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Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA
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Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
David Grant Air Force Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA
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Brandt ZookBPL Member
@bassdudeLocale: Texas
Hey everyone. In my continued research on tarps as shelters, I have come across the MLD Monk tarps. These look to be nice in a half pyramid setup as they show on the website here. (http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=89)
The dimensions are 5.2×9. But, I wonder if this will be enough room for me, being 6 foot tall and all. I need good weather protection since I wasn't planning on using a bivy, just the tarp. Also, I was thinking of getting a carbon fiber tarp pole to use with it. But I'm not sure if it's compatible. The pole says it has a tip for inserting into grommets, but I don't think the tarp has grommets in it? Could anybody with experience on this tarp help me out? I may email Ron Bell about it to see if it is compatible. Total weight of the sil-nylon version and a long carbon fiber pole is 10.5 oz.
The other option is the good ole Oware 8×10 flat tarp. This has been my main option for awhile now. But, it is awfully big for one person. On the other hand, I know I would have good weather protection in it and plenty of room. The weight of this tarp is 13.5 oz.
Anybody have any advice to give? I definitely want to hear it. I personally like the idea of the MLD Monk with that carbon fiber pole, but I need to have enough room in it to protect me from the elements in bad weather. So if I can't get enough room, guess it's back to the oware. The only problem I have with that is that I won't have anything to use as a pole. I don't use trekking poles at the moment and I don't really see a need to now. So anyhow, any help you can give is appreciated.Feb 7, 2011 at 7:14 am #1693508
Mike MBPL Member
@mtwardenLocale: Montana
I'm 6' and use a 8×5 poncho/tarp- a bivy isn't a luxury item, I need it. The extra foot would be helpful, but I'd want more in width as well if I was to go sans bivy
look at the grace solo in sil, 8.5 oz w/ 9' ridge, 8.5' sides, 7' head, 5' footFeb 7, 2011 at 9:16 am #1693570
Jon HancockSpectator
@bigjackbrassLocale: Northwest England
After looking through the MLD range of smaller tarps a while ago I was having similar difficulties deciding whether such a shelter would be adequate, so I took an old sheet and pinned it to match the tarp sizing. Much easier to gauge the coverage that way rather than attempting to visualise it from the written dimensions.
And in my case I decided I'd prefer something larger.Feb 7, 2011 at 8:07 pm #1693897
Samuel KauSpectator
@skauLocale: Southern California
I use a poncho/tarp with dimensions 8.5' by 4.5' and you definitely need a water resistant bivy. I am only 5'9" and in a storm I am glad that I have a bivy and it also really helps with wind. As for trekking poles, A pole would seem to work fine or even a long stick!
-SamFeb 8, 2011 at 9:46 pm #1694358
Brandt ZookBPL Member
@bassdudeLocale: Texas
Thanks for all the input guys. Seeing as I would like to steer clear of a bivy if possible, I will get the Oware 8×10. I had a question about the tieouts for anyone with experience with these tarps. On the 8×10, where are the tie outs located? What I'm hoping for is 4 corner tieouts, then an additional 3 on each long side and an additional 1 on the short side with the 4 panels in the middle. Can anyone confirm this? I have emailed David, the owner of Oware, but I haven't gotten a response yet. Thanks to anyone who can help.
Also, do you think I would need a bivy if I were to get the Grace Tarp 1.35 silnylon solo version? It looks like it might offer enough protection. Or would I just be safer with the flat tarp? All directions are pointing to the Oware flat at the moment, but that grace solo does look really nice, and its lighter than the Oware.Feb 9, 2011 at 6:37 am #1694412
Eugene SmithBPL Member
@eugeneiusLocale: Nuevo Mexico
For what it's worth, I own the MLD Monk Tarp (spinnaker model) and my 6' frame fits underneath it with some wiggle room to spare at the head and feet end. I've used it with a bivy and without in mild weather conditions, mostly to cut wind on late spring/summer trips. I pitch it fairly low to the ground, staked all the way to the ground or raised up 3-6" inches to increase room and ventilation underneath the tarp. I pack the Monk when weather conditions are fair, knowing the limitations of the coverage it provides.
I think you'll find the MLD Grace Solo pitches faster, easier, and more taut, aided by the fact that it has a catenary curve along the ridgeline which gives it a nice strong pitch. However, the Grace is sort of a one-trick pony, there's only a few different configurations you can pitch, mostly adjusting the height of the pitch or raising one side up, whereas a 6×9 or 8×10 flat tarp gives you a wide variety of pitches to play around with and adapt to different conditions and needs.
Your necessity for a bivy is going to depend on your weather conditions, only you can really judge beforehand whether a bivy is necessary or not. A bivy is a pretty standard supplement to a lightweight tarp.Feb 9, 2011 at 9:26 am #1694469
Steven McAllisterBPL Member
@brooklynkayakLocale: South West US
I agree with others, it is hard to get full coverage with a 9×5 tarp. It is perfectly fine with an ultralight bivy, but blowing rain can be an issue without.
If you don't expect rain or snow, then you'd be fine.
The problem with even an 8×10 tarp without a bivy is that if the wind changes direction in a storm, you can get spray from the open end. You can pitch an 8×10 very close to the ground, but you may not sleep very well with the tarp flapping against you all night.
