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Bergeron's agent: His first concussion wasn't necessarily a contributing factor
|12.29.08 at 10:11 pm ET
The bad news is that Patrice Bergeron is still battling the recurrent, nagging headaches that typically linger after suffering a concussion brought on by a violent NHL collision gone wrong. The two-way center is not going to be in the lineup when the Bruins and Penguins face off against each other at the TD Banknorth Garden on New Year's Day, and there's a strong possibility the calendar could be into February or March before he's again donning the Spoked B in an NHL game.
But…the 23-year-old center also received some encouraging news last week as well when he met with Bruins team physician Dr. Peter Asnis and noted Boston neurologist Dr. Robert Cantu. Cantu related to Bergeron that "99 percent" of NHL players would have similarly suffered a significant concussion in the manner of collision that saw the side of Bergeron's face smack into the unforgiving shoulder pads of Dennis Seidenberg with such violent force.
Cantu's statement was meant to assure Bergeron that his second concussion wasn't the sign of a player that's becoming more and more succeptible to head injuries and hockey dings — as players like Eric Lindros and Pat LaFontaine both became increasingly fragile when a career full of head hits began to take their toll. The concussion was instead simply another stroke of bad luck for a player chock full of the stuff over the last calendar year. Cantu's assessment of the hit and the damage done, according to Bergeron's agent Kent Hughes, was encouraging to Bergeron, who might have understandably feared that he could become another cautionary concussion tale in the NHL.
Here's a quick Q&A with Hughes, who gave an update that should put a little skip in the step of Bruins' fans hoping that Bergeron can make another heroic hockey return sooner rather than later. It seems — reading between the lines of what Hughes is saying here — that a six week absence might be a reasonable span of time if Bergeron continues to improve at his current rate, but that's still very much in question.
As Hughes correctly states, it's always uncertain when it comes to a timetable for the brain's healing process. So we'll wait and see. Here's Hughes:
How is Patrice doing? KH: He's doing well. This injury is not of the same severity as the last one that he suffered.
Is he still experiencing the headaches at this point, or are they starting to dissipate? KH:I just got back into town so I haven't checked in with him [Tuesday] on the symptoms, but the neurologist told him that the concussion he suffered the first time around was not necessarily the contributing factor in this one. [The neurologist said that] the hit that he took would have caused a concussion in 99 percent of the people that were on the receiving end whether they had previously been concussed or not.
That's good news…KH:As far as concussions go, most don't have a timeline in terms of recovery because it's really a question of the brain and how it responds. That's the experience I've had with all of my clients dealing with concussions, as well as with Patrice last year. It's something we really went back and forth with [Bergeron] last year. You typically wait for the person to be asymptomatic at rest for a period of time and then you introduce some physical activity. Then you see if the player has a relapse of any kind with the post-concussion symptoms. That process continues until the athlete can go through the whole course of physical activity without any relapse.
And the recovery seems to be very much on a case-by-case basis. KH: Yeah, and the other integral part is that there really isn't really any kind of time frame like with an ACL tear, whether it be a short or long. You know how badly you tear your knee and you know that you can potentially miss an entire season because of an injury.
The problem with the brain injury is that the majority of concussions don't show up on any kind of imaging. They really rely on how the brain responds. At the outset you could say it's a three-week injury, but it could be one week or it could be six weeks depending on the brain and the body and how they react to the physical activity. It could be six [weeks], or it could be longer.
The doctor believes that whether he'd suffered that previous concussion or not, he was very, very likely to suffer a concussion after the hit he took [against Carolina]. There are some guys you see that have been concussed so many times that the slightest hit dings them, or whatever. Patrice Bergeron is really a little bit of a victim here in that he's taken two really bad blows in a span of only about 30 games. It's a really physical sport, but it's not often you take two blows like that in such a short span [of games]. There are some [players] that, for lack of a better term, have softened and are susceptible and it might not take such strong blows to cause a concussion.
How is Patrice's state of mind as he's handling all of this a second time around? Is he angry? Frustrated? Is he encouraged by the news from the doctor? KH: Yeah. I was with him on Saturday and there was certainly a level of frustration with him because he was concerned about when he can go [and play]. I think there was also a level of enthusiasm after what he learned [from Cantu and Asnis].
I think the last time around there was a series of moments where he would improve steadily and then he would be down if he there was a setback. My guess is that this time around he'll be a bit more guarded in reacting to how the process is going, and just let the healing process take its course.


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International Baccalaureate Charter Proposal
Original post made by Asher Waldfogel, Old Palo Alto, on May 29, 2007
The published top five list of community priorities puts more emphasis on
English (writing/composition/essays)
English (reading comprehension/literary analysis)
Social studies (history/government/economics)
Tradeoffs on immersion vs FLES have nothing to do with the published priorities and are just two ways of doing something that was not previously in the top five.
My suggestion: let's organize a charter petition for an International Baccalaureate program. It's a globally recognized, academically rigorous program. It will deliver our top five priorities as well as language instruction.
Why do this now? Because we have no control over what charters other people petition or propose, and we have no control over how District Staff respond to charter threats. We can only control our own ability to request programs that meet different segments of community priorities and conform to state law.
Comments (30)
a resident of Downtown North
on May 29, 2007 at 4:14 pm
An IB charter would work well. It would be great it PA schools offered an IB option and would, no doubt, be extremely popular.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 29, 2007 at 4:47 pm
As a property owner I am appalled that the people of Palo Alto think Charters are a fabulous investment for our community. Take a look around at the surrounding communities that use a charter school model, forsaking consistent, high quality neighborhood schools.
What exactly to people think our property values are built on??? Nice weather? Big trees?
Its amazingly short sited to build charter schools around the fad of the day, which only ~some~ but not all Palo Alto residents can rely on, leaving our neighborhood schools to the sloppy seconds.
