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Our winter getaway with my family was wonderful except for a couple of major concerns. We had 3 small children ages 3 years to 1 1/2. The top balcony railings are not up to code and any one of them could have fallen through. This would be the same on the deck but we couldn't get out of the door because it was frozen. There are doors to closets in the kitchen that have locks on them but no keys to open them. Thank goodness that the manager Jane was available to open the door. MAJOR issue is that there isn't any fire alarms in the condo and the upper level have no exit window in case of a fire. I'm sorry we found all these issues since the condo is in a great location for skiing and tubing. I agree with the comments of the previous post that this condo needs some serious updates. Property Manager Jane is wonderful to work with, thank you so much.
Good location - Close to the main ski area and Summit was a fantastic night skiing option.
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In the blog I linked above, the nanny writing it describes a sensitive situation between her employers – their marriage. It became clear to her that their marriage was bad and crumbling, and she was, as she says, forced to be a spectator to it. She describes losing respect for the mother, who was verbally abused and used her nanny to vent to, and finally ended up yelling at her that her marriage was falling apart. The mother is described as being shocked and hurt, and in my opinion, I'm surprised that nanny didn't get fired. However, she went on working for that family for a few more years, but their relationship was strained.
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › What are the best UL Treckking Poles?
Mar 15, 2012 at 9:43 am #1287172
Jeremy OlsonBPL Member
@kayaker7775Locale: Midwest
I have been working on my kit to get to UL weight slowly over the last 3 years. I am almost there with the exception of my trekking poles. I beat the hell out of my poles. I use them for hiking, stream crossings, powering up hills, tarp poles, flipping branches off the the trail, pushing thorny vines out of the way, fending off dogs that get too close and much more. I also fly out West every year and need poles that break down and can survive being packed in the belly of a plane with other luggage. I have used my Black Diamond Trail Shock Trekking poles for many years and they still work great! The only problem is that they weigh 1 lb 4 oz. I am concerned about switching them out for UL poles. I had a buddy who snapped his UL pole on the first day of a ten day trip and had to strap it to his pack for the rest of the trip. Does anyone have any suggestions for a durrable and adjustable UL trekking pole?Mar 15, 2012 at 10:37 am #1854221
Serge GiachettiSpectator
@sgiachettiLocale: Boulder, CO
UL poles are a joy to use but definitely not as tough as something above a lb. You need to pay more attention to your pole placement and be pleasantly surprised if they last you as long as your BD's. I like thefit BDfz carbon corks as a semi light/tough pair. The GGs defy physics.Mar 15, 2012 at 11:01 am #1854235
Jeremy OlsonBPL Member
@kayaker7775Locale: Midwest
I have been eyeing the GG but I am not sure they will hold up. My weight varies from 200 to 215 so I need someting strong. The GG are very expensive to try on a whim.Mar 15, 2012 at 11:32 am #1854252
Serge GiachettiSpectator
@sgiachettiLocale: Boulder, CO
agreed on the gg's. fwiw i may be selling my slightly used pair, so I can let you know before i post them. Check these out. A more affordable option that will still save you 8 oz. More compact then GG's too.
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/fizan_compact_poles_review.htmlMar 15, 2012 at 11:42 am #1854262
John S.BPL Member
What is your definition of UL trekking pole..what weight do you want? You could consider modifying your BD poles by changing out the handle/strap/basket which could take off several ounces since those are overbuilt.Mar 15, 2012 at 12:45 pm #1854297
Justin BrennanBPL Member
@jgbrennanLocale: Here and there.
I like my Black Diamond Distance Z Poles at 12 oz for the pair. I replaced some slightly heavier Lekis when I broke a tip last year on the AT, and REI was going to take 6 weeks to replace it. They offered to just give me credit for a new pair, and I am happy with my decision.Mar 15, 2012 at 3:34 pm #1854392
Peter JamesBPL Member
@pbjamesLocale: High Sierra
I went through 3 sets of Ultra Distance poles last summer, each time BD replaced them under warranty, either for failures in the metal joints between sections, or the carbon fiber weave itself. I ended up returning them to Moosejaw for a refund. I now use the BD Alpine Carbon Cork poles, which, while about 6oz heavier, feel far more robust, are more comfortable to use, and better multitaskers due to their adjustable length. It's certainly a case of weight not being everything, at least for me.Mar 15, 2012 at 3:54 pm #1854404
Stephen AdamsBPL Member
@stevemkedcomLocale: Northwest
I have put about 500 miles on my GG's and while I weighed 230 (been working on my Spine out and down to 208 now). I did have one snap at about 100 miles for no apparent reason. GG determined it to be a flaw in the Carbon fiber and replaced the section for free. Did the West coast trail last year with miles of board walks and kept getting them caught in the gap between the boards. I thought for sure I was going to snap one off but never did. They seem to be sturdier than they look and feel.Mar 15, 2012 at 4:33 pm #1854421
Mark DijkstraMember
+1 for the Fizan Compact poles. You can see my review of them here.
If you're going to be rough on your poles aluminium poles may be better for you than carbon poles. If carbon fails, it will fail catastrophicaly without much warning. Worst case scenario is if the carbon splinters. Those splinters are razor sharp and can cause very nasty wounds. Aluminium will bend before it breaks and can often be bent back to it's (more or less) original shape, allowing you to use your poles for the rest of your journey.Mar 15, 2012 at 4:43 pm #1854430
Nathan PipenbergMember
@thoreau-goingLocale: Central PA
I love my TiGoat poles. With a pack on I weigh about 190 and they held up over an AT thru. I stepped on them and caught them between rocks a few times too — they seem remarkably strong for their weight to me.Mar 15, 2012 at 5:06 pm #1854443
Tom KirchnerBPL Member
@ouzelLocale: Pacific Northwest/Sierra
"Does anyone have any suggestions for a durrable and adjustable UL trekking pole?"
I've been delighted with my GG LT4's after 4 years of use, on trail and off. I use them for everything you mention except the dog bit, and haven't had any breakage issues yet. They are a lot sturdier than they look. However, I weigh ~136-137#, and am careful with my plants. If you are careful, I don't think body weight should be an issue. If you are not, and like to bull your way thru the backcountry, they are probably not for you. Nor, for that matter, would any other truly UL hiking pole, by which I mean <10 oz. Downsides to LT4's: Occasional expander slippage; can be difficult to control in really high wind; pricey.Mar 15, 2012 at 5:18 pm #1854447
Jay WilkersonBPL Member
@creachenLocale: East Bay
I really like my GG LT3C fixed length at 120cm. No moving parts to fail.Mar 15, 2012 at 5:26 pm #1854455
Eric D.BPL Member
@ewdysarLocale: SoCal
I'm currently hiking with a set of REI Peak UL carbon poles. They are three piece poles and weigh 6.77 oz (192g) each with wrist straps and trail baskets. They were made by Komperdell and are holding up well to my 205-210 lb usage. Collapsed in a side pocket, they're shorter than my GG Gorilla pack and if I ever break them REI will take them back.