An ultralight bivy would allow a lot roomier pitch and less concern about the elements at only appox. 7oz additional weight. It is basically just a sleeping bag cover and some have bug nets at the head that you may appreciate on some nights.Feb 9, 2011 at 12:08 pm #1694539
Eric BlumensaadtBPL Member
@danepackerLocale: Mojave Desert
In Don Ladigin's great little paperback backpacking book "Lighten Up", Mike Clelland drew Don's "Bombshelter" 8'X10' tarp setup that looks as though it would be good even in very bad storms. ("Shelters" section, p. 12) The tarp requires several tie-out points across the main body and several around the edges.
Interestingly Mike's illustration shows the setup using just one long rope across the multi-angled ridge. Neat and fast – if you have 2 convienantly spaced trees. With only one tree available you'd need a trekking pole at the rear anchored W/ 2 cords and stakes.Feb 9, 2011 at 1:34 pm #1694593
Brad WalkerMember
@brawaLocale: SoCal
I'm 85% confident you described the tie-outs correctly, but my not-so-visual memory might be failing me.
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Bamboo. Nature's favored prison building material/hammock/pungee stick. But there are uses for it besides those you've seen in old Hong Kong films; for example, you can shape it into a vase and sell it on Woot. I know, I know, it sounds farfetched. But look below; I can prove it!
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These look like they need flowers. Has anyone ever taken a flower arranging class, or do you do what I do and just slap those flowers in at random?
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September 11 could also go down in history as the day Emirates Team New Zealand assumed control of the 34th America's Cup.
The win in Race 5 effectively put Team NZ in the driver's seat in this regatta and will allow them to change their tactics.
Oracle Team USA's decision to postpone Race 6 yesterday puts them in a far more desperate place.
The maths is now wholly in Team NZ's favour and will allow them to pursue a more conservative game plan. With the score at 4 to 1, Team NZ need five more races to lift the Cup; Oracle need 10.
There are two more races tomorrow, two on Sunday, Monday and next Wednesday - plus the postponed Race 6 which can be sailed on a reserve day next week, possibly Tuesday. That's nine races all up.
Team NZ need to win only one race per day. They can, mathematically speaking, afford to win one race a day and even let Oracle win one day - and Team NZ will win the America's Cup.
So they can afford to go all out in one race and sail conservatively in the next - still trying to win but covering Oracle and blocking them.
To use a rugby analogy, it's like the All Blacks putting 20 points on their opponents, not minding if the other team then dominate possession; they focus on defence and allow their rivals to attack, forcing mistakes upon which they capitalise and score more points. They might leak a try or two but the overall result is secured.
Race 5 confirmed the tricky path Oracle must now tread. They are slower upwind - Team NZ hit an amazing almost 30 knots in 20 knots of breeze upwind yesterday - by so much that it easily negates the small gains they make reaching and downwind.
Their boat looks more difficult to sail and therefore more prone to mistakes, the international jury's penalty docking them two points is piling on the pressure, and they are making errors - like yesterday's abortive attempt to do a foiling tack to close the door on the Kiwis. In addition, the psychological impact of becoming the first team in America's Cup history to call off a race because they knew they couldn't win must weigh heavily on the Oracle crew.
Many have also speculated they will make crew changes - either taking skipper Jimmy Spithill off the boat or tactician John Kostecki.
Spithill, speaking after Race 5, couldn't guarantee that neither he nor Kostecki would be replaced, earning laughs with his remark: "You can be a rooster one day, a feather duster the next."
In reality, changing either or both would be a terrific signal that the syndicate was in total disarray, in spite of the speculation that crack British skipper Sir Ben Ainslie should replace Spithill. It's doubtful that Ainslie would be able to make the boat faster - their main problem.
The different design paths the two teams followed are also coming home to roost. Team NZ went for a stable platform and then worked to make it faster, much faster. Oracle started with a speed platform and have been tweaking it to make it more stable.
Spithill said of the postponement of Race 6: "We feel like we need to regroup, have a good look at the boat - it's obvious we have to make some changes. If all things were great, we wouldn't have played the card. You have to be honest with yourself. We have to do what we can and we will."
Asked if the team were demoralised, Spithill said: "That's sport. This is a long series. It's not over.
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Brilliance of the Seas - good ship, great staff
Destination: Europe - British Isles & Western
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We were very happy with our Deluxe Balcony Stateroom. Our cabin steward was very nice, if a bit chatty. We found our dining room staff very knowledgeable and pleasant. We were using the My Time dining and our waiter Christian and assistant waiter, Raifla were great.
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That looks awesome where did you get it?
I commissioned it. I know a local artist that teaches water color painting at our community center. The inspiration was photos taken by Alex Wild at www.alexanderwild.com who kindly gave me permission to have them painted.
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Located in Downtown Cleveland, Renaissance Cleveland Hotel is a leisurely stroll from popular sights such as Quicken Loans Arena and Progressive Field. This 491-room, 4-star hotel has a restaurant, an indoor pool, and a fitness center. Centrally located in Cleveland, the hotel is also a short walk from FirstEnergy Stadium and Great Lakes Science Center.
