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great blog, mate
really enjoyed reading the Colombia blog as I have been here a few weeks myself and know a little of what you have experienced. Only stumbled acroos it looking for directions to Love Park as someone metioned a show called 'Delerio' and I thought I could find out something about it, but reading your blog was far more interesting! Enjoy Venezuela!
Week 21 - Salento to Cali
Trip Start Aug 01, 2007
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Woke up to a gorgeous and crisp sunny day in Salento (makes a change...it's been pissing down and chilly since I've been here...fleece and waterproofs needed every day).
Am so tempted to spend Xmas here as it's a nice cosy atmosphere at the Plantation House (apart from Tim, Christina and their family there's going to be Adam and Wendy (English couple) and a German couple (can't for the life of me remember their names. They baked some delicious Austrian biscuits called Vanilla Kipferln. Making the huge mistake of offering me one and then leaving a bowl of them to cool in the kitchen I had to use allot of ingenuity to cover up the missing biccies (sorry!)).
Instead of spending Xmas here I'm going to slowly head to Cali the Salsa capital of the world with my new buddy Javier (a Colombian bloke from Santa Marta..nice bloke and of course there's the added bonus of practicing my Spanish and also a translator when needed..resulto mundo!).
Caught the 8am bus from Salento to Armenia ($1.50) and then caught the next bus to Neiva (best place to catch another bus to San Augustin, a small town near to the ancient statuettes). What was supposed to be a 6 hour ride turned into a 12 hour job due to landslides on the road and a few accidents.
A few of the locals told me that 2 days ago two trucks were too greedy in trying to pass each other and ended up leaning over in the same ditch and becoming stuck together right next to a cliff. The traffic ended up backing up 3km and everyone had to sleep in the buses and cars all day and night. Eventually a giant tow truck and team came but the dodgy truck drivers had no money to pay them. They ended up having to walk around with a hat collecting money from the cars and buses (of course everyone contributed because they wanted to get the hell out of there).
Half the people in the bus I was on (a small mini bus) was full of rowdy and cheeky military type scamps who were on leave for the Xmas holidays. Still not sure if it was good to have them on the bus or not (for security reasons). As an ongoing joke they would suddenly yell "Robbers!" (ah ha..funny guys...of course I wasn't amused). They were jeering the driver a lot of the time too but that was all good natured.
Noticed a hell of a lot of soldiers around on the roads and on pickup trucks. Apparently this is to protect people for the holiday season (a lot of money and presents going on the buses throughout Colombia). Also noticed that the police stations in every small town had huge walls of sandbags around it to stop any sniper or surprise attacks.
Heard a story the other day about a big police station in a town somewhere in south Colombia that happened to have a plot of land for sale nearby. So, what the FARC rebels decided to do was buy this plot of land under the pretence of building a hotel. What they in fact did over the space of 6 months, whilst at the same time building this hotel, was to dig a tunnel all the way under the police building. One night they broke through into the armoury, stole all the weapons and using the police weapons captured everyone there and took them off into the jungle somewhere to be held as captives.
Although Colombia used to have a bad rep for robberies and kidnappings it's getting way better now (or so I've been told). There are a few areas that aren't safe to travel in, mostly in the west around the Darien area and also in the east in the Amazonian area. There is still some FARC (socialist rebels), AUC (right wing paramilitaries..and by far the worst human rights offenders) and other paramilitary activity there and also in a few spots where there's heavy drug trafficking.
The US is pumping loads of money into Colombia to help with the drug and paramilitary problem and for the secondary reason of helping with crop substitution. This is opening Colombia up to mass tourism and soon there'll be masses of tourists coming here to enjoy the hospitality of the friendly Colombians.
I was supposed to reach San Augustin and its mysterious stone statues (3300bc...how old is that!!!!?) today but on arriving in Neiva at 7pm I found all the buses closed for the night (maybe not too wise to travel at night anyway). Found a cheap and dodgy hotel in the middle of 'Cracksville' (wrinkly crack heads walking around outside) for $5 per person. Later in the night me and Javier headed off to check out the local talent in a few recommended bars. Very lively with a happy hour that finishes at 9pm (buy 1 beer at $1 and get one free...cheap like the budgy!). The bars were pretty decent but not very lively so after a few rounds we headed to a club. It seems dress code is a universal thing...what was I thinking going out on the town wearing sandals and a T-shirt. In the end headed back to the hotel ready for a good night's sleep for tomorrows bus.
Fell asleep listening to some Reggaeton on my MP3 player because the neighbours had music blaring at 5 million decibels (I checked it out but there was no party..just a noisy neighbour).
Dec 22nd - Neiva to San Augustin
Bit of a rough head this morning but managed to get to the bus terminal by 8am (the 8am bus didn't leave till 9.30 anyway..and cost $10). The bus was a small van with loads of seats thrown into it and the driver had a 'need for speed'. There was a Colombia teenage fella wearing headphones with his girlfriend behind me who started singing Phil Collins songs (got me well paranoid but then he started on Sting tunes..phew). Eventually arrived in San Augustin for 1 pm.
San Augustin reminds me of Salento but bigger. Nice cosy town with red faced locals (Rancho's) who wear the usual cowboy hats and boots (they all seem to be rosy cheeked round here..oh and most blokes look like Freddie with their big taches).
Did some internet stuff (trying to book a hostel for Xmas in Cali...seems everyone has the same idea so it's all full and will have to see how it pans out when I get there). The choice of stay was the Hostel Nelly, a bit out of town but set in beautiful gardens and really friendly owners.
After chilling for a while and after getting ready to go out for the night the skies opened up and all enthusiasm for a night out were abandoned when I saw the state of the pathway back to town...a good 20 minute walk in ankle high mud and in the dark. In the end it turned into a quiet and chilled night of chatting to the owner and her daughter (well, Javier did most of the chatting and I piped in with the odd si or claro.
I still haven't reached a level of decent and basic conversational Spanish and as usual it's quite frustrating for me. My vocabulary is improving though and it will take more time to get there. I have to listen to my Michelle Thomas MP3's a bit more I suppose.
Tomorrow I'm going on a jeep tour around a wide area to catch the ancient statuettes and waterfalls ($12).
Dec 23rd - San Augustin
Got picked up in the tour jeep at 8am. In the jeep were me and Javier, a Colombian couple and an American called Adam (interesting fella who'd spent his young years as a missionary's son in West Africa...had many good stories to tell).
First stop was the San Augustin museum (really not much to write home about but it had one statue and some burial sites). Then a long drive to the second highest waterfall in South America...wow..it was well impressive and noisy (beautiful). Then on the way to the first area of statuettes we had our first of many military searches. It was all done pretty professionally, asking us to get out of the jeep, stand spread eagled against the side of jeep (hmmm...flashbacks of the Tikal robbery here) and a thorough (yes...the usual embarrassing private parts pat down happened to all of us) search ensued. It was all very professional until the soldier searching me (just a kid really) asked me for a ciggie. I pulled out my packet and told him it was the last one to which he replied that's ok, took it and said thanks (cheeky blighter).
Then it was on to some more hilltop statue sites. Most of the statues were found quite recently and were found lying down on top of each burial site. Some believe they are protection for the buried and some believe they are made in the image of the buried.
There followed another 2 military stops which went smoothly enough. In the car behind us they found a handgun in the boot but our driver pulled away just as it was found so not sure what happened there.
Last stop of the day after was another beautiful waterfall in the middle of bright green hills. As we left there and passed a small village outdoor billiards bar with a gang of locals playing pool our driver lost all sense of width and decided to plough into one of their motorbikes (nice one fella). A disagreement followed (quite rightly) and at the end of it the bike rider was looking the more sheepish and seemed almost willing to pay for the damage himself (weird one...couldn't quite work that one out..our driver was a tiny gentle fella).
After a day of a bum, back neck and skull shattering jeep ride it was decided to go out on the town. The night started at a local Rancho bar with only red faced gnarled locals screaming, singing and dancing to the music. Then it was off to a bar recommended by a local girl (Javier nearly got lucky there).