Keep your options open…Mar 15, 2012 at 6:51 pm #1854477
Brian LewisMember
@brianleLocale: Pacific NW
OP talks about "beating the hell out of poles". In that context, I don't recommend carbon fiber poles. I loved my REI branded komperdell c.f. poles for 1+ thru-hikes, but fell on ice and snapped one of them in the Smokies on the A.T.
Someone else says that "and if I ever break them REI will take them back." In the context of me falling and landing hard on a pole that I knew was subject to such breakage, it didn't seem right to me to take them back. Plus, I had about 3000 miles on them and they were starting to slip a lot anyway.
I bought the lightest titanium poles that Leki sold at the time as replacements. No springs, no bells or whistles, just the lightest poles at the time that they guaranteed for life. These I would return if anything happened to them. Hiking later that year I bent one quite a bit going through a stile, but was able to just bend it back and keep going.Aug 9, 2013 at 2:10 pm #2013978
alex hansenMember
Brian, so glad you understand that trekking poles are not designed to last your lifetime. Everybody else who thinks rei should have to eat the full refund price of anything that has endured a full thru hike is an immoral son of a gunAug 9, 2013 at 2:31 pm #2013986
Jeffrey McConnellBPL Member
@catalystLocale: SoCal
From a post on their facebook page it looks like MLD will be offering lightweight poles soon and Ron makes them sound stronger than the typical lightweight offerings thus far. Only time will tell, but it may be an option if you don't need them ASAP.Aug 9, 2013 at 3:28 pm #2014005
James ReillySpectator
@zippymoroccoLocale: Montana
Another Titanium goat/Ruta Locura. Incredibly durable in my opinion. I took a pair of two year poles on my thru hike and they still never broke. I did have to send them back in order to have the top section cleaned and sanded Smooth on the inside again. They started to slip and that was the suggested repair. Josh was super helpful and repaired them free of charge. Even covered return shipping. I would buy another set if I ever wear these out.Aug 9, 2013 at 4:18 pm #2014025
Link .BPL Member
I love my Locus gear flick lock poles,5oz each and $130 shipped from Japan,they are sold out now but will apparently have them back in stock in Sept.Aug 9, 2013 at 5:16 pm #2014039
Dan DurstonBPL Member
@dandydanLocale: Cascadia
Yeah the Locus Gear CP2 FL (flick lock) poles are great. Compared to the GG LT4's you add an ounce or so, but you get poles that pack smaller (being 3 piece), are stiffer and the flick locks are nicer. The LT4's have nicer grips and they're lighter so that's better if you're using them constantly and don't need enough stiffness for off-trail use.Aug 11, 2013 at 9:41 am #2014363
Ross BleakneyBPL Member
@rossbleakneyLocale: Cascades
If you get carbon fiber poles, then don't ever use them to whack bushes. In other words, don't ever think they can work as a machete, even for weeds or soft plants like nettles. I made the mistake of whacking a noxious weed while waiting for a hiking partner. Unfortunately, there was a rock behind the plant. Those types of poles can't take that type of abuse.
Other than that, my GG 4 poles have held up just fine. I have broken a few, but I've broken a few aluminum poles as well. In every other case (other than the whacking incident) most aluminum poles would have broken as well (the heavy BD winter poles might have survived).Aug 12, 2013 at 1:46 pm #2014656
E.L. BostonMember
@el_jefeLocale: The Pacific Northwest
I have a pair of REI Carbon Powerlock poles I am absolutely delighted with. I have absolutely no complaints whatsoever, and if they were lost or stolen, I would buy another pair without a moment's hesitation.Aug 14, 2013 at 7:47 am #2015166
NoCO-JimBPL Member
@noco-jimLocale: NoCO
Never had an AL fail, but several BD CF poles.
Maybe why warranty 1-yr on CF and lifetime on AL.
You can always buy replacement sections from BD after 1-yr warranty gives out.
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Li, Bofeng, Feng, Yanming, Shen, Yunzhong, & Wang, Charles (2010) Geometry‐specified troposphere decorrelation for subcentimeter real‐time kinematic solutions over long baselines. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, B11404-B11416.
Li, Bofeng, Feng, Yanming, & Shen, Yunzhong (2009) Extended GNSS ambiguity resolution models with regularization criterion and constraints. Journal of Global Positioning Systems, 8(2), pp. 149-154.
Feng, Yanming & Li, Bofeng (2009) Three Carrier Ambiguity Resolutions : Generalised problems, models and solutions. Journal of Global Positioning Systems, 8(2), pp. 115-123.
Feng, Yanming & Li, Bofeng (2008) A benefit of multiple carrier GNSS Signals: regional scale network-based RTK with doubled inter-station distances. Journal of Spatial sciences, 53(2), pp. 135-147.
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Jin, Hang, Feng, Yanming, & Li, Bofeng (2008) Road network extraction with new vectorization and pruning from high-resolution RS images. In Image and Vision Computing New Zealand, 2008. IVCNZ 2008. 23rd International Conference, IEEE , Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 1-6.


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More luminous and energy efficient than LEDs, white lasers look to be the future in lighting and Li-Fi, or light-based wireless communication
While lasers were invented in 1960 and are commonly used in many applications, one characteristic of the technology has proven unattainable. No one has been able to create a laser that beams white light.
Researchers at Arizona State University have solved the puzzle. They have proven that semiconductor lasers are capable of emitting over the full visible color spectrum, which is necessary to produce a white laser.
The researchers have created a novel nanosheet — a thin layer of semiconductor that measures roughly one-fifth of the thickness of human hair in size with a thickness that is roughly one-thousandth of the thickness of human hair — with three parallel segments, each supporting laser action in one of three elementary colors. The device is capable of lasing in any visible color, completely tunable from red, green to blue, or any color in between. When the total field is collected, a white color emerges.
The researchers, engineers in ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, published their findings in the July 27 issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology. Cun-Zheng Ning, professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, authored the paper, "A monolithic white laser," with his doctoral students Fan Fan, Sunay Turkdogan, Zhicheng Liu and David Shelhammer. Turkdogan and Liu completed their Ph.Ds. after this research.
The technological advance puts lasers one step closer to being a mainstream light source and potential replacement or alternative to light emitting diodes (LEDs). Lasers are brighter, more energy efficient and can potentially provide more accurate and vivid colors for displays like computer screens and televisions. Ning's group has already shown that their structures could cover as much as 70 percent more colors than the current display industry standard.
Another important application could be in the future of visible light communication in which the same room lighting systems could be used for both illumination and communication. The technology under development is called Li-Fi for light-based wireless communication, as opposed to the more prevailing Wi-Fi, using radio waves. Li-Fi could be more than 10 times faster than current Wi-Fi, and white laser Li-Fi could be 10 to 100 times faster than LED based Li-Fi currently still under development.