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Early 20th-century styling graces this downtown hotel, whose lobby features a vaulted ceiling, high-arched windows, and marble fountain. Located on Cleveland's Public Square, it connects via climate-controlled walkways to venues including a federal courthouse, Quicken Loans Arena, Tower City Center, and shopping complex that includes a public transit stop.
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Long after I've forgotten anything else Jimmy Allen ever taught me, I'll remember his sermon on hell. It frightened me to death as a teenager; it lingers in my imagination as an adult. I've never heard anyone preach with more certainty than Jimmy did about hell — its reality, its eternity (described in a series of images . . . an ant walks around a metal orb the size of earth and by the time it begins to wear a path around that orb eternity has just begun . . .), and its torture. More medieval imagery than scripture, it was the opposite of Ambien: it could keep you awake all through the night.
It wasn't until many years after I first heard that sermon — and I've heard it many times! — that I realized that there are other understandings of hell by "Bible-believing Christians." Here are three options:
First, there is the literal interpretation that Jimmy presented. Hell is a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth. It is eternal, conscious torture. To some, it is because of God's sovereign choices (Calvinism); to others, it is because of our choices (Arminianism).
Second, there is a view called Annihilationism. This is the position ably staked out by Ed Fudge in The Fire That Consumes: A Biblical and Historical Study of the Doctrine of Final Punishment. This view understands that hell is eternal, but not conscious. Those who are lost are destroyed/annihilated.
And third, there is Universalism. In this view, the scriptures about hell are to be believed — but not literally. They are images, drawn from the garbage heap of Jerusalem (named Gehenna), of a world where the reign of God is opposed. In the words of N. T. Wright:
"The point is that when Jesus was warning his hearers about Gehenna he was not, as a general rule, telling them that unless they repented in this life they would burn in the next one. As with God's kingdom, so with its opposite: it is on earth that things matter, not somewhere else. His message to his contemporaries was stark, and (we would say today) 'political.' Unless they turned back from their hopeless and rebellious dreams of establishing God's kingdom in their own terms…Rome would turn Jerusalem into a hideous, stinking extension of its own smouldering rubbish heap."
Universalists believe that nothing is more powerful than the love of God, and that in his final triumph all will be reclaimed. Recent posts by Scot McKnight and Richard Beck might serve as an introduction to this reading of scripture.
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On Good Friday of 1965 I was in the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis listening to Jimmy Allen preach his "What is Hell Like" sermon……..all of 9 years old. When the invitation song began, I must have looked like Carl Lewis (or maybe Mark Ingram) headed down the aisle. I didn't know a lot, but I knew ONE thing………..I DID NOT want to go to HELL ! Later, as a student at Harding, I was re-baptized.
As I recall, my good friend Craig Jones was also baptized at that same Gospel Meeting in Memphis.
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I was there too, and about seven and a half. I still remember it well. It was the closest thing I have ever seen to a Billy Graham Crusade among Churches of Christ. That was a thrilling time even if I would today frown on some of the sermons preached. Just the fact that we could gather that many of us together for anything was a feat probably never to be repeated, at least in the Memphis area.
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I was about 9 or 10 years old when I first heard Jimmy Allen's sermon on Hell. I had nightmares for a long time. We didn't have positive behavior management or assertive discipline in our schools back then: I don't remember cool behavior charts with loads of neat stickers or Behavior Bingo. Do you think Jimmy would have played Behavior Bingo if he believed in Believer's Purgatory and they played it there?
Back then a trip to the Principal's Office only meant one thing, and so did a trip to Hell. We usually had one parent who spanked much harder than the other one, and we always held out for the choice to choose our preferred parental form of torture. In those days I was too young to know the difference between being Arminian and being Armenian, but being Arminian sure sounds kinder in that situation than being Calvinist! No wonder I was taught that Calvin was a heretic. From the way the grown-ups talked, he was in Jimmy Allen's Hell. I saw him on the Reformation Wall in Geneva when I was 11, and he for sure looked like he was in Hell! Bless.
We have sticker charts now and much, much more. I like to think about the discussions God has with all those Reluctant Agnostics during a round or two of Behavior Bingo, as they waver between that Golden Gate of Heaven and that, well…I don't think there is a gate to Hell, is there?
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Counterpoint regarding Jimmy Allen. In contrast to his famous/ infamous "Hell" sermon, I credit Jimmy Allen with introducing me to "Grace". Though, in hindsight, it seems to me that he held (at that time) a rather legalistic understanding of grace, he, nevertheless, started me on a journey for which I am deeply indebted 40+ years later.
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i read the the mans sermon, then I read the comments from other people, only for as long as I possible could though, till I had to write this comment to all the comments that attempt to change , to water down , to lessen the sermons message, and I guess if possible, if they could somehow even explain it all away in their own mind sets, that would be perfect for them. so my comment is for the comments that do such as stated above. YOU TRULY WONT FIND OUT IF YOUR RIGHT OR WRONG UNTILL YOU DIE IN THIS LIFE WHAT IF JESUS MEANT IT EXACTLY AS HE SAID IT. YOULL BE IN HUGH TROUBLE, AND WHATS EVEN WORSE, IS THAT THEN YOU WILL KNOW THE TRUTH BUT CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. YOULL HAVE TO SAY THEN, JESUS WAS RIGHT ALL THE TIME AND I JUST DIDNT BELIEVE HIM. I JUST DIDNT TAKE HIS WORDS LITERALY, I JUST DIDNT TAKE HIM SERIOUS ENOUGH, AND HIS WORDS. you see youll know why your in hell. better to receive Christ now, and be born again like John Chapter 3 says.