I'm just amazed that tax payers and property owners in this city aren't standing up to protect the assets of Palo Alto.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 29, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Property Owner
I think you will find that residents all over Palo Alto are standing up to protect their assets in Palo Alto, albeit through the asset of neighborhood schools rather than looking at it as property values. But your point holds water. It is the schools that keep property values rising and anything that affects the schools in a negative way will ultimately affect the property value of every homeowner in Palo Alto, regardless of whether they have children in the schools.
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 29, 2007 at 5:01 pm
As a reminder - Charter school are intended to "Increase learning opportunities for all pupils, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for pupils who are identified as academically low achieving." in under performing school districts.
IB might be a great choice for a small alternative HS.
a resident of Downtown North
on May 29, 2007 at 5:10 pm
I don't think I've ever heard IB referred to as a "fad of the day" before.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 29, 2007 at 6:18 pm
I don't want to start another thread about the fairness of charters or the quality of PA neighborhood schools. The odds of state charter law changes to exclude basic aid districts are remote.
The point is that the current system can't be all things to all people, and as a community we're spending way too much time telling each other what we should want.
If there's serious positive response to this post, I'll get an email list started off-line.
For anyone who wonders about charter applicability, here's a Web Link to direct you to section 47601 of the state education code. Bottom line: charters have lots of goals including innovation and competition.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 29, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Setup a website with a web form or a mailing list. I'll sign up. IB programs are usually wonderful schools besides being intellectually challenging.
P.S. Never put an email address of these forums unless you love SPAM.
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 30, 2007 at 7:45 am
Why would an IB program need to be a charter? It seems to be a MUCH better new choice program than MI and would benefit so many more students. It would have the side benefit of making our high schools smaller. There has been a lot of talk of a small, alternative high school.
a resident of Downtown North
on May 30, 2007 at 8:39 am
Well, looking at the pain, divisions in the community and cost that MI choice has created, dealing with PAUSD directly hasn't been very successful. Just considering the latest talk, MI choice looks like it will cost PAUSD their proposed new bond measures! Do you really want to be in the middle of all that?
This can all be avoided by IB going the charter route from the get go. It also allows parents & the charter school to set the size limits and minimize the "luck" aspect of any lottery.
Asher, if you are serious, put together the website as suggested.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 30, 2007 at 10:58 am
The value of high quality consistent Palo Alto neighborhood schools is sacraficed for elite fringe experimental schools that are a gamble to get in to, and not realistic or accessible to many families. These are schools that belong in the private sector - this is a philosophical statement - not a statement of the law. Broken laws don't make it right and just.
Anyone fighting for charter schools in PAUSD, is fighting against property values in Palo Alto. I would be willing to bet that those defending charters in Palo Alto are non-residents, or non-property owners, or folks that have one leg out and won't be sticking it out for the long run.
The thing about charter schools - go start them somewhere else, for all the same benefits and access that you could have if start them here, and no skin off your nose, not even a hair, but A LOT of skin off the noses of everyone who values neighborhood schools in Palo Alto if you persist.
Unfortunately, the only way to 'win' this battle is to get laws changed - so people if you value what you have, look carefully at the election choices you make. Stand up.
a resident of Downtown North
on May 30, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Apparently IB is now not only a fad but experimental as well.
I also own a house in Palo Alto (and have for over 10 years) and have a child in pre-K, who wouldn't benefit from this charter for quite some years. I guess you lose that bet.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on May 30, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Why would an IB program need to be a charter? Seems like that one would be possible to offer in a high school.
But re: property values and charters. Yet another reason to try to place an MI charter in a district that would benefit from it.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 30, 2007 at 1:46 pm
International Baccalaureate (IB) --I'm all for it ! It's a well known high quality curriculum in international schools around the world and is well recognized/respected by elite Universities in England, France, Spain, as well as U.S. including Stanford, Harvard, and Yale, etc.
I understand that in addition to highschool. The IB has versions of its curriculum for elementary and middle schools that helps prepare students for the type of rigorous critical thinking required to attain an IB diploma in high school.
It's high time we have IB in our Palo Alto schools.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on May 30, 2007 at 2:13 pm
I understand it's a more integrated curriculum than the AP mishmash we're getting. One of the problems is that our schools have gotten very competitive, but in a superficial way. There needs to be more learning and less cramming
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 30, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Why a charter? A charter process runs on a timetable we can control, and a charter school has a cleaner firewall between the IB program and the district.
OhlonePar: appreciate your comment about how an IB curriculum could streamline the the AP programs.
I'll set up the website with twenty more "yes" posts - either "Yes, a charter IB" or "Yes IB, but please no charter"
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 30, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Why a charter. All you have to do is 'mention' a charter, I'm sure your IB school will be up and running by fall. Who the heck cares what everyone else in the district needs anyway.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on May 30, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Put the IB charter in a district that can benefit from it... Mountain View... they aren't basic aide and aren't as contrained by per student cost...
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 30, 2007 at 10:00 pm
IB is great, not a charter in a basic aid district
a resident of Fairmeadow
on May 30, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Mr. Waldfogel
Yes I believe an IB charter would be a great idea. Please post back when you put up a web site with more information.
a resident of Midtown
on May 30, 2007 at 11:41 pm
And what many of us thought would happen to pass with this MI immersion debacle is happening right here under our very eyes:
The list of charter school proposals just opened up. I suspect that there will be several more before all of this ends.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on May 31, 2007 at 12:49 am
Yes on the IB, no, on a charter. I don't think it's necessary to set up a separate school--if it were at Paly, it might help out the school balance, or Cubberley if it opens.
Not sure MV wants a high-school charter, but if it does, why not IB.