"The concept of white lasers first seems counterintuitive because the light from a typical laser contains exactly one color, a specific wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum, rather than a broad-range of different wavelengths. White light is typically viewed as a complete mixture of all of the wavelengths of the visible spectrum," said Ning, who also spent extended time at Tsinghua University in China during several years of the research.
In typical LED-based lighting, a blue LED is coated with phosphor materials to convert a portion of the blue light to green, yellow and red light. This mixture of colored light will be perceived by humans as white light and can therefore be used for general illumination.
Sandia National Labs in 2011 produced high-quality white light from four separate large lasers. The researchers showed that the human eye is as comfortable with white light generated by diode lasers as with that produced by LEDs, inspiring others to advance the technology.
"While this pioneering proof-of-concept demonstration is impressive, those independent lasers cannot be used for room lighting or in displays," Ning said. "A single tiny piece of semiconductor material emitting laser light in all colors or in white is desired."
Read more: ASU engineers demonstrate the world's first white lasers


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It's becoming more often that an honest American feels like a fool paying federal taxes because the government does such idiotic things with the money.
Case after case can be named. But one of the most recent shows that nearly 2,400 Americans who collected unemployment insurance in 2009 lived in households with income of at least $1 million.
Yep, that's what the Congressional Research Service uncovered while reviewing congressional reform of the unemployment system as it occurred in the past about 75 years.
Of course, unemployment is paid based on job loss or inability to find a job and not on household income.
Republicans tried to impose a tax this past congressional session on high-income recipients of welfare benefits. But that provision failed to be retained in a bill signed by President Obama, although five attempts were made to restrict or tax the benefits to millionaire households. Restrict? Yes. Tax? Just quit sending, welfare to millionaire households.
Clearly, sending welfare checks to millionaires isn't the intention of the welfare program. It is to help poor Americans facing insufficient income to pay for housing and food when they fall on hard times. Even for them, it isn't intended as a way of life; it's a temporary help.
In addition to the millionaire households, 954,000 welfare recipients in 2009 lived in households earning more than $100,000. Similar numbers were reported in 2008.
It's the right thing to do to help the needy; it's demoralizing to be supporting those with the resources to take care of their own bills.
It's little wonder the Tea Party came into being. It's unlikely, with such reports as that of the CRS and a multitude of other examples of reckless federal spending appalling to all political parties, that it will fade into history any time soon.
Uncle Sam needs to be held accountable.


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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: IHS stays unbeaten, scores sweep in playoffs
Indiana alleviated the initial pressure of plucking the top seed in the WPIAL Class AA girls' volleyball playoffs the only way it could: by sweeping Yough in convincing fashion.
Even on what players and coaches considered an off night, unbeaten Indiana easily handled its business to blank 16th-seeded Yough, 25-11, 25-16, 25-15, in a first-round playoff match Thursday night at Fifth Street Gymnasium.
Indiana (15-0) clinched its seventh straight section title and its second in a row in Section 3-AA earlier this month. The Indians will face Elizabeth Forward in a quarterfinal-round match Tuesday at a site to be determined.
Eighth-seeded Elizabeth Forward defeated Beaver, 3-1, in a first-round match Thursday.
"The top seed does have a lot of pressure, so obviously a lot of us are thinking about that," Indiana senior outside hitter Aaryn Gray, who finished with six kills and three aces, said.
"But Coach O (Malinda Oesterling) made sure that we didn't look ahead and that we were only focusing on what was happening.
"We definitely feel relieved that this first playoff match is over, and we're happy with how we played and how the match ended."
The Cougars kept in striking distance in Game 1 until Indiana senior defensive specialist Dana Piper reeled off four straight service points to give the Indians a 14-6 lead.
Senior outside hitter Natalie Cignetti then fooled a pair of Yough defenders when she ended a long volley with a clever and soft one-handed kill to stretch Indiana's lead to 21-9.
Later in the game, Yough's Summer Eckles committed a service error to force game-point at 24-11.
Katie Cosalter then ripped a kill attempt deep out of bounds on the next point to seal a 25-11 win for Indiana.
"I think that the girls came out and did what they needed to do in Game 1," Oesterling said. "I thought we served tough, and serving tough against a team that doesn't have the most experienced passers means an awful lot. You can really throw them out of their system."
The Indians and Cougars exchanged blows for the better part of Game 2 before senior middle hitter Helena Dadson smacked a kill to spark a run and trim Yough's lead to one point, 12-11.
Sophomore setter Brianna Dillon followed with five straight service points, one being an ace, to give Indiana a 16-12 lead.
The Indians then won eight of the next 12 points to take a 24-16 lead.
Gray drilled a kill off the wrist of Cosalter on game-point to cement a 25-16 win.
"We obviously have a talented front row," Gray said. "We're a triple threat. We can score from the right side, the middle and from the left, and that's big for Bri (Dillon) and the entire team. It keeps teams on their toes.
"(If) Natalie gets a big kill on the outside, they're going to inch over towards her, and that's when our right-side hitter, Jill (Bender), steps in and takes care of business. It's just so nice having three of us."
Cignetti, who frustrated Yough defenders all night with her top-spin jump-serve and her high-velocity hitting style, took over midway through Game 3.
With the score knotted 12-12, the Indians went on a 9-1 run to take a 21-13 lead. Cignetti piled up three kills and an ace on the run, while Bender added a kill and Dillon tallied an ace.
Gray buried a kill to make it game-point at 24-15.
The Cougars sealed their own fate on the next point and got whistled for a double volley to secure a 25-15 win for Indiana.
Cignetti amassed six kills and three aces in the deciding game. Like Gray, Cignetti admitted that carrying the top seed added unwanted stress.
"There's definitely a lot of pressure being the number one team. All the teams are out to get you, although we knew that coming into this," Cignetti, who racked up a game-high 12 kills and five aces, said. "We started off a little slow, but this game really put things into prospective for us. We know we have to come out and play harder in the next round, and we're hoping we can build as we go."
Yough coach Frank German pointed out that his team hadn't faced such a dynamic offensive force as Cignetti in Section 7-AA, an issue that required his players to adjust on the go against the venomous hitter.
"In the section that we play in, we just don't see hitters putting that kind of downward force on the ball," German said. "She's just a handful. She has a really good jump serve, and they hit her from the back and front rows. She's just hard to keep track of, plus they do a really good job of disguising where she's coming from."
German also admitted that the Cougars had yet to face a team with such defensive gusto as Indiana.
Indiana senior libero Alexandra Kerr, the team's go-to defensive specialist, said she takes pride in representing the team's scrappiest defender.
"I definitely take pride in that," Kerr said. "I love doing it and the blockers really help me out a lot. You've just got to watch them and go off of their movements. They help me a lot."