July 24, 2013
For more resources on evangelical annihilationism, check out http://www.rethinkinghell.com.


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Niche perfumerie Arquiste believes that scents can serve as a form of time travel: each of their debut fragrances is meant to evoke a specific moment in history. A bright blend of citrus and other fruity notes, L'Etrog captures the aromas of a family harvest celebration in medieval Calabria, Italy. Developed by famed fragrance designers Rodrigo Flores-Roux and Yann Vasnier together with Arquiste founder Carlos Huber, it's sure to please even the most discerning noses. And though the scent takes it cues straight from the history books, we love how the luxe glass bottle feels distinctly modern.
I alternate between three fragrances now, and this in one of them. I've been wearing it about 3 years, having first found it in a Barney's New York. It smells clean and crisp, which is what I tend to go for. I'll use it for years to come. One spritz is all you need, so it lasts a long time too.5
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With a stay at Hotel Marinoa Resort Fukuoka in Fukuoka, you'll be on the waterfront and minutes from Marinoa City and close to Momochi Beach. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Washioatago Jinja Shrine and Fukuoka Tower.
Make yourself at home in one of the 43 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Partially open bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as coffee/tea makers and complimentary bottled water.
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For the past 125 years the Federal Archive for Monument Preservation (EAD) has been collecting, archiving, preserving and making available documents on subjects such as archaeology, monument preservation, historical sites and landscapes, the history of art and architecture, and popular culture. The wealth of material in the archive consists of restoration reports, plans, photographs and negatives, administrative records and publications. This material contains information on the measures taken to restore protected sites, archaeological digs and the development of historical sites and also gives answers to questions about changes to landscape, culture and society.
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The Bay of Plenty region has recorded a rise in unemployment, despite booming times for Tauranga, new figures reveal.
"Things seem to be getting busier and busier," said 1st Call Recruitment managing director Phill van Syp, whose company has offices in Tauranga, Auckland and Hamilton.
In the Bay of Plenty region unemployment has risen from 6.1 per cent to 6.9 per cent in the last quarter, but dropped from 7.0 per cent year-on year, according to Statistics New Zealand's Household Labour Force Survey.
A breakdown of the figures shows that in Tauranga, unemployment rose from 6.0 per cent to 6.8 per cent year-on year. However Statistics NZ warns the latter figures may be skewed due to the small sample size.
Nationwide, Statistics NZ recorded a 1.2 per cent increase in the number of people employed, lowering the unemployment rate to 6.2 per cent.
In Tauranga, roading, construction and driving jobs had all experienced growth, said Mr Van Syp. "October was our biggest month ever in the history of our company. There's work everywhere at the moment."
The rise in unemployment figures was probably due to some major infrastructure projects coming to end recently throughout the region, he said.
Nationally, job numbers swelled in the last quarter as construction, retail and hospitality firms hired workers.
The last time the unemployment rate was lower than 6.2 per cent was in June 2009 - before the recession had caught up with the labour market. The average unemployment rate was just under 7 per cent through 2012.
However, Salvation Army's Major Pam Waugh said demand for foodbank services had steadily grown - up 2.6 per cent to the year to September. Demand was even higher in certain pockets.
A disruptive event in a community, such as the closure of a large employer, could cause local instability and hardship, she warned. "What we see in centres where unemployment is rising [is] people are under pressure. They're having to make some decisions about what [bills] get paid.
"There's also the pressure of wanting to get back into employment and that puts stress on people."
The Salvation Army had also seen a increase in new families using its welfare support services in recent months.
Many had never relied on welfare support before, but were now in situations where one or both partners were facing reduced work hours.
The winter season and pockets of regional unemployment had contributed to the increased demand, said Mrs Waugh.
The organisation expected to see another spike in demand for services leading up to the Christmas season.
In 2012, the Salvation Army supported about 30,000 adults and children over Christmas, she said.


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Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold said it will resume some operations at the world's No. 2 copper mine in Indonesia, with production possible in the next two to three days, after a tunnel collapse killed 28 people more than two weeks ago.
The trade union representing the mine workers, however, has previously said that it wants all investigations into the cause of the accident to be completed before workers return. It plans to meet on Thursday to discuss whether it will support Freeport's decision to resume open-pit mining.
The global copper market has been keeping an eye on the Grasberg closure that has helped underpin metal prices, but only a prolonged shutdown will hit world supplies which are still seen in a small surplus this year.
Freeport suspended operations at the Grasberg complex in West Papua province in eastern Indonesia on May 15, a day after a training area in a tunnel, away from its main operations, caved in on 38 workers in one of Indonesia's worst mining disasters.
The Arizona-based company received government approval on Tuesday to restart open-pit mining. But underground production will remain shut until the completion of thorough safety inspections, a Freeport spokeswoman said.
"We are now prepared to resume operations at Grasberg's open pit," Rozik Soetjipto, president director of Freeport Indonesia told reporters, adding it will likely take two to three days for actual production to restart.
