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Look at the daily crime report posted online and in print by the Sentinel and you'll easily make the connection to most of the crime and criminal elements in our county: If it's not drugs such as methamphetamine and heroin, then it's the other popular drug abuse of choice, alcohol. Day after day, month after month, year after year.
Burglaries and violence in the community? Usually connected to drug abuse.
Many homeless in our community aren't using drugs or alcohol, but many are. But it's not just transients and scruffy young men with furtive looks and small plastic baggies in backpacks selling and using drugs and leaving behind needles and garbage.
Santa Cruz, with its nationally recognized tolerance for lifestyles outside the mainstream and its healthy network of services to help people in need, is often blamed for attracting the drug trade and turning a blind eye toward the mess that abusers and dealers leave behind. The truth, however, is the city has changed its stance significantly in recent years.
Recent city councils have worked to make the city safer and less of a magnet to the dispossessed and the dysfunctional. Homeless camps have been raided and taken down. Take Back Santa Cruz, which has played a powerful role in changing attitudes and policies in the city, will probably continue to exert an influence on how social and criminal behaviors are dealt with. Take Back co-founder Pamela Comstock was elected to the Santa Cruz council earlier this month and will join a majority that understands the importance of cleaning up the city.
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There is a bunk bed, a single bed, and a sofa bed for 2 persons.
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The accommodation is located in the famous district of Kreuzberg. While Berlin was divided, this neighborhood was a border area of West Berlin, where the rents were low enough to attract artists, dropouts and immigrants. For this reason, Kreuzberg has been known ever since for its multicultural flair and alternative subculture.
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Yes, unfortunately ..... but all are healthy that is the Hauptsche .... and we come back aufjedefall on this great offer!
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Nice room in Kreuzberg backyard. The hosts snd very nice and the handling was reibunglos.
Schönes Zimmer im Kreuzberger Hinterhof. Die Gastgeber snd sehr nett und die Abwicklung war reibunglos.
very friendly and helpful, lovely room with some nice courtyard space, thank you for having us!
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Discussion in 'THE OTHER TALK' started by Bendix, Nov 30, 2009.
just for fun- what do you prefer :?: what do you have :?: what do you wish you had :?:
All Ive got now is a late 90s Mexican made Fender Telecaster, it suits me fine and i dont have to worry about being too kind. Sold most of my stuff when I got married though it wasnt much better :lol: Also kept an old Fender flat top my grandpa got for me. I've got a good friend with several Les Paul's and hes always glad to let me play if I really want to.
I used to go over to a friends house in high school all the time, his dad had (guessing 60's) blonde Fender Thinline with a Bigsby tremelo on it, I envied that guitar sooooo badly.
Forgive me, I started off playing bass on a Fender P and the brand just kind of stuck :lol:
Gibson electric(want...) Martin acoustic (want)
Funny Martin story, when my wife and I first met, she had an old Martin Uke that belonged to her Grandfather.It was string-less and a little rough. One day I saw it sittin in the garbage. I dug it out and stashed it away. Years later I looked it up on ebay and they were going for crazy money. It then became hers again and she listed and it sold for like $380.00 or somethin nuts.... so I dont throw anything away now!!!!
I play BC Rich's mainly...dig those pointy guitars...have 5 now!
Currently blastin 'em thru a Randall head and Mesa cab.
I play a Gibson Les Paul studio (black and chrome) with a Marshall Valvestate100v 1/2 stack. But for an acustic i have a Mexican Fender. The Gibson i bought in 1990 right before my first kid was born i figured that having a kid i would never be able to afford anything again, as it turns out after 2 more kids i was right.
I don't get to play nearly as much as I'd like. But my fave is an Eastwood Mosrite style, white w/black P-90 type pickups. Picked it up on ebay for around $200. Also have a real Gibson, reissue SG 62. Unfortunately, I stepped on it with a cord plugged in & broke the wood around it. (future project) There's a '63 SG junior that's been half stripped and apart for a long time. The cool looking one is a 1964 Gretsch sunburst Double Anniversary model! The original pickups went bad, stuck some strat pickups under the chrome rings. Someday, I'll get some repop filter tron pickups, and the bigsby that once was on it! Plus, an 80s Fender P Bass (Japan), a Squire Jazz Bass, and a mongrel strat (apart too). And two funky 60s imports, I forget what name they are. Got drums too, though they've been apart since we moved. Geez, I forgot how much stuff I has! ~Adam
dont know much about guitars but i do play bass and heres my preferences out of what i own....
1: rickenbacker 4003
2: fender(standard) pbass
3: ibanez edb 400
and the only guitar i have is a 80's ventura (gibson es 335) law suit model......but has really good action and sound
I think we're heading towards a show your guitar/bass/drums thread!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
I've got an f-hole Alvarez and a Telecaster, but I actually prefer playing my el cheapo Pignose. :lol: My cousin paid something like $2500.00 for his old Martin, apparently considered a bargain. :shock: It's nice, but it's not THAT nice.
I have a reissue 57 Gibson Les Paul Special, TV yellow, with the dual cutaways. Looks like the Jr. that Johnny Thunders played, and it's definitely my favorite. Also an Epiphone Casino in cherry red with P90s and a cheapo fender acoustic. I play through a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 4x10 combo. I also have a Mexico made Fender P Bass, and I sold my doghouse right before I moved to Texas. I'm trying to teach myself banjo now, with very little success.