What the heck,
Yep. I don't know why Dana thinks if they cave under pressure to MI that there won't be others.
a resident of Downtown North
on May 31, 2007 at 7:22 am
the long line behind MI as a charter is stifling - NOT!
get real, you guys. charters are hard to do, and given the number of serious people who would put the work together to do a charter or another choice program, i don't suggest you hold your breath.
not many people have the true passion to pull it off. lots of good intentions, but no real guts, courage, and tenacity.
the largest red herring here is the fear of the district turning into a bunch of boutique choice programs.
no fear, there's no super-people here to pull it off.
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 31, 2007 at 9:43 am
IB has no chance of getting into existing Palo Alto schools. It would never make it to the top of any priority list.
A choice program would be a possibility but the board has already said it will be "raising the bar" to any future choice program requests (I'd read this as a moratorium on any future choice programs - well, at least until they have their arms twisted again).
Charter is really the only option.
I've never really understood those that want a charter placed outside of Palo Alto. Wouldn't it have to be placed within PAUSD to allow for preference to be given to PAUSD residents?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 31, 2007 at 12:45 pm
KS - yes unlike the MI program which was sitting right at the top of the priority list. Or at least about 15th... Oh wait, it wasn't anywhere on the priority list...
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 31, 2007 at 12:49 pm
KS - yes unlike the MI program which was sitting right at the top of the priority list. Or at least about 15th... Oh wait, it wasn't anywhere on the priority list... That's odd. I wonder how we find ourselves putting PAUSD resources all over this program?
a resident of Escondido School
on May 31, 2007 at 1:25 pm
"IB has no chance of getting into existing Palo Alto schools. It would never make it to the top of any priority list."
Being on a priority list is optional. All that's required is a teeny, tiny core group of highly dedicated people who can convince the board of their seriousness of pushing the program through - one way or another.
You may think that's a snippety response, but it's not intended to be anything more than an honest observation.
Without putting words in the MI supporters' mouths, I imagine that this type of pitting MI vs. FLES vs. French vs. expanding SI, Ohlone, Hoover or Y5 is off-putting to them. If a group of parents wanted any of those other programs so badly, why didn't they come forward and ram their proposals through the system??
Personally, I don't buy that argument. For me it comes down to carefully selected priorities, a strategic plan, and either a disciplined commitment to those priorities or revisiting the entire strategic plan to see where, objectively, the new proposal fits in.
I don't care for ad hoc additions going to those who shout the loudest, refuse to take their turn, or wield the biggest (charter) stick. Tenacity can be a virtue, but not when it's at the expense of others.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on May 31, 2007 at 1:43 pm
I think IB is a worthy goal, worthy enough in that it's probably worth trying to do more than get a tiny amount of support for it. How about thoughtful widespread support for a change? Working with the community instead of against it?
And, yes, get the idea out there and see if people want it as a priority when they're informed about it.
In other words, persuasion, yes, knuckle-baring fights, no. And no timelines based on what benefits your kid. And no more threatening the board. Persuasion, reasonable and fair expections are better longterm goals. Heck, we can do things like vote.
Get informed,
I would never underestimate the enterprising bent of people in Silicon Valley.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 31, 2007 at 10:17 pm
I would like to get informed. What is IB? what is the goal? what is the curriculum? What is the entrance criteria? It sounds like a high school program, or does it start in earlier grades?
Is it for high academic performers? Or can anyone gain access through random lottery admission process?
Do you have any links to other schools that offer the program so we can read what they are offering, their makeup, their results?
Or are you being faceteous to prove a point about the dangers of what the MI proponents are putting forward, their methods for getting their selfish needs met, the dangers of board response to threat tactics where sound policy and strategic plans should lie instead?
a resident of Downtown North
on Jun 1, 2007 at 10:36 am
The program can start at any level. It would really be up to the district. The final level is a 2 year programme that ends in the IB diploma and is the most well known.
There isn't any "testing in" required but the final diploma does require that you have learnt at least one second language and will be tested in it. The program can be taught in French, English or Spanish so there is no reason it should be exclusionary.
You can start at the IB org's homepage: Web Link
a resident of Green Acres
on Jun 3, 2007 at 8:35 am
It occurs to many that many people in this debate think nothing of the controversy now because they say we've heard it all with the SI program. They think this will all die down if MI gets this program. (I don't think that's going to happen.)
The trouble is that this way of doing things is what made MI so controversial this time, that was brought up when SI went through, that the next language would be harder. In a way, the MI effort is being hampered by being the same as the SI effort. If we put through this MI program this way, it will virtually lock out any future immersion attempts in other languages.
We should be considering other kinds of fluency instruction. I just looked it up, and that school in Mountain View that teaches fluency is Yew Cheung. From a posted article already on this forum: "Only 30% of Yew Chung's daily class time is conducted in Mandarin (about 1.5 hours per day) by a separate native Mandarin-speaking teacher who has been specifically trained in the Yew Chung methods."
Why not see if this method can be brought to Palo Alto schools? For example, if the program could be offered at Hoover, without changing the curriculum too much during the day but by adding on instruction of 1.5 hours at the end of the day for anyone who wants to learn Mandarin fluency, this would be an opportunity that could be offered to all Hoover students without needing a new separate campus. It would probably fit better with Hoover's direct instruction philosophy already. I could see this kind of program being more of a pilot for the possibility of having other similar fluency programs at any of the other PA campuses that want it -- in fact, if such a thing were put through, it should be with the promise that any other PA campus that wants it (in whatever language) could get the same thing. Since it would be kind of an elective that only the kids who want to take have to take, you wouldn't have quite the same problems with extending the school day issues that FLES has. This would also make summer immersion programs a natural extension. The problem I see is that this would make FLES more difficult, but that would be offset by the language fluency opportunity available on ALL campuses. The advantage is that this doesn't require a separate campus and languages can be added and changed as the district needs. It doesn't take away flexibility from our overenrolled district, it's more fair, it doesn't lock out future programs and changes, and it still provides a proven fluency program.