The energy and mineral resources ministry and Freeport Indonesia are conducting separate investigations into the cause of the underground accident and government inspectors have been doing safety checks.
After the tunnel collapse, the company and the union put on hold pay talks that began on May 13. Relations have remained strained between the two sides since a three-month strike in late 2011.
The open-pit mine normally produces around 140,000 tonnes of copper ore per day, while output from underground operations is 80,000 tonnes.
Freeport has been using its stocks to maintain overseas shipments during the two-week long production shutdown. Industry sources say large mining operations typically have three to four weeks of ore stockpiled at port, and around three days on site.
Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $7,253 a tonne on Wednesday, slightly higher than where it was trading after the mine closure.


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Cupid 5K on Valentines Day will fight human trafficking
On Valentine's day a 5k race through the streets of West Seattle will highlight and help fight human trafficking. Fetch Fitness, Starbucks Coffee, K2 Sports and ExOfficio are presenting the 1st annual Cupid 5K, a costumed urban race on Valentine's Night. The race will be run from 7:00 pm to 10:00 PM.
Money raised will go to the A21 Campaign, fighting sex trafficking & modern day slavery.
The racers break into two teams – Lovers and Haters – and take alternate routes to get to all of the checkpoints in a mad dash to the finish line. To make things more interesting, participants must do their best to dodge 'Cupid's grasp,' Cupid 5K staff who will be in pursuit during the race. The evening culminates in two amazing after-parties, complete with prizes.
Both groups meet up at 7 p.m. in West Seattle, at the Alki Statue of Liberty located at 1702 Alki Ave SW, Seattle, WA. The race winds through the streets and parks of the Admiral District and along Alki Beach.
Early check-in is available on location 2 hours before the race. While the two teams 'Lovers' & 'Haters' run different routes, the race will begin and end at the same start & finish line. After the race, Lovers will reconvene at Alki Starbucks and Haters will stroll over to the historic Celtic Swell.
After party tickets are included in the cost of entry.
Registration is $36. To register, or for more information on either the Cupid 5K or the A21 Campaign, please visit www.Cupid5K.com.


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Professor Pete gives you indispensable
advice on all your problems.
Dear Ada,
There is no cause for concern. Your son, as you well
know, is gay, and poverty has led him into a life of
male prostitution. The soul he is selling is his ass soul
and his customer is Dave Satan, the vegetarian
chiropodist with the practice at the corner of Duke St
and Gt Western Rd. Take advantage of the situation
and have your feet done.
Dear Prof,
As a surprise for my wife's birthday I intend removing
my chest hair as she has told me she's never been with
a man with a bare chest and has often fantasised about
it. What would you recommend as the best method,
waxing or shaving?
Cliff, SF
Dear Prof,
My friend Timbo can fart on command and it's
hilarious, especially if he lets one go every time our
teacher finishes a sentence. I'd like to learn how to
perform this marvellous feat and wonder where I can
go to train?
Joe, Liverpool
Dear Cliff,
Are you mad? A man's very virility resides in his
chest hair and on no account should you remove it,
either by waxing or shaving. Men without chest hair
are nothing but ladyboys and this passion on your
wife's part seems to indicate lesbian tendencies.
Dear Joe,
I'm a bit confused here. Is it the farting on command
you want to learn, or the marvellous feet? The
marvellous feet are probably more useful and served
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire very well, so that's
probably what you mean, in which case the answer is
any decent dance academy.
Dear Pete,
Could you advise me on whether a full marriage
license allows me unrestricted access to all parts of my
wife's body? She insists that there are regions which
are still off-limits, but I believe that a full marriage
license, registered with the authorities, and with no
penalty points, should offer me access all areas. I am
thinking specifically of behind her knees and her
Greg, Sunderland
Dear Pete,
I have always been hot for Debi Cooper and
everybody knows it. She is blonde and cute and I've
been keen on her since we were at school together, but
she doesn't seem to know I exist. My friends keep
telling me to ask her out but I can't in case she laughs
in my face. What can I do?
Maurice, N. Dakota
Dear Greg,
You fail to tell me how long you have been married
and if the event is recent you may have to take a
cautious approach to your wife's more intimate areas.
With time she will relax and may permit you more
liberties. In the meantime you might have to satisfy
yourself with internet porn where there are many sites
that specialise in behind the knees erotica.
Dear Maurice,
The fear of rejection has been the curse of young men
since Adam first asked Eve out on a date. To
overcome it you must get used to rejection before
making an attempt on the fair Debi. To that end you
should make advances towards super models and
famous actresses and the rejection you get from them
will stand you in good stead when the Debster tells
you to piss off.
Dear Pete,
Our son, Freddie, came home last week and told us
that he'd sold his soul to Satan. He has condemned
himself to eternal damnation and hellfire. What can
we do to save him?
Ada Vernon (Mrs), Glasgow
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The US Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to get new devices on the market sooner—and antibiotics may be next.
December 6, 2012|
The US Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to get new devices on the market sooner—and antibiotics may be next.
December 5, 2012|
Researchers identify microRNAs that keep cardiac cells healthy after heart attack, potentially paving the way for future heart regenerating therapies.
December 5, 2012|
Amid controversy, the American Psychiatric Association has approved the fifth edition of its guidebook on mental disorders.
