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At Kalamazoo Central High School, he was an All-American Honorable Mention, and an All-State selection in his senior year. But his next obstacle came when he fell one point short of the academic requirements for Eastern Michigan University in 2001. Instead of giving up, he enrolled at Pasadena Community College and spent the next two seasons rolling up big numbers on the field and struggling day-to-day to make it in his new life.
Recruited by Washington State in 2004 predominantly as a special teams player and change-of-pace back, Harrison led the Cougars with 900 yards rushing that first season, despite starting only five games. He showed his versatility with 10 catches for 69 yards, and 10 kickoff returns for 172. Though everyone saw his estimable talent, few could have guessed what Jerome Harrison's 2005 season would be.
Spring camp in 2005 was the first clue, as Harrison ran away from everyone and picked up his current nickname – "Ghost". He would go on to enjoy one of the greatest seasons in WSU history, amassing 1,900 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on 308 carries. He caught 24 passes for 206 yards and another touchdown in his senior campaign, rushed for over 100 yards in every game, and broke the 200-yard barrier four times.
Still, he remains underrated and undervalued. Why? Partially because of the "Best Player on a Bad Team" factor (the Cougs went 1-3 in his 200+-yard games), partially due to our old friend, East Coast Bias…and partially because many draft experts discount his ability to carry the load at the next level with his size (5'9", 201 at the 2006 Scouting Combine). All he can do is point to the facts, recite the numbers, and ask the world to pay attention.
Jerome Harrison puts it this way: "That's my whole life – start from the bottom up."
What he also tells us in this exclusive interview is the secret to ending the story on top.
Seahawks.NET (Q): Can you tell us about your childhood, your family and when you discovered football?
Jerome Harrison (A): I was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan and spent a lot of my summers in Detroit, which is where both of my parents are from. Three sisters, two older and one younger, no brothers. Blessed to have both my mother and father together. Grew up in a rough neighborhood at first. Saw a lot of things, heard a lot of things, was a part of things I shouldn't have been a part of growing up at first, but that's when I really got involved with sports.
There was a park around the corner where some of the greatest athletes I had ever seen played basketball and football but never really had a chance or opportunity. I just watched them play and started playing with those guys at a young age and that's where I started to get my competitive edge from.
Q: You said you watched great athletes that didn't have that opportunity, so what was different about you?
A: A lot of those guys were raised in single-parent families and a lot of them got caught up in gang-related activities, you know, stealing, doing drugs, selling drugs and all that stuff. I was blessed to have both parents because they kept me out of trouble like that or let me get involved with stuff like that.
Q: What do your parents do?
A: My father is a landscaper and my mother is an activities director.
Q: So it was really the close-knit family and athletics that got you to where you are now?
A: Yeah.
Q: What NFL players did you enjoy watching when you were growing up?
A: Barry Sanders was the only one I watched.
Q: Were the Lions your team?
A: Yep. Oh yeah, that's my team. When he retired, I left. I quit watching the NFL for the longest time after he left. I just started watching it again.
Q: Coming out of Kalamazoo Central, you received a lot of honors. How many colleges recruited you out of high school?
A: I was getting a lot of attention, but I got a 17 on my ACT and I needed an 18. A lot of schools quit recruiting me after that.
Q: You first enrolled at Eastern Michigan?
A: Yep – Eastern Michigan University. Things didn't work out. It just wasn't the right place for me. They had great coaches and everything, but I was just going home, back and forth too much, not focusing on school, so I got away and went to good old Pasadena and the rest is in the history books.
Q: What was behind your choice to go to Pasadena?
A: I just wanted to get away from home and stand on my own two feet and become my own man.
Q: And you were there for two years?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: What did you enjoy most about that time?
A: Not seeing snow for two years (laughs).
Q: What was the most important thing you learned when you were there?
A: If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger…because I went through a lot of rough nights, not having anything to eat and sleeping on people's floors and stuff. I mean, I could have easily called my mom and my family and said "I need some money", but that's just not how I am. I don't like to depend on anybody, not even my own mother and father.
Q: This was when self-reliance was the big internal lesson for you?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: What was behind your decision to commit to Washington State in 2004?
A: Jonathan Smith played at Pasadena the year before I got there. I watched him play at Washington State and I'm like "Man, we've got similar styles" and I saw the success he had at Washington State and in the Pac 10 and you know being the athlete I am, I'm thinking, "I'm better than Jonathan Smith." I thought I'd have a great year and nobody in the Pac 10 could stop me.
Q: Had they recruited you out of high school?
A: No, sir.
Q: What are the primary differences between a community college football program and a major college football program?
A: In junior college, you're not on scholarship, so you don't really have to practice. It's not mandatory because you're not on scholarship, like a lot of guys don't lift weights on their own. That's the difference, the dedication you have to put into it at D-1 (Division 1) that you don't have to at junior college. The seriousness of it in junior college is nowhere near the serious business of D-1.
Q: Moving onto your Washington State career, you started five games as a junior, but you still led the team in rushing. Did you have a feeling at that point that you were on your way to the kind of senior year that you had?
A: Yeah. In spring ball we scrimmage every Saturday. We had four or five scrimmages, and every scrimmage, my stats would be five carries for 100 or six carries for 97, you know it was low carries for close to 100.
First week of August (2005) I was doing an interview and I said, "I'm running for 1,800-plus." I called it in August, so I actually short-changed myself (laughs).
Q: Is that when you got the nickname, "The Ghost"?
A: Yeah that was in spring ball.
Q: Who gave you that name?
A: Coach Ken Greene, the defensive backs coach. I had a couple of impressive runs and he started calling me that.
Click on the link to read Part Two of our exclusive interview with Jerome Harrison, in which he talks about his Combine, Pro Day and Senior Bowl experiences, the teams he has met with, and his NFL hopes and dreams.
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No Other Gods: On Science and American Social Thought. Revised edition. Charles Rosenberg. 311 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. $16.95.
This book is a revised, expanded edition that has achieved a richly deserved status as a classic. Upon its appearance in 1976, Charles Rosenberg's thoughtful and provocative explorations of the interactions between science and American social thought served as a touchstone for scholars who were bringing new questions, methods and interpretations to bear on the history of science. That these essays continue to be relevant is a testament to the author's talent for identifying resonant historical episodes and his interest in moving beyond conventional categories of analysis.
The new edition contains the original material, a new preface and three previously published essays revised for this volume. The text is divided into two parts, each primarily focusing on case studies that demonstrate the increasing prominence of science in American life from the mid-19th through the early 20th century. The first part covers biological views of women, eugenics and the origins of the public-health movement. The second part examines the development of a self-consciously professional community of researchers.
Taken as a whole, No Other Gods did much to alert American historians to the benefits of attending to the diverse ways that science had contributed to larger patterns of culture. It also issued a challenge to historians of science to study more closely the cultural contexts in which science was embedded.
But the continued salience of this work owes as much to its analytic framework as it does to its content. Rosenberg examines his historical accounts with a sociologist's eye, concerned with examining how perceptions of science and of the scientist's role in society—by those inside and outside the scientific community—have ramifications for building disciplinary worlds and interpreting social reality. A recurring theme that unifies these essays is the question of scientific authority: how it is won, how it is used and how its effects are negotiated. Indeed, the reference in the title to Biblical commandment places this issue front and center.