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Sales for occupancy is the primary goal of this assisted living facility. I was "sold" on a position and bought into the Sunrise core values.It took me approximately 2 weeks to realize that the lovely ideals and luxury hotel like atmosphere is a facade. Hiding behind approximately 75% of the apartment doors are residents who are imprisoned- kept in their apartments, due to "unsightly" medical or psychiatric conditions whose presence in common areas would deter potential occupants touring the community. Behind the doors therein lies horrid neglect of residents who have complex medical needs requiring an higher level of care. The memory care unit is a nightmare of our most fragile seniors, surrounded by other inappropriately placed residents with major psychiatric disorders. Very few, well meaning, untrained staff attempt to mitigate resident to resident abuse and a cacophony of constant misery. The mantra of regional management is " we can manage that." The reality is that they admit patients who are not medically appropriate, employ a minimal staff who are given unimaginable responsibilities, are minimally paid and minimally trained. Sunrise can not "manage that." The result is deadly, and current state regulatory guidance pertaining to assisted living allows sunrise to continue to perpetuate the facade and literally jeopardize the safety of both its residents and staff-all for the almighty dollar. if you are considering placing a loved one in an alf, please do your research. I still feel guilty for participating in the "sell."
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As the furious nature of the battle unfolds, the protagonists reassert their character roles.
Release the kraken...Nice story so far, keep up the good work!
Dear God! That's Billy!
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Poor mom I hope little one not yet born will be ok!
This about where the Black Rose Brigade would pull a Rohirrim At Minas Tirith Charge, not because we like the Tauren, but we hate the Forsaken more.
And yes we are Alliance, but the Tauren are honorable people, and deserve to live. The Forsaken deserve to be retuned to death, in as small as we can make pieces.
Why there are no trolls in this comic? =( Trolls are the most located species on Azeroth... =(


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1st Meeting, Paris, France, 29-20 October 2001
The Dakar Framework for Action stipulated that the Director-General of UNESCO would convene a high-level group annually, as part of UNESCO's 'mandated role in coordinating EFA partners and maintaining their collaborative momentum'. This first meeting of the High-Level Group followed two meetings of the EFA Working Group (November 2000 and September 2001). The aim of the meeting was to 'serve as a lever for political commitment and technical and financial resource mobilization', as well as being 'an opportunity to hold the global community to account for commitments made in Dakar'.
In accordance with the Dakar Framework for Action, which states that the High-Level Group should be composed of 'highest level leaders from governments and civil society of developing and developed countries, and from development agencies', UNESCO invited the Ministers of Education from eighteen countries representative of all regions of the world, the leaders of four international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the heads of five multilateral or bilateral agencies (see the the List of Participants in the Final Report).
The meeting had three major themes: political commitment, resource mobilisation and civil society and partnerships.


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PITTSBURGH -- The way Ross Ohlendorf was pitching, once needing only nine pitches to strike out the side, the Cardinals knew they needed something special to win. Few are better at supplying something special than Albert Pujols.
Pujols led off the 10th inning with his second career pinch-hit home run, and St. Louis withstood Ohlendorf's dominating start to beat Pittsburgh 2-1 on Saturday night and leave the Pirates one loss short of an unwanted record.
The Pirates lost their ninth in a row and 81st of the season and, with one more loss, would become the first team in any of the four major American pro team sports to endure 17 consecutive losing seasons. Previously, only the Phillies from 1933-48 also had 16 losing seasons in a row.
Not that it matters much to the Cardinals, who are coasting with an 11½-game lead in the NL Central.
Facing Capps for the first time since the reliever was ejected for hitting him in the side with a pitch Aug. 9 in Pittsburgh, Pujols hit a 1-2 pitch far beyond the center field wall for his major league-high 44th homer.
"I don't care who you are, you remember," manager Tony La Russa said, recalling last month's incident.
Pujols insisted he wasn't trying to get back at Capps, even though taking a fastball to the ribs hurt him for several days.
"Not revenge," said Pujols, whose three-run shot led St. Louis to a 14-7 victory on Friday. "What I'm trying to do there is get on base and try to help my team win a game. ... I don't even want to talk about that."
Pirates manager John Russell said, "It's pretty amazing. He's phenomenal. He had two strikes on him and still won the game for them."
Blake Hawksworth (2-0) pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth for the victory after starter Mitchell Boggs gave up one run in seven innings. Ryan Franklin finished up in the 10th for his 37th save in 39 opportunities.
Ohlendorf allowed only an unearned run over eight innings and became the 40th major league pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitches in an inning, but didn't figure in the decision.
Ohlendorf struck out Khalil Greene, Julio Lugo and Jason LaRue in the seventh, the second time in the game he struck out the side, and had so much movement on his pitches that catcher Ryan Doumit dropped the third strike on each batter. Doumit threw to first each time to get the out.
"I was thinking about it after about the fifth pitch, it kind of crossed my mind because I don't think I've ever done that," Ohlendorf said. "I threw a lot of sliders that bounced for strike three, and he did a great job of knocking them down and going and getting them and throwing them out at first."
Ohlendorf, 8-2 at home with no losses there this season since May 29, struck out a career-high 11 and walked one.
A.J. Burnett of the Yankees is the only other major league pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitches this season, accomplishing it June 20 against Marlins. Of the 40 pitchers to perform the feat, only Hall of Famers Lefty Grove, Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax did it twice. The only other Pirates pitcher to do it was right-hander Jeff Robinson against the Cubs on Sept. 7, 1987.
The Cardinals' lineup was missing Pujols, Matt Holliday, Yadier Molina, Mark DeRosa and Brendan Ryan, with Holliday sitting down for the first time in 39 games since being traded to the Cardinals.
"We had a heck of a bench," La Russa said. "But we also had a heck of a lineup."
Troy Glaus, out until last week while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, made his first start since last Sept. 28 at first, and La Russa plans to start him again Sunday at third.
The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Lastings Milledge's run-scoring double, but might have had a bigger inning if it weren't for left fielder Rick Ankiel's excellent running catch of Steve Pearce's drive toward the left-center gap that created a double play.
The Cardinals tied it in the sixth despite getting only one hit, Skip Schumaker's leadoff single. Schumaker advanced on Ohlendorf's balk and scored when third baseman Andy LaRoche misplayed Ryan Ludwick's ground ball for an error.
- Ludwick was hitless in four at-bats a night after getting five hits and driving in five.
- C Tony Sanchez, the No. 4 pick in the June draft, was moved from the Pirates' Class A Lynchburg farm club to West Virginia so he could appear in the playoffs.


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January usually brings us some of the coldest weather of the year, but this year has been milder than usual. Cold fronts have pushed through, bringing winds and waves, but water temperatures have not fallen below the mid-60's for any length of time.
Fishing has been good for the usual winter-time species. Spotted Sea Trout have not been dominant since the season opened, mostly smaller fish landed in the mornings and evenings. The larger, legal-sized fish above 15 inches seem to show up late at night. Shrimp and grubtails have worked to target them.
