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Having looked at some New Zealand whites worth seeking out, this week it's the turn of the reds.
While internationally we're best known for white wines - notably sauvignon blanc - our reds are fast gaining attention, spearheaded by some classy pinot noir and succulent syrah.
If you can find some of the multi-award-winning 2010 Barrel Selection Bannock Brae pinot noir ($60) you'll be well rewarded. Central Otago winemaker Jen Parr has a hands-off approach combined with a high level of expertise in managing oak - basically excellent quality oak in tiny amounts. The result is a spectacular, savoury, rich beauty with a supple, refined finish.
Hawkes Bay's Gimblett Gravels continues to offer up excellent Bordeaux varietals and syrah, benefiting from the heat-driven old Ngaruroro River bed, which provides superb free-draining soils and a distinctive terroir that is being carefully nurtured.
It's here that veteran winemaker Gordon Russell grows his always reliable Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve merlot-dominant wine.
It is 14 per cent malbec, 13 per cent cabernet sauvignon and 73 per cent merlot. A majestic powerful wine, chock-full of ripe berry flavours, dominated by blackcurrant with complex spice and savoury undertones - $60 well spent for the 2010 vintage.
In the neighbourhood and part of the same George Fistonich family is the suave, smooth 2010 Villa Maria Reserve merlot. It's hard to find 100 per cent merlot wines and at $50 this is hard to beat. Sheer quality from fully ripened fruit with an explosion of plush, rich, vibrant plums. A wine to savour and be dazzled by - the colour as well as the taste.
Accompanied by big red meat dishes, this is as good as it gets.
I was so bowled over by the initial release of The Messenger in 2008, I wondered if it was a fluke. Fortunately it wasn't and this is a wine I often bring out to impress overseas visitors who still think New Zealand reds should only be drunk by hobbits, goblins and gonzos.
It's a Bordeaux style with an exquisite blend of cabernet franc (44 per cent), merlot (36 per cent) and malbec (20 per cent). From a small Stillwater producer just north of Auckland, this is well worth seeking out and although it's around $85, for a quality wine that is likely to cellar well, it's a bargain. The distinctive label is as appealing as what is in the bottle, which is a most harmonious taste experience ... fleshy, fragrant, smooth and tantalisingly complex.
2010 Folding Hill Pinot Noir - $38
From Bendigo, Central Otago, this is excellent value for money. The winemaking is so traditional that plunging is by hand and the wine is bottled unfiltered and unfined. Flavours of cherries, plums and spice ... complex and savoury, with finely grained tannins.
2010 Babich Irongate Cabernet Merlot Franc - $35
This wine is 34 per cent cabernet sauvignon and merlot with 32 per cent cabernet franc and is from Hawkes Bay's Gimblett Gravels - a family winery which has been making wine since 1916. It has classic flavours of blackcurrant and plum with spicy undertones and would be perfect with smoky barbecued meats.


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Coeburn police investigating stabbing
COEBURN, Va. - A man is rushed to the hospital after police say he was stabbed outside of a local grocery store.
Here's what we know: Coeburn Police believe it was an attempted robbery at the Food City in Coeburn, Virginia.
Coeburn Police Chief Scott Brooks tells us the victim was stopping by to cash a check. We've learned the victim is a Food City employee that was off duty at the time when he was stabbed in the chest.
Chief Brooks says two suspects have now been arrested after they drove away from the scene, " We had several eye-witnesses who gave us information about what they [two suspects] were driving, what they looked like. We gave that information to the Wise County Sheriff's Office. They stopped the vehicle matching that description."
Coeburn Police will be using security video in their investigation. Names of the suspects, as well as the victim, are not being released at this time.

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Long a mecca for golfers, design enthusiasts, and shoppers—but mostly those seeking a little R&R in the perennially sunny clime of the desert—Palm Springs is unrivaled when it comes to Southern California resort towns.
At Los Arboles Hotel, a boutique 21-room inn built in classic Spanish style, replete with a clay-tile roof, you'll find this same dedication to one of America's favorite pastimes—leisure—beginning with the pool and hot tub in the chaise-clad courtyard. An upper-level deck offers views of the surrounding San Jacinto mountains, a massage therapist is always on call, and bicycle rentals are available nearby. Inside the hotel, rooms feature Mexican tile and dark-wood accents, pillow-top mattress, and flat-screen TVs. At night, sip a margarita and tuck into flautas on the open-air patio of the hotel's award-winning El Mirasol restaurant.
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Strawberry Coeurs a la Crème
1 pound cream cheese
2 cups whole-milk yogurt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 quarts fresh strawberries, rinsed, trimmed and sliced
Fresh mint sprigs for garnish
With a fork or blender cream together the cream cheese, yogurt, vanilla and half the sugar until the mixture is quite smooth. Place in a fine-mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth or a clean, thin dish towel and place the strainer over a bowl. Refrigerate the mixture until ready to serve, up to 24 hours.
Thirty minutes before serving, toss the strawberries with the remaining sugar and let sit at room temperature. Turn the cream cheese mixture out onto a plate and divide into 8 portions. Shape each portion into a heart and place on individual dessert plates. Top with the macerated strawberries and garnish with mint sprigs.


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With the Aug. 1 trading deadline fast approaching, the Marlins are in an all-out drive to pull off a deal for a starting pitcher.
Whether they're successful remains to be seen.
"It's hard to tell because there's so few options," said Michael Hill, the Marlins' president of baseball operations, on whether he thinks he can complete a deal before the deadline.
Hill would prefer the Marlins acquire a No. 3 starter via a trade, a quality arm and not just some innings-eater. But this year's talent pool is thin, and what few pitchers being made available are in high demand. It's a seller's, not a buyer's, market. Still, the Marlins are going to have to put together a deal somehow if they want to defy the odds and claim the division. The best sportsbook has them as a long shot to claim the NL East.
But the upcoming free agent pitching class isn't particularly notable.
Complicating matters for the Marlins is that their farm system isn't exactly brimming with top prospects other teams would covet in a trade. The Marlins lack trade assets, relatively speaking, that they could use to broker a deal.
As a result, sources said other teams are countering the Marlins' trade offers with demands they give up players off their major-league roster, something Hill is loathe to do.
In particular, sources said, other teams constantly ask about outfielder Christian Yelich and catcher J.T. Realmuto. The Marlins have no desire to trade either.
"They're justified in asking for major league productive pieces, but we're trying to add," Hill said. "We're not trying to create another hole somewhere else. We're trying to add to our current inventory at the major league level, and not take away from that."
The Marlins have been connected to close to a dozen names — Jeremy Hellickson, Matt Moore, Rich Hill, Michael Pineda, Jake Odorizzi, Chris Archer, Andrew Cashner and others — but the list of candidates is longer than that.
"The list is vast and every name that you see out there we're following," Hill said. "We have them prioritized as to who's at the top of the wish list. We know who we'd like to get. That doesn't mean they're available."
Hill said he is in daily contact with the team's pro scouting staff, as well as owner Jeffrey Loria, who is deeply involved in trade matters.
"We haven't been this close in a long time, and this club, as I've said, is ready to win," Hill said of the Marlins, who are playing their best baseball in years. "So if the opportunity presents itself, I think we're going to do everything in our power to make it happen."no comments
After an off season that saw the Marlins really open up their check book for the first time in signing Mark Buehrle, Heath Bell, and Jose Reyes and then trade for Carlos Zambrano, their were a lot of high hopes for the newly renamed Miami Marlins. However, with the new stadium, new uniforms, new name, and new players have combined to give the Marlins a disappointing 41-44 first half. A team that many had predicted to go to the playoffs, compete for an NL East title and possibly make a run to the World Series now sits in fourth place in the NL East and is five games back of the second Wild Card spot.