Has anyone explored this possibility? I would think it could be implemented by next fall, too. It could be implemented without impacting Hoover the way the proposed dual immersion program would impact Ohlone and without changing the size of the school. It also presents the possibility of allowing the kids in higher grades to begin getting the language instruction, rather than just kindergarteners to start. (I don't know if this is true for sure, it would depend on this teaching method, though I suppose you could just give all kids in the beginning the same opportunities as the kinders if that is the case.) And this is more likely to fit with Hoover's existing educational philosophy. Then also because all campuses would be promised the same opportunity, Ohlone students would still get their language opportunity, too, only they could pick Mandarin or even another language. And we would be giving a fluency opportunity to all PA kids. It occurs to me that this would even allow more than one language fluency program at a given campus. And it might not even be more expensive to do that if the teachers already speak those different languages. I have to admit, this would probably also be easier and cheaper than FLES, but again, it would at least be a fluency/language opportunity for all PA kids.
Also, this doesn't lock out other very different kinds of programs in the future, if everyone at a given campus wants to do something very different but modeled on this approach, they could do it. We also have an existing program, Yew Cheung, to go to for guidance. How does that sound? I think Nico pointed out in some forum that PACE hadn't really considered another type of instruction. Wouldn't this be the time for everyone to consider it in the interest of compromise?
(Sorry if this sounds a little off-topic, there are so many MI forums right now. But the relevant question is: could an IB program be added to a given campus this way?)
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Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and Rob Jones have been tasked with helping to nurture Liverpool's youngsters after returning to Anfield.
The trio of former players have been added to Liverpool's extended coaching set-up and will work with the club's under-21 and under-18 squads in a move that manager Brendan Rodgers believes will prove crucial in developing the next generation of homegrown talent.
Fowler and McManaman were both born on Merseyside and came through the ranks at Liverpool, enjoying illustrious careers, while Jones started out at Crewe Alexandra before moving to Anfield in the early 1990s.
Rodgers is excited at the prospect of the fans' favourites passing on invaluable advice and guidance to young players at the club.
He told The Liverpool Echo: "It's great to have Robbie, Steve and Rob on board.
"I said at the end of last season that I wanted to get more former players involved and over the off-season I spoke to a number of them about a possible role here.
"For me it's so important to have players like that around. These are players who the young guys look up to.
"The three of them have come in recently and I know they have thoroughly enjoyed having that involvement of working with the kids.
"We're starting with the older academy players as they are ones they can really affect at this moment."
Rodgers added: "We lost a true great in Jamie Carragher this summer and you need people around who love the club dearly.
"If you look throughout the club now, we have lots of staff from this area. We have Mike Marsh on the staff with the first team - a local boy who came through and played for the first team.
"Frank McParland, our academy director, knows the area inside out and guys like that are very important to me in understanding the culture of Liverpool.
"Getting the likes of Robbie, Steve and Rob involved is all part of that.
"They offer wisdom, they have played at the top level and they also understand what playing for Liverpool football club is all about."
Fowler scored 183 goals for Liverpool in 369 appearances, McManaman made just five fewer appearances, and Jones spent eight years at Anfield between 1991 and 1999.
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I had a pro do mine too and they came out great. My photographer was a woman and she made me feel so comfortable. There was also a makeup artist and the whole thing made me feel transformed.
The pics were really sexy, but still tasteful enough that I could show my closest girlfriend the album when she considered getting one for her husband. I recommend a pro if your only issue is comfort.
Good luck!
There's lots of decent photographers that specialize in boudoir photos -- and you do not have to go full monty.
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If you can find any of the Playboy archives from the mid Sixties, have a look at the Playmates. This was a natural, "girl next door" look, nothing like what Playboy is today.:)
Well, bringing out best in real woman start with letting to know her what to expect as taking performance pressure off. Most of the women who approaches for a shoot have similar concern with hesitation there are many more good options to getting there sexy boudoir without any hasitations.
I just had my boudoir photos taken here in Dallas at Sweet Love Studios and it was so much fun! My husband loved his 1st anniversary gift. They had a makeup artist do my hair and makeup and I felt like a supermodel! So much fun!
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Front Range (CO) > Torreys Peak > Climber's Log
Torreys Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Grays & Torreys
Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2002
|Posted May 8, 2012 1:52 pm
|NW Face
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2007
|Nice snow climb, no-one else on our route or on the summit, though some skiers did show up from another route after we got there.
|Posted May 1, 2012 1:38 pm
Date Climbed: Apr 30, 2012
|Beautiful climb on a crystal blue sky day. A bit of wind from the saddle on up, but another great day on a CO 14er!
|Posted Apr 30, 2012 4:32 pm
|Duo for the day
Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2012
|Bagged an hour after Grays. Microspikes the whole way, but not necessary in some parts. Whole trail down was mushy snow from saddle onward (icy on the way up to Grays in the morning). Light wind, cool to warm temps. Perfect spring weather for these summits, couldn't IMAGINE better weather.
|Posted Apr 10, 2012 10:57 pm
|Via Kelso Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2010
|Still one of my favorite routes up a 14er in CO.