Scholarly analyses of the nature of scientific authority, as Rosenberg notes in his new preface, have engendered dismay among some quarters of the scientific community, resulting in ongoing debates characterized as the "science wars." The appearance of this new edition of No Other Gods offers an excellent opportunity for those who may be puzzled by the vehemence of this debate to see for themselves the value of investigating what Rosenberg terms "the ecology of knowledge" that constitutes "a fundamental aspect of our world."—Katherine Pandora, History of Science, University of Oklahoma
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It wasn't going to matter in the end because Manawatu won outright against Wairarapa to earn the right to fly the Central Districts flag to challenge Hamilton for the Hawke Cup.
"We couldn't catch them, regardless of what we did," Pay Excellence Hawke's Bay senior men's representative coach Lincoln Doull said after his troops took first-innings points from Taranaki at Pukekura Park on Sunday after their last two-day cup challenge qualifying match in zone 2.
"We just took first innings points, shook hands, packed our bags and headed back home," Doull said, after the Jacob Smith-led Bay blew any hopes of throwing the gauntlet down in the bragging rights for minor association supremacy when they lost to Manawatu in the previous round.
Symbolically, that Manawatu clash mirrored a season that promised much but fizzled out when it mattered most.
On paper the Bay should be where Manawatu are but the batsmen have to shoulder that blame because the bowlers had done their part.
"We let ourselves down against Manawatu," Doull reiterated but felt last weekend against Taranaki they were shy after the previous bite.
"We learned from Manawatu and yesterday a similar situation evolved and the batters stood up to score points," he said, after the hosts were 259 all out.
Having already left Driaan Lubbe behind because of a side strain and picking up Craig Herrick, the Bay lost opening seamer Liam Rukuwai after 1.4 overs to a rib injury.
Ben Jackett took 3-46, Smith claimed 2-58 and Herrick and Angus Schaw had 1-47 and 1-67, respectively.
Doull said Stevie Smidt was wicketless for 39 runs but bowled well in his 15 overs, including five maidens.
Taranaki opener Dean Robinson scored 109 runs while No4 Tom Bruce contributed 78 in a partnership that Bay bowlers contained at 2.5 runs an over.
In reply, the visitors scored 272-8.
Opening batsman Henry Hunter, coming in for "cricketed out" Bronson Meehan, scored 68 runs to earn Doull's respect.
No5 Jayden Waters scored 57 runs and No6 Toby Doyle, in his return after missing the cut in a few previous rounds, added 55 runs.
"I would have liked to have seen the guys go on to make 80s, 90s and 100s," Doull said, reflecting on the fact that Waters and Doyle forged a 91-run partnership that took them to a 100-plus total to make the job easier.
He was happy to have blooded youngsters to see if they could hack the pace at the cup level and said the promising talent should mature in four to five years.


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"And everyone who has this hope on him purifies himself, even as that One is pure. " 1 John 3:3 (Read 3:1-10)
Because Jesus Christ suffered and died upon the cross for the sins of the world and rose again on the third day, our hope as believers is in heaven. We look forward to that Day when our Lord and Savior returns and changes us to be like Him that we might live with Him forever in His heavenly kingdom!
And, since our hope is in heaven, we purify ourselves, even as our Lord and Savior is pure. We remember that Christ Jesus came into the world to redeem us from sin and undo the works of the devil. Therefore, since we have been redeemed through the precious blood of Jesus, we now seek to live for Him rather than continuing on in the wicked works of the devil.
In fact, the Word of God says: "Little children, let no one deceive you. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as that One is righteous. He who practices sin is of the Devil, for the Devil sins from the beginning" (v. 7-8); and, "Everyone who has been born of God does not commit sin, because His seed remains in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the Devil: everyone not practicing righteousness is not of God, also he who does not love his brother" (v.9,10).
To put it simply, the one who continues on in sin and disobedience is not of God but of the devil; but the one who purifies himself and practices righteousness shows evidence that he has been born anew of God and trusts in Christ Jesus and his Savior.
It is true that one cannot become a Christian by works. But it is also true that one cannot be a Christian without works, for the fruit of faith in Jesus is amending one's life and seeking to live in accord with God's perfect will which is revealed to us in the Scriptures. A man is not justified by works, but a justified man works (cf. Eph. 2:8-10).
Therefore, since Christ died for our sins and is risen again, since God is gracious and merciful to us and forgives our sins and gives us a place in His heavenly kingdom, the Scriptures call upon each of us who trust in Christ Jesus to purify ourselves just as He is pure, to begin conforming ourselves into the image to which we were called, to live for Him who died for us and is risen again (cf. 2 Cor. 5:15; Rom. 8:29).
O Lord Jesus Christ, with Your shed blood, cleanse me from all my sins. By Your Spirit, purify me as You are pure and grant that I seek to conform myself to Your image. Amen.


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Bill was a LEGO employee that helped us get the museum off the ground. So now he is our very own Master Builder!
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Here are the gamblers at the museum!!! Story goes we were building the museum and one of our clubs (PENNLUG) did not like my LEGO cards! So they built their own! Add in some whisky bottles and you have a cool display!
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With the World Series just around the corner, the MLB offseason hot stove can't some soon enough for us Mets fans. But just like last offseason, the Mets will likely be watching as the other NL East teams improve while they sit tight. The team is looking to shed payroll rather than add it, so we might just have to stick with what we've got yet again. On paper at the beginning of 2011, the team didn't actually look so bad. However, once the injuries set in, the Mets came back down to earth. On the whole, Terry Collins and Mets overachieved last season based on how things could have turned out. In 2012, the team on paper—assuming there are no major free agent signings or trades—will look weak. But we might just have to bite the bullet and hope for the best. With Jose Reyes likely on the way out and trade talks swirling around David Wright, this team will be forced to rely on unsung heroes. Ike Davis will be at first, Justin Turner at second, Ruben Tejada at short and Wright at third,...
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a didnt realize the dave f fits a the 4 pots??
much do they charge for a map and where they based??
a didnt realize the dave f fits a the 4 pots??
much do they charge for a map and where they based??
If you want to increase power your looking at cams, custom exhaust manifold, bbtb, remap. Personally id make it more drivable i.e. suspension, bushes, diff, Z3 short shifter and Z3 steering rack
Bigger bang for buck, you'll be looking for a Downing Atlanta Super Charger or if your handy with a spanner build a kit yourself using a mini cooper S eaton charger or something similar - est 200bhp with the above mods to
Massive bang for massive buck, turbo. The hard part is getting a custom manifold and mapping but you can go for really big power. Would suggest some engine rebuild work though. There was a guy in Greece running an iS at 500bhp with a turbo, that was mad.
bw chip tune are a bit far away!!
i would love a turbo but probs more a supercharger but a don't think am gonna save up for 1 lol!!
defo an induction kit with heatshield, cams depending on price and what do they do??
is the manifold already on the IS pretty good??
what induction kits are supposed to be the best for the IS? i am assuming best bet would be a gadder on ebay??
Sorry to do a thread resurrect but I wanted to ask a question...