This bar was the most amazing and creative bar I've ever been to. It was built totally out of wood and the interior decoration was all wood and bamboo. It had sofa seats, wooden bicycles on the wall, an open fire, a Tarzan rope to get from the toilets to the seating area and the icing on the cake was a fireman's pole leading from the first floor to ground floor (although maybe this isn't such a wise thing in a bar...wonder how many mishaps have occurred using it...some brave fella in the past and after a few too many beers probably announcing "I'm sure I can do this head first). Sadly, what the bar had in amazing interior and toys it lacked in customers. Even at 11am it was empty except for the three of us (me, Javier and Adam) fooling around as if it was some kind of playground. It's a cardinal sin that this place was empty.
Getting late it was decided to head for a club. On the way there Javier started acting the goat (well, we were all mixing the Cerveza's with rum) and decided he would would around town with his top off (it's pretty cold here at night). Needless to say all the locals laughed and shunned all our requests for directions and we nearly didn't get into the club. The club wasn't up to much anyway...a bit of dancing and allot of blokes standing at the side of the walls.
I called it a night by 12.30am and after a long, staggering and arduous walk back to the hotel Nelly I realised Nelly's house was dark and locked...me not having a key this posed a problem. An hour of banging on the door followed but no joy. I was destined to sleep outside in the cold. So curling up in the hammock I attempted to sleep in a hammock outside in the garden. It was near impossible with the amount of shivering to get any sleep.
Dec 24th San Augustin to Cali
At 5.30am, as it was getting light (well, at least I caught a sunset...rare for me) I continued the door banging and shouting. Then noticed Javier curled up outside the room door (poor fella just had a pair of shorts and a T-shirt on). Woke him up too as we had a 6.30am bus to catch to Cali and we both continued knocking on Nelly's door for the next hour. Eventually Nelly woke up and shouted at us for not carrying the key (bloody hell...the key ring was the size of a car battery...how the hell can I pop that into my pocket).
Entered the room and the lure of a bed with blankets was just too much (6.30am bus be damned). Woke up at 9am ready for the 9.30 bus.
Checked out and understandably I was only charged a third of the room price for last night's nonsense ($3). The bus was delayed by an hour but eventually headed off towards Popayan (from where I need to catch another bus to Cali...no mean feat on the biggest national holiday Xmas eve).
The three of us (Me, Javier and Adam the Yank) chose seats on the bus badly. On bad roads the back seat is a disaster and on a few occasions our heads nearly went through the roof. More bum, back, neck and skull shattering roads ensued for 4 hours.
Arriving in Popayan at 3pm I bid farewell to my new mate Javier. He wanted to stay in the town for a few days (I suspect he was just too damned cold and tired from last night to carry on) and I wanted to carry on to Cali.
Thankfully the roads turned from pot holed off-road tracks to smooth road and the bus finally reached Cali at 7pm. There I bid farewell to Adam (a small fella but a giant of drinker...he drinks a beer like it's a bottle of water) and hopped into a taxi.
My plan for tonight and a Xmas present to myself was to find a top range hotel that has Wireless access so I can Skype call my family tomorrow morning (maybe even video call). After driving the cab driver up the wall (he got lost easily) and checking about 10 different hotels I found 'the one'. The hotel Santiago had rooms at $40 (20 quid for a top hotel...not bad) with wireless internet, a roof pool, a sauna and room service (sheer bliss). As I had a cold coming on after the hammock antics I made a beeline to the sauna (boy was that good) and then swam in a rooftop pool watching the stars.
By 11pm I headed back to the room and checked out the internet. Doh!..it didn't work. As I'd already used the hotel facilities I couldn't change hotels so I just relaxed and enjoyed what there was. I'll have to call the family from an internet cafe in the morning. A half hearted effort was made to go out on Xmas eve but standing outside waiting for a taxi for 15 minutes I gave up and went back. So Xmas eve for me was a verrrrrry relaxed affair.
Dec 25th - (Christmas day) Cali
Checked out of the splendid Hotel Santiago at 10am and headed for the part of town where the hostels are (north east). After numerous failed attempts at getting a bed eventually the Hostal Calidad had a room for grabs. On Xmas day and what with the Salsa festival starting in full swing tomorrow this was a godsend. Sadly no wireless to call my family so headed out on a mission to find an open internet cafe.
After 2 hours of walking around town I finally got to the shopping centre 'Chipa Chappas' and found a place that was open. Was good to hear the familiar family voices on Xmas day but as well as the family I missed some turkey with trimmings and a pile of mince pies with custard (sigh). Xmas lunch for me at 3pm was chicken, chips and salad with an ice cream for pudding (at a local supermarket with cheap grub).
Chipa Chappas is a very trendy place with loads of cool cats smartly dressed buying expensive stuff (in $'s mostly). The Colombians (hate to say it...but its true) are a vain lot. Always preening, checking themselves in mirrors and generally well presented. I can't remember the amount of times Javier would break out his mirror and check himself (reminded me of Cat from Red Dwarf).
As a Xmas treat I decided to make use of this shopping centre and caught a film. Can't even remember the name of it but it had Craig Daniels and Nicole Kidman in it...some kind of fantasy. It was ok, but a kids film.
Rather than go out on the lash I decided to stay in and do some Xmas pondering and planning for the years travel ahead of me. Had a chat and a few beers with my fellow hostellers and made a plan for some bull fighting (something that I suppose has to be seen), Salsa'ing and drinking tomorrow. All in all it was a good Xmas for me and spending it in the heat and humidity of Cali was kind of cool.
Dec 26th - Cali
After a long walk around Cali catching some of the plaza's and churches (Cali's not a bad city but there isn't much to do here during the day...everything here happens at night) I headed back to the hostel. At 3pm it was time to head off to the Stadio del Torro (the bullfighting arena).
Now, I've never been a great fan of the bullfighting and disagree with the argument that the fight is fair and equal but thought it best to see for myself what it's all about. Queued up for a while and bought my $25 ticket for the ensuing bloodbath. A lot of lashed up locals outside making fools of themselves. Some even taking photos of me and the gang (fella from Bournemouth and a Czech fella). Loads of vendors selling the usual ciggies, crisps and drinks. Also, plastic cushions being sold which I shrugged off as extravagance at $7 (big mistake). Just as I bought my beer and sat down it started to piss down (damnit). I was soaked within seconds.
Things in the arena started off with a round of the Colombian national anthem. Then the band played a number to bring the main stars out; main matadors, secondary matadors, horseback matador, some fella's riding heavily protected horses and finally the horses that drag the bulls body out of the arena.
The first bullfight was an absolute nightmare and I was so close to walking out. The guy just couldn't kill the bull (he was a beginner) and people started booing him with frustration and maybe sympathy for the bull. Thankfully things got better.
The build up to a fight is as follows; bull is let loose in the arena, fellas on padded horses and secondary matadors wind the bull up by sticking small lances behind its head (I suppose to tire and anger the bull), main matador springs into action and does a 10 minute show with his cape and the bull (pretty graceful...I have to admit..of course the obligatory 'Ole' is shouted every time he jigs the bull). The final act is when the matador raises his sword, points it at the charging bull and if any good he'll kill the bull straight out. What the first matador did badly was have 4 attempts at stabbing the bull before another guy had to come in and put the bull out of its misery. The crowd was booing, throwing cabbages at him. He walked off with a lot of shame. Apparently if you don't kill the bull quickly it can't be eaten because the meat goes bad and obviously it's terrible for the bull.
One matador was a horse backed one who did some amazing riding...dodging the bull, taunting it by riding sideways and then killed the bull in one fail swoop (kinda smooth..respect).
The rest of the fights (6 in all) went pretty smoothly (which is more than I can say for the weather..I was drenched sitting there for 3 hours).
Bullfighting really isn't my thing and that'll be the last of my bullfights. Most of the time I felt like jumping into the arena and helping the bull out. But in saying that, the spectacle of the whole event was great.
Drenched and shivering I headed back to the hostel. Made some dinner and chilled out watching some TV with other hostellers.
Dec 27th - Cali
After yesterdays gory event it was time to check out some beauty. Cali had a Latin America beauty contest (I'm attending purely for research purposes). Before going I had to rush to the Cali government building to try and blag a press pass (this was recommended for the festivities in Cali..getting discounts and free entry to events). All went smoothly and I walked back to the hostel with a new press card hanging round my neck.