6/27/2010 - With Grays Peak
7/1/2007 - Just Torreys
|Posted Mar 30, 2012 1:41 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 1999
|Posted Oct 29, 2011 12:30 pm
|Ted Eliason
|Denver's Closest Best 14er
Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2002
|Dead Dog, Emperor, Kelso Ridge all worth climbing/skiing more than once.
|Posted Oct 12, 2011 2:51 pm
|Via Kelso Ridge
|Did with a group of grad school friends back in 2005. Summited Grays after going over the knife edge to reach Torreys. Roped up for one of the class 4 sections. Fantastic weather!
|Posted Sep 17, 2011 1:27 am
|First for the day
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2011
|after Grays
|Posted Sep 8, 2011 6:46 pm
|Matt Lemke
Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2011
|Easy climb with grays
|Posted Aug 27, 2011 6:46 pm
|Jay Moon
|Climbed w/Grays
Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2011
|Not too busy for Grays & Torreys. Hit Grays, Torreys, and then Grays again. Most climbers that day only did Grays. Perfect weather and the few crowds I ran into actually made for good company.
|Posted Aug 16, 2011 5:49 pm
|From Grays
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1992
|Got hit with a blizzard on the summit that lasted 2 days and left 3 feet of snow.
|Posted Aug 15, 2011 10:49 am
Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2011
|Pretty day. 5 hours for Grays and Torreys via Kelso.
|Posted Aug 9, 2011 7:55 pm
|From Bakerville
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2011
|Got up early to beat the hordes. Small group on summit. On way down, looked like priests taking a virgin to sacrifice to the mountain. Too many folks for my taste. Oh well, the tunnel was closed the night before because of a car fire. Bakerville makes a good secluded camp.
|Posted Aug 9, 2011 1:18 pm
|Peas and Carrots
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2004
|Do it with Grays. They just go together.
|Posted Aug 7, 2011 11:27 am
|via Kelso Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2011
|Climbed Torreys via Kelso Ridge with my two kids, 19 and 15. Awesome route.
|Posted Aug 1, 2011 10:50 pm
|From Grays
Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2011
|A lot of people, but most stayed on Grays and skipped Torreys. Torreys is definitely the nicer summit.
|Posted Jul 18, 2011 8:37 pm
|Kelso Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2011
|Very fun. Must have been 500 people (not kidding) on the mountain. Fortunately only a few of them were on Kelso.
|Posted Jul 17, 2011 10:36 pm
|Wiktoria Plawska
|with Grays
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2011
|Nice quick hike, lots of crowds, and 5 dogs on the summit at once :)
|Posted Jul 12, 2011 9:01 pm
|holly sorenson
|fron Gray's Peak
|Climbed Grey's and Torrey's with my dad and his friend in 1985. I was about 17, and it was the first time doing 2 14ers in a day.
A wonderful day. I LOVE the CO rockies!
|Posted Jun 21, 2011 12:10 am


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Okay, so I have a pretty basic understanding of C++. This is roughly the information I've covered so far:
Storing Data and getting user input
Performing calculations and displaying output
If Else Statements
And references.
This is all great and I enjoy programming but I REALLY want to start working with graphics and move towards 2d games. I've started to look into libraries like SDL and some of it looks really weird and then other parts I can understand. Usually after I get past the initial "setting up the SDL screen" tutorial it gets way advanced and I lose it. I really want to start moving into something with graphics because it's starting to feel like the console just isn't doing it for me anymore. With what I've learned, I have been able to program a decent text based RPG.
The only things I haven't gotten to/don't completely understand when I try to do are pointers and classes.
So I guess what i'm asking is... How do I progress towards making a 2d game of some sort? Where can I start or am I going about it wrong? I've tried looking at source code from other people's games or basic SDL game tutorials but it just seems very overwhelming. Can anyone help me out?


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Delivery Boys and Entourage Comprehensive Review Complete
Dear Vanguard Community
We have recently completed a comprehensive review of the Delivery Boys and Entourage program at Vanguard University. The review team of 9 members consisted of 3 faculty, 3 student life leaders, a youth pastor, and a current and former student. Of these, 4 were former Delivery Boys & Entourage members.
The review included two phases – a research phase and then consideration of findings with recommendations for how to revitalize the teams. The research component included interviews with previous team directors, a number of District Youth Directors and youth pastors, and several camp directors. The review team conducted a series of focus groups with 28 former team members and with a number of current students. The research phase also included a review of 24 student talent team programs at other colleges and universities. The review team's findings and recommendations have informed how the teams can be revitalized with greater emphasis on ministry and connection to training and leadership development within Student Life.
The review team has presented its report and recommendations to the President's Cabinet. I am pleased to now share some of the key outcomes:
- Delivery Boys and Entourage teams will have a future as part of Outreach Ministries in Student Life.
- The teams will be part of the Student Leadership Development program and participate in all student leadership events, including the Student Leadership Retreat.
- This summer an advisory group will be formed to assist with recruitment, selection, training, and care for the teams.
- Recruitment and selection of new teams will begin during the fall semester once we have finalized staffing and training to support the teams.
- The teams will be available for camp ministry summer 2013.
We are committed to our mission of equipping students for Spirit-empowered lives of Christ-centered leadership and service and believe that the reorganization of support and training for the teams will better enable us to equip our students for effective ministry.
I want to express my gratitude to the review team for their many hours of careful research and prayerful reflection and recommendations on how best to support effective student ministry teams.
With gratitude,
Dr. Carol Taylor


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I just feel Britney Spears needs to be on top today and feel the love. The best time of her day. Coffee run.
Bradley Cooper headed out of town as quickly as possible.
While headed into town was Bethenny Frankel.
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Cameron Diaz after a workout yesterday.
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The ridge you climbed was likely Sierra de los Padres - a lovely little village on an escarpment with rolling agricultural land surrounding it and less than 20 km from Mar del Plata proper.
Mar del Plata - Spanish for frigging freezing
Trip Start Sep 06, 2006
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Actually, tell a lie, the first day we got there we were fooled into thinking how nice and pleasant the weather was. We even managed to get a few hours on the beach. Our now returning to white bodies savouring the suns rays once again. Oh bliss! Bang, following day, FREEZING. Gloves, scarfs, hats needed! Not right!!
Never mind, we made the most of it as usual. We visited the Port to see a colony of sea lions that have made their home among the graveyard of old, decaying oil tanks. We got very close to them, amazing really, until they snotted on James. LOL.