Oh man my brother is tryin the banjo with little luck. I think ya need 6 fingers or maybe 7 to play it right :lol:
ive also got a goodtime openback banjo ive been playing for a few years (i love playing banjo ), i can play it fair but get too fast and im lost lol. also been meaning to build a cigarbox uke too, got the parts just havent set down to make it yet :|
Aww, sweet! I was going to buy a single cut LP Spl. reissue for $500, but when I walked in the music store with the cash, it was sold. That's when I ended up finding the SG 62 at another store. ~Adam
Saw them make one of these on Ace of Cakes recently....seems like a cool concept...guitars for girls.
I haven't played in over 25 years I suppose. My Ibanez is screwed to the basement wall for decoration. I had thought about picking it up again a while back. Went to Guitar Center to look at amps. The one I wanted was sold out and I've since talked myself out of it.
It was the wife's first time in a music store. She fell in love with the guitars and even mentioned collecting them just for their looks.
if you can run across one get a sovtek mig 100 for a head and run through the cab of your choice....
one of the best heads i ever played through was a sovtek and they can be had fairly cheap since most prefer names to sound :wink:
now get that off the wall!
CCR & Maddogrider, I love trying to play the banjo. I think it's actually harder to learn if you're already familiar with guitar, because all the tuning and chording is so different.
Rustinkerer, too bad you missed out on that! Great price for that guitar. Mine is by far the most fun to play of any guitar I've ever tried. SGs are awesome though, you really can't go wrong.
well, i really surprised there weren't any vocal martin fans chiming in! apparently gibson's are another thing rrb folks have in common! i know i love my L-00, and without a doubt the finest feeling guitar i ever sat down with was an a new/retro '1936 advanced jumbo'. it was on the wall in a big box guitar store, i don't even know if it was well tuned, but the first impression it left was just amazing 8)
i just wish my playing was better- some days i feel like a 3 legged cat trying to bury a turd....... :mrgreen:
oh dont get me wrong, i love the sound of a Martin flat top. 2 of my buddys have had Martin Big Baby's and some of the best bluegrass/blues Ive heard have been on them too. I dont really think it matters as long as the person playing can play what theyve got. But some of the finer guitars in the right hands sound untouchable. :shock:
Well my fav is my 84 or so orange sunburst 360 Rickenbacker. My dad gave me a copy of one back in the 60's and I had it forever and always wanted a real one. I had a collection that was getting to big for our small house so I loaded up my guitars and went to the only shop that had them and traded every one I had and 70 bucks to get mine. Ditched a Gibson Explorer Fender P bass a yamaha something and 70 bucks cash. Used it was 1400 at the time. I hardly play it anymore and it lives under the foot of my bed where I have always had one since I can remember....but now I have THE one...
Later Terry
Three years later this post is back from the dead. Much love for the Gibbys:
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So what's the over/under on how long it takes Tebow to learn how to play TE?
my dad was saying he had heard that he had a video of himself 1 hour before the guy was killed. he was taken in the 4th round due to his off field acquaintances as per NFL.com. he hung around gang members.. not good at all.
On Wednesday evening, the Bristol County District Attorneys office asked the public for help finding a silver mirror cover connected to the investigation.
Bristol District Attorney Samuel Sutter says the mirror, is believed to have been broken off a vehicle, and may be visible along a route of travel between Dorchester and North Attleboro.
Any one else think it's odd that the DA's office is asking commuters to help locate a possible piece of evidence? Seem like they may be trying to bait one of the suspects to try to find it before the police do.
Arrest warrant issued for "obstruction of justice".
I'm guessing Belichick is waxing nostalgic for the days when one of his star players was simply a coke addict. Those were the days.........


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A town right outside of Boston. It's broken up into two sides: The East and The West. Milton is notably the most Irish town in the United States, although there is a rising number of African-Americans. Milton was also listed (respectfully) in 2007 and 2009 as the 7th and 5th best place to live in America. Very hard to imagine as there is virtually nothing to do there. Hence why there is such a big problem with drinking and drugs within the town's teenage inhabitants (who frequent the woods at night for "fun"). They also use slang which is getting more and more ridiculous by the year. Not to mention that many Milton teenagers don't take kindly to outsiders (Why? because they're assholes). By appearance, Milton is the epitome of a suburb. Nice houses, clean neighborhoods, etc.
Kids: "The cops are coming! Quick! Hide the reebs! Hide the reebs!"
Cops: "You idiots. Just because we're cops doesn't mean we're stupid enough to know that beers spelled backwards is reebs.....only in Milton, MA."
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by masterBarry September 07, 2010
What might be the most boring town you could ever encounter in your entire life. The only remotely good thing to do here is go to the high school football games, and go down the square, the main hangout. You can also go to the woods if your a drinker/smoker. The high school is retarded, kids smoking and getting blown in the bathroom. The middle school is full of little boys who think they are tough, and slutty girls who think what they want is sex. We were voted the most Irish community in the United States a few years back, and almost everyone has a Boston accent.
by KFlavin October 11, 2006
A part of Boston. All you westie fucks can suck a dick...you wanted to bounce and we took your place.
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Yippee! I've got my names, now to put on my thinking cap and decide what to make. Shall I do something new, or a variation of one I've done before????
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Yippee! I've got my names, now to put on my thinking cap and decide what to make. Shall I do something new, or a variation of one I've done before????
Join the JUNE Pincushion & Needlecase swap:http://www.quiltingboard.com/member-...t-t247379.html
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Dear friends,
I just want to let you know that my mom gave up her battle this
I STILL want to make my partners pincushion if they are willing to
accept it late.