The take out the Marlins superb play in May, where they won a franchise record 21 games in the month, the team has been a disappointment at just about every position. The left side of the Marlins infield has 2 of the last 4 NL batting champions in Hanley Ramirez and Jose Reyes, but they are hitting .248 and .264 right now. The Marlins had to make a trade for Carlos Lee because after being the Marlins best player to start the year last year, Gaby Sanchez has completely fallen apart in the last year and struggled to get his batting average above .200 this year. John Buck has turned out to be just what I thought a year and a half ago when they signed him, a one hit wonder. While people he is a decent defensive catcher and he does seem to work well with the pitching rotation, the Marlins signed him to a 3 year $18 million deal because of the year he had in Toronto in 2010 when he hit .281 with 20 home runs. While he is good for a home run here and there, Buck is hitting just .176 this year and batted .227 last year. The Marlins have also struggled with injuries as well with Emilio Bonifacio, who was leading MLB in stolen bases, has been out for about a month and a half with a thumb injury and now that he is set to come back on Friday, Giancarlo Stanton went down with a knee injury causing him to pull out of the Home Run Derby, the All-Star Game, and miss the next 4-6 weeks.
Despite leading the ;league in quality starts, and were the only team to only 5 different starting pitchers in the first half of the season the Marlins also have had their struggles on the pitching mound as well. Mark Buehrle being the only starter having an ERA under 4, and only Ricky Nolasco has a above .500 record by going 8-6 in baseball's first half. Hard to believe that a month a go this was arguably the best pitching staff in MLB with only Josh Johnson having an ERA above 4. Then in the bullpen, which was actually a strength of the Marlins last year, fans are actually clambering for Juan Carlos Oviedo (better known as Leo Nunez) to return to the big leagues as the bullpen has been a disaster. Of the relievers who have pitched more than 5 inning so far this year, only Steve Chisek and Randy Choate have ERA's under 4.40 (Chisek is 2.17 and Choate is 2.45). Heath Bell has probably been the biggest disaster of all with 6 of the Marlins 13 blown saves (Marlins are 5th in MLB in total blown saves) and while hs does have 19 other saves, he has a 6.75 ERA and admitted that he is personally responsible for 10 of the Marlins losses this year.
However it is not all bad for the Marlins, they have gotten great play from Omar Infante, Giancarlo Stanton, Justin Ruggiano, and reserve players Greg Dobbs and Donovan Solano. Just looking at the numbers, Omar Infante may have seen a drop in his numbers the last month but he is still batting .290 with 7 home runs, 30 RBI, and 8 stolen bases. Giancarlo Stanton was the one selected member to go to the All-Star game because of the monster numbers he was starting to accumulate with a .284 average, 19 home run and 50 RBI, and one would have expected that Carlos Lee would have been great protection for Stanton in the lineup to start the 2nd half of the season until Stanton got hurt. Then of course the biggest surprise has to be that of Justin Ruggiano. A minor lleague outfielder in the Astros organization that the Marlins traded for after Emilio Bonifacio went down, has bated .390 with 6 home runs and 17 RBI. The only minor silver lining to come out of the fact that Stanton went down the same time that Bonifacio is coming back off the DL is that this means that Ruggiano will still be able to get consistent starts. With Carlos Lee being in the last year of his contract, if Ruggiano continues to perform their is a chance he could be the left fielder from the Marlins next year and the Marlins would move Logan Morrison to first base.
Miami Marlins first half ranking--
- Batting: 1st in Stolen Bases, 20th in Home Runs, 22nd in Slugging %, 24th in On Base %, 25th in Batting Average, 26th in Runs
- Pitching: 1st in Quality Starts, 5th in Blown Saves, 11th in Saves 20th in ERA, 21st in Wins, 27th in Strike Outs
- Fielding: 9th most errors, 19th in Fielding %
The Marlins come back form the All-Star break with a chance to cut into the 9 game deficit in the division with a four game series versus the Natioanls in Miami.
- Friday 7:10 at Marlins Park: Josh Johnson (5-5) vs Jordan Zimmerman (5-6)
- Saturday 7:10 at Marlins Park: Mark Buehrle (8-8) vs Gio Gonzalez (12-3)
- Sunday 1:10 at Marlins Park: Ricky Nolasco (8-6) vs Stephen Strasburg (9-4)
- Monday 7:10 at Marlins Park: Carlos Zambrano (4-7) vs Edwin Jackson (5-4)
Like many baseball fans I was looking forward to seeing Giancarlo Stanton play in the home run derby and in this years All-Star Game, but it does not look like that will be happening. Stanton had sat out the previous couple of games due to some loose fragments in his knee, then today he was replaced in the 3rd after some discomfort in the knee. Then after the game was over Ozzie Guillen announced that Stanton was on his way home to Miami to have surgery on the knee that will keep him on the DL for 2-6 weeks.
Stanton is set to have the surgery Sunday morning at 7am to remove "loose bodies" from his right knee. Thankfully it is not a real major surgery and should take about a hour to preform.
Some what luckily for the Marlins, Bonifacio was already expected to come back up the the Majors after the All-Star game anyways, so he will replace Stanton on the 25 man roster. This also means for the time being Justin Ruggiano, who is the Marlins hottest hitter, will continue to start in the outfield for the Marlins.no comments
While the Marlins were/and still are battling it out with the Brewers the front office was busy making another trade with the Houston Astros. At the end of May the Marlins made a trade with the Astros for Just Ruggiano, now the Marlins have made a trade for first baseman Carlos Lee. Hopefully this trade will work out as well as the Ruggiano one.
The Marlins has agreed to trade minor league third baseman Matt Dominguez and pitcher Rob Rasmussen for Carlos Lee, and the Astros are expected to pay the majority of the $9 million dollars that is owed to Lee this year. Carlos Lee turned down a trade to the Dodgers last week, but seems willing to waive his no trade clause to come to Miami. The 36 year old Lee is in the final year of a six-year $100 million dollar contract.
This move mean that most likely Gaby Sanchez will be sent down to Triple-A New Orleans until September. Overall I'd say this move is a good one for the Marlins if they are able to turn this season around and make it to the playoff. Gaby, although I am a huge fan of my fellow Hurricane, has been a big disappointment this year and has not improved his numbers since coming back from his previous minor league stint. Meanwhile the Marlins are giving up a prospect in Matt Dominguez that will be sitting behind Hanley Ramirez for the next couple of year and still really struggles to hit consistently even in Triple-A. Rasmussen on the other hand is a decent prospect, but it is doubtful he will be more than a number 3 starter when he makes it to the big leagues.
Their is no doubt that Carlos Lee is on the decline (home run total has dropped each of the last four years), but even still he batted .275 last year and is batting .286 this year, which automatically makes him one of the leaders in batting average on the Marlins. Lee still has a little pop in his bat hitting five home runs and 29 RBI in an offense that is 20th in MLB in runs scored (Marlins are 27th), and he should hit nicely in the number four spot in the order offering protection for Giancarlo Stanton.