Some nice Sand Sea Trout have been seen from just before sunset till later at night. Some of these Sand Trout have gone over 15 inches, and there is no size or bag limit. Sand Trout have been partial to shrimp and shrimp-like lures.
Silver Trout have been showing up in droves, with the Silvers biting all day, but then even better after dark. They have been running from 6 to 10 inches, and they like shrimp bits or small lures.
Silver Perch, aka Butterfish, have been around in the daytime also, but seem to really start biting an hour before sunset into the evenings. Butterfish like shrimp, but will also take bits of squid. Multiple-hook sabikis tipped with bits of bait work wonders on them.
Whiting have been running good size, with many fish of a foot or so. Mixed in are smaller fish, but there have been plenty of them to go around. Whiting will take shrimp pieces, but also will bite on the tougher longer-lasting squid. Rigging with the weight at the end of the line and the hook or hooks spaced upwards from that allows anglers to feel the bite easily. No size limit or bag limit on Whiting, so fishermen cull their catch of smaller fish before they expire. Some fishermen have been getting full 5-gallon buckets of these tasty fish.
We have seen a fair number of Flounder here on Pier 60 in January. Fish have been running from under the size limit of 12 inches to fish in the 18-inch range. Flounder like live shrimp best, or a lure that looks like a little fish or shrimp.
Sheepshead are feeding around the pilings, and can be targeted with a small hook, very little weight, a bit of fresh shrimp, and a deft touch. Their diet of crustaceans imparts their flesh with a flavor not unlike crabmeat. These striped members of the Porgy family can be sight-fished, and we have seen some chunky Sheepies come over the rail this month.
This warmer-than-usual winter has brought us some unusual sights here on Pier 60. Schools of Roe Mullet have been balling up in preparation for a second run to the Gulf to spawn. These fish are full of eggs, and attract numerous predators. The Mullet is a vegetarian, so fishing for them with a hook is problematic, but snatching is a legal way to harvest them. The schools have been so tightly-packed that it is truly a sight to behold. I have not seen this many Mullet since the gill nets were banned in the 90's. Good to see they are making a comeback. The Dolphins have been putting on a show as they drive into the schools, splashing and playing with their food.
We have also seen some True Hammerhead Sharks, the ones that follow the Tarpon migrations. I have had reports of Tarpon hook-ups, and break-offs around the pilings. Unusual for this time of year, but entirely plausible given the warm winter.
Anglers, please remember to follow State fishery laws. It is your obligation to know your fish, rules, and only keep legal-sized fish. Law says you must have a measuring device when keeping regulated species. Wildlife Officers do visit and check the Pier, and will write tickets with hefty fines for violators. If you are fishing on Pier 60 with a paid fishing admission, then you are issued an armband identifying you as such. With the armband you do not need a Fishing License, as you are fishing under the protection of our Pier license. If you are fishing without a paid fishing admission, then you do not have the protection of our license.
Good Luck Fishing!


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According to Mike Reiss on Twitter, Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski had this to say on his Week 1 playing time: "Definitely not [playing] every single snap. But just get out there, get my feet wet, whatever we game-plan this week, will be good."
SMITTY: If he is playing, he is worth starting, as Gronk could catch just two passes, but both could be touchdowns. Hopefully he gets healthier each week. It will be interesting to see how much action Tim Wright gets in Week 1. Looking for Week 1 Power Rankings?


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I finally get to show y'all the "butler's pantry" today and the work I've done so far to clean and restore it!
This room, along with the entryway/vestibule, makes my heart go pitter-patter. Both these rooms hearken to a bygone time that I want to bring back to its fullness in this home. They also help set the tone for how the rest of the house should feel as we restore it.
Let's take a moment to just look at the details in even the cast iron latches and drawer pulls:
You'll probably hear me say this a lot in posts to come, but they just don't make things like this anymore. Everything has a more tactile look and feel compared to the fixtures of today. When you think about it, do they even make cast iron fixtures anymore? You certainly won't find anything like them in big box hardware stores.
Which is another reason I'm saddened by the bottom drawer's handle, as the front face of it looks like it got somehow knocked out. Anyone know of a way to restore it to match the others once again?
The drawers are also missing chunks of wood on their fronts, which I may leave them as they are or I will have to figure out how to fix them up. (epoxy? Does expoxy take stain?)
Otherwise, the cabinets are in a great untouched condition, and so cleaning and restoring them wasn't a difficult task.
As you can see, the shelves had been lined with a plastic sheeting. They came up easily and did not leave any sticky residue (woohoo).
All that was left now was to clean and restore the original raw wood, which looked dull and dirty even after I had taken a dry rag across them to get any dust/dirt.
Out came my new favorite weapon to the rescue: lemon oil!
Tip #1: when you open a new bottle, push a pin through the seal that's under the lid - this will help you pour out only what you need onto your rag and save you from any spills.
Tip #2: I would not recommend lemon oil for wood with a finish on it, and most especially not on antique wood furniture. Please see this article for more info.
Take a cloth rag and dab a little bit of oil into it. Swipe your rag with the grain of the wood. A little oil goes a long way, so really spread it out and work it into the wood.
Ten minutes later, this is the difference of the wood with lemon oil worked into the bottom shelf, and none on the upper.
Think it's just a trick of the lighting?
Well, another ten minutes and here's the upper shelf now also with the lemon oil:
See how much the woodgrain just pops and the healthy color it gave back to the wood?
Each time I used it I couldn't help but gasp as the true beauty of the wood started to show itself. This lemon oil stuff is magic I tell you. Magic.
Here is one of the drawers as I started to rub the oil in the middle. It was so cool to see the wood jump out like this each time.
Another comparison using the wood drawers:
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Date of Stay: August, 2015
They don't take your rig size into consideration when assigning sites. First they gave me a pull thru site with two trees so close together there was no way I was going fit a 40' 5th between them. I couldn't even turn onto the site. Then they tell me there are no other sites available when there were at least a dozen open site more suited to a rig my size. They told me those were already assigned to people arriving the same day. But when I made my reservation 9 months earlier, they said sites were not assigned until check in. The site they finally moved me to is unlevel, with a huge tree on the camper's door side and large tree roots all over under my awning. There isn't much room under the awning for chairs because of the roots make it so uneven. The site would be better suited for my old 27' travel trailer, not my current RV. This was just handled poorly by the staff. Never again. If you're in a large rig, request an open site when you make your reservation. All the sites are tight. If get one with a tree, it really takes away from the site. I would have very happy with an open site but they told me they were all reserved.
Date of Stay: January, 2011
Wonderful campground. This is a membership only campground. We have a seasonal site so our camper stays there year round. The sites are huge. Most sites do not back up to another site. Our site backs up to the woods and we see deer every morning walking by in the summer. It has its own private Lake Michigan beach. There is a large amount of woods with trails for hiking, biking or riding golf carts. The owners and staff are fantastic. During the summer, they host several events like a luau, kids fair and live bands.