Quilty-Hugs everyone.
Louise - Ya-ya to Zachary April 13 2015. I collect mugs from the U.S. and around the world. Also collect handmade pincushions, sewing/quilting themed fabrics, and fabric in general.
I'm so sorry for you and yours, Quilty - please know that our prayers are going up for you.. She's in a better place now, God bless her..
Louise, so sorry to hear the news. know she is at peace and you have an angel looking over you
Mine are going out Monday, too late for the p.o. today
Prayers and hugs your way Louise
Louise, I know exactly what you are feeling as I lost my mom one year ago to the day that you lost yours. Just as a good thought though now, when a good little thing happens in my day, I like to feel that mom had a hand in it and I smile and send a little thank you to her. :-) Hope you get some of those good little gifts to help you make it through the coming years. Quilty hugs! ~Sandy
She who dies with the most fabric, didn't sew fast enough!
mailed mine out today, so be on the lookout.
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Shangri-la 2 Nest -Is this normal?
I have the Shangri-la 2 fly and floor. We have used it a couple of times and love it. But, since GoLite no longer sells the nest seperately, we felt compeled to buy it today when we found one locally in a store. We set it up in the back yard and noticed the nest is about 1.5 feet shorter in length than the fly. Also, the pole reinforcment patches at the peak don't seem to line up like I expected. Does this sound normal? Is it possible we have parts from different model years that don't match?
@goonch92Locale: Northern California
don't own a SL2 but I'm just gonna take a shot in the dark. from the way you describe it seems like its simply backwards… anyway thought Id take a try
good luck
@miles2goLocale: White River National Forest
Are you certain they are the same year of production? Same model edition?
We are pretty sure we have it the right way since both the fly and the nest only have one door. We are wondering if maybe we got different model years. We got the fly from the GoLite Clearance Closet in January and bought the nest from a local retailer today. The model number on the fly is 370002110 and on the nest is 375002110.
Is there anyway to tell what year we got?
@miles2goLocale: White River National Forest
The numbers may or may not mean anything but I'd call Golite or send them a message. I sent them a message through their contact form online and they emailed me promptly on Monday. Good luck.
Last year's model was shortened to provide vestibule space. This year's, at least by the stock photo, has been lengthened again.
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If you really dont like it let me know, I've been looking for a SL2 nest.
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Rev. Taigu offers a few more perspectives on the sitting of just sitting. He says:
Sitting on a cushion is what we normally do. The actual flexibility of this cushion called a zafu makes it possible to position it at an angle which makes sitting much more comfortable. A zafu is a very personal item and one should search around to find the right thickness for the cushion. When putting hands together to form the zazen mudra, we usually put the left hand on top of the right, palms up and thumbs very lightly touching. If you are not using a koromo, which is a black robe with huge sleeves, then you may use a towel and put it on your lap to support the mudra.
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I'm planning to gather a few people to my team and I would like to fairly distribute any income from the game. In the team will be probably:
1 sounds/music designer
2 or 1 spriter
and me as programmer.
Let's bet here:
sound/music designer is to create about 10 songs and about 120 sounds (like running, punching, and sounds for skill effects).
1 spriter is to create about 250 - 300 sprites
and me programmer - I've already spent 2 years creating the game alone. I've written whole engine. It's action 2d side scroller. I've created graphical user interface which is possible to modify via .txt files(using CEGUI), basic input(keyboard, mouse, sounds), and I'm going to code advanced network(using UDP). I've implemented also possibility that players can create their own mods/characters/skills via .txt files. I've created also map editor for modders to easily create stages. I will also have to create a website/forum for the game.
How should the income be divided to make it fair for everyone? I would be very grateful for any help!
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text: While on a recent trip to the Dallas – Fort Worth area my wife and I decided to visit the Boy Scout Museum in Irving, Texas. We dialed in the Garmin and away we went. Someone forgot to tell Garmin that all the roads in the area were being revised and the roads they told us to take did not exist. So much for the new map I paid for and downloaded just prior to our trip. Now we had to resort to old fashioned map reading. My wife kept saying "Which way are we headed?" while she was trying to orient the map. Since it was around Noon the sun's location was overhead and did not give a clue. Decided to swap the standard rear-view mirror with a compass mirror It was then that I decided we needed a compass in our 2005 Trailblazer. Our owner's manual showed a compass as an option on the mirror, so I headed for the local auto salvage yards. With a little searching I found a 2003 Trailblazer with the proper mirror. The cost was $20 and it took all of 5 minutes to install. What a deal! To be fair, I found the mirror with the compass on the second vehicle I looked at, but I then spent another 4 hours searching several yards for a mirror with a compass and the outside temperature. I had no luck as most of them had already been removed. It appears that mirrors from many GM products made after 2002 will work. I saw a Buick and a Saturn with the same basic mirror that was in my Trailblazer, but none with compass or outside temp. To tell the difference between the mirrors in a salvage vehicle, the information display box is tall enough for two display lines on mirrors with both compass and outside temperature. Many of them also have the On-Star buttons. I did find a mirror with both temp and compass at a truck salvage yard, but they wanted 10 times as much as I paid for the mirror with the compass only. I found the mirror I wanted new for $325 on www.gmpartsclub.com. Installing the compass mirror Installing the mirror is very simple. First gently squeeze the wire connector and pull it out of the back of the mirror. Then, using a torques screwdriver, loosen the screw on the windshield attachment, but do not remove it. With the screw loose, slide the mirror up and it will come off the attachment button. Slide the new mirror back on the button and tighten the screw. Reattach the wires and it is complete. The Trailblazer owner's manual has instructions for setting the compass in your area. The one I bought was set for area 9 (Eastern US), so I reset it to area 5 (Southwestern US). I also followed the manual and held the on/off button in for 9 seconds until it was ready to calibrate and then slowly drove in a circle. One more off and on and it works great. Finding the mirror and sensor The only hard part of this process was finding the proper mirror at the salvage yard at a reasonable price. The place that wanted too much had taken the mirror off and had it in their office. All the others had me go into the yard looking for it and all indicated a price of $20 to $25 if I found one and took it off myself. Be prepared to look through a lot of junk as most of these vehicles are filled with the parts of the vehicle that have been removed while getting to something that was valuable. Good walking shoes and gloves are nice to have. Since almost every vehicle has had the engine and radiator removed the sensor for the outside temp is normally gone (it is in front of the radiator). If I had found a mirror with the outside temp, I would have had to purchase the outside temp sensor and the connecting wire. They are available for about $20 on www.gmpartsclub.com. The sensor is GM part 15047946 and the connector is GM part 12101856. It will require a little work to connect to the existing wiring harness. When I find the mirror I want and make the hookup, I will record what I had to do. Our travels this summer will take us through most of the western state. I plan on visiting several salvage yards to find a mirror with both the temp and compass.