December 4, 2012|
The National Institutes of Health reveals a controversial plan to regulate the funding of H5N1 research.
December 3, 2012|
Researchers develop a practical technique for deriving stem cells from routine blood samples.
December 1, 2012|
While exploring the genetics of a rare type of tumor, Stephen Baylin discovered an epigenetic modification that occurs in most every cancer—a finding he's helping bring to the clinic.
December 1, 2012|
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.
December 1, 2012|
Can emulating our early human ancestors make us healthier?
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Booking around Kingston, pt. 2
I felt guilty when I rushed toward my author interview with Wayne Grady as I'd only had time to read a few pages of his new novel, Emancipation Day, a book that explores what it might have meant to pass for white during WWII era Canada. Standing in the impromptu bookstore on the top floor of the Holiday Inn I'd held the thick book in my hand and sunk into the first chapter, happy to read the long, rich sentences.
At least I'd read one of Grady's earlier books, Breakfast at the Exit Café, a book he wrote with his wife Merilyn Simmonds about their winter road trip across the United States. That book was amusing and at times thoughtful, especially when the couple stayed in small towns in the American southeast, towns that had made Wayne uncomfortable with their hidden and not so hidden racism.
The meeting room was empty when I got there so I had time to write down a few ideas for questions. Grady arrived with Kat Evans, the marketing director of the festival and a writer herself. We shook hands and then stood by the table, talking about Grady's new book. He worked on the manuscript for almost twenty years, writing it as a memoir, as he tried to understand his father, a man who never told his son of his African-Canadian ancestry. Eventually the only way Grady felt he could tell the story was through the voice of a fictional character, a man who is a jazz musician and serves in the Navy during WWII. Emancipation Day is now on the long list for the Giller prize, Canada's premier writing award. Grady seemed somewhat astonished by this. He usually writes non-fiction and does translation projects.
Time flew by as we talked about identity and secrets and after a short recording session we said goodbye and my next author walked in. Iain Reid had very short hair and a big smile. His second memoir, The Truth About Luck, is a humorous look at the 'stay-cation' he took in Kingston with his 92 year-old grandmother. Reid, then 28, had offered to take his grandmother on a vacation but when the week arrived he didn't have enough money to go anywhere exotic. Reid drove to Ottawa to pick up his grandmother and brought her back to his apartment in Kingston. For five days the two went out restaurants and spent hours and hours sitting together and talking. I'd skimmed a bit of The Truth About Luck and had found myself chuckling out loud, a good sign. In our interview Reid wanted me to know how much he admired his grandmother, and how she was much more adventurous and brave than he would ever be.
After Reid's interview I had a bit of time before my final interview of the day. I once again pushed my way out the heavy door to the warm day outside. My sweet-seeking brain turned my legs toward the bakery a block ahead on Princess Street. Once there I had that agonizing decision—what kind of pastry should I select? While I mulled that one over I bought some food for later from the deli—a sweet potato salad and spiced chick pea mixture. It would be a shame to go all the way to Kingston and not try as many restaurants, delis and bakeries as possible. Finally my hand reached toward a medium-sized chocolate chip cookie.
The black-painted bench near the water at the Holiday Inn was empty so I sat down to eat my cookie and soak in some sunshine. Across the bay huge cheers erupted every few minutes and I was quite sure I was hearing the joy as new graduates at the Royal Military College got their diplomas. What a perfect day for an outside celebration.
Did I have time to go to another event? I looked at my watch and pulled my dog-eared Kingston Writersfest program out of my daypack. With eleven events scheduled for the day I hoped I could get to a few more of them, but my timing was off. I could catch the tail end of "News from Foreign Countries" or the first few minutes of "Soundscapes".
Or I could sit on the bench and write up some questions so I didn't sound like an idiot in my next interview. I actually had read all of Will Schwalbe's memoir, The End of Your Life Book Club, and it was a book that deserved a good conversation. I took out my copy of the book, a pen and a notebook.
This third interview sailed along. I'd gotten comfortable with the format — holding a recorder in front of my face, and the guest's. Usually I do author interviews in the NCPR studio in Canton and I can rely on a co-host and Joel Hurd, the stations' amazing audio engineer, to help me out.
Will Schwalbe made the interview easy with his relaxed manner and great answers to my questions.(He's been doing author events for almost a year now.) Will lives in NYC and his memoir chronicles the two years he spent in doctor's offices and waiting rooms with his mother, their two-person book group a diversion for them while Mary Ann Schwalbe dealt with pancreatic cancer, and the drugs that combat it. (The whole ten-minute interview is at ncpr.org/books.) The two read widely and voraciously, though near the end Mary Ann Schwalbe said they'd read no more "silly" books. She defined "silly books" as books that are not well-written and have no moral compass.
After I shut off the recorder I asked Schwalbe about one aspect of his memoir that bothered me. He'd included many conversations with his mother, with her words in quotations marks, as if he'd recorded them verbatim. It felt… wrong, to me. Schwalbe listened and nodded. He said he'd been an editor for many years and felt the most important thing in memoir is to get the "spirit" correct. Also, he assured me, he'd taken many notes and his mother really did speak in that slightly didactic way. She'd been a teacher and had worked with refugees and knew what she wanted to say.