My 1998 318is (reg'd 1999 but built late '98) has a sensor on the top airbox (presumably intake temp sensor??). If you fit an induction kit, where do you plug that sensor wire in???
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The timing of last week's dramatic plunge in commodity prices as the world's largest trader of oil and raw materials, Glencore, prepared to go public, has reignited suspicions that prices are at a peak.
Metals and minerals prices slumped to a four-month low in the first week of May, with silver plunging by a quarter, crude oil losing 13 per cent of its value, while gold and copper fell by 5 per cent each.
That followed a remarkable 25 per cent gain in a basket of commodities since December sparked by rampant demand from the emerging economies of China and India.
Commodities outperformed other investment options including the US dollar, bonds and equities for five consecutive months to the end of April, the longest winning stretch for 14 years.
Underlining the scale of the boom, JP Morgan estimated its total expected 2011 returns for commodity indexes were almost met by April 30, driven almost entirely by the surging price of oil.
But fund managers and investors remain at odds over the immediate market outlook, with some arguing that the slide in raw materials prices was merely a blip while others claim the correction was well overdue.
Leading investment bank Goldman Sachs is one trader that was seen as calling the top of the market earlier this year after previously holding a reputation as a commodity bull.
Goldman created headlines talking up its "super-spike" oil theory since 2005 with predictions of crude hitting $200 a barrel, double today's level.
But, in April this year, it advised clients to close its CCCP basket of commodities, which involved investing in a basket of crude oil, copper, cotton and platinum, saying the risks had changed.
"Although we believe that on a 12-month horizon the CCCP basket still has upside potential, in the near term risk/reward no longer favours being long in the basket and we are recommending closing the position," Goldman said in a note to clients.
Three weeks later, Goldman's warning played out across almost every commodity, with the role of speculators in the market, a US economic slowdown and inflation concerns in Asia trotted out as reasons for the carnage.
The widely touted commodities "supercycle", spurred by rapid growth in China, appeared to have suffered a dent in its armour.
With prices on a see-saw since, investors are now grappling with the significance of the
mini-crash in commodities.
The commodity gurus at Swiss financial giant UBS estimate the dramatic sell-off in oil, for instance, was a once-in-5000- year event where a "heavily crowded" commodity trading space betting on a long-term bull run became over-extended.
"We see the end of quantitative easing, a reversal of capital flows back to the US, and an unwinding of the severely crowded short dollar/long commodities carry trade as the central road map for the coming weeks and months," Sydney-based UBS analyst Tom Price says.
"Only once this has played out do we see a potential for a return to reflation and commodity bull markets later in the year."
One local commodity source says many funds are now focusing on better managing risk.
"Everyone is saying the fundamentals have not changed, but there are certainly moves in the market to reduce exposure to some commodities, particularly on some of the long-dated oil contracts," the source says.
JP Morgan also appears to be hedging its bets.
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Commissioned by the Traditional Cornmillers Guild, the films were made by Cumbrian company Taskscape Associates, working in association with Media Studies students from the University of Cumbria. The company have an impressive track record in the media business, having worked with the BBC and recently for the Gates Foundation in Africa, on films about food security themes.
Ten mills are featured in the new films including a Dutch mill. Jonathan Cook, Chairman of the Traditional Cornmillers Guild (TCMG) and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) Mills section, said : " These films show how, alongside the current flurry of media interest in bread and baking, there is an equally powerful resurgence of enthusiasm for Britain's traditional wind and watermills, and the special stoneground flours that they produce. We play a pivotal role here, providing an important focus in our local communities, and keeping alive one of the world's oldest rural skills.."
The films were the brainchild of former Traditional Cornmillers Guild Chairman Nick Jones, from Little Salkeld Watermill in Cumbria, and the second mills film is all about this mill. Nick said "The Traditional Cornmillers Guild felt it was important not only to record some of our wonderful mills, but also to explain why they are such an interesting and important part of our national cultural heritage, and to reflect some of the behind the scenes stories about them and the people who are so committed to keeping mill wheels turning now and in the future." Apart from giving a delightful, beautiful and informative insight into "a day in the life of the watermill", the Little Salkeld Watermill film also features current owners Ana and Nick Jones reflecting on why mills are so important to our rural economy and heritage, to tourism, to community life, to the production of high quality local food, and to sustainable living.
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Original post made by Annon, another community, on Jul 19, 2009
Seems Obama has literally dozens of "council" lawyers and "personal assistants" as does the first lady. Most of whom make over 100k a year. With his busy schedule, how does he utilize all 500 of these staff? many with surnames such as Rashanda or Jamall! Hmm?
I am a liberal and this makes me really wonder?
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 19, 2009 at 2:23 pm
I wonder if we can find a similar report from the Bush days? Really?
This is absurd as the $172.000 a year salaries look like "token" figures.
I thought he said everyone was tightening their belt? How many assistant to the assistant of the assistant to the president does one need?
Is this standard of administrations to have a "support" staff of 500 plus? How many $172k a years speech writers and sistant and assistant to the assistant does one need? Multi Million in speech writers a year? He gives only so many speeches! Who's words are they?
I have feeling this is common for any president and were being had as citizens! PERIOD!
a resident of Las Positas
on Jul 19, 2009 at 2:27 pm
An we thought Wall Street was bad! Almost every sector in government is taking cuts, what going on at the white house? Where do these 500 "assistants and advisers live" and how many hours do they work.
Just yesterday I was reading an article that says Hillary Clinton had breakfast with Joe Biden ONCE A WEEK!!
So just how do Barrak and his wife utilize all these people on the "PAYROLL"?? How many of these Jamll characters are from Chicago?
I agree, I think we have been had! I have NEVER heard Congress or any news outlet discuss these staff and salaries!
a resident of Mohr Park
on Jul 19, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Just a little fact checking; in case anyone's interested, the following is the actual White House website for the 2009 report:
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Notice that this report is a listing of EVERY White House Office employee, plus those in the Office of Policy Development, including the Domestic Policy Council and the National Economic Council.
You want to know how many entities exist within the Executive Office of the President and the White House Office? 37. Here's the link:
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As for comparing to Bush's list for 2008, it's like apples and oranges, since as noted, that one DID NOT include staff members of the Office of Management and Budget, household staff or military attaches.
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As for our current President, I imagine Obama's "busy schedule" is exactly why he, and every other President, requires a large staff. Hello . . . he is running the country after all. Regarding salaries, I only counted 147 of the President's 487 staff listed who had salaries at 100K or higher - not even close to "most". Bush's list reflected 138; but then his list isn't complete.
Oh, and by the way, regarding your little race-baiting digs, each and every name looks like a good old American melting pot name to me. I was actually disappointed there wasn't a "Jamal" or a "Rashanda" to be found - given or surname!
a resident of Livermore
on Jul 19, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Shouldn't surprise anyone that the guy is a chicago style crook and is just using the same tactics he learned from the weathermen and the chicago leaders he learned from as a "community organizer". The sooner he and his Pelosi friends are the gone the better.
a resident of Livermore
on Jul 19, 2009 at 5:11 pm
may the republicans heal! What I see in your futures is a great big ole tuna sandwich. even you can heal if you want to!
try not to be so bitter unless of course you have to pay more and more and more taxes to keep the rest of us afloat....including illegals!
hahahahahahahaahahahahahahha...heal heal heal heal heal...tee hee hee, tee hee hee...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 19, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Who should we replace him with? Sarah Palin? She would just love to give your tax dollars to wealthy investment bankers who didn't earn it. All you have to do is run your company into the ground and as long as your Wall Street company made big campaign contributions, she'll bail you out.