Possible Marlins Lineup with Lee:
- Jose Reyes - SS
- Hanley Ramirez - 3B
- Giancarlo Stanton - RF
- Carlos Lee - 1B
- Omar Infante - 2B
- Logan Morrison - LF
- Justin Ruggiano/Emilio Bonifacio - CF
- John Buck - C
- Pitcher
The Marlins began the month of June by taking 2 of 3 at Philadelphia and then ended the month by sweeping the Phillies in Miami (although technically the final game was played July 1st), unfortunately the Marlins played horribly during the time in the middle. The Marlins are now on a four game winning streak, but they still find themselves now in fourth place and two games under .500 after going 8-18 in June. After a bad month of April and May the Marlins should consider themselves lucky to only be 7.5 games back in the NL East and 4.5 games back in the wildcard, though it is still disappointing since they were in tied for the lead in the NL East at the start of the month.
Unlike April, the Marlins failures were both from the plate and on the mound. The starting pitching, which had been by far the Marlins strength through the first two months, was horrible in June. The Marlins had a 5.25 ERA in June (ranked 14th in NL), an opponents batting average of .275 (ranked 15th in NL), gave up 151 runs (ranked 15th in NL), and had only 176 strikeouts (tied for last in NL). The only starter who actually lowered his ERA was Josh Johnson who went 2-2 in June with a 1.87 ERA and 33 strike outs. The only other starter who had a ERA under 5.70 ERA was Mark Buehrle with a 3.89 ERA, but his ERA was much higher until his last 2 starts where he gave up just 2 runs in 14 innings.
Hitting, however, has been a problem with the Marlins all season. Looking at the lineup at the start of the season it looked like one of the most potent in the NL, but that has not been the case thus far. The Marlins rank 28th in MLB in runs, 25th in batting average, 24th in on base percentage, 24ths in slugging percentage, and 24th in home runs. The one catagory that the Marlins have excelled at is stolen bases, with 71 to lead the majors, and even with that the production has dropped off dramaticly since Bonifacio got hurt.
Then the month of June just exacerbated some of those problems. In the month only one every day player batted over .242, that would be Jose Reyes with a .283 average. For other Marlins players it was a real struggle from the plate; Omar Infante .242, Giancarlo Stanton .242, Logan Morrison .238, Hanley Ramirez .227, John Buck .210, and Gaby Sanchez .189. And even with that the Marlins were not particularly productive in their at bats. Stanton and LoMo leading the team with 5 home runs in the month and only Reyes, Stanton, and LoMo had double digit RBI. Luckily for the Marlins they did get some great production from its role players. Greg Dobbs hit .298 in 47 at bats, Donovan Solano went .320 in 25 at bats, then their was Justin Riggiano who batted .400 in 50 at bats with 12 extra base hits including 2 home runs while only striking out 8 times.
And of course the one final cherry on top of all the bad things that happened with the Marlins had to have been Edward Mujica going to the DL with a broken toe on the final day of the month. The Marlins have recalled Wade LaBlanc, who if you remember was almost unhittable this spring.
The Marlins have now won 5 of their last 7 including 4 in a row and now head to Milwakee for four games, and oddly four of the games are day games.
- Monday at 8:10 - Carlos Zambrano (4-6) vs Zack Greinke (9-2)
- Tuesday at 4:10 - Anibal Sanchez (4-6) vs Marco Estrada (0-3)
- Wednesday at 4:10 - Josh Johnson (5-5) vs Randy Wolf (2-6)
- Thursday at 2:10 - Mark Buehrle (7-8) vs Michael Fiers (3-2)


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I had a chance to go hands-on with the toys from the first Playset expansion for Disney Infinity. Here's our close-up assessment of Lightning McQueen, Holley Shiftwell, Francesco Bernoulli and Mater in Disney Infinity style.
With all the Skylanders Swap Force news, I'd not kept such a close eye on Disney Infinity of late. Catching up, the first thing to report is that the release date has now changed to August 18th in the US. The official word on the change from Disney is "We have moved the launch date for Disney Infinity to August 18th (23rd in UK) to capitalize on the critical fall retail season."
While this certainly nudges the game into the more lucrative year-end period, it also pits it alongside Skylanders Swap Force that will likely be making a retail release soon after. It is not inconceivable that Activision could bring their release date forwards so that we really do have a head-to-head battle between to two toy-powered games.
The other big news is that another Playset has been announced. Disney Infinity Cars joins Monsters University, The Incredibles and Pirates of the Caribbean as both adventures in the game and franchises in the Toy Box mode. I was keen to see both the game-play for the new Playset as well as the toy cars themselves.
At a recent visit to Disney in London I had a chance to go hands and view the trailers for the characters that will be included in the new Playset. The Cars toys again take on a slightly more stylized form in Disney Infinity, this much I had expected. What was more of a surprise was that they were quite a bit bigger and weightier that the other Disney Infinity characters I've held.
Partly because of the nature of a car having more weight and volume that a figure and partly by design, these toy cars feel good to hold. The only down side is that you naturally want to whiz them around the carpet, only here you can't do that because of the Near Field Communication tech requiring them to sit on a static base. It made me wonder about versions of these toys with detachable bases or perhaps with the electronics buried in the toy itself — I'm sure we will see that before too long.
Here's what I made of Lightning McQueen, Holley Shiftwell, Francesco Bernoulli and of course fan-favorite Mater the four cars currently announced for the new Playset.
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Since 2007, the New York Giants have never won a game. At least not if you were to ask their opponents, who all claim they were the "better team" and the Giants either got lucky or some other nonsensical excuse. And that line of thinking continued on Monday as San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore recalled the NFC Championship game from a year ago, claiming the 49ers were the "better team," but just didn't finish.
"Knowing we were the better team. We didnt finish," Gore said on Monday. "The Giants won the game. It was tough. It was real tough. I had a chance to go to the Pro Bowl and I couldnt even go because I was so hurt. Knowing that we were the better team, but we didnt finish. They won and they moved on.
The Giants, of course, were the better team a year ago and went on to win Super Bowl XLVI. They were also the better team in week six of this season when they demolished the 49ers 26-3." Read more...


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Snow Valley Peak (NV) Climber's Log
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|Snow Valley Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2016
|Hiked up from Spooner Summit. This was Nv CoHP #13/17 for me.
|Posted Dec 5, 2016 10:56 pm
|After 8738, 8208, and 8205 from Spooner Lake
Date Climbed: Apr 30, 2016
Long snowshoe from Spooner Lake TH with Mason between storms. Snowed a few inches overnight & we saved Snow Valley Peak for evening in hopes of clearing views. Peak 8738 came first and was enshrouded. Views opened up in late afternoon, making Snow Valley Peak a grand, but wind chilled vista when we finally reached it after tagging far flung 8208 & 8205 to the northeast. Tagged Herlan & Marlette the next day with better views of Lake Tahoe and Marlette Lake.
|Posted May 5, 2016 6:09 pm
|North Canyon bike and hike
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2015
|Parked at Spooner Lake State Park ($10 self-pay now but you can park outside and ride in and pay $2 per bike.)