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Palo Alto and Gunn high school girls have taken to wrestling, reflecting an increasing number of who have joined wrestling teams in recent years, breaking into a sport long comprised solely of boys.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 22, 2013, 9:38 AM
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Wrestling: Not just for the boys anymore
Original post made on Feb 22, 2013
Like this commentPosted by Gunn Alumna Mom
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My daughter and a few other girls were among the first to wrestle on the Gunn team in the late 1990's. The only new news here is that there is now a girls' tournament, 15 years later.


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I really have not seen a lot of Ray Lewis but I'd compare Lewis to **** Butkus not LT who was incredibly fast and strong. Lewis is a poor man's **** Butkus. There is no LT comparable...........he was like Michael Jordan was to basketball.......absolutely peerless
And Lewis although he played Butkus style was no **** Butkus............I'd put Brad Van Pelt in front of Lewis. Lewis is/was top 10 of all time but not top 5


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DEQ issues Air Quality Alert for High Desert
No improvement soon; Redmond gets temporary monitor
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an Air Quality Alert for the High Desert on Friday, extending it until 5 p.m. Monday due to high concentrations of smoke from the Pole Creek Fire.
"Despite a disturbance that is expected to track across the region this weekend, the layer of smoke is expected to remain entrenched over the area through the weekend and into the beginning of next week.
Residents were urged to use caution, and sensitive groups such as children, the elderly and heart patients are particularly vulnerable and should remain indoors and consult their health care providers if they have concerns, the warning said.
Due to the Pole Creek wildfire, smoky conditions are expected to persist throughout Central Oregon for another two weeks or more, health officials said Thursday.
Deschutes County Health, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Health Authority, and the Sisters School District are communicating on a daily basis to work on short- and long-term options to reduce the health impact of wildfire smoke inhalation for the public.
The U.S. Forest Service has set up a temporary air monitor in Redmond to measure the danger of smoke from nearby wildfires.
The Bend Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/R7YMhZ ) that air-quality measurements have been at very unhealthy levels since the device was installed on Tuesday. Officials say the smoke is likely from the Pole Creek Fire burning southwest of Sisters and two lightning-caused fires on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
Health officials consider air-quality to be very unhealthy when measurements of fine particles reach 120 micrograms per cubic meter, and hazardous at 250 micrograms.
The air in Redmond was at 127 micrograms on Friday. In Sisters, it's been above 1,000 for four days — a level that astounds air-quality experts.
Experts say fine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and cause damage.
Updates and health recommendations for SISTERS:
1. The "shelter in place" health advisory set by Deschutes County Health last week continues UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE for the affected area of Sisters. "Shelter-in-place" means to take shelter where you are—at home, work, school, or in between. In this case, it also means "seal the building;" in other words, take steps to prevent outside air from coming in. It is important to continue to monitor the news to understand whether health officials recommend you continue to remain indoors, or to take additional steps to protect yourself and your family.
2. Deschutes County Health officials highly recommended that all public outdoor activities in Sisters be cancelled when the concentration of smoke in the area is highest. Currently, the estimated "window" of better air quality is from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. each day in Sisters. Residents can check the current local air quality conditions on DEQ's website (http://www.deq.state.or.us/aqi/index.aspx) or call (503) 229-6397.
3. Local medical clinics in Sisters are being monitored for an increase of patient visits due to the wildfire smoke. At this time, most who are inquiring at Sisters clinics are receiving health advice over the phone or picking up respiratory medications/inhalers. Significant increases in patient volume have not been observed at this time.
Updates and health recommendations for REDMOND & BEND:
1. As a result of the fire, smoke is likely to drift into Redmond and Bend on a daily basis. When air quality conditions reach unhealthy levels in these cities, residents are also advised to remain indoors until conditions improve.
2. Residents can check the current local air quality conditions on DEQ's website (http://www.deq.state.or.us/aqi/index.aspx) or call (503) 229-6397.
What the public can do to protect themselves from harmful wildfire smoke:
1. People with chronic lung or heart conditions, the elderly, and children have higher risk of health problems from breathing dense wildfire smoke. They should consider relocating to a place with better air quality.