The beauty contest was held at the Intercontinental hotel so press card round neck and camera in hand (well...I had to look like I was a photographer...even with a digital compact) I strolled in with the gang from the hostel. We were seated in the press area. Some of us were even interviewed by the local TV station (thankfully not me...my cover as a press photographer would have been blown).
Well, needless to say the girls walking around the pool wearing mere bikinis were gorgeous (with a capital Gorge). To name but a few, Miss Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Costa Rica..(sadly no miss Brazil). The winner for day was miss Bolivia (I was pipping for miss Colombia).
After 2 hours of boiling in the sun outside and mixing with the real press it was time to grab some lunch. On the way out of the hotel there was an excited crowd gathering around a fella in a woolly hat. Turned out to be an ex footballer called Xavier (?..I think he played for Liverpool).
In the evening the hostel crowd gathered for much beer drinking and silly word games (name a beer brand using each letter of the alphabet..name 10 leaves...Sweet Jesus...it went on for too long). I really felt sorry for the non English speakers (the Czech fella and 2 Korean girls).
When the tedious word games were finished (there was almost a revolution started by me and a few others we finally all set off to a place recommended for drinking and dancing at midnight (Calle de Cerveza...the street lined with beer). It would have been more apt to name it big field of mud with beer stalls on side and big stage with live band at end. It was well packed with lashed up Colombians Salsa'ing, bopping and Merengue'ing around. Beer was sold by the litre for $1.50 and every 5 minutes some bright spark would toss a full glass high in the air.
2 hours later and nobody was having much luck with the local girls so after the usual hushed murmur of "they must all be lesbians" we strolled off to another place called Love Park where there were loads of outdoor bars with dance floors. I think the 3 hours of sitting in the hostel playing painfully boring word games and drinking were paying its toll by this time and nobody was in the mood (great shame...could have been a great night out).
By 4.30 we all headed back to the hostel and crashed out discussing missed opportunities and such (sigh..I'm going to pay for this in the morning).
The plan for the next week is another day in Cali then bus it to Bogota (making one stopover on the way). Bogota will be where I have my new year's celebrations..hopefully catching a club or two. Then heading into Venezuela (with quite some trepidation..not much good is said about Venezuela at all..kinda rough..but I have to see the Angel Falls and the mountains of Merida. Apparently it's a must to smuggle dollars into Venezuela..you get 3 times the local currency on the black market. Maybe not so easy as a few fellow travellers have reported strip searches at the border (I swear to God nobody's putting on a rubber glove in front of me!!).
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4 reasons to EAT A LOT in July
Forget about the music festivals, it's the food festivals that make Toronto the best city to live in. We love food, all kinds of food, and the summer months allow us have it all and in one convenient place.
Toronto Rib Fest | June 27 – July 1
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Taste of Toronto | July 2 – 5
In case you didn't know Fort York is hosting upwards of 20,000 visitors across four days in the beginning of July. Featuring world-class chefs, Toronto's top restaurants and over 70 exhibitors, this is as close to foodie heaven as it gets.
Summerlicious 2015 | July 3 – 26
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Hi all,
Does anyone know of someplace that sells AND ships packages of Carniolan bees? I am looking to get 3-4 packages this spring
Chris in NJ
Hi all,
Does anyone know of someplace that sells AND ships packages of Carniolan bees? I am looking to get 3-4 packages this spring
Chris in NJ
Look up the Olivariez site at www.ohbees.com, click sevices. Down the page are links to delivery sites in your neck of the woods. Unless you can make arrangements you would have to drive to the delivery sites. We have had their Carniolan bees and found them to be great comb makes and very good bees.
Shad Sullivan has them
Cam Bishop
Shamrock seems your best bet, but there are Carns in Southern CT too.
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Thanks for the replies...do you know where in Southern Connecticut? I will do a search later to see if I can find them. Is anyone aware of an option closer than California (outside of the Southern CT)?
CHris in NJ
Franklin CT and Granby are both 2.5hrs away from you one way. I have "carns" from Granby and I've gotten Queens from Franklin.
If you can get LT's bees and some CT queens that would be a good compromise?
Full Bloom Apiaries is in CT. They don't sell packages. Carniolan nucs and queens.
Draper's in Millerton,PA ships Carniolan packages. They're taking orders now.
You can always look at the ads in The American Bee Journal or Bee Culture, though I have found it better to get packages locally. I had packages shipped to Maine from Texas last year and I got an excited call from UPS that one of the packages had opened in their New Hampshire processing center. Best to avoid that type of phone call if you can. That said, the ads are educational about what types of bees are available. In my case I was looking for bees capable of surviving and thriving without treatments that were available commercially.
Take a look here: http://njbeekeepers.org/BeeProducts.htm
This is a listing of Honey and Hive products in New Jersey. Several ov them list bees, nucs, and packages in the far right column. Hunterdon, Monmouth, Flemington. Not too far from you. I grew up in Westfield. Go Giants! oh, wait...darn.
I grew up in Westfield as well!!! Went to WHS. I Reached out to many of the NJBA members offering Carnies. Most are either queens or NUCs only. My problem is that they all run deeps as NUCs and my outfit is all mediums. I have been playing with the idea of getting a locally sourced Italian packages and locally sourced Carnie queens but that starts I make thing complicated.
The other problem is the state site lost its web admin and what I am finding out is much of the info is outdated.
Chris in NJ
Hi Chris, I'm WHS '78. I run all mediums as well, but I guess I'm lucky in that my association produces medium nucs. So, that's what I started out with. This is my first year so I'm just hoping the colonies survive the winter.
Not much can be done with out of date info. Good luck with the packages.
I only know of one person producing medium NUCs and she is taking a break this year to strengthen her colonies. She runs with MN H.
I am looking for the calm disposition of Carnies as I have 4 little kids and I want them to be able to join me in the hive. I also want the small clusters for wintering as our winters have been uncharacteristic as it has been everywhere. I have had Italians and MN H with success. I lost all hives this year due to my own mistakes. I figured this year I would give the Carnies a chance and see how they do.
Chris in NJ
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Not Michael Bush. My name is Dan. Sorry for the confusion.


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If mead was the 1st alcholic beverage made by man, why isn't it mass-marketed like wine and beer?
(1) Does it not taste as good as wine?
(2) Is it more expensive/difficult to make than wine or beer?
(3) Is it because grapes/hops don't sting?
(4) Is it so good that home mead makers keep it all for themselves, thwarting market penetration?
(5) Does it bring less in the marketplace than other honey products?
(6) Is mead-making equipment prohibitively expensive?
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I could feel the thick steamy air as I loaded up in my car. This heat was monumental. I chose to head up I 64 instead of going up the Delmarva peninsula. Funny how a small decision, made on a whim, can change everything.
I got off the highway as soon as I could and took SR 17 through the quiet river towns throughout historic Virginia. As I crossed the tributaries of the Chesapeake River I noticed a town on the map that sat right on the Rappahannok River called Toppahannock. I found a small street that pointed to the old town area. I drove down it and there was a small boat ramp and parking about 10 yards from the water
As I surveyed the area, heat reading on the bank sign stated 106, as I began to unload my kayak. I noticed a couple walking towards the water and said hello. They were a couple living here but raised in Rome, Italy. He offered to help me take down my kayak and then took some pictures.
The sky was a vibrant blue and the water warm. A long bridge was just to my north and pontoons stuck up with mostly seagulls standing on them. Ospreys flew overhead. I carefully took photos and kayaked in the sweltering heat. A great blistering hot workout.
I loaded my kayak myself, checked all my equipment once again and got in my car. My rear view mirror had melted off the window. I had to go to a car shop and make a repair. I was off again.
Heading north again I ate some whole grain snacks and drank copious amounts of water. I found a great, locally owned farm fruit and vegetable stand with the teenage children running it. I stocked up and found Westmoreland State Park. It was on the Potomac and was full of history and beauty
I spoke to my cousin Rob on the phone there. He lives in Fulton, Maryland and was an I Phone whiz. He suggested that I stay with him and he would take me out for some real Maryland crabs. He was about 2 hours drive north. I went for it.