Biked North Canyon Road 4 miles to the locked gate, stashed bike and hiked a mile and a half to the peak. Great downhill ride on the way out.
|Posted Aug 12, 2015 1:05 am
|With PK 8738
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2015
|From Spooner summit, followed TRT to up to the west side of Peak 8992, went up that then followed ridge over to Snow Valley Peak. Descended the road down to North Canyon, to bag PK 8738 before returning via North Canyon to Spooner Lake. TR is HERE.
|Posted Aug 9, 2015 6:37 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2014
|from Spooner parking to summit and back in 3 hours flat.
|Posted Dec 2, 2014 5:59 pm
|East Rim
Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2014
|Started at Spooner summit parking spot with group. Clear, reached peak in about 2 hours. Some snow remaining. Left group and continued on to Marlette Peak.
|Posted Jun 8, 2014 7:37 pm
|Snow Valley
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2013
|Warm but pleasant hike.
|Posted Jul 26, 2013 9:12 pm
|From Lake Tahoe
Date Climbed: May 26, 2013
|Started across from Tahoe at the Chimney Beach parking area. I believe the trail is Marlette Creek Trail. Over the ridge down to the south end of Marlette Lake and then up the road to the summit. Some now left, windy as all hell, nice views of Tahoe.
|Posted May 30, 2013 11:54 am
|snow valley peak
Date Climbed: May 14, 2012
|one of the peaks i hike every year, usually the first and last climb of the season, due to snow coverage-first to melt, last to accumulate. on of my favorites.
|Posted Jun 1, 2012 11:19 am
|Bluebird Day
Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2012
|Took just over one and a half hours to reach the summit via the TRT from Spooner Summit. Crystal clear skies, warm temperatures, and very little wind.
|Posted Jan 2, 2012 8:26 pm
|From Ash Canyon Carson City
Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2011
|Hiked from Ash Canyon trailhead to Ash Canyon summit/ridge onward thru Lake Tahoe State Park thru Snow Valley and up to Snow Valley Peak. Very windy day and winds were torturous above 8500ft. Very nice hike took 6hrs 20 mins to complete 17 1/2 miles up and down. Saw mountain lion from about 400 yards and he/she bolted in a flash. Also saw 2 coyotes and 2 herds of deer. Great day.
|Posted Nov 27, 2011 2:57 pm
|From Spooner Summit
Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2011
|From Spooner Summit.
|Posted Sep 5, 2011 9:03 pm
|Pleasent Hike
|On a hitch hike to boulder from Frisco craziness
|Posted Aug 22, 2011 5:10 pm
|via road up North Canyon
Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2010
|I hiked this one prior to having to be in Reno for a work event, Beautiful fall day.
|Posted Oct 17, 2010 1:42 am
|From Tahoe Meadows
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2010
|Climbed during my thru hike of the TRT. 110 miles left to go.
|Posted Aug 23, 2010 7:01 pm
|From Spooner Summit
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2010
|Instead of having barbeque we hiked this peak. Nice trail, easy hike, great views from the last portion of the hike. We had some friends along who had never before hiked 12 miles a day in their lives. They were feeling proud. Well, it's not the first 12-mile day for me.
|Posted Jul 14, 2010 1:47 pm
|From Spooner (2x)
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2010
|Quick afternoon outing from Spooner
Pics are here.
|Posted Jul 6, 2010 2:54 pm
|Spooner Summit
Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2010
|Hiked in from Spooner Summit on a cold and windy day. The summit was in the clouds so there was no view. Nice hike though.
|Posted Jun 12, 2010 11:40 am
|Katy Y
|car shuttle
Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2010
|Parked one car @ Chimney Beach; the second at Spooner Summit for a nice loop-type thing. About 3K elev and 10.5 miles.
|Posted Jun 6, 2010 10:22 am
|Spooner Summit
Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2009
|Nice climb from spooner summit, with Marney
|Posted Aug 30, 2009 5:17 pm


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Sheet cakes are a potluck dream: the baking pan holds the cake and makes it wonderfully portable. This one is accompanied by an almond "cream" made from heavy cream and reduced-fat sour cream. Together, the cake and cream replicate the taste of Mexican chocolate with its undertones of almond and cinnamon. Or make cream cheese frosting and add 1/4 teaspoon almond extract.
Nutrition Profile:
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Serves 18
Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 120 min.
Step 1
To prepare cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray with flour. Alternatively, spray the pan with regular cooking spray, dust with flour and tap out the excess.
Step 2
Melt chocolate in the microwave on Medium in 30-second bursts, stirring after each burst to ensure even melting, until completely melted. (Alternatively, melt the chocolate in a double boiler over hot water, stirring constantly.) Set aside.
Step 3
Whisk cake flour, whole-wheat flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Step 4
Beat egg whites in a clean medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Beat in 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a slow, steady stream. Continue beating until stiff peaks form.
Step 5
Beat the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar and oil in a large bowl on medium speed until combined. Beat in egg yolks one at a time, then melted chocolate and vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary, until combined.
Step 6
Add 1/2 cup milk to the egg-yolk mixture, beating on low speed, then add half the flour mixture. Beat in the remaining 1/2 cup milk, then the remaining flour mixture just until combined. Fold in the whites with a spatula, using long, even strokes. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly to the edges.
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Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour.
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To prepare almond cream: Beat cream and confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until the mixture is the consistency of sour cream, about 1 minute. Add sour cream, amaretto (or almond extract), vanilla and cinnamon; beat to combine. Serve the cake with the almond cream.
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Bloomberg: Hey, maybe the Times Square bomber was upset about the health-care bill
posted at 8:07 pm on May 3, 2010 by Allahpundit
Could be. Since we're pulling theories out of our ass, let me try a few. Maaaaybe … it's a liberal amnesty shill upset at Nazi America's tolerance of Arizona's immigration law? Maaaaybe … it's a gay-rights supporter irate at the slow pace of progress on "don't ask, don't tell"? Maaaaybe … it's a nutritional fanatic angry that the City hasn't completely banned salt yet? (Actually, that would make Nanny Bloomberg a prime suspect.) Maaaaybe … it's the president's old pal Bill Ayers reliving his glory days? Anything's possible, so why not have the mayor of the country's largest city speculate idly on the national news about it?
"There is no credible evidence so far that this attack was more than at least one person, the driver," said Mayor Mike Bloomberg. "After that there is no evidence that anyone else was involved. It may be, but we can't say that it is."…
"If I had to guess, twenty five cents, this would be exactly that," Bloomberg said. "Homegrown maybe a mentally deranged person or someone with a political agenda that doesn't like the health care bill or something. It could be anything."
He knows full well which way the investigation is pointing but he's too gutless to mention it as a possibility. The latest: The joint terrorism task force has taken over the case and the "person of interest," who's been missing since Saturday night, is apparently a "naturalized American citizen who hails from Pakistan and just returned after spending five months there." And that's not all:
Authorities said another clue in the investigation is a video posted online early Sunday morning by persons in Connecticut, who may have been involved in the bomb attempt and are being sought by law enforcement. The video, posted on a site registered one day before the attack, has the Taliban in Pakistan claiming responsibility for the attempted bombing.
So that Taliban video taking credit for the attack was actually posted by people in the same U.S. state as the prime suspect. Fancy that. Meanwhile, according to Fox, the NYPD's "focusing" on the similarities between this plot and 2007 jihadist car bomb plot in London, which I mentioned right here on Saturday night. And just as I'm writing this, CBS is reporting that the prime suspect's name is "familiar to counter terrorism investigators." But enough of all that; let's get back to that intriguing ObamaCare theory. Click the image to watch.
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Original post made by NameWithheld, Charleston Gardens, on Dec 21, 2006
Around the beginning of the year, the tree found its way to the curb and was taken care of by the city. This was an event to watch too - the truck with the equipment pulling up the curb .. the younger kids who were at home shed a few tears and bid the tree good by !
As I grew up, I started pondering why we got a 'real' tree .. the tree was cut and eventually 'taken care of by the city' ( destroyed - if you will ! ). One year I bought a good quality fake tree -- and continued the decoration tradition in the same way.....my kids never asked me to get a real tree, they were happy with a fake one ( after all presents mattered a lot more ! )
What do people on this forum think of real tree vs a fake tree?