2. Avoid smoke when it appears or smells the strongest by staying indoors or when DEQ indicates "Unhealthy" air conditions, closing and sealing all windows and doors. If your air conditioner uses re-circulated air, continue running it. If possible, use a filter in your heating/cooling system that removes very fine particulate matter. If your air conditioner pulls in air from outside, turn it off. Locking windows may provide a tighter seal from the smoky air.
4. People with concerns about health issues, including those suffering from asthma or other respiratory conditions, should follow their breathing management plans; keep medications on hand, and contact healthcare providers if necessary. Remember-the longer poor smoke conditions linger, the more likely a person's health may be affected. Please be prepared and think ahead regarding ordering medications, leaving town, etc.
3. Avoid outdoor activities until air quality improves. Those who regularly work or exercise outside should suspend activity, or seek indoor solutions.
4. Continue to monitor local news outlets; we will continue to provide updated information as we receive it.
The updated recommendations above will continue UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, pending weather forecasts (changing wind direction and temperatures) and progress in containing the Pole Creek fire.
Additional updates:
Central Oregon 2-1-1, the phone service that connects the community to local and basic services (housing, lodging, utilities, and more), continues to receive and share smoke inhalation information to callers.
For more information about preparing to shelter in place and for mask information to prevent smoke inhalation, please visit
http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/Documents/WildfireExposure_final.pdf .
Centers for Disease Control fact sheet about the health threats from wildfire smoke: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/facts.asp
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's health effects information for particulate matter (the most harmful component of wildfire smoke for most people): http://www.epa.gov/pm/health.html
The Federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry website on the health effects of wildfire air pollution: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/general/theair.html
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality website about wildfire smoke: http://www.deq.state.or.us/aq/burning/wildfires/index.htm .
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) fact sheet about asthma and wildfire smoke: http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/Documents/WildfiresAsthma_final.pdf .
OHA fact sheet about how to reduce exposure to wildfire smoke and high-risk populations: http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/Documents/WildfireExposure_final.pdf .
OHA wildfire preparedness web page: http://public.health.oregon.gov/Preparedness/Prepare/Pages/PrepareForWildfire.aspx
For additional information about wildfire smoke health risks, contact the Deschutes County Health Department at (541) 322-7418.


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War in Iraq to be discussed at Stanford
Original post made by News Guy, Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands, on Jan 19, 2007
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Larry Diamond, who served as a senior advisor to the provisional government in Iraq, will also participate in the discussion. Diamond is the author of "Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq."
The event will be noon-1 p.m. at the Bechtel Conference Center in Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street (near Hoover Tower). The event is free and open to the public.
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on Jan 19, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Here is Amazon's Spotlight review of Larry Diamond's "Squandered Victory":
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"Larry Diamond's Squandering Victory stands out as the best evidence on why America found itself in an Iraqi quagmire. If this is the best analysis of the Iraqi situation a Stanford professor deployed to Iraq could come up with, then it is perfectly understandable how the United States was never able to grasp what's going on there.
Read the book's description: "America's leading expert on democracy delivers the first insider's account of the U.S. occupation of Iraq." The leading expert on democracy is not an Arabic speaker and his background on the Middle East seems minimal. His knowledge on the Arab world, like his expertease on democracy, comes mainly from Western media and secondary English sources rather than from primary Arabic texts or sources.
As for the "the first insider's account of the U.S. occupation of Iraq," well, the account was of such an insider that during his stay in Baghdad, he spent all of his time inside the heavily fortified Green Zone - according to his own account - save for a single trip that he made to Babylon in an armored SUV.
Put all of this given together and here's what you get: A Stanford professor and fellow at one of Washington's prestigious think tanks, National Endowment for Democracy, received a call from his personal friend, then National Security Advisor and today's Secretary of State Condi Rice, seeking his participation in salvaging America's attempt to establish democracy in Iraq. With no Arabic and minimum knowledge about Iraq and the Arab world that were apparent in the form of factual mistakes in his book, Diamond joined the American-made Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.
His interpretation of what went wrong there came through his observation of the head of CPA Paul Bremer instead of trying to understand the behavior of Iraqis.
And if that's not enough, Diamond even came up with some recommendations that he thought could rectify the situation there. Why not send UN envoy Algerian (Arab) Lakhdar brahimi, who is Sunni, to patch things up in Iraq? After all, he succeeded in a similar mission in Afghanistan. For those who don't know, the majority of the population in Iraq is Arab-speaking Iraqi Shiites. The majority in Afghanistan is Urdu-speaking Pashtun Sunnis. Does the cultural and ethnic difference ring any bell? To the majority in Afghanistan, Brahimi was an impartial Arab UN envoy, Sunni like they are. To the majority of Iraqis, this Sunni Arab was an official of the Arab League which Iraqi Shiites abhorr. He had good links with the toppled Saddam Hussein who oppressed these Shiites. He sumpathized with the agenda of the region's Arab Sunnis, which was in conflict with that of the Arab Shiites. Does he look impartial at all to Iraqi Shiites? Of course not. To many Americans, he does.
I cited this one example to illustrate how shallow and superficial the knowledge of this expert on Iraq is... and he still has the guts to criticize the administration for squandering a chance in Iraq. His book is the best example of why America lost an opportunity there in the first place, not a guide on how it could have been avoided."


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The first at 12.47am, struck 20km south of Wairoa, with a magnitude of 2.9.
