhello! Yhello!
I can tell you're flushed with excitement.
Well, YOU'RE a big help!
Greetings, Biggirl.
Yur killin me!
You're so WITTY today! =)
Who asked YOU? ;-)
It won't be easy!
Enjoy your dinner, O World's Most Excellent Barkeep.
I have this thing for bathroom humor.
...It will be interesting tonight to hear TGO do commetary on that.
Well, not that kind.
Hiya, Fuddie :))))) I'm making a Mushroom Quiche...I'll join you later.
Is Meese saying how awesome TGO is? :)
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La Grande Ranger District (Or.) (2002)[more][less]
Abstract: Documents the completed update for the 1994 Upper Grande Ronde Watershed Analysis, investigating needs, opportunities, priorities, effects, and success measurements. Includes description, issues, key questions and relevant processes, past and current conditions, desired condition and trends, management opportunities, landscape scale monitoring workplan, and management thresholds. Description: 236 pp. Tables, figures, appendices, maps, references. "The Meadow Creek Watershed (#86) is bordered on the northeast by the Grande Ronde River/Hilgard Watershed (#87), on the southeast by the Upper Grande Ronde River Watershed (#85), on the southwest by the Upper Camas Creek Watershed (#97), on the northwest by the East Birch Creek Watershed (#98), and on the north by the McKay Creek Watershed (#99) (refer to the UGR River Watershed Assessment, 1994). Captured May 29, 2008. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/6610
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Sisters Ranger District (Or.) (August 8, 1996)[more][less]
Abstract: Delineates thirteen Management Strategy Areas based on (1) common plant association groups; (2) known spotted owl and other late-successional associated species sites; (3) rural interface areas; (4) common silvicultural opportunities; (5) common fire management strategies. Description: 235 pp. Maps, tables, figures, references, appendices. The Reserve is located northwest of Sisters, encompassing 75,762 acres or 24% of the Sisters Ranger District. Captured May 15, 2007. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/7236
Files in this item: 1Deschutes_LSR_Metolius.pdf (22.22Mb)
Crescent Ranger District (Or.) (March 6, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: Proposes to modify the LSR guidelines to leave sufficient down wood in untreated blocks strategically located to meet existing guidelines and to allow adequately for treatments, proposed for the purpose of reducing fire hazard, for development of habitat structure, and treating areas that are necessary to obtain long-term objective as stated in Odell Pilot Watershed assessment and the Davis LSR assessment. Description: 8 pp. Illus. Stretches 48,890 acres east of the Oregon Cascade Crest in the Crescent Ranger District. Captured May 14, 2007. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/7238
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Siuslaw National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2005)[more][less]
Abstract: Documents an analysis of a portion of the Marys River Watershed, supplementing the information found in the 1999 preliminary analysis. Recommendations include forest and precommercial thinning, planting trees to restore diversity, decommissioning and maintaining roads, protecting or enhancing grassy bald and meadow habitat, improving fish passage and replacing culverts, preventing and controlling invasive non-native plant species, and managing fire hazard and risk. Description: 98 pp. Tables, figures, maps, references, appendices. "12,030 acres of land .... about 15 miles west of Corvallis .... cover(ing) a portion of Greasy Creek (10,284 acres), a portion of Tumtum River (1,075 acres) and a portion of Middle Marys River (669 acres) 6th field watersheds." Captured February 12, 2008. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/6538
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Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (July , 1996)[more][less]
Abstract: Direction of the plan stems from extensive analysis and considerations documented in the FEIS, and is based on Alternative 6. Includes background, implementation and coordination, outstandingly remarkable values and special attributes, Amendment #12 to the Deschutes Management Plan, private land use, activity priorities, adaptive flow arrangement strategy, and monitoring program. Description: 207 pp. Tables, maps, appendices, glossary, index, illus. T 19 S, R 11 E, Section 20; T 18 S, R 11 E, Sections 7, 13. May 15, 2007. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/7223
Files in this item: 1Deschutes_W&SR_Upper_Deschutes.pdf (10.42Mb)
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2004)[more][less]
Abstract: Analyzes the watershed and its twelve subwatersheds to facilitate planing, implementation, and evaluation of forest management activities. Identifies existing conditions and provides an analytical framework and integration of the conditions and processes of the ecosystem elements. Lists elements out of balance with the analysis area, and identifies opportunities to return balance to the area subsequently pursued in the analysis. Description: 199 pp. Tables. "The Upper Grande Ronde watershed, a part of the Grande Ronde River Subbasin, is located on the La Grande Ranger District of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. It is located approximately 30 miles southwest of La Grande, Oregon in Union County. The Grande Ronde River Subbasin is part of the larger Snake River Basin, a tributary of the Columbia River basin." Captured June 5, 2008. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/6611
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Abstract: Unfinished draft analyzes the watershed and its thirteen subwatersheds to facilitate planning, implementation, and evaluation of forest management activities. Examines issues, including vegetation and forest health, riparian and aquatic habitat, human uses, and wildlife. Description: 40 pp. Tables, maps. "The Powder/Pondosa 13 and Powder/Keating Watershed 29 (herein referred to as the watershed) is that portion of the Keating Valley and the drainage system of Big Creek and the Powder River that flow into the Powder River .... The watershed is dissected by state Highway 203 and starts at the Catherine Creek summit, stretching mostly south and east from there (see Map 1.1). The unincorporated cities of Medical Springs, Keating and Pondosa are located within the watershed." Captured June 5, 2008. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/6612
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it was cool and retro and sortof busted....