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a resident of Canyon Creek
on Jul 20, 2009 at 1:10 am
How about a major conservative Christian for president?
a resident of Livermore
on Jul 20, 2009 at 12:25 pm
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The Pajama Men cook up a comedic stew like none other in Just the Two of Each of Us
Improv, sketch, stand-up and physical theater all play a part in the strange realm of Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen
These Albuquerque natives have been performing (in pajamas) together since they met at an improv audition in high school, and have since looped the globe several times, taking their first show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004. Growing up in relative comedic isolation before finding a diverse, international community of performers might have something to do with the pair's curious sensibility, but they never set out to be the "weird black sheep," Chavez claims. Early on, the pair strove for chaos and balked at formulaic plots; they've retained some of this anarchic spirit, says Allen, but have since come to see the value of straightforward storytelling.
Their latest production, Just the Two of Each of Us, has a reluctant hero's journey at its core: The procrastinating King Mark has 700 years to destroy an evil beast threatening his kingdom. But there's also an enchanted sinkhole, an armless teen and some sad soul contemplating eating a spider. Like good improv, everything ties up at the end; like theater, there are arcs and themes; like stand-up, there are one-liners. The Pajama Men aren't indescribable, no, but they're not like anything else.
The Pajama Men perform Just the Two of Each of Us at SubCulture through Feb 22.
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Saw these guys do this show in London and it's rather excellent! The reviewer has it right, it's a fantastic mix of improv, scripted and stand up (although I must admit some of the most hilarious moments are when they go off topic completely). I'd highly recommend it- 70 minutes of manic scene changes, crazy characters, and laughing until your face hurts. A great evening out!
Seen the Pajama Men a few times in Edinburgh, Scotland... they are absolutely brilliant! Go see 'em!
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HEADLINES: Dean Smith Award recipients honored / Annual M Club appeal underway / Six inducted into UMaine Sports Hall of Fame / Order your own "M" plaque / Haskell strikes again / The Maine Book on-line.
Dean Smith Award recipients honored
Sigi Koizar of the women's basketball team, Sydney Veljacic of the field hockey team and Jesse Orach, a member of the men's cross country and track and field teams, have been named the 2017 recipients of the M Club's annual Dean Smith Awards for the University of Maine's most outstanding student-athletes.
For Koizar and Orach, it is the second straight year they have been honored for their outstanding academic and athletic achievement along with citizenship and community service. The awards are presented at the athletic department's annual gathering honoring all athletes who have achieved academically.
Annual M Club appeal underway
The M Club's annual appeal for your support is now underway and already more than 200 "M" letter winners and honorary M Club members have made a contribution in support of the M Club and its goals.
This is the second year that the M Club simply seeks your support in the form of a totally tax-deductible contribution to the M Club Fund held at the UMaine Foundation, rather than collecting dues, which were not tax-deductible.
With this approach, the M Club will be able to have maximum positive impact on the lives of current Black Bears. As a non-profit, the M Club's sole goal in seeking your enthusiastic support is to pass on your contributions to the athletes in the form of:
* Senior Night and M Plaque Awards for graduating seniors
* Scholar Athlete Banquet and Dean Smith Awards
* Team banquets and special events for current athletes
* Consideration of other requests that benefit current Black Bears
* Honoring alumni Silver (25 year) and Gold (50 year) letter winners
* Hall of Fame Banquet
Making a contribution is as easy as going on-line. The first form will ask whether you would like to make this a recurring payment; if yes, as you step through the forms you will be asked whether yearly, monthly, etc.
Or, noting that the contribution is for the M Club, you may make your check to the UMaine Foundation (NOT the M Club) and mail it to:
University of Maine Foundation
Buchanan Alumni House
Two Alumni Place
Orono, ME 04469-5792
Six inducted into UMaine Sports Hall of Fame
Six new members were inducted into the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 30 during a ceremony and dinner at the Black Bear Inn in Orono with Rich Kimball, the voice of University of Maine football for two decades serving as the master of ceremonies.
Joining 181 previously inducted members since the Hall of Fame's founding in 1986 were record-setting quarterback Jake Eaton, All-American baseball player Andy Hartung, three-time all-conference field hockey player Margaret Henrick, wrestling inspiration and journalist Bob McPhee, multi-event All-New England track-and-field standout Johanna Riley, and two-time All-Yankee Conference and All-New England soccer selection Edward "Ted" Woodbrey II.
Eaton led the Black Bears to the 2001 and '02 Atlantic 10 Championships andwas the team Harold Westerman co-MVP both seasons. The three-year starter at quarterback set school records for pass completion percentage in a season (.659 on 184-for-279 in 2000) and career (.594 on 569-for-957). In a 2001 playoff game with Northern Iowa, he set five school postseason passing records, with three touchdown passes, 330 yards passing, 29 completions, 42 attempts and a .659 completion percentage.
Riley was an indoor and outdoor track and field dynamo from fall 1994 through spring 1998, She set eight University of Maine records and was captain during the '98 outdoor season. During the 1996-97 indoor season, Riley was New England champion in the indoor pentathlon with 3,507 points — a total that stood as a school record for 15 years. She set other UMaine records (since broken) in the high jump, long jump, hurdles and 4×400-meter relay.
Henrick lettered four years (1992-95) in field hockey and was named first team All-America East three straight seasons. As a sophomore, she was a National Field Hockey Coaches Association all-regional honorable mention. She was second team all-regional as a junior and first team all-regional as a senior. Henrick was named the ECAC Tournament MVP in 1994. After serving as captain as a player, Henrick joined head coach Terry Kix as an assistant in 1996.
Hartung, a three-year letterman, was a first-team All-American in his senior season in 1990, when he hit .414, the highest single-season batting average in UMaine history for a player with 200 or more at-bats. His 76 RBIs that season are second best in UMaine history, his 87 hits are fourth and his 15 home runs are sixth. Hartung formed a devastating one-two punch with Mark Sweeney, whom he joins in the UMaine Hall of Fame. Hartung played six seasons in organized professional baseball.
McPhee is a study in courage, determination and perseverance. The outstanding wrestler for Stephens High School in Rumford, Maine sustained a brain stem contusion during a football scrimmage in 1976 and became a quadriplegic. He earned an "M" at UMaine for his contributions to the wrestling program; he helped coach Nick Nicolich guide the squad to a 9-4 record in 1983-84. He also was co-sports editor of The Maine Campus. McPhee, who uses a voice synthesizer, underwent five years of rehabilitation and attended Husson College before transferring to UMaine.