It had a depth of 16 km.
Two more earthquakes struck the same area within 30 minutes.
The largest quake, with a magnitude of 4.4, was felt just before 7.30am. It was also 20km south of Wairoa and was 18km deep.


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How would you like a little extra special protection added to the other assets of your baby's name? Patron saints are guardians over particular aspects of life—they can defend against an illness, or look out for people practicing a certain occupation or other interest. Sometimes these assignments were set centuries ago, others have been made more recently, as in the cases of ecology, advertising, computer technicians and television. Here are some of the most usable and interesting patron saint names, with their special areas of protection.
Adelaide—can be invoked against in-law problems; protects parents of large families, stepparents, widows, abuse victims
Agatha—Saint Agatha of Sicily is the patron of nursing mothers, glass workers and cloth makers, and a protector against breast disease, fire, earthquakes, burns, and volcanic eruptions.
Agnes—is a protector of young girls, Girl Scouts
Apollonia—protects against toothaches, and is the patron saint of dentists


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Political strategist Leslie Sanchez
Political strategist Leslie Sanchez to speak Feb. 26 at UTSA
By Ann Eisenberg
Associate Dean, UTSA Honors College
(Feb. 25, 2008)--Political strategist and frequent cable news commentator Leslie Sanchez will speak at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the University Center Retama Auditorium (2.02.02) on the UTSA 1604 Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The lecture, "America's True Swing Voters: Women and Hispanics," is sponsored by Honors College, the Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement, and the Women's History Month Organizing Committee.
Additionally, Sanchez will serve as a conversation leader at 6:30 p.m. as part of "Great Conversation!," a dinner party-style fundraiser benefiting the UTSA Honors Colllege. The benefit will be at UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures. Read more about "Great Conversation!"
Sanchez is founder and CEO of Impacto Group LLC, one of the few woman-owned U.S. communications and market research firms. Hispanic Business magazine named her one of the nation's "100 Most Influential Hispanics." In 1999, she served as deputy press secretary for the Republican National Committee, where she helped create the Republicans' first-ever, multimillion-dollar ad campaign aimed at Hispanic voters. She later served as executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.
Sanchez is frequently sought out for her views on social and economic trends affecting women and the Hispanic community. Her commentaries have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post and U.S. News and World Report. She frequently appears on NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN and Univision. Her most recent book is "Los Republicanos: Why Hispanics and Republicans Need Each Other."
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The Worse the Road, the Better the Coffee at Finca Suspiro, Nicaragua
Sunday morning in Nicaragua dawned cloudy and rainy. Rain is a rarity there during this time of year, and I dug through my clothes to find my rain gear – which, fortunately, I had along with me. My backpack filled up quickly with everything I thought I might need for the day – dry socks and clothes at the bottom, all serving as a cushion for my camera and tripod, with rain gear and hat on top if I needed to grab it quick. Outside pockets held bottled water, trail mix, hat, bar towels (amazingly useful for keeping camera and face dry while working in the field), and – if the sun came out later – sunscreen and sunglasses.
Initially, I put on my light weight Adidas cross trainers, which are perfect for dealing with steep, dry trails and uncertain footing. But upon reflection about the day's weather, I switched to my heavy-duty, all-purpose Doc Martens – for which I was extremely grateful later in the day, as I found myself fording streams and sliding down ankle-breaking stretches of trail made slick with heavy, wet clay.
To enable a visit to a typical small Nicaraguan coffee farm, we traveled in Erwin's four-wheel drive Toyota truck – seemingly the vehicle-of-choice in Nicaragua (and much of the rest of the world) for travel up into the coffee zone. Paved roads soon led to packed gravel roads, then to rutted dirt roads, and eventually to really bad jeep roads that were barely passable due to the three R's of coffee country - rocks, ruts, and rubble. There seems to be an inverse relationship I've discovered in most coffee producing countries – the worse the road, the better the coffee. So as I was thrown side-to-side and up-and-down in Erwin's truck, moving at a near walking pace on the rain-slickened jeep roads, I remember thinking to myself that the coffee ahead must be pretty amazing to make this grueling drive worthwhile!
The small farm we were invited to visit, Finca Suspiro, lay in a remote section of the upper reaches of the coffee zone in the Matagalpa mountains at over 4,000 feet elevation. Suspira consists of only a few hectares of coffee trees (a hectare is about 2.25 acres), with an annual output of only a small number of bags of high-quality coffee. To reach the finca, which lay across a steep, narrow valley into which there was no road, we had to leave our truck and finish the journey on foot. We hiked downhill, following a steep, rough trail through the woods. The mist and clouds moved through the trees above us, with the rich sounds of tropical birds filling the woods around us. At the bottom of the cleft, we forded the narrow stream at a shallow point (after the harrowing descent, glad a second time for my decision to wear my Docs) and, upon crossing, entered the bottom-most lands of Suspiro, which was planted out with young Bourbon variety coffee trees. We ascended the steep, slippery trail through the coffee trees, finally reaching the dwelling of Don Toño, Suspiro's resident farm manager. Sr. Toño and his wife (whom everyone, including Toño himself, referred to as "The Missus") were a bit uncertain as to our visit at first (which, given their remote location, and lack of phone or electricity, was perfectly understandable) but upon recognizing the Mierischs, kindly welcomed us to their home and farm.