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Looked for it last night to retrieve to a better place and has wandered off.
Anyone know where it is?
We were gonna use it in the bar in Aug. Please return.


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I LOVE this stuff!!!!!!
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This is my third time trying coconut oil. The two times before were different brands of raw coconut oil and they just didnt taste that good to me. This one is a whole different story, I cant get enough of it, my kids cant get enough of it. We put it on our toast, crackers, granola bars, waffles. I like to use it when making grilled cheese sandwiches, (instead of butter). My kids dont care for it as much when I cook with it and use it in items that are not sweet, (ie, grilling with eggs or veggies or meats), but they love it with anything sweet, or even by itself. We also put it all over our skin, and it smells wonderful and feels nice. I highly recomend the Jarrow brand coconut oil. =0)
Posted by Reviewer2283120 on Jan 10, 2011
Love this coconut oil. I make coconut oil chocolates and eat two a day as a treat. 1/2 c melted c. oil, 1 square unsw chocolate melted, stevia to taste, a bit of maple or peppermint flavoring, and chopped walnuts. Put 1 tbsp into each cup of a mini muffin pan and freeze. Tip the pan and knock out the chocolates and store in a container in the fride. Maybe 1 carb each, and very yum!
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On Products-With-Reviews page, I have more reviews of other products I have bought and used. Cosmopolitan magazine recently quoted the Australian SUPERMODEL MIRANDA KERR (wife of actor Orlando Bloom) as saying that coconut oil was the key to her clear skin, lustrous hair and svelte figure. "I've been drinking it since I was 14 and it's the one thing I can't live without," quotes Cosmo. "I will not go a day without coconut oil. I personally take four tablespoons per day, either on my salads, in my cooking or in my cups of green tea." I use it for cooking and also apply it on hair and skin. Result? Delicious meal, shiny hair, smooth skin and weight loss.
Great Product
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I have used this and the Nutiva brand of coconut oil & I find them much the same - which is pretty good!!! I use the oil as a sub for butter in all my baking & in a lot of my cooking. When added to my smoothies, I definitely have more energy throughout the day & it curbs any cravings. Excellent service from IHerb as usual - thanks!!!
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I opened my coconut oil this morning to find that the top of the oil was covered with mold, and I don't see how to contact this website!
Coconut oil
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I awaited this product excitedly as I'd read such positive reviews. I wasn't disappointed. This is a huge pot of best quality oil which has several uses. It's lovely as a body moisturiser and just melts onto the skin and a very healthy supplement for the diet conscious. Overall, it's a quality product and very good value - even with postage to the UK.
Excellent product!
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I got this for my husband who has coconut oil everyday. The quantity for the price was amazing. He says he feels so much better when he takes it. It gets his system working normally.
Good oil for several different uses.
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I started not long using this oil for cooking replacing olive oil. Nice light coconut taste. I am also taking one teaspoon during every meal and I am using it on my face as mosturizer. Impressive how this oil smooth your skin even after several hours from the application. Next it will be all over my body after my next shower! Amazing Product.
Extreme energy
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Gives me extreme energy. However, I gained 3 KG from half a jar of this. :-( Maybe useful during dieting IF you can stand the temptation and not gorge with it.
I Like It
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This is exactly the same quality and taste as Garden of Life's for a fraction of the cost. If you're a coconut oil lover, try this.


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Sir Paul Mccartney Salutes Peter & Gordon Reunion
Sir Paul McCartney, who custom-composed four of the nine Top-40 hits recorded by legendary 60s duo Peter & Gordon, issued a special message on Saturday on the occasion of their first full-scale reunion in 39 years.
Peter Asher and Gordon Waller gave their reunion concert in front of over 3,000 fans crammed into the Grand Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza hotel at Giant Stadium just outside New York City. The concert was the headline attraction of the 32nd Beatles fan convention, held annually in NY since 1974. (Originally known as "Beatlefest", now known as "The Fest For Beatles Fans.")