Woodbrey, who was inducted posthumously, lettered four years (1973-76) in soccer. He was the only UMaine player to twice be named to the All-Yankee Conference and All-New England teams (1973, '75). Woodbrey, who led the team in scoring his last three seasons and was co-captain in 1976, came from a distinguished line of UMaine athletes. His father, Edward Woodbrey lettered in baseball (1947-49) and uncles, Hank Woodbrey and Victor Woodbrey, played baseball and basketball in the late '40s and early '50s.
This was the first class to be inducted since Athletic Director Karlton Creech asked the M Club board to assume the administration of the Hall of Fame. The '16 Hall of Fame class was selected by an M Club committee and approved by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter and Creech..
Order your own "M" plaque
The M Club has been awarding wall plaques with a chenille "M" under a plexiglas shield to all graduating University of Maine varsity letter winners since 2013.
The athletic department now awards certificates, but not actual chenille letters or the M sweaters and M jackets that you may remember.
For former Black Bears, the sweater or jacket may no longer fit, but a wall plaque is forever. You can order the same plaque with a plate engraved with your name, sport and year of your first varsity letter. By doing so, alumni letter winners can not only obtain this handsome keepsake for their offices or dens, but will also be helping to finance the program for upcoming letter winners.
To do so, print out and fill out the order form, enclose your check to the University of Maine Foundation and mail as directed. The plaque will be mailed directly to you.
Haskell strikes again
Former University of Maine athletic director Stu Haskell has done it again. Building on his epic effort, "The Maine Book: University of Maine Athletics 1881-2007," Haskell has compiled comprehensive all-in-one lists of both men and women's "M" winners over the years, and centuries, 19th into the 21st.
It totals up to approximately 13,000 names, according to Haskell, although he did not count them line for line. Nevertheless, when added to all the information in "The Maine Book," these new lists, A to Z, combining all sports, Black Bear enthusiasts now have as complete a history of UMaine sports as is possible.
The M Club appreciates Stu's efforts, and his allowing us to bring this priceless information to you.
The Maine Book on-line
"The Maine Book: University of Maine Athletics 1881-2007," a massive undertaking and labor of love for former UMaine athletic director Stu Haskell '56, is posted on-line on the M Club website.
Every team, every athlete, everyone who ever performed for the Black Bears through 2007 is here. The records, the statistics, team photos. If it's not in the book, it didn't happen.
The M Club owes Stu many thanks for making the complete record book, almost 800 pages, available to everyone.
(The M Club board meets every third Wednesday, September through May.)


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We are excited to share that in the October 2013 issue, Travel + Leisure Magazine features The Inn at English Meadows as the ideal place to stay while trekking along the coast of Maine to see fall foliage. The article offers four itineraries for taking in the country's best autumn landscapes over a long weekend. Their Maine itinerary suggests stops in Cape Elizabeth for lobster rolls at the Lobster Shack at Two Lights; Acadia National Park's 5 1/2-mile Sargent Mountain hiking loop; off-the-beaten-path coastal towns like Stonington and Bath; and Kennebunkport for its historic feel and low-key clam shacks. The Inn at English Meadows is also one of 14 lodging properties recommended in Travel + Leisure's guide to Hotels in Kennebunkport + The Southern Beaches.
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October 7, 2013 by englishmeadows
Your Vote Counts!
September 6, 2013 by englishmeadows
Help us take on the world in the inaugural Mr. & Mrs. Smith Global Boutique Hotel Awards. From September 9th to October 9th you can vote for your favorite destination in the Mr. & Mrs. Smith collection of premium vacation properties. You can nominate a property in any of the 12 award categories which include great choices like Sexiest Bedroom in the World. As a member of the Mr & Mrs Smith handpicked boutique hotel collection, we're delighted to be in the running for a Smith Hotel Award!
Announced this November, the Smith Hotel Awards recognize the very best in service, style and personality. So, if you've enjoyed staying with us and think we deserve to bring home a trophy – and would like to have a chance to win a five-night vacation – we'd be delighted if you'd take the time to vote for us at: smithhotelawards.com/2013. Show your love for The Inn at English Meadows and Kennebunk Maine!
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
July 4, 2013 by englishmeadows
If someone mentions Mr. & Mrs. Smith, you may think of the 2005 movie starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or perhaps your neighbors down the street, but savvy travelers know that Mr. & Mrs. Smith signifies a gateway to premier vacation destinations throughout the world. The Mr. & Mrs. Smith website takes you on a tour of the world's most stylish and unique hotels, from New York to New Zealand, London to Los Angeles and everywhere in between, including Kennebunk Maine. The Inn at English Meadows is proud to announce that we are now part of the Mr. & Mrs. Smith collection.
Winner of Condé Nast Traveler's 2012 "Favorite Travel Website" award, Mr. & Mrs. Smith hand-picks the best boutique hotels, luxury hotels and stylish vacation rentals to ensure you find the perfect spot for your getaway. Every boutique hotel in the Mr. & Mrs. Smith collection has been visited by the Smith team before being reviewed anonymously (and thoroughly) by a discriminating, travel-seasoned couple, who provide their own evocative first-person tale. Travelers can trust that at each Smith destination, vetted reviewers have personally tested the beds, surveyed the views and sampled the cuisine to make sure that each property really is best in class.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith is much more than just another travel website. Thanks to their exhaustive research, anonymous hotel reviews, and their dedicated 24-hour Travel Team that is just a phone call away, your special stay – whether romantic, family or anything else – is in safe hands. They guarantee the best room rates available and, because they give you a free BlackSmith membership when you first book with them, you'll get money back and added extras, too.
You might wonder why they're called Mr & Mrs Smith . . . In their own words: "Well, we've been around a lot longer than Brad and Angelina, though we have to admit we like their style. Really, it's because we're all about romantic escapes with your other half; a wink to couples everywhere, who might fancy checking into a fabulous hotel under this classic pseudonym used by everyone from spies to celebrities."
So grab your other half and get the inside track on the most unique and stylish travel destinations out there, including The Inn at English Meadows. No secret spy identity necessary.
WGME 13 Show Road Trippin' Features The Inn at English Meadows
June 13, 2013 by englishmeadows
Portland CBS television station WGME 13's Road Trippin' show recently featured The Inn at English Meadows. Road Trippin' highlights the best that northern New England has to offer in places to stay, places to eat, and things to do and see. Host Dave Eid visited Kennebunk and Kennebunkport to interview Liz and showcase the lovely accommodations and deliciously creative breakfasts found at The Inn at English Meadows. Watch the video on WGME 13's Vimeo channel.
Seek Serenity
April 30, 2013 by englishmeadows
We are excited to unveil our newest room – the Serenity Suite. Over the winter we added an addition to the Inn to house a new apartment for us and simultaneously renovated the previous living space into a lovely suite. The Serenity Suite is unique because it is the only suite in the Inn with two rooms and two bathrooms. The bedroom features a King size bed dressed in luxurious FRETTE sheets, a cozy gas fireplace and a bathroom with a double sink vanity and an over-sized shower.
The sitting room has a queen size pull out sofa and a second bathroom with a radiant heated floor and an indulgent soaking tub. Other amenities include: flat screen TVs in both rooms, a refrigerator stocked with soft drinks and bottled water, and a Nespresso machine. We have carried our signature chic, modern style through the furnishings and decorations, pairing clean lines with finishes and fabrics that are delightfully soft and comfortable. The Serenity Suite is located on the second floor of the main house and has a private entrance, promising a peaceful oasis for a romantic getaway. We invite you to come seek serenity on the beautiful coast of Maine.