Don Toño's coffee is carefully hand-picked when the cherries are perfectly red and ripe, swollen with their two large coffee beans inside. At the end of the day's picking, the ripe cherries are carefully poured into the top of the finca's cast-iron coffee pulper – The Missus pouring in the cherries, while Don Toño rapidly turns the heavy flywheel. Inside the pulper, the cherries are compressed against a perforated cylinder that squeezes the coffee beans out of the fruit. The seeds are exuded from the front of the pulper, and slide down into a collecting bucket, while the skin and pulp of the cherries is ejected out the bottom of the pulper onto the ground where they are gathered and used as compost for the young trees. The pulped coffee seeds are spread onto metal screening suspended within a wooden frame – a method of drying coffee which is common in Africa, but unusual elsewhere – and then sun-dried down to about 50% moisture content. Unlike most of the rest of the world that ferments its coffee in water after pulping, and then dries it out in the sun, Nicaragua produces much of its coffee in cloud forests where it never gets hot or dry enough during harvest season to properly dry the coffee. Suspiro's partially dried pergamino coffee – called café humido - is then bagged and carried on the back of Toño's horse down and up the trails I had just hiked, transferred to a truck, and makes it way down to the hot and windy coastal plains where the drying process is completed.


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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Gryphon, Nov 25, 2012.
At this point, the only thing better than replacing our Head Coach would be replacing our GM.
Those coaches who you speak of don't have talent to work with, shurmur being case in point, his team has been in just about every game this year.
Depth. And there's no reason to get so combative just because I think now is a really bad time to switch the head coach. I get it: you're not happy with this team sitting at or around 500.
The penalties are largely a function of the OL turmoil, and the fact that our RT is trying to get a jump when he should not be. But that's pretty common.
Clock management hasn't really been what's cost us games. I know people are up in arms about it, but it's not been costing us wins.
I don't know what the issue might be with the use of timeouts, so I can't comment on that.
We're losing games by turning the ball over. And by not taking it away. I know everybody wants to think that changing the coach fixes everything, but it won't.
The problem is systemic, and it's going to take time for it to get addressed. It was a problem under Bill, and under Wade, and now it's a problem under Garrett, too. I'm not even sure what the problem is, or why it's spanned so many coaches. But I'm not anxious to start the process of trying to fix it over from scratch, especially given the age of our better players right now. I'd much rather see us continue to build through the draft, shake some cap room free and put it to use, and give JG another season (or two, honestly) to see what some consistency and some better backups could do. As I've repeatedly said, there will be no shortage of Superbowl-winning retreads available for HC if and when we want to go after one after next season. There are always retreads out there if you really think that's going to fix the problem, and there are always guys coming up from the college ranks who want their shot in the NFL.
Bingo. We're wasting our best players' best years. And all we're doing is setting the stage for more growing pains. Those guys are all grown up, but we're still growing.
Flores is a moron.
Give it up dude, it's over.
This is a league of parity, as long as you have a solid QB you can get in the playoffs.
This organization is all out of excuses.
Garrett is not HC material and I dont see him qualified to be an OC. He topped out as a QB coach. He is a smart guy, but not a HC. We need Gruden to direct this offense and keep Ryan for the defense.
The problem is systemic. Years of mismanagement...Years of bad drafting... years of pupit coaches with no real power... Years of coddling high paid players & undercutting the coaches... Years of an idiot trying to say he is a football man. He would have been more correct if he had called himself a "Circus Empresario". I'm not sure he will fire Jason even if he loses the next 5 games. Remember he did stand 3 straight years of 5x11 before.
Now, if you want to know what would help...Jerry should retire to Arkansas with his family; hire Bill Polian to run the club; Let him hire the coaches and shop for the groceries "as Bill would say". Will that happen??? only when Hell freezes over & water turns into wine...
Look for more mediocre years, boys!!!!
posts like this tell us what jerry already knows
fans (even some intelligent ones who "know football") are largely blind sheep and will follow the path of least resistance and "hope" and "believe" despite clear evidence to the contrary
why should jerry change anything when he has no cause to?
the team does not need to win for him to make money
snake oil salesman and a gullible fan base... a match made in hell
he should get another year, but if the Cowboys do not win compete for a title (not necessarily win it) I'd let him go
Why should he get another year?
This post might make sense if I were saying not to change anything. As it is, though, it doesn't make sense since that's clearly not what I'm saying.
Watch the thinly veiled personal insults, please.
What needs to be adressed won't and that is a change of GM. You can have Vince Lomadardi reincarnated and it won't matter if players like Doug Free or Mike Jenkins are allowed to see the field. Jerry has been undermining the head coach's authority for so long that he now thinks that's is the way is always been done and should be. The culture will remain the same if the Owner/GM/Walkaround Coach remains intact.
True, but vince Lombardi wouldn't ice his own kicker, or play for a 50 plus yard fg, or any of the other brainfarts that priceton has made.
It's all part of the zero accountability culture. Players not linning up correctly, arguing with the refs, getting flagged for dumb penalties, not picking up a blitz as if they hadn't practice all week, missing practice with a headache and on and on IS the team's culture.
Things got done more or less the right way when Jimmy was here and, to a lesser extent, with Parcells. It can happen again. Jerry won't step down but hiring a real coach with personnel savy would be a big improvement over what we currently have going.
Jerry wasn't calling the shots personel wise with neither of those guys. We have management by committee now and it shows since nobody is responsible for anything anymore.
Yes, but that doesn't mean that Jerry cannot revert back to the Johnson-Parcells model after he hires a real coach. What we do know is that it won't change while JG is coach...