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a resident of Palo Verde
on Dec 21, 2006 at 10:26 am
In our house it is the traditions that are important, not the tree. We have a very cheap tree bought the first year we were married at a store going out of business with some tacky ornaments (money was crucial then). Each year since then we say we will throw it out and buy a tasteful artificial tree, but our children don't want to. They associate the bent top, some of the tacky decorations, and the fact that the tree lives in a battered box in a corner of our garage, as part of Christmas. There is a security that Christmas will happen again as we carefully pack up in January and ask everyone "what they remembered most" about the Christmas just passed. Then we talk about what is going to happen in the coming year before the tree comes out again, everyone will be a year older, new grade at school, summer fun, etc. Sometimes, they write a note and put it into the tree box so that they can see what they were anticipating and laugh about it when they see it again next December. It seems to "close" Christmas nicely and it lets the little ones know that Christmas will come again.
Another thing we do is to put our cards in a box near the table and every day at dinner time we take out one or two cards and talk about our memories of that family. Sometimes it is someone the kids know and we can laugh together about memories with them. Other times it is people that the kids don't know, old college friends of ours or something, and we spend time telling the kids stories of what we did with them. It is something else that has become quite important to them as an after Christmas tradition. To try and do this on the run up to Christmas when cards come in loads at a time is too much, but letting it trickle through January is much more fun.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Dec 24, 2006 at 1:32 pm
We still get a real tree each year. Some of us, like me for instance, have a hard time adjusting to updated and more convenient things. I still use logs in the fireplace instead of gas.
Getting a real tree is an important tradition for us. The individual differences in trees that mark them as real, the smell of fresh evergreen and the supple branches all contribute to the experience. For me getting the tree and decorating it is basically like running a retrospective video of happy childhood Christmas past and the very special memories they invoke.
We do buy our tree from the Sea Scouts lot on El Camino in Palo Alto. Even though their prices are not low, we also know the money is going to a good cause.
Merry Christmas!
a resident of Downtown North
on Dec 26, 2006 at 7:59 pm
Fake tree! Up in 8 min.- down in 6 min. Can't tell it is fake! Now if I can get the outside lights up in 20 min.
a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on May 2, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Web Link">Fake Tree are better for cost, maintenance and they look good too
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CONCORD, N.C. -- It is lunchtime and Jeff Burton is huddled in the back of a Richard Childress Racing hauler with lame-duck teammate Kevin Harvick and several other members of the organization.
They are discussing results from the Wednesday morning test of the 2013 car at Charlotte Motor Speedway. They are looking for ways to find more speed that will help bring the organization back up to speed with the other elite teams in the Sprint Cup garage.
No rest for the weary -- particularly when the weary is playing catch-up.
"This is really big," Burton says of the two-day test that ended early Wednesday because of rain. "We're putting the building blocks together now to try and figure out exactly what we've got. We're trying hard now not to pay attention to the stopwatch.
"We're trying, rather than getting into the year like we did this past year playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey trying all these different things, to leave with, 'OK, here's our baseline.' "
There are a lot of new faces around the three RCR teams, starting with competition director Eric Warren.
But the face that stands out the most is Burton.
With Harvick on the way to Stewart-Haas Racing after the 2013 season and 22-year-old Austin Dillon planning to move up into Cup full time in 2014, the organization needs the 45-year-old Burton to be relevant again.
The organization needs Burton to be winning races like he was in 2008, to be competing in the Chase as he was four out of five years from 2006 to 2010.
It not like Burton's going anywhere. Despite rumors that next year is the last on his contract, despite speculation he'll be out the door if he doesn't show marked signs of improvement from the past two seasons, Burton has no immediate plans to ride off into the sunset.
"I have a long-term contract," he says without revealing how long other than past next season. "When I decide to quit it'll be when I decide to quit. Everybody thinks next year is the last year of my contract. That's not true."
You can hear the determination in his voice, see it in his mannerism. Burton's presence at this test wasn't mandatory. He chose to be here.
He chose to be here because he understands how important it is for him to be relevant again, particularly with the transition RCR will be going through in its driver lineup after 2013.
"No question," Burton says. "Listen, when you're running well, your status is different than it is when you're not. People listen to you, people pay attention to you, you have a voice. When you're not running well, you lose all that. People don't listen to you."
Burton hasn't won since 2008, when he finished sixth in points. He's failed to make the Chase the past two seasons, finishing 19th this past season and 20th in 2011. He had only 11 top 10s combined the past two years after having 15 in 2010.
"His veteran status, he needs to run better on the track so everybody will come to him again to ask some of the questions that Austin needs to learn from, that [brother] Ty needs to learn from," says Harvick's crew chief, Gil Martin.
"Quite frankly, it will be good for Kevin to have somebody that is running good like that. For him to be involved like he is right now, and not to be absent from the shop, will make a huge difference."
So Burton is here, as is team owner Richard Childress, who typically would be hunting big game on his ranch in Montana or some exotic land this time of year.
They all understand the importance of this test, of getting ahead of the competition on the new car so they won't be in the mess they were with the old one.
RCR won only one race in 2012 after collecting six in 2011 and five in 2010. Only Harvick made the Chase for the second straight year after three drivers made it in 2010.
"We've got a big hole to climb out of, but we're working hard to do it," Burton says. "And I feel ultimately we will."
Early returns at Charlotte were encouraging. Burton led the first session on Tuesday, with Harvick and Dillon not far behind. Burton was sixth in both sessions on Wednesday, with Harvick and Dillon in the top five.
"I love what I do, but I don't like it when we're not competitive," Burton says.
Burton is confident he can be competitive again. He's rallied before. After going from 2002 to 2005 without winning or being a championship contender, he put together a string of three straight years of winning at least once and making the Chase.
In 2008, after a win at Charlotte, he was second in points with five races to go. He started the 2010 season strong as well, moving to third in points 22 races in.
Little has gone right since.
"It's been a struggle for him," Martin says. "Everybody is saying he's too old, he's this, he's that. He's got a lot to prove, too. But his commitment to the program, what we're doing right now, is showing how hard he and everybody is trying to make it work."
That's why Burton stands out at this December test. He doesn't have to be here.
But he wants RCR to be a powerhouse again. He wants to contend for race wins and a championship.
He wants to be relevant again.
"It's no fun for anybody to run the way we've been running," Burton says. "It's important for me to run well. We can't ignore problems. I've got to be open-minded and we've all got to be smart working together.
"Running bad, nothing good comes from that."
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In addition to the activities on the show floor, I also had the opportunity to share my knowledge on social media at two separate events. This year, Fabio Sementilli, Creative Director for Wella, created an "Industry All-Star Panel" that was held Saturday night before the ABS BeautyBASH event. I was honored to be among industry experts such as Mark Hayes (Sassoon), Tracey Hughes (Tracey Hughes Education), Richard Ashforth (Saco), Jan Arnold (CND/Shellac) and my friends Randy Taylor and Gerard Scarpaci (Hairbrained), where I shared our Style Sync social media equation on how to properly build your social persona. And – another side note – have you checked our
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Office of Student Access and Completion: Agency History
The commission was renamed the Oregon Student Access Commission in 2012.
Written 2003
The Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC) is the state's student financial aid. Formerly named Oregon State Scholarship Commission, OSAC administers a variety of federal, state, and privately funded financial aid programs for the benefit of Oregon students attending post-secondary educational institutions. Federal programs include the Ford Direct Loan and Federal Family Education Loan Programs. State programs include the Opportunity Grant, Oregon Nursing Loan and Rural Health Services, and JOBS Plus. There are approximately 200 private scholarship programs.