The duo was introduced on stage by one of their friends, humorist and Sirius radio host Martin Lewis, who has emceed the conventions since 1992, and who helped organize the reunion.
When the duo arrived on stage to sing their 12-song set (backed by a 9-piece band comprising top session men) Lewis surprised them and the audience by reading out a special message he had just received from Sir Paul in London. (Lewis had casually mentioned the upcoming reunion to McCartney while they were chatting backstage at the Grammys in February, and McCartney had expressed delight at the news.)
In his message, McCartney drew reference to "A World Without Love", the breakthrough song he wrote for them in 1964, that became a worldwide Number One hit. He expressed the hope that their reunion would "help to make a world without love into a love-filled planet." The surprise message delighted both the singers, and the audience, who responded with a prolonged roar of approval.
Peter & Gordon received a rapturous reception during their 50-minute show and left the stage to a thunderous standing ovation. Among the hits they performed were all four songs McCartney specially wrote for them, "A World Without Love," "Nobody I Know," "I Don't Want To See You Again" and "Woman", and other hits such as "I Go To Pieces," "True Love Ways" and "Lady Godiva."
The duo is now contemplating undertaking additional select live appearances and have agreed to star in a PBS pledge-week concert special featuring legendary 60s performers.
The full text of Sir Paul McCartney's message was:
What the world needs now is Peter & Gordon to sing their songs and remind us all of the fab years they are from.
I'm very glad to hear that they have got together after these many moons and are going to help to make a world without love into a love-filled planet.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (91 votes).
In short: Due to the weather a very Boggy, alot of fun, lovery off road routeIn full: Nice mix of off-road, a bit of tarmac and an estate and a farm. The continous rain before made it a bog on the day but this added to the day in my opion. Time pens at the beginning worked very well and a well organised finish. Well done organisers. I will be back next year (hopefully with a little less mud)Date of review: July 17, 2012
In short: Well organised, friendly runners, flattish course with good scenaryIn full: This was only my second 10k race, but as it takes place less than a mile from where I live, I was really looking forward to taking part. The recent rain made the course particularly wet and muddy, which added to the fun in my opinion. Running through the private estate at Baynards was a real privilege for a local who has never had the chance to poke around in there before. Pace pens meant a relatively smooth getaway at the start with little need for overtaking once the race was under way. Managed a PB despite the mud! Will definitely do this one again next year.Date of review: July 15, 2012
In short: GREAT FUN AND BUCKETS OF MUD !!!In full: Wonderful race , well organised ,not too many runners ,friendly fellow runners , tons of mud and puddles , sunshine ,all off road, nice medal,and i won a bottle of wine as a spot prize !!!( Just what i needed after the hideous British 10km last week )Date of review: July 15, 2012
In full: Really liked this course. Generally flat and well sheltered from the sun on a warm morning. Well organised start with time 'pens'. Why don't more races do this? One idiot in an orange shirt who seemed to think that you overtake by elbowing other runners. Go out on your own next time! Thanks to the organisers. A top event!Date of review: July 15, 2012
In short: verry muddy, but a well organised event,in nice town,will be back in 2013.Date of review: July 15, 2012
In short: enjoyable local raceIn full: a new race for me and i enjoyed it, had the weather not made it a water logged and muddy course the potential for a pb is there as it is flat. organisation was good and the course was well marshalled, parking was fine but i wish race organisers would put a post code on the entry forms to make it a little easier to find.one moan would have to be about the medal !! it states cranleigh 15 miles !! not sure if this is a mistake or they were the left over medals from the 15 mile race back in march ??? would i do this race again ?? maybe if there was nothing else on.Date of review: July 15, 2012
In short: Small but friendly race. On route the spectators were out-numbered by the cows, but overall a nice enough event.In full: The start was well-organised with runners separated into pace groups, just as well as much of the first 5 km was pretty narrow and very wet and muddy. Generally the course is very flat with one short hill. However the damp conditions slowed times. If the weather had been more summer-like then the ground would have been harder, but then an 11am start in July may have made it too hot for PBs; surely an 10am start would be wiser? Also I'd be willing to pay a pound extra and get at least a banana at the end. Medal was nice and a bit different, car parking was easy and plenty of pre-race toilets. Overall a nice, fairly quick 10k (potentially faster with dry weather and/or an earlier start).Date of review: July 15, 2012
In short: Good facilities at the end for a family picnic!Date of review: July 12, 2011
In short: Fantastic raceIn full: Can't fault this one at all. Heaps of parking, use of leisure centre loos rather than portaloos, friendly marshalls, excellent organisation. And plenty to keep the kids amused. Will definitely be back. Date of review: July 11, 2011
In short: Off road lovelinessIn full: Nice small local run. The start is tricky and narrow so it is essential you get in the right starting group or you will be clipping heels. In the right weather it has PB potential but beware anything with the word 'undulating' in the description if you are not big on hills. Mix of surfaces, and watch out for the people on mountain bikes, much of the route is on the national cycle network. Well organised and I enjoyed it even though my time was pants and it wasn't my day at all. Plan to come back next year.Date of review: July 11, 2011
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Wrong, Sandy Bridge comes with an DirectX 10.1 IGP compared to the much superior ATI DirectX 11/DirectCompute/OpenCL/OpenGL GPU with 400 shaders at 500mhz horsepower thats is integrated in Llano. Shill-ov, you're such an Intel fanboi arent you?