We ate some very nice seafood in a very nice seafood restaurant built to look like a boat to make up for the smelly sea lion snot experience. Very nice too!!
The following day we took a wonder around the city. I found the trees that looked like giant pineapples fascinating. James humoured me and took photos!
As there was not one drop of sunshine in Mar Del Sunshine, we decided to head out into the country side around the area to get a taste a rural life. We rented a cabana for one night, a kinda cottage, and headed into Groucho land. We had a brilliant two days. We hiked upto the top of the ridge that the cabana sat on and got an amazing view over the surrounding area. It looked alot like England surprisingly enough!! That night James, the Grill Master, cooked us up some INCREDIBLE steaks that we bought and took with us. He could teach those Argentinians a thing or two when it comes to BBQs. They were the best steaks we have eaten yet!! We then settled in front of our log fire for the evening. Enough said!
The next day we were pretty excited about going horse riding for the first time in Argentina. Technically, we have both been on a horse before, but that was about 10 years ago and the only horses we have come close to since are the ones in the field behind my Mum`s cottage - over the fence!! So we turn up for a day of horse riding to see just two horses saddled up. Oh dear, no guide, no instructions, just get on and go. I presume, quite sensibly they thought we could ride. Nope. They were wrong. We managed to heave ourselves onto the horses and that was the extent of what we did right. The horses could obviously tell we were complete amateurs and decided to just go exactly where they wanted....to the other side of the field to eat some long grass, for half and hour...and then wander back. Exciting or what. Too scared to dig our heals in to them, we sat like complete plums on the top of these horses, going exactly nowhere, for 30 minutes! I bet the horses were cracking up!! Amatuers!!


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No one can rival Yu-Na in Sochi, no worries on that.
No one can rival Yu-Na in Sochi, no worries on that.
In the same way, I always wanted Michelle to win an OGM in her years. One has one's favorites. I don't hate Sarah or Tara for "seizing" it from its rightful owner. Just as I'd love Davis and White to win the next OGM...but if Virtue/Moir win it, it will be because they're splendid on that night. As a dancer friend of mine, a big Michelle fan, said of Tara in 1998, "Sometimes the magic happens for one person." That's life, and the ice is slippery.
Michelle Kwan prevented Irina Slutskaya from being a 5 or 6 time World Champion which despite being an Irina fan gives me shivers, from Elena Sokolova becoming a World Champion, and from Sasha splatting her way to every U.S title from 2000 onwards (the only year Sasha did performances worthy of a U.S title in 2006 she easily won it). For that alone she should be blessed. It is not like she was ever preventing any really great skaters from doing something that they were worthy of, other than Chen from winning her 2nd World title in 1996.
Kim on the other hand is preventing some great and truly worthy skaters from achieving more. Mao Asada is a phenom who by rights should be an Olympic Champion once or twice already, but due to Kim's Vancouver rampage and silly age rules is a 0 time, and now down to her last chance to do it. Carolina Kostner is a wonderful and gorgeous skater who should be a multi World Champion, but because she competes with Kim and Asada she is only a 1 time thus far. Joannie Rochette is another great skater who should be atleast a 1 time World or Olympic winner but having to compete against Kim, Asada, and even Ando and Kostner as well, that didnt happen for her. Ando is a multi World Champion but due to Kim and Asada she will retire with no Olympic medals. However all these skaters were better for having had to compete against her.
If other ladies in Vancouver had 3Lz/3T, 3F and 2A plus level 4 on spins plus skated as fast as Yuna did w/ transitions in and out of every jump w/ the height & distance Yuna got on her jumps, they could have scored as big as Yuna after SP. If they'd skated LP as well as Yuna did they could've won. But they did not do so -- maybe they couldn't skate / jump like that or whatever -- but Yuna did not stop them from copying her layout or skating fast or going clean.
If Mao could capitalize on the SP 3A rule and skated her programs clean, she could've won the worlds this year. It is not Yuna's fault she popped her jumps or double-footed 3As (even tho it earned + GOE in SP). Yuna did not prevent CaroK or Mao from going clean. You can't even claim psychological effect of Yuna going clean in LP as she was the last skater of the competition.
LOL. "splatting her way to every single title."
The fact is, Mao lost her best chance for Olympic gold in 2006.
Also, if both Mao and Carolina skate cleanly (no URs or DGs). I could see each of them scoring 145+ for a LP.
So, Mao and Carolina could rival Yu-Na. They just need to bring it.
Her PCS wouldn't rise for that performance. Lepisto's would, though, because she would have been considered more of a challenger. Rachael Flatt also would have gone into that Olympics as a World medalist in this fantasy scenario and she would have placed above both of them to begin with if her 3Flips hadn't been given very questionable < calls, which they probably wouldn't have had her reputation been higher.


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Dallas, TX US
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includes: Rock and Roll, Celebration Day, (Bring It On Home intro) Black Dog, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, The Song Remains the Same, Rain Song, Dazed and Confused (incl. San Francisco), Stairway to Heaven.
Newspaper report:
Zeppelin Record -- Led Zeppelin, well on their way to the most successful rock tour in history, showed once again that they are the most popular group since the Beatles. In Dallas May 18, Led Zeppelin drew 10,000 fans to Memorial Hall and then came back the very next night with a standing-room-only concert in Ft. Worth that drew 13,500. With back-to-back dates in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, Led Zeppelin has set yet another record by selling out both arenas on successive nights. (May 1973)


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Chinese New Year in Hong Kong and tour Angkor Wat
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While in Hanoi, we were treated to bike rickshaw rides, the water puppet show, visit to Ho Chi Min's mausoleum and home on stilts, Confucius Temple, history museum, and having meals at some very good restaurants. On one occasion, some members of our group made reservation at the Opera restaurant across the street from our hotel. We were given a long table sharing another long table in one dining room. A gentleman seated at the other table was none other than Bob Woodward.