Storms were moving in and they rocked my top heavy Aztek. The big city traffic brought my tranquil day to the stark reality of, "I got to go where things are quiet," kicked in.
The crabs and conversation were great and we stayed up to 1:00 am working on my technology. We decided that I would go to the Apple store on Monday and get things figured out. Rob was a great help.
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Posted by Claire Schooley on December 30, 2010
A New York Times article, "What Is It About 20-Somethings?" written last summer has stayed with me as I continue to talk with clients about the Millennials and how they approach work life. This article talks about the new growing-up phase of today's Millennials as a distinct life stage called "emerging adulthood" and relates it to "adolescence," which was a new term 100 years ago when 12- to 18-year-olds began staying in school instead of starting to work at 12 or 13. Many young people in their early 20s are not following the path of past generations — graduate high school, go on to college, graduate, find a job, marry, start a family, and eventually retire. Rather, 40% of today's Millennials move back home at least once, have many jobs as well as romantic relationships in their 20s, travel, do what appears like nothing, and go back to school. They are exploring and feel no need to rush to make work or personal commitments. They are the product of their Baby Boomer parents who, although they worry about their children making it on their own, provide support and encourage them to find what's right for them. Millennials as children were encouraged to explore as they participated in a variety of sports, drama, music, and other enriching children-focused activities during and after school. It's not surprising that they now want to explore many career and life options and don't feel any obligation to follow the traditional approaches to adulthood. We also see government regulations allowing parents to keep their children on their health insurance until they are 26.


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Movie Review: Salvation Boulevard
Not even a cast of Pierce Brosnan, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Connolly Ed Harris and Jim Gaffigan can keep this film from going off-target.
Director: George Ratliff Rating: NR Studio: 10th Hole Productions
Despite a heaven-sent cast and razor-sharp Larry Beinhart (Wag the Dog) source novel that merrily skewers mega-churches and huckster preachers, Salvation Boulevard doesn't have a prayer.
The toothless, shapeless, tone-deaf movie directed by former documentarian George Ratliff (Hell House) stars the always welcome Greg Kinnear as an ex-Deadhead stoner and fundamentalist Christian convert. One night after a rousing public debate between an atheist author (Ed Harris) and the charismatic true believer pastor (Pierce Brosnan) of Kinnear's church, Kinnear witnesses a violent accident. Or was it? Brosnan at first seduces Kinnear into aiding in an elaborate cover up and eventually, with the help of the shady local police, pins the blame on him. From that promising satiric beginning, the movie gets blown way off-target into a series of silly chases leading nowhere. Also on board and desperately searching for directorial guidance are Jennifer Connolly as Kinnear's brainwashed wife, Ciaran Hinds as her ramrod born again father and Marisa Tomei as a sexy, spacey fellow Deadhead sympathetic to Kinnear.
The movie, which runs only 96 minutes but feels like an eternity, certainly has its bright spots—all very good are Harris, Tomei, Yul Vazquez as a kidnapper—entrepreneur and Jim Gaffigan as a Brosnan henchman who'll do anything, but anything to protect the public image of the church. Brosnan, too, is in terrific comic form and has his moments, especially whenever he gets one of those mysterious cell phone calls from someone he fears might actually be Satan himself. His scenes with the hapless do-gooder Kinnear are enjoyable too, although many notches down from their fantastic work together in The Matador in 2005. Once Salvation Boulevard turns into a kidnap caper, it gets sent careening down a road to nowhere that only a miracle could set back on course. That miracle never arrives.
About the Author
Playboy Contributing Editor Stephen Rebello has written many Playboy Interview and 20 Questions features. He is the author of such books as the notorious Bad Movies We Love (with Edward Margulies) and Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, the latter of which has inspired a dramatic feature film set for production in 2011. His most recent Playboy Interviews include Josh Brolin and Cameron Diaz.


text: GM Recalls About 900,000 Pickup Trucks By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 54 minutes ago WASHINGTON - General Motors Corp. said Friday it is recalling about 900,000 pickup trucks worldwide to fix tailgate cables that can corrode and break when loads are placed on them. The recall involves 1999-2000 models of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks. GM said there have been 84 injuries, most of them minor scrapes.


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Camryn Dyke of the Colorado Rush is at the U14 National Camp this week in Carson, California. The U14 program has shifted its focus from past years where 80-100 players were brought in for one large camp, to several smaller camps much like the one this week at the Home Depot Center. Camryn and the rest of the players in camp this week are all born in 1998 and will be overseen by U.S. Soccer Director of Women's Development Jill Ellis and U15 Girl's National Team Head Coach Damon Nahas.
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http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows/new_york/2010/1003_2011_scion_tc/index.htmlThe front end looks good. Not 100% on the body, it will have to grow on me. Interior? I like that the center stack faces the driver, and I like the flat-bottom steering wheel, but I'm still not sure if I like the 'sum of the parts'. We'll see, it might grow on me. It seems it's still based on the same platform. The new 180-hp 2.5L motor is good as is 6-speed manual & automatic, but the 2011 is not as revolutionary in 2011 as the 2005 tC was in 2005. Price and fuel economy, as well as test numbers will reveal how well this car will do.
____________________Because it totally worked when Lincoln did it.
Looks a tad better but that interior is horrible. The D-Bags and grandpas will like it.
=================================No, Brian, it's a foreign car, the "T" is silent. Sweet, I'm getting an Audi!
I think I like it. I would prefer a simpler design for the tail lights but overall I think it's a cool looking little coupe. I'd like another 20 horsepower though.
_________________________________________________________________________Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand.
is it just me or does the current interior of the scion look better than the 11 version?
___________________Ignorance is bliss, you must be happy
^^^^ I like the steering wheel of the new one but I don't really care for anything else about it.
GM to the end.
esand003:is it just me or does the current interior of the scion look better than the 11 version?Only in the center console. The steering wheel is a huge step up, though.I was really hoping that they would really shock us and say they went RWD: Not only would that give them some breathing room from Toyota, it would be a mini-Tanner Foust style dream!
Driving an automatic and thinking you're a skilled driver is like playing Guitar Hero and thinking you can play guitar
Im really not liking those 3 big dials for hvac controls Im seeing on alot of center stacks...they look really old
I like them because they look intuitive and easy to use.
_________________________________________________________________________Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand.
ugly bland and boring...... then again what can you expect from a toyota
Not bad.
---------------------------------------------------On the internet you can be anything you want. Its strange that so many people choose to be stupid.
OK, but not impressive. I can think of other coupes I would rather have.
There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today, and something wrong with our bloody system as well.
No thanks. It does not look good at all from the side or the back. Those tail lights look pulled from an Element. The body is squared off now. I'm sure it helps for interior volume but the exterior lines don't flow at all.Scion (Toyota) has no clue!
____________________________Edgy, Controversial, Dangerous...
Yawn. It looks older than the outgoing model. The interior looks cheap and dreary, albeit with a nice steering wheel.
I like how they used the Fuse concept styling cues.
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So, why was the "new scion tc is hideous" thread banned exactly?I wouldn't call this hideous, but in typical toyota fashion I do think it is bland, underwhelming, and mildly unattractive.
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Chapters 1-2 Summary
August 20
Udo Berger and his girlfriend, Ingeborg, are vacationing in the Costa Brava, a beachfront resort in the Catalonia region of Spain. Their hotel, the Del Mar, is a repository of memory for Udo, who is nostalgic for his childhood vacations spent with his brother and parents, his quirky and permissive Aunt Giselle, and José―a summer friend who worked at the Del Mar ten years ago. Uppermost in his wistful memories is Frau Else, the hotel's proprietor, who was kind to him as a child and whom Udo found beautiful and mysterious. His glimpse of Frau Else inspires an onrush of memory. He finds her ageless, and he looks forward to meeting her again.
Udo notes that both he and the hotel row, the Paseo Marítimo, have "come up in the world." The Del Mar is more luxurious, and he is a man now with a girlfriend whose beauty he is proud of, friendships he finds deep and meaningful, good health, and a steady job. He rhapsodizes about Ingeborg and hopes to marry her someday. She sleeps while Udo records his restless thoughts. Ingeborg hopes to enjoy the beach, the bars, and her Florian Linden detective novel for the weeks they spend in the Costa Brava. Udo intends to work.