Just before Schwalbe shook hands to end the interview he said, "I've got a book for you to read." I held my pen over the notebook. "A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki". When I asked why he recommended it he gave me his crinkly smile and said he thought I'd like it. I was intrigued and knew I'd look for it in the library.
This time when I went outside for fresh air Jan was waiting at the black bench. She'd been to Wolfe Island on the ferry, gone for a walk, tested out the bakery, and come back to wander in a couple of art galleries. She was ready to go back inside for the next event "Storytelling and Redemption", a discussion with a moderator and two Native Canadian authors. And she thought we should get there early.
Early is not something I've ever been good at, but I was willing to try. We rode the elevator up to the sixth floor and wormed our way through a long line of people in line, waiting for the doors to open for our next event. We had to wait in the little bookstore and it was pleasant opening up books here and there. Jan wasn't as pleased. Why don't they let us in? This is ridiculous. We shouldn't have come early.
Minutes before the event was supposed to begin the doors opened and the line surged forward. We found seats in the mid-back of the room and hoped we'd be able to see the writers on stage. A Mohawk woman began the event, welcoming us in both the Mohawk language and English. A small woman walked onto the stage—Leanne Betasamosake Simpson—followed by a tall man—Thomas King. We wouldn't have any problem seeing or hearing him. The moderator was the CBC host, Shelagh Rogers, the "queen of Canada's public radio."
Rogers gave questions out to both Simpson and King and they were witty and yet serious about the difficulty of maintaining traditional native language and culture in Canada. They stressed over and over that they needed to be able to have their land, a place their people could call a homeland. They each told one story— both tales were funny and sad at the same time. The conversation swung back to justice and politics and I wished that there was time for one more story each, as they were so good at it. But the time was up and the crowd stood to go. Jan and I found the stairs and thumped down six flights to an outside door.
"Dinner before we bicycle back to Vicki's?" Jan asked.
I looked at my watch. We had about one hour of daylight left. "Do you mind bicycling in the dark?"
We decided to make it an adventure and walked up the street, looking for an Indian restaurant that popped up when Jan did an internet search. We found it tucked back from the street in an old building decorated with Indian designs and art. The food was perfect— vegetables in spicy sauces and a fresh chewy naan bread.
We felt the good meal in our bellies as we bent over the bicycle handlebars and headed back to Meadowbrook. The sun had set over the lake but we still had light and pedaled as fast as we could, heading away from downtown. Most roads had bike lanes and in the last mile, as true dark fell, we found a sidewalk to keep us off the busy road.
A note from Vicki on the garage door read, "Welcome back! Come inside for some sweets for the road." She and her partner had gone off to dinner and a play. The social life in Kingston was hopping. Next to the lemon bars and homemade cookies in the kitchen we put a thank you note.
Google maps had assured me that getting to Kingston by the 401 was quicker by 15 minutes than driving along the river on the US side so we headed out of Kingston that way, unaware that we would soon be waiting in line for over 4 hours in an endless slow stream of cars. It would have been faster to bicycle home.
I could write a surreal short story about that Rte 401 experience—the quiet advance of two columns of cars. Stop. Start. Stop. Start. We'd seen no signs to warn us of this traffic blockage so we assumed we'd soon pass an accident, waved on by a policeman in an orange coat. But the funeral pace went on and on and on. Once, ahead of us, an animal in a stock truck grew tired of waiting and bucked and kicked against the aluminum walls, making the whole truck shake.
When we finally inched along to the exit for Brockville we thought our ordeal was over but we had another hour of the slow parade. Some people knew where to cut out for a shortcut, others pulled off at a gas station but most of us crawled along, wondering when the endless traffic would find a way to disperse.
It happened suddenly. There we were, with no cars ahead of us, moving along a dark road at 50 miles per hour. It made us giddy with joy. We found out from police at a road stop – "Have you ladies been drinking tonight?"—that the day before there'd been an accident on the 401. Two tractor trailers had collided and one caught on fire. They were still adding new asphalt to the road.
A simple sign would have saved us hours of "transportation time". If we'd seen a "Find Alternative Route" message outside of Kingston we would have taken the Thousand Islands Bridge.
Still, the roads were quiet at 2am. The Kingston Writersfest adventure had apparently needed a dramatic ending.
descending on watertown
neal muzak is not so much
about the trees or the squirrels
he is about rolling down the rural roads
to the adirondack border town
to a community college
a bedroom community
to fort drum
o to be beyond excellent
but there are these moments
of poetry where
and when he rolls into watertown
he brings the pajama party with him
even if he isn't wearing the pajamas
after the third scotch and water
he will let you wear the top
but you soon realize
the buttons have been removed
the feel of silk against your chest
is the blueprint of adventure
he will whistle dixie land jazz
using a conch shell as his saxophone
and when he reads
you will hear the sneezing
of killer whales
i am at the right level
of a glass of scotch
that could produce
3-4 more poems
or more
but it would take
another glass of scotch
and the hangover i'm
not willing to endure
so this is a little treat
wrapped in the dream
of another highball
it will wander
like a tramp stamp
on the hip end of
vacation in europe
with a backpack
playing home
to a journal
that has the words
which are threads
to the tapestry of
a well used bed roll
laid before you
creating the heat
of the night
covered in the travels
of a really good
Thanks for the coverage of this event, Betsy. And here comes Lucy as Curious George!