Announcing Our Guest Rewards Program
April 13, 2013 by englishmeadows
We are excited to announce our new Guest Rewards Program. The more times you stay, the closer you are to earning a Gift Certificate that can be used for a future stay or given to someone else as a gift. Who doesn't like to be rewarded for doing something that is enjoyable all on its own.
Here is how it works: each time you have stayed at The Inn at English Meadows for ten nights we will reward you with a Gift Certificate that is worth 10% of the total of those ten nights.
For example, if you stayed ten nights in a room that costs $249.00, the total from your ten nights would be $2,490 which would earn a Gift Certificate valued at $249 (taxes not included). The ten nights are cumulative and do not have to be completed in one stay. The Gift Certificate is transferable.
As an added incentive, if you stay with us in 2013 your stays from 2011 & 2012 will be added to your total, which means you might be closer to earning your Gift Certificate than you think! Your loyalty deserves to be rewarded, get started earning your 10% bonus today by escaping the everyday and wrapping yourself in luxury at our Kennebunk / Kennebunkport bed and breakfast.
Huffington Post Feature
April 12, 2013 by englishmeadows
The Huffington Post recently ran an article in their Travel section highlighting chic, modern bed and breakfasts. The title says it all: "6 Doily-Free B&Bs." The Inn at English Meadows is mentioned as a stylish place for a getaway that offers premium amenities, access to a curated wine collection, and a location that is convenient to everything that Kennebunkport and Kennebunk have to offer. Read the full article here: 6 Doily-Free B&Bs.
Maine Magazine Feature
March 21, 2013 by englishmeadows
In the April 2013 issue, Maine Magazine visits The Inn at English Meadows as part of the "south coast cozy" article. Journalist Sandy Lang and photographer Peter Frank Edwards journeyed to York County to visit three inns in three days to chronicle their experience taking in all that the inns and the area have to offer. To read the article click Maine-Magazine-April.
We have also had our Roasted Tomato Soup recipe featured on the Tiny Green Mom blog and our Gourmet Hot Chocolate recipe featured on the Think Tasty blog.
Tiny Green Mom is an informative online magazine written expressively for parents interested in all things "green," from tips on living a healthier lifestyle to the latest organic products available for the entire family. Written by a former educator and massage therapist who is dedicated to sensible, green living for her family, Tiny Green Mom offers fresh content to today's eco-conscious family in one convenient location. To visit the blog click here.
Think Tasty seeks to provide readers of its online magazine with recipes, restaurant reviews, news, and interviews that provide food for thought. For all people, food is what sustains the body. But for others, food is also what sustains the soul. The editor and writers at Think Tasty are part of the second group. Although they aren't professionals in the food industry, they have a penchant for delicious food and, even more than that, they love sharing it with others. To visit the blog click here.
March Events
February 25, 2013 by englishmeadows
Whether you are interested in delicious food, gardening, or boats, some wonderful events are coming up in Southern Maine during the month of March. As an added incentive to come come experience these great happenings, we are offering our Cabin Fever Special which features big savings on all rooms throughout March (rates are $129 – $199). Also, stay tuned for our March Madness Special which will be revealed soon. Check out all of our specials and packages by clicking here.
2013 marks the 5th year for Maine Restaurant Week. Over 70 restaurants are offering special prix fixe three-course dinners and some are also offering special $15 prix fixe lunches. Maine Maple Sunday is another upcoming event that is sure to please anyone who has affection for all things maple. The Portland Flower Show is a showcase event for anyone interested in gardening or landscaping. Rounding out the events in March are the Portland Boat Show and the Maine Boatbuilders show. The Inn at English Meadows is the perfect place to use as a base to take advantage of all of these great happenings. We have compiled details about each of these events below:
Maine Restaurant Week – March 1 -10, 2013 – Maine's reputation as a foodie destination is well deserved. Maine Restaurant Week celebrates the ingenuity and innovation of our favorite independent, locally-owned restaurants. More than 70 restaurants are participating this year, offering customers three-course prix fixe dinners priced at $22, $32, or $42. Customers love it because dining on special 3-course menus at these prices feels downright decadent. Some restaurants are also featuring prix fixe lunches for $15. Through annual fundraising, local non-profit organizations also benefit from Restaurant Week. For 2013, the target is the United Way. Check out the lineup of fantastic restaurants at the Maine Restaurant Week website.
Maine Maple Sunday – March 24, 2013 – The Maine Maple Producers Association welcomes you to join Maine's Maple Syrup Producers, statewide, as they celebrate Maine Maple Sunday. Most sugarhouses offer free maple syrup samples and demonstrations on how pure Maine maple syrup is made. Many farms offer games, activities, treats (including pancakes, maple sundaes, maple coated nuts, maple whoopie pies, maple butter, maple baked beans, and maple candy), sugarbush tours, music, and much more. This is a great opportunity to indulge your sweet tooth while peeking into the interesting process that syrup producers undertake to create their delicious amber product. The Maine Maple Producers Association has a great, interactive map that details the sugarhouses that are participating in Maple Sunday: Maple Sunday Map.
The Portland Flower Show – March 6 – 10, 2013 – Northern New England's only annual flower show. The event features spectacular garden themed exhibits, vendor booths and informational seminars. This year's theme is "Timeless Gardens." Check out the Portland Flower Show website.
Portland Boat Show – February 28 – March 3, 2013 – For boating enthusiasts, people interested in checking out the latest boating accessories, or folks looking to jump into purchasing a new boat, this event features the largest display area of any of the local boat shows, with exhibits including center console & walkaround fishing boats, bowriders, cuddy cabins, cruisers, pontoon boats, wakeboard boats, and tournament ski boats. For details, visit the Portland Boat Show website. Boating season is right around the corner.
Maine Boatbuilders Show – March 15 – 17, 2013 – The Maine Boatbuilders Show brings the best in Maine marine craftsmanship together with some of the most discerning boat enthusiasts. The show includes everything from a 50-foot day sailer displayed by Brooklin Boat Yard to Rangeley Boats' rowboats, as well as all the equipment and components in between – with each booth manned by a company owner. The show draws exhibitors from around the country and customers from around the world. Check out the Maine Boatbuilders Show website for more information.
Select Registry
August 10, 2012 by englishmeadows
We are proud to share the news that Select Registry announced that the Inn at English Meadows has joined its portfolio of celebrated B&Bs.
"Only 330 properties throughout North America have qualified for the Select Registry designation," explains Will Carlson, the association's executive director. "Each property must pass rigorous, unannounced inspections to attain and then maintain its membership. We set the bar extremely high. Our goal is to give guests the assurance that when they check into a Select Registry inn, they're in for an exceptional experience."
Select Registry properties combine the charm of B&Bs with modern comforts like free Wi-Fi, flat-screen televisions and complimentary breakfasts featuring contemporary gourmet cuisine, according to Carlson. He says the 22 new member inns offer a range of getaways, from adventure travel to romantic escapes. They are located in the countryside and in major cities, from Washington's Cascade Mountains to Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks and Florida's sunny shores. We are pleased to join this distinguished group of properties, offering a chic and relaxing getaway in Southern coastal Maine.