Date of Stay: January, 2011
I had a seasonal campsite here. This was a nice camp. Wi-Fi works throughout campground. Bathrooms are nice. I just had several issues with people who would stay the weekend on the site behind me. Cutting across my site, dogs messy on my site, garbage not picked up. I would go to the office to let management address the issue, but they wouldn't. When I would talk to the people on the site about what they were doing wrong, they would complain and I would get talked to by management. When I pay $2,100 a year for a campsite, I expect to be treated with more respect by management than I was given. The owner would walk between sites at night dressed in black to ensure the seasonals "were obeying the rules and not disturbing the weekend guests". I would have liked to stay the next year due it is location to the dunes, but the owners made me feel too uncomfortable and unwanted. Just a poorly run facility.


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We went into winter with 36 hives and now have 20. We feed last fall to be sure they would have enough to get through the winter. January we opened the hives, on a warm day. Still had plenty of honey, active, no brood. Added a pollen patty and closed. Last week we finally got some warm weather and found 16 dead hives. All still have honey, none have brood. Some have no bees, not dead or otherwise. Some have a small cluster of dead bees on a honey frame. Anyone have any ideas? The rest are looking good, no brood started yet, but active bees bringing in pollen from somewhere.
Also had a hive 7 miles from here. It's the same story, no bees lots of honey.


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Why Republicans Did Not Say No to Drug Reform Law
Under the old law, judges were required to slap a minimum mandatory sentence of five years on anyone caught with crack cocaine. More than 80 percent of those sentenced for crack use are poor, ill-educated blacks. Those caught with the same amount of powdered cocaine, mostly middle-class, suburban whites, get probation and referrals to drug programs. Congress didn't completely toss out the disparity in sentencing laws. The new ratio for possession of crack vs. powdered cocaine is now 18 to 1. The previous sentencing disparity was 100 to 1. This is arguably a major step forward for politicians, who quake in terror at the faintest hint that they could be considered soft on crime. President Obama will sign the reform measure.
The stand down on the drug law change is no accident. In 1996, conservative icon William F. Buckley, Jr. publicly branded the war on drugs a failure, and called for legalizing marijuana. Buckley went further and engaged prominent conservatives in a much-publicized debate on the National Review Online on the merits and demerits of decriminalizing drugs. In the next decade, other noted conservatives weighed in on the issue and many agreed with Buckley that the drug war was a miserable failure. They blasted it as cost-ineffective, a drain on personnel and state budgets, and for the wild expansion of a prison bureaucracy. Conservatives also claimed that the failed war puffed up the power of big government, and for libertarian Republicans, it represented an assault on privacy and personal freedoms. The list of names of the biggest and best-known conservative icons who to one degree or another have expressed doubts about drug laws include: Milton Friedman, Rich Lowry, Gary Johnson, Ron Paul, Glenn Beck, Tom Tancredo, Bob Barr, Grover Norquist and George Shultz. Fox News conservative hawks Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly have not actively opposed medical marijuana use.
The silence of House Republicans on the congressional reform measure hardly means that mainstream GOP politicians are ready to become full-blown anti-drug war crusaders. However, the willingness of so many prominent conservatives to publicly voice their doubts about drug laws signals that drug reform is no longer a taboo subject within the GOP. The drug war, in effect, is now a legitimate subject of conservative debate.
The softening of GOP opposition is not entirely due to an epiphany about runaway costs and the threat to liberties. It's also about politics. Polls show that a sizeable number of voters now think that the drug war has failed or is ineffective. A majority of voters in a growing number of states overwhelmingly back medical marijuana legalization, and even full legalization of marijuana for adults. Drug law reform, then, is clearly an issue that's back on the nation's political table. The GOP aims to have a seat at that table.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. He hosts a nationally broadcast political affairs radio talk show on Pacifica and KTYM Radio Los Angeles. Follow Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlhutchinson
Posted Aug 3 2010
Add Tommy Thompson to the list. he came out for medical marijuana during his brief presidential run, and dropped in on a Wisconsin NORML meeting this spring, offering the advice that we try to pass an agricultural hemp bill in the state legislature 1st next year, as it already has significant bipartisan support, and medical usde seems less scary to rural pols after they've voted for hemp and not been bit.
Posted Aug 3 2010
I haven't voted GOP in over 12 years. I would convert back if they adopted a stance of drug policy reform. Hey GOPers, tell your leaders to make converts out of me and millions more
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Diane E. DeesOct. 18, 2006 11:40 PM
It's hard enough to get a taxi in some places if you are not Caucasion, but it's becoming even harder, in some cities, to get one if you do not fit the driver's religious ideal of a passenger. For example, in London, two Muslim taxi drivers were fined for refusing to pick up a blind customer. The same thing has happened repeatedly in Melbouren. The reason? The customer's seeing-eye dog was "unclean." In Minneapolis, Muslim taxi drivers have refused to pick up a transgendered customer. And throughout Minnesota, taxi drivers are seeking a two-tiered system that would permit them to refuse to pick up certain fares because of their own religious beliefs.
This is how the system would work: If a driver refuses to pick you up because you are gay, transgendered, have a seeing-eye dog, are carrying a "forbidden" book, have a peace symbol on your briefcase, or are a woman with part of your abdomen showing (I could go on and on), you go to the back of the queue until someone finds you acceptable enough to ride in his or her cab.
Katherine Kersten of the Minneapolis Star Tribune says:
And what if Muslim drivers demand the right not to transport women wearing short skirts or tank tops, or unmarried couples? After taxis, why not buses, trains and planes? Eventually, in some respects, our society could be divided along religious lines.
Pam Spaulding, writing in Pandagon, says:
I hate to break it to the Star Tribune's Katherine Kersten, but we already are divided. "Christian" pharmacists in some parts of the country are allowed to refuse filling a prescription if they object on religious principles to the use of the drug.
Mother Jones Washington BureauOct. 18, 2006 6:16 PM
Tom Reynolds, head of the House Republican Campaign Committee, and another member of the House leadership mired into the Foley scandal, appeared in Washington at the National Press Club for lunch Wednesday noon. He talked about the House campaigns and identified "Members, money and message" as the most decisive factors in winning this year's midterm election. Reynolds had no message to give on his own involvement in the Foley page scandal. He did say, however, he doubts the scandal will effect any of the races.
Dozens of reporters, and a phalanx of cameras greeted him. Likely the last thing on anyone's mind was Reynolds opinion on the election. The Foley scandal was front and center. But in the harried scrum following the luncheon nobody asked him about it. Instead, it was "Hi Tom," and "How's your house, Tom?'' "Hey Tom, do you notice you are always in my lede?'' and so on. Not like, "What were you doing with Foley, Tom?'' Or: "Are you Hastert's fall guy?"
Reynolds's top assistant had previously worked for Foley. Reynolds reportedly is the one who talked Foley into seeking re-election this year.