It all sounds so busy and vibrant at the festival level. Could you get any sense of how things feel in the world of writing and publishing these days? (The production side, basically.) Are authors enthusiastic? Frustrated? Worried? Ditto for publishers.
It seems like so much is changing in the world of publishing. Can you speak to trends – good or bad – emerging there?
One more question: who do you think would enjoy attending these type of events?


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S.C. Governor Mark Sanford issued the following statement Friday after his wife, S.C. First Lady Jenny Sanford, announced that she was filing for divorce after twenty years of marriage …
While it is not the course I would have hoped for, or would choose, I want to take full responsibility for the moral failure that led us to this tragic point. Jenny is a great person, and has been a remarkable wife, mother and First Lady. She has been more than gracious these last six months and gone above and beyond in her patience and commitment to put the needs of others in front of her own. While our family structure may change, I know that we will both work earnestly to be the best mom and dad we can be to four of the finest boys on earth.
I will join with her in asking the press to respect our shared desire for privacy as we quietly move forward. We respectively ask for your prayers.
Gov. Sanford mysteriously disappeared from the Palmetto State for five days in late June – Father's Day weekend, to be precise. He later confessed to having an extramarital affair with his Latin lover, Maria Belen Chapur, a woman he described as his "soul mate." The governor also admitted to "crossing lines" with other women.
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The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria HTML version
Chapter 2. The Religion Of The Babylonians And
The Sumero-Akkadians and the Semites.
For the history of the development of the religion of the Babylonians and Assyrians much
naturally depends upon the composition of the population of early Babylonia. There is
hardly any doubt that the Sumero-Akkadians were non-Semites of a fairly pure race, but
the country of their origin is still unknown, though a certain relationship with the
Mongolian and Turkish nationalities, probably reaching back many centuries--perhaps
thousands of years--before the earliest accepted date, may be regarded as equally likely.
Equally uncertain is the date of the entry of the Semites, whose language ultimately
displaced the non-Semitic Sumero-Akkadian idioms, and whose kings finally ruled over
the land. During the third millennium before Christ Semites, bearing Semitic names, and
called Amorites, appear, and probably formed the last considerable stratum of tribes of
that race which entered the land. The name Martu, the Sumero-Akkadian equivalent of
Amurru, "Amorite", is of frequent occurrence also before this period. The eastern
Mediterranean coast district, including Palestine and the neighbouring tracts, was known
by the Babylonians and Assyrians as the land of the Amorites, a term which stood for the
West in general even when these regions no longer bore that name. The Babylonians
maintained their claim to sovereignty over that part as long as they possessed the power
to do so, and naturally exercised considerable influence there. The existence in Palestine,
Syria, and the neighbouring states, of creeds containing the names of many Babylonian
divinities is therefore not to be wondered at, and the presence of West Semitic divinities
in the religion of the Babylonians need not cause us any surprise.
The Babylonian script and its evidence.
In consequence of the determinative prefix for a god or a goddess being, in the oldest
form, a picture of an eight-rayed star, it has been assumed that Assyro-Babylonian
mythology is, either wholly or partly, astral in origin. This, however, is by no means
certain, the character for "star" in the inscriptions being a combination of three such
pictures, and not a single sign. The probability therefore is, that the use of the single star
to indicate the name of a divinity arises merely from the fact that the character in question
stands for /ana/, "heaven." Deities were evidently thus distinguished by the Babylonians
because they regarded them as inhabitants of the realms above--indeed, the heavens being
the place where the stars are seen, a picture of a star was the only way of indicating
heavenly things. That the gods of the Babylonians were in many cases identified with the
stars and planets is certain, but these identifications seem to have taken place at a
comparatively late date. An exception has naturally to be made in the case of the sun and
moon, but the god Merodach, if he be, as seems certain, a deified Babylonian king, must
have been identified with the stars which bear his name after his worshippers began to
pay him divine honours as the supreme deity, and naturally what is true for him may also
be so for the other gods whom they worshipped. The identification of some of the deities
with stars or planets is, moreover, impossible, and if Ea, the god of the deep, and Anu,


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Becks may join Chelsea
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David Beckham would like a summer move to Chelsea. His representatives have contacted the London club suggesting that a transfer back to England from Real Madrid would suit him.
People close to Beckham have been in touch with Chelsea officials at Stamford Bridge and this would certainly be welcomed by the club. At this stage everything is tentative and both sides are talking on the basis of deniability should things not work out.
Peter Kenyon, now Chelsea's chief executive, oversaw the rise of Beckham at Manchester United when he was the chief executive at Old Trafford.
Chelsea would be prepared to pay a fee of between $48 million and $60 million, although given the fact that its owner, Russian business tycoon Roman Abramovich, tops the Sunday Times rich list with a wealth estimated at $18 billion, it could be prepared to pay up to $72 million.
No definite moves on the transfer are expected until after the finish of Euro 2004 in the first week of July. But, Chelsea will want to finalise its squad before July 24 when it starts a series of matches in the US, playing against teams such as Celtic, AC Milan and Roma.
- Telegraph