August 21
Udo is disappointed that Frau Else does not remember him. He reports that after explaining at length who he is, even dredging up "some rather evocative incidents" he would rather not have, she recalls his mother and Aunt Giselle. Nevertheless, in her eventual response, "You've grown so much," he believes he detects subtle meanings.
Udo reveals that the diary he is keeping is an exercise suggested by his best friend, Conrad, to improve his writing. Udo wishes to prevent any defects in his writing by detracting from the content of his articles, which are published in "specialized journals." He is incensed by readers who, despite his stature as a champion in his field, insist on picking apart...
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Chapters 3-4 Summary
August 22
Udo's diary entry records the minutiae of his and Ingeborg's breakfast, its cheapness compared to eating at the hotel, and the fact that the old cafe proprietors of his childhood are gone, replaced by people who speak Catalan. They join Charly and Hanna on the beach near the pedal boats; Udo studies the boats as the women talk about Charly's drinking problem and his passion for windsurfing, as well as Hanna's past with a guy from Oberhausen. The pedal boat renter emerges from the water, engaged in business. His head, neck, and chest are scarred from a severe burn, a feature that overshadows his powerful build, long hair, and otherwise dark skin. Hanna says that she would kill herself rather than be scarred like that, and Udo notes the ease with which he imagines her "covered in burns, screaming and wandering blindly around her hotel room."
Later, Udo sets up the wargame he intends to write about while Ingeborg, Hanna, and Charly go shopping. Udo thinks about Frau Else and estimates that she is about thirty-five―ten years older than himself. He thinks about Conrad and compares his own preference for daytime work to Conrad's nighttime activity. Conrad is a major player in the Stuttgart's gaming scene, and Udo believes that the high level of play in their crowd is dependent on Conrad's tireless fostering of gamers such as Udo. Early in their friendship, Conrad and Udo competed in a tournament; Conrad had been eliminated by Mathias Müller but shared what he had learned in the match with Udo, who then defeated Müller. Udo went on to his victory in Cologne, where he met Heimito Gerhardt―Germany's oldest wargamer. For his courage at the table in the face of youthful mockery, Conrad esteems Heimito as a "uniquely German phenomenon." Udo notes that an important consequence of Cologne was his introduction by Heimito to play-by-mail and the suggestion that he challenge the great American gamer Rex Douglas to a...
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Chapters 5-6 Summary
August 24
Udo has had an exciting day. He records that Ingeborg had returned from her boat ride in a good mood and that his gifts hadn't been required to patch up their relationship. Rather than risk "disturbing our newfound peace," Udo resists his own inclination to keep Ingeborg to himself, and the evening begins at the Andalusia Lodge, a local―not a tourist―bar. With Charly and Hanna, they watch a soccer match between Spain and Germany on the bar TV. Udo suggests that they might be more comfortable watching at the hotel with their fellow German tourists, but the other three insist it would be more fun to cheer for the German team in the midst of "enemies." The team, however, turns out to be East German, making the match irrelevant.
Two locals known as the Wolf and the Lamb sit down at their table and present themselves as tour guides. Udo is skeptical, but they all go clubbing outside the tourist areas, where the atmosphere is murky and the prices cheap. By the end of the night, Charly is again extremely drunk and tearfully confesses to Udo his fear of dying. They return to the almost empty Andalusia Lodge for coffee, where the Wolf and the Lamb introduce them to El Quemado, the Burned One. Charly swims out to sea with the Wolf and the Lamb, who soon return though Charly continues swimming. Udo realizes that the pedal boat formation is El Quemada's home―his "fortress." Charly swims confidently back to shore.
By morning Charly has forgotten almost the entire night. Udo notes, though, that Charly retains a surprising amount of personal information about the Wolf and the Lamb. The day is spent on the beach, watching El Quemado. In the evening, Udo meets Frau Else in the hotel bar. She tells him that her husband is sick and also that she had recently been in Germany―"The same as always."
August 25
Udo finds that Charly and Hanna are becoming a burden. Not...
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Chapters 7-8 Summary
August 26
Udo is sunburnt. He spent most of the day at the beach talking to El Quemado, because "there was nothing else to do." Udo admits to El Quemado that he wants to be a writer. They then discuss poetry, which Udo says is pointless unless for a "love object." El Quemado adds it is "grotesque." Udo wonders to himself how someone so grotesque could use the word. He clarifies that he wants to be a creative essayist, and launches into a description of the world of wargaming. El Quemado listens while Ingeborg finishes her Florian Linden novel. Udo wonders if any woman would kiss El Quemado; El Quemado meanwhile expresses a wistful interest in Udo's wargaming universe. Udo confesses that he has a game set up in his room and that he hasn't been able to work on it or make any progress on his article. Udo finds El Quemado sympathetic, and he is surprised by his own unlikely choice of confidant. Too much sun has made Udo sick. After a swim, he listens to advice from El Quemado, who recommends "in a strange voice" coconut oil and a dark room.
In a fever, Udo wanders out to find a pharmacy and, after a dreamlike odyssey, returns with salve. In bed, he dreams that he and Ingeborg are each reading a book when there is a scratching at the door. Florian Linden's voice from the hallway tells them to get out as they are in danger. Ingeborg goes out to find Florian, while Udo thinks "How can anyone be in danger in this room?" From the balcony, Udo does not see Florian and Ingeborg but rather El Quemado. He wakes in terror.
Ingeborg says that Hanna misses her son and is thinking of leaving Charly because he drinks too much. In addition, Charly and Hanna have been asked to leave their hotel after Charly, along with the Wolf and the Lamb, beat up the night watchman. Charly wants to move to the Wolf's house, but Hanna objects that the two Spaniards won't keep their hands off her.
August 27...
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Chapter 9 Summary
August 29
It is raining. Tourists in the Del Mar are staying indoors, getting bored, and organizing shopping trips. Charly, Hanna, and Ingeborg decide to go to Barcelona. Udo stays behind, but instead of working he goes to the Andalusia Lodge for coffee and cognac with the Lamb. The Lamb tells Udo a story about the Wolf and Charly that Udo doesn't understand, then declares that both men have hearts of gold but when drunk would drive anybody crazy. They observe three kids watching television, one of them weeping―drawn only to the music and the fight scenes. Udo is seized with a powerful impulse to find El Quemado and wonders about his home under the pedal boats. The Lamb calls El Quemado "weird," but...
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Chapters 10-11 Summary
August 29
Udo has not slept. He idly contemplates the seagulls and the waiters, while Ingeborg sleeps with her Florian Linden novel. Udo sets the book on the night table, but he notes a random passage that catches his eye: "You say you've committed the same crime several times. . . .That is the very nature of evil."
Bored, Udo goes to a bar for breakfast. The Wolf and Charly follow him there. Charly had gone to stay at the Wolf's, though the Wolf, not able to speak German, doesn't seem to know what is going on. Charly lectures Udo about friendship, remarking that the Wolf is a true friend because he might lose his job looking after Charly instead of going to work. Charly is especially...
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Chapters 12-14 Summary
August 31
In the morning, Udo, Ingeborg, and Hanna report to Navy Headquarters, where they find that Charly's surf board has been recovered, though Charly himself hasn't been. Ingeborg again stays with Hanna, and Udo returns to his room and falls asleep. He dreams that someone is knocking at his door, and following the person down a long hallway, he discovers a mysterious figure―Frau Else's husband―writhing in bed. Ingeborg wakes him. She admits that after repeatedly trying to phone him, when he didn't answer, she thought he had left her. She says that the hotel scares her and that she doesn't understand what he sees in wargames, that "everyone in the world has handled Hanna" and that she doesn't...
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Chapters 15-17 Summary
September 3
Udo has taken Ingeborg to the station and she has left. When Udo told Frau Else about their change of plans, she was surprised that Ingeborg was leaving but more surprised that Udo was staying. After returning to the hotel, Udo cannot find Frau Else. The laundry room is locked. The maid appears and tidies up his room, and Udo again tips her generously. He spends the rest of the day telling El Quemado about his games.
September 4
El Quemado comes to visit Udo in his room. Udo tells him about Ingeborg's leaving, then compares gaming to playing music and then to rotting food. He gives El Quemado a sandwich, but El Quemado's ruminant-like chewing revolts...