Tom is best known of late for dodging questions by surrounding himself with childrenjust so you know he's no pervertbefore blithering on about how he was doing his job just like any other worker, by passing the information on up the line to his "supervisor" House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
Reynolds emphasized that the election was being fought by candidates, based on their reputation at the local level. "We are dealing with fierce contests fought by local personalities on local pocket book issues," said Reynolds. "[Constituents] will vote for Candidate A or Candidate B, not for a Republican or a Democratic Congress." According to Reynolds, the G.O.P. candidates are "excelling at the nuts and bolts" of the election at that local level.
Reynolds equated the growing size of Republican candidates' campaign coffers with election success. Said Congressman Chris Van Hollen, who spoke for the Democrats: "There's a real sense in this country that what has been the 'People's House' has become the auction house."
Mother Jones Washington BureauOct. 18, 2006 5:51 PM
In Tennessee where Harold Ford, Jr. is battling Bob Corker in what some pros think is the toughest Senate race in the nation, the Republicans have been trying to smear Ford for a ski weekend 'fling' with Julia Allison (formerly Baugher), then a Georgetown University sophomore. Ford was unmarried and celebrating his 31st birthday. He saw her in a restaurant. One thing led to another and the couple had some sort of relationship which Allison later described in a Cosmopolitan article. She currently writes a dating column for AM New York as well as doing a monthly column in Coed, a Maxim like mag for teens. At Georgetown she wrote a sex column for the student newspaper, and later worked on the campaign of an Illinois congressman, then as a congressional liaison for a House member.
Somebody at the National Republican Committee thought the Julia story could add to the GOP's smear campaign which portrays Ford as a high liver, attending parties with Playboy beauties, who actually wore lingerie in his company. And they started putting out stuff under headlines like: Ford's "Fancy Fling" with the opening: "Find out how much Congressmen Harold Ford, Jr. enjoys the good life including his lavish hotel stays, expensive dinners, and parties with Playboy Playmates."
No one cared. This news doesn't seem to have affected Julia's own career.You can read her blog here, but only if want to bore yourself to death.
"Other than a fabulous weekend ski vacation and a few fancy dinners," the Memphis Flyer quotes Allison as saying,"all Harold gave me was the certainty that dating a [politician] is overrated."
Vince BeiserOct. 18, 2006 2:34 PM
Shocked, SHOCKED to discover that there are homosexuals among the ranks of their beloved Republican party, hardline Christian conservatives are calling for a "pink purge" of the GOP's ranks, the LA Times reports. The sectarian schism is a win-win for Democrats: if Republican leaders lean too hard on gays, they'll alienate moderate voters, but if they don't, they risk dampening enthusiasm among their social-conservative base, whose high turnout has been key to recent GOP victories.
Seems the soc-cons are upset not only about Foleygate, but over other recent events that have been less well-publicized because, well, they're really no big deal to most people. The list includes Condi Rice swearing in a new, openly gay US global AIDS coordinator and referring to his partner's mother as his "mother in law".
Dave GilsonOct. 18, 2006 1:48 PM
Yesterday, Sen. Rick Santorum tried to explain the war in Iraq by drawing an analogy to the Lord of the Rings:
As the hobbits are going up Mount Doom, the Eye of Mordor is being drawn somewhere else.... It's being drawn to Iraq and it's not being drawn to the U.S. You know what? I want to keep it on Iraq. I don't want the Eye to come back here to the United States.
Really, Santorum should have known better. By invoking LOTR, he was inviting the scrutiny of hordes of Tolkien fans, who, sure enough, are unleashing their fantasy-lit fury on him. First off, Santorum called it the Eye of Mordor, when it's really the Eye of Sauron. Jeeze! Scott Rosenberg exposes more flaws in Santorum's comments:
First of all, in Tolkien's saga, the good guys are outgunned and outmanned by the Dark Lord, whereas in our world, the U.S. is a "hyperpower" whose military, in 2001-2, seemed to bestride the world. Second, in Tolkien, the good guys sent Frodo with the Ring into the depths of Mordor as a sort of last-ditch, bet-everything gamble; then they sent an army to the gates of Mordor as a diversion to keep the Eye occupied and distract it from the hobbits headed for Mount Doom.
David Weigel at Reason's Hit and Run further explains how Santorum's comments failed to reflect the geopolitical complexities of Middle Earth:
Was Santorum referring to the hobbits' final approach up Mount Doom, when Aragorn (George Bush) was convincing the men of Gondor (Tony Blair) and Rohan (John Howard) to make a final, diversionary push at the Black Gates? Or is he referring to the entire quest of Frodo and Sam (300 million Americans), which was aided at various points by mystical creatures - the Ents, the Dead Men of Dunharrow - that don't have any easy relations in the real war on terror?
And Rosenberg again:
It's hard, in truth, to find any useful Middle Earth analogy to the Iraq War: the parallels break down across the board. Still, you might think of Bush's invasion of Iraq as the equivalent of a beleaguered Gondor, attacked by the armies of Mordor across the River Anduin, sending its army off on an expedition to Far Harad, after its leaders issued proclamations that the White Council had incontrovertible evidence of the Haradrim's possession of Rings of Mass Destruction.
So wait, if Bush is Aragorn, does that mean Condi Rice is Arwen?
Vince BeiserOct. 17, 2006 9:40 PM
Hey California voters! Curious about how much beverage company cash helped influence a vote on bottled-water standards? Wondering which interest groups are especially generous to your state Assembly member? Check out this new online money-and-politics database from Maplight.org, a Berkeley-based non-profit. It tracks votes on specific bills by state pols and cross-references that info with details on who gave them money, and when. So far, only data from 2003-2004 is available, but the Maplighters claim more recent stuff will be up soon. The impatient can do their own state-level research with the help of The Institute on Money and State Politics , or go federal at OpenSecrets.org. And of course there's always the famous Mother Jones 400, one of the very first online sources of campaign finace dirt.
Cameron ScottOct. 17, 2006 9:09 PM
Jeff Stein, the national security editor at Congressional Quarterly, published an op-ed piece in today's New York Times (available, alas, only to TimesSelect members) giving the results of his recent survey of counterterrorism officials. The survey has just one question: What's the difference between a Sunni and a Shiite?
Stein was dumbfounded to learn that very few of his interviewees, who play important roles in intelligence and law enforcement communities and Congress, had any idea. And, as Stein writes, he wasn't asking deep, theological questions, "just the basics: Who's on what side today, and what does each want?"
For those of you who mightlike Trent Lott, who recently wondered, "Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me"see this as a rarefied inquiry, here's how Stein explains why it matters:
[T]he nature of the threat from Iran [Shiite], a potential nuclear power with protégés in the Gulf states, northern Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, is entirely different from that of Al Qaeda [Sunni]. It seems silly to have to argue that officials responsible for counterterrorism should be able to recognize opportunities for pitting these rivals against each other.
Hostilities between Sunnis and Shiites are on center stage in Iraq, and play an important role in Al Qaeda's motivations. Perhaps if officials knew more about them, better policy would follow?