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday demonstrated a result that of its acquisition of ATI Technologies back in 2006: a mainstream accelerated processing unit (APU) that features up to four x86 processing cores as well as an integrated DirectX 11-class graphics processing unit. While the chip does obviously work, AMD decided to omit revealing additional technical details about the product that will be available sometimes in mid-2011, if everything goes well.
The first ever public demonstration of Llano chip, the higher-end APU from AMD, showed three compute-intensive workloads simultaneously on Microsoft Windows 7, including calculating the value of Pi to 32 million decimal places, and decoding HD video from a Blu-ray disc. Running concurrent to the CPU and HD video playback applications, Microsoft's nBody DirectCompute application is shown achieving over 30 GFLOPS (as reported in the application).
The demonstration itself looked quite impressive as it clearly demonstrates ability of one chip to simultaneously do a number of tasks. One thing that the demo does not cover is relative performance of four AMD Athlon II-class x86 cores with advanced power management capabilities compared to modern Intel or AMD microprocessors. Another thing that the public show off did not reveal was relative performance of integrated graphics core compared to a modern standalone graphics card. The last decision is quite strange, given the fact that the company did show 3D video games when it demonstrated its first code-named Ontario low-end APUs earlier this year, but this time it decided to skip video games despite of the fact that Llano is aimed at mainstream consumers interested in gaming.
AMD believes that the combination of x86 cores, DirectX 11-class stream processors as well as specifically developed software that can take advantage of the former will be able to deliver leading-edge user experience.
"The serial and powerful parallel processing capability of the Llano APU has the potential to make OEMs and consumers re-think their computing experience. The experience potential of Llano is truly incredible, and the demos we showed today on stage provide a glimpse of what this processor is capable of delivering in sleek form factors with long battery life. Everything consumers love about their digital lifestyles today – social networking, gaming, consuming and creating media – can be enhanced with Llano, enabling a more interactive, vivid and immersive experience," said Chris Cloran, corporate vice president and general manager of client division at AMD.
Based on the fact that AMD shows its Llano chip about four months after the first public demo of Ontario APU that is supposed to be shipped to consumers in late 2010 and emerge on the market in early 2011, it is logical to assume that Llano is at least six month behind its original schedule. This means that Llano will reach consumers months after Intel Corp.'s competing code-named Sandy Bridge microprocessor - that features more advanced x86 cores as well as an integrated DirectX 10.1-class graphics engine - hits the market. Nonetheless, the chip is still a huge milestone for AMD and its manufacturing partner Globalfoundries since this is the world's first quad-core microprocessor with integrated DirectX 11 graphics processor that is made using 32nm silicon-on-insulator process technology with high-K metal gate (HKMG).
"This is an important milestone for Globalfoundires because it is the industry's first demonstration of a foundry product with HKMG technology. Llano is being manufactured at Fab 1 in Dresden on our next-generation 32nm process technology with gate-first HKMG transistors. We are implementing the gate-first approach to HKMG at the 32/28nm node because it maximizes power efficiency and transistor scaling while minimizing die size and design complexity for our customers. Our 32nm HKMG technology ramp is currently in early production at Fab 1 and we are making continued progress on ramping the process in support of AMD's 2011 customer commitments," said Jason Gorss, a spokesman for Globalfoundries.
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The U.S. Olympic Team for Women's Field Hockey begins competition Sunday, August 10 against Argentina, one of the most decorated and formidable teams in their pool. Game time is 6:30 pm at the Olympic Green Hockey Stadium, Pitch 1. The contest will be televised live on MSNBC and Universal HD.
U.S. field hockey returns to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1996, facing a familiar foe in Argentina. The two teams dueled for the automatic Olympic Games bid in the finals of the 2007 Pan American Games. In fact, the USA has faced Las Leonas in five of the last six Pan American Games finals. Argentina has won all five.
"Given the location of the teams and the frequency with which we play each other, there's a healthy competitive respect," said USA Head Coach Lee Bodimeade. "These are two best teams in the Pan-American region."
Argentina traveled to the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA for a four game test series against the USA Field Hockey Women's National Team in April.