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Chapters 18-19 Summary
September 6
The owner of the Andalusia Lodge does not seem to like the Wolf and the Lamb, and he tells Udo a story―one that he finds amusing but Udo finds incomprehensible―about a rape that the two Spaniards were apparently mixed up in. When Udo asks them about it, they laugh and deny it. Udo feels that he is the butt of some joke and leaves without paying for their drinks.
The game has now progressed to the summer of 1940, and El Quemado is beginning to hold his own, moving troops and outguessing Udo's planned attacks. Udo writes in his diary as El Quemado takes his turn, observing that the game relaxes El Quemado.
As Udo escorts El Quemado out, a maid walks on them...
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Chapters 20-21 Summary
September 8
The game has progressed to the winter of 1940. Udo explains the necessary preparations for success from both the Russian and the German perspectives. Udo notes that El Quemado doesn't know all this yet because he hasn't explained it to him. El Quemado flounders on the Russian front and in the Mediterranean, while Udo's plans "simmer at the General Staff Command." Udo has already projected his own victory―"annihilation"―and classifies El Quemado as a "mule"―the kind of loser that plays to the end no matter what. Udo then wonders what secret weapon El Quemado may hold.
September 9
Frau Else interrogates Udo about his whereabouts that day. He...
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Chapters 22-24 Summary
September 10
A body has been found, and Udo and Mr. Pere go the police station to identify it as Charly. Afterward, Udo seeks out Frau Else on the staff-only rooftop patio of the hotel. She scolds him, and when he presses for more intimacy, she tells him that while she hasn't ruled it out, she believes he must be "quite unbalanced." She denies that she sees him as a child, especially as she doesn't even remember him as a child. She insists that the Wolf and the Lamb had asked about him and that she had merely been sending them away the previous night. Frau Else asks him what it means to be a German; Udo says he doesn't know―something "we've gradually forgotten."
The tourists are now gone...
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Chapter 25 Summary
September 12
It is raining. Frau Else has gone out with her husband. Udo visits Mr. Pere and asks him about the rape that happened "just before my friend drowned." Mr. Pere denies that there had been any rape.
The game has progressed to the winter of 1941, but Udo wants to see Frau Else before El Quemado comes. He hesitates to go down to meet El Quemado but worries that he has already been seen on the balcony. Udo wonders where Frau Else is and what she is doing with her husband. El Quemado tries but fails to drive Udo out of England. Udo's mind is more on Frau Else than on the game, but El Quemado circles the board and makes notes. Udo thinks of his fellow fanzine columnists and wonders how...
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Chapter 26 Summary
September 14
Udo wakes late. Frau Else is still in Barcelona with her husband. Udo goes to the beach but El Quemado is not there, and he falls asleep on the sand. He dreams that he and Ingeborg are in the hotel room and someone is knocking. Ingeborg does not want Udo to answer, and he pushes her to the ground. Seeing her on the floor, Udo thinks about how easy it would be for "anyone" to rape her. The knocking turns into scratching and from the hallway, Florian Linden warns Udo not to open the door. The room begins to freeze, and three times Florian Linden approaches the door before telling Udo that there is "shady business" going on and that Udo should go home. In terror, Udo believes Florian Linden is...
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Chapters 27-29 Summary
Anzio. Fortress Europa. Omaha Beachhead. Summer 1942
Udo goes for an evening walk on the beach, meditating on past wargames. He mulls over the "names of the forgotten"―names of generals, battlefields, military divisions, the "countless combat groups sacrificed," not people of flesh and blood but pawns represented by counters in his beloved games. He reminisces about a zealous player who once organized a live role playing festival called Berlin Bunker, which ended in disgrace with players being lost in the suburbs.
El Quemado's photocopies, tacked to the wall, begin to remind Udo of "little doors to the void." El Quemado records detailed notes about the progress of the game. Udo...
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Chapters 30-31 Summary
Autumn 1942. Winter 1942
The game has apparently turned in El Quemado's favor. Udo notes his opponent's fervid attention to the board, his nervousness, his avoidance of the balcony window, and he likens El Quemado to a prisoner. A greenish glossiness on El Quemado's burn scars seems to Udo to be the regeneration of skin. El Quemado seems bothered, but "with his kind" Udo finds it hard to tell for sure. El Quemado tells Udo that he had thought Udo had left for home, but he had come anyway because of their "agreement." That is, he would come every night until the game was over. Udo replies that eventually the hotel may stop letting El Quemado in and that Udo will certainly leave before 1945. Udo insists...
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Chapters 32-33 Summary
September 18
Frau Else has returned. She is disgusted by the condition of Udo's room and by the photocopies on the wall over Udo's bed. Udo explains that they are like a backdrop to the game for El Quemado. She asks if it doesn't make his "stomach turn," then clarifies that she isn't talking about history but about Udo's recent lifestyle and about his ruining her hotel. She takes the photocopies down, once again repulses Udo's lovemaking, scolds him for his bad habits, and leaves with the photocopies in her pocket. But she has agreed to meet Udo later that night.
At dinner, Frau Else admits that her husband is dying of cancer. Udo believes that this explains many things, in particular Frau...
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Chapter 34 Summary
September 20
After a sleepless night, Udo finds the night watchman asleep and takes the opportunity to visit Frau Else's room. Though it is morning, the room is dark, and the voice of Frau Else's husband invites Udo to come in. Frau Else is not there, but her husband greets Udo politely and turns on the light. Udo notes that the old man has aged "rapidly and poorly" in the ten years since Udo and his family used to summer at the hotel. When Udo asks where Frau Else has gone, her husband replies that that is "nobody's business but her own," causing Udo to wonder if Frau Else has yet another lover.
Frau Else's husband begins to point out to Udo his strategic mistakes―getting bogged down in...
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Chapters 35-36 Summary
September 21
Frau Else scolds Udo, who is suffering from sleep deprivation, secret drinking, and mood swings. She threatens to call his parents, then to call a doctor, but Udo insists that he is fine. She berates him for mistreating the staff, who hate him and wish he would drown; he accuses her of being a tease, tempting him and then turning him away. As he argues with her, half asleep, memories of last night's play bleeds through, El Quemado forces relentlessly advancing across eastern Europe just as happened in the real war.
Later, Udo goes to bed and dreams that he is Florian Linden investigating Charly's death in the hall of some ancient temple. Atahualpa is playing chess against...
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Chapters 37-38 Summary
September 23
Udo is awakened by an ambulance idling in front of the hotel. It is dark, and it has been raining. Frau Else's husband is brought out on a stretcher; he is escorted by Frau Else, their lunch guest, the night watchman, and various staff. As the stretcher passes under Udo's balcony, Udo's eyes meet those of Frau Else's husband.
The game has progressed to the summer of 1944. In his journal, Udo faithfully records his losses, while the rain pours down on the balcony. Udo notes that the sea is rising. El Quemado is soaking wet, and Udo ponders knocking him on the head while he towels his hair. Instead, he gives El Quemado a dry shirt of his own.
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Chapters 39-46 Summary
September 25. Bar Casanova. La Jonquera
At dawn, Udo drives away from the Del Mar and stops briefly to leave Third Reich in its box perched on El Quemado's pedal boat fortress. The rain has stopped, but the town is so quiet that Udo thinks it must be a local holiday. Udo notes that the highway is full of German and French license plates heading home.
September 30
Five days have passed since Udo's last entry. He is home, but he did not contact anyone for three days. Finally, yesterday, he reluctantly dropped by his club, still shy of seeing his old friends. Udo is greeted warmly by his admirers, but it is Conrad's reserved welcome that makes him feel at...
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Director James Cameron went to new depths for his filmmaking Sunday. He set the world record for the deepest ocean dive by a single person when he spent three hours in the Challenger Deep, Earth's deepest spot. It's at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, a dark, desert-like place 35,576 feet—or nearly 7 miles—deep in the Pacific Ocean. The famous director is also the first person to reach that depth since it was first explored in 1960.
"Just arrived at the ocean's deepest [point]," said a message posted to Cameron's Twitter account on Sunday. "Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing [with] you." The dive is part of DEEPSEA CHALLENGE, a joint scientific expedition and planned documentary by Cameron, National Geographic and Rolex. The findings and images from the expedition are expected to open up new areas in deep-sea exploration.