The agency's mission is to "…provide financing and information to assist Oregonians in attaining a post secondary education and enhance the value, integrity, and diversity of Oregon's college programs."
The original Scholarship Commission was created in 1959. The powers and duties of the Commission are outlined in ORS 348 and have been altered and expanded over the years. Major divisions of the agency are Administration, Office of Degree Authorization, Claims and Collections, Grants and Scholarships, Guarantee Services and Default Protection, and Information Technology.
The first attempt to provide a comprehensive program of financial assistance to Oregon students occurred during the 1955 Legislative Session. State Senator Mark Hatfield authored a bill for a state scholarship program that students attending public and private colleges in Oregon would be eligible for and that a citizens board would administer. The bill failed.
In 1958, a citizen discovered a dormant "student aid program" in Oregon law. An 1885 statute allowed state legislators and judges to award free tuition at the Oregon Agricultural College (now OSU) to one student per year. The Attorney General ruled that the law must be honored. There was no standard application process and no consensus on selection criteria, but applicants presented themselves and legislators made what came to be called, "District and County Awards." OSU resented being forced to admit beneficiaries of political patronage. Presidents of other institutions objected to a state program for the students of a single institution. Disappointed parents assailed legislators because their children were not chosen. The public appeared to want a student aid program, but no one liked the ad hoc process used to make the initial awards.
The 1959 legislative session passed a bill making it possible for awardees to attend any accredited four-year college in Oregon, public or private. The bill also created the State Scholarship Commission to administer the program. The Commission was also to take over existing tuition remission programs at state-run, four-year institutions. The bill passed without appropriations for awards to independent college students or for agency administrative expenses. An amendment permitted the Commission to solicit and administer privately funded scholarships for the benefit of students at both public and private institutions. As the Commission began operation, its programs were tuition and fee remissions for state institutions, funded by the institutions themselves. Commissioners were members of the public that were appointed by the Governor. The Chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education (now Oregon University System) provided part-time staff.
In 1961, an appropriations bill passed. A separate scholastic grant program was created for students at independent colleges. Awardees were to be recent high school graduates chosen based on academic excellence and financial need. The State of Oregon, rather than the institutions, would subsidize these students. The program was called Oregon Cash Award. The Commission was made separate from the Chancellor's Office though it continued to be housed on the University of Oregon Campus.
In 1965, the federal Higher Education Act created the Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSL). Initially, the State Board of Higher Education was responsible for this program in Oregon. The Board contracted with United Student Aid Funds of Indianapolis, Indiana to operate the Oregon GSL Program.
During the 1967 legislative session, the Commission was authorized to take over Oregon GSL administration from the State Board of Higher Education. Through the GSL program, the Commission guaranteed loans from Oregon lenders for resident students attending accredited post secondary institutions. The U.S. Department of Education reinsured these loans.
In the 1969 session, the Legislative Assembly created the Non-public College Grant Program to encourage independent colleges in Oregon to enroll Oregon resident undergraduates. The Commission was designated as the administrating agency.
In 1971, the Commission's programs were restructured. The centerpiece was the Oregon Need Grant. Awards were based entirely on financial need and students could use awards at Oregon community colleges as well as four-year public and private institutions. Funding was increased and structural changes were made to the Non-public College Grant. In addition, the Need Grant, Community College Grant, and the revised non-public college grant -- Purchase of Educational Services from Independent Colleges (PESIC) all passed and received appropriations but the District and County program ended. In 1973, Community College students were incorporated into the Need Grant and the Community College Grant was discontinued.
During the 1979 legislative session, in response to sharp tuition increases at public institutions, additional funds were appropriated for the Need Grant. The funds were to insulate needy resident undergraduates at public institutions from the increased costs. This Tuition Offset Grant (TOG) supplemented Need Grants from 1979 to 1983.
In the 1980's, many major federal financial aid programs were renamed after members of Congress. The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant became the Pell Grant, the National Direct Student Loan became the Perkins Loan, and Guaranteed Student Loans became Stafford Loans. In addition, two new loan programs were added to those programs already administered by the Commission -- PLUS Loans for parents of dependent students and SLS Loans for self-supporting students.
Before the 1982 Special Session, five religiously oriented independent colleges withdrew from PESIC in order to end an ACLU lawsuit.
In 1987, legislation was passed authorizing the Rural Health Services loan repayment program. This was an incentive program to encourage physicians and nurses to locate in rural areas in Oregon. The program did not receive funding until 1991 when the Legislative Assembly created and funded the Oregon Nursing Loan Program.
The federal education legislation in 1992 created a pilot project for an alternative way to operate federal student loan programs. Rather than insuring loans made by private lenders, the federal government would raise capital through bonds, send funds directly to participating schools, and assume all collection responsibilities. The name of the program was the Ford Direct Loan. Loans to students and parents were called Stafford Loan and PLUS Loan, mirroring the names of the existing programs. A new umbrella name was created for all the existing programs -- Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). The Commission continued to administer FFELP Stafford and PLUS Loans. SLS Loans ceased. In 1993, the federal government scrapped the "pilot" concept, and endeavored to replace FFELP with Direct Loan throughout the nation. In Oregon, the majority of public institutions chose Direct Loan and Commission FFELP volume dropped by more than half.
During the 1993 legislative session, legislators were faced with the need to reduce General Fund expenditures, and the Commission requested that all available General Funds go to maintaining the Need Grant at highest possible level -- at the expense of all funding for Cash Award and PESIC. The potential effect on independent colleges was harsh, since PESIC funds went entirely to independent colleges and a large proportion of Cash Awardees chose independent colleges. The Ways and Means Committee added $2 million to the agency's base budget, and mandated segmental distribution of enlarged Need Grants.
During the 1995 and 1997 legislative sessions, the Governor's Office of Educational Policy and Planning was dismantled. One branch, the Office of Degree Authorization, became part of the Commission. This office regulates degree offerings in Oregon by independent institutions and out-of-state state institutions. It also enforces state laws forbidding use of fraudulent academic degrees by individuals.
In 1999, the name of the agency was changed to Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC). The Need Grant was changed to Oregon Opportunity Grant, effective in 2001. A merit-based program, Oregon Achievement Grant, was created to become operational in 2001. A 22-member special commission was created to study student financial aid issues in Oregon and make recommendations to the 2001 Legislative Assembly.
Current Organization
The agency is currently organized into the following major divisions: Commission, Office of Degree Authorization, Administration, Information Technology, Grants and Scholarships, Guarantee Services and Default Protection, and Claims and Collections.
The Commission oversees the agency that administers financial aid programs designed to assist students in obtaining post secondary education in Oregon. It also oversees the Office of Degree Authorization. The Commission develops general policy, makes strategic plans, and makes basic budget decisions. It also conducts Oregon Administrative Rule hearings and other public hearings.
Office of Degree Authorization
The Office of Degree Authorization authorizes schools to offer academic degree programs in Oregon. It terminates substandard or fraudulent degree activities, and reviews proposed new publicly funded post secondary programs and locations. It also validates individual claims of degree possession by individuals.
Administration is responsible for overall management of the agency including policy and planning. Administration provides staff support to the Commission and performs the Administrative Rules function for the agency. It prepares and monitors the agency budget and prepares and gives testimony before the Legislative Assembly.
Finance provides all financial services including accounting, coordination of budget preparation and monitoring, and financial reporting. It also performs payroll and benefits functions.
Human Resources provides all personnel related functions including recruitment, job classification, and training coordination.
Outreach coordinates internal and external agency communications, media relations, and legislative relations. It also "owns and operates" the agency website.