"At the Pan-American Games, we struck an agreement that the team that did qualify would help the other in their preparation for the Olympic Games qualifier," said Bodimeade. "Unfortunately, we were the team that missed out, but the Argentines were true to their word, and they came out for four games."
The USA won three of those contests, including two shutouts from goalkeeper Amy Tran, and Las Leonas held off a tremendous comeback attempt by the Americans in the fourth game. Striker Angie Loy, of Loysville, PA, scored five goals in the series to lead the U.S.
"Over the last 18 months our team has ramped up their level of play and has made us more competitive with a very strong Argentine side," said Bodimeade.
Argentina, ranked number two in the world by the ABN-AMRO WorldHockey team rankings, boasts some of the world's most formidable players. Midfielder Luciana Aymar has claimed has the International Hockey Federation's "Player of the Year" Award four times. Magdalena Aicega is the team captain and member of the 2000 silver medal team and 2004 bronze medal team.
"Aymar is the best player in the world," said Bodimeade, "and Aicega, to be at the top of her game for so long, is very pivotal to their success. Combined with the rest of their team, they make for a very potent opponent."
Bodimeade says the U.S. Olympic Team for Women's Field Hockey is ready for the Pan-American rivals.
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The United States is slotted in Pool B with Argentina, Germany, Great Britain, Japan and New Zealand.
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- 2 teaspoons finely diced onions
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- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
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1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder
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- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups chopped leeks, white and light green parts (2 leeks)
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- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 cup (1/2-inch) diced celery (2 stalks)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme leaves
- 3 bay leaves
- 10 cups canned beef broth
- 1 cup pearled barley
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Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset. Add the oxtails, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until browned all over. Remove the oxtails with a slotted spoon and reserve.
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When the soup is ready, add the barley and cook the soup for another 15 or 20 minutes, until the barley is tender. Depending on the saltiness of the stock, the soup might need another teaspoon of salt and some pepper. Serve hot, with or without the oxtails.
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Police tell The Dayton Daily News that the baby's step-grandmother was watching the infant for the day when her dog attacked and killed him Sunday afternoon.
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An animal control officer removed the dog. Montgomery County records show an American Staffordshire terrier, which resembles a pit bull, is registered at the address where the baby was killed. A June 3 police report shows the same dog attacked and injured another dog before it got away.
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Linda thought she had seen the last of driving. She was slowly losing her vision from cataracts and glaucoma. Glaucoma is a disease where fluid pressure builds up inside the eye.
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The iStent surgery is performed during normal cataract surgery, using the same incisions. The new procedure can reduce or eliminate the need for open angle glaucoma patients to use up to three types of glaucoma medications daily.
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Western States 100 Race Report: Will versus Skill
June 25th, 2011
I've run nearly 100 miles, but I'm not there yet. Placer High School is just one left turn away and I can already hear the announcer calling out the names. Soon my foot hits the red surface of the famed track where it all began 38 years ago. 25 hours and 26 minutes after the epic journey started, it all comes down to a 300 meter run around a small local track. The sight of not seeing a sub 24 hour time light up the finish clock surprisingly has no impact on the excitement I have. I am now joining the ranks of 7,200 other runners who have come before. Others like Gordy Ainsleigh, Ken "Cowman" Shirk, Ann Trason, Scott Jurek, Tim Tweitmeyer, and Jim King. Our times may have been different, but for the most part we came to Auburn by the same path, the Western States Trail.
Flashback to 25 hours and 27 minutes ago.
It is 5am and 40 degrees. Today is all about running Western States old school. Running it in a way that would make the founding fathers proud. I have no watch, no crew, no pacer, and I only carry water bottles. I use only 2 drops bags, which only contained shoes, socks, and a headlamp. I am joined by 400 other anxious runners gathered in wild anticipation of will take place over the next 15 to 30 hours of their life. We are of many different ages, ethnicities, nations, religious beliefs, professions, physical abilities, income levels, and political affiliations. But, on this special morning, we are united together in a humbling moment of solidarity. We all dream and hope to conquer the next 100.2 miles and arrive in Auburn, California. The stories among the crowd are countless, and regardless of the events that unfolded in so many unique ways, they all brought us to this same time and place…...Squaw Valley.
The 2011 Western States starts! It's a frenzy of excitement and pure electricity. Less than a mile up the first 2,550 ft climb to Emigrant Pass, elevation 8,750 feet, I take my first glance behind. Within moments my eyes well up on the verge of tears of what I am experiencing. It's a trail of 250 runners snaking down the dusty road behind me, their star like stream of bobbing headlamps, and the orange glow of an awakening sunrise over east Lake Tahoe. If it weren't for the sound of my breathing, I'd have guessed I was still in a dream, only an alarm clock away from reality. But, it WAS real, and this fraction of a point in time was merely a sample of what lay ahead for the next 25 hours.