Director's Challenge
This type of extreme research is nothing new to the director. Cameron, 57, is the filmmaker behind blockbuster hits Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009). During several years of research for Titanic, he famously traveled to the bottom of the ocean to visit the sunken ship. He also visited the deep sea as research for his fictional 1989 film The Abyss, about a submarine encounter with an alien species. "Most people know me as a filmmaker," Cameron said during a press conference Monday morning after the dive. "But the idea of ocean and exploration has always been the stronger driver in my life."
Cameron and his team have been preparing for the trip for seven years. On Sunday, Cameron took more than two-and-a-half hours to make the dangerous 6.8-mile journey down to the Trench, an area with near-freezing temperatures, no sunlight and heavy water pressure. Cameron traveled in the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER, a cramped, 24-foot-long mini-submarine he helped design. The sub was equipped with 3-D cameras and lights for filming the adventure. It also had a mechanical arm for collecting samples of soil and deep-sea creatures, though there was a problem with the probe that kept the sub from collecting anything during the trip.
Humans have not visited the Mariana Trench since two divers first reached the deep-sea spot in 1960. The divers—U.S. Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh and Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard—spent 20 minutes there but could hardly see anything. Their landing kicked up too much sand from the seafloor. They took no pictures.
In his well-equipped sub, Cameron was able to spend three hours in the Trench, exploring and filming. He plans to use his recordings in a 3-D film production for movie theaters and for a National Geographic TV special. Cameron also plans to return to the Trench.
"I see this as the beginning," Cameron said Monday morning. "It's not a one-time deal and then moving on. This is the beginning of opening up this new frontier."


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Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) was released late last week – another browser, "whoop-dee-do", right? Well maybe, but, the new browser release is an interesting insight into the way Web development seems to happen in China.
In non-geek speak the new browser uses a new rendering engine which more closely follows open standards such as the Firefox and Safari browsers. This will, and has, caused many popular sites to break around the world – including Microsoft's own sites. To combat this problem the Redmond company has released an 'incompatibility list' which display sites in 'non-standards' mode if the tool is downloaded and installed. To keep it simple, 'non-standards mode' reverts to the old rendering engines of previous Internet Explorer browsers – IE6 and IE7.
It's a useful feature, but, what is striking about the list is the high amount of Chinese Web sites on it. Many are high traffic Web sites in China which haven't updated their code to work with IE 8. For example the recent list included Tencent, Baidu, Sogou, Ku6, Tudou, YouKu, ZDNet China, Taobao, NetEase, 163.com, QQ, and Google China.
I'm not quite 100% sure of the reason; Is it lazy coding? Is it too soon to upgrade the code? Was there not enough testing time? Developers too busy with other priorities, Were Microsoft's communication channels to Web developers in China poor? Is Internet Explorer 8 not worth targeting in China compared to other browsers? Are Web developers in China poor at building sites that comply to open Web standards?
It'll be interesting to see where this goes in China, the world's largest Internet population, in terms of market share for Microsoft. Not only does Redmond have to compete with Firefox, Chrome, and Safari but other browsers popular in China such as Maxthon.
I won't publish the full list of incompatible Web sites here, because, they are constantly changing, but you can download the most current file from Microsoft here.


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Sony's been talking about giving PSP owners a way to turn their physical UMDs into digital games, but after PSP go failed to light the world on fire, Sony shelved the concept. With Vita around the corner, the idea resurfaced, and now it's happening.
The company is calling this service, at least in Japan, "UMD Passport." You download a program from the PlayStation Store, insert a UMD featured in Sony's list, register the game with PlayStation Network, pay a certain amount (it changes per game) to access a digital copy, and download away.
As mentioned, there is not a flat fee to purchase a digital version, and it appears that will be up to individual publishers to determine. Sony's press release says the prices will be "reasonable," and with one exception, the price mostly hovers between 500 yen (about $6.50) to 1,500 yen (about $20).
A comparable program has not been announced for anywhere outside of Japan, and it's unclear how Sony would prevent players from handing a single UMD around, but those details will come later.
Publishers are not forced to participate in the program, either, though Sony's announcement says major companies like Capcom, Sega, Square Enix and others are making their games available.


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Reinforcement breeding: Ensuring mares are successfully bred
For natural cover breeding programs, as is required in Thoroughbred horses, techniques can be used to help maximize pregnancy success. One such technique is reinforcement breeding.
While stallion management can be accomplished by reviewing stallion breeding records and habits, reinforcement breeding is a technique to help ensure mares are successfully bred, especially since there's variability of the natural covering habits of certain stallions.
Reinforcement breeding (sometimes called impregnation) involves obtaining a dismount sample from the stallion's penis immediately after mating and infusing that dismount sample into the uterus of the mare just mated.
"Proponents for the process claim fertility is improved, perhaps because of an increased number of sperm accessing the uterus for transport to the oviducts. Others claim the number of sperm recovered in dismount samples is too small and the quality of sperm too poor (e.g., due to cold and osmotic shock and contamination with debris) to improve fertility of most matings," says Terry Blanchard, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
"I think reinforcement breeding is useful in most situations, especially when stallions have large books of mares to which they're being bred, where sperm numbers placed in the uterus could be marginal," says Blanchard's colleague Dickson D. Varner, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, professor of theriogenology and Pin Oak Stud Chair in Stallion Reproductive Studies also at Texas A&M University.
Varner recommends maintaining the dismount semen sample at body temperature, straining it through a filter to remove extraneous debris, and then mixing the semen with a small volume of a good-quality extender. The semen is then introduced via a pipette passed through the vagina and then discharged directly into the uterine body. The semen must be grossly devoid of urine and blood.
"As the stallion comes off the mare, postbreeding, one of the stallion handlers will essentially milk the penis in a cup and collect that sample," says Pete Sheerin, DVM, Dipl. ACT, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, Ky. "Some stallions are very efficient when they ejaculate, and there's no sperm from the dismount—not enough to justify using the sample."
Sometimes the remnants of the ejaculate, present in the vagina, are evacuated and reintroduced, along with additional semen, directly into the mare's uterus. "The vaginal technique depends on the stallion and mare," Sheerin says. When the stallion ejaculates, if it proceeds as it should, the stallion ejaculates directly into the uterus. "In a stallion that breeds normally and stays on the mare until he's finished ejaculating, when you insert a speculum in that mare's vagina to obtain a sample, the odds are you won't find anything."
Another stallion, however, might back off from a mare before it is finished ejaculating. Normally when a stallion ejaculates, there are five to seven jets of semen. "A horse may deposit four of them directly into the mare's uterus and, as it is coming off, leave the other three in the vagina," says Sheerin. This semen can then be reintroduced into the uterus.
Blanchard explains, "Since debris from the mating process and breeding shed floor can get into dismount samples, we believe it is wise to first filter the dismount semen sample to remove as much debris or dirt as possible, as well as to immediately mix the dismount semen sample with a suitable volume of warm extender that contains a broad-spectrum antibiotic, prior to infusion of the dismount sample into the uterus of the mare."
He notes the process might improve fertility. First, it results in an increased number of sperm placed directly into the uterus. Second, the extender could provide some protection to sperm that may improve their longevity within the uterus until they can access the oviduct where fertilization occurs. Finally, the antimicrobial present may help to control postbreeding endometritis.


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U need assets to build a team cap room is huge but unless Lebron signs its not going to be enough. U still need picks and young players to facilitate trades and the cupboard is bare.
Thats why when u have a chance to get young productive players u sign them not resign 36 year old PG's for 3 years.
The Knicks constantly overpay in everything they do and it adds up. They could of kept Copeland the guy had no bites in the NBA. They had to say 2 years team option. Now u have a tradeable asset that teams want. To much money for Novak no 1 wants him ,now give away another pick. these things however small u think they are, add up. Just there is another player added in a trade that we gave away. 3 mil trade exception, Copeland, thats a 5 million dollar PG that can be brought in. The Knicks brought in a starting PG in Felton with 2nd round picks and u make it seem like what im saying has no merit.