But one of Stein's intervieweesthe spokesman for the FBItook the position that understanding the difference between a Sunni and a Shiite was akin to "memoriz[ing] the collected statements of Osama bin Laden, or be[ing] able to read Urdu [or] playing 'Islamic Trivial Pursuit.'"
If there's a game comparison, shouldn't it at least be Risk?
Dave GilsonOct. 17, 2006 8:54 PM
Over at the Nation, the ever-prolific Tom Engelhardt speculates about what he thinks could be the GOP's November Surprise: the November 5 sentencing of Saddam Hussein. Assuming that Saddam is guaranteed to get the death penalty, the White House could get itself a nice last-minute blip of "progress" to sell to voters. Clearly, the timing will work well for Bush & Co. Whether that's a happy coincdence is subject to debate. But as law prof and blogger Scott Horton tells Engelhardt,
"When you look at polling figures," Horton said," there have been three significant spike points. One was the date on which Saddam was captured. The second was the purple fingers election. The third was Zarqawi being killed. Based on those three, it's easy to project that they will get a mild bump out of this....This is not coincidence.... Nothing in Iraq that's set up this far in advance is coincidental."
But would this "mild bump" be enough to revive Republicans' fortunes at the polls? It's not like the Democrats won't cheer Saddam's descent to death row, so the Republicans would have to work fast to turn this into a partisan issue (not that they won't try their darndest). And in the eyes of many Americans, Saddam's hardly the WMD-toting bogeyman he was three years ago; he's no Osama, no matter how much the "Saddam was behind 9/11" crowd wishes he was. With support for the war at an all-time low, it's hard for me to see how this verdict will change many war-weary minds, much less energize a disheartened GOP base.
James RidgewayOct. 17, 2006 4:43 PM
Charlie Cook's staff on CSPAN Sunday were predicting Senate control will ride on one vote. Could go either way. Whatever happens that's going to give tremendous leverage to Joe Lieberman,who is running 8-10 points ahead of Ned Lamont. Lieberman confirmed to us this morning he will organize with the Democrats. But, he can always change his mind.Whatever happens he is in a position to exercise considerable leveragein terms of committee assignments and pork.Lieberman could end up with more power in Connecticut than fellow senator and Democrat Christopher Dodd , not to mention greater influence than the Bush family before it fled into exile in Texas.
As for Vermont's Bernie Sanders, running far ahead of Richard Tarrant (64-32) in the Vermont senate race, his office said Sanders will organize with the Democrats.
Mother Jones Washington BureauOct. 17, 2006 4:10 PM
How far Tom Delay's fallen. The former Majority Leader has been reduced to rallying his base on behalf of a contestant on the reality TV series "Dancing with the Stars." Of late, Delay has launched a media campaign for country singer Sara Evans, who recently filed for divorce from her husband Craig Schelske, a former Republican candidate for Congress. Here's what DeLay had to say about Evans in an email:
"Sara Evans has been a strong supporter of the Republican Party and represents good American values in the media. From singing at the 2004 Republican Convention to appearing with candidates in the last several election cycles, we have always been able to count on Sara for her support of the things we all believe in. Let's show Sara that same support by watching and voting for her each week to help her win this competition. One of her opponents on the show is ultra liberal talk show host Jerry Springer. We need to send a message to Hollywood and the media that smut has no place on television by supporting good people like Sara Evans."
Talk show host and former Cincinnatti mayor, Jerry Springer, is another "Dancing with the Stars 3" contestant who announced in September that he would not run for Senate.
That's right, the man once known as "The Hammer" has gone from ruling the House with an iron fist to letting Jerry Springer really have it.
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text: Look what I got from Santa this year (well not really, it's just december sales @ Chopperdome :wink: ): At first I didn't think much of all that white, but Rhalf had an offer I couldn't refuse. Besides that, I already have 3 black bikes, it will grow on me soon enough. This does mean I'm getting rid of a few bikes due to storage issues. Mounted 2 b-lights off my RatRod on the rear, and a rechargeable headlight I had laying around for now. Plans are two headlights, and checker the fenders. But now I'm just going to sit it in the livingroom, and stare at it for a while :mrgreen: it's too slippery outside for a testrun !


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Assassin's Creed: D3D 10.1 mode reviewed
We already reported on the confusion about the DX 10.1 mode of Assassin's Creed. Now we present a huge review dealing with this matter.
As a base for our tests we used a system consisting of an Asus P5N32-E SLI motherboard with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor and 2,048 MiB DDR2-800 memory. Since only AMD's HD3000 series and S3's Chrome 430 GT are currently the only graphics cards able to display the shader model 4.1, we used several different graphics cards. Those were: a HD 3870, a HD 3870 X2, a Geforce 8800 GT and two Geforce 8800 GT (overclocked to 670/1,700/970 MHz) running in SLI. Furthermore we used Windows Vista x64 with and without Service Pack 1.
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DX 10.1 gives more possibilities to the developers when working with Anti Aliasing. As Rage3D already mentioned, the use of a Radeon HD 3870 and Service Pack 1 improves the visual appearance of Assassin's Creed. If SP1 isn't used, there aren't any differences between the Anti Aliasing capabilities of a Geforce 8800 GT and the HD 3870.
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With the Oakland Raiders, sixth-round draft pick Mychal Rivera too to the field in his familiar No. 81, but in silver & black. Raiders Set to Hold Rookie Mini-Camp.
The Raiders have opened a three-day rookie mini-camp. twitter.com/RAIDERS/status...-- OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) May 10, 2013
Raiders 6th round pick TE @mychalrivera poses for his first official photos. twitter.com/RAIDERS/status...-- OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) May 9, 2013
Undrafated free agents Tyler Bray (Chiefs), Zach Rogers (Jets) and Prentiss Waggner (Cardinals) make their pro debuts. 2011 alums Austin Johnson (Saints) and Matt Simms (Jets) were also in action.
- From the Chiefs: Chiefs Rookies Arrive for Minicamp | 10 Intriguing Storylines of Rookie Minicamp.
Leaving a lot of loved ones behind today to start a new journey in my life. Blessed for this opportunity.-- Tyler Bray (@tbrayvol8) May 9, 2013
- With the Jets: Snapshots of the 15 Undrafted Free Agents | Tale of 2 Numbers, Roster of Minicamp Players.
- Rogers earned praise from Jets coach Rex Ryan after Day 1 with the Green & White.
Rex also compliments WR Zach Rogers as both a receiver and on special teams. #nyj-- Seth Walder (@SethWalderNYDN) May 10, 2013
Rex Ryan: "I like the way Geno threw the ball... He can spin it."Impressed with the O-Line & WR Zach Rogers, a Tennessee product.-- Eric Allen (@eallenjets) May 10, 2013
- With the Cardinals: Rookies Arrive In Tempe and in New Orleans, Austin Johnson is wearing No. 35: Saints Rookie Minicamp Roster