Over one hour later, and half mile of vertical climb, I am only 4 miles in. The view of the Sierra Nevadas from Emigrant Pass is as breathtaking as the wind is sharp. The dirt road became snow, and then snow became ice. We drop off the northwest face of the mountain, and now it's time for the real fun to begin. I experience 15 miles of precarious running over snowy "trails" and icy mountain sides. My body endures dozens of spills, awkward shifts in the calf deep snow, and even more body cracking falls onto the rigid ice. One false move and you'll slide down the mountain, pull a muscle, or lose the trail. It's way too early to risk any of those things. The snow keeps things interesting and is a fun distraction from the distance we are covering. Soon enough 15 miles are in the bag, and we have 20 more miles of re-routed course to do. The trail becomes more runnable and dry, and I find myself with the enjoyable company of Jill Perry, Scotty Mills, and Monica Ochs. The fellowship is welcome, but we are running our own races, and after several miles I am running alone again.
30 miles are done, and I am making good time. Not going fast, but not going slow. Wait, what's this climb coming up? The climb up to Mosquito Ridge (mile 31) is exposed, long, and worst of all unexpected. The new course threw me an early curve and I hit my first low point of the race. I am feeling sleepy from a lack of calories, sweating heavy, and wondering how I let myself get so worn out so early. I arrive at the aid station 4 lbs down from my pre-race weight of 157.6 lbs. 6 hours and 7 minutes have passed. I need food, cold water, and shade. The runners continue coming in with the same haggard look. Doubts start creeping in. Can I bounce back strong after being so depleted so soon? I still have 69 more miles, and there are two very tough climbs coming soon. "Mike, shut up!". I eat enough to feel full, get some much needed liquids, and like magic I leap out of my chair ready to wage war again!
Devils Thumb and Michigan Bluff are usually brutal climbs for the unprepared, but I welcome them. Around Dusty Corners(mile 38), I started feeling something was a little off with my left knee. The inner part of my lower quad was feeling sore, but only on flat surfaces. I had been saving my legs by running much of the harsh downhill gently, so I doubted it was from that. I eased up the pace, fueled myself well, and powered through the two notorious climbs where my knee felt fine going uphill. It is now mile 55, over half way done, and I feel fresh. However, my left knee area is giving me some major cause for concern. The pain is now getting sharp, my legs goes a bit limp on each stride, and there is now swelling. I consider pain killer, but I don't want to "mask" the pain of a potential injury, nor do I want to risk nausea and other potential bad side effects.
I continue on in growing discomfort and fear my day is turning for the worse. If only my left leg felt as fresh as my right, then I could be running pretty much everything right now. I settle for a power hike, and when it's tolerable I switch to a jog. I had hoped to breeze through the famous Forest Hills crew area triumphantly, but instead I walk the entire mile long road in. I rest, prep for the final third of the race, and contemplate my strategy. 13 hours and 56 minutes have clicked by. After nearly 20 minutes I painfully make my way out of Forest Hills. My left vastus medialis (lower quad) is absolutely throbbing now. A 24 hour finish is slipping away and the doubts creep back into my weak willed mind. Could I have had a chance at a 21-22 hour finish if my leg weren't hurt? Was it my lack of training? Am I not fit enough to be here? Did I gain too much weight strength training? Did the snow and ice earlier beat me up too much? Once again, I snap out of it and clear my thoughts.
I arrive at mile 65 and the sun is setting. I turn on my headlamp, shuffle along, and now 70 miles are done. I can't believe I am literally watching my sub 24 hour goal vanish into thin air. I traveled 3,000 miles for this chance, and I'm not letting it go without a fight. That's when I cave in and accept the offer for Tylenol. Like a wish granted from a genie the pain is gone within minutes. Over the next 15 miles I push hard. Too hard. At mile 78 I arrive at the Rucky Chucky river crossing and a large exuberant crowd. I am energized, and best of all feeling like a rock star! It is 11:13pm, my weight is exactly the same as when I started, and the short seated ride across the river was a welcome break. Miles 80 and 85 come and go. The three Tylenol I've taken over the last several hours begins to wear off and the extent of the self inflicted damage becomes obvious. I pushed well beyond what my left quad should have done, and now I was paying the price. The big effort put me back on sub 24 hour pace again, but it was too little too late. By mile 90 it was quite clear my body, even pain free, would not be able to cover the rocky terrain fast enough to break 24 hours. The quest for sub 24 is done, and I am okay with it. Why push hard, and risk becoming the first person to not break 24 hours? 24:15, 24:20, 24:30? None are worth the beating without the silver lining, which in this case is a buckle of the same color.