I have no problem with Bargs the player none at all Im sick of watching the Knicks get bent over a table every time they do a trade. The Knicks will never win a title wasting assets and overpaying.
Chandler 30 Amare 18
Bargs 30 Martin 18
Melo 36 Shumpert 12
Shumpert 18 JR 30
Felton 30 s Prigs 18
9 man rotation like that with Hardaway , Jerome Jordan getting some burn here and there. A Back up PG is still a gigantic need on this team, Shumpert is the only 1 who can guard quick PG's. Felton can guard 2's which is fine but what if Shumpert is needed to guard 3's for stretches then what.
Im not really sure how the Knicks can go with Melo at PF. There isnt enough Backcourt depth to play Shumpert at forward
Also if they sign Artest where does he play? 12-15 minutes at SF?
Chandler 30 Amare 18
Melo 24 Bargs 24
Shump 20 Melo 12 Artest 16
Jr 30 Shump 10 Hardaway 8
Felton 30 Prigs 18
Something along those lines. I dont think Artest and Martin are brought in it will be 1 or the other. Although if Amare isnt going to be allowed to play in back to backs, I would also like to see Chandler and Melos minutes dip some an extra front court player could still see enough burn
Mind you, he had a somewhat dissapointing rookie season, but i expect him to be much better this yr, and the kids shooting to be more in line with what he did at Duke. Hes a good looking young player.
As far as Copeland goes, there was no one more excited about his potential then I was, but not the league is on to him, and he'll have to adjust, and we have no idea if the 29yr old will be able to do so. Also, will he shoot like he did this past yr? Seems to me like the 29yr old had one of those magical yrs, and the knicks weren't willing to bank on that happening again, which i tend to agree with. We've seen a ton of guys come outta nowhere in there late 20's and then fizzle quickly , ala Mikki Moore.
The knicks offense should be able to score with anyone, and have enough guys to make up for off games by one or 2 of there guys in most games. I honestly think were about to see one of the most potent offenses the knicks have in some time.
Also, Pablo was a heck of a player for us, and can shoot and dish, and was a fine resigning.
I honestly think Bargs is gonna be a monster scorer for us, not having to be the guy anymore.
anyways cope was signed to a summer league deal as he was some random scrub that wasn't even expected to make the team.
felton's value was extremely low which is why the knicks were able to do the deal. it was also a sign n trade which they are no longer able to do to get a player in return unless at the end of the trade the knicks are under the apron (highly unlikely with the additions of bargs contract)
you're scared of brooklyn and i find it comical. they're a soft, injury prone team. the ONLY player on the nets that remotely worries me is blowpez, and he as well is injury prone.
enjoy living your fandom scared and depressed about what other teams are doing. I'll enjoy riding for my team.
the pacers are not better than us either. they played better than us in the series but they are not better.
Last edited by kNicksGiants; 07-13-2013 at 01:22 PM.
world peace (artest) cleared waivers. expect an announcement soon.
for the vet min... can't get any better. great offseason by the knicks. use the rest of the mmle to bring back kmart.
felton / pablo
shump / jr / hardaway
melo / artest / leslie
bargs / kmart
chandler / stat
2/3 seed here we come.


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This book offers a complete program of yoga poses designed for menstrual health, new medical information on diet and lifestyle, and instruction on meditation and breathing techniques that relieve common symptoms experienced by many women, including: Premenstrual syndrome; Menstrual cramps; Heavy periods; Bloating and pain from uterine fibroids; Pain from endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease.
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Crash survivor remembers friends
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Friday night was Senior Night for Tennessee High's band.
Senior night was canceled last Friday night after a car crash claimed the lives to two band members earlier in that day.
Hearts were heavy during the festivities at Friday night's football game at Tennessee High.
As the seniors were recognized and get ready to move forward, two young men were not there to help their friends celebrate; Blake Looney and Colton Taylor.
"Blake was a trumpet player in the band, he was on the swim team, he was a junior," said band director David Semones. "Colton played saxophone, he was a sophomore in the band."
It has been an emotional roller coaster for the band and the Viking community.
"It's just something about this band, this school," said Charlie Arnie, the only one of the three teens to survive the car crash. "It's not just friends, it's family."
Semones describes both boys.
"(Blake) was just a sweet kid. I thought the world of Blake," said Semones. "He was just a very dedicated, hardworking student. That doesn't do him justice. He was just a great kid and the other students looked up to him."
"Colton was a great kid," said Semones. "he was also an inspiration to everyone, hard worker. Always there when you need him. And Blake and Colton were both that way."
But through the tears, there has also been laughter.
"Blake used to do this Russian accent and he thought it was amazing," said Arnie. "It really wasn't that good," he smiled.
"Everybody always joked about Colton's hair, how it would never mess up, he had great hair," laughed Semones.
Support has been coming in from other area bands and community members in the form of cards, banners and calls.
"So the outpouring of love has been absolutely heart warming," said Semones.
"A lot of people were praying, I know that," said Arnie. "I would just keep in everyone's heart, you know they're not gone. They're still here and probably the two most perfect guys who were on this planet."
Virginia State Police say they're still trying to find out why the teens' car hit a tree stump in a neighborhood in Washington County, Virginia. They were all wearing seat belts.
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Declaring a Vehicle Salvage
Declaration by Owner
The owner of any vehicle titled in the Commonwealth of Virginia may declare the vehicle to be a salvage vehicle by:
- applying to DMV (VSA 56) for a salvage certificate
- submitting the vehicle's title with a description of the damage and an itemized estimate of the repair cost, and
- paying the titling fee.
Every owner of an uninsured or self-insured late model vehicle that sustains damage and the estimated cost of repair is more than 75 percent of the actual cash value must apply to DMV for a salvage certificate. The certificate will be noted "BRANDED IF REBUILT". Owners must pay the titling fee and obtain an itemized estimate of the cost of repairs. This estimate must be on the official stationery of the insurance company or an independent appraisal firm and must include:
- the description of the vehicle (make, year and vehicle identification number)
- a list of all parts that will be repaired or rebuilt including the cost and whether the part is new or used
- the total cost for labor and total cost for parts, and
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Declaration by Insurance Company
Insurance companies that take possession of a late model vehicle that has been damaged and pay the owner or lienholder for the value of the vehicle, must apply to DMV for a salvage certificate. Insurance companies may also apply for salvage certificates for vehicles not defined as late model. Insurance companies must submit the Salvage Certificate Application (VSA 56) within 15 days of paying the owner or lienholder.
Insurance companies must notify DMV by filing Notification of Owner Retained Late Model Vehicle (VSA 58) on all late model vehicles that have a paid claim for damages and an estimated cost of repair that is more than 75 percent of the actual cash value if the vehicle is titled in the Commonwealth and is to be retained by the owner.
Whenever an insurance company applies for a salvage certificate and is unable to present a certificate of title, the insurance company must submit the following:
- A completed Salvage Certificate Application, (VSA 56).
- A completed Affidavit in Lieu of Title Certificate, (VSA 12) indicating that the vehicle was acquired as the result of the claims process and the efforts made by the insurance company or its agent to obtain a certificate of title from the previous owner. The affidavit must be signed and notarized.
- Appropriate fees.
An insurance company or agent applying for a salvage certificate using a VSA-12 must mail his application, documents, and fees to:
- Department of Motor Vehicles
- Vehicle Branding Work Center
- P.O. Box 27412
- Richmond, Virginia 23269-0001
DMV Customer Service Centers are not authorized to process applications for a Salvage Certificate.
Restrictions on Salvage Vehicles
A vehicle that is declared salvage cannot be operated on the highways of the Commonwealth and may not be registered as long as there is an active salvage certificate.
A salvage certificate may be used for reassignment to a licensed rebuilder if the vehicle is to be rebuilt.
Additional Information
Declaring a Vehicle Nonrepairable
Rebuilt Vehicle Examinations
Salvage General Licensing Information
Virginia Salvage Code Sections
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Grammar of the Old Persian Language: With the Inscriptions of the Achaemenian Kings and Vocabulary
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April 2010
BeschreibungThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Untertitel: Paperback. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Nabu Press
Erscheinungsdatum: April 2010
Seitenanzahl: 114 Seiten
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