Information Technology
The Information Technology Division provides computer and network services used to operate the agency's programs.
Policy and Research
The Policy and Research Division compiles, analyzes, and publishes statistics and related information on state and Federal financial aid disbursements at post secondary institutions in Oregon. It also conducts research projects on state financial aid, legislative, and federal issues.
Grants and Scholarships
The Grants and Scholarships Division administers federal and state grant and loan programs and privately funded scholarship programs. It operates the Private Award Program that acts as a clearinghouse for the administration of over 200 privately funded scholarship programs. In addition, in partnership with the Oregon Community Foundation, the Division provides staffing and training for the ASPIRE volunteer advising program.
Guarantee Services and Default Prevention
The Guarantee Services and Default Prevention Division provides state management for the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). The Guarantee Services and Default Prevention division works with borrowers who are in danger of defaulting on their loans. The Division also monitors school and lender compliance with federal and state regulations governing FFELP.
Claims and Collections
The Claims and Collections Division collects student loans that the agency has purchased from a bank or lender after those loans have fallen into default. The agency acts as a guarantor for the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP).
Selected Chronology
1955 First attempt to establish student aid failed.
1958 Citizen discovered dormant "student aid program" in Oregon law. "District and County" awards started.
1959 State Scholarship Commission created to administer student aid program for students at public and private post secondary institutions.
1961 Separate scholastic grant program created for independent college students. Commission separated from Oregon State System of Higher Education.
1965 Congress enacted Higher Education Act of 1965 creating Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSL).
1967 Commission took over Oregon GSL administration from Board of Higher Education.
1971 Oregon Need Grant, Community College Grant, and revised non-public college grant -- Purchase of Educational Services from Independent Colleges (PESIC) passed. "District and County" program ended.
1973 Community College students incorporated into Need Grant.
1979 Tuition Offset Grant (TOG) instituted to insulate needy resident undergraduates from increased costs at public institutions.
1980's Financial aid programs renamed after members of Congress.
1982 Five religiously oriented independent colleges withdrew from PESIC to end an ACLU lawsuit. Legislature reduced PESIC budget proportionally.
1987 Rural Health Services loan repayment incentive program authorized without funding.
1991 Rural Health Services program received initial funding. Legislature created and funded the Oregon Nursing Loan Program.
1992 Federal Ford Direct Loan pilot program created. All federal programs given new umbrella name -- Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP).
1993 Federal Direct Loan program replaced FFELP throughout the nation.
1997 Office of Degree Authorization became part of the Commission.
1999 State Scholarship Commission renamed Student Assistance commission. Special commission created to study financial aid issues.
A Brief History of the Oregon Student Assistance Commission, 2001.
The Oregon Blue Book, 2000-2001. Office of the Secretary of State.
Oregon Student Assistance Commission website
Oregon Laws 1955 -- 2001.
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 348 and 351, 2001.
Primary Agency Statutes and Administrative Rule Chapters
ORS 348 Student Aid; Education Endowment Fund, Planning https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors348.html
OAR 575 Oregon Student Assistance Commission http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_500/oar_575/575_tofc.html
OAR 583 State Scholarship Commission, Office of Degree Authorization http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_500/oar_583/583_tofc.html


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Only two things prevented Saga from being our number one comic of the year – firstly, the fact that there was somehow, inexplicably, a comic that managed to be just as good if not possibly even slightly better (of which more tomorrow); but secondly, the fact that James tried out issue #1, but – while admiring the craft – turned his nose up at the setting and concept. It's true that at first glance, Saga's setting could be offputting to many – what, another sci-fi epic? What, another fantasy epic? What, another quirky-mixture-of-sci-fi-and-fantasy epic? – and a part of me expected, going in, to have a similar reaction to James. Fortunately, as it so happens, I'm enjoying Saga immeasurably, as the sort of comic that simply and hugely restores faith in the medium.
Perhaps this is because, despite appearances, the series really isn't about the quirky-mixture-of-sci-fi-and-fantasy epic at all. Sure, that story is going on in its pages – but it's largely a backdrop. Instead, in a twist, the "Saga" of the title is in fact the saga of one family and their lives – star-crossed alien lovers Marko and Alana, and their newborn child Hazel. The series' narration – provided by a grown-up Hazel from an indeterminate point in the future – makes clear that for all the raging war and politics in the background, the heart of the story is this trio's quest to establish their lives happily and safely. Along the way, a strong supporting cast – comprising robotic princes with televisions for heads, ghosts of murdered children and alien bounty-hunters with curiously intertwined personal histories – play out a story that threatens to take on ominous significance, but which never really overshadows the fact that Saga entrances through the reader's desire to see this relationship, this family unit, succeed.
Brian K. Vaughan's pedigree, despite not having had a comics title published since the end of Ex Machina, was already impeccable coming into this – but, and although it's difficult to make a full judgement after just eight issues published (at the time of writing), it already feels like this might exceed his previous work. Where the sheer quality of character work, plot (complete with BKV-esque shock deaths, one in particular in this run coming surprisingly early even for him) and humour are of his usual standard, where Saga stands out is that, arguably for the first time, he's created hugely likeable and sympathetic lead characters. Where previously the likes of Yorick or Hundred had depth but not necessarily immediate empathy, both Alana and Marko are, in different ways, made to be rooted for as heroes. Alana in particular, particularly following the flashback sequences in the most recent issue, is the kind of character it's pretty easy to fall straight in love with.
Key to a lot of this is Vaughan's collaborator Fiona Staples, who elevates the book from a strong, intriguing character piece into a work of genuine comics artistry. Her visuals, from character design to expression to scale, are simply phenomenal – beautiful, characterful, expansive. Little touches such as the in-art lettering of Hazel's narration, the minimalist cover design and even the chosen paper stock (while guaranteeing, as part of Vaughan's contract, at least 22 pages of story every issue for never more than $2.99) make Saga a series that, as with some others we've discussed in this end of year list, celebrates the comic as an object – and one that it's a genuine thrill to pick up every month (or to see back on the shelves following the deliberate two-month hiatus it took between its first and second arcs).
Simply put, Saga is a comic that just makes you feel good about comics. It's rare enough that a series feels this early like it's going to be one of the unquestionable classics of the field, but that's exactly what this charming, funny, thrilling, beautiful object has already become. Never mind best of the year – I'll be amazed if we don't look back on it as one of the best of the decade.


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lets all keep in mind, and this wasnt known to me till the next day, but apparently romo was playing with broken ribs he suffered early in first quarter. this makes sense to me as to why romo couldnt throw with his usual zip on the ball for the majority of the game. int #2 on the underthrow n loft can easily now be solved as to why that int happened......still NO excuse for #3.
and for those who will use the romo had broken ribs last yr and played excellent. well he had fractured rib, no broken ribs(plural). and while both are painful, broken ribs are more painful due to the stress of the breaks being able to break off more...
Fans that do dumb *** stuff like this are being stupid and define the word "loser". Those types of people need to get a life, get a job, and get laid.
Jets fans might be doing this pretty soon...
As for Romo's injury, he seems to wind up with one every year. Didn't he play with a collapsed lung last season?
The Cowboys really need to fix that o-line, their quarterback is a sitting duck out there. Just like the Bears.
Romo does the same thing when the game is win or in or win and go home. He's not clutch, he never will be and the Cowboys need to go QB shopping. PERIOD...he's had too many opportunities to show up and he hasn't. Even if they dont cut him, drafting a QB in the draft or getting a good veteran back up will open his eyes and maybe he'll start to realize that his job can be taken away from him if he doesnt get it together.