Halong Bay:
Halong Bay has some 3,000 limestone rocks sticking out above the water in unusual shapes that have been developed over 20 million years.
From Wiki: "Historical research surveys have shown the presence of prehistorical
human beings in this area tens of thousands years ago. The successive
ancient cultures are the Soi Nhụ culture around 18,000-7,000 BC, the C�i
B�o culture 7,000-5,000 BC[6]
and the Hạ Long culture 3,500-5,000 years ago."
Mekong Delta:
Many of us got introduced to "Mekong Delta" during the Vietnam War. Most visitors today are taken on motor boats to an island on the Mekong Delta, and switched to smaller boats oared by women in conical hats. Visitors are usually treated to tropical fruits and beverages, and visits to a coconut candy factory.
Siem Reap: Our hotel, Raffles Hotel:
To Angkor Wat:
Angkor Wat is a Hindu Temple originally dedicated to the god Vishnu, and subsequently Buddhist. It's the major tourist destination for visitors to Cambodia, and the temple is shown on the national flag.
Raffles Hotel:
We were fortunate to have been provided occupancy at this sister hotel to the one in Singapore. The accommodations and service were very good.
Angkor Thom:
Most people who have never visited this area are not aware that there are two temple areas in Siem Reap; Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom.


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The show must go on in spite of snow
Weather conditions this spring have greatly interfered with school, sports and other extracurricular activities at Pine River-Backus School, but in spite of some postponed or missed rehearsals, the school's production of "Willy Wonka" will go forward as scheduled.
Auditions for the show began at the end of January, and rehearsals started in February. Between then and now, the Pine River-Backus School District has experienced plenty of disruptive snow days, including as recently as Thursday, April 11, when rehearsal was canceled even though opening night loomed Friday, April 19.
"We've had a lot of conflicts this year with all the snow and missing rehearsals, so that was kind of a bummer but we're pulling it together," said Jennifer Anderson, play director.
Despite these setbacks, Anderson and her cast and crew are working hard to make "Willy Wonka" a special event for their audiences.
"We've never done a kids' show before and something so super family friendly," Anderson said. "The closest we've done to that before was "Annie." We just want to do something totally fun and light-hearted and just a real feel-good show."
This year's theater production marks a slight change in tone from previous years, when productions of "Footloose," "Cinderella," "Grease," "Annie" and others charmed crowds with more dramatic and romantic roles. This year, Anderson and her actors are looking forward to acting ... goofy.
"I'm most excited about when it comes to show time, my role's a lot more funny than I've ever done before. So I'm excited for the laughter and just being funny up there and goofy instead of just a serious character. That's what I'm excited about," said junior Carlee Staples, who portrays Ms. Gloop. "It's a way different role than I've ever done. It's a lot harder than I'm used to. I think it's a lot more fun than before because I have those challenges now."
"Willy Wonka is a really eccentric character and I've never really run a factory before," said junior Ryan Sweeny, who plays the purple-clad Willy Wonka.
The cast of "Willy Wonka" is composed mostly of students who are familiar with PR-B theater productions. Though Charlie Bucket, a lead in the play, is being portrayed by seventh-grader Don Owen.
"I would say that 90 percent of my cast this year has acted before. We have a few new ones, and actually our lead playing Charlie is a seventh-grader so this is the first year he was eligible for the play and he got the lead role. That's a lot of responsibility for a seventh-grader," Anderson said.
The production is expected to feature creative sets to represent the fantastical chocolate factory, chocolate river and other settings familiar to fans of Wonka, whether he is played by Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp.
"I'm really excited about when we get the candy factory revealed. It's just really bright and fun and I'm expecting a few oohs and ahhs from the audience from that," Anderson said.
As another special and topical treat the show will feature a sweet shop open to theater-goers during intermission, complete with a golden ticket contest. When asked what the prize will be, Anderson acted the part of Roald Dahl's Wonka.
"It's a secret. It's a surprise!" she said laughing.
The show opens at 7 p.m. Friday, April 19, and will also run at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in the Pine River-Backus High School old gym.
Though there are many theatrical versions of "Willy Wonka," Anderson's cast will perform the classic version adapted by author Roald Dahl and closest to the Gene Wilder film.
Tickets will be available at the door a half-hour before the show. Proceeds from ticket sales and sale of sweets will go toward purchasing a musical license for the 2013-14 school year, gels for stage lighting and other expenses related to putting on future shows.
"We just try to sustain ourselves for the most part," Anderson said. "We just really hope a large chunk of the community comes out to support the kids. They've been working really, really hard and I just want to make sure that audiences leave here feeling as positive as we do about the show."


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They are likely the same, or very closely related.
Also, if you speak Russian, you might want to check out http://www.pchelovod.info for advice from beekeepers in your Region. All beekeeping is local!
They are likely the same, or very closely related.
Also, if you speak Russian, you might want to check out http://www.pchelovod.info for advice from beekeepers in your Region. All beekeeping is local!
Zone 8a at 4300ft. Langstroth- foundationless. 6 Hives. AHB region.
All beekeeping is local, means that how you keep your bees depends very much on your local conditions. For example, what works well, or is good advice, in Georgia, might be terrible in Germany. You should rely more on what other beekeepers in the Caucases are doing- the plants the bees forage on, the climate, the type of bees are similar.
For example, you might have a lot of buckwheat (grechka) available, which makes excellent honey. Here in the USA there is very little buckwheat, and instead alfalfa and clover are the important bee crops.
So, you really need to connect with local/regional beekeepers. They will tell you what works and what doesn't in your area.
Zone 8a at 4300ft. Langstroth- foundationless. 6 Hives. AHB region.