I have run 93.5 miles. I turn off my headlamp in the chilly night and soak in the pure darkness of the trail. There is a crescent moon gently hanging overhead, and the clearest blanket of stars you'll ever see. The air is cool, clear, and pure. I take a deep breath, and look above to the Milky Way wrapping itself around the night sky from horizon to horizon. I could stay in this moment forever, but I have a finish line to get to.
The night time gives way to yet another warm glow of another sunrise. For some it is a blessed sign of a new day and a new push towards that finish, but for others it is a haunting reminder that precious time is running out. I trudge along past No Hands Bridge, then Robie Point. From here it is a mere 1.3 miles to Placer High School, and the finish!
25 hours and 26 minutes. 100.2 miles. One belt buckle. One runner. The journey is complete.
Western States is a race that was an honor to be a part of. The VOLUNTEERS absolutely make this race worth it. Every time I came into an aid station they treated myself and others as if we were the most important person in the race. Their goal was truly to get everyone to the finish. The history is unparalleled, and the organization first class. It was a once in a lifetime experience, but a once in a lifetime experience I will be trying to do again, and again, and again. 2011 will go down as the year I ran my 60th ultramarathon, but also as the year I completed my first Western States 100. If you asked the average person what a Cougar belt buckle is worth, they would say a few bucks. If you ask a runner at Placer Field how much a Cougar belt buckle is worth, they would say "Everything!".
Run strong friends,
Mike Bailey, 60 ultra finishes at age 30 years 5 days.
4 comments:
- James Brennan, Esq., LL.M. said...
very cool Mike. 60 ultras, tons of perspective, and some awesome influences in your life. They say in life "context" is worth 30 IQ points...your life experiences are racking up crazy contextual awareness! Thanks for sharing this deep, emotional journey...very awesome! James
- June 29, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Rob said...
Awesome race report, Mike - congratulations on the finish! See you on the trails...
- June 29, 2011 at 7:27 PM
- ultrarunnergirl said...
Fantastic and enjoyable race report Mike. You really conveyed the excitement of everyone at this special event.
Congratulations on finishing despite your knee issues.
Looks like I need to put this one on my To Do list.
- June 30, 2011 at 7:08 AM
- brendaontheRun said...
What a great race report and I agree with you .... WS is definitely a world-class event. Congratulations! It was great to meet you out there.
- July 6, 2011 at 8:19 PM
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If the creative design side of your brain needs a bit of stimulation, here is a bevy of typographic designs to inspire and amaze. Designers from around the world post their work on Behance and this image article in Creative Blog offers up 25 of what they consider the best.
In addition to the truly awe-inspiring creations, the piece tells you a little about each artist and links you to their websites so you can check out more of their work.
For instance, the design above was created by "Alex Trochut, a typographer and graphic designer based in Barcelona. He has worked as a freelancer since 2007 and gained clients such as Pepsi, Wallpaper* and Audi. His experimental style has earned him critical acclaim from across the board and with a philosophy of 'more is more,' his array of work is a perfect example of embracing the endless spectrum of font formats."
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Dancers Turn to Local Painter for Inspiration
"Do what you love and do it well."
You will often hear this quote from local artist Cordell Cordaro, 35, of Rochester, a man who has made a career by doing what he loves. Cordaro has a whimsical style all his own and his unique fan base recently opened up a new door along his artistic journey.
Eight dancers will come together on July 18 and 19 at MuCCC Theater to bring life to Cordaro's dancers and tell his story. Cordaro World: A Call to Adventure will paint a picture of an artist's journey through a stunning blend of dance and mixed media.
Amber Brescia, 37, of Rochester, Artistic Director at Catalyst Dance Works and Dance Teacher at Eastridge High School, has used Cordaro's artwork to inspire her dancers. "Cordell's paintings challenge the traditional notion of what dancers should be," Brescia shared, "The dancers in the paintings actually look three dimensional and human. They are more than just stick figures; they have mass."
The dancers that will be featured in the concert resonate with the hero's journey that Cordaro experienced while becoming a professional artist. "Every artist encounters self-doubt or obstacles that they must soul seek to overcome," reflected Brescia. The collaboration on this piece has given Cordaro, Brescia and each dancer in the troop a chance to further explore and develop the artist within. One troop member, Morgan Bernat, 23, of Brockport, said "The process has been reflective of my own journey as an artist. There is a definite vulnerability as you struggle through the transitions and take risks to follow your dreams."
Miranda Martin, 28, of Spencerport, and Erin O'Hara, 32, of Gates, bring great experience to the troop as the owners of Studio 19 Dance Company. They deeply value teaching the inspiration behind a good piece and not just the fundamentals. "Dance can be a recreational activity and not just about form and good lines," shared Martin. Cordaro World has given both women an opportunity to explore the "perfect imperfection" to human movement. They expressed that "all artists and non-artists can relate to the show and its universal themes of humanity."