I agree with what was written in the Star-Telegram this week...Jerry will lose patience this season because this would be 3 missed playoff years straight. Last time that happened we saw Parcells. Why be patient with things that aren't working? It's not like we are seeing brilliance in the making. The team starts slow, commits dumb mistakes and isn't prepared on a week to week basis. At some point you have to get back to what being the Dallas Cowboys meant in the 70s, part of the 80s and the 90s..expecting excellence. Right now some fans expect mediocrity and that in turn leads to apathy when things don't change. There has to be a structure shift and we all know Jerry won't fire himself and there are attractive candidates out there.
I'm not sure a change of GM is going to fix things, either frankly. Though I don't spend much time worrying about things that won't happen. I'm looking forward to Stephen taking over in that capacity eventually.
I feel like a broken record, but what I want to see addressed is the turnover problem. If that's coaching, or the QB, or the design of the offense and the design of the defense. Whatever it takes, it's got to be addressed, and for good. I wish I had a better handle on what causes it, though. Some of it's the WR adjustments, but that's been cleaned up recently. Some of it's the pressure from our OTs. That's a personnel problem. Some of it gets helped by more defensive pressure and better S play. But it seems like it's a different combination of problems each season that ends up biting us. The HC has to fix it, and this season he's made zero progress in that regard.
the point is that you are just attempting to distract from the main problems with the team (jason and jerry) and recommending window dressing which will not make any tangible difference
it is pretty funny that you took being called intelligent as an insult


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San Antonio gets transported back to the 80s as the national tour of Flashdance begins performances on June 18. The musical, based on the 1983 movie, will play the Majestic Theatre through June 23.
Flashdance tells the story of Alex Owens, a working-class girl from Pittsburgh striving to make her dreams of becoming a professional dancer a reality. She works by day at a steel mill, where she catches the eye of her boss Nick Hurley. By night she works as a "flashdancer" at a local bar, but longs to become a student at the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy. The musical features hits from the film's Grammy-winning soundtrack, including "Flashdance—What a Feeling," "Maniac," "Gloria" and 10 original songs.
Jillian Mueller stars as Alex Owens. She is joined by Matthew Hydzik as Nick, Katie Webber as Tess, Kelly Felthous as Gloria, David R. Gordon as Jimmy and DeQuina Moore as Kiki.
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You know I was wondering why can't they do the WBC in november. I went to three rounds of this year the WBC, tokyo, miami and LA and i was asking fans and tried to talk to some WBC officials about the timing. I had more luck with fans then official yet i spoke to a couple people. First of all the idea of doing it in all star game will not work, so matter what jason stark says, most people gave me 4 reasons.
1: If your a club team owner and you have a choice of either having your player get hurt in march or july in games that the club thinks are meaningless you rather in march. If Arod got hurt in july instead of march people would be freaking out.
2: You have to split the rounds play the first rounds in march, then do the later rounds in july. That breaks up team chemistry especially for teams like korea, Japan, netherlands and italy who do not play in the MLB. They have to fly back to their home country not see their teammates for a while then come back and expect to bond immediately.
3: Injuries, more then likely someone will get injured during that time and change the roster. People got mad that USA changed it's roster or adding on player imagine your are completely changing your roster.
Reason number only came from japanese fans and it was that if they do it in ALL STAR weekend japan might not get to see it team because it will probably be done in the USA. Because USA fans will not like to see all star weekend in japan.
Now about november, i first started asking fans and i will split by nationality
Japanese fans: The 2008 japan series was done in november from the 1st to the 9th. The climax series was done just a week before. Problem you are stopping the japanese league during playoffs. That momentum will be gone, you cannot stop for a month then finish the playoffs. Also the japanese season is already short and they do not want to see it shorten.
American fans: there was less concern about it being played in november some thought it was a good idea. A couple people said that people in the world series players should not be eligible and if the red sox are in the world series dice k, pedoria ortiz will not go. I can tell you most of the countries fans will be very angry. Japan is missing a national hero, pedoria probably the best 2nd baseman, ortiz national icon.
Latin american fans: sorry i grouped them in one group but i spoke to a lot of different people. This was split 50/50 pretty much. The concern was winter leagues though most people did not mind their winter leagues being interrupted they felt that many players would not go back to winter leagues and for some fans that is the only chance to see the players up close. Other felt players would be injured by the end of november and want to rest. Again there wasnt a resentment or a major favorable approvable.
Korean fans: the korean series began oct. 26 and ended the 31st again you would be interrupted the playoffs and also players in the series might not be eligible. And will not have practiced with the team. The most surprising note was the Konami Asia series comment one fan told me. He felt that it wasn't fair to suspend or greatly postpone the konami cup. He also felt that some korean players would have played the season, then go to the WBC, and if their teams wins the korean series then they have to play the asia series. Three major tournaments in a 2 month period for korea, and japan. This fan also felt if kbo has it change it's season so should MLB and NPB.
WBC officials: first none of these officials i believe have any real saying power in the WBC but just people who helped organize the tournament in the sense of getting the stadiums ready. Some said they think it might work others said march in the best time. The reason they liked march was because there is no major baseball in march, the weather works so that you can play in north american and japan. It is a great introduction for the pro seasons. Also players do not have to play after a trying season. they also said it was hard to schedule with all major leagues and most owners did like march.
All this information is not official but just questions i asked various people during my WBC trip. I dont know if november is better but after talking and thinking about it a lot march does seem like the only time.