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The citizens of El Paso could be especially instructive in this regard. They're first-hand witnesses to the jobless "recovery" as well as the almost total collapse of manufacturing that's taken place in our nation over the last decade. As home to the border port with the largest amount of Mexican-American trade, El Paso is at the crossroads of a trade deficit that is the direct result of a flood of manufacturing jobs that have left America for other countries.
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Willis said his friends first spotted the object Tuesday.
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Arsène Wenger would like the football calendar revamped to help "harmonise fixtures around the world".
The Frenchman is one of many club managers who will lose players to the Africa Cup of Nations in January with Gervinho and Marouane Chamakh in line to represent Ivory Coast and Morocco respectively.
Wenger experienced a January to November season during his time with Nagoya Grampus in Japan and he thinks that is the best way forward.
"I understand it looks completely strange as people have been educated the current way but I moved to Japan and the season was in January to November," Wenger recalled.
"We started training in January and after a while it was completely normal, it wasn't as bigger shock as I expected it to be - and I spent Christmas at home!
"[With a new calendar] you would not be confronted with these situations when players are playing in two different championships. You would play during the summer period in the best period for football to be played.
"Let's not forget the structure when it started - non-professional football was during the holiday and you started to play football when people went back to work. We have passed that period now.
"The period of rest would be the same [in international football]. It wouldn't change the number of games.
"It would be a revolution but it would be easier to harmonise all the fixtures around the world and I am convinced FIFA and UEFA would be happy. And you could play a World Cup in Qatar - that is a reason maybe."
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Eastern Pulaski Elementary School in Winamac, John Glenn High School in Walkerton, F. Willard Crichfield Elementary School in LaPorte, Saint Peter's Lutheran School in North Judson, Webster Elementary School in Plymouth, and West Central High School in Francesville were all recognized as being 4-Star Schools.
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(June 19, 2009)--The UTSA Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs announces the hiring of Kenneth R. Pierce as vice provost for information technology and chief information officer. He will begin work July 27.
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Pierce will direct the Office of Information Technology and oversee its services in support of enterprise applications, infrastructure, academic computing, research computing and user support. He will be the principal adviser to the deans and university leadership team on all issues pertaining to information technology.
Pierce also will oversee efforts to develop strategic technology plans, identify emerging technology needs across the institution and establish annual technology priorities in support of the university's strategic goals.
"We are delighted to welcome Ken Pierce to the new position of vice provost for information technology and chief information officer at UTSA," said John Frederick, UTSA provost and vice president for academic affairs. "With experience in both the private sector and in higher education, Pierce brings the leadership and talent we need to strengthen our information technology capabilities."
Pierce earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Houston and an M.S. in information technology from Capella University. He comes to UTSA from the University of Texas at El Paso where, as chief information officer, he directed a staff of more than 90 full-time employees and 25 student employees. Pierce's private-sector experience includes stints at The Boeing Company in Seattle and General Dynamics in Dallas.
"UTSA has great potential in achieving its aspirations to deliver quality, affordable education to those seeking it and becoming a significant contributor to the research community," Pierce said. "Being in a position that will allow me to contribute to that success is exciting, and I am looking forward to the challenges that await me."


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REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. - January 9, 2004 - Leading
videogame publisher, Konami Digital Entertainment - America, a subsidiary
of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today unveiled plans for a fourth
terrifying installment of the wildly popular Silent Hill series.
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clues as to why he is trapped. However, in true Silent Hill fashion,
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I'm in for two also. Thanks
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Yep, I'm in hoping life isn't so crazy...lol
My fabric is cut and pressed and ready to RUN to its new home.
Here today... why what a lucky bunch we are.
Elsabrat, I hope you get my name and I hope your avatar is fabric and it would be included. But I'm afraid it is not, but it sure is cute!!!
Ellie (aka sewellie)
It takes real skill to choke on air, fall upstairs and trip over completely nothing .... I have that skill!!!
My plate may be full, but my cup runneth over with blessings.
My two sets are cut, pressed and also ready to go to their new homes.
Sent my PM hoping I am not to late to join in on the fun
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Names have been sent...have fun and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
You enjoy yours also. Got my names and will be in the mail Monday. Both going westerly direction.
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I run into my bee mentor yesterday, a fine old man of 89. I have learned alot from him the past few years, he is like my third Grandpa.
I notice some red on his fingers that looked like blood and asked him "did you cut your self or something"? He looked down and said "Oh that, its just red paint".
He proceed into story mode and explained about all of the troubles he has had with the city squirrels eating his pecans, digging up his garden, and other problems with them. He has been trapping them for years. I had seen a few of them. Some of them ended up in the stew pot, but most he relocated to the Elks Lodge about a mile away. One day after he released a trapped one, he went inside for a beer and sit down next to a retired MDC employee and struck up a conversation. The MDC guy told him he was wasting his time, the squirrel would probably be back home before he got there.
So my mentor had an idea. He was going to test that theory and prove him wrong. That is where the red paint on his hand come from. "I paint the little c suckers red to see if they really return, and I have not seen any of the red ones back in my yard".
That made my day. So if you are ever in my neck of the and see a red latex painted squirrel, you know where they come from.
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I keep hearing people say Emberstorm is free glad and stuff of the sort, i am curious is the BG really that easy are the people that bad?
They got merged with a german battlegroup, and became slightly more competitive. I think vindication is worse now.
While there might be very little competition in the high end of these BGs, the amount of teams on them are very few so you'll end up with very long queues and be queued up against other battlegroups in the end anyway.
Nothing worth having comes easy. That's why hard content is worth doing, and easy content is a waste of time.
How do battlegroups affect random BG assignments? I thought the matching was EU wide?
I am in EU Emberstorm and when we were strictly matched by battlegroup (quite a long time ago, before MoP), it was painful. It tended to work out that one sign was often predominantly German PvP servers; the others English RP or lightly populated ones. (I guess they liked to have similar language servers on each side). The German PvP server players tended to steam roller the opposition. Those kind of match ups are much less common now, so I am not sure how much the battlegroup matters anymore.
Vindication is easier.
One cannot simply quit wow his way into Mordor.
I know emberstorm us is really bad...
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I would like to share my experiences with two fantastic queen cells suppliers-Jim Lyon from South Dakota, and Tom AKA Flyman from College Mound TX.
I got my first queen cells this year from Jim Lyon. I got 2 batches of VSH cells. One was in the middle of march, and the other was at the end of May. The first batch didnt last much past July of this year, the mating conditions were poor. The last batch is what I am excited about. I was looking at them this evening. All are 1-2 stories tall, the are packed with brood, and I mean packed. They have the best patterns, the 2 best ones have 8 deep frames of SOLID brood. This summer I did pin prick hygienic tests, and in 12 hours they had most of them cleaned out. They have been busting out the seams since this summer. They have had NO TREATMENTS!!! No sugar dusting, no beetle traps, no nothing. They collectively have drawn out oodles of frames. If i can get everything on my end figured out, they will be perfect queens.
This June I got 10 queens from Flyman. I had a lot of problems on my end. Needless to say, about 60% took. They too have been going gangbusters this fall.
This past week I got some goldline queen cells from Flyman. I saw some of them hatch, and they looked like the had already been mated they were so big. The cells looked fantastic. I am anxiously awaiting to see how the queens and the cells do this winter and next year.
Both of these gentlemen have some fantastic queens. I plan to do business with them next year. I hope you do to. Just let me get first dibs.
Thanks for reading.
Mike @ Kingfisher Apiaries