I just started beekeeping in January. I placed a swarm box on a tree in my back yard in the sun. I had no response for two months. Another beek told be to put the trap in the shade. I moved the trap to the shade and caught a swarm the next day. Is it because of the shade or just timming I'm not sure, but the shade worked for me. About a week later I moved the hive into full sun and faced away from the wind, so far they are doing great. And Good Luck!
Nathan, when you put the hive in the shade, how high did you put the hive box?
Is it on a tree or on a bee stand?
Rader Sidetrack said catching a swarm is like fishing. This is true. Once when I went fishing(off a dock) I let the fishing line drag on the bottom of the lake. I caught an eel.
You will increase your odds of getting bees if your hive trap is a few feet up (like 6-10ft). Good luck catching your bees. Also, a little lemongrass oil as a lure is important.
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I put it about 6' high when I caught the first swarm, but the branch broke so now I'm trying to catch another swarm with the box sitting on a 5 gallon bucket.
Can you nail and hang your box up there and then strap down the box? I think 5 gallon bucket is too low that the
bees not like that low. The min is 7' I think.
Where i can buy lemongrass? what kind of stores?
In the USA lemongrass oil is often sold in "health food stores". Or you may be able to buy it online. Here is one link:
Note that the link above does not ship to your country, but the link is intended to provide you more product information.
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Well i think i will be unable to find that in my country, whats alternative?
Old brood comb is attractive to bees seeking a new hive.
Aside from the old brood comb that ralittlefield mentioned, old dead queen bees stored in alcohol can be used as a swarm lure also. But dead queens and brood comb are rarely available unless you know a beekeeper.
Try to find a local beekeeper.
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
Look for a large apteka in Tbilisi, especially one that has homeopathy medicines. If they dont have lemonrass oil, you can use a mint oil.
Zone 8a at 4300ft. Langstroth- foundationless. 6 Hives. AHB region.
How about Indian stores from India?
You can probably find them there if you do a search. Or ask someone if they know any.
Maybe the store will carry the oil.
Is a ten frame langstroth hive considered a 40 liter trap? Nick 1111, it sounds like you are using your hive as a bait trap. I read the ideal bait trap has a 40 liter capacity and is 10 feet up. The first swarms in the Spring can be pretty big, so I think your idea of using the hive as a bait trap is good.
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Camarillo girl honored for saving mom's life
Faith Corral called 9-1-1 during life-threatening emergency
Camarillo, Calif. - Faith Corral wondered why her mother wanted her to wear a new dress to school Thursday. She soon found out. Corral was surprised by firefighters and other first-responders during an assembly at Tierra Linda Elementary school in Camarillo.
Classmates cheered as the second grader was called up to the front of the room to be recognized for saving her mother's life by calling 9-1-1.
But that's not all she did to help her mom.
Corral and her mother are both Type 1 diabetics. On Sunday March 17, she checked on her resting mother and found her sweating and acting strangely. Corral filled a syringe with glucose, gave her mother a shot in the hip and called 9-1-1 on her mother's new iphone.
Her mother, Jeannette Figueroa, said she had just taught Faith how to call 9-1-1 the week before.
Ventura County firefighters gave the 8-year-old a Build-A-Bear, star bear, and a representative from Supervisor Kathy Long's office gave her a certificate of recognition.
After the ceremony, Corral said "It was awesome because I felt really appreciated, really appreciated that I saved my mom's life."
Firefighters are hoping parents will teach their children how to dial 9-1-1 and talk to dispatchers on land lines and cell phones.
They say the recognition comes just in time for National EMS (emergency medical services) Week, May 19-25.


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newbie here. Hopefully will be getting my bees this week or next. I have read that SHB larva live in the ground under hives, what can I put down so they cannot live there? Would stone work, 3/4" limestone that has sharp edges?
newbie here. Hopefully will be getting my bees this week or next. I have read that SHB larva live in the ground under hives, what can I put down so they cannot live there? Would stone work, 3/4" limestone that has sharp edges?
placing your hive in full sun is one of the best things to help combat SHB.
...This, and my heart, and all the Bees
Which in the Clover dwell.
You have SHB in Wisconsin??
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If they don`t they will have so start now for prevention.
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Don't worry about SHB in the ground. They don't go to the ground to pupate until after they've destroyed the hive. You shouldn't have them in WI anyway, unless it's a few hitchhikers in packages.
I think they are actually a problem in both Wisconsin and Michigan. It must be the sandy soil.
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Do not under estimate these devils. They are not suppose to be able to winter in colder climates. Well they seem to be doing just fine here in Maryland. I got whacked already with larva on two spilits I created on April 6th. Even with temps dropping to 30's at night they reproduced. I guess I did not put enough bees in my spilits. And to think I did not see any SHB until two years ago.
If they get into the ground, you're too late. Put traps in your hives, and deal with them before they lay eggs. I run 2-4 traps in each hive, and have no problems with shb. I maintain the traps regularly, and don't bother to treat the ground.
"If all you have is a hammer, the whole world is a nail." - A.H. Maslow
This is the start of my second year so last spring when I got my first two colonies started, I put AJ's beetle traps in each brood box and left them in all summer until I took them out in the fall and they were still free of beetles. I don't know that its safe to say a beetle never attempted to enter all I know is that I never caught any. Maybe I was being overcautios cause I dont know if they're even a threat to me where I am. All I know is that I will be putting them in again cause Id rather catch a few beetles looking for a home rather than try to rid an entire colony of them after they have already set up shop. Unless I guess somebody can tell me that these specific traps arent a good preventable step.
I just want to be prepared and cautous. packages are coming from califorina so hope I don't get any along.
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Fandangoofs are the people in audience at the WWE Raw show on 4/8/13 that went crazy for the theme song.
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