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On their brilliantly upsized sophomore release, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster expound on the true tales of 1920's gangster Ma Barker and her prohibition era real-life crime family, pushing the ingredients from their critically acclaimed, self-titled debut toward a more complex assault. Running wild with a monolithic three guitar assault and a metronomic rhythm section, Maylene's hit men unleash furious fire, while lead kingpin Dallas Taylor's (ex-Underoath) salty rock croon and smoky swagger dispatches gripping lyrical lore with a wholly original, powerful narrative delivery.
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poor customer service!?!?!?
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, June 18, 2013POSTED: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
So basically Arron Wagner, what you are saying is that whenever a customer calls no matter how many times (even if its 15 + in a 24 hour period) we should answer the call?? Hmm NO that is not happenening. We have limited staff and regular business hours and we operate between 7AM and 3:30 PM.
You did not send the power supply to us as a rush repair therefore it is put into the queue to be evaluated as a first come first serve basis. So to expect us to to evaluate your item immediately upon arrival is nonsense.
We did notify you via email that we recieved your item from UPS/fedex as soon as it was delivered and un-boxed.
Also, we did talk to you several times (we have a log and notes). Everytime you called you demanded an update. We also asked you nicely to stop harrasing us. What are we supposed to do? ignore all of our other customers so we can continully take your call so we can tell you the same thing we just told you 30 minutes ago!?So of course we will IGNORE your phone call (we do have caller ID) and let you stay in the call tree.
Arron Wagner, you remind me of my kids on a road trip repeated asking "are we there yet ".
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Winter in the desert is different
Places we know (above) take on a new character. They're quieter. More ephemeral. Intimate. We began our walk outside Boulder (Utah). A sloppy river of mud gives way to an avenue of stone.
Lucky to be asked to tag along, I share this work with three friends and three dogs
Because we can, we stop early the first day and stretch out to bask in fleeting winter light.
Its cold at night. More so for some (me). I awake early to greet the sun and take in the large sandstone bowl that cradles us.
With morning activity, dog and human quickly reconnect
Not in a hurry we enjoy the morning. After the sun has sufficiently warmed us, camp is packed and we move on.
We crunch along. Up and through snow-drifts clinging to sandstone.
A place of known beauty becomes transformed with the addition of snow. Landscapes with a well known aesthetic, icons with titles that include "Death Hollow" become…….different.
It's important to stop on smell the roses on these occasions.
The canyon calls to us and we make our descent.
I can't help to take in the contrast in size between the red blip that is Cody and Death Hollow
I look on from an incredible vantage point to see a canyon folding in on itself.
Kudos to Nick for picking the perfect route for a winter time stroll. The warm open rim walking we had become accustomed to is contrasted heavily once we touch down on canyon bottom.
Despite the cool temperature and frozen mounds of snow. Death Hollow is mind blowing. So still and quiet, winter adds an extra touch here of something special. Something different.
In defiance of the cold temperature water still flows
Senses become heightened in such a quiet space. I wonder how different this canyon will sound come Spring run-off.
Even the nature of light is different this time of year. More subdued, it yields a restrained aesthetic in all that it touches, including the massive Ponderosa Pine yawning up towards its filtered light.
As hard as it was to not drift off, to maintain a rational route finding sensibility, we eventually find a bend in the canyon and a large cairn indicating our exit. Up we go, chasing sunlight.
Short of breath trying to keep up with Chad on the ascent I pause and take a second to look behind me. I see this, and it is hard to continue moving.
We decide to layout on another long carpet of stone. Home for the night as the light races past us. We are slow to set-up, on deck for evening entertainment: illuminated stone. We all become observers and chatter stops. Magic happens.
Another cold night (thanks for letting me join you in your tent Chad) is met with another glorious morning as the sun greets us from our frigid slumber. We are all a little morose setting off, following what remains of the telephone line on the old Boulder Mail Trail
I am originally from the Northwest. The land of green trees and endless rain. I have been living in the desert southwest now for four and a half years. With the exception of family and friends I feel little pull to return to the place I spent my childhood. Whenever I return home to visit and am confronted by the myriad of variations on the theme of "when are you moving back?" and "what do you like about being down there?," what forms is a wordless thought, a mental construct of place. As I move through this landscape, seeing these places, I find a lively internal dialogue unfolding, in which I say, "This is why I stay rooted in a harsh land of stone, mud, and wind. For places like this, places which puts ones existence into a neat category." Pulling off my sunglasses to gaze I wonder, "what kind of place is this?" Well, this is just the kind of place where at the end of the day, even in winter, you have fried your retinas out because you constantly worry that your sunglasses obscure your view, impede your ability to take it all in. That is what this kind of place is. Sun burnt, wind chapped, sweaty, tired, and with blurred vision – you still can not get enough, and you awake each day more excited than the last.
Taking a second to stop, we all become inspired in different ways.
But we must make progress. Down we go.
Crossing down into the drainage our path is momentarily obscured by the pillows of snow covering any semblance of a trail. We split up only to come back together.
We are by no means rushed in passage and as mellow as this trip is, as enjoyable as my companions are to be around, there is a part of me that wishes I had more time to stop, take off my pack, and let eye and camera comb this landscape. Profound details come to light that are just so unique to being here, at this time of year. Its just so……different.
However, we dont have time to linger. Responsibility, though highly overrated in our society, beckons. Maybe this reality makes our time here all the sweeter. Cowboy decides to take the lead.
Soon, Nick and Sage join us and we take a second the scout our vantage. In the near distance the Henry's loom large while a hazy Sleeping Ute slumbers.
Up and over one more saddle and the landscape drops off. Below, the town of Escalante enters and we know we are nearing the end of our journey.
Paraphrasing an astute observer, our time in the desert is often measured by the sun. Mainly (and for most of the year) attempting to escape its harsh oppressive glare. It is the metronome of a desolate, solitary visage, keeping score, omnipresent, ticking incessantly with the coming and going of the seasons. For the majority of the year; weather by boat, bike, or foot, we look for routes with ample room to tuck into a shaded nook, immersing ourselves in cool inky shadows. But in the throws of winter, ones relationship with the sun is changed, different. It no longer becomes something to seek shelter from, rather, a necessity that is embraced with open arms. One of these two realities is not better than the other, but the former gives meaning to the latter.
Our fearless leader, soaking it all in before returning to his truck. Thanks Nick, Cody, Chad, Sage, Cowboy, and Gus for a great trip.
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Sam HaraldsonBPL Member
@sharaldsLocale: Gallatin Range
What a gorgeous and ethereal landscape.Feb 8, 2014 at 10:14 am #2071147
Tom ClarkBPL Member
@tomclarkLocale: East Coast
I agree…the dessert in the wintertime is magical. Thanks for sharing!