To learn more about Cordaro World or Artist Cordell Cordaro, please visit www.cordellcordaro.com. Tickets for opening night are sold out, but there will be an encore presentation of Cordaro World at RAPA during Fringe Festival.


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A collection of stories from individuals with disabilities, families, friends, and disability service providers in Tennessee
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Results related to: Parent / Down syndrome / Religion and Spirituality
"That is probably the biggest worry of any parent who has a child with special needs. You want them to outlive you in one sense, but then you wonder what will happen.
"There is a deficiency of well-trained special education teachers and general education teachers should be more knowledgeable about disabilities as well."


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Leap of Faith
January 16th, 2012
Let's just say his faith has been tested.
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Let's just say his faith has been tested.
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You're looking at it wrong. Small kid. Very strong fan. he actually wound up landing in granny's lap.
Im glad to see that the sport of throwing your children down the steps has finally caught on.
My kids do stuff like this all the time, they land safely, but I imagine if i snapped a photo of them mid-flight it would look freaky
This is me as a child. Rest assured that I am ok and did not die. It was fun!
Hey Kyle,
That looks exactly like my mother in laws house…this isn't is western PA is it??
Captain to ground control: Going to attempt a Knee/Face landing . . . .
Knowing that what happened after the picture was taken was probably horrible for the kid with a lot of crying (and who knows, a trip to the emergency room?) – is it wrong that I am laughing so hard that I have tears in my eyes?
Wow, I had forgotten about my death-defying stair leaps…
This will not end well.
I love how none of the adults are making any move to catch him!
Um….this photo was taken of something happening very fast, they probably didnt have time to react.
Are you kidding, they caught him on camera!! Even better…!
last one in the pool is a rotten egg!
Hahahahaha…..love it
Look before you leap?!
lovin the look on mama's face! lmao!!
My little boy does this too, but uses me for a softer landing
those stirrup pants are HAWT!
Yeah, and they go so well with those shoes!
Ya know…every once in a while I still see somebody wearing those….in Walmart.
I totally had those pants in the 90's. God, I loved me some stirrup pants. At least I had the good sense not to wear contrasting color socks with them.
Grandma sends a message to the kids about running down the stairs.
Uh-oh… someone's about to do a faceplant!
Mom's turn!
I didn't take physics, but I'm pretty sure no good can come of this…..
I'm an engineer and I'm already kind of pondering that whole force, mass, velocity thingy. I'm just hoping there's not a stray Lego on the floor.
Whoo Hooo plush carpet!
Haha… not -that- plush!
And Grandma's thinking, "He'd better not make a splat on the carpet—I just had it cleaned!"


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Topic: DRY. How could i improve this ? (model+session)
Dear Rails Gods
Ive recently added versioning to a bunch of Models via the handy Vestal Versions gem.
In each of my models I've added a 'author' field which is the user_id of the person who is making the change to whatever model.
We grab this user id from the session where it has been stored previously.
currently, every time a versioned model is edited, we save who is doing the editing (the user) as the 'author'
Now when i first built this i thought i could simply do a before_save in the model and set the record's author there but i've since learnt i cannot access the session from the model so that killed that idea.
what i ended up doing was creating an method in the Application controller which returns the current user's ID and then i call that method from various Controller methods when creating / updating any of my versioned models..
This is all working fine, but i suspect it could be improved and id like to do so..
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Environmental issues have increasingly become polarized. No sooner has a new technology been announced than some outspoken individual climbs athwart it to cry, "Stop!" in the name of Mother Earth.
To some extent, this is desirable – wise stewardship of our shared environment and the resources it provides not only benefits the planet but its inhabitants large and small. When prejudices overwhelm wisdom, however, well-intentioned but wrongheaded projects such as Promised Land result.
The latest cinematic effort by screenwriters-actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski (from a story by David Eggers) and director Gus Van Sant, Promised Land earnestly attempts to pull back the veil of corporate duplicity to expose the evil underbelly of hydraulic fracturing, which is more commonly known as "fracking."
The fracking technique has been employed successfully by oil and natural gas industries since the late 1940s. Briefly, fracking involves high-pressure injection of chemically lubricated water to break up rock formations in order to drive trapped fossil fuel deposits toward wellbores.
Combined with horizontal drilling and new advances in information technology, the fracking process has reinvigorated our nation's natural gas industry and opened up new energy resources previously considered out of reach or economically unfeasible. It has also reinvigorated debate over whether the practice is environmentally sound.
Of primary concern to opponents is its impact on groundwater, an issue Promised Land does nothing to dispel despite fracking's impressive track record over the past 60 years and numerous government reports confirming its overall benign environmental impacts. (more…)