TomFeb 9, 2014 at 4:47 pm #2071629
Jon LeibowitzBPL Member
@jleebLocale: 4Corners
I did a section of the Boulder Mail Trail last fall. Such an incredible place. I'm insanely jealous of your recent trip.Feb 9, 2014 at 4:58 pm #2071634
Tom KirchnerBPL Member
@ouzelLocale: Pacific Northwest/Sierra
at a loss for words, so all I'll say is thank you very much for sharing this magical journey.Feb 10, 2014 at 9:12 am #2071856
Edward ZBPL Member
@fuzzLocale: Sunny San Diego
Thanks for the fantastic summary and incredible photos. Leaves me aching to get back outside.
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Would You Maim a Buddy?
Now, hold on. I don't mean that the way it sounds, I promise! I like to read the author's notes and acknowledgements in books and Lisa Gardner's notes for Touch and Go were fascinating. I loved finding out how many characters in the book were named after real people. Even better, those real names came from people who entered contests, like Gardner's annual "Kill a Friend, Maim a Buddy Sweepstakes." Gardner also offered up some naming privileges to be auctioned off for a charity. I love all of this so much!
Who were the characters named after real people? Well, there was Michael Beardsley, who's name was nominated by his wife. Lindsay Edmiston's name was nominated by her husband. And Daniel J. Coakley's name was submitted by his step-daughter. Gardner even offered up the naming rights to an animal in the book -- Zeus the friendly labrador.
It made me think of who I'd nominate for naming contests in novels. My best friend reads lots of James Patterson novels so I feel like she'd be game for the "Kill a Friend, Maim a Buddy" contest and get a kick out of it. I think my husband would adore being cast as a corrupt politician should ever a contest for that role appear. My mother would probably prefer not to appear at all, while my father would probably really like to be cast as a hockey player. I'm not sure my cat would think much of appearing in a book -- she already thinks she's internet famous.
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How Quickly They Forget: In Their Own Words, Republicans on the Urgent Need for the Supplemental
As Congress prepares to finalize the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 [H.R. 2346], it's instructive to look at how some House Republicans expressed their overwhelming support for previous supplemental bills.
Minority Leader John Boehner (OH-08):
In 2008, Boehner said that "a signable supplemental emergency spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan with additional items" should be passed quickly because "our troops need the resources." [Boehner Press Conference, 6/12/08]
Representative Roy Blunt (MO-07):
In 2008, Blunt praised the negotiated supplemental war spending bill but said that a delay in its passage due to partisan disputes meant soldiers were "waiting too long" for "the support, resources and benefits they need." According to Blunt's Press Release: "What we accomplished is a bill that ensures that our Armed Forces receive the support, resources and benefits they need, deserve and frankly have been waiting far too long for." [Blunt Press Release, 6/19/08]
Representative Tom Cole (OK-04):
In 2006, Representative Tom Cole argued that how Members of Congress voted on the war supplemental showed their "willingness to support our service men and women." According to Cole's floor statement: "I would ask Members to remember this is a vote about our willingness to support our service men and women and not about other policy issues." [Cole Floor Remarks, 6/12/06]
Then, in 2008, Representative Cole argued that it was "immoral" to oppose a war supplemental. According to Cole's floor remarks: "The immoral thing to do would be to commit 170,000 people to combat and not resupply them and not reequip them and not give them the things they need on a daily basis to not only be successful, but to provide for their own safety and security ... And not to support the rule, and certainly not to support the supplemental appropriations, I believe, would be a grave and terrible mistake for this country." [Cole Floor Remarks, 5/5/05]


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I work for one of the big banks in the business department. My job is to sell credit card processing to my customers. Upon checking on a customer I noticed did not process with us I was informed by her that she had left us because she was promised big savings thru transfirst. She has every communication and statement ever sent to her, including the original cost comparison done by the rep. It was 1 page with two columns showing prices for processing and some badly copied fine print at the bottom regarding the mid and non qualified rates they always neglect to disclose also. This was the ONLY thing this customer had signed.
She reported to me that when she asked the rep if there would be any other fees associated with their service the rep responded, no it is all inclusive! Well for over 3 years now she has been getting charged about $110 a MONTH for some old machine. This is for 48 months! That is $5,280! Look it up, leases usually range from $30 - $60 per month. If that in and of itself is not a rip off, I dont know what is!
Anyone writing on here that it was the business owners not reading what they are signing is full of it! There is no agreement presented to the customer and certainly no phone calls to verify the terms. The fact is the reps make WAYYYYYY more money when they sign someone to a lease and the proof is in the $4,800 profit being made on it! No one in their right mind would willingly agree to pay that much for something that costs a very tiny fraction of that to purchase!
I say call them and demand a copy of the contract you signed agreeing to that lease. Demand they furnish you with the recording of any calls explaining the terms and making sure you understand them. I dont believe they can go after you for a lease that was never signed by you! You would think with this kind of money being involved, it would be more than worth a class action lawsuit at LEAST. This particular customer has already paid over $4000 to them and they would expect her to pay over $1000 more to get out of the agreement! In what 3rd world country is this fair??? How do these scum sucking bottom feeders look at themselves in the mirror?
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Patients in health care systems are suffering for a lack of clear federal regulatory guidance in support of low-risk quality improvement research, according to a "viewpoint" article by health and policy experts in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
"The Office for Human Research Protections, the Office for Civil Rights, and the US Food and Drug Administration should provide more complete and coordinated advice," to avoid institutions making unnecessarily restrictive decisions on what research can go forward because of uncertainty about what regulations allow, thus impeding much-needed medical research, the article says, under the heading "Time for a Change."
Looking specifically at the generally low- or no-risk type of research known as comparative effectiveness research, the viewpoint asks: what level of oversight is necessary? The authors offer recommendations for both the current health policy landscape and a hopeful vision of "harmonized regulation" in transparent, data-driven health care systems of the future.
"Our federal regulatory system is critical in protecting patients when research poses risks or threats to their wellbeing. But our regulations also need to have flexibility to allow different oversight options for research that alters patients' care very little yet has the opportunity to improve care enormously," says Nancy Kass, co-author of the viewpoint and the Deputy Director for Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.
"All clinical care carries risk, and to assume that research automatically imposes additional risks beyond those the same patient would otherwise have experienced in clinical care may overinflate the risks of research and underestimate the risk of not conducting these evaluations," the viewpoint states.
Joining Kass in the opinion is Richard Platt, a research physician trained in infectious diseases, of Harvard Medical School and Pilgrim Health Care Institute, and Deven McGraw, a health care lawyer and privacy expert, of the Center for Democracy and Technology.
The authors highlight the paradox of stringent research regulations for studies evaluating changes in how healthcare is organized coexisting alongside the lack of oversight when "administrative" decisions are made to health system operations. Such administrative clinical decisions are not considered research and thus are not subject to review, patient consultation or other transparency yet can have considerable impact on patients' experience and successful treatment. The authors use the example of changing the ratio of nurses to patients, which could have profound effects on patient outcomes.
The viewpoint also stresses the importance of patient engagement in oversight and in the research process. The engagement of patients and other stakeholders will be critical to collecting and using data in ways that seem respectful and acceptable to patients.
"Ethics has a central role to play in ensuring that patients in our health care system are safe and are treated with respect. We must uphold these commitments both through research oversight and care delivery, so that policy, clinicians and patients are working in harmony to find the most effective, safe and respectful solutions," Kass says.
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